The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Geyze: Record of Spirit War Session 74

Session Start: Wed Sep 04 00:00:07 2024
Session Ident: #TAW-Geyze
<Jackieness> .-.!
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.25
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *Selena holds a meeting in her castle to go over everything that has been happening the past few months and to discuss what the group wishes to do about it. Lumi sits at the table beside Celes, flipping through her papers, while Zayne studies the paintings of previous Hapian queens*
<DeathStar> *Asarar has found herself a chair and has leaned back, arms crossed*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Once everyone is here and comfortable, we shall begin
<DeathStar> *Kito moves around, serving tea and small cakes*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is going over her notes*
<Seraphna> **Alita sits back with a book in her lap**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette has been sitting at the table, idly looking over some reports while she waits for things to begin.
<Alicia> * Sparkling seems to be focused on some notes she made about magical theory and the events
<Seraphna> **Talia takes tea and pats Kito**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright. Since this has been a rather ... complicated past few months
<DeathStar> <Selena> Let us see if there is a pattern to be made of it all. Asarar, let us start with you since I asked for your help in locating Sasha's mother after the latest incident
<DeathStar> *Asarar sits up, motioning at Cloé beside her* Early last month, my group was tasked with dealing with what appeared to be a regular robbery. Done by a dragon related to Luci over there and some elite Net hacker called Mouse
<DeathStar> *she pulls out a piece of paper of the stolen items, motioning at Kira*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...though 'Rat' would be a more accurate name."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> Rat he hee
<Seraphna> Talia> The ancient foe of Meowicles.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> She stole the head of Zeus, which was really the head of some other guy I keep forgetting
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "The greek god?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Solomon?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "A knockoff bust statue that rich people put on their desks."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "They stole... a head? Wait, why did they even have a person's head?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Right sorry, it was a statue
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Inside was a bunch of complicated net formulas long before the Net should have even existed.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We still haven't figured out how they got inside without breaking it
<Seraphna> Terra> Momma Jaime has a lot of interest in the Earth Gods. I’m named after a goddess.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I also admit I haven't figured out half the formulas. But if this Rat hacker does, it could be complicated later.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh? Do you have the formulae?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Find other name. Could be clue. Only know Head of Zeus significant to Auntie Athena.
<DeathStar> *Asarar hands her a paper*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> The other stolen item is what concerns this group though
<DeathStar> <Asarar> A Hapian relic
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over the paper and starts making notes*
<Seraphna> Alita> That we might be able to help with.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I feel like the OOPART formulae are more important, somehow..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> *takes over* This armor is cursed in a way
<DeathStar> <Selena> It was why it was put away and I still am not sure how it fell into the hands of a collector
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "When was the last time it was seen on Geyze?"
<Seraphna> Alita> Was it stolen?
<DeathStar> <Selena> You see, one of my ancestors designed it to feed off Aska and keep herself alive in battle - so it was during Geyze's battle era. It was designed to heal wounds using Aska's and the Hapian bond. The more wounded the Empress became, the more it would feed off Aska. It also feeds Aska's power into the armor making her stronger.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... very cursed."
<DeathStar> <Selena> It was designed to attempt to keep the Empress invincible.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Aska is in danger as long as this relic is in the wild."
<DeathStar> *Selena folds hre hands* It was put up to never be used again, so it had to have vanished sometime while in the armory some thousands of years ago
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Why did anyone make that? How did they make that?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, here's where the plot thicks. While it was in Mouse's hand, there wasn't a lot it could do - she's not of Hapian descent, right? Not according to Luci's hungry sister.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I do not have any records pertaining to the creation of it, sadly.
<Seraphna> Alita> This relic sounds more like one that should be destroyed or left in the Spirit Realm.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "You would need a pact with Aska already to properly make use of it."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I agree with Alita."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That too. But it seems while looking into where your mother went, Sasha, it seems after the incident with the ... time travel? False time? She went MIA and it looks like she might be involved with this Mouse and her gang on Kumen
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Or they took her; one or the othre.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "...my mother has only left her estate once in the past twenty plus years."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> So she went on vacation?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets just chalk it up to forced vacation
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright, after the Mouse situation, there was the werebeast situation with the werebeasts.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright, after the Mouse situation, there was the werebeast situation with the werebeasts and the mystery aliens
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks up and starts switching to her notes on that incident*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I was told that the language there was similiar to the one used recently?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> For some reason Asha's people were of interest to them. That or they felt no one would notice them missing
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Do we know what kind?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...yes. The relic used to create the time paradox was similar to what was found in the werebeast incident."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I believe it was a new type of language
<Jackieness> <Lana> *holds up drawings of the time relic*
<Seraphna> Talia> I call it the Time Compressor!
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do we have idea of what they want then? First taking the were people then this entire time fiasco?
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Well. I'll wait until we're fully done, but there have been... slight changes since that incident. For example, the two students
<DeathStar> *Three
<Jackieness> <Lana> "AHhhhh...no...the time spell itself was very unstable. It likely would have come apart on its own...though who knows what the effects of an uncontrolled collapse of the spell might have been."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Does Avenir have an opinion?
<Seraphna> Terra> Avvy! **summons her**
<DeathStar> *Terra would get the feeling Avenir is avoiding people for some reason and the summon fails*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright then. *she turns to Nicolette, Sparkling, Zayne, and Lana*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What led you to start seeking out the large magic runes? Did it have anything to do with our mystery people?
<DeathStar> <Selena> We still have a good number of people looking for the remaining ones
<Seraphna> Terra> Avvy avoiding Terra? **she looks like her world is spinning**
<DeathStar> *Zayne plays with her hands, being demure once more*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We did have reason to believe that...ahhhh....'bad people'. were looking for them. The time incident involved a spell that was enhanced by one of the unaccounted for rune stones."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Zayne?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> I suppose I find it almost odd that they suddenly fell into our radar while all this happened
<Seraphna> Alita> The entire plan seems too convoluted and risky.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....its not odd at all really...they weren't being particularly subtle in their attempts to locate them."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Something alerted me to them. Maybe someone wanted me to help pin point them out to them.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> But two troublemakers stood their ground
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "How old are the rune stones?"
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Quite old I believe, right?
<Seraphna> Terra> Older than Terra!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We really don't have a point of reference to determine actual age."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> But they had to have formed sometime after the Elder Spirits I think for the mana to form together to make them
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, 'ancient'... and how long have you known about them?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Hm; longer than you all
<DeathStar> <Zayne> But not that long
<Seraphna> Terra> How come there isn’t a Fruit rune?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, I bet the spirits kept them secret."
<DeathStar> <Selena> That. *she folds her hands together* Or
<DeathStar> <Selena> Our mana depleting so suddenly unveiled them. Or worse, our trading mana with Counter did it
<Seraphna> **Terra gasps, wondering if Sylph is hiding a secret Fruit Rune**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Either way - asking the Elders can't hurt
<DeathStar> <Selena> We know at some point the Magi used one
<Seraphna> Alita> Hmmm. Aska or Shade. It occurs to me there isn’t a Void rune.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Void feels like an oddity, element-wise..."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I bet there is one in the Kumen Black Market, or hidden in a rich person's house
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The Spire weapon actually was built specifically for a rune tone. Mana crystals could be made to work, so we've been powering it with a hack all this time."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> I didn't think any of these showed elemental signs
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Unless you count 'mana' as an element."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, whoever made the Spire knew about the rune stones..."
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Just because they're large and rune shaped, can they be infused with elemental powers like the Primes?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its not like that... rather, you cna use them to shape their energy to any effect if you know how."
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *Rubs her hands* I think we have a few mysteries, and we need to decide how we want to approach it
<DeathStar> <Selena> The first is Mouse and the Hapian Armor, plus Sasha's mother is likely with her and being used with her. Next we have the ones who did the werebeast test and this time test. Next according to Lumi, we now have people walking around from that false timeline. And we have the mystery of how these rune stones came to be and why they're showing up now
<DeathStar> <Selena> And least but not last, the Super Spirits. I've had the Aquarius on standby and not moving further into their territory.
<DeathStar> <Cloe> High Ones scaring the people far out there
<DeathStar> <Selena> I am curious to hear your opinions on what we should do.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh....we did see a ba dfuture where one Geyze spirit betrays the others and helps the Super Spirits win."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do we have an idea who that spirit is?
<DeathStar> *Origin peeks out of Nicolette's hat, looking sus*
<Seraphna> Terra> W-Who would betray Terra!?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Someone who doesn't like you
<DeathStar> <Zayne> Or....maybe likes you too much
<Seraphna> Terra> Why would someone who likes Terra most betray Terra? The other is impossible!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We were not able to find out. The Super Spirits followers had sanitized the history books."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> There are....two ways to betray someone.
<DeathStar> *She peers down*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Oh?"
<DeathStar> <Gwen> If Avenir was answering our calls we could attempt to go into the future, if the Cleaners would allow it
<DeathStar> <Gwen> ... think they would allow a peak?
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ... *looks uncomfortable with spelling it out* ...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "It could be as innocuous as someone eatting Sylph's last secial fruit, driving the Wind Spirit to follow a dark path of revenge."
<Seraphna> Talia> Gonna need to wear disguises. **puts on a fake mustachio**
<DeathStar> *Sylph achoos from the rafters*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...something that small?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Or using the artifacts we were discussing earlier to outright hijack Aska's will and force her to help the Super Spirits."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Terra, you know anyone who could bully Avenir into helping us?
<Seraphna> Terra> Clearly whoever it is goes mad from something terrible and traumatic like someone eating the last special fruit.
<Seraphna> Terra> I could try go to her and bring.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *thumbs up*
<Seraphna> **Terra pulls out a datapad with some blinking trackers on it and warps**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...I feel a little uncomfortable about that phrasing..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> In the meantime. *she calls Aska forth, who appears in the room*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Aska. I want you stay at the castle for a time; remaining on Kumen might be dangerous
<DeathStar> *Aska tilts her head, but nods moving to stand by her, patting Nico's head as well as Origin's*
<DeathStar> *Terra returns a few later with Avenir being pulled along*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Avenir, are you well?"
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Just wanted some alone time, and see if I could figure out what was making me uneasy
<DeathStar> *Melodie suddenly slams a card down, playing Cloe in cards* I'll be the evil spirit and steal Sparkling away.
<DeathStar> <Aimee> No I will! *Slams a card down harder*
<Seraphna> Terra> Time stuff happened! Should tell so fix! Then we find the secretly bad spirit and spank!
<DeathStar> *They both eye Terra with a glint*
<Seraphna> Terra> I said secretly bad.
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Fair
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe...you need to find new gamer pals."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> ... I guess. *hangs head*
<DeathStar> <Avenir> As for peaking into the future. You know we'll get in trouble
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Why would you even want to try
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hey, Ave. If anything is bothering you, my door's always open, y'know."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "It's always tempting."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh..maybe we should listen and just do it the old fashion way instead of the easy way?"
<DeathStar> *Avenir offers a small smile. She takes a breath and closes her eyes. Then looks concerned*
<DeathStar> <Avenir> I don't know what to say. I can't show you the future
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "It is for the best then. We have become too reliant upon the spirits doing everything for us."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah... it's rough having your focus become taboo."
<Seraphna> **Terra nods** Understand.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> .... just be warned. If I can't show you it, that means only two things though.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> One being grimmer than the other
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Oh?"
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Mother could move beyond her death point, but I am not her yet. What I am saying is, *I* have no future beyond a point and cannot see beyond it.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Or all of us have no future
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...it would make sense to target the Geyze time spirit in the first wave."
<Seraphna> Terra> **hugs Avenir tight** Terra save you.
<DeathStar> *Avenir pats Terra's head slowly*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You'd think the Cleaners would do something
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah... they're not known for being reliable."
<DeathStar> <Aska> I can try to put our young spirit somewhere safe.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> The fact is I have not felt them interfere with my poking and prodding for sometime
<DeathStar> <Avenir> It feels like either they don't care or..
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Avenir> They're gone. I have not had the courage to go see.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Should we send someone then?"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Well, they're not helping, either way."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ave, if you feel any danger, come to us right away. If there's any chance of you being targeted..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And if they're gone, what would that mean. Freedom?
<DeathStar> <Selena> We should go, I suppose, if only under the pretense of 'checking' in.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette nods.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I guess so."
<Seraphna> Talia> Wondered entire time we had to fix timeline where the cleaners were. If they didn’t respond to THAT…
<DeathStar> *Avenir prepares a time gate for them, fidgeting outside it*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Consider what would be strong enough to stop or eliminate these Cleaners and be concerned."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "They're not exactly good at that."
<Seraphna> Alita> Indeed. If they are still silent they may be gone.
<DeathStar> *Selena motions at Aska to remain with Avenir, moving through the gate; Zayne and Gwen following*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...I'll go. They know me." *heads through the gate*
<Seraphna> **Talia and Alita follow**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette gives Avenir a small hug, before heading for the gate.
<Alicia> * Sparkling goes with.
<Seraphna> **Terra gives Avenir a fruit then follows**
<DeathStar> *The layout seems much different than last time. The white stillness is now mostly black, dead, with lots of holes all over the place, with strange icky substances splattered all over the place that seems to be not quite in phase with time. It doesn't look like any blood ever seen before, but the substace, slowly sliding down, then almost timing, then stopping, then movnig again as if time is fluxating, is definitely different. The rooms deeper in seem to be broken time wise, moving at their own time pace*
<DeathStar> *a hole in a wall seems to have pierced into time itself, breaking time around it slowly and eating the room bit by bit*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhhh?!"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Ah. Okay, they're gone."
<Seraphna> Alita> Dead, probably.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I wonder if they saw this coming with their warning.
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *a faint sound of something can be heard deeper into the time broken rooms, out of sight*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "W....we should try to find out more..."
<DeathStar> *they look like the rooms are already on their room to being timed out, get it?*
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee look around*
<Seraphna> **Talia investigates the noise**
<DeathStar> <Melodie> No spirit energy or mana energy. <Aimee> Yet I feel traces of a powerful spirit
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...a Super Spirit?"
<DeathStar> *Talia as she moves through the rooms would begin to look like she at once moves super slow to the others*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...stick together!"
<DeathStar> *then in another room would begin to move super fast*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> What the hell is happening to her?
<Seraphna> Talia> HeeelllOOOoo?
<Seraphna> Alita> I think time is fluctuating here.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Time distortion. That or relativity."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "There is so much damage to time ehre that time is moving at different speeds from point to point."
<DeathStar> *Origin gets out of the hat and poofs into their larger form, fidgeting*
<DeathStar> <Selena> And how stable is this structure?
<DeathStar> *she eyes the hole in this room growing larger and messing with time slowly in it now*
<Seraphna> Alita> Enough instrability that I am going to remain here so Talia can teleport back to me.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I don't know...but I wouldn't linger too long. Still we should see if the Cleaner's computers are still usable...maybe they have a clue."
<Alicia> * Sparkling hurries over that way
<DeathStar> *any machinary looks to be blasted, forcing Lana and Sparkling to search the rooms for a working device*
<DeathStar> *Talia meanwhile comes across what looks to be a toddler Cleaner, hiding*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *searches about*
<Seraphna> Talia> Little one? You okay?
<Alicia> * Sparkling keeps searching
<DeathStar> *Lana and those with her go through the same time wonks as they come across a working device right in front of a room that is almost completely gone*
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee keep up with Sparkling*
<DeathStar> *The toddler tilts head, as if it doesn't understand Talia*
<Seraphna> **Talia muses, then holds out a hand**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *checks the device*
<DeathStar> *it takes her hand after a moment; Sparkling would secure the area and see that there are no more Cleaners or devices*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "The damage here. It's... excessive."
<Seraphna> **Talia takes it with her back to Alita**
<DeathStar> *it seems to be locked down and needs someone who can understand time to unlock it*
<DeathStar> *Gwen peers at the kid, then seeing Talia is fine goes to get Lana*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'm afraid for the others if they don't hurry
<DeathStar> *it feels like the place is eating itself like the Cube*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hey, Origin, can you take a look at this?"
<Seraphna> Talia> We take you with us. Avenir waiting.
<DeathStar> *Origin nods and floats over*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...its on some sort of lock down....it requires temporal epreption to unlock the interface."
<Jackieness> perception
<Alicia> * Sparkling heads over to Lana and Nicolette
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sighs* "...if only Simon had not gone to be a time anchor..."
<DeathStar> *Origin begins to study the device and begins to work on it, inputting something as her silver eyes glow*
<Alicia> * Sparkling watches
<Jackieness> <Lana> *observes*
<DeathStar> *Origin seems to have inputed some equation that doesn't seem to exist and the computer unlocks. By now the entire place is shaking and Origin eeps and fiddles around, trying to hide her entire body behind Gwen*
<DeathStar> *The toddler studies Talia, then holds hand*
<Seraphna> **Talia holds its hand reassuringly**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves to try to get as much data off of the Cleaner device as she can save*
<DeathStar> *one button seems to contain recordings
<MobileAri> * Nicolette gives Origin a strawberry, and helps Lana gather as much info as the can
<DeathStar> *Origin munches, glancing around as if trying to decide how much time they have left as Lana and Nicolette download the info.*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *touches thr recoding button*
<DeathStar> *it gives a list of recordings done recently; it looks like the last one was shortly after the incident where the group last met with them. Zayne studies it*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Can we take the recordings with us?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to download the recordings in reverse order*
<DeathStar> *it stacks on the time*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "..ahhh...how much time do we have?"
<Alicia> * Sparkling tries to reinforce the area, though she's not exactly an expert at this.
<DeathStar> <Origin> *Origin gives a time in a format they do not understand*
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee aid them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...local timekeeping was more complex than our old..."
<Jackieness> own
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Less than 3 minutes with shining one's walls>
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Of course the exit room will be gone by then>
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Bye bye~
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Can you get us out of here without the exit room?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *checks to see what she has gotten so far*
<DeathStar> *around 45% - it looks like these people loved to record evrything*
<DeathStar> *Origin taps fingers together then poofs into sprite form, chirping a can try*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Lana, can you physically remove the storage medium?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *starts to hyperventilate from anxiety*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...ahhh....I'll check..." 8looks to see if the can dismantle the device for transport*
<DeathStar> *Gwen is pacing and Melodie and Aimee look at each other, then each give Sparkling ak iss*
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Just in case
<DeathStar> <Aimee> Because wanted to
<DeathStar> *it looks like the storage is fragile crystals - 4 of them. But they can be removed*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *nods and tries removing the crystals*
<Seraphna> **Terra fidgets like a time spirit**
<DeathStar> *Gwen kneels and watches Lana*
<DeathStar> *Prepare yourself Lana*
<DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, Right, Up
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<Jackieness> durk d
<DeathStar> 1
<Alicia> DURLD
<Jackieness> durl d
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *Lana removes the first crystal*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes the parts off of Lana
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries the next*
<DeathStar> Up, Up, Up, Up Up
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<Jackieness> ddddd
<DeathStar> 2
<Alicia> DDDDD
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *the second is removed*
<DeathStar> *Origin hides under cap entirely, just listening now*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *trying to stay calm, almost in tears*
<DeathStar> *the third one looks to be a little stuck, prepare yourself*
<DeathStar> *Right, Left, Right, Left, Right, Left, Right
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<Jackieness> lrlrlrl
<DeathStar> 3
<Alicia> LRLRLRL
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> --0--
<DeathStar> *the third pops out*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Eeeeee..." *turns to the fourth one*
<DeathStar> *the fourth one seems to have a vendetta against the two*
<DeathStar> Up, down, Left, Right, Right, left, Up, Up
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<Alicia> DURLLRDD
<Jackieness> durllrdd
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *The fourth is retrieved - and not even 30 seconds remain*
<DeathStar> *The system errors now with no memory*
<Jackieness> <Lana> A"hhh! Run!"
<DeathStar> *Gwen books it for the entrance*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *moves to escape*
<DeathStar> *of course the time stuff begins to slow them down, right as they see Talia at the exit*
<Alicia> * Sparkling does similar, holding back the spread of the... thing as she goes
<MobileAri> * Nicolette holds onto hat as she sprints for the exit as best she can
<Seraphna> **Alita begins to step out as Talia leads the toddler out**
<Seraphna> **Terra exerts some will and tries to move the others closer to the door**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to make it*
<DeathStar> *the group arrives in the room by the exit*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> My chest... wooo
<DeathStar> *He steps out*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You can rest once you're through."
<DeathStar> <Melodie> *makes sure Sparkling gets out*
<Seraphna> **Terra steps out**
<DeathStar> *Avenir is waiting, still keeping the gate open*
<DeathStar> *Selena pulls people through who are being slowed*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to make it back through Avenir's gate*
<DeathStar> *Zayne for her pary pushes Nicolette along once she's in the normal time space*
<Alicia> * Sparkling makes sure Melodie and Aimee get out fine
<Alicia> * As she leaves
<DeathStar> *Zayne moves for the exit, brushing past Lana for a brief moment, like she might do something, then exits*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette stumbles through the gate, quickly casting an air spell to catch Origin and the crystals in the air as she finally trips over her own feet and tumbles.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *falls over, hyperventilating as she makes it back*
<Alicia> * Sparkling just flops onto the ground as she arrives
<DeathStar> *Avenir closes the gate right as the sounds of something happening on the other side happens*
<DeathStar> <Avenir> W-What happened?
<DeathStar> <Selena> That was not pleasant..
<DeathStar> <Gwen> My legs...fire...
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "The Cleaners are definitely gone... and their place too."
<DeathStar> *Origin chirps a thanks to Nico*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We...ahhhh....ahhhh...got what we could...ahhhhh..."
<DeathStar> *Kito hurries over with liquids*
<DeathStar> *offering them to people*
<Seraphna> Talia> Talia save the last Cleaner.
<DeathStar> *The toddler eyes them all and Gwen eyes it* <Gwen> ....
<DeathStar> *the last Cleaner seems to stare at each of them, judging*
<DeathStar> *then bows in thanks*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?" *takes a liquid*
<Seraphna> Talia> We will help raise him so he can protect time with Avenir!
<Seraphna> **it
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I wonder what did that..."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "The whole place was... rotting away. It... it looked like they were all dead..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We...we...we....got the last Cleaner...d...d....data...crystals..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Do we have the equipment to view it?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Maybe one of them can show what happened
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I can...try to... read the data... ince I've...calmed down..."
<DeathStar> *Aska touches Selena's back, helping her regulate hre breathing*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We can go to your lab at the Academy unless you have something here
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Lana... copied a lot of it, but... we might need to make something to read the rest..."
<DeathStar> *Asarar's group seems to be gone, having left a note on the table; Gwen stumbles to his feet to read it*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I have my secondary lab here at the castle...ahhhh...."
<DeathStar> *Kito fans them now*
<DeathStar> <Kito> Would you like some of the alcohol?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette finally props herself up with her arms, "Well... that was my cardio for the month."
<DeathStar> *Kito brings out the fancy wine she had set aside for the meeting*
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.26 - the next day
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> *Shion sits with Sasha while Lana is setting things up in her lab back at the Castle; outside the students are preparing for their finals*
<DeathStar> <Shion> I have to go greet the students but I wanted to ask you a question
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks up* "Go ahead."
<DeathStar> <Shion> The three students that appeared from the other time line - Emma, Mia, and Charles. They seem to wish to enroll here over the summer or at the very least the next main semester
<DeathStar> <Shion> What do you plan to do with them? We're still documenting various people who have suddenly "appeared"
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "For the time being, we should do what we can to help them get back on their feet in a world different from their own."
<DeathStar> <Shion> I will see to it then. They seem to be attached to Yoiyami
<DeathStar> *Shion heads outside to greet the student body*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "They recognize her from the other timeline."
<DeathStar> *Rain leans over Sasha's shoulder, there for various reasons*
<DeathStar> <Rain> So what do you think of all this?
<DeathStar> *Alouette practically wiggles there*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I do not know what to think..." *sits back in her chair* "My mother is involved in this, but this sort of action was not her style either."
<DeathStar> <Shion> Over the course of the next week you will be applying everything you know this past year
<Seraphna> **Anyata nods in approval of wiggling** Ready for studies?
<DeathStar> <Shion> I will be expecting all of you to pass with excellent scores and to continue to advance. Those of you who show a fundamental understanding will be granted more freedoms and the ability to choose an outline of what they wish to study and learn next year - or if you wish, to get head start this summer
<DeathStar> <Alouette> Of course. Next year we'll be done with all this basic stuff and can truly start being more independent!
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Looking forward to it."
<DeathStar> <Rain> We'll find her and ask her directly. *she pauses* I hear that you were quite traumatized in that world
<DeathStar> *she brushes Sasha's hair like old times*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Traumatized is too strong a word."
<DeathStar> *Shion begins to see the student body off then heads over to Yoiyami, where Emma, Mia, and Charles joins her*
<DeathStar> <Shion> I have a message from your mother for you, Yoi
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Oh?!"
<DeathStar> <Rain> Well, if there is anything I can do, I'll be here for a few day. With the Legion and the Dark Lands trying not to fall into chaos, I've been sent here to see if I can help
<DeathStar> <Rain> And keep an eye on Alita
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *places her hand on Rain's* "Thank you, Rain."
<DeathStar> <Shion> She said since finals will be ending near your 14th birthday, if you do well, your parents will get you anything you want when they arrive.
<DeathStar> <Alouette> I want a pony
<DeathStar> *Rain squeezes her hand*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I kinda want my own spaceship."
<DeathStar> <Emma> We're just here to cheer you on. <Mia> A spaceship is kind of cool. I hope you get it. <Charles> Can you fly them?
<DeathStar> <Shion> Well then, I'll pass that on and if you ace all of the tests, maybe you'll get it
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Depends on the ship."
<Seraphna> Anyata> Angela would probably get you a pony.
<DeathStar> <Aloutte> Yay
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Hapian Castle
<DeathStar> *Selena fiddles with papers, waiting on news from Lana's lab that she has managed to get the recordings ready; meanwhile, Origin has gone MIA*
<DeathStar> *Kito walks into Selena's area, out of breath, holding a broom*
<DeathStar> <Kito> T-That ...T-That..
<Jackieness> <Lana> *pings everyone thaat she's ready*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "What's up, Kito?"
<DeathStar> <Kito> It's Origin!
<DeathStar> <Kito> She got into all the wine and is completely drunk!
<DeathStar> *There's a crash sound from down near where Lana's lab is at. Infact, Lana would hear the foreboding sound of unnatural giggling*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Zayne> .... *slowly stands up at hearing that and moves to leave*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "She... what? Where is she?"
<DeathStar> <Kito> Somewhere on the first floor. *she gathers supplies to fix stuff* Breaking priceless vases. *She hurries back downstairs*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette takes off for the first floor
<DeathStar> *Origin peers into Lana's lab, holding what looks to be Terra, swinging her, and in the other hand a confused lookng Shin who is forming a scythe*
<DeathStar> *She moves into the lab, accidently knocking stuff over with the two spirits, being in her 4'7 sprite like form* <Gwen> ... I think she heard your summons, Lana
<Jackieness> <Lana> "AHHHHHHH!" *raises her hands and then weaves a cage to try to trap Origin before she damages something important*
<DeathStar> *Origin blinks; Shin freeing herself and dusting herself* <Shin> How dare you grab me!
<DeathStar> *Origin keeps poking the cage, as if trying to understand it*
<Seraphna> Terra> Did we win Ori?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette comes around the corner, and... stops. The idea of Origin drunk was bad enough, but for Shin to also be man handled.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...th...that was dangerous!"
<DeathStar> *Origin begins to slowly begin to try to break the cage down*
<DeathStar> <Origin> Tag Lana too?
<DeathStar> <>
<Seraphna> Terra> Yeah!
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Gwen, I need help!"
<Seraphna> Talia> Distract them with your pillows!
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hey, Origin, take it easy now..."
<DeathStar> *Selena arrives a few moments later out of breath. Aska behind her, eyeballing this*
<DeathStar> *Origin turns to Nicolette, then immediately seems to bypass the cage by leaping at Nicolette and hugging*
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Tag>
<Jackieness> <Lana> *dismisses the cage*
<Seraphna> Terra> **dives into the stonework and swims free displacing tiles**
<DeathStar> *Shin forms her scythe and tracks Terra* One moment, I'll handle this
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *catches her, half expecting this* "You can't go around breaking things, Ori..."
<Seraphna> Terra> **puts a Nicolette statue between her and Shin before rising**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...are they...drunk?!"
<DeathStar> *Shin goes to swing but sees the Nicolette statue and jerks to a stop, reddening*
<DeathStar> <Shin> Like I care. *sniffs, but deforms it*
<Seraphna> Terra> Tag!
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Sorry. *she goes back to her sprite form and sits on Nico's head, weaving*
<DeathStar> <Selena> The funny thing is I thought most spirits weren't affected by wine and drinks that much. Being a "poison to the system".
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'm not mad. But you're going to have to make up for the damage you've done."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra not get drunk, but get sugar high!
<DeathStar> <Aska> Depends on the spirit. Sylph for example can lower her poison defenses down
<DeathStar> *Origin nods nods like a child, then floats off to seek out Kito*
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie Aska wanna play?
<DeathStar> <Aska> Maybe later when you all are sober. And we hear what Lana has called you here for
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...anyway...I...I am redy to show the Cleaner's logs now..."
<Jackieness> ready
<DeathStar> <Selena> Please do
<Seraphna> Talia> Go on Pillows.
<DeathStar> *Avenir materalizes to peek behind Terra*
<DeathStar> *Gwen pulls Talia's ear*
<Seraphna> **Terra reaches to pat her**
<Seraphna> Talia> Meeewwwwl?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *plays the most recent recording*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Pillows is the bedroom name
<DeathStar> *it shows footage of the Cleaners looking like they are trying to prepare something, speaking in some strange langauge into the systems, each of them working quickly*
<DeathStar> <Selena> So this was right after the move to the Mirror Universe
<DeathStar> <Shin> Whatever they are doing here, it didn't save them
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Yes... given that this is the last major log, the atatck on the Cleaners must have come soon after."
<DeathStar> *this continues for several minutes, when a time gate forcefully rips itself into their space, though none appear to be surprised, a petite looking spirit, even more so than Avenir, pops in. One would almost put them as child like as they survey the room, their green hair floating about them. Then they form what looks to be a rod of sorts*
<DeathStar> *Holding the rod out, they seem to begin to mess with time in the spot; one Cleaner is reversed so quickly forward they turn to dust; another is reversed backwards out of time. Then when they attack her to try to stop her, she simply uses the rod to bash them, speeding time up so quickly her moves canot be picked up by the time devices, leaving nothing but the room in a disaster seconds later*
<Seraphna> Terra> Th-That’s a bad spirit.
<DeathStar> *then she begins to destroy, hunt, and wreck the place, speeding up time and slowing it down when necessary until the place has been so copromised nothing seems to be left or working. Then with a childish almost carefree attitude she heads back to her gate and leaves*
<DeathStar> <Avenir> ...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....and that is it until we went to investigate."
<DeathStar> <Shin> ... *silently winks out after viewing it*
<DeathStar> <Selena> So.. what do we make of this, um... spirit?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I don't think we could find out more right now."
<DeathStar> <Selena> That's what I was about to ask. Do we send the Aquarius deeper in?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Or send it somewhere safer
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...there is not enough data points to tell us who this spirit might be."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> That's the problem. We have no info on these Higher Spirits or Super Spirits
<DeathStar> <Gwen> We'd need to recon
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah, we need more information. The fact they could force their way in like that though... it's unsettling."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "This could be a Super Spirit in a humanoid form, simialr to our own spirits... alternatively, it could simply be a time spirit from somewhere else."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Alright. I'll send the Aquarius into that what was it that station called it?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Nexus."
<DeathStar> <Selena> The Haven Station? No, it was the area beyond it I am blanking o
<DeathStar> <Selena> The mana and spirit energy was depleting much sharper compard to ours and Ben's notes stated they considered that region of space like danger area
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...based on what was reported...it seems to be centered roughly on this reality's version of the Sol system..."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Yes. The closer to Sol the Aquarius was getting, the more the mana drain and spirit drain was becoming
<DeathStar> <Selena> So far the teleport system on the ship is still connecting back to Macross
<DeathStar> <Selena> I'll see who all we can afford to send with them and report back here.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Don't you find it odd that its centered on the Sol system though?"
<DeathStar> <Aska> I find it quite odd
<DeathStar> <Selena> You think the spirits originated from there?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Its possible...but...why?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> .... it would seem we need to try to reach the system and find out.
<DeathStar> *Kito returns, holding the tiny Origin and drops her onto Nicolette*
<DeathStar> <Kito> Hold onto your friend please
<DeathStar> *Origin sways about, flailing*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *takes Origin from Kito* "What happened?"
<DeathStar> <Kito> She tried to help out - first repairing the vase. It was... admirable. The second helping with the dishes. ... I will not comment on the result, but say I have to bring out some new ones
<DeathStar> *Origin lays flat on back* <Spin~>
<DeathStar> *Gwen peers out and sees the vase has been put together in what appears to be an impossible way*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Ah... well, we'll figure something out later."
<DeathStar> *Aska leads Terra out of the room* We will leave you to your work, Lana
<DeathStar> <Aska> Thank you
<Seraphna> Terra> Sure I shouldn’t make Lana a naked statue?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "...that's sexual harassment, Terra."
<DeathStar> <Aska> Come with me. *pulls her along, sounding disapproving*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Yes, we'll have to discuss that later.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Huh? Okay…
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.28
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Asarar stands on a building in Net mode, peering out at the colored world*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> So. *hands in her coat* We have to find a stuck up princess and a glorified armor that could bring about the end of the world if it got in the wrong hands
<Seraphna> Luci> Which by definition is already in the wrong hands.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "You make it sound so mundane."
<DeathStar> *Cloé nibbles on her cookie*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Your sister is already aiding us a little. I want you to keep pushing her for more info on the workings of the Rat's operations, Luci
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I know they have a vendetta against Chelsea which extends to everyone close to her. So it'll be only a matter of time before she starts to hit back again and it could be any one of us. And I hate to think that armor could be in play
<Jackieness> <Bella> *snickers as her 'Rat' name has been adopted for the 'Mouse'*
<Seraphna> Luci> Not that I mind more time getting to know my only living family, so sure.
<DeathStar> *Asarar glances at Bella and Cloe* In a day or two, Selena is going to be sending people back to the Aquarius via the teleporter as they head into the Badlands. You two plan to stay here or rejoining them? Both assignments have their pros and cons
<DeathStar> *Cloe looks at Bella*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Probably head back to the ship. Kind of our job, ya know?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Fair enough. You better keep your head on your shoulders. I don't like you dealing with supernatural spirits that can do what they can do
<DeathStar> *Cloe paws cutely*
<DeathStar> *Asarar peers back out* Lets go do what we can while you're here
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We have that problem here too."
<DeathStar> <Cloe> I am a supernatural kitty
<DeathStar> *rers*
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-661.5.30
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> *finals are finally over and Alouette makes a show of alling over. Shion has been grading everyone's papers*
<DeathStar> *or if not her, the teachers who oversaw the assignment*
<Seraphna> **Anyata pats her**
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee, oddly enough, are not hanging off Sparkling for once, and are hanging out at their ship
<DeathStar> <Alouette> How do you think you did? *she asks Anyata and Yoiyami*
<DeathStar> *a ship can be seen arriving, and landing in the yard; it looks to be a PAX vessel. The ramp lowers and stepping off of it is Ren and Adeline*
<Seraphna> Anyata> Well enough.
<Seraphna> Alt> Alt top of class.
<DeathStar> *Gwen grabs Alt* That's my girl
<Seraphna> **Terra pounces Adeline**
<DeathStar> *Adeline lands on rear* Hello dear
<DeathStar> *Ren looks around for Yoi, before going over to Shion to talk to hre*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Aced it."
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads after Ren and Adeline.
<DeathStar> *Ren then walks over to Yoiyami as Shion's helpers begin to deliver grades out. Alouette looks at her's and yays*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami looks smugly confident as usual
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well she seems to have done pretty good, Charlotte. Lets go see hre
<DeathStar> *Ren walks over to Yoiyami* Hello, sweetie. Your teacher told me your results. Before I tell you
<DeathStar> <Ren> What sort of ship were you thinking about?
<Alicia> * Yoiyami lists off a list of high end details, with speed as a priority.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hooh..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Maybe if you get all As."
<DeathStar> *Ren hands the paper over with the results* Lets see if you did it
<Seraphna> **Terra nuzzles her mother** I missed you!
<Alicia> * Yoiyami looks it over. "Yeah, I did great, see?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ahhh, who's brains did she get again, Char?
<DeathStar> *Adleine rubs Terra's head*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well I'm here now for a while
<Alicia> * Charlotte looks a little embarrassed, but happy
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well, the way I see it - you want a ship from momma Taiga if you want that type of ship. Or if you want it now, we can try to get you the next best
<DeathStar> <Ren> The former will take you a while if you want it customized
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I can wait a little longer..."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Alright, I'll call your grandma up.
<DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee sniff by their ship* No ship is faster than us
<DeathStar> *they pose, looking cool*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Are you volunteering?"
<DeathStar> <Melodie> Momma Chelsea owns the ship so unless she sold us.
<DeathStar> <Ren> A spirit ship isn't a bad way to go. Even if Taiga uses spirit engines, having a spirit to help maintain the ship does give that little bit of umph
<DeathStar> *Shion approaches the podium and speaks to the student body*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "If I knew any that would volunteer..."
<DeathStar> <Shion> I wanted to annnounce that nearly everyone passed their tests and of those who passed, a good number passed with high marks. I am proud of you and I am sure the headmistress is as well.
<DeathStar> <Shion> Over the next few weeks, I will work with you to make your own lesson plan tailored to your interests and what you wish to begin devoting your studies to. Congratulations
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well, from what I know of ships
<DeathStar> <Ren> Taiga will likey set it up so a new ship spirit will be born just for you
<DeathStar> <Ren> It's why Mel and Aimee call Chelsea their "mother". And uh, that Aquarius girl does as well
<Seraphna> **Terra feeds Adeline an apple as she brings her up to speed**
<DeathStar> *Adeline listens as they walk toward the dorms*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Oh no, would that make her my aunt?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> I guess we'll have to find out when the ship is done. Now, since your birthday is tomorrow. *She pulls Yoiyami close* Lets get ready to celebrate
<DeathStar> -END-
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<DeathStar> *Taiga sits and eyes Yoi's order, then Ren*
<Seraphna> **Luci’s girls serve up the food in almost cartoonishly large portions**
<DeathStar> *Ren eats happily*
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes Yoi, then the oder*
<DeathStar> Order
Session Close: Thu Sep 05 00:00:00 2024