Crystal Tokyo: Outward Bound

[Alathon]

Session 26 - part 3

[23:51] Alathon: and you've got Swordbreaker
[23:51] Ken: (Is there a yellow steaming puddle growing on the floor under him? :D)
[23:51] Kuonji: (since I can't afford invisibility for it yet, you guys are basically seeing black lines run into him)
[23:51] Alathon: No, that's in his boots
[23:51] * Reis braces herself and throws another pair of long streams of magic.
[23:51] Ken: (hehee)
[23:51] Reis: roll 1d20+19
[23:51] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{26}
[23:52] Reis: roll 1d20+15
[23:52] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{20}
[23:52] Reis: (Both at the head)
[23:52] Alathon: both hit
[23:52] Reis: roll 7d10
[23:52] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 7d10 --> [ 7d10=25 ]{25}
[23:52] Reis: roll 7d10
[23:52] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 7d10 --> [ 7d10=30 ]{30}
[23:52] Alathon: Both hurt him noticeably.
[23:52] Alathon: Usagi gestures at him, and says something that's inaudible.
[23:52] Mani: (So... if we aim for the head when he's held, we do more damage with no effective penalty?)
[23:53] Alathon: More or less
[23:53] Reis: (Though I can do that even when he's good :P )
[23:53] Alathon: and unlike the woman with the warhammer, he doesn't have better weakspots to target
[23:53] Mani: (My turn?)
[23:53] Alathon: Yup
[23:54] * Mani smacks him about the head with her swords.
[23:54] Mani: roll 4#1d20
[23:54] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 4#1d20 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{2}, [ 1d20=1 ]{1}, [ 1d20=1 ]{1}, [ 1d20=13 ]{13}
[23:54] Alathon: you'll have to teleport to get there, or run, either way it's only two
[23:54] Alathon: ....
[23:54] Mani: (I'll take the 1st and last one, then. :) )
[23:54] Alathon: and that was some of the worst rolling I've ever seen
[23:54] Reis: (... Wow. Two critfails in a round is impressive in some way...)
[23:54] Alathon: The first one hits, the 2nd one just somehow hits his helm at a bad angle and glaces off.
[23:55] Mani: (Ok, what's the damage roll?)
[23:55] Alathon: d10 instead of d8
[23:55] Mani: roll 1d10+5 AP1
[23:55] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d10+5 AP1 --> [ 1d10=3 ]{8}
[23:55] Alathon: Fails to penetrate
[23:55] Alathon: That one cuts into his helm a bit, butdoesn't injure him.
[23:56] Alathon: Sheena is up.
[23:56] * Sheena waits to see if the guy breaks out again
[23:56] Alathon: ... oh wait, I forgot his will save vs Usagi
[23:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+16
[23:56] Reis: (... Maybe we should all hold back and pull off the non-attribute type of combination attack. That could end up a lot of damage ^_^ )
[23:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{28}
[23:56] Alathon: and yeah he makes it
[23:56] Mani: (What's the non-attribute type of combination attack?)
[23:57] Alathon: Okay, Sheena delays her action.
[23:57] Alathon: Ken is up
[23:57] * Ken delays his action until Enigma's turn
[23:57] Mani: (I'm going to have to go in a few minutes.)
[23:57] Alathon: Yuuno is still hiding.
[23:57] Reis: (Everyone takes a penalty and shoots at once, damage is all added up and applied to armour only once)
[23:57] Alathon: *nod*
[23:58] Alathon: good timing, then
[23:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+15
[23:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{26}
[23:58] Alathon: He's gone, leaving behind a faint odor of urine in the air.
[23:58] Kuonji: (awww)
[23:58] Alathon: Usagi takes a moment to heal herself again.
[23:58] * Ken sighs...
[23:59] Alathon: roll 4d8+8
[23:59] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=21 ]{29}
[23:59] Alathon: Then dismisses the bubble around her.
[23:59] Alathon: Usagi: "God.........."
[23:59] Sheena: "Damn it! They got away"
[23:59] * Ken empties the used energy cells from his rifle and loads it with fresh ones...
[23:59] Alathon: Usagi: "I tried to anchor him, and ..."
[23:59] Kuonji: "Shit!"
[23:59] Alathon: She trails off, furious.
[23:59] Alathon: She's actually almost panting she's so pissed off.
[23:59] * Kuonji becomes visible
[23:59] Sheena: "Boss they where all after you for some reason"
[23:59] Kuonji: "Usagi-sama... I have his pendant."
[00:00] * Reis turns to Usagi. "Are you all right, Usagi-san?"
[00:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah, it sure seems like it. Dammit. And, good."
[00:00] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Reis.
[00:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Close enough."
[00:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Now, let's have a look around for any more."
[00:00] Ken: "Yeah, you're welcome Kuonji..." he mutters with a sigh.
[00:00] Alathon: End here.
[00:00] Reis: "It could have been that she was simply the strongest of the group. Take out the best first and then clean up?"
[00:01] Sheena: good thing mani can piss off others so much and draw argo
[00:01] Mani: Annoying battle.
[00:01] Sheena: ya
[00:01] Sheena: i couldnt do much at all
[00:01] Alathon: annoying because it was long, or hard, or what?
[00:01] Ken: Indeed.
[00:01] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[00:01] Alathon: and yarrow, just because you have a good idea, doesn't mean it'll always work
[00:01] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[00:01] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[00:01] Kuonji: shoot, I was hoping to show the pendant to Usagi
[00:01] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[00:01] Pale_Wolf: Annoying because that guy had a fetish for my sword :P
[00:01] Rockman_Zero: I'd say it was a bit of all.
[00:01] Sheena: hmm
[00:02] Yarrow: Oh, I know it won't always work.
[00:02] Sheena: i would say annoying as i was out of shells
[00:02] Ataru: I can't believe it...
[00:02] Pale_Wolf: Yeah, but when it _does_, it's awesome, eh?
[00:02] Sheena: that would have been over fast with two clips of AP
[00:02] Rockman_Zero: Sorry again that I was late... Hope what I was able to do in combvat made up for it.
[00:02] Alathon: nod, you'll wanna fix that, you have CP invested in that cartridge system that needs uing ;p
[00:02] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[00:02] Ataru: I'm actully happier coming out of a game then I was going in for once
[00:02] Ataru: ^_^
[00:02] * Pale_Wolf is referencing Tsu's Reichert-trick, obviously ;)
[00:02] DCG: err al
[00:02] Alathon: regarding coups, or killing someone who's bound
[00:02] * Rockman_Zero is kinda sad he didn't get to RP at all during this session, but hopes his role in combat made up for it.
[00:02] DCG: you told me i have to wait on shells from the guys back home
[00:02] Alathon: I've been going on the 'anime genre' standard, where stuff like that generally doesn't happen
[00:02] Alathon: or have them made by Mani
[00:03] DCG: mani can only make one once in a while
[00:03] Yarrow: Long without accomplishing much, and it seemed like a few things we wanted to do were countered by rulings that need to be discussed.
[00:03] Alathon: I'm inclined to stand by them, I think they were generally right, balance and genre wise
[00:03] Alathon: but I'm open to reasons why it'd be better to do them another way
[00:03] Ataru: oh, actually one thing...
[00:03] Alathon: I'm just not gonna change something mid-battle from the way I understood it to work without a really, really good reason
[00:04] Ataru: is there teleport an ability, or a spell?
[00:04] Yarrow: I've always played (in D&D) that an incapacitated character with no allies on the field can be autokilled, but if they have allies, they can't.
[00:04] Alathon: Hm.
[00:04] Ataru: *their
[00:04] Alathon: by allies, you mean at all, or mobile/fighting?
[00:04] Ataru: arrg
[00:04] Pale_Wolf: Well, if you've got what's essentially infinite time and no obstacles, I'd presume so.
[00:04] Yarrow: That aren't also incapacitated.
[00:04] Ataru: lol
[00:05] Ataru: I want to perform a coup with a butterknife
[00:05] * Rockman_Zero will wait this part out for now before asking if he did good today or not, and goes off to grab something to eat...
[00:05] Ataru: XP?
[00:05] Alathon: that's a very reasonable standard.. for a more realistic game.
[00:06] DCG: was a good session.
[00:06] Alathon: I'm very, very hesitant to make this game more realistic, and generally try to enforce anime cliche standards, because allt hat stuff goes both ways, and more realistic combat means more deaths, straight up
[00:06] DCG: i was so focused i forgot i had to run off to puke
[00:06] Alathon: Your enemies aren't gonna hold back from spamming binds
[00:06] Pale_Wolf: Like we just did? :P
[00:06] Yarrow: Also, why would magical teleport not allow an attack afterwards while a nonmagical one would?
[00:06] DCG: Well
[00:06] DCG: Sheena had no choice
[00:07] DCG: it was her only real option at the time
[00:07] Alathon: because using a magic ability is in and of itself a standard action
[00:07] Alathon: whereas the teleport attribute alone is a move action
[00:07] DCG: belive me if the princess gave the go ahead she could pop to spreads and level the placce
[00:08] Pale_Wolf: Indeed. That could've been its own kind of fun ^_^
[00:08] Yarrow: Hmph.
[00:08] Alathon: eh, she has standards
[00:08] Rockman_Zero: By the way, you mentiones something about crushing/falling dammage for when I crushed the armoured dude.
[00:08] Pale_Wolf: ... Were there any civvies still living around there? Fleeing around our battle and such?
[00:08] Alathon: by the time you got to that room, they were dead or gone
[00:08] Alathon: it had been almost a minute, after all
[00:09] Pale_Wolf: I want to know how dumb I should feel for not instantly spamming with the AoEs :P
[00:09] Pale_Wolf: ... Darn.
[00:09] Alathon: and you saw how quickly those things worked in like.. five rounds, or thirty seconds
[00:09] Alathon: well
[00:09] Rockman_Zero: PW: At least you HAVE AoE's.
[00:09] Alathon: if you set the place on fire, or brought it down on your heads, that would have been Bad
[00:09] Alathon: it's ag ood thing you didn't ;p
[00:10] Pale_Wolf: Still... I could've slammed 24d8 damage on them!
[00:10] Pale_Wolf: On them ALL!
[00:10] Ataru: ...
[00:10] Ataru: 24d8?
[00:10] Rockman_Zero: Anyway Al, what do you say to crushing someone telekinetikally in armour?
[00:10] Ataru: what the fuck?
[00:10] Ataru: TWENTY FOUR D FUCKING EIGHT?
[00:10] Yarrow: I bet if I had that runesworde I would have been able to cut through their armor easily... ;)
[00:10] Rockman_Zero: You said something about it essentially equating to falling damage, but having to work it out later.
[00:10] Pale_Wolf: Two attacks in a round for 6d8 each, and they're both enduring, so they smack again next round.
[00:11] Ataru: oh
[00:11] Ataru: that's a lot different from 24d8
[00:11] Alathon: yeah, yeah you would
[00:11] Ataru: 24d8 implies the damage is dealt at once
[00:11] Alathon: and your stats are high enough that you'd have at least a fighting chance of dominating it, and forcing it to serve you
[00:11] Pale_Wolf: It adds up to 24d8, though armour's applied four times.
[00:11] Alathon: at least short term
[00:11] Alathon: mind shield helps there, as well
[00:12] Alathon: oh yeah, falling damage
[00:12] Alathon: I think that was actually addressed early in the game, now that I think of it
[00:12] Alathon: namely, armor works against it
[00:12] Alathon: the attribute, not normal physical armor
[00:12] Yarrow: And teleport with regard to things inside your clothing and such.
[00:12] Alathon: hm
[00:13] Alathon: it never even occured to me to have teleport NOT allow you to choose what you bring with it
[00:13] Alathon: it could be done on a 'distance from body' standard, I suppose
[00:13] Yarrow: Just seems to me if you're extending the power to bring your armor, you're bringing everything in it.
[00:13] Yarrow: Whereas you can easily teleport out of ropes w/o problem.
[00:13] Alathon: well, that'd also prevent you from doing something like teleporting and leaving arrows or bullets behind
[00:14] Alathon: and you could block someone from teleporting by crucifying them.. that'd explain the roman's fascination with that form of execution
[00:14] Alathon: I dunno, when I think of teleportation, my 'gold standard' is how xellos uses it in slayers
[00:14] Yarrow: Unless you ruled that most of the crucifix is outside the body, allowing you to teleport away from it.
[00:15] Alathon: and just bring the nails with you? but, that'd be seperating them from the cross
[00:15] Alathon: eh
[00:15] Ataru: XP?
[00:15] Alathon: oh yeah
[00:15] Alathon: um, one sec
[00:16] Yarrow: Or not bringing the nails because they're considered part of it. Anyway, I'm too tired to discuss this.
[00:16] Alathon: *nod*
[00:16] Alathon: just keep in mind, as it stands you have the same ability to teleport out of bindings, or a cement block for that matter.
[00:17] Alathon: I'll think about it, it could be reasonable to revise it
[00:17] Yarrow: Yeah. I think it's just the specific idea of being able to bring your armor but not something that's in your armor that bugs me.
[00:17] Alathon: 2750 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 27

[18:14] Alathon: anyways, let's get started
[18:14] DCG: no rock?
[18:14] DCG: hmm
[18:14] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[18:14] Sheena: im out of ammo as well =\
[18:14] Alathon: we left off last week with the party a bit banged up, after a couple moderately unpleasant fights within the confines of the Marriot
[18:14] Sheena: (moderately?)
[18:14] Alathon: the once pleasant upscale hotel is now, well, pretty much trashed.
[18:15] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:15] Yarrow: ("What do you mean you're charging us for *all* the damage?!")
[18:15] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:15] Kuonji: (DCG, is Sheena a punk rocker?)
[18:15] Alathon: Your enemies have largely been steely-skinned, red-eyed, humanoids with claws.. lots of claws when they're moving.
[18:15] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:16] Alathon: Also present were a heavily armored woman with an oversized warhammer and a serious case of steroid abuse, and a spellcaster of some sort in even heavier armor.
[18:16] Sheena: (wtf kinda question is that?)
[18:16] Alathon: ((a spiritual one?))
[18:16] Sheena: (damn tank mages)
[18:17] Alathon: Reis was badly hurt in the first fight, and Usagi in the 2nd, with others suffering moderate to serious injuries as well.
[18:17] Alathon: We pick up moments after the armored spellcaster vanished.
[18:17] Kuonji: (sorry, my ipod has interesting timing :P)
[18:17] Kuonji: (I had to ask)
[18:18] Alathon: Compared to the hallways and rooms outside, there don't appear to be any Nevadan survivors in this room.
[18:18] Alathon: Usagi busies herself healing.. herself.
[18:18] * Mani goes around making sure the grey things aren't going to heal up from their injuries.
[18:19] Alathon: You can decapitate them pretty much at will. Which is a good idea.
[18:19] * Kuonji will decapitate the nearest ones
[18:19] Sheena: "Mani you ok? That crazy chick got some good hits in"
[18:19] * Sheena looks around the room for magic
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi: "What Sheena said.. who needs healing?"
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Other than Mani, that is."
[18:20] * Reis is leaning on her knees and catching her breath.
[18:20] Sheena: "Reis got hurt bad"
[18:20] Alathon: Usagi will slowly walk over to Mani, picking her way around corpses on the ground.
[18:20] Kuonji: "I'm good." *Kuonji's voice rings out from no where
[18:20] Mani: "I'll be healed up in about 5 minutes, if we don't get into another fight before then."
[18:20] * Kuonji will coup any grey faces in the room while Usagi is healing
[18:21] Sheena: "Sakura did you finsh off the rest of thoes grey guys? They all had a lot of left of magical engery on there bodies."
[18:21] Alathon: ((you only suffered 50 damage?))
[18:21] Alathon: ((oh, nm, 80))
[18:21] Mani: (About 65)
[18:21] Kuonji: "Working on it."
[18:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Well, I'm not willing to bet on us having five minutes.. though.."
[18:22] Reis: (Fuuuuuck this hurts.)
[18:22] Alathon: Usagi pauses when she reaches Mani.
[18:22] Kuonji: (have I got them all?)
[18:22] Alathon: Usagi: "I don't feel anything off, the way I did moments ago.. you?"
[18:22] Alathon: Mani and Kuonji have accounted for all of the greyfaces, who are now headless.
[18:23] * Sheena Lets her fuku dispell and reform into her uniform but still has dark heart at the ready
[18:23] * Mani shakes her head.
[18:23] Mani: "Me, either."
[18:23] Sheena: (i see any magic?)
[18:23] Alathon: roll 4d8+8
[18:23] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=16 ]{24}
[18:23] Alathon: roll 4d8+8
[18:23] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=19 ]{27}
[18:23] Mani: "Does that take anything out of you?"
[18:23] Alathon: Usagi finishes healing Mani, before she responds.
[18:24] Alathon: Usagi: "A little, yes.. but honestly, it's not terribly strenuous."
[18:24] Alathon: Usagi: "And yes, I'll see to everyone here who's not already gone."
[18:24] Alathon: Usagi paues.
[18:24] * Mani nods.
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi: "In fact.. Kuonji, I'd appreciate it if you'd have a look-see around the hotel, make sure there're no more obvious hostiles."
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi then walks over to Reis, and places a soft hand on her shoulder.
[18:25] Alathon: roll 4d8+8
[18:25] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=17 ]{25}
[18:25] Kuonji: "Was just about to ask for permission to do that."
[18:25] Alathon: roll 4d8+8
[18:25] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=8 ]{16}
[18:25] Kuonji: "Any particular route you'd like me to take?"
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi: "check upstairs."
[18:25] Mani: "I should be able to help with healing to some exent, too..."
[18:25] * Sheena picks up her spent mag and kicks one of her spent shell caseings
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi nods at Mani.
[18:26] Sheena: "I hate being useless like that"
[18:26] Alathon: Usagi: "That'd be good, with the sheer number of people here.."
[18:26] Kuonji: "Yes, Ma'am."
[18:26] Alathon: Usagi looks around the room.
[18:26] * Kuonji makes his way out of the room and upstairs
[18:27] * Reis looks up. "Oh, sorry Usagi-san, I'm just tired. They didn't go after me this time."
[18:27] * Sheena walks over to check the grey guys bodies
[18:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright, let's give Kuonji thirty seconds, then get down to business. Reis, Mani, Ryo, you're on triage.. do what you can until I can get to 'em. Tourniquetes, direct pressure, etc.."
[18:27] Reis: (Bleh. For now I'm going to be rather out of it - extreme pain from my jaw)
[18:27] Mani: "Magic."
[18:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Sheena, head outside.. fly up.. get back here in two minutes. I want to know if there's any evidecne of similar disturbances in the city."
[18:28] Alathon: ((ugh))
[18:28] Alathon: Usagi nods at Mani.
[18:28] Sheena: "Hey Dr.yunno get out here. You can help to."
[18:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Within reason."
[18:28] Mani: (Ow. When are you going to be able to get that taken care of?)
[18:28] * Mani nods.
[18:28] Mani: "Don't wear myself out. Got it."
[18:28] Sheena: "Ok ill go check, care full around these bodies. Im picking up magic gear on allof them"
[18:29] Reis: (Not sure yet)
[18:29] * Sheena heads out to the front of the IN
[18:29] Alathon: Usagi heads out of the lounge, and begins healing those who are still alive.
[18:29] Alathon: Usagi speaks as she works.
[18:30] * Mani heads out, looking for other survivors.
[18:30] Alathon: Usagi: "And.. yeah, what Sheena said. Leave those things' corpses alone until we can figure out what sort of residual magics they have."
[18:30] * Sheena checks her com, fixs her flight mask, and shoots up half a mile to look over the city
[18:30] Reis: (And another blah: afk for a few minutes for dinner. Assume I'm doing whatever I'm asked 'till I'm back)
[18:30] Alathon: ... rather than do a whole helluva lot of rolling, I'll just say this. The party will succeed in saving dozens of peoples lives, though some of them will have permanent disabilities. Most of the people in the marriot, however, are dead.
[18:32] Alathon: Ranging from the elderly gentlemen and young women in the Brown Room, to the staff in the kitchen.
[18:33] Kuonji: "Usagi-sama, the upstairs appears to be free from hostiles currently. There are a lot of bodies, and a some very frightened people hiding."
[18:33] * Kuonji phases back into the visible spectrum
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi: "Understood, thank you."
[18:34] * Sheena is done flying around and meets back up with the boss
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi, and pretty much everyone else who helped her, has a lot of blood on them.
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Sheena.
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "What've you got?"
[18:35] Mani: (Oh. Now I thought of a question. Do the communicators have text-to-speech and speech-to-text functions?)
[18:35] Sheena: "No signs of battle any where else in the city"
[18:35] Alathon: ((Speech to text, as far as you know0)
[18:35] Sheena: "And there's a large group of milita and crims heading this way"
[18:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Good, and good."
[18:36] Mani: (Thanks. That'll help for communicating with superspy Sakura. :) )
[18:36] Alathon: At this point, there are a fair number of people sort of milling around the lobby, unsure what to do, and rather afraid to do anything.
[18:37] * Mani dismisses her armor, getting rid of a lot of blood that isn't hers.
[18:37] Alathon: *nod*, if you made inquiries with R&D, you could probably get text to speech as well. it's not an unknown technology, just not one terribly relevant for ops people
[18:37] Mani: (Yeah. Mani will bring it up. Just not right now. :) )
[18:38] * Sheena puts away her flight mask and pulls another pair of shades out of her top
[18:38] Alathon: Ken doesn't seem to be taking this whole bloody episode terribly well, but he hasn't tossed his cookies.
[18:39] Alathon: He does look somewhere between horrified and nauseous, however.
[18:39] * Sheena checks on reis
[18:39] Sheena: (but dont get much talking as its dinner time..)
[18:40] Alathon: Reis is physically well, though probably still a little shocky after suffering repeated serious injuries.
[18:40] Alathon: When Usagi sees the Crimsons coming, she issues some orders.
[18:41] Alathon: Usagi: "Mani, they know you, so you've got dibs on explaining this. Myself, Ken, and Reis are going to have a 2nd look around for anyone we missed on the first go-round."
[18:41] * Kuonji checks on Ken
[18:41] Mani: "Right."
[18:41] Alathon: Ken isn't feeling terribly well, but denies it when asked.
[18:41] Alathon: He looks uncertain whether going with Usagi is a good or bad thing, but does so smartly, and Reis follows.
[18:42] * Mani says to the others, "Remember not to refer to Usagi by her title around the Nevadans."
[18:42] Sheena: "ya"
[18:42] Alathon: You do realize you're around nevadans right now, right? ;
[18:42] Mani: (Unless that's changed during the break.)
[18:42] * Sheena will follow Mani
[18:42] Kuonji: (mani was speacing in Japanese :P)
[18:42] Kuonji: (speaking)
[18:42] Alathon: *nod* that works
[18:43] Alathon: you might wanna specify japanese speech with "< xxx >"
[18:43] * Kuonji as well
[18:43] Sheena: (nevadanns; what the hell does hime mean?)
[18:43] Mani: (Yeah... I wouldn't say it so Nevadans would overhear/understand.)
[18:43] Alathon: ((he may.. or he may not ;p ))
[18:43] Kuonji: (/me points at Usagi "Sore wa... hime desu.")
[18:43] Alathon: Among the Crimsons, though not right at the front, is Colonel brady.
[18:44] Mani: (I didn't specify Japanese, because I didn't think any were near us)
[18:44] * Mani goes over to meet the Crimsons.
[18:44] Alathon: There'll be a couple tense moments when everyone busts into the lobby guns and flames ready, but seeing that there's a lot of unharmed people around, they'll chill.
[18:44] Alathon: Brady will be barking out orders to, unsurprisingly, have the place searched, get medical help for people, etc.
[18:45] * Sheena just pushes her glasses up a bit
[18:45] Alathon: He'll notice Mani first.
[18:45] * Mani waits for Brady to finish giving orders.
[18:45] Alathon: Brady: "Ma'am.. miss Mani, what the.. happened here?"
[18:45] Alathon: He forcibly restrains himself from saying more.
[18:45] Mani: "Colonel Brady."
[18:45] Alathon: As soon as he speaks, a dozen or more Nevadans start babbling
[18:45] Alathon: All pretty much on the theme of "grey monsters attacked us"
[18:46] Mani: "It seems more extradimensional creatures popped in and started going on a killing spree."
[18:46] * Sheena pokes one of the grey things with the but end of her staff
[18:46] * Mani makes a face.
[18:46] Alathon: Brady nods to Mani.
[18:46] Alathon: Brady: "Understood.. one minute."
[18:46] Alathon: Brady: "Men, get these people outside, now!"
[18:47] Alathon: He'll end up getting corralled into a couple minutes of arguments, but eventually get everyone out of the inn, leaving it very quiet.
[18:47] * Mani waits patiently.
[18:47] Alathon: He'll eventually make it back to the party.
[18:48] Alathon: Brady: "Alright.. I've.. damn."
[18:48] Alathon: Brady actually looks a little nauseous looking aroundt he place.
[18:48] Kuonji: "Forgive me for interupting, but if you find any of these things, and they're head is still attached to the body, I reccomend seperating them. We're not sure but it looks like they can heal themselves, even after 'dieing'."
[18:48] Alathon: Brady: "Is there anywhere in here they didn't hit?"
[18:49] Alathon: Brady looks irritated for a moment, but the look fades quickly at Kuonjis explanation.
[18:49] Alathon: Bready: "Understood.. in fact.. damn."
[18:49] Sheena: "Ya its bad in here.. Think they got just about every place"
[18:49] Alathon: Brady will then head over to a cluster of militiamen at the entrance tot he lobby.. after a word with them, most of them go off running in two's.
[18:49] Mani: "There are a few places they didn't hit. The places without people, unfortunately."
[18:50] Alathon: Brady: "I.. damn."
[18:50] Alathon: Brady: "I thought I'd seen the worst I'd ever at Eastham... but.."
[18:51] Alathon: Brady looks around, his eyes pausing on two dead women in their mid twenties, before returning to the party.
[18:51] Sheena: "Another interuption im afaid, Colonel i can see a bunch of left over magic items/gear on some of these bodies. May want your men to be carefull"
[18:51] Reis: (Okay, I'm back. And whoo, the pain's faded!)
[18:51] Alathon: ((cool.. reis is out of the room atm, but she'll be back shortly))
[18:51] Sheena: "We don't want some one finding another living sword.."
[18:51] * Mani nods.
[18:51] Reis: (Yeah, catching up now)
[18:52] Alathon: Brady: "Understood. I've already given orders to avoid contact with any obviously nonhuman beings. Never know what'll be poisonous or maybe not quite dead."
[18:52] Alathon: Brady takes a deep breath.
[18:52] Alathon: Brady: "So... forgive my bluntness, but do any of you know what these things actually are?"
[18:53] *** Rockman_Zero has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:53] *** Rockman_Zero is now known as Ken.
[18:53] Mani: "Biologically, no. They seemed to serve as minions or shock troops, though."
[18:54] Alathon: ((sup, rz))
[18:54] Mani: "There were two human-looking people who seemed to be in charge of them."
[18:54] Ken: ((Not much... Shopping took longer than I thought.))
[18:54] Reis: (Yo Rockosaurus. You and I are presently out with Usagi looking for any further survivors)
[18:54] Alathon: ((short version.. the party went around healing and helping who they could, and now the crimsons/militia are here; brady is talking to mani and the party. Ken, Reis, and Usagi are out of the room at the moment, looking for any more injured people.))
[18:55] Ken: ((Cool))
[18:55] Alathon: Brady: "Did you recognize them? Was it.. Reichert?"
[18:55] Alathon: He seems a little afraid to ask the last question.
[18:56] Sheena: "Reichert's Dead, Me and the oldman took care of him durning the last attack"
[18:56] Mani: "We recognized one of them--we encountered, and so far as we knew, killed her in the town we went to before Carson City."
[18:56] Alathon: Brady: "We thought he was dead before.. but, never mind that."
[18:56] Alathon: He looks back to Mani.
[18:56] Mani: "She's an incredibly strong woman in plate and chain armor who wields a massive hammer."
[18:57] Alathon: Brady: "Wait.. you say you killed her?"
[18:57] Alathon: Brady: "Then how'd..."
[18:57] Kuonji: ("She got better.")
[18:57] Alathon: He trails off, looking increasingly worried.
[18:57] Mani: "We thought so. She may not have been quite dead."
[18:57] * Mani scowls.
[18:57] Mani: "Or, she may have come or been brought back to life."
[18:58] Alathon: Brady looks just a little stunned by that idea.. but gets over it soon enough.
[18:58] Mani: "The other one, who seemed to outrank her was a man in full plate armor who seemed to have both telekinetic and magical abilities. He could also teleport."
[18:58] * Mani looks disgusted.
[18:58] Mani: "They both got away."
[18:58] Alathon: Soon after, multiple militiamen and a crimson you don't recognize are heading over and trying to get his attention.
[18:59] Mani: "Apparently, they were able to go back to wherever they came from."
[18:59] Alathon: Brady: "Or maybe just a couple miles outside of town?"
[18:59] Alathon: Brady: Damn, I --"
[18:59] Mani: "Maybe... but the woman didn't seem able to teleport normally, but she vanished before we could kill her."
[19:00] * Mani waits.
[19:00] Alathon: Brady: "Miss Mani, if we could talk later, I'd deeply.. wait, so, she could teleport, but didn't except when she was about to die?"
[19:00] Alathon: He holds up a hand to several people, motioning for them to shut their yap.
[19:00] Mani: "Yes, which is why I think it was a last ditch escape back home. Mmm, something Usagi said supported that, too, I think."
[19:01] Alathon: Brady: "We'll have to talk more about this later, I need to get things in hand here."
[19:01] Mani: "Of course. Is there anything in particular you'd like us to do?"
[19:01] Alathon: Brady: "I.. damn, I don't know."
[19:01] * Mani nods.
[19:02] Mani: "We'll do what looks like it needs doing, then."
[19:02] Alathon: Bready: "To be clear, the hotel was attacked by a couple heavily armored humans, and a bunch of these grey clawed things.. you defended yourselves.. drove off or killed the ones attacking you?"
[19:03] Mani: "We sensed something was ... wrong and came out of our room to find it. We saw the grey things slaughtering people and engaged them. We soon came upon their leaders, who engaged us."
[19:03] Alathon: Brady: "Alright."
[19:03] Alathon: Bready: 'Thank you."
[19:04] Alathon: He'll head off at this point and get in a heated discussion with a couple crimsons and what looks to be a senior militiaman, off to the side.
[19:04] Mani: "Let's find Usagi."
[19:04] Alathon: There seems to be some question of how to handle the survivors, and the news of the attack in general.
[19:04] Sheena: "right"
[19:04] * Kuonji nods
[19:05] Sheena: "Lest they didn't blame us for this"
[19:05] * Mani heads off in the direction she went.
[19:05] * Sheena keeps along with mani
[19:05] Kuonji: "Yet."
[19:05] Alathon: You'll find Usagi quickly enough, she's heading back with Reis and Ken, looking for you all.
[19:05] Mani: (I assume we turned off our uniforms once the battle was over.)
[19:06] Alathon: Ken still looks a little queasy, and Reis a little shellshocked, but they're both pretty much over it.
[19:07] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. what's the deal with the locals?"
[19:08] Mani: "They're trying to figure out just how to deal with ... all of this."
[19:09] Alathon: Usagi: "Hopefully not blaming us, or insinuating..."
[19:09] Alathon: She trails off.
[19:09] Sheena: "There's a good sized mix of crim's and milita outside and inside now."
[19:09] Alathon: Usagi: "You know what.. we should find ourselves a room. There's another conference room over that way, one nobody was in.
[19:09] Alathon: Usagi turns around, and heads back the way she came.
[19:09] * Mani follows.
[19:10] * Mani waits until everyone's in the room and the door's closed.
[19:10] Mani: "They're not going to touch any of the grey things, except to behead them. And Colonel Brady, at least, doesn't show signs of blaming us."
[19:10] Sheena: "Thats what figered they would do as well, but the colone seemed more interested in hearing what happened from mani then blaming any one"
[19:10] * Sheena says this after mani and she's well in the room
[19:10] Mani: "I didn't say that they may have been after us, or you, at that time, though."
[19:10] Alathon: Usagi will close the door, then take a moment to press her hand against the door, before having a seat.
[19:11] Kuonji: "Yeah, but we're dealing with the militia right now... Who know what the politicians will say."
[19:11] Mani: "He was most interested in finding out what happened quickly."
[19:11] Alathon: Usagi listens for a mment, then pipes up.
[19:11] Alathon: Usagi: "Weren't a lot of the surviving political leaders congretating here?"
[19:11] Alathon: Usagi: "Or some of them, at least?"
[19:11] Mani: "Yes."
[19:12] Alathon: Usagi just closes her eyes and leans her head back, in thought, talking to the ceiling.
[19:12] Alathon: Usagi: "So... motives... us, them.. me?"
[19:12] Mani: "Or a list of prominent targets."
[19:13] Alathon: Usagi: "A three for one special?"
[19:13] * Mani nods.
[19:14] * Reis follows quietly.
[19:14] Sheena: "They started open slaugter and hit the people first, and thoes two leaders it seems whiped out that spific room thems selfs"
[19:14] Mani: "It's possible they didn't even know we were there."
[19:14] Sheena: "After stoping you tho.. There targets shifted"
[19:14] Mani: (spotting?)
[19:14] Sheena: *spoting
[19:14] Sheena: (yes)
[19:14] Alathon: Usagi: "That could just be decent battle tactics, however.. same thing they did piling on Reis earlier."
[19:15] Sheena: "One of them pointed at her and said mage"
[19:15] Sheena: "Then well.."
[19:15] Mani: "In fact, if they knew we were in our room, I think they would have tried to deal with us specifically in some way."
[19:15] * Sheena looks over to Reis
[19:15] Kuonji: (is it ok to refer to Usagi as Usagi-hime?)
[19:15] Alathon: Usagi: "And.. yeah. I don't know.. doesn't seem like a straight terror attack, if it was, they could have been much, much more effective with just a couple of those things, spread all over the city."
[19:15] Sheena: "We need to work out some kind of magical armor for you"
[19:15] Alathon: Usagi: "no way the militiamen could hae dealt with them, except with great numbers."
[19:15] * Reis looks up. "Magical armour?"
[19:15] Alathon: ((yes))
[19:16] Alathon: ((but not required, and she Did request that people not be formal with her, a while back))
[19:16] Sheena: "Yes, the getup i end upin."
[19:16] Kuonji: (right)
[19:16] Sheena: (does usagi go into her fuku at all?)
[19:16] Sheena: (or was she kicking ass plancothed)
[19:16] * Reis thinks back. "Ah, I see..."
[19:16] Mani: "I think they would have either tried to avoid us for as long as possible to take out other targets or sent a large group at us to try to overwhelm or simply delay us."
[19:16] Alathon: ((not as far as you've seen.. but every time she's known she was going into combat, she prepared with a series of magical effects that look to be some sort of protective shield))
[19:16] * Ken looks over Sheena's getup and grins slightly with a pink tinge on his cheeks, but says nothing...
[19:17] Mani: "Or come at us with everything they had, of course."
[19:17] Kuonji: "Uh, Usagi-sama, I was a bit curious about something..."
[19:17] Alathon: Usagi: "If they knew.. yeah. Or perhaps... damn. Yes, Sakura?"
[19:17] Kuonji: "What should I do with the captured magical artifact?"
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi: "Wait.. that pendant the guy was using when he healed?"
[19:18] Kuonji: "Yes, ma'am."
[19:18] Ken: "Yeah, shot it out of his hands..."
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi: "let's see it."
[19:19] * Kuonji nods, and pushes his fingers under his bandana
[19:19] * Kuonji pulls out the artifact
[19:19] * Ken blinks
[19:19] * Kuonji holds the item out in front of him, and attempts to check it with his ki sense
[19:20] Kuonji: roll 1d20+4
[19:20] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{24}
[19:20] Ken: "Huh, go figure... I didn't think a thing like that could be hideen under a bandanna like that."
[19:20] Alathon: Usagi stares at it intently for a few moments, before looking back to Kuonji.
[19:20] Kuonji: (wasted crit T_T)
[19:20] Kuonji: (I just wanted to make sure it wasn't alive)
[19:20] Mani: (Oh, random number generators don't work that way. :p )
[19:20] Alathon: ((heh.. yeah, it's not alive))
[19:20] Alathon: ((if only we had real random number generators, and not ones running off a mathematical roller coaster
[19:21] * Sheena lets her glasses slide down as she stares at it
[19:21] Alathon: The pendant itself is black iron.. possibly wrought iron.
[19:21] Sheena: "What ever it is, its not magical"
[19:21] Sheena: "Some kind of focus then?"
[19:21] Mani: "A focus, then."
[19:21] Alathon: It's a heavy central hub, with three curving arms coming off it.. each of those arms with a trailing bit on the end.
[19:22] * Kuonji nods
[19:22] Sheena: "I watched our armored friend channel a good amount of magic into it."
[19:22] Sheena: "It then hit hammerlady and healed her fully
[19:22] * Kuonji kinda wishes he had magic now
[19:22] Alathon: Usagi nods, slowly.
[19:22] Sheena: "twice"
[19:22] Ken: "Probably, a pluss two medal of focusing...., or something huh."
[19:22] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. it's not magical now, is it?"
[19:22] Sheena: "No it just a pice of iron now"
[19:23] Kuonji: (lol, we get the most useless IoP in history, lovely.)
[19:23] * Sheena takes off her glasses and rubes her eyes a bit
[19:23] Mani: "Or maybe some sort of magically activated tool?"
[19:23] Sheena: "but i am new at this"
[19:23] Sheena: "so be carefull"
[19:23] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. it's some sort of focus, perhaps?"
[19:23] Alathon: Usagi: "Or perhaps it's shielded from detection... damn."
[19:23] * Sheena slips her shades back on
[19:23] Sheena: "For all we know it could just be "off""
[19:24] Mani: "Do we want to play with it or send it back to experts back home?"
[19:24] Sheena: "Im sure there's more to be found on the bodies"
[19:24] * Mani doesn't sound like she thinks playing with it is automatically bad.
[19:24] Sheena: "Girls at home will be bisy"
[19:24] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd say.. hm."
[19:24] Alathon: Usagi: "I suppose I better take it back."
[19:25] Alathon: She fishes around somewhere, and pulls out... a baggie.
[19:25] Alathon: She holds out the baggie to Kuonji.
[19:25] Mani: "And what about the items on the grey corpses?"
[19:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Drop it in this."
[19:25] * Ken glances at Reis and muters, "Just the girls? Humph!"
[19:25] * Kuonji drops it in
[19:25] Alathon: She zips it up, burps the air out of it, and pockets it.
[19:26] Kuonji: (bye bye loot ;_;)
[19:26] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd say destroy it, if I knew for sure that there wouldn't be some sort of backlash."
[19:26] Ken: ((Don't worry, I'm sure it'll come back to haunt us later. :) ))
[19:26] Alathon: Usagi: "And yes, it's about time we had a look at those.. in a couple minutes."
[19:27] Alathon: Usagi: "I should tell you all now, I'm going to have to head back to Crystal Tokyo."
[19:27] * Mani nods.
[19:27] Alathon: She looks a little irritated at this.
[19:27] Alathon: Usagi: "I promised, and.. well, that's that."
[19:27] * Mani nods again.
[19:27] Ken: "Understood."
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi: "You all will be coming back with me."
[19:28] * Kuonji blinks
[19:28] Sheena: "Ok... we are/"
[19:28] Mani: "That, unexpected, I'll admit."
[19:28] Mani: *that's
[19:28] Ken: "Priority shift?"
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi: "I would have liked to keep Ken out here a bit longer, but right now, we're awfully exposed."
[19:28] Sheena: "yes, suprising."
[19:28] * Reis blinks and nods.
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Have you considered the possibility that this team was the target?"
[19:28] Kuonji: ("Will... Saturn-sama be there?" :p)
[19:28] Sheena: "Yes ma'am"
[19:29] Alathon: ((no, she's blowing up juraian tree ships))
[19:29] Reis: "Are we going to be applied to the problem with Siam?"
[19:29] Mani: "A target, yes."
[19:29] Alathon: ((or otherwise dealing with out-system threats ;p ))
[19:29] Kuonji: (when can kuonji sign up for deep space detail? :P)
[19:29] Ken: ((Hotaru vs the Borg!))
[19:29] Alathon: Usagi: "I.. don't know. I still think you're the best choice for observers in the AFS, but.."
[19:29] Alathon: Usagi trails off.
[19:30] Mani: (Right away. His spacesuit is backordered and will catch up with him, however.)
[19:30] Sheena: "Well unexpcted, We could use a bit of a break"
[19:30] Alathon: Usagi blinks when Sheena says that.
[19:30] Alathon: Usagi: "I... yes, I suppose you could."
[19:30] Sheena: "It's been hevey combat, or something going on the last few days"
[19:30] Mani: "That's true, also. We were discussing it before you came back with Ken."
[19:30] Alathon: Usagi: "This has obviously been an exceptionally stressful week."
[19:31] Mani: "We know the timing isn't very good for it, but the past few days have been ..."
[19:31] Mani: "Difficult to deal with."
[19:31] * Ken shrugs, "Hey, I'm juyst sorry I couldn't be here with you guys sooner is all."
[19:31] Sheena: "I don't want time off.. but a chance to rearm at the very lest"
[19:31] Alathon: Usagi: "Understood."
[19:31] Sheena: "I could have helped end that last fight much quicker..."
[19:32] Alathon: Usagi: "In fact.. you definately need some time off. That's one of those things I may not quite have the perspective on to really recognize... don't hesitate to speak up about that."
[19:32] * Mani smiles slightly.
[19:32] Mani: "We were going to, but then the attack came."
[19:32] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[19:33] * Mani frowns as she thinks of the attack.
[19:33] Sheena: "Premission for a bit of time before we leave?"
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "This situation is getting out of control.. we should either have a military presence here, or no presence."
[19:33] Sheena: "I want to see if Celese is still here, and ask her some questions"
[19:33] * Mani nods.
[19:33] Kuonji: "What do you think will be most likely Usagi-sama?"
[19:33] Mani: "I agree."
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi pauses, considering Sheena's question.
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "I don't know, that depends on what they want."
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "And.. granted, Sheena."
[19:35] Alathon: Usagi: "Hmm.. what did you have in mind?"
[19:35] Sheena: (that to me?)
[19:38] Sheena: "Was going to thank her for the help in tracking down that sword, Then see if she knew any thing about problems with our world or Dimension as it is. Seems to easy for any out of town scumbag or merc to drop in and caus problems"
[19:39] Alathon: Usagi ponders this for a moment.
[19:39] Alathon: Usagi: "You did notice the thematic similarity between many of these things, and her.. did you not?"
[19:39] Kuonji: "You mean the grey?"
[19:39] * Reis blinks.
[19:39] Kuonji: "Shifting in and out of dimension at will?"
[19:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[19:40] Alathon: Usagi: "That's something I've seen before.. not this particular theme, but a certain.. commonality.. among enemies."
[19:40] Alathon: Usagi: "We shouldn't count on it, or assume it's true, but.. we should be aware of it."
[19:42] Sheena: "hmm"
[19:42] * Sheena opens her top a bitmore and pulls out a glaring red and yellow shell
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi raises one eyebrow.
[19:42] Sheena: "Well if worse comes to worse i can take out that little pocket dim she's in"
[19:43] Alathon: Usagi: "And yourself as well? Don't do that."
[19:43] Kuonji: "And uhh... How will you get back out?"
[19:43] Sheena: "Heh.. ya working on that part"
[19:43] * Reis frowns. "Senpai... do you want some cover just in case?"
[19:43] * Kuonji rolls his eyes
[19:43] * Sheena looks over to Reis and hmmmms
[19:44] Sheena: "Not sure Reis, That much talent in one place might give her a stroke"
[19:44] * Reis blinks.
[19:44] * Kuonji puts his head in his hands
[19:44] Alathon: Usagi: "Cover.. hm.."
[19:45] * Sheena puts her hand on sakura sholder
[19:45] Alathon: Usagi: "If you do go, go as a party, not alone."
[19:45] Sheena: "Don't worrie, you grow up one of these days"
[19:45] Sheena: "Your the boss"
[19:45] * Sheena settels down as the order
[19:45] Sheena: (*at)
[19:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Before you do that, check out those corpses."
[19:46] Mani: (And I'm the sub-boss. Not as hard (usually), but good for a plot point and some decent xp! :) )
[19:46] Kuonji: (Mani's new name is Mid-Boss?)
[19:46] Alathon: Usagi: "You'll probably want to clear wandering around town with that Crimson, or whoever the hell's in charge as well. After a mess like this, they've gotta be on edge."
[19:46] Alathon: ((haha.. mid-boss..))
[19:46] Mani: "All right. Do you want us to collect and bag anything magical on them?"
[19:46] Sheena: ((all hail mid-boss err mani)
[19:46] Alathon: ((somehow, I don't think she has the hair for it))
[19:47] Mani: (hair?)
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi: "That'd be for the best.. in fact, avoid touching anything."
[19:47] Reis: (...? Damn, now I really want to play Disgaea to find out what you're talking about)
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi fishes around, and breaks out two boxes.. one of latex rubber gloves, and one of zip-loc bags.
[19:47] Alathon: She offers them to Mani.
[19:47] Ken: "Hmm, if anyone really needs to move anything, I could utilise my stand to that end."
[19:47] * Mani accepts them.
[19:47] Mani: "Handy."
[19:48] Alathon: Usagi nods at Ken.
[19:48] Alathon: Usagi: "A good idea as well, probably safer than using gloves."
[19:48] * Mani nods.
[19:48] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[19:48] Mani: "Are you subject to any effects that could pass through your stand to you?"
[19:49] Ken: "To be honest, I'm not sure... But my stand is capable of rather powerful telekinesis."
[19:49] Mani: "Ah. That's good."
[19:49] Ken: "So if anything, I'd probably be using that to move any opbjects."
[19:49] * Ken ponders a bit...
[19:49] Mani: "Right."
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi: "I need.. well, I said, I'd head back if.. damn."
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[19:50] Ken: "I suppose a full briefing on Mine and Enigma's capabilities might have to wait another time then."
[19:50] * Ken turns to Usagi and salutes...
[19:51] Sheena: "You had a good showing in that fight"
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi nods in return to Ken's salute.
[19:51] Ken: "An honour fighting by your side, ma'am."
[19:51] * Kuonji considers plugging the family restraunt to Usagi
[19:51] Mani: "Should we have Yuuno take us back to Crystal Tokyo after we finish here or will you send us further instructions?"
[19:51] * Ken glances at Sheena and grins, "I did, didn't I?"
[19:51] Mani: (Afk a minute)
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Be back in Crystal Tokyo within twenty-four hours."
[19:51] Sheena: "Ma'am, where at in crystal tokyo?"
[19:52] * Kuonji nods
[19:52] Sheena: "I dont think showing up at the old office will help right now"
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Um.. damn"
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi rattles off an address. Ken and Reis recognize it, they interviewed there.
[19:53] * Sheena leans over to sakura some
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll leave instructions that you be taken care of."
[19:53] Sheena: "did we clean up before we left or not? I forgot"
[19:53] Kuonji: "Me too..."
[19:53] Sheena: "Crap.."
[19:54] Sheena: (3 of us do have a nice place after all, well 4 with the amasing kittymon)
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: 'Hell.. you'll get a ch ance to do that meet and greet with Ken, here."
[19:54] Mani: (Back)
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Back home, I mean.."
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Damn I'm tired.."
[19:56] Ken: "Earl Grey Tea might help."
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. have that talk with Celeste, and have a word with whoever you trust in the Crimsons as well. Crystal Tokyo's policy at this point as that we are withdrawing our people from an obviously hostile situation, pending consideration of what sort of presence we should have here."
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah, mom'll okay that."
[19:56] Sheena: "I would say hide out at our place, but i forgot what state we lft it in"
[19:56] * Mani nods.
[19:57] Alathon: Usagi: "You can say that we'll re-establish contact shortly.. and we will. But I think either Jupiter or.. damn.. Mars, maybe.. will be handling that."
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Or maybe Dad."
[19:58] Sheena: "An unguarded and open building like the consulte.. i guess that isnt going to happen again"
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "No."
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Though who knows what they'll make of his outfit.. though I suppose it's no wierder to 'em than the fukus."
[19:59] Alathon: ((yes, he wears the stupid top hat and mask ;p ))
[20:00] Mani: (What color is the whole thing these days? :) )
[20:00] Alathon: ((unless I'm badly misremembering and CT endymion didn't))
[20:00] Ken: ((Is it treason to laugh at that? :P))
[20:00] Kuonji: (lol)
[20:00] Mani: (Yes.)
[20:00] Ken: ((White I think))
[20:00] Alathon: ((people don't really laugh at it, they grow up seeing images of it))
[20:00] Mani: (He may change every several hundred years. :) Or maybe just every other day or so...)
[20:00] Sheena: "There's nothign wrong at all with a good fuku"
[20:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Unless you're dealing with Shikima."
[20:01] Kuonji: "..."
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi: "You know what.. forget I said that."
[20:01] * Reis perhaps does not want to know what a Shikima is.
[20:01] Kuonji: "Said what?"
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi: 'I'm obviously getting a little punchy."
[20:01] Mani: "Pants are better for fighting, I think..."
[20:01] Ken: "I didn't hear anything."
[20:01] * Sheena hmmms to herself
[20:02] Reis: "I don't understand what it was that wasn't said, so don't worry on my account."
[20:02] Sheena: "Ill tell ya when your older"
[20:02] Kuonji: "So, who's up for okonomiyaki when we get home?"
[20:02] * Sheena perks up at that
[20:02] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd better recall myself while I'm still awake enough.. oh, and release the lock on the door.."
[20:02] Sheena: "We so gota bag a mutacow that"
[20:03] Ken: "Okonomiyaki? Sounds good I guess... Haven't really tried it though."
[20:03] Sheena: "hmm. a big one if the boss is going to try it"
[20:03] * Ken perks up at the mention of Mutacow...
[20:03] Mani: (What, living in Crystal Tokyo?)
[20:03] * Reis blinks. "I'm interested, Kuonji-san."
[20:03] Ken: "Man, a nice steak would really hit the spot."
[20:03] Mani: "Ask me again once we're not covered in blood."
[20:04] Alathon: Usagi stands up, and heads over to the door, touching it briefly with a couple fingers.
[20:04] Alathon: Usagi peers over at Mani
[20:05] * Mani stands up.
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "Now, you're not going vegetarian on us, are you? Life feeds on life, you know.."
[20:05] * Reis , reminded of what they just left, holds her hand over her mouth in an effort to hold her stomach in.
[20:05] * Sheena stands up as well
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi then looks a little startled at having said that.
[20:05] Mani: "A vegetarian cat?"
[20:05] Ken: "..."
[20:05] * Sheena titlts her head a bit
[20:05] Sheena: "I see"
[20:05] * Mani gives Usagi a curious look.
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah, like I said.. I need a good night's sleep."
[20:06] * Kuonji nods
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi then opens the door, and holds it open for the party.
[20:06] Sheena: "You need some time to kick thoes extra memoirs in order"
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. check out those magical signatures, talk to Celeste and the crimsons.. and be back in Crystal Tokyo in less than a day."
[20:06] * Sheena heads out into the hall
[20:06] * Kuonji bows, then stands and exits
[20:07] Mani: "Yes, ma'am."
[20:07] Sheena: "Yes, Ma'am"
[20:07] Ken: "Roger."
[20:07] * Reis stands and nods.
[20:07] * Ken salutes
[20:07] Mani: "I hope you manage to get some sleep soon."
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi: "As do it."
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi nods to Ken and Kuonji's gestures.
[20:08] * Mani nods and goes into the hall.
[20:09] Alathon: ((I, not it ;p ))
[20:09] Alathon: Usagi closes the door behind the party.
[20:09] Mani: (She's *really* tired. :) )
[20:10] Kuonji: "Right, so, onto the items then?"
[20:10] Mani: "Ok, let's start at the entrance."
[20:10] * Mani heads there.
[20:10] * Sheena follows mani as her norm
[20:10] * Mani looks for any Crimson (or anyone messing with the corpses) on the way.
[20:10] * Reis goes along.
[20:11] Alathon: They're not, though plenty are staring.
[20:11] Alathon: Plenty are staring at the party as well..
[20:11] * Ken sighs, and subltely conceals his rifle...
[20:12] Mani: (Any Crimsons?)
[20:13] * Sheena takes off her glasses and hooks them on her opened top.
[20:13] Alathon: At this point, no, mostly militiamen gingerly removing corpses from the premises.
[20:13] Mani: (Human ones, I assume?)
[20:13] Sheena: "You stayed aaway from the grey bodies right?"
[20:14] Alathon: A couple of the Militiamen look up at the question.. two of them nod affirmative.
[20:14] Alathon: militiaman: "We ain't touching the damn things, that's for sure.."
[20:14] Mani: "Good."
[20:14] * Mani looks to the rest of the party.
[20:15] Mani: "Why don't the rest of you get started on dealing with the bodies. Mmm, Reis and I can see about getting in touch with Colonel Brady."
[20:15] Kuonji: "Yes, taichou."
[20:16] * Reis nods. "Understood Mani-san."
[20:16] Ken: "Guh, fine."
[20:16] Sheena: "Let me see a couple of thoes gloves first"
[20:16] * Ken still doesn't relish the idea of poking at the corpses all that well..
[20:17] Mani: (You'll be using your stand to do it telekinetically, at least.)
[20:17] Ken: (It still feels... Icky though. :P)
[20:18] Mani: "Do you mean before we go, Sheena?"
[20:18] Sheena: "Hey shoilder boys,"
[20:18] * Sheena says this to the militia around
[20:18] Kuonji: (soldier?)
[20:18] Sheena: (bah!)
[20:18] Kuonji: (SUCKY SUCKY FIVE DOLLA)
[20:18] Kuonji: (me so horny)
[20:18] Sheena: (lol)
[20:18] Kuonji: (sheena love you long time)
[20:18] Mani: (Ie - does Sheena want Mani to wait before leaving?)
[20:19] Sheena: (now your pressing it)
[20:19] Sheena: "Bah, Hey mani see if you can get some one to bring a wagon this way."
[20:19] Mani: (Wow. I guess no one here was on Eldrasia. :) )
[20:19] Sheena: "We can move these greys out of here"
[20:19] Mani: "Will do."
[20:19] Alathon: Militiaman, irritated: "What?"
[20:19] Reis: (... I think we were _all_ on Eldrasia.)
[20:20] Reis: (At least, when I check my window, it says I am)
[20:20] Sheena: "Never mind! I asked a lady to take care of it"
[20:20] Mani: (All, none. Either one works. :) )
[20:21] Mani: "Sheena... don't antagonize people who are going through a really rough situation already."
[20:21] * Sheena takes the box of plastic bags
[20:21] Sheena: "Ya ya,"
[20:21] * Kuonji sighs
[20:22] * Mani says quietly to her, "They're carrying out bodies of their fellow city residents."
[20:22] * Mani heads out with Reis to look for some Crimsons.
[20:23] Sheena: "Hey ken, get that thing out and come over here"
[20:23] * Kuonji looks at Sheena "Can you imagine what it would be like for us if this had happened in CT?"
[20:23] Ken: "It's called a stand, not a thing."
[20:23] Kuonji: "Not just today, but the past week."
[20:23] * Ken says this with a tinge of irritation in his voice
[20:23] * Ken summons his stand anyway...
[20:24] * Kuonji sighs again
[20:24] Kuonji: "Children, please!"
[20:24] Ken: "Sorry, mom."
[20:24] Sheena: "We have been in the middle of it the whole way as well... Forgive me for *sniker*"
[20:24] * Sheena ahem
[20:24] * Kuonji narrows his eyes
[20:24] Sheena: "Any way"
[20:25] Sheena: "Here's what i see that active'
[20:25] * Sheena points out rings on there fingers and some pockets with items in them
[20:25] * Kuonji holds the bags open
[20:25] Alathon: going over the bodies will take a while.. but you'll have a while.
[20:25] * Ken nods and glances at Enigma, who nods at Sheena...
[20:25] Alathon: nobody will stop you.
[20:26] Alathon: you'll find two magical rings on each dead greyface.. along with assorted non-magical rings.
[20:26] Alathon: Between the lot of them, you'll also find ten vials of varying sizes and colors.
[20:26] * Sheena checks of the vials carefully
[20:26] Ken: "Hmm... Don't drink the Kool-aid huh. THose are suddenly wose words."
[20:27] Ken: ^Wise
[20:27] Sheena: "Be very carefull with these"
[20:27] Sheena: "Could be some kinda drink for them, or they could expload when exposed to air"
[20:27] Mani: (You probably won't know many/any 20th century references. :) )
[20:27] Sheena: "Lets not find out"
[20:27] Alathon: You'll also find a stoppered bottle, a necklace, and a rather fetching cloak.
[20:28] * Sheena pokes the cloak
[20:28] Alathon: The cloak sits there.
[20:28] Sheena: " Sure didnt see that on them durning the attack... "
[20:28] Sheena: "Bag it any way"'
[20:28] Alathon: ((yeah, well, I forgot to describe it ;p ))
[20:28] Alathon: ((they all DID have clothes on, you know))
[20:29] Mani: (You were too busy to admire their fashion. :p )
[20:29] Reis: (They... did?)
[20:29] Sheena: (hah)
[20:29] Alathon: ((uh, yes?))
[20:29] * Sheena looks around the room some more with her glaring pink eyes
[20:29] Alathon: ((maybe that's why reis didn't dodge anything, she was checking out their packages.))
[20:29] Kuonji: (oh...)
[20:29] Sheena: " I think that may be it for in here"
[20:29] Kuonji: (I thought they were like I dunnoo....)
[20:29] Sheena: "Lets check the other room"
[20:29] Reis: (Huh. I was under the impression they were meaty monsters rather than clothes-wearing peoples.)
[20:29] Alathon: ((this was for both the first and second fights worth))
[20:30] Kuonji: (naked but lacking in genitals)
[20:30] Alathon: ((bleah, I assumed you remembered the first description))
[20:30] Mani: (They did speak and use tactics.)
[20:30] Alathon: (9they're humanoid.. like Admiral Thrawn, if you happen to know what he looks like))
[20:30] Kuonji: (no clue but I'll google)
[20:31] Alathon: (Link: http://pluto.spaceports.com/~lms/tmis7.html)http://pluto.spaceports.com/~lms/tmis7.html
[20:31] * Sheena will check out front to see if they got a spare wagon for thest things yet
[20:31] Alathon: None of them are quite that clean-cut.
[20:31] Kuonji: (aw, I;m almost dissapointed)
[20:31] Ken: (Yeah, most are splattered across halls, crushed, or otherwise shot so full of holes... :P)
[20:32] Kuonji: (I was expecting something with a gaping maw and razor sharp teeth)
[20:32] Alathon: If you enquire, yes, there are wagons, and y es, they can spare one for corpses to be burned rather than buried.
[20:32] Sheena: "Hey Ken, You up to moving these bodies out of here?"
[20:33] * Ken blanches, but nods...
[20:33] Ken: "Sure... Enigma!"
[20:33] * Sheena sends a message off to Mani that they asdone with the bodies
[20:33] Ken: (Do I bother rolling my poweruse for this?)
[20:34] Alathon: ((no))
[20:34] Alathon: ((there's no rush))
[20:35] Ken: Enigma lifts one of it's hands, palm up as the corpses float off the ground a few inches.
[20:35] Alathon: Enigma will garner further attention from the militiamen, and later the crimsons who are now congregated outside.
[20:36] Sheena: "Don't forget there... parts"
[20:37] Sheena: "Damn sakura you dont fool aroud when making sure there not getting backup, huh?'
[20:37] Kuonji: "I... Suppose I went a little overboard on that first group."
[20:37] Kuonji: "Oh! Don't forget the vase!"
[20:37] Ken: "Nah, it's cool... Got every... err, thing."
[20:37] Sheena: "I didnt mean it like it was a bad thing"
[20:37] Sheena: "Oh right.. head in vase'
[20:38] Kuonji: "I have the oddest knack for getting severed heads in strange places."
[20:38] Sheena: "And odd talent to have im sure, just dont start doing it at home"
[20:38] Reis: (Reis and Ken STARE at you. "... This happens often enough for it to be a _knack_?")
[20:39] * Ken blinks...
[20:39] Ken: "...This happens often enough to be a 'knack'?"
[20:39] Kuonji: "Remember our first fight together? That Yamaha who's head ended up spinning through the air and landing on a fence post staring at his buddies?"
[20:39] Sheena: "Once we are done here im going to wash up and wait for Mani to get back"
[20:39] Ken: "............................"
[20:39] Sheena: "ahh ya"
[20:39] Sheena: 'That was kinda funny actuly"
[20:40] Mani: (What's going on with Mani, anyway?)
[20:40] Ken: "You people... are weird."
[20:40] Reis: (Ken has a sudden shiver as he grows to understand what kind of team he's on :P )
[20:40] Kuonji: "Scared the shit outta them, that's for sure. One second they're pillaging, next thing they know, their friend's head flies off."
[20:40] Mani: (If it's just a matter of sending a message to Brady that they need to talk, she'd be back pretty quickly.)
[20:40] Ken: (Reis: Read Ken's comment. :P)
[20:41] Sheena: "How about when i cut thoes woods in half?"
[20:41] Sheena: "hmm, that was a few years back tho"
[20:41] Ken: "Okay, so to basically sum things up... I'm on a team with a buch of Psychos as the senior members."
[20:41] Alathon: Actually.. how about a 10 minute food break
[20:41] Alathon: I need a few minutes to let this whining go away
[20:41] * Ken mutters "Well that's just great"
[20:42] Mani: (Ok.)
[20:42] Alathon: forgot totally about Mani being out of the scene
[20:42] Sheena: (ok with me)
[20:42] Ken: (Whining!? I'm not whining!)
[20:42] Alathon: ...
[20:42] Alathon: in my ears
[20:42] Mani: (Not you this time.)
[20:42] Alathon: left ear, mainly
[20:42] Kuonji: (or me, for that matter ;p)
[20:42] Ken: (I was kidding dude.^^;)
[20:42] Mani: (Yep! :) )
[20:42] Kuonji: (alright, break time... I'll try to be back in 10)
[20:43] Kuonji: (should be less then 20 though, maybe near 15ish)
[20:56] Alathon: back
[20:56] Mani: (Ok.)
[20:59] Alathon: wait a sec
[20:59] Sheena: here to
[20:59] Alathon: nm
[21:00] Alathon: pw?
[21:00] Reis: Yup.
[21:01] Ken: (Standby-ready. :P)
[21:01] Alathon: anyways.. mani was off looking for Brady, and eventually found him.
[21:02] Alathon: Being harangued by several of the more well-to-do looking survivors.
[21:02] * Mani would have let Crimsons near the hotel know that the party's taking care of the gray bodies, too.
[21:02] Alathon: A couple would look kinda doubtful at that, but not dispute your right to do so.
[21:03] Alathon: Brady will notice your interest, but take a few minutes to extricate himself.
[21:04] Kuonji: (bacl)
[21:04] Mani: "Colonel. I need to speak with you for a minute in private."
[21:04] Alathon: Brady: "I.. can do that."
[21:05] Alathon: Brady will commandeer one of the empty carriages that was parked outside the marriot from before the massacre, and invite you into it.
[21:06] * Mani joins him and lets Reis know she's supposed to come, too.
[21:06] * Reis figured, and comes as well.
[21:06] Kuonji: (reis comes on command? ;p)
[21:07] Alathon: Brady: "What do you want to discuss?"
[21:07] Sheena: (yes she does, and kuonji Still cant get any)
[21:07] Ken: (*WHAPS Kuonji upside the head for that one with a rotten trout*)
[21:07] Reis: (I have the feeling the conversation has gone to lands I comprehend not)
[21:08] Mani: "Well, first, I want to let you know that we're taking care of the grey bodies and their equipment--sending them to the experts back home to make sure there's nothing dangerous like that sword."
[21:08] Ken: (Reis: Don't worry, you're too young.)
[21:08] Kuonji: (he's going to become immortal, then pine eternally for Saturn, who won't even give him the time of day ;_;)
[21:08] Mani: "But, the main reason I need to speak with you is that I'm afraid we're being recalled."
[21:08] Kuonji: (the path of a bishie ninja is fraught with lonliness)
[21:08] Alathon: Brady: "If you're willing to take responsibility for that, all the better."
[21:09] Alathon: Brady looks slightly surprised, then nods slowly.
[21:09] Ken: (You're not the only Bishounen dude. Not anymore anyway. :P)
[21:09] Kuonji: (who's the other?)
[21:10] Mani: "In light of the recent ... hostilities in the area, and their scale, our superiors have decided that a small group like ours should not be here unsupported."
[21:10] Alathon: Brady nods again.
[21:10] Alathon: Brady: "I.. can see the logic in that."
[21:11] Alathon: Brady: "With all the witnesses to your people's defense against those thing, there won't be any questions."
[21:11] Mani: "So, until they decide exactly what sort of presence the current situation here requires, they are recalling us."
[21:11] Alathon: Brady: "And the fact that so many claim they were healed of serious or even fatal wounds.."
[21:11] * Mani nods.
[21:12] Mani: "I hate having to leave a situation where I think we can be of help, but I can understand their position."
[21:12] * Mani sighs.
[21:13] * Reis just stands by quietly, not entirely sure why she'd been brought in the first place.
[21:14] Alathon: Bready: "Well.."
[21:14] Alathon: ((I wonder if he has a brother named doughy..))
[21:15] Alathon: Bready: "I'm sorry to lose you as well, I've definately appreciated your help."
[21:15] Mani: (The call him Buns behind his back)
[21:15] *** Stratagemini has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[21:15] Alathon: Brady: "I'd hate to think how things would have gone here if you didn't happen to be staying in the same place as the.. rest."
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[21:16] Sheena: (dun dun dunnn)
[21:16] * Mani grimaces.
[21:17] Kuonji: ("Hey, waitasec! They were after you! You bastards, get the fuck out and don't come back!")
[21:17] Mani: "Well, I believe someone from CT should contact you relatively soon, but I can't make any promises."
[21:18] Alathon: Brady: "Someone?"
[21:18] * Mani nods.
[21:19] Mani: "I'm not sure who exactly it would be. It would depend in part on how they decide to act, I imagine."
[21:20] Alathon: Brady: "Another member of your team?"
[21:22] Mani: "Oh, I meant someone who isn't a member of our team. That doesn't necessarily mean we won't be returning, but someone else would be handling that contact."
[21:23] Alathon: Brady is a little disappointed.
[21:23] Alathon: Brady: "Ahh.."
[21:23] Alathon: Brady shakes his head.
[21:24] Mani: "Mm, we haven't really had contact before the attack on the city. Our group tends not to handle the top level diplomatic issues."
[21:24] Alathon: Brady: "I wish I knew where these things were actually coming from, so we could hit them back."
[21:24] Mani: "Definitely."
[21:24] Alathon: Brady: "It's going to be hard enough explaining to the senate how..."
[21:24] Alathon: Brady: "Well.. how so many of their members have been successfully targeted."
[21:25] * Mani nods.
[21:25] Alathon: Brady: "I'm sure you've figured that out by now."
[21:25] Mani: "That they had an informer, you mean?"
[21:27] Alathon: Brady: "That, or.. I don't know."
[21:27] Mani: "It's possible they have some mystical means... but I think an informer is a simpler answer."
[21:28] Mani: "We already know they had people helping them."
[21:28] Alathon: Brady: "And all too easy.. it wasn't even really a secret, I think anyone with family connections knew where all the unofficial business was handled."
[21:28] Alathon: Brady: "Really? Who?"
[21:29] Mani: "Whoever was burning down the towns. Almost certainly Reichart. He probably wasn't alone."
[21:30] Alathon: Brady: "But if he's really gone for good, then who.. that's the question.."
[21:31] Mani: "I couldn't say. It's possible they could have been told before he died, I suppose..."
[21:31] Alathon: Brady: "But they'd have to be quite loyal to carry out orders a week after he died."
[21:32] Mani: "For what it's worth, I don't *think* they knew we were in the hotel."
[21:32] Alathon: Brady: "Unless they didn't know, I suppose.."
[21:32] Alathon: Brady looks surprised.
[21:32] Alathon: Brady: "Huh?"
[21:32] Mani: "Before they encountered us."
[21:32] Alathon: He then gets it.
[21:32] Alathon: Brady: "Oh.. I see. I suppoes that's another possibility, isn't it."
[21:33] Mani: "And I think it was more a question of them being told that important people tended to be at the Marriot rather than it being orders."
[21:35] Alathon: Brady: "I don't know.. they just 'happened' to hit Senator Arnold's party, and now this?"
[21:35] Alathon: Brady: "That's too much for a coincidence in my book."
[21:36] Mani: "Oh, I didn't mean that. I meant that I don't think Reichert was the one giving orders."
[21:36] Alathon: Brady: "oh."
[21:36] Alathon: He seems simultaneously disappointed, and a little relieved.
[21:37] * Mani sighs.
[21:37] Mani: "I don't know if it's occurred to you yet, but be aware that if they do have an informant, you could easily be a target."
[21:38] Alathon: Brady nods.
[21:39] Alathon: Brady: "With Trebek still.. unconscious. Yes, that's a possibility."
[21:39] Alathon: Brady: "I'd almost welcome an attack, just so I'd have something I can face head-on."
[21:40] Mani: "And speaking of Trebek... I really do hope he recovers..."
[21:40] Alathon: Brady: "He still hasn't woken up, but his color is better.."
[21:41] Mani: "But if he awakens and does have ... brain damage, is there a possibility of issues about who's in command of the Crimsons?"
[21:41] * Mani looks uncomfortable about the subject.
[21:41] Alathon: Brady: "There's no real 'possibility' about it.. if he's fit for duty, he's in command. If he's permanently unfit.. I am."
[21:41] Alathon: He says the last bit reluctantly.
[21:42] Mani: "All right. I just wanted to make sure it was clear cut."
[21:43] Alathon: Brady nods.
[21:43] Alathon: Brady: "So your people know who to contact?"
[21:43] Mani: "I'm not sure... Probably not, actually, except for you among the Crimsons."
[21:44] Alathon: Brady: "Alright.. is there anything else you wanted to touch on?"
[21:46] Mani: "Well, if you could recommend someone among the senators, that would probably be helpful. Also, we're planning to visit Celeste before leaving. Is there anything you'd want us to pass on to her?"
[21:47] Alathon: Brady: "HOnestly.. well, you could try Aidan Davis. Unless someone got to him in the last six hours."
[21:47] Alathon: Brady: "As for this Celeste.. oh, hell, I don't know."
[21:47] Mani: "Thanks. I'll pass that on."
[21:47] * Mani nods.
[21:48] Mani: "I just wanted to let you know in case you had anything to say to her."
[21:48] Mani: "If you don't, that's fine."
[21:48] Alathon: Brady nods.
[21:48] Alathon: Brady: "Do you think she had anything to do with all this?"
[21:48] * Mani thinks.
[21:49] Mani: "I don't *think* so..."
[21:50] Kuonji: ( I do :p)
[21:51] Alathon: Brady nods slowly.
[21:51] Alathon: Brady: "No evidence one way or another?"
[21:52] Mani: "Pretty much. She's acted fairly trustworthy, but it's possible it could just be an act."
[21:52] Alathon: Brady nods.
[21:52] Alathon: Brady: "I can't say I think much of her just deciding to appear here and set down roots.."
[21:53] Mani: "I can understand that."
[21:53] Alathon: Brady: "But regardless.. I need to get back to handling this.. incident."
[21:53] Mani: "... Well, if there's nothing else, I think we both have things we need to see to."
[21:53] Alathon: Brady nods.
[21:53] Alathon: Brady: "Thank you for your assistance, again."
[21:54] Mani: "It's been a pleasure working with you."
[21:54] * Reis nods politely.
[21:54] * Mani shakes hands with Brady.
[21:55] Alathon: He shakes your hand firmly.
[21:55] Alathon: He'll then get out of the carriage, hold the door for both ladies, and get back to things.
[21:55] * Mani starts back to the hotel.
[21:56] Mani: (Reis want to say anything on the way back?)
[21:56] Reis: "Um, Mani-san, may I ask...?"
[21:56] Mani: "Of course."
[21:56] Alathon: You'll get back to the hotel, after any conversation, around the time the last of the greyface bodies are being deposited on a cart telekinetically.
[21:57] Sheena: "Done with the colone?"
[21:57] Reis: "Why did you need me here, instead of with the bodies?"
[21:57] Mani: (Talking to Reis first)
[21:57] * Ken looks at his handiwork, and dismisses Enigma as he looks at Reis...
[21:57] * Kuonji looks at Ken
[21:57] Reis: (We're not here yet, ya putz :P )
[21:57] Ken: "Maybe mani thought you were too cute to be disposing corpses?"
[21:58] Kuonji: "You know you can transfer if you don't like it, right?"
[21:58] Mani: "Well, I thought that it'd be best if we didn't go wandering about alone, considering the situation."
[21:58] Reis: (... Not HERE yet)
[21:58] * Reis nods. "An escort? I understand."
[21:58] Mani: "Also, I thought you might get more out of the experience than you would from dealing with the bodies."
[21:59] Reis: "Well... I certainly can't lie which I prefer, so thank you."
[21:59] Mani: "Both Ken and Sheena were needed there, and I wanted another Sakura there, too to keep an eye on things while they were occupied."
[21:59] Mani: -another
[21:59] Kuonji: (figures he doesn't respond to the comment that he could actually hear, and was directed to him :p|)
[22:00] Reis: "I see, that makes sense. Thank you for explaining." She bows.
[22:01] * Mani returns the bow.
[22:01] Mani: (With a nod! :) )
[22:01] Mani: "Any time. If you hav

[Alathon]

Session 27 - part 2

[22:01] Mani: "Any time. If you have questions, you should definitely ask."
[22:02] Reis: "Understood, Mani-san."
[22:02] Mani: "And if you have a problem, you should let us know, too."
[22:02] * Reis nods. "I'll definitely keep that in mind."
[22:03] Mani: "Good."
[22:03] * Mani smiles.
[22:03] Mani: (Anything else?)
[22:03] Reis: (Don't think so)
[22:03] * Mani returns with Reis.
[22:04] * Sheena waits for Mani to get back
[22:04] * Mani nods in answer to Sheena's question.
[22:04] Mani: "Good idea about the cart. Did you get the greys that were outside the hotel, too?"
[22:04] Alathon: Word to the wise.. before doing anything else, find a inn or hotel that has bathes.. you're all still kinda bloody, though Mani and Sheena are less than most.
[22:05] Mani: (I was planning on that next, thank you. :p )
[22:05] Alathon: ((there weren't any))
[22:05] Mani: (I thought Brady sent some Crimsons out to decapitate corpses.)
[22:05] Sheena: (yes that was my idea)
[22:05] Sheena: (dont we have that in our rooms?)
[22:06] Sheena: "Lets get out gear and head to the hotel next door for a bit, I wana wash up, and the rest of you Need to clean up some"
[22:06] Kuonji: "I don't think Ken likes working with us much, taichou."
[22:06] Mani: "Quite, Sheena. At least we have something to change into now."
[22:07] * Ken mutters something about psychos, and goes off to get cleaned up...
[22:07] * Reis kind of stares at something she's holding between her thumb and forefinger, that she peeled off her bloody uniform. It's a piece of her own spleen, in case you want to know.
[22:07] Sheena: "Err.. didnt mean nothing by it. Just ya know the covered in blood look isnt to good on civs"
[22:07] Mani: "I don't think I'd trust anyone who *did* like mucking aroung with corpses, Sakura."
[22:07] Alathon: ((don't forget the pancreas paste on the inside of the back of your uniform))
[22:07] Mani: (That was quite, as in agreement, not quiet. :) )
[22:08] Sheena: (oh_)
[22:08] * Sheena taps Reis on the sholder
[22:08] Reis: (I was trying to :P )
[22:08] Sheena: "Come on,"
[22:08] * Reis looks up, dropping the chunk of flesh. "Uh, right senpai."
[22:08] * Sheena will head to her room and grab the gear
[22:09] Alathon: Yuuno: "You could always hit up Celeste for a bath.. I'll bet she wouldn't mind washing Sheena's back!"
[22:09] * Mani gets her stuff, too.
[22:09] * Reis chokes. This ferret is just too cruel...
[22:09] * Sheena snorts
[22:09] Mani: "Yes, I'm sure the woman who abhors violence would be thrilled to have us come in covered in blood and gore."
[22:09] Ken: ((Ken's stand will be outside his room. If anyone wants to speak to ken, talk to the stand. ;P))
[22:10] Sheena: ((what His room? You dont have one)
[22:10] Sheena: (we all have a room toghter)
[22:10] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah, you probably have a point."
[22:10] Ken: ((Oh, okay.))
[22:10] Mani: (And Ken never ever unpacked. :) )
[22:10] Mani: (even)
[22:10] * Sheena has her bag
[22:10] Ken: (Well, he's getting cleaned up though. :P)
[22:10] Sheena: "Now only if they let us use there baths next door"
[22:10] * Mani checks to see if the bath is intact and usable.
[22:11] Alathon: There was nobody in the party's suite during the attack, so, it's in good shape.
[22:11] Alathon: A little mussed from when the militiamen looked through it for hiding people, but otherwise the way you left it.
[22:11] Mani: "Actually, I think we may be able to use the one here."
[22:11] * Mani checks if there's water.
[22:11] Kuonji: "I call dibs after taichou."
[22:12] Sheena: "Really?"
[22:12] Sheena: "Doh!"
[22:12] Alathon: There is.
[22:12] Mani: "Yeah. It seems good."
[22:12] Sheena: "Damn you pinkninja, your bathroom stealing will not be forgotton"
[22:12] Alathon: Yuuno snickers.
[22:13] Mani: "Mmm... I think quick baths, going from who needs it least to most would be best."
[22:13] Mani: "To reduce the amount of cleaning we need between."
[22:13] Sheena: "Im going to raid the kitcken while you wash up, Any one want something spefic to drink? or else im just bringing water back"
[22:13] * Reis giggles.
[22:14] Reis: "Water's fine... And I suppose I'd be last, then..."
[22:14] Kuonji: ("Pick me up an ounce.")
[22:14] Mani: "If you can hold out, Reis."
[22:14] * Kuonji examines himself to see how bloody he is
[22:14] Sheena: "Wait that makes me first huh?"
[22:15] Sheena: "Not like i got to much to wask up any way
[22:15] * Kuonji snaps his fingers
[22:15] * Sheena digs around in her bag and pulls out the back up cloths
[22:15] * Sheena unrolls a tube top
[22:15] Mani: "Yeah."
[22:15] Sheena: "hmm, ya this will do"
[22:16] * Ken gets cleaned up, changes into a fresh uniform, and grabs his gear.
[22:16] Reis: (... That... that... bathstealer!)
[22:16] Sheena: "Did that newbie just walk into the bathroom out of turn"
[22:16] Alathon: A couple of the uniforms are a bit torn up.. Reis uniform is pretty thoroughly trashed. Fortunately, you now have spares.
[22:16] * Reis nods.
[22:16] Ken: (He went in first)
[22:16] Ken: (Before order was decided)
[22:16] Kuonji: "I say we string him up."
[22:16] Mani: (I suppose we take baths in turns with no problem.)
[22:17] Mani: (You mean before I checked that the bath was working?)
[22:17] Sheena: ".... some one else handle him."
[22:17] * Sheena will be glaring at the dripshit as he exits the bathroom
[22:18] * Ken glances at the group, shrugs, and finds a corner to read his manga...
[22:18] Ken: "Bathroom's free if you wanna use it."
[22:18] Kuonji: "He certaintly doesn't seem too concerned with making friends."
[22:18] Sheena: "Seems like he wants an ass kicking to me"
[22:18] * Sheena heads in to clean up a bit
[22:18] Kuonji: "Well if we're going out of turn anyway
[22:18] * Kuonji teleports in in front of sheena
[22:19] Mani: "Take turns from now on."
[22:19] * Kuonji turns and sticks his toungue out at her
[22:19] Sheena: "If you thinkt thats stoping me your wrong"
[22:19] * Sheena walks right in with him
[22:19] Kuonji: *then closes the door in her face and locks it
[22:19] Kuonji: (heh damn)
[22:19] Kuonji: "It's not like you have anything I haven't seen before."
[22:20] * Kuonji starts to strip
[22:20] Sheena: "Dont make me break out the ferret" Can be heard from the bathroom
[22:20] Alathon: ((be careful, you're treading perilously close to a gore-encrusted lemon scene))
[22:20] * Mani goes over to Ken.
[22:20] Kuonji: (haahahahahah)
[22:20] * Ken opens his pack, takes out vol 87 of Gunrock Zeta, and begins reading...
[22:20] Mani: "Let's talk a bit."
[22:20] * Sheena just washs her face and changes her top
[22:20] Alathon: ((but yeah, after like four+ years together, that's not exactly out of the pale.. bathing together, that is ;p ))
[22:21] Sheena: ((im sure there have been bathroom fights int he past)
[22:21] * Kuonji washes whatever needs washing
[22:21] Sheena: (as the cat sneaks past us into it..)
[22:22] * Reis seems just a little faint.
[22:22] Mani: (Is that a 'no response' from Ken?)
[22:23] Ken: "Hmm? About?"
[22:23] * Mani glances over at Reis.
[22:23] Mani: "Are you ok, Reis?"
[22:23] Reis: "Um... yeah..."
[22:23] Mani: "Need the bath next?"
[22:23] * Ken snaps his manga shut and gets up...
[22:23] Kuonji: ("They do that all the time, you'll get used to it." "Nooooooooooooo")
[22:24] Reis: "Um, no, I'll probably be... a while." She peels something off her back with a disgusted look at it.
[22:24] * Ken waits for Mani to continue...
[22:24] Mani: "If you're sure you're ok..."
[22:24] * Mani turns back to Ken.
[22:25] Mani: "Sorry about that."
[22:25] Ken: "No appologies needed. What's up?"
[22:26] Mani: "Mmm, I've noticed that so far you've been rubbing the others the wrong way a bit so far..."
[22:26] * Ken frowns...
[22:26] Mani: "Now, obviously, the situation around here was a very ugly one to land in without warning..."
[22:27] Mani: "But all of us are going to have to work together and be in very close quarters a lot for the forseeable future."
[22:27] Ken: "Yeah, I know."
[22:28] Ken: "I guess irritating people was bound to be expected. It's not like we've had the time to get used to each other..."
[22:28] Ken: "Still, I'll try and not piss everyone off."
[22:29] Mani: "That's true, and that's good. It may take a bit of extra work, and even bending over backwards a little, with everyone stressed so much, but I think it'll make a big difference in the long run."
[22:29] Ken: "I understand. Thanks for pointing that out for me."
[22:31] Mani: "No problem."
[22:31] Sheena: "oy sakura, watch where you spray that stuff"
[22:31] Kuonji: "Oh come on, you know you like it."
[22:32] * Mani raps on the door.
[22:32] Sheena: "Sure in the right place, now its just a stick mess all over"
[22:32] Mani: "Remember to keep it quick. Reis doesn't get to take a bath until you guys get out of there."
[22:32] Kuonji: "Want me to help get it off?"
[22:32] Sheena: "I think mani wants to help"
[22:33] Kuonji: "The more the merrier."
[22:33] Sheena: "Ya i am a bit big..might take two of you"
[22:33] * Reis twitches, and ends up slumping against the wall.
[22:33] Kuonji: "Hey, that's my line!"
[22:33] Ken: "...."
[22:33] Alathon: ((haha, that's some seriously morbid humor going on there.. I love it))
[22:33] * Ken looks at Mani
[22:34] * Mani looks back at Ken.
[22:34] Ken: "Err, Mani... Excuse me if this sounds rude... But are they always like that?"
[22:34] Mani: "What?"
[22:34] * Ken shakes his head...
[22:34] Sheena: "ya know.. This is rather big. Looks it takes both hands"
[22:34] Ken: "Know what, nevermind. I don't think I wanna know."
[22:35] Sheena: "How did you hide this?"
[22:35] * Ken sighs, and sits back down to read his manga...
[22:35] * Mani looks a bit confused.
[22:35] Kuonji: "I can do some interesting things with my pocketspace."
[22:35] * Sheena opens the door with her top off and sticks her head out
[22:35] Sheena: "Hey mani look at this big thing"
[22:35] * Reis is a very pale German.
[22:35] Mani: "Hm?"
[22:36] * Sheena holds out a big bottle of shampoo
[22:36] Sheena: "His been holding out onus!"
[22:36] * Ken glances up... and passes out.
[22:36] * Reis sees it, chokes, and falls down laughing.
[22:36] Mani: "Hey, could you guys speed it up a bit? I think the blood and stuff is getting to Reis."
[22:36] * Kuonji walks out, minus shirt
[22:36] Sheena: "Ya, im done wany way."
[22:36] Kuonji: "I'm pretty much done."
[22:36] * Sheena walks out with her top off as well
[22:37] Sheena: "Hey Reis it's open for ya, waters fresh to"
[22:37] Mani: "Let me just get a wet cloth and it'll be al yours, Reis."
[22:37] * Reis looks up, realizes what she's looking at, and averts her eyes with a blush. "Probably Mani-san first, I'll be a while..."
[22:37] * Kuonji finishes drying his hair with a towel, before getting some spare clothes and changing
[22:38] * Sheena redoes her ammo bra, checks said ammo, and then slides her tube top on
[22:38] * Mani quickly wipes off any blood with a damp cloth, since her armor kept her mostly free of blood (hers and others').
[22:38] * Sheena puts on her uniform top but leaves it open
[22:38] * Mani changes her uniform and gives the bathroom to Reis.
[22:38] Alathon: ((hmm, how much time do we all have?))
[22:38] * Ken mumbles something incoherent about keiko, boobies, and whipped cream in his semi-conscious state...
[22:39] Kuonji: (I have tomorrow off, I'm good for whenever)
[22:39] Alathon: ((I'd like to squeeze in the Celeste conversation this evening, but that can be done next week if people are ready to sleep))
[22:39] Mani: (I'm not feeling incredibly tired yet, but I can't promise I won't crash and burn suddenly.)
[22:39] Ken: (Staturday her. I can keep going)
[22:39] Alathon: ((*nod*))
[22:39] * Reis is still blushing hard as she slips into the bath and starts peeling chunks of clothes and chunks of self off.
[22:39] Reis: (I can keep going)
[22:39] Alathon: Yuuno looks a little sad, watching the post-battle scene.
[22:40] Alathon: He's just sort of sitting on a dresser at this point, watching.
[22:40] * Kuonji looks over "You ok there Yuuno?"
[22:40] Alathon: He's startled.
[22:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "Huh? Um.. yeah."
[22:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "This isn't hte first time I've seen stuff like this, after all."
[22:41] * Sheena picks up yuuno for a good hug
[22:41] * Mani whispers to both Sakura and Sheena when she gets a chance, "Ken was feeling a bit stressed from the fight and bodies. Give him another chance, ok?"
[22:41] Sheena: "You did great yuuno"
[22:41] * Kuonji whispers back, "I guess we were riding him a little hard."
[22:41] Alathon: Yuuno is a little surprised at the praise.
[22:41] Alathon: Yuuno: "Uh.. Thanks. Thank you."
[22:41] Kuonji: (yuuno has the bind, right?)
[22:41] Mani: "Yeah, good work back there, Yuuno."
[22:42] Alathon: Yuuno: "It's been a long time since I've really flexed my, uh.. magic."
[22:42] Mani: "Thanks."
[22:42] Alathon: Yuuno: "Good thing the princess gave us until tomorrow to get back though, becaues I don't think I could manage a teleport if my life depended on it."
[22:42] Kuonji: "It certainly helped me out, I still haven't gotten this new technique down quite yet."
[22:42] Kuonji: "If they hadn't been held, I'd have had a hard time hitting them."
[22:43] * Mani chuckles.
[22:43] Mani: "Hey, you weren't the one that giant woman was *swiniging* at."
[22:43] Sheena: "We can take a long break on the nice island Yuuno"
[22:43] Sheena: "Im still feeling fine, ill do some deep sea fishing ok?"
[22:43] Sheena: "With luck ill catch you a big tuna"
[22:43] Alathon: Yuuno: "Sounds lovely."
[22:44] * Ken groans and regains consciousness...
[22:45] * Sheena is in her tube top playign with her open uniform
[22:45] Sheena: "What do you think Mani.. just leave it open orr tie it off?"
[22:45] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. we gonna call it a day, or hit up the goth chick?"
[22:45] Ken: "...they sure have a special on mellons around here." he says with a faint giggle, before passing out agian.
[22:45] Sheena: "Im going to hit up the goth chick unless every one thinks thats a bad idea"
[22:45] Sheena: "We have a lot of daylight left"
[22:46] Sheena: (we do right?)
[22:46] Alathon: ((Um.. fuck if I can remember, we've been on the same day for like three sessions))
[22:46] Sheena: (heh)
[22:46] Mani: "Hm?"
[22:46] Alathon: ((actually no, you don't))
[22:46] * Sheena looks over at Ken and snorts
[22:46] Ken: (It was near Sunset when Ken arrived, wasn't it?)
[22:46] Mani: "Does that answer your question about the uniform?"
[22:47] Alathon: ((got back from the sword thing in the afternoon, said goodbye to keiko, had a meeting, hello to ken, fight.. it's now evening.))
[22:47] Sheena: "Wasn't asking for him, but ya"
[22:47] Alathon: Yuuno snorts.
[22:47] * Sheena ties it off under her chest
[22:47] Kuonji: "Hm. I think we should wait, I'd feel better if everyone was rested going to meet her."
[22:47] Kuonji: "Taichou, what do you think?"
[22:47] Sheena: "It's really up to you guys, thoes things didnt even touch me"
[22:48] Sheena: "Im just a bit drained from shooting inside"
[22:48] Mani: "I think we've had enought fighting today and if we go into that part of town at night, we'll probably have some more."
[22:48] * Mani thinks.
[22:49] Sheena: "Well then that leaves us to find our own food and drinks, i think this place is unstaffed now and will be for a while"
[22:49] Mani: "Well, maybe not with the whole bunch of us, but we might."
[22:49] Ken: "Aww, c'mon Keiko-chan... for once let's just..." he mutters faintly training off...
[22:50] Kuonji: "..."
[22:50] Sheena: "hmm must be into tails"
[22:50] Kuonji: "I take it thosw two knew eachother."
[22:50] Alathon: Yuuno can't help himself, and flips over on his back, ferret-snorking.
[22:50] Mani: "Do we have money?"
[22:50] Alathon: Yuuno: "Heh.. hehehe.... nice piece.. hehe.. tail... hehehe.."
[22:50] Sheena: (good question)
[22:50] Alathon: ((Kuonji does))
[22:50] Alathon: ((everyone elses is probablyg one by now))
[22:51] Sheena: "Not me, lost it in my last pack"
[22:51] Mani: (Mani's is in Erickson.)
[22:51] Sheena: "unless they stocked some in these"
[22:51] Alathon: The amount Kuonji has, like 20-30, would be more than sufficient to get a nice room at another hotel.
[22:51] * Sheena digs around inthe new packs
[22:51] Mani: "Mine's with my bike."
[22:51] Alathon: There's no money in the new packs.
[22:51] Kuonji: "Well... I have $$30."
[22:51] Mani: "Ok, that should do it, assuming there are rooms to be had."
[22:51] * Ken groans and comes to...
[22:52] Ken: "Guh..."
[22:52] Sheena: "I think any place close by was cleared out.. we shoudnt have a problem"
[22:52] Mani: "A lot of homes were destroyed, too. Well, we'll see."
[22:52] Kuonji: (are the coins I have worth anything? loaf of bread? anything at alll?)
[22:53] Alathon: ((coins?))
[22:53] Mani: "You know, Ken, the bed is much more comfortable if you want to take a nap."
[22:53] Kuonji: (I looted "4 old coins" off a yamaha)
[22:54] * Ken ists up and blinks a few times, and covertly cleans any blood that might have trickled from his nose...
[22:54] Ken: "I didn't really get a choice in the matter."
[22:54] Sheena: "So when reis is finshed we find a new place to bunk up and some food"
[22:54] * Ken mutters glancing at Sheena with a blush
[22:55] Mani: "Sounds good to me. And tomorrow morning we visit Celeste and go home."
[22:55] Kuonji: "Hmm... So, are we going mutacow hunting after visiting Celeste tomorrow?"
[22:55] Mani: (Unless she takes off for another dimension with us in her house...)
[22:55] Ken: "Damn strai- Err. Hopefully."
[22:55] Sheena: "Speaking of home, Mani do you remember if we cleaned up or not?'
[22:55] Mani: "Of course we did."
[22:55] Sheena: "K, just checking."
[22:56] Sheena: "The princess seems like that type to just drop in"
[22:56] Mani: "Like I'd let us leave it a mess..."
[22:56] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, let's go get that room.. I'm beat."
[22:57] Mani: "Anyway, we'll go back to CT after seeing Celeste. If we have some free time after we check in, then we can see about getting a cow."
[22:57] Sheena: "Hey Reis hows it coming in there?"
[22:57] Reis: "Ah, all right senpai! Just that this... stuff... has gotten sticky."
[22:57] Sheena: 'I need to spend a couple days restocking my ammo as well"
[22:57] Sheena: "I hopeyou can help a bit with that mani"
[22:57] Ken: "Heh, I'm only here for a few hours, and I get shipped back home with the rest of ya."
[22:58] Sheena: "The workshope at home has proper sized moldes"
[22:58] Ken: "I'm still trying to work out if that's good or not... Still, it sounds like you guys have had it rough up here though."
[22:58] Reis: If you listen, you'll hear a faint 'There's no way that was in me... is there?'
[22:58] Mani: "Sure, if we have the time."
[22:59] Mani: (I'm sorry, you've missed the bathroom dialog with Sheena & Sakura.)
[22:59] Mani: (The line would have fit nicely, though.)
[22:59] Kuonji: (heh)
[22:59] Mani: (Skip forward?)
[23:00] Ken: (Please)
[23:00] * Sheena is petting yuuno as she waits
[23:00] Alathon: The party succeeds at getting a room in.. the Motel 6.
[23:00] Alathon: Rather, two rooms, as they don't offer suites.
[23:01] Alathon: ((Sheena, quit playing with your ferret))
[23:01] Sheena: (bit his so big)
[23:01] * Ken will sleep on the floor, if beds are in short supply...
[23:01] Alathon: The night will pass without incident.
[23:01] * Reis is FINALLY out of the bath, and her skin's still slightly reddened from how hard she had to scrup.
[23:01] Sheena: (morning!)
[23:01] Alathon: Given that you had limited bath water, you all probably still smell like blood.
[23:02] Alathon: though you're certainly a lot cleaner than you were.
[23:02] Alathon: You can have remedied that at the motel six if you watned.
[23:02] Mani: (Yes, definitely.)
[23:02] * Sheena would have
[23:02] Alathon: It's now 9am in the morning.. you're all a little on the hungry side, and the sun is up.
[23:03] Mani: "Let's get breakfast and then get going."
[23:03] * Sheena finshes brushing out her hair
[23:03] Ken: "Morning to you ma'am."
[23:03] * Ken mutters lazilly as he yawns...
[23:03] Mani: "Good morning, Ken."
[23:03] Sheena: "Right,"
[23:03] Kuonji: "Food sounds good."
[23:03] Kuonji: "Also gives us an excuse to turn down anything Celeste offers."
[23:04] Ken: "Heh, that seriouslky wouldn't stop someone I know... She eats like you wouldn't belive."
[23:05] * Ken sees about getting some breakfast...
[23:05] Alathon: The motel doesn't really serve breakfasts.. but they give directions to nearby taverns that do.
[23:05] Alathon: If the party wants breakfast, breakfast they shall get.
[23:05] Kuonji: "Uh, Ken... Are you refering to Keiko?"
[23:06] * Sheena sheena is ready for the day, in her uniform pants but blacktube top. She ties the uniform off under herchest
[23:06] * Ken stiffens and turns to Kuonji
[23:06] Sheena: "Well be nice to get back home for a while"
[23:06] Ken: "How'd you know!?"
[23:07] Sheena: "Oy.. voice down'
[23:07] Ken: "Oh, sorry."
[23:07] Kuonji: "Well, yesterday you muttered something rather perverse about her in your sleep."
[23:07] * Ken frowns.
[23:07] Mani: ("She was one of our new recruits before you. I'm sorry... she didn't make it.")
[23:07] * Sheena pushs up her glasses and looks at any one stareing at the party
[23:07] Ken: "Oh, I did not."
[23:07] Kuonji: "And before she was sent back home, she seemed to recognize your name, when Usagi briefed us on you."
[23:08] Ken: "She was part of this team?"
[23:08] Sheena: "Didnt last very long"
[23:08] Ken: "She died!?"
[23:08] Alathon: ((yeah, we were wiping bits of her off us int he bath yesterday))
[23:08] * Ken looks extremely devestated...
[23:09] Sheena: "What the hell did i say about being quite."
[23:09] * Sheena hisses out
[23:09] Mani: "Of course not. Sakura just said she was sent home."
[23:09] Ken: "...oh, right. Of course."
[23:09] * Ken sighs, "I'll have to meet up with her once we get back... it's been way too long."
[23:10] Ken: "Anyway, breakfast."
[23:10] Mani: (So long as we don't have to watch you play it out. :) )
[23:10] Alathon: ((just direct us to the h-game))
[23:10] Sheena: <Your representing CT right now. So act like it>
[23:10] Ken: (Don't pretend that you wouldn't like that. ;P)
[23:10] Mani: (Mmm, now I'm getting pretty tired.)
[23:10] Alathon: ((where ken can get a three-way with keiko and keiko's mother or something))
[23:10] * Sheena says in japaness
[23:10] Alathon: ((yeah, this is dragging))
[23:11] Mani: (Yeah, but we were enjoying it for the most part, Al. :) )
[23:11] Sheena: (i am)
[23:11] Alathon: ((true))
[23:11] * Sheena gets her breakfast at the nearby bar
[23:11] Ken: ((Keiko's mom is dead so... It'd have to be a four-way with him and the Sendo girls. :P)
[23:11] Kuonji: (ok, should we just say we ate and are now at whatserfaces?)
[23:11] Alathon: Breakfast is greasy and filling.
[23:11] Sheena: "Hmm, is it to early for a drink?"
[23:11] Alathon: Not according to the tavern, they've got beer and ale both.
[23:11] Mani: "Not with all that grease to cut..."
[23:11] Kuonji: (nah, all ya need is a shovel)
[23:11] * Mani makes a face.
[23:12] * Sheena brings back a couple drinks for her and mani
[23:12] Sheena: "Just a bit then"
[23:12] * Reis gets her own breakfast as well.
[23:12] * Mani drinks a little but not too much.
[23:12] * Ken grabs his breakfast, drink and all, and sits down, eating while reading his copy of Gunrock Zeta vol 92...
[23:12] * Mani never drinks much.
[23:13] * Kuonji eats
[23:13] Mani: (Oh, feel free to ask about Mani's new healing trick if you like. :) )
[23:13] Kuonji: (there, let's go ;p)
[23:13] Reis: (... Wait, that does NOT sound like Shoujo)
[23:13] Kuonji: (no one asked about Kuonji's new trick)
[23:13] * Sheena down her drink in one go and adjusts her top
[23:13] Mani: (No one saw it as he was invisible. :p )
[23:13] Kuonji: (so nyah :P)
[23:14] Ken: (Who said Shoujou was the only manga he liked reading? ;P)
[23:14] Kuonji: (but he mentioned it)
[23:14] Sheena: <will be nice to sleep in a soft bed tonight>
[23:14] Mani: (He wouldn't very well be a closet fan if he read them in public)
[23:14] Kuonji: (It's a shojou manga with a shonen cover)
[23:14] Alathon: Anyways.. let's end here
[23:14] Mani: (Sounds good.)
[23:15] Ken: (Yeah.)
[23:15] Kuonji: (awww)
[23:15] Sheena: (darn), ok)
[23:15] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:15] Reis: (All righty, pity we couldn't get to Celeste after all)
[23:15] Ataru: figures, the time I have the day off
[23:15] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:15] Sheena: Sheena wante to tease the rxptra planer being
[23:15] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:15] Ataru: is the time we end relativly early
[23:15] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:15] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
Session Start (irc.lunarnet.org:#crystaltokyo): Fri Mar 09 23:16:48 2007
[23:16] *** Initial topic: Next game on Friday, March 2nd at 9pm EST / 6pm PST
[23:16] *** #crystaltokyo: Alathon Stratagemini Rockman_Zero Ala-bot DCG Pale_Wolf Yarrow Stelas Ataru
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[23:16] DCG: Hah
[23:16] Alathon: Le Sigh
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[23:17] Rockman_Zero: letting it go because of the battle?
[23:17] Yarrow: Like I said, Al: Best timing ever. :)
[23:17] Alathon: yeah, I suppose
[23:17] DCG: poor reis
[23:17] Rockman_Zero: Unless I'm mistaken, you've known him for less than 24 hours.
[23:17] DCG: yes, and what we do know about him isnt good
[23:17] DCG: bathroom stealer
[23:17] Rockman_Zero: Maybe even 5, 6 tops.
[23:17] Yarrow: That's right. We understand he could be a jerk 24/7, but we're giving him the benefit of the doubt for now.
[23:17] * Ataru snickers
[23:17] Rockman_Zero: mani said that they should get cleaned up. He did.
[23:18] DCG: you not read anything after that?
[23:18] Rockman_Zero: How was he to know he was to linger around while everyone sorted out who went first.
[23:18] Yarrow: Mm, by not rushing ahead?
[23:18] Rockman_Zero: And in the marines, you get told to clean up, you do it under ten minutes.
[23:19] * Ataru pokes al
[23:19] Ataru: xp?
[23:19] Rockman_Zero: None of waiting around to see who goes first crap.
[23:19] Yarrow: No matter. We're willing to accept that there have been stressful circumstances and possible misunderstandings.
[23:19] Rockman_Zero: =_=;
[23:19] Rockman_Zero: Meh
[23:19] Yarrow: Which marines would those be, RZ?
[23:19] Rockman_Zero: Yarrow: Natch
[23:20] Rockman_Zero: I'll accept all blame for my character comming off as an insensitive jerk...
[23:20] Alathon: 2280 exp

[Alathon]

Session 28

[18:12] Alathon: well, we have at least three
[18:12] Alathon: so, let's get started
[18:12] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:13] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:13] Alathon: we left off last week with the party eating breakfast in a tavern, on the way to an intended meeting with Celeste
[18:13] Alathon: said meeting, if it occurs, to be followed by a return to Crystal Tokyo
[18:14] Mani: "There's nothing like a good breakfast."
[18:14] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. this place is okay, but I think this is yesterday night's roast."
[18:14] * Mani eyes what's left of her meal pointedly.
[18:14] Alathon: Yuuno is gnawing on a small platter of meat.
[18:15] Sheena: "hmm.. Well it isn't moving. Good eenought"
[18:16] * Reis simply eats quietly.
[18:16] Mani: "Yeah... it isn't moving, either..."
[18:16] Alathon: Yuuno eats hearty, and will finish wolfing down the meat.
[18:16] * Sheena works on her meet.. and something she thinks was an egg.
[18:17] Sheena: "Is this an egg or did some strange bird crap near the meat?"
[18:17] Mani: (Yuuno: "Oops. Sorry.")
[18:17] Alathon: Yuuno: "Dunno, I didn't get one."
[18:17] Alathon: slyly, "Soo.. Sheena, how many buttons this time?"
[18:18] Sheena: (slyly?)
[18:18] Sheena: "hmm?"
[18:18] Sheena: "Oh i got my workout top on."
[18:19] * Sheena undoes her uniform top showing the blacktubey on under it.
[18:19] * Reis glances in that direction before she can stop herself.
[18:19] Sheena: "Then i just tie it off like so"
[18:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "Soo.. no buttons."
[18:19] * Sheena takes the ends of her uniform and ties them toghter under herchest in a nice bow
[18:20] Alathon: Yuuno, happy: "Sounds like a winning strategy to me!"
[18:20] Sheena: "Thanks!"
[18:20] * Reis quietly seconds that.
[18:21] Alathon: Yuuno hops up onto Sheena's shoulder and perches there.
[18:21] Alathon: He kinda looks like he's looking.. down.
[18:21] Alathon: Yuuno: "Winning strategy, alright.."
[18:22] * Sheena finshes off her drink in one go with out dislogeing Yuuno.
[18:23] Alathon: Yuuno quiets down after that comment.
[18:23] * Mani sips a little bit more of hers before putting the rest aside.
[18:24] * Mani leaves the rest of her food, too.
[18:25] Sheena: "Will be nice to be back home for a while"
[18:26] Alathon: The people in the tavern are either coming and going pretty quickly.. or apparently still working on their hair 'o the dog, so they're not too interested in the party.. aside from the usual glances the hair and uniforms evoke.
[18:26] Sheena: (No one cares about the talking ferret and his support of boobage)
[18:27] Sheena: "Food all ways taste better the first week back.. And we really need to do a bit of hunting if we got time."
[18:27] Mani: "Yeah. All we have to do is pay a quick visit to a woman whose house can whisk away to other dimensions first."
[18:27] Alathon: Not enough to hit on either of them.
[18:27] Alathon: Yuuno: "We sure we wanna do this?"
[18:28] Mani: "Well, I don't feel a need to, but Sheena shouldn't go alone."
[18:28] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, yeah.. Sheena, you sure this is worth it?"
[18:28] Alathon: Yuuno: "I mean, let's be honest.. if you really wanna get laid, we both know you'll manage."
[18:28] Alathon: He says this teasingly, not seriously.
[18:28] * Reis chokes on her next swallow of breakfast.
[18:29] Sheena: "Oh please, im just feel like being a bit of a tease, thats all. Aside from that"
[18:29] Sheena: "I think it’s a good idea, The information alone may be worth it. '
[18:30] Sheena: “I mean, how many dim travelers to we know right now?
[18:30] Sheena: "That are not out to kill every one that is."
[18:30] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well.. we've killed a bunch, but I guess they don't count."
[18:31] Reis: (Tsukasa: "Me...")
[18:31] Mani: "All right, then. Is everyone just about finished?"
[18:31] Sheena: "We could use an outside sorce of information, knowlage, whatnot.'
[18:31] Sheena: 'And at the very lest it woudl be rude to not thank her for the help the other day"
[18:32] * Sheena pushs her plate away
[18:32] Sheena: "Ya, im done"
[18:32] Sheena: (hmm ataru vanished?)
[18:32] Mani: (Yep.)
[18:33] Alathon: ((apparently so))
[18:33] Reis: (Well, he IS a ninja)
[18:33] Mani: (Reis is awfully quiet... You didn't mean she was *really* choking, did you?)
[18:34] Reis: (Heh, no, not really choking)
[18:34] Reis: (Or maybe... Save me senpai!)
[18:34] Mani: (Usagi: "How the hell do you let one of your new recruits just *die* while you're sitting at the table with her?!")
[18:35] Mani: "Reis?"
[18:35] Sheena: (SHeena: Im sorry.. i just unbottoned my top and she.. usagi; *smacks head*)
[18:35] * Sheena leans over the table some
[18:35] * Reis looks up. "Uh... Yes Mani-san?"
[18:35] Sheena: "Hey reis you ok?"
[18:35] * Reis isn't looking up anymore.
[18:35] Mani: (Sheena is ordered never to unbutton her top again.)
[18:35] Mani: "You just about done?"
[18:36] * Reis nods, tearing her eyes away. "Yes, I think so."
[18:36] * Mani looks at the silent duo.
[18:36] Mani: "And I can see the two of you are done, so let's go."
[18:37] Alathon: Ken has finished eating by now; Sakura spears a few choice bits of breakfast, then puts his utensils down.
[18:37] Mani: (Obviously they were completely focused on eating. That's why they were so quiet.)
[18:38] * Mani leads the way out (settling any bill via Sakura first if need be).
[18:38] Sheena: (corse)
[18:39] Sheena: "Ya know if we stayed out here much longer we likly would need to find part time jobs."
[18:39] * Sheena adjust's her shades, hair, and top a bit as they walk along.
[18:40] Alathon: The weather is, at this point, okay. A little overcast, where it was clear earlier.
[18:40] * Reis blinks. "The pay doesn't cover local currency?"
[18:40] Alathon: ((I'll assume you pay them, unless you want otherwise ;p ))
[18:40] Mani: "Most of what we had was lost recently."
[18:41] Mani: (I already covered that, Alathon. :p )
[18:42] Sheena: "Local currency is some times issued so the operation if they have some"
[18:42] Alathon: ((ahh, missed it))
[18:42] Sheena: "All tho we got most of our from the badguys we killed over the years"
[18:43] Reis: "I see."
[18:43] Alathon: I'll assume you make it through the nicer parts of town easily enough
[18:44] Sheena: "Shame there isnt many harly riders around now, I need a new bike'
[18:44] Mani: "Yamahas."
[18:44] Alathon: Yuuno: 'The way things work around here, I bet you could buy one off the militia if you had enough dough.."
[18:44] Sheena: "Right, yamahas,"
[18:44] * Reis blinks between the two.
[18:45] Reis: (Heh. Well, you COULD always ask an actual Harleyrider)
[18:45] Sheena: (ask?)
[18:45] Reis: (Hey, AFS guy might feel like giving a gift)
[18:47] Alathon: Exiting an area dominated by warehouses, the party begins to move through areas that are obviously impoverished.
[18:48] * Sheena checks her com
[18:48] Alathon: Kuonji: "Taichou, permission to scout ahead?"
[18:48] *** Rockman_Zero has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:48] Reis: "Um... Yamaha? Harleyrider?"
[18:48] Reis: (Yo Rockosaurus)
[18:49] *** Rockman_Zero is now known as Ken.
[18:49] Mani: "Mm, we probably don't need it, but sure."
[18:49] Sheena: "4 young women walking alone on the street with a lone man as there escort."
[18:49] Alathon: Kuonji nods, and vanishes.
[18:49] Reis: (... WHO would see that?)
[18:49] Reis: (They'd see five young women walking alone ;) )
[18:49] Sheena: (hah all the better)
[18:50] * Sheena looks over at reis as they walk
[18:50] Sheena: "Didn't you go over the recordes from this area?"
[18:51] Reis: "Um, I think they covered what was going on over the last week with Mr. Reichert and the demons..."
[18:51] Reis: (Actually, never mind, probably would. Feel free to can that comment)
[18:53] Sheena: "ahh, well with all the problems back home from the counclit getting destroyed its not supriseing"
[18:53] Mani: "You haven't met Celeste, Ken. She's a woman from another dimension who transports her entire house from place to place, apparently."
[18:54] Alathon: Yuuno: "And feeds on 'spare' life force or something.."
[18:54] Alathon: Yuuno says this doubtfully.
[18:54] Mani: "The surrounding area has the color leeched from it, and apparently she drains the ambient life force from it."
[18:55] Mani: "She says it's not harmful to beings in the area. So far, we haven't any evidence to the contrary."
[18:55] Ken: "Hmm... Sounds alot like my last date."
[18:55] Alathon: Yuuno sniggers at that.
[18:56] Alathon: Yuuno: "hee hee.. sucked the life outta you?"
[18:56] Sheena: "Real odd tho, Freaking out me and mani the first time we saw her hmm land? zone? meh what ever"
[18:56] Ken: "No, more like out of our relationship..."
[18:56] * Reis giggles. "Seems to make everything around lose its colour?"
[18:56] Alathon: As the party moves through increasingly blighted areas, they come to a more densely populated stretch of road.
[18:56] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:57] Ken: "And yeah. She had looks, but damn, I've seen researchers with more life in 'em."
[18:57] Kuonji: (Did I miss a lot?)
[18:57] Alathon: ((an hour worth?))
[18:57] Mani: (Nothing of import.)
[18:57] Sheena: "Yes, Every thing around her home grey."
[18:57] Mani: "Reis was there last time, Sheena."
[18:57] Alathon: Here, there's evidence of life getting back to normal. People are out and about, there are many stalls out on the streets, with their owners hawking roots, flowers, and crafts of all sort.
[18:58] Reis: (You missed Reis guiltily enjoying Sheena's exhibitionism, and not much more)
[18:58] Alathon: People aren't terribly well dressed, but other than a few obviously hung over people, there's an unbeat feel in the air.
[18:58] Mani: (Ah, the cheerful sound of young children being sold.)
[18:58] Alathon: More than you'd expect, really.
[18:58] Reis: (Yeah, she was referring to Ken's girlfriend)
[18:58] Alathon: As far as you can tell, there aren't any slave blocks ;p
[18:58] Sheena: 'Interesting plants'
[18:59] Alathon: Fairly often, you'll see people cluster together in 3's and 4's and peer your way, chatting to each other quietly.
[18:59] Sheena: "Shame we're broke, Looks like there's some neat stuff around"
[19:00] Mani: (We haven't reached 'the bad section of town' yet?)
[19:00] Alathon: There's kids about.. either there isn't mandatory schooling, or it's not terribly well enforced, because they're everywhere.
[19:00] Ken: "Maybe we can get into a fight and beat up some people..."
[19:00] * Ken says this in a joking manner of course.
[19:00] Mani: (Free range children for sale)
[19:00] Alathon: ((You're moving into it; you're certainly not in the worst area))
[19:00] * Mani frowns at Ken.
[19:00] Alathon: ((this is blue collar, not ghetto))
[19:01] * Ken notices and grins
[19:01] Ken: "Relax, I was just kidding."
[19:01] Kuonji: "It's not really something to joke about."
[19:01] Mani: "I know that. You can't always assume people around you will."
[19:01] Mani: (Oh, you're off scouting. :) )
[19:01] Alathon: ((Kuonji, you're invisible, just so you know.. you WERE scouting ahead))
[19:01] Kuonji: (ignore that then ;P)
[19:02] * Ken sighs
[19:02] Ken: "Fine fine...
[19:02] Mani: "Keep in mind that we're representing our nation."
[19:03] Mani: "You don't have to be serious all the time."
[19:03] Alathon: Around this time, the party will see a dozen or so kids between 10 to 12 years old in a heated discussion.. the end result of which, after what appears to be some sort of dare, one of 'em heads over to the party, acting as cocky as a twelve year old can manage.
[19:03] Kuonji: (yeah, speak in Japanese if you have any nasty comments!)
[19:03] Mani: "Just try not to say things in public that can be taken the wrong way."
[19:03] Alathon: He's a little short for a twelve year old, and has rough knit clothes and messy brown hair, but is mostly clean.
[19:03] Sheena: "You need to remember out here impowered people is a common thing ken sooo....hmm"
[19:03] * Sheena notices the kid
[19:03] * Ken cricks his neck a bit, and nods, "Gottcha, I'll try not to be too controversial."
[19:03] Alathon: Boy: "Hey, mister.. izzit true you toe-kee-o folks liver forever?"
[19:03] Alathon: He addresses this to Ken.
[19:04] * Ken looks down at the kid and grins as he shakes his head
[19:04] Alathon: He looks disappointed.
[19:04] * Sheena blinks at this
[19:04] Alathon: Boy: "You sure?"
[19:04] Ken: "Well, maybe a few do."
[19:04] * Mani keeps an eye out for anyone trying to take advantage of a distraction.
[19:05] Alathon: The boy grins widely, and runs back to the kids he was talking to.
[19:05] Ken: "But the rest of us just live a little bit longer than some."
[19:05] Reis: ("Not forever... Just a thousand years.")
[19:05] Sheena: "Wonder who they heard that from."
[19:05] Alathon: He's already gone, a loud "told ya so" coming from his mouth as he argues with some other kids.
[19:05] Sheena: 'It's not somethign we spread around'
[19:05] Mani: ("No, of course not. We live for a few thousand years or so, just like everyone else.")
[19:05] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, WE haven't, but there were people staffing the Consulate.. I wonder if they were as careful?"
[19:06] * Ken continues grinning as he asks in Japanese...
[19:06] *** Stelas is now known as UnconqueredStelas.
[19:06] Ken: <Should I send my stand after them in Invisible Mode?>
[19:06] *** UnconqueredStelas is now known as Stelas.
[19:06] Sheena: "Ahh right, It's a secreat. So of corse every one knows about it'
[19:06] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah, well, when millions of people know a secret, it ain't."
[19:06] Mani: "No need. Good to know you can do that, though."
[19:07] Alathon: Unless the party wants to stop, they'll pass through this area.. across some sort of invisible dividing line.. and into truely blighted areas.
[19:07] Ken: "Hnn, yeah... Sorry, I didn't really get to explain what exactly I can do and such, did I?"
[19:07] Sheena: "Details details, its the same defernce"
[19:07] Ken: "Sorry."
[19:07] * Sheena contines debaiting with the talking ferret on her sholder in the middle of the street.
[19:07] Mani: "Well, things came up suddenly when you arrived."
[19:08] Kuonji: (trying to steal kounji's position as lead spy/scout? >:( )
[19:08] Reis: (No, but hey, it's useful to have a backup when you're out scouting)
[19:08] Alathon: Sheena, gimme a spot check.
[19:08] Mani: (Nevadan: "Hey. How much for the animal?" Yuuno: "She's not for sale.")
[19:08] Sheena: Roll 1d20+5
[19:08] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{14}
[19:09] Sheena: "Ok heads up"
[19:10] * Mani surreptitiously glances around.
[19:10] * Sheena sends off a quick text message
[19:10] * Reis blinks and looks up.
[19:10] Alathon: everyone, roll init
[19:10] Mani: roll 1d20+9
[19:11] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{14}
[19:11] Reis: roll 1d20+6
[19:11] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{25}
[19:11] Kuonji: roll 1d20+13
[19:11] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{21}
[19:11] Sheena: Roll 1d20+4
[19:11] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{12}
[19:12] Sheena: (did that message get off to kuonji?)
[19:12] Alathon: roll 1d20+5 ???
[19:12] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+5 ??? --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
[19:12] Kuonji: (Nah, Kuonji's chatting up a hooker)
[19:12] Kuonji: (he's ignoring all calls)
[19:12] Mani: (Have a good time with him.)
[19:12] Kuonji: (hah)
[19:13] Alathon: There are people moving on the streets here.. but not many, and they look like they're paying attention to their surroundings.
[19:14] Alathon: and most of 'em move in groups of three.. and keept heir distance from the party
[19:14] Alathon: which is a damned good thing for them, all things considered
[19:14] Alathon: and Ken, roll your init
[19:14] Ken: roll 1d20+9 Ken
[19:14] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+9 Ken --> [ 1d20=6 ]{15}
[19:14] Ken: roll 1d20+9 Enigma
[19:14] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+9 Enigma --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
[19:15] Alathon: Pretty much out of nowhere, wispy filaments of white, sticky material appear, creating a huge spiderweb reaching across the street from one house to another.
[19:16] Mani: (Unescapable boss fight.)
[19:16] Alathon: ((heh))
[19:16] Alathon: Dex saves, everyone
[19:16] Alathon: Except Kuonji
[19:16] Kuonji: (Awww yeah)
[19:16] Mani: roll 1d20+6
[19:16] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{26}
[19:16] Mani: (I think I made it.)
[19:16] Reis: roll 1d20+9
[19:16] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{21}
[19:17] Ken: (Even Enigma?)
[19:17] Alathon: Yes
[19:17] Ken: roll 1d20+10 Ken
[19:17] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+10 Ken --> [ 1d20=16 ]{26}
[19:17] Sheena: Roll 1d20+10
[19:17] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
[19:18] Sheena: (bah!)
[19:18] Ken: roll 1d20+5 Enigma
[19:18] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+5 Enigma --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[19:18] Mani: (But you'll look really sexy tangled up in that web.)
[19:19] Alathon: Sheena and Enigma are badly entangled.
[19:19] Alathon: The rest still have webbing all over 'em, but can move, albeit slowly and with great effort.
[19:19] Alathon: Fight order: Reis, Kuonji, Enigma, Ken, Mani, Sheena, ???
[19:19] * Sheena just blinks at the white stuff all over her
[19:20] Mani: (Can we see any ??? ?)
[19:20] Alathon: You can see lots of webbing, but no obvious enemy.
[19:20] Sheena: "Oy! Your suposed to by a lady dinner and take her out on a good date first!"
[19:20] Kuonji: (I bet Sheena does that a lot...)
[19:20] Alathon: Everyone around you is getting the hell outta dodge.
[19:20] Ken: "Damn, and I just washed my hair too..." He says in a rather bored tone as he takes out his blaster.
[19:20] Alathon: Reis is p
[19:20] Sheena: "Mani Down the street! On the right secound floor window!"
[19:20] Kuonji: (aw damn, she beat me to the joke)
[19:20] * Ken didn't seem to be carrying it earlier though.
[19:21] Mani: (Too bad she just likes girls.)
[19:21] * Reis reaches up to activate Swordbreaker and flies upward, triggering a spell.
[19:21] Mani: (Can I see the window Sheena indicated?)
[19:21] Kuonji: (didn't she say she's just putting men off for later?)
[19:21] Alathon: If you wanna fly, strength check, DC 20
[19:21] Alathon: Yes, you can see the window.. it looks empty.
[19:21] Mani: (How far is it and can I see the room behind it at all?)
[19:22] Reis: (... Ouchies. What about working myself free?)
[19:22] Ken: (Argh! I just remembered that I didn't summon Enigma before.)
[19:22] Kuonji: (... way to mention it, dumb ass :P)
[19:22] Alathon: ((okay, good point.. Enigma's not webbed then))
[19:22] Alathon: ((but isn't here, either))
[19:23] Ken: (Oh well, the Init-roll still counts though, right?)
[19:23] Mani: (As Alathon pencils a note in to keep an eye on Ataru. :) )
[19:23] Alathon: ((sure, if you wanna keep it))
[19:23] Reis: roll 1d20+6
[19:23] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{7}
[19:23] Kuonji: (heh)
[19:23] Reis: (... DR)
[19:23] Reis: roll 1d20+6
[19:23] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{18}
[19:24] Alathon: Fails.
[19:24] Alathon: DC is 15 + spell level (or rank of attribute / spec attack, in the case of magic)
[19:24] Mani: (Btw, any chance a natural 20 avoided the web altogether?)
[19:24] Alathon: ((nope))
[19:24] Kuonji: (wow O_O)
[19:25] Alathon: Kuonji is up
[19:26] Sheena: (man.. tied up by this cheep trick. So annonying)
[19:26] Kuonji: (they're copying us, if you think about it)
[19:27] Reis: (Indeed...)
[19:28] Ken: (Well, you know what they say... IF you can't beat 'em, copy 'em)
[19:28] Alathon: okay
[19:28] Alathon: Ken is up
[19:28] Alathon: As far as you can tell, you've got goop on you, and Sheena pointed to a window up ahead.
[19:29] Alathon: And you've got no charges in your beam rifle
[19:29] * Ken summons Enigma, and commands it to move towards the wondow up ahead...
[19:29] Alathon: so you might wanna get your pulse rifle out ;p
[19:29] Alathon: I'll assume you summon him Outside the webbing; he'll succeed. Visible or Invisible?
[19:29] Ken: (Invisible)
[19:29] Alathon: okay
[19:29] Alathon: wanna try to move yourself through the webbing?
[19:29] * Ken swaps out his blaster for the Pulse Rifle as well...
[19:30] Ken: (Yep)
[19:30] Alathon: it'll take a couple rounds of yanking and pulling, but you can still move.
[19:30] Alathon: alright
[19:30] Alathon: Mani is up.
[19:30] Mani: (Ok, how far away is that window and can I see into the room behind it at all?)
[19:31] Alathon: It's a good hundred feet, youc an see the window, but not clearly through it.
[19:31] Alathon: It doesn't look to have any sort of panes of glass or anything, though.
[19:31] * Mani teleports 30 feet down the street (toward the window).
[19:32] Alathon: You succeed.
[19:32] Alathon: Sheena is up
[19:32] Alathon: Sheena is totally webbed to all hell, and will need ot make a strength check to move
[19:32] * Sheena summons her uniform
[19:32] Alathon: or roll a concentration hceck to cast
[19:33] Alathon: DC on that is 17, since it's two ranks of armor
[19:33] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[19:33] Ken: (Doh!)
[19:33] Sheena: (whats used for concentration?)
[19:33] Alathon: ((constitution))
[19:33] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[19:33] Reis: <Alathon> It's a good hundred feet, youc an see the window, but not clearly through it.
[19:33] Reis: <Alathon> It doesn't look to have any sort of panes of glass or anything, though.
[19:33] Reis: * Disconnected
[19:33] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[19:34] Alathon: pm'd
[19:34] Sheena: Roll 1d20+9
[19:34] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{24}
[19:34] Alathon: You succeed in casting, despite the entanglement.
[19:34] Sheena: (does the magic flash twirl free me? Or am i gunked in a new outfit?)
[19:35] Alathon: and, ?? is up
[19:35] Alathon: You're still gunked.
[19:35] Alathon: Kuonji, make a will save
[19:36] Kuonji: (fuck)
[19:36] Alathon: DC is 20
[19:36] Sheena: (wtf?)
[19:36] Kuonji: roll 1d20+7 oh dear god please
[19:36] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+7 oh dear god please --> [ 1d20=9 ]{16}
[19:36] Kuonji: (FUCK)
[19:36] Ken: (Dayhm!!!)
[19:36] Kuonji: (FUCK FUCK FUCK KILL ME)
[19:36] Kuonji: (>_<)
[19:36] Sheena: (wtf is this shit?)
[19:36] Ken: (Okay! :D)
[19:36] Alathon: You feel your muscles go taught; you're Held.
[19:37] Ken: (Another boss I'd guess)
[19:37] Alathon: Top of the order.
[19:37] * Kuonji cries
[19:37] Kuonji: (err ooc ;p)
[19:37] Sheena: (hold person? We are fighting a freaking cleric? I hate fighting clerics! )
[19:37] Reis: (Can I pry myself out of this?)
[19:37] Alathon: You can try, DC 20 strength check, or DC 25 escape artist
[19:37] Kuonji: (escape artist it is!)
[19:38] Reis: (Blah, I'd need a crit for either...)
[19:38] Mani: "Yuuno! Get them out of that!"
[19:38] Reis: (Okay, let's try something else then...)
[19:38] Kuonji: roll 1d20+9
[19:38] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{27}
[19:38] Kuonji: (wooot)
[19:38] Mani: (I think Alathon was talking to Reis.)
[19:38] Kuonji: (blarg)
[19:38] Kuonji: (>_<)
[19:38] Reis: (Yeah, sorry)
[19:39] Alathon: You can keep the roll, but, nothing happens until your turn.
[19:39] Kuonji: (thank you!)
[19:39] * Reis lowers her hand and tries to simply blast the strands off her.
[19:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+0 Yuuno init
[19:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+0 Yuuno init --> [ 1d20=5 ]{5}
[19:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "Roger that!"
[19:40] Alathon: roll 1d20+0 yuuno save vs web
[19:40] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+0 yuuno save vs web --> [ 1d20=10 ]{10}
[19:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "It'll be tough, though!"
[19:40] Reis: roll 1d20-1
[19:40] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{12}
[19:40] Alathon: You're held fast.
[19:40] Alathon: Any other action than trying to move?
[19:41] Sheena: (crap you had to bring yuuno into play..)
[19:41] Reis: (Nah, that wasn't a move attempt, that was an attack attempt - trying to cast a spell and shred the strands)
[19:41] Alathon: spellcasting is a concentration check, not a strength check
[19:41] * Reis growls at the stupid thing holding her.
[19:41] Alathon: which spell were you casting?
[19:41] Ken: (Enigma will act on my init by the way)
[19:41] Alathon: ((alright))
[19:42] Reis: (Yeah, that was concentration - last time I accidentally thought it was mental stat based and not Con-based)
[19:42] Reis: (Letzt Zufall)
[19:42] Alathon: ((heh))
[19:42] Alathon: Kuonji is up... and nothing happens that the party can see.
[19:42] Reis: (Dammit, if it were mental I'd have got it!)
[19:42] Reis: (Am I allowed to try to move as well?)
[19:42] Reis: (It'll take me a crit either way, but it's worth a try)
[19:42] Alathon: Sure.
[19:43] Reis: roll 1d20-1
[19:43] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20-1 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{4}
[19:43] Alathon: Ken and Enigma are up.
[19:43] * Ken aims his pulse rifle at the window that Sheena inticated, and opens fire, hoping to provide a distraction for Enigma...
[19:44] Alathon: roll your attack, at -2
[19:44] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled your attack, at -2 --> error: malformed expression
[19:44] Ken: roll 1d20+15-2
[19:44] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+15-2 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{20}
[19:44] Ken: roll 1d8
[19:44] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d8 --> [ 1d8=2 ]{2}
[19:44] Alathon: You shoot into the window. No effect as far as you can tell.. though you wouldn't necessarily expect to hear a grunt of pain at this distance.
[19:45] Alathon: Enigma's action?
[19:45] Reis: (Yank us out! You've got bigass telekinetic strength)
[19:45] Ken: Enigma slilently mooves up to the building, still invisible to normal sight...
[19:45] Alathon: alright.
[19:45] Alathon: Mani is up.
[19:45] Mani: (There's nothing stopping Reis from saying that aloud.)
[19:46] Alathon: with your speed, you can easily enough move up tot he base of the window, and teleport yourself in. Or head in the ground floor door and look for the stairs.
[19:46] Reis: (He's invisible. She doesn't even know he's here)
[19:46] Mani: (She knows Ken can summon it.)
[19:46] * Mani heads into the ground floor while enegrizing a sword.
[19:47] Reis: (True, but she figures if Ken hasn't already done it, Ken could be trying a sneaky plan, and revealing the presence of an invisible ally doesn't help those)
[19:47] Alathon: Alright. Inside you'll reach the base of a rickety set of stairs. It looks firm enough to move up.
[19:47] Kuonji: (being invisible ain't gonna help >_<)
[19:47] Alathon: Sheena is up
[19:47] Sheena: "This is pissing me off!"
[19:47] * Sheena tryes to fly up
[19:48] Sheena: (i can't blast myself free with yuuno out)
[19:48] Sheena: "If your going to do something yuuno do it before i nuke this street!"
[19:48] Reis: (You'd have to pass the Concentration check :P )
[19:48] Alathon: You'll have to do a strength check to fly out
[19:49] Alathon: oh wait
[19:49] Alathon: you made the saving throw didn't you, you can move very slowly
[19:49] Reis: (Wait... Al, Sheena failed it. I made it)
[19:49] Mani: (So, only half of her 500mph? :) )
[19:49] Alathon: sigh
[19:49] Alathon: sheena didn't
[19:49] Alathon: ken, reis did
[19:49] Sheena: (whats slow for 500 mph?)
[19:49] Alathon: so they can move slowly without strength check.. I'll assume Reis succeeded in doing so
[19:49] Alathon: Hmmmmmmm.
[19:49] Alathon: wait, you have flight 2, right?
[19:50] Alathon: naturally?
[19:50] Reis: (All right... Am I out of the stickyness yet? And yeah)
[19:50] Alathon: you haven't cast your +flight spell.
[19:50] Alathon: No, but you will be next round. same for ken if he wants to be.
[19:50] Sheena: (flight 2 naturllly, flight 4 boosted)
[19:50] Alathon: hmmm
[19:50] Alathon: you know what, you can just barely break free this round.
[19:51] Alathon: Yuuno is still gunked below though
[19:51] Alathon: you can cast normally at this point, having moved (so no static attacks))
[19:51] * Sheena does so and remains above the street
[19:51] Alathon: ((Not really sure how to rule high speed flight attribute vs Web, but, that seems reasonable))
[19:51] Sheena: (do i need spot to find that magic again?)
[19:52] Alathon: No, you know pretty much where it is.
[19:52] Alathon: though you're still 100 feet away
[19:52] Sheena: Dark Heart, Shooting mode!
[19:52] Sheena: (that would take my action turn)
[19:53] Alathon: okay
[19:53] Alathon: Mani, Kuonji, you both hear some sort of chanting.. then..
[19:53] Ken: (Enigma will act in accordance to his own init next round)
[19:53] Alathon: A sickly yellowish, greenish cloud of fog appears where the web is, engulfing Reis, Ken, Yuuno, and the edges of it catch Sheena.
[19:54] Alathon: Yuuno dies instantly.
[19:54] Alathon: Yuuno: "Gaaahhhrrjgh..."
[19:54] Alathon: Ken, Reis, Sheena: fort saves
[19:54] Kuonji: (O_O)
[19:54] Alathon: This stuff burns on your skin, on your eyes, and even more in your throat, whatever it is.
[19:54] Reis: roll 1d20+2
[19:54] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{6}
[19:54] Ken: roll 1d20+5
[19:54] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{25}
[19:55] Reis: (... ;_; )
[19:55] Ken: (YES!)
[19:55] Alathon: DC is 20, again
[19:55] Kuonji: (poor yuuno)
[19:55] Sheena: Roll 1d20+3
[19:55] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{8}
[19:55] Alathon: roll 1d4 fort damage
[19:55] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d4 fort damage --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[19:55] Sheena: (DC 20? wtf?)
[19:55] Alathon: Reis and Sheena take 2 con damage, Ken takes 1 con damage.
[19:55] Ken: "Cloud-kill, right?"
[19:55] Ken: (Err, in brackets I mean. ><:0
[19:55] Kuonji: (heh, they really are copying us!)
[19:56] Alathon: End of round, top of order.
[19:56] Alathon: Reis is up.
[19:56] Sheena: (this seems a bit soon and uncalled for)
[19:56] Kuonji: (he's decided to end the game, he's killing us off)
[19:56] Ken: (Well, crap! :D)
[19:57] Sheena: (... that would make me wana burn some ones house down)
[19:57] Ken: (Err, :( )
[19:57] Alathon: You can get outta the webbing this round, though not outta the cloud yet.
[19:58] Reis: (Should I assume I did it last round, since I didn't actually need to worry about the Str check?)
[19:58] Kuonji: (poor yuuno, we hardly knew ye)
[19:58] Alathon: no, you get out this round, including last rounds movement
[19:58] Ken: (After 10 years? That's pretty cold Kuonji.)
[19:59] Reis: (Damn... I _really_ want to fire off a static attack right now...)
[19:59] Alathon: after moving, you can cast normally
[19:59] Alathon: and no, you can't make a static attack, withouta successful concentration roll
[19:59] Kuonji: (10? O_O)
[19:59] Kuonji: (it was like 4, maybe 5)
[19:59] * Reis rises out of the gunk, glaring and triggering a spell on herself. "You are going to DIE."
[20:00] Mani: (That's a strange spell to cast on yourself...)
[20:00] Kuonji: (and hey, he hides in Sheena's rack a lot, and mainly keeps to himself)
[20:00] Alathon: Kuonji is up
[20:00] Ken: (Sword-Breaker: Maximus Gozangus... Breast enlargement!)
[20:01] Mani: (*smacks RZ)
[20:01] Sheena: (now would be a time to run kuonji.. )
[20:01] Reis: "I'd advise nobody to get close to that bastard."
[20:01] Kuonji: roll 1d20+14
[20:01] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{29}
[20:01] Kuonji: roll 1d20+9
[20:01] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{27}
[20:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+7
[20:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{12}
[20:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+5
[20:02] Ken: "Heh, that might depend..." he says with a strange grin.
[20:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{12}
[20:02] Alathon: Whatever it is, it ain't evading shit
[20:02] Kuonji: roll 2#5d8
[20:02] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 2#5d8 --> [ 5d8=19 ]{19}, [ 5d8=19 ]{19}
[20:02] Kuonji: (O_o)
[20:02] Alathon: ((4d8, isn't that?))
[20:02] Kuonji: (I upped it dude... coulda SWORN you have my new sheet)
[20:02] Alathon: ((yeah, actually, you did))
[20:02] Ken: (Wonder where Enigma's turn went... I said he'd be going at init 26... Ah well.)
[20:02] Alathon: You tear into him.
[20:03] Alathon: Or it.
[20:03] Alathon: Some sort of blood sprays.
[20:03] Alathon: Ken and Enigma are up.
[20:03] Alathon: You can get outta the gunk this round
[20:03] * Ken does so, and directs Enigma to enter the building post-haste...
[20:04] Alathon: It will succeed.
[20:04] Alathon: You do anything?
[20:04] * Ken fires another shot into the window...
[20:04] Alathon: roll your attack
[20:04] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled your attack --> error: malformed expression
[20:05] Ken: roll 1d20 +15
[20:05] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 +15 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{20}
[20:05] Kuonji: (IF YOU HIT ME, I'LL KILL YOU)
[20:05] Alathon: so that's a 35
[20:05] Ken: (Yeah)
[20:05] Alathon: it's a crit, so he's not gonna
[20:05] Alathon: alright, roll your damage
[20:05] Ken: roll 2d8
[20:05] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 2d8 --> [ 2d8=7 ]{7}
[20:05] Reis: (... Wha?)
[20:06] Alathon: Er.. shouldn't that be 1d8?
[20:06] Mani: (Double dice on a crit?)
[20:06] Alathon: oh yeah
[20:06] Alathon: duh ;p
[20:06] Kuonji: (lol, let him keep the damage, it might as well have been 1d8)
[20:06] Kuonji: (oh... heh)
[20:06] Alathon: Kuonji, you see a bolt of energy fly into the room and hit something.
[20:06] Alathon: Alright.. Mani, you're up
[20:06] Alathon: you're looking at a staircase.
[20:06] * Mani zooms up the stairs.
[20:06] Mani: (Do I get an attack this round?)
[20:07] Alathon: You'll succeed in finding what you think is the room with the window. It's empty.
[20:07] Alathon: You can act
[20:07] Mani: (Any signs of blood or spot on the floor that's disturbed?)
[20:07] Alathon: spot check
[20:07] Mani: roll 1d20+3
[20:07] Kuonji: (can I speak?)
[20:07] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{15}
[20:08] Kuonji: (eh, moot now)
[20:08] Alathon: You see a couple streaks of blood on the floor, a bit over towards the window.
[20:08] * Mani swings at her best guess of where they came from.
[20:08] Alathon: one set of attacks
[20:09] Mani: (What's the penalty?)
[20:09] Alathon: -8
[20:09] Alathon: actually
[20:09] Alathon: -4
[20:09] Alathon: melee attack
[20:09] Mani: roll 2#1d20+24-4
[20:09] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 2#1d20+24-4 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{23}, [ 1d20=16 ]{36}
[20:09] Alathon: Mani, gimme two 1d2's
[20:09] Mani: roll 2#1d2
[20:09] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 2#1d2 --> [ 1d2=2 ]{2}, [ 1d2=1 ]{1}
[20:10] Kuonji: (uhoh)
[20:10] Alathon: roll 1d20+3
[20:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{19}
[20:10] Alathon: Kuonji, dodge one
[20:10] Alathon: the 2nd one
[20:10] Kuonji: (invis bonus? if so, what is it? haven't gotten it in a while)
[20:11] Alathon: Mani's first strike connects on something.. roll your damage
[20:11] Alathon: no invis bonus, it's on the attack roll
[20:11] Kuonji: roll 1d20+11
[20:11] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{26}
[20:11] Mani: roll 1d8+5
[20:11] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=5 ]{10}
[20:11] Alathon: on both, in fact
[20:11] Mani: roll 1d8+5
[20:11] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d8+5 --> [ 1d8=8 ]{13}
[20:11] Alathon: Your first attack clangs off something hard.
[20:11] Mani: (1st attack should be AP rank 1, 2nd isn't.)
[20:11] Alathon: Yup
[20:12] Mani: (linked on the 2nd?)
[20:12] Alathon: Yes
[20:12] Kuonji: "Fuck, taichou, what the hell are you doing!" (of course number 2 is max damage)
[20:12] Mani: roll 3d8
[20:12] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 3d8 --> [ 3d8=18 ]{18}
[20:12] Alathon: no AP on the 2nd one, so that's 5 + 18 == 23
[20:12] Mani: "Shit, Kuonji, say something if you're invis next to the target!"
[20:12] Alathon: Sheena is up.
[20:13] Sheena: "Yuuuno!" Dark Heart: Shoot!
[20:14] * Sheena sights down dark heart blast at the magic she can see
[20:14] Sheena: Roll 1d20+23
[20:14] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{37}
[20:14] Alathon: that's a -4 since it's ranged but mitigated by your sight (would normally be -8)
[20:14] Alathon: Bolts of energy fly into the window...
[20:15] Sheena: (move turn?)
[20:15] Alathon: YOu can move if you want
[20:15] Alathon: like, further up outta the cloud, for example ;p
[20:15] Sheena: (right)
[20:15] * Sheena moves to outside the window
[20:16] Alathon: alright.. first off.. Kuonji and Mani hear some chanting, then.. nothing happens.
[20:16] Ken: (...crap)
[20:16] Kuonji: "FUCK"
[20:16] Alathon: also
[20:16] Alathon: Ken, Reis, fort saves
[20:16] Reis: roll 1d20+2
[20:16] Kuonji: "Where the hell did the target go?"
[20:16] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{12}
[20:17] Ken: roll 1d20+5 fort
[20:17] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+5 fort --> [ 1d20=6 ]{11}
[20:17] Alathon: roll 1d4
[20:17] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d4 --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[20:17] Alathon: You both take two more con damage.
[20:17] Ken: Damn...
[20:17] Alathon: End of round, top of the order.
[20:17] Alathon: Reis is up.
[20:17] Sheena: (hey wait)
[20:17] Ken: (HOLD IT!!!)
[20:17] Sheena: (my shots?)
[20:17] Alathon: (9oh yeah, sheena))
[20:17] Ken: (What about me and Enigma?)
[20:17] Alathon: uh..
[20:17] Alathon: you went before mani
[20:17] Alathon: after Kuonji
[20:18] Alathon: and.. everyone outside sees the shots zoom in the window.. then zoom right back out the window again, heading across the street.
[20:18] Alathon: Kuonji and Mani see the shots zoom in, then curve right back out.
[20:18] Alathon: and.. Reis is up.
[20:18] * Mani tries to track them for a teleport destination.
[20:19] Ken: (Huh, I thought order was Mani, Kounji, Sheena, Enigma, Ken and Reis)
[20:19] Ken: (...nm. ><;)
[20:19] Alathon: [19:19] Alathon: Fight order: Reis, Kuonji, Enigma, Ken, Mani, Sheena, ???
[20:20] Reis: (Do we have a vague idea of where Sheena's shots are going?)
[20:20] Alathon: They look like they're going across the street.. there's a building across the street.
[20:20] Alathon: There's buildings past it, though, so there's no way to judge the depth.
[20:20] Kuonji: "Damn it Taichou, I thought you'd be the last person to ever nail me with freindly fire."
[20:20] Mani: (They don't go into a particular window, though?)
[20:20] Alathon: They seem to be going.. up a little.
[20:21] Mani: (Toward the roof, possibly?)
[20:21] Alathon: It's possible
[20:21] * Reis whirls, aiming her sword, which separates into its jagged-teeth Breaker form. "Quellefrost!" A wide stream of power filled with 'sparkles' fires into the vague direction of the building across the street, followed by a second one.
[20:21] Mani: "Sorry. Can't see you when you're invisible. I think it might have gone to the roof across the street."
[20:22] Reis: roll 1d20+21
[20:22] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{41}
[20:22] Alathon: ((... you're seriously nuking a buidling that may or may not have people in it?))
[20:22] Alathon: ((nice one))
[20:22] Reis: roll 1d20+16
[20:22] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{27}
[20:22] Mani: (There goes another recruit... :) )
[20:22] Reis: (I'm assuming everyone ran like hell, and aiming mostly for the top)
[20:22] Kuonji: "Sorry for not realizing you'd aim ABOVE the target."
[20:22] Mani: "Talk about it after the fight."
[20:22] Alathon: roll your damage
[20:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled your damage --> error: malformed expression
[20:23] Reis: roll 6d8
[20:23] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 6d8 --> [ 6d8=26 ]{26}
[20:23] Reis: roll 6d8
[20:23] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 6d8 --> [ 6d8=28 ]{28}
[20:23] * Kuonji mumbles something that sounds suspiciously like "if I live that long."
[20:23] Alathon: first one was a nat 20, so that's double..
[20:23] Alathon: regardless
[20:23] Reis: roll 12d8
[20:23] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 12d8 --> [ 12d8=55 ]{55}
[20:23] Alathon: Both streams of silvery/steely energy tear through the roof of the building across the street. If it got anyone, it's not obvious.
[20:23] Reis: (Oops)
[20:23] Kuonji: (aaaand those cute little tykes we saw earlier are now dead)
[20:23] Alathon: reis
[20:24] Alathon: gimme a 'fate' roll, 1d20, unmodified
[20:24] Reis: roll 1d20
[20:24] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{11}
[20:24] Reis: (Oh dear...)
[20:24] Alathon: thanks.
[20:24] Kuonji: (it's probably dc10)
[20:24] Alathon: Kuonji is up.
[20:24] Mani: "Be glad you didn't get hit by that..."
[20:25] Mani: (Did they take off a floor or two of the building or just clear the roof?)
[20:25] Sheena: "You can't hide from me bastard! Ill find you!"
[20:25] Alathon: they're not terribly wide, they just punched through the roof.
[20:25] Alathon: it didn't collapse or anything.
[20:25] Reis: (Uh... They're 40-foot AoE attacks)
[20:25] Mani: "Let me know if you see the enemy."
[20:25] Sheena: (shut up idoit)
[20:25] Kuonji: (... jesus, that's disgusting)
[20:25] Alathon: ((you're fucking kidding me))
[20:25] Ken: (Reis: Don't dig deeper.)
[20:25] Alathon: Yeah, never mind that
[20:25] Ken: (=_=;)
[20:25] Alathon: roughly two and a half houses are utterly crushed and destroyed.
[20:26] Sheena: (F'in Rtard)
[20:26] Kuonji: (aaaand another one gone, and another one gone, and another one bites the dust!)
[20:26] Mani: (Let me change a few lines, then...)
[20:26] * Kuonji stands there, jaw open
[20:26] Ken: (First Tsukasa, and now Genocide Girl.)
[20:26] Kuonji: "Can't we get ANY normal teammates?"
[20:26] Alathon: ((yeah, you can change a couple comments.))
[20:27] Kuonji: "Hell... I'd settle for somewhat sane..."
[20:27] * Mani shouts, "Stop blowing up buildings!"
[20:27] Mani: "Well, thanks."
[20:28] Mani: "Any sign of the enemy?"
[20:28] Alathon: Kuonji, act or pass?
[20:29] * Kuonji leaps towards the wrecked building
[20:29] Alathon: Alright.
[20:29] * Kuonji will be scanning the wreckage
[20:29] Alathon: *nod*
[20:29] Alathon: It'll take a round for all the debris to settle, so you'll have a better idea next round.
[20:29] * Reis pants for breath, lowering the sword.
[20:29] Alathon: Ken/Enigma?
[20:29] Kuonji: "Are you FUCKING CRAZY?"
[20:29] Ken: Enigma heads up to where Mani is...
[20:30] Reis: "But they killed Yuuno-sensei!"
[20:30] * Ken winces and says to Reis, "Just so you know, you almost Killed Kuonji and the Commander as well."
[20:30] Ken: "...And they're not too happy about it either."
[20:31] Sheena: (and you know that how?)
[20:31] Kuonji: <Japanese> "AND YOU MIGHT HAVE JUST KILLED A BUILDING FULL OF CIVILIANS."
[20:31] Mani: (Enigma?)
[20:31] * Sheena laughting madly up in the air as darkness gathers around her
[20:31] Ken: (Enigma and Ken have a direct Telepathic link. What Enigma sees, is what Ken sees... And vice versa)
[20:31] * Reis freezes and pales.
[20:32] Alathon: Ken, Enigma, gonna do anything? or done
[20:32] Reis: "Nobody go in there! The shards take five seconds to dissipate!"
[20:32] * Mani shouts, "Sheena! No attacks that will get civilians!"
[20:33] Ken: Enigma attempts to clear away some of the dust with it's TK... Aside from that, Ken and enigma are done.
[20:33] Alathon: Okay, Mani is up.
[20:33] Ken: "Again, too late... Enigma's already inside."
[20:34] Mani: (She blasted the building across the street, Ken.)
[20:34] Reis: (Yeah... I didn't shoot RIGHT AT my commanding officer)
[20:34] * Mani goes back to the street since she has no target and not teleport destination, charging her other sword.
[20:34] Alathon: Alright, you succeed.
[20:34] Kuonji: (just at the cute little kids)
[20:34] Alathon: Sheena is up.
[20:34] Ken: (And that's the one Enigma and mani are inside, right?)
[20:34] Mani: (No, the one across the street from that.)
[20:35] Ken: (Oh, my bad then. I retract Ken's last statement.)
[20:35] Alathon: you're looking down the street. The house mani and kuonji were in is on the right. the houses Reis levelled are on the left
[20:35] Ken: (*nod*)
[20:37] * Sheena looks around for her target, she's never going to forget that magic now
[20:37] Alathon: spot check
[20:37] Sheena: Roll 1d20+5
[20:37] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{21}
[20:38] Alathon: Watching where your bolts are going, you can readily figure out where to look, and spot a familiar magic aura well above the ruined houses, and off to your left (i.e. past the ruined houses, from the house itw as in previously)
[20:38] Alathon: -4 penalty to hit since it's still just a magic aura, not a perfectly clear target
[20:38] Sheena: (Wait... its in the air above the house now?)
[20:39] Alathon: Past, and well into the air
[20:39] Alathon: imagine a big T
[20:39] Alathon: you're at the base of the T (original party site
[20:39] Alathon: house on the right was the right tip, house on the left was the left ti
[20:39] Alathon: tip
[20:39] Alathon: it's up and left from the left tip of the T
[20:39] Alathon: at least a good fifty or sixty feet in the air
[20:40] Reis: (... I feel like crying now)
[20:40] Sheena: "Not fat enought!"
[20:40] Sheena: SLide open!
[20:40] Mani: ("Not fat enough! Eat this!")
[20:41] * Sheena rips down the front of her shirt removing two glaring red and yellow shells.
[20:41] Kuonji: (oh jesus, is sheena gonna go nuts and nuke civies too?)
[20:41] Ken: (Suddenly, I'm reminded of Wierd Al Yankovich :P)
[20:41] Reis: (Well, she's lucky. She knows where he is, and it's safely up in the air)
[20:41] * Sheena Loads them into dark heart as the slide opens
[20:42] Kuonji: (aaaand she crit fails, taking out half of nevada)
[20:42] Sheena: (i just might)
[20:42] Ken: (Boom! Shackalacka! :D)
[20:42] Alathon: ((okay, sanity check on the range of that..))
[20:42] Alathon: ((eh whatever just do it ;p ))
[20:42] Mani: "Sheena! Make sure you don't take out civilians!"
[20:43] Sheena: (you said his high into the air right? Its only a 60 aoe at the impact zone)
[20:43] Alathon: ((oh wait, it's 10 feet))
[20:43] Alathon: ((never mind, that's not so bad))
[20:43] Alathon: ((and yeah
[20:43] Alathon: 50 feet in the air
[20:43] Ken: (Enigma could probably assist, but you'd have to ask Ken.)
[20:43] Mani: (Yeah, and how high is the building he's above?)
[20:43] Alathon: ((oooh wait, yeah, 60 ft radius))
[20:43] Alathon: ((so aim high ;p ))
[20:43] Alathon: ((6 * 5 * 2))
[20:44] Sheena: (Thats it? i figered he was higher from your info, Guess i used a biger T)
[20:44] Mani: (Well, at least she has DR if she rolls poorly... and a crit fail won't take out an entire race...)
[20:44] Alathon: ((it's what you said originally))
[20:45] Sheena: ((so do i use one shell or two? Sheena wouldnt nuke civs)
[20:45] Alathon: ((one is safe, two is only safe if you aim high))
[20:45] Alathon: ((rationally, you would only NEED one to hit the target))
[20:45] Alathon: ((a 30 foot AE is plenty to ensure a hit))
[20:46] Alathon: You'd know this, or at least strongly suspect this
[20:46] * Sheena loads one of her red shells and has dark heart load a spreading from the clip
[20:47] Sheena: "Obsidian!"
[20:47] Sheena: Roll 1d20+20
[20:47] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{36}
[20:47] Sheena: Dark Heart; Buster!
[20:48] Alathon: A column of dark energy reaches out from Dark Heart for a moment, then rebounds back to Dark Heart's tip to form into a purple-black energy at it's tip.. which then speeds away, and explodes in a tremendous dark flash.
[20:48] Alathon: roll 1d20+6 dex save for half
[20:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+6 dex save for half --> [ 1d20=6 ]{12}
[20:48] Alathon: hah
[20:48] Alathon: roll your damage
[20:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled your damage --> error: malformed expression
[20:48] Sheena: (he saved?)
[20:48] Alathon: nope
[20:48] Ken: (Wow, these newfangled Text-efects kick ASS! :P)
[20:49] Sheena: Roll 6d8+2
[20:49] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 6d8+2 --> [ 6d8=34 ]{36}
[20:49] Alathon: There's a cry of pain.. but it's hardly audible over the roar of the attack.
[20:50] Mani: (After all that buildup, I kind of thought it'd do more damage...)
[20:50] Sheena: (im out of +d ammo =/ )
[20:50] Ken: (So much for imobilising him with my stand)
[20:52] Alathon: There's some chanting off in the distance.. and a shimmering, spherical barrier appears in the middle of the explosion.
[20:52] Sheena: "Mani call for help! We lost yuuno!"
[20:52] Alathon: End of round, top of order
[20:52] Alathon: Reis
[20:53] Reis: (The cloudkill thing didn't zap us again?)
[20:53] Alathon: You're out of it
[20:53] Alathon: it's not terribly h igh
[20:53] Alathon: it's also starting to drift down the street.
[20:53] Kuonji: (people gonna drop like flies)
[20:53] Mani: (Is the sphere moving away?)
[20:53] Alathon: It's flying up, slowly.
[20:53] * Reis aims at the sphere barrier and fires again.
[20:53] Reis: roll 1d20+21
[20:53] Reis: roll 1d20+16
[20:53] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{30}
[20:53] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{17}
[20:54] Reis: (...)
[20:54] Alathon: roll damage on the first one.
[20:54] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled damage on the first one. --> error: malformed expression
[20:54] Reis: (This is just not my day...)
[20:54] Reis: roll 7d8
[20:54] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 7d8 --> [ 7d8=40 ]{40}
[20:54] Alathon: On the second attack, there's a small explosion of sparks from Swordbreaker.. and nothing happens.
[20:54] Alathon: which spell?
[20:54] Reis: (Furieriss)
[20:54] Alathon: oh nm yeah
[20:54] Alathon: it splashes against the sphere.
[20:55] Alathon: oh right
[20:55] Alathon: end of last round.
[20:55] Reis: (Wait... entirely? Mein gott...)
[20:55] Alathon: the magic missiles splashed against it as well, outlining the mostly translucent sphere in purple energy.
[20:56] Mani: "I'm not sure we have anything that can penetrate that..."
[20:56] Sheena: "Mani call for back up! Or else this fight might take out half the city!"
[20:56] Alathon: Kuonji is up.
[20:56] Mani: (I figure I have to wait for my turn.)
[20:56] Sheena: (ahh mybad then)
[20:57] Kuonji: (how high up is the sphere? could I jump attack it? ;p)
[20:57] Mani: (It was 60' and moved up.)
[20:57] Alathon: it's now a good 80 feet in the air
[20:57] Alathon: so no
[20:57] Kuonji: (shit... try my ranged attack, or search through rubble, fuck)
[20:58] Alathon: well decide ;p
[20:58] Kuonji: "Shit, Taichou... Should I look for survivors, or try to nail that bastard?"
[20:58] Kuonji: (when it doubt, pass the buck!)
[20:59] Reis: (Before you try to go in, check with Al - has the shimmering stuff gone down yet?)
[20:59] Mani: "Nail it! If it attacks again, no one here is safe!"
[20:59] * Kuonji swipes at the floating ball
[20:59] Kuonji: roll 1d20+9
[20:59] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{24}
[20:59] Kuonji: roll 1d20+4
[21:00] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{18}
[21:00] Alathon: In the distance, you can see blackish splashes against the sphere.
[21:00] Alathon: Ken and Enigma are up.
[21:00] Kuonji: (damn >_<)
[21:00] Ken: Enigma sees the Sphere and tries to pull it down with it's TK...
[21:01] Alathon: Fails.
[21:01] Alathon: Ken?
[21:01] Kuonji: (heh)
[21:01] Alathon: The stand can get a grasp on it, but just can't move it
[21:02] Alathon: Ken?
[21:02] Ken: (Can it hold it in place?)
[21:02] Alathon: It can try...
[21:02] Alathon: power use roll
[21:02] Ken: roll 1d20+9 Telekinetic hold
[21:02] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+9 Telekinetic hold --> [ 1d20=10 ]{19}
[21:02] Alathon: yup
[21:02] Kuonji: (and fail)
[21:02] Alathon: it stops
[21:02] Kuonji: (neeeever mind)
[21:02] Alathon: slooowly
[21:02] Alathon: and with great effort on the part of the stand
[21:03] Alathon: Mani?
[21:03] Kuonji: (like, fatal effort. enigma dies.)
[21:03] * Mani makes an emergency call for immediate assistance and/or evac against a heavily armored flying spellcaster. Yuuno out of commission. Picture of surroundings attached.
[21:03] Alathon: *nod*
[21:03] * Ken frowns, swaps out the pulse rifle to the Plasma rifle, takes aim, and pulls the trigger...
[21:03] Alathon: the call itself is one round.. if you wanna add a picture or more than just what you said, that'll be another
[21:03] Alathon: attack roll
[21:03] Ken: (Still ken's go, right?)
[21:04] Mani: (Well, I figure no one can teleport in without a picture.)
[21:04] Alathon: ((true that, it'll just take another round))
[21:04] Ken: roll 1d20+15
[21:04] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{29}
[21:04] Alathon: Ken sets himself, and charges up his Plasma Rifle.. it hums in anticipation.
[21:04] Alathon: Sheena?
[21:04] * Sheena flys up to level with her target
[21:05] Sheena: Dark Heart: Protection
[21:05] * Sheena glars on as her own shield forms
[21:05] Sheena: (done)
[21:06] Alathon: there's some more chanting int he distance.. Sheena, you see some sort of magical effect taking shape in front of you.
[21:06] Alathon: will save
[21:06] Sheena: Roll 1d20+9
[21:06] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{12}
[21:06] Sheena: (DAmn you dice!)
[21:07] Alathon: okay, now, fort save
[21:07] Alathon: and make it a good one
[21:07] Kuonji: (...)
[21:08] Sheena: Roll 1d20+3
[21:08] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{8}
[21:08] Sheena: (DR)
[21:08] Alathon: if you wanna use DR, now's the time
[21:08] Sheena: roll 1d20+3
[21:08] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{19}
[21:08] Alathon: ....
[21:08] Alathon: nice one, DC was 19
[21:08] Mani: (Lucky.)
[21:08] Alathon: roll 3d6
[21:08] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
[21:09] Alathon: Sheena stiffens in midair for no apparent reason.
[21:09] * Sheena glars at something in front of her
[21:09] Alathon: ((no armor vs that))
[21:09] Mani: (Slay living?)
[21:09] Alathon: End of round, top of order.
[21:09] Alathon: Phantasmal Killer
[21:09] Ken: (Err, the rifle?)
[21:09] Alathon: oh yeah
[21:09] Mani: (Right. The will save.)
[21:10] * Reis brings her sword up to her eyes, tinkering with it.
[21:10] Sheena: "May Serenity damn you, I wont be stoped!"
[21:10] Reis: roll 1d20+13
[21:10] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{25}
[21:10] Alathon: Ken, roll your damage
[21:10] Reis: (That fix it?)
[21:10] Ken: roll 4d8
[21:10] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 4d8 --> [ 4d8=15 ]{15}
[21:10] Ken: (AP +1 I believe)
[21:10] Alathon: Yes; Reis spends her roundf ixing Swordbreaker.
[21:10] Reis: (It is, but so was my attack)
[21:11] Sheena: (how did swordbreaker er break?)
[21:11] Ken: (Nat 1)
[21:11] Alathon: The white hot ball of plasma shots up from Ken and splashes against the sphere... which seems to depress a little under the pressure, before the plasma dissipates.
[21:11] Alathon: Kuonji?
[21:12] Kuonji: "Taichou, I don't think my attacks are having any effect on that sheild!"
[21:13] * Kuonji will try again anyway
[21:13] Kuonji: roll 1d20+9
[21:13] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[21:13] Mani: (Sheena's out of shouting range now?)
[21:13] Kuonji: roll 1d20+4
[21:13] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{22}
[21:13] Sheena: (not that high up)
[21:13] Alathon: both hit the shield, both splash against it with no apparent effect
[21:13] Alathon: ((unfortunately, force fields don't have con))
[21:13] Mani: "Sheena, if you can't penetrate that, we have to disengage!"
[21:14] Alathon: Ken / Enigma are up
[21:14] Ken: Enigma maintains his hold on the Sphere... Ken lines up another shot.
[21:15] Alathon: fire it up
[21:15] Mani: (This is a force field? Shouldn't our attacks be taking down layers, then?)
[21:15] Ken: roll 1d20+15 Plasma Rifle
[21:15] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+15 Plasma Rifle --> [ 1d20=8 ]{23}
[21:15] Alathon: the plasma rifle charges again
[21:15] Alathon: and, yes, that's how force fields work
[21:15] Kuonji: (he could be regening them on his turn)
[21:15] Sheena: (no he hit sheena with a death spell)
[21:15] Alathon: and, the barrier seemed like it sagged a bit under the last plasma blast
[21:15] Alathon: Mani is up
[21:16] Kuonji: (there's a ability... it autoregens a level per rank per turn, IIRC)
[21:16] Alathon: sending a photo, etc?
[21:16] * Mani sends the picture.
[21:16] Kuonji: (well, not an ability... something you can take on the forcefield)
[21:16] Alathon: Sheena?
[21:16] * Sheena will hit it again
[21:16] Ken: (Regenerating adder IIRC)
[21:16] Alathon: go for it
[21:17] Sheena: <I don't have the ammo to do this mani! Get out of here!>
[21:18] Sheena: "Obsidian!'
[21:18] Mani: (Does the sphere look any smaller/weaker than before?)
[21:18] Sheena: Roll 1d20+20
[21:18] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{24}
[21:18] Alathon: You really can't tell from 80+ ft away
[21:18] Sheena: Dark Heart: Buster!
[21:18] Alathon: AE or normal?
[21:19] Sheena: (normal big beam)
[21:19] Alathon: *nod*
[21:19] Alathon: the sphere doesn't dodge.. the black energy flows around it, seeming to press the sphere inward, before it rebounds.
[21:20] Sheena: (oy.. Whats with all this uber fights when are wore out and undergeared? 0
[21:20] Ken: (Of course not! Because my stand's holding it in place. >:) )
[21:21] Alathon: There's some chanting.. and a tremendous, blueish white column of what looks like snow shoots down from the sphere, engulfing Reis and Ken.
[21:21] Alathon: dex save for half, DC... of 20 ;p
[21:21] Kuonji: (...)
[21:21] Ken: (Don't you mean Reflex save? :P)
[21:21] Alathon: yeah, reflex
[21:21] Alathon: my typo
[21:21] Alathon: roll 12d6 cone of cold damage
[21:21] Ken: roll 1d20+10
[21:21] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{21}
[21:21] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 12d6 cone of cold damage --> [ 12d6=42 ]{42}
[21:22] Reis: roll 1d20+6
[21:22] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{23}
[21:22] Alathon: Both of you save, and take 21 points of damage
[21:22] Alathon: unaffected by the CT armor
[21:22] Ken: (Dang... Down to 23 HP)
[21:22] Alathon: Ken, gimme a concentration roll to keep your aim steady
[21:22] Alathon: DC is 21
[21:23] Sheena: (Shanagings)
[21:23] Alathon: ((eh, it's the DC of the damage dealt))
[21:23] Ken: roll 1d20+3
[21:23] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{4}
[21:23] Ken: =_=;
[21:23] Alathon: you drop the plasma rifle.
[21:23] Alathon: roll a 1d20
[21:23] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled a 1d20 --> error: malformed expression
[21:23] Sheena: (no i ment this fight.. besm vr dnd hardcore is unfair to some)
[21:23] Alathon: ((dude, it's one level 12 vs you five ;p ))
[21:24] Alathon: ((it's just, well.. we can discuss it later ;p ))
[21:24] Ken: ((Isn't that like saying it's our fault that we suck? :P))
[21:24] Alathon: Ken, give me a d20 pls
[21:24] Alathon: No, it's certainly not an EASY fight
[21:24] Ken: roll 1d20
[21:24] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
[21:24] Kuonji: (that's a levely 12?)
[21:24] Alathon: because this isn't an enemy standing in front of you where you can DPS it instantly
[21:24] Alathon: ((yes, it is))
[21:24] Mani: "Right! Everyone take cover and get ready to disengage! You, too, Sheena!"
[21:24] Ken: (Hmm, true.)
[21:25] Kuonji: (... it might be time to hang up my dice, gaming is clearly not my forte T_T)
[21:25] Ken: (Oh, don't say that.)
[21:25] Alathon: ((oh for pitys sake, save the emo for when you actually lose a character))
[21:25] Alathon: Top of the ordre, Reis is up
[21:25] Alathon: wait
[21:25] Alathon: no
[21:25] Alathon: sorry
[21:25] Ken: (yeah, you've been doing fine so far!)
[21:25] Alathon: Mani and Sheena are up
[21:25] Kuonji: (so... 5 minutes?)
[21:25] Mani: (We already went.)
[21:25] Alathon: oph yeah
[21:25] Alathon: sigh
[21:26] Alathon: yup, top of the ordre
[21:26] Alathon: Reis is up
[21:26] Sheena: (who did what to who where and when??))
[21:26] Sheena: (do we have pictures?)
[21:26] * Reis swings her sword up back in Breaker form and fires off two more of those AoE attacks (I'm _assuming_ Sheena isn't that close - if anyone is, warn me and I'll change it).
[21:26] Alathon: no, ther'es plenty of space
[21:26] Reis: roll 1d20+21
[21:26] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{37}
[21:26] Alathon: go ahead and roll em up
[21:26] Reis: roll 1d20+16
[21:26] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{32}
[21:26] Reis: roll 2#6d8
[21:26] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#6d8 --> [ 6d8=23 ]{23}, [ 6d8=34 ]{34}
[21:26] Alathon: roll 2#1d20+6
[21:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2#1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{22}, [ 1d20=15 ]{21}
[21:27] Alathon: the first storm of swords tears into the barrier.. and it shatters into what look like dozenso f shards of glass.
[21:27] Sheena: (and thats why he has us fighting uber bosses...)
[21:27] Alathon: ((oh wait, this isn't the swords one))
[21:27] Alathon: ((which does it look like?))
[21:27] Alathon: The second <energy attack> tears into something behind it.
[21:27] Alathon: Kuonji is up.
[21:27] Reis: (Huge stream that bursts into a massive cloud of sparkles once it hits)
[21:27] Alathon: Okay, that ;p
[21:28] Mani: "Never mind--hit it!"
[21:28] Ken: (Umm, plasma rifle?)
[21:28] Alathon: ((you botched it, remember?))
[21:28] Alathon: ((or rather, you lost the shot))
[21:28] Alathon: which impacts on a snow covered house, doing.. nothing.
[21:29] Alathon: and as far as you can tell hitting nobody
[21:29] Ken: (Right.)
[21:29] Alathon: Kuonji?
[21:29] Kuonji: (wait, barrier down?)
[21:29] Alathon: uh... yeah?
[21:29] * Kuonji attacks again
[21:29] Sheena: (any one not confused?)
[21:29] Kuonji: roll 1d20+9
[21:29] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{26}
[21:29] Kuonji: roll 1d20+4
[21:29] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{14}
[21:29] Mani: (I'm not! :) )
[21:29] Alathon: roll 1d20+7
[21:29] Kuonji: (aww)
[21:29] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{25}
[21:29] Alathon: roll 1d20+5
[21:29] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{25}
[21:30] Kuonji: (-6 con)
[21:30] Alathon: One of them spluts into something.. the other whizzes by.
[21:30] Alathon: Ken?
[21:30] * Sheena is mostly just a mass od darkness and glowing pink circles of power in the sky
[21:30] Ken: Enigma attempts to reintroduce the floating figure to gravity... with some assistance
[21:31] Sheena: (....)
[21:31] Alathon: It fails, it can't see a target.
[21:31] Alathon: pj waot
[21:32] Alathon: er
[21:32] Alathon: ((oh, to be clear, the thing that impacted on the house, was ken's plasma blast from last round, I totally didn't make that clear))
[21:32] Ken: Ken picks up the dropped rifle, aims it at where he thinks the target is, and pulls the trigger...
[21:32] Alathon: Ken?
[21:32] Alathon: go ahead, -8 penalty to attack
[21:32] Alathon: since it's invisible again
[21:32] Ken: (What about accuracy feat?)
[21:33] Alathon: 2 less per rank of that
[21:33] Alathon: so -6 I think
[21:33] Ken: roll 1d20+15-6
[21:33] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+15-6 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{15}
[21:33] Alathon: your plasma rifle charges up
[21:33] Alathon: Mani's turn
[21:34] * Mani launches a crystal spike at the enemy, then takes cover.
[21:34] Alathon: go ahead and roll it up
[21:34] Mani: (-8)
[21:34] Alathon: yup
[21:34] Mani: roll 1d20+9-8
[21:34] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+9-8 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{4}
[21:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+3
[21:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{4}
[21:34] Alathon: rofl
[21:34] Alathon: hahaha
[21:35] Alathon: the icicles hit something, then fall away.
[21:35] Kuonji: (mani... stabs kuonji... again.)
[21:35] Ken

[Alathon]

Session 28 - part 2

[21:35] Kuonji: (mani... stabs kuonji... again.)
[21:35] Ken: (Damn, the dice do NOT want us to hit this guy.)
[21:35] Alathon: dude
[21:35] Alathon: it botched its dodge, they connect
[21:35] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[21:35] Alathon: actually, roll damage
[21:35] Kuonji: (.....hahahaha, my bad)
[21:35] Mani: roll 2d8
[21:35] Alathon: forgot something
[21:35] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 2d8 --> [ 2d8=4 ]{4}
[21:35] Alathon: *nod*
[21:35] Mani: (AP 1)
[21:35] Alathon: same thing
[21:35] Ken: (Gah, of course... Why was I thinking it was Mani who botched her roll. >_<;)
[21:35] Alathon: Sheena is up
[21:35] Mani: (Not that it matters with that damage roll...)
[21:36] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[21:36] Reis: <Alathon> your plasma rifle charges up
[21:36] Reis: <Alathon> Mani's turn
[21:36] Reis: * Disconnected
[21:36] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[21:36] Ken: (Party wipe)
[21:36] Alathon: PM'd
[21:36] Alathon: Sheena's turn is up
[21:37] Alathon: As a side note, the force of the snow blast seems to have dissipated the greenish yellowish cloud.
[21:37] Sheena: (hmm0
[21:37] Sheena: )
[21:38] Sheena: "Xxxx xxx! Load two!"
[21:39] * Sheena dark heart loads two spread rounds
[21:39] Sheena: "Obsidian!"
[21:39] Sheena: Roll 1d20+22
[21:39] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{38}
[21:39] Sheena: Dark Heart:Buster
[21:40] Alathon: roll 1d20+6 reflex save
[21:40] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+6 reflex save --> [ 1d20=11 ]{17}
[21:40] Alathon: roll your damage
[21:40] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled your damage --> error: malformed expression
[21:40] Sheena: (two spreading rounds.. basical she hitting it with a river ov power)
[21:40] Alathon: oh, spreading
[21:40] Alathon: roll 1d20+1 dodge
[21:40] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+1 dodge --> [ 1d20=1 ]{2}
[21:40] Alathon: ...
[21:40] Alathon: it doesn't dodge.
[21:40] Alathon: so, yeah, roll your damage
[21:40] Sheena: Roll 6d8+2
[21:40] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 6d8+2 --> [ 6d8=23 ]{25}
[21:41] Ken: (lol)
[21:41] Alathon: The river of black energy tears through where it is...
[21:41] Mani: (Two dodge fumbles in a row? I'm surprised it didn't do a nose dive into the ground.)
[21:41] Alathon: and....
[21:41] Sheena: "Mani head up and headed down!'
[21:41] Alathon: nothing happens.
[21:42] Sheena: (sigh)
[21:42] Alathon: the air is actually still
[21:42] * Sheena takes off after her target
[21:42] Alathon: at least for these six seconds, no lightning bolts, fireballs, or other such attacks are forthcoming.
[21:42] Ken: (...)
[21:42] Alathon: You can track it readily enough.. it lands on a roof a couple houses down fromt he trashed ones, bounces, and lands in an alley between them.
[21:42] Kuonji: "The target is falling..."
[21:42] Mani: (Visible now?)
[21:42] Sheena: "Bind!"
[21:43] Alathon: Not to you.
[21:43] Kuonji: "aaaand it's down, the target is down!"
[21:43] Alathon: there really isn't time to do that
[21:43] Alathon: things fall FAST
[21:43] Alathon: especially since you just blasted it ;p
[21:43] Alathon: unless you mean.. after it's hit grounda nd you catch up
[21:43] Sheena: (rightyo)
[21:43] Ken: (Enough time to readjust my aim before my weapon fires?)
[21:43] Sheena: (yes that works fine)
[21:43] Kuonji: (so, we still in combat time?)
[21:43] Alathon: if you wanna fire it into the ground or sky, you can do either
[21:43] Alathon: your characters don't know
[21:43] * Mani heads after Sheena.
[21:43] Alathon: but.. for the now, no, you're not
[21:43] Ken: (right.)
[21:44] Alathon: It'll take some weaving to get through the debris, but you'll be able to catch up to sheena in 20-30 seconds
[21:44] Alathon: You'll find her standing over nothing...
[21:44] Sheena: (why are level 12 mages less scary in dnd?)
[21:44] Alathon: because they don't have things like Extra Energy, or ranks of Magic as well
[21:45] Alathon: they also don't have as much flexibility with their stats
[21:45] * Reis goes to Sheena as well.
[21:45] * Ken lets the charged shot lose into tho the ground, and puts the rifle away and heads towards where Mani is...
[21:45] * Sheena has dark heart aimed at her target, power is still flowing aorundher
[21:45] * Mani will teleport if it saves time.
[21:45] Alathon: Soon after Mani and the rest get there.. soemthing appears.
[21:45] Sheena: (is it moving?)
[21:45] Alathon: Iwhatever it is, it's face down, and it's clothing is charred
[21:45] Alathon: It's not moving
[21:46] * Sheena kicks the body over
[21:46] * Kuonji decapitates it
[21:46] * Reis 's hand clenches on her sword's grip.
[21:46] Alathon: You succeed, it's head comes off.
[21:46] Alathon: It's a greyface, or what's left of one.
[21:46] Kuonji: "I'm not taking any chances."
[21:46] Sheena: (damn yoU!)
[21:46] Reis: (... What the hell? Why not see if it can be _interrrogated_? Since we've got backup coming?)
[21:46] * Sheena turn to glar at Kuonji pink eyes flaring
[21:47] * Mani sighs.
[21:47] Alathon: oh yeah, the other big difference between D&D mages and BESM mages... Damn Healthy
[21:47] * Ken sighs and has enigma go though it's robes/personal effects, etc for any items it might have on it...
[21:47] Sheena: "That was mine!"
[21:47] Mani: "Kuonji... we may have wanted to question it. Check first in the future."
[21:47] Alathon: it may or may not have been dead before decapitation, it's definately dead now
[21:47] Ken: (With TK of course :P)
[21:47] Kuonji: "Right. Will do. Got it."
[21:47] Alathon: roll 8d6
[21:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 8d6 --> [ 8d6=26 ]{26}
[21:48] Alathon: heh
[21:48] Sheena: (...)
[21:48] Alathon: nothing
[21:48] * Reis runs a hand over her face and makes her way back to where they were bound.
[21:48] Alathon: that's a moot point (falling damage)
[21:48] Sheena: (your scarying the crap outa me here!)
[21:48] * Kuonji heads towards the wrecked buildings to begins searching
[21:48] * Mani sends an update that the enemy is dead.
[21:48] Reis: ("I fight on!" Kuonji arrives. "... Screw you.")
[21:48] Mani: (Transportation back to CT will still be needed, though.)
[21:48] Ken: (So, Enigma finds nothing on the Grey-face's person?)
[21:49] Alathon: It's been about 45 seconds now.. no response, just yet
[21:49] * Mani didn't expect one but knows better than to let them think the party's still being pounded.
[21:49] * Reis looks for Yuuno's body.
[21:49] Alathon: *nod*
[21:49] Alathon: Anyways
[21:49] * Sheena makes use of the Sharp ends in dark hearts current mode and slam it home into the thing heart
[21:49] Sheena: "Damn you! Damn yoU!"
[21:50] Alathon: Enigma lifts and ruffles through the thing's clothing with it's TK, exposing a scorched leather belt pouch, a couple rings, a belt knife, and not much else.
[21:50] Kuonji: (should I roll a search check or something?)
[21:50] Alathon: Nah, you've got plenty of time.
[21:50] * Mani keeps an eye open for more enemies.
[21:50] Alathon: You succeed in piericng it's heart.
[21:50] Ken: "Found something."
[21:51] Mani: "Bag it. Separate from the other stuff."
[21:51] * Sheena holds up the bloody Dark Heart and lets her power and darkness dissapate
[21:51] Ken: "Roger."
[21:51] Sheena: "Yuuno.."
[21:51] * Ken bags the loot...
[21:51] Reis: (Do I find him?)
[21:51] * Ken puts a hand on Sheena's shoulder... "My sincere condolances."
[21:51] Alathon: Reis will find him.. he's frozen solid with an awful caughing gagging sorta look on his face.
[21:52] Mani: "Do you ... know if Yuuno will come back, Sheena?"
[21:52] * Reis wipes the first round of tears from her eyes and cradles the small body, taking him back towards Sheena.
[21:52] Kuonji: roll 1d20+11
[21:52] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{30}
[21:53] Alathon: Kuonji searches the rubble thoroughly, piecing through it.. and does not find any bodies.
[21:53] Alathon: Around this time, one of the half-trashed houses.. you can see a door open.
[21:53] Alathon: an inside door, that's now an outside door.
[21:53] Alathon: It opens a little, and a young child's face peeks out around the edges.
[21:54] Sheena: "Ya... ya. I think yuuno will be back."
[21:54] Kuonji: (on the one hand I'm relieved, on the other, I'm almost dissapointed)
[21:54] * Ken nods...
[21:54] Sheena: "At lest he came back to me before.."
[21:54] * Mani puts her swords away and slowly heads over toward the child.
[21:54] * Reis looks up at hearing that, still bringing him to Sheena. "You mean...?"
[21:54] Mani: (Actually, am I over there or somewhere else?)
[21:54] Alathon: it's face is immediately alarmed, adn it slams the door shut
[21:55] Ken: "Well, once he comes back, we'll throw him a huge weclome back party..."
[21:55] Alathon: not sure actually.. I thinke veryone but kuonji and reis are still at the enemy corpse
[21:55] Reis: (Reis is heading back to everyone else)
[21:55] Mani: (Yeah. Is that where the kid is?)
[21:55] Alathon: kid wouldn't be visible
[21:55] * Ken mutters "It's a pity not all your loved ones can come back though," and heads over to the door...
[21:55] Alathon: only Kuonji would see him, I guess
[21:56] Alathon: so, he or she is still peering out the door, wonderingly, and a little afraid.
[21:56] Sheena: "Kuonji, mind draging this things body out into the street"
[21:56] Alathon: Kuonji left the corpse
[21:56] Ken: "I'll do that."
[21:56] Alathon: he went and searched the rubble for deaders
[21:56] Sheena: (ohsorry
[21:56] Mani: (We'll have the traditional "Welcome Back to Life Party" for Yuuno, complete with the traditional giant ferret pinata.)
[21:56] Alathon: ((np))
[21:56] Sheena: (had to get the dogs)
[21:56] Ken: "Enigma, do that."
[21:56] Mani: ( (Yuuno isn't too keen on that last tradition...) )
[21:56] Ken: Enigma lets out a metallic sigh of annoyance, and does so...
[21:57] Reis: As soon as she brings Yuuno back, Reis goes to join Kuonji in digging through rubble.
[21:57] * Mani nods and heads back to the main road.
[21:57] Reis: (Tell me when I arrive)
[21:57] Kuonji: "I don't see any bodies in there... You're lucky."
[21:58] * Kuonji glares at Reis.
[21:58] * Mani calls to the kid when she sees him, "Hey, are you ok?"
[21:58] * Reis freezes once she sees the kid.
[21:58] Alathon: The kid immediately starts, and slams the door.
[21:58] * Reis collapses to her knees, struggling to hold in her bile.
[21:59] * Sheena the darkness is gone and sheena's come down off her and dark hearts anger
[21:59] * Mani heals anyone who's hurt.
[21:59] Sheena: "Thanks mani"
[21:59] Mani: (upto 30 hp. Let me know how many each person needs)
[21:59] Mani: (30 per person, that is)
[21:59] Alathon: That's several people.. Ken, Reis, Sheena, and Kuonji, It hink.
[21:59] * Sheena takes off her glasses and rubs her eyes
[22:00] Ken: (I need about 21hp here. Rest of the damage is Con-based.)
[22:00] Reis: (I took 21)
[22:00] Reis: (And the con pain)
[22:00] Sheena: (con based damage here)
[22:00] Sheena: (how do you fix that in besm any way?)
[22:00] Alathon: spells or rest
[22:00] * Ken walks up tot he door, and kneels down...
[22:01] Alathon: Incidentally. around this time, Mani's communicator beeps
[22:01] Sheena: "Oy stop scaring the kid"
[22:01] Mani: (Ok, 3 people, everone more than 20.)
[22:01] Ken: "Okay kid, I know you're scared, but we're not gonna hurt you."
[22:01] * Mani answers it.
[22:01] * Ken says this in as gentle voice as he can manage...
[22:01] * Kuonji continues searching the rubble
[22:01] Ken: "You can stay there if you want. Just tell us, are you okay?"
[22:02] Sheena: (why do you do that? At lest it isnt in the middle of a fight htis time)
[22:02] * Sheena walks over to reis
[22:02] Alathon: The door's closed.. if anything's going on behidn it, you can't hear it
[22:03] * Reis is still struggling not to hurl.
[22:03] Ken: (To note, ken was speaking loud enough to be hopefully heard though the closed door.)
[22:03] Alathon: *nod*
[22:03] Alathon: The kid doesn't answer, if he heard.
[22:03] Alathon: There don't seem to be any other people willing to come close to this mess just yet.
[22:03] Alathon: and it's been a couple minutes by now
[22:03] * Sheena puts a hand on Reis sholder
[22:04] Sheena: " I taught you this leason before didn't I? Think before useing your talents. And be aware of what your power can do"
[22:04] * Reis nods slowly, eyes wide.
[22:05] * Mani talks into her comm.
[22:06] * Sheena helps reis up
[22:06] * Kuonji continues is searching
[22:06] Kuonji: *his
[22:06] Sheena: "Come on, back on the clock."
[22:06] Kuonji: <Japanese> WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
[22:06] * Reis works on getting her stomach under control.
[22:06] * Ken shakes his head and says, "Now, I'm gonna open this door... And I;m gonna come in. I'm unarmed, and I'm not gonna hurt you... We're just gonna talk, okay?"
[22:06] Kuonji: <Japanese> Stop standing around and DO SOMETHING
[22:07] Sheena: (umm didnt al say the rubble was clear of any one? When you checked it with your xray thing?)
[22:07] Sheena: (at lest thats what i heard)
[22:07] * Mani looks up.
[22:07] Sheena: (and why the hell is ken off rapeing children?)
[22:07] Mani: "Ken! Leave that kid alone."
[22:07] Kuonji: (kuonjis isn't in the most clear state of mind right now)
[22:07] Sheena: <Ken what the hell ar eyou doing!)
[22:08] Sheena: >
[22:08] Ken: <Excuse me for trying to calm a kid down! He just saw a corpse you know.>
[22:08] * Reis stands up and moves to continue checking through the rubble.
[22:08] Sheena: <You idoit your scaring them more get your ass over here now!>
[22:09] Ken: <Cheh, fine!>
[22:09] * Ken grumbles, stands, and walks over to the group...
[22:09] Sheena: <how does forcing your way into therehome calm a child down?)
[22:09] Ken: (Wait, into his home? I thought the kid was inside the building where the Greyface crashed into.)
[22:09] * Mani shouts, "<Get ready to move out!>"
[22:09] * Sheena Looks around for more magical friends
[22:10] Alathon: He is in one of the adjacent buildings that was half destroyed
[22:10] Alathon: he was opening a bedroom door or something, out into the open.
[22:10] Sheena: (the grey face was in an empty allie you twit)
[22:10] Ken: (Crap, if that's the case, can I retract all I just said?)
[22:10] Sheena: (no)
[22:10] Ken: (Totally misunderstood what was going on)
[22:10] Sheena: (for 15min?)
[22:10] Ken: (Yes.)
[22:11] Kuonji: (only if you fly out here to us)
[22:11] * Sheena sighs
[22:11] Kuonji: (and let us each spend 15min kicking you in the balls)
[22:11] Sheena: (is there any magic around for sheena to spot?)
[22:11] Ken: (fine, have it your way then. =_=;)
[22:11] * Sheena flys over to Sakura
[22:11] Alathon: There's magic on Ken
[22:12] Alathon: In his pocket.
[22:12] Ken: (...)
[22:12] Sheena: <sakura! Calm down and think. Can you see any bodies under the rubble or around here?>
[22:12] Alathon: ((Cursed Ring of Douchebaggus Maximus))
[22:12] Sheena: <we need to know before we get pulled away!>
[22:12] Alathon: ((;p))
[22:12] Ken: ((Ha ha. >_<;))
[22:13] Sheena: (i say again, a level 12 mage under besm is fucking scary)
[22:13] Reis: (Can I have a Cursed Ring of 'Critfail Occasional Wis Checks'?)
[22:13] Reis: (As an excuse?)
[22:13] *** Stelas is now known as Stelazzz.
[22:13] Kuonji: (is the final ruling "nope, no bodies" ?... can I try another search check?)
[22:13] Alathon: Kuonji looks, and looks, and finds no bodies.
[22:13] Alathon: Nobody else finds any, either.
[22:14] * Kuonji looks greatly relieved
[22:14] Sheena: "Is it clear?
[22:14] * Kuonji pants a bit "Well, unless she vaporized them, there was no one in there, or so it would appear."
[22:15] * Sheena is floating a bit off the ground still holding dark heart out
[22:15] Alathon: Nothing really looks vaporized.. some things are scorchd or broken, or covered in rime.
[22:15] Alathon: keep in mind the poewr drain for your uniform, Sheena
[22:15] Sheena: (can i tell what kinda magic reis shoot off at all?)
[22:15] Ken: "I think you're exaggerating a but Kuonji..."
[22:15] * Mani puts away her communicator.
[22:16] Mani: "<All right, we're heading to the gate and out of the city.>"
[22:16] * Reis sighs in relief.
[22:16] Sheena: "Let her uniform shift back in a small wave of power
[22:16] Alathon: No, Sheena, it's just 'magic'.
[22:16] Sheena: (oops)
[22:16] Ken: "<Roger>"
[22:16] Alathon: Not entirely dissimilar from your own, but not the same either, really
[22:16] Mani: "<We can expect a pick-up in about two hours, but let's get out of here before there's a follow-up attack.>"
[22:16] * Sheena Let her uniform shift back in a small wave of power
[22:16] * Ken dismisses Enigma...
[22:16] Sheena: (how long was that al? 5min or so?)
[22:16] Mani: "<Kuonji, scout ahead. Everyone else, let's go.>"
[22:17] * Kuonji nods grimly
[22:17] * Mani starts heading toward the gate.
[22:17] Kuonji: "Well, there goes getting answers from Celeste."
[22:17] Alathon: Heading due south will take you out of town, it will also take you semi-close to Celeste's cottage.
[22:17] * Kuonji turns invisible and moves ahead
[22:17] Alathon: Several blocks away
[22:17] Alathon: at closest
[22:17] * Ken follows Mani
[22:17] Alathon: There's still nobdoy out.. though faces are peering out of 2nd story windows
[22:17] * Mani does not lead the group any closer to Celeste's cottage than their path would normally take them.
[22:18] Alathon: and there's some shouting going back and forth between people
[22:18] Alathon: exchanging story fragments of what they saw happen
[22:18] * Mani calls up to a group of them.
[22:18] Sheena: (we hear anything good things?)
[22:19] Mani: "Listen up! We were attacked by a group of the things that attacked the city the other day. We'd stay to help clean up the mess, but we don't want to draw any more of them to you."
[22:19] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[22:19] Ken: (Doubt it. I'd expect it's more 'WTF just happened' and such.)
[22:19] Alathon: The shouts stop for a moment.. then stay stopped. Nobody seems to want to reply.
[22:19] Alathon: Perhaps afraid to draw attention to themselves.
[22:20] Alathon: what you were hearing was half garbled, half truth
[22:20] Sheena: "Mani how much time we got?"
[22:21] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[22:21] Reis: * Ken dismisses Enigma...
[22:21] Reis: * Reis converts her sword back into a cross, and seems to be shivering slightly.
[22:21] Reis: * Disconnected
[22:21] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[22:21] Mani: (20 minutes to get to the gates, so a lot of time still.)
[22:21] Sheena: (ic that)
[22:21] Alathon: PM'd
[22:22] Alathon: as you head south.. people start heading north past you, curious to see what was going on.
[22:22] Alathon: A few will try to ask you.
[22:22] Mani: "About 1.45."
[22:22] Alathon: Do any of you respond to questions as you pass people?
[22:22] Sheena: (yes i asume we would)
[22:23] Sheena: (1.45 min or hours?)
[22:23] Mani: "Some of the things that attacked the city struck again. We're trying to draw away any further attacks."
[22:23] Mani: (Well, it's been less than 20 minutes since Mani said it'd be 2 hours...)
[22:23] Sheena: (oh)
[22:23] Alathon: When Mani says that, people keep their distance.
[22:24] Alathon: And look a good bit afraid.
[22:24] * Mani nods at the sense of the people.
[22:24] Alathon: And look askance at Sheena's uniform top tied below her bosom.
[22:24] Sheena: (but not the blood covered dark heart she running with?)
[22:24] Mani: (Aw, *that* sort of thing they see every day. :) )
[22:25] Sheena: (lol)
[22:25] Ken: (What, the blood or the cleavage?)
[22:25] Alathon: They look askance at dark heart too ;p
[22:26] Alathon: Anyways
[22:26] Sheena: "Mani premission to finsh off my orignal misson for today?"
[22:26] Alathon: the party will be able to make it to the south gate
[22:26] Mani: "Denied, Sheena."
[22:27] Alathon: where there are four rather nervous militiamen on duty, mostly looking north.
[22:27] Sheena: "Well shit only needed a few min"
[22:27] * Sheena is still flying along..less bouncy that way
[22:27] Mani: "Brining an attack down on her is not a good way to thank her. Especially if the enemy knows we're likely to go there."
[22:28] * Mani approaches the militiamen.
[22:28] Sheena: "Nothing says Thank you like a street full of toxic gas and a knocked down house"
[22:28] Ken: "Hmm, what's the possibility of her being behind these attacks anyway?"
[22:28] Alathon: speaking of toxic gas.. that con damage will be felt as general weakness
[22:29] * Mani says to Ken, "Unknown."
[22:29] Ken: "I'm just curios, having not met Celeste myself afterall."
[22:29] Sheena: (ya figered that)
[22:29] Alathon: The militiamen are startled to see you.
[22:29] * Sheena looks around
[22:29] Alathon: Militiaman #1: "What passes to the north?"
[22:29] Mani: (Do they seem to recognize us?)
[22:29] Alathon: They certainly seem interested in you.
[22:29] Alathon: it's likely.
[22:30] Mani: "We were ambushed by a powerful creature like the ones that attacked the city. We took it out, but it was an ugly fight with a lot of collateral damage."
[22:30] * Mani frowns.
[22:30] Mani: "We'd stay and help with the aftermath, but we think the people there will be safer if we're not around."
[22:31] Alathon: They're all a little stunned by this
[22:31] Mani: "We don't think there were any civilian casualties."
[22:31] Alathon: the one who spoke up first, replies first.
[22:31] Alathon: Guy #1: "Aye.. aye, if they're after you, that's for the best.."
[22:31] Alathon: He's not entirely sure about that.
[22:31] * Mani nods.
[22:32] Alathon: One of the others moves over to him and whispers soemthing.. the first one shushes him.
[22:32] * Sheena holds her middle and seems odd for a moment
[22:32] Mani: "We're willing to stand up and fight, but not if innocent people are going to get killed as a result."
[22:32] Alathon: Guy #1: "Never mind Joffrey here.. yeah, like you say, it's best."
[22:32] Mani: "Could you pass this info to Colonel Brady of the Crimsons?"
[22:32] Sheena: <mani that gas did something else to us i well, im felling..tired and odd>
[22:32] Alathon: His gaze is drawn to Sheena's glowing IoP.
[22:33] Alathon: Guy #1: "I.. uh, sure, ma'am."
[22:33] Ken: (Is that all it's doran to? :P)
[22:33] Alathon: He stiffens a little at the mention of the crimsons, but seems ready to take the message.
[22:33] Mani: "Thank you. ... We'd better get moving."
[22:33] * Mani turns to Sheena.
[22:33] Mani: "<Do you feel any worse, Sheena?>"
[22:34] Sheena: <It's not getting worse..I dont think>
[22:34] Mani: "<Ok, let's get someplace private for now, then.>"
[22:34] Mani: "<Let me know if it does.>"
[22:34] * Mani leads the group out of the city.
[22:35] Sheena: <reis do you still have yuuno?>
[22:35] Reis: (Uh, yeah, I'd have picked him up before leaving, I guess)
[22:35] Sheena: (ok)
[22:35] * Reis looks up and nods.
[22:36] Sheena: (you know its a good game when... you've had to piss for the last hour)
[22:36] Mani: (If you mess up your chair does that mean it's a great game?)
[22:37] Sheena: (ill piss blood before i mess up leather)
[22:37] Mani: (That'll mess up the leather anyway.)
[22:37] Ken: (Shall we break for 15 minutes then?)
[22:37] Kuonji: (lol)
[22:37] Sheena: (true)
[22:37] Alathon: haha
[22:37] Alathon: actually, sure, 5 minute piss break
[22:37] Alathon: it's getting a little late for anything longer
[22:37] Mani: (Will that be enough time, Sheena? ;) )
[22:40] Kuonji: god damn tomorrow is gonna suck balls
[22:41] Kuonji: fucking raining on top of the 6 inches of snow we got today
[22:41] Kuonji: >_<
[22:41] Ken: (Man, you are so damn lucky. ;_;)
[22:41] Kuonji: (... what the fuck are you smoking?)
[22:42] Ken: (Today it's 35 degrees... That's what's smoking. >_<;)
[22:42] Mani: (Hey, it's one thing to welcome cold... snow and ice all over the place is another matter.)
[22:43] Sheena: (k0
[22:43] Sheena: (ok)
[22:43] Ken: (Well, I've never been in snow, let alone in conditions like that, so I'm just guessing it's pleasantly cold (For an aussie that is) :P)
[22:44] Reis: (... No.)
[22:44] Alathon: anyways
[22:44] Alathon: let's get going
[22:44] Alathon: After exiting the town, where does the party head?
[22:44] Reis: (Trust me, it can get quite unpleasant)
[22:45] Mani: (Mmm, what's on this side of the city?)
[22:45] Alathon: mixed brush, and farmlands
[22:45] Sheena: "Isn't there a field around here we normaly end up in?"
[22:46] * Mani looks for a place with some minor cover that's a good distance from the city but isn't near anything valuable or people.
[22:47] * Mani lets the others know what she's looking for, too.
[22:48] Ken: "Hmm...."
[22:48] Alathon: You can't find much int ehw ay of voer
[22:48] Alathon: er
[22:48] Alathon: in the way of cover
[22:48] Alathon: but you can get some distance
[22:48] * Sheena follow's mani
[22:48] Alathon: The only real cover is the farm houses here and there
[22:48] Alathon: and most of those look inhabited, judging by the thin trails of smoke coming from their chimneys
[22:48] Mani: (A tree or two and/or some brush will have to do, then, I guess.)
[22:49] Alathon: You can find small groups of trees
[22:49] Alathon: they won't offer much cover, but they do offer some
[22:49] Alathon: most of the land around here has been levelled for farming, but there are a few
[22:49] Mani: "Well, at least these will give us something do duck behind if someone throws a fireball at us..."
[22:50] Mani: "Unless anyone has a better idea, I say we wait here."
[22:50] * Sheena looks around a bit
[22:50] Alathon: No hostiles are in evidence
[22:50] Sheena: "Here's fine.. If they show up again we can cut lose if needed
[22:50] Alathon: though, the sky is darkening; looks like rain.
[22:51] * Sheena yanks on her uniform's bow and undoes it.
[22:51] * Sheena she takes off her uniform top to wipe off Dark Heart
[22:51] Mani: "How's everyone feeling?"
[22:51] Alathon: ((Yuuno: Lousy))
[22:52] Mani: (You keep out of this--you're dead.)
[22:52] Alathon: ((Yuuno: "Wait, no I'm not.. I think I might actually live!"))
[22:52] Ken: "Fit enough to continue ma'am", he says, even though he feels like crap.
[22:52] Sheena: "Drained and num, but at lest we got that bastered"
[22:53] Mani: "Yeah. That feeling isn't getting any worse, is it?"
[22:53] Reis: "I'm... Not so good. But I can still..."
[22:53] Kuonji: "Like I've been stabbed... and had some weird energy thing fry me right after."
[22:53] Ken: (Yuuno's just getting change so he can inser more credits into the machine. :P)
[22:53] Mani: (He has to catch up from the point where he last saved.)
[22:53] Sheena: "Any one have a clue as to what he attacked as with?"
[22:54] * Ken says nothing as he sits down and takes out all his weapons, checking the ammo count on all of them...
[22:54] Sheena: 'It summoned some kinda death thing that pasted all my shields and armor"
[22:54] Mani: ("Cloudkill, Player's Handbook, page ... er, I mean, 'Nope. Not a clue.'")
[22:54] * Ken blinks at this...
[22:54] Ken: "Summoned? As in how I summon My stand?"
[22:54] Alathon: ((let's see.. cloudkill, cone of cold, phantasmal killer, hold monster.. pretty stock stuff, really ;p ))
[22:54] Sheena: "You guys didn't see it?"
[22:55] Sheena: ((stock stuff isnt stock in a besm game. That was ouch)
[22:55] Mani: "No, nothing, sorry."
[22:55] * Reis shakes her head. "No..."
[22:55] Ken: "Nope."
[22:55] Sheena: "Ahh.. shame"
[22:55] Ken: "Why, did it look cool?"
[22:55] Sheena: "I think i told death to go fuck itself in the name of our queen."
[22:56] * Reis blinks.
[22:56] * Reis blinks again, and snickers slightly.
[22:56] Ken: "I see. That IS kinda cool."
[22:56] Sheena: "Not sure tho.."
[22:56] * Sheena just stands there for a bit clearing dark heart
[22:56] * Mani texts Kuonji to tell him they're going to wait where they are.
[22:57] Ken: "Hmm, think I did something like that when I was a kid.. Don't remember much of it though."
[22:57] Mani: (Oh, he's there? Never mind.)
[22:57] Sheena: "Hey mani.."
[22:57] Mani: "Yeah?"
[22:57] Kuonji: (sorry, figured he joined the group in the clearing...)
[22:57] Kuonji: (I'm getting a little tired ^^;)
[22:57] * Ken unloads the spent Energy cells from his Beam rifle and Plasma rifle, and loads the remaining fresh packs he has on hand into them...
[22:57] Kuonji: (like see shit moving that really isn't tired)
[22:57] Mani: (If he did, that's fine. If he hadn't, she would have texted him.)
[22:57] Sheena: "Is "Your ash!" A good finshing line? I said right before blasting that guy"
[22:58] Sheena: "I normaly dont get to do midfight banter so im not sure."
[22:58] * Reis blinks and shrugs.
[22:58] * Ken then stows everything away
[22:58] * Mani thinks.
[22:58] Mani: "Mmm, not really banter, I'd say."
[22:58] Alathon: you have enough to refill both, with six power packs left over.
[22:59] Alathon: since your belt pack carries 20 spares.
[22:59] Kuonji: "So much for hunting mutacow."
[22:59] Ken: (Right.)
[22:59] Sheena: "Eh.. mabye next week?"
[22:59] Sheena: "Yuuno would like some steak..."
[22:59] Mani: "It works as parting insult, though."
[23:00] Alathon: It starts raining
[23:00] Alathon: it's gentle at first.. but increasingly hard.
[23:00] Alathon: The trees catch move of it though.
[23:00] * Mani keeps an eye open for lightning.
[23:00] Ken: (Is there anything large that can be used as a shield?
[23:00] Alathon: there's a little off in the distance
[23:00] * Sheena tosses her bloody uniform top side and just has her tubetop on now
[23:01] * Ken desperately tries not to faint...
[23:01] * Mani checks how long it's been since the last message.
[23:01] Alathon: It's been a bit over an hour
[23:01] Alathon: your pickup should be here within an hour, if everything goes fine.
[23:01] Sheena: "xxxx xxxxx, xxx xx?"
[23:02] Mani: (There any raincoats in our gear?)
[23:02] Alathon: "xxx, xxxx"
[23:02] Alathon: No, but your uniforms are waterproof.
[23:02] Alathon: They just don't cover your heads.
[23:02] Sheena: (or sheena's top now..)
[23:02] Alathon: and your gear is kinda.. um.. back at the marriot
[23:02] Ken: (So it's just annoying atm)
[23:02] Sheena: (yep we lost our gear, again)
[23:03] Mani: (No, we were packed to leave.)
[23:03] Alathon: you were carrying packs.. to meet celeste?
[23:03] Alathon: and were fighting in tem?
[23:03] Mani: (No reason to go back there after visiting Celeste, is there?)
[23:03] Alathon: um.
[23:03] Alathon: you sure as heck didn't say you were packed, that I can remember
[23:03] Kuonji: (damn, I should have mentioned Sakura packed his)
[23:03] * Sheena sits down in the air leaning back a bit with Dark Heart in her lap
[23:03] Ken: (I assumed I had mine, and since I didn't do much moving during the fight, I assume I still do.)
[23:03] Kuonji: (oh well)
[23:04] Sheena: (that was last game, we started finshing breakfast here,)
[23:04] Ken: (And since Ken enver unpacked in the firstplace)
[23:04] Alathon: The rain is pretty steady now, and a bit drips through the trees.
[23:04] Mani: (Sorry, I figured it was assumed if we were going to visit Celeste and then teleport home. If you say not, then, ok, though.)
[23:04] Alathon: But not much.
[23:04] Sheena: (not like we had anything in them, they where back up packs to start with)
[23:05] Alathon: There's soft thunder, off in the distance.. south you think.
[23:05] Alathon: ((anyone wanna say anything, or just wait the hour out?))
[23:05] Mani: "If the lightning gets too close, I suppose we should move out from under the trees..."
[23:05] Mani: (Other than that, just wait.)
[23:05] * Kuonji isn't feeling too chatty
[23:05] Sheena: "Hey reis, How ya feeling?"
[23:06] * Sheena is leaning back to look up into the trees
[23:06] * Ken groans a bit, but still tries to remain alert.
[23:06] * Reis looks up, still cradling Yuuno, and smiles slightly. "Horrible."
[23:07] Alathon: Time will pass.. rain will fall.
[23:07] Alathon: Several puddles will form where the ground is low.. everyone is at this poitn wet, and probably chilly as well.
[23:08] Sheena: "Feel like changing your mind on all this? You can transfer when we got home ya know, I think the boss would understand"
[23:09] * Reis shakes her head. "I... I'm still in. If you'll have me."
[23:09] Sheena: "Hearts in the right place, ... We just need to work on that aim."
[23:10] * Kuonji keeps silent...
[23:10] Alathon: Around an hour and forty-five minutes after the fight, Mani's communicator beeps.
[23:10] * Mani answers it.
[23:10] Ken: "So... Are all your missions this 'fun' Sheena?'
[23:11] Sheena: "... I'll let that slide one ken since your new. Next time your dissrespect yuuno like that there wont even be ashes left"
[23:11] Ken: "Didn't mean it that way..."
[23:12] Sheena: "Then yes, most of our missions are like this"
[23:12] Sheena: "And from what the boss hinted at its going to get worse"
[23:13] * Mani slowly pans the communicator in a circle to give a view of the area.
[23:13] Alathon: A few seconds later, something.. odds.. happens to one of the puddles.
[23:13] Alathon: It freezes over.
[23:13] * Reis frowns and grabs her cross.
[23:13] Alathon: Moments later, the ice begins.. flowing.. upward.
[23:13] * Sheena notices the magic and picks dark heart up of her lap
[23:13] * Ken rubs his eyes, "Damn, it's getting cold...
[23:14] Mani: "Relax, everyone."
[23:14] * Sheena is looking at it wide eyed
[23:14] Alathon: Within seconds, the ice has flowed into a human shape, that of a Senshi.
[23:14] Ken: "Relax? How co-" Sees the Senshi and blinks...
[23:14] * Mani puts her communicator away.
[23:14] Alathon: Color blooms within the ice, and in another few seconds, Sailor Mercury is standing where the puddle was.
[23:15] Ken: "Okay, I think I'm hallucinating..."
[23:15] Alathon: Water slowly starts seeping back into the grass, and she steps forward towards drier ground.
[23:15] * Mani gives a short bow.
[23:15] * Ken doesn't take any chances, and stands to attention and salutes.
[23:15] Mani: "Lady Mercury."
[23:15] Alathon: Mercury nods politely to Mani.
[23:15] * Sheena land on the ground near mani and bows as well.
[23:15] Alathon: Mercury: "To answer your question, yes, that was sufficient."
[23:15] Alathon: Mercury looks around the party.
[23:16] Alathon: Mercury: "Do any of you have any further business here? If not, I should like to depart promptly."
[23:16] * Kuonji bows
[23:16] * Reis stands and bows.
[23:16] Mani: "No, ma'am."
[23:16] * Sheena picks up her bloody top
[23:16] Alathon: Mercury pauses.
[23:16] Sheena: "Ready when you are ma'am"
[23:16] Ken: "Umm, I think our supplies are still at the marriot... What's gonna happen to them?"
[23:17] Alathon: Mercury: "I believe Usagi would like to have a word with you all; I shall aim as close as is feasible."
[23:17] Alathon: Mercury looks over to Ken.
[23:17] Alathon: Mercury: "Do these supplies include armorcloth uniforms, or any Crystal Tech?"
[23:17] Ken: "I think so."
[23:17] Sheena: "Yes,"
[23:18] Sheena: "We have damaged uniforms in a couple bags, and extra packs"
[23:18] Alathon: Mercury: "Ahh. One moment, please."
[23:18] * Ken nods
[23:18] Alathon: Mercury whips out what looks like a rather stylish PDA, with more buttons than those usually have, and stares at it for a moment.
[23:19] Alathon: She then smiles.
[23:19] Mani: "There's one pack in Erickson, also."
[23:19] Alathon: Mercury: "Simple enough; there are not so many similar energy sources on this continent, after all."
[23:19] * Ken whistles...
[23:19] Alathon: Mercury looks over to Mani, and nods.
[23:19] * Sheena looks at Mercurys toy
[23:19] Sheena: "Cooool"
[23:19] Ken: "Damn, I have no idea why... But I have this sudden urge to say 'I gotta get me one of those' "
[23:20] Sheena: (unless you have rankns in magical tech, stuff it)
[23:20] Alathon: Mercury: "Steady yourselves."
[23:20] Ken: "Roger."
[23:20] * Sheena grips dark heart a bit tighter
[23:20] * Mani gets in a ready stance.
[23:20] Alathon: bluey whitey sparklies... and... BAMF.
[23:20] * Reis nods.
[23:20] Alathon: when the sparklies clear, the party realizes they're very near the marriot. Just above it, in fact.
[23:21] Ken: (o_O)
[23:21] Kuonji: (reflex rolls? :p)
[23:21] Alathon: If you look down, you'll realize you're standing on a platform of translucent ice... from which a staircase is slowly descending.
[23:21] Alathon: Mercury walks down the staircase without looking back.
[23:21] Kuonji: "Wow."
[23:21] Mani: "Impressive."
[23:21] * Mani follows.
[23:21] * Sheena is watching the magic
[23:21] * Sheena follow mani like normal
[23:21] Alathon: Mercury, without turning her head, "Thank you."
[23:21] Ken: "Coool... Errr, Awesome!"
[23:21] * Reis watches and follows.
[23:22] Sheena: "You think thats impressive? You should see the magic at work"
[23:22] Alathon: Once the party h as left the platform, it rapidly boils away into vapor, as does the staircase once everyone is down.
[23:22] * Ken folows, taking care not to slip.
[23:22] Sheena: "Wow don't quite cover it"
[23:22] Alathon: People will be very, very startled to see this.
[23:23] Alathon: The doorman at the place you left your stuff (hotel near the marriot))
[23:23] Alathon: Is in fact just sorta blinking.
[23:23] Ken: "Magic huh. Pity I can't use it... Then again, I have enigma."
[23:23] Alathon: Mercury looks over to the party.
[23:23] Mani: "There was an attack here yesterday, so if our enemy is specifically targetting us, it's possible we could be attacked."
[23:23] * Sheena pulls another pair of shades out her tubey and slips them on
[23:23] Alathon: Mercury: "Here, I believe?"
[23:23] Alathon: Mercury nods slightyl.
[23:23] Sheena: "yes ma'am"
[23:23] Alathon: Mercury: "Then let us make haste."
[23:23] Mani: "Yes."
[23:23] Alathon: Mercury: "Lead the way."
[23:23] * Mani leads the way to their room/stuff.
[23:24] * Kuonji will stuff his bag in his hair
[23:24] Alathon: Mercury follows. You'll retrieve your stuff without incident.
[23:24] * Ken grabs his pack, checks to see if his manga is still inside, and after confirming they are, shoulders it...
[23:24] * Reis lays Yuuno in a free pocket on her pack and lifts it.
[23:24] Alathon: Mercury once again studies her PDA, before advising the party to ready for teleport.
[23:25] Ken: "Standing by for Transfer, ma'am."
[23:25] Alathon: Mercury: "Erickson is to the east, and north, is it not?"
[23:25] Mani: (Yes?)
[23:25] Alathon: ((yes))
[23:25] * Sheena sigh
[23:25] Mani: "Yes."
[23:25] Sheena: "Yuuno would normaly know'
[23:26] Alathon: Mercury will repeat the process
[23:26] Alathon: There are a few people here in Erickson that notice as well.. though there's a little less gaping.
[23:27] * Mani tracks down um ... whatshisname to let him know she's retrieving her pack.
[23:27] Alathon: Militia captain Marlon will be quick enough to greet the party once they enter the militia hall.
[23:27] Alathon: ((unless there's anything in particular you want to do here, he's not gonna press you for conversation))
[23:28] Ken: (That's okay, Ken doesn't even know him. :P)
[23:28] Mani: (Nope. Unless Mercury wants to bring the bike for some reason, she'll leave that for the town's use.)
[23:28] Sheena: "We got one bike here i belive'
[23:28] Sheena: "Leave it?"
[23:28] Alathon: Mercury: "Hmm.. internal combustion?"
[23:28] Sheena: "Yes ma'am"
[23:28] Sheena: "A hog we got couple years back"
[23:29] Alathon: Mercury: "I have no particular interest in it, they are easy enough to fabricate."
[23:29] Mani: "Yes, ma'am. Unless you want to bring it, I was thinking I'd leave it for the town's use for now."
[23:29] Mani: (change 'thinking I'd' to 'planning to'. :) )
[23:29] Alathon: Mercury: "Alright, then. Let's be on hour way."
[23:29] Alathon: One more teleport.. and.. you're somewhere you remember vaguely.
[23:30] Alathon: After a couple moments, you'll realize that the design of the room, ceiling lights, etc.. this is a R&D buidling.
[23:30] Alathon: Similar to the one the party visited to be force-fed English
[23:30] * Ken visibly blanches...
[23:30] Mani: (At least it isn't the spot Venus brought us to turn over Tsukasa. :) )
[23:30] Sheena: "Your magic is something else ma'am"
[23:30] Ken: "Yeah, kick-ass."
[23:30] * Sheena takes off her shades and rubs her eyes a bit
[23:31] Alathon: Mercury: "We are at the R&D building nearest to the new.. intelligence.. headquarter.s"
[23:31] Alathon: Mercury: "And, you are welcome."
[23:31] * Reis looks around.
[23:31] Alathon: She's been a little formal-ish the entire time, and hasn't stopped now.
[23:31] Sheena: "Hmm.. Do you know who i have to thank for this mask?"
[23:31] * Kuonji thanks Mercury-sama and bows deeply
[23:31] * Ken mumbes something about having dictonaries shoved into your mouth...
[23:31] Alathon: Mercury shakes her head slightly.
[23:31] * Sheena pulls out her flgith mask
[23:32] Ken: "And yes, thankyou Mercury-sama."
[23:32] Sheena: "Darn.."
[23:32] Mani: "Thank you, Lady Mercury."
[23:32] * Mani bows.
[23:32] * Sheena bows with Mani
[23:32] Reis: (... We've got an HQ? Cool)
[23:32] Alathon: Mercury: "I do not.. to reach the lobby, turn left, and follow the Lobby signs."
[23:32] Alathon: Mercury nods politely in response to the bows and thanks.
[23:32] Reis: "Thank you, ma'am."
[23:32] Ken: "Hmm... Seeing as I'm here, I wonder if I could bug the egg-heads about new weapons?"
[23:32] Reis: (...)
[23:32] Sheena: "quite"
[23:32] Alathon: Mercury, to Ken: "Another time, perhaps."
[23:33] * Ken mutters this to himself more than anyone in particular...
[23:33] Ken: "Yeah, good point."
[23:33] Mani: (Don't call them that in front of the Queen of the Egg-heads.)
[23:33] Alathon: If you look around this room.. there isn't really much here.
[23:33] Alathon: It doesn't appear to be used for much, and is fairly large.
[23:33] * Sheena seems dissapoited by that
[23:33] * Mani takes the directions to the exit as a dismissal and leaves.
[23:33] * Sheena follow's mani along
[23:34] Alathon: There's what looks to be a standard building first aid cabinet on one wall.
[23:34] * Ken follows Sheena...
[23:34] * Kuonji follows Mani, after bowing and apologizing for Ken's comment
[23:34] Alathon: As you leave, you'll find that each intersection has signs with arrows pointing to the lobby, cafeteria, and which way to different chunks of room.s
[23:34] Alathon: In a few minutes, you'll reach the lobby.
[23:35] * Reis heads out, looking around as she goes.
[23:35] Sheena: (just how well does sheena know the r&d place conisdering her project that took 4 years?)
[23:35] Alathon: You know a couple R&D buildings very well.
[23:35] Alathon: You don't know this one.
[23:35] * Mani looks around for any indication of where they're supposed to go next.
[23:35] Sheena: "I think this is like the other buildings.."
[23:35] Alathon: It'll take a couple moments, but you can orient yourself off some of the taller landmarks.. liket he palace.
[23:36] Kuonji: (can we assume we make it outta the building ok?)
[23:36] Alathon: Yes
[23:36] Kuonji: (ah, heh)
[23:36] Alathon: Ken and Reis will realize they're quite close to the building they interviewed in.
[23:36] Alathon: Several blocks away.
[23:36] * Mani will send a message to Usagi announcing their arrival and asking for instructions if nothing's obvious.
[23:36] Sheena: "New intelligence hq?"
[23:37] Alathon: ((you had orders to meet her there from yesterday))
[23:37] Mani: (Ah, ok.)
[23:37] Alathon: ((gonna go there, or ask for directions?))
[23:37] Ken: (Don't our comms have a GPS system?))
[23:37] * Mani heads there.
[23:37] Sheena: (not that we can use)
[23:37] Ken: (Right)
[23:37] Alathon: You'd need sattelites for that, really
[23:37] * Ken follows Mani.
[23:37] Sheena: (you dont have clerance!)
[23:38] Alathon: It'll take maybe ten minutes to get there, but you'll reach the building soon enough.
[23:38] Alathon: It's quite.. nondescript.
[23:38] * Sheena lets Dark Heart reform into a jewel as she follows many and adjusts her top to settel it
[23:38] Mani: (Oh, I'm sure Mercury's figured out a way to use the Earth's magnetic field. :) )
[23:38] Sheena: *mani
[23:38] Alathon: Looks like a pretty standard office.. could be any sort, really.
[23:38] Mani: "Are you feeling any better yet, Sheena?"
[23:39] Alathon: ((nope))
[23:39] Sheena: "Being home again feels great, but there's still something wrong"
[23:39] Alathon: ((neither are ken or reis))
[23:39] Sheena: "It's just not going away"
[23:40] * Mani frowns.
[23:40] Mani: "I guess we'll have to get you guys checked out."
[23:40] * Ken ignores his sickness and tries to lookin peak condition.
[23:40] Sheena: "Lady Mecury Didnt seem to enjoy being near us so i didn't bring it up"
[23:40] Ken: "Really ma'am, I'm alright.
[23:40] Ken: "I can still continue my..."
[23:41] * Ken staggers a but and leans on the wall for a few monets as he feels slightly dizzy.
[23:41] Mani: "I imagine she's just very busy, Sheena."
[23:41] Ken: "...duty."
[23:41] Sheena: "Ya, im sure"
[23:41] Mani: "Ken, if you're not at your best, don't tell your teammates that you are. They have to know what you are and aren't capable of."
[23:42] Sheena: "Well do we go in or not.. I think you can see out this glass but not in.
[23:42] Sheena: 'I do belive we look odd to any one inside"
[23:42] * Reis pokes Ken. "Don't be delusional. If people believe you, you'll be thrown into combat and relied on when you are not reliable."
[23:42] Alathon: The glass of the office windows is indeed tinted.
[23:42] * Mani heads into the lobby.
[23:42] * Ken sighs, "You've got a point Reis..."
[23:43] * Ken follows everyone inside after he's steadied himself.
[23:43] * Kuonji just follows along
[23:43] * Reis goes in as well.
[23:43] * Sheena is of corse following mani
[23:44] Alathon: When you get inside, there'll be a receptionist at a desk, and not much else.
[23:44] Alathon: No particular bureau logo or anything.
[23:44] * Mani announces the group to the receptionist.
[23:44] Alathon: She looks at a terminal for a moment,t hen looks up.
[23:44] Alathon: Receptionist, friendly: "Ahh, here you are."
[23:45] Mani: (Receptionist: "Er, excuse me, miss... are you aware you're carrying a dead ferret?")
[23:45] Alathon: Receptionist: "I believe you're.. hmm.. eighth floor, suite B."
[23:45] Mani: "Thank you."
[23:45] Alathon: If she's curious about the dead ferret, she doesn't show it.
[23:45] Kuonji: (I wish to register a complaint! this is a DEAD ferret!)
[23:45] Alathon: She motions over to a lift on the party's right.
[23:45] Mani: (She's a mooncat and thinks it's lunch delivery.)
[23:45] * Ken walks over, hits the button, and waits...
[23:45] * Sheena heads over
[23:45] * Mani takes the lift.
[23:46] Alathon: When you get to the top, you'll find that the hallway is rathre nicely appointed.
[23:46] Reis: (Yeah, could someone take me off corpse duty?)
[23:46] Mani: (Quiet, you--it's an honor!)
[23:46] Alathon: It's not quite lavish, but the carpet is nice.. the wall's have paintings hung (scenery).
[23:46] Sheena: (ya!)
[23:46] Alathon: It won't take long to find suite B, there only seem to be a handful of doors, widely spaced.
[23:46] * Sheena looks around a bit
[23:46] Sheena: "Nice place i think.."
[23:46] Ken: (In your pack, you carry the remains of a Hero! The smell of rotting flesh is the stench of righteous sacrifice!)
[23:46] * Mani knocks.
[23:47] Alathon: Nothing happens; the door's locked if you try it.
[23:47] Sheena: "Ok this sucks"
[23:47] * Mani looks for a bell, buzzer, or somesuch.
[23:47] Ken: "Hmm... Wrong room?"
[23:47] Alathon: There's a palm print panel in an alcove next to the door.
[23:47] * Sheena Rings a bit of water out of her hair
[23:47] Sheena: "Hey over here'
[23:47] * Sheena tries the palm reader
[23:48] Alathon: "Sheena, ap..... recognized."
[23:48] Alathon: There's a paus between the 'ap' and the reocgnize, after which there's a soft chime.
[23:48] Sheena: (ap?)
[23:48] Alathon: A green light flashes above the palm print panel.
[23:49] Sheena: "Ap?"
[23:49] * Mani tries the door again.
[23:49] Kuonji: "Approved?"
[23:49] Alathon: It's open.
[23:49] * Kuonji speculates
[23:49] Alathon: The green like winks out once the door is opened.
[23:49] * Mani heads in.
[23:49] Sheena: "Lest it wasn't some chest size crack"
[23:49] * Sheena removes her hand and follows mani
[23:49] * Kuonji follows
[23:49] * Reis heads after the rest.
[23:49] Ken: "Sheena, please... I don't wanna bleed anymore." he groans as he follows her inside...
[23:50] Alathon: The room is.. quite nice."
[23:50] Alathon: It looks to be one large common room, with a kichenette, with several doors on the sides.
[23:50] * Mani looks for any sign of the princess.
[23:50] Alathon: There's a couple couches, La-Z-boys, a couple Holo projectors.. a bar.
[23:50] Alathon: There's nobody here.
[23:50] Alathon: And.. I think this is a good place to finish.
[23:50] * Mani calls ...
[23:51] Sheena: "Dude.. Sakura.. We got a bar."
[23:51] * Ken will remain standing, not wanting to ruin the couches from him being soaked...
[23:51] Mani: Ok. Never mind.
[23:51] Sheena: (done? Heh ok)
[23:51] Alathon: I could actually keep going if people are good for at least another hour
[23:51] Alathon: but I'm guessing at least a couple of us are getting close to bedtime
[23:51] Ken: (I am.)
[23:51] Mani: I'm not.
[23:51] Alathon: This is a logical stopping point.
[23:51] Alathon: incidentally
[23:51] Alathon: Sheena, gimme a 1d4+1
[23:51] Kuonji: (I need to sleep)
[23:51] Kuonji: (I are dieing)
[23:51] Reis: (I have a feeling Reis is gonna get chewed out royally, and I'm not too eager for that...)
[23:51] Sheena: Roll 1d4+1
[23:51] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d4+1 --> [ 1d4=3 ]{4}
[23:51] Alathon: yeah
[23:51] Alathon: End here.
[23:51] Sheena: Why am i dieing?
[23:52] Alathon: nope
[23:52] Alathon: no further damage, that's something else
[23:52] Reis: It's probably the time until Yuuno comes back.
[23:52] Alathon: hmm
[23:52] Alathon: were there some questions about the fight?
[23:52] Kuonji: just XP
[23:52] Alathon: or anything else anyone wants to hit before I head off?
[23:52] Sheena: Only if you tell us how you rolled that sucker up
[23:52] Kuonji: so I can go sleep
[23:52] Reis: Not much other than 'scary'.
[23:52] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:52] Ken: (None here... everything made sense as far as I saw.)
[23:52] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:52] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:53] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[23:53] Mani: Mmm... I hate when we start winning right when I'm about to/did sound retreat?
[23:53] DCG: Whats that roll? After sheena made the chest size crack an inknow roll is troblesome.
[23:53] Alathon: I rolled it up as a mix of dyn sorc and adventurer, with just a bit more discretionary CP than the highest party members have.
[23:53] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:53] Alathon: by bit I mean like 3 or 4 ish
[23:53] Rockman_Zero: Ugh.
[23:53] Alathon: it's how many weeks until Yuuno reforms
[23:54] DCG: ahh
[23:54] Rockman_Zero: That's still enough to get either a rank of armour, or a rank of ACM
[23:54] Yarrow: Ooh, a reformed Yuuno. I wonder what that'll be like. ;)
[23:54] DCG: what color is he this time?
[23:54] DCG: heh
[23:54] Alathon: if he's coming back from dead in an anime, he has to be white of course ;p
[23:54] DCG: poor guy comes back pink
[23:54] Pale_Wolf: ... Do we need the body, or have I been a bloody idiot carrying a ferret corpse around?
[23:54] Alathon: You don't know
[23:54] Alathon: so, better keep the corpse, just to eb sure ;p
[23:54] Rockman_Zero: Maybe he won't even be a ferret? Maybe he'll come back as... An armour-plated Rhino!
[23:54] Yarrow: Sheena wants it, I think.
[23:55] DCG: Sheena should know, but al wont tell me.
[23:55] Pale_Wolf: Heh.
[23:55] Yarrow: Mani doesn't, though. It's not fresh.
[23:55] Rockman_Zero: Yuuno-Rhino: "Kill me sheena... I wanna be a ferret again."
[23:55] Alathon: it took more than a month last time
[23:55] Alathon: hey, it was frozen right after it was slaughtered!
[23:55] Alathon: that's practically the same as fresh
[23:55] Yarrow: Mani's also thinking someone needs to look into the training that the new recruits are getting. :)
[23:55] Ataru: xp?
[23:56] Rockman_Zero: QUICK!!! Chuck his corpse into the bar fridge! Preserve the freshness!
[23:56] DCG: ya really
[23:56] DCG: wtf rock
[23:56] DCG: you got this thing about getting wierd in fights
[23:56] Rockman_Zero: No I don't
[23:56] DCG: then why did you head off to rape some small child?
[23:56] Yarrow: Shooting people who've been ordered to surrender... taking out houses in an allied city...
[23:57] Alathon: um
[23:57] Alathon: the house was soo pw
[23:57] Rockman_Zero: DCG: Umm... That's your conclusion.
[23:57] Alathon: oh wait, you were talking about recruits in general :)
[23:57] Yarrow: Yes.
[23:57] Alathon: 2850 exp for this session
[23:57] Yarrow: Similar issues with both of the recruits we got.
[23:57] Pale_Wolf: Yeah, my mistake about the house. I was under the impression they'd run like hell.
[23:58] DCG: some oen go beat up amiko for being a bitch and quitting.
[23:58] DCG: that fight wouldnt be a lot less "oh shit!" with a good disspell
[23:59] Alathon: eh
[23:59] Alathon: he quit, then I told him he couldn't rejoin
[23:59] Alathon: so it's half my fault
[23:59] Alathon: and yeah, dispels are nice
[23:59] DCG: eh.. can't blame ya.
[23:59] DCG: thhoes ocuple sessions where big wtf's
[23:59] Alathon: that was actually one of the things this guy was gonna toss, if he'd had time
[00:00] DCG: on who?
[00:00] Yarrow: Good thing he was alone...
[00:00] Alathon: eh, it wasn't even what he was doing in character, it was more than he was making DMing a frigginc hore
[00:00] Rockman_Zero: Only reason I did that thing with the kid, was because I thought he was in a half-destroyed house, where there was a coprse of a grey-face that had crashed in though the roof or something.
[00:00] Rockman_Zero: I wanted to get him out because I figured a half-destroyed house wasn't exactly structurely stable.
[00:00] Yarrow: Yeah. No fun having a running debate in PMs for 1/3 to 1/2 the session, right?
[00:00] Alathon: presumably, AE to catch both sheena and reis, if they were close enough
[00:00] Pale_Wolf: He was in a half-destroyed house though :P
[00:00] Alathon: yeah no shit
[00:01] DCG: oy, learn to read rock.
[00:01] Rockman_Zero: I was only doing in-character what I believed Ken thought was the right thing. Coax the kid out of his room just in case the freaking HOUSE is about to fall on him...
[00:01] DCG: the guy droped into an allie farther away.
[00:01] DCG: it was looking like your stalking after some scared kid.
[00:01] Yarrow: You need to read more carefully or you characters are going to end up making blunder after blunder.
[00:02] Rockman_Zero: Like I said, it was a major misunderstanding on my part.
[00:02] Ataru: g'night all
[00:02] Alathon: gnight
[00:02] DCG: cya
[00:02] Ataru: sorry I couldn't last longer
[00:02] Yarrow: Good night.
[00:02] Rockman_Zero: Sorry. I'll try to do better ne4xt time.
[00:02] Alathon: I wonder if that mage coulda actually won if sheena hadn't saved vs death
[00:02] Ataru: I'm fuckin beat
[00:02] Rockman_Zero: 'Night
[00:02] DCG: What would dissspell do any way al?
[00:02] Alathon: DR is 4thewin
[00:02] Yarrow: So long as you don't waste it.
[00:02] DCG: damage reduction?
[00:02] Alathon: caster level checks vs magical effects in it's area to cancel em
[00:02] DCG: wtf
[00:02] Ataru: quick question
[00:02] Ataru: if the mage won
[00:02] Alathon: divine relationship
[00:03] DCG: oh
[00:03] Ataru: would the game be over
[00:03] Ataru: or do we roll new charachters?
[00:03] Rockman_Zero: I recall Al saying that bosses would have and use DR as well.
[00:03] Alathon: if the entire party was wiped, this part of the campaign would be over.
[00:03] DCG: eh?
[00:03] DCG: how can they yes dr?
[00:03] Alathon: I'd be willing to run this campaign again, probably set at a different time frame
[00:03] DCG: Why would serenity give shit about them :P
[00:04] Alathon: DR is an attribute name
[00:04] Rockman_Zero: What is divine for them, may not be so for us.
[00:04] Yarrow: It doesn't strictly have to be divine. :)
[00:04] Alathon: it represents everything from good luck, to actual divine intervention
[00:04] Yarrow: It could be infernal, or just a character's ability to manipulate probability, time, or time lines.
[00:04] Rockman_Zero: It's all about how much whatever gods they serve like them,
[00:05] Rockman_Zero: Personally, I don't think Serenity is the source of our DR. :P
[00:05] Yarrow: Or even a form of precognition.
[00:05] DCG: Not kens at lest
[00:05] Alathon: well, tsukasa lost hers when she ceased to be a citizen of CT, so, the mechanics are against your theory RZ ;p
[00:05] Rockman_Zero: Meh, you just don't like Ken DCG.
[00:05] Rockman_Zero: Alathon: Point.
[00:05] * Yarrow gets ready for bed.
[00:06] DCG: Sheena thinks his an idoit
[00:06] DCG: from the guys actions alone
[00:06] Rockman_Zero: And Ken cares what Sheena thinks about him, why?
[00:06] Alathon: oh yeah, in other news
[00:06] DCG: She'a your sepirior/
[00:06] Alathon: as this completes a story arc
[00:06] Rockman_Zero: And?
[00:06] Yarrow: Because his life may depend on her, because he has to work closely with her, because she can request he be reassigned?
[00:07] Rockman_Zero: Right, thankyou Yarrow.
[00:07] Alathon: 3 cp to everyone.. and 1 cp to sheena/mani/reis for not being an hour late today.

[Alathon]

Session 29

[18:20] Alathon: anyways
[18:20] Ken: roll 1d20 test roll d20
[18:20] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 test roll d20 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{16}
[18:20] Sheena: (ahh well shrimp is shrimp)
[18:20] Mani: Dice malfunctioning. Game delayed. :)
[18:21] Alathon: we left off last week with the party having returned to Crystal Tokyo after a rather ugly fight with a greyface mage
[18:21] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[18:22] Alathon: he had a contingency: a delayed Finger of Death on Reis.
[18:22] *** Sheena is now known as Files.
[18:22] *** Files is now known as Sheena.
[18:22] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:22] Reis: <Alathon> roll 1d100 % of today's session spent in combat prediction
[18:22] Reis: <Sheena> basterds
[18:22] Reis: <Ala-bot> Alathon rolled 1d100 % of today's session spent in combat prediction --> [ 1d100=36 ]{36}
[18:22] Reis: * Disconnected
[18:22] Reis: (Bah! What'd I miss?)
[18:22] Alathon: [18:20] Mani: Dice malfunctioning. Game delayed. :)
[18:21] Alathon: we left off last week with the party having returned to Crystal Tokyo after a rather ugly fight with a greyface mage
[18:22] Reis: (That's all?)
[18:23] Alathon: Having been ordered to return at once, lest the party be targeted further, they missed out on whatever was in store for them at Celeste's place
[18:23] Sheena: (they need a finger of getlaied)
[18:23] Alathon: ((that's called Charm Person))
[18:24] Alathon: Having gathered up their stuff and been 'ported back to Crystal Tokyo, with the assistance of Sailor Mercury, the party now resides in a rather plush suite near the top of what looks, from the outside, to be a fairly normal office building.
[18:25] * Mani calls Usagi.
[18:25] Alathon: The suite isn't lavish or gaudy, but it's quite nice, with multiple holo-screens, a bath/shower/jacuzzi, a full bar, and several bedrooms.
[18:25] Mani: (Well, if she's not somewhere in the suite.)
[18:25] Alathon: She doesn't seem to be
[18:26] Alathon: Though the party hasnt' really looked around yet
[18:26] * Mani looks around briefly before calling.
[18:26] Mani: (Checking the other rooms, that is.)
[18:26] Alathon: She's not in them.
[18:26] * Sheena heads over to the bar
[18:26] Sheena: "Im soaked, cold, and pissed off."
[18:26] * Mani makes the call, then.
[18:26] Alathon: There are three bedrooms, each with two single beds.
[18:26] * Ken tries not to drip all over the carpet, and fails miserably...
[18:26] Sheena: "Any one else wana drink?"
[18:26] * Reis takes a seat and just slumps down.
[18:27] Reis: (... Drip? Drip what?)
[18:27] Ken: "No thanks..."
[18:27] Alathon: The couches are fabric, not leather, so you're not gonna ruin them .
[18:27] Alathon: ((it was raining back in Nevada))
[18:27] Sheena: (we are soaked, as bein rained on for over an hour)
[18:27] Ken: (Reis: It was raining heavilly when mercury showed up.)
[18:28] Alathon: Mani, you'll get her answering service
[18:28] * Sheena looks behind the bar for a nice sake
[18:28] * Mani leaves a message saying where they are and that they'll be waiting there until given further instructions.
[18:29] Mani: (How many bathrooms are there?)
[18:29] Reis: (Oops. Then, let me change my action: )
[18:29] Alathon: One
[18:29] * Reis finds a towel to dry herself slightly.
[18:29] Alathon: One bathroom, with one moderately sized bath+shower, and a large jacuzzi
[18:30] Mani: "Well, I only got Usagi's voicemail, so people may as well towel off and change into dry clothes.
[18:30] Mani: "
[18:30] Alathon: the countertops and floors aren't Marble, but they're nice
[18:30] * Mani heads into the bathroom.
[18:30] Alathon: There are rackets for towels, but nothing on them; a little looking around and you'll find a linen closet with towels, extra bedsheets, etc
[18:30] Alathon: racks for towels, that is
[18:31] * Sheena grabe a bottle check the label and decides its good enought.
[18:31] Mani: "Don't feel you have to wait for me to get done in here."
[18:31] * Mani sets out some towels, strips, towels off, and changes.
[18:32] Mani: (Changes clothes, that is. :) )
[18:32] Alathon: Everyone now has their packs, so they have spare clothes.
[18:33] * Sheena finds a proper saucer and sits down at the bar for a couple drinks
[18:33] Alathon: there are glasses, and plenty of liquors.
[18:33] Alathon: Unfortunately, the fridge icemaker hasn't been turned on
[18:33] Sheena: 'Princess has good taste"
[18:34] * Mani comes back out.
[18:34] Ken: "Anyone else want to shower before me?"
[18:35] * Sheena dont bother with proper sipping and down her first in one go
[18:35] Sheena: "Go ahead, i might take a bit"
[18:35] * Reis shakes her head.
[18:35] Mani: "No, but we don't know when the princess may come, so try to make it quick."
[18:35] Ken: "Thanks."
[18:36] Alathon: sheena, gimme a DC 5 con save ;p
[18:36] * Ken summons enigma in visible-mode and has it wait with the others while he grabs a change opf clothes and a towel and goes for a shower...
[18:36] Sheena: eh?
[18:37] Sheena: roll 1d20+3
[18:37] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{5}
[18:37] Sheena: (woo!)
[18:37] Ken: Enigma: "That won't be a problem Mani-San... I can communicate via my stand, and see and hear what it does."
[18:37] Alathon: the 151 proof rum you just grabbed burns like hell, but you manage not to start coughing like a lightweight
[18:37] Mani: "If she walks in without warning, you'll still be naked in the middle of a shower."
[18:37] Ken: "...point. I'll try and be quick."
[18:38] Sheena: "Wooo.. good stuff here!"
[18:38] Ken: Enigma mutters something about not being able to maintain his hair...
[18:38] Mani: "Shouldn't you taste it before swallowing, then?"
[18:38] * Sheena poors another an walks over to Reis
[18:38] Sheena: "Here this shoudl help a bit"
[18:38] * Sheena holds out her glass to the sad girl not in snow
[18:38] * Mani sits on the couch, and now that she's changed and dry... promptly turns into a cat.
[18:39] * Ken showers, dries off, and dresses...
[18:39] * Reis looks up and takes it. "Thank you senpai."
[18:39] Mani: (Say, do I have access to my communicator in cat form?)
[18:40] * Reis sips slightly.
[18:40] Mani: (If not, I'll put it down before changing. :) )
[18:40] Alathon: Nope
[18:40] * Ken is still drying his hair as he wanders in and blinks...
[18:40] Alathon: You'll all have plenty of time.. hmm.
[18:40] Ken: "Say, where'd Mani-san go?"
[18:40] * Mani grooms herself.
[18:40] Alathon: It's around ten or eleven in the morning CT time.. it feels like it's getting a bit late though, jet lag wise
[18:41] Sheena: "She's around"
[18:41] * Reis blinks. Looks at the glass. And BLUSHES.
[18:41] Sheena: "Ahh, see i knew that would warm you up"
[18:41] *** Ataru has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:41] Alathon: ((Sup))
[18:41] Ataru: god damn it
[18:41] Sheena: "Hold that for me will ya? im hitting the showers"
[18:41] * Ken frowns for a moment, shrugs, and grabs a manga out of his pack and sits down to read...
[18:41] Ataru: (I left early, fucking T was conspiring against me)
[18:42] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:42] Sheena: (i told my boss that)
[18:42] Sheena: (after the forth time he fired me any way)
[18:42] * Reis doesn't have any words available, so she just nods, pressing her fingers against her lips and blushing hard.
[18:42] Alathon: ((situation is pretty much the same, except everyone else has gotten cleaned up, explored the suite))
[18:42] * Sheena walks to the bath room pealing off her bloody top.
[18:43] Alathon: The room is mostly appointed in neutral or dark-ish colors, for reference.
[18:43] * Reis averts her eyes and takes another sip to distract herself.
[18:43] Sheena: "Hell ya! jacuzzi! And its huge!"
[18:43] Kuonji: "Jacuzzi?"
[18:43] Kuonji: "Nice."
[18:44] Sheena: "Im gona test it out, give me a few then some one else can get wasted up. Just dont mind me"
[18:44] Alathon: Mani's communicator, sitting on the couch next to a cat, beeps.
[18:44] * Sheena leaves the door cracked open as she peals off the soaked uniform and hits the shower
[18:44] Kuonji: (wait, cat?)
[18:44] Alathon: ((you know, Mani in cat form?))
[18:45] * Mani changes back and answers it.
[18:45] Sheena: (mmm that was damn good pepper shrimp)
[18:45] Kuonji: (well, you said next A cat)
[18:45] Alathon: It's a text message from Usagi, it boils down to, "Glad you made it back, here's the itinerary."
[18:45] Alathon: There's one bullet point scheduled for today: debriefing at 1pm.
[18:46] Mani: (That's it?)
[18:47] Alathon: Tomorrow, there's several, including a 'management' meeting scheduled for 10am-noon, and a 'staff meeting' from 2pm-3pm
[18:47] Alathon: She notes that beyond tomorrow, times are up in the air, and that she can be flexible if people want time to visit their family
[18:48] * Mani checks the current time.
[18:48] * Sheena opens the the door and pokes her head out, a mass of wet hair is brushing the carpet.
[18:48] Sheena: "Hey mani any word yet?"
[18:48] Alathon: There's also a note that if any meetings need to be rescheduled for health reasons, she can be flexible there as well.
[18:49] Alathon: it's a bit past 10:30 am
[18:49] * Reis feels no guilt in enjoying this view.
[18:49] Mani: "Yeah. Debriefing at 1 today. I'll forward the rest of our itinerary to the rest of you. Nothing else today, though."
[18:49] Sheena: (note to mani, we are all still coned damaged)
[18:49] * Ken looks up from his manga, "Mani's back?"
[18:49] Sheena: (sheena let know last week)
[18:49] Mani: "So we have ... Two hours or so to relax."
[18:49] Kuonji: (I'm not :D)
[18:50] * Ken follows the voice to the cat on the couch and blinks... HARD.
[18:50] Sheena: "Cool! lots of jacuzzi time."
[18:50] Sheena: (shes not a cat)
[18:50] Mani: (I changed back when the communicator buzzed.)
[18:50] Sheena: (stop skiming)
[18:50] Ken: (Doh!)
[18:50] Mani: (That poor reading comprehension really is going to get you killed...)
[18:51] Sheena: "Hey Reis and sakura when your coming in bring the bottol off the bar and some glasses, Im going to be getting this jacuzzi up and running"
[18:51] Alathon: ((Ugh.. I need to go afk for 10ish.. by all means keep going, I'll read scrollback))
[18:51] Ken: (omit that part about the cat then)
[18:51] * Sheena leads the door open and goes back into the bath room to get the hottub running
[18:52] * Mani shakes her head at the idea of willingly sitting in a tub of water for an extended period and shifts back to a cat.
[18:52] * Reis blinks. "Wait... coming... Eh?"
[18:52] * Kuonji shrugs and grabs the bottle and heads into the bathroom
[18:52] * Ken rubs his eyes and closes his manga, leaving it on the couch as he gets up to make himself some hot coffee...
[18:52] Kuonji: "Oh right."
[18:53] Kuonji: "Reis, will you grab the glasses?"
[18:53] * Ken sees Mani shift into a cat and groans...
[18:53] Ken: "Damn,I'm so tired I'm even beginning to hallucinate."
[18:53] * Reis sits there for a moment staring at the bar, then gets herself under control and grabs the glasses.
[18:57] Sheena: "Dont forget to wash up! This is a jacuzzi not a tub"
[18:58] * Reis does so, mostly in a daze.
[18:58] * Kuonji nods and sets the bottle down by Sheena before hitting the showers
[18:58] * Sheena is relaxing in the hotwater trying to aim some of the jets just right.
[18:59] Kuonji: (please don't masturbate in the hot tub)
[19:00] * Sheena sets up drinks for ever one and befoer takening her own and leaning back.
[19:00] Reis: (Yeah... You'd _kill_ Reis)
[19:00] Sheena: (chest and back... pervert)
[19:01] * Ken makes himself some coffee, sits back on the couch and resumes reading his manga as he drinks...
[19:02] * Kuonji finishes up and climbs in the tub
[19:02] Kuonji: "Hey Mani, are you sure you don't want to join us? This is great!"
[19:02] Sheena: "It is big enought"
[19:03] Mani: "Sitting in a giant puddle? No, thank you."
[19:03] * Reis hesitantly gets in, face almost totally red.
[19:03] * Kuonji mutters "Pfft, cats."
[19:03] Sheena: "But it bubbles and the jets poke all the fun places!"
[19:03] Kuonji: "..."
[19:03] * Mani finishes grooming herself and stretches in that way only cats can.
[19:03] * Sheena the bathroom door is wide open so this yelling is posible
[19:04] Kuonji: "Sheena, jeez, there are other people in the tub, can't you wait til your alone?"
[19:04] * Ken chokes on his coffee at Sheena's comment...
[19:04] * Sheena just raises an eye brow at that
[19:04] * Kuonji grabs his drink and knocks it back
[19:04] Mani: (You know, I forget if we have coffee in CT...)
[19:04] * Sheena moves her hand to the right adjusting the jet thats neat chest hight
[19:04] Sheena: (we dont)
[19:04] Sheena: (no jav beans)
[19:04] Ken: (Gah, tea then)
[19:04] Kuonji: (it's soykaf)
[19:04] Sheena: "this one you pervert"
[19:05] * Reis slowly sips her own drink, and makes an active effort not to stare.
[19:05] Kuonji: (shadowrun ftw)
[19:05] * Mani jumps up on the back of the couch and stretches out, reading over Ken's shoulder.
[19:05] * Ken pounds his chest as his choking gets worse...
[19:06] Ken: Enigma grabs the manga off Ken and closes it shut as it holds it out of reach...
[19:07] * Kuonji holds his glass out to sheena
[19:07] Kuonji: "Another, please."
[19:07] Sheena: "nice one"
[19:07] * Ken soon recovers...
[19:07] * Sheena takes it and refills
[19:07] Kuonji: "Thanks."
[19:07] Ken: "Guh..."
[19:07] Sheena: "Stuffs a bit strong and we see the princess in two."
[19:07] Sheena: "Lets not pull any gerands now"
[19:08] * Kuonji takes the glass and nurses it
[19:08] * Sheena says this as she drains her own
[19:08] Ken: "Scalding hot tea down your windpipe... not fun."
[19:08] Kuonji: "Please, even if I was hammered, I wouldn't be as bad as that ass."
[19:08] * Sheena puts her glass down and leans to the side some reaching out
[19:08] Alathon: ((back, reading scrollback, sorry about that))
[19:08] Sheena: "Oy.. reis why waste the towel.
[19:08] * Ken blinks, "Gerand? He a friend of yours?"
[19:08] Kuonji: "NO!"
[19:09] * Reis looks up slightly. "... Who?"
[19:09] * Sheena tugs at the towel reis is wearing in the tub
[19:09] * Reis reddens more, eyes wide.
[19:09] Sheena: "Some loser we met a while ago, we use him as a statment for bad ideas now"
[19:09] * Sheena tugs a bit more
[19:09] Ken: "Oh, I see."
[19:10] Sheena: (would that engima show up to sheena magic sight?)
[19:10] Alathon: anything people need to know about the suite, or about their surroundings in general?
[19:10] Alathon: No
[19:10] Alathon: He's not explicitly 'magical'
[19:10] * Reis squeaks and tries to cover herself with her limbs.
[19:10] Sheena: (ok)
[19:10] Ken: (Dunno. He's completely visible atm now though.)
[19:10] Kuonji: (is there a TV in the bathroom?)
[19:11] * Sheena pulls her self backup and leans back aginst the tub pooring herself another drink.
[19:11] Alathon: No tvi n the bathroom ;p
[19:11] Kuonji: (bummer)
[19:11] * Sheena this has an up and out effect
[19:12] Sheena: "Can't belive we got smacked around by some jerk and his cheep tricks"
[19:12] * Ken grabs his manga off Enigma, and resumjes reading...
[19:12] Kuonji: "We're going to have to be more careful in the future, it seems they have some decent intel on us."
[19:13] * Sheena takes another drink and rubs her chest where the death phantom tried to get her.
[19:13] Mani: "They were more than cheap tricks."
[19:13] Sheena: "Ya, they must have"
[19:13] Kuonji: (if this were DCG's game, I'd be making a will save)
[19:13] Ken: "I'd hardly call them cheap tricks myself."
[19:14] Mani: (What sort of manga is Ken reading?)
[19:14] Ken: "I get the feeling we were actually lucky back there."
[19:14] Sheena: (i know we left the bathroom door open, .well i guess it would be easy to talk wwhen its quite)
[19:14] * Reis _almost_ fails that will save.
[19:14] Reis: (Shoujo, of course!)
[19:14] Ken: (Mani: A gundam-wannabe manga)
[19:15] Kuonji: (it'd wouldn't really be noticable from Reis)
[19:15] Sheena: (lies his reading wedding peach)
[19:15] Kuonji: (unless she's packing something we don't know about...)
[19:15] Mani: (It would be when she passed out. :) )
[19:16] Sheena: (sheee reachs over and down'Oh my.. reis your better equiped then i thought)
[19:16] Reis: (/cries)
[19:16] Mani: (Sheena's problem with having children is solved!)
[19:16] * Mani sets an alarm on her communicator for 12:30 and goes into the bathroom.
[19:17] * Mani hops onto the vanity.
[19:17] Kuonji: "Come on taichou, just give it a try."
[19:17] * Sheena takes a sip of her drink and leans her head back.. setting the glass to balance on her chest
[19:17] Mani: "Why are you wearing a towel, anyway, Reis?"
[19:18] * Kuonji continues nursing his drink
[19:18] Kuonji: "Maybe she's hideously deformed."
[19:18] Reis: "Um, to, uh, cover myself..."
[19:18] Mani: "Ok..."
[19:18] Sheena: "Hmm.. mabie she has something extra and dont want Sakura to feal bad about him self?"
[19:18] * Sheena giggles at that
[19:19] Mani: "And I'll stay out here where it's dry, thanks."
[19:19] * Ken wisely refrains from drinking as he continues reading vol 100 of 'Gunrock Zero'
[19:19] * Kuonji raises an eyebrow
[19:19] Mani: "No more alcohol for you, Sheena."
[19:19] * Reis blushes. "Um, no..."
[19:20] Sheena: "... did i just? right guess i had enought"
[19:20] * Sheena takes the glass from her chest and finshes it off before sitting it aside
[19:21] * Mani doesn't comment on Sheena drinking more right after Mani said that, but her tail swishes back and forth a bit.
[19:22] * Kuonji sets his unfinished drink aside, deciding it'd be better to not irritate the captain
[19:22] Alathon: time will pass, as it's wont to do... and soon enough it'll be a bit after noon
[19:22] Alathon: if you've been in the jacuzzi the entire time, you'll be seriously pruned up
[19:22] Sheena: (we wouldnt be)
[19:23] * Sheena hums to her self
[19:23] Sheena: "Thats about long enogth.. right?
[19:24] * Sheena starts to get out of the jacuzzi and pasuses bent over to ring out her hair
[19:24] * Kuonji attempts to get out of the tub by placing his hands on the rim and lifting himself out backwards into a hand stand
[19:24] * Ken has since fallen asleep on the couch, his Manga having fallen out of his hands...
[19:24] * Kuonji then flips onto his feet and grabs a towel
[19:25] * Sheena rings out her hair and goes to the cloest for a towel as well
[19:25] * Reis looks away and climbs out herself.
[19:25] Sheena: "Ya know i totaly forgot to bring in a change of clothes
[19:26] Sheena: "Hey mani, didnt you notice if there's any food in this place?"
[19:26] Mani: "I didn't look."
[19:26] * Sheena wrapes the towel around her waste like and guy and heads out of the bath room to get her bag
[19:26] Alathon: When you look.. there isn't
[19:26] Alathon: There's some dry isntant stuff in a cupboard though
[19:27] Alathon: but nothing really 'good' per say, just 'filling'
[19:27] * Mani heads back to the couch.
[19:27] Mani: "Be sure to straighten up the bathroom."
[19:27] * Ken seems to be muttering something in his sleep...
[19:27] * Sheena walks throguht the main room noticing Ken passed out
[19:27] * Reis keeps a towel wrapped around her _shoulders_, and does not look at Sheena.
[19:27] * Sheena just ingores him and gets her bag, walking off to find a room.
[19:27] Mani: (Let's sprinkle some booze on Ken and spread some empty bottles around him!)
[19:28] Sheena: "Hey cool, we got places to crash to."
[19:28] * Kuonji will grab some clean clothes and change after drying off
[19:28] Ken: "Nnngh... burns..."
[19:28] Kuonji: (suggest it in charachter :P)
[19:28] Mani: "There's a good chance this place is set up for us, but in case it isn't, don't mess it up, ok."
[19:28] Mani: (Suggesting it *wouldn't* be in character. :) )
[19:28] Kuonji: (does this dude just constantly have wet dreams about your other charachter?)
[19:28] * Reis gets her own spare clothes and changes into them.
[19:29] Sheena: "Ya ya mani, im hurt!"
[19:29] Kuonji: (mani is a cat! she can be playful and mischiveous on occasion)
[19:29] * Sheena bumps into something knocking it over
[19:29] Mani: (Just remember that when Sakura wakes up one day dressed as the princess.)
[19:30] Kuonji: (yeah, so long as mani doesn't mind be thrown in a tub)
[19:30] Sheena: (hmm i wonder who gets the blame for that? Mani sleeping in the sunbeam.. or sheena whos dieing of laughter)
[19:30] Mani: (Why, everyone knows Mani would *never* do something like that. It was obviously Sheena. ;) )
[19:31] * Sheena gets dressed in a fresh uniform and starts rooting around in the draws and closest in the room
[19:31] Sheena: (chances of her finding a good brush?)
[19:31] Ken: (Heh.)
[19:31] Mani: (Just lick your arm and brush it against your hair.)
[19:32] * Sheena has a fresh uniform on now
[19:32] Sheena: "Hey sakura you gota extra bursh? Back up packs got some cheep thin thing"
[19:33] * Reis will just use the brush from the packs, and gather up her hair to string back into its ponytail.
[19:33] * Kuonji reaches into his hair and pulls out a brush, tossing it to sheena)
[19:34] * Sheena fumbles the catch a bit but manges not to drop it.
[19:34] Sheena: 'Hair space, gota love it. Thanks."
[19:34] * Reis blinks, not exactly used to hairspace.
[19:35] * Sheena find an open sofa and take a seat streching her legs out and pulling at her main of hair to brush out
[19:35] Ken: "Dad... Sis... Mom... Burns..."
[19:35] Sheena: "So...?"
[19:35] Sheena: "Hmmm thats disturbing"
[19:36] * Ken mumbles in his sleep as a sheen of sweat builds up in his face...
[19:36] * Sheena giggles again then pasues as the brush snags
[19:36] * Mani stretches again then shifts to human form.
[19:36] * Mani gives Ken a shake.
[19:37] Sheena: "I saw that attack coming,"
[19:37] * Ken wakes ith a start...
[19:37] Sheena: "Tried to warn ya guys about the build up of magic"
[19:37] Ken: "Gah! What...?"
[19:37] * Ken relaxes as he sees his environment...
[19:37] * Sheena gives an annnoyed look to ken, and just brushs her hair out more
[19:38] * Ken notices Mani, and sits up straight...
[19:38] Kuonji: "Sorry, I was a bit too far ahead, but the time I made the target, he had already gotten that web off."
[19:38] Ken: "Umm, sorry... Nodded off there I guess."
[19:38] Kuonji: (*by, not but)
[19:38] Mani: "No problem."
[19:39] * Ken rubs his eyes with his fingers and stiffles a yawn as he reaches for his pack and takes out a bottle of medication. He unscrews the cap, takes two pulls and washes it them down with his now cold tea...
[19:39] * Sheena notices the medicen
[19:39] Sheena: "There something you need to tell us about ken?"
[19:39] * Ken puts the medication back into his pack.
[19:40] Sheena: (That wasnt in the report we got)
[19:40] Ken: "Hmm?"
[19:40] Alathon: ((funny, it wasn't in the report *I* got either))
[19:40] Kuonji: (Ken has AIDS)
[19:40] Ken: ((Anti-depressants. For when he has nightmares.))
[19:40] * Sheena glars at ken from over the hair she's bushing out
[19:41] Sheena: "Thoes pills you just took.. Is there something we need to know about?"
[19:41] Ken: "...umm, they're to help me with my nightmares."
[19:41] Alathon: ((you know what, retcon that entire bit))
[19:41] Ken: ((Might as well)
[19:42] * Sheena isnt glaring at Ken, nope she's brushing out that long hair.
[19:42] Alathon: ((no way in hell would htey be proscribing antidepressants for something like that; for a severe imbalance that wasn't otherwise correctable, maybe))
[19:42] Ken: ((I see, sorry.))
[19:43] Alathon: Anyways, ist here anything else to be done?
[19:43] Kuonji: (nein)
[19:43] Alathon: Medicine in Crystal Tokyo has matured beyond the curent "dope them up" phase
[19:43] * Sheena rubs her chest a bit
[19:43] Sheena: "That annoying... weakness is still a problem mani"
[19:44] Ken: "Indeed..."
[19:44] * Reis nods.
[19:44] * Mani checks herself out in the mirror, nodding in satisfaction at how the grooming carried over.
[19:44] Alathon: ((Mani's hair is thoroughly coated in saliva))
[19:44] Mani: "Mm, all right. After the debriefing, we'll get you checked out. It isn't any worse, right?"
[19:45] Ken: "Not that I can tell... I think that bit of rest did some good though."
[19:46] Alathon: It wouldn't feel any worse, and might feel slightly better after some rest, though it'd still be there
[19:46] Alathon: Anyways... Mani's communicator beeps; it's 12:30
[19:46] * Mani reclaims it.
[19:47] Mani: "Ok. We'll still have you checked out, unless the princess says otherwise, but if it gets any worse, we won't wait until after the debriefing."
[19:47] Ken: "Understood."
[19:47] Sheena: "Ill, last"
[19:48] * Sheena lets her brushed out hair fall back
[19:48] Sheena: "Shiny and bouncy, oh ya i rock"
[19:48] Ken: "You good to go Reis-san? Sakura-san?"
[19:48] * Kuonji nods
[19:48] * Reis nods, tightening her ponytail a little more.
[19:48] * Kuonji reclaims his brush from Sheena
[19:49] Sheena: "thanks for loan"
[19:49] * Sheena tossses the brush to sakura
[19:49] Ken: "Hmm, I guess it'd be okay to leave our stuff herer for now. That okay Mani-san?"
[19:49] Sheena: (faster typer bah)
[19:50] Mani: "Well, since she didn't tell us to meet her anywhere, I assume she's going to be coming here."
[19:50] Ken: "Oh, right..."
[19:50] * Sheena heads back into the bathroom to grab the bottle she left
[19:50] * Ken scratches the back of his head...
[19:51] * Sheena cleans up a bit and moves to the bar to clean up the bit she missed up
[19:51] Mani: "Yeah, if you left wet towels or glasses lying around, put them away."
[19:51] Sheena: "On it all ready,"
[19:51] * Sheena just waves a bit from behind the bar
[19:51] Kuonji: "I didn't miss anything, did I?"
[19:51] * Mani nods.
[19:51] Mani: "I know. I was just reminding the others."
[19:52] * Reis nods and heads around cleaning up after herself.
[19:52] * Ken gets enigma to pour his unfinished tea into the kitchen sink, and leave the mug there...
[19:52] Alathon: Around five minutes before twelve, there'll be a knock on the door.
[19:52] Alathon: ((er, five minutes before ONE))
[19:52] * Mani answers it.
[19:52] *** Stelas is now known as NeverwinterStelases2.
[19:52] Sheena: Roll 1d20+4 searching for crystal kool add packs
[19:52] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+4 searching for crystal kool add packs --> [ 1d20=13 ]{17}
[19:53] Alathon: It's Usagi, and rather than the CT armorcloth uniform, she's wearing jeans and a blouse.
[19:53] Alathon: The blouse actually doesn't seem to fit terribly well, it's a bit loose.
[19:54] Alathon: You'll find some, but it's a different brand then you usually buy.
[19:54] Mani: "Please, come in."
[19:54] Ken: (Probably dressed in a hurry. :) )
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Thank you."
[19:54] Sheena: (hmm to bad we cant roll to see if its hotarus)
[19:54] * Reis looks over and salutes.
[19:54] Alathon: She does so, and promptly heads into the central room, and finds herself a chair to sit on, and takes a seat.
[19:54] * Sheena waves from behind the bar
[19:54] Alathon: Over her shoulder, "Informal, please."
[19:55] Sheena: "Hey boss"
[19:55] * Ken stands to attention and salutes, as does Enigma...
[19:55] * Mani closes the door and takes a seat, too.
[19:55] * Reis nods. "All right, Usagi-san..."
[19:55] Ken: "Oh, right..."
[19:55] * Reis snags herself a seat.
[19:55] * Ken stands at ease, and eingma dismisses...
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright.. has Mani passed on the itenerary for the next couple days to you all?"
[19:56] * Sheena heads back to the others carring a tray of glasses and a pitcher filled with water
[19:57] * Sheena checks her come while sitting down
[19:57] * Mani forwards it if she hasn't already.
[19:57] Kuonji: "Yes ma'am."
[19:57] Sheena: "ya, got it"
[19:57] Kuonji: (her WHAT?)
[19:57] Sheena: (com, over reacting got old last week)
[19:57] * Ken takes out his comm as it beeps and flips it open. Bringing up the message, he sacns over it quickly before nodding...
[19:57] Sheena: (it wasnt even afreaking U you Rtard)
[19:57] Ken: "I see."
[19:58] * Reis confirms the itinerary on her own comm.
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "I know you all could use a break, but I'll have to insist on getting a few things done first."
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Barring medical concerns..."
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi looks around the party.
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Are you all feeling well?"
[19:59] Ken: "Understandable ma'am."
[19:59] * Sheena rubs her chest some
[19:59] Sheena: "We got hit with some kinda poison"
[19:59] Sheena: "Left us a bit week"
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi looks a little alarmed.
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Wait, what? And you're not.. oh hell."
[19:59] Ken: "I'm feeling a bit out of sorts myself.
[19:59] Mani: "Sheena, Ken, and Reis were affected by something that's left them feeling a bit weak. It has not gotten worse."
[20:00] Alathon: Usagi stands up sharply and walks over to Sheena quickly, and presses a hand against Sheena just below her throat, and closes her eyes.
[20:00] Ken: "Don't think it was a poison per se... It kinda felt like some of my strength got sucked out of me actually."
[20:00] * Mani waits before saying anything else.
[20:00] Alathon: She's just stand there with her hand on Sheena for almost a minute.
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi opens her eyes.
[20:01] Ken: "I'm just speaking for myself here though... Dunno about the others."
[20:01] * Sheena any jokes leave Sheena mind as she watchs the magic
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi: "You're lucky, really. An effect like this could be very, very serious. In this case it isn't, but.."
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi's hand then glows a soft pinkish-white.
[20:01] * Sheena is just looking on a bit wide eyed
[20:01] Alathon: ((Sheena, you immediately feel the weakness dissipate))
[20:02] * Reis frowns. "What is the effect, Usagi-san?"
[20:02] Alathon: ((You can see a complex weave of magic spreading through her hand, into your body as a whole))
[20:02] * Sheena pulls in a deep breath
[20:02] Alathon: Usagi, without looking at Reis: "A restoration effect, to counter drains of strength, vitality, and suchlike."
[20:03] * Ken blinks...
[20:03] Alathon: She'll repeat the effect on both Reis and Ken, without asking.
[20:03] * Sheena kets it out slowly..
[20:03] Reis: "Thank you..."
[20:03] Ken: "Damn... that does sound like it could have gone badly."
[20:03] Alathon: Usagi: "You're welcome."
[20:03] Sheena: "Princes... You.. your magic.."
[20:03] Alathon: When she finishes, Usagi will sit back down.
[20:03] Alathon: She looks over at Sheena.
[20:04] Alathon: Usagi, curious: "Yes?"
[20:04] Sheena: "Is so cool!"
[20:04] Mani: (You need hearts in your eyes when you say that.)
[20:04] * Sheena giggles to herself a bit
[20:04] Ken: (I take it Usagi restores everyone else as well?)
[20:04] Alathon: ((Please.. teach me.. I'll give you anything, anything at all.. even...))
[20:04] Mani: (Why? No one else needs it.)
[20:04] Sheena: "You got a pair of magical wings? its hard to tell with how freaking big your aura is"
[20:04] Alathon: Usagi: "Not as of yet, no."
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "And thanks.. and, in general, outside of trustworthy company, please keep such observations to yourself."
[20:05] Sheena: "Yes ma'am"
[20:05] Mani: (Does she stare at Ken when she says 'trustworthy company'? :D )
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "It's probably a moot point at this juncture, after the fight in the Marriot, though."
[20:05] * Sheena dont have her glasses on so she's wided, soild pink, eyed and smiling
[20:05] Alathon: ((no))
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. to be clear, here is the danger."
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Such effects may not feel like much at all, but if they worsen, or are made worse by their originator, they can quickly become disabling."
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi: "To the point where your pulmonary system will simply shut down."
[20:07] Ken: "Oh hell..."
[20:08] Kuonji: (... and I can't do that? that's such bs >:( )
[20:08] Alathon: Usagi: "Not all such effects are necessarily lethal, but, you'll have a hell of a time figuring out which are which, until it's too late."
[20:08] Alathon: ((You can with poisons, but not with spec attacks))
[20:09] Reis: "That's definitely something to try and avoid then, even aside from feeling unpleasant."
[20:09] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. as to the debriefing. I'd like a short summary of events since we last parted ways, and a detailed description of what each of you did during the last ambush."
[20:10] Sheena: "Writen, text, now?"
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi: "Now."
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi: "While this is still fresh in your minds."
[20:10] Kuonji: (wait, spoken or written?)
[20:11] Mani: (Mm, are you going to make us play out the conversation? Because after a week, it's not fresh in my mind.)
[20:11] Ken: (Same)
[20:11] Kuonji: (really? It's fresh in my mind)
[20:11] Sheena: (is in mine :P )
[20:11] * Sheena looks over to mani
[20:11] Sheena: "You or me?"
[20:11] Kuonji: (Yarrow's old, her memory is slipping... and Rock is Rock.)
[20:11] Alathon: ((You don't have to say exactly what you did in each round, but rather, the course your actions took))
[20:12] Ken: (That's because DCG is a GM, and Ataru is obsessive. ;P)
[20:12] Mani: (Actually, I have a life, so other things pushed it out of my mind.)
[20:12] Sheena: (that is true, having no life here i can safely say ther eis nothing to push it out)
[20:12] Alathon: ((heh, no bagging on other peoples lives when you're playing an IRC roleplaying game on friday night ;p ))
[20:13] Sheena: (( friday nights stoped being a big thing for me at 23)
[20:13] Ken: (Al: Point. Hmm, could we just skip ahead and say we've told her what happened?"
[20:13] Sheena: (just drain all my money for next week)
[20:13] Alathon: ((um, no, this is kinda relevant))
[20:13] Kuonji: (I'm not bagging on them, I'm teasing, yeesh :P)
[20:13] Alathon: ((though if you want to say in character that some of it is blurry that's okay))
[20:13] Mani: "Mm, let me give the summary and then you can start the description of the battle, since you were the first to notice anything."
[20:14] Sheena: "kay.."
[20:14] * Sheena giggles a bit to herself
[20:14] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:15] Mani: "After you left, we removed anything magical from the grey beings' bodies and bagged them."
[20:15] Mani: "Let us know what we should do with them, by the way."
[20:15] Alathon: Usagi: "We have people who would love to analyze them."
[20:16] Mani: "Reis and I went to see Colonel Brady of the Crimsons while the others saw to that and let him know that we were pulling out and why."
[20:16] Ken: "I assisted in the removal of their items with my stand for the removal and bagging of them to prevent any exposure to any effects that said items might have."
[20:17] Mani: "After that, we spent the night in a nearby hotel and went to visit Celeste the next morning. We were attacked in the bad section of town on our way there."
[20:17] * Kuonji glares at Ken
[20:17] Kuonji: (don't interrupt dude)
[20:17] * Sheena is glaring at ken all so
[20:18] Ken: "Umm, sorry."
[20:18] Alathon: Usagi was a bit irked by Ken's interjection, but doesn't say anything.
[20:18] Mani: "Unless you have any questions, I'll let Sheena describe the start of the battle."
[20:19] * Sheena finds glareing at ken borning and starting looking at Reis
[20:19] * Reis winces once it gets to the battle.
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: "None at this point."
[20:20] Sheena: "Wasn't that bad of a section, We ende up walking throught the market street it seems"
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: " Oh?"
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: "How crowded was the area you were attacked in initially?"
[20:20] Mani: (I thought we passed through the market section and were into the slums when we were attacked.)
[20:20] Sheena: (nope, in the market)
[20:21] Sheena: "Not to hevey, but it was a full street"
[20:21] Alathon: ((you were passed, actually))
[20:21] Sheena: (oh so my screw up? ok ill work with it)
[20:21] Alathon: ((into a fairly empty part, where there were people, but they moved in small clumps))
[20:22] Sheena: "Lightened up as we moved past it, Noticed all the people stayed in small groupes tho."
[20:23] Sheena: "Even had some kid run up and asked Ken if we lived forever"
[20:23] Ken: "..."
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi frowns.
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm..."
[20:23] Mani: "I think this was a bit before the battle, though."
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi: "Obviously Somebody has been talking.. "
[20:23] Sheena: "Duno, how they know about that. It's not something any of us ever talked about"
[20:24] Mani: "We'd already cleared the market before we were attacked."
[20:24] Sheena: "Still had people out and about in the streets tho.'
[20:24] Mani: "That's true."
[20:25] Sheena: 'A little after the kids a caught a magic building up futher down the street, in the secound floor window"
[20:25] Sheena: *I
[20:25] Sheena: "Not sure what it was i warned Sakura to check it out and told the group to be on guard"
[20:26] Mani: "Sorry to interrupt, but I just want to say that Sakura was scouting ahead at this point."
[20:26] Sheena: "Right, my bad. Im so used to him doing that now im thinking of it as normal"
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi: "And?"
[20:27] * Kuonji looks to see if now would be a natural time for him to say something...
[20:28] Sheena: "Sortly after warning the group the magic spiked, before i could draw Dark Heart a huge white mess crashed down onto us and the street around us"
[20:28] Sheena: "Some kinda of magical reinforced webbing"
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "White mess of... webbing? Like a spiders, but larger?"
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly as you speak.
[20:29] Sheena: "Spider is a good way to put it, And im not going to say what it looked like all over us"
[20:29] Alathon: Usagi rolls her eyes slightly at that.
[20:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright.. so.. events went something like this."
[20:29] Mani: (Cotton?)
[20:29] Sheena: "It got it bad and could bearly move, Mani manged to teleport out of the mess and head down the street"
[20:30] * Mani nods.
[20:30] * Sheena gets quite as the boss talks
[20:30] Sheena: (that was an I got it bad, btw)
[20:31] Alathon: Usagi: "You went to meet celeste, moved through a fairly populated section of town, moved into a less populated town, and short of her house, were ambushed by a spellcaster."
[20:32] * Mani nods.
[20:32] Alathon: Usagi: "Could one of you briefly describe the course of hte battle?"
[20:32] Alathon: Usagi looks around the party, especially at Kuonji, Reis, and Ken.
[20:34] Kuonji: "May I?"
[20:34] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:34] Alathon: Usagi: "Go ahead."
[20:36] * Sheena looks over to the pink ninja
[20:37] Kuonji: "When I had gotten Sheena's message, I had already past the building. By the time I double backed and found the target, he had attacked. He attacked me with some sort of paralysis spell, but I was able to work my way out of it and engage him. After that, Mani came up the stairs and entered the room. I was a bit to preoccupied with the target, and failed to warn her that I was in the room, as a result, she accidently tagged me while
[20:37] Reis: (accidently tagged me while)
[20:37] Reis: (Cut off there)
[20:38] Kuonji: "attempting to attack the target. From what I gathered, the target was invisible as well, but my eyes allowed me to see through his spell.""
[20:39] Alathon: Usagi listens attentively.
[20:39] Alathon: Usagi: "How so? Your eyes, that is."
[20:40] Kuonji: (would I know my eye sight as "x-ray vision"?)
[20:41] Alathon: ((you could describe it as such))
[20:41] Kuonji: "I have a sort of X-ray vision I can use at will, I was essentially viewing the target as a skeleton."
[20:42] Mani: ("It was really scary!")
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Ahh."
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Interesting application, but it does make sense, after a fashion."
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Perhaps his invisibility spell.. well.. I'll get to that when you're done."
[20:43] Kuonji: "It was at that time that Sheena fired her homing attack, and the target fled the room." *Kuonji clenches his fist a bit "The target took to the air, and... I'm not quite sure what happened next exactly, but the end result was Reis leveling two buildings. I lept out of the building I was in, intent on searching the rubble to check for any civilians, but Mani pointed out that while the enemy was present, attempting to help them woul
[20:43] Kuonji: (err that cut off again? ^^;)
[20:43] Alathon: ((at help them woul))
[20:44] Kuonji: "would be futile. At that point, the target created some sort of sheild around himself and began ascending further. It would probably be best for Sheena to continue from this point as I was no longer able to contribute to the battle effectivly.""
[20:44] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:44] Alathon: Usagi: "Thank you."
[20:44] Alathon: Usagi: "SHeena?"
[20:45] * Reis winces at that.
[20:45] Sheena: "I couldnt move in that web, and i was never terrbly strong with start with. But i asumed my flight has quite a bit of force behind it."
[20:46] Sheena: "So i just shot up as best i could and it worked. Free for the most part i grabed Dark Heart out of the air as it formed had her switch to shooting mode"
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "What was the enemy doing during this time?"
[20:47] Sheena: "Preping some mass poions spell.."
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Engaged with Kuonji and Mani, or..?"
[20:48] Sheena: " As i got ready to fire drops it on the street in the middle of Me, Reis, ken, and yuuno...
[20:48] Sheena: (*he droped it)
[20:49] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:49] Sheena: "Yuuno, didnt make it and the rest of us got poiosned by it, I gained some hight and fired off a volly tracking the magic sorce i could see"
[20:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Describe it, please."
[20:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Were you all afflicted internally? Were there bolts of poisonous fluids, or darts, or..?"
[20:50] Sheena: (what does it look like any way, just brown fog?)
[20:51] Ken: (Greenish-brown cloud iirc)
[20:51] Alathon: ((greenish/yelllowish/brownish cloud of burning, choking gasses))
[20:52] Sheena: "It started at a point near the groups center, and quickly expanded into a rather large cloudbank on the ground. It burt the skin, made you choke, and burnt the eyes"
[20:52] Alathon: Usag nods.
[20:52] Alathon: Usagi: "I see."
[20:52] Sheena: "I would say a brown, off color green tint"
[20:53] Alathon: Usagi: "You flew up out of this cloud after freeing yourself from the webbing.. and?"
[20:53] Sheena: "Fired"
[20:54] Alathon: Usagi: "At an invisible target?"
[20:54] Sheena: "Only my minor magical shots tho'
[20:54] Sheena: "I could see him just fine, His magic was clear to me"
[20:54] Sheena: "Thats what i attacked"
[20:54] * Sheena reachs up and taps the side of her head
[20:54] Sheena: "I finaly got these pink eyes working"
[20:54] Kuonji: (heh)
[20:55] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:55] Ken: (So, what was Ken doing all this time? :P)
[20:55] Sheena: "I have al most total controll of my small shots as well, They entered the window but lost track of the target"
[20:55] Reis: (Fuck if we know, Enigma was invisible and he was shooting into the window)
[20:56] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. around the time you attacked, Sakura and Mani were engaging the target inside the building, after which he teleported out, and your 'shots' followed him."
[20:56] Sheena: "I belive he teleported, i spoted him again on the roof riht across the street"
[20:56] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:56] Ken: (He wasn't shooting into the window after the caster flew up you know. =_=;)
[20:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright.. and from there?"
[20:56] * Reis winces.
[20:56] Sheena: "My attack tracked him, At this point reis noticed yuuno was dead.."
[20:57] Sheena: " She cleared the webbing her self and opened fire on the mage"
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi nods, her expression saddening.
[20:57] Sheena: "A bit off over kill in her attack, It damaged the roof of the building enought that it started to colapse in"
[20:57] * Sheena turns to reis
[20:57] Sheena: "Remember, aim how on the major beams"
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi: "Damaged the roof.. or destroyed several buildings?"
[20:57] Sheena: *high
[20:58] Kuonji: (... umm 40+ft attack..)
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Which was it?"
[20:58] Sheena: (as far as i know it knocked down one building)
[20:58] Sheena: (am i wrong"?)
[20:58] Kuonji: (I thought it was 2)
[20:58] Alathon: ((she's talking about what kuonji said))
[20:58] Alathon: ((it was 2.5 buildings.. one full buidling, and half of 3 buildings next to it))
[20:58] Mani: (I ... yeah 2-3.)
[20:59] Sheena: "One building, the roof gave away and took out the rest of it, This damaged the srounded buildings in a bit of a chain reaction"
[20:59] Sheena: "Of corse it was useless as the bastered teleported again"
[20:59] * Reis closes her eyes. "I fired a large area-effect spell. I wasn't sure exactly where the mage was, and I attempted to catch him in the radius."
[21:00] Mani: "So far as I could tell, two buildings were destroyed and one badly damaged."
[21:00] Sheena: "Two?"
[21:00] * Mani nods.
[21:00] Alathon: Usagi nods, slowly.
[21:00] * Sheena trusts mani's call and just nods to it
[21:01] Sheena: "Ok, two then"
[21:01] Sheena: "At this point that basterds spell started traveling down the street as well"
[21:01] Sheena: "Away from us twards the market"
[21:01] Sheena: "I have no idea what the effect of that was"
[21:02] Alathon: Usagi winces.
[21:02] Sheena: "He made a mistake tho
[21:02] Alathon: ((it got dissipated by the cone of cold later))
[21:02] Mani: "It seemed to be moving slowly, so I'm sure anyone crazy enough to still be around wouldn't have had much trouble avoiding it, though."
[21:02] Sheena: "I hope so"
[21:02] Sheena: " His teleport ended him up above the buildings down the street"
[21:03] Sheena: "Dark Heart loaded a shell that makes our attacks wider, I then loaded one of my red shells that causes a reaction on impact"
[21:04] Sheena: "Then i just took aim an let it rip"
[21:05] Sheena: "I think ken was doing something to him as well but i couldnt tell"
[21:05] * Sheena grins a bit as she remembers blasting the mage
[21:05] * Ken nods...
[21:05] Sheena: (some one take over for a moment, gota piss)
[21:06] Reis: "All three of us were firing on him, but he appeared to have some kind of shield that took over ten seconds to batter down."
[21:07] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm."
[21:07] Alathon: Usagi: "What else?"
[21:07] Ken: "I was utilising my stand to telekinetically hoild him in plave via his shield and prevent him from ascending out of range... With Enigma doing that, I proceeded to provide support fire as best as possible with my Plasma Rifle.
[21:08] Mani: "He hit Ken and Reis with some sort of cold blast."
[21:08] * Mani frowns.
[21:08] Mani: "In the future, we're going to have to be more careful to take cover in such battles."
[21:08] Ken: "Yeah, caused me to drop my rifle that did. Thankfully the charged shot didn't hit anything when it went off."
[21:09] Alathon: Usagi winces.
[21:09] Alathon: Usagi: "Plasma rifle?"
[21:09] * Ken nods
[21:10] Alathon: Usagi: "After I've introduced you to Provisions, leave it with them, and explain what it was subjected to."
[21:10] Ken: "Understood."
[21:10] Alathon: Usagi: "It really wouldn't do to have you walking around with a potentially damaged high energy weapon."
[21:10] * Ken nods.
[21:10] Ken: "It seemed okay after I managed to fire it again, but that might've ben luck, I'll do so asap ma'am."
[21:12] Mani: "After that, everyone's combined fire took the enemy down."
[21:13] Sheena: (back)
[21:13] Mani: "Mmm... He did try to hit Sheena with some sort of spell first, I think."
[21:13] * Mani looks at Sheena.
[21:13] Sheena: "Ya... that was something else"
[21:14] Ken: "Hmm, you're right... Sheena did say something about telling death to 'fuck off' if I remember correctly."
[21:14] *** NeverwinterStelases2 is now known as Stelas.
[21:14] Sheena: "I had my armor on, and dark heart tossed up a shield"
[21:14] * Ken shrugs.
[21:14] Sheena: "Something like death"
[21:15] Sheena: "His spell formed some kinda of creature, Looks a bit like deathmixed with some grey face and ghost"
[21:15] Sheena: "Ugly sob"
[21:15] * Ken frowns but refrains from saying anything...
[21:15] Sheena: "It ingored my sheild, and my armor and stabed in boney fingers into my chest"
[21:16] * Sheena blushes a bit
[21:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm."
[21:16] Sheena: "About this time i told it to go fuck itself in Serenitys name.."
[21:16] Alathon: Usagi: "And... what happened?"
[21:16] Alathon: Usagi looks a littles urprised at that, but doesn't comment.
[21:16] Sheena: "I was a bit high on useing so much power.. sorry"
[21:17] Sheena: "Well it faded away, leaving me uneffected i think"
[21:17] Mani: (I think she took damage.)
[21:17] Sheena: (i didt)
[21:17] Sheena: (did)
[21:17] Reis: (But she didn't _die_, so...)
[21:18] Sheena: "Hurt a bit, but i ingored it and took another shot"
[21:18] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[21:18] Sheena: "...Since i had little to no shells left.. well my normal shots seemed a bit useless"
[21:18] Sheena: "It took us far to long to break down a single mages shields and stop him"
[21:20] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[21:20] Alathon: Usagi: "That's not entirely surprising.. though I'll let you finish."
[21:22] Alathon: Usagi: "I take it you brute forced the shielding down, and killed him?"
[21:22] Sheena: "Reis followed up on my attack"
[21:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Any post-death effects?"
[21:22] * Sheena nods
[21:22] Sheena: "She blew his shield apart"
[21:22] Mani: "Just falling."
[21:22] Sheena: "Leaving him unguarded right in front of me"
[21:23] Sheena: "Dark heart loaded two rounds and i let lose"
[21:23] Sheena: "His smoking body droped to the ground and sakura finshed the guy over before he recovered"
[21:23] Mani: "It was another one of those grey things. We kept his possessions separate from the other items."
[21:24] * Sheena crosses her legs and loots a bit pissed
[21:24] Sheena: "Im getting weaker i think.."
[21:24] Sheena: "There shouldnt have even been ash left"
[21:24] * Mani looks at Sheena in concern for a moment.
[21:24] * Ken nods...
[21:25] Mani: "Don't scare us like that. I thought you meant that spell's effects."
[21:25] Alathon: Usagi: "I.. yeah, what Mani said."
[21:25] Sheena: "Sorry mani, ladies"
[21:25] Ken: "Those things aren't really human, so maybe they're naturally built to take more punishment."
[21:25] Sheena: "I'll be morecarefull with my words"
[21:25] Ken: "So It's probably not you getting weaker, more than it's them getting tougher."
[21:26] Sheena: "Ok, true. At any rate we got owned by some jerkoff with a good bad a tricks"
[21:26] Sheena: "You do know what would have happened to us had there been more then one right?"
[21:27] Sheena: (*sigh* *bag...)
[21:27] Ken: "I've got a pretty good idea, yeah."
[21:27] Mani: "Well, we *did* win, and I expect he was specifically picked with our abilities in mind."
[21:27] * Sheena nods
[21:27] Alathon: Usagi: "How badly injured were you all, though?"
[21:28] Alathon: Usagi: "As I understand it, three of you suffered moderate poisoning, Ken and Reis were injured moderately by a Cone of Cold, and Kuonji got cut."
[21:28] Ken: "If you count that drain-thing as an injury, the cold attack as well... I'd say I took a moderate amount of damage."
[21:28] Mani: "I was uninjured, Kuonji was slightly injured ... by me..."
[21:28] * Kuonji mumbles something about damn sword energy attacks
[21:28] Sheena: "Im looking at it from a power stand point i guess"
[21:28] * Ken nods
[21:29] Sheena: "The attacker had the right attacks, and was effetive with them"
[21:29] * Mani nods.
[21:29] Sheena: "Most of us where useless"
[21:29] Ken: "And that's pretty worrying."
[21:29] Sheena: "Or just didnt have the right tools for the job"
[21:29] Mani: "Whereas for a while it looked like we weren't even going to be able to take down his shield."
[21:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Given what you know, how targeted do you believe this attack was?"
[21:30] Mani: "I think it was specifically targetted against us."
[21:30] Sheena: "Im rather sure it was focused on us"
[21:30] Kuonji: "Indoubitably."
[21:30] Sheena: "With that guys spells he could have slaugtered every one around and got away"
[21:30] Mani: "I'm not sure whether he knew we would be going to visit Celeste or just tracked us and picked the spot of his attack."
[21:31] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[21:32] Ken: "He seemed pretty prepared to deal with us though, I'll say that at least."
[21:32] Sheena: "Guy was useing some odd and strong magic, i wouldnt be suprised if it mind reading, or even changing looks "
[21:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Though.. some of that magic, at least conceptually, shouldn't be that unfamiliar."
[21:33] Alathon: Usagi: "There's two major issues here.. one is the fact that this team has been specifically targeted."
[21:33] Alathon: Usagi: "I as well find it highly improbable that this was anything other than a premeditated attempt."
[21:34] Alathon: Usagi: "this will have some bearing on how we go about choosing your next assignment, among other things."
[21:34] Mani: "Especially happening after two of their leaders escaped after fighting us."
[21:34] * Ken closes his eyes in thought for a moment...
[21:34] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[21:34] Ken: "That kid..."
[21:34] Mani: "Or officers, at any rate."
[21:34] Alathon: Usagi: "Though we don't even really know enough to identify them as leaders per se."
[21:35] * Mani nods.
[21:35] Mani: "They seemed to be in charge of the greys they were with."
[21:35] Ken: "When he asked us if people here lived forever or not, I didn't think much of it at the time... But looking back, maybe that might have something to do with how prepared our opponent was."
[21:35] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[21:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Do you think it could have been a hostile operative.. or perhaps the mage in disguise?"
[21:36] * Mani frowns.
[21:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Eyeballing his target?"
[21:36] Sheena: "He was talking with another large group of children"
[21:36] Mani: "I don't see how it would have helped them."
[21:36] Sheena: "They had the normal banter of children as well"
[21:36] Ken: "The other children could have been greys as well."
[21:36] Kuonji: "..."
[21:37] Sheena: "The one that came up to us was dared, then bouble dared i belive"
[21:37] Mani: "I believe he was just a normal boy."
[21:37] Alathon: Usagi hmms.
[21:37] Sheena: "If so, how would they know to chat like normal little kids?"
[21:37] * Reis shakes her head. "It's not _impossible_, but it seems to stretch credibility."
[21:37] Alathon: Usagi: "..."
[21:37] Ken: "Who knows... Maybe the greys could have done some intel on the basics of human behavoiur prior to confronting us."
[21:37] * Mani shakes her head.
[21:38] Ken: "Still, you're right. It's a wild speculation at best."
[21:38] Mani: "I just don't see it as making any sense."
[21:38] * Sheena just looks away from ken
[21:38] Alathon: Usagi: "If they did know enough about Nevadan culture to effective impersonate such a slice of it, that would indicate a great deal of research on their part.."
[21:39] Alathon: Usagi: "There's another issue.. their magic."
[21:41] Alathon: Usagi: "We have more than a few people with similar capabilities, though few enough who actually have mastered some of the effects you described."
[21:41] Alathon: Usagi: "Youv'e met a couple.. Amiko, and Gerand."
[21:42] * Mani manages not to make a face.
[21:42] * Kuonji fails at not making a face
[21:42] Alathon: Usagi: "While we've seen all manner of metahuman powers manifest among our population.. this seems to be one rather common theme."
[21:42] Reis: ("Maybe it's a personality requirement?")
[21:42] Alathon: Usagi: "The capability to create magical effects by channeling mystical energy through memorized mnemonics."
[21:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Which concerns me, because it suggests that these capability could potentially be common elsewhere in the world, and potentially among our enemies."
[21:43] * Sheena wonders how Aniko is enjoying her privets pay grade"
[21:44] Ken: "Goose-gander huh."
[21:44] * Reis frowns. "And other cultures would likely have more people more experienced in that kind of magic, to boot?"
[21:44] * Sheena looks blankly at ken
[21:44] Alathon: Usagi nods at Reis.
[21:44] Mani: "Hm. I didn't get the impression they were common in Nevada."
[21:44] Mani: "Or hear any mention of them, actually."
[21:44] Ken: "What's good for the goose is good for the gander, in other words what works for us works for others too."
[21:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. mind you, I haven't seen any evidence that such capabilities possess greater raw power.. however the sheer breadth of applications is troubling."
[21:45] Sheena: "Nevada seems to have any and all ways of making fire covered,"
[21:45] Alathon: Usagi nods at Mani.
[21:45] * Mani nods.
[21:45] Mani: "Versatility is very powerful, in its own way."
[21:45] Alathon: Usagi: "I haven't heard of them either, in Nevada or the AFS."
[21:45] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[21:46] Sheena: "Something we need to work on."
[21:46] Sheena: "Right now its slice, or blast"
[21:46] Reis: "Especially as we saw this morning - when we don't have any _defence_ against their many different applications. Then power isn't even too important."
[21:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Though.. some among the AFS seem to have something that operates along a parallel standard."
[21:46] Alathon: Usagi nods at Reis.
[21:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Though.. I don't believe that's entirely the case."
[21:47] Alathon: Usagi: "As Kuonji said, force of will can overcome some such effects."
[21:47] Alathon: Usagi: "And many magical energy attacks can be dodged.."
[21:47] Alathon: Usagi: "The more pernicious ones are likely those like the cloud you mentioned.."
[21:48] Mani: "Mmm, and I imagine the methods that can be used to prevent the use of magic we're familiar with may work against this sort, as well."
[21:48] Alathon: Usagi: "Likely, yess."
[21:49] Alathon: Usagi: "One of the most common requirements to use these mnemonics are vocal and physical patterns."
[21:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Something as simple as tackling a mage may prevent them from using many of their spells."
[21:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. if they're surronded with a force field, that may not be an option.."
[21:50] Mani: (Darn! Why didn't anyone decide to play a sumo wrestler?)
[21:50] Kuonji: ("What about hacking off an arm or two?")
[21:51] Sheena: "I can make shells to ingore most armors"
[21:51] Mani: "Mm, but the force field seems to be another matter, entirely."
[21:51] Sheena: "Im not sure about other force fields, As thats the first becide my own that i have ran into"
[21:51] Sheena: "agreed"
[21:51] Ken: "Kind of a pity we can't just turn their magic off..."
[21:52] * Ken sighs
[21:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Easier said than done."
[21:53] Ken: "Figured as much."
[21:54] Mani: "At least it's not easily done to us, either."
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "I wish we had a mage I could assign to this team, but.."
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi trails off.
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Well, you've already met two of ours."
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "There seems to be some.. personality types.. which are most suited to this metahuman power."
[21:54] * Sheena frowns at that
[21:54] Sheena: "Thats a very nice way to put it"
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "At best, they tend to be.. eccentric.. and better suited to either non-combat roles. Or wholly combat roles."
[21:55] * Mani frowns, too.
[21:55] * Reis cocks her head. "... What were they like?"
[21:55] * Ken winces at that last part...
[21:55] Sheena: "You don't want to know."
[21:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Eccentric."
[21:56] Ken: "..."
[21:57] Ken: "So... that's how thin the line is huh. makes more sense now."
[21:57] Sheena: "I don't think eccentric quite covers showing up to a meeting with lady venus drunk"
[21:57] Ken: "......"
[21:58] Ken: "I.... I thought that was just a romour in pubs and bars?"
[21:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Not all mages have Gerands peculiar sort of logic."
[21:58] Sheena: "speaking off.. We need to check up on rena some time mani"
[21:58] * Mani nods to Sheena.
[21:59] * Sheena rethinks of that ken just said
[21:59] Sheena: "Come again?"
[21:59] Sheena: "None of our actions should be known very well, let alone a romour like that"
[22:00] Alathon: ((rena?))
[22:00] Mani: (Renee?)
[22:00] Alathon: ((ooooh))
[22:00] Sheena: ((i screwed the name up
[22:00] Kuonji: "Unless G

[Alathon]

Session 29 - part 2

[22:00] Kuonji: "Unless Gerand was the one spreading it..."
[22:00] Sheena: (venus imortal assistant)
[22:00] Alathon: Usagi frowns at that.
[22:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Which would... I'll look into that."
[22:01] Sheena: "The man is a drinker.."
[22:01] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[22:01] Ken: "Well, it's just a rumour. It goes that some guy got so enibriated that he tried to hit on a senshi, but was talking to a tree instead."
[22:01] Mani: (Ah. I was wondering if you were going to veto the whole rumor. :) )
[22:01] * Ken frowns...
[22:01] Ken: "At least, I think that's how it went anyway."
[22:01] Mani: (What? That sounds nothing like what you said before, Ken.)
[22:01] * Sheena just blinks at ken
[22:02] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh.. that's probably not what we're thinking of then."
[22:02] Kuonji: (dude, why'd you do that, it was fine the way it was)
[22:02] Sheena: "Back peddle faster?"
[22:02] * Sheena sighs and rubs her eyes
[22:03] Kuonji: (fuck I don't wanna go to work tomorrow >_<)
[22:03] Alathon: Usagi looks like she wants to say something, then stops herself.
[22:03] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways..."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "I've got a lot to think about. And.. I'll be bringing some of the problems you faced to R&D."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "Some sort of netting or goo gun might be an appropriate counter for some such targets.."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "And that's just what springs to mind."
[22:05] Sheena: "Boss?"
[22:05] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes?"
[22:06] Sheena: "How should i go about getting more Crystal shells made? With the consulet destroyed and Venus's staff... well I never brought it up or messaged home about it '
[22:06] Sheena: 'Now having any idea on who to contact"
[22:06] Sheena: *not
[22:07] Sheena: "Thinking back on it, thoes last few fights would have ended sooner and better for us had i been properly armed"
[22:07] Kuonji: "Actually... That reminds me, there were several equipment requests I had, and I was wondering what the proper channels would be..."
[22:08] Alathon: Usagi's expression darkens momentarily at the mention of the consulate. She then replies.
[22:08] Sheena: "It didn't feel right to bug Venus about it.. and you had a lot to do as well"
[22:08] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll be going over that tomorrow."
[22:08] * Sheena just nods
[22:08] Ken: [14:03] <Sheena> "Come again?"
[22:08] Ken: [14:04] <Sheena> "None of our actions should be known very well, let alone a romour like that"
[22:08] Kuonji: (wtf dude?)
[22:09] Alathon: Usagi: "You all haven't had much exposure to the intelligence and analysis sides of the org. That needs to change."
[22:09] Sheena: (miss past?)
[22:09] Mani: (Was that a mispaste?)
[22:09] * Sheena looks around the room a bit
[22:10] Sheena: "Soo whats this place to us?"
[22:10] * Mani nods.
[22:10] Alathon: Usagi: "transient housing for operations and intelligence teams departing or arriving."
[22:10] *** Rockman_Zero has joined #crystaltokyo.
[22:10] Alathon: ((last line?))
[22:10] Sheena: "Im afriad i raided the bar when we got here, is there some one i need to buy a bottel of 151 for?"
[22:10] * Alathon shakes her head.
[22:11] Mani: (Awww, you always dreamed of being Princess Usagi, didn't you? :) )
[22:11] Alathon: Usagi: "No, the liquor is free... within reason."
[22:11] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll have these suites stocked with food soon enough."
[22:11] *** Ken has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[22:11] Alathon: ((Yeah, I mean, who else has a real chance of stealing mamoru away from usagi?))
[22:11] *** Rockman_Zero is now known as Ken.
[22:12] Alathon: ((serenity rather ;p ))
[22:12] Alathon: Usagi: "We're still getting some of the more mundane things online."
[22:12] Sheena: "Who do i thank for that big jacuze?"
[22:12] Alathon: Usagi grins.
[22:12] Alathon: Usagi: "Me."
[22:12] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm rather fond of a nice long soak myself."
[22:13] Sheena: "Really? Hmm, well i dought you would wana go out to lunch with me some time. Darn shame. So.."
[22:13] * Mani makes a face.
[22:13] * Sheena bows
[22:13] * Reis nods. "Thank you for it..."
[22:13] Sheena: "Thanks boss"
[22:13] Alathon: Usagi: "Now, I wouldn't mind a nice lunch if you know a good place."
[22:13] Sheena: "Oh i know the best place"
[22:13] Kuonji: "It's a shame we didn't get a chance to bag that mutacow."
[22:13] * Sheena looks over at sakura"
[22:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh?"
[22:14] Sheena: "If you can find us a free day to go cow huntering.. well lunch will be one to remember"
[22:14] Alathon: Usagi chuckles.
[22:14] Alathon: Usagi: "I suppose that might just be worth it."
[22:14] Sheena: "Come on Sakura, pimp your familes restrunt a bit"
[22:15] Kuonji: (course we'll need to bag a seperate cow just for Usagi)
[22:15] Mani: "Oh, the Kuonji's restaurant is well worth visiting, mutacow or no."
[22:15] Alathon: Usagi: "What sort of restaraunt?"
[22:15] Kuonji: "Okonomiyaki."
[22:15] * Mani gestures for Sakura to tell.
[22:15] Alathon: Usagi: "Okono.. miyaki.."
[22:16] * Sheena mmm to her self
[22:16] Alathon: Usagi sorta stares off for a moment, looks at Kuonji a bit surprised.
[22:16] Kuonji: (did I misspell that?)
[22:16] Mani: (As Usagis eyes turn into little okonomiyakis.)
[22:16] Alathon: Usagi, with conviction: "I'll have to try it."
[22:16] Alathon: ((no, it was right))
[22:16] Sheena: "We had steak Okonomiyako about 3 years ago"
[22:16] Sheena: "Just wow"
[22:16] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:16] * Ken grins.
[22:16] Alathon: Usagi: "I could definately go for some of that."
[22:17] Kuonji: ("Nooooo, she'll eat my family out of buisness")
[22:17] Alathon: Usagi: "That said.. a bit of a heads up on tomorrow."
[22:17] * Sheena just nods to herself
[22:17] Mani: (You charge her for what she eats. :) )
[22:17] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll be meeting in the morning to discuss the nature of our organization."
[22:18] Mani: (I know... it's a strange concept, but if you stay in the restaurant business long enough, you'll get it. :) )
[22:18] Kuonji: (she's royalty...)
[22:18] Alathon: Usagi: "In the afternoon, you all are going to be presenting a report on the last month or so of activities in Nevada to an audience of Ops recruits and personnell."
[22:18] Sheena: (she's all so got class, i belive you would be paied)
[22:18] Mani: (She's an Usagi. No one can survive not charging her.)
[22:19] Sheena: "Errr.. Presenation?"
[22:19] Mani: (Are we going to have to actually write reports...)
[22:19] Alathon: ((no))
[22:19] Mani: (Good. :) )
[22:19] Alathon: ((not gonna have to do that in character))
[22:19] Alathon: Usagi: "After which you'll field questions."
[22:19] Sheena: (crap my besm game gave me home work!)
[22:19] Mani: ("Whaddaya mean we have homework?!")
[22:19] Alathon: ((hahahahahaha))
[22:20] * Reis blinks and raises a hand. "Including us?"
[22:20] Alathon: ((you willh ave ot field question, but not like.. make PowerPoint slides and shit ;p ))
[22:20] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:20] Sheena: (boss? ya i can't make it tommaro.. i got this load of homework outa the blue)
[22:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes, though I expect that Mani, Sheena, and Sakura may have to field the bulk of the questions."
[22:20] Ken: (Usagi: "Sorry Ken, you can't submit a manga storyboard as a report!")
[22:20] Sheena: "Dress uniform or normal?"
[22:20] Reis: (Why not? It'd be cool!)
[22:20] Mani: (Because he can't draw.)
[22:21] Sheena: "Infact, will our uniforms be changing?"
[22:21] * Sheena tugs at her top a bit
[22:21] Sheena: "This are from venus i belive"
[22:21] Alathon: Usagi: "Well."
[22:21] Mani: (We'll be issued magitech chameleon gear. We end up standing on stage for 1/2 an hour before anyone realizes we're there.)
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "You may not have the luxury of wearing uniforms in many future ops."
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Though we'll do our best to get you credible armorcloth outfits."
[22:22] Sheena: (Sheena just wants some black in it to show off her hair)
[22:23] Ken: (I wouldn't mind Master Chief's armour from Halo myself. ;P)
[22:23] Alathon: ((well, one rank of large easily loseable IoP is 3 cp ;p ))
[22:24] * Sheena nods to that
[22:24] Mani: (And eventually he'd be coming to get it back.)
[22:24] Sheena: "I got an odd question.."
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Do you have any other concerns you'd like to raise before tomorrow?"
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Shoot."
[22:25] Sheena: "Any one with good experice in magical uniforms? As in the fuku i end up in?"
[22:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Possible. I'll make inquiries. Why?"
[22:25] Sheena: "Its changed a bit as i changed my tastes over the years.. like ending up in proper stockings and underwear.. I was wondering if other things are posible"
[22:25] Mani: ("Because it looks stupid!")
[22:26] Sheena: "And becaus it dresses me in a demented gradeschool students uniform"
[22:26] Sheena: "Im a bit older then that now..."
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi grins.
[22:27] * Ken barely manages to stiffle back a laugh
[22:27] Sheena: "Dark Heart seems to consider this perfectly normal"
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. I can think of a few people who have been able to 'put up' with gradeschool uniforms for a while now..."
[22:27] Sheena: "Im trying to find out how to dissagreee with her"
[22:28] * Sheena gets what usagi is trying to say
[22:28] Alathon: Usagi: "But, I will make inquiries."
[22:28] Sheena: "No way! Thats much better."
[22:29] Sheena: "Skirts that show off the legs.. Fitting unitards, Only two cute bows.."
[22:29] Mani: ("It's the little yellow cap that I can't stand!")
[22:29] Sheena: "think mine got like 10 of the basterds..."
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi: "You may have a point."
[22:29] Sheena: "It totaly ruins my scary image to"
[22:30] Ken: "...actually, it's eleven", he mutters to himself quietly.
[22:30] Mani: "You don't want to surprise people?"
[22:30] * Mani smiles.
[22:30] * Reis giggles.
[22:30] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah.. about that... never mind."
[22:30] Sheena: "Glowing pink eyes, darkness moves in around me.. thoes wind things on my feet. Then bam! this huge skirted blue white and gold thing"
[22:31] * Sheena sighs
[22:31] Alathon: Uasgi, archly: "You'd prefer a chainmail bikini, perhaps?"
[22:31] Ken: "Besides, you're the spitting image of Maki-chan, how can that be a BAD thing?"
[22:31] Sheena: "ewww no"
[22:31] * Ken blinks, and sighs...
[22:31] Sheena: "I just wana alter my skirt and stuff some"
[22:31] Ken: "Oh great, I did NOT just say that."
[22:31] Sheena: "Not look like that freak mani killed once all ready"
[22:32] * Sheena does a blink blink
[22:32] Sheena: "Maki-chan?"
[22:32] * Ken looks at Usagi
[22:32] Sheena: "Do i wana know?"
[22:32] Alathon: Usagi stifles a smile.
[22:32] Ken: "Ma'am, how much is the cleaning bill for this carpet? I think I'm about to die soon."
[22:32] * Ken hangs his head in despair.
[22:32] * Reis wonders who the hell Maki-chan is, and whether that really IS a good thing.
[22:33] * Sheena looks over to Reis
[22:33] Sheena: "Come on reis, you agree right"
[22:33] Sheena: "I should go for an older look of scary and strong, not cute school girl"
[22:33] Sheena: "Right?"
[22:33] * Ken waits for the ridicule to begin...
[22:34] * Reis cocks her head. "Strong IS good, but you're so pretty it would just be wrong to _completely_ give it away..."
[22:34] * Mani ignores Ken.
[22:34] Mani: "By the way, could you tell us what the morning meeting is about?"
[22:34] * Sheena folds her arms and sighs
[22:34] Alathon: ((she already said ;p ))
[22:34] Mani: (She did? I must have missed it.)
[22:34] Sheena: "Guess strong is good... but i got ruffles damn it ruffles"
[22:34] Alathon: ((discussing the nature of the org.. contacts at R&D etc))
[22:34] Mani: (Ok. Never mind. I'll check my buffer.)
[22:35] Alathon: Usagi: "Hmm.. anything else?"
[22:35] Sheena: "We need a ride home, or should we just stay here?"
[22:35] Mani: "Well, I have one question, and I'd like to speak with you briefly in private also."
[22:35] Sheena: "Shit i dont evenhave my credit card on me.. thats at home to"
[22:36] * Reis frowns. "Perhaps a design that shows mature strength, while properly complimenting you?"
[22:36] * Ken , upon not having recieved any riducule for his shojou-slip, straightens up and tries to look as unembarrased as possible.
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi: "For convenience, I'd suggest staying here through tomorrow, but it doesn't matter to me if you want to head home, and commute."
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi: "There's a cafeteria downstairs."
[22:36] Mani: "When we're talking to you in a setting like this, do you prefer to be called 'ma'am', 'Usagi', or something else?"
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi: "1st floor, down the hall from the lift."
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. Ma'am or Usagi, either is fine by me."
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Or 'you', that works too."
[22:37] Sheena: "Is Boss ok?"
[22:37] Sheena: "Dont wana pull off some royal blunder"
[22:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Boss works too, if you must."
[22:37] Alathon: Usagi seems fine with it.
[22:38] Ken: "So... Usagi-san then."
[22:38] * Ken nods.
[22:38] Sheena: (I guess yelling Spore would be a bad thing)
[22:38] Mani: ("Who told you to add that -san?!")
[22:38] Ken: (So would Chibi-Usa. ;P)
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi: "If any of you want to discuss anything in private, I'll make time."
[22:39] * Mani nods.
[22:39] Mani: "As I said, I would."
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi whips up her comm unit.
[22:40] Mani: (Afk a moment. Maybe take a short break?)
[22:40] Alathon: She pages through something, then responds.
[22:40] Ken: "Only think I'd wanna talk about would be aquiring better equipment... But that can wait."
[22:40] Alathon: (9actually, I twas thinking about ending for the evening))
[22:40] Alathon: ((it's not that late, but it's a logical stopping point, and I'm a bit tired))
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:41] Kuonji: (I'm jumping on that bandwagon)
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: 'We'll bring that up tomorrow."
[22:41] Kuonji: (I'm tired as hell)
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: "Is 4:30 good for you?"
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Mani, I mean."
[22:42] Mani: "Certainly. I haven't had time to make any plans yet."
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd stay and talk now, but I need to be gone in.."
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi looks down.
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Twelve minutes ago."
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head, then looks up.
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. I should be going."
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. if nobody else has."
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi brightens.
[22:43] * Sheena looks around
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd like to welcome you all back to Crystal Tokyo, and thank you for everything."
[22:44] * Mani smiles.
[22:44] * Sheena smiles at that
[22:44] Sheena: "It is good to be home"
[22:44] Mani: "Thanks. It's good to be back."
[22:44] * Kuonji smiles as well
[22:44] Sheena: "Hey! Take out!"
[22:44] * Reis nods. "Thank you Usagi-san."
[22:44] Sheena: "err nerver mind"
[22:44] Ken: "You're welcome, just doing my job ma'am."
[22:44] Mani: ("But... I just left yesterday...")
[22:46] Alathon: ((heh))
[22:46] Alathon: ((wel, like.. what, 2 weeks ago?))
[22:46] Alathon: ((oh yeah))
[22:46] Alathon: ((haha))
[22:46] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:47] Sheena: (well the real teams been gone much longer)
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi, to Mani: "I'll see you this afternoon. And the rest of you tomorrow.. or sooner if you need to discuss anything."
[22:47] Sheena: (im not missing anything am i ?)
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Just message me and I can set up a meeting."
[22:48] Alathon: ((hm?))
[22:48] Alathon: End here.
[22:48] Mani: "I don't expect it to take long."
[22:48] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[22:48] Alathon: will assume you got that line in ;p
[22:48] Mani: Noooo! I was too late!
[22:48] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[22:48] Sheena: Just wondering if im missing any major plot points
[22:48] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[22:48] Sheena: since mani takning that meeting.
[22:48] *** Ala-bot has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[22:48] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[22:48] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[22:49] Rockman_Zero: Now I just have to wait for that lawsuit from Hoover.
[22:49] * Rockman_Zero is sure looking forward to that. T_T;
[22:49] Yarrow: Mani's party leader. She sometimes has different priorities and concerns.
[22:49] Yarrow: And it could be something personal, too. ;)
[22:50] DCG: Mani: None of this would have happened if Sheena wasnt shooting for extra dim booty. Usagi: yes i agree
[22:51] Yarrow: Any xp?
[22:51] Alathon: yes, one sec
[22:51] Yarrow: Hm. I wonder how much one sec is...
[22:51] DCG: We get jacuze xp!
[22:51] DCG: But i dont get enought as i failed to remove reis towel
[22:51] Yarrow: But you guessed her secret!
[22:51] DCG: oh right
[22:51] DCG: woot!
[22:51] Pale_Wolf: Wait, what secret?
[22:52] Pale_Wolf: When'd she get a secret?
[22:52] Alathon: 2280 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 30

[18:13] Alathon: anyways...
[18:13] Alathon: I guess we get started now
[18:13] DCG: whats the downsides on draining ep?
[18:13] Alathon: you wouldn't know until you tried it
[18:13] DCG: playing around with some kinda short range melee defence effect.
[18:13] DCG: tied in with the darkness
[18:13] Alathon: just keep in mind the genre
[18:13] *** Ala-bot has joined #crystaltokyo.
[18:13] DCG: Right
[18:14] DCG: Nothing wierd, thats why im asking questions :P
[18:14] DCG: Roll 1d8
[18:14] Ala-bot: DCG rolled 1d8 --> [ 1d8=5 ]{5}
[18:14] DCG: hmm not bad
[18:14] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:14] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[18:17] Alathon: anyways
[18:17] Alathon: we left off last week after a rather long debriefing by Usagi
[18:17] Alathon: the party has been given some inkling of what's to come, at least in the next couple days
[18:18] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:18] Alathon: such as a meeting with usagi tomorrow to discuss the intillegence bureau as a whole
[18:18] Alathon: and a staff meeting, at which the characters will be fielding questions from other operatives about the state of Nevada
[18:19] Alathon: we'll pick up late in the afternoon, when Mani returns from somewhere or other.
[18:19] *** RZ_[AFK] is now known as Ken.
[18:19] Alathon: ((ahh, good))
[18:19] Ken: (appologies, helping mom with breakfast. >_<)
[18:19] Mani: (Probably the meeting they heard me schedule with Usagi. :) )
[18:20] Alathon: ((most likely, yess))
[18:20] Sheena: ((did you two have that all ready?)
[18:20] Alathon: ((yes))
[18:21] Mani: (And we're planning to have dinner at Sakura's family restaurant that night, yes?)
[18:21] Sheena: (the cook is missing, dont we have to go hunting any way?)
[18:22] Mani: (Why wait until then to have a great meal? The food's still good.)
[18:22] Mani: (Once we get a cow, we can go back. :) )
[18:22] Mani: (And Sakura isn't the cook. He's the invisible waiter who sneaks up and fills your water glass without you ever noticing. ;) )
[18:22] Ken: (Heh, mutacow steak... Ken's favourite. :P)
[18:23] Mani: (It'd also be rude not to go tonight.)
[18:23] Sheena: (oh how so?)
[18:24] Sheena: "Hey mani, whats the word."
[18:24] Mani: (Because I already invited the princess to come with us. :D )
[18:24] * Mani waves.
[18:24] * Sheena is streched out on one of sofa's, Dark Heart is in Staff mode and it looks like they where talking
[18:24] Ken: (bbs gang. Need to get breakfast done for mom)
[18:25] Mani: "A week of leave for us once we finish with our meetings tomorrow. More, if we feel we need it."
[18:26] * Reis is sitting back in a couch and reading something in her PDA, and looks up. "That will be a relief..."
[18:26] Sheena: "Week sounds good, Relax some, check in with the furball."
[18:26] Sheena: "See if our house is still standing"
[18:26] * Mani nods.
[18:26] Sheena: "Hmm.. i wonder if sanshi had any partys with the place to himself?"
[18:26] Mani: "I'm sure it'll be in better shape than if we'd been there the whole time."
[18:27] Mani: (Yes. He has Amiko & Gerand over as extended house guests. Gerand's staying in your room and Amiko has Sakura's.)
[18:27] Sheena: (ewww)
[18:27] Alathon: ((You find out that sanshi has indeed been having parties, that he has a catboy alternate form, and that he's bisexual... all at once!))
[18:27] Sheena: (heh)
[18:28] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:28] Sheena: (Tsuka raided our fridge and left us a bunch of laundry....)
[18:28] Sheena: (Evil evil women)
[18:28] Reis: (... Can I? Can I can I can I?)
[18:28] Reis: (:P)
[18:28] Alathon: ((well, at least we have everyone now))
[18:29] Kuonji: (Blarg)
[18:29] Alathon: ((no, Tsukasa is busy wronging rights and depressing the oppressed!))
[18:29] Kuonji: (made a store run, ran into someone I hadn't seen in a while)
[18:29] Mani: (You want her to come into CT? It'll be a very short visit, I'm sure. :) )
[18:29] Kuonji: (time got away from me)
[18:29] Sheena: "xxx xxx umm wait thats xxxxx right? Or xxxxx?"
[18:30] * Sheena is talking to dark heart in a odd mix of japnese and abyssly
[18:30] Alathon: Dark Heart: "xx xxxxxx xxxx, xxxx."
[18:30] Kuonji: (hmm I wonder when Kuonji's lessons are gonna start)
[18:30] Sheena: (have himlisting in)
[18:30] Alathon: Anyways..
[18:31] Kuonji: (I took the point in the language, and IIRC, you said sheena'd be willing)
[18:31] Sheena: (we are in the break/main room of our little complex after mani's meeting)
[18:31] Alathon: if nobody wants to do anything, time will pass.. and soon it'll be time to leave for dinner.
[18:31] Sheena: (right)
[18:31] Kuonji: (hopefully we'll have some downtime now)
[18:31] Alathon: you're in the suite, yeah
[18:31] Sheena: (a week)
[18:31] Alathon: ((mmm.. with propper sweetening, this cinnamon stick tea is actually pretty decent))
[18:32] Kuonji: (what level is 13?)
[18:32] Kuonji: (xp wise)
[18:32] Mani: (13)
[18:32] Kuonji: (note the modifier I added)
[18:32] * Sheena sits up grabing her uniform top off the back of the couch
[18:33] * Mani dresses casually.
[18:33] Sheena: "Well Mani's back, and we havent had anything to eat for most of the day."
[18:33] Sheena: "where to?"
[18:33] Mani: "We're going to Kuonji's right?"
[18:33] *** Stelas is now known as d_work^stelas.
[18:34] Kuonji: "I thought that was after killed a mutacow... It is a bit far, after all."
[18:34] Kuonji: ("Hey, we could get Yuuno to tele... Oh... Right")
[18:34] Sheena: "Eh, not that far and worth the ride.'
[18:35] Mani: "It's not like we have to walk."
[18:35] Mani: "Or that we can't go back later with a cow."
[18:35] Sheena: "Think we would get speeding tickets for outrunning the cars on the express way?"
[18:35] Mani: "Besides, I invited the princess along."
[18:35] Kuonji: "So you did."
[18:36] * Sheena grins at that
[18:36] Sheena: "Sakura's on the spot"\
[18:36] Sheena: "Can't dissapoint the princess now"
[18:37] Alathon: It'll be a short walk to the nearest subway, and after that, a moderately long ride.
[18:37] * Kuonji shakes a mock angry fist at Mani
[18:37] Alathon: But the party can easily make the time Mani scheduled.
[18:37] * Reis smiles.
[18:38] * Sheena is in another uniform as its all they have on hand.
[18:38] Sheena: "i guess we should start leaving some clothes at the office now"
[18:39] Mani: (Well, if I'm not in uniform, I must have bought something on the way back from the meeting. :) )
[18:39] Sheena: (cheater)
[18:39] Sheena: "Hmm, Hey mani"
[18:39] Mani: (Actually, no, I wouldn't have to. I have my old pack I left at Erickson.)
[18:39] * Kuonji keeps a set of civi clothes in the hair... all bow to hairspace)
[18:39] Sheena: (ahh ok)
[18:40] Ken: (For the record, Ken might wanna get his plasma Rifle checked out before he goes along for the trip, since Usagi stated he should at the earliest convenience)
[18:40] Sheena: (just leave it in the room for now)
[18:40] Sheena: (as it is we dont even know what lay out of the building)
[18:40] Mani: (It's only several hours since she said that.)
[18:40] Reis: (Bah, beam rifles are great for killing mutacows)
[18:40] Ken: (And for the most part, ken won't appear to be carrying any weapons or ammo. :P)
[18:41] Reis: (Seriously, remember Tsu carving that one in half with it?)
[18:41] * Sheena pushs her glasses up a bit and brushs her sleevs off
[18:41] Mani: (Yeah. Do you realize how much meat she ruined?)
[18:41] Alathon: Not much, lasers aren't very thick ;p
[18:41] Sheena: "Kinda nice not having every one stareing at us"
[18:42] Sheena: "Or lest acting like there not
[18:42] * Mani would have made sure the restaurant knew the party was coming if Sakura hadn't told them.
[18:43] Mani: (Or let Sakura do it. :) )
[18:43] Sheena: (let sakura take the heat)
[18:43] Kuonji: (Sakura would have called ahead)
[18:43] Mani: (Whichever makes more sense logistically.)
[18:43] Kuonji: (especially if the princess is confirmed)
[18:44] Sheena: "Hey sakurachan..... You let you folks know we are coming right? Or do you want it to be a happy suprise?"
[18:44] Sheena: (im ausming we are on the subway or something)
[18:44] Mani: (Ok. I wasn't sure, since it sounded like he didn't know about it in advance.)
[18:44] Kuonji: "No, I called."
[18:44] Mani: "Have to give them proper advance notice, after all."
[18:44] Sheena: "DId you let em know the boss is coming?"
[18:45] Ken: "Yeah... It's not right to not let them evacuate the area first."
[18:45] Kuonji: "I mentioned that it might be a possibility."
[18:45] * Ken is sitting down reading a manga, though the cover of this one seems a little too big for the book inside....
[18:46] Mani: "Mm. I hope they don't do anything too formal. I don't think she'd enjoy that."
[18:46] * Reis blinks as she notes that, and wonders whether he's hiding a shoujo under a fake cover or something.
[18:46] Ken: "Usagi-san doesn't like that sprt of thing I take it."
[18:47] Sheena: "Seems so"
[18:47] Mani: "I think she gets more than enough of it in her normal dealings."
[18:47] * Ken turns the page, and chuckles to himself at the manga character's antics...
[18:47] Kuonji: (He's japanese, and he's on the subway... he's actually reading a lolicon h-mnga)
[18:47] Ken: (No. :P)
[18:47] * Mani gives Ken a little nudge with her elbow.
[18:48] * Ken jumps and slamms his book shut.
[18:48] Ken: "Dgyah! Umm... Yeah Mani-san?"
[18:48] * Sheena giggles finding that funnny.
[18:48] Mani: "Oh, I'm sorry. We must have hit a bump."
[18:48] Ken: "..."
[18:48] * Sheena shakes her head "Gah!"
[18:48] Sheena: "Figered a nap would tkae care of that.."
[18:48] Mani: "You should really like the restaurant, Ken. They have great food."
[18:49] * Ken stuffs the book into his jacket, and tries not to look embarrasses...
[18:49] Sheena: "Ya, Reis this place is great"
[18:49] Ken: "Really? What kind of food do they have? Is it a specialty place or what?"
[18:50] * Reis nods. "I'm really looking forward to trying it, senpay.
[18:50] * Mani opens her mouth but then graciously gestures for Sakura to talk about his family restaurant.
[18:50] Reis: (... Gah, what a typo. Senpay?)
[18:50] Mani: (It's your pet name for her.)
[18:51] Reis: (Senpai, I meant :P )
[18:51] Kuonji: "Uh, it's an okonomiyaki restraunt... Not much to say really."
[18:51] Kuonji: "Cooking okonomiyaki sort of runs in the family; up until several centuries ago, our family ninjutsu style even incorporated elements of it."
[18:51] * Kuonji looks a little embarassed
[18:52] Ken: "Okonomiyaki huh? I haven't had that stuff since I was a kid."
[18:52] * Ken says with a nostalgic grin...
[18:52] * Kuonji mumbles something about older family member still carrying around giant spatuala
[18:52] Kuonji: *members
[18:52] Alathon: ((and now that you've proven yourself, you can inherit the IoP battle spatula!))
[18:52] Sheena: ((Hah)
[18:53] Ken: "My family and me would go out and get some every Sunday... Heh, those were the good days."
[18:53] Mani: "Centuries of experience and tradition. And it shows."
[18:53] Sheena: ((it makes you yell out jackass durning the swing)
[18:53] Sheena: (but has a 2mile knock back effect)
[18:53] Mani: (Sheena: "I remember when I'd go out and get some every Sunday.... *sigh* Yeah, those were the days...")
[18:53] Ken: (It's cursed though... Makes the weilder obsessively clingy and tempremental. :P)
[18:54] Ken: <Sheena: ><;)
[18:54] * Reis blinks. "... Sakura-san... May I ask?"
[18:54] Kuonji: (IoP? I'd use it.)
[18:54] Sheena: "Ya, great place"
[18:55] Kuonji: "Ask what?"
[18:55] Sheena: "Back while teaching or doing self study i used to get some every week"
[18:56] Reis: "... How does your style of ninjutsu incorporate cooking? They seem... kind of unrelated skills."
[18:57] Ken: "Ninjutsu? Whoa, and I thought Sakura was just good at sneaking around."
[18:58] Kuonji: "Like I said, it got phased out several centuries ago..."
[18:58] Mani: "I believe it all started with the concept of the waiter hiding whenever a patron looked around for one. ... but I could be mistaken."
[18:58] * Mani smiles.
[18:58] * Kuonji looks embarassed again "But uh, well, some of the older people in my family still carry... combatspatulas"
[18:59] Kuonji: (that last bit is supposed to be run together)
[18:59] Ken: "Combat... Spatulas?"
[18:59] Sheena: "It's a interesting stile, works for em ya know."
[18:59] Sheena: "Just looks right for some reason"
[18:59] * Ken scratches his head, "Is that anything like a lazer-powered spatula?"
[19:00] Kuonji: "No... More like a giant metal spatula."
[19:00] * Reis blinks. "How do you... Ah."
[19:00] Ken: "..."
[19:00] Kuonji: "Oh, and some normal sized ones for throwing."
[19:00] Ken: "...
[19:00] Ken: ""...don't piss off the cook?"
[19:00] Reis: "... Sharpened?"
[19:00] Kuonji: "Yes."
[19:01] * Kuonji is intentionally vaugue as to who he was answering
[19:01] Ken: "..."
[19:02] * Ken idly woners if he should have bought along volume 113 of Gunrock Zetta to read... This conversation seems to be going in an awkward direction.
[19:02] Ken: "No, wait... I lent volume 113 to Keiko. Darn."
[19:03] Sheena: "hmm, Hey Mani mabye you should make a couple crystal throwing spats? I wonder how good Sakura is with em"
[19:03] * Ken looks at Reis, "So... err, hi."
[19:03] Kuonji: "Please don't."
[19:03] Sheena: "awww
[19:03] Mani: "They don't use the same ones to cook and fight, do they?"
[19:04] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[19:04] * Kuonji shrugs "Honestly? I never asked."
[19:04] * Ken looks at Mani, "I hope not... Last thing I need is the 'rich flavour of last week's challanger' in my dinner."
[19:05] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[19:05] Reis: * Kuonji is intentionally vaugue as to who he was answering
[19:05] Reis: <Ken> "..."
[19:05] Reis: * Disconnected
[19:05] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[19:05] Ken: (PM'ed)
[19:06] * Reis looks over. "Oh... Hello..."
[19:06] Sheena: "Well im sure they wask there tools"
[19:06] Sheena: "A little blood might now hurt, but what is you crack a head open?"
[19:06] Sheena: "No one likes greymatter on there food"
[19:07] Ken: "You haven't seen Keiko eat."
[19:07] Kuonji: "Yes, we have."
[19:07] * Ken mutters...
[19:07] Kuonji: (we did, right?)
[19:07] Mani: (Yep.)
[19:07] Sheena: "Eh? Keiko? If your talkign about the girl i think you are. Then yes we have"
[19:07] Ken: "No, if she just said that... You really haven't seen her chow into someothing."
[19:08] Kuonji: "I thought we covered this already when you were having that wet dream already."
[19:08] Kuonji: (take out the second already)
[19:09] Ken: "Wet dream!? Bah! men of my fortitude never have wet fdreams!"
[19:09] Sheena: "Check your undies today kid?"
[19:09] Mani: "Is that something to brag about?"
[19:10] Reis: "It... Rather looked like one."
[19:10] Ken: ...
[19:10] * Ken frowns...
[19:10] Ken: "Exactly when was this?"
[19:11] Alathon: Around now, the train will be moving past the 2nd to last stop before you reach yours.
[19:12] * Ken shakes his head...
[19:12] * Sheena looks over to the map checking the ride
[19:12] Sheena: "hmm"
[19:13] Kuonji: "Almost there."
[19:13] * Sheena leans over more to see it better, and ending leaning on reis some
[19:13] Mani: "Relax, Ken, they're just kidding."
[19:13] Sheena: "Ya, looks that way"
[19:13] * Reis flushes and seems to be struggling between looking away and taking advantage of the view.
[19:14] * Sheena sits back up
[19:14] Ken: "So, how long have you guys been working together for now anyway? You seem to know each other rather well enugh."
[19:14] * Kuonji raises an eyebrow
[19:14] Sheena: "Sorry a'bot that ries. Just echking the map"
[19:15] Mani: "On and off for years."
[19:15] * Reis shakes her head. "It's... fine, no problem."
[19:15] Ken: (Are we there yet? :P)
[19:15] Mani: "And sharing a place, even when we weren't actually working together."
[19:16] * Ken grins
[19:16] Ken: "Well, that must've been interesting.
[19:16] Sheena: "Nice place, Tho we are rarely at home now days"
[19:17] Kuonji: "Eh, if you've seen Sheena without her clothes once, you've seen it a thousand times."
[19:17] * Sheena blinks at that
[19:17] Mani: "Hey, she's not that bad."
[19:17] * Mani grins.
[19:17] * Reis chokes.
[19:18] Sheena: "Now thats soooo unfair"
[19:18] Ken: "it's not seeing her without clothes that I have to get used to... It's the fact that I do without being bludgeoned to near-death as a result."
[19:18] Sheena: "Mani walks around with no clothes on daily"
[19:18] Ken: "..."
[19:19] * Sheena Lets her glasses slide down glats at ken.
[19:19] Ken: "I assume you mean when she's a cat, right?"
[19:19] Sheena: "Run that one by me again? Im not sure i understoof it right"
[19:19] Ken: (Glats?)
[19:19] Sheena: (glares)
[19:20] Reis: "Ken... Senpai wouldn't do that."
[19:20] Ken: "Sheena... I accidentally walked in on Keiko once. My arms and legs still hurt."
[19:20] * Ken says this with obvious fear...
[19:20] * Sheena tilts her head and thinks on that for a moment.
[19:20] Sheena: "So.. You guys are into pain huh?"
[19:21] Sheena: "She didnt seem the type.."
[19:21] Ken: "What!? NO!"
[19:21] Kuonji: "Yeah, puts a whole new spin on what she did..."
[19:21] * Ken blushes as he looks at the floor, "She's... really nice and caring and stuff... but when she blows her top, boy doews she blow her top."
[19:22] Ken: "...what she did?"
[19:22] Sheena: "Ya, we kinda figered out the unstable part for ourselfs"
[19:22] Ken: "Uh... I'm not getting you here. Unstable?"
[19:22] Alathon: A couple soft chimes play over the speakers, followed by the conductor announcing your stop.
[19:22] Kuonji: "Oh, it's our stop."
[19:23] * Kuonji gets up from his seat
[19:23] Ken: "So it is..."
[19:23] * Ken stands up as well...
[19:24] * Reis stands.
[19:24] * Mani gets out and continues on to the restaurant once the train stops.
[19:24] Alathon: The train glides to a stop.
[19:24] Alathon: And yeah, the party succeeds in debarking ;p
[19:24] Alathon: And will reach the restaurant soon enough.
[19:24] Ken: (As opposed to disembarking. :P)
[19:25] * Sheena ends up following on mani's flank like she does in missions
[19:26] Alathon: ((Kuonji, you're free to describe the restaurant))
[19:26] Kuonji: (It's Ucchan's)
[19:26] Alathon: ((just.. rebuilt ;p ))
[19:27] Kuonji: (yeah, a bit bigger, and a little fancier)
[19:27] Ken: ((Sakura: Our family resturaunt is made from Okonomiyaki. if sells Okonomiyaki. Even the waiters are Okonomiyaki)
[19:27] Kuonji: (but mostly the same)
[19:29] Alathon: When you get inside, Kuonji will promptly be greeted by multiple members of his family, parents included.
[19:29] Ken: (How many have pink hair? :P)
[19:30] * Sheena waves to the folks
[19:30] Mani: (Awww. I was wondering if the princess was going to arrive first and be mistaken for Sakura. :) )
[19:30] Ken: "Wow, nice place Kuonji!"
[19:31] Mani: (Then again, maybe she was.)
[19:31] * Mani looks around to see if Usagi's arrived yet.
[19:31] Alathon: She doesn't seem to have.
[19:31] * Kuonji greets his family members
[19:31] Kuonji: (hugs, handshakes, etc)
[19:31] * Reis bows to the family peoples.
[19:32] * Ken waves to Sakura's family...
[19:33] Ken: "Man, not everyday you see a place with this kind of atmosphere. Again, nice placy you guys have yourselves here Sakura."
[19:33] Alathon: Kuonji's father, a man with much more normal looking hair, thanks the party for their graciousness.. and for choosing this place to host this dinner.
[19:33] * Mani waves.
[19:34] Mani: (Since I assume we've met the people here many times.)
[19:34] * Sheena smiles at the family bonding but dont say much
[19:34] Sheena: (ya, iwould think so)
[19:34] Alathon: Around this time, one of the waitresses comes by with a platter with two large pitchers of water on it.. When she sees Kuonji, she does a double take, and consequently loses both pitchers... one onto Kuonji, and one onto his father.
[19:34] Alathon: They're both drenched.
[19:35] Sheena: (and both female?)
[19:35] Alathon: No, both remain male.
[19:35] Sheena: (Sakura; i told you to stop selling cured water!)
[19:35] Alathon: Kuonji's father shakes his head.
[19:35] Alathon: Father: "New hire."
[19:35] Alathon: She scrambles to clean up the mess, appologizing as she goes.
[19:35] Kuonji: "Yeah, like it would have made a difference."
[19:35] Sheena: "Love the wet look Sakura"
[19:36] * Reis blinks, and wonders how she's going to react when the _real_ princess comes.
[19:36] Alathon: Kuonji's father shrugs.
[19:36] Alathon: Father: "Maybe, maybe not."
[19:36] * Ken helps the new hire with Enigma's assistance... Enigma being invisible of course. :P
[19:36] Sheena: (...Lol)
[19:36] Mani: (Father: "That damn poltergeist is back!")
[19:37] Reis: (You are an evil, evil man. Nice job!)
[19:37] Alathon: She totally freaks out, and screams, dropping the platter. It clatters to the ground.
[19:37] Ken: (Thankyou. :P)
[19:37] * Ken catches it with enigma.
[19:37] Alathon: Everyone pretty much looks over this way, at the hapless waitress, trying to figure out what happened.. and why the platter is levitating.
[19:37] Kuonji: "..."
[19:37] * Mani just looks at Ken and raises an eyebrow.
[19:38] Alathon: They all sorta look at Kuonji questioningly, trying to figure out if it's him doing it, then look at the other party members.
[19:38] * Ken walks over, takes the platter, and asks her if she's alright
[19:38] Kuonji: "Damn it Ken, stop freaking out the wait staff!"
[19:38] Reis: (Hey, I think he was trying to set up to hit on her)
[19:38] Reis: (Don't ruin it for him :P )
[19:38] Ken: "Me? Why Sakura... I'm just helping this nice lovely lady here."
[19:38] Alathon: She's got herself together, and sheepishly appologizes for the additional commotion.
[19:38] * Ken has a completely innocent look on his face...
[19:39] Ken: "Umm, would you like a hand?"
[19:39] Mani: (New hire: "Who're you calling a lady?!")
[19:39] Ken: (Hah!)
[19:39] Alathon: Waitress: "No, no thank you.. I've got everything.. really, thank you!?
[19:39] * Ken smiles, "No problem miss."
[19:40] Ken: (Damn, looks like I didn't hit on her hard enough. :P)
[19:40] * Reis blinks and watches.
[19:40] * Kuonji whispers to Sheena "... Talk about sleaze."
[19:40] * Ken watches the girl hurry off and sighs...
[19:40] * Sheena leans over and answers. "Some girls like that, go fig"
[19:41] Ken: "Ah well, better luck next time eh?"
[19:41] Alathon: Less than a minute after this, after the commotion has passed, Usagi will make her entrance.
[19:41] * Sheena just riases an eye brow at Ken
[19:41] Alathon: She walks in, finds the party, and walks over to them.
[19:41] Alathon: The whole restaurant kinda.. hushes.
[19:41] * Sheena waves "Hi boss"
[19:41] Alathon: Everyone pretty much stares.
[19:42] * Kuonji bows "Welcome to Ucchan's"
[19:42] Ken: "Hey, I'm a young good-looking guy! What's wrong with me asking a girl out occasion-"
[19:42] * Ken stops and sighs...
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi responds to Kuonji's bow with a nod.
[19:42] Kuonji: (yeah, it's still called that)
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Thank you, I'm glad to be here."
[19:42] Ken: "And she just showed up now, didn't she."
[19:42] * Ken greets Usagi...
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Usagi.
[19:42] Alathon: Er, ken
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Uh.. nothing?"
[19:43] * Reis bows as well. "Hello Usagi-san."
[19:44] Alathon: Usagi nods politely again.
[19:44] Alathon: She'll find the unoccupied seat at the table, and seat herself.
[19:45] Alathon: There's an almost unaudible sigh around the room, and everyone goes back to talking.. just a little hushed.
[19:45] * Sheena plops down in seat near Reis with a bit of bounce
[19:45] * Ken seats himself near Usagi
[19:45] * Reis keeps her eyes fixed firmly forward.
[19:46] Mani: (Stupid distractions.)
[19:46] * Mani greets Usagi and sits down.
[19:47] Mani: "I take it you had no trouble finding the place?"
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Nope."
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi looks around, curiously.. eyes lingering here and there.
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi, slowly: "Nope, not at all."
[19:48] Alathon: Usagi: "Ucchan's, huh? Good name."
[19:48] Ken: "I'll say it again, nice place."
[19:48] * Reis glances sidelong at Ken. "I'm sure..."
[19:49] Ken: "Hmm?"
[19:49] Sheena: "Hmm..shrimp, tofu,..hot pepper."
[19:49] Reis: "Though, our comrade's motivations aside, it IS a good place."
[19:49] Alathon: It won't be long before a waiter, one of Kuonji's cousins, comes around and sets out napkins, utensils, glasses, and suchlike.. as well as fills the glasses.
[19:49] Alathon: He'll also put out menus.
[19:50] Alathon: They basically list more than a hundred ways to arrange Okonomiyaki of various sizes, as well as one entire page dedicated to toppings.
[19:50] * Ken glances though the menu...
[19:50] Alathon: Sadly, there's no steak listing... they don't really get enough to make it.
[19:50] Sheena: "Crap.."
[19:50] Sheena: "I forgot what number i left off on"
[19:50] Ken: "Hmm, if I summoned my stand, would I be able to get the 'meal-for-two' deal I wonder?"
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi rolls her eyes.
[19:51] Mani: "I think you've summoned your stand enough for tonight."
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Mani, questioningly.
[19:51] * Reis is kind of overwhelmed by the number of choices, frowning over the menu.
[19:52] Ken: "Hey, she was cute! It's not my fault that approach didn't work that time."
[19:52] Sheena: "No powers at the table.You must have been out of school when we taught that lesson"
[19:52] Ken: "Oh please... All I did was to pick up thoise two pitchers."
[19:52] Mani: "Let's talk about it after dinner."
[19:52] * Sheena sighs
[19:52] Ken: "If she hadn't freaked out so much, I'd have picked her up too."
[19:53] Kuonji: "..."
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi looks like she's gonna say something, then changes her mind, and starts looking through the menu.
[19:53] * Ken grumbles as he goes though the menu for his choice...
[19:53] * Reis says nothing and focuses on trying to work her way through the menu.
[19:54] * Sheena looks over to sakura.
[19:54] Mani: (What kinds of things are there? Is beef the only type of meat really missing?)
[19:54] Sheena: "Hey, you think they got any fresh fish in? I totaly forgot when your uncle goes to the market for them"
[19:55] Alathon: They have chicken, pork, fish, several hardnesses of tofu, duck, and various forms of shellfish.
[19:55] Kuonji: "Hey, we only use the freshest ingrediants available, thank you very much."
[19:55] * Reis looks up at Sheena. "Uh, senpai... I've never had this before. Do you know what's good?"
[19:55] Kuonji: (order the crunchy frog)
[19:56] * Ken orders the seafood okonomiyaki
[19:56] Alathon: The waiter is back soon to take your orders.. and takes Ken's.
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Hmm.."
[19:57] * Ken takes out his manga and begins reading it from where he left off while he waits...
[19:57] * Sheena leans over to looks at reis menu
[19:57] * Kuonji goes with duck
[19:57] Sheena: "All of its good, i like the fish myself."
[19:57] * Mani orders a pork kidney okonomiyaki.
[19:58] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll have two deluxes, double toppings, a fisherman's combo, double toppings, and a frosted crusty sugar bomb."
[19:58] Sheena: "They even mange to keep the salmon nice and raw on the inside,"
[19:58] Alathon: He's a little surprised at this, but takes it down faithfully.
[19:58] * Reis nods and selects a fish choice. "That sounds nice... Quite nice."
[19:58] Ken: "My... what enthusiasm."
[19:58] Mani: (Is each one normally meal-sized?)
[19:59] * Ken turns a page.
[19:59] Alathon: ((yes))
[19:59] Alathon: ((A Deluxe is essentially a fairly large meal on it's own))
[19:59] * Mani watches Ken do this, then just glances briefly at Usagi and sighs.
[19:59] Ken: ((Basically, Usagi's gonna stuff her face. :P))
[20:00] Kuonji: (make mine a deluxe duck)
[20:00] Sheena: "Yay me to, Ill take 2 salmon's with extra fish and seaweed topping"
[20:01] * Reis cocks her head. "A deluxe salmon, please."
[20:01] Alathon: ((a deluxe is a combo ;p ))
[20:01] Alathon: ((but whatever ;p ))
[20:02] Reis: (Bah, I don't know shit about this! I'm pulling my statements out of my ass! :P )
[20:02] Ken: (Must be one hell of an ass. :P)
[20:02] Sheena: (all of us are,)
[20:03] Kuonji: (what is this frosty crusted sugar bomb? it sounds good)
[20:03] Reis: (Hey, 22 cha ain't for nothing ;) )
[20:03] Alathon: ((It's exactly what it sounds like.. frosted, crusty, and sugary okonomiyaki))
[20:04] Alathon: The waiter will take all your orders, and go away.
[20:04] Mani: (Watch her eat it first...)
[20:04] Ken: (I'm wishing we could skip the restraunt scene... All this talk has made me hungry. T_T)
[20:04] Alathon: Once the menus have been collected, Usagi looks to the group.
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. what're you all looking forward to doing on leave?"
[20:05] Mani: (I'm going to have to get real okonomiyaki sometime soon. :) )
[20:05] Mani: "Relax and unwind. Some of it already planned out, most not."
[20:05] Ken: "Dunno... Probably go back home and watch anime I guess. it's not like I have any plans or anything."
[20:05] Sheena: "A good nights rest on my water bed, and hot showers"
[20:06] Sheena: "Think ill find more stuff for my workshop at home, and give dark heart a good cleaning.. might work on my Cartrige system some more."
[20:07] Kuonji: (what's the name of the LoC type place al?)
[20:07] Sheena: "Hmm.. That reminds me, Hey boss?"
[20:07] Alathon: ((uh, what?))
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah?"
[20:08] Ken: "Cartridge system? I didn't know you used guns Sheena."
[20:08] Alathon: ((CTA.. crystal tokyo archives))
[20:08] Sheena: "Are we going to have any Mechanical/Magical shops in house? Or is it our sorced? IF we do have em what kinds of acesses will i have?"
[20:09] Ken: "Must be some antiques you have too."
[20:09] Kuonji: "I think I'll probably be splitting my time between training and the CTA."
[20:09] * Reis pokes Ken. "It's a system on her staff - really amazing, actually."
[20:09] Alathon: Usagi: "We should really discuss that elsewhere."
[20:09] Alathon: Usagi gives Sheena a pointed look.
[20:10] Reis: "I don't have any particular plans, but... Could I drop by your workshop, senpai? I'd really like to see the system in closer detail."
[20:10] * Ken blinks, "Really? But her staff's a magi- oh.... whoa."
[20:10] Sheena: "Ahh sorry.. Got to thinking of the shop at home.Wont happen again"
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:10] * Sheena looks a bit sheepish
[20:11] * Sheena turns to Reis,
[20:11] Sheena: "Sure, fine with me. Gota ask Mani and Sakura as well tho"
[20:12] * Reis blinks and looks to them. "Is it all right?"
[20:13] Ken: "I'd be interested in seeing that system myself... It sure sounds like some pretty impressive stuff, even if I wouldn't be able to make head or tail of it.
[20:13] * Mani nods.
[20:13] Mani: "Sure, Reis."
[20:13] Reis: (With a _masterful_ puppy dog eyes!)
[20:13] * Sheena looks over to ken
[20:13] Sheena: "Hmm, mabie later"
[20:13] * Reis smiles. "Thank you Mani-san!"
[20:13] Mani: (Never, ever, use puppy dog eyes on a cat. You'll evoke the *wrong* response.)
[20:13] Kuonji: (me 'n mani need to learn sign)
[20:14] Kuonji: (so I can flash her messages like "Why don't they just hurry up and fuck already?")
[20:14] Kuonji: (oh, and it might be useful in combat and spying too)
[20:14] Ken: (I've got the lip-reading skill. :P)
[20:14] Mani: (I thought Kuonji was against that among teammates.)
[20:15] Kuonji: (he is, I'm joking)
[20:15] * Ken continues reading, and snorts back a laugh...
[20:16] Mani: "So... what are you reading, Ken?"
[20:16] * Sheena takes a bit of a sip from her glass
[20:16] * Sheena then leans back and downs it in one go
[20:16] Ken: "Oh, you're kidding me... a '.44-magnum of love and Justice'!? Please. That's more like a glock more than anything else."
[20:16] Sheena: "Woooo cold. And so much better then that other water"
[20:16] Ken: "A book mani."
[20:16] * Reis blinks. "Ken-san..."
[20:17] * Mani frowns slightly.
[20:17] * Ken stops reading said boiok, and stuffs it into his jacket with a sheepish look...
[20:17] Reis: ("Are you reading porn in public?")
[20:17] Mani: "Have you ever studied sorcery, by any chance?"
[20:17] * Kuonji snorts
[20:17] Sheena: "hmm.."
[20:17] * Sheena frowns at ken
[20:17] Ken: "Umm... Why would I?"
[20:17] Sheena: "You better not glow green"
[20:17] Ken: "..."
[20:18] * Mani shakes her head.
[20:18] Mani: "Just wondering."
[20:18] * Sheena looks around the restrunt to see how whos watching there table
[20:18] Alathon: About a quarter of the restaurant is casually eying the table
[20:18] Ken: "Sorry, I get defensive about my reading material sometimes... It's a bad habit I picked up for some reason."
[20:18] Alathon: Especially Usagi, and to a lesser degree Kuonji.
[20:18] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Ken.
[20:19] Alathon: Usagi: "The bad habit is going to a dinner and whipping out the comics there."
[20:19] * Ken sighs...
[20:19] Kuonji: "Especially with your commanding officers."
[20:20] * Sheena crosss her legs and takes her sunglasses off, putting them in a pocket insted of her normal shirt trick
[20:20] Ken: "Okay, I understand... The book stays in the jacket."
[20:20] Sheena: "Being home is going to take some gettting used to"
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena, and nods slowly.
[20:20] * Sheena rubs her eyes and the bridge of her nose some"
[20:21] Alathon: Half a dozen or so people who had the right angle to see, definately noticed Sheena's eyes.
[20:21] Alathon: Two of em stared for a couple seconds, before realizing they were and looking away.
[20:21] Alathon: Around now-ish.. the food comes. Lots of it.
[20:21] Sheena: (heh, now ish)
[20:21] Kuonji: (mostly for usagi)
[20:21] Alathon: They got all your orders right, and didn't stint on the 'doubles' when asked.
[20:21] Sheena: (sheena got a good bunch as well)
[20:22] Sheena: (just not THAT much)
[20:22] * Ken decides to focus on eating, and tries not to draw too much attention to himself from this point on...
[20:23] * Reis starts on her food... and glories for a moment in the _taste_.
[20:24] Alathon: Usagi starts eating with relish, tearing into the 'Deluxe.'
[20:24] * Mani sighs contentedly as she tastes hers. (Unless she accidentally got the frosted crusty sugar bomb ;) )
[20:24] Alathon: Her manners are.. okay.. but she's eating quite fast.
[20:24] * Kuonji eats at a normal, well mannered pace
[20:24] Mani: (Kuonji cries out at the desecration as Usagi puts relish on he deluxe.)
[20:24] Alathon: No.. attempts to get at the sugar bomb will be heatedly opposed.. with deadly force if necessary.
[20:25] * Sheena picks a good sause and starts in on her dinner
[20:25] Sheena: "Ya, good fish as allways"
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi won't say much for a while.. she's busy eating, and doesn't talk with her mouth full.
[20:28] Alathon: She's finish the first deluxe in short order, and work her way into hte seafood combo fairly quickly, eventually slowing down as she gets into the second deluxe.
[20:28] Alathon: This is in the time it takes everyone else to eat, maybe, half of theres.
[20:28] * Sheena takes her time with the secound one,
[20:29] * Reis just takes it slow and savours it.
[20:29] * Mani thoroughly enjoys hers.
[20:30] * Ken eats his...
[20:31] Alathon: Usagi: "Mmm... good.. quite good."
[20:32] Alathon: Usagi: "Only way it could be better would be with steak."
[20:32] Alathon: At this point, Usagi has finished all but the sugar bomb, and is starting in on bits of it slowly.
[20:32] Mani: "Steak is good, but I think it's overrated."
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "These days, maybe.. it's all free range, so it's all kinda tough."
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. here, anyway. You know.."
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi trails off speculatively.
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "We should look into how the Nevadans manage to herd them."
[20:34] Alathon: Usagi: "There must be some trick to it."
[20:34] Mani: "And see if they'll sell some breeding stock."
[20:34] Sheena: "Large guns i think, hmm.. wonder if nevada cows can blink like there cats"
[20:34] Mani: "If they've managed to domesticate them, it'll be easier to just get some of those rather than trying to tame the wild ones."
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Could be a good thing, really... economically, they have very little that's of value to us."
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Would help smooth things over early on for them to have some really saleable luxury goods."
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. that'd mean proper boats."
[20:37] Kuonji: (hey, quick question al)
[20:37] Alathon: ((shoot))
[20:37] Kuonji: (would we know WHY we don't have boats and planes?)
[20:37] Kuonji: (you mentioned politics but didn't go into it IIRC)
[20:37] Sheena: (ya, sheena would know that they are posible from her studies, but not why we dont have em)
[20:38] Reis: (Didn't bother since we were isolationist anyway?)
[20:39] Alathon: ((yes, sort of))
[20:39] Kuonji: (well, it would certainly have helped our problems with siam)
[20:39] Mani: (Not worth the expenditure to make and the effort to properly defend?)
[20:39] Alathon: ((several things))
[20:39] Alathon: ((One, no need to travel anywhere for anything other than military reasons))
[20:40] Alathon: ((Two, little desire to project military force, or have the option of it))
[20:40] Alathon: ((Three, little desire to provide the means for people to become outward looking.. but that's not one that'd be in the textbooks))
[20:40] Ken: I gather the fuels to power suych modes of transport would also be difficult to develop, since CT usually powers it's machines with crystaltech, and not petrollium fuels.)
[20:40] Alathon: ((Four, limitations of Crystal Tech and lack of availability of other viable energy production means -- Japan doesn't exactly have loads of oil))
[20:41] Ken: (That was ooc, sorry)
[20:41] Sheena: (we must build adition Pylons0
[20:42] Alathon: ((you make me wanna whip out starcraft ;p ))
[20:42] Alathon: Usagi: "And yes, lest you ask, we ARE working on those."
[20:43] Kuonji: "What about aircraft?"
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "It's clear that most of the reasons we had not to work on them previously are no longer valid."
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Also being worked on."
[20:44] * Sheena hmmms to herself and opens her top a bit
[20:44] Alathon: Usagi doesn't seem terribly turned on.
[20:44] * Sheena she tucks her head down a bit and wispers out in a growling harsh lanuge
[20:45] * Reis glances over, and thus is able to guess that she's talking to DH. And yes, that really was the entire purpose ;)
[20:45] Ken: (Her breasts growl back. "Mommie, feed us" :P)
[20:45] Mani: ("Damn it, Yuuno, stop screwing around and answer me! Oh... right...")
[20:45] Kuonji: (hey, I already made that joke >:( )
[20:46] Mani: (It was in a three-pack.)
[20:46] Sheena: (You will all fear the ferrt soon)
[20:46] Sheena: (bwahahah)
[20:46] Alathon: Dark heart: "xxx xxxxxxx"
[20:47] Alathon: "xx"
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi eyes Dark Heart, curiously.
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "WHat's.. it.. have to say?"
[20:47] Sheena: "Thanks Dark Heart"
[20:49] Sheena: ""I asked if there was any ship designs for the Midchildan Magic system.”
[20:49] Sheena: "And if Dark Heart knew any, Yes on the first but no on the secound"
[20:50] Sheena: "Seems there are but she don't have any stored in memory"
[20:51] Mani: (Hmph. I keep thinking it's Friday.)
[20:51] Sheena: (ya i got the feeling to)
[20:51] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[20:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Ahh.."
[20:51] Alathon: Usagi: "That's another line of research we're pursuing.. though I'll admit, I don't think anybody thought to ask you."
[20:52] Sheena: "Your researching Midamagic? I know i left all my notes open to the staff at the Academy but i didnt think they would bother with a follow up"
[20:53] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[20:53] Sheena: "Heck most blew it off"
[20:53] Alathon: Usagi: "I haven't, at least."
[20:54] Alathon: Usagi: "To be honest, I suspect a lot more time and effort is being put into mastering the basics, and teaching others the same, than scholarly pursuit."
[20:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Which is something we'll have to remedy in the long run, but.. in the short run.."
[20:54] Alathon: Usagi trails off.
[20:54] Mani: "We need a solid foundation first."
[20:55] * Sheena fixs her shirt and just nods at mani's statment
[20:55] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah.. but, enough work talk."
[20:55] Alathon: Usagi: 'There'll be time enough for that tomorrow."
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi then frowns, and looks down at her comm unit.. and curses quietly.
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi: "Which is already creeping up on me."
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[20:57] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm sorry, but I'm gonna have to bail early on you all.."
[20:57] * Mani sighs.
[20:58] Mani: "We understand."
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Still totally weak, but."
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi raises her hands as if to say, 'what can ya do?'
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. thank you all for inviting me."
[20:58] Sheena: (shes weak?)
[20:58] Sheena: (ahh )
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi: "This place is a great find."
[20:58] Kuonji: "Thank you for coming."
[20:58] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Kuonji
[20:58] Kuonji: "I'm glad you enjoyed it."
[20:58] Sheena: "Any time, boss
[20:58] * Kuonji smiles
[20:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Give your parents my complements, please.. and you can tell 'em I'll be back for more, sooner or later."
[20:59] Mani: "It was our pleasure."
[20:59] Reis: "Yes, this was a pleasure Usagi-san."
[20:59] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[21:00] Kuonji: (parents? I thought you decided it was my uncle's place)
[21:00] Ken: "Aside from how I made an ass of myself, it was good eating with you Usagi-san. Take care of yourself."
[21:00] Alathon: Usagi stands up, and heads over to the counter where the bills are tallied and recorded.
[21:00] Alathon: She speaks briefly with the waiter manning the terminal there, then heads out.
[21:00] Alathon: Usagi hears this, and passes by Ken on the way out.
[21:01] Alathon: Usagi: "Don't worry, others have done worse."
[21:01] Mani: (She ordered 5 more okonomiyaki to be delivered and said to charge it to us.)
[21:01] * Ken sighs "If you say so."
[21:01] Alathon: She waves to the party, and heads out.
[21:01] * Ken waves back.
[21:01] * Kuonji waves
[21:01] * Reis returns the wave.
[21:01] * Sheena waves back
[21:03] Mani: "She's right, people have done worse."
[21:03] Mani: "But I expect you know you could have done a lot better, too."
[21:04] * Ken frowns, but says nothing to that...
[21:05] Alathon: A waiter comes over, and lets the party know the bill's been paid for.. as well as a bit extra left in case they want desert.
[21:05] Alathon: There are a number of deserts.. the sugar bomb is one of them.
[21:06] Alathon: Others are less blatantly sugar encrusted.
[21:06] Ken: "You know, ignoring the fact she's our boss and the princess... She's a pretty okay person."
[21:06] * Kuonji slaps his forhead
[21:06] Kuonji: "Stop talking. Now."
[21:06] * Sheena orders some tea and snacks
[21:06] * Mani orders a small appetizer for dessert.
[21:07] Sheena: "Another good thing about being home, real tea"
[21:07] Ken: (hmm, do they serve fried icecream here? :P)
[21:08] Alathon: Nope, because there's no milk tom ake icecream with.
[21:08] * Reis dares to order a sugar bomb.
[21:08] Alathon: They do, however, have a sno-cone machine.
[21:10] * Kuonji takes Reis dare
[21:10] * Ken does so too...
[21:10] Mani: (*detonates the sugar bombs when they arrive, killing entire party!)
[21:11] Alathon: They're frosted, encrusted with sugar, and are further laced with some sort of super-sweet syrup.
[21:11] Alathon: They're damned good, but very, very sweet.
[21:12] Sheena: "Looks good reis, but i dare not mix it with that raw fish and wisky we had earler"
[21:12] Ken: (Like bacclava I assume.)
[21:13] * Mani offers anyone who wants it a taste of her seafoody dessert.
[21:13] * Reis blinks. "Actually, I think it might be possible to - if you pick out the right foods - set off a chemical reaction and make the name literal. These would kill a diabetic."
[21:15] * Mani shrugs after a moment when no one accepts.
[21:15] Ken: "Err, fish as dessert?"
[21:15] Sheena: "None for me Mani,"
[21:15] * Sheena dumps a few packs of suger into her tea
[21:16] Ken: "How is fish a dessert?"
[21:16] * Reis ponders the chemistry problem.
[21:16] Sheena: "Hmmm, odd way to think about it reis"
[21:16] Sheena: "And very messy to."
[21:17] Mani: "It's a smaller dish after the main course."
[21:17] * Ken shrugs...
[21:18] Ken: (So, unless Reis actually tries detonating us... Can we assume dinner passes without incident? :P)
[21:19] Reis: (Don't worry, I'll just rattle off a list of foods to NOT eat)
[21:19] Alathon: Yes.
[21:19] Alathon: Unless anyone else has something to do/say.. dinner will be eaten, desert will be eaten.
[21:19] Alathon: etc.
[21:20] Alathon: The ride back will be uneventful.. CT's subways don't have much in the way of bums, muggings, or suchlike.
[21:21] Reis: (Awwwwww)
[21:21] Mani: (The death penalty for loitering will do that.)
[21:21] Kuonji: (we're not jumped by another god damn mage?)
[21:21] Alathon: Nope.
[21:21] Alathon: the proton cannons get 'em.
[21:22] Alathon: You'll reach the suite without incident.
[21:22] Sheena: (We got pylons at home)
[21:22] Sheena: "Hmm, I don't feel like flying home tonight"
[21:22] Sheena: "Guess we crash here?"
[21:23] Mani: "May as well."
[21:24] * Reis nods. "I suppose we won't get in the way of any other teams..."
[21:24] Mani: (Three bedrooms?)
[21:24] Ken: "Hmm, I've been thinking of heading home actually... If I did, what time would you guys want me here tomorrow?"
[21:25] Alathon: Three bedrooms, each with two singles
[21:25] Mani: (What time's the first meeting?)
[21:25] Alathon: Tomorrow, 10am
[21:25] Mani: "Nine at the latest."
[21:26] Sheena: "Our homes a bit far.."
[21:26] Sheena: "And i don't think there are outer teams yet reis"
[21:26] Sheena: *others
[21:26] Ken: "No problem. I can manage being here by then."
[21:27] * Reis nods. "You're probably right, senpai."
[21:28] Kuonji: "hnn"
[21:28] Kuonji: "It's been a while since we've seen Sanshi, we ought to check up on him when we get the chance."
[21:29] Sheena: "I was thinking tommaro after the boss lets us go"
[21:30] Sheena: "Im going to send him a message tonight any way, got a couple others to write as well"
[21:30] Mani: "I'll see him at some point during the week. I'm going to take off after we're done with business, though."
[21:31] Mani: "I'll be out of touch for a while."
[21:32] Ken: "I understand."
[21:33] Ken: "Okay before I call it a night, 9am sharp, in dress uniforms... right?"
[21:33] * Mani looks at Ken for a moment.
[21:33] Reis: (... Do we HAVE dress uniforms?)
[21:33] Sheena: (some of us do)
[21:34] Ken: (Near as I remember, we have a few spare armour-cloth uniforms, and one set of dress uniforms for formal occasions like meetings and such, right?)
[21:34] Mani: (And would dress be the appropriate attire?)
[21:34] Sheena: "Hmm,Ok mani"
[21:34] Reis: (Well, the old team has dress uniforms for Foreign Affairs, but not for this group)
[21:35] Alathon: The party hasn't been asked to dress up, so probably not.. and yeah, 2 of 5 don't have 'em.
[21:35] Ken: (Hmm, okay. Retcon the dress uniforms part then)
[21:35] Alathon: *nod*
[21:35] Alathon: Anyways.. unless someone wants to do something else tonight.. the night will pass
[21:35] Alathon: ken, gimme a d20
[21:35] Mani: "Yeah, be here at nine."
[21:36] Reis: (He's not gonna make it, eh? :P )
[21:36] Ken: "Right, night all."
[21:36] Alathon: nah, something else
[21:36] Sheena: (sheena will write out messages to Sanshi, Venus, And Reena that night)
[21:36] Mani: (How late he is. :) )
[21:36] Ken: roll 1d20
[21:36] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{1}
[21:36] Alathon: ......
[21:36] Kuonji: (LOL)
[21:36] Ken: "...."
[21:36] Sheena: (crit fail)
[21:36] Mani: (Oooh, bad nightmares? :) )
[21:36] Ken: (Divine relationship?)
[21:36] Kuonji: (car accident, he's 2 hours late)
[21:37] Kuonji: (aww, stick with it, I wanna see how it plays out :P)
[21:37] Reis: (He's in a COMA)
[21:37] Mani: (Car accident. He's late. As in the late Ken, whateverhisname is.)
[21:37] Ken: (But I dun wanna be late. ;_;)
[21:37] Mani: (Get cornered by Gerand on the way over. An hour late and lose 20 ep.)
[21:37] Ken: (Meh, fine... I'll go with it. Sticking with bad rolls is a measure of character afterall.)
[21:38] Alathon: you can DR it of course
[21:38] Alathon: if you want to
[21:39] Alathon: anyways
[21:39] Alathon: too late now ;p
[21:40] Alathon: morning comes.. the birds sing, the sun shines.. etc etc
[21:40] Alathon: Question: are we good to go another couple hours?
[21:40] Ken: (I am)
[21:40] Sheena: (yes)
[21:41] Sheena: (get that bit about sending messages out al?)
[21:41] Sheena: (do i need to write em up some time?)
[21:41] Alathon: you can write up the gist of 'em
[21:41] Mani: (I am, I figure.)
[21:41] Reis: (I'll make it - I'm not going to sleep _anyway_...)
[21:41] Mani: (It's annoying to think it's Friday every so often then remember that it isn't and I have to work tomorrow, though.)
[21:42] Kuonji: (I think so)
[21:42] Kuonji: (I'm a little tired, but tomorrow is my short day)
[21:42] Kuonji: (can we break though?)
[21:43] Alathon: sure
[21:43] Alathon: 10 minute break now
[21:43] Sheena: brb then.
[21:43] Alathon: gonna go buy me a slim jim ;p
[21:43] Mani: (Bleh. No real food in the apartment and not really enough time to get anything.)
[21:43] Ken: (My sister has taken the kitchen hostage, so no food for me. ;_;)
[21:44] Ken: (So, how am I doing so far? Just as horrid as last time?)
[21:52] Mani: Ok. Cinnamon Life and shiraz do *not* go together.
[21:53] Sheena: hah
[21:53] Sheena: (so when does ken start turning his report in as Manga?)
[21:55] Ken: (Once he has ranks in drawing. ;P)
[21:55] Alathon: heh
[21:55] Alathon: cinnamon life and chiraz?
[21:55] Alathon: ugh
[21:55] Alathon: yeah, I can see that not working
[21:55] Mani: Better than tasting it. :)
[21:55] Ken: (I am thinking of getting ranks in drawing, though I'm not serious about the reports as manga thing.)
[21:56] Reis: Why NOT?
[21:56] Sheena: ya why not?
[21:56] Sheena: That would be rather cool
[21:56] Alathon: ....
[21:56] Sheena: (heh)
[21:56] Ken: (Be-cause... it's the kind of thing that gets people fired?)
[21:56] Mani: Because he's not an idiot?
[21:56] Alathon: because the life sugariness makes the wine end up tasting bitter and alcoholic
[21:56] Alathon: is my guess
[21:57] Sheena: (eh?)
[21:57] Ken: (Yeah, what Alathon said.)
[21:57] Sheena: heh
[21:57] Mani: I think they were talking about the manga reports.
[21:58] Sheena: (ya)
[21:58] Sheena: (tho i did warn him that they will likly end up in the queens hands)
[21:58] Alathon: alright, let's get rolling
[21:58] Alathon: Sometime before 9, ken will join the party.
[21:59] Alathon: He'll look.. well, he can tell you.
[21:59] * Ken looks pale, tired, and... well let's just say he'd have a better day in hell.
[22:00] Mani: "Ken... are you ok?"
[22:00] * Reis blinks, and wonders if Ken got caught up in an attack from the Siamese.
[22:00] Ken: "Condition... green... ma'am.""
[22:00] * Sheena sighs and ingores it
[22:00] * Ken teeters, but remains standing...
[22:00] Mani: (There isn't a smell of alcohol, is there?)
[22:00] Alathon: ((... no ;p ))
[22:01] Ken: (No)
[22:01] * Ken 's eyes seem bloodshot
[22:01] Mani: (Does he look tired?)
[22:01] Ken: (Extremely)
[22:01] Kuonji: (bizzack)
[22:01] * Mani sighs.
[22:02] Mani: "Why don't you go lie down and try to get some sleep. You're excused from the meeting this morning."
[22:02] Ken: "Fit for duty."
[22:02] * Ken nods, "Understood."
[22:02] Reis: "... Ken-san. A blind wallaby could tell you're not fit for duty."
[22:02] Sheena: "Thats not excatly the kinda impression we want to make on the staff ken,"
[22:02] * Ken walks over to the couch, sits down, and falls asleep as soon as his head hits the backrest...
[22:03] Kuonji: (and we know what a wallaby is?)
[22:03] Reis: (It'd be in natural history books if nothing else)
[22:03] Reis: (Reis is a nerd)
[22:03] Mani: "There's no need for that, Sheena. He's obviously not well right now."
[22:03] Kuonji: (what's your int?)
[22:03] Kuonji: (just curious)
[22:04] Sheena: "Ya ya.."
[22:04] Alathon: anyways..
[22:04] * Sheena goes back tothe screen she was useing, its covered in technal readouts
[22:05] Alathon: When Ken goes to sleep, he sleeps like the dead.
[22:05] Sheena: (heh, gerand screws up on purpose, and ken gets screwed by the dice)
[22:05] * Reis will have finished her little pet project of coming up with literal sugar bombs, saved it, and moved on to read something else.
[22:08] Alathon: and
[22:08] Alathon: nothing much happens, except everyone's communicators beeping 15 minutes before the meeting.
[22:08] Alathon: everyone has reminders of the room number, buildings, time, etc
[22:09] * Reis checks it on her communicator and stands up.
[22:10] * Sheena checks her uniform over
[22:11] Sheena: "Oh sure, im the only one with no other clothes.."
[22:11] * Kuonji does some lat minute preening
[22:11] * Mani makes sure Ken seems ok.
[22:12] * Reis grabs a blanket from one of the rooms and tosses it over Ken.
[22:12] Mani: ("Take that off his head!")
[22:12] Mani: ("And the plastic bag...")
[22:13] Sheena: "Your To kind Reis."
[22:13] * Sheena smiles at reis
[22:13] Sheena: "Its cute"
[22:14] * Reis blushes and looks at the floor. "R-really? Thank you, senpai."
[22:15] * Kuonji rubs his forhead
[22:16] Sheena: "About time to get going right?"
[22:16] * Sheena pulls a pair of shades out of her top and puts em on with a praticed snap
[22:16] * Ken mumbles in his sleep something about bunnies and warm beds...
[22:18] Kuonji: "Taichou, can I cut his vocal chords?"
[22:18] * Reis nods - and glances over to wonder just what the heck Ken's dreaming about.
[22:18] Mani: "I don't want to hear that sort of talk, Sakura."
[22:19] * Mani takes out her communicator and sends a text message.
[22:19] Mani: "Anyway, the rest of us need to go."
[22:19] Sheena: "Ya thats a bit much ya know"
[22:19] Alathon: the party can find the conference room easily enough.
[22:19] Sheena: "Something like a cold bucket full of water leanin... just right is what i was thinking"
[22:19] Mani: (He's obviously dreaming of getting the princess in bed.)
[22:20] * Mani gives Sheena an unamused look and heads to the conference room.
[22:20] Kuonji: "A bit much? I'm starting to think it's not enough."
[22:20] * Reis goes with the group to the room.
[22:20] Alathon: It'll be a couple minutes, but Usagi manages to make it on time.. within about ten seconds.
[22:20] Alathon: She immediately looks around.
[22:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Where's Ken?"
[22:21] Mani: "He wasn't feeling well. I sent you a text message with the details."
[22:21] Alathon: Usagi sighs.
[22:21] Alathon: Usagi: "Okay.. what are the details?"
[22:21] Alathon: Usagi: "I haven't checked my mail since this morning."
[22:22] Mani: "The short of it is that he looks like wasn't able to get any sleep last night."
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi frowns, then bites her lip.
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Looks like... "
[22:22] Alathon: She says this doubtfully.
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "did he say so?"
[22:23] Mani: "No, he insisted he was all right, but I sent him to bed. He fell asleep quickly and showed no sign of any other problems."
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm."
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi: "How did his eyes look?"
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Were they bloodshot? Or Glassy?"
[22:24] Mani: "Bloodshot."
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi
[22:24] Alathon: doh
[22:24] Alathon: She pauses for a bit, looking increasingly unhappy as she thinks.
[22:24] * Sheena keeps her idea to herself
[22:25] * Mani looks at the others making a motion with her head that she'd like a moment of privacy with Usagi.
[22:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. it was likely just that. It can be hard to get a good night's sleep when you're back from action."
[22:26] Alathon: Usagi: "All the same, we'd better get him to a hospital so they can do a proper examination."
[22:26] * Mani nods.
[22:26] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[22:26] Alathon: Usagi: "Keep in mind, not every magical effect is necessarily surrounded with sparkly lights."
[22:26] * Sheena walks off a bit
[22:26] * Kuonji follows sheena
[22:26] * Reis goes off after Sheena.
[22:26] Mani: "I wanted to schedule an examination for him but wasn't sure who or where to do so. That's what I sent in the message."
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi: "I was pretty sure I cleared all that out yesterday, but.. I'd rather not bet, not when he's showing signs of a relapse."
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:27] Mani: "I think a physical and psychological exam would be in order."
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm glad to hear it."
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi pauses, surprised.
[22:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Psychological?"
[22:28] Mani: "There was the magical attack he suffered, and so far as I know, this was also the first time he was in serious battles and killed sentient beings."
[22:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Though a sleepless night or two would be entirely human."
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi: "You can recommend one to him if you'd like, but I'm not sure I see a compelling reason to impose one on him."
[22:30] Alathon: ((it really feels like youre metagaming something fierce))
[22:30] Sheena: (eh?)
[22:30] Ken: ((Metagaming?))
[22:30] Alathon: ((I mean, I don't think he's even told you, ever, that he has nightmares.. or any other disturbances))
[22:30] Mani: "Probably, but if he's going in for an exam anyway and having a strong reaction right after a traumatic experience, wouldn't it be a good idea to see if he's having any problems with after his experience?"
[22:30] Alathon: ((he goes one nightw ithout sleep and that's a reason for a psych checkup?))
[22:31] Sheena: (heh, psych check ups for ever one!)
[22:31] Sheena: (sheena's the one saying she got poked by death)
[22:31] Kuonji: (what about Reis' psych eval?)
[22:31] Kuonji: (she's REALLY fucking unstable)
[22:31] Mani: (You don't think that it'd be appropriate to have him talk to someone after having such an experience on his first mission when he's showing signs of being troubled?)
[22:31] Kuonji: (as in KILL ALL THE CIVIS unstable)
[22:32] Alathon: ((after one sleepless night? No.. I mean.. having trouble sleeping after seeing something ugly is entirely normal, and frankly probably healthy))
[22:32] Mani: (No, they're not serious signs, but isn't it better to check someone out early as opposed to later?)
[22:32] Mani: (And so is counseling. She's not saying they should hook him up for shock treatment or anything. Or put him away.)
[22:32] Kuonji: (reis, don't forget reis! get both the noobs checked out)
[22:33] Sheena: (allmani see's is him walking in half dead)
[22:33] Sheena: (at any rate, most of us would fail a sycke test)
[22:35] Mani: (And also, I firmly deny any charge of metagaming as I *specifically* asked you if it'd be appropriate to schedule him for exams before I raised the question in character.)
[22:35] Alathon: Usagi, still dobtful: "Possibly.. "
[22:35] Alathon: you asked about both, and I thought it was wierd when you asked about a psych exam then, but didn't say anything
[22:36] Alathon: and you were asking about the medical establishment, or at least, that's how I read it.
[22:36] Mani: "If you think it's better not to, I'll defer to your judgement, of course."
[22:36] Alathon: Usagi nods, slowly.
[22:37] Alathon: Usagi: "If this is the first of many incidents, then yes, I could see it. But.."
[22:37] Mani: "I don't necessarily think he has a problem. I just wanted to nip things in the bud if he did."
[22:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Think on the flip side of the equation. We all know he's having trouble fitting in as it is, and undermining his confidence in himself won't help at all there."
[22:38] Alathon: .. self-confidence ;p
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Regardless, this meeting is cancelled."
[22:39] Mani: "Mmm, I don't really see it that way, but ... I do have a different point of view."
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Not gonna hold the same meeting twice."
[22:40] * Mani nods and asks about arrangements for Ken.
[22:40] Alathon: Usagi: "Wake Ken up, and get him over to the Asahi Clinic. If he can't be woken up by normal means, get an ambulance."
[22:41] Mani: "Very well. I assume the afternoon meeting is still on?"
[22:41] Reis: (Watch him have managed to strangle himself in the blanket I gave him :P )
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: "And if the clinic DOES detect anything questionable in his condition, message me; it's entirely possible they could detect something I couldn't magically, but at

[Alathon]

Session 30 - part 2

[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: "And if the clinic DOES detect anything questionable in his condition, message me; it's entirely possible they could detect something I couldn't magically, but at the same time, it could be something that needs addressing magically."
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: "It is."
[22:41] Mani: "Of course."
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Damn.. I was going to go over the slides with you.. okay. Hm."
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll bump my lunch, and we'll meet 12:30 to one, to prep."
[22:42] * Mani nods.
[22:42] Mani: "Is there anything else?"
[22:42] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[22:43] * Mani gives a short bow and gathers up the others, filling them in as she leads them back to the suite.
[22:43] Alathon: Usagi leaves as well, and heads off in another direction.
[22:44] * Mani attempts to wake Ken.
[22:44] Alathon: You'll be able to, though he'll be quite groggy at first.
[22:44] Sheena: "This is somewhat of a problem"
[22:45] Mani: "Come on, Ken. We need to get you checked out."
[22:45] * Ken comes to and groans as he tries to grab his blanket...
[22:45] Ken: "Bat're nocturnal mom..."
[22:45] Ken: ^Bats're
[22:46] * Mani igrones what he's saying about batter.
[22:46] * Mani gets him moving and over to the Asahi Clinic.
[22:46] Ken: "Ugh... Mani."
[22:47] * Ken blinks...
[22:47] * Reis takes the blanket once he's up and puts it back on the bed she'd stolen it from.
[22:47] Ken: "Oh.. S-sorry about that ma'am."
[22:47] Mani: "Nothing to be sorry about."
[22:48] Ken: "Umm... You said to get me checked out, right?"
[22:48] * Ken stiffles a yawn
[22:49] Mani: "Yes. We want to make sure there are no lingering effects from the battle the other day."
[22:49] Mani: "So, didn't you get any sleep last night?"
[22:51] Alathon: It won't take long to reach the Asahi Clinic
[22:51] Ken: " 'nother nightmare. Kind've embarrassing really."
[22:51] Mani: "'nother?"
[22:52] Ken: " 'really bad one too... can't remember what it was 'bout, but 'twas different this time I think."
[22:52] * Ken yawns...
[22:52] Ken: ('nother, as in a mumbled 'another' ;P)
[22:52] Mani: (She understood the word.)
[22:53] Mani: "How long have you been having them?"
[22:53] Ken: "Since I was eleven I think... Sometime after the accident."
[22:53] Mani: "Ah. Well, let's get you checked in."
[22:54] * Ken nods...
[22:54] * Mani does so.
[22:55] Ken: (Hey, I thought only aliens were into the probing here!)
[22:57] Alathon: When you get to the clinic, it'll take a minute to explain just what the problem is, but once it's been explained, Ken will be ushered in quickly.
[22:59] Alathon: The doctors will, naturally, ask you all to wait outside, since he's not obviously dying or about to give birth.
[22:59] Mani: (Actually, I figured we'd just wait at admissions while they carted him in.)
[22:59] Alathon: You'll succeed at waiting at admissions, then ;p
[23:00] Ken: (heh)
[23:00] Alathon: Around two hours later, a bit after noon, they'll come back with Ken.
[23:00] Alathon: He still looks like crap, but he seems to be moving more naturally.
[23:01] Alathon: A middle-aged woman is accompanying him, talking to him.
[23:01] Sheena: (shot em up with abunch of odd sthing, "His good to go!)
[23:01] Alathon: She's wearing doctors clothes.. the party won't get everything she's saying, but among the phrases mentioned are "recurring".. "talk to".. and "fluids."
[23:02] Kuonji: (even with... wait for it... ENHANCHED HEARING?)
[23:02] Kuonji: (... ok, I might be getting a tad punchy)
[23:03] * Ken is nodding, asking the occasional question, mainly about if he needs medication, and if this would hamper his duties as a soldier or not.
[23:03] Alathon: No, and maybe if you don't take care of yourself.. mind and body both.
[23:03] Alathon: After a half a minute, she'll leave ken free to go.
[23:04] Alathon: If you ask him, they did a whole shit ton of tests on him
[23:04] * Ken bids the woman a good day...
[23:04] Alathon: various types of imaging scans, blood tests, etc, etc.
[23:04] Ken: "Thank god that's all over and done with."
[23:05] Mani: (Would the results automatically get attached to his record or does Mani need to talk to someone about that?)
[23:05] Alathon: You won't know until you check.
[23:05] Alathon: and, you've never actually had access to peoples 'complete' records personally, you've been given copies
[23:05] * Mani asks at the front desk.
[23:05] Alathon: Confidential.
[23:06] Alathon: rather, their answer is that that's confidential, and if you're his commanding officer, file a form 8012-q
[23:06] Mani: (Er, she's not asking for the results. Just if ... ok, so a form will have to be filed?)
[23:06] Alathon: if the question is "how's he gonna be"
[23:07] Alathon: the answer is, "fine, after a good night's sleep"
[23:07] Alathon: anything more than that would raise hackles
[23:08] Mani: "Ok."
[23:08] Sheena: (hmm)
[23:08] * Mani goes over to check on Ken.
[23:08] Mani: "How are you feeling?"
[23:10] Ken: "A little better, though the doc told me I should rest up and take in plenty of fluids."
[23:11] * Ken shakes his head, "The tests though... man, I hadn't had so many of those done on me since I was a kid."
[23:11] Mani: "Ok. We should probably get you home, then."
[23:12] Sheena: "What about the meeting later?"
[23:12] Ken: "Still, I guess it was warrnated... THe way I've been acting distant, and doing weird things... Yeah, even I would think I was crazy."
[23:12] Sheena: (hmm, nm idont think sheena ever there)
[23:12] Mani: "The rest of us will go. If the doctor said Ken needs rest, he'll stay home."
[23:12] Mani: (Oh, she can be there. :) )
[23:12] Ken: "Huh? Hey, what happened with the meeting?"
[23:13] Mani: "The morning meeting is going to be rescheduled."
[23:13] * Ken sighs, and nods...
[23:13] Ken: "On account of me not being there I guess. Sorry guys."
[23:13] Mani: "Don't worry about it."
[23:13] Ken: "I can't really control my nightmares, especially when they get as bad as they did last night."
[23:14] * Ken looks depressed.
[23:14] Sheena: (can we movelong from ken's bedwetting now?)
[23:14] Mani: "Did the Academy or marines know about them?"
[23:16] Alathon: ((not really no, because the party mde an issue of it, by ditching him))
[23:16] Mani: (Ditching him?)
[23:16] Ken: "Yeah, they did. I was forthcomming about anything that might affect my preformance and al that."
[23:16] Ken: "Well... as forthcomming as I could be anyway."
[23:16] Mani: "Ok, good."
[23:17] Alathon: ((... you never even asked him if he knew why he didn't feel well!))
[23:18] Sheena: ((wtf?))
[23:18] Sheena: (He stemples in half dead and fall to sleep, and we ditch em? ya....)
[23:18] Alathon: ((I kinda don't get the 'going to sleep' part either, really, but oh well ;p ))
[23:18] Alathon: ((I mean, that was a prime chance to say, "not gonna be good for much, but I can still listen" or something))
[23:19] Sheena: (uh-huh, but its our falt he crit fails and wets the bed?)
[23:19] Sheena: (ya.. woulda been nice i kinda epxected the two meeting today)
[23:19] Alathon: ((haha... no, it's nobody's fault))
[23:19] Alathon: ((so did I, but them's the breaks))
[23:19] Alathon: anyways
[23:19] Alathon: what happens?
[23:19] Alathon: you've got enough time to make it to the meeting iwth Usagi
[23:19] Alathon: does ken go home?
[23:19] Ken: (Meh, if appologies are due, then sorry. Just acted according to what I thought was appropriate with what I knew is all)
[23:20] * Ken feels that he should go home, he informs mani as such, and asks if he can be kept posted as to how things go.
[23:20] * Mani drops Ken off at home and then goes to the meeting with the others (and doing whatever little things need to be done beforehand).
[23:21] * Ken will also say that he will report for duty at 9am tomorrow.
[23:21] Mani: (I already said you'll be going home. :) )
[23:21] Alathon: The meeting will be short, rushed, and essentialy is Usagi showing the party the slides she had prepared for their presentation.
[23:21] Alathon: He could go anyways and ignore you, and unless you were willing ot attack him to stop him, h e'd be there
[23:21] Alathon: of course, then he'd have to answer for it
[23:22] Mani: (No, I mean Mani literally said he'll be going home. She didn't put his character on autopilot.)
[23:22] Sheena: (wtf?
[23:22] Sheena: (short and rushed now?)
[23:22] Alathon: ((heh))
[23:22] Alathon: ((sorry, misread))
[23:22] Sheena: (We is our first meeting for building a new operation, one gets blown off and we rush the next?)
[23:23] Alathon: First meeting was supposed to be a lot of stuff.. it's now been reeschuedle
[23:23] Alathon: with part of it that couldn't be, rushed
[23:23] Mani: (So, is this next meeting a short one before the one that was originally scheduled for this afternoon?)
[23:23] Alathon: ((the first meeting really cannot happen without everyone there))
[23:23] Alathon: Yes
[23:23] Alathon: end result is this...
[23:24] Alathon: for the better part of two hours, the party presents a rundown of recent events in Nevada to roughly two dozen people
[23:24] Alathon: Most of whom the party recognizes as peers, or students, from the IA.
[23:25] Alathon: Recent events being the town-burnings, the extradimensional beings, the fight with Reichert, the status of Nevada in general, high and low points of fights in general.
[23:25] Alathon: At the end, each of you four are given a couple minutes to add any personal advice they have for people who will be deployed to Nevada.
[23:25] Alathon: on any topic
[23:25] Alathon: this is before you get hit with the Q&A period
[23:26] Alathon: roll 1d4
[23:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d4 --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[23:26] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[23:26] Alathon: Usagi: "Reis..
[23:26] Alathon: dammit
[23:26] Alathon: okay...
[23:26] Alathon: roll 1d3
[23:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d3 --> [ 1d3=2 ]{2}
[23:26] Sheena: (wtf? heh)
[23:26] Alathon: Usagi: "Kuonji, thoughts and opinions?"
[23:26] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[23:26] Mani: (It was a roll to see who got disconnected.)
[23:26] Reis: <Alathon> At the end, each of you four are given a couple minutes to add any personal advice they have for people who will be deployed to Nevada.
[23:26] Reis: <Alathon> on any topic
[23:26] Reis: <Alathon> this is before you get hit with the Q&A period
[23:26] Reis: <Alathon> roll 1d4
[23:26] Reis: <Ala-bot> Alathon rolled 1d4 --> [ 1d4=2 ]{2}
[23:26] Reis: * Disconnected
[23:26] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[23:27] Alathon: (( heh apparently))
[23:27] Alathon: ((not much, Kuonji si going first instead of you ;p ))
[23:27] Kuonji: (fuck me)
[23:27] Mani: (No, I'm sure it's just a question.)
[23:27] Kuonji: (we couldn't have covered this when I was coherent?)
[23:27] Sheena: (wheres the fun in that?)
[23:28] Kuonji: (she's looking for thoughts and opinions on what?)
[23:28] Kuonji: (Nevada in general? the D hopping mercs?)
[23:28] Alathon: Your deployment to Nevada, and what these people who are about to be deployed there, should be midnful off.
[23:28] Mani: (Maybe end now? It feels like we're having to roll a save vs complete miscommunication for every other statement tonight, anyway.)
[23:28] Alathon: What really caught your attention, or caught you off guard, or seems important?
[23:28] Alathon: Hm
[23:29] Alathon: If people are beat, that'd be for the best
[23:29] Alathon: I would have liked to get more in, but oh well
[23:29] Ken: (I'm sorry. T_T)
[23:29] Alathon: Okay.. End here.
[23:29] Alathon: this would be a decent place to start next week
[23:29] *** Ala-bot has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[23:30] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:30] * Rockman_Zero sighs...
[23:30] Alathon: obviously what needs to happen is this
[23:30] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:30] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:30] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:30] Rockman_Zero: Well, as much as I'm over my extreme amount of worry about this game, there's still a few things to correct later.
[23:30] Alathon: reis and sheena pull the blanket tight over Ken, while Kuonji and Mani beat the everliving shit out of him with socks with bars of soap in them
[23:30] Alathon: and he buys off the defect, having it beaten out of him ;p
[23:31] Ataru: lol
[23:31] Rockman_Zero: Though I guess, I can attribute Ken's odd behavoiur to post-combat stress.
[23:31] Yarrow: Sounds good. And when do we stop beating him?
[23:31] Alathon: or just being a wanker ;p
[23:31] Rockman_Zero: T_T;
[23:31] Alathon: ... um.. let's see
[23:31] Alathon: negative 50-something
[23:31] Rockman_Zero: Damn. That's horrible! =)
[23:32] Pale_Wolf: ... Or, pre-combat stress?
[23:32] Alathon: sorry if the last part of this session disappointed
[23:32] Rockman_Zero: Err, =(
[23:32] Ataru: sorry
[23:32] Sheena: np
[23:32] Ataru: I should be able to answer that
[23:32] Rockman_Zero: I'm sorry too... didn't mean to crit-fail the roll.
[23:32] Ataru: but my brain is shutting down
[23:32] Sheena: soap socks on rock sounds like fun
[23:32] Alathon: pfft
[23:32] Sheena: we never do rock
[23:32] Alathon: fuck rolls, they happen
[23:32] Alathon: they're part of what make RPGs good.. real, random chance
[23:32] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[23:32] Alathon: shit going totally how you wouldn'te xpect it to
[23:32] DCG: duno about how random it was al.
[23:33] Rockman_Zero: And this will be the last time I follow Ataru's advice "Dude, keep with it! I wanna see where this goes." ><;
[23:33] DCG: we kinda all knew it was gona happen soon
[23:33] Alathon: eh, I don't think the bot I use has the capability to rig rolls
[23:33] DCG: heh
[23:33] Yarrow: Like you'd tell us if it did. ;)
[23:33] Alathon: heh, quite true
[23:33] Rockman_Zero: No, it doesn't... I've tried to rig Roll-chan's rolls myself to no avail. :P
[23:34] Alathon: on the plus side, if I can make it 8 more jumps, I'll have delivered about 500 mil of goods to a deep 0.0 hub
[23:34] Rockman_Zero: Hmm... but personally speaking, I doin't think I did too bad this time around.
[23:34] Alathon: had to log off yesterday because of twats camping the gate
[23:35] Rockman_Zero: Ah.
[23:35] Alathon: one thing stood out.. the reading at the table bit
[23:35] * Rockman_Zero totally didn't understand any of that.
[23:35] Alathon: that was .. uh.. really, really gauch ;p
[23:35] Alathon: EVE online thing
[23:35] Rockman_Zero: Ah.
[23:35] Yarrow: He meant really gaucho--you're a cowboy!
[23:36] Rockman_Zero: Nnn, well I think I oughtta lay off the manga part anywhat.
[23:36] Alathon: eh
[23:36] Alathon: it's a good thing, just.. be mindful of doing antisocial stuff, unless you mean to
[23:36] Alathon: I mean.. relaly.. you don't go to dinner with friendsa nd whip out a book ;p
[23:36] Rockman_Zero: Well, he HAS been reading too much of it lately. :P
[23:36] Alathon: but otherwise, yeah
[23:36] Alathon: and everyone got a glimpse at Kuonji's background
[23:36] Rockman_Zero: Alathon: You haven't met my friends. :P
[23:37] Rockman_Zero: Yeah, though to others it would be a second glance. :P
[23:37] Pale_Wolf: So what WERE you reading?
[23:37] Pale_Wolf: That you felt the need to hide :P
[23:37] Rockman_Zero: So-re-wa, himitsu desu. ;P
[23:37] DCG: Heh
[23:37] DCG: for the sugger bombs
[23:37] Pale_Wolf: It's porn.
[23:37] DCG: was pondering the line
[23:38] DCG: Sheena: Well thats not how i want to get reis all over me
[23:38] Pale_Wolf: ... Reis might go into cardiac arrest.
[23:38] Rockman_Zero: Hmm, so I was right! Sheena DOES have a thing for Reis!
[23:38] DCG: ..
[23:38] Rockman_Zero: It's the forbidden Student/teacher romance!
[23:38] Pale_Wolf: Well, Sheena has a thing for most pretty ladies.
[23:38] DCG: Sheena has a thing for any good looking women
[23:38] Rockman_Zero: :P
[23:38] Alathon: sheena is.. essentially.. like a guy, with a girl's body ;p
[23:38] Alathon: oh wait
[23:39] DCG: Not if you expect her to act like ken.
[23:39] Ataru: gee, I wonder why
[23:39] Alathon: heh..
[23:39] DCG: that was kinda lame
[23:39] Alathon: damn, I need to find that episode of Pink Mouse
[23:39] DCG: you do go to a friens place
[23:39] Alathon: there was a great conversation there
[23:39] Ataru: ?
[23:39] DCG: and try ot pick up the staff
[23:39] DCG: *dont
[23:39] Alathon: where some woman is like "Wow.. I'm totally a slut", and the guy she's with is like, "You, and three billion of us" or something like that
[23:40] Rockman_Zero: DCG: You... don't?
[23:40] * Rockman_Zero blinks...
[23:40] Rockman_Zero: I thought you didn't try picking up their siblings or relatives.
[23:41] Alathon: ... the whole restaurant is staffed by his relatives ;p
[23:41] Yarrow: Even the 'new hire'?
[23:41] Alathon: yup
[23:42] Alathon: married into the family
[23:42] Ataru: hahahahaha
[23:42] Yarrow: Ah, that's their term for new in-law. :)
[23:42] Alathon: more or less ;p
[23:42] DCG: Married eh?
[23:42] DCG: Way to go rock
[23:42] DCG: Your hitting on a married lady
[23:42] DCG: Next time roll spot for ring or something ;P
[23:43] Yarrow: Or just look.
[23:44] Alathon: w00t! made it to YZ-LQL
[23:44] Rockman_Zero: DCG: Hey, if I was successful, that would have been AWESOME! :p
[23:44] Yarrow: Rah.
[23:44] Alathon: hey, blockade runners got totally nerfed last patch
[23:44] * Yarrow shakes her head.
[23:44] Alathon: I'm lucky to have made it at all
[23:44] DCG: oh?
[23:44] Alathon: well
[23:44] Yarrow: That's not how to pick someone up.
[23:44] Rockman_Zero: Besides, he he asks girls out for the challange. Dating, is the bonus. :P
[23:44] Alathon: .... if she found out later itw as a set up, the beatdown would have been awesome
[23:45] Rockman_Zero: Yeah... *IF* she found out. :P
[23:45] DCG: if sakura didnt kill you?
[23:45] DCG: thats family ya know
[23:45] Pale_Wolf: No, I think her _husband_ would go after you at least.
[23:45] Pale_Wolf: Remember, it's a family ninjutsu style.
[23:46] Rockman_Zero: I mean, unless anyone else there had 'see invis' they wouldn't have known. And it's not like a legit reason exists for a ninja clan to have 'see invis' anyway. HA ha ha ha ha!
[23:46] * Rockman_Zero knows he just dug his own grave.
[23:46] Yarrow: What set up? It just looked like Ken was harassing her with Enigma to me.
[23:46] Pale_Wolf: ... Right. Yarrow, are you SURE Kuonji's question was out of order?
[23:46] Rockman_Zero: :x
[23:47] Alathon: well
[23:47] Alathon: he was pickig stuff up for her
[23:47] Alathon: but in a really outlandish and attention-getting way
[23:47] Rockman_Zero: Gee, sorry?
[23:47] Alathon: it's not like he was grabbing her ass telekinetically
[23:47] Yarrow: And scaring/startling her, making it worse.
[23:48] Yarrow: And flaunting his powers on trivial things.
[23:48] * Yarrow shrugs.
[23:48] Alathon: RZ: note to self.. grab mani's ass telekinetically when sheena is right behind her
[23:48] Rockman_Zero: Alathon: Heh heh heh... Seriously, I'll proibably take you up on that challange. :P
[23:48] DCG: Sheena does not randomly grab her friends.
[23:49] Alathon: she's obviously just been biding her time
[23:49] DCG: ahh
[23:49] Pale_Wolf: She grabs with _intent_! :P
[23:49] Rockman_Zero: So basically, whenever Sheena grabs her friends, it's always premeditated. :P
[23:49] DCG: problem with that is main would abuse it in cat form.
[23:50] DCG: Mani: hey Ms.grabby, start petting. *20min later* Did i say you could stop?
[23:50] Rockman_Zero: :P
[23:51] Rockman_Zero: Hmm, XP?
[23:51] Alathon: oh, hm
[23:51] Alathon: lemme go add it up
[23:51] Yarrow: 10
[23:52] Rockman_Zero: Okay.
[23:52] Rockman_Zero: So essentially, I was better this session than last, right?
[23:52] Alathon: 2120
[23:52] Alathon: 2120 exp that is

[Alathon]

Session 31

[18:09] Alathon: anyways
[18:09] Alathon: we left off last week with the party having just given a fairly long presentation on the state of things in Nevada.
[18:10] Alathon: Touching on pre-crisis trends, the burnings / summonings, the battles in Carson City, the losses CT has taken, and the apparent assassination attempts on the party.
[18:11] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:11] Alathon: At this point, you've just wrapped it up, and Usagi has asked each of you for a final statement before fielding questions.. your chance to put in your two cents, or suchlike.
[18:11] Alathon: Who volunteers to go first?
[18:12] Sheena: (err.. any one finsh there home work?)
[18:12] Sheena: (and didnt we leave off a bit earler then this..)
[18:12] Alathon: For reference, the audience is roughly two dozen Infinity Academy graduates, of similar or lesser ages than the party.. some of them you tought.
[18:13] Alathon: As a side note, Ken isn't here, as per doctors orders.
[18:13] Mani: I can go first.
[18:13] Kuonji: (phew)
[18:13] Alathon: Usagi nods to Mani.
[18:14] Kuonji: (watch her hit all the points I'm in the middle of typing up XD)
[18:14] Alathon: ((that's why you go first, so you don't have to oneup ;p ))
[18:16] Mani: "I'd say the thing that struck me hardest is the lack of security that people there have to live with. Now, I'm not saying they live in fear, but they don't have the luxury of assuming their person or town is safe from attack from outlaws or foreign enemies, either of whom may have advanced weapons or powers."
[18:17] * Sheena pushes her shades up as she looks over the room to spot students she's taught.
[18:17] Mani: "People in large cities may be safer from such threats, but there's still some danger from criminals, and as Carson City showed, even they're not safe from outright attacks."
[18:17] * Kuonji also looks for familar faces, but a bit more subtlety
[18:18] Alathon: ((At least 7 or 8 of em were your students.. all people with combat relevant powers))
[18:19] Alathon: ((one has laser eyes, one controls the weather, one has uncharted regenerative capabilities... just kidding.))
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly as Mani speaks.
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Very true."
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[18:19] Alathon: "Sheena?"
[18:21] Sheena: (hmm)
[18:21] Sheena: (working on it >_<)
[18:21] Mani: (I thought the question over on the way home from work. :) )
[18:21] Sheena: (i was breaking windows with newpapers...)
[18:22] Mani: (Bad Sheena! Don't play Paperboy while driving! ;) )
[18:23] Sheena: (can we ask them questions?_)
[18:23] Mani: (Lead them in a cheer.)
[18:23] Sheena: (+5 preform)
[18:23] Sheena: (might kill reis tho)
[18:23] Reis: (... Oh dear?)
[18:24] Sheena: (al? Can we ask them a couple questions or is that later?)
[18:24] Alathon: ((no ;p ))
[18:25] Alathon: ((that's later))
[18:25] Ken: (You're the ones talking, you're the ones telling them what to expect... They should be asking YOU questions, right?)
[18:25] Sheena: (k)
[18:25] Mani: (I'd expect you can ask a question if it were to lead into the point you were going to make... But Al may disagree.)
[18:28] Sheena: (ok got something)
[18:30] Mani: ("The Nevadans' personal hygene is just awful! I tell you, the thought of getting all up close and personal with one of those seldom-washed bodies is a huge turn off. Bucket of cold water turn off." *shudders*)
[18:31] Alathon: (("Over there, cockroach is a descriptive, not the name of a beetle."))
[18:32] Mani: ("When someone says they're feeling dirty, it's *not* a figure of speech!")
[18:32] Ken: ((Someone call the Fashion Police! The clothes they're wearing is SOO 1700's!))
[18:36] Sheena: "While Meta’s and empowered humans are more common in other parts of the world. Your gift’s should still be used with great care, and only when needed.
[18:36] Sheena: Just because they can do it, don’t mean you can sink to their level and do it as well. Frivols abuse of powers make all of us look bad as a whole.
[18:36] Sheena: (meh my brain foze to many times, )
[18:37] Sheena: (got a bit more)
[18:39] Sheena: "Something like using a telepathic power to pic up glasses with the intent to wow some one, Your just as likely to scare em. "
[18:39] Mani: (telekinetic)
[18:39] Sheena: "(meh)
[18:39] Mani: (Aaah! Bottle of wine #1 is empty!!)
[18:40] Mani: (*pouts)
[18:40] * Sheena titles her head to one side and ponders.
[18:40] Mani: (And that sounds like it applies to CT and Ken as much as Nevada. :) )
[18:40] Alathon: Usagi nods again.
[18:40] Sheena: "This all so bath like once a week as well..."
[18:41] * Sheena snaps her head back up and blinks, before noding to usagi and steping back.
[18:41] Alathon: Usagi: "... and count yourself lucky if those around you do as well."
[18:41] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Kuonhi.
[18:41] Alathon: Usagi: "Thoughts?"
[18:41] Kuonji: "I think one of the most important things we need to remember is that our presence in Nevada hinges on our behavior and actions. So far we've been lucky, however there have been several close calls that could have jeopardized our relations. Though our involvment in Nevadan affairs has been rather combat heavy so far, we are first and foremost representatives of Crystal Tokyo."
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi nods sharply.
[18:42] Alathon: ((done or not?))
[18:42] Kuonji: (gimme a sec, almost done)
[18:42] Alathon: ((cool))
[18:45] Sheena: (heh, thats what i get for working my paperrout!
[18:46] Kuonji: "The cultural difference can be daunting at times, and we must endeavor to keep that in mind. What may seem like standard procedure here at home could very well be taboo, or a faux pas in Nevada; however, this is a two way street. Just as we must be sure to mind our actions, we must also be aware that certain customs or actions which are normal to those in Nevada could be very strange or unsettling to us."
[18:46] Kuonji: "Things are done very differently over there, and we must be careful not to overstep our bounds, lest we overstay our welcome."
[18:46] Kuonji: (done)
[18:47] Alathon: Usagi nods again.
[18:47] Sheena: (sakura's just upset caus to them Longhair=girl)
[18:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Final thoughts, Reis?"
[18:48] Kuonji: (Amiko...Gerand...Whatserface...Ken...Reis... Yeah, hair don't enter into it)
[18:48] Mani: (Enh. What does Kuonji know of Amiko? :) )
[18:49] Sheena: (whatherface? lol)
[18:49] Kuonji: (he's lived with Mani and Sheena, I'm sure he's heard stories :P)
[18:49] Ken: (*cries*)
[18:50] Kuonji: (what was her name again? I know Ken is always having wet dreams about her, but it's slipping my mind)
[18:51] *** Dorin has signed off IRC (Quit: CGI:IRC (EOF)).
[18:51] Ken: (Not telling.)
[18:51] Alathon: ((Keiko ;p ))
[18:51] Alathon: ((uh.. reis?))
[18:52] Reis: (Working on it)
[18:52] Alathon: ((you don't have to put it all in one chunk ;p))
[18:52] Alathon: Single sentences give the impression something's happening ;p
[18:52] Ken: (*Pokes Reis with the chainsaw from the official Tsukasa action figure*)
[18:52] Mani: (Makes it less likely that you'll stall in the middle if you do, though. :) )
[18:53] * Reis looks around nervously. "... One thing that needs to be understood: there is no preparation that is enough for what will happen in this job. Situations out there _will_ surprise you however much preparation you've been given."
[18:53] Mani: (Sheena sneaks up behind Reis and cries, "BOO!" :) )
[18:53] Kuonji: (Reis levels the building)
[18:54] Ken: (Ken will be glad to not have been there. :P)
[18:54] Reis: "You'll need to keep your eye on _exactly_ what is happening. That's the only way you'll be able to react properly to everything that happens out there."
[18:54] Sheena: (hhmm, wonder if any of the kids i tought is takning bets on is sheena baged reis yet, or the other way around?)
[18:55] * Reis steps back, looking down.
[18:56] Alathon: Usagi: "True."
[18:56] Kuonji: (would that be considered irony? Reis little spieel that is)
[18:56] Mani: (No, it would be considered learning the hard way.)
[18:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. I'll open up the floor for questions."
[18:57] Mani: (The floor opens up and the audience vanishes into a pit. "Well, it appears there are no questions--so let's all get dinner!")
[18:57] Reis: ("No one told ME that. Heck, no one even gave me a briefing!")
[18:57] Ken: (Abyss: "BEEELLLCCHH!!!")
[18:58] Alathon: It's a few moments before anyone steps up to the plate; the first is a young man, low 20's, whom party members may have seen around at the IA, but haven't directly taught.
[18:59] Mani: (If there's someone in the audience that looks like a cross between a goat and a gopher, it's Mani's admirer. ;) )
[18:59] Alathon: Guy: "So.. if you don't mind me saying so, it sounded like your most hazardous fights were largely with single powerful metahumans."
[18:59] Alathon: ((hah))
[18:59] Mani: (Maybe it's a good thing I ran out of wine...)
[18:59] Mani: (Was this addressed to anyone in particular?)
[18:59] Alathon: Guy: "That said, what sort of advice would you offer for opposing enemies liket hat, other than the obvious 'don't get hit'?"
[19:00] Alathon: He doesn't seem to be asking anyone in particular.
[19:00] Mani: "In general, try to figure out their strengths and weaknesses. And then do your best to avoid the former and take advantage of the latter."
[19:01] * Reis looks up. "... Don't be shy about using assistive powers. A bind's as good as actually killing them for a short period."
[19:01] Mani: "If you're fighting someone with dangerous ranged attack, try to take cover. If they're most dangerous and can't fly but you can..."
[19:01] Mani: +up close
[19:02] Alathon: He doesn't seem entirely satifsied with that answer.. but doesn't ask for clarification.
[19:03] Sheena: "Have to brains to retreat if needed. Your equipment can be replaces, Missions can be finshed another way, You and your team mates on the other hand are not expendable."
[19:03] * Mani shrugs slightly.
[19:03] Kuonji: (sure we are)
[19:03] Sheena: (they dont know that)
[19:03] Mani: "If there were easy answers, they wouldn't have been our most hazardous fights."
[19:03] Alathon: A young woman about the same age speaks up next; Sheena would recognize her, as she helped train her. Her powers are largely air-manipulation oriented, mostly ranged cutting or smashing attacks.
[19:03] Alathon: The guy seems a bit mollified byt hat least line from Sheena.
[19:04] Alathon: ((er, mani))
[19:05] Alathon: Girl: "You talked a lot about those fire-wielders.. have you met other elementalists?"
[19:06] * Mani thinks.
[19:06] Mani: "We encountered an enemy who could throw lightning."
[19:06] Alathon: Girl: "Oh.. right!"
[19:07] Mani: "Other than that, I don't recall any."
[19:07] Alathon: Girl: "Yeah, that's what seemed odd.. that they'd have so many who can manipulate one element, but, few or none who can do others."
[19:07] Mani: "It could be hereditary."
[19:07] Alathon: Girl: "Do you think some superpowers breed true and others don't?"
[19:08] Alathon: She nods as you say this.
[19:08] Alathon: A younger guy, almost a boy, who looks to be just over eighteen speaks up eagerly.
[19:09] Alathon: Younger guy: "Have you met any of their Senshi? What're they like? I don't get how they could have been so uninvolved..."
[19:09] Ken: (Almost a boy? o_O;)
[19:09] Mani: (From the upper age range.)
[19:09] * Mani glances at Usagi to see if she wants to answer this one.
[19:09] Ken: (Oh.)
[19:10] Alathon: Usagi is a little surprised, but gives you a slight nod.
[19:10] Sheena: (cute)
[19:11] Mani: (As in Usagi's going to field this one?)
[19:11] * Sheena wonders if that old firebug woulda counted as a senshi
[19:11] Kuonji: (Kounji gets hearts in his eyes... "Oh Saturn-sama...")
[19:12] Sheena: (i belive the kid means there senshi, as in Sailor nevada)
[19:12] Ken: (Nah, Sailor Texasa, aka, Yosmite Sam. ;P)
[19:13] Mani: (Sailor Ceramic Armadillo!)
[19:13] Alathon: ((er..))
[19:13] Alathon: ((actually yeah, she will))
[19:13] Alathon: Usagi steps up a bit.
[19:13] Alathon: Usagi: "To our knowledge, there aren't any."
[19:13] Kuonji: (oh, I totally missread that then)
[19:13] Alathon: At least a third of the members of the class are outright shocked by this.
[19:13] Kuonji: (hahahahhahahahHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA)
[19:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Next question?"
[19:14] Alathon: The guy who asked was one of the ones who was shocked.. he just sorta sits back down.
[19:14] Ken: (Usagi: Nevada isn't a planet you n00bs!)
[19:15] Mani: (...misses the chair, and slides to the floor)
[19:15] Alathon: It's a few uncomfortable moments before someone else stands up.
[19:15] Sheena: (why are they all shocked at this?)
[19:15] Kuonji: (we're that isolated)
[19:15] Ken: (Becase they just discovered that Nevada isn't a planet? ;P)
[19:16] Kuonji: (... Dude)
[19:16] Kuonji: (Tokyo isn't a fucking planet either)
[19:16] Alathon: This guy is a bit older, late twenties.. the party would know him, especially Kuonji and Mani, as he was heavily involved in the Infinity Academy's unarmed/melee combat courses.
[19:17] Alathon: He's short-ish, and has pure blood japanese facial features.
[19:17] Alathon: ((because they are so used to the concept of the country being ruled and operated by the Senshi, that it seems bizarre not to have them, even when they obviously don't))
[19:18] Sheena: (how many times did he ask Sakura out? Thats how Sheena keeps track of the guys she knows)
[19:18] Alathon: ((kind like when we go into the future 500 years and there aren't any churches))
[19:18] Alathon: He hasn't. You don't know that he's gay, but, he's never shown any interest in any women that you know of.
[19:18] Kuonji: (...)
[19:19] Kuonji: (I hate you both so much :P)
[19:19] Mani: (Of course, asking Sakura out wouldn't prove anything either way...)
[19:19] Ken: (Umm, don't you hate me too?)
[19:19] Alathon: Yurimaru: "How do you assess the capabilities of the Nevadan Militiamen, and these 'Yamahas', relative to our own Marines?"
[19:20] Mani: "Well, they're nowhere near as disciplined and don't have equipment that's anywhere near as good..."
[19:21] Mani: "Mmm, it's possible that some militias could have comparable discipline..."
[19:21] Mani: (How did their marksmanship seem to compare?)
[19:21] Mani: (I don't know how good the mariens are.)
[19:21] Reis: (Well, the Yamahas have the advantage of being very mobile and a lot tougher)
[19:21] Alathon: It was generally pretty decent, for a CT recruit
[19:22] Alathon: Some of the better Yamahas shot as well as more seasoned CT marined
[19:22] Alathon: non-coms and the like
[19:22] Mani: "With regard to marksmanship, it ranged from recruit level for most to veteran level for a smaller number."
[19:22] Alathon: Yurimaru pauses a moment, then asks another.
[19:23] Alathon: Yurimaru: "There was some mention of their ability to withstand black powder firearms. How effective was our own energy weaponry?"
[19:24] Reis: (Very. Very very very)
[19:24] Alathon: ((the yamahas.. bleah.. forgot that line was out of character ;p ))
[19:25] Mani: "The militia who fought them tended to have light firearms which the Yamahas' equipment mostly deflected. Our energy weapons were still very effective and the Yamahas' own heavier firearms would also be reasonably effective."
[19:25] Alathon: Yurimaru: "Thank you."
[19:25] Alathon: He takes his seat.
[19:25] * Mani nods.
[19:25] Sheena: (can any one else answer?)
[19:26] Mani: (Sure.)
[19:26] Alathon: ((yes))
[19:26] Sheena: "I would consider our weapons very effective against most standard targets out there.”
[19:26] Alathon: ((everyone is welcome to.. and you can interject too))
[19:26] Alathon: Yurimaru looks up, interested.
[19:26] Mani: ("Objection!" Not that kind of interjection...)
[19:27] Sheena: “Our.. first gunner in the team was quite effective if given the time to aim. Many of her tag’s where one shot kills. And I do belive some even got cut in half”
[19:27] * Reis looks over, curious as to this old team-member, but doesn't say anything.
[19:28] Sheena: “On the other end of that scale, You “may” run into empowered life forms who can totally ignore the firepower of slandered CT weapons. “
[19:28] Sheena: *standered
[19:28] Kuonji: (next question: What happened to that teammate?)
[19:28] Kuonji: (Oh, it was Tsukasa... class passes out)
[19:28] Sheena: (sheena will field that one)
[19:29] * Sheena stands back as she finshes
[19:29] Mani: (That would be common knowledge, wouldn't it?)
[19:29] Sheena: (dont think so)
[19:29] Alathon: There will be several more fairly banal questions about combat capabilities.. the food.. dress habits...
[19:29] Sheena: (only her name got out, )
[19:29] Alathon: ((that was one of the downsides to swapping the meetings, Tsukasa was one of the topics Usagi would have hit on at the first.))
[19:30] Alathon: ((The party was instructed not to discuss her temporary return to this plane of existance, or her current whereabouts.. i.e. not being dead))
[19:30] Mani: (I'm sure Sheena would rather hit on Tsukasa.)
[19:31] Alathon: ((Sheena strikes me as the sort to see Tsukasa+Usagi as an opportunity, not a threat))
[19:31] Reis: (... Dare I ask what that plus sign indicates?)
[19:31] Alathon: ((it's like a slash, but less.. slash.. ohw ait.))
[19:32] Reis: (... Oh dear?)
[19:32] Alathon: There are a few more fairly lame questions which are answered without a hitch, before the next at least semi-interesting one.
[19:32] Alathon: A young lady in her early twenties with bright fuschia hair speaks up.
[19:33] Reis: (... Fuschia? Heh)
[19:33] Alathon: ((anime hair colors ;p ))
[19:33] Ken: (At least it's not plaid. :P)
[19:33] Alathon: You'd all recognize her from being a few years behind in the academy, but not likely know much else.
[19:33] Mani: (fuchsia :) )
[19:33] Sheena: (plaid hair would take some skill)
[19:34] Alathon: Woman: "You mentioned a metahuman who had, and correct me if I'm wrong here, the ability to rip out people's souls.. or something similar, correct?"
[19:34] Ken: (Or nanobots. :P)
[19:34] Alathon: ((this being Jerry, for those who don't remember the bit part NPC))
[19:35] Mani: "We couldn't determine if it was a person's soul, life force, or something else."
[19:35] Alathon: She nods, and continues.
[19:35] Alathon: Woman: "And there was also this Celeste."
[19:35] * Sheena looks over at that coment
[19:35] Alathon: Woman: "How do you advise us to deal with potentially neutral or even friendly beings, who have horrendously ill-aspected capabilities?"
[19:36] Alathon: Woman: "Aside from being diplomatic in general."
[19:36] Mani: "I'd advise basing your dealings on their actions rather than their potential."
[19:36] Sheena: (Sheena; Well first you undo a botton or two on your top)
[19:36] Alathon: She doesn't seem to buy that.
[19:37] Kuonji: (jeez, hostile crowd)
[19:37] Sheena: "It seems your not pleased with that answer Ms..?"
[19:38] Alathon: Woman: "MacIntyre. Vanessa MacIntyre."
[19:38] Ken: (Why does that name send a chill down my spine?)
[19:39] Sheena: "Ms. MacIntyre, What exctly do you think we would or shoudl do?"
[19:39] Alathon: Vanessa: "Giving them a fair shake is one thing, but exposing your teammates.. and yourself.. unduly to threats of that calibre..."
[19:39] Sheena: (nice name..)
[19:39] Alathon: Vanessa, sharply: "I'm not sure myself, that's why I'm asking."
[19:39] * Sheena pushes her sunglasses up some.
[19:39] Reis: "But... If you treat them as an enemy, wouldn't they act to fulfill that role?"
[19:40] Alathon: Vanessa: "Treating them as an enemy isn't the same thing as treating them with caution."
[19:40] Mani: "People generally don't choose the abilities they're born with. Treating them unfairly seems the surest way to guarantee they'll end up being just what you're afraid of them being."
[19:41] Alathon: Vanessa: "But what I'm saying isn't to treat them unfairly.. but with due caution."
[19:41] Sheena: "If you wish to aviod such people, by all means do so. Making an enemy of some one becaus of something they where born with is rather foolish"
[19:41] Mani: "What do you mean by due caution?"
[19:41] Alathon: Vanessa: "For example, with that soul-yanking woman.. I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to antagonize her."
[19:41] * Mani nods.
[19:41] Alathon: Vanessa: "But I wouldn't want to spend any more time within arm's reach of her than I absolutely have to.. but, that would obviously be socially awkward."
[19:42] Alathon: Vanessa: "My concern is how to reconcile such very real threats.. because it seems to me that with those two, at least, your team was exceptionally fortunate."
[19:42] Kuonji: (what a bitch)
[19:42] Mani: "Well, something to keep in mind is that all people without any powers can legitimately feel the same way about any of us."
[19:42] Sheena: (typeing)
[19:42] Alathon: Vanessa nods to Mani.
[19:43] Alathon: Vanessa: "Legitimately so."
[19:43] Mani: (Hey, she's asking rather than just making snap decisions.)
[19:43] Sheena: “I seem to remember having pleasant lunch with Ms, Soul yanker. As we talked about the history of Nevada.”
[19:44] Mani: "Ultimately, you'll have to make your own decision about each person you encounter. You should try your best to balance what you feel is appropriate caution and what is fair treatment of the person."
[19:44] Sheena: "And yes, it was with in 'arms reach"
[19:44] Kuonji: ("But then, you've never really been one for caution." *sticks his tongue out at Sheena)
[19:44] Mani: "I'd say one way to determine whether someone is a threat is to get to know them better."
[19:45] Mani: "Again, this isn't an issue with a clear and simple answer."
[19:45] Kuonji: "And really, there's no execuse for letting your guard down around anyone, regardless of what you know about the nature of their abilities or lack there of."
[19:46] Alathon: Vanessa: "It seems to me that your team's position is that a large degree of exposure is justified by the benefits, intelligence wise and otherwise, of engaging such people on ostensibly friendly terms. Is that correct?"
[19:46] Alathon: Vanessa nods.
[19:46] Alathon: Vanessa: "I understand, and I do appreciate your guidance."
[19:46] Mani: "Yes. Even if they end up being a threat, a known threat is preferable to an unknown one."
[19:46] Alathon: Vanessa pauses for a moment, before firing off one final question.
[19:47] Kuonji: "Even a person with out any meta abilities can still poison your tea."
[19:47] Alathon: Vanessa: "What sort of social standards have the Nevadans evolved for dealing with such people?"
[19:47] Kuonji: (oh, and CT has ice cream and milk... or have you forgotten soy beans?)
[19:47] Mani: (Reis abruptly sprays the stage with her mouthful of tea.)
[19:47] Sheena: "If any one wants to aviod exposure to people, and dangers like this. Im sure there are many prims jobs here at home for young men and women of your training'
[19:47] * Mani frowns at Sheena.
[19:48] Alathon: By now, Vanessa is drawing looks from the audience.
[19:48] Mani: "These are legitimate questions, and it's good to ask them rather than just deciding on your own."
[19:48] Alathon: Some are approving or neutral, most look like they think she's kinda full of herself. Nobody seems to want to speak up, however.
[19:49] Alathon: Vanessa was about to fire back, but restrains herself when Mani speaks up.
[19:49] Sheena: "Just letting them know what they are in for, and whats expected of em"
[19:49] Mani: ("I'll let Reis field this question." ;) )
[19:50] Alathon: ((so, who steps up to answer the question?))
[19:50] Reis: ("... Guh? I never MET this person!")
[19:51] Sheena: "As for the Nevadans and dealing with such people? It seem's
[19:51] Sheena: Accepted as a given, if feared.
[19:51] Mani: "Hmm... Well, as you should know, most metahumans join the Crimson (Guard, yes?). Many city people tend to avoid contact with them when possible. People in smaller towns seem like they may be more likely to deal with metahumans."
[19:52] Mani: "I imagine being more on the 'frontier' and exposed to external dangers, they tend to appreciate having metahumans around for defense."
[19:52] Mani: "But I admit my knowledge on this subject is limited."
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi steps in.
[19:53] * Mani stops what she was going to say next.
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Many of them do join the crimsons, close to 100% of those who manifest pyrokinetic or telekinetic powers, to my knowledge. There is also a subset of metas, 'Engineers', whose capabilities we still have limited information on."
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "However, a startlingly high number of those with non-standard meta capabilities do not appear to be accepted socially. The epithet usually used to refer to them is 'wildlings' or 'wilders'."
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi: "This team's exposure to them has been limited, as there just aren't that many."
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Which is an interesting topic in and of itself.. but beyond the scope of this meeting."
[19:55] Alathon: She looks back to Mani.
[19:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Sorry for the interruption, but this is a topic I've gathered a certain amount of intelligence on."
[19:56] Mani: "Of course."
[19:56] Kuonji: "Another thing to keep in mind is that there is nothing like the Infinity Acadamey in Nevada. Other then the Crimsons, there's no real place for a meta to get training in their abilities. I'm sure at least some of you may have had... unpleasant experiences when your powers manifested initially. Now imagine having to be self trained on top of that."
[19:57] Alathon: Vanessa takes a moment to digest this.
[19:57] Sheena: "Untrained, scared, and chased off be people that was once your family"
[19:57] Alathon: Vanessa: "So.. those with non-standard powers tend to be ostracized and potentially marginalized?"
[19:59] * Sheena can't really say on this one.
[19:59] Mani: (Usagi would be the logical person to answer this.)
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Often, yes."
[20:00] Alathon: Vanessa mulls that over for a bit.
[20:01] Alathon: Vanessa: "Thank you.. I appreciate it."
[20:01] Alathon: Vanessa takes her seat.
[20:01] Alathon: It'll take a while, but they'll be back at the fairly mind-numbing questions soon enough.
[20:01] Alathon: If anyone wants to interject questions to the audience, you can do so.
[20:02] Alathon: Usagi won't object to a little turning of the tables.
[20:02] Kuonji: (Ok... Who here thinks I'm a girl?)
[20:02] Alathon: ((3/4 of the room raises their hands))
[20:02] Kuonji: (*throws shuriken at them)
[20:02] Mani: (Enh. What do they know that we want to ask about?)
[20:03] Alathon: ((Valley girl: "You're, like, the princesses clone, right? That R&D made and stuff?"))
[20:03] Alathon: Dunno, but if you wanna ask, now's the time.
[20:03] Sheena: (ya)_
[20:03] Kuonji: ("No, I'm her illegitmate lovechild... I know it's true, no matter what she says!" *shakes fist)
[20:03] Reis: (... This leads me to wonder what a valley girl is doing in a black ops military unit)
[20:03] Sheena: (hmm i had a couple)
[20:03] Mani: (Of the audience?)
[20:03] Alathon: ((she's, like, I dunno.. a decoy, and stuff.))
[20:03] Sheena: (ya)
[20:04] Mani: (How were they?)
[20:04] Alathon: (("You think you got what it takes? Huh? Well then... let's get reaaaaaaaaaady to ruuuuuuuuuuumble!"
[20:04] Sheena: (heh)
[20:04] Alathon: ((anyone got a question?))
[20:04] * Sheena fixes her shades again and steps up a bit
[20:04] Mani: (I'm thinking.)
[20:05] Sheena: "I got a basic question for most of the people here today"
[20:05] * Sheena she's looking at the students she knows
[20:05] Alathon: They kinda perk up, curious.. a couple of them a little wary.
[20:05] Sheena: "Why are you here?
[20:05] Alathon: The ones who know Sheena are the wary ones.
[20:05] Sheena: "And don't give me any "Duty to the crown" stuff"
[20:05] Alathon: (("Because we're the Best of the Best of the Best, Sir!"))
[20:06] Sheena: "I want to know what you men and women expect to get out of a job like this?"
[20:06] Alathon: There's a little consternation at that.. but a few people are still willing to speak up.
[20:06] Mani: (Audience member, hesitantly: "We were told there'd be food, ma'am.")
[20:06] * Sheena has a bit of a wicked grin on her face she her past students duck a bit
[20:06] Alathon: Wind Manip girl: "I want to make a real difference.. I just happened to get these powers, so I should use 'em for something that matters."
[20:07] Alathon: Yurimaru: "It's clear we have enemies; I wish to engage them in their territory. Not ours."
[20:07] * Sheena nods
[20:07] Kuonji: (I want to commit state mandated murder!)
[20:07] Sheena: "Wouldn't the merains be better for that?"
[20:08] Alathon: Vanessa: "Ideally, yes."
[20:08] * Sheena waits for him to go on
[20:08] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[20:08] Alathon: Vanessa and Yurimaru look at each other for a moment; Yurimaru continues.
[20:08] Sheena: (/me cops a feal wile reis seems distracked)
[20:09] Alathon: Yurimaru: "There are two compelling reasons. One, not all threat merit outright military deployment. Further, such deployments may not be.. diplomatically feasible.. in the years to come."
[20:10] Sheena: "So your itching for a fight and don't want to wait for it to come to us, I can undersand that"
[20:11] * Sheena holds out a hand and lets Dark Heart form as she leans on the staff some
[20:11] Sheena: "Now i hope you understand that it ins't going to be anything like moveis you have sceen or even pratice on range."
[20:11] Alathon: Vanessa: "I wasn't alive during The Attacks.. but I've seen the videos, and heard from my brothers.. there are... 'people'.. who need dealing with. And given that my own capabilities aren't good for anything other than destruction, it's appropriate that I be involved."
[20:11] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[20:11] Reis: <Mani> (Audience member, hesitantly: "We were told there'd be food, ma'am.")
[20:11] Reis: * Sheena has a bit of a wicked grin on her face she her past students duck a bit
[20:11] Reis: * Disconnected
[20:12] Reis: (Bah. I wanted to see the answer, too!)
[20:12] Alathon: PM'd
[20:13] Sheena: "Your right, There are people and things out there that need to be "delt' with."
[20:13] Sheena: "There not going to lie down and give up tho.."
[20:13] * Sheena looks over to her past students
[20:13] Sheena: "You lot notice anything missing this meeting?"
[20:14] Reis: (Hm... 'Not good for anything but destruction'? This seems to suggest WHY she was following the wierd abilities thing...)
[20:14] Sheena: (she's refering to yuuno)
[20:14] Alathon: It takes them a couple seconds.. then they get it.
[20:14] Alathon: Younger student: "Ma'am.. Yuuno?"
[20:15] Sheena: "Ahh so you do remember,"
[20:15] Alathon: ((well, he did teach more of their clasess than you ;p ))
[20:15] Mani: ("Of course! He was our best teacher!")
[20:15] Kuonji: (More like "Professor Yuuno")
[20:15] Sheena: (heh)
[20:15] Kuonji: (heh)
[20:15] Alathon: None of them has the guts to ask where he is.
[20:16] Sheena: "We lost Yuuno in a suprise attack not even Three days ago"
[20:16] Mani: (Sheena: "Why do you think he's gone?" Student: "..Uh, he finally decided you were ready to teach on your own?")
[20:16] Kuonji: (Mani's stomach... she just couldn't resist)
[20:16] Alathon: Someone mutters something.. sounds like 'fucking assassins'...
[20:16] Kuonji: (should I look offended? :P)
[20:16] Sheena: "Some asshat decided to take us out by filling the street with a cloud of poison, Yuuno died trying to transfer us out of it"
[20:17] Sheena: "Just wanted to remind some of you that there is real danger involved in this"
[20:17] * Sheena steps back but keeps dark heart out
[20:17] Alathon: It seems like most of them 'get it'.. or at least want to look like they do.
[20:17] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll add something else.. on a topic that was brought up earlier. Exposure."
[20:19] Mani: (Sheena abashedly buttons up her top two buttons.)
[20:19] Sheena: (why sould i do that?)
[20:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Largely that will be up to your team leaders. However.. there will be missions where that will not be the case."
[20:19] Mani: (Exposure.)
[20:19] Alathon: Usagi: "That is something you should be mindful of, going forward."
[20:20] Alathon: ((that's such a fucking business phrase.. "going forward"..))
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi waits for a moment, then speaks up.
[20:20] Alathon: Usagi: "If there's nothing else, I think that would be an excellent note to end on."
[20:20] Mani: (Er, I don't understand what she means exactly by 'exposure'.)
[20:21] Alathon: ((referring to vanessa's comments earlier))
[20:21] Alathon: ((but yeah, that was a little opaque.. oh well))
[20:21] Ken: (Being exposed to combat situations I think)
[20:21] Ken: (Or that. :P)
[20:22] Mani: (Exposure to strange metas?)
[20:22] Alathon: That's pretty much it.. people will file out. When they're gone, Usagi will address the party.
[20:22] * Sheena peaks down to check her top as the princess goes on about expoure
[20:22] Alathon: ((exposure in a more general sense, to threats of physical violence or worse))
[20:22] Alathon: ((strange metas are just part of it ;p
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi thanks the party for doing an excellent job presenting information to the recruits.
[20:23] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. as to that meeting we were supposed to have earlier.. How does tomorrow at 3:30 sound?"
[20:24] Mani: "It sounds fine to me."
[20:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Excellent. We have lots to talk about."
[20:24] Sheena: "I'll be.. err here ma'am?"
[20:24] * Kuonji nods
[20:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Smaller room; I'll have your comms updated."
[20:24] Kuonji: (do I know who to make equipment requests from?)
[20:24] Sheena: "We'll we meet the staff then?"
[20:25] Alathon: ((she said she'd address that at this meeting, the one that was put off))
[20:25] Kuonji: (ah, ok)
[20:25] Sheena: (k)
[20:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Discuss them, yes. I don't know that we'll have time for meet & greets."
[20:26] Alathon: If there's nothing else, Usagi's got places to be.
[20:26] Alathon: Which will leave the party free for the evening.
[20:26] * Sheena just nods
[20:28] Mani: (after she leaves) "Well, I guess leave doesn't start until after the meeting, at the earliest."
[20:28] Kuonji: "So, anyone have plans tonight?"
[20:28] Sheena: "Looks that way, Tho i can make a fast flight home if need more clothes"
[20:29] Sheena: "Think im going to any way.. Even the uniforms a bit old"
[20:29] * Reis shakes her head. "No... No specific plans."
[20:29] Kuonji: "I'll probably just head to the archives for a bit, anyone care to join me?"
[20:29] Kuonji: (they'd still be open, right?)
[20:30] Mani: "I'm having dinner with my family."
[20:30] Kuonji: "Good luck with that..."
[20:30] Kuonji: "Are they still being... difficult?"
[20:30] Sheena: "Right, so what clothes you guys want from home then?"
[20:30] * Reis blinks. "What are you looking up, Kuonji-san?"
[20:31] Kuonji: "Please do Sheena... And I swear, if you bring me a dress, I'll shave your head."
[20:31] Mani: "Yes."
[20:32] * Kuonji looks at Reis "Nothing in particular, I like to browse."
[20:32] Reis: "Ah, I see."
[20:33] Sheena: "You dont have any good desses sakura and mine wouldnt fit you"
[20:33] Sheena: "But if you dont have any undies clean your getting an extra set of panties."
[20:33] Sheena: "Im not stoping to do laundry"
[20:35] Kuonji: "I'll go without, if that turns out to be the case."
[20:36] Sheena: "You say that like you never worn a set before"
[20:36] * Sheena gets her flight mask from her bag as she's saying this
[20:37] Kuonji: "That's because I never have!"
[20:37] * Sheena looks over to reis
[20:37] Sheena: "Hmm, seems like some one don't belive you ither"
[20:38] Mani: "It'll be nice being having some leave..."
[20:38] * Kuonji rolls his eyes
[20:38] * Reis blinks. "Uh...?"
[20:39] Sheena: "Ya will be nice,"
[20:39] Sheena: "Im likly to just end up in the shop tho making more ammo"
[20:40] Mani: "What about blowing up things?"
[20:40] Alathon: ((in the lab, she could do both!))
[20:40] Sheena: "... Isn't really that fun with out yuuno around"
[20:40] Sheena: "Any way.."
[20:40] * Sheena passes a worried look at reis
[20:41] Sheena: "We all most lost some one back there becaus people where "To bisy" to get us the fucking equipemnt we need"
[20:41] Sheena: "If i have to take care of things myself to prevent that i will"
[20:42] Kuonji: (ugg, I may have to afk a few minutes)
[20:42] Kuonji: (my stomach is acting up a little)
[20:42] * Reis sighs. "... I think I could contribute to that as well, but I don't have any facilities of my own..."
[20:42] Mani: (How about a break?)
[20:42] Alathon: ((hm))
[20:42] Sheena: "With luck we get some tommaro.. If not my small shop at home will have to do"
[20:42] Alathon: ((sure, 10 minute break))
[20:42] Kuonji: (I can probably keep going)
[20:42] Sheena: (ok)
[20:42] Kuonji: (ok)
[20:42] Alathon: ((I could use some food))
[20:43] Sheena: (same)
[20:43] * Mani pictures Alathon getting a big can with a white label and black block letters that say "FOOD" from his fridge.
[20:44] Alathon: ((It's soylentastic!))
[20:44] Kuonji: (al lives in Repoman world?)
[20:45] Mani: (Yup!)
[20:46] Ken: (Well, I guess one good thing about that place, is that there aren't any orphans. =/)
[20:46] Kuonji: (is that the actual refrence you were going for?)
[20:46] Ken: (Though I suppose the worst part, is that there aren't any orphans. =_=;;;)
[20:46] Mani: (Yes.)
[20:47] Kuonji: (Hey, Rock, do me a favor)
[20:47] Kuonji: (open the trunk of that car over there)
[20:47] Ken: (I'll shut up Ataru. =_=)
[20:49] Sheena: (mabie he just wanted to stela that guys box?)
[20:50] Mani: (Careful. You almost accidentally summoned Stelas. ;) )
[20:50] Mani: (Oops.)
[20:51] Sheena: (gah)
[20:51] Sheena: (gona murder my brother)
[20:51] Sheena: (stoped by, and left with the pack of steak taco's i had)
[20:52] Mani: (Go get him!)
[20:54] Sheena: (bro; Hey whats up tonight? Me; nada.. rp got witched to tusdays. bro: rpin? Me: Ya, huge rack and nanoha's cannon bro; Whats in the bag uphere? Me; Some extra steak taco's *silince*)
[20:54] Sheena: (and when i go to get some munches there gone! *cries*)
[20:55] Alathon: d'oh
[20:55] Alathon: you've still probably got better than I have; I have popcorn ;p
[20:55] Alathon: and no alcohol for a while at least.. it took me like two full days to get over htat last binge
[20:55] Mani: No snacks and no alcohol make Alathon something something.
[20:56] Alathon: anyways, I'm ready to roll
[20:57] Mani: Ok, me too.
[20:58] Ken: Let's rock... err, go. :P
[20:59] Alathon: Anyways
[21:02] Kuonji: (back)
[21:03] Alathon: So..
[21:03] Alathon: the party will go on to do their various things
[21:03] Alathon: reading, dinner with parents
[21:03] Alathon: if any of you spent the evening watching porn and masturbating, you had the grace not to tell us
[21:04] Sheena: (sheena flys to home and gets fresh clothes for every one)
[21:04] Alathon: so it's now tomorrow
[21:04] Alathon: You'll succeed.. and find the place prety much how you left it
[21:04] Mani: (No, they're busy playing in your game, Alathon.)
[21:04] Alathon: except for some spoiiled food
[21:04] Kuonji: (jeez, that's what "go to the archives" means)
[21:04] Kuonji: (don't you know?)
[21:04] Alathon: Like I said, 'had the grace not to tell us'
[21:04] Mani: (Let's just hope no one is 'multitasking'.)
[21:04] Reis: (... I think I'm glad Reis _didn't_ go to the archives with ya.)
[21:04] Alathon: you know that's the real reason DCG types slow ;p
[21:04] Sheena: (no IOU; One case of beer, XXOO Tsuka?)
[21:04] Kuonji: (hahahaha)
[21:04] Sheena: (eh?
[21:05] Mani: (Oh... that does explain a lot...)
[21:05] Alathon: ken.. it's d20 time
[21:05] Reis: (Hm... DID she leave that IOU?)
[21:05] Ken: roll 1d20
[21:05] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{20}
[21:05] Reis: (... Bastard! You wasted our session's crit!)
[21:05] Sheena: (is that worse then a one?)
[21:06] Alathon: No, it's good
[21:06] Reis: (Oh, it was an actual required roll for his sleepies, not him rolling at random :P )
[21:07] Alathon: Ken shows up on time, well rested.. and looking a lot more centered than he usually does.
[21:07] Sheena: (expect now the party kills him for being a morning person)
[21:07] Ken: "Morning everyone!"
[21:08] * Reis waves slightly.
[21:08] * Kuonji nods in aknowledgment
[21:08] * Mani saunters in a moment later (having stayed the night with at her parents' place).
[21:08] * Sheena is out of uniform today. In pair of jeans, form fitting top, and boots.
[21:09] Kuonji: "How was dinner?"
[21:09] Ken: "Ah, morning Mani-san! How's things?"
[21:09] Mani: (Why are we coming over in the morning if our meeting isn't until 3:30?)
[21:09] * Sheena is sitting neat a table working on something in the pile of papper in front of her and laptop
[21:10] * Kuonji looks at Ken
[21:10] Alathon: ((habit? ))
[21:10] Sheena: (yes habit, for sheena at lest)
[21:10] Sheena: (im asuming this is the meeting room)
[21:10] Kuonji: ("Morning? It's the early afternoon!")
[21:10] Mani: (I'll arrive in the early afternoon, then.)
[21:11] Ken: (Retcon my previous line in that case.)
[21:11] Alathon: ((heh))
[21:11] Sheena: (when ever
[21:11] Mani: "Hello. Dinner went ... surprisingly well."
[21:11] Alathon: The party succeeds in pissing away a morning on something or other, it's now early afternoon ;p
[21:11] * Sheena is still working at the same table as before but now dark heart is laying next to her in jewel form, near an opened bottle from the bar
[21:12] * Sheena waves with out looking up or turning around
[21:12] Sheena: "Hey Mani,"
[21:12] Kuonji: "Oh?"
[21:12] Kuonji: "What happened?"
[21:13] Mani: "Sounds like they may be getting over their 'it's only a phase' phase."
[21:13] Alathon: roll 1d2
[21:13] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d2 --> [ 1d2=2 ]{2}
[21:14] * Sheena stops her project for a moment and leans back far on her seat to look at mani
[21:14] Kuonji: (... what'd he just flip a coin for?)
[21:14] Sheena: "Thats great to hear.. But now are they supporitng you or ingoreing it?"
[21:15] Mani: "I think they're coming around to thinking what I'm doing is worthwile rather than just a stepping stone."
[21:16] Mani: "And maybe starting to realize that me in an administrative position really would be a disaster."
[21:17] * Reis sereptitiously hides her expression.
[21:17] Reis: (Note: not related to you, Mani! :P )
[21:17] Mani: (I know Reis isn't related to her. :) )
[21:18] Sheena: "Well if working for the princess isn't good enought.. they must have some high hopes for ya"
[21:18] Mani: "Oh, they were always thrilled about that part."
[21:18] * Sheena sits back up normaly and takes drink from her nearby class.
[21:19] Mani: "And used to go on about how great connections like that would be for when I got into my 'real' career."
[21:19] * Ken winces, "Ouch."
[21:20] Kuonji: "Ah, the perks of being descended from a line of combatants."
[21:20] Kuonji: "Though I'm still not convinced that I'm not the Princess' secret love child..."
[21:20] * Kuonji looks like he's joking, because he is
[21:20] Sheena: "Hmm? ya familes great"
[21:21] * Ken cracks a grin...
[21:21] * Sheena goes back to speaking to dark heart in a growling langue
[21:21] Alathon: (("whoosemy baby... whoosemybaby.."))
[21:21] Mani: "Well, like I said, they seem like they may be coming around."
[21:21] Mani: "So, that's good."
[21:22] Alathon: It's not too long until the meeting, but you've all got time to talk about stuff you wanna hit on before the meeting with Usagi.
[21:23] Ken: "Uh, appologies for yesterday guys. I didn't expect things to turn out that way."
[21:23] * Ken scratches his head...
[21:23] Ken: "I know I
[21:23] Alathon: ((he chokes.. then explodes into flame, grows wings, and flies off!))
[21:24] Ken: 've been somewhat distant and everything, but that was kinda my first real combat... I gues it affected me more than I thought."
[21:24] Alathon: ((heh, ignore me ;p ))
[21:24] Mani: (But then we won't be able to see what happens!)
[21:24] * Sheena holds up another sheet of paper and destroyes it in a burst of blackish pink power
[21:24] * Sheena then goes back to typeing away at her laptop
[21:25] Alathon: ((.. and nobody notices he's talking to them? Damn that's cold.))
[21:25] * Reis blinks. "Senpai?"
[21:25] * Ken blinks... but refrains from commenting
[21:25] * Sheena Looks over at reis with out her glasses on
[21:25] Sheena: "Hmm?"
[21:25] Kuonji: "It's ok Ken, don't sweat it."
[21:26] * Ken nods.
[21:26] * Reis shrugs helplessly and points at where the paper had been.
[21:26] Mani: "It's understandable."
[21:26] Sheena: "Ahh, just notes i wrote out last night, im transfering them to my lappy now."
[21:27] Sheena: "I don't like leaving hard copies around of some of the things Dark Heart knows about"
[21:27] *** Ken has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[21:28] Alathon: ((..doh?))
[21:28] *** Ken has joined #crystaltokyo.
[21:28] Alathon: ((last line?))
[21:28] Reis: "Ah... It's heavy stuff, then, senpai?"
[21:28] Alathon: ((that was the last line ;p ))
[21:29] Ken: "I've gotten Usagi-san's message. Our next meeting at 3:30pm, right?"
[21:29] Mani: "Yep."
[21:30] Alathon: (9correct))
[21:30] *** Ken has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[21:30] Sheena: "Im trying to work out the math behind yuuno's transfer magic, The circles of power imployed are huge and well.. Every thing from the smallist ruins to the speed of the roation does something"
[21:31] * Sheena holds up another sheet
[21:31] Mani: (If Sheena spelled like you do, she'd blow herself within a day... :) )
[21:31] Mani: (up :) )
[21:31] Kuonji: (heh)
[21:31] *** Ken has joined #crystaltokyo.
[21:31] Sheena: "And small idea on how reinforce dark hearts staff to handle more shells"
[21:31] Ken: (=_=)
[21:32] * Sheena gets rid of this shit to with another burst of power
[21:32] Sheena: (bah! Thats why its going on the lappy, so sheena can spell check every thing ;p )
[21:32] * Reis nods. "Yeah... These systems work by compressing a lot of variables into the lowest possible expression, so it's complex."
[21:33] Sheena: "Normaly yes"
[21:34] Sheena: "It's looking like yuuno's shortcuts well.. every thing and just pops us out at the localation"
[21:34] * Ken sighs
[21:34] Sheena: "His range is only limited becaus of his small size and magical output"
[21:35] Reis: "Shortcuts?"
[21:35] Sheena: "When the Senshi teleport us, Well they call it teleporting. And you can feel the ride"
[21:35] * Reis nods.
[21:36] Sheena: "With yuuno's tranfer you can feel the magic build up.. but then *poof* your there"
[21:36] Sheena: "No ride"
[21:36] Reis: "Hm... Is it a spatial substitution?"
[21:36] Ken: "So Yuuno's teleportation is something like instantaneous movement then?"
[21:37] Sheena: "Could be, Im just getting into it myself. Both yuuno and dark heart have basical forbidden my from trying it"
[21:38] Reis: "Yeah... I'd imagine teleportation is dangerous magic if you're not already professional..."
[21:39] * Sheena is smileing at reis happy to have some one to talk to on her 'level"
[21:39] Sheena: "Its gona be good having you around reis, Mani an Sakura are the greatist but.. we don't share many of the same interests"
[21:40] * Reis blushes. "T-thank you senpai."
[21:40] * Sheena leans over a bit to Reis
[21:40] Sheena: "All tho.. If you have Any questions about haircare or what not.. Sakura is the one to ask, just gots word the question right."
[21:41] * Reis chokes and _focuses_ her eyes on her face.
[21:41] * Sheena act's like she wispers this but its quite clear
[21:41] * Reis giggles.
[21:42] Ken: "Um, yeah... So anyway, was there anything anyone wanted to discuss before the meeting?"
[21:42] * Sheena sits back up and gets some more work done, but now she has a smile on her face
[21:42] * Mani thinks.
[21:42] Mani: "Nope."
[21:43] * Sheena ponders soemthing for a moment as she looks up
[21:43] Sheena: "ya know i think my bra's geting to small again.."
[21:43] * Sheena glances over to mani
[21:43] Sheena: "But thats not really a good topic to cover
[21:43] * Sheena has a silly grin on her face
[21:44] * Mani sighs and shakes her head.
[21:44] * Ken reddens in the face, but says nothing
[21:44] Alathon: Soon enough, it'll be about that time.. 15 minutes before hand, everyone's comms beep.
[21:44] Alathon: There's once again a map to a conference room.. different one, same floor.
[21:44] * Reis makes a valiant and successful effort not to look down Sheena's shirt.
[21:45] * Sheena notices the time and clearns up what she was working on and puts the drinks she had out away.
[21:45] * Reis pulls out her comm and looks at the map.
[21:46] Alathon: You'll find the room easily enough.
[21:46] Alathon: A bit ahead of time.. and a minute or so after the time, Usagi will arrive.
[21:47] Alathon: She appologizes briefly, then sits down.
[21:48] Ken: (I'm almost expecting her to pull a kakashi. :P)
[21:48] Alathon: Usagi: "Okay.. so.. we've got a few things to hit on."
[21:48] Reis: ("Do they include you, babe?")
[21:48] Kuonji: (heh)
[21:50] Alathon: ((sorry, got distracted by the 'porchmonkey' scene in clerks 2 ))
[21:50] Ken: (I'm not sure I wanna know)
[21:51] Reis: (I'm sure. I DON'T wanna know)
[21:51] Alathon: ((.. you haven't seen Clerks 2?))
[21:51] Alathon: ((wtf))
[21:51] Ken: (I haven't seen the first one)
[21:52] Alathon: ((wtf))
[21:52] Kuonji: (...)
[21:52] Alathon: ((for fucks sake watch them))
[21:52] Alathon: ((anyways))
[21:53] Alathon: Usagi: "First off.. leave will be two weeks."
[21:53] Alathon: Usagi: "not counting today."
[21:53] * Sheena sits up and listens, she didn't even bother putting her shades on
[21:53] * Ken nods
[21:53] Alathon: Usagi: "There's a couple reasons behind that.. one of 'em is the current Nevadan situation."
[21:53] Alathon: Usagi pauses for a moment.
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Which boils down to, we were driven out."
[21:54] Alathon: Usagi: "With a significant number of casualties."
[21:54] * Mani nods.
[21:54] Alathon: She's borderline grave saying this.
[21:54] * Ken raises his hand.
[21:54] * Sheena tightens her hands but dont say anything
[21:55] Alathon: Usagi: "And frankly, I.. yes, Ken?"
[21:55] * Reis closes her eyes.
[21:55] Sheena: (hmm, Sheena would have mailed both venus and reane last turn)
[21:55] Alathon: ((nod))
[21:55] Mani: (At what Usagi said or at Ken being about to ask a question? :) )
[21:55] Ken: "I'm not really certain if it's my place to ask this, but how's the Nevadan situation going to be handled from this point in?"
[21:55] Sheena: (ok just making sure you remembered)
[21:56] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll get to that later. But, with the way this team has been targeted, it will be handled by someone else. For now, at least."
[21:56] * Ken nods, "Understood."
[21:56] Sheena: (SHeena standsup and shouts "We most build adition pylons!")
[21:56] Mani: (We lack the resources.)
[21:56] Sheena: (sorry.. it dont feel like a session thill that gets tossed in some how)
[21:56] Mani: (Need more crystals and gas.)
[21:56] Alathon: ((you can do the crystals, now.. hmm.. who can do the gas?))
[21:57] Kuonji: (harvest more tiberium)
[21:57] Alathon: ((maybe kuonji's family could cook something up))
[21:57] Ken: (Just get Mani to eat beans. :P)
[21:57] Mani: (Idiots.)
[21:57] Sheena: (yes, you killed it)
[21:57] Sheena: (thanks)
[21:57] Ken: (Anytime)
[21:57] Sheena: (i wasn't saying that iike it was a good thing)
[21:58] Alathon: Usagi: "I don't think these were a random series of events either; it was absolutely clear that our people were targeted specifically."
[21:59] Alathon: Usagi: "And, unfortunately, we don't have an immediate target to strike back at."
[21:59] * Mani nods solemnly.
[21:59] Sheena: "I don't belive they are even from this world"
[21:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Not one directly responsible, that is.. given the high likelihood of a connection to the UST."
[21:59] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[21:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Which is part of the problem."
[22:00] Reis: ("Want us to nuke the UST cities?")
[22:00] Alathon: Usagi: "They can strike at us, and laregly retreat with impunity."
[22:00] Mani: ("Oh, we couldn't *ask* you to do that.")
[22:00] Sheena: (if you have pylons you can't have nukes, there basic rules you gota follow :P)
[22:01] Reis: ("Would you criticize us if we did?")
[22:01] Alathon: Usagi: "We ARE taking steps to try to counter this, on the R&D side and within the academy, but we don't have a solid solution yet."
[22:02] Kuonji: (death reborn revolution)
[22:03] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. I'm uninclined to leave you all dangling."
[22:03] Alathon: Usagi: "You've all put a nice solid dent in their forces, but we don't know their full extent.. or just how willing they are to spend lives to swarm you under."
[22:03] Mani: "Or how much collateral damage they're fine with."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "That, too."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "Though to be brutally frank, your lives are my priority; with the type of conflicts we're facing, there will be collateral damage."
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[22:04] Alathon: She then looks over to Reis.
[22:04] Alathon: Usagi: "Though.. you and I will be having a nice, long talk after this meeting."
[22:04] * Reis bows her head.
[22:05] Kuonji: (crucify her, crucify her!)
[22:05] Alathon: UsagI: "Now.. more to the point."
[22:05] * Ken looks at Reis briefly with a questioning look, but soon returns his attention to Usagi.
[22:06] Alathon: Usagi: "I think you could all use a break.. and with you all back here in Crystal Tokyo, it should afford you a certain degree of protection while things cool down."
[22:06] Reis: (Now see, what's really happening is Al cackling over his computer and checking the 'solo encounter' sheets he worked up)
[22:08] Alathon: Usagi: "After that, your next assignment is likely to be one of two things.. interdicting Siamese scouting parties, or more instructional work."
[22:09] Kuonji: (woot, heart of darkness here I come)
[22:09] Kuonji: (Siam... Shit... I was still in Siam)
[22:10] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll discuss that more closer to the date."
[22:12] Alathon: Usagi: "What I'd like to discuss this afternoon is the nature of this organization."
[22:14] Alathon: ((okay))
[22:14] Alathon: ((anyone have a really good name?))
[22:14] Alathon: (I had one, but totally forgot it, and iddn'tw rite it down))
[22:15] Mani: (I'm happy with Yarrow. :) )
[22:15] Sheena: (oy
[22:15] Alathon: ((ideally one witha funny acronym))
[22:15] Sheena: (we whent over this weeks ago but i forgot all the stuff)
[22:15] Alathon: ((bureau of intelligence.. BOIs ;p
[22:15] Kuonji: (hmm... we need to turn spooge into an acronym)
[22:16] Sheena: (Hah!)
[22:16] Kuonji: (so we can continue tormenting rock about that in this game0
[22:16] Kuonji: )
[22:16] Reis: (Possibly just have Usagi say the same? 'I had a really good name in mind, but forgot it'?)
[22:16] Alathon: ((no, that'd be kinda stupid .. even moreso than this.))
[22:17] Alathon: Usagi: "Or, Espionage, as we're now calling it."
[22:17] Reis: (Tertiary Conflict Resolution Bureau?)
[22:17] Mani: (Force Under Kommand of Usagi)
[22:17] Alathon: Usagi: "Every other bureau is honestly named; we decided we wouldn't try to give this one some sort of phony moniker."
[22:17] Kuonji: (lol)
[22:18] Kuonji: (miniluv?)
[22:18] Kuonji: ("sorry, too much time in the archives")
[22:18] Mani: ("Oooh, are you really the man from FUKU, Sakura?")
[22:18] Sheena: "What are going to be our main.. operations?"
[22:18] Alathon: ((it's great as fuku, or fuck you.. :) ))
[22:18] Sheena: (STARS? heh)
[22:18] Kuonji: (the man from fuku, heh)
[22:19] Kuonji: (ANBU)
[22:19] Kuonji: (/me hides)
[22:19] Alathon: ((alliance of naturally blonde ugnauts?))
[22:19] Ken: (Hmm... FOX HOUND? *Hides with Ataru)
[22:19] Kuonji: (ugnauts?)
[22:20] Kuonji: (my foxhound name is totally Poison Platypus)
[22:21] Alathon: Usagi: "At our core, that will be our focus; espionage."
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Though as you obviously know, that's not all we'll be doing."
[22:22] Kuonji: (CONTROL?)
[22:22] * Reis nods, considering the makeup already observed.
[22:22] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll be broken up into three basic divisions within the organization.. core, analysis, and ops."
[22:23] Alathon: Usagi: "We were originally gunning for two, but analsys is really too large to sit under the aegis of the core espionage division."
[22:24] * Mani nods.
[22:24] Alathon: Usagi picks up a pen from the table, and taps something.. this brings up a hologram of an org chart.
[22:24] Mani: (Usagi: "Sakura, you'll be in core; Mani, you'll be in analysis; Sheena, you'll be in ops.")
[22:24] Alathon: ((heh))
[22:25] Alathon: Usagi is at the top, with three division heads below her.
[22:25] Kuonji: (buuutt I wannna bee in oooooppppssss)
[22:25] Alathon: She's wearing a second hat currently, as she's also head of ops.
[22:25] Alathon: Head of Core is left blank, as are the names below it.
[22:26] Sheena: (core)
[22:26] Sheena: (?)
[22:26] Alathon: The Head of Analysis, and her various subordinates, aren't names any of you recognize.
[22:26] * Sheena looks over the chart
[22:26] Reis: (Well of course, they're spooky spy-stuff)
[22:26] Alathon: ((three divisions.. core, analysis, ops))
[22:26] Sheena: (no we are spooky spy stuff)
[22:27] Reis: (No, we are spooky blow-up stuff)
[22:27] Kuonji: (what is core exactly?)
[22:27] Kuonji: (we're wet work)
[22:27] Alathon: Ops, rather than having a management structure below head of ops, currently breaks off into roughly a dozen teams.
[22:27] Alathon: core is essentially spying
[22:27] Mani: (Like data acquisition?)
[22:27] Alathon: recruiting informations, collecting information, and getting that info back to base
[22:28] Alathon: Only one of the ops teams has names filled in; yours of course.
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Now, as is obvious, there's going to be a certain amount of information hiding within the org as a whole."
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi: "In the short term.. this will probably not have much use."
[22:29] Reis: ('Roughly' a dozen. Is there a lucky team thirteen?)
[22:29] Alathon: Usagi: "In the long run, it's necessary to establish the degree of security we'll need when Crystal Tokyo is integrated into a world with many nations, some of them hostile."
[22:29] Sheena: (whats the reason for interorg secreacy?)
[22:29] Alathon: ((compartmentalization))
[22:30] Sheena: (ahh)
[22:30] Alathon: Usagi: "by compartmentalizing the divisions themselves, then various teams within each division, we limit our exposure from leaks and other means of.. compromise."
[22:30] Alathon: Usagi: "Which will, I will say thisr ight now, be a royal pain in the ass."
[22:31] Alathon: usagi: "Ultimately, information will be passing between the divisions, but it'll be our goal to scrub that information as thoroughly as we can."
[22:31] Alathon: Usagi: "And, when it's necessary, establish limited contacts between divisions."
[22:32] Alathon: Usagi: "As there's no way I could personally convey every piece of information from division to division."
[22:32] Sheena: "Leaks?"
[22:33] Alathon: Usagi: "When someone can't keep their mouth shut with their boyfriend, or loses a laptop, or has lunch next to a skilled mind reader."
[22:33] Sheena: "Sorry about that boss, but i just can see any one from this city spilling info to what they see as out siders"
[22:33] Sheena: "Ahh"
[22:33] Alathon: Usagi: "I agree, and I dearly hope that remains the case."
[22:33] Mani: "Or enemy action."
[22:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Unfortunately, there are plenty of less than intentional means."
[22:33] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:35] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. we're not going to have our own R&D in house, but we've brought over a couple specialists to help us manage our needs, and act as liasons with R&D as a whole."
[22:35] Alathon: Usagi: "This team's contact is Talia DeVry."
[22:37] Kuonji: (devry? like that chain of schools?)
[22:37] * Sheena looks a bit upset about this
[22:38] * Sheena and raises her hand
[22:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah?"
[22:38] Sheena: "I can't help but think thats a very bad idea"
[22:38] Reis: (... Poor Talia :P )
[22:38] Alathon: Usagi: "HM?"
[22:38] Sheena: "While working with r&d is of corse a good thing, counting on them isn't"
[22:39] Sheena: "There scope is far to large, to be of any use in a timely maner"
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. the thing is, at least at this point, I don't see our R&D needs being large enough to justify our own in-house department."
[22:39] Sheena: "There dealing with basical every thing the city can toss at em, and are over whelmed"
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[22:39] Alathon: Usagi: "We're working to ensure that requests of sufficient priority are expedited."
[22:40] * Sheena folders her hands uberher chest then
[22:40] Sheena: "Ok, but next time i get told equipment will have to wait becuas "there bisy' im pulling the team out if i have to drag em out"
[22:40] Alathon: Usagi: "That means not everything.. "
[22:40] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[22:41] Sheena: "I dont want to lose any one becaus of missing equipemnt or ammo...."
[22:41] * Mani raises an eyebrow.
[22:41] Alathon: Usagi: "And what about missed opportunities?"
[22:41] Sheena: 'Missed opportunites?"
[22:42] Sheena: "What im thinking about is ries getting cut done, and you

[Alathon]

Session 31 - part 2

[22:42] Sheena: "What im thinking about is ries getting cut done, and you being in danger partly becaus i was told r&d is over worked and can't prep any more shells for me"
[22:42] * Mani shakes her head.
[22:43] Sheena: ".. what am i over worring again?"
[22:43] Mani: "Sheena, you're a very important member of the team, but we're not so utterly dependent on you that we must pull out if you're not up to 100% capability."
[22:43] * Sheena sighs
[22:43] Sheena: '
[22:43] Sheena: "I didn't mean it quite like that"
[22:44] Alathon: Usagi: "If you expect to always be fully supplied, you're gonna be sorely disappointed."
[22:44] * Sheena rubs her eyes
[22:44] Alathon: Usagi: "We are going to be shifting resources to getting ops teams what they need."
[22:44] Sheena: "Ok ill take care of it myself then"
[22:44] Alathon: Usagi: "But."
[22:45] Alathon: Usagi: "More than on the R&D end, the real bottleneck will be transportation."
[22:45] Alathon: Usagi: "We just don't have that many teleport capable people."
[22:46] * Sheena frowns at that.
[22:46] Mani: "I wonder if a shared pocket space could be set up..."
[22:46] Sheena: "hmmmm"
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi: "That'd be amazingly useful."
[22:47] * Mani nods.
[22:47] Sheena: "It's posible.."
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi: "It'd also be a security liability.. potentially at least."
[22:47] Sheena: "Problem is power drain, and how to give people acesses"
[22:47] * Reis pulls out her PDA and appears to be jotting things into it.
[22:48] Alathon: Usagi: "There's another concern there. We already have a couple people who can actually see magical auras or effects."
[22:48] Alathon: Usagi looks at Sheena pointedly.
[22:48] * Sheena blinks her pink eyes
[22:48] Alathon: Usagi: " Not to mention more than a dozen mages who have spells which can accomplish something similar."
[22:48] Sheena: "What? I don't remember screwing anything up"
[22:48] Alathon: Usagi: "Any sort of permanent or sustained magical effect could be a red flag to hostiles."
[22:49] * Sheena nods making a mental note of this
[22:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Which doesn't mean it's not a good idea, but we need to look at it from all directions before implementing it."
[22:49] Mani: "Well, doesn't Sakura already have such a power?"
[22:49] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:50] Reis: "A non-magical trigger to a magical effect...?"
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi: "However, that one is innate.. at least to my knwoledge."
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi: "And the means we have to approach creating such spacial distortions are magical in nature. At least, so far."
[22:50] Kuonji: "Huh? I can't actually see magic..."
[22:50] Sheena: "Your hairspace sakura"
[22:50] Kuonji: "Ah."
[22:50] * Sheena leans over a bit to check on reis notes
[22:50] * Reis looks up. "But what if the trigger were a _signal_ transmitted to a central location, and then THAT activates the effect?"
[22:51] Sheena: "If its short we can asesse what we need, and then move locations"
[22:51] Sheena: "But it still may be trackable"
[22:51] Ken: "And signals can be desiphered, and duplicated..."
[22:52] Mani: "Or if it's a persistant space that could just be accessed with a brief use of magic."
[22:52] Alathon: Usagi nod.
[22:52] Alathon: Usagi: "But the point is, it's not a capability we have yet."
[22:52] * Mani nods.
[22:52] * Sheena sits back up
[22:52] Mani: "But if we can develop it, it would certainly help with the transportation problem."
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi: "And even for those who are teleport capable, there are situations when you just can't leave for the minutes or hours necessary for a supply run."
[22:53] Reis: "Want us to see what we can come up with, Usagi-san?"
[22:53] Sheena: "Eh.. who knows mabie yuuno will have something neat when he gets back"
[22:53] Sheena: "He did last time"
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Or can't risk creating the magical signature of such a transit."
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "So the gist is.. work with what you have."
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "And, we have contacts specifically to expedite requests of R&D when our people are available for resupply."
[22:55] * Sheena raises her hand again
[22:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah?"
[22:57] Sheena: "I was wondering if we had any extra rooms in this building, that could be used as a lab/work shop. And if i could make use of it?"
[22:57] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[22:57] Alathon: Usagi: "Well not extra per say, but we can make lab space available."
[22:57] Alathon: Usagi: "You'll need to get it equipped; talk to Talia about that."
[22:58] Sheena: "I got a small lab at our home.. but the securty here let me work on higher level prolbems"
[22:58] * Sheena gives a small bow
[22:58] Sheena: "Thank you"
[22:58] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Actually, I'd be glad to field any questions people have."
[22:58] Kuonji: "So all equipment requests should go to Talia?"
[22:59] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[22:59] Alathon: Usagi: "She's actualy going to be wearing a couple hats, but yes."
[23:00] Alathon: ((hm.. what did the party do with the magic items they got? if anything?))
[23:00] Kuonji: "Is there a preferred process for this? Forms we need to fill out, a specific method of communication?"
[23:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Comm her."
[23:00] Kuonji: (did we not turn them in?)
[23:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Or ask in person, her workspace is on the 5th floor."
[23:00] Mani: (Would have turned them over to whomever Usagi told us to.)
[23:01] Alathon: ((I don't remember.. I think she said she'd address them in this meeting ;p ))
[23:01] Mani: (Possibly Usagi herself.)
[23:01] Alathon: Usagi: "Which reminds me.. you've still got a number of enchanted or otherwise magical items you looted, don't you?"
[23:02] Alathon: Usagi: "Talia should be able to help you with those."
[23:02] Alathon: Usagi: "Generally speaking, we're not an organization that favors looting enemies corpses.. unless we want them to look looted.. however, such items can be of immeasureable value."
[23:03] Alathon: Usagi: "Both in regular use, and for research purposes."
[23:03] Alathon: Usagi: "So we can produce our own, and incorporate some of the concepts they use into our own tech."
[23:03] Mani: "And a danger to whoever stumbles across them."
[23:03] Mani: (I'm pretty tired. How much longer do you plan to go?)
[23:04] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[23:04] Alathon: Usagi: "You do have a point."
[23:04] Ken: (Aside from equipment, I really had no other questions... and Kuonji asked that for me anyway.)
[23:04] Alathon: ((10-15))
[23:04] Sheena: "After that sword problem... it's likely best we take what we find to learn from or destory"
[23:05] Sheena: "Sakura you still have all that stuff we baged right?"
[23:05] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[23:06] Alathon: Usagi: "As long as you avoid making skin contract with anything that hasn't been verified safe."
[23:06] Kuonji: (I dunno, was it given to me?)
[23:06] Alathon: ((yeah))
[23:06] Sheena: (it should all be in ahir space)
[23:06] Kuonji: "Should I deliver the items directly to Talia, or would you prefer to look at them first?"
[23:07] Ken: "With what we removed from the corpses, no direct physical contact was made."
[23:07] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm... wouldn't hurt to have al ook. At least ot make sure there's nothing particularly dangerous."
[23:07] Sheena: "It's quite a bit.. there's a real nice cloak in there to."
[23:07] * Kuonji begins removing the items from hairspace
[23:08] Alathon: Usagi will examine each of them intently.. and ultimately pronounce none of them overtly cursed.
[23:08] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. be careful with that necklace."
[23:09] * Kuonji nods before storing the items away again
[23:09] * Sheena takes a good look at the necklace
[23:10] Kuonji: (after sheena looks at it, I guess)
[23:11] Alathon: It looks like a piece of black cord.
[23:11] Alathon: Not much like a necklace at all really..
[23:13] Alathon: anyways
[23:13] Sheena: (what did sheena see)
[23:13] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. I know this was kinda rushed, and we've only hit some of hte basics."
[23:13] Alathon: Usagi: "But we'll have more time after your leave."
[23:13] Kuonji: "See anything interesting Sheena?"
[23:13] Alathon: it looks like a hefty piece of black cord.
[23:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Though one final point I should hit on.. Espionage isn't a secret. Trying to keep it one would be silly."
[23:15] Sheena: (even under magic sight?)
[23:15] Alathon: Usagi: "However, the capacity you serve Espionage in, is. Now.. this may end up being an open secret, given the lack of security and secrecy at the Academy."
[23:15] Sheena: "Umm.. i see what yousee. And thats the odd part"
[23:15] Alathon: It looks magical.
[23:15] Sheena: (.-, Thats what i was asking!)
[23:15] Alathon: it's got a blue glow
[23:16] * Sheena listens to the boss and will asnwer later
[23:16] Alathon: well, more of a red glow really ;p
[23:16] Kuonji: "Huh, you see what I see?"
[23:16] Alathon: ((contrive much?))
[23:16] * Kuonji shrugs and stows it
[23:16] Mani: (Let's just wrap things up?)
[23:16] Alathon: ((yeah))
[23:17] Sheena: "So every ones goign to know what we are doing mostly?"
[23:17] Ken: "Hmm... So, Mani, Sheena, and Sakura are to become heads. Where does that leave Reis and myself?"So essentially, the fact that we do espionage isn't as important in concealing, as the manner in which we preform said espionage."
[23:17] Sheena: "While others are out doing to real secreat parts of it?"
[23:17] Alathon: Usagi: "More or less. At this point., it's hard to hide it."
[23:17] Ken: (SONNOVA!!!!)
[23:17] Alathon: ((...??))
[23:17] Mani: (Is that something you *meant* to say, Ken?)
[23:18] Alathon: ((was that said or not?))
[23:18] Ken: ((The second half was. My client is acting up on me again, pasting bits from PM's >_<)
[23:18] Alathon: Usagi: "Well."
[23:19] Alathon: Usagi: "This team is essentially an open secret, thanks to the nature of operations in Carson City, and the way the IA has been run."
[23:19] Alathon: Usagi: "But, that doesn't mean you should advertise it."
[23:19] Alathon: ((you know.. yeah.. let's just break here.
[23:19] Alathon: ((there's more Usagi needs to touch on
[23:19] Ken: "Understood."
[23:20] Alathon: End here.
[23:20] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:20] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:20] Rockman_Zero: Well, I think I've gotten closer to not sucking. ^^;
[23:20] Sheena: heh
[23:21] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:21] Sheena: wanted to hit up lady
[23:21] Sheena: Taila and see about stuff
[23:21] Rockman_Zero: Though that's largely from just about saying nothing whatsoever in today's session.
[23:21] Alathon: we can handle some of that between sessions
[23:21] Alathon: since what Usagi has to say is a veyr short bit
[23:21] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:21] Pale_Wolf: Hey, first step is saying nothing sucky. Second step is actually _talking_ and still saying nothing sucky.
[23:21] Alathon: it'll be a little discombobulated, but oh well
[23:22] Sheena: ya i figer sakura and sheena need to see Talia DeVry
[23:22] Sheena: and sheena will talk to reis about joining her in setting up a workshop.
[23:22] Rockman_Zero: Well, I just feel like I didn't achieve anything at all in this session... But hey, it's not like I can winn 'em all.
[23:22] Yarrow: Yeah. Saying good stuff and stupid stuff is no good. Once you eliminate the stupid stuff, you can start trying to add good stuff. :)
[23:22] Yarrow: Well, you were home in bed for most of it. :)
[23:22] Alathon: sigh.. I was just getting a little tired at the end, and let tings drag
[23:23] Rockman_Zero: Not having Sheena blast me to atoms upoin me walking in was a prettty big victory. :P
[23:23] Alathon: that, and totally forgot what I was gonna call the agency
[23:23] Rockman_Zero: MAD. :P
[23:23] Yarrow: Tokyo Espionage Agency.
[23:23] Ataru: Sneed's Seed and Feed. Formerly Chuck's.
[23:23] Rockman_Zero: Usagi can be Doctor Claw... and Dianna can be Mad Kat.
[23:23] Ataru: Isn't Dianna dead?
[23:24] Rockman_Zero: Is she?
[23:24] Alathon: TEA ;p
[23:24] Sheena: No
[23:24] Ataru: or did th emoon cats all get rezzed?
[23:24] Yarrow: Well, I should be going to bed. Xp?
[23:24] Rockman_Zero: Don't recall seeing anything about Artemis and Luna in the brief and logs for that matter.,
[23:24] Alathon: as far as you know, they never died ;p
[23:24] Sheena: the only one's usagi forgot to rez where Rei's two ravens
[23:24] Ataru: aww
[23:24] Ataru: my cat is named Phobos
[23:24] Ataru: poor ravens
[23:25] Rockman_Zero: My removable HDD is Deimos, My Thumbdrive is Phobos.
[23:25] Rockman_Zero: :P
[23:25] Sheena: Hey al
[23:25] Rockman_Zero: And my main HDD is called Fortress. :P
[23:25] Sheena: what kinda cloak is that?
[23:25] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[23:25] DCG: Sheena's getting interested in it
[23:27] Ataru: xp?
[23:27] Alathon: oh yeah, exp
[23:28] Alathon: the magical kind
[23:28] Alathon: 2200 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 32

[18:11] Alathon: anyways
[18:11] Yarroway: There was a silly RPG called Macho Women With Guns. One disadvantage was 'topheavy'.
[18:11] Alathon: let's get going
[18:11] Alathon: heh
[18:12] Alathon: We left off last week with the party deep in discussion with Usagi.
[18:12] Yarroway: I think characters with it had to make a roll to shoot downhill.
[18:12] Alathon: Well.. sorta.. largely it was Usagi telling you all stuff
[18:12] Alathon: or they'd miss.. or tip over?
[18:12] Yarroway: Go tumbling down the hill, I think.
[18:13] Alathon: a number of things were discussed, not necessarily in detail
[18:13] Alathon: including the basic structure of Espionage
[18:13] Alathon: basic precepts of how they'd do business
[18:13] Alathon: who the party should talk to for R&D questions, etc
[18:14] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:14] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[18:14] Alathon: oh, and the party was given permission to loot & accumulate magical gear from inter-dim hostiles, with the expectation that some of it would be needed for research purposes
[18:16] Alathon: so, we begin this week with the party in a conference room with Usagi, discussing.. stuff.
[18:16] Sheena: Sheena and kuonji wnats to meet her.
[18:16] *** Yarroway is now known as Mani.
[18:16] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. like I said, none of that stuff appears to be overtly cursed or a timed explosive, but.. do have it looked at by Talia."
[18:17] * Kuonji nods
[18:17] * Sheena looks over at the bag with the cloak in it
[18:18] Sheena: (you know, we dont even know what it looks like, "cloak" isnt very discriptive.)
[18:18] Mani: (Hot pink and turquoise spandex cloak.)
[18:19] Alathon: The cloak is some sort of fine black cloth.. not quite silk, it's too thick, but it has the feel of silk.
[18:19] Alathon: Small bits of silver embroidery along the edges and at the collar
[18:20] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. what sort of questions have people got about Espionage, going forward?
[18:20] Sheena: (we still need a name)
[18:21] Mani: (Was there mention about how to distribute stuff like this, turning over stuff we don't need/others can use better, etc?)
[18:21] Sheena: (nope)
[18:21] Alathon: ((it's named Espionage, since nobody ever took the initiative to try to give it a name))
[18:21] Alathon: No, there wasn't
[18:21] Sheena: (so far all we know is we are turning all this over, Sheena plans on asking about the cloak tho)
[18:21] Alathon: Usagi explicitly said that you'd be allowed to keep at least some of it, stuff that'd help you
[18:22] Sheena: (she sure as heck didnt last week)
[18:22] Alathon: She sure as heck did ;p
[18:23] Mani: (Shhh, stop arguing or we'll never get to meet the super-powerful Lady Alathon this session.)
[18:23] Kuonji: (oh god)
[18:23] Kuonji: (I forgot about that -_-)
[18:23] Alathon: don't worry, she shaves her legs
[18:23] Kuonji: (is that all she shaves?)
[18:23] Alathon: ((you know.. I never got to loot distrobution))
[18:24] Alathon: ((so if you wanna ask about that, go ahead))
[18:24] Mani: (Not much to ask, really, until the stuff is IDed.
[18:24] Alathon: Usagi pauses a moment, waiting for a question.. any question... bueller?
[18:25] Sheena: "Whats are general jobs going to be in the future?"
[18:25] Sheena: "As it was.. we just did what needed to be done at the time"
[18:25] Sheena: *our
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi: "In peace time, training yourselves and others."
[18:25] Alathon: Usagi: "And possibly assignment to assist the Marines when their own meta units are strapped."
[18:26] Alathon: Usagi: "In war time.. what you've been doing."
[18:26] Sheena: (did usagi tell us Our places in the new outfit? I remember her flow chart, but it iddnt have us on it)
[18:26] Alathon: She explained that one of the unmarked teams on the Ops side was your team
[18:26] Alathon: which currently answers directly to Usagi
[18:27] Sheena: (ok)
[18:27] Sheena: (and we worked out our own lab/shop space right?)
[18:27] Alathon: ((no, she said to talk to Talia about that, but that it'd be feasible))
[18:28] Alathon: ((rather, to talk to talia about getting the equipment))
[18:28] Mani: (So, basically, same old same old.)
[18:28] Alathon: Usagi: "And yes.. lest it need be said, we are in fact on a wartime footing."
[18:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Though we may not be making a big deal of it, that's simply where we stand. Because regardless of what gradeschool teachers may have told you, it really only takes one to tango."
[18:29] Alathon: ((yeah))
[18:29] Alathon: Usagi: "What else is on your mind?
[18:31] Mani: "I'm not sure there's much else... There's certainly a lot going on with the new organization, but it doesn't sound like things are really going to change much for us personally."
[18:31] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[18:31] Alathon: Usagi: "In the short run, no."
[18:31] Kuonji: (Unless we get underlings, do we get underlings?)
[18:31] Alathon: ((not yet))
[18:32] Sheena: (yet? oh dear..)
[18:32] Mani: (Just Princess Usagi underroos.)
[18:32] Kuonji: (I'll stick with my squirrel girl underroos, thanks)
[18:32] Alathon: Usagi pauses and bites her lip a little, then speaks.
[18:33] Alathon: Usagi: "There's one other thing that you should know... news of everything that's happened in the last week.. the Consulate and hte rest.. will be hitting the evening news tomorrow evening."
[18:33] * Kuonji rubs his forhead
[18:33] Alathon: Usagi: "I expect you'll get quite a few inquiries from friends, family.. and probably various others in the Marines or IA who know where you were stationed."
[18:34] Sheena: "Are names are left out of it right?"
[18:34] Kuonji: "Right, and how long before the first made for TV movie comes out?"
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi: "Of course."
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi scowls.
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi: "Years, if they know what's good for 'em."
[18:34] Alathon: Usagi looks rather bent out of shape at the idea of this tragedy being turned into a melodrama.
[18:34] * Sheena wonders is rena(fraging name) got her message yet
[18:34] Alathon: (Renee?))
[18:35] Sheena: "Years huh.."
[18:35] * Reis frowns. "If our involvement is secret, what are we supposed to tell our families?"
[18:35] Sheena: (what even her names is i forget it every week)
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "That's what I was getting to."
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "Your involvement is not secret per se, neither is your assignment to Espionage."
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "What's secret are the internal workings of Espionage... and any mention of Tsukasa."
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi directs the last bit to Sheena.
[18:36] Mani: "I assume Sanshi's been told that, too?"
[18:36] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[18:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Once he'd had time to calm down after.. saying their farewells.. yes."
[18:37] * Mani nods.
[18:37] Mani: (Reis and Ken mouth, "Tsukasa?")
[18:37] Sheena: "hmm? Ya like i would talk about it."
[18:37] Sheena: "Was very annoying getting buged about her by.. well just about every one."
[18:37] * Reis cocks her head. "... Tsukasa...?"
[18:37] Alathon: Usagi: "You're at liberty to disclose as much or as little of goings-on in Nevada as you are inclined."
[18:38] Kuonji: (Reis would have heard of her you know)
[18:38] Sheena: "Nothing like your date takening you to the new "Nightmare on elmstreet" staring some Tsukasa copy..."
[18:38] Reis: (Yes, but I didn't know she was on this TEAM)
[18:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Though you should understand that the more you discuss these, the less personal privacy you'll have in the short run."
[18:38] Mani: (Or that she'd returned.)
[18:39] Alathon: ((well, she still doesn't know that.. just that there was something about her to discuss))
[18:39] Alathon: ((after all.. 'goodbyes' could have been permanent ;p ))
[18:39] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Ken and Reis.
[18:40] Alathon: Usagi: "That applies to you two as well, though obviously you weren't around for any of the affairs that involved her."
[18:41] Kuonji: (Ken: Did you guys have to hunt her down and kill her? *all excited)
[18:41] Reis: "May I ask...?"
[18:41] Alathon: Usagi: "You may.. later. Anything your teammates choose to disclose, stays between the five of you."
Session Close (#crystaltokyo): Tue Apr 10 18:41:47 2007


Session Start (irc.lunarnet.org:#crystaltokyo): Tue Apr 10 18:41:52 2007
[18:41] *** Initial topic: More talky talky, and maybe a little shooty shooty. Also introducing lame overpowered SI NPCs and maybe getting some of the party's loot ID'd. All this and more on the next thrilling episode of Crystal Tokyo: Outward Bound, on Tuesday, April 10th at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT
[18:41] *** #crystaltokyo: Alathon Ala-bot Dorin Reis Sheena Stratagemini Kuonji Mani StelasRobotWarsW
[18:41] *** #crystaltokyo was created on Fri Jan 20 20:56:31 2006.
[18:41] *** Mode change "+q Alathon" for channel #crystaltokyo by ChanServ.
[18:41] *** Mode change "+o Alathon" for channel #crystaltokyo by ChanServ.
[18:41] Alathon: ((Le Sigh))
[18:42] Mani: (Even Alathon is not privy to these secrets.)
[18:42] Alathon: ((apparently not))
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "I should add as well, we're inclined to be open about the goings-on in Nevada, because they're in no way secret in the long run."
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "There's no point in concealing anything that is known by dozens or hundreds of parties in Nevada."
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "This will not always be the case on future missions."
[18:44] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. anything else?"
[18:44] Kuonji: "How's Renee doing?"
[18:45] * Reis nods. "Right, Usagi-san."
[18:45] Kuonji: (that was her name, right? >_>)
[18:45] Sheena: "I sent her a message lest night, Venus to"
[18:46] Sheena: (at lastnight=2 weeks ago? I think)
[18:46] Alathon: Usagi pauses and thinks about it.
[18:46] Alathon: ((2-3 weeks ago yeah ;p ))
[18:46] Alathon: Usagi: "I.. don't know."
[18:46] Alathon: Usagi: "You'd have to ask Venus, I'm afraid."
[18:50] * Mani has nothing else.
[18:50] * Sheena Tucks her sunglasses away
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi: "If there's nothing else.."
[18:51] Sheena: " So we talk to Talia about some space and equipemnt?"
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi gives everyone a second to get something in.
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah, Talia DeVry."
[18:51] Kuonji: (so who's the Al SI?)
[18:51] * Sheena looks over to Reis
[18:51] Sheena: "You going to join me in this right?"
[18:52] Sheena: (duno, thats for you to find out)
[18:52] * Kuonji tries very hard to not roll his eyes
[18:52] * Reis nods. "Yes, I'm interested in a workshop as well."
[18:52] Sheena: "Don't worrie Kuonji, im sure some neat ninja things will come of it as well"
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright then.. you're welcome to make your inquiries whenever, but you're officially on leave as of now."
[18:56] Sheena: (hmm, do we have to get premission to go mutacow hunter or can we just do it?)
[18:56] Alathon: You're free to do it
[18:58] Alathon: people are free to head out into the wilderness and get themselves killed any time they want
[18:58] Alathon: most people are raised by parents who knew better than to do that
[18:58] Alathon: sicne the ones who didn't ended up not breeding as often
[18:58] Sheena: (just wanted to make sure the mareans or cops didnt freak out if we started tossing power around)
[18:59] Mani: (Or come into the city with a carcass on a cart. :) )
[18:59] Alathon: ((You might wanna make inquiriesas to patrols in the area you're heading))
[18:59] Alathon: ((your characters might or might not have the sense to do that ;p ))
[18:59] * Kuonji starts collecting the bagged items
[19:00] Mani: (Who needs sense when you have power. ;) )
[19:00] * Sheena "Ill go with ya Sakura,"
[19:00] Sheena: (hmm, what else...)
[19:00] Alathon: Usagi will leave the room.
[19:00] Sheena: (was repairing walls today so i forgot what i wanted to get done)
[19:01] Mani: (Well, Sheena might start dealing with Reis differently.)
[19:01] Kuonji: "Right, let's go."
[19:01] Mani: "So, want to drop these items off and then go find our own versions of rest and relaxation?"
[19:02] Kuonji: "I'm looking forward to relaxing after this."
[19:02] * Mani nods and gets up.
[19:02] Sheena: "Some relaxing, then i got to get my shop moving and that ammo made"
[19:02] Kuonji: "Going to curl up with a catnip mouse?"
[19:02] * Kuonji sticks his toungue out at Mani
[19:02] Kuonji: "So, who's up for a good old fashioned mutacow hunt later?"
[19:03] * Reis stands. "Uh, senpai... What should I do with Yuuno-sensei?"
[19:03] Sheena: "That.. will be interesting pratic as well. Ill have to clip the head just right or something.. else.."
[19:03] Sheena: (SHeena; You still have him?)
[19:03] Mani: "Maybe. Going to be want me along for security when you go out dressed as the princess to sign autographs?"
[19:04] Sheena: (wtf are you doing with the body now any way?)
[19:04] Mani: (Sheena: "A nice stew, I think.")
[19:04] Kuonji: "Like the princess would need security."
[19:04] Reis: (Well, his corpse is in my keeping apparently. Nobody ever TOOK it, though I imagine I'm at least not carrying it in my backpack anymore)
[19:04] Kuonji: (you mean it's not nuzzled between your breasts?)
[19:04] Sheena: (you didnt hear? His coming back as a platapuss)
[19:05] Sheena: "Ill take care of him Reis,"
[19:06] * Reis nods.
[19:06] Sheena: (*sheena hides the dead yuuno on sakura pillow while his sleeping)
[19:06] * Sheena helps with the baged up stuff
[19:06] Mani: (Sakura promptly dresses the corpse up in a doll's dress and set it on Sheena's bed. ;) )
[19:07] Sheena: "hmm.. Any one remember where Ms Talia is now?)
[19:07] Sheena: (did we get disections or not?)
[19:07] Kuonji: (nah, he'd put it on Mani's bed next to a pair of chopsticks)
[19:07] * Mani calls her on her comm.
[19:07] Alathon: Yup
[19:08] Alathon: Talia answers
[19:08] Alathon: She looks.. well, pretty awful.
[19:08] Alathon: She's got bags under her eyes, and they're red-rimmed.
[19:08] Mani: "Did I catch you at ... a bad time?"
[19:08] Alathon: Her hair and clothes look okay but a bit mussed.
[19:08] * Sheena checks the time
[19:08] Alathon: Talia: "I.. I'm sorry, I'm a mess, aren't I?"
[19:08] Mani: (Should be afternoon.)
[19:09] Alathon: Talia: "Of course not.. now's just fine.. come on down!"
[19:09] Alathon: She sounds a little forced, but not desperate/manic.
[19:09] Alathon: ((it is afternoon))
[19:09] * Sheena peaks around Mani to look
[19:09] Mani: "If you're sure... We have some items we'd like to bring by to be checked out, but there's no rush."
[19:10] Alathon: Talia: "Of course.. there's no time like the present."
[19:10] Sheena: (whats the pickme up drink of coffie isnt around and we have no pop?)
[19:10] Sheena: *if
[19:10] Alathon: Talia rattles off her office number, building level, and directions.
[19:10] Mani: (Tea?)
[19:10] Kuonji: (tea?)
[19:10] Alathon: ((strong black tea))
[19:10] Mani: "Thanks. We'll be over shortly."
[19:10] Kuonji: (with added caffeine?)
[19:10] Alathon: ((and why wouldn't you have pop?))
[19:11] Kuonji: (does Japan have sugar?)
[19:11] Mani: (High fructose buckwheat syrup! :) )
[19:11] Alathon: ((from beets, yes))
[19:11] Kuonji: (na, corn syrup is a new thing)
[19:11] Mani: (You can make sugar from various things. Yes, like beets.)
[19:11] Mani: (Not to them.)
[19:11] Kuonji: (also, we SHOULD have ice cream and milk... of the soy variety)
[19:12] Alathon: ((no, they're icky and an abomination ;p ))
[19:12] Mani: (Or rice variety)
[19:12] Kuonji: (oh, I agree, but it's Japan)
[19:12] Mani: (I like rice milk. Not soy milk so much, though.)
[19:12] Mani: (Shaved ice with fruit/syrup.)
[19:12] Kuonji: (I don't think I've ever tried rice cream)
[19:12] Alathon: ((shaved ice, yes))
[19:12] Alathon: ((sno-cones are very big as well))
[19:12] Mani: "Well, let's get going."
[19:13] * Mani leads the way Talia's office.
[19:13] Mani: (I keep thinking Talia Winters...)
[19:13] * Reis follows after.
[19:13] Kuonji: (who?)
[19:13] * Kuonji follows, of course
[19:13] Alathon: You'll find it soon enough, and find that her office is quite large, with only a small portion of it devoted to a desk, chair, and other usual office-ly stuff.
[19:14] Mani: (Telepath from Babylon 5)
[19:14] Alathon: The rest of the office is various benches and cabinets, packed with 'stuff'
[19:14] Alathon: ((hmm, I've gotta photo of her somewhere))
[19:14] Alathon: ((I kinda think that too until I remember what she looks like))
[19:14] Alathon: (Link: http://animepa.csusm.edu/galleries/K-L/ ... mal300.jpg)http://animepa.csusm.edu/galleries/K-L/Louie/lg/mal300.jpg
[19:14] Alathon: The lady at the front, not the two in the back.
[19:15] Sheena: (with the same abuse of gold? heh)
[19:15] * Sheena looks around the room a bit
[19:16] Alathon: Yes
[19:16] Alathon: her dress is decidedly.. wierd.
[19:16] Alathon: it's very much not Crystal Tokyo fashion.
[19:16] Kuonji: (hahaha, rune soldier louie)
[19:17] Sheena: (as long as she dont act like that *&#&$# from the anime that wins)
[19:17] Kuonji: (is she gonna act like her?)
[19:17] Mani: (Is she there?)
[19:17] Alathon: As has been discussed before, CT metas seem to have.. personality quirks.
[19:18] Kuonji: (we do not! >_>)
[19:18] Alathon: ((mages, rather))
[19:18] Alathon: She's there.
[19:18] Alathon: She's at her desk, doing something on a holoterminal.
[19:18] Mani: "Hello."
[19:18] * Sheena has left her glasses off and smiles as she notices Talia
[19:18] * Sheena waves
[19:18] Alathon: She jerks around, surprised, even though she knew you were coming.
[19:19] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. um.. hi."
[19:19] Sheena: "Hi, sorry about waken ya but we just finshed our meeting"
[19:19] Mani: (And lets loose a fireball in the enclosed foyer. :) )
[19:19] Alathon: She then sorta jerks and yanks herself out of the chair and up.
[19:19] Alathon: She looks pretty crappy in person too.. but that doesn't stop her from introducing herself.
[19:19] Alathon: Talia: "Talia DeVry."
[19:19] Alathon: She bows slightly.
[19:20] * Mani returns it and introduces herself.
[19:20] * Kuonji bows "Sakura Kuonji"
[19:20] Mani: (She doesn't smell, does she?)
[19:20] * Sheena bows a bit as well, "Sheena"
[19:20] Alathon: No, she seems clean enough.
[19:20] Alathon: Just rather.. unkempt.
[19:21] Alathon: Talia: "I'm glad to meet you.. so..what're you here for?"
[19:22] Alathon: Talia: "more nonhuman research?"
[19:22] Mani: "We recovered some magical items from attackers in Nevada."
[19:22] Alathon: Her eyes light up a moment, then she seems to deflate.
[19:22] Sheena: "Stuff from outside our Dim it seems,"
[19:22] Mani: "And were hoping you could figure out what they do."
[19:22] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. okay. I take it you want them investigated?"
[19:22] Kuonji: "And if we could use them."
[19:22] * Mani nods.
[19:22] Mani: "Yes."
[19:22] Sheena: "We where told your the one to come to about it,"
[19:23] Alathon: Talia: "How many? And what sort?"
[19:23] Alathon: Talia nods slowly.
[19:23] Mani: "Sakura."
[19:23] Alathon: Talia: "I shoudl be able to handle this, yes."
[19:23] * Kuonji starts unloading the items
[19:24] Alathon: Her eyes sorta light up again, and she gives each item a quick once-ver.
[19:24] Alathon: Talia: "It'll take me a while to do this many.. is there a time you need these done by?"
[19:24] Mani: "Well, within two weeks would be preferable."
[19:24] Kuonji: "Usagi-sama says none of these look to be outright cursed..." (and that's a really gaudy looking necklace.)
[19:25] Sheena: "Watch out for that necklace thign tho.. that wierd cord thing"
[19:25] Alathon: Talia: "Oh, it won't take that long.. I was thinking tomorrow, or day after next at the latest."
[19:25] Sheena: "Its got a mean glow to it"
[19:25] * Sheena points out the bag
[19:25] Kuonji: "Chord?"
[19:25] Kuonji: "It's just really gaudy looking."
[19:25] Sheena: (or how ever al discribed it)
[19:26] *** Dorin has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[19:26] Alathon: Talia: "Er.. which necklace?"
[19:26] Alathon: She gives the items another once-overs.
[19:26] Sheena: (That one the princess warned us about last week..)
[19:27] Alathon: ((there's only one necklace like thing, and it's just a cord.. not a necklace))
[19:27] Sheena: (i said cord..)
[19:27] Mani: (Yeah.)
[19:28] * Sheena points out this odd,to her eyes, baged cord
[19:28] Sheena: "This one"
[19:29] Alathon: Talia pauses.. the looks like she got a bright idea.
[19:29] Alathon: She makes a few gestures, and mutters something quietly.
[19:29] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. I see."
[19:29] * Sheena just raises an eye brow as she watchs the magic work
[19:29] Kuonji: "Huh?"
[19:29] Alathon: Talia: "It's appearance is distorted by the enchantment. Somehow."
[19:30] * Sheena says "Cute eyes," Mostly to herself
[19:30] Alathon: Talia: "The person holding it sees it differently."
[19:30] Mani: (Reis attacks.)
[19:30] Alathon: Talia doesn't seem to notice, and goes on.
[19:30] Alathon: Talia: "But, that's not everything.. just a minor enchantment compared to some sort of fire-based effect that's attached to those globes."
[19:30] Alathon: Talia looks arond at the party.
[19:30] Alathon: Talia: "I should say, to the holder, there appear to be small golden globes hanging off the necklace."
[19:31] Sheena: "Fire based huh... I guess thats how they torched the buildings."
[19:32] Mani: "Well, I suppose you probably don't need us around distracting you..."
[19:32] Alathon: Talia: "I.. well.. yeah, I guess I should get back to work."
[19:32] Mani: "By the way, are there certain hours that are better to contact you during?"
[19:32] Alathon: Talia carefully starts bagging each item the party has laid out in a seperate opaque plastic baggie.
[19:33] * Sheena looks over at Mani
[19:33] Alathon: Talia: "Usual working hours are fine."
[19:33] Sheena: "Mabie you, but i got some question and stuff to work out."
[19:33] Sheena: "That is if you got time, Talia?"
[19:33] Sheena: "Whats your normal hours?"
[19:33] Alathon: Talia: "Um.. ten to six, usually."
[19:34] Sheena: (wouldnt that be, now?)
[19:34] Mani: (Is that on a 24 hour clock? :) )
[19:34] Sheena: "Umm, at night?"
[19:35] Alathon: ((that's now))
[19:36] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[19:36] Alathon: Talia: "No, during the day.."
[19:36] Alathon: Talia blinks, then realizes something.
[19:36] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. wait, you mean.."
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[19:36] Alathon: Talia looks horribly embarassed.
[19:36] Alathon: Talia: "I'm sorry, I know how I must look.. I just haven't been taking, well, everything, very well.."
[19:36] Reis: (Yo)
[19:36] Alathon: ((sup rz))
[19:37] Rockman_Zero: ((Sorry I'm late! T_T))
[19:37] Alathon: Talia looks down.
[19:37] *** Rockman_Zero is now known as Ken.
[19:37] Sheena: "Oh, sorry."
[19:37] Alathon: Talia: "I'll have this stuff done tomorrow, don't worry."
[19:37] Sheena: (was she with venus before?)
[19:37] Alathon: ((You don't know; Kyo referred you to her the first time.))
[19:38] Sheena: (Another name i forgot, kyo?)
[19:38] Alathon: Kyo Anthony Ramirez, one of Venus' four aides.
[19:39] Alathon: She doesn't have much else to say, and busies herself with the terminal.
[19:40] Sheena: (umm ok... lab stuff? equipemnt?)
[19:40] Alathon: You can bug her?
[19:40] Mani: "All right. Thanks. We're going to be officially on leave, so I can't guarantee all of us will be available at any given time."
[19:40] * Sheena leans aginst the table
[19:41] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[19:41] Sheena: "Talia? You got some time right now or should i come back later?"
[19:41] Alathon: Talia looks up, started to see you still there.
[19:42] Alathon: Talia: "I'm sorry, what?"
[19:42] Sheena: "Big Project going on right now?"
[19:42] Alathon: Talia's brain then catches up.
[19:42] Alathon: Talia: "I, no.. nothing..."
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[19:42] Alathon: She promptly flicks the terminal off.
[19:42] * Sheena is some what used to tech's zoneing out on ther work
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: <Sheena> (was she with venus before?)
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: <Alathon> ((You don't know; Kyo referred you to her the first time.))
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: * Disconnected
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: (What'd I miss?
[19:42] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[19:42] Alathon: Talia: "What did you want?"
[19:43] Sheena: "I was told i need to talk to you about some Lab and shop space, and for any equipment for it"
[19:44] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. right, yes, of course."
[19:45] Alathon: Talia: "You'll need to get the lab space from Kyoko.. uh, Kyoko Murai, she's in charge of managing this building."
[19:45] Alathon: Talia: "I can get you, well.. most anything that's standard in the R&D labs. Within reason."
[19:45] Alathon: Talia is kinda curious now.
[19:46] Alathon: Talia: "If you don't mind me asking, what're you looking to work on?"
[19:46] * Sheena makes a note of the name and job on her com.
[19:46] * Sheena holds out her free hand and lets Dark Heart form in staff mode
[19:46] Reis: (... Wait, wasn't she your DC CT character?)
[19:46] Alathon: ((yes))
[19:46] Alathon: ((sadly, she's not a slut this time around))
[19:46] Reis: (The lame overpowered SI NPC?)
[19:46] Alathon: ((haha no ;p ))
[19:46] Sheena: "Say hellow Dark Heart"
[19:46] Alathon: ((.... or is it?))
[19:47] Alathon: "xxxxxxxx xxxx"
[19:47] Alathon: ((that was Dark Heart))
[19:48] Alathon: Talia: "Oh."
[19:48] Sheena: "Standard equipment would be great, and well its far more then i got now. And i do hate having to ask to borrow things.'
[19:48] Alathon: Talia: "Oh, right!"
[19:48] Kuonji: (huh?)
[19:48] Sheena: "A lot of the other things are costome made"
[19:48] Alathon: Talia figures out what you were talking about.
[19:48] Alathon: Talia nods.
[19:48] Sheena: "hmm, How about you reis?"
[19:49] Sheena: "Whats your staff take?"
[19:51] Mani: (Besides its personal silence effect.)
[19:52] Sheena: (she's dead, we just dont know it yet)
[19:52] * Reis fingers her cross. "Uh, mostly just standard gear, like you said. Anything more, I'm not sure I want to mess with a good thing once I got it working."
[19:52] Alathon: ((funny how all his characters have that effect))
[19:52] Mani: (Yuuno's death was contagious.)
[19:53] * Sheena turns back to Talia
[19:53] Sheena: "Do you know if Kyoko is in today?"
[19:54] Alathon: Talia: "She was at lunch a couple hours ago.. she should still be arond."
[19:54] * Sheena smiles, "Ok"
[19:54] Sheena: "One last thing,"
[19:54] Kuonji: "Oh, before I forget..."
[19:54] Mani: (She eats a *lot*.)
[19:55] * Sheena looks to Sakura
[19:55] Alathon: Talia: "Yes?"
[19:55] Alathon: She looks between you, waiting to see who'll go first.
[19:55] Kuonji: "I've been meaning to requisition some poisons, would you be the person to ask?"
[19:56] * Sheena 's grin gets a bean twisted at hear that..
[19:56] Alathon: Talia: "I.. suppose so."
[19:56] Alathon: She's a bit taken aback.
[19:56] Sheena: "A suprise for our guests? Interesting idea sakura"
[19:56] Alathon: Talia: "I don't actually know anything about poisons.."
[19:56] Alathon: Talia: "But, I know someone with the requisite pharmacological knowledge over in R&D."
[19:56] Sheena: (all tho Al might kill you for making him figer out poions math)
[19:56] Alathon: Talia looks a little discomfited by the idea.
[19:57] Alathon: Talia: "What did you have in mind?"
[19:57] Alathon: ((nah it's easy, they're essentially D&D poisons))
[19:57] Mani: ("Something that would be undectable in baby formula.")
[19:57] Alathon: ((stat damage, fort save for half))
[19:57] Alathon: ((haha))
[19:58] Ken: ("I don't like Ken... Got anything I can poison him with, using touch only?")
[19:58] Reis: (It's funnier when it's NOT true :P )
[19:58] Mani: ("There's a waiting list for that.")
[19:58] Kuonji: "Both fatal and non-fatal varieties. Sedatives and laxatives as well perhaps."
[19:59] Alathon: Talia: "I.. uh, right."
[19:59] Alathon: Talia: "I'll see what I can do."
[19:59] Kuonji: (I'm not really sure what to ask for specifically)
[19:59] * Ken raises an eyebrow, but doesn't comment
[19:59] Kuonji: (can I knowledge check to come up with an example?)
[19:59] Sheena: "Oy! Dont get any funny ideas with that last one, or ill ask dark heart is she knows tricks of her own"
[19:59] Kuonji: (oh, would I know about sodium pentathol?)
[20:00] Kuonji: "You never know when you might need to get someone out of a room without killing them."
[20:00] Alathon: Talia looks a bit ill at that.
[20:00] Alathon: Talia: "Right.."
[20:00] Reis: (Well... If _you_ know about it, I'd imagine a poisoner would know)
[20:01] Alathon: Talia looks over to Sheena.
[20:01] Alathon: Talia: "What was it you wanted?"
[20:01] Sheena: "Ahh right,"
[20:01] Alathon: ((sodium pentathol? no))
[20:01] * Sheena undoes her top part way
[20:02] * Kuonji continues on, more to himself then Talia "Any powerful hallucinogens could probably come in handy as well. Hmm.."
[20:02] Kuonji: (aww)
[20:02] * Sheena reachs in and pulls out her last two shells.
[20:02] Kuonji: (what about LSD? and DMSO would be really useful too)
[20:02] Alathon: ((yes, and no))
[20:02] Mani: ("Put those away!")
[20:03] Kuonji: (no DMSO? ;_;)
[20:03] Kuonji: (why not?)
[20:03] Alathon: ((... why would you have that sort of knowledge, even as a ninja?))
[20:03] Alathon: Talia examines the shells.
[20:03] Sheena: "Im in the need of more shells, Well a lot more as i used them up in battle."
[20:03] Alathon: Talia pauses.
[20:03] Alathon: Talia nods.
[20:03] Kuonji: (well, sodium pentathol is truth serum (not very reliable though))
[20:03] Alathon: Talia: "I remember those, now. They're not easy to make, but, I'll see if I can't get some ginned up."
[20:04] Ken: ((...Contrary to what many believe, Ninja aren't exactly assassins you know? :P))
[20:04] Alathon: Talia looks over at Mani.
[20:04] Alathon: Talia: "Though.. couldn't Mani conjure those up out of thin air?"
[20:04] Sheena: "Running out of them... Well that cased some problems mid fight."
[20:04] Kuonji: (... uh... ninja ARE assassins)
[20:04] Kuonji: (they used to sneak into people's homes, stab them, then sneak the fuck out)
[20:04] Kuonji: (that was there whole purpose... to assassinate)
[20:05] Kuonji: (and DMSO would be useful to know because it's absorbed through the skin)
[20:05] Sheena: "Mani said she can help, but we didn't really get a break to restock.."
[20:05] Alathon: Talia nods.
[20:05] Kuonji: (so if you mix DMSO with a posion, or drug, or what have you, you can basically say... put it on a door handle and poison anyone who touches it)
[20:05] Alathon: Talia: "Right.. I'll see if I can't get them to gin some of those up."
[20:06] Sheena: "I put in an 'request' a week or so ago, but i was over seas and told it would have to wait.. They where bissy"
[20:06] Alathon: Talia nods.
[20:06] Alathon: Talia: "They are.. there are a lot of metas with.. special needs.. when it comes to equipment."
[20:07] * Sheena sighs and nods
[20:07] Sheena: "ya, i bet"
[20:07] Alathon: Talia: "Still, I'll see what I can do."
[20:07] Alathon: Talia: "Anything else, while you're here? Mani? Uh..you?"
[20:07] Alathon: She addresses the 'you' to Ken.
[20:07] Mani: "I'm fine, thanks."
[20:08] * Sheena looks over to ken
[20:08] Kuonji: (will I get syringes with the poisons?)
[20:08] Ken: "Hmm, My plasma Rifle may need some repairs...
[20:08] Sheena: "The new guy wanted biger stuff that goes bang"
[20:08] * Ken has his rifle on hand, deactivated with no energy packs...
[20:08] * Ken blinks at Sheena...
[20:09] Alathon: Talia: "Okay.. leave it over there with the other two."
[20:09] Alathon: There is a table where she's pointing, with a number of various CT weapons.. some of them in obvious states of disrepair. Among them are two Beam Rifles.
[20:09] Ken: "Hmm, I didn't think I mention that before, but yeah..."
[20:10] * Ken places the Plasma Rifle on the table with the other weapons...
[20:10] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. hm.. we get that a lot."
[20:10] Alathon: Talia: "You're certified for that thing, right?"
[20:10] Alathon: ((you are))
[20:10] Ken: "Hmm, would you be able to check my other weapons for possible damage as well?"
[20:10] Mani: ("Hey, I sent in my boxtops!")
[20:10] Ken: "But of course!"
[20:11] Alathon: Talia: "Yeah, sure, put 'em with the rest."
[20:11] Alathon: Talia: "Um.."
[20:11] Alathon: Talia: "I can make some inquiries."
[20:11] * Sheena looks around at the equipment and stock ed up stuff
[20:11] Sheena: "Wow talia, You do have help right?"
[20:11] * Sheena raises and eyebrow while asking this
[20:11] Alathon: There's all sorts of stuff.. lots of it is immediately recognizeable as crystal tech, or variations on the armorcloth uniforms the party has used.
[20:12] Alathon: Talia: "Well, it's not as if I'm responsible for fabricating any of this."
[20:12] * Sheena hmm's to herself some
[20:12] * Sheena then pulls out her flight mask
[20:12] Sheena: "Know anything about this?"
[20:12] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[20:12] * Ken takes out all his weapons from inside of his jacket and places them on the table... It becomes obvious to anyone who's watching, that he shouldn't be able to fit a Pulse-rifle, Beam-Rifle, and his blaster into his jacket the way he seems to have.
[20:12] Alathon: Talia: "What is it?"
[20:13] Sheena: "A mask i use for flying, so i dont end up with a face full of bugs or trash, it has some asisted breathing and filtering as well"
[20:13] * Mani leans against a counter, looking pretty much like a non-gamer dragged to a gaming store by her friends.
[20:13] Sheena: "Thing is i used it in the middle of a rather large fire, needs some work and new filters"
[20:14] Sheena: "As it was a suprise to me i have no idea who to take it to"
[20:14] * Reis stares at Ken's jacket.
[20:15] Alathon: ((haha))
[20:15] * Ken dusts off his hands, "Well, that's the lot."
[20:15] * Sheena would wonder why Ken has Hair space in his jacket
[20:15] Alathon: Talia nods.
[20:15] Alathon: Talia: "Well, I should be able to get a replacement easily enough."
[20:15] Alathon: Talia: "R&D made this in the first place, right?"
[20:15] Alathon: Talia: "They'll have records."
[20:15] Sheena: "I think so, I was there often durning my research and work on dark heart."
[20:16] Sheena: "I can only asume i was over heard bitching about a face full of bug gunk... next thing you know this is in the equipment pack for me"
[20:17] * Sheena sets the mask down on the table.
[20:17] Sheena: "Since i can pull around 500ish now.. i really need this."
[20:17] Sheena: "Its gone from bug gunk to a bug knocking teeth out"
[20:17] Alathon: Talia nods.
[20:17] Alathon: Talia: "I can see that being a problem, yes."
[20:18] Alathon: Talia looks around, ready to field any further questions.
[20:18] * Sheena "heh,then again im just one more meta with an interesting problem no?" scratchs the side of her head
[20:18] Kuonji: ("So, got any time off coming up?")
[20:19] Mani: ("I'm sorry. I'm married to my work--literally.")
[20:20] Sheena: (seemslike that type)
[20:20] Reis: (A robot maker needs to say that.)
[20:20] * Sheena checks and com for messages and to remember the lady she needs to find.
[20:20] Sheena: *her com
[20:20] Kuonji: (hmm, wonder if I should bother taking nyquil tonight)
[20:21] Kuonji: (that stuff FUCKS me up)
[20:21] Alathon: Talia: "I'll do my best, don't worry.. I'm sure I can get you at least a couple dozen rounds of those crystal things."
[20:21] Alathon: Talia: "Anything else while you're here?"
[20:22] Ken: "Hmm, not really... I was going to ask about new weapons, but that can wait for some other time I guess."
[20:22] Sheena: "I can't think of anything right now, this is all still new to us"
[20:22] Ken: "I'll make do with what I've already been supplied with, once repairs are done of course."
[20:22] Alathon: Talia: "Alright.. well, I'll have those items identified by tomorrow afternoon, and the shells within a week."
[20:23] Alathon: Talia: "I have no clue how long it'll take to fabricate poisons."
[20:23] * Kuonji nods
[20:23] Alathon: Talia: "The weapons should be checked out and repaired within a week as well."
[20:23] Alathon: She addresses this last bit to Ken.
[20:23] * Sheena smiles and nods "Thanks Talia, Oh, We where all so wondering about some of this equipent for field use"
[20:23] Ken: "Understood, thankyou Talia."
[20:23] Sheena: "If they dont get grabed up by the lab's that is"
[20:23] Alathon: Talia blinks.
[20:24] Alathon: Talia: "Um.. as far as I know, that would be up to you."
[20:24] Sheena: "Really? Ok."
[20:24] Alathon: Talia: "We don't have policy on the collection or disbursment of enchanted equipment."
[20:24] * Sheena frowns
[20:24] Sheena: "We may need one soon.."
[20:24] Alathon: Talia nods slowly.
[20:25] Alathon: Talia: "You may be right.. I know I might want to keep a couple pieces to study."
[20:25] Alathon: Talia: "Or at least, borrow them between missions, if that's not feasible."
[20:25] * Sheena lets dark heart fade and return
[20:25] Alathon: Talia: "If you could manage that, I'd deeply appreciate it."
[20:25] Sheena: "I got no problems with that, Speaking of.. Do you need thoe two shells?"
[20:25] Kuonji: "Oh, and if it'd be possible to manufacture pulmonary agents, I'd be interested in those as well."
[20:25] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[20:25] Alathon: Talia: "They've got the specs on record... they built them last time, after all."
[20:25] Alathon: ((wtf is a pulmonary agent?))
[20:26] Alathon: ((something that affects your heart/circulation?))
[20:26] * Sheena takes the shells back and slides em into her shirt and then holster
[20:26] Alathon: Talia: "I.. don't know.. but I'll ask."
[20:26] Mani: (Breathing, I'd imagine.)
[20:26] Kuonji: "actually... blood agents, blister agents, incapacitating agents... what ever I can get my hands on would be useful."
[20:26] Ken: (A pulmonary agent (or choking agent) is a chemical weapon agent designed to impede a victim's ability to breathe, resulting in suffocation.)
[20:26] Sheena: (smoke bomb)
[20:26] Kuonji: (yay for wiki)
[20:26] Kuonji: (nope)
[20:27] Sheena: "Ok good, these town are rather powerfull shells. Would be bad if there "used" outside of Dark heart"
[20:27] Kuonji: (more like chlorine)
[20:27] Sheena: *town=two
[20:27] Ken: (No, that was all me. :P)
[20:27] Alathon: Talia: "...right."
[20:27] Kuonji: (heh, so is Talia looking sick from all the poison talk? XD)
[20:28] Alathon: A little.
[20:28] Ken: (She certainly won't be dating you anytime soon, ya damn psycho. :P)
[20:28] Kuonji: (I wish I could get away with saying Yarrow's line)
[20:28] Alathon: Talia: "Anything else?"
[20:29] Ken: "Hmm, I believe the topic of transport came up in an earlier discussion..."
[20:29] Sheena: "Eh?"
[20:29] Mani: (The one about formula?)
[20:29] Kuonji: (yeah XD)
[20:29] * Sheena sighs and subs her eyes
[20:29] Mani: "I expect that'll be dependent on what our current mission is, Ken."
[20:29] Sheena: "Thats it for me, Thanks Taila"
[20:30] Ken: "I suppose... Well, I guess that's all then."
[20:30] * Sheena makes a couple notes on her com/pda thing or what ever the hell it is
[20:31] Kuonji: (Oh, and if you could manufacture some to look like candy... and maybe bombs that look like teddy bears. The most effective way to win a war is take out the next generation of combatants)
[20:31] Sheena: (your not winning a new girl fiend here..)
[20:31] Kuonji: (as russia well knows... They used to plant toys on landmines in afghanistan)
[20:31] Alathon: Talia right.
[20:32] Alathon: Talia: "Right, then."
[20:32] Alathon: Talia: "I'll comm you when stuff is done."
[20:32] * Mani nods.
[20:32] Mani: "Thank you for your time."
[20:32] Alathon: SShe waits a moment, then reactivates her holoterminal.
[20:32] Alathon: She then looks up.
[20:32] Alathon: Talia: "Oh, it's nothing."
[20:32] * Kuonji smiles brightly "Thanks! I've been meaning to get my hands on some poisons for a while, but it always slipped my mind."
[20:32] * Ken says politely "It was a pleasure meeting you Talia."
[20:32] Alathon: She looks a little downcast.
[20:32] * Kuonji blinks "Everythink ok?"
[20:33] Alathon: Talia: "Yes.. it was. Thank you."
[20:33] Ken: "Is something wrong?"
[20:33] Alathon: Talia: "of course not."
[20:33] Sheena: "Man Sakura your a real downer"
[20:33] Mani: (Which one was she answering?)
[20:33] Kuonji: "What? What did I do?"
[20:34] Alathon: She answered Ken.
[20:34] Alathon: Talia sorta waits for everyone to leave now.
[20:34] * Mani nods and leaves.
[20:34] * Ken nods, and follows Mani.
[20:35] Ken: (*Follows after. Only one exit afterall... I think. :P)
[20:35] * Sheena waves bye
[20:35] Alathon: spot roll as you leave
[20:35] * Sheena roll 1d20+5
[20:35] Sheena: Roll 1d20+5
[20:35] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{14}
[20:35] Ken: roll 1d20+13
[20:35] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{32}
[20:35] Ken: (I think I succeed)
[20:35] Kuonji: "Well, feel free to stop by Ucchan's, we'll take good care of you."
[20:35] Mani: roll 1d20+3
[20:35] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{10}
[20:36] Kuonji: roll 1d20+10
[20:36] Reis: roll 1d20+6
[20:36] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{11}
[20:36] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{14}
[20:36] Kuonji: (lol)
[20:36] Kuonji: (god damn it)
[20:37] Alathon: Anyways.
[20:37] Alathon: The party at this point is free to do.. whatever..
[20:38] Sheena: (failed the spot?)
[20:38] * Sheena stops outside the door and pulls her com out.
[20:38] Alathon: As far as you know, yes.
[20:38] Mani: "Well, I'm off. I probably won't be reachable for a day or two."
[20:38] Sheena: "Im going to look into getting some space here, you girls dont need to wait for me."
[20:38] Kuonji: "Have fun Mani... Gonna join us for the cow hunt?"
[20:38] * Sheena looks over to Mani
[20:39] Sheena: "Isnt it your week for laundry back home?"
[20:39] Mani: "If I'm around when you go for a cow. It's not like you need the extra firepower."
[20:39] Ken: "Bye Mani-san, thankyou for your guidance."
[20:39] Mani: "Oh, and do try not to char it too badly before you bring it in."
[20:39] * Mani grins.
[20:39] Reis: "I think I should head back home for at least a bit... My parents will be hearing about what happened, and..."
[20:40] Mani: "Why would there be any laundry when we've been away?"
[20:40] * Sheena stratches her head some
[20:40] Sheena: "Oh duh, sorry blond moment"
[20:40] Kuonji: "Sanshi's been using it as a bachelor pad?"
[20:40] Mani: "You're welcome, Ken. I'm sure we'll see each other again soon."
[20:40] Sheena: "Ya that or tsu.."
[20:41] * Sheena looks at the new guys
[20:41] Sheena: "Ya, Sanshi"
[20:41] Reis: (Huh... You think I could pass off my wierd acts as 'blonde moments'?)
[20:41] * Mani taps Sheena on the forehead with a fingertip.
[20:42] * Mani bows with a flourish and vanishes.
[20:42] Alathon: ((if people don't have anything Really Important to do, but rather 'stuff' that'll be done in the background, we can fast forward a bit))
[20:42] * Ken turns to Reis and asks "Hearing about what happened?"
[20:42] Alathon: ((especially if it's stuff that's solo))
[20:42] Alathon: ((though if people want to cover something in a solo session, I can work that))
[20:42] Alathon: ((Reis and Sheena still have one each coming ;p ))
[20:42] Sheena: (i need to talk to.. Kyoko
[20:43] Sheena: (wait i do?)
[20:43] Ken: ((I wanted Ken to meet up with Keiko sometime, but that can be handled later, or not at all. :P))
[20:43] Kuonji: (they get solo sessions? awww.... then again, not like I can really think of anything kuonji would need to solo outside an assassination)
[20:43] Sheena: "Hey reis, want to go with me to see Kyoko? Or do you have an idea on how much room you need?"
[20:43] Mani: (I don't think you'd want Reis's solo session. :) )
[20:44] * Sheena takes out her com and checks for messages before calling "Kyoko" the building manger
[20:44] Ken: "So, we're going Hunting?"
[20:44] Mani: (Don't have your own characters play with each other, RZ. It's unbecoming. ;) )
[20:44] Kuonji: (guess Kuonji will have spent the days of lounging in the archives and then going hunting)
[20:44] * Reis nods. "I'll go with you, I think."
[20:44] Sheena: "Don't forgot the news thats about to get out, Do you need to be home for it?"
[20:46] Reis: "Probably best to be there before it gets out. But I can at least spare a few minutes to work on this, senpai."
[20:46] * Sheena just nods and calls
[20:46] Sheena: (Do this kyoko thing later al?)
[20:46] Sheena: (or now? )
[20:47] Alathon: There's really nothing to do
[20:47] Alathon: You'll get what you ask for
[20:47] Alathon: within reason
[20:47] Sheena: (ok)
[20:47] Alathon: which means you can probably get a full college bio lab sized lab for you and reis
[20:47] Sheena: ( /sheena cries at the CP spent on it)
[20:48] Alathon: ((?))
[20:49] Sheena: (ok then.. FF to what? What next day? Sheena would go home and restock our food then get her minilab packed up)
[20:49] Alathon: ((I was thinking more, a week from now))
[20:49] Alathon: ((As unless you all choose to do something really interesting.. you'll succeed.))
[20:49] Alathon: ((that includes mutacow hunting))
[20:49] Alathon: At this point, mutacow hunting is trivial for hte party.. and fairly simple even for a single one of you.
[20:49] Sheena: (checking in on the items? and talking to talia again?)
[20:50] Sheena: (or do we get a list of them on our coms?)
[20:50] Kuonji: (well, then we bring back a ton of steak to the restraunt :D)
[20:50] Kuonji: (and of course, inform the princess that we now have beef okonomiyaki)
[20:50] * Sheena messages Talis about her lab space and the general stuff needed, As a side note she ask's if talia is interested in any midiacan magic
[20:51] Alathon: ffs
[20:51] Alathon: Midchildan
[20:51] Alathon: SPELL IT RIGHT OR I WILL FUCKING SMITE YOU
[20:51] Sheena: (ya i guess lunch with the princess with be cool)
[20:51] Mani: (Those are the things from Star Wars, right?)
[20:51] Alathon: heh
[20:51] Alathon: anyways
[20:52] Alathon: short food break here
[20:52] Alathon: 10 minutes
[20:52] * Sheena hits (windows+s) and makes that a note in her new OneNote program
[20:52] Alathon: and we'll pick up after the week of leave
[20:53] Mani: (One week food break. Got it.)
[20:53] Sheena: (heh it works i got a note saying I WILL FUCKING SMITE YOU now.)
[21:00] Kuonji: (I wish I had food to take a break with ;_;)
[21:02] Alathon: you could always make like marilyn manson and feed yourself ourobouros style
[21:02] Alathon: anyways.. we all back?
[21:03] Kuonji: (it's that one last vertebrae...)
[21:03] Alathon: heh
[21:04] Mani: (Ok, back.)
[21:04] Alathon: I always figured that was a B.S. rumor, the one I heard in middle school about marilyn manson getting ribs removed so he could suck his own dick
[21:04] Sheena: back.
[21:05] Alathon: but I bet sasuke could do it
[21:05] Kuonji: (you don't need to get your ribs removed, you just need to practice)
[21:05] Sheena: the emo is strong in that one.
[21:05] Kuonji: (err, I mean...)
[21:05] Alathon: haha
[21:05] Kuonji: (heh, Clerks)
[21:05] Alathon: So..
[21:05] Alathon: It'll have been about a week.
[21:05] Alathon: In that time, a few things will have happened.
[21:06] Kuonji: (This must be the weirdest thing you've ever seen, huh? No, I once saw some kid with a broken neck from trying to suck his own dick)
[21:06] Alathon: Mani will have been incommunicado for a while.
[21:07] Alathon: Sheena wll have gotten a shipment of 24 crystal shells, but also a complaint that they're a bitch to manufacture
[21:07] Alathon: Ken will have his weapons back..
[21:07] Alathon: as well as some leads on improved weaponry, but, with no promises as to their reliability
[21:07] Mani: (They got them from the Paranoia branch.)
[21:08] Alathon: Sakura will have gotten half a dozen vials of poisons.
[21:08] Alathon: heh
[21:08] Mani: ("I could have sworn there was one more vial...")
[21:08] Alathon: Reis and Sheena will have a mostly stocked lab to work with.
[21:08] Sheena: (wooo)
[21:08] Kuonji: (aww, only half a dozen? and nothinf in gas form? did they at least come with syringes? ;_;)
[21:09] Alathon: ((yes, no, and no))
[21:09] Alathon: In that time, the news has broken.. and CT is simultaneously mourning somewhat.. and pissed off.
[21:09] * Sheena will have moved in her own Midchildan stuff in, Any one looking would find notes in Midchildan and now a mix of abyssal as well
[21:09] Alathon: Not quite 9/11 pissed off, but, there's a very strong public sentiment that whoever was responsible needs to pay the dearest price.
[21:10] Kuonji: (jeez, R&D is fuckin stingy)
[21:10] Alathon: At the same time, there's also a growing public movement to extend "protection" to friendly foreign states, that obviously need it, and who could obviously benefit from Crystal Tokyo's relative power and beneficence.
[21:10] Sheena: (thats why sheena wanted it in house, R&D is one department taking cae of the whole freaking population)
[21:10] Reis: (Anyone looking in there would also see random strings of 'how the hell do you merge German and Japanese into a single coherent language?')
[21:11] Alathon: R&D wise, there just aren't that many people in a population of 6 million or so that are both smart enough, and inclined, to be top notch scientists
[21:11] Alathon: remember, the whole of crystal tokyo is around the size and population of Connecticut ;p
[21:12] Sheena: (so any one looking around in that lab see's notes laying out.. but there in mid,aby, or germen... Feel sorry for em)
[21:12] Kuonji: (if sheena has standard lab equipment, Sakura will have to see about fabricating his own poisons)
[21:12] Sheena: (you got the skill for it?)
[21:12] Alathon: long run, you probably could
[21:12] Mani: (3.5M for Connecticut :) )
[21:13] Alathon: wierd.. coulda sworn it was 6 mil.. maybe that was massachusettes
[21:13] Alathon: Yup, mass
[21:15] Alathon: Anyways.
[21:16] Alathon: The official announcement of Espionage as an additional branch of government is met with broad public support.
[21:17] Alathon: Every one of you who has relatives, receives mail from them on various topics.
[21:17] Alathon: It all boils down to, "are you okay" and "what's going on?"
[21:18] Alathon: roll 1d3
[21:18] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d3 --> [ 1d3=3 ]{3}
[21:18] * Sheena of corse gets no mail, but says nothing
[21:19] Alathon: Sheena also receives a number of inquiries from the Times, one of the more reputable written-word news agencies, inquiring on a number of topics.
[21:19] * Sheena will be rather hurt is she never recived replys from Venus or Reene tho.
[21:19] Mani: (Want me to send you a letter? :) )
[21:19] Alathon: you never got a reply from Renee
[21:19] Sheena: (yes please,)
[21:19] Alathon: You did, however, get a reply from Venus
[21:19] Sheena: (uh oh?)
[21:20] Kuonji: ("why would you text a dead person? what's wrong with you?")
[21:20] Alathon: It's a bit terse, but she thanks you for asking after her.. and lets you know that while Renee is alive, she's in a coma.
[21:20] Sheena: (umm she rezed)
[21:20] Sheena: (ahh crap)
[21:21] Alathon: She also lets you know that there will be a short memorial service for Kyo, Terry, and Damien.
[21:21] Alathon: And that Sheena and the party are invited.
[21:21] Kuonji: (why do I have the feeling our superiors wouldn't be that choked up if it was one of US in the coma? -_-;)
[21:21] * Sheena will go of corse
[21:21] * Kuonji will attend
[21:21] Alathon: It's 'tomorrow', as of now
[21:22] Alathon: It was delayed in hopes that Renee would be up for it, but.. no such luck.
[21:23] * Reis would feel wierd as hell attending since she never _knew_ the lady, and make such known whenever it comes up.
[21:23] Alathon: If party members choose to go.. it'll be a funeral service
[21:23] Alathon: Attire is white formal if you're japanese culturally, or black formal for most other cutlures.
[21:23] Mani: (I assume I'm no longer incommunicado?)
[21:23] Alathon: at that poitn no.
[21:24] Alathon: And.. it'll be a 'nice' service.. but depressing.
[21:24] Alathon: Damien didn't have any relatives at all.. Terry only had a couple, and Kyo had a huge family all of which took his death badly.
[21:25] Alathon: It will take place without incident.. except, Venus will have a short word with whichever of the three original party members came.
[21:25] Alathon: ((did mani go?))
[21:25] Mani: (Yes.)
[21:26] Kuonji: (she was high on nip!)
[21:26] Alathon: I'm guessing Ken chose not to attend since he didn't know em?"
[21:26] * Sheena is there in white, but not saying much at all
[21:26] Mani: (I can't wait to see what fiendish form Sheena's revenge takes when Kuonji's laxative somehow gets mixed with her water flavoring.)
[21:26] Ken: (Exactly)
[21:27] Ken: (Would be somewhat weird if I turned up for a stranger's funeral afterall... :P)
[21:27] Reis: (Reis didn't attend unless someone convinced her it'd be appropriate)
[21:27] Alathon: ((don't worry, not gonna spend the rest of the session on this ;p ))
[21:27] Ken: (Cool.)
[21:28] Alathon: Venus is dressed in, as usual, her Sailor Fuku.. with a white coiffeure and veil.
[21:28] Alathon: It looks pretty good on her, even though the color doesn't go all that well with her bright blonde hair.
[21:28] * Mani will obviously be dressed appropriately.
[21:28] Alathon: Venus will seek out you three, who (I'm guessing) will be a little clumped up.
[21:29] Kuonji: (as will Sakura)
[21:29] Alathon: She'll have spoken for all three of the deceased.
[21:29] Alathon: Venus: "Thank you for coming.. thank you."
[21:29] Alathon: She really seems to mean it.
[21:29] Mani: "Of course we'd come."
[21:29] Alathon: Her manner is simultaneously tired.. and grave.
[21:29] Sheena: "Ya,"
[21:30] Alathon: The service was outside.. and you're all clustered near a cherry tree.. though it's the wrong season for blossoms.
[21:30] Alathon: Venus: "Of course."
[21:30] Alathon: She smiles a little.
[21:30] Alathon: Venus: "I'm sorry I haven't been in touch.. I trust Usagi has handled things on the business end, at least?"
[21:31] Mani: "Yes."
[21:31] * Mani nods.
[21:31] Alathon: Venus smiles briefly.
[21:31] Alathon: Venus: "Of course."
[21:31] Kuonji: (is talia at the funeral?)
[21:31] Alathon: Yes.
[21:32] Alathon: She's weeping openly, and spends a lot of time by Kyo's ashes.
[21:32] Kuonji: (explains a lot)
[21:32] Alathon: She has family with her as well.. they're sticking tight with her.
[21:32] * Sheena frowns a bit then sights
[21:33] Sheena: "I keep thinking we should have been faster.."
[21:33] Alathon: Venus purses her lips, then speaks.
[21:33] Alathon: Venus: "You're not the only one."
[21:33] Alathon: Venus makes a fist at her side.
[21:33] Alathon: Venus: "If I were there..."
[21:34] Sheena: "We got that basterd tho, Meh, not that it maters after its over."
[21:34] Alathon: She slowly, carefully, un-balls her fist, before relaxing the arm.
[21:34] Alathon: Venus shakes her head, smiling sadly.
[21:34] Alathon: Venus: "No.. that counts for a lot."
[21:34] Alathon: Venus: "It makes sure they'll never do it again."
[21:34] * Mani nods.
[21:34] * Kuonji nods as well
[21:35] Alathon: Venus: "Makes sure Damien, Kyo, and Terry's spirits can rest in peace as well, knowing they were righfully avenged."
[21:35] Alathon: Venus then bows deeply.
[21:35] Alathon: Venus: "Thank you, so much."
[21:35] * Mani returns the bow.
[21:35] Alathon: There are the beginnings of tears in her eyes.
[21:35] * Kuonji returns the bow
[21:35] Alathon: She reaches up and rubs them away.
[21:35] * Sheena gets a gental smile and does the same
[21:35] Mani: (Alathon: "Ha! Got you! This is one of those rare situations where you're not supposed to return the bow!")
[21:36] Sheena: (i was thinking on that)
[21:36] Sheena: (i belive we're not as well,)
[21:36] Alathon: Venus takes a moment to get control of herself, takes a deep breath.
[21:36] Alathon: She then looks over at Sheena
[21:37] Alathon: Venus: "I wish I had better news, but.. Renee isn't up yet."
[21:37] Mani: (Well, to be honest, I don't know. Mani would, though, I imagine, and I'll trust her to react appropriately. :) )
[21:37] Alathon: ((true))
[21:37] Sheena: "... I have no experince with her powers.. but im guessing this isn't normal?"
[21:37] Kuonji: (I can't think of any time when you wouldn't return a bow)
[21:37] Mani: "Is this unusual for her stiuation?"
[21:38] Alathon: Venus: "Not necessarily.. we don't have a.. benchmark.. for how she woudl respond to the degree of injury she suffered."
[21:38] Kuonji: (even if you're ranked insanely higher then the bowing person, you typically give some sort of acknowledgment)
[21:38] Sheena: "Can we stop be to see her?"
[21:38] Alathon: Venus: "Absolutely."
[21:38] Kuonji: ("not.")
[21:38] Alathon: Venus quickly gives you her location -- it's a well-known hospital.
[21:38] * Sheena taps the side of her head a bit
[21:38] Mani: "Thank you."
[21:38] Sheena: "These eyes work now.. Who knows mabie i can spot the problem"
[21:40] Alathon: Venus: "By all means, have a look."
[21:40] Alathon: Venus: "Her vital signs are steady, she just.. hasn't regained consciousness."
[21:40] * Sheena makes a note of the place on her com
[21:41] Sheena: "Ill be there tommaro,"
[21:42] Alathon: Venus nods.
[21:42] Alathon: Venus: "Again, thank you for coming. It's important that we be here.. Terry has so few to remember him, and Damien.."
[21:42] Alathon: Venus shakes her head slightly.
[21:43] * Sheena sighs
[21:43] Sheena: "Not all of us have family to go home to"
[21:43] Alathon: Venus nods.
[21:43] Alathon: Venus: "I understand."
[21:44] Alathon: Venus will then bow slightly, and take her leave.
[21:44] * Sheena just waves bye
[21:44] * Kuonji bows again
[21:45] Alathon: There's nobody else other than Talia, and a few other IA graduates y ou'd know peripherally.
[21:45] Alathon: And assorted other mourners you don't know at all.
[21:45] Alathon: Anything else you wanna do, or shallw e move on?
[21:46] Mani: (Moving on sounds good to me.)
[21:46] Kuonji: (hit on talia >_>)
[21:46] Kuonji: (kidding)
[21:46] Kuonji: ("So... come here often?")
[21:46] Sheena: (check on Renee tommaro)
[21:46] Alathon: Heading back... there's some other things
[21:46] Alathon: The party has had all their stuff ID'd
[21:47] Alathon: and the vast majority of it returned
[21:47] Alathon: Only a handful of items were picked out for research.
[21:47] Mani: (Imagine how well your request would have gone over if Kyo had died of poisoning.)
[21:47] Sheena: (ouch)
[21:48] Sheena: (so whats the hall, and what did they keep?)
[21:49] Alathon: the total haul is such
[21:50] Alathon: A ring of Climbing (+5 climb skill)
[21:50] Alathon: two rings of Jumping (+5 jump skill)
[21:50] Alathon: two rings of Swimming (+5 swimming skill)
[21:50] Alathon: Two rings of Animal Friendship
[21:50] Alathon: Three Rings of Protection +1
[21:50] Alathon: Two Rings of Featherfall
[21:51] Alathon: one ring of Jumping, Improved (+10 jump skill)
[21:51] Alathon: one ring of Protection +3
[21:51] Alathon: one Ring of the Ram
[21:51] Alathon: one ring of Meld into Stone
[21:51] Alathon: one ring of Protection +2
[21:51] Alathon: one ring of Mind Shielding
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of Delay Poison
[21:51] Alathon: one oil of Magic Weapon
[21:51] Alathon: two potions of Cat's Grace
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of enlarge person
[21:51] Kuonji: (uh, your going to need to explain some of those)
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of Lesser Restoration
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of Cure Serious Wounds
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of Blur
[21:51] Ken: (That's... a crapload of loot. o_O;;;;)
[21:51] Alathon: one potion of Fox's Cunning
[21:52] Alathon: one potion of Tongues
[21:52] Alathon: one Eversmoking Bottle
[21:52] Alathon: one Necklace of Fireballs , type IV
[21:52] Alathon: one Cloak of Charisma +4
[21:52] Alathon: one Bag of Holding type I
[21:52] Reis: (We killed a lot of fuckers)
[21:52] Sheena: (woah)
[21:52] Kuonji: (anyword on the focus?)
[21:52] Alathon: out of all that, there's a few things that R&D really, really wanted to research before sending back out to be lost
[21:52] Alathon: The focus is nonmagical iron
[21:52] Sheena: (can i asume we are with Talia in her little lab?)
[21:53] Ken: (Hmm... Damn, nothing I can really use. :( )
[21:53] Reis: (Okay... everything that didn't have brackets, what does it do?)
[21:53] Alathon: Yes.
[21:53] * Sheena looks at the spread on the table and the list in her hands
[21:53] Sheena: "Woah... What a hall."
[21:53] Alathon: ring of featherfall does what it soudns like, lets falling characters fall slowly and take no damage
[21:53] Sheena: "Great work Talia"
[21:53] Alathon: er one sec
[21:54] Alathon: stuff that was taken for research.. 1x Jumping, 1x Swimming, 1x Protection, magic weapon oil, and the Bag of Holding
[21:54] Alathon: with the promise that they'll be made available as soon as possible
[21:54] * Reis stares at the 'stuff'.
[21:54] Kuonji: (what does stone meld thingie do? and eversmoking bottle?)
[21:54] Sheena: (i belive stone meld does just that)
[21:54] Alathon: Talia is still in mourning, obviously, though not so much in terms of her clothes, as in her overall appearance and demeanor.
[21:54] Alath

[Alathon]

Session 32 - part 2

[21:54] Alathon: But she's thankful for the praise.
[21:54] Sheena: (and the ever smoking bottle is a perma smoke bomb)
[21:54] Kuonji: (and how many rings can we wear at a time? ^_^)
[21:55] Kuonji: (that sounds useful for a ninja)
[21:55] Alathon: Talia: "Okay.. here's how this stuff works."
[21:55] Ken: (Ring of the Ram? If anything, I wouldn't mind the Ring of Protection +3... Though, maybe if we saved that for Yuuno. :P)
[21:55] Sheena: (problem is it is ever smokeing, and you have to go pick it up later..)
[21:55] Alathon: Talia: "Some of them are just what they say, they magically enhance your ability to do something simple, like jump, swim, or befriend animals."
[21:55] * Sheena has Dark HEart out as well.
[21:56] Alathon: Talia: "The rings of protection offer varying degrees of ablation against attacks."
[21:56] Sheena: "Woder how they did that.."
[21:56] Alathon: Talia: "This Ram ring can be used to attack targets with a strong thrust of force."
[21:56] Ken: "Are the rings one-use only?"
[21:56] Alathon: Talia: "Most of these seem to be permanent.. though the Ring of the Ram, and the Fireball necklace, and all of the potions, have limited uses."
[21:56] Alathon: Talia: "Most of these potions are only good for a single use."
[21:57] * Ken nods
[21:57] Alathon: Talia: "the Mind Shielding ring doesn't actually block mind invasion attempts, but rather, guards against attempts to magically discern whether the wearer is telling the truth, or to divine other information about them."
[21:57] Ken: "Well, I'd be worried if a potion was re-usable."
[21:57] Sheena: "Other teams may be able to use this stuff as well..
[21:57] Alathon: Talia nods.
[21:57] Sheena: "Can we copy the potions at all?"
[21:58] Alathon: Talia: "I don't think you can use more than one of these rings on each hand.. if you use more,t hey start conflicting with each other and not really functioning."
[21:58] Alathon: Talia: "CopY?"
[21:58] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[21:58] Alathon: Talia: "Not yet."
[21:58] Sheena: "I would asume a break down of there ingerdiants is posible?"
[21:58] Kuonji: (gaaaaaay)
[21:58] Sheena: "Oh?"
[21:58] Alathon: Talia: "Actually, that was something I wanted to bring up.."
[21:59] Alathon: Talia: "These potions would be destroyed by using them.. but also have a great deal of value to a deployed team. I wanted to ask if I could hold onto them until we learn to mimic them?"
[21:59] Mani: "That sounds like a good idea."
[21:59] Alathon: Talia: "R&D wanted the weapon enchanting oil.. and I can understand why.. but I think the rest are almost all as valuable, especially the restorative."
[21:59] Sheena: "Thats a great idea"
[22:00] Alathon: Talia: "Which, to be clear, doesn't pep you up.. but rather, cancells magical health-damaging effects."
[22:00] Alathon: ((read: stat drains))
[22:00] Alathon: Talia picks up the cloak.
[22:00] * Sheena shows an interest in the cloak
[22:00] Alathon: Talia: "This thing, on the other hand.. I can see it's worth, of course, but I don't feel any particular need to research it."
[22:00] Alathon: She offers it to Sheena.
[22:00] * Sheena smiles and takes it
[22:01] Alathon: Do you put it on?
[22:01] Sheena: "Thanks.. so whats it do again becides look good?"
[22:01] * Sheena does put it on.
[22:01] Alathon: Talia: "Well.."
[22:01] Kuonji: ("Hey, is it just me or do her tits look bigger?")
[22:02] Reis: (Cloak of Seduce Everything In Sight?)
[22:02] Sheena: (back ake defect?)
[22:02] Ken: ("Can someone find my eyes? They left their sockets just now...")
[22:02] Alathon: When Sheena puts on the cloak, everyone who isn't sexually attracted to human females notices that Sheena appears just a bit more handsome.. noble, even, with a strong jaw line, and wisdom in her eyes.
[22:02] Reis: (Al: Reis. You die of nosebleed)
[22:02] Alathon: Those of you who ARE attracted to human females have a split second where you really wanna bone her, after which you're just aware that Sheena is really fuckable.
[22:03] * Kuonji blinks
[22:03] Ken: "Daaaaaammmmnnnn..."
[22:03] Mani: (Hey, wait... that's everyone but me, isn't it...)
[22:03] * Sheena is fiddleing with the cloak thinking of neat ways to tie it..
[22:03] * Reis flushes totally red and almost loses her footing.
[22:03] * Ken blinks, shakes his head, and averts his attention from sheena with a blush that would put fire-engines to shame...
[22:03] Kuonji: "Could I try that for a second?"
[22:03] Sheena: "So hows it look?"
[22:03] Alathon: ((no, Talia is straight))
[22:03] Mani: (Well, of the PCs, I meant.)
[22:04] Mani: "It looks nice. Brings out your sense of presence."
[22:04] Ken: "With all due respect ma'am, you're the hottest thing I ever laid eyes on."
[22:04] Ken: "Aside from Keiko that is" he mutters under his breath
[22:04] * Sheena blinks at that last one
[22:04] * Mani looks around at the others at Ken's comment.
[22:05] Sheena: "Thanks, i think.."
[22:05] Kuonji: "Actually... I kinda agree with him."
[22:05] Mani: "Er... might not be something you want to wear in public, though..."
[22:05] Ken: "Anyway... What's next?"
[22:05] * Reis nods fervently, then goes red again.
[22:05] * Sheena looks over at reis
[22:05] Sheena: "well?"
[22:05] Reis: (Would it be too comedic to faint?)
[22:05] Alathon: ((you could do it if you want ;p ))
[22:06] Kuonji: "Think I could try the cloak Sheena? I think you'd get a kick out of the effect."
[22:06] Alathon: ((but, it'll probably result in you being taunted about it forever))
[22:06] Sheena: (Is it a full cloak or just a cape?)
[22:06] Ken: (Rei's noce explodes in a geyser of blood, as she passes out)
[22:06] Ken: (Nose)
[22:06] Alathon: Talia, to Kuonji: "No, that's really quite alright."
[22:06] Alathon: It's a full cloak.
[22:06] * Reis needs to rely on the nearest table to stay standing, and averts her gaze. Her voice comes out in more of a squeak. "It's... great, senpai."
[22:06] Kuonji: "Huh?"
[22:06] Alathon: Er
[22:06] Alathon: Cape
[22:06] Alathon: bleah, sorry
[22:06] Alathon: totally a full cape
[22:07] Sheena: (ahh so no hood)
[22:07] Alathon: Within 30 seconds, everyone's back to normal.
[22:07] Kuonji: (what's she have against sakura trying it?)
[22:07] Alathon: Except sheena, who is a bit hotter than she was before.
[22:07] * Sheena looks at Talia
[22:07] Sheena: "I got the general idea of the effecti i think, and its seems to wear off"
[22:08] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[22:08] Alathon: Talia: "No.. it's quite permanent, at least as long as you wear it."
[22:08] Mani: "Could I see it for a minute? I'd like to try something."
[22:08] Alathon: Talia: "It's just the transition that can be.. disconcerting.. to some people.?
[22:08] * Sheena undoes it and draps it over her hand
[22:08] Sheena: "Ok Mani? Sakura?"
[22:09] Mani: "If you want to try it first, Sakura..."
[22:09] * Mani shrugs.
[22:09] * Kuonji takes the cloak
[22:09] * Kuonji puts it on
[22:09] Alathon: Talia promptly turns away from the party.
[22:09] Kuonji: "So, how do I look?"
[22:09] Alathon: ((same thing, other way around))
[22:09] * Mani remains unmoved.
[22:09] Mani: "Good."
[22:10] * Sheena bends over a bit for a closer look
[22:10] Mani: "I wonder how it'd affect people who thought you were a woman."
[22:10] * Reis looks down. "G-good, Sakura-san."
[22:10] Sheena: "Like a fine pice of ass Sakura.. is it females only? Caus your a total babe right now"
[22:10] Kuonji: "Like that, I'd suppose."
[22:10] Sheena: (back fired!)
[22:10] Kuonji: (not really :P)
[22:11] Kuonji: (though I thought Sheena was bi, just biding her time)
[22:11] Reis: (Well, it IS a backfire if you're looking to pick up anyone as a guy)
[22:11] Alathon: ((she's just telling herself you look like a hot chick.. that's what she wants to believe ;p ))
[22:11] Alathon: ((in truth, she's awed by your sheer manliness))
[22:11] Alathon: ((and wants it.. badly))
[22:11] Sheena: "I think thats an effect Talia dont want to deal with Sakura, let mani try it"
[22:11] Reis: (Heh, Sheena made shit up?)
[22:11] Kuonji: (hahahahaha)
[22:11] Sheena: (yes, very manly man)
[22:12] Alathon: Talia: "Exactly."
[22:12] Mani: (Almost as manly as the princess. :) )
[22:12] Reis: (Suppose D & D rules were never written with traps in mind. Pity)
[22:12] * Kuonji takes the cape off and hands it to Mani
[22:12] Alathon: If mani wears it, it affects anyone who thinks human women or catgirls are hot.
[22:12] Mani: "Everyone look away when I put it on and see if hits you strongly when you look at me again."
[22:13] Sheena: "You know.. My taste in cloths effects my magical armor... I wonder how it react's if i got that cape on?"
[22:13] * Sheena does so
[22:13] Alathon: If you test that, you'll find that it does't.
[22:13] Alathon: It's just the 'oddness' of seeing someone's charisma pop up +4.
[22:13] Mani: "That's good to know. And now for the other experiment."
[22:13] Sheena: "Hmm, makes you look cuter Mani, witch is odd as cute isnt your thing"
[22:13] Kuonji: (cat?)
[22:14] Kuonji: ("I'd tottally fuck you Taichou")
[22:14] * Mani concentrates for a moment, causing her crescent moon to glow as she reverts to her cat form.
[22:14] Alathon: The cloak disappears along with the rest of your clothing.
[22:14] Alathon: The cat on the floor is kinda cute.
[22:14] Kuonji: (lol)
[22:14] Alathon: In a "even though I hate cats, I might not kick this one against a wall" sort of way.
[22:14] Ken: "Must... resist... urge... to... pet..."
[22:14] Mani: "Can you see if the cloaks magic is still around me, Sheena?"
[22:14] * Sheena checks
[22:14] Kuonji: "Awww, look how cute she is."
[22:15] Alathon: It is
[22:15] Mani: "I'll take that as a yes..."
[22:15] Sheena: "Sure can, and its making you cute"
[22:15] * Kuonji scratches under Mani's chin
[22:15] * Reis debates cuddling the kitty, but is restrained by propriety.
[22:15] * Mani shamelessly uses the cloak's magic.
[22:15] * Ken is restrained by the possibility of a sexual harassment lawsuit...
[22:16] Kuonji: (...)
[22:16] Reis: (... How do you sexually harass a cat?)
[22:16] Kuonji: (where the fuck do you plan on touching her?)
[22:16] Reis: (Oh yeah. A cat is fine too)
[22:16] Sheena: "Hmm, well thats a useable cloak, It seems the key is no to put it on infront of people"
[22:16] Sheena: "If you all ready have it on the effect isnt as sudden"
[22:16] Mani: "Yes, quite."
[22:16] Reis: "Unless that's the effect you're looking for."
[22:16] * Mani butts Sheena's shin with her head.
[22:16] * Sheena grins at Reis
[22:16] Ken: (Physical contact is technically defined as assault, if no consent is given you know. :P)
[22:16] Sheena: "Now why would i do that"
[22:16] Kuonji: "We are so sharing that."
[22:17] Alathon: ((only in lame, fucked up countries.. not in CT ;p ))
[22:17] Reis: (It's a CAT. Cats are attention whores and you know it)
[22:17] * Sheena sticks her toung out at Sakura "bbbbbb'
[22:17] Sheena: "You just wana use it to pick up girls"
[22:17] Ken: "Hmm, curious... Jind if I try it on?"
[22:17] * Sheena bends down to pet mani a bit
[22:17] Alathon: (("But.. that's what YOU want it for!"))
[22:17] Ken: ^Mind
[22:17] Reis: (Everyone: "Meh.")
[22:17] Sheena: "Ok mani stop showing off"
[22:18] * Reis strokes the kitty, since _that_ issue of propriety is already covered.
[22:18] Ken: (lol)
[22:19] Sheena: "So!'
[22:19] Sheena: "rings of protection? They sound handy as well"
[22:19] * Mani shifts back to pitiful human form only after all petting has clearly stopped.
[22:19] Sheena: "Did we learn anything about them, or just that they work?"
[22:19] Kuonji: "I think you should take the featherfall ring"
[22:19] Ken: "Hmm, I suggest we give the most powerful protection one to Yuuno once he's back."
[22:19] Reis: (You're a cat forever then. I or my avatars NEVER stop cuddling a kitty until it's made clear it's unwanted)
[22:20] Sheena: "me? I was hopping for the cool cape myself even before learning what it did."
[22:20] Alathon: Talia, still turned away: "They add an ablative layer around the wearer that pushes attacks away just a bit."
[22:20] Sheena: "Done with that Mani?"
[22:21] Alathon: Dark Heart: "xxxx xxxxx xxxxxxx xx..."
[22:21] * Mani takes off the cape off when she returns to human form. (if that's happened yet. :) )
[22:21] Ken: "Not really sure what possible use any of this might be for me personally... Magic and all that other heady stuff isn't really my forte."
[22:21] * Sheena look over to Dark Heart
[22:21] Ken: "Tried reading a book about it once, but I got a headache just from reading the title."
[22:21] Sheena: "Hey Mani can i get that cape?"
[22:21] Kuonji: (that reminds mme)
[22:22] Kuonji: (i guess now would have been a good time for sheena to start the abyssal lessons)
[22:22] Sheena: (we coulda have been doing that all ready ifya wnat, just basics tho)
[22:22] Kuonji: ('k)
[22:22] Mani: "Hm? Will it help with your magic?"
[22:23] Alathon: Talia: "It might."
[22:23] Alathon: Talia: "Some mages flourish on.. shall we say, force of personality."
[22:23] Sheena: "Really? hmmm... I can test."
[22:23] * Sheena grins
[22:23] * Mani hands the cloak to Sheena.
[22:23] * Sheena takes it but keeps it folded inher hands
[22:24] Sheena: "Its safe talia, i got it folded up"
[22:24] Sheena: (asmusing she still had her back turned)
[22:24] Alathon: She then turns around.
[22:24] Alathon: She looks suspicious for a moment, until she sees the folded cloak.
[22:24] * Sheena looks over the loot not noticing Talia's look
[22:25] Mani: "It seems to still work when I'm a cat, by the way."
[22:25] Sheena: "Reis, you could use one of these protection things"
[22:25] Sheena: "I would rahter not see you butchered up again..."
[22:25] * Reis winces. "Probably..."
[22:25] * Sheena picks up the ring of feathers
[22:25] Sheena: "Any one test this?"
[22:26] Mani: (Talia: "Oh, you were a cat? I really didn't want to speculate why your voice was coming from around floor level once you put the cloak on.")
[22:26] * Sheena checks the info on herlist
[22:26] Sheena: 9heh)
[22:26] Alathon: Talia: "I tested it personally, from twenty stories."
[22:26] * Sheena looks suprised
[22:26] Sheena: "No shit,"
[22:27] * Reis stares. "Um, good thing it worked?"
[22:27] Mani: "I imagine she had some sort of failsafe."
[22:27] Kuonji: ("I was hoping it wouldn't")
[22:27] * Sheena just raises an eye brow at Talia
[22:27] Reis: (Or she just dropped the ring, not herself wearing it :P )
[22:27] Sheena: "Fail safe right?"
[22:27] * Ken frowns at Talia...
[22:28] Mani: (Talia blushes and says, "Actually, I slipped while walking on the roof and just happened to be wearing it...")
[22:28] Sheena: "At the very lest it would make landings easyer"
[22:28] Mani: "It'd be very useful if you ever got knocked out in mid-air, Sheena."
[22:29] Sheena: "Ya, droping from a mile up wasn't something i was looking forward to'
[22:29] Alathon: Talia: "Of course."
[22:29] Alathon: Talia: "It kicks in as soon as you start freefalling."
[22:31] Sheena: "Ok so all the potions stay... Got the cloak and ring? Reis gets protection.. and who else?"
[22:31] Sheena: "There seems to be a lot here so gear for other teams is covered as well"
[22:31] Reis: "Probably each one who flies should get one of those featherfall rings."
[22:31] Alathon: Talia: "There're four rings of protection.. one fairly strong one, one moderately powerful one, and a couple weaker ones."
[22:32] Alathon: Talia puses.
[22:32] Kuonji: (what's the delay poison do?)
[22:32] Alathon: (pauses))
[22:32] Ken: "You're the magic experts here... Whatever you think I need, I'll leave up to you."
[22:32] Alathon: Talia: "Or everyone who doesn't fly."
[22:32] * Reis nods. "Right... I was thinking of the 'knocked out in midair' contingency..."
[22:32] * Mani nods.
[22:32] Mani: "Either one has its merits."
[22:33] Alathon: Talia nods.
[22:33] Alathon: Talia: "I'll leave that up to you all."
[22:33] Sheena: "Any advice you have is welcom Talia, this is all new to us as well"
[22:34] * Sheena points to the meld into stone ring
[22:34] Sheena: "Just how does this work?"
[22:35] Alathon: Talia: "Pretty much what it sounds like.. you can slide into stone."
[22:35] * Sheena looks over to Sakura
[22:35] Alathon: Talia: "You need enough stone to hold you, volume wise, and I suspect that excessive damage to the stone would be.. unplesant."
[22:36] Ken: (Hmm, correct me if I'm mistaken, but don't you need the 'Use Magic Device' skill or be a mage to use those rings?)
[22:36] Alathon: Talia: "You can't go through stone, however.. you come out the same face you entered."
[22:36] Alathon: No.
[22:36] Alathon: that'd be a rod, or some wands or scrolls
[22:36] Sheena: "Sounds handy for a hidding spot dont it?"
[22:36] Ken: (Ah, right.)
[22:36] Mani: "Yep. Can you see or hear what's going on outside?"
[22:38] Alathon: Talia: "Slightly."
[22:41] Alathon: Talia: "Hmm.."
[22:41] Alathon: Talia: "Any more questions about these?"
[22:41] * Sheena notices the fireball thingy..
[22:41] Sheena: "Figer out what that does?"
[22:41] Alathon: Talia notices Sheena noticing.
[22:41] Alathon: Talia: "Pick it up, and I'll explain."
[22:42] Alathon: Note that to everyone, it looks like a black rope cord.
[22:42] * Sheena does so
[22:42] Alathon: Talia: "You'll notice that it's appearance changes when you hold it."
[22:43] Sheena: "I see.."
[22:43] Alathon: Talia: "Each of those orbs can be thrown.. when it reaches the target, it explodes into flame."
[22:43] Sheena: "Hmm.. Something like this would be much more handy for the waste."
[22:43] * Sheena looks up at that
[22:44] Sheena: "Really now? Sounds handy. Is it a normal fire?"
[22:44] Alathon: Talia: "As you can see, there's one large orb, two fairly large ones, two medium ones, and four small ones."
[22:44] Alathon: Talia: "Those orbs correspond to the size of the explosions they'll produce."
[22:45] Ken: "So, what happens when she runs out of orbs then? Does the Necklace become useless?"
[22:46] Alathon: Talia: "More or less."
[22:46] Alathon: Talia: "Yes, in terms of doing anything useful."
[22:46] Sheena: "So no way to rechange it?"
[22:46] * Ken ponders for a moment...
[22:46] Sheena: "Rather short term then.. Not to usefull"
[22:47] Ken: "So, basically the magical equivalent of grenades then...
[22:47] * Reis cocks her head. "What about the 'illusion' thing that's on it? Could it be used to conceal other things you string onto the cord?"
[22:48] * Sheena puts it down
[22:48] Reis: (Could make a kickass keychain, eh? :P )
[22:48] Sheena: "Seems a tad combersom, and not usefull for me, But some one close might find its use.. Mani, Sakura?"
[22:49] Alathon: Talia: "I don't think os, but you could try."
[22:49] Kuonji: "Hey, how come you seem to be getting first pick of everything?"
[22:49] Reis: (Because she pokes it before you do. Speak up man!)
[22:50] Sheena: "Becaus im standing here looking at the stuff?"
[22:50] * Sheena waves to the table
[22:50] Sheena: "Go for it"
[22:50] Sheena: "Your confuseing first pick with "only one asking questions"
[22:51] * Reis pokes the eversmoking bottle. "What exactly does this thing do?"
[22:51] * Ken looks at the table for a moment and shrugs...
[22:52] * Mani doesn't look more than vaguely interested in the items.
[22:52] Ken: "Again, not really into the whole magic thing. Probably not smart enough, or I lack the right genes or something... Unless anyone has any suggestions, I think I'll pass."
[22:52] Sheena: "Well some of these.."
[22:52] Kuonji: "Hmm... So only two rings at a time, huh? That's too bad."
[22:52] Alathon: Talia: "It produces a large amount of odorless smoke."
[22:53] Kuonji: "Was there anything special about that guy's focus?"
[22:53] Ken: "I would recomend once more to save the most powerful of the protection rings for Yuuno. The little guy could do well with that."
[22:53] * Sheena points to the cats grace bottle
[22:53] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[22:53] Sheena: "A lot of these will be mission based it seems,"
[22:53] Alathon: Talia: "That iron symbol? No, not that I could tell at least."
[22:54] Alathon: Talia looks over to Ken.
[22:54] Alathon: Talia: "They won't protect anyone against a direct hit.. they just nudge attacks out of the way."
[22:54] Reis: ("How the heck does a ferret WEAR a ring ya putz?!")
[22:54] Alathon: Talia: "Professor Yuuno, honestly, I'm not sure that would help so much in a ocmbat situation.. unless he has capabilities he hasn't demonstrated."
[22:54] Ken: "Every bit helps in a fight..."
[22:55] Ken: (Reis: How did Yuuno wear Raging heart in Nanoha? :P)
[22:55] Reis: ('Round his neck, but it isn't a ring ;) )
[22:55] Sheena: "Yuuno will be back soon enought, but right now i think Reis should get the good protection ring, and i wouldnt mind one myself"
[22:55] * Sheena looks over to Mani
[22:55] Sheena: 'You got any input for this?'
[22:55] Alathon: Talia: "I think they'd be of most use to those of you who are already good at getting out of the way, but, that's just me."
[22:56] Alathon: Talia: "I'm not terribly keen on combat myself."
[22:56] Ken: "I see... Understood. I was just thinking in Yuuno's interests is all."
[22:56] Mani: (What's the effect of the ring of protection? Bonus to defense roll?)
[22:56] * Ken seems a bit downcast as he says this...
[22:56] Mani: "Not much input, really."
[22:56] Sheena: (yes)
[22:56] Sheena: (ring +3 is just that +3)
[22:57] Sheena: "Hey dont sweat it ken, It's good to hear your thinking of em"
[22:57] Ken: "There's a saying in the corps: It is a soldiers dream and honour to never see combat."
[22:57] * Reis nods. "Yuuno-sensei isn't very agile, though... About all that would do him any good is a 'hard' defence that directly buffers attacks."
[22:57] Reis: "Could something like that be worked up? Armour, in ferret size?"
[22:58] Mani: ("Sure, but it'll cost him CP. :) )
[22:58] Ken: "Thanks Sheena..."
[22:58] Sheena: "Your underestmating the ferret, He'll have something new when he gets back trust me."
[22:58] Sheena: "He did last time after all"
[22:58] Mani: (A bill.)
[22:58] * Ken binks.
[22:58] Alathon: ((heh.. an invoice from Asgard for ressurection fees))
[22:59] * Reis blinks as well. "... What does he do when he's... dead?"
[22:59] Mani: (And damages to the place. :) )
[22:59] Ken: "Probably plays poker with god or something."
[22:59] Sheena: "Duno, score in ferret heven?"
[22:59] * Sheena sets aside the potions
[22:59] Sheena: "Ok.. all these stay, You wanted to work on em right Talia?"
[22:59] * Reis giggles. "Ferret gods give him gifts?"
[23:00] Alathon: Talia: "Yes, please."
[23:00] Mani: "Say, Sheena's ability to see magic might be helpful when you try to duplicate the potions."
[23:01] Alathon: Talia: "I'd definately appreciate it.. I can't promise that I'll be able to copy them all, but I believe with sufficient research I should be capable of producing at least some of these."
[23:01] * Sheena blinks her pink eyes
[23:01] Alathon: Talia: "Mmm.. true, but I have a similar capability, though it requires a cantrip to activate."
[23:01] Sheena: "Ya, a noticed that"
[23:02] Alathon: She looks over, curious.
[23:02] Alathon: Talia: "Oh?"
[23:02] Sheena: "Forceing it myself wasn't the best move"
[23:02] Alathon: Talia: "oh! You mean, you could see when I cast.."
[23:02] * Sheena nods
[23:02] Alathon: Talia looks up at Sheena's eyes, then down.
[23:03] Sheena: (and i dont have the cap on, darn)
[23:04] Alathon: ((anyways, it's starting to get late))
[23:04] Alathon: ((Anything else people want to hit on this evening?))
[23:04] Alathon: ((other than each other, of course))
[23:04] Sheena: "I can see any magic in use, or being cast. Like this stuff on the table"
[23:04] Sheena: (i guess we shoudl split loot out of game.)
[23:04] Mani: (Anything of note at the hospital visit?)
[23:04] Sheena: (ya, hospital visit, but isnt that tommaro?(ingame))
[23:04] Alathon: Not really.. Renee looks good, physically.. remarkably good, considering how you saw her last.
[23:05] Alathon: She appears entirely whole.
[23:05] Alathon: She's asleep, and won't wake up.
[23:05] Sheena: (no magic on her?)
[23:05] Alathon: Not that you can discern, no.
[23:06] * Mani speaks to her a bit.
[23:06] Alathon: There's no immediate response, though one of the nurses passing nods approvingly.
[23:07] * Sheena is holding onto her staff.
[23:07] Sheena: "Any ideas dark heart?"
[23:08] Alathon: Dark Heart: "......."
[23:08] * Kuonji tries to follow Mani's example, but ends up sounding a bit awkward
[23:09] Sheena: "Ya.. me to'
[23:12] Alathon: Anyways..
[23:13] Ken: (So, do we all go to the hospital, or do me and Reis sit it out?)
[23:13] Alathon: The party will visit Renee for some time.
[23:13] Alathon: YOu can have gone if you want.
[23:13] Ken: (Okay, Ken's there then. :P)
[23:13] Alathon: There'll be no immediate improvement in Renee's condition, but a couple of the nurses will mention that they think human voices and conversations help.
[23:13] Alathon: Though they can't prove it.
[23:14] Kuonji: (I'm reminded of a joke...)
[23:14] Alathon: And, with the party leaving the hospital, we'll end here.
[23:14] Kuonji: (Ever hear the one about a man whos wife is in a coma?)
[23:14] *** Ala-bot has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[23:14] Mani: No, I've been lucky so far.
[23:15] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:15] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:15] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:15] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:15] Alathon: a good game, in my opinion.. nothing earthshattering, but generally a good time
[23:15] Rockman_Zero: Again, sorry I was so unforgivably late...
[23:15] Ataru: so, XP and poisons? and why is R&D so damn stingy?
[23:15] Sheena: yep
[23:15] Sheena: i had a good time.
[23:15] Rockman_Zero: Yeah, I had fun! ^_^
[23:15] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[23:15] Alathon: it was a week, and R&D is busy
[23:15] Yarrow: Yep.
[23:16] DCG: We need to do a loot split
[23:16] Alathon: that's up to you all
[23:16] DCG: and Sheena soo wants the cape, but will of corse share with her good firends.
[23:16] Pale_Wolf: Utterly horrifically unforgivable. You monster!
[23:16] Pale_Wolf: :P
[23:16] Rockman_Zero: In-character and out, there's not really anything I can see that would be of any use for me.
[23:16] Alathon: 2480 exp

[Alathon]

Session 33

[18:21] Alathon: So, anyways
[18:22] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[18:23] DCG: oh dear
[18:23] DCG: pisca really does fgind all your pics
[18:23] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[18:23] Ken: Hmm
[18:24] Alathon: Last time, we finished up with the party having met their R&D Contact, Talia DeVry
[18:24] Alathon: having visited Renee in the hospital
[18:24] Alathon: having attended a wake
[18:24] Alathon: er, funeral service, rather
[18:24] Sheena: (who sakura creaped the heck outa)
[18:24] Yarrow: Ok, ok...
[18:24] * Yarrow exits RoN.
[18:25] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[18:25] Alathon: Now.. the party is pretty free to do 'whatever' for another week or so
[18:25] Alathon: as they've been promised two weeks of leave
[18:26] Alathon: if they just want to relax, spend some time visiting renee, etc..
[18:26] Alathon: that's quite doable
[18:26] Alathon: and the time will pass largely without incident
[18:27] Alathon: except for Reis, who has an 'interview' with Usagi.. which ammounts to a rather sharp dressing down.
[18:27] Kuonji: (hey, quick question... there's a machine the charachters used to jam english in their heads, right? does that work for anything else?)
[18:27] * Ken probably spends the first week to copmplete Final Fantasy XXXXVI
[18:27] Alathon: ((the characters wouldn't really know unless they asked.. but generally not much))
[18:28] Alathon: hmm.. mani, gimme a perform check
[18:28] Mani: roll 1d20+1
[18:28] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+1 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{11}
[18:28] Alathon: *nod*
[18:28] * Kuonji would most likely spend time visiting family, puttzing around a bit with sheena's lab equipment for some poison stuff, and probably stopping by to visit renee now and then
[18:28] Sheena: (didnt sheena has a meeting to do as well?
[18:29] Alathon: your performances in Renee's room are generally pretty good, especially for a beginner
[18:29] Alathon: and are well received by the nurses at least
[18:29] Sheena: eh?
[18:29] Alathon: your==manis
[18:29] Alathon: now.. one thing that needs to be addressed.. Loot Split
[18:29] Ken: (Mani's doing tryouts for CT Idol?)
[18:29] Alathon: you can do it in or out of character, either is fine, just do it
[18:30] Kuonji: (mani's playing tunes for renee?)
[18:30] Alathon: Those who visit Renee will often find Mani either playing a harp, singing, or snuggled up to her in cat form.
[18:30] Kuonji: (heh, time to start a band! :D)
[18:30] Mani: (Captive audience, dontcha know.)
[18:30] * Sheena would sped the time setting up the lab, making ammo, and trying to relax be failing as yuuno is missing
[18:30] Ken: (Well, ken already can play the guitar. :P)
[18:30] Kuonji: (if mani's going the music route, kuonji will bring by some books and read aloud a bit
[18:30] Kuonji: )
[18:31] Alathon: You'll get two dozen crystal cartridges at the end of the first week, and another two dozen at the end of the second week
[18:31] Ken: (Eh, as for me, I'll probably hang around with Keiko, if I can't find the other team members to hang out with.)
[18:31] Sheena: (aside from the potions, we really need to do that loot split.
[18:32] * Reis will mostly be working in the lab as well.
[18:32] Ken: (Well, after some thought, I really would have done with the ring of protection +3)
[18:32] * Mani mostly plays old Gaellic songs as Caoilinn.
[18:33] Mani: (with the moon visible, though.)
[18:33] Alathon: so sheena can make rolls to charge up those cartridges
[18:33] Alathon: the first 24 that is
[18:34] Sheena: Huh
[18:34] Sheena: (rolls to charge out side of battle?)
[18:34] Alathon: you can take 20s
[18:34] Sheena: (ismy lab a warzone or something? Reis is doign live fire experments next to me isnt she?)
[18:35] Alathon: and no way you're charging in a battle, it's a long ass process
[18:35] Alathon: uh, I hope not
[18:35] Sheena: (figered that)
[18:35] Mani: (Well, with the mess you make, it could be.)
[18:35] Alathon: live fire experiments INSIDE?
[18:35] Sheena: (hope she at lest opened a window)
[18:36] Sheena: (what kinda roll woudl that be any way?)
[18:36] Reis: (Don't worry, it was mostly tech-tinkering. No (few) explosions)
[18:36] Sheena: (im getting confused as you didnt have me roll on the first ones, just make em)
[18:37] Alathon: because you had four years ;p
[18:37] Alathon: DC 15
[18:37] Alathon: knowledge, arkane
[18:37] Alathon: ((at least for now, this probably should be more complex))
[18:37] Alathon: you can take a 20 if you want
[18:37] Mani: (Sheena: "Whatcha making, Reis?" Reis: "Nerve gas. Does this smell right to you?")
[18:38] * Ken finding himself bored, and everyone else seeminly busy or with their comms off, decides to give Reis a call...
[18:38] Alathon: each 'take a 20' cartridge is two hours.. normally making one is ten minutes
[18:39] Mani: (Take 10? :) )
[18:39] * Reis makes her first explosion. Oops.
[18:40] Alathon: so you will have had time to do the first batch of 24 over hte course of the week.. but not much else.. unless you wanna roll for em
[18:40] Alathon: but rolling you'll fail like.. a third of em
[18:40] Alathon: ((doesn't matter so much during downtime, matters a lot more when on th e road))
[18:41] Sheena: (crap al, your changing things on me. Nothing was ever said about needing arkine or i woulda learned it)
[18:41] Ken: ((Hmm, sounds allot like the system used to make ammunition for guns in 'Iron Kingdoms'))
[18:41] Sheena: (well +6 int bad i guess)
[18:41] Ken: ((Only with less catastrophic failure. >_>)
[18:42] Ken: ((Hmm, sort it out after the session?))
[18:43] Alathon: ((forgot your int bonus isn't all that.. hm))
[18:43] Alathon: ((yeah, that can be discussed later))
[18:44] Alathon: ((and knowledge arcane is better than adding some crafting, Velkan Technomagic or crap ;p ))
[18:44] Sheena: (true)
[18:44] Ken: ((I don't even know what that means! :D))
[18:44] Sheena: (ill need Crafting (pylons) later tho)
[18:45] Alathon: anyways
[18:45] Alathon: loot split
[18:46] Alathon: decide Real Soon Now how to handle that, or NPC researches are gonna come sniffing around for items they coudl really use
[18:46] Mani: (I get every item that has a vowel in its name! You guys can split the rest.)
[18:46] Sheena: (didnt they get what they wanted all ready al?)
[18:46] Alathon: no, nobody's really said anything
[18:46] Mani: (They'll come back for *more*.)
[18:46] Alathon: other than a couple "I could use thats"
[18:46] Ken: ((Like I said, I wouldn't mind the RoP +3... a +2 wouldn't be Bad either. ;P))
[18:47] Alathon: Oh, the researchers? They got what they absolutely needed; Usagi prioritized ops team combat advantage
[18:47] Sheena: ahh i see
[18:47] Ken: ((In fact, I'll insist on it. Being the sniper of the group pretty much justifies me needing all the shielding and armour I can get))
[18:47] Kuonji: (err, can we get a refresher on the loot?)
[18:47] Kuonji: (I only remember a couple items)
[18:48] Sheena: (i got the list, should i jsut C&P it?)
[18:48] Mani: (Don't list potions)
[18:49] Alathon: A ring of Climbing (+5 climb skill)
A ring of Jumping (+5 jump skill)
A ring of Swimming (+5 swimming skill)
Two rings of Animal Friendship
Two Rings of Protection +1
Two Rings of Featherfall
one ring of Jumping, Improved (+10 jump skill)
one ring of Protection +3
one Ring of the Ram
one ring of Meld into Stone
one ring of Protection +2
one ring of Mind Shielding
one Eversmoking Bottle
one Necklace of Fireballs , type IV
one Cloak of Charisma +4
[18:49] Alathon: that's the stuff the party has, not including potions and items that R&D wanted
[18:50] Alathon: so
[18:50] Alathon: you can discuss this IC or OOC, just do it
[18:51] Alathon: actually fuckit, IC would take a long time
[18:51] Alathon: just decide
[18:51] Kuonji: (ok, I'm still deciding on the other stuff, but ring of stone meld sounds good to me)
[18:52] Kuonji: (anyone else want it? if not, I'm calling it)
[18:52] Sheena: Ring of stone is best for sakura
[18:52] Reis: (Nope, I think that was agreed)
[18:52] Ken: ((I'm taking the +3 Ring of Prot and maybe the RoP +2 as well unless anyone has any objections.))
[18:52] Ken: (Go for it)
[18:52] Alathon: ((uh..
[18:52] Sheena: one of the rings of prot for reis as well.
[18:52] Reis: (... I'm dependent on evasion, so toss me a Ring of protection)
[18:52] Alathon: ((they don't stack))
[18:53] Mani: Mm, ring of animal friendship, I think, for Mani...
[18:53] Sheena: Mind shield for mani?
[18:53] Reis: (Do we want featherfall to go to the people who CAN fly or the people who can't?)
[18:53] Sheena: can
[18:53] Ken: ((Curses! Oh well... Make that the +3 and a ring featherfall then))
[18:53] Kuonji: (featherfall would fuck my jump attack)
[18:53] Sheena: terminal volicty is unfair to some.
[18:53] Kuonji: (the improved jump ring is kinda tempting)
[18:54] Mani: And, hm... Would jumping or mind shield be best for her?
[18:55] Mani: Anyone's opinion is welcome...
[18:55] Mani: Is Sheena taking the cloak, btw?
[18:55] Kuonji: I still say we share the thing :D
[18:55] Sheena: unless some one dissagress with it
[18:55] Mani: How about share it, but she wears it by default?
[18:55] Sheena: its two exptra ep an hour
[18:56] Sheena: Thats fine
[18:56] Sheena: if its needed it not like i would say no
[18:56] Ken: Hmm... Can Mani speak and understand normal cats?
[18:57] Mani: The cat says ... Meow.
[18:57] Alathon: okay, mani gets the mind shield ring
[18:57] Alathon: sheena gets the cloak
[18:57] Sheena: the question is, can you tame blink kittys with that ring
[18:57] Alathon: kuonji gets the stone meld ring
[18:57] Alathon: ken gets the +3 RoP
[18:57] Ken: I see... If she could, I would have suggested the Animal friendship one.
[18:57] Kuonji: heh, mani gets her pet blink kitty
[18:58] Alathon: eversmoking bottle? necklace of fireballs?
[18:58] Alathon: ring of the ram?
[18:58] Mani: Anything stopping me from getting an animal friendship ring, too?
[18:58] Alathon: RoP +2?
[18:58] Alathon: you can get it too
[18:58] Reis: (I'll take the +2, if nobody objects)
[18:58] Kuonji: first two sound good for me
[18:58] Alathon: okay, reis gets the +2
[18:58] Kuonji: if there's no objection
[18:58] Kuonji: actually
[18:59] Kuonji: I might take the jump ring instead of one of those
[18:59] Alathon: kuonji, you want improved jump?
[18:59] Ken: Hmm... I would like the Rin g of Feather fall as well, mainly because I can't fly.
[18:59] Ken: And gravity is a harsher mistress than any woman I know.
[18:59] Sheena: Eh
[18:59] Sheena: give that to some one who can fly
[19:00] Sheena: and have problems with falling from two miles up.
[19:00] Ken: Not trying to be greedy here. I'm just going over my options.
[19:00] * Ken nods
[19:00] Sheena: Flip ya for it reis?
[19:00] Kuonji: yeah, I think I'll take the jump ring
[19:00] Alathon: there are two featherfall rings
[19:01] Ken: What does the Ram ring do again?
[19:01] Alathon: one lesser climbing, swimming, jumping each
[19:01] Sheena: oh, thats easy then.
[19:01] Alathon: you can use it to make (fairly weak) ram attacks
[19:01] Mani: Basically a telekinetic punch.
[19:01] Alathon: but they can bust doors open, or knock people back
[19:01] Ken: Hmm, I'll opt for that then.
[19:01] Mani: I think Ken's already got that covered.
[19:01] Ken: That is, I'll pass it up.
[19:01] Kuonji: (cool, my jump attack does +47 damage)
[19:01] Ken: Typo sorry. =_=;
[19:02] Reis: (Holy sheeit, nice Kuonji)
[19:02] Alathon: okay.. two RoP +1's left
[19:02] Alathon: who wants one?
[19:02] * Mani is maxxed out with rings.
[19:02] Alathon: you don't have to split everything btw, you can give back stuff you don't really want/need
[19:02] Alathon: R&D will appreciate it
[19:02] Ken: Hmm, is there any reason I shouldn't take the ring of climb?
[19:03] Ken: I was thinking it'd help me get up to optimal sniping positions.
[19:03] Sheena: stuff for others teams as well.
[19:03] Alathon: eversmoking bottle, necklace of fireballs?
[19:03] Ken: Sheena: True that.
[19:03] Ken: \I say we should give the necklace to Kuonji
[19:03] Alathon: I'd recommend kuonji for the former, since he can stash it
[19:03] Alathon: the nkeclace, whoever
[19:03] Ken: He can steath in, lob a gem, and run like the wind.
[19:04] Alathon: okay, Ken gets a ring of climbing
[19:04] Ken: Cool
[19:04] Alathon: reis and sheena each get a Ring of Featherfall
[19:04] Reis: (If no one else wants the bottle, I'll take it. Seems to really suit Kuonji, though)
[19:04] Alathon: sheena, what's your second ring?
[19:05] * Ken is done them
[19:05] Ken: Err then
[19:06] Alathon: who's taking the necklace of fireballs?
[19:06] Alathon: the ring of the ram, and/or the two remaining +1 rings
[19:06] Mani: Either Mani or Kuonji, I guess.
[19:06] Mani: For the necklace of fireballs.
[19:06] Kuonji: I'll leave the necklace and bottles up to you guys
[19:06] Sheena: The clock and feather fall is fine, Sheena thinks things should be left for other teams and research as well.
[19:06] Alathon: no +1 RoP on sheena?
[19:07] Alathon: or Ringo f the Ram?
[19:07] Sheena: ok, a small rop woudlnt hurt
[19:08] Mani: Leave the necklace to R&D?
[19:08] Ken: Yeah.
[19:09] Mani: Firepower isn't something we're really lacking.
[19:09] Kuonji: sounds good, especially if they can make more
[19:09] Ken: Yeah.
[19:10] Alathon: okay
[19:10] Alathon: Kuonji gets the bottle
[19:10] Alathon: Mani gets the necklace
[19:10] Alathon: anyone want the ring of the ram? speak now or forever hold your peace
[19:10] Alathon: going
[19:11] Alathon: going
[19:11] Alathon: gone
[19:11] Alathon: Ken A ring of Climbing (+5 climb skill), one ring of Protection +3
Sheena one Ring of Featherfall , one Cloak of Charisma +4, one ring of Protection +1
Kuonji one ring of Jumping, Improved (+10 jump skill), one ring of Meld into Stone, one Eversmoking Bottle
Mani Two rings of Animal Friendship, one ring of Mind Shielding, one Necklace of Fireballs , type IV
Reis one ring of Protection +2, one Ring of Featherfall
[19:11] Mani: What would I need with two rings of animal friendship?\
[19:11] Alathon: add that stuff to your inventory, make the necessary changes to your combat stats (AC mainly)
[19:11] Alathon: sigh
[19:11] Alathon: one ring ;p
[19:12] Sheena: Will that ring help main to get her parents to stop bugging her?
[19:12] Sheena: *mani
[19:12] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[19:13] Ken: Sheena: And violate a major law of CT?
[19:13] Alathon: ... no ;p
[19:13] Alathon: they're not animals
[19:13] Mani: Nah. It only works on lower life forms--like humans.
[19:13] Alathon: to be an animal their int/wis scores need to be much lower than even the int/wis scores of career goverment bureaucrats
[19:14] Ken: Ouch!
[19:14] * Ken agrees though, having dealt with them long enough himself.
[19:15] * Mani looks up the necklace of fireballs.
[19:15] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[19:15] Reis: <Alathon> okay
[19:15] Reis: <Alathon> Kuonji gets the bottle
[19:15] Reis: <Alathon> Mani gets the necklace
[19:15] Reis: * Disconnected
[19:16] Reis: (Blah, what'd I miss?)
[19:16] Reis: (And, didn't Kuonji say he didn't want the bottle?)
[19:16] Mani: Hm... I'm not so sure I want it now.
[19:16] Alathon: Ken A ring of Climbing (+5 climb skill), one ring of Protection +3
Sheena one Ring of Featherfall , one Cloak of Charisma +4, one ring of Protection +1
Kuonji one ring of Jumping, Improved (+10 jump skill), one ring of Meld into Stone, one Eversmoking Bottle
Mani one ring of Animal Friendship, one ring of Mind Shielding, one Necklace of Fireballs , type IV
Reis one ring of Protection +2, one Ring of Featherfall
[19:16] Alathon: well he gets the bottle now
[19:16] Alathon: and he'll like it too
[19:16] Alathon: or he'll get it covered in KY, if you know what I mean!
[19:17] Alathon: NOW
[19:17] Alathon: having finished a loot split
[19:17] Reis: (Uh, I asked for it actually :P )
[19:17] Alathon: ((which in the future is gonna be done either in character or offline))
[19:17] Mani: Yeah, I'll turn down the neclace.
[19:17] Alathon: Then it will mysteriously strangle you in your sleep!
[19:17] Alathon: (*&$#%
[19:18] Ken: (^^;)
[19:18] Alathon: okay
[19:18] Kuonji: (I'll take the bottle, screw Reis :P)
[19:18] Alathon: fireball necklaces gets returned to R&D
[19:18] Ken: (WITH the bottle? :P)
[19:18] Sheena: (heh, why looting is handled after games. )
[19:18] Kuonji: (only if she asks nicely)
[19:18] Reis: (Meanie :P )
[19:18] Mani: It's not the sort of thing I'd end up using much, and I don't like the idea of possibly taking 36d6 of damage if I fail a save vs a fire attack.
[19:19] Alathon: bah, you know you've always wanted to know what it's like to be fireballed by elminster
[19:19] Ken: (Anyway... shall we?)
[19:19] Alathon: no, you'll die in a fire
[19:20] Alathon: like office on x64
[19:20] Alathon: ....
[19:20] Alathon: aaaaaaanyways
[19:20] Alathon: it's been a couple weeks, fairly restful weeks
[19:21] Sheena: (what sheena have a general udnerstanding of abyssal now?)
[19:21] Alathon: when the memos are issues detailing where to form up for discussion of your next mission.. it's at an R&D facility on the waterfront.
[19:22] Alathon: ((more or less, you can get the meaning, though you'll miss words now and then, and sometimes get something comically wrong))
[19:22] Alathon: Unlike today's industrial waterfronts, these ones don't reek like all hell.
[19:22] Mani: (She has a bad tendency to get the words for 'tea' and 'sex' mixed up.)
[19:22] Kuonji: (what about kuonji's understanding of abyssal? it improve at all?)
[19:23] Alathon: probably because CT is pretty good about not dumping their waste into the harbor, correctly realizing that the tide will in fact throw it back down their throats
[19:23] Alathon: (heh))
[19:23] Alathon: Kuonji is still learning, but can pick out some of what's said.
[19:23] Mani: (And the lack of boats. :) )
[19:23] Sheena: (Dark heart's a harsh task master)
[19:24] Sheena: (hmmm, should we have the steak lunch screen with the princess? Or do we save ourselfs from ken?)
[19:25] Ken: (Please, it's Ken, not Kenzilla. =.=;)
[19:25] Alathon: Well.. it'd kinda be a redo of the Ucchan's scene.. so I'll assume it went pretty well
[19:25] Alathon: the steak was damned good, the company was mostly good
[19:25] Ken: (Sans the TK thing and mange-reading anyway)
[19:26] Kuonji: heh
[19:26] Alathon: anyways..
[19:28] Alathon: when the party assembles, trickiling in or coming as a whole, it'll be outside rows of enormous buildings.
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi will meet you there.. about six or seven minutes late.
[19:29] * Ken gives Usagi a respectful salute.
[19:29] Ken: "Nice to see you Usagi. How've you been?"
[19:29] Kuonji: (/me slaps her ass and calls her "toots")
[19:29] * Sheena waves
[19:30] * Kuonji bows
[19:30] Sheena: "Hi boss"
[19:30] Kuonji: "Hello, Usagi-sama."
[19:30] * Mani bows.
[19:30] Alathon: Usagi seems moderately glad to see you all.
[19:31] Alathon: Usagi: "Glad to have you all hear.. I hope you've all gotten the most out of your leave?"
[19:31] * Mani nods.
[19:31] Ken: "I finished Final fantasy 46. So yeah, I did."
[19:31] Kuonji: "Yes, the break was quite nice."
[19:32] * Reis bows. "Good to see you, Usagi-san."
[19:32] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Ken.
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Did you get Storm's ultimate berzerkombo?"
[19:33] Alathon: ((any answer works ;p ))
[19:33] Ken: "Oh yeah... Hell of a miniquest though."
[19:33] * Ken grumbles about those darn moogles...
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[19:33] Sheena: "Think i saw a poster for that... just how do you use a sword that big any way?"
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Speaking of miniquests.."
[19:33] Mani: (Usagi: "I just made that up.")
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[19:33] Reis: (Best... boss... EVER. Seriously, how many employers can you talk video games with? :P )
[19:34] Kuonji: (lol)
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "It's pretty easy, but you run into problems when they're taller than doors."
[19:34] Kuonji: (I talk video games and comics with one of my managers)
[19:34] Sheena: (I PK'ed my boss once in UO.. I didnt know it was him thill he started bitching about it at work.. And it matched theloot i took from his body)
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "That, and you run into a stupidly high number of situations where you just can't get the space to take a proper swing."
[19:34] Ken: "Yeah... Like that dude in Final Fantasy VII. Still have to finish that one."
[19:34] Mani: "I can imagine."
[19:35] Ken: "Or at least that should be the case... Game physics and all."
[19:35] Reis: (Hah! Did you tell him about it, Sheen?)
[19:35] Ken: "Anyway, you were about to say somethingt ma'am?"
[19:35] Alathon: Usagi: "But anyways, speaking of miniquests.. that's pretty much what this next mission amounts to."
[19:36] * Kuonji sweat drops
[19:36] Alathon: Usagi: "The short of it is this; we're rolling out our first four navy vessels, and want meta squad protection for them during their trial runs."
[19:36] * Ken nods...
[19:36] * Mani frowns.
[19:37] Alathon: Usagi: "While this would typically be the Marines' squads job, they're presently busy. They'll still have squads on two of the ships, but we'll be covering the other two."
[19:37] * Reis nods. "Probably a good idea, though... I do have a question."
[19:37] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Reis.
[19:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Shoot."
[19:37] Ken: "Hmm... I'd heard something about this, but I thought wouldn't happen for another month or so."
[19:37] * Sheena wonders how they made crystal ships float
[19:37] * Reis shrugs. "The majority of this team is ground-bound and limited to short range work, right?"
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[19:38] Reis: "That doesn't exactly seem ideal for naval defence."
[19:38] Mani: (Quick, someone get the ring of swimming back.)
[19:39] Alathon: Usagi: "However, your team has two flight-capable members, and a third who specializes in ranged attacks, which puts them in the upper percentiles in terms of naval or aerial combat capability."
[19:39] Sheena: "Main guns, gotcha"
[19:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Unfortunately, 'ideal situations' have little or nothing to do with our staffing choices at present."
[19:39] Mani: "Well, I suppose I'd be usful against any boarders..."
[19:39] * Reis nods. "Understood ma'am."
[19:40] Ken: "Making do with what we can, right?"
[19:40] * Ken nods
[19:41] Alathon: Usagi: "More or less."
[19:41] Ken: ((I have a +4 in millitary sciences... May I make a roll to know what kind of vessles these are?))
[19:41] Alathon: You haven't seen them yet, so no.
[19:41] Ken: ((Okay))
[19:41] Reis: (... Completely aside from which, they're probably totally new designs.)
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi opens the door, and heads in, holding the door open for those who follow.
[19:42] * Sheena pushes her shades up a bit.
[19:42] * Mani follows.
[19:42] Alathon: She'll then continue walking down a number of hallways.. there's a couple security checkpoints, which she clears.
[19:42] Alathon: As she walks, she talks.
[19:42] * Sheena follows after mani and the princess
[19:42] * Reis follows, listening.
[19:43] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm sure Mani and Sheena remember our first lame attempt at a seaworthy vessel."
[19:43] Alathon: Usagi: "In all fairness, it was the best we could do on short notice, and it met our perceived needs at the time.. but it was *not* up to military standards."
[19:43] * Mani nods.
[19:43] * Ken follows too.
[19:44] Alathon: Usagi: "Many, many failings.. perhaps the greatest of those being the dependance on solar sails for power."
[19:44] Reis: ("And who the heck ever destroyed it, anyway?")
[19:44] Alathon: ((gee, I dunno ;p ))
[19:44] Mani: ("Tsukasa.")
[19:45] Alathon: ((haha))
[19:45] Ken: "Hmm, it seems like it was a good idea... However, in overcast weather and at night, yeah... I'd say it had a few issues. What happened to it anyway?"
[19:45] Ken: "I read somewhere that it was deployed, but it never came back or something."
[19:45] Alathon: Usagi, looking forward: "It got fireballed and destroyed."
[19:45] Ken: "..."
[19:45] Ken: "I... see."
[19:45] Reis: (Tsukasa somehow went back in time and pwnt herself to set the path in motion... Intriguing)
[19:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Circumstantial evidence suggests it was Reichert, but there's no way to prove that now."
[19:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. more to the point.. we've striven to make these vessels both more combat capable, and more functional in general."
[19:46] * Ken looks at Mani and mouths 'Reichert' in a questioning manner.
[19:46] * Mani is in front of Ken and facing forward.
[19:46] Ken: (Retcon that then. =_=)
[19:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Without going into details, we've split off the weapons systems from the drive and navigation systems, and turned to an alternate energy source for the majority of the ships needs."
[19:47] Alathon: ((Just point it at someone else ;p ))
[19:48] Mani: ("Cold fusion.")
[19:48] Alathon: Around this time, Usagi opens a door with a short security MRI, and the party steps into a dock.
[19:48] * Reis nods. "Who would I talk to if I did want to go into details?"
[19:48] Ken: "Hmm... Will we be getting a brief on the ships architecture and payload later? Or is that something we need not concern ourselves with?"
[19:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Mostly, it's not."
[19:50] Ken: "Understood."
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi: "And Reis, some of what's involved is not available for public consumption."
[19:50] Sheena: "We're public?"
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi continues walking forward.. getting past some internal structures, it beocmes obvious that there's a moderately large ship in the dock.
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi, over her shoulder: "One word: compartmentalization."
[19:51] * Reis sighs. "All right, Usagi-san."
[19:51] * Sheena looks over to reis and shurgs
[19:51] Ken: "Ah, right."
[19:51] Sheena: "Its not like we keep our notes in launges no one else can read.. "
[19:51] Mani: "For the ship, too, I hope."
[19:51] * Mani grins.
[19:52] Alathon: The ship is pretty damned large.. over a hundred meters in length.
[19:52] Alathon: And a couple dozen meters high.
[19:52] * Kuonji lets out an appreciative whistle
[19:52] * Ken lets out a long whistle...
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi smiles briefly at Mani's quip, before turning back to face the ship and stopping.
[19:52] * Mani nods.
[19:52] Ken: "Damn, that's nice!"
[19:52] Alathon: She then turns around.
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi: "I present to you the CTS Ikuko"
[19:54] Mani: "Ikuko?"
[19:54] Kuonji: (lol)
[19:54] Kuonji: (the queen mother!)
[19:54] Ken: (rotflmao!)
[19:54] Mani: (Yes, I know that.)
[19:54] Ken: "Mother of Serenity, that *IS* a nice ship!"
[19:54] Kuonji: (I know you know, it was more a general comment then aimed at you)
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "First of the four currently completed Frigate class naval vessels currently in Crystal Tokyo's employ."
[19:54] Kuonji: (/me rimshots at Ken's line)
[19:54] * Reis applauds.
[19:55] Ken: (Rimshots?)
[19:55] Alathon: Usagi can't help but snork a bit at Ken's line.
[19:55] Reis: (And Ken, that was painfully awesome and awesomely painful)
[19:55] Alathon: She catches herself quickly though.
[19:55] * Sheena takes off her shades as she's looking over the ship.
[19:55] * Ken blinks
[19:55] Alathon: It's quite.. shiny. Crystally, in fact.
[19:55] Sheena: "Huge, IMpressive, and has a cool name"
[19:55] Alathon: The hull, at least.
[19:56] Alathon: The structures appear to be painted in a very light grey
[19:56] Ken: "That's an interesting hull alloy..."
[19:57] Mani: "Well, I suppose maybe I could help with minor repairs, too..."
[19:57] * Sheena lets dark heart form in her hand, Dark hearts seems to be looking over the ship as well if the shifts in glows and reflections of light mean anything.
[19:59] Alathon: Usagi: "WIthout going into details, the Ikuko is quite a bit faster than our fishing vessels, staffed by more than a hundred, and well-armed for both ship-to-ship and ship-to-air combat."
[20:00] Ken: "Hmm, so basically she's not a mistress you'd wanna pick a fight with anytime soon huh."
[20:00] * Ken grins, "Heh, I can't wait to see her in action."
[20:00] Kuonji: "Ship-to-air? Are we expecting a lot of that sort of combat, or is more of a "let's not get caught with our pants down" precaution?"
[20:00] Alathon: Usagi: "It's the latter."
[20:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Though, there are flying threats other than Mutacows."
[20:01] Alathon: Usagi: "That's part of why we want meta squads.. largely, these ships should be capable of taking care of themselves."
[20:01] Sheena: "This is a lot biger then i was expecting..."
[20:01] Kuonji: (wait, mutacows fly?)
[20:01] Mani: (Yes.)
[20:01] Ken: "It's a Naval warship Sheena... How small WERE you thinking?"
[20:01] Kuonji: (awesome)
[20:02] Mani: "Are the other ships identical or does each have different capabilities?"
[20:02] Mani: roll 1d20+8
[20:02] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{13}
[20:02] Alathon: Usagi: "They're more or less the same."
[20:02] * Mani nods.
[20:02] Alathon: Usagi: "There are some minor design improvements in the later models, and a few changes were made to expedite production, but tey're largely the same model."
[20:03] Sheena: (battle ship stile?)
[20:03] Mani: (Destroyer? :) )
[20:03] Ken: "Makes sense... In the millitary, you generally keep designs relatively uniform in case you need to do stuff like effect repairs using parts of something else. Also gives you a clear idea of what another allied group is capable of if you need to form any tactics."
[20:03] Alathon: Usagi: "In the long run, we'll probably need a name other than 'frigate class'.. for those of you who aren't big on military history, a frigate describes a general size and role of ship, rather than an actual make and model."
[20:03] * Mani gives Ken a sidelong look.
[20:04] * Ken catches himself and coughs, "Ahem, appologies."
[20:04] Alathon: Usagi pauses a moment, then continues.
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "... right. Anyways."
[20:05] Alathon: Usagi: "To the point, you'll all essentially be passengers on this trip, unless the shit hits the fan."
[20:06] * Mani mentally changes the unless to until.
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi: "if it does, you're nominally under the authority of the Captain of the vessel."
[20:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Strictly speaking, you all are in a different organization, under a different chain of command, but.. let's put it this way.. it's expected that you take Ship Captain's advice quite seriously."
[20:07] * Reis nods. "Priority is preservation of the ship, right?"
[20:07] * Sheena nods while looking over the ship.
[20:07] * Ken nods, "Understood."
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi: "The ship, and her crew."
[20:07] Mani: "The captain is traditionally always in charge of anyone on her vessel, isn't she?"
[20:07] * Sheena puts her shades back on
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi nods at Mani.
[20:07] Sheena: (any of it look magical?)
[20:07] Alathon: Usagi: "Correct."
[20:07] Kuonji: (she?)
[20:08] Kuonji: (damn matriarchy)
[20:08] Mani: (Quiet, male!)
[20:08] Alathon: ((ships are she's in the U.S. navy last I heard))
[20:08] Kuonji: (she was refering to the ship's captain as a she, despite not knowing the gender)
[20:08] Kuonji: (yes, ships are shes)
[20:08] Ken: (IN the brittish Navy too... Don't know about China and Japan (If Japan has any ships of it's onw that is))
[20:09] Reis: (The captain is God. Actually, the captain tells God what to do)
[20:09] Alathon: ((the ship's crew, i.e. her ;p ))
[20:09] Ken: ("And I said, drop the anchor, and it was good. Piccard S02:14" :P)
[20:09] Alathon: Usagi: "Honestly, this should not be a problematic trip."
[20:10] * Mani says mildly, "Of course not."
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi shoots Mani a mock-glare.
[20:10] Alathon: Usagi: "No, it really shouldn't."
[20:11] * Mani very clearly 'isn't saying a word'.
[20:11] Alathon: Usagi: "The gist of the shakedown mission will be travelling the circumference of Japan."
[20:11] * Sheena dont say a word but reachs behind and checks her mags any way
[20:11] Alathon: Usagi: "While there's a possibility of encountering muties in the Sea of Japan, it's unlikely given the relatively large area."
[20:11] Ken: "Well, at least the scenery will be nice... I think."
[20:11] Kuonji: (merpeople?)
[20:12] Sheena: "So much of the island still untouched, well now days."
[20:12] Alathon: Usagi: 'true."
[20:12] Kuonji: (hey, will we ever get to travel in time? it's not really an SM game without time travel :D)
[20:13] Ken: (True... but where the hell are we gonna find a Deloreian? :P)
[20:13] Kuonji: (pluto's place)
[20:13] Mani: (Yes, but it'll only be a trip of 5 minutes.)
[20:13] * Reis glances between Sheena and Mani, nervous but not knowing why.
[20:14] * Sheena looks to the group
[20:14] Sheena: "Can any one not swim?"
[20:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Good question."
[20:14] * Ken notices Reis' nervous expression and grins...
[20:14] Mani: (Mm, I don't specifically have the skill.)
[20:15] Ken: "Hey, Chill Reis... It'll be okay. JUst a nice sail around the island. Not everyday you get a chance like this."
[20:15] * Sheena raises and eyebrow at ken, there is an unsaid "pfft noob' in the air
[20:16] Kuonji: "I believe the saying is; anything that can go wrong, will go wrong."
[20:16] * Reis raises an eyebrow. "_Should_ be. And, I imagine it would. Except that the people with experience in this group are already assuming combat is a given."
[20:16] Mani: (Does that translate to being able to swim a bit, but not in bad conditions?)
[20:18] *** Ken has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[20:19] Alathon: ((okay, give him a couple ;p ))
[20:19] * Mani nudges Alathon about the swimming question.
[20:20] Alathon: (if you don't have the skill, you can swim in pools.))
[20:20] Alathon: ((any sort of serious condition will swamp you ;p ))
[20:20] *** Rockman_Zero has joined #crystaltokyo.
[20:21] *** Rockman_Zero is now known as Ken.
[20:21] Ken: (Sorry... Got DC'ed)
[20:21] Mani: "I've swum a little..."
[20:21] Ken: (PM me from when ken Shufgfled his feet?)
[20:22] Reis: (You never shuffled your feet :P )
[20:22] Ken: (Okay, PM me from ten lines before I DC'ed then. >_<)
[20:22] Mani: (Give the last line you saw someone else say.)
[20:23] Reis: (Just post the last line you HEARD, not the last you sent)
[20:23] * Reis frowns. "I can swim. If the water's calm, and nobody's _shooting_ at me, and I don't have to do it for too long..."
[20:23] Ken: (Usagi asking if any of us could swim)(
[20:24] Kuonji: "Damn, I really should have worked on water walking..."
[20:24] Kuonji: "Well, it's something to keep in mind for the future."
[20:24] * Sheena talks to dark heart a bit
[20:24] Sheena: "xxx xxxxx xxxx xxx xxx?
[20:25] Alathon: Dark heart: "xxx x."
[20:25] Ken: "I never bothered with learning to swim myself... I'd always let my stand do the swimming for me."
[20:26] Ken: "Basically I just jump into water, and use Enigma to telekinetically maneuer me."
[20:26] * Ken shrus.
[20:26] Ken: ^shrugs
[20:26] Sheena: "Seems i can't just cheat and 'fly' iin the water. Well yet any way."
[20:26] Mani: "I can teleport, if there's someplace to teleport to."
[20:27] Kuonji: (I get any of that darkheart stuff?)
[20:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Teleporting onto the deck of a ship is, indeed, convenient."
[20:27] Ken: "..."
[20:27] Ken: "So aside from Reis and most likely Usagi, None of us here can swim."
[20:27] * Reis glances at Sheena. "Well... We may not be able to fly _in_ the water, but we can at least fly out of it."
[20:27] * Ken sighs, "Terrific."
[20:28] Mani: "I wonder how hard it is to make a crystal floatation device."
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi massages her forehead."
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Probably pretty damned hard."
[20:28] Mani: "Did anyone take that ring of swimming?"
[20:28] Reis: (Uh, note that what Reis said was 'I can swim if it's blatantly easy, not under any of the conditions that would actually CALL for it here')
[20:28] Alathon: Usagi: "fortunately, we do in fact have this thing equipped with life jackets."
[20:28] Kuonji: "I can swim... Just probably not in very adverse conditions."
[20:28] * Ken nods.
[20:29] Mani: "Hmmm... wouldn't be able to make a damn thing *under* water..."
[20:29] Ken: "Might be another thing to consider for any new recruits for our organisation team: Swimming lessons."
[20:29] * Ken says this in a joking manner of course.
[20:31] * Reis shrugs. "We all know how to swim. It's just that none of us are old-US Seals."
[20:31] Sheena: "Makes sense if the kingdom has a navy now"
[20:31] Alathon: Usagi: "I suppose."
[20:32] * Ken whispers to Reis , "Damn straight! The old US Seals were legends. They could bend steel with their thighs you know."
[20:32] * Mani sighs and shakes her head.
[20:32] * Reis shies away from Ken.
[20:33] * Ken returns his attention to Usagi
[20:33] * Kuonji just shakes his head
[20:33] Ken: "In any case, what happens now ma'am?"
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. I just wanted to show you her ahead of time."
[20:33] Alathon: Usagi: "You won't be embarking until the day after tomorrow."
[20:34] Kuonji: "Ken-san, I don't suppose you're capable of magic, are you?"
[20:34] * Ken looks at Kuonji...
[20:34] Alathon: Usagi: "you're not on leave, but, you have noa ssigned duties until day after tomorrow at 9am, when you're expected to be here with your kits."
[20:34] Mani: "So, we'll board then and sail around the island. How long is the trip expected to take?"
[20:34] Kuonji: ( a three hour tour, a three hour tour...)
[20:34] Ken: "Nope. And if I remember correctly, I was banned from trying in Infinity Academy."
[20:34] Sheena: (!!)
[20:35] Ken: "Something about the books running from me in terror..."
[20:35] * Ken shrugs.
[20:35] Ken: "Oh wait. That was just another one of my kooky nightmares, nevermind."
[20:36] Mani: (What's Ken's last name again?)
[20:36] Alathon: Usagi: "It should be a bit less than five days."
[20:37] Alathon: Yamada
[20:37] Mani: "Yamada..."
[20:38] * Sheena sigh's and rubs the bridge of her nose to try and drive the mental pain away
[20:38] * Ken looks up at Mani, "Yes?"
[20:38] Alathon: Usagi: "In theorty, we could do it in a bit less than half that time, but there'l..."
[20:38] Alathon: Usagi pauses.
[20:39] Mani: "No one here wants to hear about your 'kooky nightmares'."
[20:39] Alathon: She looks over at the group, waiting to see.
[20:39] * Ken nods.
[20:39] * Mani says to Usagi, "Excuse me."
[20:40] Alathon: Usagi, a little irritated.
[20:40] Alathon: Usagi: "Right."
[20:41] Alathon: Usagi: "As I was saying, this could be done a good bit faster, but there will be a certain amount of testing of accelleration, decelleration, turn speeds, and suchlike."
[20:41] Alathon: Usagi: "That's pretty much everything I had to cover."
[20:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Just wanted you all to have a look at her, and needed to brief you regardless."
[20:42] * Mani nods.
[20:42] Ken: "Understood, thankyou ma'am."
[20:43] Sheena: " Shes a Beautiful ship. Thanks for giving us the early peak."
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi: "You'll have all the necessary clearances to get in here."
[20:43] Mani: ("But not out.")
[20:43] Alathon: After saying this, she'll lead the party out the way she came.
[20:43] * Ken tries to hide a grin
[20:43] Alathon: Usagi, over her shoulder: "Any further questions?"
[20:44] Ken: "Hmm... There was the question of whether you'd be accompanying us or not."
[20:44] * Ken shrugs.
[20:45] Alathon: Usagi: "I'm not."
[20:45] Alathon: Usagi: "To be honest, I have a lot of ground to cover back home, never mind the shitfit that --"
[20:45] Alathon: Usagi cuts off what she was saying.
[20:45] Alathon: She then 'coughs'.
[20:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Well, regardless, I have a lot to do back here in Crystal Tokyo."
[20:46] Ken: "Understood. I hope things work out well for you while we're gone."
[20:46] Alathon: Usagi: "They're starting to."
[20:47] Ken: "Good to hear."
[20:47] Alathon: Around now, she exits the building.. it's cloudy outside.
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways, if you have anything more to ask, message me."
[20:47] Mani: "Yes, ma'am."
[20:47] Alathon: Usagi: "And, safe journey to you all."
[20:47] Mani: "Thank you."
[20:47] Ken: "Thankyou."
[20:48] Alathon: She'll wait to let you all finish, then leave.
[20:48] * Sheena smiles "Thanks"
[20:48] Alathon: Leaving the party free to do 'whatever' until the specified time.
[20:48] * Reis nods. "I hope so as well, Usagi-san. Good luck with whatever you're doing."
[20:48] Mani: "Say, Sakura, do you think you'd have room to bring my harp along in your hair space?"
[20:48] * Ken looks to the clouds with a frown...
[20:48] Mani: (After Usagi's gone.)
[20:48] Ken: "Hmm..."
[20:48] Kuonji: "Hmm..."
[20:49] Kuonji: "I should."
[20:49] Sheena: "So.. a good sized pack and all out battle gear."
[20:49] Sheena: *our
[20:49] Mani: "If you could, I'd appreciate it."
[20:49] Ken: "Clouds before the day of departure... An omen if I ever saw one."
[20:49] * Ken shakes his head.
[20:50] Sheena: "Duh?"
[20:50] * Ken nods, "Dah."
[20:50] Mani: "Yeah... an omen of rain."
[20:51] Sheena: "So any one else get there new uniforms?"
[20:51] Kuonji: (a three hour tour, a three hour tour)
[20:51] Ken: "In any case, if it's ammo or gun-related, I can store some for anyone else if they so want."
[20:51] Sheena: "... We dont need to much ammo now days"
[20:52] Ken: "Alright then."
[20:52] Alathon: For reference, I think I hit this topic a while back, but the Espionage combat uniforms are unmarked tan versions of the CT uniforms.
[20:52] Alathon: No insignia, rank, etc.
[20:53] Ken: (Gottcha)
[20:53] Alathon: Anything anyone wants to get done before embarking?
[20:53] Kuonji: (nope)
[20:53] Alathon: Then, the house will come.
[20:53] Ken: (Not really)
[20:53] Alathon: Everyone will be there...
[20:53] Alathon: Ken, gimme a d20
[20:53] * Sheena makes a mental list of her gear
[20:53] Mani: (The house? Hour?)
[20:53] Ken: roll 1d20
[20:54] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{5}
[20:54] Alathon: You had miserable dreams, but are functional.
[20:54] Alathon: bleah sorry shoulda PM'd that.
[20:54] Alathon: ...
[20:54] Alathon: sigh
[20:54] Alathon: Hour :pp
[20:54] Ken: (Meh, no harm done.)
[20:54] Sheena: "New gloves, check. New flightmask, che...
[20:54] Sheena: (I woulda got that mask back right?)
[20:54] Alathon: In two weeks? yes.
[20:56] * Ken arrives about an hour early, fully prepped, all bags packed and such...
[20:56] Alathon: There's no croud of people seeing the ship off, or anything like that..
[20:56] Alathon: just a gangplank with a couple Marines checking people.
[20:56] Alathon: One of 'em has some sort of comm unit; the party is all recognized.
[20:56] Ken: (What's the weather like? :P)
[20:56] Alathon: overcast, with showers likely.
[20:56] Mani: (Slightly cloudly with a 20% chance of tsunami.)
[20:56] Alathon: now.. who feels lucky?
[20:57] Ken: (Me for sure. :P)
[20:57] * Kuonji whistles as he approaches the gangplank
[20:57] Mani: (I'm due for luck.)
[20:57] Alathon: Ken, gimme a d20
[20:57] Ken: roll 1d20
[20:57] Ala-bot: Ken rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{3}
[20:57] Alathon: *nod* thanks
[20:57] Kuonji: (... ouch)
[20:57] Reis: (Okay, so we blame Ken for whatever happens)
[20:57] Alathon: hey, it coulda been a one
[20:57] Alathon: hahaha
[20:57] Ken: (I said I felt lucky, not that I was. :P)
[20:57] Kuonji: (that's gonna come back to but uss in the ass)
[20:57] Alathon: anyways..
[20:57] Kuonji: (bite us)
[20:57] Alathon: the ship will board, and set sail.. without incident.
[20:57] Alathon: It never actually rains.
[20:58] Ken: (/me bites everyone... especially the dicebot. :P)
[20:58] Alathon: The quarters you're shown to are... cramped.
[20:58] * Mani expects she'll manage in cramped quarters.
[20:58] * Sheena is at the doc’s in the new Espionage uniform, It’s a tight fight like normal armoredcloth in a very plane and unmarked tan. She’s wearing a pair of black semi armored boots and now has fingerless armored gloves all so in black. She’s wearing that black and sliver cloak, and has a good sized pack under it.
[20:58] Alathon: YOu fit in them, but not with much room to spare, and they are (of course) two people per cabin.
[20:58] Alathon: roll 1d5
[20:58] Sheena: "Any one bring some raingear?"
[20:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d5 --> [ 1d5=2 ]{2}
[20:59] * Ken seems slightly more uncomfortable in these cramped quarters as everyone else, but doesn't complain.
[20:59] Mani: (Does our uniform's armor draw directly from the ship's power, btw?)
[20:59] Alathon: Ken is housed with a Marine Sergeant, Mani and Sheena are in one cabin, Kuonji and Reis in another.
[20:59] Alathon: It does not.
[20:59] Alathon: The ship does not function as a local source of CT power supply.'
[20:59] Mani: (Oh, well.)
[20:59] Ken: "I did, thought it'd turn out Rainy today after seeing the clouds yesterday."
[20:59] Sheena: (they hant invented pylons yet)
[21:00] Kuonji: (rooomies! we can do eachother's hair, and talk about girls, and....)
[21:00] Ken: (A marine seargent huh... is his name Bubba? T_T_
[21:00] * Reis waves slightly to Kuonji.
[21:00] Alathon: Nah, it's Jun Wakayama\
[21:00] Kuonji: (his name is Doom Guy)
[21:00] * Kuonji waves back
[21:00] Alathon: He's a nice enough guy, but not terribly conversation prone.
[21:00] Mani: (They don't room people with members of the same sex?)
[21:01] Kuonji: (it's 9 bajillion years in the future)
[21:01] Kuonji: (times change)
[21:01] Sheena: (of corse they do)
[21:01] Kuonji: (that or they thought I was a girl)
[21:01] Alathon: emerging marine quarters policy is this:
[21:01] Mani: (If it looks like a girl, it counts as a girl.)
[21:01] Sheena: (hah!)
[21:01] Alathon: quarters will be assigned at the start of a deployment, arranged by rank and gender, with some mismatches when the numbers are odd.
[21:02] Alathon: People are free to switch up, as long as it isn't to room couples in the same line of command.
[21:03] * Ken makes sure to give Kuonji a withering look, and to let him know that he's a lucky bastard when possible.
[21:03] Mani: (Couples meaning people in an intimate relationship?)
[21:03] Alathon: i.e. a woman in gunnery and a guy from engineering can request the same quarters.. but not any two people in the same chain of command
[21:03] Alathon: yes
[21:03] * Kuonji makes sure to tell Ken to "shut the fuck up" and "get your god damn mind out of the gutter."
[21:04] Alathon: for reference, personal relationships in the Marines are generally allowed, EXCEPT when they involve people in the same chain of command
[21:04] * Sheena has no problem with sakura bunking with Reis, having lived with the guy for 4 years she' trusts him totaly
[21:04] Mani: (Of course, we're not actually in the marines.)
[21:04] Alathon: *nod*
[21:04] Alathon: these are just "for reference" things
[21:04] Ken: (Sheena: Ouch. :D)
[21:04] Alathon: so you understand the general attitude of the military in CT, and the rationale behind those bunking assignments
[21:05] Alathon: if this sounds familiar, I ripped it straight from the Honor Harrington books
[21:05] Alathon: since I can't think of a better anime-style source for naval standards ;p
[21:05] Ken: (heh)
[21:06] Alathon: should really watch Banner of Stars, I suppose
[21:06] Alathon: anyways
[21:06] Mani: (Before anyone brings it up, Mani is not a 'cat.)
[21:06] Alathon: the first couple days go without incident
[21:06] Sheena: (corse not, she's a lunacat)
[21:06] Alathon: as does the third day.
[21:06] * Sheena will take time to check out the ships guns
[21:06] Kuonji: (and suddenly that d20 roll makes a whole lotta sense)
[21:06] Alathon: There's a lot of speeding up, slowing down, turning, turning, speeding up, turning, slowing down, turning.. and more of that.
[21:06] Alathon: Basically, pretty much what you'd expect from the shakedown voyage of a ship.
[21:07] Mani: (What are we supposed to be doing, btw?)
[21:07] Alathon: Thankfully, there are no huge engineering disasters, like there would have been if a 2 was rolled.
[21:07] Ken: (You're welcome. :) )
[21:07] Alathon: Very little; you have free run of most of the deck, and are restricted from most of the engineering and bridge sections.
[21:07] Mani: (No one was thanking you.)
[21:07] Reis: (No, we just get assaulted by the forces of Siam)
[21:07] Alathon: You're expected to entertain yourselves.
[21:08] * Mani plays her harp in the rec room a fair amount of time.
[21:08] Alathon: During the day, people generally appreciate this.
[21:08] Mani: (Unless people complain.)
[21:08] Alathon: During the evening, people will start shooting you less than friendly looks -- there's stuff they wanna watch on the holovision.
[21:08] Ken: (Wish I could have bought my Guitar. :( )
[21:08] * Sheena juggles a couple balls of engery working on her controll
[21:09] * Sheena she dont even bother to think about how there dark now, and not longery glaring hot pink
[21:09] * Mani stops whenever it looks like people would rather she not play.
[21:09] Sheena: (as she listens to mani of corse)
[21:09] Alathon: You'll get a few stares, but most people have better things to do than stare (sheena, that is).
[21:09] * Kuonji tries to out juggle Sheena with kunai
[21:09] * Reis works on her PDA for a good chunk of time, jotting down notes and the like.
[21:09] * Mani glances at the jugglers.
[21:10] Mani: "I hope you're keeping in mind that we're on a ship that's susceptible to sudden shifts and changes in direction."
[21:10] Alathon: Evening of the third day, General Quarters is sounded, followed by a series of high pitched tearing whiney sounds
[21:10] * Ken reads his manga, while Enigma occasionally grabs him snacks and drinks.
[21:10] Alathon: roll 1d2
[21:10] * Kuonji blinks
[21:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d2 --> [ 1d2=2 ]{2}
[21:10] * Sheena sighs
[21:10] Sheena: "Thats bad right?"
[21:11] Kuonji: "It doesn't sound good."
[21:11] Mani: "Guess."
[21:11] Alathon: The party in general will make it onto deck in time to see the last half dozen members of a mutacow flock blasted into ash by balls of plasma launched from weapons batteries that emerged from otherwise flat decks.
[21:11] Sheena: "Cool!"
[21:11] Ken: "Ah, damn!"!
[21:11] Alathon: For reference.. you've been sailing north, passed the tip of Japan, sailed south, and are now almost so the soutern tip of Japan.
[21:11] * Sheena cheers the firepower on
[21:12] * Reis blinks and applauds the show.
[21:12] Mani: "Impressive. Too bad about the beef, though."
[21:12] * Sheena thinks about that
[21:12] Kuonji: "It's raining blood."
[21:12] Sheena: "No! All that wasted steak!"
[21:12] Kuonji: (from a lacerated sky...)
[21:12] Ken: "Exactly!"
[21:12] * Mani shrugs as what's done is done.
[21:13] Alathon: Spirts are generally high; pretty much everyone is just a little bit stoked to have witnessed this sort of reminder that Crystal Tokyo has some kickass firepower on it's side.
[21:13] Alathon: Though there are a lot of jokes floating around about the wasted steak.
[21:14] Kuonji: (something about this society really has me wanting to see its ass kicked)
[21:14] Alathon: ((uh.. dude.. it happened 29 years ago))
[21:15] Ken: "Hmm... Ikkuko has some nice guns though."
[21:15] Sheena: (pika?)
[21:15] Kuonji: (clearly it's due for another)
[21:15] Mani: (Because of the thing with the mutacows?)
[21:15] Alathon: ((black moon attacks... scouts get their asses kicked.. endymion injured, serenity in a coma, etc etc))
[21:15] Kuonji: (nah)
[21:15] Alathon: ((never mind the whole 'droids slaughtered the people' thing))
[21:16] Kuonji: (the whole "where were the american senshi" comment from last game)
[21:16] Sheena: (they really dont know any better)
[21:16] Mani: (Ohhh kaaay...)
[21:17] Ken: (Can we discuss this later?)
[21:17] * Sheena wonders if she should remark about Ikkuko's huge guns.
[21:17] Mani: (Or, better yet, can we not discuss this later?)
[21:17] Alathon: ((damn, Ikuko has huge guns.. I wish I coulda got her in the sack ;p ))
[21:17] Sheena: (Sheena: Damn.. Ikuko has these huge guns. Queen: Dont talk about my mother loike that! She was only interested in dad!)
[21:18] Kuonji: (is ikuko still alive?)
[21:18] Ken: (Most likely not...)
[21:18] Ken: (Hmm, I wonder... Will a small annoying tugboat be named the Shingo? :P)
[21:19] Alathon: ((as far as you know, Ikuko has no significance))
[21:19] Kuonji: (is shingo still alive?)
[21:19] Alathon: ((as nothing is known about the Royal Family's ancestors))
[21:19] Kuonji: (huh, weird)
[21:19] Kuonji: (considering they shoulda gotten the long life boost)
[21:19] Alathon: The fourth day will be uninteresting.. well, mostly.
[21:19] Kuonji: (could be hidden I suppose)
[21:19] Ken: (Not really... They did die over a thousand years ago.)
[21:20] Alathon: The end of the fourth day is a spectacular sunset, after which the party as a whole is up on the same observation deck, with a couple other crew members.
[21:20] Ken: "...Wow."
[21:20] * Sheena takes out her com and takes a few pics
[21:20] * Reis watches in awe.
[21:21] Alathon: Most of the crew eventually depart.
[21:21] Alathon: One of em doesn't.. and somewhat hesitantly approaches the party.
[21:21] * Ken stays out until the sun has fully set.
[21:21] Kuonji: (they did? from what? I mean, some charachters in this game are grandchildren of people who were alive around the same time)
[21:21] Alathon: Woman: "Um... pardon me."
[21:21] * Sheena pulls her cape around herself a bit to deflect the wind.
[21:21] * Mani smiles as she notices no one's hit on her the whole trip.
[21:22] * Ken turns around
[21:22] * Kuonji turns to the woman
[21:22] Ken: "Yes? Can I help you?"
[21:22] * Mani looks at her.
[21:22] Mani: "Yes?"
[21:22] Kuonji: (... I was just about to say that...)
[21:22] Alathon: She's got a low ranking Marine uniform on. Dark hair, fairly asian features though with turquoise eyes and deep green hair.
[21:22] * Sheena looks over her sholder while putting the com away. Having sent a copy of the pics to sanshi
[21:22] * Reis looks up.
[21:22] Alathon: Woman: "Oh.. I'm Mariko."
[21:23] Alathon: Mariko: "You're the team that was over in Nevaduh, right?"
[21:23] Mani: "Nevada, yes."
[21:23] * Sheena turns around the rest of the way and pushs her shades up with a gloved hand.
[21:23] Alathon: She pronounced it never-duh
[21:23] Kuonji: (I think Nevaduh is actually quite apt...)
[21:23] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh.. right."
[21:23] Kuonji: (heh)
[21:23] Sheena: (same)
[21:23] Alathon: ((haha))
[21:24] Alathon: Mariko can't help but be drawn to stare at Sheena's eyes for a moment, until she realizes she's staring and looks over at Kuonji.
[21:24] Mani: ("Your highness!")
[21:25] Ken: ("First Reis and now this Mariko! Damn you Kuonji, how do you do it!?")
[21:25] Alathon: Mariko: "So.. if you don't mind me asking, is it true there's some whole nation of fire cult worshippers over there gunning for us?"
[21:25] Alathon: She seems to have gotten over her shyness and is actually a little insistant about this.
[21:25] Mani: (Mm, what sort of stuff are we not supposed to say?)
[21:25] * Sheena tilts her head a bit
[21:25] Sheena: "And where did you hear something like that?"
[21:25] Alathon: ((nothing about Tsukasa was the official word last session))
[21:26] Alathon: Mariko, nonchalant: "Oh, people just said."
[21:26] Alathon: She shrugs.
[21:26] Kuonji: "..."
[21:26] Sheena: "Word around town eh?"
[21:26] Alathon: Mariko: "I mean, there's all sorts of stories going around, but that one's actually got some.. well."
[21:26] Kuonji: "some...?
[21:26] Kuonji: "
[21:27] Alathon: Mariko: "I mean.. well, I heard from someone that there.."
[21:27] Alathon: Mariko: "Well, that all the Marines who were stationed over there had closed casket funerals."
[21:27] Kuonji: "Yes, please continue."
[21:28] Ken: ((Closed Casket Funerals?))
[21:28] Kuonji: (yeah)
[21:28] Kuonji: (as in, the body is too fucked up to fix and look at)
[21:28] Ken: ((Ouch))
[21:28] Alathon: (... funerals can be open or closed.. usually open, with the deceased's face and shoulders showing. closed is often when they've been badly burned, or othrewise damaged>))
[21:28] Sheena: "The common people, seem to be a general population of good folk."
[21:28] Mani: (So, they normally show the bodies there?)
[21:29] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh, you mean the Nevadans?"
[21:29] Alathon: She does her best to pronounce it right,a nd mostly gets it.
[21:29] * Sheena just nods
[21:29] Alathon: Mariko: "So, who else is there? I heard some acronyms.. like.. the CFS, the UST.. something else."
[21:30] Mani: "There are a few other nations around there, but we haven't had that much contact with any besides Nevada."
[21:30] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh."
[21:31] Alathon: To answer Mani's question, yes, most people typically have open casket funerals.. there just aren't very many deaths where closed casket funerals are appropriate.
[21:31] Mani: "We, ourselves, stayed entirely in Nevada."
[21:31] Sheena: "What is it you really want to know?"
[21:32] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh.. "
[21:32] Alathon: Mariko: "Well.. I just wanna know who did it, is all."
[21:32] Alathon: She's a little defensive.
[21:32] Alathon: Mariko: "I mean, if you can't talk about it, that's okay."
[21:32] Sheena: "Ahh, you mean killed out Marines"
[21:32] Alathon: Mariko, a little harshly: "Yeah. That."
[21:32] * Sheena gets a bit of an evil grin
[21:32] Sheena: "Well.. I took care of him"
[21:33] Alathon: Mariko: "Him?"
[21:33] Alathon: Then she realizes what yuo said.
[21:33] Alathon: She grins, a little savagely.
[21:33] Alathon: Mariko: "Good. Thank."
[21:33] Alathon: ((thanks))
[21:33] Reis: (Oh sure, Tsukasa gets no credit :P )
[21:33] Alathon: ((nope ;p ))
[21:34] Kuonji: (it'd be like saying freddy krueger killed osama!)
[21:34] Kuonji: (:p)
[21:34] Ken: ((No she does... it's why count;ess horror movies were made in her memory. :P))
[21:34] Mani: (Just quit while you're ahead. :) )
[21:34] Alathon: Mariko: "If you can't talk about anything else, that's okay... "
[21:34] Mani: (Or at least not too much behind. :) )
[21:34] Sheena: "A gifted fire user that had problems with the current goverment, Very gifted fire user. It seems out forces in town was a threat to him.. i guess"
[21:34] Alathon: Mariko cuts off when Sheena starts speaking, and listens intently.
[21:34] Sheena: "So when the city was attacked.."
[21:35] Sheena: "Well lady venus was away, and we had an assiment out of town. They got caught in a bad way..."
[21:35] * Sheena shivers a bit as she remembers diging out the bodies
[21:36] Alathon: Mariko: "..."
[21:36] Alathon: She sorta looks down a bit, then looks up and blurts something out to the group.
[21:36] Alathon: Mariko: "What's it like?"
[21:36] Alathon: She then realizes what she just said.
[21:36] Alathon: Mariko: "Er..."
[21:37] Kuonji: "Err... What's... what like?"
[21:37] Ken: "What's what like?"
[21:37] Alathon: Mariko: "Well.. being.. well, a metahuman and all that."
[21:37] Kuonji: "Oh."
[21:37] * Kuonji shrugs
[21:37] Kuonji: "It's got its perks."
[21:37] Ken: "Hmm, what's it like being you?"
[21:37] Mani: "Mmm.. it varies from person to person. A lot depends on just what your 'powers' are."
[21:37] Alathon: Mariko listens for a moment, then responds.
[21:37] Sheena: "It depends on the person i guess"
[21:38] * Ken shrugs
[21:38] Alathon: Mariko: "Well.. being me means.. well.. being bored to hell with working a retail job and deciding to do something that matters, joining the Marines.. and well, things have been pretty good since then."
[21:38] Alathon: Mariko: "What can you, like, do?"
[21:38] Mani: "For most people, it's nice. You can do a lot of incredible things. But more is expected from you."
[21:38] Sheena: "I find it... Really freaking cool!"
[21:38] * Sheena rambles a bit
[21:39] Ken: "What can I do huh?"
[21:39] * Ken frowns in thought, and Enigma appears crauched next to him...
[21:39] * Kuonji reaches into Mariko's hair and carefully pulls out a double dollar "Here, a double dollar, official currency of Nevada."
[21:39] Ken: "More or less this."
[21:39] Sheena: "There's flying.. and blowign stuff up.. and my cool staff... and blowing stuff up.. and my magic.. and my cool fuku.. wait thats a bit to girly... and blowing stuff up."
[21:39] Mani: "For some, it's pretty tough. You don't get to choose your powers, so what if you find yourself with the 'power' to kill with a glance or make people do thing?."
[21:39] Alathon: She starts to flinch back then stops herself from doing so.. then sorta stares at the moeny.
[21:40] Alathon: She also takes a moment to make sense of what everyone's said."
[21:40] Kuonji: "Then there are those of us with the oddball powers... Like the ability to access a pocketspace via hair."
[21:40] * Kuonji grumbles a little
[21:40] Alathon: Mariko: "I.. huh."
[21:40] Ken: "The way I see it, being metahuman is more or less no different from being normal. You have some cool palour tricks,but that's about it I guess."
[21:41] Alathon: Mariko looks over at Mani.
[21:41] Alathon: Mariko: "There's someone who can do that? I mean, kill someone by looking at 'em?"
[21:41] Alathon: She doesn't seem particularly horrified or surprised, just curious.
[21:41] Sheena: "No, there isnt"
[21:42] Kuonji: "That we know of."
[21:42] Sheena: "Was just a "mabie"
[21:42] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh."
[21:42] Alathon: She seems almost disappointed.
[21:42] Mani: "None that I know of personally, but we did meet someone in Nevada who could turn into a ghost and kill people by touch."
[21:42] Alathon: She then sorta 'startles' after Mani's description.
[21:42] * Sheena deflects the tsuka

[Alathon]

Session 33 - part 2

[21:42] * Sheena deflects the tsuka topic
[21:42] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh... huh."
[21:42] * Kuonji holds the money out for Mariko "Go ahead, take it."
[21:42] Alathon: Mariko: "Is she on our side?"
[21:42] Ken: "...damn, must've sucked having to fight someone who could do that."
[21:42] Mani: "She fought alongside us, but how do you think most people acted around her?"
[21:43] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh..."
[21:43] Sheena: (i guess blowing stuff up and flying in a fuku is to common...heh)
[21:43] Alathon: She then looks over to the coin Kuonji is holding.. pauses for a moment, then takes it.
[21:43] Alathon: Mariko: "Shit, why not?"
[21:43] Alathon: She examines the coin, then pockets it."
[21:43] Mani: "And if you could do that, don't you think you'd have some concerns about yourself, too?"
[21:43] Alathon: She then looks back to Mani.
[21:43] Alathon: She takes a moment to think about it, then responds.
[21:44] * Ken sighs and dismisses Enigma, muttering something about chopped liver...
[21:44] Alathon: Mariko: "I dunno.. I guess I haven't thought about that much. Though I'm glad she's on our side."
[21:44] * Mani nods.
[21:45] Alathon: Mariko then looks oer to Ken.
[21:45] Alathon: Mariko: "What was that thing?"
[21:45] Alathon: Mariko: "It was yours, right?"
[21:45] * Ken blinks.
[21:45] Ken: "Oh, you mean Enigma? It's me... sortta."
[21:45] Alathon: Mariko: "I mean, you were the one P.O'd that I ignored it, right?"
[21:45] * Kuonji snickers
[21:45] Ken: "...."
[21:45] Alathon: Mariko: "Oh.. what's it like?"
[21:46] Ken: "It's sortta..."
[21:46] * Ken shrugs and summons Enigma again.
[21:46] * Sheena leans over a bit and looks past reis to ken
[21:46] Ken: Enigma: "Sorry, this guy tendsd to get all annoyed when he's ignored."
[21:46] Ken: *Enigma bonks Ken upside the head."
[21:47] Alathon: Mariko: "................right."
[21:47] Ken: Enigma: "BAsically I'm the physical manifestation of his Psionic ability, able to act independantly... By the way, you single?"
[21:47] * Sheena snorts at the atempt and unleans
[21:47] Alathon: Mariko listens.. then leans back,a nd sorta stares up at the sky.
[21:47] * Mani sighs and shakes her head.
[21:47] * Ken glares at Enigma, snaps his fingers, and enigma fades out
[21:48] Alathon: The sky is.. well.. pretty damned nice. There's very little ambient light, and no clouds, so it's crystal clear.
[21:48] * Sheena looks over to ries
[21:48] Alathon: Mariko: "Sorry if I'm sounding all, like, fangirlish and envious and stuff."
[21:48] Alathon: She says this without looking over at anyone in particular.
[21:48] Sheena: "I guess flying and blowing stuff up is to common, eh?"
[21:48] Mani: "Curiosity is understandable."
[21:49] * Reis giggles. "It's amazing being able to do the same things you can, Sheena-san."
[21:49] Ken: "Don't be... It's not like I wouldn't be if I were you."
[21:49] Mani: "I don't know how much it helps, but I honestly believe that what powers you're lucky enough to be given aren't as important as what you do with what you do have."
[21:49] Reis: (Wait, the guy would be fangirlish?)
[21:49] Kuonji: "It's actually kind of funny..."
[21:49] Ken: "True... Abilities don't make the person."
[21:50] Kuonji: "We had someone in Nevada ask us if we live forever just before we left."
[21:50] Kuonji: "Guess curiosity is just one of those universally human traits."
[21:50] Ken: "Oh yeah... that kid."
[21:50] Mani: (Short break soon?)
[21:50] Ken: "Well, if we wern't curious, we'd still be living in caves now, wouldn't we?"
[21:51] * Sheena leans back aginst the rail some
[21:51] Sheena: "The more you can do the harder they work ya"
[21:51] * Sheena smiles and adjusts her top a bit
[21:52] Sheena: "All tho you can't beat the pay"
[21:52] Alathon: ((mariko is a GIRL))
[21:52] Alathon: ((or woman, actually))
[21:52] Alathon: ((and yea, I'll do a breka in a few minutes))
[21:52] Sheena: (we know that)
[21:52] Alathon: Mariko: "Yeah, I suppose."
[21:53] Alathon: Mariko: "Anyways.. I should probably sack out, I gotta be up early tomorrow."
[21:53] Alathon: She stands up from leaning against the wall, walks a bit, then turns around.
[21:53] Mani: "Sleep well."
[21:53] Ken: "Right then, it was nice meeting you Mariko-san."
[21:53] * Kuonji smiles and bows politely "Goodnight."
[21:53] Alathon: Mariko: "Hey, good luck with, well, whatever."
[21:53] * Ken gives a respectful salute.
[21:53] Mani: "Thanks. Same to you."
[21:53] Alathon: Mariko grins.
[21:53] Ken: "Thanks. Good luck with your duties."
[21:53] * Sheena just waves
[21:54] Alathon: She does a sorta mock-salute, then turns and heads off.
[21:54] * Sheena waits thill she leaves
[21:54] Alathon: It doesn't take long.
[21:54] * Reis waves goodbye.
[21:54] Sheena: "Wow Ken, If your gift getting on the bad side of every new women you meet?"
[21:54] * Ken sighs and looks at Kuonji...
[21:55] Ken: "Why is it that you seem to have more luck with women that I ever do?"
[21:55] Kuonji: "..."
[21:55] * Sheena looks over at sakura
[21:55] Mani: "Because he doesn't use annoying pick-ups."
[21:55] Sheena: "Should be make a list?"
[21:55] Sheena: *we
[21:55] Ken: "Meh, do what you want."
[21:55] * Kuonji turns to the others "Think we could talk the princess out of exiling me if I threw loverboy off the side of the ship?"
[21:56] Ken: "Besides, half the fun of bad pickup lines is the fact that they ARE bad pickuplines."
[21:56] * Mani gives Ken a dark look.
[21:56] * Reis looks innocent. "Well... We could conveniently not witness anything at all occurring."
[21:56] Sheena: "Well.. problem if you make the rest of us look bad when you do that"
[21:56] * Sheena pokes her middle
[21:56] Mani: "I've been assaulted with more bad pick-up attempts than I can count."
[21:57] Mani: "They are not cute and they are not funny. They're annoying."
[21:57] Sheena: "Come on.. New scary orgnasation of powerfull metas. And you totaly blow our image"
[21:57] Sheena: "Need to work on that man'
[21:57] * Ken frowns...
[21:58] Ken: "If you say so."
[21:58] Kuonji: "We say so."
[21:58] Sheena: "You need to work on your image, that way word gets around and the ladies make the movies on you"
[21:58] Ken: "Though personally, you guys might wanna lighten up a bit..."
[21:58] * Ken yawns.
[21:58] Reis: ("Never!")
[21:59] Ken: "I'm gonna rest up a bit. Lemme know if you wanna throw me overboard."
[21:59] * Kuonji turns to Mani "What if I just walked down the side and dunked him a couple times?"
[21:59] * Ken wanders off to his quarters.
[21:59] Sheena: "Thats no fun he gave up far to easy.. we gota break that kid in some.."
[21:59] * Sheena hmms to herself
[21:59] Sheena: "Sooo.. reis. Your bunking with Sakura."
[22:00] * Mani watches Ken walk off.
[22:00] * Sheena looks over with a silly grin
[22:00] * Reis nods. "He's good company, senpai."
[22:00] * Sheena nods
[22:00] Sheena: "So, did you see how big it is yet?"
[22:01] * Sheena says in a totaly common tone
[22:01] Kuonji: "We took a bath together, remember?"
[22:01] * Reis chokes.
[22:01] Kuonji: "The three of us... Come on, you didn't have THAT much to drink."
[22:01] * Sheena shurgs
[22:01] Reis: "I've... never actually _looked_... Uh..."
[22:02] Sheena: "I asumed she didnt give it a good look over"
[22:02] Kuonji: "After you grabbed it to show everyone?"
[22:02] Sheena: "Its not often you have it out,"
[22:03] Reis: ("Uh... Wait, what're we talking about?")
[22:03] Kuonji: "Hey, it's usually something you only pull out in the bathroom, so that's kind of expected."
[22:03] * Sheena looks around the deck for other people
[22:03] Sheena: "Decks clear.. come on pull it out now"
[22:03] * Sheena tugs at his uniform a bit
[22:03] Kuonji: "Why? Why are you so obssessed with this?"
[22:03] * Reis is still choking.
[22:03] Kuonji: "Get your own!"
[22:04] Mani: (Break. I need to take out my contacts.)
[22:04] Sheena: "I tired!"
[22:04] Sheena: (ok
[22:04] Kuonji: (right-o)
[22:04] Alathon: heh
[22:04] Sheena: (dry contacts are a pain)
[22:04] Alathon: yeah
[22:04] Alathon: now's a good time
[22:04] Alathon: The ship will, eventually dock.
[22:04] Alathon: WIthout further incident
[22:04] Alathon: and.. 10 minute break
[22:04] Alathon: we resume at 10:15 PDT
[22:05] Ken: (Roger)
[22:05] Sheena: awww that joke was going some place
[22:05] Sheena: (ok)
[22:06] Kuonji: ("if you don't stop, I'll slap you with it.")
[22:06] Alathon: The scene fades out with Kuonji threatening to drop his pants ;p
[22:06] Alathon: whether or not it happens.. it will have happened offscreen ;p
[22:11] Reis: 'It' was his hair, wasn't it?
[22:11] Kuonji: nope
[22:11] Mani: It was an amazon.
[22:12] Reis: Well, I'm talking about what _Sheena_ was referencing the whole time.
[22:13] Kuonji: so am i
[22:13] Ken: You mean Richard?
[22:13] Kuonji: it wasn't hair
[22:13] Kuonji: what's Nixon have to do with this/
[22:14] Ken: What's short for Richard? :P
[22:14] Sheena: rick
[22:14] Kuonji: Richie
[22:14] Ken: And what's the other one?
[22:14] Kuonji: I just said it
[22:15] Ken: Dick. :P
[22:17] Sheena: but what about tom?
[22:18] Alathon: anyways
[22:18] Kuonji: or harry
[22:22] Alathon: the voyage is completed.
[22:22] Alathon: ((pardon the delay, please))
[22:22] Alathon: Without tentacle monsters, even.
[22:22] Ken: (Damn, I mean, yay. :P)
[22:22] Sheena: "Was a nice trip"
[22:23] Ken: "Yes... I didn't even get thrown overboard once!"
[22:23] Alathon: a '2' was engineering trouble and a consequent random encounter, a '1' was an attempted assassination ;p
[22:23] Mani: (Are we still at the dock?)
[22:23] Alathon: At the moment yes, if you want to have on-dock conversation
[22:24] Ken: (So, what was the 3? The Mutacow flock? :P)
[22:24] Alathon: otherwise, the next time Usagi will want your attention is at a scheduled meeting the next day.
[22:24] * Mani glances at Sheena.
[22:24] * Ken looks back up at the ship...
[22:24] Ken: "Quarters were cramped, but all in all, a good vessel."
[22:25] Kuonji: (did kuonji get to tap mariko?)
[22:25] Kuonji: (j/k)
[22:26] * Sheena checks her com for messages and the todo list
[22:26] Mani: (Skip ahead, I guess.)
[22:27] Sheena: (attempted to kill who? us? some oen from CT? wierd)
[22:27] Ken: (Maybe Tsukasa went insane and blames the group for all her problems. :P)
[22:27] Kuonji: (maybe one of us would snap and kill ken)
[22:27] * Sheena lets he cloak fall back around her sholders
[22:28] Sheena: "Im going to get my legs used to stable ground again and head to the lab,"
[22:28] Sheena: "Anything else going on?"
[22:28] Kuonji: ("Sorry about the stain sheena... but I borrowed that cloak when I went to talk with Mariko...)
[22:28] Alathon: Not particularly.. no meeting until the day after next.
[22:28] * Kuonji will check out some bars... it's the natural thing for a guy to do after getting off a navy ship
[22:29] Kuonji: (heavy drinking and loose women, hurrah!"
[22:29] Kuonji: )
[22:29] Sheena: (I dont think even the cloak of hot can recover the cockblock that ken put on)
[22:30] * Reis will be heading down to the lab along with Sheena.
[22:30] Ken: (I'd feel insulted if I could even make out what you just blabbered. -_-;)
[22:30] * Mani mentions to Ken at some point that when 'everyone else' has a problem, that usually isn't the case.
[22:32] * Mani pretty much does what she's been doing during leave.
[22:33] * Ken will just head home and rest up.
[22:33] Alathon: Nothing much happens...
[22:33] Alathon: Renee is still in a coma.
[22:33] Alathon: Ken is still spending all his time making stuff up instead of actually asking people questions in conversation and trying to get to know people.
[22:34] Ken: (That's me. -.-;)
[22:34] Alathon: And the populous is settling down, but still generally pissed off that Crystal Tokyo marines and citizens were killed in what was supposed to be a diplomatic embassy.
[22:34] Kuonji: ("... And Kuonji's still not getting laid.")
[22:35] Sheena: (would we know about the general ideas going around about nevada and whatnot?)
[22:35] Ken: (Damn... and I thought I was doing relatively okay until now too. =_=;)
[22:35] Alathon: Kuonji, gimme a straight charisma roll.
[22:36] Kuonji: (lol)
[22:36] Kuonji: (I was just kidding you know)
[22:37] Alathon: Okay.. soo.. you didn't make a pass at Mariko?
[22:37] Kuonji: (oh that, I thought you meant the bar thing)
[22:37] Kuonji: roll 1d20
[22:37] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{6}
[22:37] Kuonji: (ouch)
[22:37] Kuonji: (crash and burn)
[22:37] Alathon: No, you didn't score ;p
[22:37] Reis: (Yeah, you're fucked)
[22:37] Reis: (Or, not fucked, I guess)
[22:37] Alathon: She didn't mind watching a couple shows with you on the last day, but didn't seem terribly interested.
[22:38] Mani: (It's just as well. She would have cried, "Oh, princess!" during sex.)
[22:38] Ken: (...with a hooker who's older than your mom. :P)
[22:38] Alathon: Dammit yarrow don't steal my lines ;p
[22:38] Kuonji: (what's with rock and mothers?)
[22:38] Mani: (Strat's the one who really got pissed about that. :) )
[22:38] Sheena: (now That would be funny)
[22:39] Kuonji: (too bad I couldn't use bluff for that roll, that would have at least added +5... maybe points in seduction next level...)
[22:40] Kuonji: (jk)
[22:40] Reis: (You seriously don't have _any_ Cha mod? I thought Kuonji was prettier than that :P )
[22:41] Mani: (Hey, RZ: "[Viz] is going to be bringing the new Mega Man cash-in/tie-in, Mega Man Star Force (or Ry?sei no Rockman in Japan, where it's already screening), to the US.")
[22:41] Kuonji: (he has girl/guy magnet)
[22:41] * Sheena will show up for the meting capeless, but still with her new boots and gloves.
[22:41] Alathon: He's a stunt double.. he has a passing resemblance to a major celebrity, but is normal otherwise ;p
[22:41] Mani: (Magnet is a bad thing.)
[22:41] Ken: (Mani: Do I give a crap?)
[22:41] Kuonji: (it just means he gets the crazy girls)
[22:42] Mani: ("You fools! You captured their stunt doubles!")
[22:42] Kuonji: (I've had a couple of those)
[22:42] Alathon: Anyways ;p
[22:42] Kuonji: (/me is a crazy magnet IRL ;_;)
[22:42] Kuonji: (and yeah, next time I really do jack the cape -_-)
[22:42] Mani: (Can't imagine why I'd tihnk the person who always goes on about the character would be interested.)
[22:43] Sheena: (just ask, sheena totaly understands about wanting to bag the good looking girls)
[22:44] Alathon: The day and a half of shore leave is largely uneventful.
[22:44] Alathon: Unless anyone wants to add some events.
[22:45] Kuonji: roll 1d20
[22:45] Sheena: "Hey reis whats this botton do?"
[22:45] Ala-bot: Kuonji rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{5}
[22:46] Kuonji: (Kuonji strikes out again :P)
[22:46] Alathon: Sheena, women don't refer to that as "a button"
[22:46] Mani: ("No, DeeDee, don't--*boom*")
[22:46] Kuonji: (hahaha, has anyone rolled above a 6 this game?)
[22:46] Sheena: heh)
[22:46] Kuonji: (lol)
[22:46] Mani: (I rolled a 10.)
[22:46] Alathon: Whatever you were doing, you fail at, Kuonji.
[22:46] * Ken would actually like to get to know his comrades more... but wonders at the wisdom of calling them so suddenly about it.
[22:47] Alathon: The next meeting is back in the nondescript HQ building in a conference room.
[22:47] Sheena: "Nondescript building and nondescript uniform, Im senseing a pattern here"
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi walks in.
[22:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Yup, that's the point."
[22:49] Alathon: Usagi walks over to a chair, and sits herself down.
[22:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright.. how are all you?"
[22:50] Mani: "Fine, thanks."
[22:50] Sheena: "Rested and feeling good."
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Good."
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi: "I've actually got something of a question."
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi leans back, closes her eyes, then opens them and looks at the party.
[22:50] Alathon: Usagi: "I'd originally meant to have you all acting as observers.. and potentially minor assistance.. in the Alliance of Free States."
[22:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Given the way you all have been targeted, I've had some second thoughts about that."
[22:51] Sheena: (we hitting thoes mages all ready?)
[22:52] Kuonji: (let's go to Boston! :D)
[22:52] Alathon: funny you'd mention that.. you can go fight necromancers in boston ;p
[22:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.. the situation has changed a little, but not by much."
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi: "This team is still, in my estimation, the most qualified."
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi pauses for a moment.
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi: "The situation has changed on the AFS side."
[22:53] * Kuonji perks up at the praise
[22:53] Alathon: Usagi: "They were.. for lack of a more polite term, being routed."
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "And apparently called up some sort of legendary metahuman.. in their own words, "The Undying General"."
[22:54] * Reis blinks. "That sounds... fortunate."
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Since then, they've managed to half the UST advance."
[22:54] Sheena: "Undying?"
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Fortunate indeed. And as for the undying bit, I have no idea."
[22:54] Alathon: Usagi: "It could be pure myth, or literal fact."
[22:55] Sheena: (so what.. there fighting texes demons with undead?)
[22:55] Ken: "Well, we have seen weirder things... I think."
[22:55] Kuonji: (is it the saint of killers? :D)
[22:55] Reis: (Or maybe he's Wolverine :P )
[22:55] Kuonji: (Wait... if it was him, there wouldn't be a Texas ;_;)
[22:55] Mani: (It's America's senshi.)
[22:55] Ken: (Oh, PLEASE let it be Wolverine!)
[22:56] Kuonji: (The saint of killers makes wolverine look like a little bitch)
[22:56] Mani: (Go on, Kuonji, request Deadpool. :) )
[22:56] Ken: (Hmm, Sailor Wolverine?)
[22:56] Kuonji: (he's the equivalent of putting in god mode and infinite ammo cheats in an FPS)
[22:56] Kuonji: (heh, fine)
[22:56] Kuonji: (DEADPOOL!)
[22:56] Alathon: ((You know who it is.. it's the old guy with the beard from Boondock Saints.))
[22:57] Kuonji: (heh, their dad?)
[22:57] Alathon: ((shit, even wolverine can't match up in badassness compared to him ;p ))
[22:57] Kuonji: (El Duche)
[22:57] Mani: (No... we all know it's Nohtala.)
[22:57] Alathon: ((Nohtala is much more powerful, and is totally hot, and will sleep with at least two party members before revealing her true identity))
[22:57] Kuonji: (heh, Alathon backwards has the added perk of sounding like "not ala")
[22:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Either way, the situation has gone from dire, to merely grim."
[22:58] Mani: (Gerand & Amiko?)
[22:58] Kuonji: (... ok, Kuonji needs to keep it in his pants then)
[22:58] Alathon: Usagi: "They've lost ground, and the Texans are less than merciful when it comes to conquered territory."
[22:58] Alathon: Usagi: "Or, so we're told."
[22:59] Alathon: ((Nohtala has standards))
[22:59] Alathon: Usagi: "however, the short of it is this."
[22:59] Alathon: Usagi looks to the three senior party membes.
[22:59] Alathon: Usagi: "How comfortable are you in heading back to North America?"
[22:59] Mani: (The light dims around the other two.)
[23:00] Alathon: Usagi: "Understanding that you all may well be targeted for assassination by UST friendly forces?"
[23:00] Alathon: Usagi: "This isn't the only place we can use you; the situation with Siam is rapidly worsening."
[23:00] * Sheena taps her fingers for a moment
[23:00] Sheena: "We do have bisness to finsh there."
[23:00] Mani: (UST friendly forces?)
[23:01] Alathon: Usagi: "Business with a given person, or with the UST in general?"
[23:01] Alathon: ((she's apparently willing to claim that the demons and suchlike are allied with the UST))
[23:01] Mani: (Oh, UST-friendly forces.)
[23:01] Alathon: Usagi: "Last I'd heard, you'd handled Reichert, that mage, and most everyone else you ran across."
[23:01] Sheena: "Both? Problem is will our return make the people in the city a target again. is it worth that?"
[23:02] Mani: "Well, I don't have a problem with going back, but I do realize it's possible that our presence could cause more problems than it solves."
[23:02] Alathon: Usagi: "I have a sneaking suspicion that the attacks were targeted on Crystal Tokyo forces.. not you all personally."
[23:03] Alathon: Usagi: "This is not a suspicion that'd substantiated by fact."
[23:03] Alathon: Usagi: "However... my gut feeling is that, whoever we send over there, would potentially be a target for any party interested in keeping us out of the AFS/UST war."
[23:04] Kuonji: "But isn't this just dragging us further into the conflict?"
[23:04] Sheena: "Well.. what kinda of operation are you looking to set up over there? Do we have goals to achive or will it be more of the "hang aroudn thill needed" stuff we did before?"
[23:04] Kuonji: "I mean, you can't tell me were just going to let them kill our people/
[23:04] Kuonji: "
[23:05] Alathon: Usagi: "Okay.. hm."
[23:05] Alathon: Usagi: "First off.. NO."
[23:05] Alathon: Usagi, emphatically: "Absolutely not."
[23:06] Alathon: Usagi: "We will not just let them kill our people."
[23:07] Alathon: Usagi: "But more to the point, yes, we have a very specific mission in mind."
[23:08] Alathon: Usagi: "Observe and report on the military of the AFS, it's encounters with the UST, and most importantly the nature of the UST forces."
[23:09] Alathon: Usagi: "We've already made known to the AFS our concerns about the UST and it's activities."
[23:10] Sheena: (whats afs again?)
[23:10] Alathon: Usagi: "Unsurprisingly, they're quite keen on getting us in on their side."
[23:10] Alathon: Alliance of Free States
[23:11] Alathon: Usagi: "We have *not* yet committed to assasting the AFS."
[23:11] Reis: (The harleyriders)
[23:11] Sheena: "Work on the front lines, but advioding any major battles?"
[23:11] Alathon: Usagi: "regardless of our first impressions."
[23:11] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[23:11] Alathon: Usagi: "Ideally, no."
[23:11] Alathon: Usagi: "You should be observers... given the nature of the UST threat, and the penetratoin potential of any teleport capable enemy, that may not be relevant."
[23:13] Alathon: Usagi: "But the goal is not to get you all into combat with UST forces."
[23:13] Alathon: Usagi: "But rather to observe the nature of the AFS and UST conflicts."
[23:13] Alathon: Usagi: "And, if possible, the nature of the AFS army leardership. We have a certain degree of interested in this 'undying general'."
[23:14] Alathon: Usagi stops talking for a moment to see what people have to say.
[23:14] Sheena: "Well.. I can see about a mile or so.. Even father if i dump magic into it. But i can't exctaly recored that on my com"
[23:15] Mani: (Mumm-Ra)
[23:15] Sheena: "Any ways you want this done? becides detaile reports?"
[23:15] Alathon: Usagi: "What we need, more than recordings, are impressions from veterans."
[23:15] * Mani nods.
[23:16] Kuonji: "And what if we can conclusivly prove that Texas is working with our interdimensional "friends?"
[23:16] Alathon: Usagi: "And assessments of how forces along the lines of your own would function against them."
[23:16] Alathon: Usagi: "That would be nice."
[23:16] Alathon: Usagi pauses for a moment, then looks straight at Kuonji.
[23:16] Alathon: Usagi: "I think we both know the score there, though. We may never have 'conclusive' proof."
[23:16] Kuonji: (uhoh...)
[23:16] Alathon: Usagi: "But honestly, we don't expect conclusive proof either."
[23:16] * Kuonji nods
[23:17] Kuonji: "Well, if their "Army of Angels" is composed of beings similar to the ones laying waste to Nevada..."
[23:17] Reis: "Would 'those gray things working directly in their army' count as conclusive...?"
[23:17] Kuonji: (too slow! :P)
[23:18] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[23:19] Alathon: Usagi: "them having moon cats on their side wouldn't exactly prove that Crystal Tokyo was on their side."
[23:19] Kuonji: "There aren't too many Mooncat merc outfits though..."
[23:20] Alathon: Usagi grins.
[23:20] Alathon: Usagi: "As far as we know."
[23:20] Kuonji: "At least, that we know of."
[23:20] * Kuonji eyes mani
[23:20] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[23:20] Kuonji: (fuck you >_<)
[23:20] Kuonji: (:p)
[23:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Lest it need be said, no, I've never heard of any moon cat anywehre other than Crystal Tokyo."
[23:20] * Mani frowns and nods.
[23:21] Reis: (Cue a moon cat coming in from out of dimension and joining the enemies? :P )
[23:22] Kuonji: (would it stroke itself?)
[23:22] Kuonji: (*cat sits there scratching itself slowly... "Welcome to my lair...")
[23:22] Reis: (They're evil. Evil people ALWAYS know how to treat a cat right)
[23:22] Alathon: Usagi: "But the point is, we can't take something as simple as two groups having beings of the same speciesn in their camps, as proof they're on the same team."
[23:23] Alathon: Usagi pauses for a moment.
[23:23] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. like I said, I think we all know the score with us and the U ST."
[23:24] Alathon: Usagi: "There may not be much in the way of real evidence.. but there's a preponderence of circumstantial evidence."
[23:25] Reis: "That score is... 'Blood and souls, blood and souls for the LORD!'? Where did that quote even come from?"
[23:25] Sheena: "A friend"
[23:25] Sheena: "Any way, are we stationed in carson again?"
[23:25] Kuonji: (aww, you got my hopes up about Boston :P)
[23:26] Reis: (Well, if we're watching the AFS war, I hope we're in the AFS...)
[23:26] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[23:26] Alathon: Usagi: "I honestly don't know quite where you'll be stationed."
[23:27] Alathon: Usagi: "With Oklahoma City taken, I'm not sure where the current AFS military HQ is."
[23:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Our consulate is in Chicago; you'll be deployed there, and head southwest to wherever the current HQ is."
[23:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Now.."
[23:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Tot he point.. do you want to take this on?"
[23:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Because we have plenty of stuff for competent Meta teams to do otherwise."
[23:29] Alathon: Usagi: "most notably, handling the emerging Siamese threat."
[23:29] Mani: "I'm willing to."
[23:29] Ken: "I have every trust in the decision of my superiors..."
[23:30] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Kuonji.
[23:31] * Reis nods slowly. "I... I'm willing as well."
[23:31] Sheena: "I have no problems with this, but what do you need us to handle with the samese? We can do full scale battles along with gathering intell"
[23:31] Mani: (Tell her no, Kuonji! :) )
[23:32] Alathon: Usagi: "Handling the Siamese would be a full time job, because it's an interdiction job."
[23:32] Alathon: Usagi: "We aren't ready to commit to another object lesson."
[23:32] * Kuonji considers the options carefully
[23:33] Sheena: (interdiction job?)
[23:33] Kuonji: "It's a difficult descision, both are quite important."
[23:33] Kuonji: "But if Taichou feels that going to the AFS would be the best move, then I'm all for it."
[23:34] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[23:34] Alathon: ((interdiction: blocking people from going somewhere))
[23:34] Ken: ((Basically with Siam, our job would be to stop them throwing themselves to their deaths))
[23:35] Sheena: "It's not like we can't be recalled or moves as proitys change."
[23:36] Sheena: "And if the AFS and UST was playign with "other" powers.. it's best we go insted of an underpowered team with less experince"
[23:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Recalled... yes."
[23:37] Alathon: Usagi: "On minutes notice.. no."
[23:39] Sheena: (soo openwar or an intell job?)
[23:39] Alathon: ...
[23:40] Ken: (I would think that was obvious Sheena. =_=;)
[23:41] * Sheena fiddles with her shades some
[23:41] Sheena: (any one else wana pipe up? sheena answered)
[23:41] Alathon: Usagi: "So?"
[23:41] Alathon: You didn't say yes or no ;p
[23:43] Mani: (Sheena, you mean?)
[23:43] Sheena: "Im for the afs, hmm i wonder what chicago is like"
[23:43] Kuonji: (lol)
[23:44] Kuonji: (everyone's hometown gets a visit!)
[23:44] Alathon: Usagi nods slowly.
[23:44] Ken: (Not mine!)
[23:44] Alathon: Usagi: "Good."
[23:44] Alathon: Usagi: " I'm glad to have you all on the job, honestly."
[23:45] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Ken and Reis.
[23:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Hopefully this will stay an observer assignment, but.. no promises."
[23:45] Mani: ("I suppose you being along won't hurt...")
[23:45] Alathon: Usagi: "
[23:45] Ken: "I understand. I'm however prepared for any eventuality."
[23:45] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[23:46] Sheena: "About that.."
[23:46] Sheena: "[01:43] <Alathon> Usagi: "
[23:46] Sheena: [0
[23:46] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll schedule a more in-depth briefing, for the future."
[23:46] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[23:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah?"
[23:46] * Ken nods
[23:46] Sheena: "Do we have any rules of engagement to follow?
[23:46] Alathon: Usagi: "The AFS are friendly, unless they actually attack you."
[23:47] Alathon: Usagi: "The UST are hostile, and fair game, however your priority should be observation rather than combat."?
[23:47] Alathon: ((haha.. I had a national leader say 'fair game' ;p ))
[23:47] Ken: "So basically, we damn well better not be the ones who shot first."
[23:47] Ken: ((I'm dying of laughter here. ;P))
[23:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Unless you were shooting at UST forces, yes."
[23:48] Ken: "Right."
[23:48] Sheena: "hmm.. more exploading and spreading shells then.."
[23:48] * Sheena says mostly to herself
[23:48] Alathon: Usagi: "If you Must!"
[23:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Don't compromise your ability to report, for an opportunity to score a few dead demons."
[23:49] * Sheena blinks
[23:49] Sheena: "Yes, ma'am"
[23:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright then.. I'll schedule a briefing tomorrow."
[23:49] Alathon: Usagi: "Any pressing concerns?'
[23:49] Mani: "No, ma'am."
[23:49] Kuonji: ("I can't get laid!")
[23:50] Sheena: "No,ma'am"
[23:50] * Kuonji shakes his head
[23:50] Kuonji: "No, ma'am"
[23:50] Ken: "None immediately relevant to the mission ma'am."
[23:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright then.. until tomorrow, dismissed."
[23:50] Alathon: End here.
[23:51] * Ken nods
[23:51] *** Ala-bot has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[23:51] Ken: (CRAP!)
[23:51] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[23:51] *** Ken is now known as Rockman_Zero.
[23:51] Ataru: heh
[23:51] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[23:51] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[23:51] * Rockman_Zero wanders off to eat shit and die. T_T
[23:51] Ataru: I need sleep on one hand
[23:51] Alathon: eh
[23:51] Sheena: i was soooo temped for open warfare
[23:51] Yarrow: Whatever floats your boat.
[23:51] Alathon: hehe, why ataru, so you can do a Stranger?
[23:51] Ataru: on the other, I want some combat ;_;
[23:51] Ataru: lol
[23:52] Ataru: oh god
[23:52] Rockman_Zero: I actually wanted to do something that I should have done damn well early in the session!
[23:52] Ataru: that reminds me of a history class in high school
[23:52] Alathon: Just remember that sentiment next game
[23:52] Rockman_Zero: Well, I didn't try, I didn't DIE trying... so I might as well die now.
[23:52] Ataru: my history teacher made a refrence to doing a stranger without actually naming it
[23:52] Rockman_Zero: T_T
[23:52] Alathon: hahahaha
[23:52] Alathon: kudos to him ;p
[23:52] Pale_Wolf: 'Doing a stranger'?
[23:53] Ataru: and one of my classmates goes "Oh, I've heard of that, it's called the Invisible Man!"
[23:53] * Rockman_Zero slithers off into the kitchen to admire and test the sharpness of his knives.
[23:53] * Pale_Wolf doesn't seem to get this reference.
[23:53] Ataru: and my teacher just looks at him and says "Why would you call it a man?"
[23:53] Ataru: or something along those lines... kinda hard to remember
[23:53] Ataru: god, that class was nothing but dick jokes
[23:54] Rockman_Zero: If there's time at the beginning of the session plot-wise, after beinbg dismissed, Ken will request that he talk with the group about something.
[23:54] Ataru: one of the few perks to going to an all boys school
[23:54] Alathon: there's lots of times to "talk with the group"
[23:54] Alathon: they happen at least twice a session
[23:54] Ataru: is that the teachers don't really need to bother with being PC when it comes to sex jokes
[23:54] Alathon: just look for times when you'd actually feel free to talk, rather than Do Something
[23:54] Alathon: heh
[23:55] Rockman_Zero: So yay... We're off to watch a war.
[23:56] Rockman_Zero: Hmm... Does CT have popcorn?
[23:56] Alathon: Probably
[23:56] Pale_Wolf: Give Enigma a popcorn-making power?
[23:57] Rockman_Zero: No
[23:57] Rockman_Zero: That would be cool.
[23:57] Alathon: sure it isn't worth 1 cp?
[23:57] * Rockman_Zero is now determined to make his charadcter as uncool as possible!
[23:57] Sheena: hmm
[23:57] Yarrow: So, you're ... sticking with your original plan?
[23:57] Rockman_Zero: No wait... I think I've achieved that.
[23:57] Sheena: sheena needs to work on her badass image
[23:58] * Rockman_Zero doesn't have an image to work with.
[23:58] Alathon: oh yeah, exp
[23:58] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[23:58] DCG: hmm
[23:58] Alathon: 2480 exp