Last time, on Planeteers! (I love this part!) Doom was to be had in the form of mud and planes landing on roofs. (Un)fortunately, nobody died. Isn't that too bad? It turns out the restaurant lady, whose name was discovered in short order to be Ngoli, has A Plan (or at least some idea) as to how to fix this nasty logging problem, so she's with you. Akinyi decided to stay behind and help the villagers. And now... you're here! And out of the plane, along with Ngoli. Ziegfried, the lazy bum that he is, decided that he's already done enough for the day by getting you out of that station, so he's snoozing in the plane. Time zone differences and all. Yeah, that's it. (I'M THE PILOT AGAIN! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!) Anyhow, you're in a lovely green-and-brown field (probably due to grass and mud, but who knows?) with civilization ALL AROUND you. Blessed civilization. Session Start. Hey, Tyler. Change the music in the plane to something more... plesent for Zeig when he wakes up. ;) * Tyler hops out of her seat and looks around. "At least there's no giant walls of mud coming at us. There's a bonus." Alright. * Eui-Tae hands Tyler back her laptop. "Thanks. Now, what do we do Ngoli?" We go talk to the mayor. It's his own law that's been letting them do this to themselves. * Tyler tucks it away somewhere safe. That Ziggy won't find. * Ngoli starts making her way out of the park. Sounds like a plan. * Eui-Tae follows Ngoli. (Jose, are you awake?) * Eui-Tae (waves his hand in front of Jose.) * Tyler follows her after making sure to lock up the Schoolbus nice and tight. * Jose heads off. (Sorry mind freeze.) ('sokay.) Maybe he is being bribed. * Ngoli snorts and grumbles, "It wouldn't be the first time." Most likely. That's what politicians DO. It's in the job description. Yeah, and not only that, they hire goons to make sure people stay quiet about it. * Tyler grins. "Goons are fun." Yes. Fun indeed. Yeah, if you don't fall on your lutz when you try to get away. * Jose stokes his ring. The streets are fairly empty right about now, probably because of the recent rainstorm. It's not a particularly clean city, however - there's litter everywhere, as well as mud from the recent storm. The air isn't as clean as the village's, either. * Eui-Tae takes a look at the smog. "Typical." * Tyler grins despite herself. This is like the parts of the city she performs in, even if the air is unlike anything she's used to. Her step grows lighter as she walks on. You would think that peoplew would at least care about the AIR that they BREATHE. As Ngoli leads, the streets get steadily cleaner, the homes and stores richer. The air remains at the same level of smog, though. * Eui-Tae walks on. He definetly doesn't seem happy about the situation, and it seems he has a special distaste for all the litter. Why doesn't Earth Girl live in a city? So much better than that stupid island. * Ngoli shrugs as she walks. "When you have a lot of people living in a small space, even a small city like this, it's hard to keep the pollution level in check. Besides, at the rate it's been expanding..." Maybe so she doesn't get mobbed by tourists? * Ngoli frowns and shakes her head. Pfff. Tourists are easy to avoid if you don't set out signals. Or maybe she just likes her OWN PRIVATE ISLAND. But it's so boring. And hot. And humid. (You could always ask her. ^^) (And bright, Tyler! Don't forget bright!) Bah, we can make it more comfortable later. (And BRIGHT.) Fans, lots of fans. Can we air-condition the whole place? * Jose coughs. He isn't used to the thickness of smog. Eh, I really don't like stinky cities. Ugh. This is not a good vacation. Hrmm. I might be able to take a look into a wide-area AC unit. Or a gasmask. * Tyler grins at Eui. Cities aren't smelly! They're the only place to find good food and clubs. WHERE am I supposed to set up in a jungle? (You can play for the penguins!) (Wak wak wak! ^^) (But they don't buy merchandise. ;_;) Hrmm, she has a point. Cities are major centers for commerece, business, production, and transportation. You can find and do almost anything in one of sufficent size. (Says you.) (You think Spanky'd buy a t-shirt?) Unfortunatelly, when maintained improperly, things get really ugly really fast. (... Maaaaaaybe. ^^) Because of lousy politicians. * Tyler folds her arms across her chest and tilts up her chin a bit. "They could learn something from San Francisco." I heard they were expirementing with some new technologies there. We don't have the money and resources for many of the current environmental solutions. Not that this excuses Mayor Ekeanyanwu, of course. We're almost there. I bet there'd be a lot more money available if the fatcat wasn't pocketing it. (Uh oh. My resolution just shrunk. Gimme a sec.) (Got it.) Yeah, what he's doing is not only environmentally unsound, it also violates economic principals. I hate politicians. Sounds like someone needs a good swift kick in the ass. * Jose punches his hand. * Tyler nods. Well, that's something I think we all agree on. You reach what must be one of the richest parts of town. Up ahead, you see a large, squareish, pale brown building that, while quite ugly, it just screams 'government'. ALSO, you see a large crowd of people gathered outside of it. * Eui-Tae cracks his knuckles. (And luckily, all of the Planeteers will blend right in here! Only not.) (Definitely, definitely not.) (Kind of like Dad blending into the Chinese marketplace.) As you approach, you hear chanting. You're not entirely sure what's being said, as it's in a mix of what must be twelve different languages. Don'tcha love Africa? (And none of them we know, right?) Can you make out anything they are saying Ngoli? (Of course not.) ("Uh... I'm not a tourist!" *click*) (You know English. ^^ Unfortunately, it's more or less drowned out.) (Flower, 2 yuen) * Ngoli scowls. "Oh, hell." She starts running for the enterance. * Jose scratches his head. What was that? * Eui-Tae takes a look at the crowd. "I hope they're on our side." * Jose runs off with Ngoli. * Tyler decides now would be a good time to check her bootlaces to make sure they're nice, tight, and double-knotted. * Eui-Tae keeps pace with her. * Tyler hurries after them, more for safety than anything. If they're going to notice anyone if things go ugly, it could easily be the lily-white girl with a shock of red hair. Gettin' closer o/~ You can read the signs now, and the ones that are in English *do* seem to be on your side, as they contain fun stuff like how the mayor's a jerkface (just in stronger language), how so-and-so's home was destroyed, and the like. (Hippies? ^^; ) * Ngoli starts elbowing her way through the crowd. "Move it! Let me through!" (Uh... no?) (FREE LOVE! OUT OF NAM!) * Eui-Tae follows Ngoli's path. (Make Love not War!) (Um... Flower power?) (Super Mario!) (Jose finds a flower and starts spitting fireballs! Or not.) * Tyler rubs the back of her neck, grimacing slightly, as the sun peeks its way in and out of the clouds. * Ngoli finally gets to the front, where three guards (yes, with guns) are standing. They eye your little group. Great. Guns. That's not fair. (What happened to good old Batman punch em up?) * Tyler smiles winningly at the guards. * Jose strokes his ring. * Eui-Tae eyes the guns and the guards... They're not supposed to have semi- automatics, are they? I need to talk to Mayor Ekeanyanwu. Now. * Tyler nods. Her eyes suddenly look very big and very green. Eui, roll me Law - Nigeria Civil * Jose calculates the odds of a full out gun fight. Not that good. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6-2) and gets 7. One of the guards laughs. "Girl, everyone needs to talk to the mayor. But he's busy right now. Wait in line, or go home." * Tyler nods, still smiling. "It's terribly important. We've come quite a long way to talk to him about his business arrangements and... possible future additions." You might want to let us in, sir. It just might be in your best interests. He eyes Tyler. "And he's in a very important meeting." They look at each other, then snicker. * Eui-Tae takes a look around. I don't see what could be more improtant than the well-being of the people who elected you. * Ngoli scowls. "Look, I don't have time for this." She starts checking her pockets. * Tyler smiles. "I happen to work for a software concern out of the Silicon Valley that's pioneering a resource management software system." "And why should I care?" * Tyler grits her teeth and tries to telepathically tell everyone to be quiet. It fails, as she is not a Betazoid. If you doubt me, you can get a tech person to ask me some specs. * Eui-Tae quiets up anyways, he sees where Tyler's going with this. And your boss will fire you for wasting some of his clients' time. Because I watched a fueling station made unusable by a mudslide, which will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair. We can help avoid this in the future. * Ngoli grins as she comes up with a laminated card. She wipes some mud off of it. "Sure you can. You're only what? Sixteen years old? Give me a break." Actually, she's telling the truth. And that's why I brought her here. * Tyler smiles. "We're impressed with the scope of this operation, but we think we could help speed it up while avoiding some of these... unfortunate side- effects. After all, a forest road could be wiped out with the next mudslide." She shrugs. "Just call me precocious." The guard raises an eyebrow. "Sure you did." * Tyler tries her best to look mature but very, very friendly. * Ngoli smirks and hands the guard her card, and he blinks a few times, then stares. "Uh." He looks at the card, then at Ngoli, then back at the card. The woman just smiles. * Tyler flicks her eyes back towards the guys. It might be working. Wow. * Eui-Tae glances over to Ngoli and her card. Going to let us through? We really need to speak to the mayor. "Er... yeah, sure." The others start and look at him like he's grown a second head, but don't question it. He hands the card back to Ngoli, who pockets it, and steps out of the way. "Go on in." Thank you. * Ngoli heads up the stairs and towards the door. She waves for you to follow her in. I will make sure you guys don't have a job tomorrow. * Jose heads inside. * Eui-Tae cautiously follows Ngoli. * Tyler grinds her teeth, then smiles again. "Thank you, kind sirs." * Ngoli glares at Jose, then grumbles something in another language. * Eui-Tae smacks Jose in the back of the head. "Don't get them pissed." * Tyler follows Ngoli after another smile for the guards. What was that card Ngoli? * Eui-Tae quietly says to the group "Well, that was interesting." Just my ID. His office is this way. * Tyler quirks an eyebrow. Some ID, then. * Ngoli starts up one of the stairs (no escalators here). The inside of the building is certainly prettier than the outside, though it's not as richly decorated as one would expect. * Eui-Tae takes a look around, and doesn't seem surprised in the least. So, Ngoli, just who are you? * Tyler just looks around, keeping a wary eye out for any surprises. * Ngoli frowns for a moment, then shrugs. "You'll find out anyway. My last name is Ekeanyanwu; I'm the mayor's daughter." Not that, of course, he hasn't tried to disown me a few times. We don't get along too well. Heh, I can see that already. Well, this should be interesting. Okay, he should be right around this corner. * Eui-Tae takes a peak around the corner. * Ngoli rounds the corner. Just as she does so, you hear a loud crash, like a ceramic pot (or something similarly breakable) landing on tile. Interesting AND fun! * Eui-Tae winces. (Which direction did it come from? ) Does he keep a loaded weapon handy, by any chance? Or any other goons? The crash came from (as I was going to tell you Jose ;P) behind the relatively ornate double doors that are *right* in front of you. * Ngoli blinks. "Dad!" She dashes to the doors and starts tugging at them. "Damnit!" * Zeigfried has joined #planet * Eui-Tae runs up and starts helping her pull them open. (Howdy) (Ziggy, just in time to save their collective butts!) (Yeah. Physics 111 is a fucking joke. I finished the 90 min test in about half an hour.) (*nods* Check /query, Zig.) Hrmm... stuck. * Tyler looks around for any convienent hinges to undo. (What's a /query? (Just type it in. ;) ) (I don't have enough parameters, I tried already) (See the channel bars? See the one that's red and says Ardweden in it? :P) (Yeah...) (THIS is how I communicate with you without everyone else knowing. Remember, because I'm tired of going over it.) * Eui-Tae takes another look a the doors. Tyler: There are hinges, yes. The door opens outward. They're Big, Sturdy hinges, however. Damnit. I don't have a screwdriver. Perhaps one of our rings can help out. Well, you might be able to melt the hinges. Agreed. Everyone back. I don't know how hot that ring can get things though, so be careful. * Eui-Tae backs away from the door. * Tyler waits, ready to put out the fire before any alarm sounds. * Eui-Tae stands back, ready to spread the flames. * Jose motions his hand toward the hinges. He takes a deep and breath and yells "Fire!" Jose, roll me ring attack - 4. 2d6-4 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6-4) and gets 5. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ardweden (2d6) and gets 4. The huge blast of fire screeches to the door, and Ngoli notices just in time to get out of the way. Good for her, too, as that looks like it would have *hurt*. Um, Jose, next time wait for Ngoli to get out of the way. I don't think she would appreciate getting toasted. * Ngoli drops and rolls and curses absolutely violent about Mexican kids, their parents, their grandparents, their descendants, and any pets they could possibly have. However, the door catches on fire. You hear a lot of yelling in short order. And the carpet catches on fire, too. And... Water! Water! * Tyler shrieks and yells "WATER!", waving her ring around. (there go the sprinklers...) Tyler puts out the fire! And makes things wet. But she puts out the fire. Now it's a soggy, scorched door before a few soggy people on soggy carpet. * Eui-Tae shakes his head. You were supposed to hit the hinges, not burn the door down! That was too close... (All that time with a bow and the kid STILL can't aim) Now you hear a *lot* of yelling in that other language, which Ngoli's straining to hear. (That was a definite Fire3!) * Ngoli 's eyes widen and she turns to Eui-Tae. "Get us in there! Now, damnit!" (What'd you try to do? Torch the building?) (Or Firaga if you are a FF9.) * Eui-Tae points his ring at the door. "Wind!" * Tyler rubs her temples. (Why, oh why, did I give Jose the fire ring?) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6-4) and gets 6. ( :) ) (I've wondered the same thing) (Because you knew he was trigger-happy.) (Remember when I fried Ziggy?) The weakened doors blow off their hinges. You see them head into the cushy office and right on top of a couple really big, sweaty black guys. * Tyler rushes in! Cautiously. * Eui-Tae looks at the mayhem. "Well, that was convient." Eui-Tae rushes in behind Tyler. * Jose walks through the charred and wet doorway. Tyler does that! Along with Ngoli. You see what must be the mayor; he's a gibbering, potbellied, Nigerian man backed against the wall and on his butt. Next to him is the shattered remnants of a vase. * Tyler runs over to the guys the door hits and kicks them in the head to make sure they're out. To the left of you two, there's a pair of, amazingly enough, caucasian people. I knew there was a conspiracy! One of them is a boy about your age, with reddish-brown hair and blue eyes. He's holding a gun with a silencer attached to it, and it's aimed directly at the mayor. * Jose eyes the gun. * Eui-Tae points his ring at the boy. "Drop the gun." I knew there'd be a gun. There's always a gun. (Oh, that's threatening) (lol...) ("Drop the gun or I'll shine my ring at you!") (Yeah, well, what else am I supposed to do. ;) ) (I'll get back to you on that.) (Any other armed men?) (Hiding is always an option though.) The other is a rather unremarkable looking businessman, with black hair that's falling prey to a receeding hairline and blue eyes. He's rather well-built, and he's wearing a business suit. His eyebrow raises as you enter. * Ngoli rushes over to her father, completely ignoring the boy with the gun. * Jose keeps a steady eye on the boy with the gun. * Eui-Tae starts sweating. He mutters something about boys and guns. * Tyler feels down in her pocket for her last birthday present, but doesn't draw it. Bullets have a longer reach, after all. The boy blinks at you all in confusion. "Who invited you?" (It's my birthday present. ;) ) (Yay! Inventory!) Same question back at you. (Yay!) (Nice. Inventory.) (/me checks the pockets.) (Don't you have a bow on your back?) (Go duct tape!) (But the tape!) (Um... Jose, he's right, you do have a bow.) (Stupid original Planeteers. None of THEM carried weapons.) * Jose makes no sudden moves. (I'm sure you're getting a gun ASAP, right?) He grins. "I got my invitation early." He moves the gun to aim directly at Jose, then blinks. "What..." * Jose thinks he can quickly loose an arrow. (Just try it. ^_^) * Tyler swallows hard, and tries to edge towards him outside the edge of his vision. (Dude, triggers go faster than arrows.) (Maybe a distraction team?) * Jose kneels just a bit... He blinks a few times, then steps away all wobbily-like. The man, amazingly enough, doesn't seem surprised at all. Instead, he looks at you guys and flashes a pearly-white grin. "I should have expected this." * Eui-Tae surveys the situation. (Anything I can knock over for a big sound?) Everyone, give me a soul roll at +2. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6+2) and gets 13. (...) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6+2) and gets 5. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6+2) and gets 8. (Dicey likes me today. ^_^) (Dicey, you bastard. You said there was no one else. ;_;) (should I roll too, or too far off?) Tyler and Jose are suddenly terrified of the man, though they really have no clue why. After all, he's unarmed and all. Eui-Tae is a little scared, but it's nothing major. (Too far off.) * Man has joined #planet * Tyler scrambles backwards, yanking her hand out of her pocket. A large knife has been unfolded, and she's holding it out in front of her with a shaking hand. * Boy has joined #planet * Eui-Tae keeps his ring pointed at the boy with the gun. "So, are you going to run or what?" * Man smiles at Tyler, almost looking fatherly as he does so. "Come now, you can do better than that." (I hope you're not looking fatherly anytime soon Ard.) (Was thinkin' the same here... (^_^) * Jose keeps his stance and stares at the boy. * Tyler backs against the wall, eyes huge. The knife would do a good job as an automatic turkey carver for how fast it's waving back and forth as she shakes. * Boy swallows as he keeps his eyes trained on Jose. * Eui-Tae eyes the window, then looks straight back at the boy. * Jose begins to sweat. With the city air and the tense situation, who wouldn't? (So Ard, have you thought of punny names for all the eco-villains yet? ^_^) * Eui-Tae takes a big gulp, and tires to train his ring on the boy's weapon. (The gun is pointing at me or mayor still?) (Jose.) * Tyler keeps her eyes locked on the man. Her knuckles start to turn white as her grip on the knife steadies. * Boy swallows nervously, his hand shaking slightly. Ever pull the trigger before kid? (Am I especially terrified of him, since my roll was about as bad as you can get? :P) (Jose should be terrified of him too, I should note. :P) * Boy blinks, then glares at Jose. His hand steadies, and he pulls it up to train on Jose's head. "Wanna find out?" he asks softly. * Eui-Tae thinks to himself for a few seconds, then says "wind." 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6+2) and gets 10. * Jose stares deeper in the boy's eyes. * Tyler throws her knife at the man as she hears Eui say the magic word, right at the fellow's chest. It's out of her hand before she realizes what she's doing. Wind bursts from Eui's ring and towards the boy, knocking his arm down slightly and crashing into the window. He twitches and fires as this happens. (We gotta do this Matrix style.) Jose, m'dear, give me a ranged defense roll. Tyler, throw me a ranged attack. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 5. Thrown Weapons: Blades (Might wanna DR if ya go bad Joe) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6) and gets 10. (DRing) (Go for it.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6) and gets 7. (Tyler: Must...kill!) (Dicey, I was nice to you and everything today. ;_;) (No kidding.) The gunshot hits Jose in the leg - lucky for him, the wind had already knocked the boy's aim completely off. (Will Jose Die? Find out next Thursday on Planeteers!) * Jose yells in pain and drops to the ground. Tyler's knife flies to the man, just a little to the right, and he... catches it. And smiles, except this time it's nasty. (Boy hits YOU for 24 damage. Loading, please wait...) (Sucks to be you!) (rofl...) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Zeigfried (2d6) and gets 7. Ngoli, Mayor, get the hell out of here NOW! * Tyler pushes further back against the wall, barely resisting the urge to scream. Some detached part of her brain is saying that she NEVER freaks out like this, but the rest of it ignores that bit of sanity. * Jose rolls on the ground in his own blood. (Take out the duct tape and use it as a bandage?) * Ngoli realizes that she's in completely over her head and starts literally dragging her father out of there. The man simply grins at them and says, "It was a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Ekeanyanwu." * Eui-Tae keeps his ring pointed at the boy with the gun. * Jose desperately attempts to redeem himself by aiming his ring at the boy and yells "FIRE!!!" Ring attack, Jose. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jose (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ardweden (2d6-2) and gets 5. * Zeigfried comes crashing in from the outside window, cruiser and all, with Sandstorm playing loud enough to hear through the cruiser's windows. * Tyler fumbles for another weapon and raises her ring at the man, screaming "Water!" * Boy tries to get out of the way, screaming as his leg catches on fire. * Boy works on patting out the flames. Ow ow ow. Ring attack, Tyler. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6) and gets 8. * Zeigfried parks the thing in the middle of the room and jumps out. Tyler misses, somehow getting everywhere wet except where there aren't people. Pity, too, because the man isn't paying attention to her. He's eyeing Ziegfried. (Hasta la vista, baby!) Ziggy, my dear, roll soul +2. (How big IS this room...?) (Lol, I need a 1...) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Zeigfried (2d6+2) and gets 10. (You can crit-succ... that's not it.) (... Aww, hell, let's just say it's big enough for the cruiser because we can. :P) (It's not worth the DR, is it.) (Your choice.) (... aww hell, why not.) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Zeigfried (2d6+2) and gets 10. (*snicker* Damn cushy government buildings.) (Pfft.) * Eui-Tae takes a look at the man, trains his ring on him, and shouts "Wind!" Ziegfried's terrified of THE MAN, too! (Heh, I'm not terrified... what's up with you people? ;) ) (I blame it on the whiplash from coming through the wall) (Damn the man! Save the empire!) Ring attack, Eui. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6) and gets 10. * Jose bleeds on the floor. He attempts to use his first aid skill on his critical wound. Eui completely misses. He gets a nice potted plant, though. * Man looks almost bored. "So, are you all here yet?" (So rolls for skill are 2d6-(Skill Level?)) (Yeees.) (w00t.) * Zeigfried stumbles up to his feet, trying to find his lil' toy in his pocket... * Tyler throws herself at THE MAN, elbow first and about level with his throat. That detached, sane part of her mind is pitching a hissyfit. (Try to get under the according attribute, which for Medical is...) Tyler, unarmed attack (strikes). 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6) and gets 10. (Mind) (Dicey hates me. ;_;) (He hates all of us.) (Hey. At least you didnt get shot in the leg!) (:\) * Zeigfried fails to find it, decides there's ONE way to get rid of scary MEN, and jumps back into the cruiser. * Man absently grabs Tyler from the air and tosses her away, into the wall. "I've had enough of this. Come along, Adam." * Zeigfried backs out of the room with the cruiser, rights it, and picks up speed... * Tyler bounces off the wall and crumples. * Eui-Tae runs away from the speeding cruiser! * Boy eyes Jose. "But can't I- No. Come along. * Zeigfried brings the plane full speed at THE MAN. (LOL!!) (Go Zig!) (Oh shit! He's going to ruin our ride!) (Freaked out Germans don't CARE about reckless driving!) Zeig runs into the wall. For crying out loud, there's not enough room to maneuver in here. (... much.) (And hit the unconcious girl and crippled boy...) (So wait... am I the only SANE person here?) (Doh, I backed up outside.... meh, oh well.) * Jose rips off his shirt and tightens it around the gunshot wound. * Boy scowls and aims at Jose anyway. * Zeigfried creates a small crater. * Eui-Tae draws his ring at the boy and shouts "Wind!" Ring attack, Eui. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6) and gets 5. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ardweden (2d6-2) and gets 6. * Zeigfried opens the door, and is pushed out by the VERY delayed airbag. * Boy 's eyes widen as he's knocked off his feet, his shot going wild and taking out a light in the ceiling. He rolls with it, though, and stands again; his clothes are burned and torn, and he looks angry as all hell. * Jose points his blood-covered ring at Adam again and attempts to deal mortal damage. "Fire!" * Boy eyes the group of you, thinks better of it, and dashes away. (After THE MAN, even. ^^) (Dah...) (Who already left. ;P) (DW3 anyone? " (And Jose aims at nothing) ("I got my sleeves dirty" ;) ) Jose sets the carpet on fire. What's he trying to do, burn down the building? * Zeigfried stumbles up to his feet, dazed and confused, and takes one shot with his ring to try to trip him with a rock or something as he goes. Earth (Urth!) There's no thud out there, so probably not. * Eui-Tae surveys the damage and runs over to Jose. * Zeigfried stumbles and falls over. * Jose is not feeling too hot. The crude bandage is failing. * Boy has quit IRC (Quit: Blargh, I am not dead! ) Hey, someone get a First-aid kit from the cruiser. Ohh... spinning... NOW! * Man has quit IRC (Quit: Damn the man! Save the empire! ) I have one... near... the seat. Hold on Jose, I'm going to call for a doctor. * Jose lies back and stares at the ceiling. * Eui-Tae pulls out his phone and frantically dials 911. * Eui-Tae takes a look over to Tyler as he does so. * Tyler is laying on the burning carpet? Before long, medics to come in! And because I'm really too lazy to play this out, a few hours later, you've all been treated. Go you. (Wow, plot hole anyone? ;) ) (Cure3 + All Materia) You're in the hospital. ^_~ You haven't seen the mayor or Ngoli since then, though apparently Ngoli's the one that called for medical assistance. Sadly, no. Jose's still hurtin'. So's Tyler. They're just patched up. (Did I take any burns? :P) (Your clothes are ruined, but that's about it. :P) (Ouch... we gotta get you a new outfit now.) (Awww, crap.) (So we have a second channel called: Hospital Room 232?) (No, you're all there.) (Nah, we're all there... and all of you are probably on beds except me.) (Can we fit the cruiser in THIS room too? =) * Tyler stares ahead, glaring at nothing in particular. * Jose curses at Adam's name and swears revenge. ( Bring it, bow boy.) What HAPPENED? I never get just... scared. (Jose: Thwip! Arrow to the eye.) (Me thinks Jose has a new rival.) That one man was some freaky-deaky stuff. I really have no idea... Hell, you looked terrified. I was. And I don't know why. * Jose eats some hospital food. Ja, you try coming through a window... see if YOU don't panic a bit. Hrmmm... * Tyler grits her teeth. Well, at least I gave Adam a little thing to remind him of me. A burnt leg! * Jose grins. (Seriously I need a rocket launcher now.) (Blow up a city block. Dodge that!) Mmm, hospital food. Isn't it yummy? * Eui-Tae pulls out some papers. "Well, I haven't had much time to look over it, but I was thinking we would need to make a few modifications to the cruiser now that we have to repair it." What is this stuff? Ja, uhh... I think it's... potatoes? Maybe? * Jose pushes the tray away. The Nigerian food idea isnt working. (Do we get workman's compensation from Cybele?) How're we going to find him so we can kick his ass? Oh, nevermind, I think it's moving still. (There's the reason you guys suddenly decide to do this. You wanna kick someone's ass. I see.) * Eui-Tae looks over the paperwork. "Well, they at least are going to make the neccessary repairs to the cruiser, as well as paying for the hospital bill and waiving the charge for the damage on the room." (^_^) (Vendetta works for me) * Ngoli has joined #planet (Actually, I was all in it for the drivin' time...) So I believe that the mayor was threatened and coerced to allow the logging. Oh, Hi Ngoli, are you and your father okay? * Zeigfried waves. * Ngoli walks in, looking as tired as you all must feel. "I'm fine. My father is a gibbering mess, but other than that, he's fine, too." How are you? * Tyler glances over to her and makes a small noise of recognition. * Jose raises his hand to signal a greeting. Me? Just sixteen, why? Jose and Tyler could use work. I think we're arright past that. Well, long as I keep taking asprins, anyway. (/me just saw what she REALLY said... and would like to say "sorry." ) Yeah, you really banged yourselves up back there. (Bah, he's just talking Engrish anyway. "Please open the TV") Or they banged you guys up for you. Or... bah, nevermind. Anyway, I have some information you guys might want to know. * Tyler gingerly touches the bruise and broken skin decorating the length of one temple. "Guy's a freaking bodybuilder, whoever he is. And fast." * Eui-Tae looks towards her. "Yes?" I blame the building, but let Ngoli talk. That man back there, as far as we can tell, was a representative for Plunder Industries. We have no idea about the kid. (PLUNDER!) Maybe his son? (Yaaaaaay! Old villains!) PI... that's right. * Ngoli shrugs and stuffs her hands in her pocket. "I don't know. Anyway, our current theory is that my father was passing these bills due to blackmail... on what, I'm not entirely sure, but we should uncover it soon enough. I've heard a few things about them, but nothing to this extent. They're rather shady, yes, but they rarely do anything so blatant. Shady? Means no one'd miss him if he was gone. * Tyler smiles somewhat nastily. It'll be tough to put any of them behind bars. My dad was throwing fits last time he was prosecuting against them. * Zeigfried grunts I don't think that's what she ment... uhhh... Ja. Anyway, your plane's ready and good to go. You should probably get moving soon, because I can't stall the press for much longer. Alright. * Zeigfried perks up at the mention of "plane" (And "go"... or "og" for all you b.net types.) * Tyler tugs at the loose pants and shirt she was handed as a replacement for her toasted clothes. She sighs and laces her boots over the hospital pants. It's out front. Alright. I just want to take a look at the plane before we have to lift-off. Just want to make sure it's in proper working order. ;) * Jose gets up carefully. * Tyler unsteadily rises to her feet. * Jose puts pressure on his leg and BAM! Feel the pain. Ouch. * Ngoli hesitates for a moment, then walks over to Eui-Tae and holds her hand out to him. "I'm... glad you guys came when you did. I don't think I or my father would have lived through that without you." * Tyler wobbles her way towards the door. (Is there a cane nearby?) * Zeigfried gets up and walks out. Wow, going through a window isn't as bad as taking a bullet... (There's crutches.) (Aw... I wanted a cane :) ) (When you're in a bulletproof plane? No. :P) (And deal, Jose. ^^) * Jose grabs his crutches and heads on up.) * Eui-Tae shakes her hand. "I'm glad we came when we did too. Well, good luck. Oh, have you seen Akinyi at all?" (The plane is my new best friend. The hell with you guys, I'm askin' the plane out...) * Jose collects his belongings into a bag conveniently inside a shelf near the bed. (Bulletproof... ) * Ngoli shakes her head. "I haven't gone back to the village yet. I'll arrange transportation for her, though." * Tyler deals with fun concussion symptoms as she wobbles towards the Schoolbus. Alright. Thanks again, and good-bye. * Jose crutches his way out and toward the Geo. Take care of yourselves. * Eui-Tae waves his hand to Ngoli. Ja, good luck recovering the forest. Ngoli, thanks. T * Eui-Tae takes a quick look over the plane, looking over his checklist as he does so. * Ngoli shakes her head as you guys leave. "Crazy kids. Think they're some kind of superheroes or something..." It will take time, but... long as we deal with them, you shouldn't have too much trouble... * Jose heads into the Geo. He places his new legs to the side of a seat and sits. * Zeigfried waves and heads out. * Tyler flops down on the back seat without even a glance towards the pilot's chair. She curls up and closes her eyes. You guys make it outside, before the unruly mob of reporters shows. And, true to her word, your plane is there. Sure, it's all beat up, and it looks like crap now, but it can probably fly. Maybe. * Zeigfried takes the pilot seat without even a glance towards the back chairs. He contemplates blaring music, and decides against it. * Zeigfried flips the sterio off before turning the engine on. * Zeigfried hesitates before turning the key. * Eui-Tae rubs his head. He heads inside and takes his usual seat as co-pilot. "The bird is ready to fly... barely." Uhhh... Eui, can you make sure this thing isn't going to explode or something? Ziggy turns the key, and the engine comes to life! It's... hardly good as new. In fact, it's hardly good as old. But it's working. Yeah, I checked over it. Everything is in working order... barely. Arright. I'll keep the speed down a bit... Where to now? Hrm... we're in Nigeria, right? Well, let's pickup Akinyi. Ja. * Eui-Tae thinks back. Oh, nevermind. * Zeigfried lifts the plane carefully into the air (some people don't want to get dizzy, methinks) and heads for town. Ngoli already arranged transport for her. Oh, ja... oh well. * Zeigfried picks the altitude up a bit. Well, should we head for my place then? I've got a couple things I need to pick up... actually... * Eui-Tae takes a look at the GPS. "Well, I can make this bird ready to really cruise if I had some time and parts... * Jose thinks of 1001 ways to get back at Adam. Eui, where can you get the parts to build this thing up? How much would it cost, moreover? Likewise. That's the problem. Most of the parts in this thing are pretty old, or would need to be custom ordered. I can tune it up, but modifications with the body would be pretty pricey. Hrm... but you can do it, with a little time and money? * Tyler says without opening her eyes, "I can arrange parts." * Zeigfried nods. "I can foot the bill" A little time and some cash, yeah. Then it's to Germany we go. I need my checkbook... I will just sit here and heal. I mean what else can a cripple do? Cybele's voice echoes in your heads, "I... um. Guys? Can you come to Hope Island first?" She pauses. "Please." * Jose punches the wall. * Zeigfried accelerates slower than normal, and heads... breaks. ~Alright, we're on our way~ Ja, your foot doesn't hurt enough, gotta smash your hand? You heard the lady, let's go. * Zeigfried shrugs. "I still have my ATM number..." * Tyler groans. "Don't DO that..." Ja Oh yeah, I might punch a hole in the plane. * Zeigfried turns toward Hope Island, and picks up speed a bit * Eui-Tae writes down "Reinforced Armor" on the list of planned modifications. Hah, right. The building couldn't even do that. Well, sorta. (www.bigguns.com <- Lets get some items from there too while we are on this shopping spree.) * Eui-Tae checks the course, "Two-degrees North." * Zeigfried turns a mite north (Do NOT click on the link) (sounds like a porn site.) (Probably. (That's what it is, Jose.) (Yeah, that's why Joe's ordering from it...) (It is... I checked it. :\) (What i meant.... was to buy some guns...) (Damn internet.) Good evening everyone, and welcome to our nonstop flight from Nigeria to Hope Island. (Where's my honey roasted peanuts! And Dr. Pepper!) (Bottled Water!!!!) And so they headed to Hope Island, where much fun is to be had! Maybe. Session End. ^^