“Well. Ain’t that peachy.”

Tony takes off his backpack and starts rummaging around while calling over to the others, “So, when you guys don’t get to keep your bodies, does any of your stuff come with you? Cause I could really use my lounge-“ Tony pulls out a comically goofy looking glove with a game controller on it, “glove... All day with this!” Tony will affix the power glove.

Patrick turns to the camera with a big smile. He moves up to April and puts an arm around her waist, "Ghostbuster's at work." He says cooly with some of that Fast Talk style (Fast Talk (Cool): 25(Ghost:6))

He's gotta turn this investment around. This can only help with publicity. Show everyone the danger. Show everyone what these nerds can do. Get the kid in the shot. He wants to be a ghost buster? He's on the right track.

(Amaruve, what is your intended outcome with Fast Talk? Good publicity for the Ghostbusters? If so, take 2 brownie points! Now about that ghost die...)

Jean, you are officially SKEEZED OUT by Amaruve/Patrick's 80's toxic male power stunts. You haven't spent the past few years helping the turtles get out of scrapes in the sewers of Manhatten for nothing. If at any point Amaruve/Patrick makes a move against you, you can attempt to counter it by matching the number of dice he rolls for that move (or your usual number, whichever is higher). Additionally, you can add an additional d6 for any move you initiate against him. 

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"Uh, Ruhi, don't look now, but I think your PK might be OK, if you catch my drift. Check out that gnarly horse the little dude is punching! Party on!" Ted jumps up and makes the motions of playing a guitar in the air. An electric guitar riff is heard briefly, but strangely doesn't seem to phase anyone. 

I wanna rock!  ppphhhfft!  Suddenly, Fiorello has a sense of all of the vibes flowing through the room as he now hovers above Ted playing his air guitar as his demeanor changes from one of an astute librarian to that of a carefree young adult in search of his 15 minutes of fame. 

The papers swirling around the room form a fluttering tornado. Rising from the floor in the center of this vortex, you see the horse-headed ghost.

 "I am Tikbalang, the first horseman. Prepare yourselves, mortals, for the coming of the demon lord."

Ruhi tosses the ghost trap to Perspicacious/Ted. "Alright, Rookie! You remember how to use that thing? Just spring the trap when I give the word! Major!" They cock their blasters in unison. "Light 'im up!"

The two certified ghostbusters unload on the apparition. It shudders out of phase, the plasma streams passing straight through it without effect!

(Amaruve, Jean, and yes, even you, Tony- None of you have a reliable means of fighting this thing! What will you do?!)

Tony sighs, “Not even getting paid to do this anymore,” He starts trudging over to the group, muttering as he goes, “Sure, Tony, help your sister, the girl and the giant need protecting... No, don’t believe the kid that talks like an adult, he must be loony!” Tony has made his way to the group firing the lasers, “Alright, everyone into the lounge!” He’ll slam the knuckle below their feet. He’s confident that the rest of the group will follow after they’ve acted on their own plans.

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I wanna rock!  ppphhhfft!  Suddenly, Fiorello has a sense of all of the vibes flowing through the room as he now hovers above Ted playing his air guitar as his demeanor changes from one of an astute librarian to that of a carefree young adult in search of his 15 minutes of fame. 

 
Perspicacious! You hear the voice of Ty Rockasaurus ROCK YOU to your very core! You are suddenly flooded with Ted's memories. You recall that this ROCKIN' GHOST has been plaguing your host for much of the last two months. You recall that Ted joined the ghostbusters just so he could have a moment to HIMSELF for a change. Your goal in this moment has shifted to BUSTING Fiorello/Ty Rockasaurus (aka, "Wrecks")

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Tony sighs, “Not even getting paid to do this anymore,” He starts trudging over to the group, muttering as he goes, “Sure, Tony, help your sister, the girl and the giant need protecting... No, don’t believe the kid that talks like an adult, he must be loony!” Tony has made his way to the group firing the lasers, “Alright, everyone into the lounge!” He’ll slam the knuckle below their feet. He’s confident that the rest of the group will follow after they’ve acted on their own plans.

 
So, you are right in that your lounge knuckle has taken the form of a Nintendo® Powerglove®. However, it has absolutely no effect here! Not great news... That's usually your ticket back to Tonya and Porphyrion...

Tony taps it a couple more times on the floor, “In the lounge. In the- In the lounge. In- Lounge... Oh come on, WHAT THE HE-llo, how do you do! This normally works!”

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I wanna rock!  ppphhhfft!  Suddenly, Fiorello has a sense of all of the vibes flowing through the room as he now hovers above Ted playing his air guitar as his demeanor changes from one of an astute librarian to that of a carefree young adult in search of his 15 minutes of fame. 

 
Perspicacious! You hear the voice of Ty Rockasaurus ROCK YOU to your very core! You are suddenly flooded with Ted's memories. You recall that this ROCKIN' GHOST has been plaguing your host for much of the last two months. You recall that Ted joined the ghostbusters just so he could have a moment to HIMSELF for a change. Your goal in this moment has shifted to BUSTING Fiorello/Ty Rockasaurus (aka, "Wrecks")

 "Ah, Bogus! Ghost dude, can't you see we're busy here?!" shouts Ted. He was eager to bust the horse dude, but with Wrecks up in his face, Ted begins to try and shoo him away. "If you're gonna be up in my business why don't you get my axe! I'll totally let you join in at the next Wyld Stallyns jam sesh!" (Attempting to Bargain here... 18 Ghost die: 6)

Ted's been looking for a chance to show off the upgrades he made to his guitar. He had Station help him modify it for ghostbusting, and he really wants to impress Ruhi and the Major.

"Turn it down you say?.... No! No, no. No, no. No!" Wreks sings out to Ted as Fiorello finds himself grooving along with the rocking apparition. Seeing the situation though, Fiorello offers help, but in this new unfamiliar voice,  "But hey, my righteous rocker dude, crank up that thing to 11 man and let's blast that pony boy!".

Jean/April hesitates from the mental dissonance. April is skeeved out and wants to lash out with a slap, while Jean is highly amused by the move and is tempted to play along in order to tease Amaruve about it later. "Business before pleasure, big guy. What are you gonna do about him?" She asks, nodding towards 'ghost dude'. When she saw Tony's Powerglove fail she gave a mental sigh, this probably meant that if she could even summon the Tower Blade it'd just be a normal sword here. Welp. Gotta keep on filming I guess. She thought to herself.

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"Turn it down you say?.... No! No, no. No, no. No!" Wreks sings out to Ted as Fiorello finds himself grooving along with the rocking apparition. Seeing the situation though, Fiorello offers help, but in this new unfamiliar voice,  "But hey, my righteous rocker dude, crank up that thing to 11 man and let's blast that pony boy!".

 

 (Actually, Ted rolled an 18, and the highest possible roll Wrecks could make to counter that is a 17, sooo...)

The spirit of Ty Rockasaurus zooms dutifully up to Ted's room and retrieves the axe. He returns with a glossy white-on-red 1985 custom Steinberger GP-2T electric guitar. It's tuned perfectly and, thanks to Station's tinkering, glows with a blue nimbus of thrumming power

(Now, about that ghost die...)

Unfortunately, Wrecks didn't bring your amp! (You can use the axe to play music (using your "Move" stat), but you can't use your "shred" talent!)

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Jean/April hesitates from the mental dissonance. April is skeeved out and wants to lash out with a slap, while Jean is highly amused by the move and is tempted to play along in order to tease Amaruve about it later. "Business before pleasure, big guy. What are you gonna do about him?" She asks, nodding towards 'ghost dude'. When she saw Tony's Powerglove fail she gave a mental sigh, this probably meant that if she could even summon the Tower Blade it'd just be a normal sword here. Welp. Gotta keep on filming I guess. She thought to herself.

 (Roll 8d6 for Journalism, Jean!)

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"Turn it down you say?.... No! No, no. No, no. No!" Wreks sings out to Ted as Fiorello finds himself grooving along with the rocking apparition. Seeing the situation though, Fiorello offers help, but in this new unfamiliar voice,  "But hey, my righteous rocker dude, crank up that thing to 11 man and let's blast that pony boy!".

 

 (Actually, Ted rolled an 18, and the highest possible roll Wrecks could make to counter that is a 17, sooo...)

The spirit of Ty Rockasaurus zooms dutifully up to Ted's room and retrieves the axe. He returns with a glossy white-on-red 1985 custom Steinberger GP-2T electric guitar. It's tuned perfectly and, thanks to Station's tinkering, glows with a blue nimbus of thrumming power

(Now, about that ghost die...)

Unfortunately, Wrecks didn't bring your amp! (You can use the axe to play music (using your "Move" stat), but you can't use your "shred" talent!)

 

 "No amp?! Bogus!" exclaims Ted. Then he gets an idea. "If I remember to use the time machine to put my amp here before this meeting, then I'll have it under the table..."

Brains -Time Travel: 4 Ghost Die: 3 

"Whoah. I guess there must be some gnarly stuff up ahead if I forget to get the amp..." says Ted. He decides to give the guitar a go, even without the amp.

Music - 9  Ghost Die 3

(Extra Time travel die - 4)

(You should roll a number of dice that is equal to your stat. Music falls under Moves, so that's 5d6. For simplicity, we'll say that 6 you rolled for Time travel will also apply to your music roll. 15 on Time Travel, 14 on Music (moves))

Ted checks his pocket and discovers a crumpled piece of paper there. On it, written in Ted's own (surprisingly beautiful) handwriting, is a message that reads,

"DEAR PAST TED
Strange things are afoot at the arcade. Those horse dudes totally wig out if you shred on 'em. Oh, also, you should watch out for the big dude, too. He's crazy scary and he has a thing for us for some reason.

Sincerely,

Ted 'Theodore' Logan"

So armed with knowledge, Ted plunks out a reasonably gnarly, chunky tune on his axe. Its blue corona glows even brighter, and the whirlwind of papers whipping around the room are blasted away. The horse demon clutches at his skull and, screeching, sinks to his knees!

(Tikbalang is temporarily incapacitated!)

Miles and Ruhi, seeing their chance, blast away at the ghost. Their positronic beams cause some damage, but fail to completely ensnare the creature for the ghost trap. Bursting free, Tikbalang roars out defiantly:

"You are all meat for the demon lord! The horsemen will herald his ascendance with your lamentations!"

(aaaand the ghost die...)

Before he leaves, he fixes Ted/Perspicacious with a deadly stare. "YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE, LITTLE SISTER," he whispers. And with that, he zooms out the front window, exploding the glass as he tears down Avenue J and into the sky. 

Amaruve turns to the camera and smiles. "The monster defeated, we rest easy." (#sixwordstory)

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Miles and Ruhi, seeing their chance, blast away at the ghost. Their positronic beams cause some damage, but fail to completely ensnare the creature for the ghost trap. Bursting free, Tikbalang roars out defiantly:

"You are all meat for the demon lord! The horsemen will herald his ascendance with your lamentations!"

(aaaand the ghost die...)

Before he leaves, he fixes Ted/Perspicacious with a deadly stare. "YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO DIE, LITTLE SISTER," he whispers. And with that, he zooms out the front window, exploding the glass as he tears down Avenue J and into the sky. 

 "That was a totally non non-heinous thing to say, ghost horse dude," mutters Ted. Meanwhile, Perspicacious, who has largely let the host direct her actions to this point, makes a mental note of how the ghost seemed to address herself and not Ted... unless she did not understand what little sister meant in this context. Ted used a lot of words she wasn't sure about. Ted stows his guitar on his back, and looks for the portable amp Station had made, so he can be sure to have it on him the next time they run into the horse dude.

Ruhi immediately walks to a large bookcase under the stairs. She pulls down a thick, well-worn volume titled Tobin's Spirit Guide and quickly flips though its pages. "Let's see... Let's see... Horsemen... Tikbalang... The demon lord...Horsemen of the Apocalypse? But this is Filipino folklore... Why would there be any reference to Judeo-Christian... This makes no sense..."

As Ruhi mutters to herself, Major Miles reaches out his hand to Tony/Jason and helps him to his feet. "You pack quite the whollop, young man. What's that gizmo you have on your hand there?" 

In the meantime, the lights in the garage flip back to their typical sterile white. Adelaide walks out of the Back Room and begins tidying up the papers scattered around her desk.