Nope, Terrorcore is out with the sleds.
And that's because the Twins are our ticket in to hop the line. See, Poke fancies herself a researcher , the patchwork is just to keep her in test subjects and tissue samples. So in exchange for letting her …
Dice cocks his head and smirks.
"I think you'd make it fine, you and your fucking shotgun, but yeah, I'm your only way of getting there safe today."
He calls out to the Skegs.
"Will someone please tell me we found a ... fucking... windmill-blade…
Dice watches them leave, then turns back to Ross.
"OK, so with the grown-ups in charge now, what's important enough that you need to get out there sled-speed?"
[He's feeling conflicted, because he really can't stand Jester, but he respects Ross, a…
"Hey, gingersnap, you wanna hear a song? I bet he knows some of that reggae crap you guys like."
Dice gives them the 'beat it' head snap and tries to suss out Ross' body language as the scrawny pussyhound scrambles after Morrow. Pissed? Resigned? W…
Dice raises an eyebrow.
"Quid pro WHAT now? Once we find our... fucking... windmill thing, we'll run you over there just to see if you can hold on."
(Jester is a total fucking weasel, but he's good at it. I'm curious about a situation that requir…
To Jester:
"Dude, you should totally go do an impromptu show for the sk8ers. They love that mumblecore shit."
[Using my 1-Hold: How can I get him to fuck off for a bit so we can chat with Ross without him here?]
Dice laughs and give a 'no accounting for taste' shake of the head.
"Poking around for Lemma. If you know where we could find a... fucking... thing for her windmill, we'd be done with the busy. What's up? Jester need help locating his fan club?"
…
Dice cocks his head and take a protective step in front of Morrow.
"Well, isn't this a a mixed fucking blessing? Ross, what's a credentialed crazy fucker like yourself doing with this fucking loser? Looking for somewhere quiet to shove his fucking …
Dice rolls his eyes and smirks.
"You leave Stink Bug to me, gingernsap. And I keep telling you, it's not a Mac, Macs are made out of sheet metal and couldn't hit a bus if you were standing inside. This is a Heckler & Koch MP5d, lovingly restore…
It's a couple of pretty sizable buildings attached to the back of the Aquarium, 2-3 stories high. They used to need to move a shitload of water around, filter it and clean it and send it back so the fish could shit in it some more. Big enough the tw…
I hoist her over my shoulder and laugh.
"We're going on a treasure hunt. You can come along if you wear your mittens, ginger snap."
I have no interest in this kid because kid, and what the fuck like 90 pounds, right?
But I also don't particularly…
The running gag is that I know the last version of the shakedown, and we always crack up at the end when he throws me a curve and I slap when I'm supposed to snap or whatever.
"Five by motherfucking five," Dice responds, and we head out of the pool…
It's the same crew that went to Lemma's, five of us on four sleds, the rest are not back from the run yet.
Well, first things first, I go and say hello to the sk8ers who spend most of their time doing tricks in the big empty 2-story shark tank. The…
We spend a few tics gearing up and locking and loading and then light out. We're headed for the Aquarium, Dice fucking loves that place, and the Sk8ers that hang out there are philosophically compatible with the Skegs, up to a point. Let's go see if…
Nodding at Lemma's request, Dice and the crew saddle up.
(Rich, I'd like to go track down those windmill parts Lemma asked about. I think I'm going to go check with Hadden to see if this idea I have will work...)
Dice and Terrorcore clank back up the spiral staircase into the entryway to Lemma's place.
"Fuckin' Plamer, man. Lemma, we'll be out and about next couple. Anything you need right now?"
He starts in goggle-eyed mock surprise.
"Woah, hey, Layback,…
I wish he'd just set Gabber on fire or drop an engine block on his face or whatever already and get it over with so they could stop posing for everyone and he could have a sled again.
I intend to walk away and see if Stink Bug is stupid enough to c…
[OOC: Rich, I messed up, my Sharp is actually 0, so that roll was a 6! I haven't asked any questions yet, so no harm done.]
Dice shakes his head and sighs.
"Palmer, the reason Stink Bug is cheaper is because it'll take him 2 full days up to Brewt…
Grin wider and eat another shrimp.
"Well, shit, Palmer, if you can afford to pay Stink Bug to keep the jumbos safe, AND me to keep Stink Bug safe, then more power, but why mess with middle men like that?"
Dice throws his hands in air and hollers …
Dice grins at the agitated old coot and just says, "Yes," as he reaches down to pull a wriggling blue shrimp out of one of the pools before popping it into his mouth and crunching down on the tasty morsel.
Terrorcore talking shit I ignore. 'Who knows' means 'no one knows' which means 'why bother trying to guess and make yourself paranoid'.
The old Canucks who do the polar bear baiting shows pay for his juice. It's a nasty, fucked-up business, but the…
The shrimp farm is half a dozen blocks in towards the city through the tunnels. Should take us under and past whatever bullshit is going on with the shooting streetside. Dice has mercy on the twins and tells them to keep an eye on the sleds, he'll c…
There's tunnels all over!
In this case, we're going to go find the shrimp farm where they grow those fat-ass eyeless blue ones that can stay alive for weeks if you freeze them solid.
Dice is well into his 30s, and prefers his peers over the punks with no windburn.
Dice is ruggedly handsome upper-Midwest, windburned with the color just sort of drained out of his eyes. If the world hadn't ended, he'd be a semi-pro hockey player r…
Some people have religion. Dice has coffee.
Dice gives Dubstep the look, but nods.
"NP, we'll be back in an hour."
He joins the crew as they go off downstairs in search of a nosh.
OOC for the 'resupply' thread: I think I may not have answered clearly enough!
When you asked who was there, I said 'just the 4 of us', meaning the twins, Dubstep, and me. I thought that you might have taken 4 to mean 4 plus me, so I rolled with Te…