<> <> (Yes.) <<.... enough of the James Lipton vibe. You're on Kappa Ceti III, and your ship is broken. You need Silicon plus to repair it! Zeke claims he's got enough of it if he dismantles his drones, but Tia seemed to have another plan. One which may have involved sneaking! (go!)>> * Hestia redoes her final pose after the crossfade from the credits! "If it's going to take Zeke two hours to ready the drones anyway, there's no reason NOT to take a little trip." Pay a little visit to the guy who tried to plaster us with a missile? I'm game. Goatee has it coming. Let's do this. * Hestia glances between Kyle and Tomas, raising an eyebrow. "I hope you're not reading me as 'let's go kick his teeth in'," she ventures in a cautious tone. Oh, of course not. I mean, why would we go kick his teeth in when he tried to blow us up? (He might have bombs for teeth!) Because he's more experienced and better funded than us, and I'm reasonably sure we'd be outnumbered. (He got you!) (His name IS Don Fernando.) So what, precisely, is your plan? * Zeke starts to shamble down towards the computer core while Hestia explains her assassination plans, his drones skittering with. I don't see bartering being anywhere on the table. After he tried to kill us? He'd be just as apt to try and kill us to get our supplies. which leaves us with Sleuth Diplomacy. * Hestia takes her gun from its hip holster and cocks the slide, looking at it in a distracted manner. "I planned on sneaking in, taking what we needed, and probably sabotaging his engines." It's so much more satisfying to watch that smarmily-named ship of his go up in a massive, fusion-powered fireball from a safe distance. (I love Tia. She is an adrenaline junkie with survival instincts. It's a fun combination.) (Man don't say that with the Prof in the room, he'll have an aneurysm) Sabatoge will probably set of a ton of alarms if they've got any of their systems operational. If they've got an engineer, the failsafes will likely kick in before they go up in a fusion fireball. (You break leather in gently, Cham, not people.) * Lexi nods. "Well I had better go with you, After all, it's not exactly easy to ambush me." She grins. * Hestia puts the gun back, then her hand on her hip, and glances at Kyle. "Hey, if you want to rush unknown quantities head-on for kicks, go for it. I get my thrills a little differently." * Kyle shrugs. "I didn't say I did. Just saying the best we'll probably do is strand them here." <> Anyways, you'll need me along to bust up the stuff in the first place. * Lexi smiles. "Alternately I could *ahem*... distract them." She adjusts her bra strap to make her point, puts her hand on her hip and grins. (A whole ship?) * Kyle grins. (Lexi, darling, that's not what having 5 telekinetic hands is supposed to be for.) Regardless, we need to get moving. They're likely headed here right now for the same purpose. (Hahaha.) (Haha you say that like she hasn't used them for that purpose before) * Hestia raises an eyebrow at Kyle. "Is that right?" * Amadeus watches all of this talk, sort of at a loss. This is clearly not his area of expertise. (Remember, Lexi is the ATCverse's Paris Hilton. Only, you know. Somehow skilled at something.) (I'd just underestimated her count.) <> * Kyle shrugs. "Hey, if you want to try and figure out what operates the defense systems and what fires up the engines through trial and error, I'll stay behind." (Although I doubt she'd ACTUALLY do anything with the crew from the other ship. She'd most likely just get them all turned on and then lead them away from the people sneaking in) (But they'd have to be really... really stupid.) (Or horny.) (The latter is very possible.) (Plus Lexi is very hot and actually skilled at seduction) (She'd probably have to do it one person at a time, though.) (That depends on how horny they are) (She has 7 arms, no? (8) (She better not!) (including her real ones) (Zeke misled me!) (I guessed. :P) (Sorry 10 including her real ones) * Hestia just smirks at Kyle, and starts toward the hold so she can get on with this. "Cocky *and* dismissive. I like it." She heads right for the ladder. * Lexi follows behind Tia, mostly so that no one can sneak up on them. * Kyle waves dismissively. "Later then. Don't go gettin' killed." <> <> * Tomas trots up behind the girls, "Devastation." Massive solar flare will do that to wood. <> * Hestia brings a hand up and runs it behind her ear, brushing some sweat off the side of her face and out of her hair. "Not going to be a lot of ground cover... so either we'll get lucky and they're all outside the ship, or we're in trouble and they're all INSIDE the ship." <> (There is no AC to kick on.) * Hestia turns to Lexi. "Are you serious about this whole..." She pauses, then waves her hand in a circle, at approximately the height of Lexi's boobs. "...thing?" * Lexi shrugs. "If that's what you want me to do, I can do it." I'm not sure about anything, that would make life like really boring. * Hestia grins a little. "Indeed. Well... it might get Don Fernando's attention. He seems like the type who tries to turn a trick in every port." She pauses, then raises an eyebrow. "Uh, I didn't mean that how it sounded." * Amadeus hits the coms: ~Can you hear me?~ (I assume that since he said that, we can hear?) (If you've got coms on you, you can.) (So, yes. Since you all at least have the device available.) * Lexi shrugs and takes her shirt off leaving her in just her bra and leather pants. "Alright. All set." ... ~Yeah, we can hear you. What you got?~ * Hestia then puts a hand to her ear in the interplanetary symbol for 'headset check'. ~ I can hear you. ~ * Tomas boggles a little. ~Good. I was wondering: what's the hold up?~ <> ~Besides Lexi stripping, apparently.~ (Hasn't it only been, like, 10 minutes?) (And you've just been standing there!) (It's not my fault I was the only person posing!) ~ The sun-blasted landscape. It's not like we've been gone missing for six days, Professor... this sort of operation can't be rushed. ~ ~I thought so. If you want, I can try to direct you on a course with the most cover. I can see from here to the other ship perfectly fine.~ ( I declare this planet... TOO SEXY FOR MY SHIRT.) ("planet... boobtacular?" And then we're assassinated.) <> (That was a hint.) (Just a small one. Next come the angry demon beavers.) * Hestia starts walking. ~ Any help is appreciated. ~ She glances at Lexi and Tomas. "I've got some... useful skills for not being seen. If you can distract them for a bit, I think I can make this happen with a minimum of fuss." * Tomas follows behind Hestia, "I expect Lexi will perform best on her own. Any way I can help you with your part?" (You're going to be mad when I say "Uh, no?", aren't you.) * Amadeus coms, ~There's burnt forest to your right. If you use that and are careful, they won't be able to follow you for at least a mile or so.~ (blurgh. I'm feeling a bit third wheel for this stealth approach.) (Here's a tip. FAIL at being stealthy so they think Lexi's the distraction and you're the combatant.) (Then they won't expect the Hestia Inquisition.) (Ahh, the Hungarian Double Twistback) (You are a giant,obviously cybered man. I cannot imagine how you are a third wheel for a stealth mission.) (START FIRING MISSILES, METAL GEAR :|) <> (I SAID YES!) <> * Hestia glances at Tomas. "Yeah. Stay out of sight, relay info to us from the Professor, and be ready to punch someone in the face if they find me." * Tomas nods at Hestia, "ok. I punch." (.... let me show you how squeeze the Lexi.) * Lexi heads off in the direction of the other ship, looking for Mr. Fernando as she does so. * Hestia is moving! There are trees! She is good at hiding and uses trees to make this a reality. (You know... I can't help but hear Don Fernando's voice as the voice of Fernando Martinez from GTA:VC) * Tomas plods behind Hestia! Diligently ducking behind trees and silently humming a theme song. <> (Which stat is that?) (MIND) 2d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tomas (2d6+5) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 11. (I'll remember that eventually.) 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+8) and gets 10, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I wish I got to hand out more of these, really." (Dice hate.) (That is actually a failure though.) (Oy.) (Can I make the roll, too? :D) (Y) (Er... heightened sense is +3/level, right?) 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d8+7) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 20. 2d6+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Amadeus (2d6+14) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 21. (d6s, Lexi) (Oh yeah... sorry) 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+7) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 14. (I'm not used to d6s) (*listens to Fernando*... close to right.) <> ~Armed person crouching one hundred eighty meters north of you.~ * Hestia keeps walking. Heedless of danger! When she talks, it's in a low voice, however. "Good thing our bucket of bolts doesn't have anything worth ste--" That shuts her up, though, and she stops walking. ~He or she has a huge weapon, too.~ * Tomas slows down and ducks behind a the remains of a tree if he can find one. ~ ...really. Define 'huge'. ~ 2d6+11 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Amadeus (2d6+11) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 18. ( Too big for Lexi to handle with her 8 invisible hands? ... I do enjoy a challenge.) ~... It's a motorcycle.~ (... YES.) (THIS CHARACTER IS THE BEST CHARACTER EVER.) (MOTORCYCLE FUCK YEAH) (but a motorcycle...what?) * Hestia glances back toward the ship. ~ That's... you don't get out much, do you, Professor? ~ ~Well, they're holding it like a weapon!~ ~A motorcycle...gun? How does that work?~ ~ It clearly doesn't fire motorcycles. ~ ~Well yeah. Just the one, unless he has a bandolier of motorcycles to reload with.~ ~Which one of us is it coming at?~ (I am becoming dumber as a result of this conversation) (Hee hee) (Er wait... I just realized... can Lexi breath without a suit on? I'm going to assume yes?) (It's breathable, yes.) (There's air, I believe.) (Okay good) (Just WARM.) ~He or she is still crouched. I don't know if they've seen you yet.~ ~You can try going around. They're looking towards you right now.~ (Uh... fuck my PDF of the book is gone.) (What do you need?) * Hestia bites her lip. ~ I'd have to get closer. Damn! ~ She glances at Lexi and Tomas, hissing quietly. "Try to sneak around. I'm going to distract them." * Tomas sneaks forward, no longer humming, ~Good luck, Tia~ 2d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+10) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 13. (...thank you.) (Dicesuke wants you to take a dirtnap.) * Lexi makes her attempt to sneak around while Tia does her thing. (jesus.) <> 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tomas (2d6+8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 18. (Lexi?) <> "HEY! I HEARD YOU GUYS!" <> (Wow, I'm so glad I went with the he or she!) <<.... she is also actually not unattractive. Why did I buy that.>> (Because appearance is cheap and BESM is BESM.) (Appearance IS cheap.) (It is.) (I don't have any. ;_;) (Neither do I. But I can steal someone's!) (And we're male. So it doesn't matter for us. But the ladies gotta be hot, for some reason. I'm really not complaining.) (Just make sure your pickup line is stellar, something tells me she's unlikely to respond well to intimations that her motorcycle would look good on your bedroom floor.) ~You having trouble with your mojo, Tia?~ (How about parked my "garage' ?) * Hestia is not moving at all, and is instead staying very still and concentrating. She's not even *blinking*. She also doesn't respond. (Sorry. was distracted) (it's body?) * Tomas takes the cue and continues sneaky sneaking, trying to circle around behind the biker chick. (Body, yes) (+3, too) 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+8) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 12. (Yes, we're a fantastically sneaky group, we are.) <> "I know you're here! I'm just gonna start smashing stumps until I find you!" (Feel free, Amazona. I've got all day.) <> (How close is she to each of us?) <> <> "RARGH!" ~ Exciteable, isn't she? Keep moving. ~ * Hestia crouches low and keeps walking, stealthy-like! 2d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+10) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 13. (...what the FUCK.) (WTF) (Of course combined with the OTHER thing she's probably going: "THERE'S LIKE 50 OF THEM D:") (Score one for--oh wait.) (Screw it. Tomasaur, vine whip!) (haha) * Lexi continues moving at her stealthiest towards the ship. (hm) * Lexi smashes a stump about 90 meters away from them with telekinesis. (You want me to roll?) (Hahaha this poor woman. "WHAT IS GOING ON D:") (Distractions Lexi can do quite well... maybe she should smash 3 stumps at once in different places.) <> <> (we still getting the bonus for stealth? Or did we lose it?) * Tomas continues to crouch walk, yelling ~what the hell~ into the comm if he hears a huge explosion in the distance. 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12. (I'm tracking bonuses now.) (that's the attack roll) 2d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+5) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 14. (that's stealth) <> <> <> * Hestia starts veering back toward Lexi and Tomas, grinning faintly. ~ Nice trick with the stumps. My apologies, Prof. She really WAS using a motorcycle. ~ ~Crazy, isn't it? I'm glad you made it past her okay.~ * Lexi nods. ~Thanks. And sorry Tomas, that was my fault.~ * Hestia grimaces. She's aware of her own not-quite-but-close-enough-failures. ~ Branches aren't making this easy. ~ * Tomas wends his way through the branches and stumps, ~s'ok Lexi.~ <> (Are either of them I AM I DON FERNANDO THE LORD OF BUTTMUNCH-A?) (You don't know.) (AMADEUS TELL US WHO THEY ARE T_T) (Amadeus can't tell either.) (Sorry, you guys are five miles away now. They're just shapes to me.) <> 2d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tomas (2d6+5) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 13. 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+7) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 15. 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 16. (...) (I... guess I can't complain with the roll but: wtf, Dicey, really.) <> <> * Lexi heads closer to the ship. * Tomas heads forward, using what cover is available. * Hestia follows along, but cautiously. Who knows if these guys have their own Amadeus? ~ How's the drone disassembly coming? ~ (Do I get a roll, too? :D) (No.) (Aw.) (*snerks at winamp* Nice timing.) (Norihiko Hibino - "Caution (Jungle)", MGS3) (Ha ha ha.) (I vote that Amadeus' theme is Won't Get Fooled Again) (...followed by "Raiden in VR Mission (Sneaking)" from MGS2 Ultimate Sorter) ~Makin' good progress. Lovely, lovely AC.~ (*just puts that on loop*) <> 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. (Meet the new boss! Same as the old boss!) (... that's not a bad pick, actually...) (It's not, no.) * Hestia shields her eyes. ~ Well, they're not going anywhere for the moment, either. ~ (sonnuva. I want a luchadore mask!) (Nothing is stopping you, other than sanity.) (Are these three additional men? apart from the ones we saw earlier?) (YOU did not see any additional men earlier.) (Okay. so these are the same three. Gotcha) (Wait... oh. Yes, these are the same three. Why wouldn't they be? c_c;) ~Well, you want me to head in?~ <> (NOte to self: buy up range for a certain power. e_e) (I'm going to get more tea) (Hurry back, we need you to shake your booty) (Tomas? Response? He's about to rape out your cerubellum) (Well that wno't take long.) (Back) < (+?>>) * Tomas smiles at the luchadore and waves before diving behind the closest tree stump. (Are we close enough for them to hear us?) <> (Okay) <> <> * Lexi heads around towards the three men doing her best to look sexy. Not hard really she has a lot of practice. "Hey, boys! You look like you could use a break, it's so very very hot out. You want to come over here and relax with me?" She shoots them a very seductive gaze and grins. (Haha, that is an important number.) 2d6+9 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Amadeus (2d6+9) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 16. (Er.) (That should be one less.) 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Zeke (2d6+7) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 11. 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kyle (2d6+8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 15. * Hestia stays the hell out of sight and waits to see if Lexi's trick works. (Haha.) (Amadeus thinks in metric) (Kyle probably does too, now that I think about it. :( ) (Darn tootin' I do.) (I have to actually request that we end relatively soon because I still have a presentation to prepare for tomorrow and I present at 10 AM) <> (Okay, we'll speed this up.) (... hopefully? Lexi's puttin' on a show, what's everyone else doing?) (I told you!) (In secret because it's secret!) 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+7) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 10. (>_>) * Lexi stretches and arches her back. "Besides I've had such a long walk here, I could really use a rest, and you seem like such hard working boys, I'm sure that you could spare a few minutes to maybe lay down in the shade of one of those trees over there and keep me company?" (Those dice are hating.) (I ducked behind a stump because the luchadore was making eyes at me.) <> <> (Wait, the Luchadore is a woman?) (No, the back of LEXI'S neck tickles.) (OH.) (i think he likes you, lexi) (<3) (Which is why Lexi needs to make a mind roll.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+7) and gets 9, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "Hey, a crit! Remember this next Christmas." (...) (This dicebot is fired.) (FYI.) (Srsly) (How does it know we're using BESM 3?) (It doesn't, that was a critfail.) (It doesn't. Which is why it thinks that was a crit success) (I know!) (It somehow knows exactly how to taunt us, though.) <> * Tomas hunkers down, ~Keep at it Lex. You look to have them.~ (LEXI YOU HAVE A MSG WAITING) (Finishing fast requires responses. :P) 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Amadeus (2d6+6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 13. <> 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 4. (... yeah okay) (...he's a charmer.) <> 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lexi (2d6+7) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 14. 2d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+10) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 19. (THERE.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. <> (Oh MY.) * Lexi rubs her hands down her legs. "Oh man... this leather is so uncomfortable in the heat... I think maybe I'm just going to go over to that bunch of trees there and take them off... You guys can stay and work if you really want to, I guess." She turns around and starts heading towards some trees swaying her hips as she does. 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+7) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 10. (*sigh*) (Wow... how many 3s is that?) (Wow. Dicey has it in for you. That's, what, the 5th 3 today?) (All but one.) <> <> 2d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tomas (2d6+5) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 13. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. <> (I'm aware of all this?) <> (HAHA and to think I was about to say on comms: "I'm in :D") (EXCELLENT timing!) ~hyo. The luchadore just burrowed into my head somehow. He made me uh think at him where you guys are. Be careful sharing information right now.~ 2d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+8) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 12. 2d6+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+14) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 20. * Lexi is walking away very slowly and then floats up a bit as she undoes her pants and slides them off of her legs with TK. She then floats them along beside her as she returns to the ground and continues walking, now in nothing but a pair of black lacey panties and her bra. (She will eventually get these guys to jump off the ship and get shot! It will be awesome!) (Haha, now to be a TOTAL bastard. Watch this backfire on me.) (Also I want to thank Lexi for making the ultimate sacrifice for this mission.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hate being random." (Ouch.) (AN UNLIKELY SUCCESS) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chamelaeon (2d6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (It knows!) (... no, those are the reverse messages, you dork.) (It is supposed to be playing at being a killer dicebot, except it is a killer dicebot.) * Hestia perks up at that com message, but then takes a deep (and quiet) breath before saying, ~ I've almost got the charges placed on the starboard hull. ~ * Hestia then finishes what she was doing and goes to get the hell out of Dodge! <> (I forget, is DCV still ACV-2?) (N) (Base DCV = Base ACV) (So 2d6+DCV?) (And this is ranged!) 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+7) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 16. (+Skill, yeah.) (Am I dodging a falling PERSON? 'Cause that's fucking hilarious.) (I think you are.) (Hahahahahaha.) <> 2d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+7) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 10. (...) (WHatever, I don't even care at this point.) (Now I just need to explain to Lexi why she has to fly within 100 yards of the Orchid on our escape shot.) <> (Do I see Tia?) (LIkely.) 2d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hestia (2d6+10) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 14. (Well if you meant +3 as a penalty that's actually 6 less) (I can throw on my force field though if need be! It's like the ONLY THING I HAVE that doesn't have Activation on it!) <> (It's like a full defense thing, from the sounds of it.) <> * Lexi starts running away from the ship as well... and to further her distraction tosses the leather pants at the poor chap who finally broke down and started chasing her. * Tomas wakes up and dashes after Tia, ~You get the job done, Tia?~ (Do I get shot? This is important to know before I respond.) <> ~ We're done here, ~ is Tia's only response. Breathy response, because she is RUNNING AWAY. (And thus Lexi gets to pilot the ship back in her underwear which will make a great shot for the tabloids when they return.) * Hestia also draws her freakin' gun, because if she has to shoot a bitch today she bloody well will.