Last time, on Planeteers: Tyler tried to run away and failed. Akinyi slept. Cybele got a splitting headache. (Spanky got a makeover.) (She should really get some glue...) (Ugh...) * Akinyi is still asleep, despite, landings, swervings, chases, loud music of various sorts, and extreme senses of DOOM. (No one escapes my wrath.) * Akinyi (removes a comma or two.) You're all off to stop the source of said headache (more like body ache, really). The Magic Schoolbus is on its way to Nigeria. Seems there's some illegal logging going on. Akinyi's asleep, but not in a coma. You think. Spanky the Not-Goth- Honest penguin is not with you. Session start. * Jose watches Akinyi sleep. * Tyler sits and works on her laptop, blocked from the rest of the group by her headphones and self-absorption. * Eui-Tae takes a look over the blue expanse. * Jose ponders ways of waking up the sleeping passenger when it finally hits him. Jose has a crush on Akinyi! It's it cute? (Isn't even. ;P) Maybe a suicide cord will do the trick. * Akinyi stops her soft snoring suddenly, opens her eyes, and stands up. Oh.. That was a nice nap. Did I miss anything? .. * Tyler sings under her breath, pauses with a frown, adjusts some sliders, and starts again. Well, you missed out on the Hunt for Tyler. Don't forget about Cybel and the illegal logging. What is our ETA? 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Akinyi (2d6) and gets 7. * Eui-Tae takes a look at the instruments. A few hours. Where are we headed, now? * Tyler looks up, pries one of the speakers away from her ear and asks, "What rhymes with idiot?" We need to plan our moves then. Shall we go in with a sweeper team or use negotiation? "orange" * Tyler stares flatly at Akinyi, replaces the headset, and plays some more with the software, eying the other girl all the while. Nigeria... And I have no clue how we're going to stop them... I wish we had someone to tell us the basics of how to do this. Or who we are even going up against? Lets find out who is running this operation. Wanna check the net? * Amadorus has joined #planet Back What was the logo on those shirts again? (Into character. You're a few hours from Nigeria.) * Amadorus is now known as Zigfried (In Character Amad... We started, but almost nothing happened.) (Lemme try spelling that right... * Zigfried is now known as Zeigfried (Ziegfried.) * Zeigfried is now known as Ziegfried (Fuggin' a (Third time's a charm) Guess we don't know. (Ziggy Fried Steak, anyone?) Was it... SI... or, bah, I should remember this. * Tyler mutters, "Just knock off everyone. That'll do it." (I like steak. Prefer burgers though) We could find out who is doing the logging... and why? (Self Insertion! They're clearing room for their fantasies!) (-?+.) We have to find a way to speed this thing up... You could go back and push? Or pass the time. Anyone in for some Chutes and Ladders? Do we even have that game on the plane? Take the parking brake off. * Tyler turns up her music. * Jose is sitting on the other side of the plane from Tyler and can hear the loud music. Hum... Anyone have any food? I'm starving. You missed out on that phesant we had. And burgers.... (Mind if I sliptime? ^^) (Please.) (go for it.) (I don't) (Mind that is.) (Yes I mind! We're missing out on an interesting conversation on... uhh... yeah, sliptime) (BTW, can I get a + sign? ehehE) Sliptime, ho! A spinning penguin pans towards and away from the camera. You're very close to Nigeria now, yes you are. ETA is fifteen minutes. Alright we are almost here. (Do we yell "GOOOO PLANET!" in the background? while the penguin flies?) Alright... have we figured out just HOW we're going to approach this situation? * Jose looks out the window for any sight of cleared trees. (not that Nigeria is an exceptionally small country.) (It isn't. ^^) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Akinyi (2d6) and gets 6. Akinyi's ring starts to glow, very faintly. * Eui-Tae notices this and takes a look back... "What is it Akinyi?" * Ziegfried has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) Huh? * Jose looks over. I haven't seen any of our rings glow like that before. * Ziegfried has joined #planet (yep, my network blows...) (My wireless modem blows more.) (Always remember that.) (mIRC would lag sometimes...) (so... what did I miss?) Ok team. We ready to land? * Akinyi closes her eyes and frowns slightly. "Heart." 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Akinyi (2d6-2) and gets 4. Akinyi's ring gives off a brilliant red light for a moment, then it fades back to the soft glow. Um... Jose, are you sure? We don't even know WHERE to land... let alone are we ready for it. (Am I still connected?) (yes, ziggy.) Look for cleared trees. Got that Zig? * Illyria has joined #Planet (mmm... irony) * Illyria (bitchslaps IRCle) * Illyria is now known as Tyler (Sorry about... whatever that was. :P) * Pahn has joined #Planet (Scared me there.) (Seems you pasted lotsa crap for whatever reason. ^^) * Pahn has left #Planet (Her 13 page resignation from the Planeteers?) Hey... does anyone have a camera? * Jose checks the pockets. Nope... I have... uh... no (You guys are the sorriest group of planet savers ever. ;P) (Shouldn't your l33t computer have a digital camera Kev?) Turn left a bit. (Hey, we're new at this! And I haven't gotten my computer yet.) (Doh.) (Remember... it's still at my pad.) (Hush. Tyler's still trying to find a rhyme for idiot for her Ode To The Planeteers.) (That can be our new themesong. ;P) (riot?) (Nope, different sounds.) How shall we assimilate the situation my friends? Maybe we can disable all their machinery and make their workers go on strike? (Just use a different word.) That would cripple the lumbering project. First you need to turn left, so we can get there. (Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.) That would also be practically impossible. * Ziegfried flies onward towards... treeless tree spots that have less trees than they should Hey Zieg... turn left. Ziegfried doesn't find any! * Tyler pries away her headphone again. "It'd also be just as illegal as what they're doing. I'm not big on the prison concept." (BRB, dinner) (Be quick. ^^) (Dah!) (Now im hungry too...) So our next bet is to plea for the project's dismissal? That's highly improbable as well. (Okay, back.) Hrmm... we need to get some evidence. That's why I asked for a camera... (WOW. Now THAT was fast.) (Impressive) Or the local authorities? (Getting, not eating. Not gonna take off in the middle. :P) If we could somehow alert them to the situation. (Ok, having mIRC load up text a page at a time blows... * Ziegfried turns left as requested I know my way through jungle, I can find my way to a local town. (Fourty-one second ping. Not good.) Ziegfried goes left! Good boy. * Akinyi feels the turn. "That's good. now straight." You heard her Zieg. * Ziegfried proceeds straight. (Not until just now dooficus. The T1 here blows ass (Heart is useful in this game. Makes you guys look less like idiots.) (Unlike in the TV show...) (No, the opposite happened on TV. ^_~) (and I also carry a baseball bat.) (Walk softly and carry a big stick?) You go straight for a while. Before too long, you come across about what you expected to see: very large sections of cleared rainforest. A few small towns dot the landscape. * Tyler peers over the side. "That ain't good." (Are these towns deforested around them?) (Yes.) We should check out the village. Hrmm... they apparently know of the loggers... Otherwise they would have tried to stop them. * Jose heads off toward the nearest village. Jose falls off the edge of the world. Dude... we haven't even landed yet. (Joe we're in a plane...) (Don't get ahead of yourself Joe) (doh...) (... at about 5,000 feet) (more like falls off the plane.) (sigh...) (Looks like we're gonna need another Jose! ) (/me screams in agony as his body rips into a billion pieces.) (BWUAHHH!) Anyone looking out a window can spot a few cattle herds, too. * Ziegfried skillfully wheels around, dives, circles back, and opens the skyroof to let Jose fall back in with a loud, bonecrushing THUD. (That's amusing. I like it.) Wow. Just like in Star Wars. Thanks. * Eui-Tae says to himself. "No... not that..." Ja, don't do that again, arright? * Jose agrees. * Ziegfried heads for one of the afformentioned small villages... with the plane. Bah... we need to educate the people for one thing... they probably don't realize the land won't be good for grazing a few years from now. Yeah, that'll convince subsistence farmers. * Tyler sets aside her headphones. He does that. You get to one before too long. ^^ As you near the ground, you realize that the land isn't exactly flat, either: it's composed of (mostly) rolling hills. Who here speaks Nigerian? * Ziegfried Lands the plane, cuts the engines, and pockets the keys Not me... Uhh... not me That wasn't hard to do! Especially considering there's cleared space all over the place. Nigeria's official language is English. Same as with most African countries. (Hey, let's let these guys finish the job, I like the parking lot...) Phew. (Africa: The World's Largest Parking Lot.) * Tyler tucks her laptop under the seat in some niche or another and peers around. How desolate. It looks like the Valley. (That's the title of the session, I think.) Alright Eui-Tae had a good start with getting evidence. I think we have plenty right here. * Jose points to the ground. At least in the east, they've tried to allow growth of the forests. She'd be right. Tree stumps everywhere. Not that the valley has tree stumps, but it sure is desolate. Ja, it's hard to get rid of half a million stumps on the fly... Well, we should talk to people. I doubt there's any truly malicious reason for the foresting, though. Now we need to figure out who's behind the operation... and somehow link them to the crime. (Clear cutting is yummy!) Shall we try one of the villages? Sure. Isn't that why I parked here? * Jose makes sure this time to get out of the grounded plane. * Eui-Tae gets out of the plane... and takes a look around for any villagers. * Tyler sighs heavily, then hops out of the plane. She's operating under threat of another splitting headache from the psycho planet girl. * Akinyi follows, baseball bat swung over a shoulder. * Ziegfried drops out of the driver's seat, makes sure to lock the doors, and puts the keys back in his coat pocket The village is about a ten minute walk from where you are right now. As you get out of the plane, you notice that it's very hot. And humid. The sky's heavy with stormclouds. (Dejavu.) * Tyler frowns, then looks up to verify that the sun is well and truly covered. Man... I hate humidity. Yes, it is! Lucky Tyler. Hmm... at least it's not another drought. * Jose walks along at a steady pace. His bow is secured on his back. So, what do we ask these people? What happened? First, let's get to the village... oh, and ask them about the deforestation in general. Who's doing the cutting? I dont think they could do it themselves. Why not? Where can we find them? What language do they speak? How much of a payoff did they give you? There has to be something else besides them. Deforestation is everywhere, so why would Cybele tell us to come to this specific regin? Because she's a flighty, evil woman? * Tyler smiles innocently and walks along. (She's younger than you are! ;P) (Flighty, evil girl, then. :P) (Better. ^^) (all of us?) (Easily.) (I think I'm uberlagged again, hehe) Because we have to start somewhere, Jose? * Eui-Tae walks along... he obviously has something on his mind. I'm assuming something big, because Cybele was fine when we first met here. Obviously there was some deforestation SOMEWHERE in the world. But that is just me. (First met her... even.) * Akinyi shrugs. There's some, yes... Not usually this widespread. * Ziegfried has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) * Jose walks along. * Ziegfried has joined #planet You near the village. It's rather small, and looks extremely run down. Almost makeshift. (migrant loggers?) Too few people to log that much land. Yeah... they'd need help from a much larger organization. * Jose looks around for some villages. He finds one! Ahead of him. ;P The village does not look back. * Ziegfried has quit IRC (Quit: ) What are you looking for Jose? Villagers. * Ziegfried has joined #planet (Bad typo.) (About damn time...) (What all did I miss? Had to relog about 5 times to get back here... (You can always count on Arwen to exploit your typos.) (This is because I am a nice GM. Honest.) (Well, do we find any villagers?) (Yes, you are ^_^) You're heading to the village. There's probably some in there. Speaking of which, now that Zieg's connection is cooperating, you get there. Nobody's roaming the street at the moment. Yes, street. (Paved?) (Dirt.) (And gravel, because I'm nice. :P) Lets check some of the housing areas. (About how big... 2-lane, interstate, what?) What a fun vacation this is. I always wanted to poke around a remote village with no clue of what I'm doing there. It's right in front of you! There's also a fuel station, a general store or two, and a couple run down restaurants. (Is there like a general store anyplace around?) (Eui: Think China. ;P) (Gotcha) (Or a bar? What's drinking age in Nigeria?) Lets check out the store first. We could use a few items. (How underdeveloped is the town, anyway? hehe (The restaurants probably double as bars. Maybe.) (Very.) (Wherever 10 people gather together, I'd imagine there's a bar.) (Exactly!) * Akinyi walks into one of the restaurants. * Eui-Tae follows Akinyi. * Jose feels neglected. Or not... * Tyler wanders off towards the nearest houses. Er, shacks? Shanties? * Jose follows Akinyi. * Ziegfried goes for the restaur...bar * Jose feels uncomfortable entering the restaurant. * Tyler plants her hands on her hips and looks around. "Hello? Villagers? Cowering villagers?" * Jose rolls his eyes. She goes there. It's dark, probably because it's mostly open light and the sun's covered. The restaurant is composed of a counter with a wiry middle-aged Nigerian woman behind it and a number of set-up metal and plastic tables. (I'm not by any of you guys. :P) Hello. *nods her head in greeting to the woman* * Tyler starts poking her head inside buildings. The woman is fiddling with an electric fan, trying to get it to point in a certain direction. Two of the tables are surrounded by men, and they're doing what you'd expect: drinking, talking, and playing cards. Everything else is empty. (Which ones, Tyler? :P) She doesn't notice you. (damn all this mention of food.) I will talk to those men over there. (The nearest houses/shacks/shanties) * Jose walks over to the closer table. (*points up 15 or so lines*) Excuse me gentlemen. Alright... try to get some information from them, Zieg and Akin... you guys talk to the hostess... I'll see what Tyler's doing. (A few are locked. The ones that aren't have their doors open, but the people in them seem rather busy. Mothers taking care of kids, as a general rule.) * Eui-Tae heads out of the restraunt. (Eui-Tae and Tyler, into #Planet2 with you!) Jose: The table bravely stands its ground. * Ziegfried rolls his eyes and pretends he's not with Jose * Akinyi walks up to the counter. * Jose walks up to the gentlemen playing the cards and tries again. "Excuse me gentlemen." * Ziegfried also goes toward the counter, a bit behind Akinyi They all pause and look up at Jose. Almost as one, they blink, then the roughest looking one scowls and says, "Whaddaya want?" Aki: The woman's still playing with the fan. She's cursing in a language you're not familiar with. Hi, I am from National Geographic. Do you guys know anything about the local deforestation? He stares at you for a moment. * Akinyi facepalms. Nevermind. *turns and leaves* * Ziegfried has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) Then he raises his voice. "Hey, he says he's from the Geographic!" The entire restaurant cracks up. The woman looks up from the counter and frowns. * Akinyi goes to the other restaurant. Hmm? (You guys are gonna drive me batty. ^^) (Akinyi, #Planet3.) (Spanky, #Planet4.) What is so funny about that, sir? * Ziegfried has joined #planet (ow) He grins, blowing a puff of smoke in your face. "Did I say somethin' was funny? Didn't think so." (The team is split into three channels.) Well, you got an answer for me? (What did I miss?) (Eui and Tyler are in a house, Akinyi is in another restaurant, and Im talking with some men.) * Ziegfried walks up around the table, opposite side of Jose. He casually tries to remain unoticed. (GM is being split into three ppl, so give em some time) "Lay off him," the woman says, "Or I'm doubling your tab." The man opens his mouth to retaliate, then sighs and closes it. I would never buy something from this filthy restaurant anyway. (My lag is so killer I don't know wtf is going on anyway) Ok, who's doing the logging? * Jose steps closer to the table and stands up right next to the man. (Uhh... wait, aren't you still at the table in the first restaurant? Damnit...) (Jose's full of tact, i'in't he?) (Yeah, a regular Rico Suave. (One would think Zig would do this, but then again, he isnt really the brightest member.) She scowls. "Then again, let him have it." The men laugh again. * Jose doesn't like smoke being blown into his face. (Jose, wtf? Neither of your last two comments made any sense...) "Get outta here, kid," one of the men says, almost helpfully. Either I will find out or the government will find out. Help yourselves out and tell me who is doing all the logging. Everyone hears in their head: "Guys, you may want to come outside... immediately." * Ziegfried sighs... doing the talking now would be less effort than saving Jose's ass later... Ill be back. * Jose looks into the man's eyes with a stern face for a second, then heads back outside. * Ziegfried decides to side with the latter option though. (Ooh! fear the Josenator!) (Better recognize :) ) (You people need to work on your interrogation skills.) You both going outside? * gamefoo has joined #planet * Jose has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) * gamefoo is now known as Jose I repeat: You both going outside? Zig, you coming? (Crap, I disconnected didn't I?) (HEY! I didn't disconnect!) (Nice.) * Ziegfried goes outside, hoping his presence wasn't noted too much. * Akinyi is outside, halfway to the other restaurant, looking up at the sky. * Jose walks over to Akinyi. (Sorry, I didn't see ANYTHING happening until all of a sudden... WHAM, full page, heh) I had this feeling that you were out here. What is it? You hear thunder. It's raining. * Eui-Tae walks over to Akinyi. "So, what's up?" (It's the new villain, Acid Rayne!) Rain... clearcutting... rolling hills... We may want to get out of town before there's a mudslide... Good math, Zeigfried. The rain gets heavier. Well shit... I forgot about that... Think you can tell Tyler to get out of the hole? Hole? Do I want to know? What is the location of this hole? Yeah, one of the villagers got upset at us and ran to the back of her hut... where a trap-door was hidden. Uh oh. So, can she get out? Yeah, it's not a trap-trap... it's just a door in the ground. Okay... someone should go back to get the plane. In the ground? It's pouring by now. You guys are soaked. There's another crack of lightning. Well fuck... You guys get the plane, I'm going after Tyler. Ok. We need to get back to the plane. Ziegfried can fly it. Jose, go with him. Eui-Tae, show me this hole. * Eui-Tae runs back to the hut where the trap-door was. Lets do this, Zig. * Akinyi follows. * Jose heads for the plane. Heart. * Akinyi speaks in Jose's and Ziegfried's heads "And run, you two." * Jose goes from a steady pace to a quick run. * Ziegfried has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) (so, um... follow Eue-Tae and hole and such?) (s/e/i) * Jose finally arrives at the plain. (Doh!) * Jose finally arrives at the plane. (even) (Yeah... you're following, right? Should we go to a different channel Ard?) * Ziegfried has joined #planet (Yeah... this network blows) (I'm gonna cut the main channel here. Anyone going to Tyler, get to #Planet2) (Alright.) Session End. Sorry about the short session, but it started late. ^^;