*** Log file opened: 8/7/99 10:27:33 PM ------- John Wayne Bobbit Memorial Line ------- (read: start of session) *wince* that was pretty awful. re Ars: Aren't we missing pplz? Ow. Kas: JR said to start without him if he wasn't here at the start of the session... dwagin: where's ship? An: sitting on my bed. Her flush.net connection got... well... ... flushed. Ch`Dith absently scratches himself. Again. anyways, last time we saw Ru, she was running away from the others... Trent hmms, was chasing after Ru IIRC. Trent: ja... Kasia grabs Ship Kasia is now known as Ru`ach 'lo Ru Moo, ship. Oi, Ru Fnord Ship. Anya OOCly waves at Ship. Moo and all. Okay... So far, yes. That may change, though. ;) :) *chuckle* Trent: as you're chasing Ru, you happen to pass by a construction site, and get smacked in the forehead by an I-beam... take off 29 SDC, and consider yourself with a headache.. Trent *SWEARS*, falls to the ground clutching his head. Ru`ach runs toward the APC. not to mention surrounded by a trio of slave borg laborers. o/~ Run, baby, run, baby, run, baby, run... o/~ "WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ABOUT?!?" Possible name for session: "Trent Has a Really Bad Day" ;) "Trent Harris' day Off"? :) heheh. Trent winces, pulls himself to his feet. . o O (Oh shit.) "Simple," the apparent leader states. "We don't like Juicers." Trent: That aimed at someone specific or just in general? * Kasia takes the turntable off the stool and drags the second chair up to the comp... %) Trent mentally kicks himself in the ass for not wearing most of his weapons. Ch`D: General. Vander walks down the street towards the APC from the magic shoppe, where he hopes the old fart of a Maiar is getting his chuckles Ch`Dith OOCly *was* keeping an eye on the Weaver and Trent to make sure she was all right. Dunno if he catches this, though. "I don't like getting hit in the face with a fucking I beam much either." Kasia [aris@p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net] has joined #Rifts Arsenal sets mode: +o Kasia re Anya Woo! ay, Kas. -Anya +Kasia And now, to see if I can type around WS2. %( Greetings, Dwagin/Melter! "Deal, Juicer. Now get out of Worth." o/~ Hit the road, Jack / And don't you come back / No more, no more, no more, no more... o/~ Do I see this little infraction of bad form? Van: nope OK Trent makes a mental note to come back much later with his gear. As it is, he ducks between a pair of the borgs and runs. . o O (Ch`Dith? You know where Ru is?) Arsenal rolls for possibilities... roll failed. Ru`ach is prolly to the APC by now? Ch`Dith . o O (Returning to the APC. Go there and stay with her. We are on our way.) Trent: you trip over a log, and land face first in wet cement. Is Rick shacked up in the APC with anyone? *runs* no I'm alone . o O (Rog. Err... shit. Which way is the APC?) "Fuck!" Van: Rick's with the rest of the team in the cafe, IIRC. Rick sends his bowling ball at Vander. 'k Ch`Dith looks thoughtful for a second, then looks back up. "I think we had better return to the APC." Trent pushes out of the wet cements, wipes as much of it as he can off of his face. the trio of borgs get a kick out of this, and basically get back to work... Vix looks up. "Something is amiss?" Ch`Dith nods. well, Anya's just reminded me that Rick is back at the APC.. Kasia frowns. "Why?" Trent flips 'em the bird, continues running towards where he thinks the APC is parked. " so, at the APC is Rick, and now Ru "Then let's go. Urgent, is it?" Ch`Dith . o O (*to kas* We will need to hurry, Singer. I sense the Weaver... may not allow herself to live until sunset.) Ars: Rick is *in* there? ask him. *muttered* "C'mon drugs, do your work and get rid of this headache. Now." and with that, Ch'Dith vanishes with the sound of fifty people whispering "foop" all he said last session was that he was heading back to the APC Kasia sighs. "Yay. Well, that's-" she cuts herself off. "Never mind." yeah I was getting ready in case the cop/father came after me. JakeW [moo@dial449.radiks.net] has left #Rifts Ch`Dith rolls 28. Teleport successful. Ars: Do I figure that out before or after I lock the door? ;) ru: After, I'd think. Ch`Dith reappears inside the APC, just outside Ru's room. Knocks. "Weaver?" Ru`ach grins. Vix stands and heads for the door, heading towards the APC. Van: you come across Trent, still half-covered in drying cement Ru`ach digs into her bag. Starts taking things out. Trent: the headache's gone... *to Trent* "Trip on something?" ... clothes. ... book of spells. and the bruise is starting to fade... not that it's noticable under the cement. "I *DON'T* want to talk about it. Am I going the right way for the APC?" *to Trent* "Yah. There a problem?" Ch`Dith . o O (Weaver? Please answer me.) "Yes." *Breaks into a run* ... flashlight. ... notepad. Van: you have a problem keeping up with Trent, and fall behind him. Vix checks his pistol, and slides it back into the holster inside his robe, then continues hurridly towards the APC. ... Vander stands where Trent left him, blinking. Then it registers. "Oh, fark...Ru!" *breaks into a run after Trent* ... gun. Ch`Dith . o O (*slightly more forceful* WEAVER.) I'd *HOPE* Vander would have a problem keeping up with me. Ch`Dith . o O (RU. LISTEN TO ME.) Ars: are the doors to the APC open? Rick: outside door is locked... With as clumsy as you are today, maybe not :) not sure about the top hat. hatch, even Trent oocly smite Vander Doesn't rick have the keys? is anyone outside the doors? Nope. I took them from him Rick: whoever showed up first, methinks. Ru`ach sits there, with the gun in her hand, and just stares into space. Trent will be shortly, barring any more unforseen trips. Pun intended. Ru and Ch'dith are inside. although in separate sections. Rick opens the doors from the inside. Ch`Dith knocks on the door to Ru's room again, then opens it. Vander pulls up next to the APC, puffing and blowing, out of wind, then tries to open the hatch Ch'D: *blink* locked, is it not? Trent tries the hatch too. Trent: top hatch is open The APC door, yes. You didn't mention the room door. Vander pulls out the keys he took from rick and unlocks the main hatch Trent grimaces, jumps up to the top of the APC and drops down the top hatch. Vix shows up at the APC, and catches sight of Trent and Vander on top of it. do I see them? Ch'D: Prolly is, too. Vix: Vander's at the side door. Vander goes in and finds folx gathered at Ru's door Rick: you inside or outside the APC? Watch, I land on Ch`D. Wait, shouldn't give the GM ideas. inside. Ars: Whoops. Oops. Trent: depends... Ch: you in humanform or dwagonform? human. ouch ok... Trent lands beside you.. Bah, he's probably not standing under the top hatch. Ars: is the side door open? and yes, rick, you see them. Vix: Vander just got it open. *to Ch'D* "What's the sit?" Trent stands up. "Ru's inside?" *to Vander* Hey! half pint. Give me my keys back." +" Vix walks over to the APC, and enters through the side door, taking note of people gathering around Ru's door. He approaches the group, but doesn't say anything. Vander ignores Rick Kasia and Steve make it to the APC about this time Vander tries the keys at Ru's door Ch`Dith nods. "Ru? Ru, can ye hear me?" SteveM [slider@ktc4-044.ktc.com] has joined #Rifts 'lo Steve re Steve Ru`ach is on her knees, facing away from the door. Plays with the gun a little. Trent sets mode: +o SteveM Ay, Tanker hey steve re... I hope my mom didn't ruin the game for everybody Neg. not yet Steve: We're at the APC, with Ru about to cap herself Steve: quick sitch: Ru's locked herself in the cockpit of the APC, everyone else is in the main section. Van: Kasia told me think *to Trent* Go to her. Keep her from doing anything unwise. *shouted* "Ru!" Ch`Dith throws in a / Ars: Except me. Vander gets the door unlocked and yells at folx to back up so he can open it . o O (If ANYONE can get inside her head now, DO IT!) *backs up* yeah... where is Anya, anyways? ars: I was in the cocpit of the APC before I opened the door. I would've seen here. right? Ars: Somewhere where there's solitude. That's the way I had it phrased. SteveM gets an idea and unlocks his locker with his armor in it Kasia sends a glare at Steve. . o (There are some things I will not do, even for *you.*) well, there's only a few rooms *in* an APC... Vander gets into the control room, smacks the gun out of Ru's hand SteveM gets his shield out and throws it on there's the main room, the cockpit, the toilet, and the bay with the cycles. Trent gets out of the way of the door, goes in and crouches in front of Ru. "Ru... put down the pistol. Please." A chunk of drying concrete fall onto the floor. Ch`Dith motions a hold-it to the Runt Ch'D: too late Van: You enter the room and smack the gun. The echoing shot blows a hole the size of a desk set in Vander's midsection. Game over. ;) Ch`Dith . o O (*to the Runt* Do not interfere. Not now.) Hee SteveM also gets the gauntlet for the shield arm and puts that on as well. Heh :) someone toss the Runt into the main section, plz... before he kills himself and possibly Ru. SteveM fireman's carries Vander out of the room Rick grabs the runt and throws his into the main area while grabbing my keys. "Hey!" Ru`ach scrambles to her feet. Is now pointing the gun straight at Trent. Ch`Dith then closes the door. Kasia raises an eyebrow at the dwagon. "Was that wise?" "Henkerton, make yourself useful." *passes Vander to him* *to Steve* "Oh, yeah! Thanks a lot Steve!" "Ru... it's me. Trent. C'mon, give me the gun. I'm not going to hurt you." More concrete drips onto the floor with a muffled splat. *chuckle*... QotN right there, methinks. Rick grabs the runt and carries him into the main area of the APC while grabbing my keys. "Options are decreasing. This is probably the best one for now. As I said, time is running out. Fast." Ru`ach looks at Trent. Her hands begin trembling. *to Vander* "It wasn't the time to go for the gun." "Sheez! Makin' me feel like that bloody Belf." "Just be ready. Please." "It's okay, nobody's going to hurt you now... put down the gun." HEY!!!!! brb *to Vander* "Just lock up all the Pink Floyd albums until further notice." Ch`Dith fires up xmms. cues Konia Wa Hurricane by accident. Steve: Huh? Kasia [aris@p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net] has quit IRC (Read error to Kasia[p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net]: Connection reset by peer) Ru [aris@p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net] has joined #Rifts Trent sets mode: +o Ru Ru`ach [aris@p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net] has quit IRC (Read error to Ru`ach[p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net]: Connection reset by peer) 're Ru. Ru is now known as Ru`ach re Ru Vander: Pink Floyd = some really depressing music Steve: Ah Kasia [aris@p85.amax12.dialup.sjc1.flash.net] has joined #Rifts Trent sets mode: +o Kasia re Kasia o/~ Wish you were here o/~ 're Kas Vander knoweth not Pink Floyd? Vander must be educated. Ch'D: I just never thought of PF as depressing Ch: UL doens't much go for the harder stuff. o/~ All we are is just another brick in the wall o/~ Van: Remind me never to show you "The Final Cut" by PF Steve: 'k Trent oocly blinks at the grouping of Floyd into "harder stuff" ...anyhoo Trent: with UL, tis appropriate Shoot the Juicer! Shoot the Juicer! :) Shoot the Hobbit! Shoot the Hobbit! Ru`ach looks at Trent. Her arms begin trembling. "It's okay, nobody's going to hurt you now... put down the gun." Step on the Runt! Step on the Runt! That reminds me... I have a score to settle with him. >:) ...or did ye see that before yer connection died. -. +? Nope. Ch'D posted it at me. Ah. Ru`ach Listens to I Only Wanna Be With You. %) "Ru, I'm going to reach for the gun now... it's going to be okay." He slowly reaches out with his left hand. ACK! BAY CITY ROLLERS! *RUN!* Ru`ach drops down to her (already bruised) knees and sobs muchly. ... dropping the gun. Arsenal pops in some Pat Benatar to drown out the thoughts. Cue: I Am The Wind Vander listens to Bohemian Rhapsody Rhapsody, or Polka? bak Trent drops down by Ru, tries to comfort her. "It's going to be okay, really." Ars: Rhapsody. Radio Anya OOCly notes that the current song queued in the mp3 player is "Man of Constant Sorrow" (Dylan). :) SteveM grooves to the fearsome scottish polka . o O (It's okay, the she dropped the gun. We *ARE* doing something to help her.) Vander paces the floor, wondering what's going on in the control room -he the, even. Smegging typist. This is the most action you're gonna see from Ru for the rest of the session, prolly...) Ch`Dith . o O (Almost correct. You are.) -) . o O (Later.) Anya: while in your solitude, your hear a thought in your head that's not your own. "Come outside the city gates tonight." It "feels" like an order, not a request. Ch`Dith . o O (The Weaver may not *have* a "later".) Seconds later, the thought disappears from your mind without a trace. Ch`Dith . o O (Do you love her? ) Ow. Wrong question. . o O (I meant in 5 minutes or so, damn it!) Vander leaves the main area, goes into the vehicle bay where he left his Hog Woo! Trent sighs, picks her up and carries her over to where the bunks are. Ch`Dith stands aside, does not follow. Anya looks up, after all the pondering, ever more confused. Nods. Gets up from the dirt and starts walking back to the rest of the group. Ru`ach , flashbackingly, panics. And Cindy Lauper cues True Colours. "My presence here is not helping. I will be outside." "Shhhh... shhh...." Vander pulls open his toolbox and starts working on tech stuff *to Steve* "Are vwe leaving here today or hanging around?" -v "It's okay Ru, settle down." *smight typist* Vix turns away from the group and steps out the door, sitting down on the ground next to the APC. *to Rick* "Negative. Not while she's like this." Trent makes eye contact with the dragon as he walk by... you get the feeling that last question was somewhat unnecessary. *to Rick* "You're welcome to go around town, but leave a number or a time when you can be reached." Ch`Dith nods. Vander finishes his techwork, heads back into the main area with what he rigged "I'll carry a communicator. I'll be around town." Kasia sits down in the hall and ... does her nails? Trent sets Ru down in one of the bunks, sighs. Van: what did you rig, and roll for the appropriate Engineering skill. Rick leaves to take a walk. Kas: no "hall", per se... just the main section, with a few bunks lining the one wall. *to Ch'D and Trent* "Keep me posted on how things turn out." He then removes the armor pieces, stuffs them back in the locker, and takes out a clipboard and pen. Ars: Well, outside the door. "Ru... can ye hear me?" Ars: Built a bug of a rigged to our radios. Van: that does not compute. Rephrase, or you're under arrest. Ru`ach grabs her knees, facing away. Doesn't respond. ars: is there a music store in town. rick: of course. Radio: Basic. Rolled 67% is it instroments or tape/cd? Ars: transmitter tuned to group freq. Passed Ch: his phrasing was quite off.. rick: there's at least one of each. which are you looking for? Arsenal takes it you took a hovercycle, roit? Ru`ach presents Ch'D, the Vander-American dictionary! %) the instrumental sdtore. 'k... Ch`Dith OOCly whaps Ru with Trent. OTOH, she wouldn't mind that. it's called "A City of Worth Instruments" Ars: Made a bug to tag Ru with. It's freqed to the groups' radios so we can at least hear if anything's amiss Van: 'k.. Trent sighs, pauses a few moments to pull himself together before walking back over to Ch`D. "Your plan, spill it." Judging from his expression under the drying concrete, he seems serious, porbably moreso than you've seen him yet. SteveM goes to where Kasia is and leans up on the wall right beside her, and makes experimental writings on the clipboard. Ru`ach whaps Ch'D with the Empire State building. Rick goes inside the store. and starts looking around *to Steve* "Here." *passes him the bug* Rick: you see several mandolins, both electric and acoustic, all priced between $500 and $3000 SteveM nods same with guitars, keyboards, and drums. 500 for acoustic? Rick: I've seen one in the Music Store in S-burg priced half that. it was second-hand, tho. I know. I'm just giving what looks to be realistic prices for the time. You also see several songbooks, a lot of which look torn, ripped, and appear to have pages missing. *to Vander* "This is a nice piece of electronics... but what does it do?" Rick picks up a mandolin and starts to play it. rick: roll Ch`Dith OOCly blares What if God smoked Cannabis? 39 you're slightly out of practice... and the mandolin appears to need some tuning. I figured I would be. Trent waits semi-patiently for Ch`D to explain his plan. (your skill is 35%) correct *to Steve* "It's a bug. You can handle Trent better than me. See if you can get him to tag hRu with it. At least we'll be able to hear if she's about to do anything to herself." -h Ch`Dith . o O (Once she sleeps, warn us.) ars: is this mandolin of good quality or is it beat up? Anya walks, finally coming within sight of the APC. Vix looks up, and sees Anya approaching. *to Vander* "Somehow I don't think that'll be a problem." Rick: fairly good quality... a few nicks and scratches. price tag indicates it's second-hand. also reads $650 Rick looks for one of better quality. Ru`ach slowly drifts into a nightmarefull sleep. Trent sighs, nods, and goes back to watch Ru. o/~ Does he like Pearl Jam or the Stones? / Do you think he rolls his own? / Up there in heaven on the floor o/~ Vander nods and heads out of the APC to walk off some frustration Anya continues trudging along, just kinda walking. *to himself* . o O (Sure wish people'd explain their plans a *BIT* more.) 16 to playing the other mandolins. Vix stands, and waits for Anya to get nearby. SteveM snugs Kasia to him once before continuing to work on what he was writing. Ch`Dith . o O (She needs to face, and deal with, her memories of what happened. Her subconscious knows this and tries when she sleeps, but she rejects it and attempts to escape. This causes the nightmares.) Ars: Is there a salesman there? Rick: a few of them are in better shape and sound a lot better, but they are also priced more. Ch`Dith . o O (This time, you will have to be there with her. Keep her from running away, *or* from being swallowed by her nightmares.) Anya keeps trudging, looking at her feet, and kicking up dirt every once in a while. . o O (Ohh kay. Forget I asked. Where do I come into it? Speaking of teh nightmares, she seems to be sleeping.) Ch`Dith . o O (We can do this, but only if you are willing. She will not accept this help from anyone else.) Ch`Dith raises his head and catches Kas' eyes. "Now." a cat-like D-Bee salesman is behind the bar. He appears to be wearing bright neon green pants, a neon purple and green jacket, blue shirt, red tie, and a sombrero. Kasia glances up. "Uh... what happens if I miss?" s/bar/counter/ . o O (Did you really have to ask?) "Don't miss." Ars: StanStanStan! Kasia shrugs, leans back against the wall, and attempts to Not Miss. Vix: yeah... SteveM stops writing, squeezes Kasia's hand. Vix cheers. %) Ch`Dith closes his eyes. .oO(*to trent* Do not resist this.) Arsenal concentrates on the APC scene... (hold on a sec, Rick) all of you involved, roll a D20. Anya OOCly hits the pause button on me to let Ars concentrate. %) SteveM is just observing. 12... any bonuses? (save vs. Psionics) Ars: I don't count, because I'm outside, roit? *to Salesperson* "Good day, Sir. Is this your least expensive mandolin?" vix: you ain't involved. 7 4 Ah. *nod* Great, here comes another Headache From Hell [tm] 15 Okay... Kasia, roll again. 14 and if you have to roll percentile for TP, do so. hrrm... "Powers beyond the known powers, deeper than the deepest mind / Between the known worlds, vapourous as ether / we call upon the path to that which has no entrance/ Let the obstacles between what is and is not be shattered!GIGA'S DREAM! Trent oocly smacks Ch`D with an I beam. *dunk* Trent: you're a little wobbly after Kasia and Ch'Dith yank you into Ru's head... thankfully, Ru's nightmares made it easier to enter her head,. Ru`ach is kind of busy reliving the whole thing to notice. Trent blinks, looks around. Ch`Dith . o O (Remember. Whatever happens, DO NOT INTERFERE.) Vix afks. . o O (Right yeah, don't interfere.) Ru is reliving the Blood Druid ritual... you get there just as the ritual finishes, and starts over again. Yay. Trent gulps. . o O (Okay, I'm starting to see why ye stressed that) Ars: I'm gonna buy the slightly beat up Mandolin. Ch`Dith pulls Ru's dream-self away from her memory-self. puts her beside Trent. .oO(Do not let her re-enter her dream. Do not let her escape watching.. Just hold her. Remind her that this is past, that it can no longer hurt her.) Trent looks around for Ru once it starts again. rick: hold on a second, 'k? 'k Back. Ch`Dith then fades from view. Kasia glances up at Steve. "Okay, I supposedly don't have to do anything else... unless something goes wrong." Trent nods towards the figure of the dragon, walk over towards Ru's "dreamself" Trent: since this is the dreamscape, the movement is instantaneous. Ch`Dith , in meatspace, is leaning against the wall, eyes half-mast and zoned out more than Vix into uberstoneage. "Ru... I'm here with you. It's going to be okay." Anya OOCly watches "Come Together" que? Ru`ach (the one that's supposed to be with Trent) panics and backs away so fast she nearly impales herself on the druid's dagger. Bah! Ru, Trent: roll vs. HF while watching the ritual, -5 for Ru Trent reaches out for her, takes her hand. "Ru, I'm not going to hurt you. We just have to get through this." He moves closer and holds her. 5-5+4 = 4. Trent rolls 15+4.. 19 Trent: you're disgusted by the Ritual... Ru`ach goes into catatonic shock. Ru:... you know how to react. :P Ru freaks, as expected. Trent keeps his cool, as completely nonexpected but hoped for. cool. Ars: disgusted... that's before the [censored] part, right? "RU! Ru, come on Ru, snap out of it." *right* Ru`ach moans a bit, eyes glazed and whole frame shaking Ru: roll to save again... no bonuses, no penalties Trent keeps holding her. "It's going to be okay." 17 Yay! Ru`ach snaps out of it? Ru: you register Trent's presence. That's good.... whether that snaps you out of it or not... up to you. Cue: Alan Parsons. Step By Step. Ru`ach stays in shock. Cue: Pat Benatar: "Invincible" o/~ Remember how I found you there / Alone in your electric chair / I told you dirty jokes until you smiled o/~ "I'm here for you, Ru. This is all in the past, it can't hurt you any more than it has." o/~ I..... have found some temporary sanity.... o/~