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Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

Posted by The Howling DarkFor group 0
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 337 posts
Tue 13 Aug 2019
at 19:00
  • msg #226

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Defence R2: 10, 4, 2, 2, 2, 2 & 1
Defence against strike: 42 + FW 15 + 10 = 67, Dodged!
Against disrupt dodge: Flowed 34 + awareness 10 + 10 = 54, dodged!
Takes disrupt strike

Attack R2: 9, 8, 7, 6, 6, 4 & 1
Float 6-6
strike demjen: 19+15+10-5= 39))

Arkady's quick wit and powers of observation didn't let him down... much.
He manages to dodge under the coiling Demjen and one of it's claws, still getting his metal arm nicked pretty bed. That's going to need fixing...

"Aww fuck, she's somethin' innit? I'll try to come up with something to nail it down, blyat! Any ideas are welcome tough!"
The Howling Dark
GM, 1655 posts
Sat 17 Aug 2019
at 20:19
  • msg #227

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Defense R2:
9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7 & 1
*Defense vs Strike 38 + Block 15 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 73 vs 39, Replies

Amythyst Attack R2:
10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 7 & 1
*Quick Work with Flowed 37 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 = 57
*Disorient Hardiness 28 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 = 48
*Disrupt Strike 20 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 = 40

Demjen Defense vs Amythyst:
9, 9, 7, 7, 6, 4 & 2
*Defense vs QW 29 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 = 49 vs 57, Ripple
*Defense vs Disrupt Strike 27 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 = 47 vs 40
*Defense vs Disorient Hardiness 16 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 = 36 vs 48

Chalcothetes Attack EVERYONE:
29 + Strike 10 = 39

Amythyst Defense:
*29 + Block 15 + AB 5 = 49, blocks

Amythyst Init:
10, 8, 6, 5, 4, 1 & 1
*Float 1-1
*Init 18 + Speed 5 + AB 5 = 28

Demjen Init:
10, 10, 9, 8, 5, 4 & 1
*2 Chi:  Continue Technique, now at 4 ripples
*Init 20 + Speed 10 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 50

Chalcothetes Go Last))

Amythyst reaches into a satchel at her belt, flinging a syringe at the void demon as it's busily savaging Arkady.  The demjen's scales turn some of the syringe, but a little bit of whatever's in there has gotten into the demon and it screams shrilly.

"Wait for the right moment and nail it to the wall or let it grab you!"  She calls to Arkady, "Other than that, I have no idea!"
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 338 posts
Tue 20 Aug 2019
at 22:06
  • msg #228

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Def against calcothetes: 6, 6, 6, 2, 2, 2 & 1
36 + fw15 + 10 = 61 vs 39, dodged

Init R3: 9, 9, 7, 5, 5, 4 & 4.
channel 1 chi for +5 craft
Recover disrupt strike: 25 + craft 15 + 10 = 50, Recovers.
init 29 + 10 + 10 = 49
FoB: 24 + 15 + 10 = 49, +2 chi

Init order: Demjen, Arky, Amy, Calchothetes.))

Arkady darts around the scurrying calcothetes, keeping light on his feet and utilizing the walls of the cistern to do quick leaps out of their reach, landing in a relaxed stance to face the Demjen. He slides a small wrench off his toolbelt and gives his nicked arm couple of good bangs and bolt tightening to get the articulated plates to set in place properly.

"Aah shit, I ain't real keen on giving that fuck a big hug.."

He raises his eyes towards the top of the cistern and shouts: "Corduroy! Get me a plasma cutter and a welding pistol! Imma need them!"
The Howling Dark
GM, 1662 posts
Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 15:12
  • msg #229

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((You beautiful bastard, recovering from a disrupt you

Demjen Attack:
10, 8, 6, 4, 4, 3 & 2
*5 Chi:  Poison
*Demjen attack with flowed 30 + Poison 25 + AB 10 = 65, Block is automatically -5
*Disrupt Strike 24 + Might 10 + AB 10 = 44))

"On it boss!"  Corduroy shouts down, "Just a sec, just a sec, lemme get it!"

Arkady may not actually have a second.  The void-demjen's reserves must have regenerated because it rears back again like a cobra, spraying concentrated poison right at Arkady's eyes.  A half-second later it tries to coil around him again to pin his arms!
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 339 posts
Sat 24 Aug 2019
at 23:23
  • msg #230

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Def against Demjen: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 & 1

against strike: flowed 36+15+10= 61 vs 65 / takes ripple.

Against disrupt strike: 21 + learning 15 + 10 = 46 vs 44 / avoided

Attack R3: 10, 7, 7, 6, 3, 2 & 1
Float 7-7
strike Demjen: 16 + 15 + 10 = 41))

Arkady looks at his opponent after getting a reply from Corduroy, but a moment too late. He makes an attempt at dodging the splash of venom but still gets some of it on his eyes. That's however isn't enough to distract him from escaping the coiling Demjen that tries to wrap itself around him, as he predicted it would try, Again, and falls to the ground away from it's coils, prepped for a vertical entanglement. Never use the same trick on The Red Star twice.

"OO SUKA! FUCK! NO! SHIT! MOTHERF-!!!"

As he turns on his back, the continuation of his rant is drowned as he draws his 1911 from his belt and proceeds to unload on the snakey demonic fuckery above him at point blank. Bondage was clearly not one of his kinks.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:00, Sun 25 Aug 2019.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1669 posts
Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 22:02
  • msg #231

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Defense:
10, 9, 8, 6, 6, 3 & 3
*Flood 0:  +5 Block/Toughness
*Defense vs Strike 26 + Block 20 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 66 vs 41, Replies:  inflicts a ripple on Arkady

Amythyst Attack:
10, 10, 9, 7, 6, 5 & 1
*Flowed Quick Work with 31 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 = 51
*Disrupt Strike 20 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 = 40

Demjen Defense:
10, 10, 8, 6, 4, 3 & 1
*Defense vs Disrupt 18 + hardiness 10 + AB 10 = 38, it hits!
*Defense vs Quick Work 20 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 - Disorient 5 = 35 vs 51, a Ripple + Roll

RR:
*19 - 10 = 9, a Trivial:  Clotting Blood!

Chalcothete Attacks Amythyst + Arkady:
*24 + 10 = 34; Amythyst defends with 57

Arkady has first init roll.))


The Demjen twists and presses its attack.  Though it can't manage to pin Arkady, it can swat his gun aside and rake claws against his skin.  If he was a human he'd be in serious pain, but as an Exalt it means very little to him.

This buys Amythyst a bit of breathing room.  She throws a vial at the demon, hitting it between the eyes.  It hisses and chokes, the blood streaming from several minor wounds instantly starting to coagulate once it hits the air.  This isn't a good thing for it- it's obvious the void demon is in serious pain!

The chalcothetes swarm around them ineffectively, Amythyst managing to hold them off with her sword.  And, it's at this moment that Arkady hears 'CATCH' from above him.  It's not Corduroy, no, it's another crewmember from another vent; his right-hand man must've gotten someone else to do it because he couldn't complete the job fast enough.  The plasma cutter and welding pistol are thrown out into his waiting arms!
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 340 posts
Mon 26 Aug 2019
at 23:13
  • msg #232

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Defence against Chalcothetes: 8, 7, 6, 4, 4, 2 & 1
24+FW15+10=49 vs 34 - dodged

Init R4: 8, 6, 5, 5, 4, 2 & 2
*Clarity in openness +10 craft / -2chi, -1 solar chi
*Crafing Wave w/ Lever shifts the world -5 chi. Pin the Demjem to the wall:
*Flood 27 + craft 20 + AB10 = 57 / Only breakable w/ craft.
*FoB: 18 + craft20 + 10 = 48 / +2 chi & sense Chi @ Demjem (Twilight caste aura)
*Init: 25 + 10 + 10 = 45
*analyse styles, fears w/ learning: 22+15+10=47))

"Spasibo brat!!" Arkady shouts as he boosts up the wall to avoid the calcothetes and catches the tools mid air.

"Time to tin this tuna BLYAT!"

As he decends, His caste mark starts to shine brightly and his Twilight aura bursts into flames in all the colors of the spectrum, endless as imagination. His arms reactors emit that ominous red glow as he charges the plasma cutter and makes his strike, but not at the Demjem. At an inhumanely fast, precise and efficient motion he makes several horizontal cuts at the sides of the cistern, that start to glow hot red from the excess heat and absence of cooling.

He then makes precise vertical cuts at the end of each of the latter to peel several steel strips from the wall and as they are still glowing hot, he bends the still hot malleable bars with his metal arms around the Demjem's arms, torso and tail, each end connecting to the wall they were cut from, And with that same sweep he welds the impromptu shackles in place with the welding pistol. Permanently. No craftsman ever has seen welds as pitch perfect as these. even the oxidation colors on the seams are a perfect spectrum.

As his "Burning prison" is completed he leaps away from the Demjem to Amythysts side and blows smoke from his hot tools like a cowboy would from his guns, with a shit eating grin.

"TA-DAH!"
This message was last edited by the player at 22:53, Thu 29 Aug 2019.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1676 posts
Sat 7 Sep 2019
at 18:32
  • msg #233

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Init:
9, 8, 6, 6, 4, 4 & 3
*2 Chi: Continue technique, take 1 Ripple (6 ripples)
*Wash River Clean if there's anything in it
*Float 6-6-4
*Init 19 + Speed 10 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 49
*Unarmed/Sword

Amythyst Init:
7, 5, 5, 3, 2, 2 & 1
*Float 5-5
*Analyze Medical Condition 22 + Medicine 10 + AB 5 = 37
*Init 22 + Speed 5 + AB 5 = 32

Chalcothetes Go Last

Arkady, treat the Demjen as operating with Flowing Universe.  Also FYI Lever Shifts the World is an Extraordinary Art that does not cost Chi.  In addition to this the Demjen can't consistently use its poison attack, and must spend a round to recover.

Init order:  Demjen, Arkady, Amythyst

Demjen Attack:
9, 8, 8, 7, 5, 3 & 1
*Can't Break Wave
*Attack Arkady 28 + Strike 15 + AB 10 + IKF 10 - Disrupt 5 = 58, Better Blocked))

The demjen hisses as Arkady begins his diabolical plan.  It realizes it has no idea what he's doing and can't figure out how to stop it... so it does the next best thing.  It swats ferociously at him, driving him back and tries to rip his head from his shoulders!
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 341 posts
Wed 11 Sep 2019
at 20:41
  • msg #234

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((defence: 7, 6, 5, 5, 4, 2 & 1
Keep 5-5 re roll rest w/ yielding to adversity -4chi
New roll 9, 9, 8, 6 & 1
Float 5-5
Def: w/FW 29+10+15-5 =49 vs 58/ takes ripple

Attack: 9, 7, 4, 2, 2, 1 & 1.
Strike demjen: 22+15+10= 47/ better dodged
Force of lightness 3chi
Secondary strike: 21+15+10= 46/ better dodged))

Arkady celebrated too early and barely manages to avoid the blow taking off his head, but still gets pounded pretty hard by the demjens blow. He replies by sweeping out his pistol and letting off a ferocious triple-tap mosambique drill style. Twice to the chest, once to the head.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1686 posts
Mon 16 Sep 2019
at 21:32
  • msg #235

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Defense R4:
10, 10, 9, 8, 7, 4 & 3
*Flood 4:  Block/Toughness +5
*Defense vs Strike 1 19 + Block 20 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 59 vs 52, blocks
*Defense vs Strike 2 20 + Block 20 + AB 10 + IKF 10 = 60 vs 51, blocks

Amythyst Attack R4:
10, 10, 8, 8, 7, 4 & 1
*Argh
*Disrupt Demjen Block 28 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 + Fears 5 = 53
*Disrupt Demjen Speed 20 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 + Fears 5 = 45
*Quick Work with flowed 25 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 + Fears 5 = 50

Demjen Defense R4:
10, 8, 5, 3, 2, 2 & 1
*Defense vs Quick Work 22 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 - Disorient 5 = 37 vs 50, Ripple + Roll
*Takes Disrupt:  Block (53)
*Takes Disrupt:  Speed (45)

RR7:
*27 - 17 = 10, inflame Trivial to Minor:  Clotting Blood; Action Bonus -5 while using Transformation of Dark Jade!

Chalcothetes don't attack...))


The Demjen deftly swats aside Arkady's pistol before it can shoot him, but it's not paying attention.  A moment later he's got the void demon pinned, and it twists and turns with rage, trying to coil out of the burning bonds.

This leaves it vulnerable.  Amythyst charges in past Arkady and, with a hand thrust into a pouch, slams a palmful of powder into the creature's face.  It sneezes and roars with pain, black blood spurting out of some of its earlier wounds in vast clumps!

The chalcothetes turn from trying to attack the two and instead swarm on the Demjen to try and free it from its bonds, most of which are not having much luck.

((Init R5:
Demjen:
10, 9, 8, 7, 4, 3 & 2
*Ouch, bad luck
*2 Chi:  Continue Transformation of Dark Jade, takes a Ripple, at 8
*Init 19 + Speed 10 + AB 10 + IKF 10 - AP 5 - Disrupt 5 = 39

Amythyst:
10, 9, 9, 9, 6, 4 & 2
*Medicine Shaping Wave 39 + Medicine 10 + AB 5 = 54, gives her a Laughs bonus and a +5 RR bonus if she pulls it off.  I suggest making a Tactics Shaping Wave to protect her from any sabotage attempts.
*Init 16 + Speed 5 + AB 5 = 26

Chalcothetes:
10, 8, 8, 6, 2, 2 & 1
*Attempt to break Shaping Wave:  28 + Tactics 10 = 38, a megafailure, dawg))

"Buy me a few moments,"  Amythyst shouts to Arkady, "I think I've got something to really fuck it up!"
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:32, Mon 16 Sept 2019.
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 342 posts
Mon 16 Sep 2019
at 23:35
  • msg #236

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Init: 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 5 & 3
init: 19+10+10=39 Tie with Demjen
FoB: 18+10+10 = 38 / 1 chi
Clarity in openness: +10 tactics -3chi
Tactics shaping wave to protect Amythyst: flowed 45 + 10 + 10 = 65

Attack R5: 8, 7, 7, 4, 1, 1 & 1
Float 7-7
Strike Demjen: 31 + 15 + 10 = 56 / better dodged))

Arkady Positions himself between the calcothetes and Amy, looking actually quite smol in comparison to the crystalline elemental, but makes his best attempt at covering her from the scurrying critters, making sweeping motions with his legs to cover as much ground area as possible.

"Could you specify 'A few moments'?! Like, 10 seconds or 10 minutes?!"
He politely inquires whilst kicking away Calcothetes and without looking blasts another near point blank round at the struggling Demjen.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1688 posts
Wed 18 Sep 2019
at 20:57
  • msg #237

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Defense:
9, 9, 9, 9, 5, 3 & 2
*Defense vs Arkady Attack 49 + Block 15 + AB 10 + IKF 10 - Action Penalty 5 - Disrupt 5 = 74 vs 61, Blocks, Replies:  Arkady takes a Ripple

Demjen Attack R5:
9, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3 & 3
*Flowed Poison Strike 36 + Poison 25 + AB 10 = 71, Block is -5
*Disrupt Arkady Strike 29 + Wu Wei 5 + AB 10 = 44
*Disrupt Arkady Speed 23 + Wu Wei 5 + AB 10 = 38

Amythyst Attack R5:
10, 10, 8, 6, 5, 5 & 1
*Quick Work 25 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 + Laughs 5 + Fears 5 = 55
*Disorient Might 20 + Medicine 15 + AB 5 + Laughs 5 + Fears 5 = 50

Demjen Defense:
10, 10, 9, 7, 6, 4 & 2
*Defense vs QW with 20 + Hardiness 10 + AB 10 - Disorient 5 = 35 vs 55, 2 Ripples + RR
*Takes Might Disorient

RR on Demjen:
*36 + RR 5 = 41 - 18 = 23, Minor is inflamed to Major:  AB -10

Arkady has first init))

"Five seconds!"

The Demjen is denied the chance at striking out at Amythyst as the elemental starts mixing some sort of concoction.  The point-blank round is countered by a lashing tail, somehow more prehensile than Arkady would think; and in response it hisses and spits another ball of poison directly back into his face.

But that gives Amythyst the chance she needs to finish her concoction and throw it into its mouth.  It gulps it down reflexively and begins to scream in horrible pain.

"Put it down!"  She calls to him, "Gun in the mouth!"
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 343 posts
Mon 23 Sep 2019
at 18:14
  • msg #238

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Defence R5: 10, 6, 6, 4, 3, 1 & 1.
*Against strike  26+fw15+10= 51 vs 71, Absolutely fucked
*Against disrupt strike: 21 + learning 15 + 10 = 46 vs. 44, Avoid
*Against Disrupt speed: 14 + Learning 15 + 10 = 39 vs 38, Avoid

Waiting for RR, Arky's at 5 ripples I think?
use 2 chi for chi aura, toughness 10))

Arkady doesn't have much time to prepare for the backlash, just barely managing to cover his some of his face, but still getting a good splash on it.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1696 posts
Mon 23 Sep 2019
at 21:49
  • msg #239

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((RR on Arky:
9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 6 & 4
*37 + 15 = 52 - Chi Aura 12 = 40, Arkady takes a Major Poison Wound:  Poisoned Lungs.  Arky suffers a -3 Breath penalty whenever he overexerts his lungs by breathing heavily (such as Focus on Breath).  At the end of every scene where you physically exert yourself or have a quickened heartbeat- including this one- 3 dice are rolled and compared against your Chi Threshold.  If the roll result is equal to or higher, then the difficulty to remove the condition increases by 5 points.  This is cumulative up to 80.))
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 344 posts
Tue 24 Sep 2019
at 15:00
  • msg #240

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Init: 10, 10, 8, 7, 7, 6 & 4
init: 27 + 10 + 10 = 47))

Arkady Drops down to one knee, then on his ass, coughing violently and with poison dripping from his mouth as his body attempts to dispose of this hazardous agent.
In his cough he crawls to the opposite side of the cistern to lean against the wall and rests his pistol on his knee, taking at the Demjems noggin'

"You *Cough* got your *Cough cough* Five Fuckin' Seconds *cough*. Let's hope It was worth it. *Cough*"
The Howling Dark
GM, 1700 posts
Thu 26 Sep 2019
at 21:37
  • msg #241

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Init R6:
10, 6, 6, 4, 3, 3 & 1
*Wash any available dice
*Drops chi technique, no point in using it now...
*Float 6-6-3
*Init 14 + Speed 10 + AB 10 = 34

Amythyst Init R6:
8, 7, 7, 5, 5, 3 & 2
*Wash any dice
*Float 7-7
*Shaping Wave:  First Aid 25 + Medicine 10 + AB 5 = 40, if goes through will reduce EoB RR result on Arkady by 5
*Init 18 + Speed 5 + AB 5 = 28

Let's face it, Chalcothetes don't matter at this point))

"It was worth it!" She shouts grimly, looking at the creature spitting up blood, "Let's end it!"

She hefts her sword up in one hand again, the other furiously digging through her pockets to produce a syringe.

((Arkady > Demjen > Amythyst))
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 345 posts
Thu 26 Sep 2019
at 22:16
  • msg #242

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Attack r6: 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 3 & 2
*Strike Demjen: flowed 37+15+10 = 62))

Arkady Coughs and holding his breath he aims his pistol right at the mouth of the Demjen.

"Get the fuck off my ship..."

Another shot from his trusty pistol echoes throughout the cistern.
The Howling Dark
GM, 1704 posts
Wed 2 Oct 2019
at 21:01
  • msg #243

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

((Demjen Defense:
7, 7, 5, 5, 1, 1 & 1
*31 + Block 15 + AB 10 - Disrupt 5 - Fears 5 - Better Dodged 5 + EKF 5 = 46 vs 62, RR

RR:
45, that's enough))

The Demjen's black eyes go wide as the pistol is jammed between its teeth.  If it could beg it would.  It can't.  The Demjen's head explodes in a fountain of black gore.  The remaining chalcothetes begin to quiver and die, helped along by Amythyst liberally slashing the few moving ones with her sword.

Soon they're the only two living things in the cistern.

"Good job,"  Amythyst tells him, finally fishing out that syringe and flicking it, "You know, normally this'd go into your arm, but... I'm afraid it's going to have to go somewhere more intimate."
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 346 posts
Wed 2 Oct 2019
at 21:23
  • msg #244

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

Arkady shakes the black much off his pistol and tries to wipe some of it off himself, managing to just smudge it in even more.

"*Cough* Fuck you ariel..."

He kicks the corpse for a good measure, then turns his attention to Amytyhst

"More intimate what? I'm telling you right now you ain't gonna stick a needle on my dick, I swear on my mom."

With his face twisting for the idea of needles and dicks, he waves to the crew above.

"Thror us a rope or a ladder or some shit *Cough* and torch the remains of that piece of shit. Then we gotta start fixing my ship."
The Howling Dark
GM, 1709 posts
Mon 7 Oct 2019
at 20:49
  • msg #245

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

"Yes sir!"  One of his men shouts down.

"No, try your butt."  She flicks the needle again, "Drop trou, don't worry, it's nothing I haven't seen before.  This should counteract some of the venom.  It's of my own design.  Good news about this is that it's only infectious if you die or if you're a demon, so I don't think you'll need to be quarantined."
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 347 posts
Mon 7 Oct 2019
at 23:54
  • msg #246

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

"Just stick me with it doc, You're the expert, and at the end of day no one needs to go for the sanc's. *Cough*"

He still tries to wipe off the muck, but finally realizes that it ain't working, and starts digging his pouches for a cigarette that hopefully isn't covered in dead void demon slime.

"After I'm done with headcount and briefed the crew for the cleanup and repairs, I'm going to need a lot of stiff drink and a good night's sleep Blyat. This day has been hella long..."
The Howling Dark
GM, 1716 posts
Wed 9 Oct 2019
at 21:47
  • msg #247

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

She jabs it into his left buttcheek and presses down the plunger.  It's like getting stung by an angry hornet with an acidic stinger.

At least his cigs are clean.

"There, all set,"  She says as she pulls back from him, "I'm sure it has been a very long day.  Why don't you get some rest?  I'll oversee cleanup and your man Corduroy can take care of the headcount."
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 348 posts
Thu 10 Oct 2019
at 08:57
  • msg #248

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

He tenses up for a second when being stung, but doesn't give any other reaction to being stung with a tiny needle. He'd felt worse pains in his life, some only couple of minutes ago.

"Mm-hmm..." Arkady mumbles as confirmation, lights his cigarette, and drags a long whiff off it... And immediately throws a massive coughing fit, almost throwing up as a result. Who would have thought having a cigarette after inhaling poison wouldn't be the best move.

"*COUGH COUGH* Aww... *Cough* Fuck I should *Cough* quit smoking. *Cough*... *Wheeze* these things are gonna kill me one day... *Cough* If I'm lucky..."

He wipes a few drops of black-ish drool off his chin after his fit and throws the cigarette on the void demons corpse.

"Yeah you take care of the cleanup and Corduroy gets to do the headcount. I'm gonna fuck off to my quarters and pass out... *Cough* Or knock my self out, blyat."
The Howling Dark
GM, 1719 posts
Sat 19 Oct 2019
at 17:27
  • msg #249

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

"Rest well.  I'll leave a report."  She puts a companionable hand on his metal shoulder, "We'll keep in touch.  I have the feeling you'll need my group sooner rather than later.  And hey, if you ever want to meet up for something let me know, ok?"

The rope is dangled over the side.  She helps him grab on to the rope.

"LOVE the arms."

((And unless Arkady has anything more he wants to do, this will be Thread End!))
Arkady Dragomirov
player, 349 posts
Sat 19 Oct 2019
at 18:17
  • msg #250

Arc 1, Thread 2:  The Engines of Progress (Arkady)

"Oh I'm sure I'll give you a heads up if I get mixed in something that's way out of my area of expertise."

He grabs the rope and starts hauling himself up. As his arms are mentioned, he looks at them, sightly awkwardly.

"Umm... Thanks."

((End of thread for me!))
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