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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
4, 2, 2, 2
Total: 10 (4-24)
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 Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:20 pm
[ Sinter had technically gotten some rest. He slept, at least. With how terrible he felt, he was loathe to think what state he'd be in if he didn't get those few hours of shut-eye. At least now, headache aside, he was capable of doing work.
Sinter rolled out the charts. He'd been in such a mess last night, it was any wonder the papers weren't completely crumpled. Hopefully his notes were still legible... ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 5) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + ?Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Found nothing new. Journeytroll skill activaaaate!
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seekingCylem rolled 4 0-sided dice:
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Total: 0 (4-0)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:24 pm
ZERO-SIDED DICE AGAIN. GDI.
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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
1, 2, 5, 2
Total: 10 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:25 pm
[ Well, Sinter's notes were readable. He supposed that came from having immaculate penmanship most nights. His handwriting had only deteriorated to normal-people quality.
Unfortunately the notes themselves were information he'd already logged. In some cases he'd written the same sentence twice in a row. This wasn't good. Sinter promised himself he'd get more sleep in the coming days. ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 5) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + ?Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Found nothing new again. Journeyrollinggg
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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
3, 4, 2, 2
Total: 11 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 5:29 pm
[ Sinter ended up having to backtrack through most of the work he did yesterday. It was a colossal pain, and a bigger waste of time. The task's saving grace was that the mind-numbing nature of fact-checking was soothing. Sinter wasn't exactly de-stressing, but he was calming down. He'd figure this stuff out eventually. ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 5) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + (3, 4)Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Found (3, 4) Sparse Residencies.
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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
4, 6, 3, 3
Total: 16 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:09 pm
[ Sinter filled out a little more of his map. "Sparse Residencies." He shrugged mentally. It wasn't an exciting find, but it was something new to add to his collection. He doubted such a place would have a wealth of materials for base-building, but it appeared close to the rebel territories, so it likely had some importance.
Sinter shrugged physically. Ugh, his shoulders were stiffening up. ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 5) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + (4, 6)Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Action 2/4; Found (4, 6) the Construction Pit.
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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
4, 4, 2, 6
Total: 16 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:40 pm
[ Sinter would have much rather been drinking hot chocolate than coffee, but he needed the caffeine boost. He'd loaded his mug up with creamer and sweetener. In addition to making the drink taste better, part of Sinter hoped he'd get an extra jolt from a sugar high.
He was feeling more awake, but also more jittery. Fear of spilling all over his notes wasn't adding to his productivity at all. ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + (4, 4) and (2, 6)Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Action 3/4; Found (4, 4) the Rail Station and (2, 6) the Daylight Mall
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seekingCylem rolled 4 6-sided dice:
1, 1, 5, 5
Total: 12 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 6:50 pm
[ After nearly spilling coffee on his shorts for the second time that night, Sinter decided to put the hot beverages away. All it was really doing was making him want to bake a coffee cake anyway. Something sweet to offset this awful bean water.
Sinter sighed wistfully. Food at the base had been healthy, but nights on end of no dessert was trying on a child. Also being on a battlefield. Sinter resolved to invite Tamiya and Larque over for hot chocolate and cake after this brightmare was over.
That thought alone was enough to invigorate Sinter into working just a little bit harder. ] Group Progress: Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) + (5, 5)Defenders on Standby: 18 Result of Action: Action 4/4; Found (5, 5) the Serpentine Mansion.
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Sypon rolled 4 6-sided dice:
4, 5, 6, 2
Total: 17 (4-24)
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 9:22 pm
Tamiya wandered around the base aimlessly. She would occasionally mention wanting to go home, but otherwise she would jabber into her walkie talkie concerning the Faith, and the Path to Hell. Her hearing had yet to have been recovered fully.
She would occasionally check in on Sinter and receive condolence -- it was her favorite part of the day. Larque, while realistic, was quite literally too close to home. Tonight, Tamiya sat near the outside of the Coastal Base. She didn't want to be on the field unless she was safe at home. Regardless of royalists taking over, it was better than the place being bombed.
She thoughtfully rallied through her walkie.
Group Progress:
Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) (5, 5)
Defenders on Standby: 35
Result of Action: Rallied 17 trolls! 17 + 18 = 35
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Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2014 11:14 pm
Larque was stone-faced as he returned to the camp after his latest assignment. Unlike his friends, who were still recovering, he was too restless to stick around, and the military needed every able-bodied person anyway. He'd taken a quick trip out to do intel...but the discovery he'd made was enough to turn his stomach.
He was dragging his feet as he slunk through base, but he knew he would have to tell her. They wouldn't be able to go to her hive as quickly as they'd been planning.
"Tamiya." He said her name when he finally located her, trying to pull her attention away from the walkie talkie for a moment. His throat was dry, and he had to swallow, fidgeting in place. Why did he have to be the one to do this? He didn't even know if Sinter knew yet, but he hadn't been able to find the redblood. "Something...something bad happened."
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:07 am
Tamiya jolted into focus. She slowly took her finger off of the speaker of her walkie talkie. It shut off with a hiss of static. She was shaking somewhat as she put the device down. It disappeared into her large sleeve, and soon both of her hands joined to knead uncomfortably as he fidgeted in front of her.
Nothing could have been worse than what they'd been through; Sinter was safe in the base, Kabukidad was in sight, Larque was right there. Everything was in its right place, or so she thought. And her hive was...
"What..." She began. Her head cocked slowly as she tensed, digging her nails into her legs under her sleeves. "What....Happened?"
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:18 am
Larque sucked in a deep breath. It wouldn't pay to be a p***y right now. While he was more hardened than Sinter, he could at least be strong for his friend. He could still be supportive.
"The rebels took control of the area your hive is in." He said miserably, almost feeling as if it were somehow his fault. That was a stupid thing to think though, so he followed it up with news that he hoped would dampen her reaction, however bad it happened to be.
"Their defenses are fairly low, however. I'm sure with your recruiting skills, we could get a team together to break through to it..." He tried to sound optimistic, though at that point he was fearful of what it would do to her already battered psyche.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:48 am
Tamiya's fingers curled up around the radio and squeezed. She sucked in a breath and held it, becoming still and silent for a moment. Her eyes shut. Of course.
Messiahs, protect me. Messiahs, protect me. ******** took my hive. ******** blew up my hive.
Larque spoke to her strategically, but her mind was trying to find solace in her faith. She was searching from deep within her blood pusher, which beat rapidly and wild abandon. What was it saying to her? Kabukidad hadn't prepared her for this. With her ears still ringing, her thoughts became so loud that eventually they poured out in a low hum.
"It's three o'clock in the morning and you are sleeping...Wicked clowns in the moonlight creeping... Slide through your window under your bed...Crawl in through your ear, eat your head...Bumping into bones because I need light...Tip-toeing down through your windpipe...Climbing down your spine was the fun part ...Looky looky and I think I see your ******** heart...So I'm stabbing like it ain't nothing... Wicked clown... Wicked clown..."
With a crescendo, Tamiya broke into a wail. She stuffed her radio into her hakama and grasped Larque gruffly by the shirt, pressing her face clean up to his.
"LARQUE." She spat, manic. Her face was contorted with fear, anger and self-righteous rage. "WE WILL HAVE RETRIBUTION!" She breathed in and out roughly, shaking him. "I WILL.... I WILL..." Tears formed in her eyes. She released her friend and stepped back, fingers clutching at nothing and eyes wild. "TEAR THEIR ******** CHUTES OUT. WE GO, NOW."
Kabukidad laughed.
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 12:56 am
"Brothers and Sisters. Unforgivable sin has occurred today...." Tamiya evangelized shrilly into her radio, this time with deep seriousness. Her voice had dropped to a preaching growl, and even her body language was appropriate for a crowd of a great number of trolls.
As the two made their way to the hive, now with a team of destroyers, she felt powerful. Larque had presented her with her righteous duty, and she was going to fulfill it. Her hive was the testing ground. It had to be made right.
Soon, the theatre was in sight. Her defenders would be here soon. Tamiya watched as a dust cloud of the Alternian Military Transport vehicles emerged. There was no contest. There was hardly even bloodshed -- and something dark and stereotypically vicious within Tamiya was disappointed.
The one casualty, however, was better for time's sake. It would be easier to clean up and sanctify their corpse. As disgusting as the rebels were. It was a lowblood. Of course. Tamiya hissed and stepped onto the now razed rebel base.
She wanted to cry, but she had no more tears.
Group Progress:
Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) (5, 5)
Defenders on Standby: 35
Result of Action: Moved 10 defenders from the Bungalows to Aiguma Theatre to attack.
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kamileunaire rolled 1 6-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:02 am
Well, this was the kind of s**t he certainly hadn't joined up to deal with. Larque watched as his friend reacted, swiftly growing more and more concerned as she seemed to break internally. Perhaps it had been a mistake on his part. Should he have told Sinter? Too late for that, far too late. As she began to babble quietly, her words made his blood run cold, and he bristled, his mouth falling open as he thought to say something, before it snapped shut again. Best not to interrupt her. Just let her get it out without turning on him for saying something stupid.
As misfortune would have it, she stopped soon enough, anyway. He shriek made him jump, and he had gone clammy by the time she spat his name, showing his teeth nervously as she announced their battle plan. It was so rash, and he felt completely underprepared, but her fervor was catchy, and he nodded, his breath quick and shallow. "I'm with you all the way. My lusus can give us the protection we need." He replied, trying to ignore the icy swirl of fear that had gripped him.
Their war march went, amazingly, without a hitch. It didn't take long to get to the theatre at all (or so it seemed), and he suddenly realized he was going to have to take up a job he'd never even thought of trying. Demolition was far too noisy for him...but Mantismom took to it eagerly, tearing into the rebel base as he directed her.
Group Progress:
Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) (5, 5)
Defenders on Standby: 35
Result of Action: attacking the theatre base, 1 damage done
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Sypon rolled 1 6-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-6)
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Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 1:03 am
Group Progress:
Coordinates Unlocked: (1, 1) (1, 2) (1, 3) (1, 5) (2, 1) (2, 2) (2, 3) (2, 5) (2, 6) (3, 1) (3, 2) (3, 3) (3, 4) (3, 6) (4, 1) (4, 2) (4, 3) (4, 4) (4, 5) (4, 6) (5, 1) (5, 2) (5, 3) (6, 4) (5, 5)
Defenders on Standby: 35
Result of Action:
Tamiya allowed her lusus to tend to the body and rushed into the hive. Rebel scum had upended everything. Was nothing sacred? She rushed with horror and disgust through each room, terrified at the misdeeds that had taken place.
A smear of stomach contents on the ground -- her hive had been destroyed and looted. Rebels set their weapons and tested them on everything; the weighting system and sandbags of her hive were ripped, shredded and used for sharpening and practice.
Her room. Tamiya rushed inside. Barely anything was left. Nothing on the walls. Ceramics shattered and tipped, mats stained. It was to her immense relief that-- thank gog -- that the blanket that Larque had given her had not been disturbed. She fell to her knees, overwhelmed once again. Her kiseru was gone. Her belongings were gone. She pulled the snuggleplane close to her nose and buried her face in, never minding her make-up. She hugged it tight for a moment before collecting herself. Stepping back outside, she surveyed the destruction.
The base was being removed, and it was taking some of her hive with it. Her childhood belongings, gone. It was unsalvageable at this point. Nothing was sacred to anyone, and they took it away from her because they didn't understand. But Larque understood, and so did Sinter to some degree. She struggled to find Larque in the dust and debris of the demolition.
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