Session Start: Tue Apr 29 19:42:34 2003
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20030429.log'
<Namarie> whee
<Katrina`> Session 49: Eclipse Part 2
<Katrina`> Time Chart: Immediately thereafter Part One
<Katrina`> Location: The Bridge of the Aquarius
* Katrina` leans forward in her science station as huge round ship, like a giant floating ball, covers up the light of the nearby star, casting the Aquarius and Tidus into darkness.
<Sardis`> ...this does not look good.
*** Nobody is now known as Cardinal
* Namarie looks towards the screen as his jaw slightly drops, never seening a ship so large before and amased by it. "I think we might be in truble.."
* Katrina` immediately begins to run scans on it.
* Cardinal rubs her forehead
<Katrina`> Ensign 3: We are being hailed by the ... ball, sir.
* Cardinal waves
<Katrina`> Ensign 3: ... *waves back?*
<Cardinal> ...ANSWER THEM!
<Katrina`> Ensign 3: Oh, right sir! *the viewscreen shifts from that of the ship to Gavin's face. The alien looks smug*
* Namarie looks towards the screen as he hears the captain screem
<Katrina`> Gavin: Well, Captain, I had a feeling you would be the one to show up.
<Cardinal> What can I say, I like flying around the hornets' nest...
<Katrina`> Gavin: ... an interesting comparison.
<Katrina`> Gavin: If you and your fellow Captain would like to live, I suggest you surrender. I give you...10 standard minutes. Beginning ... now. *the transmission ends*
<Sardis`> Would a direct attack be possible?
* Namarie looks towards Cardinal as he checks sheilds and weapons systems
* Cardinal continues rubbing her forehead
<Katrina`> GM: *behind them, the sound of the elevator coming up can be heard. It dings, the doors slide open...no one seems to be inside...until...*
* Katrina` makes scientific murmurs as she runs various scans.
* Namarie glances towards the elevator
* Thedda floats down and flies out of the elevator..
<Katrina`> GM: *Until Thedda's floating head comes in, attached to some flying device*
<Namarie> welcome..back? *glances to Katrina* want you have on your scaners, Katrina?
<Cardinal> ...That's not what I told them to make... bloody med crew...
* Thedda looks around for a moment. "Hi..." She obviously doesn't look impressed.
<Katrina`> Well...it doesn't make sense, Namarie. This..."ball", it has tons of weaponary to protect it and powerful shields so no attacks can get through. Basically, it can't be destroyed without a huge fleet centering all it's weaponary onto it...but it's not practical. I mean, if it's a doomsday weapon, I can see no real design or power structure that it could use.
<Cardinal> So you think it's a bluff.
<Katrina`> It could be. If anything, it's just drawing power from the nearby star just to run.
* Thedda floats over to Cardinal, and hovers above her chair.
* Katrina` brings up a scan of the nearby star, which is continually getting weaker.
<Namarie> Hmm.. so its a floating death star.. great. What? how can that be?
* Katrina` grimaces at the name Death Star.
<Thedda> ... Mind if I ask what's going on?
<Katrina`> Ensign 1: *pokes on Thedda's head*
<Cardinal> ...So if we can cut their power drain...
<Katrina`> Well, there's no way for us to do it, really, Captain. I mean, we'd have to stop the machine itself, but there's no way past the shields to destroy it.
<Thedda> HEY! FUCK OFF!
<Katrina`> ...it's like it's a sl-*eyeS thedda*
<Katrina`> Ensign 1: *retreats*
* Thedda glares at the Ensign.
<Cardinal> ...Finish that statement, Katrina.
<Sardis`> ...*surveys the weapon*
<Katrina`> It's like it's a slow death. Like it's only purpose is to block out the light of the star and slowly drain all it's energy from it until the star is ... well, dead.
<Namarie> Kat, How fast do you think it can move ruffly?
<Sardis`> No idea. But if it cloaks again, we'd have no way of tracking it.
<Sardis`> NRP: Kat said that
<Cardinal> ...How many suns does the solar system where the capital planet is have?
<Katrina`> Skippy: We've used up 5 of our minutes.
<Katrina`> Only one.
<Cardinal> You don't need to remind me, Skip...
* Sardis` runs scans on the shields.
* Katrina` runs the scans, too.
<Namarie> WHat is we blew up the star, maybe the recole from the star could damage them greatly..
<Katrina`> Ensign 1: *walks under the floating head, looking up at it*
<Cardinal> ...Where the hell is all that backup the Alliance promised us, anyway?
<Katrina`> Ensign 3: Uh, sir? The Titus, it's beginning an attack run on the weapon.
* Thedda zooms away from the curious Ensign.
<Katrina`> Ensign 2: ? *looks at the viewscreen. Sure enough, the other Alliance ship is firing away at the shields*
<Cardinal> ...Idiots... try to make contact.
<Katrina`> GM: *McBride's face appears on the view screens*
<Katrina`> McBride: Decided to finally ACT?
* Namarie looks towards the View screen
<Cardinal> Good to see you're willing to commit suicide for the Alliance, McBride.
* Thedda watches the screen.
<Katrina`> McBride: One of us has to do something!
<Thedda> I don't think trying to take them down is the answer...
<Sardis`> I agree with Thedda.
<Cardinal> Neither do I.
<Namarie> Kat, think blowing up the star may work to disable the ball?
<Cardinal> We'd both be killing ourselves to try it.
<Katrina`> No. It would probably just recloak and head out, Namarie.
<Katrina`> ...but I think I have found a solution. And we can use our ... friendly Captain McBride as part of it.
<Katrina`> McBride: *scowls*
* Cardinal looks up, finally
<Thedda> I say, I sneak on!
<Cardinal> What do you have?
<Sardis`> Thedda has the right idea. *brings up a monitor of the floating ball, then a section on the bottom zooms in* There's a blind spot down there. If we fly the Aquarius down there while the Titus distracts Gavin's ball, we can launch a shuttle. Then, we'll have Ensign 2 pilot the Aquarius out and pretend to retreat. The shuttle, then, will get as near to the shields as possible and a team, using space suits, will fly to the hull and attach to it.
<Sardis`> NRP: Kat said that
<Thedda> Plus, who would suspect a floating head!
<Katrina`> GM: *a small area blinks rapidly* We can probably get in if we use explosives here. We'd be at the bottom of the thing, but if our assault team is good enough, we can work our way to the top.
<Namarie> Great Kat.
<Katrina`> Skippy: The Ball is firing back on the Titus.
<Thedda> Oh man, that can't be good.
<Sardis`> I will go on the assault team.
<Cardinal> McBride, you heard the lady. Our only chance is for you to draw their fire!
<Katrina`> McBride: Will do. *the viewscreen winks back out to the Titus fighting the Ball*
<Katrina`> I wish to go, too.
<Namarie> Same with myself.
<Cardinal> Ok, number 2, you know what to do. I'll stay behind for this one.
<Katrina`> Ensign 2: Aye Aye.
<Sardis`> A good idea, Captain. It will look like we are honestly away if you remain onboard and send out messages.
* Thedda zips around in circles.
<Katrina`> Ensign 2: *pilots the Aquarius down under the blind spot*
<Cardinal> Get moving. We don't have much time to do this.
<Katrina`> Aye, Captain. *nods and walks into the elevator, adjusting her uniform nervously*
* Namarie grabs his gear next to his station, placing it on. he then moves into the elevator. "You`ll do fine Kat"
* Thedda floats over to the elevator.
* Sardis` steps in, holding his axe.
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator zooms down to the hanger, where Corvus and some other mechanics are readying a shuttle*
<Namarie> Thedda, is there any weapons on that thing you are on?
<Thedda> ...Nopers. Just my head.
<Katrina`> Corvus: Your space suits are in the shuttle. It should be simple enough to activate the gravity boots.
<Thedda> Heh... boots.
<Katrina`> Corvus: *eyes the floating head* ... o...kay.
<Katrina`> Thanks, Corvus. *nods, getting into the shuttle*
<Thedda> ... hey, this is all they coulf give me.
<Thedda> *could
* Cardinal grabs her comm
<Namarie> Thanks. *walks onto the shuttle*
<Cardinal> Scrap, send a couple of ensigns to the hangar to accompany our team. Grab the two closest you have, we're in a hurry.
* Sardis` steps into the shuttle, putting on his space suit
* Thedda putts along behind Sardis.
<Katrina`> Scrapper *on comm*: Alright. I'll send nobody and somebody
<Katrina`> Corvus: *holds his notepad, still eyeing the floating head*
<Thedda> ... Stop staring!
<Namarie> Corvus, there anyway to attach a weapons system to that floating thing?
* Katrina` picks up one of the smaller space suits and begins to put it on.
<Katrina`> Corvus: ... Oh, right. *looks at Namarie* Look, I put together what I could in the time I could. You're lucky she's even activated at all.
*** Cardinal is now known as Somebody
*** Nobody` has joined #taw
* Somebody walks out of the elevator and looks back while walking
* Nobody` walks in.
<Namarie> True, thanks. *places a helm over Thedda's floating head to protect her*
<Somebody> Hey, rookie! Move it!
<Thedda> Yes, yes we allll know.. *rolls her eyes*
<Nobody`> ...
<Thedda> ..Thanks Namarie.
<Thedda> Still getting used to the no body deal.. *sighs*
<Namarie> No problem.
<Katrina`> Corvus: *sighs* Floating heads...derranged counselors...
*** Nobody` is now known as Nobody
<Somebody> Sorry we're late, folks.
* Thedda spins around and sees Somebody.
* Somebody gives a thumbs up
* Nobody steps in, grabbing the nearest space suit and puts it on.
* Thedda smiles. "Looks like we have a good bunch of people going today!"
* Somebody steps in and grabs the last space suit, and slips into it
<Katrina`> Corvus: *finishes his checklist and steps in after everyone* Incase an engineer is needed on this thing, I'm coming, too. *grabs a suit*
<Somebody> Except for rook here. *smirks*
* Namarie sits down in the weapons chair in the shuttle, with no space sute on
<Nobody> ..
* Nobody glares at Somebody.
<Thedda> Oh give him a break, you were a rookie at one point too... *floats over a chair*
* Somebody slaps Nobody on the back
<Katrina`> Pilot: *pilots the shuttle off the Aquarius and towards the Ball. The Aquarius begins to pull back*
<Nobody> Oh! Hey!
<Somebody> Lighten up, dude
<Somebody> !
* Nobody rubs his back, still glaring.
* Somebody sits and puts his hands behind his head
*** Corvus` has joined #Taw
<Somebody> Looks like it's up to us, now. Just the way I like it.
<Thedda> .... I wouldn't be so relaxed about this mission.
<Nobody> After the last mission earlier, I'd rather hide.
<Katrina`> Shuttle: *pilots directly up to the shield. Meanwhile, the Aquarius and Titus begin to pull back, while pretending to put up a fight*
<Somebody> I heard about that one. Rough luck, huh?
<Katrina`> Pilot: Alright, get the suits activated. You're going to have to leap from here to the hull of that thing and immediately lock on with your boots.
<Corvus`> It should be a simple proceedure, really. Just activate the button on your arm console. *points to it. He hits it and powers up oxygen in his suit*
* Thedda ponders how she's going to do this.
<Namarie> I`ll catch you if anything bad happens ta ya. *heads to the back*
<Somebody> What about the floating head here?
<Sardis`> Simple enough. *taps her console*
* Katrina` glances at the floating head.
* Somebody activates his own suit
* Thedda turns to Somebody.... "I have a name..."
<Corvus`> Someone just holdo tno it.
* Somebody heads to the back
<Katrina`> The Ball: *keeps firing at the two ships until they retreat. Then it, too, stops firing*
<Namarie> Come here Thedda, i`ll take you in.
* Katrina` walks to the back, holding onto something as she hits the open button. The ramp begins to lower and all the oxygen and air in the shuttle is sucked out*
* Thedda looks down and shakes her head.. She then floats over to Namarie.
* Corvus` walks up beside Kat, grabbing onto something, too, waiting for things to stop pulling them out in space.
* Nobody flies forward. Sardis catches him.
* Namarie takes ahold of a handel on the back of her locked on healm. he then flexes his wings slightly as he stads on the other side of Kat
* Somebody grabs a pole and is lifted to an embarrasing 90 degree angle
<Katrina`> GM: *after a while, the air is gone and everyone begins to float*
<Somebody> WHOO!
<Corvus`> Alright. *says through the helmet's comm* Push off. *pushes off and floats towards the hull of The Ball*
* Namarie flies out into space, looking back to the others
* Sardis` pushes off, holding Nobody as he goes.
* Somebody bends his elbows and shoves himself out
* Katrina` takes a deep breath, then pushes off, floating after everyone.
<Thedda> Oi.... *looks about*
* Namarie follows after Kat, to make sure noone is lost
* Corvus` lands along the surface of The Ball and activates his boots, locking on. He stands on the hull, even if it is on the VERY bottom. Talk about vertigo*
* Sardis` lands, activating his boots. Nobody does the same.
* Katrina` bounces off the hull and mistimes, then starts floating away. She panicks.
* Somebody activates his boots and lands neatly
* Somebody grabs Katrina's leg, having landed near her
* Katrina` takes deep, calming breaths
<Katrina`> Thanks.
<Somebody> No sweat. *pulls her down*
* Katrina` activates her boots.
* Namarie nods as he flies next to them
<Somebody> Just be a little more careful, hmm?
<Katrina`> A-A-Alright, follow me. *begins to walk along the hull towards the spot she picked out*
* Corvus` follows along, preparing the explosives.
* Nobody steps along, feeling sick.
<Nobody> Ugh...
<Somebody> NRP: Not nuclear, I hope.
* Somebody walks along, hands behind his head
<Somebody> You ok, rook?
* Sardis` marches along.
<Nobody> Feel sick...
* Namarie flies along a lil bit ahead of everyone else, looking onto the serface of the hull
* Thedda stays close to the group as she floats along. "Your alright Nobody?"
<Somebody> Never done this before?
<Nobody> No!
* Nobody eyes Somebody like he's crazy
<Thedda> Hey.. Calm down Nobody... It'll be okay.
<Somebody> Stop, and take a couple deep breaths. You'll be ok. *keeps walking*
* Katrina` bends down at the vent shaft covering and indicates it to Corvus. Corvus nods, bends over, and starts preparing the explosives.
<Katrina`> GM: *suddenly, a laser shot flies past Somebody*
<Somebody> ...EEP!
* Somebody hits the deck
<Katrina`> !?
* Thedda flies upwards.
* Namarie pulls out his gun and looks to where the laser shit was taken from
* Katrina` turns. Flying along the hull are Raiders in flight suits.
* Somebody pulls a gun out of his suit and looks around
<Katrina`> Raiders: *the 12 of them break off into groups of 4 with 3 each. They open fire at Corvus and the explosives*
<Somebody> It wouldn't be any fun if it was easy! *opens fire with the one gun while reaching for another*
* Sardis` pulls out his huge axe, his eyes glowing red.
* Katrina` draws the DS sabre, activating it.
<Somebody> NRP: Er... four groups of three, you mean?
<Corvus`> I need a little more time.
<Corvus`> NRP: Yes.
<Somebody> That's what we're here for. *fires one one group with both guns*
* Namarie sighs to himself as he pulls out his sword and flies towards one of the groups, moving quikcly through the space around him. He comes up to the first rader and slashes at their chest to rip the sute
<Katrina`> Raiders: *open fire at Sardis, knocking him back*
<Katrina`> Raiders: *is killed. Another blasts Namarie in the face*
<Somebody> Tch...
<Katrina`> Raiders: *blast Nobody, sending him bouncing along the hull*
* Namarie is knocked back as he growls he pulls out his rifle with his free hand and fires at the other 2 raders in that group
* Katrina` runs forward, slashing one Raider's suit.
<Somebody> ...That did it. *throws one of his guns into space and produces a saber from his suit*
<Katrina`> Raiders: *are taken down. More tackle Namarie, flying away from The Ball*
<Somebody> NOW you die!
* Katrina` is blasted in the back. A hole forms in her suit. She quickly uses her free hand to seal it.
* Thedda zooms above everybody and behind the raiders.. She bolts towards one, ramming him in the back.
<Katrina`> Raider: *is rammed in the back and flies out of control into space*
<Corvus`> A few more minutes!
* Somebody throws himself at the group attacking Katrina, slashing quickly
<Katrina`> GM: *more Raiders start flying in*
<Somebody> Hey, Nobody! Get your ass up and help!
* Namarie grumbles as they are all over him, he uses his wings to try and cut slits in all their sutes that are around him
<Katrina`> GM: *the ones carrying Namarie away from The Ball self-destruct, damaging him*
* Thedda laughs to herself as she flies up again to keep out of sight.
<Nobody> Ugh...
* Nobody sounds sick as he lays there.
* Sardis` slashes one in half.
* Katrina` is tackled and carried away by 4 Raiders
* Namarie coughs as he shakes his body...he looks to see how many more are on their way
<Somebody> ...Never mind. *slashes one of the Raiders up the center, then uses the momentum to slash another in Kat's group*
* Thedda gets behind a few more Raiders and does the same, one after the other.
<Katrina`> GM: *dozens upon dozens are coming in*
<Katrina`> GM: *somebody takes out most of the ones carrying Kat*
* Somebody backs up, towards Corvus
* Namarie flies after Kat's group, going to snatch her back as he passes
* Somebody continues firing while backing
* Katrina` is snatched.
<Somebody> How's it coming, Corvo?
<Katrina`> GM: *Thedda bounces more off into space*
<Corvus`> I'm done. Clear the area now.
* Corvus` begins to jog away.
<Somebody> You heard the man! *jogs after him*
* Sardis` moves away from the vent, slashing another Raider in half.
* Somebody grabs Nobody as he passes and slings him over his shoulder
* Nobody is grabbed.
* Namarie takes Kat and goes to get Thedda before something happens to her as he moves them both out of the blast radies
<Somebody> You ok, rook?
<Katrina`> GM: *The vent explodes...and then, like a great hand seizing them all, a vacuum sucks them towards the hole*
* Thedda follows Somebody.
<Corvus`> That was unexpected. *flies towards the hole. All the Raiders are sucked towards it, too*
<Somebody> ...That's not good... AAAH!
* Somebody is picked up along with Nobody and pulled into the hole
* Thedda is sucked into the hole.
<Katrina`> GM: *as everyone is pulled into the hole, they are dropped into a hallway, which equally seals off the hole.*
* Namarie wraps Kat up in his wwings as they are sucked into the hole
<Katrina`> GM: *silence ensures in the hallway as a mass of bodies lay there, tumbled up together*
* Somebody lands head-first, on top of Nobody
* Nobody throws up in his helmet.
<Corvus`> I hate this...
* Corvus` is stuck under 3 Raiders
* Thedda manages to not hit the ground, but floats just a few inches from it.
<Somebody> ...OW! *stands up, now ignoring Nobody*
<Somebody> ...So what's the plan now? *rubs his head*
* Namarie hits the ground on his back, then opens his wings to let Kat out.
* Thedda floats up, looking at everybody.
<Katrina`> GM: *Raiders all stand up, then eye the group. They open fire*
* Katrina` quickly scrambles away from the attacking Raiders.
<Thedda> Defend yourself!
<Somebody> Works for me! *pulls a huge rocket launcher from his suit* Get out of the way!
* Sardis` roars, grabbing a Raider and beating it's head into the wall.
<Katrina`> Raiders; *stop, eyeing the rocket launcher*
* Namarie jumps up and moves behind Somebody and fires off his gun towards the radiers
* Thedda comfortably floats above Somebody.
* Katrina` stands behind Somebody.
<Somebody> Do you really want to try me? *finger hovers over the trigger*
* Corvus` moves behind Somebody, eyeing the launcher
<Corvus`> Where did you get THAT from?
<Somebody> You don't want to know. *lets a rocket fly at the raiders*
* Nobody pukes more, pulling off his helmet.
<Thedda> I was just thinking the same thing.
<Katrina`> GM: *Raiders scramble, then are blown up in a bloody mass of goo*
* Nobody takes deep breaths of the stale air in the hallway
* Katrina` pulls off her helmet and suit, looking sweaty in her uniform.
<Thedda> Wow.... That was... Effective...
<Thedda> Bravo.
<Somebody> What can I say? *grins, and returns the launcher to his suit*
<Katrina`> GM: *suddenly, everyone is jerked as the entire Ball seems to be activated. It's obviously on the move again*
* Namarie takes off Thedda's helm
<Katrina`> ...we're moving.
* Corvus` pulls off his helmet and suit.
<Somebody> Holy time limit...
<Corvus`> What's the game plan?
* Somebody takes his suit and helmet off as well
<Sardis`> We find the control room.
<Thedda> Thanks Namarie.
<Namarie> your welcome Thedda. *looks towards KAt for her orders*
<Katrina`> I guess we'll be doing a bit of searching and exploring, then. We should stay together, though. One could be lost for days in this thing.
* Katrina` glances around the hallway.
<Somebody> So, which way?
<Thedda> Left always works.
<Corvus`> I need to do a bit of checking out the engine room. I'll take Sardis and Nobody with me and meet up with you later.
* Namarie looks around for a control pannel to help them out
<Katrina`> Alright. See you later, Corvus.
* Corvus` does a little wave, walking off with Sardis and Nobody.
*** Corvus` has left #Taw
*** Nobody has left #taw
*** Sardis` has left #taw
<Katrina`> Lets go left, like Thedda suggested.
* Katrina` nods, moving left down the hallway.
<Namarie> You got it. *walks along with Kat, guun ready on one hand sword in the other*
* Thedda floats along.
<Katrina`> GM: *the hallway is dimly lit. It seems hardly anyone but engineers come down here*
* Somebody walks after Katrina, unarmed
* Katrina` reaches the end of the hallway, which connects to another hallway, a left or right decision*
* Katrina` glances right, then moves down it.
* Namarie glances around for anyone or a 'you are hear map' before he follows after Kat
* Thedda sighs and follows Kat.
<Katrina`> GM: *they pass a map of The Ball, with an arrow pointing at the bottom level with a bunch of unreadable symbols*
* Somebody sighs, hands in his pockets
<Namarie> HMm.. *glances at it to find a way to a the tubes that will lead them upwards*
<Somebody> That's comforting.
<Katrina`> GM: *suddenly the intercomm crackles* Gavin's voice: All personnel on the bottom level of The Ball, we have a possible intruder alert. Closing all sections of the bottom level. Proceed to the proper check points.
<Somebody> ...So's that.
<Katrina`> GM: *behind them, down the hall, doors begin to slam shut in rapid succession. Obviously, if they don't move, they'll be trapped between two doors*
<Namarie> Great...
<Thedda> Aww crap.
* Namarie starts to run down the corador
<Katrina`> Uh...run! *she shouts, breaking out into a sprint down the hallway
* Somebody runs after Kat
<Katrina`> GM: *the doors begin to slam shut. Only 5 seconds away from Thedda and Soembody*
* Thedda zooms down the hallway, passing Katrina.
<Somebody> ...Remind me how I got suckered into this!?
* Katrina` pants, running as hard as she can. The doors keep slamming shut behind her.
<Katrina`> GM: *up ahead is an...elevator
* Thedda slows down at the sight of the elevator
* Katrina` passes Thedda.
* Namarie stays near Kat as they pass Thedda
<Katrina`> We have no choice, we have to take that elevator!
<Somebody> Probably disabled, too, anyway.
* Katrina` jumps into it.
<Somebody> I'll take the chance! *jumps in*
<Katrina`> GM: *only 5 seconds left to reach the elevator*
<Katrina`> 5
<Katrina`> 4
<Katrina`> 3
<Katrina`> 2
<Katrina`> 1
* Namarie jumps into the elevatoe
* Thedda zooms in after Namarie.
<Katrina`> -0-
<Namarie> *Elevator
<Katrina`> GM: *a door slams shut behind Thedda*
* Katrina` looks at the control panel. It's labeled from 100 to floor 95
<Namarie> That was a close call.
<Katrina`> 95?
<Somebody> ...Doesn't go very far, does it?
* Thedda has sweat beading on her face.
* Katrina` reaches out to touch it, not noticing a blinking dot next to it.
* Namarie nods to Kat "95.."
<Somebody> ...Wait a sec!
* Katrina` pauses.
* Somebody points
<Somebody> What's that?
* Katrina` looks at the dot.
<Katrina`> I-I don't know.
<Thedda> If this things blows up, I'm gonna be pissed.
<Katrina`> Could someone open up the control panel?
<Somebody> I studied a bit about mechanics back at the Academy.
<Namarie> Sure *opens it*
<Katrina`> GM: *It seems a dead man's trigger is attached to the floor 95 button. A nice juicy bomb is sitting there*
* Somebody produces a screwdriver just in time to see Namarie open it the old fashioned way
<Katrina`> ...Eep
* Katrina` eyes the bomb, her eyes widening.
* Namarie lets the others take over as he steps back
<Thedda> uuhhh....
* Thedda freaks out and floats backwards right into the wall....
<Somebody> ...So we go to floor 96. You people scare too easily.
<Katrina`> ...you push 96.
<Thedda> Somebody. I WAS FUCKING BLOWN UP BY A BOMB IN AN ELEVATOR.
* Katrina` cringes at Thedda's yelling.
<Somebody> ...Fine, fine. *checks to make sure the bomb isn't wired to any other buttons*
<Katrina`> GM: *it's not*
* Somebody presses 96
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator shakes, then moves up*
<Katrina`> GM: *happy music plays*
<Namarie> this music is evil..
<Katrina`> ...I wonder who installed music.
* Somebody leans against the wall
<Somebody> Whatever. I swear, you people get nervous over nothing.
* Thedda glares at Somebody.
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator dings as it reaches Floor 96 and the doors open. To reveal...a long hallway of lasers, moving at different speeds. Why, yes, it's the LASER DODGING GAME*
<Thedda> .. Hey, i'll be good at this!
<Katrina`> ...you go first then.
<Namarie> oi...
* Thedda gulps.. "Alright.."
* Thedda is ready.
<Katrina`> GM: *Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Down, Left, Up, Right, Down
<Katrina`> 10
<Katrina`> 9
<Katrina`> 8
<Katrina`> 7
<Katrina`> 6
<Katrina`> 5
<Katrina`> 4
<Katrina`> 3
<Katrina`> 2
<Katrina`> 1
<Katrina`> -0-
<Katrina`> -1
<Katrina`> -2
<Katrina`> -3
<Katrina`> -4
<Katrina`> -5
<Kimera> NRP: *thinks some people don't remember this game...*
<Katrina`> -6
<Katrina`> -7
<Katrina`> -8
<Thedda> Right, left, left down, up, right, right, left, left, right, left, up, down, up, right, down, left, up.
<Thedda> NRP: *thinks she didn't get all the rules*
<Katrina`> GM: *Thedda makes it with 8 seconds lateness. Loss of HP: 2,000
<Katrina`> NRP: I gave you everything in query!
<Katrina`> Thedda? Are you okay?
<Thedda> NRP: You said after 0 it's automatic points off... you didn't say you went into negative.
<Katrina`> GM: *Thedda reaches the end of the hallway, where another elevator is*
* Thedda says nothing.
<Somebody> I'll go next. *cracks his knuckles*
* Somebody lowers into a sprinter's block stance
<Katrina`> GM: Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Right, Right, Down, Left, Up, Down
<Katrina`> 10
<Katrina`> 9
<Katrina`> 8
<Katrina`> 7
<Katrina`> 6
<Somebody> d u d u r l l r r d u l l u r d u
<Thedda> NRP: You're telling me I didn't have to spell it all OUT?!?!
<Katrina`> GM: *Somebody, being lazy, clears it...&*
<Kimera> NRP: That's news to me o.o;
<Thedda> NRP: What the hell....
<Somebody> NRP: If you want me to spell them out, I can, but that's the way we've always done it...
<Katrina`> NRP: I'm more generous if someone screws it up and spells out the word.
<Thedda> NRP: yeah, that's fair....
<Katrina`> NRP: Then if they just do one letter.
<Kimera> NRP: <GM> Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start <Katrina> How the hell do you move B, A and start?
* Somebody bounces among the lasers, yelping as one nearly singes his hair, and jumps over the last laser finally, rolling to a stop
<Katrina`> NRP: LOL
<Somebody> ...Phew. *pants*
* Katrina` turns to Namarie
<Katrina`> You can go.
<Namarie> Ladies first
<Katrina`> Alright, *nods*
* Thedda eyes Somebody.
<Katrina`> NRP: I can't very well do my own thing, because that would be cheap, so, I'll have Kat automatically screw up
* Katrina` runs, jumps and leaps, but is nailed 3 times and loses 2000 HP
* Katrina` slides to a stop under the floating Thedda.
* Namarie looks towards the lazers
<Somebody> You ok, Kat?
<Katrina`> ...ow.
<Thedda> You alight?
<Thedda> (alright)
<Katrina`> GM: *Up, Down, Up, Down, Right, Right, Left, Left, Up, Down, Right, Left, Right, Up, Down, Start, B, A
<Katrina`> 10
<Katrina`> 9
<Katrina`> 8
<Katrina`> 7
<Katrina`> 6
<Katrina`> 5
<Katrina`> 4
<Katrina`> 3
<Katrina`> 2
<Katrina`> 1
<Katrina`> -0-
<Namarie> D u d u llrrduldlddu something something something..
<Katrina`> -1
<Katrina`> NRP: Heh, heh, Du Du
<Kimera> NRP: Du dull?
<Thedda> NRP: something something something?? O.i
<Katrina`> NRP: Check for me people. Did he mess up?
<Thedda> NRP ..... O.o
<Kimera> NRP: Shouldn't the last three have been select, a, b?
<Katrina`> I'm...fine. *Stands up, grimacing in pain* Ow.
<Katrina`> NRP: You're right, Kim.
<Katrina`> GM: *Namarie takes one hit, losing 500 HP*
<Somebody> Everybody ok? *dusts himself off*
* Namarie nimblies runs throught the maze of lazer hit, but the last lazer hits him in the wing "ouch.."
<Katrina`> Yeah...
* Katrina` glances at the closed elevator.
<Katrina`> I guess it's our only choice.
<Somebody> I can understand Thedda, but is there any particular reason the rest of you are scared to death of elevators?
<Thedda> Fun fun... more elevators...
* Namarie gets into the elevator
<Katrina`> Well, ... no, there's not.
* Katrina` steps in after Namarie.
* Somebody steps on third
* Thedda floats in, hovering over everybody.
<Katrina`> GM: *the floors this time are 96-90*
<Somebody> ...This is going to take a while, isn't it?
<Katrina`> Looks like it.
<Namarie> Somebody, want to check dor booms?
<Namarie> *for
* Katrina` sees no blinking dots this time.
<Somebody> Maybe we should check, anyway.
* Somebody produces the screwdriver from earlier
* Katrina` waits.
* Somebody pops the panel open
<Katrina`> GM: *No bombs*
<Somebody> Fair enough. *closes it and presses 90*
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator shakes and moves upward. Happy music plays*
<Thedda> Okay, that music is going to get annoying.
<Namarie> And.. its evil..
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator dings and opens. It's a long hallway that stretches forward and then left. It seems this is almost the end of the engineering section*
<Somebody> ...Paranoid. *sighs*
<Katrina`> GM: *something glows in the middle of the floor*
<Thedda> Hrmmm. Wonder what that is.
* Namarie looks towards the glowing thing
* Katrina` steps out, approaching the glowing light.
* Somebody produces a rather large, fully automatic plasma rifle
<Thedda> I'll stay here, until you find out!
<Somebody> Can I shoot it?
<Thedda> ... Where do you get those things?!
* Katrina` waves her hand over it. Something chings and her HP is restored.
<Somebody> ...What the hell IS that?
<Katrina`> I..I don't know.
* Somebody replaces the rifle and walks over to it
* Namarie blinks as he walks over to Kat, bending down and looks at it
* Thedda zooms on over to it, and floats through it.
<Katrina`> GM: *Thedda's HP is restored. The option, "Would you like to save? Yes or No" appears over her head*
* Thedda looks up.
<Thedda> What the....
<Somebody> ...Huh? A... save point...?
<Katrina`> What's that?
* Namarie waves his hand over the glowing thing
<Thedda> .... Save, I guess.
<Somebody> *shrugs* Sounds like a good thing to call it. *points at Thedda*
<Katrina`> GM: *Namarie and Somebody were naturally restored when Thedda went through it*
<Katrina`> GM: *their data is saved*
<Katrina`> That was odd. Wher was the data saved to?
<Thedda> .... My head? I don't know.. lets worry about that later.
<Somebody> ...Maybe that was a bad idea...
* Katrina` moves forward, then takes the left. They are in an engineering hanger area where supplies are kept*
* Namarie looks down the the hall, following after Kat
* Somebody follows Katrina
* Thedda floats along, following Kat.
<Katrina`> GM: *all is quiet, except for the occassional hum of a machine*
<Katrina`> GM: *on the other side is a worker's service elevator*
* Katrina` slowly edges out through the empty storage hanger.
* Namarie looks around for any weapons that might be of use in the hanger
<Thedda> NRP: brb.
*** Thedda has quit IRC (Quit: Peace and Protection 4.22)
<Katrina`> GM: *suddenly, the lights flicker and darken. Before them appear electrical versions of Katrina, Somebody, Namarie, and Thedda*
* Namarie glances around to see if there is any visable trabs
<Katrina`> Wha-What?
<Somebody> ...Great.
<Katrina`> Looks like our saved data did do something.
*** Corvus` has joined #taw
* Corvus` steps in, holding a blaster.
*** Sardis` has joined #Taw
<Sardis`> We are here. *swings his axe*
*** Nobody has joined #taw
* Nobody slides in unwillingly.
<Katrina`> GM: *the four electrical imposters eye the crowd*
* Namarie looks to the electrical version of himself
<Somebody> Hey, rook, good to see you again.
<Nobody> ...Blah.
<Katrina`> GM: *the Electrical Katrina activates her saber*
* Katrina` eyes her double, activating her own saber.
* Somebody produces a long white strip of fabric and ties it around his forehead
<Katrina`> Namarie's Double: *flaps it's wings, producing a gun*
<Somebody> Let's dance.
<Katrina`> Somebody's Double: *pulls out a rocket launcher and a shotgun*
*** Thedda has joined #taw
<Katrina`> Thedda's Double: *floats around like a glowing orb*
* Corvus` teams up with Kat to deal with her double
<Thedda> NRP: What'd I miss?
* Somebody produces a fully automatic plasma rifle and a saber
* Nobody teams up with Somebody
* Sardis` joins Namarie.
* Thedda floats around, eyeing her double.
<Katrina`> Thedda's Electrical Double: *circles Thedda*
* Katrina` attacks along with Corvus, trying to drive the fake Kat back.
<Somebody> Somebody Else: *smirks and blasts at Somebody and Nobody with the shotgun*
* Nobody dives
* Somebody dives in the other direction and stands up firing
* Sardis` swings at the Namarie double, but is knocked aside.
* Namarie places his hands towards together as he focuses his energies into a condencecd ball of Nova Energy. he then throws the ball at his dubble
* Katrina` locks sabers with the fake Kat, while Corvus circles around, taking shots.
* Thedda watches her double.. getting ready to headbutt her.
<Katrina`> Thedda's Double: *rams at Thedda*
<Somebody> Somebody Else: *points the launcher at Somebody and the shotgun at Nobody - he fires the shotgun but appears hesitant to fire a rocket*
* Somebody takes the opportunity and throws the sabre at SE's rocket launcher
<Nobody> EE! *does a funky pose to miss being shot*
* Thedda zooms upwards, just missing the collision.
* Sardis` slashes the Namarie double.
* Katrina` is thrown back by the Kat double, who mercilessly presses the advantage.
* Corvus` grabs the Kat double in a bear hug.
<Somebody> Somebody Else: *rocket launcher is stabbed. He drops it as it explodes, and replaces it with another shotgun. He fires at the two bodies.*
* Nobody fires at Somebody Else.
* Thedda returns to where she was hovering, and zooms at her double.
* Somebody runs at Somebody Else, replacing his weapons with a quarterstaff
<Katrina`> Thedda's Double: *is hit and goes spinning. It recovers and flies back at Thedda*
<Thedda> ACK!
* Somebody swings it low, then comes up and swings at SE's head
* Katrina` slashes the Kat double while it's being held.
* Thedda retreats back, quickly.
* Nobody dives and fires.
* Namarie follows up his ball of energie with a charge towards his dubble and slashes powerfully going to cut throght the neck
<Somebody> Somebody Else: *dodges Nobody's fire, but takes the staff blow in the legs. Somebody's head shot flies overhead*
<Somebody> Nobody! Hit him low!
<Sardis`> Namarie Double: *grabs Namarie even as he hits him and begins to crush his arm*
* Sardis` slashes the Namarie Double's arm off.
* Nobody dives low and fires at his crotch.
* Corvus` is chunked by the Kat double into a wall.
* Somebody spins the staff, forcing SE to watch the staff's movements. SE is nailed by Nobody's shot.
* Katrina` tackles her double, getting into a classic "cat" fight.
<Somebody> Somebody Else: Urk... *falls, grabbing at the sensitive area*
<Namarie> thanks.. *gabs the sword trying to get it into his dubbles neck then severs its head from the body*
* Thedda goes towards her double again, at ramming speed.
<Nobody> Namarie Clone: *poofs away, dying*
* Somebody produces a shotgun and blasts SE's head into a few pieces
<Katrina`> Thedda Double: *is rammed and poofs away*
<Somebody> Somebody Else: *poofs away as well*
* Katrina` stabs her clone through the stomach and it poofs away.
<Thedda> Okayy..... that was kinda freaky.
<Somebody> ...Ignore all save points from this point forward.
* Corvus` stands up, rotating his arm.
<Sardis`> It would be advised.
* Somebody replaces his weapons
* Thedda lowers herself to eye level with the gang.
<Katrina`> Well, it looks like we cleared the engineering section. Lets get moving. *passes, then stops, eyeing out a window at space* Oh no...
* Namarie sighs as he places away his weapons for the moment
<Thedda> .. What?
<Nobody> What is it?
<Somebody> ...What's up?
* Katrina` points.
* Namarie looks
* Thedda looks out.
<Katrina`> We're already...at the Allaince capital's system.
<Katrina`> GM: *outside is the Alliance fleet, unaware the cloaked Ball is approaching the star*
<Somebody> ...WHAT?!
<Thedda> Oh god...
<Corvus`> ...
<Sardis`> Then we must hurry.
<Somebody> Yeah, we've gotta get on the ball...
<Thedda> ... Nice pun... Lets go.
<Katrina`> ...on the ball...? Oooh, I se.
* Katrina` steps into the elevator
<Katrina`> Well, lets do it.
<Namarie> Where you come from Corvus? the servace elevator?
<Somebody> Not what I meant, but hey... *steps on*
* Thedda follows Kat into the elevator.
<Corvus`> A different elevator. We were examining things. Nothing we can do to stop the Ball from here.
<Namarie> never mind.. *follows kat*
* Katrina` looks at the control panel and after everyone is on, hits Floor 80.
<Katrina`> To Be Concluded
<Katrina`> Session Ends
Session Close: Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 2003