OnlytheStrong
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Max shrugged at Harvey, motioned for him to walk beside him. "Tell me more about the Logans. Specifically, what you know of the child, Michelle Logan, and Dr. Logan. And where do I fit into all of this?"
[D20 Modern] Paths of Legend: Shadowgate (IC)
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Amy looks skeptically at Danny. "You know that could just be a coincidence. I'm sure that alot of things can douse lights and such in the game, how can you be so sure they are the same creatures?"
Amy thinks for a second, considering her next words.
"Even if they are, it's highly unlikely that they would be exactly the same. None the less, anything else these aliens can do apart from make everything go black?"
Amy thinks for a second, considering her next words.
"Even if they are, it's highly unlikely that they would be exactly the same. None the less, anything else these aliens can do apart from make everything go black?"
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Nathan chuckles as he takes the crystal shard and shakes his head.
"That's good; hazing the newbies, right? There was a guy at MIT, a TA for the physics unit, who made each freshman in his class work on a perpetual motion machine for their first project. The only way to get a passing grade was to report that it was impossible. Faster you handed it in, the better your grade."
For a moment he was lost, looking at the crystal bemusedly...then he looked back at Janice with a smirk. "Anyway, the engineering specs mentioned 'bermudans,' and said they were people...it didn't go into specifics.
"So seriously though, what's the deal with them?"
"That's good; hazing the newbies, right? There was a guy at MIT, a TA for the physics unit, who made each freshman in his class work on a perpetual motion machine for their first project. The only way to get a passing grade was to report that it was impossible. Faster you handed it in, the better your grade."
For a moment he was lost, looking at the crystal bemusedly...then he looked back at Janice with a smirk. "Anyway, the engineering specs mentioned 'bermudans,' and said they were people...it didn't go into specifics.
"So seriously though, what's the deal with them?"
crazy_monkey1956
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Howie: Revelations
Jameson hands Howie a DVD in a plastic cover, labeled "TS for Howie" in black permanent marker on the top...in Howie's handwriting.
Jameson also hands Howie a remote and leaves the room, "Here, use my room. I'll be back in about an hour."
[sblock=The DVD]The screen is blank for nearly a minute, then Howie's own face appears on the screen,
"Ok, well, this is awkward, talking to myself, but, hey, whatever. Alright, uh, me, here's the deal. Our team went to the future and ended up spending more than a year stranded in there in this barren, always dark wasteland. You...uh...me, I mean, well, us...oh screw it...most of the team was captured by these black skinned alien things called Drow. Morgan and I managed to evade them and rescue the others, along with a little girl the Drow were holding for some reason. The civilian doc we had with us, Doctor Logan, managed to get the crystal working again and we got out before the Drow could catch us."
The Howie on the video pauses for a second, collecting his thoughts, "Just, watch yourself. The others were different when we found them, especially Jameson. We ended up in 1984 for a while and Doc Logan and the little girl stayed there when we finally made it back to our time. The head honchos are going to do this memory reassignment procedure on all of us. But, I'm telling you right now, something's not right with the others. Find Morgan as soon as you see this, alright? Marine Corporal Thomas Morgan. Remember that name. And don't trust Jameson."
The video ends.[/sblock]
Amy: The Game
Danny gets a know-it-all genius look and pulls a well worn book out of his work duffel. The book is titled, "Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual" with the number 3.5 on it.
He flips to a page on elves and shows Amy a picture...of one of the aliens in the gate room camera images Amy saw earlier at the briefing.
With the excitement of a geek educating someone on his favorite subject, Danny explains, "They're called Drow. They're a subrace of elves and thoroughly evil. See, it says right here that they use hand crossbows with a sleep poison and the rumor around the base is that that's what the aliens used to take our guys down. Makes way too much sense, don't you think?"
Nathan: The Deal
Janice looks at Nathan with confusion, "Huh? I'm not sure I'm following you. Are you saying you don't believe the whole time travel, psychic power thing?"
Janice shrugs at that point, "Um, I guess that's understandable, its just that I've been working with this stuff long enough that nothing really fazes me anymore. Yes, the Bermudans manifest psionic abilities. And we're pretty sure, based on all the evidence so far, that they are descended from people who've used the crystal to travel either through time or from other dimensions."
She looks Nathan in the eye, "If you're going to work here, you really need to lose the MIT know-it-all thing. I have a quirky sense of humor, but I don't lie. Ever."
Max: Harvey's Secrets
Harvey's eyes go wide and he stops walking, taking Max by the shoulders, "What do you know about that?"
He shakes his head, "Dr. Zachary Logan was my research partner back in the 80s. He and I were roommates at Harvard and we both fell for the same girl, Michelle...your mom. Then everything turned upside down. These people, including a man who claimed to be a future version of Zach, showed up on our door one day talking about a crystal and the Bermuda Triangle. It was all just crazy at the time, but Zach believed them and we managed to get a boat and..."
Harvey sighs, "Zach fell overboard and the strange people who said they were from the future, they vanished. The older Zach stayed behind with a little girl they had with them, Karyn. If Zach, my Zach, hadn't died I think Michelle would've ended up with him instead of me. Don't get me wrong, Michelle and I have grown to love eachother, especially when you came along, but I think she married me because Zach was gone."
Connor: Getting Settled
After his physical, a doctor shows Connor some of the images of Connor's brain, "No surprises, really, but this part always get me excited. You see this area of the brain?" He points to a part of the computer image highlighted in orange, "Most humans don't use this area the same way you do. There's a foreign, substance, for lack of a better word, there stimulating your brain activity and we think that's what makes you able to do, well, whatever it is you do."
The doc smiles, "Well, anyway, you are healthy."
The tech Connor talked to when he came in, Donna, greets him on his way out, "The barber upstairs does the the military guys, so if you want to get rid of that 80s mullet, he's your man. Now, if you don't want to look like you were just attacked by a lawn mower, you can wait until I'm off duty in an hour and I'll take you into town for a real haircut. Your choice, Spock." She offers a quirky smile.
Jameson hands Howie a DVD in a plastic cover, labeled "TS for Howie" in black permanent marker on the top...in Howie's handwriting.
Jameson also hands Howie a remote and leaves the room, "Here, use my room. I'll be back in about an hour."
[sblock=The DVD]The screen is blank for nearly a minute, then Howie's own face appears on the screen,
"Ok, well, this is awkward, talking to myself, but, hey, whatever. Alright, uh, me, here's the deal. Our team went to the future and ended up spending more than a year stranded in there in this barren, always dark wasteland. You...uh...me, I mean, well, us...oh screw it...most of the team was captured by these black skinned alien things called Drow. Morgan and I managed to evade them and rescue the others, along with a little girl the Drow were holding for some reason. The civilian doc we had with us, Doctor Logan, managed to get the crystal working again and we got out before the Drow could catch us."
The Howie on the video pauses for a second, collecting his thoughts, "Just, watch yourself. The others were different when we found them, especially Jameson. We ended up in 1984 for a while and Doc Logan and the little girl stayed there when we finally made it back to our time. The head honchos are going to do this memory reassignment procedure on all of us. But, I'm telling you right now, something's not right with the others. Find Morgan as soon as you see this, alright? Marine Corporal Thomas Morgan. Remember that name. And don't trust Jameson."
The video ends.[/sblock]
Amy: The Game
Danny gets a know-it-all genius look and pulls a well worn book out of his work duffel. The book is titled, "Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual" with the number 3.5 on it.
He flips to a page on elves and shows Amy a picture...of one of the aliens in the gate room camera images Amy saw earlier at the briefing.
With the excitement of a geek educating someone on his favorite subject, Danny explains, "They're called Drow. They're a subrace of elves and thoroughly evil. See, it says right here that they use hand crossbows with a sleep poison and the rumor around the base is that that's what the aliens used to take our guys down. Makes way too much sense, don't you think?"
Nathan: The Deal
Janice looks at Nathan with confusion, "Huh? I'm not sure I'm following you. Are you saying you don't believe the whole time travel, psychic power thing?"
Janice shrugs at that point, "Um, I guess that's understandable, its just that I've been working with this stuff long enough that nothing really fazes me anymore. Yes, the Bermudans manifest psionic abilities. And we're pretty sure, based on all the evidence so far, that they are descended from people who've used the crystal to travel either through time or from other dimensions."
She looks Nathan in the eye, "If you're going to work here, you really need to lose the MIT know-it-all thing. I have a quirky sense of humor, but I don't lie. Ever."
Max: Harvey's Secrets
Harvey's eyes go wide and he stops walking, taking Max by the shoulders, "What do you know about that?"
He shakes his head, "Dr. Zachary Logan was my research partner back in the 80s. He and I were roommates at Harvard and we both fell for the same girl, Michelle...your mom. Then everything turned upside down. These people, including a man who claimed to be a future version of Zach, showed up on our door one day talking about a crystal and the Bermuda Triangle. It was all just crazy at the time, but Zach believed them and we managed to get a boat and..."
Harvey sighs, "Zach fell overboard and the strange people who said they were from the future, they vanished. The older Zach stayed behind with a little girl they had with them, Karyn. If Zach, my Zach, hadn't died I think Michelle would've ended up with him instead of me. Don't get me wrong, Michelle and I have grown to love eachother, especially when you came along, but I think she married me because Zach was gone."
Connor: Getting Settled
After his physical, a doctor shows Connor some of the images of Connor's brain, "No surprises, really, but this part always get me excited. You see this area of the brain?" He points to a part of the computer image highlighted in orange, "Most humans don't use this area the same way you do. There's a foreign, substance, for lack of a better word, there stimulating your brain activity and we think that's what makes you able to do, well, whatever it is you do."
The doc smiles, "Well, anyway, you are healthy."
The tech Connor talked to when he came in, Donna, greets him on his way out, "The barber upstairs does the the military guys, so if you want to get rid of that 80s mullet, he's your man. Now, if you don't want to look like you were just attacked by a lawn mower, you can wait until I'm off duty in an hour and I'll take you into town for a real haircut. Your choice, Spock." She offers a quirky smile.
OnlytheStrong
Explorer
Max stopped walking, "Something tells me you are right dad. Do you know a Howie Blaise?" He stopped suddenly and turned to look his father in the eyes, "I know how you feel about tattoos, but I get the feeling this one means more than I had originally intended." Max pulls up his shirt, exposing his ribs and a somewhat visible sixpack. On one side of his ribs there stood a Spartan warrior, dressed in full battle gear apparently marching home. The other side showed a slain warrior, draped across a shield that two men with no faces were carrying. Across his stomach there was writing in Greek which read: "Come home with your shield or on it."
"I will get her back dad." Max's eyes watered as he thought of the tortures his mother was going through. "And I will bring back a dead one of those creatures." His face steeled, "It's time to go back."
"I will get her back dad." Max's eyes watered as he thought of the tortures his mother was going through. "And I will bring back a dead one of those creatures." His face steeled, "It's time to go back."
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Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure
Howie looks at the cd case and his own writing. "wow, this is creapie." he inserts the cd in the drive and watches it until he reaches the point where he pauses in the video and Howie pauses the remote.
"Aw crap. those d and d geeks actueally know something after all."
He restarts the video and continues with it.
upon completion he turns it off and stairs at the blank screen for a full minute.
"great. that just made more questions then it answered. Ok. one day at a time. first the d and d geeks."
Howie hides the dvd on his person and opens the door, hoping to not see the Lt. beyond. if he is not there he will go to the doctors at the med bay .
"Aw crap. those d and d geeks actueally know something after all."
He restarts the video and continues with it.
upon completion he turns it off and stairs at the blank screen for a full minute.
"great. that just made more questions then it answered. Ok. one day at a time. first the d and d geeks."
Howie hides the dvd on his person and opens the door, hoping to not see the Lt. beyond. if he is not there he will go to the doctors at the med bay .
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Yttermayn
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Connor smiles back a moment before seaming to catch himself. He quickly looks away and down, his smile gone. "Ahh... I appreciate the offer, but no thank you. The lawnmower will be fine." Connor's eyes are hard, hiding something most likely painful behind the hardness. "Thank you both, you've been very kind." he says before leaving abruptly for the barber.
Janice looks at Nathan with confusion, "Huh? I'm not sure I'm following you. Are you saying you don't believe the whole time travel, psychic power thing?"
Janice shrugs at that point, "Um, I guess that's understandable, its just that I've been working with this stuff long enough that nothing really fazes me anymore. Yes, the Bermudans manifest psionic abilities. And we're pretty sure, based on all the evidence so far, that they are descended from people who've used the crystal to travel either through time or from other dimensions."
She looks Nathan in the eye, "If you're going to work here, you really need to lose the MIT know-it-all thing. I have a quirky sense of humor, but I don't lie. Ever."
"Whoa whoa," Nathan exclaimed, making a placating gesture. "Look, I wasn't accusing you of anything. I just assumed it was...you know..."
He grimaced and rubbed his hand through his hair.
"Okay, bottom line it. It's not personal, but there's no way I'm going to be able to buy this without seeing it. It's a science thing...observation, hypothesis, etc etc. Are there any of these 'bermudans' here I can talk to?"
Janice shrugs at that point, "Um, I guess that's understandable, its just that I've been working with this stuff long enough that nothing really fazes me anymore. Yes, the Bermudans manifest psionic abilities. And we're pretty sure, based on all the evidence so far, that they are descended from people who've used the crystal to travel either through time or from other dimensions."
She looks Nathan in the eye, "If you're going to work here, you really need to lose the MIT know-it-all thing. I have a quirky sense of humor, but I don't lie. Ever."
"Whoa whoa," Nathan exclaimed, making a placating gesture. "Look, I wasn't accusing you of anything. I just assumed it was...you know..."
He grimaced and rubbed his hand through his hair.
"Okay, bottom line it. It's not personal, but there's no way I'm going to be able to buy this without seeing it. It's a science thing...observation, hypothesis, etc etc. Are there any of these 'bermudans' here I can talk to?"
Amy leans over squinting at the book. A bunch of random numbers come out at here which she quickly glances over until she stops at the descriptive passage concerning the drow.
"Depraved and evil subterranean offshoot?" Amy looks back at Danny. "So what you're saying is that evil mutant fairies from another dimension living in caves teleported in and turned off all the lights in order to kidnap a small group of select people by using some sort of sleeping poison?"
Amy scrolled her finger back up to the numbers in the entry. "Are these some sort of statistics? Would you be able to tell me what all this means, I think if, and let me tell you right now this is a *very* tentative if, this stuff matches up, a book like this might come in handy."
"Depraved and evil subterranean offshoot?" Amy looks back at Danny. "So what you're saying is that evil mutant fairies from another dimension living in caves teleported in and turned off all the lights in order to kidnap a small group of select people by using some sort of sleeping poison?"
Amy scrolled her finger back up to the numbers in the entry. "Are these some sort of statistics? Would you be able to tell me what all this means, I think if, and let me tell you right now this is a *very* tentative if, this stuff matches up, a book like this might come in handy."
crazy_monkey1956
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Max: Returning to Base
Harvey answers Max, "Howie Blaise? That's the special forces guy they brought in for the expedition, right? Is there another Blaise I should know about?"
Upon seeing the tattoo, Harvey shakes his head but pats Max on the shoulder, "Let's just get back. The expedition leaves tomorrow morning and we need to make sure you're on it."
OOC: Max has some free time once he gets back to base until the mission prep starts at 0600 the next morning. What's he up to?
Amy: D&D 101
Danny nods, "Oh, yeah. It's simple really. These are all game numbers, so I don't know how well they'd translate into real world terms, but here..."
He points at page 103 with the picture of the drow on it, "See here, it says they have +2 Intelligence and +2 Charisma. That means they are smarter, on average, than a human, and more, um, likeable, I guess you could put it. They also have the elf traits, which means they're more agile than a human, but not quite as healthy."
He pauses to catch his breath then gets an idea, "Hey, we could head to the game store in Dayton. They have like four or five copies of this. Though, now that I think about, I'm not sure which edition we should be looking at. See, 4th edition came out last year and my group doesn't use that. But, if we're talking about real drow, they could be like the ones in this book or they could be like the 4th edition ones or even the 2nd or 1st edition ones. That could be a problem, I guess."
He chuckles at some internal thought and mumbles, "Talk about edition war."
Nathan: In Search of a Bermudan
Janice smiles, "You just missed one. Connor is our only resident Bermudan at the moment. Lieutenant Michaels is another one that pops in and out but he's assigned to finding more Bermudans out among the general populace, so good luck getting him to hold still. I think Connor was heading down to Medical."
Howie and Connor: Coming and Going
Howie and Connor meet in the hall as Howie is headed toward Medical and Connor is headed away from it, toward the base barber.
Harvey answers Max, "Howie Blaise? That's the special forces guy they brought in for the expedition, right? Is there another Blaise I should know about?"
Upon seeing the tattoo, Harvey shakes his head but pats Max on the shoulder, "Let's just get back. The expedition leaves tomorrow morning and we need to make sure you're on it."
OOC: Max has some free time once he gets back to base until the mission prep starts at 0600 the next morning. What's he up to?
Amy: D&D 101
Danny nods, "Oh, yeah. It's simple really. These are all game numbers, so I don't know how well they'd translate into real world terms, but here..."
He points at page 103 with the picture of the drow on it, "See here, it says they have +2 Intelligence and +2 Charisma. That means they are smarter, on average, than a human, and more, um, likeable, I guess you could put it. They also have the elf traits, which means they're more agile than a human, but not quite as healthy."
He pauses to catch his breath then gets an idea, "Hey, we could head to the game store in Dayton. They have like four or five copies of this. Though, now that I think about, I'm not sure which edition we should be looking at. See, 4th edition came out last year and my group doesn't use that. But, if we're talking about real drow, they could be like the ones in this book or they could be like the 4th edition ones or even the 2nd or 1st edition ones. That could be a problem, I guess."
He chuckles at some internal thought and mumbles, "Talk about edition war."
Nathan: In Search of a Bermudan
Janice smiles, "You just missed one. Connor is our only resident Bermudan at the moment. Lieutenant Michaels is another one that pops in and out but he's assigned to finding more Bermudans out among the general populace, so good luck getting him to hold still. I think Connor was heading down to Medical."
Howie and Connor: Coming and Going
Howie and Connor meet in the hall as Howie is headed toward Medical and Connor is headed away from it, toward the base barber.
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