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<blockquote data-quote="Rolzup" data-source="post: 3007097" data-attributes="member: 10105">The game?&nbsp; Home-brewed system, in a setting not unlike Gamma World.&nbsp; The party was a bunch of former farm-boys, and their various mutant hanger's on...mutants, robots, and such.We'd become separated into two groups, each in a cavern underground.&nbsp; A tunnel, entirely filled with very cold water, connected the two caves.&nbsp; Fortunately, we had Tadpole on our side.&nbsp; A 3' tall, bright orange, amphibious mutant who happened to be&nbsp; -- and this is important -- as dumb as a post.And he was played, naturally, by one of the smartest guys in the group.Dave, who fancied himself the party leader, had just heard from Tadpole that the others were &quot;Just over there.&quot;&quot;Great, Tadpole.&nbsp; Listen, I want you to swim over to the others and....&quot;&quot;Okay!&quot; *splash*Dave chuckles, wearily.&nbsp; Tadpole returns a moment later.&quot;Tadpole, listen to me.&nbsp; I want you to swim over to the others and....&quot;&quot;Okay!&quot;&nbsp; *splash*The rest of us laugh this time.&nbsp; Dave grits his teeth.&nbsp; Tadpole's player has a very bland expression on his face as he describes swimming through the tunnel, waving to the others, and then returning to the waiting Dave.&quot;Tadpole, listen!&nbsp; Wait until I tell you, and then swim over to the others and....&quot;&quot;Okay!&quot;&nbsp; *splash*Dave curses.&nbsp; The rest of us are watching this drama unfold with bated breath.&quot;I'm back!&quot;&quot;Dammit, Tadpole!&nbsp; LISTEN!&nbsp; Do not go anywhere until I say...um...blue!&quot;Speaking in the most innocent tone imaginable, Tadpole's player replies, &quot;Blue?&quot;And Dave loses it.&nbsp; &quot;Yes, dammit!&nbsp; BLUE!&quot;&quot;Okay!&quot; * splash*I have never laughed so hard in my entire life.&nbsp; I couldn't even breathe.&nbsp; The look on Dave's face was beyond price.&nbsp; And even he started laughing after a moment...it was just so perfectly played by Tadpole's player.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rolzup, post: 3007097, member: 10105"] The game? Home-brewed system, in a setting not unlike [B]Gamma World[/B]. The party was a bunch of former farm-boys, and their various mutant hanger's on...mutants, robots, and such. We'd become separated into two groups, each in a cavern underground. A tunnel, entirely filled with very cold water, connected the two caves. Fortunately, we had Tadpole on our side. A 3' tall, bright orange, amphibious mutant who happened to be -- and this is important -- as dumb as a post. And he was played, naturally, by one of the smartest guys in the group. Dave, who fancied himself the party leader, had just heard from Tadpole that the others were "Just over there." "Great, Tadpole. Listen, I want you to swim over to the others and...." "Okay!" *splash* Dave chuckles, wearily. Tadpole returns a moment later. "Tadpole, [I]listen[/I] to me. I want you to swim over to the others and...." "Okay!" *splash* The rest of us laugh this time. Dave grits his teeth. Tadpole's player has a very bland expression on his face as he describes swimming through the tunnel, waving to the others, and then returning to the waiting Dave. "Tadpole, [i]listen![/i] Wait until I tell you, and then swim over to the others and...." "Okay!" *splash* Dave curses. The rest of us are watching this drama unfold with bated breath. "I'm back!" "Dammit, Tadpole! LISTEN! Do not go [I]anywhere[/I] until I say...um...blue!" Speaking in the most innocent tone imaginable, Tadpole's player replies, "Blue?" And Dave loses it. "[B]Yes, dammit! BLUE!"[/B] "Okay!" * splash* I have never laughed so hard in my entire life. I couldn't even breathe. The look on Dave's face was beyond price. And even he started laughing after a moment...it was just so perfectly played by Tadpole's player. [/QUOTE]

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