Dark*Matter: Discovery, The Delphi Paradox

[Shayuri]

Meredith lunges over the table and reaches out to grab the gem!

 

[industrygothica]

Er, which is he going to do?

Cast the spell, power device.

 

[Falkus]

I mean, what's he going to do with the controls once they're turned on? Close some doors, or move the cranes around?

 

[industrygothica]

I mean, what's he going to do with the controls once they're turned on? Close some doors, or move the cranes around?

He'll try to take out some of the zombies with a crane.

 

[Friadoc]

Cade takes a quick knee, aiming for a clear shot away from Meri, and fires upon the gun-tottinh zombies. Basically, he is trying to split their field of fire and focus, so as to give the group an edge in the fight against such a relentless foe.

 

[Falkus]

Meredith grabbed the ruby off the table. Holding it, she could feel it's power, thanks to her heritage, but had no idea how to access or use it.

The four remaining zombies opened up with their assault rifles, firing shots at Larry, Nick, Cade and Diego. They missed everybody but Diego, who got shot in the left side of his chest.

Larry tried to con the Ephemeral, but it didn't have any noticeable reaction to his words.

Cade's shot at the zombie went wild.

Once again, the Ephemeral focused on Meredith, trying to enter her body and take over her brain. And once again, she expelled it through sheer force of will.

Diego's shot hit dead on, but only barely scratched the zombie.

Nick mutterred a few arcane words and cast his spell. For a short period of time, the controls and the machinery they ran came to life. It was enough time for Nick to maneuver the heavy crane used to move around the larger gear over three zombies, and release the locks. This being fifties era Soviet gear, it lacked all the safety mechanism of more modern machinery that would have made it possible.

Three zombies exploded into blood and gore as they were squashed flatter than a pancake,

 

[iwatt]

Rushing towards the urn, Larry grabs hold of it, and takes it out of the line of fire. "Really Meri, get the hell out of here!"

 

[industrygothica]

After flattening the zombies, Nick rushes over to Meridith while muttering a few incoherent words. "Don't swing, it's only me," he says as he approaches her. His hand is glowing, and as he touches her shoulder the glow seems to slide off him and melt into her--painlessly, he hoped.

ooc: Resistance on Meridith, for yet an additional boost to her save.

 

[Shayuri]

Meredith looks around wildly, not sure what to do now. Then her eyes light on the vase...and a guess filters into her head from the still dark waters deep at the base of her mind.

Like a genie in a bottle...

She breaks into a run for the table, reaching out with her free hand to grab the vase now.

 

[kinem]

"Wow, well done Nick!"

For now, Diego continues firing at the remaining zombie. He prepares to run, though.