[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

GM says, "Also Remba has been (temporarily) promoted from NPC to PC, until Courtney reappears"

Bobby asks, "Neat. I forget, where was Courtney?"

GM says, "On a different mission (probably punching Nazis on the Titanic? you'll find out later)"

GM says, "She has definitely been Enjoying It A Little Too Much"

Bobby says, "Also, I don't remember Remba being in the story at this point."

Bobby says, "Just the Tesseract and a robot called something like 'SATSAM'."

GM says (to Bobby), "haha"

GM says, "don't forget Past Q"

Bobby exclaims, "Oh, right!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says (to Bobby), "Also, congratulations on being the only person *not* to know what the original chain of events were AND being in the perfect position to derail it"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby exclaims, "Woo!"

Courtney has connected.

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "So, Q and Funnyman are at the base of the canyon, and Bobby's in the van?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "and F just said he's a closed loop and ran off?"

[peregaming] GM says, "F hasn't run off yet, he wants to see himself die to make sure he's a closed loop"

[peregaming] Courtney exclaims, "My last girlfriend also used that excuse!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "punch F to pay respects"

GM says (to Courtney), "You should re-Remba"

SATSAM says, "There is no Remba, only SATSA;"

GM jumps!

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Georg SATSA woke up to find that he was a robot"

Bobby exclaims (at GM), "I *told* you so!"

GM says (to Bobby), "Verily you did, forsooth"

SATSAM exclaims, "Listen to Bobby, he's the voice of reason!"

SATSAM says, "God helps us all"

GM says, "Anyway:"

GM says, "Bobby, disguised as a CIA agent, is being held at laserpoint in the back of a van being driven by past Jack Day, while a completely baffled and traumatized Past Q watches on, and a grumpy Mallory in a bucket."

GM exclaims, "Meanwhile, Current Q stands at the foot of a cliff next to the Funny-Man, who has destroyed his wrist device and plans to watch his own death!"

GM asks, "Who wants to go first?"

SATSAM says, "I'd like to know where *I* am"

GM exclaims (at SATSAM), "in the van! Holding Bobby at laserpoint!"

Quellynne says (to Funny-Man), "If you're a closed loop, then you're getting older every loop, and will die of old age, you dork."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I do not like them, SATSAM I AM"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "Oozy rats in a sanitary zoo"

Quellynne says, "It seems much more likely that you get rescued here to become you. And you get to move on with your life."

Funny-Man says, "Oh."

Funny-Man says, "Maybe I shouldn't have let those guys tamper with my memories..."

Quellynne exclaims, "Well, live and learn!"

Quellynne asks, "So if they tampered with your memories, you don't know how you got rescued here? what's your first memory of this part?"

Quellynne says, "That you, uh trust."

Funny-Man says, "I'm really not sure anymore! *nervous laugh*"

Quellynne says, "Sigh."

Quellynne asks, "What was your plan?"

GM says (to Funny-Man), "Not dying, I guess."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "hee"

Funny-Man says, "Not dying, I guess."

[peregaming] GM says (to Quellynne), "he's forgotten his lines, I have to whisper them"

Quellynne asks, "Do you want to just assume that other agents will rescue you, then, and we can just wait for the cube?"

Funny-Man says, "I think I hear something coming this way!"

Quellynne says, "Or, I dunno, someone seems to be trying to create paradoxes; maybe we need to be more involved."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby . o O ( Is it a fleet of trucks? )

Funny-Man turns and points with a very long index finger at something in the sky, hurtling in the general direction of where you assume the convoy is going to be (ie the cliff)

[Crows-Nest] Bobby . o O ( Is it a flying head? )

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM . o O ( The sun? )

GM asks, "It's a man in an eagle mecha suit?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "If the sun is coming this way, then we suddenly have much bigger problems on our hands."

Quellynne says, "Oh, right, I remember him."

Funny-Man says, "Is that good?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Also we should switch POV soon?"

Quellynne says, "Well, it's the same as last time, so.. yes? Let's go where the crash will be."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Sure."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "<switch>"

Bobby, with his hands in the air, sits down on the crate containing the Cube.

GM says, "CUT TO: Inside the Very Important Van"

[peregaming] GM says, "ooops my timing :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "carry on"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I apparently did it off-camera, and the audience will just have to interpolate it."

SATSAM exclaims (at bobby), "Don't move. scum!"

Jack says, "Okay back there?"

SATSAM says, "Yeah, I got this dude under control"

Bobby asks, "Sure. So what are you guys here for, anyway?"

SATSAM exclaims, "We're here for Nonovya. Nonovya Business!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Quellynne), "If you want to RP as past you (given that these are separate scenes) feel free!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm so tempted to start saying things that would screw with the timeline just for fun, but I think Bobby probably isn't quite that dumb."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Why *are* we there, anyway?"

[peregaming] GM says (to SATSAM), "Destroying the Cube and Quint's research to stop it falling into evil hands"

[peregaming] GM says, "(this is at odds with Bobby's plan)"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Aha!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(which is literally to save it and put it into evil hands!)"

SATSAM exclaims, "Better move off that crate and to the back of the van real slow, government pig!"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "(the quints do not have safesearch enabled)"

Bobby says, "Nah, it's OK. I'm fine right here."

SATSAM exclaims, "It wasn't a request! Now get going!"

Bobby asks, "Why?"

Bobby leans back against the side of the van, making himself comfortable.

SATSAM exclaims, "Listen, I'd hate to laser you in the kneecap, which I'm totally willing to do since I'm not a little girl or anything!"

Bobby asks, "Are you guys some kind of independent villain team, or are you part of something bigger, like the League? Does that even exist yet?"

SATSAM asks, "What do you mean , *yet*?"

Bobby shrugs. "I've heard rumors. I'm in the CIA, you know. We're all about spying and stuff."

SATSAM says, "C'mon, tell the truth. I know what's going on here! You can see the future! Which leads me to my next question..."

SATSAM says, "So there is this boy, Brandon, who I ... er, a friend, has biology with, and I, er she, is wondering if he is into me, er her, at all."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "This whole conversation is amazing *eats popcorn* And if Q wants to play as her past self, I'd allow it as long as there aren't two of her in the same scene"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne asks, "I looked up the old transcript to try to figure out what old Q would do. Has Mallory attacked anyone yet?"

Bobby says, "I don't know Brandon, but if he's anything like me at that age, then your friend should just be herself around him and see how he reacts. If he's nice back, then you might have a good chance."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "I think she swallowed the other CIA agent in this van."

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yep"

SATSAM exclaims, "I guess that's good advice ... Hey, you're still on the crate! Move already!"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne asks, "And is Mallory now trying to escape?"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "Because that was what Q was dealing with last time."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Pretty much"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "She's just crossing things off her bucker list"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "haha"

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says, "ba-dum tish"

Bobby says, "Nah, I'm good here. But you never did tell me who you're with. Maybe I can help you get a good plea deal if you cooperate."

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM exclaims, "I'd like to try and wrestle him off the crate!"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby exclaims, "Yay!"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks, "What were this iteration of SATSAM's powers?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby asks, "This is after you got Disguise, right? Does that mean you no longer have super strength?"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "No idea. I'll just go with the latest sheet."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "(I'm pretty sure we -- uh, you and Jack -- used your Disguise powers to steal the car we used to chase down this truck we're in.)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "But looks like I do not have Super Strength anymore"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM asks, "haha, so we roll Fight?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "I'd like to defend with Physique :)"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "Sure, go ahead!"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "Works for me."

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

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

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "So that's a success with style. So I'd like to Inflict Condition!"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "About what I expected"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Specifically, 'Headlock'!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Ha!"

SATSAM exclaims, "Oof!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of SATSAM), "Would you like to narrate?"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM exclaims, "sure!"

SATSAM has enough of this nonsense. "Get off there!" She grabs the puny CIA Agent and half a second later she finds herself being held in a sheer inescapable headlock.

[peregaming] GM says, "Does this seem to Q like Bobby is bad CIA and SATSAM is a good guy, or vice versa"

Bobby says (to SATSAM), "Alright, that's enough of that."

PastQ asks (of SATSAM), "So, like, what's your goal? Not kill the polymorpher, and do what with this truck, exactly?"

Bobby says (to SATSAM), "I'm not trying to get in your way. You've got a job to do, and so have I. If you tell me what you're trying to achieve, maybe we can find a compromise."

SATSAM struggles pathetically. "Do you worst! You'll get nothing out of me hey ... *ouch* Okay, we want to steal that crate.

[Crows-Nest] PastQ says, "You actually want to *destroy* the crate."

SATSAM struggles pathetically. "Do you worst! You'll get nothing out of me! Hey ... *ouch* Okay, we want to destroy that crate.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Time is showing signs of wear and tear"

Bobby asks, "Hmm. How destroyed does it have to be?"

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "notice the 'record scratch'"

SATSAM says, "We want to destroy what's inside."

Bobby asks, "Like, what if there were a way to remove it from this part of the universe entirely? Would that be good enough?"

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

PastQ asks (of driver), "Wait, what?"

SATSAM exclaims (at pastq), "Sure can, Present Day Q!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The driver is Jack! And SATSAM is naughtily breaking the fourth wall"

Bobby asks (of PastQ), "The robot said you want to destry the stuff in this crate I'm sitting on. I assume that's to keep it out of the hands of the CIA?"

PastQ says (to driver), "OK, I'm driving this off the cliff. All offboard that's going offboard."

SATSAM exclaims (at DriverJack), "Save yourself!"

PastQ exclaims (at Bobby), "I don't know! I just got here!"

Jack says, "Uh-oh. I did not see this coming. Weird."

SATSAM exclaims, "I'm so confused!"

Bobby says (to SATSAM), "Don't worry about it. Just listen to that nice lady over there who wants to crash the truck."

PastQ says, "Well, here's something slightly more concrete: there's something flying at us, that sort of looks like a guy in an eagle suit."

SATSAM asks (of bobby), "But you are the CIA! Or are you some sort of interdimensional CIA?"

Bobby asks, "It can go off the cliff and explode, and then this box and I will both be destroyed, and the CIA won't be able to get to it. Does that work for you?"

Bobby says, "Yeah, something like that."

SATSAM asks, "Sure, but why would you kill yourself?"

Bobby asks, "I'll be fine. Interdimensional CIA, remember?"

SATSAM asks, "And more importantly, why should I trust you?"

Bobby asks, "Because I'm not trying to stop you from doing what you were planning on doing anyway?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I'd like to secretly get my arm into position so I can plasma-blast Bobby (Basically, create advantage with Deceive)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Nice."

SATSAM asks, "Ha! You could just teleport out the moment we drive off the cliff?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "BTW, it's amusing me greatly that none of us have mentioned the magic word that would solve everything."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Your oposition is +2 because Bobby is not taking you very seriously"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "('RONIN'.)"

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

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Oh, I assumed I had to defend with Empathy."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "But either way, success with style :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It all worked out anyway"

PastQ zips up to the (vacant?) driver's seat and punches the accelerator!

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Waiting for Bobby's answer to see how Remba likes it."

Bobby asks (of SATSAM), "What if I promise not to teleport away until *after* the truck explodes?"

[Crows-Nest] PastQ asks, "I feel like I'd do a Create Advantage with Drive?"

Jack (to pastQ) says, "Hey!"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "I think we should roll INIT?"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Let us do so!"

Bobby clears the initiative.

[peregaming] GM says, "Jack (and the GM), go first naturally :D"

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

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

Bobby registers Bobby at init 0.

SATSAM registers SATSAM at init 2.

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Dang, I forgot I had so many fate points left over!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I must have been getting compels and then not spending them."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(which is actually a copy/paste ;-)"

PastQ registers PastQ at init -1.

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

[peregaming] GM says, "amazing"

PastQ registers PastQ at init Jack=100.

[peregaming] PastQ says, "er"

[peregaming] GM says, "*side eye*"

Bobby registers Jack at init 100.

PastQ registers Jack at init 100.

[peregaming] PastQ says, "whoops, timing."

Bobby registers Jack at init 20.

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "There!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "It doesn't go as high as 100 :)"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Ha."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "How do we have multiple Jacks when there is only one Jack in the scene ?!?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I see this is exactly what we did last time ;-)"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to SATSAM), "That seems like the one thing that should not be remotely surprising."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at Q), "Ha!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Probably because we assumed that no one could roll that on a d20 even with a great dex mod."

[peregaming] GM says, "lol"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "I assume 99 is the highest it supports?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "My guess is 40."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Not 42?"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims (at bobby), "Would be cool if we could ask the guy who wrote it. he should know!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of inky), "Hey, how high does the init counter in the DTT go?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I assume the GM is prepping something right now?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm good to go now"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) SATSAM(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

SATSAM removes SATSAM from the initiative list.

[peregaming] GM says, "Is it SATSAM's turn? *thinks hard*"

SATSAM registers satsam = at init 2.

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "nope"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) satsam =(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Hmm, why does https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=454481499 list Jack as being Empowered? Did Q Empower him last time? (I don't think she even knew who he was at that point.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "JAck is not empowered, no"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Or did our Q Empower Bobby, and it just got written down wrong?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Oh, probably that."

[peregaming] GM says, "Q empowered B, except before J"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Man, spelling is a lot harder than back when I was in school."

[peregaming] GM says, "So, SATSAM has performed her deception, people are talking at cross purposes"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "And the truck is heading toward the cliff, and it's Jack's turn to act!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "You need to make a character starting with P so you can get a PB and J"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ooh."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "And then I can run my own Neighborhood games as the whole party by myself!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Of course, I could have also done that with just Jack.)"

Jack says, "Look, I don't know how so many of you ended up in the same van, but I'm a very bad driver and currently I can't see the future so something may have just gone terribly wrong."

Bobby asks, "You mean you usually *can* see the future?"

Bobby says (to Bobby), "Do you know anything about a kid called 'Brandon'? Asking for a friend of a friend."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Er, (of Jack)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "Hey Jota, stop playing with yourself."

[Crows-Nest] Bobby exclaims, "There are kids present!"

Jack says, "Brandon? I have absolutely no idea!"

Bobby says (to SATSAM), "It was worth a shot."

SATSAM says, "Thanks for trying, untrustworthy stranger"

GM exclaims, "There is a THUMP! from above, and the van shakes. Jack struggles to keep the van under control!"

An electronic-sounding voice echoes from above 'You are under arrest. Surrender... or be terminated!'

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) SATSAM =(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

SATSAM says (to bobby), "Let me produce my counterargument to everything you said: PLASMA TO THE FACE"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "..."

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

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Pfft."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "It's the time shenanigans, all that paradox energy is weakening everyone"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to SATSAM), "I'm not going to tag anything if you don't."

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "You ... gain 1 box of damage back?"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "I have to admit, I was literally laughing out loud at that."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I absorb it with a 1-point stress box!"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "but you get -1 damage!"

[peregaming] GM says, "-1-(-2)=1"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "oops"

SATSAM advances the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) BOBBY(0) PastQ(-1)

[peregaming] Bobby says (to SATSAM), "Otherwise, I'd have to take a consequence, since I don't have any -1-point stress boxes."

[peregaming] GM says, "*dies of laughter*"

Bobby says, "OK, this is getting inconvenient."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Where are Jack and PastQ at the moment?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "And given that there's a huge hole ripped in the side of the truck, can I see how close we are to the cliff?"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "I look at the top of my screen at those rolls and just start to giggle."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I think Jack is driving and I'm standing."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Are you in the back with us still?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Yes."

Bobby exclaims (at Q), "Catch!"

Bobby throws SATSAM at Past!

[peregaming] Bobby says, "+Q"

GM says (to Bobby), "You see through the hole that you are still in the convoy and that the canyon is off the road."

[peregaming] GM says, "Because in the original timeline, Q drove the van off the road and for the canyon/cliff"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "How would you express that in zones?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmmm"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say there's a On Road zone ahead of you, and another zone after that which is Edge of Canyon/Cliff"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM says, "You are in Current Zone (because I ran out of names)"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Also, what do I roll for throwing SATSAM at PastQ?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Physique"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM asks, "I assume I defend with it as well?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposed by Athletics or Fight"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "My intention is to just get the two of them entangled enough that neither of them can immediately stop me from doing things without getting disentangled first."

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

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I suppose that's a Create Advantage?)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM exclaims (at bobby), "Narrate at will!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Does Q get to defend as well?"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Do I roll athletics to catch, since SATSAM failed to, I dunno, adjust her flight path?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at PastQ), "Yes!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, I'll tag the Headlock I had SATSAM in, since it's literally going away the instant I do this, so my 8 is a 10."

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "...and I'm also Empowered! I'll tag that boost as well, for a 12!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "(Would this count as a Create Advantage?"

PastQ feels a very familiar echo of her power being discharged, and is momentarily confused.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And for my movement:"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(oh, looks like I also know what your super power is.)"

Bobby grabs the crate and leaps out of the moving truck onto the highway!

SATSAM exclaims, "nooo! You ... poopyface!"

[peregaming] GM says, "aww"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) BOBBY(0) PastQ(-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll say this was a Create Advantage, yep"

[peregaming] GM says, "Advantage: Created"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Do I need to deal with potential damage from hitting the ground at highway speed, or are we assuming my Super Toughness covers that?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "Given that I would have to model the road as a character, let's say the damaged is soaked up"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Woo!"

Bobby advances the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) Bobby(0) PASTQ(-1)

PastQ is going to try to zip out and grab the crate back!

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Athletics vs. Physique?"

[peregaming] GM says, "exciting! and yes"

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

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So how does this work? Wouldn't trying to get the crate from me need strength rather than speed?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "It's athletics because I'm so fast I'm angling it out of your arms at an unexpected angle </random-justification>"

[peregaming] GM says, "hah"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "And shall I defend with straight Physique?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Assuming you accept such a flimsy contrivance of a justification!)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll say it's allowed, because fast reflexes"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fate point!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, wait."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "We forgot to deal with Q being Entangled."

[peregaming] GM says, "ooops"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "You can tag it if you want."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to PastQ), "I mean, it's an Aspect she has to overcome to get out of the truck."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Which, I assume she can do and then chase after me with her flurry of actions power.)"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Oh, we're dealing with it that way?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(But it will eat up some of her shifts.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "That works"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Oh no, B and Q are using their powers of flimsy rulebending against each other :-)"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of PastQ), "That was the intend of creating the Aspect -- but if you see it differently...?"

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

[peregaming] PastQ says, "No, that works."

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "What's the TN to overcome it, then?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Equal to the amount he succeeded by, I think"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(also, I feel like the crate should be on the van when it goes over the edge of the cliff, since that's what happened last time, but that's bottom-of-the-canyon Q's assumption.)"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "That was 1. And I'll tag the aspect itself to raise the opposition to +3!"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to PastQ), "Yeah, if I were someone clever like Jack, I'm sure that's what I'd be trying to do."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Hee"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "I'll just assume later we'll have our team go into this exaxt situation again, with some people playing 3 different characters or 3 different versions of their character."

[peregaming] GM says, "hahahaha"

[peregaming] GM loses his mind

[peregaming] PastQ says, "OK! So multiple actions means I can split the 10 into 2+1, 8+1, and 0+1 (for an extra movement), which means two ties."

[peregaming] GM says, "Neat"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Which is success at minor costs. Maybe SATSAM ends up sprawled on the highway, and the crate starts to break apart?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "That sounds cool and dramatic!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "If you tie at trying to steal the crate, then I *will* spend a fate point now to hold onto it!"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Well, so will pastQ ;-)"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I dunno what pool that should come out of, though."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Because running along the highway toward a cliff holding a crate is exactly the sort of thing an Adrenaline Junkie would do."

Bobby spends a fate point, leaving him with 5.

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Oh, a minor cost that affects MY CHARACTER YET AGAIN!"

PastQ spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Hee hee."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(but I also like it, so fine :-) )"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Hee"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha aww"

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

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "So did we agree that a tie means we're both together in the road with a crumbling crate and neither of us has a solid grib on it?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Grip, even."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "A tie is a success with a minor cost for an overcome."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(E.g., we each have half a crate, and the Cube is falling out?)"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "So I think I successfully got it away from you, but the crate itself is breaking up?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of PastQ), "Right -- so are we suggesting that the success is that you got the Cube out of my hands, but the cost is that it's not solidly in your hands either?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "OK."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I was imagining crate breaking up == easier to accidentally touch the cube itself, and whatever shenanigans go with that."

[peregaming] Bobby nods.

[peregaming] GM says, "Shenanigans are indeed in store"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Ha."

[peregaming] PastQ exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You have opened a Pandore's Crate of them!"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Shenaningans? In this economy?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of PastQ), "Psst, it's still your turn?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "RP will be narrated!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Inits will be next'd!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "but first, a word from our sponsor"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "You're starting to sound like Smiley."

PastQ zips out of the van, accidentally dropping SATSAM on the highway on her way out. "Sorry!" she yells, as she zips up behind Bobby, punching the crate up and out of his hands--but not before his powerful muscles crack the crate! The semi-crated cube flies in a graceful arc back down towards the highway where Q catches it, and dashes back into the van! "Jack! Get out and deal with that muscly guy on the highway and the weirdo on top of the van! I'll drive this off the cliff!"

PastQ advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: JACK(20) satsam =(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(I assume the GM is playing Jack?)"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "As far as I know!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Unless someone wants to puppeteer him?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll take that as a no"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If he's supposed to be dealing with both Bobby and Eagle, then it seems logical that he might teleport to Bobby, grab him, and teleport them both to the top of the van."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "To try to sic them on each other."

[peregaming] GM says, "A very Jack idea"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "But that's just speculation."

[peregaming] GM says, "Would that take two turns to resolve, though"

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Would it? I seem to recall you letting him teleport himself as a movement."

[peregaming] GM says, "Teleport is a movement, okay"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And then teleporting with Bobby would be an action."

[peregaming] GM says, "That makes sense, actually"

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposed Fight for that latter thing"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Can I OOC agree to have Bobby fail his defense?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "If you spend a fate point to justify it!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(IC, he'd probably defend himself, but OOC, getting teleported to the top of the van sounds more interesting than being in the road.)"

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

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Jack makes fun of his moustache as a distraction"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'll just roll, since I remember that this is a defense against fight, which Bobby's usually way of handling is 'abosrb the stress'."

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

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

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

[peregaming] GM says, "(rolled without modifiers since there was so little chance of losing)"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Jack succeeds!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you wish to narrate your failure?"

Jack blips out of the driver's seat, freeing it up for PastQ, and appears in the highway in front of the mustached gorilla. A half second later, Jack appears behind the oaf, while Jack appears to his left.

Bobby swings at Jack, who ducks, while Jack grabs him from behind. Bobby barely has time to blink before he's suddenly -- somehow -- landing with a thump on the top of the van!

Bobby advances the initiative: Jack(20) SATSAM =(2) Bobby(0) PastQ(-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "It's now 'The Good, The Bad, The Ugly' up there"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says, "(That was really weird.)"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Except that all three of them are The Ugly."

SATSAM tries to grab the cube without touching it.

[peregaming] PastQ says (to SATSAM), "It's in the van already."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Oh, d'oh"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "then I have no idea what I should be doing"

[peregaming] GM says, "You are forgiven, for this is a crazy session"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Hee."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "What is SATSAM's goal here?"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Oh, I know! I start blasting at the eagle guy!"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Create Advantage with shoot!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Does this SATSAM fly?)"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "There's also a prisoner transport vehicle in the convoy that we messed with last time."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks (of PastQ), "Who's in there?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Just in case there weren't enough moving parts."

[peregaming] GM says, "...interestingly enough, you haven't messed with it this time"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Mr. Mann?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of GM), "Does that mean that we've saved lives?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "let's not complicate this further. PEW PEW PEW at eagle dude"

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

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "You've basically saved Mann's life by preventing the chain of events that would lead to Jack teleporting him to the other van! It seems"

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I'm a hero!"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Ha."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Oh, I just remembered Mallory is in the truck. Enh, I'm sure someone will remember to save her"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Mallory was trying to jump out of the truck last time, so she probably did."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(last time we stopped her)"

[peregaming] GM says, "That is, in fact, what happened! (very fast)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ooh. That'll be a pretty significant change in history for team RONIN."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(I think she got out eventually last time? Anyway.)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Oh."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I mean, she didn't die in the explosion ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It just slightly alters when and how she ended up in RONIN HQ"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Right, but did she get away from us, or did we manage to hold onto her?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "it's like Loki in Endgame"

[peregaming] GM says, "She was part of the mission to save Q's universe (albeit in a small part)"

[peregaming] GM says, "So that's one alteration"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Oh, looks like Remba used Rapport on her."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "And then let her go."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Speaking of, is it still SATSAM's turn?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It is!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I did a roll but I was ignored :("

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You succeed with style! The Eagle's aerobatics is no match for you!"

[peregaming] GM says, "You have created an Advantage"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I created the advantage "Under Fire!""

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "With style -- two invokes?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Meaning he has limited maneuveura ... manuevera ... room to move"

SATSAM advances the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) BOBBY(0) PastQ(-1)

Bobby kicks in the roof of the truck!

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "What's the opposition to smashing a hole in the roof of the truck?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You're going to destroy the truck before it even reaches the cliff :D"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "I'll do what it takes!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "Oh, +4, the usual"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "If I have to, I can carry it over the cliff!"

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "With style! In theory, one of my special effects is Forced Movement."

PastQ says (to Jack), "You brought him *back*?!? You complete..."

[peregaming] GM says, "oooh"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm intrigued, tell me more"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Given that my target is the truck, can I say that by smashing it so hard, I've forced it over the edge of the cliff, and it's now airborn?"

[peregaming] GM says, "We can say you smashed it so hard it did a 'van from The Dark Knight being tripped up by Batman' flip"

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

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Nice!"

[peregaming] GM says, "[awaits wall of text narration of awesomeness]"

Bobby raises his leg and STOMPS on the roof of the truck, both breaking open a huge hole in the top and knocking the front of it down into the ground, so that the rear end flips up into the air, and the whole thing is now flipping through the air, about to go over the side of the cliff!

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

GM displays the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) BOBBY(0) PastQ(-1)

Bobby pulls himself through the hole. "OK, everybody, this is time for you get get off if you don't want to take this elevator to the bottom floor!"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Oh, man, you announced yourself."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "If you hadn't, I wouldn't have realized you were there."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Ha."

GM advances the initiative: Jack(20) satsam =(2) Bobby(0) PASTQ(-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "(Also I imagine CurrentQ and F just looking up at this)"

PastQ was about to jump off the van, mission accomplished, but now she has to save Bobby. She swears, and runs through the back, trying to get to where she can grab Bobby's hand and Jack's hand so he can teleport everyone out of here!

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Hey, speaking of which, does CurrentQ get to join the initiative now?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Any moment now."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Also, I assume PastQ has dropped the Cube, so that it can be destroyed with the truck?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Yeah, it's sitting in the back."

[peregaming] PastQ asks (of GM), "I assume opposed athletics or something?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Someone needs to catch it. Perhaps someone... speedy"

[peregaming] GM says, "And yes, add CurrentQ to the init"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I was going to swap out Q's after this action, and say PastQ went on to fight Eagle, etc."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah! Okay"

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

[peregaming] PastQ says, "At any rate, I'm just trying to get to where I can grab Bobby and Jack."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at PastQ), "Don't forget to rename yourself!"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Right."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "After this action."

[peregaming] GM says, "Noted! Go ahead"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Do I just roll Athletics? Are there various things to overcome?"

[peregaming] PastQ asks, "Is there active opposition, and if so what would Bobby roll for it?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "I'm not sure that Bobby would even oppose you from just grabbing onto him."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "Sure."

[peregaming] GM says, "Remind me what your goal here is"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Since I don't think that would seem like much of a threat."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "My goal is to grab Bobby and Jack, so that Jack can teleport us away."

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of PastQ), "Did you say that your powers let you sense what other people's powers are when you touch them?"

[peregaming] PastQ says, "I don't even have to touch them."

[peregaming] PastQ | Additionally, you always know who around you is super-powered and generally what their power is.

Bobby exclaims (at PastQ), "Don't worry about me! I'll be fine. Save yourselves!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at PastQ), "Then I remind you that Bobby has Super Toughness!"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "But will his moustache survive intact ?!?"

PastQ exclaims, "I also don't trust you!"

PastQ exclaims, "But OK!"

Bobby exclaims, "That's OK! You will!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Ha"

PastQ pauses for 1/4 second real time, but, relatively speaking, five minutes as she ponders what he said, and the fact that she felt her own empowering earlier.

PastQ stares at Bobby intently in the eyes as the world cartwheels around them.

PastQ mutters, "I don't know why I'm doing this..."

PastQ decides to trust him after all, and zooms off the back of the van, perfectly timed to run up the edge of the cliff... but not before Empowering Bobby on her way out.

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Woo."

[peregaming] PastQ says, "And, because I posted it last time: https://youtu.be/UCYjKqnTM_U?t=119"

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

[peregaming] PastQ says, "(just to roll something)"

PastQ then zips off to deal with the Eagle, as...

Quellynne registers Quellynne at init -1.

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Those movies are so delightfully silly"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed"

Quellynne zips up the side of the canyon, trying to get to the cube before it smashes up!

Quellynne rolls Legendary+2 (+10) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Legendary+5 (13)

[peregaming] GM says, "*mind explodes*"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of Q), "Was Letty in that one?"

[peregaming] Quellynne says (to Bobby), "She's at the end of the clip, yeah."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "She's ... timing"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Are we out of init now that PastQ, SATSAM and Jack are heading off to deal with the Eagle?"

[peregaming] GM says, "For now, yes"

Quellynne asks (of Bobby), "Hey, you made it! And... wait, did past-me empower you?"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims (at Quellynne), "You would know!"

Quellynne ducks into the van to try to grab the cube.

Bobby is in the process of protectively wrapping himself around it when Q arrives.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "aka eating it"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Anything you want me to say I overcome/move/split up my 13 somehow?"

[peregaming] GM says, "hmm"

Bobby asks (of Q), "Yes! By the way, did you know that you can be a massive pain in el trasero?"

Quellynne exclaims, "I do it on purpose!"

[peregaming] GM says, "heh"

[Crows-Nest] Bobby says (to GM), "Crunchy Cubes, everyone's favorite pandimensional breakfast cereal."

[Crows-Nest] Quellynne says (to Bobby), "I mean, I took Provoke at +3 after all."

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

[peregaming] Bobby says, "So I was expecting to go down with the truck and just survive the explosion, using my own body to protect the Cube."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "We can do that, or if Q wants to take the Cube and run with it, that's fine too."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "That's because we never coordinated our plan ;-)"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'll let you figure it out in-character"

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

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "If you're wrapped around it, I'll do my Forced Movement to get you out of the van and on a better trajectory than Aimed At Those Rocks."

[peregaming] GM says, "Nice"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Sure, sounds good to me."

Quellynne tosses Bobby towards a Soft(ish) Landing Site.

[peregaming] GM says, "Q was good at football in school, I see"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Skirted through college on a scholarship"

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, shall we assume this works out and now the three of you (B, Q and F) are together again?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Sure -- I take it that with Q's help, I land such that, despite falling from the top of the cliff, my Armor:4 and stress boxes are enough to save me from any Consequences?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] GM says, "Consequences will be reserved for when you tackle the Big Villain hand to hand"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks (of GM), "Are my own memories changing, or are they the same?"

[peregaming] Quellynne asks, "Or are they being overwritten?"

Bobby braces for impact, going into a tumbling roll that lasts for several yards before he finally comes to a stop at Mann's feet.

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to Quellynne), "Still the same. You still remember Bobby from your past."

[peregaming] Bobby says (to SATSAM), "Hee."

[peregaming] GM says, "They're in the process of being overwritten, you can feel it. The changes aren't that big, but still it worries you"

Mann says, "I'm... Was I inside that van?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Are there any changes that would affect me or Courtney?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nope"

Quellynne says (to Mann), "No."

Bobby says, "No, not unless you were inside of a packing crate."

Bobby asks, "Why, were you supposed to be?"

Mann says, "Then there are two of me now. And they tricked me into destroying my device... I'm just a clown, that's what I am"

Quellynne says (to Mann), "You weren't in either version of my memories, either."

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "to be fair, he is a clown, so it's a possibility"

Bobby asks, "What device?"

Mann 's arm stretches out to show you the smashed wristband that's past of the whole timetravel kit

Bobby asks, "Oh, is that the thing that's supposed to send us all back to the future?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "How much time passed between this present and the other present?"

Quellynne says, "Oh, that's right, you fell into the canyon last time, falling from a helicopter."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmmm"

[peregaming] GM says, "A lot of time. Maybe a year or more"

Bobby asks, "So without it, we're all stuck in the past?"

Quellynne searches her memories to find out where Mann was in this version of the timeline.

Mann says, "*I* am. Not you."

Bobby says, "Oh."

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Do we all have our own wristbands?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

Bobby smashes his!

Quellynne blinks.

Bobby exclaims (at Quellynne), "We know the League's headquarters, and we've got a year's head start on them!"

Bobby exclaims, "We can go to RONIN and tell them everything we learned, *plus* we've got a Cube we can give them!"

Quellynne says, "And we're in overwrite mode."

Bobby exclaims, "Right! We can fix the future so that the League never takes power!"

Quellynne exclaims, "You make a compelling argument!"

Quellynne says, "But, uh."

Quellynne says, "RONIN managed to save my home dimension the first time 'round. I really really don't want that to change."

Quellynne asks, "Can we lie low until at least that happens?"

Bobby says, "Sure, it's a deal."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "ha ha"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I like this a lot but ..."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(GM is probably crying)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "it's okay!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Not sure which character I will be playing in this timeline"

Quellynne says, "We'll have to find a different way to give ourselves the time devices."

[D&D] inky says, "https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a24562"

Quellynne says, "So we don't erase ourselves out of existence like Forward to the Past."

[peregaming] GM asks, "A question: when did you expect to finish?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "5pm or 6pm?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "My theory is that by lying low, we won't be changing the future and eliminating the League for a while, so those changes won't ripple into the future for a while."

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims (at GM), "I had no expectations!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hah."

[peregaming] GM asks, "That makes sense?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "-?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "And so the League will have time to notice that we didn't return, and will send another team after us."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "With, say, perhaps, someone like Courtney in it."

[peregaming] GM says (to Bobby), "Very compelling"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I'm fine with either"

[D&D] Allen says, "ha"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(since I like making characters, I wouldn't at all mind making yet another one :-) )"

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "I feel like 'now' is a good stopping point but I could also go more if we figured out something for Tale."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at SATSAM), "You can make another character if you like!"

[D&D] inky says, ""blah blah blah fortitude is my weak save so I have to shore it up with the turtle," the owl smirks from a tree branch"

[peregaming] GM asks (of Quellynne), "I have a cliffhanger ready! Shall I dish it out?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "What's a skillset we're missing?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Rolling dice?"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims (at SATSAM), "Being slow and weak!"

Bobby asks (of Quellynne), "Hmm. Building time machines sounds hard. Is there anyone at RONIN who knows anything about time travel?"

[D&D] inky says, "or maybe it's like "remember, when the beastmaster ranger is incapacitated he doesn't have to use his bonus action to move his animal companion""

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "RONIN hasn't even been created yet!"

[peregaming] GM says, "at this point"

[peregaming] GM says, "it gets created to save Q's universe"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "It already existed in that universe!"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Just not ours yet!"

GM says, "As you stand in the canyon, with the sun beating down on the three of you..."

[peregaming] Quellynne says, "And right now, that universe is kaput, so there's no RONIN anywhere ;-)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(But Bobby doesn't know any of this, so he has no reason to think it's not already a thing here.)"

[D&D] Allen says, "I bought a D&D book recently, even though I don't know 5e rules and have no intention of playing D&D again. And it's a fun read:"

[D&D] Allen | https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07P5F89LJ/

GM says, "... a cloud of dust rises from one end of the canyon, with a wispy dark silhouette emerging from with with very familiar clockhand limbs..."

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(I'm going to decide it's more fun if Bobby never saw that and is blissfully oblivious.)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Because dramatic irony.)"

Quellynne says, "Oh, hey, it's you! Look, I know it looks like we're creating a paradox here, but we're actually trying to *stop* some sort of paradox that future-you was super worried about. I think."

GM exclaims, "...and from the other end of the canyon, a portal opens and someone in a suit and dark glasses steps out. Even from here, Q is sure that it's one of the agents of the Council of Smiles, from her universe!"

GM exclaims, "You are cornered!"

Bobby asks, "What's that sou-- what? Who are you?"

(From GM) *dun dun DUN*

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And there you have it!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "yay cliffhanger"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Yay! That was a particularly fun one!"

[peregaming] Quellynne exclaims, "w00t!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Thanks :) you were 90% of what made it so fun"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Yeah, I liked it, even though I'm super confused"

[peregaming] GM says, "So many great laughs and cool antics"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to GM), "Oh, I'm sure that Q and SATSAM were more than just 10%..."

[peregaming] GM says, "heehehe aww"

[peregaming] GM says, "Anyway, I apologize for the lack of milestones, so I'll give you guys all a Major Milestone for sticking with such a preposterous story"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "and yes, this milestone can be applied to SATSAM's new character at creation!"

[D&D] inky says, "this book has some fairly heavy hitters quoted"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(I wonder if I could make a clockwork robot character from some universe that was actually destroyed)"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Excellent!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Also, I've added February to the schedule."

[peregaming] GM says, "oooo"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I imagine it somewhat like this : https://monsterlegacy.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/mibrosenberg.jpg"

[D&D] Gunther says, "my rule is no more fantasy trilogiess"

[D&D] Gunther says, "-s"

[peregaming] Bobby asks (of SATSAM), "Something related to the Clockwork King?"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(Or something that's somehow part Watchmaker?)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Either would be cool!"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(In the same way that Courtney is part Soulmonger?)"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Sure! Good thing I remember both of those things in great detail!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Part Watchmaker could fit in with the cliffhanger"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I'm thinking a "last of his kind" - backstory"

[peregaming] Bobby says (to SATSAM), "Oh, also, the new invite you sent me on Discord was apparently also invalid, somehow."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "My universe was destroyed, saving yours etc."

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at SATSAM), "You could also be an alien!"

[peregaming] GM says, "On the lam from Area 52"

[peregaming] GM says, "The possibilities are endless"

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to gm), "Try again"

[peregaming] Bobby exclaims, "Woo, it worked this time!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "A tiny alien in a clockwork robot"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(see MiB picture)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Awwww so cute"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "maybe I was in one of the crates?"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "That sounds cool. How did you survive the truck explosion?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I was thrown free off my security crate I couldn't otherwise escape (but which also made me survive the explosion)"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "Nice."

[peregaming] GM says, "clever"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Still no idea what my powers / skillset would be"

[peregaming] Bobby asks, "Machine Control?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "oooh"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "If you do end up being part Watchmaker, the Power Nullification would also make sense."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "oh, those would make an interesting combination"

[peregaming] Bobby says, "(E.g., maybe your aliens learned how to build clockwork robots by dissecting a dead Watchmaker.)"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "But not sure these make a very interesting combination gameplay wise"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Let me sleep on it"