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UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#201: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:45:48 AM

Shoot him! Shoot till he's dead! Shoot till his momma's dead!

Ripsaw These are the voyages... from The Belt Since: Jan, 2001
These are the voyages...
#202: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:47:05 AM

Realize that the brute stands between us and the cookies. Take a deep breath and send more pulse rifle fire at the thing. Switch the Binoculars module to tactical assessment mode.

edited 9th Jul '15 10:48:03 AM by Ripsaw

Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you might just get it all...
BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#203: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:47:39 AM

Perhaps we can fire at it and attempt another infusion at the same time?

Ripsaw These are the voyages... from The Belt Since: Jan, 2001
These are the voyages...
#204: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:49:10 AM

Given our recent Psychic Nosebleed, that might not be the best idea. Besides, we'd need to switch weapons.

Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you might just get it all...
dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#205: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:56:46 AM

Mmm... Cookie...(1; critical failure): Now is not the time, stomach. The beast doesn't care much when you will your desperate craving for Miss Buttersworth's at it through your Lense either.

Kill his entire family with magicked plasma shots (5; critical success): The fat fuck's between you and the hab level. You switch the pulse rifle to full auto; your fury at being denied your cookies making each shot blaze like a dying sun.

The creature's ravaged form slumps to the ground, smouldering.

Victory!

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#206: Jul 9th 2015 at 10:57:57 AM

See? Told you all not to think about cookies. My plan worked like a charm.

Try and find another crate to restock from. And reload if necessary.

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#207: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:01:54 AM

No, cookies saved us. We just had a poor roll.

Anyway, perhaps we could see what the brute has on him? Could be something useful.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#208: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:04:34 AM

Oh, and as a concession to the other parts of our mind.

A victory dance is in order.

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#209: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:11:31 AM

The monstrosity has an Accessory on him; and-God above!-a bag of cookies. The good kind, like mom used to make; not one of those preservative laden discs of BS you get from the vending machines. You devour the treats; pushing the thought that someone must have made these for whomever the thing used to be into the same grave you buried the ethical questions about the zombies in.

You head up to the hab level, stopping at the first stack of crates you found-and that other dead battery you thought you saved. You reload the pulse rifle and blaster; and top up your reserves to 10.

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#210: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:14:39 AM

Sweet. Let's follow that line up to the Engine Room. Maybe we can get this stuff done.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#211: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:17:56 AM

Wait! Use the safe area to finish off our victory dance! We haven't died yet, and we just got a bag of cookies. I demand a victory dance.

BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#212: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:19:47 AM

WE ARE NOT STRIPPING.

...and now you can see my aversion to the porno mag.

UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#213: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:22:36 AM

Who said anything about taking our clothes off? Just do the dance!

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#214: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:22:36 AM

You take the elevator down to the Utility level, and follow the Orange Line to the engine room. You use elevator time as dance time to celebrate your cookies and monster slaying.

Upon entering, the captain's voice crackles in your ear:

"Here, you will need to purge the reactor of gaseous waste. That should kill anything in here with you. Your fatigues are rated for Cosmic Radiation exposure, but you'll need to get the Class D hazmat gear from the supply room."

"Yes sir. Um..."

"Don't worry, private. We'll have the Science Officer walk you through the procedure once you get there."

Fair enough, you suppose.

edited 9th Jul '15 11:24:35 AM by dvorak

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
BlackMageAnolis At the heart of the world... from about three miles away from you. Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Dancing with myself
At the heart of the world...
#215: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:25:54 AM

Something tells me that Science Officer is now a zombie.

...keep your blaster at the ready...

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#216: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:30:47 AM

Equip secondary weapon?

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
Ripsaw These are the voyages... from The Belt Since: Jan, 2001
These are the voyages...
#217: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:32:08 AM

Equip blaster and sword.

Typing that made me think "Arrrrrr!"

Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you might just get it all...
UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#218: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:35:30 AM

Blaster and sword, in accord.

And shouldn't we use a med hypo? We were pretty injured during the fight with the brute.

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#219: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:36:34 AM

You pull the fiber optic cutlass with a flourish. You feel like a pirate.

As you make your way through the engine room, you are greeted by an armored zombie with a blaster of it's own.

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#220: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:38:59 AM

Oh hell, the zombies can use guns. TAKE COVER!

And blast him with a shotgun blast.

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#221: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:44:42 AM

It occurs to you to dose a med hypo; which you do. Your abused chest relaxes.

You slip into cover, stow the one handers, and...

Chik-ckik; Boom! (5; critical success) ... Blast his infected chest into canned spam.

Victory!

His pockets contain a data chip.

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#222: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:45:41 AM

Take the chip. And analyze both the chip and the Accessory we got earlier.

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#223: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:54:15 AM

You gain the supply room, and analyze the Accessory:

  • Power Doubler: the second upgrade for the blaster; the device brings the total number of shots up to 10. It also includes a hand guard; which rectifies the blazer's tendency to injure the user when overheated.

And the chip:

  • Catlike Tread: A cybernetic module that allows a greater freedom of movement. (+1 to non-critical, non overshot dodge rolls)

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
Ripsaw These are the voyages... from The Belt Since: Jan, 2001
These are the voyages...
#224: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:55:42 AM

Install the doubler on the blaster.

Be careful what you wish for, 'cause you might just get it all...
UndyingPhoenix Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#225: Jul 9th 2015 at 11:57:27 AM

Install the Power Doubler. At least we'll stop burning our hands off.


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