Favorite moments 4/15

[Madrigus]

Long discussion with Gabriel about the relationship between bound and their keepers, which eventually gave way to a long but slightly shorter discussion on the genealogy of demons and fey.
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"Madrigus, you're not a fighter?"
"Uh, I have a book..." (Duh face)
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Learning about fireplaces and foot dryness with Michael Strife. It's was so mundane it really brought a level of reality to the game that many things can't.
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Cooperative Spell Shining Light Attack!
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Highlights of comments about the new outfit (slightly paraphrased because I can't remember the exact words):
"You look like Ron Jeremy." (Blackstone Bob)
"Hey, where's the dress?" (Several people)
"You seriously look like you film porn or something (Blackstone Bob, separate discussion)
"Madrigus! You got pants!" (Uh, Sally I think)
"I recommend you keep wearing that. The sheriff says that he won't shoot you now. His literal words." (Mason)
(Brett had a great one about the seventies, but I can't remember it.)
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The moment I walked into the cave of the darkness fey (before we knew) and the one thought that passed through my mind: "This is wrong. I shouldn't be here."
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Victor as my keeper. It keeps me on my toes, plus I was actually forced to reset.
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Scary predictions about Michael Strife.
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Extorting a bottle of Moxie from a local. Best drink I've ever had.
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"Madrigus! You're alive!"
"Well, yeah, why would I have died?"

There was a necklace in the antique store that had a pendant that perfectly matched my collar's pendant (the green beetle). This caused people to believe that the antique store owner had murdered me, ripped off my head, and stolen the necklace from my corpse. This of course I didn't know until the shop owner himself had told me. Way to go, people. Way to go.
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Finally my most favorite moment of all was all of the role playing I did. My first character hadn't made actual friends, and it was hard to cope with quiet times when there were only small mods happening. This time I've made a lot of friends and I've had a lot of great role play (especially on Saturday since it was a bit slow) and I want to thank everyone, players and non-players, for the wonderful experience of living in Whisper Hill.

[HummingbirdKate]

Me: Hey Ed, dare me to eat this CHUD

Ed: What? No! *Hurries away*

Me: Eh, doing it anyway. *Chokes on horrible CHUD flavor* Maybe it's an acquired taste?

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JD getting the CHUD chant going while we fought CHUDs in a circle for like half an hour

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Actually getting into a heated discussion with an NPC I was supposed to be distracting about the types of property damage caused by rats and forgetting what I was supposed to be doing.

There was more but I forgotst

[ladydarkwolf]

Red and her horrible Ondrej impersonation.
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Going to the crime scene. A bunch of people leave to go follow some tracks while Michael, Harry, the coroner's assistant, and Charlotte stand around looking at a knocked over glass until someone says "I dare you to lick it."

Charlotte licks the residue from the glass. "Yeah, that's likely drug residue that knocked her out."
Michael - "I can't believe you just did that."
Harry - "Oh hey, does this smell like chloroform? Nice job."
Charlotte - "Well now I know what roofies taste like."
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Red gets a brilliant idea and yells "Ladies, get in the bathroom!"
As Red, Pandora, and Charlotte rush over to the bathroom, Red says "This is going to be great!"
Charlotte yells to the Reverend, "Don't let anyone in the bathroom. I guess we're having girl time."
The look on the Reverend's face was priceless.
I hear "Pandora" was hilarious for some people in the field fight while "Red 2" and Charlotte worked on a backup plan.

[Owle Isohos]

Kethlin's discussion with Sally on Saturday night in the diner. The role-playing with everyone that followed. Excerpts below.

"I will bath in your blood."
"You wouldn't be the first."
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"Does that make me sloppy seconds?"

"I think she's into you."

"Vasily, did you have violent ghost sex?"
"No comment."
"That's not a no!"

"There's no consent in the shack."

We laughed. We cried. We had an impromptu therapy session that turned into advice on how to keep your hairline from receding. We had, in short, one of those moments that is only possible at 3am on a Saturday night in Whisper Hill.

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Special Agent Levi O'Brien. You, sir, are wonderful and it was a joy to role-play with you. Some of my favorite moments:

Kelsey, upon first meeting him: "I've decided that you're awesome. ...Please don't turn out to be secretly sacrificing people."

Observing the cake-eating ritual.

Singing "Livin' on a Prayer" with Levi and Nick Sleet.

Reacting to learning about Blue.

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The discussion with Sara on Saturday, trading information and asking the price of a lesson.

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Visiting the antique shop. Red's Ondrej impression. Asking Nole if he could keep an eye out for a "shiny heart-shaped crystal of goodness." Role-playing with Nole in general, and hearing that he had written "something good" and "something Sailor Moon" down in his book as things to keep an eye out for.

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What turned out to be a perfectly ordinary job guarding shipments at the docks.

A shady character walks up and offers to bribe us to look the other way while he steals something.
"I've got a better idea. Why don't you take the money that you were going to pay us to look the other way and use it to buy the thing you want?"
"Well, I figure it'll be a lot less money to pay you. You're the exploited workers..."
"Are you calling us cheap?"

Offering to sell said shady character a hand warmer for the sum he offered to bribe us with.

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Referring to the fomori as "purple f**kers", Claiming that the reason the one in the mines hit me for 10 damage was because I looked better in purple than he did. Surviving that last, terrible trip to the mines.

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Emo Moggie

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I'm sure there are many more that I'm forgetting. I had an amazing time this weekend, and it's thanks to all of you. I had an incredible time role-playing with everyone I interacted with, PC and NPC alike. Thank you all, you guys are rock stars.

[Henry Gondorf]

Oh the moments...

Upon meeting Special Agent Levi and thinking "Run, you poor fool. Run." I have never been more nervous having a piece of cake in my life. Bravo, sir!
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Discovering Frost Giants not only real but nestled somewhere in the multi-layered structure of Whisper Hills.
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Finding that the hills are indeed alive. Now how do we kill them?
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Discovering that in some languages C.H.U.D. is a synonym for F.E.A.R.
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Seeing Nolan standing in an antique shop with a notebook open and not knowing if I should approach or light a match.
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Outside Sunday morning, basking in the Sun only to hear "You let your guard down." whispered just to left of my ear. Oh Pandora how I missed you.
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Seeing the awesome Agility of Chloe the cat and thinking "So Cat People ARE real."
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The pleasure of watching the gift of literacy bestowed upon V. A hardy round of applause for all those who worked so hard to till the soil of his fertile mind.
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:Just sat down on the front porch after policing Brass in the snow when the door opens:
"Anyone here not get a survey?" In a fine southern Drawl.
Billy St.Francis, without batting an eye " Yes," Looks right me "Henry!" Waves.

Oh yeah, I checked the oil while I was down there and we're about a quart low on A+
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Madgrius. Looking like A Young Kris Kristopherson. After finding out the Frost Giants were pissed at us. Bring. It. On.
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A bunker full of Cold War Robots. In the capable hands of our Resident Techies. Is it possible to be worried yet bouncing with evil joy?
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Tracking Device + Spec Ops team + Haunted House = Americas Funniest Home Video Entry!
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Reason why Brett and Henry should NEVER be let to Brain Storm uses for mystical and/or powerful relics and talismans: Cold Steel Grizzly Bear Trap AKA Flying Guillotine - Level: 'Merica
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Possibly one of the best moments of Saturday early evening. Filling out the survey, working on forging someone's signiture, when Mason drops and screams in pain. A quick look down to check for signs of life, and move on to the next box on the list. Meanwhile, Eden is cracking up and people think everything is fine because EDEN IS LAUGHING. Oh yes, that is going in the book.

*sigh* and dinner is ready.

[Nick Sleet]

National Geographic announcements. You know of what I speak.
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*throw dagger into monster*
"Look, I have a gun!"
"Look, I have a gun!"
*pick up dagger*
"Look, I have a dagger"
*throw same dagger into monster*
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Double encrypted documents and cryptography jam sessions.
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Enacting the ritual of the cake with Agent Levi. Purely awesome, plus he's right that it REALLY DOES TASTE BETTER THAT WAY!!!!
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Slowly chipping away at a bulletproof glass wall with a diamond tipped knife while 12 talon agents pointed their assault rifles at my face. Somewhat unnerving
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Rat inspectors actually finding rats. You guys rock so very hard.

[Levi O'Brian]

Meeting everyones great characters! You were all so much fun!!!
Interacting with great plots
Singing Living on a Prayer with Sleep and Kelsey
Getting shot by TALON after yelling FBI
Hanging out with everyone on the back porch
Being a quirky FBI Agent
Hanging out doing Fed stuff with Mason
Meeting the NPCs and the plot of the game, it really blew me away
Deputy Director White (He was da man)
Talking with a ghost in my head (solo RP FTW)
The Canadian girl giving out candy was a blast to talk about random stuff with (I am sorry I forgot your name!)
Both Lesslie and Madrigus's Tarot readings!
Sally's battle plans
Gambling den was bad ass!
And truly all of your characters, they were fantastic, I will happily be back to game

And finally, Having cake with everyone!! I had such a fun time with that and hope you all did too! (I am now OOG sick of cake, although Levi will never be!)

Thank you for a great game everyone!

[Shar]

Guys. So many...

Pregame.. getting into Pandora headspace by freaking out the locals

Screaming over the fighting and trying to hear what was going on

Running through the woods naked in the rain, hearing people calling because nobody could see... Peeling off bioarmor and revealing "Pandora 2.0"

Sally in the diner. "Welcome to Whisper Hill ... where we wear each other's blood "

Telling people about the little complication and seeing their reactions which ranged from horror to disbelief to "it can't be. Has to be an implanted memory. " (hello? Screaming and blood everywhere?)

Meeting everyone all over again.. "Do you know me? Your name is in my book"

Talking to Mason about Gus and on being Bound .. the feels. All the feels.

Red and Sally's gifts. You guys..

Working on the coded message with Nick Sleet.. and someone else I disremember.

The medics reactions to the tracking device and the tech guys solution to the problem...

Charlotte and Red.. guys.. awesome.

The Hedge, the mine and the screaming things coming out of the walls

Shooting the radio and Victor stopping me.. explaining why I shouldn't ..

Conversation with the Rev. On so many fronts.. and the fire building lesson... taking a near thing and helping it become...

Vasili in the library. Amazing. W for Winnie, frozen in ice. X is for Xerxes devoured by mice. Y is for Yorik who's head was bashed in, and Z is for Zilla who drank too much gin.

Standing behind Henry for several minutes trying to think of the right thing to say..

Sunday.. The sun, the fighting .. Corvus and the duel....

[PoeticJustice]

"The Prisoner was a little.... burned. Can you explain that?"
"Oh. Um. I think V may have... smote him... a little bit."
"Vasily did what?"
"We'll remind him he shouldn't smite the criminals."
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"WHAT IS IT WITH DEMONS AND COOKING?!"
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Anyone who said "Alice I like your hair."
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Being Doc Rue's surgery assistant. Staring blankly at her when she asked for 30 CCs of antibiotics. Her weary patience.
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Watching Chloe be a cat. With or without makeup, she's a cat.
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Talks with the Damaged (and others) about "Would you go back if you could? Would you give it up and become what you were?" the philosophical discussions here were beautiful. What is broken? What is an abomination? What is strength? Are we sick? Are we a disease to be cured? Or are we just different?
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Marner-mandated Therapy with Challenger. "I may have punched Mr. Marner in the brain with my mind." "Um. Have you experienced anger issues before?" "Oh, I wasn't angry. I just wanted to know what he knew." "I... see..." "I understand that I shouldn't punch people in the brain now. I won't do it again." "Well, why don't we talk more about..."
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The Exorcism mod. Everything about the exorcism mod.
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As someone is calling for a retreat, yelling that we'd left Chloe behind. Desperately trying to make people listen that we can't leave without her. Seeing the coat of the Rev out of the corner of my eye as he sprinted out to her, feeling my heart stop. Waiting for him to heal her and see them both stand before screaming the loudest agony I've ever belted out while the entire NPC line turned towards them.
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Explaining to Amelia that Alice only calls Gabriel her Dog because it's an inside joke between them. Really, it doesn't bother him.
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Billy and Alice almost coming to blows outside the AAA while Alice pleaded with him. I could see Billy's heart break, but Alice's tenacity is unyielding.
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The long walk with Marner and the scene that followed. And, maybe more importantly, the walk back. I'm still a little shaken up from the raw emotion that scene and its aftermath drew out of Alice. This was far and away my favorite moment of the event and I cannot properly express the well of gratitude I feel when I think about it, and how staff helped me make it happen.

[Owle Isohos]

Oh, and how could I forget...

Mason "assisting" Dr. Rue when she was healing Kelsey. I will never forget the sight of Mason, sterilized knife between his teeth, reaching out to poke Kelsey with a telescoping rod.