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[Owen] <BR>
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Encouraged by the result of the previous discharge, Owen will loose another charge at the tentacle as it approaches, hoping not to shock Ted in the process.<BR>
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[\Owen]<BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 13:32:50 -0700<BR>> From: mightymartianca@gmail.com<BR>> To: taocowpbem@zork.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Taocow PBEM] Chapter XVIII - Into The Heart Of Darkness - Owen, T ed, Sia, Alister and Louissa<BR>> <BR>> > > [GM]<BR>> > > With Owen left far behind, Ted swims like a fish towards the tentacle<BR>> > > and Louissa. He is now fully inside this tunnel, the water becoming<BR>> > > saltier and more buoyant. He is now within thirty or forty feet of<BR>> > > Louissa, and can clearly see her, looking unconscious, her arms<BR>> > > undulating lifelessly in the current.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > And then, almost out of the corner of his eye, Ted sees the strangest<BR>> > > thing, what looks like a submarine, resting on the floor of the canyon.<BR>> > > It must be about eighty feet long, perhaps twenty feet at its widest,<BR>> > > with a conning tower, and several prominently located laser cannons.<BR>> > > There are no running lights on, and it certainly looks to be dead.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Suddenly Ted looks to be in trouble. Where his powerful lizardine<BR>> > > strokes were pushing, suddenly he seems to be flailing weakly. Owen<BR>> > > can't see clearly what's going on, but his companion is clearly in<BR>> > > trouble of some kind.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > And as if that wasn't enough, the tentacle stops, drops Louissa,<BR>> > > and with lightning speed moves towards Ted.<BR>> > > [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> > [Ted]<BR>> > Desperately, Ted tries to simultaneously regain control of his body<BR>> > and warn Owen of the danger.<BR>> > [/Ted]<BR>> <BR>> > [Owen]<BR>> > Owen, seeing the change in Ted and the tentacle's behavior, will<BR>> > continue to try to catch up with Ted. Once close enough, he will<BR>> > attempt to shock the tentacle with electroknesis, since he has<BR>> > no weapon that will help in this instance. [Strike: 2]<BR>> > [/Owen]<BR>> <BR>> [GM]<BR>> Though Owen's electrical burst misses the tentacle, it is not without<BR>> effect. It electrically charges the water around Ted and the tentacle.<BR>> The tentacle pulls back a good twenty feet, as if it's been stung. As<BR>> to Ted, the electrical current at first paralyzes him and then, oddly<BR>> enough, seems to break the hold of whatever it is that's weakening<BR>> him. After a moment he finds his strength and senses returned, though<BR>> he does feel like he's stuck a fork in an electrical outlet.<BR>> <BR>> Beneath them, Louissa is floating away, carried by the current back<BR>> towards the swamp and away from the cavern, still seemingly lifeless.<BR>> <BR>> The tentacle, seemingly over its shock, suddenly moves at great speed<BR>> towards Owen, whipping past Ted at such speed that it literally turns<BR>> Ted around. Out of the corner of his eye, Ted sees what appears to be<BR>> running lights suddenly coming on in the submarine.<BR>> [/GM]<BR>> <BR>> -- <BR>> Aaron Clausen<BR>> mightymartianca@gmail.com<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Taocowpbem mailing list<BR>> Taocowpbem@zork.net<BR>> http://zork.net/mailman/listinfo/taocowpbem<BR><br /><hr />Rediscover HotmailŪ: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry <a href='http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile2_042009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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