Rata Mall - Main Thread

[Talitha]

Oh I remember I found something in the secret lab.........

pulls out a remote control and points it at the TV and presses some buttons

[Talitha]

Johannes arm = normal

[ambic]

The TV comes on. Its playing a replay of a newscast. It seems to be jammed on repeat.

News Anchor: We interrupt your favourite reality show, because thats all we show these days, to announce that our new friends the Salientia have announced World Peace. Our weapons of war are no longer needed. We go live to Gorph, the Alien Leader.

Gorph: All humans note, war is useless, we bring peace to all.
Interviewers: How will you bring peace?
Gorph: All humans note, war is useless, we bring peace to all.
Interviewers: Um, yes, but our question is how?
Gorph: All humans note, war is useless, we bring peace to all.

News Anchor: Well, it appears the aliens are sticking to their messag.... oh I'm being told they are saying something different now. Lets return back

Gorph: Bring us the technology.
Interviewers: What technology?
Gorph: You will not recieve peace while you still have it. All humans note, war is useless, we bring peace to all.

News Anchor: Well this just isn't making sense. Lets cross to our political commentators now.

<Camera cuts to a man and a woman, with the words 'experts' under them.>
<Before they can speak, the show repeats>

[groza529]

Could you perhaps tell us all exactly what happened in the bank when you were there? I'd really like everyone to put their heads together to try and figure out this drone/clone thing.....

Johannes rolls down his sleeve. "Certainly. Here is what I remember, anyway."
"Harry, Jia, and I were in the bank. We had all been exploring different areas. We had managed to get behind the counter, but were not yet in the vault. The Tesla was still under the security grille."
"A security door opened from the alleyway behind the ATMs. A giant of a man entered, probably a full two meters give or take. He was wearing a bulletproof vest that said 'security.' His eyes were bloodshot, and he appeared as though he had been doing drugs. He was carrying a crowbar. He demanded to know what we were doing in 'his' bank, before slamming the crowbar into the Tesla a few times, breaking off a mirror in the process. Harry was behind the counter at the time but Jia and I were in the open."
"I decided to feign confusion. I responded in Afrikaans, a South African language, and pretended I didn't understand. He was probably not lucid enough for that to have worked, but it doesn't really matter, because an instant later Jia pulled out this gun and shot at the man. It disintegrated him. All that remained were his feet, half the crowbar, and a small amount of ash. Before you ask, I have no idea if he had a green glow, and I doubt Jia does either... it happened quite quickly."
"Then Jia pointed the gun at the two of us and demanded we show her our arms, which of course we did. When she was satisfied she told us about the weaknesses of the Augmentation League drones, primarily the green glow, but also that they lose any memory of what occurred before their infection, and that they would be carrying syringes and microchips on their person in order to infect more drones. She set up code phrases with us, insisting that if we did not use the proper countersign she would assume we had been taken over, and likewise we should presume the same from her. The fiasco that began here seems to have come about because Harry delayed too much in providing the codephrase and Jia assumed the worst. At the time, we considered Lacey to be suspect due to the similarities between her modus operandi and that of the drones."
"I think that's about all of it. Harry, did I leave anything out?"

[CaptainMeme]

Attack Mark

"I have no intention of following through with this attack if he shows his arm and there's no glow. But we need to force it now. I would appreciate assistance if he refuses."

[groza529]

Support Jia if Mark resists

[groza529]

"But non-lethally this time, unless he ends up glowing after all."

[groza529]

Whisper to Harry

[ambic]

An attack against Mark (Zag) has occurred, with Jia initiating, and Johannes supporting. As it is less than 24 hours till deadline, the attack will be resolved at the original deadline - with an

extension of 24 hours after that

. Other players may join in, as necessary, or use items/role actions related to the fight.

It will be resolved automatically if Zag and CaptainMeme

[RubberDuck]

You can just opt to have people restrain him so you can check him, you don't need it initiate combat unless you intend to knock him out, if you fight him and he out rolls you, he can do the same to you.

He's described as muscular so probably around 1 D5, anyone restraining him will have rival that. 2 players should be enough to hold each arm.
Johannes, just restrain him with me if you would.

Restrain Mark

[CaptainMeme]

(I need to sleep irl pre-deadline so queuing up actions)

If Mark shows his arm voluntarily or through being restrained, inspect it. If there's a glow go through with the attack, otherwise back out.

If Mark doesn't show his arm, confirm attack.

If I'm alive at phasing, go to the fashion store

[groza529]

Clarification: I am supporting Jia and Lacey to restrain Mark

[Talitha]

I also support the restraining and inspection of Mark

[RubberDuck]

Still need one person to come check him while restrained, Xavier or Ariel etc

[Talitha]

If I'm not required for restraining then I will stop restraining and,

inspect Mark's arms

[Nexus]

I was looking for information about the mall, disappearances and anything else useful.

I also had to go back to look for my glasses.

[Zag]

Sorry for being AWOL. I was sick for most of the weekend, then I've been busy at work, and then there was so much to catch up on it seemed too daunting a task.

Anyway, I'll show my arms, but not while anyone is close enough to attack me while I do it.

I find RubberDuck's story to be BS. "I was able to cure Terry (Battlemage) of his addiction to drugs/alcohol in the Cafe. He volunteered and then the moron jumped into the freezer insisting it lead to a brewery. In the Barbers I was able to treat Harry of his greed for money."

So you're saying his (now cured, supposedly) addiction led him to make a foolish choice to try to find a brewery and he accidentally died. Sounds like he refused the "treatment" so you killed him.

My goal is to find and kill the mad scientist who botched the job of making me. Sounds like you're it.

[Primate]

(If there's enough time left)

Examine Elevator

[ambic]

Fight deadline is in 1 hour
Room Deadline Choice will be 24 hours after that, so that you have a small window to react to whatever occurs.

We will then take a 3 day break to give people time to catch up. Id ask people refrain from chatting for that break. That should help a few people in the game.

[RubberDuck]

Sorry for being AWOL. I was sick for most of the weekend, then I've been busy at work, and then there was so much to catch up on it seemed too daunting a task.

Anyway, I'll show my arms, but not while anyone is close enough to attack me while I do it.

I find RubberDuck's story to be BS. "I was able to cure Terry (Battlemage) of his addiction to drugs/alcohol in the Cafe. He volunteered and then the moron jumped into the freezer insisting it lead to a brewery. In the Barbers I was able to treat Harry of his greed for money."

So you're saying his (now cured, supposedly) addiction led him to make a foolish choice to try to find a brewery and he accidentally died. Sounds like he refused the "treatment" so you killed him.

My goal is to find and kill the mad scientist who botched the job of making me. Sounds like you're it.

I didn’t “lead” Terry to do anything. You've lurked nearly the entire game, you claim you were away but you managed to pm me about finding a back door to lab, yet never posted here in the eatery, which is cheating by the way and I reported you to ambic for it. So you’ve clearly had time to read and do that. ““Cough cough, I’m sick”” So according to you, I’m now also the mad scientist, on top of being the drone, and also a murderer? Nice way to pile on to the bandwagon, dumbass.

The mad scientist is a male, Ariel has a picture of him on her camera you’d know that if you bothered to play properly. You people seriously make me want to beat my head into a wall. I can’t cure you of being an idiot you know, so saying were away but sending me cheat pms about how to get into the lab is absolute trash behaviour and ambic should have mod killed you for it.

You cannot all be this stupid.

Zag, If you want to follow with an action fine. I’ll ask every one to let go of you so you can attack me and try meet your win condition.

There’s less than an hour before deadline, so get on with it.

Release zag

[RubberDuck]

If the deadline gets in the way, I'm going to the phone store.

Oh and unlike Jia, if you attack me Zag, and I manage to win Zag, I'm killing you, just so we're clear, no support from anyone else.

Go to Phone Store

[Primate]

So much for that hippocratic oath.

[RubberDuck]

First do no harm doesn't apply if I'm attacked first and thanks for sharing that with everyone.

[ambic]

Zag

: Dice Roll 8
Bonus:
+2 to result
1D8

CaptainMeme

: Dice Roll 7
Bonus: +3 (Inc Support From Groza) to result
1D7

[ambic]

Zag loses 3 vs 8