[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Any questions?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "So, as advised, I avoided reading the Other Transcript."

[peregaming] Remba says, "me too"

[peregaming] GM says, "excellent"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I had the question 'how many l's does my name have?' but I looked it up ;-)"

[peregaming] Remba asks (of gm), "Did you see the convo re: my updated aspect?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I did! It sounded cool"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Good!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Remind me to compel it... '30 squirrels in a trenchcoat', that could pose some complications"

[peregaming] Remba says, "ha ha"

[peregaming] GM says, "This session will feature something that you guys haven't seen since the first session..."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "...a map!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "!!"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "sorry, a what?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Remab), "a mop. you clean floors with it"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "I only clear the floor with my enemies!"

[peregaming] Jack clears his stress box from last time.

[peregaming] Jack says, "So, as I recall:"

[peregaming] Jack says, "The CIA had stolen a bunch of Quint's research, as well as Mallory's bucket."

[peregaming] (from GM) ploploploplo

[peregaming] Jack says, "So we stole a car and snuck into the armored vehicle they were transporting it all in, letting the car get blown up as a distraction so they wouldn't think to look in the truck."

[peregaming] Jack says, "With the plan of destroying it all and then getting out of there."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I'm not sure if Remba has yet realized that Mallory is a part of the stuff in the truck that we had agreed on destroying...)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Difficult moral choices are part and parcel of superheroing"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "But when we teleported into the truck, something weird happened, and there's suddenly an extra person in here with us!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Does that cover everything important?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Basically yes!"

Jack exclaims (at Quellynne), "Don't move! Identify yourself!"

Jack exclaims, "We have plasma cannons!"

Remba exclaims, "And one of us is not afraid to use them!"

Quellynne says, "I'm Agent Reset of RONIN. But you knew that already, Smiles."

Quellynne glares at the two of you.

Jack says, "You're with the CIA."

Quellynne exclaims, "What? No! *You're* with the CIA!"

Remba says, "I'm confused"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "This is the 60's Spiderman all over again"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "no, WHAT is the CIA"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hehe"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Maybe I should shoot them both, just to be safe"

Quellynne points at a logo to one side. "You can't pretend that's not a CIA logo."

Jack says, "You just admitted you were an agent."

Remba says (to jack), "She is agent Ronin of RESET. Keep up."

Quellynne exclaims, "For RONIN!"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Quellynne), "You mean, a random logo on the gear in the truck?"

Quellynne says, "No, I'm Reset."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Since it's a CIA truck, right?"

Jack asks, "Wait. Did *you* just break into this truck too?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Yup."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Just making sure I followed."

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah, there is CIA insiginia on the crates"

[peregaming] Quellynne nods.

Quellynne feels a bounce. "Oh, this is a truck?"

Remba asks, "Sure it's a truck! What's going on here?"

[peregaming] Remba says (to Quellynne), "I'm a metal person with wings, by the way"

Quellynne says, "I guess that makes... look, I don't know where I am, but you won't get anything out of me. I'm loyal to Quint."

Jack asks, "You're a friend of Quint?"

Remba says, "I'm his ... I know his adopted daughter"

Quellynne says, "What? He doesn't have a daughter."

Jack says, "You probably haven't seen him for a while, then."

Jack asks, "Haven't kept up on your intel, huh?"

Remba says, "Maybe it's another guy called Quint"

Quellynne says, "I saw him, like, five minutes... oh, god, no. Those teeth..."

Quellynne chokes up a little bit.

Quellynne says, "Look, if you're not with the CIA, then let me go back. I have to save him, and whoever else I can. I think I found the only way out from that moon monster mouth teeth thing."

Jack whispers (to Remba), "I think she's... not all together upstairs. They might have done something to her."

Remba says, "His teeth are fine, last I saw him."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Note: Jack is probably not all that great at whispering.)"

Remba whispers to Jack Maybe she saw too much Webflix

[peregaming] GM says, "Especially over the sound of the van"

Quellynne asks, "So *are* you with Smiles, or are you going to let me up?"

Jack asks, "Smiles? You mean, Freddie Mann?"

Jack backs away from Quellynne, motioning for her to get up, but still remaining cautious.

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I assume I don't know a Freddie Mann?"

[peregaming] GM says, "nope"

Remba still aims one of her arm cannons vaguely in her direction.

Quellynne shakes her head. "Never heard of him. No, the Council of Smiles; the cult that's taken over the CIA and several other government agencies."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Jack's current theory: Quellynne is a victim of some terrible CIA experiment that has made her crazy and delusional, and as such, should probably be rescued and brought back to Quint."

Quellynne says, "Quint quit when they took over to found RONIN."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Why she was being transported in the back of this truck with no restraints is unclear.)"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Is Mallory's bucker back here`?"

Quellynne peers at the two of you. "You don't know any of this?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "*bucket"

[peregaming] GM says, "Now that you mention it..."

Jack says, "Cult. OK, Ms... Reset, you said? Let's just get you out of here, and then maybe we can get you the help you need."

(From GM) The bucket in which liquid Mallory is contained is strapped atop a crate. Mallory is sloshing around impatiently.

Jack says, "You can explain it all, and what they did to you, and why you believe all of this..."

Quellynne asks, "I just need to get back! What did you do with the, gate thingy?"

GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "Something gooey jumps out at you!"

Remba says, "Uh, we have a gate thingy at home, why don't we bring you -"

Quellynne exclaims, "Ack!"

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

Quellynne dodges to the other side of the van with superhuman speed!

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Legendary+1 (9)

Jack asks, "OK, first things fir-- whattheheck?"

Malice says, "Grrrurble!"

Jack asks, "Did you just teleport?"

Remba asks, "Mallory! What are you doing?"

Quellynne blinks.

GM says, "A hatch in the front opens, and the driver tries to shoot at you guys! Aiming at Quellynne, since she's closest"

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

Quellynne exclaims (at Jack), "Uh, maybe? That's... never happened to... ack!"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "With that many shifts, she could conceivable do multiple things at once"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "And indeed, I have multiple actions!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whee"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "So let's figure out how that works!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Interesting, it hadn't occurred to me for that to be used in a defense."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Like, can I disarm him?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Neat."

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, you need 5 of those 10 shifts to dodge the bullets, so that leaves 5 shifts to disarm the guy"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say it's overcome +4 to do that, so yes"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I actually get a +1 for each of the separate actions, too."

[peregaming] GM says, "Even better:"

[peregaming] GM says, "But either way, you can definitely dodge, disarm, and possibly do a third thing just for fun"

[peregaming] GM says, "Without breaking sweat"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "So, 10-> 4+1, 6+1?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "just RP it for now, since we understand the mechanics now"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Or even 4+1, 3+1 (disarm), 3+1 (tag him with 'off-balance') ?"

[peregaming] GM says, "that works too"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whichever suits you"

Quellynne sees the gun start to point at her, and zips up to the front, grabs the gun away from him to let it clatter to the ground, which also pulls him out of his seat a little.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Those would be 1+5, 1+4, 1+1 if you wanted to succeed without tying, right?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "You're right about the initial dodge; does overcome need to be surpassed, or does that work with a tie?"

[peregaming] GM says, "works with a tie"

[peregaming] Jack says, "With a tie, you get a minor setback. But usually just color or similar."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Like, you're moving so fast that the gun is now hot to the touch and you take a point of stress from holding it."

[peregaming] GM says, "makes sense"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Alright. Onwards, shall we?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Initiative, or just rp?"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP for now..."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Are there multiple people in the front seat?"

Jack says, "OK, I thought we might be able to get in, do this, and get out before they realized we were here, but it looks like that's not happening."

[peregaming] GM says, "Two drivers, apparently, although currently only one is leaning through the hatch"

[peregaming] GM says, "because he is Off Balance"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Two Drivers? Or just two people in the front seat?"

[peregaming] GM says, "the later, sorry"

[peregaming] Quellynne nods.

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Was it the driver driver who is leaning through? Or the passenger?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Passenger."

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Got it!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Can I use Will to Create Advantage by teleporting into the front and surprising the other guy, opposed by whatever skill of his is appropriate?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think he opposes with Will, yeah"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK!"

Jack blips past the Off Balance guy into the front of the vehicle!

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

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

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "And I, too, have an Extra Action!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Which I'd like to use to disarm the other CIA agent!"

Driver says, "Aaaaahhh! Who the f--- are you?"

Remba exclaims, "Language!"

Jack says (to Driver), "We're the people commandeering this vehicle."

Driver says, "Hijacking! Code red! Code red!"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Do I have enough shifts to succeed at that?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmm."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say yes, he's a minion with +1 at everything"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo!"

Remba says (to jack), "Hand me that radio, quick"

Jack slips the driver's gun from his holster as he says this, before the poor confused agent even realizes what's going on.

Jack tosses the radio back to Remba.

Quellynne hollers, "Don't forget that.. blob thing!

Remba says (to radio), "False alarm! I repeat, False Alarm."

Malice hops onto one of the agents' face! The guy screams!

[peregaming] Remba says, "Using My deceptive powers"

Jack says (to Quellynne), "That's just Mallory. She's a bad guy. But... we're trying not to kill her yet."

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

Quellynne asks, "'She?' The CIA has female blobs, too?"

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

GM says (to Remba), "'That's a no go on red alert? Do you confirm?'"

Remba asks, "I confirm, everything's fine here. How are you?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Hmm. How much room is there in the front of this truck? I'm picturing something like a package delivery van, where there's a little space to stand and actually move around up here?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "snrk"

Guy with blob on his face says, "Aaaaaarrrrgh"

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Roughly"

Quellynne starts to feel sorry for the blob guy, and tries to yank him away from the blob.

[peregaming] Jack says, "So, plausibly, there might be enough room for the driver and myself to swap places."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Especially since the former passenger is now in the back with a blob on his face. I think?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "to both"

Jack asks (of Driver), "Alright, we've got all the guns *and* the blob. So you're going to just ease your way out of that driver's seat, and I'm going to take your place. Right?"

GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "There is a hissing sound from the blob, and then it phases through the guy's face!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Did yanking him away just not work?"

[peregaming] GM says, "nah"

[peregaming] GM says, "but at least you tried"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Does 'phase' = 'phase through and out the other side', or 'phase into and become one with'?"

Remba exclaims, "No! Bad Mallory! Stop that!"

[peregaming] GM says, "The latter"

Guy says, "(in Mallory voice) Stop patronizing me, little girl"

Guy says, "(in Mallory voice) I have had it up to here with the Neighborhood and their stupid crap."

Quellynne . o O ( 'Neighborhood'? )

Jack asks, "Mallory? She can talk again?"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Did the driver cooperate with my attempt to take over driving?"

Quellynne punches the guy/Mallory in the face.

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "We should go into initiative now, I guess."

GM displays the initiative: IZZY/COUNCILOFSMILES(2) Quellynne(1)

GM clears the initiative.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah."

GM registers GM at init 2.

Jack registers Jack at init 4.

[peregaming] Remba asks, "So do we roll Notice now, as I proposed some time ago?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You know, let's try it!"

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

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

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

Quellynne registers Quellynne at init -1.

[peregaming] GM says, "We will not speak of this."

Remba registers Remba at init 0.

[peregaming] Remba says (to Quellynne), "Sorry! :-)"

Jack removes Jack from the initiative list.

Jack registers Jack at init 100.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha, no worries ;-)"

GM says (to Jack), "hey, no cheating"

[peregaming] Quellynne looks askance at Jack.

Remba registers Remba at init 1000.

[peregaming] Jack | Also, during a conflict you always act before anyone who does not have Precognition.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Ah!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So not childish, after all"

Remba removes Remba from the initiative list.

[peregaming] Jack says, "Muahaha."

Remba registers Remba at init 0.

GM displays the initiative: GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's be fair and start with Q"

GM advances the initiative: GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

Jack registers Jack at init 100.

GM advances the initiative: GM(2) REMBA(0) Quellynne(-1)

GM advances the initiative: GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

Jack registers Jack at init 20.

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Huh, it doesn't support init values of 100, etc.)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So it's Quellynne's turn as she punches Mallory's new form!"

Quellynne punches Mallory/Malice!

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

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

GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "Malice's 'face' deforms like putty! Its nose is now inside out!"

Quellynne says (to Mallory), "Oh, come off it. That's not even close to the most disturbing thing I've seen today."

Remba says, "Ew! Gross gross gross"

Quellynne advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Jack asks, "First: is the dude cooperating with my attempt to trade places with him?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "No!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "He resists!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "The van swerves!"

Jack slips around to the left side of the driver, then tries to teleport them both a couple feet to the right, so that he lands in the driver's seat!

[peregaming] GM says, "nifty"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "This would be an attack with Fight!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "However, this brings up a point of rule:"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I haven't been playing Natural Weapon quite the way it's written: it's normally supposed to give you a bonus when you're in close quarters, but I've been playing it more as a bonus when I have room to surround someone."

[peregaming] Jack says, "So I think for fairness, I'm going to suggest that I retro-actively adjust it to the latter, which would mean I probably *shouldn't* get the bonus here."

[peregaming] GM says, "I see."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Do you agree?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I agree!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK, then a normal Fight Attack roll it is!"

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

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

[peregaming] Remba says, "If anyone can change something retroactively, it's Jack."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims (at Remba), "Yay!"

Jack lands in the driver's seat, grabbing the now-vacated steering wheel! And the previous driver lands hard on the floor next to it.

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

GM exclaims, "The guy with the messed up face morphs into a woman: it's Mallory as you knew her! She jumps out the small opening in the back of the van!"

GM says, "(unless you try to stop her)"

Remba exclaims, "I do!"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Fight?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

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

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

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Why are rolling so good today? This feels off!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "but I'm a Daredevil!"

Remba sets her current fate point total to 3.

Remba spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Alright! You pin her down! Narrate!"

(From Remba) Mallory tries t jump through the opening, and is halfway through, but Remba jumps headfirst after her and pulls her back in. "No! You're my responsibility now!"

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Jack asks, "What's going on back there?"

Mallory says, "Stupid girl!"

Remba exclaims (at jack), "Mallory tried to escape, but I have her!"

GM exclaims (at Jack), "As you hear this, the driver tries to pull out a second walkie talkie!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I'd like to provide an active defense against whatever he's trying to do with it!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "By, basically, swinging out my arm and smacking it away from him."

[peregaming] GM says, "There's a more elegant way, but yeah, that can work too"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Dude, I just suddenly landed in the driver's seat of a huge truck going highway speeds. You try to come up with a better plan under those circumstances."

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

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

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Jack is busy, but maybe Jack can come up with a plan?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims (at Remba), "Ha!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "That should really be what I do on my next turn, yeah."

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "So what is this compel?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Because you're unstuck in spacetime... maybe you teleport into the driver's seat of the vehicle right behind this one... the one whose windshield is currently smashed and on fire because a car crashed into it?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Whoa!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Nice"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Basically a sudden accidental teleport because I'm distracted with everything going on?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I'll take it!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Bye, guys!"

GM gives a fate point to Jack.

[peregaming] GM asks, "Narrate on your turn?"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Jack says, "Sure, unless you want me to do it now, since it's essentially my failed defense against the agent's walkie talkie."

[peregaming] GM says, "do it now then! speedy speedy"

Jack turns to swing at the guy with the walkie talkie, but he looks slightly dizzy and then he-- he's not there! There's on one at the wheel!

Remba says, "That's probably not good"

GM exclaims (at Jack), "And this guy's hair is on fire and he has glass in his face!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Just setting up a future villain: 'Fireglass' :D"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Am I now in this guy's lap? And is he still actively driving his own truck?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

Jack exclaims (at Driver), "Eeeagh!"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Stop watching so many Cronenberg movies"

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

[Crows-Nest] (from Remba) Rocket Raccon says, "Sorry your name is Glassface?"

[peregaming] (from GM) Glassface replies, 'It was that or Fierydo'

[peregaming] GM says, "ilac"

GM exclaims, "Anyway, we need a map!"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Remba), "By the way, you remember the stuff you built to contain Quint and Brenda, so they wouldn't phase through stuff, etc.?"

GM says, "https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/9r9z8vep"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Remba), "Think there might be enough spare parts that the CIA looted from Quint's basement to build another one in a hurry?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "If only I had a power where I didn't even need parts! But yes, I was thinking of that"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Is the agent still doing something with his walkie-talkie? Or is it Remba's turn now?)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "The fact that we're now in a driverless vehicle might be more pressing, though"

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Give me a sex"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Well, sure, if you feel that's a priority."

[peregaming] GM says, "DAMMIT"

[peregaming] Remba says, "ha ha"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Paging Dr. Freud"

[peregaming] GM says, "why is the X next to the C"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I mean, first time's a coincidence .."

GM says, "So the driver of the Target vehicle shuffles back into his seat! In one hand he talks to the walkie talkie: 'This isn't a code red! It's a Code X! We can't handle this alone!'"

GM says, ""There are teleporting mutants and shit!'"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Do I hear that over the radio in this vehicle, too?"

Remba exclaims, "Language!"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) REMBA(0) Quellynne(-1)

Remba asks, "Samurai, can you take control of this vehicle?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Samurai Jacqueline"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is Samurai the new SATSAM?"

Remba meanwhile, tries to improvise a new containment device from the CIA parts and stuff.

[peregaming] Remba says, "No, she forgot Ronin's name in the commotion"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh, right."

[peregaming] Remba asks (of gm), "Hm, I think ... Create Advantage?"

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

Quellynne says, "Samurai? You mean Ronin? Ronin is Quint's organization, not my name."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah, making something quickly in a moving vehicle... +4, but it's something you already built, so +3"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "A tie!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Boost instead of aspect! I'll call it "Sluggish!""

Quellynne asks, "And what's the plan? Do you have a plan? Are you guys fighting the CIA with no plan?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "She is kind of contained, but not really"

[peregaming] GM asks, "You do know she isn't a blob now?"

Remba exclaims, "It's called ImprovisinG!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "But she's still morphing."

[peregaming] GM says, "aha"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yeah, but this makes her movement slower, because her blob form is being restrained"

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah I see"

[peregaming] GM says, "Kind of like kryptonite"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hopefully it'll at least make it difficult for her to squirt out the hole in the wall."

Remba advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "Narrate how you get that device on -- eeeurgh"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Remind me how big the hole is... bullet hole? Slightly bigger?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(go ahead and narrate before I go)"

Remba, with one knee on Mallory's back, quickly grabs parts from the crates and shelves and wires them together. She activates the device, but it buzzes and hisses and starts to smake. Mallory's face is distraught, but she still struggles (albeit more slowly)

Remba says, "smake = smoke"

[peregaming] Jack | [peregaming] Jack says, "That works. Another option, if the GM wants it: the hole is small, so teleporting through will require *another* overcome."

Mallory says, "...stupid... what are you... doing... wasting time..."

[peregaming] Jack | [peregaming] GM says, "I like that"

[peregaming] GM says, "I apologize for forgetting"

[peregaming] Jack says, "No worries."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heck, I couldn't remember how to spell my own name."

[peregaming] GM says, "heee"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I was just assuming that if she could deform when she got punched, she could also Mr. Fantastic her way through a little hole."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Didn't I play a cat in this?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, that makes sense! Not the cat, what Jack said"

Quellynne asks, "So, like, what's your goal? Not kill the polymorpher, and do what with this truck, exactly?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Cats never make sense."

[peregaming] GM says, "too true"

Remba says, "We wanted to destroy all the stuff inside it"

Quellynne mutters, "Well, that's easier than some other options...

[peregaming] GM says, "Irony."

Quellynne says, "OK, can you get Mallory out of here? I can try to destroy the truck."

Remba exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "*Actually not sure*"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

Quellynne mutters to herself, "OK, you're fast; you can do this; here we go..."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Massive property destruction!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I would like to get the driver out of here by opening the door, grabbing them, hauling them out to the side of the road, dropping them off, then running back into the truck."

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "We can do that as a single action or a few or whatever!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It'll depend on the number of shifts: I'd say it's Step 1: get the driver out, Step 2, get back in."

[peregaming] GM says, "Both will require 4 shifts"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "And can I roll athletics?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "yeah!"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Perfect!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] GM says, "She is on another level"

[peregaming] GM says, "Narrate at will"

Quellynne zips up to the front of the van, leans across the driver and opens the door, then hauls the driver out the door, runs with him to the side of the road, drops him off, says, "Sorry about this..." and then runs back to the still-moving truck and zips back into the driver's seat!

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "If I do that as 7/5, I would like to use the success with style on the first to destroy the walkie talkie. Is that OK?"

Quellynne advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmm, that won't achieve anything: the message has been sent"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "That sounds like a 'yes'?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, that's OK; he won't be able to update them."

[peregaming] GM says, "very well"

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Aside from fire and glass, do I see anything special about the truck I'm in?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, I assume that I just saw Q blur across the highway and back from where I am.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's a prison transport vehicle. You hear loud noises from the back. And yeah, you saw Q"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hmm. On the one hand, we don't trust the CIA. On the other hand, if the prisoners really *are* bad guys, we don't want to let them go free."

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Party), "What do you think? Are the prisoners people to rescue or people to keep locked up?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Especially since the CIA just 'added' the target vehicle to an existing convoy"

[peregaming] Remba says, "If we let them go free, the GM will have an easy time coming up with future plots"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, i already have those ;-)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "We should keep them locked up"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "If I have learnt anything these last few years, is that I trust the American judicial system"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hee."

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "You could ask the driver about the prisoners."

[peregaming] Jack says, "True, but my social skills are nil."

[peregaming] GM says, ">ASK DRIVER ABOUT PRISONERS You can't see that here"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "But it'd be *some* information ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I think I'd like to A) use my action to pull over to the side of the road and stop this vehicle, and B) use my movement to teleport on top of the Target Vehicle."

[peregaming] GM says, "also, you do have a reputation as superhero to maintain"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Since the hole in the back is too small to easily teleport through.)"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Does that suggestion sound plausible?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It does, but I'd say it takes two actions, since the target vehicle is moving, thus teleportation is harder and you need to actually catch onto something"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Aw. OK! Do I need to roll anything to safely pull over to the side of the road?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, the driver is beginning to pass out from blood loss, so I say it takes only RP, no rolling"

[peregaming] (from GM) Fortunately, there's ANOTHER driver by the side of the road to help him ;-)

Jack says (to the Driver), "Sorry about this, but we don't want anyone to get hurt," as he brakes and pulls off to the shoulder. "Who are those guys in the back, anyway?

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Ah, but did Q run out the driver's side door or the passenger side?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "They might be on opposite sides of the highway!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "True!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Speaking of which..."

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

A voice in the back says, "Dangerous criminals. Like me. Remember... me?"

An arm wraps itself around Jack's throat!

GM asks, "It's... Mann?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "Yay, friendly hug!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Of *course* it's Mann!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "If he's just grabbing me, I'm not going to stop him from doing so. But if he's trying to Create Advantage, I'd like to make sure he's not as in control of the grapple as he thinks he is."

[peregaming] GM says, "He's definitely trying to create an advantage"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "With Fight!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK, I'll also defend with Fight!"

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

[peregaming] Jack says, "Not to get away, but just to make sure that this is a hold where I secretly have all the leverage."

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Wow."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I'll spend a fate point!"

Jack asks, "Oh, man, it's Mann. You totally caught me by surprise. Crap, what will I do now?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And invoke Enemy of the Neighborhood!"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "For a reroll."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Whoa."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Oops"

[peregaming] Jack says, "OK, I was not expecting that reroll."

[peregaming] GM says, "On the bright side, I have only two fate points left for this scene"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "You have to expect a reroll on a -4 ;-)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I was about to spend one myself, but this isn't a fate fight I think I can win."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "I should have been paying closer attention."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "I always forget reroll is an option"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I guess this is a situation where I *think* he thinks he has a good hold on me but I'm really in control, but wherein I'm actually wrong and he's in control after all!"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "There's a variant on the re-roll rule where you can re-roll particular dice. So if you roll a +1/-1/-1/-1/ you can re-roll the -1s but keep the +1."

Mann says, "Didn't expect to see you here, Testy Flack! Dabbling in hijackings, now, are we? Or were you rescuing me for noble reasons I cannot comprehend?"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "(usually the odds are equivalent to a straight +2 or a straight re-roll)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Mind games"

Jack says, "Nah, we just don't like your bosses very much."

Mann says, "I'm self-employed now. So that means you don't like me!"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "I keep imaging Mann more like "It" than the Joker"

Jack exclaims, "Huh, I guess you're right!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Me too, funnily"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Jack really hates the free market"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "I picture him like one of Joker's not-too-bright minions."

Mann says, "Are you giving me a lift? Or shall I have to say something... uplifting?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "With the face paint and wig and red now, but otherwise, just a big muscley thug."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That works too"

Jack says, "Sure. I think we probably both want to get out of here."

Jack asks, "You want a ride?"

Mann says, "Like a funfair ride? Sounds... FUN."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Mann), "OK, then just wait a minute for my next turn, because I'm all out of actions for the moment."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hahah"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "ha ha"

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) REMBA(0) Quellynne(-1)

GM exclaims, "So it's up to Remba now!"

Remba grabs Mallory and tricks to break down the rear door of the van (to actually get out)

Remba says, "tries"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That's Physique! Overcome, +4"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Would you say this requires ... brute strength?"

[peregaming] GM says, "very much so"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "POW"

Remba says, "BAM! SATSAM kicks down the door, grabs Mallory, and flies out."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gqZwhfzTyPg/maxresdefault.jpg -- but probably with different clothing."

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) REMBA(0) Quellynne(-1)

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

[Crows-Nest] Remba asks, "Are these the mutated thugs from Arkham Asylum?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "In fact they are."

Quellynne grabs the wheel, stomps on the gas, and steers the truck into the canyon!

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "(tagging 'canyon up ahead' ;-)"

GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "The van in front of you tries to block you by driving in your way!"

Quellynne swerves!

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

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

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I assume i will have to escape next turn and not this one?"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "right now you are heading for the canyon"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Quellynne heads straight for the edge of the canyon, flipping off the driver of the other van on her way by!

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Jack asks, "I assume that, after the conversation I just had with Mann, he won't be resisting if I try to teleport out with him?"

[peregaming] GM says, "In fact, he's probably counting on it"

Jack teleports onto the roof of the rapidly receding Target Vehicle, with Mann in tow!

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Does that require an Overcome roll?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Perhaps with Will?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nah"

Jack asks (of Mann), "Huh, what's that up ahead?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of Jack), "You know it's heading over the cliff now, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "he doesn't know the plan ;-)"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Q), "Oh no, you mean the place I just brought the villain to might not be safe?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hee"

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(also, hey, I got to use Drive! w00t.)"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yay!"

GM says, "Okay, so a lot of things are going to happen."

GM says, "First, a cutaway shot to CIA HQ:"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "If they sent Ethan Hunt after us, we're screwed"

(From GM) 'You deployed the Eagle? We haven't completed psych evaluation!' 'We had a code X east of San Frangeles -- it was the only thing we had at hand'

GM says, "Then back to the highway desert scene."

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

Mann says, "I see the situation is about to go off the rails? Allow me to LEND A HAND"

Mann extends his other arm, and it STRETCHES all the way up until it catches onto the helicopter overhead!

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "We have *two* stretchy villains?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "peregaming really hates rubber bands"

GM exclaims, "The second thing which happens is noticed by Remba: a sonic boom in the distance, a rising cloud of dust across the desert. Something is flying straight at her! Something which also has metal wings!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Working out your childhood traumas through roleplaying. Got it."

Remba says, "That's probably also not good"

GM exclaims (at Remba), "It punches you! POW! You get a mild consequence!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "They're probably planning to form the Evil League of All-Stretchy Terror-Instigating Cabal."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "I don't get to defend?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "ELASTIC, for short."

[peregaming] GM says (to Remba), "He's using a collateral damage --"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Ah!"

[peregaming] GM says, "which is also why he overshoots and crashes onto the Target Vehicle"

[peregaming] Remba says, ""Ringing Ears""

GM says, "BAM! Now there is Mann, Jack, and an unidentified man in a flying mecha suit atop the target vehicle which is about to go off a cliff"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Must be Wednesday."

Jack asks (of Unidentified Man), "What side are you on?"

Eagle says, "You are under arrest. Surrender... or be terminated!"

Jack asks, "C'mon, be more specific. Me or him?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba asks, "Does he have an Austrian accent?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Hahah"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "His voice is filtered through that eagle beak helmet"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Voice filter: Maximum Intimidation"

Eagle says, "Both of you have committed crimes against the American government!"

Jack says, "Got it. Both."

Jack asks, "By the way, are you a human or a robot?"

Eagler says, "That question is immaterial!"

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "Not according to the Blade Runner fanboys!"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) REMBA(0) Quellynne(-1)

[peregaming] Remba says, "I'm still carrying Mallory in the body of a CIA agent. So I'm kind of conflicted what to do"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Inner conflict... goooooood"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Are you still trying to save her?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "feel the doubt... feel the haaaaatred"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I want to use Rapport to make a deal with Mallory"

Hunter arrives at home.

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Create advantage! Something like "If I let you go, go back to the Quints so they can help you!""

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Sounds good!"

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

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

Remba asks, "But she is a bit ... sluggish...isn't she?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "'If I let you go, how big of a splash will you make on the highway?'"

GM exclaims, "yes!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "+6!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "You promised! (with one free invoke!)"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Hm, do I want to compel 'Stop Talking About Transformers'?"

[peregaming] GM says, "uh, invoke"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims (at jack), "See, I can't do that. I can't just kill that CIA guy!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Because you're just a kid!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel like invoking the free invoke on the Transformers one, so that you have to use a fate point to invoke your concept"

[peregaming] GM says, "thus draining you of fp like a vampire"

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "Okay!"

Remba spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

[peregaming] GM says, "And this, of course, adds nuance to the RP"

[peregaming] GM says, "Which you can do at will"

[peregaming] GM says, "(If/when you're done, advance the init, please)"

(From Remba) Remba: "Listen, Mallory! You don't have to be evil! I believe in you, which is why I saved you again. If I believe in you, why can't I?" "Shut up, you stupid kid! You know nothing!" "I'm just a kid in a highly advanced, quantom-locked liquid metal suit, but I know you have a choice. You can go back to the Quints. We can help you become human again!" Mallory takes a long look at Remba and sigh. "Okay...okay. Let me down. I will see go to them." Remba lands by the side of the highway. Mallory looks at her again. "Okay, kid. And thanks."

Remba advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) QUELLYNNE(-1)

[peregaming] GM claps a little

Quellynne readies herself, and just as the truck heads over the cliff, she swings herself up to the roof to run the other way!

[peregaming] Quellynne cf https://youtu.be/UCYjKqnTM_U?t=119

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Man, didn't you notice all the bad guys landing on the roof just now?"

Quellynne sees the three figures up there and blinks.

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Hooray!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "This is, like, the worst place to be!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, for some reason Mann has an arm tied around a helicopter."

Quellynne grabs Jack's hand as she runs by (if he takes it) and runs up the stretchy arm to the helicopter!

Jack takes it, sure. She doesn't seem to be siding with the bad guys.

GM exclaims (at Jack), "Mann's other arm is still around your neck!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Can I see if I get enough shifts to overcome that advantage?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "OK! Rolling athletics!"

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 -1 | Legendary+1 (9)

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "You succeed in pulling 90% of Jack up after you!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I suppose the main thing I'm doing is just moving two zones, so the athletics is to try to move jack also, and to overcome the grapple advantage Mann has."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Well, you need to overcome a +4 to overcome the grapple. And to move Jack... hm, is he willing?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(and actually, 'Power Amplification' seems apropos here, too.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "oho"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Particularly since it's Jack."

[peregaming] GM says, "especially since I don't think Jack brought a cappucino"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Sure, I'd rather be grabbed by this crazy woman who doesn't seem explicitly than grabbed by Freddie Mann."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Er, doesn't seem explicitly evil."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay, then Q succeed!"

[peregaming] GM says, "+s"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "So! Overcome the grapple for 5, and Power Amplify Jack, leaving us at the Helicopter?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "RP at your own discretion!"

Quellynne grabs Jack and he feels a surge of power go through him, temporarily de-phasing him enough so that he slips from Mann's grasp. Then in the blink of an eye, they're both up Mann's other arm at the helicopter!

Quellynne advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

Quellynne watches as teh truck flies off the cliff!

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Is the truck probably about to go off the cliff on your next turn?"

Quellynne asks (of Jack), "Whoah, did you feel that? And... why do you look like me?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I am hoping for the answer 'yes'.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think it went off the cliff at the end of Q's turn"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Getting Mann detached from the helicopter seems like a good idea, perhaps?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "With Mann now hanging from the helicopter over the canyon?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

Jack exclaims (at Q), "I did -- I don't know -- but hold on, I'm going to try something!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Is this an open copter, or were the doors closed?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Chronokinesis!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Wooo! At last:"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I want to move the entire helicopter forward in time, just past the GM's next turn."

[peregaming] GM says, "ingenious"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Without Mann."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "devious!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(With Jack and Q, of course.)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "sagacious!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ideally, without the pilot, but that's probably unfeasible to pull off."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "You want the pilot to fall?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "He will probably survive the fall, being all stretchy"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Mann, not the pilot"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "Well... oh, alright, the pilot can come with us."

[peregaming] Remba says, "the pilot will fall and die horribly"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "But not Mann!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Excellent plann"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "What kind of a Will Overcome am I looking at for this?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(http://grunk.org/rpgs/fate/time-manipulation.html)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, I'm going to say a helicopter is about the size of a car, so +4 to move a helicopter. Then an extra +4 for leaving Mann behind and keeping you guys inside. So overall +8"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Oh, man. Alright. Let's go for it!"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Lucky you got a boost from Q"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I'm using the-- yes, that!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "And also, spending a fate point on my high concept: Unstuck in Spacetime!"

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

[peregaming] Remba says, "woo"

Jack grabs Reset's hand. "Hold on -- I've never done something quite like this before!"

(From Jack) Jack, Quellynne, the helicopter, the pilot: all of them start to do that out-of-focus thing that Tesseract does when he slips through spacetime. Mann's grip on the helicopter is lost as the entire helicopter disappears, as though it never existed!

Jack spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) GM(2) Remba(0) Quellynne(-1)

Mann says, "(falling into the canyon) You haaaaaven't heeeeard the laaaaast of the Fuuuuuuunnnneeee Maaaaaannnn"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Man, him surviving a fall like that would be .... a stretch"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "You know, that could be the end of the scene--we zip the helicopter significantly into the future, and Remba flies off?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Almost... except for one last thing."

[peregaming] GM says, "For Remba"

GM says, "vrooooOOOOOOm"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Remba), "Good thing he didn't have an Arm Strong enough to hold onto the disappearing helicopter."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Oh no, that eagle dude"

GM says (to Remba), "The Eagle guy flies at you: 'Surrender your technology and bow before the justice of the American government!'"

Remba suddenly looks like the eagle guy. "But we are the same model!"

Eagle says, "This model is unique."

Eagle says, "I am a prototype."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Remba), "Yay."

Remba exclaims (at eagle), "They told me *I* was the protoype!"

Eagle says, "You are a shapeshifting menace, and must be stopped!"

Remba exclaims (at eagle), "Surrender your technology and bow before the justice of the American government!"

Eagle says, "I..."

Eagle says, "This is a trick!"

Remba exclaims (at eagle), "Yes, you are a shapeshifting menace trying to confuse me!"

Eagler says, "No... my head... the pain..."

Remba says (to eagle), "You better return to base for a checkup"

Eagle says, "My core functions are at 100%!"

Eagle says, "Wait... who am I..."

Remba exclaims (at eagle), "If they were at 100%, your head wouldn't hurt and you wouldn't be confused! Your sensors must be off!"

[Crows-Nest] Jack asks, "Has Remba been watching old Star Trek reruns?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "I was thinking of Dark Star"

Eagle says, "I can't feel my legs... my arms... what did they do to me -- No, override emotional response. Override emotional response. Override emotional response."

GM exclaims, "The eagle's head detaches itself!"

Remba asks, "Uh?"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Hey, it's headlander."

GM exclaims, "And hovers like a drone, silent, while the rest of the mecha flies at Remba for the punch!"

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

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

Remba exclaims, "I'll take one shift of damage!"

GM exclaims, "POW! Steel fists pummel your suit!"

Remba is struck in the jaw, tumbles through the air and only remains in the air with some effort.

[peregaming] Remba asks, "So, um, is this a good time to ask what consequences actually do?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, the enemy gets a free invoke"

[peregaming] GM says, "And if you have too many consequences, you get taken out"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And the higher-level consequences take longer to heal."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "And they're Aspects, so they're basically things that are true until they go away."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "Ilac."

Remba says, "HOW IS THIS FOR AN EMOTIONAL RESPONSE YOU STUPDI AS*SOUND OF BLASTERFIRE*"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Attack with Shoot! PEW PEW PEW"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "'As*sound'?"

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

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

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "It's an alternate spelling of asshound."

[peregaming] Remba says, "The rest of the word is drowned out by blaster fire"

[peregaming] Remba says, "This fight is going well"

[peregaming] GM says, "Don't worry, it'll be all over soon"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Now's a good time to retreat!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Conceding is always possible!"

[peregaming] Remba says (to gm), "I'm waiting for a "didn't sign up for this compel* HINT HINT"

[peregaming] GM says, "Provided you come up with a way to prevent him from following"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Remba), "have a compel!"

Remba gives a fate point to Remba.

[peregaming] GM says, "So, you retreat -- but you need to figure out how to fly in such a way as to not be tailed"

Remba acts as if that hit earlier did more damage than it seems to, and drops into the canyon (but actually flies away once out of sight)

[peregaming] GM says, "Deception! Devious."

[peregaming] GM says, "And also cool :-)"

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

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

Eagle says, "Target: terminated."

GM says, "And he flies back to base."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Which ends this very long scene!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "We ... won?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Very long and action-packed!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm not actually sure."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "You accomlpished your goals."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I mean, we destroyed the truck, and killed Mann for absolutely surfe"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "What did we do with the helicopter pilot?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And we have a new helicopter."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Good question!"

[peregaming] GM says, "You have: 1 hostage, frightened."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Probably dropped him off somewhere."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Also, was Remba at all bothered by seeing the helicopter vanish, or did she just figure it was 'a Jack thing'?"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Q), "I'm good with that. Without weapons, radio, or a working helicopter, so that he's at his own devices to get back to his HQ?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "The latter"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "Yeah, I think so."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Although before we do so:"

Quellynne asks (of pilot), "You work for the CIA, right? What can you tell me about the Council of Smiles?"

Pilot says, "C-c-cancer of Miles?"

Quellynne says, "Smiles."

Quellynne asks, "You know, the cult?"

Pilot says, "That's the most half-assed thing I've ever heard. There ain't no such thing."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, the pilot looks like Sam L Jackosn"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Is that an Asylum actor?"

[peregaming] GM says, "no, a typo"

Quellynne says, "*I* didn't name it. Well, hmm. OK, at least some of the CIA seems to be free of it. See what you can find out, though. They're bad news."

Quellynne says, "But probably don't talk about it openly? You wouldn't want them to get wind that you know."

Quellynne says, "Anyway, good luck."

Quellynne hands the pilot a water bottle and climbs back into the helicopter.

[peregaming] Remba says, "That poor pilot"

Pilot (scoffing) says, "Bad news? CIA? I work for the police, ya know, not the bloody C I A"

Quellynne says (to pilot), "Oh? Oh."

[peregaming] Jack says, "How many eyes does the pilot have? Because, y'know, depth perception."

Quellynne says, "OK, never mind."

Pilot says, "If you ask me, YOU're bad news, lady"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Wait, he's british? The plot thickens"

Quellynne says, "I've had a *really* rough day."

Quellynne says, "So I'm sorry."

Pilot says, "Be my guest."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I don't get 'be my guest'."

[peregaming] GM says, "He's being sarcastic"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh, re: taking the helicopter from him."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "But about what?"

[peregaming] GM says, "About your apology and YOUR bad day"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Q), "Can we fly a helicopter?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I can!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think that's a basic RONIN skill, yeah"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Excellent."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I am going to declare, since I have Drive and, right, former secret agent."

Remba arrives. "Hey folks, so, uh, that eagle thing is pretty tough.

Remba says, "But I got away"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Are we meeting at Jack's apartment?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Since that's where the Quint's are."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Quints, I mean."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Where do you land the helicopter?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I guess we ditch the helicopter somewhere in the canyon? Maybe in a cave, if we can find one?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is it a CIA copter or a police one?"

[peregaming] GM says, "police"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I am tempted to just land it in the police station parking lot, then quickly teleport away before anyone gets outside."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yield to temptation!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "that works for me."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK! Let's do that!"

[peregaming] GM says, "If only so I can insert a Falk appearance"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Just what I was thinking!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Are Falk and Jackson going to end up teaming up later?)"

(From GM) Sergeant Falk steps out onto the parking lot, coffee mug in hand. He looks at the helicopter quizzically.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I don't know who Falk is, but I am going to assume it's this world's equivalent of Columbo."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Perhaps!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(They're like the perfect Good Cop, Bad Cop pair.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

Remba (in human form), comes out of the bathroom. "..Quellynne You probably haven't figured that out, but I am SATSAM"

[peregaming] GM says, "also that pilot name is officially Jackson"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "He was going to be, until we all declared that he actually looks more like the grandpa from Princess Bride."

Quellynne asks (of Remba), "Who's SATSAM?"

Remba asks, "The cool metal robot with the wings?"

Quellynne asks, "The one that flew at us and tried to arrest everyone?"

Remba says, "NO! The *cool* one"

Quellynne says, "oh. Oh! OK, right, that one."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm trying to figure out what bathroom this was happening outside of."

[peregaming] GM says, "Me too"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Are we already in my apartment, and are just completely ignoring the Quints?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Especially since (for certain reasons) the Quints should shock Q"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Or are we rendezvousing at the Diner, before heading back to my place?"

Quellynne asks, "Oh, the Quints are here?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "er, ilac."

[peregaming] Remba says, "I thought it was Jack's apartment, but I spoke to soon apparentky"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Let's assume we're somehow now in the hallway outside the apartment door, so that we can stage the dramatic reveal!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

Jack opens his apartment door. "Hey, Professor, Brenda. We're back. And we found someone who says she knows you."

Quint says, "I've never seen this woman in my life -- wait. She looks like your twin, Jack."

Quellynne's eyes widen in shock.

Remba says (to jack), "You have a twin? Nice"

Quellynne exclaims, "Brenda! You're alive!"

Brenda says, "Who are you?"

Quellynne rushes to give her a hug, then stops awkwardly.

Quellynne asks, "I'm... I'm Quellynne? Jacqueline Knight?"

Quellynne asks, "Agent Reset?"

Brenda says, "Jacqueline Knight? Reset? Doesn't ring a bell..."

Jack says (to Remba), "I like to think I'd know about it if I had a sister."

Quellynne asks, "OK, what is going on? Why does nobody know who they are anymore?"

Remba asks, "I'm confused. Maybe she is like ... one of your copies that has gone mad?"

Jack says (to Quint and Brenda), "I was afraid this might be the case. I think... I think they did something to her. To her mind."

Quellynne asks (of Jack), "Wait, you have copies?"

Jack asks (of Q), "Uh, yeah, sorta. You remember the thing with the helicopter? How we jumped forward?"

Quellynne nods.

Jack, from behind Quellynne, says, "I can jump backwards, too."

Jack in front of Q vanishes.

Remba says, "I hate it when he does that"

Quellynne says, "But time travel is known to be impossible without the simultaneous existence of a multiverse, which has never been observed."

Jack says, "But... unless you're me from some distant future where I had a sex change..."

Remba smiles, indicating that she does in fact think it's very cool.

Jack asks, "Or unless... unless we jumped *sideways* in time?"

Quint says, "Hmm. Not so far-fetched."

Quint says, "Given that we know there is a space outside reality, where the Soulmonger resides..."

Quellynne asks, "So... there *is* a multiverse? And I escaped mine and made it to yours?"

Remba says, "That is so AWESOME"

Jack asks, "Huh. Maybe! Who's the president of the United States?"

Remba exclaims (at Quellynne), "Hey, was there a male version of me? Evil? With an eyepatch? tell me he had an eyepatch!"

Quellynne says, "It's... kind of awesome. But I might be the only survivor of mine. The council had this cube thing and we cut the power to it, but someone claimed that it destabilized the field or something and then the moon was replaced by this... thing. That glowed and had so many teeth..."

Quellynne says, "Uh, President Parker."

Quellynne says, "We didn't know if the council had him in their pocket or not, but we were worried about it."

Remba asks, "Re...replaced the moon?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "Please tell me it's not Parker Pryce-Vandermund..."

Quellynne says, "That's what it looked like."

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Perhaps a version of him?"

[Crows-Nest] GM is mischievous that way

Quellynne says, "I tried to run away, and there was this glowy door, and then I was.. floating somewhere. And then I was pulled onto that truck."

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

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "IDGI"

Jack says, "Did it look like..."

Jack describes, as best as humanly possible, the Soulmonger.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Fractal teeth and all"

Quellynne says, "Uh, yeah. But, like, larger."

Jack says, "It tried to eat our universe too."

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Twist: the Neighborhood fought a baby Soulmonger!"

Remba grabs Brenda's hand. "Oh no, this sounds really bad"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne asks, "Who is the Pryce-Vandermund guy?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says (to Quellynne), "He was Tamyra's rich friend."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Remember the unsexy foot thing with Roger? 'Help is at hand!'"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Oh, from *that* universe."

Jack says, "We were able to keep ours out. We had our own cube, and our own stabilizer field."

Jack says, "It started to come through into our universe, but we forced it back, and then sealed off its rift."

Quellynne says (to Quint), "In my universe, you quit the CIA when a cult known as the 'Council of Smiles' infiltrated and took it over. You founded RONIN to fight back."

Quellynne shudders.

Jack asks, "But if yours was bigger, that must mean there's more than one of it?"

Remba asks, "What if the big Soulmonger can get here the same way uh ... Reboot ? ... could?"

(From GM) The doorbell rings.

Jack says, "You keep mentioning these 'Smiles' -- you're *sure* they're not connected to the 'Funny Mann'? That sounds like just the --"

Jack freezes.

(From GM) The doorbell rings a second time.

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Visions!"

Quellynne asks, "The guy on the truck? Maybe?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "What will happen if I open that door?"

Quellynne says, "Want me to get that? Nobody knows me here."

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "A guy with a cart will stab you in the throat."

Jack blips in place.

Jack says, "We need to get out of here."

Jack tells them what he just saw happen.

Remba transforms into SATSAM!

Quellynne asks, "OK, I'll delay the guy at the door while you scamper?"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Which floor are we on?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whichever is most fun"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I assume it's several stories up."

[peregaming] GM says, "Me too"

Jack starts gathering up the Quints' stabilization gear.

Remba puts Brenda on her back. "Hold tight! We'll get you out of here!"

(From GM) The doorbell rings a third time.

Jack asks (of Professor), "OK, I'll carry the suitcase, if you want to come with me?"

Quint says, "Of course."

Jack blips outside to a nearby rooftop.

Quellynne zips to the door. "Hello? Who is it?"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "(not opening it)"

Remba climbs out the window and flies over to that rooftop with Brenda.

GM says (to Quellynne), "An old man's voice answers. But its tones are unmistakeably familiar. 'It's been a long time... Ronin.'"

Quellynne gasp!

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Also, who is it?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "ha ha ha"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hee."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Remember the guy who stabbed you?"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's him."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Quellynne has knife-blindness"

[peregaming] GM says, "Only about 20 years older"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Like, at the police station?"

[peregaming] GM says, "exactly"

Quellynne frowns.

Quellynne asks, "How did you get here?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says (to Remba), "You know, I think I might read that transcript later."

Smiles says, "The Lady sent me. 20 years too early, I realize that now."

Smiles says, "You're the last soul. She needed someone to bring you home."

Quellynne asks, "The lady?"

Smiles says, "The Lady of Smiles. She of the infinite appetite."

Quellynne asks, "Oh, is that where the smiles comes from? Like, all the teeth?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Great, then you can summarize it for me"

Smiles says, "As long as you live... as long as you remember... she cannot finish her feast."

Quellynne asks, "Why doesn't she eat you, then?"

Smiles says, "Because the tunnel was too small for her to go through. She needed someone who could recognize you. Someone like me."

Quellynne says, "But if she didn't eat you, then there's really *two* souls she missed, then, isn't there? And if she eats me, then she'll eat you, too."

Quellynne says, "So, just hang out here; no harm, no foul, right? You probably don't want to get eaten any more than I do."

Smiles says, "Time will die. And in so dying, make us live forever, a part of her."

Smiles says, "Nothing else can last."

Quellynne asks, "So, there's no rush, is what you're saying?"

Quellynne says, "I mean, you've already waited 20 years."

Quellynne says, "Surely waiting another 60 or so would be fine."

Quellynne says, "Then when I'm dying, we go back together and finish things off."

Smiles says, "The funny thing is... you're right, Ronin."

Smiles says, "I was ready to have my revenge, but then again... revenge, it's just another pointless human invention. The Lady is far beyond all that."

Quellynne says, "Yeah, kind of pointless."

GM says (to Quellynne), "He slips a cheap paper mask under the door before his footsteps die away."

Quellynne says, "Where's the tunnel, then? I'll meet you there in 60 years."

Jack says (to Quint), "Do you think she's OK? I thought she'd be able to get away. But I just left her there..."

Quellynne asks, "Smiles?"

Quellynne slips out the door and tries to follow the guy discretely.

Remba goes south.

Remba arrives from the south.

Remba has left.

Remba has arrived.

GM says (to Quellynne), "There are GPS coordinates for a location which you realize is somewhere in the desert, written on the back of a cheap yellow smiley face mask. And underneath is 'Greet the day with a Smile'"

[peregaming] Remba says, "She is a Jack. She'll be fine."

GM says, "Smiles is gone. It's like he was never there."

Quellynne closes the door and hmms.

[peregaming] Jack says (to Remba), "Tell that to the Jack at the original bank robbery, the Jack who rode the Soulmonger, or the Jack who fought Mallory's partner..."

Quellynne zips back up the stairs, and waves out the window.

[peregaming] Remba says, "You mean the Jack you let die horribly? Right, good point"

Jack says, "OK, that looks like an all clear. I'm heading back."

Jack and, assuming he wants to come, Quint teleport back through the window.

[peregaming] GM says, "Once that bit is settled, Quint will have a proposal for handling the whole CIA business."

[peregaming] GM says, "A rather momentous one."

Quellynne reports back on what happened.

Jack asks, "How did he know you would be here?"

Quellynne says, "So, there's a tunnel between your world and mine. If time travel is possible, that *might* mean we can redirect the other end to back before we destabilized the cube. Quint and Izzy might not die."

Quellynne exclaims, "No idea!"

Quellynne asks, "Maybe... resonance?"

Quellynne asks, "If we're from the same universe?"

Jack says, "I think that as soon as we get a chance to catch our breath, you need to tell us the whole story."

Quellynne says, "Well, it all started..."

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Quint says, "... I really did that? I wouldn't have cut all those cables without first investigating how the Cube worked."

Jack is talking notes halfway through it. By the end, he has several pages of roughed out equations and diagrams.

Quellynne says (to Quint), "Well, *I* cut the cables, not you. Quint always told me I was a little impulsive."

Quellynne winces.

Quint says, "That sounds like something I'd say."

Remba says, "I'm sorry your friend died"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Also, wait. Why doesn't Q want to save Brenda?"

Quellynne says (to Remba), "Thank you."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "You could ask that IC ;-)"

Jack says (to Quellynne), "But you're right -- if we could somehow shift your tunnel backward, maybe we could find a point in your universe *before* this all happened -- before the funeral, even before Brenda died."

Jack says, "We might be able to save *all* of them."

Quellynne blinks. "Wow. Do you think that would work? That would be... that would be amazing."

Quint says, "Yes, Jack, but that's easier said than done -- especially if the universe is currently in the digestive tract of a Soulmonger."

Quint says, "And there would be a risk of widening the tunnel."

Jack says (to Quint), "Sure, sure... but you said the same thing about keeping the Soulmonger out of our universe."

Jack says, "But we managed that."

Quellynne says, "And letting it in here? Oy."

Jack says, "I'm not saying it'll be *easy*."

Jack says, "But I think we should at least try."

[Crows-Nest] (from Quellynne) Jack says, "We might have to even spend a few fate points!"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "Exactly!"

Quint says, "We would need an organization with enough resources, and multiples failsafes."

Remba exclaims, "I'm all for saving another universe!"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims (at Remba), "Too bad you'll be at school while we're doing it!"

Remba also notices Quellynne has avoided the question about her in her universe.

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "(At least, according to http://slingergame.wikidot.com/schedule)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hehe"

Remba says, "Alas"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Ha"

Jack asks (of Quint), "You're not talking about the CIA?"

Quellynne says (to Remba), "I'm sorry, I don't know the equivalent of you in my universe. But, uh, I'm 100% positive that whoever they are, they have an eyepatch."

Remba smiles.

[peregaming] Jack isn't sure if the GM is typing or missed his question.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Sorry, guys, am whispering to a player"

Quint says, "Well, I don't trust the CIA, you know that, Jack. But maybe we can call in contacts. Find people. Build a network."

Jack asks, "Build our *own* secret agency?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack asks, "With blackjack? And hookers?"

Quint says, "That would be the plan."

Quellynne grins. "You did it before..."

Quint says, "Indeed, that is where the idea came from?"

Jack says, "Huh."

Jack says, "Well, a little help with this certainly wouldn't hurt."

Jack says, "I'm in."

Remba exclaims, "Me too!"

Brenda says, "Count me in as well. I've got legs again, might as well put them to good use"

Quellynne asks, "So... you guys are fighting the CIA here, but there doesn't seem to be a cult like there was on my world. Or at least, not as big a one?"

Quellynne says (to Quint), "It'll be an honor to serve you again, sir."

Jack says, "We'd need to find someplace else to operate out of. My apartment is small enough for one person, and it sounds like Smiles has already figured out the address."

Quellynne asks, "So, what's the problem with this world's CIA?"

Remba says, "You're also out of milkshakes"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "At what point do we tell Quellynne that there *was* a small group of people in our world who were planning on feeding people to the Soulmonger?"

Jack tells Q all about Mallory and the assassination attempts and Freddie Mann.

Jack realizes that for context, this also requires telling about the CIA monitoring Quint and the Soulmonger incident and the effects it had on Mallory and her partner.

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "Ha"

Quint says, "I am not proud of that part of the story."

Jack eventually gets to a point where he would need to explain how they wound up finding out about the Soulmonger and needing to fight it and kinda awkwardly stops the story there.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "ooops"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I typed too fast"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "No, no, I am happy for Quint to take over at that point and confess!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "heh"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Quint could finish that part, yeah."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "Because it is pretty obvious that Jack is leaving important and suspicious details out."

Remba says (to quint), "Oh yeah, Mallory will arrive here at some point"

Jack asks, "She knows where we are?"

GM says, "CUT TO: Outside the Quint residence, cordoned off by police: 'Dammit! Stupid Remba!'"

Remba blushes. "Uh ... maybe?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ha ha."

Jack asks, "Where *exactly* did you tell her to go...?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is how you tip an antihero over to the dark side"

Remba says, "Uh, the Quints."

Remba says, "Uh oh."

Jack says, "Oh."

Quellynne asks, "I can go get her. And bring her here, or...?"

Jack says, "I don't know."

Remba says (to Quellynne), "Sounds good, do that."

Jack says, "In the meantime..."

Jack says (to Remba), "I think we're going to need to do a lot of work on these stabilizer devices."

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne exclaims, "I would like to spend a fate point to declare something about the world!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Except here."

GM says (to Quellynne), "Quint explains his side of the story: the visions of doom, the investigations, the research, the original purpose of the Cube, the 'sacrifice' to prevent the intrusion of the Soulmonger..."

Remba nods. "Let's get on it."

Jack asks, "Here's what I'm thinking: miniature wearable ones for the Prof and Brenda. Maybe with some kind of configuration settings, in case they want to turn them off separately. And then for the Soulmonger... do you think we could weaponize this tech somehow...?"

Quellynne asks, "There's an abandoned mine that Ronin took over in my world outside the city. Maybe nobody's used it here, yet?"

Quint says, "Somebody grab a map."

Jack pulls up Google Maps on his phone.

Remba exclaims, "I think I could!"

Remba tinker tinker tinker

[peregaming] Remba says, "Create Avantage with CRafts"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "+3 opposition"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(also, it's our stopping time, right?)"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is this for the wearables or the weaponized?"

Remba says, "Did I mention my HYPERFOCUS"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "Sorry, I don't have that power yet."

Remba spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "ba-dum tish!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "For the weaponized"

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Quellynne), "Close to it yeah"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo, Style!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Just need to wrap up a few loose ends so that Remba doesn't feel cheated"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Remba calls it the Anti-Soulmonger-Resonator or ASMR"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ow."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Yay"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Close to after it, right? I'm fine finishing things up, though."

[peregaming] Jack says, "So, hmm."

[peregaming] Jack says, "The Quints are now presumably officially In Hiding."

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] Jack says, "But Jack is presumably officially not affiliated with them, aside from being the Professor's student."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I wonder if this means I should still be, like, attending school."

[peregaming] Jack says, "TA'ing classes, finding a new advisor, etc."

[peregaming] GM says, "I think so."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I suppose some of that might come up next session!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(If my Awkward Relationship With Professor Quint ends up causing me some complications!)"

Quint says, "I propose a toast! *raises soda* To RONIN, the world's new line of defense against the forces of chaos."

Jack raises a can of Jolt. "To... wait, we're calling it 'RONIN'?"

Quint says, "Why not?"

Quint says, "Did you have another name in mind?"

Jack says, "Uh. No, I guess not."

Remba raises a soda. "To RONIN!"

Remba exclaims, "It#s a cool name!"

[Crows-Nest] (from GM) Remba get blown to bits by the CIA's Comedic Sidekick Death Ray

Quellynne would raise a glass, but already zipped out to find Mallory.

[peregaming] Jack says, "I feel like this is the point where we fast forward a few weeks."

GM says (to Quellynne), "You find Mallory half-melted in an alleyway near the Quints' former residence"

[peregaming] Jack says, "To after we've set up a base in the mine, built some cool new gadgets, and are about to meet some of Quint's friends."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, but make it... snappy *MCU reference*"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Start there next time?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Probably better"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Are we good for today?"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "Sounds good to me."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes! just need a post-credit scene or two"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Remba? Got something?"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Yes!"

Remba says, "Remba". "How, how do you know my name?" The figure doesn't move. "It is my name, too. We need your help. I know, I know - trust me, your friends' will be fine on their own. But without you, our universe will fall, too.""

Remba says, "Ack, let me try that again"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I have to say it was nice to drop Mann off of a cliff, even if I know it won't be permanent."

Remba walks to school the next day, her mind preoccupied. As she goes into the girl's room, there is a figure, standing in the shadows.

Remba says, ""Remba". "How, how do you know my name?" The figure doesn't move. "It is my name, too. We need your help. I know, I know - trust me, your friends' will be fine on their own. But without you, our universe will fall, too.""

Remba says, ""But who are you?""

Remba says, "The figure steps forwards. She looks exactly like Remba. Wearing an eyepatch."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "w00t"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Yay."

[peregaming] GM says, "heee"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "also, this actually is a failsafe!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Five bucks says that in the next scene she forgets which eye it's supposed to be on."

[peregaming] Remba says, "So this explains why Remba isn't there on the 31st."

[peregaming] Remba says, "SPIN OFF, SUCKERS"

[peregaming] GM says, "since by having someone from this universe in another universe, you prevent any Soulmongers from completely and irreversibly digesting the first universe"

[peregaming] GM says, "in theory..."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "but other bad things can still happen!"

[peregaming] GM says, "speaking of which:"

(From GM) Night has fallen on San Frangeles.

(From GM) A small barge floats under the Yellow Doorway Bridge, with ropes lowered into the water. A dog whines in a cage. 'We're scoured the riverbed, captain, still no sign -- wait, I think that's it! On the sonar!'

(From GM) The ropes are raised, lifting a hulking shape out of the water... the shape of what used to be... SATSAM, Mark One.

GM says, "DRAMATIC MUSIC"

GM says, "END OF EPISODE"

[peregaming] Remba tags "Coypright lawyers"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "It's going to be like all those evil Iron Mans that Tony had to keep fighting!"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] GM says, "I was a bit ill today so was not necessarily 100% super duper reactive today, sorry"

[peregaming] Jack says, "No worries, we had fun. (Well, I did. I don't know about the rest of them.)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I had fun"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I couldn't tell! It was fun."

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "it was a bit chaotic at times, but overall it was really cool"

[peregaming] Remba says, "The only thing that was SICK were your DMing skills"

[peregaming] GM says, "awww"

[peregaming] GM says, "I really loved the moments when you guys managed to avoid fights with really good RP"

[peregaming] GM says, "Remba/Eagle, Smiles/Reset"

[peregaming] GM says, "A lot of stuff felt poetic."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yes"

[peregaming] Jack says, "And I still say that talking the robot to death is totally a Kirk move."

[peregaming] Remba says, "We'll see if Mallory redeems herself"

[peregaming] Jack says, "It was like his signature thing practically."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Are you sure you mean "talking" here?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Remba certainly talked his ears off... they came with his head"

[peregaming] Jack says (to Remba), "Type 'kirk talks' into Google and see what the autocomplete suggestions are."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heh."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Did anyone catch on to the fact that Smiles = Make America Grin Again cart guy who sold Lizzie a mask?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "heh"

[peregaming] Remba says (to gm), "No :/"

[peregaming] Jack says, "No! But then, the first time I heard about Smiles was when Q went to the door."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I mean, aside from the rantings of the crazy dimensional orphan.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "hehehe"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims (at jack), "But that orphan ... is you!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "anyway, I should sleep. Have fun on the 31st!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Good night!"

[peregaming] GM says, "goofnight all"

[peregaming] GM says, "and sweet non-Soulmongery dreams"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is it still 2-6 on the 31st?"

[peregaming] GM says, "let's make it 1-6"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Q), "Are you up for that?"

Remba has disconnected.