* Carter challenges Elonith to a game of Duck Hunt.
<Elonith> You're on!
* Elonith takes out a light zapper.
* Trast challenges you all to a game of Wildebeast Hunt.
* Carter pulls out his own, and logs into Elo's laptop to load up his ROM of the game.
* Elonith motions, and a large pefectly flat white screen comes in. The laptop opens up
and a projector projects the game onto the surface.
*** Joins: Dicesuke (akodomakot@ip68-13-175-200.om.om.cox.net)
<Carter> Greetings, Dicesuke.
* On the other side of the arcade, a menu pops up. "Choose a game! A) Return to Mage
Acres: Hard Mode. B) Zig Assault! C) Guarding the Ivory Tower."
* Carter examines the options. "Hm... Ivory Tower sounds interesting... but so does taht
Mage Acres thing. WHat do you guys think?"
* Elonith shoots Zig Assault. "That answer the question?" ^_^
* KaeollaRae votes D) Yanking off Carter's pants, revealing his boxers with heart shapes
on it, and running away with them laughing madly with a gleeful expression as she does.
( Trast: This is IC, now. =p )
<Elonith> Anywho, when are we starting?
<Trast> ( Huh what now? )
* Carter glares at Kaeolla. "I wear briefs."
<Elonith> Wait, we're IC now?
* Elonith looks around. Aren't we missing someone?
<Minx> As IC as this is gonna get. ^_^
* KaeollaRae says "Oh, dull as ever."
* Carter blinks as a mechanical female voice says, "Warning, Incoming Game. Warning,
Incoming Minx."
<Elonith> ...
* Elonith sighs.
<Elonith> Well, none of this shit counts until the session starts.
( Shary can't make it. And wanna finish up mini's fore going on with Plot! Which I've
actually got something cool in mind. )
<KaeollaRae> (is it icey cool, or merely breezy cool, or perhaps subzero cool?)
<Carter> Jex: I warned you what would happen next time Minx showed up...
*** Joins: Roast (Segev_Stor@d-131-151-189-038.dynamic.umr.edu)
* Trast makes himself a Minx fur coat.
<Minx> ;_;
* Roast morphs!
<Trast> This fur is definately murder.
*** Roast is now known as Slime
* Elonith rolls his eyes.
<Minx> Anyways. Hurry up and pick something, ya hear?
<Carter> Oh, fine. *chooses Ivory Tower*
* Ivory Tower: 1. Zig Assault!: 1
<Carter> <_< Zig assault on the Ivory Tower? *hides*
<Elonith> ...
<Minx> Trast, caveman, buddy. What about you? This is a group game, after all.
<Minx> And you too, blueberry.
<Trast> The Ivory Tower isn't any good.
<Trast> What's a 'Zig' ?
<Elonith> You don't want to know. ^_^
<Carter> Fighterish thingie.
<Elonith> All you need to know is... For great justice, move every Zig.
<Trast> Bah. You people and your 'justice'
<Trast> I'll take A.
<Minx> And... we have a tie here. Of course it would fall to the blueberry to be the
tiebreaker.
<Trast> ( KaeRae is a bluberry ? )
<KaeollaRae> (yup =) )
( Kae is blue. With a tail. )
<Trast> ( I've never seen a blueberry with a tail.... )
( Blueberry is a nickname. She's a furry blue humanoid. >_> )
<Slime> ( http://www.angelfire.com/clone2/jex/images/KaeRae00.jpg )
<KaeollaRae> (not any more furry than a normal person, but yes, she has blueberry skin.)
<Trast> ( she looks like nightcrawlers twin sister >_> )
* KaeollaRae smiles and says "I like zigging and assaulting."
<KaeollaRae> (Yes, but sexier and with the normal 5 digits on each extremity.)
<Trast> ( oh right, he does only have 3 fingers )
<Minx> Zig Assault it is.
<Minx> And now I turn the scene over to the GM. *bows, and fades out*
* Fadeout! Ye 4 are in a shipbay! There's 2 Zig's there, and they're both doubleseaters.
<Carter> ...anyone know how to fly one of those?
<Elonith> Not a clue.
* Elonith takes a seat in one of them.
* Carter climbs into the other. And attempts to "talk" to it.
* Trast climbs in whichever one is closer.
* KaeollaRae climbs in the one that Trast doesn't.
* Whos flying, and who's shooting, and in which one?
<Trast> ( I don't think we know )
* Carter: You can 'talk' to it just fine.
* KaeollaRae kicks whomever is in the drivers seat out to the shotgun seat while saying
"Gidover sweety."
( That'd be Carter, I think. =p )
* Carter pulls up tech specs, and tries to establish direct control. He's all blank faced
and not-there looking.
<KaeollaRae> (Heh Heh - naturally)
* Carter flops when Kae tries to push him aside, insensate.
<Trast> ( I don't have any time to take this apart and figure out how it works, do I? _
( Nope! )
* Alarms are blaring!
* KaeollaRae sits in the drivers seat and 'buckles up'.
* Trast pokes randomly and buttons and levers.
<Trast> ( * at 0
* Elonith tries to figure out which seat he's in. Pilot's or gunner's. ^_^;
* Carter absently straps into whichever seat he's in now. And seals the cockpit.
* Trast/Elo: Whos in front? Front is pilot, rear is gunner.
* Elonith is in front.
* Trast must obviously be gunner then.
* Gunners: You have joysticks and targetting screens and radaer and stuff! Pilots:
Joysticks, speed/throttle control, radar, and stuff.
<Carter> *comm* Well, Kae, if you're piloting, shouldn't we take off?
* Elonith takes off!
* Taking off would be good. As the ship bay is starting to explode!
* KaeollaRae does just that, putting the perverbial peddle to the metal.
* Trast attempts to figure out what 'radaer' would do.
<Carter> ( Jex, is this revenge for the space fight that dropped the Traitors off? )
<KaeollaRae> (It's a personal Shock system -BZZZZAP!)
* Both Zigs just barely clear the mother ship as it explodes, fire and debris engulfing
you for a moment. 'Target: Catz Fortress' shows up on the radar screens. Off way way that
way. Through the hordes of tiny little mook fighters and stuff.
* Elonith flies. "Plenty of targets, ne?"
* 'Target: Catz Fortress' shows up on the Radear screens, too. Just so you gunners don't
get left out.
<Elonith> (I assume I have access to the radar as well?)
( Pilot and gunner have radar, yeah. )
<Carter> ( Nope. just the radear. )
<Elonith> (Damn.)
* Carter is so going to miss everything. "Are you sure you want me responsible for firing,
Miss Rae?"
* Elonith talks over the intercom. "It's better than you flying."
<Elonith> (That is, if there is one. Which there should be.)
( It's like impossible to miss with high level Zig weaponry. You know how much levels of
Spreading they have? X_x )
* KaeollaRae replys "Yeeeeeehhhaaaaaaah!!!!" as she goes as fast as the Zig will zip.
* Elonith puts the peddal to the meddal as well. "No you don't!" He zips after Kaeolla.
* Trast attempts to graze KR's plane with his shots.
* KaeollaRae blows Elonith a kiss "Bubye!"
* Kae's Zig, henceforth referred to as KZig, shoots ahead! Then the E-Zig starts catching
up. Piloting rolls to see who's faster!
* KaeollaRae jinks about to avoid being a target.
<Carter> *voice coming over the comm without any of the normal distortion of a comm*
Actually, I think I could fly it quite well..but, given the wide spread...just don't get
in my firing arc, okay, Trast? Elonith?
<Elonith> (Pilioting is avg of body and mind, right?)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 3.
<Elonith> Sure thing.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6) and gets 8.
<Elonith> (Heh, just made it.)
( Body/Mind average, yeah. )
* Oh, yes. Trast: 'tack roll with your puny starting out peashooter!
* Carter testfires a random weapon.
<Carter> ( Mee, too? )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 3.
<Trast> Hooray!
* KZig! Def roll! With a -2 due to manuevereness.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-3) and gets 1.
<Carter> ( <_< )
* KZig rolls out of the way. Go KZig!
<Trast> ( I wasn't trying to actually hit her, just a "warning shot" )
* A line of 3 sphere-shaped enemy fighters approach on an attack vector!
* Carter tries to hit them, calculating vectors like a machine.
* KaeollaRae says to Carter "Better get to shoottin' Sugar."
* Trast *does* hit them.
* 'tack rolls, with your peashooters!
* KaeollaRae jigs and jukes.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 7.
<Elonith> We got bogies incoming~
<Carter> ( No chance in hell. )
* Elonith grins despite himself. Always wanted to say that.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 10.
<Trast> .... or not.
<Carter> Blast it! I cannot calculate fast enough! The enemy fighters' flight patterns are
too easilly altered!
<Trast> Stupid ranged weapons!
<Trast> Where is the axe weapon!
<KaeollaRae> (HAHAHA!)
<KaeollaRae> (Pictures looney toons show with axe weapon popping out the front of the
spaceship)
<Carter> ( * Carter morphs into a Dracoling! )
* The 3 enemy bogies swerve and wiggle. They don't Zig and Zag, though. Otherwise they
would be on your side. And spit out 2 slow moving bullets at E-Zig, and one at KZig.
* ... and remarkabely, two of them are accurate enough to merit dodging. One each!
* Elonith gets out of the way?
<Elonith> (What's the manouver bonus on these?)
<Carter> ( -2 )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 6.
<Elonith> (Victoly!)
<Elonith> (PH33R my mad ACV.)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-3) and gets 2.
<Carter> ( * Segev inflicts Lord Darkmoon on Elo. "ACV this." )
( Actually, Karmel could do it pretty well too. c_c; )
* KZig dodges effortlessly. Although E-Zig is a bit slower to get out of the way.
<KaeollaRae> ( =) )
* Return fire? Y/N?
<Trast> YES!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 7.
<Carter> ( Kae, did you sleep with Dicey or something? Not that I'm complaining... )
* Carter would sigh if he were still hooked to his own body, but he fires again.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 8.
<KaeollaRae> (She probably seduced Dicey - you know how those seductress types can be =) )
* Trast barely misses the enemy fighters.
* And Carter misses by a lot more! Whos idea was it to make these two gunners, anyways? =p
<Trast> Better us failing attacks than failing dodges >_>
<Elonith> (Does Trast actually say that?  <.<)
* Carter blames Kaeolla. Which seems to be a theme.
<Trast> ( I dunno, did Jex actually say that? :P )
* The 3 sphere fighters do a fancy spiral, and fire off another volley!
( No, that was narration. =p )
* KaeollaRae does a corkscrew maneuver laughing madly like an insane speed freak.
( .... just one short of a critsuccess on that one. o_o )
* Carter laughs right along with her.
* And they've all got stupidly slow moving bullets with your names on them. 2 at E-Zig, 1
at KZig.
<Elonith> (Do they actually need dodging?)
( Yep! All 3. )
<Elonith> (Why 2 on me?  ;-;)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 4.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-1) and gets 7.
<Elonith> (Failed the second, made the first.)
( Kae! )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-1) and gets 6.
<KaeollaRae> (forget 2 point bonus - made)
<KaeollaRae> (forgot)
* Hm. Maybe the reason they're stupidly slow is because they're really frickin powerful!
Because the one hit scored on E-Zig [SHAKES] it majorly. Steam and fire and stuff erupt
all over int he cockpit!
<Trast> Grah!
<Elonith> God dammit! Hit those things, will ya?!
* KaeollaRae trys to fly though the enemy fighters formation at maximum speed and fly past
them before they have time to turn around and catch up to her.
<Trast> I'm trying!
* Returning fire?
<Trast> These Zig things don't come with real weapons!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 4.
* Carter?
* Carter holds his fire. If those incomings are so slow, maybe he can hit them better than
the fighters.
<Elonith> Point and click!
* One of the fighters goes 'Boom!'
<Carter> *comm* Nicely done, Trast.
<Trast> Gragh.  I have never hated your fancy energy guns more.
<Elonith> Hey, it works, don't it?
<Carter> *comm* If I could just open a black hole near them...who needs accuracy?
* KZig is BEHIND THEM! Carter still holding fire?
* KaeollaRae presses forward at maximum throttle.
* Carter is waiting for them to fire again; he'll try for their shots.
<Carter> * Well, any shots that look like they'll hit one of the Zigs.
* Actually... KZig: You approach a bigger ship! There's a couple of sphere-shaped fighters
attached to it, docking. It's got a blue glowy bar on it's underbelly.
* Carter tries to use the ships sensors on it! ( You knew that was coming, didn't you? )
( ;_; )
* It's got a weapon module in it! And it can shoot the big glowy blue thing like a bar.
<Carter> ( Mugs ready, men! It's firing a bar at us! )
* KaeollaRae says "Sweety, shoot at the docked ships before they undock."
* Trast laughs
<Elonith> Hey, Trast.  Target practice!
<Carter> *com* ...
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 5.
<Carter> ( Miss! )
( The docked ships? They're easy to hit. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 5.
<Trast> Hit!
<Carter> ( Oh? So a -1 bonus is appropriate? )
* KaeollaRae says "Sugar, we're just going to have to work on your aim."
* Two of the docked ships go 'splodey! Taking out a decent size chunk of the ship they're
attached to, as well.
<Carter> ( I missed by 1. )
<Carter> *com* What? I hit one, didn't I?
* And the two fighters from before are offscreen, and don't matter anymore.
* KaeollaRae replys "Oh, you did get them afterall."
* But 2 fighters undock from the big ship. And it turns around, aiming it's big glowy blue
bar thing at ye.
* But they're slow. Free round! There's still one more ship attached to the bigger one.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 4.
<Trast> And Zap again!
* Carter calmly takes aim at the glowy-blue-bar.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 7.
<Carter> ( Miss by 3, unless GM is being nice. )
( Shooting at the big ship, the docked fighter, or the small fighters, Trast? )
* KaeollaRae zooms around to give Cater a good shot.
<Trast> big ship.
( And the big one is a -1 to hit. The docked ship is an auto-hit. )
* Carter missed, then.
* E-Zig's peashooter takes a good chunk out of the bigger ship. It's leaking smoke and
debris and stuff pretty badly.
* Elonith tries to pick up any weapon powerups that drop. ^_^
* KaeollaRae does a zoom around the big ship "Fire away, Sweety."
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 3.
<Carter> *com* I hit! I hit! Woohoo!
( Carter is shooting what? )
<Elonith> Yeeehaw!
* Carter hits the blue bar thingie! Hopefully disabling that nasty-looking weapon!
* And it's their turn. Bigger ship shoots a big glowy blue bar... which blows up
prematurely, in a quite spectacular fashion. The two free fighters get caught in the blast
radius. There's a weapon powerup module just floating there.
* Elonith flies after the weapon powerup!
* KaeollaRae attampte to get it also
* Carter winces and braces for impact...
* Piloting rolls!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-1) and gets 6.
* Trast attempts to place shots in KR's path.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 6.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6) and gets 7.
<Elonith> (By 1.)
<KaeollaRae> (forgot another 1 point but Elonith just beat her there)
* KZig came close, but some oh-so-friendly shots by E-Zig forced ito to veer off.
<Trast> More Power!
* KaeollaRae smiles "My, they certainly are fiesty today."
* Two slave modules pop out of the side of E-Zig. More guns!
* KaeollaRae goes full throttle ahead.
<Elonith> Hell yeah!  That's what I'm talkin' about!
* KZig finds more mook spherical fighers, approaching KZig at full speed.
* KaeollaRae says "Blast away, Sweety."
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 8.
* KaeollaRae jukes and jigs against return fire.
<Carter> ( Oh, you meant for me to fire at _them_... )
* And KZig finds 5 stupidly slow moving bullets shot at it.
* Only one of them has any aim this time, though.
<KaeollaRae> (-2 bonus or slower bullets even?)
( -2 due to manourvreness. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-3) and gets 2.
<Carter> ( Just one more CP...and I'll actually have a 5 ACV. )
* KZig efforlessly gets out of the way.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "My momma
always said, you gotta take the good with the bad. Here's some good."
* And E-Zig is in range now, too. Return fire?
* E-Zig gets 3 attacks if it does.
<Elonith> (I thinks that's a yes.)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 4.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 4.
<Trast> *BAM BAM BAM*
* In an impressive display of fireworks, three of them get BLOWN OUT OF THE SKY. Or space.
Whichever it is.
* Carter shooting at anything?
* KaeollaRae says "Carter Darling. That's how you need to be shooting."
<Carter> ( Anything left? )
( 2 of them. )
<Carter> *com* Would you quit calling me "darling"?
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 6.
<Carter> ( Hooray for missing! )
<Elonith> Hehe!
<Elonith> Now channel that anger and DESTROY YOUR ENEMIES!
* And it's kind of hard to notice Carter even took a shot, due to two things: A) Missing,
and B) The nice spiffy explosions attracting attention elsewhere.
<Elonith> (No targeting computer, eh? Maybe Kaeolla could manuver for a better shot?)
* KaeollaRae says "No winners circle prize kiss for you."
( She could. )
<KaeollaRae> (she does when she isn't being blasted at =P )
<Carter> ( _Can_ Carter use math and computers to improve his aim? That seems a bit
twinkish, but this _is_ an omake... )
* They return fire, taking a steep attack angle, going one each for K-Zig and E-Zig. E-Zig
has shields: The slave modules.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-3) and gets 7.
<KaeollaRae> (missed)
* KZig's cockpit erupts in fire and shrapnel and stuff goes minorly 'splodey. Not to
mention the whole Zig shaking like a class 9 earthquake from the damage.
* E-Zig needs a defense roll!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 1.
<Elonith> (Hoo ha!)
* KaeollaRae says "Hang onto your hat, Sweety." as she deals with the sudden 'turbulance'.
<Carter> *com* Owwww.
<Trast> Time to take out the other 2!
<Elonith> It's just a little reminder.
<Elonith> Yeah, go for it!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 11.
<Trast> ... not with the first shot.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 8.
<Elonith> (You gots 3 shots, remember?)
<Trast> or the second...
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 9.
<Elonith> (And remember OOC is in parens.  ^^;)
<Carter> 2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 4.
<Trast> I think the calibration is off now.
<Carter> *com* Kaboom!
<Elonith> Think ha can fix it?
* E-Zig misses COMPLETELY. Which allows Carter to sneak in a hit. 'Splodey mook fighter!
<Elonith> No kiddin'. I'll try and make it easier for you to hit.
* The last remaining mook fighter turns tail and jets! Back to another bigger ship with a
glowy blue bar underneath it.
* KaeollaRae presses forward to the big ship and tries to give Carter a good shot "All
yours now."
<Carter> *com* I'll take the docker if you can get the glowy bar, Trast.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 6.
* Kae: Piltoing roll! Excess you make it by will be a bonus for Carter's hit.
<Elonith> I'm gonna strafe this sucker to all hell.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 8.
<KaeollaRae> (nope - guess she had to dodge stuff)
* Trast pulls his head out from under the control panel.
<Trast> I think I reset the calibration.
<Elonith> Find out with another volley.  ^_^
<Trast> I shall feast on glowy bar for breakfast!
* Carter's shot misses! Must be that sudden swerve that Kae took to the side.
<Carter> ( <TargetingComputer> ZIG SMASH! *kamikaze strike* )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 7.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 8.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 10.
<Elonith> (...)
<Trast> .... 1 hit.
<Carter> ( Trast has 3 attacks per round? o_O )
( Shooting the glowy bar? )
<Elonith> (Well, it might be easier to hit as it's giant.)
( and it's a -1 to hit the big ship. _
<Trast> ( yeah, any bonus to hit the glowy bar? )
( The bar itself? No. But 1 hit is enough. >_> )
<KaeollaRae> (He has 3 attacks because of the powerup)
* The blue glowy bar sparks a little bit. It's slow, and takes it's entire turn to turn
around. Meanwhile, 3 fighters take pot shots at E-Zig!
* And their shots all whiff.
* Response?
<Trast> (Can I respond with more shooting? )
* KaeollaRae trys to position Carter a good shot
( Sure. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (2d6) and gets 7.
<Trast> The best offense is a good offense!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 9.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 10.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (2d6) and gets 5.
* Carter was aiming for whatever looked easiest. Obviously, it wasn't that easy.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 5.
<Trast> ( 1 shot again. )
<Trast> ( er hit)
<KaeollaRae> (made even up)
* Kae does some nifty manuevering to give Carter a better shot. But it's still not good
enough.
* Trast: Whatcha shooting?
<Trast> ( Is the blue bar still shootable? )
( Yah. )
<Trast> ( That! I want to feast on its entrails! )
* The blue glowy bar sparks some more.
* Then it's fired, and the ship it was attached to blows up quite spectacularly. Only one
of the fighters makes it outta the blast radius.
<Elonith> All right! Nice shooting!
* ...which starts spinning, and picking up speed, heading right for E-Zig! KAMIKAZE!
<Trast> Ack!
<Elonith> Gah!
* Elonith tries to swerve out of the way.
* Def roll!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 1.
<Elonith> (Hellz yeah.)
* It passes right by, and explodes a short moment later. There's another weapon module
floating where the big ship was!
* KaeollaRae trys for it
* Elonith tries for it too. MORE FLAMING DEATH!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 3.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6) and gets 11.
<Elonith> (Ooookay.  It's yours.)
( Aiyah. @_@ I'd hate to see Kae and Elo at each other for real. )
<Trast> Elonith, the module is *THE OTHER WAY!*
<Carter> ( Wai! I get a new toy! )
* KZig sprouts 2 slave modules, one on either side. Aside from the different paint job, it
looks just like E-Zig now.
<Carter> *com* Perhaps I can aim better now.
<Elonith> Or just shoot more.
<Carter> *com* That, too.
* KaeollaRae says "Looks like we got the bling bling this time Sweety."
<Trast> Age before beauty.
* KaeollaRae presses onwards.
* You've got a bit of space until more hostiles show up. Which is good, becuase the next
one is a big one. A static emplacement, with lots of guns.
<Elonith> Out of the frying pan...
* KaeollaRae adds "Into the lion's den."
<Carter> *com* Somehow, I doubt Daniel's solution will apply in this instance.
<Elonith> Enlighten me on that?
<Carter> *com* Daniel prayed, and the Lord God shut the lions' mouths.
* KaeollaRae says "Shoot'em as the enter into range, Sweets."
<Carter> Well...at least it's too big to miss...
<Carter> ( 3 shots now? )
( Yup. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6) and gets 10 8 7.
<Carter> ( I litterally cannot hit the broad side of a barn. ;_; )
<Elonith> Hey, ya gonna blast it or just sit there?
* KaeollaRae says "We definately need to work on your targetting, Carter Dear."
* Whenever you get into visual range, it looks like a big dinasour head, with a glowy
mouth, and turrets above and below.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (3 2d6) and gets 7 9 7.
<Trast> The powerup saves me!
* Two shots slam home. Tiny little explosions on the head accompany that, little chunks of
space bone flying out.
<Carter> *com* Give me a real targeting computer, and I can actually hit things. ...or let
me directly access the ROM.
* The cockpit isn't in good enough shape for something like that at the moment. ^_^
<Elonith> Keep pummeling it. I mean, it's GIGANTIC! How can ya miss it?
* KaeollaRae says "Keep trying."
* The turrets spit out hot blazing death of a 3 bullet spread each!
* KaeollaRae circles around and trys to give Carter a grand shot.
* One gets the angle wrong, but the other has E-Zig in it's sights. Def roll, +1.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-2) and gets 3.
<Elonith> (Boo yeah!)
* The big gigantic dinasour head dosen't do anything much besides float there.
* Gunners and Pilots! Where ya flying and watcha shootin'?
* KaeollaRae circles around and trys to give Carter a grand shot.
* Carter takes a grand shot at...something! ANYTHING!
* Elonith circles around the other way and tries to give Trast a favorable shooting
position that's NOT in the way of Rae.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6) and gets 9 6 9.
* Carter would facefault if it were possible in the current circumstances.
( If its the big gigantic dinaour head, that an autohit. Turrets are normal attack rolls.
>_> )
* Trast blasts the tarnation of the dinasaur.
<Carter> ( Dinasaur head it is! )
<Carter> ( Dinosaur, even! )
<Trast> (Dynasaur!)
* KaeollaRae says "That's the way to pour on the photonic light. Waaaahhooooo!"
<Trast> ( The terrible lizard of Force!)
* More chunks of bone fly out from the dinasaur head. Poor defensless thing. ;_;
<Elonith> Com'on, waste it!
<Carter> ( Dyne? )
<Carter> ( What are we, Zidane? )
* Meanwhile, the turrets do their job: Trying to blow the heroic Zigs out of the sky.
<Trast> ( ..... no.)
<Trast> ( Dyne is a unit of force.)
<Elonith> (Is Trast shooting?)
<Carter> ( Trast: Hush. )
( Skull = autohit. )
<Elonith> (Oh, right.  ^^;)
* Shooters and Flyers!
* ... since the turrets both missed horribly.
* Elonith does more of the same.
* KaeollaRae continues trying to give Carter the best shots available
<Trast> More Dyno bashing!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 5.
<KaeollaRae> (even up yet again)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6) and gets 9.
<Elonith> (Whoo!  I failed that roll by 1.)
* Carter fires at the broader side of the barn! Er... the dino.
* Dyno-head gets more chunks blown out of it. It glows blue for a moment, then starts
moving. ... At least 12 gun ports are visible on it now, each covering a limited arc,
giving it a full 360 firing arc in all directions.
<Trast> Take out one of the guns and hide in the safe zone!
* KaeollaRae trys to keep the minimum number turrets she can pointed her way.
<Carter> ( *takes one of the guns to dinner and a movie* )
* And the lovely turrets miss again.
* Carter aims STRAIGHT AT THE THINGIES AIMING STRAIGHT AT HIM. That should be easy.
Honest.
* Targets available: Skull: Autohit. Turrets: normal 'tack roll. Gun ports: -1. Actions?
<Elonith> You heard'em Trast. Hit the ones that are aiming at us!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Trast (3 2d6) and gets 4 4 6.
<Carter> ( Uhh... Gunports, I think. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6-1) and gets 10 7 5.
* Carter whiffs utterly!
* Trast blows 3 gun ports out of the sky.
( .... Note to self: Carter with a gun is utterly useless. )
<Trast> ( not like *I* have any gun skill either )
<Carter> ( No bloody kidding. He's got an ACV of 4, and nada for ranged attack skills. )
* Turrets whiff! And all the guns aiming at EZig are broken, and all the guns aiming at
KZig whiff. ;_;
<Trast> ( oh wait, gun ports are -1, I only hit 1 of them. )
<Elonith> (Why did you only hit one?)
<Trast> ( er, *missed* one )
* KaeollaRae continues trying to minimize return fire while giving Carter every
opportunity for a clear shot
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 8.
<KaeollaRae> (nope)
<KaeollaRae> (must be dodging debrie)
* Elonith mantains in the arc of no-fire, which should still let Trast waste the skull.
* Carter tries for his gunports again. "Darned debris!"
* Trast gets the skull *soooooooo* wasted on "Shamanistic Mushrooms"
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6-1) and gets 9 5 2.
* Carter does the electronic "I got one!" dance.
* KZig's dodging bring into into one of the arcs. Luckily Carter shoots it before it gets
a shot off.
<Elonith> Keep those nanites of yours down Carter. They're blocking my view!
* KaeollaRae replys "Well alright Sugar. Now go get some more."
* And more chunks of space skull drift off. It's looking a bit hurt.
<Carter> *com* You have got to be kidding me, Elonith. </deadpan>
* One of the turrets finally gets it's act together, and aims a 3-bullet spread at EZig!
Def roll, +1
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-2) and gets 3.
<Elonith> (*does the I rule dance)
<Elonith> (Note to self: Elo's sick when it comes to any kind of combat.)
* Not that Ezig dosen't, you know, get out ot the way.
* Elonith wipes his brow. "Com'on, we got more to waste!"
* Skull lets rip shots from all it's working gunports! Unfortunately, none of them are in
the right arc.
* Trast pumps more rounds into the Skull.
<Trast> This thing is durable like a Neanderthal.
<Elonith> More like a tank.
* Carter also aims for the skull. He can hit that reliably.
* KaeollaRae says "I was thinking more like...a big dinosaur."
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6-12) and gets -6 -7 -7.
<KaeollaRae> (heh heh)
<Carter> ( Gee, look, I hit. )
( * snerk )
<Trast> KR: You need more imagination.
* Skull is blasted most mightily. It's definitely starting to look worse for wear.
<Carter> *com* Come on, Trast. It's not a Rorshoch. (insert correct spelling of that name)
* And the other turret gets off a good solid shot at KZig. +1!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6) and gets 6.
<KaeollaRae> (missed)
( -2 from manuevre, +1 from spreading. Any skills? )
<Trast> ( Carter: Of course it's not Rorshach. If it was we'd be dead already. )
<KaeollaRae> (oh, made then)
( Yeah, you have Ranged Def. >_> )
<KaeollaRae> (I forgot the -2)
<Carter> ( Trast: Huh? )
* KZig just *barely* evades the spread.
<Carter> *com* I don't need a shave that badly...
<Trast> ( Carter: Read The Watchmen )
<Trast> ( Actually, *everyone* should read The Watchment )
* The big ass skull spins, getting working gunports into approppriate arcs.
* It fires a bolt at KZig, which is off. But the one aimed at E-Zig is dead-on. Def roll!
<Carter> ( Cat: Give me access to it. )
* KaeollaRae says "Now would be a good time to kill it, Dear."
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 4.
<Elonith> (Eat that!)
<Trast> I think I picked the right pilot,
* And E-Zig gets out of the way again. With a 'tude.
<Elonith> Of course.  ^_^
* Carter shoots the skull again...
* Pilots! Gunners!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6-12) and gets -7 -4 -7.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 10, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!!
"Looks like your thread just got cut. Sorry."
<KaeollaRae> (DR)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 3.
( ... Drat. )
<KaeollaRae> (ahhhhh - better)
<Elonith> (Not gonna bother a pilot roll)
( Kae: Gonna get into safe zone? )
<KaeollaRae> (yes)
* E-Zig: Whatcha shooting?
* More chunks are blown off of the dino skull! It's not liking that very much.
* Trast continues to hammer the skull.
* And even more. It's looking like it's about to give out.
<Carter> ( <Carter> Hey! Where'd you get that hammer! <Trast> Well, they wouldn't let me
have my axe... <Carter> And why's your girlfriend slicing it up with a light saber?
<Davette> I'm on the fencing team. )
* The turrets are slacking off again, cuz they whiff.
* The big skull takes a shot at E-Zig with it's gunport in arc.
* E-Zig! Def roll from the bolt of energy!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-3) and gets 1.
<Elonith> (Pwnzed.)
<Carter> ( *adds a 2 to the end of that 1* )
<Trast> (.... that would mean he rolled a 15)
<Elonith> (How would you roll a 12 when you have a -3 modifier on 2d6?)
* And it's back to KZig and E-Zig.
<Carter> ( Magic. )
<Elonith> (/slays Carter.)
( Dicey being more hateful than usual. )
* Carter does his nifty auto-hit ability!
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Carter (3 2d6-12) and gets -5 -2 0.
<Elonith> It's almost done.  Waste it!
<Elonith> (...  He CRITFAILED one.)
<Trast> (.... you rolled a crit fail on one of those)
<Carter> ( o_O One of those would have been a critfail. )
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 7.
* Trast contines to pump coherent light into the head, using his massive caveman skill to
avoid dice entirely.
<KaeollaRae> (miss if Maneuver bonus applies to Piloting roll, then made even up)
* E-Zig and KZig hammer the skull. ... except for a shard of bone getting stuck in one the
KZig's slave modules, and it blows up.
* Skull is about on it's last legs. Figureatively.
* KZig is down to 2 attacks now. Fwarharhar.
* Both turrets spit firey flaming death in a 3 bullet spread! Def rolls, both of ye, at a +1.
* Dicesuke throws the bones for KaeollaRae (2d6-2) and gets 7.
<KaeollaRae> (missed yet again)
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6-2) and gets 8.
<Elonith> (Missed.  >_<)
<Trast> Noooooooo!
* The turrets are earing their pay. Because both Zigs are nailed, and they both lose a
slave module, which blow up like a cheap paper model.
* Carter blasts the stupid thing. "*com* Just die already, will you? If I wanted to play a
shooter, I'd load a ROM."
* And... that last blast is the final straw. It starts exploding!
<Carter> *com* Good ridance. Hey, when you can't miss, I'm a deadly shot! *cough*
<Elonith> We all are, Carter.
* KaeollaRae chuckles.
<Carter> *com* Very true. Can I log out of this thing now? *sounds tired*
* KaeollaRae asks teasingly "You want me to tuck you in and give you a goodnight kiss, Sweety?"
<Computer voice> *comm* Stage clear. Save, Quit, Continue?
<Carter> *com* What are you, my mother?
<Elonith> Save and quit.
<Carter> *logs out* Just quit.
* KaeollaRae chuckles.
* Trast turns to you all.
<Trast> So what did that accomplish?
* KaeollaRae shrugs.
<Elonith> Jack and shit.,
<Elonith> But at least we had fun.  ^_^
* KaeollaRae says "That Carter is a terrible shot?"
* Fadeout! Ye are all now back at the pseudo-arcade place.
* Carter yells. "MINX!"
* Elonith eyes Minx and motions with his hands to keep him from running.
<Elonith> (Or flying, or teleporting...)
* Minx peeks in. "Have fun?"
<Trast> Next time I want a game with an axe.
* Carter smiles happily. "Just wonderful!" He approaches the GM's 'friend'.
<Trast> ( so we done for the night? )
* Minx watches Carter. "Glad to hear it. I'm surprised you're such a sorry shot, though."
* Carter 's countenance twists from happy to malicious as he gets within arm's reach,
whence he grabs him by the collar.
<Minx> You look like someone who'd be good at video ga-*erk*
* Elonith walks up to Minx and grins evily. "What do you expect?"
<Carter> So am I. You see, I'm about to aim at that pillow factory right between the sharp
pointy things demarking the 4th wall.
* Elonith draws his sword. "Maybe I should figure out how well this sword works, hmmm?"
<Trast> I have a secret to reveal! I'm not really a neanderthal! I'm a duck! *POOOOOF*
<Carter> Batter up! *throws Minx at Elo, right down the center!*
*** Trast is now known as Trast_Duck
<Trast_Duck> Quack.
<Carter> Trast: Been watching Princess Tutu?
* Elonith swings with his sword, using the blunt end like a baseball bat to smack Minx
really far.
<Trast_Duck> Segev: Not at all.
* Carter queues up "Little Busters".
* Minx dodges that, via spreading his wings, and gaining some altitude really quickly.
* Trast_Duck atempts to eat Roast.
<Carter> o/~ We're the fishsticks of the future! / And the avatar's going to di-ie! o/~
<Elonith> I don't think so!
<Minx> Honestly. If you go around trying to kill all the hosts... Well, that'd annoy the
GM.
* Elonith motions with his hands to grab Minx with his TK.
* 'tack roll. Not getting off that easy. =p
<Elonith> 2d6
* Dicesuke throws the bones for Elonith (2d6) and gets 11.
<Elonith> (... DICESUKE!)
<Carter> True. But we're allowed to hate you, you see. Jex gave us permission.
<KaeollaRae> Nighty
<Carter> I do hope Slime's taking lessons; wouldn't want him to annoy the players.
<Minx> Eh. Don't try and kill me, though. Seeyas. *vanishes*
<Elonith> Get your furry ass back here!
<Segev> Elonith, do you really _want_ him back here?
* Elonith sighs. "That's enough of this. Talk to Zegon in /msg if ya got some gripes.
Otherwise, adios."
* A Minx plushie drops on Elo's head.
*** Quits: Elonith (Quit: Ninja Vanish!)
* Segev wonders why he's here. After all, the necromancer has no part in 7L.