The Duality Wars: The Alien Wars 6

Session 19

<DeathStar> 5.5.5990 CE
<DeathStar> Location: The Club
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar works at her terminal, musing as she tries to track the few messages she has gotten, peering out the window at the dreary world of the slums, watching 60 stories or so down as a pimp beats one of his street hookers, frowning at the scene. A light acidic rain drops, splattering the window
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<Seraphna> * Luci is baking something, musing to herself as she does. She's been making and giving treats to people a lote lately.
<DeathStar> 6* Chantilly works from her desk in the corner, mumbling about everyone and everything as she files the actual paperwork and stores it in the filing cabinets
<kalonZombie> 6*Max helps Luci by staying out of the wya
<kalonZombie> *way
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<DeathStar> 6* The terminal beeps with an incoming message and Asarar puts it into a separate server
<Jackieness> <Kira> *is in the training room, taking out whatever frustrations she might have on the training equipment*
<DeathStar> 6* Then she brings up an address, then a timelimit that does not give them much time to get there, as well as a reminder of the video. Asarar taps her fingers, then uses her link to contact the others.
<Seraphna> * Luci sighs and sets the oven to cool the treats, moving to get her gear and join the others.
<AquaKoala> *Otto answers "Yes"
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar's automatic message states to gear up and come to the top room
<DeathStar> 6* Priority Level Max
<Jackieness> <Kira> *hops up and then goes to dress for work (i.e. the cleavage catsuit) before heading to the computer room*
<AquaKoala> *Otto is there quickly
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar tries to follow the trail back but runs into nothing but servers middle side and led on a merry chase, until she stops. Musing
<Sara> * Chelsea soon wanders in as well, surprisingly wearing her own catsuit, which no one had seen her in yet, instead of her usual baggy clothes
<kalonZombie> 6*Max heads up
<DeathStar> 6* She stands up, wearing her usual clothing, having her armor on underneath, peering as people arrive, then looks at Chelsea. "Chel, you don't have to come if you don't want to. The Tech Runner doesn't know about you and you aren't involved with cleaning up this mess."
<Seraphna> Luci> "More from this mysterious gamer?"
<DeathStar> 6* Chantilly makes a noise from her corner, closing the filing cabinet and sitting back down
<Sara> <Chelsea> I don't know the details, but I may as well earn my keep. Again: You've been good to me. If I can help, I want to.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We have an address and we need to make fast tracks to get there. 6* She nods to Chelsea. "It's north, near the Corporate police so that is likely part of the game. We will need to take the van to make good time."
<DeathStar> 6* She opens the window, setting up her grappling point to the rooftop that is lower down
<Seraphna> Luci> "You driving or me, Otto?" *she moves to the window*
<AquaKoala> Otto> I will drive
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar swoops out and lands on the lower roof, then climbs down the ladder 5 floors to the fire escape, which she jogs down to ground level quickly
<DeathStar> 6* Moving to the garage
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Hate these games." *heads to the garage*
<DeathStar> 6* The grappling hook immediately going back to the window after she swoops
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves to the garage with the group
<Sara> * Chelsea heads down with the others, double-checking her gear as she goes -- all good.
<Seraphna> * Luci nods and adjusts her outer gear, she wears a skin tight jumpsuit with shards of some kind in them and a bracer on her arm, over which a dark gray trench and hood is worn. She slides down after Asarar.
<AquaKoala> *Otto heads into the garage and climbs into the van
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar, there first, sits in the driver seat
<Seraphna> * Luci shifts to get in and blinks. "You've been taking lessons Asa?"
<AquaKoala> *Otto sits in the back in that case
<Jackieness> <Kira> *climbs into the van*
<kalonZombie> 6*Max climbs in, sword and hammer both on his back
<Nyaomi> 6Ylva hops in near last
<DeathStar> 6* She flicks a few switches and grabs the controls, peeling back
<DeathStar> <Asarar> No
<Seraphna> * Luci holds onto her seat. "O-Oh."
<AquaKoala> *Otto grabs and handle and holds on
<DeathStar> 6* She speeds along the street, programming the GPS to aid her
<kalonZombie> 6*Max looks like he's having a blast
<kalonZombie> <Max> <Reminds me of a guy I used to know.>
<DeathStar> 6* She moves along, eyeing the GPS, and takes the main street for now - the streets littered with people on the sides trying to do tricks. With the eternal darkness and neon lights, and light rain, she activates the windshield wippers
<Sara> * Chelsea holds on tight as they go, her eyes shut tight
<DeathStar> 6* People leap back to avoid her, since the main streets are difficult at best to drive without hovercar capabilities, but no one realy has it down here
<Seraphna> * LUci seems the least concerned, but she's also the only one with built in shields.
<DeathStar> 6* Up ahead, people in push cart food booths can be seen in the way and Asarar drives toward them, eyeing the GPS
<Seraphna> Luci> "A-Asa! Cart!"
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar peers up and moves to the right, harder than she needs to, jerking everyone, then back on course, mumbling
<DeathStar> 6* Finally she turns left onto one of the many side streets
<kalonZombie> 6*Max just laughs
<kalonZombie> <Max> This is great. We should let Asa drive more often.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If we didn't need to get there in the next ten minutes I wouldn't be doing this
<AquaKoala> *Otto twitches slightly
<DeathStar> 6* She speeds, eyeing the various clubs, and people lined up to get in, and barreling toward them. She hits a button and makes the van hover burst over them briefly, landing and knocks boxes and debris over. Up ahead the road has a huge chunk missing
<Seraphna> * Luci peers out a window. "We're lucky enforcement seems to not care about traffic down here until after the crashes."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Only if they cna shake down one of the involved parties."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar mumbles about getting the star ship parts in the hover car to make it hover like they need and bursts over it, turning right. This area in better shape has more stores and shops, the neon lights and roads more open like the main street. XXX can be seen, and the theaters here showing movies. They head toward the police district once more
<DeathStar> 6* The building go taller here once more, with neon signs and advertisements all up them
<Seraphna> Luci> "And now we're in the 'fun' part of town."
<DeathStar> 6* An ancient advertisement ship flies overhead, with it's sign showing advertisement. It looks like it might fall any year now
<Sara> * Chelsea's ears perk up at Asarar's mumblings but she mostly focuses on keeping herself in one piece.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...I remember hanging in this part of town for a bit..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, we are almost there. 6* She stops short of the police district, in front of alley with shops down it, back alley stuff and gets out
<kalonZombie> 6*Max gets out, then helps Luci out
<DeathStar> 6* She steps out into the acidic rain, moving down it, eyeing the signs
<AquaKoala> *Otto gets out slowly and follows Asarar down the alley
<Seraphna> * Luci peers around after getting out and follows Asarar.
<kalonZombie> 6*Max follows Asarar
<Sara> * Chelsea takes a breath before hopping out and following quickly
<DeathStar> 6* The maze like alleys, one could get lost for ages. Many times they lead out into open areas where shantytowns are built, huge areas where shacks are built on top of each other, going higher and higher and moving through them is like an interconnected beehive of hobo shacks. For now, these back alleys are like chinese, or some other area, like the middle picture. Moving, she approaches a red light, then eyes her GPS, turning right, eyeing the count down and steps out into an open area, leaving the alleys, and spotting a 10 story abandoned looking building, moving toward it
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves out of the van and then down the alleyway*
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves with her, staying close
<DeathStar> 6* The people in the alley part of the district eye them once, then go back to their shops as if they never existed.
<AquaKoala> *Otto eyes the abandoned building, staying close
<Seraphna> * Luci follows, not liking that they're basically moving to this guy's beck and call, but sees no better means, moving along with Asarar quickly.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar stops at the door, and steps in, eyeing the room. It looks plain, except for a single Net port. There are no doors, no windows, everything is made of metal, like a giant metal cage. She eyes the GPS target blinking, going red with 15 seconds left as it waits for them all to enter
<Seraphna> * Luci steps in.
<Sara> * Chelsea frowns, stepping in, staying close to Asarar.
<kalonZombie> 6*Max gets in
<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps inside8
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar waits, hoping this place gives her a clue to track this guy to take him out
<AquaKoala> *Otto eyes the port "Guess he wants us to jack in"
<DeathStar> 6* The timer hits 0. The doors begin to go up. Anyone not in will be locked out now
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm the only Runner here. Not sure how one port will work
<DeathStar> 6* The door finishes locking
<Jackieness> <Kira> "....hack your head, hold you hostage and the rest of us have to run his maze to save you?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm. *she considers, when their Data-Readers begin to blink with a message*
<Seraphna> Luci> "Why not jack in a pad?"
<kalonZombie> 6*Max blinks and looks
<AquaKoala> *Otto checks
<Sara> * Chelsea checks hers (granted it may or may not be blinking like the others' I'd guess)
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Course... then inverts it by making the maze impossible to win, so then we all get captured, so you have to have a hack-off to save the team." *looks at her datareader*
<DeathStar> "Welcome. At the top of the building is your prize, and if you get there all the answers you want. If you make it I will leave you alone and erase all the information I have on you. If you fail to get there, and give up, I win. To proceed through this place, it will take team work. Half of you will need to go through the Net to help those in the fake world proceed forward. Will you reach the truth, or be trapped before you reach enlightenment? I will give you the tools to bring with you those you wish into the Net. Those who remain the false world will also need to help those in the Net proceed
<DeathStar> 6* A panel opens up and jack tools drop in - 3.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar eyes the panel close
<Seraphna> * Luci raises a brow.
<Sara> <Chelsea> False world?
<kalonZombie> <Max> Looks like I go into... the false world.
<kalonZombie> <Max> Whatever that is.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You'd be more use here
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Most physically adept stay to the real world."
<kalonZombie> (Derp, what I meant)
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Enlighterment runners, and Truth Runners believe this world is false, and that the Net is the real world. I don't know if I believe that or not
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And the way he talks, he makes it hard to tell what kind he is
<Sara> <Chelsea> I'll do whatever's needed of me. *she nods*
<Seraphna> Luci> "Well we've got quite a bit of muscle, so how to we pick?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Truth Runners leave all sorts of messages in the Net with their doctrine, but I have not moved around town in the Net yet to really read it
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Unless he has a lot of muscle waiting in the Net, I don't know I'll need muscle.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So it should come down to preference
<kalonZombie> <Max> Well I'm no good on the net
<Sara> <Chelsea> I don't have much experience with it myself.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar moves to work on the Port. "Since I got these jacks, I can take your real body in. So it's like being there physically."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I was just using it for sex sims, honestly."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But Runners can mess with you bad there."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But we're on a time limit. We need to hurry. If none of you want to come, that's fine
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<AquaKoala> *Otto movers over to jack in
<Seraphna> Luci> "I suppose I can go with Asarar. Maybe we can use my link to Max to our advantage."
<DeathStar> (That's for the Net people)
<Seraphna> Luci> "Not sure going Dragon would be a good idea in this building anyway."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "There's your team of three."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, becareful out here Kira
<Sara> <Chelsea> I guess I'm staying here then. Good luck, Asarar!
<DeathStar> 6* She hands Luci and Otto the tools, then plugs into the Net, focusing to draw them in
<Seraphna> * Luci grab a jack and nods, plugging in.
<AquaKoala> *Otto jacks in
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Don't worry about me. Just be careful in there too."
<DeathStar> 6* The three fade away
<kalonZombie> <Max> <Knock 'em dead, babe>
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Ok, top floor. Let's go."
<DeathStar> 6* so far the room remains the same
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks around for the path forward*
<kalonZombie> 6*Max looks for one as well
<DeathStar> (Koala, Sera, you two out of here)
<Sara> * Chelsea sighs, feeling along the walls to try to find something the old-fashioned way
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<DeathStar> 6* The north wall feels like it might be a door, but there seems no way to activate it. Maybe the message was right
<Sara> <Chelsea> I'm pretty sure there's a door over here...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'm betting the switch for the door is on the Net layer."
<kalonZombie> <Max> So we wait? Great...
<Sara> <Chelsea> Lovely. I guess our captor has a thing for puzzles...
<DeathStar> 6* The door opens. The next room is visible. A set of stairs that look decayed and broken
<Sara> <Chelsea> It's open? Let's go!
<Sara> <Chelsea> Watch your step...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Hold on." *sticks a hand through the door and waves to make sure there aren't traps*
<DeathStar> 6* The room seems fine, other than the stairs.
<Sara> * Chelsea slowly steps in, cautiously, looking around for anything else of note
<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps through* "Ok... stairs. Rotten."
<DeathStar> 6* Most of the steps look sturdy enough
<DeathStar> 6* But you never know which step might give out
<Sara> <Chelsea> If we're going to take the stairs, I guess we should step gently, one foot at a time, not putting our full weight until we're sure...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'll go first." *starts up, using her foot to kick at the next step to test it before moving on to it*
<Sara> * Chelsea gets behind Kira, following, watching Kira's feet carefully to see which steps seem safe
<DeathStar> 6* As Kira kicks the third step, a hammer swings out at her
<DeathStar> 6* Big enough to send her flying
<Sara> <Chelsea> Traps... damn!
<DeathStar> 6* There seems to be 12 steps total to the second floor
<DeathStar> 6* Kira's data-reader beeps with a message
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...son of a bitch." *rubs her seid as she pulls ehrself back up to her feet... then glances at the reader*
<DeathStar> 6* Kira has taken 3 HP damage (her durability will have taken it)
<DeathStar> "Kira, can you get this?"
<DeathStar> 6* It's from Asarar
<Jackieness> <Kira> *replies back* "What do you have? ...took a bad hit. Booby trap."
<DeathStar> "I was afraid of that, the more I thought about it. We got am essage at the stairs every third trap can break your back. Yet our stairs are fine. That means the sixth, 9th, and 12th steps will be traps too."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Alright, so avoid the multiples of three." *moves for the stairs again, thsi tiem avoiding the steps indicated by the clue*
<Sara> <Chelsea> Had a feeling... *she follows, doing the same*
<DeathStar> 6* Max auto-followers like a MMO, hitting every trap
<DeathStar> *joke*
<DeathStar> 6* They reach the second floor room, where they see a broken chandlier in pieces. And a door with a keyhole
<DeathStar> 6* The door seals behind them
<DeathStar> 6* There is a net port in the corner of the room
<Jackieness> <Kira> *taps on her reader* "Second floor. Broken chandalier. Closed room."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Oh, great... but let's see. Chandelier, keyhole... *she goes to see if the keyhole door is even locked*
<DeathStar> 6* It is.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Think the key is in the chandelier pieces?
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar tells her their's is in a forcefield, hanging, that they cannot reach
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They have a forcefield hanging that they cna't get to."
<DeathStar> 6* And it has a key
<Sara> <Chelsea> Hanging? ... *she looks at the chandelier, wondering if it's possible to put it back together*
<DeathStar> 6* The chandlier has many broken pieces all over. Who knows what is in the debris pile
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The key is behind the forcefield."
<Sara> <Chelsea> If their key is hanging in the air, then I feel like we need to do something with this chandelier.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves to search the chandalier debris*
<DeathStar> "You must have the ability to turn our forcefield off - we must have your key"
<Sara> <Chelsea> If not... the port?
<DeathStar> 6* As Kira searches, the chandlier underside has a small device taped to it
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The port must be to make the exchange of the key. Also... bingo. What is this?" *draws attention to the device*
<DeathStar> 6* Chelsea, with her backgruond, would know it is a control device. To turn stuff on and off
<Sara> * Chelsea comes over to look at it. "This is a control device... I'm sort of worried about using it with how things have been going, but it looks like all we've got."
<Jackieness> <Kira> *data reader* "We found a device. We are going to try switching it." *moves to change the setting on the device*
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<DeathStar> 6* The net port glows and a key pops out
<Sara> * Chelsea notices and goes over to take it.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Chelsea, please do the honors."
<Sara> * Chelsea tries using it on the door's keyhole
<DeathStar> 6* The door slides open
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves to walk through the door*
<DeathStar> 6* There are more stairs. A note hangs
<Sara> * Chelsea walks in and looks up at the note
<DeathStar> 6* The note reads: If you do not pause at the 5th step in the real world for a while to pay your respects, you will suffer for iot
<DeathStar> 6* Beep on their data-readers
<DeathStar> "Do you have a message? We have none
<Sara> <Chelsea> *data reader* It says we have to stop at the 5th step in the real world to pay our respects, or 'suffer for it'.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *sends the text of the message to Asarar*
<DeathStar> "He considers where we are the real world, so you both should be fine to go on
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And since our runner believes the Net to be the real world... up we go." *starts climbing*
<Sara> <Chelsea> Incidentally, I was wondering... *she looks at Kira as she follows* Can you climb things at all? Just pondering the traps...
<DeathStar> 6* The third floor, they reach and see a circular room with a door with 3 keys. There is 4 pressure plates in the room. The door shuts behind them.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Well... This looks decidedly convoluted.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I can... and here we go again."
<kalonZombie> 6*Max groans "Puzzles.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar describes the room to Kira - it looks the same as their room
<kalonZombie> <Max> Why did it have to be puzzles?
<Jackieness> <Kira> *data reader* "Looks like our room. Any clues?"
<kalonZombie> <Max> Two of us step on tiles?
<kalonZombie> <Max> The others doing the same on the ones we don't step on?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Trying to figure out what the plates do. Otto can make 4 with his clone, but he had to know our group did not make enough
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ylva did not catch up
<Sara> <Chelsea> What if it's a weight puzzle?
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly the room rotates
<Sara> <Chelsea> Wah!
<Jackieness> <Kira> *data reader* "Room is spinning."
<DeathStar> 6* It stops and they see a key in the wall crevice
<kalonZombie> 6*Max looks at it
<Sara> * Chelsea does too
<kalonZombie> <Max> Should... we get it?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Boom." *moves to get the key*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar types she did it by standing on the upper left on her side
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that they got a key*
<Sara> (Question, which way did it rotate?)
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves to stand on the lower left
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar asks them to stand on the upper left on their side
<DeathStar> 6* The room begins to spin
<kalonZombie> 6*Or upper
<DeathStar> 6* Not going to the upper, but lwoer leftr
<Sara> <Chelsea> This is gonna make me dizzy...
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar types they got a key, likely assuming the upper left did it
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that MAx stepped on the lower left*
<Sara> <Chelsea> So we have keys, but where's the door?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lower left does nothing
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need three."
<DeathStar> 6* The 4 key door is missing now
<DeathStar> 6* The room spins again
<kalonZombie> 6*Max steps off the plate, looking around
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar types mimicing doing the same plate that the previous room does n ospinning
<DeathStar> 6* Another key appears for them. Asarar types they did upper right
<DeathStar> "Lower right"
<Sara> * Chelsea takes the key
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves for the upper left like Asarar asked for
<Sara> (Er, wait)
<Sara> (Them meant the other group? Oh well)
<Sara> (It's confusing @.@)
<Jackieness> ((No, we have two keys now, I believe))
<DeathStar> 6* The room spins and nothing
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that they got another key and that Max was doing upper left*
<DeathStar> 6* The room spins
<DeathStar> 6* Nothing.
<DeathStar> <Asrar> Lower right now
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves for the upper right
<DeathStar> 6 *Nothing happens
<Sara> * Chelsea has a seat, watching what's going on from a slightly less dizzying position
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves for lower right
<DeathStar> 6* The room spins
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that Max did upper right and is moving for lower right now*
<DeathStar> 6* The 4 key door shows up again, and in the corner, hidden, is a net poret
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that they have anet port and the door*
<Sara> * Chelsea stands and looks at the door, pondering. "These puzzles sure are..." She coughs.
<DeathStar> 6* Two keys pop out
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar types they are giving their set
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Moves to get the keys and then for the door, nodding to Chelsea who has the first two*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We might need your set when you are done
<Jackieness> <Kira> *takes the first two keys and then moves to open the door*
<DeathStar> 6* With the 4 keys, the door unlocks. She is able to pull them back out, likely to send them back through
<Jackieness> <Kira> *walks to the port and then types* "Door is open... how do I send them back through?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Go up to the port and push them against it. I will do the rest
<Jackieness> <Kira> *pushes the keys against the port*
<DeathStar> 6* The keys vanish
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods then moves through the open door*
<Sara> * Chelsea follows, looking around cautiously
<kalonZombie> 6*Max follows
<DeathStar> 6* On the other side is a set of stairs, but there is also a crack in the wall. Asarar types stop on the data-reader
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types back, stairs, crack in the wall*
<DeathStar> 6* The crack explodes after a moment
<Sara> * Chelsea covers her head
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We won't make it in time. Time to take a short cut
<kalonZombie> 6*Max just waves his arm, keeping the dust around in his face
<kalonZombie> *blowing not keeping
<Jackieness> <Kira> *types that the crack went boom*
<kalonZombie> <Max> I coulda done that.
<DeathStar> 6* The wall reveals a shaft. It looks dirty and rotten, the space between two walls. The outside wall. Likely if they hit it too hard they coul technically break it open to let cats in the rain in like Ylva
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're taking a shortcut." *moves for the exposed shaft*
<Sara> * Chelsea nods and follows close
<kalonZombie> 6*Max follows
<Jackieness> <Kira> *starts climbing upward*
<Sara> * Chelsea follows her, climbing
<kalonZombie> 6*Max climbs upward, skipping rungs at a time, having to wait for them
<DeathStar> 6* As they begin to reach the 9th floor, spikes block their path and a hole is there onto the 9th floor. Asarar beeps, saying the runner is blocking their progress
<Jackieness> <Kira> *slips out through the hole on to the 9th floor then types* "Way up was blocked. We're on 9th."
<Sara> * Chelsea slips out onto the 9th floor as well
<Sara> <Chelsea> *data reader* What's blocking you guys? We've got spikes here.
<kalonZombie> 6*Max climbs up
<DeathStar> 6* The 9th floor is completely darkened, and they cannot see anything. They would feel something fall over them that blocks their natural vision and ability to see, like a sticky substance.
<DeathStar> <Runner Voice> *garbled like a computer* This is the final floor. Welcome. Clever bypass. I welcome genius manuevers. This floor well test your group's communication
<Jackieness> <Kira> "*types back* "Spikes. Ninth floor is weird... feels sticky... dark."
<DeathStar> <Runner Voice> Those in the real world will guide you through this floor's dangers by communication. You will hear their voices through your data-readers. Will you trust htem ,listen to them, in time?
<DeathStar> <Runner Voice> Will they give you good advise?
<DeathStar> 6* Otto sends them message to other a group, a grid of the tiles, showing an O for no trap and an X for a trap
<DeathStar> 6* Luci sends messages Max that he is NOT to try and force his way through this*
<kalonZombie> <Max> Alright Luci I wasn't really planning to...
<DeathStar> 6* With the black abyss, it's hard to tell if even stepping forward is safe
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...can't tell where we in relation to the grid."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Well clearly we're on a safe tile if that helps...
<DeathStar> * Luci sends a message with the step order, three right, forward.Indicating to reference Otto's grid.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Max, have that hammer handy?"
<kalonZombie> <Max> Wait, Luci sent a message.
<DeathStar> Luci> "Step in this order, three steps to the right, then forward. Stop after that for the next instructions."
<kalonZombie> <Max> Three steps to the right, then forward, then wait.
<kalonZombie> 6*Max does so
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Alright..." *moves to the right three paces and then one forward and stops*
<Sara> * Chelsea follows, as best she can reckon, three to the right and one forward
<DeathStar> 6* There is a source of heat somewhere ahead
<kalonZombie> <Max> Also as much as I'd love to smash, Kira, Luci warned me not to brute force it.
<kalonZombie> <Max> ...And I think that's fire.
<DeathStar> Luci> "Once you get three, you're dealing with a flamethrower two steps forward from there. Crawl under it."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> *three = there
<kalonZombie> <Max> Crawl under two steps. Flamethrower
<Sara> <Chelsea> Crawl -under- a flamethrower? Great...
<kalonZombie> 6*Max does a trained military crawl under the flames
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I was thinking of your using the reach of your hammer to poke ahead for traps."
<Jackieness> <Kira> *ducks down and crawls forward two paces*
<Sara> * Chelsea carefully gets on her tummy and starts crawling, two steps, carefully, like she's done this a million times
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<DeathStar> Otto> One step forward, four left, stop there
<kalonZombie> 6*Max gets up, takes one step forward, four left, and stops
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves one forward and thenfour to the left and stops*
<DeathStar> 6* There is a swoosh side, like something is swinging in front of them every 5 seconds
<Sara> * Chelsea also moves one step forward, four left.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Oh boy... pendulum?
<kalonZombie> <Max> Or a big scythe.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably."
<DeathStar> *swoosh* *Otto waits for just as it passes "Now quickly one step left
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<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps left
<kalonZombie> 6*Max does so
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<DeathStar> *swoosh*
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<DeathStar> *swoosh*
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<DeathStar> *swoosh*
<Sara> *Chelsea steps left*
<Sara> (Right after the swoosh of course)
<DeathStar> Otto> Running jump, have two steps, have to make it to the statue
<Sara> <Chelsea> Statue? We can't see...
<kalonZombie> <Max> We can't see the statue, Otto, gotta be more specific...
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Worry about the jump. You have two steps then jump
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You'll arrive at it
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Go fAST
<Jackieness> <Kira> *takesa two step running jump!*
<Sara> * Chelsea hurries, two step and a long jump
<DeathStar> 6* Kira lands and rolls along to a huge platform
<kalonZombie> 6*Max runs as fast as he can, burning a speed point if need be, and jumps
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, right in front of them, a statue begins to shake and move as if alive
<kalonZombie> 6*Max grins, pulling his hammer out "Oh this sounds fun
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...you have got to be kidding me. The statue is moving."
<DeathStar> 6* It targets one of them, but who?
<DeathStar> <Luci> Chelsea, dodge to yur left
<DeathStar> Luci> "Giant statue, hit it in the back."
<Sara> * Chelsea readies her knives, dodging left and trying to go for where she thinks the back would be
<kalonZombie> 6*Max makes a wide swing at the statue with his hammer
<DeathStar> 6* The statue hits the ground, bent over
<DeathStar> 6* MAx would go over it
<kalonZombie> 6*Max does an overhead swing downward for it's back
<DeathStar> 6* The statue is damaged, jerking with 2 HP damage.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *rolls to the right and forward of Chelsea's position and then leaps for the back of where the thump came from, using her Dim Mak strike (2 HP damage, no armor)
<DeathStar> Luci> "It's bent over, hit it's back."
<DeathStar> 6* The statue jerks, sparking
<DeathStar> 6* It tugs, freeing the axe. And begins to stand up. Back to Chelsea.
<kalonZombie> 6*Max does another overhead before it can react, hopefully
<DeathStar> 6* Max clips the shoulder, knocking it awkwardly so it's swing arm is damaged
<DeathStar> Luci> "Chelsea, it's back is to you, hit it."
<Sara> * Chelsea goes for a backstab, slashing (6 damage) and using her Lv2 backstab to double the damage if possible
<DeathStar> 6* The statue breaks apart and the lights come on, revealing the stairs
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<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're clear." *moves for the stairs*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar and Otto and Luci reappear near a net port
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar eyes the fuck me spot has a gem
<kalonZombie> <Max> Excellent. Let's go kick this guy's ass.
<Seraphna> Luci> "Mmm, grab that."
<DeathStar> 6* But only if you have a free spot can you grab it. The gem has attack properties
<kalonZombie> 6*Max moves and grabs it
<Seraphna> * Luci grabs it, having a spot.
<Seraphna> * Luci lets Max take it.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Phew... *she puts away her daggers for the moment and takes a breath, having no free slot* I'm glad that's over.
<DeathStar> 6* ASarar moves up the stairs and reaches the 10th floor, where a box is at and their tapes. A note is on the table
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<DeathStar> 6* Asarar passes the box, grabbing the note. "You did good. The truth will guide you if you continue to grow stronger. Come and get me one day if you feel up to it."
<Seraphna> * Luci follows.
<Sara> * Chelsea follows. When she notices the note she asks "What's it say?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And here is the stash."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar lowers it, then eyes the box. Inside is two mods that I will describe later. And all their files
<AquaKoala> *Otto eyes the box
<DeathStar> *Asarar reads it outloud*
<Sara> <Chelsea> ... Great. Did this guy think this was some sort of screwed-up training exercise?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So I guess it's up to you all. I think if I use this place, I can track this fucker down. Or we can walk away with the video and info we got back
<Seraphna> Luci> "Well... this was a twisted game. Seems nice he left us a reward though."
<AquaKoala> *Otto snatches his file and reads through it
<DeathStar> 6* It's what he gave Asarar and was on the computer
<AquaKoala> *Otto burns it
<kalonZombie> <Max> Let's get him.
<Seraphna> Luci> *whispers* Otto doesn't want us to know that he secretly enjoys musical theater.
<kalonZombie> <Max> I want to punch him in his stupid face.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *looks at Kira and Otto*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Vote?
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar destroys the video and her file
<AquaKoala> Otto> I dont think it's worth the time.
<DeathStar> 6* She nods, peering at Kira
<kalonZombie> 6*Max destroys the files on him
<Seraphna> Luci> "Do we really want to go looking for trouble?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Mmmm... as much as I would like to discipline this guy... not yet. We're not ready."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar takes her sabre, destroying the 10th floor window, using a grappling hook to shoot out to ground level
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. We go back home with the rewards and files destroyed.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But we know now that Tech Runners are out there and we might be on their radar. We need to be more careful
<DeathStar> 6* She ziplines down to the ground
<AquaKoala> *Otto follows on the zipline
<Jackieness> <Kira> *zips down to the ground*
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<Seraphna> * Luci keeps her file curiously and follows out.
<DeathStar> 6* Putting her hands in her pocket, she walks toward the van, the acidic rain still falling. Glancing up through her purple bangs, she eyes the metallic plates in the sky, listening to the vents making the wind and weather
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You all did good today. Especially you, Chelsea
<DeathStar> 6* She gets into the back of the van, not wanting to drive back
<kalonZombie> 6*Max smiles at Luci "You wanna drive?
<Sara> * Chelsea hops in, looking... just a bit reluctant after the last ride!
<Jackieness> <Kira> *climbs into the van*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar peers at the neon lights in and tall buildings in the distance, musing
<DeathStar> <Asarar> TAke us home
<DeathStar> -End-