When we last left our hero, Slanik (a.k.a. me) was having a very pleasant conversation with the gecko that slew him not 3 minutes ago. How is this possible, you ask? This is the result of killing time during the global TIMEOUT. No one was really sure who called it or why it was called, but everyone was stuck having idle conversation while something somewhere was getting done.
Several minutes after the TIMEOUT was called, Drew walked up and asked for everyone's attention. Drew informed us that we were being kicked out of the public park. Apparently, the local park ranger saw the +50 of us causing a loud ruckus and decided to put a stop to it. He stated that in order to have this kind of gathering/event at the park, the staff needed to contact the park people well in advance. Of course, many of the players objected to this and questioned the park ranger's authority on the matter. I believe there were even a few chants of "Roh! Roh! Fight the Power!" Regardless, no one was able to summon a 12 ft drill from their arm or wanted to get fined for trying so everyone got up from the ground and began repacking all of the equipment into their respective cars.
LATER, AT THE BASE OF OPERATIONS!
So now everyone is at the base of operation, twiddling their thumbs around while the staff run around like madmen trying to figure out how to keep the show going. In the mean time, I begin to try and flesh out my character a little more by interacting with the other characters. I get a lot of "oh, you're a Cryo, aren't you cute." and "Ah you Cryos, always making up stories." responses. Eventually, Drew and Micha gathered everyone around and we all marched to the back woods of the neighborhood. Once we were deep enough into the woods, we were told to assume our positions before the TIMEOUT was initiated.
So, back on the ground, bleeding out I continued my count from 15. Lucky, within 10 seconds a healer came and healed me to full. If I remember correctly, I didn't die for the remainder of that particular mod, which is good for a first timer. I gotta say though, running around killing gecko people while defending my allies with my shield was the most fun I've had in months. I can't describe the thrill of planting myself and my shield tower between a dying gecko and the gecko healer yelling, "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" Yeah I'm a major nerd nerding out over nerdy things. If you can't have fun doing the hobbies that enjoy, then all I have to say to you is that "You're a towel!"
Once we cleared the all the geckos in the area, the staff pulled my group aside. Now it was OUR turn to play as the geckos for the final portion of the encounter. I can already tell this is gonna be fun.
to be continued...
Good job, Gandalf.
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