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<blockquote data-quote="Calinon" data-source="post: 1671342" data-attributes="member: 13737"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Brazilia, SAA</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>SAP Research Facility</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>October 13, 2120</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Containment Area</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong></strong><em>Initiatives: Flick 31 (4VP, 1L, 2S, KO), Cosmo 25 (6HP), Monica 22 (3HP, 2S, 1L), Loki 21 (3HP), Mantis 19 (1HP, 1L, 5PL Insect Control), Straightjacket 18 (3HP, 3L, disabled), Vince 15 (3HP, 1S), Mole 15 (6VP, 1L, 4S, dazed), Metal Mistress 13 (1HP, 4PL Magnetic Control, 1L), Neutron 12 (5HP, 2L, 2S, fatigued, Anaconda infected), Johan 7 (2HP, 2S), Anna 6 (2L, 3S, 5HP, dying), Rebound 5 (5HP, 1S , fatigued, KO), Mason 4 (2VP, 1S, nullified), Anithos 0 (6VP, disabled)</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">One of the guards nods over to the room nearby as Michelle blasts weakly at the Mole. "That'll go to communications. If you need an external line, they can connect you."</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 18 hits thanks to the Mole being dazed! Wee!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC12): 5 (1S, stunned)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">OOC: I wish I knew what you wanted with the phone, because the card Thunder gave you for Loco doesn't have a number on it. It has a button you push to beep him for help, and a homing device so he can find out where you are.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Neutron cuts loose another blast at Flick. Her tendrils snap outwards, the beam coalesces into a ball. With a grunt she sends the energy streaking back at Neutron! It slams into his leg, leaving a painful burn.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 22 hits!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deflection: 24 succeeds.... Reflection! Cursed VP useage!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Reflection: 22 hits</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC15): 11 fails (1L)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">As Johan carries Anna, she semi-lucidly demands to be let down. When you don't immediately react, she pulls an arm free of one of your doubles, grabbing at it with her other arm. She reaches into the arm, yanks a wire free, letting it spark freely, lining up Flick. Her gun overcharges, energy surging around her arm as her cannon pops up, and she cuts loose a powerful pulse of sonic blast across the hall at Flick. The energy surge flashes out, knocking you and your doubles back and she drops to the ground with barely a sound. Flick's tendrils, still extended from batting aside Vince and Neutron's attacks, miss the oncoming blast, and she slams into the wall, sliding down unconscious.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 24 hits</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Deflection roll: 20 fails</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC25): 13 (1L, knocked out!)</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Fort save (DC10): 10 succeeds (Anna had no hero points remaining, and is now dying again)</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mason looks at Straightjacket. "Ok, this is a neat trick, but you know what? I bet I can break his concentration," he says with a cold grin. Raising one foot up, he stomps down on the ground, and things go flying! With the exception of Vincent, every single person in the warehouse is knocked to the ground, the containment units either topple over or teeter in place dangerously. The EPIC van is sent skidding into the wall, but doesn't overturn.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Reflex save (DC29): Nobody can make it but Vince... and he does with a 29!</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Concentration check (DC15): Loki 15! Woot! The illusion holds!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Everyone but Vince is now prone.</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Damn... he's good. But I can still see you, boy," he says with an evil smile. One step and he's at the prone Straightjacket, driving his stoney foot into his stomach with all his strength! Pain shoots through Straightjacket as his breath is driven from his body and he feels intense cold in his gut as something ruptures within him.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">VILLAINOUS SURGE!</span></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack roll: 29 hits</span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Damage save (DC32): 8 (HP 14) fails (1L, disabled) -- Yeah, you were right, that hurts</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Drop the illusion, or I'll finish him real slow," he says with obvious pleasure. He cocks his head then, assuming a relaxed and tauntingly unconcerned stance. "Yeah, I'm here. They didn't even get out of the warehouse. We had to come get a truck. I'm just picking a kid to mail in pieces to my brother and then..." he pauses. "Well, is there any of them I can have?" He pauses again. "How about an arm or leg or something." He pauses again. "Alright, the mercs then? And the SAP guards?" Another pause. "Alright, at least the day won't be a total loss."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">He looks down at Straightjacket. "Lucky punk," he says with a smirk, poking him with his foot.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Anithos limps off behind one of the fallen containment units.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Cosmo doesn't seem to trust Mason however, cutting loose a powerful energy beam at him again, trying to remove the thug's powers. The beam strikes Mason squarely in the chest, and his stoney vissage looks somewhat surprised for a moment. He fights off the power briefly, then, with the sound of falling stone on cement, his stoney skin falls from him in small pieces. He blinks rapidly as the illusion around him starts to fade.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">"Alright," he says, seeming more or less unphased by the turn of events. "Someone wants some pain before I leave," he growls at Cosmo. You can hear an audible hum coming from Mason, mechanical in nature, as bracers on his arms start to glow brightly. "I hope you didn't think that would stop me, punk."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Monica leaves Mantis behind the protective cover of a containment unit, kips up and in an orange blur streaks across the room towards Mason. She slashes at him as she zips past. Her claws rake down his back, tearing his shirt, but grate against something almost metallicly. Mason grunts none-the-less, the attack obviously being felt.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Mantis gives a shriek as she pops her shoulder back into place, nearly fainting from the effort. She staggers to her feet uncertainly.</span></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Loki, SJ and Vince are up.</strong> Remember, Loki and SJ are prone, and SJ is disabled which greatly reduces what he can do. Mason is no longer affected by Loki's illusion.</span></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calinon, post: 1671342, member: 13737"] [font=Times New Roman][b]Brazilia, SAA SAP Research Facility October 13, 2120 Containment Area [/b][i]Initiatives: Flick 31 (4VP, 1L, 2S, KO), Cosmo 25 (6HP), Monica 22 (3HP, 2S, 1L), Loki 21 (3HP), Mantis 19 (1HP, 1L, 5PL Insect Control), Straightjacket 18 (3HP, 3L, disabled), Vince 15 (3HP, 1S), Mole 15 (6VP, 1L, 4S, dazed), Metal Mistress 13 (1HP, 4PL Magnetic Control, 1L), Neutron 12 (5HP, 2L, 2S, fatigued, Anaconda infected), Johan 7 (2HP, 2S), Anna 6 (2L, 3S, 5HP, dying), Rebound 5 (5HP, 1S , fatigued, KO), Mason 4 (2VP, 1S, nullified), Anithos 0 (6VP, disabled)[/i][/font] [font=Times New Roman]One of the guards nods over to the room nearby as Michelle blasts weakly at the Mole. "That'll go to communications. If you need an external line, they can connect you."[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 18 hits thanks to the Mole being dazed! Wee![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC12): 5 (1S, stunned)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]OOC: I wish I knew what you wanted with the phone, because the card Thunder gave you for Loco doesn't have a number on it. It has a button you push to beep him for help, and a homing device so he can find out where you are.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Neutron cuts loose another blast at Flick. Her tendrils snap outwards, the beam coalesces into a ball. With a grunt she sends the energy streaking back at Neutron! It slams into his leg, leaving a painful burn.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 22 hits![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Deflection: 24 succeeds.... Reflection! Cursed VP useage![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Reflection: 22 hits[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC15): 11 fails (1L)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]As Johan carries Anna, she semi-lucidly demands to be let down. When you don't immediately react, she pulls an arm free of one of your doubles, grabbing at it with her other arm. She reaches into the arm, yanks a wire free, letting it spark freely, lining up Flick. Her gun overcharges, energy surging around her arm as her cannon pops up, and she cuts loose a powerful pulse of sonic blast across the hall at Flick. The energy surge flashes out, knocking you and your doubles back and she drops to the ground with barely a sound. Flick's tendrils, still extended from batting aside Vince and Neutron's attacks, miss the oncoming blast, and she slams into the wall, sliding down unconscious.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 24 hits[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Deflection roll: 20 fails[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC25): 13 (1L, knocked out!)[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Fort save (DC10): 10 succeeds (Anna had no hero points remaining, and is now dying again)[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]Mason looks at Straightjacket. "Ok, this is a neat trick, but you know what? I bet I can break his concentration," he says with a cold grin. Raising one foot up, he stomps down on the ground, and things go flying! With the exception of Vincent, every single person in the warehouse is knocked to the ground, the containment units either topple over or teeter in place dangerously. The EPIC van is sent skidding into the wall, but doesn't overturn.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]Reflex save (DC29): Nobody can make it but Vince... and he does with a 29![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Concentration check (DC15): Loki 15! Woot! The illusion holds![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Everyone but Vince is now prone.[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]"Damn... he's good. But I can still see you, boy," he says with an evil smile. One step and he's at the prone Straightjacket, driving his stoney foot into his stomach with all his strength! Pain shoots through Straightjacket as his breath is driven from his body and he feels intense cold in his gut as something ruptures within him.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman]VILLAINOUS SURGE![/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Attack roll: 29 hits[/font][/i] [i][font=Times New Roman]Damage save (DC32): 8 (HP 14) fails (1L, disabled) -- Yeah, you were right, that hurts[/font][/i] [font=Times New Roman]"Drop the illusion, or I'll finish him real slow," he says with obvious pleasure. He cocks his head then, assuming a relaxed and tauntingly unconcerned stance. "Yeah, I'm here. They didn't even get out of the warehouse. We had to come get a truck. I'm just picking a kid to mail in pieces to my brother and then..." he pauses. "Well, is there any of them I can have?" He pauses again. "How about an arm or leg or something." He pauses again. "Alright, the mercs then? And the SAP guards?" Another pause. "Alright, at least the day won't be a total loss."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]He looks down at Straightjacket. "Lucky punk," he says with a smirk, poking him with his foot.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Anithos limps off behind one of the fallen containment units.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Cosmo doesn't seem to trust Mason however, cutting loose a powerful energy beam at him again, trying to remove the thug's powers. The beam strikes Mason squarely in the chest, and his stoney vissage looks somewhat surprised for a moment. He fights off the power briefly, then, with the sound of falling stone on cement, his stoney skin falls from him in small pieces. He blinks rapidly as the illusion around him starts to fade.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]"Alright," he says, seeming more or less unphased by the turn of events. "Someone wants some pain before I leave," he growls at Cosmo. You can hear an audible hum coming from Mason, mechanical in nature, as bracers on his arms start to glow brightly. "I hope you didn't think that would stop me, punk."[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Monica leaves Mantis behind the protective cover of a containment unit, kips up and in an orange blur streaks across the room towards Mason. She slashes at him as she zips past. Her claws rake down his back, tearing his shirt, but grate against something almost metallicly. Mason grunts none-the-less, the attack obviously being felt.[/font] [font=Times New Roman]Mantis gives a shriek as she pops her shoulder back into place, nearly fainting from the effort. She staggers to her feet uncertainly.[/font] [i][font=Times New Roman][b]Loki, SJ and Vince are up.[/b] Remember, Loki and SJ are prone, and SJ is disabled which greatly reduces what he can do. Mason is no longer affected by Loki's illusion.[/font][/i] [/QUOTE]
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