Book: Where's the doctor? Not back yet? Zoe: (beat) We don't make him hurry for the little stuff. He'll be along. Book: He could hurry... a little.

'Safe'


Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue

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Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2013 4:46:43 am PST #21353 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Apollo)

Next turn, he can now activate the President's Office to draw a mutiny card(ETA: without going to the Brig) and take back the Presidency!

...Or if you take a look at the Mutiny card I just discarded, it was the only way I could get rid of it (looks like becoming Admiral was a bad move all around), much like the card YOU discarded wasn't useful to you (OH LOOK I HELPED YOU IT'S LIKE I'M ON YOUR FRAKKING SIDE). Le sigh. I wasn't even thinking of taking back the Presidency at the time, but I suppose that's a good suggestion, except for the part where you're so paranoid you may actually be human. I wish you all would stop talking about Airlocking me, for frak's sake.

I discard LS-1 and PtF-0.

Oh crap, Suppressive Fire is balls. I don't want to use up our last nuke, but gah.

But we can't do that until we get Helo back in the Admiral's chair, and until then he's badly handicapped as a pilot.

I...I can nuke the basestar if that's what we want. I just spent my turn helping everyone, BALTAR SPECIFICALLY, and ugh.

I'm so tired of this.


omnis_audis - Nov 22, 2013 6:59:58 am PST #21354 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Toasty Hoshi)

I wish you all would stop talking about Airlocking me, for frak's sake.

For the record, I didn't talk of airlocking you, brother. I want you alive!!!


Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2013 7:16:08 am PST #21355 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Apollo)

Shut up, turncoat.


omnis_audis - Nov 22, 2013 7:17:50 am PST #21356 of 26134
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

BSG (Toasty Hoshi)

Correction. I wasn't a turncoat. I was more a spy.


NoiseDesign - Nov 22, 2013 2:40:58 pm PST #21357 of 26134
Our wings are not tired

BSG (Cottle)

Nothing personal, I just love a good airlocking, it's like the BSG version of a ticker tape parade.


billytea - Nov 22, 2013 4:28:30 pm PST #21358 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

I have orders from Helo, who is going to follow Baltar's and Cottle's advice:

Move to the Airlock.
Activate the Airlock for Apollo.

Helo, you need to discard 1 card to move to Pegasus. When you're ready, please post your discard.

(Helo also asked me to pass on that "Airlock for Apollo" would make a great slogan. I can't wait for the next Presidential election, pitting Gaius "Airlock for Apollo" Baltar against Lee "NEXT GAME I AM KILLING EVERYBODY -- EVERYBODY" Adama.)

Possible interrupts: IC, SR, RO, ASC, Reckless. Everyone, please pass or play. Just to get the ball rolling, Helo plays a Scientific Research 4. Blue is now positive; this check is now 12 YPBT.

You can also send me COs for the check itself. Cottle plays first, Helo last.


Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2013 4:56:51 pm PST #21359 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Apollo)

Uh. Well. Guys, this is a bad idea. I'm human. Please don't do this.


chrismg - Nov 22, 2013 4:59:38 pm PST #21360 of 26134
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade

BSG(Doctor Death)

Then we'll be welcoming Helena Cain to the show very soon.

I play Political Prowess and force the check to succeed.


Polter-Cow - Nov 22, 2013 6:12:07 pm PST #21361 of 26134
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

BSG (Apollo)

You guys are assholes and you'll be sorry.

I'm not sure Cain is necessarily the best option because if Helo is the other Cylon we won't have a pilot and no one else draws Piloting (Helo barely does as it is). Plus if no one can XO me, we're going to have several Cylon activations by the time I could Blind Jump anyway.


billytea - Nov 22, 2013 8:44:20 pm PST #21362 of 26134
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.

BSG

Well, that makes things simpler. Helo retrieves his SR-4, as it won't be used after all. Apollo is airlocked! He reveals this loyalty:

YOU ARE NOT A CYLON – PERSONAL GOAL (USE CAUTION)
YOU ARE NOT A CYLON – FINAL FIVE (BRIG)

That's some interesting loyalty right there; but although Apollo was technically a Cylon (Final Five), he was on the human team. Morale falls by 1! Furthermore, because his Final Five card was revealed, every (human) player must now discard 2 skill cards! Baltar, Helo and Cottle, when you're ready, please post your discards. (I need 3 discards from Helo, because there's the discard for moving to Pegasus too.)

Apollo also loses all his cards, of course. His hand contained:

Popular Influence 3
Change of Plans 5
Evasive Manoeuvre 1
Maximum Firepower 3
Combat Veteran 4
Maximum Firepower 4
Run Interference 5
Best of the Best 6
Bait 0
Bait 0

Apollo was human, so P-C now chooses a replacement character. He can choose any character that has not previously been chosen (including in alternate forms). P-C, when you're ready, please post your choice. Once he does so, I will shuffle an extra loyalty card into the loyalty deck and deal a new loyalty card to the replacement character. We will then also resolve the Admiralty, which was made vacant by Apollo's untimely demise. Basically, if P-C picks a military leader (including the Alternate Zarek) or Dee, then his new character will be Admiral; otherwise it will revert to Helo.

We will pause for discards and P-C's choice before continuing to Helo's crisis card.