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 Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:29 pm
The Lab:
Dr. Evros and Dr. Greene rent a small lab on Rome's capital - the building consists of a single room and the basement under it. They aren't the only doctors that work in the building, but they're the two most prominent ones. Dr. Cairndeer and a few others are also employed there.
The main room is what you would expect of a research lab. There are counters, there are various devices across the place that don't seem to have been put away. Intermittently, there are tiles on the floor that look out of place. Pressure plates, for the security system. If stepped on they'll seal the front door shut and vent the room with gas. In which case, there are two and only two gas-masks. The only escape is into the basement.
Two things stand out in the room amongst all of the other gadgetry - a giant basin of water next to a control panel and a giant cylinder in the back. The pool is the Window and the cylinder is that strange device that Dr. Evros calls the Centrifuge.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:52 pm
The Doctors:Dr. Malcolm Thesllen Evros - A genius, possibly the greatest scientific mind of our time. He's been working on the Centrifuge for years. He's originally from Gaia. He's never said just what species he is, but he doesn't look human. Dr. Andrea Greene - Almost as smart as Evros - he claims that her social life holds her back. Her project for the past few years has been artificial selection and attempting to recreate the evolution of the household cat.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:16 pm
PLAGIARISM.
Gameplay
Each player has 100 HP. Enemies, NPCs will have varying HP.
Each player must keep a record of their HP OOC when damaged.
Battle
Every battle is avoidable in this arc, but when confronted by an enemy, each player will roll 1 100 sided die.
If you win a battle, no HP is lost and the enemy will lose HP depending on your roll.
If you lose a battle, subtract your roll from that of the enemies. This will determine how much HP you lost.
For example:
Kaok rolls a 81
Striped Whore rolls a 18
81 - 18 = 63
Suzy loses 63 HP.
If you lose all your HP, you are "knocked out" (as this is outside of Battledome) and you will not be able to fight for the next battle.
When a character is revived after being "knocked out" they will start at 50 HP. Magic-users can revive characters outside of battle and can heal 20 HP for an ally or themselves once per battle.
If all online party members get knocked out, we wait until those who are actively participating come online again. If everyone actively participating gets knocked out, I'll think of something. This mission is technically un-failable.
Fleeing a battle
Sometimes you may find yourselves facing overwhelming odds that you may not be able to overcome. Luckily, you can fall back and regroup.
If you want to flee, post it OOC.
Roll 1 100 sided die. If you roll over a ten, then you have successfully fled the battle. If you fail to flee, you must wait until your next turn to try again.
Items and weapons
None. Suck it.
Offline Characters
Offline characters are assumed to be following behind the group that is online.
Reviving Kaok
Kaok's consciousness is trapped in a foreign body, hidden underneath the host's mind. The host will not actively speak as Kaok unless you initiate it. Roll a 100 sided dice and state that you are attempting this in OOC, it will not revive her permanently, but high rolls keep her awake for longer. Low rolls have negative effects. Watch out.
Each character can only do this once in the arc.
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PM or comment me with any questions.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:25 pm
Everything went wrong.
The laboratory's doors were locked, but easily broken if one wanted in bad enough. They wouldn't hear any sounds inside, not since that morning.
Inside, lights would flicker, the floor-tiles were smashed, beakers lied ruined on the floor, the Centrifuge still stood proudly, but the doors into the container were wrenched open, as if some impossibly strong creature inside had broken out. The metal was bent so as to show where fingers pried.
Disaster had struck, two people were missing from the scene, and everything felt off. Only one person was clearly visible in the room - Cairndeer, who lay on the floor in a heap, barely breathing, his leg smashed by the same tool that wrecked the lab. He was unconscious, and had a massive head wound.
Beeps and boops came from the control panel next to the Window, but no other sounds were to be heard.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:49 pm
Chris sat outside the lab.
"Is James late for work? Where is he?"
She looked around, sighing.
The lab wasn't too bad.
But she wished they could have hung out after work.
She wished she hadn't fallen asleep, so she could have stayed with him more.
And it had also been plain embarrassing.
Chris felt her stomach growl.
"Good thing I got a sandwich for us."
She smiled and pulled a sandwich out of her pocket. She pulled it out of its bag and took a bite.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:53 pm
Remus had returned to the palace after attending to some business. He expected Kaok to be back, but there was no sign of her. The imperator asked the palace staff and the Praetorians standing watch, but nobody had seen his fiance at all since she left. Remus assumed that maybe Kaok had decided to stay later with Emma. He called her personal communicator, but she never answered.
"Maybe her communicator lost power and she forgot to recharge it." he thought to himself, trying to shrug off his growing concern. Not really sure what to do, he informed the palace staff that he was leaving again and to keep an eye out for Kaok. The Imperator boarded a shuttle and left for the Bainbridge Estate. Before the shuttle even landed, Remus reached out to Emma with his mind.
"Emma, if you can hear me, I'm so sorry to bother you. But is Kaok still at the Estate?"
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:59 pm
Emma was half-dozing in the library when Remus' voice echoed inside her skull. Her head snapped up, eyes flying open as she answered him.
She never was. I'm so sorry, Remus. She asked me not to tell you. She's gone. I don't know where, but I can track her. She thought she would only be gone for a few hours...hold on. We're coming to meet you. Can your shuttle pick us up?
The enchantress moved like a whirlwind, gathering up all the necessities before charging out the gates; food, water, clothing, books, weapons, and husband in tow, Emma looked towards the sky for the shuttle.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:10 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
Inside the lab, James started stirring, beginning to feel vaguely the injuries that he'd sustained. One eye opened and he regarded his leg. Beyond repair. What the hell had happened? Had the machine not worked? And Kaok. Where was she?
He tried to look around, but he was pinned to the floor by a piece of equipment that had fallen. The pain was really starting to set-in now, but every time he tried to scream or cry out because of it, his throat wouldn't let the sounds escape.Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:15 pm
Chris was beginning to feel nervous.
"James is always on time... I could understand a little late, but this-."
She had finished her sandwich.
Chris stood.
"This is not right. What is going on?"
She knocked on the doors of the lab.
"Hello...? Anyone there...?" She asked.
She waited scared that nobody would come.
"Hello?" She said more loudly knocking harder.
( V Lol. Night Remus. Sleep well. )
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:24 pm
((This might be my last post for the night, but I'll try and squeeze in one more, time permitting. Or not. Goodnight you guys.))
Remus' mind made a noise that sounded like television static for a second. It was his disbelief at hearing what Emma was saying. Where would Kaok have gone and why had she gone there without telling him where she was really going?
The shuttle landed outside the gates and the hatched opened. Remus stepped out to greet the Bainbridge nobles. They would sense a growing pain in Remus' chest. It was his confusion, disappointment and sadness at being lied to by the woman he loved so much.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:27 pm
Both of them sensed it at once, recognizing the pain they themselves had felt too many times before.
But Emma's brain was preoccupied. Something inside her head was blaring an alarm. The tracking spell she had cast on Kaok had fragmented, sending shards of loose spellwork back into their mistress. She shook her head, trying to clear it.
"We have little time." She didn't know why she had said that, but she grabbed Remus' hand with a sense of urgency, and both vanished in a flash of violet, appearing again at the laboratory doors.
Hrothbert looked only mildly surprised at the sudden disappearance, turning on his heel and following the lady and Emperor in a flicker of silver-blue.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:32 pm
Chris whirled in shock.
"Remus and... have we met?" Chris stared.
She had never seen Emma.
"Oh, that doesn't matter now. What's going on? Do you have any idea? I was supposed to meet James here, but he is never this late. And nobody is answering the door!"
She now was really concerned. Remus was there. That couldn't be good.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:35 pm
Spent my days with a woman unkind,
Smoked my stuff and drank all my wine.
Made up my mind to make a new start,
Going to california with an aching in my heart.
((Yeah, think that's going to be it for tonight. It'd be easier if we did this when all of us were on. EDIT: Though, Emma, you could post once more if you want and that'll be it.
Wait... did Remus and Emma get there?))
James tried to call out to answer Chris, but only a tiny little squeak of a sound escaped from him. He tried to move his arms in order to make a noise, but the floors certainly wouldn't make a loud enough sound. He thought long and hard.
"..."
The metal equipment that was on him received a heavy beating as he tried using it to alert her. It made a loud BANG as he helplessly flailed his arms against it.Someone told me theres a girl out there
With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair.
Took my chances on a big jet plane,
Never let them tell you that theyre all the same.
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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:36 pm
( Okay then. This will be my last post. )
Chris gasped.
"Hello?" The metal bang did not sound good.
She knocked harder. "Damnit! Somebody is in there, why won't they answer?" She got her hammer ready to pound the doors.
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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2010 7:08 am
Remus was slightly shaken by the magic step through time and space. Of course, it wasn't much different from initiating an FTL jump, but when it was magic, it felt different. The Imperator recognized Chris, but he did not recognize the entrance to the lab. Remus placed a hand on Chris' shoulder to calm her down, although he was curious as to why she was there as well.
"Chris, what is this place?" he asked.
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