The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 40

Session Start: Wed Aug 23 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.16
<DeathStar> Location: Macross HQ
<DeathStar> *The team over the last day has been holed up in Macross HQ as Ymir has been working on debugging those in the labatory, while Asarar paces, looking cagey and clearly not pleased at being in here for so long, even as people like Erica are released, Celes, etc*
<DeathStar> *a lab Fauna that they discovered cowers in the corner, watching them work, trying to stay out of the way*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Kira
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Yes?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We're sitting ducks the longer we remain in Maxwell's precious Macross
<Seraphna> Luci> A bit odd he hasn't attacked yet... unless he doesn't really remember a need to.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Along with one of his daughters. *She eyes Ymir*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Mmmm-hmmm... so why hasn't he hit us yet?"
<Seraphna> **Luci keeps close to Ymir, arm casually around her at the moment**
<Seraphna> Luci> Hey, she's cute, we can keep her right?
<DeathStar> *Selena deadpans at Luci*
<DeathStar> *Ymir blinks at Luci, then shines a light into Liana's eyes, examining Ellie and Sylph*
<DeathStar> *Ylva a-hems at Luci*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Also why all this? Why didn't he just guarantee their loyalty when he made his wish? Alot about this doens't make a lick of sense."
<DeathStar> <Ylva> Please do not drool on my sister
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I agree. We have a decision I guess. Do we try to fortify in here or return to Sen and Tora.
<Seraphna> Luci> Not on, but over? I certainly will endevour not to too much.
<DeathStar> *the Macross computers beep suddenly; Ymir rising to check on something*
<Seraphna> Nox> I can likely warp us back, or one of the other spirits.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Well that's no good
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need to get a message to them either way."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> We are being invaded by NetRunners right now
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "They probably can't get everything they want with a wish. I wouldn't be surprised if it has to be specific."
<DeathStar> *Selena pauses, glancing around*
<Seraphna> Nox> I think we should go then?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> But your friends are still non-responsive
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks at Asarar* "You cna either go in and fight them off or we can evac."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It looks like we'll have to try it. Bella?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Getting ready for the dive."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We'll go in and slow them down
<Jackieness> <Kira> "WE need to prep in case a physical assault follows."
<DeathStar> *Ymir motions* You can check a few blocks around the building if you like. *she indicates a monitor*
<DeathStar> *Ishiko, the fauna, has taken Jikuu and Akatsuki away, dragging them on the floor*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *goes to monitor for physical forces*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Should I worry about those two? *she turns to the others*
<Seraphna> **Nox starts gathering people up, Talia equips Gwen**
<Seraphna> Nell> Nah, I'm sure they'll be fine in the background of events.
<DeathStar> *on the monitor, there appears to be a large force gathered of all 7 Corporations, waiting to destroy the team*
<DeathStar> <Selena> That's .... overkill
<DeathStar> *Yuki bristles*
<Seraphna> LUci> Wowee. They're really big mad at us.
<Sara> <Chelsea> Oh...
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ready, mom."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... that explains the quiet."
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods and enters the Net*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...everyone else... get ready."
<Jackieness> <Bella> *dives in with Asarar*
<DeathStar> *Celes finally stirs a bit*
<DeathStar> *Gwen flails in the background*
<Seraphna> **LUci, Nell and Nox get ready, for Sera shall focus these three**
<Seraphna> **Terra starts to make defenses for the room for now**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to get a count on the enemy assets coming*
<Sara> <Chelsea> A lot. *She offers helpfully*
<DeathStar> *it looks like there's hovertanks, flying battle ships, lots of troops and more*
<DeathStar> *Celes rises, leaning on the wall* What have I missed? Where are we?
<Sara> <Chelsea> It's an actual army.
<DeathStar> <Selena> This Maxwell person has outdone themselves
<Sara> <Chelsea> That's how he was... *she says with a sigh* Not the kind of guy with any sort of subtlety.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... its an 'Army' army!"
<Seraphna> Nox> Mmm, we could probably go spirit assault on them, but I'm not sure we'd be able to sustain for long.
<DeathStar> *Ymir waves smell salts under Liana next, then Erica*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm... starting to feel that getting to the ship, might be our only hope."
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps*
<Seraphna> Nox> That should be an easy enough warp. I can just lock on Mire.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...if you cna come up with a way to get back to the ship without leading all that to Sen and Tora's door..."
<DeathStar> *the large force begins to move*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And they are moving in."
<Seraphna> **Nox feels out Mire** I mean, I doubt they can track a shadow jump?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If the world was right, that army would be fighting each other."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I hate running... Yurica, prepare for retreat
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah I can get us there no problem. I feel the ship.
<DeathStar> *Yuki hefts Erica over her shoulder*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Can you evac everyone, including the people Ymir has yet to revive>:
<Jackieness> ?"
<DeathStar> *Selena grabs Ellie and Sylph*
<Sara> * Erica still hasn't really come to but mumbles something like 'the fuck'
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah I'll just be tired. It's really a portal. **she knocks something over and sets a light behind it, then touches the Shadow** There. Locking into my favorite shadow on the bridge.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Ymir, anything we cna do to slow them down and cover our tracks?"
<DeathStar> <Ymir> If I used anything it would weaken her teleport
<Sara> <Chelsea> We just have to hope for the best then...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Get anyone who cna't fight through first."
<DeathStar> *Selena hurries through8
<Sara> * Chelsea helps get the unconscious ones through
<Seraphna> **Sera's people start marching through, Luci waiting for Ymir.**
<DeathStar> *the group finds only six of them make it through*
<Seraphna> **Talia carries a bunch like items through**
<DeathStar> *the rest bounced back*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette weaves some earth magic to reinforce the room as the others start through
<DeathStar> *by now the troops have begun to inflitrate the building while Ymir begins to lock the building down*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What just happened?"
<Seraphna> Nox> Hmm, I seem to have a limit. I'll make another? **she starts to try again, though of her people, Nell and Talia went through**
<Seraphna> Nox> Not sure, they might be disrupting me.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...they have started to climb the tower." *taps the security screen* "Alright, that means we stay and fight."
<Seraphna> Nox> That or I'm already surpassing a limit in one go.
<Seraphna> **Nox makes a new shadow soon as she can.** So... 6 at a time.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well let us know when it's finished
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Again evac those who can't contribute to the defense. The rest... preapre yourselves."
<DeathStar> *the troops plant explosiveso n the barriers that Ymir erected*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Shall I turn on inner defenses?
<Seraphna> Luci> Go for it.
<DeathStar> *Ymir does so, dropping turrets*
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra try something too. **She starts touching the floor, outside and all around, roots and fungi start growing outward**
<DeathStar> *outside, a battle ship flies and begins to fire into their floor*
<Seraphna> **Luci shifts and forms a barrier outside in that direction**
<DeathStar> *The barrier begins to get shredded rapidly*
<Seraphna> **Nox pumps energy into her portal**
<DeathStar> *Nox can form another jump*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh!" *then weaves some mana-powered guns and fires back a barrage*
<Seraphna> Nox> 6 more now!
<DeathStar> *A large dragon like Luci busts through the roof and lands on her*
<DeathStar> *As Lana takes the battleship down a bit8
<Seraphna> **Luci growls and starts forming a dragon body back, going straight into her armored form**
<Seraphna> **Terra unleashes her vines and spores, eating at metal, troops, etc and trying to grab them up and smash**
<DeathStar> *the dragon grabs at Luci and begins to bite at her armored shoulder while the troops finally begin to move upward again. Yuki heads through*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Come on Lana. *Grabs her and heads for the portal*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... ok..." *moves for the portal*
<Seraphna> **Nox is already starting on the last one, making the shadows needed**
<Seraphna> **Luci roars and launches a mental assault on the other dragon** <Cloud. Ever abandon a kid?>
<MobileAri> * Nicolette checks her barricades, and then heads through
<Jackieness> <Kira> *eyes the dragon battle, but then starts setting some explosives across the lab area*
<DeathStar> *The troops struggle to get through to the team, trying to throw grenades*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> My lab!
<Seraphna> **Terra has vines throw grenades back**
<Seraphna> **Terra also throws up new stone walls**
<Seraphna> **Amber one of the last staying behind opens a book and whispers, meteors falling outside at war machines**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "You'll have a better one when everything is fixed! Get through!"
<DeathStar> <Cloud> Why do you ask. *She tosses Luci out through the wall*
<DeathStar> *Ymir heads through, 1 spot left on the barrier*
<Seraphna> Luci> **turns and forms shards in her wings, firing them** Cuz we look a lot alike.
<DeathStar> *er the portal*
<Seraphna> **Alita takes the time to go through**
<Seraphna> **Nox then starts channelling the energy for the last portal**
<DeathStar> *suddenly as Kira blows the troops back, a wall explodes on her, trapping her*
<DeathStar> *the hovertanks having lifted up to blow a piece of wall on her*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Gaaaah!"
<DeathStar> *The last portal opens up*
<Seraphna> Nox> Time to go!
<DeathStar> <Cloud> <Long ago maybe> *she tries to bomb drive Luci into the ground outside*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...get through!"
<Seraphna> **Luci sends Nox a signal with her mind, as she lands and sends out a beam at Cloud** <Well then, Hi Mom.>
<Seraphna> **Terra and Amber go through after sending last waves of their attacks**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to pull herself free*
<DeathStar> *The dragon studies Luci, tail thumping, then dashes and grabs Luci, dragging her into the front lines*
<Seraphna> **Nox grumbles and tendrils at Kira, tugging her, while Luci suddenly deforms and dives under Cloud's belly forming a shield around herself**
<DeathStar> *Kira is tugged free as the portal begins to close*
<DeathStar> *The dragon ughs*
<Seraphna> **Nox tosses her through then reaches a tendril into another Shadow to grab Luci**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *limps toward the closing portal, setting the explosive charges to setonate in 10 seconds*
<DeathStar> *Cloud bites onto the shadows to yank it*
<Seraphna> **Luci pushes her shield into Cloud's mouth and then dives into the Shadows**
<Seraphna> **Nox pulls, and tries to leap with herself and Luci into the portal**
<DeathStar> *as they arrive at the portal, by now the timer is on 5 seconds and the portal is almost gone*
<Seraphna> **Nox pushes Luci through then leaps after her cuz her form isn't really... solid.**
<DeathStar> *by now, as they arrive, most of the others are being seen to by Tora and Sen*
<DeathStar> *Ymir fuming in the corner*
<Seraphna> **Nox slumps over and coughs up shadow stuff**
<DeathStar> *Mireille arrives to check on Nox, then drags her away into the ship*
<DeathStar> *Yuki has taken Erica into the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> **Luci falls over, letting her wounds finally take toll, bleeding in the shoulder and bruised up**
<DeathStar> <Selena> So... what now?
<DeathStar> *she glances at everyone*
<Seraphna> Luci> I think Cloud's my Mom. Also Mom's a bitch.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we recover..." *leans against a console* "...think I broke something."
<DeathStar> *Celes seems to be looking lost as she leans against some consoles while Bonnie looks to have recovered already*
<Seraphna> Terra> **starts making restore fruits while Amber, Talia and Alita begin using cure magic on people, this team the one lucky enough to have an army of healers**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah, this... this is a thing. We need to recollect."
<Seraphna> Nell> I dunno if they can trace the warp, so we should be ready.
<Sara> <Chelsea> To put it nicely.
<DeathStar> *Asarar arrives with Bella, bleeding along her left arm and her face splattered in blood*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That was too easy
<DeathStar> *She falls to her knees, taking out a breath and trying to recover*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to help Asarar move*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You look like hell
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You should see the other guys."
<Sara> <Chelsea> A-Asarar? What happened?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> They got an eye. I'll be fine. I'm already compensating
<Seraphna> Luci> Easy? They brought 7 armies to the door.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...I'm alright. Mom, kept taking the hits." *shifts awkwardly*
<DeathStar> *She uses Bella to help move to a seat, listening to that* <Asarar> They brought enough Runners to take on an army
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Me and Bella, no offense to her, shouldn't have won, even with the tactics I had us pull. They were purposely wearing us down with moves to draw blood and make it look like they were trying
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'd say they wanted to try to take us alive."
<Seraphna> Luci> Yuki, we should get the ship going.
<Seraphna> Luci> I'm almost certain they're coming for us and wanted us to run.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I think... we should give our friends a complete checkover in medical, just to be safe."
<Seraphna> Talia> We usin magic!
<DeathStar> *Cloé examines Bella*
<Seraphna> **Talia puts a hand to Asarar casting Heal**
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> I will open medical up
<DeathStar> *she opens up Aquarius' medical*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "i'm alright... better than mom, anyway."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Thanks
<Jackieness> <Kira> "You look better than me. Wall fell on me."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Looks like we're getting slower or they're getting meaner
<Jackieness> <Lana> *walks to a console and tries to monitor coporate comms through some multi-hop relays to avoid leading them back to the ship*
<DeathStar> *Yuki works on the bridge to get things ready*
<DeathStar> *The comm chatter seems surprisingly quiet*
<DeathStar> *almost as if they're avoiding using it*
<Sara> <Chelsea> Meaner is definitely right one way or the other...
<Seraphna> Luci> ...Yeah sorry but this is almost too obvious that they're coming.
<DeathStar> <Selena> So they traced our jump?
<Seraphna> Luci> Maybe. Or they traced our runners.
<DeathStar> <Sen> They might also just guess we're here
<Seraphna> Luci> Lack of comms chatter, while it blinds us to them, also means they don't want us hearing what they're doing.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright everyone - onto the Aquarius
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It's the strongest fortification we have
<DeathStar> *She works her way inside*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "..its way too quiet out there..."
<Seraphna> **Sera's people that aren't already on get aboard**
<DeathStar> *Ymir stops sulking and heads inside; DS' people head in as well*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *helps Asarar on board*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *hobbles along after them*
<Sara> * Chelsea gets on -- Sara's other people are likely already on or brought on by others as they start to wake up etc
<Seraphna> Luci> Asarar, I know it's soon, but try to proof the ship against runners.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How would I go about doing that?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We can keep it off the Net for now."
<DeathStar> *Mireille muses*
<Seraphna> **Luci pats Ymir, casually touching her mind as she does**
<DeathStar> <Mireille> The problem is when a NetRunner enters the Net, real world objects appear in the Net
<Jackieness> <Lana> *finds a corner of the bridge and starts weaving a sensory spell to try to get some sort of eyes on what is going on outside*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> It makes it rather hard to prevent a NetRunner from simply walking inside here
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I can attempt a firewall
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right... but the Net and real world ar enot 100% in sync."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But do we have Net equipment here to make one?
<DeathStar> *Ymir heads off to check on her patients*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What I'm curious about while you all handle the NetRunner situation
<DeathStar> <Selena> How do we go about ending this? We can't afford to face all of the Corporations. How did you end it last time?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...got an idea. You cna still find echos of structured that were demo'd in the Net. We could make a virtual echo of the Aquarius as a distraction. It won't fool them for long, but they'll ahev to start looking for us again every time they fall for a fake."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> That made no sense to me but lets do it
<Seraphna> Nell> I don't know TOO much about it. Just know that when Maxwell got his ass killed, pretty much everything else crumbled because he was at the center of their little alliance.
<Seraphna> Nell> We don't really need to take the army down so much as just Maxwell.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods and ees if she can get her Net decoy plan off the ground*
<DeathStar> <Selena> If that's the case.
<Seraphna> Nell> Well, that and his wish should end if he's dead.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...problem is, we don't know where he is."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Then I have a proposition. You might not like it, but Yuki and Yurica are the commanders with Erica and Airym not in leader positions right now
<DeathStar> <Selena> We use the Aquarius to draw the Corporations' attention and a small commando group seeks out Maxwell. Maybe grab one of the Corporate leaders and try to see what we can learn. Maybe take them all off the board if we have to.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Daring, but we may not have much choice.""
<Seraphna> Luci> I wouldn't mind grabbing Cloud and having a personal one on one.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We can risk the AQuarius, especially if that idea to dupe them can aid us
<Sara> <Yurica> Hmph. The Aquarius will never fail.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "My worry is, Maxwell probably expects us to target him directly. We haven't been shy about that."
<DeathStar> <Selena> You think we should avoid going after him?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The longer the Aquarius lasts, the more time we have to take down MAxwell Terran."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Eroding his power base mmight be enough to force him out of his hole."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well, Luci did suggest starting with ... the dragon
<DeathStar> *She makes it sound dry*
<Seraphna> Luci> Personal reasons rather than strategic.
<Seraphna> Nell> Hey, why saying Dragon like that?
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks at Luci* "Would it provide symbolic or pschological blow to their little alliance?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Well if we're doing personal reasons, I want to go after Grandma as well!
<DeathStar> <Gwen> It'll provide a psychological blow to me
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...that does not help us, Gwen."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Sorry
<DeathStar> *Asarar looks up* The ship is Net proof
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So unless someone drops the shield to let Runners in, we should be good.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Which corporate partner would provide the biggest blow if Maxwell Terran were to lose them?"
<Seraphna> Luci> I figure any one of their leaders getting taken out of the running will make them all nervous.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Let me see. Cloud is probably the strongest being a dragon.
<Seraphna> Luci> Yep.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Yes, but we must also be tactical."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You have the Darkoni
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "So take out this Cloud to provide a public defeat."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Henry Cavet is probably his closet like minded soul
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... losing Tech Corporation could mean losing control of the Net."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And you have the Hi'ums who run the entertainment corporation
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And Shiki is a fauna that does clothes
<DeathStar> <Selena> Why is a clothes corp fighting us?
<Seraphna> Nell> Didn’t Nue back the group last time?
<Sara> <Chelsea> 'cause Maxwell Terran is the head leading the giant and demands they all fight, I guess.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm already believing some are being forced after Caesuna stabbed Chelsea
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "We already know he had a brainwashing operation."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Either way, the Henry or Cloud
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Both are prime targets
<DeathStar> <Selena> Lets try bringing the NEt down first
<DeathStar> <Selena> Who all wants to join us?
<Seraphna> Luci> As much as I wanna confront Cloud, I agree strategy first.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Those who do not come will stay with the ship and help protect it
<Seraphna> Terra> Will come as Warp support.
<Seraphna> Luci> Me smash.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I'll stay. I can do more good here with my technomancy."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well, fingers crossed this doesn't have consequences in the real reality."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Don't scare us
<DeathStar> *Origin scared hum*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "..push such thoughts out of your mind. It does little if we are unable to restore the world."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Let me get ready and we'll head out
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia will lead you all to victory.
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> Location: Quadrant 6, Upper Levels
<DeathStar> *as the rain pours down on them, Asarar stands there with an eye patch, adjusting her hat and coat. Selena looks absolutely displeased by the rain, her clothes sticking to her while Bonnie is in cat form, hiding from the rain in Asarar's coat*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *is next to Asarar, looking sullen*
<Seraphna> **Talia rides with Bonnie in the cat coat**
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ... *looks around for attackers as they near a highly guarded HQ, not even allowed close to it as police barricades are put up*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I think this is our place?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette is glad cloaks are as practical as they stylish.
<Seraphna> **Luci is glad she has a coat**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So how do we want to do this?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We could use the Net, but there are likely a lot of Runners now
<Seraphna> **Terra uses an umbrella like a true genius**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Which means we could deal with them, or try to get in the normal way. *pointing at the building* Through all the guards
<Sara> <Chelsea> Doesn't that kind of sound the same either way?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Other mom says there is always a backdoor, even if its not advertised."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That is true
<DeathStar> *She grabs Bonnie from her coat*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie makes a noise as Asarar tosses her out and makes Bonnie switch to her human form8
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets try to get closer and take a look
<DeathStar> *Bonnie walks along, hands in her coat pockets, as she creeps along past the police barriers in the shadows and leads them closer to the HQ. Guards are set up to try to spy them, but Bonnie waves them to duck down in the rain and use the darkness to avoid them8
<Seraphna> **The Stealthy Sera Squad sneaks surreptitiously slinking soundlessly**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *ninjas past*
<DeathStar> *As the team gets closer, there appears to be the heavily guarded entrance; to the side is a worker's entrance that is open right now, taking deliveries currently for the HQ. The dock is open with lights and likely leads into the main building, the employees not heavily armed like the guards; assuming the can trek across the patrol space to the dock entrance. And there's lots of windows on the building itself going all the way up to floor 50*
<DeathStar> *if one had the tools to scale the building unseen*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie stops at a barrier to use it as a tool to hide them*
<DeathStar> *Selena and Asarar kneel*
<DeathStar> <Selena> So what is the best approach?
<Seraphna> **Sera Squad ducks**
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> I have sharp claws. I could also throws Chelsea
<DeathStar> *indicating the windows8
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Any vehicles passing into the service yard?"
<DeathStar> *Selena tilts her head to checkpoints* There's a large one being checked in
<Sara> <Chelsea> Why would you throw me? *she pouts*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie shrugs* You're light
<Jackieness> <Bella> "If we could borrow a ride..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well lets time it and see if we can grab onto it without being seen
<DeathStar> *the vehicle finishes it's ID scans and checks and begins to approach the docks*
<DeathStar> *it begins to pass the main entrance and is about to pass the group*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...get ready..."
<DeathStar> *Selena nods*
<DeathStar> *it passes by*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *moves, moving like a gymnast to get on top, spreading herself falt on the roof*
<Jackieness> flat
<DeathStar> *Selena flaps and lands on top of it, laying flat
<DeathStar> *Bonnie tosses Chelsea on top*
<DeathStar> *Then leaps*
<Seraphna> **Luci hops up and goes flat**
<DeathStar> *Asarar climbs rapidly and lays down*
<Seraphna> **Terra slides up the side quickly and flattens**
<DeathStar> *The van turns into the docks and they begin to off load the goods; it looks like it's full of chips and other materials related to tech*
<DeathStar> *Asarar crawls along the roof; then attempts to drop down when they're not looking and head for the door into the building*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to slips off of the truck and through the service entrance unseen*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie follows along with Selena; as they get in, Asarar lets out a breath*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well now we have a problem
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We have to hope we can locate Cavet without being noticed
<MobileAri> * Nicolette follows after, holding her cloak close like a 1900s villain
<Seraphna> **Luci and Terra sneak through too**
<DeathStar> *she turns to the others* You have any powers that can locate?
<DeathStar> *she moves to the employee elevator, calling it*
<Seraphna> Luci> Locate….?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If not we're going to have to hack a computer to try to find him
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "It's... difficult, when I don't know the subject, but I can try."
<DeathStar> *as the elevator arrives and a buff employee steps out, then jerks at seeing them*
<DeathStar> <Buff Employee> Ah?! You're not suppose to be here
<DeathStar> *He reaches for Luci and Chelsea*
<Seraphna> Luci> That’s funny you’re not supposed to be here.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *darts forward and tries to swing around while grabbing his neck in a sleeper hold*
<Seraphna> Luci> Lemme see your ID mister.
<DeathStar> *He flails, then falls over*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie kneels, lifting his hand up*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Should I dig his ID out and make it my own?
<Seraphna> Luci> Distraction complete.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Wouldn't hurt." *glances at the elevator*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie pulls out a knife*
<DeathStar> *Then gets started; a few bloody moments later, she has added the ID to her own hand print*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Done
<DeathStar> *Asarar steps in along with Selena, who is wincing*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "And this is why embedded ID chips suck ass." *steps on*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette bandages the man's hand, and steps up
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hopefully when it's reversed his hand will be all fixed
<DeathStar> *Bonnie touches the elevator and it responds to her hand; allowing them to rise up now8
<DeathStar> *They are taken to the employee lounge where they find pictures of Cavet's face full of darts*
<Seraphna> Talia> Doesn’t that hurt Bon Bon?
<DeathStar> *But also monitors of the floors*
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> I'll live
<DeathStar> *She shrugs, as if not caring about her own pain*
<Seraphna> Talia> Gonna have momma daughter talk laters. And cuddles.
<DeathStar> *She eyes*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Focus on the task at hand."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> There's a pictuer of your target
<MobileAri> * Nicolette studies the picture, and then attempts to scry with her cards
<DeathStar> *Nicolette would find Henry Cavet is on the 45th floor, along with some others; it feels like it would be dangerous to go there*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Forty-fifth... and... either he's bunkered down, or being held as bait. A bit fuzzy..."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Indirect route then."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright everyone follow me
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods and follows*
<DeathStar> Location: Aquarius
<DeathStar> *Ymir is with the patients as the Aquarius has taken flight and is flying over the city*
<DeathStar> *studying who all went on the mission before closing the window*
<Seraphna> **Cookie offers Ymir a cookie** They’re medicinal.
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans back in her seat, looking worried as they fly; Celes and Sylph having recovered so far*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So, should we start targetting the army or just fly around
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Thank you
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Would you mind helping me with something? *To Cookie* Stand here in front of Erica?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... I'm doing what I can to enhance ship systems in case they come knocking..."
<Seraphna> **Cookie blinks and does so** Sure?
<DeathStar> *LAna would get an alert*
<Jackieness> <Lana> checks the alert*
<DeathStar> *it would appear that the army was setting up ambush points, but that should be impossible due to their invisbility right now*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... they are ready for us if they see us."
<DeathStar> *Yuki slows them down to a crawl*
<Seraphna> Nox> If they see us, or are they ready for us despite not seeing us?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But we should be off their radar.
<Seraphna> Nox> Hey Captain?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Right. If our stealth drops, they'll be able to hit us from any sector of the city."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yes? *She looks down as Pepper contacts her*
<Seraphna> Nox> **hops up** Take that… **she starts scanning about the bridge**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yes, Pep? *suddenly, Pepper's connections shuts off on her end*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That was strange
<Seraphna> Nox> Lana, check our comms ports to see if anything is sending out.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *checks for signals from the Aquarius*
<Seraphna> Nox> Not strange, we had this happen before remember?
<DeathStar> *Lana would pick up a signal sending outward*
<DeathStar> *it cuts off*
<Seraphna> Nox> We have a mole.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...we have rogue chatter." *tries to get a fix on board the ship*
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire where’s Pepper?
<DeathStar> *The bridge door opens and Ymir comes in, then Erica, then Ellie, then Rain, then Sylph, then Liana, all spreading out, right as their protections drop*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I have everyone up
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I... in her bedroom it appears.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Something is up..."
<Seraphna> **Nox sighs, then slams tendrils into Ymir to smack her into a wall**
<DeathStar> *Erica moves to take the hit*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> *motions to have Rain leap and bite Nox*
<Seraphna> Nox> Of course. **she grunts and ducks, slamming a dark bolt at her**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What the hell is going on here?!
<DeathStar> *She stands up*
<Seraphna> **Nell holds up a hand and sends discs out at Ymir**
<Seraphna> Nox> Ymir hijacked our crew using Daddy’s method.
<DeathStar> *Ymir shifts down and rips a seat up to throw at Nell as she sends Liana to swing a sword at Nell*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to bring back the ship's protective countermeasures*
<Seraphna> **Nell catches the sword in magnetic sand hurls it and Liana at Ymir, taking the seat and flying vack**
<DeathStar> *Sylph attempts to send a wind attack at Nox and NEll and Mireille, blowing them back into the bridge*
<Seraphna> **Amber casts a spirit disruption at Sylph**
<DeathStar> *Sylph screams and falls*
<DeathStar> *Ellie uses a magic attack at Amber*
<Seraphna> **Amber then forms a shield against Ellie**
<DeathStar> *Ymir jumps back and switches with Ylva, before retreating, Ylva moving in to leap at Nell and wrapping her legs around her and leg slamming her*
<DeathStar> *Erica moves in to punch Amber as hard as her grandfather, not caring if she breaks her in the process*
<Seraphna> **Nell turns into a Tiger and bats at Ylva**
<DeathStar> *Ylva rears back and slams meat into her mouth*
<Seraphna> **Amber breathes pheromones into Erica’s face**
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<Seraphna> **Nox meanwhile shadow hood to Ymir**
<Seraphna> **hops
<DeathStar> *Erica slides back, a seriously angry face, and grabs what looks to be a sleeping Ben and begins to slam him on her*
<DeathStar> *Ellie meanwhile begins to chant and breaks the shield*
<Seraphna> **Amber leaps back as Nell pounces at Ellie**
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<Seraphna> Amber> A little help people!?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *during all this has been working with Mireille*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Okay, we're done
<DeathStar> *a gas begins to flood the chamber*
<Seraphna> **Nox stalks after Ymir**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Almost have it!"
<DeathStar> *Ymir escapes with a shuttle moments before the shield goes up*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We're back in stealth mode."
<DeathStar> *Yuki covers her mouth* Lana, cover your mouth
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh!" *covers her mouth*
<DeathStar> *The people on the bridge begin to drop*
<Seraphna> **Amber forms an air pocket around her head**
<Seraphna> **Nox leaps into the shuttle**
<DeathStar> *Ymir turns to eye Nox, turning to fire a spirit disrupter at her*
<Seraphna> **Nox fires Dark One tendrils at it to try and rip it apart.88
<Jackieness> <Lana> *keeps one hand on her mouth as she taps at the console, trying to cycle out the bridge's air*
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<Seraphna> Nox> I’m tired of your fucking games. **eyes glow** Time you learned my other half.
<DeathStar> *Nox manages it before being hit and Ymir taps a button on the console, causing both of them to be hit by a disruptor that knocks them both out*
<DeathStar> *the air slowly cyclesb ack out*
<Seraphna> Nell> Mire, remote the shuttle.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I'm trying but she bypassed it
<Jackieness> <Lana> *flails as she waits until its safe to breathe again... not being especially athletic*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> The most I Can do is have us follow it
<Seraphna> Nell> Fuck this is gonna suck then.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *gasp* "...tractor beam!"
<Seraphna> **Nell reaches out and starts to grab at the shuttle**
<Seraphna> Nell> Soon as you can please.
<DeathStar> *as NEll grabs it, the shuttle suddenly explodes*
<DeathStar> *As if it was set to do so the moment it was pulled back or tampered with*
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<Jackieness> <Lana> "...or not..."
<Seraphna> **Amber frowns and searches for anyone falling**
<DeathStar> *Yuki has propped Erica up in a seat*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Tech Corp
<DeathStar> *Asarar breaks a vent open and drops down in the floor on the 45th floor*
<DeathStar> *Selena looks around with Cloé and Bonnie*
<DeathStar> *it seems to be a massive meeting and conference floor*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *drops down afterard*
<DeathStar> *voices can be heard from someplace else on this floor*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *moves near the conference room door to try to listen in*
<DeathStar> *Cloé props Chelsea up and moves to follow*
<DeathStar> *in the meeting area, large Biotect guards along with Faunas like Kito and Neekito*
<DeathStar> *as far the people in the meeting, Cavet, Coud, and Caesune seem to be arguing fiercely about something*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *points at the door, then holds up three fingers*
<Ari`> * Nicolette weaves the air to amplify the sound as it reaches them
<DeathStar> <Cavet> Maxwell needs a place of safety until that retched group of outlaws is dealt with and none of you seem to be able to deal with them. <Cloud> ... They seem to be a bit more than Maxwell has let on. <Caesune> I confess at times my mind feels clouded. Do not any of you feel that way? *Cavet laughs* <Cavet> Now you are talking treason.
<Seraphna> **Luci rolls her eyes at that very clear hypocrisy**
<DeathStar> <Cavet> His representative will be here soon and they are suppose to have information on them and their whereabouts. Let us wait until they arrive. My men report signs that they have already done some of their work on their ship
<DeathStar> *he goes to pour drinks for the two who look troubled*
<Seraphna> **Luci frowns as a few things slide into place**
<DeathStar> *Asarar muses, wondering if they bring the entire building down would it affect the Net*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks back at the others, waiting for a plan of action*
<DeathStar> *Cavet seems to be moving up the stairs, while Cloud and Caesune look to be whispering among themselves about the situation*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Follow?
<DeathStar> *The guards Biotect guards go with him while the Fauna remain with the two*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *thumbs up and heads for the side stairwell*
<Seraphna> Luci> Or we could try to snap sense into those two.
<Ari`> * Nicolette shrugs, not sure which group is better
<DeathStar> *Selena follows* <Asarar> I'd be afraid we might lead to a fight. You and Cloe might could talk sense but they are more likely to get into combat mode with us
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cavet seems to be in contact with Terran. If we get him, then we might get Terran."
<DeathStar> *as they follow up the stairs, they see Terran is surrounded by large monitors and consoles, his guards looking out for trouble*
<DeathStar> *he looks to be talking to someone*
<DeathStar> *Cavet
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Can we get close enough to see that monitor?
<DeathStar> *She eyes the Biotect Guards*
<Seraphna> Luci> The cats might.
<DeathStar> *Bonnie slips closer in cat form*
<DeathStar> <Selena> That doesn't help us
<Seraphna> Luci> Shh. **she follows in Bonnie’s head**
<DeathStar> *Origin floats over as well and lands; a moment later Nicolette would feel like she can sense the offer to see*
<Ari`> * Nicolette focuses on Origin, and hopes she manages to avoid detection
<DeathStar> <Cavet> I will accept the data you managed to retrieve, sir. You should not have put yourself in such danger. *on the screen in a damaged looking Maxwell, holding his arm and looking like he is burnt, as walks along, dragging something* <Maxwell> I was perfectly safe. I could simply jump away at anytime. *He leaves the statement vague* As for now, I will return control to my representative due and for safety reasons. *he lifts up Nox* I will leave this for you you and the rest to examine
<DeathStar> <Cavet> I look forward to seeing what we can learn from such a creature
<Seraphna> **Luci frowns, a dark look coming over her**
<DeathStar> <Maxwell> UGh, I need to return control now. See to what I asked for be done. It'll allow us to find the rest of them sooner. *he seems to fight control for a moment two, then Ymir appears in his place, looking down at Luci then turns to look at the screen after a moment's confusion* ... I will deliver this. *the monitor cuts out*
<DeathStar> *Cavet turns from the screen, gathering the data that was sent to him*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie returns with Origin*
<Seraphna> Luci> What the hell did I just.. see… **she whispers** Okay. Ymir is coming here with Nox. Our kidnapping just gained a rescue mission.
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> Kill him?
<DeathStar> *Origin musically sings, then hides*
<Seraphna> Luci> Maxwell seems to be… in Ymir?
<DeathStar> <Selena> In her?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...not yet. We need Nox to arriv. If alert gos up, who knows where they will take her."
<Seraphna> Luci> He changed into her.
<DeathStar> <Selena> So instead of hiding out in the open, he's been hiding inside his own daughter?
<Seraphna> Luci> Or swapped places.
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "How does that even work?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It'll make it awkward, but if killing Ymir ends this nightmare, I'll do it
<Seraphna> Talia> …Talia thinks she knows.
<Seraphna> Talia> Was curse that afflicted Gwen and Qui.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I recall that curse
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So how did you separate them?"
<Seraphna> Talia> Two beings bound to same body by magic dagger.
<Seraphna> Talia> Have to… did we break dagger?
<DeathStar> <Selena> I guess we'll have to ask Gwen
<DeathStar> <Selena> But for now, lets deal with the enemies here before Maxwell/Ymir arrive
<Seraphna> Luci> So yeah. We gotta nab Nox and Ymir.
<DeathStar> *Asarar muses* Lets deal with Cavet, then those below.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Can we do it without Terran being alerted?"
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> I suppose we'd have to deal with all three at once
<DeathStar> <Bonnie> So none of them could alert him?
<Seraphna> Terra> This place weird.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "And we would have to do it wuick."
<Jackieness> quick
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I wanted to try to talk to grandma
<DeathStar> <Cloe> But I guess if we're doing it quick, no chance
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I'll handle grandma.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'll help with Cavet and his guards. <Asarar> Same
<Seraphna> Luci> Now that it’s clear their minds are muddied I might be able to wake up Cloud.
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Hm..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I guess we all have our plans
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets give it a try before Maxwell/Ymir arrives
<DeathStar> -TBC-

Session Start: Thu Aug 24 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> *Celes is quiet, having watches the battle with the others, but oddly never taking place with it. Yuki though still ties her up*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Can I be untied now?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Not gonna hit me? **sad Cookie**
<DeathStar> <Celes> I did not take part of the battle, did I?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And why is that?
<DeathStar> *Yuki tries to study the logs*
<DeathStar> *Yuki brings up the information, studying Celes and a few others, then compares it to Erica and those that attacked*
<Seraphna> Cookie> **pokes Celes carefully**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It appears that Ymir actually was doing her job correctly at first
<DeathStar> <Yuki> While talking to Luci
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Session Start: Fri Aug 25 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What do you think that means?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Sleeper agent?
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<DeathStar> <Yuki> Maybe. Can we use her correct data to fix the others or you think it's a trap?
<Seraphna> **Cookie leans in and starts probing Celes’ mind**
<DeathStar> *Celes seems to be recalling more meories that the fog took since awakening and seems annoyed*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Interesting, her memories are returning.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That is odd.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wonder what that means
<Seraphna> Cookie> Could mean that the wish is at its limits. It’s explain all the overkill.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Maybe
<DeathStar> <Celes> I am right here you know. *she eyes the poking*
<Seraphna> Cookie> The subject is belligerent and moody though. I suggest my 34 herb solution.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I'd just prefer to be let go
<DeathStar> ,Celes> Or in a cell at the least
<Seraphna> Cookie> Oh hush. Is Celes supposed to be this grouchy? **she starts untying her**
<DeathStar> *Celes rises* Thank you
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Take her to medical and run scans on her. Take Mire
<Seraphna> **Cookie tosses Celes over her shoulder** Come Mire, too my Lab-or-a-torie!
<DeathStar> <Celes> Pardon?!
<DeathStar> *Mireille follows after*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hush test subject 0024.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Needles?
<Seraphna> Cookie> 14V and The Mother Needle. **she says the last one like they’re discussing a secret weapon**
<DeathStar> *Celes makes a face*
Session Close: Sat Aug 26 00:00:00 2023