[Date: October 19. 10 GMT. Tourney round 3 day.] [Most of this round is supposed to be on a single day. This will probably fall apart for continuity reasons, but the schedulers don't know that yet.] [Contenders gather at the oil rig. They can catch a ride to it from the nearby town in conveniently provided motorboats.] [Presently, the echanter that sets up the tourney sites, good Peter, Mak, and Breaker are there.] [Kahlya can arrive now, with company. I'll let her describe however she asked Mandy to dress.] [Start] (She asked Mandy to dress a certain way? :P) (If she didn't, then I'll pick an outfit) (Just giving you the option) * Kahlya steps off the boat and looks around at the oil rig. "Gee, could it get much more tacky?" She turns around to help Mandy off the boat and also lifts a dufflebag off with her. She looks about to see all who are set up here. * Peter is sitting on a footlocker. Mak's standing with his eyes closed for the moement. Breaker is talking to the Enchanter who seems unimpressed with her. * Mandy is wearing a maroon blouse with a bow at the waist. Nice high neckline since she's in her early teens. * Mandy's scythe is not presently visible. Beats swimming. Yeah. I thought you liked to swim. * Mandy looks back to the shore. "This is a little far, and I'd ruin my skirt." * Kahlya looks her over and hmms a bit, her lips thinning. "You didn't have to dress up..." I don't get to be on TV often. * Kahlya , for the record and for those who haven't seen her new look, looks quite a bit older than before, about mid-to-late twenties. Because of that, she looks more matured and taller allround, though she's lost her fangs and her eyes look more normal. She's also paler than before. * Breaker calls out to you two. "C'mon up from the deck and lets get started." * Kahlya turns to Mandy. "That's our cue." She turns towards Breaker and straightens her bundle (yes, she's still doing the scythe wrapped in the blanket thing) and goes up on deck. * Mandy walks up as well. * Breaker looks between the two contenders once you arrive. "Where do you want to do this?" * Mak drawls. "Well, I would like Disney World." * Kahlya thinks about it for a moment and then looks at Mak, surprised. "I never thought you the type." * Peter gives Mak a slightly puzzled look. He apparently agrees with Kahlya. * Mak shrugs. "Never got to go as a kid. Seems stupid to go now. But this would be on business." * Kahlya coos. "Such a deprived childhood. After a story like that, it'd be a real shame for me to not let you go." * Mak glares at the coo. "Don't put yourself out." * Kahlya gives a faint gesture. "Well, I have no problem with going. I mean, I can't see any unnecessary advantage there." Done. Neat! * Kahlya glances at Mandy. "Neat? What's so neat about it?" * Enchanter steps up. "And now, I shall take you all to a Magic Kingdom. One SAB has assured me does not result in a legal copyright violation. He stamps his foot and a chalk circle etches itself in the middle of the rig. "Tournament contenders stand there and there. Watchers to the edge please." * Mandy smiles. "Rides and stuff. I like their movies too." She walks up to the edge of the circle. [Peter and Breaker walk up to the edge too. "Seems a bit too happy to me."] * Kahlya moves to where she's supposed to, turning to Mandy. "I've barely even heard of it..." * Mak steps up as well, and you're now standing in Mainstreet USA. [ http://sab.zort.net/maps/maps.htm For maps and pictures. ] [The Enchanter vanished after he stamped his foot to summon you here. You can hear his voice though.] Choose where you wish to start. * Kahlya opens her eyes slowly and looks around. She stares all around her, slowly taking it all in. She doesn't seem to hear the Enchanter. * Mak looks at Kahlya with something like bemusement. "Want to sightsee first?" His tone has a slight mocking edge, but less than usual. [And Mainstreet USA is still a definite echo to America's past. Old style stores, arcades, and the like. The games in the arcades and merchandise in some of the stores are newer as one would expect.] [Down the street, past the statue of Mickey, you can see a fairytale castle."] * Kahlya looks at Mak at that and talks fairly softly, "I don't get it..." The rides will be active. Tourists can be placed if you desire. * Mak looks somewhat flummoxed at this. "It's an amusement park. There's a bunch of themed areas with their own attractions. This part is old town America, what the country was like before the culture went to hell." (old small town America) * Kahlya turns to Mak for a second and closes her eyes, rubbing them, then focuses on him more fully. "Nevermind. Did he say tourists? Why would we want tourists?" Normally this place is overrun with them. Don't see why we'd want them though. Probably should pick a more interesting place to fight though. There's frontierland, adventureland fantasyland, liberty square, and tomorrowland. They've got rides and such. * Kahlya waves a hand in the air vaguely. "Y-you know the place better than I do. You pick." * Mak walks at a brisk pace towards the castle. "Fantasy land then. There's something I've long wanted to do." ( Fight on the Space Mountain ride. ) (Fight on Dumbo!) [The walk leads Kahlya past a man shaking hands with a giant mouse like creature and through a castle with various fairy tale illustrations that seems to have no real defensive value.] * Kahlya follows through, taking in the environment. Yeah, she's way out of her element here. [And Mak leads you to one of the attractions. He's got a bit of smirk. "Music please."] [ http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/photos/fan_SmallWorld_01.jpg ] [ A strangley Peppy song that may or may not shake Kahlya to her very soul comes on from inside. He heads in and there's a series of boats making there way around in a little interior river.] [Boats: http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/photos/fan_sm1.jpg ] * Kahlya shivers and hesitates to go any further. "You first." She seems very disturbed by the song. Of course, that's a sign that she's normal. * Mak grins. "Wanton destruction, here I come. He jumps the rails and leaps on to a boat which goes through the first archway." * Breaker's voice comes on. "Okay.... ready?" You can here Mak say "Yes" from the next room. * Kahlya withdraws her scythe takes a deep breath and nods before heading for her own boat. "Ready." [And roll for initiative.] [Mak, Kahlya] [And you ener the first room, which is bright, perky and pastelly with lots of lights.] [ http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/photos/fan_sm2.jpg ] * Mak has a cross in one hand in his pistol in another. "May the Lord bind your powers, abomination." [Exorcism defense roll please. +3. Against soul.] 2d8+3 (Duh) [Powers are reduced as per exorcism vulnerability for the next four rounds.] [Kahlya!] * Kahlya puts her hand over her face and smiles faintly through it. "Nice sentiment. Cheery atmosphere, by the way." She sees if she can jump the distance between the boats. If she can, she leaps onto the back of Mak's boat and takes a twin slice at him. [A small amount of metal appears to block the blade, but it's too late and Kahlya swipes through it while it still forms. Mak had been counting on that, so he's caught unawares and knocked back to the far archway, grunting as he hits that, and then dropping into the water with a splash.] [Mak doesn't smirk or retort he just raises his pistol and fires off a few rounds at Kahlya as he falls back into the next room.] [The bullets all fly past her, although they start to slow and reverse course.] [Kahlya!] * Kahlya leaps over him and tsks. "Choosing a course in the water, eh? Did you kinda forget what my specialty was?" She swings her scythe in an arch behind her as she passes, letting out a chilling stream towards Mak, meanwhile crouching down as she lands so that the returning bullets would have to mostly go through HIM to get to her first. * Mak tracks her as she jumps over him. A wall appears above him that takes the brunt of the attack, although some of the water around him is frozen. "Didn't forget, just don't care." [Kahyla give me a luck roll. -4 bonus.] * Mak leaps up on the boat to open fire again. By sheer luck, the trajectories of the bullets he fired last time run about an either inch to the left or to the right of him. [Three bullets hone in on her from his first set, two from this second set. Give me two defense rolls. +2 penalty on the first, +1 on the second from autofire.] [Oh, and just for the record, give me a sixth sense roll.] [Kahlya makes a flurry of blocks deflecting all the bullets in succession. At the same time, she notes that Mak's abilities are really detectable to her sixth sense and thus she gets a -4 to notice them when appropriate.] [Kahyla!] * Kahlya looks up. "Cute." She glances towards her boat to see if it's approaching? [The first set of stray bullets meanwhile blow away two animatronic kids and behead a giraffe. The second head are coming around again. And yeah, the boat is appraoching.] [New room, and the song has a new accent: http://www.bigbrian- nc.com/0100cont/11103-800.jpg ] * Kahlya actually ignores the boat for now and charges Mak. One attack chips the ice-flow up and flings it at Mak. She seems to be using it as a distraction as she runs to slash past Mak back to her boat. [Mak ducks out of the way, but only barely.] (Err, retcon.) [Mak barely manages to dodge out of the way of the second though. But he does manage.] * Mak quickly scampers up on to the side platform as three bullets fly back towards Kahlya. At the same time a sudden mist of grey metal appears above her and rapidly falls towards her, her boat, and the water nearby. [That's a +3 autofire penalty and an area attack.] [The mist is made up of many slivers of the sharp metal. They look like they should sting a bit, but not be too painful, particularly as they aren't falling far. Except for that whole holy aura they broadcast. [Kahlya dodges out of the way of the bullets, but the slivers embed themselves in her outfit happen to be blessed cold iron that counts as a holy symbol.] * Kahlya screams at the contact and tries to scrape it off quickly. "What the hell's in that stuff?" * Mak smirks. "Cold iron with an extra kick from Jesus." [Kahlya's turn!] Right. Remind me to pray for you when I'm done. I'd advise you start praying now. * Kahlya goes for the next room and starts twirling her scythe through the air. She's muttering something under her breath as the fog starts to condense in front of her. [Pause for birthday] [Slight modification for better clarity with rules. The sliver things were sliver crosses. This makes them a bit easier to knock off, but it clarifies that they count both as holy and holy symbol.] [And I'll allow the use of a defense action to get the offending slivers off. Otherwise I'll need a roll of some sort.] [Kahlya successfully brushes off the cross slivers.] * Mak stays on his boat for now. "In the name of God, your powers will not come unsealed." [Exorcism defense roll, +3 penalty.] [Kahlya, with full powers.] * Kahlya winces at the pull slightly, but looks up at him with a dark expression as the ice shards start to form in front of her scythe. "You know, you're really starting to annoy me with that." She starts twirling her scythe rapidly, hitting the torrent of ice shards towards Mak. [Ice shards spray the room shattering the rest of the kiddies and causing the rest of the giraffe neck to break off and fall, but not hit Kahlya. Apparently she sometimes does have a bit of luck.] [Mak however stands unscathed in the middle. The spray was effective, the pray not so much. Nothing even came near him. He smirks.] That the best you got? * Mak then attempts exorcism again. * Kahlya just eyes Mak and holds her head. She looks at Mak unsteadily and grits her teeth at him as she snarls, "Damn you!" [And Kahlya is bound by God. Sorry Kahlya. That's gonna last the rest of the fight methinks. Should be that long either way.] [Kahyla's turn] I'll be going to the other place, sorry. * Kahlya just charges at Mak, full speed. Whatever she was planning, all bets are off as she tries to gut him with the scythe in the bloodiest way possible. * Mak leaps back, *nearly* getting out of the way in time, but he just doesn't quite manage and gets sliced. * Kahlya twirls around and snarls as the scythe trails the blood in the air for another go. Geez, she's getting in close. * Mak leaps back again this time just making it, and now that Kahyla's up close she can see that she's doing a bit less damage to him than she'd expect, although that first blow was still quite satisfying. * Mak comes right back at Kahlya with cold iron knuckles appearing at his fist. At the last second he reveals a feint and falls back with a kick aimed at brushing her skin with his shoe that suddenly has a cruciform switchblade coming out of it. [Okay, that's a touch attack +6 trick attack. So +6 to defense, but only does bane damage.] [Kahlya dodges out of the way with her superior skills and its her turn.] (Actually knocks the foot aside. That's what a deflection would be.) [And the music is sounding odd and distorted now and one of the speakers is sparking thanks to Kahyla's earlier ice spray.] * Kahlya turns around and yells, "I'm gonna chop that fucking foot off!" Her eyes look bloodshot as she turns around and swings to do just that at the leg. * Mak's moving his leg down a bit too fast to for Kahlya to hit it. Although his movements are slowed slightly, this fight is apparently wearing on him. * Kahlya turns around and comes around again with the scythe at chest level, bearing her teeth again. * Mak sidesteps and then throws a straight punch at Kahlya. At the same time Kahlya can feel Mak's metal attempting to attach itself to her scythe and she gets a soul roll to resist that. [So one defense roll and one soul.] [Kahlya easily ducks the blow but isn't quite able to resist the mojo and significant iron deposits appear on her beloved scythe. Give me a body (strength) roll to avoid a +2 irritant style penalty from the weight.] [Kahyla's scythe now is quite misbalanced and she's not quite strong enough to overcome it.] [Kahlya!] * Kahlya growls and grips it closer to the bladed end, swinging the handle at Mak's face. Yeah, he's making her plenty upset. [Mak takes a blow to the face and staggers back a bit. As he focuses on Kahlya again he echoes the rage in her eyes. * Mak manages to duck out of the way of her next blow though. * Kahlya drops her grip down to the handle, eying Mak coldly. "Oh get over it." She comes around, using the momentum from the drop to slash at him. (Reverse order) * Mak gives up on punching her and fires his pistol blindly hoping that with full automatic at point blank range (which doesn't actually provide any benefits, little does he know) he's got a good shot at this. At the same time Kahlya can feel him trying to yank the metal out of her hands. [Mak apparently did not spray hard enough, as he trashes the next room you've entered and manages to completely finish off the music. However, his telekinesis disarm attempt is solid, so Kahlya needs a defense against that. Block doesn't help.] [New room: http://albums.mouseplanet.com/DLSmallWorldProcessed/16a.jpg ] [No toy soldiers ride away from this battle, thanks to the bullets.] [Kahlya keeps ahold of her blade, and its her turn.] (it's) * Kahlya looks torn for a minute between the threat and the blood. As she yanks the blade away, she wipes the blood off of the scythe with her fingers and comes around swinging with a one-armed blow. She's biting into her fingers a bit as she sucks on them. [Kahlya gets a nice amount of tasty tasty bloody and it greatly helps her mood.] * Kahlya draws back after the attack, whether hit or miss and licks along the length of the scythe. She doesn't seem to be enjoying it but she can't help it. * Mak dodges the blow easily and fires his pistol full auto once again while at the same time trying to yank away the scythe. He leaves himself dangerously exposed while doing so. [Full attack.] [Mak's yank attempt is unsuccessful, but he does manage to send four bullets straight for Kahyla.] [+4 auto-fire defense roll.] [Mak's pistol runs out of bullets as he finishes firing and Kahlya is able to take her hindered scythe and make a series of blocks warding off the bullets.] [Kahlya's turn.] * Kahlya smiles slightly after that and wipes her mouth. "You had me on the run for a little bit there. Let's end it here." She dashes forward and lets loose a cut across his midsection, the blade crystalizing with a frozen sheath through the air. * Mak was quite surprised at Kahlya's successful defense and had overcommited himself to his attack. He's badly sliced and staggers for a moment before falling into the water. * Kahlya takes a deep breath in and sets down her scythe handle in the water with a splash as she holds it upright, smiling down at him. "You're lucky I was able to settle down." [And the Magic Kingdom fades away.] Nicely done Kahlya. * Kahlya sighs and washes her hand in the water, looking up at Breaker. "Even so, you shouldn't have had to see me like that..." * Peter rushes over to his assistant quickly checking his vitals and healing him. "Thank you. Normally I only need worry about death happening the other way." * Kahlya tilts her head at Peter from her crouched position. "You were worried about me? I'm touched." * Breaker shrugs. "Well, can't say it was that appealing. But it's not like I was considering kissing you anyways." She makes it sounds like she'd have trouble imagining anyone kiss Kahlya at this point, but otherwise isn't that disturbed. * Peter nods. "Comes with the calling." He seems largely focused on healing Mak though. * Mandy's got her scythe put causes it to vanish. She walks over to Kahlya. "You're okay now, right?" * Kahlya sighs and stands up, closing her eyes. "Am I really that hideous now?" * Kahlya blinks at Mandy. "Yes? Why do you have that thing out, Mandy?" (scythe out and then causes it to vanish) * Mandy mumbles. "You said you needed another." * Kahlya snickers and pats her on the back. "Silly. You were so worried about me, you must have been hearing things..." * Breaker shrugs again. "Well, maybe clean yourself off and use a lot of mouthwash. Oh.. this is for you." She takes a crumpled envelope out of a pocket and hands it to Kahlya." * Mandy nods. "Oh.. right." * Kahlya glances at Breaker and takes the message, blinking. "Um. Thanks." * Peter glances up with a questioning look at that comment. But he then glances back to the still living Mak and doesn't say anything. * Kahlya looks at the envelope and gives a brief glance to Mandy before eying the envelope again. I need to setup the circle for the next fight, so if everyone could please depart. * Breaker nods and looks to Peter. "There's some offices below, you can stay there until he's better." Thank you. * Kahlya nods. "Thank you too." She looks at Mandy. "Ready to go?" * Mandy nods and heads down to the waiting boat. Session Time: Mon Feb 06 00:00:01 2006 * Kahlya nods to Peter. "Tell Mak it was a good fight after all. It'll probably make him mad..." She smiles slightly. "In fact, I'm sure it'll make him mad. Tell him double." She heads off to the boat after Mandy, waving. * Peter shakes his head but smiles. Breaker waves. And that can be an end. () [And the boat takes you back to the dock, which has an exit up to street level. And I want just a bit more for this one. Quick Mandy talk.] * Mandy waits until you're off the boat and walking on the dock. "So what happened there?" (Okay.) * Kahlya rubs her head. "That attack shouldn't have missed. It never misses like that..." * Mandy nods and keeps walking. "That's not really an answer." No. And you're really persistant. You've taught me well. So I did. * Kahlya takes in a deep breath and lets it out. "I lost control." [And you guys reach the road. Give me a sense of choice roll Kahlya. [And the road leads to town. How did you get here with Mandy anyways? :P] (Taxi!) [Righto, taxi will get you to the town which about a quarter of a kilometer away.] (Err, get you at town, which is a quarter kilometer walk.) [Kahlya's acute hearing picks up many things, the crashing of waves against the beach, creaking of the dock as business goes on and people move around, and an odd sound from the oil rig as a new illusionary reality is programmed to place. Sort of a synthetic wobbly type sound.] They're not wasting any time, are they? * Mandy nods. "Had that happened before?" It felt like it once. When I first woke up. * Mandy nods. "Yeah, breakfast is important." * Kahlya just stares at Mandy. "I don't want you to see me like that. It's not me." [A line of flame whips outwards and snaps into the space between Kahlya and Mandy, heat stinging their eyes. It curls down and retracts as soon as it hits concrete.] I think there's more to-- yikes! * Kahlya jumps back and draws out her scythe, narrowing her eyes. "Great. Just great." (Hello, darlings.) (Howdy!) * Jason is standing right behind them, bringing the fire back towards him. His left hand is hooked in his pants pocket, and the cross in his left ear glints in the sun. There's a malicious smile on his face, and his eyes burn red behind his shades. "Hi, ladies." * Mandy's scythe, a vicious looking black number appears in her hands. She still seems unsettled and doesn't reply. * Kahlya smiles slightly at the appearance, not loosening the grip on her scythe. "Evening, Mister Ashton. Pleasant evening, isn't it?" She tries to sound like her old cheery self. * Saki happens to be standing right next to Jason, dressed in her leather pants and jacket, with shades. And her pistols drawn. She fires twice at Kahlya. [Kahlya give me your defense rolls. We'll then break. Initiative comes next session.] (Is it evening or day? I thought it was day, given 10 GMT.) (Uh...) (Day. Kahyla's robed I'm assuming.) (I took that as night. Okay.) (Right. Pleasant morning then) (She'd have to be. ^^; I wasn't really clear I guess.) (/me nods. Should have said AM. ) [Kahlya brings up her scythe, shorne of some of the excess metal during the boatride but still not looking its best. She deflects away Saki's two shots but is a bit more challenged on the the second of the two.] * Kahlya deflects both of the shots from the pistols and sighs. "Figured it would come to this. Hello, Saki." * Mandy looks quizically as Saki as she enters and her scythe glos black. "She's not right." * Saki stares at Kahlya, eyes hidden behind her shades. "Good bye." [And break!]