The Neighborhood, Session 17

[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

Bobby arrives from the east.

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "You may be interested in knowing that for the sake of simplifying things, I'll be treating the data center's security as a character with its own aspects and stress boxes."

Quellynne has arrived.

GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "Hello!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I think we only need Courtney to show up, and we're set!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I see she's logged in but idle)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "*Yawn stretch*"

[peregaming] GM says, "How courteous"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh yeah, we had a plan last time."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I just noticed an amusing mistake I made when naming my character. The first draft was based on Jese Faden from Control, so I wanted a name based on that. So my plan was to go half the character/half the actress. But I blanked and just used the complete name of the actress somehow."

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "Indeed"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "I think we're still waiting on Xavvy, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Checking Aspect list..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I did that with Letitia."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "No, Xavvy is out; he wasn't quite connecting with the character, and it's early for him."

[peregaming] Bobby nods.

[peregaming] GM says, "It happens"

[peregaming] GM says, "[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 says, "[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 asks, "Clever! Who thought of all that IC?"

[peregaming] GM says, "This was all OOC, so I'll leave that to you"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Who's the brains here?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Definitely not Bobby."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "'twas a group effort"

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel like the former special agent, Q., is a pretty good candidate"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyway, let me know and I'll start the scene"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "But OK if need be."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Works for me."

GM asks (of Bobby), "You blink. Is there something wrong with your watch? Or did you black out for a few seconds?"

Courtney asks, "So the first part is all Bobby?"

GM says, "At any rate, the three of you are in a truck."

GM says, "(unless specified)"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Courtney), "Was that an OOC question?"

Bobby . o O ( WHat was that? Never mind. Focus... )

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Nope!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Aha"

[peregaming] GM says, "Carry on"

Bobby says, "Assuming things go to plan."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "I was thinking "Let's create some advantages!"

Bobby says, "But if I need help, I'll call for backup."

Bobby pats the radio on his belt.

Courtney says, "I'll hide in the truck, just in case."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Good idea!"

Quellynne sets their current fate point total to 2.

Bobby is wearing brown coveralls with a utility belt, and he's carrying a clipboard.

Courtney gives Bobby some pointers how to be inconspicious, how to make the truck inconspicious etc.

Bobby sets his current fate point total to 3.

Courtney sets her current fate point total to 3.

GM sets his current fate point total to 3.

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Create Advantage with Stealth!"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "So, you're the backup, right?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yup."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Come to think of it, there's no reason Courtney couldn't come in with me."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If she still has Invisibility."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Good point"

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "That'll be an opposition of +2, but you don't get superpower bonuses to this"

Roger has arrived.

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Aspect created!"

Quellynne taps Bobby, Empowering him.

[peregaming] Courtney says, ""It's just on of our trucks!""

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "This is going to be important: where will you be waiting?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Hmm, last time's transcript isn't up at http://slingergame.wikidot.com/neighbor:transcripts"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks (of Courtney), "Did I mail it to you last time?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "In the truck?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I blame the Watchmakers. They didn't like how I underplayed their awesome skill at fighting"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "That works"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "huh"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(but listening in on the encrypted radio, of course.)"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby sadly removes 'Vulture Form' from https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=454481499

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Let's say the radio is always sending to Q, even if I don't touch it."

[Crows-Nest] GM renames this channel 'Vulture's-Nest'

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "That is a sensible thing to say"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Looks like I never uploaded it and saved the wiki update as a draft"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney exclaims, "How shoody!"

Bobby asks, "OK, are we ready?"

Bobby gets out of the truck.

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "should work now"

Bobby heads over to whatever they have resembling a loading dock entrance.

Courtney follows behind, invisible.

Quellynne hangs out in the van.

[peregaming] GM asks (of Bobby), "This is the first step of the plan, right?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "/truck."

Bobby will knock if it's a closed door or stride right in if it's open.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yup, finding out the location of their data center."

GM says (to Bobby), "You knock. There's a voice on the interphone. It sounds bored."

Voice says, "Yes?"

Bobby says, "Hey. I got a delivery here. A load of, uh... 'backup data servers'."

Bobby asks, "Is this the 'Pryce-Vandermund Off-Site Data Center'?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Deceive! Opposition +4"

Voice says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(*Yes*?!?)"

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

Voice says, "I mean, that's not what it's called, but whatever, can't be expected to remember those long acronyms"

Bobby says, "Yeah, sure. Just as long as this is the place where you keep all the big computers. I wasn't sure, since the front of the place looked almost like an office building."

Bobby laughs amiably.

Voice says, "It's all underground nowadays."

Bobby asks, "Oh, yeah? So is there a special underground entrance that I need to bring these things around to?"

Voice says, "People apparently don't like it when you build on wildlife-- oh, the underground entrance. Right."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Glissandra didn't seem to mind."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "(Building on wildlife.)"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "ha"

Voice says, "Why don't you Boogle these things? Well, anyway, it's just five minutes away, there's this underground lot and then there's the 'Pit'."

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Only good things happen in a place called "the Pit""

Bobby asks, "Alright, so I pull out of the lot, and I guess I take a left down the access road?"

Voice (deformed static) says, "TOO EASY"

Voice says, "Yes, that's right."

Bobby flinches.

Bobby says, "Alright, got it. Thanks, mate."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Peak security: keeping your off-site data center five minutes away from your main HQ."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(But handy for us!)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed"

Quellynne asks (of Bobby), "(via radio) 'Boogle'?"

Bobby heads back to the truck, and drives down to the Pit!

Courtney says (to Quellynne), "It's called Toogle in your world"

Bobby says, "*deformed static*NOTICE ANYTHING WRONG"

GM says, "(to Quellynne)"

Bobby asks, "What?"

Bobby asks, "Who said that?"

Courtney says, "Uh"

Courtney asks, "Are you okay there?"

GM says (to Bobby), "Your fists are smarting a little."

Bobby says, "Honestly? I've been kinda half a step out of things today."

Quellynne tries sensing nearby superpowers.

Bobby wiggles and stretches his fingers.

Bobby says, "I'll be fine, though. Don't worry about me."

Courtney touches Bobby to tell if he has any new, additional superpowers.

GM says (to Quellynne), "There is no superpowered person in the Neighborhood"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne asks, "Besides us, or at all?"

GM says (to Courtney), "He doesn't appear to have new abilities"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(except here)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "Heh. Beside yourselves, of course"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Phew."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I was worried for a moment there."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Me too!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Also, what was the 'to Quellynne' bit?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellyne), "You hearing the thing on the radio"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Presumably referring to the previous line."

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

Quellynne says (to static), "No, I don't notice anything wrong."

Bobby whispers (to Quellynne), "Who are you talking to?"

Static (to Quellynne only, from radio) says, "THIS WORLD IS WRONG"

Quellynne says (to Bobby), "To not-you on the radio, who was using your voic.. oh, there it is again."

Bobby asks, "Uh, hello? How did you get this frequency?"

Quellynne asks (of static), "That's... nice? Did you want to fix it?"

Static (to Quellynne) says, "DO *YOU*?"

Quellynne asks (of static), "I mean, I want to make the world a better place in general, through acts of kindness and fighting bad guys. Is that what you had in mind?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "'I want to make the world a better place in general, through acts of kindness and fighting bad guys.', the superhero mantra."

Static (to Quellynne) says, "WHAT ARE 'ACTS OF KINDNESS'? WHO ARE THE 'BAD GUYS'?"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Great, the static is a kid"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "haha"

Quellynne says, "Acts of kindness are things you do when you're thinking of other people instead of yourself. Bad guys are people that only think about themselves."

Static (to Quellynne) says, "IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE PERSON YOU ARE KILLING WHILE KILLING THEM, IS THAT 'KINDNESS'?"

Bobby's brow is furrowed. He clearly wasn't expecting anything like this to happen today.

Quellynne says (to static), "Sigh. How do you not know this? No, 'thinking of others' is shorthand for 'putting someone else ahead of yourself'. Killing very very rarely falls in this category."

Quellynne says (to static), "But maybe someone is suffering from an incurable disease, and wants to die. That might be kindness."

Quellynne asks (of static), "Seriously, who are you that you don't know this?"

Static says, "HAVEN'T YOU GUESSED ALREADY? DIDN'T YOU WONDER WHY WE DIDN'T SWITCH OFF YOUR POWERS THE MOMENT YOU CAME NEAR US?"

Bobby asks, "Is this one of the things that was flying around in the videogame?"

Quellynne asks (of static), "What, you're like a soulmonger enclave or something? Or the watchmakers? And who said anything about being able to switch off powers?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks, "Hmm. Wasn't Q there when a Watchmaker (IIRC) used some kind of power-suppression field?"

Static (to Q) says, "WE ARE THE WATCHMAKERS. A PART OF US ATTACHED ITSELF TO YOU AND THE ENERGY BEING. THIS VOICE IS AN ILLUSION."

Bobby asks, "Energy bei-- oh, you mean me?"

GM says (to Bobby), "A voice inside your head goes 'YES4"

GM says, "(Four? Fool? They sound the same)"

Quellynne asks, "Well, I guess, hello? I hope you're enjoing the ride?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "All three of us have been hearing all this, right?"

Static says, "IT IS... 'STRANGE'?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Courtney isn't"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Oh!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "forgot to mention that!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "If not, I'll have been typing out what I've been hearing on my pad to show the two of you."

Courtney looks politely confused.

Quellynne says (to static), "What is strange about it? Is this like the first time you've done something like this? I thought you were ancient."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, re: power stealing. neighborhood01-08.html"

[peregaming] Bobby | Quellynne says, "That.. that thing stole my powers! I think it's a Watchmaker."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Wow, I had forgotten about that entirely."

Static says, "IT IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE ATTEMPTED NEGOTIATION WITH LESSER ARTEFACTS"

Bobby asks, "Is there something you want us to do for you?"

Quellynne says (to static), "Well, welcome to the lesser artefact layer, then! Always good to see things from a different perspective."

Static says, "THINGS ARE CHANGING. OUR CREATOR IS DYING. THE LAWS ARE... FRAGILE."

Quellynne says (to static), "Man, that's gotta suck."

Quellynne says (to static), "Collectively, we have a lot of experience with our parents dying and going out on our own. I hope it's helpful."

Quellynne asks (of static), "Is the same true of the soulmongers?"

Quellynne says (to static), "Because I think they're doing the same thing."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Courtney exclaims, "My parents are alive! We have brunch on Sunday!"

Quellynne says (to Courtney), "Right, but as a species."

Courtney is already texting her mum if she wants to check out that new vietnamese place.

Static (to Q) says, "THE SOULMONGERS. THEY ARE PREPARING FOR WAR. AND SO ARE YOUR KIND. WHOEVER WINS WILL DAMAGE REALITY ITSELF."

Quellynne asks (of static), "My impression was that the soulmongers generally just ate universes, not warred in them. Have they changed tactics?"

Static (to Q) says, "THERE IS MUCH YOU DO NOT KNOW, JACQUELINE KNIGHT. YOU STOOD AGAINST A SOULMONGER AND LIVED. WILL YOU BE OUR... 'CHAMPION'?"

Quellynne asks, "and are my kind preparing for a defensive war, or a war against you guys or the soulmongers or both or what?"

Static (to Q) says, "RONIN DEFENDS. THE LEAGUE ATTACKS."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm curious also whether this Watchmaker is referring to RONIN or the League of Freaks or both, when it says we're preparing for war."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Never mind! (Timing."

[peregaming] Bobby says, ")"

[peregaming] GM says, "heeh"

Bobby asks, "Well, *not* having wars seems like a generally good thing. Do you agree?"

Static says, "IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS NO WAR. REALITY WAS PERFECT. YOUR KIND STILL REMEMBER IT AS A STORY."

Static says, "YOU CALLED IT... 'EDEN'."

Quellynne says (to static), "I mean, I'm happy to help you guys prevent a war that'd destroy reality. My experience is that often, you just need to get everyone talking to figure out what people want and don't want. Sometimes you have fundamentally opposed views, but not all the time."

Quellynne says, "Part of the reason I lived when fighting the soulmonger was that I talked down their representative."

Quellynne says, "Like, do you want to talk to the soulmongers right now? I bet I could find someone to speak for them."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Hee."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Just conference them in."

Static says, "YOU ARE STANDING IN THE PRESENCE OF THEIR FUTURE QUEEN RIGHT NOW. BUT FOR THE SAKE OF PREVENTING PARADOX, STAY CALM."

Quellynne says (to static), "OK, *I* knew that; I wasn't sure you did."

Quellynne says (to static), "Although 'future queen' is new to me."

Bobby glances for a moment at where he thinks Courtney is.

[peregaming] GM asks (of Courtney), "Do you want a fate point?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Always."

GM gives a fate point to Courtney.

Quellynne says (to static), "Although to be clear, I am not super interested in being queen of the watchmakers; I'm glad to help, but I have my own life."

Courtney says, "Guys, I don't know what you've been doing but I feel kind of ... weird"

Quellynne says (to Courtney), "It's probably the soulmonger in your sword."

Quellynne says, "This is like the Vorlons and the Shadows; sheesh."

Courtney suddenly becomes visible, and in the same instant there seem to be to of her, who slowly dissolve into each other, and a horrifying quasi-human puddle on the floor, which suddenly grows a few dozen humanoid eyestalk which look around the room.

Quellynne asks (of static), "See, here's one now. What do you want to say?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And sadly, for Bobby, that seems *normal* compared to the conversation he's been having over the radio."

[peregaming] GM says, "I think I am deeply confused about where everyone is relative to each other"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I'm probably not alone!)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Let's say Bobby in the driver's seat, me in the passenger, and Courtney in the back."

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "Works for me"

[peregaming] GM says, "Alright"

Quellynne says (to Bobby), "Also, we've been sitting here for too long; we should drive around the corner at least."

Bobby pulls out onto the access road.

Quellynne asks (of Courtney), "So, hello! I have the watchmakers on the line; did you want to say anything?"

GM asks (of Bobby), "There's a van following you. It's painted with... astological signs?"

Bobby will pull over at the next good spot on the side of the road.

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says (to Quellynne), "..."

Bobby does not pull over after all.

Bobby gestures to the mirrors.

Quellynne says, "Whee, more interested parties."

The-thing-that-was-Courtney looks into the mirror with like 84 eyes.

Bobby doesn't drive too quickly, though, to give folks a few minutes to chat before they get to the Pit.

GM says (to Quellynne), "You feel the Watchmakers' fear buzzing inside your head as The-thing-that-was-Courtney does so"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "'does so' == 'talks to them'?"

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney asks (of gm), "Can I communicate in this form?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellyne), "No, as Courtney looks in the mirror"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And if so, are you speaking for Courtney or for the Soulmonger?"

Quellynne says (to static), "Shhh, it'll be OK. We're just talking. Calm down."

[peregaming] GM says (to TheThingEtc), "You can speak in a weird voice, and you're definitely 100% you, but mostly the repressed part that gets too excited about your powers"

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney asks, "Can I hear the static now?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] GM says, "They sound scared of you"

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says (to watchmakers), "hElLo.. fEar NoT..."

Watchmakers' voice says, "WRONG..."

Watchmakers' voice says, "...STAY AWAY..."

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says (to Quellynne), "WhO aRE tHEy ..."

Quellynne says, "OMG. Listen here, god-dorks; this either ends in a war that destroys everything, or you can fucking LISTEN TO EACH OTHER like GROWN UPS."

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "wE aRe wILling TO coMUNicaTE..."

Quellynne says, "Thanks! That means a lot."

Watchmaker says, "WE HAVE MET BEFORE... IN THE FUTURE... PARADOX IS WRONG..."

Bobby . o O ( Before in the future? Now it's not making *any* sense. )

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "i DO nOt REmeMbER thAT"

Quellynne says (to Watchmaker), "Look, I know paradoxes are goofy and scary, but I know a guy that's basically nothing but paradoxes, and things worked out in the end."

Quellynne asks, "What's the deal with this one?"

GM exclaims (at Bobby), "The van following you speeds up!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "As in, 'about to ram us' speeding up?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "We're a big delivery truck. They're just a van. Let 'em. We'll see what happens."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It's time for some Drive action!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(Oh, BTW, I meant to mention this at the beginning, but I do need to go at 5 MUDtime. We still have 2.5 hours until then, but figured I should mention it now.)"

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "Works for me"

Quellynne asks (of Watchmakers), "Who's in that van, anyway?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "No problem, we're progressing well so far"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Am I defending or overcoming?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Defending!"

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

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

Bobby doesn't try to avoid a collision: he just makes sure he's ready to handle it without losing control of the vehicle.

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "Can I try anything to regain human form"

[peregaming] The-thing-that-was-Courtney asks, "?"

[peregaming] GM says (to The-thing), "It's as long as you like, really, since it has basically no effect mechanically other than requiring you to turn invisible if you don't want to freak people out"

The-thing-that-was-Courtney says, "...watchmakers Og Tel oT DeEn eW"

The-thing-that-was-Courtney in a whirlwind of flesh and eyes, becomes human again.

GM asks (of Bobby), "Somebody climbs out onto the roof of the astrologically-decorated van! It's... Libra?"

GM exclaims, "And now, initiative!"

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

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

GM clears the initiative.

Courtney has disconnected.

Courtney has connected.

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

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "oops"

Bobby asks, "What the heck. How'd they know we were here?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "wow"

Quellynne registers Quellynne at init 5.

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

GM registers Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring) at init 5.

GM displays the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5)

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

Courtney registers Courtney at init 0.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Hee. Yeah, the official rules suggest that the GM roll once for whichever villain has the highest Notice and use that for all of them."

Bobby registers Bobby at init 2.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Aha!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "This is a point of contention in my D&D group. (Roll once vs roll individually("

GM displays the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

GM advances the initiative: CRUSADERS(BECAUSE ROLLING INDIVIDUALLY IS BORING)/QUELLYNNE(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

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

Libra reverses gravity! Your truck is lifted into the air, wheels spinning, and the Crusaders' van floats up after it!

GM says, "(init next)"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Does inertia mean that we're still moving down the road?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nope. (The Watchmakers express their sadness at seeing inertia being flouted)"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "Do you want to hold your turn until the others go, or...?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "opens the door to the truck, zips around underneath the truck so it's 'beneath' her, and leaps to the van, whereupon she knifes the tires."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "nice!"

Quellynne opens the door to the truck, zips around underneath the truck so it's 'beneath' her, and leaps to the van, whereupon she knifes the tires.

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Should I roll anything for that?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(also, Bobby is still Empowered from earlier)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, so you should be able to do that easily without a roll, provided you're okay with being in close range of enemy action ;)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Sure."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Shall I init next?"

Quellynne advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) BOBBY(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] GM says, "Thank you :)"

GM says (to Bobby), "You're getting a call on the radio from the League"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Should I ask about zones, or are we playing fast and loose with them for this part of the fight?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Fast and loose"

[peregaming] GM says, "furious, even"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "In that case:"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I was assuming zones are roughly 'inside truck', 'inside van', and 'outside vehicles'."

[peregaming] GM says, "basically"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(with 'outside' perhaps split if need be.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "anyhow, the game is afoot! (or technically in mid air)"

Bobby climbs out onto the rooftops, then intertwines his fingers to make both hands into one mighty fist and unleashes his signature move: El Mazo! Smashing them down on the roof of the van!

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Also, are we continuing to fall upward?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Gravity has been reversed!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Using my CDE to attack everyone in the van zone (which I assume I'm now in) with Physique!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Wooo!"

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "How does one defend here?"

[peregaming] GM says, "(just checking before I start rolling)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I suppose with Athletics or Fight, unless they have a special stunt/power for it."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(The CDE doesn't specify, but that's how you'd normally defend when I'm attacking you.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, I'm going to roll Libra and the driver (who is Jerry! Or maybe Tom)"

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

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So, the driver is taken out completely!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Also, I'm obviously too busy to actually answer the call on the radio, but did they say anything while I was smashing?"

Bobby advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) Bobby(2) COURTNEY(0)

Courtney turns invisble, jumps over, and tries to get into sneak attack position behind Libra.

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "I assume you punched through the windshield and knocked out the driver :D"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Basically create advantage with Stealth"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Or maybe I just hit the roof so hard that the huge dent I made conked him in the head."

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Bobby), "Gravity is reversed ;-)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "ha ha"

GM says (to Bobby), "The call on the radio (as far as you can judge while smashing things) is something along the lines of 'do you need the getaway vehicle now or can you complete the objective?'"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I'm now imagining you dangling by the bumper, smashing the hood. Which is probably actually reasonable."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "He floated right into your fist!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Nice."

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "Create Advantage with stealth, opposed by, hm, +2 since it's a big battle scene"

[peregaming] GM says, "And your bonuses apply"

Courtney rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 -1 | Epic (7)

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Style!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I forget what that does, it happens so rarely to me :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "Aww"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "oh, two free invokes, nice"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Style on Create Advantage gives you a second -- that."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "The aspect is "Backstabbing position""

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Or if you're using your power you can use a special effect instead."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Your choice.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Give the SFX team something to do ;)"

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

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Hmm... Inflict Condition ... would that means two aspects against her?"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Q), "Huh, something's messed up -- a bunch of aspects are missing."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Yeah, it'd basically split up your double aspect into two single aspects."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ah, good, they're back."

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims (at bobby), "'undo'!"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "So Backstabbing Position and Tripped Up (which I did while moving behind her) each with a free invoke?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "But some of them should indeed be gone, right? Can you delete the ones you know aren't there any more?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(The two Pryce-Vandermund ones were things we created last session to prepare for the mission we're on right now.)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Got it."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I don't know about Glitched or Slightly Out Of Sync.)"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims (at Courtney), "Done!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Are the 'recovering' aspects still around?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "What kind of consequence were they on?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Glitched was Moderate."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Mild ones: no, because a couple of scenes have passed."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Moderate... I *think* it goes away one session after the recovery action? I.e. near the end of this session?"

[peregaming] GM says, "correct"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "And it takes up the 'Moderate' spot until then?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Mine are gone because I borrowed Xavvy's powers"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Got it."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Nice."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah, Xavvy, busy being brainwashed elsewhere"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyhow! Courtney, RP and then init next, if you will"

Courtney is not there and nothing seems to happen, but Libra suddenly flails as she loses her footing.,

Courtney advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Courtney advances the initiative: CRUSADERS(BECAUSE ROLLING INDIVIDUALLY IS BORING)/QUELLYNNE(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

Libra says, "I need help up there! We've got a Gemini down!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Is Libra still sitting on the actual-top-now-bottom of the van?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] GM says, "Uh, I mean what"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "I thought she was standing, but off-balance?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Right, s/sitting/standing."

[peregaming] GM says, "she is indeed standing on the bottom on the van, off balance"

[peregaming] GM says, "gravity reversals are confusing"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Where 'bottom' == 'roof'? Or undercarriage?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Oh, the van also flipped over when gravity reversed?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(since I'm on the undercarriage)"

[peregaming] GM says, "The van didn't flip over, so the bottom is the undercarriage"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "And Libra climbed around?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh, she's standing under the van. Got it."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Where because of ytivarg, 'under' and 'on' are the same thing.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyway:"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Thanks, that was not confusing at all and super helpful"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "ha"

GM exclaims, "Another Gemini leaps out from the back of the van, followed by TAURUS and AQUARIUS, taking advantage of the gravitational confusion to rally to Libra's side. Aquarius fires off her fire hoses in an attempt to encase both Quellynne and El MAzo in ice!"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "Van: floating right-side up in mid-air. Libra: upside-down, on the 'bottom' side of the van. He feet are on the undercarriage, because gravity is pointing upward for her and the van (and us)."

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So you guys are frozen until you overcome a +6 Physique overcome!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Do we defend now or on our turn or both?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Did the Gemini and Taurus and Aquarius take damage when I did the CDE earlier?"

[peregaming] GM says, "On your turn, but you can RP your frustration now"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(The one that attacked the whole van zone.)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "I counted the van as a form of Armor, so they took very little stress compared to Libra and the driver. Also, the van is very battered and has knifed tyres"

Quellynne zips into a wall of ice and acks.

Aquarius says, "Sometimes I feel like the most competent member of this team."

GM advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) BOBBY(2) Courtney(0)

GM says, "ooops"

GM exclaims, "Quellynne's turn!"

GM backs up the initiative: CRUSADERS(BECAUSE ROLLING INDIVIDUALLY IS BORING)/QUELLYNNE(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "So, hmm. Basically I can't do anything?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I mean, I'm not going to make a +6 on Physique."

[peregaming] GM asks, "You could try creating advantage with Athletics. Say, you try to melt the ice by vibrating or something?"

[peregaming] Bobby can't remember if we dealt any consequences to them last time.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Be creative!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Sure, I try vibrating. Can I vibrate and also do my physique overcome? Does the physique overcome count as an action?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "By the way, I assume that was a Mass Slowing CDE -- as a CDE, did it create any environmental aspects we might exploit later?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It created a Bridge of Ice between the two vehicles!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Which may or may not prove useful"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Also, if we're both encased in the same block of ice, is it possible that I might be able to break us both free with one action?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Possibly with a +2 or +4 to the opposition?)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "It would be possible, with a +4 to the opposition! But if Q creates advantage, it should be doable"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at Q), "That seems like a plan!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Q), "So, to answer your question: with Bobby rolling Physique for you, you only need to vibrate!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Is the physique overcoem an action?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "It's an action, but fortunately you don't have to be the one to do it"

[peregaming] GM says, "Because of the environmental circumstances at play"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "OK! I vibrate/create advantage. TN?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "+6!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Perfect!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "I'm creating an 'Out of Phase' 2x aspect on myself!"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP, and then Bobby will have to beat a +10 Physique overcome"

Quellynne advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) BOBBY(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "BRUTE FORCE!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Oh no!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "And tagging one of the two invokes on Out of Phase!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "You can tag your empowered thing."

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "Not Out of Phase?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm happy to tag whichever you think makes more sense."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I think I'd rather use that to defend when Aq does it again inevitably next round."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "OK! Tagging Empowered!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And re-empowering you is easy ;-)"

Bobby bursts the ice wall surrounding Quellynne and himself, sending chunks and shards of ice flying in all directions!

Bobby exclaims (at Aquarius), "You're just wasting all of our time here!"

TAURUS says, "This strength! Aye, it's unbelievable!"

Bobby advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) Bobby(2) COURTNEY(0)

Courtney backstabs Libra with her sword!

[peregaming] Courtney says, "(non-fatally, of course)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hh"

[peregaming] GM says, "hah"

GM Attack roll!

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

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

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I tag both Tripped Up and Backstab Position to bring me to a +7"

Libra says, "aaaaaaaaargh I'm bleeding oh god *passes out*"

GM exclaims, "And everybody starts falling!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It'll take a turn before you hit the ground, though"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "We were falling for two turns on the way up, so are we now falling for two turns on the way down?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Which of us are between the vehicles and the ground at this point?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I'm on the underside, eh? Didn't think this through"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Q), "Ha."

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "Oh, yeah, sorry. Yeah, two turns"

[peregaming] GM says, "Two turns is correct."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, Libra's unconscious body is still within range because all bodies fall at the same rate"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "SKYDIVING SCENE"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says (to GM), "The Watchmakers will be relieved to hear that's still the case."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yay"

GM displays the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) Bobby(2) COURTNEY(0)

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Courtney, want to react?"

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Before I advance?"

Courtney says, "Aaaaaaaaah!""

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "There :)"

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Bobby), "If you want to somehow tank the falling truck, I won't stop you"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "He'll catch it with his moustache"

GM advances the initiative: CRUSADERS(BECAUSE ROLLING INDIVIDUALLY IS BORING)/QUELLYNNE(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "By 'tank', you mean 'catch'? Possibly, but we've got another round of falling before that..."

TAURUS says, "Hell's whiskers! Ah didna think this thru!"

Aquarius says, "I'll freeze those villains first, and then freeze the air beneath us, how does that sound?"

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

TAURUS attempts to grab Libra in order for someone to revive her!

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

Quellynne exclaims, "Freezing the air won't help! The air and you will just crash together!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Hmm. If Aquarius tries to use mass slowing, that'll freeze Taurus et al. as well, won't it?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I mean, not that I'm opposed to that happening."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] GM says, "Aquarius is nothing if a team player"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(and Gemini)"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So was that Epic (7) roll freezing literally everyone in this scene other than Aquarius?"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And was the Good (3) roll Taurus' failure to break free?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And if the Fair (2) was Geminus, does that make it Quellynne's turn?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "OK, I would like to use multiple actions here, but I'm not entirely sure how to make that work mechanically."

[peregaming] GM asks, "If you're really successful at vibrating, I guess you can do an extra action, like... vibrating again?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "If I have to roll physique, then the only thing I'll do is break free, and then I can't do anything else again. But I am 2x out of phase, so perhaps I can do Athletics anyway?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You could probably manage the physique roll now"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I mean, if Aquarius's ability is just 'nobody can ever do anything' that's kind of boring."

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to GM), "Sure... until next round when the exact same thing happens."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah, right"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "If that's just the way things go, then OK."

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, here's an idea:"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "We each get two more turns before we hit the ground, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "correct"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "My thought was on my turn, if I can succeed with style, I'd like to try to Inflict Condition to jam up the ice gun."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Which, I've got the fate points to do.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "here's a suggestion: have you though about weaponizing shards of glass -- yeah, something like that"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "attack the weapon seems like a good tactic!"

Roger exclaims, "!!!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "That would give us at least one exchange where she's either trying to unjam it or whatever."

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Courtney exclaims, "Hey!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Roger), "You're not in the lounge ;-)"

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Roger says, "damnit sorry"

Courtney says, "Get your none Neighborhood stuff out of our DTT, young man"

[peregaming] GM says, "maybe Q can even prepare an action to kick some shards of ice in the direction of the gun"

Roger 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, "or something like that"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "I wonder if there's anything you can do to the ice gun while frozen?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Since you're not completely immobile."

[peregaming] GM says, "True"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "That's also good."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If I go first and break us both out."

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I could delay my action?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Given the narrative context, it makes sense"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney asks, "Don't you mean all 3?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "Ah, yes, you're also Frozen II"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "I'll ... let it go"

Quellynne exclaims (at Bobby), "(via radio) If you break me out of here, I'll try to disable that gun!"

Quellynne advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) BOBBY(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So it's 7 to break out myself. Will adding +4 (to make 11) let me break out both Courtney and Q?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "If it's too much, just touch me"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "Correctamundo"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "BRUTE FORCE SQUARED!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Tagging something!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "*Now* you can tag the 2x out of phases!"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(and something else)"

[peregaming] GM says, "He should tag his mustache :D"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Yay! Plus spending a fate point, because I am so Impressively Muscled (and Mustached)!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Minor cost: Bobby gets a cold"

[peregaming] GM says, "Awesome"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP and then it's Q's turn"

Bobby exclaims, "STOP *SMASH* STALLING *CRACK* WHILE *SHATTER* WE'RE FALLING!"

Bobby says, "<init Q>"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "zips out of the ice, and grabs Aquarius's hoses, and attempts to run around the van, looping them up!"

Quellynne zips out of the ice, and grabs Aquarius's hoses, and attempts to run around the van, looping them up!

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(AFK a moment.)"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "no problem"

[peregaming] GM says (to Q), "yay squared"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "opposed athletics?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

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

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Nah, not worth fp"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "RP!"

[peregaming] GM says, "oops"

[peregaming] GM says, "you already did"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "so fast!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "OK! Multiple actions!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Was that an overcome or a create advantage?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It was an opposed roll"

[peregaming] GM says, "wait"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah, you created an advantage"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Aquarius is Tangled!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "What's your other action? Punching?"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "No more Disney jokes or their lawyers are gonna shoot us down"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "OK! So: I would like my three actions to be: Empower Bobby, Tangle Aquarius, and give the van the aspect "Spinning in mid-air", as it rotates counter-clockwise to my own direction."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure! (Although I'm not sure what the plan is with that last one)"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "It's a new Aspect, designed to sow confusion ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It certainly confuses me :D"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Back."

GM displays the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) BOBBY(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "Anyway, permission granted! You can init next when you're done"

Quellynne grabs a hose and runs around the van, swinging on the hose as she zooms underneath the van. The van ends up rotating in mid-air, making it difficult for people to keep their footing! She also empowers Bobby on her way by!

Quellynne advances the initiative: Crusaders(because rolling individually is boring)/Quellynne(5) Bobby(2) COURTNEY(0)

[Crows-Nest] Courtney asks, "So Taurus, what was his deal?"

Bobby bing. "Thanks!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "He's basically a misguided hero who doesn't see the big picture"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Mech suit with a bull head."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Indeed"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks (of GM), "By 'misguided', you mean because we've misguided him into believing we're villains?"

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

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "(Also, I believe he's frozen in the ice at the moment, along with Libra and both of the Gemini.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Great. I'm still invisible, so I'd like to create Advantage with Burglary : Steal his power core."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ooh."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Niiiice."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "As I've learnt from Fallout 4, they're essential."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Courtney), "That is a fun idea!"

[peregaming] Roger says, "heh"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "or maybe an overcome?"

[peregaming] GM says, "well, technically you can keep the power core and it'd be something you could use later on"

[peregaming] GM says, "so either works"

[peregaming] GM says, "it all depends on whether you want to tag it in a future session"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "It may be useful"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "or I could use it to power my Macbook, just to spite him"

[peregaming] GM says, "very well, then: Burglary, TN 3 (it would be higher but he's unable to defend)"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fp!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Remember, you have plenty"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Yeah! Or do we have any neat feee invokes left?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "The van is spinning?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And Aquarius' tangled hoses."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Probably not directly applicable here, I guess.)"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Enh, I'll just spent an FP on "Enjoying it all a bit too much"

Courtney spends a fate point, leaving her with 3.

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP and init next"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Aspect: "Low Battery ! Please charge!""

[peregaming] GM says, "Assault and Battery"

[peregaming] GM says, "(more amusing?)"

Courtney jumps on Aquarius back and, cackling madly, begings to pry out his power core with her sword. "You're horoscope said you'll loose something valuable today, sucker! *whispered:* la bruja

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

Courtney advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Courtney advances the initiative: CRUSADERS(BECAUSE ROLLING INDIVIDUALLY IS BORING)/QUELLYNNE(5) Bobby(2) Courtney(0)

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Everybody's last turn before dirtsnack?"

Aquarius says, "Well, this isn't good."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yup"

[peregaming] GM says, "You might want to come up with a landing plan"

[peregaming] GM says, "since the next step is getting to the data centre, I believe"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Can I offer a compel to the frozen heroes?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(And can I offer it to all of them with just one fate point?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "As we're quickly approaching tree level, because the Van Is Spinning, then I think it makes sense that the centrifugal force would throw them off into the treet tops, where the branches would break their fall, preventing A) their ice from breaking when they hit the ground or B) them being crushed to death under a falling van."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Do you accept?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I accept!"

Bobby spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[peregaming] GM says, "The Watchmakers appreciate your grasp of physics."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you narrate, or shall I?"

(From Bobby) One by one, Taurus, Gemini, the unconscious Libra, and the other Gemini are all whirled off into the air in their protective encasings of ice, coming to rest cradled in the nearby treetops.

GM says, "They glisten like... constellation"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Yay!"

GM says, "+s"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "I'm so glad slashes across the back are non-fatal"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Libra is also glad"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "Fortunately, she put some ice on it."

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, do you guys use this turn to team up and minimize the falling damage to the truck?"

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says (to bobby), "yay"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I was going to try to catch it on my turn."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I could steal Bobby's Armor power and assit him"

[peregaming] GM says, "Both ideas are awesome"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "I could throw Bobby to the ground where he could catch it?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Q), "That works"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Teamwork!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "So that would be a Create Advantage before I take my turn?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Pretty much"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Sure; uh, athletics, I guess?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Split second reflexes? I'll allow it"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I keep rolling zeroes ;-)"

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

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Am I overcoming with super strength to catch the truck? Or am I defending with physique against it landing on me? Or how am I rolling? :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "You were so fast, I didn't even get the time to think of a TN! :D"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Unless the TN was >=8, I'm not sure it matters :)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "You're defending (since it's basically a given that you're in position thanks to Q's reflexes)"

Quellynne keeps running around the van, and grabs Bobby and Courtney's hands before tossing Bobby at the ground, and then ditching the van with Courtney for the back of the truck.

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "OK! Then what am I defending against, and is it straight Physique or Physique using super strength?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "(Unless C wanted to go with Bobby?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Super strength, and I'm rolling it as a Physique attack from the part of the truck"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "I did!"

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

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "I'll help!"

Quellynne tosses both B&C at the ground, then!

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "so you get a +2 I guess?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "i want to say advantage, but that's the wrong game"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to Courtney), "If you're using the standard teamwork rules, then you add +1 to my roll."

[peregaming] GM says, "What he said"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "+1 it is!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Straight Physique or super strength?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Super strength"

[peregaming] GM says, "wait"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "it's alright, I was briefly confused but it's not a problem"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Actually, I might as well tag Q's aspect for style, since it'll go away in an instant if I don't."

[peregaming] GM says, "Alright! Style will get you good things"

[peregaming] GM says, "such as extra narrative oomph"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'll use it to Inflict Condition -- what's a good Aspect I can put on the truck by catching it really well? :)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Unscratched!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "The momentum rippled through your energy form!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "But you prevailed!"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "I helped!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You can both narrate!"

Bobby and Courtney catch the truck -- Bobby at one end and Courtney at the other -- and both remember to lift with the knees, not the back, gently setting it down on the road without a single scratch or dent on it.

Courtney exclaims, "Super Strength high five!"

Bobby high-fives Courtney, possibly sending her sprawling backward unless she was ready for it.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And that, if you're good with it, concludes this scene, allowing us to progress to the actual data centre mission!"

[peregaming] GM says, "We're still good for time"

Bobby asks, "I'd really like to know how they knew we were going to be here. Do you think they've already got a mole in the League?"

Courtney asks, "Hm, but then they would know who we really work for?"

Watchmakers' voice says, "WE SMELL PARADOX. SOMEONE DAMAGED THE TIMELINE. PURPOSEFULLY."

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "Can I hear them?"

Quellynne says, "Hunh."

[peregaming] GM says, "Not when you're not fully Soulmonger"

Courtney asks (of Quellynne), "You didn't think of that?"

Bobby asks, "Paradox? Is this a time travel thing, like in the movies?"

Courtney asks, "Are you two hearing voices again?"

Bobby says (to Voice), "Look, you might as well let her listen too. Otherwise this is just going to get even more confusing."

Quellynne says (to Courtney), "Sorry, the Watchmakers are piping up. There's some sort of paradox ahead. They say 'someone damaged the timeline. purposefully'."

Quellynne says, "The league does have a time machine, I guess."

Watchmakers says, "MAYBE THIS WILL HELP..."

Quellynne asks, "Which works both to split the timeline and to overwrite the timeline? Somehow?"

GM exclaims (at Bobby), "You feel your mustache twitch! It slithers! It divides!"

Bobby grabs at whatever he just felt slither across his face!

GM says, "And a tiny Watchmaker crawls out, clambering onto Bobby's nose. CAN SHE HEAR US NOW? it squeaks."

Courtney says, "Yes"

Bobby picks it up between two fingers and holds it at arm's length.

[Crows-Nest] Courtney asks, "it's creepy, yet adorable. cradorable? areepy?"

Bobby asks, "Alright. So what's this about the paradox? Is that how the starkids just found us? And is it going to affect the rest of the mission too somehow?"

Watchmini says, "YES. MAYBE? NOT SURE."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "If only we had a coffee pot."

Watchmini says, "SWORD LADY WHO IS FUTURE LADY OF SMILES... SCARY."

Courtney asks, "Lady of ... Smiles? What does that mean?"

Quellynne says, "The lady of smiles is the--a?--soulmonger."

Quellynne says, "Had a cult that worshipped her with the intent of ending the world."

Watchmini says, "THEIR QUEEN. VERY SCARY."

Quellynne says, "And I guess the universe? A soulmonger literally ate my own universe, until we went back in time and stopped her with the help of (sorry, W) a paradox-generated army of us'es."

Courtney says, "I ... um... that sounds ... not ... quite like me ..." *grabs the hilt of her Katana. "Quiet, you.""

Quellynne says, "Anyway, I literally have no idea what the soulmonger's current goals are."

Quellynne says, "We kind of made up with her later, and she worked with RONIN for a while."

Courtney asks (of Watchmaker), "But why would I want to end the world?"

Quellynne says, "It was weird."

Bobby is wondering what the heck he got himself into when he agreed to this thing.

Watchmini says, "ANYWAY. IF THOSE WHO CREATED PARADOX KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING TODAY. THEN WE NEED TO COMPLETE MISSION. TO MAINTAIN TIMELINE."

[Crows-Nest] Courtney says, "Everytime some talks about ending the world, I think of the Tick: "The world? But that's where I keep all my stuff!""

Bobby says, "Alright, that's a simple enough answer. Let's complete mission to maintain timeline."

Watchmini pants, exhausted by exposition.

Courtney asks, "Wait! If the completed timeline means I end up like the lady of Smiles, maybe we ... should change it?"

Bobby tosses the Watchmini to Quellynne. "You want to watch this thing? You seem to know more about it than either of us do."

Watchmini squeaks as it flies through the air, landing upside down in Q's hands.

Quellynne sets him upright again.

Watchmini says, "THANK YOU, CHAMPION."

Courtney asks (of Watchmini), "Can you tell me how I can prevent turning into her? Or do I *need* to turn into her?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, do we cut to the last scene of this session, since we've got half an hour to go?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Was Q the one who actually killed the Watchmaker that other time?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Kind of indirectly"

[peregaming] GM says, "It committed suicide"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If we think we can reach a good stopping point before lps needs to go."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I demand an ominous answer to my question"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh, right. Because it created the paradox itself when it attacked Q."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Now would also be fine to stop, but I'm down for setting up a cliffhanger or something."

[peregaming] GM says, "I have a cliffhanger in mind! And the actual data centre thing will be quick"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Because I was using a shield that Jack had made."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So we can set up the start of the next scene, then cut just before we do stuff?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "OK! cut to data center!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Works for me"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll make you just do a couple of rolls, then the cliffhanger"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Wait! My answer!"

[peregaming] GM says, "oh right"

Bobby flips the turn signal on, then turns into the driveay leading to the Pit.

Watchmini says, "(to Courtney) ANSWERING THAT QUESTION WOULD DAMAGE THE TIMELINE FURTHER!"

Courtney nods.

GM says, "CUT TO: Data centre."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "So, a Deceive Overcome, with TN 5!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Is this just for driving casually? Or am I talking to someone, or...?"

[peregaming] GM says, "This is for getting all the way to the data"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So it's covering the whole 'talk to people at the gate, get them to open the doors, get inside, slip out of the loading zone into the rest of the facility, etc., etc.' stuff?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fp!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I'm going to tag stuff!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM asks, "What do you tag?"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Specifically, I'm going to tag both our Schemes, because we had a Plan to Work Together, and also Cutting Edge Anti-Security Measures, because Courtney did her research!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Wheee"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Hooray!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "Narrate, and then I'll conclude!"

Bobby chats with the gate guard for a few minutes while Courtney and Quellynne get the back of the truck open and start unloading boxes labelled as computer equipment, some of which are secretly explosives. Then they all carry them down the hall, quietly slipping through the wrong doorway after Courtney shorted the electronic lock on it, leaving them in the main data center with several cardboard boxes full of bomb ingredients.

GM says, "The tiny Watchmaker hops out of Quellynne hands and onto a terminal. It seems very agitated and upset."

Bobby says, "OK. Let's grab the hard drives and set the bombs before they notice we're not at the truck anymore."

Courtney gets to bomb setting.

Watchmini says, "DATA WRONG. DATA WRONG."

Quellynne asks (of W), "Which data?"

Watchmini says, "LOOK."

Courtney says, "That's why we're blowing it up."

Quellynne looks.

Bobby says, "We'll take a look at the data when we get the computers back to the base. We can figure out what's wrong with it then."

Bobby starts yanking drives out of their racks and putting them into the cardboard boxes that Q just emptied out.

GM says (to Quellynne), "It's showing you (on the terminal, which it apparently has managed to hack into easily) a listing for a patient admitted into urgent care four weeks ago, and who subsequently died."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Er, that Courtney just empted out."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Emptied."

Quellynne says (to Bobby), "Did you learn nothing from Ghostbusters? When a god asks you to look at the data, you say 'yes'."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I get no respect - Courtney Dangerfield"

Bobby says (to Q), "I... are you sure that's... alright, sure."

GM says (to Quellynne), "The name in question... Roberto Benitez."

Bobby asks, "Alright, tiktok, what have you got?"

Courtney says, "What the ..."

Bobby says, "Yeah, that's wrong data alright."

GM says (to Quellynne), "There's even a record of his last statement:"

GM says, "'They won...'"

GM says, "DUN DUN DUN"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Intriguing!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Clearly this is a typographical error. Obviously."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And that concludes our session today!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "They won dun dun dun"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "w00t!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at GM), "Yay!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "See, I learnt from the feedback!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "Ha"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "What was the feedback?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "'WooeeeEEEEEEESCREEEEEECHRRRRKTOOOOOOooowwwwOOOO'."

[peregaming] GM says, "hehehe"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Anyway, I hope you all had a great time!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I don't remember myself, but it clearly worked!"

Bobby exclaims (at GM), "I did!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at GM), "I did!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Thanks!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "You're welcome! And now you have a plot hook"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "When are we playing next?"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "This was nice, a lof of intriguing hints."

[peregaming] GM says, "Potentially next week... but since I have a short film to score before Christmas, it might be wise for me to wait a week before GMing again"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, Bobby still hasn't entirely bought into this whole timeline/paradox thing yet. He's going to take a bit more convincing. Whereas if Jack were here, ihe would have just been 'ugh, not *again*'."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Sure."

[peregaming] GM says, "But I'd be available as a player."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "True!"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "sounds like ggg needs to run one of her one-shots"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So, December 19 for Neighborhood, and if anyone else has anything they want to run on the 12th, they should speak up now?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I'm still prepping the next arc of CC.)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "That reminds me, Wanda still hasn't done her milestone thingy"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I would prefer skipping a week, yeah."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "I'm out for DMing this month."

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Yeah, let's just skip then."

[peregaming] GM says, "That's settled, then."

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless you want to play skribbl.io"

[peregaming] Courtney says, "Goodnight, cats and kittens"

[peregaming] Courtney asks, "What's that?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "1-5 on the 19th?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "it's a sort of fun online variant of Pictionary"

[peregaming] GM says, "easy to set up"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, I've added January to the calendar, so anyone can fill themselves in."

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "Ok!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Courtney), "https://skribbl.io/"

[peregaming] Courtney says (to Courtney), "Bobby has added January to the calendar."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "I assume that you plan to discuss Wanda's stuff at some point that's *not* after your bedtime :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "So if you guys wanted to play a bit of something without necessarily it being an RPG, that could be fun (and it's a timed challenged too)"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "You have guessed... wisely"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Does it require voice?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Bobby), "nope!"

[peregaming] GM says, "all text"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Discord voice is always a crap shoot for me.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "and the matches are quite short"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Sounds fun."

[peregaming] GM says, "I've tried it, it's a hoot"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If you add it to the calendar, I'll be there."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I'll add it!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Don't forget to add the time :) )"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's an equally valid form of gaming. And yes, I'll put the time, thanks for the reminder :)"