The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 43

Session Start: Wed Sep 13 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.29
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius is having a fast overhaul done by Taiga and Ymir's people; Taiga sits on the bridge, glancing over the readings* Hmmm
<DeathStar> *she adjusts her glasses in thought*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Prepare for LaunchingintodeepspaceCon #4!
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Aren't you jumping the gun a little?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Well my mind is usually a bit in the future.
<Seraphna> Cookie> On that note, how's the kid?
<Seraphna> **Nox looks sus**
<DeathStar> *Ymir tilts her head at Cookie*
<DeathStar> *Taiga finally clicks her tongue and leads back, turning to Yuki and the other bridge command staff as Asarar steps onto the ship*
<Sara> * Erica is rubbing her temples
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Hii!" <Jikuu> "Welcome back. Wait, is this 'back'?"
* Jackieness has joined #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright here's the deal
<Seraphna> **Luci rests an arm around Ymir as she looks between Nox and Mire**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So some of you might want to bail out of this mission
<Seraphna> **Si is preoccupied with a videogame**
<Sara> <Erica> I'm listening...
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The Hapian Castle, from what we could gather from what was sent to us and eye reports, was sent into a speed faster than what the Aquarius is capable of; hence my overhaul the past few days
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Wait, we are really chasing a castle?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> A castle capable of flying into space - Kumen did capture images of it.
<DeathStar> *She brings it up on the screen*
* Ariel has joined #TAW-Geyze
<Seraphna> Cookie> Sounds like that Croza technology was beyond what we even knew possible.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Especially since, you know... how did they not all die in vacuum?
<Sara> <Erica> I've learned not to question magic bullshit
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The problem is though what set the castle off. I was just attending a meeting that points to elements of you know what might be being behind it
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "An air pocket force field bubble is not impossible."
<Seraphna> Cookie> So we're potentially going into an Eldritch situation.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, either way, the castle jumped into a type of speed that the Aquarius cannot reach and clearly had a destination in mind.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So I've been trying to see if I can use the Taiga Engine and push it further. That comes with it's own risk.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "As long as they have air and supplies, that's the only thing we need to worry about."
<DeathStar> *Taiga points at a destination beyond even the Dark One galaxy that they've been exploring* You'll be going somewhere here. Under normal speed, you wouldn't reach it in your lifetime. Under hyperspace speed, you still wouldn't. Taiga Engine would take you years.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Wait what."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They somehow have moved that fast
<Sara> <Erica> So... what, are you going to make the Taiga Engine run on magic bullshit too?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm revamping the Aquarius to bring in and temporarily accept Chelsea's spirits for more speed.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That's the risky part.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Are we talking 'explodey' risky?""
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well. *she muses* As Erica might know, there is a need for balance between a ship spirit, her captain, and the ship itself
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "As a half-spirit at the very least, I can hardly refuse this mission."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We're bringing in not only the complications of two new spirits, with a new ship, but they have to play well with Erica, but with Mireille as well
<Sara> <Erica> Which is a pretty big ask, especially for those brats...
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah I have to go. My family is on that castle.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Do you think bringing Chelsea on will help control them or make it worse?
<Seraphna> Cookie> They seem to listen to Chelsea without error.
<Seraphna> Cookie> It's when we have to ask them directly we get problems.
<Sara> <Erica> We'd probably have little choice but to bring her
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So why not bring Chelsea on board?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It can't hurt I guess.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "So, why do they give you problems?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll go pick up Chel and the two
<DeathStar> *She steps off*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I just worry they won't work well with Mireille
<Seraphna> Nox> You can handle them can't you love?
<Seraphna> Cookie> We could also see about asking the other ship spirit to help.
<DeathStar> *Mireille is being overly quiet* I'll show the two what I can do.
<DeathStar> *Taiga facepalms*
<Seraphna> Nox> Right on!
<Seraphna> Cookie> Cam'dee currently lives with Thena I believe.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah... I'll need to install something to allow Erica to take control
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If you think you can find Cam
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Perhaps you should focus on respecting their abilities."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> The three need to work in synch to help the spirit drive to go as fast as possible. If they're joshing each other too much, it could lead to bad things.
<DeathStar> *Taiga
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Keep that in mind
<Seraphna> Nox> What if their sync was competition?
<Seraphna> Nox> I know it sounds weird but sometimes people vibe with each other simply trying to be better.
<DeathStar> *Taiga shrugs* If Erica can manage it, then go for it
<DeathStar> *Mireille seems fired up* Gonna win
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and sends a message to Thena to see about including Cam'dee**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *for the most part, the Castle continues to travel through a strange type of rapid space travel*
<DeathStar> *Celes has moved to the library while Selena trains in of the gardens*
<DeathStar> *Gwen freaks out in the kitchen*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Noooo!
<Seraphna> Talia> What!? Are we low on Fish!!!??
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is in the machien room, monitoring the device while studying it as non-invasively as possible*
<DeathStar> *Gwen motions at the massive amount of food that the kitchen staff is preparing* What do we do when all this runs out!?
<Seraphna> **Terra has her cheeks puffed, using her cousins as a lounging area**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll,,,, I'll starve
<Alicia> * Ceilidh observes the machinery, trying to determine as much as possible, about both systems and location
<DeathStar> *Soren seems to be pondering how to escape*
<Seraphna> Talia> Should have enough in castle storage for a full winter for the entire staff, and not all them here!
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Who knows how long we'll be in space. *Grabs Talia* There are no FISH in space
<Seraphna> **Terra huffily fluffs Soren** Sorey, when we get home?
<DeathStar> <Soren> We could try to force our way into the spirit realm I guess
<Seraphna> Talia> No fish, but there is SPACE WHALES! They giant fish!
<Ariel> * Nicolette does her best to study the device as well, though she's much more focused on magic than tech
<Seraphna> Terra> Might be how we get the others home too. Selena will be huffy though.
<Seraphna> Terra> ANd what about your secret stash!?
<DeathStar> *The proto croza itself, seems to be focused on taking them somewhere far from their respective universe, and is charting them even part the universe with the Dark Ones; it's currently counting down as they near their destination*
<DeathStar> <Kito> Should I smash this device?
<Alicia> * Ceilidh would absolutely correct Talia on whales being fish, but is not in the room
<Seraphna> Amber> That would probably leave us stranded between galaxies?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "No. Of all options, that is the worst."
<Seraphna> Amber> I have not read up too much on space but I am told Dark Space is bad.
<DeathStar> *Soren hands Terra something*
<Seraphna> **Terra blinks and looks**
<DeathStar> *it's an anime figure*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... my concern is this 'engine' will not taake us back to Geyze."
<Seraphna> Terra> I will guard this one.
<Seraphna> **Terra gives her an anime fruit**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What do we do in that case? Reverse engineer it?"
<DeathStar> *Celes moves to the others* This is something we will have to solve on our own, right? There is no one who can reach us
<DeathStar> *Celes eyes the device and the countdown*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I don't know... I mean, I do want to study this technology. Too many unknowns as is..."
<Seraphna> Amber> No doubt the brains on Kumen will find some way to send people after us.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm not sure which is scarier.. losing the chance to look over this tech, or being stuck alone."
<Seraphna> Amber> The castle is powering itself on the Spirit Realm, spirits may simply be our key here.
<DeathStar> *a large bookcase suddenly shakes*
<DeathStar> *wobbling back and forth*
<Seraphna> **Amber uses Wind Magic to try and steady it**
<DeathStar> *Cloé peers out from on top of it* Thanks
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, we need to get the castle back somehow...."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I mean, if we get the castle back, then that's the problem fixed."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "But that's the 'if'."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Well. Right now we are safe in here
<DeathStar> <Celes> I have found no weak points
<Seraphna> Terra> **tackles Fae&&
<DeathStar> *Fae squacks*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *points* "Its what happens at our destination that I'm cocnerned about."
<DeathStar> *For those who can read the Proto Croza numbers, which is likely, they would realize the numbers are rather astronomical right now - but despite that they are dropping massively down*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I have noticed the numbers are quite large and despite that they are still going down fast
<DeathStar> <Celes> That would indicate our destination is somewhere far and that we are moving rapidly
<Seraphna> Amber> Yes... very far.
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah, as best we can figure."
<Seraphna> Amber> Even if we used the smallest unit of Croza measurements, and I doubt we are.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'd say we are going far beyond charted space."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Is there a way to make it show you? A map like Geyze's map?
<DeathStar> *Kito pokes at it*
<Seraphna> Amber> They were pretty advances and energy beings at heart... perhaps if you try to think it or will it to?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Perhaps."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, the last interaction we had was a virtual button.... that I pushed... and got us into this mess..." *slumps*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "But if you hadn't, we wouldn't know."
<DeathStar> *Selena steps into the room, wiping at her brow*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Should I call in our fellow spirits?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Or try my own spirit energy and touch it?
<Seraphna> Amber> No point on dwelling in regrets, our focus has to be on how we get home from whereever we're going.
<Seraphna> **Amber muses** That might be best Selena. Spirits power things but you are less likely to just be dragged into it.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And figuring out where it is, and why we're there."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "My hypothesis is that its a spirit world like Geyze... or a potential one."
<DeathStar> *Selena's hand glows and she touches the device; after a moment something appears in the bottom right in a Croza like language. Extremely close, but there is slight differences*
<Seraphna> **Amber studies it**
<DeathStar> **it looks like a menu while the main stuff continues to show the countdown*
<Seraphna> Amber> If I had to roughly translate, this is a menu of sorts.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... I was avoiding any direct interactions with it while we were in flight... just in case there is an 'off' button for the 'keep everyone alive' field."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Ah... sorry.
<Seraphna> Amber> It's an offshoot dialect though... or maybe even an older Croza.
<DeathStar> <Kito> I can't read any of it
<Seraphna> Amber> I can't either, just basic sense of the words.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Lets see..." *tries to read the text, without pressing anything*
<Seraphna> Amber> Like how Hi and Hello mean the same thing.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "This civilization was likely the foundation for the Croza's own civilization."
<DeathStar> <Celes> I think the first option is to zoom out on the map
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The second is to study the map." *selects it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> *timer is shifted to the lefthand corner and the screen shows a system, with a certain planet selected*
<DeathStar> *it's name completely foreign*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Is that our destination?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I believe so."
<Seraphna> Amber> Considering what the Ancient wanted, and the map, I would guess this is the Croza homeworld.
<Seraphna> Amber> I'm sort of hoping due to reality shifts it actually is that and not say, the Progenitor homeworld, they appear to be Prime's equivalence.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The wording of the message that launched suggested somethign besides the Croza homeworld, actually."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "And if it's the Progenitor homeworld?"
<Seraphna> Amber> My expertise becomes useless. We only have a single Progenitor on board I believe too. And it's Terra.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> How long do you think we have until we arrive?
<Seraphna> **Amber tries to match the time to their chronometers.**
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "You think a proto device would take us to the Croza homeworld to survey?"
<Seraphna> Amber> ...True, it did say Survey didn't it?
<Seraphna> Amber> Maybe a world the Croza found habitable or spirit friendly?
<Seraphna> Amber> I recall my mother and some of the others found the Croza colonized based on potential spirit formations.
<DeathStar> <Selena> What would other worldly spirits be like? I'd hate to find them being hostile toward ours
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Remember, this is not a croza device... its who came before them."
<Seraphna> Amber> Well, there were friendly ones as long as they weren't corrupted.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I wonder who the first were."
<Seraphna> Amber> Though the old texts spoke of Spirits as sometimes being so big and so powerful they were more than the planets they lived on.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And its possible this particular world was beyond the range of Croza vessels."
<Seraphna> Amber> ...Semms we have 6 days.
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Ah... so you don't actually have an idea where we're going. You could say that."
<DeathStar> *Gwen eats downstairs to fatten up for the lack of food*
<Seraphna> Amber> I'm theorizing yes.
<DeathStar> <Cloe> World sized spirits?!
<DeathStar> *she crawls off to hide*
<Seraphna> Amber> Apologies for making it seem otherwise, I inherited both my mothers auras.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Tha being said, we should always have someone here to monitor the device."
<Seraphna> Amber> We cna take shifts. We have 6 days after all.
<Seraphna> Amber> You'll need a break to calm Gwen after all Lana. Talia more or less encourages his crazy.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... I'll keep watch over the machines."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh?"
<Seraphna> Amber> Whatever you do.
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Even if we weren't worried about problems, I'd expect you two to be glued to it."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...well... I was itnending to continue my studies of the device. If we could replicate th technology, then imagine what we could do!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I suppose I can continue my training until we arrive
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The whole universe would be so much more accessible..."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "No judgement! I just wish I understood it a bit better. Well, can't be good at everything."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I have no idea what is going on, Nico, so ..
<DeathStar> *She shrugs*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Magic box makes us go fast."
<DeathStar> <Kito> I wish we could control this thing and go where we wanted; but alas.
<Seraphna> Amber> Maybe we’ll figure that out in time.
<Seraphna> Amber> Then Selena will have a mobile space castle.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "My ambition is to build one..."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Wow, already planning ahead
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.30
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Aimee and Melodie eye the back of the Aquarius where the two pods for them have been built* <Aimée> *huffs* Why are we in the small bridge and not the main? Mireille should switch with us
<DeathStar> *Asarar shakes her head, noting to herself Chelsea has a lot of work on her hands*
<DeathStar> *Cam'dee meanwhile fidgets, as if looking to escape out the hanger*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Mireille has to share the main bridge with everyone else. This place is like... private."
<Seraphna> **Thena gives her a reassuring hug**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I am here for you."
<DeathStar> <Cam'dee> This isn't really my place anymore
<Seraphna> Nox> Plus we can’t fit two pods in there.
<DeathStar> *The two spirits peer at each other* Fine, we'll accept it for now
<Seraphna> Thena> I know, they just need your support and advice. You always have my ship as your home now.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes her seat on the primary bridge*
<DeathStar> *While Asarar and Chelsea set up in the aux bridge*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, what is our status?"
<Seraphna> Thena> I’ll take us back right now though if you don’t feel you can do this. **kisses her cheek**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *whispers to Asarar nd Chelsea* "Thank me for placating them later."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Everything is green.
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods to her*
<DeathStar> *Taiga programs in the destination which Mireille sinks into the floor and accepts*
<DeathStar> <Ben> You know if we reach this, we'll be the first to attempt such a jump
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Keep an eye on the spirit tech junctions."
<Seraphna> Cookie> We are the Trailblazers.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Okay. *To Airym*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Mireille is the primary ship leader. We need Aimee and Melodie to then link up with her and give their spirit abilities to her
<DeathStar> <Taiga> This is where we might run into problems
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Firstly, convincing them that Mireille is the ship spirit leader."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Why do we need a ship spirit leader?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Correct. Because technology - those two are prototypes and in some ways more powerful, and in other ways
<Seraphna> Nox> I’m sure Aimee and Melodie are good enough to empower another. The best ship spirits would be.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Less complete than Mireille.
<Seraphna> **Nox gives Mirielle a subtle wink**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Their abilities are off the chart, so if they get rowdy, it can be trouble
<Jackieness> <Airym> "However, Mireille is better suited to actually controlling the Aquarius."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Correct
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Understood. I'll have Jikuu inform them that the situation would be reversed if on the Mew Mew."
<DeathStar> *Taiga nods to Aka*
<Seraphna> Cookie> You could also probably let them know we’re in competition with an older ship.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Avoid using any language that would imply that Mireille is superior to them, as it could agitate them."
<Seraphna> Cookie> They wouldn’t want to be known as less powerful than that flying castle.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Cookie, take us out and then have Mireille activate the spirit engines, then ask the two to join in
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Whatever language you need
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Obviously."
<Seraphna> Cookie> A common foe brings unity. **takes them out**
<Seraphna> Thena> Feeling okay Cam Cam?
<DeathStar> <Cam'dee> Ah, yes
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius begins to exit spacedock and moves into space. Mireille preps for the spirit jump, a countdown appearing, even on the Aux Bridge*
<DeathStar> <Aimee> Should we do it ahead of time? I bet we could do this without her.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... I'll give you two a lashing
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "She knows the Aquarius better. I am certain you could, but working together is far more effective."
<DeathStar> <Melodie> But we're faster~ *She whines* Sparkling would agree~
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Her being more familiar with the Aquarius is the only reason she is given precedence here. It would be her supporting you if we were using the Mew Mew."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...then I'll win fifty creds because I bet you two couldn't work with her if your lives depended on it."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *mumbles about next time recording a message from Sparkling before doing something like this*
<DeathStar> *Mireille initiates the jump. Aimee grumbles at Bella,, sinking into her pod and MElodie into her's, the two joining into the joint session. A moment or two later, the Aquarius jumps and alarms go off*
<DeathStar> *Ben studies the alarms and Taiga leans over his shoulder*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Silence the alarms for now
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Just keep an eye on the readout so we don't miss a real alert."
<Seraphna> **Nox cheers Mire on**
<DeathStar> *Ben flips them off and moves the alarm to the viewscreen - it looks like they're going so fast, they're damaging the ship's shields*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Oh wow... yeah, this is impressive, but kinda scary."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> As long as the three do not have problems, we should be okay. We can take temporary breaks if needed to let the Aquarius' shield recover
<Seraphna> Cookie> We’re moving faster than anti-matter friction. Cool!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And if the three act up?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "It should be possible to adjust the shield parameters to compensate."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Let’s avoid that.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Alright. Lets do the shield thing for now
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Remember to show the proper respect to all the spirits. Not just Mireille."
<Seraphna> Nox> Yep, all spirits~
<DeathStar> *Cam'dee wanders and keeps an eye on the three, to make sure nothing begins to crop up*
<Seraphna> **Thena stays with her for comfort**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.1
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *Nicolette would wake up this month and suddenly feel strange, like her powers are weakening*
<DeathStar> *Soren and the other spirits are gathered at an area of the castle where the spirit realm is connected. Soren peering at the hallway, as if wondering if she could force herself into the realm*
<Seraphna> Terra> Might not be safe while castle moving.
<Ariel> * Nicolette breaths a resigned sigh, and goes to check on those watching the device
<DeathStar> <Soren> ...*Crosses her arms* You always do like to play it safe, Terra
<Seraphna> Terra> Mommas say unnecessary risk makes sadness.
<DeathStar> *The device right now is showing them having entered the new galaxy, full of planets and new worlds, and approaching what looks to be a massive asteroid system that puts Earth's asteroid belt to shame*
<DeathStar> *Kito is squinting at the map*
<DeathStar> *while Gwen is in the kitchen, eating more food and putting on some weight*
<Seraphna> **Talia steals some**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Noooo, my beef!
<Seraphna> Talia> Your wife!
<DeathStar> *Gwen holds out some to Talia*
<Seraphna> **Talia nibbles it**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Is Lana eating properly?
<Seraphna> Talia> Not if Gwen eating it all.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *taps on her etheral console, recording the star chart*
<DeathStar> *Gwen jerks when suddenly there is a massive boom sound and the castle jerks*
<DeathStar> *Right as they have begun to zoom through the asteroids*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The shields! Are they holding?!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh! Checking!"
<DeathStar> <Celes> At this speed, I thought we'd go through them without being touched?
<Seraphna> Talia> Eeeep! Save the kittens first!
<DeathStar> *Gwen carries Talia upstairs*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We're not phasing through them! ...are we?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It could have been something else..." *uses ehr ethereal cnsole to try to get the sttaus of the whole castle*
<DeathStar> *another boom sound is heard and felt*
<Seraphna> Amber> They would have to be moving at the same velocity… is that possible?
<Ariel> * Nicolette heads for a window, trying to get eyes on what's happening
<DeathStar> *Lana would see the stuff the stuff around the castle, part of it is flashing red, especially the throne room area where Selena is at and some of the lower level dungeon area; outside it looks like thousands of asteroids are all over, and some are not phasing through stated, but some are indeed colliding. Peering out the window, with their speed, it looks like giant speeding bullets are flying by and everynow and then one collides with such speed and mass it shakes the entire castle*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> W-We should stop?
<Seraphna> Amber> Whay do we do?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh! We are being bombarded... Ahhh! Someone chekc on Selena!"
<Seraphna> **Terra checks**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...maybe the asteroids contain a substance that interacts with whatever dimension or sucht hat we are in."
<DeathStar> *The balcony is partially gone, with the throne room having taken damage; thankfully it isn't completely a wreck. Selena is pushing stuff off of her*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "What? Sel?" She takes off running towards the throne room.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This is... terrifying, to be honest."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Can we do something to stop it?
<Seraphna> **Terra moves stone stuff off Selena**
<DeathStar> *Terra would see asteroid bits all over the place*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I could try taking control of the flight system and get us out of the asteroid field..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Ah, Terra - Nico..... *She shakes her hand, having some blood coming from it where she has some cuts* That was rather crazy
<Ariel> <Nicolette> *moves over to support Selena* "Are you okay? We need to get you some place safe."
<Seraphna> **Terra gives Selena a heal fruit**
<Seraphna> Terra> I have idea… **she studies the material of the asteroids and reaches out, starting to try and direct asteroids around them**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Thank you. *She takes Nicolette's help as they move to the safer areas of the castle*
<Seraphna> **Terra walks keeping her mind on the asteroids**
<DeathStar> *The other spirits arrive to help Terra protect the castle for now. Origin peeking out to watch*
<Seraphna> Terra> These asteroids… they’re made of spirit material…
<DeathStar> <Celes> You think the spirits can provide enough protection to cross the rest of the field?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Spirit material?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hopefully..." *checks to see how long they will be in the asteroid field*
<Seraphna> Terra> It actually makes it easier to manipulate, but this all came from Spirits. Maybe like fossils?
<DeathStar> *They are almost out of it, once they cross the worst of it*
<DeathStar> <Celes> It could be a spirit like ore or spirit fossils like Terra said
<Seraphna> **Amber keeps her grim theory to herself that the asteroids were at one point a massive spirit**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We're almost through..."
<DeathStar> *Prepare yourself Sera*
<DeathStar> Up, Right, Left, Down, right, Down, Down
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...was there always an Asteroid field?"
<DeathStar> 2
<Alicia> DLRULUU
<Seraphna> dlruluu
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *The spirits protect the castle and they get through it, nearly near their destination*
<DeathStar> *going to arrive tomorrow*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'll wait to ask the servants to clean the mess this made until I see no more threat
<DeathStar> *Selena flexes her hand*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I don't know... this area of space is uncharted."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Hey, one good thing has come out of this. We haven't seen you know what since we left.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can we get an asteroid sample?"
<Seraphna> Terra> There’s a few in the throne room.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...I'll be right back." *hurries over*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Just... be careful? Might not always have healers around."
<DeathStar> *Selena eyes her hand, having tiny fragments in her hand* Nico is right
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps*
<Seraphna> **Amber inspects her hand**
<Alicia> * Ceilidh gets herself an asteroid sample while offscreen
<Seraphna> Amber> This’ll take work.
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would find a sample with strange spirit like dust in it and the large one having an ore like sample*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh carries it back to the machine room, pulling out a hammer to break it open
<DeathStar> <Gwen> She's really going to break that ore up? That could be worth money
<DeathStar> *Gwen whispers*
<Seraphna> Talia> There more ore here than all of Geyze.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh performs archaeology!
<DeathStar> *Ceilidh would find it's pure ore - well, pure spirit ore. No sign of fossils*
<Jackieness> <Lana> A"hhh? Did you make a discovery?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Well, it's not fossils..."
<Seraphna> Talia> Pure spirit ore…
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That pure ore...
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...what does that mean for an asteroid...?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I suppose it means it's pure spirit energy if one was to burn the ore or use it
<DeathStar> <Selena> Why it was in an asteroid...
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...we might need it."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Probably the remains of a planet, given the amount..."
<Seraphna> Terra> Means this asteroid used to be something infused with Spirit Energy…
<Seraphna> Terra> No spirit alone could be that big though right? Has to be planet that had lots like home.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well, I mean, spirit cores are rather large
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "This large?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hm. *She ponders*
<Seraphna> Amber> Maybe we found the source of the cores.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That might be why they were intersted in this area of space."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "One second." *checks the map to see if there was a planet listed here*
<DeathStar> *the menu gives Ceilidh the option to check recently, or to check backwards in time*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh checks backwards, since there's obviously no planet now
<DeathStar> *after going back in the Proto Croza's records, it eventually shows a planet existing quite a long time back; so long back, it looks to be back in the Spirit Age, before something seems to happen and the planet is destroyed*
<Seraphna> Terra> A former planet would explain our collision. That computer thing might nots have calculated an asteroid field here.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...yeah, there was a planet, then it was destroyed."
<Seraphna> Terra> Momma Adeline taught me that navigation needs to constantly update maps to avoid these things.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I am wondering more and more how many worlds came over to Prime from the Mirror Universe.
<Seraphna> Amber> We were silly to assume our two were it.
<Seraphna> Amber> The universe is a big place.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I wonder if this spirit ore is connected to the geensis of actual spirits."
<DeathStar> *Soren picks up some spirit dust, then swallows it*
<Seraphna> Terra> It… might be. The fragments here could serve as cores. And some are so big…
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...you know we might need that to come back?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I-Is she eating spirits?!
<Seraphna> Amber> There’s tons of it just laying around.
<DeathStar> <Soren> Hm.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "They're not spirits any more..."
<Seraphna> Terra> Energy. The stone is infused with energy.
<DeathStar> <Soren> I don't feel any different
<Jackieness> <Lana> "To be fair... it would be like a human swallowing bacteria... though it could also have negative effects too, given its unrefined state."
<DeathStar> <Soren> ... *eyes the ore*
<Seraphna> Amber> You okay Soren?
<DeathStar> <Soren> Just wondering if it would give me powers or something
<Seraphna> Amber> Take it a bit at a time.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "You alreayd have powers..."
<DeathStar> <Celes> So what is our plan before we arrive
<DeathStar> *Gwen hands Lana a beef sandwich* Food
<Seraphna> Amber> We could see if we can get a signal through the Spirt Realm. Distance is relative there.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Soren> Fae and I can work on that
<DeathStar> *She drags Fae off* <Fae> Squack?!
<Seraphna> Amber> It might be our way back too.
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Ambitions of power can be dangerous..."
<Seraphna> Terra> Be careful with my Fae!
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'd like to return with my castle
<DeathStar> <Celes> I hope Soren isn't getting stir crazy. But if anyone can find a way to open the spirit realm it will be her
<DeathStar> *Soren seems to gather some asteroid pieces with Fae and head to the hallway*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Given how we're stuck here... I hope so too."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If we are fortunate, the spirit ralm barrier will drop once this castle exits this spirit tube."
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Aquarius
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius floats inbetween galaxies, powered down briefly; the reason, a dissonance between the three spirits. Currently, the three are pointing fingers at who caused it to happen*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I am very disappointed in all three of you."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> They refused to follow me and it began to cause the Aquarius to cause a backlash and knocked out our engines
<DeathStar> <Aimee> Us?!
<DeathStar> *The three glare, then turn away from Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *Ben stares into the complete blackness*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You do understand that this is a team effort?"
<DeathStar> <Melodie> We know that. We were working together!
<DeathStar> *They glower at Mireille*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "From my records, the PAX once ventured outside the galaxy into dark space, but not this far out."
<DeathStar> <Ben> This is a bad spot to have an issue
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Agreed."
<DeathStar> *Taiga comes back from the bridge, eyeing the engine report after the three spirits split up*
<DeathStar> *Mireille going to Nox to cuddle*
<Seraphna> **Nox hugs her close**
<Seraphna> Cookie> We’re gonna have to unify them and quick.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It might not have been them
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But this has set their unity back
<Seraphna> Cookie> I have an idea on getting them united.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Have you determined an external factor?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga draws* Mireille was pushing them harder to get to the unknown galaxy since we were inbetween galaxies; the two were attempting to match her and something in the system couldn't handle the demand of the trio pushing that hard and the two's pods began to act up, causing the dissonance with Mireille
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It was an equipment failure
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Can you repair the equipment?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah, now that we're stopped
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Oh. I am sorry."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The speed we're attempting is just being too hard on the ship
<Seraphna> Thena> Cam, think you could mediate between them, energy wise?
<DeathStar> *Taiga moves out*
<DeathStar> <Cam'dee> I can, if we can bring them together
<Jackieness> <Airym> "In the meantime, advise the crew that they are on break."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'll go talk to Mireille
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And bring her to see the other two
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "See if you can calm down her competitiveness."
<DeathStar> *Asarar drags Jikuu to grab the other two and bring back to the meeting while they go on break.*
<Seraphna> Cookie> I think if we can motivate them together it’ll help.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *goes to help her mother*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I just know this is going to cost me something
<DeathStar> *Aimee and Melodie are huffily sitting and reading manga*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...I am sorry for not believing in you strongly enough. I should have had more faith."
<DeathStar> *Melodie looks up* Hm. Well, as long as you're in our club now, we'll let you be second after Sparkling
<DeathStar> *Asarar rubs face, wonder how to deal with kids like them* <Cam> Would you mind coming back to the meeting so we can discuss terms?
<DeathStar> <Aimee> Why? *Blunt*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...ah, we still need to arrive..."
<Seraphna> Cookie> It’s a real pity that thing took the title of fastest ship in the Galaxy.
<DeathStar> *Aimee eyes Cookie*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...mom, was I ever this bad?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> An old castle.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Never
<Seraphna> Cookie> I really want to believe that Ship Spirits are better though.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...good..."
<DeathStar> *the two tch, then rise up with their manga and arrive at the meeting room, where Mireille sit on Nox's lap*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Even with three spirits, we are having trouble keeping up. Can I help too?"
<DeathStar> <Aimee> What is that? *she points at Nox*
<Seraphna> **Nox smiles** I’m Nox. Dark Spirit.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> *following* "Another spirit?"
<DeathStar> <Aimee> Why is she on her lap
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I do not know."
<Seraphna> Nox> We’re girlfriends.
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Girl...friends?
<Seraphna> Nox> Yep. Like your moms were before they got married.
<DeathStar> *Aimee and Melodie peer at each other, then at Nox* <Melodie> I want Sparkling here before I continue any further.
<DeathStar> *She crosses her arms*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I... Is she around?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> She's... not even here
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh wow, Sparkling is your girlfriend?
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Yes.
<Seraphna> Nox> Bet she’s be impressed if you could beat the castle.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...she didn't come with us. We can't get her."
<DeathStar> *Melodie eyes Nox and Bella, with daggers in eyes*
<DeathStar> <Aimee> ... *peers down, looking upset angry*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I really wish we could. We are a little... far away though."
<Seraphna> Nox> I can see why she likes you two. She’s the kind of girl that likes fiery spirits.
<Seraphna> Nox> You wouldn’t let her down.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...don't even try."
<DeathStar> *Aimee just grabs Melodie's arm and pulls her for the Aux Engine before Melodie can say anything else*
<DeathStar> <Cam> Um, is that good?
<Seraphna> **Nox grins a bit**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... hm
<Seraphna> Nox> Of course. They want to prove themselves now.
<DeathStar> *Taiga pokes head in* It's all finished
<Seraphna> Nox> Nothing works better than the determination to see your girl. Ask my Mom.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I agree."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Or destroy the aux bridge out of childishness."
<Seraphna> Thena> Cam will act as regulator.
<DeathStar> <<Cam> M-Me?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We are a little stuck without them..."
<Seraphna> Thena> They boost, Cam regulates, Mire steers.
<Seraphna> Thena> I believe in you Cam. Gotta show them the OG is the wisest.
<DeathStar> *Mireille moves to the bridge with Nox*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Lets... try not to be so competitive."
<Alicia> * Let us
<Seraphna> **Nox practically carries her**
<Seraphna> Cookie> Alright team! Begin project Ship Spirits are better!
<DeathStar> *Yuki sits down on the bridge*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Everyone ready? *Aimee and Melodie get into their Aux Bridge pods, Aimee moving robotically, while Melodie seems to have gotten over it*
<Seraphna> **Cookie joins the spirits into a Battlemind, filling them with her own determination**
<DeathStar> <Ben> Systems are ready
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Resume course."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> <What is that?> <Akatsuki> <No clue...>
<Seraphna> Cookie> Dynotherms connected! Mega spirits are go! Let’s go!
<DeathStar> *Mireille starts the spirit jump; Melodie joins in then Aimee. They begin their super fast speed, rocking the Aquarius. Then... it happens. A Spirit Override kicks in
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.2
<DeathStar> Loctation: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *the countdown is about to hit 0*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright. Is everyone ready for what we're about to see?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh! Get everyone to shelters, we're about to hard stop!"
<DeathStar> <Celes> Wait, hard stop!?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm very ready... not so much for the stop though! Brace yourselves everyone!"
<DeathStar> *The Hapian Castle comes to a stop and Cloé flies off the bookcase again, zooming across the room*
<Seraphna> **Terra literally starts bracing people and Amber creates air cushions**
<DeathStar> *Gwen hard stops with food in his mouth, comedically choking*
<Seraphna> **Talia helps him**
<DeathStar> *After their stop, Selena hurries up to the damaged balcony and looks out* Everyone!!
<DeathStar> <Soren> Everyone! *From the hallway*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<DeathStar> <Celes> I will check the hallway out
<Alicia> * Ceilidh takes a moment to recover from the landing before heading after
<DeathStar> *She movs to the spirit realm hallway*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *checks over the device that sent them here, in the meantime*
<DeathStar> *The balcony meanwhile reveals the castle floating over a world that looks a lot like DBZ Namek, with a greenish sky, strange trees and whatnot*
<DeathStar> *The device right now has them as having arrived at this strangely named world, with options locked out for the time being*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "...wow. What sort of world is this? I hope that air is breathable..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I feel like Gwen should train here."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Pardon me?!
<DeathStar> *Celes returns* Uh, the Spirit Realm is not uh, there anymore
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The device is inaccessible now..."
<DeathStar> <Celes> It instead connects to I think this planet.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...what."
<Seraphna> Amber> At least we can power it back up.
<Seraphna> Terra> This has a spirit realm too…?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That's the problem... ahhh.. the 'on' button is greyed out."
<DeathStar> <Selena> We should probably figure that out before we depart and make sure we have plenty of supplies. This is the only safe place we know of
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia names this world Taliamek.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "It already has a name."
<Seraphna> Talia> Yes, Taliamek.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I'm pretty sure that's not what the Croza called it!"
<Seraphna> Talia> They would if they knew how amazing I am.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *walks over to join the others* "Ahhhhh...if we can depart."
<Seraphna> Terra> Well we better start exploring Taliamek!
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Don't encourage her."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...did Talia claim this planet...?"
<Seraphna> Talia> If your name is written on this castle you get dibs. I wrote my name on the foundation stone in the super past!
<Seraphna> Amber> She planned this somehow.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...that's just called vandalism..."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll prepare out supplies
<DeathStar> <Gwen> The cooks here are amazing
<DeathStar> *Soren returns* The spirit realm exit I believe takes us somewhere much deeper into this enemy territory
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Enemy?"
<DeathStar> <Soren> Wouldn't you agree this is enemy territory?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... is it?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Uncharted, surely?"
<DeathStar> <Soren> Fair enough
<Seraphna> Terra> Undiscovered ground! Mud that isn’t known to Terra! ALIEN FRUIT!
<DeathStar> <Soren> I suppose it will be up to you if you want to go out the castle front gates then or take the spirit realm exit when it's time
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Careful with alien fruit, we don't know if it's edible."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra knows. Can feel when plants have toxins.
<DeathStar> -TBC-
Session Close: Thu Sep 14 00:00:00 2023