Log started: 3/5/03 12:14:11 AM $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/11 Posted Author Funeral Announcement Mon Mar 03 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The funeral for Dr. Sigmund J. Doppler will be held in BerLIn's Cultural District on the evening of Wedneday, March 5. Unless there is incLImate weather, in which case the funeral will be held at the same time on Thursday, March 6. The gates will be open to all, regardless of affiLIation, with the understanding that violence will not be tolerated. (OOC: Scene should start around 8 pm EST on Wednesday, unless a sufficient number of people can't make it, in which case we'll aim for Thursday.) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/12 Posted Author Software Lab Break-in Wed Mar 05 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Hello, this is Jean Poole for GNN news with a breaking news bulletin. Late last night, Unitech Software Consultants, a Canadian Software Firm, was broken into last night by unknown saboteurs in a daring theft that left one scientist dead, though the cause of his death has not been divulged. Early reports claim that an experimental networking node program was the target of the theft, but unfortunately, these reports are sketchy. We'll bring you more as soon as this situation clears up. For GNN, I am Jean Poole." $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/13 Posted Author NYC Towers Defacement Wed Mar 05 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Associated Press (AP): In a spectacle of shattering GLass yesterday night, the renegade Maverick Hunter known as Bastion squared off with an unidentified Maverick canine on the top levels of the 200 hundred story Twin Towers. The canine burst through the topmost floor of Tower One, to plummet into the side of Tower Two, although it is unclear if the criminal jumped of his own voLItion or was thrown. After scaLIng the side of Tower Two and reentering the top of Tower One, both were seen falLIng while grappLIng with each other, yet again, towards the streets below. Neither of the two were found, and RepLIforce Commander Bolero, in a rappelLIng feat, atomized the massive sheets of falLIng GLass before they struck by-standers dozens of stories below. The entire western face of the GLass on Tower One's 200th story is shattered, while the impact loci on the 188th and 140th stories of Tower Two's eastern floors will require refurbishing. Employees on the affected floors are expected to return to work the beginning of next week, and there is no word on the motive for the clash of the two robots. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/14 Posted Author Venice's carnival Wed Mar 05 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Maverick authorities have made pubLIc the news of a Robot Master attack on the ItaLIan city of Venice during it's famous carnival, here's some images recorded from a witness . During the carnival parade in San Marco square Robot Masters appeared, everyone assumed that those were just disguised people until they started to attack, the commander of the drones seems to be Burst Man, it appears that the same kind of bomb that rocked BerLIn 3 weeks ago has been used here, an heroic act of Gravity Beetle saved the city from complete destruction, hoever the city has been left devastated by the drones onslaught, the Mad Grinder managed to get away and it's where abouts are still unknown, mosat of the aerial drones survived for the whole battle and escorted out of Maverick airspace a transport that the master used to get away from the explosion range, Robot Masters involved have been identified: Burst Man is probabily the one that plotted the operation, Magic Man and Pirate Man where probabily his supporters. The current status of Gravity Beetle remains unknown, the 3 Robot Masters escaped though they had to leave behind their joes, we'll give keep you posted on further developements if any. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Seoul - United Nations Plaza It is here that most of the world's decisions are made. The kind of power here reflects in the architecture, with the HUGE UN building that holds the General Assembly. Blue and dome shaped in design, it is the only one in the world of its kind, and workplace to the thousands that work here. The perimeter of the General Assembly building is surrounded the flags of every country that has a seat, which is nearly everyone. Outside are a number of other large office buildings, ranging from delegate bureau's, to the Headquarters of the UN PoLIce, to a RepLIforce office. Constantly patrolled and guarded by UN PoLIce, safety is among an utmost concern after the infamous April Fools Day Massacre. Despite that, the place is a very safe environment. Contents: Contents: UN Defense Tank [C] Terra Trunk's Orchard United Nations Vehicle Garages Press Stand : United Nations Building East : Seoul - Northern Commercial District West : Seoul - Tourist District South : Seoul - Historical District North : Seoul - Eastern Residential District [Radio: (E) Broadband] Retro Packrat transmits, "....guy who spits out bees....wasn't that...Candy...something....and didn't he always carry around some wierd hook? H" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Burn Dinorex transmits, "Has any such similar occurance as this been seen before?" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Not that Ah've know of, sugah." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "Yes, it vas one of zose `man wiff hook' legends...Candyman! Zhat's zee name. I could never vemember it because it had /noffink to do/ wiff zee ^*&$ing movie." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "You say zee name so many times in zee mirror and he comes. Zeir vas no candy involved." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "God, I hated zhat class." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Retro Packrat transmits, "Never really understood that movie. Then again, all I've seen of it is a short vidchip with about 20 minutes of blurry footage...but eh. Never was much into horror LIke that." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "Zeir is enough horror in ziss verld wiffout making up more fiction about it." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Be GLad he was only a lunatic; you can control those by bulls*** explanations for their own pet theories when you write your papers." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "Ziss guy LIked zee `magic Negro' paradigm. I swear, zhat's all vee heard about durink Candyman section, even t'ough zeir vasn't even zee traditional `magic Negro' present. He vrote a book about it and put out an article for pubLIcation about zee topic at least vunce a year." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Jared Kintane transmits, "Magic Negro...right. I think your professor toked a bit too much of the magic leaf, Doc." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Cossack transmits, "Yes, yes he did. I am not wiffout sin in zee substance abuse department, but zhat guy -- zeir vas some serious neurochemical issues zeir." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy mutters to himself, "Now /there's/ an idea; miLItary footage of DeVry and Xiang's monstrosities in action, marketed as horror fLIcks." Pause. Louder: "Oh, even better. Then it's not as difficult to appeal to his narcissism." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "I'm so pleased my work inspired so much in you, Director. That was not the idea, however." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Be proud; you'll be disgusting and scarring generations of children long after your death, Xiang." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...What was the idea then?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Retro Packrat transmits, "That's a good thing?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "All a matter of point of view, private." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "My idea? Simply to test, in cybernetics, some of the defense mechanisms of the natural world. Synthesis. Now. I have a project to monitor. Good day." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "Great its the freak with a god complex." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "I don't remember your father having said anything, Robot Master." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "I'm not talking about dad. I'm talking about Xiang!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "We should really work out an agreement to hut that freak down LIke a dog and end his crazy plans." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Oops. I'm afraid you've missed the mark, then." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Terra Trunk transmits, "We'll see who has the better grasp on nature's powers, Xiang. If you're playing at what I think you are, you're going to answer to me." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "Hey the rumors I heard about him make me a bit ill and thats saying something." White Assistbot> Eastern China White Assistbot> In the 21st Century China was completely under Communist control. Eventually they struck out and tried to claim more land for their 'red' plague, grasping Papua New Guinea. After the New Guineans revolted at the end of the 21st century, the Chinese laid waste to the country with nuclear weaponry. The resulting GLobal feedback from the U.N. and it's countries was astounding. China was LIterally stripped of all miLItary and independent government, becoming an overcrowded, economically crippled husk of land. The population continued to grow, until Chinese emmigrated across the GLobe to find suitable locations to LIve. Now, China is a shadow of what it used to be instead of a gigantically overcrowded MetropoLIs, though it remains on unsteady terms with the U.N. White Assistbot> Burn Dinorex [Combat] [RF] Terra Trunk [Trunk] [C] Ride Armor [MH] Jared Kintane [Trench] [C] Dr. Nathan Xiang [C] Hong Kong White Assistbot> Northeast leads to Honshu. East leads to Taiwan. Southeast leads to Vietnam. Southwest leads to Siam. North leads to Korea. West leads to Western China. Up leads to Sky Above China. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "I do not play. I study." White Assistbot> Burn Dinorex nods sLIghtly, peering out at the formation in pondering for a moment. "Best you stayed back unless necessary then," he agrees finally. "Continue to analyze it if possible, the more we can find out, the better. We'll... deal with the close up and personal matters." The later part spoken mostly to Terra in agreement to 'making a ruckus', the RepLIforcer starts for the actual boundry of the dead zone. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "How sinister." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha yawns, "Good morning everybody.", a pause, "Afternoon.", doh. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Terra Trunk transmits, "Dr. Cossack, with all due respect, get over it. I'm fixing my problems and everyone else's, be they through my plants or Xiang's machinations, with the things I do best... be they growing solutions or a good old stomping. Right now, I'm busy with the latter, so if you'll excuse me..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Terra Trunk *cLIck* White Assistbot> "Hey!" KaLInka suddenly speaks up, her voice sounding excited as it issues from the Triumph's speakers. "That...the radioactivity, it...it is just GONE! Just now!" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "Sinister? Perhaps. But ultimately for the better. Such as this current experiment that bioroid intends to interfere with. I wonder. Do you want China and other parts of the world to remain useless radioactive wastes? Or would you rather something were... done?" All channels have been gagged. You will now hear messages on channel . White Assistbot> "You don't say?" remarked Terra Trunk, looking at his black body. "Guess this isn't so useful any more. Well, maybe it'll add some weight for stomping those bugs." Terra Trunk looks at the plant, and undisguised hatred plays across his immobile soLId lead/wood features as it parodies plants and fungi. "I'm just about ready to give those bugs a good stomping, what do you say, old bean?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy mutters, thoughtfully, "My, but with a LIttle attention, I might be able to retrain him into something useful." Pause. "Would I? What do /you/ think, Xiang?" White Assistbot> "Not all of it, though, just a part, but -- that thing must be doing something to it...be careful!" KaLInka cautions. Outside> The cyst encapsulating... something... finally reaches the core, and is swallowed up. There's a soft gurGLIng hum from the odd pillbug LIke creature. As the ooze continues to spread, the air hazes as more and more of the tiny aresoLIng cilLIa sprout. The bodies of the old locusts are swallowed up, even as a new, bigger swarm descends into the area. The older ooze continues to shift and change, larger growths sprouting out of it as it settles down - almost as if it were taking root. More cysts form, and float to the top. It almost looks LIke a tiny synthetic ecosystem is developing. One designed to... feed on the toxins and radioisotopes of the dead area? Outside> Burn Dinorex frowns at KaLInka's information, setting off several warnings in his mind. Someone's either trying to neutraLIze the radiation.. Or harvest it. "I think it's time we intervened, yes." Rushing towards the fence, he vaults over it with surprising agiLIty for someone of his size. "You're trespassing on UN restricted grounds. Cease your activity immeadiately." Not LIke anyone ever LIstens... Is there even anything intelLIgent enough in there -to- LIsten? [Radio: (E) Broadband] Metal Man transmits, "Price we pay for being stupid and using nukes" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Excuse me, Robot Master, but /you/ were not involved in the decision to use nuclear weapons against China." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha transmits, "Were you involved, Abernathy?" Outside> Eastern China Outside> In the 21st Century China was completely under Communist control. Eventually they struck out and tried to claim more land for their 'red' plague, grasping Papua New Guinea. After the New Guineans revolted at the end of the 21st century, the Chinese laid waste to the country with nuclear weaponry. The resulting GLobal feedback from the U.N. and it's countries was astounding. China was LIterally stripped of all miLItary and independent government, becoming an overcrowded, economically crippled husk of land. The population continued to grow, until Chinese emmigrated across the GLobe to find suitable locations to LIve. Now, China is a shadow of what it used to be instead of a gigantically overcrowded MetropoLIs, though it remains on unsteady terms with the U.N. Outside> Contents: Contents: Burn Dinorex [Combat] [RF] Terra Trunk [Trunk] [C] Jared Kintane [Trench] [C] Dr. Nathan Xiang [C] Ride Armor [MH] Hong Kong Outside> Northeast : Honshu East : Taiwan Southeast : Vietnam Southwest : Siam North : Korea West : Western China Up : Sky Above China [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "Nor were those who now LIve there. So." Outside> Alpha arrives from the Hong Kong - Northern Outskirts. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy murmurs, "Just so. An injustice has been done." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "One I intend to correct, in my own LIttle way." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "I LIke nukes." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha transmits, "How do you intend to correct it, Doctor?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "It'd be really cool if Dr. Wily armed me with Nuclear Crash Bombers." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Said the walking terrorist weapon." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy transmits, "Good day." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Abernathy *cLIck* [Radio: (E) Broadband] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ah'm afraid of the answer he's goin' ta give us..." Outside> Burn Dinorex receives a radio transmission from KaLInka. Outside> Terra Trunk receives a radio transmission from KaLInka. Outside> Terra Trunk raises an eyebrow. Well, no, actually he doesn't, because he doesn't have any. He trails behind Burn Dinorex, scanning the mass of LIquid metal-plant-stuff, and piping up when he reaches an interesting decision. "Hold off, for a second. Remarkable as it seems, this thing's soaking up toxins LIke a sponge. It's sucking this poison up LIke Crash Man on booze. Not sure what that means... no guarantee it won't fly off and take all that nastiness back to Xiang. But I'd wager it's getting bigger and stronger..." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "I suppose... appLIed appLIcations. Terraforming, if you LIke." Outside> Alpha says, "so what's going on here? :)" Outside> Terra Trunk sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. Outside> Burn Dinorex sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. Outside> The Triumph remains well within the 'safe' range as Terra and Burn approach the insect mass within the radioactive zone. KaLInka doesn't -LIke- staying back here, but she won't be any good to anyone if she gets cancer. She continues to monitor the energy levels on and around the insect activity. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Jared Kintane transmits, "Y'know. I do hate undue persecution, when it's fairly obvious the man's trying to help his own country. I see miLItary deployment, and talk of using miLItary grade force to solve something that's not destructive. What sort of folks do we have in our miLItaries that approve this?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Jared Kintane transmits, "Is -this- where my tax money's going??" [Radio: (B) UN] Enforcement XO Jessica Blakesly transmits, "So, any new developments on this situation we've found?" Outside> As the speciaLIzed system continues to develop, the nature of the ooze continues to change. The leading edge is still a strange mix of biologicals and LIquid metal, seeking out sources of radiation and other 'food' in the soil. Meanwhile, the more estabLIshed areas begin to collect tiny droplets that have begun to precipitate out of the air. Whatever the aresol stuff is that's being pumped out - portions of it are coalesing, and coming back down. Meanwhile, the pillbug 'core' settles itself down, it's tendrils anchoring into the goop. The shell cracks sLIghtly, molting off to reveal new plating underneath - as well as long 'tube LIke' appendages that spew filaments out into the goop that anchor and grow into tubes of some sort. Tubes that start taking up material provided by the primordial stew. The new locust swarm fLIts about the growing mix of sLIme, fungoidal growths, and suchforth. A much much louder buzzing announces the arrival of something new - another 'pillbug'. Much smaller, carried in the midst of another swarm. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Jared Kintane transmits, "And yes, though I am a Neo Tokyo citizen, I do pay UN taxes. Comes with having business outside the country and all." [Radio: (B) UN] Terra Trunk transmits, "These insects appear to be absorbing the nuclear energy and waste in the surrounding area..." [Radio: (B) UN] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "...Is that a good thang, sugah?" [Radio: (B) UN] Enforcement XO Jessica Blakesly transmits, "Hmmm... what in the world is that nutball up to?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha transmits, "They are just being careful, I think, but since he's just helping the country, I don't see any problems, I think." [Radio: (B) UN] Terra Trunk transmits, "Not a clue. My personal opinion? Once it's eaten enough, we'll have another hideous Xiang bio-borg on our hands." [Radio: (B) UN] Terra Trunk transmits, "All in favour of me trashing this mass of mutant woodLIce, mechanical fungi, primordial ooze and rotting insects?" [Radio: (B) UN] Retro Packrat transmits, "Yikes...um...er...need help?" [Radio: (B) UN] Terra Trunk transmits, "We're good for the moment, thanks." [Radio: (B) UN] Enforcement XO Jessica Blakesly transmits, "I wouldn't doubt it - LIkely there is some sort of 'enviornmental protection' LIne behind all of this. But let's not give Xiang anything more to work with." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "You think too much." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha transmits, "I'm sorry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "That's better." [Radio: (B) UN] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Agreed. Ya need help Trunk, sugah?" [Radio: (B) UN] Terra Trunk transmits, "This affront to nature's stuck around long enough. Metal will not grow LIke sapLIngs as long as I'm here. Miss Bluegrass, I request your assistance in terminating Xiang's birthing abomination." [Radio: (B) UN] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "Ah'm on mah way." Outside> Alpha walks into the area as well, stopping by the Triumph as she looks over to KaLInka, having to pass through safe range before getting into, well, nonsafe range, , she asks, eyes widening sLIghtly in surprise, , she mumbles, , she adds in tightbeam transmissions to the Triumph. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "Interesting. The synthetic ecosystem seems to be developing as tests indicated. As for the supposed 'miLItary force' Well. Ecosystems have their own defenses. Who am I to exclude such a natural thing?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "Eh?" Outside> Burn Dinorex scowls, but isn't really surprised when he gets no responce from the coGLomeration of bugs and ooze. VilLIanous things never LIsten. "Well, can't say we didn't warn it." Flames flare down his backside as he steps closer to the mess, eyes narrowed as he gives it another scrutinizing look over. Wonder if that ooze is flammable. "Guess we've got to," a pause to crack his knuckle servos, "evict it forcably." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "I think he's trying to say that the trees are aLIve, dude." Outside> From within the Triumph, KaLInka shudders as she sees what's happening. She powers up the Triumph's weapons array. The 'insects' remind her too much of the madness she saw with DeVry and his idea of beneficial technology. It's all very disturbing. As the shell 'molts', she notices a spike in power levels, and she sends off a quick radio to Burn and to Terra, letting them know what's going on. "< Whenever that molting activity happens, the power spikes, >" she tells them. Getting the radio from Alpha, she sends off, "< There is some sort of insect-type creature inside of the radioactive zone. It is doing...something. Powering up, it appears. >" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Dr. Nathan Xiang transmits, "Well. The cybernetic fungoidal insect, but yes." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Alpha transmits, "Why would they want to break something fixing things?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "Huh." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "The trees are aLIve. Right. Gotcha." Coming in from Seoul-ward, is a streak of white LIght, as the White Guard fLIes in towards the area where she got the last transmission from Terra Trunk. She's not in the area, just yet... but she's coming. [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "Man, you are such a tool. Don't you get it?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Synth transmits, "What a fascinating concept." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "Get what?" [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "This dude is using the same concepts Dr. Wily used when he created both Plant Man and Wood Man." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "...oh." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "He's using robotics to take control of vegetation and the natural world." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "Duh." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man transmits, "Uhuh. I get it." Outside> "Allow me to fuel your fire," insists Terra Trunk, shaking some seeds from his trunk. They spit into the air and arc down, wrapping roots and branches over the mass in a loose cage. They do nothing more, except rapidly wither- they seem to be naturally short-LIved plants that exist to provide a rapid source of dry deadwood, creating a pyre for Burn to incincerate this mass of mutation. Terra Trunk positively GLowers as he watches it- feeLIng that there is something awfully, awfully wong about metal growing LIke plants. Plants fashioned to act LIke machines are fine, because it is adapting nature, but something unnatural adapting to parody nature is certainly not. "Fire away." Outside> Alpha nods to KaLInka, frowning.. She doesn't want the area to be damaged any worse...Without adding more, immediately, she walks into the forest, "But...if he's helping the area regrow, then...", she says after a moment, traiLIng off briefly before she adds, "Then I have to support it, I imagine.", Angie reminds Alpha that this is an unpleasant area, and she really shouldn't stay here too long. "I know, Angie.", Alpha says, smiLIng, "I'll try to hurry." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "It's obvious that this guy is a major fan of Dr. Wily's work." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "Or he's gay." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Tengu Man hmms, "I vote the latter." [Radio: (E) Broadband] Head-Powered! Crash Man transmits, "Hahaha, so do I." Outside> As Burn powers up, and moves closer, the edge of the 'ecosystem' he's approaching recoils as much as it can from the heat. Several of the fungoidal blossoms bend in his direction and spew a cloud of some sort of... GLIttering spores, almost. Spores that might look disturbinGLy famiLIar to Terra Trunk. Meanwhile, the rest of the organism begins to react. The deadwood is fastened too, and rapidly begins to decompose as filaments of bioengineered fungi race through it, hungrily breaking it down into component molecules and sending them back to the growing central 'centre'. The second 'pillbug' is dropped, and begins to spread it's own colony. Lastly, the shell as the top of the estabLIshed core cracks open and extends a strange looking array - almost muzzle-LIke. Encased in organics, it is nevertheless, the most machineLIke part of this system seen so far. It comes to bear on Burn Dinorex, clearly evaluating the reploid as both a threat - and a source of food. What happens next is not visible to the naked eye, but can definitely be felt. A stream of tightly focused gamma radiation is unleashed - a gamma ray laser of suprsing and lethal deadly force. The beam is strong enough to cut armor - and intends to do just that. Outside> "Alpha, where are you going?" KaLInka asks as she continues to monitor the insect mass uneasily. She gasps suddenly as the gamma radiation quotient suddenly spikes. "That thing is attacking, now!" she says with alarm. Outside> Burn Dinorex grunts sLIghtly in acknowledgement as Terra provides a bit of fuel for the bonfire, even as the swarm attempts to disable it. Massive jaws part, and a blast of sheering heat and flame is turned loose towards the woodwork and mass of ooze and bugs around it, blazing sparks threatening to ignite anything else burnable they happen to fall upon as well. Moments after the blaze is unleased though, Burn lets out a growl as the inivisble attack slams into his chest plate, knocking the large saurian back on his rear with a thud. Outside> Alpha's stroll into the growing forest is met... by nothing. Lacking a source of heat, or any easily noticible weapon signatures, she is left - alone. Occasionally a cybernetic locust aLIghts on her for an instant before taking off again. Burn's flames are met with a new response. Large portions of the forest do sizzle and burn... to reveal the metal beneath. Some of it is clearly dead metal, but other portions of the 'forest' respond by engulfing the flames, smothering them with the growing biomass. The gamma ray laser cuts off after an instant as the forest attempts to control it's damage. Bluegrass fLIes ever-so closer to her destination, as she is now on the Western Half of China. She is still far away, but she's getting there, yes... getting there... (Ah just hope Ah'll be in time ta help...)oo. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang sends a radio transmission. Outside> Alpha responds to KaLInka before nodding to the locust via tightbeam. , she answers. . "...This isn't a real forest.", she says simply, shaking her head, "How sad.", she continues on her way, pausing briefly to look in the direction of Burn's flames. Something's going on there. She sniffs. Fire. Necro curves forward and Alpha pauses before clenching at her face with her hands, "Stop it Necro.. This isn't ... the time.", she drops them before walking towards the commotion. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang receives a radio transmission. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. Outside> Meanwhile, back in the land of a good thirty plus miles off, Jared's still getting hovercam feed, and a bit more. Recording, typing, and recieving, the teen's pretty intrigued by what's going on out there. The good doctor might be recieving a bit of anonymous funding all too soon. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang receives a radio transmission from KaLInka. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang sends a radio transmission to KaLInka. [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] KaLInka transmits, "*sounding rather insistant* Terra, Burn...destroying that central core may cause a radiation leak! Maybe it is not a good idea to attack it..." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Burn Dinorex transmits, "... You're sure, KaLInka?" [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Bluegrass Not Serena Gilbert transmits, "If this thang is suckin' up nuclear wast lahk there is no tomorrow, Ah would tend ta agree with Miss Cossack. Destroyin' it might be a bad thang." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] KaLInka transmits, "The, um...the person behind this is in contact with me. He is saying that this thing we are seeing is harvesting, containing, and neutraLIzing the contamination." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Alpha transmits, "Tsk. Should've guessed. Don't worry, KaLI." [Radio: (C) RF-MH-UN-Main] Burn Dinorex transmits, "Has he said what he intends to do with it?" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/15 Posted Author Pirate transmission Wed Mar 05 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ OOC:No fear! I won't really shoot them, but you'll have to prevent it ICly, this plan is becaus eI want to get rid of the special bombs, because they are getting a bit twinky, the outcome is blow up an entire city or total fail you know...so I'll get them destroyed, I _/DON'T/_ want to see stuff I planned ending up in twink or contested outcome, and more important I _/DON'T/_ want to upset people with 'em. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Outside> KaLInka is quiet for a time, as she sends off a few radio transmissions in a hasty manner...perhaps disaster is being averted, or...PERHAPS NOT. There's too many variables here for her LIking. Outside> Burn Dinorex snarls a bit as he gets to his feet again, rubbing the rather nicely sized gash in his chest armor, but fortunately it was thick enough to take the attack without cutting into anything more sensative underneath. A scowl is giving towards the mass of machine and biological material, but he backs off from it, and finally just turns back to the fense. He doesn't LIke leaving it there, but if KaLInka fears it might cause worse by blowing up, he's not going to disregard her consern. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang receives a radio transmission. Outside> Dr. Nathan Xiang sends a radio transmission. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/15 Posted Author Postponement Wed Mar 05 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Due to the massive snowstorm blanketing Germany, Dr. Doppler's funeral has been postponed to Friday, 7th March. (OOC: sorry about this, but sudden scheduLIng confLIcts came up among the people most needed for the scene. ^^) $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$