GLoG II: Now with 30% More Sporks

[Haleyintraining]

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This meeting of the good league of good will now come to order. You must be a member of the GLoG to post here. Members:

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Here you can talk about good things, like Sunshine and Rainbows. (Ya, right).

If you are evil you can still be redeemed. Apply today! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87641)

Also, before you join, read the Rules of the Spork (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4768413&postcount=489).

If you are just visiting, post in the GLoG Visitors' Center (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=88768).

If you have a question, please read our FAQ first, it may already have been answered:
FAQ:

What's the point? Isn't there already a good aligned organization? Why didn't you just join HALO?

OOC, we have nothing against HALO. (IC may be a different story.) However, we wanted an organization that only allows good-aligned members and focuses on the redemption of evildoers. If the real world can have multiple organizations for the purpose of doing good, we don't see why the forum can't hold more than one as well.

No seriously. Aren't you just a HALO clone?

Not intentionally. We have our own purpose and our own mission, which overlaps somewhat with HALO's, but is not identical.

Why don't you let anyone post in the main thread without PMing first?

OOC answer: Honestly, we tried it, and it was too chaotic to read.
IC answer: You don't let strangers wander into your house at all hours, do you? We just want to know who is in our house.

Still, it seems awfully rude. You've offended a lot of people.

We're sorry. We didn't mean to. :smallfrown:

What's the point of the visitor's centre?

We still want to play nicely with others! So we set up the visitor's centre thread to provide an IC access port.

Are you part of the Town? Or are you in an extra dimension?

We didn't really know at first, but when AMEN contacted us, it seemed clear that we inhabited some sort of reality with AMEN and HALO. Which means we aren't Town. I think. (Really, we're making this up as we go along!)

Will you be interacting with the other groups?

Yes, but we haven't worked out the mechanics yet. We're officially at war with AMEN, but we don't want random fighting going on in our headquarters. So we might be setting up a war thread or a plot thread or something, but we don't know yet.

As far as HALO goes, we have no formal ties with them, though there is some membership overlap, and we're currently in discussions. IC, some of us have formed a negative opinion of HALO. It doesn't mean we have a problem with you OOC. (Honestly, Turtle isn't the brightest crayon in the box, and she's very defensive about being a former evildoer.)

GLoG is a pretty silly name, isn't it?

Yes. Yes it is. One of our founding members used to belong to the Evil League of Evil (If you haven't heard of it, google 'Dr Horrible'), so when she turned good, it seemed reasonable to form the Good League of Good.


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[happyturtle]

When Turtle is finished cleaning up dead guy remains, she takes a very long hot shower.

((I'm not deadtimed, but IC she really needed a shower after all that. :smallyuk:))

[Kaelaroth]

Czernov, now wearing khaki longshorts, and a sleeveless black top, knocks on her door. Turtle?

[Quinsar]

I won't be on much, if at all next week due to work. See ya'll...

[happyturtle]

She opens the door, wearing a bathrobe and a towel turban on her head. Hi, Czernov. Thanks for before.

[Kaelaroth]

Czernov holds a little engraved box in his hands. I was glad to help, dearest turtle, and am glad you are now well. I brought you some smelling salts, they are said to calm the nerves. He holds out the little mother-of-pearl container.

[happyturtle]

Thank you. She takes the box from him and opens it.

[Fostire]

"I'm kinda tired so I'm gonna go take a short nap"

((Deadtime))

[Kaelaroth]

The box is filled with delightful tiny smelling salts, which will change themselves into any scent she most prefers at the time. A small box of aromatherapy candles in also there, and some Belgian chocolates.

Czernov has left the area as she looked.

((deadtime))

[Haleyintraining]

((Who's on?))

[happyturtle]

((I think just me))

Turtle inhales deeply. Honeysuckle.

It's beautiful, she says. But he's already gone.

She gets dressed and goes back upstairs, still wearing a towel on her wet hair.

[Quinsar]

MAy suddenly deadtime.



Gloria is drinking some milk.

[happyturtle]

Turtle sits down next to her. Where are you from? Do you have any family who might be worried about you?

[Quinsar]

I live at a church... They might be worried about me...

[Lord Magtok]

Lord Magtok himself limps towards the front door of GloG, trying to ignore the agonizing pain in his legs from the traps he stepped into on the way there, the EMP grenade that knocked out his shiny robotic arm and cut into his chest, the squid thingy latched to the top of his head, and the freaky giant rabid possum thing with its poisonous fangs buried in his back.

The diabolical cyborg extends a quivering arm, and knocks gently on the door with a fist clutching the tattered remains of his invitation to discuss stuff with the Gloggers, before falling unconscious.

[Admiral_Kelly]

Nora answers the door. She sees Magtok lying on the floor unconscious. "A machine man?" She says, quite confused. She drags the cyborg inside the base, laying him face-up in the center of the room.

[happyturtle]

Would you like to go back there? Or would you rather stay here, and just send them a message?

She hears the knock on the door. Excuse me. She goes to answer it, war spork at the ready, to see Nora dragging an unconscious form in.

She pushes a leaf of the Arkencabbage into Lord Magtok's mouth.

[Quinsar]

A message...

[happyturtle]

Go ahead and write a message, and we'll send it for you. Turtle sporks a set of stationary into existence in front of Gloria, while still attending to Lord Magtok and feeding him more cabbage.

((The Arkencabbage has healing and restorative powers if you want them to work on you, but won't do a thing for the non-organic parts))

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok spits out a leaf, never having been a fan of cabbage.

Ugh...Gods, you guys have a lot of traps...

The cyborg shakily gets back on his feet, and places a hand over his face.

I...I think I lost my left eye back there somewhere...Ah well, I'll go get it later...

*Ahem* Attention! I am Lord Magtok, semi-formal leader (sometimes) of AMEN, king of shiny robot things, master of the doohickey that turns the whatsit and does the...

The cyborg puts a hand to his head, and takes a moment to get his thoughts back in order. That flying boxing glove must've hit him harder than he thought.

Sorry about that, let me try again...

I am Magtok! Cybernetic lord of machines, former conqueror of the Town, veteran member of the Association of the Malicious, Evil, and Nefarious, and that guy who sent those raptor messenger guys!

I was told to come here for some diplomatic talks or something, but unfortunately, I couldn't come in time, as there was a more pressing issue involving several of the other villains who've been funding me. Blackjack said I was becoming too much of a gamble, and Piggybank tried to raise the interest rate on my loan and it all became a big violent mess when someone accidentally flicked the safety off my gun and...

Well, anyways, I'm finally here, and hit about a million of the traps that were briefly mentioned in the first thread. Is there anything that needs discussing?

[Admiral_Kelly]

"Sorry, I am new here." She turns her head to Turtle. "Can you tell me what he means?"

[happyturtle]

Well honestly, if you'd called ahead, we'd have opened the portal for you, Turtle says in exasperation.

Lord Magtok invited us to be enemies with AMEN, and Saint Nil and Annalee accepted his offer, and invited him here to discuss ground rules and meta-gaming stuff and the like. Turning back to Magtok. But they aren't here, so I guess you're stuck with me and Nora.

[Fan]

Fanboy being the offical enforcer. (duh.), was of course the first one to meet with the intruder shockey katana in hand.
"Hello Lord Magtok, I see you have answered the call for diplomacy. We have agreed to your terms iof war on the following conditions.

You allow the sanctity of our base to be held, except in the case of plot related battles.
You do NOT god mode our players into a perma death state, most of us hear have a contingent true resurection on us so that death doesn't remain permanent for long.
We BOTH agree to the above terms.

[happyturtle]

Gah! Where were you? Oh right... ninja... Turtle refrains from glomping her best (non-pixie) friend, and instead just smiles at him.

[Fan]

(Sorry, I was on break from work earlier, and was ten minuets late getting back.)
"Heya happy, hows it going?"

[happyturtle]

Turtle didn't know how to answer the question. I'm so glad to see you! she said fervently.

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok rubs his chin, and his red eye slowly rotates in its socket. Were it sentient, it'd probably be wondering where its buddy went, and why it's doing all the looking around all by itself.

I'll agree, if you also agree to remove the spies and explosives and stuff. I like my cloning chambers, refrigerator, the power supply generated by the kitten with the buttered toast, and the television the way they are: Intact.

Magtok smirks, wondering if they knew he knew about all of that.

[Fan]

Fanboy was going to play this off, and hopefully nothing would be revealed.
"WHAT explosives?":smallconfused:
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Happy turtle.
"I'm Happy to see you to Happyturtle, I'm sorry i disapered eariler, but there was something I HAD to do."

[happyturtle]

Since Turtle didn't know about it herself, she definitely didn't know that Lord Magtok knew about it. But since she also couldn't read his thought bubble, she didn't know that's what he was wondering, thus rendering this entire paragraph silly.

What about a war thread? Do you think we need one?

[Fan]

Happyturtle:
Fanboy huggels Happyturtle, and whispers in her ear.
"What you did wasn't wrong, what it was was self defense Happy, it was a perfectly acceptable course of action, until you mutilated the corpse of course, but otherwise it was fine."

[Lord Magtok]

A war thread would be nice, especially since it's nearly impossible to enter your base without losing anything-

His red eye glances at the empty space where his organic one once resided.

-And I'm not entirely keen on having the entire conflict housed in a place called a Visiting Center. Poor for our morale, y'know. Someplace big, spacious, and neutral.

At first I was thinking a big open countryside, but that'd only work for one little conflict, one explosive, but short-term showdown. A giant playing field, an entire world run by a neutral party, with cities and towns and castles for the taking and converting, with futuristic flying islands and tempes protected by ancient gods and goddesses, etc.

Of course, that'd probably be way too much work for whichever poster would be narrating stuff. What if we just find a nice valley, put two buildings on either side of it, and run around killing each other in a game of Capture the Flag?

Oddly enough, the cyborg seems entirely serious about that absurd little idea. He then smiles devilishly at Fanboy.

YOU know what explosives. If you force me to take them down myself, I can't promise you that they won't be a little unstable when I return them to you. It'd be a shame if I, with my lack of expertise in bomb-handling, accidentally set one of them to blow up in your new home, wouldn't it?

[happyturtle]

Turtle hugs Fanboy tightly, completely forgetting Magtok. It was the old me, she whispered. I wish it had been a demon. But it wasn't. It was me. She has to struggle to keep from crying again.

Then she hears what Magtok has to say. We're not creating a new world just to fight over. That would definitely be evil. Whatever we do, is between us. No innocent bystanders, unless they get sucked in by Plot.

[Fan]

"Once again what explosive Maggums?:smallamused:
(you can tell he's screwing with you now, and you see he has a little red switch in the hand he's not hugging Happyturtle with.)
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Happyturtle:
Fanboy hugs her back full well understanding her pain.
"Weather or not it was the old you, doesn't matter you seem to be able to conmtrol your self when not under attack, and thats all that really matters, because thats what I'm here for to do all the dirty work, so that this place of beauty doesn't come to harm. Your here to redeem yourself, and train your abilities, and I'd like to be the one to help."

[Haleyintraining]

Annalee's here! What's up?

[Admiral_Kelly]

"What exactly are we fighting over? Would it not be evil to fight in a fruitless war?" Nora asks, sounding quite concerned.

[happyturtle]

"What exactly are we fighting over? Would it not be evil to fight in a fruitless war?" Nora asks, sounding quite concerned.

If they're busy fighting us, then they aren't off doing evil stuff to other people. It's the flypaper theory.

[Haleyintraining]

Ummm? I'm here. What's going on? And why are we talking about AMEN?

[Fan]

"Because the leader o the group is here, and we're discussing terms."

[happyturtle]

Because Magtok is here by your invitation to discuss the rules of engagement.

[Haleyintraining]

Oh... Hello Magtok. How far have we got so far?

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok glances at the red thingy, carefully planning out his next words as he folds his hands together.

We've gotten to slyly threatening to nuking the bad guys and making a war thread. I've got to say, even the Puppetmaster Peace Talks of '87 went better than this is going.

Hmm...I suppose it would be evil to do that to innocent bystanders...Well, I could just go ahead and call in some favors to have the world made, and then start looting and pillaging it so that you folk are forced into the matter by your consciences. We'd get a nice little head start, and you'd get to keep your lovely little morals intact.

The cyborg's diplomatic smile starts to disappear, and any lights around him might find themselves being dimmed to improve the dramaz as he rises slowly off the ground, with a mad glint in his eye.

Morals that would, of course, be sacrificed if one of your members were to engage in a pre-emptive strike against us by triggering explosives hidden throughout our home.

[happyturtle]

I seem to remember having a war was your idea. :smallannoyed:

[Fan]

Fanboy :smallsigh:
"I honestly didn't plant the explosives Maggums, but I MIGHT be convinced to get rid of them for you.":smallwink:
(He's chaotic! Makin deals that benefit him is how he rolls!)

[Haleyintraining]

What if the warthread was in a seperate world?

[happyturtle]

An uninhabited world. Fill it full of resources that we all want and can fight over, but no people.

[Haleyintraining]

I'll create it now if everyone agrees.

[ApeofLight]

(( What about HALO? ))

[Haleyintraining]

I thought HALO wanted "Nothing to do with us".

What V said.

[happyturtle]

((HALO never replied to the last letter we sent, so there's still no agreement for any interaction other than individual character crossovers.))

[ApeofLight]

(( You sent that letter when like no one was on. Don't send one now either only two people are on. ))

[Fan]

(i think that was the extremly angry masato Hyuga.)
"So Maggums what is it gonna be?"

[Lord Magtok]

Magtok's smiles droops and becomes a frown.

Aww, but innocent people ARE resources we all want and can fight over.:smallfrown:

The cyborg's head and body lower in mock-sorrow, giving the opportunity to reach into his robes quickly, grab his fancy-schmancy techno-pistol (which fires fancy-shmancy death lasers, of course), and fire off a round aimed at the Fanboy. Whether or not the shot hits is, obviously, up to the person playing Fanboy.

((On a side note, from what I've seen of HALO in the past, they seem rather keen on staying to themselves, and probably wouldn't be interested in anything outside their own affairs. I personally would rather not play with them.))

[Haleyintraining]

So can I make the thread?

[ApeofLight]

(( Well I know I'd like to have interactions with GLoG and AMEN. But thats just me. Why not let HALO have the option of going to the war thread. ))

[happyturtle]

(( You sent that letter when like no one was on. Don't send one now either only two people are on. ))

((You guys figure out what you want to do, and let us know, either IC or OOC. There are a lot more of you than of us, so it will take you a lot longer to decide if you want to do anything as a group. Meanwhile, any individuals who want to cross over and play can do so, like we're already doing.))

[ApeofLight]

(( Okay sounds good to me. ))

[happyturtle]

Magtok's smiles droops and becomes a frown.

Aww, but innocent people ARE resources we all want and can fight over.:smallfrown:

The cyborg's head and body lower in mock-sorrow, giving the opportunity to reach into his robes quickly, grab his fancy-schmancy techno-pistol (which fires fancy-shmancy death lasers, of course), and fire off a round aimed at the Fanboy. Whether or not the shot hits is, obviously, up to the person playing Fanboy.

((On a side note, from what I've seen of HALO in the past, they seem rather keen on staying to themselves, and probably wouldn't be interested in anything outside their own affairs. I personally would rather not play with them.))

Turtle sporks a wall between Magtok and the GLoG members. ((though certainly not quickly enough to stop the first blast. Me not being faster than light and all. ))

[Admiral_Kelly]

As soon as Magtok fires a shot, Nora draws her shortsword. Partly to her dismay and partly to her relief, she finds a wall blocking Magtok and them.

[Fan]

(You apparently are unaware of fanboys defences against ANYTHING below major good artifact level, that, and the bases own wards on the members.)
The round impacts fanboy squarely on the chest sending him flying backwards into a wall, crashing through conviently into the spork room.
But while he SHOULD have been knocked unconsious, he merely got up dusted himself off, and pull'd out a shiny red switch.
"You brought this upon yourself Magtok, attacking a powerful being in his own domain." in a second fanboy was behind Magtok, katana drawn.
"po no kiri." * (japanese for flashing ghost blade.)

[Haleyintraining]

Welcome to War Island. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?p=4786168#post4786168)

[happyturtle]

((Magtok is offline... how is this sort of thing usually handled, Fanboy and AK? HiT and me are pretty new to this sort of freeform play))

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( The character is said to be deadtimed, which means he stays where he is with no ill effects until the player 'undeadtimes' him. It is also assumed the character takes care of bodily needs (eating, sleeping, going to the bathroom, etc.) while deadtimed. A bit complicated, but effective for roleplaying purposes.))

[happyturtle]

((And combat just resumes with whoever happens to be online when he undeadtimes?))

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( It could work like that. Or the other characters can walk away and tend to other things. They are not obliged to deadtime themselves. ))

[happyturtle]

((Okay. Thanks! :smallsmile:))

Ignoring the now deadtimed Magtok, Turtle walks around the wall to hug Fanboy again. I was worried when you got blasted.

((Would it be god-modding to spork a locked room around the deadtimed Magtok, with a portal in it leading to War Island?))

[Haleyintraining]

Na, I think it would be fine.

[Fan]

do i get my one counter ninja slash attack off since I did it before he dead timed?)
Fanboy seeing the elderly cyborg ALREADY call for a time out, was a little weired out, but this did make him rather cocky seeing as it only took one attack to tire him out.
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Fanboy walked over to the group of Annale, HP, and AK's char.
"I'm so sorry you all had to see that, but he DID shoot me first."
Fanboy hugged the affectionate Happy turtle back.
"I was worried to, I thought I was honestly dead there for a second, then some wwhite light covered the area where i'd been hit, and I was fine, I dont know how or why, but something protected me right then."

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( Possibly - but I do not see a reason for it since, in context, GLoG can force him out anyway. ))

Nora answers "No need to apologize. What he did was sneaky and underhanded. When he comes to, we will drive him away."

[happyturtle]

((HiT, I don't mind letting HALOites play on the island if they want to. What does everyone else think?))

Turtle is still clinging to Fanboy and looking him over to see if he's at all injured. Do you need any cabbage?

Something's protecting you? Oh, that's wonderful! Turtle hugs him even tighter.

[Haleyintraining]

((I added a yellow castle for HALO.))

((Brief deadtime, be back in ten minutes))

[Fan]

He clinged "just a little* tigher to Happyturtle.
"I'mm just as happy as you are Happy turtle, but I will get back at Lord Magtok for this underhanded attack. But for now *clings* I think we should take a break from all this violence."

[happyturtle]

You saw what I did today.... :smallfrown:

[Fan]

"Thats exactly why we should be able to take a break from the violence, and get calm, before we make anymore decisions. I honestly almost approve of the acgtions you took today, you defened yourself against an evil being who was attempting to kill you if you had not went a little to far, you would have had my praise."

[happyturtle]

How do I stop it from happening again?

((will have to go to bed soon... stupid having to work for a living :smallyuk:))

[Fan]

"There's only one thing we can do Happy, and thats try, and adjust you to normal super powered life, and try to make your enviroment as positive as possible."

[happyturtle]

It is positive. Everyone here... it's wonderful. I never knew what it was like to have people to care about, and who care about you back. And to think that someone was violating that. It was terrible. And I lost my mind.

[Haleyintraining]

Turtle, you've only been good for a few days. It'll be hard to change your ways. But as long as you try your hardest you will always be good.

[Fan]

"Now Im here to make sure that NEVER, EVER happens to you again HP, I swear as long as I un-live you will never come to harm under my watch." (new dead time activity: Protecting Happyturtle from attackers at all costs!)

[happyturtle]

:smallredface: Turtle is pleased and embarrassed at the same time by Fanboy's protectiveness. I'm not worried about coming to harm. I'm worried that I'll hurt someone else. I almost attacked Randy... She shudders, remembering how close it had been. If he hadn't been able to reach into her mind....

[Fan]

Fanboy smiled, he had truely meant what he said, and intended to back up his words, with ninja action should the need arise.
"I know, adn thats why I ntend to stop anyone that would hurt you, from what I've seen your old self only emerges when you've been attacked, and if your not attacked, I think we can eventually eliminate the old personality, adn let the true you shine through."

[Volug]

((I added a yellow castle for HALO.))

((Brief deadtime, be back in ten minutes))

((Hope you don't mind my entrance OOC wise, but it should be re-*is shot*))

:smalltongue:

[happyturtle]

((Hope you don't mind my entrance OOC wise, but it should be re-*is shot*))

:smalltongue:

((Er, what? :smallconfused: Come in if you like, but I don't know understand what you just said.))

All I know how to do is fight.

((EDIT: N/M... I just got it. *feels stupid*))

[Fan]

(You know HP, and Fanboy have been hugging for about thrity minuets now. Not that I'm complaining of course.)
"And thats exactly what I wish to change Happyturtle, I want to teach you to live a normal fun filled life, and show you combat is not the only place you can enjoy yourself."

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( Time passed in context is not synchronized with real time. ))

[happyturtle]

((Turtle is feeling rather clingy. :smallwink: And he does have that whole vampire charisma thing going on. :smallbiggrin:))

Randy's going to teach me telepathy. And I know a little bit of magic that I can do without sporks. ((Level one sorceror))

[Haleyintraining]

((EDIT: N/M... I just got it. *feels stupid*))
Ummm.. I don't. Please explain.

[happyturtle]

Ummm.. I don't. Please explain.

((Red mage... Red Castle... he's saying HALO should get the red base))

[Fan]

"I mean things outside of the world of battle, and magic. Happy I wish to show you the world, and the wonders it holds!"

[happyturtle]

Oh. Really? Turtle looks puzzled. Like what?

[Haleyintraining]

((I am still here, if anyone cares. :smallsigh::smallmad::smallwink:))

[Fan]

(These are ALL places I've been in RL.)
"The majestic beauty of the rocky mountain sunsets, the beaches of Costa Rica, and the Glrious rapids of the Niagra falls. I realize none of them are in this dimension, but it is there that we shall be safe from harm, future tech, magic, AND magi tech doesn't work there, and vampires are next to myth. We would both be safe from attack there, and be in a safe envrioment."

[happyturtle]

((I am still here, if anyone cares. :smallsigh::smallmad::smallwink:))

((Annalee, Turtle and Fanboy are whispering and cuddling in front of you... I think you'll have to do something to get their attention. :smallbiggrin:))


(These are ALL places I've been in RL.)
"The majestic beauty of the rocky mountain sunsets, the beaches of Costa Rica, and the Glrious rapids of the Niagra falls. I realize none of them are in this dimension, but it is there that we shall be safe from harm, future tech, magic, AND magi tech doesn't work there, and vampires are next to myth. We would both be safe from attack there, and be in a safe envrioment."

It... it sounds nice. :smallredface: Turtle had never really thought of doing anything like that. Just... looking at stuff? It didn't seem very appealing on its own. But doing it with Fanboy was a different matter....

((I've never been to any of those places... but the Smoky Mountains are my heart's home on this earth.))

[Saint Nil]

Hello Annalee...

*looks at turtle and fanboy*

Whats with them?

[Haleyintraining]

Ummm... aside from them freaking me out?

[happyturtle]

Oh Nil.... Turtle wanted to tell him everything, but knew he would be disappointed in her.

((She does finally let go of Fanboy though. :smallbiggrin:))

[Saint Nil]

I'd like to know how it happened.

[Fan]

Fanboy looked away for a second, he coulda swore he just heard some....thing.
"Oh, hey Nil, and Annalee how long have you been there?"(*disengages as well.)
"Um, I'll explain unless you wnat to Happy."

[Haleyintraining]

Nil, Check out the new war island!

[Saint Nil]

*sees sadness in happy's eyes*

Whats wrong happy? And don't worry, you can tell me anything. I'll always be here for you.:smallwink:

[Haleyintraining]

((Short Deadtime. Be back soon.))

[happyturtle]

Turtle lets go of Fanboy, but doesn't get far from him.

The base was attacked, and I went after the guy and killed him... and then I sort of lost my mind and kept attacking.... Turtle is very ashamed of herself.

[Fan]

"It WAS in self defense though, the guy did attack her first." Fanboy piped in turtles defense.

[Saint Nil]

Happy, you feel guilty don't you? Yes? Because your a good person, still new to this. Showing guilt just shows how far you've come. Your only human, happy. We all make mistakes. After all, have you forgotten the first part of good?

FORGIVNESS. Your sorry, and will try better next time, I know you will. And the rest of the league will be here to help you.

*smiles and hugs happy*

[happyturtle]

Turtle hugs Nil back tightly. But I almost attacked Randy. I was... I wish I could say I was not myself. But it was me. The me I used to be. The me I'm trying to leave behind.

[Saint Nil]

Happy, you have left that person behind. As a matter of fact, here, I want you to have this.

*holds out holy staff*

[happyturtle]

Turtle takes it, dubiously. What is it?

[Saint Nil]

My staff, whenever I feel as if I'm worthless or not good enough to serve good, I can look at this staff and fell my God smiling at me, a smile filled with love, hope, and forgivness.

I hope it helps.

[Haleyintraining]

Awww... such a touching moment.

Did anyone tell Nil about Lord Magtok's visit yet?

[Admiral_Kelly]

"No, do you want me to tell him about it?" Nora asks.

[Fan]

"Oh yeah, next time i see Lord magtok, I officaly have to kill him, ninja honor you know, since he sorta shot me with a lazor."

[happyturtle]

Turtle kisses Nil on the cheek. Thank you.

I.. think I'd better go to bed. Goodnight Nil, Annalee. Thank you for showing me what to live up to. She hugs both of them, then steps to Fanboy. To him, she doesn't say anything, just looks into his eyes. They had been redeemed together, and there is a bond between them that she knows will never be broken. She takes his hand, and squeezes it, and then heads for the stairs.

On the way, she stops at the armoury and hangs her war spork up on the wall. But she keeps the staff with her when she goes to bed, and sleeps with one hand on it.

((deadtimes until 5pm GMT tomorrow :smallsigh:))

[Saint Nil]

*Turns to Annalee*

So, Magtok got in the base? Did the traps get him? Also, what "war island" were you talking about?

[Haleyintraining]

War Thread. (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=89009)

Yes, the traps got him... I think he lost an eye...

[Admiral_Kelly]

Nora answers him. "He was invited to negotiate mutual war policies. We have arranged to fight against AMEN on War Island. He also took a shot at Fanboy."

[Fan]

Turtle kisses Nil on the cheek. Thank you.

I.. think I'd better go to bed. Goodnight Nil, Annalee. Thank you for showing me what to live up to. She hugs both of them, then steps to Fanboy. To him, she doesn't say anything, just looked into his eyes. They had been redeemed together, and there was a bond between them that she knew would never be broken. She took his hand, and squeezed it, and then headed for the stairs.

On the way, she stopped at the armoury and hung her war spork up on the wall. But she kept the staff with her as she went to bed.
Fanboy looks deeply into he eyes, and he to felt the bond they had between them now, and the strength of it. So after a breif longing in their glance. he to felt the complusion for a period of rest, which was strange because before he had beeen good, he had never felt the complusion to sleep at night, nor wuld he have felt safe doing so. Now things were different, and MUCH better for him, and thus he went to take a shower before "attempting" to reach his coffin. (I'll post more, and this IS an opprutunity for AMEN members to attempt to assassinate Fanboy when hes vulenerable.)

[LordVader]

As he enters the shower, a dark shape flits from shadow to shadow, entering the room behind him.

[Fan]

Fanboy having left his katana at the door (but not his varuious other ninja implements that were some how jameed into his clothes.), as well as a great deal of his common sense, didn't notice the shadow fliting from shadow to shadow, and merely continued getting ready to take a shower. (lets see how determined this assassin is.:smallamused:)

[Haleyintraining]

((Deadtime until tomorrow.))

[Admiral_Kelly]

Nora does notice the shadow. Because a) Such things scream unnatural and b) Her player needs to give her something to do. She follows it with an unsheathed shortsword.

[LordVader]

The figure steps into the light, revealing itself to be <insert GLoG member here> (you decide. It's camo.).

[Admiral_Kelly]

"Lex-Cat?" Nora asks, confused by this. "You did not tell me you had power over shadows."

[Fan]

Fanboy gasps, why is Happyturtle awake, and more importantly why is she following him into the showers?:smallwink:
Fanboy walked forward to give "Happyturtle" a hug, thinking she must have had those nightmares again.
(He is still fully clothed he did re-do his ninja cloth belt.)
*(daww simu'd, and why is stacy in the showers to?)
just ignore my post Lord Vader, she posted before I did.

[Saint Nil]

(Fanboy in the showers, Nora just "happens" to walk in? We know what she was really there for:smallamused:)

[LordVader]

"Lex-Cat?" Nora asks, confused by this. "You did not tell me you had power over shadows."

The person shrugs. "We've got to keep some secrets, don't we?"

((Who, exactly, am I imitating here?))
((EDIT: My person can't do fairy wings, it's got to be someone else.))

[Fan]

(Happyturtle it is then.:smallbiggrin:)

Fanboy turns around stunned, that BOTH Happyturtle, AND Nora where in the shower room with him.
"Ummmmmmmmmm, I'm not really sure what to say here."
(your imitating Happyturtles loyal henchpixie.)

[LordVader]

((I don't know, my character can't really do wings, but I'll stretch it, fine.))
The fairy, or whatever, turns to Nora.
"Can you us leave for a moment, please? I need to talk to him in private."

[Admiral_Kelly]

Actually, Nora and Lex are just outside. Vader never said he entered the shower room.

"Alright..." She says, suspecting something is off before walking away slowly.

[LordVader]

((Well, I did originally and your character talked to mine, so I assumed a walk-and-talk kinda thing.))

As the door swings shut, the fairy walks towards FFF and makes as though to kiss him.

[Saint Nil]

(Pixie's gone wild!!!)

V I know, but it's still funny:smalltongue:

[Fan]

(If he was following me, then he would have been in the showers.>.>
You know what its fine, i was going for comedic effect rather than anything else.)
Fanboy turns around, noticing the small fae entire the room.
"Oh, hello Lex-kat, I heard you outside, what exactly is it you wantedd to talk to me about?"
, then lex-kat moves to kiss him, the dimnutive faes lips, and boy moving out towards him.
"Lex-Kat, what are you doing, you know we cant do that, imagne who sad it would make your mistress."

[LordVader]

(( lols at Saint Nil. :smallbiggrin:))
"Shhhh." She puts a finger to her lips, and leans in.


((Have you seen Brawl Taunts?))

[Fan]

Fanboy's now rather suspious, Lex-kat would NEVER do ANYTHING to hurt her mistress even if it meant hurting herself. She was like LOYAL, like CRAZY LOYAL, and that isn't what he'd expect from the lex-kat he knew.
(detect alignment, zone of truth, and a detect magic spell.)
"Lex, whats your mistresses name?":smallamused:

[LordVader]

Alignment checks out, no magic here. The fairy hiccoughs, much like an inebriated person, and says the correct answer to FFF's question. ((This person's a professional, they don't go in without info on the target. :smallamused: ))
The fairy then giggles, still sounding inebriated, says "C'mon, don't be a party-pooper", wraps both arms around FFF, and attempts to hug him to her.

[Fan]

(aww darn it, thoguht I had you there.)
"I'm sorry Lex-Kat, but I figured me, and HAppy are well together now, and I just couldn't do that to her."
Fanboy pushes her away.
(The power of PC love buddeh.)

[LordVader]

As he finishes his sentence, she shrugs and says "Shuit yourshelf.". She also stumbles forwards towards FFF, appearing to collapse.

However, as she does so, his attention presumably fixated on her upper body, one of her hands brushes near her thigh and then, holding something, whips up with incredible speed.

[Ashen Lilies]

(( Holy! Sorry for disappearing out last night guys, my internet spontaneously failed on me.:smallfrown: Which sucks cause I seem to have missed PLOT and the creation of a new thread.))

*The room comes back into focus, and the first thing Khiansa realizes is a blinding headache. Coming to his senses, he looks around the room, finding it oodly different.
"Hello? Is anybody there? How long did the trance catch me out?"

[Fan]

(you do know shes about the size of a runt Chihuahua right?)
Fanboy seeing the tiny pixie plummet to the ground catches her in his hand.

[LordVader]

((Seriously? ****. ****, ****, ****. My character definitely can't do that. I guess I was connecting the avatar with the Vael character of human size. Just assume my person was someone else of near-human proportions then, we'll have to retcon the whole thing. Gah. You have to tell me these things! :smalltongue:))

Continue from the last post, but assume the stumbling woman is roughly human-sized instead.

[Fan]

(Thats why i suggested Happyturtle, that, and it would make sense that he would have submitted to her ealrier, you just seriously picked the WORST person to do that with, well not actually at least she as limbs.)
"Happyturtle are you alright?"
catches her/him whoever this professional is.
(lets see what cha got.)

[Admiral_Kelly]

"Hello? Is anybody there? How long did the trance catch me out?""Hello." Nora says to the newcomer. "I recently joined your group. Call me Nora." The lizard-like woman extends a claw to KidKris.

[LordVader]

((Wasn't me, AK picked her and as noone told me she was tiny I assumed she was standard size.))

As Fanboy catches "Happyturtle", she says with a rather ominous grin, no longer sounding at all drunk, "I'm fine. How are you?"

This should coincide with two other events:
1) "Happyturtle"'s hand brushing against Fanboy's side or stomach
and
2) A faint hiss, followed by a slight prick of pain in Fanboy's side as the miniaturized needle in "Happyturtle" 's hand injects into Fanboy.

((I have a pretty epic idea for this, if you want to do it again at a later date in a bigger scale after this fight is resolved.))

[Fan]

((Wasn't me, AK picked her and as noone told me she was tiny I assumed she was standard size.))

As Fanboy catches "Happyturtle", she says with a rather ominous grin, no longer sounding at all drunk, "I'm fine. How are you?"

This should coincide with two other events:
1) "Happyturtle"'s hand brushing against Fanboy's side or stomach
and
2) A faint hiss, followed by a slight prick of pain in Fanboy's side as the miniaturized needle in "Happyturtle" 's hand injects into Fanboy.

((I have a pretty epic idea for this, if you want to do it again at a later date in a bigger scale after this fight is resolved.))
((IF your busy then this can wait.))
However I'm going to respond anyway.))
Fanboy looked quizcly down at Happyturtle.
"Huh? I thought you were drunk?"
*hisss pip*
(you know as an undead poison doesn't infect him right?)

[Ashen Lilies]

Hello Nora He shakes the hand uncomfortably.
((This dudes from the Asia equivalent of my homebrew setting. Description's in the sig.))
My name is Khiansa, do you know what happened while in my trance? Where is everybody?

[Admiral_Kelly]

"We have negotiated terms of war with AMEN; apparently it is being fought on some remote island. Most everyone is deadtimed or busy at the moment." She answers.

[Ashen Lilies]

You have the weirdest word for sleep he says quizically.
((I do actually know what it means, it just looked like wou were saying it IC, and it was just to funny to pass up.))
I'm feeling sort of hungry, kitchen's on the left isn't it?

[LordVader]

((IF your busy then this can wait.))
However I'm going to respond anyway.))
Fanboy looked quizcly down at Happyturtle.
"Huh? I thought you were drunk?"
*hisss pip*
(you know as an undead poison doesn't infect him right?)

((Undead poison? What undead poison? :smalltongue: ))

Fanboy should feel himself slowing down, becoming weaker. Essentially, what this poision is is a soporific, it slows the reflexes and thinking ability of the person it's injected to. Not a ton, because digitized weapons are very, very small, but enough.

"Happyturtle" continues to talk, in a tone that should sound most unlike her. "Not exactly, but you'll wish I was in a minute."

Her other hand begins to drop back to her waist again.

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( heh, fair enough ))
"I think so. I could use something to eat myself." She says before walking in the direction of the kitchen.

[Ashen Lilies]

Walks into the kitchen and makes muesli.
So how did you get here Nora?

[Admiral_Kelly]

"A mage threw me into a portal and I ended up here." She says with a frown. "I was trying to stop him from holding puppies for ransom. He has probably succeeded and ran off with the money at this point."

[Fan]

((Undead poison? What undead poison? :smalltongue: ))

Fanboy should feel himself slowing down, becoming weaker. Essentially, what this poision is is a soporific, it slows the reflexes and thinking ability of the person it's injected to. Not a ton, because digitized weapons are very, very small, but enough.

"Happyturtle" continues to talk, in a tone that should sound most unlike her. "Not exactly, but you'll wish I was in a minute."

Her other hand begins to drop back to her waist again.
(Seriously he's an undead, poison doesn't effect him, one of his main scthckts is that he couldn't get into the turks because he was a vampire, that, and he DOESN"T have a con score by RAW, abnd all his HD are D12.)
Griping the larger then it should have been wound, he felt the poison begin to effect him even though he was SUPPOSED to be immune.
So with what little time he had he activated a transmitter inside his left hand thumb, that would allow the GLoG to find him, or god forbiding his body. then finding himself NOT paralized he tried to whack the turtle wannabe with a near by coffe mug, that had held everyones tooth brushes.

[LordVader]

((Doesn't matter, it'll slow the reactions of whatever's locomoting the body. Same principle. However, I should note he's still capable of fighting, he's just a bit slower than normal.))

"Happyturtle" sees him do something with his thumb, and deduces what it probably is fairly quickly. As he swings the mug, she meets it with her fist, shattering it. She barely winces even though shards of porcelain are lodged in her hand.
"What is that, some kind of signaller or something? Cute, but I'm afraid I can't let you do that. And you'll certainly have to do better than that to beat me."
She giggles, and then graps his thumb with her right hand, and squeezes it hard enough to break the bone, and certainly any transmitter implanted there.

After this, "Happyturtle"'s body begins to transform, writhing into that of a tall female in her mid twenties, with long brown hair tied back in a ponytail and wearing a formfitting black jumpsuit. Her hand reaches her waist, and pulls out a cylinder which she keyes. Flowing metal erupts from it into the shape of a sword, solidifies, and hardens. The blade glitters in the reflected light of the bathroom. She gives a rather sadistic grin, her eyes glittering with delight.

"By the way, I don't think we've been properly introduced. I'm Erica. And you're dead." She then lunges forwards with the blade.

[Ashen Lilies]

((^ he said it was a digital poison, which I would assume to be some sort of nanites, so yeah, it should work, unless vampires are held together by magic, not nerves. Ninja'd by a ninja)
Yeah, something similar happened to m- -do you hear that? A dull bleeping noise sounded, as if from far off source.
Abruptly, it stopped just as fast.

Edit: ((^ You shouldn't have done that, I was gonna run in, see happyturtle and a random vampire fighting, then attack the vampire:smallbiggrin:.))

[LordVader]

((I will be AFK for 5-10 minutes, post your response anyways. :smallsmile: ))

[Admiral_Kelly]

Nora nods. "Yes. Is it dangerous?"

[Fan]

(you missed me swinging at her with the coffee mug. :P)
seeing her do a LUNGE of all things, he merely uses his advantage of reach (legs are longer than arms usually by X2, and Fanboys 6"1), and kicks her in the sstoamch underneath her blade.
"You know I usually DONT hit women, but I'll make an exception in your case amatuer."
he said as he RIPPED the steel towel rack of the wall bits of cinder block still attaced to each end, yet he wieled it like it was a baton.

[Ashen Lilies]

It stopped, but I think it came from the shower, lets go.
Quickly running to the showers, he encounters a vampire locked in combat with a woman.
*Holds out hand, and spear instantly materializes in it.*
FOUL UNDEAD ABOMINATION, YOU ARE NOT LONG FOR THIS WORLD!

((Sorry, but seriously, how would YOU act if you were in my situation.))

[Admiral_Kelly]

Fortunately, Nora is with him, and knows Fanboy is a member of GLoG. She restrains KidKris just enough to get his attention. "He is on our side."

[LordVader]

(you missed me swinging at her with the coffee mug. :P)
seeing her do a LUNGE of all things, he merely uses his advantage of reach (legs are longer than arms usually by X2, and Fanboys 6"1), and kicks her in the sstoamch underneath her blade.
"You know I usually DONT hit women, but I'll make an exception in your case amatuer."
he said as he RIPPED the steel towel rack of the wall bits of cinder block still attaced to each end, yet he wieled it like it was a baton.

((Tsk tsk. I said she shattered the mug. :P And I'm fairly certain legs don't outreach arms that much at all, especially when said army is carrying a 2-3' blade in it.:smalltongue:))

Erica is quite tall, probably approaching six feet, and as Fanboy kicks out at her, she ducks under the kick and to one side. She then takes advantage of Fanboy being off-balance from a missed kick, and should easily be able to give him a nasty cut along the side with the sword, simply because with the sword in hand, she easily outreaches Fanboy. After giving the cut, she will dodge to the side.

((I'd say attempts to cut, but I don't see any way at all Fanboy can avoid it, as he's just missed a kick and left himself wide open; furthermore, the arm+blade is longer than his leg in the first place.))

If the beacon emits a bleeping sound, clearly obvious to the ear, then Erica will hurl a fast-sealing agent at the door before she begins her lunge. It won't seal all of it, but it should seal enough, making it very hard to open.

[Ashen Lilies]

But he is undead, an abomination!

((In the world my character comes from, there is no such thing as an arcane necromancer, the only undead are either self willed, or from an evil cleric. Such a thing is an abomination, and a rebellion against the will of the God of Death, and ALL undead are put down. Obviously, he doesn't realize things are different here.))

Abruptly the door closes, and there is a muffled hiss as the sealing agent hardens.

[LordVader]

((Door would have been shut before you guys got there. If the transmitter emits a loud beeping and not a silent signal read by some kind of device, Erica would have heard it and sealed the door immediately.))

Muffled sounds can be heard from inside the room; the end of a feminine voice, followed by what sounds like scuffling.

[Ashen Lilies]

Oh, okay, retcon all the above. We arrive at the door and hear muffled fighting sounds. Khiansa attempts to break through. Unfortunately, the door seems to be jammed shut.

((goes off to look at the bard and cleric spell lists to see if there is anything that could help, I'm not that familiar with DnD yet.))

[Fan]

Fanboy being a vampire, and HIGHLY superhumanly dextrous, manage to avoid being tottaly impaled but he does manage to get a nasty looking cut along his side.
"There's one thing yu forgot Erica. Forturanous Manthos Imperi! I'ma mage to."
(concentration check is EASILY mde to cast defensively. The spell is a extrodainary spell aim'd Meteor Swarm. (meaning it doesn't effect me.) )

[LordVader]

((alright, I'm sorry, but if you fire a Meteor Swarm in a bathroom, you kill yourself. :P ))

Erica grins as he begins to talk.
"Exactly, which is why that poison keeps you from concentrating enough to cast anything REALLY powerful. Besides, I was forged to be a weapon to kill people with paranormal abilities with. Idiot."

As he begins to cast the spell, if he can even focus enough to do it, Erica will fire another digital weapon, this time one that simply causes pain, throwing off his spell if the soporific hasn't done it already.

"And from the sound of it, your buddies are outside. You shoot off anything too strong in here, you toast you, probably don't kill me, and kill your buddies too. Do you really want that?"

[Ashen Lilies]

(( How strong is the sealant, if I cast Bulls Strength on my self, then attempt to break down the door, will it work?))

*Casts Bulls Strength on self*

Stand back Nora.

*Attempts to kick down door.*

[Fan]

(extrodinary spell aim, allows me to ignore myself if I would be a target of my own spell. Hoenstly, that, and the meteor swarm isn't powerful enough to go through a wall AND kill two magicly warded people.:smallsigh:, and honestly the cheesey comments on epic magic are NOTHING next to space marine fluff.)
Fanboy grunted as the pain causing chemcial was god moded into his system.
"Okay you wanna play it that way fine."
he twirls the concrete wieghted steel bar he tore from the wall, like it was weightless baton.
"LETS PLAY!"
His eyes are having a tint of the old red in them now, as he swings again, and again with each end of the weighted steel bar.

[Admiral_Kelly]

Nora takes a couple of steps back, while unsheathing her shortsword and readying herself to rush inside and attack if necessary, as her player waits for LordVader to post.

EDIT: ((>.< He's not online. He did that thing where his green light takes a quarter of an hour to turn grey...))

[Ashen Lilies]

((The dude deadtimed. Shame, I was gonna summon a celestial elephant to smash through the wall.))

[Fan]

(Well I gotta deadtime to, sorry guys, but I gotta get up at 5 bleeping AM to gwet to work.)

[Admiral_Kelly]

(( See ya Fanboy. ))

Nora sighs. "It appears we cannot do anything about this. Do you want to go back to the kitchen?"

[Ashen Lilies]

((Leave in the middle of a battle? I guess that makes sense :smalltongue: Maybe we should try and amuse ourselves elsewhere? I don't really know what happens in stuff like this. There's someone in the visitors center though. I gave him an automated drone to play with since we were indisposed but we could head there now.))

[Fan]

:smallsigh:( No sleep for me, strupid neighbors.)

[LordVader]

(extrodinary spell aim, allows me to ignore myself if I would be a target of my own spell. Hoenstly, that, and the meteor swarm isn't powerful enough to go through a wall AND kill two magicly warded people.:smallsigh:, and honestly the cheesey comments on epic magic are NOTHING next to space marine fluff.)
Fanboy grunted as the pain causing chemcial was god moded into his system.
"Okay you wanna play it that way fine."
he twirls the concrete wieghted steel bar he tore from the wall, like it was weightless baton.
"LETS PLAY!"
His eyes are having a tint of the old red in them now, as he swings again, and again with each end of the weighted steel bar.

((I apologize for the deadtime, I had to go unexpectedly.
#1- A Meteor Swarm is a series of projectiles that then explode in massive bursts of flame. That WILL hurt you, and WILL blow through the wall injuring anyone there.
#2- As good as Space Marines are, I guarantee you an epic D&D mage would eat them for breakfast, if the things I've seen are any indication. And besides,who said anything about Space Marines? :smallbiggrin:))

Erica adopts a guard stance and ducks most of the swings of the bar. One catches her on the arm, knocking her back momentarily. She quickly recovers, and slices a good two to three inches off the end of it on the next swing.

((As far as the chemical goes, if something can feel sensations, it can feel pain. Fanboy can feel things, therefore he can feel pain, and he has muscles, which can be slowed. No godmodding here.))

[Ashen Lilies]

Does my attempt to cast Bull's Strength on my self then kick down the door work? If not, I cast Shatter to sunder the wood of the door then try again.

[LordVader]

I don't figure that it's a particularly strong door, so if your kick is strong enough to punch a hole through it, the hole will be there for your to enlarge as you see fit.

[Ashen Lilies]

((^ good thing too, I was gonna summon a celestial elephant if that didn't work))


I cut through the hole I made and crawl through. I see a well armed woman I don't know fighting a Ninja vampire I don't know. I have no idea what to do.

((I was going to attack Fanboy but since you already seem to have the upper hand I figured it was too much?))

[LordVader]

((Fanboy's been doing it wrong (Erica came prepared for magic, it's not going to get him anywhere, and as this is potentially a tie-in to a much better plot, I have no intention of killing him. You see, Erica is not an NPC, she's one of my old Town characters, and the leader of the (mostly gone) Thieves' Guild.))

As Fanboy appears to be AFK, the fight is paused with him swinging the bar, Erica cutting it, and Kris smashing through the door.

((Also, you may want to use third person for clarity of character.:smallsmile:))

[Ashen Lilies]

Hmm. Thanks for the tip. Anyway, I'll just go amuse myself elswhere. (HiT needed an avatar for Annalee right? I'll make that.)

[happyturtle]

The dream was changing. The butterflies still come and tear her apart, and then are destroyed in their turn, but then instead of ending there with Turtle awaking in terror, the dream continues. Saint Nil flies in and touches his staff to each crushed butterfly in turn, returning it to life, until they all fly about him in a colorful cloud.

Then he kneels next to Turtle's broken body and touches her face. He says one word... Forgiveness... and she feels a deep sense of peace. She realizes that for the first time in her life, she isn't afraid, as she takes her last breath.

Turtle wakes up clutching the holy staff in one hand. She looks similar to the form she wore yesterday--a human woman with long brown hair--but the Arkencabbage is gone. Where it had been left on her nightstand, there is a red trilby hat. It is only faintly magical.

Turtle places some of the aromatic salts (today they smell like freshly cut grass) that Czernov had given her in a tiny vial that hangs around her neck from a gold chain. Her asthma inhaler is in her pocket, and she carries the holy staff. She goes upstairs, hoping that Fanboy will be there.

((Don't have long before work, so she's not going to get involved in the combat scene))

[Ashen Lilies]

((Okay, Logalmier came into the visitors center earlier, asking for the Arkencabbage and saying he needed to destroy it.))

[happyturtle]

((Okay, Logalmier came into the visitors center earlier, asking for the Arkencabbage and saying he needed to destroy it.))

((Sounds like a great story! Turtle only has the Arkencabbage one day in five, and doesn't know where it goes the rest of the time. So if you have any ideas, feel free to work with them. Do you read Erfworld? It came from there, and was made by the Titans. It's a healing cabbage when Turtle has it, but who knows what it does when someone else is wielding it?))

((I just finished reading the visitor's centre. LOVE the drone. :smallbiggrin:))

[Ashen Lilies]

((Hehehe, I bet you can guess which psycho robot I based him on. But anyway, I'm gonna go deadtime in a few minutes))

[Lex-Kat]

((Morning. Have you read the hilarity of the LordVader assassin attempt on Fanboy? I liked it best when Fanboy, told him I was about as big as runt chihuahua.)))

Lex sees Turtle and flies over to her. A slightly hurt look flits her eyes. Lex hugs Turtle tightly. Did you dream again last night?

((Yes, I read the new dream.))

[happyturtle]

Good morning, cutie-pie. Turtle hugs Lex back, and immediately goes into girl-talk mode and confides in her henchpixie, telling her everything about the battle yesterday, her backsliding into her old ways, Saint Nil giving her the holy staff, and how it changed the dream. She doesn't confess the feelings she's developing for Fanboy, but it's probably obvious every time she mentions his name. :smallwink::smallredface:

[Lex-Kat]

Lex listens intently to Turtle. Nodding and saying all the right things at the right times. By the end, tears are barely visibly forming in her eyes.

I'm so happy things are getting better for you. And I can see that you and Fanboy are getting closer. You can't hide your feelings from me, you know.

She abruptly flies up and toward the kitchen.

I'm gonna make a cake. Anything you'd like me to bake? she calls back.

[happyturtle]

Pumpkin spice? She follows Lex-kat into the kitchen. Is something wrong?

((sorry, getting ready for work, so won't get to post many more times...))

[Lex-Kat]

Clearly sniffling. No. Nothing's wrong. I'm just really happy for you.

Starts baking a pumpkin spice cake and a chocolate-vanilla swirl cake. She actively keeps from looking at Turtle.

(((Okay)))

[happyturtle]

Turtle knows that something clearly is wrong, but isn't perceptive enough to figure out what it could be. I missed you yesterday.

[Lex-Kat]

I wish I could have been there like Randy, Czernov, and Fanboy clearly were. I get so little time with you now.

The sniffles slow, then stop altogether. She looks at Turtle. You can't tell that she'd just been crying.

I really miss the fun we used to have. She hugs Turtle again. They'll be ready in ten minutes.

[happyturtle]

But you were with me. Everytime one of them said something nice to me, I knew you would have said the same thing. Or something nicer.

[Lex-Kat]

Lex flies a little closer. Then quickly kisses Turtle on the lips. Flutters back for half a second, then flies out the door at top speed.

((Unless your Trilby allows you to fly, you won't catch her. She's gone.))

((Now you can get to work, and not leave this story hanging.)) :smallsmile:

[happyturtle]

((nope. Not a flying trilby. The player hasn't yet decided what it does though))

Good... Lex-kat is gone before she gets the word out. .... bye.

((deadtime until 5pm GMT))

[Ashen Lilies]

(( Well, I was bored so I made an avatar for the drone that stays at the visitors center (as well as all the other various drones.) Here he is:
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/Drone.png
Isn't he cute? Of course he can fire a laser out of that sinister looking eye of his, so be careful! Look! He even has a tray of milk and cookies! C'mere, I'm hungry!
Apology: I'm sorry Kris, I can't do that.
Whadaya mean 'I can't do that? You're a robot, built specifically to do our bidding! And my bidding is get me some cookies!
Mocking Statement: I'm sorry Kris, I can't do that.
C'mere you little PEW! PEW!
Mocking Statement: Awwww. Look at him, he's sleeping. Isn't he cute?))


Wait, what did I just do?:smallconfused:

Edit: I also made a smiley and small smiley for free use. Hail to the random drone!
http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/DroneSmiley.png http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x280/kriskatarn/DroneSmallSmiley.png

[Admiral_Kelly]

Meanwhile in context, Nora pokes KidKris's character. "To the kitchen, or do we wait here?"

[Ashen Lilies]

I'm sorta standing inside the room with Fanboy and Other dude, part of the battle now sorry.

Though maybe you can go to the kitchen and make stuff..... WITH THE DRONE!!!!!

ok ok I stop nows

[LordVader]

((It's okay, I wouldn't say your character's deadtimed, just leave and come back. :smallsmile: ))

[happyturtle]

((Okay, Kid Kris's BRILLIANT drone gave me an idea. We need NPCs. We also need expendable mooks. So I think it would be fun if the base was crawling with spork made bots. Now the Spork can make anything you can visualize, so that means we could have a Yoda bot, a Hinjo bot, a Thomas Jefferson bot... pretty much up to the imagination of the person weilding the spork.

The bots would have the general knowledge and abilities of the original, but only so far as the Spork wielder can conceive of them. So, for example, a Yoda made by someone who only saw the original trilogy would be feeble compared to a Yoda made by someone who saw the weird cgi lightsabre wielding Yoda in the prequels.

These would be magical constructs, and would not have any consciousness. They'd probably have safeties of some type to keep them from doing evil things, but of course safeties can always fail at the speed of Plot.

Unless you specify otherwise when you create them, these will be NPCs to be used by anyone and (probably) slaughtered casually. If you want to be the only player for a certain bot, just specify it as a PC bot.

What does everything think? Sound like fun? :smallbiggrin:

EDIT: They should probably look a little CGI like, just to make it obvious they are bots and not people. Of course misunderstandings can always occur at the speed of Plot, but it would be a little tiresome if we always had to have the 'are you a bot or a person' conversation.))

((still deadtimed, as I'm only on a short lunch break... :smallsigh:))

[randman22222]

((Undeadtime. Helloes.))

I wake up, and wonder under what furnace I slept in.

Awwe, crap. I forgot to make an air conditioning unit. :smallsigh:
I spork one, and then go shower, coming back into GLoG's main room, wearing jeans and a black button down.
Good morning, everyone.

[Ashen Lilies]

There should be two types of security bots. Type 1 are just ordinary drones, which swarm on you firing lasers. Type two, which is the more powerful variety in handling enemy assaults, will be these tall, humanoid type things which move around on a single wheel, just like in the bad Sci-fi cartoons, and fave rapid fire spork cannons for arms. Oh and the Type 1 drones would be holding a war spork for close range attacks.

Edit: More detailed stuff.
Class 1 Servant Drones are the most common robot. They take the form of floating orbs with a depression in the front, at the center of which resides a single eye. They also have two arms, fitted with complex hands for fine manipulation. C1s are the personal servants of the facility, acting as waiters, cleaners, and cooks. C1s with more specialized programing can perform technician and first aid duties. C1s are armed with only a small laser within their optic orb, which is used for heating objects or singing the pants of foes. A highly specialized C1 with a vocalizer and personality programing greets people at the visitors center.
Class 1 Security Drones are ordinary drones (see above) with SECURITY emblazoned on the front in large friendly letters. These respond to low key threats and swarm out through ports in the walls which open up when trouble rears its ugly head. They have stronger lasers than normal drones, and can fire in pulses and bursts, much like a typical blaster. Also, their hands are sturdier and less complex, as the do not need fine manipulative skills. They are also armed with war sporks for close up combat. C1SDs typically patrol the corridors in pairs, and their can handle basic things like escorting people, guard duty or searching for someone. In battle their only tactic is to swarm the enemy in great numbers, firing their lasers en mass.
Class 2 Security Drones are large, roughly human shaped androids, which move by way of a single wheel. C2SDs are built around a gyroscope, making them incredibly hard to tip over, and can move over any terrain while still remaining upright. C2SDs are rarely seen, only deployed if the situation is too much for the C1SDs to handle. C2SDs have large armor plated torsos emblazoned with SECURITY, and very few moving parts. Their main armaments are two rapid fire spork cannons mounted on the arms, with a fire rate of 600 sporks a minute, allowing them to sporkify enemies to death in seconds. They are also armed with a chest mounted missile launcher for blasting through walls. C2SDs have great tactical knowledge and are aware of techniques such as flanking, cover and high ground. They contain four missiles and 1,000,000 depleted uranium sporks.

[happyturtle]

There should be two types of security bots. Type 1 are just ordinary drones, which swarm on you firing lasers. Type two, which is the more powerful variety in handling enemy assaults, will be these tall, humanoid type things which move around on a single wheel, just like in the bad Sci-fi cartoons, and fave rapid fire spork cannons for arms. Oh and the Type 1 drones would be holding a war spork for close range attacks.


((Woohoo! Love the type 2 image. Will you be designing an avatar for that one too? Pweeeese?! :smallbiggrin:))

[randman22222]

Judging by the blank, nigh-comatose expressions on everyone's faces, I guess there's some kind of conversation going on the other side of the fourth wall. Stupid players and their detail and background. ((:smalltongue:))

Crepes! I need crepes.
So I begin to make some.

((BTW, I love the way that sounds.
Depleted Uranium Sporks.
D.U. Sporks are epic.))

[Ashen Lilies]

Ok, I expanded on the servant drone, security drone 1 and security drone 2 in my previous post. I'll do more later, such as war drones (though security2 sorta fills that already) loader drones, specialized cleaner drones and others tommorow.
Also, sporkification should soooo be a word.

I'm thinking the assault ones should be like those big wheel things in Terminator 3, with missile arms as the main weapon, and a second set of arms with RFSCs (Rapid fire spork cannons). Also, flying ones, with missiles, bombs and front mounted RFSC.
((man, you were right about this thread having 30% more sporks.))

[randman22222]

((Huh. What about aerial drones? Randy created an airbase the other day.
And drones to fuel and arm the aircraft for PC fighters.))

[Ashen Lilies]

Aerial drones would have missiles, bombs and RFSCs. Also, the normal servant drones can be technicians if programed accordingly, they have the manual dexterity a human has.
But still, tomorrow, the school term starts tomorrow (High school Wooooo!) and I need sleep.

[randman22222]

((Their small hand size would make fuelling and arming an aircraft difficult...))

[Ashen Lilies]

Yeah, I'll make specialised drones tommorow if I have time after school (and maybe in school:smallwink:)
Maybe a variant lifter drone with a central fuel tank? Also, I'll make 3 ariel drone classes (heli, fighter and bomber) as well as the main tank drone. Also, how does power armor sound? Or is that too much. Seeyas! (I should get out of school at 10GMT)

[Haleyintraining]

((Is anyone on? Hello? Hello?))

[happyturtle]

((I'll be home from work in half an hour!!))

[randman22222]

((Semi-demi-quasi-on. Doing hwk.))

I sit down with crepes, and... I can't tell, but I think someone's awake now. Psionic feelings are going a bit different.

I need to read up on all this. Figure it out so I can get more use out of my psionics.

[Haleyintraining]

Hi Randy. Have you seen War Island yet?

[randman22222]

I raise an eyebrow. 'War Island'? :smallconfused:

War Island? What goes on there? Who named it that?
...And what's so special about this island? Oh well, I'll soon find out.

[Haleyintraining]

Ya, well, I named it, but I couldn't think of anything else! So sue me! Annalee says defensively.

[randman22222]

So what is this island? Okay, so obviously has something to do with war...

((Yes! Detail! You mentioned how she said it. Just keep putting in little details.))

[Haleyintraining]

The Island is where us, AMEN, and HALO are fighting. Some group called LAW asked me to be in it to, but I've never heard of them. And rumor has it NO is trying to come on a pirate ship, team up with AMEN, slaughter us and HALO, then bake a cake.

[Fostire]

Pri comes out of the dormitories
"good morning"

[happyturtle]

Turtle comes in as well. Hi guys.

She seems different this morning. More confident. Maybe it's the holy staff that Nil gave her that she hardly ever puts down.

((Her trilby is radiating magic, to anyone who would be sensitive to that sort of thing.))

[Haleyintraining]

((Either I am spending to much time on the forums, or with Turtle, but I had her butterfly dream. When Lex came to help her she bumped into me and I fell off a cliff. What a happy dream.))

[happyturtle]

Have you been watching the security tapes from War Island? I think we should rename it Arkham Asylum Island, and see if we can arrange for one way portals. Those people are as demented as I used to be.

[randman22222]

((That made me laugh. I don't have enough GitP dreams. :smallfrown:))

Hey Turtle.

Meh. I'm not convinced that random fighting will get us anywhere. You can't fight these kinds of ideals.

[happyturtle]

I have a cunning plan though. I think we should maintain War Island, make it seem valuable and fun and keep fixing it up when they break it. It will act as flypaper for the nutters, and while they are busy killing each other there, they won't be hurting anyone who didn't consent. :smallamused:


And meanwhile, we only maintain a token presence there ourselves. Just enough to keep them from getting suspicious of War Island's true purpose.

[randman22222]

There's a 'true purpose' for War Island?

And I'm really becoming more and more of the opinion that if anything is to be done against evil, direct fighting is the least effective way to do it.

((Yay! salmon + bagel + cream cheese = yums.))

[Haleyintraining]

((Yay! salmon + bagel + cream cheese = yums.))
((Is that your breakfast? :yuk:))

[happyturtle]

I agree with you. Direct fighting isn't the answer, especially in a universe like this one where people are as powerful as their players want them to be. We need more subtle methods. Hence the flypaper.

Turtle fixes herself a Jack and Coke. The ostensible purpose of the island is what we spoke about last night with Magtok. She waves at Magtok's deadtimed form. To allow GLoG and AMEN to conduct a war. The 'true purpose' would be to keep them too busy to make trouble elsewhere.

((Turtle seems a little different today... not quite as much of an airhead as usual.))

[Haleyintraining]

Ummm... can I have a new room spork. If you watch the security videos from yesterday, you can see mine was broken.

[happyturtle]

You broke a spork? I've never heard of that happening before. But then, I've never made so many sporks before either. Maybe they aren't as reliable for other people.

Turtle makes a replacement room spork, along with a spare.

Maybe I should do some research on how these sporks work.

Then she looks at Randy a little curiously. Are you putting thoughts into my head without meaning to? Research is your kind of thing, not mine!

[randman22222]

((Dinner. :smallbiggrin: And it's good.))

...You have a camera in your room? ...Why?
Is there one in mine?

Hey... Turtle's thinking is pretty decent...
Y'know, for now, I think the flypaper thing is a good idea. Not an ends, but certainly a means.

...Isn't it a little early for jacks?

Oh, and I can't ethically bring myself to put thoughts into people, or influence them. (Not that I can.) The most I'll do is put basic feelings into people.

[Haleyintraining]

I think it was either the rule of cool or the power of plot that broke it, I don't know which.

[happyturtle]

((Dinner. :smallbiggrin: And it's good.))

...You have a camera in your room? ...Why?
Is there one in mine?

There wasn't a recording until Annalee decided she wanted me to see it. And then there was one. It's spork magic.


Hey... Turtle's thinking is pretty decent...
Y'know, for now, I think the flypaper thing is a good idea. Not an ends, but certainly a means.

...Isn't it a little early for jacks?

Pfff... I've been up for hours.



Oh, and I can't ethically bring myself to put thoughts into people, or influence them. (Not that I can.) The most I'll do is put basic feelings into people.

Oh. I guess you're just rubbing off on me in the normal way then. She shrugs.

[Haleyintraining]

Time zones are different. For me, I've been up for over half the day.

[randman22222]

Pfff... I've been up for hours.

Ahh well, my mind's in a different timezone.


Oh. I guess you're just rubbing off on me in the normal way then. She shrugs.

I laugh a bit. Heh, you gonna develop a love of crepes soon, then?

[Haleyintraining]

((Should I put everyone's time zone in the first post?))

[randman22222]

((If you're up to the work.))

[Haleyintraining]

((There isn't that many members))

[happyturtle]

I think it was either the rule of cool or the power of plot that broke it, I don't know which.

It was probably plot, Turtle said, after thinking about it. Plot is the more powerful of the two, and also the more ubiquitous. The Rule of Cool generally only makes things happen during big action set pieces.


I laugh a bit. Heh, you gonna develop a love of crepes soon, then?

Better not. She looks ruefully down at her waistline. I'm carrying about 20 pounds more in this form than the one I wore yesterday. It's the one I wore in the ELoE. The Thoroughbred of Sin likes to party, and the food was just amazing. She takes another swig off her Jack.

[Haleyintraining]

Once you are fully redeemed, are you going to have a form of good to replace the form of evil? :smallconfused:

[randman22222]

((And of course, I cannot see your avatar. :smallsigh:))

Heh... I take the spork of power, and spork a gym into existence. With a robotic dietician. Minus all the dietician pseudo-science.

Waitwaitwait. Annalee, are you implying having fat is the 'form of evil'? :smallconfused:

[happyturtle]

I don't know. When I was in ELoE, I got drugs from Dr Horrible that let me control my shapeshifting. But once I stopped taking them, I settled into this cycle.

She looks concerned. Do you think I'm evil today?

((What image hosting sites work for you? She's currently a human woman with long brown hair wearing a red trilby and looking mischievous. But all my avatars were made by different people, and this one just looks slightly overweight (amusingly enough, about as overweight as the real HT) So I decided to fit it into the story.))

[Haleyintraining]

No, but she said that she'd turn into that character every 1 in 5 days until she was fully redeemed. ((Not now, earlier, except I can't remember where. Sorry.))

[randman22222]

((Photobucket, even when you tinyurl.com'ify the links.))

What? So now our outward appearance is a designator of our morality? :smallconfused:

[happyturtle]

((I remember saying it, but I don't remember where. Maybe in the character thread?))

I don't know that this form is evil. But it seems to remember the past the most fondly. Like the parties. I don't think I would have told you about ELoE parties yesterday. Not that they are particularly evil--just people getting drunk and stupid--but just because I wouldn't have wanted to think about it. So I think, on the whole, I'd like to not inhabit it.

((off to set up a photobucket account, since my shapeshifting affects the story so much! :smallbiggrin:))

[Haleyintraining]

Personally, I don't think that she's that fat.

[happyturtle]

Personally, I don't think that she's that fat.

You know what? You're right. I'm not. Pass the crepes!

Turtle is completely unoffended at the discussion of her weight.

[randman22222]

((Ahh good. :smallbiggrin: Thankies.))

Meh. I can't tell.
How the hell am I keeping so fit at my age? Must have something to do with the so-called 'plot'. Whatever that's meant to be...

Huh... I think I'll go play for a bit. I find where I left my sporked guitar, plug into the amp, and sing/play "Shape of my Heart (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=locIxsfpgp4)".

After leaving some crepes and sauce on the table.

[Haleyintraining]

((Turtle, how old is your character? Or does that change depending on her form?))

[randman22222]

((Just actually watched that music video, rather than listened to it. That movie looks incredibly stupid. :smallyuk:

Also, I thought you switched to first person, HT. :smallconfused:))

[happyturtle]

((Her bodies are different ages, but she's chronologically somewhere in her mid twenties.))

((I keep switching back and forth from 1st to 3rd person without meaning to...:smallconfused:))

Today's form:
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/happyturtle-avs/av-hat.png

And the rest of the forms, in the order they'll appear:

http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/happyturtle-avs/av-lexi.png http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/happyturtle-avs/av-ww1.png http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/happyturtle-avs/av-ht.png http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq40/happyturtle-avs/av-cabbage-1.png

When Randy finishes his song, I ask, Are you still willing to teach me telepathy?

[Lex-Kat]

((Just actually watched that music video, rather than listened to it. That movie looks incredibly stupid. :smallyuk:


((Actually, I think it's a great movie.))

((HiT, shouldn't you change Kael's standing in the group to member. Czernov is a member, right.))

((Lex isn't here. I'm just commenting.))

[randman22222]

((Meh. Looks like too much shooting to be very good. Now, I haven't seen it, and that's possibly just the editing of the youtube film, but...))

Yeah. That's probably the easiest bit to learn. Most people in HALO, if not, all people, could telepathize. This should be easy...

I set down the guitar, and unplug the amp.

[happyturtle]

((And shouldn't you change your location, my dear henchpixie? :smalltongue::smallwink: Also, you could play a bot npc if you want to post without bringing Lex home.))

[randman22222]

((What happened to the pixie? :smallconfused:))

[happyturtle]

((IC we don't know, but we probably haven't noticed yet that she's missing.))

How long does it take? Will I need to study?