Crew List
Michael Clairmont – PC
Rox Oolot- Krogan Solider a member of Clan Rox, famous for having many well-known athletes and media-personalities throughout the galaxy. Extremely large even for a Krogan his experience in battle dwarfs that of the rest of the crew several times over.
“Switch”- Salarian Engineer, nervous, energetic, and a whiz when it comes to programming, conceptual design, and using the latest tech. His experience in software wetwork left him many useful traits, while not as handy in a firefight he’s got may skills to help in a pinch and can pilot damn near anything thanks to his love for hyper-realistic sims.
Sushoo- Hanar Master Chef and Hand-to-Hand combat expert, Sushoo is the overly polite enigma of the crew. One thing is for sure, you haven’t spent a night hungry since he can came aboard.
Luke Grey- Ex Blue Sun Merc, you took him hostage initially but honestly working for you is better than the Suns ever was, his backstory bored you a bit so you don’t remember much, something, something family…whatever
Rin Z'tela nar Rayya- Quarian Mechanic, the quiet genius of the crew, has the ship running well enough to take on multiple enemy military ships and come out smiling. Not very talkative, you don’t know much about her.
Dr. Kelisa Janios- Asari Doctor with degrees in Internal Medicine for most of the major Council species and several Terminus races. Also has an advanced degree in Psychiatry.
Sel Sola- Drell Bodyguard, trained to serve since a young age to protect her ward and eliminate any threats to them required.

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>When last we left you had successfully escaped the bombing of an art gallery on Thessia detailing the plight of the Ardat-Yakshi. The bombing claimed the life of a gallery worker; you chose instead to save the life of Justicar Phora who has also fled the scene to parts unknown.

>Due to your injuries Oolot and Dr. Janios insisted you be taken back to the ship.

Everyone on the ship stops by, even Rin though she doesn't say much.

"Do you wanna talk?" Janios asks once everyone has made their rounds.

[ ] No
[ ] You're not the first person to try that
[ ] (Free-form)

>>22393192
fuck yea MPD man quest


[X ] You're not the first person to try that
lets just work on a problem that IS solvable
like finding the Ardat-Yakshi "artist" that tried to blow me up

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>>22393256

"You're not the first person to try that." you reply giving her a hard cold stare.

"I sincerely doubted I was, but the crew is worried about you. They don't doubt that you're an excellent leader but you do seem to end up in quite a few explosions more than anyone should." she says sitting on the end of the bed.

Well she is right, you've been involved in quite a few explosions recently and unfortunately you've been on the receiving end of most of them.

"Is this really the time doc? Shouldn't we concentrate on finding the Asari who bombed the gallery?" you ask

"We're working on it, but you take priority, I can't make you talk but I think you want to, you sought me out for a reason, I can't promise I can make everything right today but I swear to you I can help with what you're going through and you don't have to suffer through it alone." she smiles and awaits an answer

>>22393313

[ ] Decline
[ ] Tell her a little of your time in the Alliance
[ ] Tell her about being committed
[ ] Try to angrily storm out of the room
[ ] (Free-form)
>Free-form is of course always an option, I'm really not gonna bother putting it

>>22393313
sit on the bed
I am just glad I survive the dam bombs
shit happens if it doesn't tear you apart kill you.
only place to grow is stronger.

mind getting the shrapnel out of me itches like a mother fucker (big grin)

>>22393373
>[ X] Tell her a little of your time in the Alliance

but this first

mind getting the shrapnel out of me itches like a mother fucker (big grin)

>>22393442
>>22393427
yea lets get fixed up before we spill our life story and blood all over

>>22393442
>>22393454

She laughs and starts helping pick away the stray fragments using local anesthetic.

"You're lucky, your armor took most of it, Switch is having a look at your Omni-tool, he thinks the Tech Armor may have overloaded from the force so he's trying to get it back online for you."

You smile at her as she finishes.

You decide to tell her a little of your time in the alliance, she sits patiently and is very attentive.

Once you finish she sits quietly for a moment.

"You know, it's not your fault right?" she says

"I know, but it feels like it most of the time, I hate knowing that's inside me, that capacity for destruction. You don't give over the kind of things that I did on Torfan."

"But you can learn to live with them.", she strokes your hand, "I'm gonna go see if Switch has made any headway in the repairs and the search. Rin is out looking for supplies for the ship, Sushoo went with her as well. They should be back shortly. Rest up if you can, Switch should be in soon."

You feel a huge weight lifted off your shoulders, you honestly feel more balanced than you have in years after talking with Dr. Janios

>You may now re-roll any personality roll if you do not like the result but you must keep the second one.

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>>22393559

To her word Switch shows up shortly with your Omni-tool.

"I updated the firmware and your Tech Armor should be back online, had a thought, I added a feature to well, for lack of a better term, "overclock" your Tech armor. It will take longer to reform but it should increase it's strength by 30% or more. You can activate it at will." he tells you as you strap the Omni-tool back on

"In addition I've detected several communiques in reference to the bombing of a suspicious nature, they were hard to pin down but they seem to be routed through a singular location, a nightclub called Blue Dream. We've also received a FTL transmission from...someone. It just said "Got him" and had coordinates out in the Traverse." Switch fidgets nervously and paces back and forth.

[ ] Follow up on nightclub lead
[ ] Head for the Traverse
[ ] Other

>>22393559
we should gt to know Rin Z'tela nar Rayya- Quarian Mechanic, the quiet genius of the crew, has the ship running well enough to take on

better at some point

>>22393661
>[ X] Follow up on nightclub lead
put on out party Armour its dance time

>>22393681

You take out your IV, damn you hurt like hell and move to get up, every step brings a new ache but you've never let that stop you before.

You put on best suit and do your best to hide the shrapnel cuts.
In a pinch your tech armor can make up for your lack of actual armor.

>Who are you taking with you?

I'll perhaps come back today, I shall try and read the threads.

>>22393766

Later man
Anyone else?

>>22393745
<3
Rin Z'tela nar Rayya
see what this one is all about

>>22393662
yea lets get the low down on this one

>>22393863
>>22393869

You elect to page Rin and see where she and Sushoo are.

"We're on our way back, Sushoo has picked up some strange Asari foodstuffs, and enough Dextro stuff for me to eat for the rest of my life."

[ ] (Free-form)

>>22393904
>>22393904
>>22393904
knowing Sushoo they will be some of the best meals you could ever want.

when you get back I would like an up date on how the ship is running and how you are doing on board Clairmont out

>>22393904
glad to here it ETA?

>>22393963

"Clai?..." she is cut off as you silence the comms.

[ ] Go to the club
>Select crew to take (No one is an option)
[ ] Travel to the Attican Traverse
>Cereberus OP
[ ] Other (Free-form)

>OOC questions welcome

>>22394045

She said 15 minutes

>>22394050
wait wear was she ?
lets go find her take “Switch” and the doc Dr. Kelisa Janios idk what we will run into but probable not combat too heavy for us to take care of .

>>22394084

You decide to meet them out. Switch nods and puts on what you imagine passes for a hoodie by Salarian standards, Janios throws on a lovely cocktail dress and you make your way off the ship. You bump into Sushoo and Rin just a couple minutes away. Rin is hauling a huge pallet of what look like sensor parts.
Sushoo has a pack of strapped onto his back full of exotic food.

[ ] (Free-form)

>>22394050
shit let find out mechanic she was tops at her job that means anyone fucking with her is fucking with our ride NO one fucks with our ride bring Rox Oolot and the doc just encase .

also what the fuck could get the jump on sushoo? god dam it now their fucking with our meals its face stomping time.

>>22394067
good there close we can hit the club

>>22394118

You cut them off bro

>>22394117
O good there ok

thought you could use a hand grab something to help them load it into the ship then head to the club

>>22394118
read that wrong thought the coms got cut off lol

>>22394084
>>22394118

Lol, explanation, almost no one knows you as Michael Clairmont. That is a dead name. She knows you as Bob Drake.

>>22394154

You help them back to the ship and they ask where you're headed and you let them know a club downtown.

Rin seems interested, Sushoo seems eager to be back in the kitchen.

>>22394117
help with loading supply then take the girls to the club doc and Rin Z'tela have switch look through the parts

>>22394191
bittys on each arm thats how you get into a club ;)

>>22394208
yea take the girls its more likely we will blend in like we were going to actually club rather than investigate

also who will we be when we get there ?

>>22394191
>>22394208

Switch seems disappointed but agrees it's likely for the best, he was never that popular anyway.

Rin changes her armor dressings to something you surmise is more formal due to the ornate style. Same suit just many different accessories and she makes the decision to ditch the toolbelt.

With a lady on each arm you make your way to the club.

>>22394229

Give me a d20 guys, I'm swapping to first roll is the one to be taken

Rolled 14

>>22394307

Rolled 17

>>22394307
ok

>>22394324

Looks like Ryan Hastings, the man with the silver tongue, couldn't have worked out much better.

>>22394342

You hug the ladies hips and make your way to the front of the line, to the Krogan bouncer standing there.

"Name?" he asks gruffly

"Ryan Hastings" you say with a sly grin.

"Not on the list, back of the line." he says jabbing a thumb towards the mass of the people to his left.

"Scuse' me, I said Ryan fuck'mothering Hastings, and I'm here to rock this shithole so I'd appreciate you letting the best goddamn thing to happen to you all day in."

The krogan looks at you stupefied, Kelisa and Rin both look at you.

"Look, I don't have time for this shit, I've got 10,000 creds burning a hole in my pocket and I can just as easily go find another dive to spread my capitalistic love all over. So am I gonna get in or not?"

He stands there for a moment and you swing the girls away, "Fine have it your way." he says as you start to walk away, "But I better see some serious credits drop or you'll fit in a can when I'm done with you."

"Psh, you've never had Ryan Hastings in your club before" you push past him and into the club.

>>22394459
alright girls first we dance then we drink than dance more in between look around find the high roles interesting people then we investigate

>>22394459
alright ladies lets find some clues pinch the doc s but and grab a drink

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>>22394459

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=razxf3G4Zmw

The sun is just starting to set on Thessia but the club is already absolutely busting at the seams. Predominately Asari with several other cultures sprinkled throughout it's a great scene, very easy on the eyes.

Rin points you to the stage, "Now that's something you don't see everyday."

A Quarian DJ stands at the helm of a huge dancefloor and the crowd is going wild.

[ ] Head to the dancefloor with the girls
[ ] Find the bar and start liquoring up
[ ] Wander the crowd
[ ] Troll a Turian
[ ] Free-Action

>>22394501
>>22394519

You pinch the good doctor's butt which gets a good jump out of her.
"Lighten up, let's have a good time tonight!"

>Drink then dance?

>>22394576
>[ X] Head to the dancefloor with the girls
this is something you don't see every day XD

DANCE dace dance biotic flashes with the beat shake our ass git the girls in on it too make us the life of the party

>>22394637
yea grab a drink on our way up for us and both girls leave a good size tip

>>22394636
>>22394637

You grab a drinks for you and girls and down yours before dragging them out to the dance floor.

Give me 3d100

Rolled 88, 72, 11 = 171

>>22394726
By the power of the Dance may we PARTY!

Rolled 3, 3, 28 = 34

>>22394726
get get get our grove on !

>>22394790
you sir have no funk :(

>>22394778
>>22394790

>Ryan Hastings' Silver tongue
>Subtract 25 from any roll as it applies to social situations.

You put the ladies to shame with how well you can dance, people actually give you space just to watch. Somehow you can't help but feel that there is someone out there in the universe's who dancing skill you must have stole from to add to your own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOXR_0wO6GA

>What now?

>>22394831

Low rolls=Best rolls on 100

>>22394963
lets gets some more drinks and chat with the bar tender. find a table and get a feel of the place .

>>22395003
O looks lie I got all the funk XD

see if

>>22395037
see if the girls noticed any one odd in the crowd as we danced

spread some credits around what else is there to do here ?

>>22395037

You do so both Rin and Kelisa seem very impressed.

You're scoping it out, it's a pretty normal night club from all appearances.

The bartender really just keeps rushing about making small talk, he doesn't seem to interested in a long coversation

>>22395084

[ ] Head to the dancefloor with the girls
[ ] Find the bar and start liquoring up
[ ] Wander the crowd
[ ] Troll a Turian
[ ] Free-Action

>>22395102
[ X] Wander the crowd

>>22395102

[ X] Troll a Turian

what could go wrong?

>>22395132
be calm cool and keep our eye open for that blue bombing bitch

>>22395132
>>22395146
>>22395192

You wander the crowd for a bit, no sign of her, Kelisa sees a few familiar faces, she dances around being a social butterfly many of them intrigued by the handsome human fellow she's with.

Rin seems to gravitate towards the Quarian DJ whom she seems to go away with after their set has finished.

>>22395146

You see a Turian hitting on an Asari who just cannot seem to take a hint.

[ ] "Spill" a drink on him
[ ] Try and talk to him to allow her a chance to slip away
[ ] Free-form
> [ ] Hastings Special

>>22395329
>[X ] Hastings Special
god yes

>>22395329
[ X] Hastings Special

my body is reedy

>>22395385

"Well hey there, I couldn't help but notice you look like you're in serious need of a drink." you say putting your arm around the Asari

"Wait..wha..." she says as she's being led away
"HEY!" the Turian yells after you.

"Anyway, allow me to introduce myself, I'm Ryan, Ex-Alliance, Star-traveler, Renaissance man, future husband. And you are?"

"I'm...Ariene..." she mutters

"Well that's a beautiful name, Ariene, I like how it rolls, what do you drink Ariene?" you ask

"Mostly..." she begins

"Ah here we are..." You take two drinks off a passing waiters tray while he isn't paying attention. "Human Champagne, recommend you try it, it's delicious." you tell her

"Oh, well thank you." She says blushing, the Turian is hot on your heels, just as he's about to make a grab you spin both of you away and walk through a crowd.

"You like it?" you ask as she takes a sip

"Mhmm, it's very good" she says smiling

You lead on up a flight of stairs to the upper part of the club

The Turian is running trying to catch up, he's a persistent little bastard, blame it on the liquor.

You take an empty drink tray off a table, point Ariene in the direction of some art on the wall and turn and toss the tray perfectly as he reaches the top of the stairs, it catches unbalaced on the edge of the stair and he slips, you hear yelling as he tumbles down a flight of stairs.

She turns back to you just in time for you to comment on how you loved the way Asari utilize the light in their art work and aren't afraid of a little darkness to bring out the edge in something.

She seems to be quite smitten with you.

[ ] Free-form

>>22393855
And back <3

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>>22395712

wb

damn can't think of anything jazzy to say

Holy shit, this is back?

I was the Guy who suggested Ryan Hastings as a personality.

Anyways

"So, tell me a bit about yourself."

>>22395624
"There is an old Earth saying that I believe fits, 'Navis volitans mihi anguillis plena est'. It roughly translates to 'Even stars seem cold when your smile radiates warmth.'"

>>22395845
That's not Tsundere.
That's just annoyance with Joker being a baby about the ship.

>>22395928
>'Navis volitans mihi anguillis plena est'
>My hovercraft is full of eels

>>22395928
yes this
and then ask her about her self

>>22395929

Didn't title it, will correct now that you mention it.

>>22395876
Well chosen good sir

>>22395928
>>22395941
>She doesn't know that or do I for that matter

"There is an old Earth saying that I believe fits, 'Navis volitans mihi anguillis plena est'. It roughly translates to 'Even stars seem cold when your smile radiates warmth.'" you tell her taking her hand.

"Oh my..." she blushes as you have a seat in a booth nearby.

"So tell me about yourself, Ariene." you say ordering more champagne from a passing waiter.

She tells you she works at the Thessian Archives. (Think Library of Congress) She really doesn't go out often her friends kind of dragged her out tonight and then abandoned her for being unable to keep up with them.

Obviously the Asari do not keep the same mindset as human females as it comes to clubs.

A very angry Turian passes your booth swearing but can't seem to find what he's looking for.

>>22396102

She puts her hand on yours, "I hope you don't think this as incredibly forward of me but would you wanna go back to my place?"

[ ] Free-form

>>22396170
AWww yeeea, we gon get killed by a secret ardat yakshi

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>>22396170
Heh
Heh
Heh
Alll riiiiiight.

>>22396170
Likely hood that it is a trap? Moderate.

But, if it isn't a trap we can probably get her to let us access some of the closed off parts of the Thessian Archive, or at least guide us around.

"I think it's just incredibly forward enough. Lets get going."

>>22396170
"There are very few things that would force me say no. And I would ignore them anyway."

>>22396170
My dear I would love nothing more then to spend the rest of the night in your company ;)


send a text to Kelisa and Rin "found a friend from Thessian Archives going to do some data MINING don't wait up ill see you both at the ship tommrrow"

>>22396192
>>22396198
>>22396204

"I think it's just incredibly forward enough. Lets get going." you tell her.

You take a skycar to her apt, much as you would expect there are many bookshelves, she puts on a little music and breaks out a wonderful Asari spirit.

You talk for a while before you find out the shy disposition Ariene puts on in public hides a lot of frustration and passion she'd been looking to take out for a long time.

You wake up to your Omni-tool buzzing. Ariene is still asleep.

[ ] Answer
[ ] Ignore
[ ] Free-form

>>22396331

You did so

>>22396352
Gently get out of bed, step a bit away so noise wont awake/be easily eavesdropped and answer.

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oh, this quest is back up? How convenient. Did miss it quite a bit.

>>22396378

seconding this. Possibly have it on quiet mode. Do omnitools have a type-chat option?

>>22396367
with all the typos, I hope.
>>22396378
this

>>22396378
>>22396418
>>22396475
>>22396540

They do, you answer, It's Rin.

Text says

"Got them, they aren't on Thessia anymore though, they're making a bee-line towards the Terminus, they ping every now and then, looks like they're headed for Illium."

Ariene rolls over and finds the pillow you placed there hugging it tightly.
Smooth move Mr. Hastings.

[ ] Wake Ariene
[ ] Leave without saying goodbye
[ ] Free-form

>>22396649
>[ X] Wake Ariene

>>22396649
Uuuuh, gently wake Ariene, tell her we have to go/it's urgent, but we want to see her again, yadi yadi ya, hopefully she'll show us the archives tut tut HASTING AWAY

>>22396649

Order a single instance of Thessia's equivalent of an orchid, and a book of Asari poetry so she can amuse herself while wondering where we went. We can do this on our way to the ship.

>>22396706

>Silver Tongue

You do so, asking them to please print a message from you in the front in your writing.

"I wish I hadn't had to leave so soon, but the stars call. Don't worry, you'll hear from me again." and despite the strangeness of it you sign Ryan

[ ] Back to the ship
[ ] Free-form

>>22396649
Wake Areiene with BREAKFAST

>>22396772
fine, order breakfast for her as well.
something grand.
or something.
shrug.

>>22396772

Return to the ship, we have to chose which lead to follow! Should we go after the murderess-demon, or should we try to catch up with that N7 we wanted to meet?

Decisions, decisions.

>>22396775
>>22396788

Easy guys, no one wants to wake up to a pile of things at their door.
(Unless it's my Reaper Minis, then I want to wake up to a huge ass box from Texas on my doorstep)

>>22396820

Indeed decisions, decisions

>>22396887
Watching paragon lost alongside this quest, collectors, collectors erriwhere
>back to the ship

>>22396887

samefag from >>22396820 here.

I suggest taking cerberus's pointer for the commando. I get the feeling that the ardat-yakshi and the paladin chasing her will either spend some time playing around in Illium, or else they will leave mess as big as on Thessia that will be not too difficult to follow up to.

>>22396887

I'm never able to judge whether people are going to converse and make plans or not.
I guess it's cause I'm so used to playing in person.

You get back to the ship just in time for a mean Sushoo breakfast, you don't know what kind of fish that is but it goes great with bacon, that much you know for sure.

After breakfast you freshen up and take a shower. The crew awaits your word

[ ] Speak with crewmen (Pick em)
[ ] Do something on Thessia (Free-form)
[ ] Head to Illium
>Ardat-Yakshi
[ ] Head to Attican Traverse remote coordinates
> Cerberus OP
[ ] Something Else

>>22397028
>Speak with crew [Rin]

>>22397088

Sure, what would you like to talk about?

>You find her on the hull installing what looks like a much more advanced sensor package for deep probing into systems.

>>22397028

Ask Switch what he can tell you of that transmission from "somewhere". Don't suppose he can figure out where it came from, who sent it?

>>22397141
"So, how was your evening slash night slash morning?"

>>22397141

"That hardware looks very sophisticated, where'd you find it? What can it do?"

I'll answer any and all questions posed to crew, realize time-line isn't essential if you'll grant me that.

>>22397158
"Highly encrypted, that leaves very few possible sources, but I think we can hazard a guess who sent it and why. It was meant to deliver the message in the most clear, concise way possible."

>>22397164
"It was very good, it'd been long since I'd seen another Quarian, it was a welcome change."

>>22397199
"I have my sources, it will allow us greater scan frequency and depth, we can likely get a 3D map of any structure landform through up to a mile of rock. It has a passive scan range of up to 3 AU and active of .25 AU. Very hard for someone to get the drop on us with this gear."

>>22397299
>"It was very good, it'd been long since I'd seen another Quarian, it was a welcome change."
"I'm glad you enjoyed it."

>"I have my sources, it will allow us greater scan frequency and depth, we can likely get a 3D map of any structure landform through up to a mile of rock. It has a passive scan range of up to 3 AU and active of .25 AU. Very hard for someone to get the drop on us with this gear."
Blink, twice perhaps. "Wow. That's... damn."

The Good Docther
"So, did you have fun?"

>>22397299

If I were to venture a meta guess, I'd say she's a daro'xen's agent. Oh well, most convenient for us.

"That sounds very convenient. Let me know if you come up with any more ideas to improve our odds - we can probably afford it."

speaking of which, how much cash do we have available? And how's our investment doing?

>>22397336

"Only thing is when it's hot, it's hot, you know you'll have been pinged, there's not hiding it, it penetrates way too deep. This ship can take most in a straight fight and if it can't I'd rather know they're there so we have time to run if need be, make sense?"

>>22397348
She laughs "I had a great time, you were not the only one who stayed out all night you know."

MY FRIEND. I thought you stop doing these threads a while ago?

Mike is still crazy right?

Rolled 15

>>22397420
And the crazy is determined by dice rolls right?

In that case rolling for pirate mike.

>>22397451
But we had suave swaggery on :(

Rolled 12

>>22397464
Swag mike is overrated.

Oh, and is our crew in the story still playing tabletop games?
I remember sending them across oceans fight undead loch ness monsters and shit

>>22397407
>"Only thing is when it's hot, it's hot, you know you'll have been pinged, there's not hiding it, it penetrates way too deep. This ship can take most in a straight fight and if it can't I'd rather know they're there so we have time to run if need be, make sense?"
"Makes sense."

>She laughs "I had a great time, you were not the only one who stayed out all night you know."
"Atta girl."

I'm surprised neither, rather no one except Switch asked questions about our many names

>>22397377

Oooh, that would have been good, alas no, Xen has nothing to do with her presence here, matter of fact she has nothing to do with any of the Admiralty.

Let's call it 1.8 million credits and the huge arsenal you stole from the Blue Suns which they are no doubt still pissed over.

Not enough time has passed for you to see a return on your investment

>>22397420
>>22397451
>>22397485

I know wb, they still got me on overtime for work but I'm gonna start trying to run on Fridays and possibly Sundays again.
It got down to like 2 people posting in a thread so I really got down on it but this seems to be going much better

Also new rolling table for those interested

1- Barnacle Bob- Space pirate
2-4 Berto the Biotic God
5-7 Robbert the PI
8-12 Michael Clairmont- Default
13-15 Ryan Hastings- Suave motherfucker
16-17 Bertie the Tech- Wimpy but a nice guy
18-20 Robert the Palabro
20 Bob Drake- Cold, calculating, and very, very, dangerous

Yeah they are, if you want you can roll a game for them when we head out.

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Rolled 19

Sweet sounds good.

>Yeah they are, if you want you can roll a game for them when we head out.
What level are they? I say they run a *slightly* nerfed version of Tomb of horrors.

>>22397621
ment to reply to

>>22397567

>Doctor
"Can I ask what Aria's done to get you so riled up against her, or would that remind you to forget to restock the anaesthetics?"

>>22397621

Welp, with paladin mode we have hardly any choice but to pursue the gallery bombing culprit, don't we?

>>22397621

They're around level 10. You are pretty sure you can find a less "deathy" version of Tomb of Horrors.

(BTW, Baba Yaga's Hut would be so much worse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga's_Hut
It's a Gygax module so...)

>>22397700
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Yaga's_Hut
>The Hut can "steal" many spells that attempt to modify its environment, ignoring them, memorizing them, and then using them against their original casters at will. If subjected to spells like identify or stone tell, it will lie to the casters, admitting only one truth: its name, the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga. It is entirely immune to other spells; the only effects that can conceivably harm it are an orb of annihilation, dimensional mine, or disintegration chamber large enough to contain it

Neat. Have to find this one for my group

>>22397663
"Can I ask what Aria's done to get you so riled up against her, or would that remind you to forget to restock the anesthetics?" you ask

"Just look to treat the megalomania, sometimes a high caliber slug is the best way to do that."

>>22397682
I never called a change

>>22397776

My current DM informed me of it and it's horror stories, he said he lost twice as many characters to "that goddamned hut" than he ever did the tomb even through multiple playthroughs of ToH
He recommended starting with no less than 15 characters and even then you're pushing it.

>>22397777
>"Just look to treat the megalomania, sometimes a high caliber slug is the best way to do that."
"It is my troubled duty to inform you that it is indeed 'calibre' and not 'caliber', ma'am."

>>22397886
*twirl moustache, adjust tophat and monocle*

>>22397886

>US vs UK

oh you.

>>22397777

She's obviously not ready to speak of any specifics just yet. Let's try again later, and possibly from a different approach.

In the meantime, who's in favour of going where?

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>>22397964

that image is improper, since both versions are actually correct.

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>>22398003
Fixed

So where are we going guys?

>>22398038

You can't be a lord and esquire at the same time.

>>22398038
Quite fitting.

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>>22398056

>>22398038
>>22397978

No specifics yet, where we going guys?

>>22398137
>>22398079
>>22398056
>>22398038
>>22398003


Alright, that's enough dilly-dally. I say, let's quit fooling around and hit the Traverse!

>Drell
"So, Sel. We haven't really talked at all yet. Would you like to tell me a tad about yourself?"

>>22398194

You tell Switch to set a course for the traverse.

>>22398215
"What do you wanna know?"

>>22397777
>>22398038

I say we go to Illium.

We really need a british gentleman personality. How about making Palabro a gentleman?

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>>22398232

Matter of fact, ask any questions you want, we'll assume you just asked them whenever time was free. Ignore timeline consequences, we'll hammer out the details.

>>22398259

We'll talk about it

>>22398232
Shrug, "Something? Favourite food, colour, weapon, ship, that stuff maybe?"

>>22398232

"Have you travelled many worlds? Do you have specific criteria in who you would work for?"

"YAAARGH MATEYS! LET LOOSE THE MAIN SAIL AND SET COURSE FOR THE ATTICAN TRAVERSE! WE BE HUNTIN' THE GREAT ARDIAT YAKSHIRE!"

>>22398232
also send the info Anonymously about the bombing suspect to the authority

>>22398308
>>22398342

"I like sushi; green; none, my preference depends on the task at hand; a warship." she tells you, "I've seen many but spent most of my time on Kahje, mostly Hanar for obvious reasons, but that's not really an option anymore."

>>22398232

You arrive at the coordinates after a few days journey, it's on the edge of the an uncharted star system.

"We're being hailed." Switch reports

[ ] Answer
[ ] Bail

>>22398474

I think the authority (the justicar) already knows and is in hot pursuit

>>22398474

A quick extranet check has seen that Phora has made the suspect well known, you're suspiciously absent from the piece, point of pride more than likely.

>>22398485
"Huh. You're... not really talkative, are you? Kind of like Rin, eh?"

>>22398485

Time to put those new sensors to a test.

Answer.

"This is exploration vessel I<3Ponies, captain - "uh, what name are we using in business? " - how can we be of assistance?"

>>22398485
>Answer

>>22398511
"Though you answer... when Rin came on she just looked at me for a moment then went back to work usually."

>>22398511

"I like to talk just fine if people have interesting things to say. So what are my services in such dire need for?" she asks

>>22398521
>>22398522

"This is exploration..." you begin
"No need, we know why you're here, we don't have much time now. They've engaged the Valkyrie, she's holding her own for the moment but they need assistance. Volkov says this is your opportunity to do what you do best. Give em' hell" the communicator cuts.

"Detecting a destroyer class vessel, pinging as the Valkyrie, she's venting atmosphere and has her guns spun up, I can't tell what she's fighting though." Rin informs you

[ ] Approach the Valkyrie
[ ] Wait
[ ] Begin charging slip-space capacitors
[ ] Free-form

>>22398564
"Heh, I kind of got that feel from her."

>>22398485
Answer.

welp, I need to go to bed. Just wanna say that I saw this thread and then read through all of the previous ones. Awesome stuff you got here.
Anyway I can know when the next thread is ?

>>22398589

"I Just thought that I could take the opportunity to get to know my crew better, but if you don't wish to chat, it's fine. I certainly hope you'll join the game after we're done checking out this 'mysterious' tip in the Traverse."

>>22398696

I'll shoot for Sunday if possible, if not next Friday, I usually start around lunch

>>22398705

"You dodged my question"

>>22398696
Approaching speed, shields up

>>22398693

>Valkyrie is our commando ally(or foe) to be's vessel, yes?

What sort of vessels are attacking her? We should have a justification to intervene. Do the attackers look like pirates? Valkyrie is officially alliance vessel? If so, charge in with guns blazing, we can play it as loyal citizens helping an alliance vessel in distress.

What system, by the way? Any planets worthy of exploration and scavenging jobs we could refer to?

>>22398733

'You know as much as I do, and as I've been saying at our briefings - we've been tasked to assasinate a N7 agent, but we're gonna make up our mind only after we get to know him whether or not we'll do actually do it."

wait, has she actually been on any of those briefings?

>>22398776

The Valkyrie is a Cerberus vessel, and it's getting shredded, but it seems to be laying into something as well, you just can't get a bead on in, Sensors are coming back clean.

>>22398696
Approaching speed, shields up

>>22398733
"Well, there's Aria and her goons along with mercs and bounty hunters she'll send, Blue Suns for this ship and its shipment and killing a small lot of them, possibly Cerberus if I slash we end up pissing them off, and you seemed like an interesting and useful person to have around in general, if I'm allowed to be crude. Does that answer your question?"
if da
"Do you have a goal, besides safeguarding the Drell and Hanar?"

>>22398812
active or passive?
Anyway, hold fire, shields up and approach.

>>22398776

You know nothing about the star system you're in, it's not on any star charts you're able to locate. As far as you know you're the first person in the Star system is actually take an interest in cataloging the planets here. You'd have to invest time into learning more, through the passive scanners you can tell there are two gas giants and what you surmise are many moons and a couple dwarf planets, there also seems to be a super earth but you don't know more than that.

>>22398812

Approach and determine the nature and composition of attacking forces. Tell the crew to be ready to *dance*

>>22398862

sounds like we could linger around a bit after the rumble is over, provided we do not have to leave in a rush.

also

what the hell are slip-space capacitors?

>>22398808
>>22398835

You're on approach, forward shields are at full power.

>Sel
"That explains a lot, and I'm searching for the answer to that question myself, and I didn't think I would find it unless I left Kahje."

Passive, you're not close enough yet

>>22398881
Halo

>>22398900
>"That explains a lot, and I'm searching for the answer to that question myself, and I didn't think I would find it unless I left Kahje."
"Fair enough, I hope you'll have fun and find what you're looking for. Now, the crew is playing this game..."

>>22398881

Oh right, sorry, wrong game, FTL drives, sorry man, I love sci-fi and it bleeds over. I'm not super-dm

>>22398865
You're almost within .25 AU

>>22398933

Keep closing in. Make another ping, perhaps. We need to figure what we're up against.

>>22398919

"Oh?"

>>22398933
Active scanners show a barrage of weapons fire, but you're having trouble tracking the other target, it's electronic signature is all over the place.

"Sending out a multi-spectrum pulse" Rin informs you.

"Huh, nothing on the Infrared, that can't be right." you say

"BOSHTET, MY SYSTEM IS FINE" Rin says, her body language moves to be a defensive posture.

"The only conclusion is they're able to hide their thermal emissions." Switch says

"That's not possible, space is too cold to hide something like that..."

You see an explosion on the forward view screen.

"They connected with something, yes, thermal emissions detected, it's leaving a huge heat trail now. Frigate sized target, stealth vessel?" Rin sounds shocked.

>The Stealth ship is bleeding heat emission, you surmise whatever was capturing those emissions has been damaged.
>The destroyer is listing, it's lost what you surmise is around 20% thrust and the ship is holed across multiple decks. They're firing everything they have at the stealth ship though.
[ ] Free-form

>>22399031
hail ask the stealth ship to surrender(fire a few rounds) and be boarded (fire again) or be destroyed

ARG!!!!!!!!!!!

>>22399031
>"Oh?"
kind of meant to imply thing that it'd be explained off screen :v

"Can you open a secure channel to the stealth ship?"
Move I<3PONIES between the two ships

>>22399031

"Attacking vessel! This is exploration craft I<3Ponies and we shall not permit this brigandry to go unanswered! Stand down or prepare to be destroyed!"

>>22399081

The stealth ship is now emitting an Alliance IFF.
SSV Midway

>>22399105
Ok

You can open a secure line but you don't know how likely you are to get a response in a combat situation.

>>22399123
Open com?

>>22399203
"Hello fancy stealth ship Midway, this is exploration craft I<3Ponies, what's going on here?"
And send a text to the Cerberus ship to jump out while they can now that we're distacting the fancy stealth ship

>>22399203

Oh boy, NOW they're alliance.

I suppose the only way to not break our cover would be to power down weapons and watch the frigate finish its job.

>open com
That was the idea, but now it seems clear that we've come across some sort of military operation.

Or maybe we could ask whether we could be of assistance.

>>22399295
Well it is the N operative we were after

>>22399295

They were stealthing, why would they broadcast an IFF. You presume since you're entering the combat zone they wanted to ID you as friend or foe, you haven't fired on them yet, but neither have you fired on the destroyer.

>The Midway is gaining the edge, without having to stealth it's emissions are redlining, whoever is piloting that thing can make it dance

>>22399266

that seems risky unless we can make a very weak beam transmission, laser maybe? directly to them. The commando will be suspicious enough for meeting us here - certainly enough to associate us with cerberus.

>>22399349

8 minutes till I go with the most popular action, in event of a tie first suggestion wins.

>>22399346
If our IFF isn't just "WOOP WOOP! Pull over dat ass too fat!" on a loop I will be disappointed.

>>22399372
>WOOP WOOP
>Not https://images.4channel.org/f/src/meloniviinaa.swf

>>22399372

You are registered as the MSV I<3PONIES! Thank to a hacker you fucked with.

>>22399372

I'm pretty sure our IFF identifies us as an indep private freighter

>>22399346

I say we ask them if they need help. If not, we sit back and watch them dance. We can talk later.

>>22399394

I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy this

>>22399394
fucking finland

>>22399399
>I'm pretty sure our IFF identifies us as an inept private freighter
ftfy

>>22399448

that's even better. I would have you know that I was in favor to have her drawn pink and perhaps with flowers and unicorns. Deception, man!

>>22399399
>>22399349
>>22399345
>>22399295
>>22399266

You hail the Midway, "Can we render assistance?" you ask.

A voice says back, "Appreciate it, but there's no need."

Just as they do the destroyers opens all missile ports and 40 missiles go streaking through the ether.

The frigate bobs and weaves through missiles and all swing back around in pursuit.

"Midway has adjusted to intercept course with Valkyrie, they're not diverting, Valkyrie is moving it's broadside guns." Rin reports

You see a hail of fire pouring from the Valkyrie, the Midway evading the majority, their forward shields soaking up the rest.

"10 SECONDS TO IMPACT!" Switch yells

You see the Midway bear down onto the Valkyrie and suddenly there's hundreds of targets and your targeting is reseting.

"ECM, the missiles are flying blind!"

You see the Midway streak past the Valkyries underbelly and the entire salvo they fired impact dead into their broadside, the ship vents atmosphere and explosions chain along it's hull, the ship opens up and superstructure is just shattered from the impacts. The Midway limps towards the super earth hailing you.

[ ] Answer
[ ] Free-form

>>22399552
>Answer
"Sup?"

>>22399552


"That was some impressive fighting. Who were these guys anyway? Need some help patching that hole up? My engineer is literally *dying* to put her hands on your ship."

>>22399552
Accept the hailing. "Big up Babylon! Those moves yah be buss'n on da hot steppa was bad like yaz, bwoy!"

>>22399580
>>22399614
>>22399629

"I'm sure she is, but that isn't necessary or permitted.", a female voice says back to you, "besides, no one is touching my girl but me"

[ ] Free-form

>>22399746

>are we still in swag-mode?

"Oh, am I to assume you are Midway's engineer? What you say is very saddening, I would sure love to get to know both of you ladies intimately. What are you doing in these forgotten parts, anyway? That ship you blasted looked like alliance design... you're not going to clean up witnesses, are you?"

>>22399785

>You are indeed

"Depends, are you with them?" she asks

>>22399837
"Well, to be honest, I'm supposed to be. I mean, 10 Million with 2 Million up front and some swag to kill this one guy who managed to piss off the former Alliance black ops cell sounded nice. But... eh, I don't know what you did in the first place so I'm not really taking sides yet. So, what did you people do?"

>>22399837

"That depends a lot on who 'they' and 'you' are, respectively. I'm sure we both have a lot of interesting stories to exchange that would be better told in person."

>>22399837
"Depends, what did you do to piss off Cerberus in the first place?"

>>22399892

I question the wisdom of disgorging that much information over open channel, especially when we don't know who exactly we can trust - aside from our own crew

>>22399746
see if they have are target aboard

>>22399899

"Heh, well, I'll tell you what, how do you feel about fighting?" she asks

>>22400007

"I do not go out of my way to pick fights, but if they come my way, I'm not above taking delight in them. Are you suggesting a *dance*? Without live ordnance, perhaps?"

>>22400007
what did you have in mind?

>>22400099
>>22400120

"There's a Cerberus base on that planet, unfortunately I don't know if we'd survive transition into an atmosphere that heavy, if you'd like to insert and clear it out for us we may be amendable to meeting." she says, "Think of it as an audition."

>>22400244
"What's Cerberus? What've they done?"

>>22400244

"'Clear it out'? What have those guys done to you? Are they some sort of criminal syndicate? Shadow government?" Pause as if considering. Cerberus will probably not realize what side we are on - we did after all tell Volkov that this is what our approach is going to look like. "You have made yourselves a deal."

>>22400305
>>22400387

"They're definitely the bad guys in all of this, and I want to make sure you're not one of them, is that too much to ask?" she says in a seductive tone

>>22400419

Tell you what, I'm dragging so let's end here for tonight and we'll see about picking up sunday.

>>22400419
"Is it really that much to ask what they have done to bring this upon them? I mean, yeah, Blue Suns for example I'd understand, stupid mercs, but I've never heard of this Cerberus before."
If they remain tight lipped then fine, sure, let's do it, but we're expecting answers

>>22400419

"When you put it like that, how could we possibly refuse? Very well then, we shall dispense some violence, if it means the chance to meet the lady who tends to this beautiful ship close up and.. personal."

I suggest taking Oolot, Luke and Sel down with us, as we can expect resistance. Shall we roll for personality upon drop?

>>22400534

sounds good, I'd actually also prefer some sleep here in Yurop. Cheers for the show!

>>22400576
>>22400557
>>22400540

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