[JAUNT] Check-in

[howexciting]

... let us get this over with so we can return to Liminal Space. This place is unpleasant.

Leonardo da Vinci, present. Known infiltrators: Ezio Auditore da Firenze. Known missing: Genevieve Blanchard and Zed. I... cannot sense them through our Bond. They were likely sent on a Walkabout.

For anyone who does not know about radiation and is near an area expected to get to 150 rads or more - get out of there immediately. Such radiation levels might cause adverse effects on your body, unless you have the proper protection. Find a safer place. I might be able to distribute suits from the Ivory Tower to combat the radiation, but I do not know how much they would stand out. Still, it might be worth the risk so that we are not harmed in the process.

[How about that, the Ivory Tower was useful after all.]

Please list any confirmed infiltrators and any confirmed missing persons so we are more aware of our current numbers.

Comments

[virioncomplex]

Whatever. Prove me wrong. Just don't get mad when I come around saying I told you so.

[chalicejoker]

Oh, I won't. Because that's not going to happen.

[virioncomplex]

Want to bet on it?

[chalicejoker]

Sure, we can bet on it. I won't lose.

[virioncomplex]

If I win, you have to go on the network after the jaunt and tell everyone in great detail how badly you failed because you wouldn't take my advice.

If you win.... I don't know.

You can fuck me.

[chalicejoker]

Sure, fine, I can do that. Because I won't lose.

[And...wait, what, no, that is not a prize he wants, nope nope noooope. Any and all confident composure he's had goes right out the window, even if it may not come through quite so well in the psychic exchange.]

That...uh...there's a fire-worm over there, gotta go fight it.

[virioncomplex]

-=oh that's totally believable=-

Fucking hell, don't tell me your race is scared of sex for some dumbfuck arbitrary reason. I thought you were a big bad Bug Lord with all the confidence of a pack of viper dogs.

[chalicejoker]

I'm not scared of anything!

Just because I'm not scared doesn't mean I'm interested!

[virioncomplex]

That is not the reaction someone gives when they're not interested.

That's the reaction someone gives when they're scared.

[chalicejoker]

Doesn't change the fact that either way, I am not interested.

And I'd probably crush you, geez.

[virioncomplex]

So you admit you're scared, and that's why you're not interested.

And no you won't because at least one of us knows what they're doing.

[chalicejoker]

Being scared and not being interested are two completely different things!

[laceandcarnage]

Hajime.

Why are you allowing your enemy to determine your victory reward?

[chalicejoker]

...that is an excellent point.

[Look, the reward in question threw him so off balance he didn't think too hard on this, alright?]

[laceandcarnage]

Of course.

Obviously, on the occasion of your victory he should be required to battle me in glorious and bloody battle.

[there's a small pause, as Istas ponders this further]

Or supply us with a years supply of delicious cakes.

[virioncomplex]

Since when am I a fuckin enemy?

And I can't bake so unless you want your face blown off I still think fuckin is the best way to go.

[chalicejoker]

It's not that she sees you as an enemy, she just really likes fighting people.

No, no that is not the best way to go. I'm the best cook here, anyway.

[laceandcarnage]

He is your opponent. You wish to defeat him in the battle of disguises. Does this not make him your enemy?

And fucking is, of course, a reward of dubious merit. He has not demonstrated his skill and ability in the art of coitus. His prowess may be subpar.

[virioncomplex]

It's just a fuckin bet, not a battle.

-=he actually busts out laughing at that, but its harsh and full of bug chatter=-

He could be the absolute worst lay in the history of fucking but that's not the point. It's just what he gets if he wins! Hell, I'd probably learn him a thing or two.

[chalicejoker]

[If there were a way to telepathically convey having one's face in one's hands, that is what Hajime would be resorting to right about now.]

Look, the point of it all is I'm not interested.

[laceandcarnage]

Your demand is unacceptable. You determined your reward. Therefore, Hajime must determine his.

You will accept a reward of Hajime's choosing, or you will not receive your reward if you are victorious. And I will also tear out your lungs.

[virioncomplex]

Fuck off, lady. I'm not demanding shit from nobody.

-=he has a real big issue when it comes to sex and 'demands'=-

[chalicejoker]

Hell, if I win, then get on the network and talk about how awesome my plan was.

[howexciting]

[All of you. Stop. For the love of God please stop.]

Can we focus on the mission at hand? We only have six weeks here at most, and we need to make them count.

Hajime, I trust you will be vague about your origins if asked. I expect the same from you, Istas. The last thing we need is this entire planet hunting down you two, and your... interesting pseudonym choices will only out you as newcomers to this planet. Keep your wits about you.

Istas, ti prego, do not attack other Investigators. We need as many allies as we can find.

And whoever this is arguing with Hajime, I do not know your voice. You must be new. Therefore I will explain this for you: we are supposed to work together on Jaunts. I know you might not want to, but we are all in this together whether we like it or not. We need to focus on finding our objective so that we can complete it and return to Liminal Space. We have six weeks. Please find a better use of your time than making sexual bets with someone who has already told you he is not interested. Learn the technology of this planet, or speak with the locals about current news, or simply find a veteran Investigator to follow for a while.

Just... be careful, all of you. I do not want to see any of you harmed if I can help it. And keep us informed of your progress.

[virioncomplex]

Are you in charge? I don't remember anyone being put in charge of shit, so who do you think you are butting into a conversation you clearly weren't paying any attention to?

And don't you dare insinuate that I don't care if he's not interested.