Your known abilities are:
- reinforcing your muscle and bone tissue, making you several times stronger,faster and tougher
- growing weapons from your arms, limited to one on each arm in any combination:a hooked, double edged blade on your forearm, claws or a spike that springs out from your wrist underneath your palm
- hardening your skin into thick,segmented bone plate armor, and growing a membrane under your skin, that contains fluid that hardens on impact
- absorbing ingested organic material, that you can use to increase muscle and bone density(animal tissue is the most effective)
- the ability to call forth your host's memories, skills and knowledge
- altering your appearance, includin skin\hair\eye colour, facial features, height, build, and gender, though the more elaborate the change is, the more time and effort it takes.
- producing almost any kind of drug,poison or acid in liquid form, including sedatives, that you can deliver either at high pressure from an opening that can be created anywhere on your body, or through the wristspike.
- emitting pheromones that influence humans
- sensing the mind-link of bodysnatchers
- greatly enhanced senses, capable of switching to different spectrums (infravision, ultrasound, noise filterin, etc.)
- fiber-optic nervous system, allowing you to ignore pain to some extent, and speeding up your reflexes by orders of magnitude

Archive here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Bodysnatcher%20Quest

Professor Kellery looks at you with alarm as you tear away the side of the container. Inside, the floor is riddled with half-eaten food, most of it gone bad quite some time ago. The small girl sitting in the corner is without a doubt Number 7. She is no older than twelve, her skin and green pajamas laden with layers of filth and grime. Before you could decide on an approach, she lunges at you with speed clearly inhuman, easily slipping through your guard. To your surprise, she burries her face in your stomach, hugging you tightly, a stream of muffled and half-sobbed "thank you"s audible both normaly and through the mind-link. You exchange a confused look with the Professor,neither of you expecting this.
Wat do?

"Uh... you're welcome?

Do you have a name? And possibly know a good escape route for us?"

Well shit I did not expect a little girl to be "Subject 7". Although that would explain why they used a number designation instead of a name, they probably wanted to dehumanize her as much as possible to keep the staff from forming any kind of bond with her.

Well if she can't even break out of a wooden crate she's not going to be the help in combat that we were hoping for, so we pretty much need to run before reinforcements show up. At least she seems to be fast.

>>15167494
It was a large steel carge container, looking like the kind that they use in shipping on the outside, but heavily reinforced military-grade stuff on the inside.

We "cured" Catherine, stole some documents, absorbed samples and freed subject 7. Now we must come back to Doc and get away from here as fast as possible.
There's no time to talk, so let's just ask her if she's alright, does she know any escape route, etc. Basic stuff. We will question her more in safer circumstances.

>>15167514

Plus the poor girl's probably terrified and most likely sick and/or malnourished given the state of her living space. She's doesn't seem to be in any condition to escape or fight on her own.

Unfortunately, that means we now have extra baggage we're reponsible for.

>>15167514
Huh, I just looked at the end of the last thread and you never specified the type of container. Don't know why I was sure it was a wooden crate. Running is probably still a good idea though, she's not likely to be in top condition right now.

>>15167543
Very much so, and even if she has similar muscle strength as you, her frame is much smaller, so the force she can exert is much less.

>>15167428
>>15167531
"You're welcome. What's your name, kid?"

She steps back, still holding on to your Canes Belli uniform with her right hand.
"Daisy. My name is Daisy."
"Okay, Daisy, do you now a way out of here?"
Her limps tremble, and she almost begins to cry again. "No. I don't know where we are. They kept me in the box."

Kellery seems to be very much interested in your conversation, brows furrowing as she thinks.

Fuck am I slow or what. Need to get in gear.

>>15167607

We're not going to be able to sneak our way through, not with Cath and Daisy in tow. If we're going to make it out, we're going to have to haul ass, clearing out patrols as we find them, moving quick enough so that they can't pin down our exact location as we take their men down.

Have the doc cover the rear with the gun we gave him, make sure Daisy stays right with him, and we'll take advantage of the guard uniform trick we used last thread.

Head for the stairs.

Uh, who's professor Kellery again?

>>15167655
The woman who is in charge of Number 7, who you met in specimen storage. Possibly has a liaison with Dirar Falil, you get these subtle social clues mixed up.

>>15167655

She works here, we talked her into giving up on the idea of being able to stop us. She's not openly hostile, but she was frightened by us RIPPING AND TEARING our way in through a bank vault door.

>>15167680
She was in charge of No. 7 but didn't know she was a little girl? Perhaps some passing comment about the secrecy as we leave would make her reconsider her loyalties like the doc did. Can't think of anything clever atm though.

>>15167682

Ah, then let's pursue some aggressive negotiations with her to possible get a backdoor out of this place?

Ask nicely once, maybe with our pheremones helping out a bit to make her more receptive to suggestion. If that doesn't work, intimidation at venemous blade-point ought to do the trick instead.

>>15167607

"Alright Daisy, it'll be alright. I figured out a way in, I'll figure out a way out."

"Professor, lie down. I can't leave you awake and behind us, but I don't want to hurt you."

>>15167706
She isn't surprised by her being a child, she probably knew that. She is 1)probably surprised that the girl didn't go RIP AND TEAR on your asses, and 2) intently observing your conversation. Maybe she is considering the implications of the two of you behaving like relatively normal people?

>>15167709
If you want to talk her into helping you/sway her opinion, roll one for convicning and one for pheromones.

>>15167730
Well that's good too. In that case don't think there's anything else to here so we should get back to the doc and cath before they get themselves in trouble.

rolled 33, 86 = 119

>>15167738

"You seem surprised, professor. Expecting us to just rip you apart like a rabid monster?

Well it seems unlike your current employers, I actually give a damn about the well-being of a terrified little girl. I bet you didn't even know her name. Just a number, because that's all we are to you. Numbers and test subjects and moving targets.

Well as you can clearly see, I'm not just a wild animal to be put down, and neither is Daisy. Now, you've seen only a small part of what I'm capable of, and I'd love to just get out of here without hurting anyone and never see you again, but if you don't help us find a way out, then I can't guarentee the safety of everyone else in this compound.

Please."

Two rolls, one for pheremone effectiveness and the other for diplomacy.

>>15167785

Ha ha, it's nice to see a speech I spent a bit of time coming up with actually get a good roll to match (for once).

>>15167785
go with this.

>>15167802
You didn't roll.
What do we roll, anyway?

>>15167785
She seems to find your little speech insulting, that is until the pheromones work their magic. Their effect hits her like a sledgehammer, and she looks at you two with a strange mix of emotions.

'I, uh," she sighs, and picnhes the bridge of her nose. "This is against my better judgement, but I'll help you. There is a hidden maintenance elevator, protected by multiple sefaty measures. Several personel need to identify themselves to access it. I'll show you where it is."

She walks out, stopping about 10 meters down the corridor, and turns toward a security camera. "Emergency protocol Bravo-13-A. ID code 3471." A section of the wall slips away showing a smaller version of the vault door you tore out.

>>15167854
1d100

Look at the professor, try to use most disdainful voice possible:
"You kept a little imprisoned CHILD in such inhuman conditions?!
What the hell is wrong with you people?"
Don't wait for answer.

Anyway, take her and go meet with the doc.
By 'go' I mean, get there as fast as possible.

>>15167874
Oh, I am too late >>15167882

Anyway, go and fetch the doc, the professor will go with us til we exit the building..

>>15167902
"You stay here, Professor. I'll be back in a second. Come on, kid." You start running at a speed that the girl can keep up with. She is surprisingly fast, though still not a quarter of your maximum speed.

You push through the door of the emergency stairs, only to face two lance-gun barrels, held by the Doctor and a concious Catherine.

>>15167985
"Oh! Cath, you're awake?
How are you feeling?
Anyway, no time for chatting we need to go. Follow me, there's a emergency exit over there"

Also, I was thinking that there might have been a way to prevent the death of those couple of guards.

We can make any kind of a mix of chemicals, right?
Well, I was thinking, would it have been possible to make a "healing" cocktail or something like that? A shot of adrenaline into the heart to start it pumping and then the 'special' healing mix made on the spot to keep the person alive for a while (enough to get them to medical attention. I don't think it would be possible to downright heal them).
Sure, it might have needed a good roll to be successful but I'm sure that between inhibiting Jacks body and trying to fix Cath, the bodysnatcher should have enough knowledge of human biology to do it.

So, would that have worked?

>>15168001
"What? Who are you?" She asks, before the Doc pushes the gun in her hand down. "It's Jack, Miss Abbey. He disguised himself to get us in. No need for panic."

She looks at him with disbelief. "If you say so." It's slightly irritating to get such a reception after what you did for her. "Come on, we have to get moving." You turn around, and start jogging back to the maintenace elevator. "This is Daisy, by the way. She's like me, and she's coming with us."

She barely audibly mumbles hello, the relief of getting out of her prison clearly overcome by fear of these unknown people and the bodies of soldiers littering the floor.
(cont.)

>>15168095
FFFFFFFFFF my name. Bad me, no posting in other threads.

>>15168055
It's possible, though it wouldn't have helped the one on level C6 or the first two before Daisy's room, they were crushed by massive force, dead after a split second, their organs turned into a mushy paste. The other two bled out very quickly, so you could've helped only if you did everything you could immideatly.

>>15168120
Ah... alright, good to know it is possible.


Oh, when riding the elevator, ask the professor what the deal is with Daisy.

>>15168095
As you get to the elevator, you notice that the Doc stopped, and Kellery is looking at him with cool anger.

"Aleksandra, you look well. How is your dear father?" he says.

"Stricken that his best friend abandoned him for selfish reasons and stole the project they worked on together, I imagine. But thank you for asking, Doctor Smith."

He laughs,embaressed, followed by an awkward silence. "So, let's see this door then!" he says with fake enthusiasm, desperate to change the topic.

"Hmmm, it needs two more valid indentifications before opening up. I could hack it, but it would take some time."

>"Hmmm, it needs two more valid indentifications before opening up. I could hack it, but it would take some time."

"Don't look at me man, I don't know what to do."

Can we just forcefully open the doors?
Or perhaps we can use Farils (that was the agents name we impresionated, right?) card or something?

Seems kind of useless secret escape elevator if it needs 3 people to activate it.

[anyway, gonna sleep. Hopefully someone else will join in]

>>15168238
Is our ID still valid? Dunno where we'd get the third one though. We could try morphing into one of the guards we took out I guess, they seem to be of indeterminate rank in this place.

>>15168317
[cont]

Perhaps the professor can use a radio or something to divert the attention of the guards to somewhere else?

Oh, and keep on full alert and have your armor ready, I don't want no surprises.

>>15168317
You can foce the door, it's somewhat less sturdy than the one you tore out. Falilf's card could be used to substitue for one identification. And it's expressly made so it isn't easy to access, as it's purpose is to allow maintenace of the security systems. Falil probably knows the codes to override the system as Director, but that's not a knowledge you posess.

>>15168238

"About how much time? Estimate please?"

If it's more than a minute or two, I vote for attempting to just punch in the door.

rolled 97 = 97

>>15168238
Could we still pass as Falil with the Doc hacking a pass for himself?

>>15168337
Another researcher or similarly ranked person would suffice, but the guards and Canes Belli don't seem to have the proper authority.

You can hear the comms of the soldiers in front of the door. "X-ray Three, report in." After a short silence, the man you heard seems to switch to all channels, the headset in your mask comes alive. "All units, be advised, target has taken out X-ray Two and Three. Reinforcements are en route, stay frosty."

>>15168365
"About four to fieve minutes. It's rather well protected."
>>15168371
Hacking for one pass would take about half as much time as taking over the whole locking system."

So, what's it gonna be? Hack, search for IDs, or RIP AND TEAR?

>>15168507
The RIP AND TEAR option requires a roll.

>>15168507
>hack
2-2.5 mins is probably enough time for those reinforcements to arrive.
>search for IDs
Where? They probably evacuated all the reseachers as soon as they knew we were here, which was half an hour ago.
>RIP AND TEAR
How do you rip and tear an elevator? We can bust the doors open but that won't make it move.

I guess put our ID in, tell the doc to start hacking the last one and stand guard is the best option. Maybe we should go charging out the front entrance or something to draw the guards away. There's no telling how many there are or what they're armed with though...

>>15168572
You rifle through your pockets for the ID, and swipe it quickly so Kellery doesn't see. "Get hacking, Doc. We don't have much time." He nods, and takes off a panel, getting out his laptop to connect to it.

Kellery seems anxious to leave. "Are you quite done with me? Because I'd like to start getting my report in order. The new forms are quite difficult to-" You raise your hand to silence her, almost sure you heard the door of the elevator opening.

>>15168572
Oh, and the RIP AND TEAR option sort of implies climbing up the elevator shaft.

>>15168717
Well those guards won't take long and trying to climb an elevator shaft while people at the bottom are shooting at you doesn't seem like much fun. Ugh, too tired to come up with a proper plan. Everyone else seems to have left the thread for some reason?

rolled 94 = 94

Whoops, got reading suptg and got distracted.
(Seriously, a Space Marine that moves at 837 mph?)

>>15168717
Yeah it'd be kida difficult to get everybody out if we do that.
Ok, the Professor stays with us until we're out of the building. I doubt using her as a human shield would be very effective if one of the others tried to do so with her but she may still be handy.

Lets scavange from the dead team here and get some ranged weapons before the next group tries to pop us. Dont suppose those lance weapons have a stun setting.

>>15168846
Looks like it.

I was mostly waiting to see what approach you guys wanted to take, sneak, pretend to be a soldier and walk over, run in screaming Blood For The Bloodgod, etc.

>>15168867
The only setting they seem to have is Annihilate. The energy-lance is not the weapon you choose if you want to go subtle or non-lethal.

rolled 31 = 31

>>15168908
Did any of the teams carry grenades? Perhaps some flashbangs?
If not at first glance get to that elevator ASAP. If we can catch them when they're still bunched up we might not have to kill all of them.

>>15168867
Just so it's clear, the plan is to pick up some weapons and stay there by the elevator?

>>15168877
Don't really want to charge in there when we don't know what we're charging into. We've already wiped out two of their teams so you'd think they wouldn't be stupid enough to just send a third of the same down. Either sneak or pretend to be a soldier to go scope them out. Can we alter ourselves so that we appear wounded? Kinda suspicious if we just waltz up to them when they know the team was wiped out.

>>15168945
The ones with ones with assault rifles have the underbarrel GLs, the other for have one flash and frag each.
>>15168968
You can alter youself in some way to represent damage, for example make a limb look like it's broken or even open up a part of your flesh so it bleeds.

>>15168986
Why typo, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
>for
is
>four
just so we're clear.

We're supposed to be a member of x-ray three or whatever.
Let's just lie down against a wall and pretend to be dead when they pass through. Then rip 'n tear when they pass by.

TACTICS!

>>15169010
Anyone second this?

rolled 20 = 20

1 vote for deploying flash-bangs in their faces.
With our strength and reaction speed that should be fun.

>>15169010
If we were by ourselves I'd go with this.

Only the two of you here? If so, I'd like >>15169010 to roll to decide what to do.

One last bump before going with >>15169073

My plan for faking death meant that we made sure to get a few paces ahead of the others, but I don't really give a fuck, I don't even participate in this quest really.

>>15169253
Oh, m'kay.

>>15169073
"Everybody stay here. I'll be back soon." you say wtih all the authority you can muster. The only one who doesn't seem terrified at the thought of fighting is Kellery.

You grab a flashbang off of one of the soldiers, breaking into a steady jog towards the elevator. You take the pin of the grenade out, and turn down the corridor leading to the lift. Another six soldiers, this time with radicaly different weapons though. No time to look, as you chuck the flashbang between them, ducking back to avoid blinding yourself. After the flash and thunderous noise, you charge.
(cont.)

>>15169326
Speeding up, you wade in between the staggering soldiers, taking care not to pulverize them with your strikes. The sedative is as effective as ever, four of them dropping to the floor a second after the grenade went off. You jab the fifth one lightly in the biceps, stepping out of his path as he reels, lunging towards the last one, who was shoved by his squadmates in the confusion about three meters away from the rest of them. He has a strange alien weapon in hand, something distinctively different than the energy-lances.

Roll for reaction!

rolled 25 = 25

>>15169390

shiiiiiiiit dice don't fail me now!

rolled 30 = 30

>>15169390

DUCK AND COVER

>>15169428
>>15169447
Yikes. Will wait a bit for one more roll, the first three count.

rolled 14 = 14

>>15169390

Oh goddamit, I leave for half an hour and we're up shit creek already.

>>15169514

...Aaaaand there goes our paddle.

>>15169428
>>15169447
>>15169517
>Crikey, this is going to go swell.

You would move, reflexes fast enough to allow you to dodge, but you are mid-leap, nothing in reach to allow you to get out of the way. The weapon roars, it's sound deafening in the closed corridor, much louder than any normal rifle. It sprays a swarm of projectiles at you, the blue muzzle flash painting the scene in an eerie light.

The bullets, if you can call them so, dig themselves into your armor, exploding a fraction of a second later, sending you off course. You end up in a pile after bouncing off the wall, bleeding heavily.

The soldier shouts profanity as shrapnel from your bone-plates rips his face open. He gets up, still reeling from the flashbang, and sends another burst your way as you try to get on your hands and knees. A lash of pain goes through your back as more of your body is torn away, the force of the mini-explosions knocking you back down. He walks to you, and points the gun against the back of your head.
(cont.)

>>15169606

Fuck that hurt.

Punch him in the balls.

>>15169606
"This is for my buddies, freak. Lot's of good men died today because of you, but don't wrooy, we'll wipe your kind out just as soon as-"

He never gets to finish.

You grab his leg under the knee, flipping him over. He hits the ground hard, and you can hear his wrist snap from the bad fall. He tries to raise the gun at you, getting out the start of a shout, before you land on his chest, grab his forehead, and let out an animalistic snarl of rage and pain, the spike running through his head to lodge itself in the concrete beneath.

You retract it, and stand up, holding a hand out on the wall for balance. Your bleeding slows as you close the wounds to the best of your ability. You are hurt badly, your right side has holes the size of a child's fist, and your back is a mess of mangled flesh.

Wat do?

>>15169697

We're a shapeshifter, just rearrange our body to seal up our wounds.

It may not fix everything, but it'll get us moving again.

And we really need to get some more long-ranged weaponry. We're fast, but shit that was way too close.

Return and ask Doctor if the Fools can cause a distraction up top. Unsure if we can fight in this state, unless we eat one of the corpses...

But that is really cracking open our human-like mask we've been using.

>>15169757
It would also take quite some time, you don't just absorb biomass like Alex Mercer, you actually need to eat it, though your digestion is much more efficient than a human's.

>>15169748
That was what happened, the wording made it unclear, sorry. You are missing large chuncks though, so it takes some time to rearrange muscles.

>>15169776
Then there are no other options. We return to Docs and the gals, dragging ourself, probably trying to make them pity us or something.
And hope that either Daisy or Cath got some combat stuffs...

Also, grab that shotgun bolter gun?

rolled 27 = 27

>>15169776
Blegh. Eating humans, not something I'm keen on.
>>15169748
>We're a shapeshifter, just rearrange our body to seal up our wounds.
>It may not fix everything, but it'll get us moving again.

>And we really need to get some more long-ranged weaponry. We're fast, but shit that was way too close.

Agreed on all counts. Let's gather up the rest of the flashbangs, a couple frags and one of those super shotguns before we go.

>>15169748
I know you mean upgrades, but do you want to pick up a gun right now? There are two of the ones you were shot with, two lance-weapons, and two strange ones that seem like shotguns with undermounted flamethrowers.

>>15169860

Let's pick up whatever we were shot with, and give the soldiers a taste of their own medicine.

>>15169847
>>15169829
Sweet lawd, seems like I'm being very vague tonight. The one you were shot at was an automatic rifle sort-of deal, high rate of fire, not a shotgun. Sorry again for not making it clear.

>>15169860
Man, they have spray-and-pray guns with bolter rounds and flamers?
That's one way to deal with dodge-happy armorer critter like us.

Take the one that damaged us (the one I mentioned as shotgun-bolter), and slung it over your shoulder. Use a lancer instead. A precision weapon is better if we want to minimize casualties like we used to.

rolled 38 = 38

>>15169871
It sounded like a large bore auto-shotgun firing explosive flechettes.

>>15169931
Yeah, what he said.

So it IS an auto-bolter? Crazy.

>>15169931
I hate to say this out loud, but it's pretty much a smaller caliber bolter with a RoF measurable in two to three thousand rounds per minute.

>>15169984
Man, damn those xeno-techs. :D

Okay, since there are nothing else to be done, take one of the Lances and ammos, and keep the Auto-bolter (ammo too?). Doc would love it.

Now we just need to play real safe, and use Lance and our crazy reaction speed to snipe like crazy.

>>15170042

I agree with this plan. Keep moving.

Hey can we generate adrenaline or some kind of painkiller to patch ourselves up a bit from the injuries? Just enough to keep us moving, not enough to dull our reaction time significantly

>>15169909
You search the downed soldiers for ammo, donning an ammo belt in place of your ruined one. With the rifle slung over your shoulder and a lance-weapon in hand, you trudge back to the elevator.

The way back takes long enough that you find it's door already open, the group only waiting on you. Seeing you, Catherine covers her mouth, the Doctor nearly drops the laptop in his hands, and the Professor turns pale. The only one calm is Daisy, who already knows what happened and that you are fine through the mind-link.

>>15170116

Reassure them, "Really, it's not as bad as it looks. Keep going."

>>15170166
"It's not as bad as it looks. Realy. I'll managge. Let's just get going." You squeeze into the elevator, clearly not made for this many people. Kellery is not pleased that she's coming with you, but doesn't seem to want to argue with the shapeshifting monster with high-tach weaponry.

"We're going to the ground floor by the back of the building. There will be some guards most likely, but not quite as many as by the stairs." she says, punching in the button, the elevator starting up with a lurch.

You lower the lance-weapon, keeping it in your right hand, so as not to elbow anyone in the throat. Catherine grabs your left hand, and gives it a reassuring squeeze, a tired little smile on her face."We'll be fine, I can feel it. All thanks to you."

>>15170324

"Thanks, Cath...

We're not out of this yet. I hope your feeling is right though..."

Balls, I am truly glacial today.
>>15170324
>>15170442
You squeeze back, the doors opening a second later. Squirming out, you are greeted by a small, utilitarian-looking corridor, with a storage room on the left, and on the right a red double-leafed emergency door leading out. You quickly get to it, peeking through one of the small windows on it.

It leads to a large hall, connected to the lobby on one side and a parking area on the other. You can see another group of Canes Belli with regular equipment through the open door leading to latter.
Wat do?

>>15170526
>lobby
>parking area

Are we on the ground floor now?

>>15170600
Yes, it's not and undergound garage, just a large area reserved for parking spaces by the side of the building.

Ehh, fuck me and my second-language english skills, I have no idea what the proper word is.

>>15170631

It's a parking lot then.

Forget the doors, we break a window and go out the side.

rolled 77 = 77

>>15170526
Sounds like a lot of open space to cover. Are our senses still working well enough to be sure there arent others about? Because once we get out there any newcomers are going to have a good bead on us. Where are the main elevators?
I'm thinking we go in chucking a couple flashbangs, cover our face so we dont get blinded then put everyone down. (Too many and too far away to go non-lethal I assume in our messed up state?) Put a lance through the elevators so that they'll be useless.

>>15170600
Yes.

>>15170689
The main elevators are located in the lobby.
I'm making some coffee and having a smoke, back in 10.

Quick question: Do we still have that railgun prototype the techs showed us when we first got down here? Or at least the notes about it?

>>15170803
You only picked up the documentation. Luckily, you handed it to the Doctor, otherwise if it were still in your pocket it would've turned to confetti.
>>15170677
You cannot imagine my face. How in the name of all that is good and proper could I have forgotten that? Christ.

Retroactively, "So, Professor... What IS the goal of the Wise?"

"Doc Smith over there, hadn't gotten to that part, y'know, what with all the emergencies that keep popping up." Give a smile to Cath.

>>15170526
Snipe their weapons, or their weapon arms, then step out and mention that you could have sniped their heads off...

>>15170677
Oh, wait.
Can we do this instead?

Look at the Storage Room, or the corridor we are in.

>>15170848
I would like to point out that your weapons consist of:

an energy-lance that goes on and on and on that vaporizes anything around it's path

and

a gun that shoots projectiles over the speed of sound that explode on impact

>>15170872
The corridor doesn't have any windows, and the storage room's single one opens to the parking lot.

>>15170910

Are there soldiers in the parking lot? How many?

If it was just us, I wouldn't be too worried, but we've got a lot of...dead weight traveling with us.

Oh, is the professor still around?

AAAAAAAAAARGH
Can't believe I forgot to mention this.

The troopers are relatively relaxed, three of them(the 2 lances and an LMG) don't have weapons in hand, one even removed his maks to smoke a cigarette. They seem to be joking around, leaning against a wall or sitting on teh grounds, clearly there as possible reinforcements, not active guards.

>>15170970
In order:
Yes.
A standard fire team of six.
Yes she is.

>>15170888
Last time, I think the Lance's ray stopped at some distance into the wall?

At any rate, window of storage room! Take a peek first, of course. If we can leave quietly, do so.

>>15171004
It actually went through the floor, stopping several levels lower.

rolled 70 = 70

I was going to say, I think we could bluff these guys... then I remembered they could just end up calling it in to verify. Still might be possible to pull off.

Somebody put a jacket or coat on the kid to make sure she's less conspicuous. ie could pass as a regular kid.
If the Professor doesnt want any more people killed she's going to have to play along a little longer. She's evacuating some non combatants and our wounded man to another facility. Tell the soldiers that they may be needed inside.

>>15171099
Anyone seconding this please roll for efficiency.

>>15171173
That could work... At least one of them would be susceptible to pheromone influence.

Either that or attempt to sneak out?
Someone else be the tiebreaker.

rolled 16 = 16

>>15171099
I'll second simply because I can't think of a better option at the moment. Have Kellery carry one of the lances but no ammo, Doc will carry the other and we'll take the auto-bolter. Daisy and Catherine should look and act traumatized enough to fake being innocent civilians being evacced.

>>15171220
Please roll on that, i'd hate for my 16 to ruin that 70.

Waiting for a bit more for anyone else who wnats to roll, best three count.

rolled 60 = 60

Rollan

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>>15171332
>>15171239
>>15171099
"Looks like it's your time to shine, Prof. Get us trough those guys, and try to make it convincing, will ya?" You empty the clip of the lance-weapon, shoving it into her hands, and take off the uniform to give Daisy the suit underneath.

"I don't have much choice, do I?" The Kellery leads the motley group out, the soldiers scrambling for their guns at your sight, shouting for you to identify yourselves.

The Professor shows them her ID, saying " I need to get these personel out of the base. The girl is an important subject, she" she points at Cath "is her handler, this is my colleague, and this gentleman offered to lead us out. I trust you don't have any objections?" The combination of her security clearance, the weary and terrified look on the girls and the Doc and the pheromones making the unmasked soldier very eager to convince his comrades to let you through eventually make them comply.
(cont.)

>>15171456
Walking away, Doc Smith fishes out his cellphone, and calls Megan. The van soon pulls over out of sight of the soldiers, the doors sliding open to reveal Meg and the soldiers. "Jesus Christ, Jack, you keep dragging girls into this and we'll need some new cars." she says with a nasty smile. Catherine gives her a hug that she grudgingly returns. Daisy and the Doctor climb in as well, leaving only you and Kellery standing outside.

"You have no more need for my services, right? I would realy like to get back to my work now."

>>15171520

"Yeah, you sure you want to go back? They're going to flip their shit when they realize you helped us, even if it was under duress."

>>15171520
Reiterating a previous question, "Just so we are clear, Professor, what IS the goal of these supposedly Wise-guys group you have here?"

Do we drop of Fadil with her too? Or have he been dropped off elsewhere?
Tell her his position if he is still alive, eh?

>>15171520
>>15171535
Agreed. She seems pretty high up and is a treasure trove of possible information, we should keep her. She knowingly imprisoned the poor little girl too, I have no qualms with kidnapping her. Even if she won't talk we can inject her with a truth serum right?

rolled 24 = 24

>>15171561
seconded

>>15171561
They dropped Falil off in an inconspicous alley.

>>15171576
>>15171535
"True enough I suppose, security would be a nightmare for a while, and someone would always shadow me. And it would seem like that for those who accompany you things never get dull Might as well stick with you people for a while." She climbs in beside the others. That... wasn't quite what you expected.

You get in, trying to find a position where you are relatively comfortable. "So, Professor, what *is* the goal of the Wise?"

The van starts moving as she stars counting on her fingers."One, ensuring the survival of humanity. Two, throwing back the invading extraterrestrial forces. And three, achieving the Singularity."

"Yeah
you're right. Thanks prof.

But still, WE are not out of danger yet and it would suck to have all of the law enforcement anf men in suits after us if you report our vehicle.
We will drop you off after a couple of streets"

Also, look if she has any transmitting devices, cellphone, pda
maybe use your mindlink powers to determine frequencies
take them away

"Singularity, huh?
Wouldn't have guessed that.
And how is that working then? Any progress.
And what were you doing with Daisy here? You could have put her in more comfortable detaintment which didn't boil down to a dirty box"

>>15171636
>And three, achieving the Singularity.
If they're meddling with AIs, they're going to doom us all.

Like >>15171673 said, check for bugs. Also, talk to Daisy, reassure/comfort her, etc. Try to find out more about her from Kellery. I assume we're capable of empathy and feel pretty peeved something who was in a very similar situation to us was subjected to that sort of treatment.

rolled 51 = 51

>>15171636
>And three, achieving the Singularity.
Are you shitting me? What, do they think that's going to solve all our problems?
People have a hard enough time keeping up with the progression of technology. Sure it's bound to happen eventually but what they want to bring it about sooner?

>>15171636
"That third one... That sounds omm- Omee- Sounds horrible. What's that about?"

Would Jack Winters really know what Singularity is all about?

>>15171766
Depends on how well-read of a druggie he was. It's not inconceivable.

>>15171717
"Rather well, or so I'm told. The Wise seem to be very intent on progress, for some reasons I can only guess."

>>15171732
"Oh, well, they have been working on it for decades now. The Wise have existed since the early 20th century. And they do consider it a second priority to sorting out this mess with the aliens." She laughs with amusement. "They have a rather nebulous and idealized idea of humanity, a curious standard that not many live up to outside themselves."
>>15171726
"You okay kiddo?" She gives you a bright smile, sensing your concern and simpathy through the mind-link. "I'm okay, just tired and hungry. Can I shower soon? I'd like to shower." Her answer echoes, the actual words said after they arrive through the link.
(cont.)

>>15171830
This is encouraging, since she doesn't really seem to be traumatized. At some time we should make sure she's actually a little girl and not some Hunter passing itself off as one, but for now we should be content to adopt her as our daughter :3

>>15171830
You pat down the Professor as best as you can while sitting."So what's the deal with Daisiy, Prof? Why did you guys kidnap her?" She sighs, clearly annoyed by something about the issue. "I don't know much, most of what happened was beyond even *my* clearance. I was only told to conduct specific tests to map out the extent of her abiliites. But if I were to make an educated guess, she is something similar to you, but instead of Hunter-like abilities, she posesses an Overseer's potential." You find her phone, and a small device, most likely the one she used in the specimen storage. It's 4" of black plastic, with four buttons on it's side.

>>15171898
>monsterdaycare.jpg

I for one do not trust her yet. We need more information.

>>15171925
Take out the batteries (Both of them) and SIM card.
"Overseer? What's that?"

>>15171925
Toss it to the Doctor. As an omniscientist, he'd know what to do.
And ask Megan or the troops to give her a more thorough pat-down. And Doc to jam or something.

Also, well, well, well, an Overseer?
I just hope it doesn't turn out to be like Ms. Grey later on.
Can it also feed on samples? Or should we keep her from eating samples, in case what happened to Grey happened because there were too many Invader sample inside her.

>>15171954
That you already know, the racial memory surfacing at your request. It's the officer or field command of the bodysnatchers, serving as a nexus, amplifyer and coordinator for mind-link communications, relaying orders from queens and adjusting battle plans real time.

Pulling batteries out doesnt stop the modern phones from being buggies, so throw it out of the van
ask what the other device is
if it is nothing important throw it out too.

>overseer
huh, good that we took overseer upgrades she shiuldnt be able to manipulate us

>>15172025
Sure it does. That's why I said take out both of them. You can't track a cell phone remotely if it's not transmitting anything.

Second on checking the unknown device, we should also verify what she says with the doctor.

>>15172006
"Wait, don't tell me. Doc mentioned it before, and something just popped up, I mean really popped up, in the back of my head." Scrunch up your face, looking as if you are trying hard to recall something.

"It's the officer or field command of the bodysnatchers, serving as a nexus, amplifier and coordinator for mind-link communications, relaying orders from queens and adjusting battle plans real time. Am I right, Prof?"

Would we need to maintain this face?

>>15172025
You chuck the phone out the window, and raise the device in front of her. "What's this?""Oh, that. It's mid-tier Wise tech, capable of jamming all human, bodysnatcher or cyborg wireless communication in a short radius, 10 meters or so."

rolled 49 = 49

>>15172006
So, we'll have to talk to Daisiy a bit at a more secure location. Trade stories, etc and hopefully find out what makes her different in the grander scheme of things and/or how fully in control of her abilities she is. Also how a little girl ended up becoming a host.

Good luck, 1 player out for the night.

"Hey, how long did they have you Daisy? Where were you picked up from? I'll swap stories with you."

>>15172076
Jack seems to have been more violent and hot-headed than stupid, that combined with the bodynsatcher infection possibly increasing mental efficiency means that you don't have to act the idiot.

>>15172086
Not in front of everybody. We should get her food and a shower first then talk to her in private, I think she'll be more likely to open up if we're not surrounded by those eggheads who imprisoned her.

>>15172083
Fuck, we should've taken the SIM card so we could get a list of contacts to work with.

"Is it turned off right now?"

>>15172063
You lean back, turning your head. "Doc, her story checking out?Oh, and look this thing over, I don't want any surprises." you say, throwing the device to him. He catches it, saying " I didn't notice any discrepencies with what I know. Oh my, I saw the plans for the ptorotype of this a while ago." He turns it around, popping of the panel on the back, poking around it's insides. "Seems to be what she says it is."

>I'll wrap this up in the next post if there is nothing specific you want to ask about right now

>>15172137
It is.

Looks like we have a dearth of players, so I guess wrap it up for now.

You relax, Cath nestling her head on your shoulder. For the first time in three no immediate threat or urgent mission to worry about, and it feels damn good. There's always tomorrow of course, and it's not like there are fewer people wanting to kill you than yesterday, but right now, you find it hard to care.

You close your eyes, and fall asleep moments later, the van securely on it's way back home.

>>15172417
>For the first time in three days there's
fix'd

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