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Inziladun · 08-25-2010, 07:00 PM

The still form of The Elf-warrior had been removed from the transport chamber, and the inoperable mechanoid had been placed in the bedroom it had claimed.
Unfortunately, no clues as to the identities of its mates had been found, either on it, or in the bedroom.

"Robots!", Lottie had exclaimed as they'd looked on the deactivated killer. "This is like a bad movie or something."

"Even Uwe Boll wouldn't come out with something this cheesy," commented Eomer.

"Sure he would,", said Sally.

Shaking their heads, they all left the dining room, full of their own thoughts and fears.

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Much later, the two WOLFs (Worker Optimized for Lifeform Finishing) conspired and vented their frustrations to one another.

"That was a bad day", said one. "How'd they know"?

"Beats me," said the second. "What now"?

"Well, we already agreed that there couldn't be any witnesses to all this. Let's keep on with the plan: we'll take out one while they're off guard each night, and help them put each other in that blasted machine by day. After they're all gone, we can figure out how to destroy the stupid thing and go back home."

"Good deal," said the other. "Who sounds good tonight?"

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In another room, the self-appointed guard was tinkering with xyr IPOD, using tools xe'd found in the dining room.

Good thing I used to work at Radio Shack, xe thought. Those things are probably not gonna stop coming after us, but I think I know a way to mess with them. If I can modify this to emit an EMP pulse, it should interfere with their thinking for a few seconds, and that could help their target to escape.

Xe finished, and closely examined xyr work.

Looks good, xe said to xemself, satisfied. It'll only be good for one use at a time, though, since that pulse will put a massive drain on the batteries. And it'll have a very short range. I'll have to make a good guess about where they're going to strike, or it won't affect them.

Xe decided who xe thought might be a likely target for the robots, and set about patrolling that area.

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Shasta got out of bed in the wee hours of the morning thinking he would go down to the kitchen and look for a snack. He was only half-awake, and didn't notice that two figures had quickly recoiled into the shadows when he exited. About to enter his room, they decided to follow him.
Shasta padded into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. He never saw the raised hand made into a knife-edge which sliced down into his neck. He fell unconcious. His attacker dragged him to the door of the large walk-in freezer, while its companion opened the freezer door. Noting with glee that the door had no handle on the inside, the mechanical fiend pulled Shasta inside. The other adjusted the thermostat, which was helpfully on the outside wall, to -20° C. For good measure, he was doused with water before the door was shut fast.

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The next morning, when the group began preparing breakfast, Shasta's lifeless body was found next to the frozen fish.

The Living
Nerwen
Pitch
Wilwa
Sally
Lottie
Greenie
skip
Boro
Fea
Eomer
Agan

The Dead
Professor Inzil- (mod) Head full of knowledge cracked open Night 1
The Elf-Warrior- Robot Killer (wolf)- Fried like foil in a microwave Day 1
Shasta- (ordo)- Made into a Shastacicle Night 2

It is now Day 2.

08-25-2010, 07:00 PM	#5
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,038	The still form of The Elf-warrior had been removed from the transport chamber, and the inoperable mechanoid had been placed in the bedroom it had claimed. Unfortunately, no clues as to the identities of its mates had been found, either on it, or in the bedroom. "Robots!", Lottie had exclaimed as they'd looked on the deactivated killer. "This is like a bad movie or something." "Even Uwe Boll wouldn't come out with something this cheesy," commented Eomer. "Sure he would,", said Sally. Shaking their heads, they all left the dining room, full of their own thoughts and fears. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Much later, the two WOLFs (Worker Optimized for Lifeform Finishing) conspired and vented their frustrations to one another. "That was a bad day", said one. "How'd they know"? "Beats me," said the second. "What now"? "Well, we already agreed that there couldn't be any witnesses to all this. Let's keep on with the plan: we'll take out one while they're off guard each night, and help them put each other in that blasted machine by day. After they're all gone, we can figure out how to destroy the stupid thing and go back home." "Good deal," said the other. "Who sounds good tonight?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In another room, the self-appointed guard was tinkering with xyr IPOD, using tools xe'd found in the dining room. Good thing I used to work at Radio Shack, xe thought. Those things are probably not gonna stop coming after us, but I think I know a way to mess with them. If I can modify this to emit an EMP pulse, it should interfere with their thinking for a few seconds, and that could help their target to escape. Xe finished, and closely examined xyr work. Looks good, xe said to xemself, satisfied. It'll only be good for one use at a time, though, since that pulse will put a massive drain on the batteries. And it'll have a very short range. I'll have to make a good guess about where they're going to strike, or it won't affect them. Xe decided who xe thought might be a likely target for the robots, and set about patrolling that area. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Shasta got out of bed in the wee hours of the morning thinking he would go down to the kitchen and look for a snack. He was only half-awake, and didn't notice that two figures had quickly recoiled into the shadows when he exited. About to enter his room, they decided to follow him. Shasta padded into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator. He never saw the raised hand made into a knife-edge which sliced down into his neck. He fell unconcious. His attacker dragged him to the door of the large walk-in freezer, while its companion opened the freezer door. Noting with glee that the door had no handle on the inside, the mechanical fiend pulled Shasta inside. The other adjusted the thermostat, which was helpfully on the outside wall, to -20° C. For good measure, he was doused with water before the door was shut fast. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ The next morning, when the group began preparing breakfast, Shasta's lifeless body was found next to the frozen fish. The Living Nerwen Pitch Wilwa Sally Lottie Greenie skip Boro Fea Eomer Agan The Dead Professor Inzil- (mod) Head full of knowledge cracked open Night 1 The Elf-Warrior- Robot Killer (wolf)- Fried like foil in a microwave Day 1 Shasta- (ordo)- Made into a Shastacicle Night 2 It is now Day 2. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.