The Oddestsey II: Return to Odd

[pcbore]

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Stay in electric form and go inform the others of what I saw. My vote would be to check out the hut first, if need be we can always double back.

[knightrous]

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Short on time, so Ill dot point the Baron Knightrous movements.

- Complete equipment check and testing, unsure of what could have happened on the way here, or what effects of this unknown world may have on my equipment.
- Study each individual character, try to understand each strengths, and weaknesses, this could be important later. Make introductions with the man with the top hat and cane, seems to be a fellow similar to myself, like minded people make good alliances, generally.
- Map out area into PDA
- Head to the hut, if theres smoke, their fire.
- Use flame thrower in katana to cut a path through the snow, should make things a bit quicker

(Message edited by teamvertex on July 19, 200

[alex_holt]

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All the Barons equiptment seems to be working, if anything the cold seems to have made his cybernetic left arm very slightly more efficient. Consider the info passed on and mapped onto the PDA for future reference.

So currently votes are as follows:

Hut: 3 (Brutus, Barob and Frank)
Stone Circle: 2 (Tarein and The Sucker)

That leaves votes from the the Prof, Perry and Dirge. Remember you dont have to go with the group, and in a vote try to state whether youll go with your own choice whatever, Ill presume that you are going with the majority unless explicitly stated otherwise.

Tip
Look at the other peoples entry stats to get an idea of strengths / weaknesses etc, you know as much as I do.

[steven_mcg]

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Crumbs! Updates galore!

First of all, the Prof is going to have a jolly good moan about being thrust into yet another insane quest. Oh and accuse Doomforall of being behind it all. :wink:

As for what to do, Im not that big on camping and I sincerely doubt the Prof will want to spend the night out in the open with all those magical beasties on the loose. Ill check out the hut too. Im sure the cane has some form of gadgetry to tackle the snow, perhaps a flamethrower or a snowblower, not to mention the chopper blades.

Itll also give me a chance to catch up with Frank, the only familiar face, and make Baron Oxides aquaintance. He and Perry Penguin seem like my kind of fellow.

[majinb]

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quote:

Im sure the cane has some form of gadgetry to tackle the snow

TACKLE THE SNOW?! IM A FREAKING PENGUIN!

I wanna check the hut too, if only because that makes me leave the snow-less environment within the stones. I wanna have nothing to do with any trying to burn a way through the snow nonsense, so I leave before anything else does, avoiding all of this. Guess Ill catch up with my jolly friends once Ive reached the hut.

EDIT!!!
While still in the circle Id indeed fancy a jolly chat with the baron, my fellow dandy. See what his opinion is on all of this. After that I will move to the hut before anyone else does. As much as I like a nice chat over a cup of tea it just cant beat the sheer fun brought by fresh snow, sorry.

(Message edited by MajinB on July 19, 200

[swanaldo]

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Brutus is in on the hut gag. he offers a shoulder ride to the baron. combined with his snow melting abilities and Brutus wired reflexes should get to the hut in no time. would also pave a way for the others.

[leorcc]

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Dirge will join the group to the hut.

That place is as good as any I suppose.

[kodster]

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Damn you all.

After chatting with some of the people, Tarein follow the others to the hut, and will defend the group at the back of the pack if thats okay with the others.

[joey_picus]

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(Ill stay near the circle, and perhaps try and climb a tree/stone, whichever is taller (suction power :P) so I get a better view of the area)

[alex_holt]

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So you, as a fish intend to wait behind on your own in a myserious forest when you have basically no ability to avoid any kind of danger that should come your way.

Also I suppose I should give you the psychic reading of the environment, what with it beign a sense and all...

Your psychic powers dont detect many animals (nothing above the size of a rat within range) or any people at all, it does detect something - however, its very alien - about the only thing that is at all familar about it is some kind of hunger.

[joey_picus]

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(Is there anything I can detect that would indicate a direction to the hungry alien presence?

So I know where to avoid )

[alex_holt]

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You dont have to address me in brackets, Im not in the story (yet lol)

In every direction, almost like a sea along the ground outside the stone circle.

[joey_picus]

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(sorry, habit :P)

(In that case, I shall go along with the others to the wooden building, and as Shane...uh, I mean Brutus helpfully told me, I could probably get there quite quickly if I slithered through the snow like a fishy bobsleigh )

[alex_holt]

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Chapter 2

With the ground decided to head to the hut, they set off even as the sun fades yet more - Perry jumping onto his stomach and sliding off down the snowy slope, quickly vanishing off into the thicket. A number of whirring noises and clicks in the Professors cane pre-empt the emergence of tiny helicopter blades which after a few moments of strained whirring slowly lift the immaculately dressed villain above the treetops and out of sight. Franks electricity powers crackle into existence and he overtakes the Professor on the way up, bathing the clearing for a few moments in pale blue light.

Dirge and his dog, the Sucker, Brutus, The Baron and Tarein are left alone in the clearing. After brief discussion the Baron climbs onto the shoulder of Brutus and ignites the flamethrower, instantly reducing the thick snow it€™s aimed at to slush. The Baron€™s grin is somewhat sinister in its glee as Brutus jumps down onto the thickly wooded slope, fire jetting out from the flamethrower of his companion. The others move to follow the lead of the troll. Their progress is relatively swift, but the numerous ledges and dense trees make it difficult to move quickly, having to climb down rock faces (or in the case of the Sucker, flop over the edge into the snowdrifts below) to cover much of the harsh terrain, they carry on though.

In the west last ray of sun descends behind the mountains for the night and what was originally dappled reds and pinks of the sunset hitting the snow beneath the trees now becomes a deep inky blue of night.

Around them in the gloom, the whispering starts. It isn€™t really words - in some ways it would sound like the wind, but its complexity and tones mark it out as something complex. Now not just out the corners of their eyes but in full view shadows flit between the tree-roots, strange shapes that can€™t be identified in the darkness. They shy away from the light of the flame, but behind them the whispering grows into cacophony€¦ They begin to run now, ledges they€™d have earlier climbed down are now leapt over, not wanting to face the things that hunt them in the shadows€¦

They head on, going as fast as they can, not stopping, not looking back, the whispering rising now to a gut piercing tangle howls and shrieks. A light blinks through the trees in front of them, the steepest part of the slope is over, and it now becomes a more gentle inclination before the open space by the river. They burst out of the woods, twigs snapping beneath their feet€¦ running the last meters to the building

On the front of the building stands Frank, glowing in his electricity form. They turn round to see their pursuers, vaguely defined forms of shadow, somewhat wolf like in their behaviour but equally spider-like in their individual movements€¦ Crackling bolts of electricity lance from Franks fingertips into the pack, causing unearthly yelping and squealing to echo throughout the valley€¦ Beaten, for now at least, the pack disperse into the night€¦

The Prof and Perry emerge from the building, and it is only then that they realise that the Sucker is no longer with them.

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Up close it is far easier to see the purpose of the building - it appears to have to do with a logging operation - looking out onto the river they can see hundreds of logs frozen into its surface icy surface.

The building itself is build upon stilts and is far bigger than it had appeared from up the hill. It is constructed from aging but strong wood, and there is a steep set of stairs up to an extra platform that stands a few meters out from the first, and between that and the main building is a hinged bridge and a rope swing to prevent any animals getting up there if they aren€™t wanted while still permitting an enterprising human to cross if being pursued. Clearly you aren€™t the only ones who have had trouble with the wildlife.

Inside there are ten bunk beds, a rather large stocked larder, various charts and graphs covering the logging business, as well as maps of the local area. There is also a large fireplace and various cupboards and shelves filled with assorted items. It seems there is also a storage building of sorts on the side of the river.

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Tip
You can of course ask me to give you an inventory of stuff at this point of what you can find in the house.

[joey_picus]

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(Uh...if I can, I try to get back to the others by flopping down the hill...in the words of Han Solo though, I have a bad feeling about this - Ive either been torched or made into sushi )

Incidentally, Alex, I have a few things to ask you over MSN regarding this.