The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 39

Session Start: Wed Aug 16 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.13
<DeathStar> Location: Luna
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I don't know what to tell you, Sparkling. According to what the PAX has done and what Andrea has done, Geyze/Kumen is in a state of flux and no ship can approach it
<DeathStar> *she sets down the scans, showing the two planets in some sort of strange other worldy state right now*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> A shame we don't have the Aquarius or a ship of it's design to see if it could do something
<Seraphna> **Michelle muses** We have ships. Just not an Aquarius.
<Seraphna> Sia> What about Taiga ship?
<Seraphna> Lia> She put everything on that thing.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I still want to help... somehow..."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'll look into it and see if it's still working after the Serpent War we just had.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> But since we have to deal with Sunny and finding a place to make sure she can't escape between Earth or the PAX
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Some of us will need to deal with that.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei taps her finger on the scans* I suppose if you're that worried, you could fly out personally to the two worlds. Or take a shuttle
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I thought no-one could approach it?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Well, you also punch moons
<DeathStar> <Rachael> You're never living that down
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Will that help with the shuttle?"
<DeathStar> *Lorelei muses* We'll send you on ahead alone. Sia. Lia. Go to Asteroid C and see if you can find Taiga's ship
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> And for the rest of us, we'll deal with Sunny. After that we'll try to meet up with you when we can.
<DeathStar> *Rachael offers Sparkling some snacks for the trip*
* Jackieness has joined #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> You set?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei stands up*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia salute and scamper off to bring chaos**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Yeah... there are still things to do here, but they can wait until Geyze is fixed, and... you'd probably do better with them anyway."
<DeathStar> *after leaving Luna, Sparkling would soon arrive at Geyze/Kumen, which seems to have a barrier around it, which tries to repel her as she nears it.*
<DeathStar> *A figure lowers themselves behind her* <Sabrina> Oh look who came
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Do you know how to get through?"
<DeathStar> *Sabrina is oddly in her maka form right now, arms crossed*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Well, I've gotten partially in it
<Alicia> * Sparkling notes this but isn't sure what to say about it
<DeathStar> *She points at the AQuarius floating nearby, not moving*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, use the Aquarius?"
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Well it's sort of stuck too it looks like. And not communicating. But if we can reach it maybe. *she holds out her hand* Want to try?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Of course!" *takes Sabrina's hand*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *The Geyze, having taken the civilian rocket up to Kumen, finally managed to get their temporary IDs in their hands and are allowed out of the spaceport*
<DeathStar> *Geyze crew
<DeathStar> *Gwen flexes his hand as he walks out*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The Asarar group should still be here. We need to make contact."
<Seraphna> Amber> That was amazingly difficult considering I don't have much of a background to check.
<DeathStar> *the Kumen news discusses Princess Celes killing the Queen and the chaos the Hapian Dynasty has been thrown into, leaving it open to it's enemies*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wondre how that's going to play out
<Seraphna> Talia> Hopefully it won't for long. Or Celes finds her backbone and stomps people.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If we undo the time anomaly, everything should be back to the proper status quo."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Lets hope so."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... we should prepare for eldritch threats too."
<Seraphna> Amber> I imagine so since there is a Sin left. Though thankfully he appears to have used his wish.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So we should make our way to the slums and find the others?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I hope so.. if it doesn't, I'll be out of a job."
<Seraphna> Talia> Should look to original base they had when we first met.
<Seraphna> Talia> In ancient times when Talia was newborn.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You're not that old."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "To their club then. We don't have any other leads with things changed the way they are."
<DeathStar> *as Selena walks along the streets, Corporation ads are playing now - for all the Corporations
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Talia always seems like she's younger than me, somehow."
<DeathStar> (Ceilidh)
<Seraphna> Autumn> She's only 21. Though Familiars are kinda "born" fully grown.
<Alicia> (Oops. Well, ignore that line)
<Alicia> (I forgot Aka isn't there)
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Time is weird. Try not to think too much about it."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lunchtime doubly... wait, no, that's wrong."
<Seraphna> Talia> Legally Talia is 14, but she did time travel!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh god, don't ask how old I legally am."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...most of us did."
<DeathStar> *As the team walks along, on the walls with wanted NetRunners, the team would see some familiar faces*
<Seraphna> Amber> I mean in that case Legally I'm over 50,000.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...lets not go there."
<DeathStar> *including Kira's, Asarar's, Jikuu's, Akatsuki's, etc8
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Uh, guys.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... really?"
<Seraphna> Amber> Umm... why is a member of the Suisen Royals on a wanted poster?
<DeathStar> *Their bounty is extremely high - wanted for trying to bring down the Corporations*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Because they're rich idiots."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The corps, not the royals."
<Seraphna> Talia> I would say they already started fighting their sin.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...this will make things more difficult."
<Seraphna> Amber> Glad someone else had the forethought to stop putting up with past shenanigans.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lets hope this does revert... I don't want another war..."
<DeathStar> *guards protect the elevators down to the slums as they arrive*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We still need to find them."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Do we take the tram?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "..to where?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Nico
<Seraphna> Amber> I assume guards will be at any entrance.
<DeathStar> <Selena> You know this place well, what's a path to the lower levels?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I'm not a Kumen NetRunner... but I bet I could still pick up a trail if I do connect to the Net."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I never made it up this high back then, but... there's the old funicular shaft from the construction days."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Actual lift was locked down, but they didn't block it off completely until later."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Give it a try Lana. *She moves and looks for what Nicolette was talking about, soon finding a massie ladder going down with no handrails. She begins to climb downward*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Sounds about right."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ... I sure hope I don't get tired. *He begins to climb*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Me too."
<Seraphna> **Talis rides his shoulder** Better nots.
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns into a fox to ride on Talia*
<DeathStar> *Gwen sweats*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "If anyone needs to take a break, speak up. It'd be a bit of a fall."
<Seraphna> **Amber hmms. Then starts preparing an air pocket spell**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...I need to find a safe spot that isn't climbing down a ladder first..."
<DeathStar> *Origin musically chats as they climb down*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves down*
<DeathStar> *Selena wrecklessly just drops*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Isn't there a traditional ladder climbing song? Weirdly, about eating snakes..."
<Seraphna> **Amber grins and follows her**
<DeathStar> *making Gwen crane his head to watch her fall*
<Seraphna> Talia> The ones that fly are silly.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *goes down*
<DeathStar> *Selena forms her spirit wings and stops herself at the bottom*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh just climbs, not having any gravity manipulation spells
<Seraphna> **Amber opens up her Asmodean wings to do similar**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Cheaters...
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Just be glad we're going down."
<DeathStar> *after a bit the others catch up and arrive in the slums, which seem to be in worse shape in the past*
<Seraphna> Talia> I will find wings for Gwen.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *huffs and puffs* "M... made it..."
<Seraphna> **Terra quietly slides down the wall with them**
<DeathStar> *litter, people standing around barrels with fire in them; barely any light from the surface due to Ymir not having made holes in the surface levels to bring true sunlight dow*
<DeathStar> *it allows businsses with neon signs like the bar to stand out*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If only... we could've taken the elevator..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> This place is horrendous
<Seraphna> Talia> Hopefully. As long as past Kumen is as ignorant of spirits as used to be.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yep. Home sweet home."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Let's investigate the bar."
<DeathStar> *they receive suspicious stares and glares as Selena walks among them* <Gwen> Becareful - if your face stands out and you have a bounty, they'll turn you in for the reward
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... who is wanted in our group though?"
<DeathStar> *As they arrive at the bar, music can be heard even from outside*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Hopefully no one
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Nice music."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves to enter the establishment*
<DeathStar> *As they walk in, the team sees Victoire on vocals, singing, while Jikuu has been roped into dancing with the other dancers for the patrons of the bar, who watches them, drinking; however there is a depressed mood among Asarar and the others, who are nursing drinks. Cypher is off to the side, Bonnie is there looking out of it (normal and not feral), and Kira is handling some stuff.*
<Alicia> (Not Akatsuki?)
<DeathStar> (That's who I meant derp)
<Seraphna> Talia> Hmm. **stays cat form till inside** Oh! Another Bon Bon!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "For a group who is wanted, they are concerningly easy to find."
<Seraphna> Luci> Ton of weird people just came in.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I feel like Jikuu's weakness is her inability to keep a low profile... Akatsuki too, apparently."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ah, so you all made it up here. We were planning to discuss if we were going to change venues. *she rises, motioning to the two performers - Jikuu and Akatsuki - to switch out with back ups* Come on into the back
<Seraphna> **Terra looks around then covers the counter in fruit.** Whew, was getting worried about this week’s delivery.
<DeathStar> *She grabs a bottle of alcohol and heads into the back*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *To her team* Why do I have a bad feeling
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We had a situation on Geyze. You cna probably guess as to what."
<Seraphna> Talia> You have bad feeling cuz is a day of the week ending in Y.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I wonder why he just lets them be..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yay civil war..."
<DeathStar> *Selena follows Asarar into the back where a meeting room has been set up, plopping into her seat*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie picks one, as does Gwen and Cloé. Cloé waves to the others*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *is already in the meeting room with a NetRunner set up, monitoring communications over the Net*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So. I take it the beheading of the Queen was your doing?
<Seraphna> Talia> She was a Sin.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *sits down* "She was dead long ago. She turned out to be the Sin."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Interesting. The Corporations have been sticking their fingers into it, looking probably to back whoever will make a play for the Hapian lands
<DeathStar> <Asarar> As for us, I suppose you want an update here.
<Seraphna> Amber> We’re hoping to eliminate your Sin before it comes to that. And sure.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "We still have the royal family... even if that's a bit complicated right now."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Nicolette is right... if understating it."
<DeathStar> *she plays with her bottle* <Asarar> Well, we were wondering with this time slide how much Maxwell knew about us, so we decided to play it safe and act like nothing changed too much. Especially with many of us losing our memories.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> All the Corporate leaders have been re-instated - all of them.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "He has not raided your club... so either he does not see you as a true threat or he has forgotten you are based here."
<DeathStar> *Asarar holds up her hand to Sasha, not done yet*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Huh... I never considered that."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So we decided to start small and try to take down the smaller ones - Caesune Guane, Chelsea's mother.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> By appealing to her like last time
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I feel like I've... yeah, that's probably where I heard if from."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It went horribly wrong. We've lost Chelsea. And as you can see, we're now wanted. But then I recalled something
<DeathStar> <Asarar> As I was waiting for the corporate forces to come busting in
<DeathStar> <Asarar> CorSec is truly in charge during this time period, not the Corporations
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That's good, right?"
<Seraphna> Amber> Of course…
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Yes and no. Inside the Corporation territory they have a lot of power still. As you can see.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But there's still limits. I imagine Maxwell will want to remove CorSec sooner or later
<Seraphna> Amber> All we need to do though is disrupt Maxwell.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The quetion is if his elimination will be enough to undo the time anomaly."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If we disrupt Maxwell, then even if it doesn't revert, we can deal with the bounties."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> The problem still is though all the Corporations. We have a ton of bad guys now
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I am concerned about the political fallout if the time is not restored. As Asarar stated, Kumen's coproate interest have started to send feelers to Geyze."
<Seraphna> Amber> Wait…
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Grandma had no probably doing that to mom
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "So... we might need a backup plan for the anomaly."
<Seraphna> Amber> Wasn’t the person running everything that lady who helps with the Aquarius?
<DeathStar> *problem
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yes.
<Seraphna> Amber> Shouldn’t we try to get her help then?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, we... *She pauses, eyeing her datapad* ...
<DeathStar> *Yuki stands up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I need to go confirm something. One moment
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You want to try to go to CorSec?
<DeathStar> *She glances at Kira*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Wouldn't hurt."
<Seraphna> Amber> Maxwell will wanna take them down. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Right."
<DeathStar> <Selena> We have like 7 Corporations that are plotting right now. We--- *Yuki sticks her head back in* <Yuki> I have the Aquarius' signal
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It's in our best interest to... oh?"
<Seraphna> Talia> Yay!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... the guy who said that quote was actually betrayed by one of his friends..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It just showed up --- rapidly descending. ... maybe a bit too fast. Like it was punched.
<Seraphna> Terra> That’s good. Also… **holds up the sleeping Nox** She been like this whole time?
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks up* "...guys, comm chatter just lit up over the Aquarius."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Damn.
<Seraphna> Nell> Well yeah it’s a huge ship.
<DeathStar> *Asarar checks - it indeed looks like the Aquarius is going to crash into the dome around Kumen City*
<Seraphna> Terra> I can take people to Aquarius bridge
<DeathStar> <Asarar> At the speed it's coming down
<Jackieness> <Bella> "CorSec might try to blow it out of the sky. They are scrambling."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That would be ab ad idea
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Who's piloting that thing?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "It hitting the city would be a worse idea. What can we do?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Crew my
<Seraphna> Terra> Crew might be asleep like Nox.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... maybe... use spirit powers to wake up their ship spirit to get her to correct the flight."
<Seraphna> Terra> Can try?
<Seraphna> **Terra muses and tries to reach out to Mire** Fruit Snaaaacks!
<DeathStar> <Asarar> IT's your department
<DeathStar> *Origin makes noises*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We could use Origin too!"
<Seraphna> **Terra wiggles Nox like a transceiver** Mireeee~ **she tug Origin in too**
<DeathStar> *Origin makes a startled noise*
<Seraphna> Terra> Focus on wake up Mire, Ori~
<DeathStar> *Yuki eyes the ship getting closer and closer, then passing the dome barrier*
<DeathStar> *Selena steps outside, listening for a crash but none comes*
<Seraphna> **Terra adds Hyperspace to boost her signal** Wake uuuup!
<Seraphna> **Terra looks around** Terra save Kumen?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "It passed right through the dome... no impact."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do your best!"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It seems to have landed or crashed near Quadrant 1
<DeathStar> *Origin looks dizzy*
<Seraphna> Amber> So either it worked or CorSec used the landing gear they should have for the original Aquarius around now.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Nice one, either way."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra accepts title of Kumen Saviour.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks for chatter on what happened to the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> Terra> Ahh!!!
<MobileAri> * Nicolette gives Origin a strawberry, carefully steadying the tiny spirit.
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra can sense Sorren!
<DeathStar> *she is picking up Macross checking out the ship while the other Corporations are demanding access*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...crap. Crap crap crap. Macross has it."
<DeathStar> *for a moment, Nicolette would see out of the corner of her eye a spirit that has been erased from existence - Chronos - but then they're gone*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Things are moving quickly
<Seraphna> Terra> Might have it, they don’t HAVE it. We teleport now?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm for it!"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Wha... was that...?"
<Seraphna> Terra> I think one of Auntie Chronos’ moves.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If we go to the ship, we could be in trouble. The only paths I see before us
<Seraphna> Terra> My guess is she hid my cousins temporarily to protect them. Brought them back now.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Is use the chaos to attack a corporation while they're spatting or go to CorSec
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Which do you prefer, Kira?
<Seraphna> Terra> Sounds like all the options could be in troubles.
<Seraphna> Amber> The pink haired Earth goddess has a point.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We could split into teams if some of you desperately want to go to the ship
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Split up. Geyze team can check the Aqaruis. We can take the corpos."
<Seraphna> Terra> Will teleport you where you want. You know world best.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Fair enough
<Seraphna> **Terra flops Nox on the table**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Probably a good idea."
<DeathStar> *Selena rises* Lets go handle the Aquarius.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'd rather go to CorSec, although I'm not too sure how much use I'll be in either."
<Seraphna> Terra> No idea why this one still out.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You're welcome to come along. Akatsuki
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Checking out the ship isn't a bad idea idea."
<DeathStar> *She calls out to the singer*
<Seraphna> Luci> So who are we smashing?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Join the others with the ship
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *nods* "Ceilidh, if you do want to ccompany them, go ahead. The team structures are not rigid."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm going to avoid... clashing with the corps directly for now."
<Seraphna> **Terra gifts Ceil a glowing purple fruit**
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki and Jikuu have been put into sexy outfits and have been given a ton of tips*
<DeathStar> *Gwen refusing to glance at the two*
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie Jikuu scandalous.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "How am I scandalous?"
<Seraphna> Terra> **takes a picture of her in the outfit**
<Alicia> * Jikuu seems as clueless there as Erevis used to be
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *nods* "Alright, Team 6, its an investigation slash rescue mission. Our target is the Aquarius. Let's move!"
<Seraphna> Terra> Grandma will want this.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *disconnects from the Net*
<Seraphna> **Terra splits into two, a fuller version sitting on Asarar’s lap**
<Seraphna> **duller
<Seraphna> Terra> Take care of Proxy Terra.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Here we go. *Cloé prepares herself as the two teams get ready*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Upper Levels
<DeathStar> *Asarar walks along while Bonnie rips a poster down of herself*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Are we going to try to stop grandmother again or CorSec? *She seems to quietly seethe*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> All I can gather is Maxwell either brainwashed or fed her lies ahead of time to make her stab Chelsea
<Seraphna> Nell> CorSec. We cal probably get their help.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And bring in her tactical team
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Assuming they can help."
<Seraphna> Luci> They better.
<DeathStar> *Asarar brings up binoculars of the middle area. It looks like the giant pramid area has it's standard defenses - some of it's people are heading out to Quad 1*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You think we can get up to the top levels and meet with Tora and Sen?
<Seraphna> Terra> I know the place!
<Seraphna> Terra> Came with Momma on official visits.
<Seraphna> Luci> I’m getting a weird feeling just thinking about it.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You have a plan then?
<DeathStar> *Cloé gets into her cat armor*
<Seraphna> Terra> Coujd try to warp you to where they are.
<Seraphna> Terra> Not sure what Ms. Tora has set up for progenitors or spirits at time.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It can't hurt. Go ahead.
<Seraphna> **Terra tries to warp them**
<DeathStar> *the entire team finds themselves caught in what looks to be sticky anti-spirit gum like substance.*
<DeathStar> *Cloé flails in her armor*
<Seraphna> Terra> This not like like favorite jello and feel bad.
<Seraphna> **Luci grumbles and starts forming a shield and pushing it outwards**
<Seraphna> **Nell peers around the area**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe, cool it. It sticks more if you struggle."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Apparently this is the anti-spirit defence..."
<DeathStar> *Sen steps out in her maid outfit*
<DeathStar> <Sen> .. Hm
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks unhappy, but not that troubled, more... covered in goo.
<Seraphna> Terra> Hello Ms. Sen
<Jackieness> <Kira> *slips a blade out from her sleeve into her hand and then works at the sticky stuff*
<DeathStar> *Asarar slips out of her coat*
<DeathStar> *sacrificing it*
<DeathStar> *And loses some clothes*
<Seraphna> Terra> Please let cute Suisen Princess free?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Freeing all of us would be nice."
<DeathStar> <Sen> I see you know who I am. *She eyes Kira, then the rest, then throws a dissolving agent on it*
<DeathStar> *allowing them to be free*
<DeathStar> <Sen> Why did you break into our penthouse?
<Seraphna> Nell> To get your help.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maxwell Terran is out of control."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Thankyou. This is a strange way to get to talk with you, but... it is as Bella says."
<DeathStar> *Cloé grumbles* <Sen> And what help is that? *She moves to where there are comms* Out of control? I am unaware of him breaking that many Corporate laws
<Seraphna> Terra> Probably no laws on books for undead time traveller.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Well, for one thing, he's planning to attack CorSec."
<Seraphna> Nell> He’s also probably trying to secure the Aquarius right now.
<Seraphna> Luci> Also I hate his face.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "It crash-landed in quad 1 a bit ago."
<DeathStar> *Sen pauses at the comm* The Aquarius? It is curious how it should be on it's first mission and is now here. We are looking into it. We'll take it from him due to it being our ship
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, that's because of the timeline distortion."
<Seraphna> Nell> Well outside Kumen it’s like… two decades in the future right now.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...its a long story."
<DeathStar> *Tora walks out* <Tora> Sen. These people clearly than we do. *the white haired Taiga clone takes a seat, adjusting her kimono*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...and now she's going to think we're crazy."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Aren't we?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "No, it just means we'll have to give extraordinary evidence."
<Seraphna> Nell> Nah, we know shit she worked a century to hide.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Lets start with Maxwell and this attack that is suppose to come
<DeathStar> <Tora> I'm more interested in that
<DeathStar> *She sets down their bounty pictures, gesturing*
<Seraphna> Nell> Well, for a start Maxwell has in our time been dead for about 20 years. He’s kinda a hell spawn and used a powerful thing to turn back time here.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> When you put it like that
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Quad 1
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes all of Macross' personnel around the Aquarius, trying to find a way inside and soon restoring to charges*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I doubt it has shields right now
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We need to get in there and gets its defenses up."
<Seraphna> Terra> Means I can take us right to bridge then.
<Seraphna> **Terra tilts** Other group will need time to explain to Tora.
<DeathStar> *Maxwell's people begin to set up strange sentries*
<DeathStar> *Around the ship*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I don't like the looks of that*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I can take us all directly inside, assuming there are no shields. It will probably be obvious, mind."
<Seraphna> Amber> Looks like he managed to keep his Croza tech.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "He must have planned for this possibility."
<Seraphna> Amber
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then teleport us in now before they cna finish their preparations."
<Seraphna> Amber> We should go now, yes.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Jikuu, do it."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I don't know the inside that well so if I try it..
<Alicia> * Jikuu teleports the group inside
<DeathStar> *the group arrives in the messhall*
<Seraphna> Terra> Close enough!
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Not the bridge, but I don't mind!"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Guide us to the bridge. We ned to engage ship defenses immediately."
<DeathStar> *Yuki blinks, peering at Jikuu and Akatsuki*
<DeathStar> *voices can be heard over the intercomm*
<DeathStar> *two familiar ones*
<DeathStar> *Talking about trying to wake someone up*
<Seraphna> **Terra drags Nox off toward the bridge**
<DeathStar> *Nox groans a bit*
<Jackieness> .sasha *and Lana head for the bridge*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *and Lana head for the bridge*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... are we seriously dragging that poor child everywhere?
<Seraphna> Terra> I have theory.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I have no idea."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yuki, when we get to th bridge, will you be able to regain ship control?"
<Seraphna> **Talia shrugs and heads for the bridge**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I think so. I ..hope so
<DeathStar> *as they reach the bridge, they find ... Sparkling and Sabrina there, standing over a KOed Soren, Avenir, Mireille, Cloud, Edna, etc*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I could try to use more magic on them.... *She muses*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Why are they asleep anyway?" *attempts to energise the spirits with magic*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> She was awake for a moment
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yuki, get ship defenses up."
<Seraphna> Terra> Cousins napping!
<Seraphna> **Amber muses and creates a Spirit Boosting field in the room**
<DeathStar> *Yuki moves to the controls, working on it*
<Seraphna> **Terra peers** Is Mirelle in her pod?
<DeathStar> *Mireille seems to just be on the floor*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sits down at a console and tries to connect her magic to the ship systems to check on things*
<Seraphna> Terra> Oh there! **she walks over and flops Nox next to her as if trying to solve a puzzle**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well, we have spirits here, if we need them."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *doesn't know much about this ship, so she tries a bottle of smelling salts on Avenir, seeing if that has any effect*
<DeathStar> *all the systems seem to be running at various paces, systems are out of what/time, it's like the ship is all over the place and certain systems are running out of synch with each other*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm having trouble getting the defense system to run
<Alicia> * Akatsuki sings for the spirits. Even if it doesn't wake them up, it can't hurt.
<DeathStar> *Avenir slowly wakes, coughing and looks sleepy - her standard M.O*
<Seraphna> Terra> Ben, Cookie, Pepper and others here too? **she muses** We need big alarm clock.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I cna try to compensate by bridging the systems through my console." *attempts to do so*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Everyone else, prepare to repel boarders."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Where are they, anyway?"
<Seraphna> **Amber muses and starts treating each of them with status cure magic and smelling salts**
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Ben is trapped in the bathroom - door won't open. The other two are in the bedroom, um, you know. The resto f the crew is asleep
<DeathStar> *While Lana begins to compensate for the systems being out of whack, the door begins to be attacked*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Wake up sleepy head." She pets Avenir on the head, and goes about to wake up the rest of the bridge crew.
<DeathStar> *Mireille sits up and looks tired*
<Seraphna> **Terra gives Mire spirit energy**
<Seraphna> Terra> Up time! You need to retake ship.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *draws her sword* "Everyone...get ready."
<DeathStar> *Soren rises up* WE MUST DEFEND!!!..... what?
<DeathStar> *She looks around*
<Seraphna> Terra> Hi! Terra saved you.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Almost have it..."
<DeathStar> *she lifts Nox and slaps her awake* <Soren> Good job, Terra
<Seraphna> Nox> Yipe!
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Can we wake the rest of the crew?"
<Seraphna> Nox> I was just having a dream of Mire feeding me cake, what?
<DeathStar> *Avenir follows Nicolette around while Lana finishes and Yuki begins to get the shields up; a few moments later, security begins to rush the bridge, firing weapons at them*
<DeathStar> *Selena ducks behind a seat*
<DeathStar> *Gwen takes cover behind sensitive machines*
<Seraphna> **Terra stomps and creates a rock, cannoning it into security**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Stop firing!"
<Alicia> * Sparkling attempts to shield both the group and the machinery
<DeathStar> <Officer> We have intruders! *he eyes the rock take down one of his people* Do you surrender?
<DeathStar> *Sabrina prepares a magic bow*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Yes, we do have intruders! You!"
<Seraphna> Terra> Sure if you get ready to fight the actual intruders.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We're Peacekeepers on a rescue mission!"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *then doublejumps to try to gets behind the boarding group and attack*
<Seraphna> Nox> **stands and stretches** Mmm… who is trying to screw with my Shipfriend?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette gets the groggy out of the line of fire before things go down
<DeathStar> *Sasha brings down one of his men and comms those outside, backing up* We have intruders attacking us! Treacherous ones! Prepare the weapons! *He retreats for now, throwing a grenade in*
<Seraphna> **Carries Mire to her pod**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Grenade!"
<Seraphna> **Terra wraps the grenade in mud and flings it back**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Ah hell.
<Alicia> * Sparkling keeps the shield up
<DeathStar> 8the grenade explodes the area round the elevator*
<Seraphna> Terra> Rude.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Did they leave?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette winces at the explosion, holding her hat secure, "Well, plan B it is."
<DeathStar> *Mireille gets in her pod for now*
<Seraphna> **Amber keeps charging up the other spirits**
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "They withdrew due to unexpected resistance. We need to get the shields up before their reinforcements arrive."
<DeathStar> *They seem to recover and relax while Yuki works on getting the shields back to full power*
<Seraphna> Nox> How do you feel Mire?
<DeathStar> *the ship rocks*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "What was that?"
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> Dampeners.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Dampeners?"
<Seraphna> Terra> He’s prepared to cut off our powers.
<DeathStar> *she brings it up on screen as four large clamps have been applied*
<Seraphna> Amber> We might have to get out there and break those things.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I think something needs to be punched..."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I think they're talking about us, Spark
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Right!"
<Seraphna> Nox> **guards the pod**
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comm> One note
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "See if you can get CorSec on the comm. This ship is thir jurisdiciton in this timeline."
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comm> Try not to rock the ship too much. Seniga's mother is also on board and she's very frail.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Meanwhile, we hold our ground."
<DeathStar> *Yuki studies the outside as Macross' forces seem to be gathering to get enough to deal with those inside*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yeah we're both entrenched at this point I can see.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: CorSec
<DeathStar> *Tora seems to be studying her information network on the events going on at Quad 1*
<DeathStar> <Tora> Tell me something. Say that I help with the ship from it's situation. What will you do then?
<Seraphna> Terra> Fix timeline! Oh… they in trouble over there.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Yes, but in the immediate term, try to help CorSec."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Fix the timeline, I assume is kill Maxwell.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> But how are we going to do it. *She huffs and sits with her tea*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Who is supposed to already be dead, by the way."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... well, that means killing Maxwell is part of fixing the timeline either way."
<DeathStar> <Tora> I can't allow you to fly a ship inside the dome blowing up buildings you know
<DeathStar> <Tora> Trying to get him
<Seraphna> Nell> I mean right now we could probably flank him and kill him while he’s busy.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Hm. Well, I will aid in the Aquarius retrieval. I will have it brought to a CorSec dock so he can't have it
<DeathStar> <Tora> It is my ship after all
<Seraphna> Nell> It’s a start.
<DeathStar> *whispers to Rain who nods* <Rain> Come with me, all of you
<DeathStar> *Rain leads them out to the balcony*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We aren't planning to use the ship to attack him. We need to keep him from using the ship to attack CorSec."
<Seraphna> Terra> Currently all the spirits of my generation are on the Aquarius. Except Noire but Nox counts.
<Seraphna> *Noct
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It is as Kira says."
<DeathStar> *out on the balcony is a personal area to land and a flying car can be found; Rain gets on board*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads out to the calcony*
<Jackieness> balcony
<DeathStar> *Cloé crams herself in the back with her armor*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh climbs on board
<Seraphna> **Nell and Luci get on**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *climbs into the vehicle, as does Bella*
<DeathStar> *Asarar gets in*
<DeathStar> *Sen
<DeathStar> *Sen flies them out torward Quad 1, where on the chatter it's clear Macross is bringing in heavy guns to take out the enemy inside the ship*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Are they willing to blow up part of it?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Apparently."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably worried that if they can't take the Aquarius, someone will use it against them."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets hope we make it in time
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Terra> My cousins are recovering, I wonder which will surprise which… **she blinks and slumps, then comes back** Almost forgot I can tell me!
<DeathStar> Location: Quad 1
<DeathStar> <Mireille> They are bringing out a giant gun
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yuki, do we have any weapons?"
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I-- *She quiets as it begins to charge and suddenly pops out*
<Seraphna> Terra> They intend to take us out with it. Other me is listening to chatter.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, we need to defend the ship."
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We do - plasma, missiles, spirit weapons, but they're all low on power. We likely will only get a few shots off
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I was forced ejected.
<Seraphna> Nox> How!?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "How are they doing that?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ejected?"
<DeathStar> *The gun charges more and more stuff begins to act up*
<Seraphna> **Amber grunts and starts chanting**
<Seraphna> Terra> That thing scrambling!!
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We just need one good shot. Disable the enemy gun."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "You're stronger with Earth, can you disrupt the ground under the gun, Terra?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lana can you scan that weapon?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Keep destruction to a minium!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... let me try." *tries to get sensors to her console*
<Seraphna> **Terra leans down and focuses, trying to disrupt the ground under it**
<DeathStar> *The ground begins to shake; clearly sensing something is up, the prepare to fire it even though it's not fully charged as the gun begins to have trouble*
<Seraphna> **Amber calls fire down from outside and above on the weapon**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Some sort of EMP generator weapon."
<DeathStar> *they fire as fire comes down and the ship is partially hit*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *flops back* "Crude but effective."
<DeathStar> *lights going out*
<Seraphna> Nox> **grabs the pod firming shadow over the ship**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets see if we reboot
<Seraphna> **forming
<DeathStar> *As the lights come back on and things power back on
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I have an idea."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hm. That felt... *She quiets* Yes?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If they fire again, I can adjust the energy fields in the ship to route the EMP back into their power dampers."
<DeathStar> *Avenir seems to be slowly getting her mojo back*
<Seraphna> **Nox starts shaping the shadows she forms into tendrils, making the ship probably look confusingly cthonic**
<DeathStar> *A red dot appears on Nox's forehead*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I love it."
<DeathStar> *The people outside look confused*
<Seraphna> Nox> Ummm…
<DeathStar> *And unnerved*
<DeathStar> *a soldier pulls the trigger, shooting Nox in the head*
<Seraphna> **Nox splashes into the floor as shadows and creeps around the pod**
<DeathStar> *having snuck in during the power outage, then aims to shoot more of the spirits*
<Seraphna> **Terra blasts him with hyperspace**
<DeathStar> <Soren> Ah!? *She tries to follow Nox and comedically fall flat*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So it would either mitigate the effects of their weapon on the Aquarius, or even blow us free from their dampeners."
<Seraphna> **The tendrils outside look mad and start batting around troops**
<DeathStar> *The soldier howls and falls back against the elevator*
<Seraphna> Terra> Bad human!
<Seraphna> **Amber checks Soren**
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "This isn't going to help our popularity..."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...again...if we restore the timeline, this should be forgotten..."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Though we do need to stop with the lone wolf tactics too."
<Seraphna> Terra> Shooting at cute spirits.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "But we have to actually restore the timeline first!"
<DeathStar> *Soren seems to have a slight wound; while the troops outside are battered, Nicolette would see Chronos again briefly to touch her and give her a vision of a flying car approaching with Asrar's team and "friendly fire" blowing them up*
<DeathStar> *before Chronos vanishes again*
<Seraphna> **Amber gives Soren some energy and heals her**
<DeathStar> <Soren> Thanks.
<DeathStar> *For now the soldiers outside seem to hold off doing anymore attacks as a flying car comes into view on their sensors*
<Seraphna> **The tendrils look menacing for now**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... I hope whoever that is is alright..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Let me scan them
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Huh, wha... friends incoming!"
<Seraphna> Terra> Car is us. **she says shortly after**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Ah... keep out of the line of fire?"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "MAke sure one of MAcross' soldiers doesn't try to snipe them. Open the hangar to let them in."
<DeathStar> *The car begins to contact both teams* <Sen> This is CorSec, we want you to *the weapon turns toward them suddenly*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What, that bad?"
<DeathStar> *As Sen's car has been marked enemy combat*
<Seraphna> Noct > The ship is on override!
<Seraphna> **The tendrils shift outward and get in the line of fire**
<Alicia> * Akatsuki attempts to shut down the weapons
<MobileAri> * Nicolette uses the judgement card to try to restrain their own guns
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... they are targetting the flying car with their EMP gun."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Those idiots."
<DeathStar> *A moment or two later, their weapons begin to act up as well,*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks down and tries to trace back what is in their system*
<Seraphna> Noct> Mire we need to find where they’re taking over.
<Seraphna> **The car is surrounded by a Dragoon Shield**
<DeathStar> *the EMP gun fires*
<Seraphna> **Tendrils try to block it**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...control systems have been invaded... trying to backtrace it...
<DeathStar> *Thankfully, their systems have been restrained and shut down, so they do not join in*
<Seraphna> Nox> I just realized… where is AIRYM?
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> No idea.
<DeathStar> *as she watches the car, protected, veer off and land somewhere*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... I feel vulnerable. We have no weapons if the enemy decides to attack
<Alicia> * Jikuu records the EMP attack on the car and transmits the footage to CorSec
<Seraphna> Nox> Just my tendrils.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhhhh...someone hardwired a remote relay to us. Let me see if I can ruin their day..." *tries to follow the remote connection back to its source*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If we need to hold the line ourselves, then we will."
<DeathStar> *it seems to go to the Tech Corporation, or one of their many buidings.*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Other Team
<DeathStar> <Sen> Everyone okay?
<Seraphna> Luci> Yep.
<DeathStar> *She steps out of the car and heads back to the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> Terra> Aquarius currently disabled.
<DeathStar> *Cloé steps out, looking displeased at the brush with death as they approach the commander in charge of the operation*
<DeathStar> <Sen> You will turn this ship over to CorSec immediately. It is our property. <Commander> But the intruders on board attacked my men and some are wanted criminals on Geyze
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "No, that's wrong! You attacked us!"
<Seraphna> **Nell looks angry. Enough that metal objects around are leaning towards her**
<DeathStar> *The commander eyes Asarar, clearly recognizing they are also wanted criminals*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Nell, cool it."
<Seraphna> Nell> Considering we’re right here wanna try more bullshit?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Nell, stop."
<Seraphna> **Nell pauses and let’s the pull calm
<DeathStar> *The Commander eyes Nell*
<DeathStar> <Sen> As you almost killed me, commander, I suggest Macross overlook this situation and allow us to handle any criminals that might be onboard here and let us decide how we wish to deal with them
<DeathStar> *The Commander stiffly nods and waves to his men to pack up the equipment and move out*
<DeathStar> *Sen hands Kira something*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks at it*
<DeathStar> *it is a pass to move the Aquarius to CorSec's personal space dock* Get the ship there. And we'll talk more afterward
<DeathStar> *She walks back to her car*
<DeathStar> *Asarar watches her go, then turns to the Aquarius* Well, lets go meet with the others
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Commander, I will see that it is understood that offensive actions were an honest mistake." *looks to Sen* "And... I surrender myself to your care."
<DeathStar> *Sen offers a mysterious smile and the maid bows her head to her*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Come on." *heads for the ship*
<DeathStar> *Asarar steps inside where Selena greets them* <Selena> So. Everything worked out?
<DeathStar> *Cloé contacts Seniga about their locations as she sits down*
<Seraphna> Nell> Maxwell is no doubt pissed.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Everyone in the quad saw them firing on a CorSec official vehicle, so they backed down."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> One small victory
<Seraphna> Nox> Did we get rid of the remote bug?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I admit I was surprised they did it.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need to get this thing in the air and to CorSec's dock."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It actually looks like another Corporation did it
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh.... i doubt they actually did it." *brings up a map of the sity, Tech Corp's quad lit up in orange* "These guys did it."
<Seraphna> Nell> It seems like Maxwell has them under his thumb.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So MAxwell did it so the blame could be pointed at him?
<Seraphna> Nell> …You have a point.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Sounds more like a power play by Tech Corporation."
<DeathStar> *Mireille gets into her pod and heads for CorSec*
<Seraphna> **Nox yawns** So what did I miss?
<Alicia> * Jikuu and Akatsuki head for CorSec, either in the ship or with Sen
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comm> I'm curious about something
<Seraphna> Nox> What’s that babe?
<DeathStar> <Mireille> There was a Sen there, while we have a much older Sen and Tora sleeping on our ship. We have a Bonnie here on the ship. *Bonnie waves her hand* Yet we have reports of a feral Bonnie being tried with Princess Celes. Does that mean there's a duplicate of myself and the Aquarius?
<Seraphna> Nox> Maybe, the difference I think is you’re supposed to be in another reality and galaxy at the moment.
<DeathStar> *Sabrina points out the window as they near CorSec*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Sparkling
<Seraphna> Nox> What happened to the Aquarius anyway? How’d it get outside the planets?
<Alicia> * Sparkling looks
<DeathStar> *a large fire is burning from CorSec*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What's happening?!"
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> IT was floating above the world... *She murmurs*
<Seraphna> Nell> I would guess Max went after Tora.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Scanning
<Seraphna> Maxwell
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Well, that makes convincing CorSec easier..."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Assuming there even is a CorSec left to convince..."
<Seraphna> Nox> Heh… there is no matter what. We have a Tora on board.
<DeathStar> *She scans* It a few minutes ago a series of strikes by corporation mini satelite drones unleashed an attack on CorSec, razing the area to the ground
<Seraphna> Nox> We should confirm before docking unless we plan to hand the ship over.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If CorSec is gone, it might not be safe to land
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "If CorSec is gone... we'll have to land somewhere..."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Raise shields. Scan the grounds. Try to get anyone from CorSec on comms. Try to find those satellites on targetting just in case."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm raising Sen. She's arrived on the premise
<DeathStar> *Selena lets out a breath as Sen comes on the line*
<DeathStar> <Sen> It would appear that Macross and the others really do want us gone
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And they stopped playing nice."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "The Suisen Empire lends its assistance to CorSec, as much as we are able to at this moment, at least."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Sen, where do you want the Aquarius givne the change in curresnt circumstances?"
<DeathStar> <Sen> I'm afraid that after this attack, most of our power has been depleted. It will take at this time. We will provide you with cover for the time being. *the coordinates change again* But after this, I doubt CorSec will have the authority it had earlier if they so brazenly. All I and Tora can do now is provide a hideout for you and materials to help you
<DeathStar> <Sen> See you as you land
<DeathStar> *the coordinats now indicate underground*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yuki, take us there."
<DeathStar> <Selena> How are we suppose to get the ship under the ground?
<DeathStar> *Yuki studies the coordinates, then the site, then begins to bring them in past the blazing inferno*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... maybe a hidden blast door over an underground dock."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I hope so... I don't fancy fighting the entire corps..."
<DeathStar> *As they head down, past several twists and turns, they arrive at dock and what looks to be a hidden base of sorts - it looks much older and was probably the first area, built over on top of much like the slums for the main city*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "If our assumptions are correct, we only need to get at Maxwell Terran."
<DeathStar> *Tora and Sen are already down there, powering things up*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "But he'll be defended."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "He was defended last time too."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And it's anything like Chelsea's mother
<DeathStar> <Asarar> All the Corporate leaders are going to be our enemies this time
<DeathStar> *As she walks off the ship*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Yeah... this is a lot to deal with."
<DeathStar> *Tora is putting up the Corporate leader's faces on a board*
<DeathStar> <Tora> Welcome. I have good news and bad news for you
<DeathStar> *all the spirits pour out and find places to sit. Mireille joins Nox*
<Alicia> * Jikuu sits and listens, still not having bothered changing outfit.
<DeathStar> *Selena sits by Nicolette*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes a sea and places her hat in her lap
<DeathStar> <Cloé> What's the good news?
<DeathStar> <Tora> You're off the radar down here. And we should be able to supply you with hit and run missions and even get you into the Net down her
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is good news."
<DeathStar> <Tora> The problem is once you leave here, you're going to be easily spotted by drones and other satlites of the 7 corporations.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Their ID network and other stuff is extensive.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "So, when we go, we go loud."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And we have to make sure not to bring them back here and reveal this place
<DeathStar> <Tora> The bad news is Maxwell has not revealed his location either. He's apparently moving around
<DeathStar> <Tora> Ymir is the one in charge of Macross right now
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "If they're just drones, we can handle those easily!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... we also have a couple decades technological advantage.. though limited resources."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I always have to hold back against people, because I don't want to hurt them..."
<DeathStar> <Tora> So if he's your target, he's making it hard
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...he's probably wary of the cother corporate leaders, not just us."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Right. I can't imagine they wouldn't want to take him down and take over."
<DeathStar> <Tora> Next, it looks like all the Corporations are planning a large get together soon. As well as a large Net event, gathering NetRunners. I have no idea what it is. But it is clear that this event is planned to "bring them closer" or at least forge some alliances
<DeathStar> <Tora> This event is coming up shortly.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Bring them closer, or take them out."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Right
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Is this like one of those crime dramas, where all the family heads meet, and one kills all the others?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Most likely.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Absolutely."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "...so why do they even agree to these thing?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> But I imagine this will be our best bet to locate him or at least weed our the leaders, right?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably think they cna kill the others before the others kill them."
<DeathStar> <Tora> Indeed or a pact of 2 versus 2
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That or they're afraid of 'showing weakness'."
<DeathStar> <Tora> When an alliance is forged, it's to be feared.
<DeathStar> <Tora> And if Maxwell is the "God" of this little world, he has an upperhand
<DeathStar> <Tora> So over the next few days I'll go over each of the leaders for you
<DeathStar> <Tora> And who is likely to take a deal and who is to be trouble
<DeathStar> -TBC/Minis Open-
* Retrieving #TAW-Geyze modes...
<DeathStar> *Selena studies all the Corporate Leaders*
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks at the Dragoon leader, then Luci*
Session Close: Thu Aug 17 00:00:00 2023