Darth Diem (6:10:20 PM): Aaaanyhow... while people
are settling in, have we decided what we would like to do?

Darth Diem (6:10:42 PM): Sneak about at
night?  Enjoy the evening and get back to schmoozing in the morning?

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:10:57 PM): I suspect
there'll be some sneaking about, at least by those who are good at such.

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:11:05 PM): (which,
BTW, does not include Blue Hottie)

SWRahReston (6:11:20 PM): Rah would be so inclined, if anyone else thinks it's a good idea.

SWRahReston (6:11:24 PM): She's out of her element...

DoD Rengar (6:12:33 PM): Ren would be inclined as well, but needs convinced to put down
his new toys.

SAGA Cobb (6:12:37 PM): Cobb looks wistful at the thought of a
massage, but murmurs, "If there's a better time to make a move on the
living cargo than now, before communications have a chance to be made, I can't
think of it..."

SWSaga Iri (6:13:00 PM): ((I have no idea where we ended - so I'll just follow along for now...)(

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:13:09 PM): "But...and
I don't disagree that I like the idea of freeing slaves....is that why we're
here?"

DoD Rengar (6:13:24 PM): "Kind of, yeah"

DoD Rengar (6:13:44 PM): "The sarlacc project had Something to do with the
Hutt.  And slaves seems a good bet."

Darth Diem (6:13:46 PM): ((We ended shortly after
saving Mighty Darga from a poisoning attempt.  It is now late at night...
Darga has retired, and most of the court is staggering off to bed - to sleep or
not - in dribs and drabs.))

SAGA Cobb (6:14:16 PM): "Besides...it may be related to
the gene-splicing that the Felucians were enjoying...."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:14:23 PM): "Maybe
so."

SAGA Cobb (6:14:25 PM): "And this is Control Group:
Next."

SWRahReston (6:14:56 PM): Rah looks up from her - fifth, is it? - plate of food and says:
"I'm good with either."

Darth Diem (6:15:48 PM): ((May I ask how you're
planning to leave the palace, with all of your combat gear, in the middle of
the night, without drawing undue attention to yourselves?))

SWRahReston (6:15:52 PM): :: Judging from the discarded plates, it might be her 10th... ::

DoD Rengar (6:16:07 PM): "I think the ship is likely to hold more... accessible
secrets, esp right now."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:16:07 PM): ((We
haven't gotten that far in this amazing plan yet, Leslie. ))

Darth Diem (6:16:24 PM): ((Good to go!  Food
for thought, then.    ))\

SAGA Cobb (6:16:43 PM): (sure, you can ask, Leslie.  Do
we have to answer?)

DoD Rengar (6:16:49 PM): (( Is there AnyWhere we go that doesn't draw attention?
We're the newcomers and pretty stand-out-ish ))

SW Baniss Nim (6:16:50 PM): i don't have that much combat gear.  just a HBP

Darth Diem (6:17:41 PM): ((This is true, Vic... and
if you leave in force in the middle of the night, you will be more
stand-out-ish.  I'm just sayin'.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:17:54 PM): "Perhaps
we can bluff our way out there.  Perhaps."

DoD Rengar (6:17:59 PM): "Do we want a distraction?  I make a mean, loud
drunk..."

DoD Rengar (6:18:23 PM): "and can actually sneak out."

SAGA Cobb (6:18:30 PM): "Hmmm...perhaps our 'consciences'
are correct, and we are buying more difficulty than is warranted."

SWRahReston (6:18:34 PM): "This place has ductwork you could drive a speeder through...
"

SAGA Cobb (6:18:45 PM): *thinks back to his days as bouncer as
he regards Ren...*

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:19:09 PM): ::to Rah::
"Really?  Interesting...." ::grins::

SAGA Cobb (6:20:12 PM): "Well, I can try to clod-hop
through 'em, but that might not be the best idea."

DoD Rengar (6:20:20 PM): :: has a thought :: "Maybe the bluff IS a good idea.
We're going to check the ship... for Darga.  Cause those yahoos were
caught in the attempt, their cargo needs monitoring as well. We offer to split
any spoils with the guards..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:20:29 PM): "Exactly,
Ren."

SWRahReston (6:20:35 PM): :: eyes Cobb :: "Yeah, it'd be a little harder for
you..."

SAGA Cobb (6:20:59 PM): "Besides, with my attention span,
having to watch as Rah wriggles her behind in front of me would likely make it
wander (*snort*)...and if Xarai goes...whoooo-weee!"

SWRahReston (6:21:16 PM): :: snorts derisively ::

DoD Rengar (6:21:22 PM): "That way, we're all out.  Together.  And
armed."  :: grins :: "We spend less time trudging about, we
might get back at a decent enough hour to enjoy ourselves yet."

SAGA Cobb (6:21:30 PM): ::snorts appreciatively::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:21:37 PM): ::laughs
softly:: "I need to teach you how to keep your mind on business when
necessary."

SAGA Cobb (6:21:52 PM): "I might need a lot of
lessons..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:22:03 PM): ::shakes
head, with a grin::

DoD Rengar (6:22:09 PM): :: grimaces at Cobb's antics ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:22:10 PM): "Alright,
then...we're going to bluff our way?"

SWRahReston (6:22:41 PM): :: wipes her hands on her cargo pants and her mouth on her sleeve.
:: "I've been enjoying myself just fine."

SAGA Cobb (6:22:50 PM): "Ahh...the 'spreading manure'
maneuver.  I'm much better at those..."

Darth Diem (6:22:51 PM): ((The verb
"trudging" brings up another potential wrinkle... it was a half-hour
speeder drive to get here from the spaceport, in the event you've
forgotten.  Since that was October, you probably have.  ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:23:19 PM): ((Yup, I certainly
have. ))

DoD Rengar (6:23:21 PM): (( ya know, the GM keeps trying to make us stay... ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:23:42 PM): ((I did,
indeed, pick up on a carrot-shaped thingy...))

SAGA Cobb (6:24:17 PM): ("Uh...trudging. You know,
trudging?  To trudge:  the slow, weary, depressing yet determined
walk of a man who has nothing left in life except the impulse to simply soldier
on.")

Darth Diem (6:24:28 PM): ((If you guys want to go
off the plotrails, I am more than happy to take you off the plotrails.    But after spending
all this time infiltrating the place, getting OUT again and then back in is
complicated.))

SW Baniss Nim (6:24:56 PM): not going no where

DoD Rengar (6:25:13 PM): (( hmm.  didn't think back in would be hard... but perhaps
you have point. ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:25:14 PM): ((Mayhap we
stay here then.))

SWRahReston (6:25:18 PM): ((Soooo... maybe some internal exploration?))

SAGA Cobb (6:25:25 PM): so...we're going to wander around
here?

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:25:47 PM): ((Sounds
like it.))

DoD Rengar (6:25:56 PM): :: looks to Rah and her empty plates :: "So, still think you
fit in the ductwork?"

Darth Diem (6:26:26 PM): ((You may if you
want.  You can just go to sleep and I can roll the "In the
Morning" segue, too, and you can try sneaking another night.))

SW Baniss Nim (6:26:45 PM): ok

SWRahReston (6:27:12 PM): :: waves her hand dismissively :: "Piff.  Just a
snack."

DoD Rengar (6:27:13 PM): (( the gamer in me says Do Something Now.  the Ren in me
says Free Ale & Whores ))

Darth Diem (6:27:33 PM):

SAGA Cobb (6:27:49 PM): (you're gonna cheat on yer biker
chick? Oooooo....)

DoD Rengar (6:28:02 PM): (( hehehe ))

Darth Diem (6:28:08 PM): ((You are Big Damn Heroes
at the moment.  It has its, um, perks.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:28:33 PM): ((My
thought exactly.  Right now, we probably have certain pull.))

SAGA Cobb (6:28:52 PM): (and those perks have Lekku)

DoD Rengar (6:29:11 PM): (( is that walking-around-perks or more entertainment-oriented?
))

SAGA Cobb (6:29:48 PM): "Rah, do you ahve an idea where
you want to go? I trust your nose for trouble..."

Darth Diem (6:29:53 PM): ((Mostly the latter, but
it would certainly make it easier for you to walk the halls in the areas you've
seen so far.  Whether or not that gets you into any restricted areas...
well.))

SWRahReston (6:30:43 PM): :: looks thoughtful :: "Not till I have a better idea of the
layout.  Maybe if we wander around a little - see the sights - we can get
an idea where they *don't* want us to go.

SAGA Cobb (6:31:01 PM): "let's go look for the
after-hours party here, then."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:31:05 PM): "So,
start with just wandering casually, and getting a feel for the lay of the
land?"

SAGA Cobb (6:33:15 PM): *grab my cologne*

DoD Rengar (6:33:32 PM): (( "I want room service.  I want the club sandwich and
the cold mexican beer.  I want the ten-thousand-a-night hooker.  I
want my shirts laundered... like they do at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo."
-JM   Sorry, couldn't resist. ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:33:37 PM): "I'm
ready when you are."

SWSaga Iri (6:33:43 PM): "If nothing else, we can start to layout the place ourselves"

DoD Rengar (6:33:46 PM): :: leaves the gun, takes the canoli ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:33:50 PM):

Darth Diem (6:33:56 PM): Heh

SAGA Cobb (6:34:00 PM): takes the gun as well

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:34:13 PM): ::taking
the gun, and the hidden UCT::

Darth Diem (6:34:15 PM): ((Is everyone going?))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:34:24 PM): ((Sounding
like it...))

SWSaga Iri (6:34:33 PM): :taking it all, and yes, am going:

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:34:43 PM): ((If
nothing else, we could use the faces coming along to bluff if need be))

SWRahReston (6:34:57 PM): ((Heck yes - she wouldn't miss it - not taking the bigger gun.
Always takes her knives))

SAGA Cobb (6:34:57 PM): quietly to Nim..."Can you rig a
quick surveillance system to see if anyone comes in and messes with our
quarters?"

Darth Diem (6:35:33 PM): The main corridor in the
guest corridors is lushly carpeted (with a variety of stains you probably don't
want to examine too closely) and dimly illuminated.

Darth Diem (6:36:03 PM): Doors such as your own
line both sides of the hall: from behind several of them, you occasional hear
music or laughing voices.

Darth Diem (6:36:47 PM): ((And now, the Labyrinth
question... which way... do you want to go?  Up?  Or Down?))

SAGA Cobb (6:36:52 PM): see if the laughter is vaguely
humanoid.  I -really- don't want to walk in on a wamp-rat orgy...

Darth Diem (6:37:06 PM): ((Or do you want to split
the party?    ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:37:17 PM): ((Did we
get any feel for what might be up vs. down?))

Darth Diem (6:37:31 PM): Yes, the laughter is
mostly humanoid.  You choose to skip the room with the squealing and
snorting, I presume?

SAGA Cobb (6:37:36 PM): nah...(down?)\

Darth Diem (6:37:47 PM): ((Nope, Mike.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:37:52 PM): ((Eeeew,
Gamorrean Orgy!))

SWRahReston (6:38:15 PM): "Down, I think..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:38:48 PM): "Works
for me."

Darth Diem (6:39:25 PM): You meander towards the
stairs, assorted beverages and snacks in hand.

SWRahReston (6:39:34 PM): :: very quietly :: "I guess if I were going to hide a top
secret project, I'd hide it in the basement...:

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:39:52 PM): ::Arm around
Cobb's waist, acting the part of the arm candy::

Darth Diem (6:40:17 PM): As you near the end of the
hall, where it branches off from the main throne room, a pair of Gamorrean
guards turn the corner and waddle towards you at a leisurely pace.

SWRahReston (6:40:28 PM): :: noshing on snacks as we go ::

SWSaga Iri (6:40:36 PM): :wonders if he should also act the part of arm candy on Cobb's other
side...:

SAGA Cobb (6:40:37 PM): start some meandering, long, somewhat
senseless story about advanced negotiations with a Gungan trading house, and
the unfortunate, but absolutely hysterical results of them sending in a
biknini-clad Gungan "honey-trap".

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:40:48 PM): ((Someday,
that girl's metabolism is gonna change. ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:41:09 PM): ::laughs at
Cobb's story::

Darth Diem (6:41:40 PM): One of the guards gives
Cobb a befuddled look.  His companion starts guffawing, elbows his partner
in his expansive belly, and fires of a string of snorting grunts.

DoD Rengar (6:41:49 PM): (( right about the time she starts drinking too much.  *hic*
))

Darth Diem (6:41:53 PM): The second guard's eyes
widen, and he starts laughing so hard he almost chokes.

SAGA Cobb (6:42:11 PM): *shake my head*  "My poor
brother...he chose the short straw."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:42:19 PM): "Ohhhh,
MY!"

DoD Rengar (6:42:21 PM): (( huttese? ))

Darth Diem (6:42:24 PM): The "guards"
continue on their "patrol," waving you all on your way.

Darth Diem (6:42:44 PM): ((Nah, Gamorrean.
You're guessing it was a translation of the Gungan bikini line.    ))

SAGA Cobb (6:42:47 PM): and wink, "But if you ask me if
my older brother paid me a certain fee to make sure of that, and if I spent it
and spent it well...well, then, the answer is, "Oh, hells
yes!"."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:42:47 PM): ::nod
vaguely at them as we pass::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:43:00 PM): ::laughs::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:43:18 PM): "You
do know what they say about Gungans and their tongues, after all...

DoD Rengar (6:43:22 PM): :: in the rear of the group, looking much less menacing than
before ::

SAGA Cobb (6:43:31 PM): "Uh...no I don't.  And why
do you??"

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:43:53 PM): "Ohhh,
no reason, big guy."  ::winks::

SAGA Cobb (6:44:00 PM): *grins*

Darth Diem (6:44:12 PM): You find your way down the
stairs without further incident... and find yourself looking at a hallway very
similar to the one you just left.  The carpet is dingier and the doors are
closer together, but that's the only noticeable difference.

SAGA Cobb (6:44:34 PM): start noting particularly engrossing
stains (i.e., landmarks...so we can find our way back readily)

SWRahReston (6:44:49 PM): :: in her apparently aimless wanderings from side to side, is
subtly marking where we've been...::

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:45:27 PM): ::quietly:
"Servant quarters?"

SAGA Cobb (6:45:30 PM): *involuntarily shudders*  "I
just had a bad, bad thought..."

Darth Diem (6:45:33 PM): ((No problem.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:45:37 PM): "What?"

SAGA Cobb (6:45:51 PM): "Gungans...and
Gamorrans...writhing..."

SAGA Cobb (6:45:55 PM): "Together..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:45:58 PM): "Eeeeeeeeeew!"

SWRahReston (6:46:26 PM): :: blinks, looks at them, shrugs :: "Seen worse."

SAGA Cobb (6:46:47 PM): "Oh, no you are NOT!"

Darth Diem (6:46:53 PM): This hallway is much
quieter... and a small side passage perhaps 10 meters from the stairs appears
to lead off towards what looks and smells like a kitchen.

SAGA Cobb (6:46:56 PM): "You are not gonna give us a
leading line like that and not follow-up..."

SAGA Cobb (6:47:53 PM): quietly, "Nim, anywhere you can
jack in? Or you, Iri?"

Darth Diem (6:47:59 PM): From behind a doorway not
far from this side corridor, you hear the soaring strains of... Neimoidian
Opera?... being played at an excruciatingly loud volume.

Darth Diem (6:48:13 PM): Perception check from our
techies?

Darth Diem (6:48:29 PM): Heck, from everyone.

OnlineHost (6:48:40 PM): DoD Xarai
Vaa rolled 1 20-sided die:  2

onlinehost (6:48:45 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  11

onlinehost (6:48:52 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  17

SAGA Cobb (6:49:02 PM): 22

OnlineHost (6:49:08 PM): SW Baniss
Nim rolled 1 20-sided die:  3

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:49:11 PM): ((bah.
9.  Blind Jedi!))

SW Baniss Nim (6:49:26 PM): per 5

SWRahReston (6:49:30 PM): ((must find char sheet))

OnlineHost (6:49:37 PM): SWSaga Iri
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

SWSaga Iri (6:49:49 PM): perception 32

SAGA Cobb (6:50:20 PM): stop, pause, cock my head

OnlineHost (6:50:34 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  6

DoD Rengar (6:50:38 PM): 15

SAGA Cobb (6:51:38 PM): "Anyone else hear that?"

Darth Diem (6:51:46 PM): Everyone with less than a
20... yes, Neimoidian Opera is well and truly terrible.

SWSaga Iri (6:52:00 PM): "I'm pretty sure I hear beeping in there"

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:52:03 PM): "Just
crappy opera."

SWRahReston (6:52:05 PM): only 19 for me.

Darth Diem (6:52:05 PM): ::plink plink
plink::  WAIIIIIIILLLLLIE waily waily...

SWSaga Iri (6:52:10 PM): "Maybe an uplink chime..."

SWRahReston (6:52:15 PM): "Hunh?"

Darth Diem (6:52:27 PM): ::PING pong... KIM
jong...::

SAGA Cobb (6:52:45 PM): looks at Iri, nods. "Can
you...?"

SWSaga Iri (6:52:57 PM): "Can I ... what?"

SAGA Cobb (6:53:16 PM): "Um...anything!  Me and
tech...not been a priority..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:53:46 PM): "Might
be a job for Nim."

SWSaga Iri (6:54:21 PM): "I'm sure we can get the door open..."

SW Baniss Nim (6:54:28 PM): yea it can

SAGA Cobb (6:55:06 PM): quietly, "there's an electronic
beeping masked by that awful, awful music..."

SWSaga Iri (6:55:07 PM): "But mroe subtle that than that would be good'"

SWSaga Iri (6:55:36 PM): "I'm sure there

SWSaga Iri (6:55:50 PM): 's an incoming message coming in"

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:56:38 PM): "Yeah....let's
be subtle, if we can."

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:57:11 PM): "Nim,
why don't you first see if the door's locked?"

SW Baniss Nim (6:57:21 PM): ok

Darth Diem (6:57:47 PM): ((Yep, it's locked.))

SAGA Cobb (6:57:50 PM): quietly, "Places,
everyone..."

SAGA Cobb (6:57:53 PM): more loudly...

SW Baniss Nim (6:58:05 PM): ready???

DoD Xarai Vaa (6:58:20 PM): ::draw UCT,
hold it behind my back::

SWRahReston (6:58:23 PM): "Hang on..."

SAGA Cobb (6:58:35 PM): "Wait!  I just had a
thought...Now, Rah, you're always a great little giggle under the sheets, but
why don't we get a couple of those masseuses, and various contraband that will
mess up our pretty little heads, and see how creative we can get??"

SWSaga Iri (6:58:41 PM): :Help Nim with door:

SWRahReston (6:59:01 PM): :: points to a barely visible vent near the ceiling ::

SAGA Cobb (6:59:03 PM): "Damn me, but that sounds like a
fine idea!" (etc., etc., loud diversionary innuendo)

SWSaga Iri (6:59:06 PM): ((Do we have anything like a fibreoptic camera?))

SAGA Cobb (6:59:41 PM): (yes)

Darth Diem (6:59:50 PM): ((I doubt that... sounds a
bit specialized to be part of the standard Security Ki... we do?))

SAGA Cobb (6:59:54 PM): (I have a holo recorder)

SWSaga Iri (7:00:03 PM): ((Let's try that first...))

SAGA Cobb (7:00:21 PM): "Y'know, I've heard some of those
dancers aren't only double-jointed, but can contort between time and
space!"

SWSaga Iri (7:00:36 PM): ((Can we get it up & thru the vent?))

Darth Diem (7:00:57 PM): ((Rah can probably get up
there, sure.))

SWRahReston (7:01:01 PM): :: whispers :: "Gimmie a boost..."

Darth Diem (7:01:10 PM): ((Wanna give me a Climb
and a Sneak, please, Rah?))

OnlineHost (7:01:21 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 2 20-sided dice:  14 17

SAGA Cobb (7:01:27 PM): "C'mere, you! Hop on Cobbie's
knee!" (and I extend a boost position)

OnlineHost (7:01:32 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  5

DoD Rengar (7:01:34 PM): :: boost ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:01:42 PM): ::steady
Rah as she goes up::

SWRahReston (7:02:03 PM): ((20 climb, 24 stealth))

SWRahReston (7:02:38 PM): :: It's a little like watching a large cat squeeze under a small
couch - it doesn't *seem* like she should fit... but she does. ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:02:46 PM): ((ROFL))

SWSaga Iri (7:02:54 PM): LOL

Darth Diem (7:03:02 PM): After a tense few
seconds... the holorecorder (which I will assume is linked to someone's
datapad) begins transmitting images.

SWSaga Iri (7:03:19 PM): Cats don't have the 'shoulder' problem...

SWRahReston (7:03:32 PM): ((You should see my 18 lb cat go under the couch when it thunders...))

Darth Diem (7:03:40 PM): You see a humanoid shape
bent over a computer terminal in a cramped, dingy, but pin-neat room.

SWRahReston (7:03:41 PM): ((Neither, it seems, does Rah))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:03:43 PM): ((I also
have a personal holoprojector... ))

Darth Diem (7:04:21 PM): The figure has a blanket
draped over its shoulders, and by the wrinkled green bald head, you would guess
you're looking at an older Neimoidian or Duros.

SWRahReston (7:04:22 PM): :: trying to position the holocorder so that it can pick up
anything he says or types ::

Darth Diem (7:05:19 PM): There's a tray of empty
dishes pushed off to the side of the desk, and various neat stacks of
flimsiplast.  You see a large, verrrry sturdy-looking safe in one corner.

BrandiBjarlen (7:05:25 PM): ((hi))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:05:34 PM): ((Welcome,
MR!))

SWRahReston (7:05:46 PM): ((howdys))

Darth Diem (7:05:48 PM): The bulbous bald head is,
unfortunately, blocking a clear view of the screen... you can make out columns
of numbers, but that's about it.

Darth Diem (7:05:52 PM): ((Hiya, MR!  ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:06:01 PM): "Well,
looks like we've found *something* interesting."

BrandiBjarlen (7:06:26 PM): ((sorry for the excessive
lateness - too much traffic and fog. I'm caught up, though))

SWSaga Iri (7:06:52 PM): :whispers:" The numbers are probably a code..."

Darth Diem (7:07:07 PM): ((I just sent Brandi down
the hall to party with Grev, is that all ri-  oh, you already read the
log?  Nuts.    ))

DoD Rengar (7:07:20 PM): "Or this month's bankroll."

BrandiBjarlen (7:07:51 PM): ((
))

Darth Diem (7:08:30 PM): That's pretty much all you
see, guys.  It's a small room with one guy in it.  Whatcha doing?

SWSaga Iri (7:08:55 PM): :will we recognize the guy if we see him again?"

Darth Diem (7:09:42 PM): ((... mmmm, probably
not.  There are a lot of bald green dudes on this planet.))

SAGA Cobb (7:09:58 PM): we have two in the party!

Darth Diem (7:10:22 PM): ((Precisely.    And you're just
seeing the back of his/her head.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:10:35 PM): "So,
do we leave him alone, or maybe come back later?"

SWRahReston (7:10:40 PM): ((I'm pretty sure it's not one of them, though... ))

SWSaga Iri (7:11:02 PM): Can we catch a reflection in a mirror?

BrandiBjarlen (7:11:13 PM): "Well, he eats here
..."

BrandiBjarlen (7:11:21 PM): ::is there a place he
could sleep?::

SWRahReston (7:11:25 PM): :: wiggle around a bit more, trying to see more of the room ::

DoD Rengar (7:11:27 PM): "I can't talk that talk, so I'm not knocking on his door to
strike up a convo..."

Darth Diem (7:11:41 PM): ((A very blurry one from
the computer screen, sure.  Enough to tell it's probably a male, and an
older one.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:12:44 PM): "Yeah,
Brandi...he might rarely, or never, leave."

BrandiBjarlen (7:13:33 PM): ::cocks her head::
"I wonder if he's locked in voluntarily."

SWSaga Iri (7:14:02 PM): "We could follow him when he leaves the room"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:14:15 PM): "That's
just it, Iri....he might not ever leave."

BrandiBjarlen (7:15:06 PM): "If he's willingly
working for the Hutt, breaking in there could be a problem. If not, though, we
might find ourselves with a valuable ally."

SWSaga Iri (7:15:31 PM): "possible - but food gottta go in, and ... well you fill in that
blank"

SAGA Cobb (7:15:56 PM): "Sounds like a job for you,
Bran..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:15:57 PM): ::nods::
"If he was downloading info, I'm guessing that this has something to do
with Sarlacc."

SWSaga Iri (7:16:02 PM): "Why would he be trapped, but with comlink & computer"

SAGA Cobb (7:16:44 PM): quietly, "More importantly, why
the need to mask the noise?"

SAGA Cobb (7:17:06 PM): smiles, "Well, maybe not -more-
iimportant..."

DoD Rengar (7:17:16 PM): "Maybe he just like the opera."  :: grimaces ::

DoD Rengar (7:17:39 PM): "There's nothing else down this wing, so we either give the
guy a knock or head back."

BrandiBjarlen (7:17:48 PM): "Or maybe he's here
when and where he shouldn't be."

BrandiBjarlen (7:17:53 PM): "I vote we find
out."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:18:11 PM): "I
tend to agree."

SAGA Cobb (7:18:23 PM): "Shoot, you know I'm for
it..."

BrandiBjarlen (7:18:54 PM): "Knock, or have Nim
open up? Will he even hear us if we knock?" ::grins::

SWSaga Iri (7:19:24 PM): "We could use the noise as an excuse for knocking"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:19:26 PM): "I'd
say, knock."

BrandiBjarlen (7:19:35 PM): "Okay."
::knocks::

DoD Rengar (7:20:05 PM): :: back off, so it's not seven-at-the-door ::

Darth Diem (7:21:11 PM): There is a pause... and
then the door slides open.  A bent, leathery-faced old Duros stands framed
in the dim light, blinking irritably.  "About time you came to get
the blasted tra-  oh!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:21:39 PM): "Hi! I've never
heard such interesting music! Can we come in and listen, too?"

SW Baniss Nim (7:21:53 PM): hi

BrandiBjarlen (7:21:54 PM): ::start moving forward,
as if assuming the answer is yes::

SW Baniss Nim (7:22:02 PM): move in

BrandiBjarlen (7:22:27 PM): "I'm Brandi."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:22:31 PM): "I
looooooove Neimoidian opera!!!"

SW Baniss Nim (7:22:38 PM): i am nim

Darth Diem (7:22:43 PM): "Eh... wha...
uh...  now just a second, there, whippersnapper..."

Darth Diem (7:22:55 PM): ::looks startled to see
another Duros::

BrandiBjarlen (7:23:08 PM): ::innocently::
"What? Don't you want company? We're really good company, honest."

Darth Diem (7:23:08 PM): ::looks downright stunned
to see a female Twi'lek::

BrandiBjarlen (7:23:16 PM): "Won't bother a
THING!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:23:20 PM): ::smiles at
the guy::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:23:37 PM): ::and moves
in, slipping an arm around his shoulder::

SW Baniss Nim (7:23:43 PM): what is a whippersnapper???

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:23:46 PM): "I'm
Arani.  I love your music!"

SAGA Cobb (7:24:10 PM): (briefly feels pity for the poor
guy...)

SWSaga Iri (7:24:31 PM): :follows lead of generally wasted party, but falls on the side of "OMG
what *is* that noise' "

SW Baniss Nim (7:24:35 PM): and what were we suppost get

Darth Diem (7:24:46 PM): ::gapes... and then
scowls, blushing dark green::   "Hmmmph.  Not many young
people these days appreciate the finer things in life..."

BrandiBjarlen (7:25:02 PM): "Oh, but it's really
impressive!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:25:08 PM): "Ohhhh...well,
*I* like it!"

SW Baniss Nim (7:25:25 PM): some kind of   blasted tra---something

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:25:28 PM): "Can't
you just feel the emotion?"

Darth Diem (7:25:31 PM): "The things that pass
for music these days..."

BrandiBjarlen (7:25:33 PM): ::innocently::
"Can't we come in, and close the door again? Wouldn't want anyone who
can't appreciate it to hear!"

DoD Rengar (7:25:46 PM): (( tray, curtis.  his food... ))

SW Baniss Nim (7:26:05 PM): ((ah  thanks))

SWSaga Iri (7:26:14 PM): brb

BrandiBjarlen (7:26:36 PM): ::waves the others in as
she helps Xarai keep the Duros' attention::

SAGA Cobb (7:26:43 PM): slips in

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:26:50 PM): "So,
what is this opera called?"

BrandiBjarlen (7:26:50 PM): ::and nods toward the
screen for SOMEONE to look::

SAGA Cobb (7:26:51 PM): and, when last person is in, close the
door

Darth Diem (7:26:54 PM): "Sure, sure, come on
in... not much in the way of sitting space and all... don't get too many
visitors..."

SW Baniss Nim (7:26:55 PM): all ready in

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:27:00 PM): "Oh,
that's a shame!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:27:07 PM): ::rubbing
his shoulder::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:27:20 PM): ::and just
generally sidling up to him::

BrandiBjarlen (7:27:22 PM): "Not too many people
here appreciate the finer things? That's too bad!"

SAGA Cobb (7:28:17 PM): (I think this piece is Opus No. 41 by
"Ion Storm"...)

Darth Diem (7:28:20 PM): "Oh, it doesn't
bother me much... I have everything I need down here."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:28:53 PM): "But....why
do you stay down here?"

Darth Diem (7:29:59 PM): "Well, because that's
what Darga pays me to do, isn't it?  Nice and cozy.  Things aren't so
nice and cozy up there any more."  ::gestures vaguely at the
ceiling::

Darth Diem (7:30:29 PM): "Now, when I was a
boy, this street was really something to see, I can tell you!  Why, some
of the estates back here..."

SAGA Cobb (7:30:51 PM): "What's going on up there?
Besides the obvious...?"

SWSaga Iri (7:30:55 PM): :hang near door & listen 'outwardly', just in case...

Darth Diem (7:32:14 PM): "What, you think this
place was ALWAYS a bombed-out wreck!  HA!  Not before those blasted
Clones showed up... all gone, now, all gone..."

SW Baniss Nim (7:32:41 PM): that is a shame

Darth Diem (7:33:09 PM): "There was this
wonderful candy store on the corner, near my mother's house... Dorzei's
Emporium.  Best swizzle-twists in the Known Galaxy."

BrandiBjarlen (7:33:18 PM): "Mmmmm!!!!"

SW Baniss Nim (7:33:37 PM): i remember them when i was a kid

SAGA Cobb (7:33:38 PM): *nods*  "So this IS a cozy
gig down here...what exactly do you do?  Looks impressive!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:33:42 PM): ::innocently, and
childlike:: "So what *does* Darga pay you for, to stay down here?"

SAGA Cobb (7:34:08 PM): jinx!

SWRahReston (7:34:09 PM): :: wishes she'd brought some popcorn - this is quite a show! ::

SW Baniss Nim (7:34:34 PM): b back soon  need to check on din din

Darth Diem (7:34:34 PM): ((This is probably a moot
point, knowing the numbers... but could I get a Persuasion check from Brandi?
Assists from others?))

OnlineHost (7:34:42 PM): DoD Xarai
Vaa rolled 1 20-sided die:  10

BrandiBjarlen (7:34:54 PM): //rolls-dice1-sides20

onlinehost (7:34:55 PM):
BrandiBjarlen rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:34:59 PM): Assist from
Xarai

OnlineHost (7:35:02 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

BrandiBjarlen (7:35:04 PM): 28 + assists

SAGA Cobb (7:35:06 PM): assist from Cobb

Darth Diem (7:35:16 PM): ((About what I
figured.    ))

SWSaga Iri (7:35:20 PM): autoassist

Darth Diem (7:35:40 PM): "Who, me?  Oh,
accounting.  I'm sure you'd find it very dull, my dear."

BrandiBjarlen (7:35:53 PM): "Counting? What do
you count?"

Darth Diem (7:36:04 PM): "You know, I think I
may have some swizzle-twists in a drawer over here... let me
look..."  ::starts rummaging::

BrandiBjarlen (7:36:19 PM): "Oh, wow!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:36:25 PM): ::follow
him to the drawer::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:36:30 PM): "Oooooh,
I LOVE those!!"

BrandiBjarlen (7:36:36 PM): ::follows him over, and
plays the kid, looking at EVERYTHING!::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:36:41 PM): ::wave hand
behind me towards the computer::

DoD Rengar (7:37:03 PM): (( I'm sure Nim takes this opportunity to memorize the screen...
if he wasn't afk ))

BrandiBjarlen (7:37:10 PM): ((Yup))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:37:18 PM): ((Yeah,
'twould be Nim's job. ))

Darth Diem (7:37:22 PM): ::proudly holds up an old
food storage container::  "Ah HA!  Knew I still had some of
these... you've never tasted swizzle-twists like these..."

SWSaga Iri (7:37:30 PM): Heck, get the holorecorder on it!

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:37:41 PM): "I can
have one?  Really???"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:37:47 PM): ::peck on
the cheek::

SAGA Cobb (7:37:48 PM): holds a hand out hopefully

Darth Diem (7:37:49 PM): ((The holorecorder that's
up in the vent with Rah?))

BrandiBjarlen (7:38:02 PM): "I wouldn't want to
take your last ones ...."

SWSaga Iri (7:38:08 PM): (no, mine...)

Darth Diem (7:38:18 PM): ::blushes
furiously::  "Posh, I can get more.  Gome still knows a few
people around here."

BrandiBjarlen (7:38:34 PM): "Gome? Is that your
name?"

Darth Diem (7:38:49 PM): You take a few
surreptitious shots of what basically looks like an Excel spreadsheet.
Rows and columns of numbers.

SAGA Cobb (7:39:14 PM): (Swizzle-Twists -- the new
contraband!)

BrandiBjarlen (7:39:17 PM): ((trying to look at the
flimsies, if they're anywhere nearby))

SWSaga Iri (7:39:28 PM): ((Good thing I've got all those ranks in Forensic Accounting ))

Darth Diem (7:39:37 PM): "Oh!  My
goodness, where are my manners!  Yes, that's me, Gome... who did you say
you were again, dear?"

BrandiBjarlen (7:40:00 PM): "Brandi"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:40:07 PM): "And
I'm Arani.  Nice to meet you."

SAGA Cobb (7:40:35 PM): (he's busy giving candy to little
girls...I assume he's not interested in MY name...and I stay mum)

Darth Diem (7:40:51 PM): "You know, there was
a girl in my science class in primary school whose name was Berani.  Most
beautiful crimson eyes you've ever seen..."

BrandiBjarlen (7:41:05 PM): ::giggles::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:41:22 PM): ::smiles::
"And you were sweet on her, weren't you?"

SAGA Cobb (7:41:25 PM): slide around to shield the techies
from him...

BrandiBjarlen (7:41:57 PM): ::teasing::
"Probably carried her datapad." ::grins::

Darth Diem (7:42:04 PM): "Ohhh, she never even
knew I existed.  Her father was a very important minister, after
all..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:42:25 PM): "Doesn't
mean she wasn't special to you."

Darth Diem (7:43:40 PM): ((This sort of meandering
babbling goes on for quite some time, with full encouragement from our lovely
ladies.    Shall I cut to the salient points?))

BrandiBjarlen (7:43:49 PM): ((certainly!))

DoD Rengar (7:43:59 PM): (( please ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:44:05 PM): ((Sure!))

SAGA Cobb (7:44:18 PM): (Cobb realizes there are professionals
at work here, and mentally takes notes, while being very impressed)

Darth Diem (7:44:26 PM): Gome is Darga's
bookkeeper, and seems pretty detached from the actual real-world results of his
employer's business... it's all just numbers to him.

SW Baniss Nim (7:44:42 PM): back

Darth Diem (7:45:15 PM): He can tell you that Darga
took over a Tibanna gas smuggling ring after its leader was slain by Separatist
mercenaries.  With a little creative bookkeeping assistance, Darga has
managed to greatly increase its profitability.

BrandiBjarlen (7:45:37 PM): ((do the flimsies reveal
anything? Or mentioning "sarlacc" in passing (like as the name of
someone Brandi was sweet on)))

DoD Rengar (7:45:53 PM): (( does he spill anything on the Empire? ))

Darth Diem (7:46:01 PM): The amount of Tibanna gas
being smuggled away from normal channels has greatly increased over the past
year or two, and the account has quickly outpaced even the slaving as Darga's
biggest Cash Bantha.

Darth Diem (7:46:12 PM): He sure does.

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:46:48 PM): ((Well, well,
well...))

Darth Diem (7:47:00 PM): The Empire approached
Darga a few months ago with an interest in obtaining some of these Tibanna gas
supplies off the record - though Gome recalls some threatening language about
bringing down the criminal empire if they didn't play ball.

Darth Diem (7:47:23 PM): Since then, Darga has been
funneling every canister of Tibanna gas to the Empire for a secret
project.

Darth Diem (7:48:02 PM): The gas, which is refined
in orbit over the planet Bespin, is loaded onto large starships and handed over
to the Empire in space over that world.

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:48:04 PM): ::acts like
she has NO idea what any of this means::

Darth Diem (7:48:28 PM): In return, Drage receives
some kind of goods - Gome just gets the quantities, not the specifics - and the
transaction is ended.

BrandiBjarlen (7:49:15 PM): ::listens and asks
questions with childlike interest::

Darth Diem (7:49:31 PM): Darga has his own remote
headquarters in Cloud City, where he can oversee the operation personally when
he has a mind to... it's such a small settlement, it hasn't really attracted
any sort of Imperial presence...

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:49:45 PM):

SW Baniss Nim (7:49:48 PM): any idea what the project is

SAGA Cobb (7:49:49 PM): sounds like a good place to invest!

Darth Diem (7:50:00 PM): And with that, he's out of
relevant data.  You guys are totally hooked up with the swizzle-twists.

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:50:19 PM): "Mmmmm,
these are *delicious*, Gome!  You are sooooo sweet for sharing!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:50:33 PM): ::lekku
swaying in time to the horrific opera music::

SAGA Cobb (7:50:49 PM): whisper to Nim, "upload him some
Neiomidian porn by way of thanks"

Darth Diem (7:50:56 PM): "Oh, pish tosh.
You nice kids come down and visit any time."

BrandiBjarlen (7:50:57 PM): "Thanks SO much,
Gome! It's really interesting! And the candy really, really good."

BrandiBjarlen (7:51:09 PM): "Thanks!"

SWSaga Iri (7:51:23 PM): ((Iri's ears are now oozing something disgusting))

Darth Diem (7:51:32 PM): "Nobody listens to
their elders any more... that's the trouble with the galaxy today, you
know..."

SW Baniss Nim (7:51:36 PM): will do cobb

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:51:46 PM): "Oh, I
totally agree."

SWSaga Iri (7:51:50 PM): ROFL Cobb

BrandiBjarlen (7:51:51 PM): ::nods solemnly::

SW Baniss Nim (7:51:56 PM): the kind he would like

SAGA Cobb (7:52:17 PM): and some mp333's of Neimodian opera...

SWRahReston (7:52:27 PM): :: once they've left the room, switch off the holocorder and
scootch out to meet them ::

Darth Diem (7:52:33 PM): I'm not going to ask how
Nim knows where those sites are, and will assume that he is successful.

SWSaga Iri (7:52:37 PM): ((You sure he doesn't want Bimm porn...))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:52:50 PM): ((Hot
Twi'lek action...))

BrandiBjarlen (7:52:50 PM): ((no, Twi-lek!))

SW Baniss Nim (7:52:50 PM): both types

BrandiBjarlen (7:53:12 PM): ::Take our leave and move
out into the hall::

BrandiBjarlen (7:53:22 PM): "Well, that was
interesting, and fruitful."

DoD Rengar (7:53:35 PM): :: help Rah down ::

SAGA Cobb (7:53:45 PM): "Reminder -- when this locale
evaporates in an explosion, let's make sure to get him out beforehand."

SW Baniss Nim (7:53:48 PM): i am a computer geek   i do a lot of surfing

Darth Diem (7:53:48 PM): That.
Took.   Hours.    VERY fruitful... but it is now around 0330 local time.

SWRahReston (7:53:49 PM): :: Rah is absolutely filthy, and grinning cheerfully. ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:53:54 PM): "Agreed,
Cobb."

BrandiBjarlen (7:54:00 PM): "Later, though, I'd
like to know what that gas does, if anyone knows."

SWRahReston (7:54:08 PM): "Nothing in this section but servant quarters and
storage."

SWSaga Iri (7:54:17 PM): "Time to crash, all..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:54:21 PM): ((OOC, I
know what it does.  IC, can one of our techies know?))

SW Baniss Nim (7:54:33 PM): keep my distance from rah  till he bathes

Darth Diem (7:54:36 PM): ((Yes, that's a DC 10 at
most.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:54:47 PM): ((Rah is a
she, just FYI, Nim. ))

SAGA Cobb (7:54:57 PM): "Bunk's big enough for two...or
three..."Cobb says idly as he heads to his room

SW Baniss Nim (7:55:01 PM): sorry

SW Baniss Nim (7:55:17 PM): still keep my distanse till bathed

Darth Diem (7:55:23 PM): ((When refined and
compressed, Tibanna gas is the key component in blaster technology.))

BrandiBjarlen (7:55:29 PM): ::head to bed::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:55:31 PM): ((Beat me
to it, Leslie. ))

BrandiBjarlen (7:55:35 PM): (Ohhhhh!!!))

SWRahReston (7:55:37 PM): ((You know how it is with Bim... we all look the same...))

BrandiBjarlen (7:56:16 PM): ::looks very thoughtful::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:56:21 PM): "So,
the Empire has a need for a large amount of blaster gas, obtained
quietly."

Darth Diem (7:56:38 PM): ((Dunh dunh
DUNNNNNHHHH!!!))

SW Baniss Nim (7:56:52 PM): wonder why they can't just buy it on the open marker

SW Baniss Nim (7:56:54 PM): t

SWSaga Iri (7:56:55 PM): "Why quietly though?"

BrandiBjarlen (7:57:04 PM): "My question
exactly."

SWRahReston (7:57:06 PM): ((Meaning, we all look the same to aliens... and versa visa - Rah
is a petite human female without pronounced secondary sexual characteristics))

DoD Rengar (7:57:07 PM): :: Ren somehow looks like he's actually been quite well-rested
(or at least relaxed) for the several hours you spent in the room - having
stayed outside himself ::

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:57:08 PM): "Because,
whatever they're doing, they don't want it known."

BrandiBjarlen (7:57:35 PM): "Yeah, but everyone
expects the Empire to need blasters."

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:57:45 PM): ((Like,
say, building the biggest blaster cannon you can possibly imagine. ))

SW Baniss Nim (7:57:51 PM): then it can't be good

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:57:59 PM): "No,
but we figured it wasn't good."

Darth Diem (7:58:16 PM): ((Anything else on the
agenda before you return to court at the crack of noon?))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:58:20 PM): ((Nope))

BrandiBjarlen (7:58:26 PM): ((not I))

Darth Diem (7:58:26 PM): ((And are we good for one
more encounter?))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:58:42 PM): ((I'm good
on time.))

BrandiBjarlen (7:58:49 PM): ((only 8pm here ))

SAGA Cobb (7:58:50 PM): yah

SWRahReston (7:58:53 PM): ((I could, but I wouldn't mind sleep too))

SWSaga Iri (7:59:08 PM): I can go either way

Darth Diem (7:59:22 PM): ((Shiny.  I'm doing
fine, having had the day off today, so let's press on... I'll roll through as
quickly as I can.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (7:59:45 PM): ((I'm just
glad we found the info without having to whack anyone. ))

SAGA Cobb (7:59:57 PM): yup...same here.  And a bit
surprised, actually

DoD Rengar (8:00:05 PM): (( or worse &nbsp)

BrandiBjarlen (8:00:21 PM): ((Well, there's still all
the stuff in the safe we don't have ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:00:36 PM): ((True
enough))

SAGA Cobb (8:00:53 PM): "We better brace for our
inevitable 'test'."

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:01:05 PM): "Yeah."

Darth Diem (8:01:21 PM): Darga smiles broadly when
he sees you all the next day.  <<Ah, my newest treasures!  I
trust you enjoyed your evening.  I have something special planned for
today!>>

SAGA Cobb (8:01:25 PM): "And...while it might be
delicious and fun to see bad things happen to most people here...they could
also be a useful tool for our new 'friends'."

SAGA Cobb (8:02:07 PM): smiles broadly and bows, "We
shall look forward to your Munificence's creativity!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:02:18 PM): ::bow::

Darth Diem (8:02:53 PM): <<Ho ho ho!>>

BrandiBjarlen (8:03:06 PM): ((Green giant! ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:03:25 PM): and what might that be

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:03:42 PM): ((I see
that, and hear the Santa in "A Christmas Story")

Darth Diem (8:04:09 PM): <<I have decided to
take your advice about that worm Radick.  My team of gladiators needs
better practice than they can get from training drones if they're going to
place at Rattatak this year!>>

SAGA Cobb (8:04:23 PM): (er, which part of our advice?)

Darth Diem (8:04:23 PM): <<Not that Radick is
MUCH better than a training drone...>>

SAGA Cobb (8:05:57 PM): I thought our advice was to tie his
survival to our performance

Darth Diem (8:06:03 PM): Darga leers and wiggles
his pudgy fingers.  <<... so how would you all like an opportunity
to prove your mettle in the ring?>>

SAGA Cobb (8:06:26 PM): "Do I get to bet on our team?"

BrandiBjarlen (8:06:28 PM): ::eyes widen::

SAGA Cobb (8:06:29 PM): grins

DoD Rengar (8:06:37 PM): :: cocky smile ::

SW Baniss Nim (8:06:52 PM): not me sir.  i have no mettle

Darth Diem (8:07:00 PM): <<My gladiators get
a workout... you get to impress me... Radick lives or dies in an entertaining
fashion... everybody wins!>>

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:07:02 PM): ::bows::
"If it pleases your Tremendousness, I will do this."

Darth Diem (8:07:20 PM): <<Ahhh, what would
sports be without betting?>>

SWRahReston (8:07:28 PM): :: looks from Cobb to Ren and back again, still pretending to not
understand Huttese::

SW Baniss Nim (8:07:45 PM): show me a computer and i will hack it

DoD Rengar (8:07:47 PM): (( pretty sure we're getting a translation, dear ))

SWSaga Iri (8:07:57 PM): :nods willingness:

SAGA Cobb (8:07:58 PM): to Rah. "We get to play in the
gladiator ring.  Radick is lucky enough to be tied to our success."

Darth Diem (8:08:04 PM): ((Ah, sorry... the
translator droid, IC-66, will keep a running translation going.))

SAGA Cobb (8:08:08 PM): "It's going to be fun!"

BrandiBjarlen (8:08:16 PM): ::nudges Nim:: "I
don't think we have a choice." ::whispers::

DoD Rengar (8:08:29 PM): (( otherwise, most of the group would be in the 'huh' boat ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:08:47 PM): then i put my heasd between my legs and kiss my ass goodbye

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:08:54 PM): ((Remind me
who Radick is again?))

Darth Diem (8:08:55 PM): ((You don't all have to
go.  None of you have to go, really.  Entirely up to you.  There
are five guys on the other team.))

Darth Diem (8:09:13 PM): ((The Devaronian you
tracked down and beat the snot out of to get invited here.    ))

SAGA Cobb (8:09:21 PM): Step up, adjust my armor

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:09:25 PM): ((Ahhhh...that
was the session I missed. ))

SWRahReston (8:09:26 PM): :: pats Nim on the shoulder :: "Don't worry, I'll protect
you."

DoD Rengar (8:09:44 PM): (( I will definitely go.  But need to afk for a few moments
to feed the cat ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:09:48 PM): u M or FM rah\

SAGA Cobb (8:10:05 PM): so who's taking bets?

BrandiBjarlen (8:10:17 PM): ((female - she's the one
you called "him" before))

SWRahReston (8:10:38 PM): :: sighs, looks down and her admittedly flat chest :: "I
guess it is hard to tell, isn't it?  Female."

SW Baniss Nim (8:10:40 PM): ok.  thanks.

Darth Diem (8:11:03 PM): There's a big, scarred-up
brown Wookie taking bets.  You had better be able to cover your
stake.

BrandiBjarlen (8:11:09 PM): ::grins at Rah::
"Don't worry."

SW Baniss Nim (8:11:12 PM): to bad u arnt male

SAGA Cobb (8:11:16 PM): well, we have a bunch of money...

Darth Diem (8:11:23 PM): Even Darga is
betting!

SWRahReston (8:11:39 PM): "Er... why?"

SW Baniss Nim (8:11:48 PM): not much money here

SWSaga Iri (8:11:50 PM): ((Which way??))

BrandiBjarlen (8:12:27 PM): ((don't forget what
happened when we bet last time ... the results were less lucrative than
expected))

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:12:51 PM): ((Xarai
will be on the arse-kicking team.))

SW Baniss Nim (8:12:53 PM): yea i lost 175  what evers

Darth Diem (8:12:58 PM): ((Due to the way the
gambling rules work, you have to make a Gambling check rather than just putting
it all on yourselves... the game kinda expects that you're not going to die
horribly.    ))

SAGA Cobb (8:13:04 PM): ah, gotcha

SAGA Cobb (8:13:09 PM): no gonna worry about it

SWRahReston (8:13:14 PM): :: bets 50 on our team ::

Darth Diem (8:13:22 PM): ((At least not all of
you.  So you're basically betting on the point spread - how fast people go
down, in what order, etc.))

SW Baniss Nim (8:13:39 PM): thats why i lost......  i have not gambling skills

BrandiBjarlen (8:13:54 PM): ((that's why I don't gamble))

SAGA Cobb (8:13:57 PM): that's a new way of looking at 'the
point spread'

Darth Diem (8:14:35 PM): ((Yeah, I don't have the
Gamble skill in real life... you get the general idea.    ))

SAGA Cobb (8:14:56 PM): first time I've had a point spread
directly associated with my hps...

SWSaga Iri (8:15:23 PM): ((What's Gambling under?))

Darth Diem (8:15:31 PM): So who's getting in the
ring, and who's sitting out?  Who's betting, and how much of a stake are
you putting up?

BrandiBjarlen (8:15:34 PM): ::looks at the others::
"Are all of us going? I'm not all that good with this fighting stuff, you
know?"

SAGA Cobb (8:15:36 PM): I'm in

Darth Diem (8:15:45 PM): ((page 47.  It's
Wisdom based.))

SW Baniss Nim (8:16:01 PM): no ring    no betting

BrandiBjarlen (8:16:04 PM): "But I don't want to
sit out if an extra blaster would help."

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:16:05 PM): ((In the
ring, not betting.))

DoD Rengar (8:16:20 PM): "While out-numbering isn't a bad idea, I think an even
five-on-five might be a good idea."

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:16:22 PM): ((Guessing
that Steve would avoid going into the ring if he could help it. ))

SWSaga Iri (8:16:32 PM): "There going to be 5 of them no matter what..."

DoD Rengar (8:16:36 PM): (( going.  betting 50 on us. ))

Darth Diem (8:16:43 PM): ((We will assume that,
since he couldn't make it.    He, um,
overindulged last night, maybe.))

SWRahReston (8:16:47 PM): ((not seeing a gambling skill on the list...))

SW Baniss Nim (8:17:06 PM): they said it is wisdom based

SWSaga Iri (8:17:06 PM): Put up 200 on us

Darth Diem (8:17:07 PM): ((It's under the Scoundrel
talent trees)

DoD Rengar (8:17:12 PM): (( not a skill.  under scoundrel, sidebar ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:17:44 PM): i am a scoundrel  never saw it there

Darth Diem (8:17:53 PM): ((Again, p. 47.))

DoD Rengar (8:18:06 PM): "Could use your inspiration, if nothing else, little
one." :: to Brandi ::

SW Baniss Nim (8:18:10 PM): no book

DoD Rengar (8:18:14 PM): (( and I need character sheet - brb ))

BrandiBjarlen (8:18:39 PM): "I'll be happy to
provide that, whereever I am."

SAGA Cobb (8:18:49 PM): so...what are rules?  out-and-out
scrum?

DoD Rengar (8:19:06 PM): (( b - easier to find than I thought ))

DoD Rengar (8:19:26 PM): (( yeah - fisticuffs or anything goes? ))

SWRahReston (8:19:39 PM): ((gad, I hope it's anything goes...))

Darth Diem (8:19:50 PM): <<I can have my boys
use the stun setting if you're worried about scuffing up your armor...>>

DoD Rengar (8:21:08 PM): :: give him an 'are you kidding' look as he unslings the cannon
and checks its charge ::

SAGA Cobb (8:21:14 PM): "Only matters if they can shoot
straight..."

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:21:16 PM): "The
issue, o colossal one, is whether you want to have a gladiatorial team
remaining when we're finished." ::grins::

BrandiBjarlen (8:21:46 PM): ((Leslie, can I inspire
from the sidelines?))

Darth Diem (8:21:53 PM): <<Ho ho ho... if I
do not, I will have many good candidates for their replacements - and thus a
stronger team, yes?  Everyone wins!>>

Darth Diem (8:22:01 PM): ((Sure, I'll allow
that.  ))

SAGA Cobb (8:22:08 PM): "Raise the stakes, raise the
prize?"

Darth Diem (8:22:19 PM): <<What did you have
in mind?>>

SW Baniss Nim (8:22:31 PM): get ready to be a cheer leader

SAGA Cobb (8:22:48 PM): "Hmmm...well, we won't use our
whole team....and when we win, we get your poisoners' "cargo" as a
prize.  Which, I think actually solves a problem for you..."

BrandiBjarlen (8:22:50 PM): ((Thanks - in that case,
if we're going 5-on-5 and Rah's in, I'll Inspire Confidence from the
sidelines))

SW Baniss Nim (8:23:13 PM): ((get my speed-dos on))

Darth Diem (8:23:17 PM): <<Ho!
Done!>>

SAGA Cobb (8:23:35 PM): *counts heads*  "There
are....one, two...eight of us."

Darth Diem (8:23:45 PM): http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pj54BIpf2AdQuoxgO1v0cIA

Darth Diem (8:24:27 PM): You guys get to start on
the left side... Darga's dais is the green thing.  It is 20m overhead and,
obviously, heavily shielded.  The court lines the arena behind him.

Darth Diem (8:25:06 PM): This is the same arena
where you had the droid races yesterday, with all the tracks and such
removed... it looks like it was once a garden of some kind.

DoD Rengar (8:25:21 PM): (( are the blocks full obstructions or just waist height? ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:25:33 PM): waiting for it to load

SWSaga Iri (8:25:45 PM): got it

SW Baniss Nim (8:25:57 PM): ok i am there

Darth Diem (8:26:23 PM): Those are rocks.
We'll say the big ones are tall enough to stand behind, the little ones you
have to kneel behind to get the full benefits of cover.

SWSaga Iri (8:26:32 PM): who's WR?

Darth Diem (8:27:02 PM): That's going to be Warren
Radick, dumped out on the sand in his underwear to dodge blaster bolts in full
view of his displeased lord.

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:27:22 PM): ((Nice.))

SAGA Cobb (8:27:22 PM): wow....we get to see how fast he can
dig

Darth Diem (8:27:28 PM): The other gladiators are
as follows:

OnlineHost (8:28:05 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 10 20-sided dice:  2 17 2 17 11 7 8 18 13 9

SW Baniss Nim (8:28:15 PM): ((everyone like my speed-dos???))

SWRahReston (8:28:29 PM): ((resists urge to claw eyes out))

Darth Diem (8:28:29 PM): G1-3 are three beefy
Gamorreans, muscular and scarred, carrying vicious-looking vibro-axes and
energy balls.

Darth Diem (8:29:32 PM): Sc is a shady,
twitchy-looking Rodian in battered light armor, carrying a modified heavy
blaster pistol and a bandolier of grenades.  ( Would have used 'R' but we
have too many R names as it is.    ))

SW Baniss Nim (8:29:36 PM): go ! team go!  y'll get them easy  GO!!

SAGA Cobb (8:29:36 PM): Duros butt-crack...mmm-mmm!

SWRahReston (8:29:51 PM): :: sotto voce :: "This is only gonna work if we combine
fire..."

SWRahReston (8:30:02 PM): ((Did I mention Rah's got her rifle?))

Darth Diem (8:30:19 PM): D is a nasty-looking
combat droid with what looks painfully like a grenade launcher hardmounted onto
its chassis.

DoD Rengar (8:30:54 PM): "Start with the clanker and work thru the closest threat
afterward?"  :: Ren responds before sidling into a closer starting
position ::

SWRahReston (8:31:13 PM): :: nods, following his example ::

SAGA Cobb (8:31:17 PM): "Avoid Burst Fire."

Darth Diem (8:31:18 PM): ((everybody happy with
where they're standing?))

SW Baniss Nim (8:31:24 PM): yes

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:31:24 PM): ::nods to
Cobb::

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:31:33 PM): ::and to
Ren::

SAGA Cobb (8:31:43 PM): if I see all the grenades, I sidle
away from Iri

SWSaga Iri (8:31:49 PM): "Good idea"

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:31:50 PM): Happy.

SW Baniss Nim (8:32:01 PM): how high is the black wall  i forget????

SAGA Cobb (8:32:06 PM): 20m

SW Baniss Nim (8:32:20 PM): 60'

SWSaga Iri (8:32:21 PM): ((Given the circumstances, Can I do Born Leader before we start?))

SW Baniss Nim (8:32:22 PM): ouch

Darth Diem (8:32:24 PM): High above the gladiator
pit, Darga the Hutt presides over the beginning of the match, looking down at
you with a slimy grin.

SAGA Cobb (8:32:27 PM): (anyone want an Ion pistol?)

BrandiBjarlen (8:32:27 PM): ::will move to keep
everyone able to see and hear me as necessary - unless you want me on the
ground?::

DoD Rengar (8:32:38 PM): :: goes thru the motions of targeting each of the enemies in turn
:: "one, two, three, four, five."  (( "Oswald was a
fag." ))

Darth Diem (8:32:50 PM): <<Fight for the
chance to be my personal gladiator team!  Riches and fame for all who are
strong enough to seize them!>>

SW Baniss Nim (8:32:52 PM): ditto with brandi

SAGA Cobb (8:32:56 PM): hehe!

SAGA Cobb (8:33:16 PM): Old McDarga had a
farm...ba-da-boom-badda-bing-bam-boom!

Darth Diem (8:33:18 PM): With that, the Hutt blows
a massive horn that echoes throughout the open pit...

Darth Diem (8:33:21 PM): Init!

SAGA Cobb (8:33:23 PM): Actually...

SAGA Cobb (8:33:26 PM): Iri, you have rifle?

OnlineHost (8:33:29 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  8

onlinehost (8:33:30 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  17

onlinehost (8:33:33 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 5 20-sided dice:  7 14 10 10 15

onlinehost (8:33:34 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  1

SAGA Cobb (8:33:38 PM): ick

DoD Rengar (8:33:44 PM): 17 here

SAGA Cobb (8:33:46 PM): 13

SWRahReston (8:33:53 PM): 18

OnlineHost (8:33:53 PM): DoD Xarai
Vaa rolled 1 20-sided die:  10

onlinehost (8:33:54 PM): SWSaga Iri
rolled 1 20-sided die:  11

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:33:57 PM): Init 19

SAGA Cobb (8:34:03 PM): do inspirations help?

SAGA Cobb (8:34:05 PM): actually 14

SWSaga Iri (8:34:08 PM): init 19

SWSaga Iri (8:34:38 PM): ((I do have & rifle & the feat to use it...))

BrandiBjarlen (8:34:56 PM): My Inspire just adds +1
to attack and skill checks

SW Baniss Nim (8:35:05 PM): i do have my weapon ready in case some one comes afte us

SWSaga Iri (8:35:11 PM): ((But I'd probably use the pistol...))

DoD Rengar (8:35:19 PM): (( would that already be active, MR? ))

SAGA Cobb (8:35:23 PM): (are we doing this on Stun?)

DoD Rengar (8:35:25 PM): (( cause Init is a skill... ))

DoD Rengar (8:35:30 PM): (no)

SAGA Cobb (8:35:34 PM): 15 stun

SAGA Cobb (8:35:37 PM): er, 15 init

BrandiBjarlen (8:35:57 PM): ((good point, and yes, if
Leslie allows I'll "precast" Inspire ))

DoD Rengar (8:36:25 PM): (( then all inits go up by one, whee ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:36:36 PM):

Darth Diem (8:36:42 PM): ((go ahead and precast,
sure))

SWRahReston (8:36:52 PM): 21 then. :

SW Baniss Nim (8:36:55 PM): better then DOWN by 1

BrandiBjarlen (8:37:01 PM): ((I'll also effectively
"ready" to use Skilled Advisor, if anyone needs to use a skill check
during the fight))

DoD Rengar (8:37:13 PM): (( jae - 18 to 21? ))

SWSaga Iri (8:37:21 PM): ((So everyone is +2 attacks, +1 skills

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:37:37 PM): 20 here,
then.

SWSaga Iri (8:38:02 PM): 20 here too

DoD Rengar (8:38:04 PM): 18 fer me.

SWRahReston (8:38:09 PM): sorry - 18 to 19...

SWSaga Iri (8:38:10 PM): ((Dex 15 Mike))

DoD Rengar (8:38:38 PM): (( oh, Xarai beats that ))

Darth Diem (8:38:48 PM): Ok, so I think I
have:  RX the droid, G2, Xarai, Iri, Rodian Scumbucket, Rah, Ren, G3,
Cobb, and G1.  Look right?

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:38:49 PM): ((I have a
higher Init mod than you do, and a higher Dex. ))

DoD Rengar (8:39:31 PM): (( No, too many baddies early in the order.  You didn't roll
That well.  ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:39:53 PM): ((Watching
the inaugural balls on CNN...at every one of them, when Barack and Michelle go
to dance, they play the *exact same song*.))

BrandiBjarlen (8:40:09 PM): ((how boring!))

SWRahReston (8:40:15 PM): ((which is?))

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:40:23 PM): (("At
Last", the old Etta James song.))

SWSaga Iri (8:40:34 PM): ((Its the one they learned to dance to ))

Darth Diem (8:40:37 PM): ((Nice try.    ))

SWRahReston (8:40:53 PM): ((and frankly, the sentiment is appropriate...))

Darth Diem (8:41:11 PM): ((to Ren, not to
song.  We set?))

SAGA Cobb (8:41:34 PM): one question...what's the green?

DoD Rengar (8:41:44 PM): darga's box

DoD Rengar (8:41:49 PM): :: thumbs up ::

SW Baniss Nim (8:41:50 PM): ((i wish some day i could attend the official lunchon and inaugural
ball))  maybe in my next life  if i get one

SAGA Cobb (8:41:52 PM): does it provide cover?

Darth Diem (8:42:14 PM): Lemme see, you guys were
smart enough to spread out... Ren has the biggest gun.  Incoming grenade,
big guy.

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:42:21 PM): ((It's way
up in the air, Cobb. ))

Darth Diem (8:42:22 PM): ::fwump::

OnlineHost (8:42:33 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  7

DoD Rengar (8:42:36 PM): (( lots o' cover ))

SAGA Cobb (8:42:45 PM): ((makes me wish I had my jet pack...))

Darth Diem (8:42:53 PM): ((Yaaay, indirect fire
weapons...))

SWRahReston (8:42:56 PM): ((I am in cover, right?))

BrandiBjarlen (8:43:19 PM): ((Yikes! The bow on
Aretha Franklin's hat!))

Darth Diem (8:43:32 PM): ((which is not to say
cover ain't helping, because of targeting issues))

SW Baniss Nim (8:43:33 PM): ((??))

SWRahReston (8:43:37 PM): ((Fierce, ain't it))

Darth Diem (8:44:01 PM): That hits a 13.  So
hit the square, half damage, right?

Darth Diem (8:44:19 PM): Wowwwww, I should have
read back through the combat rules today.  Rusty, rusty.

SW Baniss Nim (8:44:33 PM): ((did u say rusty))

DoD Rengar (8:44:49 PM): 19 RD... so yeah

Darth Diem (8:45:15 PM): Area attacks,
huzzah.  That's right.

OnlineHost (8:45:24 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 4 6-sided dice:  3 6 3 2

Darth Diem (8:45:35 PM): half of 17, then

DoD Rengar (8:45:48 PM): got it

Darth Diem (8:46:15 PM): G2 lumbers up and lobs an
energy ball...

OnlineHost (8:46:37 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

Darth Diem (8:46:59 PM): 21 on Ren... probably not,
including cover...

DoD Rengar (8:47:31 PM): (( plus range.  no ))

Darth Diem (8:48:11 PM): Yep.  Splatters
harmlessly.

Darth Diem (8:48:19 PM): Xarai, go.

Darth Diem (8:48:25 PM): iri on deck

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:48:26 PM): Moving up,
igniting the UCT as I go.

Darth Diem (8:48:32 PM): ... really.

SAGA Cobb (8:48:38 PM): uhhh...

Darth Diem (8:48:39 PM): Very nice.

Darth Diem (8:48:45 PM): The crowd gasps in shock
and awe!

DoD Rengar (8:48:46 PM): :: goggle ""

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:49:05 PM): ((Hey, I
got it off of some dead dude. ))

BrandiBjarlen (8:49:05 PM): ::eyes widen, and Brandi
gasps::

DoD Rengar (8:49:16 PM): :: i mean, look at our girl wielding her spoils of combat ::

Darth Diem (8:49:23 PM): The Gamorreans let out a
unified squeal that you're guessing translates as "OH, SHIT!!!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:49:27 PM):

SAGA Cobb (8:49:36 PM): (well, personally, Cobb thinks she
looks hot, and something else goes hard and straight suddenly...)

Darth Diem (8:49:51 PM): Just the move?

SWSaga Iri (8:49:55 PM): "Hey I didn't think that one was *in* the playbook for today!"

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:49:55 PM): ((Double
move))

Darth Diem (8:50:00 PM): Iri, go.

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:50:21 PM): ((And,
that's exactly the effect I was shooting for.  With the Gamorreans. ))

SWRahReston (8:51:10 PM): (Did I miss my turn?)

Darth Diem (8:51:22 PM): Nope, Rah is right after
my scumbucket.

DoD Rengar (8:51:26 PM): (not yet)

SWSaga Iri (8:51:29 PM): Take a shot at G2

OnlineHost (8:51:40 PM): SWSaga Iri
rolled 1 20-sided die:  9

SWSaga Iri (8:52:04 PM): Def 17

Darth Diem (8:52:35 PM): Miss

SWSaga Iri (8:53:03 PM): Done

Darth Diem (8:53:07 PM): The Rodian lobs a grenade
in Xarai's general direction... never mind the long range.  Eeek!

OnlineHost (8:53:15 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  14

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:53:32 PM): ((And
that's why I stopped next to a big rock!))

Darth Diem (8:53:33 PM): Lemme see... 19, less the
range penalty...

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:53:57 PM): ((I'm
Reflex 17, plus anything I get from cover))

Darth Diem (8:54:07 PM): Yeah, not so much, I'm
thinking.  G3 shouts curses at him for the narrow miss.

Darth Diem (8:54:15 PM): Rah, go.  Ren on deck

DoD Xarai Vaa (8:54:32 PM): ::murmurs::
"Nice try."

SWRahReston (8:55:39 PM): :: slither up onto the rock formation in front of me, take a shot
at the robot - the idea is to be on her belly taking rifle shots at things ::

Darth Diem (8:55:46 PM): k

OnlineHost (8:56:04 PM): SWRahReston
rolled 1 20-sided die:  17

SWRahReston (8:56:09 PM): 20 to hit

Darth Diem (8:56:22 PM): nyet

SWRahReston (8:56:34 PM): wait, 21?  (Brandi)

DoD Rengar (8:56:51 PM): (( do I have LOS to D? I know there's cover, but is there sight?
))

SWSaga Iri (8:57:08 PM): Don't forget the +1 from Iri too

Darth Diem (8:57:11 PM): ((Sight, yes... against
direct fire, he does have cover.))

SWRahReston (8:57:37 PM): (ah, should have looked at map more closely)'

SWRahReston (8:57:56 PM): :: mutters a curse in Tarasin and shifts to take aim at one of the
Gammoreans next time ::

DoD Rengar (8:58:14 PM): :: take careful aim, then ventilate the droid :: (( cover is
ignored by aiming, but it takes two swift actions.&nbsp)

OnlineHost (8:58:16 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 20-sided die:  4

DoD Rengar (8:58:23 PM): :: sigh ::

OnlineHost (8:58:26 PM): DoD Rengar
rolled 1 6-sided die:  5

DoD Rengar (8:58:44 PM): 19 - no cover

Darth Diem (8:58:52 PM): Nope.

DoD Rengar (8:59:19 PM): done.  (( and Yay, the die bot has so far prevented us from
doing ANYTHING ))

Darth Diem (8:59:56 PM): The Gamorrean nearest
Xarai shouts at his companions and steps up to get a clear shot with his energy
ball.

OnlineHost (9:00:03 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  1

Darth Diem (9:00:13 PM): For all the good it does
him.

Darth Diem (9:00:20 PM): Cobb, go.

DoD Rengar (9:00:23 PM): (( see - it listens to me, the diebot does.  ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:00:24 PM): ((At least,
tonight, it's sauce for the goose.))

Darth Diem (9:00:34 PM): He's so nervous he
actually flings the thing BACKwards.

Darth Diem (9:00:52 PM): Uproarious laughter rises
from the crowd.

SAGA Cobb (9:00:57 PM): question -- is there a provision for
attacking a square, and not a person?

Darth Diem (9:01:14 PM): With what, autofire or
some such?

SAGA Cobb (9:01:17 PM): grenade

DoD Rengar (9:01:44 PM): ( that's the half-dmg if you get a 10 thing ))

Darth Diem (9:01:45 PM): It's an area attack... if
you hit a DC 10, they take half damage on a miss and full on a hit.

SAGA Cobb (9:02:03 PM): okay, step out, pulling one, run up 6
squares and lob it at extent of range

Darth Diem (9:02:12 PM): At?

SAGA Cobb (9:02:22 PM): V5

SAGA Cobb (9:02:30 PM): or V6, whichever makes sense

SAGA Cobb (9:02:38 PM): spending a FP

SAGA Cobb (9:02:44 PM): at -190

SAGA Cobb (9:02:47 PM): er, -10

OnlineHost (9:02:52 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 20-sided die:  19

Darth Diem (9:02:56 PM): Nice throw!

SAGA Cobb (9:02:58 PM): I make it on the roll

Darth Diem (9:03:05 PM): Roll damage

OnlineHost (9:03:13 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 4 6-sided dice:  2 1 3 4

Darth Diem (9:03:15 PM): And tell me your total, so
I know if you got half or full.

SAGA Cobb (9:03:20 PM): poop

SAGA Cobb (9:03:24 PM): 10/5

Darth Diem (9:03:36 PM): Total to hit, I
mean.

SAGA Cobb (9:03:44 PM): ah...

SAGA Cobb (9:04:05 PM): um...26 - 10, pre FP

OnlineHost (9:04:08 PM): SAGA Cobb
rolled 1 6-sided die:  1

SAGA Cobb (9:04:12 PM): wow, cruddy rolls

SAGA Cobb (9:04:14 PM): 27

Darth Diem (9:04:31 PM): So a 17 after penalties?

SAGA Cobb (9:04:36 PM): yes

Darth Diem (9:05:19 PM): Check.  The Gamorrean
lets out a bellow, unlimbers his vibroax and charges!  The fact that this
display of bravery carries him directly away from the lightsaber is probably
not a coincidence...

SAGA Cobb (9:05:26 PM): heh

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:05:37 PM):

SAGA Cobb (9:05:40 PM): RF - 23

OnlineHost (9:05:50 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  18

Darth Diem (9:06:03 PM): Hit a 35.  Yowtch.

SAGA Cobb (9:06:14 PM): agreed

OnlineHost (9:06:15 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 10-sided dice:  7 6

Darth Diem (9:06:28 PM): 30 points.  No, that
is not a typo.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:06:34 PM): ((HOLY
CATS))

SAGA Cobb (9:06:36 PM): well, that certainly moves me down a
condition mod

Darth Diem (9:06:48 PM): "GRRAAAAHHHH!!!"

DoD Rengar (9:06:56 PM): (( remember the 'gang up on one' plan, guys?  We have
target. ))

Darth Diem (9:07:09 PM): Top of the order... droid
chucks grenade at Jedi.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:07:12 PM): ((Indeed.))

OnlineHost (9:07:16 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  2

Darth Diem (9:07:19 PM): Whiff.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:07:22 PM): ((Not a
Jedi, just playing one on TV. ))

Darth Diem (9:08:12 PM): G2 snarls a curse at his
completely ineffective wingmen, takes a deep breath... and charges the glowy
thing.

OnlineHost (9:08:31 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 1 20-sided die:  15

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:08:37 PM): Oh, yes.

DoD Rengar (9:08:47 PM): (( did our 5th man do Anything last round?  I was gonna
offer him a gun... ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:08:51 PM): ((this is
gonna smart.))

Darth Diem (9:08:52 PM): 22 hits

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:08:59 PM): ((Yeah, did
Iri get skipped?))

Darth Diem (9:09:02 PM): ((Oh!  Yes, he ran
like a rabbit.))

DoD Rengar (9:09:28 PM): (( no - the init is right there.  Droid, Gam, then you two
))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:09:34 PM): ((gotcha.))

Darth Diem (9:09:54 PM): Sorry, meant to be a
question, Mike.  Did I get you with a 22?

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:09:58 PM): Oh,
yes.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:10:03 PM): Only a 17

OnlineHost (9:10:12 PM): Darth Diem
rolled 2 10-sided dice:  4 5

BrandiBjarlen (9:10:18 PM): ((guys, my apologies ...
but I worked until very late last night, and am losing it.))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:10:34 PM): ((indeed,
it is getting late. ))

SAGA Cobb (9:10:37 PM): okay...take care, MR.

Darth Diem (9:10:40 PM): 28 points.

BrandiBjarlen (9:10:41 PM): ((please use Brandi as
necessary for Skilled Advisor and healing ...))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:10:46 PM): ((And,
thanks for the buffage!))

DoD Rengar (9:10:48 PM): (( keyboard swims in front of MR's eyes... ))

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:10:50 PM): OW!

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:10:55 PM): That'll
drop me a condition.

BrandiBjarlen (9:10:58 PM): ((and I'll see you on
Thursday))

Darth Diem (9:11:08 PM): ((So it is.  Would we
like to put this on hold?  Nail-biting cliffhanger until Thursday?
))

BrandiBjarlen (9:11:10 PM): ((Keyboard? There's a
keyboard in the fog? ))

SW Baniss Nim (9:11:20 PM): fine by me

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:11:27 PM): Let me hit
this guy back at least!

Darth Diem (9:11:28 PM): 26!  Sorry!
Math bad!

DoD Rengar (9:11:30 PM): (( I will be late on Thursday, so unless I go down this round...
))

SWSaga Iri (9:11:33 PM): still OK either way...

SWRahReston (9:11:35 PM): Good for me... is tired...

SWRahReston (9:11:57 PM)
has left the room.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:12:12 PM): ((I sure
hope these piggies are glass cannons, because we can't take another round of
that.))

Darth Diem (9:12:15 PM): Go for Xarai, then, and
then we'll save the order and Joe can lead off Thursday.

SAGA Cobb (9:12:22 PM): Does the Gamorran who had +20 to hit
look different than the other ones?

Darth Diem (9:12:36 PM): Nope.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:12:40 PM): Swing at G2

OnlineHost (9:12:51 PM): DoD Xarai
Vaa rolled 1 20-sided die:  20

SWRahReston (9:12:57 PM)
has entered the room.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:13:00 PM):

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:13:01 PM): How do
crits work here?

SWRahReston (9:13:01 PM): grr

DoD Rengar (9:13:09 PM): roll dmg, then double

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:13:16 PM): Do I need
to confirm?

SWRahReston (9:13:17 PM): Someone will have to
mail me the log again...

DoD Rengar (9:13:20 PM): full dmg with mods

DoD Rengar (9:13:23 PM): nope

SAGA Cobb (9:13:25 PM): double damage

Darth Diem (9:13:29 PM): Oh, jeez.  The To Hit
number on Cobb WAS a typo.  He got a 25, not a 35.  The damage is
right, though.

OnlineHost (9:13:30 PM): DoD Xarai
Vaa rolled 2 8-sided dice:  8 5

SAGA Cobb (9:13:41 PM): okay, I feel a LOT better...

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:13:46 PM): 32 points
of damage, then, on G2

Darth Diem (9:13:51 PM): Ouch!

Darth Diem (9:14:05 PM): Speaking of down on the
condition track...

Darth Diem (9:14:21 PM): He is a very unhappy green
piggy.

DoD Xarai Vaa (9:14:30 PM): ::give him
a cold look::

BrandiBjarlen (9:14:31 PM): (yay!)

Darth Diem (9:14:37 PM): Let's save it here, guys,
and pick up on Thursday.

SW Baniss Nim (9:14:39 PM): give a cheer for our team