7/25/2006 09:07 PM Logfile from Foundry. When Chase and Hannah both left her, Abigail soldiered on alone. At fist it didn't seem like that big of an issue, Sister Brooksbridge was mussed but mobile. The blood on the side of her head was wet and smeared, but was hardly a gushing wound or anything like that. She was even able to get to her feet with Abigail's help, and stagger into the house. Trembling she sat in a chair, right next to a huge stack of fine tallow candles and three cured hams, all of which have branch donation tags on them. Then, about five seconds ago, she smiled suddenly at Sister Abigail and said, clear as day, "I'm sorry Sister, I've done something terrible." Then she stopped, opened up her mouth and her eyes rolled up in her head, blood came pouring out her left ear, and she fell limp and lumpy as a potato sack on the ground at Abby's feet. Brand says, "I'll be calling a conflict to see if you can keep her alive, of course." Sister Abigail says, "Sounds good to me - though I have no idea what "Administering First Aid" is as a conflict. It's not talking ... is it physical non-combat?" Sister Chase says, "That was brutal, Brand. :)" Sister Hannah says, "yes, very mean" Sister Abigail says, "No, it's HARDCORE!! :)" Sister Chase says, "HARDCORE!" Brand says, "It usually would be, yes. Ceremony can be used to "escalate" to talking. Escalation past that is hard. I'll be rolling her fallout dice from the last conflict, plus demonic influence." Sister Abigail says, "Cool, let's start with just first aid then" Sister Chase says, "Shoot her in the head!" Dogs: Brand rolls 5d8 for "Fallout from last conflict" and gets 1, 2, 2, 4, and 6. Sister Abigail says, "Abby doesn't carry a gun" Dogs: Brand rolls 3d4 for "Other Fallout last conflict" and gets 3, 3, and 4. Dogs: Brand rolls 2d10 for "Demonic Influence to this Point" and gets 7 and 7. Brand says, "Wait!" Brand says, "Sorry, there are special rules for healing. Forgot." Sister Abigail says, "Ok ... what are they? Or just give me a phage # in the book, I'm a fast reader" Brand says, "You roll your Acuity, her Body, any relevant relationships. So it starts out non-standard, but can be escalated as you can make sense escalating from there." Brand says, "Her body is 4d6" Sister Abigail says, "Ok ... so it starts out with that instead of my Body + Heart" Brand says, "Yep" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 6d6 for "My acuity and her body" and gets 1, 1, 1, 5, 5, and 6. Sister Abigail says, "Ow." Brand says, "She gonna die." Sister Chase is so in trouble. Sister Abigail says, "Relationship to the dogs seems relevant here" Sister Abigail says, "I don't have a relationship to her" Brand nods, "And to Chase -- who did this to her. Well, with your help anyway." Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 2d6 for "Relationship to the Dogs" and gets 1 and 4. Sister Chase thought you took a relationship to Chase last game? Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d6 for "Relationship to Chase" and gets 2. Sister Abigail says, "Hey, I didn't WANT to hurt her .... :)" Sister Abigail says, "I think I'm good to begin" Sister Chase says, "It was a d8." Sister Abigail says, "still doesn't look good for me" Sister Abigail says, "nope, I took it with fallout, it was just a d6" Sister Abigail says, "I mean experience" Brand says, "Okay, I've got high pair -- so I'll do my pose as my first raise." Sister Abigail says, "Your previous pose you mean?" Dogs: Brand spends 7 6 for a total of 13. Brand says, "Yep" Sister Abigail says, "Cool." Brand says, "SO it's your pose and spend for you see, then your raise." Brand says, "Or maybe I should say "your taking the blow" because I play dirty." Sister Abigail says, "I love me my fallout!" Sister Abigail says, "typing" Sister Abigail gasps and reaches out to Sister Brooksbridge, but isn't fast enough to catch the other woman before she hits the ground. A moment later, though, Abby's on her knees beside her. She carefully feels for a pulse, peels back the other woman's eyelids to look at her eyes, and props her head up to let her breathe easy - all with a cold, determined calm and unhurried movements that speak of competence. Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d6 for "I can always stay calm" and gets 1. Sister Abigail says, "OWWWWW" Sister Chase whimpers. Brand says, "DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE!" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d8 for "I am the perfect woman and can nurse like nobody's business" and gets 5. Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 5 5 2 1 for a total of 13 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Sister Abigail says, "that's my see, now let's see what I can do about a raise" Brand says, "Fallout is d4" Dogs: Sister Abigail takes 4d4 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says "Show us the pain Abby!" Sister Chase oopses, OOC's that. LOG OOC EDIT Sister Abigail pulls off her red coat and places it under the other woman's shoulders, lowering her head to below the level of her heart, the flow of blood slowing. Abby tears a long strip of cloth from her petticoats to staunch the wound, Sister Brooksbridge's eyelids fluttering as she slips in and out of consciousness. "Sister?" says Abigail, her voice full of calm authority, as if she were asking the other woman to stir the dinner stew a bit faster. "Sister, open your eyes. Open your eyes and talk to me. Don't slip away." Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 6 4 for a total of 10. Sister Abigail says, "Back to you, Brand" Sister Hannah says, "oh dear, abby, this isn't looking good, is it?" Sister Abigail says, "No, no it isn't" Sister Chase is doomed. Sister Abigail says, "You're doomed? I'm doomed!" Sister Chase is the one that punched her! Sister Abigail says, "Yeah, but Chase SO blamed Abby at the time, and it stuck at least a little :)" Sister Chase ahs. Sister Chase didn't blame her for the punch she gave, just for the first stike. ;) Maybe it is Abigail's words, maybe it is the weight of her own guilt, but Hester does open her eyes. She watches Abigail in silence for a moment, blood still seeping out of her ear, starting to come out the corner of her nostril as well to form a long red trail across her cheek, like a staining tear of sin-red. "I was all alone and afraid, and Brother Snow wasn't... wasn't helping. I kept it because I was afraid, afraid of them... afraid for my parents. And now I'm going to die, aren't I?" She shakes down her body, a slight shudder of pure horror, like she can see the gates of Hell gaping open for her. "I'm going to die with the sins upon me." Dogs: Brand spends 3 3 2 2 for a total of 10 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Sister Abigail says, "You're so hanging on to that 7, aren't you?" Brand says, "That was my take, now my raise" Dogs: Brand spends 7 4 for a total of 11. Sister Abigail says, "Very excited :)" Brand says, "Your see." Brand listens to "Hurt" and feels terrible for this woman. Sister Abigail shakes her head, her voice staying steady and firm, shifting into a gentle scolding. "Don't be ridiculous, Sister. There'll be no talk of dying, you hear? You may have done wrong, so we'll just have to get you up and about so that you can set it right." She pauses for a moment, looking into Hester's eyes. "No, Sister - so that we can set it right. Together." She strokes the other woman's hair gently, disregarding the blood smeared across her Dogs' coat. "You've just given your head a bad knock," she adds with a smile - and no indication of how much it's costing her to give it. "It doesn't mean the King of Life's standing at your front door." Sister Abigail says, "And ... can that count as escalation to talking? Does that make sense? Or do I have to introduce ceremony to do that?" Sister Abigail says, "Can I get an opinion? I don't know how healing conflicts work ...." Brand looks at the rules and shrugs, "It doesn't say. It doesn't say anything about escalating, actually. So I'd say it probably counts, and would let you roll in your heart." Sister Abigail says, "Cool, thanks" Sister Chase says, "go Abby!" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 6d6 for "Heart" and gets 1, 2, 2, 5, 6, and 6. Sister Chase says, "that's better." Sister Abigail says, "whew!" Brand says, "Damnit, now she isn't gonna die!" Sister Abigail says, "yeah, but I'm gonna take some fallout for it :)" Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 6 2 2 1 for a total of 11 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Sister Abigail says, "'cause I'm sure he has something else up his sleeve" Dogs: Sister Abigail takes 4d4 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 6 5 for a total of 11. Sister Abigail says, "Your turn, Brand" Brand grins, "I can't escalate - healing conflicts don't have an opponent unless the demonic influence is higher. So I'll give. I'll do a give pose, then you get final pose. Cool?" Sister Abigail says, "Sounds good to me!" She cries at that, tears running down her face to mingle with the blood. Her hands grip at Abby's, grabbing for something to hold onto, something to believe in. It makes for a long night, with her body and spirit trying to hold together. It is well past midnight before the blood stops flowing, and after that Hester is so weak that she can hardly lift her hand. But if she makes it through the night then it is obvious she will live. All through that long night, Sister Abigail watches by her patient's side. She spoons weak broth into Hester's mouth and changes the bandages as needed, but mostly she holds on to Hester's cold, rough fingers, talking sense and nonsense to her in a low voice. And in the intervals when Hester's eyes close, and she falls into something more or less like sleep, Abigail puts her head down on the grubby, bloody sheet and weeps. But when Hester wakes again, Abigail is bright and smiling, gently scolding and warmly affectionate by turns. And so, together, the two of them come through the hours of darkness - and as the sun rises, Abigail finally stands from her patient's bedside. Hester's sleep is easy and natural. Sister Brooksbridge will live. Brand says, "Yay!" Brand says, "Take your fallout!" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls its Fallout of 4d4 4d4: 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4, totalling 8. It gains an item of Long Term Fallout. It gains an item of Fallout Experience. Sister Abigail says, "Awesome! Fallout for me!" Brand says, "You're an it." Sister Abigail says, "any suggestions, folks?" Sister Chase says, "Nice desc." Sister Chase says, "I'm going to kill sister chase, 1d4." Sister Abigail says, "Heh :)" Sister Abigail says, "I've already kind of got that :)" Sister Chase was just kidding. ;) Brand says, "You can make right what you did wrong if you stay and fix it yourself 1d6" Sister Chase says, "good one!" Sister Abigail says, "It's my job to clean up after other people's messes 1d6?" Brand says, "That could work too" Sister Abigail says, "I actually think yours is more accurate, I just have no idea how I'd use either one :)" Sister Abigail says, "I think I'm going to take a relationship to Sister Brooksbridge - we just shared a very emotional time" Brand says, "Are you joking? You're a judge and a counselor rolled into one, you'd use both a lot I'm sure... just think about what you can do or tell people to do when you face their sins or face your own...." Brand nods, "I'd do that too." Sister Abigail says, "Ok, then I'll take that and Brand's suggestion. Cool. Messing briefly with char sheet - but go ahead, I'mr eady to continue" Brand says, "Okay, so hrm... Hannah, did you have any business you wanted to take care of after last game? Chase?" Sister Chase says, "Did Hannah go somewhere with Brother Snow?" Brand says, "He was going off to "do something about it" -- what "it" was and what he was going to do were not clear. Clem had gone back to the dance." Brand says, "Chase was around, spying." Brand says, "We could always move to tomorrow morning and have Abby send for the two of you, and pick up from there. But that's only if you don't have scenes you want before that." Sister Hannah says, "I don't think Hannah was going to do something in particular, maybe go back and see how Clem was doing, or she may have followed Brother Snow. She may have backed off him, though, since it's politic" Sister Hannah says, "that sounds good to me" Sister Hannah says, "unless we want to have a scene with Chase and Hannah..." Sister Hannah says, "I don't have anything in mind, just that it could happen" Sister Chase nods, and was thinking that would be cool. Sister Chase will frame? Brand says, "Do it." Sister Hannah says, "go ahead!" Sister Abigail will spectate and heckle. In the darkness and solitude out behind the barn as Hannah watches Brother Snow's silhouette head back towards the dance, there's a rustle, and a cough, down by the riverbed. "Looks like maybe one of us came out of Bridal Falls on the right trail." The voice is soft, and flatly hollow, and hitches, just slightly in Sister Chase's throat. Sister Hannah climbs down beside Sister Chase. "To be honest, that's about the first real good thing I've done for someone in my life. No one would listen to me when I wasn't a Dog." Sister Chase steps up on the bank, barely illuminating herself in the cast light from the pale moon and the full barn. "Ayup, I know how that goes." She doesn't meet Hannah's eye, but instead, looks down towards the laughter that rings out clear and true like a bell, as Sister Clemintine dances a rousing romp with a sweet young man with soft bright eyes. "Thanks for not telling." Sister Hannah nods. "It wasn't mine to tell." There's a long pause, then she asks quietly, avoiding Chase's gaze "Why did you do it?" Sister Chase says "Sure it was. It was hers too, I guess. When the town comesdown to it, we're all one voice, right? But in front of the King, she doesn't need to take that kind of blood on her hands.... ever. Abby neither." She rubs one palm over the dusty leather of her coat and worries at a well worn patch. "I think sometimes that Clementine is like Abby.. like Abby's little sister or something.... and you know... they're both right: clean and unbroken. They're going to go on after all of this, and get married and have kids. But Dogs, Dogs don't always make it there. I won't make it there.... " and she goes to say more but backs away from it, dropping her eyes to the ground." Sister Chase wants to start a conflict. Brand says, "Okay!" Dogs: Brand resets the current conflict. Sister Chase says, "Nancy, that OK?" Sister Hannah says, "sure" Sister Abigail says, "I love the intra-group conflicts we've got going on" Brand says, "What are the stakes?" Sister Chase says, "I want to convince Sister Hannah that it's our job as the broken ones to make sure that Clem and Abby don't get dirty." Brand nods, then eyes Hannah. "You up for that?" Sister Hannah says, "sure :) especially since I don't know where Hannah falls on that issue!" Sister Chase says, "Cool!" Brand says, "Cool! Okay, you two do your dice and starting poses and stuff -- I'll watch and ref only if there is a tricky issue to be decided. Cool?" Sister Abigail says, "That is so ... disturbing" Sister Abigail says, "I kind of like this whole pedestal thing :)" Sister Hannah laughs Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 6d6 for "Heart+Acuity" and gets 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, and 6. Your dice are now 3 4 5 5 5 6. Sister Chase says, "Can I roll in Preoccupied with Abby?" Brand says, "The conflict is about her, so yes." Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 8d6 for "Heart and acuity" and gets 1, 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, and 6. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d10 for "preoccupied with abby" and gets 2. Your dice are now 2 3 4 5 5 5 6. Brand finds that he cannot remember the command to set the stakes for a conflict. "Plus if I do it may reset the dice... so we'll just remember what it is." Brand says, "2. 2's are for losers." Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d4 for "If it wern't for Abby I never would have become a Dog" and gets 1. Your dice are now 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6. Sister Hannah says, "ok" Brand says, "HA!" Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d8 for "The Dogs" and gets 5. Your dice are now 1 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 6. Brand says, "Hannah, you should probably roll your Dogs relationship." Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 2d10 for "dogs" and gets 9 and 10. Brand says, "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAH!" Sister Hannah says, "yee haw" Sister Chase acks! Sister Chase says, "Just wait until I shoot her in the face. ;)" Brand says, "It's curb-stomping time." Brand says, "Okay, Chase started this so she should have first raise despite not having high pair. I'd suggest using her last pose as her raise -- but that's really up to you two." Sister Abigail says, "Dear sweet lord." Sister Chase nods. last post, first raise. Sister Chase brought in her coat, so she'll add that in. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d8 for "Grandpa's Coat" and gets 2. Sister Chase grars Dogs: Sister Chase spends 5 6 for a total of 11. Brand says, "Hannah, your see." Sister Hannah says "where won't you make it? And if you won't, neither will I." She ducks down to catch Chase's eyes and smiles at her in a kind way" Sister Hannah says, "see:" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 5 6 for a total of 11. Brand says, "Now it's your raise." Sister Hannah says, "typing for raise pose" Brand says, "You're already on it I see. I see how it is! I'm not needed anymore!" Sister Chase says, "No you're not, now shut the hell up. ;)" Sister Hannah says "folks like you and I have learned to be strong through adversity and hardship. They've learned what they should do, we've learned what we have to do to survive. Those are very different lessons." She hesitates for a bit then says "I could teach you to wash dishes and clean and stuff, if you want." It's her turn to look down and look shy." Sister Hannah says, "raise:" Sister Abigail says, "Oh, if Abby could hear you now, she'd be ripping you a new one, Hannah :)" Sister Abigail says, "That's great :)" Brand cackles! Sister Chase cackles. It's just after Hannah drops her eyes that the sound comes out Sister Chase, halfway between a gulp and a sob. It's the sound of a puppy that's just been punted. "In her eyes, Hannah finds the thing that Chase had looked away and shut her mouth to avoid saying... that Chase thinks she's right, that Hannah isn't going there either. "Where am I not going? I ain't ever going to be married and real just like you ain't ever going to ever have kids and be real. " Her voice chokes, but her eyes stay dry. Her shoulders shake like she's got a whole lifetime of crying backed up inside her. They're here because they're born to be in the glory of the King. You and I? well we're here because we have to be if we want any goddamn life at all. Dogs die, and Dogs drown in the blood they shed. And that can be you and me or it can be them. The King brought me here to do something for Him, and I'm thinking I've found what it is. Sister Chase says, "that's a see and raise...." Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 2d10 for "I'm a dog and that's all I have" and gets 3 and 3. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d6 for "The King's got his reasons for me to be here" and gets 6. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d4 for "I stick out like a sore thumb" and gets 3. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d4 for "Sometimes you've got to get dirty so that others can stay clean." and gets 1. Sister Abigail says, "The dice aren't liking you tonight, eh?" Dogs: Sister Chase spends 1 1 2 2 3 for a total of 9 and gains 5 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Chase takes 5d4 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says, "and my raise:" Dogs: Sister Chase spends 5 6 for a total of 11. Brand says, "Don't you just hate it when your opponent has a 10 sitting there?" Sister Chase says, "Ayup." Sister Hannah is quiet for a while. Then she asks: "What is *your* calling, Sister Chase?" Sister Hannah says, "see and raise in one pose:" Sister Chase says, "Damn you!" Sister Chase laughs. Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 10 1 for a total of 11. Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 9 3 for a total of 12. Sister Chase 's face contorts, then just like that buckles down tight. Her voice gets harder, and stronger, and the sobbing tightness makes way for stone. "You're not my confessor, and you can't turn the light on me just to keep your own doubt in shadow." She sets her shoulders squarely over her hips and levels her eyes into Hannah's. Sister Chase says, "see:" Your dice are now 5 5. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 3 3 3 4 for a total of 13 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Sister Hannah says, "ouch!" Dogs: Sister Chase takes 4d4 Fallout dice. Sister Chase steps forward, less than one inch away from Hannah's face, and the voice comes out clear and tight as steel. "I'm a Dog. What are you?" Sister Chase escalates to physical. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 5d6 for "adding body" and gets 1, 3, 3, 4, and 4. Sister Chase says, "suck" Brand mocks Sister Chase. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 4 3 for a total of 7. Sister Chase laughs. "We're never getting through this town." Sister Hannah says, "nope!" Sister Hannah says, "it's too much fun having conflicts with each other!" Sister Chase says, "Ah well. This is fun. :)"" Sister Hannah's eyes widen and she shrinks back at Sister Chase's intensity. Then she pulls herself up, stares back at Chase, nose to nose and says "Now who's avoiding things? I'm a Dog, too, but I don't go pushing people around because I'm insecure and feel I need to prove something!" Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 3d6 for "Body" and gets 3, 4, and 6. Brand says, "SHOOT HER IN THE FACE!" Brand says, "Erm... I mean... HARDCORE!" Sister Chase laughs. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 2d8 for "I haven't given up on life yet" and gets 5 and 7. Sister Abigail says, "heh :)" Sister Chase wants to know why she can't get dice like that. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 2d4 for "I always hurt those close to me" and gets 2 and 3. Brand says, "Because you were destined to lose this one. I'm waiting for the followup conflict in which Hannah makes you believe you can be a mother." Sister Hannah says, "see:" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 4 3 for a total of 7. Sister Chase says, "Making me believe I'd enjoy fucking boys would be a bigger feat." Sister Hannah says, "pose for raise:" Sister Hannah says, "actually, what can you escalate to from physical?" Sister Chase says, "violence" Sister Abigail says, "I'm going to BEAT the love of fucking boys into you!" Sister Chase says, "or gunplay" Sister Hannah says, "ok, thanks" Sister Chase says, "Grins. You going to shoot me in the face?" Brand says, "SHOOT HER IN THE FACE" Sister Chase sidenotes to KJ. "I didn't know Abby was that kinda kinky." Sister Abigail says, "Well, I think it's more that Abby is looking for any excuse to beat up Chase. Fucking boys provides as good a reason as any. :)" Sister Chase laughs. Sister Chase says, "That's kind of coincidental, as Chase is looking for any excuse to fuck Abby, and she'd beat up any boy that stood in her way." Brand oys. "Girls are naughty." Sister Abigail says, "Abby prefers her boys unbeaten, thank you very much. :)" Sister Chase says, "then all the more reason to beat them!" Sister Chase sorries, she's just apparently in a mood. Sister Abigail wonders why Chase is apologizing :) Brand says, "You're always in a mood. Now Hannah is going to have to shoot you in the face." Sister Chase says, "Hardcore!" Sister Hannah stalks forward, forcing Sister Chase to move backwards. "At least I genuinely try to be what I want to be. At least I provide a good example to townsfolk. At least I only do my own dirty work." She turns away in disgust. "I don't even want to shoot a gun, you've got me there. I don't know how to hunt, so I can't be self-sufficient the way you are. I have to rely on the good nature of others to feed me; I can't just run away from it all. I'll never be as good as the boys, like you. Unlike you, being a Dog is the only way I'll get any respect, so I won't do anything that will get in the way of that." She whips around to face Chase. "Is that what you wanted to hear? Did you want me to confess my weaknesses? My Pride? Oh yes," she advances on Sister Chase, "I'm proud to be a Dog. It's perhaps the only thing that keeps me going. And for that reason I won't let it pull me down to do things I know are wrong. I may have to hurt someone someday, but I'll make sure I have a damn good reason first." She spits at Sister Chase's feet. Sister Hannah says, "raise:" Sister Abigail says, "That's AWESOME" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 6 7 for a total of 13. Sister Hannah says, "oy! that took a while!" Sister Abigail says, "It's fine, we amused ourselves ;)" Brand says, "BOOM!" Brand says, "Hannah gets pissed! Like boom!" Sister Chase says, "OUCH!" Sister Chase says, "That's wicked!" Sister Hannah says, "I tried my best!" Sister Hannah says, "feel free to hit her :)" Sister Chase is considering it. Sister Hannah says, "DO IT!!!!!" Sister Hannah says, "fight! fight! fight!" Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Brand sings it like a hockey chant Sister Hannah says, "Dude, I can so see them grappling and then falling in the river" Sister Abigail says, "Which would make this the wet t-shirt Bitches episode ...." Brand cackles. Sister Chase blinks in shock and scrambles backwards over the brambles and the rocks of the riverside. As Hannah turns away the first time, she nearly falls backward into the mud, leaving Chase, red faced, humiliated, angry careening forward to balance. When Hannah turns on her and starts in on pride, she finds a clear kind of boiling rage inside the woman she's confronting. It might have been OK, but then there was the spit. Chase doesn't even realize what she's doing before it all goes wrong. It started out as a woman reaching out to another woman she thought would understand to do something she thought was right, and then her fists are calling for blood. "You think I got respect from anybody out there? You think I get *anything* from *anybody* out there? I don't get anything - but spit - from anybody in the Territories, not without this coat. I got no mother, and I got no father and I got no friends. All I ever got was a dead piece of meat that was my grandfather and nobody to help me bury him. All I ever got was tied up in bows and sold to the first meaty handed bastard of a butcher who wanted to fuck a young girl! All I got was your. Goddamn. Spit" and with each statement, the fists fly. Sister Chase says, "Obviously escalate to violence." Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 4d6 for "adding will" and gets 3, 5, 5, and 6. Your dice are now 1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 6. Sister Chase says, "that's better." Sister Abigail says, "Wow ... um ... that's hardcore too :)" Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d10 for "I can bare fist like a brawlin' backwoods boy" and gets 4. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 4 4 3 3 for a total of 14 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Chase takes fallout 4d6 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 5 5 for a total of 10. Brand says, "So a raise of 10 with the punching." Sister Chase nods, sorry, should have said. Sister Hannah takes each blow, getting knocked down in the mud on the final punch. She pulls herself up out of the mud, shrugs her mud-covered coat back into place, straightens herself with dignity and says "I'm sorry for spitting. It was rude of me. I'm sorry you got sold. I didn't know that. I can't imagine what a horror that would have been. We've each had our trials and who we are is a result of them. You're right, all we have is each other and our beliefs." Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 1d6 for "coat" and gets 6. Sister Hannah says, "see:" Sister Chase says, "Oh man." Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 5 3 2 for a total of 10 and gains 3 Fallout dice. Sister Hannah says, "what size die do I take?" Brand says, "d8" Sister Hannah says, "eep!" Sister Chase winces. Dogs: Sister Hannah takes 3d8 Fallout dice. Sister Hannah says "Just promise me you won't punch someone again without really thinking about it?" and she lays her hand lightly on Chase's shoulder and catches her eyes, looking for an answer." Brand says, "Ooooohhhhhh" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 5 6 for a total of 11. Sister Chase knew that was coming. Brand says, "Now the lesbianism." Sister Chase says, "BRAND!" Brand sorries. Brand says, "That was a great pose Nancy." Sister Hannah says, "of course! where else but in the mud by the riverbank" Brand laughs! Sister Hannah says, "thanks. I really didn't know what was coming next" Sister Chase cackles. Sister Chase says, "this is bad." Sister Hannah says, "I can't wait to see what's coming next...." Stock still, as soon as the hand lands on her shoulder, she stops and meets Hannah's eyes. Her own suddenly well up, because despite the fact that she's just tried to push her away, hard and brutal, with her pummeling fists, she's still here, still with her. One tear, rivets down her cheek and she takes in a great heaving breath... and kisses Hannah, soft and honest and brazen and bold, and utterly vulnerable. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 3d4 for "Girls make me feel funny" and gets 3, 3, and 3. Your dice are now 1 3 3 3 5 5 6. Sister Abigail says, "Oh dear lord!!!" Sister Chase grins. Sister Hannah says, "wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Your dice are now 1 3 5 6. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 3 3 5 for a total of 11 and gains 3 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Chase takes 3d4 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says, "raise:" Your dice are now 1 3. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 5 6 for a total of 11. Sister Hannah says, "ok, I give" Brand says, "You get a give pose, then the two of you together decide who gets final pose" Sister Chase says, "Woohoo! The kiss wins!" Sister Hannah says, "lol!" Sister Chase says, "that rocks!" Sister Abigail is no longer even sure what the stakes are ... just that they're high. :) Brand says, "Stakes are "Does Chase convince Sister Hannah that it's our job as the broken ones to make sure that Clem and Abby don't get dirty"" Sister Abigail says, "I guess I hadn't interpreted 'dirty' in quite that way ;)" Brand says, "So how Hannah deals with that, and what it means, is up to her -- but she believes it." Sister Hannah just stands there, very still, her hands still on Chase's shoulders, their faces very close. "oh" she says in a small voice. But she doesn't-- or can't-- move. She doesn't say anything more, but she doesn't move away or appear anything other than surprised. Brand says, "I feel like I got kicked in the jimmy." Sister Hannah says, "?" Brand says, "That scene was brutal." Sister Hannah says, "ah, yes" Sister Abigail has reconnected. Sister Abigail says, "Durn internet" Sister Abigail says, "Yes, great scene guys!" Brand notes that Chase's fallout is screwed up, and may roll wrong. If so, he'll have her reroll it. Sister Hannah pages: how're you doing non-typing-wise? Sister Abigail has reconnected. After a long moment, Chase, pulls back just a little, her face flushed, and her eyes wide. "I... uh..." She swallows hard, looks down, hotly embarrased, and then gradually looks back up into Hannah. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have..." and then she just closes her eyes and surrenders to the moment. You paged Sister Hannah with 'That was a wicked conflict. You OK? I didn't push too hard, did I?'. Sister Hannah pages: Nope, I'm doing all right. Actually pretty jazzed with how intense it was Brand says, "Roll fallout!" Dogs: Sister Chase rolls her Fallout of 5d4 4d4 fallout 4d6 3d4: 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 6, totalling 11. She gains an item of Long Term Fallout. She gains an item of Fallout Experience. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls its Fallout of 3d8: 1 3 7, totalling 10. It gains an item of Long Term Fallout. It gains an item of Fallout Experience. Brand says, "And nobody is dying! Yay!" Sister Chase says, "Yay!" Brand says, "Cause, you know, it would have been quite the twist to have Hannah then fall over bleeding from the mouth...." Sister Chase says, "changes the d size of girls make me feel funny to 10" Brand grins, "But that won't happen. Now, what're you two taking as your fallout traits?" Brand says, "Girls make you feel funny 3d10?" Sister Chase nods. Sister Abigail says, "hoooooo boy" Brand says, "Wow." Sister Chase says, "should I not? Hannah's just confirmed it." Sister Hannah says, "I think I'm going to take "feels closer to Chase" at 1d8 using long term to create the relationship and experience to up the die size" Brand grins, "Hey, I like it. It's a huge thing." Sister Chase says, "cool..." Sister Hannah says, "wow, Chase, nice one" Brand nods to Hannah, then says slyly, "Much closer...." Sister Chase says, "Nancy, does Hannah walk away? Does she say something?" Sister Hannah says, "shall I make one last pose?" Sister Chase nods. "Please do. I think the d4 is a relationship to Hannah, but I'm not sure what it looks like until Hannah does something. Sister Hannah holds Chase in her arms for a while then quietly says "Let's go back to the house." And as they're walking back she puts her arm around Chase's shoulders and hugs her sideways. And she leaves it there for the rest of the walk in silent companionship. Sister Chase nods. "Sister Hannah knows what I'm made of: 1d4 Brand says, "Good one." Sister Hannah says, "nice" Brand says, "Now, does Abby come upon them looking all snug as she comes out of the Brooksbridge's house covered in blood?" Sister Abigail says, "That would be awesome" Sister Hannah says, "ooh! that would be cruel!" Sister Abigail says, "Sounds good to me, I'm heading into it" Sister Hannah says, "eeeeee!" Brand says, "I wonder, sometimes, why I even prepared a town." Brand says, "Sister who did what to Brother what's his face? Who cares, the Bitches are kissing each other!" Sister Chase makes one IC note before Abby enters, just to frame it: Chase is softer and calmer and more like a woman in that walk than Chase has *ever* seemed before.. Maybe it's chance, maybe just that the first rays of dawn brought all the Dogs back to their untouched beds, but Sister Abigail approaches the house the Steward lent to the group just in time to see Chase and Hannah heading up the front steps. Abby's dress is wrinkled and bloodstained, and her hair disheveled, and her face tearstained, and it looks like they're dressed for a ... party? And the two of them walking together like that, with Chase curled under Hannah's arm contentedly - well, that's just the last straw. Abby quickens her pace, catching up to the two of them just as they step through the door, entering the same narrow hall where Chase made her a promise she's already broken. "Well," she says with some asperity, "I'm glad the two of you had a nice time. I'm sure I had a lovely evening. You'll be glad to know Sister Brookbridge will live, no thanks to you, and I'm in some need of a bath. Excuse me." And she starts up the stairs, keeping her back very straight. For once, Chase doesn't call out after her. Her brow furrows, her eyes follow, and then drop to the floor. She chews her lip for just a moment. Sister Hannah says "I met Brother Snow." Sister Abigail turns. "Oh really? And did you actually manage to learn anything useful? Because that would be remarkable. Truly." Sister Hannah says "tuns out he was drinking, but he's decided to change his ways, now." And Sister Abigail finally notices that Sister Hannah's coat is pretty muddy and a nice bruise is forming on her jaw." Sister Chase cackles. Sister Chase stuffs her hands into her pockets, and drops her eyes down to the floor. Sister Abigail nods sagely. "I see. So now that you've informed him that he'll no longer be drinking, he'll actually be completing his duties in some competent fashion?" She pauses for a moment. "Have you actually ever met a drunk before, Sister?" She somehow manages to turn the last word into a sneer. "They don't change just because you bat your pretty eyes at them and say please. But I'm sure you've managed to save the day, so we must be done here. That's reassuring." Sister Chase says "That's not fair Abby. It ain't Hannah's fault. I'm the one that should have stayed and cleaned it up. Hannah turned the man's life around tonight." Sister Chase doesn't look up, or even tense up as she says it, she just stands on her spot looking at the floor. The look on Abigail's face would be comic in any other situation - she doesn't seem sure whether to look furious or frustrated or betrayed, but she seems to be trying on all three for size. "I -" She stops, starts again. "Don't be an idiot, Chase. What would you have done, beaten her the rest of the way to death?" Sister Hannah says "oh, come off your high horse. Pushing that woman into doing something she clearly didn't want to was not exactly all righteousness. I couldn't believe you would do such a thing. We're supposed to stand for good and the law. What happens when we lose that? Sister Clementine went to talk to Sister Snow, who is also part of the problem, I'm sure." She was talking through the interruptions, but gasps in shock at what Sister Abigail said." Brand oys! Sister Chase gasps! Brand says, "Don't forget y'all can call conflicts if you want em, at anytime." Sister Abigail whirls on Hannah. "My high horse? MY high horse? You have no idea of how badly things are wrong at the Brookbridge place. How dare you criticize me for doing what we're supposed to do?" Sister Abigail says, "I don't really know what Abby wants except to vent, so I'm happy for the moment :)" Sister Chase might have a conflict in her. Sister Chase says, "But if Hannah has one, it's probably more appropriate." Sister Hannah says quietly "and you don't know how badly things are with the Snows. So we're even. Sister Hannah says, "I feel there should be one, I just don't know what it would be" Sister Chase whoots! Sister Chase was going to suggest: make Abby blame me instead of Hannah, but I'm not sensing that's right yet. Sister Chase says, "Though..." Sister Hannah says, "meeting Sister Felkirk seems to have given Hannah some backbone" Sister Hannah says, "no, I don't think it is, yet" Sister Abigail nods. "So Brother Snow gave you that bruise?" Sister Chase says, "Hannah, you've just been through a pretty powerful conflict and have shown your ability to keep level and compassionate despite crazy chaos... you could move to comfort Abby." Sister Chase says, "or make her tell what's really bothering her." Sister Hannah says, "yeah, except there's no love lost between the two and Hannah's tired of Abby's comments" Sister Chase grins. "Bring it on. Hardcore. Sister Hannah says, "if I were going to call one, it would be along the lines of "make abby back down"" Sister Chase says, "That's a legit stake." Sister Hannah says, "ok, I'll call conflict with that as the stakes" Sister Abigail says, "Oh, I'm so gonna fight you on that one" Brand nods, "It is. Is it what you want OOCly though? Is it make her back down, or make her give in, or make her admit vulnerability or what? And what do you think, KJ?" Sister Hannah says, "well, more just get off her high horse and act human" Sister Hannah says, "I'm not very good at framing these things" Brand hrms, "KJ, is that interesting enough to you? I mean, not just to fight -- but to play if you lose?" Sister Hannah says, "or make her admit she's not perfect" Sister Abigail says, "I think what Abby wants out of this is for the two of them to recognize that they left a woman to die because they were too wrapped up with their personal problems and concerns" Sister Hannah says, "ooh! that's mean!" Sister Chase says, "You're perfectly good at it Hannah, it's just that PvP stakes can be really tricky." Sister Abigail says, "Hmm, I actually think that Abby is acting very human ... just not a very nice human :)" Sister Hannah says, "heh." Brand says, "Yea. So, how about a cross-way stake: whoever loses admits to the other that they were wrong about the way they dealt with the situation." Sister Chase says, "What about me?" Sister Hannah says, "ok, that works" Sister Abigail says, "I can do that - I think the off-teh-high-horse thing is more of a long term character arc so I'd rather not do that in one conflict" Sister Chase says, "That's fair." Brand says, "You can get in on one side or the other. Or back and forth. Unless Abby wants to target you specifically." Sister Abigail says, "No, I'm more pissed at Hannah right now" Brand says, "Right now though it's between Abby and Hannah to make each other say Sorry, I was Wrong." Sister Hannah says, "I'm happy to let you take point on this one, Chase, and Hannah will support you" Sister Abigail says, "Nope, Hannah, you're not getting out of this one - Abby is targeting you" Sister Chase says, "I want in, but I want to back *you* up." Brand says, "Abby vs Hannah, to the pain!" Sister Chase says, "Cage match!" Sister Hannah says, "LOL!!!!" Sister Abigail says, "I sense that Abby is so going to lose, and it's not going to be good for her :)" Sister Chase will be a casualty to both of you. Dogs: Brand sets the stakes to "Hannah/Abby make the other say they were Wrong and are Sorry". Brand says, "Okay, roll dice for your starting pose, relationships, and all that." Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 9d6 for "Acuity + Heart" and gets 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 5, and 5. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 8d6 for "heart and acuity" and gets 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Sister Abigail says, "damn 1s!" Sister Hannah says, "damn straight!" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d6 for "I have to civilize Chase before she kills someone" and gets 3. Sister Hannah says, "Chase, are you on my team and if so, how do I roll you in" Brand says, "She'll roll her own dice, because she could go back and forth" Sister Abigail says, "I think Chase is on her own special team :)" Brand nods, "Yep. Helping rules and such apply as normal." Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 3d6 for "confident and sure" and gets 1, 1, and 3. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 6d6 for "heart+accuity" and gets 2, 2, 5, 6, 6, and 6. Brand whistles. Sister Hannah says, "whoo-ee!" Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d10 for "Preoccupied with Abby" and gets 6. Sister Hannah says, "now *that's* what I call a good roll!" Sister Abigail says, "Can I roll in my relationship with Hester because the conflict is about her?" Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d4 for "If it wern't for Sister Abigail, I'd have never become a Dog" and gets 4. Sister Hannah says, "do folks think our dogs relationship applies" Sister Chase says, "Yup." Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d4 for "Hester Brookbridge and I share a profound debt" and gets 2. Brand hrms. "I'd say yes. It's on the edge, but considering that you just got home from saving her life and all that, I think it has weight." Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d8 for "The Dogs" and gets 8. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 2d10 for "I must live up to the dogs of the past" and gets 8 and 10. Sister Abigail says, "that 2 is not really gonna help anyhow :)" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 2d6 for "The Dogs" and gets 4 and 5. Dogs: Sister Chase rolls 1d4 for "Sister Hannah knows what I'm made of." and gets 1. Sister Hannah says, "aww. my opinion is only worth 1. :(" Sister Abigail says, "I think that's all my dice for the moment" Sister Hannah says, "aw, fuck." Sister Hannah says, "at least we're both worth the same amount!" Sister Chase laughs! Sister Abigail says, "So, who starts?" Brand says, "Okay, Hannah has high pair and thus first raise. Chase can help either person by giving them a dice, at the expense of one dice to her next raise of her own. Last statement IC, I think, was Abby's "Did Brother Snow give you that bruise?" Also, I'll be involved in this one OOCly, as three way conflicts can get confusing. If you are doing a posing targeting an inobvious target (like getting at Hannah by attacking Chase) you may want to add an OOC note to it. I'll have final vote if people are split, but other than that will let you ladies do a lot on your own. Okay?" Sister Hannah says, "ok, thank you." Sister Chase woohoos! Sister Hannah shrugs. "I got in a fight. It was worth it. Was yours?" She says the words in a calm tone, but there's a venomous undertone, enhanced by the slight tilt of her head, one had on her hip, and one raised eyebrow. Sister Hannah says, "raise:" Sister Chase says, "Ooh!" Brand says, "If Chase is going to help Hannah, she should do a pose and spend before Abby sees" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 10 6 for a total of 16. Brand says, "Though, you know...." Sister Chase guesses that Hannah doesn't need help right away. Brand says, "Okay, then it is Abby's see, but then it is Chase's raise." Sister Abigail looks puzzled for a second, then horrified. "Was my fight worth it? Why don't you ask Hester Brookbridge if she's glad to be alive? Or don't you think that a woman's life is something worth fighting for?" Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 5 5 3 1 1 1 for a total of 16 and gains 6 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says, "Slippery." Dogs: Sister Abigail takes 6d4 Fallout dice. Brand says, "Chase's raise" Sister Abigail says, "I see, I can't raise yet" Sister Abigail says, "Not intended to be a pun, just tired :)" Sister Chase's voice is soft and even, the brim of her hat low, shading her eyes which still study the ground. "She's not talking about your fight to keep her alive, she's talking about the way you bloodied her head to begin with." Sister Abigail says, "Going in search of caffeine ... now :)" Sister Abigail says, "Unless it's my raise? :)" Brand says, "It'll be your see, I'm guessing, then your raise immediately after." Your dice are now 1 2 2 4 6 6 6 8. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 6 5 for a total of 11. Sister Chase says, "that was against abby, of course." Sister Abigail says, "Ok, my see" Sister Hannah says, "ooh, that was mean, chase" Brand says, "Now you know how I feel when I GM against the group of you. Facing off against two Dogs sucks." Sister Hannah says, "yes, I can see that" Sister Hannah says, "you can pull (almost) random shit out of the air, though, which helps" Sister Abigail opens her mouth, closes it again, then seems to find words. "I? I bloodied her head? So now I'm a thug - because I was trying to protect her from *you*?" Brand cackles. Sister Chase laughs. Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 5 3 2 1 for a total of 11 and gains 4 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says, "so does Abby hit one or both of us?" Sister Abigail says, "now can I choose who I raise against?" Dogs: Sister Abigail takes 4d4 Fallout dice. Brand nods, "And depending on how you pose it you could possibly hit them both." Sister Abigail shakes her head in frustration, turning back to Hannah. "Do you really think you can be a Dog without pushing people to do things they don't want to do?" Her tone makes it clear she's throwing Hannah's words back at her. "I thought this job would be all weddings and... and... and delivering the mail. But it's not. People do bad things, and sometimes they don't know how to make it right, and sometimes they don't *want* to make it right, and someone has to do something about it, because if we don't, who will? But maybe you'd rather spend your time crying about how sad you are and hiding behind me and Chase - because that's all I've seen you do so far." Brand says, "FUCK." Sister Abigail says, "Fuck bad or fuck good? :)" Sister Chase says, "Oh MAN!" Brand can see, win or lose, Abby getting a trait of "I really know what it is to be a Dog" out of her fallout Sister Chase says, "HARDCORE!" Brand says, "HARDCORE" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d6 for "You can make it right if you fix what you did wrong" and gets 5. Brand says, "And she thought she'd never get to use it...." Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d4 for "I beat Brother Kishkumen in a contest of wills" and gets 4. Sister Abigail says, "ok ok you were right :)" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d6 for "I can always stay focused and calm" and gets 5. Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 5 5 for a total of 10. Brand says, "Is that against Hannah alone, Abby? Seems like it is." Sister Abigail says, "That's my raise, aimed at Hannah. Go to, folks." Brand says, "And she answers like she was reading my mind...." Sister Abigail says, "I'm feeling conflicted enough about the fight at the Brookbridges that I'm really not wanting to fuck with Chase" Brand nods, "Makes sense." Sister Chase nods. Sister Chase can see she's just not baiting you well enough. ;) Sister Hannah says, "ok, give me a sec." Sister Abigail has reconnected. Sister Hannah goes white with anger. "Just because you've never seen me do it, doesn't mean I can't." Her hands clench into fists. Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Brand says, "PUNCH HER!" Sister Abigail says, "PUNCH ME!!!" Sister Abigail says, "PUNCH ME!!!!!" Sister Chase says, "Oh my god." Sister Abigail says, "Abby so deserves a good punch or two" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 for a total of 10 and gains 8 Fallout dice. Sister Chase says, "oh man!" Sister Hannah says, "is that d4?" Brand says, "OHHHHHHHHHHGHAHHDGFDGHDJGKDSFEGDJFDgbjkDBJGKDJKFBJKDFBUGFDJGBK!" Sister Chase says, "yup" Dogs: Sister Hannah takes 8d4 Fallout dice. Brand says, "You are all going to have SO MUCH FALLOUT" Sister Abigail says, "We're ditching all our low dice while the fallout's only d4 :)" Sister Chase might not take any. Brand says, "And it is Hannah's raise" Sister Hannah says "I've never seen you be nice to someone, either, but it doesn't mean you can't."" Sister Hannah says, "raise:" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 8 5 for a total of 13. Brand says, "Ugh." Sister Chase says, "I'm in on this one..." Brand is glad he doesn't fight with girls. Brand says, "Which side Chase?" Sister Abigail says, "Whose turn next?" Sister Chase is backing Hannah's play. Sister Abigail says, "OH THE BETRAYAL" Sister Chase laughs. Sister Abigail says, "So whose turn is it now?" Brand says, "Okay, Chase will pose then spend one die to add to Hannah's raise. Then it will be Abby's See. Then it will be Chase's raise, but she only gets 1 die to raise with." Sister Abigail says, "ok" Sister Hannah says, "Nancy doesn't fight like this IRL, she just knows how" Sister Abigail says, "I just don't have the dice to back up the amount of fighty that I'd like to be :)" Brand says, "Escalate." Brand says, "It isn't serious until someone is bleeding." Brand says, "Or being kissed, apparently." Sister Hannah says, "same difference" Sister Chase says "There was wrong on all sides yesterday. I know I'm steeped in it, and I know I hit that woman too hard. But I also know that I might not have hit her at all if things had gone different. We need to start in civil on this if we're going to work it out. This here's our first town, and we'd better sort it out if we hope to make it to a second." Dogs: Sister Chase spends 4 for a total of 4. Sister Abigail says, "So I have to meet 17, huh?" Brand says, "That'll be a 17 total." Brand says, "Ayup" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 1d8 for "I am the perfect woman" and gets 2. Sister Abigail says, "crap" Brand says, "Not that perfect" Sister Chase says, "Now you know how I feel." Brand says, "Shoot Chase in the face." Sister Hannah says, "although you're rolling pretty well this time, Chase" Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 2d6 for "Coat" and gets 4 and 5. Sister Chase says, "I know!" Sister Abigail says, "typing" Sister Abigail turns from Chase to Hannah, then back again, unsure. Finally she settles on Chase, her voice harsh, low and controlled. "Maybe we could learn a few other things, like you not running away. I was with her all night, and she bled," Abby's voice growing unsteady for a moment, "she bled all over my coat, and every time I wanted to fetch her a drink of water I thought she'd be dead when I got back because there was no one there to watch with me." And now her gaze turns to Hannah. "But I guess that's not nice." Now her tone is positively venomous. "Cooking for you - that's not nice. And mending your dress, so you don't look like a half-dressed hoyden when we come to our first town - that's not nice. And sitting up all night with a half-dead woman because you're too much of a coward to get involved - definitely not nice. So you're right, I suppose you've never seen me be nice. Me, I think that's because you wouldn't know nice if you tried." Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 4 4 4 3 2 for a total of 17 and gains 5 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Abigail takes 5d4 Fallout dice. Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 5 2 for a total of 7. Sister Abigail says, "oh no, do I not get to raise yet?" Brand says, "It's Chase's raise." Sister Abigail says, "oops sorry, I will pretend I still have those dice" Sister Hannah says, "dude, abby, you're good at being mean" Sister Chase says, "Really good at being mean." Brand nods, "That's hard. You get this momentum up and then have to stop." Sister Chase says, "so i don't have to see, right?" Sister Abigail says, "I don't think I've ever played a really mean character before" Sister Hannah says, "I have, and it was really really hard" Sister Abigail says, "But she's not gratuitiously mean" Sister Abigail says, "I mean, she thinks that what she's saying is true - and much of it is" Brand nods, "That's why the fight is so nasty. Everyone has good, valid points. And is being brutal about how they present them." Sister Abigail says, "exactly :)" Sister Chase nods, quietly, and finally looks up to meet Abby's eye, with a look of sincere, disarming sympathy in her eyes. "You're right Abby, I was wrong to leave. Like I said... I done plenty of wrong here." She reaches a hand out like truce in an uncharacteristic softness. "I'm sorry I left you alone. It must have been terrible on you. Why don't we all figure out where we all went wrong in this, and find a way to make it better?" Dogs: Sister Chase spends 6 for a total of 6. Sister Chase says, "when did Chase become the reasonable one?" Brand says, "Okay, Abby's see and then Abby's raise" Sister Hannah says, "when she kissed Hannah?" Sister Chase says, "Oh, yeah. That was it." Brand snorts. Sister Hannah says, "I think I like two-person conflicts better; they're a lot shorter" Brand says, "They're more organic in a way, you see then raise then see then raise. Multi-sided conflicts are more stop and go." Sister Abigail looks down at Chase's proffered hand, then back up at her face. "You know," Abby says, her voice soft and thoughtful, "I thought it would be different, being a Dog. But it's really just the same, cleaning up other people's messes. I'm used to that, and I'm good at that, and why pretend it'll be any different?" and her voice firms. "And I certainly don't need your help to do it, Chase. Why don't you and Hannah talk it over and make whatever decisions you like? You seem to be sharing a lot of opinions these days, and I'll just have to be cleaning up after the two of you no matter whether I'm here for the decision-making or not." And Abigail bites her lip, turns her back on Chase's proffered hand and moves up the stairs. Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls 2d6 for "body" and gets 1 and 2. Sister Abigail says, "sigh" Sister Chase says, "Yup." Sister Chase says, "You've got the curse now." Sister Abigail says, "but now I get to see and raise, right? the weeniest raise evar?" Brand says, "Yep, see and raise." Sister Abigail says, "So spending 5 1 for see, 1 2 for raise of 3" Dogs: Sister Abigail spends 1 2 for a total of 3. Sister Hannah says, "oh, sad" Sister Hannah says, "so now it's chase's see?" Sister Abigail says, "Oh wait, spending 2 2!! I had a 2 before :)" Sister Abigail says, "so it's a slightly less weenie raise :)" Brand says, "I think you both have to see that, actually. Or else she'll walk away, if nothing else." Sister Chase reverses the blow: Your dice are now 1 2 2 6 6. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 8 for a total of 8. Brand says, "And it's a 4 to see. Which means you can both reverse the blow. But, hold on to that for one sec." Sister Chase oos. Brand says, "You will both see, then Hannah will raise, then Abby will see, then Chase will raise. Okay?" Sister Hannah says, "I'm horribly confused" Sister Hannah says, "how does reversing the blow work?" Sister Chase says, "You use one dice to see, then you can use that dice in your raise as one of the dice." Brand nods, "Yep. So you get double duty out of the dice. It's like a repost in fencing -- you don't just block it, you turn what they just did back on them." Sister Hannah says, "okay" Sister Hannah says, "reversing the blow:" Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 4 for a total of 4. Sister Hannah says, "raise (typing):" Brand says, "Just pose your see/reverse first -- as Chase should pose hers too." Sister Hannah says, "oh, right." Brand says, "That's the non-organic part right there." Sister Chase says, "Huh?" Sister Chase says, "oh!" Brand says, "You are seeing Abby's raise, as is Hannah. You both need to pose a see." Sister Hannah says "it is different being a dog. You can make a difference to many people. Hopefully that difference is good for everyone."" Sister Hannah says, "so that was my see" Brand says, "Now Chase will see, then you will raise." Sister Chase watches Abby move up the stairs, her offered hand reaching up after her, touching nothing but the air. Her eyes are soft and compassionate, and speaks to everything she feels for the woman: love and for the first time, a full sense of how hurt, how fragile, Abby is. Brand says, "Go Hannah" Sister Hannah grabs Sister Abigail's arm as she leaves, making her turn around and pay attention. "If you just feel like you're imposed upon, why be a Dog? Why can't you believe in us like the villagers do? Listen to what we're saying, Sister, that maybe forcing that woman to let us in was wrong and led to lots of trouble. You were suspicious, and rightly so, but there were better ways to deal with it. You made a mistake, we all do. Why can't you admit it? We're all human and all of us here are sworn to serve God. At least admit your mistakes to Him and be forgiven. He will always listen." She lets go of Sister Abigail's arm and steps away, but doesn't break eye contact. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 3d6 for "body" and gets 2, 4, and 5. Dogs: Sister Hannah spends 3 5 for a total of 8. Sister Hannah says, "ok, that's me!" Brand says, "You only needed to spend the 5, you can keep the 3. With your 4 from reversing the blow that makes a 9. Abby, your see, then Chase's raise (if you don't give)" Sister Hannah says, "oh, I'd forgotten" Sister Abigail says, "I think I have to give, I got nothin' and Abby's not going to start hitting - not sure it would do much good even if I did" Sister Chase isn't sure she wants too... but can I see for her? Brand says, "No worries Hannah, this is one of those things where it's easier if you have the dice on the table in front of you." Brand says, "Chase, possibly." Sister Abigail says, "You mean you want to give me a die?" Sister Hannah says, "poor Chase, heartstrings tugging in two directions" Brand says, "She could help, but she could also do a "jump in and block"... let me check the rules right quick." Brand does a bad thing and talks about Mo with this IRL, as its complicated. "The short answer, for those who can't hear my voice is, "Yes, but its hard to do and complicated." Sister Chase can, according to Brand, do a complete intersession of the action, so stop Hannah from reaching Abby. Brand says, "Yes. If she does that she can see for Abby, because Abby could continue up the stairs." Brand says, "Anything less than that is just helping Abby, in which case she can only give her one dice... which wouldn't be enough to see anyway." Sister Hannah says, "oy." Sister Abigail says, "I'm actually ok giving at this point" Sister Abigail says, "Unless Chase feels strongly about stepping in, I can probably come up with 1d6 from somewhere :)" Sister Chase says, "Do you want to give? Cause i do have something I could do." Sister Abigail says, "I'm happy either way at this point, so if you have strong feelings about which way we go, let's go with your gut instead of mine :)" Sister Abigail says, "In other words, if left up to me, I'd give - but if you have something awesome to do, I'll stay in to help you do it :)" Brand says, "Mo is posing." Sister Abigail says, "So I don't have to do anything?" Sister Chase reaches out and takes Hannah's arm. She meets Hannah's eyes with a plaintiff look that pleads with her not to follow Abby. She places Hannah's hand against her own heart, and covers Hannah's hand with her own. She shakes her head, slowly, sadly. Dogs: Sister Chase spends 6 6 for a total of 12. Brand says, "She will not spend her 8, as the 8 has to be used against Abby. No fair using her reverse of Abby's blow to do something to Hannah. So now it is Chase's raise." Sister Abigail says, "I see, makes sense" Sister Hannah says, "and I still have a three floating in my dice pool, even though you can't see it :)" Brand nods, "Correct." Sister Abigail says, "ok, I am clear now :)" Brand hehs, "Technically, if Chase could make you both give she could make you both say you are sorry. That's within the stakes, if only just." Sister Hannah says, "I was just musing on that in my head" Brand says, "Shouldn't be too long. Everyone is about out of dice, I think. Unless shooting in the face happens, which doesn't seem likely at this point." Sister Chase runs up the stairs after Abby. "Sister... please... " She runs past Abby and stands on the step above her. "What happened at the Brooksbridges.... I never should have tried to force my way in. I never should have run away. I never should have left you. " She looks over Abby's shoulder at Hannah. "Both of us. We never should have left you. Good or Bad, we're Dogs, and we stand together." And you, Abby, you shouldn't have come after Sister Brooksbridge like you did, you shouldn't have turned on me like you did, but it's OK, because from now on, we're in it together, OK?" Dogs: Sister Chase spends 6 for a total of 6. Brand says, "14" Sister Chase says, "so that's 14." Sister Abigail says, "I SO can't meet a 14, time to give :)" Brand says, "Because now the 8 does come in, as she's targeting you both." Sister Hannah says, "I don't think I can pull out anything that will let me meet that" Brand says, "It is also fair to say "I'll give if you will."" Sister Abigail says, "Oh, I'm giving no matter what" Sister Hannah says, "I think I have to give, too, although I really don't want to :P" Brand says, "Just for the record, I've never had to make this many judgment calls in a Dogs conflict EVER. You ladies like to push the system around, don'tcha?" Brand says, "Hannah, your call. Give or no give?" Brand says, "And since Abby is giving, you don't have to raise again. If you can see then you'll win." Brand says, "But you do have to see, or you both lose." Sister Abigail says, "I have to give & say I'm sorry, but I don't have to be happy about it, do I? :)" Sister Hannah says, "I don't think I can roll in anything that'll get me more than one 6" Brand says, "Nope, not one bit. The stakes are you say it - not that you have to like it or be nice about it. You can't be sarcastic, I'd think, it has to be real, but it can be angry." Brand says, "You need a 5. You've got 2 3 4 = 9, and you just have to meet a 14. But if you can't get it without breaking your character, then you can't get it." Sister Hannah says, "ok, I think I may be able to hawl a couple of things in" Brand says, "Okay, do it." Sister Abigail shakes her head slowly, looking dispirited and defeated. "Fine. You're right. I made a mistake. If it weren't for me then Hester would never have gotten hurt. And I'm sorry, okay? I am. All this," gesturing at the sticky, drying blood covering her from head to toe, "all this is my fault. I'm sorry that Hester got hurt. I'm sorry that I made a mistake. I'm sorry that I tried to take charge, when I don't actually know what I'm doing. I can cook and clean and birth babies and nurse people when they're ill, but I don't know what I'm doing here, and I made a mistake, and I'm sorry." She pauses, tears standing in her eyes. "Are you happy now? Because I'd really like to go wash this woman's blood off me, if you'll let me pass." Brand says, "Nice." Sister Chase says, "very nice." Sister Hannah flips her mud-stained, plain coat out of the way and nods at what Chase said. "yes, we are stronger together and need to show that to everyone. How about we all get some sleep and start over in the morning?" Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 1d6 for "coat" and gets 2. Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls 1d6 for "loves everyone in spite of herself" and gets 1. Sister Hannah says, "sigh. not enough. that'll be my give pose, then" Brand says, "Okay, but you have to add an "Oh, and I'm sorry" onto it." Sister Hannah says "And Sister, I'm sorry for running off." Sister Chase steps aside, out of Abigail's way. She reaches out to pat her on the shoulder, but stops just short. Biting her lip she looks from Abby to Hannah and nods. "I'll make sure to have us ready some breakfast with Sister Clem. We'll eat together, and start fresh." Brand says, "Okay, fallout then bed!" Sister Chase says, "For once, I have none." Dogs: Sister Hannah rolls its Fallout of 8d4: 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 4, totalling 7. She gains an item of Short Term Fallout. She gains an item of Fallout Experience. Dogs: Sister Abigail rolls its Fallout of 6d4 4d4 5d4: 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4, totalling 8. She gains an item of Long Term Fallout. She gains an item of Fallout Experience. Brand says, "Okay, what are you two taking?" Sister Abigail says, "any suggestions would be great :)" Sister Abigail says, "yes, great session - nice note to end on!!" Sister Chase hmms. Sister Abigail says, "I think I may take a Relationship to Hannah" Sister Abigail says, "You can't trust other women not to betray you 1d6?" Sister Hannah says, "I think I'll lower the die from "I always hurt people close to me" to make it 1d4. Sister Chase oohs. Sister Abigail says, "Actually, I may take "Other women will betray you" at 1d4 and then change it up to 1d10 with my experience" Brand says, "Ouch" Sister Chase says, "Man" Sister Hannah says, "yikes that's evil" Sister Hannah says, "poor Abby's going to come out all bitter and twisted" Sister Abigail says, "No idea how I'm going to use that, but that's the lesson she's taken away from this :)" Sister Abigail says, "you guys like?" Brand says, "It'll be easy to use. Trust me." Sister Chase didn't betray Abby! She loooves her! ----END