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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 9694440" data-attributes="member: 1125">TEAM LAKE: KAYAK 2 - SUBJECT: SHADE-9 MISSION: Ride the Rapids – Round TwoWater sprayed up over his arms as the kayak shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, the current clawing at the hull, while their paddles, working in tandem, countered and cut the surging water like well honed blades. Shade-9 noted a subtle vibration in his chassis, a flutter of subroutines flickering out of sequence like a revelation. Optics opening, he quickly scanned the river ahead, identifying the multiple hazards - swift current in front of them, large rocks to the right, sharp rocks and shallows to the left- and over it all the glint of sunlight refracting off wave crest, like something alive perching and ready, active and wild.[System Flag: pulse irregularity detected-elevation in decision feedback rate. Heuristic re-prioritization triggered? #Is this excitement?]As the strange routines flashed in his system core Shade-9's dug his paddle deep into to the water, striking harder than intended and causing the kayak to turn, the bow swinging left.  Action unbound by conscious directive, a rush of something unfamiliar within him."Multiple hazards identified" he quickly recovered acknowledging the need to inform his companion now the turn had been initiated. Aywin, sitting so close might have noted a lilt to the Warforge's tone"I recommend we follow Loklafd's trajectory, avoiding the large rocks to right or crossing the center current" he continued with eager anticipation, perhaps even excitement"Maintain vigilance of left bank hazards.  [Subject: Loklafd] will need to clear current position or we may be forced into the shallows" he explained pointing out the telltale rippling of the water over stones[ooc]Proposed trajectory L-13 → N-12 → S-13 directly following Loklafd alongside the sharp rocks and grounding hazardgoing to roll dice now - let me know if you want to try something different <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=297661" target="_blank">Dexterity check: 1D20+2 = [20]+2 = 22</a><a href="http://roll.coyotecode.net/lookup.php?rollid=297661" target="_blank"></a>NB I had considered going M-15 → S-13 which would take us alongside the big rock then a dash to ride across the centre current, that would be high risk but have the benefit of speed <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Shade-9 seems to be unlocking his thrillseeker protocols![/ooc]</blockquote>

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