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IC: Natharius. While they waited for Skyra - who appeared to be seriously questioning whether coming here was the wisest choice - to respond, Natharius turned to Grokk. He'd been thinking about how they could still get to work on their prank without Skyra catching them out. "You know, Grokk, I got to thinking. If Skyra helps us out, the cleaning will be over pretty quickly. The extra time we'll have on our hands could let us make this less of a housewarming, and more of a, I dunno, surprise party." He took another sip of his drink before placing it back down on the table, both delighted and disturbed by how good he was getting at coming up with outright lies on the spot. "What do you think?" OOC: Yeah... subtlety was never really my strong point.

IC: Lash. "Looks like I flushed out the roaches." Lash mused, folding up her whips and hanging them back on the hooks on her armour. "I knew we couldn't be the only ones down here. You can call me Lash." she added to the newcomers. "Warriors, mercenaries, entrepreneurs..." Hakann trailed off, taking in the two newcomers. "Could you add backstabbing vultures to that list?" Lash asked, noting the crossbow bolt embedded in the wall where Aurum had standing before he'd slammed into her, and the matching weapon in the new Toa's possession. "Not that I'm saying that's necessarily a bad thing." she felt obliged to clarify. she'd backstabbed more than her fair share of beings in her time. "Tell me, all of you, what do you expect to pay?" Hakann ignored her, "My altruism, as hard as this may be to accept, has limits." "I wasn't expecting to pay anything..." Lash admitted, "my understanding was that you guys wanted followers, which I took to mean that you would be paying us."

Look, lot's of people have given arguments for different storyline approaches, and we don't really have enough info to give a concrete answer either way. I think we should just wait for the official announcement; hopefully Lego will give us some idea of what the storyline will be like then.

OOC: Curses! Three different people added posts while I was writing this. I had to keep changing it every time. IC: Lash. Momentarily thrown off balance by the heat and shock-wave of the explosion, Lash stumbled against the tunnel wall, her ears ringing. It didn't matter though. For in the momentary flash of the explosion, she saw exactly where Aurum was, courching behind a shield. Blinking rapidly to clear her vision and readjust to the darkness, Lash flicked one of her whips back into her free hand and struck out with both at once. Shields were good for blocking direct blows, but a whip did not deliver a direct blow, which made it that much more difficult to block. And a shield certainly couldn't easily block two indirect blows coming from opposite directions. She swung the whips out wide, aiming for the where she recalled Aurum to be, aiming for where she though the edges of the shield were. If her aim was true (and when wasn't it?) the middle section of the whips would strike the edges of the shield, flicking the ends in behind his defenses. Hoping against hope that her strategy would actually work, Lash was barely aware of Hakann moving past her, addressing an unseen presence further down the in the darkness of the tunnels.

Piraka marching on Ono-Koro, huh? I guess Ta-Koro isn't the only village those crazy sadists are going to destroy before this is all over.

Is that a month in our time, or a month in RPG time? I hear there's kind of a major difference. That all sounds scientifically accurate, in theory (or, you know, as scientifically accurate as you can get with Bionicle). I read the BS01 page on plasma a while back, and it doesn't say too much, probably because the power doesn't feature in the story very much. But in answer to your question: In theory, yes, it all sound realistic to me, but since I'm nobody special, you should probably take it up with a staffy person for confirmation.

It might as well be on the other side of the planet... if you take the long way around. And as for the real-life distances between Mata Nui and Kentoko, I'm guessing it's something along the lines of "too far to swim". That's just my guess, though, so please don't take my word for it. Who knows, maybe you can swim there?

Ah, true. Our characters may be in for the long haul, but at least us sadistic player peoples get to enjoy ourselves.

OOC: I'm wonder how long we'll have to duke it out before Hakann decides he's had his fun? IC: Lash Lash felt a momentary pang of disappointment when her whips failed to hit anything. She pulled back her arms, turning her wrists so that the whips swept wide away from her body. Years ago, when she'd first chosen the weapons, she'd almost killed herself fooling around with them. Now, she had nothing but respect for her tools of killing, and she'd practiced diligently for years to perfect her mastery of them. Aside from that one time, she'd never once hit herself again. Once had been more than enough pain to last her a lifetime. She let the whips fall to the floor as she considered her options. Her eyes were adjusting to the darkness, which meant her opponent's were as well. And Aurum's Volitak gave him an extra advantage, making him near impossible to see, even if there had been light. She cursed under her breath, straining her eyes to make out the dim glow of the other light-stones, set sporadically into the walls further down the tunnel. Too far away to be of any use to her. Time for a little improvisation. She took both whip handles in one hand and began to swing them in an arcing motion around her body, which would hopefully keep her unseen enemy from getting too close to her. With her other hand, she picked open her satchel and pulled out one of the Stralix powder explosive charges she'd stolen. Time to level the playing field... literally. She had no real experience with these explosives, so she had no idea how much damage the fist-sized charge might do, or how much that effect might be amplified down here in the cramped confines of the tunnel. She did know that sudden impact would set it off, and that was something she could deliver. She flung the charge forwards in front of her and then swung her whips after it, striking it in midair with a resounding crack. In the dark, her aim was a little bit off, and the charge was sent spinning upwards, where it ricocheted off the ceiling. A second later, a violent explosion ripped through the cramped tunnel.

I'm sure Lego will start putting up some legit material once the announcement is made. No need to risk anyone getting a criminal record here...

The underlying threat being that none of those plans bode well for us players?

I don't know about allowed, but I think one way or another, there will be.

I'm sure it was explicitly stated somewhere that he represented the mantis shrimp. I'm more interested in what kind of species he was before his mutation. All of the Barraki, in fact. We know they were all organic beings, all six from a different species, yet none of those species were ever named, or seemed to play any kind of part in the Bionicle storyline after 2007. The only exception was Eehlek's species, which did feature briefly in Federation of Fear as servants of the Order of Mata Nui. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that was the only time we ever saw other members of any Barraki's species.

I'm going for the antidermis myself, but I think a list of all of the tech items would still make for an interesting read. Please, enlighten us.

Well, if you think about it, it could be West or East. Either way would work, since if you stay on course, you'll still eventually reach your destination. That is, if you feel like circumnavigating the entire globe...

Okay, good point.

Dude, you've been drinking way too much of that Ga-Koro water.That can't be right. I'm in the Bionicle Bermuda Triangle.That Ga-Koro water gets REALLY far out there, maaan.ocean currents and whatnot. Oh yeah, it drifts out there and mixes with the pit mutagen out there in the triangle, and becomes even nastier. The Piraka drank some of it; that's why they're all insane. Correction: The result was Antidermis.Antidermis: 50% pit mutagen, 50% questionable Ga-Koro water. We now know the secrets of Makuta's servants. It all makes sense now...

Dude, you've been drinking way too much of that Ga-Koro water. That can't be right. I'm in the Bionicle Bermuda Triangle. That Ga-Koro water gets REALLY far out there, maaan. ocean currents and whatnot. Oh yeah, it drifts out there and mixes with the pit mutagen out there in the triangle, and becomes even nastier. The Piraka drank some of it; that's why they're all insane.

IC: Lash In the aftermath of the deafening double whip-crack, Lash quickly dropped the red light-stone still half-clutched in her hand into a pouch on her belt, plunging the tunnel into complete darkness. Darkness was her element, and silence was her herald. Darkness was where she plied her trade, striking from the shadows and retreating into them once the job was done. Silence was all that she ever left behind. Silence and blood. Without hesitation, Lash swung her barbed weapons towards where Aurum had last been standing. With any luck, this would be over quickly.

Dude, you've been drinking way too much of that Ga-Koro water.

Plot twist: all of your ships are actually lost in the Bionicle Bermuda Triangle and will never see land again. The End.

IC: Lash "Sorry about this," Lash apologised to Aurum, and she meant it. He'd come out of nowhere to help her fight the Rahkshi when he could have kept on going. She respected that. If their circumstances had been reversed, she wouldn't have done the same, which probably made Aurum a better person than she was. "Nothing personal." she added, snatching both of her whips from where they hung and flicking them out away from her body. In one swift motion, she cracked them both; the resulting sound was deafening in the enclosed tunnel.

IC: Lash Lash wasn't in the mood to be bullied. Common sense told her that she should be terrified, but she'd learnt to ignore her common sense. Common sense had told her that becoming an assassin wasn't a good career choice, and it had been wrong about that. Dead wrong. "You only require one mercenary?" she mused, "That's okay. I'm not just a mercenary. I also dabble in petty theft, body-guarding, and assassination." She wondered for a moment if she would come to regret this moment of defiance. It didn't matter, though. She knew that stepping into the unknown of these tunnels without a plan was a risky decision. Now she would find out if that risk was going to pay off. If not... well, at least she tried, right? OOC: I'm not regretting coming down here... yet. That may change depending on what happens next.

9th of October? Really? Heck yes! That's the day after I get back from my overseas trip (a bit more if I take into account the time different between the USA and Australia, but, meh). If Bionicle really was announced then it would be the single most awesome welcome home gift I ever have or ever will receive. I just hope they give us some detailed set images or a promo ad or something. I want a better quality image to muse over.

Indeed they are. What a terrible shame. Bio2015 is coming...