The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 51

Session Start: Wed Nov 08 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.24 - 2 days after TAW Session 684
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *Selena has everyone located at the castle, with the school still rather desolate with all the crazy events going on lately; Kito and the staff bring food to a large table, serving them as they discuss the past few days. Plus with the labs here, they can do research here as needed*
<DeathStar> *Gwen begins to bite into a turkey leg while Cloé quietly nibbles at her dish*
<DeathStar> <Selena> So. How has everyone been holding up?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "As well as can be expected, given everything."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I don't even know when we will take in students again."
<Ariel> * Nicolette smiles, "Things are peachy."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah?"
<Seraphna> **Talia hangs on the other end of the turkey leg**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> Well, one thing that will help with that is to re-stablize the Alliance
<DeathStar> <Celes> Part of it breaking was this entire Xe-vel thing
<DeathStar> <Celes> I know Shinobu and Qui broke it partially to protect the planet
<DeathStar> <Selena> And also partially to make alliances with other races
<DeathStar> *Gwen noms* I heard rumors the Ents have a new leader or something
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The problem with allowing negotiations with other civilizations outside the Alliance framework is that some members could cut better deals than others, creating this same situation that caused the conflicts.
<Seraphna> Alita> Well the Legion will rejoin. That much I can help with.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "The Legion have been the primary instigators."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I Think Mykel has been whipped these days
<DeathStar> <Celes> I can try to round up the Alliance members and see what can be done.
<Seraphna> Alita> Mmm. We have changed things.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Either way, I believe that all the Kingdoms will agree that the Academy should re-open as soon as possible
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "It will help to restore normalcy."
<DeathStar> *Kito steps in and sets down a giant cake before Nicolette*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> *looks up* "Huh?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over* "...ahhh...is it your birthday?"
<DeathStar> <Kito> Well, it was two days ago during all that monster stuff
<DeathStar> *Selena sets out a present*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Oh... heh. Kinda forgot that it was something to celebrate, with the whole 'graduation' thing."
<DeathStar> *Cloé props her head, sniffing Nicolette* Still have faint scent of Maka.
<Seraphna> Talia> Happy Adult Day!
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I suppose we have a lot to celebrate." She pulls a knife from seemingly thin air, to cut the cake. "...do we have plates for everyone?"
<DeathStar> *Kito pulls them out and sets them down in front of everyone*
<DeathStar> *Sabrina comes through the door, pulling a giant present*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ah, I feel like... is everything really okay?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "We literally saved the world. And other worlds! That's good stuff."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Well, we should be alerted if anything is wrong
<DeathStar> *Sabrina props it by Selena's and takes a seat*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Even if it's something small and cosmically insignificant, your feelings are not insignificant to us."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Oh, we didn't stop... that, so we have extra reason to be on guard. But, we deserve an hour or so to celebrate."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Right."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... let's not dwell on the enxt crisis... please."
<Seraphna> **Terra pops in and showers Nico in fruit**
<DeathStar> *Selena nods and pauses as Terra makes a fruit cake*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... Ah. *She helps out by passing the cake around while Nicolette gets buried*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "aaaaaack!"
<Seraphna> **Terra pauses after Nico is in a fruit pile** Want more???
<DeathStar> *the group would notice the area around them, despite being at the table still with the food and the presents still around them, is no longer technically at the castle - but a sterile white area*
<DeathStar> *Kito looks around, ears flat and Gwen munches at the cake obliviously while Celes rises*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<Ariel> * Nicolette notices and abruptly goes very still
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What is this?
<DeathStar> <Celes> Something not good
<Alicia> * Ceilidh looks around, trying to recognise the place if it's somewhere she even could
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *places her hands on the table ebfore rising* "It would be better if our hosts showed themselves."
<DeathStar> *It appears to be the Cleaners area*
<Seraphna> Terra> Why everything look boring now?
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I... didn't know they could do this."
<DeathStar> <Selena> They can just pull people in?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Apparently."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...the Cleaners. They must want to call in our IOU..."
<DeathStar> *A Cleaner stands behind Lana, craning it's strange body around to peer at her* You hold a dangerous item
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhhh?!"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "If it's what I think it is, it's a little difficult to properly dispose of."
<DeathStar> *The Cleaner shifts around the table, eyeing them all, then the food* The one called Chronos has acted and pulled helpers to a time period
<Ariel> * Nicolette investigates the presents while the cleaners talk
<Seraphna> Alita> I believe that trip proved integral to history.
<DeathStar> *Selena's seems to be a replica of her Maka outfit, since it would have vanished when her powers vanished; it's an update though with Hapian armor fabrics woven in to help protect her from stabs along with magic strikes and a symbol on it indicating she has the rank of a court magician among the Hapians*
<DeathStar> *Sabrina's seems to be a spirit relic cane infused with some of Origin's power that the two made in secret. Origin making a noise under the hat*
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> Then you should observe and wait until you can act then. Gather what you need and who you feel is important and we shall send you there. Unless you plan to... *cranes it's head* Let her go?
<Seraphna> Terra> **tilts her head oblivious**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Do you know which time period?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "15,000 years ago, right?"
<Seraphna> Terra> **offers a cleaner a fruit**
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> Correct. Chronos is acting there and once done, will move on
<DeathStar> *it eyes it, holding it strangely*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Interfering with this jump seems dangerous, so I don't intend to."
<Seraphna> Alita> Should we not wait until she returns the travellers? Stranding myself in time sounds like interfering
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> If that is your choice.
<DeathStar> *it turns to the others*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "If we don't go after her, you're going to, aren't you?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh... we can just watch, right? The Cleaner left it up to us..."
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> We will do what is necessary - as well as take what was given
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hey now
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What was given?"
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> A deal was made - Simon for Chronos. If not acted now, Chronos has a habit of escaping.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "LEtting Simon off the hook..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We... need to do this."
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> She will continue to adjust time and bend time and loop time
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Won't that itself alter the flow of time?"
<DeathStar> *it eyes her, as if saying it's their problem to work out*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah... I've wondered about that. Since you have already gotten Chronos."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If we just observe, it should not cause enough paradoxes to create a problem."
<DeathStar> <Selena> That's right, didn't you get both of them?
<Seraphna> Alita> I thought the cleaners didn’t mess up time.
<DeathStar> <Cleaner> Chronos ran and left. But we are finished.
<DeathStar> *it returns them to the palace*
<DeathStar> <Celes> I believe time beings get annoyed
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...we...should check on Simon."
<Seraphna> Alita> I believe something is off about this.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "How are we supposed to catch Chronos without causing a paradox worse than anything not doing causes?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah... getting that. I'm a bit confused about all this though. I thought they killed Chronos or something in the past?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Yeah. Chronos was definitely killed at some point
<DeathStar> <Selena> Avenir confirmed it
<Seraphna> Alita> And if it is true we should be sent to that point. But they are taking us to the wrong times.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We need to at least observe."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Can we ask Avenir?
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "So wouldn't them killing Chronos again, earlier on in her timeline, cause a massive paradox?"
<Seraphna> Alita> We need clarity yes.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...its possible that the Chronos runnign around now is from a different point in time than the one they erased."
<Seraphna> Alita> That’s what worries me. Are we sure these cleaners are what they appear to be?
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "This Chronos is definitely the same Chronos, from before they killed her."
<Seraphna> Alita> If they succeeded, then they do not need us. Unless they are trying to alter what has already occurred.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Who here can contact Avenir?
<DeathStar> <Celes> Simon might be on borrowed time
<Seraphna> Terra> Can get Momma, she can.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I had not heard of these beings until we were pulled into this mess..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't think they are the same cleaners."
<Seraphna> **Terra poofs and returns with Jaime covered in mud and wearing a flower crown**
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Ah, am I needed?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Jaime has a flower...crown?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm? Oh I agreed to become the Protectorate Ruler of the Ents. **she turns the mud into a gossamer green gown**
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...ah?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Need you to summon Avvy, Momma.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Will that cause additional conflicts given your relationship with both Gnome and the Suisen?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hmm
<Seraphna> Jaime> **she summons Avenir** Unsure. Though Terra and Leafy will likely take over within a few years.
<DeathStar> *Avenir appears, looking distracted and jumps*
<Seraphna> **Terra blushes and pokes her fingers together**
<DeathStar> <Selena> So; how do we want to phrase the question?
<DeathStar> *Origin sing songs*
<Seraphna> Terra> Avvy, they’re being pushed by the boring people to catch your Momma. But don’t wanna break time.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Um, you want me to catch mom, or not catch mom?
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I don't think those were really the cleaners."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "How can you tell?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "For one, I wasn't terrified."
<Seraphna> Alita> They pressured us to cause a paradox for another thing.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "The cleaners are more patient."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... and terrifying."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Did they?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Not really... they said to observe and decide on what to do after."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I guess we can observe, anyway. That shouldn't cause a paradox... unless this is a trap to get us in trouble."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...and maybe this is one of those things that are supposed to happen. Remember the flash of some of our spirits showing up in the past? Maybe this is how they get there."
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Avenir is confused. Why was I called here?
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think it was to confirm Chronos' death
<DeathStar> <Selena> But now I'm lost
<DeathStar> <Gwen> So - what's the plan gang? Are we going to observe or do we investigate Chronos' ... well, un-death death?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We could...ahhh...split up?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Umm.. yeah what Selena said.
<Seraphna> Jaime> **pats Avenir and Terra’s heads**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Then I'll go on the observation team
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll do the easy job - I'll check out Chronos
<Seraphna> Jaime> I suppose I will accompany Avenir and Terra.
<DeathStar> *Avenir make a Proxy*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What will you do, Lana?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...observation group."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Okay.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "I shall observe."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Unless you, really need me here, but... another opportunity to examien the past is hard to pass too..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> No, lets get this job done for Simon - we don't need him getting erased or some crap
<DeathStar> *Avenir sends his proxy with Selena, then moves over to the side with Gwen*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Everyone ready?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nod nods*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Ready."
<DeathStar> *Avenir's Proxy begins to pull them through time, as does Avenir*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: 15,000 Years Ago
<DeathStar> *The group roughly appears in the Proto Ship, but at this point it's in prestine condition*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...so it is here..."
<DeathStar> *giant puff balls like Origin move about doing ship things, not noticing the group right now*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...ah... I wish I could do more than just look..."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh scans, but doesn't touch
<DeathStar> *the power and everything seems to be running excellently, running - literally - on spirit power, almost like it's eating it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...this could be what happened and turned the proto-spirits into those energy vampires..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "But... we can't switch it off... can we?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Sadly we must just watch.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... yeah..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...though we might learn what actually happened."
<DeathStar> *suddenly, Sylph's head pops in and eyes them* Boo
<DeathStar> <Sylph> What are you all doing here?
<DeathStar> *Avenir falls over and twitches*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We're... observing. Is Avenir alright?"
<DeathStar> <Avenir> She scared me
<Seraphna> Alita> But… how?
<DeathStar> <Sylph> So what YOU all doing back? I thought you returned back to your Homeworld
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Hm? How?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...our spirits must have been the Travelers that the Cleaner mentioned."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...ah?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Now, what are YOU doing here?"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Chronos brought me Geb here. She detected you
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Want to talk to her?
<DeathStar> *She floats off* This way this way
<Seraphna> Alita> Should we..?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Geb?
<DeathStar> *She checks the name in her memory*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... so much for just ibserving..."
<DeathStar> *The Avenir Proxy rises* There has been some issues with the other group.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What happened?"
<DeathStar> <Avenir Proxy> It is like a paradox exists there in time where mom dies. Maybe that is part of the issue. The date is 12,000 years ago
<DeathStar> <Avenir Proxy> It is causing time issues and trouble moving
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...I see..."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "...hm..."
<Seraphna> Alita> Guess it was not the easy job… I hope my Talia is okay.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I can only think of one major event at 12,000 years
<Alicia> * Ceilidh thinks back on history
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... Croza War?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I might be old now, but that's well before my time."
<DeathStar> *Selena nods* Where they were wiped out from history.
<DeathStar> <Selena> If not for you all writing their name down, creating another sort of paradox, they would only be known as Ancients
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I took thorough notes."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Taking notes is a paradox?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...that is what is puzzling. When we got back to the then-present, everything was still the same as when we left."
<DeathStar> *Selena follows after Mirror Sylph*
<DeathStar> <Selena> You took their name from the past and brought it with you
<DeathStar> <Selena> The Croza name will slowly replace the Ancient term
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The Croza were still called the Ancients by everyone who had not come back with us. The knowledge was re-introduced past the point of pardox relative to our own timelines though."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "That's not a paradox, that's just learning."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "That's an anomaly, but not really a paradox..."
<DeathStar> <Avenir Proxy> Techically, if it was powerful enough, people should have forgetten the name despite ou all.
<DeathStar> *You
<DeathStar> <Avenir Proxy> But it was 12,000 years ago.
<DeathStar> *the group reaches the bridge where they find Chronos*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And the notes we took were not re-introduced until the present time. Even then it shouldn't have been re-inserted into the past, unless sehenanigans were happening."
<Seraphna> Alita> Would not the false Sin still have spoiled things?
<DeathStar> *Chronos glances at Lana*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hello, Nicolette. Happy Birthday
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...sorry, trying to untangle a potential paradox!"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Thanks, Chronos. It's been a bit of a bitter-sweet one this year."
<DeathStar> *The Mirror Sylph and Geb sit down, peering at them; the ship seems to be rapidly moving somewhere*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I am sorry to hear that. But you are still full of power. One day you may unlock something new inside you
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Eheh... maybe. It's not all bad. When you know the end is coming, you have to use all the time you have to be ready for that. Learned that from someone."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I welcome you to the very dawn of what will become the Croza Empire. Vessels like this are going out and exploring. They will be coming back with many of them changed from what they discover, leading to the Croza and after they will split in ideaologies on how to control the new generation of spirits that are being born
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Where did this one come from?"
<Alicia> * Ceilidh tries to remember if this was the last voyage
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhhh...I wodnr how this ship evolved into the pyramid ship designs of their late period."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> This one will encounter a race of ... lets call them powerful super spirits. It will lead to these Proto Croza to try to seed worlds later which will result in Geyze being one, if you recall all the marked worlds on the computers on Geyze and Kumen. Those are other seeded worlds.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "But this ship is..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> That occurs after the super spirit encounter. The spirits ... essentially tear this ship apart. Partially due to the flight plan I recommended to them.
<DeathStar> <Selena> That's... kind of harsh
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh? You recommend to them?"
<DeathStar> *Chronos brings up the flight plan, showing the deep regions of this third galaxy* These super spirits are very powerful. A little ... too powerful an aggrogant for my tastes. Their worlds reflect that. They are natural spirits like our world. Without the help. Without this encounter, though, they would begin to spread out much sooner and encounter Geyze before all of you would be ready. I've done the time math. This encounter makes the Super Spirits a little more cautious, due to us being onboard. And stick to their area of space a little longer
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Plus the data sent back on the ship will one day lead to the seeding program.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....ahhh...the Cleaners know you're here."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I imagine they do. They do not like how I tinker with time so much
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Is the timeline really okay?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "But at the same time... it sounds like this was supposed to happen."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Yeah, without this... wouldn't our whole timeline fall apart?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "So it just makes everything more confusing..."
<Seraphna> Alita> That was my concern.
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm, possibily. *She nods* I think in their opinion, it would have happened either way. And I keep inserting myself for a dead person
<Jackieness> <Lana> "..how does that work?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm. Since we have all the time in the world, lets check on your allies
<DeathStar> *She stands up*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> The Cleaners will not act until this moment in time is complete
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Even more evidence those were fake Cleaners."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Fake? No
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...what."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ceilidh and Alita are convineced we were being manipulated by imposters. I wa snto ready to jump to that conclusion..." *pushes up her glasses*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> They won't risk this moment in time becoming corrupted, that is all, but if they can catch me outside an important moment in time
<DeathStar> <Chronos> They want me stopped
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hence they second I'm about to leave, they want me
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I'm confused why they want to eliminate you before the end that has already happened."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... I don't know what's going on any more."
<DeathStar> *Chronos looks at Lana then Nicolette* Let me take you to the moment then. It's a moment I avoid since the Cleaners do lurk there
<DeathStar> *Chronos stops time, except for the group, stepping into Avenir's proxy*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Ready?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... ok..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "As I'll ever be."
<Seraphna> Alita> I guess.
<DeathStar> *Chronos time warps them out while she has the ship frozen, and they arrive at 19,966 5.16 where the group arrives, joining Gwen, Jaime, etc*
<DeathStar> *Standing off to the side, Simon is saying the lines: Chronos, I wish the Croza never existed" causing everything to begin to act strange time wise*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Allow me to slow time down.
<DeathStar> *Chronos attempts to slow it down, practically stopping it*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Simon activated my Redo power, and do the severity of it, it began to go back and wipe out so many years worth of history, it took a toll on both me and Simon
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is that why it’s so messed up here?
<DeathStar> <Chronos> First.... While I Was about to be erased... I jumped back in time and skirted around my body and grabbed Simon before he was erased. And I cheated. And threw his body into another reality in another him. To save his life. Which angered the Cleaners. For Simon cheated time death
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Then Ceilidh and I had kept through notes on all the missing history..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "How's that a paradox?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Next, while my body was breaking down in the past, dying, I jumped away into the timeline and escaped, avoiding this moment as it continued to play out. And have been running ever since ... as my clock has been running down ever closer to this moment of death. The Cleaners want not to kill me
<DeathStar> <Chronos> But to drag me to this moment
<DeathStar> <Chronos> As I continue to do things in the timeline
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Oh... that's different from what I thought happened..."
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Can you explain what they actually want then?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I believe they see me an abberation. I should be dead, yet I am cheating death by refusing to return to my point in time
<DeathStar> <Chronos> And I then make major changes to the timeline. That is what is drawing their ire and attention
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I hate to say it, but this situation is even more complicated than I thought."
<DeathStar> *Avenir muses on if Chronos can keep jumping indefinitely or will she run out of power*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Very complicated."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Lets go back. This area, as Jaime asked, is all messed up due to Simon's wish
<DeathStar> *she brings them to the ship* <Chronos> Either way, I typically try to hide out and not make big changes often. The Cleaners are .... very quick to shut down any attempts I do to help
<DeathStar> <Chronos> If you all want to catch me after this, that is fine
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Alright then."
<Seraphna> Jaime> They seem to be giving the group little choice.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Wait, uh, we suddenly Pro-Cleaner?
<Seraphna> Alita> No?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I don't know... we don't know much about the Cleaners either..."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I'm not... pro-cleaner, but after Avenir's crisis over the state of time..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> What I do know they might be semi-related to... *she pauses as the alarms go off as something approaches*
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Prepare yourself. After this attack we can go.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "To whom?"
<Ariel> * Nicolette clutches her new cane, reminding herself that she lacks her other powers
<DeathStar> *the hull is breached by what appears to be powerful spirits; they float in; causing the fluff balls to flail about, while some try to get readings*
<DeathStar> *Mirror Sylph hops down to take on a Wind Spirit, approaching it but the enemy Wind Spirit suddenly seems to cut off all air in the room*
<DeathStar> *Chronos motions at Ceilidh to restore air*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *performs a weave to try to record data on the super spirits*
<Alicia> * Ceilidh pauses, then does similar
<Ariel> * Nicolette falls into a defensive stance as she holds her breath
<DeathStar> *The Spirits turn toward the group, eyeing Lana and Ceilidh curiously*
<DeathStar> *Their data showing massive amounts of spirit power of the various elements. A Void type Spirit begins to try to suck in the puff balls*
<DeathStar> *Selena, hoding her spirit, goes into spirit mode and zooms in and slashes at the Void one*
<DeathStar> *Gwen bangs on the controls*
<Seraphna> **Jaime fires Hypersoace at one, Terra joining her**
<DeathStar> *Trying to get something to work, then falls over*
<Ariel> * Nicolette calls upon earth magic to pull up the metal floor to keep the puff balls from being sucked in
<Seraphna> **Talia makes a symbol and fires a disruptive mana blast at another**
<DeathStar> *Their attacks cause the enemy to pause, as if surprised, while Nicolette saves some of the Origin like spirits; who retreat and begin to send out an SOS and info, stirring the ship for a planet*
<DeathStar> *The fire spirit begins to prepare a nova like attack*
<DeathStar> *at them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *switches and starts weaving a spirit trap, trying to nab the fire spirit and split off most of its spirit energy*
<DeathStar> *by now, those who need to breathe would begin to feel a little woozy, while Mirror Sylph and Geb combo attack*
<Seraphna> **Jaime checks the controls Gwen was on**
<DeathStar> *Lana's trap pauses it a for amoment, then it Nova blasts at it*
<DeathStar> *Jaime would see lots of buttons in Proto*
<Seraphna> **Alita sends a water blast at the Fire Spirit**
<DeathStar> *Alita draw aggro and rushes at her, holding out a hand to burn her if touched*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to use the spirit trap to manipulate the incoming energy*
<Seraphna> **Alita deflects with a Spirit Shield and draws the Void Blade**
<DeathStar> *The trap breaks*
<Seraphna> **Jaime works with Terra, her manifesting and Terra forming crystals on it to close the breach**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...I need to upgarde my weave program..."
<Alicia> * Ceilidh uses magic to keep herself awake... even if the lack of oxygen is giving her a headache
<DeathStar> *the fire hand pushes hard when a spirit in the back makes a gesture and the spirits begin to back up. They push Terra and JAime aside to exit the breach before it closes*
<DeathStar> *Selena strains on her knee as they begin to leave.*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *flops on to her butt* "...what was their damage?"
<Seraphna> **Alita muses, summoning water and letting Talia mana hear it creating steam and thus more oxygen**
<DeathStar> *Selena lays on her back*
<DeathStar> <Selena> .... is it over?
<Seraphna> Alita> No one was killed on either side. This is good.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...looks like we got them to back off...but...ahhh...how did we get them to back off?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Not quite correct.
<Alicia> * Ceilidh hyperventilates the moment the oxygen returns
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Before Nicolette could act that one spirit ate them
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "What were you going to say?"
<Seraphna> Alita> **peers around** Nico is dead?
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It leaves behind despir and regret.
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh, the eldritch one?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I couldn't save all the little ones..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Hm. He is Eldritchish I suppose. But Nicolette saved more than normal
<DeathStar> *She muses on that*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Oh, the blue guy."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I wonder how that will play out to the Cleaners
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... ... ... if that's true..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It could play out and they will die another way on the journey
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Time readjusts itself
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...then this ship crashes and we find it millenia later..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> You saw the ship full of phantoms
<DeathStar> <<Chronos> Anyway, as to what I was going to say
<DeathStar> <Chronos> The Cleaners are akin, or close to, beings of higher planes. But not quite
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I cannot find more data on them or where they came from
<Jackieness> <Lana> "No data points..."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "I thought they were a natural defense system before, but now..."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> It is possible
<DeathStar> <Chronos> But if that is a case I would have to risk traveling to the beginning of time
<DeathStar> <Chronos> Either way, shall we take you home and you can decide what you want to do there?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Right, home. I have data to analyze."
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "The beginning, huh..."
<DeathStar> *Chronos and Avenir use their powers and return them to the dining hall, where Kito is waiting*
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "We... can do that without messing with the timeline, right?"
<DeathStar> <Chronos> So. Do you want to turn me over now? Or should I retreat?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It appears we’re back.
<DeathStar> *Selena takes a seat in her chair*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’d rather not sell out a friend. What are the alternatives?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Simon is counting on us
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We have no paradox to report right now, right?"
<Ariel> <Nicolette> *sighs* "I don't want to put you in danger, but they plan to focus on Simon if they can't get you. So that's a problem."
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I don't mind if it is for Simon
<DeathStar> *Chronos muses, then touches Nicolette's palm* Here
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Hm?"
<DeathStar> *she transfers something; it almost looks like a spirit pact mark, but different* That should be enough
<DeathStar> <Chronos> I'll go see this Cleaners myself. That will save you all the trouble
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh?"
<Ariel> * Nicolette hugs Chronos, "Be careful, alright?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "... thanks and... sorry."
<DeathStar> *Nicolette returns the hug* I will. And do not worry. I been avoiding this for many years now. *She nods and poofs*
<DeathStar> *A servant walks up and whispers in Kito's ear*
<DeathStar> <Kito> You have visitors.
<DeathStar> *Asarar and Cypher step into the room, with Chelsea and Bonnie wearing Hapian noble like dresses*
<Sara> * Chelsea looks a little uncomfortable as she tugs at her dress
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Sorry to interrupt. But we thought we'd confer with you about a rotten Hapian noble that likes to move drugs, girls, and other things through ports and up to Kumen. We'd like to, you know, work here in the city and the castle
<DeathStar> <Cypher> And show off these two
<DeathStar> *Gwen props head up* And once again the other team does the more weird job
<Seraphna> Luci> They’re so cute aren’t they?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Of course they can stay here. Kito, see to it they're given proper rooms
<Sara> * Chelsea deadpans at Luci calling her cute
<DeathStar> *Avenir meanwhile studies the mark Chronos gave her* It looks like a summoni mark. You should be able to summon ... someone. *She hesitates to say Mom*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie scowls*
<Ariel> <Nicolette> "Mmm... I'm going to need to look into how best to use it."
<DeathStar> <Selena> A lot of mysteries today
<DeathStar> -END-
* DeathStar changes topic to 'Geyze: Record of Spirit War | Wednesdays | 7:15 - 7:30 PM to 10:15 pm to 10:30 PM | Part II - Act 3 | Session 52: Noble Intentions | 1 of 4 |'

<DeathStar> -Minis Open-
<DeathStar> *Cloé wears a princess dress and eats cake*
<DeathStar> *while Gwen pretends to read one of Lana's research diaries*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is in her lab at the castle, going over the readings she took off of the super spirits in the past*
<DeathStar> *they seem to very powerful for natural spirits, with the one that was in the back having unusual readings,*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...with this data, we could be ready to coutner them...but this one..." *focuses on the one in the back*
<DeathStar> *a cat lands on Lana's head*
<DeathStar> *Asarar offers cake to Chelsea*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<DeathStar> *the cat flops onto the lap and looks around*
<DeathStar> <Kito> So what are you working on? *She asks Lana, holding food*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Chronos identified these super spirits as the next big threat. My spirit trap spell didn't work... thougha dmittedly its not as strong as a real, physical spirit trap, but I'm not positive a real spirit trap would have held one for very long either.. so I'm trying to come up with a way to coutner them."
<DeathStar> <Kito> I'm sure you'll come up with something
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I have to... there is no tellign what these things will do if they decie to start attcking the rest of the universe again."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Wasn't that like years ago? Wouldn't they have begun long ago?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I don't know... Chronos said they suddenly stopped attacking after they encountered us on that ship."
<DeathStar> <Kito> It'd be nice to find out more
<DeathStar> <Kito> Do we have any way?
<DeathStar> <Kito> Maybe the Protos?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe..."
<DeathStar> <Kito> Good luck. *leaves food*
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Session Close: Thu Nov 09 00:00:00 2023