[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

GM says (to Quellynne), "I can't remember, actually"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "And then she says "But this one's eating my popcorn! HA HA HA!""

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "never a good sign when the GM starts the session with a confession of memory lapsing"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "or when he starts talking in the third person"

GM says, "Right, so the last time we saw our heroes, they were being processed through what appears to be a (hopefully!) lossless compression program."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Questions? Requests?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Not from me"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I'm good!"

GM says, "It's a very strange experience. But you all get the impression that you are about to be scanned by an antivirus of sorts."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I think I'm set."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Although I should probably glance at Courtney's new sheet.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says (to bobby), "Enh, just look at your own powers ;-)"

GM exclaims, "Which means that unless you wish to have your minds read, I would advise everyone overcome +4 Will opposition!"

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

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

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

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Well."

[peregaming] GM says, "Bearing in mind that failure doesn't mean you're necessarily blown"

[peregaming] GM says, "it just means that certain information may come to light"

[peregaming] GM says, "the quantity of information depending on how bad you fail"

Courtney . o O ( I hope this mind scanner doesn't read my thoughts about my really embarassing birthmark )

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Fortunately, most of my surface thoughts at the moment are probably along the lines of 'what the #&$* is happening?'"

Xavvy says, "well jokes on them, I'm baked out of my mind."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "ha"

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Oh, right, fp reset. And I got a compel from last time that kicks in now?"

Quellynne sets their current fate point total to 3.

[peregaming] GM says (to Q), "yep"

Courtney sets her current fate point total to 3.

GM sets his current fate point total to 4.

Bobby sets his current fate point total to 3.

Xavvy sets their current fate point total to 3.

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "I wonder whom Courtney stole her Phasing power from last session."

[Crows-Nest] (from Courtney) Archer says, "Are we still doing Phasing?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Bobby), "NAh, it's more that she's always mutating"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Also, are you guys happy (in a manner of speaking) with your rolls? No invokes?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I can not make anything out of a -3"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So I'll keep my FP"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Not even a reroll?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yeah, I'm not willing to put in the fate points it would take to make it decent."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay then!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And if one of us fails, it's like all of us fails."

GM says, "You all materialize in what appears to be the same place you left"

[peregaming] GM says (to Q), "Not exactly: it's basically Courtney's roll that blew it :D"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Not against a +4!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "We all failed that."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And three of us failed with style."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha."

[peregaming] GM says, "True"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "And that's what FATE is all about"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "And ... life, come to think of it"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyhow, the die is cast! NArration continues:"

GM says, "On second thought, this can't be the street you were on before being abducted."

GM says, "Because everything is oddly pixellated. And the people in the street are all generic."

Quellynne looks around for a person with an exclamation mark over their head.

GM asks, "Even the sounds are 8 bit?"

Courtney says, "Beep boop?`"

GM says (to Quellynne), "There is one person! It's a young woman sitting at a booth with WELCOME written on it in pixel art"

GM says, "Right on the corner of the street"

Bobby looks at himself and the other members of the Anarchy Squad. Are we pixellated too?

GM says, "A little bit"

Quellynne tries zipping up to the booth.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(i.e. checking if super speed works here.)"

GM says (to Quellynne), "You glitch briefly, and then appear where you wanted to go"

Courtney tries to turn invisible.

Bobby reaches up to his face and feels for VR goggles.

GM says (to Bobby), "There are none"

Quellynne asks (of woman), "Hello! Are you a person or a program? Or both, perhaps?"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney exclaims, "Oh no! This is the Matrix ... Reloaded!"

Woman says, "Hello! Welcome to my pocket dimension, dashing criminals! This is but an avatar of my true self, but consider this as your job interview, Anarchy Squad!"

Woman says, "This avatar is also, in a sense, my true self, since reality is malleable. My name is Diana, by the way. Diana Trap."

Quellynne exclaims, "Oh, so you're the one that killed that guy!"

Quellynne punches the woman.

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I'd like to intervene, but she **is* a speedster"

Bobby asks, "So do you -- or the real version of you -- run this organization? Or do you just handle the welcome wagon?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And she already read my mind, so knows that's what I was thinking about anyway ;-)"

Diana keels over in a simple animation, complete with 8-bit ghost and X's for eyes.

Voice says, "NEW LIFE!"

Bobby asks, "Well, never mind getting answers to-- oh?"

Diana respawns

Diana says, "Kill me two more times, and this pocket dimension collapses."

Bobby asks, "Is that how we escape?"

Diana says, "If by 'escape', you mean 'be hurled screaming through the vortex of the multiverse', then yes"

Quellynne says, "Listen, Ms Trap. We fight *against* The Man, OK? If you kill the oppressed, you're just as bad, and I will punch you again, multiverse be damned."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks, "And then we all turn into Old Jack?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "noooo"

Courtney asks (of Quellynne), "Why don't we hear her out before we punch anyone?"

Diana says, "Finally, some sense!"

Bobby asks (of Diana), "So do you run this organization?"

Diana says, "No, although it's not for lack of ability, hoho."

Courtney puts her hand on Q's shoulder (and replicates her speed power).

Quellynne says, "Killing someone was her *opening salvo*. The first impression *she* wanted to make. This is my first impression."

Quellynne glares at Courtney but Empowers her at the same time.

Courtney says (to Quellynne), "Listen, if we want to join her org, and we do, we need to make some concessions"

Quellynne says, flatly, "Not that one."

Bobby says (to Diana), "Who does? If we're going to be dragged into this place, the least we deserve is to talk to whoever's in charge."

Courtney says (to diana), "Please carry on. We'll discuss this in our monthly meeting among ourselves."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Where's all the money that Courtney had?"

Diana says, "The Figurehead? He is quite a secretive, ahem, figure. If you were to meet him, your memories would be all but erased afterwards"

[peregaming] GM says, "Courtney still has it"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I invested in a time share"

Bobby says, "That would seem to make it hard for him to tell anyone anything."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "As long as it wasn't a pyramid scheme."

Courtney says, "So maybe we already met him"

Bobby asks, "How do you know he even exists if your memory of him was erased?"

Diana says, "He leaves only what you need to know."

Diana says, "Very surgical."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Are the bags now full of pixelly gold coins?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Is my sword now comically oversized?"

Diana says, "Tell me, now... what do you really want, Anarchy Squad? Don't lie to me."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's twice your height"

Quellynne says, "I want you to stop killing civilians."

Courtney says, "We want to join the League of Freaks."

Diana (to Q) says, "That was a corrupt lawyer. Didn't Shakespeare say 'Kill the lawyers'?"

Diana (to Courtney) says, "Good, good. But *why* us?"

Bobby asks, "I want to know what this 'Figurehead' can bring to the table. Why would we be better off with him as a client than we are as freelancers?"

Diana (to Bobby) says, "Power. Salvation. Immortality, even, if you ask nicely. Although I believe our stoner friend here is already one of the undying"

Diana (to Bobby) says, "And a greater cause to serve, above all"

Quellynne says, "That sounds like a ret-con, but if you're actually telling the truth, that's fair, if unimaginative."

Bobby asks, "Salvation from what? Is this a cult?"

Diana says, "Consider this little pocket dimension of mine. Is it real, do you think?"

Bobby looks around, then shrugs.

Diana says, "It is as real as that which you call reality. A fragile thing, indeed."

Diana says, "Do you have any idea how many times humanity has come close to destruction? Ms Speedy Fists, I believe you know what I speak of."

Quellynne says, "Yeah, there's these soulmonger things that like to eat reality."

Quellynne asks, "Are you saying you can do something about that? That that's your crime motivation?"

Diana says, "The League is building an army, a new world order which can stand a chance in the coming conflict."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Ah, we're working for QAnon now"

Bobby asks, "What conflict?"

Diana says, "Whatever the cost in human lives... however hard it might be... we must win the Reality War or face certain destruction."

Bobby asks, "Are you saying that you're planning to go out and fight an army of soulmongers?"

Diana (to Bobby) says, "More than that. In words which you'll understand... God is dying, and humanity has just this one chance in a million to take the divine spot or else be erased."

Quellynne says, "And killing random lawyers is our best bet for becoming God."

Diana says, "If you want, I can bring him back to life from an earlier save. A waste of resources, though. Costly."

Courtney says (to Diana), "So what can we do to help the League"

Quellynne says, "You have save states for the Earth."

Diana says, "Reality constantly makes backup copies of itself. It's just a question of accessing them."

Quellynne glares at Courtney with a 'have you ever negotiated anything in your life?' look.

Courtney stares back with 'not by acting in a painfully conspicious moralising manner'

Bobby asks, "Alright, so let's imagine that we don't buy into the whole 'becoming gods' thing. What *else* can the League give us, besides a mystical power trip?"

Diana says, "The ability to commit crimes all across time and space with absolute impunity."

Quellynne says, "OK, there we go."

Courtney says, "That would help our anarchist cause immensely"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Only drawback: your coworkers are all dwarfs"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "haha"

Bobby says, "Now we're getting somewhere."

Bobby asks, "So, like, if we wanted to go loot the Titanic while it was sinking...?"

Diana says, "Just clear it with us and you're good."

Diana says, "The League possesses time travel capacities... or will have had them, technically. We haven't actually stolen the blueprints yet, but we have them."

Bobby asks, "Or grab some ancient crap from that library that burned down thousands of years ago?"

Diana says, "Sure thing."

Courtney twists her sword. "This is really interesting"

Bobby says, "OK. You've got my interest now."

Quellynne asks, "Does this change our timeline? Or is it accessing save states, as you put it?"

Diana says, "We've been testing some timeline changes, but only to consolidate the League's position."

Quellynne asks, "So you can change the timeline or not, at your choice?"

Diana says, "Yes."

Quellynne says, "hunh."

Diana says, "We try to be careful however as--"

The ground shakes!

Quellynne asks, "Is the difference embedded in those blueprints? Like, it tells you how to set one method or the other?"

Courtney exclaims, "Yikes! Boss fight time!"

Bobby says, "Wasn't me that time."

Diana says, "Oho. I think we have an incursion."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "WARNING, INCOMING GAME"

GM says, "There is a swarm of strange shapes in the sky. Shadowy, with long clock-dial-like arms..."

Bobby asks, "Superheroes trying to take down the League? Soulmongers trying to eat your mini-dimension?"

Diana says, "These are actually lawyers. In a manner of speaking."

SWARM says, "OBEY LAWS!"

Bobby says, "Sounds more like cops, to me."

Bobby asks, "So is this a test? We're supposed to beat them up to prove we're 'worthy'?"

Courtney exclaims (at swarm), "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so!"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Something tells me that this 'anarchy' thing is more than just a cover story for Courtney."

Quellynne says (to Courtney), "There you go."

Diana says, "I can get you guys out, but it'll take some time to program in a backdoor to a safehouse. If they manage to hit me twice, you guys are going to fall out of reality and then things will really be screwed."

Courtney exclaims (at diana), "Nobody's hitting on you! I mean hitting you! Keep working on your backdoor!"

Quellynne asks, "what if they hit *us*?"

Bobby asks, "You built this place without an exit?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says (to Q), "So there are these things called 'stress boxes' and 'consequences'..."

Diana says, "An exit is always a possible entrance. Can't be too careful, what with those RONINs running around."

Quellynne asks, "So these are Japanese cops?"

Quellynne says, "Fine, whatever, I'll distract them. Do your backdoor thing."

Diana says, "Excellent!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So, we will be going into initiative soon! Just a few things:"

Quellynne zips up the side of a building, yelling at the swarm. "Hey, Japanese jerks! Come and get me!"

Courtney disappears from view!

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Bobby tries to transform into a black vulture.

[peregaming] GM says, "The Watchmakers are two zones up (In Air-->High Up), the buildings are basically two zones high as well, and the street where you guys are is a zone (Street)."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's going to take four turns for Diana to do her thing."

[peregaming] GM says, "And there may be some glitches"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Any further questions before we start?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Do Q's, Courtney's and my actions happen before init starts or after?"

[peregaming] GM says, "After"

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

GM clears the initiative.

GM registers Watchmakers at init 4.

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

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

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

Quellynne registers Quellynne at init 2.

Courtney registers Courtney at init 2.

Bobby registers Bobby at init 2.

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

Xavvy registers Xavvy at init 0.

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "Duplicating Diana's powers is indeed possible, but it will be quite dangerous since it'll allow you to be Neo-esque"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Woah"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "How is that dangerous?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Because if you lose control, glitches happen"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Would it let her try to help Courtney? Like, rolling to reduce how many rounts she needs?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "She could potentially reduce the number of rounds that way!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Bobby opens up https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=454481499 since it'll probably be relevant soon.

[peregaming] GM says, "The powerset itself uses Deceive (you're literally manipulating reality), opposed by the Watchmakers' Will, to create advantage."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I'm good at Deceiving"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Or is that a lie? You can't tell!"

[peregaming] GM says, "heeh"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Any advantages you create can be used by Diana to reduce the number of rounds. You can also create advantage to help your friends fight!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anything else?"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I'm ready to punch some Watchmakers!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Or to beak them. Or whatever form I'm in at the time."

[peregaming] GM says, "Awesome"

GM displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) Xavvy(0)

GM advances the initiative: WATCHMAKERS(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) Xavvy(0)

Watchmakers says, "OBEY LAWS! EXTERMINATE CRIMINALS!"

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

[Crows-Nest] (from Courtney) Daleks says, "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT WILL CEASE!"

GM says, "They rain down rays of energy! Everybody dodge (does anyone try to take a shot for Diana?)"

Quellynne will try to take a shot for Diana.

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "'I'm here to obey laws and exterminate criminals, and I'm all out of laws.'"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I would have, but Q got there first, unsurprisingly."

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

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

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Legendary+3 (11)

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "A tie on an Athletics roll? Inconceivable!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "I assume that the 11 is the attack roll, and Courtney and I have to deal with 9 shifts somehow?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney exclaims, "Yikes!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "OK! I'l have to take a Mild Consequence (and tag a 3 stress box)."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I mean, these aren't the Constellation Crusaders"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Perhaps I'll call it... Timeburned?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "But wait! I have Q's speed still. That gives me +6. (because I can emulate one stunt)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct, Courtney! Have a cookie"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "And you have my empowered boost!"

[peregaming] GM says, "A cookie for Q as well"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "Does that help her dodge?"

[peregaming] Courtney asks (of Quellynne), "What's does that do?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "The +6 is actually (sadly) a combination of three stunts worth of power."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh, yes, because she's using your stunt."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Sorry.)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "Oog"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "alas! So only +2?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Courtney), "It's my Power Amplification stunt: you get a +2 on something that uses your power."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "but that's not the power I replicated, so I only get the +2."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(It's a boost I can give anyone I touch, and it lasts until used or until I give it to someone else)"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "I think Q is saying that she gave you a boost earlier."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Oh!"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Which you can tag now."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "so, I'm at +4"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Courtney), "yep!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And the boost brings you to +6?"

[peregaming] GM says, "no"

[peregaming] GM says, "the boost brings her to +4"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "which is still good!"

[peregaming] Bobby decides to stop interfering since he's obviously confused and not helping.

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So I tag my +3 Stress box and take a mild consequence"

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

[peregaming] Xavvy says, "I take a stress and a moderate, called hit in the face"

[peregaming] GM says, "So Diana only fails by 6, so Q takes 6 stress"

[peregaming] GM says, "since she's taking the shot"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "good thing she can both dodge the shot intended for her AND intercept the one meant for Diana!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yay."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "OK, taking a 2-stress box and a Moderate Consequence "Glitched": when she grabbed Diana to roll away from the attack, Diana's powers went astray."

[peregaming] GM says, "Perfect"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Oh, I also take a moderate consequence, not a mild one"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Courtney), "You can spend fp!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Mine is "slightly out of sync with reality""

[peregaming] GM asks, "Like, say, your Connection To A World Beyond helped?"

Quellynne Enh, that doesn't actually help anything right now.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Enh, that doesn't actually help anything right now."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "It's still an aspect against us."

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm talking to Courtney about the stress she took"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Right."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Wait yet again! I don't have physique at all, so I don't have a +3 box, so I take a severe consequence"

[peregaming] GM says, "Connection To A World Beyond is an Aspect of Courtney's -- oh ouchies"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oof."

[peregaming] GM says, "I encourage fp or... conceding in a narratively interesting way (I have an idea if you want me to whisper it)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I go before Xavvy, so it's not a big problem ;-)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "A severe consequence doesn't take you out of the fight."

[peregaming] GM says, "True! But there are still turns left"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "What Q said."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And you have to concede *before* the rolls, not after."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of bobby), "Wait, do you?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Good question"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I thought you could either take a consequnce or concede."

[peregaming] GM says, "I thought so too..."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yeah. I mean, if someone rolls really quickly, then I'm sure a good GM would be OK with 'but I meant to concede before you rolled!'."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "No, I'm pretty sure you concede after the roll. Hang on..."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I think I will tag Connection to a world beyond to move it to moderate"

[peregaming] Bobby | Whatever the reason, you can interrupt any action at any time before the roll is made to declare that you concede the conflict. This is super-important���once dice hit the table, what happens happens, and you���re either taking more stress, suffering more consequences, or getting taken out.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/conflicts"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I mean, the GM can house rule that, of course."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Oh, I am confusing getting taken out with conceding."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I've had an NPC concede technically after the roll before, but that was just because the player rolled quicker than I could type my concession :) )"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Q), "Ah, yeah, I see."

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel that intuitively a concession would be enough of a sacrifice that I would house-rule it the way Q imagined it"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Courtney), "Excellent!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "ANYWAY"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I spend an FP to make it moderate in any case"

[peregaming] GM says, "Everyone narrates their discombobulation and then I'll init next"

Courtney spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

Bobby is washed with extradimensional radiation which ionizes his outer layer of hard energy, leaving nasty red timeburns!

[peregaming] GM says, "(if you choose not to narrate, say so here ;) )"

Xavvy has is mind assailed by forces unknown to him, causing his mind to start to shatter. He does not really notice a difference.

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

Courtney tries to run away really fast, and in the middle of that energy hits her, and there seem to be two of her, slightly out of sync, for now.

Quellynne dodges out of the way of the raining blasts of energy, and sees Diana about to take a direct hit. She zooms across the street, grabbing Diana and rolling between three blasts of energy, before smashing into the building on the far side of the street. After the crash, Quellynne looks grey-ish, almost the same color as the building. She looks at Diana, says, "Hurry up!" and dashes up the side of the building, glass shattering in her wake. Diana notices that *she* seems to be empowered now, and nods slightly.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(switching the Empowered to Diana, since C used it.)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Right! That Empowered boost will be used to reduce the number of turns remaining to 3!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So it's currently turn 1/3."

GM advances the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

Quellynne dashes up the side of the buildings!

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "What is the thing I can do to move an extra zone? Anyone know?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Can I spend a fp or something?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "This came up last time, hold on"

[peregaming] GM says, "transcrrrrript"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Q), "You can use your action to do an Overcome."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Oh! OK, then."

[peregaming] GM says, "Aha |[peregaming] Bobby says, "You can use an Overcome action to move a second zone." oh he said it already"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hee"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "So, yes: I would like to do an Overcome to make it up to the High Up zone and there use my Mass Provoke"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So glad one person knows the rules after years of playing"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Q), "Sounds like an excellent plan!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "(i did just look up how consequences work)"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "TN?"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "It's OK; I've GM'ed Fate more. I assume you know all the D&D rules like the back of your hand..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(or is it opposed by the Watchmakers?)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Opposed by the Watchmakers!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "OK!"

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

[peregaming] Courtney says (to bobby), "I think I have a pretty good grip on most stuff now"

GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I will spend a fp!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Tagging my Speedster aspect, I think."

[peregaming] GM says, "Speeeeeeeedy"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Run like the wind!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You succeed!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Narrate at will!"

[peregaming] (from GM) Will grumbles, 'I don't have time to listen to this nonsense'

Quellynne zooms up the side of the building, windows shattering in her wake! She reaches the top and starts leaping from building to building, a whirlwind of glass in her wake, that slashes and generally irritates the stew out of the flying Watchmakers.

Quellynne displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

Courtney touches Diana appropriately.

Watchmaker says, "INCONSISTENT VELOCITIES!"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "So what ARE her powers?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Oh, that's right, you instantly know."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Something tells me that Peregrine designed this character before he knew he was going to have a PC with that power."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heh."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And may not have fully statted them up :)"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "And we know how much Bobby hates putting the GM on the spot!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Her main power is the ability to create advantage with Deceive to reshape the environment (retinkered Illusion). She can create objects out of nowhere (Item Summoning) and teleport herself."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Ha. I'm just kibbitzing to give him time to think."

[peregaming] GM says, "She can basically create whole pocket universes (collateral damage)"

[peregaming] GM says, "with the caveat that they disappear at the end of the scene, or when she's taken out"

[peregaming] GM says, "The collateral damage is also the fact that Watchmakers et al can get angry and attack"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So, I try ro create an Advantage using Teleport, to help her open the portal. Something like condensing some quantum tunnelling energy..."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Using Deceive"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Deceive works!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Would Burglary be a stretch? This is about breaking out ..."

[peregaming] GM says, "Not a stretch, actually."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "let me mention this stunt I have then | Always a Way Out. +2 on Burglary rolls made to create an advantage whenever youre trying to escape from a location."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ooh."

[peregaming] GM says, "I think this applies, yep"

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

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You tie!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Diana gets a boost?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "That's my turn!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So now it's down to 2 turns remaining"

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

Courtney touches Diana on the shoulder, and, sensing what she's trying to do, is helping her focus her teleporting powers. The rough shape of a portal already appears, making it easier for Diana.

Diana says, "You are quite special, aren't you?"

Diana says, "I mean, moreso than the average superhuman"

GM displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

Courtney says, "I try"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "My turn?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

Bobby's body starts to transform!

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Dourtney shippers start typing furiously"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Using Shapeshifting: Create Advantage with Physique to turn into a black vulture."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Normally +2 opposition, but higher for particularly big/small/complicated things. Is this one a normal +2?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm going to say that it's +5 because you want to be able to fly without having the Flight stunt"

Courtney has disconnected.

Courtney has connected.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh, oof. OK."

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

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Is this worth spending a fate point on?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you succeed at a cost? Tag anything?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "If you want to fly..."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Question was directed to the other players :) )"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I'd say go for it."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Otherwise I'll be lonely up here."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I guess I'll tag Made of Solid Energy to succeed."

Bobby spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

Bobby transforms into a vulture, and takes off into the sky!

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "I'm now one zone above the ground, but still a zone away from the Watchmakers?"

Bobby advances the initiative: Watchmakers(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) XAVVY(0)

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

Xavvy Will put a TK shield around Diana

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "Is that an Overcome?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Because it looks like you succeed"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Could he put a shield between everyone on the ground and the Watchmakers?"

[peregaming] GM says, "In theory yes"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Where's Cuddlepaws ;-)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I think that's the default, even."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Putting the shield between two zones.)"

[peregaming] GM says, ";correct"

[peregaming] Courtney says (to Quellynne), "(cut to) Cat sleeping on a box labeled "VOLATILE PORTALING TECH NO SLEEPING ON IT THIS MEANS YOU CUDDLES""

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "But a cat's prerogative is to sleep where they please!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And if she happens to accidentally set off a meltdown that dumps her into the shadow dimension, so be it."

GM says (to Xavvy), "You put up a shield, protecting all those on the ground! (You, Diana Trapp, and Courtney)"

GM displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) XAVVY(0)

[peregaming] Xavvy says, "Like the scene in sky high where Zack glows for the first time, Xavvy holds up his hands and nothing really seems to happen."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Init next?"

Xavvy advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: WATCHMAKERS(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) Xavvy(0)

[peregaming] GM asks, "They get -4 to attacking non-Quellynnes?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Yup!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Since this is a mob attack, I'm going to just roll the unmodified roll and everyone who is not Q gets +4 to their usual defense (plus eventually any shielding)"

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

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

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

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "X's +5 shield should completely protect those on the ground, I think?"

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 0 | Legendary+4 (12)

[peregaming] Bobby ticks his 2-shift box.

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Q), "Yep!"

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

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Aw"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I rolled good for NOTHING"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh, wait, I don't tick off anything."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Except the Watchmakers.)"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "yay!"

[peregaming] GM says, "wheehee"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I'm the one ticking off the Watchmakers!"

Xavvy show everyone that there is really a shield, by blocking the incoming attacks

Bobby is getting used to these para-cosmic rays.

Quellynne laughs as she leaps between buildings and dodges bolts of energy, and nods in satisfaction to see them bouncing off Xavvy's shield below.

Courtney smiles at Xavvy. "Thanks, dude!"

Xavvy gives a thumbs up

Watchmakers says, "THE SOULMONGERS MUST BE BEHIND THIS IGNOMINY"

GM advances the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "For my action, I would like to try to evoke my Multiple Actions somehow, so I can both do the Mass Provoke thing as well as create advantage with provoke. Can that be done?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Is your Provoke thing part of your superpowers?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Mass Provoke is a CD"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Mass Provoke is."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "But I don't usually roll for it."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(if need be, I'll just do Mass Provoke again, since that's clearly the best option right now.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmmm"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Also, I forgot something back there on the Watchmakers' turn. I can either retcon, or do something more interesting right now to cover my mistake!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Sure, it can still be their turn. I haven't gone yet."

GM exclaims, "There is a huge glitch, and the sky goes from bright blue to bright green. Suddenly, you all become aware of injuries you could have sworn you averted!"

[peregaming] GM says, "ie they tag all of the x-1 Aspects against you guys to deal more damage"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "How much damage?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Individually?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Now, this could mean a +8, or just a +2 per person, I'm working on the details"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And does Armor apply?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think it'll just add +2 stress to what you *thought* you'd taken."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "But we had shiedling!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "The shielding was a +5 vs. a +3, so a +2 would take it out, but still protect everyone, I think?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Commence dramatic shield shattering!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Maybe just tag X's aspect for that?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Do I need to go back and re-do the math from the last attack, or can I say that because this extra +2 is less than my Armor:4, I can shrug it off?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "It looks like in either case, I don't need to take actual stress. But if I'm recalculating the previous attack, then they now have a boost against me from tying."

[peregaming] GM says, "You took 2 stress last time. Add 2 to that, still erased by Armor, so you're good. And yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "the boost is 'WTF?'"

GM displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "so, my question remains the same ;-)"

GM exclaims, "The shielding shatters! Bobby is baffled by the nature of reality!"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

[peregaming] Xavvy says, "the only evidence of the shield being broken is Xavvy going "owowowowow""

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

[peregaming] GM says, "in 8-bit"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Maybe another Overcome vs. their shots?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "Let's go with that!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "So, success means I can then attempt a provoke, failure just the normal Mass Provoke?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

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

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

[peregaming] GM says, "ooo"

[peregaming] GM says, "these Watchmakers appear to like (bow) ties"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "If that was an overcome, that's a success at a minor cost."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Which, maybe I end up on one of their backs?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I'm trying to provoke them; that seems appropriate."

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, that was a ship no one saw coming"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Pfft."

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "Anyway! Normal Create Advantage with Provoke!"

Quellynne rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Epic (7)

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "holy"

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposition--oh come on"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Normal opposition is vs. their Empathy? I think?"

[peregaming] Quellynne checks.

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "The mass provoke only affects people in your zone, right?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Nope, will."

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims (at Bobby), "Correct! Where you are not yet!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Correct!"

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

[peregaming] Courtney says, "haha, these rolls"

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.

[peregaming] GM says, "These are the Guardians Of Reality after all"

[peregaming] GM says, "So +8 vs Q's 7"

Quellynne leaps from building to building, taunting the Watchmakers with both words and with her unrealistic super speeds. She ends up landing feet-first one one after kicking its watch/arm andresetting its time, which is *particulary* galling!

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I will counter-spend a fp!"

Quellynne spends a fate point, leaving them with 2.

Quellynne spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(forgot to actualy spend the last one)"

[peregaming] Quellynne tags 'Prepared for the Worst', because these guys are the Worst.

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If only we had a source of paradoxium."

Quellynne displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

[peregaming] Bobby says, "But alas, Captain Swiss isn't here."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sadly."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(creating the advantage 'INSOLENT FOOL'"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "So, one turn till portal time?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, ")"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Courtney), "At the end of this turn, the portal will be ready!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Then I create Advantage using Stealth, I turn Invisible so if the Watchmakers have some more tricks up their sleeves (?), they can't hit me!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Opposition +4, you succeed!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "A boost!"

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

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Woo!"

Courtney's sword says, "Can you hear us, o Lady? The Court awaits!"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Does this grant me an FP?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

Courtney asks (of courtney), "I ... I can hear you? Which court?"

Courtney gives a fate point to Courtney.

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "The Knee Court."

Courtney's sword says, "The Court of Smiles. Your own dominion, or so it will come to pass."

Courtney says (to sword), "Do go on ..."

Courtney's sword says, "Not while the enemy listens. They cannot know the way. But in the space between paradoxes, you will hear us again."

Courtney says, "I will be listening"

Courtney's sword glows brightly, and a beam rises, blasting several Watchmakers out of the sky! Then the light fades, and the buildings start glitching into strange shapes.

[peregaming] GM says, "This doesn't damage your boost, btw, since the only Watchmakers that saw where that came from died"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "woo"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP your reaction and then init next"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "i have no idea what's going on, but woo!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "But what about me?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(init show; Bobby still needs to go)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed, that was what I mean"

GM displays the initiative: Watchmakers(4) QUELLYNNE/COURTNEY/BOBBY(2) Xavvy(0)

Courtney stares at her sword in disbelief, but then she stares at it, her eyes glistening.

Courtney whispers, "So you can really talk"

Courtney says, "(Bobby!)"

Bobby beats his wings to gain altitude, then lays into the remaining Watchmakers with his mighty beak and claws!

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Melee attack!"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "fudge +4"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "So, that kills... let me count..."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'll take the Vulture Form too."

[peregaming] GM asks, "To add +2?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "Want me to tag your INSOLENT FOOL, because they're focused on you, or should I leave it for you?"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Yup! 9 shifts."

[peregaming] GM says, "They're... all dead."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Who can count the minutes ..."

Bobby rends the shadowy distorted forms limb from malformed limb, and shreds of Watchmaker rain down from above!

Bobby advances the initiative: Watchmakers(4) Quellynne/Courtney/Bobby(2) XAVVY(0)

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Are we out of combat?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Hmm. Do you think that logically I should or shouldn't be able to speak when in a form like this?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ravens can speak."

[peregaming] GM says, "What Q said"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Q), "and yes, we're out of combat!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "But does that mean I need to be something like a raven to talk? Or any bird? Or can I reasonably speak in any animal form, since it's still Bobby in that shape?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I demand that you need to sit on a pallid bust of Pallas for it to work."

[peregaming] GM says, "wait a moment"

GM says, "Glitches ripples through the pixellated world, and pallid busts of Pallas loom out of the ground."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha ha."

Diana says, "Probably my subconscious playing tricks. Let's hurry up, shall we!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "yay"

Bobby flies down to land on one. "Are we still in a hurry?"

Diana says, "They've damaged the pocket dimension quite a bit. And I have no idea what that blast of energy came from, but it increased paradox levels."

Diana says, "I think you'll like your new base of operations, though!"

Courtney squeezes Xaxxy's shoulder for a moment. (Replicating Regeneration)

Bobby asks, "All those other people in the street -- are they real? Or are they just mindless sprites?"

Diana says, "They are real, but also mostly mindless."

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Aha, Americans."

Bobby scowls. "Are they *people*?"

Diana says, "I created them from abstract ideas tumbling about in the Platonic wastelands."

Bobby looks to Quellynne for help with this one.

Diana says, "They are by nature ephemeral, since my pocket dimensions can only last so long."

Diana says, "You *could* take them with you."

Diana says, "They'd attract Watchmakers like flies, though."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Is Quellynne AFK? She's the expert on not killing innocent bystanders, here."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And I'm going to follow her lead on that."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Curse her inconvienient morality!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "No, they don't seem real to me."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "It's like turning off a video game."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Ylac?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "yladtt"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Right, that."

Quellynne says, "No, they're just ideas of people. Let's get out of here."

Bobby exclaims, "OK!"

Courtney invisible, slips through the portal soundlessly.

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "...so how does any of us know she's gone?"

[peregaming] GM says, "she's showing off by-- wait a minute"

Bobby will go through last, to watch everyone's backs just in case any more Watchmakers show up.

Quellynne goes through the portal.

GM asks, "Everyone goes through the portal, even Xavvy who doesn't pay attention?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Diana says, "And the portal will be safe to enter in three, two... wait, where is everyone?""

[Crows-Nest] Alex says (to Bobby), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that everyone is laughing it up on #adam-sux again."

Bobby gives Xavvy a nudge.

Xavvy does manage to pull himself together long enough to go through

GM says, "And so it comes to pass that you leave Diana Trapp's pocket dimension, as it collapses gently behind you with the familiar sound of GAME OVER. TRY AGAIN? music."

GM says, "You arrive in a great underground complex, which is all shiny and equipped with gizmos! A sprightly old man with goggling and a welder greets you. 'Newcomers, right? I'm Ethan. Ethan Morris.'"

[peregaming] Xavvy says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsS_VMzY10I"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Are we pixellated?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "nope!"

Courtney asks, "Can anyone help me with my reality? I feel out of sync? ... reality? ... out of sync?"

Bobby shakes out his wings, glad to have proper feathers now.

Ethan says, "Oh, um. I think we can help with that?"

Ethan says, "Anyway, welcome to the San Frangeles branch of the League!"

Bobby asks, "Does that mean we're in the real world now? Not just another pocket dimension?"

Courtney says, "Thank hello! Help the for ..thank you ... for the help ..."

Ethan says, "It's as real as it gets, although some of the geometry might have mutated. You see, this used to be the sewers before the Bridge incident sent Soulmonger spores up the drainage system."

Ethan says, "Going in and out requires going through an extra dimension, just like sometimes solutions to real valued algebraic equations require going through the complex plane of imaginary numbers, even if all the roots are real!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Is Diana here? And is she a normal human now?"

[peregaming] GM says, "She is."

Bobby asks, "So... we need math to get here?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENVB6tjq_M"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yay."

Ethan says, "Sort of. Anyway! Always happy to see new faces."

Bobby says, "Thanks. Nice to meet you too, Ethan."

Quellynne asks (of Ethan), "What brought you to the League?"

Courtney says, "So you're the boss around here? ... around here ... boss ..."

Ethan says, "It's kind of a long story!"

Bobby says, "Can you tell us about it while we're getting first aid? I think Courtney could use some -- and I could too, come to think of it."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuUvPZDA25o"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I'm guessing that Q and/or X might also have consequences that need recovering?)"

GM says, "So you guys get taken to the League's ER and while patching you up, Ethan tells the story of how his wife got mutated horribly and he's trying to restore her back to before the mutation. And how the Vandermund-Pryce Clinic just took advantage of him until he had to resort to crime to raise the money for a treatment that seemed purposefully ineffective."

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Ah, Americans II"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(we do)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So, since I borrowed X's Regeneration, my consequence immediately becomes mild"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Does the ER successfully put all of our consequences into recovery?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It does!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "(So Courtney just flickers a bit around the edges)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "excellent"

Courtney asks (of Ethan), "And how is your poor wife now?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Then I'm renaming Timeburned to Timebalmed."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hehe."

Courtney grabs his hand compassionately.

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Does he have any superpowers? :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "He doesn't! But he seems very good at gadgeteering"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Mild consequences go away a scene after recovery (i.e. near the start of the next scene after this one). Moderate ones will go away a session later (i.e., about 3/4 into the next session)."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And I don't think anyone had any severe ones, right?"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Nope!"

Bobby says, "This Vandermund-Pryce Clinic sounds like it should be the next victims of the Anarchy Squad."

Ethan (to Courtney) says, "Fran is stable now. I'm still working on finding the right 'save point' as Miss Trapp puts it!"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Treatment is available ... for a pryce"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "*slow clap*"

Ethan (to Bobby) says, "Oh, absolutely. They should have a taste of their own medicine."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I suppose that in a place called the 'League of Freaks', a talking vulture isn't really that strange of a sight."

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed :)"

[peregaming] (from Courtney) Bobby says, "Oh dear! Jacob is calling me! BRB"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha ha."

Bobby says, "Do you think the League will help sponsor that? It'd be nice to see what kind of resources they have to offer."

Ethan says, "They've certainly sponsored my crazy inventions!"

Bobby says, "Kind of a trial run, to see if we want to accept their proposal and formally join."

Ethan says, "I do hope you stay on, you seem like nice folks"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "And nice folks is what you want in an evil organization"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Isn't it diabolically clever?"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "If Ethan offers you a glass of Kool-Aid, say no!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "The Kool-Aid Man uses child labour! Say no!"

Bobby says, "Thanks. So do you. I'm kinda surprised to meet someone like you in a criminal organization."

Ethan says, "Sometimes doing the right thing involves breaking the law, you know."

Ethan says, "It's not all black and white, like in the comic books."

Courtney says (to ethan), "If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so!""

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "I only buy comic books with at least *four* colors."

Ethan says, "Nicely put! What was your name again?"

Courtney says, "The call me ... la bruja""

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So far, only Bobby did, she just really hopes it catches on"

Ethan says, "I'm sure you'll go far, la Bruja!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Do we even know each other's names? Did we get properly introduced in our first meeting?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I *think* I mentioned that I was sometimes called 'El Mazo', but I don't remember if I actually told anyone I was called 'Bobby'."

Bobby asks, "So where do we go to requisition League resources and stuff like that?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Is everyone else in the group on-board with trying to go after Pryce-Vandermund?"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "sure!"

Ethan says, "That'd be Hayley, I think? Her office's two levels down and to the right. Don't shake her hand too hard, she part electricity."

Bobby says, "I can relate to that."

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Man, remember shaking hands?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Hands, schmands."

[peregaming] GM says, "I still shake my hands! After washing them"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Wings are where it's at."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Also, now I'm imagining you going up to someone you just met and very carefully washing their hand for them before shaking it."

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So should we go down to see Hayley now? Or is there other stuff to do first?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "The French are weird like that"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Are Q&X still with us?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Everybody good for 30 minutes more of game, btw? Or can Q&X go longer?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm fine either way."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Same here"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(But I'm suddenly AFK for a minute.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Q & X seem to be unresponsive"

[peregaming] GM says, "OK! Everyone take 5 minutes break"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll grab a drink of water"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I'm fine; I have no particular opinions about things, is all."

[peregaming] GM says, "back"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "Are you experiencing moral ambiguity? Where does your allegiance lie?"

[peregaming] GM says, "If there's anything I can do to help..."

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I am not experiencing moral ambiguity at this time ;-)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Bobby's current moral stance is 'we want to rise in this criminal organization, and attacking Pryce seems like a way to do that with minimal moral complications'."

[peregaming] GM says, "Excellent thinking"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Attacking a hospital? No moral ambiguity there!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "(By which I mean it's clearly evil)"

[peregaming] GM says, "To sum up: you have access to resources, and a place to live. There's even a nice canteen."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "We also still have the money from the bank heist"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed you do."

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "I guess to use it we would need to turn it into an aspect?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] GM says, "It is automatically an Aspect, now."

[peregaming] GM says, "and taggable as such"

[peregaming] GM says, "All you need to do is to pitch the plan at the next group meeting of the San Frangeles League branch and you're set."

[peregaming] GM says, "Pitching the plan is a Rapport Overcome, where you can tag the Sacks Of Cash if needed."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Good to know."

[peregaming] GM says, "Then, the actual plan will depend on what you want to do."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "I have Good Rapport -- does anyone else have better?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Does anyone have any good planning skills that they can Create Advantage with, so we're prepared when we talk to Hayley."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Hmm, not I."

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Burglary?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Burglary is applicable!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Deceive also, for scheming"

[peregaming] GM says, "and dirty tactics"

[peregaming] Courtney asks (of bobby), "I think Deceive is your shtick?"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I do have indeed have Deceive!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "If I want to do some pre-meeting brainstorming on ways to heist Pryce, what's the opposition to that Deceive Create Advantage?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmm, I'm going to say +4 because we're talking about a fairly powerful corporation."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "But you can tag your Criminal Past and stuff like that-- oh wow"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "...I was not expecting to hit that opposition."

[peregaming] GM says, "That makes two of us"

[peregaming] Courtney asks (of gm), "And how about Burglary?"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "It doesn't seem worth it to spend a fate point tag Criminal Past just to get a free invoke on a more specific aspect."

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed not"

[peregaming] GM says, "your success speaks for itself"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So, you have a Cunning Plan!"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Would Burglary also be +4?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Oh no!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "I'll tag my talking sword. I gives me some pointers!"

Courtney spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Cutting Edge Anti-Security Measures"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fantastic!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anything else?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm ready to meet with Hayley."

GM says, "CUT TO: Hayley's office."

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "What kind of resources do we need?"

Hayley says, "Okey-dokey, Miss Trapp told me about you guys! Glad to see you're so proactive already! By the way, I saw how you handled those deluded caped crusaders on TV, that was fantastic!"

Quellynne says, "Thanks."

Hayley says, "*bzzzzzzzzpppzpzt* I mustn't get too excited however!"

Courtney offers to shake hands. "Nice to meet you - oh"

Hayley says, "Codename's Haywire, for obvious reasons! Haha."

Bobby says, "A pleasure. I'm El Mazo."

Hayley says, "Not from San Frangeles, I'm guessing! Well, it's as good a city as any, and the sewers are certainly spacious!"

Bobby doesn't say anything to that.

Quellynne asks, "What more could you ask of a city than spacious sewers?"

Hayley says, "A lot of things, actually, but let's not get sidetracked"

Bobby asks, "Indeed. So, Haywire, what do we need to do to get this Pryce project started?"

Courtney says (to hayley), "I can see what all the buzz was about, regarding you"

Hayley says, "Well, first you need to establish a clear goal. It's all very well to spread news of the League's actions, but any mission needs to fulfil one or more criteria: does it undermine the status quo significantly? does it bring new recruits? does it bring in useful resources? Etcetera"

Quellynne asks, "Just 'undermine the status quo' in general? No worries about how?"

Courtney says, "We could steal their high-end research equipment"

Bobby says, "We could expose how they're lying to people."

Hayley says, "Mmmm, hmmm, those are good ideas. Remember, think big!"

Bobby asks, "Like, just wipe them out entirely?"

Hayley says, "Why not?"

Bobby looks at the rest of the team. "Hmm. Get their HQ evacuated, then bomb it?"

Courtney asks, "Isn't it a clinic?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I thought it was an international medical research company."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It is!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "My bad!"

[peregaming] GM says, "They have clinics (plural) and one of them is the one that Ethan has a grudge against"

Courtney says, "Before we blow it up, we should steal all their data"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney asks, "Why do I have the sudden impulse to calle everyone chummer and wear shades?"

Bobby says, "Good idea. They probably keep it someplace hidden, outside their main HQ."

Bobby says, "Maybe a little, what's it called... 'social engineering', I think? I've still got a set of old maintenance coveralls. It wouldn't be the first time I've talked my way into someplace to get information."

Courtney says, "A plumber with a moustache? Could work"

Bobby asks, "Find out where they keep their data, then get in to steal it, then blow the data center to kingdom come?"

Courtney says, "Excellent"

Hayley says, "Sounds promising!"

Quellynne says, "If you can get the door open, I can run in."

Courtney says (to Quellynne), "That shouldn't be a problem"

Bobby says, "If Courtney can't open the door the quiet way, I can do it the easy way."

Bobby asks (of Hayley), "Alright, so what can the League offer us here to help out?"

Hayley says, "Well, we can provide the necessary explosives. And a getaway vehicle that'll slip through a fold in spacetime to safety."

Courtney says, "No more traffic jams. Nice."

Hayley says, "There are more advanced options, but you don't have clearance for those quite yet."

Bobby asks, "How does this vehicle work? Is it like a car or a plane that can flip between dimensions?"

Hayley says, "Think of it as being about to skim across this reality like a skipping stone."

Hayley says, "You know UFOs?"

Quellynne asks, "So it spins?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Trying to figure out if it's something we can steal to give to Falk so he can bring RONIN into the League HQ...)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You could probably try to steal it!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It definitely allows you to get to the San frangeles sewer base"

Bobby says, "Neat."

Bobby asks, "How about a big truck, and some boxes that look like they're full of electronics?"

Hayley says, "Easy peasy."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm imagining: I get my maintenance/delivery/generic workman gear on, bring the truck to their official main offices, and tell them I've got a delivery for the off-site data center, and use my Deceive to get them to tell me where that's located."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Sounds doable so far"

[peregaming] GM asks, "What's the catch?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "What do you mean?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "For the next step, we probably bring the truck to the data center, get in somehow, grab all the hard drives we can, then blow the place up."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Possibly trying to evacuate any innocent bystanders somewhere along the way."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "What role will the others have in this plan?"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Those IT nerds are expendable!"

[peregaming] GM says, "lol"

[peregaming] GM says, "the n00bs"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I'm assuming you're asking everyone else what their roles are, not asking me to try to decide what everyone else will be doing.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I can break in invisible and open the door for you guys"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I assumed that the plan was generic enough that we can all participate as needed."

[peregaming] GM says, "Alright! Let's make it quick, then."

[peregaming] GM says, "(I didn't know how detailed you wanted this to be)"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Wait, what? Aren't we doing this next time?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yeah, I thought we were planning out what the next session was going to be about."

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, oops"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "But you're the GM!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I mean, we're already a half hour overtime ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sorry about that"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "So it's your call."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, let's leave the actual thing for next time."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Woohoo!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "I'll let one of you do a cliffhanger? Maybe Courtney? Or perhaps Q has some worries she needs to express concerning Courtney?"

[peregaming] GM says, "The sword business was curious, after all..."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Speaking of the sword, don't forget to add your double-edged security aspect to the spreadsheet."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Oh, but Q is doing that usually"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heh."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sorry for not having a good idea for a cliffhanger! This entire session was pretty much improvised on the fly"

[peregaming] Bobby says, ")OK, I added it.)"

GM says, "The scheme for sabotage has been approved, and soon the time will come! But for now..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Enh, not everything has to be a cliffhanger."

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "The truck pulls up to their main offices, I get out, and you describe the building and how imposing and secure it looks?"

[peregaming] GM says, "fair enough"

GM exclaims, "... and then the times comes! The building is forbidding in outlook, and as you glance at your watch to check the time... the hands suddenly jump forward a few seconds more than they should!"

GM exclaims, "dun DUN DUN!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hah! Did it"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yay."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "When do we play next?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Thanksgiving?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Someone seems to have neglected to update their availability in December..."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "lps has that as a 'no' on the calendar."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah, hmm."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "The week after is December 5, which most people have as a 'yes', but Taleslinger hasn't updated yet."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "should work for me"

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "December 5th it is!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "(will also update)"

[peregaming] GM asks, "How was this session, btw?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Aside from some slow bits, good. But the slow bits were slow."

[peregaming] GM says, "You mean the end? Yeah, sorry about that"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "But the non-slow bits were good :)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "This time we didn't get dragged down in rule discussions, which I aprreciated"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Next session should be faster, since you'll (hopefully?) become proper members of the League and start doing crazy missions!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at GM), "Thanks for the game!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "You're welcome! Next time I will have better notes!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims (at gm), "Thanks!"

[peregaming] GM says, "You're welcome"

[peregaming] GM says, "thanks for playing, and for not losing patience near the end"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I think the power change was definitely the right choice"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "and now you have a plodd hokk of your own"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, it was generally fine. Ellric couldn't ever think of anything interesting to do and/or talk about, unfortunately."

[peregaming] (from Bobby) Courtney says, "Now I have to decide what to change my powers to next time."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Hey! I'm already on the schedule as yes for Dec 5th"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Granted, not for the rest of the month ..."

[peregaming] Courtney says (to bobby), "No, just who of you I touch"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "I'm sorry about that! I wanted to find some way to engage him more..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Also, I probably wouldn't have had the Watchmakers just disappear at the end; that was a little anticlimactic. They were set up as a 'swarm'; they could easily have stayed the whole time."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Yeah, it's almost like someone just coincidentally added that to the schedule when you said you could make it..."

[peregaming] Courtney asks (of Quellynne), "Do you have any ideas for engaging Ellric more?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "You mean when the sword went off, or when I attacked them?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Bobby), "When you attacked them."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "The sword attacking them was a nice touch."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Yeah, that took me by surprise"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I wonder who talked through it? Enh, it's possible going to be fine"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I mean, when have those Smiles guys ever been evil"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I just figured that my attack did enough stress to wipe them out the way they were statted. But I dunno."

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "I'd statted them as 8 single-stress boxes"

[peregaming] GM says, "on the spur of the moment"

[peregaming] GM says, "and I guess I should have fudged it then but I'm a bad liar"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "So given that, I was perfectly happy that my attack actually had a meaningful result."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, they were glass cannon Watchmakers"

[peregaming] GM says, "What's more important is eliminating the slow parts and making sure all the players are engaged"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I mean, don't get me wrong, Bobby's attack having a meaningful result was important."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ellric says he isn't sure what would be better; he's thinking of just sitting this campaign out. Text gaming is already pretty slow for him, and this one was particularly slow, and then he couldn't think of anything other than 'do an obvious thing' for his turns."

[peregaming] GM says, "That's a shame, but it's better that he sit it out than be unhappy playing"

[peregaming] GM says, "As a player who has been in the same position in some IRL campaigns..."

[peregaming] GM says, "I can relate."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Heh."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Here's to a better session next time!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So I remember the Council of Smiles where bad dudes, but I forget what their deal was"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "The Council of Smiles is just 'the soulmongers', I think."

[peregaming] GM says, "The Council of Smiles was a cult in one universe which worshipped a particularly important Soulmonger called the Lady of Smiles"

[peregaming] GM says, "The Court of Smiles... however... is something you haven't heard of"

[peregaming] GM says, "(assuming C even told you)"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Aha!"

[peregaming] Courtney says (to gm), "Sorry for being unawares"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "no problem!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Was the Council the group who sent Smiley after Q when she came to our universe?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, in a manner of speaking"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "So : Court : probably some sort of bad guys"

[peregaming] GM asks, "who knows?"

[peregaming] GM says, "at any rate, I am now a pumpkin"

[peregaming] GM says, "for it is past midnight"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Goodnight!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Remember, if you have any other ideas/suggestions to improve next session, you can mudmail me!"

[peregaming] GM says, "And goodnight everyone :)"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Goodnight!"