Session 48
[18:01] Alathon: I think everyone else is..
[18:01] Yarrow: Bueller?
[18:02] Alathon: pw and DCG are, so, lets get started
[18:02] DCG: am not!
[18:02] DCG: oh wait..
[18:02] Alathon: we left off last game with the party having been attacked. Again. by greyfaces.. again.
[18:03] Alathon: oh, and that armored lady with the huge hammer
[18:03] Alathon: who keeps getting wrapped in roots
[18:03] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:03] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:03] Reis: Poor poor woman.
[18:03] Mani: armored lady without the huge hammer now.
[18:03] * Reis mourns for her tragic fate.
[18:03] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[18:03] Sheena: (hopfully the dice dont rape my blood pressure tonight.)
[18:03] Alathon: their attacked on the party did not go unnoticed
[18:04] Alathon: half a dozen or so harleyriders arrived in time to assist; two were seirously wounded, and one killed.
[18:04] Sheena: (mina saved that one)
[18:04] *** Ala-bot has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:04] Alathon: roll 1d20 test
[18:04] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20 test --> [ 1d20=9 ]{9}
[18:04] Alathon: she's trying to
[18:05] Alathon: he's clinically dead at this point, so she has a chance.
[18:05] Alathon: with that said, the party is free to act
[18:05] Mani: Is it a he or a she?
[18:05] Mani: I think you've said both.
[18:05] Alathon: are you going to choose not to heal them if it's one or the other? ;p
[18:05] Alathon: it's a she
[18:06] Alathon: she's missing some of her neck; you'll need to collect it
[18:06] Mani: "Hmmm..."
[18:06] * Reis is still guarding the pwnt greyface, quite ready to shoot it again if it twitches.
[18:06] * Mani looks around for neccessary missing parts.
[18:07] Alathon: between your enhanced vision and smell, you can reasonably collect them pretty quickly
[18:07] Alathon: roll 1d4
[18:07] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d4 --> [ 1d4=4 ]{4}
[18:07] Alathon: and she's still alive when you finish less than a minute later
[18:07] * Sheena lands near Mani as she working, Dark heart still primed and ready to go.
[18:08] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:09] Alathon: The camp is wholly awake now..
[18:09] Alathon: some riders are spreading out to reinforce the perimeter.. some others are gathering to see what happened.
[18:09] Alathon: or to "reinforce the point of attack" as they'd say
[18:10] * Mani heals the dead rider.
[18:10] Alathon: the sheared away throad mass melds back into her throat... a few moments later, she takes a shallow breath.
[18:10] Alathon: she's still unconscious.
[18:10] Alathon: if you wanna know more, roll medic
[18:10] Sheena: "Sakura i lost track of that mage, what about the ones that ran off on foot?"
[18:11] * Reis doesn't notice, still rather focused on the still-semi-alive greyface. "Most of them got away, senpai."
[18:11] Kuonji: "Hang on."
[18:11] Mani: roll 1d20
[18:11] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{9}
[18:11] Reis: "Mani-san got this one at least."
[18:11] Alathon: ((that's +int, so, 13))
[18:11] * Kuonji speeds off in the direction the enemies fled
[18:11] Mani: (Oh. I thought it was wis)
[18:11] Alathon: She's got a heartbeat, and is breathing shallowly..
[18:12] Alathon: ((I could be wrong, actually))
[18:12] Kuonji: (not pursuing to fight, just seeing if I can spot them)
[18:12] * Mani looks around to see if anyone's nearby.
[18:12] Alathon: spot roll, kuonji
[18:12] Kuonji: roll 1d20+11
[18:12] Alathon: there's five riders nearby.
[18:12] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{13}
[18:12] Kuonji: (sigh, it's going to be one of those nights_
[18:13] Alathon: You spot a burning Hummer; probably the one you've been driving around in.
[18:13] Mani: (Do they look like they saw what I did?)
[18:13] Alathon: Man: "How is she?"
[18:13] Alathon: another man: "That's Hannah, right?"
[18:13] Mani: (And is the downed rider regenerating?)
[18:13] Alathon: The other five chime in similarly.
[18:14] Alathon: the one you healed?
[18:14] Mani: (Yes.)
[18:14] * Kuonji returns to the others
[18:14] Alathon: it's hard to tell.. all her external wounds sealed over.
[18:14] Alathon: when you healed her that is.
[18:15] Kuonji: "I didn't see them Sheena, but it looks like they blew up our transportation."
[18:15] Mani: "Well, she's breathing. That's generally a good sign. I'll go get a stretcher."
[18:15] Alathon: One of the riders kneels on the other side of Hannah from you, and checks her pulse.. then looks up at Mani.
[18:15] Alathon: Rider: "I coulda sworn.. never mind."
[18:15] Alathon: he hops up, grabs another rider by the shoulder, and jogs off.
[18:15] Alathon: Two of the other riders sit down heavily nearby.. on closer examination, they're wounded, but healing.
[18:16] Mani: "I'll be right back."
[18:16] Alathon: Another few riders head over to the downed Greyface.
[18:16] * Mani gets a stretcher and rushes back.
[18:16] Alathon: Rider, to Reis: "Well?"
[18:16] * Kuonji pokes Sheena
[18:16] Alathon: Rider: "Gonna killit or what?"
[18:17] Sheena: "They what? Fuck."
[18:17] Alathon: Mani will arrive back with a stretcher, in time to have Hannah on the stretcher about the time the other two riders come back with one.
[18:17] Sheena: "Well, good job at any rate sakura"
[18:17] Mani: (Well, I did say I was going to get one. :) )
[18:17] Kuonji: ("Don't patronize me.")
[18:17] Mani: ("Fine. You suck.")
[18:17] Alathon: Apparently they weren't listening, or thought they'd get one sooner.
[18:18] * Reis shakes her head. "Not just yet. Mani-san wanted us to capture it."
[18:18] Mani: (I did?)
[18:18] Reis: ('Capture one'. Reis decided on this one :P )
[18:18] Reis: "I'll be glad to stab it if it looks lively, though."
[18:19] * Kuonji gestures towards Reis with his head "C'mon, let's go see how our "guest" is doing."
[18:19] * Sheena looks around a bit, and finds she has to float up some to do it since there's moving walls of meat all around her.
[18:19] Sheena: "Ok,"
[18:19] Alathon: They look doubtful, but don't shoot it out of hand.
[18:19] * Reis is still standing over the greyface, if that's the 'guest' Kuonji's talking about.
[18:19] Kuonji: (I was talking to sheena, since you're near it, I was gesturing to you)
[18:19] Mani: "Let's get her to a med tent."
[18:19] Reis: (Heh, gotcha)
[18:19] Alathon: Rider: "Right."
[18:20] Alathon: He'll pick up one end; y ou'll make it to a med tent without incident.
[18:20] * Reis blinks and looks around at what Mani's doing... then stares slack-jawed at the fact that the Rider's ALIVE.
[18:20] * Reis relaxes slightly at that.
[18:20] * Kuonji walks over to the downed greyface
[18:21] * Mani checks Hannah in.
[18:21] Kuonji: "I say we bust it's arms and legs, and wrap them through or around something... I'd like to see them try and regenerate in THAT state.
[18:21] Kuonji: "
[18:21] Kuonji: "Bastards."
[18:22] * Reis frowns. "It'd probably work, but the big problem is that they can teleport, remember Sakura-san? I'd bind it right now, but there's little point."
[18:22] Alathon: Mani, do you stay to look over her, or return to the scene of the fight?
[18:22] Mani: (Has it been long enough that I can heal Ken again or does that have to wait until later in the day?)
[18:22] Reis: "We should probably just inflict more trauma if it looks like it might be getting okay again."
[18:22] Alathon: ((has to wait for tomorrow))
[18:22] Alathon: ((since you healed him this morning0)
[18:23] Alathon: ((and it's the middle of the night))
[18:23] Mani: (Ok.)
[18:23] Alathon: It's getting okay again.. slowly, but surely
[18:23] Sheena: "He don't need his arms to talk"
[18:23] * Mani asks the medic to keep an eye on Hannah, regardless of what regenerative powers she might normally have and returns to the rest of the group.
[18:23] Kuonji: "My point exactly..."
[18:23] Sheena: "Question is to we bring out catch in or not?"
[18:23] Alathon: Rider: "Yeah... he ain't, at that."
[18:23] Sheena: *do
[18:24] Alathon: Rider: "You think it'll survive losin' a hand?"
[18:24] Sheena: "I don't much care at this point"
[18:24] Mani: (Btw, when the greys disappear, is there any words/gestured associated with it?)
[18:24] * Reis shrugs and stabs it again in the liver just out of spite. "It probably would, though I'd prefer to get it as intact as possible just in case we want to do 'polite' interrogations."
[18:24] Sheena: "It living long enought to meet the boss is mearly a bonus"
[18:24] * Mani comes over to the grey.
[18:25] Mani: "What's up?"
[18:25] Reis: "The one you went to town on is still alive, Mani-san."
[18:25] Kuonji: "Do we finish it off, or interrogate this one too?"
[18:25] * Mani frowns.
[18:25] Reis: "We've definitely confirmed it by the way, they regenerate."
[18:26] Mani: "If we don't have a way to stop it from leaving, we won't be able to interrogate it."
[18:26] * Reis nods. "Perhaps keeping it in a semi-drugged state?"
[18:27] Kuonji: "Sounds like it's more trouble then it's worth, we might as well just kill it."
[18:27] Reis: (What's the answer to Mani's question, btw? IS there any particular 'action' they took to hop out?)
[18:27] Sheena: "Its in the middle of the night here, so the boss should be up"
[18:27] Sheena: "Shall we ask her if she thinks its worth the troble?"
[18:28] Alathon: YOu haven't been able to identify anything, other than them sort of pausing for a moment in whatever they['re doing
[18:28] Alathon: no hand gestures, chants, glowy sparks, or nothin'
[18:28] * Sheena looks over the grey and magic, (roll?)
[18:28] Mani: "Hmmm. Maybe they'd have a way to stop it from going back home, but as they haven't asked us to bring more prisoners and it shouldn't be *too* hard to get another one, I think we should just finish this one off. If the boss is up and answering calls, I suppose there's no reason we can't ask first, though."
[18:28] Reis: (Righto then)
[18:29] * Reis nods. "Understood. We've at least managed to confirm their regeneration."
[18:29] Mani: "I'll be back in a moment."
[18:29] * Mani goes off to where she left the hammer to make the call.
[18:29] Alathon: The hammer's where you left it, and the tent is still empty
[18:29] Sheena: "Sakura, The boots and two rings are showing up as magic"
[18:30] Sheena: (you mean the hummer thats currently a burning heap?)
[18:30] Reis: "Is Ken-san feeling all right to remove them?"
[18:30] Mani: (Any answer?)
[18:30] Reis: (Nope, the hummer's a burning heap. The hammer's still a chunka-metal ;) )
[18:30] Alathon: answering in PMs
[18:31] Kuonji: "Shit, ken's still out of it..."
[18:31] Kuonji: "Anyone got some baggies?" (actually, do I have any baggies on me?)
[18:31] Sheena: "Lets just remove them for now"
[18:31] Sheena: "Feel free to use your blade"
[18:32] Alathon: You have ziploc bags
[18:32] Alathon: you've been bagging stuff for some time
[18:32] Kuonji: "Think we can manage taking the feet without killing it? If not, we might want to wait for the boss's answer..."
[18:32] Kuonji: "Oh wait, I think I have some on me actually..."
[18:33] Alathon: it's eyes flicker open
[18:33] * Kuonji stabs it in the stomach
[18:33] Kuonji: "FUCK"
[18:33] Alathon: damage (no sneak attack unless you want it))
[18:33] Kuonji: (no sneak, I might have killed it anyway)
[18:33] Kuonji: roll 5d8
[18:33] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 5d8 --> [ 5d8=25 ]{25}
[18:33] Kuonji: (or not)
[18:33] Sheena: (lol)
[18:34] Alathon: Your blade cuts into it nicely, and after a spasm and a slight cough of blood, it falls unconscious.
[18:34] Kuonji: "Phew.:
[18:34] Sheena: "I can think of better ways to wake up"
[18:35] Alathon: A couple of hte riders laugh at that.
[18:35] * Sheena has droped her fuku and is back in her uniform.
[18:35] * Reis holds her hand over her heart. "Good reflexes, Sakura-san."
[18:35] Alathon: A couple other riders kinda 'awwww' at that; they liked the leg you were showing.
[18:36] * Reis is still in-fuku, oops?
[18:36] Kuonji: "I hope Mani hurries up, I don't want to have to keep doing this every five minutes."
[18:36] Kuonji: (speaking of, how much time has passed? need to know for my own regen)
[18:37] * Kuonji stands ready in case it happens again
[18:38] Kuonji: "Oh right, I was going to bag that stuff."
[18:38] Alathon: at this point.. four minutes
[18:38] * Reis stands ready as well, and is probably in better shape than anyone else to take the pain.
[18:39] * Mani returns to the group with the hammer over her shoulder. It looks rather heavy for her.
[18:39] Kuonji: "Hey Reis, can I borrow your hair for a second?"
[18:39] Mani: "Sakura, if you'd send our guest on its way..."
[18:40] Kuonji: "Right."
[18:40] * Kuonji decapitates the greyface
[18:40] * Reis blinks. "Um... Okay?"
[18:40] Alathon: You succeed.
[18:40] * Kuonji reaches into Reis hair and pulls out some baggies for the rings and boots
[18:41] * Reis just blinks and pats her hair herself. "That's... still an interesting ability, Sakura-san."
[18:41] Alathon: Yuuno sniggers a little.
[18:42] * Sheena steps to the side keeping her hair away from sakura
[18:42] Alathon: Having mysteriously appeared, he scampers over to Mani.
[18:42] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um, Mani.. would you be willing to spare just an eensy bit of that healing?"
[18:42] Alathon: The reason for the question is obvious; his fur is scorched. Not too badly, there's no bone showing, but he's obviously not 100%
[18:42] * Mani puts the hammer down (making sure to miss Yuuno) with a thud.
[18:43] * Reis blinks. "Sensei, are you all right? What happened?"
[18:43] Alathon: A handful of riders look impressed.
[18:43] Mani: "Sure, Yuuno."
[18:43] * Kuonji attempts to remove the rings first, making sure not to actually touch them
[18:44] Reis: (Ken's going 'blarghle' off in a corner, I guess?)
[18:44] * Mani heals Yuuno in 10 hp increments.
[18:44] Alathon: Ken's still unconscious, yes
[18:44] Alathon: It'll only take two, after which he looks quite good.
[18:44] Alathon: Though there's a patch of fur thats a bit lighter than it used to bel.
[18:44] Alathon: be.
[18:44] Sheena: "GOt a littly toasty there yuuno?"
[18:44] Alathon: Yuuno: "Thank you, Mani."
[18:45] Mani: "No problem."
[18:45] * Mani raises her voice.
[18:45] Alathon: Yuuno hops over to sheena, then onto her shoulder.
[18:45] Mani: "Anyone else have injuries that won't heal on their own in the near future?"
[18:45] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. I figured hiding in a tent near the car would be safe enough.. did't work out that way."
[18:45] Alathon: The riders who are looking on look around to each other, but nobody speaks up.
[18:45] * Mani grins.
[18:45] Kuonji: "Hey, at least you weren't hiding IN the car."
[18:45] Mani: "Hey, you're lucky I didn't accidentally drop this thing on you when I hid it."
[18:46] * Reis pats Yuuno. "Um, I'm still not perfect from yesterday and took a little more tonight. But I think I'm tapped out for your healing anyway, Mani-san."
[18:46] * Kuonji moves on from the rings to the boots"
[18:46] * Mani nods to Reis.
[18:46] Alathon: Yuuno: "gaak!"
[18:46] Mani: "Ok. We're going to be having a conference in about half an hour, by the way,"
[18:46] * Sheena reachs up to pet yuuno
[18:46] Sheena: "Ok"
[18:47] * Reis blinks and nods. "All right."
[18:47] Mani: "Can you tell me if this hammer is magical or just heavy, Sheena?"
[18:47] Sheena: "Hmm"
[18:47] * Sheena gives it alook over
[18:48] * Reis notes Sheena's fingers touching hers while they're both petting Yuuno, and flushes slightly.
[18:48] Alathon: Around this time, Kenneth (the rider in charge of the camp.. or at least it's paperwork..) shows up.
[18:48] * Sheena pushs her glasses back up her nose rehidding her eyes.
[18:49] Sheena: "Its just real freaking heavy"
[18:49] * Mani smiles.
[18:49] Mani: "Good. I can keep it as a trophy, then."
[18:49] Kuonji: "Hey sheena, you can ID items, right?"
[18:50] Sheena: "Sure can'
[18:51] * Kuonji holds up the baggies "Wanna give it a shot?"
[18:51] Mani: (Actually, that woman isn't really showing up to fight us--she's just related to Ryouga.)
[18:51] Sheena: (hah!)
[18:51] Sheena: (makes sense)
[18:51] Reis: (Yep. Can even get lost between dimensions... conveniently, when she's losing the fight)
[18:51] Mani: ("Where the hell am I... You! Prepare to die!")
[18:52] Sheena: ("Mani!Becaus of you i have seen hell!")
[18:52] Reis: (One of us probably was REALLY mean to her in another dimension, and that's why she tries to kill us on sight)
[18:52] Alathon: Kenneth hangs back for a few, discussing things quietly with a number of riders.
[18:52] Alathon: Most of the gawkers suddenly have something better to do with their time.
[18:52] * Sheena well check over the magic items, (roll?)
[18:53] * Reis frowns, and would love to help, but can't see shit.
[18:53] Reis: (Why not just take a 20? ;) )
[18:53] Reis: (No stress, after all :P )
[18:53] Sheena: (his had me roll every time)
[18:53] Sheena: (for fun fuckups a guess, like that cursed gender ring we got)
[18:54] Reis: (Heh, true enough)
[18:54] Reis: (Wonder if I can sneak one of those onto Jason...)
[18:54] Alathon: yeah, roll
[18:54] * Mani looks to see if Kenneth's heading their way yet.
[18:54] Alathon: its not just a skill use, it's using a skill to employ an attribute... or something.
[18:55] Kuonji: (hey fuck you)
[18:55] Reis: (Ah, sorry. Rocko-Jason)
[18:55] Kuonji: (what'd I ever do to you, huh?)
[18:56] Kuonji: (oh)
[18:56] Reis: (I meant him :P )
[18:56] Mani: (If you want to do that, Sakura will have to end up wearing it.)
[18:56] Alathon: (what, you really wouldn't wanna chance to fly solo as a chick?))
[18:56] Kuonji: (no, not really, I like my penis waaaay to much)
[18:56] Kuonji: (besides, being a woman seems like it has a lot of drawbacks)
[18:56] Alathon: Kenneth is busy discussing something with one of the older Riders.
[18:56] Mani: (You mean men?)
[18:57] Sheena: (Sakura's probly got an eye full of all of em living with mani and sheena)
[18:57] Kuonji: (among other things)
[18:57] Sheena: Roll 3#1d20+18
[18:57] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 3#1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{21}, [ 1d20=17 ]{35}, [ 1d20=10 ]{28}
[18:57] Mani: (Any unoccupied big riders still nearby?)
[18:57] Alathon: You can't really figure out what the boots are good for
[18:58] Mani: "Hey, Sakura, I don't suppose you have room for this hammer, do you?"
[18:58] Kuonji: "Uhhh..."
[18:58] Mani: "Mmm. And would you be able to even take it out?"
[18:58] Kuonji: (did we ever ditch that armor?)
[18:59] Kuonji: "Probably not without hurting myself."
[18:59] * Reis covers her head, not especially appreciating the thought of Kuonji sticking THAT through her hair.
[18:59] Mani: "Oh, well. Hopefully we'll get another car, then."
[18:59] Alathon: you never said you diched the armor
[18:59] Mani: "Who wants to give me a hand getting this into our tent?"
[18:59] Alathon: and you'd have to ditch the sword too to fit that hammer in
[19:00] Kuonji: (sword? I have a sword?)
[19:00] Kuonji: (when'd I pick that up?)
[19:00] Reis: (Blink. We have a sword in there?)
[19:00] Sheena: "Hmmm, Well this is another ring of lighting resistance, i guess they are coming ready for the riders now"
[19:00] Mani: (From the same angel.)
[19:00] Alathon: uh yeah, a large 2h sword you got from the angel that cut the bus in half
[19:00] Reis: (Damn, Kuonji, your hair is awesome)
[19:00] Sheena: "This other one seems like that climbing ring we found before, but a bit stronger"
[19:00] Kuonji: "I really need to unload at some point"
[19:00] Sheena: "And i dont have a clue about the boots, sorry"
[19:01] Kuonji: "Will you be able to try again at some point?
[19:01] Kuonji: "
[19:01] * Reis frowns. "Maybe we'd do well to wear those if we are in positions we'd likely be shot at by the Riders - for instance, the risks of us flying..."
[19:01] * Mani looks around hopefully for a moment before dragging the hammer to the tent.
[19:02] Alathon: it leaves a nice groove in the dirt and grass.
[19:03] * Reis blinks, and sweatdrops. "Senpai, if I ever consider getting close to that woman, please smack me."
[19:03] * Mani then looks around for the spare tire that was thrown at her and rolls it to a spot in front of the tent if she finds it.
[19:04] Alathon: It'll take a bit of looking, it rolled; but you'll find it.
[19:04] Kuonji: "Hey, I HAVE to if we want to get her helmet off... think how I feel."
[19:04] * Mani rejoins everyone.
[19:04] * Reis winces. "Maybe I could try and project my barrier around you, Sakura-san? That'd be... distinctly more comfortable for you, I imagine."
[19:05] Kuonji: "That's ok, I'll manage."
[19:05] Sheena: "More comfortable? Thats cute"
[19:05] Mani: "So, has everyone else had about as much of that woman as I have?"
[19:05] Kuonji: "She should be held by that point anyway, right?"
[19:05] Sheena: "And ya ill work out the boots in a bit'
[19:06] Reis: ("The GM made a rules revision. She can still attack in a tangle.")
[19:06] Reis: ("It AIN'T gonna be fun.")
[19:06] Kuonji: "Let's make sure our next meeting with her is the last."
[19:06] Alathon: ((like so many of my rule revisions, it was my revising the way I'd deviated from the SRD))
[19:06] Mani: "I agree. Let's take her out quickly and decisively."
[19:07] Sheena: "Haven't we killed her a couple times all ready?"
[19:07] * Reis nods. "This is only my second time meeting her, and I'm already tiring of it..."
[19:07] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. if there is a next time, I could try to draw you four and her alone into a barrier."
[19:07] Reis: (Just once, she got away the other time.)
[19:07] Mani: "Hit her with everything, from everyone, before taking care of her friends."
[19:07] * Reis nods. "Not going to try capture? Straight knockout?"
[19:07] Mani: "No, she went down on our first meeting, but we had to leave quickly after that."
[19:07] Kuonji: "Hey taichou, did I tell you? I think I gotta way to get her helmet off."
[19:08] Mani: "She's sturdy and has a ton of armor, Reis. Half measures will just let her escape."
[19:08] Mani: "No, tell me about it, Sakura."
[19:08] * Reis nods. "Understood."
[19:09] * Reis blinks and nods. "Yes, it'll rely on Kuonji-san and a flyer and her being pinned down, but..."
[19:09] * Mani frowns.
[19:09] Mani: "Sounds pretty elaborate. Elaborate things tend not to work well in a battle."
[19:09] Kuonji: "We would have had it if she hadn't ran."
[19:09] * Mani snorts.
[19:10] Mani: "That's the problem to begin with!"
[19:10] Kuonji: "Reis putting her in a hold is pretty much par for the course as it is."
[19:10] * Sheena shurgs
[19:10] Reis: "If we have the timing right, Mani-san, we can do it in five seconds."
[19:10] Sheena: "I did that to her the first time we met, Really seems to piss her off"
[19:11] Mani: "Describe what you plan to do."
[19:11] * Reis looks to Kuonji, it's his plan.
[19:11] Kuonji: "attach hook to helmet, accelrate incredibly fast, laugh as she loses her helmet and gets a nasty case of whip lash before beating her soundly about the head and neck."
[19:12] Mani: "Attach a hook to her helmet? How would you do that?"
[19:12] * Reis nods. "If you're attacking her, Mani-san, she won't have the attention to spare to evade us. Then I can bind her and Kuonji-san can move in."
[19:14] Kuonji: "How? JUst hook it on, it's not exactly difficult if she can't move."
[19:14] Sheena: "Seems like a lot of work for something i can just melt along with the rest of her"
[19:14] * Kuonji looks to Sheena
[19:14] Kuonji: "You can do that?"
[19:14] Mani: "Hook it on to what? It's not like she has a big ring on top of it."
[19:15] Alathon: Kenneth comes over to the group at this point.
[19:15] Alathon: Kenneth: "Um.. ladies and gentlemen?"
[19:15] Mani: "Actually, if you and Reis can get your ..."
[19:15] Sheena: "Eh.. well it would take a few shots, she's strong"
[19:15] * Reis blinks and looks over.
[19:15] * Sheena looks over
[19:15] Kuonji: "Yes?"
[19:15] Mani: "Yes?"
[19:15] Sheena: "wut?"
[19:15] Alathon: Kenneth: "If you don't mind me asking.. what happened?"
[19:16] Mani: "Well, considering this is your camp, I figure you probably deserve an answer to that."
[19:16] Reis: (The details of which, unfortunately, we lack)
[19:17] Alathon: Kenneth looks a little offput at that, but waits for an answer.
[19:17] Mani: "A small force of greys led by a woman we've encountered before approached the edge of the camp and attacked."
[19:18] Mani: "We engaged them and managed to take one of them out, but the rest escaped back to where they came from."
[19:18] Alathon: Kenneth: "Hmmm."
[19:18] Alathon: He tugs on his beard a bit, thinking this over.
[19:19] Alathon: Kenneth: "Greys.. same things as attacked the camp yestereve?
[19:19] Mani: "Yes."
[19:19] * Reis frowns to herself, running over the details in her head.
[19:20] Mani: "They, the woman, and one other man we've encountered have the ability to vanish when things go badly for them."
[19:21] Sheena: "It seems some one on the other side learned we are helping out here."
[19:21] Mani: "Possibly."
[19:21] Alathon: Kenneth: "Think they're the only ones who can do that?"
[19:21] Alathon: Kenneth: "That'd explain... well. Maybe, would explain some of what I've heard."
[19:21] Alathon: Kenneth looks over to Sheena.
[19:21] * Reis shakes her head pretty much instantly.
[19:22] Alathon: Kenneth: "Targeted?"
[19:22] Alathon: Kenneth: "Hmm.."
[19:22] Mani: "It may be that she was here to go after us specifically, but it's also possible that she's also just sent out to take care of problems."
[19:22] Mani: "And we happen to be in places where they tend to have problems. Purely coincedentally, I'm sure."
[19:23] * Sheena shurges her sholders causing an interesting reaction
[19:24] Sheena: "Hell she could just be lost and keep running into us,"
[19:24] Mani: "My guess would be that all greys can vanish and an unknown number of others can, also."
[19:25] Alathon: He mulls this all over for a bit.
[19:27] Alathon: Kenneth: "That's a fair bit to think over.."
[19:27] Alathon: Kenneth: "In the mean time, do you mind if I keep a few squads up nearby?"
[19:27] Mani: "Not at all."
[19:28] Alathon: Kenneth nods.
[19:28] Alathon: Kenneth: "Best for both of us, to quiet down any of these little.. disturbances.."
[19:28] * Mani nods.
[19:28] * Sheena looks over to the burning hummer
[19:29] Sheena: "So.. what do we do about that?"
[19:29] Alathon: Kenneth: "Drag anything nearby a bit aways?"
[19:31] Alathon: Kenneth: "Oh, if you mean when we head out, we'
[19:31] Alathon: Kenneth: "We'll make arrangements."
[19:31] Alathon: Kenneth: "That said.. anything else before I get back to things?"
[19:31] Alathon: ((.. get back to thigns? bleah, that's some wierd word choice))
[19:32] Mani: "No, I think that's it."
[19:32] Alathon: Kenneth nods, then leaves.
[19:34] Mani: "Well, let's get the area around the humvee cleared while we still have some time."
[19:34] * Mani heads over to do so.
[19:34] * Kuonji follows mani
[19:34] * Reis yawns and turns her sword back into a crucifix and her 'armour' back into uniform, following.
[19:35] Alathon: It's a boring but not terribly strenuous job.
[19:36] Alathon: There's nobody asleep in any of the nearby tents, not after the humvee exploded ;p
[19:36] * Sheena lets Dark Heart fade back into jewel form and heads over to help, mmmm fire.
[19:36] Alathon: It's slowly simmering down at this point
[19:37] * Reis covers a yawn and looks at the humvee. "... Nobody left anything in there, right?"
[19:37] * Sheena lifts up her cloak to show her pack on under it.
[19:38] Sheena: "I keep it with me unless its my turn to sleep
[19:38] Mani: "No, I took my stuff into the tent with me."
[19:38] Kuonji: "I keep my stuff stowed."
[19:38] Alathon: Ken's is burned, but everyone else had theirs in their tents.
[19:38] Alathon: Or hair.
[19:38] Sheena: (ken who?)
[19:38] Reis: (That guy who's recently become cool)
[19:38] Sheena: (oh ya...)
[19:40] Alathon: Anyways.. time passes, and unless there's anything someone really wants to do...
[19:40] Reis: (The sun rises?)
[19:40] * Reis doesn't have any especial projects other than sleep and perform her watch whenever the time comes.
[19:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "Don't we have a video conference in, like.. two minutes or something?"
[19:41] Kuonji: "Oh, right."
[19:41] Reis: (Oh, I thought that was a party meeting :P )
[19:41] * Reis blinks and nods. "Right..."
[19:42] Mani: "Pretty soon, yes."
[19:42] Sheena: "Hmm, guess the burning humve makes a niec back drop for it"
[19:42] Sheena: "If any one asks's ken did it"
[19:42] Mani: "Inside the tent would probably be better."
[19:42] Sheena: "awwww"
[19:42] Mani: "Let's get comfortable in there."
[19:42] * Mani heads inside.
[19:42] * Reis giggles.
[19:42] * Reis follows.
[19:43] Mani: "Hm?"
[19:43] * Sheena will of corse follow mani
[19:43] * Reis was reacting to Sheena's comments, not Mani's.
[19:43] Reis: (Sorry 'bout the confusion)
[19:43] * Sheena in the tent she takes off and pack and gets comfortable about a foot off the ground.
[19:44] Alathon: I'll assume you all can manage setting up a video conference; you've had the training ;p
[19:44] Mani: "Oh, as I was about to say before, if you and Reis can perfect your joint attack, Sheena, I think that would make a very nice surprise for our armored friend."
[19:45] * Reis takes a seat if one is available and awaits.
[19:45] Mani: "... just don't hit me with it."
[19:45] * Reis nods. "That'll be especially good... not the _least_, if we can target it at her unarmoured head."
[19:46] * Reis nods and chuckles. "We'll... be very, VERY careful."
[19:47] Sheena: "Thats a program i would like to run by some one more skilled then my current level."
[19:47] Reis: "Should we bind her first, Mani-san? It might get a little dangerous targeting an attack that large while you're in melee combat with her."
[19:47] Alathon: Soon enough, Usagi rings you all up.
[19:47] Sheena: (dont want npc's tossing it around ither)
[19:47] Alathon: ((heh, deflection would hurt just then))
[19:47] Alathon: ((but it's not common, because the deflection rules suck.. so NPCs don't usually take it ;p ))
[19:47] Reis: ("We... are getting REALLY good dodge rolls.")
[19:47] Sheena: (sheena has it..)
[19:48] Sheena: (but ya the rolls for it suck alot)
[19:48] Alathon: ((yeah, and in like.. almost a year, how many times have you used it?))
[19:48] Mani: "Well ... Conference time. We'll discuss it later."
[19:48] Alathon: ((I'm kinda surprised you haven't been chomping at the bit to ditch those feats))
[19:48] Reis: (Once against the Yamahas, and failed :P )
[19:48] Sheena: (hmm, once in the first forest fight.)
[19:48] * Reis nods and turns her attention to Usagi.
[19:48] * Mani accepts the call.
[19:48] Reis: (In Northup too, I believe)
[19:48] Sheena: (since i started with them i didnt think i could)
[19:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Greetings Mani, Sheena, Sakura, Reis."
[19:49] Mani: "Hello."
[19:49] Kuonji: "Hello, Usagi-sama."
[19:49] Reis: "Good... evening? Usagi-san."
[19:49] * Sheena smiles and nods "Hey, boss"
[19:49] Alathon: She allows a moment for everyone to greet her, then continues.
[19:49] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm up to date on everyone's reports, so I'll cut to the chase."
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi: "It's obvious that your team has been explicitly targeted, either for strategic or personal reasons."
[19:50] * Reis frowns, but nods.
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd thought the encounter back in that hotel in Carson was targeting me; at this point, I think it more likely that it was targeting 'us'."
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi: "In light of this, and several other factors, I'm afraid your stay with the Harleyriders will be cut short."
[19:52] * Kuonji blinks
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi: "As I understand it, the Riders will be involved in at least one more day of hostilities in the town of... Clinton... correct?"
[19:53] * Sheena takes off her shades and slips them away
[19:53] Mani: "I'm not completely sure that we're being specifically targetted, but it's not unlikely."
[19:53] * Reis frowns, but nods.
[19:53] Mani: "Yes, they'll be at Clinton for at least another day."
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "It's not a certain thing, but.. three times is more than I'm willing to chalk up to coincidence."
[19:55] Mani: "Oh, it's certainly not a coincedence. The question is just whether they're coming for us or not."
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi: "In light of the two attacks you've faced in series, and the possibility of a third, Sailor Saturn has agreed to join the team for the remainder of the deployment at Clinton, in the hope that a fourth attack is mounted."
[19:55] * Mani raises an eyebrow.
[19:55] * Kuonji attempts to keep a straight face
[19:56] Mani: "That will ... certainly be an effective way of dealing with further attacks."
[19:56] * Reis blinks and drops her jaw slightly. "... _That_ support would be... very appreciated, Usagi-san."
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi nods slightly at Reis' words.
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. my concern is that it'll be necessary."
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Think about it.. what would WE do if we had a target we wanted gone, and the first two small scale attacks failed?"
[19:57] * Reis winces.
[19:57] Sheena: "Hit is hard, and big"
[19:57] Sheena: "Now that they know that we are here.."
[19:57] Reis: "And probably with a sneak attack from so far away they can't respond."
[19:58] Kuonji: (deathstar-chan!)
[19:58] Mani: "Well, I wouldn't have sent the second small scale attack. Especially not after a group containing the armored woman, another man, and several greys already failed."
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "That's a good point."
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "The fact that they've, at this point, mounted three seperate small scale attacks againts your team, with all three failing.. doesn't sit right."
[20:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Certainly it doesn't match what we've heard from the Alliance about the Angel's numbers."
[20:00] Sheena: "Could be personal for them? We sure as hell pissed off armorchan a lot"
[20:01] Mani: "I've been considering the possibility that the first attack on the camp came when it was clear Carson was going to be lost and then she was sent when that failed."
[20:01] * Reis nods. "And... tonight, it was _certainly_ directed against us. There was no way that team was strong enough to attack the camp as a whole."
[20:01] Mani: "Rather than being sent because we were spotted."
[20:01] Sheena: "Her line walking up was "When you want something done right, you have to do it yourself" (right?) "
[20:02] * Reis blinks and makes a note to ask about learning that language.
[20:02] * Sheena shakes her head
[20:02] Sheena: "No mani, she was here for us."
[20:02] Mani: "Neither was the first attack, Reis. It was meant to cause chaos and probably get a lot of the troops in Carson recalled."
[20:02] Mani: "What makes you say that, Sheena?"
[20:02] Sheena: "I watched them teleport in and walk past a few tents to reach us"
[20:03] * Reis shakes her head. "But, even the first attack, it was larger than this one. THIS one was only enough to take a small squad such as us."
[20:03] Sheena: "And then that taunting line? She and her team was here to take us out"
[20:03] Alathon: Usagi: "What line, exactly?"
[20:03] Sheena: ""When you want something done right, you have to do it yourself""
[20:03] Alathon: Usagi bites her lip.
[20:03] Mani: "That could have referred to attacking the camp."
[20:03] Alathon: Usagi: "In abyssal, japanese, english..?"
[20:04] * Reis frowns. "That sounds like she's in a command position."
[20:04] Mani: "And an attack on the edge of it wouldn't be nearly as effective as one that starts inside it."
[20:04] * Mani shakes her head.
[20:04] Sheena: "She said it in abyssal, it was a clear taunt from her tone"
[20:04] Reis: "But, why go for the unit you _know_ is strong? Don't you attack the vulnerable points first if you're attacking en-masse?"
[20:05] Sheena: "Mani, she and that team if greys walked around other filled tents and into the clearing in front of us"
[20:05] Mani: "It seems to me that their group was the right size to throw the place in chaos but not a good choice to take on us."
[20:05] Sheena: "They wanted to fight us"
[20:05] Mani: "Well, once they saw us, they could hardly leave us enengaged, for one thing."
[20:06] Mani: "And I'm sure she *would* love to wipe us out."
[20:06] * Reis shrugs. "I'm just thinking... They _know_ how good we are. She's fought us before. So... if she wants to cause chaos, won't her team get much more damage done to the camp by attacking units they know for a fact they can kill?"
[20:06] Sheena: "Sure was over confident, witch is why i was able to hit the alarm and wake you two up"
[20:06] Mani: "Probably. If they don't mind us wiping them out."
[20:07] Kuonji: "Besides, haven't we been fairly certain they were targeting us for a while now? Remember WHY we left Nevada?"
[20:07] Alathon: Yuuno: "If they didn't mind being wiped out, why would they teleport out or whatever?"
[20:07] Mani: "They don't want to be wiped out. And that's why they weren't about to just ignore us."
[20:07] * Reis nods. "But, wouldn't they go _away_ from us, rather than directly towards us?"
[20:08] Mani: "And I said at the time of the attack at the hotel in Nevada that I didn't think they knew we were there."
[20:08] Sheena: "Mabie not that first time"
[20:08] Reis: "Even a five-second delay for us getting into the action against them can let them kill half a dozen riders without consequence."
[20:08] Sheena: "But i watched em walk up this time"
[20:08] Sheena: "Im sure they came here just to fight us"
[20:08] Alathon: Usagi is content to give everyone sufficient time to discuss their ideas.
[20:09] Mani: "With such poor counters to Reis's bind attack?"
[20:09] Sheena: "Hell mani, with her strut an taunt im rather sure armorchan was here for you."
[20:09] Sheena: "Reis's bind is new to them"
[20:09] * Reis shrugs. "The woman was the only one even slightly vulnerable to it. The greys we _know_ are essentially immune."
[20:10] Reis: "And that necklace was... definitely not an idea I was expecting."
[20:10] Mani: "I still don't think their actions, preparations, and tactics point to them coming here for us."
[20:11] Alathon: Usagi speaks up.
[20:11] Alathon: Usagi: "What do you mean, Immune? Reis, that is."
[20:11] Mani: "Of course, what they do now that it's quite obvious that we're here is another story."
[20:11] * Reis blinks and looks to Usagi. "Remember in the hotel, Usagi-san? They teleported out of it as easily as a Sunday stroll and went to work on me."
[20:12] Alathon: Usagi thinks for a moment..
[20:12] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh, right."
[20:12] * Mani looks toughtful.
[20:12] Sheena: "They did that often in this fight as well."
[20:12] Sheena: "And mani, i think your overestmating them"
[20:12] * Reis frowns. "... _Have_ we tried just asking them what exactly they think they're doing?"
[20:12] Sheena: "Or at lest thinking about it in the ways you would handle the attack"
[20:13] Mani: "Hm. What if she was sent here to cause chaos but heard we were here and decided to come after us on her own..."
[20:13] Sheena: "Now that sounds likly'
[20:13] * Reis nods. "That I can certainly see."
[20:13] Sheena: "Sorry reis, talking them to hs been rather useless"
[20:14] Alathon: Usagi: "If they were here to cause chaos... Hm."
[20:14] Sheena: "All i get is shit talking about how there going to fuck us, and other taunts of rape and abuse"
[20:14] Sheena: "Really nasty mouths on em'
[20:14] Sheena: "Thoes guys acting like angles to"
[20:14] Reis: "Winning personalities."
[20:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Correct me if I'm wrong, but they attacked with multiple teams of greyfaces previously.. some of them engaging the riders, and one of them engaging you, right?"
[20:14] Sheena: "The first attack in camp, yes"
[20:14] Mani: "Yes, in the middle of the day."
[20:15] * Reis nods. "That was a large attack... that one I can certainly believe we were engaged randomly."
[20:15] Alathon: Usagi: "Which sounds exactly like a terror strike."
[20:15] Mani: "I imagine they weren't expecting such strong resistance."
[20:15] * Mani ponders.
[20:15] Reis: "That might have been how they heard we were here and sent the hammer team - if we theorize that one WAS for us."
[20:16] Reis: "A number of the greys we fought escaped, right?"
[20:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Whereas the second attack was actually smaller, despite the first having been repulsed with several casualties by your team?"
[20:16] Mani: "Hmmm. Small group in the middle of the night. Could they have been here for assassination?"
[20:16] Mani: "After they were spotted, their initial goal would have been blown."
[20:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Assassination... you'd think they'd leave the armored woman behind, and just use the teleport capable ones for that."
[20:16] Alathon: Usagi: "There's really no way to hide someone swinging an enormous hammer around."
[20:17] * Reis nods. "Yes... Far too small to be for the camp. It wouldn't be much more than a dent. So unless they were facing their own personnel shortages..."
[20:17] Alathon: Usagi: "-- which is possible. Don't rule it out."
[20:17] Sheena: "I think word got around about us being here, armorchan got some "friends" toghter and came here on her own"
[20:17] Mani: "Sending in a too small group would just serve to lose even more people."
[20:17] Alathon: Usagi: "Keep in mind, we know for a fact this isn't a solid force of a thousand, or whatever they now number. It's a composite force."
[20:17] * Reis nods. "It is, but... If they're in dire straights as well, I don't see them engaging the unit they know is dangerous instead of one that could be defeated."
[20:18] Alathon: Usagi: "friends.. hirelings, maybe?"
[20:18] Mani: "Or maybe she tagged along on a stealth mission and the greys weren't about to tell her no."
[20:18] Sheena: "She knew the mage by name, and her fired on her when ordered"
[20:18] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head a little.
[20:18] Alathon: Usagi: "We really can't prove either way at this point, can we."
[20:18] * Reis frowns. "What names do we have, senpai?"
[20:19] Mani: "No. But it doesn't sound to me like an official attempt on us."
[20:19] Sheena: "Official mabie not, but i watched em port in and walk up"
[20:19] Reis: "Unless she is in fact the commander of their forces."
[20:19] Mani: "Oh, I got her hammer, by the way. Heavy as hell, but not magical."
[20:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Officially by who, though? The UST? Or some faction within the forces the UST has retained..."
[20:19] * Reis shrugs. "We just don't know enough..."
[20:19] Sheena: "I think they came for us'
[20:19] * Sheena shurgs
[20:19] Mani: "No, in the last encounter, I got the impression the man was her superior."
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: "As did I."
[20:20] * Reis nods.
[20:20] Reis: (I forgot that detail :P )
[20:20] Sheena: "Could be another group of mercs hired on"
[20:20] Mani: "My feeling is that there is an organized group that contains the greys, her, and that man."
[20:20] Mani: "Among others, most likely."
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Either way, while we have a lot to mull over, none of it has convinced me that baiting them into a fight with Sailor Saturn would be a bad idea. Though..."
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi trails off for a moment.
[20:20] * Reis nods. "Possibly a squad allied with the UST?"
[20:21] Mani: "The earlier attack on the camp seemed like it was sent with a military objective."
[20:21] Mani: "This last one did not."
[20:21] Sheena: "Can i say something here?"
[20:21] Alathon: Usagi, slightly distractedly: "Sure."
[20:22] Sheena: "Something has stood out to me from watching the UST's battle tactis, the counter plans for the riders, and these raids by the greys"
[20:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Go ahead?"
[20:22] * Reis listens.
[20:23] Sheena: "The UST all ready has a lead in numbers, and it seems there tactis are focusing on droping the ridders by any means neccary. There tossing away hole units just to bring down a couple."
[20:23] Sheena: "And these raids to finsh off wounded"
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi listens.
[20:23] Sheena: "Seems like a war of atration from the UST, and at this rate the riders are gona lose"
[20:23] Sheena: "There just isn't enought of them"
[20:24] Alathon: Usagi looks a little surprised at that.
[20:24] Alathon: Usagi: "At more than three million?"
[20:24] Mani: "Are they? If it's just the UST, it doesn't seem that way to me."
[20:24] Alathon: She looks a little disturbed by that as well.
[20:24] Reis: "They consider odds of ten-to-one a fair fight. And are often hit by even larger ones..."
[20:24] Sheena: "The UST's foces are suposed to be massive as it is, and with all the outside help they are tossing at the riders, just to kill a few at a time?"
[20:24] Reis: (Them Texans breeds like rabbits)
[20:24] * Sheena nods at ries
[20:25] Sheena: "Right, and the riders walk right into it"\
[20:25] Mani: "Since when? In the battles I've seen, the riders use tactics while the UST forces just blindly walk into their doom."
[20:26] Sheena: "Blinding waling to doom with you on the field mani."
[20:26] Kuonji: (huh?)
[20:26] Kuonji: (oh)
[20:26] Sheena: "The fights i was watched do have the UST dieing, but it seems there goal is to take as mani riders with them as they can"
[20:26] Sheena: "Not to hold the ground or win the fights"
[20:26] * Reis blinks and considers that since we'd probably not let them run _anyway_, it's probably the smartest thing they can try.
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi: "...."
[20:27] Mani: "No, if they didn't have us or the UST's extradimensional allies on the field, I think the riders would do just fine."
[20:27] Sheena: "This deal with the city we got going on now? To me its all set up to kill as many riders as they can'
[20:27] Sheena: "But not really hold the city it self"
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Sounds like you're suggesting that the UST's goal isn't to win."
[20:27] * Reis nods. "We have to consider that... The AFS has a limited recruit pool. They use _only_ their metahumans in the Harleyriders. Whereas the UST uses anyone."
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi: "But to inflict a maximum of carnage."
[20:27] Mani: "Seems more to me like it's an exercise in incompetence by the UST. Or blind faith in their angels and allies."
[20:27] Reis: "The UST has its entire population to draw from, and the AFS only has the metahumans."
[20:27] Mani: "Now, I think that *is* their allies' goal."
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Or.. what Mani said."
[20:28] Sheena: "They can win thought carnage tho"
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "It wouldn't be the first time in humanity's history."
[20:28] Sheena: "Sonner or later the number of riders will drop to low"
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "But can they, SHeena? They weren't, not up until a few months ago."
[20:28] Sheena: "And they can just march right up and take all this land"
[20:28] Kuonji: "What if they're trying something like back in Nevada?"
[20:28] Kuonji: "Err, sorry for interrupting."
[20:28] Sheena: "A mass summoning?"
[20:28] Sheena: "Hell they all ready got the body count for it,"
[20:28] Mani: "No, I don't agree. The AFS was getting on top of the UST before the new allies arrived."
[20:29] * Reis frowns. "Does that require ritual of that sort?"
[20:29] Kuonji: "Yeah, maybe they have some kind of spell that feeds off a high body count."
[20:29] * Reis nods. "The AFS had the advantage... but if they can deplete the Harleyriders, the UST won't even need their allies any more."
[20:29] Sheena: "Right"
[20:30] Sheena: "There isn't nearly as mani riders as they are UST and the help they called in"
[20:30] Mani: (stop saying mani for many...)
[20:30] Reis: "Is there any military training outside the Harleyriders? I didn't get that impression, but am not completely certain. But... if the riders are depleted, the UST has a massive trained military to pit up against the AFS's civilian population."
[20:30] Sheena: "Take a few riders out perfight, blow up some humvee's and soon they are to low on trops to fend off anything, let alone the angles.'
[20:30] Sheena: (heh, sorry, typeing to fast)
[20:30] Mani: "I don't consider most of the UST's forces to be 'trained'."
[20:30] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm not sure they actually have the numbers to accomplish that, though."
[20:31] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd be surprised if they were; they're conscripts, more or less."
[20:31] Mani: "They seem like warm and soon to be cooling bodies thrown into uniforms and handed a gun."
[20:31] Reis: "Well, more trained than a civilian usually is, at least. Though not to our standards."
[20:31] Sheena: "Thoes eve's sure are annoying"
[20:32] Sheena: "And thoes damn angles they got with them"
[20:32] * Reis frowns. "Though we could consider this as a somewhat disturbing thought - the UST _does_ have a trained military, and has simply been sending their conscripts into the meat grinder to gain experience and distract the AFS. I don't necessarily think it, but..."
[20:32] Sheena: "They have been sending trash, and merc to drop the riders numbers"
[20:32] Alathon: Usagi: "Or to raise interdimensional currency."
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Though.. have you seen any evidence of, well.. energy collection of any sort?"
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm honestly not sure how to describe it."
[20:33] * Sheena folders her arms
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Magical effects that covered most or all of their troops, perhaps?"
[20:33] Mani: "Or the UST are being used as pawns by whoever's in charge of the extradimensional forces."
[20:33] Sheena: "I havn't stoped any odd magic"
[20:34] * Reis shrugs. "If I were running the UST, that would be what I would do with a conscript army. Use it as a distraction and grind down the enemy's main force, pull back any soldiers that actually get proficient, and reserve the skilled forces for the final blow. I hope they don't think like us."
[20:34] Reis: (Sorry, THAT was continuing on the old point :P )
[20:34] Alathon: Usagi: "It's worth noting that a substantial percentage of their concripts are Confederates rather than UST propper."
[20:34] Sheena: "If that is the interdim currency i don't think this is the normal way to go about getting it"
[20:34] Mani: "If they have a decent force, imagine what *they* could do when combined with angels and greys."
[20:35] * Reis frowns. "That... lends more credence than I'd like to my theory."
[20:35] Mani: "It'd make more sense to have conscripts occupy areas the stronger forces take."
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Occupation..."
[20:36] * Reis nods. "And, this is an offensive action, yet they're just conscripts. ... I would think they had skilled forces _somewhere_, even if only through random chance, but we haven't seen any yet."
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm."
[20:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Another possibility is that after more than a decade of continuous war, they may no longer field a substantial number of veterans."
[20:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Especially with the casualty rates that are being reported."
[20:37] Mani: "Especially if ... yes, considering that they don't have the regenerative abilities of riders."
[20:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Though why they don't have more Evangelicals...."
[20:37] Alathon: Usagi trails off.
[20:37] Mani: "Or the technology. Or the powers, apparently."
[20:38] Alathon: Usagi: "What I don't understand is, where are all the UST metas?"
[20:38] * Reis frowns. "The Evangelists?"
[20:38] Mani: "Killed as demonspawn?"
[20:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Certainly one possibility."
[20:39] Sheena: "Im not sure what "god" they are channeling for power but its sure an odd one"
[20:39] Reis: "On that note, we should probably focus on killing them rather than the conscripts. The UST has a thousand more conscripts where each one came from, but the Evangelists likely require at least more training, if not inborn factors that narrow the recruit pool."
[20:39] Sheena: "Some times there attacks are a joke, other times they hit hard"
[20:40] Kuonji: "I always hit the evas first"
[20:40] Alathon: Usagi: "We're drifting a bit far afield here, however. We'll do a drilldown on the overall continental war situation when you all are back home."
[20:40] Sheena: "They have used mental attacks on us, im not sure how the riders deal with it, but any more teams we send here should be ready"
[20:40] * Reis nods. "Sorry Usagi-san."
[20:40] * Sheena nods
[20:40] Sheena: "Sorry
[20:41] Kuonji: ("You should see the look on the conscripts faces when their CO's head just pops off... priceless)
[20:41] Alathon: Usagi looks a little amused.
[20:41] Alathon: Usagi: "It's not like I wasn't discussing it too.."
[20:41] Alathon: Usagi: "However, I have limited time to work with."
[20:42] Alathon: Usagi: "And there's a fair amount of intelligence I'd like to impart before we continue on this topic in earnest."
[20:42] * Reis blinks and nods.
[20:43] Sheena: (ya think people who hang out with pluto would have more time on there hands)
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "That said, one concern with my current plan has sprung to mind. Baiting the UST inter-dim forces into attacking the camp is liable to cost them dearly with Saturn there. But while your team can extricate itself on short notice, the Riders can't."
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi continues,
[20:44] Alathon: Usagi: "And I'll be clear on that; if they attack with a foce that numbers in the hundreds rather than the single digits, get the hell out of there."
[20:44] * Reis NODS.
[20:44] Reis: (Though WE know Saturn could take 'em :P )
[20:44] Alathon: ((do you?))
[20:45] Mani: "It seems to me that their forces will attack whether we're still here or not at this point. If they're going to attack."
[20:45] Alathon: ((well.. you could reasonably believe it, certainly))
[20:45] Reis: (We as in the players)
[20:45] Mani: (Sure. She might have to destroy the Earth to do it, but she could do it. :) )
[20:45] Alathon: Usagi: "That hinges on whether such an attack would be targeting your team, or the Riders."
[20:45] Reis: (We know, though whether we know rightly... Well, that's up to you ;) )
[20:46] Alathon: ((how do you know she hasn't respecced out of planet killing to master Tunneling? it's been a thousand years, you know ;p ))
[20:46] Alathon: ((Burrowing, rather))
[20:46] Mani: "Well, once they're here, even if we're not, I doubt they'd just turn around and leave."
[20:46] Reis: (Well... Like I said, whether what we know is in fact correct is up to you ;) )
[20:46] Alathon: Usagi: "No.. but if your team left the camp, that could remove... well. Damn."
[20:47] Reis: "Unless we were a _lot_ more important than I'd ever theorize."
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "If they have any interest in the UST actually winning, or breaking even, such a mass of Riders is a fat target either way."
[20:47] Sheena: "Theseguys can move fast if needed, if we warn the camp head they could prep a bit. and hall ass when it gets bad"
[20:48] Alathon: Usagi: "They can't move fast when asleep, though.. and if past experience has been any indication, these port-in port-out attacks can be lightning quick."
[20:49] Alathon: Usagi brushes her hair back in annoyance, thinking.
[20:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Hell.. we can't do anything to ensure their safety. Well.. Saturn can do some, but that depends on her having time to react."
[20:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Moot point."
[20:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright. Plan is as stands. Saturn will extract the team no later than the day after tomorrow."
[20:51] Alathon: Usagi: "If an explanation is needed, it'll be that I'm concerned you're drawing unnecessary attention to Harleyrider operations due to past conflicts."
[20:52] Alathon: Usagi: "And that a different team will be inserted."
[20:52] Mani: "Do you want us to warn the riders that we think a strong attack may be coming?"
[20:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[20:52] Kuonji: (we have more teams now? sweet)
[20:52] * Mani nods.
[20:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Any further questions?"
[20:53] * Reis frowns. "Just one things. You said there was further intelligence to pass on to us?"
[20:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes, back home."
[20:53] Mani: "Is there anything else you'd want us to tell the riders?"
[20:54] Sheena: "Probly not the best place to ask but, How are things coming toghter on that end?"
[20:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Not at this time, and better than they were a month ago."
[20:55] * Reis smiles. "That much is good to hear, Usagi-san."
[20:56] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi: "You can expect Saturn to arrive before Dawn. Usagi out."
[20:57] Alathon: The conference ends.
[20:57] Mani: "She does hate long goodbyes."
[20:57] * Mani yawns.
[20:57] * Kuonji tries to stifle an ear to ear grin
[20:58] Mani: "Well, I don't know about anyone else, but I need more sleep."
[20:58] * Reis yawns and nods. "Whose shift is it now...?"
[20:58] Sheena: "Still ours i think,"
[20:58] Sheena: "Thats ok, you two get some rest. Just dont bug me when its my turn"
[20:59] Sheena: "I think ill go poke thoes boots some more"
[20:59] * Reis nods. "I'll let you sleep, senpai."
[20:59] Kuonji: "Still our watch?"
[20:59] * Kuonji stands up and stretches
[20:59] Mani: "Still the night shift, yes."
[21:00] Kuonji: "I love this job."
[21:00] * Kuonji grins and heads out of the tent
[21:00] Mani: "I seriously doubt there will be more trouble tonight, though..."
[21:00] Mani: "Still, not a bad idea to have a couple of us awake at all times. Good night."
[21:00] Reis: (And Al reconfigures his session plans)
[21:00] Reis: "Good night, Senpai, Mani-san, Sakura-san."
[21:00] Mani: "Actually..."
[21:01] * Mani goes and heals some crippled riders before turning in.
[21:01] * Sheena stops floating and stands up
[21:01] Alathon: You succeed, and they're thankful.
[21:01] * Mani then goes to sleep.
[21:01] Alathon: One of them is kinda sleepy and hugs you, unless you dodge.
[21:01] Alathon: which youc an, seeing as he's kinda sleepy.
[21:02] * Mani doesn't dodge the hug.
[21:02] * Sheena bends over to adjust things in her pack for a moment and then slips it back on to head out
[21:02] Sheena: "Ok, later reis"
[21:02] Alathon: Anyways.. the pre-dawn glow will come, and soon enough, Saturn will arrive.
[21:02] Kuonji: (yaay)
[21:02] Alathon: let's break here for 10 minutes
[21:02] Kuonji: (sigh)
[21:02] Reis: (Heh, poor poor Sakura)
[21:02] Sheena: (hah)
[21:02] Kuonji: (I'm always late for the 10 minute breaks)
[21:02] Kuonji: (back in 20 ;p)
[21:02] * Reis awakes when the time arrives, yawning.
[21:03] Mani: (No problem. You'll miss Saturn, though. ;) )
[21:03] Mani: (Guess I'll use this break to ... clean the litter box. yay...)
[21:03] Reis: (That's why he's crying.)
[21:03] Kuonji: (eating dinner before 3am is more important)
[21:03] Reis: (Wait, couldn't you just stay at the computer?)
[21:03] Reis: (You wouldn't be late back :P )
[21:08] Sheena: (think ill order something)
[21:09] Alathon: ((you could actually eat BEFORE game))
[21:09] Alathon: ((or order dinner before game and eat during game))
[21:11] Sheena: (sorry, was sleeping then)
[21:11] Sheena: (hey al you gona try wow at all or was that just random musing?)
[21:12] Mani: (I usually bring home take-out before games.)
[21:12] Sheena: (ill just order a taco pizza, dont have to eat now, but i do need to get it before they close)
[21:13] Mani: (Though I went to Pizzeria Uno on the way home tonight instead. Freshly brewed root beer, little caesar salad (w/anchovy), and part of a Chicago classic (also w/anchovy).)
[21:14] Alathon: heh
[21:14] Alathon: anyways
[21:14] Alathon: lets get started
[21:14] Reis: I'm in.
[21:15] Sheena: (here)
[21:15] Sheena: (ordered)
[21:15] Alathon: Alright
[21:15] Mani: (Ready. Litter box cleaned, glass of wine poured.)
[21:15] Mani: (And hands washed between those two...)
[21:15] Alathon: ((good))
[21:15] Sheena: (and caffine reloaded *chug* scratch that im empty again)
[21:15] Reis: And, poor Sakura.
[21:16] Alathon: ((parasites suck))
[21:16] Mani: (But symbiotes are *cool*! :) )
[21:17] Alathon: ((name the powerful alien symbiote that was contracted via cat feces, and I'll buy that ;p ))
[21:17] Reis: (I now am considering giving you one to name in the game :P )
[21:18] Alathon: (("We call this one the fecalato