The bulldog step-van arrives and in short order, a rail thin elf exits from the vehicle. He carries a tired expression on his face, as though he hasn't gotten much sleep. An up and down look of the street is made before he heads straight into the restraunt. The lights flash on the vehicle, indicating a silent alarm being activated.(Sigil)


Akando arrives at the Phoenix House with a look of concentration on his face. He looks unfamiliar with the establishment and carefully takes in the setting. He looks around cautiously before heading inside.

Andromeda approaches on her beat up scooter. Those aren't supposed to be loud, but this one has seen better and quieter days. She's not late somehow. Gridguide is never the fastest way but sometimes it's fast enough. Securing her helmet in the cargo compartment she brushes shakes out her hair and takes a moment to compose an appropriate outfit: in AR, a kimono, not quite a Zoe Heritage but close. A matching hairstyle completes the ensemble and she walks inside with small steps.

Bubblegum starts out of her slumber on a well worn futon in her tiny studio apartment, gear and food wrappers strewn around. Her commlink is beeping. She fishes around in the junk and comes up with a ninja head protector straight out of anime, settling it on her tousled pink head. It's a priority message from Brigitte. "Phoenix House again?" she asks wryly. With a flick of her wrist, hard-driving techno starts pumping through her trodes. It's go time.
Later that evening, showered, groomed, and geared up, she arrives in front of Phoenix House in her bubblegum pink Hyundai coupe. Her tabi-clad feed hit the ground, jaw working a piece of gum as she takes a moment and inhales the stink of the Barrens with a deep breath, like it was clean a clean Swiss Alps breeze. With an ironic smirk, she makes her way into the restaurant, making sure to cut a dramatic figure on her light dancer's feet.

Penta arrives soon after, carefully looking around past his minimal AR setup to scope out the situation. He's dressed neatly, yet formally; a bit heavy on the dark colors, but nothing too odd. Entering the restaurant, his eyes reflexively swivel, scanning the area.
As you press through the restaurant's doors you find the place surprisingly empty, even though it is nine in the evening - there is a bar afterall. Two kimono clad hostesses bow politely at the waist, holding out an arm with an open hand toward the only occupied table. There, sitting calmly is a silver-maned elf woman, at least at first glance. She's dressed up sharply in a pin-striped suit, her hands covered in gloves. A pair of slick razor shades sit atop her hair like sunglasses at the beach. She notices each as they enter, offering the slightest of nods while she nurses a cup of tea.


<OOC> Isabella will be your Johnson this evening, bows, turns-bows.

<OOC> Isabella says, "So feel free to take a look at me because my desc is that of your Johnson"


Bubblegum steps lightly over to the table and gracefully takes her seat across from the J, emotional scan data scrolling up her field of vision as she joins the meet. "Sup?" she asks with a bratty smirk.
   "Yes. I'm," Sigil bows as the hostess bows to him. "Sorry, yes. As I said, I'm looking for a couple friends of mine. Mind if I look to see if they're here? Oh.. Yes, that is where they would be.." The thin elf smiles his best fake smile then turns to head toward the indicated table.


Akando glances about the empty restaurant. He follows the gesture of waitresses and moves to the table occupied by the elven woman. He nods very slightly and takes a seat at the opposite side of the table without saying anything.

Andromeda bows at the waist and takes a careful seat. Some of the faces here are familiar, but not all of them. She doesn't speak but her eyes are busy with something in an AR display.

Penta nods to the waitress and follows her, heading to the occupied table with a stride that indicates he knows what he's doing. Bowing at the waist, he then sits, nodding to the group, but looking towards the Johnson.

The suit nods again, ever so slightly at Bubblegum's greeting. The other striking attire this woman seems to be wearing is a broad, practiced smile that seems to be painted on. She brushes off her lapel idly, waiting for everyone to take their seat. Once every runner has arrived and chosen a seat the elf moves her gloved hand tracing a line across the table, obviously affecting an AR display. "Everyone please make yourselves comfortable. I see everyone is on time." She lifts her cup as if to sip, "I've ordered something to qualm our stomaches before we get into business. Please take a few minutes."

Surprisingly quickly after the suit finishes speaking a waitress swings over with a long wooden tray carved to look like a boat. Inside are carefully places peices of sushi and various sea-weed piles. Chopsticks are distributed with much bowing and the women make their retreat.


Bubblegum picks up her chopsticks with excellent form, but serruptitiously avoids the more exotic kinds of sushi, deftly snatching the more gaijin-friendly ones, glancing back and forth to see if anyone notices that she's not *quite* as Japanese as she tries to pretent. "Ittedekimasu!" she says in badly accented Japanese before popping the treat into her mouth.
   Sigil moves and takes a seat, only after the other women present do so. "Good. I've been a nervous wreck the last few days." His vocal tone indicates he's telling the truth. "Nice, sushi." He's more than likely the most 'normal' of the gathered people here tonight.

Chopsticks. Great for reducing one's intake, among other things. Nonetheless, Penta handles them more competently than most gaijin - and he's not afraid to try the more exotic kinds of sushi either.


Andromeda tries not to draw attention to herself here. This is not a friendly place to stand out. Fortunately, most of the others are standing out enough. The sushi is pleasantly genuine and not soy. She is also not overly knowledgeable about the food but takes a couple of interesting looking items.. never know, after all.

Akando accepts the sushi and seaweed.

Akando begins with the seaweed salad, using the chopsticks reasonably well, if not gracefully.

<OOC> Penta actually has no idea -how- one uses chopsticks...


Isabella grins a little wider, not partaking in the sushi herself but instead simply waching her clients eat. "Hai soo desu." she replies to Bubblegum. The suit allows herself a few more sips of her drink, and her clients a few more bites to eat before she starts in. "Alright.", sliding her razorshades down over her eyes and straightening her posture. "I have a job for you.", looking slowly from person to person, "All of you. It needs to be done tonight. Does that fit your schedules?"

Penta nods quietly. "Of course, ma'am."

Sigil twitches visibly, obviously accessing something. "Yes, that should fit my schedule perfectly." He doesn't smile, however. In fact it looks like he might've just frowned a bit.


Akando nods once, his expression even.

Andromeda smiles a little, doing her best to hide it. They always want it done *tonight*... ah well. She nods too. "That could be arranged, assuming no seriously overt complications?"

Bubblegum licks her lips, sweeping up a piece of rice in the corner of her mouth. "Works fer me, but you'd better not hold out on us, we, like, won't have any time t'do legwork," she replies.


Isabella sets her hands in front of her on the table, tenting her gloved fingers. "Good." The corners of her mouth curl into a more genuine grin, "You'll take it then?" Her fingers slide apart, her palms pressed flat on the table. "Ha. Of course not. I apologize. Just a little occupational humor." Her grin fades, back into a pasted smile. "The job involves gaining entrance to a facility and destroying... Mmn..", her head cants to the side as if she's looking for a better word. "..malfunctioning property." The elf leans forward, as if to make a point. "This task I offer you is not easy. You will encounter resistance.", leaning back in her seat. "The pay is 7 kay apeice."

Isabella lifts her tea cup, nonchalantly taking a sip. "Half up front."

Penta raises an eyebrow. "Broadly speaking, what level of resistance should we expect?"
   "What kind of malfunctioning property, like a few drones gone haywire? Or a couple of corpers acting out of line?" This line of questioning comes from Sigil. "I appologize for asking before you've answered the others."


Akando nods once again at Isabella, maybe with the slightest hint of a smile this time. Whether the small smile is for the payment or for the promised 'resistance' is uncertain.

Andromeda tries not to be obvious about her surprise but she's not very good at it. That's more money than she's been getting from a certain fixer lately, and this time it's with a group. She looks around at the table.. who's to know if they're talented people? Mrs Johnson thinks so, apparently. "That *is* important to know, yes."


Bubblegum chews on her lower lip. "So... what, like is this a smash'n'grab? Or we gotta do it dark? An' I'm still waiting for the details, I dunno if 7's like, a fair price unless I see the details."

Isabella answers Penta first, not turning to face anyone as she answers questions, staring forward. "Broadly? Its hard to say. That depends on your personal skills." She pauses, constructing her words for the second response. "The property that is malfunctioning is a building." - a long pause - "As well as everything in it. No, I'm afraid not - no smash and grab. Let me try to speak of this, as you've said, broadly. You will need to infiltrate a building. Within this building you will need to find a system an trigger it. You will then see to exiting the building and receive the rest of your pay." The elf waves a gloved hand, "I cannot speak much further of the details until you accept."

Bubblegum huffs, blowing some bangs away from her face. "Fine, who wants to live t'get old anyway?" she says, crossing her arms a bit petulantly and slumping forward in her chair.
"Oh boy, a building gone loony. Where have we heard this before?" Penta asks rhetorically. "I'm not adverse to risk, ma'am, but this at least calls for higher pay. Say, 10k apiece."

Sigil remains silent for the moment while looking back and forth between the others.


Akando continues his quiet streak by nodding once again at Isabella. He adds extra wasabi to a piece of sushi before enjoying it.

Andromeda's expression changes to something between discomfort and curiosity. "A *building* is malfunctioning? Yes, that's... something. This can be done in a single night? How big is this building?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok penta roll your negotiation + charisma"

GAME: Penta rolls 5 dice: 1 2 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Isabella rolls 16 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Penta is pwned.

<OOC> Sigil says, "Ouch"


Isabella shakes her head slowly, "Absolutely not. Ten thousand is out of the question." She leans back in her seat, seemingly starting to bore of her clients. "I cannot discuss the details further until you accept the terms."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Consider Sigil being quiet as all the rough types try to negotiate stuff with the pretty suit."

Andromeda sighs quietly, folding her hands in her lap. "I think we'd like an *idea* of what we're up against first? Aren't we the best judges of our own abilities? How can we accept anything without knowing more than 'it's a building'?" She regards the woman politely. "Are you in the habit of signing legal documents without reading them? I'm not."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "And wow, I'm glad this isn't Sparrow. She'd get up and walk away right now, heh."

Bubblegum makes an annoyed sound and sits up straight, glaring at Andromeda. "Stop being such a noob! The J doesn't have to tell you shit unless you agree ta do it. What, she's gonna give it away and then let you walk? You don' wanna risk yer ass, then pick it up off that chair an' get the frag out."

Penta shrugs. "I'll take the offer on the table, then." This is before Andromeda or Bubblegum make their little outbursts.

Akando seems to agree to the terms. He sits and observes.


Isabella adjusts her razorshades, amused by the woman's response. "This business, madam. The business you're currently taking part of is the essence of signing legal documents without reading them. This is not an honest court. I can't allow you be privvy to sensative information without confirmation that our business relationship will move forward." She turns, the light above the table glinting off her razorshades as she takes another look at each of her clients. "The price is seven thousand apeice. Its a fair price. It will be a pleasure to fill you in on the details once we are all agreed."
   "I'm in," Sigil says quietly. "I'll do whatever I can in order to assist in this operation."


Akando smiles slightly, and is starting to look eager to hear more.

Andromeda looks over to Bubblegum calmly. "You want to go in blind and get killed, that's up to you. I'd rather not jump in like an idiot." She looks back at the Johnson. "It's not a question of wanting sensitive information, it's a question of wanting to know that we're not being sent in over our heads. That's all. Assuming that's the case, I'd be interested, yes. *If* that's the case."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Do you want to roll some negotiation or some other social test Andromeda?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I hadn't planned on it. Not trying to talk her down or anything."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Intimidation."

<OOC> Isabella says, "You're trying to get information out of her."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Thats a social test. Otherwise stick in the kitchen or get out of the heat :p"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Well regardless, we need to move this along. The meet has lasted 2 hours and nothing has been said. If we don't get into OOC ASAP, we'll be here until the early morning"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I already told her I was in assuming we weren't being sent in over our heads."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Yeah."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright thats your version of "i'm in :p""


Isabella relaxes her posture only slightly, carrying herself well regardless. "Fine. Then we're agreed." She slides her razorshades up above her forehead, reaching into her sleeve and producing silver chopstix. "Then lets talk details. This needs to be done quickly." With that, the hostesses (the only other visible souls in the place) close the inner doors that lock the restaurant out from the outside world. The two kimono donning women bow politely to the table of strangers and dissapear into the rear of the restaurant. "There is an experimental type of advertising. Perhaps you've heard of it. You may have came across the slang "cromag."" Isabella lifts an eyebrow momentarily, looking for recognition in anyones eyes. "Advertising through meta's, through meat, people. It started with mental patients and vegetables. Slip them some BTL's, slot them some other chips. Train them, like rats. Fill them with company slogans, descriptions of products and send them out into the streets with wristbands." The elf sighs a little, "They wander the street and they babble about your company product. Have you driven a Fusaka today? They may ask to no one in particular. Have you had a soy burger today? They only respond to conversation about products... a very interesting form of ad-work. They are harmless, they lack intelligence, they are husks barking corporate mantras."

Penta nods, to indicate he's listening.

Isabella continues, "It was decided within corporate boards that it may be profitable to clone cromags instead. Use clonefails of the normal populace." She waves her hand in the air to punctuate as she speaks, "Then it was decided perhaps these mindless beings could be of some use in a tactical situation. In a corporate warfare situation. Send a group of them in to fill up an enemy corporate building, send a group of them to fill up a rival corporate store. Rob them of selling space, of customers. Then - could they be slotted with some sort of soft or skillchip to make them worthwhile fodder or distraction in a battle? Here is where your facility comes in."
   Sigil twitches, obviously something has hit a nerve to him here, but he remains silent for the moment. The more Isabella talks, the more aggrivated he begins to appear.


Bubblegum snorts derisively at the story, muttering "Typical corp, always gotta find ways to enslave people," under her breath.


Akando listens attentively.

Andromeda frowns and nods slowly. She's actually in complete agreement with Bubblegum's sentiment.

Isabella says "This particular facility was concerned with creating cromags capable of tactical use during a firefight. They have ... below standard combat ability but their advantage is in numbers. Something went wrong at the facility in storage. As you can problably gather from where my story is headed - the cromags now fill the building on almost every level. Bumping into walls... attacking trash drones. There was not a heavy secteam in place as the cromags were considered docile enough. There WAS however a destruction sequence that was triggered... but something stopped it, or it malfunctioned and the facilities still stand.""

Isabella leans forward, taking in a deep breath as she finishes. "I need you to enter this building. Activate the destruction sequence. The building is brand new and is very secret. It was built in such a way that any plans you find of it WILL be incorrect. You will find floor plans for the building in peices, in separate nodes INSIDE the building. You will be unaware of the building layout until you make an entrance.
You say "The cromags seem to attack randomly. Some move in packs. If you're skilled enough you can make your way past without much of a problem. You may have to move into the building to find a physical defect to repair to activate the destruct. You may simply have to hack a few nodes! I do not know."

Isabella says "Of course you have questions. Please make them prompt."

Akando quickly asks, "How are they armed and/or armored?"

Isabella proceeds to fetch herself some green seaweed salad with her chopstix.

Andromeda says "I presume there is no access to the nodes from the Matrix?"
   Sigil's lips thin. "Damn, I hate being meatside." He shakes his head momentarily then looks to the others then says. "What are your opinions of ending these poor husks instead of subduing them? The building will be falling either way."


Penta raises an eyebrow, carefully doing his best to keep a poker face. "How many are we dealing with? Hundreds? Thousands?"

Bubblegum scratches her chin. "Well, this is just a hunch, but sounds like they don't attack each other. All we gotta do is blend in, pretend t'be zombies..."

Isabella doesn't look up as she answers questions in turn, deftly handling the seaweed with her chopsticks. "They are not armed though they are quite robust, they also wear no external armor. I am not certain of the combat training they have been given or slotted. It is plausible a few of them have picked up scavenged weapons. There is no acess outside the building from the public matrix. There may be as many as a hundred in the facility."

Andromeda nods again. "Of course. Otherwise it would be too easy, wouldn't it." She nods thoughtfully at Bubblegum. "That's crazy enough to work actually.."


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, so this is one where not much planning is possible... We have to to just run in and do it. Can we move to OOC and get the small amount of planning out of the way quicker?"

<OOC> Sigil says, "I agree."

<OOC> Isabella says, "I have no objections"

<OOC> Penta says, "Whatever speeds this up."

<OOC> Akando says, "Next step?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Seems pretty straight forward."

<OOC> Sigil has a couple of ideas that he'll mesh in with the rest.

<OOC> Isabella says, "You guys will be given a deadline to communicate you're finished of 8am."

<OOC> Isabella says, "So if you want to risk it you could take an hour or two to buy gear."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Otherwise you'd be straight to the location."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Okie dokie. We seem to have a few pure hackers. I think they should enter the building and provide overwatch, one of Sigil's drones can protect them, though hopefully they'll be ignored if they don't do much"

<OOC> Penta has a question. Anybody got demolitions experience?

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Bubblegum can provide hacking as well. She's good in combat, but her only weapons are pistol and grenade launcher i.e. kill them one at a time or kill them in big big clusters. She also has a car with an LMG and underbarrel flamethrower which she can remote control to provide backup at the entrance if needed."

<OOC> Sigil says, "I can either roll the Steel Lynx in and be all crazy-like, or I could send the spy drone in and scout ahead of us for 'unruly' zombies."

<OOC> Akando says, "All this sounds IC to me."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Yes but we don't want to spend 3 hours posing it out, then we won't get to finish"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "This is IC stuff that is happening off-camera"

<OOC> Sigil has no weaponry and is a wet noodle in combat.

<OOC> Isabella says, "haha"

<OOC> Akando says, "I'm reasonably stealthy. I think a drone scout is a good start. I can help cover Sigil or any of the Matrix-y types."

<OOC> Penta thinks doing both sounds appropriate, Sigil. Spy drone for very quick recon, then follow it up with the Steel Lynx to be all crazy.

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I'm better in VR, so I can go with Sigil probably. I have a scout drone too."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I don't think we want to send the lynx in, she said they attacked the garbage drones. A big obvious drone will agitate them probably"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Then Spy-Fly?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Dragonfly."

<OOC> Penta says, "spy fly then."

<OOC> Akando says, "Yeah, let's see how they're dressed/armed first, then we can see if we can try to blend."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Fly spy is prolly a good idea"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright so you're all given access information and access cards for the bulding in question though Isabella can not tell you for certain they will still work since the building system locks it down when the destruct sequence is triggered. The hackers are given a matrix routine that is supposed to trigger the sequence when triggered and will point them toward the malfunction."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "So we should go there, gain entry, then reconnoiter at the entrance by probing the available nodes and sending a drone to check things out. If we need to do something physically deeper in the building, then the combatty types should probably go alone and try to blend in"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Sounds good!"

<OOC> Akando says, "Clear a route. Sounds like we have a lot of hackers among us."

<OOC> Akando says, "Penta, what's your skill set?"

Your team descends upon the location. Getting there is no simple task in itself. To get to the entrance you must go past what seems to be an abandoned underground railway station in the barrens, cutting aside police barricades. Then down further into the ground, through ferrocrete tunnelways to an inconspicuous card slot on the wall. Sliding an acess ID opens the ferrocrete door revealing a clean entryway that reflects a corporate lobby. Its quiet, well lit, no one in sight.
The hackers will notice there is a node in the lobby that they can connect to. If their persona's are not in hidden mode they will be greeted with a New Carthage matrix agent welcoming them to the facility and asking them to sign in.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Feel free to pose your way in. Keep same pose order if you like."

From afar, Akando would like to pay attention to his surroundings via cybereyes, cyberears, etc.

Bubblegum unfastens the top of her coat so she can get at her weapons. <<Ok, I think, like, the #1 thing here is being quiet till we find out what's going on>> she sends over the team's network. She looks about the main lobby, scanning in lowlight and ultrasound, then mentally flips to the matrix, running a local scan of active nodes.


You paged Akando with 'Alright! We'll say you notice shuffling and scratching beyond the lobby. There are three exits.'.

Akando stands cautiously with a shotgun cradled across his chest. <<I'm picking up shuffling and scratching beyond the lobby. I see three exits.>>

Akando pages: Approaching? Any guess on distance?

Sigil has probably brought at least a few of the people along in his bulldog. A few things are done and he looks over to the spyfly on the launch wall. "All right Lynx. Take the fly, hover over us until we get inside, then scout ahead. Keep a feed going for Bubblegum, if you can't do that link it to the localized matrix and we'll try and get a connection through there. "Lancelot, you're going to be playing protection tonight. Guarding me." He seems to be speaking to nothing now, but he's wierd like that. "Anyone else, I'll call you kids up when neede." If anyone looks at Sigil's AR, it's that of the elven archer of nerding lore. He's equipped with a powerful looking compound bow and wears earthly colors. What is probably the 'Paladin' Sprite is a massive creature wielding a huge shield and nothing else. The shield and the 'paladin's' armor looks to be made out of wood, leather, and other items naturally found in the wild.

You paged Andromeda and Sigil with 'You will notice there is a map up in the node labelling the three exit doors. The door to your right goes to warehousing. Labs to the left. Offices straight ahead.'.

You paged Akando with 'No guess on either. Just random shuffling and scratching every now and again.'.


Akando via commlink: <<Can we get a video feed from the drone, please?>>
(To: Andromeda and Isabella) From afar, Sigil nods and lets Andro do the uploading to the others or 'not' doing that before I use the info.

Andromeda goes and finds a comfortable chair. Taking a tiny drone from her pocket, she unfolds a pair of 'wings' from the sides and sends an activation command. The fans spin up and the drone lifts up with a quiet buzz. <<I'll see if I can find anything, as soon as the door opens. I'll bring up a map of what I find.>>
   <<Once it's inside it'll feed. Lynx, feed the fly's camera to everyone>>. That's from Sigil.


Akando stands by alertly while waiting for a video feed, a building layout, or anything else the hackers can provide.

Penta stands watch quietly in the lobby, eyes scanning the area as he waits for further intel from the hackers.

Sigil tosses a few icons up on an incomplete map. Three exits, the lobby area, warehousing, Labs, and the offices which are straight ahead. <<Sending the drone ahead.>>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, I'll analyze the lobby node"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Yes"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 12 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando stands in front of the others, splitting the lobby with Penta into overlapping fields of fire.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, that should be sufficient to tell me its System and Firewall rankings, which are what I really wanna know"

<OOC> Isabella says, "4,4"

You paged Bubblegum with 'The lobby node is cold, white, and clean. If you're not hidden an agent will come by to assist you and ask you to sign the registrar. The node has three exits, mimicking the room. The exit to your right says to the warehouse, left to the labs, straight ahead to the offices.'.

Andromeda sits once her bug is working and shuts her eyes as she leaves the meat world and soars into the real world, her wings letting her glide down from wherever the sky ends. Her head cranes about, looking for a likely icon that might be Sigil.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Hackers, remember you have that routine to activate the self destruct. Might want to try it out."

Bubblegum pages: I am in hidden mode, running stealth

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Yeah, let's do that first and see what happens"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Okay, we'll give that a shot as soon as I find Sigil."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Gonna pose it? ;p"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Sigil is found."

Andromeda flies down and lands beside the elf. She bends her neck to take the small box in her teeth from where it hangs around her neck and offers it to him.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Wait, what? Flutters?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "In the matrix, her icon is a bronze dragon with a mop of brown hair."
   The elven archer (Sigil) looks at the box curiously then back up. The elf's warden doesn't appear to do anything for the moment. "What's the box, the sequence? Thanks." He looks ahead to where Bubblegum is doubtlessly at. When the information concerning the lobby's information is keyed up, he nods and moves ahead with the grace of the elves of legend. After a second, he taps the box and opens up the sequence. Another tap initiates it.


Bubblegum calls up her own program suite, an armor program outfitting her in glowing magenta samurai armor, a neon pink nodachi on her back representing Attack, a glowing third eye in her forehead for Analyze, and an anime kitty with huge eyes at her heel for Browse. She logs onto the lobby node's public account and gives a scan, taking a sidelong glance at sigil. <<Hope you have a tight leash on that... thing,>> she broadcasts, eyeing Lancelot suspiciously.

<OOC> Sigil says, "Of note, Lancelot has -no- weaponry."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Visible."
The lights in the lobby flicker, bulkheads suddenly sliding down over all four exits to seal the doors with a hiss. The lights flicker again and go dark, inside the matrix the entire node flashes red and orange like a warning klaxon. The PA system announces "self destruct sequence re-activated. Please exit the building. Containment failed in laboratory sector. Containment failed in the warehouse sector. Purging life support system."

Andromeda pages: Oh, Armor, Analyze, Biofeedback Filter, Exploit and Stealth are all loaded and running.
The PA goes on, droning out endless names of numbered sections. "Containment failed in sector P21X. Containment failed in Office Sector."

Akando turns around to look at the hackers with a bemused expression on his face.

Andromeda cranes her neck around to look at the elf. <<Sounds like that's it... what's failing? What's being purged? Anybody make sense out of that?>>

<OOC> Akando says, "To clarify, we were just trapped in the lobby, yes?"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, can I query the node for details on the containment failure? When it happened, what caused it, how containment can be restored?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Trapped yes. Yes you can query the node."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Hackers can go after the doors if they want to try and open them."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I'll see if I can get the doors, yeah"
   Sigil doesn't look that unlike a zombie for the moment. Totally oblivious to the world. <<Hope that worked.>> He looks toward the paladin/warden then to Bubble. <<He's harmless. He's there for window dressin-- That worked? What's going down?>> The elven archer looks around. <<We just got locked in, didn't we.>>


<OOC> Andromeda says, "Hacking and exploit, right?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "yepperooney. Extended test."

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Andromeda rolls 1 dice: 2 (0 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Penta looks at the doors sealing shut. <<Yup, we're locked in. What say one of ya hacker-types try to open the door out of here - and keep the other doors shut?>>


GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil marks down that he has 2 tasks for Machine Sprite left.

GAME: Andromeda rolls 10 dice: 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando via AR: <<Do we know which door is being opened?>>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Haha. Actually. Roll again please."

GAME: Andromeda rolls 9 dice: 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright we'll say that took you a good 30 seconds. There are four doors, your exit, labs, warehouse, and offices. Picka door to open and pose it."

<OOC> Akando says, "The exit isn't too much to ask for?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Sure, start with that."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Are you going to pose your actions or should I just pose the door opening?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Go ahead, I'll be quicker on that in the future."

Akando tenses, and readies his weapon.
As Andromeda works on the exit door the klaxons in the node continue flashing. Finally, the exit door hisses and the bulk heads slide apart. Not only does the bulkhead open but the actual physical door as well, stuck in an open position. A good ten seconds after the door lies silent and open the lights shudder back to life, the node returning to normal. "Sequence Aborted. Please see your systems administrator. Have a nice day!." Inside the matrix the box in the elf's hands glows, an arrow reaching out from the box toward the node door marked "offices". The routine has been programmed to lead the hackers to the malfunction.

Akando lowers his weapon and looks to the hackers.
<<Fuck, do we have to blow this building up -manually-?>> Penta subvocalizes into his comm.
   <<All right, looks like it's been aborted. Time to head to the office. I think there is something to do with the malfunction in there.>> Sigil looks over to the dragon then he and his shadow fly forward toward the node. In the meatside, Sigil is a little vegetable while his little spyfly goes forward to investigate the office area.


Bubblegum chews her gum thoughtfully. <<Ok... so opening the front door like disables the sequence? I guess we could edit the output and trick it into thinking the door's closed.>> She watches the fly depart, <<Yeah, let us know what's over there, then we can like zombie our way in.>>

Akando: <<Who's going to pop the door?>>

<OOC> Sigil rubs his chin. "I can try and do what Bubblegum stated... Or the other two hackers can do it."

You paged Sigil, Bubblegum, and Andromeda with 'As Sigil moves towards the Office node the door flashes red. Scrawling text all over the door reads : "Containment failed. Access denied. Please see your local lab technitian."'.

You paged Akando with 'You notice a lot more movement behind the doors. Specifically behind the lab door. The sequence has stirred something up.'.

Andromeda stands on her hind legs and stretches her wings out to balance herself. <<I think I could do that... what the.. access denied?>> She looks over at Sigil, who is heading toward the office door.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I'm confused, sigil is moving over there in VR? I thought we was sending a fly spy?"

Akando's head turns toward the door leading to the lab. "More movement behind that door," he subvocalizes, indicating it with a jut of the chin. "We stirred something up."

<OOC> Sigil says, "VR I'm there, fly spy is physically moving to the area."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Fly is being controlled by Lynx the Machine Sprite."

<OOC> Sigil says, "His 'elf archer icon'"
Gun shots ring out from behind the warehouse door. A sharp ping-ping rings off the door from ricochets.

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I'll try making that alteration, yeah. i'll drop Armor and load up Edit, then see if I can disable that auto-cancelation of the destruct sequence when the outside door is open."

Akando pages: Can we tell what kind of gun or caliber?

You paged Akando with 'Its very muffled but the shots were close enough together and quet enough to suggest SMG'.
   

Penta works quickly, mind wheeling into action as he hears the gunshots. Quickly, he uses the AR to draw up a tactical plan, and transmits it to the rest of the team.

Akando: <<Sounds like burst fire. Could be an SMG waiting for us in the warehouse.>>

<OOC> Sigil says, "Analyzing the system then attempting to exploit my way in."

Bubblegum nods, <<Good thing we're checking the office first, that's where our auto-destruct program's telling us ta go.>>

Akando: <<Something tells me the office won't be our last stop.>>

Bubblegum rolls her eyes behind her pink lenses and nods, silently agreeing that it's never that easy.

Andromeda pages: Hacking and Edit? Or Computer and Edit? I didn't specify an account... I do have Admin access, right? It should be easy enough to just make the change.

You paged Andromeda with 'What changes are you attempting?'.
   <<Gunshots? Someone start scanning for radio signals, we might even have living breathing, brain functioning people in here... Or they're shooting my drone.>> That's Sigil. Ranger-side, he pulls out a pair of bone rimmed glasses and begins looking through the office's information. <<Going to gain access to the office. Additionally, one of the other hackers try to see if we've got cameras in the building.>>

Andromeda pages: Stopping the auto-destruct from canceling itself when we open the outer door, like it just did this time.


You paged Andromeda with 'How do you know the door stopped the auto-destruct? Wouldn't the routine point to the room you;re in if that were the case?'.

GAME: Sigil rolls 9 dice: 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 5 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, I'll scan for hidden nodes I guess?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "sure thing bubblegum"

Andromeda pages: I don't, it made sense. I can analyze it then? OOC I'm not understanding what shutdown program's directions mean.

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 8 dice: 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 8 dice: 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

You paged Andromeda with 'You can attempt that edit if you like, sufficiently convinced you've succeeded.'.


Andromeda moves away from the door in VR after chewing on it and blowing little bursts of flame in different places. <<I think that's got it.. the door shouldn't cancel it when it's time for us to go. How are you doing?>>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "ok, rerolling 2nd one"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 7 dice: 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 6 dice: 1 2 2 4 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 5 dice: 1 2 3 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 4 dice: 1 2 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "got it yet?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok you detect a node."

You paged Bubblegum with 'Its very weak it seems to be coming from the same direction as the gunshots. Its a commlink signal.'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright sigil what was your first roll for?"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Starting to analyze the Office node before I start my own series of dice rolling."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Start your series of rolling"

<OOC> Isabella says, "hacking + exploit"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Plus any bonuses you may get for being in VR or hotsim if thats the case"

Bubblegum's third eye changes color from pink to green for the Scan program, sending out beams of AR light to try and shine down any hidden nodes. <<Got a commlink signal coming from the warehouse... Gonna try making contact.>>

<OOC> Sigil says, "Si. Going to call up Cracker and have him assist me for 4 turns."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I'll try sending a commcall to the node I found, see if they can answer"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Will you patch it to your team?"

GAME: Sigil rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Sigil rolls 14 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Sigil rolls 13 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Sure"

<OOC> Sigil says, "If that's not enough to exploit access, I'll use up the remaining service I've got for little cracker then revert to normal rolling."

You paged Sigil with 'Whats your stealth rating?'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "You don't need to burn a task per roll Sigil."

<OOC> Sigil says, "It is 1 task per combat turn basically."

Sigil pages: Heh, paging the wrong person. 5 with Combat Form. 9 if there is any skill associated with it.

<H-Hello? Oh my g-.. Are yo. fro- no ha.. you come from the outsi.. We've been in he.. all da. Low ammo. Can't ge. the ..or open.> crackles across the weak commlink signal, patched in from Bubblegum.


You paged Sigil with 'Alright you've gained access to the node. The office node is much nicer in quality, the system beneath it must be a lot more powerful than the lobby. It just FEELs better to be here. There are small plants everywhere, leatherbound chairs. There is an agent secretary that will not notice your entrace. The packing in your hands points to the secretary's desk.'.

Bubblegum comms back, <<We're trying to engage the self destruct. Have you identified the malfunction? Repeat, trying to engage self destruct, what is malfunction?>>
As sigil opens the VR door the physical door to the offices slides open as well. A black haze drifts in from the newly opened door, the PA systems squeels "Contamination failed in Lobby." In the haze you can hear shuffling and muttering. All you can make out are broken logo's about a new model of fusaka vehicle.

Andromeda lifts off and flies over to where the ranger is working. <<There are people in here? Sounds like we'd better get busy. What's the commcode for them? I'll try to beef up that signal.>>

<<Sorry to intrude>> Sigil says after having gained access. <<I know it's a late hour, but I need to do some maintenance.>> Lancelot, Sigil's silent guardian does as he is supposed to do. Remain his silent guardian. The Ranger version of Sigil nears the VR office desk.

You paged Sigil with 'Roll matrix perceptino please'.

GAME: Sigil rolls 9 dice: 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "That's the perception roll.""

You paged Sigil with 'So you were speaking to the secretary agent right?'.

Akando snaps up, moving to cover the open door in a blink. He coordinates positions with Penta via AR.

You paged Akando with 'You can make out at least 4 figures aimlessly shuffling throughout the office lobby section. None of them have seem to notice you.'.

Penta moves with Akando, setting up an overlapping field of fire.

You paged Penta with 'You notice at least 2 shadowy figures through the doorway shuffling aimlessly.'.

Sigil pages: And not noticing the black IC coming up behind me, yes.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Matrix perception please Andromeda"

Akando: <<Four targets. Current status is unengaged. They're just shuffling around.>>

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Bubblegum holds her ground when the door opens, quietly confident in her ability to react to anything that does come through that door. <<Damn, I hope that's just smoke and some kinda mind-control nanomist or nerve gas... If you got a respirator I'd put it on.>>

You paged Sigil with 'You notice something isn't quite right about the secretary agent. Your technomancer instinct tells you there is more to her code than a mere agent.'.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "*and not"

Sigil pages: Analyze her. Same dice.

GAME: Sigil rolls 9 dice: 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>
The agent secretary in the office VR node looks up at Sigil pleasantly. "Welcome to New Carthage research facility! We are currently closed. Our business hours are monday through friday, nine am to five PM."

<OOC> Sigil blows her up.

You paged Sigil with 'Though your gut tells you something is wrong your analyze doesn't pick up much.'.
<PLEASE ..en the doo. We ..ould not fi.. the malfu.... no amm. plea..>
<<I confirm at least two targets.>> Penta comms. Then, listening. <<They couldn't find the malfunction. Want to bet the error-checking system is fucked?>>

Bubblegum purses her lips, <<I guess we should go play hero and rescue those guys?>> She looks at Penta and Akando for their reaction.
   The Ranger holds up his glasses to the secretary and scans. He shakes his head silently. <<Something's odd about this secretary agent.>>


Bubblegum answers the commcall, <<Have you tried not shooting, and just pretending to be one of them?>>

Sigil pages: Going to try and spoof access.
<My .riend. all .ead! Ther. just no en. to .hem. Oh! sh..!>

<OOC> Sigil needs to remember to add in his VR dice.

Akando casts a quick glance at Andromeda. <<More pro bono work. I'd open it quick or there will be no one to save.>>
More gunfire echoes from the warehouse door. The shadowy figures through the open office door turn, begin shuffling towards the open door - Penta and Akando.

Andromeda frowns, her teeth showing a little. "Really..." She rears up with her neck bending over and wings spread open.

You paged Sigil with 'Alright.'.

<OOC> Sigil says, "And perception. "

Akando pages: Would just like to observe at this point, to see if they're armed, and if they're just moving past us to the warehouse door.

GAME: Sigil rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>
From afar, Sigil loses Crack Sprite until I can re-reg him.

You paged Akando with 'They have to move through the lobby you're in to get to that door I hope you ralize'.

Andromeda cranes her neck around. <<Which door did you need open? I think we might have some.. uh.. something odd here.>>

You paged Sigil with 'Damn, alright.'.

Sigil pages: Hehe, it's all good.

Akando pages: Maybe go to the side of the doorway, allowing them to pass and setting up a surprise attack if they react to our presence.

Sigil pages: If I gain access, going to see if there is a malfunction here. If I don't I'll press the box again.

Bubblegum sighs, <<Ok, Penta and Akando, you two guard the exit here. Annie please open the warehouse. I'm gonna be an idiot and go have a look, maybe find that dumbass's body.>>
The secretary's digital smile suddenly turns to a fowl, black grimace as Sigil gains access to the node. "I asked you to LEAVE!." Her slender figure explodes into a massive figure seemingly made of some sort of soupy plastic. "We are CLOSED!."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Everyone in the office node please roll matrix init"

Andromeda spreads her wings and flies over to the warehouse door. <<Warehouse, on it.>>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "...or not. XD"

GAME: Sigil rolls 11 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Matrix Init is Response and Intuition, right?"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 11 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 6 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "For you maybe, for me its intuition x2 + 1"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 10 dice: 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Sigil rolls 14 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando flits to the side of the open door to the office. He looks to be setting up a shot in case the figures shuffle through the doorway and react to the team's presence.
The shadowy figures become clearer as the move towards Penta and Akando. Their sick looking men and women in white hospital gowns. Their expressions are blank, their eyes stare off in different directions. One of the four stops suddenly, taking a sniff of air, its head snapping deftly in the direction of Penta. "Have you driven a Fusaka lately?" it calls out.
The plasticky blob's appendages shoot out toward Sigil, engaging him.

<OOC> Isabella says, "I'm assuming you're going to have your paladin castle."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Of course."

<OOC> Sigil says, "<<Out of the way, peck!>>"

Penta has reconnected.

GAME: Isabella rolls 10 dice: 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Sigil rolls 5 dice: 1 3 4 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


"Greetings, sir. Yes, I have. It was an excellent experience," Penta lies through his teeth.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok now you're going to resist 6. This is your system + armor if you aren't hot sim, willpower + biofeedback if you are."

Andromeda pages: I need to go afk a moment, for my action I'll drop Exploit, load up Attack and head back over to Sigil to prepare to attack the IC next turn.

You paged Andromeda with 'Ok'

The cromag responds to Penta "Oh wasn't it wonderful?" A bit of slobber dribbles out of his chin, "Did you enjoy the soy leather seating package?"
Another cromage nearby suddenly seems angry. "LEATHER SEATING PACKAGE", it growls.

Akando sighs.
"Did you ask about our financing plans?" another cromag chimes in.
"FINANCING PLANS??" a third cromag adds. He's seemingly worked up as well.


Akando pages: Still monitoring for aggressive moves as they chat with Penta.

You paged Akando with 'Well they're definatly getting irritated at something.'.

GAME: Sigil rolls 11 dice: 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok now the remaining 3 can be castled to your paladin."

Keep lyin', Penta. "I did ask about the financing. I especially liked the low interest rate on the lease," he fibs.


GAME: Sigil rolls 14 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

"Ahhh... interest rates." he seems to calm down. "Interest rates." another cromag repeats. Still a third bursts into a rage, "We now offer multi color DASHBOARD MOUNTINGS!", lunging toward the open door. His three idiot-mates pick up on his rage and follow, screaming gibberish.


<OOC> Penta takes a moment to cackle. This is -surreal-.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "THe zombies are attacking Penta and Akando right?"

(To: Isabella and Penta) Akando pages: I'm assuming they're acting aggressively toward Penta?

<OOC> Isabella says, "hehe yes"

<OOC> Akando really likes the cromag poses.

You paged Akando with 'Yes.'.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, since they're just unarmored civilians I'll help in the matrix on this pass. I'll make an Attack on the secretary icon"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "3 Cybercombat + 5 Attack + 2 Targetting option"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Yes ma'am. Roll plx!"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 10 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

(To: Isabella and Penta) Akando pages: I intend to engage once they're through the doorway and available targets.


Akando via AR: <<Preparing to engage.>>


You paged Akando and Penta with 'Penta? You going to take a free shot before they're in your face?'.

Akando raises his shotgun, waiting a few meters to the side of the door.

GAME: Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

   Sigil appears to be blasted by the secretary. He has time to hunker down and block a small amount of the hit before his warden steps up with his mighty shield and deflects the remainder of the attack.


GAME: Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 3 5 6 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright you land a hit Bubblegum. Andromeda is taking her turn to switch programs out and get back in the node."

Penta aims his HK and fires not a burst, but a single round, aiming for the center of mass of the closest Zombie.


GAME: Isabella rolls 10 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>
The plasticky mass lunges this time at Bubblegums icon. "This is an AUTHORIZED area. We are not OPEN today. Please make an APPOINTMENT."


<OOC> Isabella says, "Roll defense bubblegum."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Make the roll for your shot penta."


Bubblegum glances over at the zombies then back to the secretary icon. Figuring that the two sammies have the zombies well in hand, she decides to help on the matrix side. With a gesture, the nodachi dissolves from her back in an animation of flying bits of information, and rematerializes in her hand. Making a swift cutting gesture, she scores a glancing blow against the secretary, whose image starts to fuzz and distort slightly.


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Oh, the secretary turned into a blob of IC, or is this another prog attacking me?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "She turned into a blobby icon that is attacking you guys."

GAME: Penta rolls 6 dice: 3 3 3 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 12 dice: 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "You can pose a dodge to that if you like Bubblegum, or I can. She missed."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Sigil's IP."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Simple action: Call up second paladin sprite. Adding him to the init sequence. Attacking the node. Lancelot Paladin sprite goes on full defense now while sustaining the castling."

GAME: Isabella rolls 5 dice: 2 2 2 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "After you do all that. sorry"


Bubblegum's image in AR appears to split in half into two mirror images when the blob lunges, and its tendril passes right between her two virtual clones. They instantly combine back together, leaving a smug girl with an undamaged icon.


GAME: Penta rolls 8 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Heh.. still miss x3"

<OOC> Penta says, "And I...do worse."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Now that he's fired Akando and Penta please roll initiative."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Feel free to pose your miss Penta ;p"

GAME: Penta rolls 7 dice: 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Akando pages: 8 base Initiative + 2 reaction from Wired II

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 10 dice: 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 9 dice: 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 9 dice: 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 9 dice: 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 9 dice: 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Penta fires...And misses....<<Oh shit.>>


<OOC> Isabella says, "Sigil its your IP."

<OOC> Isabella says, "IN the meat world its now 2 of the zombie's turns."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Oh, I was wondering if that meant up."
Having senior moments allready you chiphead? ('help')

GAME: Sigil rolls 11 dice: 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "That's the attack I mentioned above."

<OOC> Isabella says, "You're attacking the node or the secretary?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "blob thing"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Secretary."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Yeah the scurry blob thing is taking up my attention."

GAME: Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok you hit. Add 6 to your program rating and tell me the result."

Two of the cromags react quickly to the gunshot. "Thats the LIST price! We always deal for our customers at Fusaka." He rushes Penta, gnashing at him with his teeth and limbs. "the LIST price!!" the second chimes in, doing the same.


<OOC> Sigil says, "11"

GAME: Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Hehe"

<OOC> Sigil grins at the zombies.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright you demolished the thing. You can pose your amazing death sequence or I can."

<OOC> Sigil says, "I'll do it since I have the other actions involved."

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 6 dice: 1 2 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 6 dice: 2 2 3 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok Penta give me two dodges. Pure reaction."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Actually no"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Its melee you get dodge+reaction"

<OOC> Akando says, "Thanks, I was about to say."

   <<Attack Paladin, I am in need of your assitance.>> Heh, and you thought Technomancer's 'owned' their sprites... And maybe they do. A similarly clad warrior to the Ranger Sigil appears but carries two curved swords. While that new sprite appears, Sigil lets fly an 'arrow' from his bow and strikes the thing in a spot that cuases it to quickly begin decompiling in front of everyone in the Matrix' eyes. <<Well, that worked better than I thought>> The two Paladins and Ranger Sigil are now in standby. A state of electronic shock at the situation.


GAME: Penta rolls 8 dice: 1 1 2 4 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Penta says, "heh."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok roll again"

GAME: Penta rolls 8 dice: 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "oy."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok roll body+armor twice"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Page me your armor Penta and I can tell you the armor rating if you don't know off hand. Or Bubblegum if you want too, I'm sure she knows."

(To: Penta and Isabella) Akando pages: Armor clothing = 0 impact

<OOC> Penta says, "No, I got Akando on it."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Nonono"

<OOC> Isabella says, "You are not going to step into a run with armored clothing."

<OOC> Isabella says, "With 0 impact. Or anything other zeroes."

<OOC> Akando loans him an armor jacket.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Page me all the peices of armor you have."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Aww c'mon, what kinda zombie run would this be if someone didn't get ripped to shreds? :3"

<OOC> Sigil was assuming he'd be the one ripped to shreds by zombies.

<OOC> Penta has, um...auctioneer business clothes.

<OOC> Isabella says, "yes! That is not zero impact."

<OOC> Akando says, "That's 5/3"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok roll your body + 3"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Twice"

GAME: Penta rolls 6 dice: 1 1 3 6 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Penta rolls 6 dice: 1 2 2 3 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "ANd if thats truly all the armor you have - after this run spend your 7k on some decent armor :p"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Take 5 stun."


Akando pages: I'm hoping I have a shot at the zombies, since they passed me by on their way to Penta. I know it's risky, but given his level of expertise, I should make an effort to pick them off.

Akando pages: My shotgun has slug ammunition, not flechette.

You paged Akando with 'okey dokey. IF you critically glitch you'll hit Penta. Take your shots!'.


Akando pages: One shot each target. What's the modifier?

Akando pages: 7 agility + 5 Longarms + 2 smartgun + 1 enhanced articulation


You paged Akando with 'They have their backs turned on you.'.

Akando pages: Multiple targets.

Akando pages: I'm hoping their backs turned will count as surprise and eliminate their defence.

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 13 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Akando pages: I am well pleased with the rolls. 7P + net hits.

You paged Akando with 'Yeah its safe to say you hit them both square in the back.


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "who's up nao?"

<OOC> Sigil thinks we are waiting Akando.

<OOC> Penta says, "Yeah."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Yeah its akando. Sigil killed the secretary so you hackers are back into free pose mode."


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Well I'm in AR, which means I seamlessly revert into shoosting mode :p"

You paged Akando with 'Its safe to say you blew both of their guts out of their bodies in a bloody spray and they will NOT be getting up. Congratulations. You can pose shooting their heads off in true zombie style if you want ;p'.

<OOC> Akando is making good progress.
From afar, Akando smirks and nods.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Also, Penta you took 5 stun which is problably a good half of your stun box. You will be at negatives to actions from here on out. You can pose as if you're wounded."

   <<Fraggin' A. That was no normal secretary program. Sorry I failed to see that before I simply walked up to it.>> The two paladins look to be in complete contrast to each other. One is crouched low, dressed much like Sigil's Ranger and wielding two swords. The other is dressed a little more heavily but with the same nature tone and carries a huge ass shield. <<Lynx Flyspy. Head down to the warehouse and see what you can find for us.>>

The two cromags tear into Penta with their teeth. They send punches and flailing scratching nails in his direction, attempting to wrestle him to the ground. "Sign a CONTRACT its only a six month lease!!" "Heated seats!!"


Akando must be familiar with zombie flicks because he knows just what to do. The zombies rush past him on their way to Penta, exposing them to Akando's shotgun. He aims and fires two shots in a fluid motion, one for each target. He's packing slug round and they go exactly where he wants them to: in the back of the head and out the front.

Particles of blood and brain matter spray Penta and cloud the air. The zombies drop like rocks at Penta's feet.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Warehouse door is closed. You've destroyed the target that the box was pointing to in VR: the secratary. There are still 2 zombies in the physical office."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ohh"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I was on my way to open it before the fight broke out. I'll go back and try that again."

The sales pitch ends abruptly.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Sure thing Bubbles. There are 2 more zombies in the hall."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, quickdraw from quickdraw holster. Reaction + Pistols (2)."

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Firing once?"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "With the quickraw action I'll shoot one zombie, then I'll use a free to extend the powered stock and shoot the other zombie"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Roll the second plx"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "9 reaction + 6 heavy pistols + 2 smartlink on first, -2 for 2nd target on 2nd"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "That first roll was to see if I quickdraw, not for firing"

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 5 dice: 1 3 4 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 5 dice: 2 3 3 3 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Here's first shot"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 17 dice: 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 (12 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "Miss."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "second shot"

<OOC> Akando says, "lol"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright whats the DV of your gun?"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ruger Thunderbolt firing ExEx short burst. That's 6P + 2 burst fire = 8P base, -2 AP (though that won't matter if they have no armor)"


You paged Bubblegum with 'Ok the first guy disintigrates into a cloud of blood from the amount of damage dealt :p The second guy slumps to the ground unconcious. Pose as you will.'.


<OOC> Isabella says, "They need to issue these guys armor.."

<OOC> Sigil says, "No no, they're scary enough without it."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "lol no they aren't"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright alright the coast is now clear. Hackers going to activate the box again or are you guys going to be good samaritans instead of shadowrunners?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "And someone get Penta some anti-septic for his bite marks."

Akando pages: if the coast is clear of zombies, I would address Penta's injuries.


Penta yelps, as a dying Zombie gets his teeth in, then grins as Akando takes them out. "I...owe...you," he pants, out of breath.


<OOC> Andromeda says, "Yes, going to open the door to the warehouse."

   <<Those mysterious people still alive or do you want me to activate the deconstruct sequence again?>> That's Sigil, of course.



You paged Akando with 'It is as soon as Bubblegum posts their deaths'.

You paged Bubblegum with 'Are you still working on the death pose?'.
From afar, Akando nods.


<OOC> Andromeda says, "Hacking and exploit for the door?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Yes ma'am!"


Bubblegum winces as she sees Penta get clobbered. Without telegraphing, her body suddenly flows in a different direction, taking up a stance facing the remaining two cromags. Her hand whips inside her jacket and her tricked out Thunderbolt is barking out suppressed rounds in an instant, the powered stock unfolding before she fires her second burst. Her first burst plants three explosive rounds right up the middle in the chest, neck, and head, exploding at just the right instant to remove most of the poor creature's upper body. A milisecond later, the second one catches another three bullets and goes down, bleeding (albiet from less gruesome wounds).

"No thanks, I've decided to stick with my Hyundai," she can't help but comment, blowing the smoke from her gun's barrel.


GAME: Andromeda rolls 12 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Lemme know when"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


<OOC> Penta offers an extra point of karma for Bubblegum's comment.


<OOC> Isabella says, "One more time Andromeda"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 10 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "One more time hehe"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 9 dice: 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok you got it. Whats your stealth rated at Andromeda?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Five"


Akando slings his shotgun diagonally over his shoulder and races over to Penta, pushing the zombie corpses off his legs. A medkit appears in his hands in a flash. "Stay still for a minute."


Akando pages: 3 First Aid - 1 average conditions (indoors) - 0 for patent essense lost (less than 2 points) + # Medkit Rating. My medkit is rated 6 but we can treat it as a 4 if you think that's more reasonable.


Andromeda walks gracefully (*clomp clomp clomp*) up to the door and sniffs at it. A little nip here, a puff of flame there.. then finally turns sideways and whacks it open with her tail. In the other world, the door unlocks and swings open.

The door to the warehouse slides up quickly a familiar black haze oozing into the lobby from the newly opened section. There is a moment of silence like in a good horror film and just as you're leaning forward, staring into the blackness, a figure falls through the doorway. "Ahhhg! Hallp!" the man screams. He's dirty, his clothes are ripped and his face is full of blood and scratches. Bruises are all over his arms. His ammo belt is empty, an SMG without a clip clutched in his hand. "Have you eaten at Soy Boy today?" calls out of the darkness of the warehouse door. "N-no.. you gotta help" the man says, crawling towards the team. "Soy Boy burgers now with a special two for one on WEDNESDAY!" a cromag screams, jumping through the door onto the mans back.


Akando pages: Alternatively, I could resume battle.


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "init time?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Yep!"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 14 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum haz 20

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 10 dice: 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "Physical init time? I'll... Pass! "

<OOC> Sigil is a zombie-like husk.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Hehe"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Penta, Anyone else?"

<OOC> Akando shoots Sigil by mistake.


Penta lays still as instructed, grinning oddly up at Akando.


GAME: Penta rolls 7 dice: 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil soaks the damage, feels the pain in VR land, hax Akando's brain.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok bubblegum gets first IP"

(To: Penta and Isabella) Akando pages: He's probably down 2 dice from his damage, but I'm not quite sure.

You paged Penta and Akando with '5 boxes is only -1'.

(To: Akando and Isabella) Penta pages: I'm not sure either.

You paged Penta and Akando with 'Six boxes is -2'.

(To: Akando and Isabella) Penta pages: Okay, should I reroll?

You paged Penta with 'Nah, it won't change anything'.

(To: Akando and Isabella) Penta pages: Yeah, the RNG hates me anyway.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Can I shoot the dude on the dude's back?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "SHore can"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Okie dokie"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Recoil fully comped from inherent RC 2 + 1 personalized grip + 1 underbarrel weight + 1 folding stock"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Will shoot twice"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 5 dice: 1 1 1 5 5 (2 Hits)  GLITCH!!! <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 5 dice: 3 3 4 4 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "What was DV again? 8p?"

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 1 3 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Yeah"

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 7 dice: 1 3 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "You got him on your second shot. Feel free to pose it."

<OOC> Isabella says, "And I thought he was gonna live *snaps fingers*"


Bubblegum spins on the balls of her feet, and before the cromag can sink his teeth into some sweet security guard flesh, he's riddled with six exploding rounds, bleeding out on the floor.
The man on the floor doesn't look like a secteam member. He's got a cliche duster on, some goggles. He looks like your average newbie runner straight out of runner school, well - that is - with a hell of a lot of bruising and bleeding. "Oh.. my... god... SHUT THE FUCKING DOOR!" He rolls over, "There's hundreds of them in there MAN!"


<OOC> Sigil presses the button now.

<<Pressing the button. Please hold while we seal our own fates.>> The Ranger presses the box once more.

Once again the lights flicker and fail, the bulkheads come down over all the doors in both rooms except for the exit door, sealing with a hiss. The nodes flash with klaxons, the PA system coming to life and droning on about containment loss all over the building. "Fuck! Not again!" exclaims the stranger that was just saved, covering his eyes in the dark. After a few moments the destruct sequence is cancelled again, quicker this time. "Destruct sequence cancelled. Please see your systems administrator. Have a nice day!" the PA chimes. Within the matrix a red arrow shoots out from the glowing box in the office node, towards an office door labelled "operations". The bulkheads lift up on all the doors, unsealing them. The warehouse door opens itself again.


<OOC> Andromeda says, "I'll be closing that door, now..."

Akando pages: Is combat complete? Are we out of the IP sequence?

<OOC> Andromeda says, "And telling it to *stay* closed."

You paged Akando with 'Yes!'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Okey dokey."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Need a roll? I have an account here."
The warehouse door slides closed.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Nope."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright, its free poses on you guys. Combats over"

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 9 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

   <<And one more time for the road>> Sigil presses the 'button' again.


Akando pages: That's the first aid roll.


Andromeda sighs at the door and rears her head back, loosing a blast of flame at the doorway. The intense heat and fire swirls about where the door was, roasting it like a blast furnace, and melting it into a solid wall of slag. <<That had better hold it shut.. looks like we're off to the Operations room, boys and girls.>>


Akando pages: Which, as I take it, did nothing, so I would like to use a point of Edge on the 7 non-hits.

You paged Akando with 'ok'.

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 7 dice: 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>
From afar, Akando sighs. "That takes him down to 4 boxes. I'll use a stim patch too."

You paged Akando with 'Ok'.


Bubblegum ejects her clip and replaces it with another one from her utility belt. "Well, so much for pretending to be a zombie. Let's go take care of the Operations room, whatever that may be."

Akando says "Give me 30 seconds here."

The stranger from the floor still hasn't gotten up, he flops over onto his back, reaching up toward Bubbles. "Hey you aren't going to LEAVE me here are you?" He shakes his head, "My team... my team they're.. all gone... game over man. GAME OVER man!"


Akando hands are a blur and he moves in and out of the medkit to Penta's injuries. He stops the bleeding and bandages the toothmarks the best he's able, although these are obviously not the wounds he's used to.



Akando shoots a glance from Bubblegum to the braying man.

Andromeda spreads her wings and flaps over to the operations room door. An ARO pops up, directing everyone to the next area. <<Let me know when ready.>>

   <<Head to the operations room... Or not. I'm moving toward it.>> The Ranger and the pair of paladins begin moving toward the operations center. A little more cautious this time.

Andromeda lands. <<Also, could you guys tell him to turn his commlink to active or something? I can't talk to him.>>


Akando sits back after half a minute, looking at his work. Penta seems marginally better but still worse for wear. Akando grabs a stimpack from him pouch and applies it to the bruised man.

<OOC> Akando says, "Stimpack? Stim patch."

Penta holds still as Akando works on him, then gets up after Akando applies the stimpatch.

(To: Penta and Isabella) Akando pages: Penta, I knocked one box of stun damage off with the first aid, so you're down to four. That stim patch eliminates your negative modifiers for the remaining 4 boxes for the next hour, after which you'll take one extra box of stun. In the meantime, you should act jumpy, caffeinated.

(To: Akando and Isabella) Penta pages: Right.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Pose children pose! You're almost done!"


Akando helps Penta off the ground. He makes sure his gun is secure in his hand. He then goes over to the shouting man and offers him a hand.


Andromeda pages: Hacking rolls for the door?

You paged Andromeda with 'Same as always'.

GAME: Andromeda rolls 12 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Andromeda rolls 10 dice: 1 1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Andromeda pages: Keep going?

<OOC> Isabella says, "Keep going"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 9 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 6 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Andromeda rolls 8 dice: 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok thats enough"

<OOC> Isabella says, "You can now open it if you like."


Bubblegum looks over at the recently rescued newbie. "Ok, sit tight mr. zombie food, we're gonna see if we can't light this candle." She starts moving towards the operations room with careful, measured steps, on the alert for any more surprises.


Akando puts a hand underneath the man's arm and pulls him up. He looks him over but doesn't say anything.

   Sigil and his paladin lackey's move toward the door instead of just standing around an letting Andromeda just lock the sucker down. He's apparently attempting to scan the area on and off.


Andromeda gnaws on the door until it clicks. <<Door's ready.. all of you ready? And is our new friend ready? Still can't talk to him, btw...>>

GAME <Inventory>: Akando has just used one of his Stimulant Patch. <+roll/verify <pass>>


Akando unslings his shotgun and returns it to its position, cradled in his arms across his chest.

The man lifts off the ground shakily, making Akando do most of the work. Once he's up he realizes he can't put any wieght on his left leg, stumbling and falling into a wall for support. As he slides along the wall he leaves a trail of blood behind from his surface scratches all over his arms. "It was horrible man. I've been in here - I'VE BEEN IN HERE since like... noon today. The J said it needed to be done like RIGHT NOW. We were screwin' around. We shouldn'a looking in the warehouse man. Shouldn'a."


Akando holds his fingers up to his lips, requesting the man to settle down a bit.

"Fraggin' Jamie and everybody... and just who WHO the hell are you guys?"

<<Ready as ever... That is if you were waiting for me to say something.>> <-- Sigil.

Akando speaks in a low voice to the man. "We're going. Turn your commlink on." He looks to Penta, "Will you lend him a shoulder? I need both hands."


Penta walks over to Mr. Zombie Food. "Well, Mr. Zombie, we're the cavalry," he replies. "Gimme your arm.


Andromeda knocks on the door with her tail and it swings open. <<Here goes!>> In your world, the door slides up...


Bubblegum peers inside the operations room in lowlight and ultrasound, flashing her gun's lowlight flashlight inside for better illumination.

Akando pages: Can we see anything in low light or thermo?

Akando pages: And do we know anything about the haze?

As the door slides up in the physical world more haze floats into the office lobby. The lights are off and its murky inside. Its a large office inside, problably for some big wig. A huge area rug covers the entrance leading up to a solid oak desk at the far end of the room. There is a terminal display set on the desk, and other clutter. A large executive chair sits behind the desk, swivelled with the back facing the door.


You paged Akando with 'Don't know anything about the haze. You can see that the executive chair is warm.'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Anyone with thermo can see the exec chair is warm."


Akando via the comm: <<Has anyone figured out what that haze is? Any records on the system?>>
The strange man shakes his head, speaking in a quieter voice at the request of his rescue team. "Yeah whatever man.."

Penta subvocalizes into the comm, holding onto Zombie food. <<Hold up. The chair's warm.>>


Akando readies his shotgun and looks at Bubblegum.


Andromeda comes back over. <<Not yet.. still working on that.>>


Akando pages: Hear anything with cyberears?


You paged Akando with 'Breathing.'.


<OOC> Andromeda says, "..guess I should start working on that. Data Search and Browse to dig up something on the mist?"


Bubblegum shrugs her shoulders. "Hey! Whoever's in that office, surrender or we'll blow ya ta fuckin' pieces!" she calls towards the chair.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Sure, roll it."


Akando tries to suppress a small smile.


GAME: Andromeda rolls 6 dice: 2 2 3 4 4 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "I need to pick up Data Search eventually..."

You paged Andromeda with 'Yeah you found nothing'.

Andromeda pages: I'll keep trying?

You paged Andromeda with 'Give it a bit.'.


<OOC> Sigil pulls up the Slueth Sprite of his and uses a task to see if he can find information on the mist.

<OOC> Sigil rolls.


Akando loads two slug rounds into his shotgun magazine audibly, to ratchet up the pressure.


GAME: Sigil rolls 10 dice: 2 2 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

The lights flicker on in the room shortly after Bubblegum's outburst. All of a sudden evil laughter can be heard echoing through the cacophonous room. The chair slowly begins to pivot revealing a dwarf woman in the chair from her shoulders up. "Welcome" she says, "Please, step into my office."


<OOC> Isabella says, "You found nothing Sigil."

<OOC> Sigil says, "Sounds like a plan."

<OOC> Isabella says, "though make sure to make a grab for paydata before you guys leave"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Use Sleuth to do exactly that."


Akando doesn't even know how to respond to the woman, but he doesn't exactly look inclined to acquiesce.

   <<Let's see what the Sleuth will find out. Sherlock, I'm in need of some hunting.>> Suddenly, despite being called Sherlock, a hawk is summoned. <<See if you can find some information about this black mist the meatsiders are speaking of>>. A second or two later and the hawk chimes that it couldn't find anything. <Well, start pulling information and loading it up on the comlink. Anything useful in particular.>>


Andromeda pages: Does she have any kind of matrix presence? A commlink maybe?

You paged Andromeda with 'She does indeed.'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Any other poses i'm waiting for?"

Andromeda pages: Well then. Let's see what's in it. Hacking and exploit? Stealth is running.

You paged Andromeda with 'Sure thing'.



Bubblegum points her gun at the woman's head. "First, gimme a reason not ta kill you and blow this place up. Second, how do I know you don't got a trap in there, huh? You'd have to be like pretty dumb to let a buncha armed people in yer office without a backup plan."

Andromeda pages: Okay, hacking and exploit then.

GAME: Andromeda rolls 12 dice: 1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

The dwarf woman wiggles in her seat, maybe curling her legs beneath her to give her alittle height. The desk seems to be a bit high and the chair a bit low for her. Ah, as your eyes travel down next to the desk you spy who was problably the original owner - a suit with a hole in his head. "I didn't LET you in. I'm inviting you. You were sent by the corporations weren't you. Don't you know what you're doing? Do you KNOW what they're doing here?"


You paged Andromeda with 'No dice. And whats your stealth rating?'.


Penta bounces up and down, and replies to the dwarf. "Insane zombie shit, lady. That much is obvious!"

Akando stays quiet and lelts others do the talking while he keeps his eyes and ears open.


Andromeda pages: Five. Is it not an extended test?


<OOC> Penta sighs. I hate to do this, but I gotta go to bed. I just dozed off for a minute.


Sigil's unconscious body stays that way. Matrix-side, he continues to look around for any other useful information. <Hanging on your every thought at this point.>>


<OOC> Isabella says, "Aw, this is the final boss penta "

<OOC> Isabella says, "We'll say you passed out from zombie germs?"

<OOC> Penta says, "Good idea."

<OOC> Penta would love to stay up, but...can't.


You paged Andromeda with 'She noticed you snooping somehow, she switches her comm off.'.


<OOC> Akando says, "We'll have Penta babysit the other injured guy."

<OOC> Penta says, "good idea 2."


Andromeda pages: Okay, I thgoutht that was an extended test... can I roll edge, if it wasn't?


Bubblegum frowns, "Well, watcha want *us* t'do about it? We, like, agreed t'do this job, if we don't, it'll fuck up our rep AND maybe get some goon squads kickin' down our doors. There's, like, the public interest, but there's also our own asses in the equation, scan?"


You paged Andromeda with 'Each time you roll I get a roll vs your stealth to see if you've been detected by the firewall'.


Andromeda pages: Every single time?

Andromeda pages: How many hits did she get? o.O

You paged Andromeda with 'every time you roll in the extended test I get a roll against you.'.

You paged Andromeda with 'Obviously she got more than five :p'.

"REP? REP? Have you SEEN what they're doing to people? When my foundation found out I made it my pet project. I vowed to stop them and expose them to the WORLD. Don't you want to do whats right? If you erase the evidence it will only continue!"

Andromeda ponders. <<Say, you all, she's turned off her wireless. If her ace in the hole involves doing something with her commlink, like, say, controlling the building, now would be a good time to whack her.>>
<<Evidence being downloaded. Need me to start doing anything else while I sit here?>> <-- Sigil.


Bubblegum blows a bubble, taking a second to think. "Well... if we let you blow this thing open, can YOU protect us from the fallout? Or are you just gonna leave us twisting in the wind like any other J?"


Akando pages: I'd like to question the guard about what he was hired to do, namely by whom.

Akando pages: Guard, sorry, whoever this other bloke is.

You paged Akando with 'Over the comm or what?'.

Akando pages: Yes, I was thinking.

You paged Akando with 'Go for it. Page me your comms'.
From afar, Akando comms to the other bloke, "What exactly were you hired to do, and who hired you to do it? Do you recognize this woman, or any part of her story?"



Akando keeps an eye on the woman, his gun ready.

You paged Akando with '<Ah...no man. We were hired to come in here and like uh.. blow the place up you know? Some kinda fragged slottin' destruct sequence.>'.

Akando pages: <Who was your Johnson?>

"Your own path is your own young one. Can you live the rest of your life knowing that you did such a terrible thing? Does todays youth have no DECENCY left? The world will know! THE WORLD WILL KNOW!"


You paged Akando with '<Heh. Well obviously I don't got his name, no? He was some dwarven guy. Short you know, obviously. Had a human assistant. Seemed pretty pushy.>'.


You paged Akando with 'If your eyes are keen enough on the dwarf in the chair you'll notice, even though you can only see her shoulders, she seems to have milspec armor on.'.


Bubblegum's upper lip curls derisively. "So, I'll take that for a 'yes, we're gonna leave you twisting in the wind.' Listen crazy lady, you take down one corp with one scandal, there's just gonna be another one takin' it's place. You think you're gonna change somethin? You ain't gonna change shit." She raises her gun again. "So, you got a better offer 'fore it's lights out?"


Akando pages: Cool, thanks.

<OOC> Isabella says, "ALright initiative time ladies and gents"

<OOC> Isabella rubs he hands together.

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 14 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Akando pages: Can I pose a commlink comment before then? I was mid-typing.

You paged Akando with 'sure thing'.


GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 10 dice: 1 1 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Akando via AR: <<Target is wearing milspec armor. Headshots only.>>


Andromeda pages: If she does turn her commlink back on, I'm going to try hacking it again.

You paged Andromeda with 'Ok'.


GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 14 dice: 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok Dwarfy goes first."

In the matrix our resident hackers notice that her wireless signal is back on. "Fine. The mediocre will always bite at the heels of the great! For my foundation! For the the S.H.I.R.E!" With that the dwarf heaves an assault rifle she's been apparently keeping beneath the desk into firing position, squeezing off a wide burst at Bubblegum.


Andromeda pages: Okay, guess I should roll an initiative after all? XD

You paged Andromeda with 'Maybe.'.


GAME: Andromeda rolls 10 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 6 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 16 dice: 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok make a dodge bubbles. -2 to your dodge from the burst."

GAME: Sigil rolls 11 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 6 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil chachings.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Assault rifles hurt so I shall full defense"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Aye lass! Remember to give up your next IP"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Reaction 9 + dodge (ranged) 8 + 2 MBW II + 2 Reakt = 21"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Hax"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "and I'll Edge too cuz I've got all of it still left :3"

<OOC> Isabella says, "HAXX"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 25 Edge dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

GAME: --Rerolling 6's: 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 (9 Rerolled, 14 Total Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "HOly sht. You might as well pose like you're Neo and you just stopped a bullet."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Suffice to say. She missed."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Bubblegums IP, skip"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Akando! YOur Ip!"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "wait, only my complex is skipped."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Oh thats right"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I can still move and take cover behind the door"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Well do that then"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "which is what I'll do"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Akando you're next"


Akando pages: Would like to fire two aimed shots at the head, and then skip out of the way. What kind of modifier am I looking at?


You paged Akando with 'I'd go -6'.


Akando pages: 7 agility + 5 Longarms + 2 smartgun + 1 enhanced articulation - 6 modifier = 9

Akando pages: I'll Edge the first shot.

The nutty dwarf gets the jump on Bubblegum but she still looks like she's moving in slow motion to the chromed up gilette. Bubblegum's mouth curls up into a big grin, she loves showing off her dodging skills. Her eyes follow the assault rifle barrel as it comes up, aims... Bubblegum simply snaps backwards, impossibly fast, leaning her torso back and to the side, flinging her arms out to the side for balance, the bullets whizzing neatly past where she just was. In an instant she's back upright, and it's a quick hop and a step and she's back behind the door, out of sight.


GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 11 Edge dice: 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 6

GAME: --Rerolling 6's: 1 2 4 (3 Rerolled, 4 Total Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 9 dice: 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 6 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando pages: Oh, she dodged the second, you mean. I got it.

You paged Akando with 'Alright the first shot hit, second missed. First shot went through her cheek and out the other side, making a hole, spraying blood and sending teeth out! You can pose it like that. It wasn't deadly but it hit her head.'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ok Andromeda's next."

Akando pages: Goodness, okay.

<OOC> Akando says, "Pose coming."

<OOC> Isabella says, "And on her IP an even bigger plasticky goo monster is going to come oout of the Node's woodwork. Its just forming, vulnerable to attack."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Okay. I'll open up with Attack then."

While the dwarf is spraying bullets at the blur that is Bubblegum, Akando levels his shotgun and fires two shots aimed at her head. The first slug connects with face, blasting blood and teeth out the new hole that explodes in her cheek. It is not a killing shot, but the recoil from the blast moves her head so that the second shot misses. Akando spins to the opposite side of the doorway from Bubblegum


GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "You hit andromeda"


<OOC> Isabella says, "whats yourprogram rating"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "All my programs are 5"

<OOC> Sigil hehs and forgot about adding his silly paladins to the list.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright you landed a solid blow/bite. It had no defense as its just forming."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Sigil you're up!"


GAME: Sigil rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Whats your DV sigil"

<OOC> Sigil says, "5 is the rating of my attack program."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright sigil you got a solid it as well, no kill. You can both pose your attacks."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Okay, thanks."

<OOC> Isabella says, "It is now dwarf woman's turn!"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Lance'll be doing the castle thing. 3 more turns for Mr. Attacker P to assist me."

The dwarf mumbles something, blood spewing out of her mouth and new mouth hole. She wipes her cheek on her armored shoulder and switches aim to Akando firing a single shot, switching targets again to burst Bubblegum.

   <<Damnit. Another crazy blob of an IC forming.>> The Ranger and the double sword paladin both strike at the IC together, causing a devastating hit, but not one that fells the 'beast'. <<Dragon lady, might want to not get the thing to focus on you.>>


Andromeda sees the node reappear in the matrix and dives toward it. The puddle of black sludge is hardly unexpected. It gurgles and blorgs as the dragon folds her wings up and drops, unfurling them as she gets close and rearing her head back, strafing past and winging off up and to the left, launching a searing blast of fire at the protoplasmic IC. It smokes and chars but doesn't burn up.. unfortunate, that.


GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 10 dice: 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "She'll fire twice at Akando then."

<OOC> Isabella says, "two dodges for you akando!"

Akando pages: I'll go into Full Defense this IP, if that's alright with you.

You paged Akando with 'Sure thing.'.

You paged Akando with 'Roll em'.

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 10 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 (0 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 10 dice: 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando pages: Bollocks.

Akando pages: Edge that first roll. Last point.

You paged Akando with 'Ok'.

Akando pages: Actually, no, I'll save it for the damage roll.

You paged Akando with 'Alright soak 15'.

You paged Akando with 'Ap -1'.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Come on akando"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Liiiive "


Akando pages: 4 body + 1 Toughness Quality + 1 Orthoskin + 12 Armor + 1 bone density - 1 AP


GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 18 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando pages: Does that take is to 8, unless I roll the edge?

You paged Akando with 'You get two seperate soaks.'.

You paged Akando with 'Roll that again'.

Akando pages: Crickey.

GAME: To (Akando, Isabella) Akando rolls 18 dice: 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


You paged Akando with 'You take 3 stun.'.


Akando pages: Hit with two single shots?

You paged Akando with 'Yep'.


Akando is very fast but not quite fast enough to get out of the doorway in time. He jumps to the side but not before taking two single shots. There is a deep *thump* *thump* as they impact on his body armor, which seems to hold. He falls to the side of the doorway, out of the line of fire, with the wind knocked out of him.


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, I'll use a free action to call my shot for -4 to hit, +4 to damage. I'll fire a second regular shot after that"


<OOC> Sigil says, "After the blob that is."

<OOC> Isabella says, "sounds good bubblegum"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "First is called shot"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 Edge dice: 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 6 6

GAME: --Rerolling 6's: 3 5 (2 Rerolled, 3 Total Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Now regular shot"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 dice: 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 (8 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Huh. Do I get my +2 for hot sim?"

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 14 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright, another solid hit Bubblegum. She looks pretty hurt now."

<OOC> Akando says, "Think so, but make sure with Isabella."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Sure go for it Andromeda"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I guess the called shot missed?"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 12 dice: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Oh yeah called shot missed."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "2 edge left for me btw"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Andromeda soak 6"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Hmmm. Gonna spend edge to reroll the misses, if I didn't make the dodge."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Alright"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Edge it"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 9 dice: 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Bleah"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "That's gonna hurt"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Okay. What is that? I've never been hit in cybercombat before, sorry"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Will+biofeedback"


Bubblegum pops back around the doorframe. She pauses to take aim at the dwarf's head, but the halfer is so short that the bullets go high! She retargets the central mass and fires again, the second burst striking true. All the while her jaw works hard, chewing her gum in concentration.


<OOC> Isabella says, "Sigil take your IP quick"

<OOC> Sigil says, "Attacking again yay."

GAME: Sigil rolls 15 dice: 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 (5 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "I'll what.. Do the edge thing to reroll the misses?"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 12 dice: 1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil says, "After Andro that is."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Dwarf shooting bubbles."

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 (8 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: To (Isabella) Isabella rolls 17 dice: 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Bubbles please make two dodges."

<OOC> Andromeda says, "Actually sorry, misrolled. Should have been 11 for the soak."

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 1 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Sigil makes a note to always have an unregistered paladin around to protect the hackers.

<OOC> Sigil says, "Well -that- damage is even better."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "+4 for good cover?"

<OOC> Andromeda says, "So I'll make another attack, cybercombat + attack"

GAME: Andromeda rolls 11 dice: 1 1 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 6 6 (4 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "SUre why not"

<OOC> Isabella says, "you hit,"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ok, reaction 9 + 4 good cover + 2 Reakt = 15"

<OOC> Isabella says, "So andromeda sets up the ball, Sigil spikes him."

Akando pages: The good cover is actually taken out of the attacker's dice, not added to the Defender's dodge, but you're in charge.

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "First dodge"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 (7 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "2nd dodge"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 14 dice: 1 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 (6 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

You paged Akando with 'At this point it doesn't matter '.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Soak 8 for your first dodge."
From afar, Akando nods. "I figured that was the case. I expect Bubbles to jump on the desk and fire into her face."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Bubbles IP! if she has a 3rd"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Ap -1"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "4 body + 8 impact armor -1 AP = 11 dice"

<OOC> Akando says, "Impact or Ballistic?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "ballistic"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "I mean ballistic, they're both the same anyway :p"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 15 Edge dice: 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 6 6 6 6

GAME: --Rerolling 6's: 1 3 4 5 6 (5 Rerolled, 6 Total Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "nice"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "1 edge left"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Your Ip bubbly!"

   <<Damn. Guess this baby likes dragons more than easily chewed upon elves.>> Another 'arrow' fires from the Ranger's bow and the double bladed paladin strikes at the exact same time. The huge blob quickly deconstructs before it's around long enough to cause major damage. <Attack IC down.>>
 <place this pose after Andromeda's>


<OOC> Isabella says, "Land a solid shot and you win!"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "How much space is there between us and the target?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "10 meters giver or take"

<OOC> Isabella says, "you going to grenade her? :p"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "yeah. free to drop pistol, simple to ready MGL-6, simple to fire airburst white phosphorus"

<OOC> Isabella says, "hot damn "

<OOC> Isabella says, "Hope it doesn't scatter"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Hmm, I dunno..."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Ah, screw it"


Andromeda comes around again, but this time the black blob is ready. Pseudopods reach out, forcing her to change course and wheel back, slashing with her claws and biting at the mass of black goo as it tries to grab her and suck her in. A couple of times it looks close; one pod actually wraps around her, but a quick bite and another scratch of claws convinces it to let go. With a beat of wings she frees herself, letting loose an attempt at a flame breath, and looking for Sigil and his companions.


<OOC> Bubblegum says, "9 agility + 3 greande launchers + 2 smartlink + 4 edge - 2 cover = 14"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "No, 16"

GAME: Bubblegum rolls 16 Edge dice: 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 (0 Rerolled, 3 Total Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "shit"

GAME: Isabella rolls 1 dice: 1 (0 Hits)  CRITICAL GLITCH!!! <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Isabella rolls 1 dice: 3 (0 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "airburst only scatters 1d6"

<OOC> Isabella says, "it scattered forward"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Well whatever you hit her."

<OOC> Isabella says, "Pose her melting into goo."

<OOC> Isabella says, "A winner is you guys!"

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "hehe ok"

<OOC> Akando says, "Thanks for GMing, Isabella!!!"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Now the only thing left is to figure out where you're going to be physically standing when you activate the routine the last time"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Danke "

GAME: Isabella rolls 8 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 5 (1 Hit) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

GAME: Isabella rolls 8 dice: 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 (2 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Isabella says, "in fact she lit on fire"

<OOC> Isabella says, "So where you guys going to stand when you test the routine the last time. And since its late I'm going to give you all the common sense quality and remind you the bulkheads close when you hit it."

You paged Andromeda with 'Make a roll to retreive paydata'.

You paged Sigil with 'Make a roll to retreive pay dat'.


Bubblegum catches a bullet in her gun-arm, glancing off her armor, but still hurting like hell. "Ow, you fucking bitch!" she screams, her eyes tearing up like crazy. Hysterical, she tosses aside her empty pistol and pulls out her grenade launcher, popping a wild round into the room. The airburst-timed grenade explodes mid-air, sending searing white phosphorus to cover the whole room, sticking and burning everything, including the dwarf, into piles of ash.


Andromeda pages: Browse and data search? I wanted the information about this place; I heard her little speech about nobody finding out if the building exploded.


Akando is back on his feet, his breath regained. He glances around the corner at Bubblegum's work. "I like your work. It's very mixed-media, the way you mix the goo and the ash."


Bubblegum rubs her eyes, still sniveling from being shot, but satisfied at having taken her revenge. She holsters her grenade launcher and retreives her pistol, popping in a fresh clip. She reaches carefully into her pocket and pulls out a wrapped piece of gum, making sure not to leave any DNA or prints on it. She carefully places the gum the entrance to the door so it doesn't get burned up by the still-burning white phosphorus. "Ok, can we go now?" she asks, trying to sound like she wasn't just crying about a booboo.


Akando leaves the room to smoke and smoulder. He glances toward Bubblegum's arm before turning back to the lobby. <<Let's hit it and quit it>> he chimes over the commlink.

Akando says "Let's take our positions. We'll need everyone meatside before we can exit."

You paged Andromeda with 'Yeah browse+data search'.

Bubblegum nods, taking off her glasses to wipe her eyes, and clearing her throat. "Yeah."


GAME: Andromeda rolls 6 dice: 2 4 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

Akando pages: Sorry. Still not sure where to stand. I would say "outside" but if that's possible then I don't know why we didn't originally.

You paged Akando with 'Lobby'.

GAME: Andromeda rolls 3 dice: 1 1 4 (0 Hits)  CRITICAL GLITCH!!! <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>

<OOC> Andromeda says, "At least the glitch doens't count, heh"

Akando pages: Oh, I was under the impression that the lobby exit was blocked.

You paged Akando with 'Andromeda has it propped opne'.

In all the commotion the stranger that was rescued from teh warehouse seems to have found his own way out.


You paged Sigil with 'Its alright data search + browse'.

GAME: Sigil rolls 10 dice: 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 6 6 (3 Hits) <+roll/verify <pass> to set verify>


Akando via AR: <<We've got the lobby door propped, yes? All we need to do is step outside and have someone activate the sequence as we exit, correct?>.


Sigil pages: The Slueth was doing that.

<OOC> Isabella says, "We'll clear up paydata after the run."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Yeah it's sleepy time... So we all go to the entrance, trip the auto-boom, and then run away right?"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Thats right."

<OOC> Akando says, "Jolly good."

<OOC> Bubblegum says, "Then we go report success to the J before the deadline"

   <<I can ah... Use an agent to do it on a timer.>> Sigil is still asnooze on the ground where he was at earlier. Mentally he's active and doing his thing on the Matrix.

GAME <Inventory>: Bubblegum has just used one of her EX-Explosive Rounds. <+roll/verify <pass>>

<OOC> Sigil says, "Holy snitzel."
GAME <Inventory>: Bubblegum has just used one of her EX-Explosive Rounds. <+roll/verify <pass>>

<OOC> Isabella says, "Feel free to pose yourselves out of the facility."

<OOC> Isabella says, "I had more fun planned for your escape but there is no more time."

<OOC> Isabella says, "I hope you all enjoyed yourselves and I look forward to posting the dime novel!"

<OOC> Isabella says, "Good night sweet babes!"
Kujata pages: night night izzy! ~wave~

You paged Kujata with 'Night!'.

<OOC> Isabella says, "Thank you thank you!"

<OOC> Isabella says, "And now I'm off "

GAME:..Shutting Down AR Interface.

GAME:...Terminating Uplink.

GAME:....PAN Powering Down.