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*Stops*

To Ot: It speaks of the Dark tower... if .. it will not fall. I only guess that he wants me dead because I am one of the few still defending the tower.

*Pulls out a cigarette and lights it.*

*wk is joined by several skitari rangers*

*mechanical voice*
Princess Maria ordered us to reinforce the perimeter.
We will augment your firepower by 135%.

*milo recives message from Marla saying she is safe, been welcomed and is getting on well with his sister, who wants to one day hope to see him and that she made his brothers speechless, that he managed to marry her* *comments to him. Seems they underestimated you... Not so much now dear x*

*Joan wipes her eyes and smiles*
Joan: You're welcome Maria of Mars.
*Billy rolls off the couch and onto Quetz who eases his head up to look. Billy doesn't wake up and Quetz lies down again to let him sleep*

*Maria finds a blanket for billy and covers him up to keep warm*

Sorry dear. But I can make you comfortable at least.
*gently covers not to wake him but keep warm*

*goes to make a mug of tea. *
*quietly*
Anyone want a tea or coffee?

Joan: Yes, thank you. Come of the Hawaii grinds please. *Looks at Scatty who's still sitting in her arms in shock and grief* and maybe some herbal tea for Scatty...

*starts coffee machine and finds cuboard full of hundreds of herbal teas and coffees*
*maria* ummmm.... Il go safe.. *makes a peppermint tea, an Hawaiian coffee and her own coffee"

*walks in holding tray with coffee, tea and cream eyc*
Did not know how you like it so creams etc on the tray.
*places tray on sofa arm holding own coffee in mechadrite*
*hands scatty a calming pepermint tea*

Enjoy ladies. *has given Joan a mug "Paris nil, women one" she found in cupboard.

*Scatty carefully takes the tea, sips and starts calming down*
Scatty: Thank you...
Joan: Yes, thank you. *Enjoys her coffee*

*I stand at the forest edge prepping myself and keep repeating the gunslinger litany*

OOC: Going to be gone for a bit.

*Heavy Weapons teams set up around the edge of the forest*
*readies own weapon*

*maria*
Your welcome. I don,t mind making tea or coffee.

And whoever stocked up herbal tea. There's hundreds. ....
From regular peppermint to ones I'm not sure are from known space...

*sits back coffee held by the mechadrite*

*skitari rangers have fired paint rounds into ground at 20m intervals to help guide the heavy weapons *
*alpha looks ay missile launcher*
Adjust your sight ip 0.7 degrees. Its been mounted lower than the centre of the barrel...

Scatty: Peppermint was perfect... *Sips again with a unreadable expression*

*Huitz, Horus and Ra are all standing by the gunners. Their presence is both intimidating and reassuring at the same time. *

*Sound of shrieking, rending metal from outside*
*Mechanical-sounding scream*
It's here.
*Takes safety off*

*Huitz hefts a Jade Macuahuitl as red ancient Greek armor forms around him.
Ra and Horus are both wearing armor more in the style of Medieval knights. Ra wields a broadsword and Horus is rocking massive twin Battleaxes.
All three have a matching sword and sheath on their hips. *

OOC: Also I just realized this now, Welcome back to the states Verv

*one of the "test fab drone buildings begins to rumble and a serris of heavy auto cannons slide out of bunker slits behind v*

*Maria gets up*
Goodnight. If you ladies want to visit just knock. I always will knock up a pot of tea and some snacks. *smiles*

*walks back to repressor drinking coffee with mevhadrite*
*finishes, takes off armour and falls asleep instantly in a rather odd starfish shape on her half of bed*

Ooc goodnight. You can npc the bunker blocks turrets. There's a earth shaker and vulkan mega bolter hidden in hill behind repressors and more auto cannons and heavy bolters in armoured concealed bunkers.

*Scatty nods sullenly while Joan thanks Maria*

*Joins Maria in bed*

OOC Mmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDDDDD!

OOC: What did you do?

Ooc 18 ish beers does that!

Ibuprofen, lots of water.

Varden had a few pints of beer!
If there a 330 tinny then less Than full pints.

Please not fosters lol.

OOC If I could find something to take a photo with, I would send a picture of the amount of glass there is in my bin.

Also got up to 19

OOC: How are you alive? That's a serious amount of just liquid, let alone alcohol!
Also if you have it down there, I hear Gatorade or Powerade is a good thing for hangovers

OOC I'm afraid it'll take a little bit more to kill me than a almost finished slab of cheap liquor.

Like a truck, or something.

[inappropriate]

*begins adjusting the sight*
*hears the scream*
GET READY!
*yells loud enough to be heard up and down the line*

*Horus bellows out like a drill sergeant on steroids with a megaphone*
Horus: SAFETIES OFF! PREPARE TO FIRE!

Opc there's several dozen heavy auto cannon bunkers waiting on queue

npc them

*Thoth is standing in a command position towards the rear*
Thoth: Prepare bunkers for assault.

OOC: Vanden is trying to become a Wisconsinite I see.

BIC: *kroot stand ready with the Shaper guiding them*

*The autocannon sensors begin reporting an anomalous blind spot. Several Guardsmen's eyes begin to hurt as reality warps and distorts, creating massive blind spots in their eyes*
What. Did. You. Do.

OOC I'm trying to enjoy eating things that normal people would not enjoy for the simple reason of ouchies in my head, so as of now, I will be eating an omelette with tomato sauce(Ketchup, for you Yanks)

OOC: That's nothing. I had a uncle who would eat his scrambled eggs with Hot Sauce.

Horus: STEADY IN THE RANKS!

*Thoth examines his strategy table.*
Thoth: A warp rift. Daemons then. *Gives out orders to several comms units *

*raises missile launcher*
*begins to sing in a beautiful voice*