Geyze II

Session 111: Mountain Visit

* Day changed to Sunday, 29. Jun 2025
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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-664.3.28
<@DeathStar> Location: The Casino
<@DeathStar> *Asarar sips a drink prepared by Riki while watching the Ani-Mon Corps News playing on the HoloVid, stating how Kumen was implementing a more strict off world travel procedure after a incident, so be prepared to have one's ID scans everytime one leaves Kumen and returns
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Damn
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Getting worse than the old days."
<@DeathStar> <Riki> You all did steal something from the Corps. *she points out, preparing some food*
<@Seraphna> **Minty plays cat’s cradle while listening** It feels like a tantrum when you consider the people that they are targeting can circumvent normal travel barriers.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> So how are we going to get the Draíocht back onto Kumen?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "That wasn't there's to begin with."
<Jackieness> their's
<@Seraphna> Minty> Who picked that name?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Seniga stated that was the name in the computer files
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Why, you wanted to give it a more Kumen name?
<@Seraphna> Minty> What’s it mean?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Something old and hard to say."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> It bolds down to essentially meaning magic, I believe, Charm. Enchantment
<@DeathStar> *boils
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Like liek building a boat power by wind and just calling it the Wind."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> That sounds sad
<@Seraphna> Minty> The Charming Star.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> You want to call an ancient magic ship the Charming Star?
<@Seraphna> Minty> Yes.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're not renaming the ship."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Right now Seniga is the one with the ship anyway.
<@Seraphna> Minty> Say the name without messing up and we can keep it the same.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar finally leans forward and turns the news station off as the Ani-Mon channel has changed to playing entertainment stuff - it looks to be a show about maka*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We need to decide on a course of action.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> The others should be here soon. Besides, the ship can't be retrieved right now without bringing heat
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Its safer where it is, anyway. We'll decide the enxt move once the others are here."
<@Seraphna> **Luci transforms before landing this time, catching her riders**
<@DeathStar> *Asarar studies the cameras of the outside* Luci is coming it seems
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Bella is waiting at the door."
<@DeathStar> *With Luci it appears to be Ymir - her long black hair down to her butt. The only thing that seems off is that she is wearing Ylva's traditional hat, which she clings to after stepping off away from Luci*
<@DeathStar> *Celine also arrives, greeting Bella*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "This way." *lets them in*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> So. I read your report Misty.
<@Seraphna> Misty> I used a new font.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Everyone is clear - but .... Yurica and those on her ship might have had their memories tampered with unknowingly, but you couldn''t put your finger on in what way. Almost as if their minds were made to not notice something
<@DeathStar> *Celine arrives and takes a seat, as does Ylva*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> But you also noted it wasn't done by psionic means
<@Seraphna> Misty> It could be a detail or someone but they were all so uniformly affected I can’t figure it out.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Magic might be on the table."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> If it is magic, then I loathe to wonder what sort of magic we're dealing with. It could be something so large scale we might be in it's net
<@DeathStar> *Ylva holds onto her hat, pulling it down over her eyes, despite the fact she wears her hair long like Ymir - infact, the two practically do look like identical now* <Ylva> But magic shouldn't work I thought. There is no mana
<Jackieness> <Kira> "No sense speculating at this point anyway."
<@Seraphna> Luci> The creation magic the others are dealing with usually has some kind of backfire. But we can’t rule out Eldritch or Black Magic easily.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Not necessarily. Look at us
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> This casino is liveable for Bonnie and Cloe
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> If I wanted I could cast spells in here. *She nods*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Kumen has the capacity for magic, it just has nothing in its own tank.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> If I had to put it into words
<Jackieness> <Kira> "This place is safe for Bonnie and Cloe. LEt's move on."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Geyze produces it's own mana and therefore one does not usually have to worry unless you take too much at once
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Kumen simply is not producing any for some reason - I believe it is due to the Black Magi's spell that was cast here
<@Seraphna> Luci> It wasn’t really making any before that though.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe could walk outside without a mana stone and not die before."
<@DeathStar> *Celine holds up a finger* I disagree. Kumen has been known in the past to make it's own mana
<@DeathStar> <Celine> We're seeing it right now on this trip
<@Seraphna> Luci> Did someone cap a well?
<@DeathStar> <Celine> The ancient people before this Croza War seared the planet into ashes used magic objects to make the Gears and the Ship
<@Seraphna> Luci> Does their creation magic use mana?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Yes
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Hm. *tilts head thinking* This might be stupid
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> But what if someone has redirected all the mana to one location? And that is why it never came back?
<@Seraphna> Luci> …Huh.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Well when that jerk tried to cast his spell he did it on the roof of Macross Tower.
<@Seraphna> Luci> Is there a magic depot under my tower?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We would need a way to scan for mana then."
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> I can try to find out, I suppose.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> It would be something to look into
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> That is part of why I called all of you here
<@Seraphna> Luci> That would explain why the President is so determined to get our land.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...if its under Macross...that would explain why the corpo-government wants MAcross Tower back so badly."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> To figure out our next step. And you all might have already decided.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Yurica believes Ymir is involved with Star Corps and looking for the Gear Relics.
<@Seraphna> Luci> **holds out her fist for a bump** Genius Bump Bella.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *shrugs and fist bumps*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Assuming it actually is Ymir."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> But that could be anywhere in the world. We also have the Kumen Presidency and the other Corps slowly tightening the noose. So I wanted to check if you wanted to continue searching the globe for more relics. We don't have Melodie and Aimee since they're stuck off world.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We'll have more trouble finding them.
<@Seraphna> Luci> We could also eat the other CEOs.
<@Seraphna> Luci> …Right?
<@DeathStar> *Asarar looks at Luci* You might want to hold off directly starting a Corp War
<Jackieness> <Kira> "There is something behind the scenes here."
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> If you all are truly thinking there might be something under our building
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> I can check it out while you all are looking for Ymir, if you want
<@Seraphna> Luci> I would like to find Ymir, but yeah checking the basement seems to be our only lead.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> Basement? You realize that under the Tower is basically caverns and tunnels built by Tora
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> The place is huge.
<@DeathStar> <Ylva> It's why there is no slums under us
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then that makes it perfect for some under-the-table crap."
<@Seraphna> Luci> It’s a BIG basement.
<@Seraphna> Luci> I vaguely remember a ruins down there.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I, too, would like to continue searching and I know Amber would as well
<@Seraphna> Luci> That girl seems obsessed with the gear.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> These Magical Gears are quite powerful. Their abilities need to be understood
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Powerful and dangerous."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. We'll resume the search. I suggest we modify our search a bit then
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We can go at it two ways
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We can try to stay ahead of the enemy and attempt to find these magical ruins before them, but that makes running into Ymir harder. Or we can try to locate places with Star Corps and raise the odds of finding Ymir, but lowering our odds of getting one of the Gears. What does the group want?
<@DeathStar> *Celine shifts, knowing which way she leans*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Ymir.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "There is also the option of splitting our efforts, with the associated risks."
<@Seraphna> Misty> Luci’s paying me, so Ymir.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I thought about that as well. If it feels like we're getting too far behind, I'll split is up with Bella leading a group
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, lets pack up and head out.
<@DeathStar> *Cloe leaps up from the seat and trips, flailing*
<@Seraphna> **Misty floats Cloe up**
<@DeathStar> *Cloe is sprawled out*
<@Seraphna> Minty> **floats her to her mech**
<@DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<@DeathStar> Location: Mew Mew
<@DeathStar> *Cloe flies the Mew a bit later, almost gracefully. Bonnie hovering nearby to make sure she is doing okay. Asarar is eyeing a map of Kumen and the areas of Star Corp movement that was given to her by Yurica*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> The Corps have definitely been spreading out. Star Corps has been working to spread out shuttle flight to almost every big city; Ani-Mon is connected to almost EVERY city, big or small. Tech Corp has also begun to spread out in their search for bringing Mana back and has begun opening facilities up throughout Kumen. Even the Fashion Corps seems to have begun to do so. *she turns to Kira* If Yurica's map is right, if we want to start spreading out ourselves, we'll need to increase our manpower and focus on the smaller villages and make a push. I should tell Riki to do so while we're busy
<Jackieness> <Kira> *nods* "We held back too long."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We'll catch up. We have footholds in places around city
<@DeathStar> <Celine> What exactly are you trying to do? Make a Casino empire?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Thje entertainment and hospitality business is just one aspect of our holdings."
<@Seraphna> Luci> With sexy dancing ladies?
<@DeathStar> *Cloe leans her head back* Might have something; decide if we should land outside or keep going
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie turns back* I give it 50/50 odds this might be something
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we do have dancing girls, yes."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I do like the girls. *she nods*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Coin flip odds.
<@DeathStar> *she steps forward as does Celine; the village up ahead seems to be a mountain village where Star Corps seems to have situated itself, as well as Tech Corp. One of Star Corps ships can be seen in the air up ahead, so Cloe is holding them back and it looks like this might also be a mining town as well as a mountain town*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> A lot of Corp presence here if we do decide to check it out
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Do they have us on their sensors yet?"
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Not yet! But without spirits, this ship can't do a lot to hide or fly fast
<@DeathStar> *Cloe sulks* <Cloe> There needs to be a familiar ship
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Find a hiding spot and bring us down there before we get spotted."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You have a good feeling about this one, Bella?
<@DeathStar> *Cloe begins to do so, bringing them down around the base of the mountain out of sight*
<@Seraphna> Misty> So far I haven’t gotten any portents of doom.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Place looks like a corp hub. Even if ymir isn't here, there is data to tap."
<@Seraphna> Misty> I get those when things are gonna go bad. And when Momma Peoper cooks her chili.
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> You get bad feelings from food?
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Some have weak stomachs
<@DeathStar> *Asarar motions at Celine* Protect the ship. If we find anything that might interest you we'll clue you in
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If there is any danger to the ship, lift off and run. We'll find our own way out if it comes to that."
<@DeathStar> <Celine> Understood
<@Seraphna> Misty> Ske’ral have pretty high acid tolerance but Momma likes her food extra spicy.
<@DeathStar> *Asarar steps off the ship, with the two familiars following. The air is lighter here, being up in the mountains. The village can be seen further up the trail; it seems to be decently sized "city" with a lot of various buildings and whatnot. It also looks like the Corps are building a highway leading up to it as they have approach it, the road under construction and off to the side a space port being built. The people of the city seem to be a mix between workers of the mines and those who have other type jobs in the city. Thankfully, due to the Corps being here, most don't even seem to notice the group approaching*
<@DeathStar> *There is tavern to get some food and drinks, while an inn is next door to it, and the pathway continues upward toward the mines which seem to be blocked off toward those who are not miners*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Food and a place to sleep this time.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If we are questioned, we are scoping potential sites for a new mountain resort."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Sounds good.
<@DeathStar> *Bonnie steps into the tavern; this does draw some eyes, as the people in the there eating look them over. It seems to be a mix of space corps and the locals*
<@DeathStar> *there is seats at the bar and in the booths*
<@Seraphna> **Luci scans the room and moves to the bar. Minty scans too, mentally, as stealthy as she can.**
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves to find a booth, gesturing Bella to also sit* *whispers* "Remember... we are a power family now."
<@Seraphna> Minty> <These folks are getting paid a lot to find something.>
<@DeathStar> *a waitress moves over to the boothe* Sorry sorry. *She seems young, 16 at best and bows her head few times* Wow, ye're from out of town. *She looks over Asarar and the two familiar* And you're mighty cute. What can I get ye to eat and drink? *she has a bit of an accent that is hard to place*
<@DeathStar> *The bartender eyes Luci* Choice e drink? *he asks Luci*
<@Seraphna> Luci> Sunspot.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Do you have a house special?"
<@DeathStar> *The bartender prepares it and hands it to Luci, looking her over*
<@Seraphna> **Luci lays out the credits**
<@DeathStar> <Girl> O' course. House specials fe all? *she eyes the entire team. Asarar and Bonnie nod, while Cloe points at the giant dessert for her meal*
<@DeathStar> *The sunspot looks suspect - but it's likely the closest thing there is*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Cloe, eat dinner first then we cna talk dessert."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Aw. Okay. *She orders the same thing*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You tried, Cloe."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> *nod nods, determinedly*
<@Seraphna> **Luci sips, musing**
<@DeathStar> *The waitress moves to get their orders going, as Asarar turns toward Minty, in a low voice* If they're getting paid a lot, then it's likely that
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Either one of these Mana Gears or soemthing equally valuable."
<@DeathStar> *As they are talking, a young man with glasses - looking a bit like Rufus from FF7, steps into the room, turns to look at them, and approaches. He stands there a moment, then speaks* Apologizes for interrupting, ladies. My name is Roderick and I am the site manager for Star Corps. Your reputation procedures and I hope I am not being overly rude in asking what brings you to this remote region of Kumen
<@Seraphna> **Luci peers about still at the bar**
<@Seraphna> **Minty looks at Roderick and scans curiously**
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We are looking for potential sites for a new resort. We are thinking... alpine."
<@DeathStar> *Roderick stares at her, looking a bit surprised at the answer* You have come here for.... a resort site? *he pauses then seems to shake himself out of the surprise* Ah. .... Very well. Just please becareful of the mining occurring here. I would not want you to be .... injured *it's clear he'd rather say "get into trouble". The scans Minty picks up is that he is worried about someone or something, and is trying to make himself stand out to get a promotion and move back to the big city. And can't afford ANYthing to go wrong. And seeing previous terrorists around is alarming*
<@DeathStar> *Roderick nods his head a few times, but having no reason to linger as their food comes out, slowly makes his way back to the exit*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If the location is not staisfactory, we will move on."
<@Seraphna> Minty> Dudes eager for this to go smoothly so he can get out of here. He’s worried about someone or something that won’t help.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably the leaderhsip at Star Corp. I heared their new CEO is a brute."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Their CEO is one Kyle
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> It's not someone we want to tangle with if we can help it
<@DeathStar> *Cloe begins to consume her food*
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> So what is the plan. Obviously something is going on here - but we'll have the site manager keeping an eye on us
<@Seraphna> Misty> Snoop.
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> We snoop near Star Corps offices?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Stick to the pretense so we can move around. Minty can listen in to their heads. We'll case the offices while we are looking around."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> The bad thing is we've been forbidden to go too close to the mines, but we'll have to work around oit
<@DeathStar> *she pays for the food once they're done and stands up*
<@Seraphna> Minty> Odd they pinged us but not Luci.
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Maybe there is a reason? *She shrugs*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We'll plan further once we get a look at things here."
<@DeathStar> *outside - most of the city is divided into the businesses, which are mostly just there to serve the people's needs and what few people that travel by the mountain, then further up you can see the Tech Corp building. Some of their people are out and about, doing experiments on the soil and whatnot. Then closer to the mines is a large Star Corp facility where a space port is being constructed. A single Space Corp ship seems to be landed at the incomplete port right now as well.*
<@DeathStar> *those working at the mine seem to be taking stuff up to the Space Corps facility, while at the same time others are taking other minerals down into the city*
<@Seraphna> **Luci peers about rejoining them as Minty scans for clues**
<@DeathStar> *it mostly seems those who are out and about are working on getting something to their boss so she can be happy*
<@Seraphna> Minty> They’re all concerned with getting their boss something and it’s a she.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "A 'she'?"
<@Seraphna> Minty> The boss.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> I can't imagine the ceos are here but the vice ceo might be...
<@DeathStar> *Asarar thinks*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> So either the Vice President Linda is here, or a lower level management is here
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> That they have assigned to look over the Gear and bring it to them
<@Seraphna> Luci> Or Ymir is looking it over.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> It is possible
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Either way, it sounds like they are at the locla branch office."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar studies the ship* If Ymir is here, she likely came by that ship. *She uses her hand to scan it for information* Incase we need to track it down later
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Interesting, I'm not finding it on the Star Corps ship registry
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Doubly suspicious then."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar jerks her hand back*
<@DeathStar> *Cloe tilts her head a bit while Bonnie seems to be looking about*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Something was taking notice of what I was doing. We may need to becareful
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Must have corpo runners working now."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Could be your new nemesis Asarar.
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Assuming Ymir is in the building or ship, what do we want to do?
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> If ship takes off, we may lose her again
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then we check out the spaceport."
<@Seraphna> Misty> We could disable the ship too.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We'll decide on a course of action when we known the cituation."
<@DeathStar> *as the group approaches the spaceport, they would find gates have been put up telling people to "keep out - under construction"; indeed, despite the Star Corp ship being parked there, it appears as if there ae crews still working on the majority of the port where the ship is not located. The gate runs along the parameter of the port's edge all along up to the Space Corp building in a big square*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "This does not look goo for our resort project, does it?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We could claim we'd like the resort not too far away from the space port
<@DeathStar> *She muses, studying the port, then looking around the mountain*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Find a vantage point so we cna see into the spaceport."
<@DeathStar> <Bonnie> Will do. *she moves off*
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Got question
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> If serious about resort, why not just simply walk into the Space Port building and ask to talk to Regional Manager? Say you'd like to set up the resort as close to the port as possible. That way new people coming in on shuttles will see your resort. Can get inside through business
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...the resort is just a pretense, but good idea. Someone go up with Bonnie. We'll go see this manager."
<@Seraphna> Luci> Make that girl a manager.
<@DeathStar> *Cloe points at herself* Cloe manager?
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Cloe has hit the big time!
<@DeathStar> *Cloe scampers off after Bonnie*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar moves down to the front door, which is actually open to the public*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Luci
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> While Kira and I are talking with ..... what was his name again?
<@DeathStar> *she looks at Kira*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Roderick something."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> While we deal with Roderick, Luci and Bella will slide out and see if they can not be noticed. You two will see how far you can go. If you're caught, use the excuse you got bored while the old folks were talking and were just wandering
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> You likely only will have one shot at this
<Jackieness> <Bella> "right. I'll have to put on the spoiled debutante act."
<@DeathStar> *she steps inside and the Star Corps lobby looks busy, the receptionist fielding various calls. They look up and look them over as Asarar approaches, probably trying to place who they are as they do not match the locals*
<@DeathStar> <Receptionist> Do you have an appointment with someone here?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We have business interests. Roderick spoke to us when we arrived in town."
<@Seraphna> **Misty peeks in the knowledge center of all things, the receptionist**
<@DeathStar> *The woman blinks* Ah, Mister Roderick approached you? *she grabs her phone and begins to make calls, likely seeking information on the matter. A few moments later she stands up and motions as some guards approach* Ladies, these gentlemen will escort you right to Mister Roderick himself.
<@DeathStar> *the guards move to escort them, taking them to the elevator and one reaches over to hit the 5th floor*
<@DeathStar> *they soon arrive and pass various offices, most of them closed and soon arrive at Roderick's. It looks to be a little untidy as he seems to be swamped with paperwork*
<@DeathStar> <Roderick> Ah, I was not... expecting to see you all again. Please... *he moves papers off their chairs and onto his desk* Sorry, we are dealing with some high profile work. Please sit
<@DeathStar> *He calls his secretary and motions at her to take some of the papers away*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "You seem understaffed relative to the level of activity."
<@DeathStar> <Roderick> Let us just say things should be returning to normal shortly. *He takes a seat in his own chair as as Asarar sits down, gazing at each of them*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Is there some major milestone you are expecting?"
<@DeathStar> *Roderick waves a hand* It is not something I can speak about I'm afraid - classified at this time. Perhaps after everything is finished, Space Corp will be able to unveil it to the public
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Of course. As to the reason for our visit. We think with site with visiiblity from the spaceport would be ideal."
<@DeathStar> <Roderick> You want to build your resort close to the space port? *He pauses* I see. *He stands up and moves to his filing cabinet and grab a map of the ownership of all the land around the area*
<@DeathStar> *while his back is turned, Asarar nods to Bella, Luci, and Misty*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "With a view from the spaceport, not right next door."
<@DeathStar> *Roderick finds the map and moves back to his desk to spread it open* Lets see who holds the rights.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *leans forward as through she were interested*
<@DeathStar> *Roderick then begins to spend the next while going over boring details with Asarar and Kira - very boring details who holds the right - the town, Space Corps, or Tech Corp*
<@DeathStar> -TBC-
* DeathStar changes topic to: Geyze II: Monday 7:30 - 10:45 PM | Act 1: Magic Unbound | Session 112: Voices from Long Ago