The Alien Wars 6/Record of Spirit War: The Black Trade

Loyality by Check

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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-661.7.14
<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen - Sector 7, Secret Hideout
<@DeathStar> *Selena sits in the corner while Gwen is eating the rations the group has stacked away. Bobbie sits down with news, flipping through it* The police have the entire area coordinated off
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I need a drink... but the booze went down with the bar."
<@DeathStar> <Selena> So what do we do now? Get in touch with the local law enforcement?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Not openly, but we do need to know what they know."
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie even> We could talk to our favorite police officer that loves us - Jiasco. He might try to arrest us though
<@DeathStar> <Selena> I sense hostility between your group and the local police
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...my point exactly." *sits down* "...I wish Asarar or Bella were here..."
<@Seraphna> **Alt chews on a fish**
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Well, we can go talk to Luci - thankfully the Macross building still runs the teleporters to the Aquarius
<@DeathStar> *she pauses, eyeing something on the paper*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What is it?"
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> According to this, Ylva has ordered a lock down on the docks of all important ships, including the Cartel and Earth's. She told the press it is a matter of security. The Cartel won't like that, especially with how much Ymir and the Cartel dude has been investing lately.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Any reason given why beyond 'security'?"
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> You think she'd spell the reason to the press?
<@DeathStar> *Selena thinks* I cannot seem to get in touch back home. And if the docks are being put on lock down that is another avenue denied me.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The usual. Terrorism, smuggling, tax evasion. Things that satisfies the crowds." *looks over at Selena* "Not a coincidence."
<@DeathStar> *Gwen leans back* Alright, Kira - where do you think we should hit first? The police?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> I'm sure she's looking for something to point the press toward while looking for what she's truly seeking
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Or planting it
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The cops are a start. We need to know what they are looking for and why the wide dragnet. As for Ylva... when we went to colect you from Ylva's office, there was definitely something weird going down in that building."
<@DeathStar> *Gwen lifts Alt up and puts her in bag on his back*
<@DeathStar> <Selena> Let us set out then
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Well, lets continue to avoid her for the time being
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We only head to Macross if the road leads there and only there. MEantime, we need to swap rides."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Right
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<@DeathStar> Location: Geyze - House Pian
<@DeathStar> *the group is currently hiding in the bushes as a female knight that looks a lot llike Radolf who took over guarding the academy rides around making sure the property is safe*
<@DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga lay on top of Zayne, who increasingly looks more and more annoyed*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami is using a mixture of McCormick family techniques and fox form to stay well hidden
<@Dias`> *Calor just hides behind Yoiyam while Id cloaks*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *is also getting annoyed*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami is a fox ATM
<@DeathStar> *the knight begins to lead her people back toward the manor, whistling and leaving behind well trained dogs and some werebeasts - weredragons it looks like - to keep an eye on them*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Fuck me...
<@Dias`> *peers above the fox, looking at the were beats as she's squatted* That's gonna suck.
<Alicia> * Yoiyami nods, since foxes can do that
<Jackieness> <Noire> *narrows her eyes* "...I have line of sight to the roof of the mainhouse."
<@DeathStar> *the dogs walk around sniffing*
<@Dias`> *Calor eyes the fox as if it throw it to the wolves as a distration*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Everyone get close to me and brace yourselves."
<@DeathStar> *the size of them is almost as tell as Taiga*
<@DeathStar> *Ren gabs onto her*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *grabs a hold of someone else*
<@DeathStar> *John grabs Noire's tail*
<@Dias`> *Calor shifts over to Noire, polacing a hand on her*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline sits up*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami practically rubs against Noire, like a cat
<Jackieness> <Noire> *opens a shadowport directly below the team to drop them right on the roof of the main house*
<@DeathStar> *as they land on the mansion, suddenly alarms begin to go off and spirit tech towers begin to rise up on the roof*
<@DeathStar> *the dogs begin to howl and the were-dragons begin to flap their wings, heading up into the air to gain sight*
<@Dias`> *Calor appears, and her eyes begin darting around at the alarms. Her right hand begins to glow bright red as she shifts it towards the room she's on*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami transforms back, looking for an entry point. "Somehow, I knew that would happen. Still, better than just sitting and waiting."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... quite right, Yoiyami."
<@Dias`> <Calor> Nope. I prefer the no one knowing we're here method. *She sighs as she grabs on to the roof by her and starts to melt her way in*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "We already lost that chance."
<@DeathStar> *The roof itself does not seem to have any entrances. Taiga tries to hang over the roof and look at a window, seeing if she can get it open*
<@DeathStar> *the towers are now almost fully charged*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I need someone to hang me further over
<@Dias`> <Calor> Yup because of no foresight. *She drags her hand around in a circle*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I chose to act, so we need to make do with what we do have." *uses tendrils to lower Taiga*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to weave to slow down the spirit towers*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan stepping out of Noire's shadow peers around and frowns**
<@DeathStar> *Taiga begins to try to open it, then when that fails begins to pull out a tool to cut a hole in the glss*
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks about as the were-dragons swoop in with spears*
<@DeathStar> *bringing her arm up to block and slides along; there appears to be 7 of them*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan aims Wyrd at one Were-Dragon and Truth at another giving them blasts of Death and Light**
<@DeathStar> *Wyrd grapples the were-dragon and begins to drain the life out of it*
<@Dias`> *Calor seem's to be enjoying chaos as she finishes cutting a circle in the roof with her super heated hand. She grabs it with her other and flings it upwards then moves to leap in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a hand and tries dropping a singularity into the middle fo the were-dragons to set them up for someone to take out*
<@DeathStar> *while Truth gets into spear combat*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MMmmm...Taiga, I am goign to reel you in. Calor made an entrance."
<@Seraphna> **Jaime pops in using Adeline as a homing beacon and forms a Dark Sword**
<@DeathStar> *Calor drops in as the singularity opens up - among the were-dragons and the team*
<@DeathStar> *pulling everyone in; the roof even begins to get pulled up into it*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga swings into the house through the window*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami jumps through the hole in the roof
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lashes the others together with her tendrils then tries reeling them in through the hole*
<@Dias`> *Calor glances up as the roof begins to pull up and quickly gets her bearings moving to get away*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime picks up Adeline and hops in, Kaelan drops in recalling Wyrd and Truth to her**
<@DeathStar> *the mansion, despite being extremely well built, begins to shake hard; John, riding one of the dragons begins to ride backwards into the singularity*
<@DeathStar> *Ren slides inward, punching the dragon and the two grapple toward it*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan darts a tendrils out to snake around John's leg and pull him in**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *then disperses the singularity with a wave of her hand*
<@DeathStar> <John> Woo hoo hoo
<@DeathStar> *Zayne flies into the hole, which is now a much bigger hole*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Well, they know someone's here now. *She waves her hand a bit as it cools off*
<@DeathStar> *as it disperses, Ren and her were-dragon crash into the attic with the others; all among them are rich people things put up as the two crash into some clothes*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *lands on to her back with a thump*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Well we're in
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> I thiunk they did when the alarms went off. I came because I heard them.
<@Dias`> *Calor let's out a sigh of relief as she grabs something expensive and slips it behind her back*
<@DeathStar> *the sounds of footsteps approaching the attack door can be heard*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around for soemthign suitably heavy in the attack*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Congrats and connecting action consequence Kaelan. *She glances towards the sounds of footsteps*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga looks around and motions Yoi to her as she tries to push some chests in fornt of it*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> So... what is our goal inside this tacky house?
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Thanks?
<@Dias`> *Id decloacks by the group* To make as much noise as possible it would seem. I recommend not getting caught or seen Jaime.
<Alicia> * Yoiyami helps out. "I was wondering too."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...with all these arcane defenses, our chance of slipping in undetected were quite small anyway."
<@Seraphna> **"Jaime" looks back, suddenly a Lilen lady** Who?
<@DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, this is one of the oldest houses; from what Kito wrote down they have a lot of influence with the other houses and some young female noble noted that the houses might be plotting against Selena. There might be something on the books here but it might be hard to find it now
<@Dias`> <Id> Let us hope they do not use this to further there agenda.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Still, we can't turn this attic into our vacation home."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I see -- *she hears sounds as they prepare to break in* two options
<@Dias`> <Calor> Burn it all down?
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Retreat or we surrender and play it out
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Listening, Taiga." *uses her tendrils to press down on the door*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> So no exploding everything?
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Giving up already?"
<@Dias`> *Id cloaks again, disappearing*
<@DeathStar> *right now they hear the Knight angerily ordering her people to come to the door and set up position to break in and take the intruders alive*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Unless someone else has a better idea
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan slips into Adeline's shadow**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries weaving to see if she can detect any longerign black magic within the house while the others debate*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime sighs and whispers some words, giving Adeline fox ears and a tail to look like an Aurit**
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I would just say 'do what we came here to do' but I don't even know what that is at this point."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm....yes, why exactly did we come here to gatecrash the place?"
<@DeathStar> *Zayne doesn't bother to repeat herself*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Proof they're bad people. *She superheats her hand again and reaches for the floor*
<@DeathStar> *looking focused on the door as a huge log smashes through it, held by two knights*
<@Dias`> *She drags her hand through the floor and cuts a circle again, dropping below*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Mmmm...everyone down who is goign down then."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...everyone down who is goign down then."
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Kinda wish we had an escape route, but oh well, too late for that."
<@DeathStar> *The main Knight points at them and then objects begin to get hurled into the room* <Ren> We could go back to th eroof
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks up, then jerks as the items being thrown in*
<@Dias`> *Calor down and quickly looks around,
<@DeathStar> *they appear to be smoke bombs, but they are very rudamentary*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh!" *raise sher hands and weaves a barrier*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "That's no better than just running from guards when we're done." *heads down*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime grumbles and kicks up parts of the floor to send them back out**
<@DeathStar> *the knights curse at them as Ren leaps down after Calor*
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Then we keep going
<@Seraphna> **Jaime heads after the two**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tendrils Lana and any others as she drags them down Calor's hole*
<@DeathStar> *on the floor below, they land on a crushed piano worth thousands of gold*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Watch out for the grand piano. *She calls out as she moves towards a window to look outside*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> A good thing this old piano was there to catch us.
<@DeathStar> *the room looks to be a wonderous guest room, with paintings and books lined up and chairs worth who knows how much*
<@DeathStar> *an expensive door is on the far end*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline deadpans*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Even the doors are expensive here."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MMmmm...this could be expensive if we were misled."
<@Dias`> <Calor> It's a nobles house. Of course it is. *She peers outside*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Also seal up the hole I made. I only bought us time.,
<@Seraphna> **Jaime covers the hole up with sudden stoneworks**
<Alicia> * Yoiyami looks through the books, pretty much only reading the titles
<@DeathStar> *outside a massive staircase can be seen leading to their current floor, where more rooms are located, down to the bottom floor. Massive painings, vases, the staircase itself looks to be sparkling with some material and the floor shines from daily cleaning*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh? How? I don't have any wood... or anythign like that type of magic..."
<@Dias`> <Calor> We're only buying time before they call in the big wigs.
<@DeathStar> *the titles look to be very boring but that is what guests expect - they have titles speaking of various kingdoms, the state of Hapian, and one or two fantasy titles for children*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "We only had time, anyway."
<@DeathStar> *due to the damage, Jaime will need to stand there for some time to properly repair it*
<@Dias`> <Calor> I'm all for the big loud entrance. The rush is worth it. *She moves away from the window and run's towards the door to leave, grabbing the a few b ooks on the way out*
<@Dias`> *way by*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Then why did you say you wanted to sneak in quietly?"
<@DeathStar> *the sounds of the knights taking some staircase downstairs is heard*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MMmmm...that would normally be the sensible thing to do." *moves along as does Lana*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We need to move. *she glances at Jaime* Now
<@Dias`> <Calor> Because most of you are well known. I'm not. *She winks as she grabs the door and opens it*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga and Ren walk out to the staircase* <Taiga> I doubt they'd leave I'm evil clues out in the open
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Maybe try to find the office?
<@Dias`> *Calor taps her neck, and a mask forms around it, covering most of it up, except her eyes and hair* Down the stairs?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Or library. The evil lab is usually behind a bookcase."
<@Seraphna> **Jaime nods, moving with Taiga and Ren**
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> I'd think it would be upstairs. *Jaime's repair cracks a bit - as long as no one walks it should be fine*
<@DeathStar> <John> Let us all open all the doors!
<@DeathStar> *John begins to fling doors open*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Upstairs means them. John, go cause chaos and distract them all.
<@Seraphna> **Jaime starts forming a wall at the staircase leading up where the guards will be coming from**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *does a weave to see if she can pick up any unusual magical energy in the house*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> How’s this?
<@DeathStar> *Lana would sense no magic being used at the moment*
<@DeathStar> *except Jaime
<@DeathStar> *clearly it is Jaime*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....no traces of any magic..."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Basement, people. If they’re going Black magic it’s always the basement.
<@Dias`> <Calor> Pick a direction. Because at this point if we don't get something out of it, this will be a total loss.
<@DeathStar> *the female knight eyes a wall forming in front of her and charges*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime forms spikes on it**
<@DeathStar> *John rushes around opening doors* Library! Second floor! *he waves at it, not even bothered by the knight near him*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...down then." *tries to find a way downstairs*
<@Dias`> *Calor chases after John now*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm? Library then." *heads that way instead*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *heads to the library too*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> What floor are we on?
<@DeathStar> **The library looks to be massive, with books going up to the ceiling and ladders being needed; an old man is reading a book at one of the many tables*
<@DeathStar> <John> Second
<@DeathStar> *The Knight begins to hammer at the wall with her sword, working to weaken the wall. Adeline looks around*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> This is many books. Why do they not put it all on a datapad?
<Alicia> * Yoiyami tries to read the book over the old man's shoulder without being seen
<@Dias`> *Calor slides in to the libary glancing at the old man* You old guy.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...because these books predate datapads."
<Alicia> * Actually using distance and a... never mind
<@DeathStar> *it looks to be a book on spirits and what drives a spirit to make pacts*
<@DeathStar> *the old man looks up, startled at everyone being there*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan hmms over his other shoulder** You could just ask them.
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "You're supposed to be quiet in the library."
<@Dias`> <Calor> Where do you keep they keep their skeletons in their closets?
<@DeathStar> <Man> P-Pardon me?
<@Dias`> *minus the first you keep*
<@DeathStar> *John skips around the second floor, having all the doors open, then has skipped downstairs to open more*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "MMmmm...and they were voicing their discontent about us not being subtle."
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I don't know, where do they keep the skeletons in their closets?"
<@Dias`> <Calor> This one will harm you if you don't tell them what they want to know. *She points at fake Jaime*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and someone retrieve John before he does soemthing untoward."
<@DeathStar> <Man> I-I can direct you to the family cemetary?
<@Dias`> <Calor> Of course they don't understand certain sayings.
<@Dias`> *she sighs*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Where’s your black magic section?
<@DeathStar> <John> I have located what looks to be an office, but it's locked
<@Dias`> <Calor> Idioms...That's the word I was thinking of. *She sighs to herself*
<@DeathStar> *the man looks gravely at Kaelan* You must not talk about such things
<@DeathStar> *he stands up, shaking his head and gathers his book*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...deal with this in here. Join us when you're done or vice versa. I'll see to John." *heads down to see to this office*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Restricted section, got it.
<@Dias`> *Calor turns and folows after Noire*
<@DeathStar> *the door looked to be made of strange oak material with a creepy skeleton on top that looks to be eyeing whoever approaches. John stares at it, turning left and right as the sunken eyes follow him*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...forgive them. They are not local. The royal family was attacked by black magic users who were using spells contained in a particular book." *weaves an illusion of the book with the faily crest*
<@Dias`> <Calor> That's creepy as shit. *She looks at John and Noire*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...having fun, John?"
<@DeathStar> *the man eyes it* <Man> I cannot attest to the stance of many noble familys after the attack on the Queen awhile back. I know many noble families have a few tomes of the ghastly stuff, they are old for a reason. But most of us keep the tomes in a hidden location to keep it out of the hands of those who would do wrong by it
<@DeathStar> <John> You don't find it nutty? Anyway it's locked
<@DeathStar> *Adeline walks along the books while Zayne seems distracted, peering out the window*
<@Dias`> <Calor> It's just a door. Punch it open.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "is there any chance, no matter how remote, that someone in the family may be practicing?"
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **peers out the window too**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...wait...this door may be defended with arcane forces."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> When was the last time that cache was checked on?
<@DeathStar> <Man> The lord of this house truly believes in the queen. He is just away for the moment
<@DeathStar> <Man> I am sure you will see
<@DeathStar> *John pauses*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...but anyone else in the family?"
<@Dias`> <Calor> You're not afraid of some arcane force security system are ya?
<@DeathStar> *The female Knight begins to creep up behind everyone, sword held high, passing Yoiyami since she is a kid*
<@DeathStar> *John nods and punches the door; the skeleton laughing as John vanishes*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Huh. Guess it was a trap.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> That was mean
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...I said that..."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Charlotte, we need to get John back or Hotaru will yell at me
<@Dias`> <Calor> But we at least know now.
<@Dias`> <Calor> Think it's just the door or the entire room?
<@DeathStar> <Man> I do not believe any of them would
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Probably just the perimeter of the room. That being said, picking at this sort of thing is not my specialty."
<@DeathStar> *The Knight holds her sword up to Jaime as he says that* All of you... haaaa. Surrender.
<@Dias`> <Calor> I just burn things.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Any acquantances or cousins who are on the outs with the main family?"
<@Dias`> <Calor> But it is odd that security is this tight for a room
<@Seraphna> **Jaime eyes it and tilts her head**
<@DeathStar> *Adeline glances back and Zayne looks annoyed*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> You need more than one sword for this move, you know that right?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm..probably where they do keep the black arcana collection. At least they are responsible custodians."
<@Dias`> <Calor> So do we retreat then?
<@DeathStar> <Knight> Kneel
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Maybe Noire could blind jump through.
<Alicia> * Charlotte examines the door
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan slips up behind the Knight**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That is dangerous, Taiga."
<@Dias`> *Calor pulls out her datapad and begins scanning the skull thing*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Are you sure this is the path you wish to take Miss?
<@DeathStar> *The skull seems not to have magic but it does have a strange type of something that activates when the door is messed with*
<@DeathStar> *The Knight glances at Kaelan, shifting a bit* You come into my home and make a mess and you ask me if I'm sure? I am going to cuff you one by one
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...Jaime, I think we may have made a big mistake."
<@Dias`> <Calor> Odd. Seem's like it only activates when the door is touched. I imagine it's looking for some kind of signal when it's activated to deactivate. Think security code.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That makes sense."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> You are outnumbered and you may notice we have not yet struck you. Perhaps parley?
<@DeathStar> *Taiga thinks* So it shoots it's magic at the moment the door is touched
<@Dias`> <Calor> Probably
<@DeathStar> <Old Man> Things can be broken
<@DeathStar> <Old Man> Including pride
<@DeathStar> *she grinds her teeth* Speak then
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks back at the old man* "What do you mean?"
<@DeathStar> <Old Man> She is a willful one and her pride means a lot to her. But anything can be fixed in time, can it not, little mistress?
<@DeathStar> <Knight> I do not like ransackers coming into my house with no punishment
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We are tracking down a cache of Dark Magic. I suspect some have been stolen from your family. Finding the cache was the simplest way to find out.
<Jackieness> <Lana> A"hhhh?! Ummm..Miss Jaime...you ahve money, right? Maybe you should pay for the damages...?"
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah yeah damages will get paid for.
<@DeathStar> <Knight> And for my flyinh servants? *she looks ready to go off again*
<@DeathStar> <Knight> Their lives were priceless
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Here is my suggestion
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> I made sure Wyrd didn’t totally drain hers. The rest should heal.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Break the skeleton
<@DeathStar> <Ren> And if it goes wild
<Alicia> * Charlotte uses future-vision to check if this will make her vanish, and if not, does so
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...I was telling..." *looks at the old man* "...who are you?"
<@Dias`> <Calor> Noire. Break it.....*She eyes Charlotte go to break it potentially*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> All lives are precious. Including the many currently in danger due to the incursions.
<@DeathStar> *the future vision shows that it could go either way - it might be best to hit and run*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Oof… really? Damn, sorry for the ones that the singularity got.
<@DeathStar> *the Knight marches past them and motions at Yoi* And you bring this girl along to endanger her as well. *she shakes her head and leaves the room to see to the rest of the manor*
<Alicia> * Charlotte strikes the skeleton from afar, visibly keeping her distance
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Hey, that kid might be the most dangerous one here.
<@Dias`> *Calor leaps backwards as Charlotte attacks from afar, giving herself distance*
<@DeathStar> *a bad roll. The skeleton begins to screech and it's eyes glow red, flailing at the team. Taiga and Ren run from it as it begnis to make a worm hole*
<@DeathStar> <Both> AAAH
<Jackieness> <Noire> *uses her tendrils to try to pulls everyone away*
<@Dias`> *Calor then turns and attempts to get away from the black hole*
<@DeathStar> *the skeleton soon breaks apart and the hole vanishes*
<@DeathStar> *the door swingig open*
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan’s ears perk and she sighs** Someone broke something.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Okay, did you say that *wasn't* magical?"
<@DeathStar> *the knight lets out a knightly curse*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Never said it wasn't magic. Just that it wasn't currently being magical.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...it might work on the principal of a ircuit. Its only magical when you disturb it, completing the circuit. That Lana girl would be betetr suited to extrapolate the theory."
<@DeathStar> *Taiga and Ren peek around at the door* <Taiga> ... I will.... head in. *she walks in and squeals*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Well it's open so.... *she moves with Taiga and Ren to look inside*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm.." *walks in afetr Taiga*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks at the odl man* "...she's a bit high strung, isn't she?"
<@DeathStar> *the office is a normal looking study, with books and a desk. There's papers on the desk and John upside down on the chair. Behind the bookcase is a magical seal on some books, so strong even Lana can feel it now, a protection seal. *
<@DeathStar> *John keeps mushing his hand on the notes on the desk as he tries to get up, his ass wiggling all over*
<@Dias`> <Calor> You ok John?
<@DeathStar> <John> Great. I feel like I just re-appeared
<@Dias`> <Calor> Huh. *She moves to look around*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline and Zayne head down to the ofice with Adeline studying the books*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "AHhhhh?! Someone just did something!" *runs out of the library toward the office*
<@DeathStar> *The old man offers to read to Yoi*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks aroudn to see if there is dust or anythigne lse that might indicate that the office has been unsued for a while*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Yeah, none of this stuff makes sense to me.
<@DeathStar> *The office looks spotless*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Sure, I'm interested."
<@DeathStar> *John gets situated at the desk while Adeline takes the paper and glances at it*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime frowns, feeling the stonework of the room to see if there's anything hidden**
<@DeathStar> *The old man begins to read the spirit and the pact book - giving Yoiyami more knowledge in spirits as the book goes over pacts and how spirits continued to pact even after Aska, Shade, and Void were the first to do it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The room is maintained. Not merely sealed away."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Doesn't mean it's been used, but it does mean people have been here... which isn't something you'd bother with just for dust."
<@DeathStar> *when Lana arrives, she'd see the books in the corner are protected by a high level potection field - what looks to be being protected is a black magic tome of which she would not recognize
<Jackieness> <Lana> "A black magic tome... and some serious defenses."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I wonder if there is another way in here or if the room self cleaning
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I found something
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh...did you break the door down?"
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> It might not mean anything
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm? What is it, Adeline?"
<@Dias`> *Calor points at Charlotte* She did.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "John had gone missing, so I couldn't exactly just leave."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> IT is a list of names with some of checks next to them
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What names?"
<@Dias`> <Calor> Eh, he was safe. Something this was designed to capture and contain for interogation later
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That counts as safe?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I might be able to undo the protections on this book...with time... but the question is if I should..."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> There is a check next to the Elder Pian's name with a check, the rest of the family has none, there is Sophia's name with no check, the royal family is all listed with Celes having a check and Liana. Selena has none. And so on and so on. The Demon Land's Cowen family has a check at the head the... *she reads and reads, noting checks and none checks* And some on the Kumen side has some and some who do not
<@Dias`> <Calor> Should cross reference those names with connections to any ancient family crests
<@Dias`> <Cal> Id can give a list of those from his time spent in the past
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over* "...ahhh...I bet...I bet its the leaders they are taking."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> The checkees or non checkees?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "The important part is what the check means... and that's a good theory as to what. The checks."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Either way, it means a huge amount of nobles could be compromised
<Alicia> * Charlotte records the names and statuses
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I mean... somethign happened at the palace...and we havne't heard from Celes and Liana. The ehad of the Pian family is not at his own estate. Selene just went missing, but was not taken, as far as we know..."
<@Dias`> <Cal> Who's even the head of the Pain Estate?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...so whoever is responsible was indeed in this room."
<@DeathStar> *many of them start off as very old ranking nobles like the Pians, then it begins to break down to important/high ranking nobles like Sophia, down to even some military figures - for the Kumen side it looks police figures and so on, but it looks like the list might be a few days out of date as it shows the last updtae being before Ymir was taken*
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Richard. Richard Pian
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> According to the old man he's out on business, leaving the two kids in charge
<@Seraphna> Jaime> He claimed Richard is pro-Selena too.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...we saw the sword girl Pian. Who is the other?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "How suspicious."
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> The brother back at the academy
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Said he was told to protect it due to the Queen being MIA - well, the queen and her mother too
<@Dias`> <Calor> Any pictures of Richard?
<@DeathStar> *motions at the hall with the paintings*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hopefully he is innocent in this affair."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Likely... unless the checks are about who is complicit, which would be worrying."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Um
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm>?
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I got a suggestion but it might piss offthe sister more
<@Dias`> <Calor> Let's hear it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Why would Celes and Liara be conspirign agaisnt themselves then?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Until we know if the checks or blanks are for bad guys or not
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> We need to take the black mage books
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe we should ask the Lady Pian about it before we undo the warding seal."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Might not be a bad idea
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We're definitely going to make enemies if we don't."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Aren't they by custom supposed to deny they even own these books?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I can't see anyone saying we took them.
<@DeathStar> *Adeline raises eyebrow*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It's admitting to having them?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Did you not learn anything from the Cartel? They'll just make up some bullshit to tar you with."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> That is .. one way to do it. Jikuu might not be pleased with the tactic and the Suisen being dragged into this
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I was never here, just saying.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I'll go find her then." *walks out of the office to find the Pian Knight*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...Jaime is going to pay for the roof, attic, and piano."
<@Dias`> <Calor> I'm all for her plan. *She motions at Jaime*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I have to look out for the interest of both you and Jikuu and I do not think she would approve
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We will behave.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **eyes the room like a cat looking for something to knock over in rebellion though**
<@DeathStar> *Ren and Taiga follow, where the old man is finishing the book explaining how pacts have been abused in the past*
<@Seraphna> **A fruit has been left on the table for the old man**
<@DeathStar> *the old man takes it without thinking*
<@DeathStar> *the Knight is gearing up with new guard and her people*
<@DeathStar> *guard - armor*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...I would like a moment of your time, despite the circumstances of our arrival. It is of grave import, however."
<@DeathStar> <Knight> I also have a matter of concern that is of timely concern
<@DeathStar> <Knight> So please, make it short
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We believe that your father may be in danger alogn with the whole royal family, and the leadership of multiple realms."
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan muses, flittng about, trying to figure out where the guards are getting ready to go in such a hurry**
<@DeathStar> *Ren slips behind Yoiyami to make sure she is safe*
<@DeathStar> *The old man splits the apple with Yoi*
<@DeathStar> <Knight> I will have to trust he can keep himself safe. I am going out to keep the realm safe at this very moment
<@Seraphna> **Sharing fruit makes them both feel favored**
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Where you all headed then?
<Alicia> * Yoiyami graciously takes the apple half. This gesture seems to have some significance to her, though nothing dramatic.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm? Explain then. Your brother went to the Academy."
<@DeathStar> <Knight> A legion of goblins are approaching the east, where the Academy could be in danger, or Iam City; the might even veer off into the Dark Lands. I have to try to slow them down until more armies gather together.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> How many of you are there? Maybe we could get you all back to the Academy and save time.
<@DeathStar> <Knight> Speaking of my brother, he might join if the battlerground becomes near the school
<@DeathStar> *she glances at her people - numbering around 20* Enough
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Not enough, but small enough that I think we can manage between all our teleporters.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then on to the more pressing issue. We entered a private study with a skull door. We found a list, recently drafted, of targets in this conspiracy. The threat we have been chasing led to your family estate. We are trusting in your loyalty to your nation, but who else would have access ot that room?"
<@Dias`> *Calor crunches down on an apple as she listens*
<Alicia> * Charlotte gauges and considers the Knight's emotional reaction to the father in danger comment, staying quiet.
<Alicia> *also the most recent of Noire's lines*
<@DeathStar> *she is not pleased about it but stopping the goblins is more important, and not happy about even a whiff of any accussions from strangers*
<@DeathStar> *she glances at the old man with a look* I do not know much about that room. It is father's study. Sometimes he lets people in but I do not bother his busy. Maybe my brother would know more as he is to inherit eveything
<@DeathStar> <Knight> Now I will be needing to ride these horses hard if we are to make it in time
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We am sorry to have kept you."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And he is away... I shall not keep you any logner, though we shall continue our investigation here. We shall... be mroe gentle than upon our desparation-fueled entry."
<@DeathStar> **she nods stiffly, peering at everyone then steps out*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So uh, what do you think?
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Guess that's a no on teleporting them over.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...you saw the list. Their names are on it, but unchecked. They are still targets too."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I don't think she's part of any conspiracy. She was honest about stopping the goblins, at the very least."
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> I think we should becareful of teleporting
<@DeathStar> *she speaks up, looking from the window*
<@Dias`> <Calor> Oh?
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> I been having a bad feeling the past hour
<@Dias`> <Calor> Anyone care to test it?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Could you elaborate?"
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Let me see. Do you mind if I use black magic, despite the risk to the user and the people around them?
<@Dias`> <Calor> I trust your guts Zayne. *he waves her off*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Uh..?
<@Dias`> <Calor> Guess we head with them the long way.
<@Dias`> <Calor> If we're following
<@DeathStar> *John looks at the others to see if we're following or have business still in Hapian City*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We are not leaving yet. We need to follow this one elad that we do have."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I see it as we have a few. The Goblins, the Hapian Castle not having anyone there, the list of names
<@DeathStar> *Zayne whispers to Lana to focus all her power into the weather while she vanishes*
<@Dias`> <Calor> I'd say the List may tie with the Hapian castle thing
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Agreed. Back to the office."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?" *looks up" "...weather?"
<@DeathStar> *Zayne is back there, studying the protection seal*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga and Ren walk Yoi down to the office*
<@DeathStar> <John> Weather is *he goes into a weather explanation*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I'll go look at the weather..." *heads out to weave a spell to feel out the weather*
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie drives up in an ice cream truck*
<@DeathStar> *Gwen studies it*
<@DeathStar> *Selena quiely gets into the back, then looks over the ice cream*
<@Seraphna> Alt> Ice cream?
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> Sure have some
<@DeathStar> *he puts her inside a container*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...real discreet. Not what I had in mind."
<@Seraphna> **Alt goes wild**
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> There are patrols everywhere, it was all I could get
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We'll need to make do then. Alright, let's roll out."
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie drives along the streets as rain begins to fall; as the wipers barely work, they drive along the dirty streets with trashcans all over the place until it starts to get a little cleaner near the station, due to the fact they have some convicts out and about cleaning the place, despite it being day time and the place looking as dark as ever*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie parks and some local kids approach for ice cream; Gwen sticks Alt out to take their order*
<@Seraphna> Alt> Ice cream!
<@DeathStar> *Girl holds up her credits* I want chocolate
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Let's move people. Alt stays on lookout and runs our cover."
<@Seraphna> Alt> **nods** 1 Chocolate!!
<@DeathStar> <Selena> So, what do you think you'll find in there? *she slips out the side without the kids and Gwen does the same, stumbling into her chest. Then runs off*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> ....
<@Seraphna> **Alt starts comically taking money and serving huge scoops**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...get him back here."
<@DeathStar> *the kids are delighted*
<@DeathStar> *Selena blinks a few times as Bonnie drags Gwen back*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "No running off cowboy-style. LEt's go in."
<@DeathStar> *the front door has a police officer trying to smoke and eyeing the train; it has 4 front windows; 10 side windows, and a backdoor that isn't being protected except a camera. It also has a second floor with the same amount of windows, with one side window being open*
<@DeathStar> *the kids continue to make a commotion; a large cop approaches the truck, not noticing the crew so far and asks for some strawberry from Alt*
<@Seraphna> **Alt gives him an extra scoop and a cute look**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *notes the upper window and heads to try to scale the wall to get in that way*
<@DeathStar> *he slaps down the money with a bonus and finds a spot to enjoy the ice cream*
<@DeathStar> *Gwen eyes the cop, then Kira as she scales it right up to the window, where someone's desk is there - Jiasco's*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *starts looking for a case file or the like in the office*
<@Seraphna> **Alt keeps giving out ice cream in amounts only a kid would deem okay**
<@DeathStar> *she would find files on what they found in the base rubble, information extracted form the attack machine that brought down the building and tried to kill everyone, there is a few files on suspects and such and such; Selena begins to scale up - more like flies up and looks inside*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...I've got the case files ehre."
<@DeathStar> *she begins to gether a line of kids; Gwen jerks and looks around as more cops are going to the van seeing if she has donuts too*
<@DeathStar> <Selena> Anything that looks good?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Data that forensics pulled off of the machine they hit us with, list of suspects."
<@DeathStar> <Selena> Try one
<@Seraphna> **Alt checks for donuts**
<@DeathStar> *she looks around* Whichever looks most important
<@DeathStar> *Alt would find all kinds of boxes, as well as poison*
<@Seraphna> **Alt decides not to poison them and serves donuts**
<@DeathStar> *the cops are distracted*
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Pier Manor
<@DeathStar> *Lana would begin to sense not exactly something in the weather but there is something dark and wrong in the air/sky/ tied to all those systems making it dangerous to move around, even by going from a to b*
<@DeathStar> *Zayne looks as Taiga and Ren arrive with Yoi* What is our plan now?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!" *heads back in to tell the others*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The list is the first solid lead we have to some conspiracy."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I agree; I copied it. The list seems to have been made when Ymir was taken. I will have to check when that wa
<@DeathStar> *Adeline checks the date on the paper and double checks to make sure it was when Ymir went MIA*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...if only we could know who was visitng this house at that time."
<@Dias`> <Calor> They must have a vistor log system.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *runs in* "...its in the air...some sort of field... we're being cut off."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Do you think the Elder Pier has been kidnapped? He might be trying to hide away, but... ah."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> So what do we do?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I don't know if its just Hapian or the entire planet... but... Zayne was right. Disruptive energy in the air... affectign weather is just a... side effect."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Well if the weather is against us we could try going under it.
<@Dias`> <Calor> A technique like that would be a first step when you're about to make a massive move to attack or take over something.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> 7.2. <Taiga> So it's been a while. More people could have been taken and changed.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...again, I think the weather is just a side efefct of how charged the air is."
<@DeathStar> *Taiga glancesat Lana*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I wonder if they want to split up movement for a while
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> It could leave just normal ship movement
<@Dias`> <Calor> I bdoubt the lack of high speed travel was a bonus effect so it's most likely the main goal
<@DeathStar> *Zayne touches the protectivefield and studies it* Yoiyami, Charlotte, how good are you at corrupting seals?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...that seems reasonable. The golbin army... likely a distraction as well while they make their real move."
<@DeathStar> <John> Are we willing to risk these Goblins burning down villagers?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I don’t like it.
<@DeathStar> <John> I'll go defeat them
<@DeathStar> *John sets off*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Not a desirable outcome either...the problem is that we don't know what their next move might be."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I don't know much magic, sorry." <Yoiyami> "Corrupting seals? I've never tried anything like that..."
<@DeathStar> *Zayne shrugs* I was hoping. I'll try this. *she shimmers with spirit energy, looking more etheral like a spirit then her other hand begins to channel magic*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And we don't have a more recent version of that list...hmmm...I am going to seek out the old man in the library. Perhaps I asked the wrong person. Ratehr than the lady of the house, perhaps the eldest servant might prove more fruitful." *steps out to find the old man*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I'll monitor." *performs a weav to study the seal as Zayne works*
<@DeathStar> *The seal itself looks to be a high level protective seal meant to keep out black magic, dark eneries, etc. As she places her hand it causes an explosion that blows up the entire book case wall, but still the seal and books stand*
<@DeathStar> *Zayne looks annoyed*
<@DeathStar> *reverting back to normal*
<@Dias`> *Calor talks to Id who's been scanning the air to get more readings*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...its meant to specificlaly defend against dark magic."
<@DeathStar> *the air for the most part would appear to be normal but those who can detect dark magic and more it would be laced throughout the sky as if a web was forming8
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> I might could teach how to eat the seal but I cannot do it myself anymore
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Maybe if we combine our powers, we can bring it down."
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Oh, eating it would be a lot easier... but some guidance would help."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sees if she can find a weak spot using her mana weaving*
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Very well. You have to try to not let any darkness form in this technique. Lana and I can help with this.
<@DeathStar> *Zayne touches the magic protection and begins to draw a symbol for them to see; Lana would see what looks to be web throughout it* Yoiyami, you will want to eat along the cracks until it begins to break apart, then eat it whole
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> If your concentration breaks, it will reform
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Uhhh... that's... an awkward thing to say."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I can see the strands holdign the ward together..."
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Think of it like a spider then
<Alicia> * Yoiyami does start eating around the cracks for now. "I mean, define darkness."
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> One can enhance themselves with various elements. Fire, wind, etc. A Dark One typically uses darkness to enhance their spells; however, this spell will reflect your power back at you if you do so. Simply tap into none of that power while using the technique. It will make you stronger if you can pull off the moves without needing to tap it anyway
<@DeathStar> *Lana would watch as Yoiyami begins to slowly pull apart and it begins to break*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *says nothing as she focuses on what the ward is doing*
<@DeathStar> *Yoiyami would feel the ward, as she nears the end, wanting to resist the last little bit; one last thread remains*
<Alicia> * Yoiyami just chomps the thread
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...on last thread then the whole thign collapses..."
<@DeathStar> *the ward breaks down and the books are accessible*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, we got them
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hopefully these will fill in the blanks..." *checks the books over*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline glances at the cover* This one reads - Switching Bodies and this one reads... Deadlies Spells.
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> And we can read them now if we want
<@DeathStar> *by now Noire would have learned that yes the master of the house had visitors and he would sometimes cookfor them; and lately it was a stranger he did not recognize*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> These sound bad.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Well they are in our hands now
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "At least they're not mind control... but... yeah."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Unless there are worst tomes
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And you do not know the name?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Let's secure them..."
<@DeathStar> <Servant> No, he was unknown to me
<@DeathStar> *Taiga brings out her bookbag*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We need to figure out our destination
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We could stop by the castle since we're here but that could be risky
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...are you aware of any correspondence from thsi stranger with your employer? Perhaps even a guest book or the like?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...they likely control the castle already if the names on the list are any indication."
<@DeathStar> <Servant> I only held his count and the would go immeditely to his office. Then he would step back out when he was done and take the coat
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...and when was his last visit?"
<@DeathStar> <Servant> The beginning of the month
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Jaime
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...thank you. Keep theb house secure as best you can until the lady or her brother return. Do not endanger yourself, though." *nods then heads back to the others*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Hey, do you think that church was related to all this?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...ahhh...I hope not."
<@DeathStar> *The Servant bows*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I mean, they were all about 'ridding yourself of darkness', as if that's a thing that's even reasonable to suggest."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Should we check them out?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *rejoisn the others* "Mmmm...there was a tsranger comign and going recently. Their last visit was a month ago. Did anythign occur soon after the start of the month?"
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> What hasn't been occuring the last two weeks
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I brought Noire and Ren back to the club to show off the finished ship
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I meant on Geyze or Kumen. I suspect this stranger is our culprit."
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> We had learned in Qui's birthday attack the month before about black magic and had begun studying it; the beginning of the month we were learning more about it when Avenir was very worried
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> Wanted to know when we were
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "If we had any clue who they might be, that might help."
<@Seraphna> **Jaime leans in by Adeline**
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> And it pretty much led right up to the attack on the station
<@DeathStar> *academ
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods* "...nothing to point out if the preparations here were directly linked to any specific event then."
<@Dias`> <Calor> Just need more data I suppose.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I am suggesting we make out way to the capital
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We can decide from there which way to go
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Agreed. Let's be off to Hapian city."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Sounds good. We have ways into the castle if needed.
<@Dias`> <Calor> Works for me. *She shifts her hands behind her head*
<@DeathStar> *as they step out, horses have been left for them*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh...and don't forget to send the compensation for the damages."
<@DeathStar> *Adeline climbs up while Taiga and Ren struggle to get u p*
<@DeathStar> *the two foxes comedically trying to hop up with their small stature*
<Alicia> * Charlotte helps them up, and Yoi too
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Thanks. *Taiga nods to Charlotte*
<@DeathStar> *Zayne sits down and shakes her long pale blonde hair back, then shoots off ahead*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime climbs up, Kaelan does so with practiced ease**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *mounts up* "Let's ride!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is uncomfortable still but at least cna mount and rid e ahorse by this point*
<@Seraphna> **Si climbs up with Taiga totally there the whole time**
<@DeathStar> *as they reach the noble streets again, despite the distance between the noble houses, one who is attuned to things would feel like people are watching from the houses, but that is crazy due to how far back they are from the roads*
<@Dias`> *Calor eyes it and climbs up awkwardly*
<@DeathStar> *Zayne circles around Calor and aids her as much as she needs*
<@Dias`> *Calor nods to Zayne and does her best with her assistance*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we are being watched..."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We should just ride normally
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> They will no doubt have a tracker following us
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Agreed."
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<@DeathStar> *will Kira open the case file on the base rubble, the case file on the suspects, what was found on the damaged machine?*
<@DeathStar> *Alt meanwhile is nearly out of ice cream*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks through the case file*
<@DeathStar> *The information comes up - it looks like Jiasco is suspecting Mouse and her gang due to the fact that the machine seems to have been self-built and the parts are extremely rare and sturdy. The information he has them indicates he believes they are part of a new player in the black trade, including dealing with slaves from Geyze and Earth, circling the strangeness on the lockdown*
<@DeathStar> *Kira has time for maybe one more check*
<@Seraphna> **Alt has begun to do cat dances**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks for anythign else*
<@DeathStar> *as Alt dances, something grabs her*
<@DeathStar> *Kira can check either their files on the base rubble and what they found, or the information on the damaged machine itself*
<@Seraphna> **Alt squeaks and makes noise and minor glowy attacks**
<@DeathStar> *Alt is dropped among the kids and Gwen hurries over*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *checks the files on the rubble*
<@Seraphna> Alt> Kidnapper almost got Alt! The ultimate prize!
<@DeathStar> *it appears that their scans picked up a body but it's too deep down and they're not going to authorize a digging crew until the area settles. It lists the area and notes the debris and what not goes even deeper, being right over a sewers space. Selena attempts to take pictures when Jisaco clears his throat behind them*
<@DeathStar> <Jisaco> Breaking and entering a police station now
<@DeathStar> *Gwen pulls Alt close* We'll keep you close then
<@Seraphna> Alt> Saved my credits though! **holds up a sack with a money mark on it** Alt start Ice Cream Corp.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Jiasco." *closes the case file and sets i back on his desk* "We've been through this dance before,a nd you know why we are here. My wife is missing, and we were attacked in our own home."
<@DeathStar> *Jiasco crosses his arm* I know. This Mouse person is something and now they're in with some even rougher people. If you want to find them, I'd try to find the black market. Or if you're stupid enough, try to inflirtrate it.
<@DeathStar> <Jiasco> But someone is offering them big pay to get the tech they want
<@DeathStar> *he turns his back, indicating he doesn't see them*
<@Seraphna> Alt> Oh, Daddy. Found poison in Ice Cream Truck. Should we tell someone?
<Jackieness> <Kira> *backs to the window* "If we find anythign useful to the police, you'll hear it." *then springs back out ninja-style*
<@DeathStar> *Gwen pockets the money* Uh.... lets avoid eating that ice cream anymore
<@DeathStar> *Selena lets go where Bonnie cranks up the truck; thanks to the cops being happy, no one notices as they all get back in*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Lets get out of here
<@Seraphna> Alt> Sold almost all of it.
<@DeathStar> <Gwen> Hoo boy
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Good news is that Jiasco is still clean."
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie looks to Kira* Got a destination in mind? *Selena hands Kira the scans of the bar debris incase she wants it*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Small miracles
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Back to the safehouse. We need to pick through this data before we plan our next move."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "An return this truck where you found it."
<@DeathStar> *they ttake off*
<@DeathStar> -Epilogue-
<@DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<@DeathStar> *the horses came into the capital and Zayne puts the horses up at the inn as evening begins to come in*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline studies the sky, as if wondering if it will attack* <Adeline> Alright, *to Yoiyami* the Visage Church is just outside of the capital. So we can check it out anytime
<@DeathStar> *those with psionic empathy would sense that the people in the city are more tense and in a fighting mood compared to early in the day when the group passed by*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline studies and heads into the tavern to get food and drink, where they are glaring at each other*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What happened here...?"
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I wish I knew. But something did.
<@Dias`> <Calor> Feels tense here.
<@DeathStar> <Zayne> We should keep our eyes open. *she glances at the castle where the people are still arguing with the guards and things are even more testy there*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...stay on your guard."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Especially for a place serving alcohol.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Well if we have to we can book it for the church
<@DeathStar> *Ren sits down to order some ale and a dish of meat*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm..we may have to. Hopefully there is no mind-altering influence in the air."
<@Dias`> <Calor> Lana should check for black magic.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh...of course." *starts a weave to see if she cna detect any such influences*
<@DeathStar> *there is definitely a weak black magic spell blanketing the city - which type of spelll, well they'll need to guess at it through the books they have*
<@DeathStar> *Ren waits for her food*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...I am sensing something...defintiely black magic. I would need to study the reference materials to puzzle out what the spell is, must less coutneract it."
<@DeathStar> *Ren groans* Son of a....
<@DeathStar> -TBC-
<@DeathStar> -Minis Open-
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