[19:09:25] * Baphnedia changes topic to 'Game. |
T-shirts are out! |
www.paradice.net'
[19:10:31] <Baphnedia> >.
[19:10:33] <Baphnedia> >>.
[19:10:36] <Baphnedia> >>>
[19:10:40] <Baphnedia> whoops
[19:10:42] <Baphnedia> >>>.
[19:10:46] <Baphnedia> >>>>.
[19:10:49] <Baphnedia> >>>>>.
[19:10:52] <Baphnedia> >>>>>>.
[19:10:59] <Baphnedia> >>>>>>>.
[19:11:04] <Baphnedia> >>>>>>>>>.
[19:11:07] <Baphnedia> whoops
[19:11:11] <Baphnedia> >>>>>>>>>>.
[19:11:19] <Baphnedia> The true essence of chain
letters
[19:11:25] <Ralith> hehe
[19:11:41] <Baphnedia> The population explosion of
the '>' for it's ultimate supremacy over all
other characters.
[19:12:09] <Baphnedia> (Everyone got blood samples?)
[19:12:15] <Ralith> (damn, xmms has stopped working
again)
[19:12:17] <Ralith> (yep)
[19:12:19] <Lupin> (Yeah)
[19:12:25] <Ralith> (iirc we were arguing with
Gerard about biting him)
[19:12:32] <Ralith> (telling him how our life sucks
;) )
[19:13:06] <Baphnedia> (well, Gerard is actually a
character, so he's in the Aether. This is how
the game can blow. Zen, call wisefighter. I've
got someone else on my phone)
[19:13:07] <Baphnedia> !phone
[19:13:07] * Lycaon shouts to get everyone's
attention, "Baphnedia's phone is ringing!"
[19:13:30] <Ralith> ...
[19:13:40] <Ralith> (:P)
[19:14:05] <Baphnedia> Blood trickles down the wall
as Torg gleefully assembles the vials full of
your blood, carefully, as if handling a newborn,
into a small safe.
[19:14:07] <Lupin> !quote 6
[19:14:07] <Lycaon> Lupin: Quote #6: Q: What is the
sound of one cat napping? A: Mu.
[19:14:14] <Lupin> !ircquote 6
[19:14:15] <Lycaon> Lupin: Quote #6: Always right
at the beginning of a game: * Baphnedia's phone
rings.
[19:14:41] <Baphnedia> Torg's glasses are
cokebottles settled halfway down his nose.
[19:15:01] <Baphnedia> The pocket protector he
wears in his shirt pocket isn't really visible,
since it's of a newer, sleeker design.
[19:15:18] * Baphnedia is now known as Torg
[19:15:54] <Torg> "Being that I've got your blood,
how do you want me to contact you?
[19:16:41] <Torg> "It'll probably take me a couple
of days to isolate both sets of antibodies. The
antibodies from the blood, not the antibodies
from each other.
[19:16:41] <Ralith> "Contact us?"
[19:16:50] <Lupin> "Hmm my phone's in a car several
states away."
[19:16:54] <Torg> Not all of you have had this
'vaccination, have you?"
[19:17:04] <Ralith> (we have, haven't we?)
[19:17:17] <Ralith> (Zen, change yer name to what
you were using ingame)
[19:17:18] <Torg> (on the helicopter on the way to
Canada)
[19:17:19] <Lupin> "Everyone here except Gerard and
Zen."
[19:17:58] <Torg> "Hmm. I hope this crap ain't
already out, from what Gerard told me.
[19:18:09] <Torg> "Otherwise we may be totally
screwed."
[19:18:31] <Lupin> "It just might be."
[19:19:05] <Ralith> "It saved Torrent when he was
already pretty far along in the infection."
[19:20:18] <Torg> "Yeah. So, how many billions of
vials of the stuff do I have to make?"
[19:20:41] <Torg> "Even with my resources, and all
the resources that I can call upon, we might be
lucky to save a small fraction of the population
at this rate."
[19:21:06] <Ralith> "No idea. Maybe you should just
start producing at maximum capacity?"
[19:21:27] <Lupin> "Then you'd better pray that the
team in Malta is good."
[19:21:46] <Torg> "What team in Malta?"
[19:22:07] * Torg 's draw hangs.
[19:22:46] <Lupin> "The people that are dealing the
people that were sent to investigate why Malta
stopped talking to the rest of the world."
[19:23:13] <Ralith> "Preventing them from spreading
what probably killed off Malta."
[19:23:36] <Torg> "So, who sent this team?"
[19:23:42] * Ralith shrugs.
[19:23:53] <Lupin> "You wouldn't believe us if we
told you."
[19:24:09] <Ralith> (gah, nothing's working
properly on my system)
[19:24:14] * Lupin blinks
[19:24:50] <Torg> "That's fine. Because if they're
supposed to be killing off any rescuers, why is a
drifting rescue vessel being boarded?"
[19:25:07] * Torg turns up the volume on a small
radio that was not even on in the background.
[19:25:13] <Torg> (gah)
[19:25:25] <Torg> (mi inglesh hoorable)
[19:25:38] * Torg is now known as Radio
[19:25:58] * Radio is now known as News26
[19:26:08] <News26> (radio is a registered nick?)
[19:26:23] <Ralith> (apparently)
[19:26:30] <Ralith> (I should reboot soon)
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[19:26:47] <News26> "There is live helicopter
coverage coming over the drifting rescue vessel
now."
[19:27:06] * Ralith 's ears try to realign
[19:27:22] <News26> "The US Fast Frigate, Malcom is
pulling up beside the rescue ship now."
[19:27:49] * Lupin looks toward the radio
[19:28:33] <News26> "The Malcom is using spotlights
on the rescue ship, looking for activity. There
is none. Looking at the bridge, there seems to
be a splotch on one of the windows. Zooming
in..."
[19:29:21] <News26> "It would appear that there are
sploches of a red substance on the inside of one
of the bridge's windows.
[19:29:33] * Lupin rolls his eyes.
[19:29:47] * Ralith looks amused.
[19:30:14] <News26> "A landing deck has been
lowered. The US Marines are now boarding."
[19:30:41] <Ralith> (*beep ZenOfSeven beep*)
[19:30:50] <Ralith> (We could do with Gerard)
[19:30:53] <News26> "They are dressed, ready for
combat, guns in hand."
[19:31:03] <News26> (yes, we could)
[19:31:35] <Lupin> "Hn. Blood splotch."
[19:32:00] <Lupin> "I'm guessing that the other
team didn't die in a helicopter crash."
[19:32:17] * Ralith looks happy.
[19:32:19] <Ralith> "Yeah."
[19:32:22] <News26> The news goes into sports,
among other topics. "We'll return to breaking
news as soon as we have a report back from the
Marines."
[19:32:35] <Ralith> (can we pause for a moment
while I reboot?
)
[19:32:45] <News26> (no, but you can reboot.... )
[19:32:55] <Ralith> (well, we only really have two
players atm anyway)
[19:32:56] <News26> (actually, yes. We only have 3
players)
[19:33:05] <Ralith> (yay, brb)
[19:33:12] * News26 changes topic to 'Game Paused.
Game. | T-shirts are out! |
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[19:33:21] * Ralith has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
[19:36:10] * News26 wonders what phase of the moon
the sun is in....
[19:36:46] * Ralith has joined #paradice
[19:36:46] * Ralith sets mode: +o Ralith
[19:36:56] <ZenOfSeven> (back!)
[19:37:11] <Ralith> (also back)
[19:37:15] <Ralith> (as you may have noticed
)
[19:37:34] <Lupin> (wb)
[19:38:30] <Ralith> (*pokes News26*)
[19:39:47] <ZenOfSeven> (baph, do you still want me
to call wisefighter?)
[19:40:02] <ZenOfSeven> (if i do that, i won't have
a chance to get in there. =\ )
[19:41:57] <Ralith> (Baph? You here?)
[19:43:09] <Ralith> (:/)
[19:43:18] <ZenOfSeven> (*calls*)
[19:43:38] * News26 returns
[19:45:22] <News26> (one sec)
[19:46:21] <News26> (unpause the game)
[19:46:22] <ZenOfSeven> (mmm game on phone)
[19:46:27] <News26> (muahahaa)
[19:46:44] * News26 changes topic to 'Silo 17 in
Pregress | T-shirts are out! |
www.paradice.net'
[19:46:54] <Lupin> (Pregress?)
[19:47:31] <News26> (me likes e's)
[19:48:28] <News26> (they're a lot better than F's)
[19:48:36] * ZenOfSeven changes topic to 'Silo 17
in Progress | T-shirts are out! |
www.paradice.net'
[19:48:36] <Lupin> (Heh)
[19:49:27] <News26> "The marines that are aboard
report that the crew is dead. Bloody lesions
cover their bodies, and the marines are counting
the number of the crew, to make sure that all
crew members are accounted for.
[19:49:39] <News26> "They say that this will take a
couple of hours to do."
[19:49:48] * ZenOfSeven leans against the wall,
arms across her chest
[19:50:06] <Ralith> (lesions?)
[19:50:24] <News26> "This is News26, the home of
next generation news coverage."
[19:50:34] <News26> The news fades away into some
classic rock.
[19:50:39] * News26 is now known as Torg
[19:50:50] <Lupin> "Hmm. That's probably not good."
[19:51:32] <ZenOfSeven> "Do any of you know
anything about that?" *gestures toward the
television*
[19:51:43] <Torg> (it twas a radio)
[19:51:50] <ZenOfSeven> (the radio, then!)
[19:52:01] <Ralith> (so what's a lesion?)
[19:52:02] * Torg is now known as Television
[19:52:06] * Television is insulted.
[19:52:23] <ZenOfSeven> (we are not going off on
another out of game tangent, mirage!)
[19:52:24] <Television> !wiki lesion
[19:52:25] <Lycaon> Television: A lesion is a
non-specific term referring to abnormal tissue in
the body. It can be caused by any disease process
including trauma (physical, chemical, electrical),
infection, neoplasm, metabolic and autoimmune.
[19:52:26] <Lycaon> Television:
http://www.en.wikipe
dia.org/wiki/Lesion
[19:52:41] * Television is now known as Torg
[19:52:45] <Ralith> "No, that's not good at all."
[19:52:50] <Ralith> "The marines are probably
infected now."
[19:53:03] <Lupin> "They'll be dead soon then."
[19:53:08] <ZenOfSeven> "infected with that bio
stuff you were telling me about?"
[19:53:12] <Ralith> "Yeah."
[19:53:16] <ZenOfSeven> =\
[19:53:18] <Lupin> "Probably."
[19:53:26] <Torg> "So, what's your plan B?"
[19:53:41] <Lupin> "You assume we had a Plan A."
[19:53:43] <Torg> "Because all the things Gerard
was yapping about, you might not have time to do."
[19:54:17] <Ralith> "We're not the ones who set up
the Malta defense."
[19:54:21] <ZenOfSeven> "i think that ship should
be kept from coming inland. period."
[19:54:38] <Torg> "The staff of that ship will have
other members of the command soon, the marines
will go to some hospital ship before they find
the affliction to be infectious."
[19:54:40] <Ralith> "Hope they die before they get
back to the mainland.
[19:54:49] <Ralith> "Ah."
[19:55:04] <Ralith> "That still keeps it relatively
contained, though."
[19:55:29] <Torg> Not until the hospital ship goes
under quarantine."
[19:55:32] <ZenOfSeven> (stupid... gerard not being
here, dammit. i'd have him call the marines!)
[19:56:08] <Torg> (/me listens to *69)
[19:56:25] <Ralith> "Can't you contact them?"
[19:56:31] <Lupin> "We're still not sure how fast
it kills humans."
[19:56:53] <ZenOfSeven> "i don't think they'd take
a civilian seriously. they'd probably think it
was a prank call."
[19:57:05] <Torg> "Me? No. Plus I have no idea how
to contain it now... there's doubtless marines
going back and fourth."
[19:57:22] <ZenOfSeven> "man... "
[19:57:37] <ZenOfSeven> (where's gerard? are you
metagaming the character, baph?)
[19:58:51] <Torg> (I don't remember what Torg knows
off the top of my head)
[19:59:15] <Torg> You see a news ticker scrolling
along the bottom of one of the computer screens.
[19:59:19] <Ralith> (almost nothing)
[19:59:23] <Torg> (ahh)
[19:59:24] * Ralith watches it
[19:59:29] * ZenOfSeven sits down in the office
chair and has a look
[19:59:40] * Lupin looks over to the screen and
watches.
[19:59:50] <Torg> (he had to know enough to look
for two modifications to the antibodies.)
[20:00:09] <Lupin> "Of course, this is assuming
that these legions are the boils that the virus
causes."
[20:00:11] <Torg> Sports scores are scrolling at
the moment.
[20:00:29] <ZenOfSeven> "sometimes i wish stuff
like this had fast forward.."
[20:00:58] <Torg> "Well, it seems that I have all
of your blood. I know what I'll be working on
the next two days."
[20:01:40] <Torg> (/me listens to some Taku Iwasaki)
[20:01:45] * ZenOfSeven turns around. "two days?"
[20:01:59] <ZenOfSeven> "they could come inland
before then.
[20:02:00] <Torg> Tokyo installs newer, faster,
speed train.
[20:02:20] <Torg> "That's assuming that I get lucky
and don't have anything too complex to deal with."
[20:02:23] <Lupin> "I still wonder if the 'vaccine'
can be transmitted like the virus."
[20:02:35] <Lupin> (er...)
[20:02:56] <Torg> "It might piggy back on the
lycanthropy that you supposedly have."
[20:03:10] <Torg> (Gerard is speaking into Torg's
head)
[20:03:20] <ZenOfSeven> "hn. supposedly." *smirks*
[20:03:25] <Lupin> "Oh, you haven't seen that, have
you."
[20:03:47] <Ralith> "We don't have time."
[20:03:54] <Ralith> "On second thought..."
[20:04:01] * ZenOfSeven grows impatient with the
news ticker. "come ON!"
[20:04:05] <Ralith> (We can't head to the TV
station without gerard, can we?)
[20:05:42] <ZenOfSeven> (i... am going to kill
scott... he's here two hours early. >=O )
[20:05:46] <Torg> (yeah, you can. You have a
location.)
[20:06:01] <ZenOfSeven> (WITH PEOPLE I DON'T KNOW.)
[20:06:01] <Torg> !d20 Kill Scott
[20:06:01] <Lycaon> Torg rolled d20 for a total of
19 Kill Scott
[20:06:07] * Torg kills Scott.
[20:06:55] <Ralith> "We should get to the TV
station and do the publicity thing."
[20:06:57] * Lone_Wolf has joined #paradice
[20:06:57] * Lone_Wolf sets mode: +o Lone_Wolf
[20:06:57] * Lupin looks back at the ticker
[20:07:03] <Lupin> (wb)
[20:07:21] <Lone_Wolf> (ty)
[20:07:26] <ZenOfSeven> (*glomp*)
[20:07:32] <Torg> Infirmary staff now boarding the
ghost ship.
[20:07:38] <Torg> (hiya)
[20:07:59] * ZenOfSeven curses and goes through the
rolodex hoping to find a number she can call
[20:08:04] <Lone_Wolf> (oooh our new GM... hey
)
[20:08:18] <Ralith> (that's baph)
[20:08:22] <Torg> (nope - old GM got tired of
hiatus)
[20:08:32] <Lone_Wolf> (ahhh
... hey Baph)
[20:08:50] * Lone_Wolf is now known as Sam
[20:08:50] <Torg> (who's rolodex?)
[20:09:13] <ZenOfSeven> (baka! gerard's. were at
his house. and he's not here to tell me no. =P )
[20:09:24] <Lupin> (We're at the lab.)
[20:09:33] <ZenOfSeven> (s'right! phone book then.)
[20:09:36] <Torg> (you're at the lab)
[20:09:50] <ZenOfSeven> (my attention's being
split, sorry.)
[20:09:57] <Torg> The phone book opens into a
million pages of useless information
[20:10:17] <Sam> (ummm something's wrong with my
screen)
[20:10:18] <Torg> You start flipping through the
pages to what you need. The edges of the phone
book are worn.
[20:10:25] <Torg> !degaussj
[20:10:28] <Torg> (ack)
[20:10:39] <Ralith> (o.O)
[20:11:54] <Torg> (/notices sent)
[20:12:18] <Torg> (/me listens to the Xenogears OST)
[20:12:20] <Lupin> "Maybe we should just head on
over to CNN."
[20:12:24] <Sam> (bbl... gonna try to figure this
out)
[20:12:24] <ZenOfSeven> "guys think it would be
safe to tell them about the vaccine when you go
live?
[20:12:26] <ZenOfSeven> "
[20:12:39] <Torg> (sounds good Sam)
[20:12:53] * ZenOfSeven pulls out her mobile phone
and punches in the number, but doesn't dial yet
[20:13:13] <Lupin> "I'm not sure what we can do
about it from over here."
[20:13:20] * Veruth has joined #paradice
[20:13:21] * Veruth sets mode: +o Veruth
[20:13:25] <Torg> !d2400 Time?
[20:13:25] <Lycaon> Torg rolled d2400 for a total
of 278 Time?
[20:13:32] <Lupin> "Or that they'd believe us or
stop, even if we told them."
[20:13:41] <Lupin> (Hey Veruth)
[20:13:58] <ZenOfSeven> "it will if you describe to
them what you're seeing."
[20:14:00] <Torg> "Well, I've got to close the lab
until the morning."
[20:14:07] <Veruth> (Silo 17 in progress! can it
be?
)
[20:14:20] <Torg> (not only, can it... it is!)
[20:14:32] * ZenOfSeven blinks, then flips further
into the phone book for cnn's number
[20:15:21] <Veruth> (Any reason I can't join? I
would have been on earlier if I knew there was a
game)
[20:15:34] <ZenOfSeven> "ah, here it is."
[20:15:36] * ZenOfSeven deletes the news24 number
from her phone, and punches in cnn's
[20:15:38] <Torg> (Live fast, die young, and leave
a good looking corpse. ;) )
[20:15:49] <Lupin> (Veruth: Nope)
[20:15:52] <Torg> The phone blinks at ZenOfSeven.
[20:15:57] <Lupin> (No reason)
[20:15:59] * Torg starts shooing al of you out of
the lab
[20:16:40] <Lupin> "We really should get going."
[20:16:46] <Torg> "The blood needs to get
seperated... that's gonna take awhile, and I
don't feel like watching it spin 'round"
[20:16:51] * ZenOfSeven allows torg to shoo her
out, then turns to the others. "i'm going to call
them and let them know we're coming."
[20:17:04] <Lupin> "Zen, you might want to leave
your phone number with Torg, so he can contact
us."
[20:17:17] <Ralith> "Yeah."
[20:17:21] * Ralith follows everyone out
[20:17:28] <Veruth> ( Alright
anything I should
know, like what's going on and what I've missed?)
[20:17:46] * ZenOfSeven reaches over to torg's
pocket and pulls out a pen, then digs out a piece
of scrap paper from her sachel and writes down
her number
[20:17:53] * Torg perks up at hearing his name.
[20:17:55] <ZenOfSeven> "here." *holds it out to
torg*
[20:18:05] <Ralith> (Veruth, sorry, but who's your
char again?)
[20:18:26] * Torg pulls out his pocketprotectormicro
wavecellphonetaserbluetoothpalmpilotvideogameunit
[20:18:34] <Torg> ...and types the number in.
[20:18:53] <Lupin> (Hah, I know people with even
better phones than that in real life)
[20:18:55] <Ralith> (hehe)
[20:19:08] <ZenOfSeven> (all purpose STUFF!)
[20:19:12] <Ralith> "Now what will you tell CNN?"
[20:19:26] <Veruth> ( I'm the guy that got shot in
the stomach if that helps any
)
[20:19:30] <Torg> Torg leads you out of the
building through the hallway.
[20:19:41] <Lupin> (14:32:48 <@kalleboo> when I
held a presentation last week I brought my slides
as a PDF on my cell phone)
[20:20:16] <ZenOfSeven> (you guys at least THINK
you've got information about whatever's going on
on that ship? i want to be sure... )
[20:20:27] * Torg exits the building and walks to a
cream white pinto parked across the street,
driving off into the early morning.
[20:20:34] <Ralith> (we're pretty sure)
[20:20:52] <ZenOfSeven> "that we're coming and it's
not something they want to miss. and that we may
have pertinent information about what's happening
on that ship."
[20:21:05] * ZenOfSeven looks up "anything else?"
[20:21:05] <Ralith> "Sounds good."
[20:21:14] <Lupin> "No, I think that's it."
[20:21:19] <Ralith> "Nothing that wouldn't get us
thrown out."
[20:21:23] * Torg is now known as CNN
[20:21:27] * ZenOfSeven hits dial
[20:21:40] <CNN> An automated voice answers.
[20:21:41] <Veruth> (Need any more information than
that?)
[20:22:03] <CNN> "Welcome to Communist News
Network. This number is for the news room."
[20:22:05] <Ralith> (You're the nurse who
encountered us with A627?)
[20:22:14] <Veruth> (Yeah)
[20:22:20] <Ralith> (right, thanks)
[20:22:26] <Ralith> (hehe, sounds like a wrong
number)
[20:22:40] * Ralith looks expectantly at ZenOfSeven
[20:22:41] <CNN> "To contact the receptionist,
press zero at any time. This call may be
monitored or recorded, so that we may sue the
crap out of you for more money to line our
pockets with."
[20:22:47] * Aki has joined #paradice
[20:22:50] <Aki> 'lo
[20:22:53] <Lupin> (Hey Aki)
[20:22:53] <CNN> (the house gets fuller)
[20:23:00] * Lupin sets mode: +o Aki
[20:23:06] <Aki> (Woah. O.o )
[20:23:10] <Ralith> (yeah)
[20:23:11] <CNN> (hehe)
[20:23:16] <Lupin> (Amazing, isn't it?)
[20:23:18] <Veruth> (that's what I said)
[20:23:21] <Sam> (screen fixed, but parents being
annoying)
[20:23:25] <Sam> (bbiab)
[20:23:28] <ZenOfSeven> "okay, either press zero
for the receptionist, or nothing. grr."
[20:23:29] <Ralith> (:()
[20:23:32] <Aki> (What'd I miss?)
[20:23:35] <CNN> "For local news submissions, press
1."
[20:23:42] <CNN> "For national news submissions,
press 2."
[20:23:51] <Ralith> (not much; we left Torg's lab
and are preparing to head to CNN)
[20:23:53] <CNN> "For internaltional stories, press
3."
[20:24:00] <CNN> "For Sports, press 4."
[20:24:08] <CNN> "For business and finance, press
5."
[20:24:29] <CNN> "For travel, press 6."
[20:24:36] <CNN> "For all other news, press 7."
[20:24:43] <CNN> "To reach an editor, press 8."
[20:24:43] <ZenOfSeven> (FLAMING OCELOTS. this is
international stuff, yes?)
[20:24:48] <Lupin> (Yes)
[20:24:54] * ZenOfSeven presses 3
[20:24:59] <CNN> "To reach a producer, - - -"
[20:25:17] <CNN> "Thank you. After the beep,
please record your name, then press pound."
[20:25:21] <CNN> "BEEP"
[20:25:32] <ZenOfSeven> (s***.. name... MINE.)
[20:25:34] <ZenOfSeven> "amber."
[20:25:41] * ZenOfSeven presses #
[20:25:46] * ZenOfSeven is now known as Amber
[20:26:06] <Amber> (how unoriginal.)
[20:26:07] <CNN> "Thank you. The name you
recorded, *Amber* is correct, press 1 now."
[20:26:14] * Amber sighs and presses 1
[20:26:24] <CNN> (hehe)
[20:26:31] <CNN> "Thank you!"
[20:26:42] * Amber makes a mocking face "thank you!"
[20:26:45] <CNN> (the automated voice must really
like your name?)
[20:26:56] * Veruth has quit IRC (Connection reset
by peer)
[20:26:58] <Amber> (STALKERVOICE)
[20:27:09] <Ralith> (:P)
[20:27:23] <CNN> "After the tone, please say the
title of the story that you'd like to submit,
followed by the name of the country."
[20:27:32] <CNN> "Then press pound."
[20:27:35] <Amber> "....."
[20:27:38] <CNN> !beep
[20:27:38] <Lycaon> BEEEEEEP!
[20:27:48] <Amber> (uh... help?)
[20:28:10] <Amber> (i'm flyin' by the seat of my
pants here. and my attention's split!)
[20:28:43] <CNN> "I'm sorry, I didn't understand
what you said. After the tone, please say the
title of the story that you'd like to submit,
followed by the name of the country, then press
pound."
[20:28:44] <Lupin> "Cause of mysterious ghost ship
is deadly virus"
[20:28:48] <Ralith> (country? It's international.)
[20:28:48] <CNN> !beep
[20:28:48] <Lycaon> BEEEEEEP!
[20:29:00] <Amber> "cause of mysterious ghost ship
is deadly virus"
[20:29:19] * Ralith looks bored
[20:29:21] <CNN> The phone line is silent.
[20:29:24] * Amber presses #, looking really annoyed
[20:29:30] <CNN> "Thank you!"
[20:29:47] * Amber heads slowly towards the vehicles
[20:29:51] <CNN> "Please press or say your phone
number, followed by the pound sign."
[20:29:55] <CNN> !beep
[20:29:55] <Lycaon> BEEEEEEP!
[20:30:01] * Lupin walks back to the Jeep
[20:30:18] <Amber> "438 555 5779"
[20:30:20] * Ralith follows Lupin
[20:30:24] * Amber presses # again
[20:30:32] <Ralith> "Perhaps you should just try to
contact a person?"
[20:30:39] <Amber> "i'm trying."
[20:31:08] * Veruth has joined #paradice
[20:31:08] * Veruth sets mode: +o Veruth
[20:31:16] <Lupin> (wb)
[20:31:16] <Amber> "if this takes too much longer,
i'm going to call the receptionist. but then it
might just take longer."
[20:31:20] <Amber> (wb)
[20:31:29] <CNN> "Thank you! An editor will call
you in the next 48 hours about the status of your
story. We do not guarantee monetary compensation
for news tips, but any payments need to be
addressed with our finance department."
[20:31:38] <CNN> (wb)
[20:31:48] * Amber bursts "48 HOURS?!"
[20:31:56] <Veruth> (Grrr This is NOT the time to
have connection problrms :/)
[20:31:59] * Amber hangs up and calls right back
[20:32:10] <CNN> (oh god!)
[20:32:23] <Amber> (it's exactly what i'd do, mate.
i'm persistent.)
[20:32:35] <CNN> "Welcome to Communist News
Network. This number is for the news room."
[20:32:47] <CNN> "To contact the receptionist,
press zero at any time. This call may be
monitored or recorded, so that we may sue the
crap out of you for more money to line our
pockets with."
[20:32:54] * Amber presses 0
[20:33:02] <CNN> "Please hold."
[20:33:21] <CNN> Soft music plays as you arrive at
the jeep and the caddy.
[20:33:23] * Ralith climbs in the jeep and looks
impatient
[20:33:39] <Amber> "who's taking over driving?
gerard's disappeared and i don't know how."
[20:33:42] * CNN is now known as Operator
[20:34:04] * Ralith looks silently at Lupin
[20:34:07] <Operator> "This is the Communist News
Network Switchboard. How may I assist you?"
[20:34:21] * Lupin climbs into the driver's seet of
the Jeep
[20:34:32] <Lupin> "I guess Veruth can drive the
other car."
[20:35:10] <Operator> "Hello?"
[20:35:10] <Veruth> "I've got no problem with that"
[20:35:18] <Aki> "Heh."
[20:35:18] <Amber> "hello. i need to speak with
someone immediately about the ship that's adrift.
we have information that needs to be broadcast."
[20:35:18] * Operator hangs up.
[20:35:22] <Operator> (ack)
[20:35:28] * Veruth climbs into the driver's seat
of the other car
[20:35:36] <Amber> "....."
[20:35:38] * Amber calls back
[20:35:42] <Operator> >.<
[20:35:51] <Operator> "Welcome to Communist News
Network. This number is for the news room."
[20:35:57] * Amber presses 0
[20:36:01] <Ralith> "Try being less direct."
[20:36:06] <Operator> "To contact the receptionist,
press zero at any time. This call may be
monitored or recorded, so - -
[20:36:13] <Operator> "Please wait while I transfer
you!"
[20:36:13] <Amber> "you do it then." *hands the
phone to ralith*
[20:36:31] <Operator> Soft music is playing.
[20:36:51] * Ralith looks uncomfortable
[20:36:53] * Ralith takes it
[20:37:04] <Operator> "This is the Communist News
Network switchboard. I'm Timothy. How may I
direct your call?
[20:37:19] * Lupin looks at the phone
[20:37:32] * Ralith hands it to Lupin
[20:37:55] * Lupin pushes it back to Ralith. "I'm
driving."
[20:37:58] <Operator> "Hello?"
[20:38:10] <Amber> (DON'T MAKE HER HANG UP)
[20:38:10] * Operator hangs up.
[20:38:19] <Ralith> "Sorry. I'm no good at this
sort of thing."
[20:38:24] * Ralith hands it back to Amber.
[20:38:31] * Aki shakes his head.
[20:38:37] * Lupin starts the car.
[20:38:39] * Amber takes the phone back. "then tell
me what you think i should say."
[20:38:45] <Lupin> "So where is CNN anyway."
[20:38:48] <Amber> "we've been hung up on more than
once now."
[20:39:03] <Ralith> "Something along the lines of
'We're coming.'"
[20:39:11] <Operator> (duh... nobody's said
anything into the phone....)
[20:39:14] <Ralith> "But do they even need to know
that?"
[20:39:17] <Amber> "yeah. they're gonna take that
seriously."
[20:39:24] <Amber> (i did the first time!)
[20:39:31] <Ralith> "With that meaning, I mean."
[20:39:34] <Veruth> (This lag is getting really
annoying. brb, I'm switching computers feel free
to play me until I get back)
[20:39:34] * Ralith looks a bit exasperated
[20:39:55] <Ralith> "Tell them that they'll be glad
they had a spot open for us."
[20:40:44] * Veruth has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
[20:40:46] * Amber dials cnn again, and presses
zero the moment she hears the automated voice
[20:41:02] <Operator> "Welcome to - - Please wait
while I transfer you."
[20:41:22] <Lupin> "Can you get directions to their
studios first?"
[20:41:30] <Lupin> "I have no idea where I'm going."
[20:41:35] <Amber> "yes."
[20:41:35] <Operator> "This is Bob at the Communist
News Network Switchboard. How may I direct your
call tonight?"
[20:41:57] <Operator> The car engine hums a
pleasant tune
[20:42:07] <Amber> "i have information on a
breaking story. we want to come in, but we need
an address. you really don't want to miss this."
[20:42:33] * Ralith nods, looking a bit relieved.
[20:43:50] <Operator> "Ok. Not to be snide, but
you realize that everyone who calls here has a
'breaking story' and they want to get on the
news. I'll forward you to the newsroom so you
can talk with them about it. Best of luck!"
Soft music begins to play.
[20:44:01] <Amber> "SON OF A b****!"
[20:44:07] <Ralith> "Making progress?"
[20:44:11] <Amber> "no."
[20:44:18] <Ralith> "What now, then?"
[20:44:20] <Operator> The music ends with a
couple of beeps.
[20:44:31] <Lupin> "Tell them you also have info on
that dead werewolf found in DC.
[20:44:32] * Operator is now known as Daryl
[20:44:32] <Lupin> "
[20:44:43] <Lupin> "Or something like that"
[20:44:46] <Ralith> "Or you could just get an
address."
[20:44:52] <Daryl> "Hi. This is the Newsroom. How
can I help you?"
[20:44:52] <Ralith> "Why tell when we can show?"
[20:44:58] <Amber> "a person!"
[20:45:26] * Daryl sounds a little unsure... "At
least, last time I checked, I was..."
[20:45:27] <Amber> "we've got information on the
dead werewolf found in dc. we've also got
information about the ghost ship they found."
[20:45:47] <Amber> "sorry to be so quick and
direct, but we've been hung up on more than once."
[20:45:53] <Daryl> "Great. I don't want to know
who you are or how you got it... what kind of
information?"
[20:46:10] <Ralith> (Can I hear both ends of the
conversation?)
[20:46:23] <Daryl> (yeah... the phone is on LOUD)
[20:46:32] <Lupin> !phone
[20:46:32] * Lycaon shouts to get everyone's
attention, "Lupin's phone is ringing!"
[20:46:38] <Daryl> !phone
[20:46:38] * Lycaon shouts to get everyone's
attention, "Daryl's phone is ringing!"
[20:46:44] <Lupin> (AARGH!)
[20:46:51] <Amber> (my phones are NEVER on loud)
[20:46:54] <Lupin> (Do what I did and hit
decline.)
[20:46:56] <Daryl> (WHY DID YOU CALL ME?)
[20:47:06] <Daryl> (:p)
[20:47:12] <Lupin> (We are werewolves, though.)
[20:47:17] <Ralith> "Just ask for an address."
[20:47:28] <Amber> "we know what's going on on
that ship. that there's a possible vaccine.
the people i'm with know more about the
werewolf than i do. more about all of it in
general. i'm flying by the seat of my pants
here."
[20:47:29] <Ralith> "Tell them they won't
believe it, but we can show them."
[20:47:47] <Amber> "and we want to come in. we
need an address. there's something you need to
just... see. TRUST me."
[20:47:57] <Ralith> "Please."
[20:48:02] <Ralith> "Polite never hurts."
[20:48:04] <Amber> "please."
[20:48:05] <Daryl> (mine was 'Do you want to
accept a call from an inmate at rock county
jail?')
[20:48:13] <Ralith> (o.O)
[20:48:16] <Amber> (o_O)
[20:48:16] <Aki> (lol)
[20:48:29] <Lupin> (I sent mine to voicemail)
[20:49:19] <Daryl> "So, the ghost ship was the
result of a deadly cold or something? And
what is it that we absolutely have to see?
No. Tell you what. It's 2am. Let's have
some fun up in the newsroom for once."
[20:49:23] <Lupin> "Maybe you should just tell
them the truth, that there are more of us and
we want to come forward."
[20:49:31] * Amber pulls the mouth piece away from
her face and whispers to ralith "sorry, but i'm
under a lot of pressure here. i don't know half
as much about this as you do, and I'M the one
making the call."
[20:49:40] * Ralith sighs and nods
[20:49:53] <Ralith> "Lupin's idea is worth a try.
At worst we have to call back."
[20:50:22] <Amber> "well... the people i've got
with me are werewolves. i've seen them transform
and it's amazing. we want you to see. how do we
get there?"
[20:50:43] <Ralith> (hehe, xmms has this fancy
stereo plugin, but I just use it to up the volume
that much more ^_^)
[20:50:46] <Daryl> "Where are you coming from?"
[20:50:58] * Lupin looks around for a street sign.
[20:51:39] <Daryl> 4200 block of Windemere Ave.
[20:51:44] <Daryl> You are still in Georgetown.
[20:51:56] <Daryl> (whoops... one of those was
gonna be a PM)
[20:52:00] <Lupin> "Windemere Ave, Georgetown."
[20:52:04] <Amber> "we're coming from georgetown.
4200 block of windemere ave"
[20:52:42] * Ralith turns to Lupin. "So are we
sticking with the lab-made thing, or going all
out?"
[20:52:46] <Ralith> "Gerard won't be happy with the
former."
[20:53:19] <Lupin> "Can we still the lab thing,
with the mess we've made?"
[20:53:22] <Daryl> "Ok. Get onto I-20 Southbound
and take the State St exit for WADC. Bear right
after the exit, and we're on the right side. If
you find yourself in a reflection pool, you've
gone too far."
[20:53:25] <Ralith> "Point."
[20:53:58] <Ralith> "Hey, ask him why he's taking
you at your word."
[20:54:00] <Daryl> "What's your name, so I can
inform security?"
[20:54:15] <Amber> "my name is amber."
[20:54:44] <Amber> "daryl, my friend is asking why
you're taking our word for it."
[20:54:51] <Daryl> "Ok. Amber, you'll need to use
the following password to get through security...
SevenZen."
[20:54:57] <Ralith> (heh)
[20:54:59] <Aki> (haha)
[20:55:00] <Amber> (hahaha)
[20:55:05] <Lupin> (Hahaha)
[20:55:12] <Amber> "okay. thank you."
[20:55:14] <Daryl> "I'm bored out of my mind. I've
got NOTHING ELSE to do right now."
[20:55:23] * Ralith grins.
[20:55:26] <Amber> "we'll see you in a bit."
[20:55:29] <Daryl> "You're welcome."
[20:55:34] * Amber hangs up
[20:55:34] <Daryl> "Ok."
[20:55:39] <Daryl> -!-
[20:55:41] <Ralith> (hehe)
[20:55:44] * Daryl got hung up on....
[20:55:49] <Daryl> (:p)
[20:55:55] * Daryl is now known as Highway
[20:55:59] <Lupin> (:P)
[20:56:00] <Ralith> (o.O)
[20:56:09] <Amber> (ARGH. such is the problem with
internet gaming.)
[20:56:22] * Highway speaks to the jeep in a
language only vehicles understand
[20:56:32] <Ralith> (well, we /could/ do a
multi-user voice thing, but that'd leave out
Veruth)
[20:56:44] <Highway> (I don't have a mic atm)
[20:56:45] <Ralith> (I thought we were doing this
present-day, Baph ;) )
[20:56:58] <Ralith> (no computerized roads)
[20:57:18] <Highway> (I didn't say that it was
computerized)
[20:57:43] <Ralith> (thus the ;) )
[20:57:50] * Veruth has joined #paradice
[20:57:50] * Veruth sets mode: +o Veruth
[20:57:53] <Ralith> (wb!
)
[20:57:53] <Lupin> (wb)
[20:57:59] <Aki> (wb)
[20:58:05] <Highway> (wb)
[20:58:24] <Ralith> (a deathly bored newsroom guy
has decided we'll be interesting enough to let in
to CNN)
[20:58:28] <Ralith> (and we got directions)
[20:58:30] <Highway> (/me is listening to Bill
Engval about psycho kids)
[20:58:39] * Lupin drives the jeep down the highway
[20:58:54] <Veruth> (Ok, So I'm driving the other
car?)
[20:59:18] <Highway> (yep... I'm not too sure on
who's in what car)
[20:59:29] <Veruth> (Yeah, I was about to ask that)
[20:59:30] <Amber> (i assumed i was with lupin and
ralith)
[20:59:41] <Ralith> (you'll have to have been)
[20:59:49] <Amber> (=P)
[20:59:54] <Ralith> (so Veruth's alone, following
us, I guess)
[21:00:00] <Lupin> (With Aki)
[21:00:08] <Lupin> (And possibly Sam)
[21:00:20] <Ralith> (point)
[21:00:34] <Ralith> (Aki, you can converse with
Veruth now
)
[21:00:36] * Highway talks to the caddy as you
drive along
[21:01:15] <Highway> Traffic is kinda light tonight.
[21:01:21] <Highway> The radio is silent.
[21:02:02] <Amber> (*listens to the crickets*)
[21:02:09] * Lupin listens to the tires
[21:02:14] * Ralith stares out the window
[21:02:28] * Amber slouches slightly and hums
[21:02:28] <Ralith> (gazes*)
[21:02:59] <Highway> The window stares back?
[21:03:08] * Ralith tries to sniff the air, doesn't
get much useful information from his nose, and
looks slightly depressed
[21:03:09] <Highway> You reach your exit.
[21:03:20] <Highway> roll navigation
[21:03:24] <Highway> ...drivers
[21:03:28] * Lupin pulls onto the exit ramp
[21:03:32] <Amber> "want me to roll my window down
a little?"
[21:03:35] <Lupin> !d20+13 navigation
[21:03:35] <Lycaon> Lupin rolled d20 + 13 for a
total of 20 navigation
[21:03:43] <Veruth> !d20+1 navigation
[21:03:43] <Lycaon> Veruth rolled d20 + 1 for a
total of 14 navigation
[21:04:12] <Highway> You feel like you know where
you're going.
[21:04:20] <Highway> City streets are lit, but
rather empty
[21:04:29] * Veruth follows the Jeep
[21:04:50] <Highway> You pass gas stations, fast
food restaurants, and you find yourself in a
downtown area that is some part of DC.
[21:04:54] * Lupin follows Amber's directions
[21:05:01] <Highway> (/me typed all that with his
eyes closed)
[21:05:15] <Ralith> (
[21:05:15] <Ralith> [18:53:03] <Daryl> "Ok. Get
onto I-20 Southbound and take the State St exit
for WADC. Bear right after the exit, and we're
on the right side. If you find yourself in a
reflection pool, you've gone too far.")
[21:05:30] <Highway> You get the occaisional red
light, but it takes it no time to turn green.
Roll spot - someone
[21:05:38] <Ralith> !d20+11.6 spot
[21:05:39] <Lycaon> Ralith rolled d20 + 11.6 for a
total of 22.6 spot
[21:05:42] <Ralith> (woo)
[21:05:51] <Ralith> (a noncrap roll)
[21:06:21] <Ralith> "It's coming up on the right."
[21:06:23] * Ralith points
[21:06:26] <Highway> (notices sent)
[21:06:42] * Highway is now known as Someone
[21:06:55] <Someone> A bum on the street waves to
the jeep.
[21:07:20] * Amber watches the bum. "it's up to
you, lupin."
[21:07:27] * Lupin turns.
[21:07:36] * Veruth watches the bum pass and goes
back to follwoing the jeep
[21:07:40] * Veruth turns also
[21:07:40] <Someone> A car turns ont the street
some three blocks back , going in your direction.
There are ramps into a an underground parking
garage for CNN to the right.
[21:08:05] * Ralith glances back at the car
following them apprehensively, but says nothing.
[21:08:14] <Ralith> "Let's hurry."
[21:08:33] * Lupin watches the car in the mirror
and pulls into the parking garage. "Yeah."
[21:08:49] * Veruth spots the car in his mirror and
speeds up a llittle
[21:08:57] * Veruth pulls in after Lupin
[21:09:01] <Someone> The ramps lead downward into
the first level of the garage. A green sign
reads 'guest parking only ->'
[21:09:39] <Amber> (phone)
[21:09:43] <Ralith> (:/)
[21:09:52] * Lupin drives into the guest parking
area.
[21:10:05] <Amber> (just mario.)
[21:10:09] <Someone> (omg.. I love the brobdingian
bards... )
[21:10:11] * Ralith climbs out as Lupin stops the
car and looks around.
[21:10:37] * Lupin looks around for the enterance.
[21:10:44] * Veruth parks beside the jeep and gets
out
[21:10:51] * Ralith looks a bit nervous.
[21:10:55] * Aki gets out as well
[21:11:02] * Amber steps out of the jeep
[21:11:28] * Veruth shuts his door, pockets the
keys and steps over with the rest of the group
[21:11:32] <Someone> (said the king to the knight
"In my daughter's bed you shall take your
leisure... and she'll reward you for your deed
with a night of exhausting pleasure!")
[21:11:36] <Amber> (..... *feels the anger and the
darkside rising as someone she DESPISES AND HATES
WITH A PASSION enter HER HOUSE behind mario*)
[21:11:49] <Ralith> (:P)
[21:12:03] <Lupin> (o_O)
[21:12:04] <Someone> The parking garage has a few
cars parked here and there.
[21:12:21] <Someone> There is a security booth that
is gated, in front a set of elevator doors.
[21:12:30] <Amber> "this way, guys."
[21:12:36] * Amber heads towards the security booth
[21:12:37] * Ralith glances at Lupin, then heads
after Amber
[21:12:40] * Lupin starts walking quickly to the
booth
[21:12:41] * Aki follows Amber
[21:12:51] * Veruth follows Amber
[21:13:03] <Someone> (so, you're trying to game,
but you seem to have a lot of guests where your
at.... what the heck?)
[21:13:31] <Amber> (we're going to in a little
while. i don't have to game right away, i just
have to be present. my character's the prince. i
have to be available.)
[21:13:43] <Someone> The guard sits there, in the
booth. He's black, with a seriously rent-a-cop
uniform on, and short hair and a thin moustache
[21:13:57] * Amber walks up to the booth
[21:14:06] * Amber looks for a name on the uniform
[21:14:07] <Someone> (uh huh... WOD or later?)
[21:14:19] <Ralith> (can we stay on topic?
)
[21:14:20] <Someone> Jackson
[21:14:24] * Someone is now known as Jackson
[21:14:25] <Amber> (later. they can wait for me. i
want to be here right now)
[21:14:34] <Veruth> (I can walk on my own now
right?)
[21:14:37] <Jackson> (just makin sure)
[21:14:42] <Amber> "good morning, jackson. i'm here
to see daryl."
[21:14:45] <Jackson> (you still need help)
[21:14:45] * Amber smiles at him
[21:15:10] <Jackson> In a southern accent, "I don't
know a Daryl. You have an ID?"
[21:15:26] <Ralith> "We were given a password."
[21:15:44] <Veruth> (So I still need someone else
to support me to walk at all?)
[21:15:54] <Ralith> (I thought Veruth could walk a
bit on his own now)
[21:16:12] <Jackson> "Some of you are dumber than
you look. I don't want to hear whatever password
they gave you now man. What department does this
Daryl work in?"
[21:16:12] <Veruth> (I did too)
[21:16:30] <Amber> "the newsroom."
[21:16:44] <Jackson> (if ya hadn't asked...)
[21:16:49] * Ralith looks a bit annoyed but
restrains himself
[21:16:52] <Jackson> "One sec."
[21:16:57] <Veruth> (:/)
[21:17:02] * Jackson picks up the booth phone and
calls up the newsroom
[21:17:14] <Jackson> "Yeah, y'all have a Daryl up
there?"
[21:17:18] * Ralith glances behind him
[21:17:21] <Jackson> "Uh-huh"
[21:17:32] <Jackson> "Right. There's a few of 'em
down here."
[21:17:54] <Jackson> "Yeah. Ok. One second."
[21:18:06] * Jackson puts his hand over the mouth
of the phone and whispers, what's your name?"
[21:18:13] <Amber> "amber."
[21:18:21] * Lupin taps his foot.
[21:18:36] <Jackson> Uncovering the phone, he
answers "Amber. Ok. Got it. I'll have them do
that."
[21:18:47] * Ralith looks expectant
[21:18:49] <Jackson> "How long will you be? Oh,
ok. Bye."
[21:19:29] <Jackson> You hear a click, and he hangs
up the phone. "Go ahead and get comfortable.
He's gonna be here with a crew in a few minutes.
[21:19:43] <Amber> "down here in the parking lot?"
[21:19:46] * Ralith resumes looking annoyed and
surveys the area again
[21:20:07] * Aki grumbles.
[21:20:09] <Jackson> "Man, I respect them Marines.
I wouldn't haul dead bodies anywhere, much less
to a hospital ship."
[21:20:20] <Lupin> "Hm?"
[21:20:21] * Ralith looks up.
[21:20:23] <Ralith> "What?"
[21:20:24] <Jackson> The parkinglot echoes. "Yep,
down here."
[21:20:27] <Amber> "dead bodies?"
[21:20:30] * Lupin turns to Jackson.
[21:20:41] <Jackson> "We have some nondescript
concrete walls to use as backdrops...
[21:21:13] <Jackson> "Yeah man, they're airlifting
the dead rescuers to the Serenty Hospital Ship
for examination and autopsy."
[21:21:29] * Ralith looks like he's about to say
something, but doesn't.
[21:21:35] <Amber> "uh... " *turns to the group*
[21:21:43] <Jackson> "They're on the second run of
helicopters. The first group of helicopters had
to go to a support vessel to refuel already."
[21:21:46] <Ralith> "No use saying anything right
now."
[21:21:56] <Ralith> "!"
[21:22:08] * Aki grimaces
[21:22:10] <Lupin> "Oh great."
[21:22:24] * Veruth winces
[21:22:43] <Jackson> "The Serenity is so far away,
that the helos can only make one trip before
returning to the aircraft carrier to refuel.
[21:22:59] * Amber is at a loss for words
[21:23:08] <Jackson> (Finally, three years of
NJROTC is paying off...)
[21:23:15] <Ralith> "How long until the crew gets
here?"
[21:23:22] <Amber> (word)
[21:23:23] <Ralith> (NJROTC?)
[21:23:34] <Jackson> "They usually take about half
an hour."
[21:23:36] <Amber> (navy junior reserve officers
training corps. we both were in it in hs.)
[21:23:44] <Jackson> (in high school)
[21:24:03] * Lupin (had several friends in that in
high school.)
[21:24:08] <Amber> (brb)
[21:24:35] <Jackson> (ok)
[21:24:46] <Ralith> "They're equipped for live
broadcast, right?"
[21:25:38] <Jackson> "It's funny, all this coverage
of the ghost ship, and nothing of the country
they visited. I tell ya, it's just plain weird.
For equipped, they probably won't broadcast live
- but record it and broadcasting today. Maybe as
soon as they're done recording.
[21:26:04] <Lupin> "So they are at least equipped
to do it?"
[21:26:07] <Ralith> "I'm asking if they're
equipped, not if they're planning on using it."
[21:26:34] <Amber> (HOLD ON PLEASE)
[21:26:55] <Veruth> (Damn, brb)
[21:27:05] <Veruth> (Parents :/)
[21:27:18] <Ralith> (:P)
[21:27:34] <Jackson> (we're not pausing for
everyone... we've got more than three -
non-paused players)
[21:27:52] <Jackson> "No, I doubt they're equipped
for live broadcast here in the building."
[21:28:26] <Ralith> "Could they bounce it back
somewhere where they are?"
[21:30:00] <Ralith> (we never seem to have more
than 50% luck
)
[21:30:01] <Jackson> "You misunderstand. The
equipment they're bringing down isn't broadcast
ready. They'll take it up, at worst, run it by
an editor and then air, if it's that hot."
[21:30:25] <Ralith> "That might be enough."
[21:31:04] * Lupin looks at his watch
[21:31:05] * Ralith grins a bit. "The reason I ask
is if it's not live, there'll be plausability
problems."
[21:31:37] <Jackson> The elevator doors open (plus,
game is ending in 30 minutes)
[21:31:39] * Ralith lets Jackson think that over
[21:31:41] <Ralith> (!!)
[21:31:44] <Ralith> (what?!)
[21:31:50] <Jackson> (I am still on a LONG work
schedule)
[21:31:58] <Amber> (ASDFJKLASD i'm being left
behind!)
[21:32:36] * Ralith looks towards the elevator
[21:32:39] <Jackson> A guy in khaki pants walks
forward, ahead of a few guys carrying a camera
and lights "So, I suppose I can pretty much guess
who Amber is then?"
[21:32:48] <Ralith> "Heh."
[21:32:59] <Lupin> "Shouldn't be too hard."
[21:33:05] <Jackson> (wtf... the forum post count
went down by a bunch)
[21:33:16] <Jackson> (it just dropped to 1577 from
1597)
[21:33:19] <Ralith> ( Amber , you coming back any
time soon?)
[21:33:46] <Amber> (i am now. i couldn't get scott
to go away any faster)
[21:33:56] <Ralith> (good)
[21:34:13] <Amber> "i'm amber, obviously."
[21:34:17] <Ralith> "Now, shall we shift now or
after you have the cameras set up?"
[21:34:18] <Veruth> (back)
[21:34:20] * Ralith is getting to the point.
[21:34:43] <Veruth> (I can only stay about 30
minutes more though :/)
[21:34:55] <Lupin> (That's when the game ends
anyway.)
[21:35:17] <Jackson> "On camera... can you all...
shift?"
[21:35:24] <Ralith> "Yes."
[21:35:28] * Jackson is now known as Daryl
[21:35:29] <Ralith> "Excepting Amber, of course."
[21:35:34] <Amber> "i can't, but they can. i've
seen it."
[21:35:36] <Lupin> "And Veruth here."
[21:35:36] <Daryl> "Ok."
[21:35:55] <Ralith> "So...?"
[21:35:57] * Daryl walks through the exit gate with
the guys and the equipment. "Lets find some
wall... over here- he points."
[21:36:01] <Daryl> (ack quotes)
[21:36:21] <Ralith> (third person! whee)
[21:36:24] <Daryl> "Before I set all this crap up,
and waste any time. I want to see one of you
shift for Chris, the Cameraman.
[21:36:35] <Ralith> "Alright."
[21:36:39] * Ralith steps forward.
[21:36:45] <Daryl> Chris readies a camera.
[21:36:50] <Ralith> "Ready?"
[21:36:53] <Daryl> He says 'ready.'
[21:37:06] * Ralith does away with any dramatics
and simply shifts to gestalt.
[21:37:19] * Daryl and the other guys back up.
[21:37:22] * Ralith catches his breath and
straightens. "How's this?"
[21:37:33] <Ralith> "I'm not about to go on a
rampage, don't worry."
[21:37:34] * Amber wows
[21:37:51] <Daryl> Towering over Daryl, he looks
up, and can't seem to look higher than your neck.
"Uhhh...."
[21:38:06] <Ralith> "Now are you going to get the
rest of that set up or not?"
[21:38:08] <Lupin> "So can we get on with this
already?"
[21:38:23] <Daryl> "Chris! Dave! Get your s***
set up! This is our big break!"
[21:38:32] * Aki grins
[21:38:46] <Daryl> (Aki, are you still in wolf form?
[21:38:52] <Ralith> (no, he's been human for a
while)
[21:38:57] <Daryl> (ok)
[21:39:00] <Lupin> (We all shifted in gerard's
house)
[21:39:01] <Veruth> (I'm having to switch back and
forth, people are near :/)
[21:39:03] * Ralith looks impatient.
[21:39:04] <Veruth> (I'm still here)
[21:39:05] <Ralith> (:P)
[21:39:26] * Daryl gets the stuff set up.
[21:39:27] <Daryl> "
[21:39:43] <Ralith> "Anywhere in particular we should stand?"
[21:39:44] <Daryl> "Amber, on the phone you mentioned some other stuff... about the
ghost ship? Mind telling me about that?"
[21:40:07] <Lupin> "Might be better if one of us does."
[21:40:13] <Ralith> "On camera."
[21:40:14] <Daryl> "By the wall over here." He points at a nearby wall. One of the
spots is shining on it now.
[21:40:17] <Ralith> "This is urgent."
[21:40:18] <Amber> "it would be. they know more than i do. i just made the call.
[21:40:20] * Ralith stands in it
[21:40:33] * Lupin stands next to Ralith
[21:40:41] * Ralith beckons the others
[21:40:43] <Daryl> The light glistens off of Ralith's fur.
[21:40:59] * Amber stands off to the side and watches
[21:41:01] <Daryl> "You want to start out as human, and then go to...werewolf?"
[21:41:08] * Veruth stands next to Amber and watches
[21:41:44] <Ralith> "It's not that easy to shift. I'll just stay as I am."
[21:41:49] <Daryl> Noticing Veruth's hobble, Chris asks, "You ok man? You look like
you could use a drink, to say the least."
[21:41:56] <Daryl> "Ok."
[21:42:05] <Daryl> "...
[21:42:10] <Daryl> ".."
[21:42:13] <Daryl> "."
[21:42:17] <Daryl> (silent count)
[21:42:28] <Veruth> "I'll be okay for now, this is important"
[21:42:35] <Daryl> David says "Two and flashes a
peace sign at you."
[21:42:41] <Daryl> ack
[21:42:46] * Amber turns to veruth "need help
standing?"
[21:42:49] * Daryl should fail english
[21:43:04] * Daryl coughs. "You're on."
[21:43:14] <Veruth> "Yeah, if you don't mind. I'm
about to give out"
[21:43:15] * Lupin (hands Daryl an "F")
[21:43:19] * Ralith just stands there, looking
lupine.
[21:43:31] <Daryl> (-!-)
[21:43:32] <Lupin> "Anything special you want us to
do?"
[21:43:34] * Amber puts a supportive arm around
veruth, then turns to watch
[21:43:47] <Amber> "i think at least one of you
should turn back into a wolf."
[21:43:50] <Daryl> "Well, introduce yourselves, if
you like, shift, or something."
[21:44:01] <Daryl> "We'll edit this part out."
[21:44:24] <Lupin> "That kinda removes the ability
to talk though."
[21:44:31] <Ralith> "Gestalt will do."
[21:44:38] * Lupin fumbles around for something to
say.
[21:44:59] * Daryl walks around and infront of yoru
group
[21:45:05] <Ralith> (:P)
[21:45:17] <Daryl> "Good evening. My name is Daryl
Jacobson, with CNN."
[21:45:48] <Daryl> "Tonight, we have a new peice of
breaking news that will shed some light as to the
Chicago and DC 'werewolves' with conclusive
evidence that they exist."
[21:45:48] <Ralith> (gah, brb)
[21:45:59] <Veruth> (:/)
[21:46:08] <Daryl> "Without further ado, these
gentlemen are going to demonstrate the proof of
thier kind..."
[21:46:13] * Daryl steps away from center camera.
[21:46:27] * Lupin shifts to gestalt.
[21:47:00] * Aki shifts to Gestalt as well.
[21:47:10] <Ralith> (back)
[21:47:19] <Lupin> (wb)
[21:47:24] <Daryl> * Ralith just stands there idly.
[21:47:30] <Daryl> (wb)
[21:47:41] * Ralith watches the camera.
[21:47:47] * Lupin gives a little wave to the
camera.
[21:48:13] * Daryl moves back in front of you. "We
will be following this once we get these
werewolves into a more secure location to shoot
from. We'll see you again in 20 minutes."
[21:48:18] * Veruth slowly shakes his head in
amazement
[21:48:25] <Daryl> "Ok. That's a wrap!"
[21:48:27] <Ralith> "More secure location?"
[21:48:38] * Goldkin has joined #paradice
[21:48:38] <Daryl> "The high crowd and the drunk
crowd are gonna love this!"
[21:48:43] <Daryl> (hello!)
[21:48:48] <Daryl> (/me is baphnedia)
[21:48:49] <Aki> ('lo)
[21:48:58] <Lupin> (HI)
[21:48:58] <Veruth> (Hey)
[21:49:07] <Amber> (*looks this new person over*)
[21:49:17] <Daryl> (good place to cut the game
too...
)
[21:49:19] <Ralith> (who's this?)
[21:49:21] <Ralith> (>:|)
[21:49:23] <Ralith> (don't you dare.)
[21:49:26] <Lupin> "How about we just go to the
main studio?"
[21:49:36] <Daryl> "Yeah, a more secure location -
our news room. Jackson, if you'll let these
fellers in with me, on my guest list. Thanks!"
[21:49:43] <Veruth> (I've got to go)
[21:49:46] <Veruth> (:/)
[21:49:49] <Daryl> Jackson replies with a nod and
clicks the gate open.
[21:49:50] <Ralith> "Let's just get there. We have some rather important information
to air."
[21:49:53] <Daryl> (later Veruth)
[21:49:54] <Ralith> (cya :/)
[21:49:55] <Lupin> (Later Veruth)
[21:50:02] <Veruth> (night)
[21:50:03] <Goldkin> (Go ahead and continue. I fiugred I walked in on something when
I did /who)
[21:50:07] * Veruth has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
[21:50:14] <Goldkin> (Figured, too.)
[21:50:18] <Ralith> (where're ya from?)
[21:50:21] <Daryl> (hehe the game was going to end at 10 anyway)
[21:50:30] <Daryl> Game Over. ;)
)
..
) so its' usually in a out-of-character mode, but talking with some people there can help you get ready for when a game actually comes up.
