Can we at least read this guy's mind to learn what he has planned for us? Or Mia's location?

>>25806871
this, mind readings for intel GO!

>>25806765
When we come down, take a hostage, in a totally implied and non-threatening way.

>>25806871
go for it.

>>25806871
Do this. Find out how Henderson is doing.

If it comes down to it we can take this guy alive maybewe'd have the perfect hostage and that sick ass bounty.

>>25806897
we are not dropping down, and that is a retarded plan

>>25806916
I'm amused at how people think it's going to be a breeze to get this guy. You know, since he's bigger, crazier, is probably armed, and has backup.

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>>25806871
>Before taking any action, you use your psionic abilities.

Mia:
>"Oh I'm going to gut this fat fuck the moment I get out of these chains. You just wait, pendejo. As soon as I get this off I am going to sneak up behind you and choke you to death. To DEATH!"

Brutus:
>"Hopefully I can convince her to join me after this race is over. I could use a ghost, and I can -really- use that battle-cruiser. Never easy to rig these things, but you gotta do what you gotta do..."

>>25806897
what
>>25806922
said but nicer.

We aren't going anywhere in there till we have to.

>>25806960
welp, time to go in there and kill him.

>>25806960
OOOOOH. We can blackmail this motherfucker with him rigging a god damn race.

>>25806973
first we need to find out if there are any traps around.

>>25806960
right, if we can, communicate to Henderson about how the butcher rigged the race, so he should go and kill everyone

>>25806960
God, I would give my left nut sack right now to have the Spectre stun ability.

Let's listen in further to what he's saying...I don't want to just drop down, too easy, and I know it will mean bad things

>>25806997
none were mentioned. Though I bet Mia is close at hand to be used as a hostage considering her thoughts.

>>25806973
>>25806997
guys...guys we can use this. We can seriously use this. We know he's trying to rig a race.

First we need to see if our guy still stands a chance then stop him from rigging it. We can do this without endangering the rest of our crew.

>>25806960

Hold Position. We Only take him, If Henderson... WHEN Henderson Looses...

also, see if we can't learn his plans through our psyonics...

>>25806960
Kill him. And his guards.

>>25807020
This. All we need to do is see if henderson can win. Then we stop him from rigging the god damn race.

>>25806960
I vote kill him now.

Race is already rigged.

>>25806765
>Corporal Henderson, can win the race
>driving backwards down the track
>drunk
who knows maybe everyone else in the race might just die and he will win by default.

>>25806960
any chance we can dig a bit deeper and see what this guy has planned?

>>25807027
As much as I want to do this, we can't, really.

I mean, all we have is our hands, and unless you think DP can use her incredible thigh strength to crush his skull, we would be at a disadvantage with that CMC on.

>>25807049
This. We need to find out what he has planned. For all we know henderson could be killing the shit out of everyone else.

>>25807027
Ignoring that we don't have eyes on ANYTHING, how do you suggest we do this?

We need to let Henderson know it's rigged, to give him the heads-up, then continue trying to gather what information we can.

>>25807050
damn, wish we had Jim Raynor with us to take down people in powered armor.

>>25806960
Psionic to Henderson, warn him to just start blowing anyone suspicious up.

If we're in our suit, we're more deadly than anyone at hand to hand. Bu talk first.

>>25807050
We have our knife

>>25806765

Er, how many guards are there again?


And before people leap in to kill him -- WE HAVE NO WEAPONS, RIGHT?

Let's not forget THAT bit, please.

>>25807071
Am I the only one that pictures a little white glow entering our enemies' head every time we scan them, like from Destroy All Humans?

...no one play that? Alright...

>>25807027
>>25807047
why are you people so retarded, we already voted to wait and hear more of the conversation going on, we need intel before trying to punch out a guy in power armor who is much bigger and sttronger than us...

>>25807093

Oh, we have a knife.

Still, that's not very encouraging.

What do the guards have? Power armor? Yeah...

>>25807071

True, Adjutant did say that he was most likely to try to kill the competition....

Unless our psionics can get more then they have I see no reason to wait. We know Henderson has lost. The race is rigged and he was driving the wrong way.

Enter to find out what we need.

Also what gaurds? All we heard were Mia and Brutus.

>>25807120
This. Please for the love of god guys. We are not currently in a position to do anything. We're a god damn ghost. Act like one.

>>25807123
Psionic lash!

Wait, no training. Uh.. Psionic Nosebleed?

Keep listening. He'll get to the point sooner or later.

>>25807145
Henderson could be killing everyone. It won't be hard to find out how it's rigged and to see how the race is going. Jesus christ stop getting impatient. Please. I god damn beg.

>>25807145
WHY ARE YOU SO RETARDED

we have a plan, a plan that was working (albeit not greatly) and the first sign of something changing, you all go "FUCK THIS< KILL EVERYONE"

>Previous consensus: Continue to listen.

You keep listening, no sense putting yourself at risk right now.

Several guards in similar uniforms pass by, and walk up to the window as well. You feel that their backs would be towards you. The only presences you sense are Mia and Brutus, as your psionics are not powerful enough to sense the remaining guards.

>"Give this job to Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. I mean, we're not murderers, in spite of what this idiot thinks... "

You decide to wait. You radio the Daluke for a status report.
>"It's not looking good, sir. Henderson doesn't appear to recognize that there is a track, he's just killing the other riders..."

You wait a few more minutes until you can sense Henderson, and continue to listen to the conversation.

>"I hope you don't mind the way I keep going over this Stimpack business. It's an old habit. I spent my whole life trying not to be careless. Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men."

Eventually you sense him and make contact.
>"Henderson, this is Delta Phoenix. The race is rigged, I-"
>"Whoa now, boss! Just because yours truly is doing so good doesn't mean this race is rigged! You need to have a bit more faith."
>"Just... stay alive, for now."

>>25807182
So he's killing FUCKING EVERYONE. Guys he stands a damn chance. We need to find out how it's rigged and stop it.

>>25807145
>Hurrr durrr, big crime boss dude has no guards nearby unless our adjutant explicitly says so.

Good god.

>>25807147
Yep.

You have several options available to you at this point in time:

>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.
>Return to your Luxury box, confident that Henderson, despite being drunk and arrogant, can win a race that was rigged.

>>25807182
Right, fuck waiting for excplicit choices, I'm goin rogue.

Adjutant, what is this luxury box like? Is there a way we can get a layout of the building somehow?

>>25807237
>>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.
STICK TO THE FUCKING PLAN

Just because we enter the damn place doesn't mean we immediately attack. We are cloaked after all. Hanging in the vents isn't getting us the layout of the room or how many gaurds there are.

>>25806960

Huh, how did he know that we're a girl?

Well, unless Mia told him, but that would bring up the question of why he thought we were with the Dominion if he extracted information from her.

>>25807237

Er, where are our weapons kept? And under what kind of guard/security?

>>25807237
Contact the ship again. Find out how many riders are left besides Henderson and how much time he has. Keep waiting in position.

If Henderson loses we try to sneak in and acquire the bounty.

>>25807237
Knowing Henderson, I would go with:
>Return to your Luxury box, confident that Henderson, despite being drunk and arrogant, can win a race that was rigged.
But the safest option is definitely:
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

The first option is the option we take if we don't give a fuck anymore.

>>25807248
The Daluke's scans were unable to detect the station. As such, schematics are unavailable.

Current layout suggests a circular room. It is 91% likely that bars will be available for cover. Guard layout unknown. Sensor layout unknown.

>>25807237
>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.

>>25807237

We Wait. The plan was to take him if Henderson Lost, so we wait until Henderson Loses....

>>25807182
Big crime boss guy sounds half reasonable. You uncompromising, bodiless, no-sexy-laprobot bitch.

Also on that note, it doesn't sound as though Mia has been mistreated badly.

>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

>>25807237
fuck it I'm going with
>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.

>>25807266
Our weapons are kept at the entrance to the Luxury Box floor.

3 Marines are guarding the safe.

>>25807237
Wait for Henderson to win and attack Brutus. If we can get his alive bounty, good. if not, just do him in and scoot with Mia

>>25807282
Not much info...

The 'checkpoint' we passed, with our weapons? How close is that, and how many guards remain there/witnesses?

I would really like to get our weapons and come back so we can at least stand a chance. Fuck fighting CMCs with daggers.

>>25807237
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.
We have the plan for a reason.

>>25807285
Redaeth please. You're usually smarter than this. We'd be removing a vent. That's usually loud enough to tip someone off. Henderson hasn't lost yet. We stick to the damn plan.

I still want to see how many racers are left besides Henderson.

Try to find out how the race is rigged.

>>25807237
>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.
oing with this, this guy is a cheater and probably won't honor his word even if Henderson wins

>>25807264
Speculation is all I can offer at this point in time.

GUYS WE'RE GETTING STUPIDLY RISKY AGAIN. FUCKING BREATH. WE'VE ENTERED CHICKEN WITH HEAD CUT OFF MODE AGAIN. STOP IT.

>>25807237
>>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.
dat cash

>>25807303
Alright this answers my question.

Is there anything nearby that may serve as a distraction?
They're big dumb pirates, I'm sure there is some way we can distract them long enough to grab our gear.

>>25807331
Requesting information on other racers left. How many are there. Then we need to find out how he rigged it. Is there an explosive on Henderson's ship? How'd he rig it?

>>25807343
I doubt we have enough time. The race is only 15 minutes long

How subtle are our psionics? Can we suggest more doubts to whoever Brutus is with?

Also, ping Mia, she could tell us where the guards are and their gear.

>>25807317
It is technically feasible that he rigged the race for us, to politely let us take our hostage back for freesies and giggles. Or try to kidnap us, you know, and go after bigger game. If you're that kind of paranoid.

>>25807343
Records indicate a bar located in your Luxury box. Alcohol is likely present.

Guys stop. Brutus doesn't want to kill us. He wants us to work with him. We have a busted ass battlecruiser in the middle of fuck off nowhere with no guns, no support, and not enough crew to actually make it run properly. We can use this idiot. He'll fix our battlecruiser because he wants it. He wants us on his crew because rogue ghosts are at a premium. He' can always use mercs. Let him help us, then we'll kill him when it's convenient and ghost the fuck out of here with some extra toys.

>>25807356
We have to do something! We have near no chance against a guy in power armor with a knife, unless he's like Titus and constantly leaves his helmet open.

OH GOD OH GOD WHY DOES EVERYONE WANT TO DO THE RETARD OPTION AGAIN.

>>25807358
Although it is impossible to determine who's thoughts they are, a subject will be aware that the thoughts are not their own.

Brutus is aware that you are a ghost and capable of such suggestion.

>>25807237
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

>>25807383
Because they're getting fucking greedy and it's going to get us all killed. We still have a chance for henderson to win. If he loses then we do something. Instead we're going to go in there try to capture him and blow any chances of escaping. We're going to fuck up and the retards have been warned.

>>25807237
>>Return to your Luxury box, confident that Henderson, despite being drunk and arrogant, can win a race that was rigged.
you know what fuck it, let Henderson do his thing. if everything goes sideways then we go all operator on them.

>>25807237
>>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

>>25807369
This...this might work


Alright, I'd like for us to head back and grab a nice big fat bottle of space pirate favorite (look it up if you have to)

Once we have that, I want to roll it right past the marines, and watch them chase it like dogs.

That should give us, at least 10 seconds or so (Power armor is heavy after all) to reach the lock box. Can we psionically overload locks, or hack with your help?

>>25807408
I still want the info on how many racers are left Adjutant. Please. I beg.

>>25807383
>>25807414
Only like 3 people with the same posting style have suggested we go after the man right now. There's been like 12 'waits'.

>>25807381

You mean the fucker who beat a daemon prince to death? THAT Titus?

>>25807237
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails

>>25807237
>>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

>>25807237
>Return to your Luxury box, confident that Henderson, despite being drunk and arrogant, can win a race that was rigged.

Let's play this out. Brutus wants us for himself. Let him have us. We can't fix our battlecruiser. We can't move our battlecruiser. We can't fight with our battlecruiser. We don't have the ships, the men, or the will to fight off ANOTHER boarding party. Let Brutus help us or we're going to be stuck here forever or worse get ourselves killed.

>>25807237
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

God dammit, I wanna go smoke but I don't know if we're going to be fucked by the time I get back.

>>25807237
>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

>>25807381
That is even worse, having no helmet means you have plot armor

>>25807456
Actually the weapons are getting fixed. That was our plan C.

>>25807237
>>Wait, hope that Henderson wins. Attack Brutus if he fails.

Stick to the plan people.


>Attempt to sneak into the room and acquire the bounty on Brutus.

#FUCKITYOLO

>>25807358
>Also, ping Mia, she could tell us where the guards are and their gear.

Hey, that's a pretty good idea.

We can ask her about what's the situation like.

>>25807469
In plan C, we get captured and Mia dies.

>all these people wanting to attack brutus after

What are we going to do about Henderson? How are we going to get out when their boss is dead? You guys are picking the retard options again. If we kill Brutus he kills Henderson then wastes us before we can get off the station PACKED FULL OF PIRATES AND MERCS LOYAL TO HIM.

>>25807427
>Once we have that, I want to roll it right past the marines, and watch them chase it like dogs.
I am sure that while the recruiting standard for mercs out in the middle of no where I doubt they would have lobotomy patients guarding a ghost.

>>25807473
first bit of human ingenuity today.

>>25807473
Exactly, that's a damn fine idea. We have plenty of options besides #fukityoloswag

We can find out how he rigged it. We can find out how effectively Henderson is slaughtering everyone else. We NEED more info before we do anything.

>>25807484
Damn it, I don't want to fight this guy without any weapons!, If you anons would just help, this could work I think!

>>25807469
They'll be 50% as accurate as they need to be and doing so will fucked our already fucked battlecruiser up even more.

>>25807477
Not another interrogation...

>>25807513
You have got to be fucking kidding me. Our first course of action here was to NOT fight him. We don't know if we HAVE to fight him yet. God dammit guys.

>>25807473
Seconding this idea.

>>25807480
>PIRATES AND MERCS
I am pretty sure aren't known for their loyalty.

>>25807518
I don't think they have anything that's big enough to go against even a CRIPPLED battlecruiser of this size.

>>25807525
I really don't thing Hinderson is winning anything, dude.

>>25807473
Fifth'd.

>>25807533
*they

>>25807536
He's slaughtering the other racers. We don't even know how many are left or how much time he has left. We NEED to know these things.

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>Achieving Consensus

You're not sure how this will pan out, so you decide to wait in the vents. Brutus' phone call ends, and the room goes quiet as he watches. All you can hear are the announcers.

>"Oh, and Henderson takes out another driver! I tell you Tom, I was -not- expecting that strategy!"
>"Looks like his craziness is just gonna pay off, Tim! He's way behind in laps but if he keeps it up he'll be the last man standing!"
>"It's just down to three riders, Tom. Hederson, Korowits, and Rider X!"
>"A relatively new contestant, Rider X holds the highest kill count for a single race, and is currently tied at 5 kills with our new contestant, Henderson!"
>"Oh, and down goes Korowits! Get our Fan-Cam over there, see who took him out with that RPG! They win a FREE SHIRT!"
>"It's just Rider X and Henderson Tom. I am -dying- to know how this ends."

>Loading...

>>25807490
>>25807496

Well I didn't think of it, >>25807358 thought of it.


Anyway -- Adjutant, is there ever any risk of people wising up if we use our psionic powers just to eavesdrop and gather information from them?


Let's use our telepathy to gather information from Mia, Brutus -- AND the other contestants in the race, too! AND the onlookers, too!

Maybe we can find out if any of the competitors are the ones who were bought off, or figure out which ones are plotting something.

Or we can just figure out which ones would try to strike back at Henderson, and then TIP HENDERSON OFF so he doesn't get suckerpunched by them!

And don't forget the audience, who might interfere too!


Seriously -- look for enemies or hostile intent from people, and see what we can do to help Henderson out.

>>25807550
FUCK. HENDERSON HAS A GOD DAMN SHOT AT THIS. FIND OUT HOW HE RIGGED IT. NOW. WE CAN STOP THIS.

>>25807550
Thats how he rigged it. Rider X is probably fully souped up.

>>25807550
Henderson please! I beg!

>>25807570
We haven't yet so I bet we won't be able to. No matter how much you shout.

>>25807550
>Rider X
I know you're doing it on purpose, OP ;~;

>>25807578
Maybe we can do somethin about it. Scan that bastard's mind! Plus we have that super sick engine trick left!

>>25807596
can't unless they are nearby.

>>25807550
plan of action? Distract Rider X with Psionics so Henderson can kill him.

>>25807550

Does that mean Speed Rider is dead?

>>25807578
You're not thinking paranoid enough. It's possible it's rigged in our favor.

Beginning to think that the big boss guy is expecting us to come after him (like a trained assassin), or Mia, and will try to nab us then. Right now we need to just wait and keep gathering info, as >>25807568
suggested.

>>25807605
He's nearby right? He's still in the room and we're still in the vents.

>>25807570
>>25807578
In a panic, you probe Brutus' thoughts. Rider X is another rogue ghost! You don't know who, but you're fairly certain Henderson doesn't stand a chance!

>Don't panic, stick to the plan.
>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

>>25807619
Fuck.

Guys we need to go about this carefully. Adjutant what are the chances Henderson can pull this off?

>>25807619

weshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegoneweshould'vegone

>>25807619

Hrm. Did we find out which way Brutus rigged the race?

>>25807619
>>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.
goddamnit

>>25807667
Ghost. The other vulture driver is a Ghost.

>>25807619
Probe to see if he rigged it in our favor.

GUYS! It's Henderson. It's fucking Henderson. It's just Henderson and this other guy. IT'S FUCKING HENDERSON TIME BABY.

>>25807667

He's got a ghost.

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>>25807646
Estimates prior to ghost recalculation put estimates at 82% likely.

Current intelligence does not provide exact estimates. Henderson vs standard ghost training with class 1 Psionics are at 22%.

>>25807667

By which I mean -- FOR us, or AGAINST us?

>>25807682 >>25807691

I mean figure out whether he put the Ghost in to have the Ghost win, or to have the Ghost make sure that Henderson won.

>>25807619
Is there any way at all we could fuck with the other ghost's mind? Is that a thing we can do? Even slightly?

>>25807619
Oh. Maybe it isn't rigged in our favor.

I still say we wait. Even if we somehow kill the dude, past his guards, with the trap (*there's always a trap), there's going to be a while before we can act and help Henderson. Panicking now solves nothing.

>>25807667
Brutus has rigged the race against us.

He intends to win and use our rider and Mia as leverage to obtain the Daluke.

>>25807619
Ping Mia

>>25807705
This guy is right. There's no way to stop the ghost from doing what it's going to do. WAIT IT OUT BOYS. IF HENDERSON FAILS WE KILL THIS FUCKER. IF HE WINS HE'S A LEGEND.

>>25807698
Is it possible we can tell Henderson to go evasive, and start going the right direction, to give us time to get a weapon and blow this ghost to hell?

>>25807619
>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

>>25807619
>>Don't panic, stick to the plan.

>>25807703
It is not possible to estimate at this time.

We may be able to block his psionics, and allow Henderson a better chance at success.

>>25807619
>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

>>25807734
would this give our position away?

>>25807734
approved. Initiate psi interference

>>25807729
That's our computer panicing! I told you we need to fix that damn thing!

>>25807734
Attempt this.

We have NO OTHER WAY to help henderson guys.

>>25807619
>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

>>25807734

What does that do for Henderson's chances?

Hell, could we protect HENDERSON from the other Ghost's psionics?

>>25807619
>Don't panic, stick to the plan.

If this is that ghost we killed, I am going to flip.

>>25807619
Don't Panic...


Mia is in the booth with Brutus, Correct?
Couldn't we ask her to think about the positioning of the guards in the room and the general layout?

>>25807755
You currently register zero other psionics.

Full attention would be given to the psionic battle. Maintaining cloak is not possible.

Our position renders a high likelihood of continued stealth, but exact estimates are impossible.

GUYS STOP PANICKING. WE HAVE TO GO OVER THIS EVERY DAMN TIME. BREATHE YOU TENSE MOTHERFUCKERS BREATHE.

We can plan.
We can do this.
>>25807734
We can help Henderson win. If he fails then we kill the fucker. HELP HENDERSON.

>>25807769
no, she suffered a case of chunky salsa. There's no way of coming back from that unless your zerg. maybe.

>>25807619
>Attempt assassination.

>>25807734
See it so.

>>25807776
We're in a vent. Go for full psionic battle.

MIND BATTLE TIME.

>>25807776

Er, can we get into a better position?

>>25807619
>Mission is too critical. Attempt assassination. No time, you have to drop into the room quietly now and make a move.

#yoloswag

>>25807776
then my vote is to retreat a little bit into the vents, and focus on the psionic battle, if Henderson wins, we extract and look like nothing happened, if not, we kill Brutus

>>25807796
We're in a vent dude. We're in a pretty stealthy possition right now.

>>25807776

DO IT.

>>25807776
Stay silent and engage the enemy ghost in a mind war. Should we be weaker than them we warn Henderson

Just let Henderson do it. If we assassinate brutus they'll kill all of us when we try to escape. We have no way to get Henderson off the damn track.

>>25807734
do it

Guys if we engage in battle then our stealth mission is over. The Ghost will be able to alert everyone else that we are loose.

>>25807801
fuck no, and fuck you for being fucktarded

>>25807776
do it

>>25807776

Considering we're in a vent, I say go for it.

You want to cheat fucker? You're not the only Ghost here.

>>25807796
Get deeper into the vent?

>>25807819
not if we fuck up the other ghost and Henderson kills it

red, why must you be so retarded

>>25807819
Yeah, but then that would also expose Butcher for rigging the race, wouldn't it?

>>25807776

Let's do it then.

>>25807819
not if Henderson kills him

>>25807819
The Ghost has other shit to deal with. Like Henderson trying to fucking kill it.

Redaeth please get your shit together.

>>25807796
There is no higher stealth position currently available within time requirements.

>>25807807

If we can affect the race from our old spot (where we wouldn't be in danger of being found out at all) then that would be a better position, right?

THAT is what I meant by "repositioning."

i.e. "Is there a safer place, from which we could still affect the race, we could move to?"


Basically I'm wondering if we can do this from somewhere other than the vents!

>>25807831
>>25807834
Not if he alerts Brutus personally.

>>25807819
our stealth mission has not even started, we are just sitting in some vents, getting a handle on the situation, if we win the psionic battle, we don't even need to carry out our mission, and if we lose, then Henderson wouldnt stand a chance and we would still need to kill the Butcher

ffs think things over you moron

>>25807841
>>25807843
> time requirements.

Oh. Well that's that.

In that case, I'm for

>Battle of the mind! Psychic vs psychic, etc...

>>25807841
That's fine then. ENGAGE MIND BATTLE.
>>25807843
NO TIME.

>>25807843
WE'D STILL KNOW HE RIGGED THE FUCKING RACE. IF HENDERSON LOSES WE'RE JUST GOING TO KILL BRUTUS ANYWAY.

>>25807845
he can't do that while driving and fighting a mental battle

>>25807819
Redaeth, no.

I'm not filtering you so I can bitch at you for being dumb and shout down everything you suggest.

>>25807776

Looks like it's a psychic duel then.

>>25807845
he is currently got his attention on other things and consider this

if US taking part in this psionic battle requires our FULL ATTENTION

then what would happen to the other ghost, currently riding a high speed death machine, in a battle with Henderson?

fuck me you are stupid

>>25807845
FUCKING
>>25807878
THIS.

>Registering consensus, please wait...

>>25807878

Dohohoho yes, I haven't even thought about this... But oh my gosh.

Mwahahaha.

Where's that picture of the Lighter Side comic, with one scientists popping a paper bag behind another scientist who's working on a bomb...

Guys speaking to someone generally doesn't take that much concentration.

Adjutant does a psychic battle prevent the ghost from perhaps pressing a button alerting Brutus that we're doing shit? Brutus knows we're a ghost. He knows we're here. He's not retarded. He'll have a safeguard in place so he knows if we're tampering with it. You're udnerestimating him like you've underestimated literally every fucking challenge.

>>25807897
it does while in a death race while fighting a fucking metal battle

>>25807897
This isn't speaking to someone. This is forcefully invading their mind.

>>25807819
>>25807845
>>25807897

I hereby call for a vote to forcibly eject the retard known as 'Redaeth' from this quest, all in favor call Aye, all opposed, fuck off

>>25807918
SHIT! THE GHOST IS IN MY HEAD!

Done. Brutus knows we are interfering.

>>25807902
I think this is overestimation on your part. More likely he was expecting us to break in (we did nearly) and go after him or Mia.

>>25807902
I never underestimate challenges, Delta Phoenix.

The track is jammed against communications.

The opposing ghost's likelihood of being able to multitask against us and Henderson and still being able to warn Brutus is 3%.

>>25807927

I bet he's the same fucker that wanted to run to the Prototype Storage.

>>25807927
Redaeth isn't that bad. He just needs to get his shit together. He's panicking or some shit. Fuck if I know.
>>25807932
If he says a god damn word we'll blackmail him. We already know he's rigging the god damn race.

>>25807927
I'd prefer it that he stays in here, and namefags, so we can all ignore him.

>>25807932
SHIT! THE REDAETH IS IN THIS THREAD!

Done. You are being retarded

>>25807946
we don't have proof.

>>25807932
if he tryed to do that said metal battle would be over with us the victor

>>25807940
3% chance of being able to tell Brutus jack shit. We've got this. FUCKING DO IT GENTLEMEN.

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>>25807940
Confirm Adjy

Psychic SHOWDOOOOOOOOOWN

>>25807940
>3%.

It is settled.

TO PSIONIC BATTLE GENTLEMEN (except Redaeth, you can fuck right off)

>>25807940
Then we mind battle.

See. We ask Adjutant first.

>>25807946
>boss rigged the race!
>yeah and it was still fun to watch
>good point

These are space hicks. They don't give a shit who wins they came to see explosions. Oh noes I rigged the race! Who gives a shit. Not his crew. They're probably having more fun at this one than any other.

>>25807957
We have enough. We don't need proof. We just need to get this shit done. If Brutus finds shit out with that 3% CHANCE then we'll work something out. Right now we just need to make our man win.

>>25807940
Psi-Ops is a go

>>25807940
We do this in your name, Adjutant.

>>25807982
The space hicks don't care? Dude look at nascar. A driver almost died after a race for cheating because the fans wanted to kill him. He had to be guarded to leave the damn track.

>>25807957

Then he wouldn't have proof that WE interfered either, wouldn't he?

Just think about it -- lone surviving racer loses his nerve, crashes, dies. Brutus claims that a Ghost interfered in the race? Lel.

Or maybe the driver loses but survives... ... and claims that he lost because of a Ghost.

Fucking seriously? You lost because of a GHOST? You sure you didn't just chicken out, Rider X?


We just need to make sure we successfully interfere, don't get caught, and that we make it back to our place from the vents, in time.

>>25808004
NASCAR isn't about explosions and death, it's about crashes.
No long term fanboys, no problem.

Waitasec how is having a Ghost in a race cheating? We were an option to race.

>>25808046
They have enhanced reflexes, physiology and psionic powers. Compare that to drunken rednecks and hillbillies

>>25808046
I think they were over-worrying

We here at Ghost Quest do that...a lot

God damn, this quest is fast paced as shit.

>>25808068
Fuck yeah things are getting intense. God damn.

Well, I gotta leave and most likely won't be back before the end of the thread, so fellow anons, do try to not fuck this up

Also, my vote is for GLORIOUS PSIONIC BATTLE

>>25808093
WE'LL DO OUR BEST!

>>25808093
Farewell anon. Let's hope for the best.

Whoa guys, I just realized why things are so tough in this quest

We're a MC, doing MC shit, WITHOUT plot armor.

Christ, can you imagine Jim trying half this shit, but not having plot armor? Man.

>>25808068
>God damn, this quest is fast paced as shit.
Nope, people just bump constantly. Seriously.

>>25808116
Yep. Shit's gettin real.

>>25808120
On the bright side for quest haters who don't know filter, we usually auto sage out pretty fast.

>>25808133
what is an 'autosage'?

Your options are limited, but you have one available still. You reach out with your mind, through the crowd, probing for psionic markers. And then you find him, this 'Rider X'. Codename Whiskey Zulu. His designation is far above yours, but every little bit counts. He's already been reading Henderson's every move. You immediately attempt to stop him. In your psionic stupor, you can still hear the announcers.

>"They're Neck and neck, Tom! If Henderson can't get behind Rider X and take him out, he'll have more laps and win!"
>"Looks like he might have to settle for second, today. Tim. Rider X has an iron grip on the track. He's everywhere!"
>"Whoa, there, Tom. Looks like Rider X is losing it! Did he just brake a little there?"
>"Sure did, Tim! But not enough of a mistake for Henderson to capitalize on!"

You need to go deeper. You give everything you have. You see through his eyes. The cratered track, covered in red dirt and scrap metal, the bright lights difficult to see past. You hear what he hears now, the dull roar of the crowd, the raging engine of the Vulture, the smell of exhaust.

>"Rider X is choking up down there, Tom! He's gone full throttle!"
>"No kidding, Tim! Henderson's just got to make his shot!"

You feel your hand pull back the throttle, Henderson shoots past you. You aim your fragmentation grenades at the idiot...

>"Oh, this could be it, Tim! A perfect feint by Rider X! He's got him right where he wants him!"

You aim, your finger goes on the trigger, you... you can't kill Henderson, he's your Corp- What? There's another Ghost. You need to... keep... still... Contact Brutus! We're on the far side of the track, we're-

No time. A loud thud as that idiot racer... jumps on your vulture? He's on your front end! He's crawling towards you!

>"I cannot believe it, Tom! Henderson has dismounted and boarded Rider X's vulture!"
>"I've never seen anything like it, Tim! This is absolutely amazing! I am at a loss for words!"

>Loading..."

>>25808143
The thread stops bumping.

>>25808143
autosage is what happens to a thread after it gets too many posts.

as in the posts stop bumping the thread and it auto "sage"s

>>25808154
HENDERSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

>>25808154
oh you glorious bastard Henderson

>>25808116
It's d100

We're playing UNKNOWN ARMIES with aliens, ships and power armor

>>25808154
Awwwwwwww shit.

>>25808154
I am so glad we did not kill him at the start

>>25808154
Henderson's gonna gut this fucker!

I think this might be more show stopping than anything our daredevil could do!

>>25808154
I...did not see that coming.

Man, Henderson is truly badass.

If anything bad happens to him, then we shall bring revenge upon the world.

>>25808193
THE BONUSES!

>>25808154
Henderson needs his goddamn hero armour.

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>>25808193
Daredevil? Fuck that guy! Henderson is our motherfucking daredevil

>>25808154

Oh god oh god oh god, please don't die... This can go SO wrong, oh god...

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>>25808154

Henderson you magnificent bastard.

>>25808154

The rider continues to crawl towards you. You bank left hard, then right. He hangs on.

>"He's absolutely crazy, Tom! What does he think he's going to do!?"
>"I have no idea, Tim! Does he intend to hijack this vulture? Can he even do that!?"

The other rider bangs his head against one side of the vulture as you bank and turn, the helmet to his CMC flies off, you can see him smiling like an insane man, half-smoked cigar in his mouth. He spits it out and continues to crawl towards you. You have no choice, you let go of the controls and start throwing punches.

>"I cannot believe what I am seeing, Tim! They are now FIST FIGHTING over control of this vulture!"
>"Whoa, look out! That Vulture's out of control! It's heading straight for the Danger Zone Ramp!"

Before the announcers finish your vulture is airborne. The man grabs your helmet, yanks it off, raises it off, and begins to taunt you.

>"Come on, ya yellow-bellied sunnuva bitch! You ain't gonna die on me that easy, are you!? I ain't even warmed up!"

The vulture hits the ground and comes to a violent, dead stop.

Thwack! You hear your own nose break.
Crunch! Your face is broken, blood seeps into your eyes. Your vision blurrs.

>"Please, stop!"

>"Ain't in my vocabulary, Sunshine!"

Within a few more hits you lose consciousness...

>Loading...

>>25808250
>>"Please, stop!"

>"Ain't in my vocabulary, Sunshine!"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

>>25808250
HENDERSON! YOU GLORIOUS BASTARD!

>>25808250
disengage from the psionic battle and quickly but stealthily make our way back to our luxury box

>>25808250
We are so giving him a fist bump after this.

>>25808250
Henderson better kill that son of a bitch!

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>>25808250
MAMA HENDERSON WOULD BE PROUD.

did we just black out? again?

>>25808250
ok he has earned one of what ever he wants

>>25808299
Hell yes. He certainly ain't grounded. We're getting that man the GOOD cigars. Also we need to get the FUCK back to our room to not get caught.

>>25808294
are you failing to read properly again?

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>>25808250

>>25808294
uhh, we were looking through the other ghosts perspective, thats the one who got punched the fuck out by Henderson

so no, we did not

>>25808294
Nah the other ghost did. We need to get back to our room stat.

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>>25808250
Fuck yeah.

This is why we don't panic people! We're a god damn ghost! We did good!

>>25808294
Read it again, we're viewing from the perspective of the enemy Ghost

Wait...could we maybe get this other ghost to join us?

psychic trauma can knock someone out. Doesn't have to be direct blows and feeling someone get knocked out with such a close connection ... well it might cause us to black out as well.

>>25808375

That depends on a lot of factors.

>>25808375
I don't like the idea of a ghost (higher ranked then us) snooping around our back after our buddy broke his face.

>>25808375
After we broke his face? Probably not. Unless if he is the meekest ghost ever or something.

>>25808375
if he or she isn't dead, maybe

>>25808359
This is why we don't panic whenever Henderson does anything, because he is basically fucking Thor incarnate.

>>25808399
Right...I don't like maybes. Henderson better kill this bitch.

>>25808400
Should we get him a Thor then?

>>25808283
2nd this

>>25808415
Get him TWO Thors.

>>25808415

That depends whether or not we can get him an Odin instead.

You regain consciousness. You're cold. You hear muffled talking. Your head is throbbing, you taste blood, sensors indicate your nose was bleeding as your vision sharpens and you can read your HUD. You realize you can hear a loud roar.

>"HEN-DER-SON! HEN-DER-SON! HEN-DER-SON!"
>"I can't believe it, Tom! Henderson is now doing his last laps on foot!"
>"What a ham, Tim. What. A. Ham."
>"Gotta tell you Tom, he deserves it. Most brutal death I have -ever- seen in a race."
>"Well I don't wanna know what the most brutal death you've ever seen outside of a race is, Tim!"

As you realize exactly what happened, you hear Brutus yelling below you.

>"Who is this son of a bitch!? Was he a ghost, too!? We screened him, right!?"
>"Zulu said he was clean, boss! I don't know!
>"Goddamnit. We can't do anything now... Open up her box, we'll send her back with her people. We need to find some other way to do this..."

You hastily make back for the Luxury box, and are fortunate enough to get there before the men who came for you panic about the door being locked. You hear them knocking and yelling.

>"Open up! Brutus wants to see you!"

You slowly open the door, three men armed solely with pistols greet you.

>"What took you so long!?"
>"I like my privacy..."

>Loading...

>>25808415
one day

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>>25808415
>implying Henderson would ever want to be anything other than a cigar chomping hard drinking marine

>>25808427
heh, I was right

>>25808432
oh, gods, it'll be like Tychus all over again

((In case anyone is wondering, Henderson rolled a 100. Not plot armor, he is just legitimately the best at rolls.))

>>25808458
he is a better Tychus

>>25808448
>implying he can't drink and smoke in a Thor.

>>25808449
And you almost talked us into not mental battling. You were all for dropping in like a dip shit. Even a broken damn clock is right twice a day.

>>25808470

Sweet Zombie Jesus.

He didn't even need our fucking help.

>>25808470
outta curiousity what was the DC

>>25808470
HEN-DER-SON HEN-DER-SON HEN-DER-SON

>>25808470
Ah, Henderson... He's going to be THAT guy this quest.

>>25808471

Henderson is the Marine Tychus wishes he could be....

>>25808479
Yeah but we helped make it even more epic.

>>25808470
Henderson you magnificent bastard.

We better get bonuses for that amazing show he put on.

>>25808491

((DC with psychic help was 57.))

>>25808470
If someone here was competent enough with WorldEdit, we might as well make a custom campaign based on this quest. Hell, Blizzard might even make it canon

>>25808529
What about without?

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>>25808154
>>25808250
>>25808427
Glorious

>>25808529
Yes
>>25808534
what about without, also do we get sweet bonuses?

>>25808529
57, ouch Henderson was pretty well outmatched there without our help.

>>25808529
See, now this is why we never succeed at shit
Henderson is hogging all the glory!

Hey guys...a solo mission went right...A SOLO MISSION WENT RIGHT.

Redeath, fucking lurk.

You're making bad calls and failing simple tasks like ACTUALLY READING ADJUNTANTS POSTS.

>>25808470
So you're saying DP should find a cupboard, hide in it, strap her armour to henderson and stop doing anything?

>>25808568
we're not out of the woods yet. Fatass still has something up his sleeve

>>25808534
DC 88 without.

My original plan was for Henderson to die with a hamboned farewell to Mia about her being the only girl he ever loved.

>>25808449
Every suggestion you make and everything you do unneccessarily extends the length of the thread or is stupid.

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>>25808427
>"HEN-DER-SON! HEN-DER-SON! HEN-DER-SON!"
>"I can't believe it, Tom! Henderson is now doing his last laps on foot!"
>"What a ham, Tim. What. A. Ham."
>"Gotta tell you Tom, he deserves it. Most brutal death I have -ever- seen in a race."
>"Well I don't wanna know what the most brutal death you've ever seen outside of a race is, Tim!"

>>25808568
Let's hold hands and fucking dance in a field of flowers!

Uh...I mean do....ghost stuff that makes us look cool.

Shit, we should give ourself more hobbies.

>>25808589
Henderson cheating death, every time

>We need to find some other way to do this..
That better include some serious down payment.

How are our Weapon Systems?.

Making bad calls is something everyone does i n this quest not just redaeth. For example, just about everything up to this point. There's a reason everyone is creaming themselves over a solo mission gone right. Because you guys have made pants on had retarded decisions like charge the security checkpoint! take hostages! Shoot the firebat tanks after fuel has spread everywhere in a 0g environment!

You let the men walk you to Brutus luxury box. As you enter, he's accompanied by 4 guards, 2 on either side, all as large and intimidating as he is. For the first time you notice his entire right arm is a very large cybernetic. You're glad you didn't have to try and kill him.

One of the guards at the far end pushes Mia forward. She shoots them the dirtiest look you have yet to see, rubs her pushed arm, and steps towards you.

>"Are you alright, Rodriguez?"
>"Could use a drink, sir."

She then steps next to you, as Brutus speaks.

>"Fair n' Square, eh Delta Phoenix?"
>"How did you -"

The man raises a hand, cutting you off. He steps up, walks around the desk to the bar, and gets out a bottle of clearly expensive liquor.

>"Man like me has ways. And - you -"

He points at you with the bottle in his cybernetic gorilla-arm.

>"Are a very, very wanted little girl. Going rogue is bad. Going rogue and blowing up Dominion mercenaries? Really bad. Going rogue, blowing up Dominion mercenaries, and blowing up a Dominion security base? I am not one to judge, but that's just stupid. Drink?"

>>25808589
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR TRYING TO TOY WITH OUR EMOTIONS.

>>25808593
Funny, I thought of them too.
>>25808599
Er...

>>25808599
wut

>>25808620
>>25808615
Diregard that, I'm retarded.

>>25808599
Error: Fantasy drives online. Recalculating...

>>25808612
No thanks. Mia could use one though. Keep an eye on his mind for poison.

>>25808612
"No thanks. Busy schedule."