Redelia's Dead Suns (Inactive)

Game Master Redelia

As the Akata falls Cha'Vishtyr rushes to Jaxy's side.

Mystic Cure: 1d8 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Also transfer 4 of my own HP to Jaxy to top him off.

The soft glow of his hands heals Jaxy's wounds as the life force from himself flows from his body and into the skittermander's. Grabbing his cane, Cha'Vishtyr stumbles as his head grows light and dizzy from the surge of energy. "I'll be alright. See to the strange goblins." Cha'Vishtyr sits down in the chair to rest and catch his breath.

You hear the door open and a little goblin face looking hesitantly out. "You kill all bad doggie things?"

poke, poke

Ack runs over towards the other goblins, "Khou-zinz!! We kook bad dog-katas for nummy nom nomz; and check ship for blinky echos. Crew should be here; maybe inside evil dog-katas; must check as we kook."

Sorry for delay

If have the time Cha'Vishtyr is going to take 10 minutes of rest in the cockpit as the goblins talk.

Spend 1 Resolve to heal SP and use Healing Touch to regain 10 HP, topping off his HP as well.

Cha'Vishtyr listens into the conversation as the goblins chatter, though he focuses more on bandaging up the injuries he received from healing the 'children'.

He tries to set up a mental link with the goblin, then with the group. {"The Akata's are taken care of. No need to worry. What are you doing here and where is the crew?"}

Dribble puts her arc pistol away, after changing the battery for a full one.

"Hello! I am Dribble, and this here is Ack. Are you crew on this ship?"

"We come here and find this place toonta. Then bad blue space doggies attack and we hide. When you speak earlier, not bloot you, because know space doggies were here."

"I guess that makes sense. You said ship was toooooooon-tah?" replies Kotora, glancing towards Ack for clarification.

Glancing towards her companions, she smiles. "I tink only room we didn't check is one they was hiding in." Making herway towards the control panel, she smiles. "If Ack wants to look quick-like maybe we fly back?"

{"We have the Drift Rock to investigate first. Let's take a small rest and get there first. Our ship left us stranded and we don't even know if this one will run still. Let along if the Security will allow us access back as this has been quarantined."} Cha'Vishtyr explains their situation.

"Yes, we need to investigate the rock. I agree Cha, a short rest and a quick meal and then we should head there"

OK, everyone, level up to 3! Same rules as to WBL as last time. Please ask any questions in discussion.

Also, Jaxy's disease is going away as part of the level up; Cha, if you could please post some story for taking care of Jaxy as part of your rest, that would be good.

{"Jaxy, come over here and I will take a look at your babies."} He pulls a small medical kit from his pack. {"Sit in the chair."} Cha'Vishtyr pulls out a large needle and presses around in in his stomach region. Something shifts within like a sandworm.

Cha'Vishtyr jerks his clawed hand back. The hell? Grabbing a small knife He goes to make a small incision. {"This will just be a small hole. You won't feel a thing."}

Medicine: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (16) + 6 = 22

The procedure goes according to plan. Well as much as possible as Jaxy's 'baby', or really whatever you want to call he strange parasitic abomination bursts forth from the hole. Cha'Vishtyr leaps back. S!@#! I lost sight of it. He looks all over and can't seem to find the creature. That is until Jaxy gasps. The parasitic worm crawled up Cha'Vishtyr's abck and seems to have attached itself to his neck and upper back like some sort of symbiotic host.

Synergizing Symbiote MK 1 (+2 Cha)

Cha'Vishtyr feels emotions and knowledge flow through into his mind as the creature's primal urges meld and mend with his own. He falls to the ground in a fit of convulsions as it is too much for him. Another mental scream erupts from his mind as it echoes into his companions like someone in real and absolute pain.

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After several tense moments Cha'Vishtyr awakens a new shirren. The same and yet different than he was before as the group stands over him.

Ack makes his way to the bridge and types away at the console in an attempt to close the open hatch doors. Need air to start flame to kook dog-katas.

Computers: 10 (Skill) + 10 (taking 10)

Ack finds that he is able to close all the airlocks.

Ack closes the airlocks and tries to re-pressurizer the ship.

After a few tries and a few odd noises, Ack gets the ship repressurised.

@GM- Do we see anyway of getting down to the rock?

There are tow cables that you could hold onto on your way. You can just assume that you have no difficulty descending on them. We'll move forward once everyone is done levelling up.

Jaxy gives a sigh of relief as the last akata goes down and Papa Cha-Cha heals the massive wounds on his side. Ah, maybe now I can get some sleep… Looking around the cockpit for a place to lay down for a few moments of sleep, Jaxy gets interrupted by Cha-Cha’s call to take a look at his baby. With a scowl and low growl of annoyance, the skitter takes off his armor and lies down.

Giggling as the thing squirms around in his tummy, Jaxy pipes up. ”Hehe, that tickles… Wait was that the baby? It it ‘kicking’?” His excitement however is cut short at Cha’s next words, ”Wait you’re cutting it out? Are you sure?” Still apprehensive about Cha’s words, the professionalism and skill the shirren shows helps calm his fear, along with a healthy amount of anesthetic.

Jaxy also looses sight of the things as it bursts out of his tummy. What is until he catches sight of it on Cha-Cha’s shoulder. *Gasp* “He’s sooo cute! And he seems to like you. Wait, does this mean you’re going to be Little Jaxy’s ‘daddy’?”

When Cha’s first screams or pain and turbulent emotions burble out, Jaxy’s ears flatten out in an instinctual flinch. After a few moments of thought, though, the skitter reaches out and gives the shirren a couple knowing pats. ”I know, being a parent is painful, isn’t it? Here, I’ll give you some time to bond.” Picking up his gear, and a spare medpatch from the medkit and quietly leaves the room.

Outside the room, he gives everyone a hush sign and in a whispers explains. ”Cha-Cha and Little Jaxy are bonding! I only got to see part of the ‘fobdden’ vid ‘the m-something-or-other of life’ we found on the infosphere, but I think Cha-Cha’s going to be a daddy!”

Happy that his little one is getting along with one of his favorite people, Jaxy smiles excitedly as he looks over the tatters of his armor ravaged by the space-dogs. He scrounges around the ship looking for parts to repair his armor, and finds a couple interesting pieces, such as a nearly intact formian hide and some infrared sensors, for the next hour, trying to block out the mental screams of Daddy Cha’Cha and Little Jaxy, instead focusing on repairing his armor. When the skitter is finished, he hurries over to where the shirren and little one are. Showing off his clearly formian inspired armor, he gushes. ”Look, I made it to look more like you! Congrats on becoming a daddy! You feeling better? This might be the hor... hor... ‘hors d'oeuvres,' but… you kinda look hotter…”

Cha'Vishtyr awakens on the floor. Green blood pooled around his head. {"Daddy?"} He feels the back of his neck where the small symbiote rests. With each touch he feels it squirm away, protecting itself.

His heart races in his chest. What race is this? I don't even know what is on me... He feels the creature merging with his own mind. Subtle glimpses of what can only be described as emotion seem to pull at the edges of his mind. Is it trying to speak with me? He is unsure.

He doesn't even hear Jaxy as he shakily stands. Not so much from injury but more from the confusion in his mind. He stumbles to the doorway, leaning heavily on it. {"What happened? What did the goblin have to say?"}

Jaxy gives his head a shake, not quite sure to take of Daddy Cha-Cha's new looks. "I don't know, I think Little Jaxy... Cha-Cha... We'll have to give him a name later... took you for his daddy! It was so cute how quickly he took to you."

He gives Cha a blank look at the mention of the goblins, before a slow dawn happens behind the skitter's eyes. "Goblin..s.? Ohhhh, wait those goblins, I saw them talking with everyone else while I was fixing up my armor. Something or other about toons and blots, I couldn't get a thing of what they were saying."

Jaxy gives a multishouldered shrug of disinterest, followed by his tummy giving a grumble. "Being a mommy made me hungry! Now that Ack's got the ship air on again, let's eat!"

He moves into the kitchens area on the ship and starts to scrounge up enough to feed everyone. "Hmmm, they've got hard tack, milk, eggs of some sort..." Deciding on what he's going to make, he calls out to everyone. "Uh, Dribble and Kotora, can you clean up a space in the main cabin for us to eat? Ack can you keep our new friends entertained so they aren't getting in my way, and Daddy Cha-Cha, just rest, you've had a long day!"

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Profession (Mercenary? Would that let him scrounge a meal together?): 1d20 + 7 ⇒ (10) + 7 = 17
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After a filling, if somewhat bland, meal, Jaxy pats his belly through his new armor, before musing for a second. "Wait, I can't help but fell like I'm forgetting something here..."

Looking sideways as Cha re-emerges, Kotora points at the new addition to the shirrens neck. "Uh...you've go a little something..."

Quickly silencing at the mention of food though she eagerly gets to work setting up a place in the cabin. She runs back to the bunkroom and snags a sheet from there before laying it on the floor in a corner of the big room. "We's can have a picky-nick." she beams.

"Oh, Acks family? They say something about hiding 'cause of space dogs and not trusting us...but we already knew that."

As she begins munching on the Master Chef's food, she mumbles through the half masticated substances "Washhnt vees shuprose a voook ash *GULP* boulder?"

{"Child?"} Cha'Vishtyr feels the creature attached to him now. It doesn't so much feel like a separate being but rather an extension of his own mind now that it has merged.

Is it assuming control? Wants him to think nothing of it? Or is it truly nothing but a creature feeding off of his system. These are all thoughts that run through his mind. But these...these... He doesn't even know what to refer to their odd band of miscreants as?

He sits down at the table, straddling the seat. {"We need to get down to that rock. The crew isn't here and may have fled or gotten trapped down on it."} He points to the airlock and the tow cables attached to it.

Looking at his environmental protections and his battery life. It all seems to be running out. "{And we need to hurry before our environmental protection system runs out..."} He taps the suits internal readout.

It wasn't long before the scared goblins got to looking around for shiny trinkets and the like that would lead them to the bridge. None of them could remember how it started but before long, as the others were cooking, the goblins started to share stories, information, and trinkets with one another. Ack would start to learn the songs of his kind and love the simplistic wisdom and superstitions that came with them.

Any one looking in would just see all three singing as loud as they could, in harmony, and all seemingly at a different pitch making it sound like a group of dying cats as they sang.

'Hold your breath and count to five! Don't screw up and you survive!'

'Smack an Orc only once! Anymore and you the dunce!'

'Picky eaters throw away, and feed us Goblins for the day!'

"Err, goblins? I think that aft cargo hold has great accoustics. It migth be a better place to sing?"

Dribble has her face in two of her hands i thought everybody should be friends, bit I am not so sure anymore. I need to pay attention to Cha, I hope he can hold it together until we are back on Absalom Station, we sure need to see a doctor there

Jaxy cocks his head, clearly confused by what everyone is saying. "Boulder, Rock? ...Oh, right! That boulder-rock-thingie we have to look at! Hmm, Daddy Cha-Cha, if you're that worried about the eviromental protections on your space suit, why not just charge it back up? I've got mine going right now!"

Jumping up and giving a stretch, the skitter looks about and gives a nod. "But you're right we should get moving! Let's see if we can pry Ack away from his singing and get down to the rock. Maybe there we can learn what happened to most of the crew..." The skitter starts to tidy up things from their meal and starts trying to usher people out the door. He joins the goblins in one last song, not really knowing the words and somehow making the dying cat of a choir sound even worse. "Kill a something-something-ish, swim something-or-other fish!" At the end of the song, the little skitter moves over and picks up Ack bodily moving the goblin away from his bretheren. "Sorry, We need Ack! He's the smartest person in our group! If you wait though, we'll bring him back!"

'Kill a bird and make a dish! Swim in river and eat some fish! Bwah!' Jaxy lifted the goblin up by the waist and headed for the door as Ack flailed towards his singing buddies as he was being carried away.

Jaxy hauls Ack out to the back of the space ship where all of the tie lines were. Setting down the goblin, he comments, "Wow, you know so many songs! I'm amazed you can remember all of those. But we should get moving, you can catch up with them later if you want!" The skitter then glances around, counting off people with three hands "Ack, Daddy Cha-Cha, Dribble... Hmm we're missing two people... There's ...Kotora and then... Oh right me! Opps."

With a wide skitter-smile, Jaxy heads off back into the ship. "Hold on, I gotta go grab Kotora and then we should go!"

Finding the other skitter shopping online, Jaxy gives a huff. "You can do that later! Let's go." Hauling the other skitter over his head, Jaxy rushes back into the docking room. "Okay, this should be everyone!
Any thing you need to do before we head out?"

Saying farewell for now to Ack's new-found cousins, you climb down to the Drift Rock. Looking around carefully, you find an opening into the interior of the asteroid.

Please adjust your marching order on the map, and also choose which of the two directions you choose to investigate.

A mechanical drone suddenly appears holding a small box. "Ooo my drift package arrived!" she exclaims, snagging the package. Contained within i s a small vial of lotion.

Squirting the contents out into her hand, she rubs it over her face and skin. The salve seems to draw her features tighter around her, emitting a soft glow. "They was right! I AM prettier now!"

Looking towards her companions she giggles "Sorry it took me so long. I always get lost in the vast markets. So, we's gots ta find out what's here and stuff. We should get goin." she advises cheerfully. "Oh, and I decided to name my taclash. It's called Coral now. What this..."

Promptly throwing the weapon ahead of the group, she says simple "Coral, come!" and it reappears in her hand. "Neat, right? So anyway...what's we see here?"

I'm fine with taking rear guard. Alternatively, Ack, if you wish to swap places since I believe you prefer ranged fighting, I'm good with that too.

As Kotora throws her taclash Ack tries to catch it out of instinct and confusion before it disappears from his reach. Almost falling forward he's able to compose himself; with the demonstration inspiring the goblin's imagination to picture the hammer of that one long-haired orc that would throw his hammer and have it return to him before causing light to come from the sky and fill him with power.

I was thinking about being sub tank with Jaxy. At least until after the Rock

Cha'Vishtyr taps his flashlight on his comm device and follows in behind everyone else. He holds a clawed hand to his mandibles as if saying to be quiet. {"We don't know what awaits us in here."} He draws his pulsecaster rifle.

Jaxy watches Kotora and Coral with eyes wide in fascination. "OOOoooohhhh! Wow! That's soo cool! How did you do that? Hrmmm, I want to try that too!"

Jaxy swings his laser cannon around and then delicately lifts the trap up with ver his head. He makes a couple of heaves as if to through the thing before stopping. " Wait, I Ned to give him a name first... He's a laser cannon... Hmmmm... I know! Lazy! I'll call him Lazy!"

Grinning wildly, Jaxy heaves Lazy up and out, tossing the thing a good twenty feet. On the downward arc, Jaxy's ears get flat as he realizes that this was not likely to be good for Lazy at all. With a sputter he calls out " Lazy, uh.. Here!"

Not expecting the thing to come back to him, Jaxy gets knocked off balance as the unexpected bulk of the thing materializes in his hands. After a few seconds of precarious tottering, Jaxy regains his balance, a broad grin on his face. "It worked! Yay! Oh, and Lazy didn't get scratched!"

Looking around to show off to everyone his new found ability, Jaxy finally catches sight of Daddy Cha-cha's call for silence and realizes where they are. As the years of his adolescent training take back over, Jaxy gives a silent nod of affirmation. With a few gestures he indicates <We go straight?>

This is quickly followed by a completely different series of gestures. <I'm so excited.>

Ack! Having a sub tank would be nice especially if we are going to run into more of those Akatas. I can't garuntee Jaxy won't be a repeat mother.

Dribble follows silently, resisting the urge to toss her arc pistol ahead of her.

Follows behind Jaxy.

"EEEEeeee!" squeals Kotora at the sight of Jaxy's toss. Slapping three hands over her mouth, she looks to Daddy Cha with concerned.

Recalling his normal communication method, she squeezes her eyes shut and thinks really loudly....'I SORRY! BE QUIET NOW!'

Stealth: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (11) + 6 = 17
Perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

As Jaxy enters, someone on the far side of the room stands up in surprise. "Skitters! I told that ***** that I would take out anyone but skitters. They're just too cute. And who does she send me to kill but a group of skitters..."

The figure appears to be an android armed with a rifle, somewhat female in appearance.

Cha'Vishtyr tries to set up a mental link with the android. {"Are you part of the Acreon crew? Please lower the rifle. We are here to help you get off the rock."}

Diplomacy: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (5) + 3 = 8

Jaxy's ears perk up as he catches sight of the android. As he starts hearing what the-she-seeming android is saying though, he excitedly bounds into the room. "Wait, someone sent you to end our 'pain'n'saffrin'? Awww, how nice! They must really care about us!"

He gives the android a look over and then gives a nod in approval. "It's so rare I meet someone else dedicated to ending people's 'pain'n'saffrin'! What's your name? I'm Jaxy! This is Ack, he's soooo smart that it's almost a little scary. That's Daddy Cha-Cha, he's bonded to my baby! Over there is Dribble, she's the most sensible Skitter I've ever met and she is great at making new friends. And last is Kotora at the back, she's really fun and kind and sweet and good with words!"

After introducing everyone, he turns back to the android. "You know, we could do a duel! You and me, best fighter gets to end the other's 'pain'n'saffrin'!"

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Don't know if I should roll something, but just in case here's a Charisma roll: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (15) + 1 = 16

Cha hears the reply in his head Certainly not. I was sent here to kill you, to keep you out of things that do not belong to you.

The android starts laughing so hard that she drops her rifle at Jaxy's speech. If she were human, you're pretty sure tears would be rolling down her face.

"I don't care what that ***** paid me, the contract is off, since I said no skitters. You are just as impossible to kill as I was told."

Jaxy's ears drop as the android drops her rifle and says she's not going to try killing them. With tears in his eyes, he looks at her."... but... but... you don't care enough to end our... *sniffle* 'pain'n'saffrin'? Awww..."

Dejected he turns back and starts scuffing the ground with his boots. after a second, and clearing the tears from his eyes, he looks back at her. "Could we... at least do some kind of... competition?"

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Diplomacy: 1d20 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

"Silly one; I was sent here to cause you pain and suffering by killing you."

Jaxy cocks his head to the side, clearly confused. "Wait, but dying is an end to 'pain'n'saffrin,' so you killing us would end that, not cause more.... Wait, the actually killing might cause some, but afterwards it'd be peaceful. Hmmm, you look good enough to do it easily with little pain and no 'saffrin.' I'd say saying you're going to kill us and then not caused more than just killing me! Hrumph!"

Slightly peeved, the skitter decides to ignore the andriod for a bit and pretend to be interested in the wall for a bit.

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I don't think I've ever been able to argue FOR an antagonist to try killing my character! To be honset, I'm enjoying it, alot!

'Who hire you to kill non-skitters? What we do wrong? We not open crate; was tempting, but no open; not even sneaky like.'

It's tempting to tell Jaxy to 'make friends' and watch things unfold.

The android smiles to herself at Ack's silliness. "I was hired by someone who doesn't want you to explore this place, of course!"

{"What is there to hide here. So if you are not going to kill us then it seems we are at a bit of a stand-off. What do you suggest?"} Cha'Vishtyr's hand twitches on his rifle, as he is unsure what this android is going to do.

Moving into the room to get a better view, Kotora smiles at the android. "Hey there! Yeah, I'm Kotora as Jaxy splained. What issit we aren't sposed to see?"

"Is it an ugly gooey creature? Is it Historia-7's private porn collection? I bet that bot's got some freaky taste...dontcha think? I bet there are librarians..." Trailing off, she cocks her head to one side, as if picturing something off in the distance.

With a sudden shudders, she mumbles "Librarians....So anyway, since you can't kill us, you should just let us do our thing."

Stapping her fingers on the upper left hand, she exclaims "Oh! Sorry, where are my manners! We've been fighting them mommy-makers and it slipped my mind."

Tugging a ration from her pack, she saunters over to the mechanical being. Holding it out with one hand, she goes to hug their new friend with the other 5. "Nice to meet you!"

The android wraps her arms around Kotora, tears beginning to well up in her eyes. "I always wanted to hug a skitter. You are just so cute..."

Ack pulls on Cha's arm before whispering to him. 'We should hurry before she reboots and decides to kill us.'