12:24 (1613) gerardpaloma: Last issue, our villains had successfully pulled the bank job, ran into a formidable opponent, and one of them had been killed by a powerful enemy (although she got better). It has been two days, and Talon has contacted the others for another meeting at the warehouse.
12:25 (1613) gerardpaloma: We open on the gathering of villains...
12:25 (1613) gerardpaloma: **Start Issue 3**
12:25 (1609) Mentacles: Mentacles goes intangible
12:26 (1609) Mentacles: "Nicw way to flip out on us"
12:26 (1663) Talon: Talon turns his head toward Mentacles, curious to see who that was directed at.
12:26 (1609) Mentacles: Mentcles just stands there, looking at him innocently
12:27 (1609) Mentacles: *Mentacles
12:27 (1609) Mentacles: He knew full well that he really couldnt be hurt by much of anything in his intangibility
12:27 (1663) Talon: "Alright, well we ran into a little trouble back there. Hey, it happens. No matter how big and bad you are there's always someone who's just a little bit better."
12:28 (1658) Red Fox: (( good thing I woke up from my nap. ))
12:28 (1663) Talon: "What concerns me is the Mailman. I've seen him in action before, and it was nothing like that. In fact, up until now he was considered a laughingstock in the super community."
12:28 (1663) Talon: "That means that someone or something boosted his power dramatically. Well I want to know what it is, and if we can use it for ourselves."
12:29 (1663) Talon: "The other thing that concerns me is the fiery guy. He only seemed to care about you, Lareth. Is there something you need to tell us?
12:29 (1609) Mentacles: "maybe there was an incident involving a mailbox, a microwave and a non-dairy creamer"
12:30 (1663) Talon: Talon ignores Mentacles' jest.
12:30 (1658) Red Fox: [1d6] -> [6] = (6) (pay no attention)
12:31 (1609) Mentacles: "Honestly, it doesnt matter overmuch how he got that powerful, it only matters that he is..."
12:31 (1609) Mentacles: "At least for now"
12:32 (1663) Talon: "Of course it matters! If he can do it, then maybe we can, too."
12:32 ** (1661) Black Star smiled as he maneuvered his vehicle through the city streets. He felt great, he had accomplished his objectives in the bank graciously and his mother had been pleased to have the documents she had sought returned to her. He had taken a look at the document in his home, an hour or so after he had returned from his time alone with the Red Fox. He had no idea where they were going, but he had left it in her hands as much as his own. One way or another, they would figure out what was best for all involved. His vehicle slid gracefully through the city streets, eventually parked in an out of way place well within the warehouse district of the city. He exited the vehicle and began to walk, his clothing rippling as he did so. Within moments, what had been an imiatitation of a two thousand five hundred dollar business suit, turned into his usual black attire. He made his way into the warehouse just in time to catch Talon's words. He smiled, but said nothing immediately. Talon would expect him to point their failures, but he was in a good mood. He settled to watch the exchanges for the moment. His mind momentarily occupied with what he remembered from the meeting with his mother. She had looked at him, a wide smile on her lips as her right index finger pointed at a black circle with a symbol of some kind. "that is you Calis." he had blinked at that, only then realizing that every circle in that page had represented one of Vela's children... **
12:32 ** (1588) Shade/Lareth shrugs, and begins to speak. "I was made, and raised by a group of rebels. I escaped. They want me back." **
12:32 (1609) Mentacles: "Well then go get a microwave and some coffee mate and test it"
12:33 (1609) Mentacles: (I am really tempted to make that an order)
12:34 (1609) Mentacles: (should ? Lets do a headcount vote Aye for yes Nay for no)
12:34 (1613) gerardpaloma: (aye)
12:34 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (For hwho?)
12:34 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (*who)
12:34 (1609) Mentacles: (Talon)
12:35 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (*Smiles*, remembering earlier instructions.)
12:35 (1661) Black Star: His head turned and he glanced towards Lareth as she spoke. Ah, so that explained their mysterious guest. And the fact that she was alive supported her claims. Well, if she could not be killed then she did not expect his support. This super was her problem. Baggage that she had brought down upon them all. He frowned for a moment but let the thought go. "If they want you back, they either don't care how they get you back or they clearly do not know about your pesky habit of staying alive." If they had known, surely they would have taken a precaution to delay her somehow? Still, it was not his problem. Not yet.
12:35 (1661) Black Star: (its your character, you do what you think he would do.)
12:36 (1609) Mentacles: (that is just it... he is torn between the fact that he knows he needs group cohesion, and his love of being a twisted whackjob)
12:36 ** (1658) Red Fox stands there, not sure why she still cares. Her look wanders between bemusement and indifference. Her thoughts unwillingly drift back to the Mailman when Talon mentions its name. If there was anything she never wanted to be a part of again it was any confrontation with that, that thing. Black Star's arrival did nothing to improve her mood. At this point she doesn't acknowledge him any more than anyone else. The only surpirse to her was that Lareth was indeed among them. Veronika made sure to stay as far from her as possible. **
12:36 (1663) Talon: "Yeah I'll go in some hot coffee, Mentacles. Then I'll throw it in your smug face."
12:36 (1658) Red Fox: (well, don't forget FOM will kill you if you do something.)
12:37 (1663) Talon: *go get
12:37 (1609) Mentacles: "It would pass right through"
12:37 (1661) Black Star: (and lareth and talon are cozy as lice on a beggar. :P)
12:37 (1609) Mentacles: (he cant touch meO
12:37 (1609) Mentacles: )
12:37 (1609) Mentacles: (I am intangible)
12:37 (1661) Black Star: (johnny 5 has a status effect)
12:38 (1609) Mentacles: (which he has to hit me in melee with, something I wont let him do)
12:39 (1663) Talon: "Alright, well this is pointless. The point is that there might be a way to boost our powers, and we'd be fools not to check it out."
12:40 (1609) Mentacles: "At any rate, if we want to find out how he managed to do that, it is going to take hard work, a fair bit of investigation, and probably a vivisection"
12:40 (1663) Talon: "My investigation into the matter hasn't yielded any results, but there's one person who would know for sure."
12:40 (1658) Red Fox: (( Krazy Kris Kringle! The nigger hating Santa! /davechapelle ))
12:41 (1663) Talon: "So I say that we track down the Mailman again, but with a plan this time. If we can get him to hold still long enough, my little robot friend can paralyze him and then we'll be able to find out what he knows."
12:41 (1609) Mentacles: (the fuck)
12:41 (1609) Mentacles: "I can hold him still..."
12:41 ** (1661) Black Star was aware of the indifference that seemed to be eminating from the Red Fox. He did not even have to look her way to confirm it. A part of him wanted to go and talk with her, but they were not alone and he did not wish to reveal anything at this juncture. He had a feeling that Red Fox did not know what Red Fox wanted and he had no problem in waiting until she made up her mind. It was not as if he would run out of things to do in the city. He smiled for a moment, his eyes focusing on Talon as he desperately tried to interest them in going on a fishing trip. It wasa tempting offer in a very basic level, but he was still somewhat hesitant to go out again. It was not as if they had a triumphant first mission. **
12:42 (1663) Talon: "You can?"
12:42 ** (1661) Black Star arched a brow when Mentacle spoke. "Really? Is this a new capability that you only recently discovered?" His tone was dry. He had not done much of anything last time. Only two days had passed... **
12:42 (1663) Talon: Talon nods along with Black Star, who beat him to the punch.
12:43 (1609) Mentacles: "Perhaps there is."
12:43 ** (1661) Black Star smiled. "I don't like dealing in probabilities Mentacles. You either can or cannot." He was not in any rush to repeat that debacle. **
12:44 (1609) Mentacles: "Very well. You are well aware of my mind's ability to control the minds of others... well, I spend the last few days sprawled out Naked in the sun... and I had an epiphany"
12:44 (1609) Mentacles: (Diogenes)
12:44 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: "ERROR!"
12:44 (1609) Mentacles: (yay crazy cgreek philosophers)
12:44 (1663) Talon: Talon shares F2K's reaction to the "naked in the sun" mental image.
12:45 ** (1588) Shade/Lareth shudders slightly at the image that pops into her head. **
12:45 ** (1658) Red Fox closes her eyes, wishing she had taken more pills this morning. "That's not something anyone needed to know." **
12:46 (1609) Mentacles: "well... I have found that I have the ability to lift around... 9.3 million grams with my mind"
12:46 ** (1661) Black Star blinked. The mental image that Mentacles words brought with them were less than pleasant. His nostrils flared slightly and for a moment, he had a strong urge to bathe. The thought was not pushed outside of his mind so much as forced out. "How...charming." He hesitated for a moment. Did he really want to hear more? "What was it that you discovered? And what would it matter if we can immobalize him?" He had hit him, with everything he had and the mailman had simply smiled and kept coming. Had they forgotten that? **
12:46 (1609) Mentacles: "I dont know how that compares to his raw strength, but it can be applied in a myryad of ways. Perhaps one would be usefull"
12:47 (1663) Talon: "Hmm. I don't know. F2K can lift more than that, and I'm pretty sure the Mailman was still stronger."
12:48 ** (1661) Black Star shifted his body slightly and leaned against a crate. **
12:48 (1663) Talon: "I was thinking along more mundane lines. When S.E.N.T.I.N.E.L... when they defeated me... they did it by catching me in a net.
12:48 ** (1658) Red Fox chuckled. **
12:48 (1663) Talon: "Well I'm sure they would've taken you down twice as fast, missy!" he snaps defensively.
12:49 (1658) Red Fox: "A net? Against such a strong specimen of manhood?" she cooed, mockingly
12:49 (1609) Mentacles: "I dont think just mundane methods would work... perhaps a combined approach?"
12:49 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: "ERROR!" F2K says at the rising tension.
12:49 ** (1661) Black Star smiled. "That may be so Talon but you never possessed the defensive strength to absorb everything SENTINEL could throw at you right?" He paused for a moment, the exchange between Talon and Red Fox noted. He said nothing, Red Fox was more than capable of defending her honor. "So ultimately, what does it matter if we can snare him if he can shrug off our attacks?" **
12:49 (1663) Talon: "It was a special net, okay? They do make special nets, you know."
12:50 (1609) Mentacles: "of course, holding him would require... what? Buckyball tubing? That requires robbing NASA"
12:50 (1663) Talon: 'Well, first of all he never got hit with all of our attacks at once. Second, he never got hit with F2K's taser. Either might work."
12:50 (1661) Black Star: He sighed. "And what sort of net are you proposing Talon? A net capable of wiping out half the city?"
12:51 (1609) Mentacles: "Or perhaps we can stop him with incorrect postage"
12:51 ** (1588) Shade/Lareth forms her dark blade, made out of the ether from her plane. "If nothing else, I can occupy him with, this. It should be able to harm him greatly, or kill him." **
12:51 ** (1658) Red Fox tsked at Talon's juvenille response. SENTINEL didn't even know who she was. She wasn't a psychopathic murderer, much less such a showboat about it. Her crimes were far more sublte, not to mention there were never any witnesses. **
12:52 (1661) Black Star: He went silent for a moment, his eyes glancing towards Talon. "there is that." He hesitated for only a moment before he softly added. "But not due to lack of trying right?" Had Talon managed to land a single hit on the mailman?
12:52 (1663) Talon: "Well I'd like to hear your fucking ideas if they're so great!"
12:52 (1658) Red Fox: (( ++ or bodies of witness, I should add.))
12:52 (1663) Talon: "The mailman was fast, but I used some of the bank money to upgrade my targeting predictors. I should be able to hit him now."
12:52 (1661) Black Star: (is that outburst to me or red? I can't tell.)
12:53 (1658) Red Fox: (( you, probably. I didn't say anything 8D ))
12:53 (1663) Talon: (BS and Mentacles)
12:53 (1613) gerardpaloma: (hehe, this is fun)
12:54 (1609) Mentacles: "Look Talon, if he was able to shrug off our weapons individually, he can probably shrug them off at the same time It is like shooting a tank with a pistol. More pistols dont help"
12:55 (1663) Talon: "Not necessarily. We only hit him one at a time before, so we don't really know, do we?"
12:55 (1658) Red Fox: (( what is the mailman, exactly? a robot? an animated mailbox? a guy in a lame costume mailbox? ))
12:56 (1609) Mentacles: (he used to be the later)
12:56 (1663) Talon: (When I originally conceived of him, he was just some nut that jumped out of mailboxes and committed crimes. I don't know about this one)
12:56 (1613) gerardpaloma: (The Mailman is a giant Mailbox creature. His body is a mailbox, but he sprouts limbs from it)
12:56 (1609) Mentacles: (hence the accident involving a mailbox, a microwave and non-dairly creamer)
12:56 (1661) Black Star: He actually enjoyed pushing Talon off balance. It was so easy. He could not help but wonder what sort of man he was beneath that armor. Was he a weakling? He needed that suit to be anything or anyone. For a moment, he almost felt sorry. Almost. "My ideas are my own, but if you want to hear them I may be enticed to share them with you." He went silent as Mentacles spoke. His eyes widening slightly. That was the first rational argument he had heard him say. "my..reservations are along those lines Talon. I agree that this...power boosting rod or whatever the hell it is is an enticing proposition. However, you yourself have admitted that you know very little about it. The only link we have is the mailman and he has already shown that he could take whatever we could dish out two days ago. That was two days Talon, the day before yesterday?" He stressed that point.
12:56 (1613) gerardpaloma: (and he's 15 feet tall)
12:58 (1658) Red Fox: Why not just follow it?
12:58 (1663) Talon: The mailman doesn't seem to have miraculously gained any flight or speed powers in his transformation, so it's not like we have a lot to lose.
12:58 (1663) Talon: Talon stops for a second. It was so simple. Why didn't he think of that?
12:58 (1609) Mentacles: "We have two realistic choices. Bide our time, and increase our own power and hope that when we confront the mailman again, he has not likewise increased in ability. Or we can try to outsmart him. FOr the love of Plato he used to be acrazy guy who jumped out of mailboxes he cant be that bright"
12:58 (1658) Red Fox: (( because you're a murderous psychopath hell bent on killilng everything in your path? ))
12:59 (1609) Mentacles: "following him may work"
12:59 (1663) Talon: "If we follow him and he doesn't lead us wherever, though, it would be a waste of time."
12:59 (1663) Talon: (Oh yeah, that)
01:00 (1609) Mentacles: "and this is worse than...what exactly? SHooting at him is certainly just as big a waste of time"
01:00 ** (1658) Red Fox shook her head at the near simplicity of it. When all you have is a particle beam cannon, everything looked like it needed to be blasted to hell. **
01:00 ** (1661) Black Star arched a brow. "We can ignore him all together, he can't be everywhere in the city at once." He went silent for a moment before adding. "Following him works. We have several here capable of safely handling that task." He was not one of them. **
01:00 (1663) Talon: "We don't know that. Nobody's invincible."
01:00 (1658) Red Fox: (( your equal, my ass! ))
01:01 (1661) Black Star: (( you are right honey, you are not. in this particular case anyway. :P ))
01:01 ** (1661) Black Star chuckled softly. **
01:02 (1658) Red Fox: (( n/m ))
01:02 (1663) Talon: Fuming at his argument being defeated, he turns to Lareth. "You got anything to add to this discussion, or are you just planning on sitting there looking stupid?"
01:02 (1661) Black Star: "Talon, if you cannot beat them does not make them invincible. I am certain that there are plenty of people that you cannot defeat that are defeatable to others." The arrogance of the man had not dimished an ounce over the years it seemed.
01:02 (1609) Mentacles: "Yes... yes we do know that. I know you cant stand the thought of being beaten, but you need to accept that he is to strong for us right now. If we want what he did, if such a thing even exists, it could have been a one-time thing, we need to be smart about it"
01:03 (1658) Red Fox: (( ERROR! ))
01:06 (1609) Mentacles: (anyone going to speak?)
01:06 (1588) Shade/Lareth: Shade/Lareth annoyed at being insulted, but ignorned it for the moment. "I agree with the idea to follow him, but to attack him if we can."
01:06 (1588) Shade/Lareth: *was annoyed... ignored
01:07 (1663) Talon: "Alright, fine. So who follows him? I don't think he was able to see any of you once you went invisible, so anyone who can do that is a good choice."
01:07 (1588) Shade/Lareth: "As I have said, I can at least distract him, while the others attack."
01:08 (1609) Mentacles: "No point in attacking him... But I can follow him easily enough"
01:08 ** (1658) Red Fox waits to see if Lareth or Mentacles volunteers first. **
01:08 (1661) Black Star: "Considering that you are the fastest of us, have the ability to come back from the dead and proved the only ones of capable of hurting the mailman, it seems that you Lareth are the ideal choice."
01:09 (1661) Black Star: "Your power duplication capability will prove useful as well no doubt."
01:09 (1661) Black Star: He smiled as he spoke. He rather enjoyed using facts.
01:09 (1658) Red Fox: (( Duplicate THIS! *teleports everyone to the police station* ))
01:09 (1663) Talon: Talon nods in agreement.
01:10 (1609) Mentacles: (*domintes the cops, makes them kill themselves*)
01:10 (1609) Mentacles: As does Mentacles
01:10 ** (1588) Shade/Lareth smiled at the idea of a chance for revenge. "Fine. I will go, and watch." **
01:10 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: "The one called Lareth is the optimum unit for this task."
01:11 ** (1658) Red Fox crosses her arms, content that she was the one who came up with the plan. **
01:11 (1658) Red Fox: (( is that taser of FoM's an R2D2 style attachment or something it holds in a claw/hand? ))
01:11 ** (1661) Black Star smiled at Lareth and nodded his head ever so slightly. "Thank you Lareth." When sending someone in a mission that may be tedious and potentially dangerous, the least he could do was be civil about it. **
01:11 (1613) gerardpaloma: Everyone roll spot.
01:12 (1663) Talon: (The first one)
01:12 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Gah![1d10] -> [1] = (1)
01:12 (1658) Red Fox: [1d10+10] -> [6,10] = (16)
01:12 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+9] -> [2,9] = (11)
01:12 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1-1d10] -> [1,-6] = (-5)
01:12 (1663) Talon: [1d10 + 9] -> [2,9] = (11)
01:12 (1609) Mentacles: [1d10+8] -> [1,8] = (9)
01:12 (1609) Mentacles: [11-1d10] -> [11,-7] = (4)
01:12 (1613) gerardpaloma: Wow.
01:12 (1609) Mentacles: (that hurts)
01:13 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (What happens if I have a negative?)
01:13 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: [1d10] -> [3] = (3)
01:13 (1658) Red Fox: (( you've been blinded by science! ))
01:13 (1609) Mentacles: (you have masterbated to Janeway too much and go blind)
01:13 (1613) gerardpaloma: Um, same as 0 for spotting purposes.
01:14 (1613) gerardpaloma: A jet of flame comes seemingly out of nowhere and engulfs Lareth.
01:14 (1613) gerardpaloma: Round 1
01:14 (1658) Red Fox: (( I hat you. ))
01:14 (1658) Red Fox: (( scale? ))
01:14 (1661) Black Star: (( make a note, we are banning the enemy perk from now on ))
01:14 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+63] -> [3,63] = (66)
01:14 (1661) Black Star: (63?)
01:14 (1658) Red Fox: [1d10+27] -> [10,27] = (37)
01:15 (1609) Mentacles: init [1d10+20] -> [4,20] = (24)
01:15 (1658) Red Fox: [37+1d10] -> [37,6] = (43)
01:15 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (yes)
01:15 (1613) gerardpaloma: Everyone now sees Catharsis, hovering in the air near the hole in the roof that Talon blasted a few days ago.
01:15 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Skill+init. bonus, right?)
01:15 (1613) gerardpaloma: Scale is...5 to 1.
01:15 (1661) Black Star: (1d10+32]
01:15 (1663) Talon: [1d10 + 14] -> [5,14] = (19)
01:15 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: [1d10 + 13] -> [4,13] = (17)
01:15 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+32] -> [4,32] = (36)
01:15 (1613) gerardpaloma: For iniative, yes
01:16 (1658) Red Fox: ((add 20 to mine, then))
01:17 (1661) Black Star: (add 10 to mine)
01:18 (1613) gerardpaloma: Lareth's type 2 took 450 damage.
01:19 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [4,30] = (34)
01:20 (1574) Bill: Sleep is for the weak! Well, I guess I'm weak.
01:20 (1574) Bill (exit): 13:20
01:20 (1613) gerardpaloma: (trying to figure init, hang on)
01:20 (1613) gerardpaloma: 1. Red Fox
01:20 (1613) gerardpaloma: 2. Black Star, Lareth
01:20 (1658) Red Fox: (( there. was that so hard? 8D ))
01:20 (1613) gerardpaloma: 3. Catharsis
01:21 (1613) gerardpaloma: 4. Mentacles
01:21 (1613) gerardpaloma: 5. Talon
01:21 (1613) gerardpaloma: 6. FM2k
01:21 (1613) gerardpaloma: (Lareth's init would actually be +33)
01:21 (1661) Black Star: (that is a relief.)
01:22 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (How? +48 reflexes, +15 skill.)
01:22 (1661) Black Star: (reflexes and speed do not stack)
01:22 (1663) Talon: (The +48 reflexes is nowhere to be found on the character sheet. I only see +18 speed)
01:22 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Ah. I dont have ref. any more.)
01:22 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Sorry about that.)
01:23 (1658) Red Fox: Flame scorched the air as it passed by the Red Fox. Seeing Lareth englufed in flames for the second time wasn't on her list of things to do today. She instinctively disappeared from sight. She looked back to see the source of the fire. Standing a little more than 50 meters away was a man. An angry man. An angry man who had no idea the world of trouble he'd just opened for himself. She glances at FoM2K, hoping that it would be ready to act. She stretches out her hand and beckons his body, hoping to transport it magically next to Talon's robot companion. ((tee hee. "companion"))
01:23 (1658) Red Fox: oh.
01:23 (1658) Red Fox: [1d10+20] -> [5,20] = (25)
01:23 (1658) Red Fox: wait
01:23 (1658) Red Fox: [25+12] -> 37
01:24 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [3,30] = (33)
01:25 (1613) gerardpaloma: Catharsis is magically transported next to FM2k.
01:25 (1613) gerardpaloma: Black Star and Lareth's turn.
01:25 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (How many actions would it take to move to Catharsis?)
01:25 (1658) Red Fox: (( (now? not very many 8D) ))
01:26 (1609) Mentacles: (note to self: Invest in a power which gives me bonuses to hit with my mind bullets)
01:26 (1613) gerardpaloma: (can't move and attack in the same phase. You could move this phase, and attack the next)
01:27 ** (1661) Black Star saw the jet of flame lash out against lareth and groaned softly. This one again?! Lareth was starting to become a real liability! He was about to fire when his target disappeared and reappeared near Talon's robot. Well, he could this just fine now. He did not hesitate, he simply lashed out while the target was still trying to get its bearings. **
01:28 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+24] -> [7,24] = (31)
01:28 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+24] -> [5,24] = (29)
01:28 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+24] -> [3,24] = (27)
01:28 (1661) Black Star: (yeah, its awesome when I have to roll an 8 and he has to fumble for me to hit. woo!)
01:28 (1661) Black Star: (I am so picking up a shit load of flaws for next session. this is getting out of hand.)
01:28 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [3,30] = (33)
01:28 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [9,30] = (39)
01:28 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [5,30] = (35)
01:29 (1613) gerardpaloma: Black Star's blasts misses Catharsis.
01:29 (1588) Shade/Lareth: Lareth's eyes mirror the fury of the flames that dance over her, blunted by the abyss that surronded her, and the rest absorbed by her will. Raising her sword, she charged at Catharsis, lost in bloodlust.
01:33 (1613) gerardpaloma: (figuring, hold on)
01:33 (1609) Mentacles: (does a sing and dance number)
01:33 (1609) Mentacles: (song)
01:34 (1661) Black Star: ( /dance)
01:34 (1613) gerardpaloma: Catharsis holds his hands in a v shape. [1d10+30] -> [2,30] = (32)
01:34 (1658) Red Fox: (( vagina? ))
01:34 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Hth skill as dodge?)
01:34 (1658) Red Fox: (( yes. ))
01:34 (1613) gerardpaloma: (right)
01:34 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+27] -> [3,27] = (30)
01:35 (1613) gerardpaloma: A ball of flame envelops Lareth, and begins to suck the oxygen away from her.
01:35 (1613) gerardpaloma: Mentacles' turn.
01:36 (1663) Talon: (Actually that's not right. Only Dodge can be used as defense for a ranged attack, not HtH)
01:36 (1609) Mentacles: Mentacles attempts to basically use the little bastard as his mental plaything and get him to stop attacking and defending himself [1d10+20] -> [3,20] = (23)
01:37 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [4,30] = (34)
01:37 (1613) gerardpaloma: Mentacle's attack misses.
01:37 (1613) gerardpaloma: Talon
01:38 (1609) Mentacles: (wait, isnt dodge only usable a certain number of times per round?)
01:38 (1613) gerardpaloma: (different rules for supers, it's not a dodge, more like a generic defense roll)
01:38 (1663) Talon: Not willing to commit himself to this fight quite yet, he nonetheless charges his shield and his PPC, and calls his jetsetter to come to him.
01:39 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: "ERROR!" F2K hollars as the super appears right next to him.
01:40 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: "This unit will now render the one called "Uknown Enemy" fit for transport to the nearest correctional facility." [1d10 + 14 + 4] -> [1,14,4] = (19)
01:40 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: [19 - 1d10] -> [19,-8] = (11)
01:41 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [6,30] = (36)
01:41 (1613) gerardpaloma: FM2k fails to hit Catharsis.
01:41 (1613) gerardpaloma: Next phase: Lareth's attack.
01:41 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (I can make the full number of attacks I want, right?)
01:42 (1613) gerardpaloma: (if you wish)
01:42 (1661) Black Star: (you have -8 to do your full attacks. do you have a 38?)
01:42 (1661) Black Star: (if not, don't bother.)
01:42 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (I meant, I can use any number of attacks. I plan to use 3.)
01:42 (1613) gerardpaloma: (sure, that's no penalty)
01:43 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+29] -> [2,29] = (31)[1d10+29] -> [4,29] = (33)[1d10+29] -> [5,29] = (34) Lareth swings her blade at Catharsis.
01:43 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [10,30] = (40)
01:43 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [5,30] = (35)
01:43 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [4,30] = (34)
01:43 (1613) gerardpaloma: Ooh, reroll one
01:43 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [6,30] = (36)
01:43 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+29] -> [1,29] = (30)
01:43 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [30-1d10] -> [30,-4] = (26)
01:44 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Action point use.)
01:44 (1613) gerardpaloma: (ok, you want to reroll both?)
01:44 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (Both of mine, or his, or mine and his?)
01:46 (1613) gerardpaloma: (you can either reroll your attack, or make me reroll the defenses. But it has to be the whole action either way.)
01:46 (1613) gerardpaloma: (so says Art)
01:47 (1588) Shade/Lareth: (My attack.)[1d10+29] -> [3,29] = (32)
01:47 (1613) gerardpaloma: (twice more)
01:47 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+29] -> [3,29] = (32)[1d10+29] -> [1,29] = (30)
01:47 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [30-1d10] -> [30,-2] = (28)
01:47 (1613) gerardpaloma: Same result. Lareth comes close, but Catharsis is just too fast.
01:47 (1613) gerardpaloma: Round 2
01:48 (1663) Talon: [1d10 + 14] -> [10,14] = (24)
01:48 (1663) Talon: [24 + 1d10] -> [24,3] = (27)
01:48 (1613) gerardpaloma: [1d10+30] -> [8,30] = (38)
01:48 (1609) Mentacles: [1d10+20] -> [9,20] = (29)
01:48 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: [1d10 + 13] -> [5,13] = (18)
01:48 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [1d10+33] -> [1,33] = (34)
01:48 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [34-1d10] -> [34,-10] = (24)
01:48 (1658) Red Fox: [1d10+47] -> [1,47] = (48)
01:48 (1658) Red Fox: [48-1d10] -> [48,-7] = (41)
01:48 (1661) Black Star: [1d10+14+10+18] -> [3,14,10,18] = (45)
01:48 (1613) gerardpaloma: Lareth needs to roll 24-1d10
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 1. Black Star
01:49 (1588) Shade/Lareth: [24-1d10] -> [24,-9] = (15)
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 2. Red Fox
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 3. Catharsis
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 4. Mentacles
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 5. Talon.
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 6. FM2k
01:49 (1613) gerardpaloma: 7. Lareth
01:53 ** (1661) Black Star was starting to hate this city. First it was the abominable mailman that had stepped before him, absorbed his anger and smiled. And now this one, someone that he could not seem to even hit! He seemed focused on Lareth. He did not owe her anything, but he was not certain he coudl tolerate two losses in as many days. The power in his hands burned, and he ached to release that power but the calmer side of his nature intervened. What was he going to accomplish? Had he not missed with three attacks already? And it was not simply that he had missed, it was the contemptous ease that Catharsis had used to get past his attacks. It was as if he had been beneath him. As if he was little more than an insect in his path to Lareth. He gritted his teeth. No one made his fell this way! No one! His hand glowed a dull black, a color that seemed to happily devour all light around him but he did not fire. It was taking everything he had not to leave this warehouse. But he had a feeling that if he left now, he was not coming back. Something held him... **
01:54 (1613) gerardpaloma: Red Fox's turn.
01:54 ** (1658) Red Fox rolls her eyes. Stupid mechanical monster! Couldn't hit the broadside of a barn. She begins searching the warehouse for an object that she could drop on his head. [1d3] -> [3] = (3) rounds to find the object. **
01:55 (1613) gerardpaloma: The ball of flame had finished sucking the air from Lareth's lungs. She collapsed. Catharsis smirked, grabbed his prize, and shot off in a ball of flame. He left behind a sonic boom.
01:55 (1613) gerardpaloma: **End combat**
01:56 (1609) Mentacles: "Well it seems we have more pressing matters than increasing our own power"
01:56 (1663) Talon: Talon looks around at the others, too surprised to really say anything.
01:56 (1663) Talon: "Like what, Mentacles?" Talon asks with an innocent sound to his voice.
01:56 (1658) Red Fox: ...
01:57 ** (1661) Black Star said nothing, the power in his hands remaining there for seconds after Lareth collapsed and she was taken where ever the hell she was going. For the first time in recent memory, he felt utterly exposed. It was not a sensation that he enjoyed. **
01:57 (1609) Mentacles: (YES!!! I HAVE ALL OF HMS PINAFORE!!!)
01:58 ** (1658) Red Fox reappears, looking from where she had last seen Lareth and her enemy and the direction they had disappeared. **
01:58 (1661) Black Star: ( O.O @ Aly)
01:58 (1609) Mentacles: "SOmeone just tracked us down and stole the person who was going to follow the Mailman. We must retrive her, if only for the sake of vengeance"
01:59 (1658) Red Fox: You first.
01:59 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: F2K plays back a recording that sounds a lot like John Goodman, "Fuck it dude. Let's go bowling."
01:59 (1609) Mentacles: (what? So I like British operettas"
01:59 (1661) Black Star: "No." He spoke flatly.
01:59 (1663) Talon: "Fuck her. And fuck you, too, mindboy. If you want to go get yourself killed, be my guest. Personally, I'm just as happy with her gone."
02:00 (1663) Talon: "That stunt at the bank could have brought a lot of heat down on us if she had stayed with us."
02:02 (1661) Black Star: He released his power, the black glow around his hands dissipating slowly. He was in no rush to see that super again, and he did not owe Lareth anything. Nonetheless, to say that he was happy about her capture would be a lie. Still, she had lacked control. Talon was right about that, and Talon was someone that did not possess much of it himself. Nonetheless, with Lareth gone dealing with the mailman became even more difficult. In all honesty, he was no longer interested in the mailman at all.
02:02 ** (1658) Red Fox picked at an imaginary mote of dust. The loss of Lareth, while regrettable and unfortunate, didn't change their plans. Additionally, she was the least stable of them. **
02:03 (1609) Mentacles: "Now to be fair, I have no objection to letting her rot wherever she is. But wasnt the bank robbery for the sole purpose of drawing attention to ourselves? Just out of curiosity. Oh, and if I were you, I would not testme by being so flippant"
02:03 (1609) Mentacles: (sings" a british tar is a soaring soul as free as a mountain bird!"
02:03 (1609) Mentacles: )
02:04 (1609) Mentacles: (yay!)
02:04 (1609) Mentacles: (they arent gay, they are just british)
02:05 (1663) Talon: "Good thing I'm not you, then. I'd go jump off the nearest cliff."
02:06 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: ERROR!
02:06 (1658) Red Fox: Stealing money and killing people are two different types of attention.
02:06 (1609) Mentacles: "That can be arranged"
02:06 (1658) Red Fox: (( FoM2K zaps talon with the zapper. "This unit will protect Talon!" ))
02:06 (1663) Talon: "Anyway, the bank robbery was to see who would be arrayed against us, not to make the fucking national news and draw the most powerful supers in the city down on us."
02:08 ** (1658) Red Fox arched an eyebrow at Talon. Maybe he's not as self destructive as she originally thought. **
02:08 (1609) Mentacles: "Wow, that is the first self-preserving thing you have said all day. Perhaps there is hope for you yet"
02:09 (1663) Talon: "Anyway, like I said, we're better off without her. She was a liability. If she's powerful enough to break free, then maybe we'll talk, but I'm not gonna go gallivanting off to find her."
02:10 (1658) Red Fox: Now what? How do we find this Mailman?
02:11 (1661) Black Star: He smiled faintly as Mentacles spoke. He had gotten what he had wanted from that bank job. It had not been planned ahead, it was coincidence really or had it been fate? Still, it was good to know that no one else suspected of what had occured during that bank job. The tension building around the room was understandable. They had just minutes before been made to look like impotent fools. It was not a sensation he enjoyed. The exchanges between Talon and Mentacles were noted and he did not even move a muscle. They could destroy themselves for all he cared. He moved, taking a step and then another before leaning against a nearby crate. "it does change the equation." The warehouse was clearly not safe and without Lareth he did not believe their chances to defeat the mailman were good. Tracking him was still a possibility however. He did not turn his head to look at Red Fox when she spoke, but she did have all of his attention.
02:13 (1663) Talon: Talon shrugs. "We'll have to provoke him I guess. Go around shooting mailboxes until we find the right one. Then we have Red Fox or Mentacles trail him."
02:14 ** (1658) Red Fox shook her head. "Nothing is changed. We are alive and free. Following this Mailman is child's play." **
02:15 (1609) Mentacles: "Indeed"
02:15 (1658) Red Fox: Except for the finding it part that is.
02:15 (1609) Mentacles: (brb, need to find something)
02:16 (1661) Black Star: "I disagree. Lareth was the only one that proved last time to be able to harm the mailman. Finding him we can do, but without Lareth I do not believe we can best him let alone contain him. That in my mind is a fundamental change to the equation."
02:17 (1663) Talon: "Like I said earlier, I upgraded my targeting sensors, so I don't anticipate any problem hitting him any more. If you, me, and the robot all hit him at once, that should be enough.
02:18 (1663) Talon: "In any case, we're just provoking him to get him to reveal himself. Then the invisible can tail him back to, well, wherever he goes when he's not posing as a mailbox."
02:18 ** (1658) Red Fox sighs. "We find it. Follow it to its ... lair, or whatever. Wait until it leaves again, then go through its stuff. How hard is that?" **
02:19 (1609) Mentacles: "Indeed. But I will continue to say that without Lareth, none of us can harm him"
02:19 (1663) Talon: "Right. If we don't find anything that way, then we can talk strategy."
02:19 (1609) Mentacles: "even you Talon, as much as you dont want to admit it"
02:20 (1663) Talon: "I'm not so sure, Mentacles. We might just need to hit him all at once. I don't know and neither do you."
02:20 (1609) Mentacles: (I love HMS Pinafore)
02:20 (1661) Black Star: He actually turned his head to look at Talon, his head tilting to the side ever so slightly as he spoke. "Talon, I do not remember you having the capability of seeing the future." His tone was flat. "Are these words of yours facts or conjecture?" Had he run simulations? Had he crunched the data? Had he done fucking anything other than spout his bullshit and expect that it would be taken as gospel? It took some effort to control himself as Red Fox spoke. "fine. lets go find him." Without a word else he took to the sky, exiting the warehouse from the very hole that talon had made and that super utilized.
02:20 ** (1609) Mentacles just rolls his eyes **
02:22 (1663) Talon: Talon boards his jetsetter and follows, trying to catch up, but finds himself slowly falling behind.
02:23 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: F2K flies alongside Talon.
02:24 (1609) Mentacles: mentacles follows
02:24 ** (1658) Red Fox stares petulantly at the hole in the roof. She was the one who is supposed to fly off in a huff. Fine, let them run off and haphazardly attack the city. They certainly didn't need her. **
02:25 (1663) Talon: Not wanting to cause too much commotion too early, Talon finds a suitable blunt instrument and flies along hitting every mailbox he sees with it.
02:25 (1609) Mentacles: mentacles sits back invisibly and watches
02:27 (1658) Red Fox: Just like them to run off half cocked with the barest of plans. No wonder they get their asses handed to them.
02:27 (1663) Talon: (What, you don't like my brilliant mailbox smashing plan?)
02:28 (1663) Talon: (I actually did have a better plan than this, but BS flew off before I could say what it was)
02:28 (1663) Talon: (The plan was to seperate into teams. Talon/F2K and Mentacles + BS and Red Fox. The first would hit the mailboxes, while the second would track)
02:29 (1729) gerardpaloma (enter): 14:29
02:29 (1729) gerardpaloma: (angry noises)
02:30 (1661) Black Star: He did not look back as he flew through the air. He had not wanted to display his improved speed, but subconsciously he quickly accelerated to his peak. He had no intention of actually attacking something that became immediately clear when he climbed far too high into the sky. He was going to orbit the city, he needed some time alone. Talon disappeared from his direct line of sight when he fell down towards the city. He cared not. Of course, they had no way of actually communication with each other. He had no radio communicator. Well, that was not true. He had one, and he had a single transmitter made to give to Red Fox but her indifference had prevented him from actually giving it to her. He closed his eyes and stopped, hovering above the city and looking around the sky around him. This may had been a mistake afterall...
02:30 (1729) gerardpaloma: Booting '(1613) gerardpaloma' from room...
02:30 (1613) gerardpaloma (exit): 14:30
02:30 (1661) Black Star: (oops. sorry about that, but BS is kinda shaken and somewhat pissy. *le shrug*)
02:31 (1663) Talon: (This is the worst super team ever)
02:31 (1661) Black Star: (we aren't a team. :P we are a collection of individuals.)
02:31 (1663) Talon: (No communicators, everyone hates each other, people flying off...)
02:32 (1729) gerardpaloma: Our villainous group is on the hunt for The Abominable Mailman. Will they find him? If he confronts them, will they be able to best him? Will we see Lareth and Catharsis again? We'll have to find out next time, true believers!
02:32 (1729) gerardpaloma: **End Issue 3**
02:32 (1658) Red Fox: (( I've seen cats herded with more efficiency. ))
02:32 (1661) Black Star: (we did not work together before, how would we have communicators?)
02:32 (1729) gerardpaloma: There's a post forthcoming on the board.
02:32 (1661) Black Star: cool beans
02:32 (1658) Red Fox: boo!
02:32 (1663) Talon: That was pathetic. This team is worse than the Defenders...
02:33 (1729) gerardpaloma: 70 SP and 35 XP.
02:33 (1663) Talon: ...this team is as bad as the Defenders.
02:33 (1661) Black Star: I have no idea who the defenders are. :)
02:33 (1663) Talon: Short lived Marvel series, but it was funny because it was mostly investigative type stuff, and one of the members was Hulk, who was useless 95% of the time
02:33 (1609) Mentacles: and now... for the homework
02:33 (1609) Mentacles: I bit you all a fond farewell
02:34 (1661) Black Star: ciao aly. :)
02:34 (1658) Red Fox: bye bye, then
02:34 (1609) Mentacles: Disconnecting from server...
02:34 (1609) Mentacles (exit): 14:34
02:34 (1663) Talon: So they spent 10% of their time actually doing stuff and the other 90% trying to stop Hulk from fucking everything up.
02:34 (1661) Black Star: explains why I have never heard of them then.
02:34 (1658) Red Fox: Oh. Like SENTINEL?
02:34 (1663) Talon: Pretty much
02:34 (1658) Red Fox: (Gilgamesh
02:34 (1729) gerardpaloma: lol
02:34 (1658) Red Fox: )
02:34 (1658) Red Fox: hee hee
02:34 (1661) Black Star: considering the circumstances involved, its very tricky for the group to work.
02:34 (1729) gerardpaloma: This was fun.
02:35 (1658) Red Fox: well, if people would stop running off...
02:35 (1661) Black Star: not really.
02:37 (1663) Talon: We should get some communicators, at least
02:37 (1663) Talon: "Hey, I found the mailman!" Talon shouts at the top of his lungs. *crickets*
02:38 (1658) Red Fox: I'm hoping the post will define how much time passes between now and the beginning of next week's session.
02:38 (1661) Black Star: lol
02:38 (1658) Red Fox: Yeah, we needed to have a blowout this session anyway.
02:38 (1729) gerardpaloma: 10 years.
02:38 (1729) gerardpaloma: No
02:38 (1661) Black Star: I was just thinking about that when I flew offf.
02:38 (1658) Red Fox: We didn't get to yell at each other last week.
02:38 (1661) Black Star: "how the fuck are we gonna talk to each other?"
02:39 (1661) Black Star: 10 years is a long time. *nods*
02:40 (1661) Black Star: is lareth rolling a new character or something? is Lareth the character going to break out?
02:40 (1588) Shade/Lareth: Yes, what did happen?
02:40 (1588) Shade/Lareth: And how on earth can Cartharsis have that many ranks in asphixiation?
02:41 (1661) Black Star: clearly, the enemy and most wanted flaws are death sentences.
02:41 (1661) Black Star: so avoid them. I usually do.
02:41 (1729) gerardpaloma: Because he's an enemy.
02:41 (1729) gerardpaloma: And you decided to take Most Wanted, too, which meant bascially the whole city was looking for you.
02:41 (1658) Red Fox: I've done Wanted, I believe, but that's the highest I dared.
02:41 (1661) Black Star: I don't think those flaws work.
02:41 (1661) Black Star: super man's enemy in 10 sided would be who galactus?
02:42 (1729) gerardpaloma: I'm posting right now what happens, but yes, Caren, you need to make a new character.
02:42 (1663) Talon: They work for roleplaying.
02:42 (1729) gerardpaloma: Flaws aren't meant to be free XP.
02:42 (1729) gerardpaloma: Flaws, especially those, are serious.
02:42 (1661) Black Star: they are not supposed to be "I lose buttons" either ne?
02:42 (1661) Black Star: if so, why take them?
02:42 (1729) gerardpaloma: Which is why I usually disallow them, but I forgot this time.
02:42 (1663) Talon: Like, if you want to have a character who's being hunted down like a dog. You know what's going to happen in the end, and that's the story you want to tell.
02:42 (1661) Black Star: fair enough.
02:43 (1588) Shade/Lareth: Ok.
02:43 (1661) Black Star: wouldn't that flaw be "doomed fate" or something?
02:43 (1658) Red Fox: It's like Sealed Fate, only with really bad people chasing you.
02:43 (1661) Black Star: ie, you get to die in X number of sessions?
02:43 (1663) Talon: It's not supposed to be something you can use to get the SP and then be able to wriggle out of the consequences.
02:43 (1661) Black Star: understandable, but catharsis was "tee hee, you lose! material"
02:43 (1729) gerardpaloma: There is a flaw called Sealed Fate, which is Mag 5. But Lareth had two Mag 4 flaws.
02:43 (1661) Black Star: not "wriggle out of the consequences" material.
02:43 (1661) Black Star: ah.
02:44 (1729) gerardpaloma: Yeah, which is why I said they're serious.
02:44 (1663) Talon: I usually tend to make enemies a little less powerful than that, but it's not my campaign.
02:45 (1661) Black Star: every GM has his own flavor.
02:45 (1661) Black Star: I gotta say though that I did not feel at all "powerful" in the campaign so far unless I was going up against guards and civies.
02:45 (1658) Red Fox: I like cheese!
02:45 (1661) Black Star: kinda weird for a PL 7 villain.
02:46 (1661) Black Star: and the fact that -everyone- is being boosted to PL 7 it seems is not something I am looking forward to.
02:46 (1729) gerardpaloma: Not necessarily.
02:47 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000: ERROR!
02:47 (1662) Foe-Matic 2000 (exit): 14:47
02:47 (1729) gerardpaloma: Catharsis was supposed to be powerful. The Mailman really wasn't. It's because I haven't GMed a super game in a long time, and I haven't done one with this power level before. So I wasn't really sure what I could throw at you. Turns out the Mailman was too tough. I make mistakes, too, you know.
02:47 (1663) Talon: New Talon and F2K uploaded
02:48 (1661) Black Star: absolutely gerard, I don't think that anyone here expects perfection. :P
02:48 (1729) gerardpaloma: Post made.
02:48 (1658) Red Fox: Tee hee. Talon and his "companion"
02:48 (1661) Black Star: ~_~ @ Red
02:48 (1658) Red Fox: I do!
02:49 (1658) Red Fox: I don't get it, so I'm disappointed a lot.
02:49 (1661) Black Star: but the combination of the mailman fight, almost immediately followed by catharsis redux was very jarring.
02:49 (1661) Black Star: and yeah, he was meant for lareth.
02:49 (1729) gerardpaloma: Well, you won't see Catharsis ever again.
02:49 (1661) Black Star: but that was two battles where the group "lost" technically.
02:49 (1661) Black Star: that certainly would have an effect on morale.
02:50 (1729) gerardpaloma: Unless we do a Power level 9 campaign or so.
02:50 (1663) Talon: PL 8, 9, and 10 need some adjustment before we do that
02:51 (1663) Talon: Realized that with the 10 SP per % limitation, you could be immune to every type of damage and every status attack
02:51 (1661) Black Star: definately a problem.
02:52 (1663) Talon: So I'm thinking 10 for PL7, 15 for PL8, 25 for PL9, 50 for PL10. Gets progressively cheaper on a proportional basis, but you'd still be vulnerable to *something*
02:52 (1729) gerardpaloma: Like Superman.
02:52 (1663) Talon: Uh huh
02:52 (1661) Black Star: soo, how much time are you going to fast forward for next session? depending on how much time passes, I may just say fuck it and skip to the end of the calling thread. :)
02:52 (1658) Red Fox: oooh. wonder if there's ever been magical kryptonite. That'll fix ol' blue!
02:52 (1661) Black Star: lol
02:54 (1729) gerardpaloma: Well, I kind of missed what was going on, but I assume everyone was searching for the Mailman? I don't intend for him to notice you, so Mentacles or Red Fox could trail him back to his hideout, find out whatever they can, and then meet back up...somewhere. So maybe like a day or so. Spend the day tracking him down, and reconvene the next day.
02:54 (1588) Silva: Can you provide a link to TSRPG home page please? I lost mine a ways back.
02:54 (1729) gerardpaloma: www.tensidedrpg.com
02:54 (1658) Red Fox: tensidedrpg.com
02:55 (1663) Talon: Sounds good to me
02:55 (1661) Black Star: ah. that is not nearly enough time to skip to the end. so I will keep doing my usual pace.
02:55 (1588) Silva: thanks.
02:55 (1588) Silva: 1250 sp, and 625 xp, right?
02:56 (1658) Red Fox: yes
02:56 (1729) gerardpaloma: Indeed