12:58 (420) gerardpaloma: There is something that I kind of wanted to do today. It did involve Pete, but we can hold that until next week. I do have a backup plan.
12:58 (422) Paden: w00t for w00ts sake
12:58 Attempting to assign the role of LURKER to (431) Derick...
12:58 Attempting to assign the role of GM to (420) gerardpaloma...
12:58 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (412) arthurtuxedo...
12:58 (495) Megan: I can have poisoned him for this week's session.
12:58 (422) Paden: I never heard back from him on the bounty issue. Can I get an official ruling on it instead?
12:58 ** (495) Megan grins. **
12:59 (420) gerardpaloma: Refresh my memory
12:59 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (495) Megan...
12:59 (422) Paden: Let me send you the file.
12:59 (412) arthurtuxedo: We're on Teamspeak, Megan. IP is 69.225.46.28:8767 , pass is 10
12:59 (420) gerardpaloma: Oh, right, yes
12:59 (420) gerardpaloma: I still have that file.
12:59 (495) Megan: I have no microphone.
01:00 (422) Paden: You can use mine.
01:00 (495) Megan: I rolled my chair over it.
01:00 ** (422) Paden laughs at his own feeble joke. **
01:00 (495) Megan: Yeah, you'd like it if I used your microphone.
01:00 (420) gerardpaloma: You can listen to us nerds and our nerdspeak, though.
01:00 (495) Megan: That seems cruel.
01:00 (495) Megan: I haven't downloaded the teamspeak thing yet anyway.
01:00 (422) Paden: Indeedidly doodily.
01:02 (420) gerardpaloma: But yes, CorSec, that divvying up of the loot is fine. So that means final tallies are: Hank gets $25.25, Sam gets $10.25, and Chase gets $70.50, since Megan gave her share to her.
01:02 (502) Cleavon (enter): 13:02
01:02 ** (495) Megan winks at Chase. **
01:02 (412) arthurtuxedo: Disconnecting from server...
01:02 (412) arthurtuxedo (exit): 13:02
01:03 Attempting to assign the role of PLAYER to (502) Cleavon...
01:03 (420) gerardpaloma: I forget where we left off, let me check the log.
01:03 (495) Megan: You went to get food.
01:03 (502) Cleavon: Hehe
01:03 (422) Paden: Holy Sh*t! THe sheriff is a near!
01:04 (495) Megan: Is he cute?
01:04 (420) gerardpaloma: Oh, right, you'd all just left Jim's store.
01:05 (422) Paden: Who cares if he's cute, he's hung like a wookiee!
01:05 (495) Megan: Sweet!
01:05 (420) gerardpaloma: I reckon it's about 3 in the afternoon.
01:05 (502) Cleavon: Do you have the map saved?
01:06 (420) gerardpaloma: Cleavon followed them into and then out of the store, right?
01:06 (502) Cleavon: Yeah.
01:07 ** (495) Megan bets Cleavon has some wookie attributes too. **
01:08 (422) Paden: (gotta file for you to see, Niknak.)
01:08 (420) gerardpaloma: So Hank will take a relative backseat this session, unless someone wants to volunteer?
01:08 (495) Megan: (all righty)
01:08 ** (422) Paden leers at Chase, sorry got my hands full. **
01:08 (495) Megan: (I don't. I'll kill him,)
01:09 (420) gerardpaloma: **Start session 3**
01:10 (420) gerardpaloma: The group is standing outside of Jim's general store, and there are a number of people milling about outside. They mostly ignore them.
01:11 (495) Megan: (has Cleavon introduced himself outright yet?)
01:12 (422) Paden: (Not as such, I don't believe.)
01:12 (502) Cleavon: "Well, friends. Seems to me that we're in need of a new job to do. And before we do it, I suppose I should introduce myself more formally. I am Cleavon Simpson."
01:12 ** (495) Megan nods, holds her hand out to the new man. **
01:12 (422) Paden: (I get no kicks from chamagne...)
01:13 (495) Megan: Megan Goodman.
01:13 (422) Paden: Howdy, Cleavon. I'm Paden Holcomb and this here is my wife, Chase.
01:14 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon shakes everyone's hand.
01:14 ** (422) Paden holds out a hand. **
01:14 (420) gerardpaloma: Two men are leaning against their horses in the middle of the street. They talk loudly. "Hey Enos, lookie over thar'. You ever seen a nigger cowboy afore?"
01:14 (422) Paden: (if he ain't, then he's blind cauze they was all over)
01:15 (420) gerardpaloma: "Nah, Billy. I reckon that's the first nigger cowboy I ever did see."
01:15 ** (495) Megan looks at the men the looks back to Cleavon. **
01:15 (495) Megan: Welcome to civility.
01:16 ** (422) Paden hears the words but ignores them. He and CHase have worked with a couple of "nigger" cowboys and found them to be just the same as any other cow puncher. He watches Cleavon carefully, waiting to see his reaction. **
01:17 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon turns. "I never seen a nigger cowboy either, fellas. All I see are a couple'a ignorant cowpokes. Good day." Cleavon tips his hat with the utmost cordiality.
01:17 (420) gerardpaloma: "I seen plenty. Cor', they usually swingin from a tree!" He guffaws.
01:17 ** (498) Chase openly glares at the two men across the street. **
01:18 ** (495) Megan smiles at Cleavon's response. **
01:18 (498) Chase: (about how far away are they?)
01:18 (420) gerardpaloma: "What'd he call us, Billy? Ig'nant? What the hell's that mean?"
01:18 (420) gerardpaloma: (10 yards or so)
01:19 ** (498) Chase moves both hands in a flurry of gestures and when she finishes both she and Paden share a good laugh, punctuated with a look at Enos and his friend Billy. **
01:19 (420) gerardpaloma: "Dunno, Enos. I reckon he thinks he's smarter than us, though. Listen here, boy, you watch your step, afore you end up like all the other nigger cowboys I met."
01:19 ** (495) Megan wonders what Chase just did. **
01:20 (422) Paden: The smile fades from Paden's face. He doesn't know Cleavon from Adam, but he took an immediate liking to him anyway. "And if you ain't careful, she'll turn you from a rooster to a hen in one shot."
01:20 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon's expression darkens. "You watch your step, before you shoot off your mouth when you're outnumbered and outclassed, friend." Cleavon puts some venom into the word "friend".
01:21 ** (498) Chase hooks her thumbs in her gunbelt and looks at Enos and Billy with a steely gaze. **
01:21 (495) Megan: Cleavon, you might want to watch those large words around them.
01:22 (502) Cleavon: To his companions, Cleavon mutters "I'll be damned if I came 3,000 miles to deal with the same shit I left back home."
01:22 (420) gerardpaloma: Billy nods and waves the comment off. "Whatever, nigger. As fer the rest a ya, ya might wanna think about traveling with that boy. His kind ain't too welcome round these parts."
01:23 (502) Cleavon: "C'mon, let's just go. They ain't worth it."
01:23 ** (495) Megan nods. **
01:24 (495) Megan: They'll get shot by their brothers for shacking up with their sisters anyway.
01:24 ** (498) Chase stands stock still waiting for the two to ride off her eyes not leaving them until they are gone. **
01:24 (495) Megan: Men like that don't like to share.
01:24 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon chuckles at Megan's comment.
01:25 (422) Paden: "Tell me, Cleavon, what is you do for excitement?" questions with only a little irony in his voice.
01:25 (420) gerardpaloma: (they're standing in the street, leaning against their horses, like they were waiting for the group to exit the store. They'er not budging)
01:26 (498) Chase: (on'tday ooklay ownay, utbay I inkthay eway are eingbay atchedway)
01:26 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon smiles at Paden as he begins backing away, not taking his eyes off the two racists. "Don't feel that I need to go out looking for excitement."
01:27 ** (495) Megan wonders if the two men heard of their capturing the bandits and are looking for a bit of reward themselves. **
01:27 (422) Paden: Seems to follow you around like a lovesick puppy.
01:28 (420) gerardpaloma: Cleavon can't back up much, unless he wants to go back into Jim's.
01:28 (495) Megan: Please don't compare those men to dogs. It's insulting to the dogs.
01:29 (502) Cleavon: Retcon: Cleavon walks past the men, not taking his eyes off them, ready for anything.
01:30 (420) gerardpaloma: They watch him go past. Enos turns, "Where you going, boy? Ya yellow, too? Yellow and black, like a bumblebee?" He guffaws.
01:31 ** (422) Paden lays his hand sofly on Chase's shoulder. She shrugs it off, still staring at the other men. **
01:31 (422) Paden: Now, don't go gettin' twitchy, dear. Being stupid ain't no reason to kill 'em.
01:32 (495) Megan: Sure it is.
01:32 (495) Megan: We have to keep them from breeding somehow.
01:32 (502) Cleavon: "Say whatever you like, friend. I only have to deal with you for a few minutes. You have to live with yourself."
01:33 (420) gerardpaloma: They both laugh, and turn away.
01:33 ** (498) Chase relaxes and moves to follow Cleavon. She hopes that he can find more, and better, trouble than these two. **
01:35 (420) gerardpaloma: (I reckon y'all have a couple of options. You can hit the bar again to see if there are any other jobs, visit the sheriff to check if there's a lead on a particular bounty, or whatever you like.)
01:35 ** (495) Megan is increasingly impressed with Cleavon's ability to keep a calm head about things. **
01:35 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon just shakes his head as they leave.
01:35 (422) Paden: (I reckon we can see about other bounties)
01:35 (495) Megan: (bounties sounds good)
01:36 ** (495) Megan waits for everyone to start for the sheriff's and follows. **
01:36 (420) gerardpaloma: (shit, I forgot the deputy's name. Was it Tom?)
01:36 ** (498) Chase (is following the darky, I mean the colored fella) **
01:36 (498) Chase: (I believe so, yes)
01:37 (420) gerardpaloma: (Tim. That was it. Tim Thompson)
01:37 (498) Chase: (I just remember Doc Brown)
01:37 (420) gerardpaloma: The gang enters the sheriff's department, and Tim looks up. "Back so soon? What can I do ya for?"
01:38 (422) Paden: (well if he ain't a one note wonder. said that the last two times!)
01:38 (422) Paden: ( ;) )
01:38 (420) gerardpaloma: (right here, buddy. right here)
01:38 (495) Megan: (stick with what you know)
01:38 (502) Cleavon: ("You can eat lead, sheriff! BLAM BLAM BLAM!")
01:38 (420) gerardpaloma: (omfg)
01:39 ** (422) Paden lets someone else who's met the deputy talk to him. Besides Chase, that is, Paden only pretends to understand what she says.) **
01:39 (422) Paden: (hey, that last part was ooc)
01:39 (495) Megan: We're wondering if you have any bounties you'd like brought in.
01:40 ** (498) Chase begins examining the Wanted posters, looking for the priciest one. **
01:41 (420) gerardpaloma: Tim pushes his hat up with his finger, and then puts his hands on his hips. "Bounties, eh? Well, there's those on the wall over there. And then..." He trails off. "There is one other, but I don't know if you'd be interested."
01:41 ** (495) Megan smiles. **
01:41 (495) Megan: Gives us a try.
01:41 (502) Cleavon: "I don't know either, 'til you tell us."
01:44 (420) gerardpaloma: He sighs. "Well, alright. Some folks with farms around these parts have been having trouble with bandits. Mexican, I think. Horses, and cattle being stolen, their granaries broken into, stuff like that. Can't tell you much more than that, cause none of em have ever been caught."
01:45 (420) gerardpaloma: "They been hitting simple folk, you know. These folks don't want no trouble. Who knows what those bandits would do? Worse than the red-men, some of em."
01:45 (498) Chase: (El Chupacabra! Aieee!)
01:45 (495) Megan: How do they do it? They come in at night?
01:46 (420) gerardpaloma: He nods. "After everybody's asleep. They can hear em, a cor'. But like I said, these are simple farmers with families, not gunfighters."
01:46 ** (498) Chase draws on one hand with the finger of the other, looking to Paden. **
01:47 (495) Megan: No one's looked out the window and seen 'em?
01:47 (422) Paden: Any pattern to their theiving? I mean, do they hit these ranches and farms in any order?
01:49 (420) gerardpaloma: "Well, no, but they hear em hollerin' in their mexi-can jibber jabber." He responds to Paden, "No particular pattern, but they've been gettin more active lately. It used to be about once a month, but now it's once a week or more."
01:49 (502) Cleavon: "So they haven't killed anyone yet?"
01:49 (420) gerardpaloma: "Not yet, but it's just a matter a time."
01:49 (495) Megan: How many have been taken?
01:49 (495) Megan: There enough for a herd?
01:49 (495) Megan: You'd think someone'd notice an errant herd.
01:49 (422) Paden: (herd of what?)
01:50 (495) Megan: (cows and horses? or are you making a joke that just went over my head?)
01:50 (422) Paden: (Of course I've heard of cows and horses. Don't be silly.)
01:50 (495) Megan: (jackass)
01:51 (502) Cleavon: "If they haven't killed people, maybe they haven't got the equipment for it. A lot of them mostly carry knives. If we could cut them off and fire some warning shots, it might scare them off."
01:51 (420) gerardpaloma: "Enough for a herd? Maybe. If'n they're organized enough to have herds, I suppose. But they might eat em, I don't know."
01:51 (422) Paden: Only one way to find out.
01:51 (495) Megan: If there's no pattern, how will we know where to cut them off?
01:52 (420) gerardpaloma: "The Johnsons have been hit 4 times, and twice in the last 3 weeks. So you might wanna start by asking them some questions."
01:52 ** (495) Megan nods. **
01:53 (495) Megan: Where can we find them?
01:53 (502) Cleavon: (Oh we'll ask them some questions alright. KGB style!)
01:53 (420) gerardpaloma: "Ride straight outta town to the south, and follow the trail. The Johnson farm is the first one on your right."
01:53 (422) Paden: (in mother russia, questions ask you!)
01:54 (495) Megan: (you bitch. I was typing that.)
01:54 (422) Paden: We'll see what we can do, then.
01:55 ** (422) Paden turns on his heel and walks out of the sheriff's office. **
01:55 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon tips his hat and follows.
01:55 ** (495) Megan follows Paden and Cleavon out. **
01:56 (420) gerardpaloma: (does everyone have a horse, now?)
01:56 (495) Megan: (in the stable)
01:56 ** (422) Paden looks down the street where they left the two men, regardless if they are there he walks past and gathers his horse. **
01:57 (422) Paden: (I believe so. Horses can't be faked.)
01:57 (502) Cleavon: (Yep)
01:57 ** (495) Megan gathers her horse too. **
01:57 ** (498) Chase walks swiftly and mounts her horse, waiting for everyone before heading south to the Johnson farm. **
01:57 (420) gerardpaloma: The men are gone. Everyone collects their respective horses and rides out of town.
01:57 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon goes to the stable and gets his horse.
01:58 (420) gerardpaloma: The ride out to the Johnson farm is quiet and free of interruption.
01:58 (420) gerardpaloma: It's now about 4.
01:58 (422) Paden: (except for the wild orgy where things was going into all manner of holes)
01:59 (495) Megan: (thank god. i hate going from one place on the map to another and constantly bombarded by monsters.)
01:59 (420) gerardpaloma: (Suddenly, a band of orcs appear!)
01:59 (422) Paden: (Everyone is eaten by a Grue. The End.)
01:59 (502) Cleavon: (I cast a spell! I cast magic Missile)
01:59 (495) Megan: (I'll orc you.)
01:59 (422) Paden: (ha ha ha ha ha)
02:00 (420) gerardpaloma: (who are you attacking? there's no one there)
02:00 (495) Megan: (in his mind, there is. just let him go.)
02:01 (495) Megan: (so how big is the farm, etc?)
02:01 (422) Paden: (okay, okay, we arrive at the haunted Johnson farm.)
02:01 ** (495) Megan (haunts Paden from inside his pants.) **
02:01 (420) gerardpaloma: (but seriously, you're at the farm. It's about 20 acres. There's a barn, and a large house, crops, aminals, etc.)
02:01 (495) Megan: (anyone outside?)
02:02 (420) gerardpaloma: (not that you can see)
02:02 (422) Paden: (you bitch i was typing that)
02:02 (422) Paden: (8D)
02:02 (502) Cleavon: (Get the torches! Time to smoke 'em out)
02:02 (495) Megan: (Cleavon knows all about that.)
02:02 (422) Paden: (d'oh!)
02:02 ** (495) Megan rides up to the house. **
02:03 ** (422) Paden follows Megan up to the house. **
02:03 (502) Cleavon: (Just call me Clayton Bigsby)
02:03 ** (495) Megan dismounts and walks up to the front door. **
02:03 ** (495) Megan knocks. **
02:04 ** (498) Chase and Whistle stay by the entrance to the farm. Taking the opportunity to look around while she's just sitting there. **
02:04 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon dismounts and ties up his horse, not anticipating any trouble.
02:04 (420) gerardpaloma: There's some shuffling from inside, and a peephole in the door opens. "Who is it?" A man says.
02:05 (495) Megan: My name's Megan Goodman. The sheriff sent me and my friends here to see to your little Mexican problem.
02:05 (422) Paden: (good afternoon, sir. we're with the jehovah's witnesses? we're wondering if you'd like to subscribe to our magazine...)
02:06 (420) gerardpaloma: "Megan? Hell, that's a..." he looks at the other two at the door. "How in the hells a woman and a darkie gonna help us?"
02:07 ** (495) Megan smiles and steps to the side to let Paden forward. **
02:07 (495) Megan: There's more than just us here.
02:07 (422) Paden: (and that's why chase stays behind)
02:07 (422) Paden: Howdy. If you don't want no help, that's fine by us.
02:07 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon lets that comment slide. Principles and pride were all well and good, but there was a big reward for stopping these bandits.
02:08 (420) gerardpaloma: The man is silent for a moment. "Y'all really came here to help?"
02:08 ** (495) Megan nods. **
02:09 (422) Paden: Yup.
02:09 (495) Megan: We may not look like much, but rest assured we get our men.
02:09 ** (495) Megan smiles. **
02:09 (422) Paden: (me-ow!)
02:10 (420) gerardpaloma: The peephole closes, and the sound of a bolt being slid back is heard. The door creaks open, and Mr. Johnson stands there with a shotgun in his hand, the butt resting on the floor. "Come on in, I reckon you got some questions."
02:10 (495) Megan: Thank you, sir.
02:10 (502) Cleavon: (He's got a gun! Shoot him!)
02:10 ** (495) Megan heads in. **
02:10 (420) gerardpaloma: (omg)
02:11 ** (422) Paden steps into the house. **
02:11 ** (495) Megan waits to be offered a seat or a refreshment before starting the...interrogation. **
02:12 (420) gerardpaloma: Mr. Johnson ushers his guest into the living area, and motions them to sit. "Sally! Get the tea for our guests!" He turns to the group. "Or would any of y'all prefer coffee?"
02:12 (495) Megan: Tea's fine.
02:13 ** (422) Paden waves off the coffee **
02:13 (502) Cleavon: "Too late for coffee. I'll have some tea, thank you."
02:13 (495) Megan: (you get the black tea. the rest of us get the green tea)
02:14 (420) gerardpaloma: Mr. Johnson sits in his rocking chair, and lays the shotgun on the floor.
02:14 ** (495) Megan sits on whatever passes for a couch in this era. **
02:14 (422) Paden: ( sorry, phone)
02:15 (495) Megan: (there's these things called answering machines and voice mail)
02:15 ** (495) Megan looks to Mr. Johnson. **
02:15 (422) Paden: (in my line of work, I had to take this one)
02:15 (495) Megan: Tell us about what's been going on.
02:16 (495) Megan: (all right. you're forgiven.)
02:17 (420) gerardpaloma: "Damn dirty mexicans been terrorizin us. I've had cattle stolen, my granary raided, and my daughter's horse stolen. She's still upset about that. I reckon it's just a matter a time afore they come in here, rape us, and slit our throats!"
02:17 (420) gerardpaloma: Sally brings the tea.
02:17 (422) Paden: (did you say "daughter?" bow chicka bow)
02:18 (495) Megan: (hey, she's mine. )
02:18 ** (495) Megan thanks Sally for the tea. **
02:18 (495) Megan: When did this start?
02:18 (422) Paden: Thanks, ma'am.
02:18 ** (422) Paden takes a sip of the tea, "You didn't happen to get a look at any of them, did you? **
02:20 (420) gerardpaloma: "Thanks, hon. I noticed the first bags of grain were missing about 2 months ago. I ain't seen none of em, but I hear em. With their 'Vanamos' and their 'arriba' nonsense."
02:21 (422) Paden: And this has been happening sooner and sooner since then?
02:21 (502) Cleavon: "Can you tell us what direction they usually come from?"
02:21 (420) gerardpaloma: He nods. "Twice in the last 3 weeks or so. First my daughter's horse disappeared, then some more grain and two cows."
02:22 ** (498) Chase watches as the group walks into the house. Chase begins walking her horse around the perimeter of the farm, following the fence line and looking for any tracks that would belong to the banditos. **
02:22 (495) Megan: Good stock?
02:23 (420) gerardpaloma: "Gotta be from the south, may be the southeast, but I can't be too sure. It's always good stock that they take."
02:23 (422) Paden: (after he answers that question) When'd they hit last?
02:23 (420) gerardpaloma: (roll tracking)
02:23 (420) gerardpaloma: "2 days ago."
02:24 (498) Chase: (tracking is awareness or aptitude?)
02:24 (420) gerardpaloma: (aptitude)
02:24 (498) Chase: [1d10+8+6] -> [4,8,6] = (18)
02:25 (422) Paden: You talk with the other ranchers around here? What've they had taken?
02:25 (420) gerardpaloma: Luckily, it hasn't rained in the last 2 days, and Chase finds the trail fairly easily. It leads south out from the farm.
02:26 (420) gerardpaloma: He shrugs. "Similar stuff, I suppose. The Smiths raise chickens, and they've had their henhouse hit twice, I think. But it's usually cattle and grain, stuff like that."
02:26 (502) Cleavon: "You finding the trail?" Cleavon asks Chase.
02:26 (420) gerardpaloma: (Is Cleavon speaking telepathically with Chase?)
02:26 ** (498) Chase stops to look at some tracks. They don't mill around like loose animals would, instead they head off in a single direction. **
02:28 (495) Megan: Sounds like they're stealing food.
02:28 (502) Cleavon: (Umm, retcon that out)
02:28 (420) gerardpaloma: (hehe, ok)
02:29 (422) Paden: Do you know who ain't been stole from in a while?
02:29 ** (498) Chase gets her bearings, making note of where the tracks are and heads back to the front gate of the Johnson farm. **
02:30 (420) gerardpaloma: Mr. Johnson frowns. "What do you mean? You mean who was the last one that got hit that ain't been hit again?"
02:31 (422) Paden: Something like that, yeah.
02:31 (420) gerardpaloma: He thinks for a moment. "I guess that'd have to be the Smiths. Their henhouse was raided about a month ago, and they ain't been hit since."
02:32 (422) Paden: Where's their farm? I reckon that'd be a good place to check next.
02:32 (495) Megan: (next will be the Jones's)
02:32 (420) gerardpaloma: (shush)
02:33 (422) Paden: (Then the Hatfields, the the McCoy's "Dammit, Jim I'm a farmer, not a bounty hunter!)
02:33 (420) gerardpaloma: (lol)
02:34 (420) gerardpaloma: "You keep on down the road, past the Jones' place, and take a left at the crossing. The Smith farm is about a mile down thataway."
02:35 (495) Megan: (har har)
02:35 ** (495) Megan smiles. **
02:35 ** (422) Paden looks to the others to see if they had other questions before standing. **
02:35 (420) gerardpaloma: (you asked for it)
02:35 (495) Megan: Thank you for your help.
02:35 (422) Paden: Thanks again for the tea.
02:35 (420) gerardpaloma: "Well, I appreciate anything you can do." He stands.
02:36 (495) Megan: Hopefully, we'll be able to do what you need.
02:36 ** (422) Paden nods as he walks out of the house. **
02:36 (422) Paden: (especially what your daughter needs)
02:36 ** (495) Megan tips her hat and follows Paden out. **
02:36 (495) Megan: (well, I've already given you what you need. Have to keep myself entertained somehow.)
02:36 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon tips his hat and closes the door on his way out.
02:37 ** (498) Chase gives everyone a friendly wave as they appear. **
02:37 ** (422) Paden climbs on his horse and heads to the gate. **
02:37 ** (495) Megan mounts her horse as well and heads to Chase. **
02:37 (495) Megan: Did you find anything?
02:38 (498) Chase: As they approach, Chase moves her hands quickly.
02:38 ** (422) Paden looks over his shoulder to the south, "No shit?" **
02:38 ** (498) Chase gives a triumphant nod. **
02:39 ** (495) Megan smiles. **
02:39 (495) Megan: Good work.
02:39 (422) Paden: Looks like she found the trail.
02:39 (495) Megan: Should we follow it or head to the Smiths?
02:40 (422) Paden: I think we should go ahead and follow this trail.
02:40 (502) Cleavon: "I say we follow the trail."
02:40 (422) Paden: No sense botherin people if we don't need to.
02:40 (495) Megan: They probably won't be so open to a couple females and a darkie anyway.
02:40 ** (495) Megan smiles at Chase and Cleavon. **
02:41 ** (422) Paden looks at Chase, "Well, what're you waiting for?" **
02:41 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon chuckles.
02:41 ** (498) Chase pouts a moment before urging Whistle back to the tracks. **
02:41 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon untethers his horse and climbs on.
02:42 (498) Chase: (blah, blah, blah, follow the trail!)
02:43 (420) gerardpaloma: (oh, right)
02:43 ** (495) Megan follows Chase's tail...err.. the trail. **
02:43 (502) Cleavon: (Follow the yellow brick trail, follow the yellow brick trail, follow follow follow follow follow the yellow brick trail)
02:43 (420) gerardpaloma: The gang follows the trail, which heads south, and takes a turn about 2 miles down to the southeast. (roll tracking again)
02:43 (495) Megan: (Are you the scarecrow or the lion?)
02:44 (498) Chase: [1d10+8+6] -> [3,8,6] = (17)
02:44 (502) Cleavon: (I'm the tin man)
02:44 (495) Megan: (ooooh.)
02:44 (495) Megan: (can Megan have a fling with Cleavon? )
02:45 (420) gerardpaloma: Chase keeps the trail, and it continues to the southeast.
02:45 (502) Cleavon: (As long as she doesn't cramp his style)
02:45 (420) gerardpaloma: (that's between Megan and Cleavon)
02:45 (420) gerardpaloma: It's now about 6 pm.
02:46 (420) gerardpaloma: The sun won't set for another hour and a half or so. Does the group continue, or wait until night?
02:47 (495) Megan: Should we continue or do y'all think we could benefit from the cover of nightfall?
02:47 ** (422) Paden shrugs. **
02:47 ** (495) Megan looks at Chase. **
02:47 (502) Cleavon: "Cover of nightfall, I say. We don't know a thing about these guys."
02:47 (495) Megan: What do you think?
02:49 ** (498) Chase looks up from her trail gazing. She subconsciously looks over at Paden. She then makes a small triangle with the thumb and forefinger of both hands. **
02:49 (422) Paden: Well, we can't follow a trail at night anyway. It's probably best to make camp.
02:50 ** (495) Megan nods. **
02:50 (502) Cleavon: "Camp it is, then."
02:50 (502) Cleavon: "Unless we can locate them before the sun goes down. How old are these tracks?"
02:51 (498) Chase: (same roll?)
02:51 ** (498) Chase studies the tracks for a moment before giving an answer. **
02:51 (420) gerardpaloma: (nope, this is the same trail from the Johnson farm, which was made 2 days ago)
02:52 (495) Megan: There might be a chance they come by this way tonight.
02:52 ** (498) Chase holds up two fingers and the waggles her hand back and forth. **
02:53 (502) Cleavon: "Right. We can find a safe spot to set up, and have someone on watch."
02:53 ** (495) Megan nods. **
02:53 ** (422) Paden sets about looking for a good camping spot, a little ways off the trail if he can find it. **
02:53 (495) Megan: Sounds good.
02:53 whispering to gerardpaloma, on a 1, 2, or 3, the bandits pass by during the night: [1d4] -> [1] = (1)
02:53 (422) Paden: (then comes the gathering of firewood, the eating of beans and the smoking of peyote)
02:54 ** (495) Megan contemplates drawing Chase off away from the rest of them in the darkness. **
02:54 (420) gerardpaloma: (HLA! HLA! HLA!)
02:55 (420) gerardpaloma: (ok, so what's the order of the watch-taking?)
02:55 (422) Paden: (you would, you dirty whore.)
02:55 (422) Paden: (roll 4d4, one at a time)
02:55 (495) Megan: (don't knock it I wouldn't hang out around you if I wasn't.)
02:56 (495) Megan: (so 4d + 4?)
02:56 (502) Cleavon: (Cleavon has [4d4 + 4] -> [4,1,3,2,4] = (14) balls)
02:57 (420) gerardpaloma: (omg)
02:57 (422) Paden: [1d4] -> [2] = (2) (1 = Cleavon, 2 = Chase, 3 = Megan, 4=Paden)
02:57 (422) Paden: (Chase has first watch.
02:57 (422) Paden: )
02:57 (431) Derick: (Night folks!)
02:57 (431) Derick: Disconnecting from server...
02:57 (431) Derick (exit): 14:57
02:58 (420) gerardpaloma: [1d4] -> [4] = (4)
02:58 (420) gerardpaloma: Paden is second.
02:58 (420) gerardpaloma: [1d4] -> [4] = (4)
02:58 (420) gerardpaloma: and third, hmmm
02:58 (422) Paden: [1d3] -> [3] = (3) (1 = Cleavon, 2 = Megan, 3=Paden)
02:58 (422) Paden: Ha!
02:58 (422) Paden: [1d2] -> [1] = (1) 1 cleavon, 2 megan
02:59 (422) Paden: (unless there's an objection, the colored boy is third.
02:59 (422) Paden: )
02:59 (420) gerardpaloma: Ok, so Chase, Paden, Cleavon, then Megan.
02:59 (495) Megan: (works for me)
03:00 (495) Megan: (do we each look for our own little camping spot?)
03:00 (420) gerardpaloma: There's about 8 hours of darkness, so each person takes watch for 2 hours, or did you want to do 2 1-hour rotating watches?
03:01 (422) Paden: (2 hour watches)
03:01 (495) Megan: (yeah, 2 hour watches)
03:01 (420) gerardpaloma: (It's probably best to stay close to each other, but it's up to you)
03:01 (422) Paden: (very close)
03:01 (420) gerardpaloma: (in the same sleeping bag)
03:02 (502) Cleavon: (Looks like Pete's browsing the forum, so he might be joining us soon)
03:02 (495) Megan: (I have no complaints)
03:02 (420) gerardpaloma: ("I had my first wet dream in a sleeping bag.")
03:02 (422) Paden: (I thought he was at work)
03:03 (495) Megan: (he heard about gerard's moist sleeping bag)
03:03 (502) Cleavon: (He could just be browsing the forum from work, yes. Or he might have gotten home early)
03:03 (422) Paden: (I think I'm going to be ill.)
03:03 (502) Cleavon: (OMG)
03:04 (420) gerardpaloma: (come on, that's pop culture, right there. I figured at least Art would get the reference)
03:04 (422) Paden: (It's not you. It's her.)
03:04 (495) Megan: (you encouraged me to take part)
03:04 (495) Megan: (you know what I'm like)
03:04 (422) Paden: (And I'm not regretting a moment of it.)
03:04 (495) Megan: (do i detect sarcasm?)
03:05 (422) Paden: (From me? Never.)
03:05 (502) Cleavon: (So does anything happen during the night?)
03:05 (495) Megan: (so are we all snuggling up in a sleeping bag or not?)
03:05 (498) Chase: (I'm not, I'm on first watch.)
03:06 (420) gerardpaloma: (I think you should each have a bedroll of your own)
03:06 (495) Megan: (fine, be that way. *G*)
03:06 ** (495) Megan cozies down in her little bedroll with but respectably distanced from the others. **
03:07 (420) gerardpaloma: (I mean, if you wanna bunk up, be my guest, but there are enough bedrolls for 1 person per.)
03:07 ** (495) Megan sleeps until it's her watch. **
03:07 (420) gerardpaloma: (I got nothing against Brokebacking-it.)
03:07 (495) Megan: (if it's two women, it's just beautiful, not brokebacking)
03:08 whispering to gerardpaloma, 1 Chase's watch, 2 Paden's, 3 Cleavon's, 4 Megan's: [1d4] -> [1] = (1)
03:08 (420) gerardpaloma: (ain't that the truth)
03:08 (420) gerardpaloma: The first hour of Chase's watch passes uneventfully.
03:08 (498) Chase: (w00t)
03:09 (420) gerardpaloma: (roll alertness)
03:09 (498) Chase: [1d10+9+7] -> [2,9,7] = (18)
03:10 (498) Chase: (2? *spits*)
03:10 (420) gerardpaloma: Chase hears something, that sounds like hoofbeats, but she's not sure. (roll spot)
03:10 (498) Chase: [1d10+9+7] -> [9,9,7] = (25)
03:11 (502) Cleavon: (That's better)
03:11 (420) gerardpaloma: (hang on, gotta check the spot modifiers)
03:13 (420) gerardpaloma: It's dark, so Chase can't make anything out. But she definitely heard something.
03:14 (498) Chase: (direction?)
03:14 (420) gerardpaloma: (east)
03:16 ** (498) Chase closes her eyes and concentrates on listening, she moves a little to the east to hopefully get a batter bearing. **
03:19 (420) gerardpaloma: The hoofbeats get closer. (how long do you wait?)
03:19 (498) Chase: (uh, that should read "better bearing")
03:19 (498) Chase: (ten seconds?)
03:20 (420) gerardpaloma: (roll spot again)
03:20 (498) Chase: [1d10+9+7] -> [5,9,7] = (21)
03:20 (420) gerardpaloma: Chase sees a lone rider, about 30 meters out.
03:21 (420) gerardpaloma: He's riding perpindicular to her position.
03:21 (498) Chase: (Does he see us?)
03:21 (420) gerardpaloma: (It doesn't appear so)
03:22 (498) Chase: (How well can Chase see him? Just a silhouette?)
03:23 (502) Cleavon: (Shoot him! Take his scalp!)
03:23 (420) gerardpaloma: The moonlight shines on him from the front, so she can see a profile. He turns to his right (away from Chase) and Chase hears him speak. He's not speaking English.
03:24 (498) Chase: (Who's he speaking to?)
03:24 (495) Megan: (funny how the person who could understand them is asleep)
03:24 (420) gerardpaloma: (Chase doesn't know, she can only see one rider)
03:25 (420) gerardpaloma: The rider has passed Chase, and is now riding away from her, to her left.
03:25 ** (498) Chase quietly moves towards the camp (stealth plus athleticism?) and wakes Paden when she get there. **
03:26 (420) gerardpaloma: (right)
03:26 (498) Chase: [1d10+5+6] -> [7,5,6] = (18)
03:26 (420) gerardpaloma: Chase is quiet as a mouse.
03:26 ** (498) Chase wakes Paden as quietly as she can. **
03:27 ** (422) Paden sits bolt upright, looing around groggily but at least somewhat aware. **
03:27 (422) Paden: (blah, blah, blah)
03:28 ** (422) Paden moves towards Cleavon's sleeping spot, waking him and passing on the information. (At least one rider, maybe two moving away from their camp - towards the farms) before doing the same with Megan. **
03:29 ** (495) Megan gets up quietly. **
03:30 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon gets ready and whispers to the others. "Well, we can't rightly shoot them without knowing for certain they're bandits. We'll have to follow them."
03:30 ** (495) Megan nods in agreement. **
03:30 ** (422) Paden whispers back, "Right." **
03:31 ** (422) Paden and Chase saddle up as quietly as possible and set off in the direction the (alleged) bandits headed. **
03:32 ** (495) Megan saddles up as well, following after the couple. **
03:32 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon follows as quietly as possible. Stealth roll: [1d10 + 4 + 6] -> [2,4,6] = (12)
03:32 (502) Cleavon: (bah!)
03:32 (420) gerardpaloma: (lol)
03:32 (422) Paden: [1d10+6+7] -> [1,6,7] = (14)
03:32 (422) Paden: [14-1d10] -> [14,-9] = (5)
03:32 (495) Megan: [1d10+13] -> [6,13] = (19)
03:32 (422) Paden: (now I roll a fucking 8)
03:32 (422) Paden: 9
03:32 (498) Chase: [1d10+5+6] -> [1,5,6] = (12)
03:32 (498) Chase: [12-1d10] -> [12,-5] = (7)
03:32 (498) Chase: (how's that for bad luck)
03:33 (495) Megan: (impressive)
03:33 (502) Cleavon: (Hopefully they sent the deaf guys on this raid)
03:34 (420) gerardpaloma: Cleavon jangles his spurs while saddling up. Megan mounts quietly. Paden and Chase, however, manage to get their horses mixed up, and when they try to saddle up, the horses whinny their disapproval.
03:34 (495) Megan: (que?)
03:34 (498) Chase: (gurf)
03:34 (420) gerardpaloma: (everyone roll alertness)
03:34 ** (422) Paden curses quietly. **
03:35 (495) Megan: [1d10+13] -> [10,13] = (23)
03:35 (422) Paden: [1d10+6+10] -> [7,6,10] = (23)
03:35 (498) Chase: [1d10+7+9] -> [3,7,9] = (19)
03:35 (495) Megan: (oooh)
03:35 (502) Cleavon: [1d10 + 7 + 6] -> [8,7,6] = (21)
03:36 (502) Cleavon: (Roll 23 + 1d10, Megan)
03:36 (420) gerardpaloma: (right)
03:36 (495) Megan: [1d10+23] -> [6,23] = (29)
03:36 (502) Cleavon: (Whenever you roll a 10, you get to roll another d10 and add)
03:36 (495) Megan: (ah, OK)
03:38 (420) gerardpaloma: (ok, so Megan hears a shout come from the direction the rider headed in, and heavy hoofbeats.)
03:39 (495) Megan: (can she understand what he's saying?)
03:40 (420) gerardpaloma: (no, at this distance, it's too muffled)
03:40 ** (495) Megan quietly but forcefully tells the others they were heard and there may be a horse coming for them. **
03:41 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon scans for nearby cover.
03:41 ** (498) Chase jumps down from the wrong horse and begins looking for a good place to lay low. **
03:42 ** (495) Megan decides she'd better look for a place to hide too and slides off her horse and begins searching. **
03:42 (495) Megan: (is it that 1d6 thing?)
03:42 (420) gerardpaloma: (I forget the rulles for cover, I think it's 1d6, though)
03:43 (495) Megan: [1d6] -> [3] = (3)
03:43 (502) Cleavon: (Depends on the environment)
03:43 (495) Megan: [1d6] -> [3] = (3)
03:43 (502) Cleavon: (1d6 is for areas with basically no cover to be had)
03:43 (420) gerardpaloma: (you're off the trail, so there should be decent cover. Oh, ok. What's moderate cover?)
03:43 (502) Cleavon: (If there are lots of rocks around, it should be more like 1d6+6)
03:43 (420) gerardpaloma: (ok, let's do that then)
03:43 ** (422) Paden hops down as well and shoo-es the horses, then begins looking for cover himself. **
03:43 (422) Paden: [1d6+6] -> [1,6] = (7)
03:44 (495) Megan: [1d6+6] -> [1,6] = (7)
03:44 (498) Chase: [1d6+6] -> [1,6] = (7)
03:44 (420) gerardpaloma: (wow)
03:44 (498) Chase: (wow.)
03:44 (495) Megan: (I'm scared)
03:44 (502) Cleavon: [1d6+6] -> [6,6] = (12)
03:44 (420) gerardpaloma: (but Megan already rolled a 3, so that counts)
03:44 (495) Megan: (ah, all right)
03:45 (502) Cleavon: Cleavon tries to get his horse behind cover too, and gets out his rifle-musket.
03:46 ** (495) Megan gets out her bow and arrow as she looks for cover. **
03:46 (420) gerardpaloma: Everyone manages to find cover, and dives for it. Cleavon finds great cover behind a giant rock, Megan leaps behind a mound of dirt, and Paden and Chase hide behind thick foliage.
03:46 (495) Megan: (mud pies!)
03:47 (420) gerardpaloma: By this time, the hoofbeats are clearly audible, and it sounds like there is more than one rider.
03:47 (420) gerardpaloma: **End session 3**
03:47 ** (498) Chase steals a peek... oh bother **
03:47 (420) gerardpaloma: I love cliffhangers.
03:47 (495) Megan: Oooh, a cliff hanger.
03:48 ** (498) Chase hates you. **
03:48 (498) Chase (exit): 15:48
03:48 ** (495) Megan loooooves you. **
03:48 (420) gerardpaloma: hehe
03:48 (502) Cleavon: Grr. Filthy cliffhangers
03:48 ** (422) Paden kicks the hell out of all the ones he rolled. **
03:48 (495) Megan: It's not the Halo 2 cliffhanger, so I'm happy.
03:49 (420) gerardpaloma: I didn't even play that game for more than an hour.
03:49 (420) gerardpaloma: Yeah, you had some shit luck, there.
03:49 (495) Megan: I played it to beat it, but that was it.
03:49 ** (495) Megan is a major Halo nerd. **
03:49 (420) gerardpaloma: Good thing that wasn't actual combat.
03:49 (495) Megan: That would have sucked.
03:50 (495) Megan: But it seems almost out of character for Chase not to know her own damn horse.
03:50 (495) Megan: But, I suppose, that's the nature of the game.
03:50 (422) Paden: Well, it was dark and they are about the same color.