February 23rd 2025
Sunday
ROUND 5.3
Okhotsk International Airport
Libertarian Russia
ETERNAL FREEDOM suddenly WAKES UP. He SEES the CARNAGE and gets all PUMPED UP.
With a DISTURBINGLY FLUID MOTION he WEAPONIZES the GIFT WRAPPED AK and FIRES on the UNEXPECTED PASSENGER.
The BULLET should've BLEW the VICTIM'S BRAINS out, but it only CROSSES empty AIR.
The UNEXPECTED PASSENGER finally REVEALS himself as a CULTIST. He DISAPPEARS into THIN AIR leaving a VAGUE smell of FISH and SEAWEED behind.
IVAN PYOTREVICH STOPS in CONFUSION.
SYERGYEY IOSEFOVICH Says: Whoa.
The RUSSIANS initiate a SEARCH of the IMMEDIATE AREA with DOGS and VEHICLES. It reveals NOTHING.
ETERNA FREEDOM is CONFUSED. He is ALMOST CERTAIN he is not QUITE badass ENOUGH to make people DISAPPEAR.
He even FORGETS to SHOOT RI'ANN SHAPP.
There is CHANTING in the AIR. The CHANTING is barely AUDIBLE.
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn
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February 23rd 2025
Sunday
ROUND 6
Okhotsk International Airport
Libertarian Russia
You are now: ZIXINUS, ETERNAL FREEDOM, PHANT, REPAIR GUY, LARGE WOUNDED DOG, COMBAT JANITOR, SMARMY AMERICAN SAILOR, IVAN IVANOV, QUIET HISTORIAN, MAD SCIENTIST, RI'ANN SHAPP and UNEXPECTED PASSENGER.
You are at a VIP HANGAR. The HANGAR is SOMEWHAT NICE. It is rather RUN DOWN but probably BETTER than the RUINED SHACKS that are the STANDARD HANGARS. It has a FENCE and ELECTRONIC LOCKS. It is NOON. It isn't any WARMER.
In a very BROMANTIC MOMENT, MILDLY DERANGED SCIENTIST, REPAIR GUY, QUIET HISTORIAN and IVAN IVANOV have CONTRIBUTED MONEY towards TOWING the SPACEPLANE. After CALLING up a very SMELLY RUSSIAN DRIVER and HANDING him the MONEY, your MAGNIFICENT SPACEPLANE is SECURE in your HANGAR.
You BREATHE a SIGH of RELIEF. It is VERY PAINFUL.
You SCATTER your EQUIPMENT around the HANGAR and ENJOY the HEATED INTERIOR. ETERNAL FREEDOM COUGHS. He is not FEELING very WELL.
With some TREMENDOUS and QUICK organizing by ZIXINUS, you soon receive an OLD CRANKY DOCTOR from the AIRPORT. He EXAMINES RI'ANN SHAPP, ETERNAL FREEDOM and PHANT. An AIRPORT VET takes LARGE WOUNDED DOG to a local CLINIC. You can EXPECT a SUBSTANTIAL BILL.
OLD CRANKY DOCTOR Says: Da. Your pilot has bronchitis. I will prescribe antibiotics. He need rest. Your accountant, though? Needs shrink, da. Strange American is fine.
OLD CRANKY DOCTOR takes a MIGHTY SWIG from a HIP FLASK. You notice he is PACKING HEAT. He engages in a brief CONVERSATION with ZIXINUS and gives him INSTRUCTIONS on where to ACQUIRE CHEMICALS. He also INVITES you to his DOWNTOWN
meatbank CLINIC if you need MEDICAL SUPPLIES.
You take a FIVE MINUTE BREAK. It is not very RESTFUL as there is incessant SQUEAKING from the SPACEPLANE. COMBAT JANITOR seems HARD at WORK for a CHANGE.
Within TWO HOURS you have some TRANSPORTATION and PREPAID CELL PHONES. SUAVE PLAYBOY is GIVEN one BEFORE leaving for the HOTEL.
The TRANSPORTATION is in HORRIBLE SHAPE but PRETTY CHEAP.
ZIXINUS SIGHS but PAYS UP what REMAINS of your CASH.
This will be a LONG day. You COMPILE a LIST of STUFF you NEED. ZIXINUS, ETERNAL FREEDOM and IVAN IVANOV get on the ROAD to PICK UP your CASH. IVAN IVANOV says he managed to GET in TOUCH with an ENGINEER from the BURAN PROGRAM before he LEAVES. The ENGINEER is WILLING to FLY OVER on SHORT NOTICE for a SUBSTANTIAL FEE.
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Okhotsk, downtown
Libertarian Russia
You are now: ZIXINUS, ETERNAL FREEDOM, IVAN IVANOV.
After BARELY avoiding getting KILLED by ROWDY DRIVERS and ARMED GANGS you ARRIVE at a BANK in the CITY CENTER. The CITY is a HELLHOLE full of ARMED THUGS and VIOLENT IDIOTS. Everyone requires TOLLS. It is VERY DANGEROUS.
The BANK is a FUCKING FORTRESS. It is FULL of ARMED GUARDS. The ARMED GUARDS have a BAD ATTITUDE.
There are REMOTE TELLER STATIONS. You ATTEMPT to PICK UP the CASH from your ACCOUNT.
The ACCOUNT is EMPTY.
You want to SCREAM.
What do you do? _
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Okhotsk International Airport - Hotel
Presidental Suite
You are now: SUAVE PLAYBOY, TROPICAL BEAUTY
You are at a POSH HOTEL SUITE. It is EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE. There is GIGGLING coming from the SHOWER.
SUAVE PLAYBOY is RELAXING. He is SMOKING a CIGAR and SIPPING a GLASS of SCOTCH. Life is GOOD.
TROPICAL BEAUTY EMERGES from the SHOWER. She is BUTT NAKED. She is GIGGLING and SAYING something about SHOWER HEADS. She JUMPS on the BED.
SUAVE PLAYBOY GETS UP. He REVEALS a NICE SUIT and EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE SEXY DRESS. He SMILES. TROPICAL BEAUTY GIGGLES some MORE and ASKS a QUESTION. SUAVE PLAYBOY does not UNDERSTAND the QUESTION but DOES not CARE.
SUAVE PLAYBOY SUITS UP. He has ACHIEVED maximum SUAVENESS. He HELPS TROPICAL BEAUTY get INTO the EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE SEXY DRESS.
It only takes her 90 MINUTES to get READY. It is a RECORD.
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There is a PARTY. The PARTY is DOWNSTAIRS. It is also OUTRAGEOUS and REALLY POSH. At the SAME TIME. SUAVE PLAYBOY CRASHES it without TROUBLE from SECURITY, as he LOOKS like he BELONGS there.
There are many RICH RUSSIANS at the PARTY. There is also LOTS of SECURITY. There is DRINKING. There is RUBBING of ELBOWS and CHARMING of PEOPLE. TROPICAL BEAUTY becomes BORED.
After an HOUR or so, a RUSSIAN COUGAR approaches SUAVE PLAYBOY, who has become BRIEFLY separated from TROPICAL BEAUTY.
RUSSIAN COUGAR Says: Hello there! Haven't seen you here before, handsome.
SUAVE PLAYBOY begins LIGHT FLIRTATION with RUSSIAN COUGAR. He RECEIVES a HOTEL ROOM KEY and LEARNS the RUSSIAN COUGAR is FUCKING RICH and LOVES AIRPLANES. The RUSSIAN COUGAR LEAVES before the RETURN of TROPICAL BEAUTY.
To SUAVE PLAYBOY'S GREAT RELIEF, as he was UNABLE to RESIST hitting on a WOMAN.
What do you do? _