Ivan Press

[Spiders] The message was simple and clear. Though they were not exactly certain of who it had come from exactly. She came by Cell Phone, Laptop, Television, or Radio. She reached out to the Garou and delivered a simple message.

"I am neither friend nor ally. I am simply an individual who shares with you a mutual interest in the safekeeping of certain elements within this city. I am incapable of dealing with the threat and since there is a mutual interest here I have contacted the Garou in the interest of saving lives. The pattern web has been infected, an informational node designed to carry and deliver messages along that web has been corrupted by unknown means. These messages serve to direct and guide agents of the entity you know as the Weaver along their paths. The problem lies in the fact that these corrupted messages are infesting those creatures who draw too close. I know not the number who have been infected or to what degree... Only that they no longer serve to reinforce the gauntlet and as it stands actively seek to tear down the gate between this world and the spirit world beyond. Whatever their mad plan it cannot and will not be allowed to be carried out. The corruption of the node and the erosion of the gauntlet means only that the Weavers response will be harsh and brutal... We can expect that the entire section of the town will be quarantined and sterilized in order to stop the infection before it spreads. So you see now why this cannot be allowed to happen... You must find the Node and you must destroy it before the Weaver can muster and ready an appropriate response to this threat. I think it is safe to say that Wyrm Tainted Spiders, and Sterilization are both matters which most of us would prefer to avoid."The address is rattled off, the building itself was on the 12th story of a downtown building. Those floors were used by a company involved with internet security which would explain why the building itself served as a spiritual relay for information.

"I have handled the matter of security. There is currently no one within the building and all security devices have tempiorarily been disabled. Your job will be simple... Enter the building, find the node and destroy it... Do this and the rest of the matter should be dealt with easily enough without the need for proper Sterilization."

Transportation is left to the garou. Though for the most part their involvement in this matter is rather clear... A single individual lacks the ability to enter the building and deal with the matter alone. So it is that the Garou appear to be the best possible solution to the matter however a distasteful prospect as that might be.

[Ivan] So they gather. And this time, Ivan drives his own damn self. When means a Murcielago joins Penny's station wagon downstairs from whatever shining edifice of Weaver might this 'problem' is housed in.

Ivan is talking the moment he steps out of the Lamborghini. "Boy," he says, all obviously forced cheer, "I just love bossy Weaverific bitches, don't you? It's especially fun when one pimps me out as her personal assault force, because obviously I have nothing better to do on a Friday night."

The way he's dressed, he looks like he was on his way out. He jeans look beyond expensive. His shirt is so well-cut to his body it has to be tailored. He starts undoing the buttons, though, stripping it off his broad shoulders and stuffing it back into the car. Must not be dedicated. Either that or he wants to impress Penny.

Drawing a pair of black carbon-fiber knives out of ... well, pretty much out of nowhere, he nods to the Ahroun.

"Okay, second verse same as the first. You know what I'm good at. Use me, baby."

[Thirty Second Silence] The car door is slammed shut when gregory steps out, his head turning from left to right before looking up, chin tilting and eyes following the building as it rises to the sky.

"I don't like it penny." He stuffs his hands into his pockets and grunts out the few words in his raspy tones.

But he doesn't back away from the building, doesn't run away into a nearby alley to hide in a dumpster or curl up underneath the mattress in the back of penny's car like a little worm. His thoughts are interrupted as the murcielago joins them and gregory grins. He was right. Rich like a triple chocolate sundae.

"Nice car, I wonder how much it cost daddy." He murmers to penny as the car comes to a stop.

[Kiss With A Fist] Penny and Greg are already in the old station wagon when the radio cuts out. No more of Hayley Williams singing about airplanes and wishes. They're given a directive.

She looks to her friend, brow quirked. "Should we check it out?" she asks in that lowish, scratchy voice of hers. Whatever his response, the light they stopped at has turned green, and they're off. Off to meet the Ragabash from the other night.

Who drips wealth and fortune, whereas Penny's clothes are new. From Target. A t-shirt and jeans. At least they're clean. And then there's Gregory with his pack and pots and pans.

An interesting trio.

"Oh I intend to," she says with a smirk, and looks up at the building. "Greg, look on the other side, tell us what you see."

[Thirty Second Silence] "Sure thing Ripley."

Gregory turns away from them, his pot swinging lewdly off the back of his pack and the wooden spoon sticking from the top of it. He pulls the wooden spoon out and taps once on the side of the pot while he stares into the reflection of the windows. He even hums a little tune.

[gnosis]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 4, 7, 8, 9 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory frowns a moment, eyes rolling around from side to side up and down. After a few moments he turns back to Penny.

"Think its mostly clear, though theres two big.. somethings.. shapes or something hanging up there" He points upwards. "And I think there might be some spiders blocking the way out."

[Kiss With A Fist] Penny doesn't know much about the Weaver beyond what everyone knows. She's insane, she's intent on ordering and organizing the world. She doesn't know much about her minions.

She continues looking up, like she can see the objects floating there but on the other side.

Then she looks a the three of them. "Ivan I want you up front, but not point. Do that scouting mastery you're so awesome at, and if you run into something before us, warn us and get out of the way. We'll shift and cross over when we're through the doors."

Past the spiders keeping things in. She waits for Ivan to go first, then follows, with Gregory bringing up the rear. If they get through the doors with no trouble, then she shifts.

[Ivan] Touching the deadly tip of one knife to his temple, Ivan tips a rakish little salute off and moves forward.

There's something distinctly feral about the Fang once his oh-so-stylish trappings are stripped away. With his bare shoulders and his lean agility, he moves smooth and silent as a cat. The door swings open easily, and like a magic trick, Ivan blurs as the glass shields him. A moment later, in the darkened lobby, the Ragabash begins to push across the Gauntlet.

[this is for Blur!]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 8) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [and for crossing gauntlet!]
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 3, 6, 8, 9 (Success x 3 at target 7) [WP]

[Kiss With A Fist] [slow-shift to lupus on the way to the door
Crossing! -1 diff]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 6, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6) [WP]

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory gives them a bit of distance before following after them, soon his form contorts though, shifting through the myriads of forms until his padded feet touch down in hispo, he stops to peer into nearby glass then he crosses over.

[crossing -1]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 4, 6, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] The building itself is lit well enough to see clearly but otherwise the main lobby is absent of all traces of life. People have gone home leaving the place startlingly desolate. Once across to the other side the building itself appears much the same save colors are a bit more vivid and pleasant. There is a sterile smell in the air... But otherwise the corresponding spiritual side almost exactly mirrors the physical side. The elevators as well as stairwells are in the same location and there is even a desk in the lobby for greeting visitors though there was no spirit behind the desk.

Their contacts promise that the building would be cleared and safe for them to enter was apparently holding up so far.

[Ivan] Once on the otherside, Ivan takes his lithest shape. It takes him a long time. He doesn't have the rage to spare. He isn't terribly in touch with his animal self. When he finally gets there, though, he's as light on his feet here as in any other form. Longlegged and silent, he lops forward.

The building has a remarkable spiritual presence. Ivan notes this without being surprised by it. He avoids the elevators, though -- if they even work on this side of the Gauntlet -- and noses open the door to the stairwell. Staying a half-floor or so ahead of the others, he starts up.

Looks like they'll be getting the stairmaster workout tonight.

[i r stealthy! dex + stealth + lupus mod]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 3, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 8 at target 6) Re-rolls: 3

[Kiss With A Fist] Ivan heads for the stairs, and Penny follows at a distance. Let the scout get ahead of them and see what he can see. She pads for the door, and she waits for her hulking companion before starting through.

Stairs? Stairs are nothing when you have four legs and are fleet of foot. Small and nimble and agile, the Ahroun walks quietly as she can. Glancing over her shoulder to Gregory, she whisper-growls: "Stay close. When we fight, stay back."

[Thirty Second Silence] He blinks at her when she growls and his tongue laps out over his shiny teeth. "Yes mam" And the hulking direwolf lowers his head and scuttles after them, long legs bringing him closer to penny's more minute form.

[Ivan] [OKAY FINE ALERTNESS. -2 for being all wolflike.]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 5 at target 4)

[Spiders] Their ascent is slow and as they climb they can feel their hair standing on end. It was an unusual experience, the gauntlet was literally weakening around them as they climbed to the point where it almost appeared to disappear when they finally reached their destination.

The door opens into the lobby which appears to be your standard lobby with a desk out front and a large wall which leads to the offices of the company itself. There are restrooms to either side as well as a number of comfortable chairs for those who might find themselves waiting for a meeting or some other manner. What stands out about this place, however, is the thick metallic ropes and strands which appear to line the room. Any Garou who has been in Chicago before would recognize the Pattern Web. Yet the strands weren't really here, or were they? It was hard to tell they almost appeared to phase in and out with every step as if they were present one second and not the next. The garou could feel the strange sensation as they stepped as if they were, themselves, stepping across the gauntlet with each and every step. It was quite apparent why the matter was a concern... Information streamed upon the strands of the web that stretched across the lobby. The green digital lines of code streamed along the surface of the web in recognizable blocks of information though identifying what each block of information said would take a genius or computer or something that reads code. What was strange was that some of the symbols were not recognizable as letters, numbers, or even typical symbols... They appeared broken, sometimes even taking on a red color rather than the usual green.

Ivan is the first to see this but the others follow shortly after. It is quiet in the room with two doors on the back wall leading to the offices.

[Spiders] There was an occasional soft chittering nose that sounded like something between a high pitched gargle and the irritating screech one might have heard when an error results from attempting to link ones sound card directly into their neural interface. It was soft, and frighteningly digital. Whatever was making it was far from human or garou. Luckily it did not appear to be coming from this room but rather through the walls.
to Ivan

[Spiders] The room itself was quiet other than the occasional chittering noise. It was dimly lit but well enough that one could easily make their way around the room. There was little in the way of a mess other than the webs themselves which were strewn across the room like thick metallic ropes. There was also an unsettling feeling coming from these webs... Typically there was a cold, and empty feeling surrounding the weavers toys and servants but these things were strange and alien and unsettling to behold. The web itself appeared wrong, the messages channeling along it were broken and unusual and simply reading the blocks or attempting to read them left one with an uneasy feeling. This was more than just a broken spirit this was corruption... Whatever has happened here was right now an abomination. A complete perversion of all that was natural in this world, as much as the Garou might hate the Wyrm and Weaver individually nothing could preparemost Garou for the prospect of having to confront Wyrm tainted Weaverspawn. It was here that the Garou would feel deep inside their guts that whatever was happening in this place must NOT be allowed to escape this building! It must be stopped here and now!

[Kiss With A Fist] [Jedi-hand wave: This is not the Fury you thought you saw!]

[Thirty Second Silence] [soak talen]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 3, 3, 3, 4, 9 (Success x 1 at target 7)

[Victor Oseragighte] Everything he senses here sets his fur on edge. Nostrils flare as he sniffs testingly at the sterile air.

(( -1 Gn for soak talen ))

[Honor's Compass] She feels it.

The pull at her core, just above her navel that tells of perversion, of taint and corruption of the Weaver, the taste of the Wyrm hinted at. The Silver Fang lets out a slow, steady breath and shifts downward, her coat sliding from her her shoulders, replaced effortlessly with pristine white fur. Two heavy paws hit the floor, followed by another two and abruptly, Katherine Bellamonte is a sleek young Hispo wolf, lowering her muzzle to the floor and snuffling.

The chittering of Spiders somewhere has the Half Moon's ears flattening against her skull.

She presses forward slowly.

[Honor's Compass] [Luna's Armor]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 9 (Failure at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [:( ]

[Victor Oseragighte] He can't help but try to find the scent, nostrils working as he follows his fellow Philodox warily. The bone dagger of his people finds itself in his left hand, one of many reasons he prefers this form to Hispo.

[Honor's Compass] [HUMPH. Now Lune, don't be fussy.]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 4, 4, 5, 5, 10 (Failure at target 7)

[Sinclair] Like the other night fighting the huntsman, Sinclair is one step behind Katherine. And it has nothing to do with speed or acuity, everything to do with a certain deference paid to the Philodox. Just as Katherine and Christian snapped to when Sinclair started barking orders in the true heat of battle, outside of it Sinclair obviously and willingly steps aside for the Silver Fang Elder.

So a few moments later, there is another hispo wolf where Sinclair was standing, darker in color but still with those bright blue eyes so common to many of the Unbroken.

[Sinclair] [-1WP. steelfur! stamina + science]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Honor's Compass] [oh god don't botch. Again?]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 (Success x 1 at target 8)

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory is at the front, having come up the stairs with Ivan, who had just scouted the place out for them. They wait here for their backup, who arrives on the 12th floor, a fang hispo among other things. Gregory recognises his superiors. The dirty brown and black streaked direwolf steps aside from the stairwell entrance. He speaks to Ivan, a half muttering of growls.

"Seems we won't have to do this alone after all."

[Sinclair] As they stride forward, Sinclair's fur takes on not just the color of iron but the cast of true steel, threads becoming metallic and shrill, glinting in whatever light there is. She looks around at the gathered wolves, taking their measure, then moves to the front and speaks in a low, guttural growl:

"I lead. Small-time Silence at back. Swallow guard him. No-Moon with me. Sister in middle."

With that, she wheels and goes forward, into the next room.

[Ivan] [oh -- i should note: Ivan is currently at +4 diff to spot due to blur, and had an 8 succ stealth roll earlier. he's a NINJA, yo. *gloats*]

Ivan, who remains all but invisible, licks his chops and then lets his tongue loll out silently. It seems shit's about to go down. So he shifts again -- that same agonizingly slow transition between forms -- gradually taking on his Crinos form.

Out of his palms come those two ingots of carbon-fiber. With a sharp little snick-nick, blades swing out of both. Ready now, he swipes a furry forearm across his muzzle and waits to see who'll lead them, and how.

[Victor Oseragighte] That heavy gray head turns toward those they find already present, dark orange eyes moving from one to the other. He nods to each before speaking briefly.

-HT- "Know what's up here?"

(( 1G to Activate dagger. ))

[Ivan] -- and when that leader shows itself in Sinclair, the lean Fang falls soundlessly into her shadow.

"Corrupted spiders," he tells Swallow. "Breaking down Gauntlet instead of building. Not a bad thing if you ask me, but apparently the Weaver's going to [nuke] this place if we don't get rid of them." The shoulders move smoothly, a shrug. "Guess Gauntlet is better than crater."

[Thirty Second Silence] Small-time Silence pads along behind the others, his eyes focused on their backs more than the area they venture into, he trusts them to lead him -- knows that he can't do it himself.

[Honor's Compass] Katherine does not argue with her sister's instruction. Much as Sinclair easily fell in behind Katherine when she changed form, now the Silver Fang silently moves into position per Brutal Revelation's order. The two Fostern's seem to carry implicit trust in regards to each other, the bond of pack only serving to bolster it.

So, the daughters of Perun ready themselves for battle, once again. As they discuss tactics, and what is occurring around them, the Half Moon's fur begins to emanate a soft glow, the subtle edge that a gift casts the blue-eyed wolf.

[Victor Oseragighte] He nodded and mulled over their surroundings. This was his sort of place, really. Not as high as he preferred, but high enough. He knew tall buildings. Construction. He could work here.

-HT- "Working as one, each on its own, or lead?" They well might not know, but the question bore asking, and even if they did not know, they could keep a watch out for the answer now, an answer that could just give them an edge

[Spiders] Either door leads into the office itself which appears as your average office building, save for the strands of metallic webbing stretching in every direction. The web appears thicker here and it is here they get their first glances of the spiders within. They were startlingly large, and mechanical looking constructs that skittered across the web with urgency and purpose. They weren't exactly frightening, save for the fact they were spiders, because most garou have seen these things before. They tended to keep to themselves and only responded if directly attacked. These were not your average Pattern spiders. They were darker in trouble, and appeared to be a strange mixture of flesh and machine. Their forms were literally twisted by the corruption traveling along the web. At first they appear unnoticed... The spiders appeared to be focusing on the task before them. Even corrupted they still continued to serve their purpose, but instead of solidifying reality they were directed towards the task of corrupting it.

The majority of this area was composed of cubicles in rows with offices placed along the far end. Several doors lined the opposite wall and the webs themselves point directly towards their destination as they all appeared to converge upon a single central point in the building. A row of dark windows gave way to the blinking and flashing of lights that implied a huge array of computers which doubtless served as the server room for this particular company. If an information node was located anywhere in this building it would have to be there!

[Ivan] "Seems like they're working together," the Ragabash replies, and then moves up beside Sinclair again. Even in his Crinos form he retains some measure of litheness, slenderness; not nearly so bulky as most his brethren.

His muzzle, long and sleek, points in the direction of the data node. "Want me to have a look?"

[Sinclair] Of all of them, Sinclair is perhaps the most acquainted with Pattern Spiders. With the creatures that skitter along webs. She's a Glass Walker and they're in the city; this should be her element. At the same time, she just got here. Her eyes are open, her ears are alert, and she's paying attention to her surroundings as well as what Victor and Ivan are discussing.

She narrows her eyes at the spiders, a small growl rumbling for a moment in her throat. "Go."

[Ivan] She doesn't need to tell him twice. Immediately, Ivan moves forward, shrinking again -- that same painfully-slow shift -- down to his wolf form.

Belly low to the floor, moving more like a stalking cat than any form of canine, the Ragabash slinks forward for a closer look.

[dex+lupus+stealth!]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [percep+alert!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 4, 4, 6, 6 (Success x 2 at target 4)

[Sinclair] [WP -2]
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 6 (Failure at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] Willpower!
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 5, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Ivan] [-2WP]
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 2, 4, 9, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Thirty Second Silence] [wp]
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 1, 1, 5, 6 (Failure at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [Perm WP]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)

[Thirty Second Silence] [1 more]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 3 (Failure at target 6)

[Sinclair] [+2]
Dice Rolled:[ 2 d10 ] 2, 3 (Failure at target 6)

[Spiders] One of the spiders lowers itself from the ceiling and begins to climb along the cubicles towards the group. Interest or curiosity seem to guide the thing towards them. Solid black eyes focus curiously as the spider steps slowly closer, and closer. The spirit doesn't appear to take an aggressive stance but was more gathering information and satisfying its own curiosity. Before turning and heading back to one of the walls and going back to work. Eroding the gauntlet took work and these tireless spirits appeared to be serious about their task.

Ivan slinks ahead of the group and leaves them behind for the moment.

[Ivan] [2 more!]
Dice Rolled:[ 2 d10 ] 5, 8 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] -HT- "Can we persuade them to stand still for a cleansing. Convince them that it will aid them in their proper task," he suggested, eyes narrowed as he watched the spider approach and then retreat, wondering what that had been about.

[Sinclair] While waiting for the Ragabash to finish his scouting, Sinclair is swiveling her head around. She glances at the spider that wanders over, tips her head, then looks towards some of the computers in sight. Somewhat nonchalantly -- as though she's decided this place isn't worth the vigilance -- she starts to head over towards them.

[Spiders] Ivan sneaks ahead and catches sight of two very large spiders in the room. They appear to be circling around the servers evenly spaced and patrolling the server room slowly. The spiders themselves are much larger than the pattern spiders, and appear to be heavily armored little spider robot things! Most of the webs do in fact converge upon one central point in the server room
to Ivan

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory seems at ease, he's padding along doing fine. Whoever had got in contact with them must have been mistaken.. this is all perfectly normal. He spots computers in the distance.. he never has much access to computers unless he decides to crash in at a netcafe or something.. maybe he can get online and chat to that girl back in kansas.. he pads away in that direction, he notices sinclair doing the same thing. Cool.

[Ivan] [if he Peeks across the Gauntlet, is there anything at that point where the webs converge?]
to Spiders

[Honor's Compass] Katherine, whose pale eye was returning the curious Spider's own intent study, snaps around the instant her sister leaves the formation. Her tongue wets her nose, she slides a heavy paw along the ground, her claws clacking.

Sinclair, where are you going?

Then Thirty Second Silence joins her, and Honor's Compass, perhaps the steadiest of them all -- understandably, given her auspice -- lets out a low growl. A wolf's notion of unease. She moves forward, instinctively taking up the slack where Warcry had initially been.

She swings around, answering Victor: "Spiders corrupted. Perhaps if we destroy machine, they be freed. Reboot."

[Spiders] It's the center of the server room basically. So there would be several servers there. Hmm maybe an interface that would allow you to access any of the servers if you needed to. Yeah I like that! So like a screen and kjeyboard but for the most part it's just the center of the server room.
to Ivan

[Victor Oseragighte] He nods to his fellow Half-Moon but moves to stop the two who had broken off mysteriously, starting with Sinclair. He is careful as he places a hand on her shoulder, sensing that the spider may have done something after all, something he had either not sensed or proven proof against... or just not been the victim of.

-HT- "We have a task here."

[Sinclair] A moment after that growl, mid-step, Sinclair swings her head around and fixes her eyes on Katherine. She cocks her head to one side, ear twitching. It seems she's waiting for something from the Fang.

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory presses his snout into the power button of the computer, maybe he can type with his tongue if he tries hard enough. Before he gets a chance to figure out that typing in hispo is harder than it looks, his eyes are fixed onto screen and the strange flashing of images. There's a glitch in the matrix.

[Spiders] It's strange the way both Sinclair and Gregory flip on the computers and even stranger when instead of seeing the usual windows logo pop up chunks of data begin to stream across the screen. The same chunks of information that had been streaming along the surface of the pattern web now stream before the eyes of both Gregory and Sinclair. Who seem to have no problem whatsoever watching this strange shit flashing across the screen.

It's easy enough to read and understand for the both of them and really good shit too. You know, valuable shit, like... Stuff about life and freedom from slavery. The kinda stuff that really needs to be heard. Yoh know whatever was in those servers the Weaver didn't want to get out because it was some kinda threat! The weaver is afraid or something! Maybe we could use this stuff to defeat the weaver! We gotta bring this information to the world! Get it to the outside world so people can know the truth!

[Sinclair] [*helpfully deletes the mention of Sinclair flipping on a computer*]

[Honor's Compass] "Thirty Second Silence," the Fostern bark-commands. "Back away from the computer screen and take up place in formation. Now."

[Ivan] Presently, the blur of a Ragabash is back.

"Two large spiders in next room," he reports. "Patrolling around a central point where most these Patternwebs originate. Other spiders are working to corrupt that origin-point and all the webs emanating from it. A Peek on the other side shows a server mainframe there. Looks like the corrupted spiders are trying to twist the Patternweb to the Wyrm's purpose, starting from that server.

"Recommend we take down the server before this spreads further." He sits and scratches an ear with a hindpaw, then stands again. "Will probably have to contend with the big spiders first though."

[Victor Oseragighte] Sinclair seems to have halted, and as he hears the Fostern growl her command, he moves forward carefully to place a hand between the other one's eyes and the screen he watches, hoping that perhaps breaking contact will help him to fall in line and obey the higher-ranked Garou there.

-HT- "Strange situation here first," he tells Ivan simply, in response to his report.

[Thirty Second Silence] His head lifts and turns towards the fang-stern and he seems confused about the command. Why so serious? But he does manage to take a step backwards, turn towards them and slink back to his position behind them all, head turning to glance at the computer occasionally during his journey.

"just want yap time to kansas fertile female, no need for anger"

[Sinclair] Sinclair, staring at Katherine, turns around fully and moves back to Katherine's side even as the Fang is barking at Gregory. Whatever conversation the two packmates had silently, whatever background it called up in Sinclair's memory, it worked. She chuffs out only, as Ivan returns: "Sister leads now." Abdication, total and immediate and unexplained by anything but the moment she spent turning the way the spiders seemed to want her to.

She does listen to what the No-Moon says, though, giving nodding jerk of her head. "I can try to shut down server."


[-1WP. Pfft, Kate >>> stupid computer.]

[Ivan] Ivan doesn't seem alarmed when he turns to follow Victor's line of gaze. He's amused, if anything, yawning jaw-stretchingly as Gregory comes back.

"Try to yap on that weaver-box and you'll be yapping to Malfeas fertile females, is my guess." Then he tips his head toward Honor's Compass, waiting for further direction from this sudden new leader.

[Honor's Compass] Honor's Compass watches her sister a moment longer, then her attention swings to Ivan as the Ragabash slips back in with his report. The Half Moon seems to contemplate his words, if that's what lowering a muzzle and staring at the ground for several seconds means.

She straightens: "We go in two groups. Cover Warcry. She try and take down server. Thirty Second, you help sister, be on standby for healing. Ivan, Swallow, you with me. We take out Guardian Spiders."

[Victor Oseragighte] Healing. He nods to the Silver Fang. "Have couple of bottles of Spirit Brew and some Gaia's Breath talens on me." He pats the small satchel he's tucked them into, then moves to flank Honor's Compass.

[Ivan] "If you let me go in first," the Ragabash whuffs, "I can try to stun one of the spiders. Keep it off our back while we take on the other."

[Honor's Compass] Honor's Compass nods at the Ragabash. "Do it," she whuffs in reply.

[Ivan] ...and Ivan slinks off to do just that, a parting shot fired over one white-ruffed shoulder -- "You guys better be right behind me."

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory smiles between his teeth. "Worry not, Silence gots your back, son."

[Ivan] [crinos stealth to move!]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [Ambush! dex+stealth. this is resisted by ... wits + alert or something.]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] Destroyer 1 to notice
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 1 at target 10)

[Spiders] Destroyer 2 to notice
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 8, 8, 9 (Botch x 1 at target 10)

[Ivan] [-1 Gn Sense Dep Dart
Attacking Destroyer 2 with it! dex + 1(crinos) +brawl +2 from ambush. Diff 8, -2 for back attack.]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6) Re-rolls: 2

[Ivan] [base damage in melee is 4-1 = 3, +5 from attack. Must land damage after soak for sense dep dart to take effect.]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 3, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8 (Success x 6 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Thirty Second Silence] [+8]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 8

[Sinclair] 10
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 8 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [+9]!
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 9

[Ivan] +8!
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 5

[Victor Oseragighte] 7
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 1

[Spiders] Destroyer 1 +6
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 8

[Spiders] Node +8
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 6

[Spiders] Sinclair: 18
Honor: 18
Thirty: 16
Node: 14
Destroyer 1: 14
Ivan: 13
Victor: 8

Declare in reverse!

[Victor Oseragighte] 1 Bite Destroyer
R1 Bite Destroyer
R2 Bite Destroyer

[Ivan] 1a. Stab Destroyer 1! (flank/back if possible; +1 diff for mvmt)
b. Stab more!
c. One more time!

[Spiders] Destroyer 1: Calcify Kate!

[Spiders] Node: Corruption Sinclair! You must help me get out of here!

[Thirty Second Silence] [1a: summoning jag!]

[Honor's Compass] [Reflexive: "Cover Sinclair and Thirty Second! Target the fully operational Spider first!"
1a. Bite Destroyer 1
1b. Bite Destroyer 1
1c. Claw Destroyer 1
R1. Bite again, if dead move onto Destroyer 2
R2. Same.]

[Sinclair] [1a. Claw Node to bits!
1b.
1c.
R1.
R2. -- all bites on Destroyer 1, moving to Destroyer 2 if 1 falls]

[Sinclair] [1a. -3]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Failure at target 7)

[Sinclair] [Ignore that.

1a. Dex + Brawl + Perun + Strength -3 (split) +1 (clawing)]
Dice Rolled:[ 17 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [1b. bite on destroyer 1, -4 / diff +1]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 4, 5, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6) Re-rolls: 2

[Sinclair] [+0]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [1c. bite on destroyer 1, -5 / diff +1]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [+0]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [1a. Bite on Destroyer 1 (Dex + Brawl + Perun) (-3 Split)]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 5 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 4]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9 (Success x 3 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [1b. Rinse and Repeat! (-4)]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 7, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 2]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 6, 9, 9 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [1c. Rrrr. Claw! (-5)]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 1]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 (Failure at target 6)

[Thirty Second Silence] [Summon electricity jaggling step1 dif 5 wits+rituals]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 9 (Failure at target 5)

[Thirty Second Silence] [again]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] Node:

Sinclair! Don't you want to help me? I thought we were friends! [Corruption!]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 5, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [WP]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Calcify Kate!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 4, 4, 5, 7, 8 (Success x 2 at target 5)

[Ivan] Somewhere along the way, somewhere between ground floor and ... whatever floor they're on now, or perhaps between that night in the graveyard and this night in the data center, it becomes apparent that Ivan is, in fact, quite good at what he does.

Nevermind the cars. Nevermind the women. Nevermind the fact that he frankly doesn't seem to give much of a fuck about the Great War, and would really prefer to spend Friday night prowling for someone to take home to that ridiculous penthouse of his. Look at him now: all but fading into the shadows. Look at him skulking around silent as a ghost, bringing back nuggets of information -- practically with annotations attached and important bits highlighted. Look at him sliding up behind one of the war-spiders

and taking it out of commission, albeit temporarily, in one vicious backhanded jab.

The talen in his paw is a dart, gleaming sickly green-grey. It pierces the metal skin of the spider and instantly causes chaos. As for the Fang: he swings around the spider, running full-tilt with his great paws scoring up the smooth floor to join the others. Let someone else take point. Ivan: his knives slap into his paws, the blades snapping out short and dark and viciously wedgeshaped. Snarling, he plunges them into the back of the operational spider.

[1a. stabbity! -1 diff (flanking), +1 diff (mvmt); -3 dice (split)]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 4) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [str +3 (succ) damage - lethal]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 4, 5, 6, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 3, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Ivan] b. LET'S DO THAT AGAIN.
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 4, 6, 10 (Success x 4 at target 3) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [dam +3]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 4, 9, 10 (Failure at target 6)

[Ivan] c. okay kahseeno. i'll get it right this time.
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 2, 2, 5, 6, 10 (Success x 3 at target 3) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [dam +2]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 5, 5, 7, 8, 10 (Failure at target 7)

[Victor Oseragighte] Nothing fancy at the moment as he lunges for the first of the guardian spiders, hoping to tear away a leg with snapping jaws.

BITE!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10 (Success x 7 at target 5)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 14 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 7 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 4, 5, 7, 7 (Failure at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [Sinclair Rage 1: Try and break Kate out! +1 for Steel Fur]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [Sinclair Damage + 4]
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 6 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [R2 for Sinclair! Rage Bite on Destroyer 1]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [R1. Bite Destroyer 1]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 7 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 6]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 1 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 2, 5, 5, 6, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] He rips away with those powerful jaws and goes back for more with a vicious growl. Those who see him normally as so very staid and solid might hardly recognize this beast.

BITE!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10 (Success x 5 at target 5)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 7, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [damage for R2 (THANK YOU JACQUI) +2]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 4, 4, 6, 7, 9 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [R2. Bite again! JUST DIE ALREADY SPIDERBOT!]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 4]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 3, 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 5 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] RABID BITING!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 5) [WP]

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 7)

[Spiders] [soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 4, 6, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Spiders] The battle was quick and terrifying to behold. Sinclair manages to smash the heart of the server severing the spirits connection to the Physical world but the spirit housed within finds itself liberated from the mortal shell. The thing itself manifests in the form of numbers and symbols which seem to swirl and shift along the surface of a floating cube. It turns its attention upon Sinclair attempting to lure her but to no avail. She finds herself untempted by the sweet promises of the cube thing.

In the meantime the others set to work tearing and clawing at one of the spiders. It's limbs thrash about and its armor is torn to shreds by the furious garou but it manages to bind Kate within the confines of it's thick metallic webbing, even if only for a moment. Despite the relentless assault of the garou the thing remains standing as if propelled by sheer force of will.

[Spiders] Sinclair: 18
Honor: 18
Node: 14
Destroyer 1: 14
Ivan: 13
Victor: 8

Declare!

[Victor Oseragighte] They had to finish the first spider swiftly, he knew; he did not know what Ivan had done to the other, but it could only last for so long.

1a Bite
1b Claw
R1 Bite

[Ivan] 1. Attempt Stunlock! Rolling Gnosis to activate Sense Dep Dart this time -- almost out of Gnosis!

[Spiders] Destroyer 1: Bite Kate!

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 3

[Spiders] Destroyer 2: Incite Frenzy Gregory!

[Spiders] Node: Possession ~ Sinclair!

[Thirty Second Silence] [1a: finish summoning]

[Honor's Compass] [Reflexive: "Finish the injured Spider first, then the other!"
1a. Converge and RARBITE Spider 1
1b. Again
1c. Again
R1. Spider 2
R2. Spider 2]

[Sinclair] "Theurge!" is the roar for Gregory from the Galliard, turning away to spit a piece of spider out of her mouth. "The body is gone! I don't know how to kill its spirit like this!"

What was that? An admission of lack from the Fostern Walker to the Cliath Theurge? Sinclair barks at Gregory as the numbers on the Node spin and twirl and glow, turning her attention on the things she can feel breaking apart under her fangs. She doesn't even want to know what the interface for that thing really looks like. Or what it would do to her if she tried to hack it.


[1a.
1b.
R1.
R2. -- all bites on Destroyer 1, switching to Destroyer 2 when it goes down.]

[Sinclair] [1a. -2 / diff +1]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1

[Sinclair] [+2 SERIOUSLY KAHSEENO WHAT THE FUCKETY FUCK?]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 4, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [1b. -3] / diff +1
you know what bitch? i don't even care.]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 7, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 7) Re-rolls: 2

[Sinclair] [+2]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 5, 5, 6, 8, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 4, 6, 6 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Spiders] X.X

[Honor's Compass] [1a. Bite! -3]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 1, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 2]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9 (Success x 1 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [1b. -4]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 8, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 5)

[Honor's Compass] [Damage + 1]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 3, 4, 4, 7, 8, 8, 8 (Success x 3 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 4, 5, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Honor's Compass] [1c. -5, RAR.]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 8 (Failure at target 5)

[Thirty Second Silence] [gnosis: Do you like me electric thingy? I'm your friend!]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 1, 2, 4, 4, 4 (Botch x 1 at target 6)

[Spiders] Knock knock! Sinclair! It's me! Node can I come in?
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 9 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Incite Frenzy on Greg]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)

[Thirty Second Silence] [-1WP Gregs wp=2]

[Ivan] [Reflexive Gnosis roll to activate! HAIL KAHSEENO.]
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 1, 4, 8, 8 (Success x 2 at target 8) [WP]

[Ivan] [attack! dex +1(crinos) +brawl. diff 8 for sense dep dart attack.]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 2, 4, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 8) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [str dam -1(melee sensedep) +2(succ)]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 5, 7 (Failure at target 6)

[Ivan] [oh fuck you kahseeno! you fucking tease!]

[Victor Oseragighte] 1a. He twists and lunges at the second spider, jaws wide!
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 2, 3, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 5)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 8 (Success x 3 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 5, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] 1b Even as he tries to tear in with his jaws he brings his right hand in hard to slash.
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 3, 5, 7, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6) [WP]

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 4, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Spiders] In the heat of battle people do strange things and Greg apparently forgot his reason for summoning the spirit in the first place. Granted he was quick to remember but not quick enough... There's a problem, however, you see as angry as the elemental is Electricity elementals are weaver more largely weaver things than Gaian things. It takes a look around it, and catches sight of the abomination of what has transpired around it and almost immediately its fury is forgotten. It attention is turned immediately upon the greatest threat here the Node and electricity flies from the creature to strike the node.

[Blast: Electricity]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 5 (Success x 3 at target 4)

[Spiders] [Node Soak!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 4, 5, 5, 6, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [R1. FUCK YOUR MOTHER, KAHSEENO]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 1 at target 6) Re-rolls: 1

[Sinclair] [+0 AND YOUR LITTLE DOG, TOO]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 8 (Success x 1 at target 6)

[Ivan] [Kate's R1 - Bite!]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 6 at target 5)

[Ivan] [dam +5]
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 4, 7, 7, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] This spider is proving tougher, and he calls upon his righteous Gaian fury, seeking to rend it with his jaws as he had the other.

Bite!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 3, 5, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9 (Success x 6 at target 5)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage!
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 6, 7, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 7)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 5 (Botch x 2 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [R2. hail mother of mercy and of love oh-oh-oh-OHHH REEEGIIINA!]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 3, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 13 at target 6) Re-rolls: 3

[Sinclair] [sa-al-ve re-gi-in-a!]
Dice Rolled:[ 20 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 3, 5, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Ivan] kate RARBITE!
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 3, 3, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Ivan] 4 succ -- that was meant to be diff 5. durr.
dam +3!
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 10 (Success x 1 at target 7)

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 4, 5, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] Sinclair quickly dispatches what remains of one of the spiders only to begin tearing into the other. These creatures are startlingly tough and they show that resilience quite stunningly tonight. Though bit by bit the armor of the Spider is chipped away, and a devastating blow from victor sees the bulk of its armor fractured leaving it vulnerable and threatened.

The Electricity elemental has sided with reason over anger. It does not need to speak or address the matter it simply does what needs to be done.

[Spiders] EE Init +5
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 10

[Spiders] Sinclair: 18
Honor: 18
Thirty:15
EE:15
Node: 14
Destroyer 1: 14
Ivan: 13
Victor: 8

FInal Round! Declare in reverse go!

[Victor Oseragighte] The last spider had to be taken down, swiftly as possible. There was a time for tactics and a time to rage, and he knew the difference between them. Now was the time to rage.

1a Bite
1b Claw
1c Bite

[Ivan] Ivan:
-1R Falcon's Grasp
1. Grapple and maintain hold throughout rest of round!

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 5

[Spiders]
Dice Rolled:[ 1 d10 ] 4

[Spiders] Destroyer: Incite Frenzy Ivan!

[Spiders] Node: Possess Kate this time then!

[Spiders] EE: Beat node's face!

[Thirty Second Silence] [1a: bite spidey
R1: bite spidey!]

[Ivan] Honor's Compass:
-1R Falcon's Grasp!
1a. Bite
b. Grapple until Ivan Grapples!
R1. Bite!
R2. Bite!

[Sinclair] [Note: Holding actions til after Kate's turn!
1a.
1b.
R1.
R2. -- RARBITES on D2]

[Ivan] [-1R -- spent!
1a. bite! -2 dice.]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 5)

[Ivan] [dam+4]
Dice Rolled:[ 12 d10 ] 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 9 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 4, 6, 7, 7, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 6)

[Ivan] b. grapple! str + 3 hispo + brawl + 3 perun + 3 gift -3 split
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 8, 9 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [1a. RARbite Destroyer 2. Dex + Brawl + Perun -2 (split) / diff +1 (steelfur), -2 (partially immobilized target)]
Dice Rolled:[ 11 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7, 7, 7, 9, 9 (Success x 6 at target 4)

[Sinclair] [damage. str + 2 (hispo bite) + 5]
Dice Rolled:[ 13 d10 ] 1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 7, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 6 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 8, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Sinclair] [1b. second verse, same as the first only with 1 less die]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 10 at target 4) Re-rolls: 1

[Sinclair] [you know what i'ma do with this spider? i'ma NOM the SHIT out of it]
Dice Rolled:[ 17 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 6, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Thirty Second Silence] [bite! dif 5-2 dex+brawl+2(hispo)]
Dice Rolled:[ 5 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 5, 10 (Success x 4 at target 3)

[Thirty Second Silence] [dmg]
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] EE: Kill Node's Face!
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 2, 2, 3, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] [Dmg]
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 4)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 4, 5, 5, 8, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] Node:Kate! You love me don't you? Please! I just wanna come inside for a bit!

[Possession]
Dice Rolled:[ 8 d10 ] 1, 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Spiders] Frenzy Ivan I command it!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 4, 6, 7, 7, 9, 9 (Success x 5 at target 6)

[Ivan] 1. GIBBERGIBBERRARRRR!
-- shifting hispo
-- redeclaring round as: 1) BITE!
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 10 (Success x 1 at target 5) Re-rolls: 1

[Ivan] [dam +0]
Dice Rolled:[ 7 d10 ] 2, 4, 5, 6, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 6 at target 4)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 3, 4, 7, 10, 10, 10 (Success x 4 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] The second spider falls and he turns and bounds forth toward the Node, the source of all of their troubles apparently!

Bite!
Dice Rolled:[ 4 d10 ] 1, 6, 8, 8 (Success x 2 at target 5)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage for 1a!
Dice Rolled:[ 9 d10 ] 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 8, 10 (Success x 7 at target 4)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 3, 3, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] Jaws open wide and year in and flashing claws soon follow!

1b Claw!
Dice Rolled:[ 3 d10 ] 6, 7, 8 (Success x 3 at target 6)

[Victor Oseragighte] Damage for 1b!
Dice Rolled:[ 10 d10 ] 1, 2, 3, 3, 7, 8, 8, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 5 at target 4)

[Spiders] [Soak]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 3, 5, 6, 6, 9 (Success x 2 at target 6)

[Spiders] X.X

[Victor Oseragighte] And then the teeth sink in once more, even as the spirit falls. Overkill? Sure. But you couldn't be too careful.

[Ivan] [wp outta frenzy!]
Dice Rolled:[ 6 d10 ] 1, 1, 9, 9, 9, 10 (Success x 2 at target 7)

[Spiders] The last of the spiders collapses attention is turned towards the floating digital cube. The thing was powerful in many ways but unlike its guardians it had never been designed for combat. It found itself facing down a group of garou, alone, and realized that the inevitable had come. It was victor who landed the killing blow, and the thing collapsed into a lifeless translucent cube which hovered silently in the air as it quickly fizzled out and "turned off".

There was still the matter of the web, the wyrm taint, and the spiders alike. That, however, was a matter that was already being brought under control. The webs began to restructure and the Garou could feel themselves cut off from the Material world. The barrier between the worlds grew, and they watched as things illuminated. The slight stench of taint was soon replaced by something clean and sterile.

Screeches could be heard from the room just outside their own. A battle was being fought and corrupted spiders rapidly found themselves being cocooned in webbing, and reprogrammed. The weaver did not readily waste. Its creations would not be destroyed, they would simply be mended and restored to their original purpose. The entire thing was very mechanical and already thought out.

The Garou had stopped the spread, and likely saved human lives as well as spirits who would doubtless be grateful they were not part of the sterilization that would have otherwise come. But there would be no thank you given.

Windows unhinged and parted on either side of the building two massive geometric figures slid smoothly into the large office building. Their shapes shifted as they moved, complex, and mechanical the entire thing looked impossibly complicated. But what unnerved the garou most of all in the presence of these two spirits was the way their mere presence seemed to suck away hope and fear. The way their rage seemed to settle and things seemed strangely okay. This was their warning and their cue to vacate the building quickly and quietly. The weaver did not believe in honor, and the weaver did not believe in kindness. These spirits were Stasis Vectors... And anything else that needed to be known about such entities flew out the windoe with the realization that this was the Garou's cue to vacate. They had done the Weaver a service this evening it would allow them the opportunity to leave unmolested provided they did so quickly.

Right now the matter of reprogramming and restoring the gauntlet was most important. The Garou had helped restore order though. That would be noted... Perhaps one day these brave souls would be permitted to hear the one song's gentle tone. Their service would be noted and they would be remembered for now.

[Ivan] What happened to Ivan tonight was something so utterly rare, so singularly improbable, that it's likely it's only happened to him once in his entire life before this -- on the night of his First Change.

When he comes down from it, Ivan's not making witty comments. He's not snarking about the Weaver's utter lack of courtesy. The Ragabash is simply shell-shocked, standing silent with his paws planted apart as though he might fall otherwise, his white fur still on end.

That shock goes away when the Stasis Vectors make their appearance. It dims away, along with the last lingering echoes of rage; along with everything else. All that remains is a sort of coolmindedness that makes very little sense at all, in the long run. In the short, however: it's enough to keep him functioning without thinking too heavily. Enough to set him following the lead of the others as they clear out.

[Victor Oseragighte] He knew better than to mess with these. While he did not have the urban experience of the Gnawers or Walkers, Victor knew the heights, and the sorts of dangers that dwelled among the skyscrapers that he so loved to climb. Oddly, when everything drains away he accepts it well, perhaps because he is so centered an individual normally to begin with that it brings him closer to his natural state. He backs warily away, nodding to the rest of them as they make their retreat, making good and certain that everybody here was in their right mind TO retreat, not about to leave any to the perfect merciless order of the Weaver should they prove confused or uncertain.

[Thirty Second Silence] Gregory is out of there, as soon as the fight looks over and everyones ok, he's running. He doesn't even cast a glance at mr EE though he does mutter a little growl of "Sorry Sir, wont happen again Sir..", and a toothy nervous smile, before he trots back down the stairs the way they had came. In the lobby he shifts, back into his birth form and his pots and pans can be heard jingling from his backpack all the way down the street.

[Sinclair] When they do run out, it is with Katherine Bellamonte taking point, a brilliant white flash leading them out. When they do leave, it is the steel-furred Walker at rear, nipping heels if they linger, guarding their backs. She even nudges Victor on ahead before her, keeping her fur metallic and her body resistant to pain as they rush out.

Of all of them, she would perhaps be thought most prone to falling to the Onesong. They'd think she might be the most interested in sticking around to see what happens. But Sinclair never has been, never will be, like other Walkers.