Start of #VCB buffer: Fri Jun 13 21:02:46 2008 [17:34:42] * Vice City Blues [17:34:47] * Chapter 2, Episode 1 [17:34:53] * Gone With the Wind and Flames [17:35:29] * Early morning, October 29, 2017. [17:35:42] * It's been only one day since Flint Rapids, Iowa, turned up missing. Not one person, not one building, but a city full of hundreds of both. [17:35:58] * Naturally, people are confused. A squad of the the national guard is there, along with a few FBI agents, all footing under some temporary shelters that the national guard has set up outside of the city limits. [17:36:22] * Just as naturally, some are more curious than cautious about the whole matter, as they head for the obvious spot. [17:36:36] * The city hasn't been closed off yet, as the national guard is still getting set up, so it's easy to get to where the city used to be... [17:37:02] * Start [17:37:44] * Syzix is now known as Nivi [17:38:59] * Lafing_Cat is now known as Specialist_Panda [17:39:43] * Maria (Indomitabl@c-98-196-117-176.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has joined #VCB [17:39:57] * Robin (Indomitabl@c-98-196-117-176.hsd1.tx.comcast.net) has left #VCB [17:41:29] * Tetsuko arrives on-scene. She's a well-dressed Japanese woman with medium-length hair. [17:42:10] * Maria is there, dressed as, well, a motorcyclist, and snapping photos. [17:43:16] * Tetsuko is slightly shorter than average height. Her hair is clean and neat. [17:46:24] * Maria is a short, cute, somewhat curvy girl with long black hair. Despite wearing an outfit fit for racing motorcycles - which does in fact match her motorcycle - the fannypack, backpack with buttons, camera, and mannerisms make her look fairly touristy, like "The City that Vanished" were the latest tourist trap, upstaging the world's largest ball of yarn in Minnesota. [17:46:56] * Conil is now known as Matrek [17:47:43] * Matrek had hitchhiked there, or, if he hadn't been able to do that, he'd have walked. He stands at 5'10" with a light build, night black hair, and green eyes, and carries himself casually as he looks over the area. [17:48:20] * Specialist_Panda is a roly-poly giant panda dressed in a well-fitted? painters smock. A small case is slung around his neck, and he ambles at the side of a non-descript man, the pair of them having recently exited a mini-van. [17:48:59] * Maria is looking through her viewfinder, or else she would probably notice the large panda walking around. [17:50:13] * Matrek stares at the panda with an open 'WTF' expression. [17:51:27] * Nivi looks around curiously, glancing from left to right. She's a young, 4'11" native-american woman dressed in simple blue skirt and shirt with cut leather accents. Her black hair is long and goes to about the small of her back, where it is tied off. [17:53:43] * Nivi 's build is lithe and she's very attractive, if in a cute way. She's carrying a basic purse with her. "Finding anything odd other than a missing city, Maria?" [17:54:09] * Where the city used to be, there's ... a lot of empty space. Farmland, dirt, grass, open sky. It doesn't appear peaceful, though - there's signs of scattered footsteps, widespread and panicked, heavy dragging, impact marks, singeing and burns... it's like a war happened here and suddenly dissapeared. [17:54:23] * There's also empty gaps where buildings and their foundations used to be. Depressions that match where vehicles were resting. But there's nary one in sight, not even roads, or signs. [17:54:31] * The cool breeze _is_ pleasantly refreshing, though. [17:54:37] * Maria takes the camera from her eye. "Eh? Oh, Nivi. No, I did not find anything ...giant panda." [17:55:01] ( Somewhere, a game magazine writer gets mauled by a giant panda. ) [17:56:52] * Matrek walks over to Maria and Nivi, still looking at the panda. "Would either of you two happen to... Uh..." He gives a vague geusture over to the panda. [17:57:27] * Nivi hmmms... [17:57:31] * Maria shakes her head and then nods back in the direction of the city. "Footprints. Look like buildings were replaced, not vanished." [17:58:16] * Matrek glances out at the... Well, where the city was, and pulls out some binocs of his own, looking over the city. [17:58:27] If buildings just gone, should be empty dirt, yes? Maybe some foundation slab, maybe some basement? [17:58:29] * Tetsuko looks over the city's remains. [17:59:25] * It's the same in all directions, as far as the binoculars have reach. [17:59:52] * Nivi 's eyes glaze over for a few seconds, and then she nods. "He's a pet of the man in front of him; Capable of painting things of great value do to novelty. Other than that... not much else of note." [18:00:35] * Specialist_Panda wanders around the vacant buildings, before picking a spot to sit down and look at the city [18:00:40] Strange... [18:00:44] * Tetsuko looks around. [18:00:56] * There's larger depressions where the bigger buildings were. Some of those falls could be nasty. [18:01:25] It is as if everything were lifted straight up. [18:01:55] * Matrek glances over to Nivi with a raised eyebrow, and then out towards the city. "Well... Yeah, it sorta does." [18:01:55] * Nivi looks up. "Like by UFOs." [18:02:16] * Maria blinks at Nivi. "UFOs?" [18:02:53] * Matrek gives a look to Nivi, and then stretches his shoulder. "Well, not going to find anything standing around here." He says, starting off into the non-city. [18:03:46] Who says? [18:03:54] * Maria shrugs. [18:06:21] * Tetsuko looks into the sky. [18:10:04] * The sky is open, the breeze is gentle and cool. [18:11:49] * NPC1 is now known as Cowboy [18:12:13] * Matrek goes about peering into holes. [18:12:19] * Nivi giggles. "Hah, you DO do that." [18:13:15] * Cowboy arrives after a bit, hat slung low, and in a long-sleeved tan trenchcoat. He's got an escort of two of the national guard, which he waves off before he's in speaking range. [18:14:09] * Maria looks over and waves idly at the cowboy. [18:14:37] * Matrek glances over to the cowboy, and gives a polite nod. [18:15:10] * Tetsuko looks to the cowboy [18:16:30] * Cowboy nods back at Maria, and surveys the landscape. [18:17:22] * Specialist_Panda has taken out a paintbrush from the case slung around his neck and the man provides him with an small canvas, he begins painting something that looks sort of like the landscape ahead [18:18:07] * Cowboy glances at the others, pausing a moment at the panda, then grunts out, "More'n I expected here." [18:18:32] New tourist trap. [18:19:25] You were expecting less? [18:20:09] * Cowboy whips out a shotgun; it's got a long-barreled scope on it, for some reason, and he uses it as a monocular, looking around, at some of the (lack of) sights. [18:21:35] Mou. [18:21:44] Boring here. Wonder if they have hidden gift shop in town. [18:21:52] * Matrek glances at the cowboy, raising an eyebrow. Hmm... Scope on a shotgun... "Scope must be more than just magnification." He mutters to hismelf, watching the cowboy. [18:25:18] This place... feels wierd. Something in the air? [18:25:26] Careful there, you might put an eyeball out. [18:25:26] * Matrek peers into one of the shallower holes, and crouches down to lower himself into it, testing the ground at the bottom of it with a foot before putting his entire weight on it. [18:26:01] * Cowboy nods at the other cute girls besides Maria, tilting his hat. "Names Rex. I'm here to look around, and I rexckon you're here for the same." [18:26:02] What have you found? [18:26:46] * Cowboy is now known as Rex [18:27:54] * Maria nods to Tetsuko and Nivi as she gestures to Rex. "He a good man. No worries." [18:28:10] Oh really, you know him from somewhere? [18:28:22] * Specialist_Panda finishes his first painting and ambles over to the gathered group of people, making a small wuffing sound. the man with him says [18:28:30] "That means he'd like to paint you, do you mind?" [18:28:46] * Maria blinks. [18:29:26] * Matrek tilts his head, and pulls out a notebook, pulling off a piece of paper and letting the wind carry it off. [18:29:36] "...Wait, did the panda just talk?" [18:29:59] (Ack, nevermind.) [18:29:59] ... odd. [18:30:00] ( I think that was his handler. ) [18:30:00] (no, the guy with him did) [18:30:19] * The wind only carries the paper a little bit, before flopping to the ground. But the direction supports what his guts are telling him. [18:31:37] * Nivi smiles. "Not at all." [18:31:46] What'd'ya reckon the kids up to? [18:32:03] * Rex gestures over to the direction Matrek was investigating. [18:32:24] * Matrek climbs up out of the hole, and calls over to the people. "Hey, the wind kinda sounds like it's being sucked into something. Kinda... Over there-ish." He points over to where the piece of paper went, starting that way. [18:32:43] Same thing we are, I thiiink? [18:33:00] * Maria heads over to have a look. [18:33:04] * Now that Matrek mentions it... the wind does seem like it's under a very slight tug. [18:33:28] * Tetsuko turns her attention to that area [18:33:41] I suppose I wouldn't mindbeing painted [18:34:12] Hmm, you sure? [18:34:19] * Nivi looks over in the direction the wind is going. [18:35:32] * Maria frowns. [18:35:48] * Matrek gets a head-start; but soon enough everyone who's going gets to a spot that's ... it? It's one of the larger holes in the ground, belonging to an office building that used to be some 20 stories high. [18:36:12] * Maria turns to Nivi and Tetsuko, and then says, in Moonspeak, "" [18:36:48] [18:36:52] * Maybe two stories high, if you look for it, is a spot where the wind seems to be drawn to. From different angles, it's almost like looking through a glass window into an ocean. [18:37:56] * Matrek glances back at Rex. "What do you make of it, you think?" [18:38:26] I think you're some kinda gifted if you noticed that. [18:38:42] * Specialist_Panda ambles along with them with a paintbrush in his hand, apparently studying you all. [18:39:00] * Maria picks up a loose rock and tosses it at the windy area. [18:39:22] * Nivi blinks and motions momentarily, the gush of air to the location suddenly ceasing. "" [18:39:41] * The rock dissapears as it hits the floating, stationary refraction. [18:40:37] I think I maybe find the problem. [18:40:59] * Maria frowns. "Well, Matu find problem." [18:41:02] * ... the everpresent gentle breeze stops, being noticed as soon as it's gone. With that stopped, though, it'd be near impossible to notice the... thing, by sight. [18:41:28] "I'm just sorta lucky, I guess. Was born with good ear-... What in the name of..." [18:42:16] Matu? [18:42:34] * Matrek looks around. "...Ok, that's kind of funny... Where'd the breeze go?" [18:42:39] * Maria points at Matrek. "Ma-tu-reh-ku." [18:42:55] Oooh. [18:43:06] * Rex (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [18:43:06] * NPC2 (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [18:43:10] * sAFK (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) has joined #VCB [18:43:16] * Matrek gives a small grin and a wave to Nivi. "Hi again." [18:43:16] Sorry. Bad with weird American names. [18:43:18] * Rex (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) has joined #VCB [18:43:28] * sbpr (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) Quit (SVSKilled: GHOST command used by sAFK) [18:43:30] * sAFK is now known as sbpr [18:43:59] It's okay. [18:44:08] Why hello there. [18:45:48] * sAFK (blah@c-98-224-254-19.hsd1.mi.comcast.net) has joined #VCB [18:48:13] Well, any of this motely crew got a way up there? [18:48:44] I'm not touching that with a 20 foot pole. Maybe a 21 foot pole. [18:49:03] * Matrek gives a shrug to Rex, and glances back at the others. [18:49:26] Hm. [18:50:18] * Rex picks up a rock, and gives it another throw. That rock dissapears through... it, too. [18:52:03] "Who owned the building that used to fill this place, anyway?" [18:52:13] * Matrek said, glancing down into the large hole. [18:52:28] * Rex glances at the others. "Only on for the guided bus tour with the safety glass and electrified cages, eh?" [18:54:33] * Specialist_Panda has started painting the group now that they're relatively stationary [18:55:50] How about you touch it then. [18:56:08] * Rex strethces his arms up, leaning back. "Will soon as I reckon a way to do so." [18:56:48] * Matrek jerks a thumb back to the National Guard and FBI people. "Think we should go ask for a length of rope?" [18:56:58] How would we hold it up there? [18:56:58] My bet is that's a way through something. [18:57:11] What, it safe to go in there? [18:57:15] I mean, aside from falling? [18:57:22] * Rex shrugs. "Who knows?" [18:57:33] I intend to find out, though. [18:57:37] I feel like I'm in a bad alien movie. [18:58:13] * Rex nods at Matrek. "Not a bad idea." He pauses. "I reckon I'll give that a try." [18:58:36] * Rex tips his hat. and starts trekking off. [18:58:44] * Maria shrugs. "I go first. No need rope." [18:58:54] "You might also want something heavy, too, though, to tie ya off on." [19:01:20] * Maria heads for... THE HOLE! [19:02:29] * Specialist_Panda finishes the painting and hands it to Navi [19:02:48] (Its no masterpiece, but it is certainly the best portrait you've ever had painted by a panda) [19:03:36] * It's a wierd, disorienting feeling, like you're passing through a highly charged barrier. But pass through you do, to a surprising view on the other side. A meeting room with an excellent window view in all directions. [19:03:42] * The town's there. Every building, car, road, sign.... but, the people part seems off. There's only a few visible, and they don't look ... right. [19:03:51] * The sky is lacking two very important things: a sun, and normal colors. The whole things tinged a mottle black and grey, which have a wierd glow to them, providing a constant, if tinted, level of illumination. [19:03:57] * And right behind Maria, there's that ... rift? shimmering? Right in the middle of the oaken table with all the chairs. [19:05:58] * Matrek puts his hand on his gun as Maria goes though. "Now that was just plain reckless." [19:06:02] * Maria pokes her head back out. "Oiiiiii. The town is here, but it all wrong." [19:06:25] Also, some sort of weird thing on a table. [19:06:41] * Seeing just a head poke out and talk to you is wierd, but it certianly seems to indicate it's safe for the moment. [19:08:14] * Matrek takes a slight step back, still with his hand on his gun. "...Right... Please, either stay all the way in, or come all the way out. Right now, that's just disturbing." [19:08:16] * Maria goes back in and looks around. She keeps some distance from the portal, but checks the rest of the meeting room over for, well, anything. [19:08:31] * Specialist_Panda looks interested and pokes at the head with his paw [19:08:45] * Tetsuko steps through. [19:09:00] * The head is poking out of the rift in the air which is two stories up. It's interesting to look at, but it's a bit out of reach. [19:10:21] * Rex returns in a armored jeep; again, alone. There's a fair amount of supplies in the back. [19:12:08] * Matrek glances back at Rex. "One of the girls just jumped into the hole, and stuck her head out saying it was wierd, but seemed safe at the moment. Don't ask, because I don't know." [19:12:52] * Tetsuko did not step through. MIsread. [19:13:05] ... huh. Go figger. [19:13:34] Yeah. Pretty much. If you throw that rope, maybe she can tie it off up there. [19:13:44] * Rex shrugs. He parks the jeep near the edge, and extracts some chain and rope. [19:16:04] * Matrek stands by, watching. [19:16:25] * Rex glances at the others, then ties the chain to a spare tire. He hefts the spare tire with one hand, steps back, and HURLS the tire the distance. [19:16:40] There she goes! [19:17:04] * Tetsuko watches [19:17:06] * There's a loud crash on Maria's side of the rift as a tire crashes into the table, rolls off, and crushes an innocent chair. It just happens to have a chain attached to it. [19:17:15] * Matrek rather well copies Rex's voice when he says, "...Huh. Go figger." [19:19:20] * Maria pokes her head out again. "Oiii! Warn me before you throw things!" [19:19:32] * Specialist_Panda cocks his head at Rex [19:19:34] * Rex tugs on the chain, testing it, and nods. After a moments pause, he grabs the chain, and starts climbing it up, pausing to hang for a moment a few times. [19:20:37] Hey, you're fine, aren't you? [19:22:22] * Rex dissapears into the rift. He tips his hat to Maria as he rights himself, on the other side. [19:22:57] * Matrek walks over to the chain, and starts up himself. [19:23:18] * Rex sticks his own head through; it's just as wierd when a cowboy hat is a disembodied floating thing. "Water's fine, c'mon on in." [19:23:28] "One at time, if you would. I really -don't- want the tire to come loose." [19:23:37] * Matrek gives an upside down nod to Rex. [19:24:13] * Tetsuko waits her turn to climb up [19:24:25] * Maria helps Rex up and then goes back to poking around other people's things. [19:25:05] * Matrek gets in himself, and gives a nod to Rex and Maria. He peers outside, giving a sharp eye to the people. [19:25:22] People missing, ones that are here look odd. Someone got sky wrong. I don't think we should go near the thing on the table. [19:25:23] * The office is - well, was, before the tire smashed in - pretty tidy. It's a meeting room for some marketing company, that's renting the whole second floor. [19:26:19] * Tetsuko looks at the table [19:26:40] * Nivi mmms, and considers entering. [19:26:51] * The table is a nice, sturdy, expensive looking wooden table. It's got rubber marks on it from the tire. Eww. [19:27:50] * Tetsuko looks at the sky [19:28:43] * Matrek continues peering at the people, trying to figure out what's 'off' about them. [19:28:46] Hey Tetsuko! What's your analysis? [19:30:20] * Matrek scowls, and puts his hand on his gun. "I can't say those people out there look like they have a pulse, guys. Even if it's a bit cliche, I'd have to say zombies, or something to that effect." [19:30:45] It is much cooler indoors than normal. But the people are hotter than normal. [19:31:13] "Well, those people arn't moving smoothly, in any case." [19:32:47] We should use non-lethal force [19:33:10] I have a bad feeling about bringing one back. [19:33:43] * Matrek pulls his gun, and heads for the door. "Good idea, for now. But if one of them tries to eat my face..." He shakes his head. "...Yeah." He glances at Nivi. "Probably a very bad idea, yes." [19:33:50] I can do nonlethal force. [19:34:32] * Nivi isn't even there. [19:35:01] * Maria idly takes some power cables and ties the tire to the table, to give some extra anchoring. [19:36:08] "I can threaten 'em... Aim for their knees, or something." [19:37:47] I can just hit them until they fall down. Much less messy. [19:37:52] * Maria nods to herself. [19:38:47] * Nivi paces back and forth. [19:39:03] * Matrek glances at Maria, and then takes five by the door until everyone is up. [19:42:21] * Matrek heads over to the rift, and sticks his head out. "Nivi, you coming up, soon?" [19:42:54] Sounds like you have things under control! [19:43:16] * Maria pokes her head out. "Oiiii, Nivi. You coming?" [19:46:15] Oh fine, fine. [19:46:38] * Nivi rubs her hands and grabs ahold of the chain, taking herself to the portal. [19:47:24] * Specialist_Panda sees all the people leaving and follows up the chain, bizarrely agile for a panda [19:48:59] * Matrek steps back to allow Nivi in, and stares at the panda -again-, before heading over to the door. He'll put one hand on it, with the other being full with his revolver. "Everyone ready to get moving?" He asks. [19:49:23] * There's a flit of movement - a trio of people, who don't move as irregularly as the others that have been seen, run by a corner, easily visible from the 2nd floor window view. [19:49:51] * Only for a moment, though. They're out of line of sight within a few seconds. [19:49:55] ...odd [19:51:19] "...Well, we've got a few normal people, at least. They looked scared... Maybe we should follow 'em?" [19:51:45] Yes. [19:52:03] * Maria blinks. "Right, follow." [19:52:20] You sure? [19:52:37] They either the ones who caused this, or they need help. [19:52:52] Either way, we must interact [19:53:06] * Matrek glances at Nivi. "Pretty sure. Comon, let's go." He says, before openning the door, taking point and starting for ground floor, gun pointed in front of him and keeping his senses sharp for anyone in the building. [19:53:38] * Maria heads out of the room and finds a staircase; she takes it, heading towards the roof. [19:54:13] Oookay. [19:54:19] * Nivi heads up with the rest of the group. [19:55:05] * Matrek, leading the way, doesn't encounter anything until he hits the ground floor lobby. There's signs of struggles, blood and scattered belongings. [19:56:31] * Specialist_Panda follows Nivi upstairs [19:56:31] * Tetsuko heads for the roof [19:56:41] * Tetsuko heads for the ground, even [19:57:02] * Matrek grits his teeth, and tries to find a back door to head out of. [19:57:46] * Maria looks around once on the roof, briefly examining the damaged door before jumping to the next rooftop. [19:59:25] * Nivi heads downstairs, not being a roofjumping sort. [20:00:09] * The first floor has the same impression the previous occupance of the city did; a war went down, only to suddenly dissapear. There's several exits, including a back alley exit. [20:00:48] * Matrek heads out the back alley exit. "Why are we splitting up, again?" He asks, glancing back at the group following him after he looks up and down the alleyway. [20:01:57] I don't know, but isn't that always a bad idea? [20:02:32] "I think so, yeah. I mean, what, is Maria going to jump between the rooftops?" [20:02:38] * Rex paces alongside Matrek. He shrugs. [20:03:29] Maybe? [20:04:19] * Matrek gives Nivi a skeptical look, and heads out into the street itself towards where the people were at. [20:04:26] I reckon we oughtta stay out of sight. People'r scared, there must be something to be scared of. [20:05:00] * The street has lights, cars, working traffic signals. [20:05:47] * Specialist_Panda is trailing along behind Nivi, seeming to have taken a liking to her. [20:06:15] * There's no- wait, there's someone staggering around the corner. They're moving funny. [20:08:28] * Matrek glances at the person. "Ignore the 'zombies' unless they go for you. In -that- case, tell somebody and or stop 'em." He says, and continues towards the place the scared people were at, going to the other side of the street from the staggering person if they're on the some side. [20:09:02] * Tetsuko nods... [20:09:27] * Tetsuko observes the person, if they're going for anything [20:09:29] * sAFK is now known as Staggerer [20:10:37] * Staggerer is looking for something. Now that you got a closer view, it's more like they have trouble moving smoothly - all their motions seem to have an extra 'oomph' to them. [20:11:24] * Nivi stays close to Tetsuko. [20:12:04] * It's obvious when he starts watching Matrek and his accompaniment; the difficulty moving doesn't lend itself to subtleness. [20:12:46] * Staggerer calls out, loudly, in a surprisingly loud yell that could almost be a roar, "HEATHENS!" [20:13:43] * Specialist_Panda startles slightly [20:13:46] * The yell echoes about the buildings for a bit as they start moving torwards the group. [20:15:19] I TOLD you this was a bad idea! [20:16:02] 2d6 [20:16:06] (mischan) [20:29:53] * Martek comes out shooting, the tag Tetsuko applied drowned out by his revolver. One, two, three bullets rings out and strike home, sending the now-hapless man spinning to the ground, hurt and blacked out. [20:30:56] * Tetsuko rushed out and strukc the man with her hands before that happened [20:31:10] What sort of gun was that? [20:31:12] * Tetsuko looks around [20:32:14] * The echoes from the gunshots reverberate a bit, not as loud but nearly as loud as, the shout that the now-helpless man just gave out./ [20:32:34] * Matrek flips open his top-break revolver, and sticks 3 replacement bullets in. "Ok, the yelling and gunshots probably just alerted everyone within a few blocks. We need to move. Oh, also, one more thing: if that guy had punched you, you probably would have had your ribs caved in." [20:33:40] "Actually scratch the 'probably', if he had connected. I don't think he -couldn't- have landed a punch at full force." [20:35:22] Huh? [20:36:03] * Tetsuko looks over the man carefully [20:36:51] Too clumsy. He's a stranger in his own body, I gueeeess. [20:37:10] Also, you need to go hide. I saw more coming from the rooftop, I think. [20:37:30] "Yeah. Everything he was doing was at full force... Wait, when did you get here?" [20:37:58] I come down wall to see if you need help agaisnt that thing. Good job being noisy. [20:38:10] * Maria waves and scrambles back up the wall. [20:38:48] * From two blocks down, there's a pair of men, with that same jerky movement; they're fixated on your position. [20:39:04] I think we should get going. [20:39:30] * Matrek glances at Maria, blinking, and then at the rooftops. "...Yay. Well, those people had the right to be scared, I guess. The guy shouted louder than by gun, you know." He says to Maria, before she climbs back up the building. "...This is wierd." He says, and glances at the two men. "...Ok, yeah." He says, and starts running towards where the scared people were headed. [20:39:58] * Tetsuko follows along. [20:41:09] * The nondescript hotel is around a corner, and nearly missed, if not for Matrek catching sight of a child peering through the window, before being pulled away. [20:42:46] * Matrek turns, and starts sprinting for the hotel, glancing backwards to see if any staggerers are following immediatly behind them. [20:43:54] * The potential pursuers are lost around a corner; it's not too hard to guess which way they went, but for the moment, they can't see what you're doing or wearing you're going. [20:44:38] * Specialist_Panda just keeps trailing Nivi, not stopping to draw anything now [20:45:03] * The hotel is locked when Matrek gets to it. [20:45:28] * Nivi keeps following the others, being extremely cautious. [20:45:41] * Matrek swears under his breath, and heads for an alleyway, looking for a backdoor. [20:45:46] * Specialist_Panda ambles up to the door [20:46:35] * Nivi knocks on the door. "Hello?" [20:47:45] * Specialist_Panda opens the door and chuffs lightly to get everyones attention [20:49:02] * Matrek comes back around front, not finding a back door, and, seeing Panda got the front one open, heads inside, giving a nod to Panda as he passes him. [20:49:21] * Nivi blinks at the Panda. "What kind of pandabear are you? Maybe I should give you a nickname..." [20:49:30] * There's no answer to Nivi, or the door being burgled - except, for, that it, one woman with an assault rifle, cocking it. The ill-colored kevlar helemt indicates she might know how to use it. [20:49:45] * Nivi blinks. [20:49:50] * Specialist_Panda looks cute and non-threatening [20:50:05] * The woman says, panickedly, "Inside, quickly! Before they follow!" [20:50:12] * Nivi runs inside. [20:50:33] * Nivi grabs Mr. Panda's paw and leads him in as well. She's... surprisingly strong. [20:50:51] * Matrek waits just inside the door until everyone else is in, when he shuts and locks it again. [20:51:06] * The door is slammed shut as soon as everyone's in. [20:51:37] * Session end. End of #VCB buffer Fri Jun 13 21:02:46 2008