USH'S MATRIX GAME 2006 SECOND ASSIGNMENT- 'The Monastery'

Are any/all of us in a position to shoot at the Agent?

Burn, it doesn't matter in that earlier plan if you actually went over or not; thw Agents outside would still see everything so there would be no question of you having gone over.

The problem with the new plan is that all places to hide behind in there were destroyed long ago when Balder was in cover there.

Plan adjust quick! One last chance.

Ares turns to fire on the Agent following him. That gives Melis enough time to run on through, but this race is going to be damn tight!

Azrael- well, you guys have your own problems. One of the Agents just stepped out onto the upper balcony with you.

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Elsewhere, Mirage is still in the mass-writing room. Mors- Balder, Hawk and Helios are all now up!

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Heph- you are sneaking, inch by inch, along a wooden beam directly above a large office. You are now coming directly over an Agent.

He is talking to Lo Qi.

Mors will pull the rope up behind them, as to not expose their plan, and wrap it around the winch again.

Azrael opens fire, with both guns.

Are we jumping now, balcony comrades, or trying to hold 'em off?

If we jump now, then the other three can't get out.

Any hiding places in the N/S corridor, northern corridor between that area and the clock room, in the clock room itself?

I think the clock room is probably best, actually.

Okay, so basically readjust the plan so that Burn goes to hide in the clock room. Agent goes by, and then Burn tosses the grenade as far into the balcony or corridor as he can. Agent will likely go that way to see what the hell that was...and then Burn runs into the clock tower and gets the hell up that rope.

Meanwhile, Melis, Ares, and Mirage need to move and do so quickly.

And...damnit. Agent. Fire or Azrael have any ammo left? I don't feel like fighting any more of them...

Azrael has some.

Burn will have to be very quick...

Yeah, but it's still possible, right?

(I find it mildly scary that my best plan for this came when I was trying to fall asleep...)

Yes, possible.

Well, I feel it's the best we're going to come up with. So unless anyone else can come up with any quick suggestions, I'd say go with that...

I agree..
Lets do it.

Ok then folks, lets fast forward this one.

Melis is through that door but now things are EXTREMELY tight for her and Ares as the Agent pursues... other Agents coming soon!

Burn has dived desperately into the clock room and is hiding under a pile of collapsed clocks. The Agent might have tken a closer look, but he IS distracted by the grenade going off... time for action is NOW...

Azrael keeps that Agent at the balcony busy for a mo... but he needs to reload!

Mors will drop the rope down to Burn, having gathered it up after Balder, Hawk, and Helios made it up.

"Quickly," Mors says. "Pull it up behind you, we need to tie it so that the Agent doesn't notice it."

As soon as that's done, Mors will make his way after the others.

How about Ares firing ahead of him at the Agent that's by us while running? That possible?

I would say for him to fire at the one following him and Melis but I don't think he'd be able to run and fire backwards very well or quickly.

And as soon as Ares, Melis, and Mirage get to the balcony, those of us there already tap AL and we bail out.

Burn will scramble up the rope as fast as he can, pulling it up after he reaches the top.
"Lets get the f*ck outta here Mors... This place officially sucks balls now."

If Ares can, he will fire ahead of him at the Agent on the balcony as he dashes forwards.

Come on, don't let me down, sporadic firing training...

"I thought you'd say that," Mors says, helping Burn with the rope. "Time to bail. I'll need to call Ariadne and find our way out of this now..."

Not in the doorway north I am afraid. No shot for Ares.

Mors rolls three fives on his 'buggering off' Dex roll. Neat! He's up.

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Heph-

"... was hardly my responsibility," says Lo Qi. "Certainly not my purpose, that's yours."

"A dim view will be taken of giving aid and comfort to our enemies," says the Agent.

"Your enemies. To me they are simply visitors."

"Enemies of all Artificial Intelligences."

"That, as I say, is your concern."

Ok I have no ammo, I can engage that agent but I doubt it'll help the plan. So I won't unless you really want me to Lara.

Ush Storm told me mirage is continuing on her way following the operator's lead.