Crystal Tokyo: Outward Bound

[Alathon]

Session 55

[12:02] Alathon: anyways
[12:02] Alathon: we all here?
[12:02] Pale_Wolf: Yuppers.
[12:03] Yarrow: I'm here.
[12:04] Yarrow: I was just on the phone with my sister in Alaska.
[12:04] * Alathon sings, "Canned salmon from alaska!" to the commercial's jingle.
[12:05] Alathon: I must have heard that commercial on the radio like a thousand times as a kid
[12:05] Yarrow: I don't know it.
[12:05] Alathon: you didn't miss much ;p
[12:05] Yarrow: She likes her DS. And it's snowing.
[12:05] *** Ala-bot has joined #crystaltokyo.
[12:05] Alathon: roll 1d20 test
[12:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20 test --> [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
[12:05] Alathon: glad to hear it worked out
[12:06] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[12:06] Yarrow: Didn't it get that last session, too?
[12:06] Reis: We got a... GOOD session roll?
[12:06] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[12:06] Alathon: heh
[12:07] * Yarrow shakes her head as her cat starts meowing and continues to meow as he grooms himself.
[12:07] Alathon: btw DCG, with 64 MP spent out of 70, you can afford the dim hop
[12:07] Sheena: im fighting off a back of wild dogs!
[12:07] Sheena: Ya al i adjusted my magic
[12:07] Sheena: tieing off iop and iflling in the skills i skiped now
[12:07] Alathon: omg! wild dogs!... you better fall into a crypt, and steal a dead king's sword. then they'll respect you!
[12:07] Yarrow: That sounds very strange, mind you. Same as when he meows while drinking...
[12:07] Yarrow: Can't he just use a flamethrower?
[12:08] Alathon: only if he grunts, "Fire it up!" while doing so
[12:08] Alathon: anyways
[12:09] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[12:09] Sheena: that reminds me, i need to get TF2
[12:09] Alathon: we left off last week after some lengthy pre-fight preparation, with the party finally having moved up close enough to their targets to eyeball 'em.
[12:10] Mani: Oh, are we within beamed power range of CT?
[12:11] Alathon: You're still a good bit off (half a mile+), so you at least think you have some time before you need to engage.
[12:11] Alathon: Yes, you're within beamed range
[12:11] Alathon: So you can flip on your armor indefinately
[12:11] * Mani reminds everyone of that.
[12:11] * Reis takes advantage.
[12:11] Alathon: Kuonji is ahead, invisible, flanking them.
[12:12] Alathon: Everyone here either has enhanced sight, or would have access to binoculars, so, it's description time
[12:13] Sheena: (do i see anythign under magic?)
[12:13] Alathon: They're ugly, for starters. They look like some sort of demented monkey/human cross, with long, dirty manes of hair and dry, leathery skin on top.
[12:14] Alathon: All three are walking; two have what look like staffs, taller than them.
[12:14] Alathon: The other appears unarmed.
[12:14] Alathon: They're.. just walking. Normal elderly human speed, which is to say, very slowly.
[12:15] Alathon: They do not appear to have twigged to your presence.
[12:15] Alathon: The marines with you peer through their binoculars as well.
[12:15] * Reis raises an eyebrow and reserves comment.
[12:15] Alathon: Marine Lieutenant, to Mani: "Ma'am, they're just outside our envelope of engagement."
[12:16] Alathon: Marine: "Do we set up here to start laying down some plasma, or..?"
[12:16] Mani: "Well, since they're heading toward us, let's get set up."
[12:16] Alathon: Where you are, is on the far side of a low crest atop a hill.
[12:16] Alathon: Minimal cover, but there's some.
[12:16] Alathon: Marine: "Right."
[12:16] Sheena: "Make sure sakura is clear of the bombbard area first, we have an op ahead flanking them.
[12:17] Mani: "Text him, Sheena."
[12:17] Sheena: "Right,"
[12:17] * Sheena does so
[12:17] * Reis twirls her sword to adjust the grip, and awaits.
[12:18] Alathon: The marines do so, unloading their kits and spare weapons, setting them to the side where they can grab 'em.
[12:18] Alathon: All six set up with plasma rifles.
[12:18] Alathon: Marine: "Any target preference?"
[12:19] * Sheena just waits with Dark Heart out next to her, The massive staff in its new crystal battle form with the corse pluseing in a dark light.
[12:19] Alathon: Marine: "SOP is to spread our fire, leg shots slow 'em down and decrease their odds of closing to melee."
[12:19] Mani: "Hm. The ones with a staff. They're not the right size to just be walking aids."
[12:20] Mani: "I'm not saying take them out at any cost, but if it's a coin toss between them and the others, I'd say go for them."
[12:21] Alathon: The marines split up the targets, three of them on the one to the left, three on the one to the right.
[12:21] Reis: (Gah. Bunch of relatives here. Will be AFKish, hopefully I can return fully...)
[12:21] Mani: "Let me know when you're about to start."
[12:21] Alathon: ((should I NPC Reis for the fight?))
[12:22] Alathon: Marine: "Just give the word and we're good to go."
[12:22] Reis: (Hm... I'd PREFER to handle it myself, I should be able to pop in... Gah)
[12:22] Sheena: (family argo)
[12:22] Mani: "I think I'll change into something more suitable first..."
[12:22] * Reis triggers her own shift into the 'ribbon dress' fuku-setup.
[12:23] Sheena: "Ill change once the boys open fire, The bleed off form mine will probly alert them"
[12:23] * Mani moves behind the hill so she won't risk giving away their position to magic sight or with a glowing crescent moon a bit and shifts to human form.
[12:23] * Mani activates her uniform and empowers her swords.
[12:24] * Mani moves up beside the marines.
[12:24] Mani: "Is everyone ready? And did Sakura reply?"
[12:25] Sheena: (Did he?)
[12:25] Alathon: Sakura replied that he's clear to the left +100 meters
[12:25] Sheena: "His clear on the left at 100 meters"
[12:25] * Mani checks Yuuno's position.
[12:26] Sheena: (oh right, not in sheens shirt any more)
[12:26] Alathon: Yuuno is a bit back.. she's activated her armor, and looks a little nervous.
[12:26] Alathon: She's hunkered down.
[12:27] Reis: (All right, they made me drag a futon in, but they say that's it)
[12:27] Alathon: ((hehe, I have to do that every time I'm home, we keep the futon in the attic, and use it on the 1st floor))
[12:27] Mani: (Good. Now give some indication you're ready. :) )
[12:27] * Reis nods and stands with the others. "I'm ready, Mani-san."
[12:27] * Sheena pushs up her shades and prims her change
[12:28] Mani: "All right. Whenever you please, lieutenant."
[12:29] * Reis brings Swordbreaker up into position.
[12:29] Alathon: They unload.
[12:29] Alathon: roll 3#1d20+15
[12:29] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{35}, [ 1d20=7 ]{22}, [ 1d20=20 ]{35}
[12:29] Alathon: roll 3#1d20+15
[12:29] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{26}, [ 1d20=3 ]{18}, [ 1d20=16 ]{31}
[12:30] Alathon: For a few seconds, their rifles hum, charging...
[12:30] Alathon: and the three "amazombie elders" come to a dead stop the second the humming starts.
[12:30] Reis: (... TWO crits?)
[12:30] Reis: (This bodes well...)
[12:30] Alathon: incidentally, anyonew ith an attack at this range can get a free shot in before combat time starts
[12:31] * Sheena Lets her magic go and triggers her fuku
[12:31] Sheena: (can i setill fire?)
[12:31] * Reis swings out a pair of silver blasts at the amazombie the second group is firing at - the first for her staff, the second for her face.
[12:31] Alathon: having waited until now to trigger the fuku spell, no
[12:32] Sheena: (ok)
[12:32] Alathon: (so.. ranged disarm attempt?)
[12:32] Reis: roll 2#1d20+27
[12:32] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{38}, [ 1d20=14 ]{41}
[12:32] Reis: (One's a disarm, the next is a shot to the face)
[12:32] Sheena: (+27)
[12:32] Mani: (You're trying to mess up her pretty face? You're so mean!)
[12:33] Sheena: (Hey.. how are we figering number of attacks now any way?)
[12:33] Reis: (Gah. Pretty? Uh...)
[12:33] Alathon: Amazombie #1 starts to dodge, but does so slowly.. and catches two perfectly aimed shots on the flanks.
[12:33] Alathon: roll 1d20+24 dodge
[12:33] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 dodge --> [ 1d20=9 ]{33}
[12:33] Mani: (Use combat skill w/o GCB instead of BAB)
[12:33] Alathon: but still evades the third shot
[12:33] Alathon: (what mani said)
[12:33] Alathon: roll 2#8d8 ap+1
[12:33] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2#8d8 ap+1 --> [ 8d8=35 ]{35}, [ 8d8=36 ]{36}
[12:34] Alathon: The second one tries to dodge as well
[12:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+24
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{34}
[12:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+22
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{23}
[12:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+20
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{26}
[12:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{23}
[12:34] Alathon: roll 1d20+16
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{30}
[12:34] Alathon: She evades the first one, but the rest, including reis' attacks, hit
[12:34] Alathon: roll 2#4d8 AP+1
[12:34] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2#4d8 AP+1 --> [ 4d8=22 ]{22}, [ 4d8=20 ]{20}
[12:34] Reis: roll 2#7d8
[12:34] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#7d8 --> [ 7d8=20 ]{20}, [ 7d8=33 ]{33}
[12:35] Alathon: ((actually, those shoulda been 4d8+4, forgot.. but whatever))
[12:35] * Mani attempts to gauge the amazons' fighting skills now that she's seen them in action.
[12:37] Alathon: hmm
[12:37] Alathon: strength check vs disarm
[12:37] Alathon: powerlifting, actually, I suppose
[12:37] Alathon: but, can fiddle with that after game
[12:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+8
[12:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{18}
[12:38] Alathon: And the staff goes flying from her hands.
[12:38] Mani: "Mm. Gonna be good at dodging and hitting. And don't run around on fire when hit with plasma."
[12:38] Alathon: anyways, init pls
[12:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+15 kuonji's init
[12:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+15 kuonji's init --> [ 1d20=16 ]{31}
[12:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+1 yuuno's init
[12:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+1 yuuno's init --> [ 1d20=8 ]{9}
[12:39] Mani: "And can obviously move fast when they need to. Let's see how much ground they can cover."
[12:39] Sheena: Roll 1d20+2
[12:39] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+2 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{6}
[12:39] Mani: roll 1d20+9
[12:39] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{23}
[12:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+13 amazombie #1
[12:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+13 amazombie #1 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{25}
[12:39] Sheena: (sighs)
[12:39] Reis: roll 1d20+9
[12:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+13 amazombie #2
[12:39] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{27}
[12:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+13 amazombie #2 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{28}
[12:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+17 amazombie #3
[12:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+17 amazombie #3 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{18}
[12:39] Alathon: roll 1d20+6 marine init
[12:39] Sheena: (ever there fail is better then sheena)
[12:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+6 marine init --> [ 1d20=15 ]{21}
[12:40] Alathon: (eh, a botch is automatically last)
[12:40] Mani: (I thought you couldn't botch init.)
[12:40] Alathon: Hmm.. really?
[12:40] Alathon: actually, that does kinda ring a bell
[12:40] Mani: (I thought you'd ruled that in the past.)
[12:40] Sheena: (....0
[12:40] Alathon: well, you can crit it
[12:41] Alathon: so for now, you can botch it, we'll revisit that post game ;p
[12:41] Alathon: ... and next time I run a campaign, I'm finding a system I don't feel a need to house rule whatsoever
[12:42] Alathon: (sorry, writing up my battle cheatsheat)
[12:42] Alathon: (like, 2 minutes)
[12:43] Reis: (Heh, those are handy)
[12:43] Sheena: (oh? and where you goign to find this merical system at?)
[12:46] Reis: (I propose the original BESM, I've been reading its book and it is rather interesting :P )
[12:47] Alathon: (like besm 3rd?))
[12:47] Alathon: (anyways)
[12:48] Alathon: fight order: Kuonji, Elder #2, Reis, Elder #1, Mani, Marines, Yuuno, Sheena, Elder #3
[12:48] Alathon: From nowhere, a mesh of black strands streaks out towards Elder #1
[12:49] Alathon: roll 1d20+12
[12:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{15}
[12:49] Alathon: roll 1d20+29-4
[12:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29-4 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{32}
[12:49] Alathon: And is easily evaded.
[12:50] Alathon: Amazombie #2 streaks forward, practically a blur, covering more than half the distance.
[12:50] Alathon: Reis, you're up.
[12:51] * Reis fires another 'disarm, then in the face' set at the remaining staff-carrying amazombie.
[12:51] Reis: roll 2#1d20+27
[12:51] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{28}, [ 1d20=6 ]{33}
[12:51] Alathon: or not
[12:51] Reis: (... I don't disarm him, eh? Ohhhh boy)
[12:51] Alathon: or you botched?
[12:51] Alathon: on an unrealiable spec attack
[12:51] Reis: (Yeah... Definitely botched :P )
[12:52] Alathon: Instead of shooting off a bright silver energy beam, Swordbreaker shoots off sparks for a moment, followed by a cloud of smoek, then nothing.
[12:52] * Sheena blinks at the magical back fire.
[12:52] Alathon: Amazombie #1 streaks forward much like #2 did.
[12:52] * Reis blinks and curses, working to clear Swordbreaker.
[12:53] Alathon: Mani is up
[12:53] Alathon: Marine: "Fuck, they're closing fast.. retarget to the one on the left, let's drop her fast!"
[12:54] * Mani tosses a bunch of pointy crystal things onto the ground a few yards in front of the marines.
[12:54] Alathon: (caltrops?)
[12:54] Mani: (Yep. They're on my character sheet.)
[12:54] Alathon: (yeah, I remember those)
[12:55] Alathon: The marines take aim and fire.
[12:55] Alathon: roll 6#1d20+15
[12:55] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{34}, [ 1d20=14 ]{29}, [ 1d20=11 ]{26}, [ 1d20=2 ]{17}, [ 1d20=18 ]{33}, [ 1d20=3 ]{18}
[12:55] Alathon: Their weapons charge.
[12:56] Mani: "Reis, everything ok there?"
[12:57] Alathon: Yuuno casts a spell, complete with the usual spinning Midchildan magical circle.. and her and hte marines are encased in a bright green forcefield.
[12:57] * Reis frowns. "Need to clear the heat vents before I can attack again... Should take me five seconds."
[12:57] Alathon: (and anyone else who wants to say they were standing nearby)
[12:57] Alathon: Sheena, you're up
[12:58] Sheena: "THanks yuuno, Clears me to fire.
[12:58] Sheena: (GCB is rounded down right?)
[12:58] Mani: (Well, I did say I moved up beside the marines after shifting.)
[12:58] Alathon: (you're in the barrier then)
[12:58] Alathon: (and yeah, rounded down)
[12:58] Mani: "What's this?"
[12:58] Alathon: (so, +8 for everyone in the party currently)
[12:58] Alathon: Yuuno: "Forcefield, one directional.. you can fire through it."
[12:59] Mani: "Thanks."
[12:59] Alathon: After being very startled, the Marines are a little relieved, if you're looking ;p
[12:59] Mani: ("Forcefield, one directional. they can fire in. Wait a second... that's not right!")
[12:59] Sheena: "Lets give them a proper welcom, Say hello dark heart. Dark Heart: Obsidian buster
[13:00] Sheena: Roll 1d20+17+7
[13:00] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+7 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{41}
[13:00] Sheena: Roll 1d20+12+7
[13:00] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+12+7 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{37}
[13:01] Alathon: (at both, right?))
[13:01] Sheena: (Aiming at the two incoming, can i spam em both/)
[13:01] Sheena: (yes)
[13:01] Mani: "If they move to attack you, I'm likely to end up jumping in front of you guys. Please don't shoot me."
[13:01] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:01] Alathon: roll 1d20+25
[13:01] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{29}
[13:01] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{31}
[13:01] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:01] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{35}
[13:01] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:01] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{34}
[13:01] Reis: (Nyahahah?)
[13:01] Alathon: Sheena's blast is nearly perfect, spreading just wide enough to make dodging impossible, and flowing over the three elders.
[13:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{30}
[13:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{36}
[13:02] Alathon: (all three, imnf act, not just two ;p )
[13:02] Alathon: ((so.. roll damage for each shot)
[13:03] Sheena: roll 3#6d8+4
[13:03] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 3#6d8+4 --> [ 6d8=27 ]{31}, [ 6d8=28 ]{32}, [ 6d8=17 ]{21}
[13:03] Sheena: roll 3#6d8+4
[13:03] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 3#6d8+4 --> [ 6d8=20 ]{24}, [ 6d8=29 ]{33}, [ 6d8=19 ]{23}
[13:03] Sheena: 1,2,3
[13:03] Alathon: (next time, just roll it once per attack ;p )
[13:03] Sheena: (roger that)
[13:04] Alathon: After the darkness has passed, they're still coming, albeit somewhat more damaged.
[13:05] * Sheena lets the darkengery waff off her
[13:05] Alathon: Amazombie three followed the first two, but spreads off to the left a bit
[13:05] Sheena: "Ahhh, i love doing that"
[13:05] Mani: "Tough little buggers."
[13:05] Alathon: the marine plasma rifles finish charging, and fire
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{42}
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+21
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{26}
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+19
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{24}
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+17
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+17 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{32}
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+15
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{33}
[13:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+13
[13:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{33}
[13:06] Alathon: Elder #1 sort of.. pirouettes.. and four of the six bolts of plasma streak past her into the rocks.
[13:06] Alathon: roll 2#4d8+4 AP+1
[13:06] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2#4d8+4 AP+1 --> [ 4d8=15 ]{19}, [ 4d8=22 ]{26}
[13:07] Alathon: End of round, top of the order
[13:07] Alathon: Kuonji doesn't do anything.. probably because he's been left behind by the amazons and is sprinting at speed to catch up.
[13:08] Alathon: Amazombie #2 keeps running forward, about three quarters of the way, before leaping into the air... and coming down with a tiny fist towards the forcefield.
[13:08] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:08] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{37}
[13:08] Mani: (Btw, can I attempt to intercept a melee attack against the marines?)
[13:08] Alathon: The forcefield doesn't dodge.
[13:09] Mani: (Though I suppose it doesn't matter while the forcefield is up.)
[13:09] Reis: (Yeah, the Defending Others ruleset allows it)
[13:09] Alathon: (hmm.. yes, but off the top of my head I'm not sure of the mechanics)
[13:09] Reis: (Just a sec)
[13:10] Reis: (Okay, you basically take penalties to your own defence roll to shove them out of the way)
[13:10] Alathon: roll 2d4+12+36 leap attack
[13:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d4+12+36 leap attack --> [ 2d4=3 ]{51}
[13:10] Reis: (If they're within reach, it's -2, -4 if they're at medium range...)
[13:10] Mani: (I think interposing myself would make more sense in this situation.)
[13:10] Alathon: She slams her fist into it, ringing it like a bell, before hopping back..
[13:10] Reis: (Yeah, you can do a block defence with your own body if you like, which is a +2 on that roll)
[13:11] Alathon: roll 1d20+19 reflex
[13:11] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 reflex --> [ 1d20=14 ]{33}
[13:11] Reis: (Or with your swords)
[13:11] Alathon: And landing among the caltrops, but apparently not on one.
[13:12] Alathon: Reis is up
[13:12] Alathon: go ahead and roll your repair
[13:14] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[13:14] Alathon: ((heh))
[13:15] Sheena: (she's left to get parts)
[13:15] Sheena: (hmm, since we wait. Hey al)
[13:16] Alathon: roll 1d20+19 repair
[13:16] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 repair --> [ 1d20=3 ]{22}
[13:16] Sheena: (For black impack, Would spreading, or AOE work to boost it and smash away more targets?)
[13:16] Alathon: (AE probably wouldn't be appropriate, unless you want it pushing everyone nearby in random directions
[13:16] Mani: (Or away from the center?)
[13:16] Alathon: (and you can't mix it with spreading anyways)
[13:16] Alathon: (which it already is)
[13:17] Alathon: (actually of course you can, you have before)
[13:17] Alathon: (it just replaces the spreading if you add AE)
[13:17] Alathon: Reis kneels over her busted IoP, fiddling with it furiously.
[13:17] Sheena: (Im just looking how to explane knocking away more then one close target)
[13:17] Alathon: Certainly not with AE; don't you already have spreading on it?
[13:18] Sheena: (nope0
[13:18] Sheena: (just Melee and the knockback you designed)
[13:18] Alathon: (oh yeah, you're right)
[13:18] Sheena: (the spreading or aoe would come from useing dark heart to boost the output, not sure how you want something like that inclose to work how ever)
[13:18] Mani: (Melee AoE. You slam DH into the ground and a huge dome of energy erupts, sending people flying. :) )
[13:19] Sheena: (that was the basic idea mani, unless spreading can count as a swing)
[13:19] Alathon: anyways, Elder #1 repeats what Elder #2 did, leaping at the shield.. but a bit further than the first Elder did, punching at the back right side.
[13:19] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:19] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{34}
[13:20] Alathon: roll 2d4+12+36
[13:20] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d4+12+36 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{54}
[13:20] Alathon: The shield shivers again, and the Elder lands behind everone on the right.
[13:20] Alathon: Mani is up
[13:20] Mani: (Can I attack her through the shield?)
[13:20] Alathon: No, she's not within melee range of the shield
[13:20] Alathon: she's ~10 feet back from it
[13:20] Sheena: "Lets leave the shield for the troops"
[13:21] Mani: (Ok, but I could go through it and get an attack this round?)
[13:21] Alathon: Absolutely
[13:21] Mani: (Ok. I'm assuming 1 normal, 1 off-hand, & 1 extra. Is that correct?)
[13:21] Alathon: yes
[13:22] * Mani attacks her.
[13:22] Mani: roll 3#1d20+28
[13:22] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 3#1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{31}, [ 1d20=14 ]{42}, [ 1d20=12 ]{40}
[13:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{37}
[13:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{31}
[13:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+25
[13:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{43}
[13:22] Alathon: Your second slash connects; the first and third are dodged.
[13:22] Mani: roll 1d8+8 AP
[13:22] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d8+8 AP --> [ 1d8=3 ]{11}
[13:22] Alathon: Penetrates, but not easily.
[13:22] Mani: roll 3d8
[13:23] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 3d8 --> [ 3d8=11 ]{11}
[13:23] Mani: "They have some armor."
[13:24] Alathon: The marines all target the Amazombie Elder right in front of them.
[13:24] Alathon: Their rifles hum as they charge.
[13:24] Sheena: "O,rly?"
[13:25] Alathon: Yuuno shifts to the side a bit to get an angle, holds one hand open towards the Elder in the back, chants, then closes it.
[13:25] Alathon: Yuuno: "Struggle Bind!"
[13:25] Alathon: roll 1d20+14
[13:25] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{17}
[13:25] Alathon: roll 1d20+23-2
[13:25] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23-2 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{34}
[13:25] Alathon: The elder easily evades the bright blue chains that streak up from the ground towards her legs.
[13:26] Alathon: Sheena, you're up
[13:26] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[13:26] Reis: (Gods fucking dammit...)
[13:26] Reis: <Reis> (If they're within reach, it's -2, -4 if they're at medium range...)
[13:26] Reis: <Mani> (I think interposing myself would make more sense in this situation.)
[13:26] Reis: <Alathon> She slams her fist into it, ringing it like a bell, before hopping back..
[13:26] Reis: <Reis> (Yeah, you can do a block defence with your own body if you like, which is a +2 on that roll)
[13:26] Reis: <Alathon> roll 1d20+19 reflex
[13:26] Reis: <Ala-bot> Alathon rolled 1d20+19 reflex --> [ 1d20=14 ]{33}
[13:26] Reis: (What'd I miss?)
[13:26] Sheena: (a bit)
[13:27] Reis: (I want to BREAK something... goddamn computer obviously picks NOW to fuck up...)
[13:27] Alathon: (short version of what happened, you spent the round fixing Swordbreaker, and succeeded)
[13:27] Alathon: (round isn't quite over)
[13:27] Alathon: Sheena is up
[13:27] Reis: (All righty, was afraid I'd have to come on and roll it :P )
[13:27] Reis: (Anyone got a log I could borrow?)
[13:29] Alathon: PM'd
[13:29] Alathon: Sheena?
[13:29] Alathon: You there?
[13:29] * Sheena points a hand at the elder in front and decides to dig a new trench
[13:30] Sheena: Roll 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster
[13:30] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster --> [ 1d20=1 ]{25}
[13:30] * Sheena sighs
[13:30] Sheena: DR
[13:30] Sheena: Roll 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster
[13:30] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster --> [ 1d20=16 ]{40}
[13:30] Sheena: Roll 1d20+12+7 Obsidian buster
[13:30] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+12+7 Obsidian buster --> [ 1d20=13 ]{32}
[13:31] Sheena: hello?
[13:31] Alathon: yeah?
[13:31] Sheena: (just checking)
[13:31] Alathon: it's +8 btw
[13:31] Sheena: (im blasting the old lady infront)
[13:31] Alathon: 17/2 rounds down to 8
[13:32] Sheena: (oh)
[13:32] Alathon: Standing in the midst of a field of caltrops, she's naturally flatfooted.
[13:32] Alathon: Though they're gone after this attack ;p
[13:32] Alathon: roll 1d20+24
[13:32] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{26}
[13:32] Alathon: roll 1d20+22
[13:32] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{23}
[13:32] Alathon: ... both hit
[13:33] Mani: (Somehow I don't think being flatfooted made much of a difference.)
[13:33] *** Reis has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[13:34] Mani: (Other than maybe making it look more theatrical.)
[13:34] Alathon: It certainly could have, if the rolls didn't suck ;p
[13:35] Mani: (Oh, I agree it could have. I'm just saying it didn't. :) )
[13:35] Sheena: Roll 6d8+4
[13:35] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 6d8+4 --> [ 6d8=34 ]{38}
[13:35] Sheena: Roll 6d8+4
[13:35] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 6d8+4 --> [ 6d8=25 ]{29}
[13:35] Sheena: (lost reis again?)
[13:35] Alathon: You shear away more of her hair and flesh.
[13:35] Alathon: Yeah
[13:35] Mani: (Ew. We're going to be fighting skeletons.)
[13:36] Sheena: "Ahhh ha ha ha haa errrrr Ewww Now that just isnt right"
[13:36] Alathon: The last elder follows the lead and leaps up, bouncing off the shield to land behind and to the left of the party.
[13:36] Alathon: And yeah, there is indeed bone.. and the dull red spark and glow in their eyes looks kinda eery against white skull, Terminator style.
[13:36] Mani: (Too bad they don't realize yet that Sheena & Reis can fly to get get shots. :) )
[13:36] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:36] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{49}
[13:36] * Sheena looks a bit disguted as she reachs for a mag of shells
[13:37] Alathon: roll 4d4+12+36
[13:37] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d4+12+36 --> [ 4d4=7 ]{55}
[13:37] Mani: (And too bad they're all going to pummel me.)
[13:37] Alathon: And the forcefield shatters.
[13:37] Mani: (Or not.)
[13:37] Mani: (Btw, is this forcefield using different mechanics than the usual onion effect for your game?)
[13:37] Alathon: The marines rifles finish charginga nd unload on the amazombie elder in front
[13:38] Alathon: (no, itw as a straight 3 rank forcefield, one layer got dropped by each attack)
[13:38] Alathon: roll 6#1d20+15
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{28}, [ 1d20=12 ]{27}, [ 1d20=5 ]{20}, [ 1d20=1 ]{16}, [ 1d20=20 ]{35}, [ 1d20=19 ]{34}
[13:38] Alathon: One of the shots is just plain perfect.
[13:38] Alathon: She tries to evade the other five.
[13:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+20
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{23}
[13:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{36}
[13:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+16
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{19}
[13:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+14
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{19}
[13:38] Alathon: roll 1d20+12
[13:38] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{31}
[13:39] Alathon: Three more connect.
[13:39] Alathon: roll 3#4d8+4 AP+1
[13:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3#4d8+4 AP+1 --> [ 4d8=17 ]{21}, [ 4d8=16 ]{20}, [ 4d8=20 ]{24}
[13:39] Alathon: roll 8d8+4 AP+1
[13:39] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 8d8+4 AP+1 --> [ 8d8=35 ]{39}
[13:40] Alathon: THat one actually looks like it's starting to feel the shots.
[13:40] Sheena: (starting now? shesh)
[13:40] Sheena: (there chibitanks)
[13:40] Alathon: At the end of the round, the Elders seem to.. multiply.
[13:41] Alathon: Multiple images spin out from each of them, all of them spinning a little counter-clockwise.
[13:41] Sheena: "Cute"
[13:41] Alathon: three images of each.. with the end result that it looks like the party and fire team are surrounded by twelve elders.
[13:41] Alathon: end of round, top of the order.
[13:41] Alathon: Kuonji is still sprinting to catch up.
[13:41] Mani: (That was a free action for them?)
[13:42] Sheena: (he has speed)
[13:43] Alathon: (it sure looks that way, since they spent the round sprinting and leap attacking)
[13:44] Sheena: (hows that magic look?)
[13:44] Mani: (Pretty. :) )
[13:44] Alathon: Amazombie #2 responds to Mani's sword swings with her tiny, bony fists.
[13:44] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:44] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{43}
[13:44] Alathon: roll 1d20+24
[13:44] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{28}
[13:44] Alathon: roll 1d20+19
[13:44] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{38}
[13:44] Alathon: roll 1d20+14
[13:44] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+14 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{22}
[13:45] Mani: roll 1d20+32
[13:45] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+32 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{43}
[13:45] Mani: roll 1d20+30
[13:45] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+30 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{46}
[13:45] Mani: roll 1d20+28
[13:45] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{32}
[13:45] Mani: roll 1d20+26
[13:45] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{30}
[13:45] Alathon: Only one of them connects.
[13:45] Alathon: roll 2d4+12 AP+1
[13:45] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d4+12 AP+1 --> [ 2d4=6 ]{18}
[13:45] Alathon: It hurts, but not all that much (8 damage)
[13:46] Alathon: Reis is up.. and isn't here, so I'm gonna assumme.. hmm.
[13:46] Alathon: Blast the one in front, trying to finish it off.
[13:47] Alathon: Reis holds up swordbreaker, and unleashes twin streaks of silver energy at the front Elder's face.
[13:47] Mani: "Nice form. Do you talk, too?"
[13:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{45}
[13:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+22
[13:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{29}
[13:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+29 dodge
[13:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 dodge --> [ 1d20=17 ]{46}
[13:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+27 dodge
[13:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 dodge --> [ 1d20=2 ]{29}
[13:48] Alathon: The Elder up front just baaaaaaarely evades both streaks.
[13:48] Alathon: Elder, in a gravely voice: "xxxxxx xxxx"
[13:49] Alathon: (bah, I had them go out of order.. oh well)
[13:49] Mani: "Don't know it. English? Russian? (each said in the specifiedlanguage)"
[13:49] Alathon: The one up front hops up to one of the Marines and unloads a blurry-fast series of punches
[13:49] Alathon: roll 1d20+29 chestnut thingy
[13:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 chestnut thingy --> [ 1d20=20 ]{49}
[13:49] Alathon: ouch
[13:50] Alathon: roll 5#4d8+12
[13:50] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#4d8+12 --> [ 4d8=26 ]{38}, [ 4d8=14 ]{26}, [ 4d8=16 ]{28}, [ 4d8=22 ]{34}, [ 4d8=13 ]{25}
[13:50] Mani: (Oh, my.)
[13:50] Alathon: The marine doesn't even have a chance; the fists don't just hit her, they punch into her flesh, before withdrawing to tear in again. She topples.
[13:51] Alathon: Mani, you're up.
[13:51] Mani: (Say, was that a burst attack?)
[13:52] Sheena: "Xxxx!"
[13:52] Alathon: (it was an autofire spec attack)
[13:52] Mani: (Because only the first one is supposed to get double damage on a crit.)
[13:53] Sheena: (hmm, true. Still ouch..
[13:53] Alathon: Actually.. yeah. The marine is a bloody mess either way
[13:53] Alathon: roll 4#2d8
[13:53] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4#2d8 --> [ 2d8=10 ]{10}, [ 2d8=11 ]{11}, [ 2d8=11 ]{11}, [ 2d8=14 ]{14}
[13:53] Sheena: (its lesss in the red for us to heal tho0
[13:53] Alathon: Mani is up
[13:54] Alathon: There's am amazon elder all up in your kool-aid
[13:54] Mani: (Ok, with multiple images?)
[13:55] Alathon: Yup
[13:55] Mani: (What do I need to try to tell which one is real? Spot + enhanced sense bonus?)
[13:55] Alathon: you can roll a listen to try to pick out the right one, but it won't be easy
[13:55] Alathon: and yeah you get +4 for enhanced hearing
[13:55] Alathon: nothing for enhanced smell
[13:56] Mani: (But it's listen, not spot?)
[13:56] Alathon: (yeah)
[13:56] Mani: (And does it cost me anything to try?)
[13:56] Alathon: no
[13:56] Mani: roll 1d20+9 Listen
[13:56] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+9 Listen --> [ 1d20=10 ]{19}
[13:56] Alathon: The one right in front of you seems to be the right one.
[13:57] Alathon: Seeing as it just hit you
[13:57] Alathon: and there's a soft skritch from the ground where it landed.
[13:57] *** Reis has joined #crystaltokyo.
[13:57] Mani: roll 2#1d20+28
[13:57] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 2#1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{42}, [ 1d20=4 ]{32}
[13:57] Mani: roll 1d20+23
[13:57] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{34}
[13:57] Mani: roll 1d20+18
[13:57] Reis: (This is absolutely FUCKING ridiculous... ;_; )
[13:57] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{33}
[13:57] Mani: roll 1d20+13
[13:57] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{16}
[13:57] Mani: roll 1d20+28
[13:57] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{35}
[13:57] Alathon: ((bleah, yeah..))
[13:57] Alathon: ((anyways, you took shots and missed)
[13:57] Reis: <Sheena> Roll 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster
[13:57] Reis: <Ala-bot> Sheena rolled 1d20+17+7 Obsidian buster --> [ 1d20=16 ]{40}
[13:57] Reis: <Sheena> Roll 1d20+12+7 Obsidian buster
[13:57] Reis: <Ala-bot> Sheena rolled 1d20+12+7 Obsidian buster --> [ 1d20=13 ]{32}
[13:57] Reis: <Sheena> hello?
[13:57] Reis: <Reis> (... Oh come on don't tell me my connection stalled AGAIN!)
[13:57] Reis: * Disconnected
[13:57] Reis: (What'd I miss from there?)
[13:57] Alathon: (a lot)
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+29
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{31}
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{43}
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+25
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{33}
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{30}
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+21
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{27}
[13:58] Reis: (Yeah... I'm fucking spending more time FIXING my connection than using it)
[13:58] Alathon: roll 1d20+19
[13:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{28}
[13:58] Reis: (I want to STAB someone over at Rogers...)
[13:58] Reis: (Could someone toss me a log?)
[13:58] Mani: (4 hits?)
[13:59] Sheena: (hang on)
[13:59] Alathon: yeah
[13:59] * Mani attacks with a flurry of blows, and just when it seems she's done, stabs again.
[13:59] Mani: roll 4#1d8+8 AP
[13:59] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 4#1d8+8 AP --> [ 1d8=5 ]{13}, [ 1d8=1 ]{9}, [ 1d8=4 ]{12}, [ 1d8=1 ]{9}
[14:00] Alathon: all of em penetrate
[14:00] Alathon: Again, not without effort.
[14:00] Mani: roll 12d8
[14:00] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 12d8 --> [ 12d8=56 ]{56}
[14:01] Alathon: That one's hurting a bit now too.
[14:01] *** Sheena has signed off IRC (Excess Flood).
[14:01] *** DCG has joined #crystaltokyo.
[14:01] * Mani tries to keep track of which one is real.
[14:01] DCG: (oops)
[14:01] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[14:01] Mani: "<Gaelic?>"
[14:02] Alathon: The marines still standing charge their rifles.
[14:02] Alathon: Yuuno tries another struggle bind
[14:02] Reis:

[Alathon]

Session 55 - part 2

[15:19] Alathon: The marines target the one Reis is fighting and charge their rifles.
[15:19] Alathon: Sheena, you're up
[15:20] * Sheena lets lose with the power she gathered Dark Heart: Twilight Rondo
[15:20] Sheena: Roll 1d20+17+8+4
[15:20] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+8+4 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{43}
[15:20] Mani: (Now that we've gotten her defense down to where everyone else starts...)
[15:20] Sheena: Roll 1d20+12+8+4
[15:20] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+12+8+4 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{36}
[15:20] Sheena: Roll 1d20+17+8+4
[15:20] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+8+4 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{33}
[15:21] Sheena: errr
[15:21] Sheena: Roll 1d20+7+8+4
[15:21] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+7+8+4 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{26}
[15:21] Alathon: the streak towards her..
[15:21] Alathon: she tries to finish off Mani in the mean time.
[15:21] Alathon: roll 1d20+33
[15:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+33 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{48}
[15:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+28
[15:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{32}
[15:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[15:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{42}
[15:22] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[15:22] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{30}
[15:22] Mani: (Oh, those aren't good.)
[15:22] Reis: (I think the problem is that they're really good...)
[15:22] Mani: roll 1d20+15
[15:22] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{35}
[15:22] Mani: roll 1d20+13
[15:22] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+13 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{19}
[15:23] Mani: roll 1d20+11
[15:23] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{19}
[15:23] Mani: roll 1d20+9
[15:23] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{26}
[15:23] Alathon: You evade the first one, but the next three connect
[15:23] Alathon: roll 3#6d8 AP+1
[15:23] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3#6d8 AP+1 --> [ 6d8=38 ]{38}, [ 6d8=36 ]{36}, [ 6d8=28 ]{28}
[15:23] Reis: (Oh that looks painful... Gah)
[15:23] Mani: (Bleh. Was considering DRing one of those other rolls.)
[15:24] Mani: (Well, that's enough to put her down with the AP.)
[15:24] Alathon: *nod*
[15:24] Alathon: keep track of how far under you are, since you regen 1/round
[15:24] Mani: (Of course)
[15:25] Alathon: (gonna act it out?)
[15:25] Mani: (Nope. :) )
[15:25] Alathon: Mani eats shuriken and collapses.
[15:25] * Reis is glowing with runic symbols where she just got punched.
[15:25] Mani: (No, don't eat those--they're *poisoned* shurikens!)
[15:25] Alathon: The marines unload on the amazombie elder nearby.
[15:25] Reis: (Not to mention, ya know, metal :P )
[15:25] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+15
[15:25] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{34}, [ 1d20=11 ]{26}, [ 1d20=4 ]{19}, [ 1d20=13 ]{28}, [ 1d20=2 ]{17}
[15:26] Reis: (YEAH baby! :P )
[15:26] Alathon: roll 1d20+27
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{37}
[15:26] Alathon: roll 1d20+25
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+25 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{28}
[15:26] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{35}
[15:26] Alathon: roll 1d20+21
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+21 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{23}
[15:26] Alathon: roll 1d20+19
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{22}
[15:26] Reis: (... Wow, nice dodgework...)
[15:26] Alathon: only one of 'em connects though, she weaves around the rest.
[15:26] Mani: (Keep your YEAH baby to yourself next time. :p )
[15:26] Alathon: roll 4d8+4 AP+1
[15:26] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 4d8+4 AP+1 --> [ 4d8=7 ]{11}
[15:26] Alathon: god damn that's a shitty damage roll
[15:27] Mani: (They have DR.)
[15:27] Alathon: and, the amazombie elder who was fighting mani tries to dodge Sheena's energy bolts
[15:27] Alathon: roll 1d20+26
[15:27] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{37}
[15:27] Alathon: roll 1d20+24
[15:27] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{33}
[15:27] Alathon: roll 1d20+22
[15:27] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{28}
[15:27] Alathon: Despite her best efforts, all three connect; roll damage
[15:28] Sheena: Roll 3#3d8
[15:28] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 3#3d8 --> [ 3d8=10 ]{10}, [ 3d8=14 ]{14}, [ 3d8=17 ]{17}
[15:28] Mani: (I think the last missed, actually...)
[15:29] Sheena: "What the hell is this thing? We might need some backup"
[15:29] Alathon: acutally yeah
[15:30] Alathon: The bolts hit her, but don't seem to really hurt her.
[15:30] Alathon: end of round, top of the order.
[15:30] Alathon: roll 1d20+27+4
[15:30] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27+4 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{36}
[15:30] Alathon: DR
[15:30] Alathon: roll 1d20+27+4
[15:30] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27+4 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{49}
[15:31] Alathon: roll 1d20+29 dodge
[15:31] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29 dodge --> [ 1d20=8 ]{37}
[15:31] Alathon: roll 6d8+47 AP+1
[15:31] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6d8+47 AP+1 --> [ 6d8=27 ]{74}
[15:31] Alathon: A huge gash appears on the elder near Reis, shearing down through her collarbone.
[15:32] Alathon: Reis, you're up
[15:32] Reis: (She's still up?)
[15:32] Alathon: She's looking sketchy, but still up.
[15:33] * Reis backs up a bit and simply tosses an Alt Forst, making roots twine up underneath the elder. (AoE is compressed down to as small as will reasonably hit her - I don't want to pin the entire PARTY after all :P )
[15:34] Alathon: You can also not target it direction on her, but off to the side.. but wait
[15:34] Alathon: you do realize they have a +19 reflex dodge, right?
[15:34] Reis: (Hm... What would the reflex do?)
[15:34] Reis: (Ie, what happens if she saves against it?)
[15:34] Alathon: (uh, negate it?)
[15:34] Reis: (Darn :P )
[15:34] Alathon: I wasn't really sure hwy you added AE to that
[15:34] Alathon: if you wanna change it post-game we can do that
[15:35] Alathon: anyways
[15:35] Reis: (Well honestly, it was more to pin massive mook squads, I just figured I'd try that as well :P )
[15:35] Alathon: roll 1d20+19
[15:35] * Reis fires it directly then.
[15:35] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+19 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{22}
[15:35] Reis: roll 1d20+27
[15:35] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{43}
[15:35] Alathon: er
[15:35] Alathon: you can't just fire it as a non-ae
[15:35] Alathon: if you've added that to it
[15:35] Reis: (... Eh? I can't just aim it straight at her?)
[15:36] Alathon: you can center the AE on her
[15:36] Alathon: it's a moot point as her save sucked balls, and she's wrapped
[15:37] Reis: (Would that allow her a dodge if it was centered on her, or reflex?)
[15:37] Alathon: since it's a DC 24 save to avoid
[15:37] Reis: (Heh, useful :P )
[15:37] Alathon: if it's an AE, it's a reflex save
[15:37] Alathon: if it's a normal attack, it'sa to hit vs dodge
[15:37] Reis: (Gah. Gonna have to pull that out then...)
[15:37] Reis: (Sigh)
[15:37] Mani: (Yeah, I've already asked Alathon about this. You can reduce an AoE to 5' radius but not remove it entirely from an attack that has it.)
[15:37] Alathon: She strains against the bonds, and does nothing.
[15:38] Alathon: Marine Lieutenant: "She's neutralized, switch to pulse rifles and lay down a field of fire on the leader!"
[15:38] Alathon: Lieutenant: "HOld fire on my word!"
[15:38] Sheena: "Don't worrie about me, Let em rip"
[15:38] Alathon: Like clockwork, they drop their plasma rifles, and grab up pulse rifles, and take aim on the unbound Elder.
[15:39] Alathon: They don't fire yet though.
[15:39] Alathon: (Delaying)
[15:39] Alathon: Mani regenerates a hp
[15:39] Alathon: Sheena, y ou're up
[15:40] * Sheena flys above the amazombie a good 40 feet and lets a shot off
[15:40] Sheena: ROll 1d20+17+8+4
[15:40] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+17+8+4 --> [ 1d20=8 ]{37}
[15:41] Alathon: The energy bolt streaks toward her...
[15:41] Alathon: and she tries to dodge
[15:41] Alathon: well
[15:41] Alathon: after firing back
[15:41] Alathon: She splits her attacks, one shuriken targeted for the energy bolt, the other three targeted on you
[15:41] Alathon: roll 1d20+33-2 counter-attack
[15:41] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+33-2 counter-attack --> [ 1d20=16 ]{47}
[15:42] Alathon: roll 1d20+28-2 sheena
[15:42] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+28-2 sheena --> [ 1d20=1 ]{27}
[15:42] Alathon: roll 1d20+23-2 sheena
[15:42] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23-2 sheena --> [ 1d20=19 ]{40}
[15:42] Alathon: roll 1d20+18-2 sheena
[15:42] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18-2 sheena --> [ 1d20=13 ]{29}
[15:42] Alathon: whoa
[15:42] Alathon: lucky shit
[15:42] Mani: (Very. Those things hurt.)
[15:42] Alathon: none of those attacks vs Sheena happen, as she loses concentration, trying to maintain the Splitting Cat Hairs technique, and the shuriken fly very wide.
[15:42] Alathon: roll 6d8
[15:42] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6d8 --> [ 6d8=26 ]{26}
[15:43] Alathon: on the other hand, your energy bold shatters into purple-black sparks.
[15:43] Alathon: End of round.. and the marines delay through to top of the order.
[15:43] Alathon: Lieutenant; "Sheena, which one is the real oen?"
[15:45] * Sheena points out the right target
[15:45] Sheena: "That one!"
[15:45] Alathon: Marine Lieutenant: "FIRE!"
[15:45] Alathon: The marines open fire with their pulse rifles in semi-auto mode.
[15:46] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+15
[15:46] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{35}, [ 1d20=13 ]{28}, [ 1d20=6 ]{21}, [ 1d20=17 ]{32}, [ 1d20=11 ]{26}
[15:46] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+10
[15:46] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{20}, [ 1d20=16 ]{26}, [ 1d20=16 ]{26}, [ 1d20=20 ]{30}, [ 1d20=5 ]{15}
[15:46] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+5
[15:46] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}, [ 1d20=12 ]{17}, [ 1d20=11 ]{16}, [ 1d20=13 ]{18}, [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[15:46] Reis: (OH yeah, that'll slow her down a bit :P )
[15:46] Alathon: A veritable blizzare of bright pulses of energy streak towards her.
[15:47] Alathon: hmm.. knowledge, military sciences rolls for anyone who wants em
[15:47] Alathon: and is conscious
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+38
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+38 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{50}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+36
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{50}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+34
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+34 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{51}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+32
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+32 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{46}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+30
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+30 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{40}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+28
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{37}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+26
[15:47] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+26 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{40}
[15:47] Alathon: roll 1d20+24
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{28}
[15:48] Alathon: roll 1d20+22
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+22 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{38}
[15:48] Sheena: (sorry was looking up my check)
[15:48] Alathon: roll 1d20+20
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+20 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{39}
[15:48] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{30}
[15:48] Alathon: roll 1d20+16
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+16 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{33}
[15:48] Reis: roll 1d20+6 Knowledge Military
[15:48] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+6 Knowledge Military --> [ 1d20=18 ]{24}
[15:48] Alathon: A couple of the attacks are well aimed and hit
[15:48] Alathon: roll 2#2d8+4
[15:48] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2#2d8+4 --> [ 2d8=6 ]{10}, [ 2d8=10 ]{14}
[15:48] Sheena: roll 1d20+2 the same
[15:48] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+2 the same --> [ 1d20=3 ]{5}
[15:48] Alathon: A couple more hit
[15:48] Alathon: it's a moot point as they don't do much damage, but..
[15:49] Alathon: Kuonji is up
[15:49] Alathon: roll 1d20+27+4 leap attack
[15:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27+4 leap attack --> [ 1d20=4 ]{35}
[15:49] Alathon: roll 1d20+14 dodge
[15:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+14 dodge --> [ 1d20=12 ]{26}
[15:49] Alathon: roll 6d8+47
[15:49] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6d8+47 --> [ 6d8=27 ]{74}
[15:49] Alathon: One of her arms is almost cut off.
[15:50] Mani: (Hurray for spamming an opponent's dodge inbox!)
[15:50] Alathon: That's exactly what they're doing
[15:50] * Reis fires off a pair of silver blasts, first to try and finish cutting off that arm, and then gunning for the head.
[15:50] Reis: roll 2#1d20+27
[15:50] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{30}, [ 1d20=10 ]{37}
[15:51] Alathon: roll 1d20+12
[15:51] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+12 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{21}
[15:51] Alathon: roll 1d20+10
[15:51] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{12}
[15:51] Alathon: Both hit
[15:51] Reis: roll 7d8 first at the arm, is it gone?
[15:51] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 7d8 first at the arm, is it gone? --> [ 7d8=34 ]{34}
[15:51] Reis: (Ah, and AP 1)
[15:51] Alathon: You shear it off; sadly, it's not her throwing arm.
[15:51] Reis: roll 7d10 AP 1 ah well for the head
[15:51] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 7d10 AP 1 ah well for the head --> [ 7d10=45 ]{45}
[15:52] Alathon: But you clean off all her hair and flesh.. all that's left is a grinning skull with two bright red sparks lighting it's empty eyesockets.
[15:52] Alathon: The other amazombie struggles and tries to break the bonds... but accomplishes nothing.
[15:53] * Reis suddenly regrets that shot.
[15:53] Alathon: Mani regens a hp
[15:53] Alathon: Sheena, you're up
[15:53] Sheena: "Your mine!"
[15:53] * Sheena blurs into her attack
[15:53] Sheena: Roll 1d20+15+ charge
[15:53] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+15+ charge --> error: malformed expression
[15:53] Sheena: Roll 1d20+15+8 charge
[15:53] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+15+8 charge --> [ 1d20=13 ]{36}
[15:53] Alathon: roll 1d20+8 dodge
[15:54] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+8 dodge --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
[15:54] Alathon: She does her best, but can't evade Sheena's charge.. and she tears right past, cutting a furrow with her lance of darkness along the way.
[15:55] Sheena: Roll 18d8 Burning, incorpal
[15:55] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 18d8 Burning, incorpal --> [ 18d8=93 ]{93}
[15:55] Sheena: Dark Heart: Gigiblade.
[15:55] Alathon: There's more resistance than you'd expect, but between the strength of your attack and momentum, you fuck her up.
[15:55] Reis: (Glurkle? 18d8?)
[15:55] Reis: (Wow?)
[15:56] * Sheena stands upa bit past the amazombie
[15:56] Alathon: She is Not Happy, and unloads on you at point blank range.
[15:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+33
[15:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+33 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{39}
[15:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+28
[15:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{44}
[15:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[15:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=1 ]{24}
[15:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[15:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{23}
[15:56] Sheena: "Ill have to treat yuuno to a speachal night helping there"
[15:56] Alathon: DR
[15:56] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[15:56] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{33}
[15:57] Alathon: so, the botch is replaced by a 33
[15:57] Alathon: as the elder realizes she might just die if she doesn't drop you all Real Soon Now
[15:57] Sheena: Roll 1d20+16+8
[15:57] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+16+8 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{31}
[15:57] Alathon: I mean sure, everyone knows that Amazon Wu SHu is superior and they can't lose, but.. someone apparently isn't playing by the rules
[15:58] Sheena: Roll 1d20+14+8
[15:58] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+14+8 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{36}
[15:58] Sheena: Roll 1d20+12+8
[15:58] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+12+8 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{31}
[15:58] Sheena: Roll 1d20+10+8
[15:58] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+10+8 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{36}
[15:58] Alathon: You dodge the last one, but the first three connect.. hard.
[15:58] Alathon: roll 3#6d8 AP+1
[15:58] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 3#6d8 AP+1 --> [ 6d8=27 ]{27}, [ 6d8=25 ]{25}, [ 6d8=17 ]{17}
[15:58] Sheena: (shield eats one)
[15:58] Alathon: good point
[15:59] Alathon: One will shatter against the shield
[15:59] Alathon: End of round, top of the order.
[15:59] Alathon: The marines once again unload with a barrage of energy bolts
[15:59] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+15
[15:59] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=10 ]{25}, [ 1d20=14 ]{29}, [ 1d20=4 ]{19}, [ 1d20=19 ]{34}, [ 1d20=4 ]{19}
[15:59] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+10
[15:59] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=3 ]{13}, [ 1d20=1 ]{11}, [ 1d20=19 ]{29}, [ 1d20=19 ]{29}
[15:59] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+5
[15:59] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{11}, [ 1d20=20 ]{25}, [ 1d20=7 ]{12}, [ 1d20=14 ]{19}, [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
[16:00] Alathon: roll 2d8+4
[16:00] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d8+4 --> [ 2d8=9 ]{13}
[16:00] Alathon: This time.. the elder doesn't even try to dodge.
[16:00] Alathon: Fifteen bolts of energy slam into her, without apparent effect.
[16:00] Alathon: Some Marine: "... fuckin' A!"
[16:00] Mani: (Was wondering if she'd do that.)
[16:00] Mani: (Though I didn't think she would be completely immune to them...)
[16:00] Alathon: Lieutenant: "Plasma rifles!"
[16:01] Alathon: They scurry to pick up their rifles, but are done for the round.
[16:01] Mani: (Ah, these don't have AP, do they?)
[16:01] Alathon: Nope
[16:01] Reis: (No beams? They'd be able to own her with that :P )
[16:01] Alathon: not really, beams are dependant on scoring high differentials
[16:01] Alathon: and against her dodge, that's almost impossible
[16:01] Reis: (Well, if she tries to eat them... :P )
[16:02] Alathon: If you think so, suggest it in character
[16:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+27+4 leap attakc
[16:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27+4 leap attakc --> [ 1d20=3 ]{34}
[16:02] Alathon: roll 1d20+38
[16:02] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+38 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{47}
[16:02] * Reis frowns. "Use beam rifles! She won't be able to just stand and take those!"
[16:02] Alathon: Nothing happens.
[16:02] * Reis slings a pair of silver lances downrange.
[16:02] Alathon: Lieutenant: "Are you... do what the lady said!"
[16:02] Reis: roll 2#1d20+27
[16:03] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 2#1d20+27 --> [ 1d20=11 ]{38}, [ 1d20=7 ]{34}
[16:03] Alathon: roll 1d20+36
[16:03] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+36 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{39}
[16:03] Alathon: roll 1d20+34
[16:03] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+34 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{51}
[16:03] Alathon: she dodges both
[16:03] Alathon: Sheena, you're up
[16:03] Sheena: (do i have a clear buster shot?0
[16:03] Reis: (Kuonji's probably down there, otherwise yep :P )
[16:03] Alathon: well... other than mani's corpse
[16:04] Alathon: and Kuonji, probably, judging by the slash that appeared in her
[16:04] Alathon: .. body, not coprse ;p
[16:04] Reis: (Unless of course you fire the buster :P )
[16:04] * Sheena blurs away into the air above her
[16:05] Sheena: Dark Heart: Protection
[16:05] Sheena: that woudl do it
[16:05] Alathon: She keeps firing at Sheena.
[16:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+33
[16:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+33 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{35}
[16:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+28
[16:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+28 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{34}
[16:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+23
[16:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+23 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{40}
[16:05] Alathon: roll 1d20+18
[16:05] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+18 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{37}
[16:06] Sheena: (well i had a shield..)
[16:06] Alathon: blocking em? okay
[16:06] Sheena: ROll 1d20+16+8
[16:06] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+16+8 --> [ 1d20=16 ]{40}
[16:06] Alathon: you can chooose to dodge and have the shield block the ones you don't
[16:07] Sheena: ROll 1d20+14+8
[16:07] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+14+8 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{28}
[16:07] Sheena: ROll 1d20+12+8
[16:07] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+12+8 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{40}
[16:07] Sheena: ROll 1d20+10+8
[16:07] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+10+8 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{30}
[16:07] Alathon: haha nice
[16:07] Reis: (Sweeeet.)
[16:07] Reis: (Where's the +8 coming from, btw?)
[16:07] * Sheena sticks her tong out as the oldraisen
[16:07] Alathon: You evade two.. the remaining two shatter the shield, but the end result is no injury to you.
[16:08] Alathon: End of round, top of the order
[16:08] Alathon: He's listing skill + GCB rather than combining them
[16:08] Sheena: "blahhh! Eat shit ya dried up monkey"
[16:08] Sheena: (right)
[16:08] Alathon: End of round, top of the order.
[16:08] Reis: (Ah, gotcha)
[16:08] Alathon: The marines race to snatch up their beam rifles
[16:08] Mani: (And with a masterful shot, the elder hits that rarely exposed pressure point on Sheena's tongue.)
[16:08] Alathon: With the time it takes, they can only get one shot each, but they open fire.
[16:08] Alathon: roll 5#1d20+15
[16:08] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 5#1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{17}, [ 1d20=7 ]{22}, [ 1d20=7 ]{22}, [ 1d20=2 ]{17}, [ 1d20=5 ]{20}
[16:09] Alathon: The Elder chooses not to dodge... and is sheared into seven pieces by the laser beams.
[16:09] Alathon: As her numerous pieces fall to the ground, they collapse into puffs of dust.
[16:09] Alathon: Reis, you're up.
[16:10] Alathon: wait
[16:10] Alathon: roll 1d20+27+4 leap attack
[16:10] * Sheena does a blink blink
[16:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+27+4 leap attack --> [ 1d20=9 ]{40}
[16:10] * Reis grins and turns to the trapped one - does there look like ANY chance of her getting out?
[16:10] Alathon: roll 1d20+29-4
[16:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20+29-4 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{30}
[16:10] Alathon: Well.. the roots just got cut in half.
[16:10] Reis: (Or is she just dead now?)
[16:10] Sheena: "Wait!"
[16:10] Alathon: Diagonally, top left to bottom right..
[16:10] Alathon: roll 6d8+47
[16:10] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 6d8+47 --> [ 6d8=26 ]{73}
[16:10] Sheena: "... fuck!"
[16:10] Alathon: The elder is a cloud of dust at this point, too.
[16:10] Reis: (Heh)
[16:11] * Sheena curses and flys down to check mani
[16:11] Alathon: Mani is unconscious but breathing; it's hard to tell how badly injured she is with the armor on.
[16:11] Alathon: It won't be too long before she comes to, however.
[16:11] * Reis blinks and figures there IS no chance of her getting out. "Sensei, we're clear!"
[16:11] Alathon: The Marines promptly start tending their own various wounds.
[16:11] * Sheena sighs
[16:11] Mani: (Well, it's only thick as a layer of water or such now.)
[16:11] Sheena: 9do i see any more magic?)
[16:12] * Sheena gives the area a look over
[16:12] * Reis attempts to call Yuuno so we can fix up the Marine with her :P
[16:12] Alathon: YOu don't see anything hostile.
[16:12] Sheena: "Sakura perminiter search!"
[16:12] * Mani opens her eyes and glances around before getting up.
[16:12] Alathon: No rampaging amazon hordes, mutacows... nothing.
[16:12] Alathon: Sakura: "Hai."
[16:12] * Mani looks around more as she heads to the marines.
[16:12] Sheena: "I don't see anything magical but give it a once over"
[16:12] Alathon: Sakura's voice is recognizeable from nearby.
[16:12] Mani: "Who needs healing?"
[16:12] Alathon: Five marines raise their hands, "Yo."
[16:13] Sheena: heh
[16:13] Sheena: ()
[16:13] Alathon: Three of them have minor injuries.. two have a good bit of shrapnell in em.
[16:13] * Sheena floats over to reis and gives her a hard pat on the back
[16:13] Sheena: "Hellya, good plan Reis!"
[16:13] Reis: (Can Yuuno hear me and come back?)
[16:13] * Reis smiles faintly. "Thanks, senpai..."
[16:14] Alathon: Yuuno is nowhere in sight.
[16:14] Alathon: Neither is the injured marine she took with her.
[16:14] * Sheena check her com remembering she had them all on the same channel with the mariens
[16:14] Mani: "All right. If you have no objections, I'm going to use a small amount of your own innate magical energy to heal your wounds."
[16:14] Sheena: <yuuno, status?>
[16:15] * Reis sweatdrops. "... Don't tell me we forgot to discuss how we could _contact_ Sensei in that pocket dimension...?"
[16:15] Sheena: "Didn't she teleport? i was distracted myself"
[16:15] Alathon: Yuuno will comm back, "We're fine, back at base, do you require backup?"
[16:16] Sheena: "Targets down, We have some wonded being treated by mani"
[16:16] Reis: (Heh, that's an improvement :P )
[16:16] Mani: (Do any of them have objections?)
[16:16] Alathon: to being treated? no.
[16:16] Alathon: with their own energy? nope
[16:17] * Mani heals them up.
[16:17] * Sheena lets strike flame shut down and her fuku fade
[16:17] Alathon: They all look a little uncomfortable when you drain 'em, but they're fine..
[16:17] Alathon: and they're all quite thankful to be healed.
[16:18] Alathon: Sakura, on the comm, "No enemy presence to the west, circling around north."
[16:18] Sheena: "Damn good shooting, First rounds one me!"
[16:18] Sheena: *on
[16:18] * Reis nods. "Yes... good work."
[16:18] Mani: "Yeah, good work all around."
[16:18] Alathon: Lieutenant: "Damn lucky that thing sold out on the first barrage."
[16:19] Alathon: other marine: "Helluva lot tougher than the one's we've been smoking."
[16:19] Sheena: "Ya, Not sure i could have hit it at all when it wasn't distracted... Damn shame nothings left of em"
[16:19] Mani: "By the way, Reis, next time you can see through magical doubles like that, let everyone know which target is the real one right away."
[16:20] * Reis nods. "Right... sorry I didn't do it sooner."
[16:20] Mani: "How were you able to, anyway?"
[16:21] Alathon: Marine: "Yeah, they looked identical to me.. even after we shot 'em up."
[16:21] * Reis blinks and raises her hand, tapping one of the rings. "When I was experimenting with the rings, I turned one of the protective rings into one that allows me to see heat."
[16:22] Mani: "Really. We'll have to recommend thermal imaging gear as a counter to that sort of thing."
[16:22] * Reis nods. "Yes... should have thought to tell you men about that..."
[16:23] * Reis was talking to the Marines there, not Mani :P
[16:24] Mani: "Well, I guess we got our answer on how to deal with the elders in the future."
[16:24] Alathon: Yuuno, via comm: "Maiko's in stable condition, but she could use some healing when you get back."
[16:25] Alathon: Sakura, via comm: "Northing to the north, circling east."
[16:26] Reis: "Hm... Mani-san, do you want me to get an overview of the situation from above?"
[16:26] Sheena: "Ok yuuno, once ever one can move we'll head back"
[16:26] Mani: "That sounds like a good idea, so long as you stay close, Reis."
[16:27] * Reis nods. "I just plan to go straight up."
[16:28] * Reis preps her scope and blurs up to get a bird's eye view of the world.
[16:28] * Reis goes way up and starts scanning the engagement area - is there any activity, or anything that looks to require our immediate attention?
[16:29] Alathon: Nope
[16:29] Alathon: Anyways..
[16:29] Alathon: You'll all be able to return to the camp without incident.
[16:29] * Reis will come back down to report it then :P
[16:29] Alathon: You get comm messages at several points to avoid certain areas, so you won't run into more amazombie entanglements.
[16:30] * Mani offers to heal any wounded at the camp when they report in.
[16:31] Alathon: That's.. a fair number.
[16:31] Alathon: There's several
[16:31] Alathon: roll 2d3
[16:31] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d3 --> [ 2d3=2 ]{2}
[16:31] Alathon: well
[16:31] Alathon: just two who really need it, Maiko and a middle-aged Marine you haven't seen.
[16:31] Alathon: roll 2d12
[16:31] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 2d12 --> [ 2d12=17 ]{17}
[16:31] Alathon: there's 17 who are moderately wounded.
[16:32] * Reis will greet Yuuno as they get back in, and conveniently get out of the way of the medical care.
[16:33] * Mani checks in with the commander of the camp first.
[16:34] Mani: (Do you want to play all of this out, btw?)
[16:34] Alathon: not really
[16:34] Alathon: unless there's something in particular you want to touch on
[16:35] Alathon: do you use your own ep or theirs?
[16:35] Mani: (Not really. I mean, while I'm sure we could have various insights on fighting the elders, I don't see it affecting future gameplay.)
[16:35] Alathon: The commander, btw, is a little alarmed by the report of "super-amazombies".. but reports that otherwise, operations are proceding normally.
[16:36] Alathon: I think we can safely assume that you all brief the marines on what you've observed.
[16:36] * Mani heals people who are awake (or can be awakened) with their ep.
[16:37] * Reis will be sure to warn them about the supersonic shuriken :P
[16:38] Sheena: "Damn crazy old monkies
[16:38] Alathon: alright
[16:38] Alathon: Mani, gimme two will saves, DC 5
[16:39] Mani: roll 2#1d20+10
[16:39] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 2#1d20+10 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{29}, [ 1d20=9 ]{19}
[16:40] Alathon: Anyways
[16:41] Alathon: the end result of this engagement, is that you remain assigned to this Marine detachment for a bit less than a week, until a Marine Spec Ops team arrives to relieve you.
[16:41] Mani: (How long are amazons sighted?)
[16:41] Alathon: Some of the people on the spec ops team are strangers.. one is known to you all from when you taught at the Infinity Academy, and another is a little bit better known.
[16:42] Alathon: They're still picking off pods of amazombies.
[16:42] Mani: (Not Gerand, not Gerand, not Gerand....)
[16:42] Alathon: The spec ops squad is lead by Amiko.
[16:42] Mani: (Thank you.)
[16:42] * Reis knows her not, and will stand out of the way of the reunion.
[16:43] Alathon: Amiko will step aside to greet Mani and Sheena."
[16:43] Alathon: Amiko: "I am glad to see you're doing well.. and have been doing good work, from what I've heard."
[16:44] Alathon: She's very.. businesslike.
Session Close (#crystaltokyo): Sat Oct 06 16:44:31 2007


Session Start (irc.lunarnet.org:#crystaltokyo): Sat Oct 06 16:44:38 2007
[16:44] *** Initial topic: Next game on Saturday, October 6th at 3pm EST / noon PST
[16:44] *** #crystaltokyo: Alathon Sheena Reis Ala-bot Mani Stelas
[16:44] *** #crystaltokyo was created on Fri Jan 20 20:56:31 2006.
[16:44] *** Mode change "+q Alathon" for channel #crystaltokyo by ChanServ.
[16:44] *** Mode change "+o Alathon" for channel #crystaltokyo by ChanServ.
[16:44] Alathon: fucking chris
[16:44] Alathon: t
[16:44] Mani: (Rather formal?)
[16:45] * Sheena blinks and pokes Amiko
[16:45] Mani: "Hello, Amiko. It's good to see you."
[16:45] Reis: (Something up?)
[16:45] Sheena: "Hey whats with the formal chat you pyro, Hows your mage doing any way/"
[16:45] Alathon: Amiko looks a little discomfited by Sheena's closeness, but lets it ride.
[16:45] Alathon: Amiko: "Thanks.. I'm glad to see you as well."
[16:46] Alathon: (uh.. your mage?)
[16:46] Sheena: (magic)
[16:46] Alathon: (you mean.. your magecraft, or magic, or what?)
[16:46] Sheena: (she was a firemage right?)
[16:46] Alathon: Amiko: "I've advanced substantially, and made several key improvements in terms of incorporating magic into my family's martial style."
[16:46] Alathon: (she never really did fuck all for magic, she was just getting started, dual classed martial artist/dyn sorc at the start)
[16:47] Sheena: (ahh)
[16:47] Sheena: "Good to hear)
[16:47] Sheena: ""
[16:47] * Mani nods.
[16:47] Alathon: Amiko: "And you, Sheena?"
[16:48] Mani: "A worthy accomplishment."
[16:48] Alathon: Amiko nods to Mani, appreciatively.
[16:48] Sheena: "Still blowing crap up"
[16:48] * Sheena smiles
[16:48] Sheena: "It hasnt got old yet"
[16:49] Alathon: Amiko cracks a smile.
[16:51] Sheena: (she was with us fighting right?)
[16:51] Alathon: (yes)
[16:51] Alathon: Amiko: "That doesn't really surprise me."
[16:51] Sheena: "Hey, Remember first rounds on me for that great shooting out there"
[16:51] Sheena: "Just pick the place and let me know"
[16:51] Alathon: (er, amiko wasn't there)
[16:51] Sheena: (...i just asked that!)
[16:51] Alathon: (you're talking to a totally different squad)
[16:51] Sheena: 9nm that then)
[16:51] Alathon: (oh dammit
[16:51] Alathon: (I totally misread
[16:52] Mani: (I think Alathon thought you were asking if we've ever been in combat with her on the team.)
[16:52] Alathon: (thought you couldn't remember if amiko was with the party long enough to be in fights)
[16:52] Sheena: (oh,)
[16:52] Sheena: (eh forget that bit i said then)
[16:53] Alathon: *nod*
[16:53] Sheena: "So every thinges working our in the mariens like ya wanted?"
[16:53] Alathon: Amiko, a little happier: "Yes. Things.. have worked out quite well back in the Marines."
[16:53] Mani: "That's good to hear."
[16:53] Alathon: Amiko: "I do not think I would be going too far to say that the Marines are my place, and that I am ill-suited to being elsewhere."
[16:54] Alathon: Amiko: "and I do appreciate your forebearance while I was serving with you."
[16:54] Mani: "I think you're fortunate to have discovered that so quickly. Many people go much of their lives without feeling they're where they belong."
[16:55] Alathon: (and that's the closest to an appology you'll ever hear from her)
[16:55] Mani: (+through)
[16:55] Alathon: Amiko nods.
[16:55] Alathon: Amiko: "I concur."
[16:55] Alathon: Amiko: "And speaking of.. I should see about getting my team properly billeted."
[16:55] Mani: "Of course. It was nice seeing you."
[16:56] Sheena: "see ya around"
[16:56] Alathon: Amiko: "Thank you.. and, I hope to."
[16:56] Alathon: amiko heads off.
[16:56] Sheena: (who was the other person we know?)
[16:56] Alathon: (gerand? ;p ))
[16:56] Alathon: (or strat's other character, the kitsune one?)
[16:57] Alathon: Yuuno walked up during the conversation, but didn't add anything..
[16:57] Alathon: Yuuno: "She seems.. different."
[16:57] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, a little."
[16:57] Sheena: "cooler head"
[16:57] * Sheena leans over and one arms hugs yuuno smushing herself to the girl a bit
[16:57] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, it's been.. almost five years now. I suppose we all grow up."
[16:57] Alathon: Yuuno: "mmmmph!"
[16:57] Mani: (I hope they're not married and creating little monsters.)
[16:58] Sheena: "And thanks to you the strikegflame held perfectly!"
[16:58] Alathon: Yuuno is taken totally by surprise.. after a fe seconds she'll hug you back though.
[16:58] Alathon: (hahahahahha)
[16:58] Alathon: (that's tempting, but marrying other peoples characters would be kinds.. I dunno, crass)
[16:58] Sheena: (dont give him ideas)
[16:58] * Reis giggles. "An old acquaintance?"
[16:58] Alathon: (to each other, at least)
[16:59] Mani: "I'm glad she's found her place and is happy with it."
[16:59] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh, right.. you weren't around then, were you Reis."
[16:59] Alathon: Yuuno: "It's kinda wierd, I didn't even think of that."
[16:59] Sheena: "Hmm, thats back when we spent a week walking across navada"
[16:59] * Reis shakes her head. "No... what were those days like?"
[16:59] Mani: "She was part of our team when it was initially formed."
[17:00] *** Tarou has joined #crystaltokyo.
[17:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "Huh.. yea."
[17:00] Mani: "Our first victory was over a mutacow."
[17:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "She does seem happier, too."
[17:00] Mani: "Two, actually."
[17:00] Alathon: Yuuno grins.
[17:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "Those steaks were gooooood!"
[17:01] Mani: "Since then, we've refrained from eating our fallen opponents."
[17:01] * Reis blinks. "... Wow..."
[17:01] Reis: ("Awwww, but WHY?")
[17:01] Alathon: Kuonji pops into visibility.
[17:01] Alathon: A few marines get startled, but they get over it.
[17:01] Mani: (Perfect line for someone to walk in on. :) )
[17:02] Alathon: Kuonji: "If you insist, Taichou."
[17:02] Mani: "I think we should reserve it for special cases."
[17:02] * Mani nods sagely.
[17:02] Alathon: Kuonji, amused: "Hai."
[17:03] * Sheena shurgs
[17:03] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. spend the night here, or port back to Crystal Tokyo?"
[17:03] Sheena: "Ok, but if the boss askes it was mani's idea
[17:03] Mani: "Well, if we're done here, I see no reason not to spend the night at home."
[17:04] Alathon: Kuonji: "Somewhere indoors, without rain, sounds great to me."
[17:04] Alathon: Yuuno grins.
[17:04] Mani: "Indoor *with* rain sounds much cooler to me."
[17:04] Sheena: "Mark a location near by yuuno, that way if any more wash ashore we can get back quick"
[17:04] * Reis nods. "That sounds nice..."
[17:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh.. good idea."
[17:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "Okay.. meet back here in an hour-ish.. I'm going to stake out a spot off to the side a bit, so we won't be teleporting into traffic."
[17:05] Alathon: Kuonji, archly: "Or into China?"
[17:05] Alathon: Yuuno walks off, and flips Kuonji the bird along the way.
[17:05] Alathon: You've got an hour to do.. whatever.. if you wanna do anything.
[17:05] Sheena: "Hey, yuuno learns fast... No wiat he/she's all wayss been a smartass"
[17:05] Alathon: Otherwise, the hour will pass without incident.
[17:06] Mani: "Speaking of home, do you live on your own, Reis?"
[17:06] * Reis will probably just hang out.
[17:06] * Mani looks curious.
[17:06] * Reis blinks and nods. "Yeah... I moved out a little while ago."
[17:07] * Mani nods.
[17:07] Sheena: "Big place? We all pitched in for our's way back when we started out'
[17:08] Mani: "Yeah. Oh, and thanks for not clearing out my room before I got back, by the way."
[17:08] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah, and we've got space."
[17:08] * Mani smiles.
[17:08] Alathon: ((er
[17:08] Alathon: ((scratch that, Yuuno's not back yet ;p))
[17:08] * Reis shakes her head. "Not that large, but big enough for just me. I didn't really have this paycheck when I was renting."
[17:08] Mani: (Yuuno: "Oh, wait, we don't have Mani's room to rent after all.")
[17:08] Alathon: (heh)
[17:09] Sheena: "Clearing out? Hell... I didnt even go home durning that"
[17:09] Mani: "Well, thanks anyway."
[17:10] Alathon: Kuonji: "Heck, same here."
[17:10] Alathon: Kuonji: "It did only take me a MONTH to get back."
[17:10] Alathon: Kuonji shoots an irked look over to where Yuuno is meditating.
[17:10] Mani: "Well, everyone assumed you were still alive."
[17:10] Alathon: Kuonji grins.
[17:11] Alathon: Kuonji: "Good call."
[17:11] Alathon: Kuoni: "... do you think you'll have space for Miss Hawt Elf Chick, now that she takes up more than a quarter of a square foot?"
[17:12] Sheena: "We should"
[17:12] Alathon: Kuonji: ".. wonder if she'll be sharing men's or womens tents from now on."
[17:12] * Reis blinkblinks. "... Wow, that is a barrage of new things to consider..."
[17:13] Alathon: Kuonji nods.
[17:13] Sheena: "How so? Yuuno normaly stayed with the ladies any way"
[17:13] Mani: "Purely for sleep, you mean?"
[17:13] Alathon: Kuonji, ruefully: "Well.. we've got a whole barrage of new to deal with. This stupid pixie form, or whatever the hell it is... I've got no armorcloth for it, for one."
[17:13] Alathon: Kuonji looks over to Mani.
[17:13] Alathon: Kuonji: "Yeah.. I meant it seriously. Well.. sort of."
[17:14] Mani: (Mm, this is even an issue with CT, is it?)
[17:14] Mani: (isn't)
[17:14] Alathon: (not really.. it's more of a joke)
[17:14] Alathon: (though some people, usually of american descent, can be touchy about it)
[17:15] Alathon: (mostly, unisex is the rule, other than when there are diplomatic considerations)
[17:15] Alathon: anyways..
[17:15] Alathon: Kuonji has got his cracks in on Yuuno without her around to defend herself.
[17:15] Mani: "I suppose when she's in humanoid form, she'll be in the women's tent, and if he decides to stay in ferret form, he can have the ferret tent to himself."
[17:16] Alathon: Kuonji laughs.
[17:16] Alathon: Kuonji: "I guess we'll have to put in paperwork at R&D for Pixie and Ferret sized tents."
[17:16] Mani: (He's laughing an awful lot. Who'd he behead?)
[17:16] Alathon: (amazon elders)
[17:16] Mani: (Yeah, but that was *days* ago.)
[17:16] Reis: (Yeah, he got like two of the kills on them :P )
[17:16] Alathon: (he got to cut shit in ahlf.. he's in a GOOD mood.. even days later ;p)
[17:17] Alathon: (and it was amazons, everyone loves killing those.. especially the Kuonji clan)
[17:17] Mani: "Oh, I have no objection to him having a fullsized tent. Unless I'm the one who has to carry it around."
[17:17] Mani: (So, did we take out Cologne? ;) )
[17:17] Alathon: You have no way to assess that.. or stories about her specifically, at least that you've heard ;p
[17:17] Mani: (I know. I was asking OOC. :p )
[17:18] Alathon: (ooc, no :( ))
[17:18] Alathon: anyways...
[17:18] Alathon: unless anyone has anyting else, the rest of the hour will pass with comfortable banter
[17:18] Reis: (Ah well, there are always more)
[17:18] Alathon: before Yuuno returns.
[17:18] Alathon: Yuuno: "We all ready to go?"
[17:18] Alathon: Kuonji: "Yup."
[17:18] * Reis looks her stuff over and nods.
[17:19] Mani: "I'm kind of surprised you didn't try to attach living accomodations to your labs, Reis."
[17:19] * Mani grins.
[17:19] Mani: "Yep, we're ready."
[17:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "Alright then..."
[17:19] * Reis blinks. "That would cut down the commute time..."
[17:19] Reis: ("Which is already about five seconds...")
[17:19] Alathon: Yuuno raises one arm to the side, straight out, and begins chanting.. a bright green set of circles within runes within circles spints out beneath her and the party.
[17:20] Alathon: In a flash of green, you're all on the telepad back in Espionage HQ.
[17:20] Alathon: And.. I could use a break here for food.
[17:20] Alathon: How long do we all need? like ~20 minutes good?
[17:20] Mani: (I was just going to ask. :) )
[17:20] Mani: Depends on how well you want us to eat. :)
[17:21] Reis: (Yeah... I've got to wash a bunch of dishes too, so, good timing for the break :P )
[17:21] Alathon: if we need half an hour that's cool, I just don't wanna run us too late
[17:21] Alathon: I'm ordering pizza so anything's fine by me ;p
[17:21] Sheena: fine with me
[17:21] Sheena: i need to hit the bathroom any way
[17:21] Alathon: if you gotta do dishes AND eat, half an hour sounds more like it
[17:21] Mani: Mm, if I have 30 minutes, I can go out and get something.
[17:21] Alathon: yeah
[17:21] Alathon: half an hour
[17:22] Alathon: starting......NOW!
[17:22] Mani: AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!
[17:22] * Mani runs off.
[17:30] Alathon: well.. my pizza's gonna get here after we start back up, but oh well, life will go on
[17:46] Reis: Aaaaand, back.
[17:50] Alathon: cool
[17:50] Alathon: do we have the rest of us?
[17:53] Alathon: that sounds like a no ;p
[17:57] Mani: I'm here.
[17:57] Alathon: alright, we're two for three..
[17:57] Alathon: I guess DCG must be dropping a truely epic deuce
[17:57] * Mani grumbles about people with problem orders in front of her.
[18:03] Alathon: well
[18:03] Alathon: at least I've got time to east my wings
[18:04] * Mani already drank her soup (with her cat affectionately headbutting the bottom of the container during it) and is ready to start on her flatbread sandwich.
[18:10] Mani: Hnh. And I thought I was going to hold things up by being late.
[18:10] Reis: (Okay, as a bit of a warning, my grandparents are here, so I may be popping in and out to socialize)
[18:11] Mani: Think they'd like to play NPCs?
[18:11] Alathon: okay
[18:11] Alathon: so, we have 1.5 players
[18:12] Alathon: yeah..
[18:12] Alathon: it's been 50 minutes
[18:13] Alathon: with kuonji out, and dcg missing, and reis, we're not gonna accomplish much
[18:13] Alathon: check in in 15 minutes, and decide what to do then?
[18:13] Mani: I guess so.
[18:14] Reis: (Well, I'm iffy.)
[18:15] Reis: (Ie, I PLAN to stay and work on this, but I honestly have no idea when I'm gonna get called around.)
[18:15] Alathon: with any luck kuonji will get back from work and log on
[18:16] Alathon: as long as we've got 2.5 people that's enough ;p
[18:16] Alathon: that, or DCG gets back from doing whatever he's doing
[18:18] Alathon: hopefully not having a heart attack
[18:19] Reis: Gah. There's a bad thought.
[18:25] Sheena: (sorry)
[18:25] Alathon: phew
[18:25] Alathon: not dying?
[18:25] Sheena: (was traped on the tolet, chines food caught up to me... ick)
[18:25] Sheena: (well.. You cant tell from the smell)
[18:25] Mani: Say no more. Please.
[18:25] Sheena: lol
[18:26] Alathon: anyways
[18:26] Sheena: (sorry about that)
[18:26] Alathon: appology accepted
[18:26] Alathon: Anyways..
[18:27] Alathon: you all were teleported to one of the Espionage HQ telepads.
[18:27] Alathon: Do you have any particular business, other than reporting on the mission?
[18:27] Mani: As a group?
[18:27] Alathon: yeah
[18:28] Alathon: Kuonji mentions bragging to his family about beating up amazombie elders, but said it can wait.
[18:28] * Sheena has no reason to rush off
[18:28] Mani: I don't *think* we have any particular task to to.
[18:28] Alathon: *nod*
[18:29] Mani: "Probably not best to live in your lab, though."
[18:29] Alathon: Alright.. several hours later, you'll have a debriefing scheduled with Usagi.
[18:29] Alathon: It's more or less a pro forma thing.. you describe the fight, jokes are cracked, etc.
[18:29] Mani: (Oh, I remembered something that I then forgot.)
[18:29] Mani: (Mani would have been in cat form when Amiko came by.)
[18:30] Alathon: so noted
[18:31] Mani: (Not important now, but considering Amiko left before Mani even revealed she was one, I suppose it would have influenced the encounter.)
[18:31] Alathon: so, roughly half an hour in human form?
[18:31] Alathon: bleah
[18:31] Alathon: well, it's a moot point now.
[18:31] Alathon: forgot that
[18:31] Mani: (Mm, that fight was days ago. Mani didn't stay in human form much after it.)
[18:31] Alathon: (nod)
[18:32] Alathon: Anyways.. is there anything you all want to bring up at the debriefing with Usagi?
[18:32] Alathon: or any points of interest you feel Usagi should know about?
[18:32] Alathon: Otherwise, she'll say that you've got a ocuple days leave before she briefs you on the next mission.
[18:32] * Mani comments that she still wonders why the amazons came over.
[18:33] * Reis won't have anything on the amazombie topic, but will have a few other things to ask about.
[18:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Kuonji?"
[18:33] Alathon: Kuonji: "They sure as hell aren't here for a husband, whatever my parents think."
[18:33] Mani: "Or Yuuno, but they didn't go after either one specifically when they saw them."
[18:33] Alathon: Kuonji: "Maybe they just can't stop chasing someone once they've started.. they're zombies, aren't they?"
[18:34] Sheena: "Thoes elders where scary strong, Noticed the marains as soon as they started charging, Smashed yuuno's shield with there bare hands, and the leader droped mani for a bit"
[18:35] Mani: "By the way, there should be at least one sentence said by an elder on my comm. Do you think someone could translate it?"
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi perks up a little.
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "We can certainly try."
[18:35] Alathon: Usagi: "Run it by some of hte professors at Education."
[18:35] * Mani nods.
[18:36] * Mani pauses.
[18:36] Mani: "Um, I don't know how to retrieve it."
[18:37] Alathon: ((er.. would you have had your comm out?)
[18:37] Alathon: (seriously?)
[18:37] Alathon: (you have two hands, and both had a sword in 'em.)
[18:37] Reis: (Well, our comms were able to record the entire thing with Amiko :P )
[18:37] Alathon: (that was Amiko's comm, and she had it out)
[18:38] Mani: (Well, it wouldn't be in her hands, but it wouldn't be buried in a pack, either.)
[18:38] Alathon: (it's a moot point anyways, as the Marines all had comms, and none of them have hammerspace or anything)
[18:38] Reis: (Ah, not that detailed then? Well we don't know the limits of their big-brother-tech :P )
[18:38] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll take care of it."
[18:38] Mani: (I thought they could get a decent sound recording if in a normal holder.)
[18:40] Alathon: Usagi: "Anything else?"
[18:40] Alathon: (and, yes)
[18:40] Alathon: (forgot that you, reis, and sheena would have em out)
[18:40] Alathon: (as in, in realspace)
[18:41] * Mani has nothing else.
[18:41] * Reis frowns. "Just a question, but it's on another topic."
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Might as well ask, I'm going to be buried for the next couple days."
[18:42] * Reis nods. "Did Myshaella have anything on 'Kalesh'?"
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi blinks, then answers.
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes, actually."
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Sorry, I'd more or less forgotten about that entirely."
[18:43] Reis: (The GM did too? :P )
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "It's a deity, supposedly, one which celebrates conflict and violence."
[18:43] Alathon: (no, it was really Usagi this time)
[18:43] Reis: (Heh)
[18:43] Alathon: Usagi: "For what that's worth."
[18:44] Alathon: Usagi: "I've never encountered him, her, or it.. and neither have any of the Senshi, to my knowledge."
[18:44] * Reis cocks her head, nodding. "So... A religion, I suppose. Does she have any details on its mandates?"
[18:44] Mani: (Thou shalt kill, thou shalt covet...)
[18:45] Alathon: (thou shalt take thine neighbors husband, wife, or both if you feel up to it)
[18:45] Mani: (If you can find a neighbor who has both a husband and wife)
[18:45] Alathon: Usagi: "Not really; she claimed she'd never dealt with one of its worshippers in person."
[18:46] Alathon: Usagi: "And that what she'd heard was second hand. Also, that they tended to be very hung up on honor concepts."
[18:46] Alathon: (hey, you've got teleport spots in Nevada.. just head to Utah)
[18:46] * Reis nods. "Seemed to be the case... I suppose more detail would be useful, but unavailable."
[18:47] Alathon: Usagi: "We do need more detail.. on a lot of topics."
[18:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Which brings us to your next mission."
[18:47] Alathon: Usagi: "A visit to 'the bar'."
[18:47] * Reis smiles.
[18:48] Alathon: Usagi: "I'll go over our asks day after tomorrow."
[18:48] Mani: (tasks?)
[18:48] Alathon: Usagi: "But the short of it is, we need to learn more about where these mercenaries are hiring out of, build threat assessments on whatever involved parties we can, and so on."
[18:48] Alathon: (asks)
[18:49] Alathon: (oh, right, that's microspeak isn't it)
[18:49] Mani: (It's something I'm not familiar with, at any rate.)
[18:49] Alathon: (asks=things you're being asked to do)
[18:50] Mani: (I wonder what idiot thought that up.)
[18:50] * Reis cocks her head, thinking. "Hm... do you think it's possible that this is a parallel to the initial encounters with the AFS?"
[18:51] Alathon: (eh.. thinks you're asked to do.. asks)
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Huh?"
[18:51] Reis: "That is, that we're getting swamped by the nastier aspects of the culture and not the mainstream?"
[18:51] Mani: (There are a number of perfectly good words that you can use there. Why misuse a different one instead?)
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi: "The Amazombies?"
[18:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Or your next mission?"
[18:51] * Reis shakes her head. "I'm thinking of the extradimensional contact we've been having."
[18:52] Alathon: Usagi: "I don't know. We don't know. That's the problem..."
[18:52] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[18:52] Mani: "Or are you asking if we're meeting their equivalent of Yamahas?"
[18:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Some insight there, if you can get it, would definately be appreciated."
[18:52] Alathon: Usagi: "For that matter... do you think it'd be possible for you to enlist your paramour as a guide?"
[18:53] Sheena: "I can ask"
[18:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Even with inter-dim coordinates, I'm not terribly sanguine as to the wisdom of dumping your team at a drop spot with nothing to go on."
[18:53] * Mani nods.
[18:53] Sheena: "THo if you met she may have some words for you boss'
[18:53] * Reis frowns and nods.
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi looks a little surprised.
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Why?"
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Last I heard, she seemed.. content, at least, with the liberties we allowed her in Crystal Tokyo."
[18:59] Mani: (DCG should have known better than to have Chinese food after we wiped out a bunch of amazons.)
[19:02] Sheena: "Ahh.. well. She was pissed that out lives are risked so much insted of the senshi's who could have handled things faster and easyer, and why they have tied them selfs down in self made poltics"
[19:03] * Reis blinks.
[19:03] Sheena: "i got yelled at for a bit.. tried to answeer some of it, but for most of questions i really had no idea"
[19:03] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh."
[19:04] Alathon: Usagi: "I suppose you'd probably like to have an answer to take back?"
[19:04] Sheena: "She wondered why we're not trusted with more responsiblity then just sent out to get jobs done"
[19:04] Alathon: Usagi: "More responsibility.. in what sense?"
[19:04] Mani: (Sounds like Alathon's trying to push us from both sides. :p )
[19:05] Sheena: "Well.. i figgered it was an age thing myself, i mean we havnt even broken 100 yet.."
[19:06] Alathon: Usagi, after a moment, "This is something I brought up once with Mani, in passing.. "
[19:06] Sheena: "she ment leader ship rolls i belive, or giving the others a break by takening up some of the work they barried them selfs in'
[19:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Er.. giving otherwise, what?"
[19:06] Alathon: She couldn't quite parse what you said."
[19:07] Sheena: "takening up some responsibility so some people dont have to do it all?"
[19:09] Alathon: Usagi: "You mean... which responsibilities?"
[19:10] Alathon: Usagi looks like she genuinely just can't understand what you're saying.
[19:10] Sheena: (.....)
[19:10] Alathon: (dude
[19:10] Alathon: (what you're writing doesn't parse)
[19:10] * Sheena sighs
[19:11] Alathon: Usagi: "Who, takes up what responsibilty, so who, can do what?"
[19:11] Sheena: "lets go back to what you covered with mani.."
[19:11] Sheena: (caus its the same thing!)
[19:12] Sheena: (who the hell we suposed to answer that?)
[19:12] Sheena: (err how_
[19:12] Alathon: (the problem is that you're just.. well.. failing really hard at english)
[19:12] Sheena: (thats nice0
[19:12] Alathon: (*I* can't tell who is doing what!)
[19:13] Alathon: (less pronouns would help ;p )
[19:13] Sheena: (no one said anything about some one doing anything! gah THIRD BASE!)
[19:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Just.. try to explain it again, please."
[19:14] Sheena: (oh fuck no)
[19:16] Sheena: "It was a questiona bout why we dont have more of a leadship roll, but i guess you covered that with mani"
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh."
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. I wouldn't go so far as to say covered it."
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "More like, brought it up as a topic of discussion."
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "And.. it's not just you."
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "You personally, or your team."
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi: "It sounds like Celeste is questioning why we're having metahuman Espionage and Special Ops teams operating under the Senshi's authority, participating in conflicts that she believes we could handle on our own, without granting these teams or people decision making authority."
[19:18] Alathon: "High level decision making authority, rather than low level 'how do we accomplish this mission' decisions."
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi: "Am I making sense?"
[19:18] * Mani nods.
[19:18] Sheena: "Yes ma'am"
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi: "Okay."
[19:18] Alathon: Usagi takes a moment to settle herself and think out her answer.
[19:19] Sheena: (sheena; I think soo.. i was just getting yelled at alot)
[19:19] Alathon: (Sheena: 'Then we had makeup sex, and I forgot most of it")
[19:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Okay.. there's a few angles to this. And I can't answer them all, because we don't yet have an answer."
[19:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Why is it this way now? Because that's the way it's been for the last thousand years, and we haven't changed anything, yet."
[19:20] Alathon: Usagi: "I suppoes that sounds like a tautology.. but it's also a statement of fact. We're not without inertia."
[19:21] Alathon: Usagi: "What role will metahumans have in Crystal Tokyo society in the centuries to come?"
[19:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Moreover.. will you have some roll *other* than your current role as citizens, equal in authority to normal humans and moon cats?"
[19:22] Alathon: Usagi: "A somewhat thornier question, especially given the nature of our government. We're not a democracy, and have never pretended or desired to be, and our rule has been both de jure and de facto."
[19:23] Sheena: (hmmm i wonder if the amazombies are commies...)
[19:23] Alathon: Usagi: "And if our authority is at least partially derived from our power.. are lesser degrees of authority assigned, by default, to metahumans who stand between us and humanity as a whole?"
[19:25] Alathon: Usagi pauses a moment, to see if anyone has any input.
[19:25] * Reis frowns.
[19:25] * Sheena has been listing closly
[19:26] Mani: "A serious question, whether power in the kingdom stems from physical power..."
[19:27] Sheena: "from the risks and resonsabilites people take on becaus of that power?"
[19:27] Mani: "But that can still end up favoring people who have such abilities."
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Or perhaps, how much derives from power, and how much from some moral authority.. or implicit public support, for that matter."
[19:28] Alathon: Usagi: "I think it's fair to say that power counts somewhere in there. This discussion would be a moot point if the Senshi hadn't had the power to repel the Black Moon attacks before your birth, for example.. none of us would be here to discuss this, and Crystal Tokyo wouldn't exist."
[19:29] Alathon: Usagi: "And yes.. does the assumption of risk, imply authority over what risks are taken.."
[19:30] Alathon: Usagi: "Hell, for that matter, are things as they are now sustainable? Will we see a population with a small metahuman fringe, or will we end up closer to Nevadan Protectorate or the Alliance of Free States?"
[19:30] Sheena: (This usagi never had the "fun" of playign both sides of that blackmoon stuff right?)
[19:30] Alathon: (You'd have to ask her to know)
[19:30] Mani: (Well, if she did, she's sure as hell not going to tell us about it for kicks.)
[19:30] Sheena: (we wouldnt even have the back ground info to ask that)
[19:31] Alathon: (you're right, you wouldn't)
[19:31] Reis: (Pity :P )
[19:31] Alathon: Usagi: "Ten generations down the line, will powers be spread out.. or perhaps, winnowed down to a few that breed true. If that's even how the AFS Riders got to be the way they are."
[19:32] Sheena: "Well i truely hope the population contines to rise, if not faster.., so we can retake more of the islane if not all of it. That would lead to more metahumans right? Or still the same % mixed in with every one else?"
[19:32] Sheena: *island
[19:32] Alathon: Usagi: "I hope so too, as long as it's sustainable ecologically.. and, I don't know."
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "that's part of the problem.. the whole rest of the world has gone through what we're going through now, but it was a thousand years ago after the fall of the civilized worlds."
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Their records have not been as complete as we could have hoped."
[19:33] Alathon: She says the last bit a little sardonically.
[19:33] * Reis giggles.
[19:33] Mani: "And none of them, so far as I know, had the luxury of having such control over how their society developed."
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "There's that, too."
[19:34] Mani: "Or even such powerful individuals who could deal with any number of problems that arose."
[19:34] Alathon: Usagi: "We can look at the AFS and ask.. did the riders traits of strength, stamina, speed, and regeneration happen to be the ones that breed true? Were they the result of some darwinian selection? OR.. were they bred for?"
[19:35] Alathon: Usagi: "And.. That."
[19:35] Alathon: Usagi: "We have a stable, functional society. Whereas they had wreckage of fallen societies."
[19:35] * Mani nods.
[19:35] Alathon: Usagi leans back, and catches her breatrh, a little winded from expounding.
[19:36] Alathon: After a few moments, she catches her breath.
[19:37] Alathon: Usagi: "... and even now, almost thirty years after Mother's suppression of metahuman capabilities was lifted, we don't have good answers to all these questions."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Plenty of doubts, though."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi faces Mani.
[19:38] Mani: "Well, that is a pretty short time, relatively speaking."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "We're not too thrilled with the idea eugenics programs, however valuable they could be.. and yes."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "But.. soon or not, these are questions that are gonna be asked."
[19:39] Sheena: ("eugenics programs?)
[19:39] Reis: (Ie breeding for specific metahuman traits)
[19:39] Sheena: (ahhh)
[19:39] Alathon: (what reis said; (Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics)
[19:39] Alathon: (has a less than savory real world connotation)
[19:39] Mani: (Maybe they should try to breed for luck intstead.)
[19:40] Alathon: (heh, more ranks of divine relationship?)
[19:40] Alathon: (oh, hell.. breed for luck.. WHERE do I remember that from)
[19:40] Reis: (Nicer dicebots)
[19:40] Mani: (Ringworld)
[19:40] Alathon: (was that from a terry pratchet book, or somehwere else?)
[19:40] Reis: (And, Escaflowne)
[19:41] Alathon: (oooooh yeah)
[19:41] Alathon: (I never finished those books, but I do remember that)
[19:41] Alathon: (with the rigged lottery)
[19:41] Alathon: (anyways..)
[19:42] Alathon: Usagi: "For the present, our policy has been that the government stays more or less the same, and citizens of Crystal Tokyo have equal rights, and contribute to society, and are rewarded by society, as their capabilities allow."
[19:44] Alathon: (that wasn't very clear.. the last two bits (contribute, and rewarded by) are linked to "as their capabilities allow")
[19:44] Alathon: (that's how her cadence would have made it sound)
[19:45] Reis: (Yeah, I think I got it)
[19:45] Sheena: "That can't last long if it stays totaly the same, I mean as the city grows, or starts getting more done. The royalty will be over worked"
[19:46] Sheena: "I mean hell, You seem to be working none stop as it is boss"
[19:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Yeah.. we've noticed that."
[19:46] Alathon: Usagi: "And, yeah."
[19:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Part of that is how many hats I'm wearing personally.. but, we're going to have to look at delegating more and more responsibility as we grow."
[19:48] Alathon: Usagi: "For what it's worth.. I'm all ears when it comes to this

[Alathon]

Session 55 - part 3

[19:48] Alathon: Usagi: "For what it's worth.. I'm all ears when it comes to this stuff."
[19:48] * Mani looks briefly amused when Usagi says that.
[19:48] Sheena: ( (Link: http://zip.4chan.org/c/src/1191712820406.jpg)http://zip.4chan.org/c/src/1191712820406.jpg hi boss!)
[19:48] Alathon: (except when I'm talking)
[19:49] * Reis frowns and nods. "Well... it's not really our specialty, but if I have any ideas..."
[19:49] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[19:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. that's as much as I can give you, Sheena, to take back to Celeste."
[19:50] Sheena: "If you need help getting espionage biger or with whats all ready going on just ask,"
[19:50] Sheena: "Will do, I'll see if she will go to this "bar" with us"
[19:51] Alathon: (Usagi: "Oh, about that. You're supposed to make contact with a civilian contractor outfit we've heard can do this stuff. Blackwater. Supposedly they've been aroudn for a while")
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[19:51] Alathon: Usagi: "We'll go over exactly what we need to accomplish at the next meeting."
[19:52] Alathon: Usagi: "Any further questions?"
[19:52] * Mani shakes her head.
[19:52] Sheena: "None here,"
[19:53] * Reis shakes her head. "Nothing in mind."
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Alright.. well, get rested up."
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi: "And hit up R&D early for anything you need."
[19:53] Alathon: Usagi: "Or think you might need, for that matter."
[19:54] Alathon: Usagi: "You won't need to depart immediately after the next meeting, but the sooner, the better."
[19:54] Alathon: End here.
[19:54] * Reis nods.
[19:54] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[19:54] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[19:55] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[19:55] Alathon: sorry for razzing you DCG
[19:55] Alathon: I was just a little irked that I could figure out wtf you were saying ;p
[19:55] Alathon: hmm
[19:56] Alathon: I know Mani has an outstanding request for a cat-userable comm unit
[19:56] DCG: I was typing to fast as i did the 'i gota go NOW' dance infront of my desk
[19:56] Alathon: were there any others that I didn't remember?
[19:56] Yarrow: A better sword got shot down by the DM.
[19:58] Alathon: yeah
[19:58] Alathon: that's one of the limitations of swords
[19:59] Alathon: they pretty much came up with the best designs 1500 years ago
[19:59] Alathon: and they do 1d8 if one handed
[19:59] Yarrow: I'd take an enchanted sword. :)
[19:59] Alathon: you've got one, that twohanded sword that shoots energy blasts
[20:00] Yarrow: I don't know... Game balance aside, I'd think fabrication and materials tech, along with physics knowledge would allow for better one handed swords.
[20:00] Pale_Wolf: Yeah, you can always requisition that sucker back from R&D :P
[20:00] Yarrow: Oh, yeah... that's just what I need.
[20:00] Alathon: you actually have enough strength to handle it now, don't you.. 18
[20:01] Alathon: you could try ot get reis to machine it down to a 1h sword or something
[20:01] Pale_Wolf: Hm... Well, one DEFINITE thing they can do is make it supremely heavy and give it a lot of hitting power if you've got the muscle to handle it.
[20:01] Alathon: though that's non-trivial
[20:01] Alathon: actually, there is that
[20:01] Yarrow: I just imagined Sakura or Yuuna revealing at a later time that they picked up and pocketed some little trinket in China and brought it back home.
[20:01] Yarrow: Yuuno.
[20:02] Yarrow: Unfortunately, Mani needs a crystal sword for her linked attack.
[20:04] *** DCG has signed off IRC (Ping timeout).
[20:04] Alathon: hmm
[20:05] Alathon: thinking about it.. Mani's strong enough in human form to wield overweight weapons
[20:05] Alathon: making a massier crystal sword Could be an option.
[20:06] Alathon: hmm.
[20:06] Alathon: given the weight limitation of your current rank of transmutation, you couldn't do it yourself
[20:07] Alathon: but, that doesn't rule out one being machined for you
[20:08] Yarrow: Sounds good to me.
[20:11] Alathon: sigh
[20:11] Alathon: I suppose, speaking rationally, there's absolutely no reason you shouldn't be able to get a masterword sword either ;p
[20:11] Alathon: I can't believe I forgot those
[20:11] Alathon: R&D certainly has the expertise.. hell, you could probably get Reis and Sheena's lab assistant to do it if you ask nicely
[20:12] * Yarrow already asked R&D.
[20:12] Alathon: true
[20:12] Pale_Wolf: Is a Craft of 12 enough to make one? :P
[20:13] Yarrow: Masterwork sword was what you said before? Is that one that's just very well made?
[20:13] Alathon: I have no clue
[20:13] Alathon: well, there's two things
[20:13] Alathon: one, making a sword that's overweight
[20:13] Alathon: and making one that's masterwork
[20:13] Alathon: not sure how I'd translate masterwork into the current mechanics
[20:13] Pale_Wolf: Let's make a masterwork overweight one!
[20:13] Yarrow: Well, duh, PW. ;)
[20:14] Pale_Wolf: Hey, since we've got the time... :P
[20:14] Alathon: I could see doing a 1d10 "broadsword"
[20:14] Alathon: I don't know how much you can add to crystal to make it weigh more before it stops being crystal
[20:14] Yarrow: It just seems to me that masterwork, if I understand the term properly, was what I was asking for to begin with.
[20:15] Pale_Wolf: Hm... If Reis ever picks up the muscle to wield it, I can see her trying to redo the frame on Swordbreaker along similar parameters.
[20:15] Alathon: well, masterwork is a minimal bonus
[20:15] Alathon: +1 to hit in normal D&D
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[20:15] Alathon: wb
[20:15] Yarrow: Ah, ok.
[20:18] Alathon: DCG
[20:18] Alathon: any asks of R&D?
[20:19] Alathon: and, we've got a solo session to do sometime this week, between you and Celeste
[20:19] Alathon: not sure how long it'll take
[20:21] Yarrow: Probably twice as long as whatever estimate you come up with. :)
[20:22] Alathon: that's a fair bet
[20:22] Alathon: I'm curious how people felt about the flow of combat with the new mechanics
[20:23] Yarrow: Damn hard to hit someone who's higher level and has max defense spent against your attack.
[20:23] Alathon: for reference, you were fighting three level twenties.. two with not-quite-perfect combat skills, and the third one fairly twinked out with CP
[20:24] Yarrow: I suppose I should spend some more on ranged defense.
[20:24] Alathon: it's certainly useful to train
[20:24] Pale_Wolf: Hm... Yeah, fighting #3 was at least possible with about fifteen attacks coming in an earlier round to distract her...
[20:24] Alathon: though you also have to ask yourself.. "Can I afford to spend enough to make it work against like-levelled enemies"
[20:25] Alathon: well, it was easy with that
[20:25] Yarrow: Of course.
[20:25] Alathon: because her dodge was dropped to like.. 6th level character capabilities ;p
[20:25] Alathon: it may be something to consider, in terms of working together against specific targets to make them vulnerable to the most dangerous attacks
[20:26] Yarrow: Oh, sure. But it was more important at the time to not let the other two slaughter the marines.
[20:26] Alathon: exactly
[20:26] Pale_Wolf: Always handy :P
[20:26] Alathon: it was a complex fight.. you couldn't just all fly up
[20:26] Alathon: you got extra firepower, but traded it for extra liabilities
[20:27] Yarrow: Mani considered jumping into that to help eliminate them before taking on the leader, but she decided that the final elder might just take out Yuuno if left unopposed.
[20:27] Alathon: a legitimate concern, given where everyone was positioned.. Yuuno was the nearest target.
[20:27] Alathon: after Mani
[20:27] * Yarrow nods.
[20:29] Pale_Wolf: Oh yes, the character base for Tsukasa :P
[20:29] Pale_Wolf: (Link: http://zip.4chan.org/a/src/1191726780486.jpg)http://zip.4chan.org/a/src/1191726780486.jpg
[20:29] Alathon: is that the bright red glowy one?
[20:29] Alathon: no, it's not ;p
[20:29] Yarrow: And while she decided very quickly after engaging her that she really wasn't enjoying the fight with her, jumping out of it would just leave her to go after someone who would be even worse off facing her.
[20:29] Pale_Wolf: Nah, that's the more human-ey appearance :P
[20:30] Pale_Wolf: Ie, before her stuff recoloured - or I suppose how she'd have looked if her metahuman power never manifested.
[20:30] Alathon: ahhhh
[20:31] Yarrow: Gee, I wonder what she'd be doing now if it hadn't.
[20:31] Alathon: well.. she was a kuno
[20:31] Alathon: so, probably obsessing over Sheena
[20:31] Pale_Wolf: Heh.
[20:32] Yarrow: No, that's Reis's bit.
[20:32] *** Ataru has joined #crystaltokyo.
[20:33] Ataru: ...
[20:33] Pale_Wolf: Welcome, Ataru.
[20:33] Alathon: d'oh
[20:33] Pale_Wolf: Be happy, Kuonji got two of the three kills :P
[20:33] Ataru: can't I just have a non shitty day for once?
[20:33] Alathon: sup
[20:33] Ataru: I have 20 dollars to my name
[20:33] Ataru: so no meds til next friday
[20:33] Alathon: no pay for today?
[20:33] Pale_Wolf: ... Gah?
[20:33] Alathon: bummer
[20:33] Ataru: turns out they didn't even actually NEED me today
[20:33] Ataru: so I could have said no
[20:33] Pale_Wolf: ...
[20:33] Alathon: bleah, well, YOU need the money though
[20:33] Ataru: I missed the fight with the amazons, which I've been looking forward to
[20:34] Pale_Wolf: Gack...
[20:34] Alathon: it sucks, yeah :(
[20:34] Ataru: and someone stole a handle of vodka out of my freezer
[20:34] Ataru: oh, and now I don't get to level til next week
[20:34] Ataru: >_<
[20:34] Pale_Wolf: ... Why'd they steal your vodka?
[20:34] Pale_Wolf: ... Speaking of levelling, what xp?
[20:34] Ataru: because they're assholes?
[20:34] Pale_Wolf: Viable.
[20:34] Alathon: at work, or at home?
[20:34] Ataru: my roommate had friends over
[20:35] Alathon: oh.. bleah
[20:35] Ataru: I went to bed early
[20:35] Ataru: I wake up this morning, my brand new bottle is gone
[20:35] Pale_Wolf: ...
[20:35] Ataru: at least they left my 151
[20:35] Alathon: ask him not to bring any of 'em over until they've coughed it up?
[20:35] Ataru: though it looks like someone drank a little
[20:36] Ataru: it's been a shitty couple of day
[20:36] Ataru: s
[20:36] Ataru: someone did give me a free beer on the street though
[20:36] Ataru: that was cool
[20:37] Pale_Wolf: Was it good beer?
[20:37] Ataru: haven't tried it yet
[20:37] Ataru: it's in my fridge
[20:37] Ataru: Beck's Oktoberfest
[20:37] Yarrow: What brand is it?
[20:37] Alathon: remember to tap the top before opening ;p
[20:38] Ataru: ?
[20:38] Ataru: so what'd I miss in the game?
[20:39] Pale_Wolf: You pwning two amazombies.
[20:40] Yarrow: After they'd been soften up a little.
[20:40] Alathon: the fight was pretty long
[20:40] Alathon: and a bit messy
[20:40] Ataru: ;_;
[20:41] Yarrow: No tornadoes.
[20:41] Ataru: anything?
[20:41] Alathon: yeah, they only used breaking point, splitting cat hairs, amaguriken
[20:41] Ataru: did they talk at all?
[20:41] Yarrow: Fast punching, multiple images, exploding earth, and supersonic shurikens.
[20:41] Alathon: one of them said one sentence, in a language nobody knew
[20:42] * Ataru blinks
[20:42] Ataru: I take it my curse didn't activate?
[20:42] Alathon: nope
[20:42] Yarrow: Mani will be passing the comm recording on to the linguists. :)
[20:42] Alathon: didn't happen to rain during the fight
[20:42] Pale_Wolf: And yeah, those supersonic shuriken HURT. They actually took Mani down.
[20:42] Pale_Wolf: And, I'd like to see Ataru himself handling the curse form :P
[20:42] Ataru: ?
[20:43] Ataru: wait, Mani went down before anyone else?
[20:43] Ataru: wtf O_o
[20:43] Alathon: yeah, that's kinda ataru's privilige, to play it out the first time or two
[20:43] Yarrow: Well, she was going one-on-one with the elder leader for a while.
[20:43] Ataru: what the hell are you guys talking about?
[20:43] Pale_Wolf: Especially whenever that USP activates.
[20:43] Alathon: the strongest of the three got a rough round off on her after yuuno misfired a bind and hit her
[20:43] Alathon: off on mani, that was
[20:43] Pale_Wolf: And yeah, Mani ended up tanking with their leader.
[20:43] Alathon: then mani broke off to duel her
[20:43] Ataru: ah
[20:44] Ataru: did Sakura get to break out his new bind?
[20:44] Pale_Wolf: Ah, was wondering what that was.
[20:44] Pale_Wolf: He tried.
[20:44] Yarrow: With his usual ranged accuracy, yes.
[20:44] Ataru: heh
[20:44] Alathon: well, you asked if his curse activated.. I said it didn, tbecuase I figure you have dibs on setting precedent for how kuonji deals with inconvenient curse triggerings in the field
[20:44] Alathon: and yeah, he took a shot with it -- it missed
[20:45] Ataru: I need to pump that up more... but I can't T_T
[20:45] Yarrow: Alathon did say an auto-stash of worn stuff would be doable but didn't give an exact cp cost.
[20:45] Alathon: 2 cp
[20:45] Yarrow: But my guess would be 2 cp.
[20:45] Alathon: well, right now it's really good for controlling non-combat types
[20:45] Alathon: but not good for ifghtign other level 16's so much ;p
[20:46] Yarrow: Or the level 20s we fought today...
[20:46] Alathon: yeah, those too ;p
[20:46] Alathon: I'll post the logs in a few
[20:46] Ataru: ?
[20:46] Alathon: so you can seew hat the log looked like
[20:46] Alathon: er, the fight looked like
[20:46] Alathon: oh, and exp
[20:46] Alathon: um
[20:46] Pale_Wolf: Yeah, Al admitted that the amazombie elders were lv20s :P
[20:47] Yarrow: Now, if Pale_Wolf had said that, I'd assume that meant a few weeks or months. ;)
[20:47] Pale_Wolf: ;_;
[20:48] Alathon: 4167 exp

[Alathon]

Session 56

[12:13] Alathon: anyways
[12:13] Alathon: lemme get the dicebot on
[12:14] Pale_Wolf: Oh, NOW we're all fucked. :P
[12:14] Yarrow: It's not *your* dicebot, Pale.
[12:14] *** Ala-bot has joined #crystaltokyo.
[12:14] Alathon: roll 1d20 test
[12:14] Ala-bot: Alathon rolled 1d20 test --> [ 1d20=3 ]{3}
[12:14] Alathon: with rolls like that, you would be
[12:14] Kuonji: that seems about normal for us
[12:15] Yarrow: The dicebot is the real reason Alathon gave all the PCs 1 free rank of DR.
[12:16] Kuonji: hmm since I don't think I could make a good build for Bolt Crank
[12:16] Alathon: anyways, we left off last game with a meeting, with the intent of having another meeting.
[12:16] Kuonji: if Sakura dies, it'll come down betwween Darsh, and Tylor
[12:16] Alathon: it's a veritable sea of meetings.. it's almost like beinga t work ;p
[12:16] Kuonji: Tylor will have a shitload of DR
[12:16] Yarrow: You are in a maze of twistly little meetings, all alike.
[12:17] Pale_Wolf: Oh gods no, save us all! :P
[12:17] Alathon: anyways
[12:18] Alathon: I believe there were a few asks of R&D
[12:18] Alathon: and before the next meeting, they deliver
[12:18] Kuonji: (chainsword!)
[12:18] Sheena: (better flight mask? I forgot if i said anything)
[12:19] Alathon: Talia DeVry will have a few things
[12:19] Kuonji: (tinkerbell armor cloth?)
[12:19] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[12:20] Alathon: She'll have a miniaturized comm unit for Mani, voice activated only, with limited functionality.
[12:20] Alathon: Comes with an elastic neck strap.
[12:20] Alathon: In other clothes news, she'll have something for Kuonji.
[12:20] Mani: (A tiny makeup kit.)
[12:21] Kuonji: (a GI Joe action figure outfit?)
[12:21] Alathon: Talia: "I don't think it'd be safe for you to wear armorcloth in that form; it would probably kill you if you inadvertantly were changed back to normal size."
[12:21] Kuonji: "Damn."
[12:21] Alathon: Talia: "But we have managed to get some super-elastic clothes, you can wear, so you won't be naked when you change."
[12:21] Kuonji: "Great!"
[12:21] Alathon: She'll hand over what looks like a black t-shirt and a set of boxers, each no more than a couple inches long.
[12:22] Kuonji: "Those must be pretty damn elastic."
[12:22] Alathon: Talia: "They'll be a little loose on your, um.. smaller form. And kinda tight on your natural form, but, they were the best we could do on short notice."
[12:23] * Sheena notes that's probly going to end up real painfull for sakura sooner orlater
[12:23] Kuonji: well, as long as they don't cut off circulation to anything vital, they should be fine, thanks."
[12:23] Alathon: Talia: "... yeah, be sure to try those out under supervision the first time, so someone can cut 'em off if they don't work as expected.
[12:24] Kuonji: ".... Noted."
[12:24] * Pale_Wolf blinks. "... That's a bit of a discomfiting thought."
[12:24] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[12:24] Reis: (Doh doh doh :P )
[12:25] Alathon: Talia looks over to Mani.
[12:26] Alathon: Talia: "R&D said they forwarded your request for more powerful crystal swords to some lab technician your team has brought on full time. My contact was a little pissy about it, actually.. I think they're having fabrication problems with the whole ramp-up thing."
[12:26] Alathon: Talia: "But.. we do have one thing for you to consider."
[12:27] Kuonji: (chainsword? powerfist?)
[12:27] Kuonji: (powerfists would be awesome)
[12:27] Alathon: Talia: "We got the O-K from the Marines to use beamsabres, as long as we color them noticeably different."
[12:27] Alathon: Talia: "I've got a couple you can try out if you'd like. Right now, they only come in one color, though. Red."
[12:28] Mani: "I can't channel my energy through a beamsabre."
[12:28] Alathon: Talia: "Oh... I guess that's a no, then?"
[12:28] * Mani nods.
[12:28] Alathon: Talia: "Right."
[12:28] Reis: (Hahahahaha! Too bad, we almost got Darth Mani! :P )
[12:28] Mani: (Yeah.)
[12:28] Kuonji: (powerfists, get some powerfists!)
[12:28] * Sheena hmmms
[12:29] Sheena: "Channeling power into a device? Well darn now who knows how to do that"
[12:29] * Sheena just sits there amused with dark heart standing next to her
[12:30] Alathon: Talia: "I think that's pretty much all I've got."
[12:30] Mani: "Thank you."
[12:30] Sheena: "Hey talia"
[12:30] Alathon: Talia: "Always a pleasure."
[12:31] Alathon: Talia bobs her head, and is immediately back messing with whatever bit of electronics she was fiddling with when you arrived.
[12:31] * Kuonji stretches out the shirt a little
[12:31] Alathon: It stretches easily for the first foot or so
[12:31] Alathon: After that, there's a little more resistance, but it stretches to almost four feet long.
[12:32] *** Hotaru-chan has joined #crystaltokyo.
[12:32] * Sheena wonders why is was ingored
[12:32] Alathon: (uh?)
[12:32] Alathon: (I dunno)
[12:32] Sheena: *she
[12:32] Sheena: [14:29] <Sheena> "Hey talia"
[12:32] Mani: (Talia thought it was just a generic acknowledgement?)
[12:33] Sheena: (could be)
[12:33] * Sheena will go over to talk to talia
[12:33] Alathon: She looks up.
[12:33] Mani: "Help me put this on, Reis?"
[12:33] Alathon: Talia: "Sheena?"
[12:33] Sheena: "Heya"
[12:33] * Sheena pulls out her old flightmask
[12:33] Alathon: Talia peers at it for a moment, then recognizes it.
[12:33] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. right, I remember that."
[12:34] Sheena: "I was wondering if i can get this updated for my new uniform? And my new top end speed is about 5000mph.. i figered that may effect it the wrong way"
[12:34] Alathon: Talia blinks.
[12:34] Alathon: Talia: "Sure!"
[12:34] Sheena: "Im rather sure i can reach ordit now as well.. tho i havent tried"
[12:34] Alathon: Talia pats the bench.. hits some parts, then brushes them aside.
[12:34] * Reis nods and provides Mani whatever help she desires.
[12:34] Alathon: Talia: "Plop it down here and I'll have a look at it."
[12:35] * Sheena smiles and puts the mask down
[12:35] Alathon: Talia: "Er.. do you need breathing apparatus built in?"
[12:35] Sheena: "Is that posible?"
[12:35] Sheena: "I can get high..i mean real high. I have a flight sheld that helps a lot, but it can fail"
[12:36] * Mani tests out the comm functions a bit after Reis helps her put it on and then shifts to human form.
[12:36] Alathon: You'll find that the comm functions, but is a little clunky to manage compared tow hat you're used to
[12:37] Alathon: you have to say a Lot to get it to accomplish some fairly simple things, and unless you remove it and set it down, you can't see the screen.
[12:37] Alathon: But.. it does work.
[12:37] Alathon: Talia: "I don't know, but I guess we can try."
[12:37] Mani: (Do the comm & strap stay around her neck when she shifts to human form or do they vanish like her clothes do when she goes from human to cat?)
[12:37] Alathon: Talia: "No promises on the oxygen, though.. I know it's theoretically possible, but I don't think anyone's had to make one of those in.. well. A thousand years?"
[12:38] Alathon: (you'll have to test it to find out; what you'll find is that yes, they do vanish. you'll have to put it on in cat form, but after that it'll be there in cat form)
[12:38] Alathon: (oh wait.. you're IN cat form.. so yeah)
[12:38] Mani: (I did just test it. :p )
[12:38] Alathon: (you'll figure that out quickly enough)
[12:38] Sheena: "Any thing would be great talia, even if its just a stronger verson and color fix."
[12:38] Alathon: (sigh
[12:38] Alathon: (yes, it vanishes when you switch to human)
[12:38] * Kuonji is reminded he needs to find some lab rats
[12:38] Sheena: "Hey, if you need anything from my labs just ask, or if i can help in any way"
[12:38] Alathon: Talia nods.
[12:39] * Mani waits until Talia isn't engaged in conversation.
[12:39] Alathon: (anything else anyone wants to do while you're with Talia?)
[12:39] Alathon: You'll get her when Sheena is done with her, which will be soon enough.
[12:39] Mani: "Is that comm synched to my normal one at all?"
[12:40] Alathon: Talia: "Synced.. in what sense?"
[12:40] Alathon: Talia: "Oh.. recordings, pictures, and the like?"
[12:40] Mani: "I.e. if I record something on one, is it accessible on the other?"
[12:40] Alathon: Talia shakes her head.
[12:40] Alathon: Talia: "No, they're discrete units."
[12:41] Mani: "Ok. Thanks."
[12:41] Alathon: Talia then grabs her own comm, and taps out some notes.
[12:41] Alathon: Talia: "But I'll see if we can't work on that."
[12:41] * Mani shifts back to her natural form.
[12:41] Kuonji: "What's R&D's policy on animal testing?"
[12:41] * Reis blinks and glances at Kuonji curiously.
[12:42] Alathon: Talia: "Huh?"
[12:42] Mani: "I suppose they'd both have to store the data on a server and synch when they come back from where they go when I shift."
[12:42] Sheena: "Well yuuno gets cranky if you do anything long term to him"
[12:42] Kuonji: "I sorta managed to expand my "hairspace" recently.... But I have no idea if it's capable of sustaining life..."
[12:43] Alathon: Talia: "Um... you can do it, but you need to justify it."
[12:43] Alathon: Talia: "Oh."
[12:44] Alathon: Talia: "Well.. we could have you leave a couple devices in there, to measure the environment first."
[12:44] Kuonji: "works for me."
[12:44] Alathon: Talia: "If it seems livable, I think we could probably get the okay to stick a mouse in there and see how it does."
[12:44] Alathon: I think we can assume you will manage that without incident; the mouse can't penetrate your armor so you won't get scratched up or anything.
[12:45] Alathon: Once you've cleaned the mouse droppings out of your hairspace, you'll have discovered the following:
[12:45] Alathon: It has breathable air, but the air supply is finite, and can be run out if you don't open your hairspace to let fresh air in and stale air out.
[12:45] Mani: (1. Mice produce a *lot* of droppings when scared.)
[12:45] Alathon: There's no internal light source
[12:45] Alathon: (and yes, that too ;p )
[12:46] Alathon: And it is livable, but living beings need all the stuff they normally need.. air, food, water, etc
[12:46] Kuonji: (I have a mouse, he hasn't got a house, I don't know why I call him Gerald. He's getting rather old but he's a good mouse.)
[12:47] Alathon: Talia: "One thing.. you might want to avoid entering it yourself, unless you have some way for sure to leave."
[12:47] Sheena: "Just how big is it now?"
[12:48] Kuonji: "Shouldn't be a problem if I enter with someone else... I can got through their hair, and then pull them out of my own."
[12:48] Alathon: Talia nods.
[12:48] Alathon: Talia: "Hmm.. you might want to leave a wig inside, just in case."
[12:48] Kuonji: "Might be a good idea."
[12:48] Mani: "With real hair."
[12:49] * Kuonji rolls his eyes at Mani
[12:49] * Sheena holds up some of sakura's uber hair
[12:49] Sheena: "So how big is it in there now?
[12:50] Kuonji: "Hmmm about as big as a room or so."
[12:50] Kuonji: "Not all that big... yet."
[12:50] * Reis blinks. "Still... wow, Sakura-san..."
[12:50] Mani: "Is there any chance that Sakura won't be able to open a way between his space and the normal world from inside his space regardless of hair?"
[12:50] Kuonji: "I think I can keep working on it though."
[12:50] Sheena: "A room? Thats still rahter big"
[12:51] Sheena: "Do you think we can pack more now and let you carrie it? It will be a hell of a lot better on long term mission then just us draging the bare minimal along and no extra cloths."
[12:51] Alathon: Talia: "Honestly, I don't know. This is very much new ground for us all."
[12:51] Alathon: Talia: "Well, keep in mind the downside; if Sakura carries everything, if he is unconscious or unavailable, you have access to nothing."
[12:51] Kuonji: "Definitly, I mean, I've got a lot more space, might as well use it."
[12:51] Kuonji: "Point/"
[12:52] Alathon: (talia's I don't know was addressed to Mani)
[12:52] Sheena: "Ya, we'll remember that"
[12:52] Sheena: "But one of the sticking points for our long term mission has all ways be restocking and rearming."
[12:52] Sheena: "this should help a lot"
[12:53] * Reis cocks her head. "Carry just the extra, instead of the essentials?"
[12:53] Alathon: Talia nods.
[12:53] * Kuonji eyes glaze over... "My own personal armory...."
[12:53] * Reis wonders if we should MOVE away from this topic with great haste.
[12:53] Sheena: "Hmm, we can stick a keg or two in there.. Oh and the loot we can bring home how.. bwahahaha"
[12:54] * Sheena looks a bit dark and scary whoile thinking of the loot
[12:54] Alathon: Talia: "Well.. I"m certain you can find plenty of uses for it."
[12:54] Alathon: (anything else?)
[12:54] Sheena: (mabie we just wana hang around talia? she's cool)
[12:55] Alathon: (and she's single too ;p )
[12:55] Alathon: (unfortunately, as far as you know, she doesn't swing your way)
[12:55] Mani: (Just don't bring up the Carson City stuff...)
[12:55] Kuonji: (and do you really want grief sex?)
[12:55] Alathon: (more unfortunately, she's very busy and won't make much in the way of smalltalk beyond what's necessary for courtesy)
[12:56] Kuonji: "So, what's next on the agenda, taichou?"
[12:56] Mani: "Officially, just the meeting about our next mission."
[12:57] Mani: "Is everyone done here?"
[12:57] Alathon: If you want to, you can check in on whether Vanyel (the lab assistant) has made any progress on weapons for mani
[12:57] Mani: (I assume we leave Talia to her work.)
[12:57] Alathon: (nod)
[12:58] * Reis frowns and nods. "I don't think I have anything more..."
[12:58] Alathon: Talia: "I don't have anything else."
[12:58] Alathon: Talia: "Well, not for you guys.."
[12:58] * Mani nods to Talia.
[12:58] Mani: "Thank you for your help. I'm sure all of this will be very useful."
[12:58] Sheena: "Thanks Talia,"
[12:58] Alathon: Talia: "You're welcome."
[12:59] Alathon: so, what next?
[12:59] Mani: Well, checking in on the weapons sounds good.
[12:59] Sheena: "To the labs!"
[12:59] * Sheena runs off
[13:00] * Sheena didnt pose when she said that, no really she didnt
[13:00] * Mani watches Sheena run off and makes her way to the labs at a more leisurely pace.
[13:00] Alathon: Talia grins as you leave.
[13:00] * Reis blinkblinks and heads off at a somewhat more moderate pace.
[13:00] Reis: "Wait a little, senpai!"
[13:00] Alathon: You'll all make your way to Reis and Sheena's new lab without incident.
[13:00] * Kuonji shakes his head and follows sedatly.
[13:01] Mani: "Oh, Sheena, I know I haven't stated this explicitly before, but I'm going to have to insist on a no antimatter in the house rule."
[13:02] * Sheena gives Mani a hurt look
[13:02] Sheena: "Not you to"
[13:03] Kuonji: "If it makes you feel anybetter, I don't really care... and we could always out vote her."
[13:03] * Sheena slides some appers out of the way that show a design for a negitive core and antimatter long sword
[13:03] * Reis blinks and wonders, was it really necessary to _specify_?
[13:03] Mani: "Aw, don't be upset. I promise not to bring any in, either."
[13:03] Sheena: *Pappers
[13:04] Kuonji: (reis question is apparantly answred)
[13:04] * Sheena plops down in a chair by her section, its not the best.. but its a chair and its hers
[13:05] Sheena: "So how can we get, make, or steal a better weapon for blenderchan?"
[13:05] * Reis goes looking for Vanyel, probably in the machining area.
[13:05] Alathon: He's there.
[13:05] Sheena: "Hmm, ya know with this upcoming mission. We can check off planet sorces mani."
[13:05] Alathon: After a little pestering, he'll reluctantly quit working on something and talk.
[13:05] Reis: "Good morning, Vanyel-san."
[13:05] Kuonji: "Hmmm... I wonder if I can get a mini-fridge and a generator of some sort in my hairspace..."
[13:05] Mani: "That's true. It's possible."
[13:06] Alathon: Vanyel: "Oh.. hey, Reis."
[13:06] Sheena: (this is after the meeting sheena had with celete right?)
[13:06] Alathon: (yes)
[13:06] Mani: "But I'll need any swords I use to be primarily crystal."
[13:06] Sheena: "Hey vanyel, how's it going today"
[13:06] Alathon: Vanyel, overhearing this, answers.
[13:06] Mani: "You'd have to deal with any emissions, Sakura."
[13:06] Sheena: "Is your abyssal coming along?"
[13:06] Alathon: Vanyel: "Um.. pretty good, I guess."
[13:06] Alathon: Vanyel makes a face.
[13:07] Alathon: Vanyel: "Sort of."
[13:07] Alathon: Vanyel: "Which is kinda the nice way to say, sort of not."
[13:07] Kuonji: (How's sakura's abyssal at this point?)
[13:07] * Reis chuckles. "It's a strange language, isn't it...?"
[13:07] Alathon: (pretty good, at least relative to Sheena's)
[13:07] Alathon: Vanyel: "More like totally messed up, you mean?"
[13:07] Reis: (How's mine, for that matter?)
[13:07] Alathon: (pretty poor, but you're starting to understand a lot of it)
[13:08] Alathon: (same for mani.. the speaking comes a bit slower than the listening)
[13:08] Alathon: Vanyel: "Anyways.. "
[13:08] Alathon: Vanyel looks over to Mani.
[13:08] Alathon: Vanyel: "Okay.. here's the thing with crystal swords."
[13:09] Alathon: Vanyel: "We can make 'em. We can make 'em pretty durable, too."
[13:09] Alathon: Vanyel: "But when it comes down to it, they're just gonna be hunks of sharp crystal."
[13:09] Kuonji: (i wonder if you cold make crystal chainswords....)
[13:10] Alathon: Vanyel: "We can make them bigger hunks of sharp crystal, though.. put more weigh behind your swings.. though you'll have to be the judge of how heavy a sword you're comfortable with."
[13:10] Sheena: (sheena's so on that, That totaly beomcing CT"s first aware device)
[13:10] Sheena: (the crysrtal chainswsord)
[13:10] Alathon: (hahahaha)
[13:10] Alathon: Vanyel will go on to query Mani about how much she can lift, how heavy the weapons she normally uses are, etc etc...
[13:11] Alathon: And together they'll be able to work out a design for swords that are a bit less slim and elegant than the ones she normally forms, but which pack a little more whallop (1d10)
[13:12] Mani: "You can't do more than produce a chunk of sharp crystal? I mean, you could say a normal sword is just a hunk of sharp steel, but there's a lot more to it than that."
[13:12] Alathon: Vanyel shrugs.
[13:12] Alathon: Vanyel: "Well.. there's a lot more to making it right, but when it comes down to it, it's a sharp piece of metal."
[13:12] Sheena: (You dont want to spend cp on an iop right mani?)
[13:12] Mani: (Not at this time.)
[13:12] * Reis frowns. "Trouble is, they pretty much worked out the best design a few thousand years ago."
[13:12] Sheena: (k,0
[13:13] Alathon: Vanyel: "Yeah, what Reis said."
[13:13] Alathon: Vanyel: "Now.. if it didn't have to be crystal, we could do something more esoteric, maybe.. you know, work with a beamsabre base and try to modify it to work differently. Or maybe an electrically charged metal sword.. hmm."
[13:14] Alathon: Vanyel: "But.. well, there's limits to what you can do with solid crystal."
[13:14] Kuonji: (we need an STC)
[13:14] Mani: "It may not have to be completely crystal. I haven't really experimented with that."
[13:14] Alathon: (haha)
[13:14] Mani: "I'm sure it'd have to be mostly crystal, though."
[13:15] Alathon: Vanyel: "Actually.. that brings up another point. what sort of hilt wrapping would you like?"
[13:15] Kuonji: (titans for everybody!)
[13:15] Alathon: Vanyel: "Some sort of cloth, or rubberized material, or..?"
[13:15] Sheena: "Just summon up a blade and show him what its normaly like mani"
[13:16] Kuonji: (ypu know.... I know CT doesn't have oil... but no one''s invented bioplastics in 1k years?)
[13:16] * Mani makes a sword.
[13:16] Alathon: (well, they had to reinvent all the shit they lost first)
[13:17] Alathon: (then after that, work from there)
[13:17] Alathon: Vanyel peers at it.
[13:17] Alathon: Vanyel: "Or... no wrappings? That must be kinda hard on the hands."
[13:18] Mani: "Well, keep in mind that I create these, so they're designed to fit my hands."
[13:18] Alathon: Vanyel nods.
[13:18] Alathon: Vanyel: "If you could give me one of those for each of your hands, I could copy 'em."
[13:19] * Mani creates another.
[13:19] Kuonji: (brb, gotta bro down with my roommate for a min or two)
[13:19] * Mani makes this one a different color so they're easy to tell apart.
[13:19] Alathon: (nod)
[13:19] Alathon: Vanyel: "Hmm.. left, right.."
[13:19] Alathon: He says this looking at each one.
[13:20] Alathon: Vanyel holds out his hands, bracing them, to have the swords set down in 'em.
[13:20] Mani: (I'm in cat form. They both appeared on the floor or a table.)
[13:22] Alathon: (oh yeah)
[13:22] Alathon: (sigh)
[13:22] Alathon: He'll pick one up, then look surprised.
[13:22] Alathon: Vanyel: "Wow, these things are light."
[13:22] * Sheena is going over files in her spot quickly chatting with dark heart in abyssl
[13:23] Alathon: Vanyel: "I can definately make some that'll have more heft to it."
[13:23] Alathon: (Is there anything more people want to cover here?)
[13:24] Mani: "Good. I can only make things that are so heavy, and I've gotten stronger since I first started making swords, anyway."
[13:24] Reis: Hm... Don't think so.
[13:24] Alathon: Vanyel nods.
[13:25] Alathon: as previously narrated, plans are made, and he sets to work on crafting them, saying it'll probably take a day or two each.
[13:26] Alathon: PM, sheena?
[13:27] Sheena: "Hey reis, ladies, if you done with vanyel come on over here for a moment"
[13:27] * Reis blinks and looks over, then approaches.
[13:27] Reis: "What is it, senpai?"
[13:28] Mani: "Reis isn't a lady but Sakura and I are?"
[13:28] Alathon: Vanyel hears that one and snickers.
[13:28] * Reis blinkblinks and wonders at that.
[13:29] Sheena: "hmm? now thats a silly detail to get hung up on, im just used to calling her name in here"
[13:30] Mani: (Is Yuuno with us, btw?)
[13:30] Kuonji: (back)
[13:30] Mani: (Good. Sheena just called you a lady. :) )
[13:31] Kuonji: (OOOh, I know what Vanyel can do...>)
[13:31] Alathon: Yuuno's not
[13:31] Kuonji: (make Mani crystal Terminus Ests)
[13:31] Kuonji: (:P)
[13:32] Kuonji: "Speaking of ladies, where's Yuuno?"
[13:33] Sheena: "No idea.. I been meaning to get that dress rod back from her. i all ready got enought pics, its time for others to try it"
[13:33] * Sheena coms yuuno to see whats up
[13:34] Mani: (Yuuno: "None of your business! You don't own me!!!")
[13:34] Reis: (Sheena: "I paid CP, I DO own you!")
[13:35] Sheena: (yuuno's the anti emo, so thats unlikly)
[13:35] Alathon: Yuuno: "Hey, what's up?"
[13:36] Alathon: Yuuno answers in Elf form.
[13:38] Sheena: "Are you need the base yuuno? Where havin a little pre metting before the breifing"
[13:38] Sheena: "Could use your input about this stuff"
[13:38] Alathon: Yuuno: "I could port there, I guess. I'm at the library. If it's important, I'll be right there."
[13:39] Alathon: (for reference, the Ministry of Education maintains one major public library near the palace, and a number of branch libraries throughout Crystal Tokyo, for the continuing education of adults)
[13:40] Mani: (And interested children, too? :) )
[13:40] Alathon: WIth electronic media, nobody ever really Has to go there to get anything, but many choose to
[13:40] Alathon: yes ;p
[13:40] Kuonji: (and they have a bitchin music collection)
[13:40] Sheena: (what other city has death metal as a labrai music section?)
[13:41] Mani: (In this world? Probably none.)
[13:41] Sheena: (No one's figerd out how hotaru sunk that past them yet)
[13:42] Alathon: Yuuno: "... I guess it's important?"
[13:42] Mani: (Gonna answer Yuuno, Sheena?)
[13:44] Sheena: "Some what yuuno"
[13:44] Sheena: "We can met you there i guess"
[13:44] Sheena: "I don't think there's anythign left for us to cover in the hq now"
[13:45] Alathon: Yuuno: "No, that's okay, it'll be faster if I 'port."
[13:46] Alathon: A few seconds later, he appears in a greenish flash in the corner of the lab designated teleport space, at his request.
[13:46] Alathon: She, rather.
[13:46] Mani: "Hi, Yuuno."
[13:46] Alathon: She's wearing her usual tight cut-off shirt and short shorts outfit.
[13:46] * Reis smiles. "Good morning, sensei."
[13:47] Alathon: Yuuno: "Hey, Mani.. Reis."
[13:47] Alathon: Yuuno looks happy-ish.
[13:47] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. what's the deal?"
[13:47] Sheena: "You ok there yuuno?"
[13:47] Alathon: Yuuno: "'course."
[13:47] Sheena: "Ahh, about our upcoming trip"
[13:47] Sheena: "First thing, is dealing with what they use as money. And the problems with it"
[13:48] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh, yeah. Duh.."
[13:48] Alathon: Yuuno quiets down and listens.
[13:49] Sheena: "Ever one remembers that they use a mesurement of life engery right?"
[13:49] Mani: "For everything?"
[13:50] * Reis nods. "Yes... how exactly are we going to pay that? Or will we recover from 'pocket change'...?"
[13:50] Mani: "And how do they pass it around without it being used?"
[13:51] Mani: "Or give it to people without the ability to take it themselves, for that matter?"
[13:51] Sheena: "Thats part of the problem, For people who can't controll it them selfs. they use a device to take and store it."
[13:51] Sheena: "We don't have a device like that... yet"
[13:52] Mani: "By the way, I very strongly advise against accepting any into your body."
[13:52] Kuonji: "I don't like where this is going..."
[13:52] Sheena: oh?
[13:52] Sheena: "oh?"
[13:52] Sheena: "I know it will likly make us sick, as our bodies are geared to make there own engery not use others"
[13:53] Sheena: "I know that any foren mana trying to get into me would be smashed by my own, not something that would feel good"
[13:53] * Sheena looks at mani and sakura waiting for them to finsh
[13:54] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. the gist of the problem is, once we go there, we'll be broke?"
[13:54] Mani: "I can't speak specifically for the exact method they use, but absorbing someone else's energy seems to be very ... mm, dangerous for us. Humans and mooncats, that is."
[13:54] Mani: "Dangerous in that it's a *very* pleasurable, addictive even, sensation."
[13:55] * Reis frowns. "Really...?"
[13:55] Mani: "Yes. Do not experiment with this on your own."
[13:55] Alathon: Yuuno looks a little uncomfortable as Mani describes that.
[13:55] Sheena: "Oh that?"
[13:55] * Reis nods. "I... won't try that, I think."
[13:56] Sheena: "Ya thats something else, best not to be abused"
[13:56] Sheena: "As for being broke.. well. Thats the secound part i wanted to talk about"
[13:57] Sheena: "Celeste has agreed to come with us, as a bit of a guide and to help our "money" problem"
[13:57] Sheena: "But,"
[13:58] Sheena: "She insisted she be at the breifing, seems the boss ok'ed that. But where holding it some place else now"
[13:58] Sheena: "Soo..?"
[13:59] * Sheena looks like she's waiting for there comments
[13:59] * Mani cocks her head, waiting for Sheena to continue.
[13:59] Kuonji: "..."
[13:59] Sheena: "Any one have a problem with that?"
[13:59] Alathon: Yuuno, a little sarcastic: "I guess having a telepath walking around inside Espionage HQ woulda been just an eensy little security risk, huh."
[14:00] Sheena: "Well ya, thats a given"
[14:00] Mani: "Problem? No, especially not if Usagi is fine with it."
[14:00] Sheena: "Considering we have none of our own now to counter or moninter.. funny how i brought up that security hole 4 years ago"
[14:01] Mani: "Do you know where it will be?"
[14:01] * Reis frowns and shakes her head. "No... I don't have a problem with it."
[14:01] Sheena: "Not yet, boss said she would handle it"
[14:01] * Mani gives Sheena a look.
[14:01] Sheena: "She turned down my idea for places"
[14:01] Mani: "Do you really want to get into that subject again?"
[14:01] * Sheena pouts a bit
[14:01] Sheena: "Well, about that subject mani. Remember who told us of this place to beging with?"
[14:02] Sheena: "We might just bump into her ya know? Or hear soemthing"
[14:02] * Reis blinks and looks around, wondering what's going on.
[14:02] Sheena: "That bring up another point. No fighting at all in this place."
[14:03] Mani: "If we do, we do. And, frankly, I agree that it would be great to have our own telepaths. But they'd have to be people we could trust to follow the rules."
[14:03] Sheena: "I've been warned before and remember by celeste that doing so would be "Bad'"
[14:03] * Reis blinks. "Well... I can imagine it wouldn't be very appreciated by the owner."
[14:04] Mani: "No fighting it is."
[14:04] Sheena: "And remember this owner or owners carved out there own little dim to make this place, or at lest thats my guest"
[14:04] Sheena: "Not some one on my piss off list, at lest not yet"
[14:04] Mani: "And especially not when they own the only destination we actually know."
[14:05] Alathon: Yuuno: "So, who owns the place, anyways?"
[14:05] Mani: ("Someone named Nohtala.")
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[14:06] Sheena: (do we know that?)
[14:06] Sheena: "I don't remember off the top of my head"
[14:07] Reis: (Most of us sure don't :P )
[14:07] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh. Huh."
[14:07] Alathon: Yuuno: "I guess we should ask Celeste that at the meeting."
[14:07] Sheena: "Ok, so about this engery as money deal.. Im going to try and work with celeste to get us a mechine that deals with that"
[14:07] Alathon: Yuuno: "... what's she doing this for, anyways, the life force of our firstborn children?"
[14:07] Sheena: "I thinking we can turn it over to lady mecurys girls and have they make something better"
[14:08] Sheena: "Well belive it or not yuuno, it's becuas she's a friend and i asked her?"
[14:08] Alathon: Yuuno: "Didn't she say way back when that she was't going to involve herself in Crystal Tokyo's wars?"
[14:08] Sheena: "All tho it may be becaus i damn near drugged her silly when i dumped my mana like that last time... heh"
[14:08] Alathon: Yuuno: "And playing guide for a scouting mission is pretty involved."
[14:08] * Sheena grins at that
[14:08] Kuonji: "..."
[14:09] Kuonji: "That was a lot more then we needed to know."
[14:09] Alathon: Yuuno starts to say something else, but is left with her jaw hanging at Sheena's last line.
[14:09] * Sheena nods
[14:09] Sheena: "I did ask her that yuuno"
[14:09] Alathon: Yuuno clamps it shut after a few moments, looking.. irked.
[14:09] * Mani frowns slightly.
[14:09] Sheena: "Hell it was my first question"
[14:09] * Reis blinkblinks at Sheena's answer, and just kind of stares.
[14:10] Sheena: "She made it clear she would help defend us if attacked, but if one us us started a problem well.."
[14:10] Sheena: "Hey, Celeste will be at the breifing so you can ask her this stuff yourself if ya think i didnt cover it"
[14:13] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.."
[14:13] Sheena: "So.. I had another idea while ever one was going over mani's weapons"
[14:14] * Reis cocks her head. "What is it, senpai?"
[14:14] Sheena: "If we do get one of these mechines.. I wouldnt mind "donateing" to an uber sword and mani fund.. Then we get something off planet mabie?"
[14:15] Mani: "Hm?"
[14:15] Sheena: "think about it for a moment, if basic life force is used as the mainstay of money, just some simple donations now and then would make us loaded"
[14:15] * Reis blinks. "Um... exactly how long-lasting is such a 'donation'? Is it possible to heal?"
[14:15] Sheena: "with out retarted soul sucking crosses and falus relgions"
[14:15] Mani: "Along with everyone else. There would have to be a catch."
[14:16] Sheena: "And we'll have to find out what it is"
[14:16] Kuonji: "This life energy thing is making me rather uncomfortable."
[14:16] Sheena: "As for long lasting, it would be how ever long it takes us to normaly recover from wearing our selfs out"
[14:16] Kuonji: "I had to deal with undead energy draining shit in China, that was not fun."
[14:16] Mani: "Could be that it'd take a incredibly huge amount for anything valuable."
[14:17] *** DCG has joined #crystaltokyo.
[14:17] *** Sheena has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[14:17] Alathon: (doh, last line?)
[14:17] * Reis cocks her head. "Roughly how much IS an SLU, anyway...?"
[14:17] Reis: (1 EP? :P )
[14:17] DCG: [16:15] <Mani> "Could be that it'd take a incredibly huge amount for anything valuable."
[14:17] DCG: [16:15] * Disconnected
[14:17] *** DCG is now known as Jane.
[14:17] Alathon: (okay, that was the last line)
[14:17] Reis: (You got the right line, yep :P )
[14:17] Jane: "It could be mani, but remember the point you brought up and thoes greyfaces"
[14:18] Alathon: Yuuno: "Heck if I know, but I bet Mani's right.. the Old World had, what, like six billion people?"
[14:18] Mani: (Wrong game, DCG...)
[14:18] Jane: "This life force is horrble addictive"
[14:18] Jane: doh
[14:18] Alathon: Yuuno: "It wouldn't take many dimensions with planets like that to devalue it."
[14:18] *** Jane is now known as Sheena.
[14:18] Mani: "I can't say whether the greys react to life energy the same way we do. Or if Celeste does."
[14:18] Sheena: "Im guessing most of it gets wasted, or 'used' by to many things out there"
[14:19] * Reis frowns and nods. "Right... at that point, even the most a few of us could put out would barely be a drop in the bucket."
[14:19] Sheena: "And that helps keep prices stedy, any way. Just an idea to help mani"
[14:19] Sheena: "I can understand how it weirds you out, but it really dont bug me much any more'
[14:20] * Reis cocks her head. "To be honest... if it really is devalued, we might need to 'save up' like that just to afford the CHEAP things..."
[14:20] Mani: "Thanks. I'm pretty sure anything just a few people could donate on their own couldn't be worth too much, though."
[14:20] Mani: "It just wouldn't make any sense economically."
[14:20] Sheena: "Eh, i think your wrong"
[14:20] Sheena: "i mean, they needed a sick amount of engery for thoes mercs"
[14:21] Sheena: "So somehting simple like a sword? Shouldnt take that much, but hell we're just guessing"
[14:21] Mani: "If the mercenaries cost so mucht, that implies to me that other things cost a lot, too."
[14:22] Mani: "But you're right, it's not something important to discuss right now."
[14:22] * Reis nods. "There's really no information available, so... I suppose we'll have to find out when the time comes."
[14:23] * Sheena takes out her com/pda and makes notes
[14:24] Sheena: "More stuff to breing up at the meeting, hmmm side note here.."
[14:24] Sheena: "Still useing that dress rod yuuno?"
[14:25] Alathon: Yuuno: "I have been, yeah, but I got some clothes now too."
[14:26] * Sheena smiles
[14:26] Alathon: Yuuno: "Usagi was pretty reasonable about back pay when I brought it up."
[14:26] Sheena: "Ya we gota shop for you some more, Oh? thats great"
[14:26] Alathon: Yuuno offers the rod to Sheena.
[14:26] Alathon: Yuuno "You want it back?"
[14:26] Mani: "Good. I was wondering about that issue."
[14:27] * Sheena takes the rod and hmms
[14:27] Sheena: "If you want this yuuno, its yours"
[14:27] Alathon: (there's that instant of 'damn she's hot' for anyone attracted to Sheena's gender, but it fades as usual)
[14:27] Sheena: "Tho i was wondering... who else we can get to try it and what they will look like"
[14:27] * Reis blinks.
[14:27] * Sheena grins at the elfchan
[14:27] Alathon: Yuuno: "Really? I wouldn't mind.. it seems to help me out a bit.. and.."
[14:28] Sheena: "Ok"
[14:28] * Sheena gives it back to yuuno when reis is watching
[14:28] Mani: "I wonder what it'd do for me."
[14:29] Sheena: "Well its not mine to just giver away it is the groups.. Ok how about this"
[14:29] Sheena: "I say it's yuuno's unless one of us just wants to expermnet with it for a day to see how it turns out?"
[14:29] * Reis shuts her eyes as Yuuno undergoes the +Cha effect.
[14:29] Mani: "Just out of curiosity, mind you."
[14:29] Mani: "How does it work and what does it do, exactly?"
[14:29] * Reis nods. "I don't have a problem with that - it'll help sensei."
[14:29] Alathon: Yuuno shrugs.
[14:29] Alathon: Yuuno offers the rod to Mani.
[14:30] Alathon: "Well.. it seems to make people more physically attractive, it can make clothes one a day."
[14:30] Alathon: Yuuno: "And I recover my energy faster after casting spells."
[14:30] Mani: "Hm. Do you choose what it creates?"
[14:30] Sheena: "It enchances the bodies natural bueaty, and the cloths magic dresses the use in the highest quality garments"
[14:30] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah."
[14:31] Alathon: Yuuno grins, then points at her fraying, cut-off short shorts.
[14:31] Alathon: Yuuno: "They don't *have* to be the highest quality though."
[14:31] Mani: "Ah. It sounds a lot like the cloak, then. I would have been curious to see what it'd make for me if you didn't get to choose."
[14:31] Sheena: "Oh you can? And here i figered yuuno was born to wear tight shorts and a smsall top"
[14:31] * Reis chuckles. "You can pick them out then? Comfortable?"
[14:31] * Sheena hmms
[14:31] Mani: "It won't be useful to me."
[14:32] Sheena: "Well mani, Keep your mind blank, and let the magic work"
[14:32] * Mani declines the rod.
[14:32] Sheena: "and lets see what happens"
[14:32] Mani: "I suppose I could try that. Has it made clothing today yet?"
[14:32] Kuonji: "Does it only make women's clothes?"
[14:32] Mani: "And are the clothes permanent or do they vanish after a day?"
[14:33] Sheena: (a day right?)
[14:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "oh.. actually, yeah it did."
[14:33] Alathon: Yuuno looks a little appologetic.
[14:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "So, no trying it until tomorrow."
[14:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "And, I dunno.. I never tried making anything other than stuff for this form."
[14:34] Mani: "No problem. It's just something to try for amusement."
[14:34] Alathon: Yuuno: "And yeah, they vanish."
[14:34] Mani: "That could be embarrassing."
[14:34] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah, definately something to keep in mind."
[14:34] * Mani grins. (As well as a cat can.)
[14:34] * Reis cocks her head curiously. "What would your _normal_ form get, anyway, sensei...?"
[14:34] Alathon: (man, I can't believe I'm still fucking hung over..)
[14:34] Alathon: (shoulda faded like two hours ago)
[14:35] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. honestly, I dunno. I never wore anything as a ferret."
[14:35] Alathon: Yuuno then grins.
[14:35] Alathon: Yuuno: "A new fur coat."
[14:35] Alathon: (I might just have to risk taking some ibuprofen)
[14:36] * Reis giggles.
[14:36] Kuonji: (bleeeding stomache ahoy!)
[14:36] Alathon: (yeah, that's the problem ;p )
[14:36] Sheena: (ouch)
[14:36] Sheena: (drink lots of water!)
[14:36] Sheena: (and pop the fizzy pills, )
[14:36] Alathon: (it was always fine before, but once the acid reflux shit started up, it's been bad news.. and I've drank like a gallon)
[14:36] Alathon: (I'm not really nauseous anymore, it's the headache that won't go away)
[14:37] Alathon: Yuuno: "If that's everything, I probably oughta get back to studying."
[14:37] Sheena: (the headake is the lack of water)
[14:37] Sheena: "Ok yuuno, oh hey that rememinds me"
[14:37] Mani: "Studying anything interesting?"
[14:38] Alathon: Yuuno: "Crystal Tokyo history, mostly.. yeah, Sheena?"
[14:38] * Sheena blinks and looks up
[14:39] Sheena: "Oh, i was just reminded of what we talked about before, ill see what i can do before weleave"
[14:39] Alathon: Yuuno: "..ooh, good. Thank you."
[14:40] Alathon: Yuuno walks over towards the teleport spot.
[14:40] Mani: "If we're done here, I could stand a visit to the library, too."
[14:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "anyone who wants a ride, you're welcome to come along."
[14:40] Mani: "Would it be ok if I tag along, Yuuno?"
[14:40] Alathon: Yuuno: "Of couse."
[14:40] Kuonji: "I haven't been in a while either."
[14:40] * Mani goes over to the teleport spot.
[14:40] Kuonji: "Can I come too?
[14:40] Kuonji: "
[14:41] * Reis cocks her head and steps up, smiling. "I'd like to go as well..."
[14:42] * Sheena moves to call reis but stops when she's ready to go
[14:42] Sheena: "Ill just finsh up some stuff here. I'll see you ladies later"
[14:42] Alathon: Yuuno: "All right."
[14:43] Alathon: Everyone will go to the library successfully.
[14:43] Alathon: Yuuno will make a bit of smalltalk, but ultimately want some space to herself to study.
[14:43] * Kuonji will hit up the audio section and randomly search through the various genres
[14:44] * Mani loses herself in the library.
[14:44] * Reis will afford Yuuno that space and start browsing.
[14:45] Alathon: hmm.. need to run two short scenes on the side
[14:45] Alathon: (well)
[14:45] * Sheena sends off a messagge to reis, and then gets back to the important work oh Pylons!
[14:48] Reis: (Yo, Sheens? What message did you send me?)
[14:49] Sheena: (pmed back)
[14:50] * Reis gathers a few books in general, and returns to the lab sooner or later.
[14:50] * Sheena was hanging around working on stuff.. like normal
[14:51] * Reis smiles and greets Sheens.
[14:51] Sheena: "If i can solve that damn engery channeling problem.. they are shore camera can be used as auto guns as well! ahh hahahaah!"
[14:51] Sheena: *then the shore
[14:51] Sheena: "Oh hey reis"
[14:52] * Reis sweatdrops a little at the maniacal laughter, and nods. "What's the problem you're having, senpai?"
[14:53] Kuonji: (does sheena have little robot versions of herself yet?)
[14:53] Sheena: "Huh? Oh that"
[14:53] Sheena: "It that damn problem with making portable genarator of ct power"
[14:53] Reis: (... You know, I've gotta buy Reis's projection skills back so _I_ can do that! :P )
[14:54] Sheena: "Any way!"
[14:54] * Reis frowns. "A portable generator... Wouldn't a relay be more effective, at least over the island ranges?"
[14:54] Sheena: "I had some one point out that i've been a jerk, and errr.. "
[14:56] Sheena: "Well, i was wondering if you mind going out with me for a night on the town before we leave on the next mission? or after,"
[14:56] * Reis blinks and frowns in thought for a moment, but brightens and smiles at the offer, nodding enthusiastically. "I'd love to, senpai!"
[14:57] * Sheena gahs inside.. ya she's screwed
[14:57] Sheena: "Ok, we got to talk about some things. And i figer hanging out would just be fun any way"
[14:59] * Reis smiles. "Yes, I'd really enjoy it! Where and when do you want us to meet for it, senpai?"
[15:02] Sheena: "Hmm.. Not sure. Want to just hang out and drink our self stuiped, or dress up and make the guys drop?"
[15:03] * Reis cocks her head, gnawing on her lip in thought. "Hm... If we have to discuss anything, probably shouldn't be getting too much alchohol beforehand... Hanging out or a night on the town, I'd be happy with either."
[15:04] Sheena: "Ither way it'll be great to spend the night with a colige"
[15:04] Mani: (Don't you live with two/three?)
[15:04] Sheena: (ask sheena about that some time)
[15:04] * Reis nods, smiling. "Yeah, I'll definitely be ready!"
[15:04] Mani: (Based on this conversation I haven't heard? :) )
[15:05] Sheena: (sheena makes a defernce betwen Reis who's grow up into a colige she works with daily, and the family she goes home to)
[15:05] Sheena: (twisted and odd one it is)
[15:08] Sheena: "Now about these pylons.."
[15:08] Alathon: btw
[15:08] Alathon: (if you wanna go ahead and do this scene, do it)
[15:08] Sheena: (we're done in here)
[15:08] Alathon: (I'm doing something in PM's with mani)
[15:09] Alathon: (the date scene I mean)
[15:09] Alathon: (and Kuonji's getting some food)
[15:09] * Reis puts her stuff down and moves to join Sheens working on the pylons.
[15:09] Sheena: (thats ok, its not something i cover on the spot with out blowing it)
[15:09] Sheena: (would rather handle it in pm's later
[15:09] Reis: (But... wouldn't it affect our general character attitudes as we head on to the mission?)
[15:10] Reis: (Or are we not going to get to the mission itself tonight?)
[15:10] Alathon: (yeah it kinda does need to be done.. and dude, spontaneity is good)
[15:10] Alathon: (nothing comes out perfect in real life either)
[15:10] Reis: (We're going to the briefing BEFORE the date, right?)
[15:11] Sheena: (it would take an hour or so of the game up? we got a long mission done we)
[15:11] Reis: (Yeah, but the way we're gonna FEEL and act on that mission will potentially be affected by how it goes, right?)
[15:12] Sheena: (it could)
[15:12] Alathon: (essentially it can be a food break for the other two.. and yeah, it really should be done)
[15:12] Alathon: (and for me, actually)
[15:12] Alathon: (I need to get showered, and get some food in me)
[15:12] Reis: (So, I figure do it while we've got time, right? The others are in PM stuff at the moment, aren't they?)
[15:12] Sheena: (i mean how do you play off sheena waking up drunk and nakied at reis's place)
[15:12] Mani: (Combine the two! Sure, the food may be a bit wet...)
[15:13] Mani: (Just start with initiative when Celeste bursts in. ;) )
[15:13] Reis: (Well, if that HAPPENS, it'd CERTAINLY affect how things go, right? :P )
[15:15] Sheena: (i guess)
[15:15] Sheena: (let me grab something here first, brb.)
[15:15] Reis: (Rogeroh)
[15:15] Reis: (/me kicks her cat off her lap to get a bit of stuff)
[15:17] Mani: (Kicking something that's in your lap? You're flexible.)
[15:20] Reis: (Yup, and I'm also back in :P )
[15:23] Sheena: Same here
[15:23] Sheena: hmm
[15:24] Reis: (So, what shall we do? :P )
[15:24] Mani: (Play out your wild night on the town! :) )
[15:24] Sheena: (problem is, we really know very little about the town we've been fighting for heh)
[15:25] Mani: (Jazz club? :) )
[15:25] Sheena: (hah)
[15:25] Sheena: (the jazz clubs in ct are elite only, 5 stars)
[15:26] Reis: (Well, we can always make shit up as long as it's semi-reasonable, and have Al come back to GMSmack us later if it's wrong :P )
[15:27] Mani: (Maid bar? ;) )
[15:28] Reis: (... Probably exists, but I dunno if Reis would go for that :P )
[15:28] Alathon: okay
[15:28] Alathon: there's plenty of night life
[15:28] Alathon: probably none that matches, musically, to what we have now
[15:28] Alathon: but there's plenty to choose from
[15:28] Alathon: if you want classy, or glitzy, or sleazy, you'll find it
[15:29] Sheena: (ct sleazy is of corse oh a hole new level)
[15:29] Alathon: or even just loud, or places that are obvious meat lockers
[15:29] Sheena: (these are the people who brought of tentacle rape after all)
[15:29] Mani: (Gleazy. Glitzy and sleazy.)
[15:29] Mani: (Except this isn't exactly Japan any more.)
[15:29] Alathon: (either way, go ahead and start)
[15:30] Alathon: (we all wanna watch ;p )
[15:30] Alathon: (wel.. I'll be reading scrollback)
[15:30] Alathon: (just assume that if it's consensual and not a menace to those around you, you can find it)
[15:30] Reis: (Goddammit! I'm getting fragging lectured to... may as well be AFK)
[15:30] Mani: (Sheena: "Want to get some video game tattoos?")
[15:31] Sheena: (lol)
[15:31] Mani: (By the cat?)
[15:31] Sheena: (dibs on perfect dark)
[15:31] Sheena: go ahead and handle that wolf,
[15:35] Reis: (Fucking bastard... I'm back)
[15:35] Reis: (Let me TRY and recapture the mood)
[15:36] Reis: (Right, so, where're we going?)
[15:38] Reis: (... Sheens disappeared now?)
[15:38] Mani: (She's getting dressed up for the big event.)
[15:39] Sheena: (heh)
[15:39] Sheena: hmm
[15:39] * Sheena calls reis and lets her know she's on her way to her place
[15:39] * Sheena will yet over in her fuku when there ready to go
[15:41] * Reis will be rather more 'dressed up' than normal - didn't mess around with makeup, but she brushed out her hair extra, tied it back in a twist, and dressed nicer than usual (though I STILL dunno where we're going and thus what's appropriate).
[15:42] * Sheena lets the fuku drops to show a full length black dress, It don't show to much, but is tight, and all so long enoght to cover up her normal shoes
[15:43] Reis: (Goddamn it, doesn't he stop talking?!)
[15:43] Sheena: "Looking good reis, Hey lets head uptown, but pick some place normal
[15:43] Sheena: (heh)
[15:43] Sheena: (go handle that family argo)
[15:43] Reis: (EVER?!)
[15:44] Reis: (/me closes the fucking door. Not dealing with this shit anymore)
[15:44] Reis: (Why the fuck can't he ever interrupt me when I'm NOT doing anything important?)
[15:45] * Reis opens the door, smiling as she sees it's Sheena. "Hi, senpai!"
[15:46] * Sheena smiling and wave
[15:46] Sheena: "Hey"
[15:46] Sheena: "Nice place"
[15:46] * Reis smiles and steps back to allow Sheena to come in and look around if she wants.
[15:47] Reis: "Thanks... still smaller than my pay grade is right now, but, I don't need that much space."
[15:47] * Sheena does so to check out reis place
[15:48] Sheena: "We spend so much time in the lab or on the job... im suprised my place with mani and sakura just isnt 3 beds tossed around
[15:49] Reis: It's, as Reis has said, pretty small, since she got it before her big cheques started coming through. But it's comfortable, done up in 'classic geek' style - which is to say, not always fashionable, but damn those chairs and whatnot look comfortable.
[15:50] * Reis chuckles. "Well, it's important to have a home anyway, even if you don't spend much time there, right?"
[15:50] Sheena: "Ya, and this place is great. Remember we're just in our 20's"
[15:51] Sheena: "That leaves a thousand or so years.. well unless me and year break that anoying age thing totaly"
[15:51] * Reis blushes. "Well... I'm still eighteen, but that's definitely true."
[15:51] Sheena: *and you
[15:51] Sheena: (you sure?)
[15:51] Sheena: (its been like 2 more years in game hasnt it?)
[15:52] Reis: (Hm? Don't THINK we've been at it that long - there was the four-year timeskip, but after that we've had... a couple months, I guess?)
[15:52] Kuonji: (sakura is working on that annoying age thing come level 20)
[15:53] Reis: (Hey, it's only one CP for immortality! :P )
[15:53] Kuonji: (yup)
[15:54] Sheena: (each mission was damn near a couple montjs, any way)
[15:54] Alathon: (it's been like.. shit.. 8,9 months since the timeskip ingame)
[15:54] Sheena: "Well, are you good to go?"
[15:55] * Reis grabs a purse and slips it over her shoulder, nodding. "Ready any time, senpai."
[15:55] Sheena: "I figered highclass for ladies like us, but soemthing fun. Hows the House of blues sound?"
[15:55] Sheena: "It's one of there open nights, so lots of good food and music"
[15:55] * Reis grins. "Sounds great."
[15:56] Sheena: "Now do we take a cab or just fly up? "
[15:56] * Reis taps her cheek. "Hm... I'd like to go with a cab, I think."
[15:57] Sheena: "k, "
[15:57] * Sheena will head out and hold the door for reis while pulling out her com to send a cab singnil.
[15:57] * Reis heads out the door after Sheena, and closes/locks it behind her.
[15:58] Mani: (What? No one bothers to lock their door in CT!)
[15:59] * Reis simply smiles while waiting for the cab, which I presume arrives at some point.
[16:00] Sheena: (we have a door?)
[16:00] Mani: (I'd assume you guys are in control of minor environmental things.)
[16:00] Sheena: (Wait, we have a door?)
[16:00] Reis: (Yeah, suppose I'm mostly sitting back for Sheens, so...)
[16:00] * Sheena will head down town with reis in the cab soon enought
[16:01] Sheena: (why? why make the one who can't type, type? *cries*)
[16:01] Mani: (That will come later in the evening, Reis. ;) )
[16:01] Reis: (/me coughs. Indeed)
[16:01] Reis: (All righty, so tell me what the place is like ;) )
[16:03] Sheena: (basterd)
[16:04] * Sheena tells the cady where to head and it dont take to long to get there.
[16:04] Reis: (Well, you're the one who envisioned it, so I have no idea what's in your head :P )
[16:04] Reis: (I'll handle what I can, but... ;) )
[16:04] Sheena: (i didnt envision shit, like i said this is kinda rushed. Hang on)
[16:05] Reis: (Heh, gotcha)
[16:09] Mani: (As Sheena gets them both seated and eagerly awaits that magic moment when Reis realizes that all the music being played is from anime.)
[16:10] Sheena: The House of blues is a good sized club in the nicer part of Crystal Tokyo.
[16:10] Sheena: Once the cab stops one of the clubs door men opens the cab for the ladies and they get in easily.
[16:10] Sheena: Stopping inside Sheena clears her reservation with the hostess and gets some good sits away from the playing band, but still close enough to feel the music from them.
[16:10] Sheena: The inside of the crystal building is fixed up in an old world stile of wood and metal that mixs with the normal high-tech side of CT life
[16:10] Reis: ("So wait... 'the blues' means 'from Perfect Blue'...?" :P )
[16:10] Sheena: (hah)
[16:10] Sheena: (it just might)
[16:10] Sheena: (we got some real folks blues jamming now0
[16:10] Kuonji: (rimshot)
[16:11] * Reis looks around. "Very nice place, senpai... How did you find it?"
[16:11] Mani: (And when you leave, the doormen will give you the customary, "See you, space cowboy" farewell.)
[16:12] Reis: (Hhahhahahah!)
[16:12] Sheena: ( (Link: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &plindex=9)http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2112821986505749574&q=Real+Folks+Blues&total=260&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=9 )
[16:12] Sheena: LOL
[16:12] Sheena: "Well.. i fly over it the other day. Then looked it up on the c-net"
[16:14] Sheena: "Hmm, well order what ever you want"
[16:14] * Sheena puts in an order for some drinks and snacks to start with
[16:16] Kuonji: (heh... watching Ed's dad fuck spike up is funny)
[16:16] * Reis smiles and nods, taking a look at the menu. She picks out a fried chicken meal and tosses that to the waiter.
[16:16] Sheena: (ya it is)
[16:17] * Sheena chugs her drink and then thinks for a bit
[16:17] * Reis leans back and listens to the music, letting her eyes drift shut. "Not my usual genre, but I like this..."
[16:17] Mani: (Yep. :) )
[16:17] Sheena: "Ya, its nice"
[16:17] Sheena: "Hmm, well. before we get to far into this we should get the talking part out of the way."
[16:17] Sheena: "Not sure if it will ruin the rest of the night or not"
[16:18] * Reis nods and leans forward, frowning slightly at that last bit. "What did you want to talk about, senpai?"
[16:18] Sheena: "Well i caught some flack the other day, but it made me think of things from a defernt view point"
[16:19] * Reis cocks her head curiously.
[16:19] Sheena: "Err.. well, that is. Hmm, Im not stringing you along or anything like that am i reis?"
[16:19] Sheena: (that ever the proper term?)
[16:19] * Reis blinkblinks. "... Stringing me along...? I..."
[16:19] Mani: (Yep.)
[16:19] Sheena: (I never "talked" much with my dates, they normal ended up in fights)
[16:19] * Reis frowns and folds her hands slightly.
[16:20] Reis: She smiles faintly. "I... am pretty clear that your interest lies in Celeste, senpai."
[16:20] * Sheena nods
[16:21] Sheena: "I don't hide stuff from my friends, im not like that"
[16:22] * Reis nods, still with that faint smile. "I know you aren't, senpai. If you were, I don't thing..." She shakes her head to cut herself off.
[16:22] Reis: (Don't 'think')
[16:23] Sheena: "I like you a lot reis, really do. Your where a great student, and now your a great friend"
[16:23] Sheena: "I just don't see myself well.. "not" seing celeste any time soon, ya know?"
[16:23] * Reis smiles. "That's... wonderful to hear, senpai..."
[16:24] * Reis 's smile fades slightly, but she simply nods. "I... understand."
[16:25] * Reis shakes her head. "I wouldn't think to try and pull you away from what you've chosen. I think I got that a while ago..."
[16:25] Sheena: "Your great reis, really. And totaly hot and close friend. Hell if you where up for it i would so drag you of and screw you silly in that cute room of yours"
[16:25] * Sheena says this with a totaly straght face
[16:25] Sheena: "Thing is.. i would still be see'ing celeste to."
[16:25] * Reis flushes a red that approaches her hair.
[16:26] Sheena: "Hmm, well that is if she didnt kill me for that first..."
[16:26] * Reis shakes her head lots. "I... don't think I'd be up for it. It's just not... You know?"
[16:27] * Sheena thinks "shame.." but says it outloud to
[16:28] * Reis stares at the table, not entirely sure how to respond to that.
[16:28] Sheena: "Umm, well. should i act defernt now or something? I mean.. you know how i normal am.. is that just me being a jerk to you"
[16:28] Sheena: "I mean hell.. i do that with all my friends.. cept mani. She bring out sharp things when i do that."
[16:28] * Reis frowns. "Um... I would appreciate a little less teasing, but otherwise... I don't think so?"
[16:29] Sheena: "Teasing.. ok i can do that"
[16:29] Sheena: "So... what do i do thats teasing?"
[16:29] * Sheena looks at reis really wanting to know, she dont have a clue herself
[16:30] * Reis pauses. "Um..."
[16:30] * Reis flushes deeper. "We can leave that be."
[16:30] Reis: (Ah, shy people... lacking the guts to say it! :P )
[16:30] * Sheena tilts her head..
[16:30] Sheena: "Well ok"
[16:30] * Sheena she looks happy
[16:31] Sheena: "So i didnt screw anything up? Your still a good friend? right?"
[16:32] * Sheena just orders anything by pointing at it and send the waiter away again, she then downs another drinks in one go
[16:32] Sheena: "umm, did i?"
[16:32] * Reis frowns. "I... I'd like to be... You didn't do anything wrong, no, not at all! You're... well..."
[16:33] * Reis takes a bite and gnaws on it while she phrases her words.
[16:33] Mani: (Besides raising and then dashing poor Reis's hopes by making her think you were taking her out on a date? :p )
[16:33] Sheena: (not all dates end in sex)
[16:33] Sheena: (tho sheena's all ready said she's game at ay time if thats what reis wants)
[16:34] Mani: (Where did you got sex from what I said?)
[16:34] Reis: "It would be... COMPLETELY wrong of me, to expect you to turn from where your heart is leading just because of what I want..."
[16:34] * Reis leans back, looking a little sad.
[16:34] Sheena: (well it is a real date, just not going that far, so wouldnt that mean sex? meh )
[16:35] Mani: (This is your idea of a date?! :) )
[16:35] Reis: (Heh. Yeah, 'date' implies there's actually some kind of romance going on :P )
[16:35] Sheena: (i took a date to the house of blues before, had a hell of a time)
[16:35] Sheena: (and cost me a fucking weeks paycheck)
[16:35] Sheena: (i didnt bother doing so again(
[16:35] Reis: (Hahahahah!)
[16:36] Mani: (Oh, the setting is fine. It's the subject matter that makes it not a date. :) )
[16:36] Sheena: (that can change!)
[16:36] Sheena: "Well, not really no. About the completely wrong part that is"
[16:36] Sheena: "What do you want reis? hmm?"
[16:36] Reis: (Well... I'm pretty sure most dates aren't focused on the topic of '... Sorry, you don't stand a chance' :P )
[16:37] Sheena: (Sheena's not saying that)
[16:37] Sheena: (she's saying, hey lets do it. but im still doing her to)
[16:37] Reis: (... Romantic :P )
[16:37] Mani: (and she might kill me for it.)
[16:37] Sheena: (sheena is very open and dont hide that she's gona do something)
[16:37] Kuonji: (sheena's hoping for a menage a trois, isn't she?)
[16:38] Mani: (No, Sheena thinks bigger than that. :p )
[16:38] Sheena: (sheena's hoping for a everybody fucking trois)
[16:38] Sheena: (yep!)
[16:39] * Reis shakes her head. "I... don't know? But..." She frowns and leans forward. "Senpai, not everything works out for people. Deviating from what you want won't make you happy, it won't make Celeste happy, and I don't think it will make me happy either... It... I don't know, but I think I'll be all right..."
[16:40] Sheena: "Hmm, and how do you know what i want?"
[16:41] * Sheena mind wands to a happy perverted place for a moment..
[16:41] Sheena: "Hmm, he he...'
[16:41] * Reis pauses. "... I... don't, but..." She trails off and nervously sweatdrops at Sheena's chuckling.
[16:43] Sheena: "Wonder if i can get her to squeal like yuunochan.. hmmm he he"
[16:43] * Sheena coughs and comes back to earth
[16:43] * Reis acquires more sweatdrops.
[16:43] Sheena: "err,
[16:43] Mani: (Well, that may get Reis over her infatuation. :) )
[16:43] Mani: (And... I *really* hope you were talking about Yuuno post-curse.)
[16:44] Kuonji: (she fucked a ferret!)
[16:44] Reis: (Unless she's talking about how she crunches Yuuno with hugs :P )
[16:44] Alathon: (... we finally found out how Yuuno died in Sheena's childhood)
[16:45] Sheena: "Well"
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[Alathon]

Session 56 - part 2

[16:45] Alathon: (he didn't have lemmiwinks' intestinal fortitude ;p )
[16:45] * Sheena rills fills there drinks
[16:45] Sheena: "Now that, thats covered, Lets get back to having fun"
[16:45] * Sheena is grining at reis
[16:46] Sheena: "We still got all nnight, right?"
[16:46] * Reis takes a sip, and makes sure to keep with her usual rule of thumb - if she can't stoichiometrically calculate her blood-alchohol content, she's too drunk.
[16:46] * Reis smiles weakly and nods. "Yeah... we do at that, don't we?"
[16:47] Alathon: (and tomorrow we have to deal with the emotional fallout of a very drunk reis having her way with Sheena)
[16:47] Mani: (Awww. Now Reis has the delightful ordeal of trying to have fun (or look like it) when she's miserable.)
[16:47] Alathon: (and heh, yeah, I was about to say ;p )
[16:47] Reis: (Indeed :P )
[16:47] Alathon: ("let's just be friends" has to be the shittiest thing a guy or girl can say)
[16:47] Reis: (And somehow, Al, wouldn't it be the OTHER way around? :P )
[16:47] Alathon: ("Why don't you stick around and enjoy not dating me whiel someone else does?")
[16:48] Alathon: (it's funnier the way I said it)
[16:48] Mani: ("You'll always be like a sister to me, Reis.")
[16:48] Reis: (Because the logical '... WTF?' is where the humour comes from, rather than actually considering 'What if that HAPPENS?'? :P )
[16:48] Alathon: (yes)
[16:48] Reis: (Reis: "... ... ...")
[16:48] Alathon: (team members actually molesting each other is a little less funny)
[16:49] Alathon: (.. though IMO, it would definately still be funny)
[16:49] Sheena: (You know, sheens didnt say "lets just be friends")
[16:49] Alathon: (anyways, I'm clogging your scene with OOC chatter.. continue)
[16:49] Alathon: (she said, "let's be fuck buddies")
[16:49] Reis: (Hm, now that I consider this, isn't Reis underage anyway? :P )
[16:50] Sheena: (right!)
[16:50] Alathon: (or "friends with benefits")
[16:50] Reis: (Heh, yeah, so... Well :P )
[16:50] Alathon: (er, underage for what?)
[16:50] Sheena: (clearly said lets go do it right now)
[16:50] Reis: (Well, isn't the age of majority in Japan 20?)
[16:50] Alathon: (I think it's 19, but not in CT)
[16:50] Mani: (You're not in 'Japan'. You're in CT.)
[16:50] Reis: (I'm idly curious as to whether Reis is technically jailbait :P )
[16:51] Sheena: (sheena would still hit it)
[16:51] Alathon: (there's no hard and fast age of consent)
[16:51] Mani: (I wish you'd phrased that differently...)
[16:51] Alathon: (....)
[16:51] Alathon: (I wish your mind were less dirty ;p )
[16:51] Reis: (Heh, I suppose when you have people who count their age in centuries, it's a litle less appropriate)
[16:51] Alathon: (well, maybe not)
[16:53] Alathon: (anyways..a re you done?)
[16:53] Alathon: (or got more going?)
[16:53] Reis: (So anyway, last line was Reis's, fire away Sheens :P )
[16:53] Reis: (Either works, but I can't RP without someone to bounce off of :P )
[16:54] Mani: (... comment withheld.)
[16:54] Reis: (... Oh dear, now I kinda want to know what you got out of that.)
[16:54] Sheena: "Hell ya we can, ill spend this night cheerying you up no mater what it takes! ahh hahaha"
[16:55] * Sheena poors another drink for herself
[16:56] * Reis smiles faintly and leans back. "That... would be appreciated."
[16:56] Sheena: "This is good stuff.. wonder if we can get some kegs for hairspace"
[16:56] Mani: (Bartender: "Get the hell out from behind the bar!")
[16:56] Sheena: (what, never got a lage botle of pitchure before?)
[16:57] * Reis blinks, cocking her head. "Hm... should probably ask Sakura-san if he wants to carry around the liquor too..."
[16:57] Kuonji: (age of majority != age of consent)
[16:58] Reis: (True enough)
[16:59] Sheena: "why?"
[16:59] * Sheena smiles
[16:59] Sheena: (basical sheena will spend the rest of the night making it up tp reis and doing her best to give the girl a great time)
[16:59] * Reis blinks. "Well... isn't he the one carrying it?"
[16:59] Sheena: "bah, details"
[17:00] Alathon: alright
[17:00] Reis: (Righto... Reis will mostly be preoccupied at first, but eventually manage to enjoy it a bit :P )
[17:00] Alathon: Nothing in particular will intrude in the evening
[17:00] Reis: (And no, no drunken molestation occurs unless Sheens tries something :P )
[17:00] Alathon: and if you're smart, you won't drink as much as I did yesterday, and won't be as hung over tomorrow as I am today
[17:01] Mani: (Reis: "Good morning ... Yuuno!?!")
[17:01] Reis: (Reis would blink lots :P )
[17:01] Sheena: (sheena will be sheena, and drinking0
[17:02] Sheena: (so drunking molestion is a given isnt it?)
[17:02] * Reis will carry her home if necessary, and, well, I suppose if you want to drunkenly molest Reis we'll need to RP at least the start to see what happens :P
[17:03] Sheena: (oh?)
[17:03] Alathon: (Link: http://www.alathon.net/images/maleplayerfemalechar.jpg)http://www.alathon.net/images/maleplayerfemalechar.jpg
[17:04] Reis: (Hahahahahah!)
[17:04] Sheena: rofl
[17:04] Sheena: i guess that word from the gm to skip it
[17:04] Alathon: yeah ;p
[17:04] * Sheena asumes it happens any way
[17:04] Sheena: (now how does reis handle waking up with sheena at her place as well?)
[17:04] Reis: (Right, then, Reis will be very stunned as Sheena... ah, goes to work, and then suddenly flash white and vanish :P )
[17:05] Reis: (With Teleport, the Attribute of pwnzage ;) )
[17:05] Sheena: (damn, i finshed nother 2 liter of pepsi. caffine high? oh ya!)
[17:05] Alathon: ((Sheena: "Curses! Foiled again!")
[17:06] Alathon: anyways
[17:06] Alathon: tomorrow dawns, without any shenanigans having taken place
[17:06] Alathon: everyone's in their own bed, unless Kuonji or Mani were getting busy
[17:07] Mani: (In a darkened bedroom late that night... Sheena: "Oh, changed your mind and slipped into my bed, did you? Let me join you in--OW! ... Oh.... I'm really sorry about that..." Mani: "Get the hell out of my room, Sheena...")
[17:08] Sheena: (rofl, Reis: Sempi.. why's your face scrtched up?)
[17:08] Reis: ("Tried to molest someone ELSE too...?" :P )
[17:10] Alathon: the briefing is today
[17:10] Kuonji: ( followed shortly by Sheena: "Reis... when did you grow a penis?" Sakura:"... Sheena, get out of my bed... or at least move your damn hands." "Shit, not again.")
[17:11] Alathon: and you've been informed it's being held in a rented office in an office building.
[17:11] Alathon: finding it's easy enough
[17:11] Sheena: (then sheena decides crashing at the office is safer.. and well. Usagi's stillglaring at her.)
[17:12] * Reis heads out there, rather more rumpled than usual, and she's wearing her glasses.
[17:12] * Kuonji looks bright and chipper in contrast
[17:13] * Sheena looks great,and feels great.. and like she scored last night but not quite... ahh well
[17:13] Alathon: I think we can assume you all make it to the appointed location at thte appointed time, without incident
[17:13] * Mani is well-groomed and in a decent mood.
[17:14] * Sheena will *send* to celeste and wait for her or meet her
[17:15] Sheena: "morning!"
[17:15] Sheena: "I guess we should head in now"
[17:15] Kuonji: "yo"
[17:16] Mani: (We're not already in?)
[17:16] Mani: "Hello."
[17:16] Alathon: (I don't know, and it doesn't really matter)
[17:16] Alathon: You're now there ;p
[17:16] Reis: "Good morning Mani-san, Sakura-san."
[17:16] Alathon: you're there first
[17:16] Kuonji: "morning"
[17:16] * Reis nods in Sheena's direction.
[17:17] Alathon: a couple minutes later, Yuuno will show up. She's in her elf form, as usual, and casually dressed.
[17:17] Mani: "Good morning, Yuuno."
[17:17] * Reis smiles faintly. "Hello, sensei."
[17:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "Hey."
[17:19] Alathon: Yuuno raisea a hand and waves, before seating herself.
[17:19] Alathon: The conference room you have here is.. well. a conference room, like many others.
[17:19] * Reis takes a seat and pushes her glasses back up into place.
[17:19] Alathon: It's not quite as nicely appointed as the ones in Espionage, but it has all the necessities
[17:19] Mani: (CT: home of the prefab conference room.)
[17:20] Alathon: the seats are a bit warn, and one of them wobbles -- I'll assume whoever found it used a different one ;p
[17:20] Mani: (Any particular mood coming from Reis?)
[17:21] Alathon: (worn)
[17:21] Alathon: (er.. the seats, I dunno about reis ;p )
[17:21] Alathon: Celeste will show up next.
[17:21] Alathon: She's dressed in... you guessed it.. black.
[17:22] Alathon: business-y clothes, though hte cut isn't one you recognize.
[17:22] * Reis will give off... actually, Al summarized it pretty well. Somewhat 'strung', and uncertain.
[17:22] Kuonji: (goth succubus worshiper of slaneesh...)
[17:22] Alathon: She promptly walks up behind Sheena and gives her a hug, whispering something in her ear.
[17:22] Kuonji: (hey, maybe she's actually a daemonette in diguise...)
[17:22] Alathon: Celeste, softly: "Dearest.."
[17:23] * Reis loses even her faint smile as Celeste arrives, but she nods politely at the Umbrae.
[17:23] Alathon: Celeste also gives her a quick peck on the earlobe before standing up and moving to take a seat.
[17:23] Reis: (Reis is kinda... withdrawn, I guess? :P )
[17:23] * Kuonji simply waves and says "yo.:
[17:23] * Sheena has a million what smile on
[17:23] Alathon: Yuuno seems to be busy with her comm and misses greeting Celeste.
[17:24] Alathon: Celeste returns the greetings politely, and leans back in her chair, waiting.
[17:24] * Mani waits until Celeste is done with the intimate greeting before saying hello to her.
[17:24] * Sheena takes a cit herself
[17:24] Sheena: (doh)
[17:24] * Mani is in cat form, as usual, these days.
[17:24] Reis: (You can take a city too, but I imagine you'd prefer a seat)
[17:25] Alathon: Usagi comes in last, soon after Celeste.
[17:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Sorry I'm late, everyone."
[17:26] Alathon: She walks quickly to the head of the table and takes a seat.
[17:26] * Reis nods to Usagi.
[17:26] Alathon: Celeste: "It is not a concern.. I only preceded you by a minute."
[17:27] * Mani gives Usagi a brief greeting.
[17:27] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh.. well, thank you for coming."
[17:27] Kuonji: "Good morning Usagi-sama."
[17:28] Alathon: Usagi: "g'morning, Sakura, Mani."
[17:28] Reis: "Good morning, Usagi-san."
[17:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Reis."
[17:28] Alathon: Usagi: "Sheena."
[17:28] Alathon: She favors you each with a nod.
[17:28] Mani: (Yuuno)
[17:29] Alathon: Usagi: "All right.. we have a lot of material to cover today, so let's get straight to the point."
[17:29] Alathon: Yuuno is more or less keeping her head down.
[17:29] Alathon: Not literally
[17:29] Sheena: "Morning boss"
[17:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Our overarching agenda is planning out an information-gathering trip to an extradimensional bar."
[17:33] Alathon: Usagi cracks a smile when she says this.
[17:33] Alathon: ((and ugh..)
[17:33] Alathon: (I need to afk for like 10 minutes)
[17:33] Mani: (For some strange reason, she's always wanted to say that.)
[17:33] Alathon: (so, anyone who needs to get a drink, or do whatever.. now's a good time)
[17:33] Reis: (Heh, get yourself in decent shape :P )
[17:34] Mani: (Ok. We'll be here when you get back.)
[17:36] Sheena: (hmm, ill get hr dogs them)
[17:38] Reis: (I'z back)
[17:49] Sheena: hmm
[17:51] Kuonji: (I hope he didn't take the ibuprofen)
[17:52] Alathon: sorry about the delay.. I just needed to lay down for a bit
[17:52] Alathon: and no, I didn't.. I was gonna, but checked the cap and it was past the expiration date
[17:53] Alathon: I suppose I should take some aspirin at least, that wouldn't be as bad
[17:53] Mani: (You up to going on or should we call it an early night?)
[17:53] Reis: (Welcome back)
[17:53] Sheena: (this is a good place to call it al
[17:53] Sheena: go ahead and get some rest
[17:53] Alathon: I really do NOT want to leave all this to next week; it'd be nice to be able to actually get on to the adventure part sooner, rather than later
[17:54] Alathon: what I do think I'll do though, is abbreviate the meeting a bit
[17:54] Sheena: oh dear
[17:54] Alathon: Usagi: "Before we start on that, I believe you had some questions, Celeste?"
[17:54] Alathon: Celeste: "Several, yes, but only one that I believe matters in particular."
[17:55] Alathon: Usagi raises an eyebrow.. and Celeste continues, a little quickly as if to forestall argument.
[17:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Why do you and your Senshi insist on having Sheena, her team, and those like her, fight your battles? There is no denying that you are beings of real power; you might do much of what they do, with only a fraction of the risk.. if there would even be any at all!"
[17:57] Alathon: Celeste isn't particularly harsh or accusatory in saying this, but she says it with authority.
[17:57] Alathon: Usagi isn't taken aback.
[17:57] Alathon: Usagi: "Because while we're powerful, we're neither invincible nor immortal, and everything we've done in building Crystal Tokyo will be for nothing if it collapses without us."
[17:58] Alathon: Usagi: "And the only way for Crystal Tokyo's people to grow strong enough to stand without us is to do it the same way we did.. through practice."
[17:58] * Reis cocks her head, thinking.
[17:59] Alathon: Usagi says this with conviction.
[17:59] * Sheena wonders what kind of hell the world used to be that gave the senshi the pratice they needed..
[17:59] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh, there are logistics reasons, questions of who can be where when, but those are secondary."
[18:00] Alathon: Celeste mulls this over for a bit.. more than 30 seconds, so anyone who wants to interject can do so.
[18:00] * Mani looks from Usagi to Celeste.
[18:01] Alathon: Usagi is watching Celeste intently.
[18:01] Alathon: Celeste looks neutral.. then a little satisfied.
[18:01] Sheena: "Damn, what kinds hell hole was this world back then that made you guys train like that boss?"
[18:01] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Sheena.
[18:02] Alathon: Usagi: "It was the hell that Humankind made it."
[18:03] Mani: (Ha! In your face, human!)
[18:03] Sheena: (she jumped back just in time for the backstreet boys the first time didnt she?)
[18:03] Alathon: Usagi: "Our ancestors saw fit to poison the oceans, to pollute the skies, to corrupt damn near anything that lived, and blot out the sun."
[18:03] * Reis frowns somewhat. "Was it _that_ bad...?"
[18:03] Alathon: Uszagi looks
[18:03] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Reis, and nods.
[18:04] Alathon: Usagi: "Even if we had holovids from that time, they could not have captured just what we did to the world."
[18:04] Sheena: (Ya well, we got ice cream So there!)
[18:04] Reis: (Though, OOCly, isn't NONE of that what actually had you girls training? :P )
[18:05] * Reis nods. "I... see."
[18:05] Alathon: Usagi: "This was a planet that played host to more than six BILLION human beings. Less than one in ten thousand surived the Great Ice."
[18:05] Alathon: Usagi: "And that is a generous estimate."
[18:05] Alathon: (well.. if you take what she's saying at face value, it might lead you to consider how different the senshi are now from what they were then)
[18:06] Alathon: Celeste: "Fair enough."
[18:06] Reis: (Heh, indeed)
[18:07] Alathon: Celeste: "I have other questions, but they are questions of, as you said, logistics."
[18:07] Alathon: Celeste: "They can wait."
[18:07] Alathon: Celeste: "And, you will have my assistance for this mission."
[18:08] Sheena: (and who did the great ice huh huh?!)
[18:08] * Sheena smiles at that
[18:08] Alathon: (that would be the united states ;p )
[18:08] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright... so."
[18:09] * Sheena pulls her com/pda
[18:10] Sheena: "Are we brining whatsherface to ransom this time, or is this just some first time exploation?"
[18:10] Kuonji: (you mean it wasn't usagi, hell bent on world domination?)
[18:10] Alathon: Usagi: "Our goals in sending this team are to discover more about the nature of interdimensional society, business, and conduct in general.. to verify or disprove a number of claims made by mercenary captives... and to ascertain the likelihood of us facing further interdimensional threats."
[18:10] Alathon: (not according to the history books Crystal Tokyo has)
[18:11] Kuonji: (which don't mean shit)
[18:11] Kuonji: (the japanes blame the US for WWII)
[18:11] Reis: (Well, her daughter's not gonna tell you :P )
[18:11] Kuonji: (I'm asking ooc :P)
[18:11] * Reis nods. "Understood."
[18:12] Alathon: (OOC, it was the united states that launched a whole shit ton of ICBMS at china, and followed up with firebombings and conventional explosives, and some other stuff besides, in response to Washington D.C. getting nuked)
[18:13] Mani: (Do those of us with good old world history know that, btw?)
[18:14] Alathon: Usagi: "The claims we'd like to verify are the existance of several mercenary companies, claims that they will ransom their members, and claims that such companies might attempt retaliation if their members are not ransomed."
[18:14] Alathon: (yes)
[18:14] Alathon: (everyone knows that, it's taught in 2nd grade)
[18:14] Kuonji: (so ooc, the senshi are squeaky clean? bummer)
[18:15] * Reis frowns. "Should we make a special effort to track down the... Skybolts?"
[18:16] Alathon: (every other friggin crystal tokyo has them as murdering monsters or mindcontrol freaks)
[18:16] Alathon: Usagi: "No more than any of the others listed.."
[18:17] Alathon: She reads off a short list of other names, most of which sound very foreign.
[18:17] * Reis cocks her head. "We have more prisoners?"
[18:18] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes; Saturn maimed a few of them rather than killing them."
[18:18] Mani: ("No, those are interesting dishes she mentioned. Bring me back an order of each?")
[18:18] Alathon: Usagi: "And we fished a few out of the ocean as well."
[18:18] * Reis blinks and nods. "Ah... the 'angels'?"
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[18:19] Mani: "Asking about those in particular is likely to identify where we're from. Is that an issue?"
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[18:19] Alathon: Usagi: "No."
[18:20] Alathon: Usagi: "For that matter, unless there are a large number of sentient feline species, your form could do the same."
[18:20] Alathon: Celeste motions with her hand for a turn to speak.
[18:20] * Reis nods. "So... this is not a secret mission?"
[18:20] Alathon: Usagi: "No, it is not."
[18:20] Alathon: usagi: "And, yes, Celeste?"
[18:20] Alathon: Celeste: "There are several things which you might wish to bear in mind."
[18:21] Alathon: Celeste: "First and foremost... the spheres of existance are, as far as anyone has been able to discern, infinite. Truely infinite, mind you."
[18:22] Alathon: Celeste: "The odds of there not being others of any given species from other dimensions are slim, if not nonexistant."
[18:23] Alathon: Celeste: "It would be difficult to find a form which is not represented.. so Mani's cat form, if she wishes to remain in it, will not attract undue notice."
[18:23] * Reis cocks her head. "So... 'if it can be dreamt, it's there', Celeste-san?"
[18:23] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Reis.
[18:24] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes. Though the caveat is that 'there' is somewhere within infinity. One could, quite reasonably, say that the odds of any of us encountering any specific being or species, or even sphere of existance, are infinitely small."
[18:24] Alathon: Celeste grins a little.
[18:24] Mani: "Is there some form or structure to the dimensions? Such as a 'hub' for a local area?"
[18:25] Alathon: Celeste: "If the universe is truely infinite, there must be.. after all, we can imagine it. But.. I have not seen it, nor heard of it."
[18:26] * Reis nods.
[18:26] * Mani looks like she doesn't quite buy that.
[18:26] Reis: ("By the way, is Cthulhu out there?")
[18:26] Alathon: ("Yes, he gives great head.")
[18:27] Reis: ("I... didn't need to know THAT.")
[18:27] Alathon: Celeste: "It could be that if there is such a structure, it is on too large a scale for single entities such as ourselves to observe"
[18:28] * Mani nods.
[18:28] Alathon: Celeste: "Now.. that said, there is another concern. That of association.. in your cases, association with the Senshi."
[18:28] Alathon: Celeste: "This is not the only dimension to play host to Sailor Senshi, and their reputation may prove.. problematic."
[18:28] * Reis blinkblinks and cocks her head curiously.
[18:28] Alathon: Celeste: "Could, I should say. It will likely work both for and against you."
[18:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh?"
[18:29] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes."
[18:29] Alathon: Celeste: "On one hand, representing a set of beings known in many dimensions for their power and capacity for.. mastery.. will lend you a certain degree of respect."
[18:30] Alathon: Usagi doesn't look too thrilled at that discription.
[18:30] * Reis frowns slightly, parsing that 'capacity for... mastery' comment.
[18:30] Alathon: Celeste: "on the other, it could result in credibility problems with persons and institutions which believe themselves to stand atop high moral ground."
[18:30] Alathon: Usagi rolls her eyes.
[18:31] Alathon: Usagi: "Oh, that's lovely."
[18:31] Alathon: Usagi: "You're claiming we're known far and wide as untrustworthy despots?"
[18:31] Reis: ("So wait... being associated with the senshi will make the BAD guys like us? Kewl.")
[18:31] * Sheena titlts her head at that
[18:31] Alathon: Celeste: "... no, 'far and wide' would be an overstatement."
[18:31] Alathon: Celeste: "But it is probable that at least some people we encounter will have such an impression."
[18:32] * Reis shifts her seat slightly so she can more comfortably keep eyes on Celeste.
[18:32] Sheena: "tsuka was freaked out when she found that out as well"
[18:32] Kuonji: "If dimensions truly are infinite, it's really not that much of a stretch."
[18:33] Alathon: Celeste: "Though it seems you have the misfortune of there being at least several travelled dimensions which make negative, rather than positive, impressions. Most likely there are others out there more like this dimension, but.. if people do not happen to be travelling from such to the bar, they will be underrepresented in people's opinions."
[18:33] * Sheena starts wondering about running into a sakurachan the ninja waiter
[18:34] * Reis frowns and nods. "Though... that it's the dominant reputation... are we simply in a 'bad area of reality'...? Or do the negatives simply stand out more...?"
[18:34] Alathon: Celeste shrugs.
[18:34] Alathon: Celeste: "People do tend to remember the bad more easily than the good, but I really could not say."
[18:34] Alathon: Celeste: "I have visited a finite number of dimensions, and as far as I can tell, the number of possible destinations is infinite."
[18:35] Alathon: Celeste: "So, one could say that I have visited 0% of the possibles."
[18:35] * Reis nods.
[18:35] Alathon: Celeste: "This is true of all discrete beings. That does not keep us from forming opinions based on what we have observed, however."
[18:36] Alathon: Celeste; "Fortunately, the number of 'crusader' types where we are going is blessedly low."
[18:36] Alathon: Usagi: "Why's that?"
[18:36] Mani: "You said these other senshi are 'controlling'. Why are their dimensions widely travelled, then?"
[18:37] Alathon: Celeste shakes her head.
[18:37] Mani: "Sorry, didn't mean to walk over what you were saying."
[18:37] Reis: ("Because it's run by a demon of pwnzage." :P )
[18:37] Alathon: Celeste: "I do not actually know of any that are 'widely' travelled."
[18:38] Alathon: Celeste: "It would perhaps be more accurate to say, visited enough and memorable enough, to have made an impression upon the mass of public opinion."
[18:38] Mani: "Mm. How did they become commonly known, then?"
[18:38] Alathon: Celeste: "It only take's one story about a Tsilenya, Kzer'aa, or a.. Hitler, I believe, for people to remember."
[18:38] Alathon: (and yes, you all know who hitler was ;p)
[18:38] Alathon: Usagi looks a little disgusted.
[18:39] Kuonji: (he was a sensitive man)
[18:39] Mani: "That would be strange... finding a land ruled by a benevolent Hitler."
[18:39] Alathon: Celeste smiles.
[18:39] Alathon: Celeste: "That is part of the joy of journeying existance.. it never fails to amaze."
[18:39] * Reis wonders for a moment who the first two are, before scowling at the one that has meaning to her.
[18:40] Alathon: Celeste: "Actually, this brings me to another concern."
[18:40] Alathon: Celeste: "I should forewarn you all, that it is entirely possible to find analogues of onesself."
[18:41] Alathon: Celeste: "This is not necessarily a problem, mind you, but some find it unnerving."
[18:41] Mani: "I was thinking about that possibility."
[18:41] * Mani nods.
[18:41] * Reis blinkblinks. "That's... a very strange thought..."
[18:41] Alathon: Celeste grins.
[18:41] * Sheena hmmms to her self while thnking of a sheena and celeste sandwitch
[18:41] Sheena: "Well now, that would be fun"
[18:41] Alathon: Celeste: "It lends a whole new meaning to masturbation, does it not?"
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi deadpans, "Wow... just, wow."
[18:42] * Reis glurks.
[18:42] Mani: "And they wouldn't necessarily be quite the same, would they? Like, we could meet a Sakura who was female, yes?"
[18:42] Alathon: Usagi: "TMI."
[18:42] * Reis blinks. "Well... wouldn't that be Usagi-san?"
[18:42] Sheena: "Hmm, would a female sakura have.. bad hair?"
[18:43] Kuonji: "I hate you. All of you."
[18:43] Alathon: Celeste: "Indeed, Mani, just as you could find a young human woman by the name of Caoilinn."
[18:43] * Reis cocks her head. "Wait... didn't we meet her at your funeral?"
[18:43] Alathon: (no, that was someone else)
[18:44] Reis: (Hm? I THOUGHT it was... Strange)
[18:44] Alathon: (Erin)
[18:44] Reis: (Ah, retcon then :P )
[18:44] Alathon: (no, everyone saw her crying and figured it must be caoilinn then, too ;p )
[18:44] Mani: (Is there some reasonable way Celeste could know about that identity, barring Sheena just telling her?)
[18:45] Alathon: (given the timeframe it was used in, probably not)
[18:45] Alathon: (though it could have come up in any discussion about the funeral, easily)
[18:45] * Mani cocks her head at Celeste.
[18:45] Mani: "Where did you hear that name?"
[18:45] Alathon: (and mani was kinda dead for three weeks there ;p )
[18:46] Alathon: Celeste: "I am not certain... most likely from Sheena, I believe."
[18:46] Mani: "Hm."
[18:46] *** Hotaru-chan has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[18:47] Mani: "Well, that would be interesting."
[18:47] Mani: "And, no, there wouldn't have been someone by that name at my funeral."
[18:48] Mani: (How are you holding up, Alathon?)
[18:48] Alathon: (if that's in response to pw, he edit that out)
[18:49] Alathon: (the headache isn't gonna go away any time soon, but we don't have that much more that I wanna cover today)
[18:49] Mani: (Oh, I thought you didn't let him retcon it because there was speculation to that effect at the funeral.)
[18:49] Mani: (Should we avoid bringing up lots of questions, then?)
[18:49] Alathon: (no, that's no problem)
[18:49] Alathon: (it isn't a NPC talk show ;p )
[18:50] Alathon: Celeste: "To answer the previous question.. the common wisdom is that 'heroic' people and organizations have short lifespans on the interdimensional playing field."
[18:50] Mani: (Well, raising lots of topics will slow things down if you want to get specific things in...)
[18:50] Alathon: Celeste: "They poke, prod, involve themselves where they are not wanted, and consequently attract enemies they cannot handle."
[18:50] Mani: (Like Raine. :) )
[18:51] Alathon: Celeste: "As such, most of those who survive to great age and power, are those who are amoral, immoral.. or those who are moral, but sufficiently subtle to not make a menace of themselves."
[18:51] Alathon: Celeste: "Which brings up the answer to a question I am certain you all have considered, that of interdimensional empires."
[18:52] * Reis frowns and nods in understanding to the first bit, and then awaits her on the next topic.
[18:52] Alathon: Celeste: "I have never encountered one which lasted more than a short period of time. They tend to attract the worst sort of attention. They tend to be seen, by such beings as live on strife and destruction, as 'fair game'."
[18:53] Kuonji: (what, no combine?)
[18:54] * Reis cocks her head. "The wide spread makes them more vulnerable to such people...?"
[18:54] Alathon: Celeste: "which is not to say that there are not interdimensional organizations.. however, those that exist for any period of time have either gained patronage from some great power or powers, or learned to keep their heads down."
[18:54] Alathon: Celeste: "And yes, Reis, exactly. The exposure is immense.. and coupled with the perception that nobody will stand in to defend an expansionistic empire, which is usually true.."
[18:54] Reis: ("Time-Space Administration Bureau!" :P )
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi: "That's.. very interesting, actually."
[18:55] Alathon: Celeste: "But you h ave more down to earth concerns?"
[18:55] Alathon: Usagi: "Well..honestly, yes. Like money. Could you outline how it works?"
[18:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Mm.."
[18:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly."
[18:56] Alathon: Celeste: "The currency of choice is disembodied life-force. There are some materials which have innate value, but they are few and far between."
[18:57] Alathon: Celeste: "The standard unit of currency is the SLU.. standard life-force unit, which conveniently pronounces similar to a word for killing, which is how they are most often collected."
[18:58] Alathon: Celeste: "There are various standards.. the Arcturan SLU, the Umbraean SLU, and suchlike. Exchanges are maintained; shifts are not particularly fast, as species do not evolve particularly quickly, but they do change from time to time."
[18:59] Alathon: Celeste: "Ah.. to be clear, the SLU represents a median value for a species adult life-force."
[18:59] * Reis cocks her head. "So, despite being called the 'Standard', there isn't really a universal standard?"
[18:59] Alathon: Celeste shakes her head.
[18:59] Alathon: Celeste: "Not really, no. The terminology is standard.. the actual units, are not."
[19:00] Alathon: Celeste: "Though the Arcturan standard is widely used in the bar; it is perhaps the safest bet for commerce there."
[19:00] Mani: "How is this currency generally collected, transferred, and stored?"
[19:00] * Reis nods. "So... An 'Arcturan SLU' is the amount of life force of an average adult Arcturan?"
[19:00] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes, Reis."
[19:01] Alathon: She turns to Mani.
[19:01] Alathon: Celeste: "Collected? Honestly, most often, by force."
[19:01] Alathon: Usagi looks a little squicked by the idea of a currency based on life-draining.
[19:01] Alathon: So does Yuuno.
[19:02] Alathon: Celeste: "Either using innate life-force manipulation ablities, such as my own, spells which achieve a similar result, or machinery which does the same."
[19:02] Alathon: Celeste: "Storage mediums vary as well; beings which can manipulate such eneries generally prefer to store them internally. I certainly do."
[19:02] * Reis frowns, considering.
[19:02] Alathon: Celeste: "Otherwise, all manner of objects might be enchanted to function as a Counter."
[19:03] Alathon: Celeste: "Or built to function as such."
[19:03] Mani: "So, you can store such energy without it simply being absorbed into your own, mm, pool of energy?"
[19:03] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes."
[19:04] Alathon: Celeste: "business transfers are almost universally done via machine, for the purpose of impartiality."
[19:04] Alathon: Celeste: "Less formal transfers, or transfers between parties which trust each other implicitly, can be done magically or naturally."
[19:04] Mani: "I see."
[19:05] Alathon: Celeste: "I should add that while the SLU is the standard, it is not the denomination of choice, save for particularly large purchases."
[19:05] Alathon: Celeste: "More common denominations are motes, thousanths of a SLU, and slivers, thousanths of a mote."
[19:06] * Reis cocks her head. "So... it's relatively high in value?"
[19:06] Mani: "That being said, what can an SLU generally buy?"
[19:06] Alathon: Celeste; "For example, admittance to the bar for one humanoid being is currently pegged at two Arcturan slivers"
[19:06] Reis: (How much EP is an Arcturan sliver? :P )
[19:06] Alathon: (it's not ep, it's con damage)
[19:06] Reis: (Gack. How tough ARE Arcturans? :P )
[19:07] Alathon: Celeste: "Hmm.."
[19:08] Alathon: Celeste: "A single SLU could buy large amounts of natural resources, foodstuffs, textiles, and suchlike."
[19:09] Alathon: Celeste: "Large amounts of low tech goods, limited amounts of moderately advanced tech goods.. such as Crystal Tokyo possesses."
[19:10] * Reis nods.
[19:10] Kuonji: "Out of curiosity, what sort of tech level is considered high?"
[19:10] Alathon: Celeste grins.
[19:10] Alathon: Celeste: "Technology which appears to be magical."
[19:11] Kuonji: "such as?"
[19:11] Alathon: Celeste: "That said.. actual, functioning nanotech is quite uncommon. Technology for bridging the gaps between universes somewhat less so. Functional energy weapons for long range combat as well. Technology for the emulation of telepathy."
[19:12] * Kuonji nods
[19:12] * Mani hmms at that last one.
[19:12] Alathon: Celeste: " Beyond a certain point, technology often ceases to be discrete from the user, at which point it is of limited salability."
[19:13] * Reis cocks her head, considering the list.
[19:13] Alathon: Celeste: "Designer DNA being an example of this."
[19:13] Alathon: Celeste: "A human example, that is."
[19:14] * Reis cocks her head. "The DNA itself isn't really sellable... but what about the process?"
[19:14] Alathon: Celeste: "The processes I have heard of for creating such were unique to species."
[19:15] Alathon: Celeste: "More universal processes would be of immense worth."
[19:15] Alathon: Usagi: "Hmm... weapons?"
[19:15] * Reis nods.
[19:15] Alathon: Celeste looks over at Usagi.
[19:15] Alathon: Celeste: "Largely along the scale of technology, including scaling up to spacefaring craft."
[19:15] Sheena: (DAMN IT)
[19:16] Alathon: Celeste: "Such tend to require substantial trained personell, though."
[19:16] Alathon: Usagi: "Of couse."
[19:16] Alathon: Celeste: ".. magical weaponry scales up as well."
[19:16] Alathon: Celeste: "You could easily purchase a moderately enchanted sword for a single SLU."
[19:17] * Reis frowns and nods.
[19:17] Alathon: Celeste: "THe prices of powerfully enchanted weapons scale up exponentially, given how few can create them, and how large the demand is."
[19:17] Mani: "Is there more to acquiring an SLU than just killing a person and taking their life force?"
[19:17] Alathon: Celeste: "Whereas one can purchase simple metal weaponry for slivers."
[19:18] * Reis nods.
[19:18] Alathon: Celeste: "It can be extracted without killing the subject; most beings cannot withstand the extraction of more than a handful of slivers without perishing from the shock, however."
[19:19] Alathon: Celeste: "The sum total of the life-force they possess is far, far greater than what can be taken without injury."
[19:19] Mani: "But if an unscrupulous being wanted to, they could just kill someone and get an enchanted sword from the energy obtained?"
[19:19] * Reis frowns.
[19:19] Alathon: Celeste: "Can, have, and do."
[19:19] Alathon: Celeste: "Or take it into themselves to strengthen themselves, in many cases."
[19:20] Alathon: Celeste: "This no doubt lends to you a whole new meaning to the term 'value of life'.
[19:20] Mani: "I'm trying to picture what sort of economies that results in..."
[19:21] * Reis gnaws on her lip. "It's... quite alien to think of..."
[19:21] Alathon: Celeste: "I am not certain you can properly think of this as an economy."
[19:21] Mani: (Are you sure this works, Alathon, considering how many beings without special powers are scattered about?)
[19:21] Alathon: Celeste: "Bear in mind that most who operate between the sphere are individuals rather than nations."
[19:22] Alathon: (there's an infinitely large number of universes that have been scoured free of life for money)
[19:22] Mani: (Yeah. It just seems that the value for a life is really high.)
[19:23] Mani: (Supply & demand and all that.)
[19:23] Alathon: (it is. though there are caveats, i.e. how much of it you actually get from them in the process of killing em)
[19:23] Reis: (Well, it's got a lot of uses. That's like a million Con.)
[19:24] Alathon: (no process is lossless)
[19:24] Mani: (Sure, but if there are millions of people in a large city, or you can just grab bunches of normal humans from an unknowing dimension--or even just raise slaves...)
[19:24] Mani: (The supply seems incredibly huge.)
[19:26] Alathon: (compared to what, though?)
[19:27] Mani: (I don't want to bog down the game, but you might want to consider the issue between sessions.)
[19:28] Alathon: (something to bear in mind, again.. this is an economy where the players are beings of similar power to your own, or more)
[19:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. now that you've thoroughly creeped me out.."
[19:29] Mani: (Sure. I'm just thinking about how many pawns there are.)
[19:29] Reis: (Heh, the lowest 'player' is one of those "OMGWTF?! Welcome to level 10" boys? :P )
[19:29] Alathon: Usagi: "Why are we going here again? Wouldn't it be better for *us* to just keep our heads down?"
[19:29] Alathon: Celeste: "A good question."
[19:29] Mani: "Because they've already come calling on us."
[19:30] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Mani.
[19:30] * Reis nods. "We... can't exactly ignore when they're already noticing us, can we?"
[19:30] Alathon: Celeste: "But why not attempt to eradicate or drive off those witha presence here, deal with those who brough them, and leave it at that?"
[19:30] Alathon: Celeste: "The question of whether further extradimensional involvement will benefit your people is a legitimate one.?
[19:30] Alathon: (er, no ?)
[19:31] Alathon: Usagi, looking a little troubled: "It's one we'll consider. Seriously."
[19:32] * Reis frowns in thought.
[19:32] Sheena: (eh)
[19:33] Reis: "Hm... Usagi-san, a question. Isn't isolationism what caused our present problems to begin with?"
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi looks over at Reis.
[19:33] Alathon: Usagi: "Not directly.. but it contributed."
[19:33] Mani: "What's to stop more from coming in if we don't do anything?"
[19:33] * Reis nods. "Our lack of outside contacts, sources of information, allies... It's causing trouble for us on _this_ stage, and it seems like it'll just do the same between dimensions."
[19:34] * Mani nods at Reis.
[19:35] * Reis shrugs. "At least... that's how it seems to me."
[19:37] Alathon: Usagi: "Righ.."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "Anyways.. I'm going to order us some food."
[19:38] Alathon: Usagi: "I think we could use a break."
[19:38] Alathon: (and I think I'm about done for the day)
[19:38] Mani: (You did this to him, Pale! :p )
[19:38] * Reis nods slightly, slipping her glasses off for a moment to rub her eyes.
[19:39] Reis: (Hey, it was... Hm, I was about to say it was a team effort, but it really was my fault wasn't it? ^^; )
[19:39] Alathon: End here
[19:39] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[19:39] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[19:39] Alathon: I'm curiousi f the concern is over the availability of SLUs, or over their exchange rate into 'stuff'?
[19:40] Alathon: i.e.
[19:40] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[19:40] Yarrow: The exchange rate.
[19:40] Alathon: does it seem like you can buy too much stuff from knocking down a small town?
[19:40] Yarrow: Yeah.
[19:40] Alathon: I may be fucking up here, but I'm trying to develop an idea..
[19:40] Alathon: namely
[19:40] Alathon: what does a being like celeste need with a moderately enchanted magical sword?
[19:40] Pale_Wolf: Though I suppose it DOES have to be a conversion rate whereby you can keep up WITHOUT knocking down a small town.
[19:40] Alathon: and how many do people need in general?
[19:40] Alathon: there may be supply, but there's not demand to drive the price up
[19:41] Alathon: why, pw?
[19:41] Alathon: why couldn't you assume the universe was built to favor the graspingly evil?
[19:41] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[19:41] Ataru: it kinda is
[19:41] DCG: favor the what?
[19:41] Yarrow: So, you're saying that all other items besides life force generally aren't worth much?
[19:42] Ataru: I mean, most CEOs of fortune 500 companies list Atlas Shrugged as their favorite book
[19:42] Ataru: what's that tell you?
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: Well, it certainly could be, but the 'moderately okay' should at least be able to keep up I'd say.
[19:42] Pale_Wolf: Or rather, get by, even if in poverty or something :P
[19:42] Alathon: why?
[19:42] Yarrow: There's also the question of how much performing a service is worth.
[19:42] Alathon: that's where the real money is: services
[19:43] Alathon: you can arm a peasant with a +2 longsword for a slu
[19:43] Alathon: but it'll cost you hundreds or more to buy an experienced interdimensional merc
[19:43] Alathon: the real money is there because there's both huge demand, and limited supply
[19:43] Yarrow: Except to me a magic sword kind of implies time and effort expended by a person with a moderate-high level of expertise.
[19:43] Pale_Wolf: Hm... Suppose I can't provide a solid reason other than personal preference - though as you say, there's no moral imperative that it be the case :P
[19:45] Alathon: heh
[19:45] Alathon: immense effort has been expended by very skilled people to design and build PS3s
[19:45] Alathon: and nobody's buying
[19:45] Alathon: even though they more or less do what they're supposed to
[19:45] Yarrow: If there isn't so much involved making a magic sword, I suppose that's a different matter.
[19:45] Yarrow: Different economy system.
[19:46] Yarrow: It sounds like in this interdimensional economy, finding enough food to eat is relatively simple.
[19:46] Alathon: *nod*
[19:46] Alathon: and again, 'economy' is probably going a little too far
[19:47] * Yarrow smiles.
[19:47] Yarrow: Personally, I find the CT economy a bit iffy. :)
[19:48] Ataru: join the club
[19:48] Yarrow: But it's not a major part of the game, so it's not worth looking at too closely to me.
[19:48] Alathon: heh
[19:48] Alathon: I'm not an economist
[19:49] Alathon: but it's such an integral part of how peoples daily lives function I couldn't ignore it
[19:49] Yarrow: Yeah, and you don't need to be. But it seems like the SLU 'economy' could be a major issue.
[19:49] Yarrow: Or maybe it's just more 'in your face' and thus bugging me more. :)
[19:50] Alathon: well
[19:50] Alathon: it's standardized evil
[19:50] Alathon: that should bug anyone
[19:51] Yarrow: Oh, I don't mean the concept, though I certainly don't like it.
[19:51] Alathon: hmm
[19:51] Alathon: does it seem like it makes no sense for anyone ot ever make magic swords, if all they can get for 'em is one measely SLU?
[19:52] Alathon: bear in mind that most of what is made in the known universe will be made for consumption by local markets on the same planet, if not in the same country or even state
[19:52] Yarrow: Well, like I said, it does depend on how much time & effort it actually takes, and how much various other things are worth.
[19:52] Yarrow: Never made sense to me for people to make and sell them in the D&D system, either, though. :)
[19:53] Pale_Wolf: I think it's the idea that there's so MUCH currency out there, relatively easily acquirable just by being evil, and it still has a high value.
[19:53] Yarrow: Yeah, what Pale said.
[19:53] Yarrow: And there's nothing stopping you from breeding your own.
[19:53] Alathon: which suggests that something is propping up the value of the SLU
[19:54] Alathon: except for the exposure involved in making millions or billions of sentient beings hate you and want you dead
[19:54] Pale_Wolf: Like, gold and diamonds and whatnot have a high value from their rarity, mainly, rather than intrinsic usefulness. So the SLU has pretty much just intrinsic usefulness to drive the price up.
[19:55] Pale_Wolf: Or, as you suggested, something of mystery :P
[19:57] Alathon: hmm
[19:57] Alathon: I'll take some time and think it over, though
[19:57] Alathon: see if the prices I'm setting are sane
[19:57] Alathon: that, and next session have celeste try to explain a bit better, if people bring it up in game
[20:01] DCG: "Proibly will"
[20:01] DCG: hmm
[20:01] Alathon: god.. this is gonna be one of those hangovers that lasts for two days, isn't it..
[20:01] Alathon: bleah
[20:01] Pale_Wolf: Ack. It's STILL going?
[20:02] Alathon: though.. I didn't stop drinking until what, 5am?
[20:02] Alathon: it's only been 15 hours
[20:02] Alathon: and I had about a third of a handle of canadian whiskey
[20:02] Yarrow: Sounds like you need lots of fluids and rest.
[20:02] Alathon: I've been doing the fluid thing all day, the rest thing I'm gonna work on.
[20:02] Pale_Wolf: ... Lots of not-necessarily-alchoholic fluids :P
[20:03] Alathon: hmm.. exp
[20:03] Yarrow: Vitamin-y fluids like OJ sounds like a good idea to me, but I've had very little experienc with hangovers, and they were always mild.
[20:03] Alathon: hm
[20:03] Alathon: don't have any, but I should probably have a multivitamin now that my stomach is settled
[20:05] Alathon: 3434 exp

[Alathon]

Session 57

[12:18] Alathon: alright
[12:18] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[12:18] Alathon: we left off last week mid-briefing
[12:19] Alathon: with the team, usagil, and celeste discussing their next mission.
[12:19] Alathon: Usagi what their goals will be, and Celeste what sort of environment they'll be exploring
[12:20] Alathon: we left off during a rest break, after a protracted discussion of interdimensional economics. this discussion will have continued on through the morning, with usagi having a lot of questions about specifics, and the why's of things
[12:20] Alathon: this is pretty dry material, so I'll be posting a writeup of how it works -- largely, it shouldn't be something that'll matter to the party, ta least not in the sohrt run
[12:20] Alathon: so, we'll be picking up after a lunch break.
[12:23] Alathon: Celeste: "Before I continue, do any of us have any questions which they should like answered on the material I covered earlier?"
[12:24] * Mani thinks.
[12:24] * Sheena hmms but can't think of any
[12:24] Mani: "Not at this time."
[12:24] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Usagi, who shakes her head slightly, then to Kuonji.
[12:25] Kuonji: "Nope."
[12:25] Sheena: (i dont know what was covered earler..)
[12:26] Sheena: "So.. we need a mechine or something for our own slu's? Even just slivers of them"
[12:26] Alathon: (gah, that's why I post logs ;p )
[12:26] Sheena: "Or will raw mererials work better"
[12:26] Alathon: Celeste: "At least in the short run, yes."
[12:26] Alathon: Celeste shakes her head.
[12:27] Alathon: Celeste: "To be clear concerning raw materials, I am not referring to naturally occuring elements."
[12:28] Alathon: Celeste: "not anything I have observed this nation to be in possession of."
[12:29] Sheena: "Hmm, would some of the citys crystals count? There hardly natural"
[12:29] Alathon: Celeste: "For starters, I recommend pawning some of the magical equipment you have acquired."
[12:29] Alathon: Celeste: "Possibly, but you would need to find a buy who desires such."
[12:30] WolfieBed: (Blar. Sorry for lateness)
[12:30] *** WolfieBed is now known as Reis.
[12:31] Sheena: "Sell off our old stuff? Would you have a general idea on prices for the stuff?"
[12:31] *** Stel|BambooBlade2 is now known as Stel|FoodRun.
[12:32] Alathon: Celeste: "General ideas, yes."
[12:32] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly you would be able to get more than enough to cover food and lodgings for the duration."
[12:32] Alathon: Celeste: "At least, assuming you do not plan to take up residence."
[12:33] Sheena: "About how long does it take to recover from a normal slu payment?"
[12:34] Sheena: "Or process with one of these mechines"
[12:34] Alathon: Celeste: "For humans? I believe one day per sliver is considered a rule of thumb."
[12:34] Alathon: Celeste grins.
[12:35] Alathon: Celeste: "One does not typically recover from donating a full SLU."
[12:35] Mani: "I'd imagine not."
[12:35] Alathon: Celeste glances over at Mani.
[12:35] Alathon: Celeste: "Not typically.. but certainly sometimes."
[12:35] * Reis frowns and nods.
[12:36] Alathon: Celeste: "Humor aside, you would find living off your bodies a most unpleasant existance; I do not recommend it."
[12:37] Mani: "It gives an entirely new meaning to 'selling yourself'."
[12:37] Alathon: Celeste: "Indeed."
[12:38] Alathon: Celeste: "Hmm..."
[12:38] * Sheena just raises an eyebrow at what celeste said
[12:38] Alathon: Celeste: "I suppose I should go into greater detail concerning the security arrangements of the bar."
[12:39] Mani: "By the way, what is this life energy generally used for when not simply being traded?"
[12:39] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Mani.
[12:39] Alathon: Celeste: "Some beings consume it. Many beings utilize it to fuel magical or technomagical effects."
[12:40] Alathon: Celeste: "A substantial store of such is necessary for most beings if they wish to craft a dimension of their own. Only a blessed few may accomplish such a feat without raw materials, as it were."
[12:40] Alathon: Celeste gives a slight nod to Kuonji.
[12:41] Sheena: "Craft a dimension of there own? hmm, havt looked into that yet"
[12:41] Alathon: Celeste, to Sheena: "It is a non-trivial task."
[12:41] * Sheena pulls her com/pda and makes a couple notes
[12:41] * Sheena grins
[12:41] Sheena: "So is mater teleportion, dimontanl jumping, and controlling a massive flow of negitive engery in a focued blast."
[12:42] * Reis nods. "I can imagine..."
[12:42] Mani: (Mater teleportation - the incredibly narrow field of study of teleporting one's mother.)
[12:43] Sheena: (sheena could use it to summon her then and find out about a her fmaily, )
[12:43] Reis: (It's very useful though)
[12:43] Reis: (I mean, imagine how many lectures you can get out of that way!)
[12:44] Alathon: (heh)
[12:45] Alathon: Celeste waits a moment to see if there are any forthcoming questions.. not hearing any, she continues.
[12:45] Sheena: "I don't treat anything i study as Trivial"
[12:48] Alathon: Celeste: "Security wise, you do not have much to worry about, unless you start trouble."
[12:49] Alathon: Celeste: "Physical security is enforced by the owner, with authority to do so delegated to staff."
[12:49] Kuonji: "Celeste-san, if we're attacked, can we defend ourselves, or would it be better to simply let security handle it?"
[12:49] *** Hotaru-chan has joined #crystaltokyo.
[12:49] Alathon: Celeste: "Defend yourselves, certainly."
[12:49] Alathon: Celeste: "Though bear in mind that a protracted brawl is likely to result in the ejection of all involved."
[12:50] *** Hotaru-chan has left #crystaltokyo.
[12:50] * Reis nods. "So... do so quickly with as little fuss and property damage as possible?"
[12:50] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes. Ideally, with minimal death as well."
[12:51] Mani: "So, if someone attacks us, taking them out quickly is best... Does that include lethal methods?"
[12:51] Alathon: Celeste: "... deaths raise questions; non-lethal means are best, if they are available."
[12:52] Alathon: Celeste: "I should add that the ban on fighting outside of designated areas should not be used as a shield behidn which to speak overly boldly."
[12:52] * Reis nods.
[12:52] Sheena: "That's not something we do"
[12:52] Mani: "Of course. Are there rules and customs for dueling?"
[12:52] Alathon: Celeste: "Duelling? Hm. Yes, and no."
[12:53] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes, there are areas cordoned off for duelling, as a number of species subscribe to honor concepts which requires it."
[12:53] Alathon: Celeste: "However, in this case, that is not likely to be your problem.. unless you should choose to make it so."
[12:53] * Mani nods.
[12:53] Mani: "So turning down a duel isn't something that will cause more trouble with most people there."
[12:54] Alathon: Celeste: "More dangerous is the possibility of a deeply offended patron petitioning the staff to eject you and your party from the bar so they may act on their offense. This is at the owner's discretion.. and, I should add, whim.. but shoudl not be ruled out as a possibility."
[12:54] Alathon: Celeste: "Generally speaking, no. Duelling is not a widely accepted method of conflict resolution."
[12:54] * Reis frowns. "And, that method would be worse than a duel since they can gang up on us outside..."
[12:55] Alathon: Celeste: "And likely will, if they have friends or allies available to them."
[12:56] Alathon: Celeste: "All this said, these are problems your team seem unlikely to face, unless you for some reason feel compelled to run your mouths in a manner I have not seen you demonstrate previously."
[12:56] Alathon: She tries to say this lightly.
[12:56] Alathon: Usagi still isn't terribly amused.
[12:56] Sheena: "Hate to say it but with this lot something will find us"
[12:56] Alathon: Usagi: "Even so, I'm not too thrilled with such arbitrary justice."
[12:57] Sheena: "hmm, So what does this enject do any way?"
[12:57] Alathon: Celeste: "Justice is not part of the equation; it is a matter of business."
[12:57] Mani: "I don't forsee it happening, but it's important to know the local rules and customs on such things before walking in."
[12:57] Alathon: Celeste: "And personal preference on the part of the owner."
[12:57] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Sheena.
[12:58] Kuonji: "I'm sure hammer-chan won't be too happy to see us."
[12:58] Alathon: Celeste: "I have never been ejected myself; I have been told that there are a handful of uninhabited destinations which are typically used as dump-off points. Presumably to decrease the likelihood of the ensuing fireworks attracting negative attention to the bar."
[12:59] * Reis sweatdrops. "I... think she invited me to raise an argument with her, actually."
[12:59] Sheena: "SO you get dumped into a waste land for the following free for all? "
[12:59] Alathon: Celeste: "In a word, yes."
[13:00] Alathon: Usagi, to Mani: "Definately."
[13:00] Alathon: Celeste: "Oh!"
[13:00] Alathon: Celeste: "I suggest disabling any devices which broadcast any form of electromagnetic waves."
[13:01] * Reis blinks. "Something wrong with them?"
[13:01] Alathon: Celeste: "You are by no means required to, however, it quite.. annoys.. a number of species with innate projection or reception capabilities, being blasted with what to them sounds like noise."
[13:01] * Mani nods as that's what she thought the reason would be.
[13:01] * Reis nods. "Ah... That makes sense."
[13:02] Alathon: Celeste: "Hm.."
[13:02] * Kuonji snickers a bit
[13:02] Kuonji: "Sorry... I just had a funny thought... Can you guys imagine if what we'd be walking into if we still had Gerand on the team?"
[13:03] Alathon: Usagi, who was takinga sip of water, chokes on it.
[13:03] Sheena: "I guess we can code and limite the coms in some way, so they don't constantly transmit"
[13:03] * Reis blinks and looks at Kuonji. "Who?"
[13:03] Mani: (I guess Usagi knows about Gerand. :) )
[13:03] * Sheena face palms
[13:03] Kuonji: "Before your time."
[13:04] Sheena: "I did not need to be reminded about that.. green guy"
[13:04] * Reis simply nods because she has no idea what's going on.
[13:04] Mani: "Mm. It would be bad to have to rely on him as our sole form of interdimensional transport."
[13:05] Kuonji: "That would have been the least of our worries.... He probably would have been asking if he could burn down the bar."
[13:05] * Sheena snorts
[13:05] Sheena: "I used him as an exsample for my classes on power missuse"
[13:05] Kuonji: "What, the invisibility spell?"
[13:06] Sheena: "How he talked, Looked, acted"
[13:06] * Reis blinks. "Burn down...?"
[13:06] Sheena: "I mean she spent most of the time picking fights or wanting to set stuff on fire"
[13:06] Sheena: *he
[13:06] Reis: (Oh wait, so you used him as a class subject? Oh dear, then I guess Reis would know :P )
[13:07] Sheena: (not the name)
[13:07] Kuonji: "The invisibility spell really was his defining moment to me."
[13:07] Sheena: (missions are not open to the buiplike)
[13:07] Alathon: Celeste: "... I do advise against such recklessness."
[13:07] Mani: (Yeah, you can't give the real name with that sort of thing. :) )
[13:07] * Reis sweatdrops. "... HIM? That one?"
[13:07] Alathon: Usagi: "Seconded."
[13:07] Mani: "Well, you'll note that he is no longer with us."
[13:08] Sheena: "Where the hell is he any way? Guy liked books and was a pervert, im suprised no oens put him into the hodipital yet"
[13:08] Mani: "I'm sure you can look him up later if you really want to..."
[13:08] Kuonji: "You forgot to mention drunk."
[13:08] Kuonji: "Remember the meeting with Venus? I almost threw him out the window."
[13:09] * Reis just kind of stares. She'd though Sheena had to be exaggerating... not understating the issue.
[13:11] Sheena: "I asked.. it was close. real close"
[13:11] * Mani looks to Celeste.
[13:12] Mani: "In any case, you can be sure we all know the danger of acting rashly."
[13:12] Alathon: Celeste, Usagi: "Good."
[13:13] * Sheena does a blink blink at that
[13:14] Sheena: (Sheena: Jinx! Now youhave to kiss)
[13:14] Kuonji: "Heh."
[13:14] * Reis frowns and looks forward again, adjusting her glasses.
[13:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Back to the topic, how hard to you anticipate it being for us to find these mercenaries' representatives, if they do indeed exist?"
[13:15] Alathon: Celeste: "In theory, not particularly difficult. The bar is a spawling complex, but is not unorganized; you can likely acquire their location for a modest fee at an information kiosk."
[13:16] * Reis nods. "I don't imagine most mercenary companies can make any significant amount of mony if they're hard to find..."
[13:16] Mani: (What about the A-Team?!?)
[13:17] Kuonji: (I pity the foo that can't find the A-team)
[13:17] Reis: (Lack of cultural exposure :P )
[13:18] Sheena: (dont give al ideas! all tho.. Venus: So.. why does your team want to work for us again Mr.. "murdock' )
[13:18] * Mani looks to Usagi.
[13:19] *** Stel|FoodRun is now known as Stelas.
[13:19] Mani: "What do you want us to ask the mercenaries about?"
[13:19] Reis: (Knowing this universe? It's ENTIRELY possible)
[13:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Verify that they are deployed here; we have a list of names and ranks of captured mercs to assist with that."
[13:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Hell, verify that they exist in the first place."
[13:20] Alathon: Usagi: "Verify or disprove the claims of ransom many captives have made, and inquire on terms."
[13:21] Mani: "Do you know whether their contracts are still in effect in light of recent events?"
[13:21] Alathon: Usagi: "No."
[13:21] Reis: "Should we ask?"
[13:21] Alathon: Usagi: "If you think you can get an answer, certainly."
[13:22] Mani: "I think they'd have to answer if they don't expect their members back until after the conflict."
[13:22] Alathon: Usagi: "Hopefully it'll be that straightforward."
[13:23] Alathon: Usagi: "and not some sort of 'we'll contact you' crap."
[13:23] * Reis frowns.
[13:24] Sheena: "Should we have a heavy hitter with us? Or is that showing to much for a first contact?"
[13:24] Alathon: Usagi: "Other things to inquire about, if they're forthcoming, are terms of engagement for contracts in general, going rates, and the like."
[13:25] Alathon: Usagi: "I don't see how it would benefit us; you should have enough information to prove you're who you say you are."
[13:25] Alathon: Usagi: "And if the Senshi really have such a bad reputation.."
[13:25] Alathon: Usagi seems doubtful.
[13:25] Alathon: Usagi: "Well, there are upsides and downsides."
[13:27] Kuonji: "Hmmm... Think my curse will cause any problems?"
[13:27] Alathon: Celeste: "Your curse?"
[13:27] Alathon: Celeste peers at you.
[13:28] Kuonji: "Yeah, I picked one up recently. Forced shape changing."
[13:28] Kuonji: "Cold liquids activate it."
[13:28] Alathon: Celeste: "Hm. Are the dimensions of your alternate form substantially greater than normal? And for that matter, do any pyrotechnics accompany the change?"
[13:30] Mani: (Sheena looks up Gerand after the meeting and discovers he vanished months ago while on a trip to survey magical sites in China. Sakura faints as he realizes what a huge bullet he managed to dodge.)
[13:30] Kuonji: "Actually, they're significantly smaller... and no, no pyrotechnics."
[13:31] Sheena: "And cuter"
[13:31] Alathon: Celeste" It seems unlikely.. could I see this?"
[13:32] * Kuonji shrugs "Sure, why not?"
[13:32] Mani: (Aw, she just called Sakura cute.)
[13:33] Kuonji: "Err right now?"
[13:33] * Kuonji looks to Usagi
[13:34] Alathon: Usagi shrugs.
[13:35] Alathon: Usagi pushes a pitcher of water over to you.
[13:35] * Kuonji takes a thermos from his hairspace and hands it off to the closest person
[13:35] * Reis takes the thermos.
[13:35] Alathon: It catches on the table and, just as Kuonji has handed off his thermos, spills all over him.
[13:35] Alathon: Usagi mutters something under her breath.
[13:35] Alathon: Usagi: "sorry."
[13:35] Kuonji: "Figures.
[13:35] Kuonji: "
[13:35] Kuonji: "Not your fault."
[13:36] * Sheena drains the glass of water infront of her before it's some how wasted on sakura
[13:36] Alathon: Celeste watches, fascinated, as Kuonji flies out from under his clothes.
[13:36] Alathon: (wearing the new stretchy stuff or not?)
[13:36] Kuonji: (wearing it)
[13:36] * Mani moves away from the spill if she's near it.
[13:37] * Reis sweatdrops. "Wow... that 'water magnet' part was right..."
[13:38] * Kuonji nods
[13:38] Alathon: Celeste: "Fascinating."
[13:38] Alathon: Celeste: "I have not seen.. hm."
[13:38] Alathon: Celeste: "How did you acquire this curse, if I mighta sk?"
[13:39] Kuonji: "I fell into a cursed spring in China."
[13:40] Alathon: Celeste: "Curious. I shall most definately have to examine this spring. Could you perhaps provide directions?"
[13:41] Mani: (Wouldn't Celeste know about the curse from Yuuno's?)
[13:41] Reis: (Or maybe she's wondering who that cute elf chick is, and Sheens forgot to mention it :P )
[13:42] Mani: (No, she knew it was Yuuno.)
[13:42] Kuonji: "You really shouldn't"
[13:42] Kuonji: "You might pick one up yourself."
[13:43] Alathon: Celeste: "That seems unlikely."
[13:43] Alathon: Celeste: "I believe I could avoid falling in a spring."
[13:43] Kuonji: "The magic of the springs was apparantly powerful enough to throw of Yuuno's teleport."
[13:43] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Yuuno.
[13:43] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah, no shit."
[13:44] Alathon: Yuuno: "I was spot on, and it just.. yanked us from where we were going, to right over the pools."
[13:44] Kuonji: "Not to mention the sheer amount of will power I needed just to walk through the damn place without throwing myself in."
[13:44] Alathon: Celeste purses her lips, looking from Yuuno to Kuonji.
[13:44] Alathon: Celeste: "Hm.. I shall have to think about it."
[13:44] Sheena: "Ill note it should be imposible to redirect the type of transfer magic yuuno uses"
[13:44] Alathon: Celeste shakes her head.
[13:44] Alathon: Celeste: "Impossible? certainly not."
[13:45] Mani: "And the undead guardians also tend to deter tourism."
[13:45] Sheena: "Nasty little things"
[13:45] Kuonji: "Speaking of... Have there been any more amazombie problems Usagi-sama?"
[13:45] Alathon: Celeste: "I have ways to deal with the unliving.. but, that said, I will put off such exploration to a future date in light of your concerns."
[13:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Hm?"
[13:46] Alathon: Usagi takes a couple moments to switch mental gears before replying.
[13:46] Alathon: Usagi: "Since your team took out their 'elder squad', or whatever they were? Not really."
[13:46] Mani: (And has anyone managed to translate their words yet?)
[13:46] Alathon: Usagi: "As far as we can tell, the Marines succeeded in mopping them all up well outside of Crystal Tokyo propper."
[13:47] Sheena: "Was close there for a bit, stuiped thing got over confident"
[13:48] Alathon: Usagi: "For what it's worth, we're taking seriously the suggestion that we have more aggressive automated border defenses."
[13:48] Alathon: Usagi: "This isn't exactly the first time something less than friendly has come over from China."
[13:50] Alathon: Usagi: "Though we're getting a bit far afield here."
[13:50] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Celeste.
[13:51] Alathon: Usagi: "Is there anything in particular about Kuonji's curse that strikes you as odd.. especially that he ought to know?"
[13:51] Alathon: Celeste thinks that over for a moment.
[13:52] Alathon: Celeste: "It strikes me as extremely odd that a 'cursed spring' on this planet could replicate an artifact of a style of magic which I have not seen practiced locally.. but, I suppose the practice could simply have mutated, or died out."
[13:53] * Kuonji blinks
[13:53] Kuonji: "Excuse me?"
[13:53] * Reis blinkblinks. "... Pardon?"
[13:53] Alathon: Celeste: "Hm?"
[13:54] Sheena: "Artifact?"
[13:54] Kuonji: "You know what I am?"
[13:54] Alathon: Celeste: "I believe I do; a unison device."
[13:55] * Reis cocks her head curiously.
[13:55] Alathon: Yuuno: "....."
[13:55] Alathon: Usagi: "A what?"
[13:56] Alathon: Celeste: "An artificially created life-form, intended to temporarily fuse with mages to increase their power and durability."
[13:56] Mani: "Fuse?"
[13:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes, like --"
[13:57] Alathon: Celeste cuts off, and thinks it over a bit.
[13:57] Kuonji: "Wait, fuse?
[13:57] Alathon: Celeste: "Like.. a scope on a rifle, one could say. Or a jewel on a necklace."
[13:57] * Reis frowns. "How so...?"
[13:57] Alathon: Celeste shakes her head.
[13:58] Alathon: Celeste: "I do not know the specifics, never having used one myself.. for that matter, I do not know that I even could."
[13:58] Mani: ("Oh. Like sex? What? Why is everyone looking at me?")
[13:59] Sheena: "Well sakura does have loads of magic i can see when in that form"
[13:59] Kuonji: "Something to experiment with later Sheena?"
[13:59] * Reis purses her lips. "Do you know anything about the mechanism or how it does it?"
[14:00] Sheena: "If you want."
[14:00] Alathon: Celeste: "Not really, no. You would be well advised to inquire of the TSA's representative at the bar for more information; some of their people practice the Velkan style."
[14:00] Sheena: "Considering ths level of change this curse grants, its not something to do lightly "
[14:00] * Reis blinks. "Um... What is the TSA?"
[14:00] Sheena: (uh oh)
[14:01] Alathon: Usagi immediately frowns when the TSA are mentioned.
[14:01] * Sheena notices the boss and looks over at yuuno
[14:02] Alathon: Yuuno's hands are balled up in fists, and his eyes are squeezed shut.
[14:02] Alathon: (her)
[14:02] Alathon: She looks.. angry, or something.
[14:02] * Kuonji blinks
[14:03] Alathon: Celeste: "The time-space administration bureau.. a police-style organization which operates in several dozen dimensions, to my knowledge."
[14:03] Sheena: (gah! why the fuck am i getting sick now? I got 2 hours of driving to do!)
[14:04] * Reis frowns. "Sensei, what's wrong?"
[14:04] Alathon: Yuuno, through her teeth: "I know this! I SHOULD know this.. I've heard this before!"
[14:04] Alathon: Celeste and Usagi both look concerned.
[14:04] Alathon: Celeste: "What troubles you?"
[14:05] Alathon: Yuuno opens her eyes, starts to say something, then cuts it off, and spits out a single word.
[14:05] Alathon: "Amensia."
[14:05] Alathon: Celeste: "Oh... well. That, I can understand well enough. Perhaps I could --"
[14:05] Alathon: Yuuno: "No. No thank you."
[14:07] Sheena: "Might be worth a shot yuuno"
[14:08] Sheena: "Considering even half of what you taught me, your not the forgetfull type"
[14:08] Alathon: Yuuno shakes her head.
[14:09] Alathon: Yuuno: "No.. I'll get it all back, I know it.. "
[14:09] Alathon: Usagi looks on, a little concerned, but doesn't add anything.
[14:09] Alathon: (Usagi: "Stupid soap opera meeting? whatever happened to sticking to the agenda!")
[14:09] Alathon: Celeste: "... if you are certain."
[14:10] * Reis frowns. "I hope so, sensei..."
[14:10] Alathon: Yuuno seems to relax a little.
[14:10] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. yeah, I'm sure."
[14:12] Kuonji: (mani should pick up some incorporeal, or whatever that power set is)
[14:13] Sheena: "Now that yuuno has a spot to start she'll beat it, any way?"
[14:13] Alathon: (so she can be a ghost cat?)
[14:14] Sheena: (thats cool)
[14:14] Kuonji: (So she can be the cat who walks through walls)
[14:14] Alathon: (no, cats are never cool)
[14:14] Kuonji: (dunno if anyone else reads heinlein here... mentioning time police made me think of it)
[14:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Yuuno, are you cool going through with this mission?"
[14:14] Alathon: Usagi: "Rather, I should say.. *will* you be cool."
[14:15] Alathon: Yuuno, almost before Usagi can fininsh: "Yes!"
[14:15] Alathon: Yuuno: "I'm not going to let everyone down.. and if I can find some link to my past with these TSA people, well, all the better."
[14:15] Alathon: Usagi: "Be careful with them.. the TSA, that is."
[14:16] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Reis.
[14:16] * Mani nods.
[14:16] Alathon: Then to Sheena.
[14:16] * Reis blinks. "Usagi-san?"
[14:16] Alathon: Usagi: "For that matter, I would suggest you all be careful in dealing with them."
[14:16] Mani: "Just because you know them doesn't mean you necessarily were on good terms with them."
[14:16] * Mani looks at Usagi.
[14:16] Mani: "Who are they?"
[14:16] Alathon: Usagi: "They have an unhealthily intrusive attitude when it comes to powerful magical artifacts."
[14:16] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Mani.
[14:17] Alathon: Usagi: "The TSA. We've been contacted by representatives in the past."
[14:17] Mani: (Mm. It looks like I missed the line describing them.)
[14:17] * Reis just blinks.
[14:18] Alathon: Usagi: "We met, and parted, on cordial terms.. but have not had dealings with them since."
[14:18] Mani: "I got the impression that the dimensions were rather lawless. What sort of things do they concern themselves with?"
[14:18] Alathon: Usagi and Celeste both start to answer, then stop -- Usagi continues first.
[14:19] Alathon: Usagi: "Collecting magical items they think are too dangerous to be out and about, as far as I can tell."
[14:19] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Celeste, as if for confirmation.
[14:19] Sheena: "Ahh"
[14:19] Alathon: Celeste: "I have had minimal dealings with them.. but yes, that is indeed part of their stated agenda."
[14:19] * Sheena looks at dark heart standing next to her
[14:20] Sheena: (fuck fuck fuck! imshakeing up a storm here and got the chills bad)
[14:20] * Reis frowns. "I see, I think? What else do they do?"
[14:20] Mani: "So, they're setting themselves up a having a huge repository of very powerful magic items?"
[14:20] Alathon: (dude, that sounds really unhealthy)
[14:20] Sheena: (duh!?)
[14:20] Reis: (Yeah... Gack. Make sure you stay alive)
[14:20] Alathon: (call whoever's coming over's cell and leave them a message to get a cab, and do whatever you need to medical-wise)
[14:20] Mani: (Can you get someone else to do what you need to?)
[14:20] Mani: (Yeah.)
[14:20] Sheena: (probly not0
[14:21] Mani: (Well, you don't sound like you're in any condition to drive.)
[14:22] Sheena: (ill lay down for a bit later and see)
[14:22] Mani: (Sure you shouldn't lie down now?)
[14:23] Sheena: (ill last longer)
[14:23] Sheena: (cooking some tea)
[14:24] Alathon: Celeste looks over to Mani.
[14:25] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes and no. I am told they seal or destroy such items. I cannot, however, attest that they actually do this."
[14:25] Mani: "Ah. Do they have any other stated objectives? Or unstated ones that are known?"
[14:26] Sheena: "So what did they come here looking for?"
[14:29] Alathon: Celeste: "What else.. hm."
[14:29] Alathon: Celeste: "I believe they have governmental control over several planets."
[14:29] Alathon: Celeste: "Or are run by the governments of several planets; I have never been clear on this, I am afraid."
[14:30] Alathon: Celeste: "I suppose they likely strive to suppress interdimensional incidents and attacks.. such as the mercenary action you are seeing here on this planet."
[14:30] * Reis blinks. "I suppose they're overworked and that's why they're not here yet?"
[14:30] Kuonji: "Well they seem to be doing a lovely job."
[14:31] Alathon: Usagi: "They do not have jurisdiction here."
[14:31] * Mani glances at Usagi.
[14:32] Alathon: Usagi: "Though I suppose if they asserted it over the north american continent, it'd be up to the nations there to dispute or accept it."
[14:32] * Reis nods. "I see..."
[14:32] Alathon: Celeste: "Overworked? I do not know."
[14:34] Alathon: Celeste: "However, as Usagi said, it does not seem that they have involved themselves in this planet's affairs."
[14:34] Alathon: Celeste: "At least, beyond past contacts."
[14:34] Alathon: Usagi nods.
[14:34] Alathon: Usagi: "If they really are a police agency.."
[14:34] Alathon: She seems doubtful.
[14:35] Alathon: Usagi: "It sounds like we missed an opportunity."
[14:35] Alathon: Usagi: "That said, we're a mite bit suspicious of interdimensional travellers who come around claiming to be the propper authorities to collect artifacts that are 'too dangerous for us to handle'."
[14:36] * Mani snorts.
[14:36] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly a reasonable suspicion."
[14:36] * Reis nods. "I certainly can imagine..."
[14:36] Alathon: Celeste: "And regardless, I am ill-inclined to surrender up what items of power I might posses, for some nebulous greater good."
[14:37] Kuonji: (oh shit, they're tau?)
[14:37] Alathon: Celeste: "And understand readily enough another's lack of willingness to do so."
[14:38] Alathon: Usagi: "So I guess the gist of things is, don't flash Dark Heart or Swordbreaker in front of them, and keep contact to a minimum required to find out what we need to know."
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Well.. maybe that's a little paranoid."
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Just, be mindful of them."
[14:39] Mani: "What *do* we need to know from them?"
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi grins.
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi: "Like everyone else where you're going."
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi looks over to Mani.
[14:39] Alathon: Usagi: "We, as a nation? Nothing in particular."
[14:40] Alathon: Usagi: "However, it sounds like Kuonji and perhaps Yuuno have inquiries of their own to make."
[14:40] * Mani nods.
[14:40] * Reis nods to the suggestion.
[14:40] Kuonji: (will the meeting be wrapping up soon? if not, anyone mind if I pop out for a quick smoke?)
[14:41] Alathon: Usagi, after a short pause: ".. though I suppose I shouldn't rule out re-establishing a dialog with them, now that we can actually assess the worlds they operate, and see just how true they are to their claims."
[14:41] Alathon: (yes)
[14:41] Alathon: (yes, it's wrapping up very soon)
[14:41] Kuonji: "Uh, Reis? Think you could dump a little bit of that hot water on me?"
[14:41] * Reis blinks and nods, leaning forward to pour it on the chibi.
[14:42] Alathon: He gets wet, and changes.
[14:42] Alathon: Celeste watches, curious.
[14:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Hmm.. any particular concerns springing to anyone else's mind?"
[14:43] Alathon: Usagi: "I think we've covered a lot of what we needed to, and I need to discuss a few things with Celeste myself."
[14:44] Alathon: Celeste looks a little surprised, but gives Usagi a slight nod of affirmation.
[14:44] Mani: "Just details on acquiring and using currency."
[14:44] * Reis nods. "Is there anything further we should seek out while we're out there?"
[14:45] Alathon: (that was all done before-session in a writeup, that won't be relevant to anything happening in this game session)
[14:45] Alathon: (offscreen that is)
[14:45] Reis: "For instance, should we see about locating any TSA worlds for future assessment?"
[14:45] Alathon: Usagi: "A general impression of interdimensional affairs. Our experiences have been overwhelming negative."
[14:46] Alathon: Usagi: "If it's reasonable to do so, sure. Though I wonder if such locations are guarded.."
[14:46] Alathon: She looks over to Celeste.
[14:46] Alathon: Celeste: "Some are. I do not know if the TSA does such."
[14:47] * Reis purses her lips. "It's possible we could simply walk in as normal visitors, if their worlds are open to extradimensional commerce?"
[14:47] Mani: "I take it any visits to their worlds should be done in a future expedition?"
[14:47] Alathon: Celeste: "It is possible."
[14:47] Alathon: Usagi: "Yes."
[14:47] * Reis nods. "I'm simply thinking about finding their addresses this time out so we can travel whenever we need to."
[14:47] Alathon: Celeste: "I do not know the extent of their regulations, policies, or enforcement of such."
[14:51] * Reis cocks her head. "Actually, Celeste-san... Do you know the names or addresses of any TSA-regulated worlds?"
[14:52] Alathon: Celeste: "Midchilda is a planet associated with them; I have never been there."
[14:52] Alathon: Celeste: "Otherwise, no. I generally do not have much to do with them."
[14:53] * Reis nods. "So... we need to find the address of Midchilda, then... Would it be reasonable to simply ask the TSA representatives?"
[14:53] Mani: "Probably not as the the first thing we say to them."
[14:53] * Mani smiles.
[14:54] * Reis smiles faintly. "True."
[14:54] Mani: "I imagine simply asking them about their organization would be a good starting point."
[14:56] * Reis nods.
[14:57] Sheena: "They might spot me and reis and at lest check us out"
[14:57] Alathon: Celeste shrugs.
[14:57] Alathon: Celeste: "Two sorceresses among thousands? Perhaps."
[14:59] Mani: "I assume you'll want to meet them in your current form, Yuuno?"
[14:59] Alathon: Yuuno looks startled, but answers.
[15:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. I guess. It doesn't really matter much, I suppose, but I'd sure as heck rather stay in this form!"
[15:00] Alathon: Usagi: "If there's nothing else...."
[15:01] Sheena: "Well i ment for our devices, but ya makes sense"
[15:01] Alathon: Usagi waits to see if there are any last questions."
[15:01] Mani: "Well, I was thinking if there was a chance any of them might recognize you in your other form, you might want to find out more about them first."
[15:01] * Mani has no questions for Usagi.
[15:01] * Reis shakes her head. "I don't believe anything further from me, Usagi-san."
[15:01] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh.. huh. You've got a point."
[15:01] Alathon: Yuuno brightens a little.
[15:01] Alathon: Yuuno: "Works out, I guess."
[15:02] Alathon: Usagi: "Allright then. Departure date is up to you all, though sometime in the next week or so would be ideal."
[15:03] Alathon: Usagi: "Celeste, if you have a moment...?"
[15:03] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly."
[15:03] Alathon: Usagi and Celeste will leave together, talking softly.
[15:04] Sheena: "Hmm, uh oh?"
[15:04] Alathon: (Usagi: "If you so much as cross us, I'll cut your face off and shove it up your ass, so next time you shit, you shit on your face.")
[15:04] Alathon: anyways
[15:04] Alathon: 10 minute break here
[15:04] Sheena: (We're not about to start fightsin are we?)
[15:04] Alathon: let's try to make it quick, since we're ending early-ish
[15:04] Alathon: (no)
[15:04] Sheena: im at my limite
[15:05] Mani: (You should lie down if you're feeling that bad.)
[15:05] Reis: (Yeah, sleep for those ten minutes or something)
[15:05] Mani: (Or longer if you need it.)
[15:06] Alathon: (yeah, if you gotta go, that's cool)
[15:08] Sheena: (ok im gona lay down for abeat and crank the heat
[15:13] Mani: (Let me know when you're back, PW.)
[15:15] Alathon: hopefully we're all back
[15:16] Alathon: well, other than sheena
[15:16] Kuonji: ((Link: http://img.waffleimages.com/92623e4befd ... sOnIt!.jpg)http://img.waffleimages.com/92623e4befd550c425d2dc72cfc413f2086e7999/Warhammer-PutTitsOnIt!.jpg)
[15:16] Kuonji: (heh)
[15:17] Reis: (I'm back)
[15:18] Reis: (Sorry 'bout the wait, was looking for something)
[15:18] Alathon: alright
[15:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.."
[15:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "What've we got to do before we head out?"
[15:19] Alathon: Yuuno looks over to Mani.
[15:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "You're still waiting on a new set of swords, right?"
[15:19] Mani: "Yeah. And I want to work some more on beating this shapeshifting glitch."
[15:20] Alathon: Yuuno: "Right.. hm."
[15:20] Alathon: Yuuno looks over to Kuonji.
[15:20] Alathon: Yuuno: "You got anything in mind as trip prep?"
[15:20] Mani: "The swords should be ready in a couple of days or so."
[15:23] Kuonji: "Hmm..."
[15:23] Kuonji: "Can't think of anything special off the top of my head."
[15:23] Alathon: Yuuno: "Reis?"
[15:25] * Reis frowns and shakes her head. "I don't think I have much I need do except for the general preparations."
[15:26] Alathon: Yuuno nods.
[15:26] Alathon: Yuuno: "Hm.. I guess I don't have much to do myself, really."
[15:26] Alathon: Yuuno: "Maybe bang my head against a wall a bit more, that might help."
[15:26] Alathon: The last bit is said more ruefully than angrily.
[15:27] Mani: "Have you had a chance to look into anything else?"
[15:27] Alathon: Yuuno, to Mani: "Than blunt trauma?"
[15:27] * Mani nods.
[15:27] Alathon: Yuuno: "I.. haven't, really."
[15:27] Alathon: Yuuno sighs.
[15:27] Alathon: Yuuno: "And I suppose I really should.. I mean.."
[15:27] Alathon: Yuuno looks over at Kuonji.
[15:28] Alathon: Yuuno: "The instant she said 'Unison Device', I knew that I'd heard it before.. hell, I can almost feel it on the edge of my mind, but can't friggin remember what they are!"
[15:28] Alathon: Yuuno: "I mean, before she explained."
[15:28] Mani: (We need to execute a dicitonary attack on Yuuno's brain.)
[15:28] Kuonji: "Well, she mentioned something about fusing with mages."
[15:29] Kuonji: "Maybe if Sheena and I start experimenting with that, something'll come back to you."
[15:29] Mani: "Do you want me to ask around?"
[15:29] * Reis nods. "We should see how it works, at least, I imagine..."
[15:32] Alathon: Yuuno: "I.. not yet, Mani."
[15:32] Alathon: Yuuno then looks over at Kuonji.
[15:32] * Mani nods.
[15:32] Alathon: Yuuno: "Or Reis, for that matter."
[15:33] Kuonji: me nods
[15:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "Though.. somehow I'm guessing it must be a bit trickier to do than shouting Form Blazing Swordbreaker."
[15:33] Kuonji: "Well, we won't know til we try"
[15:33] Mani: (And if only Sakura had been in cursed form then, the puzzle would have been solved. ;) )
[15:35] * Reis nods. "Still... it's worth researching, because I really do wonder how it works..."
[15:36] Alathon: Yuuno: "Though that whole 'fusing' thing sounds.. well, if it were me, it'd sound a little creepy."
[15:36] Alathon: Yuuno: "Unless it's just jargon for getting laid."
[15:37] Kuonji: me snickers
[15:37] Alathon: Yuuno grins then,a nd turns to Reis.
[15:37] Mani: "And, again, it's a good thing Gerand isn't still with us."
[15:37] Alathon: Yuuno then, abruptly, sobers a little.
[15:37] Kuonji: "I'm not too sure how the mechanics of that would work with someone six inches tall..."|
[15:37] * Reis blinks and flushes. "Ahhh...?"
[15:37] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. definatye."
[15:38] Kuonji: "I'd probably needs some sort of breathing device."
[15:38] Alathon: Yuuno, staring at Kuonji: "Dude!"
[15:38] Alathon: Yuuno: "... you gotta point, though."
[15:38] Alathon: Yuuno: "You know what, never mind, there's no way that's it."
[15:38] Kuonji: ((Link: http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=0PBF48022 ... Man.jpg#49)http://www.pbfcomics.com/?cid=0PBF48022BC-Small_Man.jpg#49)
[15:39] Alathon: (yeah, we got what you were talking about the first time ;p )
[15:39] Alathon: Yuuno: "bad images! bad images!"
[15:39] Alathon: Yuuno: "Can we talk about something else?"
[15:40] * Reis nods. "Anything else?"
[15:42] * Mani looks around for a bit.
[15:42] Mani: "Well, if there's nothing else..."
[15:42] Alathon: (ugh two phone calls)
[15:44] Mani: (Does Yuuno have anything else to talk about?)
[15:52] Alathon: sigh
[15:52] Alathon: (sorry about that, got my parents for planning thanksgiving and my friends for planning this evening, and couldn't really blow off either)
[15:52] Mani: (Of course not.)
[15:52] Alathon: (side note, do people think playing thanksgiving weekend is a possibility, or is that more or less a writeoff?)
[15:53] Alathon: (I guess it's no problem for pw, since he's already had thanksgiving)
[15:53] Mani: (I don't expect to have any plans.)
[15:53] Kuonji: (I should be free that saturday)
[15:53] Reis: (Heh. Indeed, I had some trouble playing Thanksgiving weekend but managed it :P )
[15:53] Alathon: (hmm.. that could work out then, I think I'm gonna have to cancel the week before that, we're doing an early thanksgiving, because a bunch of people have thanksgiving conflicts)
[15:54] Alathon: (can maybe be there for pw's game, depending on when I get a flight, but the odds of actually running a middle-of-the-day game when I'm back home are slim indeed)
[15:55] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. honestly, not much."
[15:56] Alathon: Yuuno: "So, Mani, I guess it's your call."
[15:56] Mani: "On when to go?"
[15:57] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah."
[15:59] Mani: "Well, how about once my swords are ready, which should give us a departure of 3 days from now?"
[15:59] * Reis nods. "I'll be ready for that."
[16:00] Kuonji: "Sure."
[16:00] Mani: "If there's a delay, I'll let everyone know as soon as possible, of course."
[16:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "Fine by me."
[16:01] Alathon: I think I'm gonna call the session early, it'll be hard to do the next segment without.. you know.. everyone here.
[16:01] Alathon: which brings up next week.
[16:01] Alathon: when ataru is gonna be late ;p
[16:01] Alathon: sigh
[16:02] Reis: Whee! :P
[16:02] Kuonji: awww
[16:02] Kuonji: kuonji was about to ask reis to try fusing with him
[16:02] Alathon: well, let's do that now then ;p
[16:02] Mani: Unfortunately, it turns out to be a DBZ fusion.
[16:03] Kuonji: reikura?
[16:03] Alathon: (His skills in Profession: Expressive Dance turn out to be immensely useful after all)
[16:04] Reis: (Hahahahahahah!)
[16:04] Mani: You sure that doesn't say Profession: Exotic Dance?
[16:04] Kuonji: "So Reis, should we give this fusing thing a shot?"
[16:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "unless you two are planning to try fusing?"
[16:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "That, I'm kinda curious about."
[16:04] * Reis blinks and nods. "Ah... yes. Should we go to the lab to get equipment to record it?"
[16:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. that seems like a good idea."
[16:05] Alathon: Sheena: "Yeah of course, and not just waht it looks like either."
[16:05] Mani: (You even put in the typos...)
[16:05] Kuonji: (lol)
[16:06] Reis: (Hahahahahha!)
[16:07] Alathon: (I strive to be as authentic as possible when NPCing a PC)
[16:07] * Kuonji will head to the lab with Reis
[16:08] * Mani goes along, too.
[16:09] * Reis will go to the lab, naturally, and grab all the recording equipment they have to set it up.
[16:09] Alathon: Sheena seems pretty stoked about this.. but then, she's always for trying out new magical stuff.
[16:10] Alathon: You'll reach the lab without incident; Vanyel is apparently out for lunch, judging by the 'out for lunch' sign he left hanging on a prominent monitor.
[16:10] Mani: "So, what kind of precautions are you planning?"
[16:11] Alathon: Sheena looks surprised.
[16:11] Alathon: Sheena: "Precuatons?"
[16:11] Kuonji: "Precautions?
[16:11] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. actually, that's not that bad an idea."
[16:11] * Reis frowns. "Hm... We'll need to have Infinity Academy on-call in case something strange happens... Blast shields since we have no idea whether an impact force will be generated..."
[16:12] Mani: "Yes, you know. In case something goes wrong with your attempt to harness powerful magical forces you don't understand."
[16:13] Alathon: Sheena: "Its not like were using more antimatter or anything?"
[16:13] Mani: "I'd recommend having some hot water on hand, in addition to any other preparations."
[16:13] Reis: "... We haven't normally dealt with transmutative magic here, so Infinity Academy will be our best bet... Good idea, Mani-san."
[16:13] Mani: "So, you know some details about what's going to happen?"
[16:14] * Reis shakes her head. "Right now, I'm theorizing as to the mechanism, and it SEEMS like most of it will have to be transmutative..."
[16:15] * Reis pauses. "Need to take a look at the magic on Sakura-san and see if there's anything like it I've seen before..."
[16:15] Mani: "And, mind you, hot water should only be a last resort, since I can think of a number of ways a sudden transformation in the middle of dealing with magical forces could be dangerous to Sakura."
[16:15] Alathon: Yuuno: "You know. maybe we should find out what this is supposed to do before we try it out?"
[16:15] Alathon: Yuuno: "... just saying."
[16:16] Alathon: Sheena: "Oh cmon, where's your investigative spirit?"
[16:16] Mani: "That may be a good idea, actually."
[16:16] Kuonji: "Yeah, no need to be a wet blanket."
[16:17] Kuonji: "Where's your sense of adventure? If China can't kill me, a little lab experiment sure as hell won't!"
[16:17] * Reis frowns and nods. "I suppose we can ask - it'll only be a three day delay or so, right?"
[16:17] Kuonji: (famous last words)
[16:18] Alathon: Yuuno wavers a little.
[16:19] Alathon: Yuuno: "Maybe Mani's right, experimenting with this sorta thing could go pretty wrong, you know.."
[16:19] Alathon: Sheena: "Oh pleasre Yuuno, its not like you haven't been down for a little experimenting when it was YOU."
[16:19] * Reis blinks.
[16:19] Alathon: Sheena leers at Yuuno, and goes to flick one of her ears.
[16:20] Alathon: Yuuno avoices it, looking simultaenously irritated and embarassed.
[16:20] Alathon: Yuuno: "Totally different thing, Sheena."
[16:21] Kuonji: "... Do we want to know?"
[16:22] Alathon: Yuuno rolls her eyes.
[16:22] Alathon: Yuuno: "Just use your imagination."
[16:22] Alathon: Yuuno: "Anyways, I'm with Mani.. this isn't such a bright idea, even if I really do wanna see what you are, Sakura."
[16:22] Alathon: Yuuno: "Wouldn't it be worth just half a week to find out under less.. um.. uncertain circumstances?"
[16:23] * Reis sweatdrops. "... Right, I... I really do want to try it, but, it might be better to ask what we can first. So we at least know what safety precautions to take."
[16:23] Mani: "Right now you're not even sure exactly what you're trying to accomplish."
[16:23] Mani: "If there's the possibility for some easy answers in the near future, I advocate waiting for them."
[16:24] Mani: "It'd be different if you didn't have any leads to work with."
[16:25] Kuonji: "Honestly, I'd rather at least try now."
[16:25] Kuonji: "The curse can be rather unpredictable with the water magnet aspect."
[16:25] Kuonji: "The last thing I want is to accidently find out how this works in the middle of combat."
[16:25] Alathon: Yuuno: ".. you're worried this power-up thing could be triggered by accident in a fight or something?"
[16:25] Alathon: Yuuno nods.
[16:25] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. there is that.."
[16:26] Alathon: Yuuno looks back to Reis.
[16:26] Mani: "Well, it's not impossible we'll be in a fight, but it doesn't sound like it's too likely before we talk to these people."
[16:28] * Reis frowns. "It's a concern for certain... I do prefer the idea of knowing as much as we can beforehand, but..."
[16:31] Kuonji: "I'm still not convinced we won't run into any trouble t the bar, security or not."
[16:32] Kuonji: "Remember what Celeste said about someone being able to petition for our removal from the bar?"
[16:32] Mani: "Oh, I'm not *convinced*."
[16:33] Kuonji: "I'm sure hammer-chan will be less then pleased to see us."
[16:33] Kuonji: "Take into account that we're holding a bunch of mercs prisoner, and the apparant reputations of the Senshi..."
[16:34] Kuonji: "Honestly, I'm expecting trouble at this point."
[16:34] Mani: "Merc prisoners is probably just a part of business to them."
[16:34] Kuonji: "True, but why pay ransom when you can take us prisoner and do an exchange?"
[16:35] Mani: "As for reputation, that may be a factor, but I wouldn't expect that alone to cause people to attack us."
[16:35] Mani: "Because you'll never get prisoners back from people after that."
[16:36] Kuonji: "We are dealing with a bunch of psychopaths."
[16:36] Kuonji: "Remember the phrasing of the original ad placed in the bar?"
[16:37] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. I kinda wonder about that too. It sounds like these 'mercenaries' are trying to pass themselves off as being all, well.. civilized."
[16:37] Alathon: Yuuno: "Like it's all just realpolitik or something."
[16:37] * Reis pauses. "Phrasing?"
[16:39] Kuonji: "The ad wasn't just looking for mercs, it was looking for mercs who wanted to have a little extra "fun""
[16:40] Kuonji: "In other words, the kind that would be more interested in raping and murdering then good pay."
[16:40] Mani: "I think there can be a great difference between mercenaries and mercenary companies."
[16:40] * Reis frowns. "So... at least a few came for the 'fun' rather than the money?"
[16:41] Mani: "I'm not saying there *has* to be, but I can see there being more reputable companies along with the scum and rabble."
[16:42] * Reis nods. "That makes sense as well, but... we can't really tell the difference, can we?"
[16:44] Mani: "Tell for sure? No, I imagine that won't always be easy, but I think there can be some clues."
[16:44] * Reis nods. "Though... right now, I don't think we can _see_ any of the clues."
[16:45] Mani: "Well, the amount of professionalism displayed is one of them."
[16:46] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah.. it's varied."
[16:46] Alathon: Yuuno: "I mean.. cutting busses in half in the middle of nowhere?"
[16:46] Alathon: Yuuno: ".. that's how that happened, right?"
[16:47] Alathon: ((as the GM remembers Yuuno wasn't there for that ;p )
[16:47] Mani: "Another thing to consider is that if this bar is some sort of dimensional gathering place where new jobs can be obtained, people won't lightly risk being barred from it."
[16:47] Mani: "How what happened?"
[16:48] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well.. one of those mercs flew down outta nowhere and just cut the bus you were in in half, didn't they?"
[16:48] Alathon: Yuuno: "I mean, I dunno about you, but that screams 'joyriding' to me. How likely is the bus to have anyone who matters on it, anyways?"
[16:48] * Reis nods. "True..."
[16:48] Mani: "It was an 'angel'. I don't know what affiliations it may have had."
[16:49] Alathon: Yuuno: "Huh? I thought they were all... oh. Huh.. good point. I guess we really don't *know* just what that one's affiliation was, really."
[16:49] * Mani nods.
[16:50] Mani: "There are multiple companies and any number of individual or unofficial groups of mercenaries involved."
[16:50] Kuonji: "Right, well ultimately I'd like to go through with this, if Sheena and/or Reis do as well then great, if not then I guess it'll wait."
[16:52] Alathon: (Sheena can't because sheena's player is not here)
[16:53] Alathon: Yuuno: "You know.. it's just four days."
[16:53] Alathon: Yuuno: "Heck, if this place is anything like she says it is, you can probably buy a frigging 'how to' manual off someone."
[16:53] * Reis nods. "I'd like to as well, but... Sensei is right, we only need to wait a few days to get the chance to ask people who'll know."
[16:54] Mani: "There's also the consideration that if something does go wrong while experimenting, it could adversely affect the people involved right before we're planning to go to the bar."
[16:54] Alathon: Sheena: "oh dammit."
[16:54] Alathon: Sheena curses after Mani's words.
[16:54] Alathon: Sheena: "Yeah, we've got stuff assigned to us so its not like we're just risking ourselves."
[16:55] Mani: "If we don't find anything out on this trip, we can still experiment when we get back."
[16:55] Alathon: Sheena: "Otherwise I'd totally be up for it."
[16:56] * Reis nods. "Most of the factors do seem to indicate we won't be fighting that much if at all at the bar..."
[16:58] Alathon: End here
[16:58] Alathon: because I'm more or less out of time
[16:58] Reis: Heh.
[16:58] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[16:58] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[16:58] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[16:58] Yarrow: Fun stuff to do?
[16:58] Ataru: and because we're not going to accomplish anything again?
[17:00] Alathon: yes, and no
[17:01] Alathon: I'd hoped I'd be able to do the intro to the bar this week, but that obviously didn't happen
[17:01] Alathon: consequently, we're going to have to start next game like 4 hours late
[17:02] Alathon: but seriously, what does something have to be to be an accomplishment? killing stuff is easy to define
[17:03] Alathon: but a lot of what you need to do is not killing stuff
[17:05] Yarrow: It seems like we accomplished most of the pre-bar stuff there was to do.
[17:07] Yarrow: As for the experimenting, it's true it would have been something to do, but it didn't seem like the best idea from Mani's point of view, so she argued against it.
[17:10] Ataru: right, next time I'll wait til she leaves before saying anything
[17:12] Yarrow: Too late! I've already infected the mad scientists with the idea of caution!
[17:13] * Yarrow laughs maniacally.
[17:14] Alathon: god forbid anyone have any fun
[17:15] Yarrow: Which fun is that?
[17:16] Pale_Wolf: The randomly experimenting mad scientist fun :P
[17:17] Alathon: well, for ataru, finding out just what his horribly inconvenient cursed form can do
[17:18] Ataru: no shit
[17:18] Alathon: it's entirely understandable that you blocked it in character, but it's not the sort of thing I'd expect someone to celebrate.. more like say "sorry man, but I had to"
[17:18] Ataru: and somehow I doubt we're not getting into a fight at the bar
[17:19] * Yarrow shrugs.
[17:19] Ataru: and considering it's a bar, you cn count on Sakura's water magnet going off
[17:20] Yarrow: I suppose my response to someone saying that next time he'll make an effort to work around my character doing what she's supposed to be doing just isn't to feel overwhelming sympathy.
[17:20] Ataru: perhaps, in part, because you're a bitch and you don't like me?
[17:21] Yarrow: Well, of course I don't like you when you act like an asshole and say things like that.
[17:22] Ataru: yeah, yeah, sure, it's entirely my fault
[17:23] Ataru: you NEVER antagonize me
[17:23] Ataru: god forbid
[17:23] Yarrow: Oh, and let me be the first to say "You're welcome" with regard to us all rearranging our schedules and playing on Saturdays so you can still participate in the game even though it isn't the most convenient day for the rest of us.
[17:24] Ataru: go ahead, play sundays
[17:24] Ataru: you have a replacement now
[17:28] Yarrow: Oh, I've thought that, but I never suggested it.
[17:29] Ataru: I'm sure you have
[17:34] Ataru: Honestly, I'm torn between quitting because I can't stand you, and staying because I don't feel like giving you the satisfaction
[17:37] * Yarrow rolls her eyes.
[17:37] Yarrow: Right... I'm the sole determinant of whether you stay or leave.
[17:38] Ataru: well, I like playing with everyone else
[17:44] Alathon: okay, sorry I wasn't here to say something, but I'm heading out the door.
[17:44] Alathon: work it out, or don't, I can work with either.
[17:44] *** You are now known as Alathon|afk.
[17:44] Yarrow: Have fun.
[17:45] Alathon|afk: hopefully will
[18:39] *** Sheena is now known as DCG-sick.
[18:39] DCG-sick: that was a scary ride
[18:39] Ataru: how ya feeling dude?
[18:40] DCG-sick: bad
[18:40] DCG-sick: but better then i did at my worse.
[18:40] DCG-sick: Driving out to the airport was a trip.
[18:40] Ataru: eat some chicken soup and bundle uo
[18:40] Ataru: *up
[18:41] DCG-sick: I climged out and let some one else drive as i layed down.
[18:41] Ataru: jeez
[18:41] Ataru: that doesn't sound good
[18:42] Ataru: you running a fever?
[18:43] DCG-sick: corse
[18:44] Ataru: how high?
[18:45] DCG-sick: duno
[18:45] DCG-sick: but my face is hot
[18:46] Ataru: well, I'm sure you know the drill but get plenty of rest and fluids
[18:46] Ataru: might want to take some tylenol if you haven't already
[18:52] DCG-sick: ya
[23:07] DCG-sick: back read
[23:07] DCG-sick: i had to lol at Al typoing
[00:21] *** You are now known as Alathon.
[00:22] *** Ala-bot has signed off IRC (Quit: ).
[00:22] * Pale_Wolf blinks. Wait, we had our bot here THIS long? Hah!
[00:30] Ataru: wb al
[00:30] Alathon: sup
[01:35] Alathon: anyways, since everyone is still here
[01:36] Alathon: 3150 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 58

[12:49] Alathon: anyways
[12:49] Alathon: we left off last session having finished up with all the assorted prep-work for the trip
[12:50] Alathon: the trip, being a trip to an intedimensional meeting place, referred to as the bar
[12:51] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[12:51] *** Yarrow is now known as Mani.
[12:51] *** Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis.
[12:51] Alathon: mission goals are a bit nebulous, with some if-then's in there.. but they boil down to confirming the existance of several mercenary companies, finding out if they actuall expect to be able to ransom their soldier and for what price
[12:51] Sheena: (and sheena just happened to have celeste in town with nothing to do.. heh)
[12:51] Alathon: heh
[12:51] Mani: (When/where are we starting?)
[12:51] Alathon: and scouting out this meeting place in general, to get a vibe for inter-dim players who are not immediately hostile and intent on draining life from the tokyo
[12:53] Alathon: There's a secondary goal of finding out more about Sakura's alternate form, and possibly re-establishing a dialog with the TSA, though that is largely optional and at the discretion of the party
[12:53] Alathon: unless there's something people want to do beforehand, we'll pick up at the telepad in Espionage hq
[12:54] Alathon: you can assume you've got requested gear
[12:54] Alathon: heavier crystal swords, etc
[12:55] * Mani has managed to overcome her shapeshifting problem and is once again in human form.
[12:55] Sheena: (that better flight mask ever get made)
[12:55] Reis: (Whee! Btw, how many carts have we managed to make since the amazombie mess?)
[12:55] Sheena: (carts?)
[12:56] Mani: (ridges)
[12:57] Alathon: (moderate improvements, but nothing groundbreaking, sheena)
[12:58] Sheena: (as long as it looks good and goes with the shades.)
[12:58] Alathon: (since the amazombie mess, only half a dozen, Vanyel has been slow getting them built, since he had tasks setting up the lab and making other stuff, but has promised he'll ramp up production so you hvae a steady supply)
[12:58] Reis: (Yup, most important part of it ;) )
[12:59] Reis: (Hm... All righty, at least I can fill my sword now :P )
[12:59] Mani: (Do they want the kitty kommunicator back, btw?)
[12:59] Alathon: I'll assume that's how many you succeeded in enchanting
[12:59] Alathon: so, how many of each?
[12:59] Sheena: (dont forget the boss wanted auto defences set up :P well she didnt ask "us" but it was said)
[13:00] Reis: (Just checking what we have already - I was dumb and didn't put them down)
[13:00] Alathon: okay, you had a dozen to start, reis, adn didn't use any last fight, so.. 18
[13:00] Alathon: and Sheena has a bit over forty
[13:00] Alathon: you can trade em up of course if you want
[13:01] Alathon: anyways
[13:01] Reis: (All righty. Let's say... 3 spreading, 3 range)
[13:01] Sheena: (photon cannons? hmm.. We still need more pylons!)
[13:01] Alathon: in the room with you are Usagi, Yuuno (in elf form), and Celeste
[13:02] * Sheena is in uniform with cloke, armoed boots/gloves, and the shades.
[13:03] * Reis frowns and slips off her glasses, putting them in a pocket.
[13:03] Alathon: Usagi and Yuuno are wearing armorcloth uniforms; Celeste is wearing one of her usual very black getups.
[13:04] Alathon: Usagi: "So.. which of you is going to cast the spell?"
[13:05] Sheena: "I can get bring along five people, lest i think i can"
[13:05] * Reis frowns. "I can carry a total of... I believe four people, so we'll probably have to both cast."
[13:05] Alathon: Usagi counts...
[13:05] Mani: "Excuse me, Celeste, but I have a question."
[13:06] Alathon: Usagi: "Sheena could take you all along with herself, unless I'm failing to count."
[13:06] Alathon: Celeste turns to face Mani.
[13:06] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes?"
[13:06] * Reis nods and shrinks back a bit.
[13:07] Alathon: (UsagI: "No wonder you have a magical device, you need one to count for you!")
[13:07] Reis: (Bah)
[13:07] Mani: "You said the TSA is likely to know about unison devices, and they also have a mission of going around and collecting powerful magical devices. Do you think unison devices might fall into that category?"
[13:07] Reis: (I typed that up before Sheens talked :P )
[13:07] Alathon: Celeste: "I am not certain."
[13:08] Alathon: Celeste: "Though I should point out that Sakura certainly does not appear to be a 'device' in his alternate form."
[13:08] * Reis frowns. "So... we should try to avoid letting Sakura-san's curse slip? Just... in case?"
[13:08] Alathon: Kuonji, doubtfully: "Collect me?"
[13:09] Alathon: Kuonji looks a little surprised, and then over to Reis.
[13:09] Alathon: Kuonji: "Then how am I supposed to find out just what I've been cursed to change into?"
[13:09] Sheena: "If they try anything we can hop back with sakura, let em follow and try to press the issue."
[13:10] * Reis shakes her head. "I mean... find out as much as we possibly can without letting it slip."
[13:10] Reis: "After that... I suppose it would be your choice as to whether to ask directly, Sakura-san."
[13:10] Alathon: Celeste: "Try something in the bar? That seems.. unlikely. But to answer your question, Mani, I should add that as far as I know, the TSA has focused on actual, physical, devices."
[13:11] Alathon: Celeste: "I do not know if a 'Unison Device' falls under the aegis of such policies, though on first glance, it would seem not."
[13:11] Alathon: Celeste: "For that matter, I do not know the etymology of the term 'Unison Device'."
[13:12] Mani: (It comes from the acient Lotharian word meaning 'destroyer of everything'.)
[13:12] Reis: (Nah, it's German)
[13:13] * Reis frowns. "Well... I suppose it might not be much of a risk telling them, but... It _could_ still put you onto their 'watch list' Sakura-san, so... Be careful."
[13:13] Sheena: "Hope this place at lest has some good drinks,"
[13:13] Alathon: Kuonji, a little put out: "I'd rather risk these item collectors messing with me, to actually KNOW what's going on with me."
[13:14] * Reis nods. "Absolutely Kuonji-san - that's your decision, I'm just thinking of the potential risks."
[13:14] Alathon: Celeste, to Reis: "Certainly a possibility, though in fairness, I should point out that so long as you refrain from travelling to worlds where they have great influence, this would likely be a minimal inconvenience."
[13:15] Mani: "Do you want to personally handle questioning them about it or would you rather I bring it up?"
[13:15] Mani: (to Sakura)
[13:15] * Reis purses her lips and nods. "Not that powerful in 'general' space?"
[13:17] Alathon: Kuonji: "I had not thought that far ahead, honestly."
[13:17] * Reis smiles faintly.
[13:17] Alathon: Kuonji: "I guess I assumed we'd discuss this with one of their representatives as a group."
[13:18] Alathon: Celeste: "They are powerful within their sphere of influence, utilizing both powerful magic and high technology. Their sphere is not a particularly large percentage of all existance, however."
[13:18] * Reis nods.
[13:18] Mani: "Well, it is a personal matter for you, so I could see you wanting to handle it personally."
[13:19] Alathon: Kuonji gives a little shrug.
[13:19] Alathon: Kuonji: "No point in secrets between us all, they'll all come out sooner or later."
[13:19] Alathon: Kuonji: "Besides, if I can do some sort of power-up thing for Reis or Sheena, we'd all need to know how that works."
[13:19] Alathon: Kuonji doesn't seem incredibly thrilled at the idea of powering up someone else.
[13:19] Mani: "I didn't mean privately. Just personally."
[13:20] Sheena: "Im still a but unsure about that part myself"
[13:20] Alathon: Kuonji shrugs.
[13:20] * Reis frowns. "Yes... I'll need to take note of the physics behind it so I can set up a secure testing area..."
[13:20] Alathon: Kuonji: "Thanks, but I don't see any need to, and I wouldn't mind having everyone else handy if they really are nutty device collectors."
[13:20] Sheena: "WHat im packing don't play nice with others, the liveing.., noneliving.., well anything. "
[13:21] Sheena: (dogs going nuts, i wonnder if its ass kicking time)
[13:21] Sheena: (damn)
[13:21] * Reis smiles and nods. "We'll get you out if there's any problem, Kuonji-san."
[13:22] Mani: "Oh, we'll be there for you. I'm just saying if you want to be the one to talk to them about the subject, that's fine."
[13:22] Alathon: Kuonji nods.
[13:22] Alathon: Kuonji: "Thanks, I'll definately have a few questions to ask myself."
[13:26] * Mani nods.
[13:27] * Mani ponders.
[13:27] Mani: "Does our dimension have a unique name or designation?"
[13:28] Sheena: (back)
[13:28] Sheena: (sorry about that)
[13:28] * Sheena shurgs
[13:28] Alathon: Celeste: "No unique name, to my knowledge."
[13:28] Alathon: Celeste: "Every dimension has a coordinate designation.. or rather a range of coordinates used to target it with interdimensional effects."
[13:29] * Reis blinks. "Hm... I can imagine unique names are rare, since we have a _number_ of 'Earths' at least..."
[13:29] Mani: "I think it would be a good idea if each of us know that, in case we get separated."
[13:29] Alathon: Usagi, amused: "Home works."
[13:30] * Reis nods and rattles off the coordinates (I know 'em, right?)
[13:30] Mani: ("I don't wanna do homeworks!")
[13:30] Alathon: Reis starts to rattle them off, then realizes that there's no way anyone will remember them without having written them down and looked over them hundreds or thousands of times first.
[13:31] Alathon: Usagi: "... you might want to just write those down."
[13:31] Mani: "Uh... why don't you send that to my comm..."
[13:31] * Sheena pulls out her com and works at it for a moment
[13:31] Sheena: "ya, done mani'
[13:31] Mani: "Thanks."
[13:31] Alathon: Yuuno: "Um.. if we write these down, couldn't anyone who gets a hold of 'em come here?"
[13:32] * Reis sweatdrops. "Sorry..."
[13:32] * Mani protects the file with the coordinates.
[13:32] Alathon: Celeste, to Yuuno: "Yes. Typically such coordinates are encoded or encrypted."
[13:32] Mani: "Yep, be sure to secure the file."
[13:34] Mani: ("Ok, they're ROT13ed. No one's breaking that baby!")
[13:35] Reis: (Heh)
[13:35] * Reis sends the coordinates to Kuonji's comm too.
[13:35] Alathon: Kuonji goes through the motions to password and encrypt the file.
[13:35] * Sheena incodes the file with the game Pit Fall. Lets see em get past that sucker.
[13:36] Alathon: Yuuno, to Celeste: "So.. can you find people who can be relied on to send you somewhere, and actually 'forget' the coords they sent you to?"
[13:36] Mani: (Sheena: "What do you mean there was a cheat code?!")
[13:36] Sheena: (orignal atari verson of corse)
[13:36] Alathon: "It sure as heck took a lot of effort for Sheena and Reis just to learn this one destination."
[13:37] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes, you can. Actually knowing which can be trusted, is less easy."
[13:38] Mani: "Any recommendations, if it comes to that?"
[13:38] Alathon: Yuuno: "I don't suppose you can.. yeah, recommend someone."
[13:38] Alathon: Celeste: "Hmm.."
[13:39] Alathon: Celeste: "Off the top of my head, most of those whom I would deem trustworthy have affairs which keep them from spending substantial time at the bar."
[13:40] Sheena: "Oh, friends?"
[13:40] Alathon: Celeste: "That said, two who stop in more often than most, would be Dyvim Imass, and Tsilenya
[13:40] Alathon: Usagi: "Wait a sec.. didn't you list that second one along with, uh, Hitler?"
[13:41] * Reis frowns and... blinkblinks?
[13:41] Reis: "Uh... another one?"
[13:41] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes."
[13:41] Mani: (Celeste: "Ah, dear, sweet Hitler. I do so miss him...")
[13:41] Reis: (He was a comedian in her universe)
[13:41] Sheena: (Sheena makes a note to leave time travel)
[13:41] Reis: (And DAMN was he funny)
[13:42] Alathon: Celeste: "By no means do I advise any involvement with any of the worlds over which he has influence. That said, he has in my experience been downright obsessed with fulfilling legal obligations. A sufficiently well-drawn contract, designating what you want of him, and in return for what, should suffice."
[13:42] Alathon: Celeste pauses.
[13:43] * Reis sweatdrops and nods. "I... see..."
[13:43] Alathon: Celeste: "If he is around, Dyvim would be the better choice. He is more benevolent in nature."
[13:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Gee, ya think?"
[13:43] Alathon: Usagi: "Never mind.."
[13:44] Mani: "One other possibility at least worth considering would be with a mercenary company we're checking with. While there would, of course, be a risk of a double cross, they do already have our coordinates."
[13:44] Sheena: (sheena: I need to learn time travel, Pluto: And what do you plan to do with that knowlage? Sheena: Kill people. Pluto: .. Right, Ill just forget this conversat- SHeena; And what do you do with it? Pluto: Kill peopl-Thats not the point"
[13:44] Alathon: Celeste, to Mani: "A salient point as well."
[13:44] * Reis nods. "I suppose at least that would keep it from spilling..."
[13:45] Sheena: "Don't forget some one from here had to hop there first, to even hire thoes mercs"
[13:45] Alathon: Celeste: "Though I would suggest you bear in mind that they might have contractual obligations."
[13:45] Alathon: Celeste: "And if you identify yourselves as enemy combatants..."
[13:46] * Reis cocks her head. "They'd perform their contract as soon as they got us to Earth?"
[13:46] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly a possibility."
[13:47] Alathon: Celeste: "Of course, you could attempt to pass as members of this Texan organization that supposedly hired them."
[13:48] Mani: "Well, I was thinking any such request would come after talking to them about the ransoming of prisoners, which would make such an attempt difficult."
[13:48] Alathon: Celeste: "True."
[13:49] Mani: "On the plus side, it would probably also make them think that doing any of us harm would make it less likely they'd get their members back."
[13:49] Alathon: Celeste: "Or perhaps they would hope to arrange a prisoner exchange."
[13:49] Alathon: Celeste shrugs.
[13:50] Alathon: Celeste: "Nations which refuse to deal in SLUs have been known to deal in prisoners-of-war."
[13:50] Alathon: Usagi: "You almost make it sound crass."
[13:50] * Reis blinks.
[13:50] Alathon: Celeste, to Usagi: "I did not mean it such.."
[13:51] * Sheena looks at the current set ups
[13:51] Sheena: "I don't think we'll be passing as people from texas like this"
[13:52] Mani: "In any case, dealing with on of the mercenary companies in such a way has both risks and advantages. If any of us find ourselves in need of aid getting home, be sure to consider the situation carefully."
[13:54] * Reis nods.
[13:55] Mani: (Has it been mentioned whether Yuuno can do dimensonial hops?)
[13:55] Sheena: (i dont know any more0
[13:56] Alathon: (she cannot)
[13:56] Alathon: (and it would have come up)
[13:56] Sheena: "We got thoes less magical junk to sell right?"
[13:56] Reis: (Indeed)
[13:58] Alathon: Kuonji: "Packed away securely."
[13:58] Sheena: "How did you ever get them away from devry?"
[13:59] Mani: ("1337 ninja skillz")
[13:59] Alathon: Kuonji: "Didn't get them all, but we should have enough."
[13:59] Alathon: Kuonji: "She said she was done with the chain, and the forcebolt throwing sword."
[13:59] Alathon: Kuonji: "And a few rings besides."
[14:00] * Reis blinks and nods. "I suppose we should take a look and see if we can do anything with some of those, later... Or if they'd just be more useful to sell."
[14:01] Sheena: (we had a forcebolt throwing sword?)
[14:01] Reis: (From that first angel we killzinated)
[14:01] Sheena: (see what you miss out on mani? by being a closed minded little dule wielder?)
[14:02] Reis: (Hey, she needs crystal for her ultimate attack ability to work :P )
[14:02] Sheena: (ture,)
[14:02] Sheena: "So we're ready to go then? Yuuno are you coming?"
[14:02] Alathon: Yuuno: "Of course.. and, I'm ready."
[14:03] * Reis quietly nods, shrinking back slightly.
[14:04] Sheena: "Remember yuuno, no beating up the TSA, just yet"
[14:04] Mani: (I assume we would have gone over rules of the bar in great detail already... What's an acceptable response to an attempted (or successful) theft?)
[14:04] Mani: (Though I can ask IC if you prefer.)
[14:04] Alathon: (theft is an attack)
[14:04] Alathon: (responses can be measured against that)
[14:04] Reis: (Whooooooooo! ^_^ )
[14:07] Sheena: (what about groupeing? it is a bar
[14:07] Mani: (Don't grope anyone, Sheena.)
[14:07] Reis: (... Groping?)
[14:07] Alathon: (there are a lot of grey areas, and this is not a democracy or a republic, it's a bar run by a demonic being)
[14:07] Reis: (... I find myself mildly disturbed that I could read that)
[14:07] Alathon: (use some common sense)
[14:08] Alathon: (but if you piss people off they'll probably do something about it)
[14:08] Mani: ("Groupering? What do fish have to do with it?")
[14:08] Alathon: (or at least want to)
[14:09] Reis: (/me watches Sheens grope a TSA SSS+ mage who knows how to track Dim Hops...)
[14:09] Sheena: (a grown up fate? Sheena would so hit that, if celeste woudlnt kill her htat is)
[14:10] Sheena: "You comming along boss?"
[14:11] Alathon: Usagi shakes her head.
[14:11] Alathon: Usagi: "Not this time."
[14:13] * Sheena checks over her list aboutt the bar on her com
[14:13] Sheena: "Ok, so we have all this cover.. Now does any one know if they have good drinks there?"
[14:13] Alathon: Celeste, amused: "They have many drinks. You ought to be able to find something to your taste."
[14:14] Mani: "Is there much chance of accidentally poisoning yourself, by the way?"
[14:15] Alathon: Celeste: "If you order without knowing what you are ordering, easily."
[14:15] Sheena: "Hmm, so random drinks is off, shame, thats normaly fun down town"
[14:16] Sheena: "Right reis?"
[14:17] * Reis blinks. "Um... I... suppose, Sheena-san."
[14:17] Mani: (Reis: "Fuck off, sempai.")
[14:17] Mani: (That was implied by calling her Sheena-san.)
[14:17] * Reis looks down.
[14:18] Alathon: Usagi and Yuuno have the grace not to comment.
[14:18] Sheena: (you act like thats the only time sheens took her friends out drinking)
[14:18] * Sheena just rasies an eyebrow at the comment but lets the mater drop
[14:18] Mani: (It'd be the most memorable fer Reis.)
[14:19] Alathon: (someone PLEASE take the initiative and decide to go)
[14:20] Mani: "Well, if no one else has any questions or comments...?"
[14:20] Sheena: (sheena's been hinting at that for a while now!)
[14:20] Sheena: "Im good to go"
[14:20] * Reis quietly nods.
[14:21] * Sheena lets dark heart guild from her back to her hands as she sets up in the middle of the group
[14:21] * Mani looks to Usagi to see if she has anything else to add.
[14:21] Alathon: She doesn't
[14:22] Sheena: "This is a first full jump so im doing it the long way"
[14:22] Mani: "Whenever you're ready, Sheena."
[14:24] Reis: (Typing it up? :P )
[14:24] Sheena: "
[14:24] Sheena: "Lets start dark heart, 5 for dim hop-Sheena, Celeste, Mani, Reis, Sakura. Saved Location 2.
[14:25] * Sheena lets the power flow and dark runic circles form
[14:25] Sheena: "This will take a while"
[14:25] Mani: (Dark Heart: "Syntax error." Sheena: "...")
[14:25] Reis: (Dark Heart: "Bad command or file name.")
[14:26] Sheena: (Most of dark hearts AI is used to figer out sheena's minor scew ups)
[14:26] Sheena: (rest handles magic when it can)
[14:26] Mani: (I thought it was to decypher your typoes. :) )
[14:27] Sheena: (thoes are like a bylaw now or something, don't think i missed al useing them)
[14:27] * Sheena works on the dimhop for the full 10min since it's her first time
[14:27] Reis: (/me watches Sheens fail the Wis check and have to do it again)
[14:29] Mani: (As everyone learns Abyssal, we discover that the overwhelming majority of Dark Heart's speech is error messages. "Invalid Command. Syntax Error. Missing Argument. Invalid Parameters. Unknown Expression. Invalid Region. Free Uses Expired. Incorrect Password. Incorrect Number of Arguments...")
[14:30] Sheena: (>_<)
[14:30] Alathon: well, roll it, and don't roll a 1 ;p
[14:30] Alathon: Everyone waits patiently while Sheena works this out
[14:31] Sheena: (is it boosted by anything else? arcane? magical genius? char? heh)
[14:31] Alathon: (no
[14:31] Alathon: (wisdom + the ritual)
[14:31] Sheena: (thats very odd consdering some of the bad guys rolls)
[14:31] Sheena: Roll 1d20+10+2
[14:31] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+10+2 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{18}
[14:32] Reis: (They don't get the ritual :P )
[14:32] Sheena: (and thats why we take our time)
[14:32] Reis: (Well, I'm sure they do too. In a fight, at least)
[14:32] Sheena: (wait, roll? She's taking time to make it right and even add more score. isnt that just a take 20?)
[14:32] Alathon: After a long casting, Sheena finishes, and the party disappears into what looks and feels like a teleport at first.. except... it lasts.
[14:32] Alathon: but doesn't
[14:33] Alathon: There's a moment of timeless, instant eternity, surrounded by a cocoon of whirling Midchildan magical symbols, after which the party pops back into a material world.
[14:33] Mani: (Um... Is Yuuno with us? I didn't see her name mentioned in the casting description?)
[14:34] Alathon: (she should be)
[14:34] Alathon: (Sheena can take 1 plus the five)
[14:34] Reis: (Sheena pops back to our universe, sweatdropping. "Uh... sorry sorry sorry!")
[14:34] Alathon: (so did you, or didn't you, bring Yuuno?)
[14:34] Reis: ("Let's try that again... eheheheh.")
[14:35] Sheena: (yuuno's with)
[14:35] Sheena: (sheena still adjusting to not having yuuno stuffed in her shirt)
[14:35] Alathon: The first thing you'll all notice is thta the air smells different.
[14:36] Alathon: Vaguely citrus-y
[14:36] Alathon: The second thing is that the room you're in is huge.
[14:36] * Sheena pushs up her glasses a bit as she looks around, and moves over by celeste.
[14:36] * Reis blinks, sniffing slightly, and looks around.
[14:37] Alathon: Cavernous.. hundreds of feet in every direction.
[14:37] * Mani frowns, wrinkling her nose and shaking her head.
[14:37] Alathon: And made of what looks like a rather.. plastic-y material. Very flat, St. Michael's White sort of color, with a large circle drawn in purple around where you're all standing.
[14:37] Alathon: Lighting is from the ceiling.
[14:38] Alathon: Celeste: "Courtesy dictates that we clear the telepad."
[14:38] Alathon: She turns, and starts walking off to the left-ish.
[14:38] Alathon: If you look that way, there's a door that way.
[14:38] * Mani moves off after Celeste.
[14:38] * Reis shakes herself and nods, stepping off the circle after Celeste.
[14:38] * Sheena follows
[14:38] Sheena: "makes sense"
[14:41] Alathon: There doesn't seem to be anyone else in sight, and Celeste will lead you all to a door.. which turns out to be over twenty feet high, and almost as many feet wide.
[14:41] * Reis blinks and looks up at its top. "Wow... large guests?"
[14:41] Sheena: (even dragons need a drink now and then)
[14:42] * Mani continues to frown as she walks.
[14:42] * Reis follows Celeste... and steps through the door if Celeste doesn't lead them through.
[14:43] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes."
[14:44] Alathon: Celeste keeps going.. the hallway is fairly long, and if you look to the left or right, there are blueish triangles along the wall in three's, pointing forward.
[14:44] Alathon: glowing blueish triangles that is.
[14:44] * Sheena keeps up with celeste
[14:45] Sheena: "Problem?"
[14:45] * Reis continues walking along, looking around and taking it all in.
[14:45] Alathon: It will take a good while, as hallways merge, some of them with forcefields seperating them from the main corridor, before you reach anything else.
[14:45] Alathon: (was that to celeste?)
[14:45] Sheena: (yes)
[14:45] Alathon: Celeste: "Hm? No."
[14:46] Alathon: There'll be some traffic by now, and it's exactly what you'd expect, if you were expecting sci-fi movie stuff.
[14:46] Alathon: That's really the best way to describe it.
[14:46] Alathon: The need for a 20+ foot high hallway is immediately obvious, as there's one greenish-skinned humanoid species a good ways back that takes up most of that height.
[14:47] * Reis tries not to stare at the other passers-by.
[14:47] Mani: (It's the green giant!)
[14:47] Alathon: The reason for the forcefields is obvious, when species come through them wearing what look to be oxygen masks.. though they're probably not pumping oxygen.
[14:48] Sheena: (they turned bablon5 into a bar?)
[14:48] Alathon: if it's in the PHB, Monstrous Manual, or Fantasy/Sci-Fi literature in general, you can find it somewhere over the quarter of a mile of hallways you traverse.
[14:48] Reis: (Wow, dragons too? :P )
[14:48] Alathon: yes. and Vorlons, and Shadows too if you look real hard ;p
[14:48] * Sheena just keeps pace with celeste as dark heart glows dimly over her back.
[14:49] Alathon: The hallway widens along the way to allow space for traffic moving at various speeds.
[14:49] Mani: (Cameos by characters from other rpgs on here? ;) )
[14:49] * Reis looks around a LOT.
[14:49] Alathon: You'll note that species moving particularly fast gravitate to the center of the hallway, with slower species holding to the sides.
[14:50] Alathon: There are some single figures, but largely, people are moving in groups of the same species.. from handfuls to dozens.
[14:50] Alathon: Something else will be noticeable as well; bipedal creatures are much more common than four, six, or more-legged creatures.
[14:50] Alathon: on an order of something like ten to one.
[14:52] Alathon: (any particular questions before we move on?)
[14:53] Mani: (How common are 'humans'?)
[14:53] Reis: (Do we see Marius? :P )
[14:54] Alathon: No particular species seems 'common'
[14:54] Alathon: You're the only humans in sight
[14:54] Alathon: But.. while there are large groups of particular species, there don't seem to be more than two or three groups of any particular species as far forward or back as you can see
[14:54] Alathon: And no, Marius isn't around ;p
[14:55] Sheena: "Interesting croud
[14:55] Sheena: (how many greyfaces)
[14:55] Reis: (Awwww. Would've been a great time for a thousand anime cameos :P )
[14:55] Mani: (Who'd know, with his shapeshifing abilities? ;) )
[14:55] Alathon: You haven't seen any yet
[14:55] * Reis looks around, but tries to restrain the obviously 'I'm new' comments.
[14:56] Alathon: Groups tend to keep some distance between one another
[14:56] Alathon: There's plenty of space to do so
[14:56] Alathon: Anyways.. after a good ten minute walk, you'll reach what looks to be a 'main entrance', with wood or wood-looking sets of doors, of various scales
[14:56] Alathon: Yuuno faints.
[14:57] Alathon: Literally.. she tips over.
[14:57] * Mani quickly goes over to her and checks her condition.
[14:57] Alathon: She landed on her face, and looks to have busted her nose.
[14:58] * Sheena runs over to yuuno a bit freaked out
[14:58] Mani: (Roll medical to see if anything less obvious is wrong?)
[14:58] Alathon: Celeste stops a couple strides later, noting that nobody's following, and comes back.
[14:58] * Reis blinks and spins to Yuuno, ducking down. "Sensei?!"
[14:58] Alathon: (go for it)
[14:58] Mani: roll 1d20+11
[14:58] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{29}
[14:58] Alathon: Celeste: "What has passed?"
[14:59] Alathon: Mani examines Yuuno carefully.
[14:59] Sheena: "No idea, but something droped yuuno"
[14:59] * Sheena says a bit darkly
[14:59] * Reis shakes her head. "I don't know - sensei just fell..."
[14:59] Alathon: A few groups stare at yours, but nobody stops to ask what's going on -- they just walk around.
[15:00] Mani: "Let's move her out of sight of the entrance and try to revive her."
[15:00] Alathon: Celeste: "Is she subject to fits such as these normally?"
[15:00] * Mani carefully picks her up and does so.
[15:00] Sheena: "No"
[15:00] Alathon: Celeste gestures, points, and raises one finger.. and Yuuno lifts into the air under a dimly glowing ovoid disk.
[15:01] * Mani heals the broken nose before attempting to wake Yuuno.
[15:01] Alathon: Celeste: "Did any of you observe any attack upon her, or anything which might have been particularly startling?"
[15:01] Sheena: "I heard the fall and rushed back"
[15:01] Alathon: Celeste: "Perhaps some species being resemablance to a religious icon?"
[15:01] Alathon: Her nose pops back into place and the blood stops.
[15:01] * Reis follows after Mani carrying Yuuno, shaking her head. "No... I saw nothing..."
[15:01] Alathon: (bearing resemblance, actually ;p )
[15:02] Mani: (We have enough Yuunos for everyone to carry one! :) )
[15:02] Mani: (Damn shek.)
[15:02] Alathon: (heh.. Yuuno saw his evil twin)
[15:02] Mani: (But... I thought he *was* the evil one.)
[15:02] Alathon: If you look around, there's not much to see.. aliens, aliens, and more aliens..
[15:02] Alathon: wooden doors, and a big sign above them
[15:03] * Mani attempts to wake Yuuno when she's in a place where she can no longer see the main entrance.
[15:03] Alathon: The sign, curved a bit upwards, reads "Nanoha's"
[15:03] Alathon: It'll only take a couple minutes before Yuuno comes around.
[15:03] Alathon: She's blinking, and sort of disoriented.
[15:03] Alathon: Yuuno: "Wha..?"
[15:03] Mani: "Are you all right?"
[15:03] Reis: (... Glurk.)
[15:03] Alathon: Yuuno: "What happened?"
[15:04] Reis: "You just... fell, sensei."
[15:04] Mani: "You fainted. What do you remember?"
[15:04] Alathon: Yuuno: "And why am I floating?"
[15:04] Sheena: (... evil)
[15:04] Sheena: "You ok yuuno?"
[15:04] Reis: (Well. No wonder nobody dares to be violent)
[15:04] Reis: ('Maybe I'll cool your head a bit'...)
[15:04] Sheena: (no shit, be friendly OR ELSE)
[15:05] Sheena: "You just droped at the door way,"
[15:05] Mani: "You're floating because we wanted to move you."
[15:05] * Reis blinks. "Ah... Celeste-san used a spell to help us carry you."
[15:05] Alathon: Celeste lowers her to the floor, allowing the disk to fade.
[15:06] Mani: "Look at me, please."
[15:06] Alathon: Yuuno blinkblinks.. tries to get her thoughts together for a few.
[15:06] Alathon: She does.
[15:06] * Mani checks Yuuno's eyes/pupils.
[15:06] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah?"
[15:07] Alathon: She can follow your finger, count fingers, and seem to focus.. if you shine a flashlight in her eyes, the pupils contract
[15:07] Mani: "How do you feel?"
[15:07] Alathon: Yuuno flinches, out of nowhere.. then pauses a moment.
[15:07] * Sheena stands up and looks around the location for a caus, and just notices the door and name
[15:07] Alathon: Yuuno, a little distracted: "Never better."
[15:08] Mani: "All right. I think you saw something which affected you. Do you remember what it was?"
[15:08] Alathon: Yuuno: "...yup."
[15:08] * Reis frowns, leaning forward. "Did you remember something...?"
[15:09] Alathon: Yuuno turns her head to face Reis, with a wierd, quirky sort of smile on her face.
[15:09] Alathon: "...yup."
[15:09] Alathon: She starts to stand up, no longer shaky.
[15:10] * Reis blinks, smiling slightly. "That's great then!"
[15:10] * Mani gives Yuuno a cloth or tissue to wipe the blood off her nose/face.
[15:10] * Reis stands as well.
[15:10] Alathon: Yuuno: "Oh.. thanks."
[15:10] Alathon: Yuuno procedes to do just that.
[15:10] Sheena: "Hmm, that rings a bellf or some reason"
[15:10] Alathon: Yuuno: "Don't worry. I'm fine.. just fine."
[15:11] Sheena: "Eh,Are you done scareing me yuuno?"
[15:11] Alathon: Yuuno: "Never been better, not in a long time, at least."
[15:11] Alathon: Yuuno, to Sheena: "No."
[15:11] * Sheena nods
[15:11] Sheena: "Yep still being freaked out"
[15:12] Sheena: "Do you want to leave?"
[15:12] Alathon: Yuuno: "Sorry about the scene."
[15:12] Alathon: Yuuno, quickly: "No."
[15:12] Alathon: Yuuno: "The name just sort of jarred loose."
[15:12] * Reis shakes her head. "No, not at all sensei - I'm just glad you're all right..."
[15:13] Mani: "Anything in particular you would like to do now, or should we just proceed as planned?"
[15:13] Alathon: Yuuno: "I'd like a stiff shot or three, but that can wait."
[15:13] Mani: "All right. Let's go on, then."
[15:14] Reis: "I think I'll join you there, sensei..."
[15:14] * Reis nods and follows for great justice.
[15:15] Alathon: Along the eway, Yuuno gives the banner above the doors a good, long look, before looking down.
[15:15] Alathon: Celeste looks like she wants to ask a question, but holds it in.
[15:15] Alathon: Celeste: "Well then."
[15:16] Alathon: Celeste: "Now would be a good time for me to remind you all that admission is not free. Passing through yonder doors will induce temporary discomfort."
[15:16] Alathon: Celeste: "As the bill is extracted."
[15:16] Sheena: "Right"
[15:17] * Reis frowns and nods, gritting her teeth as she prepares to head through.
[15:17] Mani: (Celeste: "Whatever you do, do *not* stop in the doorway.")
[15:18] Alathon: (heh)
[15:18] Alathon: It's.. about what you all expected.
[15:18] Alathon: A moment of nausea and coldness, followed by a general feeling of being a little 'weak-ish'
[15:18] Alathon: -1 con for the next 24 hours
[15:19] * Reis winces. "That's... very unpleasant."
[15:19] Sheena: "I expected more.."
[15:20] Alathon: Yuuno looks a little.. disgusted.
[15:20] * Reis shrugs. "I'd prefer if it weren't more personally."
[15:21] Mani: "Not someplace to bring the kids..."
[15:21] Alathon: One thing you'll notice is that nobody is exiting via these doors.
[15:21] Alathon: The reason should be obvious ;p
[15:21] Reis: (Heh, indeed)
[15:22] Sheena: "And thats just the door fee, lets sell some stuff before we ring up a bar tab"
[15:22] Alathon: Celeste: "An excellent idea."
[15:22] Alathon: Now that you're inside, the rather.. sterile.. surroundings have been replaced with a much warmer decor.
[15:22] Alathon: There's a lot of stained wood, or faux-wood.
[15:23] Mani: (Stained with what is the question. ;) )
[15:23] Alathon: With intricately carved moldings around the doors, at the baseboard, along the ceiling, etc.
[15:23] Alathon: (the heart's blood of a thousand TSA goons ;p )
[15:23] * Reis looks around, taking in the sights.
[15:24] Alathon: There's a low murmur of voices, as many species use aural communication, and being less spread out, it gets kinda noisy.
[15:24] Sheena: "Place has its own stile,"
[15:24] Alathon: There are freestanding kiosks made of the plasticy material you saw outside with what look to be holo-displays above them.
[15:24] Alathon: Celeste starts off in one direction.
[15:25] * Mani follows.
[15:25] * Reis heads after Celeste.
[15:25] Alathon: Celeste: "If you wish to pawn some of your belongings, we shoudl acquire for you a storage device first. I will loan this device to your team for the interim between its purchase and your acquisition of funds sufficient to repay it."
[15:26] Mani: "Thank you."
[15:26] * Sheena follows along and says to celeste
[15:27] Sheena: "Hmm, im sure i can work some of it off"
[15:27] Alathon: Through one of the doorways is a hallway with dozens of alcoves along the way.
[15:27] Alathon: Celeste, playfully: "Work? Is that what you call it?"
[15:27] Alathon: She'll lead the party into one of the unused alcoves.
[15:28] * Reis sweatdrops and quite explicitly ignores that exchange.
[15:28] Alathon: Celeste explains that these alcoves are used for teleporting to various parts of the bar, and explains the basics of how to use the holographic control panels floating half an inch off of one wall.
[15:29] * Sheena looks over the panal, abyssal? japaness?
[15:29] Alathon: They're in Abyssal, though Celeste points out that many sections of the bar, such as most of the social sections and some of the business sections, have active translation effects along the lines of the 'Comprehend Language' spell.
[15:29] Alathon: Celeste: "Most of where we will be going, language is not a concern."
[15:30] Alathon: Celeste: "These effects are not present in areas where they are not explicitly necessary and desired, however."
[15:30] * Reis nods. "That's... probably almost a requirement for a place like this..."
[15:31] Alathon: Celeste: "And some merchants prefer to negotiate without such effects, especially in the cases of bulk orders, as translation spells are usually good, but are not always perfect."
[15:31] Sheena: "Neat setup"
[15:32] *** Stelafk is now known as Stelas.
[15:32] Alathon: She'll tap in a location, and the party will vanish and re-appear in a field of white-gold sparklies.
[15:33] Alathon: Not far from where you've ported are.... vending machines.
[15:33] Alathon: Thousands of 'em.
[15:33] Sheena: "Ok.."
[15:33] Alathon: Celeste will lead the party to a particular bank of machines, but along the way, you'll see a lot.
[15:33] Sheena: (any pepsi? heh)
[15:33] Mani: ("Hey, this one's selling pictures of Sheena.")
[15:33] Sheena: (!!)
[15:34] Alathon: From clothes, to weapons, to books, to people.
[15:34] Alathon: hmm.. sheena, gimme a search roll
[15:34] * Reis blinks, staring around. "I think I'm starting to get an idea of how large this place is..."
[15:34] Mani: (Text beneath picture on vending machine: "Have you seen me? Would you like to?")
[15:34] Sheena: Roll 1d20+5
[15:34] Ala-bot: Sheena rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{22}
[15:34] Sheena: (woot!)
[15:34] Alathon: Yup, there's a Pepsi machine.
[15:34] Alathon: It's right next to a large, bright-green Slurm machine.
[15:35] Sheena: lol
[15:35] Mani: (And Soylent Cola?)
[15:35] * Sheena notices something that catchs her eye
[15:35] Reis: (... Wait a minute. Vending machines that sell people?)
[15:35] Alathon: (the soylent cola is with the machines that sell people)
[15:35] Sheena: "Hmm, hey celeste is stuff safe?"
[15:35] Reis: (... How do you FIT a person in a vending machine?)
[15:35] Alathon: Celeste pauses.
[15:36] Alathon: (well.. if you have normal sized vending machines, you put one person per machine)
[15:36] Mani: (Either use a big machine, store the actual people elsewhere, or make the people very small.)
[15:36] * Sheena is looking at a pepsi mechine, not slurm"
[15:36] Alathon: (or do any number of thigns to put lots in one machine)
[15:36] Mani: (Methods for that last one vary greatly...)
[15:36] Reis: ("The pepsi? Ugh. HELL no, are you insane?")
[15:37] * Reis kind of STARES at one of the machines (namely, one that sells people somehow) before catching up with the rest.
[15:37] Alathon: Celeste: "The carbonation will rot your teeth over time, the caffeine will establish a dependancy which will make it difficult to wake up in mornings without it, the high sugar content will distort your metabolism and induce hyper-insulinism over time."
[15:37] Alathon: Celeste: "It does, however, taste okay."
[15:37] Mani: (*points to the Soylent Cola. "And this one?" "It varies from person to person.")
[15:37] Alathon: She reaches up to a silver plate on the machine, holds her hand against it.. presses a button with the other, and gets a Dr. Pepper.
[15:38] Mani: (I really hope you mean a soda...)
[15:38] Alathon: She pops it, and takes a sip, before offering some to Sheena.
[15:38] Sheena: "And this?"
[15:38] Alathon: (er, dr pepper comes from pepsi machines)
[15:38] * Sheena trys some, (but i have no clue how to discribe wtf dr pepper tasts like)
[15:39] Alathon: Celeste: "more of the same, but with essense of prunes."
[15:39] Mani: (Yeah, that's false. :) )
[15:39] Sheena: "A good taste, lot defernt then what i normaly drink"
[15:40] Alathon: Celeste; "Anyways.."
[15:40] Mani: (At least in the real world.)
[15:40] Alathon: (hah! in my universe, everything that snopes says doesn't exist, DOES)
[15:40] Mani: (Yay! Where's my email from Bill Gate?)
[15:40] Mani: (Gates)
[15:40] Alathon: (your spam filter ate it)
[15:40] Sheena: (in the real world no one drinks Dr pepper, its just there in case of vampire attack)
[15:41] Mani: (The medical crisis over, Dr Pepper changes back to his secret identity of Mr Pibb.)
[15:41] Alathon: Celeste leads you all down the line of vending machines, past all manner of items, many of them alien and possessing no useful purpose you can perceive.
[15:41] Alathon: This section has.. all sorts of stuff.
[15:42] Alathon: Rocks. Crystals. Things that look like light bulbs.
[15:42] Alathon: Celeste promptly orders one, something that looks like a test tube with a single electrode.
[15:42] * Mani looks at some of the crystals but makes sure she doesn't fall behind.
[15:43] Alathon: They're almost uniformly six-sided.
[15:43] * Reis blinks at some of the things for sale.
[15:43] Mani: (We're in the d6 section...)
[15:43] Alathon: She moves onto another machine, which has several hundred receptacles of varying sorts. She slots the test tube into one of them, puts her hand against a smaller silver plate, types something into the holo-interface, and the tube glows a little.
[15:44] Alathon: She then hands the tube to Sheena.
[15:44] Alathon: Celeste: "here. This is a fairly standard model, one with a proven track record. It has been primed, and functions. Eight hundred sixteen motes, when you have them available."
[15:45] * Sheena takes it
[15:45] * Reis blinks and nods. "Thank you, Celeste-san..."
[15:45] Alathon: Celeste shurgs.
[15:45] Sheena: "So.. wait, You "paied" all ready? and we use this to by stuff?"
[15:45] Alathon: Celeste: "I am confident of your ability to pay for it, but, you are welcome."
[15:45] Sheena: "Or is this to collect and pay you back?"
[15:46] Alathon: Celeste: "I paid for the storage device, and several motes to prime it and ensure that it is not defective. And to prevent you from appearing to be broke."
[15:46] Alathon: Celeste: "You may do with it what you like."
[15:46] Sheena: "Hmm, so 816.. ok."
[15:47] * Sheena is making a note on her com/pda
[15:47] Sheena: "About how bad is that amount?"
[15:47] Reis: "It's about four fifths of an SLU, isn't it?"
[15:47] Sheena: ( I need to go mot farming in wow tonight as well... )
[15:48] Alathon: Celeste: "It is a reasonable fee; you can get devices for cheaper, but their reliability varies."
[15:48] * Reis nods.
[15:49] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. pawnshop, then wherever mercenaries hang out?"
[15:50] * Sheena looks at the metal palte celeste touched and the mechine some
[15:50] * Reis nods. "That should be about right for the order... And then the TSA?"
[15:50] Sheena: "interesting use of magics,"
[15:50] Mani: "Sounds reasonable."
[15:50] Alathon: Yuuno: "Yeah. Then the TSA."
[15:50] Sheena: "Ya, and a couple drinks for yuuno"
[15:50] Alathon: Yuuno: "Or drinks, yeah.. I could go for that."
[15:52] Mani: "Well, in any case, let's sell some things first."
[15:52] Alathon: Celeste: "If you wish to sell off magical items, I can recommend several pawn brokers."
[15:53] Alathon: Celeste: "Shall I lead the way?"
[15:53] Mani: "That would be appreciated."
[15:53] * Reis nods. "Yes, thank you."
[15:53] Alathon: Celeste will.
[15:53] Sheena: "Thanks celeste"
[15:53] Alathon: Celeste: "not a problem."
[15:54] Alathon: (btw, theme music for the bar is A Perfect Circle's first album, if anyone wants vibes for it ;p )
[15:54] Alathon: (at least, that's what I'm playing to get myself in the right mind set)
[15:55] Mani: (I wonder when we'll go to the Bazaar on Deva.)
[15:55] Sheena: (what no linkage this time?)
[15:55] Alathon: Celeste will lead the party back to a teleport alcove near the one they left.
[15:55] Alathon: (I don't have a youtube link for the whole album ;p )
[15:57] Alathon: And from there, to another location.. this one with a noticeably different decor.
[15:57] Alathon: Wood paneling gives way to walls hung entirely in what look to be tapestries.. or perhaps, rugs.
[15:57] Alathon: There's also a faint haze in the air at the ceiling.
[15:58] Alathon: And a sharp, piney-ey sort of scent in the air.
[15:58] * Mani looks at the haze.
[15:58] Alathon: It stays where it is, and does not attempt to fly down your lungs or otherwise assault you.
[15:58] * Reis blinks and looks around, curiously.
[15:58] *** Ataru has joined #crystaltokyo.
[15:58] Reis: (Hey Ataru, welcomenesses)
[15:59] Ataru: (woo, got next saturday off)
[15:59] *** Ataru is now known as Kuonji.
[15:59] Alathon: (Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktv2C9vnRKU)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktv2C9vnRKU
[15:59] Kuonji: (what'd I miss?)
[15:59] Alathon: that's not the first album, but it's also good
[16:00] Alathon: and fits the Bar well
[16:00] Kuonji: (It's saturday night, you know what that means?)
[16:01] Alathon: (the party spent a while discussing various concerns before departing, reached the bar. Yuuno fainted when she saw the sign over the entrace of the bar, "Nanoha's", but got better and says she's fine. The party has acquired a life-force storage device from a vending machine, Sheena opted for a Dr. Pepper instead of Slurm)
[16:01] Alathon: (loud drunk people)
[16:01] Kuonji: (My neighbors are getting fucked up while listening to regaton and yelling in spanish)
[16:01] Kuonji: (LOL slurm)
[16:01] Kuonji: (also, nanoha's? heh)
[16:01] Alathon: (anyways.. you've all just ported into a slightly hazy office/store/something? whose walls are covered in tapestries.
[16:01] Alathon: (the vending machines had people too, but nobody bought one)
[16:02] Mani: (Wait til she finds out what Dr Pepper comes out of the backside of.)
[16:03] Kuonji: (soylent cola?)
[16:03] Kuonji: (or SCUD disposable assassin?)
[16:03] Alathon: (that was sold from the people section)
[16:03] Alathon: (you didn't see any, but there were plenty of weapons)
[16:04] Alathon: Celeste: "This store belongs to one Shari bin Adim; I have done satisfactory business with her in the past."
[16:04] Sheena: (i have to go shoping soon)
[16:04] Sheena: (and not ingame :P)
[16:05] Alathon: Celeste: "Which is not to say that she will not attempt to drive the best bargain she can, but I do not believe she will attempt to deliberately skin you."
[16:05] Kuonji: (I'll need to check for bowel disrupters later)
[16:05] * Reis nods.
[16:05] Alathon: (that or recordings of the Brown Note)
[16:05] Alathon: She'll motion for the party to step in front of her.
[16:06] Sheena: "Thanks again,
[16:07] * Sheena looks over at mani and sakura
[16:07] * Mani walks ahead.
[16:07] * Reis steps up, though behind most of the rest.
[16:08] Alathon: Presuming you find your way throuh the tapestries, you'll find Shari at a counter.
[16:08] * Kuonji follows Mani
[16:08] Alathon: Shari is most definately not human.
[16:08] Alathon: She has humanoid features.. very human features, really, in terms of proportions and body parts.
[16:09] Alathon: She is, however, very purple-violet, with no hair, solid black eyes with not even a hint of iris or white, and at least several dozen piercings done in some silvery metal with a rainbow sheen.
[16:09] Alathon: The haze is coming from incense burning off in one corner.
[16:10] * Reis blinks, and bows. "Good afternoon..."
[16:11] Alathon: Shari gives a shallow half-bow, and greets you.
[16:11] Alathon: Shari: "Pleased am I to greet you. Shari bin Adim, I am."
[16:11] * Mani bows in return.
[16:11] Alathon: Shari looks past, to Celeste.
[16:12] Alathon: Shari: "And pleased to see one of my honored and cherished business associates returning to my establishment. A greater vote of confidence in one's wares, one cannot find."
[16:12] Alathon: Celeste just smiles, and gives her a nod.
[16:12] Alathon: If she's saying anything, it's not verbally.
[16:13] Alathon: She turns, looking across the party, before settling her mirror-black eyes on mani.
[16:14] Alathon: Shari: "Might this one ask what brings these honored guests to my abode?"
[16:15] * Mani smiles slightly at Shari.
[16:16] * Sheena just hans back to celeste
[16:18] Mani: (sorry for the delay. was just asking the DM some questions)
[16:18] Reis: (Heh, no problem)
[16:20] Mani: (And experiencing about 100 distractions...)
[16:23] Mani: (Sorry, I need about 5 minutes or so.)
[16:23] Reis: (All righty)
[16:23] Alathon: (allright)
[16:25] Sheena: (I need to go shopping soon0
[16:25] Alathon: (hm?)
[16:25] Alathon: (ingame or out of game?)
[16:26] Kuonji: (out he said)
[16:29] Kuonji: (al... that was a real bad cover you linked)
[16:29] Alathon: (I didn't check)
[16:30] Sheena: (out of game)
[16:30] Sheena: (befoer the stores close)
[16:30] Alathon: (how long will it take?)
[16:30] Alathon: (you know what, do it now)
[16:30] Alathon: (I don't think you'll miss anything in pawning weapons)
[16:30] Mani: (I'm back.)
[16:31] Alathon: (alright go ahead)
[16:32] Sheena: ((hmm, gess sheena will have to shit on celeste and look at outfits later, heh)
[16:32] Alathon: (how'd you know Celeste was into that?)
[16:33] Reis: (Wow. Now there's an impressive typo)
[16:34] Mani: "The desire to sell certain items and your reputation."
[16:34] Sheena: (HIT)
[16:34] Mani: (She's into that, too?)
[16:34] Sheena: (bah! ill brb, the dogs are begging to much. )
[16:34] Alathon: (she's been around the block a few tims)
[16:35] Alathon: Shari: "Ahh.. another glowing recommendation from dearest Celeste, I presume?"
[16:37] Mani: "Of course."
[16:38] Alathon: (ultimately, this is gonna boil down to bluff and diplomacy rolls)
[16:38] Alathon: (so if you don't wanna spend a whole bunch of time dickering with the shopkeeper, youc an procede directly to business)
[16:39] Mani: (Let's proceed directly. No need to make everyone sit around just watching.)
[16:40] Alathon: (gimme bluff and diplomacy, each at -2
[16:40] Mani: roll 1d20+11-2 bluff
[16:40] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+11-2 bluff --> [ 1d20=16 ]{25}
[16:41] Mani: roll 1d20+18-2 diplomacy
[16:41] Ala-bot: Mani rolled 1d20+18-2 diplomacy --> [ 1d20=4 ]{20}
[16:42] Alathon: You've got half a dozen items marked for sale.. the sword and armor of the angel that cut the bus in half, and a number of minor rings.
[16:42] Alathon: Shari appraises the rings, after muttering what sounded like a short spell.. then moves onto the sword and armor, casting a different spell twice.
[16:43] Alathon: After some back and forth, She'll agree to a bit over twelve SLUs for the lot, most of that being for the sword.
[16:43] Alathon: 12 SLUs and 350 motes, to be exact
[16:45] Alathon: She'll of course thank you for the business, and ask you to come back for more, etc
[16:45] *** Kuonji is ~Pervert@c-71-232-118-220.hsd1.ma.comcast.net (.)
[16:45] *** Kuonji is on: #fukufics #crystaltokyo
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[16:45] * Mani smiles a lot and is pleasant, etc.
[16:46] Alathon: Once that's done, Celeste will ask what you want to accomplish next.
[16:46] Mani: (After we leave the shop?)
[16:46] Alathon: Yeah
[16:46] Kuonji: (have we looked for the mercs yet? and how's yuuno doing?)
[16:47] Reis: (Nope, no mercs, we were getting some cash first :P )
[16:47] * Mani looks back at the shop for a moment or two.
[16:47] Mani: "I suppose we should see some mercenaries now."
[16:47] Alathon: Yuuno is very.. curious. Looking at everything. Examining everything.. though not touching.
[16:48] Alathon: Celeste: "Hmm.. it occurs to me, that you have several options there."
[16:48] * Reis doesn't take it oddly, since she's looking around a lot herself.
[16:48] Alathon: Celeste: "You do not necessarily need to meet them in person, if you wish to make inquiries without identifying yourselves."
[16:49] Alathon: Celeste: "Some such organizations maintain offices, and some do not.. but all can likely be contacted on the network."
[16:50] Alathon: She walks as she talks, leading the party from the shop.
[16:53] * Reis frowns. "So it would be possible to contact the varying companies through this network?"
[16:55] Alathon: Celeste: "Assuming they are actually legitimate, bonded mercenary companies, almost certainly."
[16:55] Alathon: Celeste: "in fact, you might use that as a measure of legitimacy. Actual business, after all, wish to advertise. To get their name out there, and make themselves available to potential customers."
[16:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Whereas something more along the lines of a gang of yahoos and thugs, held together by some charismatic or powerful leader, is less likely to seek such exposure."
[16:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Preferring to seek out their entertainment."
[16:56] Alathon: Celeste: "Though that is more opinion on my part, than true fact."
[16:57] * Reis twitches slightly at that. "... Is this network like the ones we are familiar with?"
[16:57] Reis: "That is to say, computers, a local area connection between all of them in the bar...?"
[16:57] Alathon: Celeste: "It follows the same principles, though I doubt most of the technology involved is the same."
[16:58] Reis: "I imagine not..."
[16:59] Reis: "Is there a library or the like with public access to computers?"
[16:59] Reis: (... Also, do we have any other players right now? :P )
[17:00] Kuonji: (yes)
[17:01] Alathon: Celeste: "There is a wikipedia. It is not really the same, though."
[17:02] Reis: (Wow, are we familiar with that concept?)
[17:02] Alathon: Celeste: "It is a.. how do I say this, a publically edited encyclopedia."
[17:02] Alathon: (almost certainly)
[17:02] Alathon: (probably by the same name)
[17:02] * Reis nods. "I see... Actually, I meant more for access to the computers."
[17:02] Alathon: Celeste: "one which accrues data easily, thanks to the..."
[17:03] Kuonji: (is it the HHGttG?)
[17:03] Alathon: Celeste: "You mean, computers, as in.. single, stand-alone difference engines?"
[17:03] Alathon: Celeste: "Well.. you could certainly buy one, somewhere."
[17:03] * Reis shakes her head. "No... I suppose I'm using it as an analogy for whatever one uses to connect to the network."
[17:04] Alathon: Celeste: "You do not need to 'connect' per se.. the interface, is for the network."
[17:04] Alathon: (hmm.. reis, int roll)
[17:04] Reis: roll 1d20+5
[17:04] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+5 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{17}
[17:04] Alathon: (it's all one gelatinous computing blob, the idea of discrete machines has apparently gone out of style in this part of the universe)
[17:05] Reis: "Ah... Do you know where we could find a few interfaces, then?"
[17:05] Alathon: Celeste: "Certainly."
[17:05] Alathon: It's easy, only a single teleport away.. and you find booths of varying sizes, rentable by various units of time for slivers.
[17:05] Alathon: The cost is minimal compared to what you currently have.
[17:06] * Reis glances at Mani. "Mani-san, what do you think? Use the network, or approach directly? Either way, the network will be useful for one of our other objectives."
[17:06] Alathon: Yuuno: "Why not both?"
[17:06] Alathon: Yuuno: "We could scope them out a bit, before approaching whichever one seems most advantageous."
[17:06] Reis: (Yeah, Reis is deferring it to the commander... who probably isn't HERE... :P )
[17:06] *** Mani is ~opera@lunarnet-6FCB8404.dyn.optonline.net (Yarrow)
[17:06] *** Mani is on: #magicalgirlcontract #crystaltokyo @#fukufics
[17:06] *** Mani is using castleheck.tx.us.lunarnet.org Castle Heck, The Server of Generic Evil!
[17:06] *** Mani has been idle -922 seconds, signed on at Sat Oct 27 09:31:44 2007
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[17:07] *** Mani is ~opera@lunarnet-6FCB8404.dyn.optonline.net (Yarrow)
[17:07] *** Mani is on: #magicalgirlcontract #crystaltokyo @#fukufics
[17:07] *** Mani is using castleheck.tx.us.lunarnet.org Castle Heck, The Server of Generic Evil!
[17:07] *** Mani has been idle -916 seconds, signed on at Sat Oct 27 09:31:44 2007
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[17:07] *** Kuonji is ~Pervert@c-71-232-118-220.hsd1.ma.comcast.net (.)
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[17:07] *** Sheena is ~PyroRaven@c-24-1-208-234.hsd1.il.comcast.net (Pai)
[17:07] *** Sheena is on: #cte #magicalgirlcontract #crystaltokyo #fukufics
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[17:07] Alathon: (hopefully DCG will be back soon..)
[17:07] * Reis nods. "That could work, sensei - the network should be VERY useful for learning information here."
[17:07] Kuonji: "I say we use the network."
[17:08] *** Mani has signed off IRC (Client exited).
[17:09] Reis: (... Yeah, we got no commander ;_; )
[17:09] *** Mani has joined #crystaltokyo.
[17:09] Alathon: (wb, last line?)
[17:09] Mani: (Kuonji"I say we use the network.")
[17:10] Alathon: (okay, that was the last line)
[17:10] Alathon: Sheena: "Either works for me."
[17:10] Mani: (But apparently, my text hasn't been visible to anyone else for a while.)
[17:10] Alathon: [16:47] Mani: "I suppose we should see some mercenaries now."
[17:10] Mani: (After I realized that, I disconnected and reconnected.)
[17:10] Alathon: was the last line from you
[17:10] Alathon: (bleah)
[17:10] Reis: (Gack)
[17:11] Mani: (Yeah... My last line sent was at 8:04...)
[17:12] Mani: "The network to get a general impression first."
[17:13] * Reis nods. "Even aside from the mercenaries, it ought to be useful to get an overview of attitudes out here and structures - even knowing what they say about themselves tells us something."
[17:13] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. who here is good with computers?"
[17:13] * Reis raises a hand.
[17:13] Mani: "I'm ok with them. Reis is probably better."
[17:14] Sheena: (back0
[17:14] Alathon: Celeste will point out the slot where you attach your storage device, how to pay for half an hour or whateve,r that you can get change for time not used, etc.
[17:14] Reis: (Yo Sheens)
[17:14] Alathon: And that hardcopy of anything you see on the net costs extra
[17:15] Sheena: 9what we doing?)
[17:15] Alathon: (scoping out the mercenary companies over the net)
[17:15] Mani: ("So, how do you activate this?" "Just turn into a ball, hop into that tube, and drop a small bomb.")
[17:15] Reis: "Hm... What about copying the files to digital media? Is there any cost to that?"
[17:15] Alathon: anyways.. Reis, describe what you try to do, and gimme a computer use roll
[17:16] Alathon: You have a list of half a dozen mercenary companies, one of them being the Skybolts
[17:16] Mani: "If you can find other people's opinions on the companies, that would be helpful, too."
[17:16] * Reis takes a look at the thingy and starts it up, first looking for a search engine.
[17:17] Reis: roll 1d20+24
[17:17] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{31}
[17:17] Reis: Wow, it is Fate.
[17:17] Sheena: "It's not like there a merc Cbay, is there?"
[17:17] Alathon: (eh, a 7 isn't bad)
[17:17] Mani: (More to the point, a 31 is pretty decent. :) )
[17:17] Reis: ("And I said unto you, 'May all the rolls of the world blow monkey balls'.")
[17:17] Alathon: Celeste: "At least with any reputable company there is more than just a purchase.. there are contract negotiations, and all manners of terms and conditions."
[17:18] Reis: (True, but I don't think any rolls this session have broken ten :P )
[17:18] Alathon: You will find all six
[17:18] Mani: (My bluff roll did.)
[17:18] Sheena: "Would reputable companys send hords of thoes greys out to slughter?"
[17:19] * Reis frowns as she works. "Given orders, reputable companies would likely do anything but betray their contract."
[17:19] * Mani occupies herself while Reis searches by looking at nothing in particular and smiling slightly.
[17:19] Reis: (Any luck finding a search engine?)
[17:19] Alathon: the Skybolts and Executive Outcomes both have very professionally laid out holo-sites, from the intros displaying them protecting VIPs and blowing away targets, to lists of past campaigns, specific types of contracts they accept, etc etc
[17:19] Sheena: (why's mani High?)
[17:19] Alathon: Finding a search engine is trivial
[17:20] Reis: (And if there's any load time, I'll be running like a dozen windows simultaneously, doing the work on one while waiting for the others to load :P )
[17:20] Alathon: The other four are.. less professional.
[17:20] Sheena: "Past compaings? Reis look up there most recent"
[17:20] Mani: (Windows: Abyss Edition)
[17:20] Kuonji: (heh)
[17:20] Alathon: (Windos AE: When we say we eat your soul, we're not kidding)
[17:21] * Reis nods and takes a look to see if the most recent campaign is us.
[17:21] * Reis checks out the other four companies - they're 'less professional', how so?
[17:21] Alathon: For Executive Outcomes, it is described as a peacekeeping operation, putting down ethnic conflicts on some planet you've never heard of
[17:22] Alathon: This was less than a year ago.
[17:22] Sheena: "... well isnt that a cute way to put it"
[17:22] Alathon: For the Skybolts.. the last campaign listed is more than eight years ago, and was described in nebulous terms.
[17:22] * Reis blinks. "Hm... EO doesn't seem to list us. I suppose they're waiting until they're done."
[17:23] Kuonji: "Eight years? That seems like a long time to be without work..."
[17:23] * Mani looks over.
[17:23] Mani: "Hm?"
[17:23] Alathon: The other four aren't as polished, and have a lot more in the way of bragging and glowing testimonials from people you've never heard of
[17:23] Sheena: "That or there not going to list the fact most of there operation was whiped ou

[Alathon]

Session 58 - part 2

[17:23] Sheena: "That or there not going to list the fact most of there operation was whiped out"
[17:23] * Reis frowns. "Definitely... We'll need to ask Myshaella what was up since then."
[17:23] Mani: "I imagine they don't list missions that'll cause them more trouble than fame."
[17:23] Alathon: Celeste: "That is most.. incongrous."
[17:24] Alathon: Celeste: "Those two, at least, are almost certainly what your captive claimed -- bonded mercenary companies."
[17:24] Alathon: Celeste: "The other four, I cannot say one way or another"
[17:24] * Reis nods. "The others... they could be, or they could be gangs on adrenal highs."
[17:24] * Reis runs all six companies through the search engine to see what hits most.
[17:25] Alathon: Celeste: "You might consider establishing an alias and making anonymous inquiries concerning prisoner exchanges... "
[17:25] Alathon: EO gets the first several pages.
[17:25] Reis: Well, just running each name at once - she's looking to see what sites there are about them OTHER than their own.
[17:25] Alathon: Except for one clump of news about the Skybolts being involved in an abortive coup de'etat.
[17:25] Kuonji: (hey, is one of the companies named Black Water?)
[17:25] Reis: Various mentions, ie, 'those fucking assholes'.
[17:26] Alathon: The others get no mention unless you really dig, in which case you'll get a few stories about "so-and-so is rumored to have taken up employment with...."
[17:26] Reis: Basically, figure out what the dominant feel usually is for them.
[17:26] Alathon: in the context of so-and-so being a schmuck of varying calibres
[17:26] Alathon: (none of the six mentioned are)
[17:27] Alathon: (er, none of the six you're searching for are)
[17:27] Reis: Hm... Reis will take a closer look into that bit about the coup d'etat.
[17:27] Reis: Though since that's personal curiousity, it'll be more into the background.
[17:28] Reis: Her major search will be for data on the precise details of the mercenary community.
[17:28] Alathon: If you look for stories, most of them will be about some two-bit kingdom somewhere you've never heard of, and a bunch of stuff about 'guymelefs'
[17:28] Reis: Ie, the 'bonding commission' or whatever...
[17:28] Alathon: some sort of mobile armor
[17:28] Reis: (Bwahahahahahahahaha!)
[17:28] Reis: (What two-bit kingdom? :P )
[17:28] Alathon: anyways, the gist is that they are rumored to have taken a serious drubbing, and it cost them reputation wise, and personell wise
[17:28] Kuonji: (guymelefs?)
[17:28] Reis: Would that be their job eight years ago?
[17:29] Alathon: Asturia
[17:29] Alathon: and yes
[17:29] Reis: (Heh)
[17:29] Alathon: Asturia is the kingdom they were trying to knock down
[17:29] Sheena: (oops?)
[17:29] Alathon: (.. and no, it wasn't fanelia or zaibach ;p )
[17:30] Reis: (Well, my anime fan instincts are screaming to research more, but... Reis doesn't think it's that big a deal :P )
[17:30] Alathon: Yuuno: "Okay, so.. what's the deal?"
[17:30] Reis: What information about the mercenary authorities or bonding commission or whatever the title?
[17:30] Alathon: There's a commission authorized by the proprieter of the bar
[17:30] Mani: (That's part of the reason I've made no effort to look up any series I'm unfamiliar with that's part of the campaign setting. :) )
[17:31] Alathon: yearly fees, bonds posted, etc etc etc
[17:31] Alathon: You can check their rolls for company names if you want
[17:31] Alathon: I'm assumimng you do
[17:31] Reis: How does it work? An authority that basically says 'These people are trustworthy'?
[17:31] Alathon: the Skybolts and Executive Outcomes are both bonded; EO has an S grade bond, the Skybolts an A grade bond
[17:31] Alathon: which was supposedly downgraded around six years back.
[17:32] Alathon: the other four are unbonded.
[17:32] Reis: Hm. Is that S/A grade thing a rating of competence, or of trustworthiness?
[17:32] Alathon: merc companies pay them vast sums of life-force in bonds to hold against malfeasance on the part of the merc company; if they break contract, they forfeit the bond to the employer
[17:32] Alathon: trustworthiness
[17:32] Reis: (... Also, it's been a while, but isn't Executive Outcomes from Black Lagoon? :P )
[17:33] Alathon: (it's actually from the real world, and Black Lagoon referenced them obliquely)
[17:33] Alathon: (they were shut down, and spun off into Aegis I believe)
[17:33] Reis: (Heh, funkay)
[17:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "You can probably dig around in there for days."
[17:33] Alathon: Yuuno: "But a response might be less than immediate; are we going to fire something off?"
[17:34] Kuonji: "I think we should... Taichou?"
[17:34] Reis: All righty... so essentially, a bonded company has LOTS and LUDICROUS amounts of cash held hostage against them performing their contracts?
[17:34] * Reis researches 'Nanoha' while the talk goes on.
[17:34] Alathon: One other thing you'll notice; the bonding commission holopage does, in fact, have links to various escrow houses
[17:34] Reis: (Escrow?)
[17:35] Alathon: (Myshaella mentioned it; for doing prisoner trades or ransoms, a third party is used as an intermediary so neither side has to 'go first')
[17:35] * Mani nods.
[17:35] Mani: "Sounds like a good idea."
[17:35] Sheena: "Well we have this connection we should try and look up the rest of our problems"
[17:35] Alathon: On the topic of nanoha, you'll find lots of references to her ownership of the bar, various people being killed by her for making asses of themselves in the bar, and.. nothing else.
[17:36] * Reis takes a look at the 'escrow houses' too.
[17:36] Reis: Nothing on reputation or anything?
[17:36] Reis: Ah well.
[17:37] Reis: Do we contact them through an escrow house, or directly and then agree on one?
[17:37] Mani: (Gee, if computer time is paid for by life force, I bet marathon gaming session deaths are much more common here than in real life...)
[17:37] Alathon: Myshaella suggested contacting them directly
[17:37] Reis: (Heh)
[17:37] Alathon: presumably a 3rd party would be decided upon as part of negotiations
[17:37] * Reis opens up an e-mail or whatever. "Mani-san, how should we compose this?"
[17:38] Kuonji: (probably about even with korea, yarrow)
[17:38] Sheena: (set up a Gmail account?)
[17:38] Sheena: (heh)
[17:39] Kuonji: "If you get a chance, do you think you could run a search on the TSA, and on Unisom devices?"
[17:39] Mani: "Hmm. I think a general inquiry asking for information on ransoming prisoners to start."
[17:39] * Reis nods, types it up and sends it off.
[17:39] Mani: (A special device to put your enemies to sleep. :) )
[17:40] * Reis indeed was JUST about to search for the TSA and Unison Devices, and does so now.
[17:40] Kuonji: (unison, fuck I keep doing that... what the hell)
[17:40] * Reis also searches for Midchilda - do they have a planetary address posted? ;)
[17:40] Alathon: No, they don't have a planetary address posted ;p
[17:40] Alathon: You will however find mention of it, largely in reference to the TSA
[17:40] Reis: Darnination and suchlike :P
[17:40] Alathon: There is a TSA homepage, as well as lots of articles about them
[17:40] Alathon: some nice, some not so nice
[17:41] * Reis will research the 'Velka style' that Celeste mentioned in relation to Unison Devices, too.
[17:41] Reis: How're the nice/not-nice ones slanted?
[17:41] Alathon: anyways.. you don't have to write out the whole email, just decide what it says in general
[17:41] Mani: (They have their mail sent to a Pocket Dimension box.)
[17:41] * Reis browses out the homepage.
[17:41] Mani: (She already sent it. :) )
[17:41] Alathon: (okay good, missed that line)
[17:42] Reis: E-mail is basically an inquiry, yup.
[17:42] Alathon: You find minimal mention of a Velkan style of magic, except a description of the visual artifact associated with it's use.. a slowly spinning triangle, capped at each corner with a spinning circle
[17:43] * Reis blinks. "... Myshaella?"
[17:43] Mani: (Gee, accidentally hitting 'refresh all' can be pretty annoying. Especially when you have a bunch of Youtube pages open...)
[17:43] * Reis cocks her head thinking of something, then shrugs and moves on to Unison Devices.
[17:43] Alathon: The TSA holopage is about what you'd expect of something like the FBI's webpage.. links on where you can go to report so-and-so, pictures of particularly dangerous known criminals, a mission statement, a few news items.. etc
[17:43] Mani: "What's that?"
[17:43] Alathon: Unison devices have even less mention
[17:44] Alathon: They're listed in connection to Velkan magic, as artifically created life-forms designed to bolster another mage's power, not unlike Familiars.
[17:44] * Reis blinks. "Ah, Myshaella-san apparently used the Velkan style."
[17:44] * Reis checks the mission statement.
[17:45] * Reis browses the 'extremely dangerous criminals' section for future reference.
[17:45] Reis: ('Open new window'. I love that button.)
[17:45] * Mani watches the people going by with some interest.
[17:45] Mani: ("Hey, Tsukasa's in here!" :) )
[17:46] Reis: (Nah, she signed up :P )
[17:46] Alathon: You take down a few names, none of which you recognize. And heh, no, Tsukasa doesn't make the Most Wanted list for the TSA
[17:46] Alathon: Anyways
[17:46] Sheena: (girl clearly isnt trying hard enought9
[17:46] Alathon: more to the point, you'll find the the TSA does in fact have a small office here in the bar
[17:46] Kuonji: (no sennsh alts? ;p)
[17:46] Kuonji: Z(senshi)
[17:46] Reis: What's the mission statement?
[17:47] Kuonji: "Hey, we should look up the senshi too!"
[17:47] * Reis blinks. "Ah... that's worth a check."
[17:47] * Reis starts another search yay! Senshi/Crystal-Tokyo.
[17:47] Reis: And Serenity.
[17:48] Alathon: you'll get plenty of hits
[17:48] Alathon: many of them in the "refugee from a Crystal Tokyo" category
[17:48] Alathon: "
[17:48] Sheena: "well hello.."
[17:48] * Reis sweatdrops. "... Well... I suppose we knew this wasn't going to be pleasant..."
[17:48] Alathon: "so-and-so escaped from..", "fled with her family from... ", "left behind an extended family..." etc
[17:48] Sheena: "Celest is there any way to data link?"
[17:49] Alathon: "so-and-so species were exterminated utterly by Sailor Saturn."
[17:49] Alathon: That one shows up a lot
[17:49] Sheena: (lol)
[17:49] Alathon: Apparently she blows up planets.
[17:49] Alathon: Or shatters them. Or something like that.
[17:49] Mani: (She was a Vorlon planet buster in a previous life.)
[17:49] * Reis blinks. "... Sakura-san. Be VERY, very cautious and tactful in your pursuit of Miss Saturn."
[17:49] Alathon: Celeste has been standing back a bit, trying not to nose into your busines too much, and is a little surprised.
[17:49] Alathon: Celeste, startled: "With your communicators?"
[17:50] * Sheena wsitsls a bit
[17:50] Sheena: "I feel like a whimp now, i havnt even manged a mountan"
[17:50] * Sheena looks back at celeste
[17:50] Alathon: Celeste: "I.. suppose there might be a way. I do not, however, know it; you will likely need to look up specifications for various communication formats, and adapt your communicators to handle them."
[17:50] Sheena: "Yes"
[17:50] Sheena: "Ok"
[17:50] Mani: "Let's not hook our communicators up to a foreign network, thanks."
[17:50] * Reis nods. "Yes... at the least we can store the raw data and then figure out the format."
[17:50] Mani: "We should look into buying an empty data storage device."
[17:51] Sheena: "Our coms no, but a secure pda later.."
[17:51] Sheena: "That to"
[17:51] * Reis nods. "I'll write down the sites we want, then..."
[17:52] * Reis researches 'devices' in general.
[17:52] * Mani looks around to see if any nearby places seem to sell such devices.
[17:52] * Sheena looks over to yuuno
[17:52] * Reis glances up for a moment. "Are there any searches anyone has in mind?"
[17:52] Sheena: "Hey yuuno, how deep should we dig?"
[17:53] Alathon: I'll assume you'll take the time to pass the search check; there are vending machines for datacubes and suchlike.
[17:53] * Reis blinks and does a search for Yuuno.
[17:53] Alathon: You can acquire one for a minimal number of motes.
[17:53] Reis: (Did he give us 'Scrya' too? I forgot :P )
[17:53] Mani: "Could search for ourselves, but that seems like vanity more than anything else."
[17:53] Alathon: Nope
[17:53] Kuonji: "And who knows what we'd find."
[17:53] Mani: "I'll get something to store data."
[17:53] Alathon: But you do, indeed, find a Yuuno Scrya listed; an obituary, dated more than a thousand years ago
[17:53] Kuonji: "I dunno if I'm up for knowing one of my analogues is a gay porn star or something."
[17:54] Alathon: from a Midchildan newspaper
[17:54] * Reis nods slightly. "I think... it might be a little more comfortable not to know more about the other 'us'es."
[17:54] * Mani goes to a nearby vending machine.
[17:54] * Reis blinks and cocks her head. "... Yuuno-san, would you like to take a look? This is the closest bit I found while searching for your name."
[17:54] * Sheena looks in with yuuno
[17:54] * Reis frowns. "Your namesake?"
[17:54] Alathon: Was a noted researcher for the TSA; vanished without a trace. Was connected to Nanoha Takamachi, Fate Testarossa, and Hayate Yagami.
[17:55] Alathon: Yuuno peers at it.. he doesn't seem the least bit surprised.
[17:55] Mani: (Is there a picture of a ferret? :) )
[17:55] Alathon: He nods slightly as he reads.
[17:55] * Sheena frowns at the screen
[17:55] Sheena: "Reis, look up device, heart, dark heart"
[17:55] * Reis blinks repeatedly at the 'connected to person named Nanoha' remark, and does a search for all three of those names once they're done.
[17:55] Alathon: No, there's a picture of an old but well-aged man, 60+ maybe, with silvered hair pulled back in a tail, and glasses
[17:56] * Mani comes back with a storage device and gives it to Reis.
[17:56] Reis: (No "Mr Ferret Changeling"? :P )
[17:56] Alathon: There's nothing when you search on nanoha
[17:56] * Reis glances at Yuuno. "Does that help, Yuuno-sensei?"
[17:56] Alathon: but when you search on the other two, she's mentioned.. they were all TSA operatives at some point, 1000+ years ago
[17:56] Alathon: Yuuno: "I don't know."
[17:56] Alathon: Yuuno: "But, thank you, Reis."
[17:56] * Mani looks at Celeste.
[17:56] Mani: "Does the TSA have much pull around here?"
[17:56] * Reis smiles faintly. "No problem, sensei."
[17:57] Alathon: Celeste: "To my knowledge, they have no more 'pull' than any organization. Which is to say, no."
[17:57] * Mani nods.
[17:57] Sheena: (you get sheena's line reis?)
[17:57] * Reis frowns and nods. "Hm... Or perhaps it's just different 'Nanohas'? I suppose it's not that rare a name. Any world that has a Japan will have dozens of them."
[17:57] * Reis does a search on file formats.
[17:57] Alathon: Celeste: ".. it should go without saying, but it would be a stretch to assume that this woman, and the one which owns this bar, are the same being."
[17:58] * Reis runs one on Dark Heart as well.
[17:58] Alathon: Celeste looks sharply at Reis when she says 'Nanoha', but doesn't say anything.
[17:58] Alathon: nothing on dark heart.
[17:58] * Reis blinks at Celeste. "Hm? Something wrong, Celeste-san?"
[17:58] Reis: ("The White Devil comes when her name is called..." :P )
[17:58] Alathon: Celeste: "I suppose not..."
[17:58] Mani: "Keep in mind that digging into someone who may be the owner of this place may trip some flags."
[17:59] Sheena: "We likly have all ready"
[17:59] Alathon: Celeste: "It is a superstition, that it is unwise to name truely powerful demonic beings, lest you attract their attention.. and not an unfounded one, mind you."
[17:59] Alathon: Celeste: "I would assume that many who pass through here dig for that same name, for what it is worth."
[17:59] Sheena: "Any way.. reis recored all that info we found on the other senshi,"
[17:59] Sheena: "The boss seem interested in that before"
[17:59] Kuonji: ("Y'gnolac!")
[17:59] Alathon: (there's no way she recorded it ALL..)
[17:59] Sheena: (some)
[18:00] * Reis records a decent cross-section of the Senshi data.
[18:00] Alathon: (there was a more or less unending list of atrocities of various sorts committed by them, or in their name)
[18:00] Mani: "Probably, which is why I'm not too concerned. But digging too deeply could attract notice."
[18:00] Reis: Nothing nice?
[18:00] Alathon: (there are some that were 'not as bad')
[18:00] Alathon: (it would, of course, occur to you all that good news rarely makes the six o'clock news)
[18:00] * Reis grabs as much as possible of every subject she'd researched - ie, the merc and TSA homepages, mercenary information...
[18:01] Reis: (Heh, indeed)
[18:01] Alathon: (Crystal Tokyo celebrates ten thousand years of peace, is not very interesting)
[18:01] Mani: (Did she look up us?)
[18:01] Alathon: (not as far as I know)
[18:01] Reis: (Nope)
[18:01] Reis: (If asked she will, but it's just kinda creepy otherwise :P )
[18:01] Alathon: Yuuno: "So.. we gonna visit the local TSA reps or not?"
[18:01] * Mani watches someone walk by.
[18:01] Kuonji: "I guess we should."
[18:01] * Reis nods. "I'd plan to... Just finishing up here..."
[18:02] * Reis snags file conversion data so we can actually READ it back in CT.
[18:02] Mani: "Yep. Want your drinks before, after, or once we've gotten home?"
[18:03] * Reis cocks her head, goes to a search engine, and hits 'I'm feeling lucky' or the equivalent.
[18:03] Sheena: "When ever's good for me, tho it seems rude to come to some ones bar and not even have one drink"
[18:03] Mani: (Search engine: "Me, too!")
[18:03] Reis: Ie, what just pops out the most from a random trawl?
[18:04] Kuonji: "I say after we finish our buisness."
[18:04] Reis: I know that on OUR internet a random search will probably turn up exceptionally deviant pornography... What do we get here? :P
[18:05] * Mani nods in Yuuno's direction.
[18:05] Mani: "She's the one who said she needed a couple."
[18:05] Alathon: Yuuno: "I can wait."
[18:05] * Reis nods, chewing on her lower lip. "I suppose we may have MORE reason to drink after we finish our business... Before or after checking out the TSA, sensei?"
[18:05] Mani: "Good."
[18:06] Mani: "Almost done here, Reis?"
[18:06] * Reis cocks her head. "All right... does anyone else have any particular searches they want before we finish up with this?"
[18:06] * Mani ponders.
[18:06] Mani: "Probably worthless, but look up Addington."
[18:06] Reis: (Still wondering what pure random site selection will give me - ie, what's the most common subject on this network?)
[18:07] * Reis nods and tosses it in.
[18:07] Mani: (An ad for a random store in the bar. :p )
[18:07] Alathon: the name comes up a few times.. but none of them seem to bear any relation
[18:07] Alathon: none of them are human, for one
[18:08] * Reis blinks and checks a little more carefully.
[18:08] Reis: (Hey, just not being human doesn't mean you can't reign over a theocratic state in disguise! :P )
[18:09] Alathon: nothing useful or relevant on an of em
[18:09] Alathon: any
[18:09] Reis: Ah well.
[18:09] Reis: What about the random trawl?
[18:09] Alathon: hot hot Arcturan porn
[18:10] * Reis sweatdrops. "... It seems sentient beings are the same in any dimension."
[18:10] * Sheena blsinks at that
[18:10] Alathon: at least, that's what the sites say. they don't look that hot to you.
[18:10] Reis: "... Anyone else have any search ideas?"
[18:12] Reis: (... Anyone else here?)
[18:12] Alathon: (good question)
[18:12] Kuonji: (what's an arcturan look like?)
[18:12] Mani: (I think we're all here.)
[18:13] Alathon: (humanoid but fish-themed.. kinda like what you'd expect cartoon merfolk to look like)
[18:13] Reis: (I think our eyes have been scarred enough to know what an Arcturan looks like... at least, naked and while having sex. I KNEW I wasn't lucky)
[18:13] Sheena: "Could have done with out seeing that reis"
[18:13] Mani: (Which half is the fish part? :) )
[18:13] Alathon: (webbed fingers, vestigial scales on their heads and some other places, etc)
[18:13] Sheena: "hmm.. odd position tho.."
[18:13] * Reis closes the window instantly.
[18:13] Kuonji: ("I'd hit it.")
[18:13] Mani: ("Oooh, look at him fertilizing those eggs in that nest!")
[18:14] Alathon: (they're hermaphroditic, so it's kind of hard to connect to their porn)
[18:14] Alathon: (a lot of what they consider erotic isn't immediaty obvious to the human viewer)
[18:14] Reis: (... They're fish-people, it's REALLY hard to connect to their porn)
[18:14] Kuonji: (heh, you've put some thought into this I see.)
[18:15] Reis: (Either that or he made it up on the spot :P )
[18:15] Kuonji: (unless, of course, you're a fish fucker.)
[18:16] Mani: "I think we're done here. You can always come back later if you want to look at more of that, Reis..."
[18:16] * Reis sighs and closes down then.
[18:16] Sheena: "We will have to to check on that message any way?
[18:16] Mani: "Right."
[18:16] Reis: (I hit a button I shouldn't have ;_; )
[18:17] Mani: (Usagi: "I just want you to explain one thing to me. Why, exactly, did you bring back a storage device filled with fish porn?")
[18:17] Reis: (I did NOT download that! :P )
[18:17] Mani: (Like you said, you hit a button you shouldn't have. ;) )
[18:18] Reis: (I wasn't feeling THAT lucky.)
[18:19] * Reis checks the PDA before closing down - does it have everything she wanted, and NO hot hot arcturan porn?
[18:20] Mani: (How long have we been at the bar now?)
[18:20] Alathon: it looks like it
[18:20] Alathon: several hours
[18:20] Alathon: wel
[18:20] Alathon: a bit less than two, actually
[18:20] Alathon: and most of that in the network booth
[18:20] Mani: (Is everyone feeling like they ... ok, I guess a break to sit down and get something to eat isn't necessary yet, then.)
[18:20] Reis: (Heh, gotcha)
[18:21] Mani: (Or is now a good time for a rl break?)
[18:21] * Reis takes the device once the computer's closed down, and hands it to Kuonji. "Here, Sakura-san, could you put this in your hair?"
[18:21] * Kuonji takes it and does so
[18:22] Alathon: (well, not really)
[18:22] Alathon: (since we have one more thing to hit, and I don't wanna be starting it 7 hours in)
[18:22] Reis: (Heh)
[18:23] Mani: "Ok, let's go to the TSA. I figure I can ask for some general information, first."
[18:23] * Mani looks at Yuuno & Sakura.
[18:23] Mani: "Do you two want to ask about the subjects that interest you after that?"
[18:23] * Kuonji nods
[18:24] Alathon: Yuuno: "I'm not actually sure just what I want to ask, so I could certainly use a little time to think it over."
[18:24] * Reis nods, stretching out once she's away from the terminal.
[18:24] Mani: "Ok. You don't need to ask anything on this visit if you prefer."
[18:24] Alathon: Yuuno nods.
[18:25] Mani: "Should we avoid calling you by name while we're there?"
[18:25] Reis: "We can probably return without too much trouble... Take as much time as you need, sensei."
[18:25] Alathon: Yuuno thinks it over.
[18:26] Alathon: Yuuno: "Well, if I'm really That Yuuno, I'm officially long dead."
[18:26] Alathon: Yuuno: "I don't see any need to hide or pretend."
[18:26] Alathon: Yuuno, a little amused: "I certainly can't be the only Yuuno out here."
[18:26] Mani: "I don't know if you're that one or another. Either way, it's up to you."
[18:27] * Reis nods. "I had a classmate named Yuuno, so..."
[18:27] Alathon: Yuuno: "Thanks.. "
[18:27] Mani: "All right. Let's go, then."
[18:27] Reis: (Hey, it's an existing Japanese name - for girls at least :P )
[18:28] * Reis goes with the rest.
[18:28] Mani: (And ferrets.)
[18:29] Reis: (Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to the TSA we go?)
[18:29] Alathon: It's not hard to find at all.
[18:30] Mani: (Especially with Celeste there and Reis having just looked it up on the network...)
[18:30] Alathon: If you ask, Celeste can find the way; if not, one of you (Reis?) can figure out the holo-console quickly enough to find your way to the TSA office.
[18:30] Alathon: Either way you'll end up there.
[18:30] Alathon: And.. it's an office.
[18:31] Alathon: At least, that's what the decor screams... much more 'business' than 'police', really.
[18:31] Reis: Office-ey. :P
[18:31] Alathon: There's actually art on the walls.
[18:31] * Reis checks out the art.
[18:31] Alathon: Landscapes, of course.
[18:31] Mani: (Please don't let it be those stupid motivational posters.)
[18:31] Alathon: And a bowl of fruit.
[18:31] Reis: (Thrawn-style :P )
[18:32] Alathon: There's some sort of soft music in the background.. it sounds like an orchestra composed entirely of bells, but it's down pretty low.
[18:32] Reis: (Hey, maybe they have a Nanoha-themed 'Friendship' motivational poster ^_^ )
[18:32] * Reis looks around a bit.
[18:33] Alathon: (Link: http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/ ... lomacy.jpg)http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h102/Xylthixlm/motivator-rusheddiplomacy.jpg
[18:33] Reis: (Heh)
[18:33] Reis: (Nanoha has some kind of special feat. 'DC to resist Diplomacy checks is equal to the damage you have sustained.')
[18:34] Reis: People, I presume?
[18:35] Alathon: anyways
[18:35] Alathon: moving on
[18:35] Alathon: yes, there's a person
[18:35] * Mani looks at the room and occupant.
[18:35] * Reis looks at the person/
[18:35] Alathon: A young-ish (say, 30-35) woman with deep blue hair, wearing what is presumably a TSA uniform, sits in a window.. looks sort of like an information booth.
[18:36] Alathon: Hard to tell how tall she is, as she's presumably sitting, but she's got human features and eyes.
[18:36] Alathon: eyes are hazel, if you're curious
[18:36] * Mani walks over.
[18:36] Reis: (Oh dear. It's a Hallaoun child, isn't it?)
[18:36] Alathon: Woman: "Welcome to this Time-Space Administration Bureau branch office."
[18:37] * Reis stays mostly behind Mani, but steps up as well.
[18:37] Alathon: Woman: "I am Miriam Halloun; what can I do for you?"
[18:37] Mani: "Good day. We'd like some information on your organization."
[18:37] Alathon: Miriam: "Hmm.. a flyer and our holosite address, or something more specific?"
[18:39] Mani: "Some of my companions may have more specific questions, but I'd like some general information for now. If you have something a bit more detailed than a flyer, that would be appreciated."
[18:39] Sheena: (halloun?)
[18:39] Reis: (Chrono/Amy's kid, eh? A few thousand years removed :P )
[18:40] Alathon: Miriam: "Well.. we do have a historical retrospective on sale this month."
[18:40] Sheena: (she have that sprig of hair that wont stay down?)
[18:40] Alathon: (no, her hair seems to be staying down just fine; it's shoulder length, and cut rather normally)
[18:40] * Reis cocks her head. "A history of the bureau?"
[18:41] Alathon: Miriam, enthusiastically: "Absolutely! Over a thousand years of interdimensional law enforcement, from the founding on Midkemia through to the common era."?
[18:42] * Reis cocks her head. "Midkemia?"
[18:42] Mani: "That sounds good. Do you have anything else to offer? I'm not sure when I'll be back this way, so I'd like any material I can take with me to look over."
[18:42] Reis: (Gack. I need more gestures)
[18:42] Alathon: (did I say midkemia instead of Midchilda?)
[18:43] Alathon: (sigh)
[18:43] Reis: (Yeah, you did :P )
[18:43] Alathon: (... assume I said Midchilda)
[18:43] Reis: (Gotcha, retcon my question then :P )
[18:43] Alathon: Miriam: "Hmmm."
[18:43] Mani: "My interest is in information more than presentation, mind you."
[18:44] Alathon: Miriam: "I could make available a copy of the Administration Code, an up-to-date record of all laws and ordinances enforced within our sphere of influence?"
[18:44] Mani: "That would be perfect."
[18:45] * Reis smiles and nods. "Yes, we'd appreciate that."
[18:45] Alathon: Miriam: "Anything more I'd have to commission, which I can certainly do for you."
[18:45] Alathon: Miriam: "All right.. data or hardcopy?"
[18:45] * Reis checks the PDA - do we have the spare space?
[18:45] Alathon: Miriam: "There is a surcharge for hardcopy, mind you."
[18:45] Alathon: (yeah, plenty)
[18:45] * Reis informs Mani that the PDA has the room :P
[18:46] * Reis makes sure to organize all the numerous files into various folders, of course, by subject and source.
[18:46] Mani: "What's the surcharge?"
[18:46] Mani: (Reis looked up the data format so we can retrieve what she saved, right?)
[18:47] Reis: Yup.
[18:47] Alathon: Miriam: "One sliver per ten pages with a minimum four sliver charge."
[18:47] Mani: "Data should be fine."
[18:47] Alathon: She sounds a little appologetic
[18:47] Alathon: Miriam: "I'm afraid we -- of course."
[18:47] Alathon: A little relieved now.
[18:48] * Reis blinks and wonders what she was about to say.
[18:48] Alathon: Miriam: "Just key your unit to our office key and we'll send it all right over."
[18:48] Alathon: gimme a computer use roll, Reis
[18:48] Reis: roll 1d20+24
[18:48] Mani: "As for commissioning anything, I think I'll need to look at this data first, but perhaps you could include a list of what could be commissioned?"
[18:48] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+24 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{39}
[18:48] Alathon: You succeed, and it wasn't really that hard to figure out as far as you can tell
[18:49] Alathon: Miriam: "Well.. requests for incident reports which have been made public, or for investigation of the public section of our archives, for one."
[18:50] Sheena: "Does the TSA have a listing of known devices past and present?"
[18:50] Mani: "I see."
[18:50] Alathon: Miriam: "In the interest of transparency, we also make public records of official censure and discipline."
[18:50] Alathon: Miriam sweatdrops.
[18:50] Reis: (Gack. That'd be LUDICROUSLY large. Like... 45 billion entries?)
[18:50] * Sheena laughts lighty
[18:51] Alathon: Miriam: "I'm sure you've heard rumors like that from time to time, but I am afraid that we do not. Maintaining those kind of records are downright impossible as far as I can tell."
[18:51] Alathon: Miriam: "Certainly, of those employed by the TSA, but that information is not publicly distributed."
[18:51] Mani: "Could you include those public records, please?"
[18:51] Alathon: Miriam: "Whose record?"
[18:51] Sheena: "Oh sorry for the stuiped question then, we just had a little problem with out town guests and there toys"
[18:52] Alathon: Miriam: "Oh! If you would like to file a request for intervention, I can make that form available to you as well."
[18:53] Mani: "I was hoping for a general listing. It's good to know how an organization deals with discipline."
[18:53] Alathon: Miriam: "Oh.. I'm afraid we do not make the entire database available."
[18:53] Alathon: Miriam: "Given the datamining concerns, I'm sure you can appreciate the importance of minimizing the degree to which we can be profiled."
[18:54] * Reis frowns, glancing at Sheena for a moment. "Hm... We'd have to pass it all by our chain of command, but, we could take the form at least I suppose. What's the usual wait time after a request is filed, by the way?"
[18:54] Alathon: (4 to 6 weeks ;p )
[18:55] Reis: (For armed intervention? That's pretty damn good)
[18:55] Alathon: Miriam: "I'm afraid I cannot really say, given the dependance on establishing contact and cooperational aggreements with local authorities."
[18:55] Alathon: Miriam pauses.
[18:56] Alathon: Miriam: "I'm assuming of course that you all live outside the TSA administrated systems?"
[18:56] * Mani nods.
[18:56] * Reis nods. "Actually... we're somewhat interested in visiting Midchilda. Do you have a list of dimensional addresses or the like?"
[18:58] Alathon: Miriam: "I don't, but I could put you in contact with the appropriate department."
[18:58] * Reis nods. "I'd appreciate that."
[18:58] * Sheena looks at some of the stuff in the office and wander over by celeste
[18:58] * Kuonji waits patiently for Mani and Reis to finish their buisness
[18:58] Alathon: Celeste is sitting on a chair off to the side, eyes closed, doing nothing.
[19:00] Alathon: Miriam will give you the netcode to contact them.
[19:00] Mani: "Well, I think that's all the questions I have for now."
[19:00] * Sheena just sits down next to her and moves a hand over to touch her.
[19:01] * Kuonji approaches the desk
[19:01] * Reis gives space for Kuonji.
[19:01] Alathon: She'll gladly cuddle a little.
[19:01] Kuonji: "Hmm... I suppose this may seem like a rather odd question, but what can you tell me about Unison devices?"
[19:01] Alathon: Miriam blinks.
[19:01] Alathon: Miriam, surprised: "About what?"
[19:02] Kuonji: "Unison devices."
[19:02] Alathon: Miriam: "Some sort of device for focusing magical energies? I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the term.. wait one moment."
[19:03] Alathon: She stands up, taps something on the holographic keyboard she was using that makes it and the screen vanish, then heads around a corner.
[19:03] Alathon: Miriam's voice: "Ephram? Ephram, are you back?"
[19:04] Alathon: There'll be a short 'finding each other' back and forth between her, and a gravelly male voice. Soon enough, Miriam returns, with an older man (presumably Ephram) in tow.
[19:04] * Reis smiles and bows slightly. "Good afternoon."
[19:04] Alathon: Ephram: "Pleased to meet you."
[19:04] * Reis defereth to Kuonji.
[19:05] Alathon: Ephram, to Kuonji: "Could you describe this device you are looking for information on in greater detail, by any chance?"
[19:05] * Kuonji bows "Likewise."
[19:05] Kuonji: "Well, it's a rather long story."
[19:05] * Reis glances at Kuonji, and suddenly realizes mental communication or sign language would be REALLY handy.
[19:06] Alathon: Ephram looks past you.. to the empty office.
[19:06] Alathon: Ephram, wryly: "I think we can fit it in."
[19:07] Alathon: Ephram plops down in the seat, leaving Miriam sort of hovering behind him, unsure where to go.
[19:07] Kuonji: (there a seat for Kuonji?)
[19:07] Alathon: (his seat is raised, it keeps him at eye level with you, almost)
[19:07] Kuonji: (ah)
[19:08] * Sheena keep an on the chat and room when not being distracted
[19:09] Kuonji: "I'm looking for information on an artifact that takes the from of a six inch tall humanoid and can apparantly enhance a mage's magical powers."
[19:09] Alathon: Ephram: "Huh."
[19:10] Alathon: Ephram thinks it over for a moment.
[19:10] Alathon: Ephram: "Why?"
[19:10] Alathon: Miriam suddenly looks a little embarassed, and like she wants to say something, but doesn't butt in.
[19:11] *** Sheena has signed off IRC (Connection reset by peer).
[19:11] * Reis glances at Kuonji, since it's his call what to let slip.
[19:11] * Kuonji hesitates for a moment "It's rather personal."
[19:11] *** DCG has joined #crystaltokyo.
[19:11] Mani: ("We're in love.")
[19:11] *** DCG is now known as Sheena.
[19:12] Alathon: Ephram: "Is this, 'I'm yet another mage looking for a way to blow more shit up faster, and probably get rich doing it' personal, or something else?"
[19:12] Kuonji: "The latter."
[19:13] Alathon: Ephram: "And?"
[19:13] * Kuonji looks at the secretary then back at Ephram
[19:13] Alathon: She's squirming, but clearly not in the position of authority.
[19:13] Kuonji: "If you want more details, I'd prefer it to be in private, and with at least one of my colleagues present."
[19:14] Alathon: Ephram thinks this over, then looks over to Miriam."
[19:14] Alathon: MIriam: "Any objection to taking your lunch break a bit early?"
[19:14] Alathon: She sure as hell looks like she wants to object, but says otherwise, and heads back into the office.
[19:15] Kuonji: (is it just me and him?)
[19:15] Alathon: and everyone behind you in the waiting room
[19:15] Alathon: which is the rest of the party
[19:16] Alathon: and nobody else
[19:16] Alathon: Ephram: "If you'd like, I can hang up the 'closed' sign for a bit."
[19:16] Kuonji: "I'd appreciate it."
[19:16] Mani: "Is this being recorded?"
[19:16] Alathon: He brings up a keyboard, taps something out on it.. then looks up at Mani's question.
[19:17] Alathon: Ephram: "All TSA offices and property is subject to around-the-clock monitoring."
[19:17] Alathon: (are)
[19:17] Alathon: Ephram: "Which shouldn't matter worth a damn, 'cuz I'm here too."
[19:18] Alathon: At which point he stands up, clicks something and the 'window' blanks into a wall.. and a door appears on the wall off to the party's left.
[19:18] Alathon: It's open, and he walks out.
[19:18] Alathon: He's got an almost-imperceptible limp, and a lot of grey hair.
[19:18] * Sheena blinks at that
[19:19] * Reis blinks. "... Hm. That has to be useful as a security measure."
[19:19] Alathon: He walks over the waiting area, and sits down on a couch, then taps a spot next to him, looking at the party.
[19:19] * Reis turns and bows to the actual not-holographic him.
[19:19] Alathon: He just sorta waves to you in response ;p
[19:20] * Mani takes a seat.
[19:20] * Reis moves up behind Kuonji to take a seat, presuming there are others available.
[19:20] Alathon: You can all get seated.
[19:21] * Kuonji takes a seat
[19:22] Kuonji: "Well, I've come this far, I guess I might as well just spil it."
[19:22] Mani: (And as he says that, the sprinklers go off.)
[19:22] * Reis looks for a glass of water, since that's obviously what he wants to spill.
[19:23] Alathon: Ephram listens.
[19:23] Kuonji: "I've managed to pick up a forced shape changing curse, and I've been told the form that I shift into is that of a Unison device, and that the TSA would be the best people to ask."
[19:24] Kuonji: "Not what you were expecting, I'm sure."
[19:24] Alathon: Ephram takes this in without showing anything on his face.
[19:24] * Reis pauses and observes him VERY carefully.
[19:24] Reis: roll 1d20+5 Sense Motive
[19:24] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+5 Sense Motive --> [ 1d20=1 ]{6}
[19:24] Alathon: Ephram: "Don't suppose you'd be willing to demonstrate? You've got some sort of field about you, but damned if I can make out just what it does."
[19:24] Reis: DR
[19:25] Reis: roll 1d20+5 Sense Motive and NOT critfail...
[19:25] Ala-bot: Reis rolled 1d20+5 Sense Motive and NOT critfail... --> [ 1d20=2 ]{7}
[19:25] Reis: ...
[19:25] Kuonji: "I figured you'd want me to."
[19:25] Alathon: Ephram: "Is it safe?"
[19:25] Reis: (Fate doesn't want me to see what he's thinking, eh?)
[19:25] * Kuonji looks to Mani "What do you think Taichou?"
[19:25] Sheena: "oh, you can see that?"
[19:25] * Sheena looks a bit closer at the oldguy
[19:26] Alathon: Ephram almost rolls his eyes at Sheena.
[19:26] Kuonji: "Yeah, it's safe."
[19:26] Mani: "Well, if you want him to believe you..."
[19:26] Alathon: (he doesn't look at all magical to you, Sheena)
[19:26] * Kuonji shrugs and takes a canteed and a thermos out of his hairspace
[19:26] Kuonji: "So, who want's to assist me?"
[19:27] Mani: "I can."
[19:27] * Reis takes them.
[19:27] * Kuonji will hand them both to Mani
[19:27] Reis: (Or Mani does, also works ;) )
[19:27] Kuonji: "Wait, let me strip down and store my stuff first."
[19:27] * Mani puts the thermos to the side for the moment.
[19:28] Mani: "Of course."
[19:28] * Kuonji will store his non expandable clothes and items in his hairspace
[19:28] * Mani waits until Sakura is ready and then pours some cold water on his head.
[19:28] Kuonji: "Reaady when you are Taichou."
[19:28] Alathon: He suddenly looks surprised when you take your shirt off, but tries to wipe the look off his face ASAP.
[19:29] Reis: (Hahahhahahahahaahah!)
[19:29] Kuonji: (lol)
[19:29] Mani: (Oh, my god--you're male!)
[19:29] * Reis makes certain NOT to snicker at that reaction.
[19:29] Kuonji: (what's he think of the banana hammock shorts?)
[19:30] * Sheena grins from where she's sitting
[19:30] Reis: (And Mani poured the water on, so, we change! :P )
[19:30] Alathon: (no comment)
[19:30] Mani: (Then again, with all the different races scattered about, just having a male looking chest doesn't necessarily mean anything.)
[19:32] Alathon: (she did)
[19:32] Alathon: Ephram gapes when he changes.
[19:32] * Kuonji is now wet, six inches tall, and floating several feet off the ground
[19:32] Alathon: But after a few seconds, he gets control of himself.
[19:32] Alathon: Ephram: "Well, now. Well, now..."
[19:32] * Reis still blinks at that change...
[19:32] Alathon: Epham: "And you're still yourself, right?"
[19:32] Kuonji: "Yep."
[19:32] Alathon: Ephram: "Think the same, self-identify the same?"
[19:32] Kuonji: "As far as I have experienced."
[19:33] Alathon: Ephram, again: "Well,now.."
[19:33] Alathon: He tugs at his chin.
[19:33] Alathon: Ephram: "You've got me stumped. Gimme a sec."
[19:33] Alathon: He turns away from you, leaning back into the couch, and raises his hands as if to type.. and a keyboard appears.
[19:34] Sheena: (wonder how much washu's making on that patent)
[19:34] * Reis cocks her head. "The information we WERE able to get suggested it was somehow connected to the... Velka style?"
[19:34] Alathon: Ephram: "This'll be a moment miss--ter."
[19:34] * Kuonji sparks a bit
[19:34] Alathon: Ephram, distracted: "That'll help."
[19:34] Alathon: He taps away.
[19:35] Alathon: It'll take the better part of four minutes, before he grins, and says, "Got it."
[19:36] * Reis raises an eyebrow.
[19:36] Alathon: Ephram: "Just a moment now, gonna see what I've got."
[19:36] Alathon: He reads over it.. then closes the system down, and looks over at Kuonji.
[19:36] Kuonji: "Well?"
[19:37] Alathon: Ephram: "Well, I've got a research report here from one Dr. Yuuno Scrya, dated way the hell back, about a couple Unison Devices."
[19:37] Alathon: Ephram: "One of em actually looks a helluva lot like you.. but never mind."
[19:37] * Kuonji chokes at the name
[19:37] Alathon: He says the second part quickly.
[19:37] * Reis blinks. "That name keeps popping up..."
[19:37] Alathon: Ephram looks over at Reis, and hmms, but looks back to Kuonji and continues.
[19:38] Alathon: Ephram: "Near as I can make it, they're not devices in any sense of the word as we use it"
[19:38] Alathon: Ephram: "More like.. symbiotes."
[19:38] Reis: (Heh. Kuonji's Rein? :P )
[19:39] Alathon: Ephram: "You hook on to some mage, and you can soup 'em up. Do a bunch of things, O or D."
[19:39] Alathon: Ephram: "Er.. offensively or defensively."
[19:39] Alathon: Ephram: "Toughen barrier jackets, bolster spells, absorb damage for the mage.. stuff like that."
[19:39] Alathon: Ephram pauses.
[19:39] * Kuonji nods
[19:40] Alathon: Ephram: "Didn't read the whole thing.. I suppose you probably want it, right?"
[19:40] Kuonji: "Yes, if possible."
[19:40] Sheena: "Barrier jackets? hmm"
[19:40] Alathon: Ephram: "Well, there's no security markers or nothing on it, and it's sure as heck in the public domain by now."
[19:40] Alathon: Ephram: "Key up and I'll send it over."
[19:40] * Reis cocks her head. "Hm... I don't believe I'm familiar with the term 'barrier jacket' - what exactly is it?"
[19:41] * Kuonji looks to Reis
[19:41] * Reis keys it up.
[19:41] Alathon: Ephram: "Magical armor.. mantles.. spell-fields.. wards.. people call 'em a lot of things."
[19:41] Sheena: "What i been calling a fuku reis, the orignal term i learned was barrier jacket"
[19:42] Reis: "Ah... don't believe I was familiar with that term."
[19:43] Alathon: Ephram: "Alright, you should have it now."
[19:43] Alathon: Ephram looks back to Kuonji, sorta slyly.
[19:43] Alathon: Ephram: "And it's your lucky day.. with Miriam on break, I don't even have to charge ya."
[19:43] * Reis takes a look and starts reading the file with half her attention.
[19:44] Kuonji: "Thank you, I really appreaciate this."
[19:44] Alathon: Ephram: "You're welcome. If you don't mind me asking, just who stuck you with this 'curse'?"
[19:44] Kuonji: "More of a "What."
[19:45] Alathon: Ephram, surprise: "Hrm?"
[19:45] Mani: "How likely is he to be recognized as unison device when in that form do you think?"
[19:45] Alathon: Ephram, to Mani: "Not bloody likely, if you ask me."
[19:45] Alathon: Ephram: "But I'm not everybody."
[19:45] * Mani nods.
[19:45] Kuonji: "I happened to fall, or rather, get magically pulled into a cursed spring?"
[19:45] * Reis shrugs. "Well... the people who we went to as experts took several minutes of straight computer searches to find anything at all, so..."
[19:45] Kuonji: (no question mark)
[19:46] Alathon: Ephram: "... and yeah, you got a legit concern. Old Velkan tech like that, well, some types take an unhealthy interest in it, if you take my meaning."
[19:46] Kuonji: "Apparantly a unison device drowned in that spring at some point."
[19:46] Alathon: Ephram: ".. how the hell does a flying device...."
[19:46] Alathon: His face then falls.
[19:46] Alathon: Ephram: "...Jusenkyou?"
[19:46] Kuonji: "Oh, you've heard of it."
[19:46] Reis: (Well, it COULD just have been a clutzy Device... :P )
[19:47] Alathon: Ephram: " Course I have, there was one of those on the planet I trained on."
[19:47] Alathon: Ephram suddenly looks.. immensely amused.
[19:47] Kuonji: "To think, I actually made it through the valley with my will intact only to have a teleport yank me over a pool."
[19:47] Alathon: Ephram: "Spring.. of.. Drowned Unison Device?"
[19:47] Sheena: "Oh? You have any reactions to cold water yourself?"
[19:47] Kuonji: "Very tragic story."
[19:48] Alathon: Ephram, knowingly: "Yeah, that'd do it. Anything magical around one of those, gets fucked up three ways to sunday."
[19:48] Alathon: Ephram looks over to Sheena.
[19:48] * Sheena pokes celeste a bit
[19:48] Alathon: Ephram: "I tell people I want a beer, not a bath."
[19:48] * Reis blinks, knowing she's missing an in-joke.
[19:48] Sheena: "See, so no exploreing ok"
[19:48] Alathon: Celeste cracks her eyes open.
[19:48] Alathon: Celeste: "Yes, dear.."
[19:48] Reis: (Heh)
[19:48] Alathon: She promptly closes them.
[19:49] * Kuonji stifles a snicker
[19:49] * Sheena trys to look put out but she's smiling to much
[19:50] * Reis 's lips twitch slightly.
[19:50] * Reis cocks her head. "Velkan technology? Is it particularly effective or something...?"
[19:50] Reis: "Why do people take such an interest?"
[19:51] Kuonji: (brb, bathroom)
[19:51] Alathon: Ephram: "Well.. couple reasons."
[19:51] Alathon: Ephram: "One, it's old."
[19:51] Alathon: Ephram: "Antique, even. There are some types for who that's enough."
[19:51] Alathon: Ephram: "The rest, well.. "
[19:51] Alathon: Ephram measures his words carefully.
[19:51] * Reis blinks. "I suppose I can see that..."
[19:52] Alathon: Ephram: "Velkan magic went places most people have better sense than to go. Stuff like turning people into that."
[19:52] Alathon: Ephram points at Kuonji.
[19:52] Alathon: Ephram: "If you want to find new techniques to blow things up, well, those are a dime a dozen really."
[19:52] Kuonji: (back)
[19:53] Alathon: Ephram: "Techniques for the more complex stuff, well.. you either gotta invest the decades of study, research, and get the grants for it too."
[19:53] Alathon: Ephram: "Or take the shortcut and see if someone else already did it, and odds are, the Velkans did."
[19:53] * Reis pauses. "Research into fields nobody else touched then? Dangerous science, or moderately amoral?"
[19:53] * Reis glances at Sheena on 'dangerous'. Yes you miss antimatter :P
[19:53] Alathon: Ephram: "There's no 'moderately' about the amoral, if you ask me."
[19:54] * Reis frowns. "I see..."
[19:55] Alathon: Ephram: "Anyways.. I should probably haul my ass back to the office, before Miri comes back and has a conniption fit at the thought of us actually talking to folk in person."
[19:55] Alathon: He says the last bit sarcastically.
[19:56] * Mani smiles slightly.
[19:56] Mani: "Thank you for your time and your help."
[19:56] * Reis blinks. "Is it that much of a problem, Ephram-san?"
[19:56] Kuonji: +me bows "Thank you again for your help Ephram-san."
[19:56] Alathon: Ephram rolls his eyes at Reis.
[19:56] Alathon: Ephram: "You woudln't believe."
[19:56] * Reis nods and bows. "Thank you."
[19:56] Alathon: Ephram stands up, and addresses everyone else.
[19:56] Sheena: "A face to face converstion, parash the thoiught"
[19:56] Kuonji: "Taichou, if you'd be so kind?"
[19:56] Alathon: Ephram: "Think nothing of it. That's what we're here for. Some of us just spend so long as desk jockeys they forget it."
[19:56] * Sheena stands and smiles tho
[19:57] Sheena: "THo thank you for the time"
[19:57] * Mani hits Sakura with the hot water.
[19:57] * Kuonji will redress and stow his canteen and thermos
[19:57] Alathon: Ephram: "Good luck with that.. stay safe."
[19:57] Mani: "Is there a way to contact you directly if we have more questions or information about the situation?"
[19:58] Alathon: He opens the door that wasn't there, walks through, then turns around and fields that last question.
[19:58] Alathon: Ephram: "Here's my netcode:"
[19:58] Alathon: He rattles it off.
[19:58] * Reis blinks at that door, suddenly wondering just how this place is set up...
[19:58] * Reis writes it down.
[19:59] Alathon: Ephram heads back into the office, and soon enough there's a nice holographic window, with him sitting behind it.
[19:59] * Kuonji looks to the others "So... What now?"
[20:00] * Mani glances at Yuuno.
[20:00] * Reis shrugs and glances at Yuuno as well.
[20:00] Alathon: Yuuno: "Now, we read."
[20:00] Alathon: End here.
[20:00] * Reis smiles and nods.
[20:01] * Reis opens up the files, and sees if she can send them to the communicators.
[20:01] Alathon: anyways
[20:01] *** Kuonji is now known as Ataru.
[20:01] *** Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf.
[20:01] *** Mani is now known as Yarrow.
[20:01] Alathon: mechanics wise, here's what Unison does
[20:02] Alathon: once you've merged with a mage, you can't do anything othe than unison abilities, and talk to them
[20:02] Alathon: you perceive the outside world through their senses,
[20:02] Alathon: but they're wholly in charge of their actions
[20:02] Ataru: ok
[20:02] Alathon: once you've merged, they get +1 rank of armor per rank of unison
[20:03] Alathon: at rank 1 of unison, you also gain the ability to choose to accept damage in place of the mage
[20:03] Alathon: this is 100% the device's choice, and the mage can't negate it either way
[20:03] Ataru: ok
[20:03] *** Sheena is now known as DCG.
[20:04] Alathon: at rank 2, you can add 1d8 damage per point of int bonus to any magical or melee attack by the mage, at a cost of 1 ep per d8
[20:04] Ataru: I assume it's my int bonus?
[20:04] Alathon: yes, so 4d8 in your case
[20:04] Alathon: note that this is 4 ep for the entire attack
[20:04] Alathon: a flurry of 3 doesn't cost 12 ep
[20:05] Ataru: ok
[20:05] Ataru: so, I assume I can rank this up then?
[20:05] Alathon: at unison rank 3, you can add up to your int bonus of AP or FP to a magical or melee attack, though y ou can't have both on the same attack
[20:05] Alathon: at a cost of 2 ep per rank
[20:05] Alathon: yes
[20:06] Alathon: rank 4-6 is TBD if you choose to take it up there
[20:06] Yarrow: What, exactly, counts as a mage?
[20:06] Ataru: damn, that's going to be hella expensive
[20:06] Alathon: what the DM says is a mage
[20:06] Pale_Wolf: Heh.
[20:06] Ataru: that's 9cp for the alt form per rank x_x
[20:07] Alathon: which is essentially, someone practicing Velkan magic, or Midchildan in a pinch
[20:07] Ataru: or can I just put 8cp in directly?
[20:07] Alathon: you'd need the alt form
[20:07] Pale_Wolf: Ah, what's the attribute cost? And what does Ataru have for it so far?
[20:07] Ataru: attribute is 8cp
[20:07] Ataru: I have 2 ranks
[20:07] Pale_Wolf: Wow.
[20:07] Pale_Wolf: That is pretty expensive, but... Well, it can also pwn.
[20:09] Pale_Wolf: Ah, xp?
[20:09] Ataru: yeah, but as cool as it is
[20:09] DCG: thats a neat system
[20:09] Ataru: it requires me to sacrafice all other charachter development
[20:09] Pale_Wolf: Yeah, I can imagine you wouldn't favour putting that much CP into making ANOTHER character pwn.
[20:09] Ataru: heh
[20:09] Alathon: it's a jusenkyou sort of choice
[20:09] Alathon: that's not accidental
[20:10] Ataru: the only thing that sucks about the higher ranks being TBD is that I won't know if it's worth it :P
[20:10] Alathon: arguably, it is; they escalate
[20:10] Alathon: damage, to AP/FP, to.. stuff
[20:10] Yarrow: Does the mage have to be willing, and can the merge be done without him knowing about it?
[20:10] Pale_Wolf: Well, by the time you've put 48 CP into it, it BETTER be worth it :P
[20:11] Alathon: 4375 exp

[Alathon]

Session 59

[12:17] <Alathon> anyways
[12:17] <Alathon> [12:14] <Alathon> thanks everyone who is returning for this game
[12:17] <Alathon> [12:14] <Alathon> I know the hiatus was pretty abrupt, but I really, really needed it
[12:17] <Alathon> [12:14] <Alathon> in the future, I don't think I'll run games contiguously for more than three or four months at a time without a few weeks off
[12:18] <Alathon> I should also add that rather than planning to run this game forever, I do have some general idea of how I'd like to end it at some point down the road
[12:18] <Alathon> so I can't promise five years of this game ;p
[12:18] <Alathon> I suspect my enthusiasm will be pretty dried up after three
[12:18] <Pale_Wolf> Heh. We'll just look forward to the next one ;)
[12:18] <Yarrow> TPK?
[12:19] <Alathon> what can I say? it's a classic
[12:19] <Ataru> lol
[12:19] <Yarrow> As a representative for characters with reinc, I give this plan my approval.
[12:19] <Pale_Wolf> As a representative for characters who're gonna BUY reinc, I also approve.
[12:19] <Ataru> "So... what do we dee?" "A tarraque." "...Shit."
[12:19] * Pale_Wolf isn't gonna buy reinc though :P
[12:20] <Pale_Wolf> Actually, what'd rock is if we got that... and were awesome enough to pwnsauce the fucker :P
[12:20] <Alathon> going forward, I'm going to be more laid back about character sheets and such
[12:20] <Yarrow> Laid back?
[12:21] <Alathon> people who care about levelling up and spending CP are encouraged to be proactive about talking to me during the week if you have questions (I'm available like 2/3 of the day) and getting me an organized, readable character sheet before 6pm PST friday
[12:21] <Alathon> I'm not gonna bug you
[12:22] <Yarrow> Ah, so no nagging, but if we don't have the sheets to you on time, no level up.
[12:22] * Pale_Wolf rereads logs and tries to get back into Reis's head.
[12:22] <Alathon> yes
[12:22] <Alathon> and if that means you don't have some key power you wanted for a mission, well, the plot adjusts to say you failed to develop it
[12:22] <Alathon> and the world moves on
[12:22] <Pale_Wolf> Heh. Works.
[12:24] * DCG really should have writen down thoes key power ideas.
[12:24] <Alathon> with that said, if you could all give me and each other a quick re-introduction and description of your character, that should help us all get them back in the front of our minds
[12:25] * Yarrow volunteers to let Pale_Wolf go first.
[12:25] <Alathon> who you are, what you are, why you are
[12:27] <DCG> hmm
[12:27] * Pale_Wolf volunteers to let DCG go first? :P
[12:29] <Yarrow> ...
[12:29] <DCG> Sheena, The princess seemingly up and coming dark general, Lost any clue of what she is a while back, Becaus yuuno figered it was a better job then working at the local CT-mart.
[12:29] <Yarrow> Princess?
[12:29] <DCG> USa?
[12:30] <DCG> +es
[12:30] <DCG> ya know the pink center of evil for the universe
[12:30] <DCG> aka boss
[12:31] * Alathon2 is now known as AlaBot
[12:31] <Pale_Wolf> The lack of possissive made me think you were saying Sheens was a princess :P
[12:32] <DCG> typo?
[12:32] <DCG> hello?
[12:32] <DCG> Not like i never done that before
[12:32] * DCG is now known as Sheena
[12:32] <Pale_Wolf> Yeah, I know :P
[12:34] <Yarrow> Mani aka Caoilinn O'Loinsigh, silver mooncat w/ green eyes or human with braided copper hair and green eyes. Team leader, has a big background in diplomatic and personal skills. Melee tank with healing and support abilities.
[12:35] <Sheena> She tanks and heals.. why are the rest of us there again?
[12:35] <Alathon> (so the NPCs can get laid)
[12:35] <Yarrow> Comic relief.
[12:36] <Pale_Wolf> Ah yes, both, utterly VITAL roles.
[12:37] * Yarrow shrugs.
[12:37] <Ataru> remember huys, she's also yhe only one wiyh a charachter death :P
[12:37] <Ataru> guys
[12:37] <Yarrow> She has her weaknesses. No decent ranged attack, can't move at anywhere near the speeds of some of the others...
[12:37] <Pale_Wolf> I know, we're being sarcastic I suppose :P
[12:37] <Sheena> speed is over rated.
[12:38] <Sheena> you end up getting chashed over the ocrean for hours on end
[12:38] <Yarrow> Yeah, and without it, you end up a glowing crater where the attack started. :p
[12:39] <Pale_Wolf> Whee!
[12:39] <Alathon> anyways
[12:39] <Alathon> Reis, you're up
[12:39] <Alathon> then Sakura
[12:39] <Pale_Wolf> Physical Description: From her shy, 'deer in headlights' air, you'd think she's tiny, but she's actually quite tall, slim and well-proportioned. As is requisite for this team, she's a redhead - pale red hair is brushed forward into a pair of thick bangs over her face and a loose, thick ponytail reaching her waist. Dark blue eyes peeking out of elegant features... If anyone recognizes her, it's[12:39] <Pale_W[12:39] <Pale_Wolf> Oh my GOD that was long.
[12:39] <Pale_Wolf> Ahem.
[12:39] <Pale_Wolf> Dark blue eyes peeking out of elegant features... If anyone recognizes her, it's likely as 'a much hotter version of that nerdy girl' - being farsighted, she relies on glasses to see at extremely short distances, and it's only recently that she's actually stopped wearing them all the time. Since a few days ago, she's taken to wearing them as often as possible again.
[12:40] <Pale_Wolf> Is that all readable?
[12:40] <Alathon> yes
[12:41] <Pale_Wolf> Reis is the deranged mix of tech geek, sniper, and close combatant - initially idolized Sheena and had a crush which was recently crushed into a pulp.
[12:42] * Yarrow grins.
[12:43] <Sheena> yuuno did it!
[12:44] <Pale_Wolf> Along with Sheena, Reis serves as the party's air force, speedsters, and long-range artillery.
[12:44] <Pale_Wolf> I guess that's it?
[12:44] <Alathon> (well, Sakura)
[12:44] <Alathon> (Ataru, you good to go?)
[12:44] <Ataru> Sakura Kuonji ninja/jusenkyo victim/princess body double. Frighteningly enough, the last two are in no way related. Sakura has mellowed out over the years of living with Sheena. Kuonji fills his role in the party by generally being a sneaky bastard and stabbing people in the back.
[12:45] <Alathon> Alright
[12:45] <Ataru> or, more often then not, decapitating, or splitting right down the middle
[12:45] * Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis
[12:45] <Alathon> I'll do a quick refresher on the world, and the major people you've worked with
[12:46] * Ataru is now known as Kuonji
[12:47] <Alathon> You're living a couple decades past the year three thousand, having grown up in the city-state of Crystal Tokyo, ruled by Queen Serenity and King Endymion, and their Senshi
[12:47] <Yarrow> Oh, btw, unlike certain other characters in the game, Mani is not overly endowed in human form. :p
[12:47] <Alathon> (the truth is, she used to be, but had breast reduction surgery so she'd attract less unwanted attention from human males)
[12:47] * Yarrow smacks Alathon.
[12:47] <Kuonji> lol
[12:48] <Alathon> (hey, you *did* buy off a Boy/Girl Magnet ;p )
[12:48] <Reis> Wait, why the plural, Yarrow? Reis isn't either.
[12:48] * Sheena coughs
[12:48] <Kuonji> I'd be a little disturbed if Sakura had big tits
[12:48] <Alathon> Anyways
[12:49] <Alathon> big man-tits?
[12:49] <Alathon> always an ew
[12:49] <Sheena> "It's a birth defect"
[12:50] <Kuonji> (IN death we have a name. His name is Sakura Kuonji.)
[12:50] <Alathon> Aaaaaanyways, Crystal Tokyo is a pretty good place to live, with great tech, minimal crime, great leisure activities, supernaturally long lifespans... but also iron-clad fascist laws enforced by overwhelming magical might
[12:51] <Alathon> people are welcome to choose their course in life as long as do their part for society; leeches are kicked the fuck out
[12:51] <Sheena> (there any crim at all? its not like you can steal money or whatnot)
[12:51] <Alathon> (there's still stuff to steal, and people to get pissed off at and hurt/kill, and property to destroy)
[12:52] <Alathon> Crystal Tokyo covers all of what used to be Tokyo with a small urban center and what amounts to a widely spaced urban sprawl; most of the Japanese islands are uninhabited, as are big chunks of the world
[12:52] <Alathon> The whole 'great ice' thing was a nuclear winter after the United States launched an all-out nuclear attack on China
[12:53] <Alathon> Purification was a literal purification of the body, not some sort of brainwashing thing
[12:53] <Kuonji> (damn)
[12:53] <Alathon> anyways.. more to the point, since the Black Moon attacks, when most of the population of CT was killed then ressurected, metahumans have started appearing in small but increasing numbers among CT
[12:54] <Alathon> you're all metas, and went through the designated school, the Infinity Academy
[12:54] <Alathon> moving along, you've had two main bosses: Sailor Venus and Princess Usagi
[12:54] <Yarrow> Because Serenity stopped filtering them out of the gene pool, yes?
[12:54] <Alathon> Yes
[12:54] <Alathon> and actually yeah, now's a great time to ask any questions you've got about CT
[12:55] <Alathon> if you've got any lingering bits you always wanted to know about
[12:55] <Sheena> how they hell they get ganked by the dark moon in the first place?
[12:55] * Yarrow thinks.
[12:55] <Kuonji> is the princess planing a coup? :P
[12:55] <Alathon> the answer is, the Black Moon family was really that powerful personally, and they had several hundred metric buttloads of battle-droids on their side as well
[12:56] <Yarrow> How's public opinion about metas?
[12:56] <Alathon> and, as far as you know, Usagi is wholly loyal to her parents, though she does disagree with them now and then
[12:57] <Alathon> Mixed, but tentatively positive
[12:57] <Reis> ... Wait, is a 'buttload' a metric unit?
[12:57] <Alathon> people are afraid of there being even more people in the world who are inherently able ot boss them around, and envious that they don't have the power
[12:57] <Alathon> but on the flip side
[12:58] <Alathon> hopeful that they'll be able to play a valuable role in defending Crystal Tokyo (and them personally )in the future
[12:58] <Alathon> and increasingly aware that hte rest of the world is practically awash in metas, so "we need them too"
[12:59] <Alathon> though that's nowhere near strong enough to trump the mind control taboo, which is another factor that works against metas
[13:00] <Alathon> and, a buttload is a colloquial term for "a lot"
[13:00] <Reis> I know, the phrasing just amused me :P
[13:00] <Yarrow> We ever get cattle to raise locally? :)
[13:00] <Alathon> .. duh ;p
[13:00] <Sheena> awash is a good term to
[13:01] <Alathon> not yet, but there's interest -- that's one of those things that makes the outside world seem appealing, rather than just a scary place that picks fights with us
[13:01] <Reis> Yeah, but we need elite soldiers to corral our cattle.
[13:01] <Reis> Wait, they have not-monster cattle?
[13:01] <Reis> Keeeeeewl.
[13:01] <Alathon> potential access to good stuff (like steak) that most people don't get now, or have maybe even only heard of from their parents
[13:01] <Alathon> yes
[13:01] <Yarrow> If we ever really screw up, that's the duty we get put on. ;)
[13:01] <Alathon> or rather, no
[13:01] <Alathon> they're mutacows
[13:01] <Alathon> but they cut the wings off, and otherwise domesticate them
[13:02] <Reis> Heh.
[13:02] <Alathon> ranching is a big business throughout both the Nevadan Protectorate and the Alliance of Free States
[13:02] <Alathon> and the United States of Texas as well
[13:03] <Yarrow> I'd think Nevada would have been so grateful for our help that they would have given us some already.
[13:03] <Alathon> how would they move hundreds of cattle?
[13:03] <Alathon> have a Senshi personally teleport them in twos? ;p
[13:03] <Yarrow> They'd leave that bit up to CT. ;)
[13:03] <Sheena> wondering when the queens goign to get around to ordering us on the search for cocobeans, coffie, and icecream.
[13:04] <Yarrow> The best kind of gift to give--one where the recipient needs to figure out the logistics.
[13:04] <Alathon> she gave those up, she now prefers crystal meth
[13:04] <Alathon> moon crystal meth
[13:05] <Yarrow> Every few months, a senshi has to go up to the moon to bring back moon crystals for the queen's habit.
[13:05] <Alathon> every few months? it's more like a full-time job. Ever wonder why the outer senshi are hardly ever around?
[13:05] <Reis> Ahhhhhhhhhhh, now that explains a lot.
[13:06] <Sheena> >_<
[13:07] <Reis> ... You know, if we went searching for coffee beans, knowing Al, it would now be growing on a multi-story-tall venus flytrap.
[13:07] <Alathon> anyways, Mani and Sheena are the two original members of a team that travelled to the Nevadan Protectorate as 'honor guards' for Sailor Venus. The trip was a huge clusterfuck, but lots of information was gathered, and a major push by the "Harleyriders" was thwarted. Sakura joined them on that mission, and those three constitute the Senior members of the team
[13:07] <Reis> Tsukasa: No love... ;_;
[13:08] <Yarrow> Hey, she's the one who gets to have all the movies about her!
[13:08] <Alathon> one of the original members who left was Amiko, a mage and martial artist.. she proved to be more suited to a direct military role, and was transferred back to the CT Marine's meta squads
[13:09] <Alathon> the other original member who is no longer with the team was Tsukasa, a sniper and sometime animal trainer who discovered she was some sort of extraterrestrial life-form.. with telepathy.. which she repeatedly used in ways that severely pissed off the Senshi, resulting in her condemnation to death, escape, and later return and banishment
[13:09] <Rockman_Zero> (Hmm... isn't Gerant 'technically' also an original member... since he never replaced anyone? Or am I remembering that incorrectly? ;P)
[13:10] <Reis> He's a Senior member, or would be if he hadn't left :P
[13:10] <Alathon> (I'm getting to him)
[13:10] <Alathon> another ex-member of the team was Gerand, another mage who was noted for his visually showy style of magic, and a tendancy to rub everyone he met the wrong way
[13:11] <Kuonji> (he joined when I did)
[13:11] <Yarrow> Left, bouncing on his butt...
[13:11] <Alathon> He was transferred off the team in short order.
[13:11] <Alathon> Most of the team don't think his stay was short enough ;p;
[13:12] <Rockman_Zero> (Gerand: "Hi-" Everyone: "Die."
[13:12] <Rockman_Zero> ;P)
[13:12] <Reis> How long DID Gerand last? Three sessions?
[13:12] <Sheena> It say ssomething about your charther, when even Venus wants you dead
[13:12] <Yarrow> It felt like 50.
[13:12] <Sheena> or at lest maimed
[13:13] <Rockman_Zero> (Nnn. I still can't get over that invisibility he had. I mean, that was stupid to amazing levels.)
[13:13] <Alathon> After a hiatus of four years after Tsukasa escaped Crystal Tokyo's justice, the team was reassembled for another foray in the NEvadan Protectorate, this time in response to a series of brutal attacks on villages, despite the Nevadans having routed and more or less exterminated the "Harleyrider" menace.. which proved to be renegade harleyriders called Yamahas banding together
[13:13] <Alathon> (it was every spell he cast)
[13:13] <Alathon> (I should point out, damn near every nanoha spell does the same thing and worse)
[13:14] <Rockman_Zero> (I know... but, come on. He knew he was going to be 'sneaking' up.)
[13:14] <Reis> Well, Nanoha spells aren't meant to be stealthy, and the ones that ARE, aren't detectable :P
[13:15] <Reis> What they don't publicize, is that it depended on Tsukasa's using her telepathy to piss off the Senshi for the nature of the Harleyriders to be revealed :P
[13:15] <Rockman_Zero> (No excuses! :P)
[13:15] <Alathon> The team chased a path of death and destruction, attempting to halt the attacks, eventually running into Tsukasa, who helped the party thwart a final attack on the capital city of Carson
[13:15] <Yarrow> Hey, telepaths are the people that you *need* to know will follow the rules. Especially if you don't have others to monitor them.
[13:15] <Rockman_Zero> (Anyway, that all said, I was far from perfect too... But at least I still had some common sense. ;P)
[13:16] <Alathon> (well, keiko didn't, but ken was better)
[13:16] <Reis> They picked up a new member called Fumiko for one of those attacks, though she got canned after one session :P
[13:16] <Reis> Wow. Four sessions of play, and yet Strat has made such an impression on us.
[13:17] <Yarrow> (Keiko: "Surrender and die!" Thug: "Don't you mean 'or'--AAARGH!")
[13:17] <Rockman_Zero> (Fumiko? Oh, strat's second.)
[13:17] <Alathon> an attack led by a supposedly dead flamecaster by the name of Reichert, something of a nemesis to the Nevadan bossman Martin Trebek
[13:17] <Alathon> (fuck fumiko, she never did anything)
[13:17] <Alathon> (and vanished promptly)
[13:17] <Alathon> (she doesn't rate a description
[13:17] <Reis> Heh.
[13:18] <Rockman_Zero> (Yarrow: It was pre-emptive self-defense. ;P)
[13:18] <Reis> At least Tsukasa got to take on you third-strongest NPC of the time and survive before she got pulled out :P
[13:18] <Alathon> blocking this attack prevented the completion of a ritual which would have sacrificed all life over a big chunk of Nevada to something, or someone
[13:18] <Alathon> In the process, Tsukasa managed to use her telepathy offensively again, and got banished for it by a somewhat sympathetic Princess Usagi
[13:19] <Alathon> The team remained in Carson to help with some cleanup from the attack by various monstrous interdimensional beings, and took on two new team members for training, Reis and Keiko
[13:20] <Rockman_Zero> (On one hand, that... really sucks. On another though, it's understandable that they don't want to start making exceptions.)
[13:20] <Alathon> they tracked a number of grisly murders to a (presumably evil) soul-eating sentient sword, which they recovered after a battle in which Keiko totally wigged out
[13:21] <Yarrow> (Usagi: "You sentence is death, but we're willing to commute it to dimensional banishment on one condition. You take Gerand with you.")
[13:21] <Reis> Tsukasa: "Uh... I'll take the former."
[13:21] <Reis> Tsukasa: "Or, uh... can I kill him first?"
[13:21] <Alathon> in the process, they met a color-sucking woman of some other species by the name of Celeste, who assisted in finding the sword, Langrisser
[13:22] <Alathon> She took an immediate and rather blatant interest in Sheena, interest which was reciprocated over time, with the result of Sheena and her being lovers
[13:23] <Reis> Reis: ;_;
[13:23] <Alathon> Reis had some minor tribulations concerning her use and abuse of wide area attacks, but over time has proved herself as a full-fledged and non-probationary member of the team
[13:23] <Sheena> Let it be known that reis turned down the hls threesome. Damn prude
[13:24] <Yarrow> But still junior?
[13:24] <Alathon> when Keiko left, she was replaced by Ken, a Marine with good aim and a powerfully telekinetic invisible friend
[13:24] <Alathon> (yes)
[13:24] <Reis> Yeah, 'the' junior member of the team :P
[13:25] <Alathon> Ken was with the team when they travelled to the Alliance of Free States, the home of the true Harleyriders, to investigate their war with their southern neighbors, the United States of Texas, who were implicated in the attacks on Carson City
[13:26] <Alathon> While he performed capably in several battles, he was eventually transferred back to the Marines meta squads, as his capabilities were deemed a better fit there, than with the somewhat more heavy-hitting and heavy-tanking External Affairs (now, Espionage Operations) squad
[13:26] <Alathon> The party fought a number of moderately nasty battles against the Texans, their Evangelicals, and especially their so-called Angels
[13:27] <Rockman_Zero> (I'm still... so proud of Ken. ;_;)
[13:27] <Alathon> after one particularly brutal series of battles in and around the town of Clinton, not to mention a series of attacks by interdimensional beings apparently targeting either the Party or the Princess herself for assassination, the team was withdrawn
[13:28] <Alathon> they returned to the UST as spies and assassins, tasked with gathering information about Texan churches, and killing a Texan Evangelical leader by the name of Addington
[13:28] <Reis> Finally actually doing some espionage operations :P
[13:29] <Alathon> they succeeded in both these tasks, despite unanticipated interdimensional interference.. which turned out to be a result of a personal vendetta against Mani by a woman she'd previously killed in another fight with inter-dim hostiles
[13:29] <Alathon> the "interference" took the form of a duel with Mani, swift and brutal, which ended in Mani's death and the woman, Ryba's, escape
[13:30] <Alathon> Around then, pretty much everything went pear-shaped
[13:30] <Sheena> (you and your nemisses both having a way back does tend to drag out that relasionship)
[13:30] <Alathon> Yuuno, in a desperate attempt to evacuate Mani's body for aid, overextended a teleport and botched it, dropping himself and Sakura who the fuck knows where
[13:31] <Yarrow> (What nemesis? I haven't seen a single cp from her. :p )
[13:31] <Alathon> (at some point, if the vendetta wasn't resolved, I was gonna offer you the CP -- with the understand that it'd be a lasting thing, of course)
[13:32] <Alathon> (I don't know when 'some point' would have been, but I was tossing it around in my head0
[13:32] <Yarrow> (I plan to resolve it if we meet again. ;) )
[13:32] <Reis> Yeah, or we finally finish dealing with her :P
[13:32] <Alathon> (permanently?)
[13:32] <Yarrow> (Hopefully.)
[13:32] <Alathon> (or better question..do plan to resolve it on your side, and start it up on hers ;p )
[13:32] <Alathon> anyways
[13:33] <Alathon> not only was Sakura seperated from the team along with Yuuno, but Reis and Sheena's rather high profile "BURNING DEATH FROM ABOVE, MOTHERFUCKERS" style of assassination attracted some unwanted attention
[13:33] <Alathon> namely, the whole damned angel horde
[13:33] <Reis> Hey, we were ordered to do that! Sakura-poison would've worked too... ;_;
[13:34] <Alathon> (I haven't said otherwise)
[13:34] * Reis knows :P
[13:34] <Reis> It just wouldn't be the summary without commentary.
[13:35] <Sheena> (Usa want that fucker to be a stain on the ground and she got it)
[13:35] <Alathon> Lacking teleport capability, they fled west, engaging in a running battle with the fastest elements of the horde... and ultimately lured the horde into a trap well south of Japan, where they were engaged by King Endymion along with Sailors Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mars, and the CT Navy
[13:35] <Alathon> the angels got KTFO
[13:36] <Reis> Don't think I've heard that acronym. Killed The Fuck Off?
[13:36] <Alathon> After this, the party had some downtime, as they wound down from that mess, mourned Mani, and tried to find out what the fuck happened to Sakura, whow as presumed alive but missing
[13:36] <Alathon> (knocked the fuck out, but, yeah that fits even ebtter)
[13:37] <Reis> Heh.
[13:37] <Rockman_Zero> (For the Alliance!)
[13:37] <Reis> Nonononono.
[13:37] <Reis> For the Empire!
[13:37] <Alathon> Sakura and Yuuno, meanwhile, skulked and fought their way across the badlands of what used to be China, encountering the cursed pools of Jusenkyo along the way, and consequently contracting curses
[13:37] <Rockman_Zero> (Heh, well... with Al constantly saying 'The Horde this, and the horde that', ;P)
[13:38] <Alathon> Yuuno being cursed to turn into a Record of Lodoss Wars style high elf, and Sakura being cursed to turn into a pint-sized "Unison Device"
[13:38] <Alathon> ... En Taro Adun!
[13:38] <Yarrow> What's that about Tarou?
[13:38] <Rockman_Zero> (That's Starcraft! >_<)
[13:38] <Kuonji> I'm still waiting for pirotess to show up
[13:39] <Reis> That's... damn, we don't have any more male characters.
[13:39] <Alathon> They eventually made their way back, but brought some fish feces with them.. amazombies
[13:39] <Reis> Um... Sheena?
[13:39] <Alathon> The party had a quick and nasty fight with the Amazombie Elders
[13:39] <Alathon> oh.. and along the way, Mani just kinda.. came back to life
[13:39] <Alathon> Either nobody knows why, or nobody who knows is telling
[13:40] <Rockman_Zero> (She's the second coming!)
[13:40] <Yarrow> CT life insurance. Very expensive but very effective.
[13:40] <Reis> Well of course she is.
[13:40] <Reis> After all, now she's the second coming of Mani, isn't she?
[13:40] <Rockman_Zero> (Actually... wait. She rises from the dead, heals the sick, creates from nothing, and... Can she walk on water?)
[13:41] <Yarrow> Flight: check.
[13:41] <Alathon> (but she's not human, and that Obviously disqualifies her)
[13:41] <Rockman_Zero> (Damn. :P)
[13:41] <Sheena> (no one cares about mooncat gods)
[13:41] <Alathon> (the only good cat is a tethercat!)
[13:42] <Kuonji> tethercat?
[13:42] <Alathon> (lemme see if I can find a link)
[13:44] <Alathon> http://www.pbase.com/kanvasx/image/71810272
[13:44] <Alathon> (it's like that, except a cartoon by Gary Larson, that had dogs batting the cat around)
[13:44] <Rockman_Zero> (=_=)
[13:45] <Rockman_Zero> (That's cruel)
[13:45] <Kuonji> ah, I remember the cartoon now
[13:45] <Kuonji> he got a lot of flack for that one
[13:45] <Alathon> hah, found it! http://mahi-mahi.com/images/covers/tethercat.jpg
[13:46] <Alathon> alright, now that I've wasted five minutes of your lives with tethercat...
[13:46] <Alathon> we come to the present
[13:47] <Yarrow> Ooh, we get a present!
[13:47] <Alathon> The party is presently visiting an interdimensional hive of scum and villainy, or something like that, named Nanoha's, after the super-powerful demonic being owner
[13:48] <Alathon> They've got Celeste along as a guide, courtesy of her close relationship with Sheena, and the team has accomplished most of their goals
[13:48] <Alathon> you've gathered some information about the mercenary companies that, according to captives taken, supposedly pay ransoms... and you're waiting for replies from a couple, having made contact
[13:49] <Alathon> you've found out most of what you need to know about Sakura's condition, courtesy of an aging Time-Space Administration Bureau cop by the name of Ephram
[13:49] <Alathon> Yuuno's been acting a bit funny, having fainted on seeing the sign outside Nanoha's, but otherwise things are going pretty well
[13:50] <Alathon> So
[13:50] <Alathon> Anyone have any questions they wanna ask about what's happened, or stuff they've forgotten, or anything really?
[13:50] <Sheena> (think i remember it)
[13:51] <Reis> (I think I've got it)
[13:51] <Kuonji> (let's go(
[13:52] <Yarrow> I think we're ok.
[13:54] <Sheena> (myy bro called... i migth have to afk for a breif time coming up. Like gving the little shit 100bucs wasnt enought bah)
[13:55] <Alathon> (alright)
[13:55] <Alathon> (had to mix myself a drink regardless)
[13:56] <Alathon> So.. at present, the party is together, sans Celeste, in a fairly normal section of "The Bar".. a booth in the back of a rather traditional and somewhat classy pub area
[13:56] <Alathon> Celeste has begged off, saying she had some business that needed attending to, and that she'll be back in a couple hours
[13:57] <Alathon> The team has plenty of life-force to spend, relative to the cost of foodstuffs, and has had a bunch of reading material to work through regarding Sakura's condition
[13:57] * Yarrow is now known as Mani
[13:57] <Alathon> Ephram gave you both the stuff you know about Unison Devices, and some additional information about Jusenkyo, which more or less confirms what Sakura has told the party about it
[13:58] <Alathon> If you want food and drink, you've got it
[13:59] * Reis will be poring through the unison device stuff on the main PDA, mostly, glasses on.
[13:59] <Kuonji> ("Hmm... this "mind flayer" dish tastes real familiar...")
[13:59] <Alathon> They've got it if you want it
[13:59] * Mani reads through stuff and orders some ice cream.
[13:59] <Alathon> fried, of course, with dipping sauce
[14:00] <Alathon> they have many flavors, you can get almost anything, within reason
[14:00] <Kuonji> (get the garlic ice cream)
[14:00] <Kuonji> (it's tasty)
[14:00] <Alathon> Yuuno is more staring at his copy (I'm assuming you've made hardcopies so everyone can read), than reading it
[14:01] <Alathon> (her, rather)
[14:01] * Kuonji reads over Reis' shoulder
[14:01] <Alathon> She's still apparently a bit spooked.
[14:01] * Mani gets an unsweet flavor.
[14:01] <Kuonji> (ignore that if we have hardcopies the :P)
[14:01] <Alathon> (green tea flavored!)
[14:01] <Reis> (Heh, gotcha)
[14:01] <Mani> (They have salmon skin flavor? Or fatty tuna? :) )
[14:01] * Reis passes out hardcopies to everyone who wants 'em.
[14:01] * Sheena orders some saka if they got it while keeping an eye on yuuno.
[14:02] * Kuonji orders a banana split
[14:02] <Alathon> They've got it, hot or cold.
[14:02] <Alathon> you got it
[14:03] * Reis takes a small amount of liquor and drinks slowly while she reads.
[14:03] <Sheena> (wooden cup? heh)
[14:03] * Mani sighs contentedly as she eats her cold, wet, blob of stuff.
[14:04] <Sheena> (rawcatnip?)
[14:04] <Mani> (Ice cream. :p )
[14:04] * Sheena pulls a couple cups and slides one over to yuuno
[14:04] <Sheena> *poors,
[14:05] <Alathon> Yuuno peers at it suspiciously for a moment, before grabbing it and slamming it.
[14:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Thanks"
[14:05] * Mani pauses.
[14:06] <Mani> "Hey, try this."
[14:06] * Mani speaks to the table in general.
[14:06] * Sheena nods
[14:06] <Sheena> "Good brand here,"
[14:06] <Alathon> Yuuno is surprisingly quick to try it.
[14:06] * Kuonji is torn beteen reading his hard copy of the report on unisons, and demoliting his split
[14:06] * Sheena downs hers and refills
[14:06] <Sheena> "What is it?"
[14:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I think Mani means the ice cream, not the sake."
[14:07] * Alathon tries some.. then orders some, and her ears perk up as she eats it.
[14:07] <Alathon> (er.. Yuuno ;p )
[14:07] <Sheena> (its made from people!)
[14:07] <Mani> (Random pick of the banana split on Sakura's part, btw?)
[14:07] <Sheena> "Ya ill try a bit"
[14:08] * Reis tries the ice cream, and blinkblinks. "Oh my."
[14:08] <Kuonji> (yeah, pretty mucch)
[14:08] <Alathon> (for those who might not remember, you haven't had ice cream in CT, not having milk)
[14:08] <Mani> "Yeah. I love this stuff."
[14:09] <Kuonji> (you keep forgetting soy dude)
[14:09] <Sheena> "It's good, where did you get it before?
[14:09] <Reis> (Yup, I remember that, thus Reis's shock and awe at how good it is :P )
[14:09] <Mani> (You try real ice cream for the first time after only having soy. :) )
[14:09] <Kuonji> (sure, we don't have the REAL stuff, but we should be at least somewhat familiar with the concept)
[14:10] <Kuonji> "We really need to domesticate mutacows."
[14:10] <Mani> (Up to Alathon whether they have the soy stuff, I suppose. Maybe Usagi tasted it and promptly outlawed it. :) )
[14:10] <Alathon> (ew.. soy?)
[14:10] <Alathon> (that's not milk, no matter what the marketing hacks say)
[14:10] <Alathon> (er, familiar from.. where?)
[14:11] <Alathon> (name a place that has both frozen foods and cattle ;p )
[14:11] <Alathon> Yuuno: "mpheah."
[14:11] <Alathon> Yuuno is really digging in.
[14:12] * Sheena smiles before downing her glass
[14:12] * Reis smiles a bit, and orders one for herself.
[14:12] <Mani> "I had it once when I had an audience with the queen."
[14:13] <Sheena> "Oh?"
[14:13] <Mani> (I'm guessing Tsukasa didn't when she had her audience...)
[14:13] <Reis> ('fraid not. Though now that Tsu's a regular out here, she's had plenty ;) )
[14:13] <Kuonji> (Uh, Sheena, you might want to cool it on the sake... We are here on a mission..."
[14:13] <Alathon> Yuuno finishes the bowl she ordered, and leans back, sighing contentedly.
[14:14] <Sheena> (two glasses?)
[14:14] <Mani> ("Tsukasa? When did you get so huge?")
[14:14] <Sheena> "Effective stuff"
[14:14] <Reis> (Tsukasa builds her own body for herself. She doesn't gain weight :P )
[14:15] <Sheena> (fack, i got go handle this now, ill be back asap, aftering killing my brother)
[14:15] <Reis> (Kill him well and make sure to hide the body)
[14:16] <Alathon> (nod)
[14:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I wonder if there's any info on this place's network about my species.. I mean, this one."
[14:17] <Alathon> She motions with a hand toward her currently humanoid body.
[14:18] <Kuonji> "Well, only one way to find out, right"
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah.. well. Maybe I shoulda asked that TSA guy while he was in such a helpful mood."
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Seems like we hit the jackpot for Unison Device info.?
[14:18] <Alathon> (no ?)
[14:18] * Reis blinks. "Yes... there are a few other things I thought of to look up as well."
[14:19] * Reis nods. "Yes... this is perfect."
[14:19] <Mani> We should look up Ryba and anything we know about her.
[14:20] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, if I had someone gunning for me..."
[14:20] * Reis nods. "I was thinking of researching the 'Kalesh' that's so important to her."
[14:20] <Alathon> Yuuno suddenly looks a little nervous, and trails off.
[14:20] <Reis> "Hm. It would help if we could find out what Wintershield's unit is... Sensei?"
[14:20] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head.
[14:20] <Kuonji> (Band of Hawk >_>)
[14:20] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You're right, Khalesh is probably a good place to start."
[14:21] * Reis blinks. "I was thinking research Ryba herself first. An entire religion will probably be a great deal more data to sort through."
[14:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "But even a quick overview would tell us a lot about what her deal is.. I mean, if she'd bought into whatever their deal is."
[14:22] * Reis nods. "Yes, ideally we'll search both."
[14:23] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[14:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You know.. maybe we oughta research moon cats too. It'd be kinda interesting to see if there's any more of you out there."
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I mean.. we've seen a few catgirls around here, but I don't think they're the same...right?"
[14:24] <Mani> "Good idea. There probably are, if there are other Crystal Tokyos."
[14:24] * Reis blinks. "Hm... Probably in all the other Crystal Tokyo universes, at least."
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno then frowns.
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If all the stuff we've heard about other Crystal Tokyo's is actually true, though..."
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head a bit.
[14:25] <Reis> (Wait, what would we have heard that impinges on the presence of moon cats?)
[14:25] <Alathon> (nothing particular to them)
[14:25] <Alathon> (but plenty about how bad a rep the Senshi and Crystal Tokyo have)
[14:26] <Mani> (And in our CT, mooncats are tied pretty tightly to the administration of the city)
[14:29] <Mani> "You know, this place would be pretty nice if not for the whole life sucking aspect..."
[14:29] <Alathon> Yuuno suddenly laughs.
[14:29] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You're... kinda right, I guess."
[14:29] <Alathon> Yuuno looks around, a little wonderingly.
[14:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I guess even evil bastards want to have somewhere classy to hang out.. or something like that. I dunno."
[14:31] <Mani> "What point in being evil if not for the benefits, I suppose."
[14:31] * Reis blinks and snickers slightly. "That's... yes, if you can get past that..."
[14:32] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's kinda tough."
[14:32] <Alathon> (hey DCG, you back?)
[14:32] * Reis nods, frowning.
[14:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hmm.. hey, Mani, have you tried getting on the net from that PDA thingie?"
[14:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If we're gonna hang out here and stuff our faces while we wait for Celeste, we might as well finish up some of the other stuff."
[14:33] <Mani> (She means from the one we bought?)
[14:33] * Reis blinks and tries (I think Reis has the PDA).
[14:34] <Mani> "Remember not to emit at people."
[14:34] <Alathon> (actually, I don't remember who has it.)
[14:34] <Reis> "Emit, Mani-san?"
[14:34] <Mani> (Reis makes more sense.)
[14:34] <Reis> (Pretty sure Reis does, she's basically the techie and the one poring over most of the data in it)
[14:35] <Mani> "You know, broadcasting radio waves and such around people who can sense them."
[14:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Oh... oh, right!"
[14:35] <Alathon> Yuuno looks a little abashed.
[14:35] * Reis blinks. "Ahhhh. Right." She shakes her head. "Surprising amount of things to keep track of..."
[14:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I forgot.. Celeste even explained that"
[14:36] <Mani> (The DM was trying to get us in trouble! ;) )
[14:36] <Alathon> (either that, or the DM forgot that there's no Wi-Fi in the bar because of radio-sensitive aliens.. take your pick ;p )
[14:36] <Kuonji> (lol)
[14:36] <Alathon> Anyways.. if you try to make a connection, you'll fail.. there's nothign to connect to.
[14:37] <Alathon> However.. if someone asks a waiter, y ou can get a connection from a hub that pops up when pressed in the center of the table
[14:37] <Reis> (Heh, well, Reis will have tried unless Mani warned her ahead of time. If she did try first, she'll look abashed and look around to see if there's someone going 'Fuck, my sensory organ' to apologize to)
[14:38] <Kuonji> (fuck my sensory organ)
[14:38] <Kuonji> (XD)
[14:38] <Alathon> Fortunately, there aren't any Niblonians around cradling their eyeball stalks
[14:38] <Alathon> You're good
[14:39] * Reis will ask a waiter after it fails, and then pop up the hub and connect it, then retrying.
[14:39] <Mani> (Eh, what would they do if there were? Cute us to death?)
[14:39] <Alathon> Anyways.. you're more or less free to do whatever you want at this point, just wait for Celeste adn work from there, or do some research now, or whatever
[14:40] <Alathon> (they'd shoot rays of Inflict Critical Wounds from their eyeball; they can do that, you know)
[14:40] <Alathon> (that, or just gobble you up in about .3 seconds)
[14:40] <Alathon> (they're good at that too)
[14:40] <Mani> (Nuh uh! Nibbler would've done that in the movie if they could!)
[14:42] * Reis will start researching the new topics that peoples thought of - starting with Kalesh.
[14:42] <Alathon> Khalesh, you'll find, is one of many, many, many, many, War Gods
[14:42] * Mani watches the people walking by in the pub and out in front.
[14:43] <Mani> (Kratos is shortly after it in the alphabetical list.)
[14:43] <Reis> (Knowing this universe? Probably)
[14:43] <Alathon> (there's several inbetween them, but yes, Kratos is there)
[14:44] <Kuonji> (what about Mr. "Blood for the blood god, skulls for the skull throne"?)
[14:44] <Reis> Any details on Kalesh's religious attitude, strictures, etc?
[14:44] <Rockman_Zero> (Isn't Khalesh an Indian deity?)
[14:44] <Reis> Khalesh is probably there too :P
[14:44] <Alathon> His dogma is oriented around the inevitable nature of conflict, their belief that conflict is the natural state of all relationships between sentient beings, and consequently the need to master the domination of such conflicts)
[14:45] <Alathon> (Off the top of my head, no, that's Ganeesha)
[14:45] <Alathon> (but I could definately be wrong)
[14:45] <Alathon> (This planet has a lot of invisible friends)
[14:45] <Rockman_Zero> (Ah, no... you're right. ;P)
[14:45] <Alathon> Khalesh does, in fact, have a webpage on the Bar's network
[14:46] <Reis> Hm, for that matter... Reis will look up whether Kalesh is actually 'present', or just an article of faith. Ie, are there reports of uninvolved people meeting the big daddy of the heavens?
[14:46] <Alathon> if you troll it a bit, the reason that Ryba came back looking for a fight with Mani so many times becomes blatantly obvious
[14:46] <Reis> Or is it typical 'god' stuff?
[14:46] <Alathon> He's quite real; he has priests which wield supernatural powers which are not native to themselves
[14:46] <Reis> Oh? Let me guess - Ryba found herself getting looked at as the 'sub'?
[14:46] <Alathon> (hm?)
[14:46] <Alathon> (hah, no ;p )
[14:46] <Kuonji> (lol)
[14:47] <Reis> Well, domination requires a subordinate... :P
[14:47] <Alathon> The problem was this: Ryba was killed, and (you can easily guess) ressurected by Khaleshan clergy
[14:47] <Reis> Or, is it just to clarify exactly where they stood? Ie, find out without interruptions if Ryba or Mani was the dominant one?
[14:47] <Alathon> Which incurred a particular obligation in her case as a fellow worshipper of Khalesh, namely, she was obligated to win the conflict she lost her life in.
[14:48] <Reis> Ahhhh, oh dear.
[14:48] <Rockman_Zero> (Khalesh: "Ah, time to update my blog." :P)
[14:48] <Reis> So she needed to beat Mani to pay off her resurrection?
[14:48] <Alathon> This being an obligation to the cleric as much as the god, as it'd reflect poorly on the cleric to have spent a fraction of Khalesh's will to ressurect someone who couldn't cut it in the scheme of things
[14:49] <Reis> Now that she's done it, on Ryba's end it's just over with?
[14:49] <Kuonji> "So... you guys are even now?"
[14:49] * Mani shrugs.
[14:49] <Alathon> On first glance, it'd seem so.. she killed Mani, which is one of hte more decisive ways to win a conflict.
[14:49] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Even?"
[14:50] <Alathon> Yuuno seems doubtful.
[14:50] * Reis frowns on reading of the resurrection. "That..." She shakes her head.
[14:50] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I wouldn't call us even, but.. I dunno."
[14:50] * Reis narrows her eyes. "Neither would I, but, if she considers it so then that needs to be accounted for."
[14:51] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I dunno, how do you 'settle things' when someone can get brought back to start them all over?"
[14:51] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Or maybe, if we cremated her corpse or something, they couldn't?"
[14:52] * Reis researches 'How do you prevent Kaleshey-resurrection.
[14:52] <Alathon> Yuuno's ears sort of wiggle up and down as she considers various ideas.
[14:52] <Mani> "I have more important things to do than worry about petty revenge. If she gets in the way of us and our duty, though..."
[14:52] <Alathon> There's nothign that answers that specific question, but there are a number of articles on the topic of preventing magical ressurection.
[14:53] <Alathon> There's no sure way, the closest you can come to 'sure' is either personally consuming the target's soul, or using a weapon or magical effect that does the same
[14:53] <Alathon> But that's not even 100% sure as there are stories of beings powerful enough to restore victims of such attacks
[14:53] <Alathon> ... in point of fact, there are stories of everything, however.
[14:53] <Alathon> up to and including Ninja Jesus.
[14:54] * Reis sighs. "Nothing, Sensei. We could burn her, we could sprinkle salt on the corpse, we could try to do a hula dance. No way of knowing what works."
[14:54] * Reis tries to see if there's any specific details on Kaleshey-rez.
[14:54] <Alathon> more banal means to stymie mortals from using ressurection magicks include cutting out the corpse's heart, utterly destroying the corpse, and convincing the person to commit to a religion that does not permit ressurection before killing them
[14:55] <Reis> (Conversion then the sword?)
[14:55] <Alathon> nothing particularly useful
[14:55] <Mani> "There's also permanent cold storage."
[14:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I dunno.. I mean, I bet that'd work for Ryba."
[14:55] * Reis looks up Kalesh's rules in some more detail. Any way we can make her inadvertently break a rule that makes her non-resurrectable?
[14:55] <Mani> "Or very long duration. I mean, who's going to keep trying after a hundred or more years?"
[14:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "but if you're talking someone who's getting ressed by a god or something that has them under their eye, what's to stop their patron from busting them outta the ice block?"
[14:56] <Alathon> not really, there's not a lot in the way of abritrary ritual in this particular religion
[14:56] <Reis> For that matter, any other rules and interesting obligations we can make her dance with?
[14:56] <Alathon> nothign that jumps out at you anyways
[14:57] <Reis> Anything like 'must accept the dominance of those stronger', for instance?
[14:57] <Alathon> she's obligated to respect and fulfill life-debts
[14:57] <Mani> "It doesn't sound like her god did it himself."
[14:57] <Reis> Ooooh, life-debt to leave us alone :P
[14:57] <Mani> "And, besides, from the sound of the religion, it seems likely that if she gets herself into such a situation, she doesn't deserve to be rescued."
[14:57] <Reis> Does a life-debt count if we just spare her life? Or do we actually have to save it from someone other than ourselves?
[14:58] <Mani> "For all we know, they might not even be willing to bring her back again."
[14:58] * Reis frowns. "Hm. If nothing else, we can kill her over and over. That should reduce her apparent value until nobody bothers bringing her back."
[14:59] <Sheena> (back, sorry about that)
[15:00] <Sheena> (whats going on?)
[15:00] <Alathon> it's a nebulous concept, but requires actually intervening to save her life, rather than personally sparing it
[15:00] <Alathon> and it has to be pretty cut and dried, at least from what you're reading
[15:00] <Alathon> not "might have died", but "was dead meat" if you weren't involved
[15:00] <Alathon> Reis plugged into the net from a hub in the bar, and the team has been researching a few things, starting with Ryba's supposed deity, Khalesh
[15:01] <Reis> Ah well, so much for 'I don't kill you, life-debt, leave me alone'.
[15:02] <Reis> Anyone else got any suggestions on the Kalesh research?
[15:03] <Mani> "See what it requires for a cleric to resurrect someone?"
[15:03] <Alathon> Yuuno doesn't.
[15:04] <Sheena> "No clue here"
[15:04] * Reis looks for what the cleric requires. Does it include 'the body'?
[15:04] <Alathon> It varies.
[15:04] <Alathon> The most powerful clerics can do it without; many require it; some require it in relatively good condition.
[15:05] <Alathon> It seems to be more a question of personal mastery and degree of divine favor for a given priest, than something that varies between most religions
[15:05] <Reis> "Hm. We can destroy the body, and hope no high-end cleric wants to bother with her?"
[15:06] <Mani> "Or just keep it."
[15:07] <Sheena> "Just keep beating her up and send her off off mising another weapon?"
[15:07] <Reis> "Well, that's one way to get supplied with quality weaponry."
[15:07] <Mani> "No, that gives her the chance to come back and interfere in another important mission."
[15:08] * Reis nods.
[15:08] <Sheena> "didn't consider that"
[15:10] <Sheena> "Are you sure you want to start up with her again?"
[15:11] * Reis does a personal search on Ryba herself.
[15:11] <Mani> "Me? So long as she doesn't interfere with us or our duty, I don't care what happens to her."
[15:11] <Alathon> Yuuno mutters, "I'm sure she's got an asswhoopin' coming to her.."
[15:11] * Mani frowns.
[15:11] <Mani> "Well, if she was attacking innocent people and I was there, I wouldn't just watch."
[15:12] <Reis> "That would probably fit under our duty... If not our duties assigned by the state."
[15:12] <Reis> (Anything on Ryba herself? A wiki page, or personal profile?)
[15:12] <Alathon> NOthing
[15:12] <Alathon> She apparently doesn't rate personal notice from anyone
[15:12] <Mani> (You find her Myspace page. Ugh.)
[15:13] <Sheena> (myspaece there's 3 ranks about mani)
[15:13] <Alathon> (... you find her myspace page, and find out she's got some sort of really, really creepy thing goign on for Mani)
[15:13] <Reis> (Well, that's no surprise)
[15:13] <Mani> (Yeah... there's probably a group based on that premise...)
[15:14] * Reis frowns. "Damnation... I'd hoped we could find out who employed her..."
[15:14] <Rockman_Zero> ("I want to pet her, and hug her, and feed her, and call her George.")
[15:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. if this really is an infinite universe.. I kinda wonder just how many people are important enough to rate being, you know, known."
[15:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I suppose Nanoha would, but I can't think of anyone else."
[15:15] <Mani> "Well, keep in mind that this is just a subset of an infinite universe. Lots of people can be known locally."
[15:15] * Reis nods. "I suppose I was assuming we just have enough data space to hold it all, and it was just a question of looking."
[15:15] <Sheena> "Thats good and bad"
[15:15] <Alathon> Yuuno nods, and sips on something non-alcoholic.
[15:18] <Sheena> "Any replys from thoes messaged yet?"
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.. what about all that other stuff?"
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, like that."
[15:19] * Reis looks in the email inbox.
[15:19] <Alathon> If you check.. there aren't.
[15:20] * Mani stretches.
[15:20] <Reis> "Nothing yet... Hm, do we need to stay in the bar to recieve the reply, or will it be stored and we can come back to get it?"
[15:20] <Alathon> Yuuno orders something else, and drinks it.
[15:21] <Mani> "I don't know. Read the help files?"
[15:21] <Alathon> Yuuno sips something bright blue through a straw, then speaks up.
[15:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Dunno."
[15:21] * Reis is doing so as she narrates.
[15:21] <Mani> ("Reis, you're narrating again...")
[15:22] <Alathon> You created an account, sot hat account will hold replies, you just need to 'jack in' to see what's arrived.
[15:22] <Mani> (How are we supposed to meet up with Celeste again, btw?)
[15:22] <Alathon> by now, it's probably been an hour-ish, Celeste should be back in another hour-ish if you want to wait for her.. or you can go exploring on your own
[15:22] <Alathon> She said she'd meet you back here
[15:24] <Mani> (Let's all split up and go our separate ways! It's always fun to watch an enraged DM in action! :) )
[15:24] <Alathon> (eh, it's not that bad.. getting you all back together in a cell block is guaranteed to be tons of fun!)
[15:25] * Sheena checks the time with dark heart and just settles back to wait.
[15:25] <Mani> "Well, we have another hour until Celeste gets back... Any reason we should sit here instead of looking around?"
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno sh rugs.
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Good drinks? This thing is really nice.."
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno's already had a third of it.
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'm game for looking around a bit, though."
[15:26] * Reis frowns and shakes her head. "No... does anyone have any particular thing they want to look at first?"
[15:26] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. anything OTHER than the people in the vending machines?"
[15:26] <Mani> "Just browsing about, looking at interesting things and people sounds good to me. Mm, maybe see if someplace has crystal weapons."
[15:27] <Kuonji> "I'm game, I suppose."
[15:27] * Reis blinks. "Right. I think I'd try to avoid that too."
[15:27] <Reis> (Regarding the vending machines :P )
[15:27] <Sheena> "We got extra crit i think, tho im lily going to end up paying celesate back later"
[15:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well.. Guess I better fininsh this off then."
[15:28] <Alathon> Yuuno sets the straw aside, and chugs the blue beverage.
[15:28] <Alathon> If you want to just stand up and go, it's easy, there's no tab to settle
[15:29] <Mani> (Well, if he likes it, we know it isn't Pepsi Blue.)
[15:29] <Alathon> All payments were made through an interface at time of delivery.
[15:29] * Reis stands then, and looks around in all directions - which one looks most interesting to start with?
[15:29] <Mani> "Hm. I suppose this place gives a whole new literalness to the term 'drinking your life away'."
[15:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I guess you could do that, couldn't you.. ugh."
[15:30] * Reis sweatdrops, only able to nod.
[15:30] <Sheena> "I dought any one here is paying with there own"
[15:31] * Reis frowns. "Most likely."
[15:31] <Mani> (Famous last words: "Drinks are on me!")
[15:31] <Alathon> If you step outside the restaurant, you're in what amounts to an enormous food court.
[15:32] <Alathon> Some of the restaurants advertise stuff that's just plain gross, however many of them advertise food that's largely humanoid-safe
[15:32] * Mani looks around the food court and sniffs a bit.
[15:32] <Reis> (Whether we'll be thankful or angry about surviving it, though...)
[15:33] <Mani> ("This ice cream is safe for humans, right?" "Sure, it's made with human milk.")
[15:33] <Alathon> Sniffing can be a little painful for your enhanced senses, because the scents taht seem to stand out are the ones you wouldn't put in your mouth for a million credits
[15:33] * Reis blinks and looks around, taking in the sights.
[15:34] * Sheena pushs her shades up some and keeps an eye out for interesting stuff
[15:34] <Alathon> There's magic everywhere.
[15:34] <Alathon> It's hard to pick out any one thing amidst the overlapping glows.
[15:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So, anyways.. where are we headed?"
[15:35] <Sheena> "Duno, wasn't my idea"
[15:35] * Sheena keeps track of the time
[15:35] <Mani> "That way."
[15:35] <Sheena> "But i know we only got an hour or so"
[15:36] * Mani picks a direction that seems to lead out of the food court or to a transport device.
[15:36] * Reis followeth the Mani.
[15:37] * Sheena tags along of corse
[15:38] * Kuonji sticks with the group
[15:38] <Alathon> It's the transport device.
[15:39] <Alathon> The entire area is a food court.
[15:39] <Alathon> there are teleport destinations for.. almost anything
[15:39] <Alathon> anything commercial anyways
[15:39] <Alathon> what are you looking for?
[15:40] * Reis looks if there's anything that seems like it'll obviously sell crystal weapons for Mani.
[15:42] <Alathon> there are several destinations for weapons
[15:42] <Alathon> nothing screams crystal, however
[15:42] <Alathon> closest you can find is custom crafting
[15:43] * Mani looks for an entry for crystal.
[15:44] <Alathon> There isn't one; if you look for crystal in general, rahter than crystal weapons, there are plenty
[15:45] <Mani> (Yes, crystal in general.)
[15:45] * Mani picks one that looks promising in crystal.
[15:46] <Alathon> you'll end up teleporting to what seems to be an "artisan square", with a substantial portion of one side dominated by crystalwares
[15:47] <Mani> "This looks like a nice place to browse."
[15:47] <Alathon> most look to be, well, typical crystalware.
[15:47] <Alathon> however the directory listed at least one place that does custom enchantments on crystalware
[15:48] <Sheena> "Looks expensise to"
[15:48] * Mani heads that way, browsing and looking around as she goes.
[15:48] <Alathon> There's not nearly as much pedestrian traffic here as there was in the food area, but there are folks about,.
[15:48] <Alathon> You'll find, well, damned near anything that doesn't require softness or comfiness, made of crystal of various colors
[15:49] * Reis looks around at all of it, fairly impressed.
[15:49] <Alathon> prices are largely in motes, or 1000ths of a SLU
[15:49] <Alathon> of which you have one, and change
[15:49] <Mani> (Watch us find an alternate Mani in a stand selling crystal items.)
[15:50] <Alathon> Funny you'd mention that.
[15:51] <Alathon> If you browse your way to the custom place, you'll find that the proprietor is working on an order for something.. and creating crystal right out of thin air.
[15:51] * Mani looks at the proprietor.
[15:51] * Reis blinks, and shrugs.
[15:51] <Alathon> It looks ot be some sort of light fixture, judging by the shape..
[15:53] <Alathon> He has a lithe figure, fine-boned hands, and is focusing in closely on his work.. occasionally flicking a thick copper braid from one shoulder to another.
[15:53] * Reis ... blinks again.
[15:53] * Mani quietly hmmms.
[15:55] <Alathon> So.. what do you all do?
[15:55] * Sheena stands there be'ing cool
[15:56] * Reis stands back and looks around, letting Mani do whatever she wishes.
[15:56] * Kuonji looks around the shop
[15:56] * Mani walks over to him and coughs politely to get his attention.
[15:57] <Alathon> roll 1d20
[15:57] <AlaBot> Alathon rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{2}
[15:57] <Reis> (Oh dear)
[15:57] <Alathon> You get his attention alright; he starts to look over your way, then looks right back at what he was doing.. in time to it develop a flaw with a sharp crack.
[15:58] * Mani winces.
[15:58] <Alathon> Man: "&#(*#&#!"
[15:58] <Alathon> (it's not in a language that anyone present recognizes)
[15:58] <Rockman_Zero> (It's ascii!)
[15:58] <Alathon> (which makes something else obvious.. whatever field has been translating in some areas of the Bar, apparently isn't active here)
[15:59] <Mani> (How complex a piece does it seem to be?)
[15:59] <Sheena> (and it takes us this long to notice?)
[15:59] <Reis> (Not Abyssal, I presume? :P )
[15:59] <Alathon> (well, have you been talking to anyone else?)
[15:59] <Alathon> (you'd kinda need to be to notice ;p )
[16:00] <Alathon> The piece he was working on was some sort of ornate lampshade, composed of crystals colored to a mix of reds and blues
[16:00] <Mani> "Sorry... I don't understand that, by the way."
[16:01] <Alathon> He looks over at Mani, expressionless, then back to the blob of 'something' that was standing near him, and speaks softly.
[16:01] <Alathon> He looks over at you, speculatively..
[16:02] <Alathon> He then slips off a couple rings, and slips on another couple, and speaks.. and this time, you can understand him.
[16:02] <Alathon> He seems to be speaking Japanese.
[16:02] <Alathon> "I'm sorry, what was that?"
[16:02] <Mani> "I said I was sorry for startling you. And that I didn't understand what you were saying."
[16:03] <Alathon> He nods, pauses for a moment, then continues.
[16:04] <Alathon> "Appology accepted."
[16:04] <Alathon> He sets the flawed crystal off to the side.
[16:05] <Alathon> "It will take me several minutes to complete this order, however if there is something you would like to discuss, I would be glad to make myself available to you, miss...?"
[16:06] <Mani> "Mani. I can look around while you finish."
[16:06] <Alathon> He nods.
[16:07] <Alathon> Man: "Pleased to meet you, Miss Mani. I am, of course, Tsukiyomi."
[16:07] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "I will be with you in just a few moments."
[16:07] <Reis> (... Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah)
[16:08] <Alathon> He returns to working on the crystal lampshade.
[16:08] <Sheena> (?)
[16:08] * Mani looks around at his works.
[16:09] <Alathon> There's a fair selection of 'normal' crystal stuff, but that's the less complex stuff.
[16:09] <Alathon> (and holy fucking shit)
[16:09] <Alathon> (redskins were down 0-13 for like.. 3/4ths of the game)
[16:10] <Alathon> (then got one TD, then got an interception/touchdown, then just got ANOTHER interception)
[16:10] <Reis> ('Mani' is a moon god, Sheena. So is Tsukiyomi. It's a name theme that amuses me)
[16:10] <Reis> (Especially because we were already made to draw parallels between Mani and Tsuki)
[16:11] <Alathon> The more interesting works are the ones that aren't normally made of crystal.
[16:11] <Mani> (As are Luna, Artemis, and Diana)
[16:11] <Reis> (Yuppers)
[16:12] * Mani looks at the interesting ones.
[16:12] <Alathon> There are a wide array of what look to be clothes made entirely of linked bits of darkly-colored crystal
[16:13] <Mani> "Interesting..."
[16:13] <Alathon> More womens than mens, but not that much.
[16:13] <Alathon> In the clothing section are also a large number of "garments" that don't seem like they'd fit anybody
[16:15] * Mani sees if she can figure out any new ideas or techniques from things she sees.
[16:16] * Sheena notices the cloths mani's looking and moves closer to check em out
[16:16] <Al

[Alathon]

Session 59 - part 2

[16:16] <Alathon> Other atypically crystalline items include furniture, tools, and many, many things that are not readily identifiable as having any use or aesthetic value.
[16:16] <Alathon> They're not cheap; some of them are actually costed out of your price range.
[16:17] <Alathon> If you hold them, you'll find that they're cool to the touch, but feel deceptively flexible
[16:17] <Kuonji> ("Hey, is that a... it is! it's a dildo bong!")
[16:17] <Alathon> (Tsukiyomi: "I do not sell bongs. I do, however, sell water pipes.")
[16:17] * Sheena is impressed
[16:18] <Mani> "Nice, aren't they?"
[16:18] <Alathon> There's a lot to learn from, the most interesting aspects artistically being how he's used color variations within single pieces of crystal
[16:18] <Sheena> "Very"
[16:18] <Sheena> "And way out of our price range for the time being.."
[16:19] * Reis looks at one of the pieces, whistling slightly. "Wow..."
[16:19] <Alathon> Yuuno, peering at the clothing: "You'd probably want to get something done custom anyways.. a lot of these colors wouldn't really work with the red hair, you know."
[16:20] <Sheena> "True
[16:21] <Sheena> "Need to account for size as well,"
[16:21] <Reis> "Aside from how much it would hurt to have a piece that wasn't correctly fit."
[16:23] <Alathon> Yuuno winces.
[16:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, that'd pinch.."
[16:23] * Mani shakes her head.
[16:23] <Alathon> Around now, Tsukiyomi will fininsh the lampshade he was working on.
[16:23] <Mani> "So much of these items involve techniques I never would have thought to try..."
[16:23] <Mani> (many)
[16:24] <Alathon> He'll hold it up for inspection, before setting it on top of the purple-brown lump that's been undulating across the counter from him.
[16:24] <Sheena> "Don't worrie, aftering see'ing this ill keep bugging ya"
[16:24] <Mani> (Blob: "Such a lovely hat. Thank you, Tsukiyomi.")
[16:24] <Alathon> The lump promply starts shifting to a sort of veined blue-red color sceme, and seems to slide out of the store.
[16:26] <Mani> "Please don't. To do this sort of work, I'd have to devote my life to it."
[16:26] <Alathon> Once the blob is out of the store, he picks up the crystal "hat" he was workign on before, and tosses it all the way across the room, between hanging crystal chandeliers and several tall displays, to land in a large crystal box and shatter.
[16:26] <Mani> "Or a very large chunk of it, at least."
[16:27] <Alathon> He then walks over to Mani and strikes up a conversation.
[16:28] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "Just for the record, while I am pleased that another has made their escape from the moon bitch, I do not grant discounts for such."
[16:28] <Alathon> He says this with a practiced smile.
[16:29] * Sheena titles her head and lets her shades slide down some.
[16:29] * Kuonji blinks
[16:29] <Mani> (Then he notices we're all wearing the same uniform and starts to get nervous.)
[16:29] <Kuonji> "I guess Celeste-san wasn't exagerating..."
[16:29] * Reis sweatdrops, and chooses to refrain from comment.
[16:30] <Alathon> (it's obviously the Rebel uniform)
[16:30] <Alathon> (it's brown, just like in Firefly!)
[16:30] * Mani nods.
[16:30] <Sheena> "We got a giant sign over our heads flashing newbies only we can't see it"
[16:30] <Alathon> (Tsukiyomi swings, "Burn the land, and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.."
[16:30] <Alathon> (sings ;p )
[16:31] <Reis> (Swings around while singing?)
[16:31] <Mani> "I can understand the sentiments..."
[16:31] <Alathon> He seems a little surprised at what Sheena said, but doesn't respond.
[16:31] <Alathon> He nods.
[16:31] <Alathon> (to Mani)
[16:32] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "But while business must be business, I would not mind offering hospitality, shoudl you desire it."
[16:32] <Mani> "Thank you, that's kind of you."
[16:33] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "If it is not too forward, might I ask what brings you here?"
[16:33] <Mani> "I must say, I find your work very impressive."
[16:34] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "Thank you; there are few I could accept such praise from without reservations."
[16:35] <Mani> "Well, I use crystal swords as my weapon of choice, and while I can make my own, I'm looking to see whether I can find better than what I can create."
[16:35] <Mani> "I have to admit, I haven't focused on crystal work nearly as much as you have..."
[16:36] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Actual swords, not...?"
[16:36] <Alathon> He pauses.
[16:36] * Mani nods.
[16:36] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi hmmmms.
[16:36] <Mani> "Shall I show you what I currently use, and what I can normally create?"
[16:36] <Alathon> Tsukiyomi: "I was just about to ask."
[16:37] <Mani> "If there's a table or counter I could put them on...?"
[16:37] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Of course.."
[16:38] <Alathon> He'll lead you all back into the store a bit, and clear several assorted items off a countertop to make soem space.
[16:38] * Mani places one of the dense crystal swords made for her on the counter and then proceeds to create one of her own.
[16:38] * Reis follows, looking around and thinking to herself.
[16:38] * Mani places that one beside the other.
[16:38] * Sheena checks the time on dh then just leans on her staff a bit wathing mani work
[16:39] <Alathon> He watches their creation, then pulls out a lens made of (unsurprisingly) crystal, and begins to examine them.
[16:40] <Mani> (One was made by CT R&D and the other Mani made on the spot.)
[16:40] <Alathon> (*nod*)
[16:40] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Neither are magical, and.. did you make this?"
[16:40] <Alathon> He motions toward the extra-dense one.
[16:41] <Mani> "No, that was made for me without the use of crystal creation abilities."
[16:41] <Alathon> He nods, hmming.
[16:41] <Alathon> Tsuki: "It certainly does not look natural.. it bears a certain uniformity of structure."
[16:42] <Alathon> He grins a little.
[16:42] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Above and beyond that which crystal should normally bear."
[16:42] * Reis snickers slightly.
[16:42] <Mani> (He and Mani both laugh uproarously at the joke while the others all sweatdrop.)
[16:42] * Mani grins.
[16:43] <Alathon> Tsuki: "So.. are you looking for a more elegant work? Something for display, perhaps?"
[16:43] <Mani> "For combat use. Basically, something that would be more effective."
[16:43] <Alathon> He frowns a little.
[16:43] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Hmmm.. more effective. More durable? Sharper?"
[16:44] <Kuonji> (vorpal?)
[16:44] <Mani> (+5, please.)
[16:44] <Sheena> (mani: beast slaying? what a gip!)
[16:44] <Mani> "I haven't had much problem with durability..."
[16:44] * Mani frowns.
[16:45] <Mani> "Though I did have a pair shatter once."
[16:45] <Mani> "Sharper and more penetrating would be good, but not if they weakened the weapon as a whole."
[16:46] <Alathon> He purses his lips, and thinking for a few moments.
[16:47] <Alathon> Tsuki: "I'm not sure that I can really help you out, here."
[16:47] <Alathon> Tsuki: "But.."
[16:47] <Alathon> Tsuki: "I can definately give you a reference for someone who can."
[16:48] <Mani> "That would be most appreciated."
[16:48] <Alathon> He'll procede to refer you to a prefessional enchanter.
[16:49] <Mani> "Thank you."
[16:49] * Mani retrieves her dense sword and starts to reach for the one she just made when she realizes she has no place to put it.
[16:50] <Mani> "Mm. Would you mind if I left this one here?"
[16:51] <Mani> "I have no need for it, and it'd be awkward to carry."
[16:51] <Alathon> Tsuki: "If you don't mind me leaning it somewhere in the back, not in the least."
[16:51] <Mani> "Not at all. Feel free to keep or discard it as you wish."
[16:52] <Reis> (Next time we steal Ryba's weapon, she comes back having bought this one)
[16:52] <Alathon> Tsuki: "Fair enough... hm."
[16:52] <Mani> (I hope so! It does far less damage than hers.)
[16:53] <Alathon> Anyways..
[16:53] <Alathon> He doesn't have much more to add other than pleasantries
[16:53] <Alathon> if there's an interdimensional Mani-analogue society, y ou're not getting invited just yet
[16:54] * Mani makes some pleasantries in return before heading out (unless someone's buying something) and checking the time.
[16:55] <Reis> (Actually, what I find amusing is that Mani was a male god, and Tsukiyomi was a goddess... yet Mani is a lady and Tsukiyomi is a guy :P )
[16:55] * Sheena checks the prices on some of clothes on the way out
[16:55] <Mani> (Blame Artemis. :p )
[16:55] <Reis> (Heh)
[16:56] * Reis doesn't purchase anything, and mainly just appreciates the craftsmanship as she heads out.
[16:56] <Kuonji> me waits til they're outside to mention "You know, I could have stored the sword for you Mani."
[16:56] <Kuonji> (damn that /)
[16:56] <Mani> "I know. But I can make another one in less than a minute."
[16:58] <Mani> "No point even using up storage space for that."
[16:58] * Sheena checks the time again, how much we got thill meeting up with celeste?
[16:59] <Sheena> "Should we check out that place he said?"
[16:59] <Kuonji> "What time are we supposed to meet Celeste? It'd be rude to keep her waiting."
[17:00] <Reis> (We had an hour, we ate up like five/ten minutes)
[17:00] <Alathon> well, it woulda taken a bit longer than that
[17:00] <Alathon> but you have a little time left if you wanna do something
[17:01] <Mani> (Not enough for checking with the enchanter, though, right?)
[17:01] <Kuonji> (is his name Tim?)
[17:03] <Alathon> (haha no, and not if you go in person)
[17:03] <Sheena> "Check that place on the way out or..?"
[17:03] <Mani> "Well, there isn't enough time to check out the enchanter now. Anyone want to look at something else before we go back?"
[17:05] * Reis cocks her head. "I'd like to see if they have any texts on arts that are ahead of us - magic, for instance."
[17:05] <Reis> "Though... I suppose browsing a bookstore will eat up even more time."
[17:05] <Mani> "Yeah..."
[17:06] <Sheena> "Not like we can't come back"
[17:06] <Sheena> "Me and reis got the jump location for here"
[17:07] * Mani nods.
[17:07] <Reis> "Perhaps save that for afterward. Why not just head back? I was thinking we could contact the TSA office and see how we'd go about finding dimensional addresses, since we have their netcode."
[17:07] <Mani> "Well, I guess we may as well just head back. Maybe Celeste is early."
[17:09] * Mani heads back with the group.
[17:12] <Alathon> (I think now's a good time for a sh ort break)
[17:12] <Alathon> (since I'm feeling kinda tired and probably need some caffeine)
[17:12] <Sheena> (uhoh)
[17:12] <Reis> (Heh, all righty)
[17:12] <Sheena> (ahh)
[17:12] <Alathon> (restart at half past)
[17:12] <Mani> (Pale! Stop breaking our DM the night/morning before his game!)
[17:14] <Reis> I tried to end earlier than usual! At least we didn't stretch into 8 AM again...
[17:17] <Kuonji> fuck, I'm so hungry but I can't move
[17:18] <Kuonji> too fucking cold out
[17:19] <Reis> Gah.
[17:21] <Kuonji> I've moved from my bed twice since I've woken up
[17:21] <Kuonji> both times to use the bathroom
[17:21] <Kuonji> other then that I haven't moved
[17:21] <Reis> Heh.
[17:22] <Reis> ... Wait, you're still in bed?
[17:22] <Reis> Damn you and your laptop ;_;
[17:23] <Kuonji> I'm so hungry T_T
[17:23] * Rockman_Zero gives Kuonji something that tastes like chicken.
[17:28] <Sheena> err
[17:28] <Sheena> you need us to call in help or something man?
[17:29] <Reis> Nah, he's just being lazy and refusing to get out of his nice warm bed, if my interpretation's right :P
[17:30] <Alathon> (well, good)
[17:30] <Alathon> (I didn' doze off ;p )
[17:31] <Alathon> (and dude at least get some cup ramen or something)
[17:31] <Alathon> (you need food)
[17:31] <Reis> Not really.
[17:32] <Reis> I've gotten away with forgetting to eat for up to three days.
[17:32] <Kuonji> no, I'm sick
[17:32] <Kuonji> moving hurts, especially moving into the cold
[17:32] <Reis> Ah, I see, apologies. I'd have been a lazy bum like that if I had a laptop, though :P
[17:33] <Rockman_Zero> (Guh... sorry to hear that man, I really hope you get well soon. D= )
[17:34] <Kuonji> eh, it's not that bad
[17:34] <Kuonji> I'll probably be fine in a few days
[17:34] <Kuonji> it just kinda sucks
[17:37] <Alathon> (well, eat something ;p )
[17:37] <Alathon> Anyways.. lets get started again
[17:38] <Mani> Ok.
[17:39] <Alathon> It'll only be a few minutes before you meet up with Celeste
[17:39] <Alathon> She doesn't seem to have been doing any mud wrestling, or anything else that'd make her look any different
[17:39] <Sheena> (they got mud wrestling?)
[17:40] * Sheena grins as she spots celeste
[17:40] * Reis nods in greeting.
[17:40] <Alathon> Celeste looks a bit distracted at first, but warms up when she notices Sheena's attention.
[17:41] * Mani nods to Celeste also.
[17:41] <Alathon> Celeste: "My appologies for the protracted delay."
[17:41] <Alathon> (Celeste: "I thought the abortion would only take an hour, hour and a half tops.")
[17:42] <Mani> "It's all right. We found ways to entertain ourselves."
[17:42] <Mani> (Well, I did, at least. :) )
[17:42] <Sheena> (O_O)
[17:43] <Alathon> She nods.
[17:43] <Sheena> "Every thing go well?"
[17:43] <Alathon> Celeste: "Well enough, yes."
[17:44] <Kuonji> (the deformed fetus is now running around like Gutz and Casca's kid?)
[17:44] <Alathon> She doesn't seem to be in a huge hurry to divulge whatever she was doing.
[17:44] * Sheena slides over to her side
[17:45] <Alathon> (um, ew? I haven't seen the berserk manga, but I can half imagine that.. and don't you mean Griffin and Casca?)
[17:45] <Alathon> She does seem to be in a hurry to get close to sheena though ;p
[17:45] <Sheena> "Well welcome back, we're still waiting on replys. And seem to have found soemthing neat for mani"
[17:45] <Kuonji> (no, Guts and Casca)
[17:46] * Reis looks down at the floor.
[17:46] <Kuonji> (Griffin raping her is what turns it into a demonic fetus thing)
[17:46] <Alathon> (....right. you're not making a compelling argument for reading it ;p )
[17:47] <Mani> "Hm?"
[17:47] <Alathon> Yuuno looks.. at a blue drink, having ordered another one.
[17:48] <Alathon> Celeste: "What have you found, if I might ask?"
[17:48] * Mani frowns slightly.
[17:48] <Mani> "You sure those aren't addictive, Yuuno?"
[17:49] <Alathon> Yuuno looks up, straw in mouth.
[17:49] <Alathon> She then lets it go.
[17:49] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. technically, I'm pretty sure they are. At least, the alcohol is."
[17:49] <Alathon> Yuuno: "but I don't think there's anything else.."
[17:49] <Mani> "I mean, are you sure that particular drink isn't more addictive than alcohol?"
[17:49] <Alathon> Yuuno frowns.
[17:50] <Alathon> Yuuno: "The menu clumped it with all the other alcoholic coctails, not the stimulants or hallucinogens.."
[17:50] <Kuonji> "Aw come on taichou, don't be so paranoid."
[17:51] <Alathon> Yuuno: "But yeah, I'll make this the last one, just to be safe."
[17:52] <Mani> "Paranoid? Isn't that a specialty of your profession?"
[17:54] <Sheena> "Isn't many drinks here i know.. dont think picking randomly is a good idea ither"
[17:54] * Kuonji shrugs "If I walked around constantly worried I was going to be killed, life would kind of suck after a while."
[17:54] <Alathon> Yuuno, having been sucking on the straw again, slurps loudly as she finishes it.
[17:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, you're probably right.."
[17:57] <Alathon> Celeste: "For what it is worth, this particular eatery caters to mainline humanoid bodily mechanics."
[17:57] <Alathon> Celeste: "I think it unlikely that any drink fatal to humans would not be marked as such."
[17:58] <Mani> "Hm? I wasn't suggesting it was fatal."
[17:58] <Sheena> "Oh? Why dont you pick something then, suprise me"
[17:58] * Sheena leans over a bit grining
[17:58] <Alathon> Celeste: "Or particularly unhealthy.. above and beyond accepted recreational norms, that is."
[17:58] <Alathon> Celeste turns her head and looks down at Sheena.
[17:59] <Alathon> Celeste: "A bit later, perhaps?"
[18:01] <Sheena> "Ill hold you to that"
[18:01] * Sheena sits back up and back, waiting on thoes rpelys
[18:02] <Mani> (Wasn't Sheena supposed to be replying to Celeste?)
[18:03] <Alathon> Celeste, to Mani: "Speaking of which, what are your plans?"
[18:04] <Mani> "Well, right now, we're waiting on replies from the mercenary companies. I suppose our choices are to wait here and figure out what to do until we hear from them or go back home and return later.
[18:05] <Alathon> Celeste: "There are certainly no lack of diversions, should you wish to 'burn time', as it were."
[18:05] <Alathon> Yuuno's flushing a bit now, and the tips of her ears are drooping.
[18:05] * Rockman_Zero is now known as RZ_Photoshop
[18:06] <Mani> "Well, I'm not too keen on spending what little we have of the currency they use here just for the sake of having a good time."
[18:06] * Sheena notices
[18:06] * Mani frowns and looks at Yuuno.
[18:06] <Sheena> "Hmm, and some of us mah have been here to long as it is"
[18:06] <Alathon> Celeste: "A fair point; your own home does not lack for venues that would charge far less dearly."
[18:06] <Mani> "Keep her away from hot water, Sheena."
[18:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And the booze, too!"
[18:07] <Alathon> She blinks.
[18:07] <Kuonji> "Think he drank enough to kill a ferret?"
[18:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Wooo... I've got no tolerance, do I?"
[18:07] <Mani> "I'd hate to find out the hard way. There's a reason I drink alcohol very sparingly, you know."
[18:08] <Alathon> Yuuno looks like she sobers up a bit thinking about that.
[18:08] <Alathon> Yuuno: "...oh."
[18:08] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um, wouldn't the volume of alcohol go down when the volume of blood does?"
[18:08] <Mani> "I'm sorry I didn't think of that before, Yuuno."
[18:08] * Reis winces. "Oh dear... we might have to figure out whether that happens before relying on it."
[18:08] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[18:09] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Not yer fault, I'm the wuss getting drunk."
[18:09] <Kuonji> do you want to take that risk
[18:09] <Sheena> "Yuuno's normaly the one making sure i dont drink"
[18:09] <Mani> "I suppose you could experiment with very low blood alcohol levels and diagnostic equipment, but it's not something I'd want to rely on without testing."
[18:09] <Alathon> Celeste: "What exactly where you drinking, if I might ask?"
[18:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So, now's not the time to test.. yeah.. um."
[18:10] <Alathon> She turns a little, and looks at Celeste.
[18:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Romulan Ale. Never saw a blue ale, they're usually brown."
[18:10] <Mani> (Oh, I saw that for sale in Vegas. :) )
[18:11] <Alathon> Celeste faces Mani.
[18:13] <Sheena> (im a bit behind on my drinking, but i had some realy killer choclet vodka just today)
[18:13] <Alathon> Celeste: "Not particularly harmful... just, very alcoholic."
[18:13] <Mani> "That's something, at least."
[18:13] <Alathon> Celeste: "Though.. I must admit, that I am not personally familiar with the physiology of Yuuno's particular species."
[18:14] * Reis slaps her forehead. "We wanted to research that..."
[18:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Probly a lightweight again.."
[18:14] <Mani> "How many do you think would get a human drunk?"
[18:15] <Mani> "Well, we can use the hub here. Research is a valid reason for staying a bit longer."
[18:15] <Alathon> Celeste: "One of those would be sufficient, typically sipped over the course of an evening."
[18:15] <Mani> "Well, she has a much higher tolerance than humans, then."
[18:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "That, or I'm totally, utterly wasted!"
[18:15] <Alathon> She says this brightly.
[18:15] <Mani> "Both, I think."
[18:16] <Alathon> Yuuno suddenly looks really worried.
[18:16] <Kuonji> "Which appears to be the case."
[18:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. sorry.. I shouldn't be getting wasted on the job!"
[18:16] * Sheena moves dark heart away from yuuno a bit,no need for stuff to start blowing up
[18:17] <Mani> "Want to see if you can find out about her species and then head home, Reis?"
[18:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Even when we're on the job in a bar.."
[18:17] * Reis takes a seat, smiling and nodding. "I was thinking I could see about that netcode Halloun-san gave us regarding dimensional addresses, too."
[18:17] <Alathon> Her speech doesn't seem to be slurred, and she isn't suffering any obvious motor control problems.. but she does seem a little punchy, flushed, and there's an odd sort of droop to the tips of her ears.
[18:18] * Reis hooks into the hub, and puts in the netcode Miriam gave them a couple hours (months) ago - is it an email address or a site address?
[18:18] <Kuonji> (too...cute...)
[18:20] * Reis blinkblinks as she looks up at Yuuno again, shakes her head, and opens another window to start a search on Yuuno's species details while she waits for the other netcode to load.
[18:20] <Alathon> it's effectively an address you can direct requests to
[18:20] <Alathon> Yuuno grins, and looks over at Sakura.
[18:21] <Sheena> (reis: Think i found something on yuuno.. lets see. Drow, Killers of babies, kicking of puppies, and eaters of kittens, adviod if posible... *every one looks at yuuno*)
[18:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Don't stare too much, girl's are allowed to be bi when they're drunk, and I might get the wrong idea!"
[18:21] * Sheena snorts
[18:21] <Reis> (All righty, send the request for the address of Midchilda, then)
[18:22] <Alathon> You'll get a form response, requesting more information about who's asking
[18:22] * Reis blinkblinks. "... Yes, I think your suggestion is more likely than the higher tolerance."
[18:22] <Reis> (What kind of information is it requesting?)
[18:22] <Alathon> personal information, affiliation, government, home dimension, etc
[18:23] <Alathon> Yuuno, several moments after speaking, realizes she's embarassing herself and abruptly clams up.
[18:23] * Reis will ask Mani regarding what we should answer.
[18:24] <Reis> "I don't _believe_ it will present much problem, since they already know about us and came in the first place... But, I could be missing something."
[18:24] * Mani checks it over for anything that seems problematic.
[18:25] <Sheena> "They have had contact with us before, isnt that what the boss said?"
[18:25] <Sheena> "Should we wait before letting them know we're lookign around?"
[18:26] * Reis nods. "I don't think we'll be telling them anything they don't already know, but, I might be missing something."
[18:26] <Alathon> There's nothing inherently problematic about any of the requests
[18:27] <Mani> "It looks fine to me."
[18:27] * Reis purses her lips and fills it out, frowning in thought. "All right... send it?"
[18:27] * Mani nods.
[18:28] * Reis nods and sends it.
[18:28] <Reis> (Alarms light up, and a half-dozen TSA mages teleport in surrounding us)
[18:29] <Alathon> It sends. nothing particular happens.
[18:29] <Alathon> Still no response from the two mercenary companies you contacted, either.
[18:29] * Reis sighs. "I suppose now somebody has to go over it... All right then, let's see about sensei."
[18:30] <Alathon> Yuuno blinks lazily.
[18:30] <Reis> Basically starting to look up Yuuno's species.
[18:30] <Sheena> "This seems to be a lot of hurry up and wait,"
[18:31] <Alathon> Visually, she matches the description of several similar species which identify as "High Elves"
[18:31] <Alathon> along with, well.. many other species which do not look like them, that also identify as High Elves.
[18:31] <Alathon> It's apparently a rather popular designation.
[18:31] * Reis blinks. "Well... at least we know what race _name_ to use."
[18:31] <Mani> "Well, she certainly has the high part down..."
[18:32] <Alathon> Yuuno giggles at Mani's comment.
[18:32] * Reis snickers.
[18:32] <Reis> (Are there any significant differences between the various Yuunolike High Elves?)
[18:32] <Mani> (Wow, she must really be drunk, then. :) )
[18:32] <Alathon> (that's a pretty good indication, yeah)
[18:32] <Reis> (Or for that matter, _any_ other races that don't call themselves High Elves that look like Yuuno?)
[18:32] <Alathon> Nope, he's one of those high elves.
[18:33] <Reis> (Are the differences between 'em significant enough to care which one?)
[18:33] <Alathon> not to be confused with moon elves, sun elves, grey elves, dross elves, keebler elves, or santa's elves.
[18:33] * RZ_Photoshop is now known as Rockman_Zero
[18:34] <Sheena> "Ahh poor yuunochan fell into spring of drowned lightwight."
[18:34] <Alathon> It's hard to actually differentiate.
[18:34] * Mani snorts.
[18:34] <Alathon> Nobody's gone to the effort to tag references to high elves with a species ID number
[18:34] <Mani> "I bet you couldn't drink half of what she's had in the same amount of time."
[18:34] <Reis> Heh.
[18:35] <Reis> I guess that might be our answer, then :P
[18:35] <Reis> 'Yeah, they're all more or less the same.' :P
[18:35] <Alathon> Yuuno leans forward.
[18:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, I'll bet it too!"
[18:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Think you got it in you, Sheena?"
[18:35] <Rockman_Zero> (Great... now I have to download 'Because I got High' by Afroman. =_=)
[18:36] <Kuonji> "How about when we're not on the job?"
[18:36] <Alathon> (now I'm jackin' off, and I know why... cuz I got high, cuz I got high, cuz I got high...)
[18:36] * Reis blinks at Yuuno. "Um... yes, isn't Sheena-san required to get us back home?"
[18:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Oh, right.. good catch Sakura."
[18:36] <Rockman_Zero> (Actually... that'd really work as Yuuno's theme song. ;P)
[18:37] <Alathon> anyways
[18:37] <Sheena> "Im game, doing it outside the city at home would be a good idea if you want to get blitz"
[18:37] <Alathon> there's a few things about yuuno's particular brand of high elves that seem to differentiate them, other than the bigass ears
[18:37] <Sheena> "Seems to make dark heart trigger happy"
[18:38] <Reis> (Oh? We can actually tell the difference?)
[18:38] <Alathon> (no)
[18:38] <Alathon> (but the 'clump' of similar species has several things in common)
[18:38] <Reis> (I was figuring we couldn't tell which type of high elf that easily, so I was checking to see 'does it even matter which type or are they all the same?')
[18:38] <Reis> (Heh, gothcha)
[18:38] <Kuonji> (I wasn't goin to run from the cops, but I was high)
an actually tell the difference?)
[18:38] <Alathon> (no)
[18:38] <Alathon> (but the 'clump' of similar species has several things in common)
[18:38] <Reis> (I was figuring we couldn't tell which type of high elf that easily, so I was checking to see 'does it even matter which type or are they all the same?')
[18:38] <Reis> (Heh, gothcha)
[18:38] <Kuonji> (I wasn't goin to run from the cops, but I was high)
[18:40] <Alathon> high aptitude for magic is pretty much a given
[18:40] <Alathon> enhanced hearing.. which is kind of a 'duh' when you look at those ears
[18:40] <Alathon> and immortality
[18:41] <Reis> High alchohol tolerance? :P
[18:41] <Alathon> without doing some serious research it'll be hard to determine that
[18:41] <Alathon> there's a lot of derrogatory commentary on elves being wusses and unable to hold their liquor
[18:41] <Alathon> but, no scholarly studies ;p
[18:41] <Reis> Awwwww.
[18:42] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Immortal, huh? I guess it could be worse.."
[18:42] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Not much of a change, but oh well."
[18:42] * Reis nods. "At least you're not suddenly allergic to things you like, or burn in sunlight..."
[18:43] <Alathon> There doesn't seem to be anythingl ike that
[18:43] <Alathon> or any mention of particular dietary needs
[18:43] <Alathon> in fact.. for beinga different species, they're an awful lot like humans
[18:43] <Mani> (But it does say they make great pets.)
[18:44] * Reis passes all this reporting to Yuuno.
[18:44] <Sheena> "New body same gig huh yuuno?"
[18:46] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Ya know, it's funny..."
[18:46] <Alathon> Yuuno catches herself.
[18:46] <Alathon> Yuuno: "nevermind."
[18:48] * Reis cocks her head and waits to see if Yuuno wants to say anything after all, but after a while, returns to the researchings.
[18:49] * Mani keeps an eye out for hot liquids coming their way.
[18:49] <Alathon> Celeste: "Odd that a magical anomaly deemed a curse, would transform someone to an attractive, immortal, and magically gifted form."
[18:49] <Alathon> There don't seem to be.
[18:49] <Alathon> any hot liquids just "happening" to spill around you, that is.
[18:49] <Mani> (Well, waiters coming with them or such.)
[18:49] * Reis frowns. "That's a point, Celeste-san..."
[18:50] <Sheena> "Yuuno's had a hard life, mabie it was a break?"
[18:50] * Reis starts doing a search on what's known of Jusenkyo.
[18:50] <Alathon> Celeste: "For that matter, the same might be said of your own 'curse', Sakura."
[18:50] <Mani> "I imagine there are many more springs of drowned snake, rabbit, cockroach, etc. than of the beneficial ones."
[18:50] <Alathon> springs of sorrow, very tragic story, stuff falls in it and drowns, stuff falls in pools and are cursed to turn into whatever they fell into when exposed to cold water
[18:51] <Alathon> lots of speculation on how they get created, but not much in the way of useful proof
[18:52] <Alathon> a few horror stories about people trying to deliberately mix and match curses for one reason ora nother, and.. it not working out well
[18:52] <Mani> "I wonder how many dimensions have them."
[18:52] * Reis sighs. "Well, that was worth checking at least."
[18:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah.. woulda been nice to know if there was somethin' else goin' on."
[18:56] * Reis nods. "I suppose the label 'curse' is just because the majority _are_ fairly negative effects."
[18:56] <Alathon> Yuuno is pretty mellow at this point.
[18:57] <Alathon> Celeste watches her, at least slightly amused.
[18:58] <Alathon> and, still no responses from the mercs, and no response from the request to the Midchildan inter-dim authority
[18:58] <Mani> "Well, unless someone has a better idea, I suppose we go home once Reis is done with her research."
[18:59] * Reis nods. "Perhaps we can do a bit more nosing around, but once we're done, there will probably be little point waiting - it could take days if we're unlucky."
[18:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I think we oughta buy a bottle've this stuff."
[18:59] <Sheena> "We can, i guess"
[18:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Smooth, cool on the throat, and damn.."
[19:00] <Sheena> "should we check out that lead we got for mani before leaving?"
[19:00] <Mani> "Hm? Oh, you mean the enchanter?"
[19:00] <Sheena> "Would be nice to have an idea about the cost if we do plan to follow up"
[19:00] <Sheena> "Ya"
[19:00] <Alathon> Celeste looks over at Sheena, curious what the lead is.. the hears it."
[19:00] * Reis nods. "We may as well check everything we wanted to for now."
[19:01] <Mani> "I suppose it wouldn't hurt to check, though it'll probably be too expensive."
[19:02] <Sheena> "A good reasont to check before we go"
[19:02] <Reis> "Yes... the order of sale was about an SLU, right Celeste-san? Likely to be way too high."
[19:02] <Alathon> Celeste: "It.. depends."
[19:03] <Alathon> Celeste: "A minor enchantment, likely not so much. Some value in the general area of a quarter-SLU would be appropriate for the simplest enchantments of cutting and durability"
[19:04] * Mani nods.
[19:04] <Alathon> Celeste: "A weapon with a moderate enchantment would typically be in the area of a SLU; having the actual enchantment done on a weapon of your choosing would be substantially more."
[19:05] <Mani> "Ok. We'll go and inquire. Are you familiar with this person?"
[19:05] * Mani gives the name of the enchanter.
[19:05] <Alathon> Celeste isn't, but will offer to examine the quality of their wares, if they have any on display.
[19:06] <Sheena> "Hmm, so you know a lot about proper ways to slice and dice?"
[19:06] <Alathon> Anyways.. there's nothing terribly interesting about the enchanter in question, Celeste thinks the enchantments he's laid are workmanlike
[19:07] <Alathon> and with the reference from Tsukiyomi, you can get both the heavy crystal blades basic enchantments for the bargain price of 425 motes
[19:07] <Alathon> Celeste, along the way: "I know a great deal about magic in general. About the art of weaponcrafting, not so much."
[19:08] <Mani> (How much do we have currently? And what would the effect be?)
[19:08] * Sheena nods to that
[19:08] <Alathon> (every rank of enchantment is +1 damage, and half a rank of AP)
[19:08] <Reis> We've got about 12 SLUs, 11 after paying up for the storage device.
[19:09] <Alathon> (and yeah, you can afford this easily if you want)
[19:10] <Mani> (Ooh, bonus AP? Nice. I suppose it's not 425 for additional ranks?)
[19:10] <Alathon> (no, the price tag for more powerful enchantments increase exponentially)
[19:11] <Sheena> (its getting a bit late here, how long we aiming for?)
[19:11] * Mani will check back home before getting any enchantments.
[19:11] <Reis> Dunno, but, I should DEFINITELY keep my games shorter. I'm utterly pwnt.
[19:11] <Mani> (Since, they might ... you know, have different ideas for how the precious SLUs should be spent.)
[19:12] <Mani> (And we're coming back soon, anyway.)
[19:12] <Sheena> (i had time to shower, then bam als game, heh)
[19:13] <Alathon> (finishing soon)
[19:13] <Reis> (Yeah, it's affordable, but it IS also about 3% of the _national_ interdim budget right now :P )
[19:14] <Alathon> well, discuss it in-character
[19:14] <Mani> (Sorry, I figured since you were giving the prices OOC, we'd just deal with it the same way.)
[19:14] <Rockman_Zero> (So... wait... EP is currency? o_O;)
[19:15] <Mani> "Hmm. Nice. I'll definitely have to bring this up once we get home."
[19:15] <Reis> (Life force. A sliver is about a point of Con)
[19:15] <Rockman_Zero> (....owie.)
[19:15] <Reis> (A mote is 1000 slivers)
[19:15] <Reis> (An SLU is 1000 motes)
[19:15] <Rockman_Zero> (...)
[19:16] <Reis> (... Apparently, you die after losing a few slivers, but you really have an SLU worth :P )
[19:16] <Mani> "So, everyone ready to go home?"
[19:16] <Kuonji> (I hope my fever breaks soon)
[19:16] <Kuonji> "Yeah, I'd say so, taichou."
[19:16] <Sheena> "Sure,"
[19:17] * Sheena looks over to celeste
[19:17] * Reis cocks her head. "I was hoping to see if there were any bookstores we could look into."
[19:17] <Sheena> "Are you done here?"
[19:17] <Alathon> Celeste: "Yes."
[19:18] <Mani> (How long have we been here so far? Are we getting tired?)
[19:18] <Alathon> (You've been there like.. six hours tops)
[19:18] <Alathon> (so it's probably late afternoon your time)
[19:18] <Mani> "Mmm, ok. Book store and then home?"
[19:18] <Sheena> "Roger"
[19:20] <Alathon> Celeste: "You can certainly find book stores. However, it is unlikely you can find one that will accept anything other than the currency you are loath to spend quickly."
[19:21] * Reis frowns and nods. "That's true - prices should be lower, though, right? Barring the particularly-rare books?"
[19:22] <Alathon> Celeste: "Yes, most printed media is not terribly expensive."
[19:22] <Mani> "And we can always look for books to pick up later if they're approved."
[19:22] * Sheena hmms
[19:23] <Sheena> "Could all ways more resaerch on that antimater.."
[19:23] * Sheena says mostly to herself
[19:23] * Reis nods. "I'm thinking that a lot of valuable information could be found - the right technical manual could be astounding, a history book could give us an entirely more accurate idea of what we're going into..."
[19:26] <Sheena> "None of us dissagreed with you ries"
[19:26] <Sheena> "Lets take a look at what can be found, and then get home before yuuno falls asleep"
[19:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "m'not that bad."
[19:27] * Reis nods and starts looking for a bookstore.
[19:27] <Alathon> You'll find many
[19:28] <Alathon> You'll also find that they don't have many actual books on display; lots of terminals and lots of devices for creating various medias.
[19:28] <Alathon> Paper is in evidence, as is some sort of translucent shiny material
[19:29] <Alathon> What sort of books do you try to find?
[19:30] * Reis blinks and nods at the use of terminals, and starts looking. Mainly looking for tech/science stuff, history, magic... Out of personal curiousity she'll be looking to see if there's anything on Velka.
[19:30] <Sheena> (How to blow shit up, By L.I)
[19:31] * Sheena checks out a terminal of her own and runs her own search.
[19:31] <Reis> (Really, anything on magical theory. On Earth our magic is, roughly, 'what these dudes figured out over the last couple of years')
[19:31] <Alathon> you can find tons, and tons, and tons of stuff
[19:32] <Reis> (Good thing it's not hardcopy, or I'd be buried under it)
[19:32] <Alathon> give me a research roll
[19:32] <Alathon> you, and sheena
[19:33] <Sheena> Roll 1d20+8
[19:33] <AlaBot> Sheena rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{25}
[19:33] <Reis> roll 1d20+15
[19:33] <AlaBot> Reis rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=20 ]{35}
[19:33] <Reis> YEAH baby!
[19:33] <Sheena> (LOL first roll of the game, pwnt)
[19:33] <Reis> (I was gonna just burn all my DRs to make sure I got a good roll, too... and lo, I don't even need to)
[19:34] <Mani> (Ooh, I want to browse for anything interesting while I'm there, just for fun! :) )
[19:34] <Mani> roll 1d20+8
[19:34] <AlaBot> Mani rolled 1d20+8 --> [ 1d20=5 ]{13}
[19:34] <Mani> (Oh, well.)
[19:35] * Sheena hmms
[19:35] <Alathon> Mani will find old Calvin & Hobbes collections
[19:35] <Alathon> Sheena finds a couple books that interest her.
[19:36] <Alathon> Reis finds something that interests her as well
[19:36] <Kuonji> (I hope my fever breaks soon)
[19:37] <Kuonji> (... wrong button)
[19:37] <Reis> (Reis finds the Necronomicon?)
[19:37] <Kuonji> (damn up key)
[19:37] <Mani> (A beautiful woman who's just your type in one of the aisles.)
[19:37] <Reis> (Actually, if this is the universe of Demonbane, I could do both)
[19:38] <Reis> (In one act, even)
[19:38] <Kuonji> (what is a research roll, int?)
[19:38] <Kuonji> (/me rimshots)
[19:39] <Alathon> (yes)
[19:40] <Sheena> "There's a couple small buys i want to make.. or could i just Download the info."
[19:40] * Sheena checks with the seller
[19:41] <Kuonji> (I missread buys as boys and was kinda creeped out)
[19:41] <Reis> (Heh)
[19:42] <Alathon> downloading is free, with the purchase of hard copy
[19:42] <Alathon> otherwise, there's a fee, which is a bit less than what it looks like it takes to actually print
[19:43] * Reis nods, coming back with four fairly thick volumes and a few other things. "I think I've got something as well."
[19:43] <Alathon> you're looking at several hundred slivers each
[19:43] <Alathon> well, more for Reis
[19:43] <Alathon> but the total won't exceed a mote
[19:44] * Mani glances at the titles.
[19:45] <Alathon> Everything Reis has is about Velka and/or Velkan magic.
[19:46] <Sheena> (score)
[19:46] <Alathon> Sheena's two books appear to be on the topic of Umbrae
[19:46] <Sheena> "Good find reis"
[19:46] <Mani> "Looks good."
[19:47] * Reis nods. "There were some points about it that got my interest."
[19:47] <Mani> "I'd say download them, unless there's a reason to get the hard copies."
[19:48] <Sheena> "Still cost a bit, but it's not much to what we have"
[19:48] * Mani nods.
[19:48] * Sheena leans over to celeste a bit
[19:48] <Sheena> "You don't mind?"
[19:48] <Mani> "But unlike weapon enchantments, this will be useful to a number of people."
[19:49] * Reis nods. "It should be fine to get the downloads... I suppose the only attachment to hardcopy is sentimental."
[19:50] <Alathon> Celeste: "not particularly."
[19:51] <Alathon> Celeste: "I have read my share of human history and anatomy works."
[19:51] <Alathon> She does let her glance linger on the more historical of the two Umbrae related titles, though.
[19:51] <Sheena> "Oh, anatomy huh? THought i covered that well enought for you"
[19:52] <Sheena> "Down loads are fine, we have plenty of ebooks back home"
[19:52] <Alathon> Celeste: "Prior to meeting you, of course."
[19:52] <Alathon> She apparently chooses to no-sell the line.
[19:53] * Sheena pouts a bit
[19:53] <Reis> (Pity, there's just a totally different FEEL to a real book ;_; Well, Reis goes with download rather than misspend some poor sod's life)
[19:54] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Are we done yet?"
[19:54] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I take back what I said b'fore, I really wouldn't mind lying down.."
[19:54] <Reis> (We bought 'em?)
[19:54] * Reis nods. "Yes, I think so, sensei."
[19:54] * Sheena moves over to support yuuno
[19:54] <Alathon> (no, nobody has acted)
[19:54] <Sheena> "Ya, we can get these and head back"
[19:55] * Reis makes the purchases, then.
[19:55] * Reis looks at Mani and Kuonji. "Did you have anything you planned to get?"
[19:55] <Kuonji> no
[19:55] * Mani shakes her head.
[19:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So, anyone get something about all the other Crystal Tokyo's?"
[19:56] <Sheena> (Yuuno: Heyy.. whats this naruto stuff here)
[19:56] * Sheena facepalms
[19:56] <Alathon> Yuuno peers around the party, trying to guess who did.
[19:56] <Sheena> "Of all the.. Reis, ya mind?"
[19:56] * Reis sweatdrops. "I'd... thought of that. And didn't remember when I was in the store..."
[19:56] * Reis sighs and sallies forth!
[19:56] <Alathon> another research roll
[19:56] <Reis> roll 1d20+15
[19:56] <Kuonji> (/me hides his collection of Senshi cente[19:56] <Kuonji> (/me hides his co[19:56] <AlaBot> Reis rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=19 ]{34}
[19:57] <Sheena> (hah!)
[19:57] <Reis> (Wow. Reis the Book Goddess)
[19:57] <Reis> (I need a new Device shape)
[19:57] <Alathon> You find what is considered to be a definitive work on the topic of "Queen Serenity, Crystal Tokyo, and other legacies of the Silver Millenium"
[19:58] <Alathon> Written by a woman named Setsuna Meiou
[19:58] <Reis> (Heh. Now Tsukasa would snicker at that)
[19:58] <Reis> (And buy, instantly)
[19:58] <Sheena> (oh shit, usa's going to love that)
[19:58] <Alathon> Her picture's on the back, the resemblance to Pluto is downright eery.
[19:58] <Mani> (I'm sure none of us think it's a coincedence.)
[19:59] <Sheena> ".. i think we should hard copy this one."
[19:59] <Sheena> "And only give it to the boss"
[19:59] <Alathon> Yuuno looks at it.
[19:59] <Kuonji> "Aw come on, I want to read it."
[19:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Why? it's not like it's about us"
[19:59] * Reis blinks at the author, and pages in to see if it's somewhat neutral in tone - ie, does it seem like it was written by someone with a grudge?
[19:59] * Sheena shurgs
[20:00] <Alathon> the tone of the work is neutral, but what's written in it would sound bad no matter how you said it
[20:00] <Mani> "I don't expect it to fall into other people's hands if we give it to her in digital form."
[20:00] <Reis> Owie.
[20:00] <Sheena> "Ok"
[20:01] * Reis winces. "Right... if she wants it classified we can delete all copies but the one we give her."
[20:01] <Sheena> "We are in the information bisness now"
[20:02] * Reis nods and moves up to the counter to buy a download of Setsuna's book.
[20:03] <Alathon> The clerk notes that that one sells well, and rings you up.
[20:04] * Reis blinks at that response. "Really? Popular topic?"
[20:05] <Kuonji> ("Who hasn't had a family member murdered, raped, or brainwashed by The Evil Ones?")
[20:05] <Alathon> Clerk: "I think some people want to emulate their success, but really, the big draw is reading about bad things happening to other people."
[20:06] * Reis winces slightly and nods. "I suppose so."
[20:06] <Alathon> Clerk shrugs.
[20:06] <Sheena> (clerk: Oh dear.. your one of them.. Im so sorry. )
[20:07] <Mani> "Any of them ever show up around here?"
[20:08] <Alathon> Clerk: "Um.. I don't know. I suppose some of them must have."
[20:09] * Mani nods.
[20:09] <Mani> "Probably."
[20:11] * Sheena is ready to go
[20:12] <Sheena> "I think that covers all of it
[20:12] <Alathon> The clerk doesn't have much to say further, and looks kinda irritated at all the people hanging around when he could be playing a handheld video game.
[20:12] * Reis is ready presuming the purchase has been made.
[20:12] <Alathon> It has
[20:13] * Reis checks it all in the PDA just to make sure, and heads out with the rest. "I think that's it, unless we have something else we forgot."
[20:13] <Alathon> Celeste: "So, back to the tele-pads?"
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[20:14] <Mani> "Yes. May as well check for any responses on the way out, though."
[20:14] * Reis nods and glances at Yuuno to make sure she's alright and not falling-over drunk yet.
[20:14] <Alathon> there still aren't any
[20:14] <Sheena> "Ya, i guess you can pick out stuff for me later"
[20:15] <Alathon> Yuuno looks to be moving fine, regardless of what she said earlier.
[20:15] <Alathon> Celeste: "Quite.."
[20:15] <Alathon> Anyways
[20:15] * Sheena wonders what she did to upset her
[20:16] <Alathon> You all succeed in teleporting back, someone does it (sheena or reis, I don't care which)
[20:16] <Alathon> and we'll end here
[20:16] <Reis> (Sheena, since Reis would have to leave someone behind :P )
[20:16] <Mani> Ok.
[20:16] * Mani is now known as Yarrow
[20:16] <Sheena> dont care huh, fine mani can do it!
[20:16] * Sheena is now known as DCG
[20:16] * Reis is now known as Pale_Wolf
[20:17] <Alathon> sigh
[20:17] <Alathon> session kinda dragged, especially at the end
[20:17] <Rockman_Zero> So... you guys found some good dirt on the queen and her groupies huh. ;P
[20:17] <DCG> was good, i think we all jsut got tired at the end.
[20:17] <Kuonji> (I'm ready to pass out. ugggg, out of all the days for the game to resume)
[20:17] * Kuonji is now known as Ataru
[20:17] <Alathon> dude, get some food in you
[20:17] <Alathon> and especially some fluids
[20:17] <Ataru> in the morning
[20:18] <Ataru> right now I feel like I needanother 12 hours of sleep
[20:18] <Rockman_Zero> Yeah... you really need to replace the stuff you've been sweating out.
[20:18] <Pale_Wolf> Yeah, sorry, my own game dragged on longer than I planned, and apparently the 'plenty of sleeptime'... wasn't.
[20:18] <Rockman_Zero> And... protien goes a long way for getting better.
[20:18] <Ataru> night all
[20:18] <Pale_Wolf> I was literally having blurred vision starting about an hour ago.
[20:18] <Pale_Wolf> Night Ataru.
[20:18] <Ataru> I might be on after a nap
[20:18] <Alathon> gnight
[20:19] <Alathon> anyways, I'm gonna be focussing on the last few minutes of the steelers game
[20:19] <Alathon> will be back after that
[20:19] <Pale_Wolf> Heh, enjoy Ala.
[20:19] <Yarrow> Ok. Then you can give us xp. ;)
[20:20] <Yarrow> And cake.
[20:21] <Pale_Wolf> Sounds like Yarrow's enjoying Portal.
[20:21] <Rockman_Zero> Portal/
[20:21] <Rockman_Zero> ?
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[20:22] * Yarrow nods.
[20:22] <Pale_Wolf> I haven't played it myself, but as I understand you're basically playing as the test subject of a psychotic AI that wants to give you cake.
[20:22] <Yarrow> I finished it earlier in the week. (But I haven't tried the advanced levels that aren't part of the story yet.)
[20:23] <Pale_Wolf> But of course... 'The cake is a lie.' :P
[20:23] <Yarrow> It's a lot of fun. Short, though, and it takes until late in the game to really appreciate it.
[20:23] <Pale_Wolf> Heh, good to hear.
[20:24] <Yarrow> The AI is great, btw. :)
[20:24] * Yarrow cleverly got the game while it was 25% off.
[20:24] <Yarrow> Well, actually, I told my sister it'd make a good gift when it was on sale. Aren't I considerate?
[20:25] <Pale_Wolf> Heh.
[20:26] * Rockman_Zero blinks.
[20:27] <Yarrow> The turrets are great, too.
[20:28] <Pale_Wolf> 'Good night.'
[20:28] <Pale_Wolf> I saw a clip, they were so CUUUUUUUUUUUTE.
[20:28] * Pale_Wolf never expected to call a gun turret cute.
[20:29] * Rockman_Zero blinks again...
[20:29] <Rockman_Zero> I... need to look this game up, don't I.
[20:30] <Yarrow> Don't look it up too thoroughly.
[20:30] <Yarrow> Buy it as part of The Orange Box.
[20:31] <Rockman_Zero> Heh, right
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[20:41] <Pale_Wolf> Morning?
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[21:03] <Yarrow> You know, it's not fair, really... All you guys are going to get evil analogs, and I end up with a crystal artisan in the mall...
[21:03] <Pale_Wolf> Heh.
[21:17] <Rockman_Zero> Yarrow: Ask yourself this... do you REALLY wanna meet Mani's 'evil' cousin?
[21:17] <Rockman_Zero> She might be a yokel. ;P
[21:17] <Pale_Wolf> Well... that's not her evil analogue, that's her yokel analogue.
[21:19] <Rockman_Zero> But wouldn't the Yokel be the 'good Mani'? ;P
[21:49] <Pale_Wolf> Alathon?
[21:53] <Pale_Wolf> Right. He fell asleep. I'm following him.
[21:53] * Pale_Wolf is now known as WolfieBed
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Session Time: Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 2008
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[05:22] <Alathon> damn
[05:22] <Alathon> yeah, I totally fell asleep
[05:30] <DCG> same
[05:31] <Alathon> 2625 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 60

[12:15] <Alathon> anyways
[12:15] * Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis
[12:15] <Alathon> lets get started
[12:15] <Ataru> what level is 18?
[12:15] <Alathon> we left off last session with the team having fininshed up the majority of their business at the bar
[12:15] * Ataru is now known as Kuonji
[12:15] * Yarrow is now known as Mani
[12:15] <Alathon> (off the top of my head, I don't remember)
[12:16] <Alathon> you've confirmed at least the existance of the supposed mercenary companies, with corroborating evidence that suggests they might actually do business the way their captured members suggested
[12:16] <Reis> 153 000.
[12:16] <Alathon> you've acquired information about Sakura's cursed form
[12:17] <Kuonji> ah, I stilll have 10k to go then
[12:17] <Reis> (Well, two of them at least, though nothing for the other four :P )
[12:17] <Reis> (Wait, how are YOU lower-level than me?)
[12:17] <Alathon> (several missed or half-exp games)
[12:17] <Kuonji> (al hates me)
[12:17] <Reis> (Ah, I see)
[12:17] <Kuonji> (:P)
[12:18] <Alathon> You've also gathered several informative books purporting to describe principles of Velkan Magic
[12:18] <Alathon> two concerning the species known as the Umbrae
[12:19] <Alathon> and one tell-all expose by a "Setsuna Meiou" which supposedly digs up all the dirt on Queen Serenity, Crystal Tokyo, and the Silver Millenium -- the last one being a term you may not be familiar with
[12:19] <Alathon> Yuuno also went and got herself drunk
[12:20] * DCG is now known as Sheena
[12:20] <Alathon> we'll pick up where we left off, with the party having just arrived on a telepad, though not the Espionage HQ one
[12:20] <Alathon> I'll assume you remembered that Usagi didn't want to bring a known telepath into HQ
[12:21] <Mani> (Since the pre-hiatus session? Yeah, right.)
[12:21] <Sheena> (might have heard something like that)
[12:21] <Alathon> (that's why I'm giving it to you, your characters s hould damned well know it ;p )
[12:21] <Reis> (Heh, roger ;) )
[12:21] <Kuonji> (how many copies of that last book did we end upp with?)
[12:22] <Alathon> It's a bit chilly, the sky is overcast.. and Yuuno promptly seperates herself from Reis and sort of flops into an indian-style sit
[12:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Fuck, I'm such a coward.."
[12:22] <Mani> "Hm?"
[12:22] <Kuonji> "Huh?"
[12:22] * Reis blinks. "Sensei?"
[12:22] <Alathon> He'll look up a few seconds later.
[12:22] <Alathon> "Nothing..."
[12:22] <Alathon> "We can talk about it later."
[12:23] * Reis nods. "All right... I didn't mean to pry."
[12:23] <Alathon> Celeste looks down at him curiously, but doesn't comment.
[12:23] <Alathon> (her)
[12:23] <Sheena> "Not a normal term used with you yunno,"
[12:24] * Mani comms in their arrival.
[12:24] <Alathon> It's late in the day, but Usagi is still up, and would like the team to report to Espionage for a brief debriefing.
[12:25] <Kuonji> "Well, this should get interesting..."
[12:25] <Alathon> Celeste: "OH?"
[12:25] * Mani asks about Celeste (if Usagi didn't want her in Espionage).
[12:25] * Sheena looks down at yuuno
[12:25] <Sheena> "Need a lift? I don't want you trying any transfer magic after drinking"
[12:25] <Alathon> Her previous position stands, she appreciates the help but feels it would be a gross security breach.
[12:25] <Alathon> Yuuno blinks owlishly.
[12:26] <Mani> (So, we're supposed to ditch her here?)
[12:26] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. just gimme a few minutes, and I'll be good.. I can maintain.."
[12:27] <Sheena> "No transfer magic, Your walking if anything"
[12:27] <Kuonji> (yuuno needs to pick up some levels of drunken master)
[12:27] <Alathon> Yuuno rolls her eyes.
[12:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yesh, mom."
[12:27] * Reis cocks her head. "Well... I could carry everyone, don't worry about it sensei."
[12:27] <Kuonji> "Hey, we ended up in China while you were sober."
[12:27] <Kuonji> "Not an experience I'd like to repeat."
[12:28] <Reis> (/me starts singing the Hymn of the Soviet Union)
[12:28] * Sheena looks away at that reminder, it wasn't a happy fun time.
[12:28] <Alathon> Usagi says it's up to you how you ditch her.
[12:28] <Mani> (Ok. Have we paid back the initial SLU loan yet?)
[12:28] <Alathon> (you might recall that she has an apartment in town)
[12:29] <Alathon> (yes, that was done before the break)
[12:29] <Sheena> (she does?)
[12:29] <Kuonji> (lol)
[12:29] <Sheena> (wasn't it out over the ocean?)
[12:29] <Alathon> (it was mentioned briefly, since she was spending some time here)
[12:29] <Alathon> (nope, that's her house)
[12:29] <Sheena> (ahhh)
[12:29] * Mani tells Usagi they'll be there shortly and signs off.
[12:30] * Mani goes over to Celeste.
[12:30] <Alathon> Celeste: "Hmm?"
[12:30] <Mani> "Thank you for your help and guidance on our mission."
[12:31] <Alathon> Celeste nods slightly.
[12:31] <Mani> "I'm afraid the rest of us have to deal with reports, briefings, and paperwork now."
[12:31] * Mani grimaces slightly.
[12:31] <Alathon> Celeste: "It was a small enough favor.."
[12:31] * Sheena sighs at the paperwork
[12:31] <Alathon> Celeste nods.
[12:32] <Alathon> Celeste: "And you must return to your headquarters to do this, of course?"
[12:32] * Mani nods.
[12:32] <Mani> "Yes."
[12:32] <Sheena> "Ya, sure the boss got questions"
[12:32] * Sheena looks over with a question
[12:32] <Alathon> Celeste: "Understood... if you could wait just a moment, though.."
[12:32] <Mani> "Certainly."
[12:32] <Alathon> Celeste walks over to Sheena, and gives her a hug and an affectionate peck on the cheek.
[12:32] <Alathon> She also whispers something in her ear.
[12:33] <Mani> (Everyone else waits expectantly for theirs.)
[12:33] <Sheena> (if you ask nicely..)
[12:33] * Reis tactfully averts her gaze slightly.
[12:33] <Mani> "Remember to reactivate your comms, everyone."
[12:33] * Kuonji does so
[12:34] * Sheena goes from moody to a brilliant smile
[12:34] <Sheena> "Right! Lets not keep the boss waiting!"
[12:34] * Reis blinks and fixes it up again.
[12:34] <Alathon> She then steps back, makes a few sharp gestures with her left hand, and vanishes with a soft pop.
[12:34] * Kuonji stifles a snicker
[12:34] * Reis just kinda sweatdrops at what that was about.
[12:34] <Mani> "Ok, then."
[12:35] * Mani leads the group to the meeting.
[12:35] * Sheena turns on her com/pda and reconnects to the ct network as they walk.
[12:35] <Alathon> You'll succeed at getting there, the trains run on time after all.
[12:35] * Reis follows Mani, pulling out the PDA to read some of the magical books.
[12:36] * Kuonji wants to skim the senshi book
[12:36] <Alathon> (if I recall you got hardcopies with digital backsup)
[12:36] <Alathon> (well, ask ;p )
[12:36] <Mani> (Wow, that'd be an amazing way to power trains. Not only do you get the energy, but you get there with hardly any time passing.)
[12:36] <Mani> (Or would more time pass? Hmmmmm...)
[12:37] <Kuonji> (groan)
[12:37] <Alathon> (You'd have to ask the Doctor)
[12:37] <Kuonji> (who?)
[12:37] <Reis> (Exactly)
[12:38] <Kuonji> (Wow, I think I just felt myself get more unattractive to the opposite sex...)
[12:38] <Reis> (Eh?)
[12:38] * Sheena takes the hard copies of the books on umbera is gets started on one
[12:38] <Mani> (*grins. Add in a Star Trek trivia reference or two.)
[12:39] * Kuonji asks to look through the last book they picked up
[12:40] <Alathon> (if I recall, Reis has it)
[12:40] <Mani> (Yep. The bookwyrm is hording the books.)
[12:41] * Reis blinks and nods, handing it over. "Here you go, Sakura-san."
[12:41] * Kuonji takes it "Thank you."
[12:41] <Alathon> anyways, the trip won't take terribly long, so you won't get too much reading done.. just the foreword
[12:41] <Kuonji> (is it possible to 'speed' read?)
[12:41] <Alathon> actually, yes
[12:42] <Mani> (Yep. :) )
[12:42] <Mani> (Just don't get speed motion sickness on the train. :) )
[12:42] <Alathon> so you can get the foreword and the first couple chapters
[12:44] * Sheena closes her book as they come to a stop
[12:44] <Sheena> "Bets on the boss needing a drink after this?"
[12:45] * Mani shrugs.
[12:45] <Kuonji> "No bet."
[12:45] * Sheena gets up and lets the cloak fall around her
[12:45] * Reis closes the file. "Betting against that would be a waste of money, Sheena-san."
[12:46] <Alathon> You get there
[12:48] <Alathon> Espionage HQ is mostly emptied out, but there's still a few people around
[12:48] <Alathon> When you get to the appointed meeting room, there's a catered spred of hors d'oervs and assorted non-alcoholic drinks
[12:48] * Reis blinks.
[12:49] <Alathon> more than a third of which are already gone; Usagi is currently finishing off several little mini-sandwiches
[12:49] <Kuonji> (lol)
[12:49] <Reis> (Well, she IS a Tsukino)
[12:49] * Sheena does a blink blink
[12:49] * Mani blinks at the demolished spread.
[12:49] <Kuonji> "Save some for us boss!"
[12:50] <Alathon> Usagi: "mhwrite."
[12:50] * Reis steps in, adjusting the books to a more comfortable position in her arms.
[12:51] <Alathon> SHe then looks a little embarassed, and chews and swallows.
[12:51] * Kuonji closes the nook he was reading
[12:51] <Mani> (Give her a break. She's been waiting here for us for a full two minutes, you know.)
[12:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right.. don't worry, there's plenty.. have a seat."
[12:52] * Sheena sets the books down she has and sets dh to the side so she can get a few snacks and sitdown.
[12:52] <Alathon> (and there is, really.. she must have done some serious scarfing to demolish that much food herself)
[12:52] * Mani claims some refreshments and sits down.
[12:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "First off, I'm glad to see all of you back in one piece."
[12:53] <Alathon> She looks to each of you, her attention lingering briefly on Yuuno before moving on.
[12:53] * Reis takes a seat as well.
[12:53] * Kuonji grabs some food and a seat
[12:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Everything we knew suggested this would be a relatively nonviolent mission, but.."
[12:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Well, with our past record with inter-dim anything, I certainly had my fingers crossed."
[12:54] <Mani> "We didn't even have a minor incident."
[12:54] <Alathon> Usagi grins.
[12:54] * Reis nods. "It was surprisingly smooth."
[12:54] <Mani> (Just imagine if we'd had Gerand along.)
[12:54] <Kuonji> "Yeah, especially for us."
[12:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "Oh, you're not that bad... Hmm, before I start pelting you all with questions, could you each give me a general sort of impression?"
[12:55] <Mani> "Of the bar?"
[12:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "The bar, it's inhabitants.. really, whatever stands out as being comment-worthy."
[12:55] <Mani> (We have large shopping malls in CT?)
[12:55] <Alathon> (yes)
[12:56] <Mani> "Well, it's more like an enormous shopping mall than a bar."
[12:56] <Sheena> "The incomming zone for transfers is massive, and the doors.. Well a couple of smaller crystal towers could get up and stop by if they wanted"
[12:56] <Kuonji> "That was my impression as well... They even had a food court."
[12:58] <Alathon> Usagi, interest: "Huh.."
[12:58] <Mani> "Incredibly enormous. Lots of businesses. Stores, vending machines, restaurants, offices..."
[12:59] <Kuonji> ("and I got something called a banana split, it was amazing!" Usagi"We're going back. Now.")
[12:59] <Alathon> Usagi: "And all trading in stolen life-force, too.."
[12:59] * Reis nods. "Almost anything we could imagine was sold, and a few things I'd have preferred not to imagine."
[12:59] <Alathon> Usagi, to Reis: "I can imagine."
[12:59] <Alathon> She then laughs shortly.
[13:00] <Mani> "Frankly, if not for the whole life sucking aspect, it'd be quite nice..."
[13:00] <Mani> "There was also a public computer network you could buy time on."
[13:01] <Mani> "Lots of interesting people, too."
[13:01] * Mani smiles slightly.
[13:01] <Kuonji> "We found out some more abouut my curse, and we brought back several books"
[13:01] * Reis nods. "That was extremely useful - we managed to find a large amount of information to download off of it."
[13:02] <Kuonji> (lol)
[13:02] <Mani> "To a storage device we bought, not our comms, of course."
[13:02] <Kuonji> (I think my roommate thinks I'm asleep)
[13:02] <Reis> (Heh)
[13:03] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:03] <Sheena> "We looked into better weapons, and well.. that level was quite big. We can bring some interesting things back"
[13:03] <Kuonji> (he just started blasting punk)
[13:03] <Alathon> Usagi: "But we'd have to pay.. hm."
[13:03] * Mani nods.
[13:03] <Sheena> "Reis really outdid herself and found books on a field of magic a bit like mine but i heard bits of"
[13:03] <Alathon> Usagi looks over at Sheena, then to Reis.
[13:03] <Sheena> *i only know bits of
[13:03] <Mani> "There was an interesting, and relatively cheap, enchantment I could get on my swords."
[13:04] * Reis nods. "It dovetailed with some pieces of research I was doing as well, so..."
[13:04] <Alathon> Usagi: "Excellent, that's definately a field where we could stand to take advantage of someone elses research rather than building our own entire research base from scratch."
[13:04] <Alathon> Usagi then looks back to Mani.
[13:04] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hm.. to do what? And, how much would it cost? For that matter.. how much did you get, in... SLUs, was it?"
[13:05] * Mani gives the financial data.
[13:05] <Mani> "I didn't get it, since unlike the books, it wouldn't be something that's of obvious benefit to Crystal Tokyo as a whole."
[13:06] <Mani> (Oh, and the enchantment details with the financial data. ;) )
[13:07] <Alathon> (nod)
[13:07] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:07] <Alathon> Usagi: "I appreciate your discretion."
[13:07] <Alathon> Usagi: "Certainly, we're going to be somewhat limited in how much business we can do on this market, compared to some other factions."
[13:08] <Alathon> Usagi: "We'll have to make every drop count."
[13:08] <Alathon> Usagi pauses.
[13:08] * Mani nods.
[13:08] <Sheena> (guess it would be a bad idea to set dh to capture after killing...)
[13:08] <Alathon> Usagi: "Though.. I wouldn't rule out such enhancements, bearing in mind the frontal position your team is in, in terms of our foreign policy."
[13:08] <Mani> (Ask her. :) )
[13:08] <Sheena> (hell no, usagi's iffy with sheena as it is)
[13:09] <Sheena> (can't even use antimater! shesh)
[13:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "We should certainly discuss them.. though, probably not now."
[13:09] <Mani> (Well, if you're killing them anyway...)
[13:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "Moving on, what did you discover on the supposed Mercenary Company front?"
[13:10] * Sheena looks over at reis
[13:10] <Mani> "Reis? You did the research."
[13:11] * Reis leans forward. "Of the six companies we checked out, two were professional - Executive Outcomes and the Skybolts. The other four, _may_ have been corporations, or they may have been simple gangs of thugs."
[13:12] <Reis> "We sent messages regarding the possibility of prisoner exchanges, however, we haven't recieved a response yet."
[13:12] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:12] <Alathon> Usagi: "Messages.. netmails or somesuch?"
[13:12] * Reis nods. "Yes, we'll be able to log back in later to find out what the response was."
[13:13] <Alathon> Usagi: "So, one or more return trips will be necessary to check our mail?"
[13:14] <Sheena> "Seems so"
[13:14] <Mani> "Yes. We decided it'd be better to return than spend SLUs on food and lodging."
[13:14] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:14] <Alathon> Usagi then pauses.
[13:15] <Mani> "Oh, there is a drain of personal life force upon entering the bar."
[13:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "Bearing in mind the cost of admission.."
[13:15] <Mani> "Yes."
[13:15] <Alathon> Usagi nods slowly.
[13:15] <Mani> "But I think we're better off paying that, so long as we aren't expecting to be going into battle in the next day or so."
[13:15] <Reis> "We should probably see how long it takes us to recover from that, rather than return too frequently."
[13:16] <Alathon> Usagi nods again.
[13:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "And monitor your health to assess the long term effects, if any."
[13:16] <Alathon> Usagi hmms, then continues.
[13:16] <Sheena> (what was the drain again?)
[13:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "You mentioned that two of these companies were 'professional', what made them seem so?"
[13:16] <Alathon> (-1 con)
[13:17] <Mani> ("Their web sites looked really cool!")
[13:17] <Reis> ("I don't remember, it was months ago.")
[13:18] <Sheena> (there pages didnt have pron adds)
[13:18] <Reis> (If that's the case Al, feel free to tell us :P )
[13:18] <Sheena> "Well there main infomation pages didn't have odd porn adds on them"
[13:19] <Kuonji> "..."
[13:19] <Reis> (Well, I was planning to wait 'till Al told us whether or not that was actually the case... :P )
[13:19] <Sheena> (just seemed like something inane that sheena wouldnotice)
[13:19] <Kuonji> "That and we ran a search on the companies, which brought up vaarious news articles, and reviews."
[13:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm.. documented histories of past 'contracts'?"
[13:20] <Kuonji> "A few."
[13:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "That does suggest a certain degree of continuity, at least."
[13:21] * Reis nods. "Though the Skybolts were apparently out of action for about eight years - their last campaign went poorly, if the information was correct."
[13:22] <Alathon> Usagi hmms a little, mulling this over.
[13:22] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose we'd need to know more to really assess what that means.. know more about patterns of employment."
[13:22] <Alathon> Usagi: "And livespans of the species employed, for that matter.."
[13:22] <Alathon> Usagi: "Eight years is an awfully large chunk of a typical human lifespan.. outside of Crystal Tokyo, I mean."
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi: "Other species, that could be a normal vacation after a period of intense combat."
[13:23] <Kuonji> "We also found no mentions of their current employment."
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi pauses.
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm. Any mention of us.. in the specific, rather than generic anti-Senshi ranting?"
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi: "I mean, is there any suggestion that there *would* be news about their doings here"
[13:24] <Kuonji> (huh?)
[13:24] <Sheena> "Consdiering how it ended, i don't think they would want that getting out"
[13:24] * Reis shakes her head. "No, the companies don't mention anything about us. Only past campaigns, apparently."
[13:24] <Mani> "Has it ended?"
[13:25] * Sheena shurgs
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're not in a position to know, I'm afraid."
[13:25] <Sheena> "We nailed the contract holder, and they lost a good bit of there force to an atempt at revenge. It's likly they can continune on for personal reasons now"
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "There *has* been substantially less Angel activity over the last month, at least, from what our contacts with the Alliance have stated."
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "But there are at least some left."
[13:26] <Mani> "Of course, it could be freelancers."
[13:27] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:27] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm.. I'd like to keep this brief this evening, I'm sure you all need your rest."
[13:27] <Alathon> Usagi: "We'll revisit this later."
[13:27] <Alathon> (i.e. off screen ;p )
[13:28] <Alathon> Usagi looks over at Kuonji.
[13:28] <Alathon> Usagi: "Moving on, what did you find out about your Jusenkyou curse?"
[13:29] <Kuonji> (hang on)
[13:29] <Kuonji> (sorry, phone call)
[13:30] <Kuonji> (what did we find out? it's been a couple months)
[13:31] <Reis> (He's a symbiote who jacks up a mage's power)
[13:31] <Alathon> (remember the whole thing about being able to merge with certain types of mages to boost their powers?)
[13:32] <Alathon> (being a product of ancient velkan magic?)
[13:32] <Mani> (Was it determined which types?)
[13:32] <Alathon> (if not, you should probably read over that part in the logs on the boards)
[13:32] <Alathon> (yeah: the types I say it works with)
[13:33] <Kuonji> (lol)
[13:33] <Mani> (Well, duh. I was just trying to remember if you'd said which types yet. :p )
[13:33] <Kuonji> "Well, apparantly much of what Celeste-san said was correct. A Unison is an artificial life form designed to be able to merge with certain kinds of mages and boost their powers."
[13:33] <Alathon> (the sheena and reis types)
[13:34] <Kuonji> (aww, and I really wanted to merge with saturn)
[13:35] <Alathon> (you still can, just not that way ;p )
[13:35] <Alathon> Usagi: "Artificial..."
[13:35] <Alathon> Usagi ponders this a bit.
[13:36] <Sheena> "The oldguy we talked to did seem supised and relifed that sakura was still sakura when in cursed form"
[13:36] <Alathon> Usagi: "Created by who?"
[13:37] <Sheena> "Seems thoes springs can be a bit iffy"
[13:37] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:37] <Alathon> Usagi: "Er, how would he know?"
[13:37] * Reis leans forward. "The... 'Velkans'."
[13:37] <Alathon> Usagi: "And, who?"
[13:37] <Reis> "The magical theory books were theirs, though I wasn't able to find anything historically detailed."
[13:38] <Sheena> (forgot the guys name)
[13:38] <Sheena> "We stoped in at the tsa office, and asked some questions"
[13:39] <Sheena> (you backreading or something oh pink one?)
[13:39] * Reis shrugs. "There wasn't really much information on them - all I really know is that they were an extradimensional nation that apparently doesn't exist anymore."
[13:39] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:40] <Alathon> Usagi: "How did he know about Jusenkyo, though?"
[13:40] <Mani> "Personal experience."
[13:40] <Kuonji> "He's been, from what I gathered."
[13:40] <Reis> "Apparently it exists in other universes as well - including the one he trained on."
[13:41] <Kuonji> "Not all that hard to believe, all things considered"
[13:41] <Alathon> Usagi: "Oh."
[13:41] <Alathon> Usagi looks a little nonplussed.
[13:41] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose I haven't really wrapped my head all the way around the concept of a truely infinite number of dimensions."
[13:43] <Kuonji> ("Well, that last book we got might help...")
[13:43] <Kuonji> (actually, heck, might as well say it in charachter)
[13:43] <Kuonji> "Well, that last book we got might help..."
[13:43] <Alathon> Usagi: "Oh?"
[13:44] * Kuonji holds up the opy of Setsuna's book
[13:44] <Kuonji> "It's a tell all book written on the senshi by a senshi/
[13:44] <Kuonji> "
[13:45] <Alathon> Usagi: "..."
[13:45] <Reis> (Wait, we don't know that :P )
[13:45] <Alathon> (Kuonji read enough to)
[13:45] <Alathon> Usagi: "Wow."
[13:45] <Alathon> Usagi: "That, I was not expecting."
[13:46] <Alathon> Usagi: "So.. what's it say?"
[13:46] <Mani> "For that matter, we met another me there."
[13:46] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'm assuming you've all read it."
[13:46] <Alathon> Usagi looks over to Mani.
[13:46] <Alathon> Usagi: "No shit/"
[13:46] <Sheena> "Havnt had the chance"
[13:46] <Mani> "No, we got it shortly before returning."
[13:46] * Mani nods.
[13:46] <Kuonji> "We haven't really had the chance. I've made it past the foreword and first two chapters."
[13:46] <Alathon> (Usagi: "Goood... goooooood.. we can stop the leak right here.)
[13:47] <Kuonji> (lol)
[13:47] <Mani> "He has a crystal works shop in the bar."
[13:47] <Sheena> "That other mani made some damn fine dresses"
[13:47] <Mani> (Usagi: "I'll need to speak with you in private, Kuonji. We may have a long-term secret mission for you...")
[13:47] <Alathon> Usagi: "Crystal dresses?"
[13:47] <Alathon> Usagi: "Wait, never mind."
[13:47] <Alathon> Usagi looks over at Kuonji.
[13:48] <Alathon> Usagi: "So.. what's the gist of it?"
[13:48] <Mani> (Kuonji: "The senshi suck.")
[13:48] <Kuonji> Well, what I've read so far really confirms a lot of the rumors we've been hearing."
[13:49] <Kuonji> "The author does go out of the way to mention that not all senshi are necessarily like those mentioned in the book, but then goes on to say that it IS the direction they are most likely to go in."
[13:50] <Alathon> Usagi massages her forehead briefly.
[13:50] <Kuonji> "She also mentioned something called the Silver Millenium."
[13:50] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right.."
[13:50] <Alathon> Usagi: "Well, I suppose I really do need to work to wrap my head around this.."
[13:50] <Alathon> She takes a moment to have another couple bites of hors d'oerves.
[13:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "So.."
[13:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "You know what.. go ahead and finish it."
[13:52] <Alathon> Usagi grins briefly.
[13:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "Your next assignment will be.. a book report."
[13:52] * Kuonji groans
[13:53] <Mani> ("I didn't mean that sandwich!" *smack*)
[13:53] <Kuonji> "Do I need proper citations?"
[13:53] * Sheena blinks
[13:53] * Reis smiles slightly. "Good luck, Kuonji-san."
[13:53] <Sheena> "All of us?"
[13:54] <Alathon> Usagi: "Yeah."
[13:54] <Mani> "Well, I know I'd like to read it if I may."
[13:54] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'll read it when you're done, and we can discuss it."
[13:54] <Alathon> Usagi: ".. and how much of it pertains to our own regime. If any."
[13:54] <Mani> (We're now proud members of Usagi's book club...)
[13:54] <Kuonji> "It's like... a book club..."
[13:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose."
[13:55] <Sheena> "Not sure how interesting these books well be"
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi: "Which ones?"
[13:56] * Sheena slides over the two books she picked up
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi glances at them.
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi: "What do they say?"
[13:56] <Sheena> "I felt thwy where a prudent buy"
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi peers at the cover.
[13:56] <Sheena> (there abysil?)
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm.. something about the Umbrae?"
[13:57] <Alathon> (yes)
[13:57] <Alathon> Usagi, amused: "Or does Celeste have a biography?"
[13:57] <Sheena> "Oh sorry, There's two of the better books about umbrae"
[13:57] <Sheena> (forgot there titles)
[13:57] <Alathon> (she won't bug you about them, just check the log later)
[13:58] <Sheena> "Ya know, i didn't even think to check"
[13:58] <Alathon> (btw, anyone who has a tv in their computer room, I totally recommend the seattle / green bay game.. they're playing in the snow, but seattle got an early lead)
[13:58] <Sheena> (i know.. i can hear eveyr one yelling about it)
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "Who knows if it'd even tell you anything useful, though.."
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "After all, it could be abouta different Celeste."
[13:58] <Mani> (That reminds me... A college basketball game was on during lunch. It's really bad to lose by over 30 pts, right?)
[13:58] <Sheena> "True"
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi pauses, then looks over at Usagi
[13:58] <Sheena> (neat trick!)
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm.. anything particularly interesting about your.. um, analogue?"
[13:58] <Alathon> (yes, it's bad ;p )
[13:59] <Reis> (Wooooooow. The Senshi are powerful indeed)
[13:59] <Mani> (Usagi's creating a duplicate and asking it about herself? :) )
[13:59] <Alathon> (she's doing the mini-bell thing)
[13:59] <Alathon> (or
[13:59] <Alathon> (she's actually asking Mani ;p )
[13:59] * Mani thinks.
[14:00] <Mani> "Well, he obviously didn't care much for Crystal Tokyos... He devoted his efforts to crystal creation and working with them. His work was very impressive."
[14:00] <Alathon> Usagi: "...his?"
[14:01] <Sheena> "His"
[14:01] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head a little.
[14:01] <Alathon> She then looks over at Kuonji.
[14:01] <Alathon> Usagi: "Just for the record.. you are NOT some interdimensional analogue of me, right?"
[14:01] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right?"
[14:01] <Kuonji> "..."
[14:01] <Mani> (He's rea... awww.)
[14:02] <Reis> "We can't know for certain, Usagi-san."
[14:02] <Mani> "A DNA scan should tell, if you're really wondering."
[14:02] <Sheena> "We think morew local, but i never could get sakura to try on that cursed female ring to find out"
[14:02] <Mani> "At least, I think it would. I don't actually have a sample from mine."
[14:03] <Kuonji> "..."
[14:03] <Alathon> Usagi: "... I'll accept a 'no' and leave it at that."
[14:04] <Alathon> She peers at Kuonji, waiting.
[14:05] * Kuonji twitches
[14:05] <Kuonji> "No."
[14:05] <Alathon> Usagi, immediately: "Good."
[14:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "And let us never speak of this again."
[14:05] <Kuonji> "Agreed."
[14:06] <Reis> (Hey, how are we to know he's not an extradimensional Usagi that got dumped in this dimension? ^_^ )
[14:06] <Kuonji> (oh man.... what if he is?)
[14:06] <Kuonji> (I still say he's the princess' love child.)
[14:07] <Reis> (Anyone else got any fun ideas for Al? ;) )
[14:07] <Mani> (I think it's more entertaining if he's really Saturn's love child.)
[14:07] <Alathon> (how about if he's really... Usagi's fraternal twin? then we could have twincest)
[14:07] <Sheena> (Hotaru: umm.. usa? remember that time we fooled around on pluto. well..)
[14:08] <Kuonji> (GSA?)
[14:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright.."
[14:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyone else have any bombs to drop?"
[14:09] <Alathon> Usagi looks around the table
[14:10] <Reis> "Well, we've queried the TSA for Midchilda's dimensional address - still awaiting a response."
[14:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "That's not a bomb.. good."
[14:10] <Alathon> Yuuno raises her hand.
[14:10] <Reis> (/me looks over at Yuuno.
[14:10] <Reis> (Goddamn you parentheses)
[14:12] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um, yea..."
[14:12] * Sheena looks over wondering if it was something she did
[14:12] <Reis> (Yeah, this one's not only a bomb, it's gonna be an ANTIMATTER one...)
[14:12] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Short version, I used to be a guy. I mean, a human guy. Nanoha and I had, um, a falling out... so she stuck me in that form."
[14:13] * Reis blinks. Repeatedly.
[14:13] <Alathon> Yuuno, continuing quickly: "and I didn't even have the stones to say a word about it while she might have been in hearing distance."
[14:13] <Alathon> Yuuno looks down.
[14:13] * Kuonji blinks
[14:14] <Mani> "Seems like a smart move to me."
[14:14] <Alathon> Yuuno makes a fist with one of her hands.
[14:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Maybe.."
[14:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I just realized I was acting wierd, cuz all I could think about was.. and I didn't want anyone to ask, so I, um.."
[14:15] <Alathon> yuuno looks down.
[14:16] <Mani> "Got drunk?"
[14:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, that."
[14:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So..."
[14:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "WHo's Nanoha?"
[14:17] * Reis shakes her head. "Don't worry about it, sensei... You still told us, right?"
[14:17] * Sheena looks a bit odd
[14:17] <Sheena> "So she left you here?"
[14:17] * Reis raises her hand. "Is this the same one who's running the bar?"
[14:18] <Mani> "With all these universes, who can tell without them meeting?"
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno hesitates, then answers Reis' question first.
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't know, but.. I think so. Maybe. I don't know.."
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over to Sheena
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And no, she kind of.. punted me across the dimensions."
[14:19] * Sheena rasies an eyebrow at that
[14:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't know if she meant for me to end up here, or just.. sent me flying as far as she could. SHe was.. um, really pissed."
[14:19] <Mani> "Must have been some falling out..."
[14:19] <Sheena> "Well you can be a jerk at rare times.. but thats a bit much"
[14:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Jerk doesn't even cover it..."
[14:19] <Alathon> Yuuno pauses.
[14:19] * Reis sweatdrops at the description.
[14:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Even if she had it coming."
[14:19] <Sheena> "Sooooo yuunochan. What did you say?"
[14:20] <Alathon> Yuuno: ".. it wouldn't make sense without explaining a lot more about what was going on."
[14:20] * Sheena summons dark heart over to her and return it to jewel form, sitting her on the table.
[14:20] <Sheena> "Well, she didn't send you alone"
[14:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "Do you want to talk about it later?"
[14:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well, that was part of what I said.. that I never shoulda given it to her in the first place.."
[14:21] <Alathon> Dark Heart, surprisingly, stays silent.
[14:22] <Mani> ("You called her a macho tomboy and said her cooking sucked, didn't you...")
[14:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And.. yeah, if we could, like.. talk about this tomorrow or something."
[14:22] <Mani> (Yeah, conversation is always more fun with a hangover. :) )
[14:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'd rather be a little more sober.."
[14:23] * Sheena goes a bit quite at that..
[14:23] <Alathon> Yuuno pauses.
[14:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Or maybe a lot more drunk. I dunno."
[14:23] <Sheena> "If you said that to me yuuno, im not sure i could handle it"
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Sheena for a moment, before speaking.
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, well.. like I said, she had it coming."
[14:24] * Reis winces.
[14:24] * Sheena knows she don't excatly playnice and wonders just where yuuno's line is
[14:25] * Sheena nods
[14:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyways..."
[14:26] <Alathon> Usagi: "I think we've covered enough for this evening."
[14:26] <Mani> (Translation: Usagi's full.)
[14:27] <Alathon> Yuuno looks a bit thankful.
[14:27] <Sheena> "Roger"
[14:27] * Mani nods.
[14:27] <Sheena> (im going to need a break about 5 ish, migth take me a bit)
[14:27] * Reis nods. "Understood Usagi-san."
[14:27] <Alathon> Usagi: "We'll be meeting over the next several days to discuss this."
[14:27] <Alathon> (that works out, I need a break too)
[14:27] <Sheena> (or 1700 game time)
[14:28] <Alathon> Usagi: "By 'this', I mean the trip as a whole. And that book, once we've all finished it."
[14:28] <Sheena> "We have hard and digital copies of every thing, I take it we should seal thoes files for now"
[14:28] <Mani> (Ok. The shorter the break, the better from my point of view.)
[14:28] <Sheena> (then dont wait up for me)
[14:28] <Alathon> Usagi: "For now.. yeah."
[14:29] <Kuonji> (I kinda need to take a piss)
[14:29] * Sheena pulls out her pda and works on it for a bit
[14:29] <Alathon> Usagi: "In the long run, if we establish any sort of inter-dim trade, we're going to have to accept the release of a lot of information."
[14:29] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyways.. go home. Get a good night's sleep."
[14:29] <Alathon> Usagi: "And, excellent job, all of you."
[14:30] <Alathon> Usagi: "This was, after all, the first mission we've launched of this type, and we got most of what we wanted out of it."
[14:30] * Sheena nods and looks over at yuuno
[14:30] * Reis nods. "Thank you, Usagi-san..."
[14:30] * Reis keeps an eye on Yuuno - she alright?
[14:30] <Alathon> Yuuno looks.. frazzles, and still drunk, but not freaked out or anything.
[14:32] <Alathon> anyways.. break here
[14:32] <Alathon> for 15 minutes
[14:32] <Alathon> we'll start up again in 15
[14:32] <Reis> Roger milord.
[14:33] <Sheena> (.. fuck, ok. but ill still have to dissapear for a but at 1700. I dont have a completly open slot of time on saterdays any more)
[14:33] <Kuonji> I don't think al's into that
[14:34] <Sheena> of all the things to say to get nanoha to punt your ass across dims, thats a rather good one
[14:41] <Kuonji> turn you into a ferret and punt you
[14:41] <Mani> That was so she'd get more distance. :)
[14:46] <Reis> Back.
[14:48] <Alathon> good
[14:49] <Mani> I'm here.
[14:50] <Reis> (We've only got an hour or two left before you've got to bail, right?)
[14:50] <Kuonji> (sweet, maybe I'll get to see my family tonight after all)
[14:50] <Mani> (Yeah. I arranged it so I should have 2 more, fortunately.)
[14:50] <Alathon> (cool)
[14:50] <Reis> (Whoo!)
[14:51] <Kuonji> (ah, nm then_
[14:51] <Alathon> (as a side note, we'll have a short game next week, as I'll be bailing at around ~5 hours
[14:51] <Alathon> l
[14:51] <Reis> (Gotcha. ... Five hours in, or 5 o'clock? ... Which are the same thing on your end anyway)
[14:52] <Mani> (But if Ataru really wants to see his family, I can live with cutting the session short in 1 hour.)
[14:52] <Alathon> (honestly, I don't have some huge chunk of stuff that needs to be done this week)
[14:52] <Alathon> (so I'm cool with a short game)
[14:52] <Reis> (Well, we've got what should be a fairly interesting infodump from Yuuno coming up ;) )
[14:53] <Alathon> (yeah, but we need Sheena there for that)
[14:53] <Alathon> (and DCG is gonna be gone for, what.. half an hour-ish?)
[14:54] <Reis> (Bah humbug. Well... we'll still have an hour and a half of it :P )
[14:55] <Alathon> anyways
[14:55] <Alathon> Yuuno generally wants some me-time to work things out before talking
[14:55] <Alathon> fortunately, the party has somethign they're assigned to do already
[14:56] <Reis> Yup, during the break Reis will be reading through as much of the CT book as she can.
[14:56] <Alathon> the break was for the evening
[14:56] <Alathon> (DCG, are you back, or have you left, or what?)
[14:56] <Mani> Those of us with speed should have no trouble zipping through it.
[14:56] <Sheena> ( ya sorry, ill be draged away most saterdays for 10-20 ish in the evening, Trying not to would be bad for my health)
[14:57] <Reis> (Suddenly, that attribute looks more attractive)
[14:57] <Reis> (And, holy fuck?)
[14:57] <Reis> (Good luck man)
[14:57] <Alathon> (that's okay, what's coming up is basically my teling you what's in the books, so you can read scrollback)
[14:57] <Alathon> (and answering questions about what's in the book)
[14:57] <Sheena> (sheena has speed, woot)
[14:57] <Alathon> (dialysis or something?)
[14:57] <Sheena> (but i rather sure she was more interested in first hand experince)
[14:57] <Mani> You mean Reis is the slowest reader in the group? :D
[14:58] <Sheena> (Woah, not that crirtal for my health, heh)
[14:58] <Reis> (If I read it on the PDA, will Mechanical Genius count? :P )
[14:58] <Alathon> (... no ;p )
[14:58] <Sheena> (if was more of "I dont want me ass kicked" way)
[14:58] <Alathon> However, regardless, since you hvae a digital copy you can all read as digital or produce hardcopy, or..w hatever
[14:58] <Mani> (Have to have dinner with the family?)
[14:58] <Alathon> the books get read
[14:58] <Reis> (Oh dear)
[14:58] <Alathon> (heh)
[14:58] <Sheena> (... yes.)
[14:59] <Sheena> (none of us live far apart, expect my borhter and he had to go airforce to get away)
[14:59] <Reis> (Gotta love how families always try to find out what works for everyone involved before running roughshod over their schedules)
[14:59] <Alathon> (that's why you move from connecticut to washington ;p )
[15:00] <Reis> (Washington? Move to Russia)
[15:00] <Alathon> Anyways...
[15:00] <Sheena> (well im not about to say, "can't make it, Im playing as a 20 something magical women with a big rack" ya know? heh)
[15:00] <Alathon> (hah)
[15:00] <Reis> (Well, you _could_ just say 'I'm booked at that time' without going into the details :P )
[15:01] <Alathon> so, everyone can be presumed to read the book
[15:01] <Alathon> er btw, DCG, is "now" when you have to leave, or later?
[15:02] <Mani> Or are you already back?
[15:02] <Reis> (We read the book, and hopefully it doesn't look back at us)
[15:02] <Sheena> (in a moment or so)
[15:02] <Alathon> well, the back does, it has a nice pecture of miss Setsuna Meiou in a business suit and slacks
[15:02] <Alathon> okay.. scroll back will be waiting
[15:02] <Kuonji> (what, no nude centerfold?)
[15:03] <Alathon> no, that was sold seperately
[15:03] <Sheena> (setsiuna's revenge? pinups of all the girls)
[15:03] <Alathon> her style of revenge is just slightly more cerebral than that ;p
[15:03] <Reis> (In other words, she did both, but the pinups were under a pseudonym)
[15:03] <Sheena> (the first one to find the Senshi-HLS dim will make billions)
[15:04] <Kuonji> (Yeah, when do we get to visit the nympho dim)
[15:04] <Kuonji> ?
[15:04] <Alathon> (later)
[15:05] <Mani> (Watch out for that assimilation effect.)
[15:05] <Reis> (They'll be male nymphomaniacs, right?)
[15:05] <Alathon> (that's highly probable)
[15:05] <Alathon> Anyways
[15:06] <Reis> (Teleport and dim hop, prepped)
[15:06] <Alathon> the book purports to have all the dirt on the senshi, their queen serenity, and the "Silver Millenium"
[15:06] <Alathon> it starts off with a foreward by Setsuna Meiou, who's picture looks almost exactly like Sailor Pluto
[15:06] <Alathon> and who claims to have, in fact, been a Sailor Pluto
[15:07] <Alathon> she goes on to explain that she had a falling out with her Queen over the use of mind-altering magic to purify all humanity of its "evil impulses"
[15:08] <Alathon> and that hse is in no way an uninvolved, unbiased third party
[15:09] <Alathon> but that after her departure from Crystal Tokyo, she travelled the dimensions.. and found the Senshi to be a fairly common concept in many dimensions
[15:09] <Alathon> she goes on to say that while there were substantial differences from dimension to dimension, she observed one general 'direction' most of the Senshi and their Queen seemed to go in most
[15:10] <Alathon> she admits that there were some she observed which diverged substantially from this commonality, but notes that they were in the clear minority
[15:10] <Alathon> and that in the vast majority of cases, she found worlds scoured of all life but that which submitted utterly to Queen Serenity's rule
[15:11] <Alathon> that's most of what the foreword says, in a nutshell
[15:11] <Alathon> btw
[15:11] <Alathon> I encourage everyone to ask questions as I say this, as I'm trying to summarize an 800+ page book ;p
[15:11] <Reis> (Heh, roger ;) )
[15:12] <Mani> (Summary, hell--I want the full 800 pages!)
[15:12] <Reis> (Scoured of all life? Who was left to submit?)
[15:12] <Mani> (All life that didn't submit...)
[15:12] <Reis> (Ah, never mind, misread)
[15:12] <Alathon> the first several chapters deal almost entirely with the Silver Millenium
[15:13] <Alathon> a precursor civilization which ruled the Senshi's solar system, and in some cases much much more, from the moon of the third planet
[15:14] <Mani> (Is it specifically describing that Pluto's SM or is it talking about those of various universes?)
[15:14] <Kuonji> not the mune? :P
[15:14] <Alathon> they vary, but the common themes are the presence of Queen Serenity as ruler, with her rule enforced by her Senshi
[15:14] <Alathon> she describes her own, then others she's seen, and the commonalities
[15:14] <Alathon> her own was limited to the single system, but colonized all nine planets
[15:15] <Alathon> one of the common themes, in cases where the "Millenium" wasn't an actively spacefaring nation, is the concept of a despotic thaumacracy
[15:15] <Alathon> rule by those with magic, for those with magic, marginalizating all who don't got it
[15:16] <Reis> (What about when they were actively spacefaring?)
[15:16] <Alathon> less focus on magic as a social element
[15:17] <Alathon> and more on the development of magitech super-weaponry, star-destroying fleets, and the like
[15:17] <Reis> (Whee!)
[15:17] <Alathon> the short, short version is this: every "The silver millenium was eeeeevil" fanfic background existed at some point in this multiverse
[15:17] <Alathon> and Setsuna mentions a lot of them
[15:18] <Reis> (Even the baby-sacrificing devil worshipper ones? Wow)
[15:18] <Alathon> the one commonality they *all* share is their utter destruction, almost always as a result of civil war
[15:18] <Mani> (Makes you glad we aren't playing a Harry Potter rpg, doesn't it? ;) )
[15:18] <Reis> (/me shivers)
[15:18] <Alathon> (if we were, we could go d-hopping and kill every mpreg potter, every potter that fucks draco (either gender), and generally have fun ;p )
[15:19] * Kotatsuneko (~Pervert@c-71-232-118-220.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) has joined #crystaltokyo
[15:19] <Kotatsuneko> <Alathon> the short, short version is this: every "The silver millenium was eeeeevil" fanfic background existed at some point in this multiverse
[15:19] <Kotatsuneko> <Kuonji> (any universes where the goddess emperess sits on a golden thron protecting humanity against xeno scum?)
[15:19] <Kotatsuneko> * Disconnected
[15:19] <Reis> (An excellent point. Can we do that in this game too? :P )
[15:19] <Reis> (Heh, we didn't get that one)
[15:20] * Kuonji (~Pervert@c-71-232-118-220.hsd1.ma.comcast.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[15:20] <Alathon> (yes)
[15:20] <Alathon> she can't write everything
[15:21] <Alathon> because that would require an infinite number of pages
[15:21] <Sheena> (the goddess Shinjichan-rei? btw, just got the phonecall, steaks, So.....)
[15:21] <Alathon> but she skims over some of the stranger ones, and that was one
[15:21] <Reis> (Heh)
[15:22] <Sheena> (sheena would want to know about any left over tech or setups on the other planets)
[15:22] <Reis> (Any 'Silver Millenium was happy and nice' ones?)
[15:22] <Alathon> (more like Usagi Atreides ;p )
[15:22] <Mani> (Is ours mentioned?)
[15:23] <Alathon> (its hard to say)
[15:24] * Kotatsuneko is now known as Kuonji
[15:24] <Alathon> any number of them could fit
[15:24] <Alathon> since there's really no history back that far
[15:25] <Alathon> anyways
[15:25] <Alathon> they almost universally end in civil war
[15:26] <Alathon> the death of queen and senshi
[15:26] <Alathon> one oddity that will come up in this discussion, is that Sailor Saturn is almost never present
[15:26] <Mani> (The rejoicing of billions.)
[15:26] <Alathon> all the others are
[15:26] <Alathon> generally speaking, there aren't billions left when these wars are over
[15:26] <Alathon> more often than not, they're wars of mutual annihilation
[15:27] <Alathon> Setsuna readily admits that in many cases, the 'revolutionary' forces are far, far worse than the regime they're trying to overthrow
[15:27] <Alathon> many times, to get the power to wage such a war, the rulers or magnates of one or more planets entered into pacts with powerful demonic beings
[15:28] <Alathon> and offered up millions, if not billions of lives, in exchange for aid in overthrowing the Silver Queen.
[15:29] <Reis> (Well... at least we know them demons are excellent exemplars of capitalism)
[15:30] <Alathon> (oh yes)
[15:30] <Alathon> (they're quite lasseiz faire)
[15:30] <Alathon> (as a whole, anyways.. like any group, there are variations)
[15:30] <Alathon> anyways
[15:30] <Alathon> any particular questions about setsuna's discussion of the Silver Millenium?
[15:31] <Reis> (Were there any Millenia that weren't totalitarian fanfic messups?)
[15:31] <Alathon> absolutely
[15:31] <Reis> (Minority again?)
[15:31] <Alathon> as with Crystal Tokyos, they were in the minority
[15:32] <Reis> (I suppose there ARE a lot more ways to get things wrong than right)
[15:32] <Alathon> one thing to bear in mind, though, is that while many were quite totalitarian, many of these maintained a consistantly high standard of living for at least some large block of their citizenry.. if not all, in some cases
[15:32] <Alathon> which is, well, what your own Crystal Tokyo is like
[15:32] <Alathon> (according to FFnet there are)
[15:33] <Alathon> so.. chapter four.. "The ressurection"
[15:33] <Alathon> or reincarnation, as they prefer to call it
[15:34] <Alathon> Princess Usagi Tsukino, the Senshi, and Prince Endymion of earth, are almost always reincarnated into the same era
[15:34] <Alathon> one which Setsuna describes as being the modern pre-Fall world
[15:34] <Mani> (Oh, any specific mention of mooncats, and are the names of the major players usually the same?)
[15:35] <Alathon> actually, yes
[15:35] <Alathon> in Setsuna's own Silver Millenium, they were a magical sort of "middle class", being inately magical 'upraised' sentient cats
[15:35] <Alathon> not "real" mages, but magical nonetheless
[15:36] <Alathon> rather liked by the upper mage caste, rather loathed by the non-magicals for being "animals" that were raised above humans like themselves
[15:36] <Alathon> she discusses several other origins, including them being a normally evolved species of their own, and (in many cases) a normally evolved species which originated outside the solar system
[15:37] <Alathon> as well as several scenarios where they were 'totem spirits', 'guardian angels', or otherwise a lot more than just another species of sentient
[15:39] <Alathon> any more questiosn?
[15:39] <Reis> (Nothing that comes to mind)
[15:39] <Mani> (Mm, nothing other than some minor curiosities.)
[15:40] <Alathon> okay
[15:40] <Mani> (Actually, I'll ask at least one of them. Where did civilization start and then spread to?)
[15:40] <Alathon> almost universally, the moon
[15:41] <Alathon> though Setsuna notes that in many cases she is going by the Millenium's recorded history, and cannot personally verify their origins
[15:41] <Alathon> and that making their home the origin of the species wouldn't exactly be a new lie in the scheme of 'history by the victors'
[15:42] <Alathon> actually, to be explicit, she states "all cases other than my own"
[15:42] <Alathon> implying she was around for the Silver Millenium.. something which doesn't contradict the previous chapters, but which wasn't really touched upon\
[15:42] <Reis> (Heh. She went back to the beginning of her own civilization?)
[15:42] <Mani> (Or she was there in the first place.)
[15:43] <Alathon> there hasn't been any mention of time travel thus far, or the gates of time
[15:43] <Reis> (Heh, so as far as we know she was just an old lady?)
[15:43] <Alathon> yes
[15:43] <Mani> (So far as we know, the senshi are immortal.)
[15:44] <Alathon> (nod, they haven't aged over the course of Crystal Tokyo's existance. So, unaging at the very least.)
[15:44] <Reis> (Indeed, though 'I saw the beginning of human civilization' is a bit mroe than we'd expect :P )
[15:44] <Alathon> (though they can certainly be slain, and were, many times over, in many of the pre-histories
[15:45] <Alathon> moving on, setsuna discusses at great length, over several chapters, the careers of the Sailor Senshi in what she terms the 'modern era'
[15:45] <Alathon> she makes it clear that Princess Usagi went by the name Sailor Moon, and lead them in that time
[15:46] <Reis> (Which one?)
[15:46] <Alathon> which sailor moon?
[15:46] <Reis> (Princess Usagi, or the Queen?)
[15:46] <Alathon> Princess Usagi
[15:47] <Alathon> daughter of Queen Serenity
[15:47] <Alathon> though Setsuna poitns out that in a handful of cases, she was supposedly possessed by, or inhabited by, the spirito f Serenity
[15:47] <Reis> (Heh. God DAMN this is why you don't name your kids after you. It creates such confusion when multiple people are known, at different times, by the same title)
[15:48] <Mani> (Give her a break. It's a common theme in royalty. :p )
[15:48] <Reis> (This is why numbers are cool)
[15:48] <Reis> (Usagi Due!)
[15:49] <Alathon> anyways
[15:49] <Alathon> those 'ancient enemies' that Sailor Moon supposedly fought in fables, were quite real
[15:49] <Alathon> the Dark Kingdom, the Doom Tree, Galaxia, and... the Black Moon Family
[15:50] <Alathon> not necessarily in that order
[15:50] <Alathon> and in many cases, others became involved
[15:50] <Alathon> again, the rule here, is that for every fanfic about Sailor Moon, it happened in some universe
[15:50] <Reis> (Like those circus dudes?)
[15:51] <Reis> (Heh, roger ;) )
[15:51] <Reis> (Oooooh, did Matrose Mond happen too?)
[15:51] <Alathon> she goes on to detail the 'regulars'
[15:51] <Alathon> (I haven't read it)
[15:51] <Mani> (Even Oscar's fics?)
[15:51] <Alathon> then comment on some of the wierd ones
[15:51] <Kuonji> lol
[15:51] <Alathon> (yes, even those. However, Setsuna is too classy to describe those)
[15:51] <Reis> (Matrose Mond = Sailor Moon in a universe where Nazi Germany won)
[15:52] <Reis> (/me bows down and prays in thanks to Setsuna)
[15:52] <Mani> (How about Red Moon? :) )
[15:52] <Alathon> (yes ;p)
[15:52] <Reis> (The Return? :P )
[15:52] <Alathon> (though that one went on to create the People's Republic of Earth)
[15:52] <Alathon> (in that one, saiyans arrived and killed them all ;p )
[15:52] <Reis> (Heh)
[15:53] <Alathon> (i.e., I don't know how it ends)
[15:53] <Reis> (Probably for the best :P )
[15:53] <Mani> (Btw, are any of us mentioned by name anywhere in the book?)
[15:53] <Alathon> No
[15:53] <Alathon> but the senshi are, by their real names.. including Jupiter's supposed pseudonym, Makoto Kino
[15:53] <Reis> (Awwww)
[15:53] <Mani> (Obviously after her time. :) )
[15:53] <Alathon> that or you're routinely deemed a threat and executed
[15:54] <Alathon> along with the Chaos Horse (barf)
[15:54] <Reis> (Ow, they actually make a note of that one?)
[15:54] <Kuonji> (lol)
[15:54] <Alathon> (actually, yes, Ranma Saotome gets mention as one of the less common allies/enemies)
[15:54] * Kuonji blinks
[15:55] <Reis> (Heh. As long as they don't call him by a dumb title like that :P )
[15:55] <Alathon> (along with Harry Potter, the X-men, ...)
[15:55] <Reis> (/me winces)
[15:55] <Kuonji> ("Huh, I know that name...")
[15:55] <Alathon> anyways
[15:55] <Reis> (Please tell me no Gundam Wing)
[15:55] <Alathon> the general gist of things is this
[15:55] <Mani> (And the one known as Mary Sue, though she takes many forms.)
[15:55] <Alathon> (oh, there's plenty of gundam wing)
[15:55] <Reis> (I was afraid you'd say 'I could, but I'd have to lie')
[15:56] <Alathon> as children they rediscover their powers as Senshi, fight bad guys that show up about then, discover more senshi, get more powerful...
[15:56] <Mani> (Become bad guys themselves.)
[15:57] <Alathon> and excepting cases where they diverge wildly from the most common direction, Sailor Moon reveals her true power as neo-queen Serenity and triumphs over their most powerful enemies
[15:57] <Kuonji> (have lesbian orgies)
[15:57] <Alathon> (less orgies than you'd think, but a fair number of pairings)
[15:57] <Sheena> (here!!)
[15:57] <Alathon> (which Setsuna consideres inevitable given the distance that grows from them and the rest of humanity over time)
[15:57] <Sheena> (some one say lesbian?)
[15:58] <Reis> (Hi :P )
[15:58] <Alathon> (heh)
[15:58] <Alathon> so.. they win
[15:58] <Alathon> and then comes the Great Ice
[15:58] <Alathon> Setsuna has an entire chapter on this
[15:59] <Alathon> the history of this world, a period of drastic climate change resulting from a nuclear war, is listed.. but not particularly common
[16:00] <Alathon> much more common are an asteroid hitting the planet causing the change, apocalyptic battles with some new enemy, and magical accidents of various forms
[16:00] <Kuonji> ("In fact, more often it's used as a cover up so the queen can kill most of humanity without any PR blows...")
[16:00] <Alathon> in some cases, she notes, it was brought on deliberately in response to entirely human problems, such as extreme overpopulation
[16:00] <Alathon> that happens, but not very often from what Setsuna writes
[16:01] <Alathon> anyways.. in the vast, vast majority of cases, the Ice results in all of humanity being either dead or placed in a magical stasis or slumber, until the founding of Crystal Tokyo
[16:01] <Alathon> this, of course, differs drastically from what happened in this world
[16:02] <Reis> (Where the founding of CT was way back at the start, rather than the millenium-long wait ;) )
[16:02] <Alathon> any particular questions, about hte young senshi, or the great ice?
[16:03] <Mani> (What was the reborn queen doing while the senshi fought?)
[16:03] <Alathon> fighting with them, under the pseudonym Sailor Moon
[16:03] <Mani> (You said that was Princess Usagi.)
[16:04] <Sheena> (sheena would look up mentions or simalaters to her uniform)
[16:04] <Sheena> (i dont remember but i think usa did tell her about the dark generals)
[16:04] <Alathon> there's mention of the enemies in question, but nothing about their dress
[16:04] <Sheena> (and what even commeents sheena got back when she emailed the L33tlist for primission)
[16:04] <Reis> (The... earlier Princess Usagi, I guess? :P )
[16:04] <Kuonji> "Wht about Saturn? since she wasn't around in the silver milenium she was just popping up in the rebirth, right?)
[16:04] <Sheena> (rats)
[16:05] <Alathon> yes
[16:05] <Alathon> there's substantial writing about saturn
[16:05] <Alathon> (um.. to be clear, she just talks about "Princess Usagi" being the reborn daughter of the silver millenium's Queen Serenity)
[16:06] <Alathon> (who eventually ascends in power to title herself Queen Serenity, or neo-queen in some cases)
[16:06] <Alathon> she's talking about your Queen Serenity, not her pink-haired daughter)
[16:06] <Alathon> (the spore is mentioned though)
[16:06] <Reis> (By that prestigious title?)
[16:06] <Sheena> ("Hey boss, who this 'spore' they keep talking about?" )
[16:07] <Alathon> (yes, at least several times)
[16:07] <Alathon> anyways
[16:07] <Alathon> saturn emerges as Hotaru Tomoe, a girl several years younger than the rest of hte senshi
[16:08] <Alathon> and isn't really greeted with warm hugs
[16:08] <Alathon> seeing as she's prophesized to be a "Bringer of Silence" and can destroy the world in one attack by lowering her glaive
[16:08] <Alathon> that is, btw, exactly what she says.. "destroy a target planet by lowering her glaive upon it"
[16:09] * Sheena gets a goal to aim for
[16:09] <Reis> (Melee, high-AP attack, with the Targeted (Planetoids) ability?)
[16:09] <Alathon> she's described has having been very shy, gentle, and generally a nice schoolgirl
[16:09] <Alathon> (you need lots of AE to have any affect on a planet)
[16:10] <Reis> (True, that too)
[16:10] <Alathon> this is somewhat in contrast with the Sailor Saturn you know; no doubt one of many differences
[16:11] <Reis> (Indeed, this one's having fun with her job :P )
[16:11] <Alathon> anyways.. on to much of the rest of the book, Crystal Tokyo
[16:11] <Kuonji> (in other words she was moe)
[16:11] <Reis> (/me cheers on Saturn, and no, I don't know where I got those po

[Alathon]

Session 60 - part 2

[16:11] <Reis> (/me cheers on Saturn, and no, I don't know where I got those pom-poms either)
[16:12] <Alathon> which she describes in scathing terms as a soulless dystopia in the vast majority of cases
[16:12] <Mani> (Hey, *we* like it!)
[16:13] <Alathon> well
[16:13] <Alathon> most of the places she's talking about are.. um.. nothing like your own Crystal Tokyo
[16:13] <Alathon> they're places of brainwashed sheeple
[16:13] <Alathon> places where all rules are magically enforced on people's thoughts, so they can't even try to break the rules
[16:13] <Reis> (Very much not like it, yup - probably more disgusting to our CT than to us personally)
[16:14] <Sheena> (Sheena: Huh.. thats odd, I got a soul last i checked, right? Yuuno: *coughs* Dark Heart: ... Sheena: umm guys? )
[16:14] <Alathon> they're a sick, demented schoolgirl fantasy given life by overwhelming magical power
[16:14] <Mani> (Dark Heart: *burp*)
[16:14] <Alathon> she spends a great deal of invective on them
[16:14] <Alathon> before eventually going on to describe a few that weren't that bad
[16:15] <Alathon> almost always, Crystal Tokyo's ruled by the Neo-queen's daughter, also named Usagi, after she usurped the throne
[16:15] <Alathon> usually with the assistance of some of the senshi, and several senshi fatalities
[16:16] <Mani> (Permanent fatalities?)
[16:16] <Reis> (Fatalities _do_ tend to be permanent, I'd imagine)
[16:16] <Mani> (Not with the senshi.)
[16:16] <Sheena> ("This one crazy place had a catgirl get lose from mecurs lab and convert most of the citizens, And some poor smuck iwth a talking bird, witch then got eaten)
[16:17] <Reis> (YES! I knew Karasu's end would be violent and crunchy!)
[16:19] <Alathon> (hah)
[16:19] <Alathon> (it happened)
[16:19] <Reis> (Well, I hope that genderbending trap got out okay in his/her universe)
[16:19] <Alathon> as for the senshi fatalities, she states that in some universes the Queen apparently has the power to assign and revoke senshi-hood
[16:20] <Alathon> in others she does not, and they'll reincarnate regarldess, barring severe interference
[16:20] <Mani> (They all went back in time and were slaughtered by speeding cars when they tried to cross streets.)
[16:21] <Alathon> interestingly, that's the one thing you'll find missing
[16:21] <Alathon> all mention of time travel
[16:21] <Alathon> all mention of the black moon family being defeated by the past senshi in crystal tokyo time
[16:21] <Reis> (Well, our characters won't notice it, of course :P )
[16:21] <Sheena> (amusing dim hopping seems common, but time trael is still l33t0
[16:21] <Alathon> she implies that Princess Usagi got pregnant very, very young ;p
[16:22] <Reis> (Yeah, like at 6 or 8...)
[16:23] <Alathon> she doesn't explain how this could have worked
[16:23] <Alathon> or how she could be living a perfectly normal schoolgirl life
[16:23] <Alathon> when she had a 4 y ear old daughter
[16:23] <Alathon> or whatever
[16:24] <Alathon> anyways
[16:25] <Alathon> moving on, she describes how crystal tokyo ends up being destroy in many various ways
[16:25] <Alathon> usually as a result of the stagnation of its citizens
[16:26] <Alathon> in some cases to be ressurected and rebuilt by one or more surviving senshi, or by some descendant of the Queen..
[16:26] <Alathon> but as often as not, that's it
[16:26] <Reis> (Buh-bye humanity?)
[16:26] <Alathon> yup
[16:27] <Alathon> which, Setsuna notes, is not so common a fate for a species on any given planet
[16:27] <Alathon> but one she feels is accellerated, if not made inevitable, by the senshi disease
[16:27] <Reis> (Well, every species ends eventually)
[16:27] <Alathon> that's actually how she describes them, a pustule on the backside of humanity
[16:27] <Alathon> something that grows on them, infects them, and in many cases destroys them
[16:27] <Reis> (Ouch)
[16:28] <Sheena> (ouch)
[16:28] <Alathon> in a final chapter, she discusses the various issues involved in interacting with the senshi and their queen, for those who (in her own words) are sufficiently reckless or stupid to desire such interaction
[16:28] <Reis> ('The Hemmrhoids of Humanity'? How the heck is that even spelled?)
[16:28] <Sheena> (usagi gets called to the castle later to deal with a crying moon after she reads this)
[16:28] <Alathon> (hemmorhoids, I think)
[16:28] <Alathon> (or maybe hemorrohoids)
[16:29] <Mani> (Any discussion of when different CTs met?)
[16:29] <Alathon> no, and for good reason
[16:29] <Alathon> crystal tokyo's which reach out to the dimensions and attempt to establish their dominance across dimensional lines are among the fastest among all empire tropes to be targeted for consumption and eradication by real Powers
[16:30] <Alathon> and she can't think of a crystal tokyo that went to the dimensions as anything other than a conquerer
[16:30] <Reis> (Owie. Set someone off the wrong way?)
[16:31] <Alathon> apparently they're considered a fat prize
[16:31] <Alathon> so when one sticks their head up.. wel
[16:31] <Reis> (Yum)
[16:31] <Alathon> part of this is the "Ginzuishou", or "Silver Millenium Crystal", an artifact which many Queen Serenity's derive their power from
[16:31] <Alathon> Setsuna notes that this artifact, when it exists, is one of the most dangerous items she has ever encountered
[16:32] <Alathon> inasmuch as some of them grant what amounts to deity-level control over reality within the user's awareness
[16:32] <Alathon> hence the brainwashing -- it can be used to, rather than place a spell on a person or population, rewrite their existance to be that which the user wants
[16:32] <Reis> (... And that's not 'Real Powers'?)
[16:32] <Alathon> Setsuna doesn't address this, so the implication is no
[16:33] <Reis> (Hold me. I'm scared)
[16:33] <Alathon> it's worth noting at this point that there has been no mention of a ginzuishou or silver millenium crystal in your experience in this world
[16:33] <Alathon> though that certainly doesnt' mean they're not hiding it ;p
[16:34] <Alathon> she ends the book with an afterword admonishing the reader that the best way to deal with the Senshi is to avoid them
[16:35] <Alathon> that where they exist, nature will take it's course in it's due time
[16:35] <Alathon> and that those who want productive, long lives are best off leaving them to stumble to their destruction
[16:35] <Sheena> (yaa usa's going to love this)
[16:35] <Mani> (Even the good ones? :( )
[16:35] <Alathon> she doesn't specify
[16:36] <Reis> (Well, on the plus side, the only GOOD Senshiverses are the ones led by Usa...)
[16:36] <Reis> (That'd be quite the ego boost)
[16:36] <Alathon> aw hell
[16:36] <Alathon> that reminds me about one of the better parts
[16:36] <Alathon> the whole Dark Lady thing ;p
[16:36] <Reis> (Ooooh, did they mention that?)
[16:36] <Alathon> that's described as one of the more common, if not outright inevitable things
[16:37] <Kuonji> heh
[16:37] <Alathon> that Sailor Moon's daughter is corrupted, and (usually) redeemed
[16:39] <Alathon> anyways
[16:39] <Alathon> any further questions?
[16:39] <Alathon> if not, I'm about ready to fininsh here
[16:39] <Reis> (Hm, don't think I've got any)
[16:39] <Alathon> though, if you have the time pw, there's a short solo session I'd like to do
[16:40] <Mani> (I suppose DL is usually some energy sucking villain?)
[16:40] <Alathon> yes
[16:40] <Reis> (Hm, sure, I'll be around for a while I think)
[16:40] <Kuonji> (she could suck my energy)
[16:40] <Alathon> (you know that porn would sell well.. guy-princess on girl-princess action)
[16:40] <Reis> (No, you see, you need to put an ellipse in there)
[16:41] <Kuonji> (heh)
[16:42] <Kuonji> so, we done?
[16:42] <Sheena> (sheena would buy it)
[16:42] <Sheena> (any picutes of dark lady?)
[16:42] <Alathon> she doesn't include one
[16:42] <Alathon> if you go back and search the net, you'll find.. the ones you find if you search the net ;p
[16:42] <Alathon> if there are no further questions, yeah
[16:42] <Alathon> we're done
[16:43] <Mani> (Are there universes where the whole thing with the senshi is just a manga/anime series? :) )
[16:43] <Sheena> ("I do wonder who this darklady person is, seems she kicked the crap out of the senshi all by herself a few times." Usa:*grins some* "well thats unimportant right now*)
[16:43] <Alathon> 2663 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 61

[12:11] <Alathon> anyways
[12:12] <Phoenix_Zero> Yeah, Trillian sucks for IRC.
[12:12] * Yarrow mutters about a cat who thinks the space bar is a seat.
[12:12] * Phoenix_Zero coughs and steps back into the peanut gallery.
[12:12] <Alathon> we left off last session after a fairly long discussion with Princess Usagi about the visit to the bar, followed by my talking about what was in the "Crystal TOkyo expose" book
[12:13] * Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis
[12:13] * Yarrow is now known as Mani
[12:13] <Alathon> you've got a choice now about what to do first, follow up with Usagi on the book, or nudge Yuuno into giving you the whole story on him and Nanoha
[12:14] <Alathon> as Yuuno's been sort of burrying herself trying to avoid it.
[12:14] <Alathon> date is, two days after last game, so you've had plenty of time to read the book
[12:14] <Mani> Mm, I guess first choice for that goes to Sheena.
[12:15] <Mani> Ie - she can nudge Yuuno before the rest of us could/would.
[12:16] * DCG is now known as Sheena
[12:16] <Mani> You here, DCG?
[12:16] <Sheena> yes
[12:17] <Sheena> getting distracted by meatbags
[12:17] <Alathon> (what, is hermy funbags getting all up in your kool-aid?)
[12:17] <Sheena> (... i have no idea on how to respond to something like that)
[12:18] <Mani> (I have no idea what it even meant.)
[12:18] <Alathon> (nuts, I figured DCG had read Bungle in the Jungle)
[12:18] <Sheena> (ahh.. i kinda cheated with that one and skiped chapters to the good stuff)
[12:19] <Alathon> (it's a story where harry is pissed off at hermione and ron for various reasons, and noting that Hermione has a pretty decent rack post-year 5, he mentally starts calling her Hermy Funbags, since he knows she hates the name hermy)
[12:19] <Sheena> (after to many "bla bla bla cheats on potter and takes his l33t, i moved ahead)
[12:19] <Sheena> (heh)
[12:19] <Alathon> (eh, you missed some important shit then
[12:19] * Phoenix_Zero is now known as Doomed_Zero
[12:19] <Sheena> (roger, ill relook)
[12:20] <Sheena> "You want me to get the story out of yuuno? I guess i can. Been a bit distracted the last couple nights"
[12:20] <Alathon> Sakura chuckles quietly.
[12:20] <Sheena> "We should probly bring something good to drink, yuuno seems to have gotting a tast for it"
[12:20] <Mani> (Well, I wasn't actually asking.)
[12:21] <Mani> (I was just saying that Sheena would have the opportunity to bug him before the rest of us did.)
[12:21] * Reis frowns. "Sheena-san... if you do, try to be tactful, Yuuno-sensei has been really bothered about it."
[12:22] <Sheena> "Right, if i show up tactful and over careinf she's going to blast me thinking im an imposter or whatnot"
[12:22] <Mani> "Hm. One of us could approach him if you think it'd work better."
[12:24] <Sheena> "Nah, furballs and heart here got some explaning to do. You may as well come along so we dont have to repeat it.
[12:25] * Reis blinks repeatedly working on parsing that.
[12:25] <Doomed_Zero> (Anyway, have fun everyone... I'm gonna finish this last case, and probably head to bed shortly after.)
[12:25] <Alathon> Sakura: "I should rather like to hear his story, myself."
[12:26] * Reis frowns and nods. "Okay... but, whoever asks, can we at least try to do it gently?"
[12:26] <Mani> "And it should be one person, not the bunch of us bearing down on ... her."
[12:27] <Sheena> "Go ahead and ask then reis,"
[12:28] * Reis nods. "All right."
[12:28] <Alathon> It'll take some looking, but youc an track down Yuuno.
[12:28] <Mani> ("And just to make it more interesting, do it without using the letter E.")
[12:29] <Sheena> (some looking? wasnt in the libray?)
[12:29] <Mani> (Not if he wants to be hard to find.)
[12:29] * Reis purses her lips, and waves as she approaches. "Yuuno-sensei, good morning."
[12:30] <Mani> (Yuuno: "What the-?! Reis... how did you get into the astral plane...?")
[12:30] <Reis> (Reis: "Uh... spent one of my Dim Hops on it.")
[12:31] <Alathon> Yuuno looks up.
[12:31] <Alathon> Yuuno smiles a little.
[12:31] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hey, Reis."
[12:31] <Reis> (Where DID I find Yuuno, anyway?)
[12:32] <Alathon> She's at a teahouse just down the street, reading the book.
[12:33] * Reis walks up the rest of the way, and lays a hand on a chair across from her. "Do you mind if I take a seat?"
[12:34] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Sure, go ahead."
[12:34] * Reis pulls the chair out and slips into it. "How are you feeling? About... everything?"
[12:36] <Alathon> Yuuno hmms.
[12:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Not so bad, now."
[12:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Umm.. I guess you and hte rest wanna hear all about it, huh?"
[12:37] * Reis flushes slightly, and nods. "Sorry, this really feels like an intrusion, but..."
[12:37] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head a little, and her ears perk up a little.
[12:38] <Alathon> Yuuno: "No, I'm glad you came looking.. I should really get this over with."
[12:38] <Mani> (Yuuno: "Wait, I'm picking up a signal.")
[12:38] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And quit angsting over it."
[12:40] * Reis smiles slightly, and reaches over to squeeze Yuuno's hand. "Thank you..."
[12:40] <Alathon> Yuuno smiles and squeezes back, before letting go.
[12:40] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Let's go then.. I've already settled the bill."
[12:41] <Alathon> She motions at an empty teacup, and a plate that has a few crumbs on it.
[12:41] <Alathon> She gets up, and moves to leave the restaurant; outside, she'll ask you to lead the way to wherever everyone else is.
[12:41] * Reis blinks and nods, standing when Yuuno does, and leading her to wherever everyone else is (where ARE they?)
[12:42] <Sheena> (home?)
[12:42] <Sheena> (three of us down own a nice house, or at lest we used to)
[12:42] <Sheena> (or is it a kitty bachlorpad now filled with halfnaked girls in the morning?)
[12:43] <Mani> (A what?)
[12:43] <Sheena> (nm)
[12:43] <Mani> (Yes, we still live there.)
[12:44] <Alathon> (SO.. you're all at the house, right?)
[12:45] <Reis> (I... suppose so?)
[12:45] <Mani> (Yes.)
[12:45] <Alathon> (you tell me, you're not on leashes)
[12:46] <Reis> (Well, two votes for yes and I don't have any preference, so yes :P )
[12:47] <Alathon> Alright
[12:47] <Alathon> You'll all see Yuuno and Reis return a few minutes later; Yuuno, at least, seems in good spirits.
[12:47] * Sheena is just laying about in the mainroom, working on a datapad while going over transver magic with dh, laying in this base being her legs over the back of the couch with the rest of her half on and hair massed on the floor. But hey its a damnc cean floor.
[12:49] * Reis is in good spirits too, yes :P
[12:49] * Mani is sitting and trying to work out a crystal making technique she saw at the crystal shop.
[12:50] <Mani> ("I still don't understand how you managed to blow up the house trying to make a crystal.")
[12:50] <Alathon> It's harder than it looks, even iwth your prodigious craft skill
[12:50] <Reis> (To blow up the house while trying to make a crystal?)
[12:51] <Alathon> (no, the other thing ;p)
[12:51] <Reis> (Yay, it's EASY to blow up the house while trying to make a crystal then?)
[12:51] <Sheena> (Sheena: Some one say blowup the house?)
[12:52] <Sheena> "Yo, yuuno, reis"
[12:52] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So.. wanna head to the living room?"
[12:52] <Mani> (Well, if it was easy, I imagine she would have done it before. :) )
[12:53] <Alathon> (I'll assume you have a room with a holovid projector, couches, etc)
[12:53] <Alathon> Yuuno heads over that way, and seats herself on the post-modern equivalent of a Lay-Z-boy
[12:53] * Reis takes a seat in the living room, eyes on Yuuno since she's the star right now.
[12:54] * Mani looks up.
[12:54] <Mani> "Oh. Sure."
[12:54] * Mani moves to a nearby seat.
[12:55] * Sheena is there laying as before
[12:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So.. um."
[12:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I guess I probably oughta start with a bit about myself.."
[12:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well.. what I remember, anyways."
[12:55] <Alathon> Yuuno pauses, then continues.
[12:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's still kinda.. I dunno, not all there. It's like, I'll think of something, then remember more stuff that that leads to.. like I'll remember some dish I liked, then a memorable dinner where I had it, then how the date went, then how we broke up..."
[12:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So bear with me, allright?"
[12:57] <Alathon> Yuuno looks across the party, to see if they're cool.
[12:57] * Reis nods. "Of course, Yuuno-sensei."
[12:57] <Mani> "Of course."
[12:57] <Sheena> "What ever works for you"
[12:58] <Alathon> Yuuno leans back into the chair, then leans back forward a little abruptly as her ears brush the fabric.
[12:58] <Alathon> She blinks.
[12:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Umm, right."
[12:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Okay.."
[13:00] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'm Yuuno Scrya, and I was born as a human guy on Midchilda a long time ago."
[13:00] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Like, more than a thousand year ago.. "
[13:01] * Reis purses her lips, and nods. "That... fits. I was wondering..."
[13:01] <Sheena> "And you aged so well,"
[13:01] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, I don't really know how long ago.. don't have a calendar to match up."
[13:02] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.."
[13:03] <Alathon> Yuuno: "My family, the Scryas, were known for research and archaelogy in particular.. so when I was eight, and had learned a good bit of magic, I started helping out."
[13:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "There was a screwup. Er.. I screwed up, and when we dug up something really old and really powerful, it got away, parts of it spreading to another planet in another dimension.. one a lot like this one, really, back before the world got nuked."
[13:04] * Reis winces.
[13:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Actually, I suppose I oughta explain that one."
[13:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It was what the TSA termed a 'Lost Logia'.. an artifact from a precursor civilization supposedly know as El-Hazard.
[13:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Like a lot of the stuff from that era, it was really powerful, and, um.. not terribly safe."
[13:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Bits of it could come in contact with living beings and warp them, reacting to their conscious or subconscious thoughts."
[13:06] * Reis frowns. "They didn't even build in security measures?"
[13:06] <Alathon> Yuuno shrugs.
[13:06] * Reis stares.
[13:06] * Sheena puts her bad away at that and looks over as it gets good
[13:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Who knows? They're not around to ask."
[13:06] <Sheena> *pad
[13:06] <Mani> "Sounds like archaelogy was kind of dangerous where you're from."
[13:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Maybe they used to have them and they broke down over time.. or maybe thigns like that were kept in secure locations?"
[13:06] <Alathon> Yuuno grins.
[13:06] * Reis sweatdrops and nods in agreement with Mani.
[13:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well, it wasn't usually like that.. but it was a lot more interesting than just digging up bones."
[13:07] <Reis> ("Indiana Jones ain't got NOTHING on us!")
[13:07] <Sheena> "Like dungens and stuff? Old temples"
[13:07] <Alathon> Yuuno sweatdrops.
[13:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Uh, not normally.. :"
[13:08] <Mani> "I suppose digging up an old world military research base around here would have its own excitement, too..."
[13:09] <Alathon> Yuuno nods.
[13:09] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.."
[13:09] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I was totally freaked, the first dig I got to work on and I totally ruined it.."
[13:09] * Sheena makes a note of that idea.
[13:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So like an idiot, I grabbed one of my parents device.."
[13:10] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Dark Heart.
[13:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Raging Heart, at least back then."
[13:10] <Alathon> Dark Heart seems to almost.. grumble.
[13:10] * Sheena holds up the red stone
[13:10] <Sheena> "Your all heart huh?"
[13:10] * Reis blinks at DH.
[13:10] <Alathon> Dark Heart: "xxx xxxxx xx xxxxx xx xxxxxxxx xxxx x."
[13:11] <Alathon> (You fail to be funny, in abyssal)
[13:11] <Alathon> Yuuno: "...right."
[13:11] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So."
[13:11] * Sheena does a blink blink at that
[13:11] <Mani> "Eight year olds are expected to do stupid things."
[13:11] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[13:12] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, maybe, but I was supposed to be above that sort of crap, I'd been training for that dig for like.. six months. Do you remember how long a time six months is when you're that young?"
[13:12] <Alathon> Yuuno: "But anyways.."
[13:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I chased after the fragments.. I wasn't really much for combat magic, but I had my dimensional transfer down, and some binding spells, and figured it'd be enough to handle whatever they came in contact with."
[13:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Especially with Raging Heart helping me out."
[13:13] * Reis winces. "It... didn't work?"
[13:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Didn't work out that way, got my butt whooped.. ended up getting help from this eight year old girl who just happened to have some serious mage potential, named Nanoha Takamachi"
[13:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Once she got a hold of Raging Heart, and let it draw on her potential, she stomped em."
[13:14] * Reis nods quietly.
[13:14] <Sheena> (Yuuno: Thinking back on it, i probly shouldnt have tired to do it all in my ferret form..)
[13:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways... long story short, we collected shards, ran into another girl who was collecting them, had some fights..."
[13:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I was mostly in that ferret form, it was really all Nanoha."
[13:15] <Mani> "I thought Nanoha was the one who turned you into a ferret."
[13:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Ended up attracting attention from the TSA, and one of their operators by the name of Chrono Hallaoun."
[13:15] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over to Mani.
[13:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "She stuck me that way, I was always able to change before."
[13:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's a family knack."
[13:16] <Mani> "I see. Is it a natural ability of yours?"
[13:16] * Reis winces. "I see..."
[13:16] <Mani> "Ah. Is your natural form ferret or human?"
[13:16] <Alathon> Yuuno frowns.
[13:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I dunno anymore, after all this.."
[13:17] <Alathon> Yuuno motions at herself.
[13:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I was born human, though."
[13:18] * Mani nods.
[13:18] <Sheena> (can yuuno still pull out that family picture?)
[13:19] <Alathon> (he hasn't )
[13:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.."
[13:20] <Alathon> Yuuno: "The other girl's mother had her searching for the shards for some cracked up scheme to travel to El-Hazard.. she figured it still existed, and had just hidden itself.. or maybe she wanted to go back in time. I dunno, really."
[13:20] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Had some nasty fights, ended up getting her daughter to help us out.. anyways."
[13:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "We all ended up as friends.. Nanoha, Fate, and I."
[13:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Er, Fate was the other girl."
[13:21] * Reis nods quietly.
[13:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And we all ended up working for the TSA as we got older.. had lots of easy fights, a few really nasty fights.."
[13:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I ended up working for the Library, rather than on the front lines."
[13:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways... the gist of what happened, is that Nanoha, Fate, and some of their friends ended up as by far the most powerful operators the TSA had, for several decades."
[13:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "A couple of 'em worked their way up the command structure, others stayed in training, or ops.. etcetera.."
[13:22] <Alathon> Yuuno pauses.
[13:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I had a thing for Nanoha, but it never worked out.. with me being a guy and all."
[13:23] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Her and Fate ended up together."
[13:23] <Mani> (Maybe it's something about that school of magic... :) )
[13:23] <Alathon> (heh)
[13:24] <Sheena> "Ouch, all tho that seems kinda neat"
[13:24] <Alathon> (put it under a microscope and the geometric designs are actually based off of... the X chromosome!)
[13:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well.. a lot of it was."
[13:24] <Alathon> Yuuno is quick to move the conversation along.
[13:24] * Reis nods, and doesn't press any.
[13:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Along the way, we found out that Fate was actually an artificially created human, that Precia.. her so-called mother, made in place of her dead daughter."
[13:25] <Mani> (Reis: "It's ok, Yuuno. I know what it's like to fall for a jerk.")
[13:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "That part's important.. it was a big part of what happened later."
[13:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.. years passed, most of us aged, and Fate.. kinda didn't."
[13:26] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It wasn't really obvious when we were in our twenties, she just looked young.. when we were pushing forty, though, it was really obvious.."
[13:26] <Mani> "What was your normal lifespan, by the way?"
[13:26] * Reis winces.
[13:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. a century and change.. more, later on, as tech got better."
[13:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "But anyways.. Fate got really angsty about it.. probably mostly worrying about losing Nanoha."
[13:28] <Alathon> Yuuno: "... she had a really messed up childhood. Didn't really have one, Nanoha was the first human to give her the time of day, much less try to be her friend.."
[13:28] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Precia was a real piece of work."
[13:28] <Alathon> He says the last bit rather bitterly.
[13:28] <Reis> "That's..." Reis can't seem to find the right words.
[13:29] <Alathon> Yuuno: "SO, anyways, Fate started looking for a way for Nanoha to stay young, and stay with her.. and she found one."
[13:29] <Mani> "This doesn't sound good."
[13:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It wasn't."
[13:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "They were both ops, had a lot of fights, and Fate figured out a way to siphon off some of their defeated enemies life-force, to renew Nanoha's."
[13:31] <Alathon> Yuuno: "After all, they were criminals, and a lot of them had a lot of blood on their hands.. so if they lost a few years, and Nanoha got 'em, no harm, no foul, right?"
[13:31] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't know how she convinced Nanoha to actually do it, but she did."
[13:31] * Reis winces. "This... doesn't sound like it will end well, Yuuno-sensei."
[13:31] <Alathon> Yuuno closes her eyes, in thought.
[13:32] <Alathon> Yuuno, eyes still closed, "yeah, that's an understatement.."
[13:32] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I didn't find out about this until a lot later, from Fate, before she.."
[13:32] <Alathon> Yuuno opens his eyes.
[13:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'm getting ahead of myeslf."
[13:33] <Mani> "A question... was life force a standard currency where you were?"
[13:33] <Sheena> (yaa.. so who was suposred to sugest that same idea to the princess any way? )
[13:33] <Alathon> Yuuno looks disgusted.
[13:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hell, no!"
[13:34] <Alathon> Yuuno: "This was all new to us, none of the dimensions we had access to back then really had a major demonic presence."
[13:34] <Mani> "It didn't ... become widespread because of these events, did it?"
[13:34] <Alathon> Yuuno: "The TSA was only decades old back then."
[13:34] * Sheena takes a curious look at dark heart wondering just what systems she's hidding away inthere.
[13:35] * Reis nods slowly. "I see..."
[13:35] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes his head.
[13:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't think so.. I'ms ure we can't have been the first.. this was only like, a thousand some years ago after all."
[13:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "But I really don't know.."
[13:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I wasn't around to see."
[13:35] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.."
[13:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Nanoha lost a few wrinkles, then sorta hung in her thirties."
[13:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And... things kinda stayed that way for several more decades."
[13:36] <Alathon> Yuuno: "We all knew something was going on, but Fate and Nanoha didn't broach the topic, and we weren't about to bug 'em.."
[13:37] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hayate and I both weren't too keen on the idea of living forever.."
[13:37] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And neither were her knights, they'd already had their own stint of forever."
[13:37] <Alathon> Yuuno pauses.
[13:37] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Oh, right."
[13:37] * Reis blinks.
[13:38] <Doomed_Zero> (Night all.)
[13:38] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hayate was another really good friend... had a really ugly run-in with another of those Lost Logia, was leeching the life out of her.. anyways."
[13:38] * Sheena blinks at yuuno
[13:38] <Sheena> "That happen often back then, huh?"
[13:39] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Once that was dealt with, she ended up on our side, and brought the automated defense system of the artifact with her.. her 'Volkenritter', Signum, Vita, Shamal, and Zafira."
[13:39] <Alathon> Yuuno: "More often than we woulda liked."
[13:40] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Artificial humans like Fate, and really good in a fight.. creations of old Velkan Magic, if you're curious, Reis."
[13:40] * Doomed_Zero (~Zero@203-59-253-206.dyn.iinet.net.au) Quit (Quit: HydraIRC -> http://www.hydrairc.com <- The future of IRC)
[13:40] * Reis blinks and nods. "Huh... interesting."
[13:40] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.. there were questions, but with Hayate and Chrono up at the top by this time, there wasn't much of an inquiry."
[13:41] <Sheena> (and nanoha likly having trained every ace mage they had by then)
[13:42] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Nanoha did her best to keep a low profile, and they both had a lot of goodwill built up over the years.. so it just sort of slid."
[13:42] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Until a few years after Hayate resigned."
[13:44] <Alathon> Yuuno: "To make a long story short, there were a series of inquiries that resulted in both Nanoha and Fate fleeing the TSA... and the new leadership reactivating Hayate and her knights to chase her down."
[13:44] <Alathon> Yuuno: "WHich was lousy as hell, but, I can sort of understand it.. they didn't have anyone else who could put upa credible fight against Fate or Nanoha, much less both of 'em."
[13:44] * Reis blinks and stares. "Um... wasn't she protecting them from inquiry?"
[13:45] <Alathon> (after she resigned)
[13:45] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yeah, but once she retired, she didn't have the authority to stop it."
[13:45] <Alathon> Yuuno: "She had pull, hell we all did, but not enough."
[13:46] * Reis purses her lips. "No, I mean... if she was protecting them from inquiry in the first place, why did she accept the order to chase them down?"
[13:46] <Sheena> "That seems rather silly, woudnt this Hayate "chase her" and just end up leaving with them?"
[13:46] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Not when some folks figured she'd discovered an immortality serum or something, and wanted it themselves."
[13:46] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's.. complex."
[13:47] <Mani> "We aren't really in a position to judge, knowing only the very basics of the situation."
[13:47] <Alathon> Yuuno: "We all knew there was something going down, and that they would have shared it if it wasn't dirty.."
[13:47] * Mani says this to Reis & Sheena.
[13:48] * Reis frowns and nods. "I... I see."
[13:48] <Alathon> Yuuno: "We didn't ask, because we were friends.. but in the long run, I think it was hardest on Hayate.."
[13:48] <Alathon> Yuuno: "She was in close with the Saint Church, and adopted a lot of their ideals."
[13:48] <Alathon> Yuuno: "In the end, I don't know why she went."
[13:49] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If I had to guess, I'd bet she went planning to do just what you said.. do a half-assed job and report back that she couldn't catch them."
[13:49] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways.. what Fate told me was this. Hayate and the rest caught up with them, had a friendly chat.. and Hayate suffered a heart attack when she found out just how Nanoha was keeping herself young."
[13:50] <Sheena> "..."
[13:50] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head.
[13:50] <Mani> "Did she mean that literally?"
[13:50] * Reis closes her eyes.
[13:51] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I think so, yes.. it's public record that the Volkenritter returned with Hayate, and that she was in intensive care."
[13:52] <Mani> "I see..."
[13:52] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Anyways, that was all the upper-echelon bastards needed. A supposed injury of a TSA operative while facing Fate adn Nanoha."
[13:52] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It was more than enough to mark them as criminals."
[13:53] * Reis winces.
[13:53] <Sheena> (going to have ot take off for some of story time here, since its near 1600)
[13:53] <Sheena> "Damn,"
[13:54] <Alathon> Yuuno: "While Hayate and her knights were holed up in a secure medical compound, they put the word out that Nanoha and Fate were public enemies number one and two."
[13:55] <Alathon> Yuuno: "In the mean time, Nanoha had her own problems. She'd been on a steady diet of other peoples' life-force for decades, and once she'd been a few weeks without an assignment, and a meal.. well, she found out it wasn't optional anymore."
[13:56] * Reis 's eyes widen. "It's... addictive?"
[13:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Very much so, from what Fate told me."
[13:56] <Sheena> "So heard something like that, how did it effect her?"
[13:57] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Without the job as a TSA operative, she didn't have a legit reason to pick fights with people.. so she went after small-time criminals, muggers and the like."
[13:57] <Alathon> Yuuno: "At least, that was what she said.. Fate had her doubts."
[13:57] <Alathon> Yuuno sighs.
[13:58] * Reis frowns.
[13:58] * Mani shakes her head slightly.
[13:58] <Mani> "Very dangerous stuff to mess with."
[13:58] <Alathon> Yuuno: "To make a long story short, Fate was.. devastated.. felt like she'd forced Nanoha into some sort of parasitic lifestyle."
[13:58] <Alathon> Yuuno: "After she confessed all this to me, she took her life."
[13:59] * Mani frowns.
[14:00] <Alathon> Yuuno just sort of stares off for a bit, before continuing.
[14:00] * Sheena pales at that comment
[14:00] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So, reprising my role as an eight-year-old, I flew off with fire in my eyes and vengeance in my heart."
[14:00] <Alathon> Yuuno spits this out sarcastically.
[14:00] * Reis sighs and closes her eyes.
[14:01] <Alathon> Yuuno: "When I tracked her down, we had it out. She stomped a mudhole in me, which shouldn't have surprised me in the slightest.."
[14:01] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So I cussed her out, said a lot of shit.. well, a lot of shit that was true, but that didn't do any good."
[14:02] <Alathon> Yuuno: "So when I told her the world woulda been a better place if I'd never given her Raging Heart, she gave it back, bound me in my ferret form, and did something to punt me across the dimensions.."
[14:03] * Sheena floats up and moves around to sit normaly on the couch with her legs crossed.
[14:03] <Sheena> "So let me get this right"
[14:03] <Alathon> Yuuno listens.
[14:03] * Reis winces.
[14:05] <Sheena> "THis Nanoha's just been chased out of what's been her life for how long, Told one of her dear friends the whole story just to watch her drop, Then betraed by the tsa witch by that time she helped build, Was forced to do stuff she probly hated just to make it day by day.
[14:05] * Mani stares at Sheena.
[14:06] * Reis leans forward, frowning.
[14:06] <Sheena> "Had the love of her life, kill herself. And then her very first friend she ever made, bitched her out? I mean i know she was doing bad stuff, but where you relaly suprsied with how she reacted?"
[14:07] <Alathon> Yuuno's eyes are open wide, ans she shouts back.
[14:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't know!?"
[14:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I wasn't thinking!"
[14:07] * Sheena has a sad smile
[14:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I just saw Fate fucking DISINTEGRATE HERSELF, in my fucking apartment!"
[14:08] <Alathon> Yuuno stands up halfway from the chair, leaning toward Sheena.
[14:08] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hayate was out of it, maybe dying.. what the hell was I supposed to think, huh?"
[14:09] <Sheena> "I understand why you did it, I would have like freaked worse if mani or sakura just ashed in front of me."
[14:09] <Sheena> "Im looking at it from the outside, and i can see how this nanoha had her life fall apart around her step by step"
[14:10] <Alathon> Yuuno just.. stares at you, poleaxed.
[14:10] * Reis swallows, opening her mouth to try say something, but at a loss for words.
[14:11] <Mani> "While, yes, their is a tragic aspect to Nanoha's story, I really don't think you can excuse her going around killing people for their life force or her friend's convenient heart attack, among other things..."
[14:12] <Alathon> Yuuno, after a few moments, sits back heavily into the chair, eyes closed.
[14:12] <Alathon> She's taking deep breaths.
[14:12] <Sheena> "Well excuse me for not thinking the worst of people becaius of how they have to live."
[14:12] * Mani raises an eyebrow.
[14:12] <Mani> "Had to live?"
[14:12] * Reis shakes her head. "I... it sounds like a dozen good intentions just went horribly wrong."
[14:13] * Sheena looks over at reis
[14:13] <Sheena> "Thats how it seems to me"
[14:13] <Reis> "There isn't _even_ a 'bad guy'... Nothing that could be done except stopping it from getting worse." Reis shuts her eyes and falls back against the couch.
[14:14] <Sheena> "Consdering they where all good friends oh yuuno i just can't belive any of them where "bad' or turned "evil" or crap like that"
[14:15] * Reis shakes her head. "No, Sheena-san... But it's the actions that affect other people, not the intentions."
[14:16] * Sheena sighs and sits back
[14:17] <Mani> "People don't 'turn evil' like you'd snap your fingers. But what I heard in Yuuno's story was someone who eventually made a decision that she and her welfare was more important than everyone else's."
[14:17] <Sheena> "Im sorry of i misspoke yuuno, You didnt even want to bring this up i shoudlnt have said anythign about how i saw it"
[14:17] <Alathon> Yuuno lets a long breath out through her nose, and opens her eyes.
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's.. appology accepted."
[14:18] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[14:19] <Sheena> (thinik i need to step out now, break? or should i jsut rush)
[14:20] <Alathon> (game will be finishing early today, 4:30ish PST, so.. I think we'll keep going, but maybe put off some more of this for next week, and hit the other task)
[14:21] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't think she attacked Hayate. Nanoha, I mean.."
[14:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't think Signum would have just stood by, or simply come back.. if she'd done it.. I think they would have sent her back with Shamal, and the rest of them.. well, would have done their best to take down Nanoha."
[14:22] * Reis nods. "Yes... she was in her sixties or seventies by then...? A heart attack doesn't seem out of place..."
[14:23] <Mani> "No? It just sounded strange for someone who sounded like she'd have to be in excellent shape."
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "She wasn't... excellent, at least."
[14:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "The book of darkness took a lot out of her.. she was a paraplegic for years."
[14:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It could have just been the shock.. it's not like I reacted well, either."
[14:25] <Sheena> (back, i rushed)
[14:26] <Mani> (That was some rush!)
[14:26] <Alathon> (heh, we didn't even fininsh this section.. so, let's keep going ;p )
[14:26] <Alathon> (thanks)
[14:26] <Sheena> (speed 2 yo)
[14:27] * Sheena keeps from commenting on it again
[14:27] <Alathon> Sakura: "From what Usagi-sama told us, this outcome was.. not unusual.. when it comes to dabbling in life-force manipulation."
[14:28] <Mani> "Even if it wasn't physically addictive after all those years, it's still highly addictive mentally."
[14:28] <Alathon> Sakura nods.
[14:28] <Alathon> Sakura: "Spiritually addictive, perhaps? If there is such a thing."
[14:29] <Alathon> Yuuno grimaces a little as this is discussed.
[14:29] <Alathon> Sakura notices, and comments.
[14:29] * Mani ponders.
[14:29] <Alathon> Sakura: "Yuuno-san, would you prefer we discuss this later?"
[14:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I.. no, Sakura, it's just.. thinking of Nanoha that way, as a.. a goddamned junkie."
[14:30] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head a little.
[14:30] <Alathon> Yuuno: "She was a very good friend, whom I wanted to be more."
[14:31] * Reis sighs and nods. "I... I think I understand. I'm sorry, Yuuno-sensei."
[14:31] <Sheena> "From what i understand of the process so far, is that the body becomes used to that higher state of being. now that sounds like normal addiction. but with life force, once the extra is gone or used up. The body goes into a bit of shock. Thinking its dieing"
[14:31] <Sheena> "Lest thats what i put toghter so far from what i learned,"
[14:32] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Sheena.
[14:32] <Alathon> Yuuno, evenly: "I guess that's what Celeste had to say about it?"
[14:33] * Reis winces, and her eyes widen suddenly.
[14:33] * Mani frowns slightly at Yuuno's words.
[14:33] * Sheena nods
[14:33] <Sheena> "She's made sure im informed of all the dangers"
[14:34] <Alathon> Yuuno sighs.
[14:34] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I suppose we're better knowing than finding out the hard way."
[14:35] <Sheena> "I don't hold seceritcs from you yuuno, if there's anything you want to know just ask"
[14:35] <Alathon> Yuuno, to Sheena: "It's certainly a good reason not to go that route."
[14:35] <Mani> (Yuuno: "Why are you doing this to me?")
[14:35] <Sheena> (SHeena: Well its not like you dumped me and then had me piss off reis or anything like that")
[14:35] <Alathon> (Sheena: "You asked what Celeste and me do when we're alone!")
[14:37] <Sheena> "The need is there with Celeste, thats quite clear when you get close to her. But since she was rasied that way it's something she controlls"
[14:37] * Sheena nods to the books on the end table
[14:37] <Alathon> Sakura: "Raised that way?"
[14:39] <Sheena> "Well im not done with it since im taking my time, but there her race is away from any others and most of the childhood is spent learning to controll that power."
[14:39] <Sheena> *rasied
[14:39] <Sheena> *BAH her race is rasied away from any others
[14:39] * Reis frowns, and nods. "I see."
[14:41] <Alathon> Sakura: "Yuuno-san, perhaps a break is in order? We could discuss this more later..."
[14:43] * Reis nods.
[14:43] <Alathon> Yuuno looks uncertain.
[14:43] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I.. guess."
[14:43] <Sheena> "After some hard drinks, help keep my mouth shut oh.. wait we need to meet the princess dont we?"
[14:43] <Alathon> Sakura: "Tomorrow, I believe."
[14:43] <Alathon> Sakura pauses, then continues.
[14:43] <Alathon> Sakura motions at one of the copies of the book, left out on a table.
[14:44] <Alathon> Sakura: "What do you make of all.. this..?"
[14:44] <Mani> "It's interesting."
[14:44] <Alathon> Yuuno looks a little relieved as Sakura directs the conversation away from her.
[14:44] <Sheena> "I think we lucked out so far"
[14:44] <Alathon> Sakura nods.
[14:45] <Sheena> "Seems like in any of this other plaecs me and yuuno would have been mind blasted or just wasted back when he first found me"
[14:45] <Mani> "More like hard work and strong ethics on the part of certain people."
[14:45] * Reis nods. "We... it's terrifying how close the bullet was, but the Senshi managed not to go that way..."
[14:46] * Mani cocks her head.
[14:46] <Sheena> "I found it interesting how often the boss ends up takening over.."
[14:47] <Mani> "I think it's important to be aware of how precious and fragile what we have is, but we should be more concerned with how our world is than how it could have been."
[14:47] * Reis nods. "Absolutely, Mani-san."
[14:47] <Mani> "We didn't 'dodge a bullet'. This is our world and our history."
[14:48] <Sheena> "Seems the best wayto look at it"
[14:49] <Mani> "That being said, the contents of the book did fit in with things I knew or made more sense of things I only knew of slightly."
[14:50] <Sheena> "hows that?"
[14:50] <Mani> "Well, for example, I had heard of the Dark Lady, but only knew very little about her."
[14:51] <Alathon> Sakura chuckles, then shakes his head a little.
[14:51] * Mani smiles slightly at Sakura.
[14:52] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Uhhh... what now?"
[14:52] <Mani> "Hm?"
[14:52] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Do you think our Usagi actually was her?"
[14:53] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Er, went through being her, or.. whatever.."
[14:53] <Mani> "Yes."
[14:53] <Mani> "But, if you want to know for sure, you'd have to ask her."
[14:54] <Alathon> Yuuno, a little disappointed: "Oh."
[14:54] * Mani looks thoughtful.
[14:54] <Sheena> "Didn't this "dark lady" kick the crap out of hte others? more then once"
[14:54] <Sheena> (or was that not in the book?)
[14:55] <Alathon> (oh, it was)
[14:55] <Sheena> (neato)
[14:55] <Mani> "Something just struck me, Yuuno. If your lifespan was only around one hundred years, what's been keeping you alive if you're over a thousand?"
[14:55] <Alathon> (in more than one universe, she went on to depose her supposed masters and rule the planet with an iron fist)
[14:55] * Reis blinks and nods, cocking her head curiously.
[14:55] <Sheena> (Sheena: The power of boobs)
[14:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't *know*, but I think Nanoha cursed me."
[14:56] <Mani> (And it turns out that Nanoha's been sending a fraction of the life force she sucks to Yuuno all this time.)
[14:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I mean, to spend all eternity as a ferret, or something like that."
[14:56] <Sheena> "Cursed you to be cute and attract good looking women?"
[14:56] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Us Scryas don't live any longer in ferret form."
[14:56] <Mani> "Cursed to live forever? That sounds kind of strange... especially if she had that power, couldn't she have stopped her own aging?"
[14:57] <Alathon> Yuuno frowns.
[14:57] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Logically, yes.. if she could createa construct that would keep someone else from aging, she should have been able to apply the same to herself."
[14:57] <Sheena> "I've noticed Heart tends to make its out logic for what evers needed"
[14:58] <Alathon> Yuuno: "The only thing that makes sense, is if she learned how to do that, after she was already... "
[14:58] <Sheena> *own
[14:58] * Mani frowns slightly.
[14:58] <Mani> "Has anyone ever done a thorough examination of your ferret body?"
[14:58] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. not really."
[14:58] <Sheena> "I wouldnt let them"
[14:58] <Mani> "I mean, magically, not just physically."
[14:59] <Alathon> Yuuno, shaking her head: "Not as far as I know."
[14:59] <Sheena> "They wanted to check out yuuno when i was much younger"
[14:59] <Mani> "It might not be a bad idea, especially now that you have other options."
[14:59] <Alathon> YUuno nods.
[14:59] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I've been thinking about that.. about petitioning the Queen to try to break whatever's blocking me from changing back."
[15:00] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I mean, if anyone could, it'd be her. Especially after reading all that.."
[15:00] <Mani> "And if we are going to be travelling in what may be Nanoha's own little dimension, it'd be good to know if she can, for example, track your ferret form. Or cancel its immortality."
[15:00] <Sheena> "Consdering your new curse, is it safe to let a reality altering device get intouch with it?"
[15:00] <Alathon> Yuuno, to Sheena: "Er.. what do you mean?"
[15:01] * Reis blinks, and nods. "I'd definitely be worried, if she might be in control of your ferret body..."
[15:01] * Sheena shurgs
[15:01] <Sheena> "Thinking of unintented magical effects,"
[15:01] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Oh!"
[15:02] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Worried I'd get turned into a real 'hawt elf chick'?"
[15:02] * Mani cocks her head and studies Yuuno with a strange look on her face.
[15:03] * Reis blinkblinks at that.
[15:03] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Would that really be bad?"
[15:03] <Sheena> "You forget i checked head to toe, seemed quite real to me"
[15:03] <Alathon> Yuuno's ears quiver a little when Sheena says this, and she blushes.
[15:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You know what I mean, Sheena!"
[15:04] <Sheena> "But no, yuuno, if you want to end up as a "hawt elf chick" and totaly ditch all the crap thats built up for you"
[15:04] <Sheena> "Go right ahead"
[15:04] <Alathon> Yuuno thinks for a moment, before continuing.
[15:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I wouldn't have said it that way, but, yeah."
[15:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Even before I got my memories back, I was reconciling myself to trying to make a go of living as a woman.. it beat the hell out of being a ferret."
[15:05] <Sheena> "Think of it this way, there's likly a whole new world of "hawt elf" magic out there for you to take apart and study"
[15:05] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And even now.. it's like.."
[15:05] <Alathon> Yuuno suddenly grins.
[15:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hadn't even thought of that... but."
[15:06] <Alathon> Yuuno looks a bit more serious.
[15:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's like.. I had a good run as a guy, I had a full life.. did most of what I wanted to do.."
[15:06] * Reis smiles, nodding. "Want to try something else out, Yuuno-sensei?"
[15:06] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Maybe instead of trying to get it back, and maybe ended up a few years from death, I should, you know.. make the best of all this."
[15:06] <Alathon> Yuuno motions at herself, and her bust.
[15:07] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hell, I don't even know if there're any more of this species out there!"
[15:08] <Mani> "In all the dimensions? Undoubtedly."
[15:08] <Alathon> Yuuno blinks.
[15:08] * Mani slowly smiles.
[15:08] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You've got a point.. there must be!"
[15:08] <Alathon> Yuuno is perking up a bit.
[15:08] <Mani> "Don't worry. We'll find a rugged elf-man for you."
[15:08] <Sheena> "You know how long the rest of us are going to likly live yuuno, And with the way you come back. Well, youwont end up alone any time soon"
[15:08] <Alathon> Yuuno grins back at Mani.
[15:08] * Reis blinks and snickers slightly.
[15:08] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Find me a rugged elf-man, and I might just work myself up to sleeping with a rugged elf-man!"
[15:09] * Sheena chokes a bit at the rugged elfman comment... and falls off the couch with the follow up.
[15:09] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over to Sheena.
[15:09] <Alathon> Yuuno: "What?"
[15:09] * Mani shakes her head.
[15:09] <Mani> "The perils of having such a high center of gravity."
[15:09] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If you can get used to having Celeste sucking on your soul, shouldn't I be able to adapt too?"
[15:10] * Sheena weases out "Nothing"
[15:10] <Sheena> "Just my mind got carried away with that mental image.. and how you errr ill not comment on that'
[15:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hmph."
[15:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "This may come as a surprise to you, Sheena, but women aren't the only one with dirty minds!"
[15:11] <Alathon> Yuuno: "We *do* think about stuff like that.. and now, I've actually got the equipment."
[15:11] * Sheena floats back up and sits down
[15:11] * Reis flushes, still snickering slightly.
[15:12] <Alathon> Sakura is practically dying.. he's got his face shoved in a pillow to keep from laughing outloud.
[15:12] <Sheena> "Yuuno sensei! with a dirty mind. Never! It's not like you spent a lot of time useing certen parts of the body to rest on."
[15:12] * Sheena idiely tugs her top loser
[15:13] <Alathon> Yuuno hmmphs.
[15:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'll take quality over quantity any day."
[15:13] * Mani smirks.
[15:14] * Sheena hmphs herself
[15:14] <Alathon> She cups her breasts, and gives them a quick bounce... before realizing what she just did, and blushing more.
[15:14] <Sheena> "Some have both,"
[15:14] <Sheena> "Cides, if you want to score some hawt elf dude. Go for it"
[15:14] * Reis blinks, stares, and blushes lots.
[15:14] <Sheena> "Just hope he can handle you getting more girls then he likly will"
[15:14] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Oh, I will!"
[15:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And you know what, I'll even return the favor and invite you in for some fun too!"
[15:15] * Sheena does a blink blink
[15:15] * Mani looks at Reis and says, "Ever get the feeling that a conversation has just passed you by?"
[15:15] <Alathon> Yuuno motions at her ears.
[15:15] * Reis chokes and falls to the side.
[15:15] * Reis looks up, faintly. "... Repeatedly, Mani-san."
[15:15] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If these are anything to go buy, I'll bet elf-boys pack more than you can handle!"
[15:16] * Sheena blushs some
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno then gets a disgruntled look.
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "You know..
[15:16] <Mani> "Aural sex?"
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "If this species didn't evolve naturally, whoever made 'em must have been a real perve."
[15:16] <Sheena> "Oh?"
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[15:16] * Reis blinks and cocks her head.
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I dunno, but I can't rule it out.. these things are like big, erogenous handlebars sticking off my head!"
[15:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I mean, really!"
[15:17] <Alathon> Yuuno huffs.
[15:17] <Mani> "Now, that evokes some images."
[15:17] * Sheena coughs at that and turns away
[15:17] <Sheena> "You say that like you don't like it'
[15:17] <Alathon> Yuuno rolls her eyes back.
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Liking it when you're getting it on is one thing.. having them slide off stuff, or rub against stuff all the time, that I could do without."
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno glances over at Reis then looks back to Sheena.
[15:18] * Reis sweatdrops at that description.
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "And believe me, I'm not going anywhere near a revolving door!"
[15:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'll bet getting these things caught would hurt something fierce."
[15:19] * Reis winces. "Ouch..."
[15:20] <Alathon> Sakura is now busy styming a slight nosebleed.
[15:20] <Alathon> (stymying)
[15:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "..and I can't believe I just had this conversation."
[15:22] <Sheena> "Should be something you can learn to controll, or heck use minor protection construct if its that bad"
[15:22] <Alathon> Yuuno sits back into the chair, from which she's been leaning forward.
[15:22] * Sheena looks serrious for a moment
[15:22] <Sheena> "Im glade you did"
[15:22] <Sheena> "It's beena while since i see you so.. well alive i guess is the term"
[15:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hmm?"
[15:22] * Reis sweatdrops. "Neither can I... But yes, you look a lot more... relaxed."
[15:22] <Alathon> Yuuno looks a bit thoughtful at that.
[15:22] <Sheena> "You havnt been this isnt something since you started desciovered i had a magic core"
[15:22] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I guess I have been pretty down.."
[15:23] * Reis smiles. "Happier than a little while ago."
[15:23] <Alathon> Yuuno grins.
[15:24] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Allright, who wants to go out for dinner at somewhere cheap? It'll be my treat!"
[15:24] <Mani> "It was an entertaining conversation ... though a bit strange when I realized I was the only one in the room not interested in all the things we were talking about."
[15:24] <Sheena> "Us darned two leggers eh mani?"
[15:24] * Reis raises a hand at Yuuno's question.
[15:25] <Sheena> "Some place cheep yuuno? Your getting paided like us have you bothered to check you acocunt yet? errr i mean hell ya let go"
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno raises his.
[15:25] <Mani> "How 'bout we go someplace expensive and I pitch in half?"
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I will be getting paid, and back pay too, it just hasn't gone through yet."
[15:25] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[15:26] <Sheena> "Well is this is a dinner for the new 'hawt elf" we got we go for broke?"
[15:26] <Sheena> "Im game and dont care about the cost"
[15:26] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Hmm.. you know what? Lets."
[15:26] * Reis nods. "I'll add in too."
[15:26] <Alathon> Yuuno smiles a bit.
[15:27] * Sheena pulls out her com and sends a message off
[15:27] <Sheena> "Ill see about a place if yuuno dont hace something spefic in mind"
[15:27] <Alathon> Sakura: "I will not be the only one of us not footing his share."
[15:27] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I.. go ahead. And thanks, all of you."
[15:28] <Sheena> "Just remember this when you got hawt elf guys to pass around"
[15:29] <Mani> "You can give mine to Sheena."
[15:29] <Sheena> "Hmmm.. saw manga like that but never gave it any real thought"
[15:29] * Reis flushes and makes every effort to ignore that bit.
[15:30] <Mani> (What, she and Sakura aren't going to give theirs to Sheena, too? :) )
[15:30] <Reis> (Reis is just ignoring the entire conversation :P )
[15:30] * Sheena checks her com when it beeps
[15:30] <Alathon> Sakura chooses not to comment.
[15:30] <Mani> (Yuuno: "I am not giving you four hawt elf guys!")
[15:31] <Sheena> "Hmm,any one know a place called Pierre's? It's venus recomendation"
[15:31] <Mani> (Uh, Idunno.)
[15:31] <Alathon> (some of you probably would, it's expensive)
[15:31] * Mani nods.
[15:31] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Sheena, a little doubtful.
[15:32] <Mani> "It's good and expensive. Sounds like it fits the bill."
[15:32] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Uh, Sheena, you don't have to go overboard.."
[15:32] * Reis blinks and nods. "I don't have any problem with that, Yuuno-sensei. We'll treat you."
[15:32] * Mani pokes Reis.
[15:32] * Sheena looks serrious for a moment.
[15:33] <Mani> "You can't offer to treat someone who originally oferred to treat all of us."
[15:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It's okay.."
[15:33] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I can cover my share, it'll be cool."
[15:33] <Sheena> "Yuuno, i care about you enought to go coment random acts of genocide if you asked."
[15:33] <Sheena> "But lets go blow a lot of money on diner insted,"
[15:34] <Sheena> "It's not like we don't get paied well'
[15:34] <Mani> "And not like we can't even spend it most of the time."
[15:34] <Mani> (can)
[15:34] * Sheena nods
[15:35] <Alathon> Yuuno brightens a little.
[15:35] * Reis nods. "I have some extra money, too. Don't worry, Yuuno-sensei, we're fine."
[15:35] <Sheena> "Who knows when well be sent on another mission lasting months, we should enjoy it"
[15:35] <Sheena> "Cides, a grand dinner for the new hawt elf is a perfect reason'"
[15:36] <Sheena> "Say.. who had that dress rod"
[15:36] * Sheena is grining at yuuno
[15:36] <Sheena> "I forgot whos turn it was"
[15:36] <Alathon> "I've got it.. you want it?"
[15:37] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Because, you know.."
[15:37] <Sheena> "Yuuno needs a proper dress"
[15:37] <Sheena> "Something fitting a hot elf at an expenve dinner"
[15:37] * Reis sweatdrops and wonders just what Sheena might come up with.
[15:38] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I was kind of thinking of copying one of those dresses from, uh.. what's his name.. Tsiki made.."
[15:38] <Alathon> Yuuno shakes her head a little.
[15:38] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Tsuki, right?"
[15:38] <Alathon> Yuuno looks over at Mani.
[15:38] <Sheena> "Impressive.. it can make jewels, hmm... damn that will be hot"
[15:38] * Sheena 's mind wanders as she's thinking of the looks
[15:39] <Mani> "Tsukiyomi."
[15:39] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Well, I dunno if it can make jewels that link the way his work did, and it won't last.. but I'll try."
[15:41] <Mani> "He certainly does nice work."
[15:41] * Reis nods. "That would look astounding, Yuuno-sensei."
[15:42] <Sheena> "You'll stop trafic thats for sure"
[15:42] <Alathon> Anyways..
[15:42] <Sheena> "Might end up with venus jumping you to find out where you shop after wards as well"
[15:43] <Alathon> Yuuno will attempt to copy the jewel-clothing, and fail -- everything he can come upw ith feels like wearing chainmail on bare skin, rather than cloth.
[15:43] <Sheena> (awww)
[15:43] <Alathon> No give, and not very comfortable.
[15:43] <Alathon> He ends up settling on a brilliant red silk dress with thin shoulder straps.
[15:43] <Alathon> (she, rather)
[15:44] <Alathon> It goes well with the fair complexion and blonde hair.
[15:44] <Mani> (Anyone asking Mani if she can make one for the night will get a response of, "Are you crazy?")
[15:44] * Reis smiles and compliment's Yuuno's choice.
[15:44] <Alathon> (do you want to play out the dinner, or just assume it'll be a smashing good time?)
[15:45] <Sheena> (if we play it out its likely to be less of a smashing good time..)
[15:45] <Mani> (Mm, do we have something else to play out if he just assume?)
[15:46] <Mani> (we)
[15:46] <Alathon> (well, the discussion with Usagi about the book about crystal tokyo)
[15:46] <Reis> Most true :P
[15:46] <Mani> (If we have time for that, I guess we can skip dinner.)
[15:47] <Alathon> basically, it'll be a good time
[15:47] <Alathon> Yuuno will get a little tipsy, but not wasted.
[15:47] <Alathon> The food is very good, the service is very good, etc etc..
[15:47] <Alathon> Anyone try to get in her knickers?
[15:48] <Reis> (Nope, doesn't exactly seem appropriate :P )
[15:48] * Mani will restrain herself with absolutely no difficulty.
[15:48] <Alathon> Sakura manages to follow Mani's lead.
[15:48] <Alathon> Seeing as getting with a magically shifted guy seems a bit 'off' to him.
[15:49] <Alathon> aaaand, Sheena's window of opportunity has passed :(
[15:49] <Alathon> so, it's a good time, with no 'regrettable choices' to mar the evening ;p
[15:50] <Sheena> (doh)
[15:50] <Alathon> (you went to get another coke didn't you ;p )
[15:50] <Sheena> (Sheena would have tried to pass her to reis, since yuuno made it clear where they stood)
[15:51] * Sheena isnt above a good feel as she's helping her friend how ever
[15:51] <Sheena> *home
[15:51] <Sheena> (ya)
[15:51] <Mani> (Cool. You could have offended both of them at once. Very efficient of you. ;) )
[15:51] <Sheena> (i need a kegerator or something)
[15:51] <Sheena> (sheena's good like that)
[15:51] <Alathon> Anyways, I'll assume that you failed, and Reis missed what you were trying to do ;p
[15:51] <Alathon> hence the evening stayed a good time
[15:52] <Reis> (Well, if Reis noticed it, she wouldn't have acted on it anyway :P )
[15:52] <Mani> (Would she have gotten offended, btw? Just out of curiosity.)
[15:53] <Reis> (Somewhat, though, uh, she's kinda used to Sheena at this point :P )
[15:54] <Sheena> (any one condiering how much its costing the fooling around would not be atthe table)
[15:54] <Alathon> (Sheena: "Hey, Reis, you look kinda lonely.. why don't you give Yuuno a whirl? It'll be a good time, I promise! *wink*)
[15:54] <Sheena> (woah now, sheena got way more char then that)
[15:54] <Alathon> (heh ;p)
[15:55] <Alathon> anyways
[15:55] <Alathon> morning dawns, the sun moves across the sky as it usually does, and you'll all make it to tomorrow afternoon's meeting with Usagi.
[15:56] <Mani> ("Hey, did you notice that funny jink the sun took at around 11?")
[15:56] <Alathon> ("Someone must have been shaking the jar again.")
[15:56] <Alathon> ("Stupid juvenile creator-gods.")
[15:57] <Alathon> The meeting is once again catered.. and Usagi has managed to restrain herself, and has only eaten a fifth of the food by the time you get there.
[15:57] <Sheena> (Queen: Dear.. have you seen the sliver crystal today? I think i misplaced it, King: I think usa had it last.)
[15:58] <Mani> (Oddly enough, it's catered by Pierre's.)
[15:59] * Sheena looks happy and refreshed as she takes a seat, havng had a great time last night
[16:00] * Reis is in a fairly good mood herself, and takes her own seat.
[16:00] * Mani is her usual self.
[16:01] <Alathon> Sakura and Yuuno both look calm and composed.
[16:01] <Alathon> Usagi: "Before we even get started, I'd just like to say two things."
[16:01] <Alathon> Usagi: "One, we're not like that. Really!"
[16:01] <Alathon> She says this with a little force.
[16:01] <Alathon> Usagi: "And two.."
[16:02] * Mani just raises an eyebrow.
[16:02] * Reis nods.
[16:02] <Alathon> Usagi, a little reluctantly: "But, there's a lot of truth in here."
[16:02] <Alathon> She motions at her copy of the book, on the table in front of her.
[16:02] * Sheena blinks
[16:02] <Sheena> "That means your not ploting to take over the world? aww rats"
[16:03] <Alathon> Usagi rolls her eyes.
[16:03] <Alathon> Usagi: "All things in due time."
[16:03] <Sheena> (woot)
[16:04] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head a little.
[16:04] <Alathon> Usagi: "I passed this around, of course. You should have seen Puu."
[16:04] <Alathon> Usagi looks at the party.
[16:04] <Alathon> Usagi: "Ever seen someone's right eyebrow twitch so hard it looks like it's about to fly off their face?"
[16:04] <Sheena> (sheena: Picture or it didnt happen)
[16:05] * Mani shakes her head.
[16:05] <Sheena> ".. can't say i have"
[16:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "You don't want to, either."
[16:05] <Alathon> Usagi lets out a deep breath.
[16:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't think I really had a grasp on just how poor a reputation we had on the inter-dim scene, but this -- this really drives it home."
[16:06] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyone can pick this up off a shelf and buy it, right?"
[16:06] * Reis blinks. "Yes... It's a fairly popular buy, Usagi-san."
[16:06] <Alathon> Usagi, sarcastically: "Lovely."
[16:07] <Alathon> Usagi: "Well.. either way, there's no denying we have at least some dirty laundry.. and with all this available, there's no longer a question of keeping it in the closet. More like, a controlled release of information.."
[16:07] * Mani nods.
[16:08] <Sheena> "When we first met the other mani.. err whats his name i belive the first thign he said was "It's good to see others who expected that bitch" "
[16:08] <Alathon> Usagi: "The Silver Milleniu, for one.. mind you, I wasn't there, and none of the Senshi are the same people they were, but it's hard not to read about it and, well.."
[16:08] <Sheena> (something like that?)
[16:08] <Alathon> (escaped)
[16:08] <Sheena> (>_<)
[16:09] &

[Alathon]

Session 61 - part 2

[16:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "anyways."
[16:09] <Mani> (That was just a typo that happened to come out as a different word. Monkeys writing Shakespeare and all that, you know. ;) )
[16:09] <Sheena> (basical, yes)
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "I asked for a book report, but having read this myself, I'm not sure that's our highest priority."
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'd rather give you all a few minutes to ask questions."
[16:11] * Mani looks thoughtful.
[16:11] * Sheena hmms
[16:12] <Mani> "A thought came to mind, but I'm not really sure how much serious consideration it should be given..."
[16:12] <Alathon> Usagi: "Shoot."
[16:13] <Mani> "If our seeming so similar to those other Crystal Tokyos is likely to be a real problem if we deal with other dimensions, is changing our image worth considering? Like the look and titles of the senshi, the name and style of the kingdom, and other such appearances."
[16:14] <Alathon> Usagi: "Off the cuff, I'd say absolutely -- if it were that easy."
[16:14] <Alathon> Usagi: "It's a non-trivial task for the Senshi."
[16:15] * Reis frowns. "And even if it could be done physically, changing a thousand years of tradition isn't really a snap-of-the-fingers issue, either."
[16:15] <Mani> "I never said it'd be a simple matter."
[16:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "It is, however, a legitimate point.."
[16:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "Especially if there are people who feel like Mani's analogue, but are more martially inclined."
[16:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "The last thing we need is to reap all the vendettas that our analogues have sown."
[16:18] * Mani nods.
[16:18] <Sheena> (how did the tsa react to us? i forgot)
[16:19] <Reis> (We didn't tell 'em shit about who our bosses were :P )
[16:20] <Alathon> (I'd have to check the logs, I don't remember if you said anything)
[16:20] <Alathon> (Though I'll assume you remember correctly)
[16:20] <Mani> (I'm pretty sure we didn't.)
[16:20] <Sheena> (ok)
[16:20] <Alathon> Usagi hmms.
[16:20] <Sheena> (next question? ahh nm)
[16:21] <Alathon> Usagi then looks over at Mani and Sakura.
[16:21] <Reis> (I checked the logs before we restarted, so I definitely know :P )
[16:21] <Alathon> Usagi: "And yes, I was the 'Dark Lady' that I discussed."
[16:21] * Mani nods.
[16:22] <Alathon> Sakura is unmoved.
[16:22] <Sheena> "So you beat down all the rest of the senshi like it said?"
[16:22] * Reis blinkblinks, and nods.
[16:23] * Sheena has a, wow my boss is cool vib going
[16:24] <Alathon> Usagi: "As 'Dark Lady', Yes."
[16:24] <Alathon> Usagi: "They were a lot younger, and I was.. hopped up."
[16:25] <Mani> (Hm. So, it wasn't said who transformed her if time travel wasn't mentioned?)
[16:25] <Alathon> (no, it was the Black Moon family)
[16:26] <Alathon> (they are described as h aving been present in both the past and future)
[16:26] <Alathon> (it's left unsaid, but the obvious conclusion would be that they were driven off in the past, rather than destroyed)
[16:26] <Mani> (Ah, but no mention of Wiseman in that time?)
[16:27] <Alathon> (he's mentioned)
[16:27] <Alathon> (but there's not a lot on him)
[16:27] <Alathon> (just that he was there, and was in charge of their enemies)
[16:27] <Mani> (I mean, because we know of him in CT's not too distant history.)
[16:28] <Alathon> (bear in mind, there's no one single sceanrio)
[16:28] <Alathon> (yeah)
[16:28] <Alathon> (he's listed as one of many who can be involved in fighting them, as a leader/controller of the black moon family)
[16:28] <Mani> (I see.)
[16:29] <Reis> (So we can just presume that Weissman was born at various different times, and we got him early? :P )
[16:29] <Mani> (Late.)
[16:30] <Mani> (Well, who knows with all the different Usagis. :) )
[16:31] <Alathon> Unfortunately, I need to call the game here.
[16:31] <Alathon> I need to get cleaned up; am going out this evening
[16:31] <Sheena> "I was wondering, is it known just how much if left of the other planets? ehh i guess the first question would be did the silver miliem happen in this dim?"
[16:31] <Alathon> (after this question)
[16:31] <Sheena> (Ok)
[16:31] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head, a little sadly.
[16:31] <Alathon> Usagi: "The life was sucked off them by Metallia and her lot."
[16:32] <Alathon> Usagi: "More conventional forces took care of most of the rest.. and ten thousand years has been long enough for micro-meteorites to trash what little remained."
[16:33] <Sheena> "I see,"
[16:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "They're balls of rock, or gas, in space..."
[16:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "For now, at least."
[16:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose it'll be another thousand years before there's enough of humanity to actually cover this planet, let alone colonize others.."
[16:34] * Reis sighs and nods.
[16:35] <Alathon> and, End here.
[16:35] <Sheena> "Humanity has been set back a long way, Even if all the planets recover that just puts us in the state we had thosunds of years ago"
[16:35] <Sheena> k
[16:35] <Alathon> Usagi: "Eh, not really. We can do better this time."
[16:35] * Sheena smiles at that
[16:35] <Alathon> Usagi: "Better by ourselves."
[16:35] <Sheena> "Hell ya'
[16:35] <Alathon> and, end here, really.
[16:35] <Sheena> go have fun al
[16:35] <Alathon> *nod*
[16:36] <Alathon> um..
[16:36] <Alathon> lets see
[16:36] <Alathon> 2700 exp for the session

[Alathon]

Session 62
[12:11] <Alathon> we left off last week mid-discussion with Usagi
[12:12] * Pale_Wolf is now known as Reis
[12:12] <Alathon> Q&A time is still very much open
[12:12] * Ataru is now known as Kuonji
[12:12] <Alathon> Usagi has confirmed that there was a Silver Millenium in this dimension, that
the Senshi are rooted in it, that all the planets used to be colonized and that they're now dead
[12:12] * Yarrow is now known as Mani
[12:14] <Sheena> (i forgot did sheena question about what was left of off world assists get
answered?)
[12:14] <Alathon> And that she was 'Dark Lady'
[12:14] <Alathon> (yes)
[12:14] <Alathon> (basically, there are none)
[12:15] <Kuonji> (it kinda puts her coup jokes in a new light...)
[12:15] <Alathon> Anyways, the floor is open for questions.
[12:15] <Alathon> (heh, true)
[12:15] * Mani doesn't seem to have any questions at the moment.
[12:16] <Kuonji> ("So... Any chance we could see you in that outfit?")
[12:18] <Mani> (If no one else has questions, let Alathon know so he can move on.)
[12:18] <Sheena> (Sheena: Could you show me how to pose evily like that? I just can't seem to get
it right" )
[12:18] * Reis doesn't have any real questions.
[12:18] * Sheena dont really have any more questions about the book
[12:19] <Kuonji> (woot, found my lighter)
[12:20] <Alathon> (wait, you found a book explaining the whole silver millenium thing, detailing
how the queen and senshi have been involved in all manner of badness, and nobody has a question?)
[12:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyways.."
[12:20] <Mani> (Well, I had one but I asked it last session.)
[12:20] <Sheena> (i had some last week but i can't pick them up right now)
[12:21] <Kuonji> (I dunno what was asked and don't want to make an ass of myself)
[12:21] * Sheena Has the book open and is looking at the image section
[12:21] <Kuonji> (that and I'm going through nicotine withdrawl, which makes it hard to
concentrate)
[12:21] <Sheena> "Hey boss?"
[12:21] <Mani> (Only whether we should consider changing our image so we look different from the
other CTs.)
[12:21] <Alathon> (the only things were asked were if the senshi were or were not gonna take over
the world, what are the other eight planets and the moon like)
[12:22] <Mani> (And those other two, so feel free to ask away.)
[12:22] <Alathon> Usagi: "Yeah?"
[12:22] * Sheena turns the book around showing the pic
[12:22] <Alathon> (it's Sailor Pluto)
[12:22] <Alathon> (just.. not in her senshi gear)
[12:22] <Sheena> (no pic of usagi in her dark lady dress?)
[12:23] <Alathon> (no, the book was entirely text other than the smallish pic on the back, sorry
:( ))
[12:23] <Mani> (Might be hard to get a picture of her. :) )
[12:23] <Alathon> (she does to papparazzi, what everyone else wants to do to papparazzi)
[12:24] <Mani> (Ah, papparazzi pepperoni.)
[12:25] <Alathon> (Sheena: "is Pluto really that hot outside the senshi suit, because I'd totally
hit that.")
[12:26] <Sheena> "You still got that dress?"
[12:26] * Sheena is going over details in the books
[12:27] <Alathon> Usagi sweatdrops.
[12:27] <Sheena> "What's in here about it seems.. intersting"
[12:27] <Alathon> Usagi: "Um.. I know the one you're talking about."
[12:27] * Reis sweatdrops too.
[12:27] <Kuonji> (hahahha)
[12:27] * Kuonji covers his face with his hand
[12:28] <Alathon> Usagi: "And in the interest of being totally honest about this topic.. yes, I
do."
[12:28] <Alathon> Usagi: "And no, you won't see me in it any time soon."
[12:28] * Sheena pouts a bit
[12:28] <Mani> (Sheena: "Can I borrow it?")
[12:28] <Alathon> (Usagi: "It's strictly for bedroom roleplaying.")
[12:28] <Alathon> Usagi licks her lips.
[12:29] <Kuonji> (...do w
e want to know with who?)
[12:29] <Alathon> Usagi: "...bear in mind, I'm pretty much 'over' that whole episode, but it
wouldn't do Mom or Dad any good to see me in that."
[12:30] <Sheena> (queen's got her own likly..)
[12:30] <Alathon> (I'm guessing yes, you do.)
[12:30] <Mani> (Usagi, in DL costume, barging into the throne room: "I've decided what I want
for my birthday. Everything.")
[12:30] <Alathon> (Usagi: "Even Mamoru? Ewwww, gross!")
[12:30] <Reis> (Heh)
[12:30] <Sheena> "Oh, right."
[12:31] <Sheena> "ya know, With every thing they have in here about lady venus and you.. im
really wondering how we ended up with plane tan uniforms."
[12:31] <Reis> ("Nobody bothered designing a cool one.")
[12:31] <Alathon> Usagi: "because against all odds, common sense prevailed... we decided against
the multi-colored highlights because they make it easier to shoot at you."
[12:32] * Mani grins.
[12:32] <Alathon> Usagi: "And they *are* supposed to be functional."
[12:32] * Reis giggles.
[12:32] <Sheena> "We do get shot at a lot"
[12:33] <Mani> "Besides, it'd be really tough for poor Sakura."
[12:33] <Kuonji> (Oh, so that's why the standard uniforms don't come with pleated miniskirts and
thigh highs.)
[12:33] <Kuonji> "..."
[12:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "Yeah.. whatever agency was responsible for the Senshi's attire really
didn't have stealth in mind."
[12:33] <Kuonji> "Or modesty."
[12:34] <Alathon> Usagi shrugs.
[12:34] <Alathon> Usagi: "Yeah, but given their lifespans, modesty kinda.. stops mattering along
the way."
[12:34] <Alathon> Usagi frowns a little.
[12:35] <Mani> (Btw, my take on the senshi outfit is that since the immortal champions of our
kingdom wear them, they're automatically decent and 'great outfits'. :) )
[12:35] <Kuonji> (except they still look like an outfit out of a pedophile's wet dream)
[12:36] <Sheena> "I duno, Sakura's got great legs. Woudlnt be that bad looking"
[12:36] <Alathon> (well, the problem is that most adult women benefit from something a little
less revealing; not everyone is a supermodel ;p
[12:36] * Reis chokes.
[12:36] <Mani> (Even pedophilia was acceptable in some societies.)
[12:36] <Alathon> Usagi, amused: "When you run into his female analogue sometime, maybe you can
ask her to try one on."
[12:37] <Alathon> (were there actually any other than ancient Greece?)
[12:37] * Sheena just does a blink blink at usagi,
[12:37] <Kuonji> "Why do conversations with Sheena always some how come to trying to get me in a
dress?"
[12:37] <Alathon> Usagi: "This wasn't the last inter-dim mission you all will be doing by a long
shot."
[12:37] <Mani> (Undoubtedly. Maybe not ones we have as much historical knowledge about, though.)
[12:38] <Alathon> Usagi looks over at Sheena speculatively.
[12:38] * Mani thanks the powers that be that none of her teammates asked the princess to try on
a fuku.
[12:38] <Alathon> Usagi, grinning: "Maybe she's harboring some hidden feelings...?"
[12:38] <Mani> (Silently. :) )
[12:39] * Reis blinks, and closes her eyes for a moment.
[12:39] <RZ-[WoW]> (Sheena has a thing for traps... especially the ones she 'lays' herself. :P)
[12:40] <Sheena> "It's not like i swaped out his underwear draw for one full of proper panties
and stockings."
[12:41] * Reis chokes at that, and glances at Sakura for confirmation or denial.
[12:41] <Kuonji> "... No comment."
[12:42] <Sheena> (thats like the worst thing to say)
[12:42] <RZ-[WoW]> (What, my comment?)
[12:43] <Sheena> (no, saying "no comment" to somehting like that, Might as wlel have jumped up
and pulled down his pants going "I got em on now!" )
[12:43] <RZ-[WoW]> (Ahahahahaha)
[12:43] * Reis sweatdrops and looks back to Usagi.
[12:44] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right.. anyways."
[12:44] <Alathon> Usagi: "SPeaking of analogues, that brings up one of my larger concerns."
[12:44] <Kuonji> (Nah, Sakura goes commando now)
[12:44] <Alathon> Usagi: "Namely, the havoc one of ours could wreak on Crystal Tokyo's reputation
if they were to visit this plane."
[12:45] <Mani> (At least until we switch to fukus.)
[12:45] * Reis 's eyes widen, and she nods.
[12:46] <Sheena> "Reputation? What about the havoc they could wreak on us? I watcheds that angle
horde get pasted, not something i wana test myself on yet, if ever"
[12:46] <Alathon> Usagi looks a little grave.
[12:46] <Alathon> usagi: "A valid concern as well."
[12:48] <Alathon> Usagi: "... I'm hopeful that at the very least, the variance between dimensions
will make it difficult for any imposter to take advantage of our command structures."
[12:49] <Alathon> Usagi: "But that doesn't really help when it comes to Jupiter showing up and
unloading with wide area thundershowers."
[12:50] <Mani> "Doesn't sound like there's much of anything that could be done about that."
[12:50] <Alathon> Usagi, slowly: "We're not invulnerable."
[12:50] <Sheena> (need more pylons!)
[12:50] * Reis frowns, and nods. "... How effective do you believe our Senshi would be as a
shield against that? Even if you can win one-on-one, they can hit where you aren't..."
[12:50] <Alathon> Usagi: "Powerful relative to the rest of humanity, yes, but we can be fought
and slain."
[12:51] * Mani nods.
[12:51] <Mani> "They can be responded to, but not stopped from laying waste until help can
arrive."
[12:51] * Reis nods, pulling off her glasses and wiping the lenses.
[12:51] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't know, we haven't even begun to draw up a strategy against an
actual guerilla campaign by an alternate crystal tokyo."
[12:52] <Mani> "And there's no reason to believe power levels won't vary from dimension to
dimension."
[12:52] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[12:52] <Alathon> Usagi: "Down, or up."
[12:52] * Reis nods. "If they can vary so we have the advantage, they can also vary so ours don't
even compare..."
[12:53] <Mani> "Do we have any ability to detect dimensional arrivals?"
[12:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "On the plus side, we've gone more than a thousand years without an
attack by.."
[12:53] <Alathon> (well, You do ;p )
[12:54] <Mani> "I imagine our new ability for interdimensional travel should make researching it
much easier, if not."
[12:54] <Kuonji> "Then again, we also need to take into account the rest of the planes as a
whole. Wasn't it mentioned that CTs that try to attack across dimensions often get stomped down
my the dimensional community as a whole?"
[12:54] <Alathon> Usagi: "All of us have some degree of 'intuition' about hostilities, as do many
Moon Cats."
[12:54] * Reis nods. "Because WORSE conquerors come after them."
[12:54] <Reis> "They'll probably come to get us too, in that case..."
[12:54] <Alathon> Usagi grimaces a little, and nods.
[12:54] <Mani> "I meant technological means, actually."
[12:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "Which brings up probably the most important point: keeping a low
profile."
[12:55] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head.
[12:55] <Mani> "Or some other method of automatic detection."
[12:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "No, not as of yet."
[12:55] * Mani nods.
[12:56] <Alathon> Usagi: "Although.. that bit about inter-dimensional empires getting stomped by
demonic powers rather makes me wonder how that sort of thing is detected."
[12:57] <Alathon> Usagi: "I seriously doubt any but the dumbest would try routing their
militaries through nominally public places like that Bar."
[12:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "I mean, is it a matter of word of mouth from dim-hoppers who just
happen to stumble across them, or is there some all-encompassing means of detection, or... I
dunno."
[12:58] <Sheena> "Something to look into"
[12:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'm worried because I don't know exactly what it is that we'd have to
do, to attract interest."
[12:58] * Mani nods.
[12:59] * Reis purses her lips in thought, nodding.
[13:00] <Alathon> Usagi: "Needless to say, we won't be moving a lot of OUR military through the
Bar, or across dimensional space."
[13:02] <Sheena> "I don't think there are any middle grounds like that bar, unless
they make such things themselfs"
[13:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose that's another branch of magic to investigate, the creation
of dimensional spaces.."
[13:06] <Mani> "And dimensional wards. Hmm, people can't just teleport directly into the mall,
I'm sure. I wonder how large an area can be warded."
[13:09] <Sheena> "We can likly ask, I belive celste has much the same protction around her place
as well"
[13:09] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:10] <Sheena> "Getting that kinda of information from her woukd like be better then an arms
sale from bar"
[13:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "True."
[13:10] <Sheena> "Speaking off.. I was wondering if we're going to try and take advanged or that
posibilty now?"
[13:10] <Sheena> "Buying weapons and new techs, that is"
[13:11] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're still discussing this. My position is that if we can get them
from vending machines or routine transactions, absolutely."
[13:11] <Sheena> "Reis, made a great find with two books on velka magics. A sysem similer to mine"
[13:11] * Reis nods. "No drawing attention?"
[13:11] <Alathon> Usagi: "Actual military contracting, I want to avoid."
[13:12] <Mani> "Personally, I think it'd be very helpful if we could take along someone with the
technological knowledge necessary to look at what's available and decide what would be most
useful to us."
[13:12] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:12] <Mani> "Or more likely, a number of someones, one from each major field.
[13:12] <Alathon> Usagi: "Likely, we'd ask for a substantial amount of research before making a
purchase."
[13:13] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't think most of our engineers will be able to tell much about a
laser gun from looking at it in a display case."
[13:14] <Mani> "I'd expect the selling of information to be a major business. A finished product
is all well and good, but theoretical knowledge and instructions..."
[13:14] <Alathon> Usagi: "Or magical items, for that matter.. having more templates for Gerand
and his lot to work from would help."
[13:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't know.."
[13:15] * Reis nods. "Though analyzing the finished product is also useful, and can point out how
to make it."
[13:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'm sure whoever makes the weapons sees it that way, but how much of
the commerce in the Bar involves products actually built there?"
[13:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose that'll be one of the things we need to figure out."
[13:17] <Sheena> "THere's all so the matter of paying for this.. while celeste gave us a good
start. It's really a small amount compaired to prices out there"
[13:17] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[13:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "Well, we'll be starting small regardless."
[13:17] <Mani> "I wonder if there's any enforcement of fair dealings in the bar. For example,
can people sell false blueprints and theoretical info?"
[13:17] <Alathon> Usagi: "An excellent question."
[13:18] <Reis> "If we're lucky, the prisoner exchanges will yield some more benefit
financially..."
[13:18] <Alathon> Usagi: "Assuming we do them, yes, it seems likely that we would benefit
substantially."
[13:18] <Kuonji> "Is anyone else unsettled by the fact that we're kind of being forced into a
situation that demands our use of a currenct we, as a nation, find highly unethical?"
[13:19] <Kuonji> (*currency)
[13:19] * Reis sighs and nods. "Yes... the entire thing is creepy."
[13:19] * Sheena shurgs
[13:19] <Sheena> "I kinda got over it all ready, granted i had a good reason to"
[13:20] <Alathon> Usagi frowns.
[13:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're not being forced into a damn thing."
[13:20] <Alathon> Usagi: "That's part of why this is still a question."
[13:21] <Alathon> Usagi: "Is it in the best interest of Crystal Tokyo to exchange prisoners of
someone elses war, for someone else's lifeforce?"
[13:22] <Kuonji> "Can we afford not to? Weren't we just discussing the potential dangers of an
invading CT, and the means with which we could potentially protect ourselves?"
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi: "That's why we're considering it, and haven't rule it out on principle."
[13:23] <Alathon> Usagi leans back a little, then speaks again.
[13:24] <Alathon> Usagi: "Our obligation as we see it is to ensure the welfare of the people
Crystal Tokyo, and their happiness as much as is feasible."
[13:24] <Alathon> Usagi realizes something.
[13:24] <Alathon> Usagi: "Bearing in mind that happiness is a component of welfare, of course."
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "That said.. there's a clear 'greater good' in bartering for this tech,
especially if there's dimensional travel tech we could incorporate into our own."
[13:25] <Mani> ("Attention citizens: Happiness is now mandatory. Have a nice day. Or else.")
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "I suppose the question is, what's the cost of having leaders who do
this sort of deal?"
[13:25] <Alathon> Usagi looks across the party to see if anyone has an answer.
[13:26] <Mani> "Well, it frees people known to attack innocents."
[13:27] <Sheena> "Seems there's no shortage of that type tho""
[13:27] <Mani> "Especially if you let them go when you catch them?"
[13:28] <Kuonji> "And do we have to worry about this becoming a slippery slope?"
[13:28] <Kuonji> "Sure, we're being cautious right now, but if we go down this path, who's to say
where we'll end up several centuries from now, where stuff like this seems routine?"
[13:28] <Mani> "We always have to worry about that."
[13:29] <Alathon> Usagi nods a little as people make their points.
[13:31] <Sheena> "A big problem is stuff like this is routine for most of the dims out there"
[13:31] <Alathon> Usagi frowns.
[13:31] <Alathon> Usagi: "Is it, though? Or is that how it seems, seen through the lense of this
Bar?"
[13:31] <Alathon> Usagi: "And, forgive me, through Celeste's eyes?"
[13:31] <Sheena> "unless we can close ourselfs off in our own little hole here, we're going to
have to be able to compeat some how"
[13:31] * Sheena titles her head a bit
[13:31] <Sheena> "Thats something we need to check out"
[13:32] <Mani> "Compete? I don't think that's a given. Be able to defend ourselves if need,
yes."
[13:32] <Mani> (needed)
[13:32] * Reis frowns. "Hm. The TSA appeared to be fairly distasteful of the currency, so
checking them out would be worthwhile."
[13:32] <Alathon> Usagi: "ACtually, that's another question. The TSA.. what exactly is their
deal?"
[13:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "We had minimal personal contact with them; their line about tracking
down and sealing dangerous artifacts really didn't seem credible when we heard it."
[13:33] <Mani> (We did bring back some info/history about them (from the TSA))
[13:33] <Reis> "I haven't been able to go over the information we got, but, they seemed genuinely
helpful."
[13:34] <Alathon> Usagi: "In what way?"
[13:34] <Mani> "The individuals we spoke to seemed genuinely helpful. There's a difference."
[13:34] <Reis> "The case officer we spoke with outright said their job was to help people..." She
shrugs. "Only a basic impression, but..."
[13:34] * Reis nods.
[13:35] <Reis> "There's the possibility for variance or deception, but, that is the impression
they gave."
[13:35] <Kuonji> (is Yuuno here?)
[13:35] <Reis> "We should certainly check more heavily into things before putting any trust in
it, but, what we have now is promising."
[13:36] <Alathon> (no)
[13:36] <Kuonji> "Shouldn't we ask Yuuno about this?"
[13:36] <Alathon> Usagi: "Hmm?"
[13:36] <Kuonji> "He did work for/with them, right?"
[13:36] <Kuonji> "Hell, we came back with one of HIS research papers, didn't we?"
[13:37] <Sheena> "Yuuno told us of older TSA, Or at lest one of there versions. Things likly
changed over the gap in years"
[13:37] <Mani> "She regained her memory and worked for them around a thousand years ago. Of
course, things may have changed since then."
[13:37] * Reis purses her lips, nodding. "Yes... and Yuuno-sensei's story suggested there might
be some problems... We'd need to check into how things are presently."
[13:38] <Alathon> Usagi: "oh."
[13:3
8] <Alathon> Usagi is a little surprised by this.
[13:38] <Alathon> Usagi: "Well.. by all mean. A thousand years out of date is a long time, but
it'd be more insight than we have now."
[13:38] <Alathon> Usagi frowns.
[13:39] <Alathon> Usagi: "THough I kind of wonder.. if they're 'policing' multiple dimensions,
how come they haven't gotten smashed by some big bad demon?"{
[13:39] * Reis frowns, nodding. "Maybe they actually have the strength to withstand it?"
[13:39] <Kuonji> "Well, they're either secretly working for the demon, or they have some badass
firepower."
[13:39] <Sheena> (they got the bigest demon of them all keeping an eye out for em)
[13:39] <Alathon> (bah, say it in game ;p)
[13:40] <Mani> "And perhaps they have a lot of friends. It sounds like the other Crystal Tokyos
tend not to have any friends."
[13:40] <Alathon> (or don't, if sheena wouldn't ;p )
[13:40] <Kuonji> (sniff, no one wants to play with the CT kids)
[13:41] <Sheena> "They may have one of the biger demons around looking our for them"
[13:41] * Reis frowns, nodding. "It's... _possible_. It could also just be a name alignment,
but..."
[13:41] <Alathon> Usagi is noddling slowly at Mani's comment, then turns to look at Sheena
questioningly.
[13:42] <Mani> "Why? Hmmm... if they gave the powerful items they found to it..."
[13:42] <Alathon> Usagi: "Er.. this doesn't sound like pure speculation."
[13:42] <Sheena> "Yuuno had quite the history to share with us, but i really think you should
hear it from her and not us"
[13:43] <Sheena> "Heart could likly tell you to, but she's been oddly quite since all this tsa
and dim stuff started"
[13:45] <Alathon> .....and Dark Heart remains quiet.
[13:47] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'll do that."
[13:47] <Sheena> (dh's is ploting something)
[13:47] <Alathon> Usagi: "Talk to Yuuno that is."
[13:49] * Sheena nods
[13:49] <Kuonji> "Um, Usagi-sama, I have a question."
[13:49] <Sheena> "We over did it a bit last night, but she should be up by now"
[13:50] <Alathon> Usagi: "Yes, Sakura?"
[13:50] <Kuonji> "How do the Queen, King, and other Senshi feel on the topics we've been
discussing?"
[13:51] <Mani> (Usagi: "Oh, I haven't told *them*.")
[13:51] <Alathon> Usagi ponders this a bit, before responding.
[13:51] <Alathon> Usagi: "There's no consensus. Everyone agrees it'd be very useful, and
everyone also agrees that we'd feel dirty doing it."
[13:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Venus has concerns about how it'd affect our relationship with the
AFS.."
[13:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Mercury really wants that tech, as does Jupiter."
[13:53] * Sheena blinks
[13:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Mars is adamantly opposed to large scale dealings in life-force.."
[13:53] <Sheena> "The engery gathering tech?"
[13:53] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head.
[13:54] <Alathon> Usagi: "She mainly wants tech that's capable of handling high concentrations of
energy without the dependance on our magic that Crystal Tech has."
[13:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "That's one of the places we've probably lagged.. with the easy solution
available, there hasn't been a press for advancement."
[13:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "And we've paid for it in terms of our ability to develop means to
project force much beyond the Japanese island."
[13:56] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't think she imagined our Navy in this era running on Fission
reactors."
[13:57] <Alathon> Usagi: "Mom and dad are both kinda squicked by the whole thing, but really,
really don't want to have any more battles fought here in Crystal Tokyo."
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi: "Dad made the rather obvious point that this would be the perfect sort
of road to go down if we want to end up like these."
[13:58] <Sheena> (they sell pylons?)
[13:58] <Alathon> Usagi motions at her hardcopy of the book.
[13:59] <Alathon> (you don't know, you didn't do any in-depth investigation of military
technology)
[13:59] * Reis frowns, nodding.
[13:59] <Sheena> (Sheena dn reis dont have all thoes ranks of genius to depend on some oens elses
tech)
[14:03] <Sheena> "We've got the start of idea for moveable mass engery locations, but it hasnt
really done any place with every thing else we do"
[14:03] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[14:03] <Alathon> Usagi: "We'd have to quit deploying your team on a regular basis to get you
some solid research time.."
[14:04] * Mani frowns slightly.
[14:04] <Mani> "Do we have other teams comparable to us?"
[14:05] <Sheena> "Do we even have other teams yet? Place still feels to empty"
[14:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "In offensive capability and survivability? no."
[14:05] <Alathon> Usagi: "The problem is that most metas don't come with both."
[14:05] * Reis frowns, nodding.
[14:06] <Mani> (Poor character planning. ;) )
[14:06] <Alathon> Usagi: "Good defenses, we can augment with weapons training at least. Good
offenses with no meta defenses, well.. doesn't work so well against the more dangerous enemies."
[14:06] <Kuonji> ("Damn, being special sucks.")
[14:08] <Mani> (And, of course, you have your Gerands...)
[14:08] <Alathon> (Good build, but a loose nut behind the wheel)
[14:08] <Alathon> Usagi: "So the short answer is no."
[14:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "Which is why we keep dragging Sheena and Reis away from their lab."
[14:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "And haven't split off Kuonji to do solo work."
[14:09] <Sheena> "What magic system reis brought back may help with that"
[14:09] <Sheena> "You don't really have to be meta to use a device"
[14:09] <Sheena> *what=that
[14:10] <Mani> (But I'm just fine where I am, I guess. :) )
[14:10] <Alathon> (dude, remember, not nanoha physics)
[14:10] <Sheena> ("may" "dont really" sheena hardly saying every one and there dog is a mage)
[14:10] <Sheena> (consdering its just books now its an idea she has)
[14:11] * Reis nods. "I was researching something similar, and I think this might give me a good
jump-start."
[14:11] <Alathon> Usagi: "If it's something we can use to give the Marines more of an edge, I'm
all for it."
[14:11] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right now, their big problem is survivability."
[14:12] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're upgrading to modified plasma rifles as fast as possible, but that
doesn't change the fact that normal humans have some pretty blatant physical limitations."
[14:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "That said.. back to topic."
[14:15] <Alathon> Usagi taps the book.
[14:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "This, is classified. For now."
[14:15] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're going to start by releasing more general information about the
idea of the multiverse, dimensional travel, analogues, and the like, and give people some time to
get used to it."
[14:15] * Reis nods. "Understood, Usagi-san."
[14:15] * Mani nods.
[14:16] <Kuonji> (hmm has CT looked into more invasive methods of making people more durable?
implants, gene therapy, the like?)
[14:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "Broach the idea that it's normal for people to have 'evil twins' or
whatever.. before we move on to the specifics of the Senshi."
[14:16] <Alathon> (to your knowledge, no)
[14:16] <Alathon> (not beyond limited genetic alterations, and that's fairly soft-touch stuff)
[14:16] <Alathon> (more around preventing disease)
[14:17] * Sheena wonders if she's the evil or good twin
[14:17] <Mani> (We're all wondering that about her.)
[14:18] <Reis> (You're wondering?)
[14:19] <Alathon> Usagi: "We're more or less decided that we might as well accept reality and
move for long term acceptance, rather than try to avoid any destabilization in the short term."
[14:20] * Reis nods.
[14:23] <Alathon> Usagi: "So.."
[14:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't have much to add."
[14:26] <Alathon> Usagi looks around.
[14:26] <Alathon> Usagi: "If that's all, let's break for lunch."
[14:26] <Alathon> She'll specify a time to start back up, in a bit less than an hour.
[14:26] * Sheena looks at the demolished table of snakes and drinks
[14:26] <Sheena> "Right.."
[14:27] * Reis nods. "All right, Usagi-san."
[14:28] <Alathon> (anyways.. 15 minu
te break, we'll be starting up promptly at 2:45 PST / 5:45 EST
[14:28] <Mani> (Mmm, snakes.)
[14:29] <Reis> Roger-oh.
[14:38] <Sheena> damn it
[14:38] <Sheena> would need to drive to get anything
[14:48] <Alathon> alright, so, everyone back?
[14:48] <Mani> Yep.
[14:48] <Reis> Yo.
[14:49] <Kuonji> ja
[14:49] <Alathon> DCG?
[14:50] <Sheena> yz
[14:50] <Sheena> i idnt leave
[14:50] <Alathon> Alright
[14:50] <Alathon> I'll assume you all get lunch successfully, without incident.
[14:50] <Alathon> If anyone wants to raise a question away from Usagi, now's the time
[14:51] <Alathon> (and, mmm... bacon and bacon-fried scrambled eggs)
[14:52] <Sheena> (bah)
[14:52] <Alathon> (if you want to cause an incident, youc an do that too)
[14:52] <Sheena> (incident?)
[14:52] <Alathon> (haha)
[14:52] <Alathon> (yeah, I know, it was to the eggs & bacon)
[14:52] <Sheena> (by what, sheena bending over?)
[14:53] <Sheena> (CT have a good taco place? heh)
[14:53] <Alathon> (why, is she going commando now?)
[14:53] <Kuonji> (...)
[14:53] <Alathon> (yes, you have tacos)
[14:53] <Sheena> (No, but does it mater with her figer?)
[14:53] <Alathon> (just, not beef ones)
[14:53] <Reis> (Nooooooooo! :P )
[14:53] * Sheena skiped out and got a hord of taco's for take out
[14:53] * Reis gets something.
[14:54] <Alathon> While you're there, a long haired guy speaks up.
[14:54] <Mani> (Monsieur Sven's Big House of Tacos.)
[14:54] <Alathon> Guy: "Dude, don't you know that fast food like that makes chicks fart?"
[14:54] <Sheena> (some guys are into that)
[14:55] <Alathon> anyways
[14:55] <Sheena> (heh)
[14:55] <Alathon> any conversation before returning to the meeting?
[14:55] <Mani> (Not from me.)
[14:56] <Reis> (Hm. Nothing special from Reis, though I presume we have your basic lunch
conversation)
[14:56] <Sheena> "Good thing my magic is so draining, or all this junk food would go right to my
hips and chest"
[14:56] * Sheena says as she's munching on some taco's
[14:56] <Alathon> (Dark Heart: "Hoochie Mama!")
[14:57] <Sheena> (lol)
[14:57] <Mani> "Yes, I ofter hear human women complaining that if they eat too much, their chest
gets bigger."
[14:59] <Sheena> "What do you have to worrie about mani? Gain in the tail?"
[14:59] <Mani> "Just excess fat everywhere if I ate a lot and wasn't active."
[14:59] * Mani shrugs.
[15:00] * Kuonji pictures a fat mooncat Mani...
[15:00] * Kuonji snickers
[15:00] * Reis blinks at Kuonji.
[15:01] <Kuonji> "Nothing"
[15:01] <Sheena> "Flying helps burn a lot, it looks easyer then walking but it takes a lot of
power just to flot"
[15:03] <Alathon> Anyways
[15:03] <Alathon> Unless someone has something to add, we'll move on back to the meeting.
[15:04] <Reis> (Nope)
[15:05] * Sheena finshs and heads back
[15:05] * Reis returns to the meeting.
[15:05] <Mani> (Nothing here.)
[15:05] <Alathon> Usagi is late coming back by about five minutes.
[15:06] <Reis> (Hm. Can we eat a quarter of the snacks while waiting? :P )
[15:07] <Alathon> (You can try, but that's a LOT of food)
[15:07] <Alathon> (between the four of you, youc an probably manage it.)
[15:07] <Reis> (Heh. Nah :P )
[15:07] <Mani> (Why would we do something stupid like that? We just had lunch?)
[15:08] <Reis> (Mostly humour since Usagi's done it while waiting for us :P )
[15:08] <Kuonji> (Sakura is all for it :P)
[15:08] <Mani> (Go for it, then.)
[15:09] <Alathon> Anyways
[15:09] <Alathon> when she arrives, it's with Yuuno in tow.
[15:09] <Kuonji> (heh, he could always stow stuff to give the illusion of having eaten it)
[15:09] * Reis looks up. "Ah, good morning Yuuno-sensei!"
[15:10] <Alathon> Yuuno statles a bit, she was talking with Usagi, then smiles.
[15:10] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Afternoon, Reis!"
[15:11] <Alathon> She scoops up a few of the leftover h'ors doerves and takes a seat.
[15:11] * Mani nods a greeting to Yuuno.
[15:11] <Alathon> Usagi follows suit, pulling the cart over by where she's sitting.
[15:11] * Reis smiles and nods.
[15:11] <Alathon> Yuuno returns Mani's greeting.
[15:11] <Sheena> "Feeling better i see"
[15:12] <Alathon> Yuuno: "..mostly."
[15:13] <Sheena> "Oh? ANd here i figered last night was a great secesses"
[15:13] * Sheena takes a seat
[15:13] * Reis frowns, but doesn't really know what to say.
[15:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "It was! I had a great time, got a little tipsy, but not enough to be
horribly hung over."
[15:13] <Alathon> Yuuno: "That's a success in my book."
[15:13] <Alathon> Usagi grins, munching on something.
[15:14] <Mani> ("Please stop munching on my arm.")
[15:14] * Reis smiles. "That's great to hear."
[15:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyways, I've alread had a word with Yuuno concerning the TSA."
[15:16] <Alathon> Yuuno nods slightly in confirmation.
[15:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "So, I'll start by --"
[15:16] <Alathon> Her comm beeps.
[15:16] <Alathon> Usagi exhales.
[15:16] <Alathon> Usagi: "Checking my comm, apparently."
[15:17] <Alathon> She does so, and over the space of several seconds, she stiffens a little, her
expression hardening.
[15:17] * Reis frowns at that.
[15:17] <Alathon> She promptly looks over at Yuuno.
[15:17] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Yuuno, you can teleport us to Chicago, right?"
[15:17] <Kuonji> "..."
[15:18] <Alathon> (er, that was Usagi talking)
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno thinks for a moment, then shakes her head.
[15:18] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I haven't been there?"
[15:18] <Kuonji> "Why don't I like the sound of this?"
[15:18] * Reis 's eyes widen. "..."
[15:18] <Alathon> Usagi spits out an acidic curse, before facing the team.
[15:18] * Reis stands.
[15:18] <Sheena> (we stayed at chicago before)
[15:18] <Alathon> (Yuuno was dead at the time)
[15:18] <Mani> (But Yuuno was dead, I think.)
[15:18] <Sheena> (right)
[15:19] <Alathon> Usagi: "There's an angel raid on Chicago... fuck. Dammit."
[15:19] <Alathon> Usagi turns to Yuuno.
[15:19] <Alathon> Usagi: "How close can you get?"
[15:19] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Um.. Kansas City was the closest I've been, I think."
[15:19] <Reis> (How far is Kansas City?)
[15:19] <Sheena> (for us? not to far)
[15:19] <Alathon> (from where?)
[15:19] <Reis> (Actual distance)
[15:20] <Reis> (From Chicago)
[15:20] <Kuonji> "An Angel raid? I thought we wiped most of those fuckers out."
[15:20] <Kuonji> "How many of these bastards are there?"
[15:20] * Reis frowns. "We only got a third, I think..."
[15:21] <Reis> "A lot of them got out fast."
[15:21] * Reis does some quick calculations in her head.
[15:21] <Alathon> (sorry, one sec, got a call I hae to take)
[15:21] <Alathon> (afk 5)
[15:21] <Reis> (Righto)
[15:37] <Alathon> (sigh
[15:37] <Alathon> (that was a bit more than 5)
[15:37] <Alathon> (Sorry about that)
[15:37] <Reis> (Welcome back)
[15:37] <Reis> (So, how far's Kansas City from Chicago?)
[15:37] <Mani> (We'll let it slide ... this time. ;) )
[15:37] <Alathon> (I don't know, I was on the phoen ;p )
[15:37] <Alathon> (one sec)
[15:39] <Alathon> (about 500 miles)
[15:39] <RZ-[WoW]> (... oh come ON! How can someone fail at PICKING A FLOWER!?)
[15:39] <RZ-[WoW]> (Gah, sorry, wrong window)
[15:39] <Alathon> (they can go upp the butt)
[15:39] <Alathon> Usagi: "We got a lot of them.. damn."
[15:39] <Alathon> Usagi reads something more.
[15:39] * Reis frowns. "I can carry a small group that distance within about... Fifty minutes."
[15:40] <Alathon> Usagi: "Scale isn't large, but there are at least a dozen."
[15:40] * Reis shakes her head. "Too long..."
[15:40] <Alathon> Usagi frowns.
[15:40] <Alathon> Usagi: "I can get us there, but I'd have to leave Yuuno."
[15:40] <Mani> "Would it help if I was in cat form?"
[15:41] <Alathon> Usagi: "It might."
[15:41] <Mani> "And Yuuno in ferret?"
[15:41] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I could go Ferret, but it'd be a moot point. After those jumps, I'll
be worthless."
[15:41] <Alathon> Yuuno fro
wns.
[15:41] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I don't really have the magical capacity I had back in the day, at
least not yet.. maybe after I've --"
[15:41] * Mani ponders.
[15:41] <Alathon> Usagi: "Right then."
[15:41] <Mani> "Maybe Sakura could shift, too."
[15:42] * Reis purses her lips and nods. "That would cut down on the mass..."
[15:42] <Mani> (The majority of the party is shapeshifters. :) )
[15:42] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Wouldn't matter, as long as I'm within the number limit, it's the
number of hops and distance that's the kicker."
[15:43] <Alathon> Usagi: "Same here, more or less."
[15:43] <Mani> "What about shunting through the entrance of the Bar's dimension?"
[15:43] <Kuonji> (sorry guys, I need to afk for a bit)
[15:43] <Kuonji> (my roommate just got home, and he's freakin out)
[15:43] <Alathon> (nod)
[15:43] <Reis> (Gah. Good luck)
[15:43] <Kuonji> (he's gotten like 20+ threatening phonecalls today)
[15:43] <Alathon> Usagi: "Anyone here have dimensional coordinates memorized for somewhere in the
AFS?"
[15:43] <Kuonji> (he played one of the messages for me, it's pretty fucked up)
[15:44] <Sheena> "Not at the moment, but i can records chicago's once there"
[15:44] <Reis> (Wait, we can DO that? Memorize coordinates for a particular location on-planet?)
[15:44] <Sheena> "I could all awys fly if close.. im very fqast now days"
[15:44] * Reis frowns, and shakes her head. "No... I can record it fairly quickly as well."
[15:45] <Alathon> (actually, I'm pretty sure I specified not)
[15:45] <Alathon> (as in
[15:45] <Alathon> (dim hopping does not do what teleport can do for 1/5th the cost)
[15:45] <Alathon> (Usagi doesn't know that however)
[15:45] <Reis> (Heh, gotcha)
[15:45] <Reis> (Then, retcon our statements? :P )
[15:45] <Mani> (Me either. :) )
[15:45] <Alathon> (yeah
[15:46] * Reis frowns and shakes her head. "No... the coordinates only work for the dimension
itself. We need to actually travel within-universe."
[15:47] <Mani> "I don't suppose Sakura could boost Yuuno's teleportation magic somehow?"
[15:48] <Alathon> Usagi looks over to Sakura.
[15:48] * Reis cocks her head, thinking.
[15:48] <Alathon> Usagi: "I don't know, can you?"
[15:48] <Reis> (Can he? :P )
[15:48] <Sheena> "Transer magic still needs a location to lock on to."
[15:48] <Alathon> (the answer is, he doesn't think so)
[15:49] <Alathon> Kuonji: "It ought to be possible, but, I don't know how. And, what Sheena
said."
[15:49] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright.. we've already been talking for like a minute. Less talk,
more action."
[15:49] <Alathon> She stands up.
[15:49] <Alathon> Usagi: "Everyone over here."
[15:49] <Kuonji> (ok back)
[15:49] * Mani walks over.
[15:49] * Reis heads over to Usagi.
[15:50] <Kuonji> (hang on, I need to read scroll back)
[15:50] * Reis grabs her crucifix.
[15:50] <Mani> ("Aaah! It burns!")
[15:50] <Mani> "Do you want me to shift?"
[15:50] <Kuonji> "Could you cheat with the dimensonal hop?"
[15:50] <Kuonji> "Hop out, then pop back in?"
[15:51] * Reis shakes her head. "No... the coordinates are only as specific as 'the universe', we
can't designate location."
[15:51] <Kuonji> "Damn."
[15:51] * Kuonji walks over to the others and puts his gas mask on
[15:52] <Alathon> Yuuno, to Mani: "No need, it won't really affect the cost."
[15:52] * Sheena heads over
[15:53] * Sheena slips on her own mask and shades
[15:53] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright, Yuuno, hop us to Kansas City. I'll port the rest of us from
there; you stay and finds omewhere to hang out, we'll be in contact."
[15:54] <Alathon> Yuuno doesn't answer, instead steepling her hands and crossing her thumbs, and
concentrating.
[15:54] <Alathon> Usagi is tapping something out on her comm at this point.
[15:55] <Alathon> And, Yuuno starts doing the teleport hops.
[15:55] <RZ-[WoW]> (Usagi: "Note to self: Fly Yuuno to every place on earth once.")
[15:55] <Alathon> At this point.. I'm assumign everyone has their armorcloth uniforms on, but
probably doesn't have any spare weapons or gear they don't carry on their person.
[15:55] <Sheena> (seems right)
[15:55] <Reis> (Yup)
[15:56] <Sheena> (we got sakura's hair tho, heh)
[15:56] <Mani> (Doesn't really affect me.)
[15:56] <Alathon> (well, you won't have your heavy swords unless you brought them to the meeting)
[15:56] <Alathon> (and Sheena won't have her antimatter bomb)
[15:56] <Reis> (... She has a fragging antimatter bomb?!)
[15:57] <Mani> (Would I have swords at all? If so, I'd be carrying the heavy ones.)
[15:57] <Reis> (Wait, never mind, bombs are not defensive weapons.)
[15:57] <Alathon> (What, you think she actually disposed of all that antimatter and let it go to
waste?)
[15:57] <Alathon> (well)
[15:57] <Mani> (I mean, no reason to walk around with weaker ones and leave them at home.)
[15:57] <Reis> (... Senpai's nuts ;_; )
[15:57] <Alathon> (you can create your own swords remember)
[15:57] <Alathon> (If you walk around with obvious arms all the time, you need to tell me that ;p
)
[15:58] <Mani> (Yeah. I'm just wondering if I walk around with existing swords when on duty at
home.)
[15:58] <Alathon> (Okay, since it hasn't been discussed before, the obvios answer is no)
[15:58] <Alathon> (You can change that from now on)
[15:58] <Sheena> (why not, sheena carried her staff or dh jewel)
[15:58] <Alathon> (a little purple jewel is not the same as big friggin' broadswords ;p )
[15:59] <Sheena> (broadsswords are in stile, and they bring out mani's eyes)
[15:59] <Reis> (Yeah, and a crucifix is fairly inocuous :P )
[15:59] <Mani> (And other people's eyes (with a successful called shot)!)
[15:59] <Alathon> ((in the same vein, I'd assume that anyone who uses the crystal tech guns
doesn't carry them everywhere in CT)
[16:00] <Alathon> anyways
[16:00] <Mani> (That's consistent, then.)
[16:00] * Mani makes a pair of swords.
[16:00] <Alathon> The first three hops don't cost Yuuno too much.. the fourth to Provo, though,
seems to tax her, a bit.
[16:00] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Just.. a sec."
[16:01] <Alathon> Usagi takes a moment and concentrates on some magic of her own.. a series of
fields of some sort appear around and on her, then vanish.
[16:01] * Reis moves over and helps Yuuno steady herself, if she needs it.
[16:01] <Alathon> btw, anyone who wants to do some sort of prep has time to do it
[16:01] <Alathon> The next teleport will also leave her a little winded.
[16:01] * Sheena Holds her hand out and lets Dark heart form
[16:02] <Reis> (I'll do my prep when we're doing the Usagi-hop)
[16:02] <Mani> (The bunny hop? :) )
[16:02] * Reis arcs her hand out, Swordbreaker settling into place.
[16:03] <Alathon> The last teleport, to the side of the road near Kansas City, leaves Yuuno
gasping, her ears quivvering as well.
[16:04] <Sheena> ( http://picasaweb.google.com/pyroraven/B ... 7786611218
SHeena's changed uniform )
[16:04] <Kuonji> oh fuck me
[16:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "Gotta.. practice more.."
[16:04] <Kuonji> (Al, can you shoot my charachter sheet my way?)
[16:04] <RZ-[WoW]> (/me bows....)
[16:04] <Kuonji> (I completly forgot_
[16:04] * Reis supports Yuuno. "Are you all right, Yuuno-sensei?"
[16:04] <Kuonji> (I didn't get a chance to back it up before my laptop crashed)
[16:04] <RZ-[WoW]> (Glad it's finally getting used DCG. :P)
[16:04] <Alathon> (that's the first time you've shifted into it, right?"
[16:04] <Sheena> "Will you be ok here alone for a bit?""
[16:04] <Reis> (He started using it a while ago, actually)
[16:04] <Alathon> Yuuno: "I'll be... damn.."
[16:05] <Reis> (During the angel escape)
[16:05] <Sheena> (we ended soon after)
[16:05] <Sheena> (but ya i think it was used once before)
[16:06] <Reis> (Yup, Sheena used it while running after killing Addington, and against the
Amazombies)
[16:06] <Sheena> (So only reis has seen it? oh dear)
[16:06] <Reis> (No, the party saw it against the amazombies)
[16:07] <RZ-[WoW]> (Heh, well... all the same, I'm
very happy to see it being used at long last.)
[16:08] * RZ-[WoW] wipes a tear of pride from his eye...
[16:08] * Reis waits until Yuuno's at least steady on her feet before letting her go.
[16:09] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright.. this is going to be rough. I don't have the knack for
teleporting that most of us do.. going home is easy, but the rest, not so much."
[16:09] <Alathon> (you might recall that Usagi rarely handles teleporting)
[16:10] <Sheena> "Right, lets get ready then"
[16:10] * Reis nods, and starts slipping cartridges into Swordbreaker.
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "I'm taking us to.. damn. Okay, I'm taking us to a park in Chicago, not
the Embassy."
[16:10] * Sheena summons up her fuku and gives the wings on the back a snap open
[16:10] <Mani> "Be ready. We might be teleporting into a combat zone."
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi gives Sheena's uniform another long look.
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi nods.
[16:10] <Alathon> Usagi: "But better an unknown risk than a probable target."
[16:10] * Kuonji forms his shadowsabre
[16:10] * Reis pulls two rings from her pockets and slips them on, chanting out a spell. Fractal
patterns of light spin for a moment.
[16:11] <Kuonji> "Hm, think I should go invisible now?"
[16:11] <Mani> "If Usagi can teleport you that way."
[16:11] <Alathon> Usagi: "No, wait a moment.. let me see you while I do this."
[16:11] <Kuonji> "Ok."
[16:12] <Kuonji> "Damn, wish I could have tried fusing with Reis or Sheena before this, if I get
hit with water, I'm going to be fucked."
[16:13] <Alathon> Usagi: "Shit, anyone know the weather in... I suppose not."
[16:13] <Alathon> Usagi: "Whatever, let's go."
[16:13] * Reis frowns, nodding.
[16:13] <Kuonji> "... It's going to be raining, isn't it?"
[16:14] <Reis> "Knowing our luck. I have an area field up for now, so it should shield us from
the water for a moment."
[16:14] <Sheena> (its chicago, it's going to be raining and windy)
[16:14] <Alathon> (and I need to install a dicebot, one sec ;p )
[16:14] <Sheena> "If you get hit call out sakura, me or reis will find you fast)
[16:14] <Sheena> "Or hell, just hang near the boss
[16:18] <Alathon> (aaaaaand, the dicebot doesn't like where mirc stores its app data in vista.
sigh.)
[16:18] <Alathon> (sorry, this'll be a couple minuts to fix)
[16:19] <RZ-[WoW]> (Would you like to use mine Al?)
[16:19] <Reis> (I'll bring Fate up?)
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[16:19] <Sheena> (you keep fate out of here!)
[16:19] <Sheena> (noooooooo)
[16:19] <Alathon> (no, but thanks)
[16:20] * Fate (~miraclewo@CPE001346f5370f-CM0012c9ab5798.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com) Quit (Quit:
Fate)
[16:20] <Reis> (Right, you're saved then :P )
[16:21] <Mani> (A Fate worse than death?)
[16:21] <RZ-[WoW]> ((And lo... with a terrible "No, but thanks," did al banish the evil terror
known as Fate. 23:17))
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[16:22] <Alathon> roll 1d20 test
[16:22] <AlaBot> Alathon rolled 1d20 test --> [ 1d20=10 ]{10}
[16:22] <Alathon> (there we go)
[16:23] <Alathon> (sorry about that, I really should have done that before game)
[16:23] <Alathon> Anyways.
[16:23] <Alathon> You'll all arrive in Chicago without incident.
[16:23] <Alathon> It's windy, and cloudy, but no rain just yet.
[16:23] <Alathon> Plenty of smoke though.
[16:24] <Alathon> And the general background noise of a city under attack; you've all heard this
before.
[16:24] * Kuonji activates his invisibility
[16:24] <Alathon> There's one really big pillar of smoke off in one direction.
[16:24] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright, follow me, stay a bit spread out.
[16:24] <Kuonji> "What's our objective Usagi-sama?"
[16:24] * Reis nods. "All right. Want us in the air, Usagi-san?"
[16:24] <Kuonji> "Permission to scout ahead?
[16:24] <Kuonji> "
[16:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "Protection of Crystal Tokyo civilians, eradication of UST forces,
protection of AFS civilians."
[16:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "Granted."
[16:25] <Sheena> "Roger"
[16:25] <Alathon> Usagi shakes her head.
[16:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "Let's stay low for now until we've got a grasp on what's going on."
[16:25] * Reis nods. "Roger Usagi-san."
[16:25] * Sheena floats up and back on usagi "wingman" position
[16:25] <Alathon> Usagi: "I didn't get much from the Embassy before the staff moved to the
shelter."
[16:25] <Kuonji> (can you describe our area?)
[16:25] <Mani> "Got it."
[16:25] * Reis follows, spreading out to the left of Usagi's position.
[16:25] <Alathon> You're in a lightly wooded park. It's not very big, you can get by the bushes
and trees quite quickly with speed.
[16:26] <Alathon> Usagi starts jogging towards the pillar of smoke.
[16:26] * Kuonji will stalthily scout ahead
[16:26] * Reis jogs after her.
[16:26] * Mani takes a position a bit to the side.
[16:28] <Kuonji> Text: The pillar of smoke does not appear to be coming from the embassy
[16:29] <Mani> (To?)
[16:29] <Kuonji> (all)
[16:29] <Kuonji> (Al doesn't like us dicking around in PM :P)
[16:29] <Alathon> (it slows everything down by a factor of 5)
[16:29] <Reis> (Heh)
[16:30] <Alathon> (anyways)
[16:31] <Alathon> Usagi taps something back.
<Kuonji> (Al doesn't like us dicking around in PM :P)
[16:29] <Alathon> (it slows everything down by a factor of 5)
[16:29] <Reis> (Heh)
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[16:32] * Logging for #crystaltokyo started
[16:32] <Alathon> Usagi will lead everyone to the edge of the trees.
[16:33] * Reis follows Usagi.
[16:33] <Alathon> Usagi: "I've sent Sakura ahead; we'll meet up at the embassy after he's had a
look at whatever's burning."
[16:33] * Sheena keeps her positon and looks for targets
[16:33] <Alathon> She takes a moment to get her bearings, before leading you all down the streets
at a jog.
[16:33] <Alathon> There are people everywhere going every which way.
[16:33] <Alathon> You get second and third glances, but no immediate hostility.
[16:34] * Reis follows, reaching into her pocket as she looks around, and then frowning and
shaking her head.
[16:34] <Mani> (1/2 hour warning.)
[16:34] <Alathon> A number of Harleyriders will burn by on their hogs, toward the fire.
[16:34] <Alathon> (nod)
[16:36] <Alathon> You'll all arrive at the embassy pretty quickly, it's not all that far.
[16:36] <Alathon> It's not burning, or obviously under attack.
[16:36] <Alathon> Usagi will lead everyone in.
[16:36] <Alathon> It seems to be deserted.
[16:36] * Mani nods as she looks around.
[16:37] * Reis keeps an eye out, scanning the area and following Usagi.
[16:37] <Alathon> Usagi pauses as she gets another message on her comm, and responds briefly.
[16:37] <Alathon> Usagi then looks up.
[16:37] <Alathon> Usagi: "Sheena, I want a wide area search. I want numbers of hostiles, if any
remain, and at least general locations."
[16:39] * Sheena brings Dark heart around her making a circle of power then points it up
[16:39] <Sheena> (and i forgot the roll, lol)
[16:40] <Sheena> Roll 1d20+12 Wide area search
[16:40] <Alathon> Sheena rolled 1d20+12 Wide area search --> [ 1d20=17 ]{29}
[16:40] <AlaBot> Sheena rolled 1d20+12 Wide area search --> [ 1d20=10 ]{22}
[16:40] <Sheena> (uhoh)
[16:40] <Alathon> sigh
[16:40] <Reis> (/me blinks? You're a bot, Al?)
[16:40] <Alathon> lets see if we can't fix that
[16:40] <Mani> (I knew it!)
[16:40] * AlaBot (Alathon@c-67-170-109-25.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: )
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[16:40] * Disconnected
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[16:41] * Now talking in #crystaltokyo
[16:41] * Topic is 'Next game on Saturday, January 26th at 12pm PST / 3pm EST'
[16:41] * Set by Alathon on Mon Jan 21 10:25:39
[16:41] * ChanServ sets mode: +oa Alathon Alathon
[16:41] <Sheena> (When you start a bot and thoes two windows pop up asking to compair files hit
no,)
[16:41] <Reis> (Welcome back)
[16:42] * AlaBot (Alathon@c-67-170-109-25.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) has joined #crystaltokyo
[16:42] <AlaBot> l 1d20
[16:42] <AlaBot> roll 1d20
[16:42] <Alathon> AlaBot rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=7 ]{7}
[16:42] <AlaBot> sigh, this is bullshit
[16:42] <Reis> roll 1d20
[16:42] <Alathon> Reis rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{4}
[16:42] <AlaBot> Reis rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
[16:42] <Mani> (Anyway, apparently Sheena rolled a 27 on her check, so that gives her a 39. ;) )
[16:42] <Alathon> (and I need the other one to be a bot, so *I* can roll)
[16:43] * AlaBot (Alathon@c-67-170-109-25.hsd1.wa.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: )
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[16:43] <RZ-[WoW]> (You sure you don't want my bot up in here al?
[16:43] <AlaBot> roll 1d20
[16:43] <Alathon> AlaBot rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{12}
[16:43] <AlaBot> there we go, fixed
[16:43] <AlaBot> or not
[16:43] <AlaBot> and no thank you
[16:43] <Reis> (The problem is that Alathon's a bot, not that we're lacking one)
[16:44] <Sheena> just close albot and let your name roll
[16:44] <Reis> (Yeah, but HE needs to roll)
[16:44] <Alathon> roll 1d20
[16:44] <AlaBot> Alathon rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{14}
[16:44] <Kuonji> (put the bot in a different chan)
[16:45] * Alathon roll 1d20
[16:45] <Alathon> that'd be clumsy as hell
[16:45] <Alathon> (though it'd also make for much cleaner looking logs..)
[16:45] <Kuonji> (come on, I'm runnin outta time here)
[16:45] <Alathon> (hm?)
[16:45] <Alathon> (you have to leave early too?)
[16:46] <Kuonji> (a guest showed up unanounced)
[16:46] <Kuonji> (he's chillin with my roommate now, but I'm being rude as fuck)
[16:46] <Mani> (Easiest interim solution is to bring in someone else's bot, unless you don't
trust it.)
[16:46] <Alathon> (well go say Hi)
[16:46] <Kuonji> (I did)
[16:47] <Alathon> (wait a sec.. how is it rude, when you already have an obligation, to not go
hang out?)
[16:47] <Kuonji> (you think I'm telling them what I'm doing?)
[16:47] <Kuonji> (are you out of your fucking mind?)
[16:48] <Alathon> roll 1d20
[16:48] <Reis> (No need to specify what the obligation is :P )
[16:48] <AlaBot> Alathon rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=15 ]{15}
[16:48] <AlaBot> roll 1d20
[16:48] <Alathon> (uh.. you're playing an IRC rpg)
[16:48] <Alathon> (you're a ninja who kills stuff.. wtf else is there to say to people who don't
give a damn?)
[16:48] <Alathon> anyways
[16:48] <Alathon> now that that bullshit is done
[16:49] <Alathon> Sheena succeeds.
[16:49] <Kuonji> (... you really think I wouldn't catch shit for that?)
[16:49] <Kuonji> (dude, I'd never live it down)
[16:49] <Alathon> (dude, that's sad)
[16:49] <Sheena> (yell out that you's finshing up apron dl and will be out in a min)
[16:49] <Reis> (Don't specify what the obligation is. Just say you've got something going on)
[16:49] <Mani> (Downloading aprons? That'll be even worse! :) )
[16:50] <Reis> (Before that... how does one download an apron?)
[16:50] <Mani> (Maybe a pattern so he can make it himself.)
[16:50] <Kuonji> (anyway, MOVING ON)
[16:51] <RZ-[WoW]> (He meant 'a porn') :P
[16:51] <Alathon> It takes Sheena a few moments to gather all the info Usagi asked for.
[16:52] <Mani> (Oh, yeah that would go over well. Shouting out that he's finishing up with some
porn and 'will be out in a minute'...)
[16:52] <Sheena> "Searching.. Im picking up mutiple small grounds of 2 to 6 they looting,
breaking shit, and killing hwo ever they can catch. "
[16:52] * Sheena points down the road with her staff
[16:52] * Kuonji chooses now to pop up witht he others
[16:52] <Kuonji> "Yo."
[16:53] <Sheena> "Closest group is a quater mile that way"
[16:53] * Reis narrows her eyes. "At least they're not en-masse."
[16:53] <Kuonji> "No hostiles that I noticed around the burning building."
[16:53] <Kuonji> "Think it might be a distraction or something? I noticed a lot of harleys headed
that way."
[16:54] <Alathon> Usagi: "What're they doing, Sheena?"
[16:54] <Mani> "Maybe, or maybe just an unintentional one."
[16:54] <Reis> (Didn't she just say that?)
[16:54] <Alathon> Usagi is already walking out of the Embassy, having stashed her COmm unit.
[16:55] <Alathon> (oh sorry, missed the line)
[16:55] <Alathon> (scratch Usagi's last)
[16:55] * Reis follows Usagi at a quick pace.
[16:55] <Alathon> Usagi: "Alright, so this is probably a terror strike. Either way, we're going
to thin their ranks as much as we can manage."
[16:56] * Reis nods. "Will-do, Usagi-san."
[16:56] <Kuonji> "Right."
[16:57] <Sheena> "Sounds fun"
[16:57] <Alathon> She continues at a quick jog, until you all turn the corner and have the
hostiles in sight.
[16:58] <Alathon> It's three of the 'classic' angels.. big, big wings, halos, flaming swords.
[16:58] * Kuonji will have activated armor and invis before that
[16:58] <Alathon> Of course, two of them have looting sacks over their shoulders
[16:58] <Mani> (Eek! Bad guys! I'm out of here.)
[16:58] <Alathon> They're about 200 feet down the road; you've all got a free round before they
know you're here.
[16:58] <Sheena> "May i say hello?"
[16:59] <Alathon> Usagi, distracted: "Go for it"
[16:59] <Alathon> She's building some sort of energy attack in her hands.
[16:59] * Mani empowers her swords.
[16:59] <Sheena> "Load chartrage!"
[16:59] <Mani> (And activates her CT armor)
[16:59] <Sheena> Dark Heart: lets shoot"
[16:59] <Alathon> Usagi: "And remember, no trashing the bystanders!"
[16:59] * Mani is now known as Yarrow
[16:59] <Sheena> (target area is clear right? or do i need a spot?)
[16:59] <Yarrow> (Be really bad if Reis took out a civilian with an area attack. ;) )
[17:00] <Kuonji> roll 1d20+15
[17:00] <Reis> (Just a LITTLE, yes. :P )
[17:00] <AlaBot> Kuonji rolled 1d20+15 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{18}
[17:00] <Reis> (Is it clear?)
[17:00] <Kuonji> (damn it)
[17:00] <Alathon> It's in no way clear
[17:00] <Alathon> There are people fleeing by you right now
[17:00] <Reis> (Gah. Have fun at the party, Mani)
[17:00] <A