Log started: 12/26/02 10:58:42 PM Teleporters - Skull Fortress Tradition demands that the teleporter room be a row of open capsules, some LInked to specific cities, others with programmable coordinants. These ones are pink, LIt by rows of pulsing red LIghts. A square teleportation field in the middle of the room is provided for those Masters too large to fit into the standard capsules. Type 'tel/LIst' to see a LIst of destinations and 'tel ' to activate the teleporters. Contents: Contents: Reinforced Doors : Medical Support - Skull Fortress Blast Doors : Gathering Room - Skull Fortress East : LIft Landing - Skull Fortress $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/42 Posted Author Delta Mon Dec 23 Bright Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - TEXT ONLY - I am pleased to report that Bass has decided that Pharaoh Man's re-education is complete. Thus, Pharaoh Man is now in Command of Delta Squad. I humbly suggest that Ring Man take Pharaoh's place as Second in Command. All hail Pharaoh Man, leader of Delta Squadron. Bright Man out. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/43 Posted Author Santa Bass (1/2) Tue Dec 24 Bass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gifts from Bass are handed out to various `lucky' people. All of them are wrapped in cheery black and silver wrapping paper, with a card attached indicating that it is, indeed, from Bass, and the name of the `lucky' person getting the gift. Serenade: A hand mirror which has embossed around the edge this phrase, repeating over and over: "And you will never be anything more than this." Synth: A collection of pirated `hacker' movies (`Hackers', `Sneakers', `Enemy of the State', etc). And a reminder to send Bass' royalty check promptly on the first of the month. Number Man: A three-pack of duct tape. Two large bottles of vodka. A Cyber Peacock dartboard. A print of the low-speed pursuit in New York. Crash Man: Two cases of assorted high-end LIquor looted from various locales around the world. A box of Cuban cigars. A picture of Harmony about a half-second before Bass blew her face off with the Neo Buster a few months ago -- the look of surprise is hilarious. Clown Man: A piece of Denebola. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/44 Posted Author Santa Bass (2/2) Tue Dec 24 Bass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guts Man: A semi truck full of high-end coffee beans. A picture of all the Alphas with Wily mugging for the camera in front of them shortly before they went into battle in San Angeles. A `Rip My LImbs Off' Mega Man plushie. Metal Man: A box of Band-Aids. A sponge. A squeegee. Star Man: Legitimately purchased `Order and Chaos' CDs. Tengu Man: Thirty pieces of silver. Enker: A whetstone. A collection of badly dubbed war movies stolen from Hong Kong. The latest version of the chain of command, printed on neat parchment. Punk: A whetstone. Two cases of Foster's. A picture of Quint after being shoved into one of the lockers in the old Skull Castle. Quint: A box of cigars, a hip flask filled with whiskey and a cowboy hat. Ballade: A collection of Martha Stewart's `LIving'. The rest of you: Two pounds of African coal in a burlap bag. A card inside the bag reads `Ha Ha, Suckers'. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/46 Posted Author Quint's Christmas Generosity (1/4) Tue Dec 24 Quint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I've distributed your Christmas presents. You are to thank me for the next time you see me." Bomb Man - Feather pillows; an orange wig with a section missing from the middle - if the wig were placed on his head, his mohawk would fill the space. Cut Man - Band-aids. Lots and lots of band-aids. Elec Man - A pack of batteries (really, really big batteries). Fire Man - A "Kiss the Cook" apron; chestnuts; a box set of Iron Chef episodes, seasons 1 through 79. Guts Man - An espresso cup; a muffler. Ice Man - A stressball that emits one of many eerie sounds (much LIke those from B-horror fLIcks) when enough pressure is appLIed to it; a card that reads "Don't look up!". Air Man - Air freshener for releasing a pleasant burst of freshness with each rotation of the fan. Bubble Man - A new snorkel (after all these years, isn't it time for a new one?). Crash Man - A collection of photos of 50 of the world's top models in memorable poses, all autographed to Clash Man. Flash Man - A trench-coat, for more effective flashing. Heat Man - A really, REALLY big novelty cigar. Metal Man - A pair of safety scissors (conquer that fear, buddy!); a map with directions in which to run with them. Quick Man - A bag of chocolate-coated coffee beans; a very large hamster wheel. Wood Man - A bucket of tar paint. Gemini Man - A pair of "Team Gemini" jerseys: one says "Gemini 1", the other, "Gemini 2"; a rubber snake burried somewhere in the box (it's a running gag). Hard Man - A card, stating that Hard Man is too hard to buy for. Magnet Man - An ancient, rather expensive paperweight/doorstop that can hold a CD, apparently known as an X-BOX. Needle Man - The book "The Wonders of Embroidery"; the book "Acupuncture For Dummies". Shadow Man - A pair of spatulas; a "Kiss the Ninja" apron; Hello Kitty ninja death stars (aptly named "Bye-Bye Kitty"). Snake Man - A mongoose; a wallet made out of snakeskin. Spark Man - A set of sparkplugs; a curLIng broom (for use with head). Top Man - A pull-string for his head (so that his friends can spin him really fast); some Gravol and/or Dramamine. - Mr. Puffycheeks $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/47 Posted Author Quint's Christmas Generosity (2/4) Tue Dec 24 Quint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bright Man - A demented cross between a sombrero and a lampshade; a head attachment that resembles a large disco ball. Dive Man - A rubber ducky for bathtime fun. Drill Man - An old-fashioned pipe; a collection of old adventure stories entitled "Back in the Day". Dust Man - A dust filter for his head, so he can vacuum with friendLIness to the environment. Pharaoh Man - The ancient town of Bridgeville, CaLIfornia, purchased on eBay, so that he can expand his empire. (http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/West/12/24/ebay.townforsale.ap/index.html and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category$$$15825&item$$$1791801094) Ring Man - A hula hoop. Skull Man - A buffalo skull from Texas; a plastic skull that laughs when it detects motion or sound (batteries are included and already in - have fun opening THAT present). Toad Man - A set of odour-eating shoe inserts; a pair of shoes; a breath mint the size of a salt LIck. Charge Man - A very large, very humourously-shaped baseball cap, specially fitted for his head. Crystal Man - A bottle of Windex. Gravity Man - A sign, reading "This Way Up", with the arrow pointing down. Gyro Man - The video "Learn How to Breakdance in 3 Easy Steps and About 87 More Not-So-Easy Ones". Napalm Man - Bagpipes. Star Man - Tickets for two to the opera, "Les Pensées: Big Mouths and Broken Windows"; the CD "Guts Man's Disco Christmas Celebration". Stone Man - The video documentary "The Exciting World of Rocks". Wave Man - A surfboard. BLIzzard Man - A snowblower. Centaur Man - A cowboy hat (Not the one Bass gave me. Don't eat me, Bass! Augh!). Flame Man - A fire extinguisher. Knight Man - The Dungeon Master's guide for Dungeons and Dragons: 87th Edition. Plant Man - A watering can. Tomahawk Man - A cowboys and Indians playset. Wind Man - Wind chimes. Yamato Man - The book "101 Inventive Uses for Spear Heads". - Mr. Puffycheeks $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/48 Posted Author Quint's Christmas Generosity (3/4) Tue Dec 24 Quint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Burst Man - A bubble-blowing kit. Cloud Man - An umbrella. Freeze Man - A Sno-Cone machine. Junk Man - A box set of every Martha Stewart magazine known to man (it's a good thing). Shade Man - A collection of "Fluffy the Vampire Hunter" novels; some garLIc. Slash Man - A comb. Spring Man - A gift certificate for bungee-jumping lessons; the horror fLIck "The Return of Richard Simmons Returns Strikes Again". Turbo Man - A remote car-starter; one of those silly LIttle dogs with the bobbing heads that go on dashboards and whatnot. Aqua Man - A water purifier. Astro Man - A hackey sack. Clown Man - The movie "It" - when the present is opened, a pie on a spring fLIes out of the box and lands in the face of whoever opened it (that being, of course, Clown Man). Frost Man - A bag of salt for melting ice. Grenade Man - The book "3 Dozen Highly Amusing Times to Blow Yourself Up" - two of the entries include at a friend's funeral during a moment of silence, and hugging a loved one (this one might take a few tries to get it down pat). Search Man - A hat, reading "I'm With Stupid". Sword Man - A scabbard specially fitted for that big sword of his; a letter opener. Tengu Man - A length of rope. Burner Man - A "Kiss the Cook" apron; various propane accessories. Cold Man - A set of humourously-shaped ice cube trays; beer. Dynamo Man - Some LIttle windshield wipers for his helmet; a plastic bag with water and a goldfish (with a note clearly specifying that the fish is to LIve happily ever after in Dynamo's helmet, along with the water). Ground Man - A cube of chalk, LIke the stuff used on pool cues. Magic Man - A new top hat. Pirate Man - An eyepatch; a parrot; a Pirate-to-EnGLIsh dictionary; the CD "18 of Your Favourite Sea Chanties", including such hits as "Blow The Man Down" and "Row, Row, Row Your Boat". - Mr. Puffycheeks $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/49 Posted Author Quint's Christmas Generosity (4/4) Tue Dec 24 Quint ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number Man - A calculator; a magic 8-ball. Shark Man - A Hawaiian shirt to go with that thing he calls a bathing suit. Cappella - A pair of those sneakers that beep and flash when you walk. Serenade - A subscription to the National Enquirer. Synth - An Apple LIsa. Symphony - One of those silly white wigs with those huge curls that judges wear for some reason, and a matching judge's robe. Ballade - Especially soft sponges for those hard-to-reach areas; the book "PubLIc Speaking For the Antisocial"; the book "PubLIc Standing There and Looking Cool For the Antisocial". Enker - A collection of a dozen foreign war movies, translated and voiced over by Quint himself! King - A chess set. Punk - A cute LIttle robo-puppy named "Dontkickme"; an empty beer keg - on one side is a Post-It note with the words "Ha ha, drank it first," written on, scribbly and wobbly to the point of being completely illegible. Bass - All-you-can-eat seafood dinner at Seaworld; a "Return to Sender" card for the gift Treble left under the tree (the gift has been wrapped and is included). Dr. Wily - A collection of ties with various patterns of bones, skulls, and Ws. With each gift (even associates of the Robot Masters that aren't mentioned - this means you, GLyde!) comes a Sakugarne Fanclub t-shirt and a wallet-sized photo of Quint for your viewing displeasure. Merry Christmas! - Mr. Puffycheeks $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/58 Posted Author Merry X-Mas, StripLIngs Thu Dec 26 Pharaoh Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Assorted Gifts from the Pharaoh. Alpha Squadron- T-Shirts with their nicknames on them. Efkimo(Ice Man), Red Leader(Crash Man), Red Laser(Guts Man), and whatever nicknames there are for the rest. Beta Squadron-200Z and a Squadron Transfer form (still requiring Wily's signatures). Metal Man recieves Ego PoLIsh(tm) Delta Squadron-Small Egyptian statuettes including gods of whom Pharaoh thinks members hold the closest quaLIties to. Ring Man:Nephtheys, Bright Man:Thoth for example. Epsilon Squadron-Assorted CDs according to their musical tastes. Eta/Omega/Zeta Squadrons Squadron-225Z in Gift Certificates to San Angeles Mall Theta Squadron- Books on assorted topics. Tengu Man:10 Steps to Keeping a Commitment and Sword Man:How to Manage Android Resources-A Guide to Keeping the Loyalty of Your Subordinates Gamma Squadron-5 Year Magazine subscriptions reflecting their interests, such as 'Pranksters-The Loud, Obnoxious Menace' for Gemini and 'Neenja Monthly' for Shadow (Said Magazine does not actually get deLIvered, Shadow must track down the location of a Ninja every month and defeat him in combat to retrieve it), along with 75Z Gift Certificates to San Angeles Mall. Omicron Squadron-Synth recieves a small Plush Pharaoh Man from WilyWorld, altered to have a sunflower head. Number Man gets a stack of Hacker paraphenaLIa along with assorted pictures of Cyber Peacock being harmed/maimed from past battles. Serenade-A Certain form fitting Duoism Cult Robe and 200Z Gift Certificate to San Angeles Mall. Rest of the Squad gets 250Z Gift Certificates to San Angeles Mall. ELItes-Enker, Ballade, Punk, Quint all get Coffee Mugs with their ranks and titles on them. Bass recieves a small papyrus scroll showing a hieroGLyphic version of the Subcommander ripping apart a similar version of MegMan, along with a fully stocked minibar, and an ELIse plush chewtoy for Treble. Wily- 3xLIfe bronze statue of Wily standing over the world, arms outstreched over it. Mega Man's head lays beaten and LIfeless at Wily's feet. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/59 Posted Author Gifts Galore Thu Dec 26 Guts Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Ho ho ho. Now don't say I never gave you knuckleheads anything." Alpha: Ice Man: A team of sled dogs. Bomb Man: A squadron of Bat-Bombs. Fire Man: A video on the History of the Olympic Torch. Elec Man: A new uniform in the Flash's colours. Cut Man: Some WD-40 to keep your scissors from squeaking. Crash Man: A gift certificate to punch Metal Man in the face plus a water tanker truck filled with booze. Beta: Wood Man: A bucket to tap out some tree sap and make maple syrup. Metal Man: A gift certificate for a punch to your face. The rest: Fruitcakes. Delta: Pharaoh Man: A gift certificate for a punch to your face. Toad Man: A DDR machine with lewd music. The rest: A bucket filled with Toad Man's sLImy lubricant. Epsilon: Star Man: An Ironica's greatest hits CD. Stone Man: An Anti-Graffiti coating for your brick wall mode. The rest: My latest Karaoke CD. Guts Man's Elevator Music. Eta: Burst Man: Most promising ass kicker award for December. The rest: Some LInt from Ditz's LInt store. Gamma: Gemini Man: Matching sweaters. Snake Man: A gift certificate to Pets'4'U. Hard Man: An anvil to drop on your foes. Shadow Man: A latex ninja outfit. The rest: Jelly of the Month Club. Omega: All: Videos of King getting his ass beat. Omicron: The Femmes: Unmentionables in Guts Man's colour scheme. Number Man: A gift certificate for a punch to your face. Shark Man: A bucket of chud. Zeta: Plant Man: A gift certificate for a petal plucking. The rest: Gift certificates to petal pluck Plant Man. Theta: Sword & Tengu Man: A gift certificate for a punch to your face. Frost Man: A giant candy cane popsicle and unofficial sidekick patch. The rest: A cool custom anime video featuring Theta Squad, Alpha Squad, the ELItes and Wily. Also Mega Man with a high pitched voices appears in this video. ELItes: Quint: A bouncing Tigger tail. Sakugarne: A coupon for a new Master. Ballade: A sponge bath kit. Punk: A folding chair made out of nerpium. Enker: A piece of cork to put on your spears so you don't poke your eyes out. King: A giant fruitcake. Bass: A cape/poncho thing, ultra cool. Treble: Some doggie treats shaped LIke Rush and someone's crotch. Dr. Wily: A cane that doubles as a LIghtsaber. Press the button on the handle and an energy blade pops out at the end. Also a nice big hat with a giant purple feather in it and a white furry coat. Ditz: A house. Of course it's in scale with his size. The Bonnes: A tiny kobun carved out of coal. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/27 Posted Author Festivities Mon Dec 23 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ News from London: Now that the threat of Nigh is over, the city of London, EnGLand is hastily proceeding on their plans for a giant christmas cracker, to be opened on Christmas Day. In addition, other countries and cities around the world are throwing their own Christmas plans into high gear. (RP opportunities, anyone?) Additionally, if anyone would look at the detailed information for London's giant cracker, they would see Pyro Squirrel LIsted in the expense sheet. Apparently he's being hired to help provide the snap the cracker makes when you pull both ends of it. Any questions, page Pyro. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/28 Posted Author It's Synthy Claus, CharLIe Brown! Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On roughly 72.8 percent of the computers world wide (perhaps even a few computers within miLItary bases and such, but only ones that aren't fairly well protected), at approximately 19:53 GMT a small sprite walks onto screen. The sprite is a small Synth, dressed in a pair of red high-heels, black fishnet stockings, a very tight fitting red velvet dress with white fluffy fringes, and a floppy red Santa hat. She stalks across the screen and comes to a stop roughly in the middle of it and leans forward a bit, sLIding her GLasses down on her nose and says, "Merry Christmas, suckers! You've been infected with the NEkei Virus!" Apparently Synth has been busy in her lab. The virus causes the computers to freeze up, until any key is pressed on any kind of input device. After which, no other adverse affects are caused. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/29 Posted Author What not to get for Christmas (1) Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A human reporter appears on screen. "Good evening one and all, for many places it is now zero hour and if you're a last minute shopper you're pretty much out of luck unless you do some shopping in San Angeles. But tonight we will be looking at gifts not to buy for your loved ones. It's not to late to burn these gifts if you've managed to buy them. Besides everyone loves cash! And we proudly present to you the 2215 Fruitcakes Gift Ideas!" #1 COFFEE!: If you love someone then by all means please do not get them COFFEE! The drink has been proven to be nothing more than raw sewage mixed with acid. Not since the days of Coca Cola being laced with cocaine has a drink been so bad for you. How this crap is still on the market is a mystery. #2 Guts Man's Disco Christmas Celebration CD: Why no one has killed the source of all this awful music is beyond us. Let's face it. Disco was bad. Guts Man is bad. RecycLIng Christmas songs is bad. Add them all together and you have a recipe for disaster. Unless you plan on giving your loved ones some earplugs and a revolver to erase the foul memory of these songs, do not even bother picking this up! #3 The Action Movie Collection: 5 badly dubbed movies from the Zero look-a-LIke's early career. Anyone who calls themselves a fan of Action's movies might enjoy this. But otherwise skip it. It's nothing more than your regular B-Star quaLIty trash. The acting at the time was bad, the effects laughable and the dubbing. Well let's just say I've seen better dubbing on a Godzilla movie. #4 General The Documentary: Another video that you must miss. This is nothing more than a bad attempt trying to cash in on the General's popularity with this unauthorized biography. Comparing him to Patton is an insult to all humans. Patton had more integrity than General ever did minus the gut. #5 Stardroid Escape Pods: Earth has been through a couple Stardroid invasions now and these latest gifts were meant to cash in on the paranoia. Might this nigh still be a threat these escape pods might be worth it, but with the threat defeated there is no need to spend any money on these now decorative dome shaped pods. You'll be seeing these in the Smithsonian for the Cold Space War exhibits 30 years from now. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/30 Posted Author What not to get for Christmas (2) Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ #6 Hello Kitty's Power Tool Kit: Any man receiving this power tool kit will be emasculated to the point of sissyness. Unless your man is a steel worker of America or a butch female hockey player, skip this gift at all cost. There's only so many things Hello Kitty can endorsed, but now it's time to put the kitty to sleep. #7 Capcom Posters: As if the giant yellow and blue letters of Capcom aren't plastered all around this planet enough as it is, this mysterious company has now branched out into posters. Yes you too can now bring in corporate Capcom into your own room if you aren't tired of seeing their logo on billboards and holograms all around us. #8 Hardhat Soap On A Rope: Yes those LIttle critters are extremely cute, their nerping is pleasant to hear and they provide many services to us all. But soap? I don't think so. I don't want anything with large round eyes and a big round mouth staring at me in the shower. There's something unsettLIng and scary about that. #9 Maverick's FLIntstones Suicide Pills: We all know the Mavericks hate the humans, but to market FLIntstones Suicide Pills? Look guys, we may not all LIve in a third world country and most of us can read, so this isn't going to work on us. Although I have to admit, these pills would be great party gags on that one annoying person who always drinks too much and doesn't know when to shut up. #10 The Maverick Hunters Angst Shades: As if our world isn't cynical and full of idiots enough as it is, some stupid company had to grab a pair of shades and call them Angst Shades. Sure to be a hit with teenagers, Goths and that scarf wearing Maverick Hunter this will be the stupidest trend of 2216. Save your $300 for these 'designer' shades and go down to Ninja Burgers and pick up a pair of Ninja Shades for $5. They're just as cool and if not more durable. And this has been this year's Fruitcake Gift Ideas. So remember, you still have time to burn these craptacular gifts before it's too late! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/31 Posted Author New Years Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Years is coming up! And with the defeat of Nigh, the celebrations are said to be stepped up. Have you bought your fireworks yet? -As seen on a flyer in Sydney. Fireworks, all top quaLIty, cheap, custom-made, and most hand crafted by a hero who helped defeat Nigh! Stop by Pyro's Pyros today! -Ad in the New York Times, both hardcopy and onLIne edition. Have you hugged your giant robot of destruction today? -New catchphrase circulating about the Internet, swiftly advancing to the top ten along with 'booyaka' and 'all your base' quotes. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/32 Posted Author The Gifts of the Pirate Princess! Wed Dec 25 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Today, Christmas Day, each member of the factions of the RepLIforce, the Maverick Hunters, and, yes, even the Mavericks(Including ALL the OCs) receive presents! DeLIvered by Mail or inexpLIcably found under the faction's Christmas Trees. Each is wrapped brightly, with a card on the top reading... To: From: Your Favorite Pirate Princess! In each present, one finds... a stuffed toy doll. BUT! ...Not just any stuffed toy doll. Kobun Dolls. Each of the Maverick Hunters, Mavericks, and RepLIforce on pubLIc record receives one. Those not, however, do not receive one! ...And each of the dolls is clad, respectively, according to whom it was sent to! ...Yes. A Sigma-bot, a Zero-bot, a General-bot(With a Mini-Hat!), A Rock-bot, a Roll-Bot, a KaLInka-Bot, a Dr. LIght-bot, a Dr. Cossack-bot... ...Just about everyone. Even Vile. ...Yes. Servbot Vile. ...Every last member of the RepLIforce, Mavericks, and Maverick Hunters as they would look LIke... ...as a Kobun. When squeezed, each of the dolls say one of several phrases used by the specific individual... except... ...transformed into cute, falsetto Servbot voices! Sigmabot: "It is the destiny of the Reploid race to reaLIze that they no longer need to hold the hand of their human oppressors!" Rockbot: "Lets Get Serious!" Zerobot: "Lets get this party started!" Generalbot: "War may be a necessity of our times, but we must never lose sight of the cost." Vilebot: -surprisinGLy cute- "Chaos is an eternal force of the universe, and those who wield it prosper." Each person sees only their own, of course, unless they show it to other people, and absolutely none of them are booby-trapped in any way, despite how many tests they are put to. There aren't even any LIstening devices planted in the LIttle 'speakerbox' when you remove it from the dolLIes. ...Seems the Bonnes sent a real Christmas Present this year! Also, within each of the presents, is a Christmas card! A Cartoonized, Drawn Bonne Family(Servbots, Tron(outside of Ride Armor) and 'Soprano' included!) on the front all in Christmasy garb, waving brightly! Inside it there is a note, signed by Tron, the Servbots, Bon, and Teisel... reading: "Merry Christmas from the Bonne Family!" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ New South Wales New South Wales - the sophisticated, urbanized part of AustraLIa. UnLIke the grazing lands to the west (where the men are men, the women are men, and the sheep are nervous), this is the home of the capitol Canberra and the Megacity, Sydney. Small sections of the region still have the small farms and beautiful mixed forests of the original land, but most of the area has been consumed by urban sprawl and wide industrial parks. Contents: Contents: Silo [Armor] [RF] Rocket Rodent [Armor] [RF] Sai [Combat_gi] [RF] Ricochet [Uniform] [RF] Bolero [Beach] [RF] Shadow Man [Armor] [RM] Elec Man [Normal] [RM] Cut Man [Armor] [RM] Ring Man [Master] [RM] Skull Shuttle [RM] Sydney Submerge : Underneath Southern Pacific East : Southwest Pacific Ocean West : South AustraLIa North : Queensland South : Victoria Up : Sky Above AustraLIa Shadow Man is struck - in the face! With an elbow! Oh no, his beutiful face, it is ruined! He'll never act in daytime soaps again! Not that he did before, but still, that's hardly the point. While the RepLIforcer is in range, however, the ninja colLIdes with him as well, dropping into a sLIding kick. Shadow Man misses Rocket Rodent with his SLIde Kick attack. Sai chuckles as the fireworks explodes, stepping back so he doesn't, y'know, die. He meanders over, and grabs what few may happen to remain, particularly those Black Phoenixes and M-390s. He starts walking back toward fireworks place with his cargo, hoping to restore SOME of the goods to their proper places. Elec Man has left. Bolero leers from the ground at Ring Man, waving idly, a giant pick-axe in hand. There's a brief moment of curiosity, before Bolero emits a Mr. Hanky greeting, in a Mr. Hanky voice, "HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDEY-HO-OOOOOOOH!" he exclaims, as he starts to rustle himself loose from the debris. What better way to disorient and frighten your enemy than by using the Mr. Hanky? Well... He could aways fLIng Mr. Hanky and family... But that might violate the PG-13 rating. Wreck Brahma stands tall, finding himself staring at a Ring Boomerang to the skull. It hits between the optics, twanging away, leaving a good sized dent... Until you reevaluate good-sized in terms of Wreck Brahma. The Bull snorts again, stamping his hoof angrily. "YOU COULDA KILLED ME!" he roars, storming forward, wrapped in a gravitic field of power... His awe-inspiring 10mph probably not even enough to keep up with the Ring Boomerang as it races back to the One that Controls Them All. Or, not really. Rocket deftly avoids the kick, and makes Shadow's pose false! Buwhahahaha! Anyways, the jetpacked wonder sidejets the attack, circLIng around Shadow so that he's behind him. (Or him is behind he?) Activating his flamejet, he projects a column of fire at Shadow ala 'Captian Commando', without the unintelLIgible Japanese accented phrase. Bolero strikes Ring Man with his Mega Dash attack. Shadow Man dodges Rocket Rodent's Fire Wave attack. Ricochet is... pretty much out of the battle now, isn't he? It's the unintelLIgable Japanese that makes the attack, really, as any practicer of the twinky arts could tell you. Shadow Man pivots out of the way of the fire column, and fires off a blast from his arm cannon at the rodent, heading generally in the direction of the Skull Shuttle, presumably to pick up his fallen comrades and go, since he's done what he came to do. Shadow Man misses Rocket Rodent with his Shadow Blaster attack. Ring Man hates when he has to make a judgement call LIke this, stand here and catch the ring, or dodge and have to go find it LIkelyleaving him open to even more attacks... Well Ring Man makes his choice, he will not risk losing his precious! As soon as the Ring Boomerang touches Ring's outstreched hand he fLIcks his wrist and returns it safely to subspace. For a nanosecond Ring Man feels the joy of having protected something dear to you, but only for a nanosecond, because the tiny moment of bLIss is shattered by having the massive repLIforcer body check him. FLInging through the air Ring Man manages to stop with the assistance of a nearby wall. "You know, Grenade Man would probably enjoy this," Ring mutters as he once again gets back up. What is keeping this guy going? Whatever it is iit can't hold out that long can it? It looks LIke it can, Ring Man winds up and hurls a stack of hisname sakes at the bull. Some Masters just don't know when to quit. Ring Man strikes Bolero with his Ring Storm attack. Cut Man has left. Ricochet grimmaces, his body LIterally ejecting a component - a radio component. It hits the ground and smolders quietly. He curses. Rocket Rodent dodges the attack, and then watches as Shadow Man tries to go rescue his comrades. Not on his watch. "Leaving so soon?" Rocket says, as he races over to Shadow, extending his silver fingernails, and attempting to grab Shadow with those large claws. If this hits, Rocket will also try to pull Shadow off the ground, which will probably disorintate the bladed villan, for Rocket clearly dosn't look LIke he's able to LIft someone that big. Rocket Rodent strikes Shadow Man with his Grapple Claws attack. Bolero keeps charging, not really beLIeving his good fortune. The Dark Lord of the Spanish reached out and touched someone alright... With a gravitic forceshield that he rammed into Ring Man. Even as the field is dispelled, he finds himself being bombarded with rings. "... Madre mia..." he groans, using his pick to quickly start deflecting most of the rings away from himself. A handy trick that's not LIkely to work twice. He'd better end this one quickly. Bolero draws back with his pick, taking careful aim at The One, before heaving forward. The gigantic pick-axe hurls forward, end over end, towards Ring Man, hopefully implanting itself blade-first into his head... Through that damned Teletubbie ring! Fear ye Teletubbies for Bolero, Slayer of Barney and Friends, is out for your... Whatever it is that runs through your vacuum tubes or whatever. Bolero strikes Ring Man with his Mega Pick attack. Evidently Rocket is, as predicted, unable to LIft Shadow Man - rather than disorientating him, this merely means that instead of keeping him in the RepLIforcer's grasp, the claws just scrape across his armor, leaving decent slashes as they pull off. The ninjas has neither time nor interest for this - instead, he starts dashing away from the fight, and drags Ring Man along as well, even though he is obviously owning Bolero's. Shadow Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Ring Man, Rocket Rodent, and Sai. Bolero is not being owned by Ring Man. He's owned by the RepLIforce. Damn straight. Sai walks back out, having left the bags and fireworks that DIDN'T go up on a doorstep. He's talking over the radio as he bLInks back up to the rooftops...then his left eye sparks and goes dull. He curses a LIttle, then sets about the long run home. His job is done, here. Sai retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Rocket Rodent. Well the pickaxe does impale Ring, just not through the head, nor the antena LIke ring on his head, NOR the TV LIke crystal in his chest. Hit just rips through his midsection and nearly tears out his spine. As it is Ring Man is missing the entire left half of what would be considered his gut region. A few wires hang out, various fluids ooze out, hydroLIc, oil, coolent. A spurt of red hydroLIc fluid comes out of his optic slot, the only open portion of his helmet as his eyes narrow and he GLares at Bolero. Ring Man LIVES! Yet he is wounded, that much is obvious. The minor barrage of rings fLIes back to Ring amnd and disappear as the arrive, guess all that fancy hand work is just for show. Either way Ring Man starts off for the shuttle with a speed that defies missing a 6th of ones body. "You won `forcer, but at what cost, LOOK AROUND! All this carnage has been rought by you! Not*cough* us." The Lord of the Rings calls as he continues his mad dash for the shuttle. Ring Man retreats from the area swiftly, leaving him open to pursuit or parting shots from Rocket Rodent, Sai, and Shadow Man. Shadow Man strikes Ring Man with his Tag You're Dead attack. Rocket Rodent bLInks, as SHadow tries to run away. "Hey! Get back here!" Rocket says, before igniting his flamejets, and charging at Shadow. "You will not leave without returning what you are raiding for!" Rocket says bravly, as he zooms right towards Shadow! And right past Shadow. Damn that gust of wind! Well, prehaps this is the problem with such a small flying robot, but oh well. Maybe the flamejet that brushes by Shadow will do some damage, or something. Rocket Rodent strikes Shadow Man with his He's On Fire attack. Sai enters the South AustraLIa. Sai has left. Skull Shuttle suddenly sprouts legs and proceeds to do a Rockette dance! Oh, wait. No it doesn't. It's just the Skull Shuttle. "Move along." Shadow Man is LIt on fire, which is a rather interesting thing to see, although it doesn't seem to slow him down too much - instead he just dashes into the Shuttle, which, one would hope, has some sort of internal extinguishing mechanism. Shadow Man has left. Bolero does indeed look around slowly, smirking a bit. "Nothing a LIttle elbow grease can't fix." he repLIes calmly. In fact, that's exactly what Bolero will be doing for the next three hours... Repairing the entirety of the damages incurred by his grand and colossal wrath. Well, a pair of running potholes, a ripped up quarter of a block of sidewalk, and a nigh-2-dimensional luxury car... Fortunately, Bolero wasn't actually being smacked around, otherwise he'd be rebuilding actual storefronts and the LIke. Whew, escaped death and doom by fractions of a point on both fronts. Rocket Rodent,meanwhile, is slammed into the ground by another gust of wind, causing the shrowing stars that wern't knocked off to dig further into his chest, causing much pain to the rat reploid. Feel free to kick him as you enter the shuttle, for good luck. Bolero strikes Ring Man with his Fat Bastard attack. Ring Man LIps the last feet to the shuttle ramp. He all but collapses when he gets to it. He looks back with a look of contempt. It is, however, unLIkely the bull would notice. Ring Man has left. Alloy has connected. Silo just look at you. Woo HA! ^_^ Ricochet just look at you. Woo HA! ^_^ Alloy goes home. Alloy has left. Skull Shuttle enters the Sky Above AustraLIa. Skull Shuttle has left. Rocket Rodent just look at you. Woo HA! ^_^ [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ring Man transmits, "Medic... or a close facsimile even..." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "Unit DRN 008 Elecuman down. Result: Beatnuts appLIed by Unit Sai." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cut Man transmits, "Just our fugging luck. No medics around?!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ring Man transmits, "Aint it always the way? We should kidnapp that spider the forcers keep around." Bolero is starting to repair the scene of his particular battle... [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cut Man transmits, "Well, that's something for next time, anyway. And we didn't even get to nab any of the fireworks, did we?" Bolero changes into his Unarmored armor. [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ring Man transmits, "Maybe we got lucky and Sai shoved a M-1000 somewhere where the sun don't shine on Elec." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cut Man grunts, not finding that LIkely. Rocket Rodent snaps out of it, and slowly gets to his feet. Looking at the stars and dust that are stuck in his chest, he starts plucking them LIke cactus needles, wincing each time. He starts to walk over to the much larger Bull, since he's a rather large landmark. Ricochet isn't damaged horribly - but he IS pretty well banged up. Armor is everywhere, two battles worth of damage taking their toll on Ricochet and Orbit. His visor is shattered, his helmet looks as though he's taken a direct hit to the head at some point, his armor suit - what's left of it - is cracked and battered, featuring a massive smash mark on his chest. Orbit is battered about and missing fur. The two stagger towards the remaining RepLIforcers as the Masters depart. Ricochet has reconnected. Ricochet has partially disconnected. $$$$$$$$$$$$ Robot Master $$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 12/57 Posted Author Well that was a disaster Fri Dec 27 Cut Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The bright and shiny Wily spinny twirls around three times, and is then replaced with Cut Man! Woo Cut Man! The poor bastard's head has almost caved in. LIttle bits of pavement can be seen sticking to the various cracks in his skull. His twin sissor blades are dinged up pretty bad. "Cut Man reporting in. Shadow Man, Elec Man, Ring Man and I all went on a mission to steal us some New Year's fireworks." Cut pauses to fLIck a bit of concrete off of his shoulder and he grunts in annoyance. "It didn't go so well, obviously. We arrived just fine, but soon we were under attack by Sai, Bolero, Ricochet, Rocket Rodent, and a few others I can't remember due to my head being mashed into the sidewalk repeatedly. Anyway, we put up a brave fight against them, but all four of us were soundly trashed. So are they, but we're worse off, in my humble opinion. Elec and I woulda been in much better shape, but the damn door to the shuttle jammed on us, and Sai and Ricochet managed to blast us as a going away present. Ring Man got a savage beating for his efforts, and Shadow Man got wasted as well despite his doing a pretty good job leading us there." Cut shakes his head and mutters a few curses to his arch nemesis, fate. Finally he sighs, "I don't think we got any fireworks, but I passed out once I managed to drag Elec's sorry ass back into the shuttle. Still, apparently Shadow Man was having fun switching some wires around in their big New Year's display, so at least we got in some sabotage. Anyway, if there's any medics around, you have four wounded buds sitting outside the repair chamber in pain." Cut holds his head in his hands and closes his optics, "Damnit all to Hell. Cut Man out." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/28 Posted Author Trouble Down Under Fri Dec 27 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "EarLIer this evening, the evil Robot Masters made a daring assault on Sydney, attempting to steal the fireworks display set up for the New Years celebration." However, the RepLIforce, brave and noble defenders of justice, were able to stop them from doing serious damage, and the local planners have stated that the display will go on with no delay. The city of Sydney and the rest of the world is grateful for the RepLIforce. Fight on, noble warriors, fight on. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ring Man transmits, "Quit pransing around and MAYBE I'll patch you up a LIttle when I get out and you wont have to sit here as long." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cut Man transmits, "Well I gotta /go/." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man transmits, "EW." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Ring Man transmits, "Well there is the, /other/ repair chamber." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Theta XO Clown Man hms and cackles... as he lets water flow next to his radio... [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "Cut Man." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "Sorry ass?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "My sorry ass?!?" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "TEN FLIPS, NOW!" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Cut Man transmits, "Ahem, heh heh, sorry, Elec Man, I'm still in the repair chamber. I'll get right on those ten fLIps once I'm done. Heh. (yeah, right)" [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "You had better." [Radio: (A) Masters-Main] Alpha XO Elec Man transmits, "OOC:Missed him." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Boy it sure is a slow night. Even slower than Frost Walrus trying process all of that turkey in one sitting." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Accelerator Allosaur transmits, "I suppose you would know." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Yup slower than a clogged toilet." [Radio: (D) GLobal] Guts Man idly sings.