[CCrusaders] Bert says, "Log on."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are we still waiting for Wanda?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Seems so."

Wanda has left.

Wanda has arrived.

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Sorry I'm late!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And Roger, maybe?"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "No problem. I just got here myself."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Phew"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Is Roger playing? I got the impression from last week that he opted not to take part in this arc."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I thought he said he was sorry he missed it? Which made me think he forgot."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "However, I assume we should go on and pick him up if need be."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "That might be tricky now that Wanda lost her super strength."

[CCrusaders] Wanda spider noodles

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "@rimshot"

GM exclaims, "So with that, I believe we're all here. It's time for Crownsford Crusaders!"

GM says, "It's Thanksgiving evening, and the Crusaders have been tasked with keeping an eye on the reclusive billionaire Nick Bishop, whose private plane arrives tomorrow morning. In the meantime, you've also been looking into some missing children cases and freeing a ghost pup from a shadow portal spell."

GM exclaims, "But first! You just followed a lightning strike to a house in the middle of town, only to hear a sudden explosion from the upstairs!"

GM asks, "You're all in the car right outside the house. What do you, the heroes, do now?"

Eben jumps out of the car and scans the upstairs for any open windows.

GM says, "There is an open window! The wood around it is charred, and you can see faint wisps of smoke coming from it."

Eben shoots a portal into the open window, hoping to hit the ceiling or wall!

GM says, "OK! You now have a portal on the ceiling of that room."

Eben shoots the other portal at his feet in the street, falling down into the room!

Jacob waits for Eben to report back

GM says (to Eben), "You land in what looks like the bedroom of a kid or a teenager, but it's even messier than you would expect. Furniture is smoldering, toys are broken, and there's an acrid smell in the air."

GM exclaims, "Next to the open door, you see an unconscious woman lying on the floor!"

Eben exclaims, "Hey, is anyone here? Anyone else need help? We can help!"

Eben runs to the woman's side.

GM says, "There's no response to your call."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I guess some sort of Diagnose on the woman?"

Wanda follows Eben!

GM says, "The woman is in her thirties, dressed normally, and unconscious."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! That would be Investigation. How thorough are you planning to be?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(E.g., just looking at her, or moving her/taking her pulse/etc., or going further than that?)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Enough to figure out if she shouldn't be moved. Although, hmm, the best bet is always to just not move someone. Investigate on the surroundings first to see if there's any active danger, then on the woman for head/neck injuries in particular, and yeah, pulse."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! +2 opposition."

Eben scans the room and the woman, though the scene is a bit chaotic.

Eben rolls Average (1) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 -1 | Average (1)

Eben exclaims, "Jacob! I can't tell if there's any active danger here! There's an unconscious woman and the results of an explosion!"

Jacob will go carefully through the portal and look around.

Eben in the meantime tries to crouch protectively over the woman to block anything falling on her, and gently tries to tap her shoulder and talk to her to get her to wake up.

GM exclaims (at Eben), "As you tap her on the shoulder, you get a nasty electric shock! You take two physical stress. And electrical sparks leap from the woman to various objects in the room, arcing back and forth!"

Wanda exclaims, "Grandpa!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Well, I was gonna look for active danger, but that seems pretty clear!"

Eben exclaims, "Ow!"

GM exclaims, "You hear mechanical whirring noises, and notice that a group of toy robots, arranged all around the room, are coming to life!"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob asks, "Robots? Why did it have to be robots?"

[Crows-Nest] Alex says (to Jacob), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that robots are making plans for humans, but Alex is swore to secrecy."

Eben says, "OK, yeah, that's an active danger."

GM exclaims, "If you're familiar with the Robo Rangers afternoon cartoon show, you'll recognize that this is a full set of them. They're each about a foot high, mostly made of metal, and now trudging threateningly toward you -- initiative!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And you can add yourself to https://jamboard.google.com/d/1j0JiE-NuWU8JMj_rHWn1W28NTjgw0TDyXW2QdM7SUp0/viewer?f=0 as well."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Woman in the doorway, right?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Right in front of it, yeah."

[CCrusaders] Eben requests edit access.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Whoops, should be editable now."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Wherever the portal is, I literally just stepped through."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The ceiling near the window."

GM clears the initiative.

GM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Average (1)

Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)

GM registers Robots at init 1.

Jacob rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I can't believe I remembered that init is Notice"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Thank you, brain"

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 0 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hmm, I can't seem to set the color of the portal or the text size of the label."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ah, there it is."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The text size is to the right of the zoom magnifying glass and to the left of the underscored A."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(You can add yourself to the init counter with 'init add X'.)"

Jacob registers Jacob at init 3.

Eben registers Eben at init 1.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Wanda?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hold on"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "So many powers"

Wanda registers Wanda at init 4.

GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Jacob(3) Robots/Eben(1)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "And first is... Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "How do special effects work?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Is it success with style = spend it to apply effect?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "IIRC, if you roll with -- right, that's my recollection."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Does it work on attacks?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "If I do Fight and succeed with style against their Athletics"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Because I have Area Attack"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yes, but you have to subtract from your damage for it... I don't remember how much."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I kind of want to create a wall of fire to protect Eben and the woman"

[CCrusaders] GM | When you succeed with style on an attack, it works like a normal success, but you also have the option to reduce the value of your hit by one to gain a boost as well.

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And the same applies to special effects as to boosts there.)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Nice"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Does the area attack affect everyone in the zone, or just enemies?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That is a good question"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(A wall of fire sounds like Create Advantage.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(With, uh, what skill controls your fire? Provoke?)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Provoke it is"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "And the TN is greater than 2 because I'm attempting to make a wall around me, Eben and the woman (sorry Jacob, I don't want to impede your melee skills)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I have what now? :D"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Wanda is leaving you to the toys."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Remind me, is Wall of Fire anything with special rules in your power, or is it just a normal Create Advantage here?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Just normal"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Fire Control, very basic"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Let's say the opposition is 2 for every person you want protected inside the wall."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah, I got that. I was joking because I'm shit in a fight."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha, fair ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Nice! So that's 6 total, unless Jacob texts 'Plz protect me :('"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "You know what"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll protect Jacob"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "he can kick the robots *after* they get through the wall"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "So the opposition is 8?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "yep"

Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 0 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] Jacob makes a heart with his hands

Wanda sets their current fate point total to 2.

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'll spend a fp on Family First!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Since Jacob is family :)"

Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 1.

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "So I tie with the TN"

Eben sets their current fate point total to 2.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(assuming we're back at our normal refresh?)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I have wicked lag, sorry. I don't know if it's reading or just typing."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, ";Tying on Create Advantage... gives you a boost instead of the Aspect!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Yup!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Are you OK with that, or do you want to tag anything else to get the full firewall?"

Jacob sets her current fate point total to 3.

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll tag..."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Apprentice Polymath!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Ooh. Narrate how that applies, and you have your Aspect! (With a free invoke, to boot.)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I target the most flammable parts of the floor to add extra oomph to the flames"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "with the power of the mind (taught to me by Jacob and Eben)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Excellent."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "intellect can wash away confusion!"

GM exclaims, "A wall of flames now surrounds the Crusaders and the unconscious woman!"

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) JACOB(3) Robots/Eben(1)

GM exclaims, "Jacob!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I would like to create an advantage with investigate. Looking around for a way to maybe just cut the power or otherwise stop the robots."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! Let's say it's a +2 opposition."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I was also wondering what would happen if we covered the unconscious lady with a dampening blanket, but not sure whta sort of action that would be."

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "But that is a separate thought. Like, could we get her to safety in that case."

GM says (to Jacob), "You notice that the electrical sparks jumping back and forth across the room, from robot to robot, are also connecting them to the power outlets in the room."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I only saw the 'superb' at first and didn't notice that it was a terrible roll."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Haha, yup"

GM exclaims, "If you could electrically cut them off from each other or from the outlets, then you might be able to shut them down!"

Jacob a ha!

Jacob gestures wildly at the outlets and the robots so our resident Crafty person notices the connection.

GM asks, "What do you want to call your Aspect (with two free invokes)?"

Eben exclaims (at Jacob), "Oh, yeah, well spotted!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Wanda, we need an electrifying pun here."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'd be shocked if she didn't have one."

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Jacob(3) ROBOTS/EBEN(1)

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hah"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(also, https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h88N6VTO6dtQ2RVzk1tqx4NdA5PNyShAjpXcoVjhU8M/edit#gid=1689105620 )"

GM exclaims, "And... Eben!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Knock Outlet!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Heheh"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Me before robots? OK."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "You should always put yourself before robots, Grandpa"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I know they're cool but they can wait"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think I would like to try to move the woman to safety so she doesn't get more electrified and/or attacked by robots."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK. How do you want to do that?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "So that involves moving the in-room portal to this floor, picking up the woman, and walking through with her."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do I need a success with style to move her like normal, or is it different if I'm carrying her, or...?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Moving the portal and picking her up both seem like individual actions. But, right, if you do the success with style thing, I'm fine with flavoring it that way this time."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "OK, cool. Shoot?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yes! The flames are making it a bit difficult, especially since parts of the floor itself are on fire, so +3 opposition."

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hrm."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "That's enough to get you a useful portal, but not enough to move her this turn."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Is +2 enough to move her too, or would that need a +3?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "+3"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "OK, I'll just do that, then. Ceiling portal is now floor portal!"

Eben kicks aside several scattered toys/stuff/furniture until he finally clears off enough space for a spot for the portal!

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Floortal: placed."

Eben exclaims, "We need to get her to safety, and maybe try to find the circuit breaker for the house! Which is probably in the basement or something!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Nooo, Jacob's whole thing is kicking things :D"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Robots!"

[CCrusaders] Eben advances the init to the same spot.

GM exclaims, "The entire squad of robots tries to force its way en masse through the firewall, in cooperation!"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob asks, "What have I ever kicked?"

GM exclaims, "This will be an Overcome, which Wanda can actively oppose with her fire control!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "I think it was that one time in the climax of arc 1 that you had to resort to melee on one turn"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Good (3)

GM sets his current fate point total to 3.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Every fan of the Crownsford comic books knows that scene!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Hee."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "(I actually don't remember what it was)"

[Crows-Nest] GM asks (of Wanda), "Do you want to actively oppose the robots trying to force their way through?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Do you want to actively oppose the robots trying to force their way through?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Yes:"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "YES"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "They rolled a 3. What will you roll?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Provoke, right?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yup!"

Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

Wanda just glares at the robots and the wall of fire goes blue for a few moments.

GM says (to Wanda), "The electrical sparks jumping back and forth between the robots are making it difficul to concentrate... (Electrical Sparking)... and suddenly shadows cross your vision for a moment, making you woozy... (Shadow Poisoned)."

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "One FP and one free invoke, for a total of seven!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are they making it through?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Do I have a tag I can use?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You do! The firewall itself has a tag."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'll use it!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Bringing me up to 8"

GM says, "You try to focus past the shadows in your mind... the firewall is strong, and so are you. But the exertion is making your old Pastry Bite ache something fierce."

GM spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Bringing them up to 9!"

Wanda realizes she has imbued the fire with some of her own consciousness, and it's an extension of herself. Everything is an extension. In fact, these robots should cower before her...

Wanda spends a fate point, leaving them with 0.

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Dark Princess!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "10!"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "You succeed in blocking them! Do you want to narrate or should I?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll do it"

Wanda's eyes glow brightly as she focuses on the wall of fire, and there is a single moment where the wall of fire becomes blinding white, and the robots cower before her might. As an afterimage, many of you almost see the spectre of an imperial crown over her.

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Jacob(3) Robots/Eben(1)

GM exclaims, "Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I'm going to attack!"

[Setting the zoned flag.]

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Are you able to attack without leaving the firewall?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm fireproof"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I can go through"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(that's a stunt to itself)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, that's cool. Just noting that you'll be on the outside with the robots now."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That's okay, it's to protect everyone else"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Sounds good. They'll act as a group, so if you deal enough damage, you can knowck out more than one!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yay"

Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 +1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Add +2 to that"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "because of Harm"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(that +2 ignores armor, too)"

GM says, "That's seven stress -- which is enough to take out two of them, and deal one stress to a third! But..."

GM exclaims, "You realize that those sparks aren't just for show! You take two stress from electricaldamage on contact with them!"

GM says, "(Narrate your path of destruction!)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Let's say someone who *wasn't* fireproof wanted to leave the room..."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "You could go through the portal."

Wanda lands right between two of the robots. She attacks both of them simultaneously with four legs each, the ends of each leg becoming like a blowtorch upon impact. The fire seeps through their armor and melts them both, their circuits sparking with one final jolt that Wanda barely cares about

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I thought about that. Is that the best solution? Try to get bcak into the house from the front door?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That was my own vague plan, at least."

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) JACOB(3) Robots/Eben(1)

GM exclaims, "Jacob!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Do you want to take the woman with you?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah, sure. But I want to wrap her in something... maybe my trench coat? Before touching her again."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Makes sense. It'll be a +1 Physique Overcome to wrap her up and then safely manhandle her through the portal."

Jacob rolls Average (1) + 4dF: +1 0 0 0 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Narrate your success!"

Jacob shrugs out of his trench coat, carefully wraps it around the unconscious woman, and hoists her up into his arms. He steps into the portal, coming out on the street below. (Did we walk or drive here?)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "You drove."

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Jacob(3) ROBOTS/EBEN(1)

GM exclaims, "Eben!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ideally I'd leave her in a safe place, like our vehicle, before later going back into the building."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "The vehicle is right there, yeah."

GM says (to Jacob), "From here, you can see the flames licking at the upstairs window."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Hrm hrm."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "My original plan was to take the woman outside so now I have to move on to the nonexistent phase 2 ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hehe, sorry :)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "My ultimate plan here is to go in search of a circuit breaker or something."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Right."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, let's say I go through the portal and then move the orange one down the street so it's no longer near us."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And then I can help Jacob break into the house or whatever next round?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! If you're just going for generally 'down the street', with no particular target, that's an action you can automatically succeed at."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Maybe 'away from electrial lines'."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "which seems more like a notice thing, I suppose."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, call that a +1 Notice overcome."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'll just put it in the middle of the street, but as far away as I can shoot."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sure, I have some Notice."

Eben rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "There!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Success!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I always forget how your portals multiply my zones."

Eben drops through the portal, expertly twisting around as gravity reorients itself, then moves the orange portal down the street, in a nice deserted spot with few electrical lines nearby.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "<init advance>"

GM exclaims, "Robots!"

GM says, "Now that Wanda is exposed, the four remaining robots all move to flank her."

GM exclaims, "And the electrical arcs between them all cross at one point: Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Ranged electrical attack!"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Epic (7)

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "How do you defend?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Is this a ranged attack?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "It is!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Athletics! +2 from Uncanny Dodge (not the Rogue feature from D&D)"

Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 0 | Epic (7)

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "This is an anime fight!"

GM exclaims, "That's a tie! Which means the robots didn't succeed in dealing stress, but they do have a boost!"

GM exclaims, "Arcs of sparks criss-cross around Wanda, making it difficult for her to do anything without being shocked!"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: WANDA(4) Jacob(3) Robots/Eben(1)

GM exclaims, "Wanda!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Attack again!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

Wanda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Epic (7)

GM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Use the boost, GM!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "They pull in their boost, taking three stress."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "+2!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "So five"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That takes out a third one, and deals one stress to the fourth!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Oho!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Harm is badass"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That +2 takes out the fourth as well!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "woo!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And you take another 2 stress from contact with them.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Because you are not the only one with Harm :) )"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I've got a 2 stress and a 3 stress ticked now (for future reference)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(hehe)"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Describe your smashiburn, then init next!"

Wanda bounces onto the ceiling, then dives onto one robot, vaporizing it before her legs even touch the floor from the sheer heat rolling off her fuzzy belly.

Wanda spins like a top and severs the fourth robot in two pieces with one leg, concentrating fire onto the end of one limb.

Wanda says, "Hiy-yahh"

Wanda says, "Just like in those movies I watched with Cuddles"

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) JACOB(3) Robots/Eben(1)

GM exclaims, "Jacob!"

Jacob, will, nonetheless, try to break into the house downstairs. (Burglary roll, or a roll to find a window or door that is best?)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Is that a question for me, or are you trying to decide which thing you want to do?)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That was for you, yeah. I'm happy skipping straight to a lock pick roll, unless you had other plans."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'm fine with you just declaring which door/window you're trying to get through and doing a lockpick roll."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Which will be a +2 opposition."

Jacob goes straight for the backdoor and assesses the lock for a moment. Hm. Ok, this shouldn't be too hard.

Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 +1 | Fair (2)

GM says, "A tie! Which is a minor cost..."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That could be interesting."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Maybe I have to replace a lockpick, or I jam my finger somehow."

GM says, "You get the basement window open! But you see that the circuit breaker box is sparking as well! It may be difficult to approach..."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh noes"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob finds a nice insulated rubber and wood hammer and beats the crap out of the circuit box

[Crows-Nest] (from GM) Eben says, "Maybe you have to replace a finger. I can build something to fix this!"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "NO"

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Ha"

GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you using your movement to climb through the window or staying outside?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh, sure."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Also I said backdoor :D"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Oh, uh, er, I misread that."

Jacob climbs through the door, which seems a little weird, but ok.

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "On your way to the back door, you saw the sparking circuit breaker, so figured this would be faster."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "When I said 'basement', I obviously meant 'back utility room', of course."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Uh, where can I fit that on the map..."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "We can just imagine it."

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Next page?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(except here)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I'm gonna make you map out the whooooooole damn house before I'm done ;)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha."

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "Theater of the Mind!"

GM advances the initiative: Wanda(4) Jacob(3) ROBOTS/EBEN(1)

GM exclaims, "Eben!"

Eben enters the back utility room and tries to turn off the circuit breaker!

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "The French in me keeps reading that as 'Eh ben?'"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(Craft? With the Gadgeteering bonus or no?)"

GM asks (of Eben), "OK! It's sparking wildly, so how do you intend to approach the task?"

Eben says, "With cheerful abandon."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Yay"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That sounds like Fate Accelerated."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(speed over safety seems to be my operating procedure right now)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "But I mean to say, are you just thrusting your hands into the live electricity? Or are you doing something else?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Perhaps a craft roll, and a 'with style' means I can figure out how wihout getting zapped?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK! +4 Overcome!"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Gadgeteering bonus?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Getting strong 'Doc from BTTF' vibes from Eben right now (clock tower!)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you building/repairing the circuit breakers?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(I think that's what Gadgeteering's description specifies, right?)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I mean, they do seem kind of broken? I don't know if they're actually broken, but it does seem like they aren't breaking circuits like they should."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah, true. OK. Fair."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "But you'll have to narrate it in an especially gadgeteery way to get your bonus."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "That, I can do ;-)"

Eben rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Sucess but not with style, so I do take some sort of damage."

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Narration!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Four stress of electricity!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "What's that in gigawatts?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Can I only check one box at a time, or can I do the 3 and the 1?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Wait, never mind, I have a 4."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Only one at a time."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Grandpa's got that veteran muscle vibe going on"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "He canonically was in Nam, to be fair"

Eben grabs a crowbar off the wall, and wedges it between the metal table and the circuit breaker. The resulting flash catches him in the arm, but it at least means that he can get the door open. Inside, electricity sparks over everything, and circuits are wildly flipping back and forth. Studying it carefully, Eben's arms dart in at key moments to hold shut first one breaker, then the next. He sometimes has to use his own arm as an arc from the board to the crowbar to the ground, but eventually the board goes quiet, as does the house. In the dark, he quietly swears.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "<init advance>"

GM says (to Wanda), "The lights suddenly go out! But by the light of the flames, you see the last two remaining robots slow down, stop sparking, and slump over."

GM says, "The robots have been stopped! But the bedroom is still on fire, and an unconscious woman is lying on the street."

Eben says, "Thunderation, that hurts."

GM says, "(And we're out of initiative.)"

Eben shakes himself off, and returns to the woman.

Wanda says, "Grandpa! You're hurt"

GM says (to Eben), "She's lying on Jacob's trenchcoat, unconscious."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob raids the fridge.

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "You're upstairs in the bedroom. Are you looking out the window at him?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Actually, I do want to make a sweep of the house and make sure no one else is hurt, and there's no clues"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And did you quench the flames?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Oh I got confused"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I believed for a second that the woman was in the bedroom still sorry"

Wanda puts out the flames and then bounces around looking for Eben.

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "I guess Provoke to do that?"

Eben calls upstairs, "You OK, kid?"

Wanda exclaims, "Yeah!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes! And since they've taken on a life of their own (when you lit the floor), it's a +4 opposition!"

Wanda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Legendary (8)

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Jacob), "Are you doing a sweep of the house?"

Wanda is the Empress of the flames.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "*now* we get the +3."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Wanda), "Success with style!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yes!"

Wanda makes the flames stand before her like little soldiers, and dismisses them with a thought.

GM says, "The bedroom looked bad enough when you got here, but now it's completely destroyed. You can barely tell that it used to be a bedroom."

Jacob can, as a reminder, see in the dark, so just walks around the house peering into rooms, careful not to disturb too much.

GM says (to Jacob), "+3 Investigation to run through quickly looking for anyone."

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 0 0 0 | Legendary (8)

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I hate you, dice."

GM says (to Jacob), "You're confident there's no one else in the house."

Eben says, "I gotta get this woman to the hospital; she's still not awake."

Jacob heads outside to regroup with the others.

Jacob awkwardly shuffles his feet, "Um. Make sure I get my coat back, ok?"

Eben carefully loads her into the back seat of the car. (Did we ever establish what it was? I realize I've been thinking 'station wagon')

Eben exclaims, "Of course!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Station wagon totally works for me."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims (at Eben), "Your old car was destroyed in a previous arc, so it's whatever you bought in the meantime!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh right!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, ha."

GM asks (of Eben), "Are you using Jacob's coat to avoid touching her?"

Eben says (to GM), "...yes."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Farewell, cool coat"

Eben asks (of Jacob), "Hey, can you tell if she's still... electrified, I guess?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "See the electrons and sparks!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm sure he can"

Jacob gives Eben a look.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(I mean, assuming she's not literally sparking still)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I feel like Eben the gadgeteer has a better chance of figuring that out than me just looking at her, super sight or not."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Though, ok"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "I'd call it a +5 Investigation to try to figure it out without making contact."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Maybe if her hair is staticky or something"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Nonetheless, I only have Investigate 1."

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 +1 | Legendary+4 (12)

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "I can help!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'll be over here if you need me."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That's my dice. Good dice."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda |Jacob runs in through the portal, sidesteps the dragon hopefully, and punches the other youth in the face.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Time to do a special compilation of every Jacob melee attack-- nah."

[Crows-Nest] Eben exclaims, "That's not kicking!"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Have you spent the last two hours looking for that? :D I did find that Zircon kicked something early on!"

GM says (to Jacob), "Her skin is lightly burned, and her lips are blue. And her hair is slightly sticking up, and if you look very closely, you can see faint tiny sparks jumping across her skin."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Ooh"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Maybe that's what I remember"

GM says, "It looks like she is still electrified."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Jacob does canonically have cool boots to go with the coat, that might have confused me"

[Crows-Nest] Jacob | Zircon uses the ancient fighting art of kick-kicking to kick a bunch of headless gingerbreadmen into the fountain.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "amazing"

Eben says, "Hmm, OK, let's see here..."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "brb, incoming baby"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Worst Reboot spinoff ever."

Eben grabs a coil of wire from the back, attaches some wooden handles to the ends, jams one end into the dirt on the side of the road, then tries to drain the electricity from the woman through the wire, holding on to the other wooden handle.

GM exclaims (at Eben), "Crafts, +4, with Gadgeteering!"

Eben rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)

GM says, "You hear electrical crackling as the juice flows from her body into the ground! It lasts for maybe half a minute until it goes silent, and her hair is no longer standing up, and the color is starting to return to her."

Eben gently touches her shoulder. "Hey, can you hear me? You've been hurt; we're taking you to the hospital. Okay?"

GM says, "Shortly, she begins to stir. He eyes slowly open. She looks a bit groggy and confused by her ordeal."

Woman says, "What? Who a-- Patrick! Where's Patrick?!?"

GM exclaims, "She tries to get up, to run back to the house!"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "(And there's no shock when you touch her.)"

Eben says, "Shh, it's OK. We'll find Patrick. You've been hit by lightning; you need medical attention."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(rapport?)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Sounds good! +2 opposition."

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 +1 | Epic (7)

GM exclaims, "You succeed in calming her down!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Back, catching up"

Eben says, "Come with me to get you checked out? You can tell me your story on the way? Or we can call an ambulance."

Woman says, "Is that what that was? It *sounded* like thunder, but so much louder. And then--"

Jacob says, "I don't know where or who Patrick is, but there's no one in the house, ma'am."

Woman says, "Patrick is my son! I know I saw him. He was in his room, after... before..."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "I think the replacement car is a Suburban, since it's new. And can we have a siren/light I can put on the roof for emergencies?"

Jacob will, at this point, step away and find out what the birds know.

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Do all of you think that Thomas would let you have something like that?"

GM asks (of Jacob), "OK! Your birdwhispering is Rapport, right?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yup!"

GM asks, "What kind of birds would be out at night in a thunderstorm?"

Eben says, "Jacob, Wanda, stay here, keep things safe. I'll be back soon, and will keep you updated."

Wanda exclaims, "Okay!"

Eben says (to woman), "Hop in; let's make sure you're OK. And you can tell me about Patrick and what came before and what came after."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I'll put my phone on speaker so the rest of the group is informed and can chime in if need be."

GM says, "My searches are saying 'owl, owl, owls, more owls, other kinds of owls, owls, and owls'."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Probably an owl or something-- Yeah."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha"

GM says, "Since owls aren't exactly urban birds, it'll be a +4 opposition to find one who was near enough to have witnessed anything."

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Legendary+3 (11)

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Jacob, Finder of Fine Owls"

GM says (to Eben), "The woman lets you drive her away. She's still composing herself and trying to figure out how to explain what she saw."

[CCrusaders] Jacob does two things very well. Investigate with his eyes and ask things of birds.

GM says (to Jacob), "You send out a telepathic call and find a legendary owl! She settles down next to you."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "She was raised by pigeons"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Eben), "(By which I mean, owl first, then woman.)"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "At least alphabetically"

Eben chats with her a bit, asking her about what she did earlier in the day, etc.

Owl says, "Helloo. Do yoou need my help?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says (to GM), "Sounds good."

Jacob asks, "Hi there! Did you see anything odd during the storm? Like a lightning bolt that struck that house over there?"

Owl says, "Ohoo, yes. Very strange. *Very* sudden."

Owl says, "The stoorm, it came out of noowhere. And then booom. And then booom."

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "This owl has an owlcent"

Jacob says, "Did you see.. anyone? A child? A, um." He describes Krampus.

Owl says, "Ooh, noo. Nothing like that. Noo."

Jacob hms.

Jacob fishes around in his pockets for a bag of freeze-dried liver chunks to share.

Owl says, "Ohoo! Thank yoou."

Jacob says, "Of course! Thank you!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I can't think of anything else to ask. Anyone got something?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Did lighting strike anywhere else?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Other storms like this one?"

Jacob asks, "Oh, have you witnessed any other sudden storms like this recently? Or lightning like that?"

Owl says, "I don't think soo."

GM says, "And meanwhile, Eben has been chatting with a woman whose name he's learned is Lenore Peterson."

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Single mom?"

Wanda is there too, legs curled up to take up less space, occasionally chipping in.

GM says, "She and her son Patrick had just had a nice but small Thanksgiving dinner, with just the two of them. Patrick's dad is apparently not in the picture. Afterward, Patrick had gone upstairs to play on his Playcube, while Lenore watched television in the living room."

GM says, "Shortly after the rain started, she heard a very loud thundercrack. And she immediately ran upstairs to check on Patrick, to make sure her was OK."

GM asks, "This next part is where it seems like she might be a bit confused. When she opened the door to his bedroom, she saw a bright flash of light. And Patrick. But maybe he was *in* the light? Or vice versa?"

GM says, "And the next thing she knew, she was waking up in the backseat of this car."

Wanda says, "Oh. Ooooh..."

Eben says, "So, maybe half a minute after the initial explosion, then."

Lenore says, "Yes, that sounds about right."

Wanda telepathically says to Eben, Do you think the kid discovered his own superpowers? And turned into electricity?

Eben asks, "OK, I want you to close your eyes and re-imagine the scene you saw. Any other details that you can describe? The expression on Patrick's face? The location of the Playcube? Anything with the toy robots?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(not asked all at once, just for MUD-convenience)"

Lenore says, "The Playcube and the robots... the light was in them too, I think. And Patrick looked... scared."

Eben pats Lenore's knee. "He sounds like a great kid. We'll do our best to find him, and sounds like wherever he is, he'll be strong, for you."

Wanda tries to fix Eben's electrified air with one leg.

[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Hair!"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Not air"

Lenore says, "Thank you. Here's my number. Please call me as soon as you know anything... he must have been scared by the explosion. He must have run away. Please find him! Thank you for your help."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Trying to figure out how to put this kindly; maybe Rapport, but since Krampus is supposed to come after 'bad' kids, I'm trying to find out if there was something he did wrong recently."

GM says, "And at that, you've reached the hospital, where the ER nurse is ready to take Lenore in for intake."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "If you'd like to use Rapport instead of trying to figure out how to phrase it, then call it +2 opposition."

Eben asks, "One last question; just in case it turns out to be relevant: did you guys argue about anything recently? Anything he did that you were upset about?"

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Fantastic (6)

Lenore says, "No, not at all! He's a great kid, and he's been especially helpful lately since he knows how hard it is for me to find enough money during the holidays."

Eben nods. "Sounds good; we'll be in touch if we find anything! And do call us if you see anything to do with Patrick, or really anything else weird or out of the ordinary."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "It's now pretty late into the evening; should we assume everyone makes it home and jump ahead to tomorrow morning?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Works for me"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Sure"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Was it... Hydrolyx? That we fought and turned into goo by accident?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "It was!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'm not the only one to see the analogy"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "And what was the goo machine supposed to do?"

GM says, "It's morning! Comissioner Webb sent you a message to let you know that Lenore has filed a report on Patrick, and he's happy to hear that you're already on the case."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Wasn't it like Mugneeto's plan in the original Extraordinary People movie?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The Chocolatier was trying to recreate the experiment that gave her her chocolate Midas touch powers, but you foiled it, so who knows what effects this botched version would have had."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "And our meeting with Mr. Moneybags is today--morning? Afternoon? Sorry for not keeping up."

GM says, "Meanwhile, it's almost time for Nick Bishop's plane to arrive."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Got it."

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "wanted mousse powers, got moose powers"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yup, morning."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Ha."

[Crows-Nest] Eben asks (of Roger), "Oh, hey, you're here. Did you want to join?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "shock-late instead of chocolate power"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "no thanks I'm going to take a nap soon, but (again) thanks anyway"

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "Sure thing."

[Crows-Nest] Eben says, "I'm OK going to the airport scene, I think."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Me too"

GM exclaims, "You pull up to the airport and miraculously find someplace to park!"

Jacob found the spot!

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, ". o O Wanda is going to have to ask if as an alien she was on the naughty/nice list at all"

GM says, "Webb didn't know what the name of the plane was or which gate it's arriving at. He only knew what time it was scheduled to arrive, and that it's a small private jet."

Wanda asks (of Jacob), "Eye on the sky?"

Wanda winks about four or so eyes

[CCrusaders] Eben asks (of GM), "Does he know we're coming?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Nope."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "My impression is that we're tailing him, but he's not supposed to know."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Or did Webb want us to intercept him? Ah, OK."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "But I might be wrong about that"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "As far as you know, he doesn't even know that *you* know that he's coming."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Aha! OK."

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Jacob), "The Commissioner left that up to your discretion."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "brb, baby stuff"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "OK, so. Investigate to find out, or Rapport to talk to someone, or Craft to tap into tower radar chatter, or...?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda asks, "I can use Telepathy to snoop on people's thoughts, create Advantage with Notice for you guys?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda says, "Just to stay alert"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Wanda), "Any people in particular, or just random passersby in the crowd?"

[Crows-Nest] Wanda exclaims, "Random!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I would think 'official workers'"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(also, ylac)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Eben is right"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I just wasn't thinking"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "(ironic for a telepath)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Snrk."

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! And are you looking for specific information, or just a general awareness of what's going on around you?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "General awareness"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "+1 opposition!"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Er, I menat +2."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "ANd can't type."

Wanda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 -1 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oof."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Well that's not good. Maybe I open my mind too much and get Overwhelmed?"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Well, one of the possible outcomes of failing a Create Advantage is that you get the aspect, but it works against you. So yes!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "is it even possible to succeed at a cost?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I'll go with whichever seems like a fun impediment"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Feel free to phrase it in a neutral way, since you can pay to tag it later like any other aspect, but it'll be in the -1 free invokes column.)"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "How about something like 'Mental Cacophany'?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "'overworked airport personnel'?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "nosebleed of doom"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Back"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to GM), "that works"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to Jacob), "I made the classic telepath blunder"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Land war in Asia?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Open my mind to the crowd and now they're all in my head --hhehehe"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Nice reference"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Thank you!"

GM asks, "So you're at the airport, and Wanda has left her head open. What are you doing next?"

Eben chats with a worker. "Wow, lots of people through for the holidays, enh? I bet there are even more odd situations in a time like this than there noramlly are."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(worker == cleaner, I decided after the fact.)"

GM says (to Eben), "She politely agrees, but is clearly very busy."

Eben asks, "They ask you guys to make sure any spot is particularly clear today?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(can roll Rapport if you like)"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "She doesn't seem like she wants to chat, so it'll be a +4 Rapport overcome to get anything out of her!"

Eben rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 0 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "boom"

GM says (to Eben), "You gather, from her non-committal grunts and mildly annoyed one-word interjections, that everything inside the building is business as usual today. If there's anything special going on, it must be outside."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Hey, we have the same Rapport"

[CCrusaders] GM says (to Wanda), "I bet I know whom you learned it from."

Eben exclaims, "Well, good luck, and thanks!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says (to GM), "Just what I was about to say ;)"

Eben says (to gang), "OK, probably he's landing and heading straight to a limo or the like."

Jacob says, "Unless he's keeping a low profile."

Eben says (to Hmm,), "true."

Eben asks (of Jacob), "Hey, maybe you can have your birds watch for a small jet?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "That could go very badly for those birds"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Oof."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Aww :'*"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oops :'("

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Not *that* close? ;-)"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(afk a sec)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "How big is this airport?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "It's big enough to have international flights, but not a major hub."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(back)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I was thinking more like... multiple terminals?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Or just one with lots of gates?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Yeah."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Damn"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "Maybe just go outside and spread out, and watch? With added bird eyes?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(This is the point where I quickly googled my own local airport to check how many terminals it had.)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok, so. What I want to do is find some seagulls or pigeons or whatever, ask them to spread out and watch for a small jet, and maybe for the hell of it also possess one and go watch myself because that's fun :D"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Yay"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "OK! Are you thinking of something like a Create Advantage, to make a little observation network to assist you?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Yeah!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "That'd be +2 Rapport!"

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 -1 +1 0 | Legendary+1 (9)

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "And you have it with two free invokes! What's your aspect called?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "How'd you know?? A little bird told me"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And feel free to narrate if you'd like.)"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(And if you're doing the possession, you'll have to remind me how that mechanically works.)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I can't think of anything better than "Eyes in the Air", but I dunno."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! You've got it."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Eyes in the Skies"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I need to be able to physically touch a bird, and I always ask permission first because that's how I roll, and then my "body turns into smoke and pours into the animal" and I gain the bird aspect"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "That's so much better, thanks"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Lasts untiL I end it or the end of the scene"

GM says (to Jacob), "Sounds good. One of the gulls you were just talking to is still hanging around, having spotted someone with a bag of potato chips before he managed to join the Eyes in the Skies."

Jacob says, "Hey there, little buddy. I'll give you an entire bag of chips if you let me do a thing."

Gull says, "CHIPS? YES."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(tangent: do I remember correctly that Moderate consequences disappeared at the end of the last session?)"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

Jacob says, "I'm going to borrow your body for a bit. I'm told it doesn't hurt at all, and afterwards you can have it back."

Gull says, "YES. CHIPS!"

Jacob opens his trench coat and has like.. instead of watches, various treats, including a bag of chips from the vending machine.

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Ha, nice."

Jacob looks around to see who is watching, shrugs, and touches the seagull.

GM says, "The gull snatches the bag of chips from you and scoffs them all down faster than you can say 'supercallifragilisticexpialidocious'."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I figured he'd get them after! So he can enjoy them more."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Haha"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "The seagull scoffs at your puny treats."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "The seagull figured otherwise :)"

Jacob says, "That was fast! You must have been hungry."

Gull says, "YES. GOOD CHIPS. DO THING NOW."

Jacob does the thing!

Jacob blinks a bit, squawks, and takes off into the sky.

Wanda says, "That is so cool every time"

GM exclaims, "Seacob: aloft!"

GM asks (of Jacob), "So what are you doing now that you're up here?"

Jacob lands on the control tower and scans for private jets.

GM exclaims, "Trying to see one tiny jet in the distance, out of the entire sky, and pick out the right one from the many different planes flying around the airport? That's impossible. You would need some kind of magical super-powered vision abilities to do that. +8 Investigation!"

Jacob has an overwhelming desire for chips.

Jacob rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 +1 0 -1 | Legendary (8)

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "And fortunately Santa is not only a chip off the old block, he's also filled with chocolate chip cookies"

GM asks, "A tie is a minor cost, unless you want to tag something to make it a full success?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Krampus, however, has a chip on their shoulder, you can eat that Seacob"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Also, you can tag Eyes in the Skies."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "I've got my network, so I'll tag one of those invokes. (Timing, yeah, I'm doing that. But I was looking up what tagging both would get me!)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "Added benefit?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Tagging both would give you a new aspect from success with style."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(so, basically swap it out, but both would now be Truths In The Game)"

GM says, "There it is! You spot a small private jet coming in fr a landing at a runway some ways away from the terminal."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "It would give him a boost, rather than another aspect, unless he has a relevant special effect."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, OK."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Well, it comes down to whether we think a soon-to-use boost would be helpful, or if someone can get use out of eyes in the skies."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I am guessing that keeping Eyes in the Skies will be more useful."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Ok"

Jacob flies down towards the jet, staying safely out of range from danger.

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "(Doing so might require some sort of roll. this isn't my body)"

Eben pulls up a map of the airport, trying to figure out where one would go from the runway in question if you didn't want to go into the airport.

GM says (to Jacob), "As you watch, it eventually touches down. Two dark colored rather expensive-looking sedans are driving out across the tarmac towards it."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Assuming he's getting into one of those cars, I'd like to get close enough to get license plates."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "OK! If you want to do it without being conspicuous, Stealth vs. +1."

Jacob rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 -1 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Noooooo"

GM exclaims, "Oh no! The drivers who just got out of the vehicles are blocking your view!"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm."

GM says, "Meanwhile, a set of stairs are lowered from the jet, and people are beginning to disembark."

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Elves?"

GM says, "Including several serious-looking men in dark suits and an older looking gentleman wearing a winter coat."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Men and women, I suppose.)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Enby elves, too!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "True!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(did I find anything from the map?)"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "How would you know which runway?"

[CCrusaders] Eben asks, "From you?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob asks, "I'm in the sky?"

[CCrusaders] GM asks (of Eben), "Oh, sorry! I was distracted with seagulls. What were you looking for, again?"

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "If we don't have a way to communicate with Jacob, I will continue to be on alert!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I think I'll probably be in the car."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "We need a parrot."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Then I can telepath with it and it can tell y'all."

GM says (to Jacob), "After talking with the drivers, they accept some keys, get into the vehicles and drive off, leaving the people who brought the cars to walk back."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "I played a parrot once in Ryan Veeder's D&D game :)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I once played a pirate sorcerer with a parrot familiar. But like most familiars, Featherbeard didn't actually do much in he game."

Jacob panics a little. He asks his bird network to swarm after the car for a little bit, while he reports back to the others. He promises all sorts of edible things.

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Stealthy? Not at all. But it'll let Eben et al know which car."

GM asks, "OK! Would you like to spend your remaining invoke on Eyes in the Skies to change it from a searching network to a following network?"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Sure!"

GM exclaims, "A flock of seagulls is now following the two cars out of the airport!"

Eben pulls out of his parking spot with Wanda!

GM exclaims (at Eben), "To successfully follow the birds -- who are flying as the crow flies -- it'll be a +2 Driving overcome!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Oh, right, Cuddlepaws was our driver ;-)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Ha ha."

Eben rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: +1 0 0 +1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Eben exclaims, "Ha!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "A tie! A minor cost."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "WAIT"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "I have Drive at +1"

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "Are you assisting, then?"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "(Which would give him a +1 to his roll, making it a full success.)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "I do!"

Wanda says (to Eben), "I keep forgetting Cuddles isn't a Crusader anymore..."

Eben almost drives into a field, but Wanda corrects him at the last second.

GM says, "You successfully follow the flock of birds, and by extension, he two cars, to Le Crande Chateau, a large, posh hotel."

GM asks, "When you get there, are you going to try to avoid being noticed by the people you're following?"

GM says, "If so, it'll be a Stealth overcome, actively opposed by the security team's aggregate Notice."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I do not! I would like to, hmm."

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "OK, I will outline the whole scene and then you can tell me where I need to roll for something."

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[CCrusaders] Wanda asks, "Can I Influence the team to look away at the right moments?"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Wait that's not stealthy"

[CCrusaders] GM says, "Possibly, depending on what Eben has in mind."

[Crows-Nest] Jacob says, "Ooh ooh. I promised them food, and I bet there's a buffet at the hotel they can swarm :D :D :D"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "I want to pull in nearby, and as Kris is going in to the lobby, I want to stand outside, shoot a portal into the lobby ceiling, then a second under me, fall down in front of him, and say, "Mr. Kringle, uh, I mean, Bishop? After you're done checking in, may I have a word?""

[CCrusaders] GM asks, "I assume by 'Kris', you mean 'Nick'?"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "(am I remembering correctly that.. ah, no. Nick! That's it.)"

GM says, "Since we're at the end of the session, I'll let you do that without a roll."

Eben pulls in nearby, and just as Nick is entering the lobby, shoots a portal into the lobby ceiling, then a second under him, falls down in front of him, and says, "Mr. Kringle, uh, I mean, Bishop? After you're done checking in, may I have a word?"

GM says, "Immediately, four guns are pulled on you."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Welp."

GM says, "Mr. Bishop raises one palm."

Eben nods to to the guns, acknowledging them.

Bishop says, "Don't shoot him. It's just a fan."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "It's a good thing Wanda didn't try that, that would have been very different"

Bishop says, "I don't know how you knew I was coming. But yes."

Eben says, "Thank you! That would be great."

GM exclaims, "The four armed security members don't actually holster their guns. But they don't shoot you! Nick Bishop is eyeing you warily, and not with any pleasure, but you're going to get to talk to him!"

GM says, "And with that, </SESSION>."

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Oh no! But also yay! Hehe"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Someone's going to be on the naughty list"

[CCrusaders] Jacob says, "Gotta go poke at work alarms, thanks for the session! (I'm on call this week)"

[CCrusaders] Wanda exclaims, "It was great fun!"

[CCrusaders] GM exclaims, "You're welcome!"

[CCrusaders] Eben says, "Yay! Thanks; this was fun again."

[CCrusaders] GM says, "And don't forget to update the schedule for February, everyone."

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "Still relearning my character sheet haha"

[CCrusaders] Wanda says, "and goofnight"

genericgeekgirl is running away.

Eben exits stage left.

Eben has disconnected.