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<blockquote data-quote="Ao the Overkitty" data-source="post: 4700633" data-attributes="member: 9758"><p><strong>Session 58 - They Need Admiral Ackbar!</strong></p><p></p><p>Session 58</p><p></p><p><em>Synopsis of 10/29/07</em></p><p></p><p><strong> They Need Admiral Ackbar!</strong></p><p><strong>Subtitle: It’d Be Cool To Have a Shadowland There, Though.</strong></p><p><strong>Alternate Subtitle: We’ll Rule By the Teachings of the Great Baron Harkonan</strong></p><p><strong><em>-By Ao the Overkitty</em></strong></p><p></p><p>When last we left the group, Gareth and Jade’s Luck were setting up the refugee camp for the good people of Graynery, keeping people calm and convincing people this was a good thing. A-dom and Tiger were scouting about for people getting away and bringing them back forcibly.</p><p></p><p>Since no one could remember if anything was left unresolved at Graynery, it was collectively decided nothing was and they went on about their business. The group was given a file number in Malfeas to look up by the Demon Repair Crew.</p><p></p><p>Ryan: Okay. We’ve established people over there. They’re fed, safe, been given jammies and tucked into bed.</p><p></p><p>Paul: Wow. Apparently A-dom is trying to go the extra mile by tucking everyone in at night.</p><p></p><p>Alex: The cute women need some extra tucking.</p><p></p><p><strong>Paul: I need to mark on the calendar nine months from now, more of A-dom’s children born.</strong></p><p></p><p>Liz: At least these ones will look normal.</p><p></p><p>Alex: Ish.</p><p></p><p>Comments were made about them at least not having their father involved in their lives.</p><p></p><p>A-dom/Ryan: I had two parental figures and look at me!</p><p></p><p>Paul commented that, if the children were really unlucky, they’d get to meet their father.</p><p></p><p>Tiger and A-dom headed off towards Atlantis to do reconnaissance. A-dom suggested they activate the ‘we’re not us’ charm and then the ‘they’re not looking for us’ charm, <em>Because if we’re not us, who is going to be looking for us?</em></p><p></p><p>There were logistical problems with this plan and they discussed them for a while. It was decided that they just wouldn’t work together and would start apart. A-dom suggested Tiger took the important parts of Atlantis and he’d bumble around the other parts.</p><p></p><p>They went off their separate ways and charms to be someone else and look like someone else were used.</p><p></p><p>While they were gone, Gareth and Jade’s Luck worked to get what they could of the harvest done before the demons plowed it over. Bianca was puked out of Pursey, so Jade’s Luck caught her up to speed.</p><p></p><p>A-dom & Tiger were looking for power structure, troop level, where the troops currently were and where they were being deployed as well as where the women the group needed to kill were.</p><p></p><p>Ryan: Hold on. Can I talk to the Lizzy in your head that is helpful?</p><p></p><p>They found there were lots of troops in the Sessus area, Memmnon area, and Pelops area. There was a big ring of salt around the Cynis area and an unearthly glow at night.</p><p></p><p>Liz decided Dan wasn’t being treated equally with Ryan, so she gave him idiot child instructions too about not ‘eating’ the ghosts.</p><p></p><p>Peace appeared to have been made with Sessus Wejin in control of the city. She could normally be found in the governmental part of town running things.</p><p></p><p>A-dom noticed nothing else, so he headed back and reported. Jade’s Luck asked him if it looked like a Shadowland or not. He said he didn’t take a good look.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: It’d be cool to have a Shadowland there, though.</p><p></p><p>Gareth was dismayed a bit by the peace in the city.</p><p></p><p>Tiger: One assassination could change that.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Gareth?</p><p></p><p>Tiger: Yes, assassinating Gareth would solve everything.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: Cause that worked so well before!</p><p></p><p>A-dom then remembered that he assassinated Gareth and started the war with Yew. <strong>This past life has not fully been shared with the group and was not recorded, so it cannot be transcribed here.</strong></p><p></p><p>A-dom: Right. We’re not assassinating you.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: You didn’t assassinate Yew?</p><p></p><p>A-dom: No, I didn’t assassinate Yew. That wasn’t an assassination at all.</p><p></p><p>The group then discussed for a long time how they were going to go about assassinating people. They decided Jahar’s mother would be the best first target, since she is the most badass of the women. Tiger opted for assassinating her with backup. Gareth said it sounded like a bad idea but he felt she was the one to start with.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Does anyone else know any of these women on the list?</p><p></p><p>*Silence*</p><p></p><p>A-dom: No?</p><p></p><p>Tiger remained silent.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: Uh, Tiger. Do we want to kill your mom?</p><p></p><p>A-dom (fake shock): What? His mom is on the list?</p><p></p><p>Tiger: Don’t know.</p><p></p><p>Gareth pointed out they had a contract to kill her.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Yeah, that’s right. We’re contractually obligated to kill your mom. Sorry.</p><p></p><p>Tiger suggested they kill Jahar’s mother at night, when she’d be without her armor and sleeping.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: So, what do you want to do, mister assassin. You have more experience with this than I do. I just kill people at random.</p><p></p><p>Tiger decided that killing her in the house everyone was familiar with when she was least defensive was the best.</p><p></p><p>The group headed for Atlantis and, at the most opportune point, headed into the underground and under the city.</p><p></p><p>There was a long discussion about who was going along for the assassination. It had originally been decided that only Tiger and A-dom were going along. Eventually, it was decided everyone would go.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck told Tiger that he knew the house the best and he was assassin boy, so everyone was deferring to him in this.</p><p></p><p>Dan sat there on the couch with a deer in headlights look.</p><p></p><p>Gareth: We’re <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />ed.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: We’re trying to build confidence here, damn it!</p><p></p><p>Tiger and A-dom snuck the others into a random room away from Jahar’s Mother’s room. Tiger and A-dom then snuck around finding her bedroom, which had two dragon-blood guards outside.</p><p></p><p>A-dom then realized that there would be no guards in the underworld and waved Tiger off. A-dom found two mirrors and led Tiger back to the others. He then explained that the plan was to go into the Underworld, walk into her room and return to Creation.</p><p></p><p>The group armed and armored up, then A-dom brought them to the Underworld.</p><p></p><p>Ryan: Anything here?</p><p></p><p>Paul: Couple of [ghosts] *garbled*.</p><p></p><p>Ryan: Goats or ghosts?</p><p></p><p>Paul: Ghosts. Yeah. A couple of goats wandering around going “I am so lost! I’m having a Baaaaaaaah’d day.”</p><p></p><p>A-dom asked the ghost what they were doing there. They said they were looking for someone to serve tea to. A-dom said he’d take some. They asked him if he had any tea to serve. Jade’s Luck pulled out some tea. The ghost served him tea and disappeared.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Oh good. That’s my one good deed for the day. Lets meet some more ghosts.</p><p></p><p>The group then discussed tactics on killing her. After a long discussion, the group buffed up and A-dom cast his spell. The group then did their best to sneak through the mirror. Didn’t help, since she heard everyone.</p><p></p><p>The group saw someone in bed roll over and stand up taking a defensive stance, flinging the sheet up like a shield with something big and pointy underneath. The group coordinated their attacks. She managed to parry every single one of Tiger’s nine attacks.</p><p></p><p>About this point, Gareth realized they didn’t have an escape plan. Paul found this immensely funny.</p><p></p><p>Ryan: If I have enough motes, we can go through a mirror. I’m sure she has at least one.</p><p></p><p>Between the rest of the group, they managed to finish her off before she was able to attack.</p><p></p><p>Tiger heard one of the guards outside.</p><p></p><p>Guard: It’s the anathema like we were told. Run!</p><p></p><p>Tiger: We have to get out of here now!</p><p></p><p>He quickly looked around for a mirror, but couldn’t find any. The room was notably devoid of anything but the bed.</p><p></p><p>A-dom found a note at the foot of the bed and heard a humming noise.</p><p></p><p>Note: <em>You may have the island now. -MF</em></p><p></p><p>A-dom: Run!</p><p></p><p>As Tiger kicked the door down, the bed exploded. A-dom took the brunt of the explosion, with Tiger and Jade’s Luck perfectly evading any damage. Gareth briefly tried to repair the damage, but it was quickly determined that the damage to the manse was in another part of the manse and this was just the outflow point. Tiger was already headed towards the outside. A brief discussion ensued of Jade’s Luck trying to get Tiger to come back and help fix the manse and Tiger yelling back at them to get out.</p><p></p><p>A-dom grabbed his teammates, the body, and the weapon and ran at racing hare method speed. Tiger hamstrung some dragon-bloods on his way out then matched A-dom’s speed. Jade’s Luck yelled at people to run away.</p><p></p><p>The group managed to get out as the building did a final, massive explosion. As they flew through the air, A-dom turned to Gareth.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: I’m sorry I killed you and started the war.</p><p></p><p>Bianca and A-dom were the only ones to receive Essence burns. As A-dom fell unconscious. They stopped skidding along the ground a couple of miles away.</p><p></p><p>The conscious members of the group saw various images of Sessus Weijin floating above the city.</p><p></p><p>Sessus Weijin Image: I have been slain by your new Anathema overlords. You’ll suffer under their rule until you can be freed by the Dragon-bloods. They will attempt to bend you with kind words and pretend to be peaceful caregivers. They are lying, evil Anathema. You must resist for the sake of your very souls.</p><p></p><p>A-dom: Step one, everyone gets muffins.</p><p></p><p>Jade’s Luck: No. Step one, we put A-dom in charge for a year. Step two, then Gareth and Jade’s Luck step in.</p><p></p><p>The group then figured out that Tiger needed to run the Resistance to their rule and have the religion of the resistance be the religion of the Unconquered Sun. Jade’s Luck thought they shouldn’t ever present themselves. Gareth felt they needed nominally take charge.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ao the Overkitty, post: 4700633, member: 9758"] [b]Session 58 - They Need Admiral Ackbar![/b] Session 58 [i]Synopsis of 10/29/07[/i] [b] They Need Admiral Ackbar! Subtitle: It’d Be Cool To Have a Shadowland There, Though. Alternate Subtitle: We’ll Rule By the Teachings of the Great Baron Harkonan [i]-By Ao the Overkitty[/i][/b] When last we left the group, Gareth and Jade’s Luck were setting up the refugee camp for the good people of Graynery, keeping people calm and convincing people this was a good thing. A-dom and Tiger were scouting about for people getting away and bringing them back forcibly. Since no one could remember if anything was left unresolved at Graynery, it was collectively decided nothing was and they went on about their business. The group was given a file number in Malfeas to look up by the Demon Repair Crew. Ryan: Okay. We’ve established people over there. They’re fed, safe, been given jammies and tucked into bed. Paul: Wow. Apparently A-dom is trying to go the extra mile by tucking everyone in at night. Alex: The cute women need some extra tucking. [b]Paul: I need to mark on the calendar nine months from now, more of A-dom’s children born.[/b] Liz: At least these ones will look normal. Alex: Ish. Comments were made about them at least not having their father involved in their lives. A-dom/Ryan: I had two parental figures and look at me! Paul commented that, if the children were really unlucky, they’d get to meet their father. Tiger and A-dom headed off towards Atlantis to do reconnaissance. A-dom suggested they activate the ‘we’re not us’ charm and then the ‘they’re not looking for us’ charm, [i]Because if we’re not us, who is going to be looking for us?[/i] There were logistical problems with this plan and they discussed them for a while. It was decided that they just wouldn’t work together and would start apart. A-dom suggested Tiger took the important parts of Atlantis and he’d bumble around the other parts. They went off their separate ways and charms to be someone else and look like someone else were used. While they were gone, Gareth and Jade’s Luck worked to get what they could of the harvest done before the demons plowed it over. Bianca was puked out of Pursey, so Jade’s Luck caught her up to speed. A-dom & Tiger were looking for power structure, troop level, where the troops currently were and where they were being deployed as well as where the women the group needed to kill were. Ryan: Hold on. Can I talk to the Lizzy in your head that is helpful? They found there were lots of troops in the Sessus area, Memmnon area, and Pelops area. There was a big ring of salt around the Cynis area and an unearthly glow at night. Liz decided Dan wasn’t being treated equally with Ryan, so she gave him idiot child instructions too about not ‘eating’ the ghosts. Peace appeared to have been made with Sessus Wejin in control of the city. She could normally be found in the governmental part of town running things. A-dom noticed nothing else, so he headed back and reported. Jade’s Luck asked him if it looked like a Shadowland or not. He said he didn’t take a good look. A-dom: It’d be cool to have a Shadowland there, though. Gareth was dismayed a bit by the peace in the city. Tiger: One assassination could change that. A-dom: Gareth? Tiger: Yes, assassinating Gareth would solve everything. Jade’s Luck: Cause that worked so well before! A-dom then remembered that he assassinated Gareth and started the war with Yew. [b]This past life has not fully been shared with the group and was not recorded, so it cannot be transcribed here.[/b] A-dom: Right. We’re not assassinating you. Jade’s Luck: You didn’t assassinate Yew? A-dom: No, I didn’t assassinate Yew. That wasn’t an assassination at all. The group then discussed for a long time how they were going to go about assassinating people. They decided Jahar’s mother would be the best first target, since she is the most badass of the women. Tiger opted for assassinating her with backup. Gareth said it sounded like a bad idea but he felt she was the one to start with. A-dom: Does anyone else know any of these women on the list? *Silence* A-dom: No? Tiger remained silent. Jade’s Luck: Uh, Tiger. Do we want to kill your mom? A-dom (fake shock): What? His mom is on the list? Tiger: Don’t know. Gareth pointed out they had a contract to kill her. A-dom: Yeah, that’s right. We’re contractually obligated to kill your mom. Sorry. Tiger suggested they kill Jahar’s mother at night, when she’d be without her armor and sleeping. A-dom: So, what do you want to do, mister assassin. You have more experience with this than I do. I just kill people at random. Tiger decided that killing her in the house everyone was familiar with when she was least defensive was the best. The group headed for Atlantis and, at the most opportune point, headed into the underground and under the city. There was a long discussion about who was going along for the assassination. It had originally been decided that only Tiger and A-dom were going along. Eventually, it was decided everyone would go. Jade’s Luck told Tiger that he knew the house the best and he was assassin boy, so everyone was deferring to him in this. Dan sat there on the couch with a deer in headlights look. Gareth: We’re :):):):)ed. A-dom: We’re trying to build confidence here, damn it! Tiger and A-dom snuck the others into a random room away from Jahar’s Mother’s room. Tiger and A-dom then snuck around finding her bedroom, which had two dragon-blood guards outside. A-dom then realized that there would be no guards in the underworld and waved Tiger off. A-dom found two mirrors and led Tiger back to the others. He then explained that the plan was to go into the Underworld, walk into her room and return to Creation. The group armed and armored up, then A-dom brought them to the Underworld. Ryan: Anything here? Paul: Couple of [ghosts] *garbled*. Ryan: Goats or ghosts? Paul: Ghosts. Yeah. A couple of goats wandering around going “I am so lost! I’m having a Baaaaaaaah’d day.” A-dom asked the ghost what they were doing there. They said they were looking for someone to serve tea to. A-dom said he’d take some. They asked him if he had any tea to serve. Jade’s Luck pulled out some tea. The ghost served him tea and disappeared. A-dom: Oh good. That’s my one good deed for the day. Lets meet some more ghosts. The group then discussed tactics on killing her. After a long discussion, the group buffed up and A-dom cast his spell. The group then did their best to sneak through the mirror. Didn’t help, since she heard everyone. The group saw someone in bed roll over and stand up taking a defensive stance, flinging the sheet up like a shield with something big and pointy underneath. The group coordinated their attacks. She managed to parry every single one of Tiger’s nine attacks. About this point, Gareth realized they didn’t have an escape plan. Paul found this immensely funny. Ryan: If I have enough motes, we can go through a mirror. I’m sure she has at least one. Between the rest of the group, they managed to finish her off before she was able to attack. Tiger heard one of the guards outside. Guard: It’s the anathema like we were told. Run! Tiger: We have to get out of here now! He quickly looked around for a mirror, but couldn’t find any. The room was notably devoid of anything but the bed. A-dom found a note at the foot of the bed and heard a humming noise. Note: [i]You may have the island now. -MF[/i] A-dom: Run! As Tiger kicked the door down, the bed exploded. A-dom took the brunt of the explosion, with Tiger and Jade’s Luck perfectly evading any damage. Gareth briefly tried to repair the damage, but it was quickly determined that the damage to the manse was in another part of the manse and this was just the outflow point. Tiger was already headed towards the outside. A brief discussion ensued of Jade’s Luck trying to get Tiger to come back and help fix the manse and Tiger yelling back at them to get out. A-dom grabbed his teammates, the body, and the weapon and ran at racing hare method speed. Tiger hamstrung some dragon-bloods on his way out then matched A-dom’s speed. Jade’s Luck yelled at people to run away. The group managed to get out as the building did a final, massive explosion. As they flew through the air, A-dom turned to Gareth. A-dom: I’m sorry I killed you and started the war. Bianca and A-dom were the only ones to receive Essence burns. As A-dom fell unconscious. They stopped skidding along the ground a couple of miles away. The conscious members of the group saw various images of Sessus Weijin floating above the city. Sessus Weijin Image: I have been slain by your new Anathema overlords. You’ll suffer under their rule until you can be freed by the Dragon-bloods. They will attempt to bend you with kind words and pretend to be peaceful caregivers. They are lying, evil Anathema. You must resist for the sake of your very souls. A-dom: Step one, everyone gets muffins. Jade’s Luck: No. Step one, we put A-dom in charge for a year. Step two, then Gareth and Jade’s Luck step in. The group then figured out that Tiger needed to run the Resistance to their rule and have the religion of the resistance be the religion of the Unconquered Sun. Jade’s Luck thought they shouldn’t ever present themselves. Gareth felt they needed nominally take charge. [/QUOTE]
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