The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 71

Session Start: Wed Jul 24 00:00:01 2024
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.4.24
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen Space Port
<DeathStar> *Yuki stands on the bridge, eyeing the computer go through the mock start up tests, all going green as it does, except one flashing red*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Report."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It looks like the the secondary shields are acting up. We have three shield types to flip through - standard, spirit shields, and a magic shield prototype. The magic one is giving trouble
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire is at peak cuteness, sir.
<DeathStar> *Mire blinks from the pod*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Send the diagnostics to Ymir."
<Seraphna> Nox> Am I wrong? **looks to Mire**
<DeathStar> *Yuki does so while Mire thinks* I guess that is true
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Otherwise, it looks like we're all good to go
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Every test so far has passed
<DeathStar> *Mire exits the pod and poses* The Aquarius is still the best ship
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, begin recalling the crew on leave and schedule drills with the enw systems. The ibjective is to prepare ofr our post-refit shakedown."
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and uses Erica's chair to do so, sending out the messages, including one to Cookie in her room since she's probably high*
<Seraphna> **Cookie slowly rises up from behind Erica's chair** YuuYuuuuuu
<DeathStar> *Yuki cranes her head up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hello, Cookie. You ready to work the systems?
<DeathStar> *Ben arrives on the ship, wearing sunglasses and what looks to be a trench coat*
<Seraphna> Cookie> I'm always ready.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Ben is working on his max coolness. He has Warren's secret agent cool and Cheryl's boss cool.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Is that so, Ben?"
<DeathStar> <Ben> Hm? No, I was just on shore leave and things were bright
<DeathStar> *He removes the glasses and sets the coat aside*
<DeathStar> <Ben> It was my first one in years
<Seraphna> Cookie> That only explains the coat if you're a vampire.
<Seraphna> Cookie> You don't look that pale though.
<Seraphna> Nox> It's okay Ben, I like the shade too.
<DeathStar> *Ben muses on that* And here I was told I did not have much of a tan due to being on the ship all the time
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, see that Ben is caught up with current operations."
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and hands Ben the paperwork; Ben flips through it, nodding in thought* So how much of the original crew is coming back? <Yuki> Around 90%; we'll be taking on new crew as well
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We will be conducting drills with the new systems before leaving spacedock."
<DeathStar> *Ben glances up* I see things have been getting hot again lately. Searching for magical runes, attacks on the Legion
<DeathStar> <Ben> You think going out into space and searching new life will be safE?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "It has never been safe."
<Seraphna> Nox> Arguably safer than being here. Less safe for others if we're gone though.
<DeathStar> <Ben> *checks the defenses* I see we're being loaded with all the fancy stuff, even if a shield is acting up
<Jackieness> <Airym> "A new mana-powered shield."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I can only think of a few cases that might be useful
<DeathStar> *Mire sneaks up behind Airym*
<DeathStar> *leaning in*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yes, Mireille?"
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Where do you plan to explore first once we leave?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "When we depart space dock, we will conduct a shake down cruise in local space."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Great! We should check out these spots!
<DeathStar> *she brings up the other Geyze, as well as the ??? coordinates they had for earth here*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We will then return to space dock for a full inspection by Ymir's personnel before beginning our next exploration mission."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Okkkkay
<Jackieness> <Airym> "You did ask."
<DeathStar> *Mireille shuffles over to Nox*
<Seraphna> 1**Nox pulls her into a hug**
<DeathStar> *Ymir contacts them*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "On screen."
<DeathStar> *Ymir appears, her hair a little wild* I see the magic shield test failed
<Jackieness> <Airym> "That is correct."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Taiga isn't around to look at it but it's not really her area of expertise. So what I'll do is send someone with magic knowledge to take a look
<DeathStar> *Mireille snuggles Nox*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Thank you, Ymir."
<Seraphna> Luci> *in background* Roar! Dragon Time!
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Otherwise, you have permission to leave space dock now to do whatever you want. And then when it's all in order, we'll send you out on the long term recon
<DeathStar> *Ymir jerks and the transmission ends*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> what was that about?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, recall the remaining crew."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *checks* I think we got everyone
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then prepare to take us out."
<DeathStar> *Yuki, using Erica's seat begins to give the orders, having cookie sit in her's*
<DeathStar> *the lights dimming to a pleasant blue*
<DeathStar> *Ben looks around* Eh?
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I got various color schemes
<Seraphna> **Cookie does her thing**
<Seraphna> Cookie> Ooo, can you do a rainbow?
<DeathStar> *The color scheme becomes that of a rainbow as they move out*
<DeathStar> *Ben puts the sunglasses back on*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Restore bridge lighting to regulation parameters."
<DeathStar> *it goes back to pleasant blue*
<Seraphna> Cookie> You mean Boring Parameters.
<Seraphna> Nox> I'm a fan of blacklight. Also darklight. And no light.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Helm, plot a course for a system fly around."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Scenic cool route or normal systemic route?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Normal route."
<DeathStar> *the controls over in the air in front of Cookie, transluscent but able to be touched
<DeathStar> *Yuki taps the controls in front of her as they take the route selected, the Aquarius moving rather quickly*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I can do some fancy tricks if you want~
<DeathStar> *she chimes, leaning over chairs*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "This is just a shakedown cruise."
<Seraphna> **Cookie takes them though, though she tries to make the flying a little fancy**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I detect ... fanciness?
<DeathStar> *the ship passes by their Geyze, then continues onward, approaching the massive Counter Geyze*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Take us into orbit and run sensor tests."
<Seraphna> **Coookie slides them into orbit in standard fanciness**
<DeathStar> *Ben leans forward*
<DeathStar> <Ben> The sensors are in order. *he runs his hand and on screen shows various things, like Lana's devices running and the Mana on the planet slowly being regulated with Geyze's, but it's a slow process*
<Seraphna> Nox> Mana, not on my list of likes.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Anything of note in the local space?"
<DeathStar> <Ben> I'm not detecting anything out of the norm.
<DeathStar> *Ben brings it all up on various screens* It seems the area of space around here is normal as usual.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Any signs of whoever it was that attacked the Werebeast being in the area?
<DeathStar> <Ben> It does not look like it. Either they are long gone, or they are not being picked up at this time. This was awhile back, so any signatures are likely gone as well
<Jackieness> <Airym> "How is the engine looking?"
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Everything is perfect. *she studies herself* Nothing is going into the red
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then take us ou of orbit."
<DeathStar> *Yuki pulls on Cookie's face*
<Seraphna> **Cookie blinks as she does so** Yes Yuu Yuu?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Just felt like pinching you. *She jotes notes on Cookie as they are they leave the orbit*
<DeathStar> <Ben> The ship seems to be in pretty good shape. I have not seen the engine shut off and make any cartoon sounds
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Plot a course to Geyze."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Okay! **she hits a button that makes a cartoon honk for Ben, then adjusts course**
<DeathStar> <Ben> ..
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How long have we had that?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, you may request to have that feature removed."
<Seraphna> Cookie> But I paid extra for the sound board. **she pouts**
<DeathStar> <Ben> It's fine as long as hse does it timely moments
<DeathStar> <Mireille> *leans over Cookie, looking fascinated by the board*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then I am instituting a sound jar policy.
<Seraphna> Cookie> I willuse my power with great responsibility.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wonder. *she brings out a jar and sets it up*
<Seraphna> **It has mysterious glowing icons, one for some reason is a pineapple**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "To use the sound board, you must put a credit in the jar."
<Seraphna> Cookie> That will cut into my Pepper Stripping Fund, but okay.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "then I suggest you use it judiciously."
<DeathStar> <Ben> ... you pay Pepper to strip?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Buy her lingerie to strip in.
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius is soon over Geyze and Ben begins to scan*
<Seraphna> Nox> If it's Mom's lingerie that's pricy.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Anything of note?"
<DeathStar> <Ben> We're seeing signs of mana restortation in some ares of the world, others it's still low. There's an unusual mana concentration at the Academy. Spirit energy is on the rise surprisingly on Geyze
<DeathStar> <Ben> Otherwise, it looks like Geyze is pretty much healthy from what I can tell. *he murmurs to himself, studying* I'd need more time for a thorough scan but that would take a while - hours
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We're not in a hurry. Yuki, get those drills ready to go while we wait."
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh we have some time near Geyze?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Mmmhm. *She begins to send the orders out while Ben devotes more power into a scan of the entire planet, as deep as the Aquarius can manage*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "While we test key systems and perform additional scans."
<Seraphna> **Nox nods, looking spaced out**
<DeathStar> <Mireille> What should I do?
<Seraphna> Nox> **leans close** Sneak away with me.
<DeathStar> *Yuki observes the crew then looks up as Seniga arrives, holding some equipment*
<DeathStar> *Mireille nods and offers hand*
<Seraphna> **Nox grins and vanishes with her**
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I hear you needed help with the shields
<Seraphna> **Nell walks with her, making a peace sign**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The mana shield is generating error codes."
<DeathStar> *Seniga looks a lot like her mother, Tora, with a mix of Sen. Seniga nods* Well, you're in luck, I know a lot about the Aquarius.
<DeathStar> *she moves over to a panel and opens it with tool, then crawls into it, shining a light and begins to mess with the shield systems*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "In the meantime, let's see how the crew adapts to the upgrades."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... *observes as Seniga makes strange noises inside, like she's cutting stuff and rewiring stuff*
<Seraphna> **Nell seems to anticipate from time to time, using her magnetic fields to protect her from shocks**
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I found the problem.
<Seraphna> Nell> Not another cat creature eating the wires is it?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What is the issue?"
<DeathStar> <Seniga> No. The Aquarius was made with spirit energy in mind. It was conflicting with the mana shield when it tried to switch over. I'll put a delay to allow anything spirit related to power off so the mana shield can power up; keep in mind that means any spirit buffs will power off too
<DeathStar> <Seniga> If you want, I can try to extend the power to the weapons.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "See what you can do."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Keep in mind whenever you use this feature, keep the spirit unplugged
<DeathStar> *Seniga can be heard doing more stuff under the panel, hand reaching up to take stuff from Nell*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yeah they loudly protest the mana stuff.
<Seraphna> **Nell hands her off tools as needed**
<DeathStar> *time passes, but soon Seniga finishes and slides out, closing it up*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> It's done
<DeathStar> *all this time, Ben has been watching the scan read out*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Thank you for your assistance."
<Seraphna> **Nell puts the tools in subspace**
<DeathStar> <Seniga> It's no problem. *She pats the ship and nods to Nell* Want to lunch in the cafeteria on here?
<Seraphna> Nell> Sure~
<DeathStar> <Ben> I might have something here
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What do you have?"
<DeathStar> <Ben> First, the scans are indicating that the spirit energy is growing; mana energy is deplating if not for whatever it is Lana is doing, so that should correct/even things out in a few years time. We're already seeing results in a few areas. Second, I'm picking up two locations of similiar magic concentrations like what was found at the Academy, but their locations are in spots that are not very easy to reach. I'll mark them. The third thing, though, is what is most disturbing
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Continue."
<DeathStar> <Ben> There might be a lot of Maka and Makai on the planet. The scans are picking them up. As well as possibily large groups of Magi. Only reason the scanners even got anything is due to the low mana and each of these groups are kind of like blinkers right this second.
<DeathStar> *he points at the Magi Tower as an example of a concentration of Magi*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We're definitely picking a unusual time to head out into deep space.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wonder if Ymir will change her mind.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Share our findings with both the coalition on Geyze and as well as with Kumen."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Is it possible the mana drain the planet experienced is due to these magi groups doing big spells?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Those huge mana crystals must store a LOT of mana.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Oh, that's hard to predict.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We do know the large Counter world has something to do with it at the very least
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But until Lana or someone has a chance to study the mana crystal and get back to us
<Jackieness> <Airym> "At this point, all we can do is share what we found."
<DeathStar> <Ben> The information has been sent; Ymir is requesting for us to return
<DeathStar> <Ben> She said she will be waiting at the docks
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Set course for Kumen."
<DeathStar> *Yuki taps on the keys in the air as the ship begins to return to the docks, reaching over to pinch the cheeks*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive back there, Ymir is indeed at the docks*
<DeathStar> <Ben> Ymir is about to come on board.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Understood."
<DeathStar> *Ymir soon arrives at the bridge* How did the test run go?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, please give Ymir the performance report."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I was curious how you felt more than the report
<Seraphna> **Nox yawns, having returned with Mire before the ship left**
<DeathStar> *Ymir still eyes her pad as it was sent* <Yuki> Did it feel alright
<DeathStar> *Mireille sways giddily*
<DeathStar> *Ymir
<Jackieness> <Airym> *tilts her head to the side* "While I qualify as self-aware, I am still not in touch with 'feelings'."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It felt good to me
<Seraphna> Cookie> So what's this Maka and Magi conspiracy and how much butt must be kicked?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Is Yuki's appraisal satifactory?"
<DeathStar> *Ymir nods* Alright. Well. *She turns to Cookie* I'll turn it over to Yurica and her ship to aid Geyze if they need scans to try to track them. In the end it will be up to them, since it's their world, but we are part of the Coalition. Her ship has the same scanning capability. I want you guys to wrap up any adjustments you feel you need, get any stragglers aboard, and prepare to head out into deep space to begin your exploration mission
<DeathStar> *She taps into a transculent screen, bringing up what little they know of the Mirror Universe*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You have Kumen/Geyze here, and you have Counter Geyze a little further away from us. Then you have the Maka Homeworld a few systems away as well. But that's all we know now. This realm is essentially unmapped.
<DeathStar> *Ymir
<DeathStar> <Ymir> We know Mirror Worlds came back here but we don't know all their locations anymore
<DeathStar> <Ymir> And we don't know what worlds were here before that even happened
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then we shall beginning by mapping the mirror worlds that were pulled back over."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Your database should have their coordinates as they were in the Prime; hopefully they match the same
<DeathStar> <Ymir> If not, you'll have to seek them out.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "That is our mission."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Mireille also has the location of the sol system here; that one is some distance away, so you might want to hold off on that.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Affirmative."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> The teleporters are connected to offices at Macross, but the further you get, they'll probably stop working as you know
<DeathStar> <Ymir> So if you need to come see me, you can use them, but I can't say for how long
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Alright, I will get out of your way
<DeathStar> *she steps off the bridge*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I guess I'll go over the crew manifest one more time and we should plan a departure date in a day or two?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yes. See to it, Yuki."
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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Session Start: Mon Aug 05 00:00:00 2024
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.4.29
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius - Spacedock
<DeathStar> *Ben stands off to the side on the bridge, holding a list of crew members. Yuki has settled into her seat, tugging at her uniform again*
<Seraphna> **Cookie leans back in her seat, uniformed**
<DeathStar> <Ben> Glancing over the crew list, we're missing a few still, but we're at the launch window that was scheduled. *he glances up* Those that have not made it can use the teleporter to catch up that way.
<Seraphna> **Nox shows off her uniform to Mire**
<DeathStar> *Mireille claps*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, systems status."
<DeathStar> <Ben> Systems are in the green
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire is at peak cute!
<DeathStar> *Yuki checks over the names that are present, as if checking something*
<DeathStar> *Mireille blinks, then glances at herself*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Time to launch window?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wonder how many of our people have been poached
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire is always at peak cute~
<DeathStar> *Ben indicates 3 minutes with his hand* <Ben> Poached?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Poached? To other ships?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> Or poached by wild game hunters?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Now Ymir's ship expansion like with Yurica. It seems the Cartel have set up shop over in Kumen and the mirror universe, looking to seek a foothold. *she leans back* They even offered Erica a job I believe
<Jackieness> <Airym> "That does not fit the context, Cookie."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Of course they're doing what they can to help Ymir and her people, but you know what offers from the Cartel are like.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *is at her bunk, unpacking her bag, being one of the stragglers*
<Seraphna> Cookie> You gotta explore all possibilities. **nods**
<DeathStar> *Yuki motions to Cookie*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Okay, lets get us going
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Take us out."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hold onto your butts! **she starts taking them out**
<DeathStar> *Mire sinks into her pod as the Aquarius leaves spacedock and begins to leave Kumen behind. Ben takes a seat, musing on the Cartel offering Erica a job; writing it down on a piece of paper*
<Seraphna> **Nox aware of the expression pretends not to know and grabs own but**
<Sara> * Erica rubs her head
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Should we stop by the counter Geyze before we set out into the unknown?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It's the only planet we know in the region
<Seraphna> Cookie> Couldn’t hurt to update scans.
<DeathStar> *Yuki hands Erica asprin*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Set course for Counter-Geyze."
<Seraphna> **Cooke does so**
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.7
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius - Counter Geyze
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius has spent a bit of time making sure Lana's equipment is working, gathering minerals and items from the surface, conducting experiments, time marched onward*
<DeathStar> *Ben looks up from his console* <Ben> Erica - Airym. We have a request coming in from Geyze
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Let's hear it."
<DeathStar> <Ben> Ymir would like to allow us to have Lana join us to go over what all we've gathered and join us for part of our journey as we set out into the unknown. We were planning to go to Maka next since that's the only other world we have on record besides the sol system. And she says that Lana might have some guests with her
<Jackieness> <Airym> "When we're done here, set course for Geyze to pick up our guests."
<DeathStar> <Ben> No need captain
<DeathStar> *Ben speaks into the communication device* <Ben> The teleportation devices will be in range for some time still.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then prepare to accept guests."
<DeathStar> *Ben nods and leaves the bridge*
<Seraphna> Cookie> I will prepare guest brownies.
<DeathStar> *Mireille walks in holding a strange magik tech robot that looks broken*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I found this on the surface!
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Someone fix it
<Seraphna> Nox> Huh. **moves over to look at it**
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Place it in quarantine until we have identified it."
<DeathStar> *it has a blaster on it's hand but a cute looking face*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> But.. but..
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The welfare of the ship and crew are my primary concern, and you have your orders."
<DeathStar> *Ben returns with Lana and Zayne surprisingly, the latter glancing back at the others who came along*
<Seraphna> Nox> We have someone coming that can fix it. There she is! Lana, fix this thing!
<DeathStar> *Mireille gives Airym a look and mumbles something under her breath that sounds dangerous, moving off with it, the lights dimming a bit*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<Seraphna> **Nox follows Mire**
<DeathStar> *Zayne stands there, arms crossed, wearing what appears to be civilian clothing; she tugs at it like she doesn't know what to do with it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I....ahh...suppose I could look..."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hey Zayne!
<DeathStar> <Ben> You certain you want to waste your time on it and not all the data we gathered on the planet?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette pats Zayne's shoulder reassuringly
<Seraphna> Cookie> It’s a plot hook, Ben.
<DeathStar> *Zayne glances at Cookie, making an odd face* Hello Cookie. *she peers at Nicolette, offering a half smile*
<DeathStar> <Ben> ... Pardon me?
<Seraphna>
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ah, I do need to examine that. Its a major project, afterall."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Something Myria taught me.
<DeathStar> *Ben gets Lana, Zayne, and Nicolette chairs ready, then hands Lana all the data; all the samples collected, as well as the mana transfer rate, etc*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Try not to start another crisis right away, Lana. We need a filler episode or two."
<Seraphna> Cookie> If you find mysterious tech it must be fixed due to… Plotinuity.
<DeathStar> <Ben> ... I see everyone has become holovid watchers
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?" *shakes her head and go over the data*
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks bemused while she has Cookie sit down to fly them to Maka*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Dude did you know Athena’s Love Love Mew Mew syncs perfectly to Pony Invaders 5? **she starts to fly them**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So, if you don't mind me asking, us taking Zayne to the Maka homeworld won't cause an incident, will it?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If so we can leave her aboard
<Sara> <Erica> I'd suspect it very likely to cause an incident
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I do not mind remaining aboard
<DeathStar> <Zayne> It is not like I am a maka or a makai now
<Jackieness> <Airym> "It is your decision."
<Seraphna> Nox> **proxied still in the room** Totally would. Momma Gemane said you should never bring a Makai right to the cops.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... it's up to you, Zayne."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I do not wish to cause problems for Rainshine or you
<Seraphna> Cookie> So you’re umm… Civilian now, Zayne?
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<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Oh, it's not like I've ever fit into the system. I'm not worried."
<Seraphna> Cookie> The system is for boring people Nico. Fight the power.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> What does being a civilian entail?
<Seraphna> Cookie> No magic powers and a gun.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "You are free to do whatever you wish with your life."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> .... *She gives Cookie a strange look* I suppose, then, by that definition *to Airym* I am one
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm... literally a government official, Cookie."
<Seraphna> Cookie> We’ll take care of the gun later.
<Sara> * Erica stares.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ...
<Seraphna> Cookie> **nods to Nico** Taking down the man from within.
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks at Erica* She knows we're part of the system right?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette just sighs
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius arrives outside the system with the Maka and as they approach, Mireille returns to do her job* <Mireille> Scans show anime overload. ... *Deadpan voice* Yay
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Erica, are you in a state to lead the ground party?"
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I'm also detecting something else in the area of space
<Seraphna> **Nox pouts by Mire’s pod**
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans in* Like?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Put it on the screen."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Oh. Cartel scout ships. Mother was correct. The Cartel seem to be checking out the Mirror Universe. Probably using Kumen/Ymir's resources, which might indicate that Ymir might be working with them some. *she brings up the screen*
<DeathStar> <Ben> The Mirror Universe is a large unknown land right now
<DeathStar> <Ben> Our maps are completely useless
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Understood. Keep an eye on them but do not impede their exploration. Ben, contact the Maka to expect visitors from our ship."
<DeathStar> <Ben> Of course.
<DeathStar> *Yuki rises and adjusts her uniform* Did you want to come along? *She asks Nicolette and Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... yes. I will go. Recent events have made me wonder about the Maka, anyway."
<Seraphna> **Nox hops up to join them**
<Seraphna> Cookie> Sadly the Maka think sugar is a drug so there’s nothing awesome to grab down there.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Do you not require sugar for your baked goods?"
<DeathStar> *Zayne is quiet, musing*
<Seraphna> Cookie> …Wow, you’re right! I’m in!
<Jackieness> <Airym> "And Zayne, do you wish to remain on board the Aquarius?"
<DeathStar> *Ben checks his time* Well gather what information you feel you can. We'll be doing passive scans of the area. *he begins to search with Mireille looking into spirit levels and mana levels* This one shouldn't take too long; I'm guessing mana will be higher here
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I... .. *she looks unsure of herself for once* I will leave it to Nicolette. Rainshine likely has returned and I do not want to make trouble
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "If that's the case, come along. We won't let anyone cause trouble."
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and takes them down via the shuttle*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You want to fly us, Cooks?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Sure!
<DeathStar> *Zayne takes a seat, hands folded together*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *buckles up*
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans back in her seat, leaving the pilot seat to Cookie*
<Seraphna> **Cookie readies to fly them as Alt peeks out of Lana’s boobs**
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns her head* ...
<Seraphna> **Alt hides again**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh?"
<DeathStar> *As they near the planet, they arrive near a typical japanese school district, complete with all the cliches. Yuki rubs her forehead* <Yuki> Man, when I was younger I would have gotten a kick out of this
<Seraphna> Cookie> I’ve seen your closet, Yu Yu.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh....so would I, actually..."
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns to the others* <Yuki> So what are you looking for exactly--- *She turns toward Cookie slowly*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I wonder what it'd be like, to grow up here..."
<Seraphna> **Alt peeks out more, plotting to become a magical girl too**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I believe Zayne could answer that..."
<DeathStar> *Zayne jerks out of her thoughts*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...sorry..."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Well, it's 'normal'.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> heh. heh heh. Normal. *She says it almost like it's the world's biggest joke*
<DeathStar> *A few Maka have arrived to greet them, warily looking at them and whispering* <Maka A> Greetings!
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hmm... I guess I don't know what 'normal' is like."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Eh, everywhere is a bit like that. Imagine growing up knowing whenever someone was lying to you.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *raises a hand* "Ahhhh...hi."
<Seraphna> Nox> Hey ladies and magic boys if there's any of those! **she waves** I'm Nox the Dark Spirit!
<DeathStar> *The Maka stare at them, then the third Maka waves slowly* Hello!
<DeathStar> *she seems to have a pumpkin wand, the wand glowing as it's waveD*
<DeathStar> <Maka B> We're here to guide you. What can we help you with?
<DeathStar> *oddly, the three don't seem to know, or recognize, Zayne*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...I am here to learn a bit about Maka magic. For scholarly reasons."
<DeathStar> *The three look at each other*
<Seraphna> **Lana's boobs say** And how to become magical girls!
<DeathStar> <Maka C> You'r a bit old for that
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<Seraphna> **Alt hops out of them and lands, becoming a cutie girl** Hi!
<DeathStar> <Maka A> Well. *they seem to be trying to define "Maka Magic".
<DeathStar> <Maka B> It differs between each magical girl. But the core of it is that your magic is awakened by your Tsukai, and then your magic comes from within your heart and willpower.
<Seraphna> Alt> I'm cute and young and a Familiar and can become a kitty!
<DeathStar> *They all nod, as if that says everything*
<DeathStar> *they all peer at Alt* It ... depends on if you have a Tsukai within you.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... Alt almost qualifies as her own Tsukai..."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Perhaps someone should try to hatch her then
<DeathStar> *She murmurs absementmindly*
<Seraphna> Alt> Like a kitty inside of me? Momma taught me how to summon the armies if Kitty Spirits, does that count?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Familiars soak up magic, rather than giving it off. They're almost anti-tsukai."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Nicolette is a bit right. Has there been a case of a familiar Maka? It would seem the two concepts would be at odds
<Seraphna> Alt> You mean I might just have to be a magical kitty girl warrior on my own?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I mean, we don't KNOW you can't become one
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But in the meantime why don't you just do that
<Seraphna> Nox> How does she sneak around in Lana's boobs anyway, is it an extradimensional space?
<DeathStar> <Maka C> Is there... anything else you wished to know? Did you wish to read the history books?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I...have been so busy that I never investigated my own cleavage space!"
<DeathStar> *Yuki becomes dead quiet*
<DeathStar> *Zayne even turns her attention to Lana*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette rubs her temples
<DeathStar> *the three maka back away - to the other side of the street*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<Seraphna> Nox> Sure it's safe girls.
<Seraphna> Alt> Wanna learn more. See if I can become super magic girl.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *waves* "We'll see your books! Ahhhh...please!"
<DeathStar> *The three maka nod and have the group follow them along; a girl who is late to school almost knocks Alt over*
<DeathStar> *toast popping into her mouth*
<Seraphna> **Alt spins around** Eeep! Hi! You owe me tuna now!
<DeathStar> *Yuki just lifts Alt up and continues*
<DeathStar> *the group stops in front of what looks to be an ancient and wise building - a manga store*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...this is not what I was expecting..."
<Seraphna> Cookie> This looks like Si's bedroom, only in store form.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I never know what to expect
<DeathStar> *as they step in, the manga are organized much like Kalam's ancient tomes, with the oldest put up in the back out of reach, and the newest ones up front*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "You've never been to the archives before, Lana?"
<DeathStar> *Zayne looks around the place, silent as if she's seeking something out*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *pulls a volume off the shelf and puruses it* "...there history is in the form of a shoujo manga."
<Seraphna> **Nox shadow hops over to the old stuff**
<Jackieness> their
<DeathStar> *The three maka look horrified at Nox just leaping it into the back and trip over themselves*
<DeathStar> *The old old manga tomes look to be so old, that not all of them are in great shape anymore*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "These really should be digitally archived."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So how accurate is the history? *She looks at the stuff on it* And who makes it?
<Seraphna> Alt> She does that, Spirits are like umm... what's a magic girl equivalent... like our Guardian companions but for everyone.
<DeathStar> *on the page, there is a charater that looks a lot like Sparklng and another Nicolette*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahh... its Sparkling and Nico."
<DeathStar> *Yuki squints* You sure?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette peeks over
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well... it looks like them..."
<DeathStar> *The two seem to be with someone that looks like Rainshine battling a demon makai*
<Seraphna> **Alt looks at a beginners book**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Oh, huh. Didn't expect to feature after I lost my powers. Neat."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Wait you guys regularly featured in here?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well... I don't know about regularly, but we've been involved with a thing or two of note, y'know."
<DeathStar> *The manga is mostly history like manga tomes, so any "beginner books" would just be tales of Maka who were beginning our doing their jobs*
<DeathStar> *out
<DeathStar> *The other three are not with Nox, telling her how careful she must be with the oldest tomes*
<DeathStar> *Zayne has made her way into the back while Nox has distracted everyone and grabs a tome*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If that is the case
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I wonder if Zayne is in here. But it would be rather hard to locate it
<Seraphna> **Nox nods, mostly just looking at the book ends, though she seems to do something to each book without actually touching them**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Unless she alreayd knows what volume is her story."
<DeathStar> <Maka C> What are you interested in with the ancient knowledge?
<DeathStar> *Zayne rejoins them*
<Seraphna> Nox> Anything really. I've been wondering if your companions are a sort of... self projected Spirit.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *looks to Zayne* "Find what you were looking for?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I did.
<DeathStar> *the three look at each other* Huh?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Anything I can help you find? I doubt you're going to learn much
<Seraphna> Nox> Mmm, so yes, the power comes from within, though it's unclear if the magic is mana or spirit. Though my explorations have shown all mortals have a spirit of some degree inside them.
<DeathStar> *the three maka look at each other, then at Nox*
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh... I can look at the books without opening them. Since closed books are filled with shadows.
<DeathStar> *The three maka look at each other again, then at Nox once more*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is just glad that she's not the one drawing awkward attention this time*
<Seraphna> Nox> I'm a Dark Spirit, it mostly means I'm made of the element that Dark is. Shadows, dark of space, night time, and all that stuff.
<DeathStar> <Maka A> Are you a ... villain?
<Seraphna> Nox> Nope! We're misunderstood as such sometimes by mean people though.
<Seraphna> Nox> We're just Dark. Can't have day without night, can't have light without shadow, all of that.
<DeathStar> *The three look dubious, but since Nox isn't being hostile, they let it go*
<DeathStar> *at that moment, Yuki taps her ear* <Yuki> It looks like Ben is done on his end. He says if there's anything you want to grab, we should do it now
<Seraphna> Alt> **wiggles cutely** Any cute spirits wanna work with me?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> How old are you?
<Seraphna> Alt> Umm... **she starts counting on her fingers**
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... you might be too young
<Seraphna> Alt> Spacially or physically?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ...Physically.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh!" *weaves and scans the mana in the local area*
<Seraphna> Alt> I think I'm like, 10 or 12? I'd have to ask Daddy.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Then you are of age. I suggest staying here for a time if you are serious
<DeathStar> *As Lana goes to scan the area, something occurs - her weave is distorted by something greater on the planet
<Seraphna> Alt> Can come back to pick me up when take Momma back home for the next episode?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Kiddo, we might be out there for months, but Nicolette and Lana can do it
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... assuming they "remember"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> But don't you have classes?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?!"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah, can't just forget. Would be a bit of a diplomatic issue."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *re-checks what just happened*
<Seraphna> Alt> Now that I'm a princess of the Legion, Daemon Realm, and Amazon!
<DeathStar> *retracing her steps, it seems that some powerful magic source, unique to the Maka homeworld, is causing her weaves to fall apart*
<Seraphna> Alt> ...Does being a princess help with Magical Girl stuff?
<DeathStar> <Ben on comm> I take it you have come across what our scans did.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *comm* "Ahhh...yes...a major power...something."
<DeathStar> *Zayne looks side eyed*
<DeathStar> *Zayne grabs a few tomes from 60 years ago, right as Nox is being dragged back by the three Maka*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Okay kids, playtime is over. Back to the shuttle
<Seraphna> Nox> We'll arrange to have you brought back before you miss too many classes!
<Seraphna> **Alt waves**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I suppose we'll have to look into this later..."
<DeathStar> -Time Hop-
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius
<Seraphna> **Nox finishes sending a message to Gwen that Alt is fine and Lana smuggled her to the Maka homeworld**
<DeathStar> *Yuki and Ben are staring at the star map, trying to decide where to go next since there's no definitive location for them to hyperspace jump to* <Yuki> I say we just keep heading further out
<DeathStar> <Ben> Just pick a direction?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That's opposite of Geyze
<Seraphna> Cookie> I could try something.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That scares me
<Seraphna> Cookie> What, I didn't even say it yet!
<DeathStar> *in the conference room set up for them, the tomes are laid out and Zayne is sitting there*
<DeathStar> <Ben> I need to go meet up with Lana and them; whatever you pick, I will trust your decision.
<DeathStar> *He heads for the conference room*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We know where Geyze, Kumen, and Maka are, correct?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yes. *she brings it up on the map; Maka right there where they are at; Counter Geyze, Kumen, and the Geyze system behind them*
<DeathStar> *Ben enters the conference room* Alright, allow me to share with you what the scans said. *He takes a seat at the table*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Anyway, I can try two things.
<Seraphna> Cookie> One is to path check our future in a few directions, pick the one that we blow up least in.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I suggest we try an experiment. Overlay known locations of other worlds that may have returned to the Mirror reality relative to the known worlds, and project potential courses."
<Seraphna> Cookie> The other is to try and contact one of the worlds in the Mirror Verse I'm pretty sure I can connect to telepathically.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Ben> The Maka Homeworld has some unknown energy deep within it
<DeathStar> <Ben> It's a type of magical energy the computers and Mireille cannot identify
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It actually disrupted my spell weaves."
<Seraphna> Nox> Totally not foreboding and nothing that will become important in the future.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> The magical energy is what gives the girls their power. Or I should say, helped give birth the process. It might not be as needed now that it's spread out
<DeathStar> *Zayne plays with the tomes she borrowed, spinning them absentmindedly*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *adjusts ehr glasses* "...but what is it?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Now I'm curious."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I only know what was told to me and what I observed. My frie---- *she pauses, looking for anothre world* My companion told me a little once.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "What did they say?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> How it was relayed to me was not to trust the world. It trapped an expedition of humans. And made them the first maka. And from there the process began. Something in the planet had the power to start it all.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> And then from there, the daemons rose and the makai began to be born
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...now I'm more curious."
<DeathStar> <Ben> If an expedition of humans found that world, it had to be during the time people were fleeing from Earth I would assume
<DeathStar> <Ben> Or even earlier
<Seraphna> Cookie> There's a lot of times Humans liked to flee earth for things.
<DeathStar> <Ben> I'm referring to the Mirror World's Earth
<DeathStar> <Ben> And it's end
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Which is another mystery too."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Gotta admit, that's kinda spooky."
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to run a program on Airym's idea before exhausting Cookie*
<Seraphna> Cookie> I do hope we find that world of telepathic entities again.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We might have two hits. I'll program one in and see how it goes. Mireille, lets go. *The Aquarius begins to move* And why is that?
<Seraphna> Cookie> They were kinda cool. And I keep feeling like they did something to help me that I can't quite place.
<DeathStar> *Zayne pushes the four tomes forward* These three are from when I was starting as a Maka. And this one. *it has a cover of a Magial Girl that looks like some sort of fighter*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I took for myself
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Why did you...ahhh...'check out' these books?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> You indicated you were hoping for information during that time period. It has been many, many years since I was a .... magical girl. This book however, was a tome on a girl who used her powers to enhance herself and fight hand to hand. I think I would like to read it. *She pockets it*
<DeathStar> <Ben> Well, I will say this about the scans before I return to the bridge. The Maka Homeworld is rich in mana energy. As to be expected. It makes this little area of the universe - Maka, and our system, very high in spirit energy and mana energy.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...well...let's get started then..." *picks up the frst volume of Zayne's story*
<DeathStar> <Ben> You three are welcome to continue to join us a bit longer - the teleporters will remain in range for sometime
<DeathStar> *he steps out*
<DeathStar> *Zayne looks troubled, peering to the side as Lana reads it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...we need to invesigate more worlds before we cna draw any specific conclusions."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Are we there yet? <Yuki> No
<Seraphna> Nox> Are we there yet?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> No
<Seraphna> Cookie> Is it weed time yet?
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Will I ever have breasts as big as Momma Erica?
<DeathStar> *Yuki grabs her head*
<Seraphna> Nox> That would be hot.
<Seraphna> Nox> Not that you aren't already perfect, Mirelle.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> So get bigger - noted
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, apprise Ben of our plan."
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to catch Ben up*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....tell me....the voice in your head...was it your companion or something else?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> They included even a detail like that
<DeathStar> *Zayne murmurs* I wonder how much they "guessed" for the book or how much they knew
<Jackieness> <Lana> "But do you know what it was? Is it common among Makai?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> It's common among Maka, too. Mine began to talk about certain things after the off world assignment, and it knew I was getting upset.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I---- *She closes her mouth, as if hiding something*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...if it would help to talk about it...you can tell me."
<Seraphna> Nox> At least it's not secretly a fascist autocracy hiding under the guise of adorable girls with magic powers. Right?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> .... *she covers her mouth, taking deep breaths* I think you're all under misconception about it
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Then what is it really?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> It had a great influence over me. Yes. It's insanity was my insanity. Yes. But, in the beginning, maybe all along, *I* wanted to do kill the first group of people. I wanted to bash those killers of women and children in. It just gave me the tools I needed
<DeathStar> <Zayne> And praised me afterward, making it easier and easier and easier.
<Seraphna> Nox> So how come my Momma doesn't go on murder sprees?
<DeathStar> *she eyes her hands, wiping them on her clothes and walks out*
<Seraphna> Nox> She's a Makai. I think.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It uses positive reinforcement to maintain the downward spiral."
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> I like positive reinforcement!
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.10
<DeathStar> Location: Mirror World
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius hovers over the world, adding it to the map, having rediscovered one of the many worlds that was dragged back. Ben stands there, looking over the results*
<DeathStar> *Zayne for her part has been staying in her room with the book she took*
<DeathStar> <Ben> It might be because it's a world with nothing too special, but the mana/spirit levels are in the medium range compared to the other worlds
<DeathStar> <Yuki> They were also kind enough to add some worlds to our map
<DeathStar> *she brings them up on the starmap*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Do they match the relative locations of the worlds when they were in Prime?"
<DeathStar> *Ben peers between them* Not perfectly. As you know, the worlds most out of alignment is Geyze/Kumen itself compared to where it was in Prime
<DeathStar> <Ben> From there, Mirror Worlds that went to Prime had to fit into places that were safe in the same way
<DeathStar> <Ben> Some did land in the same general area
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We can at least extrapolate some courses."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I can at least hyperspace jump to the worlds that were given to us
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Do you want me to do so?
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Jump to the closest."
<DeathStar> *the crew spends the next few hours knocking off the worlds on the list and doing their scans; in the end, Ben hangs up the results* <Ben> All of them are in the medium range - for the most part. As we keep getting further away from Geyze, I began to see a pattern, especially with the last two worlds that were the furthest out - but we'll need more data to prove anything
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Let's extrapolate another course and continue on then."
<DeathStar> *the chart shows as the keep going further our into the outer worlds, or as far as the map is concerned, closer to Sol, the spirit/mana energy of worlds is decreasing by a lot*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Keep heading out, Cookie
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets see what we find out there
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and keeps them going**
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.12
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius
<DeathStar> *The ship's alert begins to go off. Yuki snorts awake in her chair*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Oh good, it's not my Stash alarm.
<DeathStar> *Zayne arrives on bridge, then eyes Cookie with an unreadable look*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Something massive is directly ahead
<Jackieness> <Airym> "On screen."
<DeathStar> <Ben> No chance it is the Cartel is it?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette rubs her eyes as she wanders onto the bridge, and yawns
<DeathStar> *the viewscreen comes up on and what appears is something like the PAX, but somehow even larger. It is clear it is stationary unlike the PAX, like a spacestation perhaps, or maybe it was once a ship, or a series of massive ships. It hangs in space, with lights flickering to alert people to it. Judging by it, there looks to be parts of an asteroid among it too.*
<DeathStar> <Mireille> We are being scanned
<DeathStar> *Zayne reaches into Cookie's uniform suddenly, looking like she is molesting her, then takes something from her and steps back*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Attempt communication."
<Seraphna> **Cookie blinks a bit, but pats her** YOu could ask.
<DeathStar> *a moment passes as their communication connects with the structure's and a human's face appears.* <Man> Welcome, Aqua-ri-us! You should stop by the Haven! We are the last stop before the wild lands! We have everything you might need right here. As a first time customer, your dock fees are waved. *they are transmissed a location to land*
<DeathStar> <Man> Just follow the rules, and we'll be good. *a series of rules are transmitted to them*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Wow... we found a free market station?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We found...something
<DeathStar> *she sounds dubious*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Yuki, review the rules for anything that could prove complicated, givne our current crew."
<Seraphna> Cookie> This universe is very similar to the other Galaxy in Prime I'm taking it.
<DeathStar> <Ben> It definitely was not in the Prime Universe. So this had to be here already
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yeah, I mean more like, an unaligned wilderness with lots of places like this. Settled spots that became outposts.
<DeathStar> *Yuki glances over the rules* Weapons will be left at the door and Haven's guards will return them when you're done. There's rules to open up your own shop, which Haven will get a cut of everything sold. there's a list of items that is considered illegal. No hacking into Haven
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Anything that stands out?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> On the illegal side? There's list of drugs and some weapons I don't recognize, and humanoids
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Cookie, it is likely ill-advised for you to disembark at this port."
<DeathStar> *Zayne seems more relaxed*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well hopefully Cookie has never taken Brain-Fry
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Or Red Crystal Dust
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Be that as it may, take us in."
<Seraphna> Cookie> Nope, I avoid anything the claims to enhance my already annoying always on telepathy.
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius begins it's way inside; Haven's massive verticalness means one could get lost in this place for ages and never be found, It is hard to believe something this size could be entirely on the up and up. The guards could not watch all of it after all. It's just too big. They arrive at a large hanger all to themselves*
<DeathStar> *some guards are outside it, likely there to protect and to take any weapons they try to leave with*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So do we want to look around for items or go to any bars for info?
<DeathStar> <Ben> I'll stay with the ship. I'd hate for something or someone to try to take it
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Assemble an away team. Include security personnel trained in unarmed combat."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Probably a good idea. Wouldn't be surprised if someone stole the tires and tried to sell the ship back to us."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'll head out. <Zayne> Sure. Me too.
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks at Lana and Nicolette* You two in?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh? I suppose so.. this is an unusual structure."
<Seraphna> **Cookie stretches, Nox moves over to join them**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm kinda curious. Never seen a station like this outside of books."
<DeathStar> *Yuki steps out with them; indeed as they walk out of the hanger proper, it's clear the station proper is made of ship material unknown to the group. Definitely not Proto stuff*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks around*
<DeathStar> *signs are hung up on the walls giving direction; arrows point to where the elevators and another pointing to bars*
<DeathStar> *there are also terminals here and there that one can see people are using to see a map of Haven*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "It kinda reminds me of home. Just, y'know, less desolate and poor."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "There are a surprising number of people, considering how remote it is."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I am curious
<DeathStar> <Yuki> The edge of civilization or what was it?
<DeathStar> *Yuki uses a terminal to bring up a map*
<DeathStar> *key points begin to pop up - showing where the markets are located, as well as how many free ones are still available, where the entertainment districts are located, and where the offices are at the top floor. There are also areas of Haven that are listed as restricted*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> So. *she looks at Cookie* Where to?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And is it related to this reality's Earth civilization?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You think they built it?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Let's check out the exotic spices and herbs.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> That is what your future vision is telling you?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its possible. Ben believed the Sol system was in this general direction."
<DeathStar> *Zayne looks at Nico, trusting hre judgment more*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I wonder... only thing I'm sure of, is you shouldn't bring anything you'll miss."
<Seraphna> Cookie> THat is what my Cookiesense is telling me.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Future vision will help us avoid nosy security.
<DeathStar> *Yuki shrugs, then heads for the stalls; they take the elevator down, down, down*
<DeathStar> *as they arrive, the market is full of people - aliens, humans, floating creatures, moving up and down and checking out the booths. Everything looks on the up and up*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...the Cartel would like to know about this place."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If they got into a business partnership it could be bad
<DeathStar> *they stop in front of a booth selling what Cookie wants; further down an alien is selling books in their language*
<DeathStar> *and by books, it looks to be a thin plastic type object*
<DeathStar> *Yuki contacts Ben to get in touch with the Cartel*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Mmm... **investigates** Herbs and Holotomes, good weekends.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You know, we could invest in a psionic blocker
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Much less weed needed
<DeathStar> *Yuki points down the market place* Hey, would that interest anyone? *a shady looking man is sitting on a chair at a table; surrounding him is tomes of a sort as well as strange looking objects*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hmm... I suppose I could get one.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... We should becareful.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It wouldn't hurt to look."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Then after the trip we'll have one made for you
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hmm? Worried about something in particular, Zayne?"
<DeathStar> *Yuki walks toward the booth. The man looks up; he seems to have red cybernetic eye and a plate of sorts over it. Other than that, wearing a brownish red robe the rest of him is covered up outsie his hands and one of them looks to be grayish, as if it's not real*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I'm worried that they are real - too real. They reek of magic.
<DeathStar> <Man> Welcome. *he licks his lips, motioning with the gray hand to purview his goods. The objects on the table appear to be a wooden bird, a strange looking with a female's face on one side, looking all goddess like, (etc)
<Jackieness> <Lana> *adjusts ehr glasses and goes for a closer look*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Oh... huh. Never really considered that."
<DeathStar> *an hour glass, and finally a stone of sorts, much smaller than the magic rune stones, but looking similiar in design. The tomes on top of them are written in another language, but one cover does have a bit of Basic on it along with the other words.*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... I understood Cookie's stuff better
<Seraphna> **Nox feels them out curiously**
<DeathStar> *Nox would feel magic in all of them, and oddly, a bit of spirit energy*
<DeathStar> *bubbling right under the surface of the magic*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...where are these objects from?"
<Seraphna> Nox> This stuff has Spirit backing behind the magic.
<DeathStar> *He licks his lips, looking around as if seeing if people are listening*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette doesn't show much interest in the trinkets herself, but she's watching anything the others show interest in, in case they seem like trouble.
<DeathStar> <Man> It is from the wild lands. Very dangerous items
<DeathStar> *He nods*
<Seraphna> **Nox looks them over to see if any call to her specifically**
<DeathStar> *it appears no one is looking their way that much, but there is one person that seems to be resting that is trying a bit too hard not to be paying attention to anything while facing them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...and you are selling them?"
<DeathStar> *The coin probably* <Man> Yes yes. High price though.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Could you tell me about some of these items then?"
<DeathStar> *The man looks around, scratching at the plate; as they talk, Nicolette probably would notice something moving along the ground. Zayne looks around, but seems unable to pinpoint anything*
<Seraphna> **Nox has a shadowy hand creep up and hand her the coin to look at** Hmm.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh? What do they use for money here?" *looks at the others*
<DeathStar> <Man> *he points at the bird* The magics of the great ones will allow one to go anywhere that one pictures. The coin can force a meeting with a high one - for a price. *the other side of the goddess shows a spirit*
<DeathStar> <Man> The hourglass can bring back time lost. And the stone can power up magic and great ones and their servants.
<DeathStar> *Yuki looks at the data* It says they'll accept any currency on file
<DeathStar> *She flips to see if theire's is*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Surprisingly it is
<Seraphna> Nox> What's this one?
<Seraphna> Nox> I meanm, what's a High One?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *focuses, and prepares a simple air spell to grab the being if it makes a move, but otherwise, leaves it be*
<DeathStar> *The man studies them* You want these items but know so little? They are no toy. ....
<Seraphna> Nox> We might just not have matching terms. I'm a Spirit, is that a High One?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We may have a different word for it."
<DeathStar> *the man thinks* <Man> I have heard this term maybe. High Ones the ultimate spirit. Greatest Spirit
<DeathStar> *Nicolette's air spell begins to be jerked, as if something is right there activating it*
<Seraphna> Nox> Ah, Elder Spirits probably.
<DeathStar> *Zayne turns to face it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *lowers her voice* "...could be the Super Spirits."
<Seraphna> **Nox drops credits down and makes it vanish into her darkness**
<DeathStar> *something begins to appear; it looks like a giant sprite*
<DeathStar> *using their powers to counter the spell, then begins to fade away*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Wait, was that security or...?"
<DeathStar> *the man panicks and grabs at the tomes, running after taking his money*
<DeathStar> *The guards, in the background, begin to walk over, confused why a vendor is running away*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> No, I believe not
<Seraphna> **Nox tilts her head, musing** Weird.
<DeathStar> *The vending table flips suddenly in the direction the man ran*
<Seraphna> Nox> That only felt like a Sprite, not a fully realized spir--- huh?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh..I believe that the beings he acquired his goods from just found him."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> .... Wha?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> And now we acquired the items
<DeathStar> <Zayne> I would suggest putting them on the ground
<Jackieness> <Lana> *adjusts her glasses* "This suggests that he didn't just find his goods..."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> He stole them?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "That seems like a waste. Let's find a nice open space, and wait for them to approach us."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Or bought them from someone who did."
<DeathStar> *The guards help the vendors out that had their table flipped, then continue to walk on, repeating lines like in Oblivion*
<Seraphna> Nox> Why are they saying it must have been the wind? It's a space station right?
<DeathStar> *Yuki finds them an open area to sit down*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> So what will you do with these items?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ventilation accident? Nah... I don't believe it either..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over* "We should study and catalogue these items. He said they were dangerous, and that part was likely true."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Honestly, I'm more interested in meeting the people that came looking for them, rather than the items themselves. Seemed like one of those ancient spirits we met before."
<Seraphna> Nox> Mine could be useful with the whole spirit problem coming.
<DeathStar> *as they talk, for a moment it looks like tomes are floating toward them; with some red on them*
<DeathStar> *but they keep vanishing as it approaches*
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... *points*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We should try to get....ahhhh?!"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ah.. invisibility isn't very polite."
<Seraphna> Nox> Curious.
<DeathStar> *Nox is suddenly hefted up*
<Seraphna> Nox> Eeep!
<Seraphna> Nox> You could say hi!
<DeathStar> *and then it begins to look like it's going to drag her away, judging by Nox being pulled away and her vanishing too*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Looks like we have a situation
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yeah that's not good.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ahem! No stealing our friend." She stands to face the being.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to weave to find Nox*
<Seraphna> **Cookie feels out for the mental parts of the entity**
<DeathStar> *it feels like an advanced sprite, which means not a lot in the head area*
<DeathStar> *meanwhile Lana would locate Nox being carried along; it stops to peer at the others, probably debating if causing more mayhem would draw the guards*
<Seraphna> Cookie> It's a sprite, so not much intellect.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I have it marked."
<Seraphna> Nox> Hey, hey, come on I'm not an item!
<DeathStar> *The large sprite tries to stuff Nox into a sack at that*
<Seraphna> **Nox bites at it**
<DeathStar> *Then materializes; it looks like no sprite the team has ever seen, no elemental one at least, being a mix of various colors with purple being the prime. Origin makes a noise of ispleasure as the sprite flings Nox away like a kid who is surprised*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It may not recognize that Nox is a full spirit."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Or wants Nox because she is close to one. ... Or idd
<Seraphna> Nox> Eeep!
<Seraphna> Nox> Note, biting it works!
<DeathStar> *the sprite holds it's hand, then begins to gather it's spirit energy, tingled with magic energy, then aims it at Nox*
<Seraphna> **Nox yips and forms a foxhole to redirect the blast**
<DeathStar> *it pauses, eyeing the foxhole warily*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries weavign rapidly to try to contain the sprite's spirit energy in an arcane construct similar to the Croza spirit traps*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hey! This is a no combat zone!"
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah, I'm not just any pretty, beautiful and awesome spirit!
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns to see guards with strange weapons approaching*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> They don't look happy
<DeathStar> *the sptite turns to look at Lana, then frowns and shakes her hand, then cloaks and flees*
<DeathStar> *knocking over the same vendor again*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...scared it off."
<DeathStar> *The guards pause, tapping the weapon in their hands* Mind explaining what is going on here?
<Seraphna> **Nox dismissing the hole** Good question! You let sprites go about attacking people?
<Jackieness> <Lana> A"hhhh....attempted kidnapping of our friend by a...something."
<DeathStar> <Guard> Sprites?
<Seraphna> Nox> Yep, it was a big one too!
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "You know, magical constructs."
<DeathStar> *they contact the HQ to hear what the cameras show*
<Seraphna> Nox> Made from the stuff of the High Ones you call em.
<DeathStar> <Guard 2> You're saying the High Ones' attack dogs showed up here?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...maybe?"
<DeathStar> *The two curse and after a moment* <Guard 1> It seems something did appear out of nowhere for a moment after it was bit.
<Seraphna> Nox> Well I wouldn't call it a dog, but sure?
<Seraphna> Nox> Well it was trying to stuff me in a sack.
<Seraphna> Nox> So I bit it.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "It seemed to be acquiring magical items.""
<DeathStar> <Guard 1> They're called the attack dogs because they're sent out to deal with stuff for the High Ones, especially jobs like thieves or bringing back people who wronged them
<DeathStar> <Guard 2> You all might want to leave the station before more show
<Seraphna> Nox> Well I don't know about wronging them. I probably might be one.
<DeathStar> *The guards eye Nox at that*
<Seraphna> Nox> Maybe that's why it was trying to take me.
<DeathStar> *Yuki grabs Nox*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> She'd a kidder
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Come on Nox
<Seraphna> Nox> Eeep!
<DeathStar> *she pulls her back for the ship*
<Seraphna> Nox> Okay.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "She's...ahhh...just in shock over tha attempted kidnapping."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *bows her head to the guards* "Thank you for the advice."
<DeathStar> *Zayne pauses, then mimics Nico*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Let's go before they try again."
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and heads for the Aquarius; as they arrive, Ben is there with a big smile* <Ben> I managed to get a bit of a map of the area
<Seraphna> Nox> So are theese guys afraid of spirits or something?
<DeathStar> <Ben> It might be. These wild lands are further in where the Sol System used to be
<Seraphna> Nox> But we're awesome. And Pactable. And Pretty. Right Mire? **bats eyelashes**
<DeathStar> <Ben> It looks like the data on them is sparse because people don't want to go further in - something is terrifying them. But there's plenty of worlds to explore on this side of the "line",
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If my hypothesis is correct...you are not High One, Nox. The High Ones are probably the Super Spirits that want to kill all of our spirits."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I doubt they're so much 'afraid of spirits' as much as wary of a group of powerful spirits that are causing trouble."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> If your super spirits are these High Ones, then we're headed straight for them
<Seraphna> Nox> Why are foreign spirits always jerrrrks.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hell, we at their doorsteps now
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That implies that they are concentrated in the vicinity of Earth... that is provocative/
<Jackieness> ."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Also, what was that leap of logic that a servant of the high ones shoving you in a sack because 'you're a high one'?"
<Seraphna> Nox> Maybe it thought I was kidnapped by that thief.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> You also had a relic on you, maybe it wanted to cut your hands off
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "That doesn't make any sense what so ever."
<Seraphna> Nox> I put that in a shadow space!
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Hm. I apologize then.
<DeathStar> *Ben listens to their talk* I'm guessing something went after you all?
<Seraphna> Nox> Didn't want the popo to confiscate it.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Still...it went for Nox."
<Seraphna> Nox> It tried to steal your precious and perfect Dark Spirit!
<DeathStar> <Ben> Maybe it's time you all returned to Geyze. *Turns to Airym* What do you think we should do? Continue into the wild lands, or stay out of it for now?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Some sort of weird sprite was stealing magical items. Tried to take Nox. Nox has been having delusions of grandeur."
<DeathStar> <Ben> If you have magical items, then it might be even more important to jump further away then
<Seraphna> **Nox gasps at Nico, GASPS.** You don't think the spirits are awesome!?
<Seraphna> Nox> Origin are you hearing this?
<DeathStar> *Mir waves flags of spirit poweR*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Ben, schedule a conference with leadership on both Kumen and Geyze. This is becoming bigger."
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps, still looking unnerved*
<DeathStar> <Ben> Right. It looks like we're pausing here for now
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Also set up security scans tuned for these alien sprites. We cnanot allow them to sneak aboard."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I think that holding yourself above other species is a bad trait."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> That is also true
<DeathStar> *Mireille nods* I like momma's hugs and she is huma
<Seraphna> Nox> I don't hold myself over others. I just know I'm awesome!
<Seraphna> Nox> I'm awesome rigth? I mean, isn't any spirit awesome and pactable and worthy of hugs?
<DeathStar> *Mireille hugs Nox and pets*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'll work on Nox, Nico.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> By talking with her mom
<Seraphna> Cookie> Depends on which one you talk to.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> True
<DeathStar> *Ben finishes lock down mode*
<DeathStar> <Ben> There
<DeathStar> -END/TBC-
<DeathStar> -Minis are Open--
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* Topic is 'Geyze: Record of Spirit War | Mondays | 7:15 -  7:30 PM to 10:15 pm  to 10:30 PM | Part III - Act 2 |  Geyze Session 71: Flight Into the Mirror | | http://thealienwars.com/TAW6/DaCapo/Geyze/index.php - '
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<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks around the cafeteria*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *sits across from Cloe*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Bel-la~. *She seems to be trying to decide what type of pie to pick*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Huh?" *looks up*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Which one should I pick? *she shows key-lime pie, or a red looking pie called Mire Special*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I don't even know what the red one is supposed to be."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ... *nod nod and picks ... both, sitting down*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "And are you sure that Mire Special isn't just for Mire?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> ... *thinks on that, looking around* You think so?
<DeathStar> *Mireille sneezes*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe. You know how spirits can get."
<DeathStar> *Cloe leaves it for last, just incase* <Cloe> Want to go check out Haven and shop?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Sure, but didn't they announce a lockdown after some attack?"
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Hm. *she thinks on it* We are suppose to stay here until things are sorted out. But that just means we have more time to shop!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Sure, we can go."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Anyone want to invite?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Dunno whose off duty right now."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Okay. *she finishes her food and eats her pie happily; then reaches for the Mire special when Mireille is at the table*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...told you it was probably her pie."
<DeathStar> *Cloe peers between the two* Um, lets head out then. *She shifts away, ears down, while Mire blinks, having been going to give half*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe they have more pies in Haven."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Maybe!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's go then." *stands up*
<DeathStar> *Cloe walks along with Bella to transfer over, humming in one of her cute little dresses and making sure she has lots of credits*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *is wearing a skirt, but of a style that still has a tough girl vibe*
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius hanger crew study them as they arrive, check their crew IDs, then nod at them, handing them a bracelet* <Crew Member> Don't lose it. *a moment later, they arrive over in Haven's hanger system*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "And here we go."
<DeathStar> *Cloe runs over to look at the map*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *take a look too*
<DeathStar> *it lists where the entertainment areas are, the market is located, as well as areas to eat, etc*
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Market first or food firsT?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's hit the market first."
<DeathStar> *Cloe nods and heads that way*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads there with Cloe*
<DeathStar> *the market is huge with various booths from ancient earth items to alien stuff; there looks to be ancient earth comics*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Huh..."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Wow I have no idea what half this is
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's take a closer look."
<DeathStar> *Cloe nods and walks along; there appears to be clothes, jewels, tools to break into place, art, collector items, Kumen and Geyze spirit tech*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I recognize some of this stuff from Kumen."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> *holds a shirt that she got* Some of it is really old. Before our time. *she points at the Corporate era stuff*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Wonder how this stuff got all the way here."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Maybe they're like aliens and they come in and take stuff
<DeathStar> <Cloe> And people. *She peers at what looks like a cute familiar in cat form sitting on a counter, holding a sign to see the wares*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "How could they do that without being noticed? I mean, if we were talking a planet without spaceflight, but Kumen has orbital defenses and stuff."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I guess they could have bought it and brought the items here
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Must have."
<DeathStar> *Cloe leans in to see what the familiar is selling; it appears to be nothign at first blance, just shiny jewelry*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Jewelry, looks like."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> IT is pretty, but not sure that important compared to other booths with stuff from the Corporations or spirit tech
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'm just looking anyway."
<DeathStar> *the familiar cat lifts it up so Bella can see it better; the Jewelry shines temptingly*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks it over*
<DeathStar> *it looks ordinary, but looking at it seems to make one want to own it*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...ok...I think I'll take it..."
<DeathStar> *The familiar looks happy; a moment later, Bella owns a slightly overpriced set of jewelry - a necklace and some rings*
<DeathStar> <Cloe> They look good on you, but are you sure you wanted to spend your credits on that?
<Jackieness> <Bella> *walks off* "...I think I got 'magicked' into that buy..."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Oh. *she eyes the item* Is it dangerous?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I don't know... it might have been the familiar selling them."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Hm.
<DeathStar> *She thinks, ears wiggling*
<DeathStar> *pausing to check out what looks to be some books and picking up one* It would be a good cover!
<DeathStar> *Cloe then checks out some corporation tech, holding up what looks to be tools for a tech runner but they seem to be completely different from anything she's seen before, having slots for spirit fossils and spirit tech*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Good cover for what?" *looks* "...what type of runner tools are these?"
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I am not sure. They seem to run on spirit power to do what a Runner does. It looks so old. *she seems to be debating getting it*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...wonder where they came from?"
<DeathStar> *Cloe spends the last of credits she didn't set aside for food and gets it*
<DeathStar> *getting the stuff put in a bag*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's go eat before we go broke..."
<DeathStar> *Cloe beams and nods, heading that way now. Eyes are on them and their goods, but with the guards patroling it seems they're safe. As long as they're in the public areas. Walking along, it's clear this station has a lot of places. Even glancing out the window, one can see areas off the beaten path and even stores that aren't in the market area*
<DeathStar> *craning her head up and down, Cloe makes a murmur* This place bigger than PAX. Could get lost if left areas on map
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...its weird that no one has heard of this place until the Aquarius ran into it."
<DeathStar> *Cloe muses in thought* I wonder where that one person who looked like Ben went. Maybe he would know more
<DeathStar> *they arrive in what looks to be a dining/bar establishment and Cloe hurries over to look at the menu, studying the various' races foods*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Samson, I think he was."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Right, Sam~son. *she sits with the menu, selecting from a pad to send to the cook what she wants* I wonder where he went
<Jackieness> <Bella> *sits with Cloe and also looks at the menu* "...who knows. Everything went weird when the worlds snapped back here."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Maybe it was always here, or maybe it snapped here. We could ask the Counters!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I guess it couldn't hurt. Funny thing is, this place is soemwhere between Kumen and Earth... so I don't think it actuall snapped to Prime."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> *what looks to be a squid like fish appears on her plate* Cloe does find one thing interesting
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What is that?"
<DeathStar> <Cloe> It says it's a tasty dish for cat races
<DeathStar> *takes a bite* Mmmm. It is pretty good. I think it was called a Squish
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Oh right.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Hmmmmm?"
<DeathStar> <Cloe> In Prime, we were closer to Sol, right in their system. Here in the Mirror Universe, we're super far away. Sol is in some other system, making travel to it really hard.
<DeathStar> <Cloe> It's like complete opposites
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah... that's true..."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> According to the notes that the first expedition made, they ran into the Tsivrixsh and Erusian closer to Sol here
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Now I'm just confused trying to think about it."
<DeathStar> *Cloe eats happily* Guess we'll figure it out when we do!
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I'm sure Airym and Erica have it all under control
<Jackieness> <Bella> *eats some pizza*
<DeathStar> <Cloe> So how is the food?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "It tastes like pizza, so that's a plus."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> That's good. When we're done we can take our stuff back to the shpi
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah. Wonder if they have a dance club or soemthing for later."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> IT might be in the entertainment area
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's get back to the ship and put our stuff away, then we can come back later to party."
<DeathStar> *Cloe nods and heads for the hanger area*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads back for the ship*
<DeathStar> *at the hanger, their ID bracelets glow and allow them to beam back over*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'm heading to my bunk to put my stuff away."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I'l do the same
<DeathStar> *she carries her tech geaR*
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