The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 33

Session Start: Wed Jul 05 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.2
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City
<DeathStar> *After the events with MAxwell and being given a time limit of 12 hours, the team has been hired by Ymir to try to find Ylva, leading to Akatsuki and Cloé trying to track her scent using what materials from the Biotect Corporation building with Caesune. However, with 10 hours left, the group has found themselves in front of a hamburger stand with questionable meat*
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes the stand* Unless this is Ylva's favorite place to eat, I think we've been side tracked
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks at Cloe* "...are you sure this is the right place?"
<Seraphna> Luci> **muses, tasting the meat, a bit of an expert on “exotic” meats**
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I-I well... ...*she lets out a breath* The scent seemed to come this way
<DeathStar> *The food is surprisingly good.*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "It did. They probably grabbed something to eat here?"
<Alicia> (-?)
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...I hope these aren't 'Ylva Burgers'."
<Seraphna> Luci> Mmm, it’s good. Though not humanoid I think.
<Alicia> * AKatsuki makes sure they're not
<DeathStar> *it does not seem to be Ylva - at least*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Don't worry, they're not."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...ok. Mom, could you get into local security to see if somethign sus comes up. We cna check the back in the mean time."
<Alicia> * Jikuu buys some while Akatsuki tries to locate any further scent trails
<DeathStar> *Asarar studies her and moves to do so, then glances at her datapad* Interesting
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Somethign already?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Not about Ylva. At the bar. We have activity at the bar. Well, more like in the bar.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Oh yeah, Maxwell's goon squad comandered the club."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, the thing is it's the one device that he didn't want used
<DeathStar> <Asarar> The teleporter
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Someone's come from Geyze finally
<Seraphna> Luci> I suppose we better check on em.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... this is a very b... I correct myself. This is not a bad thing."
<DeathStar> <Selena> It might set him off
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we should head down and check it out while the kids search for Ylva?"
<Jackieness> -?
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah so we better warn em.
<Seraphna> Luci> Hmm… I’ll help lead the search with the kids. I am the Bounty Hunter after all.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Asarar, we'll head down to the club."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright
<DeathStar> *Asarar heads for it* <Cloé> But.. how are we suppose to find Ylva?!
<DeathStar> *she eyes the stand*
<Alicia> (It wasn't intended to be a question)
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Use your skills." *leaves with Asarar*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK, I'll do the Net dive into the local security feed while the rest of you guys look around."
<Seraphna> Luci> Trail led us here, let’s pick it up. **she shows the guy serving food a picture if Ylva and lays down credits** Seen this fauna?
<DeathStar> <Stand Guy> Yep
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ... Oh
<Seraphna> Luci> How long ago? Any idea where she went?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...that was easy."
<DeathStar> *he eyes them* You security?
<Seraphna> Luci> Bounty. I pay well for info.
<DeathStar> <Stand Guy> Eh. She lives nearby. Retired politician.
<Seraphna> **Luci nods** Can you point me in the right way? It’s a welfare check. **she puts down 5 meals worth of credits as a “tip****
<DeathStar> *The guy eyes it, then points upward down the street toward the fancier apartments*
<DeathStar> <Origin> *makes noises under a certain hat*
<DeathStar> *earning them stares*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "..yeah, let's go."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *pulls Nicolette and Ida along* Don't mind us.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City - Bar
<DeathStar> *Asarar stares as the forces seem to be dragging a small figure out of the building, handcuffed as they arrive; they also seem to be placing stuff on the building itself*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright who did they send?
<DeathStar> *Selena holds up a spyglass*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...and what are they doing to our building?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Some sort of glowing device.
<DeathStar> *Asarar studies the prisoner* ... Dammit it all. It's Chelsea's other daughter.
<Seraphna> I
<Sara> * Cherie wilts
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Why are they so concerned with this building anyways? I would have thought the teleporter, but..."
<Alicia> * Jikuu tries to identify the device
<Seraphna> **Nell frowns** So who is the shrimp?
<Seraphna> **Says Nell, a walking loli **
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I imagine the teleporter is a big reason. If it works, which if Cherie is here, means they got it working somewhat.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> An army can come in
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Her name is Cherie, it seems."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But also, it's a major net hub. I created it.
<Seraphna> Nell> So we stop them from taking her right?
<DeathStar> *The soldiers seem to be pushing Cherie along toward their flying armored ships, about to put her in*
<Sara> * Cherie seems resigned to her fate, wilted
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ah, for Chelsea's daughter, that one doesn't have much fight. Of course we're going to get her
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We can't go killing anyone, or blowing up their vehicles."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Aren't we going to do anything?"
<Seraphna> Nell> Hey dudes! Not cool!
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So we need to be quick and clever."
<Seraphna> **Nell somewhat slides forward a bit and eyes them** You really gonna fuck up Maxwell’s agreements or what?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *Drums her fingers on her arm* I just want to get the girl
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But Kira is right, we can't do too much damage doing it
<Seraphna> **Nell makes noise**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If they had a normal-seemign breakdown while en route..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> You know a way to break down something?
<DeathStar> *Cherie is loaded into the back*
<Seraphna> Nell> Hey!!! I’m talking here!
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then speak."
<DeathStar> *The enemy turns to Nell*
<DeathStar> *while holding Cherie*
<Seraphna> Nell> We have an agreement with Maxwell, that means no snatching more of us.
<DeathStar> <Soldiers> *they eye each other* You're with this intruder coming through the teleporter?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Is there a way for us to take custody of your prisoner? I'm sure she came to help."
<Seraphna> Nell> She’s with us. And Geyze wasn’t informed not to yet.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *To Kira* No more kids
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Really? They seem good kids to me."
<Seraphna> Nell> Ask Ymir if you’re supposed to be snatching our people up right now. Or better yet I will… **grabs her datapad and starts making a call**
<DeathStar> *The soldiers eye Cherie, then Nell, clearly debating just tazering her as they watch her call*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...I didn't invite them."
<DeathStar> *The soldiers finally release Cherie*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette pulls her hat down
<DeathStar> <Soldier> Go.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "So, you would prefer if they were not here?"
<Seraphna> Nell> Thanks. We’ll make sure no more come through.
<DeathStar> *Origin waves*
<DeathStar> *the soldiers return to working on the structure as Asarar retrieves Cherie*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on.
<Sara> <Cherie> Y-Yes
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Also, learn to stand up for yourself
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...alright, someone fill her in while we pick the trail to Ylva back up."
<DeathStar> *Selena tries to comm Bella's team, getting static*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Unusual
<Alicia> * Jikuu does so, while AKatsuki looks over at Selena
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What?"
<Seraphna> Nell> Hrmm… **she tries her mother’s mental link**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Eh? What were they up to?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Something is jamming their group after they left the food stand it seems
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need to move."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki checks if Geyze dragons are linked to the dragoon network
<Seraphna> Nell> Mom is fine right now. She has a mental bond with me.
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods and heads that way*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen - Bella Team
<DeathStar> *Cloé eyes a fancy looking apartment with a little cat symbol hanging on the door*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Do we knock?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...this must be the place. Does anyone have any special senses to get a feel for anyone who might be inside?"
<DeathStar> *Sylph muses*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> *Then touches the door, feeling the wind currents*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> ... It should be safe to open... If you can unlock it
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods and tries to get the lock to open*
<DeathStar> *Sylph returns ot her pixie form to hide the fact she's still around*
<DeathStar> *The door soon unlocks with a digital beep and the group walks through a field of sorts. Cloé looks around at the room being pillaged and furniture overturned*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...well...ok..."
<Seraphna> Luci> Well this is a bad start. **she begins sniffing out cats**
<DeathStar> *Cloé crouches and creeps around* Wait, I smell something in the back room. *She goes to the bedroom and tugs on the door, feeling resistance*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Something is holding it from opening
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK." *moves over* "Miss Luci, we need some brute force."
<DeathStar> *Cloé sniffs, as if picking up a scent of sorts*
<Seraphna> **Luci nods and shifts a bit, then starts to push, muscles straining as she uses her scary raw strength**
<DeathStar> *Luci pulls, and her insane strength pulls whatever was holding it in place with a snap; a second later an explosive trap that was tied to the door flies up in the air and inside the room a tied up Chelsea can be seen on Ylva's bed, pictures of the two together*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Mo--
<Seraphna> **Luci leaps in and tackles her throwing up an Aegis**
<DeathStar> *The explosion begins to take out the bedroom and the living room, clearly meant to end whoever came snooping for Ylva and the others*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *grabs Cloe and tries to Net jump*
<Seraphna> **Nox grabs people into a shadow**
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City
<DeathStar> *Selena scans the area as they arrive at the food stand*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I smell smoke in the air
<Sara> <Cherie> Burnt food?
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks and then points* "There."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Maybe--- *She looks upward toward the apartments where smoke rises and emergency services have arrived
<Sara> <Cherie> That looks bad.
<Seraphna> **Nell blinks** Mom had a sudden panic.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Damn. *She eyes their remaining time and hurries down the street*
<Seraphna> **Nell heads that way**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We should hurry."
<Jackieness> <Kira> *heads down the street quickly*
<Sara> * Cherie follows
<Alicia> * Akatsuki and Jikuu hurry after
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes the fires spreading and people converging to watch, as Officer Vosco takes eye witness reports*
<Seraphna> **Nell feels out for her Mom**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette moves to help with the fire control, not about to let innocents get caught up in this
<DeathStar> *Luci seems to in a world of pain*
<DeathStar> *somewhere in the ruins*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What's the sit-rep, Nell?
<DeathStar> *She turns*
<Seraphna> **Nell heads straight for her** Momma’s hurt bad.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They must have blundered right into a trap..."
<Seraphna> **Nell starts lifting rubble and unburying what she can with her strength and magnetism**
<DeathStar> *Asarar pushes past officers, trying to stop them. They come along and find what looks to be a tiny spec of something moving and Selena almost steps on it - it turns out to be pixie Sylph, trying to flutter up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I found Sylph.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is good at least. What happened?"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> This...has not...been my week..
<Seraphna> **Nox if she succeeded would be waiting for a good place to pull people out of the shadows**
<DeathStar> *Nox would have saved herself only*
<Seraphna> **Nell digs feverishly**
<DeathStar> <Sylph> WAs outside...when it blew, had to use full wind shield
<Seraphna> **Nox pops out of a shadow** I couldn’t pull anyone in in time…
<DeathStar> *She lands on someone, watching Nicolette work on the fire control*
<DeathStar> *Nell soon finds Luci, who is alive*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright get her out of there before we draw eyes.
<DeathStar> *goes to help her up when she spots Chelsea underneath*
<Seraphna> **Nell checks her over and applied a medipack, peering around** She tried to protect someone…
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... Damn. *lifts Chelsea up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> We're still missing Bella and Cloé
<DeathStar> *As the fires die down, the two remain missing*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...where could they be?"
<Alicia> * Akatsuki searches
<Seraphna> Nox> No Ylva by the way.
<DeathStar> <Vosco> You all are disturbing a crime scene!
<Seraphna> Nox> If she was ever there at all.
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki would detect their scents vanishing together*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "By rescuing survivors?"
<Seraphna> Nell> **coughs** Vosco, am I gonna… urk… gonna have bad words for Uncle Roscoe?
<DeathStar> *either burnt to a crisp or something else*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette ignores the investigator's complaints as she works to keep the city in one piece
<DeathStar> *Vosco eyes Nell* Oh, it's *You* lot
<Alicia> <AKatsuki> "Sorry everyone, the trail went dead."
<DeathStar> *Asarar hands Cherie something*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Apply this to Chelsea every few minutes. *it seems to be a liquid*
<Seraphna> Nell> Yeah so lay off a bit till I gets a nap.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets re-evaluate
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What do we know and where do we go from here
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...should question Chelsea."
<Seraphna> Nell> Chel might know. Ylva was long gone though I think.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Do you think they could have been teleported?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks at Jikuu then Asarar* "Scan the Net."
<DeathStar> *Asarar works* It's distorted right now, took damage, one moment
<DeathStar> *she taps on her device on her arm, then a moment or two later, Bella and Cloé land from a net portal*
<DeathStar> *Cloé lays still beside Bella, tail twitching*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Cherie, how is Chelsea coming along?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...ugggh..."
<Sara> <Cherie> I think she's doing a little better...
<Alicia> <AKatsuki> "Any sign of Ylva?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We're going to ask Chelsea
<DeathStar> *Asarar leans over Chelsea's face, then a moment or two later, wakes her up*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Morning!"
<Sara> <Chelsea> Nnnnh...?
<DeathStar> <Selena> You're looking better. *Asarar props Bella up*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "We're looking for Ylva, have you seen her?"
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...I feel scrambled."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I imagine getting hit into the Net would have done it.
<Sara> <Chelsea> We were together... for a bit...
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Where is she now?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hm.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I imagine she wouldn't know that
<DeathStar> *Asarar thinks* Give me a moment. If we can piece together what little Chelsea saw we might can figure out where they were.
<DeathStar> *Asarar works on her arm device* Unless we have someone who can read minds
<Jackieness> <Kira> *checks over Bella in the meantime*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You might."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Then by all means.
<Seraphna> Luci> Two of them.
<Alicia> * Jikuu attempts mindreading for information
<DeathStar> *Jikuu's mind reading would see help Chelsea see more of where they were, as crates come in and building stuff comes in, she would see stuff about Star Corp crates going by*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Star Corp?"
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Where are they stationed?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Quad 3's HQ? It mainly specializes these days in building Ymir's ships
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Could be any of the spaceports if its not the HQ."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But it does have a secondary feature in doing Robotics
<DeathStar> <Selena> So is he planning on shipping Ylva away?
<DeathStar> <Asaar> No spaceport actually in Quad 3.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Assuming she is actually in Quad 3."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Do we have any other leads?"
<Seraphna> Luci> Maybe replacing her with a double?
<DeathStar> *Asarar checks her watch* We're down to a few hours
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What do we have to lose.
<DeathStar> *Cloé pushes herself up weakly, coughing and looking shakey*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ... NGhhh. *She begins to head off*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...Nox, get the wounded to a safe house."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Right. Chelsea. You should get to a safe house.
<DeathStar> *Asarar hands her a comm*
<Seraphna> **Nox nods and shadow jumps the wounded out**
<Sara> <Chelsea> ...I guess so...
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Everyone else ready?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Its up to us."
<DeathStar> *Time Hop*
<DeathStar> Location: Quad 3
<DeathStar> *The group arrives outside the tech oriented Quad 3, with ships being build next to large buildings high up in the sky*
<DeathStar> *Cloé holds her arm, gazing up*
<DeathStar> <Selena> How is it each place looks so radically different
<DeathStar> <Selena> Yet below looks the same
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Why is it so, I wonder?"
<Alicia> <AKatsuki> "They probably all do different things."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Newer sectors are more specialized."
<Seraphna> **Nell peers around with a frown**
<DeathStar> *Asarar stops before the HQ* So. How do we want to approach this
<DeathStar> *Origin peers out of the hat*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...shipping containers probably mens a service area."
<DeathStar> *Sylph peers out next* Are we going to mail ourselves?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Upper levels were planned. Lower levels... just made due with what they could get."
<DeathStar> *Asarar walks along, eyeing where vehicles are entering the side of the building*
<DeathStar> *they seem to be driving in large trucks*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Lots of supplies going in
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Matches what Chelsea saw."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm, Any of you capable of getting us in undetected?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "If this can't be ship development, are we looking at robot?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Not everyone."
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes Cherie*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Don't suppose you have ninja abilities?
<Sara> * Cherie pushes her fingers together awkwardly
<Sara> <Cherie> I was discouraged from stuff like that
<DeathStar> *Asarar pats her head* It's fine
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I can try."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Big sis excells in other stuff
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Like trying to get Bella's attention
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Huh?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I would teleport, but I am certain they would detect that."
<DeathStar> *Selena muses on the robot thing, eyeing the building* I do not see a ship being built right now. Nico is right about that
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, see if you can get into the storage area. *She points* We mainly need you to distract the guard that is there while I disable the camera feed
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Do a knock on the wall thing. I've seen it done in movies
<DeathStar> *The guard seems to be sitting near where the vehicles come in, at his post*
<DeathStar> *Another vehicle drives up*
<DeathStar> *With more parts in the back*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Bella, come on." *dashes then stealths, Bella following her*
<Seraphna> **Nell makes a part fall out the back when the truck goes by the guard**
<DeathStar> *The guard does the check with the vehicle as they drive up, pausing as it happens and leans to look and moves over. Asarar follows the others and begins to do her disable on the cameras, hacking* ... looped.
<DeathStar> *She signals*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki sneaks in in fox for
<Alicia> m
<DeathStar> *Selena and Cloé follow, as the guard looks around, waving the truck in and moves back to his post*
<Seraphna> **Nell sneaks past herself**
<DeathStar> *inside is a large area of crates and other materials. Workers moving around and looking like normal citizens, hardly like an evil corporation*
<DeathStar> *in the far back is an elevator going up into it.*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette sticks with Selena and whispers, "Should WE really be doing this? If we're caught..."
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki would pick up Ylva's scent from a back room*
<DeathStar> *Selena nods, in a low voice* Then we're in big trouble, especially with myself being here
<Alicia> * AKatsuki leads the way
<Jackieness> <Kira> *pings the safest path through the room to the others are she scouts ahead with Bella*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive in the room, it looks exactly like the room from Chelsea's memory*
<DeathStar> *however, Ylva is no longer there*
<DeathStar> *her hair is not even there, indicating it's been lifted up and moved*
<DeathStar> *Chair
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Great, she's been moved. Akatsuki follow the scent.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We have Cloe and Akatsuki here to pick up the scent."
<DeathStar> *Cloé rubs her hands, looking worried as she tries to do so*
<DeathStar> *having a bit of a tick*
<Alicia> * AKatsuki searches again, looking frustrated by the constant moving
<DeathStar> *They're led to the elevators, and Cloé hits the button* <Asarar> I'll hack the systems and see if I Can find what floor she's on
<DeathStar> *Asarar kneels while they wait*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Of course."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hopefully she's still here..."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...who at Starcorp would grad Ylva?"
<Jackieness> grab
<DeathStar> <Selena> True, we're almost out of time--- *the elevator doors open and Idas appear. Well, something like them. They move forward, all three of them, and stare at the group, clearly seeing them as enemies*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What, what ARE those things? That's not Ida.
<Seraphna> **Nell tries to stick one to the ceiling**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Move.
<DeathStar> *as blasts come forward*
<DeathStar> *Asarar grabs Cherie and rolls*
<Seraphna> **Nell rolls**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You are making it hard to avoid violence!" *ducks behind things*
<DeathStar> *Origin squeals*
<Sara> <Cherie> Aah!
<DeathStar> *Cloé pulls Bella with her*
<DeathStar> *cat jumping*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *ducks behind a crate, holding onto her hat* "...yep, this is a robot place!"
<DeathStar> *Nell's attempt to lift one only semi works*
<DeathStar> *As it strains*
<DeathStar> *The other two fan out, one going for Nell specifically*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *draws a blade and throws it toward the visual orifice or sensors of the front Ida*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I do not think Ida will be happy when she sees this when we meet back up
<DeathStar> <Selena> But it explains why they had her
<Seraphna> **Nell huffs and uses the old proverb, if you can’t bring Ida to the wall, bring the wall to Ida, pulling a chuck out to slam at it**
<DeathStar> *it takes a hit from Kira and pauses; the air around Nell and Kira begin to feel supercharged*
<DeathStar> *As Nell slams the other with a wall and it stops*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Electrix arc!" *moves out of the area*
<DeathStar> *spirit like energy shoots out from the one stuck to the ceiling and the one pierced, arcing out throughout the building at the group*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "This sucks!"
<DeathStar> *though it causes the two to smoke and pause*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki hides from the lightning... in the elevator
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *Crawls into the elevator to join Akatsuki*
<DeathStar> *Asarar pushes Cherie into it*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *hands her something*
<Seraphna> **Nell muses and focuses her magnetic, trying to form a ball of electromagnetic energy inside an Ida**
<Sara> <Cherie> Mmh...? *she's pushed in and blinks, looking at what she was handed*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...ok..." *tries to flash walk behind the group of Ida copes*
<DeathStar> *it slowly begins to reawaken as Nell does that and makes noises; the other one turns to eye the team in the elevator, glowing and charging it's beam when Asarar begins to hit it*
<DeathStar> *it looks to be a massive gun*
<Alicia> * Jikuu darts into the elevator. "We should leave."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette attempts to conjure a wall of earth, hoping it's protective against such a weapon
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to jam one of her blades into the big gun*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> s-Should we hit the button up?
<Seraphna> **Nell nods** Going up!
<Sara> <Cherie> Yikes!
<DeathStar> *it fires, knocking Asarar on her ass, sparking and hitting the top of the earth wall, which indeed protects them*
<DeathStar> *the damage fdrom the blade shutting it off*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Everyone who is coming, get inside"
<DeathStar> *Asarar gets in, holding her hand*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *then dashes and slides in*
<DeathStar> *Selena hits up and they begin to rise*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *reaches and makes sure Bella makes it*
<DeathStar> <Selena> How many of those are there?
<Seraphna> **Nell makes sure she’s in**
<Seraphna> Nell> Too many.
<DeathStar> *Asarar begins to hack with her good hand*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Must be a master control or such."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes cover in the elevator, "Are you sure? I thought those things were independent?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Floor 25. Ylva. *She shows her display with Ylva unconscious in a lab*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Okay, before we grab her
<DeathStar> <Selena> What's the plan then. We give her to Ymir and Maxwell is overthrown?
<Seraphna> Nell> Floor 25, future aunts, traps, baps and probably Idas.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We had a contract with Ymir to find Ylva. What happens after is Ymir's call."
<Seraphna> Nell> That’s the short of it.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright just wanted to be sure. *As they arrive on the floor and they can hear more of the "Ida" robots moving around in patrol formats. They can see people working on Idas in lab settings further down through glass walls*
<DeathStar> *using what looks to be incomplete scans they tried to get on the real deal*
<DeathStar> <Selena> This is going to blow in their face
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Probably..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *brings up the room Ylva is in* She's further down the hall and o the right. Should one of us distract the enemy?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...of course, if their protocols to protect Starcorp and eliminate intruders got crossed into 'eliminate StarCorp, that might be fun."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Was that Croza tech? Protocroza? It... honestly, it's pretty impressive if they've managed to replicate it like this."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Looks like they only copied it superficially."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I think Bella is right, it looks superficial
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ymir has been the master of learning Protocroza and I doubt she'd agree to do that to Ida
<DeathStar> *Asarar creeps out slowly*
<DeathStar> *the robots turning to face them and hurrying, charging their spirit energy attacks*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods and shadows Asarar*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll work on hacking and reprogramming it. You all hurry for the lab.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Assuming we can make it
<Alicia> * Jikuu and Akatsuki run for the lab then
<Jackieness> <Kira> "This way." *dashes toward the lab*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads after*
<DeathStar> *the group is chased by the machines, who actually teleport and land in front of the door and grab Bella in a stronghold grasp*
<DeathStar> *slowly lifting her up*
<Seraphna> **Nell trues bringing the door down on them**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Gaaaaah!"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette realizes she's not going to stop before the sudden teleporters, so instead shoulder tackles the one that grabbed Bella
<Alicia> * Jikuu stares for a moment, then teleports past
<DeathStar> *nicolette rams the machine right through glass lab doors and into the lab as Jikuu teleports in*
<DeathStar> *Ylva surprisingly sleeping right through it as she lays on the lab bed*
<Alicia> * Jikuu attempts to wake her up
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to break free*
<DeathStar> *she slowly managess to do so, especially with help from Selena hackinga t it's head*
<DeathStar> *Ylva blinks, and due to being Ymir essentially, she yawns and looks around, eyeing her, then at the dead robot; behind them a swarm of them aim their weapons at their backs*
<DeathStar> <Ylva> ... What?
<DeathStar> <Origin> *tremble*
<Seraphna> Nell> Long story, your Dad is using you to control Ymir.
<Seraphna> **Nell pulls floor up to act as cover**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ow... not doing that again..."
<DeathStar> *the robots begin to shoot each other*
<DeathStar> *Cloé peers around Cherie*
<DeathStar> <Ylva> I... okay.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *slips free as soon as se=he can*
<Sara> <Cherie> ...?
<DeathStar> <Ylva> I think I vaguely recall something
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We have a contract with Ymir to find you."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Is it over? *She pauses at the alarms go off and voices talk about intruders destroying the Prototypes*
<DeathStar> <Ylva> Ymir... Okay. So what now?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Hopefully, we leave."
<DeathStar> *Asarar rejoins the group* Security is coming
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We can teleport now."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright teleporters, take us to safe house 5
<Alicia> * Jikuu teleports the group away, or assists in doing so
<DeathStar> *The group lands next to Chelsea and the others who left earlier*
<DeathStar> *in the safehouse*
<DeathStar> *Cloé snuggles her mom*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *sighs* "...we made it."
<DeathStar> *Ylva looks around, then moves to Chelsea* You're safe.
<Seraphna> Nox> Awww, before I could charm any of the injured to be mine.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Asarar, comm Ymir and tell her we have rescured Ylva."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Mission accomplished, and no rules broken."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *moves to the back room while Cloé acts like a cat with Chelsea*
<Sara> <Chelsea> Safe is relative...
<DeathStar> <Ylva> I feel like I'm behind on things
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Do you think Maxwell will just let us go?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I mean, he has to right?
<Seraphna> Luci> Dontou know your Dad is back from the dead thanks to some kinda underworld devil bitch?
<DeathStar> <Selena> His entire operation has been using Ymir a pawn through Ylv
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "He can't exactly admit he was holding her..."
<DeathStar> <Ylva> I must have missed that memo
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ymir is still president, but she wasn't ready to move against him while she thought you were his prisoner."
<Seraphna> **Luci muses and runs a scan over her**
<DeathStar> *Asarar steps into the room* <Asarar> She's ready to see us in her office. She warns that skies maybe stormy on the way there
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Lucky us."
<DeathStar> *She seems to be your typical clone who is dehydrated and under fed the past few days*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki offers her some of her food
<DeathStar> *Ylva rubs her temples* Ymir hasn't been won over by him. She was always a daddy's girl
<DeathStar> *Ylva takes it and eats it*
<Seraphna> Luci> Odd warning.
<DeathStar> *Asarar muses* How do we want to deliver her.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I will leave that to you."
<DeathStar> <<Selena> Are we going to go by road? Sky?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Magic?
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes the center of the city*
<DeathStar> *on the map*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I can provide the van for road. Sky we can have Luci fly us.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Given Ymir's warning, that means her fatehr's gooons are probably out in force, now that he knows that he lost his bargaining chip."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Correct.
<Seraphna> Luci> She warned about storms and I’m a metal played dragon.
<Seraphna> **plated
<Jackieness> <Kira> "She probably did not mean literally... probably."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I think it was a ... what is it called...
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Coded message
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We could try splitting up, with one Ylva on one team and decoys with the others."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets do that
<DeathStar> <Asarar> How well do you drive these days Bella?
<DeathStar> *she holds up the keys to the van*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You know I've been driving since I was 8." *grabs the keys*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Take Ylva.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Madam, your carriage awaits."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Heavy hitters go with Bella. I'll ride Luci to make it look more like we have her.
<DeathStar> *Ylva nods and follows Bella*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *scurries after Bella*
<Seraphna> Nox> I could hide her in my darkness.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on Chelsea, you're riding my dragon
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads off to get the van ready*
<Seraphna> Luci> Hey I’m spoken for.
<DeathStar> *Selena looks at Nicolette*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think sometimes this group is strange
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It is not uncommon."
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen - Streets
<DeathStar> *The Van takes to the streets while in the skies, Luci can be seen*
<DeathStar> *all along the roads, patrols can be seen seeking them*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *drives at a normal pace, blending into traffic*
<DeathStar> *and in the skies, ships seem to be going after Luci*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> This really going to work?
<DeathStar> *she eyes Ylva trapped in Nox's darkness*
<Seraphna> Luci> <Anyone else annoyed at just how many people blindly follow that douchebag’s orders?>
<Seraphna> Nox> All I know is if we get attacked I warp her away.
<DeathStar> *the van comes across Vosco, who clearly spots them, but he continues on his way*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Just stick to normal driving patterns. No one get twitchy, and we should be alright."
<DeathStar> *Soon the van arrives at the center of the city while the ships play tag with Luci, where a checkpoint has been set up*
<DeathStar> *To find "threats"*
<DeathStar> <Selena> So now what
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Stay cool and blend in."
<Seraphna> Nox> I can hide in the van’s shadow
<Alicia> * Jikuu and Akatsuki likewise hide in the shadow
<DeathStar> *the the people are slowly leant in, most of them people who work in the Macross/Presidental Building. They soon arrive and it's their turn.* <Woman> ID.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *hands over one of the good fake IDs*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *holds out her hand to be scanned*
<DeathStar> *The Woman scans for the ID inside it*
<DeathStar> *time seems to keep going*
<DeathStar> *and going*
<DeathStar> *then it clears them*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *resumes driving once they are cleared*
<DeathStar> <Seniga on comms* *Quietly* Geeze that was a tough cookie
<DeathStar> <Seniga on comms> You should be cleared to have low access for the building
<Jackieness> <Bella> *comm* "...it passed inspection, that's what matters."
<DeathStar> <Seniga on comms> Either way I'll be on stand by here at the spaceport with the spirits
<DeathStar> *they stop at the Macross building*
<DeathStar> *Selena gets out along with Cloé*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Okay, so we just need to get up to Ymir's office.
<Seraphna> **Nox casually joins them**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *climbs out* "...exactly." *locks the van and then heads for an employee entrance*
<DeathStar> *Cloé has Cherie hide her giant gun*
<DeathStar> *the team finds employees smoking as they arrive. One opens the door for them*
<DeathStar> <Employee> Go on in
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Thanks." *heads inside*
<DeathStar> *The employee lounge is stocked full of goodies. Cloé grabs donuts*
<DeathStar> *Sylph peeks out of Bella's clothes, barely being seen by people*
<DeathStar> *And begins to grab jelly jam*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...guys..."
<Sara> <Cherie> Huh?
<DeathStar> <Cloé> What? *She licks her fingers slowly*
<DeathStar> *Selena motions for the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Focus
<DeathStar> *Selena heads to it and steps in*
<Seraphna> **Nox steps in and stretches**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads into the elevator and tries to get to Ymir's level... or at least as close as her access can get them*
<DeathStar> *they don't seem to get that high*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Can you hack it?
<Seraphna> Nox> Does Ylva have special access?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe..." *tries to jack in and hack the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Probably
<DeathStar> <Cloé<> Bring her out of eternal darkness
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...would Ylva pinging in here cause a lockdown when they know we're almost to Ymir?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Oh right
<DeathStar> *they manage to hack it and rise up, arriving at Ymir's floor*
<DeathStar> *Where Ymir is sitting behind her desk, leaned back and peering out the window*
<DeathStar> *Selena looks around, all paranoid*
<DeathStar> *Cloé creeps in*
<DeathStar> *Ymir turns in her seat* You made it
<Seraphna> **Nox nods** That we did.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah... we're here."
<DeathStar> *Ylva plops out* Never again ... *REferring to the Nox darkness thing. *Ymir kneels* Are you okay, sister?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Was it that bad?"
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh she’ll be fine the tendrils are very accommodating
<DeathStar> <Ylva> *helps herself up, checking Ymir over* I'm fine. So he's really back? *The two converse, before Ymir turns to the group* <Ymir>I suppose that ends his hold. *At that moment, the elevator comes back down and the Luci time show up with guns aimed at them by soldiers, followed by Maxwell*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well at least we distracted long enough
<Seraphna> Nox
<DeathStar> *Ymir turns to Maxwell, a strange glare on her face*
<Seraphna> Nox> Mmm. Now we play the “whose a traitor to the planet game” I guess?
<DeathStar> <Maxwell> *he checks his watch* I was actually trying to be accomodating to you all due to the President's soft spot for you. But could I have really gotten this far if I didn't have her approval?
<Seraphna> Luci> When it’s given via blackmail sure.
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh yeah. Guess we removed that factor?
<DeathStar> *Ymir keeps Ylva behind her* <Maxwell> Mmm. Men, stand down. The soldiers lower their weapons from the group*
<DeathStar> <Maxwell> Well then. I suppose this is the part where I walk away.
<DeathStar> *He steps back into the elevator and taps the button down*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is up to Ymir."
<Seraphna> **Nell holds up a hand and keeps the doors open
<Seraphna> Nell> Ms. Ymir?
<DeathStar> *Ymir hesitates, then waves her hand* There's nothing more he can do
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Nell, let him go..."
<Seraphna> **Nell sighs and let’s the doors go**
<DeathStar> <Ylva> You sure that's wise?
<Seraphna> Nell> The elevator can have a malfunction if you want.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Kidnapping at least is probably worthy of arrest."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Need to prove he gave the order."
<DeathStar> *Ymir considers* I have a bad feeling he'll do something if you push him
<DeathStar> <Ymir> But if you all want to do it...
<Seraphna> Luci> Your decision love. You know my feelings for what he did to you.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we can watch him."
<DeathStar> *Ymir nods* Alright. Lets consider this a win and see about Geyze's problems
<Seraphna> Nell> Unless he like, leaves and the building explodes again.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I'll ge the troops out of your way at the bar too and get those who want to get home - home
<Seraphna> **Nox peers around** Is that possible? Why are these places so big???
<DeathStar> -END/Minis-
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Session Close: Thu Jul 06 00:00:00 2023