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UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#4576: Mar 21st 2012 at 8:51:04 AM

"I would like to test just to make sure," Jack said, lifting up his mechanical right arm.

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#4577: Mar 21st 2012 at 9:20:00 AM

"To disable the human disguise, you would need to punch me with enough power to break steel, in my left wrist. To dis- break the voice changer, you would need to do the same to my throat. I don't think that test will be needed."

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#4578: Mar 21st 2012 at 1:00:01 PM

"You sure?" Jack asked. "My arm can bust through solid steel, not to mention that I'm accurate......"

DAMMIT MARK, STOP HITTING HELPY!!
GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#4579: Mar 21st 2012 at 1:07:32 PM

"I'd like to point out that I am right handed, therefore combat will not occur with my left hand, and a blow to my neck like that would kill me. I shall be okay."
Sec paused for a second.
"Sorry, I meant that I'll be keeping my left hand away from the fighting and if something hit my neck that hard, it would kill me."
Wow, talking naturally was really hard.

troydenite Since: Mar, 2011
#4580: Mar 22nd 2012 at 4:43:59 AM

Looking up at Atrocitus' address as if shaken from the depths of some deep reverie, Zelda blinked, an imperceptible look of confusion crossing her face - then she seemed to regain her composure, and nodded courteously at the Silver Mage.

"Welcome, friend mage," she said quietly.

"Is there anything we can assist you with?"

She smiled softly, in a gesture of sincere invitation.

desdendelle Hooded Crow from Land of Milk and Honey (Sergeant) Relationship Status: Hiding
Hooded Crow
#4581: Mar 22nd 2012 at 5:53:55 AM

"Yes, I am Ratheln," the mage told Atrocious. "Your apology is unneeded, for the events conspired in such way that we had no time for talk."
He looked upwards toward the Ryutan's face. Rubbing his beard, he shrugged, and turned to Zelda.
"Hail, m'lady," he said. "Some information about the weapon we're chasing... Sifuri, is it not called by that name? would be most welcome. I had barely enough time to know the members of this decidedly eclectic group before we were thrown into that ocean... Also, the being who brought me here worries me. Such powers... As they say, power corrupts. Absolute power absolutely corrupts... and I fear that that being's powers are great."

On empty crossroads, seek the eclipse -- for when Sol and Lua align, the lost shall find their way home.
UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#4582: Mar 22nd 2012 at 7:01:08 AM

"Sifuri itself is an ancient weapon created by the ancestors of our "employer" for use in the massive war they had in the past," Atrocitus started to explain. "This weapon has the power to very well become a threat to entire universes if it were fall into those of malicious intent. The pieces we are trying find are in fact pieces of the ship that was carrying Sifuri before the weapon was lost, and we need the ship is, subsequently, trace the coordinates that will lead us to Sifuri.

"And to answer the question of why us, it is due to Sifuri gaining sentience during the eons it was lost," the Red Lantern continued. "During that time, it has gained sentience and is, understandably, murderous towards its creator and their descendants. As for Moja himself, I already plan on murdering him if he crosses any lines....." he said, clenching his fist to emphasize. It was glowing red....

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Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#4583: Mar 22nd 2012 at 10:54:29 PM

Sam whistled at Sec's technology and its affect on the giant steel robot.

"Damn Sec, keep showing me things like that and I just might warm up to you more. What is with the giant robot though, is it an armoured suit?"

edited 22nd Mar '12 10:54:36 PM by Alleydodger

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#4584: Mar 23rd 2012 at 4:40:59 PM

"No, it is a robot. Not of my construction. It is called Liberty Prime."

A beat.

"I'm not good at speaking casually."

Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#4585: Mar 23rd 2012 at 5:21:07 PM

"Just a robot? An AI with a body, that could be dangerous. I like it." Eric peered down at what was now Liberty Prime. "Are you a dumb or smart AI?"

Anura from England Since: Apr, 2011 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#4586: Mar 23rd 2012 at 6:44:29 PM

Warily avoiding the creature that looked like a mutant Behemoth, Shantotto approached Twilight. She had watched the latter part of the exchange between her and Kribnefka, and while she couldn't really say that she had been particularly attentive, she did understand that she had obtained a new magical power.

"Good; a Scholar should never turn down more magics. Speaking of which..." The Black Mage held up another copy of the same scroll she had once offered to the light mage. "...for a magical generalist, you're rather lacking in the White Magic basics. This will show you a basic healing spell. In exchange for this, before our next assignment, I need you to use that transformation magic on me as well."

A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.
Bindlestick Aww, son of a bitch from Mad Hole, country of the Screamers Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Aww, son of a bitch
#4587: Mar 23rd 2012 at 9:38:40 PM

Turning to face Shantotto, Twilight set the mace down on her desk with a soft thud and smiled at the Tarutaru. Her gift was most appreciated, if a bit excessive in her eyes. She'd already received a good deal of new magic today, no need to top it off. Still, a healing spell would come in handy. She had never bothered to learn any, as she wasn't the type of mare who particularly needed such things and from what she could tell magical healing was a difficult process. There were all sorts of nerves and fibers and such getting in the way and simply shooting raw magic into the wound would do little to help. She needed healing now more than ever.

Still, the offer she proposed was not one to be taken lightly. Performing that kind of transformation on someone else would be difficult, though not impossible. Her general anatomy seemed to be in line with human standards for the most part, albeit significantly scaled down. But there was such more more room for error when performing the spell on another, and she had yet to make her alterations to the original spell and finding a suitable basis for Shantotto's form would take quite a while. She could craft a body from scratch, but that would take even longer and expend much more energy than was necessary. Though there would be some time before she would have to apply the enchantment, so the offer wasn't entirely out of the question.

After mulling it over for a few moments, Twilight gave a decisive nod. "Thank you very much for your offer, Doctor Shantotto. I'd be happy to provide you with a disguise for the next mission. I'll have to make a few alterations to the original spell, though, change a few factors. Shouldn' take too long, though. I must admit, I'm a little uneasy about performing the spell on somepo... someone else. Are you sure you want me to go through with it?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. While she didn't exactly think of the diminutive mage as a friend per se, she was still concerned for her safety.

"You have more than enough potential. So tell me what is the one wish that would make your soul gem shine." -Mitt Romney, probably
Krautman WHAT HAS SCIENCE WROUGHT from Hiding from the man, man Since: Jan, 2010
WHAT HAS SCIENCE WROUGHT
#4588: Mar 23rd 2012 at 9:45:24 PM

Kribnefka shot the strange creature with a lightning spell. It vanished.

"Your spell should be easier as one of my clerics. If all else fails, I know Polymorph Any Object."

Suddenly, the creature reappeared, falling gently from far above and landing next to Krib.

...and that's terrible.
RedCedar The Mighty Pen from Elsewhere Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Mighty Pen
#4589: Mar 24th 2012 at 1:03:45 AM

Seeing that no one had anything intelligent or of interest to say, Urza had abandoned any attempt at conversation and returned to his labs. The assembly and growth of his armies proceeded apace, but he still suspected anything created with all that he had summoned into being through the Nomad technology could disappear as quickly as it had come into being. Therefore, he was engaged in trying to contact any other planeswalker or anyone that he knew from across the multiverse. He would have been pleased even to see Freyalise or Leshrac at this point. But his distress call across time and space had gone unanswered so far. Doubtless some manner of shielding was involved.

He sighed. The team truly did need organization, but he lacked anything to motivate them with on the scale of the war against Phyrexia, as he had with the Coalition. And if he tried to dominate them through fear...well, that was a temporary solution at best and suicide at worst. A subtle form of mind control, though...that might work well. He had then, a few options, magical and otherwise. Probably the one with the most chance of success was the armband strategem. A few simple gifts of artifice for everyone, with the magic subtly embedded so that merely wearing them began bending their thoughts towards channels that would serve him. They could hold devices to interface with brain tissue as well, fully artificial and so minute as to be nearly undetectable. And if it came to it, they would prove excellent collars. Yes, that would do well.

The planeswalker abruptly reappeared before the group, holding a silver Thran-metal wristband.

"I have a prototype of the equipment I've been working on for everyone," he announced without preamble. "Who would like to be the first to field test it?"

edited 24th Mar '12 1:04:07 AM by RedCedar

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu
Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#4590: Mar 24th 2012 at 1:24:08 AM

The SPD Blue Ranger had demorphed, changing back to his Sky identity. Being bored that nothing was being done, he heard that Urza wanted a field test.

"What kind of test?" He asked Urza.

Vox Since: Dec, 2010
#4591: Mar 24th 2012 at 7:02:07 AM

Prime turned to Sam.

MY INTELLIGENCE IS SUFFICIENT TO DEFEND AMERICA.

GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#4592: Mar 24th 2012 at 7:05:49 AM

"He's also patriotic. Very patriotic. Don't insult America around him."

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#4593: Mar 24th 2012 at 7:15:14 AM

"Are Democratic, Communist hating Americans exempt from that rule?" Jack asked Sec sarcastically.

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Alleydodger Since: Jan, 2012
#4594: Mar 24th 2012 at 7:17:51 AM

Sam was sure it must be a dumb AI, and one that seemed made for combat. That could lead to some problems if it went rampant. "America, huh? I'm guessing America is still a major political power where you're from then?"

RedCedar The Mighty Pen from Elsewhere Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Mighty Pen
#4595: Mar 24th 2012 at 12:17:49 PM

With a mental command, Urza turned off the mind control function of the wristband. Sky was one of the few people willing to respond to the artificer's commands without the need of such things and he had no wish to risk that.

"It holds only basic functions at this point," he answered. "Illumination, communication, lower-level destruction, tracking time, recording auditory data, extendable blades, levitation, and a sonic device attuned to glistening oil. That last function is useless unless we encounter my enemies, but given the variety of opponents we have encountered, I think it wise to take precautions."

He proffered the bracer to the other man.

"A simple test of all these functions will suffice for now."

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu
Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#4596: Mar 24th 2012 at 12:55:23 PM

"Sure."

Sky said when he got the bracer from Urza.

"Can I wear this in either my left or right arm?"

RedCedar The Mighty Pen from Elsewhere Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
The Mighty Pen
#4597: Mar 24th 2012 at 2:27:57 PM

"It is designed to fit either arm, but only with some kind of padding worn underneath it," Urza answered. "It will be uncomfortable otherwise, but it was either that or make them specific to one arm and I prefer flexibility of design and function."

A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent upon arriving. -Lao Tzu
GeekCodeRed Since: Sep, 2010
#4598: Mar 24th 2012 at 4:50:57 PM

"Urza, I have that stuff. Even the blade and the sonic device. I don't need it."
Needless to say, when Sec found out about the mind control, Urza had a small chance of survival.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#4599: Mar 24th 2012 at 5:01:02 PM

"I shall try then."

Sky told Urza before wearing the bracer on his right arm slowly.

UdtheImp from Stamford, CT (Series 2) Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
#4600: Mar 24th 2012 at 5:49:33 PM

"That's a nice set of features there," Jack said to Urza, "kinda like an iPod. Though, I already got a flashlight and I doubt I'm gonna be needing all those bells and whistles. I prefer a good old fashioned ear piece comm anyday. Also, no offense, those arm bands look a little too much like the kind they give to convicts, or as a proof of ownership. I personally don't like being controlled......

"It probably wasn't your intention," Jack explained himself. "Its the symbolism, ya see. Gonna have to turn it down on principal."

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