Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox

[iwatt]

"What are you doing? We have to leave now!" Dorine shouted at Diego and Larry. "That things going to kill us like to killed those Soviet soldiers unelss we get out of here!"

"Doll, keep quiet and let the big boy's play. We're waiting right here for the rest, and then we're going to walk out this place nice and easy." In any case, Larry moves to a side of the room, trying to keep out of sight of whatever was roaring out there. The Desert eagle on his hand a reassurring weight. On the radio, he sends a message to the team. "Joker, my date is getting antsy to leave the prom. Can't say I blame her. Hurry up an I'll spring for the limo."

 

[Shayuri]

Meredith rolls her eyes, but takes the recommended position.

"Again with the Buffy thing. Don't make me get all quippy now. I've got a snappy quip, and I'm not afraid to use it."

 

[Friadoc]

"You're not cynical enough to be Faith," says Cade with a chuckle. "Hot enough, sure, but nowhere near as damaged."

"Only two names of pretty weapon wielding girls with a nice tu..." Whatever Cade was about to finish is interupted by Larry's voice on the comm.

"Nice," says Cade with a smirk, while keeping his eyes peeled he replies to Larry.

"Well, Face, tell your date she's got two things she can be," says Cade quite seriously. "Bait or Quiet. It's her choice."

"Anyhow, we're on the way," says Cade. "Be ready and be wary."

 

[Shayuri]

"You watch way too much TV, you know that?" Meri asks good-naturedly, but with a tense undertone as she scans the gloom for movement and continues moving towards the rendezvous.

 

[Falkus]

The next eight minutes were unusually tense as the three intrepid agents made their way through the tunnel. The motion sensor kept indicating the presence of the beast, but only for a few seconds at a time. It seemed to have a preternatural ability to move throughout the caves. The complex was a sort of a maze, after all, the 'natural habitat' of a minotaur. After four minutes, the motion detector stopped picking up anything moving in the vicinity.

Soon, the team was reunited in the tunnels, and preparing to make their exit.

At this point, the blip on the motion detector returned, on the path between the team and the exit of the compound, and the menace revealed itself.

In front of the team, in between them and the tunnel towards the entrance, appeared a giant, bipedial monster that looked exactly like a minotaur. It roared angrily, and attention was quickly drawn to the large, iron axe it was carrying that was larger than Meredith. Its eyes were red and had a vicious gleam to them. It didn't seem to be open to negotiation. Even looking at it, one could realize that it was a creature with one purpose.

To kill.

The team was in trouble.

[sblock]The minotaur is one hundred feet away from the team

Initiative order
Cade: 25
Larry: 24
Meredith: 20
Nick: 11
Diego: 7
Minotaur: 4
[/sblock]

 

[Friadoc]

"You think so?" Cade asks mischievously. "It's probably to late to warn you all that I like role-playing games, too, huh?"

Although Cade is his normal jocular self, it's obvious that he's doing his best to keep track of the beast, too.

So, when the monstrosity shows its self, Cade doesn't even throw one quip or take a moments hesitation in taking action.

Moving slightly off to the side of the group, so as to gain a clear line of fire, Cade quickly brings the rifle to bear on the Minotaur and proceeds to fire at the center mass of the beast.

 

[industrygothica]

"Holy sh..." Nick gasps and takes a step back, and probably looks like he's swatting bees as he waves his hands in the air aimlessly.

[sblock=ooc]mage armor[/sblock]

 

[iwatt]

It took Larry a moment to understand what he's seeing. "Lost a ton of money betting on the Longhorns. Payback time! You ready to play matador, Meri?" Without waiting for a response, the con man let's loose with his desert eagle, hoping his bullets were enough to slow it down before it attacked.

[sblock=ooc] Use an AP on the shot[/sblock]

 

[Shayuri]

"Jesus Christ that's a big axe," Meredith says shakily as she raises her sword.

Despite the rising bile in her gut, she moves out ahead of the others, blade of Galahad held in a defensive position as she repeats her in head like a mantra, don't block the swing, direct it...don't block it, redirect it...

"Nick...you got any mojo that can protect me? Yoda's taught me much..." she swallows. "But I'm not a Jedi yet."

(5' step towards beastie and total defense as I hope for a buffing. )

 

[kinem]

Diego was expecting something ... even something big and scary ... but he is still shocked to see an actual minotaur.

"Bull-!" he notes as he opens fire with the blessed rounds in his Glock.

(ooc: use an AP.

I will not have internet acess for the next week.)