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[to verviedi]
Inquisition? therre will be no such barrbariran thing here my frriend, the fact that those Catholics requirre thrreats, violence and torrturre to assert their dominance is luckily a thing the Mother Orthodox Church doesn't require.

[still sitting on top of Selym]
Amaaaazing, little friend, you appearr to be a... thing of science, and I've always had a weakness for scientists.
Why don't we... partition the galaxy? I did that with Poland and everybody seemed happy.

Minus the Poles, that is.

But gravity? You are manipulating Newton's laws? Can you teach me how?

You want some? Here, on the house.

*gives Aldo a chunk of meat covered in herbs*

It's nutritious, and tastes quite well.

*hides smile*

 Verviedi wrote:


OOC: I'd say a Lasgun makes a Phaser look like a joke. Remember that this is a setting where automatic rocket launchers are S4 AP5. Phasers have definitely been given a plot-dependent power level throughout the series, but judging by their effect on Borg, I'd say a Phaser would be S3 AP5 Assault 2 Range 12", a Phaser Rifle would be S4 AP5 Assault 2 Range 24", and a Pulse Phaser would be S8 AP3 Ordnance 2.

OOC: Phasers can be re tuned.

No not a girl! My demanor talking to them is too damn shy!

[Lowers Blackjack's arm very gently] Please don't bait other humans into ingesting one another. It's unkind and I dare say [looks around] heretical.

[Leans on wall and continues to read reports of the recovered inhabitants] [Voxes through] Shoot group A and have them reclaimed, give them to the Kroot, whatever form in which they'd be useful. Send group B out to be processed.

[Looks at Aldo] I would advise against sitting on sentient things that are not horses.

[a servant appears and places 2BlackJack1's meat offering in a plate]
I, ehhh... I'll have it later, I'm not hungry anymore.

[ignores SYL]

Edit:

[Looks at BC]
Oh, you appear to be a fine distinguished gentleman, tell me, what is your stance on the Enlightment?

[notices zombiekilla707]
What did you call me?! This is insulting, I demand a satisfaction! I am the Autocrat and empress of all Russias, don't try to treat me like some kind of pleb!

*Wall explodes I stumble in*

Holy crap! What a weekend! *Looks at buttery commissars new arm* Looks good as new BC! So what did I miss?

*Sees aldo*

Who the feth is that? Its so pale... Damn muties...

Got a rocket in my pocket, and I'm ready to launch...

[Deadpan] Madam, you have your refined [ahem] bottom on a living thing's face. Literally and figuratively. I don't think you can claim cultural superiority whilst doing so. Though I'm sure the cube is enjoying it in some sense.
The Enlightenment? It is our duty to bring all worlds and people into the light of the Imperium, and educate whilst doing so. To disagree would be-

[Looks at Frank] The lady has cosmetic powder on her skin, fella. She's not actually quite as white as the driven. Think you'll find she's likely the purest human here though, in a sense.

...he does realise I'm not the same person?

...He's high on a lot of things at once. I advise ignoring him.

Anyway, so what are you doing with the cube?

*Tilts head over towards aldo"

Oh, right, forgot I could just do this.

*Massive swarm of servo-skulls fly up and look at everything at once*

...It's like I have 300 eyes.

 Verviedi wrote:
...He's high on a lot of things at once. I advise ignoring him.

Anyway, so what are you doing with the cube?

*Tilts head over towards aldo"

Oh, right, forgot I could just do this.

*Massive swarm of servo-skulls fly up and look at everything at once*

...It's like I have 300 eyes.

You've got all around vision. I'm flattered.

[Involuntary step backwards whilst remaining calm on the surface] How in the Hell are you doing that with those things?

Simple! Now that that annoying virus is gone, I can put a coly of my personality into each one, allowing me to control them absolutely!

*Servo-skulls begin to perform a complex square dance in midair*

*Looks at buttery commissar* What happened to the last commissar all that heresy catch up to him?

*Looks at aldo* Russia? Your kidding right? Last I checked Russia was a irritated hell hole. *Enclave scientist walk up and whisper in ear* But that makes no sense? *scientist makes a bunch of elaborate hand gestures and finally shrugs* So a time traveling empress? *Enclave scientist nods*
No impurities with DNA? *Enclave nods*

Well excuse me! Human what a relief! *Bows* I am Frank Horrigan of the secret service of the united states of america or enclave.

Hate to be the bearer of bad news ma'am but Russia is no more... long story blame the Chinese.

He was... removed for his own good. And that of the Imperium. We are now taking command of the area with view to purge the heretics and mutants. [Points to barracks and mess hall]

You are a strange looking Custodes, I'll give you that.

[Brief screaming and gunshots from behind the barracks] [Completely unmoved]

What in the Universe is going on?

*Flies a servo-skull up to the ceiling to scan the area*

The chinese? those decadents? And you tell me they wiped Russia from the face of Earth?
Well, I'm going to blame my good-for-nothing son, he was just like his father, but it seems his wife didn't have him suffer a... hunting accident. Even more reasons as to why i should have bypassed him and placed my grandson as heir.

[gives BC an angry look] Fine, I'll jump down from the sorveign of Cubix, now, tell me, what is this Imperium you speak of? Sounds like typical Austrian pompousness, but you have a certain Prussian je ne sais quoi, could you state your name, social position, place of birth and, as you appear to be a militar, your rank?

[back at zombiekilla707]
Wait, the United States of America? do you mean those thirteen lil colonies which rebelled against the British?

Seems I missed a lot of things.

[notices Verviedi's servo-skull flying circus]

What...The...

I once saw a man do that with trained birds, certainly entertaining but not exactly adequate as a regular court distraction.

Uhh, I was in Russia like ten minutes ago.

And I've been in this room for 3 days, maybe 4? I've lost track.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
He was... removed for his own good. And that of the Imperium. We are now taking command of the area with view to purge the heretics and mutants. [Points to barracks and mess hall]

You are a strange looking Custodes, I'll give you that.

[Brief screaming and gunshots from behind the barracks] [Completely unmoved]

About damn time! This mutie infestation was getting out of hand *Enclave scientists coughs* Well if you need anything from the Enclave please don't hesitate to ask!

What is the Enclave?

 aldo wrote:
The chinese? those decadents? And you tell me they wiped Russia from the face of Earth?
Well, I'm going to blame my good-for-nothing son, he was just like his father, but it seems his wife didn't have him suffer a... hunting accident. Even more reasons as to why i should have bypassed him and placed my grandson as heir.

[back at zombiekilla707]
Wait, the United States of America? do you mean those thirteen lil colonies which rebelled against the British?

Yeah well America became a super power.. but that's ancient history... America and Russia were on good terms but china tried to take our oil (That becomes very important later) and so we went to war long story short..... Everybody threw really really big bombs at each other till everything was "mostly" dead...

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
What is the Enclave?

The Enclave are the new america, the voice of reason if you will...

 zombiekila707 wrote:

 KaptinBadrukk wrote:
What is the Enclave?

The Enclave are the new america, the voice of reason if you will...

New America? What?

Verviedi wrote:What in the Universe is going on?

I wouldn't trouble yourself with it. There were some occupants of the room that were neither... cooperative nor useful. Consider it cutting from the chaff. Mutants, traitors, talking furniture... Not a majority of the occupants found, admittedly.
[Turns to Blackjack] You may find some use of the remains, you may not, It's not my area of expertise.

aldo wrote:[gives BC an angry look] Fine, I'll jump down from the sorveign of Cubix, now, tell me, what is this Imperium you speak of? Sounds like typical Austrian pompousness, but you have a certain Prussian je ne sais quoi, could you state your name, social position, place of birth and, as you appear to be a militar, your rank?

Well, there are limited ways to point out you've placed your behind on a person without seeming brusque. It seemed pertinent to mention...
I am a commissar, political and morale officer for the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man. My position circumvents conventional military rank. It is.. complex.
My name is unimportant, as is my birthplace. The future is what matters.

Right. The future is what matters.

 aldo wrote:

Amaaaazing, little friend, you appearr to be a... thing of science, and I've always had a weakness for scientists.
Why don't we... partition the galaxy? I did that with Poland and everybody seemed happy.

Minus the Poles, that is.

But gravity? You are manipulating Newton's laws? Can you teach me how?

I'm not able to do it yet, but I'll be turning the Higgs Boson into my personal bitch in a few hours' time.
Teaching you may take a while. My processing power is beyond that of your entire species, and it's taken me three days to get this far...

 Selym wrote:

 aldo wrote:

Amaaaazing, little friend, you appearr to be a... thing of science, and I've always had a weakness for scientists.
Why don't we... partition the galaxy? I did that with Poland and everybody seemed happy.

Minus the Poles, that is.

But gravity? You are manipulating Newton's laws? Can you teach me how?

I'm not able to do it yet, but I'll be turning the Higgs Boson into my personal bitch in a few hours' time.
Teaching you may take a while. My processing power is beyond that of your entire species, and it's taken me three days to get this far...

At least the cube hasn't changed...except everything he says is... yellow..

*Walks over and pats cube*

How you doin cube? Bludgeon a mutie to death today?

*Portion of my Greater AI slides into the cube's inner workings*

...OW! FETH! THAT BURNS!

...Slightly better....

What the hell is going in in your mind, Selym? It's like I can't read it...

zombiekila707 wrote:About damn time! This mutie infestation was getting out of hand *Enclave scientists coughs* Well if you need anything from the Enclave please don't hesitate to ask!

KaptinBadrukk wrote:Right. The future is what matters.

Hah! I like these two. They get what we're trying to achieve here. It's not all about executions and revolution! It's about paving the way for a future where these things aren't necessary.

[Stretches] I guess I should start doing my parts as well. [Wanders to the armoury]