Mission 97: Shifting Grounds


A fabulous session that pitted the Hunters against an enemy they could not defeat in a million years. Namely, an earthquake that strikes San Fransico and kills millions. I had a lot of help with this one. Thanks goes to X1, for his insights and even naming the city that should be hit. To Dominator for GMing half the team for me. And Blackjack for being on standby as a 3rd GM if I needed it. Thanks guys!
Session Start: Thu Jul 29 17:49:07 1999
[DeathStar] Time Chart: 6 days later
* Wiendigo will so not be able to do much of anything
[DeathStar] Location: Control room
* Dominator finishes polishing off the last dent on his armor from the lsat mission
* Bearer has really come down with and cold and is sneazing constantly
* Garland sits in his chair
* Paladin has had his chest bandaged and is still a bit sore from getting punched twice by giant robots
[Dakota] wow that last mission was annoying.... but fun in some ways
*** Darien is now known as Darien
* Darien has really come down with and cold and is sneazing constantly
[Paladin] It's amazing how dense Cran was
* Arono sets there
[Dominator] Hmm, the med-bay may have something for your cold Darien
[Arono] Schooler,i dont wanna play video games!
[Dakota] I mean just blasting the eyes killed them
[Arono] [schooler]fine!*hits arono with game boy*
[Dakota] Seemed a bit easy oh well
[Dakota] What's up ds?
[Arono] ow!
[Dominator] What, you mean sending three giant robots to wreak mayhem on three cities isn't a full-proof plan?
[DeathStar] What's a Game Boy?
[Paladin] You would think he would just plant some cheap thermo-nuclear bombs, but he pays for huge robots that destroy rahter slowly . . .
[Garland] Well considering how easily we too them out......
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[Dominator] Uh... you got me, DS
[Darien] Does*t *snifle*
* DeathStar turns on the news, them reporting about the mass destruction
[Ariel] Paladin, be glad that they don't learn
[DeathStar] I don't call THAT doing so well
* Dominator watches it a sadly
[Dakota] I wonder if we'll get blamed for any of it
[Dominator] Reminds me of wasteland settlement after CorSec got through with them
* DeathStar suddenly the news switches over
[Darien] Ah.. Ah.. Ah...
* Garland looks down
[DeathStar] Newscater: This just in!
[Darien] ACHOO!
* Dominator watches to see what they're showing now
[Dakota] oh now what
[Arono] ?
[DeathStar] ??
[Dominator] The Earth is under attack by giant dinosaurs that time forgot!
[DeathStar] Dominator?
[Dominator] Sorry, couldn't resist...
[Dakota] that would be original though
[Arono] uh.....
[Paladin] . . .
[Ariel] -_-
* Garland glares at Dom like he's crazy
[Paladin] NRP: Oh no, he's getting wittier!
* Dominator watches the news to see what's really happening
[DeathStar] Newscater: An earthquake has struck  San Francisco
[Garland] ........What'er dinosaurs?
[Arono] dont ask me
[Dominator] Not quite original, but still bad...
[DeathStar] Earthquake?
[Dominator] Wonder what level on the richter scale
[Dakota] dinosurs where giant reptiles that were warm blooded that died out 65 million years ago
[Darien] Achoo
[DeathStar] We still have those?  Bah, must be some maverick genius
[Dakota] bless you darien
[Garland] Oh.
[DeathStar] Newscater: It was a 8.2 on the richter scale
[Dakota] 8.2!
[Dakota] Dang
[Dominator] True, DS... A city like that would be... 8.2!
* Paladin lets out a low whistle
[Arono] is that bad?
[Dominator] NRP: *forgets how high the ricther scale goes*
[Ariel] That's... big!
[Arono] wow
[Dakota] yeah no kidding
[Garland] 8.2....... that's a small number.
[DeathStar] Newscater: The city is in mass chaos.  Thousands dead.  More than that homeless.  EarthGov is sending in relief teams to help the people out.
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[Paladin] NRP: infinite . . . depends on teh force of the quake
*** ChanServ sets mode: +o Blackjack
[Ariel] (Could be felt anywheres in the world =P)
* DeathStar glances at BJ
[Dominator] Thousands...
[DeathStar] An Earthquake has hit San Francisco
[Dakota] well garland imagine stomping your foot is a 1
[Dominator] ... dead...
[Ariel] (No, I think above 10 would destroy the planet)
[Dakota] take it and multiply it by 10000000
[Darien] Dat's a gig one
* Blackjack shudders
[DeathStar] Spade: Hello?  HELLO?
* Garland 's eyes widen
[Dakota] aw man....
[Dominator] Spade?
[Arono] Spade...
[Arono] not him again
[Darien] Mello Smade
[Blackjack] Hrm, if it isn't that ugly mug again...
[Garland] Spade.... why do you keep bothering us/
[DeathStar] Spade:  We need your asses down here in San Francisco.  Help out other than using your big guns and blowing up giant robots, which you fail at anyway.
[Paladin] Yes sss . . . yes?
[Dakota] to what do we owe the honor of your beautiful face spade *sarcastically
[Dominator] I presume the earthquake in San Fransico has something to do with your call
* Darien sneazes again
[Dakota] bless you again darien
* DeathStar growls and glances back at the screen, watching smoke rise from the city's destruction
[Paladin] What do you want us to do, exactly?
[DeathStar] Spade: Save people!!!
[Dakota] how did we fail at blowing up the giant robots spade?
[Blackjack] Sounds like a plan...
[Dakota] yep
[DeathStar] Spade: Remind me, Dakota, to tell you the DEATH toll, later.
[Dominator] All right, Spade
[Blackjack] Who cares about the past, the present is at hand...
[Dakota] a very thought out plan
* DeathStar sighs
[DeathStar] Lets head to SF
[Dakota] let's go
* DeathStar teleports to the Avenger
* Cheryl runs off to get her med kit
[Blackjack] And the future of San Francisco may depend on us..
* Dakota heads for montana
[Paladin] If you forget the past, you're bound to repeat your mistakes
[DeathStar] Get corny why don't you BJ
* Dominator teleports to the Avenger
* Ariel heads down to the hanger
* Blackjack smirks
* Paladin walks to the Avenger
* Darien snifles and runs to Avenger
* Dakota gets in Montana "ride anyone?"
* Blackjack jogs to the Avenger
* Arono aperes in the avenger in a seat like he was when he was in the camand center
[Dominator] NRP: *Wonders how DS talked to BJ when he had teleported to the Avenger and BJ hadn't*
* Garland walks quietly to the avenger, feeling sad from how many people died in the last month
[DeathStar] NRP: Damn you!! CRITICS!
[Blackjack] NRP: Communicator, maybe?
* Ariel hops in with Dak
[DeathStar] Computer: Turtles headnig to the hanger...
[Dominator] Someone could go with Dak, it would help us cover more ground
* Garland gets on.
[Dominator] NRP: *shrugs* Just wondering
* DeathStar powers it up
* Blackjack stops before getting on
[Dakota] anyone else?
[Blackjack] You're right, Dom, I'll go with Dak.
[DeathStar] Computer: Coffee break before you leave?
[Dominator] What the heck is the computer talking about?
* Cheryl teleports into the avenger
* Blackjack boards Montana
* Paladin hops into the Avenger
* Dakota lets bj in then closes the door
[Dominator] All right, be careful BJ
* DeathStar lifts off
[Blackjack] Last time I tried to drink coffee, computer, you warned me about charging weapons. No way.
[Ariel] Hey BJ, welcome aboard
* Darien shuffles and sniffles aboard Avenger
* Dakota flies off after DS
[Blackjack] Thanks, Ariel...
[Dominator] All right, lets go
* DeathStar flies towards Earth, glancing at Darien
[Garland] I'm just glad Sharlena has been behaving lately...
[Blackjack] I had relatives in San Fransisco... I hope they're ok...
[Dakota] well head up to the north part DS okay?
* DeathStar hits the hyperspace and arrives at Rarth
[DeathStar] Stick together Dakota
[Blackjack] NRP: Rath? Heh heh.
[Dominator] Hyperspace toward it? Dangerous, unrealible, non-standard, but a hell of alot faster?
[Dakota] oh okay....
[Dominator] Guess so
* Darien sneazes again, his eyes getting red
[Garland] NRP: Rarth? that's a long way from Earth.
[Cheryl] That's some cold...
* DeathStar flies throug hthe atmosphere and touches down outside the city
[Dominator] Remind me to dub that hyperspace tactic as the "Death sTar Maneuver" in my log
* Dakota lands near by
* DeathStar lowers the ramp and steps out, gazing at the thousands of people crowded outside the city
* Dominator walks onto the ramp and gazes at the people and the city
* Arono comes out
[Dakota] geez lotsa people
* Blackjack gets off of Montana and looks over the crowd, looking for someone
* DeathStar plenty are bleeding and need of medical attention. The city itself cannot be recognized anymore
[Dakota] (out of)
[Paladin] Yes.  People tend to gather into large groups at cities.
[Dominator] NRP: Question: what is the popuilation of San Fransico IRL?
[Dominator] Damn...
* Garland looks at all the people
[Paladin] NRP: Millions
[DeathStar] NRP: Well, in the future, I would say......10 million
[Paladin] NRP: At least, in the future
[Dakota] So ds are we looking for survivors in the city or helping these people?
[Cheryl] This is horrible...
[Darien] To, dat are dwe supposed da oo? *sniffles*
[Dakota] oh ariel drive montana around if ya want
[DeathStar] To the city.  But we should split up.
[Dominator] Over 10 million people live here...
[Blackjack] Damn it! Where are you, Wayne...
[Dakota] [Montana] aw man you gotta be kidding.....
[Dominator] NRP: Wayne?
* Garland has a tear going down his cheek
[Blackjack] NRP: I mentioned relatives earlier.
* Arono has no idea how to save this many ppl
[DeathStar] Dominator, you take - Ariel, Cheryl, Arono.
* Paladin shrugs
[Dominator] Ariel's with Dak in Montana
[Paladin] We just save as many as we can
* DeathStar frowns as he gazes, trying to split the groups up
* Dakota leans on Montana wondering who's going where
[Dominator] NRP: Who's in Montana currently?
[Dakota] (ariel)
[Blackjack] NRP: I got off a minute ago.
[Dakota] NRP: I'm just leaning on him
* Arono walks around looking at ppl...
[DeathStar] And, Dom, take Dakota/Montana
[Dominator] No way Montana can get past the crowd
[Dominator] But, Dakota can com,e
* Dakota hops back back inside
[Dakota] What do you think i got the jets for dom?
[Dakota] just space nah
[Dominator] True, all right we'll take him, but fly slow
[Garland] Can we stop worrying about teams!? There are people dying down there!
[Dakota] okay
[Dakota] get in
[Dominator] NRP: Dom's group, head to #taw_2
[Darien] Dwere do I oo?
* Dakota closes the driver door open's the passenger door
[Blackjack] Garland, if we take teams, we can cover more ground faster. Not my fault that making the teams is taking forever.
[Dakota] get in dom
* Garland clenches his fist
* DeathStar motions his group to head this way, heading to the city
* Dominator enters, motioning for the others in his group to come
[Blackjack] Sorry if I sound harsh, but it's true...
* Blackjack jogs after DS
* Paladin follows DeathStar
[DeathStar] I should have sent more people with Dominator, but....
[Dominator] NRP: Ariel, Cheryl, come to #taw_2
* Darien follows DS
[DeathStar] NRP: Everyone else, out of this chat
[Darien] ACHOO
* Garland walks behind DS looking around
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[DeathStar] NRP: Er, everyone with Dom, out of this chat
[Blackjack] They can handle it, DS.
[DeathStar] Think so?  Hope we have the tougher of the missions then
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[Paladin] We've always got our comms . . .
[Paladin] And one city shouldn't take that long to traverse if they need help
[Blackjack] You could always send one or two of us to follow them...
[Blackjack] NRP: afk
* DeathStar walks to the city entrance
[DeathStar] Okay, any ideas pass all these wrecked entry points?
* Darien follows behind DS sneezing
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* Garland shrugs
[Paladin] What do you mean?
[Blackjack] Nope...
* DeathStar points at the buildings and gapes in the roads
[Garland] I don't understand what you mean.
[DeathStar] Getting IN is going to be dangerous
[Blackjack] Unless we just go over them.
*** Arono was kicked by DeathStar (Shoo!)
[Garland] Oh..... *flies up*
*** Cheryl was kicked by DeathStar (Shooo!)
[Blackjack] Who here can't fly or teleport?
* Paladin flies up
* DeathStar activates his damaged jetpack and flies onto top of a building
[Blackjack] I'll take that as nobody.
* Darien floats into the air and lands next to DS
* Paladin touches down next to Darien
* Blackjack shapeshifts into a half-eagle, flies up next to DS, and reverts
* DeathStar steps onto a window and falls inside the building
[DeathStar] AHHH!
* Garland lands next to DS
[Blackjack] DS!
* DeathStar hits a desk at an angle and smashes into another window, on the ground
* Blackjack jumps in after him
* Paladin looks down after him
[Garland] NRP: Flying used to me what made garland special.... WAAAA!!!
* Darien looks down at DS
* DeathStar coughs up battery fluid
[Blackjack] DS?
[DeathStar] .....what?
[Blackjack] You all right?
[DeathStar] ....just my pride...
* DeathStar stands up and flies back out of the window
[Blackjack] Heh.
[Paladin] Anybody down there need saving?
* Garland looks around for any survivors
[DeathStar] Everyone in there is dead
* Blackjack shapeshifts into an eagle and flies out of the window
* Garland sees all the dead and becomes mortified
* Blackjack lands on the roof and reverts
* Blackjack sighs, shaking his head
* DeathStar hops off the side of the building and onto the ground
* Darien sniffles and floats over next to BJ
[Blackjack] I don't think I've ever seen this much destruction or death...
* DeathStar sees a car inside the ground, sticking up
* Garland teleports to the grouns
* DeathStar points
[DeathStar] Look, someone's in there
[Blackjack] Let's try to help them...
* Garland runs to the car
[Paladin] I think Garland's got it covered
* DeathStar walks over to it, seeing the driver barely awake and the passanger, a young boy, dead.
* Blackjack shapeshifts into a half-hawk and dives to the ground
* Blackjack joins the two
* Garland sees the boy.
* Paladin looks around the city from on top of the building
[Garland] N-noo..........
* Blackjack looks at the passengers
[DeathStar] NRP: Which is on the ground
[DeathStar] Okay, how do we move it?
[Blackjack] This... this is impossible...
* Paladin hops off the building and uses his thrusters to slow his fall
[DeathStar] Nothing is in impossible Jared, NOTHING.
[Blackjack] The three of us can pull it?
* Darien backs away from the car a few steps as he sneazes again
* Garland walks back. "No......"
* DeathStar touches car and it shifts, falling further into the crack
[DeathStar] Bad idea.
[Blackjack] I'm learning that, General... just looking at this city is showing me that...
[Blackjack] How deep is this crack? Maybe one of us can get it from underneath?
[Paladin] Cut the windows out and pull the driver out
* DeathStar glances down
[DeathStar] 20 feet....
[Garland] .... *grabs the car and tries to pull it up*
* DeathStar the car slides and falls down the crack
[DeathStar] NO@
[Blackjack] NO!
* Paladin remains silent and looks down the street
* DeathStar listens to a sickening crunch as it hits things, hitting the buttom in seconds
* Darien sneazes
[Blackjack] ...I hope we learned something from this... NEVER rush into doing something...
* Garland teleports and tryies to carryit up before it hits
[Garland] NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[DeathStar] ....*Watches Garland, a little sad for him, scanning the life sign of the human* She's dead, Garland.
* Blackjack shakes his head
[Darien] Dumtimes, rushin' is de only way
[Paladin] Let's get moving.  More people need our help.
* Garland falls to his knees cursing his stupidity
[Garland] NOOOOO!!!!!
* DeathStar walks away, heading down the streets, sad
* Darien sneazes, his eyes really red now.
[Blackjack] Yeah... I just hope that my relatives here are still alive...
* DeathStar sees one building still standing, leaning slightly
* Blackjack walks after DS, his head down
* Paladin walks after DeathStar
[DeathStar] Maybe we can help anyone alive in there....?
[Darien] Dumbody scan dat building
[Blackjack] If the thing doesn't tip over when we step inside it...
* Garland punches the side of the crack, leaving a huge gaping hole
* DeathStar scans, picking up twenty life signs
[Blackjack] Ok... let's go...
[DeathStar] 20
* Blackjack reverts to human form
* Darien hyperjumps to one of them
* Garland is still sitting there on his knees, crying
[Paladin] Should somebody stay outside and warn if the building starts to collapse?
* DeathStar walks up to it, stepping over the roads which are ruined and hard to walk across
[DeathStar] Lets let Garland do it...he's in no condention to help
[Blackjack] Hey Garland, mind playing lookout for a minute?
[Paladin] alright
* DeathStar arrives at the front of the tall building, probably 23 stories tall
* Garland teleports there, his face ridden with anguish
* Darien touches the body, hyperjumping it out of the building back near the group
[Paladin] What floors have the life signs?  We can split up
* Blackjack walks over the rugged turrain and joins DS
* DeathStar walks in
[Blackjack] Looks like Darien's doing most of the work already...
* Darien hyperjumps to another lifesign
[DeathStar] 3, 6, 9, and 16...one on 21
[Blackjack] I'll take the one on the top floor...
* DeathStar teleports up to the third floo
* Darien hyperjumps that one out
[Blackjack] Or not... *sees the body*
* Garland sits on the ground cross-legged and watches the building.
* Paladin finds a stairwell and heads up to 6
* DeathStar grabs a body and begins to drag it to a window, seeing the person is barely alive and frightened
* Darien hyperjumps to another one on floor 16
* Blackjack walks outside, shapeshifts into a falcon, and flies to the 16th floor
* DeathStar suddenly the building begins to shake
* DeathStar the entire city does, infact
* Blackjack screeches
* Darien hyperjumps it all
[Paladin] Aftershock!
[Darien] out
[DeathStar] AFTERSHOCK!
* Paladin grabs a body and cuts out a window with an energy blade
[Garland] COMM: GET OUT OF THERE!!!
* DeathStar grabs the person he has and leaps out
* Blackjack finds a body, quickly shifts into a half-falcon, grabs two bodies, and dives out the window
* Paladin leaps out with the person
* Paladin jets over to Garland
* DeathStar watches the building fall over and hit the ground, the earth shattering open
* Blackjack lowers to the ground, the two people in hand and terrified
[Darien] Comm]/me teleports to the last one on floor 16 and teleports himself and the person out at the last minute
* Darien teleports to the last one on floor 16 and teleports himself and the person out at the last minute
* DeathStar lays his person down when the earth opens up and he falls in
[DeathStar] gAH!
[Blackjack] Damn! We couldn't... NO!
* Garland breaths heacvily
* DeathStar hits a rock and is thrown downward
* Blackjack dives down after DS, still in bird form
* DeathStar the earth begins to close back in
* Paladin runs overto the edge
[DeathStar] Jared?!  Get OUT of here!
* Blackjack grabs for DS
[Garland] I can't save anyone.....*closes his eyes*
[DeathStar] It's CLOSING!
[Blackjack] Not without you, dammit!
* Blackjack grabs again for DS
* DeathStar sucks in
* DeathStar grabs BJ
* Blackjack flies for the top
[DeathStar] Faster!
* Paladin watches intently
* Blackjack beats his wings as fast as he can
* DeathStar is beginning to get stuck
* Darien his hit by a falling piece of rubble
[DeathStar] GAH!
[Paladin] Hurry Dammit
* Blackjack strains himself to the limit and flies as fast as he can
* DeathStar they fly out
* DeathStar the crack seals itself up, like it was never there
* Blackjack stops flying and lands, setting DS down
[DeathStar] .....Where's Darien?
[Paladin] So out of twenty, we saved how many?
[Blackjack] I'm not sure...
* Paladin looks around for Darien
[DeathStar] I don't know, I only got 1
[Blackjack] I got two...
[Paladin] I only got one as well
* Garland stands there, emotionless.
* DeathStar glances over and sees the body is gone, as well
[DeathStar] What?!  NO!
[Blackjack] Dammit, this is not going well...
* DeathStar punches the fallen building
* Blackjack crosses his arms and looks down, shaking his head
[DeathStar] Find Darien.  We need to move...
[Paladin] NRP: One body gone, or all of them?
* DeathStar waves hand over the huge city
[DeathStar] NRP: Mine fell down the crack
* Blackjack uses the infrared scope to look for Darien
[Paladin] Should we just leave teh survivors here?
* Garland is so distraught he can't even be sad.
* DeathStar watches most of them walk off
[Blackjack] At least they were, for the most part, unhurt...
[Blackjack] NRP: Using the scope, do I see Darien?
[Paladin] Ok, let's go . . . [COMM] Darien?  Where are you?
* DeathStar notices a bridge collapsed nearby, cars sticking out from beneath, some still alive
[Blackjack] There, under that rubble.
[Darien] NRP: Yes
* Blackjack starts digging through the debris
* Paladin begins digging
[DeathStar] Galrand - with me
* DeathStar runs over to bridge
* Garland follows DS, his head lowerd
* DeathStar sees a woman and a baby inside in the car
* Blackjack finds Darien's arm and throws away a final piece of rubble, revealing Darien's body
[DeathStar] Okay, we need to move this without crashing the bridge
* Darien is bleeding
[Blackjack] You ok, kid?
[Blackjack] Guess not...
* Paladin heads over to DeathStar and Garland
* Garland looks at the woman and her baby
[DeathStar] ....*scans the baby* He's dying
[Blackjack] Paladin, you help Darien, I'll go help DS and Garla...
[Garland] WHAT!?
* DeathStar nods
[Blackjack] Never mind...
[DeathStar] I say we have ten minutes
* Blackjack helps Darien out of the rubble
[DeathStar] Oxygen is low in there
* DeathStar points
* Garland flies as close to the car as he can
[Blackjack] Come on, kid, we need to go help DS and Garland...
[DeathStar] And there's more in there
[Paladin] NRP: Can you see them or just scan them?
[DeathStar] NRP: Scanning them
[Garland] I WONT let it die!!!!!
* Darien is unconscious
* DeathStar grabs the only part of the car sticking on, the engine part, and pulls, the bridge shifting
* Blackjack hits a switch on his rifle, sighs, and begins healing Darien
[DeathStar] The bridge!
* Paladin attempts to push the bridge back
* DeathStar grabs the falling bridge
* Garland flies and pushes up on the bottom of the bridge
[DeathStar] Ga-garland....get the car...
* Paladin strains the gyros in his suit
* Darien sniffles, then sneazes as he comes around
[Blackjack] Come on! They're having trouble! (To say the least...)
* Garland grabs the car LIFTING it up and flies it to a safe spot
* Blackjack flies up and to the bridge
* DeathStar the bridge collapsed done, burying Paladin and DS
[Paladin] AAmph--
* Blackjack meets up with Garland
[DeathStar] AGH!
[Blackjack] Where are DS and Paladin!?
* Garland rips open the door
[Blackjack] ...I see... you take care of them, I'll find DS and Paladin.
* Darien follows right behind BJ
* Blackjack raises his rifle's scope to his eye, activating the infrared scope
* DeathStar the baby cries
[Darien] 'An I help?
[Blackjack] You can help Garland.
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[DeathStar] NRP: Session!  Scat!
* Paladin pushes agaisnt the rubble slightly
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[Blackjack] I'll take care of the "rescue mission..." I thought the idea was to save the civilians, not each other.
* Blackjack looks through the infrared scope for DS and Paladin
* DeathStar shoves rumble off and crawls out
[DeathStar] ....the others under the bridge are dead...
* Garland rips open the car door looking at the baby and the woman
* Blackjack lowers rifle
* Darien walks up behind Garland
* DeathStar pants hard, bleeding
[Paladin] Could somebody get me the hell out of here?
* Garland walks back
[Blackjack] This mission is turning out to be a complete failure...
* Blackjack goes to help Paladin
* Paladin pushes against the rubble
[DeathStar] Someone needs to get those two out of here  *points at the two civilians*
* Blackjack begins digging
[Blackjack] Am I an eagle or a mole? Oy vey...
* Paladin emerges from teh rubble
* DeathStar looks around, feeling a soft tremble beneath his feet
* Darien hyperjumps next to BJ and helps him dig
[Blackjack] What's up with all these damned aftershocks!?
[DeathStar] It isn't much
* Garland stands there, not knowing what to do
[DeathStar] Garland, teleport those two back outside the city.
[Blackjack] Neither was the last one 'til it really hit.
[Garland] R-right....
* Garland takes hold of the woman and baby, and teleports
* DeathStar won't give the baby much chance of living
[DeathStar] Okay, lets keep moving
[Blackjack] We'll continue on... Wayne and Anna are still in there, as well as a ton of other civilians...
* DeathStar heads along the area where buildings actually stayed up, a neighborhood
[Paladin] Most of which are dead . . .
* Blackjack trudges along behind DS, depressed
* Garland after a few minutes of making sure the woman and child were okay, teleports back
[DeathStar] Charming place....*sees a dog wandering the streets*
[Paladin] I'm surprised no looters have shown up yet
* Darien follows behind BJ sneazing constanly
[Blackjack] That dog's familiar... *shudders*
[DeathStar] There will be, count on it
* Blackjack mutters something about medicine
* DeathStar notices a crowd ahead, holding torches and other weapons
* Garland walks along looking around, his head lowered
[DeathStar] There's your looters, Paladin
[Paladin] Right on cue
[Blackjack] Looks more like one of those mobs from those old novels...
[DeathStar] AND they're attacking that family...
[Paladin] What disasters do to people . . .
* Garland 's eyes widen
[Blackjack] Which is why they'll die... *snarls*
* DeathStar teleports there
[Paladin] Don't kill them
* Garland teleports over there
* DeathStar kicks the leader in the gut
[Paladin] They're normal people put in an abnormal situation
* Blackjack flies into the air and dives at the crowd
* DeathStar watches the crowd attack them
* Paladin jets at the crowd and punches one of the members
* Garland punches 3 of them in the face in an instand
[Garland] GET AWAY FROM THESE PEOPLE!!!
* DeathStar throws one into a bush
* DeathStar gets hit by a tazer
* Garland kicks one into a building
[DeathStar] GAH!
* Blackjack punches one of the crowd, digging his talons into another kicking him in the stomach
* DeathStar kneels down
[Blackjack] DS!
* Blackjack attacks the person with the tazer
*** Hirozaki (ask.me.to.@maxT1054-jfa.jfa.nutecnet.com.br) has joined #TAW
* Paladin starts knocking the armed members
[DeathStar] NRP: Session!
* Garland slashes the cord from the tazer
* DeathStar one grabs a gun and shoots Paladin
* DeathStar stands up and round house kicks one into a fence
* Garland kicks one in the face
* DeathStar notices the family is gone now
[Paladin] Ack . . . dammit, you ass
* Blackjack dives at Paladin's attacker, throwing him into another who had just drawn a gun
[Hirozaki] NRP: Okay.
* Garland picks up a gun that one dropped
* DeathStar the mob runs off
* Darien tryies to KO a couple with Psi
[Garland] This.... this is what you use to hurt people!?
[DeathStar] Garland...let them go
* Blackjack yells various obscenities at the retreating mob
[Paladin] I'll say, it hurt a good deal
* Garland 's eyes glow white, smashing the gun in his hand
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*** ChanServ sets mode: +o Slash
* DeathStar holds side and sees it's beginning to rain
[Slash SOUND]
[DeathStar] Damn....just damn...
[Blackjack] This mission is a complete failure...
[Slash] NRP: session?
* Paladin smirks behind his helmet
[DeathStar] We need more people...*grabs comm. and contancts Slash and Slasher
[DeathStar] NRP: Yes
[Paladin] A failure?  Tell that to the people we have saved
* Slash appears a moment later
[Slash] You rang?
[Blackjack] Might want to send one of them to Dom's group.
[Paladin] Should we not have come at all?
* DeathStar glances at Slash, who's in San Fransico
[DeathStar] How the----never mind, go find Dominator and help him
[DeathStar] NRP: #taw_2
[Blackjack] Paladin, I understand about the lives we've saved, but we've failed many times, also...
* Slasher appears behind Slash
[DeathStar] Slasher, you go with him...Dominator could use help
[Paladin] Failure is giving up
* Garland remembers the car from the beginning.
* Slasher nods and phases off
[Darien] Dat mext, DS?
[Paladin] Which you seem ready to do
*** Slasher was kicked by DeathStar (to #taw_2)
[Paladin] Are you going to quit?
* Slash salutes and disappears again
[DeathStar] I'm not
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[Blackjack] You don't know how close I am... but I still have relatives missing in the city.
[Blackjack] I'm not giving up yet. Never say die, right...
* DeathStar walks along the neighbor and sees a young girl standing on the road side, holding a teddy bear, bleeding on the side of the head
[Blackjack] Damn, Kelly!
Continued....