[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

Jack arrives from the east.

GM exclaims (at Jack), "Quick, roll Physique to fight the virus!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Any questions?"

Jack exclaims, "But I'm already socially distanced!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I don't think so."

GM says, "You're socially awkward. That's not the same."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Anything I need to know from previous sessions?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I didn't read the transcripts."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So cliff notes might be helpful :)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I suddenly realize I can't remember anyone's names."

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "Well, we're assuming that you only know that your aunt and uncle are on the run, and your father has been funding something called RONIN secretly"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok"

[peregaming] Jack looks up Quint's name. "And who was the agent that Quint supposedly killed?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Natalie Bauer"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I never got to mention her last name in-transcript)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Also, IIRC, the CIA really does believe that Quint killed Bauer. But I forget if that means that they knew the weird creature at the bank was Bauer and thought Quint killed her there, or if there's some other reason they think he killed her."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Lizzie), "Also, you may or may not remember the last time we played, there was an attack at the bank, and this creature jumped in and tried to kill a senator, but we (actually, I think you) ended up killing it instead, saving everyone."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I told it to DIE? :)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "And it turned out later that that creature was actually a mutated CIA agent. And the CIA is now hunting your uncle (Quint) because they think he murdered her."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh no"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Also, shall we switch to RP?"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "I guess there's no answer to my other question?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Whether the CIA knew the weird creature was Bauer and thought Quint killed her then, or if they thought she went missing and had some other reason to blame Quint.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "'Jack' knows the former. He fed a version of the truth to the CIA"

[peregaming] GM says, "You know, *that* Jack"

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "Shall we transition to RP, and then Lizzie can be in character?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Sure"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, as I recall, we weren't keeping any secrets from Lizzie anymore at this point. At least, that's how I'm going to play it.)"

GM says, "So, Jack, Remba and Marie returned safely from the Grimdark Universe with minor damage to the transdimensional bathyscape."

GM says, "In time for a war council at the RONIN HQ aboard the disaffected oil rig"

GM says, "Lizzie is arriving by private yacht (courtesy of her father), having also been summoned."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "In style, as usual."

GM says, "Remba is sent to bed immediately by Brenda."

Brenda (to Remba) says, "You scared us all! You're grounded, sweetheart."

GM says, "(Remba drags her feet, etc)"

GM says, "So anyway, everyone else is in the main room of RONIN (hologram maps, etc)"

GM says (to Lizzie), "A lot of people you don't know are there (including what appears to be an androgynous figure with fractal teeth for eyes)"

GM says, "And a jar of greenish jelly on robot legs."

Lizzie is too self-absorbed to feel awkward about it.

Jack says, "Hey. Good to see you again. A lot has been going on around here."

Jack asks, "Need any help getting caught up?"

Lizzie says, "I'll let you know if I have questions."

Jack says, "Sure."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Trying to remember how Lizzie interacts with Jack, heh."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "What her attitude is."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Reasonably friendly by now, I'm sure, in any case."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I seem to recall Jack being a bit flustered around her before."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Well, of course. Pfft."

Quint clears his throat. 'Everyone's here, excellent. Lizzie, I know that my message was rather cryptic but under the circumstances, secrecy was paramount.'

Lizzie nods.

Quint says, "So, we now have a lot of information concerning various threats on unprecedented scales. The CIA's mutant program is being shut down as we speak, although our enemy appears to have anticipated this and moved many of them to a new location."

Quint says, "Unfortunately, RONIN remains an illegal organization until my name is cleared. We all agree that with transdimensional threats looming, we need to be able to operate in the light, rather than in the shadows."

Jack . o O ( And I'd like to be able to finish my PhD... )

Quint says, "Thanks to Lizzie's father pulling in a few political strings, we now have an opportunity to do so. There will be a Supreme Court investigation into the CIA's actions, particularly those surrounding the deaths of Natalie Bauer and Mallory Myers."

Jar with robot legs says, "I'm not dead *whirr* *swearing*"

Jack sighs.

Jack whispers (to Lizzie), "One of these days, I'm going to figure out how to fix her."

Lizzie just kind of smiles in response.

Quint (to Lizzie) says, "You were there the day that Natalie Bauer attacked Senator Crane and subsequently died in the adjacent bank. You're our best eyewitness."

Lizzie nods, looking very serious.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Uh. Does Quint know how Bauer died?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nope."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Shit."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Do any of us know about Lizzie's powers yet?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Jack and Remba talked to her about it afterwards at a coffee shop."

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ah, good."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I *think* she admitted the full extent, or at least Remba seriously assumed she was responsible."

[peregaming] Lizzie | Lizzie says, "I told that weird dude to die. And it did."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "So Quint probably believes that either Remba and Jack finished her off, or else that Bauer's mutation was just too much for her to handle without her head exploding?"

Quint (to Lizzie) says, "You have a way with people. I think you can convince them, if anyone can do it, it's you."

[peregaming] GM says, "The latter, especially in the light of what happened to some other mutants"

[peregaming] GM says, "(like the ones in the hospital)"

Jack asks, "Do we have any footage from the bank's security footage?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Security *system*, I mean.)"

Falk says, "Unfortunately, somebody deleted them."

Falk says, "It would seem our enemies have a lot of... foresight."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I forgot that Falk had joined us."

Quint says, "That's what makes it tricky."

Jack says, "What about other witnesses? We weren't the only ones in the bank that day."

Jack asks, "Do the police have their statements?"

Falk says, "We do. Unfortunately, you heroes were too efficient in getting people out, and thus you were alone when the end came for that unfortunate soul."

Lizzie mhm.

Falk says, "But at least they place Lizzie here at the scene, so she is a valid witness."

Lizzie says, "Well, I'll do my best!"

Brenda says, "I know you will, Lizzie"

Brenda says, "But we'll have to be careful. If what Jack told us is true... we have someone actively working against us whose powers are especially dangerous."

Jack asks, "How much did the other witnesses see of the fight before we went inside the bank? Can they at least testify that Bauer was the aggressor?"

Falk says, "They can indeed do so... except for one thing."

Falk says, "I only managed to find one of them. The others are either missing or fell ill to mutation and were taken away."

Lizzie oh?

Jack says, "That doesn't sound like a coincidence."

Falk says, "The one witness I identified who is still able to testify... is our current President."

Jack says, "...oh."

Falk says, "Formerly Senator Daphne Crane."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "And, IIRC, the bad operators in the CIA were intentionally *trying* to get her elected, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh."

Jack says, "And we don't know what side she'll be on."

Jack says, "She might be an innocent bystander. Or she might be in bed with them already."

Quint says, "Correct."

Quint says, "I'm very worried about the extent to which the... other Jack is capable of anticipating our actions."

Jack asks, "Think there might be any way to feel her out? Try to figure out how she feels about this whole situation?"

Jack glances at Lizzie.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What happened with "other Jack"? Is this a split off of Tesseract that went rogue?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Yup, pretty much."

[peregaming] GM says, "You can ask IC for details"

Lizzie looks puzzled, and misses Jack's glance. "Other.. Jack?"

Lizzie asks, "Like.. one of you, but bad?"

Jack says (to Lizzie), "A long time ago -- well, it feels that way at least -- I used my powers to split myself, and the other me made a pretty big sacrifice."

Jack says, "He was lost outside of space and time. We assumed he was dead. But we recently found out that he was just... changed. He landed somewhere in the past, and he's been using our powers for evil rather than good."

Lizzie oof.

Jack says, "We believe he's the one behind all of this, the corruption in he CIA, even the plot against your uncle."

Lizzie says, "Hm.."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Now would be a good time to resuggest feeling out Crane. Lizzie may have missed that IC, but i"m not ignoring it."

Jack says (to Lizzie), "If Crane is working with him, then that'll make this even harder. But if there were some way we could find out how she feels about all of this... we might know if she could end up on our side."

Lizzie asks, "Huh? Oh. Yeah. I can do that. I just need to be in the same space as her.. can we do that?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, ""same space" meaning same or adjacent zones"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "If that's easier"

Jack looks around the room.

Quint says, "Well, she's going to be investigated in the same Supreme Court hearing that I managed to arrange."

Lizzie says, "Oh. That would be good."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is Winston part of RONIN now?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So, did we tell the Quints anything about my powers? Or are we assuming they just think I'm really good reading people?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "the latter"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "But you're free to come forward at any point!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Eventually :D"

Jack asks, "Can we put together a timeline, here?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "It's just funny that they have such faith in me being a people person that they'll buy "oh,I just need to see her to know""

Jack says, "If we're going to be telling them our story, I'd like to make sure we know as much of it as possible before we go in."

Quint says, "Of course."

Jack says, "So at some point in the past, the Other Jack showed up and somehow wormed his way into power."

Jack says, "He's probably also the one who started up the whole mutation research program."

Quint says, "We have evidence of that, yes"

Jack says, "They decided, for *some* reason, that they wanted Senator Crane to become president."

Jack says, "And they used the mutation research on Bauer and Mallory. With mixed effects."

Quint says, "That's not quite right."

Jack asks, "No? You think their exposure at the bridge was coincidental?"

Quint says, "Well, if Jack can read the future..."

Quint says, "... then it definitely wasn't an accident. He probably chose those specific two agents because they would mutate in just the right way?"

Jack says, "Yeah, fair enough. So the Other Jack sent them to the bridge to make sure they'd turn into what they did, because he knew that would be useful to him."

Jack says, "Then one of them -- Bauer? -- killed Winston. And *we have* footage of that."

Quint says, "We do."

Jack says, "And if I remember right, that wasn't planned. So we have evidence of a roague agent. That's good."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Also, Winston's head is one of Jack's ongoing unfinished projects, along with Mallory and the Watchmaker dust"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Rogue, even."

Jack asks, "Then the CIA *intentionally* sent Bauer to attack the bank, as a false flag operation, to raise publicity for Crane?"

Jack says, "But we foiled it and killed Bauer, thinking it was a legitimate assassination attempt."

Jack says, "And so they tried again with Mallory at the speech, and we did the same, except that Mallory survived."

Jack asks (of Quint), "Where were you during the attack at the bank?"

Quint says, "I was at home, I think."

Jack asks, "Any witnesses?"

Brenda says, "Me."

Quint says, "I realize this is not the best alibi."

Jack asks, "Anyone else? Any phone calls? Did you go out to get the mail and wave to the neighbors?"

Brenda says, "Oh, yes! We had a neighbor come to our door to complain about Sparky tearing up her geraniums."

Brenda says, "Whatever happened to that dog, now..."

Jack exclaims, "Perfect!"

Lizzie says, "Good. That's something."

Jack asks (of Falk), "Can you call them and see if they remember and are willing to make a statement?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm just thinking of all the less moral ways we could handle things."

[peregaming] (from Jack) Lizzie says, "Justices of the court, you've seen the evidence. I trust that you will now please *return an innocent verdict*."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hehe"

[peregaming] GM pokerface.

Jack says, "So, we have the footage that shows Bauer was rogue. And... I suppose, we could might even be able to get Winston to testify to that."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Jack asks, "And Mallory, are you willing to testify that the assassination was ordered by the CIA?"

Mallory says, "*plplploplplo* okay fine whatever"

Jack says, "Good! So that should be enough to show that killing Bauer was an act of defense, not murder."

Jack says, "And to clinch the case..."

Jack takes a deep breath.

Mallory says, "*burrplo*"

Jack asks, "...I don't suppose there's any chance they'd let Tesseract testify pseudonymously?"

Jack says, "To confess to his role. That it was him and SATSAM who fought Bauer, not Quint."

Quint says, "Well, I don't know. Your mask doesn't cover your entire face, so I guess facial recognition, combined with existing footage of the Neighborhood, could work. But maybe it's time to tell the truth?"

Quint says, "It's entirely your decision, Jack."

Lizzie sits quietly.

Jack says, "If this will let RONIN act in the light instead of the shadows... then yeah. You're probably right."

Quint says, "Then that settles it. The hearing is the day after tomorrow. We'll need to prepare for any... interference."

GM says (to Jack), "As he says this, you feel a migraine coming on."

Jack considers that. What interference will we likely face?

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Do I get to use my power before the migraine takes over?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I was trying to use Visions.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can try, it's just a regular one for now"

[peregaming] GM asks, "What is your question?"

[peregaming] Jack | Jack considers that. What interference will we likely face?

GM says (to Jack), "As you begin to see into the future, you hear a voice. It's your own. And it says, 'I guess I should have been expecting that.'"

GM says, "Except... the voice is a bit older-sounding, actually."

Jack listens, but tries to keep his own mind blank.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "AFK - 5 minutes"

GM says (to Jack), "The future is harder to see than usual. Everything that could go wrong, goes wrong. You see a woman dropping a potted plant as she slowly fades from existence. You see Lizzie and President Crane exchange meaningful glances across a courtroom, and then Crane points an accusing finger at you. You see a plane crashing into the Supreme Court. You see a couple whom you've never seen before, tied to a bomb in a basement, but the woman looks faintly like Brenda."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Is that the end of the vision, or should I wait for more?)"

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

Jack opens his eys. "I can see... a lot of things that could go wrong. But I'm not sure if they're real or if he -- the Other Jack -- is trying to confuse me."

Jack relates the specific things he saw.

Jack asks (of Brenda), "Does that woman sound like anyone you might know? A relative, perhaps?"

Brenda says, "My sister... Lizzie's mother..."

Jack says (to Lizzie), "Call your parents. Find out if they're OK."

Jack says, "Please."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sadly, she's AFK"

[peregaming] GM says, "IC, she's busy scrolling down her Flutter feed"

Jack asks (of Quint), "I remember, you and Brenda were once unstable -- I mean, you were fading out. Have you had any chance to study what was happening to you?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Heh."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I figure she'll catch up when she gets back."

Quint says, "As far as we know, we were becoming unstuck, not in spacetime, but in reality itself."

Jack asks, "Do you think there's any risk of that happening to other people, as well?"

Jack asks, "Maybe even on purpose? As a way to get rid of someone's enemies?"

Quint says, "It could happen to anyone infected by the juvenile Soulmonger during the Bridge incident aftermath, potentially"

Quint says, "Extradimensional biology is not a subject we've managed to develop much, although the Lady of Smiles has been of some help"

Jack asks, "We -- Remba and I -- found a way to stabilize you. If we use RONIN's resources, can we power up those stabilizers to a larger scale?"

Quint says, "We can definitely try."

Jack says, "Good. Maybe if we can protect a large enough area, then we can keep them from 'disappearing' any people we need for this trial."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Back"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Catching up"

Quint says, "That means that we need this base fully manned, so you two and Mallory won't be able to take any agents of RONIN along with you"

[peregaming] Jack will give Lizzie a turn before thinking about the airplane. And that's not just because he has no idea whatsoever what to do about the airplane...

Lizzie stands up, taking her phone out of her pocket. "Uh. I'll be right back."

Lizzie presumes she can find a semi-private space for a phone call?

GM says (to Lizzie), "So you go onto the outer part of the oil rig, outside with the fresh sea breeze blowing your hair back"

Lizzie calls her mother first.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "No wait."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Dad knows about RONIN. Mom does not? Might?"

[peregaming] GM says, "They both know"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok, then start with mom"

GM says (to Lizzie), "A male voice answers, sounding extraordinarily like Jack: 'I knew you'd call this number first. Fascinating, right? Now let's stay calm.'"

Lizzie asks, "Jack? Where are my parents??"

Lizzie does not stay super calm.

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Now *I* need to go AFK! Feel free to discuss airplanes if you finish the call before I return... :) )"

Voice says, "They're safe. Why would I hurt them? That doesn't help me much."

Voice says, "However, I will not hesitate to kill them."

Lizzie says, "If you harm them in any way, I-- I will kill you."

Voice says, "That's not going to happen, at least based on what the future's told me."

Lizzie sighs angrily.

Voice says, "Since in the future I'm seeing, you follow my instructions."

Lizzie asks, "What do you want?"

Voice says, "I just need you to do a little mind control. Sabotage the Supreme Court trial. With RONIN dismantled, I can continue to do what I was always meant to do."

Voice says, "Honestly, you won't even notice."

Lizzie says, "I am not going to sell out my aunt and uncle."

Lizzie says, "And you are NOT going to hurt my parents."

Lizzie sounds shaky.

Voice says, "There aren't many futures where that works out for you, and I can easily erase those."

Lizzie asks, "Why are you doing this?"

Voice says, "I'm the real Jack. The phony back there... he's a mistake. He never should have existed."

Lizzie says, "I don't believe that."

Lizzie says, "Jack is a good person."

[peregaming] lpsmith asks, "Hey, I am actually free. You guys started yet?"

Voice says, "Good and evil are just ideas. I have seen what reality really is."

Eben has arrived.

Lizzie says, "You and your reality are twisted. We will stop you."

[peregaming] Jack unidles.

Lizzie hangs up, nervously.

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yes! We're at a war council!"

Lizzie paces back and forth a bit and then heads back into the other room to fill them in.

[peregaming] Jack says, "Which I'm sure Quellynne would have been invited to if she were available."

[peregaming] GM says, "She was there, just as an NPC in the backdrop"

[CCrusaders] Quellynne says, "Sure, why not. I'm back from touristing and in my hotel room."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Sure, why not. I'm back from touristing and in my hotel room."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Do you want to '@recap #dtt #wadeg #crows' a whole bunch, or should we summarize?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Maybe summarize IC? Can I show up late?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Sure."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's hilarious, because she's supposed to be fast"

[peregaming] GM says, "and yet she's always late for meetings"

Quellynne arrives quietly and slides in next to Jack. "Er, sorry; fell off a boat. What'd I miss?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Does that happen before or after Lizzie gets back from the phone call?"

[peregaming] Jack says (to GM), "You'd think if anyone would be able to get to places early..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha"

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Just before"

Jack says (to Quellynne), "Oh, hey, you made it."

Lizzie interrupts the summarizing, as she bursts angrily back into the room.

Jack asks, "So, you know how Quint is wanted for murdering Agent Bauer, the CIA agent who became a shapeshifter and pretended to try to assassinate Senator Crane, on false flag orders from the CIA to publicize Crane and help her get elected president?"

Lizzie is more flustered than probably even her aunt and uncle have ever seen her.

Brenda (to Lizzie) says, "Are they okay?"

Quellynne says (to Jack), "I think someone filled me in on that; it was before my time here."

Lizzie says, "He's going to kill them, unless I sabotage the trial."

Jack says, "Well, there's going to be a Supreme Court hearing the day after tomorrow to try to clear his name and prove that we were the ones who killed Bauer, and that it was in defense of public safety, since she was a rogue agent on corrupted orde-- oh, hey, Lizzie."

Lizzie says, "I told him I wouldn't do it. He claims there is no future in which that works out for me."

Jack says (to Quellynne), "The Other Jack -- that evil version of me who's lost in time -- is trying to throw some roadblocks in our path. One of them is to threaten to hurt Lizzie's parents."

Lizzie says, "He answered my mother's phone."

Quellynne says, "Your supreme court hears murder trials? Your universe really is different from mine."

Jack says (to Lizzie), "He doesn't know you as well as he knows me. So I don't think he'll be able to predict what *you'll* decide."

Jack says, "In fact, I don't know if he's ever even met you, since he was created beofre *I* ever did."

Quint (to Quellynne) says, "Well, technically this is all part of the investigation into the CIA"

Quint (to Quellynne) says, "And one of the witnesses is the President herself."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "The hearing is in DC, right? And we're in faux-SF?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Where do Lizzie's parents live?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Probably Yew Nork"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Sounds good"

Quellynne says, "OK. So, I assume I'm not a great witness, having not, well, witnessed anything. But I can keep a lookout for weird things trying to stop you."

Jack says, "So that vision I had, about Lizzie looking at Senator Crane, and then Crane accusing me... that's probably part of the Other Jack's plan for Lizzie."

Lizzie says, "Weren't you already going to try to convince them that you were somehow responsible? But I mean, she literally exploded."

Lizzie says, "I don't know how anyone can pin that on, uh, anyone."

Jack says, "Yeah. I mean, just look at Mallory. Those mutations aren't stable."

Quint says, "Hold on."

Brenda says, "Lizzie. How exactly did Other Jack expect you to sabotage the trial?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Whoops."

Lizzie sighs. "I'm.. not *just* really good with people, you know? I mean. I am, but I've got some.. extra skills.. going for me.

Jack asks, "Wait. How did the Other Jack know that?"

Lizzie says, "You know.. I don't know."

Lizzie says, "Anyway. I can read people really well, as this Jack alluded to earlier."

Lizzie says, "And I can also usually get people to do what I want."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "(Possible answer, if the GM also doesn't know: Lizzie eventually comes clean at some point in the future, and he saw that in a Vision?)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I had several explanations ready, but that one is nice. I'll have it with a dash of lemon."

[peregaming] Lizzie leaves out a few things for now.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Like the headsplosions?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That, but also mental stress in general."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And being able to project words into people's minds."

Jack says, "So... if Lizzie is going to give the Other guy the metaphorical middle finger, we need to find a way to protect Lizzie's parents."

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

Jack says, "And if we make a move to protect them now, then he's going to know that she's on our side, so he might make other plans."

Jack asks, "Unless we can do it in secret, somehow?"

Jack flips open his laptop and starts doing some quick research.

Quellynne says, "Well, a dash-and-grab is up my alley..."

Quellynne asks, "But didn't Lizzie alrady refuse?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I want to figure out where someone like the Other Jack might be able to come up with bomb components on short notice that can be assembled and put into their basement inconspicuously, and how we might be able to sabotage it."

Lizzie says, "I don't know that he believed me. He thinks he can control me."

Quellynne says, "Hmm, OK."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Like, if I can research shipping routes and stuff to figure out what truck it'll be on, so we can sneak into it and modify the detonator, that kind of thing."

[peregaming] GM says, "You're assuming that it was on *short* notice. But yes"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Well, or maybe not! But to figure it out either way."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Is it a Create Advantage (ie do you want to be able to invoke it)?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hmm. I think it probably should be, yeah."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Will, I assume?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct"

[peregaming] GM says, "Just one thing:"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "I imagine it counts as a 'mentally absorbing task'?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "How certain are you that your thoughts are your own?"

Jack sets his current fate point total to 3.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is that a compel offer?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Potentially!"

[peregaming] GM says, "And also a hint that the opposition should probably be active"

[peregaming] Jack says, "If so, I'll take it, so long as it doesn't negate my Create Advantage :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It won't, it'll just turn the passive opposition into an active one"

[peregaming] Jack says, "OK, so if it's active opposition, I'll roll now:"

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

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

[peregaming] Jack says, "Muahaha."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "You may have cleverly tried to cover your path, but you didn't count on the poor security at UPS.com!"

GM says (to Jack), "Not only do you have the information, you've won (for now) the mental tug of war with Other Jack."

Jack plugs into the projector. "The bomb is real. This is how he got the parts. And this is how he's getting it into the basement."

Jack says, "If we can use this info to sabotage it without him knowing, then that might be enough to keep Lizzie's parents safe without tipping our hand."

Jack asks (of Lizzie), "What do you think?"

Lizzie says, "I hope so."

Quint says, "We should hurry so that you can do this before DC"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I feel that the decision 'do we let them stay tied to a bomb that they probably think is real' is one that she should be making :)"

Jack says, "Agreed. And we can think about that airplane on the way there, and what that one might mean."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Her parents are in DC, too?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "NYC."

[peregaming] Jack says, "We're in SF."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yew Nork, actually :P"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh, right, you didn't see the visions:"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "yeah yeah"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I tried to look into the future, to see what obstacles we'd face."

[peregaming] GM says, "And you've identified all of them (and found countermeasures) except for the plane one."

[peregaming] Jack | GM says (to Jack), "The future is harder to see than usual. Everything that could go wrong, goes wrong. You see a woman dropping a potted plant as she slowly fades from existence. You see Lizzie and President Crane exchange meaningful glances across a courtroom, and then Crane points an accusing finger at you. You see a plane crashing into the Supreme Court. You see a couple whom you've never seen before, tied to a bomb in a basement, but the woman looks faintly like Brenda."

[peregaming] Jack says, "The couple at the end are Lizzie's parents. We have Marie and the rest of Ronin working on powering up our stabilizer devices to prevent anyone in DC from being disappeared out of reality."

[peregaming] Jack says, "We think the 'meaningful glance' is what Other Jack tried to convince Lizzie to do. And we don't know about the plane yet."

[peregaming] Jack says, "And if no one else has anything to do here, I'm fine with skipping ahead to Yew Nork."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm good with that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Someone should introduce Q and Lizzie"

[peregaming] GM says, "Especially since Q looks like a female version of Jack"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Before she semi-rudely asks "and who are you?""

Jack says (to Quellyne), "Oh, by the way, did you mean Lizzie? She's Quint's niece."

Lizzie waves with as much of a smile as she can muster right now.

Jack says, "And Lizzie, this is Jacquellyne -- Quellyne, for short. She's also a Jacq."

Lizzie ah..

Mallory says, "*grumblrrploplop* too many f***** Jacks *ploplop*"

Jack says, "As much as I hate to agree..."

Quellynne says, "Hi! I, uh, I knew your equivalent in my own universe. He was a dear friend of mine; sacrificed his life for me."

Lizzie oh!

Lizzie does'nt know how to respond to this.

Quellynne exclaims, "Happily, your friends helped me unsacrifice him after all, so he's doing OK!"

Lizzie smiles confusedly. "That's.. good."

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

Hunter arrives at home.

Quellynne says, "Heh. Yup."

Quellynne says, "Anyway, I dont' have any of Jack's time powers, but something about being in this universe instead of mine means I'm fast."

Quellynne says, "Which I guess is sort of a time power? Anyway."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Awkward silence. Cut to plane!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hee"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oho, a plane."

Quellynne fidgets.

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hey, this is a new scene."

[peregaming] GM says, "It is"

Lizzie sips whiskey to calm her nerves.

Jack closes his eyes and is reminded of that plane in his vision. Which plane *was* that, anyway?

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Visions!)"

GM says (to Jack), "You close your eyes. You see the plane again, blipping out of nowhere and headed on a collision course for the Supreme Court."

Jack . o O ( Chronokinesis! )

GM asks (of Jack), "It looks familiar. Isn't that the same airline?"

GM asks, "The plane you're flying on?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Can I see a call sign or anything? (Do planes have those painted on them?)"

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

Jack opens his eyes.

Jack says, "Aw, crap."

Lizzie looks over.

Jack says, "It's this plane."

Lizzie says, "What? But the vision shows me at the trial. We can't crash."

Jack tells them what he just saw.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Did I see enough to make a positive identification?"

Jack says, "I don't know how the timing is going to work -- maybe it'll be a later flight."

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Well, there's always a room for doubt, but you feel convinced"

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless you want to tag 'Curious but Skeptical' :P"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Ooh -- under what rule?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I'm not sure what story detail I'd be declaring that isn't already in play.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "(to declare, for example, that you wouldn't be saying this if you weren't sure of yourself)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hmm."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Nah, I'm going to go with it, I think."

[peregaming] GM says, "Cool"

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, if this is Chronokinesis..."

Jack says, "Assuming it is this plane, and assuming you and I are going to be at the hearing, then I suppose that means that some time after we land, this same plane -- by coincidence? -- is going to be the one that flies into the Supreme Court building."

Lizzie asks, "So how do we prevent that? It would likely have different pilots by that point, no?"

Lizzie asks, "Tamper with the plane after we get off?"

Quellynne asks (of Jack), "You seem to be able to make duplicates of things by moving them in time. Maybe Other Jack can, too?"

Lizzie asks, "So it can't fly?"

Jack says (to Quellynne), "Oh, good point."

Jack asks (of Lizzie), "That's an idea -- do you think that would prevent their plan, or would they just pick a different plane?"

Lizzie says, "I.. don't know."

Lizzie asks, "But it might slow them down at least? Give us some more time to figure something out?"

Jack says, "Hmm. If we could tamper with it in a way that made it *seem* safe to fly, but forced them to land early..."

Jack asks, "Then they might hijack it, thinking they can use it, and then be forced to cancel their plans after it's too late?"

Lizzie says, "Maybe."

Lizzie asks, "I.. don't know anything about planes, though. Do you?"

Lizzie says, "Either of you."

Jack says, "But we don't want to do it in a way that could cause a crash. There'll be innocent passengers on board."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I vaguely remember having pilot skills?"

Jack says, "Well, I know all the standard formulas for lift, gravity, drag forces, thrust, fuel to weight ratios..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I have Drive 2, but don't remember if that includes aircraft."

Jack asks, "Fuel! Planes need fuel, right?"

Jack asks, "And the pilot would notice if there suddenly wasn't enough left to get all the way to DC?"

Jack asks, "So they'd be forced to safely land somewhere in between, right?"

Lizzie says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Sounds to me like it could, but that would be more of a backstory detail. I decidedly do not know how to fly a plane."

Jack asks, "What if we stole the fuel, then? Stole it from the future, when the plane is midair, into the present?"

Lizzie says, "Oh, interesting!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I *think* that in CCR, I allowed it at a penalty."

[peregaming] GM says, "I remember allowing *Jack* to fly a plane."

Quellynne asks, "Can you blip half of it into the future, after the plane lands?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Er, CC."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims (at GM), "Oh yeah!"

Jack says (to Quellynne), "I can move things from the future into the present, or from the present into the future."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Didn't Jack also crash that plane?)"

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

Quellynne asks, "Can you move it relative to something? Like, 'still in the fuel tanks'?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Doesn't Jack also crash most of the vehicles he drives in this game?)"

[peregaming] GM winkwink

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Although admittedly, that's usually because he teleports out of the driver's seat in the middle of the trip.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

Jack says, "Hmm. Maybe. It might be difficult, though."

Quellynne says, "You could bump half the fuel in the tanks into its own future, so it's gone for a bit, then reappears."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Does Q's suggestion seem plausible?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It would be hard to pull off, but doable."

Quellynne says, "which wouldn't actually put us in *any* danger, but if the fuel gauge is going wonky, I bet they'll divert."

Jack asks, "OK, now the hard part: how do I get to the fuel?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Wait, doesn't that blow the gauge?"

Quellynne asks, "You have to *touch* it?"

[peregaming] GM says, "no wait, nevermind"

Jack says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] GM says, "time travel bends my mind"

Quellynne says, "Oh."

Quellynne says, "Don't touch jet fuel."

Jack asks, "Oh?"

Jack asks, "Is that bad?"

Quellynne says, "Dude; I wouldn't touch *gasoline*."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sounds like Jack will need to work in tandem"

Lizzie hm.

Jack says, "Oh, I've spilled gasoline on myself. It's just a mixture of lightweight hydrocarbons. Nothing that scary."

Jack asks, "Hmm. This plane is going to be landing in Yew Nork, and it'll need to refuel before it goes to DC. Maybe we can get to the fuel before they put it in the plane?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "To be honest, I know pretty much nothing about how they refuel planes."

[peregaming] GM says, "Or you could combine your powers"

Quellynne asks, "I mean, if you're OK swimming in it, you could teleport into the tank quickly? I guess?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "My only experience with it was from listening to Cabin Pressure."

Quellynne says, "I think it's supposed to be under the wings."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "Which taught me that you can feed a bunny rabbit cheetah food and vice versa."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Heh"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "This session sure has a lot of brainstorming"

Jack says, "How about this for a possible plan:"

Jack says, "We wait until the plane lands. We find the refueling vehicle that's on its way to refuel the tanks."

Jack says, "Someone distracts whoever's driving or guarding it, and I'll sneak around the bank, open it up, and do some temporo-shenanigans on whatever's inside."

Jack says, "Then they fill up the plane with the fuel that's rigged to disappear halfway through the flight and then come back after it lands."

Lizzie says, "All right."

Jack says, "That prevents us from having to risk messing around with the plane while we're flying on it, which seems dangerous."

Jack says, "And also means less swimming for me."

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Jack), "Excellent plan! Also, roll for Will."

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

[Crows-Nest] Jack asks, "Is this a mentally absorbing task?"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "No, it's a telepathy probe!"

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

[Crows-Nest] Jack asks, "Am I getting another headache in the process?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] GM asks, "A tie is a success for the defender?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "I assume this isn't something I can detect as an "unfamiliar mind" since it's only impacting Jack right now?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "I'm going to tag It's Dangerous To Go Alone -- I know that the inside of my head is a dangerous place to be, and I'm naturally going to be trying to protect myself."

[peregaming] GM says, "Or the attacker"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm going to tag It's Dangerous To Go Alone -- I know that the inside of my head is a dangerous place to be, and I'm naturally going to be trying to protect myself."

[peregaming] Jack says (to GM), "The attacker, with a minor cost."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Hence my tagging an aspect, because I don't want them to succeed.)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "The other option is 'tie goes to the PCs' ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, in that case I'm going to tag 'More Than Merely Human', because Other Jack is Soulmongery enough that his thoughts feel somewhat alien"

GM sets his current fate point total to gm 2.

Lizzie sets her current fate point total to 3.

Jack spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

Jack says, "Owww...."

GM sets his current fate point total to 2.

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "You could tag to re-roll."

Jack winces.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I mean, you got a *-4*."

[peregaming] Jack says, "No, the GM did."

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Allow me to reroll!"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "So, the GM could tag to re-roll!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "thank you"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Yeah, I think I'm done spending fate points on this one :)"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Knowing what Lizzie might know about telepathy, having done her research.. does this mean Other Jack can see us *right now*?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Trying not to meta game, but I think she might have some idea how these thigns work"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, Jack's case is due to his Dark Whispers"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ah"

Jack says, "I should let you guys know..."

[peregaming] GM says, "(not your typical telepathy, more a bond that links all the Jacks)"

Jack says, "Ever since we've started dealing with that Other Jack, I've been getting these headaches."

Lizzie says, "Oh."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Hey, do I get a fate point for my Drawback, then?"

Jack says, "I'm worried that he's getting inside of my head."

[peregaming] GM asks, "I think I already gave you one?"

Lizzie asks, "Can you... shut him out?"

[peregaming] GM says, "At the beginning"

Lizzie asks, "Somehow?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I started with 3, and I just spent one, and I have 2 now, so I'll add it into the tally."

Jack gives a fate point to Jack.

[peregaming] GM asks, "You spent one for Visions?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(You might have given it to me before I initially refreshed my pool.)"

Quellynne sets their current fate point total to 1.

[peregaming] Jack says, "Visions doesn't cost a fate point, IIRC."

[peregaming] Jack says, "It's just limited to once per scene."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah okay"

[peregaming] GM says, "All good then"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(You're probably thinking of Susan's non-superhero version of it.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "(ahaha)"

Jack says (to Lizzie), "I've been trying, but... he's strong. Maybe stronger than me."

Lizzie asks, "Crap. Does he know what we're planning?"

Jack says, "I think that at this point, he might be More Than Merely Human."

Jack says, "I don't know. He might."

GM says (to Jack), "You hear a voice in your head: 'You gotta realize, kid. I'm special.'"

Jack . o O ( Oh yeah? Why's that? )

Jack has an odd expression on his face right now. Like he's listening to something you can't hear.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Regarding what Lizzie was talking about earlier... if she *knows* that someone is telepathically connecting with Jack right now, even if it is via my Dark Whispers, is it possible she might be able to, like, trace it or something?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It would be challenging"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hm."

[peregaming] GM says, "Let me see..."

[peregaming] GM says, "That would take several steps: reading Jack's mind, then following the psychic feedback to its source."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That would be with notice (to "detect unfamiliar minds"), +2 for master telepathy. I don't have long distance telepathy, which is an upgrade (and what I thought Jack was using). So I'm not convinced."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmm"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Like, I can't read Other Jack's mind from here."

[peregaming] GM says, "You could spend refresh."

[peregaming] Jack says, "It seems plausible that the GM might decide that the Dark Whispers link makes it count as 'not long distance' in this case."

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "That's also possible"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Like, you can't hear things in the next state over, but you can if there's a telephone connection."

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's go with that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I guess I don't have any powers that rely on FP, like Jacob does, so a lower refresh would be ok. But I like that idea, too :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "Pick your favorite, and we'll go ahead"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "This is better for this case, because long distance telepathy relies on being able to see someone."

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

[peregaming] GM says, "so let's make this your Notice vs his"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Other Jack's)"

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "I'm still on the fence about whether I want to eventually shorten Other Jack to the ominous 'Other' or to the more whimsical 'OJ'."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll spend a point to invoke Dark Whispers: you're not just reaching out into Other Jack's mind, but also every Jack in every universe (including many who seem to be in great pain or dying)"

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oof. Well. "Whatever it takes.""

Lizzie spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Which keeps me one above"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Excellent!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Woo."

GM says (to Lizzie), "You reach into Jack's mind, and find a hole in it. It's like a whirlpool filled with an infinite number of other minds, all different Jacks, but you push on and find one Jack who seems different from the rest."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I guess he's right: he *is* special."

GM asks (of Lizzie), "And you realize that you're seeing through his eyes for a brief instant. He's... in the copilot seat of a plane?"

GM asks, "*This* plane?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hm. I'd already suspected that he needed to be in the plane to blip it elsewhere, but the Jacks can teleport themselves away before crashing."

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Out of curiosity, do I feel Lizzie going through my mind? (Do I see what she pulls out of Other Jack's mind through mine?)"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Do I have any reason to believe he's reaching out from teh present?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Jack), "You do!"

Jack silently mouths, "What the..."

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "He's definitely here right now."

Lizzie frowns but maintains concentration.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Does it seem like ther's anything else to pick up on? Does *he* know I'm there?"

Jack looks out the window. Can I get any idea of where we are from the landscape outside?

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "He feels there's something wrong, definitely"

GM says (to Jack), "You're not that far from Yew Nork now. It's mostly countryside below"

[peregaming] Jack says, "This is kinda confusing."

GM says, "(oops)"

Lizzie chooses not to make it more obvious to OJ that she's there and drops the connection. She hisses, "MOTHER FUCKER." under her breath.

[peregaming] GM asks (of Jack), "Why?"

[peregaming] Jack says (to GM), "Well, if he's planning to drop the plane on the Supreme Court while we're on board, then that means that the visions from inside the hearing can't also be true."

Lizzie says, "He's flying the plane right now."

[peregaming] GM says, "A curious riddle, indeed."

[peregaming] GM won't spoil.

Lizzie is angry enough to inflict some mental stress on him, but uh.. doesn't want the plane to crash with us on it.

[peregaming] Jack says, "One possibility is that those were all possible futures -- different plans that Other Jack *might* do, but not all of which he *would* do."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Another possibility is that us flying to Yew Nork has already changed the future, negating some of those visions."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Incidentally, since he's nearby, did I pick up any surface thoughts?"

Quellynne raises an eyebrow at Lizzie.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Which is what notice does, too."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Or it's also possible that those visions were false, created by the Other Jack to deceive me."

Jack says, "If he tries to crash the plane while we're on it, I can *try* to subvert it."

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "He's constantly thinking multiple things at once. Some of these thoughts aren't even human in the usual sense."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Makes sense."

Jack says (to Lizzie), "Keep a... a third eye on him. Let us know if he teleports away."

Lizzie says, "I.. would have to get a new connection to do that, and he may already suspect something."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I don't actually know what's reasonable to do while maintaining connection."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I maybe didn't have to break that."

Jack says, "Darn. Alright."

Quellynne asks, "Do we react, or do we do something proactive?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I've been having her kind of hyper focus on telepathy in the past, though."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "And is there a difference between the actual connection and just being aware of who's nearby?"

Quellynne says, "Proactive may get us arrested; reaction may be too late to stop all/some of it."

Lizzie asks, "We block the door to the cabin and I pelt him with mental stress.. can, uh. Anyone fly this thing?"

Jack says, "I once flew a plane."

Lizzie asks, "Yeah?"

Jack says, "For a few minutes."

Jack says, "Before it crashed."

Lizzie asks, "Can you land a plane?"

Lizzie says, "oh."

Jack says, "Never mind."

[peregaming] GM says, "I mentioned specifically that OJ was the copilot"

Quellynne asks, "There's usually a co-pilot, right?"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Sorry, it's easy to miss"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "You said he was in a copilot seat."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That doens't necessarily mean that there's a second pilot present :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "ah yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "silly of me"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "snrk"

[peregaming] GM says, "there was a pilot next to him, yes"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hmm. I would like to psychologize myself."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Anyway, I'm perfectly happy to go into initiative and start pelting the jerk."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Though I'm not sure what the others can do in this situation that doesn't get us all killed."

[peregaming] Jack says, "If I were evil and and older and powerful and part extradimensional horror..."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "With zero scruples."

[peregaming] Jack says, "...and I were copiloting a plane that I planed to Chronokinesis into the future and crash into the Supreme Court building..."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "It sounds like."

[peregaming] Jack says, "...and suddenly there were a safety emergency which, for any normal pilot, would lead to immediately landing the plane for the sake of the passengers..."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "...would I A) land, to keep from showing my hand early, or B) show my hand and accelerate my plans?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "I'm afraid I already know the answer is B, don't I?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hm."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, that seems pretty clear ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Engage hero mode, as Remba would say"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Alright. Beating him up seems like a good idea."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Sounds good."

[peregaming] GM says, "INIT"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Is the plane full of passengers that we've been talking in front of? :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Great."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I say, sarcastically."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, you have Mallory in a bag, if needed."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ooh"

[peregaming] GM says, "She's been making ploplopl and scratching noises and grumbling quietly"

Jack takes out a pen and writes on a napkin -- without looking, for safety's sake, which makes his handwriting terrible -- "sHuld \ TrY tu tp0rt hin oo+?"

Lizzie squints. "To.. where? The aisle?"

Jack points out the window.

Lizzie says, "Oh."

Lizzie shrugs?

[peregaming] GM says, "(Is everyone okay with going a bit overtime, by the way? I anticipate this will take two more scenes to resolve)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I have time."

Lizzie whispers, "Couldn't he just.. teleport to safety? I'd like to have a chance to take him out."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I'm good"

[peregaming] GM says, "Neat"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I don't suppose ther's any way to *keep him* from teleporting. Probably no."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ehh... Jack could probably try to cancel OJ's teleports"

[peregaming] GM says, "Thus holding him in place"

[peregaming] Jack says, "My biggest concern is him trying to teleport/crash the plane mid-battle."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I may have been ambitious in joining; I'm starting to fade. Sorry; can I bow out after this scene?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "But if I'm allowed to actively defend against that with my own teleportation, then let's go for it."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Right."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims (at Quellynne), "I was thinking that the GM was the only European we had to worry about!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I'm a jet-lagged European!"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "Aww. We'll find a way for you to stay with Lizzie's parents or something?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, that'd be perfect."

[peregaming] GM says, "(ie NPCerization?)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Alternately, if people are free tomorrow, we can try to finish then."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "But lps might be on a plane?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I am, yeah. Though that might be pushing it for Q."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Not I; yeah."

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "It was fun to have you back anyway."

[peregaming] GM says, "Even if you couldn't stay"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Thanks! Let's do this, then."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Did you say init time?"

GM displays the initiative:

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "We have different notice, should we just use it straight?"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "That's fine."

Quellynne registers Quellynne at init 1.

Lizzie registers Lizzie at init 2.

GM registers OtherJack at init 4.

Jack registers Jack at init 20.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Whoa."

[peregaming] Jack says, "One of my superpowers."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Always go first in a conflict.)"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Also, before we go into initiative time, shouldn't we get the cockpit door open?"

[peregaming] GM says, "OJ traded that for Soulmongery, I believe"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And yeah, cockpit door!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Q can probably dash over, dash back"

[peregaming] GM says, "(door opening)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Just blip it into the future."

Jack writes, "c@n the stwrdss oPen the c.ckp!t f yuu aSk?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "That would work too."

[peregaming] GM says, "I like Jack's idea"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Advance question: influence is defended against with will, and if an unnamed NPC fails, they just do whatever i want. Would I be able to tell the entire airplane who can hear me to "just relax" that they defend against as one?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "Sure, it just increases the opposition a bit"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok, cool."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So I should ping a stewardess about the door?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "And the rest of us should get up and be ready to run in when she does."

Lizzie presses the call button and settles back into her seat.

[peregaming] GM says, "Ooops, did I forget to react"

GM says, "A stewardess comes to see Lizzie. 'What is it, Miss?'"

Lizzie smiles broadly. "Hi there. Would you be so kind as to open the cockpit door for my companions?"

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

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

The stewardess blinks. 'Of course, right away.'

Lizzie says, "Thank you."

Jack follows her and Lizzie.

Lizzie is staying seated. She'll attack from there.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Though I'll move to let y'all out."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Thanks!"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Also is that success with style, which lets me do a special effect? Like give the stewardess something to make her extra compliant in the future if we need it?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ooh."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Sounds good!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Cool"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "So that's an Extra Compliant aspect with one free invoke?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yup"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Now shall I advance init?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yes, please"

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "So the cockpit door is opened? Tell us what we see!"

GM says (to Jack), "You see the pilot and his copilot from behind. They turn to look at you."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And it's not Jack. DUn dund udn."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Except maybe here."

GM says, "The copilot (who is obviously Other Jack) says 'Huh, it took you that long to figure it out.'"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "Or, worse: they both are!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "And the pilot?"

GM says, "The pilot agrees. He too looks like Other Jack. 'Crud, looks like we've been found out.'"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Oh, right: who wants to be Empowered?"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "Crap I didn't want to be right!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Also: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=454481499"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Nice!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "The cockpit is probably too small for me to surround either of them?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'll take Empowered unless Lizzie wants it."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What is empowered?"

[peregaming] GM says, "A bit of extradimensional handwaving."

[peregaming] GM says, "You get a Boost."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "It's my secondary skill: someone else gets a +2 they can spend on a power any time."

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "But in the aisle, there might be room -- say, to get on opposite sides of him?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct again."

Jack grabs the copilot and tries to teleport him to the aisle!

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Oh. Uh. Give it to our Jack, I guess?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "This is an attack roll using Fight."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I don't know what he defends using."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "He defends with Fight also"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Augh.)"

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

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Can I use a Boost to reroll?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Then I'm using Empowered!"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "You got the power"

Jack grabs OJ and wrests him out of the cockpit and into the aisle of the plane!

Jack exclaims (at Lizzie), "There are two of him!"

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) OTHERJACK(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "You shout that to whereever I'm sitting?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm preoccupied grabbing Other Jack, so I'm probably not facing in any particular direction."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok."

[peregaming] Jack says, "But I assume you two will know I'm talking to you."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(I forgot to include Q because I forgot she hadn't gone NPC yet.)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heh."

GM says, "So the pilot keeps piloting, and laconically says on the PA: 'Fascinating how you found me out. You do know that if you try to attack me, I'll just perform some serious chronokinesis on this plane.'"

GM says, "Meanwhile..."

GM exclaims, "... the copilot attempts to teleport out of the plane with Jack!"

Jack asks, "Why? What's your goal for all of this?"

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

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I'll resist with Fight!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "And now that I can surround him, he has multiple targets to try to contend with!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Narrate!"

Jack and Jack and Jack appear on either side of Jack and Other Jack. Other Jack makes a lunge for the first Jack, but he teleports out of the way, behind Jack, so that Other Jack just grabs Jack instead, who vanishes immediately!

Other Jack says, "I never realized how annoying this habit of mine is."

[Crows-Nest] (from Jack) GM whispers, "*I* noticed it from day one."

Other Jack says, "Anyway, to answer your question, this is all a very complicated chess game I'm playing. Sometimes I have to rely on instinct rather than science."

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) LIZZIE(2) Quellynne(1)

Lizzie stands up, and loudly, but soothingly, announces to the entire plane, "Everything is under control. Please stay calm and in your seats."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposition: +4-- oh you succeed"

[peregaming] GM says, "Pesky players, impatient to roll :D"

Lizzie smiles and says, "Thank you", because she is often polite.

The passengers , who were beginning to panic, sigh with relief. 'This is just like in those superhero movies. No one actually gets hurt, it's Hollywood,' one remarks.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hmm, people defend against my Provoke with Will. And... Jack has a lot of Will."

Lizzie advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) QUELLYNNE(1)

Lizzie sits back down.

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

Quellynne also zips around Other Jack, thwapping him in the face every time she zips by!

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "In the original description of Chronokinesis, it only works on inanimate objects."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Just straight Fight."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hopefully with my Speed boost."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "But in practice, we've been using it on inanimate objects that *contain* people, and allowing that."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(alsok, this is Aisle Jack)"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "But I guess it still won't work on just people alone."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That sounds reasonable"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Clearly, you'll have to use it on people's clothes in the future."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "haha"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Oh, active TN."

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

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "I was thinking of trying something similar but slightly more likely to be allowed by the GM."

[Crows-Nest] Jack asks, "Specifically: is there anything that's large and bag-like that's likely to be readily available on an airplane?"

[Crows-Nest] (from GM) Remba says, 'No nudity! No swearing, you son of a biscuit!'

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "There are some suitcases you could put people in"

[Crows-Nest] inky asks, "barf bag?"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "BTW, I think Q is waiting to resolve her attack?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Or her Create Advantage or whatever it is.)"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Legendary (8)

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That's Will, right"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "No, i went with Fight instead."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Since CA was going to have to deal with +6 ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oops, then it's only 6 instead of 8"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "That's a miss, then!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Were you hitting the pilot or copilot?"

Quellynne keeps trying to hit OJ in the face, but he keeps dodging.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(copilot)"

[peregaming] GM says, "OK"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

Jack grabs a suitcase from the overhead bin, dumps out the contents, and puts it over the pilot, trying to contain him as much as possible with it!

[peregaming] Jack says, "Trying to Create Advantage."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Fight?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Physique or Fight seems appropriate"

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

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

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Dang. How's he so good at resisting this? He's an old man! He should be weak!"

[peregaming] GM says, "He's not THAT old"

[peregaming] (from Quellynne) Eben says, "Hey!"

[peregaming] GM says, "heh"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Hmm. I'd probably need to spend two fate points to succeed here, so I don't think it's worth it."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Out of curiosity, what did he resist with? Fight?)"

Other Jack (copilot edition) says, "Come on, Jack, this is obviously silly *dodges, feints*"

[peregaming] GM says, "Fight"

(From GM) Other other Jacks (flitting in and out) agree.

[peregaming] GM says, "The OOJs"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(It's the pilot I was going after.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "OK"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(The one *without* room to use Natural Weapon.)"

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) OTHERJACK(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Wait, I thought you went for the copilot? I rolled for him"

[peregaming] GM says, "If it's the pilot, he only got a 3, not a 5"

[peregaming] GM says, "against your 2"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Oho!"

Jack backs up the initiative: JACK(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Then I *will* tag something!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Time travel in-game and out of game :D"

[peregaming] Jack says, "In Over His Head! Because I am outnumbered *by myself* here, and am trying to even that up."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hah"

[peregaming] GM says, "You could also invoke something a little flashier"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Assuming he doesn't tag anything, then the pilot -- who was trying to fly the plane -- now has the aspect Packed!"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "What did you have in mind?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Also, do we know if this is two separate NPC's, or one NPC using the Duplication power?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(OOC.)"

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) OTHERJACK(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] GM says (to Jack), "Well you could use other Aspects, like Mallory's or something situational, but mechanically it's the same. Just a difference in narrative terms"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'm not sure what aspects are on the scene that we didn't bring with us."

[peregaming] GM says, "There are some on the Stewardess, which aren't really relevant it's true"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, yes, it might have been funny if I'd grabbed the bag that Mallory's vat was in...)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

[peregaming] GM says, "if you choose to, then narrate it"

[peregaming] GM says, "(and as for the other question: it looks like a use of Duplication)"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "OK, sure!"

Jack's suitcase turns out to have been Mallory's! When he dumps it out, he sloshes some of her onto the pilot! The gooey ex-CIA agent makes him slippery, and he can't easily resist Jack wrapping him up in it.

[peregaming] Jack says, "So I have now tagged Mallory instead."

Jack spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, it's the GM's turn.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "oops, give me a sec"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, the reason I asked about Duplication is because the power only lets one of them take an action per turn :) )"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep, and I have been making sure of that"

[peregaming] GM says, "The pilot has just been talking for now"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Yeah, I probably could have figured it out by just scrolling back and seeing what you'd do so far."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Done, even."

Pilot Jack says, "Crud, I'm cornered. Tell me, how come the passengers aren't panicking? I think that's a superpower, right?"

Jack asks, "Don't ask me. If I could do something like that, you'd know it already, right?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I assume his voice is somewhat muffled from inside the suitcase."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

Copilot Jack says, "Boy am I glad I'm not in that suitcase. So, I could throw this plane into the future, crashing it into the Court for good measure in case one of you survives, and that sorts out my problem."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is he doing it?"

Copilot Jack says, "Or... hm. Maybe I could do this differently. I think I hear a name. 'Lizzie'?"

Copilot Jack says, "Nah, whatever, I'll do it."

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

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Can we resist with something?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "(/oppose)?"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "I certainly intend to!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Jack can oppose with his own Will"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "If he's trying to Chronokinetize the plane, I -- that!"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "He is not."

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 0.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "He's not?"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Did you just raise your roll to a 6?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I invoke 'More Than Merely Human' again!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh dear."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I would need at least two invokes to win here."

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Also, argh, AFK a sec -- cats.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "My cat is bouncing around the living room hunting imaginary creatures."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Since it's against Lizzy, maybe the stewardess?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Back."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What *is* he trying to do? You think it's an attack against me?"

[peregaming] GM says, "He's throwing the plane into the future"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I thought he was trying to move the plane through -- right."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That's what we thought."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Q seemed to think otherwise."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "He said' maybe I could do this differently' and mentioned Lizzy."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And then said "nah, I'll do it""

[peregaming] Jack says, "Then I said 'Nah, whatever.'"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Anyway, OK. I'll do what it takes, I guess."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "I'd like to suggest that A) the helpful stewardess is hovering near Lizzie, getting in the Copilot's way and distracting him, if that's fair with Lizzie and the GM?"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's fair"

[peregaming] GM says, "Offering him drinks and whatnot"

[peregaming] Jack says, "And I'll also tag Unstuck in Spacetime, because controlling spacetime is my specialty, and this imposter isn't going to take that away from me."

[peregaming] GM says, "Wooo"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Which brings me to a defense of 8 versus his six6."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Cool"

Jack spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Narrate this titanic clash of the wills!"

Jack says (to Copilot), "Nice try. But your powers won't work with me around."

Jack feels the plane being wrenched out of space time. But he grabs hold of the seats, the wall, and forces it to stay exactly in the inertial reference frame that it belongs to.

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Consider my dialog to be *after* the narration.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Excellent"

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) LIZZIE(2) Quellynne(1)

Lizzie has been watching all of this, trying to look like one of the other passengers. Enthusiastic, but believing themselves to be safe. She particularly seems to be interested in the copilot, as she quietly sends some mental stress in his direction.

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Bleh"

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you accept this outcome...?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "No"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So I have two FP."

[peregaming] GM says, "And the GM has none left"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That's not a ton of stress. I can also reroll with one of them and see what happens."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Enh, you got a 0; not likely to roll better than 2 more."

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(there's a variant where you can re-roll only some dice, which would be slightly better odds, but still an average of +2)"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So I can either just fail and nothing happens right now. Or I try for three mental stress and run out of FP and hope that helps in the long run."

[peregaming] GM says, "The former is better"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Or tag your stewardess somehow"

[peregaming] Jack says, "I'd save the dice and try something different, I think."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Q), "I just used up the free tag."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, that's what I did."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Maybe a Create Advantage next turn, or maybe DIE."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok. I guess nothing happens."

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Jack), "Oh, missed that."

GM says (to Lizzie), "You attack Other Jack's mind! But it's not like the other minds you've attacked, and he deflects the attack. 'Fascinating,' he says."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "If I say DIE out loud, I think it affects everyone. I'd need to do the combo thing again where I flash the words to him in his mind and then also he fails his will roll."

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) QUELLYNNE(1)

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Which is.. cheating, though he let me do it before :)"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh, right, I forgot that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Because it's collateral damage and can take out an ENTIRE ZONE."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Maybe a Create Advantage with Deceive? I think that's defended with Empathy, and if he's like me, he sucks at that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Nameless NPCs don't get a defense. The rest of you and him would."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's 'cheating', but I'd allow it again, with a customized side-effect that is narratively appropriate"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yeah, deceive is good. And I get a +2 to it."

[peregaming] GM says, "oooh, Deceive"

[peregaming] Jack wonders if lps has passed out from jet lag.

Quellynne sees that a direct confrontation is unlikely to work, so instead, she zooms around the plane, tossing luggage at the fight, creating Awkward Flying Luggage!

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Whoops, sorry."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Create Advantage/Athletics."

[peregaming] GM says, "It'll be opposed by Other Jack's Will"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "He could probably actively defend? Got it."

[peregaming] GM says, "(for reasons which will become clear)"

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Legendary+4 (12)

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

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Legendary Luggage."

Other Jack attempts to teleport away the flying luggage, but to no avail!

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] GM says, "(unless you wanted to use aspecial effect?)"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Q?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think I was too fast in advancing init"

Jack uses his on Chronokinesis on the suitcase that's engulfing the pilot, to send it (and, because he's within it, him) into some point in the future.

[peregaming] Jack asks, "I'm guessing the pilot will be actively defending?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "If I do Lots of Actions, can I do something else but still get a 2x aspect?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You can!"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's what speedsters do"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I will also Empower Jack, then!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yay!"

Quellynne fills the air with luggage, and slaps Jack on the shoulder with another Empower on her way by!

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(and, end of round)"

Jack uses his on Chronokinesis on the suitcase that's engulfing the pilot, to send it (and, because he's within it, him) into some point in the future.

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Is that A) valid and B) actively opposed by the pilot's Will?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "yes!"

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

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

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Tagging Packed!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It's a package deal!"

Jack sends the pilot into the future, but in the exact same place -- in mid-air, long after the plane has left!

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) OTHERJACK(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

Jack exclaims, "That should even things up!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "And now there's no one flying the plane!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Although Jack and Mallory are both in the cockpit."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Possibly looking at each other awkwardly."

Other Jack says, "Well, I'm thinking that this is an inconvenient timeline. Unless... of course!"

Other Jack begins to crackle with power as he appears to prepare for a jump through time!

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Can I try to stop him with Fight? Just punch him to distract him or something?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "OK, I'll do that."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's active opposition to his roll"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 0 | Legendary (8)

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

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Do I tag both luggages, everyone?"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Sure, why not."

[peregaming] GM says, "Whee"

Quellynne sees Jack trying to concentrate to move through time, and says, "Oh, no you don't!" She seems to be everywhere at once: punching him in the face; in the back, tripping his feet, tossing luggage back and forth to herself, making Jack dodge and dodge and dodge out of the way.

Other Jack says, "*gasp* you seem to be more like me *wipes bloody nose* than the impostor you're travelling around with *cough*"

Quellynne says, "Well, maybe if we're talking fashion sense."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "So he hasn't realized yet that she *is* one of us?"

[peregaming] GM says, "He means that she is Soulmonger infused like him"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oh, I see."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "(Is it Lizzie's turn now?"

Other Jack says, "The mark of the Soulmonger fuels your incredible speed. But being fast isn't enough if you can't keep track of time."

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) LIZZIE(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So my deception advantage was pretty much gonna be to tell him I'll do whatever he wants. Did someone have something else in mind?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "I like your idea"

[peregaming] Jack says, "That works. If we're lucky, he might even give you an order that provides us with information."

Lizzie stands up and walks slowly towards the front of the plane. "Jack. Stop. I'll do what you want. But you have to stop."

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Oy."

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

[peregaming] Jack says, "Oog."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Haha"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Ha!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha ha ha"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Yes! He does have my powers of Empathy!"

[peregaming] GM says, "of course he would, he's a villain"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "So what is our goal here? Do we think we can actually beat him up?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I don't know"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "We have to stop the plane from being timeswapped."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I can try to send him into the future, but then he'll just be free. (Falling out of the sky, but I'm sure he can deal with that.)"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Can we prevent that somehow?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, there is a way"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Maybe I can next ask him to land the plane safely, using influence, which he can either listen to or take stress if he fails."

[peregaming] Jack says, "I could potentially move the plane through time, but not through space."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Or I can whisper sweetly in his ear that I want him to self-destruct :D"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And traumatize a plane FULL OF PEOPLE"

[peregaming] GM says, "Perhaps quite obviously based on the fact that Jack saw multiple future"

[peregaming] GM says, "and also"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "The thing is, it's only a +2 Will to defend, which is lame."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Oh! Convince him that we're in a different timeline?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Well, in the meantime, if it's my turn, I'm just going to zip around creating advantages again."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Have you asked yourself how come Other Jack knew of your powers, Lizzie?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Maybe... if you can give him the idea... he'll switch plans?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "We discussed it briefly earlier, but no one came to a conclusionon that."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(is it my turn? Did Lizzie's CA work?)"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yes"

Quellynne advances the initiative: Jack(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) QUELLYNNE(1)

[peregaming] Jack says, "He made a comment earlier, about how maybe we're in a bad timeline."

[peregaming] Jack says, "So if we can convince him that this isn't the timeline where crashing the plan is the right plan, he'll try to switch to a different one."

[peregaming] Jack says, "E.g., the Senator-accuses-Jack timeline."

[peregaming] GM says, "Exactly"

[peregaming] GM says, "Which incidentally creates a loop, but that's okay"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I told him I'd do what he wants, so I can use that advantage towards convincing him to switch to one where I can do that."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Exactly!"

Quellynne sees that OJ seems to be able to deal with the luggage now, so she keeps that up, but starts pausing in weird spots, and moving backwards, and throwing luggage where it shouldn't help. In general, it just takes a turn for the surreal.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(he can still presumably defend with will):"

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

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

Quellynne manages to create Hypnotic Flying Luggage!

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Two more tags!"

Quellynne advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) OtherJack(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] GM says, "Now, here's a thing:"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can decide to end this encounter narratively on this turn, following the plan you outlined"

[peregaming] Jack says, "While OJ is busy dealing with Lizzie and Quellynne and not paying attention to me, I'd like to pay attention to him."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Oooh, create advantage for later in the campaign?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Good idea"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Just observing him. He he moves. How he reacts to the luggage. How he ducks. Etc."

[peregaming] Jack says (to GM), "Exactly."

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Is that Notice or Will, probably?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "If I try to analyze it in depth, is it mentally absorbing?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Notice, passive opposition +4 (since you are also a little distracted by Hypnotic Luggage)"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Success!"

[peregaming] Jack asks (of Q), "Mind if I steal a tag?"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "To succeed with style?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Please do!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Then I do!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "(Tagging the luggage to get two free invokes on A Jack Knows A Jack."

[peregaming] Jack says, ")"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Success!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, perfect name"

Jack advances the initiative: Jack(20) OTHERJACK(4) Lizzie(2) Quellynne(1)

[peregaming] Jack says, "(And I'll leave it up to Lizzie and Q if they want to end it narratively.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd advise ending it narratively just so that we can get to the Supreme Court"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "(with the bomb stuff being quick and mostly RP based)"

[peregaming] GM says, "So, roleplay this, and then the scene is done"

Lizzie has, by now, reached the front of the plane. "Jack, listen to me. I will help you at the trial, but we have to switch to that timeline. Please don't kill all of these innocent people."

Other Jack says, "Huh. That means I do go back in the past right now, then."

Lizzie asks, "Uh. Can someone land this plane first?"

Other Jack says, "This should work out wonderfully! Oh, um, the plane? I'll make a temporary copy of me to land it."

Lizzie says, "Ok, thank you."

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "(In this case, I won't question the mechanics of whether or not he should be allowed to do that...)"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Ha"

Other Jack (to Jack) says, "See you soon, inferior knockoff duplicate! *warp energies crackle*"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "(Although, um. If he's sticking around to land the plane, how do we explain why I'm not still fighting him?)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Well, obviously Lizzie is mindcontrlling you"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Just drool a bit, it'll pass"

[Crows-Nest] Jack says, "Ah, right. Of course."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "So Lizzie gets to act like the villain for a bit."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(until the duplicate fades away)"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "heh"

Quellynne whispers (to Lizzie) I'll take care of your parents. You do what you need to at the trial.)

Lizzie nods.

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "And if that works for me, I will see you all later!)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Woo! Thanks"

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "We loved your hypnotic luggage"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "it gave me a good laugh"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Ha, yay."

GM exclaims, "And so, while the heroic Q carries out the sensitive bomb-tampering operation at the Lizzie's residence, we cut across spacetime to the Supreme Court hearing!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "We'll assume that Jack has laid out the facts."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "So feel free to start with the end of that"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(I assume typing is happening)"

Jack says, "...and I know for a *fact* that Professor Quint was not responsible for Bauer's death. Because I was there. And I *was* one of the ones responsible."

(From GM) A murmur passes over the Court.

Jack unbuttons his dress shirt to reveal a faded black t-shirt underneath with a picture of a tesseract on it, then puts on his black domino mask.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So, we (as in the good guys) all knew Jack was going to say this. What does Other Jack gain from the president accusing this Jack?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Though I will be reading her surface thoughts in a bit."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "To see whose side she's on."

Jack says, "SATSAM and I *did* fight Bauer -- a rogue agent, on a mission to subvert democracy and interfere with the election."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Okay, you don't even need to roll, because her surface thoughts are 'this is surreal' and 'I wonder why the CIA wanted *me* in particular'"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "kay, you don't even need to roll, because her surface thoughts are 'this is surreal' and 'I wonder why the CIA wanted *me* in particular'"

Jack says, "We stopped her. But the stress was too much on top of her mutations. Professor Quint had nothing to do with it, and he couldn't have stopped it even if he had been there."

Jack says, "That's the end of my statement, your honors."

Mallory says, "*plplolopl*"

The Court says, "Well, this is unprecedented, but your statement appears to be fully corroborated."

The Court says, "We will just need one more witness..."

President Crane says, "Yes. Ahem."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I'd prefer to see what she's gonna say (maybe an actual roll to see what is about to come out of her mouth?) rather than try to influence her mentally either way."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm typing it, sorry"

[peregaming] GM says, "kind of late here"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yeah, just explaining my thoughts here."

President Crane looks at everyone. Then she points at Jack with a broad gesture: 'This man is certainly the most singular individual I have ever met. But in spite of the havoc that someone with such abilities must create, I must confess that he is a true hero, willing to shed his mask for a noble cause. Yes, that day at the Bank happened the way he said.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yay"

Jack sighs with relief.

The Court says, "Thank you, President. We hereby absolve Professor Theodore Quint and his associates of any blame in the events instigated by rogue elements of the CIA."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Now I can finally finish my thesis!"

The Court says, "We hope that this paves the way for open cooperation between RONIN and the rest of the world. In such days, with threats beyond imagination out there, we all need people willing to defend us all."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Indeed!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anything else, or shall I activate the post-credit scene?"

[peregaming] Lizzie presumes she gets a text message at some point from Q reassuring her that everything is fine.

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Lizzie), "You do!"

[peregaming] Jack asks, "Does this mean that by the time the next session rolls around, we should be able to trust the CIA, and Other Jack will no longer have a place there?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Woohoo!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, ""Trust". They did push to put this president in office, as Lizzie will no doubt explain to y'all."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "For reasons unknown."

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, the reason seems clear."

[peregaming] Jack says (to Lizzie), "Yeah, but those reasons are presumably Other Jack's reasons."

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

[peregaming] Jack says, "So while *he's* still an enemy, the people that he was manipulating before are presumably no longer under his influence."

[peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Do they?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Maybe it was because she was Lizzie's favourite president"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Aw"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "and thus the whole mindcontrol thing was more likely to succeed"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Don't ask me how Other Jack plans his schemes. They are loopy"

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

GM says, "POST CREDIT SCENE: Jack's lab aboard the RONIN oilrig."

GM says, "Black powder in a sealed contained. Growing slowly. Taking form..."

GM says, "... turning into what appears to be the tiniest, cutest Watchmaker ever. 'OBEY LAWS' it squeaks."

GM says, "END OF POSTCREDIT SCENE"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And that went over my head."

[peregaming] Jack says, "Aw. How adorably existentially dangerous."

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Lizzie), "They're the Soulmongers' enemies, kind of like pointy-limbed black shadows who ensure the laws of physics are not violated by paradox"

[Crows-Nest] Jack exclaims, "And we defeated one! And it dissolved into dust!"

[Crows-Nest] Jack | [peregaming] Jack asks (of GM), "Is Jack 'Curious But Skeptical' enough to pocket a handful of Watchmaker dust before leaving?"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Ah"

[Crows-Nest] Jack | [peregaming] Jack says, "(OOC, I know that doing so is almost certainly a terrible idea. IC, Jack is a scientist and really wants to study it.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyway, this was quite epic."

[peregaming] GM says, "I didn't believe I'd manage to pull off the time loop, but it worked out"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "You were all phenomenal players"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Ha. After defeating an extra-dimensional monster, a much larger version of that same monster that was destroying another reality, then *the one thing thatt monster fears*, then visiting a place outside realities and learning ominous prophecies about threats to multiple realities and our own pasts..."

[peregaming] Jack says, "...the *truly* epic encounter was when we got to go to a courtroom."

[peregaming] (from GM) Watchmaker squeaks, 'OBEY LAWS!'

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Hee!"

[peregaming] Jack says, "Also, I agree, this was great fun."

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Thanks!"

[peregaming] GM says, "You're very much welcome :-)"

[peregaming] Roger says, "it was fun to watch from out here"

[peregaming] GM says, "aww"

[peregaming] GM says, "that's nice :-)"

[peregaming] genericgeekgirl says, "Aw"

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] GM says, "And now it's half past midnight. Even the cat is asleep."

[peregaming] GM says, "Goofnight, everyone"

[peregaming] Jack exclaims, "Good night!"

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

GM goes home.

GM has disconnected.