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<Arsenal> well, might as well hand out XP...
<Jacob> I've got Jesse.
<Arsenal> Steve: 200
<Arsenal> Kasia: 200
<Rick> <OOC> Refresh my memory. What happened last week
<Arsenal> Vander: 150
<Arsenal> Anya: 30
Evelyn snickers, there's a Dukes of Hazzard driving game for PSX %)
<Arsenal> oops...
<Arsenal> Anya: 350
<Vander> Wow. Lowest I've gotten yet
<Arsenal> Will: 125
<Arsenal> Ch`Dith: 400
<Arsenal> Ru: 200
<Arsenal> Rick: 150
<Arsenal> Eve: 175
<Arsenal> Chad: 400
<Arsenal> Aengie: 350
<Arsenal> Tyler: 150
<Arsenal> Asmor: 200
<Arsenal> Mikke: 275
Tyler mocks Will.
<Arsenal> Law: 175
<Tyler> What, no XP for Stan? ;)
<Jacob> Tyler: Bah.  I wasn't there most of the sesh, remember?
Tyler ducks.
<Anya> ...I was gonna say, Ars...30's a bit low. %)
<Jacob> Totaled, "I" got 300.  :P  So there.  ;^)
<Arsenal> Anya: typo
Anya happily nukes Ars' typoist for him. :)
<Arsenal> thankye
Arsenal pours out the Bag-O-Dice[tm]
<Anya> Oh, doh!  Dice!
<Arsenal> I need a bigger bag... my D100 won't fit anymore. :P
<Arsenal> %)
Vander grabs his 3 Tubes o'Dice
Tyler fires up perldice.
Jacob invokes the mighty juju of SteamRoller!
Kasia glances to be sure her bowl o' dice is there
<Vander> Jacob: Manheim SteamRoller? :)
<Anya> Ars: Heh, that's why I bought the biggest bag I could get my hands on.
Kasia takes a sip of very good red wine. :9
Evelyn bahs, just uses /roll.
<Tyler> Jacob: ... USE PERLDICE OR DIE.
<Tyler> Ev: YOU TOO.
<Evelyn> Ty: no
<Tyler> Bah. /roll has sucky juju.
<Evelyn> naw.
Arsenal opens up his Erratic Juju diceroll program as well.
<Tyler> yaw.
<Arsenal> ;)
<Arsenal> Will: you wrote SteamRoller, right?
Evelyn rolls nat20 twice in a row.. followed by 2. Heh. %)
<Jacob> Ars: Yeah.
<Arsenal> Eve: heh.
<Jacob> I should clean it up a bit, though.  it's practically in pre-rough draft 
state, although it works.
Arsenal basks in the obfuscate code that is OWL for Borland Pascal 7
<Arsenal> %)
<Arsenal> +d
<Evelyn> Heh. OWL.
Tyler bahs. perl is your friend, and is your ONLY FRIEND if you know what's good 
for you. Or Larry Wall shows up at your door in leather lingerie.
<Arsenal> Ship took one look at the code for this and asked me "And this works?"
<Kasia> Ars: *snicker*
<Arsenal> <Aengie> Shut up, squirt.  Or you'll learn what it's like to drop 
without the help of your boards.
Jacob ponders a "Hello world" program that is utterly obfuscated by virtue of 
having the program physically take over the computer's monitor and individually 
value pixels.  %^)
Arsenal *blinks* at the voices in his head... Aengie, you're grounded. 
Literally.
<Tyler> <Tyler> You're pinging for your face to get repartitioned.
<Arsenal> hrrm... ship *did* say she'd be in, right?
<Jacob> For a couple of hours.
<Kasia> Ars: *nod*
<Arsenal> I wonder if she's still asleep...
<Kasia> Ars: It's possible
<Arsenal> should we start without her?
Jacob , in the meantime, knocks on the doors of the local bank at 8am and 
demands a withdrawal of $5,000,000.  Cash.  )>^)
<Vander> Guess we could
<Arsenal> Okay....
<Arsenal> --------------- Start of Game -------------
<Arsenal> we start bright and early the next morning...
Vander does Operator stuffles in the motorpool
Jacob knocks on the doors of the local bank at 8am and demands a withdrawal of 
$5,000,000.  Cash.  }>^)
Rick stretches as he yahns. 
<Arsenal> Jake: the teller at the First Coalition Bank gives you a blank stare 
as she pulls up yer account.
Anya stares blearily at the doodles all over the place... "How'd it get to be 
morning again?"
<Jacob> <Will>  *snore*
<Arsenal> nodding, she goes into the vault, and comes back 15 minutes later with 
a briefcase.  She opens it up for you to examine it.
Jacob looks inside, does a quick count.
<Arsenal> <Reed> *snore*
Tyler comes flying through the door of the motorpool, popping a 540, followed by 
a fakie, over a random vehicle (pilot roll passed)
<Arsenal> Jake: it's all there.
Vander cooks his own breakfast on an improvised stoves
<Evelyn> *zzzz*.
<Vander> -s
Rick tests out his new toy to get the feel of it.
<Kasia> <Asmor> *cook*
<Tyler> "Zoooowie!"
<Jacob> "Thankee."  *wink*  *lock suitcase*  *saunter to van*  *make tracks to 
NSC HQ*
<Arsenal> all those at base: you are awakened by revele being played over the 
loudspeakers.
<Vander> . o O (Gonna hafta break that loudspeaker if Steve insists on doing 
that every morning.)
<Arsenal> <Steve> *over loudspeakers* "Everyone to the mess hall. Two minutes."
<Kasia> <Asmor> "Yeesh, startle a person, will you?" *puzzled frown* "Have I 
used four eggs so far, or five?"
<Evelyn> "*snort* uhn? Zwadfnarkragginerk."
<Anya> "...Great.  I can forget about sleeping even for five seconds....wonder 
what's up?"
<Jacob> <Will> "Ehwhowhaisitc'niteachitpleaseMommy? ...  Oh.  *yawn*"
Vander gets his breakfast together and carries it to the mess
Tyler , losing concentration, runs into a hoverbike, skidding to a half beneath 
the semi's trailer.
<Tyler> -f+t
<Tyler> "Ow! FRAG!"
Anya grabs her boots, slides her feet into them, and glances around the mess in 
the room one before leaving.
<Kasia> <Asmor> "Okay, this is about done. Good thing."
Kasia saunters over to the mess, having had advance warning.
Vander gets a seat near the door and eats his breakfast
Jacob whistles happily as he drives towards the base.
<Jacob> <Will>  *shower*  *breakfast*
Tyler crawls out from under the trailer and kicks the hoverbike. He then straps 
the board back onto his feet and heads over to the mess, pausing to push the 
doors open, then flying in.
Rick finds Vander. "Is there somewhere I can test fire my new toy?"
Evelyn hauls herself out of bed and gets hastily dressed, making a beeline to 
the mess following.
<Kasia> * Asmor serves omlette and biscuts. "Normal eggs. Normal ham. Normal 
flour. Honest."
<Vander> *to Rick* The firing range.
<Vander> +"
<Arsenal> Rick: didn't you hear Steve's announcement?
Rick forehead slaps."duh!!."
<Tyler> ...
<Rick> oh ok
<Jacob> o/~ 99 slobbering demons they crawl / 99 slavering beasts / take one 
down, with a couple a' rounds / now our great planet is better for all! / 98 
slobbering demons they crawl... o/~
<Arsenal> Ty: I didn't see Rick go from the Enforcer to the mess hall.
Rick runs for the mess hall
<Tyler> ah.
<Jacob> Will finds out he was absentmindely eating it anyway, continues.
<Arsenal> long story short (too late) you all show up.  Steve enters from the 
side door.
Tyler sits on his board, hovering close to the ceiling of the mess hall, happily 
stuffing his face with breakfast.
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Okay, people, we have a mission, and it's starting as soon as 
our client contact gets here this morning.  Eat up quickly."
<Vander> *to Steve* "You ain't gonna play that bugle crap *every* morning are 
you?"
Evelyn , as usual, devours breakfast with little thought as to what it could be.
<Arsenal> <Steve> *to Vander* "Only on mission days."
<Jacob> *to Van*  "No.  Tomorrow I'm doing a flute rendition.*  *straightface*
Anya grabs breakfast and listens.  "Greaaaaaat."
Kasia munches, forces Steve to eat some if he isn't. *dangerous look*
Tyler raises an eyebrow, setting down his plate on the front of his board. 
"Mission? As in, fraggin' stuff? Or are we just distributing k-lines to some 
beta moneykills?"
<Kasia> *to Tyler* "Fraggin' stuff."
<Vander> *to Tyler* "Remind me to feed that geektalk into my translator
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Chadrick, Aengaela, due to the police investigation for what 
happened yesterday, you two are staying here."
<Vander> ."
Tyler grins. "Arriiiight!"
<Arsenal> <Aengie> "Damn."
Anya sticks a spoon in her oatmeal, eats, listens.
<Rick> *to Steve* "How is Vix anyway?"
<Kasia> <Chad> "Them's the breaks."
<Vander> *to Steve* "We gonna need the Enforcer? I haven't had time to give it a 
proper strip-down and inspection."
<Arsenal> Steve sits next to Kasia as he eats.
<Arsenal> *to Vander* "Yes."
<Rick> brb
<Arsenal> *to Kasia* "I hate to do this to you, love, but I need you riding herd 
on the team in the APC this trip out."
<Vander> "Roit. I'll finish breakfast in the 'pool."
Vander heads back to the motorpool
Kasia winces. "All right, if you're sure." *under breath* "Don't blame me if not 
all of them survive the trip."
<Arsenal> <Steve> *called to Vander* "And get the APC running while you're 
there."
Vander starts right in on the inspection for the Enforcer
<Arsenal> <Steve> *to Kasia* "You can cut off their heads, just not their 
hands." *light smile*
Kasia suddenly lights up. "Can I get that in writing?"
<Vander> Roll for RobMechs/Electronics?
<Arsenal> Van: yes.
<Arsenal> Steve scribbles something illegible on a napkin.  "Here."
<Vander> RobMechs: 6% (passed) RobElects: 17 (passed)
<Vander> Find any problems?
<Tyler> <OOC> 6 = 2 * 3. 1 + 7 = 8 = 2^3. ;)
<Arsenal> Van: despite the Enforcer being previously owned by someone in 
Raenar's employ, the UAR is in good shape.  Minor wear and tear from use, 
nothing major.
Kasia takes it, waves it around, then shoves it in her pocket.
Vander slaps a current sticker on the Enforcer's liscense plate
<Vander> :)
<Rick> bak
<Vander> <OOC> Plate#: EATDETH
<Vander> :)
<Arsenal> Van: during the night, one of your people has managed to paint the NSC 
logo on the thing.
<Jacob> <Tyler> Ooh, gettin numerological on me.  :^)
Vander stincels a quick "Mitchell's Marauders" on the barrel of the railgun
<Vander> <OOC> Revenge >:)
<Vander> In small lettering
Anya starts to fall asleep at the breakfast table, jerks back awake suddenly, 
sending a spoonful of oatmeal into the air.
<Arsenal> <Steve> *to Kasia* "I'm sticking Henkerton in the Enforcer. For now."
Vander checks the APC next
<Kasia> Asmor reaches out and negligently catches the oatmeal on a serving tray.
<Rick> *to Vander* "Could you paint the Enforcer like 'Tank Girl'?
Tyler , now lying on his back in a lazy fashion, on the board, gestures with his 
hand, dropping down to only a few feet above the ground, narrowly missing being 
hit with oatmeal.
<Kasia> "Mmm. Fun."
<Rick> +'
Anya blinks a couple of times, watches Asmor catch it, applauds.
<Vander> <OOC> Rick: You're in the mess. I'm in the motorpool
<Kasia> Asmor bows, then hands the oatmeal-spattered tray to Anya. "I believe 
this is yours."
Rick goes to the Motorpool to give Van a hand.
<Tyler> Who's still in the mess, other than me?
<Tyler> +<OOC>
<Jacob> If y'all are all happily organized...
Jacob drives up to the front gate.
Anya laughs.  "No, thanks, I'll eat what's in my bowl first.  You coming?"
<Arsenal> Ty: everyone but Vander
<Arsenal> and Rick.
Tyler 's board comes to rest on Evelyn's table. "Hola. So, you like fraggin' 
stuff?"
<Vander> Ars: Roll Electrical/Mechanical Engineering for the APC inspection?
<Kasia> Asmor shakes her head. "I figure that if I get the captain's permission, 
I should get the kitchen into a more workable state."
<Arsenal> Jake: the bot at the gate opens it for you.
<Jacob> "Thank you.  Better service these days, I see."
<Arsenal> Van: sure.
<Anya> "Ahhh...okay.  Well, looks like I'm going, so...if you don't mind, can 
you make sure that Mr. Kwalitee Glass Man delivers the pieces I need on time?"
<Vander> ElEng: 49 (passed) MechEng: 58 (passed)
<Kasia> <Asmor> *evil grin* "Of course."
<Vander> Any problems?
<Arsenal> the loudspeaker in the mess gives a cold, metallic voice. "Client has 
entered the gate."
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Ah.  Our cue."
<Arsenal> Steve turns to Asmor. "When Trent gets back from helping his friend, 
let him know where we are, and give him these directions so he can catch up to 
us." *hands her an envelope*
<Anya> "Great, wonderful...hopefully it won't be glass man stew when we get 
back..."  *grins*
<Arsenal> Van: Nothing a bucket of water in the reactor's coolant tank won't 
fix.
<Kasia> <Asmor> "Gotcha. I was going to see if I can get a real stove/oven 
installed in the kitchen; that okay with you, sir?"
Vander gets his Hog prepped for the mission
<Rick> <ooc> Ars: do we hear the message in the Motor pool?
<Arsenal> Rick: yes.
Rick heads for the front gate.
Vander grabs the loudspeaker mic in the motorpool. "All pilots! man your 
Veritechs!"
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Of course.  Just have everything billed to the Company."
<Jacob> "Yoo-hoo! I've got moneyyy!"  . o O (What the blazes is a Veritech?)
Evelyn finishes methodically consuming breakfast before hopping up and 
meandering out to the courtyard.
<Kasia> <Asmor> "Gotcha. And I'll attempt to keep the homecoming meal from being 
salesman stew."
<Arsenal> Steve wanders out into the courtyeard arm in arm with Kasia.
Vander idles the Hog out to the courtyard
Tyler leaves the messhall, then buzzes Jacob, hooting in a half-deranged 
fashion.
<Tyler> +on his board
Vander lights up his pipe and puffs out smoke rings
<Tyler> "Suit! Suit! It's a suit! Frag 'im!" *snicker*
Jacob rolls vs ME... 19, fails, flinches away despite his attempt to be stoic 
about it.
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<Arsenal> <Steve> "Private McCain.  Restrain yourself, or you can stay behind."
Rick lights a cigarette
Arsenal sets mode: +o Mikke 
<Vander> Baa Ship
<Arsenal> moo Ship
<Kasia> *to Tyler* "Ahh, wrong target, ace."
Anya ties her boots, watches Steve leaves.  "Thanks, As!" and runs back to her 
room to grab a few things for the trip.
<Mikke> moofle. Sorry I'm late.
Evelyn clotheslines Tyler, catching him by the collar before he splatters his 
head actross the ground.
<Anya> moo Ship! :)
<Arsenal> Ship: 'salright.
Jacob OOCly refrains MIGHTILY from making a presidential campaign joke... %^)
<Jacob> Student!
<Tyler> <OOC> Ev: How exactly do you do that, when Tyler is moving at about 
18mph, on a floating skateboard, several feet above the ground? ;)
<Rick> <OOC> Roll for initiative. Monkeyboy!"
<Tyler> <OOC> ... *cough*
<Evelyn> Okay, so it's more of a tripup. And 18mph ain't that fast. ;)
Mikke is now known as Ru`ach
Tyler 's feet detach themselves from the board, which keeps coasting for several 
more feet before the pressure sensors set it down on the ground. Tyler, on the 
other hand, lands on his face, for the second time in twenty minutes.
<Vander> . o O (Sooner or later I'm gonna hafta request some leave and get that 
machine shop set up.)
Evelyn hefts Tyler to his feet and noogies him for good measure.
Vander chuckles at Eve and Ty
<Jacob> brb... aquage.
Tyler acks, his spiked hair now mussed, as well as filled with dirt. 
"Whawassatfer?"
<Arsenal> Steve turns to Kasia.  "You have my permission to fry McCain's brains, 
should the situation arise."
Kasia holds up the scribbled-on napkin. "Can I get that in writing, too?"
<Tyler> *to Evelyn* "He's... *points at Jacob* ya know, a suit. He's a suit, 
really. Yeah. Suit."
<Vander> *to Kasia* "Don't fry 'em too much! I still need to pick it fer R&D 
stuff!"
<Arsenal> "Consider it part of the package."
Kasia grins.
<Jacob> b... mmm, good.
Evelyn snickers at Tyler. "Yeah, kid. But he's also got our money."
<Rick> "Yeah. At least leave the board ok for me.
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Speaking of which... Do you have the money?"
<Rick> +"
<Vander> "Hail the Almighty Dollar." *smirk*
Jacob turns the suitcase around, flips the locks.  "Behold my beautiful lucre."
Tyler shrugs, wiping dust off his goggles. He also switches to english. "He'd 
still have it if he were dea-" *GLARES AT RICK* "Excuse me, but do you want your 
face repartitioned, or are you just lacking in ram?"
<Tyler> s/english/standard english
<Rick> brb i,portant 
<Rick> -,+m
Vander goes into a coughing fit of laughter at the exchange between Tyler and 
others, hacks smoke
<Arsenal> <Steve> "Thank you." *takes the suitcase*  "Now, if you'll just climb 
aboard the APC, we'll be off."  *to Kasia* . o O (Keep a close eye on him.)
<Vander> "Heehee! Fark! Now I gotta restart me pipe!'
<Kasia> . o O (You got it, love.)
Anya cleans up her papers, repacks her bag, grabs things, and rushes out to the 
group.
<Jacob> *to Steve*  "Umm... I'd rather not.  I mean, that's my van, my /life/ is 
in that thing.  Don't worry, it can keep up, I'm sure."
<Vander> "Oi! Who's driving the Rig (APC)?"
Evelyn gears up.
<Rick> bak
Tyler hangs around the APC, sitting on top of it.
<Arsenal> Steve gives Kasia a quick kiss before heading over to the Plow.
<Kasia> *to Vander* "Will and Ru."
<Jacob> * Will comes out, looks around.  "Well, that depends.  Who all *can* 
drive it?"
Vander refills, relights his pipe
Kasia grins at Will. "You can."
<Arsenal> Ch`Dith takes to the air.
<Jacob> * Will hears Kasia.  "Ah."  Nods to Rick.  "Good thing you taught me how 
to drive that thing, then."
<Vander> *to Kasia* "When'd they learn to drive that thing?"
<Rick> "I am."
Kasia throws an arm around Steve's neck, turning that 'quick kiss' into anything 
but 'quick'.
Ru`ach sits *somewhere* quiet and does... nothing.
<Arsenal> Steve stops near Rick.  "We need you in the Enforcer."
<Anya> "I'll be your co-pilot, Will.  I can't drive the thing, but I can kill 
things with it." 
<Jacob> . o O (Enforcer!)
<Tyler> <OOC> God is my co-pilot. But we crashed into a mountain, and I had to 
eat him to survive.
<Jacob> * Will grins at Anya.  "Sounds like a plan."
<Rick> "Yes, sir." *climbs into the Enforcer.*
Kasia turns to Jacob. "It will probably be unsafe in your van."
Tyler shouts out, "Hey, anybody mind if I don't ride in this here tin can of 
electric death, and follow on my board?
<Jacob> <OOC> You'd think eating God would sound weird.  But then, what's 
Communion?
<Vander> *to Jacob* "Listen to the girl! It'll be a lot safer in the Rig."
<Vander> *to Tyler* "Stick next to me, kid! I could use the extra eyes."
Kasia turns and glares at Tyler. . o O (If we don't send from the same server, 
this Suit thinks it's a target to pingflood, you grok? Get in the APC.)
Anya loads her things in their usual spot, and grins s'more.  "Let's get going, 
there's a world out there to see and save!"
<Arsenal> Reed gives Jacob a crazed smile as he passes by, entering the APC
Jacob eyes his van... sturdy build, light armor plating, standard stuff for a 
merchant.  "If you don't mind, I'd much rather stay in my van.  I'd feel less 
safe leaving it behind."
<Anya> "...couldn't we load it in the back of the APC, or is that just plain 
out?"
Tyler ehns. "Damn. Fine." He hops off the board, tucking it under his shoulder, 
and gets into the APC.
<Jacob> <OOC> Just so's everyone knows, he's gonna try his damned hardest not to 
be in line-of-sight of anybody with psychich powers for 24/7 for the upcoming 
trip.  ;^0
<Anya> <OOC> True, but that's not gonna stop us from trying to get you with 
us...
<Rick> *to Vander* "I just realized. You need to built a reload bot for this 
thing."
<Kasia> "You'll be happy for that extra layer of protection, trust me." *grins @ 
Jacob*
<Arsenal> Reed decides he needs fresh air, and opens one of the top hatches.
<Vander> *to rick* "Maybe once i get some decent machining tools."
<Rick> "Roger."
<Arsenal> <Steve> *radioed* "You read me, Corporal Henkerton?"
Ru`ach gets up and walks around with her eyes on the ground and her face in the 
clouds...
<Arsenal> Rick: percentile roll, plz?
<Rick> against?
Tyler fiddles with his handheld computer for a bit, and starts work on a simple 
'pong' program. *rollroll* (Computer Programming roll: 39, needed 73.. pass)
Jacob stiffens.  "Look.  Riding around in that creepy Coalition-made doohickey 
is the last thing I want to do.  No offense."
<Arsenal> just give me one.
<Rick> 47
Evelyn opts to take her bike rather than riding in the APC, and pulls out into 
the courtyard on it.
<Jacob> "If that lady can take a bike, I'm certainly better-protected in my van, 
anyway."
<Arsenal> Rick: okay, you hear Steve over the radio
Tyler finishes up the program and sits in the APC's main area, filling the room 
with irritating sound effects. *beep* *boop* *ping* *boop* *beepbeep* *ping* 
*poing* *boop*
<Rick> what was the roll for?
<Arsenal> Radio: Basic
<Kasia> "It's *our* creepy ex-Coalition doohickey. And if you want to be eaten 
by a rhinosaur, be my guest."
<Jacob> "Thank you."
Anya shrugs.  "It's our creepy Coalition-made, Vander-modified doohikey, but 
*shrug*.  We ready to go?"
Jacob hands over the cash.  "I am."
<Kasia> *shrug* *to Anya* "We're ready."
Vander kicks the Hog into gear, pulling ahead of the APC. *radioed* "Gues I have 
point." Keeps an eye on his RADAR
<Rick> "Ready hear."
Ru`ach *RUNS(the painful bruises way)* into Kasia.
<Tyler> *boop* *ping* *beepboopbeepboop* *BUZZ* "Ah, bitbuckets!"
Kasia ow!s
<Kasia> "Watch where you're going, baka!"
<Arsenal> <Steve> *radioed* "Corporal d'Artis, take point.  Vander, stay back 
near the client."
<Jacob> * Will takes his place in the APC.
Vander pulls back to run parallel to Jacob's van
Ru`ach breaths back "Beishenfu."
<Rick> *to steve* "Remember this thing doesn't move very fast. So take it easy."
Evelyn checks her ion rifle and shoves it into the saddle holster. "*radioed* 
Roger that."
<Evelyn> s/ion/particle beam/
Anya climbs into the APC, singing (36, need 45)... o/~ My mother said to me / 
Join the great Coalition army/ But I ran away, the world I'd see/ And I joined 
up with the NSC! o/~
Jacob hops in his van and turns around, driving off once the caravan is ready 
behind/beside him.
<Vander> *radio to Eve* "Remind me to fix you up with RADAR for that bicycle."
Kasia hauls Ru into the body of the APC. "You're piloting with will." *in 
Japanese* "And clean your mouth with soap, 'cause I hate to waste even a 
mediocre pilot."
<Kasia> -w+W
<Ru`ach> "Could you hold on for just a sec? I have some PMS medicine in the 
other room. You can have it. You *NEED* it."
Jacob cocks an ear to the first line of Anya's song before she disappears into 
the APC, hums the next couple of lines under his breath.
<Evelyn> "*radioed* It'd be much appreciated."
<Kasia> "Because obviously you haven't matured enough to need it?"
Jacob OOCly splatters water...
<Anya> Jacob: <OOC> so, not hearing the modifications I made. %)
<Vander> <OOC> Anya: What tune's that?
Evelyn pulls out in front of the group and awaits the go signal.
<Jacob> *radioed to caravan*  "We ready to roll?"
<Ru`ach> This from someone who got herself a replacement to suck on instead of 
her thumb?"
<Ru`ach> +"
<Anya> Vand: <OOC> Dunno, just made it up on the spur of the moment.  I'll hook 
up my mic to my computer and sing it for everyone sometime. :)
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<Arsenal> <Steve> *radioed* "Let's roll."
<Tyler> <OOC> OW.
Rick wonders if he can play his music in this thing. 
Jacob heads out, turns East.
<Arsenal> Rick: actually, it has been modified with a single CD player.
<Arsenal> but it has crappy speakers tied into the CD.
<Kasia> "This from someone whose idea of a date is barhopping with a mental 
case?"
Evelyn kicks up a dust cloud as she speeds out the gate, slowing to a more sane 
pace until everyone catches up outside.
Rick pulls up the rear. Loads his CDS and presses play.
Tyler glowers in the APC. . o ( Wide, open spaces. Wide, open spaces. Wide, open 
spaces. )
<Arsenal> <Steve> *radioed* "Let's head due east, until we get to the 
Mississippi."
<Vander> *radioed to Steve* "How long's this trip gonna take?"
Anya flops down in her traditional seat in the APC's control room.  "Aye aye, 
Pilot Will, we're underway, and Mission Commander Kasia is arguing with Relief 
Pilot Ru, situation normal, sir!"
Anya grins.
<Arsenal> *radioed on private NSC channel* "I want to avoid the Magic Zone this 
time."
<Rick> *to 
Kasia turns to Tyler. "By the way, that was just to impress the Suit. If you 
want to scout about, take a communicator and keep in close contact. Stay above 
the APC, though, okay?"
<Ru`ach> "Like you haven't done it before. You know, It's sometimes hard to 
believe you didn't lose your virginity by way of rape... Actually, I'm sure you 
did..."
<Ru`ach> "So tell me, what does it take to rape a man?"
<Jacob> <OOC> Did Will have to roll on Pilot APC?
<Arsenal> as he's half-NPC, up to you.
Tyler pulls the crowbar off his back and taps out a rhythm on the inside of the 
APC's wall.
<Rick> *to Vander* "The first thing you need to do with this thing is to 
increase the top speed.
<Rick> +"
<Kasia> "Tell me, what does it take to be attracted to men with less brains than 
your liquor capacity?"
Ru`ach <OOC> rolls ahead of time on Pilot... 25 need 40
<Vander> *radioed to Rick* "Only so much you can get out of a pair of legs."
<Jacob> <OOC> Well, I rolled and then wondered if he needed to after it was a 
fail... so, we'll say no, but only because Ru covered for him.  ;^)
<Arsenal> 'k
Tyler sticks his head into the APC's control room. "There isn't anything in here 
requiring de-obfuscation, isser?"
<Arsenal> Anya: for right now, give me a Weapons Systems roll... call it 
familiarizing yourself with the main railgun and laser controls.
Anya looks around.  "I don't think so, Tyler, but you're welcome to escape the 
arguing."
<Jacob> * Will: "Not exactly.  I'm getting the hang of it, and Ru's doing 
great."
<Anya> 30.
<Ru`ach> "You should know it. You do it all the time. Too bad Steve didn't see 
the looks you kept gaving that jerk that passed us by. Although, I never saw you 
as the type to go for homeless men."
Tyler nods. "Ah, much appreciated." He steps the rest of the way into the 
control room, and leans against the wall.
Evelyn remains blissfully ignorant of the goings-on in the APC, somewhat zoning 
to the dull drone of the motor and the whistling of the wind.
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<Prozac> [Arsenal-] Run for the hills! The GM's had an alignment change.
Prozac sets mode: +o Arsenal- 
Anya checks over things, sees that things seem mostly good to go.   Admires Das 
Blinkenlights.
Vander ponders installing a turret on the Hog's canopy 
Arsenal- has kicked Arsenal from #Rifts (BEGONE, FOUL DEMON!)
<Kasia> "I never saw you as the type to drive boys against each other. You like 
bloodsports, hon? Or were you just having fun with your hand while they were at 
each other's throats?"
<Arsenal-> I hate Random Disconnects. :P
Tyler hrms. "So, why exactly are they, y'know, fighting? PMS?"
<Ru`ach> "That's none of your business. You see, I usually don't share that 
information with someone who does these things with her mouth."
Vander is glad he didn't decide to do the Knightrider thing and park the Hog in 
the APC, switches off the radio
Anya shakes her head.  "Those two have never gotten along, ever.  I guess Ru 
tried something on steve the first time she met the group, and Kas wasn't happy 
about it.
<Jacob> * Will aahs, finally understanding why.
<Tyler> "Ah. Makes sense, I guess. Well, no, not at all, actually."
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Anya; I tried to".. uh, pinch his butt" ;)
<Rick> "Are we gonna get going anytime soon?"
<Kasia> "And I don't usually share that kind of information with people who do 
those things with their hands - you *do* know if you keep doing that you'll go 
blind?"
<Vander> <OOC> Rick: We've been rolling for the past few minutes
<Anya> Ru: <OOC> I know exactly what you did, but the scholar's only managed to 
pick up some of it.
<Rick> oh ok
<Ru`ach> "I suppose so, since it seems you already have."
<Jacob> * Will: "That's an old wives' tale, actually... probably born from the 
same stock... as..."  He remembers who he's talking to, shuts up.
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<Kasia> "No, see, my insanity comes from dealing with you. I never *had* that 
problem."
<Anya> Will: <OOC> aren't you in the control room with me and Tyler, not in the 
main room with Kas and Ru?
<Vander> Skip ahead to the Mississippi?
<Jacob> <OOC> Thought Ru was helping drive... but okay.
<Arsenal-> Reed rides topside, manning a hatch gun, and blissfully unaware of 
the fght going on below him.
<Evelyn> Anya: s'not like you guys couldn't hear it, they way they go on ;)_
<Arsenal-> Van: yeah...
<Anya> True.  I just don't know why Will'd be responsing when they're not in the 
same room. :)
<Vander> <OOC> Or could we gag and tie the two of them up and stuff 'em in a 
storage locker?
<Arsenal-> Team: you come to the banks of the Mighty Mississippi... the river's 
nearly a mile wide at this spot?
<Arsenal-> -?
Rick checks his Radar for anything in the area.
<Jacob> Ways to cross?
<Jacob> I.e., commercial routes?
<Ru`ach> "Dealing with Moi? I'd hate to know what you did to me while I was 
sleeping. I mean, I know you were trying to finds alternatives to driving Steve 
nuts with being a nymphomaniac, but this? This is below you. Actually, being 
you, it's not."
Vander glances at his RADAR
<Rick> failed
Rick checks his Radar for anything in the area.
Anya OOCly ponders an NSC songbook. %)  Featuring our version of "Battle of New 
Orleans" and whatever else we come up with... :)
<Kasia> *snicker* "Oh, I'm sure some beings in the canine family find you 
attractive, Ru, but rest assured, I do not."
<Rick> 14
<Vander> 56 for Read Sensory Equipment (passed)
Tyler is, by now, completely plagued with cabin fever (or control room fever, if 
you prefer) "Argh! I can't stand it! /dev/brain's going all non-contiguous!"
<Kasia> <OOC> Tyler, I long ago gave you permission to go outside. ;)
<Arsenal-> Jake: None around.
<Arsenal-> You've probably been following old I-20...
<Tyler> <OOC> Yeah, but, y'know, I wanted to say non-contiguous. Besides, Tyler 
doesn't like The Wilderness. ;)
<Ru`ach> "Well, at least I didn't feel the urge to lose my virginity when I was 
8-years-old."
Anya eyes Tyler. , doesn't quite understand, but... "Ummm...uhh, stare at Das 
Blinkenlights?"
<Jacob> * Will ponders writing up a verbal "script" and telling it to Tyler, 
seeing if he would actually trash a memory or something.  Grins.
Evelyn visually scans the riverbanks. "...crap."
Vander switches his radio back on
<Arsenal-> Kas, Ru: you feel the APC grinding to a halt.
<Kasia> "At least I didn't have to *beg* people... and get refused."
Tyler steps out into the main room, declaring to the world. "Excuse me while I 
go and set myself on fire." He opens the top hatch, shoves his board up through 
the hatch, straps his warboard onto his back, and climbs up to the roof, 
slamming the hatch behind 
<Tyler> +him
<Rick> "Any ideas on how to get across?"
<Kasia> (insert 3 hours of sniping?)
Jacob cranks open a window and casually sits on the sill.  "Welp?" he addresses 
the gang.  "Your party.  I usually cross several hundred miles further South."
<Arsenal-> Kas: 6
<Ru`ach> "What happened?" *step into controlroom* *slam door*
Anya stares out the window in the control room.  "That's a lot of water."
<Vander> *radioed* "I hope you don't expect me to build a bridge across that!"
<Ru`ach> Scratch last line, then. And I'd be driving some of that...
<Jacob> "... Or several hundred miles further North, but that's coming back 
West."
<Anya> *radioed* "Awww, why not, Vander?"
<Evelyn> six hours? Ow, six hours on a bike would be pretty draining ;)
<Vander> <OOC> Hehheh. Bridge on the River Miss :)
<Arsenal-> <Steve> *radioed* "There's a barge farther south?"
Evelyn is probably looking somewhat road-wary by now.
<Rick> "Would it hold us."
Tyler straps his board onto his feet, kicks off the roof, and slides down the 
window of the APC's control room, engaging the board's hover systems just before 
hitting the ground. (pilot roll passed.. 71, needed 73.. yowch. That was close)
Evelyn smirks. "Who wants to swim for it?"
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "Why don't we break here for lunch, then continue on."
<Vander> "That's the best suggestion i've heard yet!" 
<Kasia> *to Steve* "Good idea, love. I'm all for a break."
<Arsenal-> <Steve> *radioed* "Smoke if you got 'em."
Anya stretches, steps outside.  "Wow."
Vander pulls the Hog up next to the APC and pulls some food (picnic lunch) out 
of a sadllebag
Tyler flips on his radio. "I'm going to grep the area a bit. Smoke me a kip-.. 
nevermind."
Rick climbs out of the Enforce and lights a smoke.
<Arsenal-> Reed leaps down from the top of the APC. "That'd be a swim."
<Rick> bbiafm
Rick is now known as Rickaway
Vander puffs on his pipe as he spreads out a tarp and pulls food out of the 
cooler/basket
Jacob collects some food from the "quarters" of the van and eats it outside.
Evelyn kicks her bike up and swings to the side, sagging a little.
Kasia breaks out the stuff Asmor cooked up as field rations
<Vander> "There are advantages to not trusting that psycho-cook you hired, 
Steve." *munches a sandwich*
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Kas: What this time? Psi Hound or full out Spluggy?
<Ru`ach> ;)
<Anya> <OOC> Glass salesman. %)
Tyler flies randomly about the surrounding area, looking for anything 
particularly interesting. . o (Damn, this is all so... y'know.. green.)
<Ru`ach> <OOC> *snickercackle*
<Arsenal-> while you're eating, you spot a trio of IHA Triton Patrol Boats on 
the river.
Kasia nibbles on one of Asmor's meat pies. "I wouldn't say that, Vander..."
<Arsenal-> (Mercs, p119)
<Jacob> <OOC> Are those ours?
Vander looks at the boats. "Trouble?"
<Arsenal-> Jacob: some of them are, but most are in small-time kingdom/pirate 
hands
Ru`ach looks up. *to Van* "Usually."
Vander starts packing up his lunch and gets the Hog ready for trouble
Jacob rolls on Intelligence... 31 of 51 passes.  What do they look like 
doing/capable of?
Tyler spots them through the trees and heads over to the riverbank, skirting 
between trees and lying low.
<Tyler> +f
<Arsenal-> Jacob: they are basically designed for river combat. they have a 
missile launcher near the rear (well-visible to all), 2 torpedo tubes, and 2 
rail gun turrets.
<Tyler> er. +s +ly too. 
<Anya> "Whee..."
Vander sets mode: +o rbos 
<Kasia> "Looks like we have company..."
<Rickaway> nick Rick.
Evelyn reaches for her rifle out of instinct.
Rickaway is now known as Rick
Anya watches, not sure what to do.
<Arsenal-> the Tritons appear to be headed north in a hurry.
<Vander> *to Steve* "Whattaya think?
Jacob looks South on the river.
<Kasia> "Looks like something worse spooked 'em. You sure we should be heading 
south?"
<Tyler> *radioed* "Hey, you guys see the floaters from over there?"
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "Not sure.  They could be responding to a threat upriver."
<Kasia> *radioed* "We see 'em, Tyler. Is anything chasing 'em?"
<Arsenal-> Tyler: Nothing you can see.
<Vander> *radioed tyler* "Yah. Coupla nasties. Anything up your way?"
Tyler risks a glance down the river. *radioed* "Negatory. They're running 
scared, tho. Want me to head back the way they came, see if I can spot 
anything?"
Kasia glances at Steve queryingly.
Rick checks his Radar directed to the South. 35 passed
<Vander> Ditto
<Vander> 13 (passed)
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "They're keeping formation.  Could be trouble to the north."
Tyler continues slowly among the edge of the trees, matching the boats' speed.
<Tyler> +s
<Kasia> "Look up north, first, see if they're heading *to* anything."
<Kasia> +*radioed to Tyler*
<Arsenal-> Rick: you notice a large blip coming up the river from the south; 
Vander: your bike's radar is too limited to tell.
<Tyler> *radioed* "Bingorooskies."
Rick checks his Radar directed to the North. 6 passed
<Rick> Can I identify the blip?
Tyler drops back into the trees, out of sight from thr riverbank, then opens up 
the throttle, dodging around obstacles. (pilot roll passed)
<Rick> "There's something big coming up the river.
<Rick> +"
<Tyler> (opening up the throttle, as in, going ~60-80mph)
<Evelyn> A blip... it's kinda green and splotchy. 
<Evelyn> ;)
<Evelyn> +<ooc>
<Anya> "Fsck."
<Jacob> "Maybe we should get out of sight until whatever it is passes."
Tyler heads north, staying parallel to the river, and occasionally drifting to 
the edge of the trees to check his bearings, all the while still heading north. 
<Arsenal-> Rick: Nothing in your radar to the north... the onboard computer 
identifies the blip as a merchant barge.
<Tyler> er. -redundancy :)
<Vander> Ars; How far from us is the barge?
<Tyler> Ars: I assume I see nothing to the north, either?
<Arsenal-> 25 miles, and closing
<Arsenal-> Ty: the boats are moving faster than you can move... 
<Tyler> Ars: Damn. They're moving faster than 70 mph? Wow. Fast boats. ;)
Vander keeps watching his RADAR for contacts
<Arsenal-> yes... fast boats.
<Tyler> *radioed* "Damn. Lost 'em. Want me to head down south, now?"
Rick readies the weapons so I don't get surprised.
<Arsenal-> Van: about now, you see that blip to the south... the boats are long 
gone.
<Arsenal-> Rick: Weapon Systems roll...
<Rick> 32
Vander looks at how fast the contact is moving. "Snaaaaaaad! What's that thing 
running on? Turbines?"
<Kasia> *radioed* "Yeah."
<Arsenal-> passed, I assume
Tyler heads out over the open water, dropping close to the surface. The hover 
systems on the board kick up a small rooster tail behind him.
<Arsenal-> Vander: the barge is moving slower than the boats.
<Vander> Ars: Ah
<Vander> Scratch last line :)
Kasia idly Read Auras Jacob, if he's near enough.
Tyler , again, opens up the throttle, keeping an eye out for anything coming up 
the river from the south.
<Vander> *to Rick* "Whattaya think? Gunnies?"
<Jacob> Kas: You did that yesterday, remember?
<Tyler> <OOC> Ack. Gotta go.. 'nite all.
<Rick> "possible. Let's not take any chances. Everyone get ready for battle."
<Vander> Later Mac
<Kasia> Jacob: No, I tried to, and forgot I had a mind block on. ;)
<Rick> cya mac
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "Belay that, *Corporal*."
<Jacob> <OOC> Oh yeah.
<Vander> *to Steve* "Why would patrol boats be moving that quickly *away* from a 
barge?"
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Ru`ach looks at the thing more closely... Do I notice anything important?
<Anya> "Maybe there's something bigger following the barge?
<Anya> ="
<Jacob> Kas: Lemme see what the Aura says...
<Anya> +"
<Vander> *to Anya* "Maybe..."
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "And keeping formation while fleeing? This is a large river.  
Boat commerce is common."
<Kasia> *to Anya* "Raise your hand if you like *that* thought."
<Arsenal-> Kas: you can tell he's a generally good person... maybe too good for 
your liking.
<Jacob> Kasia: Low level, no magic, some psychic abilities, low base PPE, no 
unusual mutations, "Cannot tell one's alignment from 'see aura'."  :^)
<Arsenal-> ah... my bad
Kasia stashes that knowledge away.
<Vander> *to Steve* "Want I should hail the barge?"
<Arsenal-> the barge comes into view... it's carrying large boxes under tarps, 
but is making no hostile moves.
<Kasia> "Why don't we just ignore them and let them pass? We're on a mission, 
here, not river patrol."
<Jacob> "Hey.  If they've got space, maybe we could book passage."
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "Good idea, love.  But maybe they can tell Vander where we 
can cross." *nods to Vander*
Ru`ach boreds. Builds a tower of sticks and dry grass and such and works on 
slowly setting fire to it...
<Vander> *to Kasia* "Wouldn't hurt to find out if anything's following them."
<Ru`ach> (ignite fire)
<Arsenal-> Jake: doesn't look like there's room for it.
Kasia shrugs. "If we get attacked, don't blame me."
Anya watches Ru.
Vander radios the barge* "Hoyhoy! What's the scuttlebutt on that log?"
<Jacob> Does Jacob see the fire ignite?
<Arsenal-> Ru: the fire sputters for a few moments, then *woosh*
<Arsenal-> Jake: *1D4 roll* yes
<Anya> "Whoa, bonfire."
<Ru`ach> Ars: I keep adding sticks in, lighting each stick before I put it in. 
(I *am* bored. ;)
Kasia glances at Van. *slightly strangled* "That's how you hail a barge?"
<Vander> *to ru* "Hey, kid! Now ain't the time for tricks!"
<Jacob> Fortunately, he rolls *under* his ME this time... betrays no 
startlement.
<Rick> "That should get there attention. If a 20 ft robot doesn't."
<Rick> s/there/their
<Arsenal-> Vander: "Ahoy, matey.  We sees ya over there.  Wahtcha be needin'?"
Ru`ach looks back (in mid lighting a stick) *to Van* "Shuddup" And.... Kasia's 
hair catches fire. ;)
<Arsenal-> *ow*
<Kasia> Ru: Hair isn't a flammable material.
<Vander> *radio the barge* "Just peeped a squadron of PTs heading north in a 
hurry. Anything on that?"
<Ru`ach> Kasia: Yes, it is.
<Rick> <OOC> kas: wanna bet?
<Kasia> Ru: Not under Pyrokinesis...
Ru`ach checks under ignite fire...
<Rick> no the fire set your hair on fire.
<Arsenal-> Van: "Nope.  Probably responding to a pirate call, though.  It 
happens."
<Vander> *radio the barge* "Roit. Thanks for the heads-up."
<Kasia> Pg. 127: "Note: human hair should not be considered a combustable 
material."
<Evelyn> that's no fun
<Ru`ach> <OOC> "This means the mystic could set a chair on fire, a jacket, hair, 
and so on." Pg. 171
<Arsenal-> according to Ignite Fire, hair is considered flammable.  Page 171
<Kasia> *shrug* Okay.
<Jacob> <OOC> And Palladium does it again.  :^)
<Vander> <OOC> kasia's gonna need a wig? :)
<Ru`ach> Mages are better than Psychics. Nyeah! :P ;)
<Arsenal-> okay... Kasia's hair is on fire. %)
Kasia notices it, idly makes herself Impervious To Fire and ignores it.
Anya winces.
<Ru`ach> "Uh... oops." *cracks up*
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Kas: I told you to be afraid, no? ;)
Ru`ach listens to Javert's Suicide cue. Uhhhhhhhhhh?
<Ru`ach> +<ooc>
Kasia lets it burn for a few more seconds, then puts it out. (pyrok)
<Anya> . o O (Great, what a fun trip this is turning out to be.  Ru and Kas 
can't seem to quit sniping at each other.  *sigh*)
<Arsenal-> Steve *glares* at Ru. "Explain yourself."
<Vander> *to Steve* "Nothing on the barge. looks like the PTs were responding to 
an up-river problem."
Ru`ach points at Vander. "*He* found it right to distract me in mid-spell. Not a 
good thing to do."
Kasia checks out her scorched ponytail. "Well, it's not irreparable."
<Vander> "Roit. Blame the short guy."
<Arsenal-> "Mmm-hmm." Turns to check on Kasia. "You okay, love?"
<Kasia> "Enh, it's fixable."
Anya sighs, goes back inside the APC to climb back out on top.
Ru`ach ughs. Stomps out the flaming pile of sticks.
Kasia summons her psi-sword, sets it to short-low damage, and carefully cuts off 
the scorched ends.
Jacob successfully ignores the mage's antics and addresses the bargers.  "Know a 
good place to cross around here?"
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Kas: I saw it as more the top burning, but... enh. That would 
kinda hurt. ;)
Kasia points south with the glowing sword. "If you know of a spot to cross down 
there..."
<Rick> "So any ideas on how we get across yet?"
<Kasia> <OOC> Ru: Should have specified, then. ;)
<Vander> *to Rick* "Keep yer short dry, kid."
<Vander> +s
<Vander> *radio the barge* "Anyplace down river we might cross?"
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Kas: Okay, I'm specifying. ;)
<Kasia> <OOC> Too late. ;)
<Arsenal-> Jake, Van "We passed a few large docks farther down river. Try 
there."
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Ohyea?
<Jacob> "Thanks."
<Ru`ach> +h
<Vander> *radio the barge* "Thanks, mates. Clear sailing to yah."
<Kasia> <OOC> If you'd have mentioned that it was on the top of my head, I would 
have put it out *right* away. Too late.
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Ahh. We can still say it's what happened. Not like we haven't 
done something like that before..
<Vander> <OOC> Be glad she didn't decide to make it your nose hairs. >:)
<Arsenal-> *chuckle*
<Kasia> <OOC> I also wouldn't have summoned the psi-sword. Okay?
Anya watches everything from her new vantage point, but sorta kinda doesn't pay 
attention.
<Ru`ach> <OOC> Bah. Let's see if I'm flexible next time.
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "Okay, play-time's over.  We're on a mission, remember?"
<Kasia> "Right."
<Jacob> . o O (Thank Goodness.)
<Vander> *to Steve* "The barge reported some docks to the south
<Vander> ."
<Jacob> <OOC> Say, is Steve wearing his old CS-issue armor?
<Arsenal-> yes.
<Arsenal-> and Kasia's also wearing non-Rifts armor, IIRC.
Ru`ach <OOC> eyes the time. Goes. Ta!
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<Kasia> <OOC> Didn't he pick up some familiar stuff when I got mine?
<Arsenal-> CVR-she, methinks.
<Vander> <OOC> Ars: I thought Steve was wearing standard ASC armour
<Arsenal-> Kas: he's still wearing the SCA armor.
<Arsenal-> he never had CS armor, he had SCA armor... I parsed Will's line 
wrong.
<Kasia> <OOC> Okay.
<Jacob> <OOC> Woops.  Sorry, forgot, thought Steve was ex-CS for a moment.
<Vander> <OOC> Ars: Steve's in the Plow?
<Arsenal-> Van: *nod*
Jacob finishes lunch.  "Time we get a move on South or what?"
<Vander> "Sounds like a plan."
<Arsenal-> Okay, an hour and a half of careful driving (and Kasia/Ru fighting) 
to the south, you come across a series of barge-sized docks.
<Rick> Ars: is there anywhere not as wide across near here?
<Jacob> Any barges?
<Vander> <OOC> Rick: This is the MISSISSIPPI!
<Arsenal-> Rick: the river only seems to get wider as you go south/downriver
<Arsenal-> Jake: several...
Vander sticks close to Jacob's van
<Arsenal-> some quick negotiating on Steve's part, and you're on the barge 
crossing the river.
<Arsenal-> (I'll work out the cost later)
Anya gets some reading done in the control room, not really feeling much better.
<Arsenal-> RP as needed for a bit.
<Vander> *privately, to Steve* "So, just what is the mission this time? You 
didn't exactly give us a full report at base."
<Rick> was it will that was driving the APC?
<Jacob> Rick: yeah.
Evelyn kicks back and watches the mud flow by.
<Arsenal-> *to Vander* "It's a recon in force.  Hence the reason we brought the 
APC, the Plow, and the Enforcer.  My gut's telling me we'll need the firepower."
<Rick> ?me goes up to Will. "Any probvlems with the APC? You know. Questionsthat 
you might need answering?"
<Vander> "Ah. Somebody lose their pet Spluggorth?"
<Rick> -v
Jacob rolls on Pilot APC, fails again.  *to Rick*  "Um.  Actually, I wanted to 
make sure about..."  *goes on*
<Jacob> -Jacob + Will
<Arsenal-> <Steve> "I wish. Our client, who Chad tells me you've met once 
before, hired us to find out what happened to a factory town his company has 
lost contact with.  He also mentioned a report of a 'robot infestation' in that 
area."
Anya , upon notincing we're being transported, climbs out on the deck and stares 
at the mighty Missisip...
<Arsenal-> Vander: for the record, you do recognize Jacob as the guy who was 
prowling around the base the day you bought it.
<Vander> "Huh? 'Someone I've met before'? Can't recall knowing anyone down this 
way."
Rick goes over the question Will asks him. "There. Got it now?"
<Kasia> <OOC> Van, Chad told you that this guy was back...
<Vander> "That Jacob guy looks familiar, tho."
Jacob rolls on Pilot APC... fails *again*, but by a smaller amount.  :P  "I'm 
stronger on it, at least."
<Jacob> -Jacob + Will
Kasia wanders over to said client. "So. You're really concerned about this."
Anya stares out over the water.  . o O ( What is it about rivers that drags me 
down?  *sigh* )
<Jacob> *to Kasia*  "The mission?  Yeah.  Why?
<Jacob> +"
<Kasia> <OOC> Anya: Maybe it's the giant octopi? *rimshot*
<Rick> "Fine let's go over it again. You wouldn't want to forget something in 
combat." *goes over lesson again.*
Kasia smirks. "Just making conversation. I'm not *that* tightassed a bitch, no 
matter what out little magicker's told you."
Vander takes a walk on deck, notices Anya. . o O (Might as well get a few things 
cleared up.)
<Vander> *to Anya* "Hey. Can we talk for a bit?"
<Jacob> * Will rolls again, passes (26 on 41).  "Got it.  Thanks, Rick."
<Kasia> *under tight sheild* . o O (Plus I'm supposed to keep an eye on you, 
jerk.)
<Rick> "No problem. I'm always here."
<Jacob> *to Kasia*  "Oh.  Right.  You know, I didn't see you last time I came 
by... you were with the team elsewhere, right?"
<Arsenal-> for the rest of you, assume Steve's filled each of you in privately 
during the trip.
Kasia raises an eyebrow. "The last time you came by?"
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<Anya> <OOC> How fscking long does it take for them to play seven seconds of a 
basketball game? :P
Jacob nods.  "I came by shortly before I swung back by Beckley and found out 
about the time... it was for my hometown.  That's why I remembered you when I 
found out about the Company's problem."
Kasia nods. "I see. Yeah, we were ... away. On business."
<Jacob> *nod*  "Not my business, really.  I was just disappointed... Shadow 
Grove eventually hired a couple of Juicers.  ...  The cure turned out to be 
worse than the disease."
Anya looks up.  "Yeah?"
<Jacob> <OOC> Anya: If you're the 1976 Olympics, thirty years.  ;^)
<Kasia> <OOC> *FSK!* I'll brb - m'hurk is giving me some *damned* odd window 
tricks.
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<Vander> "Look, about all that bidniz when you were in with that bloodsucker. 
I..."
<Anya> <OOC> Jacob: Heh... :)
Anya lowers her head.  "I...uh..."
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<Arsenal-> 're Kas
<Kasia> re. That... hurt.
Anya sets mode: +o Kasia 
<Vander> "Heh. This is pretty tough fer me. i don't like apologizing."
<Kasia> "Really? Manage to get some nasty Juicers?"
<Anya> "I think I owe you an apology too, I'm just not sure how to phrase it."
<Vander> "How about we just put it behind us? Call it settled?"
<Anya> <OOC> Cal - WSU.  Regulation over, into overtime we go.
<Kasia> <OOC> Go Bears.
Anya looks back up.  "Okay, works for me."
<Vander> "Roit." *sticks out his hand*
<Jacob> *nod* "After they dispatched the beastie, they decided we were... easy 
pickings.  I wasn't there, but the town tried to stand up to them.  They.  They 
corraled everybody outside, and - and leveled every building in town..."
Kasia empathy-reads Jacob
<Jacob> (35% trustme roll passes...)
Anya shakes it.  "It's a deal.  One less problem for the boss to worry about 
anyway..." 
Kasia winces, but does the scan on reflex. "Jeez..."
<Vander> "Yah. And for us." *Shakes Anya's hand and continues walking the deck*
Jacob rolls 1d20, gets 15.  Is a minor psychic.  Save?
<Kasia> <OOC> Kasia grew up around ... nasty people. She got used to using her 
senses to justify stories.
<Vander> <OOC> That's one name off the List :)
<Vander> -<OOC> +. o O ()
<Kasia> <OOC> You save. Jesus scores.
<Vander> <OOC> Kasia: ???
<Anya> <OOC> It's Christians 3 - Atheistis 10!
<Vander> <OOC> Huh?
<Kasia> <OOC> Van: It's a take on the Jesus Saves, Gretzki scores joke. ;)
<Vander> Ah
<Kasia> <OOC> Or however you spell it. Did I ever mention I can't find 
*anything* in teh Rifts main book? ;P
<Vander> <OOC> Kasia: Use the Index and the Quick Find part of the Table of 
Contents
<Kasia> <OOC> Van: It, uh, doesn't help. Especially when you're looking for 
specific saving throws that are scattered all over the place.
<Jacob> "Well."  [straightens up]  "Excuse me."
<Vander> <OOC> Then may I suggest reading the thing until it's indelibly burned 
into your inner-most psyche? :)
Jacob heads over to his van.
Kasia watches Jacob go, frowns and wonders why she can't read anything from him. 
Then she "d'oh"s and slaps her forehead - he's a minor psi, which probably means 
he has blocks...
<Jacob> <OOC> When actually he just got lucky.  ;^)
<Kasia> <OOC> Van: I'd rather sleep with *you.* And don't take that as a 
compliment. ;P
<Arsenal-> anyways, after about an hour to cross the river, and another hour 
unloading the vehicles, you are all on your way again.
<Vander> <OOC> Kasia: Uh... why (would you want to)?
<Kasia> <OOC> I wouldn't. That's the point. ;)
<Vander> Ah
Anya stares at the river, idly hums the tune she was singing at the beginning of 
the day.
<Arsenal-> there is no road out here, per se, just a lot of forest.  You have to 
drop to 35mph to make it through the brush...
Kasia hums On The Road Again, followed quickly by I Can See Your Aura(And It's 
Ugly)
Vander keeps one eye on his RADAR, the other on the road (what ther is of one)
Rick pulls up the rear again.
<Arsenal-> and... I'm out of juice tonight. :P
Anya scrawls her new words down so she won't lose them.
Kasia switches to another song, one that Ru would find ironic...
<Vander> Ars: Lack of planning? :)
<Kasia> o/~ How long... do I have to wait... / Can I have you now, baby, Lord, 
must I... (rhymes with hesitate)...o/~
Evelyn curses at the underbrush that slaps her relentlessly as she barely 
manages to plow through it.
<Arsenal-> Steve calls to make camp at a clearing... RP for a while.
<Kasia> brb
<Arsenal-> Van: not so much as no planning, but just plain exhaustion...
Vander starts a fire going and sets up a cooking pit
<Vander> Ah
<Vander> Call it a night, then?
<Jacob> Sure.
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<Anya> I'm for it.
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<Arsenal-> sure
<Kasia> Darn, I wanted to dig more out of Jacob. ;)
<UpLink> Later folx
Jacob is now known as Lt_Law
<Lt_Law> Kasia: Well, try me in 2 weeks.  :^)
Lt_Law is now known as William
<Kasia> *snicker*
Kasia is now known as Aris_TGD
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<Arsenal-> cyas... :P
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