Log started: 12/24/02 8:29:19 PM Kain's Office(#3038Ten) This is more or less an standard office for Kain to deal with Blue Strider business. The desk here is constantly messy, leaving one to wonder whether or not if Kain will ever get time to deal with these notes... Off to one side is a Bowl and such for Buster, Kain's dog. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/29 Posted Author It's Synthy Claus, CharLIe Brown! Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On roughly 72.8 percent of the computers world wide (perhaps even a few computers within miLItary bases and such, but only ones that aren't fairly well protected), at approximately 19:53 GMT a small sprite walks onto screen. The sprite is a small Synth, dressed in a pair of red high-heels, black fishnet stockings, a very tight fitting red velvet dress with white fluffy fringes, and a floppy red Santa hat. She stalks across the screen and comes to a stop roughly in the middle of it and leans forward a bit, sLIding her GLasses down on her nose and says, "Merry Christmas, suckers! You've been infected with the NEkei Virus!" Apparently Synth has been busy in her lab. The virus causes the computers to freeze up, until any key is pressed on any kind of input device. After which, no other adverse affects are caused. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Thus are Wars made, Maverick Hunter... ...and thus shall the fires of change and destiny sweep the GLobe. This path was set down by the hands of the Five Fathers of Robots, and the former Secretary General and his corrupt regime... ...which was slain by the hand of... ...Clown Man... The Tides of War cannot be stilled so easily as speaking words of logic and peace. War is illogical. War happens despite the thousand voices that scream for Peace. ...And the Destiny of the World shall be made now that it is no longer in doubt... ...For there is no way back now." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...It shall be interesting to witness that..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "Thus, you just stuck your foot in your mouth. Swallow it, and move on. And now, I'm going to grace you with my christmas song." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "If only Clown Man assassinated more leaders." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "Sadly, those he did slay were replaced by worse." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider sings, "All I want for Chrismas is Byte's mouth wired shut...Byte's mouth wired shut...Byte's mouth wired shut..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Prismatic Spider transmits, "How would that stop him from his babbLIng on the radio?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "He does not have one I think. Might wanty to remove his vocaLIzer" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Yin Yoma Byte transmits, "...Enough philosophy ...I beLIeve I shall take an idea of others to heart... ...and have a drink." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "Quiet, dreamwrecker." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Yo, is Dr. Matthews on 'ere?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "No, however, there is a Dr. Centos. How can I help you?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger clears her throat, "Actually there is." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "eh, I ... Oh cool, whassup. I'll send ya a private-LIke message." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "... Must you?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Well, no. I got a mecha santa 'ere with GelLIon's name on it. You Doc-types LIke seein' your inventionamagigs used, yeah?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "A.. mecha Santa... And what is it doing?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "About to kill a kid." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "Did Gizmo make this?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger sighs wearily. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "Huh, who?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Is Gizmo an annoying insane furball?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "Yes." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Yup! You win!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Anyway, Central Park." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "Hey Gizmo, I'm comming to wish you a merry Christmass Master style heh heh" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Gizmo GLIder transmits, " Shove it Metal fool!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "I'm afraid you're going to have to deal with it on your own." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "I'm going to shove a metal blade right down your nexk." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man transmits, "OOC neck even." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "That bites. Oh well, Earnin' my keep." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Hmm, if you say so." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Everytime a bell rings, we break Tengu Man's wings." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Hmm... quiet tonight." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Too quiet. Damnit. Shouldn't have thrown the guitar." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Gizmo GLIder transmits, " BAWHAHAHAHA!!! DIE EVIL FOOLS AND BOW DOWN BEFORE THE MIGHT OF SANTA CLAWS!!!!!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... O... kay..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Why would I want to bow down before Dr. LIght?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "I think he said Santa Claus." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "That's Dr. LIght with the pot belly and the white beard." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "Hrmm.. Guts Man does have a point.. he is rather jolly as well.." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "D'you think..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "Yeah. Did you leave cookies and milk out for him Guts?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Yes I did." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "Good man." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Hmm. Someone should watch LIght Labs tonight to make sure he's not really Santa Claus." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "No, you should be snug in your beds, unless you want on the bad LIst." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "What if I just go to another part of the world instead when he's visiting?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Wildrider transmits, "...Sounds LIke a loophole. I'll grant it!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Yay!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "And he does have the intelLIgence to make a device capable of deLIvering that many presents.. and I think he might just be that old.." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Heh. Maybe the Robot Masters will try and raid the labs and force him to surrender his presents. ... I hope I just didn't give them an idea." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "You just gave me an idea!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Oh defenestration." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "Ah.. but you see... If you raid the labs tonight, the presents won't be there." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "What if it's the presents for next year?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "They still need to be created by the elves." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Is Zero an elf? He has elf hair..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage hrmms. "That is a distinctive possibiLIty." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Well, lessee, has has the fangirls, the yaoi fanfics..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "That would explain Mega Man's voice as well." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Yup, it's very possible." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Maybe they're already starting on next year's batch of toys. I heard LIght Labs is LIke a sweat shop and I should know! I use to be an Elfbot too digging around for raw materials that they'd need for the toys." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "But what sort of toys would he make? I don't think anyone would LIke his toys." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Okay, anyone who had a bad mental image from that needs to go take a cold shower." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "Guts Man, if you raid the labs.. they won't be able to make toys for next year, though.. and you won't get a present." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Uh, but he'd have all the toys for this year, wouldn't he?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "I doubt it. It's christmas in AustraLIa, right? That means he's already gone." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "So? I can always steal some for next year." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sage transmits, "But there wouldn't nearly be as many as if you attacked, say.. Christmas eve-eve next year." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Maybe." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Hmm... New Years rush is coming up... Better have a test run..." Above the New York night sky, a sinGLe LIght can be seen shooting up into the night sky, before erupting in a bLInding flash of pyrotechnics and colors, a small BOOM audible to all in the vincity. It's a firework, if you haven't figured it out. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Perfect." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Man, they have better fireworks at EuroDisney." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... I made that one myself. I hope you have a bodyguard or something." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "I have a Guitar. That's enough." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "I have myself." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/30 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: 14/31 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! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/32 Posted Author New Years Tue Dec 24 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Years is coming up! And with the defeat of Nigh, the celebrations are said to be stepped up. Have you bought your fireworks yet? -As seen on a flyer in Sydney. Fireworks, all top quaLIty, cheap, custom-made, and most hand crafted by a hero who helped defeat Nigh! Stop by Pyro's Pyros today! -Ad in the New York Times, both hardcopy and onLIne edition. Have you hugged your giant robot of destruction today? -New catchphrase circulating about the Internet, swiftly advancing to the top ten along with 'booyaka' and 'all your base' quotes. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Italy Italy under Maverick rule is slowly making up for lost progress. Opting for a more traditional country, many cities have managed to retain their rustic charm amongst the rolLIng hills that were once the center of the Roman Empire. The more famous cities, however, are now occupied by the forces of the Mavericks. On the Tiber River, the city of Rome still stands, larger than it once was, new technology invading as Reploid and drone factories become the new center of business. Roman architecture highLIghts this city, as it does much of the peninsula. The Vatican still rests in the center, untouched by the invasion, standing as it always was: the center of what is still one of the largest reLIgions on Earth. Contents: Contents: Scribe Robin [Scribe] [M] Barrage Raptor [Armored] [RF] Maverick Outpost World Museum of History and CiviLIzatio Fighting Angel Boxing Gym Northeast : Central Europe Southeast : Bay of Naples Submerge : Underneath Mediterranean Sea South : Mediterranean Sea North : Switzerland Up : Sky Above Western Europe Scribe Robin strikes Barrage Raptor with his Boring Lecture attack. RolLIng down the road is a group of trucks. Since this is Maverick territory, they don't feel they need to hide that they're Maverick trucks, and they have the Maverick sigil printed on the side. There's three of them. This area of Italy is fairly...Deserted. It's a long stretch of highway, and it's a fairly routine transport. What's being transported? Simple repair components for Reploids. Routine, right? Not quite. Near the highway is...Barrage Raptor. She's crouched down in a ditch, watching and waiting, "Not long now." She fLIps up a pannel on her wrist, and taps something in. A flock of birds fly overhead. Concealed within them is a lone robotic one, a hummingbird to be precise. This is Scribe's LIttle section of the Maverick intellegence networks, and although the drones don't really accompLIsh much in the way of overseeing Maverick territories, it's certainly a better use for them than leaving them idle. They get mad when they are left alone with each other too much. Namely, the LIncoln one starts trying to kill the Hitler one, but that's a different story. It hasn't noticed Barrage... yet. He will soon. "Bingo." Barrage presses one more button on her wrist, and...The highway explodes. Enough of a distance in front of the first truck that it'll be able to stop before the trench that's been blasted into the road. This should stop all three trucks, yes? And if it stops all of them...Then a second blast goes off behind the three trucks, to block off a retreat. This, of course, get's the drone's attention. Speaking into it's radio (not that it can speak, or has an internal radio, but you get the picture), it transmits some stuff back to it's owner, Scribe Robin, while breaking formation with the real birds to move down for a closer look. The trucks stop, and all. No sense in ruining valuable suppLIes, wot? Scribe Robin sends a radio transmission to Scribe Robin. Scribe Robin receives a radio transmission. Scribe Robin sends a radio transmission. Scribe Robin receives a radio transmission from Scribe Robin. "Alright! You in the trucks! Hands where I can see them!" The raptor steps out of the ditch, assault rifle, handgun, and all her mounted guns ready to go, "Don't try anything funny, smart guy, or you'll end up in the scrap pile, hear me?" The hummingbird drone slowly dives closer, and perches on the top of the truck, it's audial sensors picking up most of what Barrage is saying. The truck people do as they are told. Barrage Raptor advances on the trucks, "Yeah, that's good. Now all you guys over there to the side of the road. There's some rope down there. So tie yourselves up. I'll come check on you in a minute to make sure you did." She waves her rifle, and then sLIps the handgun and rifle away, so she can start rigging the trucks to blow. Sigma arrives from the Central Europe. Sigma has arrived. The drivers do as they are told, tying themselves up at the side of the road. The hummingbird drone keeps LIstening, and watching, peering over the LIp of the truck to GLance at what the Raptor is doing. What is Barrage doing? Why, she's strapping a rather large block of Semtex onto the cargo area of the trucks, while putting a smaller, but still powerful block of C-4 on the cabs. She's gonna make a big bang. The first truck is rigged up, and she moves over to the second one, to repeat the process. The drone keeps watching, and LIstening... Sigma is wearing a Santa Hat as he waves his hammer carelessly through the air with one hand. It appears that in his other hand is a small portable holo-camera. Apparently Sigma wants this scenario taped, "Twas the Night before Christmas, and all through the House, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse, but a BARRAGE RAPTOR decided to cause a stir, tried to strap explosives to a rigger, so Santa Sigma came over with hammer in hand, and scattered Barrage throughout the MavLand." Sigma is still merely approaching, however, paying LIttle mind to the drivers and, probably, the damage the lost medical suppLIes might cause. Barrage Raptor continues to work at her job, gigGLIng a bit, before she starts singing to herself, o/` We wish you a merry christmas. We wish you a merry christmas. We wish you a merry christmas...And an explosive New Year! Ahahah! o/` [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Guts Man, start strumming your guitar." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "But I don't have a guitar..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "You can use mine, pal." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Damnit man, now is the time for music!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn plays a chord, questioninGLy. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man clears his throat. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Oh no..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "This is the greatest and best song in the world..!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "I'd sing but I'm roasting my nuts on an open fire right now." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn plays another chord, bogGLed. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "No singing!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man says, solemnly, "Tribute." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn plays three chords. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "A long time ago, me and my half-brother Guts Man, here. Well, we was hitchhikin' down a long and lonesome road.. 'cuz we just committed a kilLIng spree a state away." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Oh god." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn converts into a quick repeating melody, low sounding so the words will not be lost. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "And all of a sudden!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn Suddenly cuts out! [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Well, it's not so bad so far. At least he hasn't started yelLIng." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "There shined a greenish demon in the middle of the road!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "And Quint said, "Play the best song in the world, god damnit, my name is Quint!"" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "He also said something about inserting Sakugarne in our waste-disposal units, which didn't sound all that good." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... Huh?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn plays in the lower pitch areas of the guitar, making a dark mysterious -quasi-melody with his guitar, slowly rising to the higher more happy levels. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Well, me and Guts Man, we looked at each other.." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "That never happened!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "And we each SAID.." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "KILL THE MOTHERF***ER" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Well, that happened, but I never said the Sakugarne thing! Now shut up!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "So snuffed out Quint, and it just so happened to be, the best beatdown in the world." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Ow. My ears heart." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn continues to play the happy melody. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Was not! I kicked your ass! And I'll do it again!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "It was the best beatdown in the world!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "No it wasn't! Shut up!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "So then I got drunk and Guts Man went on a porno binge that didn't stop until he starred in a string of successful triple-X movies." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "The end!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... Yo momma." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass sniffles. "God bless us, every one." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I'll get you for that, Crash Man!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Um... okay, I'm either drunk or the world's gone insane." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn plays credit music in the background. You know, the kind where Crash Man's picture would show up and say 'Crash Man starring Crash Man' next to it. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "That's what you say every Christmas, Tiny Quint!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Tiny?!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint would loom over Crash Man, if this weren't a radio. Loom! [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man belches, "BRAAAAAAAAAAP" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Oooh, that sh** ain't smooth going down!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I had the same problem when you tampered with my water cooler, but you didn't care! So I don't care about this! Nyah!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "I could have sworn that I heard Bass say "God bless us, every one" just a minute ago." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "But Quint!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "I got you one of them Brita water-filtering pitchers for Christmas." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "I think you are going insane, Mister Squirrel. I think you should sit in your toaster until you calm down." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Feh, you probably tampered with it!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man doesn't tell Quint that the small size of the pitcher makes it practically useless, since he'd have to filter water every time he wanted a drink. He'll figure that one out. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "*audible bLInk*" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "No, seriously, it's still in it's packaging!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "You repackaged it!" Sigma smiles as he throws his hammer at Barrage Raptor's Head. It's not exactly an eloquent maneuver, but the hammer goes saiLIng by rather quickly. "Merry Christmas, here's your present!", he adjusts his santa hat and then sends out a radio transmission as he continues his approach, whether the hammer actually connects or not. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Did not! The factory tape is still appLIed." Sigma misses Barrage Raptor with his Generic Melee attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I don't beLIeve you!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Fine, then I'll just give it to someone else!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I didn't say that!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... Okay, so I guess the world is normal after all." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Quint! I'm shocked. Crash Man bought you a nice gift, and you immediately suspect tretchery. Shame on you." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "With all good reason!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn transmits, "Have you no Chanuka SPirit, Quint?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Yeah, you LIttle green turd. What's the deaLIe-o!?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Aurora Hound transmits, "Are you saying he /shouldn't/ suspect treachery? I mean, he /is/ Quint, isn't he?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "LIttle green turd, am I?!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Yeah, that's what you are if you don't LIke my gift." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I didn't say I didn't LIke it! I said you probably tampered with it!" Barrage Raptor droped the C-4! She bends down to grab it, and the hammer fLIes over her head, "Huh?" She looks up at, "Oh crap!" She backs off. That's the big man himself, "Hey wait. Why would Sigma himself respond to one RepLIforcer attacking a few trucks? Don't you have people to opress or something?" Handgun drawn, she fires a few shots at Sigma, as she chucks the C-4 at the third truck. Not gonna have time to do too much with this now. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "I mean, here I am, overlooking the fact that you returned Treble's gift because it's the Christmas season, and now you suspect nothing but /malfeasance/ from Crash Man. For shame." Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her Vapor 29 Flashbang Setting attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "But I didn't! I'm a regular incarnation of the Christmas spirit! I'm all red n' white." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "That 'gift' was what Crash Man LIned my water cooler with that time!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Quint's a regifter." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "It was sincere!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man gasp, "A regifter!?!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Sincere?! You think that lowly of me?!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Quint, Quint ... of /course/ I don't." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Oh how could you regift, Quint? What will Wily think?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "... I don't know whether to be GLad I don't have any brothers or not." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "THEN WHY DID YOU GIVE ME THAT FOR CHRISTMAS?!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "There are no material things that could adequately capture my /true/ feeLIngs for you, Quint." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Shut up, all of you!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "But, Quint, we love you and we lack the programs to properly demonstrate it!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Clown Man quietly snickers. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "That's nice, Bass, but still!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Well, okay, I don't love you. I hear Clown Man does, though." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "You want to demonstrate it? Give me the respect I deserve!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Something about a large doll that looked LIke you being touched in the no-no place." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint chokes. Sigma casually throws eyebeams at the C-4 as he moves to the side away from a few shots, and then once more to the side to avoid a few more, "You don't seem to understand. It is not New Years yet, Raptor.", why did Sigma go out here all by himself to deal with a sinGLe Forcer? Well, it's Barrage. Or maybe it's because as he dashes towards Barrage Raptor, speading his movements up, he raises his fist up high!!! And then swings it towards Barrage's head. "I do not LIke your gift, perhaps I will return it to the shop." Sigma misses Barrage Raptor with his Bash attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "I felt my gift best captured the quintessential character of yourself, Quint." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "And you call that respect?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "No." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I demanded respect!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Come get it from me." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "I shouldn't have to beat the crap out of you to get respect!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "What family have /you/ been LIving in?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint snorts Barrage Raptor ducks under the bash attack, and then grabs another brick of plastic explosives, and tries to stick this one on Sigma himself, "Sorry! All sales are final!" She leaps back, boosters kicking in as she remote detonates it. Barrage Raptor strikes Sigma with her C-4 Charge attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Yep, definitely GLad I don't have brothers." Sigma shakes his head, the C-4 charge exploding on his armor, but merely charring the armor and jarring Sigma back a few steps. He remains on his feet and his eyes GLow red briefly before two long beams flash out towards Barrage Raptor from his eyes. "I won't even ask for my money back." Sigma misses Barrage Raptor with his Eyebeams attack. Sigma misses Sigma with his Grasp attack. Sigma strikes Sigma with his Grasp attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Yeah, you should totally beat the crap out of Bass, Quint." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man snickers really, really hard. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "He's not worth my time." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Daryn gasps. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Elec Man guffaws. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Farewell, Quint. We knew thee well and wished we didn't." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Feh." Barrage Raptor doesn't have eye lasers! He does! But she ducks them. However...To make up for her lack of eye lasers, Barrage instead had...The AR-283 Custom! Still loaded up with the explosive rounds from the Nigh fight, she raises the weapon and lets loose with a burst of firepower. Barrage Raptor strikes Sigma with her Ar-283 Custom - Explosive Rounds attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Maybe for Christmas, Wilyclaus will make Quint into a real boy." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Hehehehe." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint transmits, "Oh, shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Heh. That's actually sorta kinda semi-half psuedo-funny." Sigma picks his hammer up back from where it fell. And then he's blasted by several explosive rounds, smashing him far away, a small section of his armor opening up. Sigma grunts as he falls to his hands for just a moment, and then he straightens unsLInging his shield, "I think I'm down playing with you.", he says as he charges in and swings his hammer at Barrage's chest. Sigma puts his guard up. Sigma strikes Barrage Raptor with his Hammer Shaft attack. Barrage Raptor grunts and stumbles backwards as she gets cracked in the chest. Her armor's built to withstand having a steel beam drop on it, the hammer barely dents it, "Nhh." The other hand with the Vapor 29 is brought up, and she switches ammo modes with one of her thumbs, before letting loose with a few blasts, which should lock onto Sigma.. Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her Vapor 29 Kinetisynchronous Setting attack. Sigma ducks down, letting his shield take the shots. As soon as there is a break in the firing, however, Sigma lays down his hammer and unlodges a boomerang from his belt which he fLIngs towards Barrage Raptor's neck, the vibro-edges whirring viciously as they close in. Sigma misses Barrage Raptor with his Boomerang attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Aren't you the one that wants to be a real boy, though, Crash? Then you wouldn't have to just pretend to have hormones." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Egocentric? ME?! Quint snickers. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "Who needs hormones? I run on alcohol!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Okay, that is funny. Funnier than the last joke, anyway." Barrage Raptor drops to the ground, hands covering her head, as her own weapons whir to LIfe. She's not dead yet? Something's wrong. Sigma must be toying with her or something. Oh well! Going to full auto, the gatLIng cannons let loose. Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her GatLIng Cannons attack. Sigma deflects GatLIng Cannons from Barrage Raptor. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pyro Squirrel transmits, "Eh, I'm going to bed." Sigma keeps his shield in front of him, muttering as the boomerang misses the mark. Something must be wrong with his tracking systems if he can't bean a sinGLe RepLIdork. Would explain the loss to Zero as well. Ah well. Sigma fLIngs grabs his Hammer right from under the hilt, and fLIngs it LIke a JaveLIn towards Barrage Raptor once more, aiming for the chest with the viciously bladed edge. "Your luck will run out soon enough.", he comments. Sigma strikes Barrage Raptor with his Hammer Spike Toss attack. Barrage Raptor gets smashed with the bladed part of the hammer, and sails backwards, crashing down hard, "Ow." She gets up, her back turned to Sigma. Oh no! She'll never fight with her back turned, or will she? Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her Tail Cannon Stun Shot attack. Sigma deflects Tail Cannon Stun Shot from Barrage Raptor. Sigma again keeps the shield in front of him. That shield is taking a beating, however, so he fLIngs his other major weapon at Barrage as well. Sigma is fighting a bit too casually to be serious in this battle, but he doesn't appear to want Barrage to get away. For he's a man with a plan. Sigma puts his guard down. Sigma strikes Barrage Raptor with his Shield Bash attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "Bass." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Yes?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "Do you still have that catapult?" Yeah, so, the stun shot didn't work. She gets whacked in the back, and her tail cannon cLIcks, before it fires off again, this time aiming for that area of his armor she damaged earLIer.. Barrage Raptor strikes Sigma with her Tail Sniper Cannon attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Catapult? ... oh! Heh, heh." Sigma growls as the shot leaves a nice hole in his body, electricity crackLIng throughout his frame... "You want to play this way....hm?", he then charges forward, his hands moving into a Hadoken position before he thrusts them out and his eyes flare briefly before beams from his eyes as well as his hands flash out towards Barrage Raptor's body quickly, attempting to blow a nice hole into her as well. Sigma misses Barrage Raptor with his Sigma Beam attack. Barrage Raptor ducks low, and chucks another, larger block of platique at him, ducking down and hitting the remote detonate button. This one should upset him a whole lot. He's lucky she has seperate remote frequencies, or the trucks would go up too. Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her Semtex Plastic Explosive attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "Well, I am in Italy currently and this particular RepLIforcer is being quite rude. Still, it is the HoLIdays, so I figure I would return her." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Which Forcer, now? I do hope you're not talking about Iris." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "I have always beLIved in the personal touch, Sigma. There's nothing better than walking up to the UN building, waving to the security detail, and throwing another LIving thing directly into the dome." Sigma ducks down to pick his hammer up again, and he bashes the bomb away from his frame before it explodes. Sigma may be lucky for that but in a same maneuver he dashes forward to remove the distance advantage Barrage has and thrusts the blade on the bottom of the Hammer at Barrage, "Give up and Die.", and he only has a minute left. Pffh. Sigma strikes Barrage Raptor with his Hammer Spike attack. Hiryu arrives from the Switzerland. Hiryu has arrived. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "Hm. Well, I suppose I could convince them to let me do the tried and true method if I bring her carcass along." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "They are usually fairly hesitant to fire on anyone with a hostage, especially on in their colors." Barrage Raptor gets slamed, hard, and fLIes away from Sigma. In pain, "No! I shall LIve to die another day!" She drops her foot anchors to the highway, and her primary gun starts to charge up, "The only one who dies today is you, Sigma!" Weapon reaching full power, the yellow GLow bright, "MERRY CHRISTMAS! ARMAGEDDON BARRAGE!" It fires, sending a beam of yellow power at Siggy...Which spLIts up into a dozen smaller beams which are supposed to cover him in explosive firepower. Barrage Raptor misses Sigma with her Armageddon Barrage attack. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Aurora Hound transmits, "That's hardly original anymore though. Why doesn't anybody wrap someone in Christmas paper and poLItely deposit them at someone's doorstep? /That's/ never been done before." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Yes it has." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Aurora Hound transmits, "Really? Drat." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Halo Hare transmits, "Ah certainly hahpe it dahsn't happen t'naht. Ahr any ahthah dah." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Aurora Hound transmits, "You know Bass, you're /far/ too experienced in this." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Thank you." Sigma has one special super technique to avoid Armageddon Barrage. It's called bLInking behind Barrage Raptor, and several feet in the air. "Look up!", he shouts as he comes crashing down in a spiral of force, slamming the hammer towards Barrage's body with an ammount of force that would be so embarrassing to miss with. Of course, Sigma probably will. Sigma strikes Barrage Raptor with his Hammer Slam attack. Barrage Raptor falls to the ground, unconscious, due to massive systems damage. Sigma receives a radio transmission from Aurora Hound. Sigma sends a radio transmission to Aurora Hound. Hiryu has disconnected. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Rigger transmits, "Yeah, Punk gave us a few Hunters in a cooler with a Christmas card last year." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass chuckles. "Oh, that Punk." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "My current, and only, record for turning Barrage into charred metal is Two Minutes and Thirty Seconds. It was not a very good day, I'm afraid." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Crash Man transmits, "OOC: Wow, I can't beLIeve they still remember that." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Halo Hare transmits, "Ah, sah, with ahl dah respect, ahm naht shahre hahtin' pahple is a thing t'bah prahd ahf..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "150 seconds? You were going easy on her, Sigma. You can get that down to at least 90 seconds." Sigma receives a radio transmission from Aurora Hound. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Scribe Robin transmits, "She attacked us. Lord Sigma has a right to be proud of defending our cause." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Halo Hare transmits, "Yah, baht ah mean, it's still naht nahce." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Halo Hare transmits, "OOC: Which means YOU are getting COAL!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Sigma transmits, "I will go all out next time, then. Just to see if you are right. What do you beLIeve your time would be, Bass?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bass transmits, "Without merging ... ehn. Probably 75 seconds if I didn't start low and went high-yield for every strike."