Geyze II

Session 106: The Buried Giant

* Day changed to Sunday, 8. Jun 2025
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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-664.3.25
<@DeathStar> Location: Macross Corporation
<@DeathStar> *Elleanor tries to eat a massive meat sandwich at her desk when Ylva comes in and sets down a folder before Luci* Take a look
<@Seraphna> **Luci opens it and peers over it as she eats a bigger piece of meat**
<@DeathStar> *it looks to be documents on both Star Corps and Tech Corps; both of them having holdings outside Kumen City as they have been spreading across Kumen to other cities. Star Corps in order order to build more ships and space ports, the latter their attempt to restore mana to the world supposedly through spirit tech.*
<@DeathStar> *one of the pictures shows what appears to be Ymir as one of the workers in one of the Tech Corps holdings in one of these locations*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Looks like I actually am going to eat whoever took Star Corps from us.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Buuuut, Tech first.
<@DeathStar> *Ylva holds the folder* The two seem to be working together on this joint effort. Star Corps is wanting to expand their space ship productions and ports, while Tech Corps is wanting to work on their spirit tech production
<@Seraphna> Luci> But how are they getting my wife to work for them?
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> But this seems to indicate Ymir is a Tech Corp worker in some city - this picture doesn't list where
<@Seraphna> Luci> It narrows it down, we just need to check their facilities now instead of scouring the entire planet.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> I have no idea if she's doing it willingly or under duress or under cover.
<@Seraphna> Luci> I doubt she'd block our bond this long willingly. She knows what that does to me.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> You plan to do it this solo? Or are we going to bring anyone in?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Though that also troubles me that there might be a way to block a bond outside our choice. I think we should get some friends in on this one. I'm a club, if I move on my own I won't stop till both companies are mine. And by that I mean I'll claim them by right of old fashioned conquest.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Let's call Bubble Butt.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> I understand
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Casino City
<@DeathStar> *Asarar lays out a map of Kumen, Cloe titlting her head*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Celine of the Magi approached me with a request
<Jackieness> <Kira> "A request?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Most of Kumen's cities after the terraforming project was finished were centered around Kumen City. Like our city here
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> After it became safer the cities and villages began to spread out further keeping mostly to rivers and bodies of water. So there are areas of Kumen we have not truly explored yet like we should - even with all our satelites up in space. Celine wants to try to locate more ruins like the Magi Tower. She believes there has to be at least one more up here and wants to claim it before the Corporations realize the value
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Plus seeing more of Kumen will allow us to touch base with more cities and villages ourselves
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'd rather set some roots out in the fringes before the other corps from Kumen move in."
<@DeathStar> *Riki comes in* Macross is reaching out to us.
<@DeathStar> <Riki> They are requesting a bubble butt
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably Luci."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar leans forward, letting out a breath*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And Jelly's legacy live on."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> You know, do we have any product yet? Other than being very rich? Like do we plan to try to open up more casinos in these villages?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Macross at least as the infostructure to build stuff
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> We'd have to build facilities in these towns and do the catch up game
<@DeathStar> *Asarar gets on the comm with Luci* Luci~. *she says in an overly sweet tone*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The casinos are the foundign business, but not the only thing on the table. And we do not a seat at the table to keep the corps in check. We spent years staging an insurgency only to end up right back where we were."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Huh, Riki was dubious if you'd take the call with that joke. Hey.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Luci~ Luci~. Why would I ever not take your calls~
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So we're going corpo now...yay."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Are we the bad guys?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Dunno old friend~ anyway, I hear you need help getting your wealth invested. I need someone able to almost ghost like scout closed areas for my kidnapped wife.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Luci is running Macross now, and is having better luck than we did in the old days."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Only if we start building facilities all over Geyze
<@DeathStar> *Kumen
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Oh yeah, Bonnie... did you hear? We're in the rent-an-army business now."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Private security services. And that is still being worked out."
<@Seraphna> Luci> We've got a lead that Tech Corp is using Ymir to further their technology. Seeing as my bond has been blocked, I'm not thinking it's willing. Though we also don't know for sure that she's undercover or not, same reason.
<@Seraphna> Luci> It's in one of the outer towns, but we don't know which.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm. We can do that. I got a request to help the Magi that could provide cover. Did you want to be part of this?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Of definitely, I'll have to be low key though. I'm already fighting the urge to just devour a few CEOs in a tasty takeover. It's like a hostile takeover but with ketchup.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> If you want to come, you'll have to play nice, yes. Get your stuff ready and come meet us at the casino
<@Seraphna> Luci> Yes dear. I'll join you kiddos shortly.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar turns to Riki* Tell Celine and Amber we'll take the job. *she then turns back to the map*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright kids, this is the assignment. We're going to be guiding the magi around Kumen's outback areas looking for ruins that will satisfy them while scoping out towns that have both Star Corps and Tech Corp in them. At the same time, we'll make note of cities and villages that match our criteria as well
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So what's the cover story for having Luci around?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I think it's no secret that we're friends - despite the President tying to woo us to his circle. We're looking for a city to invest something some capital and Macross' leader is there as an advisor
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Alright, girls. Suit up to go traveling."
<@DeathStar> *Cloe hurries off to her workshop in the building*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> I hate traveling around Kumen these days. *she goes to make sure her mana suit is working*
<@Seraphna> **There is a sound like a dragon landing outside, before it suddenly appears and then deforms into Luci, plus any passengers who decided to come with her**
<@DeathStar> *Ylva has opted to remain at the Macross HQ less her being there cause trouble*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *goes to change*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Are you sure you're up to it, Bonnie?"
<@DeathStar> *Asarar contacts a ride and brings up their debt*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Cloe and I can't remain in here all the time. We'd be useless to the team.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar motions at Luci to come over*
<@Seraphna> **Luci heads over, adjusting her armored coat**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Just be careful. Both of you."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar looks down at Luci* And I wonder why the gamblers always leave comments when you arrive
<@Seraphna> Luci> Comments?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Seriously. Some subtlety, please, Luci."
<@Seraphna> Luci> I was cloaked!
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> "Do you have a dragon on the premise?" "We heard something like a dragon?" "There was flapping sounds"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Change back, then decloak."
<@Seraphna> Luci> It doesn't suppress sound! Though... I suppose I could look into that.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Also, "do you allow lolis on your staff?"
<@Seraphna> Luci> My gadgets tend to come from my wife and her sister.
<@Seraphna> Luci> I feel peer pressured into growing up.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Wait, you can make yourself older?
<@Seraphna> Luci> You kids and your rush to maturity.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Well I could let myself age a bit.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> All these years I been getting complaints for making children work, and you just now tell me this
<@Seraphna> Luci> Mmm, no before I couldn't.
<@Seraphna> Luci> How to say this... until Ymir bonded my my last age lock was in place.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...you've been bonded for a good while now."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Well yeah, she fell in love with me this way.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...sus."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Eh, I don't really care. It is Kumen, after all. Chelsea and Cloe are on the young side.
<@Seraphna> Luci> I am clearly just letting everyone else shine since my adult beauty would awe everyone.
<@DeathStar> *Cloe stands there in her armor cat suit*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Let's just get this show on the road."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Our ride should be arriving in the back
<@DeathStar> *Out in the back yard area, Aimee and Melodie arrive in their ride, the ramp lowering*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...how much do they owe?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Nearing a million. We can get free rides out of them for life.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Girls, how are we? **she smiles to the ship spirits** Enjoying your last care package?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> They'll have to take us anywhere we want and into any warzone
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They clealry have a problem."
<@DeathStar> *Cloe and Bonnie step onto the ship and take their seats* <Melodie> *in a pouty mood* Yes
<Jackieness> <Bella> *steps on and sits too*
<@Seraphna> **Luci sits** So how can we help you girls?
<@DeathStar> <Aimee> Where do you want to go. <Asarar> Take us to pick up Amber and Celine at the Magi Tower. *she gives the location*
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> Pay off our debt?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Now now. You wouldn't learn anything then
<@Seraphna> Luci> Then you'd owe me though.
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> Stupid money. Pulling the lever and looking at the fun stuff happening is what is interesting
<@DeathStar> *the two begin to fly though the air*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Honestly.. could be worse. Could have ended up owing one of the corps in the big city. They'd want to disect you, not use you for rideshare."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> She is right. If Star Corps got their hands on you, who knows what would happen
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> What little I've managed to look into Kyle Henderson, he's a mean son of a bitch
<@Seraphna> Luci> This is why we stuck to Ylva's expertise for now.
<@DeathStar> *the ship arrives outside the powered down Magi Tower. A group of Magi are inside, having forced the door open, and it seems they have lights pinned to the walls so they can see what they're doing*
<@DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee land outside the tower*
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> ... ugh *she shudders at the place; dolls are stacked outside the tower, with one Magi studying them*
<@DeathStar> *it seems they plan to take them back to Geyze*
<@Seraphna> Amber> So if we power one of these cores, the dolls will turn on?
<@Seraphna> Amber> Maybe we can get them to move themselves.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Their efforts seem disorganized. Just stacking things outside in the open."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> That seems to be the idea. Their "hearts" have no mana.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> *she is directing magi to get boxes ready to put the dolls into*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah. Be careful. They might turn into murder dolls once they get soem mana."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I have no idea why the one seemed to move at all, but I sent it to Lana - I figured she would get a kick out of it
<@Seraphna> **Amber nods and pulls out a mana crystal, she seems to have a bolero of them under her robes**
<@Seraphna> Amber> Let's see... **she starts fueling a core**
<@DeathStar> *Cloe remains on the ship as Asarar and Bonnie step off and approach them*
<@DeathStar> *The doll jerks aftre a bit and sits up; unlike the one that followed Cloe and Bella, this one seems less lifelike, sitting up but not doing more than that*
<@DeathStar> *it also appears more doll like than human like than the one that was following them*
<@Seraphna> Amber> THis one seeems less personable. Must be an older model.
<@Seraphna> Amber> So there goes my theory that the personality imprint of the magi's mana plays a role like it does with Familiars.
<@Seraphna> Luci> I'm mystified that magic is just as lost on me as technology.
<@Seraphna> Amber> Magic is just technology that hasn't fully been understood yet.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> One thing we have to consider is this, Amber
<@DeathStar> <Celine> This Tower, being up here and untouched by the Magi of our era
<@Seraphna> Amber> Evidences that this place once had mana, yes. And it did.
<@Seraphna> Amber> My mother cast spells up here in the ancient times with little issue.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> This is older than the familiars. These dolls are their precursors.
<@Seraphna> Amber> Yes... by a few thousands years at least, maybe more.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Exactly
<@Seraphna> Amber> Thinking they might be Precursor Tech?
<@DeathStar> <Celine> If everything was taken out by the Croza War, it could be from before that time, yes
<@DeathStar> *Celine studies the dolls and begins to seperate them, finding at least 5 more than looked like the creepy ones that followed Bella and Cloe; infact it almost feels like their eyes are watching them right now*
<@Seraphna> Amber> The war was fairly destructive up here.
<@Seraphna> Amber> Still not sure destroying the Spirit Gate up here was the best move but... it worked I guess.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> *a-hem*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You two ready for the trip around Kumen?
<@DeathStar> *Celine pauses, studying the human looking doll, then hands it to a mage* Make sure to study this when you get it back home
<@DeathStar> *Amber for her part would find something in her back pocket*
<@Seraphna> **Amber blinks and checks it**
<@DeathStar> *Celine gathers her stuff and steps onto the ship*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Welcome aboard. Do make yourselves comfortable. Refreshments?"
<@DeathStar> *it seems to be a slip of paper with Azif's name on it, reminding that she can be called upon*
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Oh? I wouldn't mind some tea
<@DeathStar> *Celine sits down after storing her mag*
<@DeathStar> *bag
<@Seraphna> Amber> Tea sounds good.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar closes the ship up after Bonnie makes sure no dolls got onboard*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'll see to it."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Tree water. **she muses and sips from a flask**
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> What is tree water?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Tea.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar whispers with Melodie and Aimee and the ship begins to take off again; they begin to play music overhead, however, it is emo garbage*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Perhaps you would like my special tea."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> That sounds wonderful
<@Seraphna> Luci> Is it at least 60 proof?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "... ... ...34 proof." *prepares tea with a layer of creme liquer on top* "Bella, serve our guests."
<Jackieness> <Bella> *lets out a breath and goes to carry the 'tea' to their guests*
<@DeathStar> *Cloe howls at the emo music, as if she were a dog instead of a cat*
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Thank you, young lady.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...welcome..." *moves off*
<@Seraphna> **Amber sips**
<@DeathStar> *Celine sips as the music cuts out* <Melodie> We are approaching our first destination on this road trip. Please be sure to fill our the Melodie and Aimee forums to let us know how happy you are afterwards - it'll help reduce our bill
<@DeathStar> *the ship descends outside what looks to be a small city; outside of it a space port is being built, but since it isn't finished, Melodie opts to park them outside the city*
<@DeathStar> *Aimee emerges from the capsule* <Aimee> You may be wondering why we picked this first when this is not exactly a place with ruins
<@Seraphna> Luci> Do tell.
<@DeathStar> <Aimee> First this matched uh, *motions at Luci* Your criteria. But second, this a city that has begun to mine into the large mountains nearby. *she brings up large mountains* I figured a quick stop to see to do scans into the mining tunnels and if they turn up anything might be useful
<@Seraphna> Luci> Sounds good.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Hm. If there is anything in the mining tunnels this could be tricky
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> A bridge to cross when we get there
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Especially with the other corps setting up here."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar steps out of the ship, with Bonnie, Cloe, and Celine following*
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> Do you want us to come along or watch the ship?
<Jackieness> * Kira and bella step off of the ship*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Better watch the ship."
<@Seraphna> **LUci adjusts her coat and muses looking around**
<@Seraphna> **Amber sticks with Celine**
<@DeathStar> *As they get into the city proper, they would find it to be a small, but growing city. Star Corps is indeed building on the outskirts a port along with ships, while Tech Corp is also present, but surprisingly, Ani-Mon can be seen in the city through as they enter - on holoscreens various news shows are playing, keeping the locals up to date. Otherwise, it seems to be a mining town, with a local Mining Corporation running the city. It seems most of the citizens are miners who work for this local corporation and are digging into the mine - that or they are working for the Star Corps or Tech Corp because they don't want to mine. There are a few other businsses - a cafe, a bar, a few places to eat, etc.*
<@DeathStar> *there's an inn, due to the isolation of the town, there isn't too many places yet. It looks they're hoping Star Corps and the ships will bring more lifeblood in, and that Star Corps can help ship the minerals back to Kumen City*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> So where do we want to start? <Celine> I'd like to look at the mine
<@Seraphna> **Luci muses and does a probe of the bond**
<@DeathStar> *Luci wouldn't feel anything in the city - then again, she hasn't felt anything so far, either*
<@Seraphna> Luci> If she's here, proximity isn't helping my bond. Gonna have to do this the old fashioned way.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> She's a worker bee in Tech Corp? Hm
<@DeathStar> *Asarar thinks* There's two ways to approach it
<@Seraphna> Luci> Seems to be from what we've gathered. But I've never had a bond block this... thorough.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "While Tech Corp has some presence here, its fairly minor."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We can try to sneak some survilence into Tech Corp and see who all is there, or wait until night time and see if Tech Corp employees show up in town to let off steam
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> There's only so many locations after all
<@Seraphna> Luci> I look to you two when it comes to stealth.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar looks at Kira* How do you want to do it?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They have to be blocking Luci's bond somehow. Would she just be mixing in with the rest of the rank and file workers?"
<@Seraphna> Luci> You know, my thing is burning everything to the ground and checking the ashes.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Depends; it could look odd your one employee keeps not showing up when invited, you know
<@Seraphna> **Amber explains to Celine that the scary Loli is a dragon**
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Fair. I am a wolf, who am I to judge
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Assuming she is mixing in with the normal employees and not working in some special projects site."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, we'll get some equipment into the building then
<@Seraphna> **Luci shares the photos she has**
<@DeathStar> *Asarar studies the photos* I can't say if she is at a special division or not.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Bella, Cloe
<@Seraphna> Luci> Can we check any of the other faces in the pics maybe?
<@Seraphna> Luci> They might be hiding her but are they hiding all of their staff?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Take our Magi to the mines while we deal with the Tech Corp stuff.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yes, mom. Everyone fall in!"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I can try. If Ylva had trouble locking onto anyone in the picture, I might too. We'll definitely need to get into their system if I'm going to get into the employee roster then
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> And see if I can get an employee ID
<@DeathStar> *Cloe and Celine fall in behind Bella*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Follow me
<@Seraphna> Luci> I guess I can put on the act of inspecting locations for a Casino.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *leads them to the mines*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're the casino owners. You're Macross now."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar leads them into the city proper; this takes them toward where Tech Corp buildign is located. It appears to be on the smaller side, especially compared to the Kumen City sites. It doesn't look like it has a lot of defenses; only a few visible cameras can be seen outside the building*
<@DeathStar> *they seem to have strange spirit-tech equipment on the roof, aimed at the sky as well*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...that looks suspect."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Hrm
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie studies it quietly*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Beyond my expertise
<@Seraphna> Luci> Machines sometimes go beep?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Think it might be Ymir's work then?"
<@DeathStar> *Asarar's right eye glows* Alright I'm jamming the cameras. Lets approach carefully
<@Seraphna> luci> Could be.
<@DeathStar> *She strolls up past the camera and studies the door. It has a keypad lock, and four of the numbers have smudges on them, as if someone hit them while eating a jelly donut. The numbers seem to be 2, 4, 8, 9*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Someone needs to wash their hands."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Still a lot of possible combinations
<Jackieness> <Kira> "And get too many wrong could trip the alarm."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Luci could gently break the door open
<@Seraphna> Luci> Would that trip the alarm too?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> .... Probably. It's why I said gently
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Unless you want to guess the combination?
<@Seraphna> **Luci muses and feels out for nearby minds, seeing if she can find thoughts of those numbers in order**
<@DeathStar> *prepare yourself*
<@DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, Right, Down, left, Right, Down, Down, Right, Left, Right, Down, Right, Left, right, Down*
<@DeathStar> 5
<@DeathStar> 4
<@DeathStar> 3
<@DeathStar> 2
<@DeathStar> 1
<@Seraphna> durlurluulrlul
<@DeathStar> -0-
<@DeathStar> *she gets:
<@DeathStar> 2,8,9
<@Seraphna> Luci> 289... dunno if the other comes first or last.
<@Seraphna> Luci> So got it down to two attempts.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Well usually you get 3 attempts
<@Seraphna> **Luci tries one, then the other**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...well...let's go." *tries punching in 4289*
<@Seraphna> Luci> **let's Kira do it, such a domme**
<@DeathStar> *4289 is incorrect*
<@DeathStar> *the door makes an angry buzz*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then that leaves..." *tries 2894*
<@DeathStar> *the door opens with a happy sound*
<@DeathStar> *inside the group finds themselves in a room with brightly colored walls*
<@DeathStar> *and it seems to be a scanner type room for weapons and other naughty things; a door on the other end locked until they are scanned in the room*
<@DeathStar> *the happy scanner room is almost like a type of waiting room*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Security antechamber. Not a typical workplace.""
<@Seraphna> **Luci dumps her shield into her subspace in case it's a weapon counted**
<@DeathStar> *Asarar adn Bonnie hand Luci their equipment as well*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Should I hit the door button to start the scanner?
<@Seraphna> Luci> Kira? You packing?
<Jackieness> <Kira> *flips her wrists and slides outt wo blades* "put these away for me, would you?"
<@Seraphna> **Luci does**
<@DeathStar> *Asarar reaches out to hit the button and happy music plays as they are scanned; after a bit, the room goes red and there is a noise of displeasure and the computer speaks* No Employee ID detected. Report to the security station in 5 minutes to report on why you do not have your ID and have one issued to you - again, Jeff. Have a happy day! *the doors open*
<@DeathStar> *the area beyond the doors look like a normal work hallway at least*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "That alert was oddly specific."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> This place feels a bit laid back
<@Seraphna> Luci> Indeed, who is this Jeff?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> If I had to guess, jelly donut man
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Come one before someone actually decides to do their job."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar steps out; the path goes left and right and on the wall there are the words: Spirit Tech research and development to the left and Security to the right*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> If we want to try to ID employees, security will be our best bet
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I just need to hack into their maintframe
<@Seraphna> Luci> We can probably get an ID roster there too.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar creeps along to the right*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves that way*
<@Seraphna> **Luci follows**
<@DeathStar> *The security office is closed up; the door is shut with two officers inside sitting in a room full of monitors that are showing the entire facility. The monitors are showing what looks to be workers building various spirit tech experiments and they all look to be having a lot of fun; at least this place seems to be relaxed. It indeed seems to be a place where the spirit tech is being made to try to restore mana like they claim to be doing. The guards themselves seem to be laid back and just glancing at the monitors every now and again, probably never thinking someone would come to a small town like this and break into the facility to cause problem. I mean, really, why?*
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie tries the door and finds the door to the office they're in unlocked, giving a thumbs up sign*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods and tries to quetly get into the office*
<@DeathStar> *The officers don't seem to notice Kira yet, still looking at their Ani-Mon holovid datapad screens*
<@DeathStar> *lauging at the shows*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *then darts forward, trying to KO both of them with nerve strikes*
<@DeathStar> *The guards fall over; one of them breaking their datapads as they land*
<@DeathStar> *it was a good show, too*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're clear."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> *creeps inside and stands up, handing Luci the employee sheet*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar's hand glows as she begins to hack*
<@Seraphna> **Luci muses, looking through it but not expecting Ymir's name to just be there**
<@DeathStar> *as she goes through it, indeed it looks like Ymri is in another city as her name does not appear*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Try to get a visual database once you're in, I'm guessing she could be under a fake name.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *ties up the two guards just in case*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Their security is actually pretty tight compared to this place
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I can see why Ylva wasn't able to get far
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm going to switch it up a bit
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm going to narrow it down to facilities that have been opened up since Ymir's disappearance and have both Star Corps and Tech Corp working together
<@DeathStar> *Asarar then jerks her hand as if burned and rubs it*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Feedback?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Someone forcedme out
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Not many runners skilled enough to do that."
<@Seraphna> Luci> **tenses** Think we have time to do a face spot before we get trouble? Or was it a third party?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Either way, I narrowed it down for Luci. So we won't have to go all around Kumen. But yes, either Tech or Star have a NetRunner on their payroll that did it.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> They could be a third party on the President's payroll too, I suppose, aiding the Corps in generals
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Let's get out of here before they send in a squad to investigate."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> We should delete the video footage
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Unless we want everything we built to come crashing down
<@Seraphna> Luci> Use a guard's access.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar grabs one of the guard's access codes and begins to delete the information for the past hour+
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'd take the extra step and blow it up too knowing they have a NetRunner but lets not draw too much attention
<@DeathStar> *Asarar motions* Lets get back to th eship
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Mines
<@Seraphna> **Luci muses and forms a shield over the controls, it brightly flashes **
<@DeathStar> *The mines, when Bella's team arrives, has no guards.*
<@DeathStar> *They can see tracks leading inside the mines as well*
<@DeathStar> *and there's a sign saying: Workers Inside*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "No security?"
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> It doesn't appear to be any!
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Maybe we should have them hire us for security!
<@DeathStar> <Celine> ... do you have enough people to protect a mine?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "TMy moms have some type of plan..."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> What sort of plans do you have?
<@DeathStar> *Cloe runs on ahead into the mines*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Business pl...h..hey, wait! Cloe!" *head sin after her*
<@DeathStar> *as they enter the mines, it looks like the miners have been digging this place dry of goods. It is huge as they enter and it looks like all the goodies have been taken as Cloe looks around, shining a light from her armor to try to find something*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...this mine already looks tapped out."
<@DeathStar> *Celine points; it appears it keeps going further in and Cloe runs on ahead* <Cloe> I'm going to find Bella a giant diamond
<@DeathStar> *she seems to be heading down to a lower level*
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I wonder if we'll find anything in here. *she notes to Amber*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'm not letting Cloe get lost..." *heads after her*
<@Seraphna> Amber> It's a corporation property, so probably.
<@DeathStar> *Bella keeps up with Cloe and the group soon finds themselves in the deepest part of the mines, the third level; here there appears to be stuff still, as they can hear miners still working on making a new tunnel somewhere; some of them still on the second level, but most of them are on the third level and are expanding it. Here on the third level, the team can see what they are searching for - it looks like rare metals, especially the type for ships and other parts to keep the Kumen City machine going for the corpos.. Celine looks around, not really interesting in metals*
<@DeathStar> *Cloe, it seems, isn't either, looking for that diamond as she heads down an abandoned tunnel, trying to avoid the workers*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ore veins."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> It makes sense
<@DeathStar> *she follows Cloe, who seems to be tugging on something that glitters*
<@DeathStar> *her headlight shining on something that looks like a diamond*
<@DeathStar> *or a giant mana crystal*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *lets out a breath as she goes to see what Cloe has found*
<@DeathStar> *it appears to be stuck in the wall*
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> UGhhh! Going to give to Bella!
<@DeathStar> *she strains to pull it out with her cat armor, but it seems even with the strength of the armor it won't move*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You don't have the tools, Cloe."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> .... *she steps back and begins to dig at the wall*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *just lets out a bretah*
<@DeathStar> *The wall suddenly collapses and reveals what looks to be a giant mech; the mana diamond being it's core in the chest. The giant mech looks to be more of a personal sized mech, much bigger than the one Cloe is in, but not Gundam big*
<@DeathStar> *it lays there dead, as the mana core has no mana naturally*
<@Seraphna> Amber> A mech with a mana core...?
<@DeathStar> *Cloe keeps tugging on the core trying to get the diamond*
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Someone built a mana mech?
<@DeathStar> <Celine> This is amazing--- someone stop her before she breaks it
<@Seraphna> Amber> Cloe, please, we need to inspect that, it could be an Anima.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...crap...we cna't let anyone else see this thing."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> A what? *She stops though*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe look up!":
<@DeathStar> *Cloe steps back and looks it over* Oh
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> It's even bigger than mine
<@DeathStar> <Celine> How can we get this out? It has no energy and we're deep into the mines
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> ... *uses her cat mech to pull on it - and succeeds in dragging it with a ton of noise a few feet*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'm going to ping the parents with this. Maybe Luci can dragon it out of here." *sends a messages to her moms*
<@Seraphna> **Amber muses and looks over the core** I might be able to partially activate it. If it's like Taiga's technology, it should shrink to a bracer.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I do not quite understand
<@DeathStar> <Celine> But whatever helps
<@Seraphna> **Amber tries putting some mana into it with a larger crystal**
<@DeathStar> *The mana mech begins to power up and controls begin to light up*
<@DeathStar> *it opens up, allowing for a person to get inside*
<@Seraphna> **Amber moves over and looks them over, trying to reason out the dismiss control**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ok...so...shrink it then."
<@Seraphna> Amber> One moment. I'm not those two obsessed apprentices we took in recently who won't stop talking about them.
<@DeathStar> *Amber would see what looks like enlargment controls and shrinkage controls, but it looks like she oddly has to be inside the gear itself to make them work*
<@Seraphna> **Amber gets in and works on the shrinkage**
<@Seraphna> Amber> No dismiss, but it has a shrink. Maybe it adapts like those Prime Dragoons.
<@DeathStar> *The Gear shrinks down to the size of Cloe's - becoming more of a personal size Gear, fitting around Amber's body*
<@DeathStar> *it looks like it has three sizes - personalized, medium, which it was at, and large*
<@Seraphna> Amber> Okay this works at least. I can wear it out.
<@DeathStar> *each drawing mana at various rates*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "LEt's get out of here before it gets complicated."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> I never found Bella something pretty...
<@DeathStar> *as they begin to depart, it appears miners have heard the commotion have begun to investigate*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Come on." *heads back the way they came*
<@Seraphna> Amber> Time to go.
<@Seraphna> **Amber moves after her**
<@DeathStar> *Celine and Cloe hurry after, as they get back up to the exit, Bonnie and Asarar run into them, having been bringing Luci in*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You all okay? I got Luci here
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> She's all yours
<@Seraphna> Luci> Wait why am I being traded?
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Because my daughter wanted you
<@Seraphna> Amber> We took care of it.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah..." *gestures at Amber* "We need to get this back into the ship fast."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar nods and leads them back toward the ship* <Bonnie> I guess we'll have to stay at the next town. *she notes, nodding at the sky becoming twilight*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> We've made a bit of a presence here
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need to avoid complications."
<@DeathStar> *As they arrive at the ship, they'll find Melodie and Aimee playing poker*
<@DeathStar> *strip poker*
<@Seraphna> Luci> At least it should just look like a failed robbery.
<@DeathStar> *the two look up at them arriving and dress, moving to their pods to get the ship powered up*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar hands them the updated list for Ymir*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...who has been teaching them this stuff?"
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I can't believe we got our hands on this technology
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Are we going to bring in Taiga to take a look at it?
<@DeathStar> *the ship lifts off and begins to fly to their next destination*
<@Seraphna> Amber> I'm sure she'd like that.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Or that Lana girl."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'd bring Lana in but she's leading that new squad of her's
<Jackieness> <Kira> "A squad? Her?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I'd even bring in Ceilidh but I have no idea where she is at
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Yeah, she's a team leader now. Hard to believe, right
<@DeathStar> *Celine studies Amber* Can you get the mech off of you?
<@Seraphna> **Amber nods and gets herself out**
<@Seraphna> Amber> I'm not really keen to keep feeding it anyway.
<@DeathStar> *the ship begins to come in for a landing outside what looks to be a town without a Star Corps or a Tech Corps; in fact it's more of a village than a city. However, the reason it seems the two spirits picked it is outside the village the sensors are picking up something strange in forest. In that the sensors are bouncing back*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Anywhere on this ship to stash it so its hidden away?"
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> *has the wall open up*
<@DeathStar> *the gear for it's part seems to have a ton of magic based attacks while powered up, as well as defense. It also can draw power from the mage*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Cloe. This is an order - never get in that mech
<@Seraphna> Amber> Probably not a good idea to put a familiar in this.
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> I can store it and run scans on it
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let's get it into the wall here."
<@DeathStar> *Celine places it into the wall and Melodie "Eats" it*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright grab some supplies and lets go into the village to get some sleep. Tomorrow if everything is in the clear, we'll start our search for Ymir after we get some sleep.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar, Bonnie, Cloe, and Celine head down the ramp and into the village. It's so small that there are no real businesses. It appears the people of the village live off the nearby forest that the scans are bouncing off. There is an inn at least - one of those inns like in a RP where its one room for everyone. Asarar begins to check them all into the room for the night*
<@DeathStar> -TBC
* DeathStar changes topic to: Geyze II: Monday 7:30 - 10:45 PM | Act 1: Magic Unbound | Session 107: A New Unit For A New Age
<@DeathStar> -Minis Open-