PARANOIA in PZO Sector!!!

[Ham-R-SLG-1]

For GM

Spoiler:

In a good grunt kind of way I have stuck to my clearance and am not totally sure how to make a proper skill roll in paranoia. I have rolled a d20 + my stat, but if that is incorrect, feel free to roll for me rather then waiting for me to roll again.

Hygiene (1d20+6=15)

FOR THOSE THREE OUTSIDE THE INDIGO DOOR AT BRIEFING ROOM: PZO-102

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A hulking man approaches, snapping to his best attention stance as the woman introduces herself. He waits for her to finish before relaxing into what can only be described as a stiff 'at ease' and answers in an overly loud voice, spittle flecks occasionally spouting from his mouth.

"Ham-R-SLG-1 Reporting for troubleshooting duty. Good to meet another of the team. Have any of the treasonous commies been sighted and are ready for summary execution?"

He stops for a moment, clenching his jaw as if angry with himself for moving beyond the first part of the assignment already. "But first we must report for briefing. Have you encountered our briefing officer?"

[Liam-R-PZO]

GM:

Spoiler:

Wait, I am outside PZO-102, right? EDIT: Is it treasonous for a character to be blond? If it is, I'm going to need to find another avatar that says "smug a-hole"...

[Sam-R-SPD]

GM

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Sam turns on his hottorch (I assume that's like a flashlight, or is more of welding torch? Either way it should give some light) and has a look around.

I'm moving tomorrow so I'll be offline until Wednesday

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

FOR THE TROUBLESHOOTERS OUTSIDE THE INDIGO DOOR AT BRIEFING ROOM: PZO-102

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You hear a stifled chuckle approach from behind you, and turn to see a lanky, very tall troubleshooter with long limp hair and a freakishly forced smile. He gives a spastic wave at no one in particular. Then his eyes dart from one face to the next,

"Greetings fellow troubleshooting chums. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Chuckles-R-DRR. I can only assume we've been teamed up on this ::snicker:: fantastically auspicious day! I'm eager to get to work with you all."

You notice during his bizarre introduction, Chuckles-R-DRR repeatedly and anxiously glances at the looming indigo door. He bites his tongue in an attempt to not draw attention to the painfully obvious.

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

Ham-R-SLG-1 wrote:

FOR THOSE THREE OUTSIDE THE INDIGO DOOR AT BRIEFING ROOM: PZO-102

He stops for a moment, clenching his jaw as if angry with himself for moving beyond the first part

Out of the coner of her mouth

"uhh - oooh, appears someone failed to get their happines pills todayyyy........"

(looking up with her eyes and whistling nonchalantly)

"I'm not mentioning any names...Ham-R-SLG....." [whistles innocently]

[innocently then checks her looks in a Teela-O mirror that is attached to her laser rifle (sans barrel) and fixes a stray hair that is out of place - you notice she is immaculately clean and tidy......]

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

GM:** spoiler omitted **

It is not treasonous to have blond hair, if you're Yellow clearance or higher...

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Sam-R-SPD ONLY:

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This actually looks like 3 rooms together with the center dividers pushed back to the edge of the wall...

As you're passing your hot torch around the room, the Green Door opens up and a Squad of Heavily armed guards swings in, full combat sweep. "Lights!" Two of them draw down on you. "Clear Sir!"

After the all clear signal is given, a tall gangly UV citizen enters with an intense air of superiority. "So this is our team he says...wait, where's the rest of the team? We need this mission done on time and under budget, since you are the only one to arrive on time, you are Team Leader. Assuming of course you accept this glorious mission for the computer."

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Indigo Door Red Hallway:

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Where to? Going to go through the Indigo door?

WARNING WARNING! Some Hacker broke into my message and changed the Indigo to Violet...that should say INDIGO!

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

Violet Door Red Hallway:** spoiler omitted **

GM:

Spoiler:

Just for clarity sake......are there two different doors and areas?

I don't want to click on the spoiler - cuz i was told I'm at an indigo door - which I assume is different from violet door.

in which case that message isn't meant for me and I won't click on it.

[Liam-R-PZO]

Those Outside PZO-102:

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The man who was here first finally steps out of the shadowy corner that he was standing in with a smug smile on his face. "Greetings. I certainly hope nothing too horrible happened to our fifth member." Somehow, you can detect the slightest hint of sarcasm beneath his words. How long do we have until it's meeting time?

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

FOR THE TROUBLESHOOTERS OUTSIDE THE INDIGO DOOR AT BRIEFING ROOM: PZO-102

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Chuckles nervously shifts his weight from foot to foot, then unexpectedly blurts out,
"Hey would one of you be a pal and find out what we're doing in front of this uh...that um...::chuckle::. Ask the computer about..." ::points discreetly towards the indigo door::
"I'll be busy over here....polishing...my...boots."

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Liam:

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You were supposed to be at the meeting about...NOW

Chuckles:

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NICE! Perversity point awarded. Also, how does Liam know how many people were summoned to the briefing room?

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

Those Outside PZO-102:** spoiler omitted **

TO THE GROUP OUTSIDE ROOM PZO-102

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"Fifth member? What fifth member? I didn't hear anything about a fifth member! Who told you about a fifth member? Is there an echo in here? Fifth member?!?"

[Liam-R-PZO]

Chuckles-R-DRR wrote:

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

Those Outside PZO-102:** spoiler omitted **

TO THE GROUP OUTSIDE ROOM PZO-102

** spoiler omitted **

To Those Outside Room PZO-102

Spoiler:

"What? I thought five troubleshooters were the standard amount of troubleshooters. At least, that's how many were in the official video about troubleshooters I saw a few days ago. Haven't you seen that glorious, Computer-recommended video?"

Excuse me for one second. Oh, I am Liam-R-PZO-1." Liam takes out a bullhorn (with Megabooster!) and begins talking at the door with it. "Hello, Person Briefing Us! Unfortunately, The Entrance We Must Go Through For Our Great And Glorious Briefing Is Beyond Our Clearance! Perhaps You Can Give Us The Briefing Very Loudly, So We Can Here It On This Side Of The Door?"

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

To Those Outside Room PZO-102** spoiler omitted **

Spoiler:

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

"What? I thought five troubleshooters were the standard amount of troubleshooters. At least, that's how many were in the official video about troubleshooters I saw a few days ago. Haven't you seen that glorious, Computer-recommended video?"

"No I didn't. And I didn't realize it was like an arbitrarily randomized perpetually assigned 5 members, either. I probably wasn't cleared for that information. I totally trust the glorious Friend Computer would have seen fit to ensure I knew that info, should he know in his all knowing omniscience that I like needed to know that.

Perhaps we are like not meant to go THROUGH that door.....maybe the debriefing is like totally meant to be here....outside. OR MAYBE that door is actually meant to stop us from coming in here - whereever here is - and we're actually suppose to be on THAT side of the door, and being on THIS side of the door is treasonous........Maybe you should go through the door to the other side to check out my theory. Chuckles is busy with his shoes and I'm like totally fixing my hair - cleanliness is mandatory afterall. So maybe you have a moment spare to check that out......"

(continuing to fix any stray hairs)

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

PZO-102 Corridor (Indigo Door corridor)

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The lights shut down in the corridor..."Initiating Energy and Life Support conservation in unoccupied Access Corridor PZO-102." The computer voice over says.

In order to make this game move even more...you will get unnamed benefits from posting (1 bene per 10 posts...not OOC posts, but IC posts)...they'll never been the same benefit, that's why they're unnamed...an example might be an increase in one of your skills, or 5 free perversity points, a get out of brainscrub free card, or maybe an all expense paid trip to meet Teela=O-MLY on the set of the new adventure movie..."Clones in Spaaaaaaaace...." and the first one to post one action in 10 posts gets erased...no one likes a smart ass

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

Chuckles-R-DRR wrote:

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

Those Outside PZO-102:** spoiler omitted **

TO THE GROUP OUTSIDE ROOM PZO-102

** spoiler omitted **

To Those Outside Room PZO-102** spoiler omitted **

TO THOSE OUTSIDE ROOM PZO-102

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Chuckles stops fake-cleaning his boots abruptly and stares suspiciously at Liam-R-PZO for an uncomfortably long time.
Interrupting any chance Chuckles has to question Liam's logic, the lights go out and a booming announcement from the computer fills the corridor. Chuckles makes a sudden and clumsy break for it, hollering anxiously back at the group,
"EVERYBODY REMAIN CALM!!! If one of you guys could contact the computer immediately, that would be real handy! ::laugh:: Let the computer know this corridor is definitely OCCUPIED! I'll be uh...over this-a-way, keeping a ...look out, for anything suspicious, just outside the corridor! ::chortle:: Happy toughts. Happy, happy thoughts!"

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Chuckles:

Spoiler:

Which way did you start to run? Note: I also edited the other post and added "life support" to the cut-off energy. 224

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

Chuckles: ** spoiler omitted **

Spoilers are for GM only:

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Left.

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No, right.

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No...left!

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I finally decide to run the same direction I entered the corridor

[Liam-R-PZO]

People In Front Of Room PZO-102:

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"Don't worry, Chuckles. None of us are traitors, nothing will happen."

GM:

Spoiler:

(Wait, I have a bullhorn, not a megaphone, making half of my previous post worthless. Shoot) Anyway, Liam takes out his can of Cleans-O-Spray in one hand and his Teela-O mug in the other, ready to beat any commies who attack him.

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

PZO-102 Corridor (Indigo Door corridor)

The lights shut down in the corridor..."Initiating Energy and Life Support conservation in unoccupied Access Corridor PZO-102." The computer voice over says.

MARCO!

TO THOSE AT PZO-102

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"BOOBIES!!! Damn Power Services! Someone should like really write a report! Too bad I wasn't Spiderman - or I'd use my spidey-senses!"

I bang on the door and yell
"HELLO! This cooridor is OCCUPIED!! KNOCKERS!!!"

TO GM:

Spoiler:

I pull out my PDC and turn it on using the light to scan the area as best as I could. I hold the light from the PDC up to the Teela-O mirror on my Laser pistol and try to reflect the light to intensify it.

Happy thoughts!!! Happy happy thoughts!!!

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Sam-R-Spd + those in PZO-102 Access corridor"

Spoiler:

A booming "Don't worry, Chuckles. None of us are traitors, nothing will happen." Can be heard from a Bullhorn with MegaBooster. Which is good since it drowns out Tataz indiscreet ramblings about forbidden female anatomy slang. The lights are reactivated as the Bullhorn with MegaBooster activates the audio sensors in the corridor.

[Sam-R-SPD]

GM

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Team leader? That would be a most glorious appointment. Thank you for allowing me such an honor.

Which room am I in? Who else is there now?

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Sam:

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You appear to be in a combination briefing room, you are in the room with the UV citizen and the the 4 green goons.

[Liam-R-PZO]

Outside PZO-102:

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"That's *lowers bullhorn (with Megabooster!)* I mean, that's convenient. Now, as I was saying, *Raises back up bullhorn (with Megabooster!)* Can You Please Give Us Our Briefing Loudly, So We May Hear It!"

[Sam-R-SPD]

GM

Spoiler:

I am most eager to serve the computer in any capacity I can. Even if I'm only a team of 1.

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

Liam-R-PZO wrote:

Outside PZO-102:** spoiler omitted **

OUTSIDE PZO-102

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"Ah, finally - the lights are back up....now you can see me again...."
(brushes hair back vainly)

To Liam
"Listen, bub, what's with the loud....gizmo.....thing? All that hollering loudly is like totally obnoxious......and hurting my ears.......and it's making my hair frizz up!! I'm going to have to take an extra happy pill just to deal with all this loud..CHI-CHIS....ruckus. I can't imagine you'd want to be responsible for spreading unhappiness....do you?"

"You know - it seems like we've been standing outside this door for almost a week.........anyone know what the delay is? All this standing around is cutting in to my beauty sleep-cycle."

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

SAM

Spoiler:

You hear Liam's spoiler above from outside the same door

[Ham-R-SLG-1]

Ugh, Sorry guys, I got hit with a bunch of craziness at work the last couple days and haven't been really able to get on. I'm back now.

Those outside PZO-102

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Ham-R blinks for a moment as the bullhorn goes off next to him, and his hands clench a moment as his face flushes slightly as if he were about to litterally steam. Even as he reprimands Liam, he responds with a shout of his own. "We don't need to be shouting! Do you have clearance to be causing such a disruption and public disturbance?!"

He looks around quickly, unsure if life support is going to be shutting off shortly.

GM

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Is there any sort of sensor or camera in the hallway that would identify that it is in fact occupied? I would make a check to try and see if its broken and fix it if necessary if there is one.

[Whatt-R-BTL]

For those outside PZO-102:

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A clean-cut, wide-eyed man in a red jumpsuit rounds the corner of the corridor and sees the group assembled there. His already wide eyes gleam even more as he hunches his shoulders and claps his hands in light, rapid pats in front of his nose.

"Ooooh, Blessed Friend The Computer had given me boon companions to Crusade against the hated Commie threat! Truely, His care is the Very Spiggot of Hot Fun that nurtures us!"

He trots up the hallway to join the rest of you, his hands clasped gleefully in front of his chest.

"Greetings, Fellow Citizens of Our Friend The Computer's benevolent care! I am Whatt-R-BTL-1 and I recieved the Good News that The Computer wants me to come to the aid of the Complex as a Valued Troubleshooter! Did you receive the Good News of The Computer?"

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

TO THOSE OUTSIDE PZO-102:

Spoiler:

Chuckles-R-DRR comes trampling back towards the group with a maniacal, almost intimidating grin on his face. "Uh...n-no trouble from where I was-" Chuckles interrupts his own train of thought, (and not even noticing the new troubleshooter trying to introduce himself) "HEY! Liam! Buddy, chum, pal...that thing is pretty outrageous. ::giggle:: Mind if I take a looksee?" Chuckles reaches out his spindly fingers towards the bullhorn with a savagely excited gleam in his eye:

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Sam:

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No prob...this is the game, in the coming few weeks I might have some sporadic posting as well.

You find some sort of sensor up on the wall. It's just out of reach...but you think you could reach it...

Whatt:

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Welcome! Is that Water Beetle? or Water Bottle?

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Chuckles:

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Haha, you're funny...You're gonna be the Happiness officer! Or mayber the loyalty officer...or the Hygiene officer..equipment guy? Comm officer?

[Alpha Complex Computer]

Trouble Shooter team PZO-224, consisting of Sam-R-SPD, Chevboi-R-Dee, Chucklez-R-DRR, Whatt-R-BTL, Ham-R-SLG, Tataz-R-BIG, Liam-R-PZO, You are overdue for your Mission Briefing! You are all fined 50cr, Team Leader Sam-R-SPD, gather your team NOW!

Sam:

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heh, yes you just got fined for the rest of the team being late even though you just became team leader...

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

Chuckles: ** spoiler omitted **

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THAT MAKES ME SO HAPPY I COULD JUST ::snicker snort:: BURST! I will not disappoint the eternally benevolent and ::guffaw:: wise computer!

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

Alpha Complex Computer wrote:

Trouble Shooter team PZO-224, consisting of Sam-R-SPD, Chevboi-R-Dee, Chucklez-R-DRR, Whatt-R-BTL, Ham-R-SLG, Tataz-R-BIG, Liam-R-PZO, You are overdue for your Mission Briefing! You are all fined 50cr, Team Leader Sam-R-SPD, gather your team NOW!

Jumping up and down in glee - making certain things bounce tremendously.....

"Excellent! I am so tremendously thrilled to be pay a fine that I know the credits will recirculate into our capitalistic economy and make Alpha Complex an even greater place! KNOCKERS!!!"

"Yes yes - let the team leader gather us.....where are we going now?"

[Whatt-R-BTL]

For a brief moment, Whatt-R-BTL-1's large, excited eyes seem to bounce in time with Tataz-R-BIG-1's athletic display, but he comes round with a little shake of his head and then nods emphatically.

"Yes, in His Most Infinite Wisdom, The Computer assesses fines to support our thriving markets and show the Commie Pinko Traitors that they cannot stand against His Digital Might. I wonder if The Computer will allow me to go ahead and pre-pay a fine for Unscheduled Assembly so I can have a Capitalist Sing-Along with the Infrareds..."

Whatt seems to drift in thought for just a moment then perks back up.

"Oooh! Can I get all of you PDL links? I was wanting to organize a 3 Minute Hate Rally against the Muties among my closest citizens for tomorrow at 1030. Hate Rallies are so much more effective when you are synchronized..."

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

Sam

Spoiler:

The UV citizen, opens the Indigo door where the shouting is coming from

PZO-102 Corridor

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The Indigo door opens and a UV citizen is standing there in his resplendent white jumpsuit. Then he smiles at all of you...it's one of those smiles that is a bit unnerving, and coming from a UV citizen it's downright terrifying...his head turns back in the room and he says something to someone inside the room

Sam

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After the UV citizen opens the door, he turns toward you, and in a low voice says, "Get your team in here in the next 8 seconds or my bodyguards will use you for some patriotic target practice."

Whatt

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heh, not bad, though 0430 would have been funnier...+1 perversity point!

BTW: When we really get into the mission, feel free to use perversity quite a bit...I've already given out some perversity points, also based upon your descriptions of what you're trying to do, I might award PervPoints for that specific action, to increase it's chance of success, so let your creative juices flow (CREATIVE) and let's laugh our asses off...

[Sam-R-SPD]

Sam is standing on the other side of the door I believe, and sees the rest of Red suited yahoos standing there eager to please the computer.

"Greetings citizens. What's the hold up? I am your team leader and you are late for mission briefing. Now get in here!"

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

UV citizen
"6"...."5"...."4"....

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

Sam:** spoiler omitted **

Whatt: ** spoiler omitted **

BONUS PERVERSITY POINTS FOR GM SCREWEUP! (+1 to all)

That was supposed to be a spoiler for Ham, not Sam *HEADSLAP*

[Liam-R-PZO]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

UV citizen

"6"...."5"...."4"....

Liam quickly turns off the bullhorn, puts it away, and attempts to step into the room. (Assuming he can without touching the Indigo door or the UV citizen)

"Liam-R-PZO-1, reporting for debriefing!" *smile*

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

UV citizen

"6"...."5"...."4"....

Chuckles steps aside frantically and gestures courteously for the rest of the troubleshooters to enter the door.

"After you, my fellow troubleshooters! Let's not disobey our orders, now!" ::chuckle::

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

..."3"..."2"...

[Chuckles-R-DRR]

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

..."3"..."2"...

Chuckles suddenly reaches out blindly and shoves Tataz-R-BIG through the door and almost falls on his face while doing so.

"WhooOOops! Sorry about that, miss. My hands slipped, you see. I hope I didn't cause you any harm. ::snicker:: Well, Ladies first, and all that!" ::asinine grin::

He composes himself and shrugs at the remaining troubleshooters in the hallway, "Well, upwards and..heh heh...onwards, I suppose!"

Cautiously but abruptly, he steps through the threshold of the door, with a grimace, half expecting something terrible to happen. He lets a nervous laugh slip right in the face of the UV citizen.

[Whatt-R-BTL]

Whatt-R-BTL-1 swallows back the awe at seeing such a high-ranking member of the Complex and give another excited fluttering clap. He quick steps into the room and stands at trembling attention.

"I am so excited to be in such an august presence in The Computer's service! I do hope to, in some small way, emulate your example, Citizen! To serve our Friend, The Computer, is the aim of life!"

Whatt starts tracing a box shape on his chest, then stops himself and clasps his hands tightly in front of himself.

[GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex]

The UV Citizen says...

"Well well, glad to see you're all such good comrades in arms..."

"Good to see you've already gotten acquainted, NOW GET IN THERE AND SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!!!!"

As you enter the room, you notice 3 green body guards, all with cone rifles and full body armor.

[Tataz-R-BIG-1]

Chuckles-R-DRR wrote:

"WhooOOops! Sorry about that, miss. My hands slipped, you see. I hope I didn't cause you any harm. ::snicker:: Well, Ladies first, and all that!" ::asinine grin::

eeewwwww...you're filthy! Don't touch me - you need a Hygeine inspection I believe.

(dusts herself off and then notices the UV.....and stutters....)

"Hi.....sir.....um......BOMBSHELLS! Er....um....Sorry I'm late that is.....

(quickly shuffles in)

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

The UV Citizen says...

"Well well, glad to see you're all such good comrades in arms..."

"Yes....we're all good comrad......wait.....er....no...we've like, just met. No comrades here.....only Commies refer to each other as comrades! Damn Commies! Give me a gun and point me in their direction....I am ready!"

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

"Good to see you've already gotten acquainted, NOW GET IN THERE AND SIT DOWN AND SHUT UP!!!!"

"Yes-sir-right-away-sir-sorry-sir....KAHUNAS!"

GM of PZO Sector-Alpha Complex wrote:

As you enter the room, you notice 3 green body guards, all with cone rifles and full body armor.

"Ooooh....big guns....I like big guns.....I wonder if they'd let me play with their big guns....Men with big....gun....make me happy! Oh yes....shhhh.....I'm shutted up now."

(sits down in a chair....or floor if no chair is present.)

[Whatt-R-BTL]

Whatt will immediately sit down in one of the indicated seats provided they are not beyond his security clearance. If they are, he will sit on the floor. Regardless, he sits with his mouth tightly clenched, as though the words are bouncing off the back of his teeth and back down his throat. His fingers gently and rapidly tapping on the table or floor beside him.