Logfile from M3

You enter the Eurasia - Arts District.

Eurasia - Arts District

The calmest and mellowed out area of the West Quadrant, the Art District has a certain air about it that demands more than just the common onlooker. The entire wing is decorated with paintings and murals, some as large as skyscrapers, giving this wing a very beautiful and humbling visage. This wing attracts an older crowd, but is not devoid of the younger members of society. A good deal of robots can be found here as well, most finding the art very awe inspiring, a few even dabbling themselves in the art with sidewalk art displays, much like the humans who have similiar setups.

Contents: Contents:

Raffinato [Business] [M]

Luftmensch (Coffeehaus)

East <E>: Eurasia - West Quadrant

Oh my God! Who is walking past Raffinato?

Andruw Nisse is walking past Raffinato!

How can this be?!

Raffinato, disguised, sees Feste, also looking different. "Sure you don't want your portrait taken? It may ease you a bit..." his voice is midwestern and cool, disguised.

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I always thought you were sexy! Evil chicks are always sexy, Doppler!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "I have to agree with you there, Daryn."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "But did you just say that Doppler was an evil sexy chick?"

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato listens silently...

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "It's a fact of life, Feste, and ... you mean he isn't?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Oh, of course. And..."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Well, maybe we should let him answer that question."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "I see time hasn't improved your brains."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Oh! I know what I meant!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste can be heard smirking. Because he does that.

[Radio: (F) Public] Firewall Ferret transmits, "There is nothing wrong with being an Evil sexy chick."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I meant Doppler was an Evil CHICKEN. My bad. Got thoughts switched around."

Feste is not actually looking different. That is just your imagination. Wearing a new suit does not make you look different. It's only a change in general demeanor.

Andruw stops as the artist tries to solicit him. "No, I'm sorry, but thank you," he answers, smiling amiably. And then he continues on his way.

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler deadpans, "So you believe I am an evil sexy chicken."

[Radio: (F) Public] Violen transmits, "I think you losers are all just jealous of the sheer awesome nature of the awesomely awesomeness of Doppler's awesomely being of pure awesome."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Well, at least he didn't think you were a chick."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "That's a lot of awesome!"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "A whole lot of awesome? ... ... That's such a cool line."

[Radio: (F) Public] Violen transmits, "You bet your butt it's a whole lot of awesome."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Can I rent it for 10 zenny a month, Feste?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "...sure!"

Raffinato gets annoyed, and he places Feste's face at once. Yeah, he's good at that. "Hey! You wanna run me out of business or wha-sh**" he swears as his voice disguiser malfunctions, and his face cream slips off to reveal a moustache.

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "And nah, just meant you were an evil chicken, but I was thinking about chicks at the same time, and so I combined evil and chick and got Sexy."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Cool, it will be transfered to your SECRET account."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Excellent."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "I think you've listened to too much Techno, Daryn."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "..."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Oh no."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Are you gonna take that, Daryn?"

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "Well, in a sense, one would have to listen to Techno to judge it bad"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Hell no, Feste, Daryn will not take that!"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I have admitted to listening to Techno in my more foolish years."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "But I'm clean."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Clean for several years."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "*condenscendingly* Of course you are."

[Radio: (F) Public] Violen transmits, "As clean as a damn dirty human can be."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I'm not a human, I'm a Daryn!"

...

Andruw stops once more after having taken a few steps. He recognizes that voice. The bearer of it was enough to send Feste and Andruw into such a downward spiral that he almost slapped Abernathy. But then, there was that time that he decked Abernathy, and-- I digress.

He freezes, body tensing up all at once. Very slowly, he looks over his shoulder. And immediately turns right back around.

"<Oh my God, oh Father in Heaven!>" he whispers fervently. NO. GO AWAY. WE DON'T WANT ANY.

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Tsk."

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "but god, haven't some american teens invented techno-rap a few years ago?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "We'll pretend that no one saw those albums you keep under your mattress."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn soberly, "And in the name of Daryns everywhere, I challenge you to a duel, Doppler!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "I'm curious as to how you know what's under his mattress, Doctor."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler sighs. "We've done that already, you fool."

[Radio: (F) Public] Violen transmits, "Doppler's too cool for you, Daryn."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste laughs.

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Yeah, but you then offended me again, so we gotta do it all over."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "Slap him with a glove! Slap him with a glove!"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I only have a gauntlet!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "You offended me first. that means I should have called you into a duel."

"SH**!!" raffinato curses again, checking over his shoulder to see any cops. "Look, do /not/ scream or shout, do you hear me? If you alert the police, I lunge at you and bite off a chunk of your face, then beat you with my canvas. I cannot afford to be seen!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste sighs. "That'll do, I suppose."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I could...get gloves though."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "No, just go with the gauntlet."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Okay, sir! And, well, okay. Then call me into a duel, DopDoc."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Or send someone....WITH THE PLAGUE...to battle me. And by the plague, I mean that STD you get for sleeping with robots. The Maverick Virus or something."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "You're not worth my time."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste snickers!

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn says, "Look at you hacker, you pathetic sack of meat and bone!"

[Radio: (F) Public] Violen transmits, "The virus you get for the horizontal mambo, eh? Well well, I think we just figured out why hardly any of the Repliforcers seem to get it."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "... OOH! Point to the Mavericks."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste is so, so amused by all of this.

[Radio: (F) Public] Firewall Ferret transmits, "So are you calling Doppler and the Mavericks a bunch of Pimpin Nympho's ?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "You killed me once already, Daryn. I returned stronger. You should take a lesson from that."

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste transmits, "But he still killed you, you know."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I thought Repliforce was just a bunch of Maverick commies pretending to be capitalist, are you saying that that's a dirty lie? *a pause* Stronger? How did blowing you up make you stronger? *another pause* You aren't a zombie, are you? *a pause* And yeah, The Coalition is one big orgy."

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "so, duel or not? This is getting boring"

But see, Andruw is already busy FLEEING. The skittish player stops a third time as Raffinato threatens to eat his face, and simply stands there, silent. Maybe he'll yell. Maybe he won't.

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "No. I am a reploid now, thanks to you."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "......"

[Radio: (F) Public] Feste is skeptical. Surprise. "I don't believe it."

The cloaked figure leaps in the air down to Feste. He tries to grab Feste with his arms, but in a less obvious way t0 passerby.

Raffinato's combat roll has succeeded against Feste.

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "Believe what you will. Had DeVry not fallen into complete insanity, he may have figured it out himself."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits a rather interesting sound. It sounds like the sound of armor being removed. Clonk, clatter, clink. Then Daryn says, "Landon did become a real reploid, I saw it, but unlike you, he as a reploid was an honerable and kind of goofy man."

[Radio] Transmission detected: Human. ... ... ... ... ... card.

[Radio] Transmission detected: ...

Raffinato sends a radio transmission to Fantasia.

You intercept Raffinato's transmission to Fantasia: what the hell are you talking about? I'm kind of /busy/ at the moment...

[Radio] Transmission detected: I ... ... ... ... card. ... the ... ... ... ... ... ... ... comply and ... what you have ... ... else ... ... be ... ... the globe.

[Radio] Transmission detected: WHAT?

[Radio] Transmission detected: Explain ... Fantasia.

Raffinato sends a radio transmission.

You intercept Raffinato's transmission to Fantasia: Don't tell, and I'll comply

[Radio] Transmission detected: Dr. ... ... ... ... of ... system's design that ... ... ... ... ... pause. ... sir.

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "His neural transfer was incomplete, a shadow of the real DeVry. I did not repeat the same mistakes."

[Radio] Transmission detected: I will not have ... in our ... Do not ... ... ... ... dispute ... you.

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "If you have become a reploid and remain as evil as you are, then there has gotta be a virus after all. 'Cuz someone as evil as Landon didn't remain evil. I saw no Devry in Eidolon."

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... is ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... Of ...

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "What was Eidolon?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "You consider me evil because you don't agree with my actions."

[Radio: (F) Public] King of WilyWorld: Gravity Man transmits, "I, uh. I kinda thought that was the way evil worked."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "You must have the intention to do wrong to be evil."

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler transmits, "Eidolon was a reploid with the incomplete neural transfer of DeVry."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "Very interesting."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Doppler's just sayin' that...."

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... say ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... bit jealous ...

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "'Cuz he's sad someone beat him to it."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Yew' bit jealous, Dopplah'?"

'For God's sake, Andruw, don't encourage him! I know how you are around his type!'

Abernathy's instructions/advice were to stay away from Raffinato. To not talk to him, not even to gather information. To just -get away-. The Director's words race through Andruw's mind as Raffinato's grasp essentially captures him. Adrenaline surges through his veins. His first reaction is to bat away the hands, to escape. "Get your sodding hands off of me!" he hisses, voice slightly higher-pitched than normal. Poor Feste.

Feste's combat roll has failed against Raffinato.

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Cuz', 'idelon wus' DeVry, frum' all deh' talkin' ah' did wit' 'im. Fer' sumun' who wants tah' be a reploid so bahd', ah'd think yew' woulda' dun' sum' speakin' wit' 'im too."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "...Is he speaking English? I cannot decipher that completely obnoxious accent, let alone hear the words."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "He said..."

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "I 'avent a clue, mates"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Cuz' Eidolon was DeVry, from all the talking you did with him. For someone who wants to be a reploid so bad, I'd think you would have done some speaking with him too.'"

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Merci Beacoup, Daryn."

Raffinato clamps a hand to feste's mouth and attempts to drag him into an alley. No, he does not plan to hurt him, just to talk.

Raffinato's combat roll has succeeded against Feste.

[Radio: (F) Public] No respect! Quint transmits, "I think he said he was an idiot. Not that I could understand a word he said. I just picked that up."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "Ah, thank you."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "No problemo, Papa Bear."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "French I can deal with."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Yew' say 'dat naw', Quint. But yew' nevah' say dat' when 'ahm beatin' up yer' freres, lahk' King. Or deh' Doctah."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Anyway, if my actions helped Doppler become a reploid, then... *soft carving sound. Fleshy.* This is in order."

[Radio: (D) Informant] Super Anonymous Feste is nearly in a panic. And so which Interpoler does he call for? "Abernathy!"

[Radio: (F) Public] No respect! Quint transmits, "What? I think you're still covering your mouth with stupid. Wipe it and try again."

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "That spanking of Wily tape was disturbingly funny"

[Radio: (F) Public] Dr. Doppler falls silent, strangely enough.

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly chuckles deeply.

[Radio: (F) Public] The one and only Raffinato transmits, "Just as disturbing as hobo-nevermind"

[Radio: (F) Public] Firewall Ferret transmits, "Bravo, It was a Master peace I agree... *claps*"

Meanwhile, Raffinato is talking to his radio. "That sonofabit**" he snarls, at some unknown enemy, maybe?

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "This is why I loathe television."

Oh damn. The Fool is -caught-. Andruw is steadily approaching a panic, if not already there-- his hands immediately shoot up to try and pry those hands from his mouth. Muted cries are already issuing forth. Well. You did grab him and drag him off -- what were you expecting?

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... ... rain can ... ... ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... over ... the truck ... ... the ... Snoring can ... ... ... loudly

[Radio] Transmission detected: ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... ... going ... ... a remote ... ... ... on him!...

Feste's combat roll has succeeded against Raffinato.

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... block of ... ... do yes...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ...

Having succeeded in wrenching the Maverick Cyborg's hands from his mouth, Andruw goes with his instincts. "HELP! Help! Someone--"

[Radio] Transmission detected: Piston Mare ... ... the ... ... ... ... ... be fixed ... a ... hours

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ... he do... Overload on ... ... ... ... a bender in Central ... ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: ...

[Radio] Transmission detected: Scottish Ale ... ... weight

Raffinato suddenly puts a knife to Festes' throat. "Listen!" he hisses. "You will /not/ scream, do you hear me? I will /not/ hurt you, dammit! I need to ask you..............a favor"

Raffinato's combat roll has failed against Feste.

[Radio] Transmission detected: @the sound ... a hand hitting ... ... is ... ... "Ohh joy... ... ... soooo ... ... it ... the ... man."

[Radio] Transmission detected: ... ...

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits more carving, and then a clang, and then Daryn says, "So, anyway.", he says as if he wasn't being disturbing a moment ago, "You know French, Bearman? What else do you know?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Firewall Ferret transmits, "Who ever is picking their nose... Turn off your Radio when you do it.. It sounds so rude and ... Yuck!"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Man, you're one of those retarded reploids, aren't you?"

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Retarded Rat? Or Retarded Rodent? Or Stupid Shellfish?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Jes' Francaise."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "'n anglaid."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "OOC 'anglaise', rather."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "You should learn German"

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "That's old hat."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Nah', ahm' fahn' wit' wut' 'ah know."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "At least learn German curse words?"

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "It would also most likely take a few seconds to download absolutely every knowledge into your brain."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "OOC: Language, rather."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Dats' nat' learnin' it, thou'. Dats jes' knowin' it."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "Wow, Grizz, that's cool.""

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "What's the difference? Learning is a slow, painful process."

[Radio: (F) Public] The Book of Daryn transmits, "I'm, like, totally blown away by you actually thinking something like that. I totally didn't expect it."

[Radio: (F) Public] Crescent Grizzly transmits, "Buh' yew' truly unnerstan' it dat' way."

[Radio: (F) Public] Fantasia transmits, "Touche."

Generally, when a man starts screaming for help, people are alarmed. Even in the Arts District of Eurasia, this holds true. As Andruw-Feste begins shouting, people begin being alarmed. Some good Samaritan goes for the police.

Andruw, on the other hand, stops upon feeling the knife's chill touch. Oh God, oh God, a knife. "A favor?" he spits, voice breathy and panicky. "What kind of favor could I POSSIBLY do you?"

Raffinato says "I leave you alone.....in exchange for some info....."

Leave him alone. Right. "You're the one holding me at knifepoint!" Andruw gasps, still struggling but less so. "What do you want to know?"

He desperately wants to flee. But this IS Eurasia, the police ARE coming, and loyalty goes so far...

Raffinato chuckles. "I want to know Abernathy's greatest weakness, physical and mental" His request is steep, and obscure. Does he want to extort that weakness?

My God, thinks Andruw. The one thing he wants...

But the Fool is waiting in the eaves, ready to hop down and resume control. And he's got some ideas about this, too. Andruw is shocked at the simple request, and so he voluntarily withdraws into the persona of the Fool.

The merest ghost of a smirk appears on Feste's face, but he quickly slips back into the role of Scared Captive. "Is that all?" Feste asks.

Raffinato says "Yeah, and come on! I need to be elsewhere at the moment..."

"Then-- I shall tell you," Feste replies, still breathing quickly. "He-he... he's an albino," he whimpers. That, at least, is true. It's also as obvious as day, stupid. "As for mental... he... is very old-fashioned... honorable... uptight... that sort of thing... He always upholds his honor, he takes it very seriously..."

"Okay...." raffy says slowly. His intelligence is high, but his spy tactics are nil. He thinks what Feste says carefully.

Raffinato may not be a spy, but with some careful thought he could take the things Feste's said and make them into potent weapons.

Of course, Feste is a straight-faced liar.

"That's all I can really tell you," he breathes. "I can't say I know of anything else..."

Raffinato suddenly gets a call.

"Wha....okay, fine" he says into his commuter. He let's Feste go. "Honor, eh? I can't say i believe you, but I'll keep that in mind..." he vanishes by means of a large puff of pink smoke around his body. It's just a ploy; he runs and jumps away while the smoke engulfs the alley.

The Fool relaxes somewhat as he's released, still looking like a frightened rabbit. "Alri--" *BAMF*

Feste is left standing alone in the alley, blinking smoke out of his eyes. AUGH JEEZ.

Meanwhile, the police arrive at the mouth of the alley /just/ when Raffinato disappears into the smoke...