Virtual Scream - a 2072 story arc, Recruitment thread Options

[mister__joshua]

I'll try and get my sheet up tomorrow but if not it'll have to be Monday cos I'm away all weekend

[Slacker]

Think I'll use the 10 karma to buy...

Doh. Somehow I totally overlooked the 10 extra karma Notsoevldm was giving us to start with. Guess I need to add that to my character.

[karhig]

I also shamelessly stole the format from ChromeZephyr:

Catherine

Vitals

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Race: Dryad
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 63kg
Hair: Naturally: brown. Actually, anything she's coloured it right now.
Eyes: Naturally: Orange/Blue Central heterochromia
Appearance
Easy carried grace, natural beauty. Eyes that shoot fire through their own pale blue skies. High cheek bones, but not harsh. Laughter comes easily in the precense of her plentiful wit. A life time of comfortable jeans prelude, not preclude, evenings spent in dresses cut down to here. Tall heels clicking, pink soles flashing, glitter and light. A laugh that rings, a voice that drowns sorrow and awakens the very spirits from their slumber. Different every time, capturing the depths of her surroundings, never lost in them, always a part of, and from, them. Unforgettable. Intoxicating.

Lifestyle
Cat has had to trade in the glamour of a high powered corporate position for her parents spare room in Auburn. Not exactly what she had planned for her life. She surrounds herself with art, life and light. She enjoys socialising with friends and strangers alike. Able to make friends seemingly instantly she loves to listen to other peoples problems and passions and seems able to hold a conversation about pretty much anything.

Background
Entered into a corporate 'partners' programme by parents when she was 12, who thought it was 'for the best', she received an excellent education courtesy of the corporation and a practical guarantee that on graduation she would be matched up with a suitable corporate executive or up-and-comer. Gifted in arts and languages, she is capable of holding a conversation on practically anything in practically any language, given enough time to study or the right software package, that is. The partners programme is question is set up so that (typically younger) wives and husbands of (typically older) executives get a generous pension on the death of their spouse based on years of service, children and grand children inside the corporation and the spouses pay grade. After 5, 10, 15, 25 and 35 years of marriage they also unlock percentages of inheritance from their spouse. Unfortunately, Cat's husband died of a heart attack six months after their marriage, at the age of 35. The coroner said it was a natural death, but rumours started that Cat might have had something to do with it and the corporation used this as an excuse to void her (already small) pay off. They gave her the option to re-enter the programme and look for a second husband, but, given her now tainted reputation, the way the corporation treated her, and a lingering feeling that she was not a lot better than a high class hooker, she left and returned to her roots in Auburn. Unfortunately, a Master's degree in Arts doesn't get you the kind of life style she's now use to and she's turned to less than legal means of supporting herself, with the help of some of the locals who know her parents.

Attributes

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Bod 2
Agi 3
Rea 3
Str 2
Cha 7
Int 4
Log 3
Wil 3

Edge 2
Resources 13 (65,000 nuyen)

Essence: 5.5
Initiative: 7
Composure: 10
Judge Intentions: 11
Lift/Carry: 4
Memory: 6

Skills

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Active
Athletics skill group: 2
Influence skill group: 4
Stealth skill group: 2

Artisan: 4
Computer: 1
Perception(Visual): 2(4)
Pilot Ground Craft: 2
Pistols(Tasers): 1(3)
Unarmed Combat: 1

Karma earned/spent: 10/10 (specs on skills)

Knowledge
Alcohol(Wines): 1(3) (Interest)
Area Knowledge: Seattle: 2 (Street)
Art: 5 (Academic)
Bars and Clubs (Seattle): 2(4)
Literature: 2 (Academic)
Music: 2 (Academic)
News (Business): 2(4) (Academic)

English: N (Language)
French: 2 (Language)
Japanese: 4 (Language)
Mandarin: 2 (Language)
Sioux: 1 (Language)
Sperethiel: 2 (Language)

Qualities

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Positive
College Education
First Impression
Glamour (Racial)
Low-light vision (Racial)
Trustworthy (Skill Group)
Negative
Distinctive Style (Racial)
Pacifist (Minor)
Records on File (Shiawase)
SINner (Standard) (UCAS)
Symbiosis (Racial)

Cyber/Bio

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Cyber
Bio
Clean Metabolism
Dietware
Mnemonic Enhancer (Rating 2)
Vocal Range Enhancer

Gear

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1 Month Low Lifestyle shared with parents at 33%.

Vehicles
Dodge Scoot (Scooter)
- Improved Economy
- Vehicle Sensor

Weapons Carried
Defiance Protector
- Laser Sight
- Gecko Grip
Weapons in Truck

Casual
Leather Jacket
A vast variety of outfits! (3500:nuyen: spent on 'clothing')

Also owns
Zoe: Moonsilver Cocktail Dress
Zoe: Moonsilver Scarf
Form-Fitting Half-body suit
Form-Fitting shirt
Vashon Island: Steampunk Petticoat
Vashon Island: Steampunk Corset
Vashon Island: Steampunk blouse
Vashon Island: Synergist Short Jacker (Ensemble)
(You get 25% discount when you're in the corporate partners program, alright?!)

Gear
Carried:
Sony Emperor Commlink with Renraku Ichi

On a run
One of:
Fake SIN (Rating 2) (Elle MacPherson), or
Fake SIN (Rating 4) (Moll Flanders), or
Fake SIN (Rating 2) (George Elliot)
20 Sensor Tags
20 Stealth Tags
20 Ammo: Taser Dart

Also owns
Trodes
Contact Lenses (rating 1) in numerous colours
Art supplies, sketch books, numerous knick knacks and bits and pieces. I can pay for these if needed, but couldn't find them in the rules (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Contacts

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Jim O'Neil (Small time fence) Con: 1 Loy: 1
Reika Hashimoto (Wife of Shiawase NA COO) Con:5 Loy: 1
Francis Wainyard (Art gallery owner) Con: 1 Loy: 3
Martha (Old school fixer, still working the shadows) Con: 3 Loy: 1
Frank Gambon (Owner of 'Anathma', a downtown night club) Con: 2 Loy: 3

Resources

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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) 1000 (11 + 9) x 50

I have the chummer sheet too, but I think I copied everything over. I'm saving my karma towards future improvements in edge or influence.

[phlapjack77]

Aria, you want us to post links to char sheets / background in the thread "2072 [+4 Months], Multiple Players / GMs - Recruitment Always Open" ?

[Aria]

Aria, you want us to post links to char sheets / background in the thread "2072 [+4 Months], Multiple Players / GMs - Recruitment Always Open" ?

Yes please. I'm reasonably sure NSEDM will run the ooc from there.

[Notsoevildm]

Yep, I will use the 2072 (+4 months) thread for OOC and the 2072 Game World thread for IC.

mister_j just sent me a PM that he is working on his char sheet, so that just leaves The Big Peat's. If I have them all by Monday then we will start then. I will repost the teaser in the IC thread and then I will be looking for a initial 'day in the life/what you are currently doing' post from each character.

As there will be a fair bit of matrix stuff going on, please add your link/node info at the start of each post:
@Virtual Scream
[January 1, 2072, 00:00:00, Neck deep in drek, Seattle]
PAN: status, SIN: Name (rating if fake), Response A, Signal B, System C, Firewall D, (list of active programs)

[mister__joshua]

Here's the info straight from chummer. I haven't had chance to edit it and take out the crap. I'll get back to that

Notes: He has immersion grade 1 after creation by permission of GM; He hasn't spent ANY BPs on gear; Has no lifestyle or SIN. This is deliberate. Refuses to run a SIN and spoofs lifestyle from month to month.

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== Info ==
Street Name:
Name: Cipher
Movement: 10/25, Swim: 5
Karma: 13
Street Cred: 2
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Ork Male Age 17
Height 5'10 Weight 189lbs
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 9
Lift/Carry: 7 (45 kg/30 kg)
Memory: 9
Nuyen: 40

== Attributes ==
BOD: 4
AGI: 3
REA: 3
STR: 3
CHA: 4
INT: 5
LOG: 4
WIL: 5
EDG: 2
RES: 6

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 8
IP: 1
Matrix Initiative: 11
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling : 0 Pool: 4
Animal Training : 0 Pool: 4
Archery : 0 Pool: 2
Armorer : 0 Pool: 3
Artisan : 0 Pool: 4
Automatics : 0 Pool: 2
Blades : 0 Pool: 2
Climbing : 0 Pool: 2
Clubs : 0 Pool: 2
Compiling : 6 [Code] Pool: 12 (14)
Computer : 4 Pool: 8
Con : 0 Pool: 3
Cybercombat : 4 Pool: 8
Data Search : 4 Pool: 8
Demolitions : 0 Pool: 3
Disguise : 0 Pool: 4
Diving : 0 Pool: 3
Dodge : 0 Pool: 2
Electronic Warfare : 4 Pool: 8
Escape Artist : 0 Pool: 2
Etiquette : 0 Pool: 3
First Aid : 0 Pool: 3
Flight : 0 Pool: 2
Forgery : 0 Pool: 2
Gunnery : 0 Pool: 2
Gymnastics : 0 Pool: 2
Hacking : 4 Pool: 8
Hardware : 4 Pool: 8
Heavy Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Infiltration : 0 Pool: 2
Instruction : 0 Pool: 3
Intimidation : 0 Pool: 3
Leadership : 0 Pool: 3
Locksmith : 0 Pool: 2
Longarms : 0 Pool: 2
Navigation : 0 Pool: 4
Negotiation : 0 Pool: 3
Palming : 0 Pool: 2
Parachuting : 0 Pool: 3
Perception : 0 Pool: 4
Pilot Ground Craft : 0 Pool: 2
Pilot Watercraft : 0 Pool: 2
Pistols : 0 Pool: 2
Registering : 4 Pool: 10
Riding : 0 Pool: 2
Running : 0 Pool: 2
Shadowing : 0 Pool: 4
Software : 4 Pool: 8
Survival : 0 Pool: 4
Swimming : 0 Pool: 2
Throwing Weapons : 0 Pool: 2
Tracking : 0 Pool: 4
Unarmed Combat : 0 Pool: 2

== Knowledge Skills ==

== Contacts ==
Foster Mum (1, 1)
Lawyer (5, 1)

== Qualities ==
AIPS (Rating 1)
Delusion (Believes reality isn't real)
Erased (24 Hours)
Low-Light Vision
Poor Self Control (Compulsive - High Danger) (Any whimsy that takes him)
Reality Impaired
Technomancer

== Complex Forms ==
(Tradition: Info Savants, Resist Fading with INT + RES (11))
Analyze Rating: 6
Exploit Rating: 6
Spoof Rating: 5
Stealth Rating: 6

== Lifestyles ==
Street 1 months

== Weapons ==
Unarmed Attack
DV: 2S AP: - RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Living Persona (5 (6), 4, 5, 3)
+Living Persona
+Biofeedback Filter Rating 4

[Aria]

Yep, I will use the 2072 (+4 months) thread for OOC and the 2072 Game World thread for IC.

As there will be a fair bit of matrix stuff going on, please add your link/node info at the start of each post:
@Virtual Scream
[January 1, 2072, 00:00:00, Neck deep in drek, Seattle]
PAN: status, SIN: Name (rating if fake), Response A, Signal B, System C, Firewall D, (list of active programs)

NSEDM: Might be worth compiling something along the lines of the 'useful info posts' I did for some of my threads in the 2072 - I'll link that in with the Virtual Scream section in post 2 of the OoC...

[karhig]

I apologise in advance if I make schoolboy errors in the other threads, this is my first PbP and I seem to have jumped into the mega-ultimate-massive multi-threaded PbP. I don't even think copious sprinklings of pthread_mutex_lock will save me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[The Big Peat]

Ok, I think that's everything. Let me know if anything needs changing.

Luke MacAuley/Uller

Vitals

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Race: Elf
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Height: 1.95m
Weight: 90kg
Description: Fair skin, auburn hair with a hint of curl, blue eyes, long slim limbs

Attributes

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Bod 3
Agi 5
Rea 5 (7)
Str 2
Cha 6
Int 5
Log 2
Wil 3

Edge 2

Magic 5
Essence: 6
Initiative: 12 + 3 IP
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 11
Lift/Carry: 5
Memory: 5
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Skills

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Active
Outdoors Skill group 2
- Navigation
- Survival
- Tracking
Data Search 1
Influence Skill group 3
- Con
- Etiquette
- Leadership
- Negotiation
Perception 4
Pistols (Semi-automatics) 2(4)
Unarmed Combat 1
Intimidate (Interrogation) 4 (6)
Longarms (Shotguns) 6 ((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif)
Athletics Skill group 1
- Running
- Swimming
- Climbing
- Gymnastics

Knowledge
Bounty Hunter Boards 5 (Street)
Criminal Hangouts 5 (Street)
Police Procedures 2 (Street)
Security Companies 2 (Street)
Underworld Politics 2 (Street)
Violent Sports Channel 3 (Interest)
Hunting 3 (Interest)

Languages
English N
Spetheriel 3

Qualities

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Adept
Way of the Warrior

SINner (non-criminal)
Incompetent (Clubs)
Spirit Bane (Beasts)
Vindictive - I'd like this to apply more to people who offend Uller's sense of justice than people who attack him
Media Junkie (Mild)

Adept Abilities

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Improved Reflexes 2*
Kinesics 3
Improved Scent
Sustence
Combat Senses 3*

*Way of the Warrior powers

Gear

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1 month Low Lifestyle

Sony Emperor commlink
- Renraku Ichi OS
- Pro User Suite
- Fake SIN (Rating 3 - name: William Patrick)

Contact lenses
- Image Link
- Smartlink
- Flare Compensation
- Skinlink

Earbuds
- Hearing enhancement 3

Franchi SPAS-22 (registered to fake SIN)
- 20 rounds SnS, 50 rounds Shock-Lock, 30 rounds Regular ammo
- 3 extra magazines
Ares Predator IV (registered to fake SIN)
- 40 rounds SnS, 30 rounds Ex-ex, 30 rounds regular ammo
- 2 extra magazines
- Hidden arm slide
Remington 950 (registered to real SIN)
- 40 rounds regular ammo, 10 round Ex-ex
- 2 extra magazines

Clothing, varying from casual to business wear (¥500 worth)
Lined Coat
Full set of Secure Tech PPP Armour

Respirator (Rating 6)
Flashlight
Low-light flashlight
Survival kit
Medkit (Rating 6)
2 Trauma Patches, 3 Stimulant Patches (Rating 6)
White noise generator (Rating 6)
Tag Eraser
5 Metal Restraints

Contacts

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Eirik the Green Con 2 Loy 2
Uller's former partner as a Bounty Hunter, Eirik is an Ork mage who has drank away most of his sense and skills. However, in his moments of lucidness, Eirik is still a good source of information on paranormal happenings, particularly in terms of big critters.

Harvey Dennis Con 3 Loy 2
Harvey's a bit of a nerd, a former Lone Star rigger who made himself a career as a freelance consultant after he was dismissed, often working with Bounty Hunters. Harvey often fixes up Uller with work and toys, or people who can get those when he can't get them himself, even though they can't quite get on.

Carly Con 2 Loy 5
A law student and waitress in a fashionable nightclub, Carly and Uller formed a friendship after he saved her from a street attack, although the exact nature of their relationship is often unclear. Uller often asks her for gossip from the club for his work

Cash/Karma log

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Starting cash:
[i]Karma earned/spent: 10
Current cash: ¥0

[karhig]

Never mind, I calculated stuff wrong. Ignore this post (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Notsoevildm]

Cast of characters

Slacker - Henry Rejaenpe, Dubstep, amerind human, hacker {sheet/background/20 questions}
ChromeZephyr - Alexander Bartolemeo Bianchi, italian-american, human adept, P.I. {sheet, 20 questions}
Aria - Gossamer, Medical drone A.I., hacker {sheet/20 questions, background}
phlapjack77 - Dante, ork, street sam/rigger {sheet/background, 20 questions}
The Big Peat - Luke MacAuley, Uller, CAS elf, adept, bounty hunter {sheet, 20 questions}
karhig - Cat, dryad, face {sheet, concept, 20 questions}
mister_joshua - Cipher {sheet, concept/20 questions}

Updated the list and looks like we are ready to roll.

@Big Peat/All: I have a thing with SnS ammo, I don't like it. Are you okay to switch to Gel rounds instead? If you are worried about spirits, hire a mage!
Only other thing that caught my eye was incompetent (clubs) quality. Not a big issue but you can expect to run into lots of baseball bat armed thugs and cops with stun batons.

[The Big Peat]

I am happy to say no to SnS ammo but must ask how do you feel about Tasers and the like? I just feel like it's not a proper Bounty Hunter unless he's electrocuting people until they've stopped moving (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

And I am cool with that - although Incompetent only makes you really bad using something, not defending against it right? The main reason I took it was to help reflect just why an ex-cop had no Club skill at all (just that bad) and figured no subdual beatstick of electricity was a big thing to him. Although with no SnS, I might do a little bit of last minute rearrangement if you're ok with that...

[Notsoevildm]

@Big Peat: Tasers are okay. They are mostly short range and single shot (or semi-automatic). Don't have the weird situation of someone suppressing the room with SnS. I am also okay with the incompetent (club), especially with the character justification.

@All: I am fine with last minute tweaks as there is always something you forget (dodge and perception are my favourites) or something that doesnt quite gel with the character in initial play. Just ask in OOC before making any changes.

[karhig]

Talking of Dodge: Just so I'm not completely misunderstanding the rules, I can use gymnastics for dodge when on full defence, right? How about when just normally dodging stuff?

I'm used to playing combat monsters with plenty of dodge, so this whole charisma face thing could be a rules struggle for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

[mister__joshua]

While you're still accepting tweaks I've changed my char a bit. I've made him human. Human was my original concept but when I was struggling for points I bottled it and went ork. I've decided to switch back and roll with it. He'll die if he gets shot (he doesn't even have armour yet!) but I think it fits better in my head.

I've spent the points back from losing Ork to boost Str and Bod back to 2, and I've lost an edge (as I gained a free one) for 2 points of perception and a registering specialism.

I also realised that I've failed to spend any of my 27 free points of knowledge skills so I'll try and do this today. Oops! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)

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== Info ==
Street Name: Cipher
Name: Unknown
Human Male Age 17
Height 5'10 Weight 163lbs

== Attributes ==
BOD: 2
AGI: 3
REA: 3
STR: 2
CHA: 4
INT: 5
LOG: 4
WIL: 5
EDG: 2
RES: 6

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence: 6
Initiative: 8
IP: 1
Matrix Initiative: 11
Matrix IP: 3
Physical Damage Track: 9
Stun Damage Track: 11

== Active Skills ==
Compiling : 6 [Code] Pool: 12 (14)
Computer : 4 Pool: 8
Cybercombat : 4 Pool: 8
Data Search : 4 Pool: 8
Electronic Warfare : 4 Pool: 8
Hacking : 4 Pool: 8
Hardware : 4 Pool: 8
Perception : 2 Pool: 7
Registering : 4 [Code] Pool: 10 (12)
Software : 4 Pool: 8

== Knowledge Skills ==



== Contacts ==
Foster Mum (1, 1)
Lawyer (5, 1)

== Qualities ==
AIPS (Rating 1)
Delusion (Believes reality isn't real)
Erased (24 Hours)
Low-Light Vision
Poor Self Control (Compulsive - High Danger) (Any whimsy that takes him)
Reality Impaired
Technomancer

== Complex Forms ==
(Tradition: Info Savants, Resist Fading with INT + RES (11))
Analyze Rating: 6
Exploit Rating: 6
Spoof Rating: 5
Stealth Rating: 6

== Lifestyles ==
Street 1 months

== Weapons ==
Unarmed Attack
DV: 2S AP: - RC: 0

== Commlink ==
Living Persona (5 (6), 4, 5, 3)
+Living Persona
+Biofeedback Filter Rating 4

[Notsoevildm]

Talking of Dodge: Just so I'm not completely misunderstanding the rules, I can use gymnastics for dodge when on full defence, right? How about when just normally dodging stuff?

I'm used to playing combat monsters with plenty of dodge, so this whole charisma face thing could be a rules struggle for me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

Rules are different for ranged and melee.
For ranged you normally only get Reaction dice unless you Full dodge using up your next action. Then you can roll either Reaction + Dodge (ranged) OR Reaction* + Gymnastics (dodge)
For melee you can normally dodge, block or parry. Dodge is as above (with melee spec instead of ranged). Block / parry is Agility + Unarmed combat / Weapon skill. Full melee dodge using next action adds dodge (or gymnastics) skill again for Reaction + Dodge + Dodge. Full block/parry adds skill twice: Agility + skill + skill.
Melee counterattacking is same as block/parry but with a dice pool penalty (2 dice, I think). If you have net successes you do damage to the attacker.

* Gymnastic dodge might be Agility + Gymnastics instead of Reaction (AFB)

[Notsoevildm]

While you're still accepting tweaks I've changed my char a bit. I've made him human. Human was my original concept but when I was struggling for points I bottled it and went ork. I've decided to switch back and roll with it. He'll die if he gets shot (he doesn't even have armour yet!) but I think it fits better in my head.

I'll try to introduce him to his mortality very gently! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[mister__joshua]

I'll try to introduce him to his mortality very gently! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

Haha. *Trips, grazes knee, crit glitch damage resistance test on 2 dice. Breaks leg. Bleeds out. Dead*

[Aria]

I apologise in advance if I make schoolboy errors in the other threads, this is my first PbP and I seem to have jumped into the mega-ultimate-massive multi-threaded PbP. I don't even think copious sprinklings of pthread_mutex_lock will save me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)

Don't worry about it! We're all friendly here...or I am when playing anyway... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

[Notsoevildm]

Starting post is up in 2072 thread. I've set the initial date to September 1, 2072, 0900.

I am looking for an initial 'day in the life' / what you are doing post set sometime between 0900 and 1200.

For OOC posts, please use the 2072 [+4 months] thread from now on.

[Aria]

I've linked Phlapjack's character in the 2072 ooc but please could everyone link theirs there too? i know it's a pain but it means I won't miss someone or link the wrong sheet! Thanks

EDIT: NSEDM: Do you have a timeframe in mind for our first 'day in the life' post for this thread? We've got various dates floating about in the thread at the moment, might be interesting if there was potential for an intersection at some point...?!?

EDIT2: Never mind, just seen your date stamp (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif) 1st September it is!

[phlapjack77]

oops - wish I could delete posts...moved to OOC thread (IMG:style_emoticons/default/frown.gif)