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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 14:02:40 GMT -8
Stevie- "Don't worry about blowing the tower. It's basically impossible for us. We could, but it would take research and resources we don't have yet, and no way a mummy lets himself get crushed while we do days of labor setting it up. And maybe they moved on, but it didn't sound like Beau gave them anything ta worry about, so maybe not. We should roll up in there before nightfall today, and bust up tha joint."
Marie- "Why the sense of urgency, of it's been weeks since it was seen there?"
Thierry- "Mm. Backing up a moment, Patti, you weren't on the council before and I don't remember the extent to which we've addressed this in meetings before, but the attack on us was almost certainly not influenced by Beau's actions. The undead laying siege were coordinating their activities, but only going from one enclave to another in some genocidal effort. Becky recognized one of our foes as a possessed corpse that had besieged her own enclave before Beau even left.
Nonetheless, the idea that Beau was allowed to escape as live bait doesn't seem impossible. What we really don't know yet is just how much control these mummies have over the chaos they've unleashed. They can no longer coordinate with each other using telephones or the internet, and many roads are shut down, making even foot messengers problematic.
The roving genocidal group that attacked us was definitely organized, possibly by a mummy, but I suspect they had no ongoing communication with them... That, to me, makes it seem more likely that Beau was released as live bait. Not to summon our enclave specifically, because they would have no way of knowing he came from us. But rather, just to lure out brave humans to destroy - because he'd have a limited ability to come to us individually."
Marie- "Ben, Stevie, you talked about sending large amounts of people, and with this risk of a trap, I don't think we should do it. If we send people--"
Stevie- "We're sending people."
Marie- "--It should be a small group of people, and shouldn't include any of our most important members. I think for morale reasons, Seth should definitely not be risked. In fact, I don't think we should send more than three well-armed people. I see the potential benefit of killing the mummies is great, but the risks are terrible."
Seth- "I HAVE to go! This is totally my dream. Maybe you can just make a Seth replacement out of straw if you need to. I think it's not as dangerous as all that, Beau got out of there armed with a cute dog and a can of beans or something. See, we go there in the day, the demons can just be outrun, they got no powers. I don't think the mummies will be expecting us after all these weeks, if they are still there. We're not that important. Plus, there's no proof mummies can even do anything cool on the spot. They weren't expecting someone to just roll up on 'em like that, he didn't cast any fireballs or anything. I think we can do this! We can be cautious and check the building out before we tear up in there. I at LEAST have to be in the vicinity!"
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Jun 5, 2013 15:39:56 GMT -8
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 15:46:47 GMT -8
Marie- "That wasn't meant to be an assessment of the worth of anyone's life. I don't want anyone hurt. But if Seth dies or disappears, it will make everyone feel worse because he is the figurehead of our place. I don't like this."
Thierry- "I tend to agree. Who would rather Seth didn't go? A vote?"
Marie- "Seth stays home."
Stevie- "Seth's comin'. Ain't gonna leave the original BA that helped put this joint together."
Seth- "I already said what I think."
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Post by Dr. Maneep Pamplemousse on Jun 5, 2013 15:57:40 GMT -8
"Despite the importance of his position and role in our community, I'm not going to vote to curtail his personal freedom. If he wants to come, we should let him. I would dearly hope he would choose not to however."
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 16:04:44 GMT -8
Thierry- "As that seconds Seth's vote, we'll see if Ben ties it or swings it in Seth's favor. What do you think, Ben?" In one universe, Ben said that he didn't think Seth should go on this mission. Seth- "Sooo that's a tie then. I can either go bribe Zoe with a candy bar to vote, or just save everyone some time and give an executive order. I go! Woop woop!" In another universe, Ben said Ben- "Oh, I definitely think that Seth should be allowed to go if he wants to. It might be irresponsible, but you get the good with the bad with everyone."
Thierry- "Well, that seals it. Seth shall sojourn to the mysterious black towers of peril."
Seth- "Aw yeah, time to go bust some mummy heads!"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 20:05:28 GMT -8
It was settled! Moving on... Thierry- "Well it's 2:10 now. Sun starts setting around 9:00. Plenty of time to get involved in that mess. And to conserve that time as much as possible, let's make this planning quick. How would you prefer to do this, Seth?"
Seth- "Well, guess we better gather the dream team! Whadya think Stevie?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 22:35:55 GMT -8
Stevie- "Ben, Ashley, Patti... Oh, Beau because he's been... Tyrone if he ain't too drunk yet..."
Seth- "Yeahh, let's see... So for somethin' like this, you gotta have someone to cover all your bases. You gotta have the heavy hitter, the samurai, that's you Stevie. I'm like the snot-nosed blonde kid who's sorta-passable with the sword but you gotta have around because he's the main character or whatever. Then, you gotta have the gunner, Patti of course. Then the tank, that's Ashley. Ben is our super-genius, so that just leaves the wizard..."
Stevie- "Since when is that a thing? Luke?"
Seth- "Man, that guy gets confused and scared if you give him orange juice to take his pills with. No see, I'm thinking we gotta get a wizard when we're dealing with wizards, ya'no? I think we should take that blonde Satanist kid. He seems real sharp and he knows about magic.
Stevie- "Why not? Sounds like a wreckin' crew. Hey, that kid is handy with a hockey stick probly, huh?"
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 5, 2013 23:10:42 GMT -8
Thierry- "I see Marie's opinions aren't getting much support--"
Marie- "Big surprise."
Thierry- "--so let's get into a bit more tactical planning..." They decided to have two teams - one to go inside, scout ahead, & one to come in afterward or bring back the bad news if party one came out in pieces. Scout team: Patti, Ashley, Kyle (if he decides to go). Back team: Seth, Ben, Beau, Stevie. ((While assembling teams, Alex can bump into them and tag along, if DeeK so desires.))
((PLAYERS- Gillsing, you can write Ben thoughts for us to edit in, ditto Patti. Anyone wanting to have their guy do something before leaving can RP that where you like, then convene in horrorboys.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=unknown&action=display&thread=305 ))
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Post by Gillsing on Jun 5, 2013 23:47:39 GMT -8
When Thierry laid out how much time they had Ben just hoped that it wouldn't turn into the classic vampire movie where the coffin was never found before the sun went down. Would it kill anyone to wait until the morning so they could have the whole day? Eh, it probably didn't matter. Seven hours should be plenty to get there and back again.
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Post by Thy Dungyeon Maestyr on Jun 7, 2013 13:46:19 GMT -8
When the rest were gone, Thierry and Marie had a grave discussion. What should they do if no one came back?
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