"He'll be fine for one day without you. Plus I already told him you had other plans." :)
"I do...not see how this will be helpful...."
"You need some downtime."
"I am....fine. I do not require rest anymore..."
"You haven't taken a day off in I don't KNOW how long. That's not healthy, regardless of needing to sleep or not."
"Your concern is not...necessary, I assure you."
"Your sabumnim....My wife...IS concerned, so therefore I'M concerned. And since she's supposed to be resting, I've got to make sure things calm the heck down for at least a little while. Help me help you help me here...."
"I..."
"...Will take a day off and relax!"
"The last time I TRIED to do that, Laeren's government was nearly overthrown around me, Agartha was almost handed over to the Empire, and a life I was supposed to protect was lost.....FOREVER. I cannot..."
"...'Afford to let my guard down', 'Stop waiting for the other shoe to drop', 'Can't let it happen again on my watch,' blah blah frackin' blah. I get it - you're preaching to the choir, kid. But the difference between you and I is that YOU ARE STILL A KID. This isn't you're fight yet. And even if it was, you can't be 'On' all the time. You'll kill yourself, and probably others around you. Does that get the point across a little more clearly, son?"
"I......."
"Sabumnim's orders. Go and chill out. Go and be young, for heaven's sake. And..."
[Poke] "Don't."
[Poke] "Stress."
[Poke] "Out."
[Poke] "Our."
[Poke] "Babies by stressing her out. 'Kay?"
"It's moments like this that I wish Master Quo were still alive, although in all fairness I suppose 120 was a rather advanced age for a human. He would have been a much better teacher for you than I, but since I'm the last of my order I'll just have to do. Still, the next time we go to the temple for a weekend you should come along. There are many texts and illustrations of various techniques carved into the walls of the pyramid, and I think that studying them might be helpful for you."
Wow. Ten years to the day since this was posted. Wonder if I should finally do something with this....hm.
He nods, then watches their flank as Fei does his thing.
Does this mean Ghalen has come inside and changed back? He wouldn't fit through the hallway as a dragon. Just making sure I know who is where and in what form. :)
When they were near the city, but not quite inside its protection, Tyrrin and Ghalen were attacked by a group of guards wearing leaf pins and wearing masks, which made sense as soon as they threw down a smoke bomb.
Make a DC 25 Fort save vs poison. If you make the save then these guys have no chance. They are in way over their heads. Feel free to narrate how you wipe the floor with them.
Tyrrin is doubled over coughing and cannot seem to get a proper breath.
Oh, it's on now....:
Inquisitor Ghalen makes Fortitude save.
Breathes deeply while drawing BFG on traitorous guards:
"Oh, puh-lease," the demon said, rolling her eyes. "If I have to be subjected to these indignities, at least don't also insult my intelligence and planning skills while you're at it. Ow!" she cried out, glaring at Jaiye for the backhand she'd just been dealt. "You are so going to pay for that later," she growled.
Jaiye rolled her eyes. "Yeah, so I don't trust her at all, but the demon has a point. This is not her style. It's not convoluted enough. And relying on drow for help? What was she going to do, blackmail them with threats about revealing their good deeds if they didn't cooperate? She already had a scheme in motion, and I am quite certain she was surprised by our trap, or she wouldn't still be stuck in it."
Other than his eyes tracking slowly between the succubus and Jaiye as the lycan strikes her captive, Fei does not make any other move during that interchange to show his concern over this behavior.
"As I said...I did not consider it likely," he replies in his usual, measured tone.
"Ace" wrote:
Motioning with a paw to the commander under him, Ace asks "Anybody got some manacles for this guy? Maybe he has some answers for us?"
He has already been restrained (^-^):
Fei, of the Sun Soul wrote:
"Ace" wrote:
Ace sits his considerable bulk (800lbs) on the commander. He shifts his vocal cords around and calls out to Fei. "Got one of the commanders. What should I do with him?"
Assuming the rest of the rank and file troops are in full retreat, Fei sends some the nanite swarm harassing them back to the remaining dropped piles of armor, where they quickly assimilate the material and then assemble into an intricate restraint harness around the pinned commander.
The young monk then gestures to Casilkasheyith's prisoner.
"That is one of the commanders of the drow units that attacked. I have his fellow commanders restrained with the other troops over there. I am sure that one of them will be able to give us their purpose for being here...and who they are allied with in Laeren."
The squads among the civilians are neutralized before they understand what is going on, but the squads that are fighting with Laeren's defenders have more time to notice things. The first squad tries to retreat, but doesn't make it before being locked into their own armor. The second squad breaks and completely loses all sense of order, making their resistance totally disorganized and ineffective. The third squad tears off their armor as they break away in an orderly fashion, their commander having more success at keeping order, and they are able to retreat, squad still intact.
Lyn:
I'm reading this to mean that the second and third drow squads are still engaged with the Laeren defenders, but only the third squad is providing any effective opposition. Am I correct on that?
You had said above that Fei opened a com channel with Ace and Ghalen. Wasn't sure if that was one way or not. About the only thing Ace has is his datapad, but idk if WiFi exits out here in the woods lol
I just looked back at my post, and I did not write that out clearly enough - apologies for that.
Since he was still standing next to Ace when he spoke, Fei just talked to him (and transmitted what he said to Ghalen simultaneously over comm).
This is the Autumnal Equinox Festival. Yes, it is still early fall, beginning of the school year. :)
There are no restricted colors. Generally only children really engage in any theme dressing for this event. For everyone else, it's a fancy dress ball. Elven styles of formalwear tend to be a bit on the revealing side, but that's not a requirement and even among elves more conservative dress is sometimes seen.
Heh - that last one could be nice and awkward. I should be good to post now, thanks :)
If there's anything I forgot to include that you want to know, let me know.
I've got two questions that I forgot to ask earlier today (=^-^=):
1. Which Equinox Festival is this? Vernal or Autumnal? (I'm pretty sure we're still in the fall of the new school year, but I just don't remember for certain anymore)
2. Are there certain wardrobe choices/colors/affectations that are considered 'taboo' at each Festival? (i.e. Wearing green to the Autumnal Equinox Festival, or fall tones to the Vernal)
"I'm not sure if this is a sign that he's finishing his transformation or it's just another stage. But I'll be sure to keep you informed when we have any new information. You can call me if there's any kind of problem. Until Phaeze is back I'm running this show all on my own," she added with a slight grimace.
"Now in all fairness, Miss Zamarosok," a jovial voice calls out from behind her, "you really need to trust in your staff's ability long enough to check your messages regarding that. But I'm just as guilty of doing the same thing, so no judgments." :D
Well, he's doing a great job of curbing rash words born of fear. Anger on the other hand, is having a field day since for once she's not trying to hide or run away. :P
Well he can't fix everybody's issues, now can he? ;P
The transport (several times larger than the Kuros shuttles) is hovering over the landing pad as Fei exits the building. Vernier thrusters fire and slowly rotate the bulky vehicle as it comes to ground on the tarmac.
A large loading door/ramp cracks open and lowers itself to the ground. Almost immediately, several ground transports rumble down the ramp and move to the deployment lot off to the side of the landing pad, accompanied by multiple personnel on foot. Everything and everyone spilling from the belly of the ship bears the prominent markings of emergency and medical services.
As all of this files past Fei, his attention is returned to the loading ramp of the vehicle as a loud, confident voice calls out to him over the din of machinery...
[]DESIGNATION EVE: Offer: We will share information about ourselves with you so you can plan how to best deal with the others once they have completed their ship. Sending: File....
Reposting, just in case there was something else pertinent to share from said file...
[]DESIGNATION EVE: Offer: We will share information about ourselves with you so you can plan how to best deal with the others once they have completed their ship. Sending: File....
Lyn, should I be looking out for a separate post/PM about this information from Eve, or was this supposed to just be a jumping off point to skip to the end of the ship's construction?
Fei could possibly mind control them if he can use his lace well enough.
Arthur Barren wrote:
His particular lace isn't designed for robot control unless I'm very much mistaken
Not at first, no. It's grown quite a bit in scope since first coming online, however. Having the mother of all power sources attached to it has been...invigorating ;)
But Magic's point above is the salient bit. While Fei has successfully hacked a high-end network (the secret lab where he fought Darth Vai), he hasn't had any experience with 'intelligent' systems like the 'bugs' yet, and has a very real chance of failing that. (He is a fast study, though.)
Seeing how badly injured Elektra was, Scorch flies down to her, blasting her with fire.
Do I actually need to roll to hit her, or should I just roll 'damage'? Using Fire Blast to heal her
If she's conscious, she knows it's coming from you - my two coppers is she isn't going to dodge it (unless fire doesn't heal her due to her lightning-based abilities, of course)
In any case, Fei's next actions depend on the results of this, so cue the hold music (^-^)
Elektra abandons her lightning blades in favor of a large burst of fire to clear the way to the window they entered by, and makes a dash for the window. The acid is still clinging to her skin and she continues to be burned by it.
Continuing damage: 10d6
Elektra has not made the window yet, correct? The bugs and Ghalen need to act before she can potentially get through?
(I'm trying to determine if there's anything here for Fei to roll Perception against to close the gap and get her healed before she drops...) :/
Over the radio: "Fido to Boss. Something is wrong at base. It's blocking radio signals in the area. Grunt and Spitfire already went in to investigate. I've parked the shuttle near town. The interference doesn't stretch this far. Phoenix and I planning to go in on foot, in a manner of speaking. The field doesn't stop telepathic communication though, so you should still be able to keep in contact with us that way."
It's probably my exhaustion making me miss the obvious again, but was this broadcast just to Jiminy, or was it 'open channel' to the whole team? (^-^)
Every sentient being has some amount of courage to them (even if they don't know it). Being conscious or unconscious has no bearing on that. Raelle would have to be dead to not be detectable to the Champion of Courage, if he's actively seeking her out.
The same thing would apply if it was Fear, Love, Life, even Light (if she was in a room that had any kind of electromagnetic radiation in it).
Jeran snorted. "Thanks, man. You always know how to make me feel better. Come on, let's go break the bad news to the newbies. I've got their list of call sign names right here, and I am absolutely sure they are not gonna like it. The boss has a twisted sense of humor."
I totally get that and I don't blame you one bit for being frustrated. This plot went off the rails a while ago, and having multiple people running it certainly hasn't helped that. This latest wrench in the works was actually designed to speed up the resolution, believe it or not. I am trying to help. The way I see it, there are two ways to quickly wrap up this storyline.
Option A. You stick with the trap plan. Hey, it's a good plan, and it actually has a better chance without Illy. There are three girls in the room with Ace who all meet the criteria that they know the murderer uses better than Illy did. Convince Tami, Tyrrin, or Alys to take her place and proceed as planned.
Option B. Ace decides to throw caution to the wind and makes telepathic contact with the unconscious Ginni. She might be pissed about it later, but he can follow the link between Ginni and the murderer and finally catch the bastard.
Whichever option you choose, I expect this story to be resolved in short order. We are not dragging this out one bit more.
Hmm....This could add an interesting twist to something I had planned for the evening of this game day (which isn't intended to slow anything down, just to run parallel to the main investigation).
I'll have to keep an eye out for what option is chosen. ;)
Curiously -- how is he tracking the energy levels? measuring against energy going in versus received, or does each 'cell' have tracking measurements as well? Also, is this corridor open to abuse by external parties? Given what you wrote, it'd be hard to change that 'fact' now and -- well this is a tasty source of energy for anything that might want to nibble.
Just to sort-of answer this. I know in the past that there have been at least one or two (or more?) villains that have targeted Fei for the potential he holds energy-wise (and capability for destruction-wise).
My question is not about Fei, or his 'capacity' -- as much as the structures he's been building over the past week, and such. These things aren't going unnoticed!
Thanks though. I get the impression there isn't a limit to Fei's energy, or he may go out into space and become a stellar object if he loses it, or something goes 'awry'. Heh. But that's more physical matter then pure energy-- ah, science.
Good stuff.
:D
Be at ease....there's really nothing to see here.
Those pylons are there to facilitate Fei's recent changes to his daily 'routine'. And grand a plot device for rebuilding Kuros the next time the town gets blown to shtako. :)
(And I guess my post didn't communicate Fei's due diligence in making his work a secret/non-issue well enough, so my apologies for any confusion that caused. I wasn't planning on putting any more delays in front of the stuff we've been trying to get to for so long now).