In reply to James Choi (msg # 778):

I'm going to leave that post up for half a day.

Then I'm going to post in OOC why it's a totally acceptable post.

After that, I'm open to deleting it and revisiting the issue.

#reciprocity
This message was last edited by the player at 19:40, Wed 21 Feb 2018.

Can you please put the brakes on slashing at each other until I get through the active shooter training I have to deliver tomorrow night to an undergrad communications class?

Yes, I realize that and I am sorry. It was a shitty thing to do and I regret it.

I posted IC today in the morning before work. That was not a good time to post. I am not a morning person. I did not fully realize at the time that I was being an a-hole. I do now.

When I checked back in at lunch, I saw Dave's OOC post about the X-Files. It came across as snarky (that's how I perceived it, at least) and I felt compelled to respond OOC. At that point, I was in defense mode- I didn't yet see that I was totally in the wrong.

Then I saw Spartan's post. It stung, but I realized then that I had made a grave error and that my IC post was way un-cool. At that point, I deleted it and apologized sincerely.

Dave and Spartan, I am sorry for my dickish RP'ing today. Teg, I'm sorry for effing up your game.

Peace.

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This message was last edited by the player at 16:47, Thu 22 Feb 2018.

I have received your various PMs and will address them, as well as the public thread, after I get through tomorrow night's lesson. Maintaining this group's cohesion as both friends and a functional gaming circle is important to me but I have to focus on professional matters right now, in addition to ensuring I can support my wife during what is a worse-than-usual tax season.

Please consider this a request for a cooling-off period for any further responses in this thread until I can re-engage with the level of attention you guys deserve.

Thanks.

First off, my deepest apologies, guys.  The last couple of weeks have been crazy in RL.  Lots of 'volunteering' at school (which is only voluntary in the most remote sense of the word - it was more like, "we need to get this done now or your children will suffer forever" or something like that; mostly, I just do what I am told), then a family cold, then Valentine's Day, then another cold, and then travelling with family on President's Day weekend.  And here we are...

And when the dust settles, it seems like there was an IC and OOC kerfuffle (which Hannah might have helped to avoid...:()..  I will try to get caught up and then post IC, if I can manage to think of anything that might help the situation or at least post more OOC...

In reply to James Choi (msg # 782):

Apology accepted.  The Internet is not a great conduit to provide feedback so my comments almost certainly came across as harsher than intended and I'm sorry for that.  I propose we move on.

I'm back.  Unless otherwise contacted, I will assume OOC stuff has been sorted in various PMs and rMail and will wait for dcoda before I post the next turn.

Random X-Com fact of the day:

I've been playing X-Com 2 with the boys watching (my wife is thrilled-perhaps not my best idea).  Yesterday my 5 year old was moving from cover to cover while engaging in Nerf wars and my 7 year old has started using phrases like "they're coming from the flanks! we're going to get pinched!" and "here, I think you dropped this grenade."

I'm a good dad.

Teach the children quietly
For someday sons and daughters
Will rise up and fight while we stand still

In reply to Tegyrius (msg # 788):

Mike and the Mechanics? Silent Running?

Yep.  With Keys' anecdote, I had a sudden flash on it being applicable to XCOM 2.

Good song.

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NEW RESEARCH OPTIONS:

- Alien flight dynamics
- Attar interrogation
- Attar xenobiological experimentation
- Particle beam weaponry
- Plasma weaponry
- Psi amplification
- Psi stabilization
- Space squid autopsy
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:41, Sun 04 Mar 2018.

Is the speaker at the table bald and backlit?

Why, yes, I did set that up three years ago.  :)
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:21, Mon 05 Mar 2018.

Are we supposed to prioritize these?  'Cause obviously they are all high priority.  I mean, 'Duh!'  The attar and space squid autopsies Hannah will leave to Dealer and Lizard King (they have experience from Chapter 1, right?) and the plasma tech to Dealer.  Psi and Flight Dynamic are mine, mine, mine...

Uh, did I say that out loud? ...

You have gradually been accumulating a science and engineering staff, so it's not all on you to do everything.  Of course, they will be delighted to share the SAN loss work if you volunteer to help...

Seb’s skill set would probably make Attar Interrogation his first choice in terms of tasking. If there’s an opportunity to get involved in the others he’s got decent skill levels in Biology so could probably be able to make a reasonable contribution to either the xenobio experimentation or the autopsy, although probably not in a lead role.

Nice!  I was quite surprised to glance back and see that the chapter 2 aftermath was January 2016.  No wonder I forgot the council!

Hmmm... there is no SAN stat listed anywhere on Hannah's sheet.  Do we assume its already zero then?

Given his contacts at the Rhein Research Center and lack of substantive hard science skills (outside of enough chemistry to determine the oxygen balance of various ANFO and TNT compositions), Cooper's probably best able to contribute to Psi Stabilization and Amplification, in that order.  Maybe 4 days a week, with a Friday or Monday off.  All work and no play...
This message was last edited by the player at 07:41, Wed 07 Mar 2018.

And I'll be doing my part to advance TBI research!

Yeah, I may have kept Mission 3 running a little longer than I should have...



Now you know one of the recruiting criteria!

Michael will be concentrating on plasma weapons (gotta even the score) and is willing to assist on the autopsy as his free time allows.  I'm putting an aftermath post together than I hope to have up in the next day or so.

James' current interrogation skill is considerably higher than his bio skill. Hm.

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