Session Start: Tue Sep 07 19:06:35 2004
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20040907.log'
<Ire> Session 187: Winter Wonderland
<Ire> Time Chart: August 2nd, 2223. Early Morning.
<Ire> Location: Building 38, Mega City
<Dahok> NRP: Easier to lose than my virginity. *Ba-Chink!*
<Ire> GM: *it's early morning and all good people are getting up out of their beds. They would be preparing to get ready for work, go outside ... and find ... 4 feet of snow.*
<Ire> GM: *kids have already hit to the streets, building snowmen and various other things, while parents freak out and flood various city officals with phonecalls*
* Ire sits up on the third floor, sipping his coffee, the windows shut and only a desklamp on. So far he's unaware of the situation outside.
* Silouette sits outside on the edge of the roof, having cleared off a small place to sit. She doesn't bother to dress for the weather.
* Dahok pops up in his bed, sweat beading off his forehead
<Ire> GM: *the various police units work on shoveling snow out of the way of their buildings, most of them shaking their head in surprise. Sil could see most of them are dressed warmly in coats*
* Dahok runs his hand through his hair and steps out of bed, he then groggily makes his way to the showers
<Ire> NRP: *Of course, Dahok enters the women's showers right as Terra is coming out. Hilarity ensures*
* Ire finishes his coffee, setting it down. He sighs, wondering why it's so cool today. It should be hot.
* Dahok enters the shower and does his business
<Ire> NRP: ... in the shower? Ew.
<Dahok> NRP: Yep, a number two even.
* Ire stands up and walks over to the stairs, moving up to the roof. He opens the door, squinting at the layer of snow on the roof, then at Sil.
<Ire> What in the hell...?
* Dahok hops out of the shower and dries off, quickly clothing afterwards
* Ire crosses his arms, looking up at the dark snow clouds, sending white puffs down unrelentlessly.
* Dahok steps out of the Bathroom, refreshed but something still hangs at the back of his mind
* Ire moves over to where Sil is sitting, glancing down at the ground at all the snow. He frowns.
<Ire> NRP: <Ire> Sil? *sees Sil is frozen. He taps her and she falls off*
* Dahok stretches and tries to decide what to do.
<Ire> GM: *Dahok will note the entire building is much cooler than normal*
* Ire glances at Sil, seeing she has tuned out again.
<Silouette> ....yes?
<Ire> ... Enjoying yourself? *he asks dryly*
<Dahok> ...*kneels down and touches the floor* Why's it cooler than normal...
* Silouette simply nods.
<Ire> ...
* Ire simply shrugs, returning to the third floor.
* Dahok makes his way to the stairs and heads upto the third floor
* Ire glances at Dahok, then reaches over and flips on the scanner. All across the board are reports of accidents and other events from the bizzare snowfall. It seems the city has come to a standstill.
* Silouette just enjoys the serenity of the moment for now... Better than real winter. People aren't prepared for this one.
<Dahok> ...Did they just say snowfall?
<Ire> ...Yes. The entire city is covered.
<Dahok> ...That's strange...
<Dahok> Cuz I had a wierd dream last night...
<Ire> Oh?
* Ire grabs his trench coat, putting it on.
<Dahok> It was a very strong dream too...woke up in a sweat.
<Ire> ...I don't need to hear about those kind of dreams, Fyro.
<Dahok> ...Was that a sense of humor I just heard from you?
<Ire> ...No.
* Ire clears his throat.
<Dahok> Just checking.
<Ire> GM: *on the police frequency, a strange alert begins to come through* <Voice> This is Unit 2, we, uh, have a situation down here. <Dispatch> What is it? <Voice> There seems to be a bank robbery going on...by guys on snowmobiles.
<Dahok> Think the simulators going crazy?
* Ire glances at the radio, then at Dahok.
<Ire> No.
<Dahok> ...Kind of convenient for it to snow for them...
<Ire> Indeed. To the van, Fyro.
* Ire heads downstairs.
* Dahok follows after Ire
* _Trunks_ has joined #taw
* Ire steps outside only to find the van covered in thick layers of snow, obviously not going anywhere.
<Ire> ...
<Dahok> ...*spaces out suddenly*
* Ire eyes the van, then looks around for another means of transportation.
<Dahok> Gah...*Grabs his head*
* Ire looks at Dahok
* _Trunks_ has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<Ire> What is it?
<Dahok> It's just...all this snow is
<Ire> Annoying.
<Dahok> ...Yeah...Can we take a shuttle?
<Ire> I suppose we have no choice. Back to the roof. *he clicks his comm, ordering a shuttle*
* Ire moves back up to the roof, standing there
* Dahok follows after Ire
* Ire glances at Sil, still looking out over the snow.
<Ire> ...
* Dahok looks at the snow accumulate on Sil's shoulders
<Silouette> ...mission?
<Ire> Yes.
<Dahok> Talk about a cold shoulder.
<Ire> GM: *the shuttle comes flying it, jerky. It comes to a landing on the roof with a dull thud and the ramp lowers.*
<Ire> ...
* Silouette gets up reluctantly.
* Ire shakes his head and gets onto the shuttle.
* _Trunks_ has joined #taw
* Dahok walks over to the shuttle and hops on
<Ire> <Pilot> Are you ready?
* Silouette gets on the shuttle, brushing the snow off her shoulder, and takes a seat.
<Ire> Shuttle: *lifts off, the ramp lowering. The pilot shakily sends them flying off*
<Ire> GM: *within moments, they are soaring across the city. After some instructions, the shuttle is now flying over the area being robbed - and sure enough, four snowmobiles are seen driving down the road, away from the bank*
<Dahok> They're they are...*points* Ire, think you can peg some of 'em?
<Alicia> NRP: And NOW I stop getting distracted...
* Ire glances out the window at the snowmobiles.
<Dahok> NRP: That was a good typo.
* Ire opens the door to the shuttle and leans out, taking aim. He fires, missing all together.
* Dahok looks at Ire...
<Dahok> You missed?
<Ire> ...
* Ire raises the rifle again, firing once more. He hits a street sign.
<Silouette> ......
<Dahok> ...Think we should just follow them back to their basE?
<Alicia> NRP: If there's any chance I can appear, tell me
<Ire> <Pilot> I think the snow is starting to get to the shuttle. Can we...like...land?
* Ire fires again, hitting some snow near the snowmobiles. He frowns.
<Ire> GM: *indeed, the snowstorm is starting to pick up ... it's almost blinding and seeing the snowmobiles is getting harder*
<Silouette> ...boss?
<Ire> I can't see through this snow.
<Ire> GM: *suddenly, the shuttle jerks, as some hail hits the shuttle. The window shatters and a cold wind flies in, knocking Dahok right out*
* Ire slides, since he was at the door, then falls right out.
<Dahok> GAHH!!! *goes freefalling*
<Silouette> ......
<Ire> <Pilot> AAAAAH! *tries to control the shuttle, it spinning out of control through the air*
* Dahok disappears into the snow
* Ire slams into the snow moments later.
<Ire> GM: *The pilot covers his face with his hands as the shuttle spins out of control*
* Silouette trys to make it to the copilot controls and stablize the shuttle before it crashes.
<Ire> GM: *Sil would find the controls are becoming rapidly frozen. It's sluggishly responds to her*
* Ire 's hand shoots out of the snow, opening and closing in the air.
* Silouette still tries, the pilot isn't being much help right now.
<Ire> GM: *The shuttle begins to swing dangerously close to a building - if Sil is lucky, she can crashland on the roof*
* Alicia heads over to the group
* Alicia is now known as Terra`
* Terra` heads over to the group even
* Ire 's hand shakily falls onto the snow
<Terra`> NRP: I HATE it when I forget to change nick
* Terra` spots the hand, and pulls/digs Ire out of the snow
<Ire> GM: *the snowstorm worsens, making visibility for all characters almost zero now. As Terra digs out Ire, it's like the two are lost in the middle of the artic, instead of some street*
* Ire coughs, opening his eyes.
<Terra`> Are you okay? And where's everyone else?
* Ire stands up, glancing around.
<Ire> No idea.
* Silouette brings the shuttle down as softly as she can manage... needless to say, that's not very soft. But atleast the shuttle is still in one piece.
<Ire> GM: *a harsh wind blows on the shuttle, sliding it around on the roof. IT's probably not safe to remain up there*
<Terra`> What happened, anyway? I heard the comm for a second, then nothing..
<Silouette> *looks to the pilot* ....get some place safe. *climbs out of the shuttle*
<Ire> Some criminals were robbing the bank.
<Ire> GM: *the pilot scrambles away*
<Terra`> And you got caught in the snowstorm?
<Ire> It worsened when we began to close in on them.
<Terra`> ... it's just not natural
<Ire> NRP: *notes Mega City is now Silent Hill*
<Ire> Indeed. I---*the sound of a motor can be heard*
<Terra`> What was that? *heads towards the sound*
<Ire> GM: *From where Sil is perched, she also can hear sounds of motors down below - probably 2 stories down*
* Ire looks through the blinding white, only to be hit in the chest by a bat as someone on a snowmobile drives by. He falls over.
* Silouette starts to climb down the side of the building... carefully. She knows it's probally coated in ice.
<Terra`> IRE!
<Ire> GM: *another snowmobile heads for Terra, the passenger swinging a bat at her head now*
* Terra` rushes back
* Terra` ducks
<Terra`> What the hell?!
<Ire> GM: *the two snowmobiles vanish in the snow again*
* Ire pushes himself up, wincing.
* Terra` looks around, to try and see where they came from, or failing that, where Dahok went
<Ire> GM: *Dahok Fyro seems to be entirely missing, and finding him would be impossible in this storm. One can only hope he is alive and well.*
<Ire> GM: *the sounds of the motors are starting to return*
* Terra` listens for what direction the motors are in
* Makaze has joined #taw
<Ire> GM: *they are moving in from south of them.*
* Ire turns and twists, making out a shape in the snowstorm. He tenses.
* Terra` gets ready to dodge, and, if possible, knock one off the snowmobile
<Ire> GM: *the two snowmobiles appear, their riders holding their bats ready.*
<Ire> GM: *one heads for Terra, swinging at her mid-section. The other zooms in at Ire*
* Terra` jumps over, attempting to kick the rider in the head
* Silouette jumps off the building, trying to tackle the one going after Ire as it passes
<Ire> GM: *the rider is kicked and knocked off his snowmobile. It goes crashing into a building nearby. As Sil leaps out, she tackles the rider right off into the snow, burying him in it.*
<Terra`> Sil!
* Ire leaps up, grabbing the snowmobile that is freed. He grabs the controls, spinning it in place and bringing it to a stop.
<Terra`> Great to see you!
<Terra`> NRP: Snowmobile GET!
* Silouette cracks the guy over the head for good meassure and nods to Terra.
<Ire> GM: *The guy is unconscious. The other guy, the one kicked off by Terra, wobbily gets to his feet*
* Terra` GLARES at the ex-rider
<Ire> <Rider> ... *glances at them all*
<Terra`> Ire, what should we do with him?
* Ire steps off the snowmobile, walking over to him.
<Ire> Interrogate him. Learn his purpose in robbing the bank and if he knows what is causing it.
* Silouette cuffs the guy she KOed, then drags him over to a dumpster, and stores him in there... for safe keeping of course.
* Ire decides to let Terra interrogate him, since she got him.
<Terra`> So.. are you going to talk, or will we have to get rough?
<Ire> <Rider> Uh...no hablo...uh... english.
<Terra`> ... wrong answer.
* Terra` grabs the rider. "Try again?"
<Ire> <Rider> ... *struggles some, looking around* I can't talk! He'll kill me!
* Silouette watches, a little ammused.
<Terra`> Who will?
<Ire> <Rider> The ... *pauses* Wait, you can't get me to tell!
* Ire retrieves the second snowmobile in the meantime.
* Terra` , noting the Rider's lack of wits, asks a different question
<Terra`> Tell us what?
<Ire> NRP: <Terra> Does this dress make me look fat? <Rider> Uh...
<Terra`> NRP: *smirks* If this works, I'll laugh out loud
<Ire> <Rider> About the.... *pauses* Wait, a-ha, you almost got me!
<Ire> NRP: You just have to ask him the same question three times. It drives him nuts.
* Silouette casually walks over, and quickly, using her blade, removes the rider's coat.
<Ire> <Rider> What are you doing?! I'll freeze to death!
<Terra`> What did you need the money for?
<Silouette> ....that's the idea.
<Ire> <Rider> Look--I..Look, it's not my idea. Some psycho dressed in a costume said he'd make it snow in summer and we'd make lots of money in the chaos!
<Terra`> Better you than us, anyway
<Ire> GM: *The man begins to shiver*
<Terra`> What sort of costume?
<Ire> <Rider> Je-Jesus...my coat..please...
<Terra`> Answer first.
<Ire> <Rider> Goggles...some type of parka...blue...calls himself Ice Master or something lame..
* Shadow|away is now known as Shadow_Mardonas
* Ire sighs when he hears the description.
<Terra`> ... sounds lame to me
<Ire> GM: *The man falls to his knees, shivering*
<Ire> Find out where the man is.
* kaos` has quit IRC (Quit: g2g for now)
* Silouette tosses the man his jacket before he starts whining.
<Ire> GM: *the man grabs it and tries putting it back on*
* Ire pops some asprin, realizing he's going to have a headache on this one.
<Terra`> You know who this "Ice Master" guy is?
<Ire> <Rider> N-No, Jesus...I'm just hired help.
* Terra` nods
<Ire> And where is this Ic--.... where is the idiot?
<Ire> <Rider> A-At the communication tower for the TV sta-station.
* Ire nods, then gives Sil the signal to deal with him.
* Ire turns, glancing around the snowstorm. He gets onto one of the two snowmobiles, powering it up.
* Silouette steps up behind the man, and strikes a nerve hard enough to knock him out. She cuffs him as well, and puts him in the dumpster with the other thug.
* Terra` waits between Sil and Ire
<Silouette> ....call someone to pick those two up... would you Terra....?
<Ire> NRP: *Ire goes around in circles in the snow, making a "Weeee" sound*
* Terra` does so
<Ire> We'll have to pair up on one of the vehicles. I'll let you two decide.
* Silouette pauses a moment, then gets on behind Ire.
* Ire revs the engine once, testing it's capabilities. He then grabs some goggles that was hanging on the side and puts them on.
* Ire pauses, waiting for Terra to get on her's.
* Terra` gets on
<Terra`> NRP: Sorry, got distracted by people asking questions again. x.x
* Ire nods, then begins to drive rapidly down the streets.
* Terra` follows Ire
* Ire makes a hard right, though it's almost hard for Terra to see him in this snowstorm.
* Terra` sticks with Ire, despite the difficulty
<Ire> GM: *suddenly, two snowmobiles come up behind Terra, both rides wielding rifles. They open fire on her*
<Terra`> ... dammit... *fires back as best she can, still doing her best to follow Ire*
* Ire makes a hard left.
<Ire> GM: *The snowmobiles divide on Terra, each trying to come up on her sides*
* Terra` stops firing long enough to follow
<Ire> GM: *the riders aim their rifles as they work to get in their respected positions*
* Ire turns and makes a soft right.
* Terra` follows Ire, taking the moment to ready one of her explosives
<Ire> GM: *the two enemy riders reach their respected places on either side of her. They fire*
* Terra` ducks, throwing the bomb onto one of the snowmobiles
<Ire> GM: *the rider eyes the bomb -- then it explodes, taking out his snowmobile and him. The other one quickly rams into Terra's snowmobile*
* Ire makes another right, then speeds up.
* Silouette glances back, wondering what the sound was, then shrugs it off
* Terra` gets knocked off course, but keeps following Ire, starting to shoot at the last damn rider
<Terra`> ... bloody bastards.
<Ire> GM: *The last rider is hit and goes spinning out of control and smashes into a clothing store*
* Ire comes to a stop in front of the station.
* Terra` arrives shortly afterwards, looking annoyed
<Ire> NRP: <Ire> Don't try to fight the feeling, cause the thought alone is getting me right now. Thank God for mom and dad for sticking together, because we don't know how. Heeeeeeeyyaaaaaaa.
<Ire> ...something wrong?
<Terra`> Stupid bloody bastards...
* Ire gets off the snowmobile, readying his handguns.
<Terra`> I got rid of them already. Had to blow up one of their snowmobiles, though
* Ire looks confused.
<Terra`> Two more of them attacked me
<Ire> Good job.
* Ire nods his head, then steps up to the doors. He frowns, finding them frozen shut.
* Silouette nods to Terra and climbs off, checking her swords, then following
<Terra`> We can try and melt the ice, try and find another way in, or blow the doors down.
<Ire> C.
* Ire charges his handguns and aims them at the door.
* Ire fires two plasma shots into the doors, knocking them in.
* Terra` waits, gun readied
<Terra`> Nice work
<Silouette> ....that works.
* Ire steps into the lobby area. The lights are off and it's cold.
<Ire> Everyone ready?
<Terra`> Ready
* Terra` follows Ire in
<Ire> NRP: *Ire runs in like the Matrix and fires in slow motion. Of course, there are no guards*
* Ire walks across the lobby, heading for the stairs.
* Silouette follows in silently, hand on her blade.
* Ire opens the door with his gun, glancing in at the staircase. He signals it's clear, then moves up them
* Ire arrives at the top floor, then pauses, then kicks in the door to the roof, stepping back out into the snowstorm.
<Terra`> NRP: *Terra sets explosives in the elevator and climbs out of the top*
* Silouette follows, occasionally, glancing back to make sure they're not followed
<Ire> GM: *near the receiver tower is a giant machine, which seems to be hooked to the tower, using it to boost some signal. Standing around is 4 common henchman and in the middle is a crazy looking guy in goggles and blue parka.
* Terra` looks unimpressed
<Ire> GM: *The crazy guy turns around* <Crazy Guy> They're here! Kill them!
<Ire> GM: *The four henchman rush at the three*
<Silouette> ...... *simply closelines one of the henchmen*
<Silouette> NRP: Clotheslines even
<Ire> GM: *the henchman goes falling onto his back with a grunt*
* Terra` takes aim... at the Crazy Guy
* Ire ducks low, then uppercuts one of the henchman. He then hits him in the face with a handgun, sending him crashing down.
<Ire> GM: *one of the henchman throws a punch at Terra, while the other runs up at Sil*
* Terra` dodges the punch, but has her aim thrown off. She then elbows the henchman in the face
<Ire> GM: *the elbowed henchman falls to his knees, but begins to get back up*
* Silouette sweeps the flunkie off his feet quickly, then brings her elbow down on his stomach.
<Ire> GM: *The man gags in pain, then falls oveR*
* Terra` kicks the henchman back to the ground
<Ire> GM: *he, too, is defeated*
<Terra`> Give it up!
<Ire> <Crazy Guy> ... Impressive! But now you face the WINTERY WRATH OF...THE ICE MASTER! *he poses dramatically as snowflakes fall around him*
<Ire> ....
* Ire stares.
* Silouette stands there, just watching him. She's still dressed for summer.
* Ire pops asprin.
<Terra`> ... ice... master....?
<Terra`> What sort of lame name is that...?
<Ire> <Ice Master> I can't help it if all the cool villian names are taken!
<Terra`> ... right..
<Silouette> ....the outfit isn't much better.
<Ire> <Ice Master> My mother made it for me...
* Ire throws back more asprin.
<Silouette> ...halloween is still months away...
<Terra`> Are you sure you're cut out for this kind of thing?
<Terra`> Maybe you should just get a normal job, like in fast food, or something.
<Ire> <Ice Master> I'LL SHOW YOU!!!! BEHOLD MY POWER! *he aims his gun at Ire and fires. Suddenly, Ire is covered in a thick layer of snow and looks just like a snowman. In fact, he's got two charcol eyes, a carrot nose, and little raises that make a frowny face*
<Silouette> ........
<Terra`> ...
* Silouette gets a camera out of her pack, and takes a picture, before quickly pocketing her camera.
<Ire> ....
* Ire punches his way out of the snowman, looking pissed.
<Terra`> ... damn, I wish I'd thought to bring one
<Ire> GM: *The maniac begins to run away toward the edge of the roof*
* Silouette takes a step forward and whips out her grappling hook at the maniac.
* Ire aims at the device with his handguns and fires, blowing it up. Suddenly, it stops snowing and almost instantly begins to dry up.
<Ire> GM: *the maniac is grabbed by the grappling hook, falling onto his face*
<Terra`> You can't even snow... slow us down!
<Ire> ...cool. *he states blandly*
* Silouette walks over, slowly retracting the cable as she does.
<Ire> <Ice Master> *leaps to his feet, then throws a weak punch at Sil*
* Silouette just stares at the maniac as he punches her.
<Silouette> .....are you quite done...?
<Ire> <Ice Master> .... Icy ... Vanish! *Throws down a weak smoke bomb and runs off*
* Ire stands there, staring
<Silouette> *looks to Ire* ....should we go after him...?
* Ire aims his gun and shoots the guy in the back.
<Ire> ....no.
* Ire watches him collapse on the ground.
<Terra`> ... lame ninja-wannabes should just chill
<Ire> NRP: *DS does a drumroll for Terra*
<Silouette> ....that was cold of you...
<Ire> ... *eyes Sil*
<Ire> You too?
<Silouette> .....I challenge you to find another word for it...
* Silouette shrugs.
* Ire calls in some back up units to come arrest the guy
<Terra`> Anyway, it's over now..
* Ire grunts, then begins to walk for the stairs.
* Silouette follows after, wondering if the guy will end up in a cell, or a padded room
* Ire walks downstairs, passing a news room. Now that power has been restored, they are running a special newscast.
* Ire pauses, glancing in.
* Terra` follows the others, sighing a little
<Ire> <Reporter> We have just been given this latest groundbreaking news. President Slasher today agreed to a truce with the Janus Corporation, signaling an end to the fighting that has been plaguing us for the past year.
<Silouette> ......
* Ire grips the doorframe, staring in disbelief.
* Terra` watches, not sure what to make of this
<Ire> <Reporter> We have been assured that all measures will now be taken to repairing Mega City and the British Isles. Also, a look into the military and police forces will be conducted, as we will no longer need such a standing, active army. More coming as we get it.
<Terra`> ...
* Ire shakes his head, walking away.
<Terra`> I have a bad feeling about that last bit...
<Ire> Session Ends
Session Close: Tue Sep 07 21:00:48 2004