Geyze II

Session 144: Working Hours

* Day changed to Sunday, 30. Nov 2025
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<@DeathStar> Date: 10-644.4.23
<@DeathStar> Location: Casino
<@DeathStar> *Asarar leans over, glancing over the information Bella has brought back from her job at Netron* Seems pretty standard
<Jackieness> <Bella> "To be fair, I'm just an intern. Not like they let me access teh secret blackbox stuff."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> That is true, but it will give you chances to perhaps get your hands on things in there. *she motions at Ymir and Ymir slides over*
<@DeathStar> *Ymir hands Bella what looks to be a simple girl's pocket mirror*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Inside here, if you can get your hands on anything like a key card or anything you find important, this can copy it and store the basic information back here at the casino for us to make a duplicate.
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> That way you don't have to actually steal it
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...but does it hold makeup too?"
<@DeathStar> *Ymir holds up a finger* Yes. *she shows her the mirror, as well as everything to make it look convincing*
<@DeathStar> *Cloe fidgets in the background*
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> You know...
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe, you're being twitchy."
<@DeathStar> <Aimee> It's because this makes it sound like you're in a spy thriller
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> And spies always get caught in the end
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> There is one thing we should keep an eye out for if you can get access, but don't rush getting caught
<Jackieness> <Bella> "what is that?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We believe NetRon is designing a special NetRunner suit that enhances Runners abilities. *she muses* It's not suppose to be ready yet for the market, but if there are any of these suits done, I would not be shocked if NetRon has given some of them to the President's people, or even to NetRon's own Runners.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "which is probably how they are able to suddenly start kicking our asses online."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> That's what I'm hoping and that I'm not just getting old.
<@DeathStar> *Ymir checks the time* You should probably be getting to your job soon. *Cloe fidgets* <Cloe> Becareful Bella. *She holds out a packed lunch*
<@DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee eye each other, then Cloe*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Don't worry. As far as anyone knows, I'm just some vapid, spoiled, rich debutante whose mom pulled some strings and got her a prestige internship."
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> Don't make a joke, you two. *she speaks up before Melodie and Aimee can*
<@DeathStar> *Riki shows up to drive Bella to her job*
<@DeathStar> *dressed up like a limo driver*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *takes the packed lunch and then heads out to meet Riki in the car*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar watches her go, then turns to Kira and Ymir* Alright, while Bella handles NetRon, who should we turn our focus on right now. *She eyes the other Corporations*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Until Bella can get her hands on some security cards on NetRon, that leaves quite a few options...
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Where are the ancrient relics being stored?"
<@DeathStar> *Ymir brings up Kumen City's map* That is a good question. Due to the nature of them being gear based.... *she motions at Cloe's wrist* Star Corps has been taking the lead on looking into them. Tech Corp has been aiding them in trying to get them to work, since without the Draíocht, it's been a little difficult for them.
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> They don't have us, you mean
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> They'll figure that out sooner or later, or they'll seek some alternative method
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need to make sure they don't figure out these two spirits are actually sync'd with the Draoicht."
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Most likely they're going to be stored in a Star Corps facility somewhere, the problem is where. They probably would not keep them all in one spot. We could probably find the information in a Star Corp or Tech Corp facility, if we wanted to risk trying to hack into their computers
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> The problem with Star Corps is they have a high number of gurads
<Jackieness> <Kira> "The advantage with them being dispersed is that it slows down their research process since each team cannot physically examine the other's relics."
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> They might also assume each of them are different, too
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Assuming they are keeping them all on Kumen, that means we should be abel to ID their supply flights."
<@DeathStar> *Melodie muses*
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> There might be another path we could take, but it could be risky
<@DeathStar> <Aimee> Your ID line gave us an idea
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Let's hear your idea then,"
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> We would need to bring the Draíocht close to Kumen, close enough to allow us to connect to the relic gears. This means your 3 Armor Gears would power up, and so would their 4. But it also would mean we could hone in on their locations around the world and send the data back to you.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "How close?"
<@DeathStar> *The two think* <Melodie and Aimee> Close enough that Seniga their fleet and them would detect us. We would need to flee afterward and return later after rehiding the ship
<@DeathStar> *The two think* <Melodie and Aimee> Close enough that their fleet them would detect us. We would need to flee afterward and return later after rehiding the ship
<Jackieness> <Kira> "i'm not ready to pull the trigger on that option eyt, but we cna't take it off of the table either."
<@DeathStar> *Seniga nods*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Any word on what's been going on at the magi spire since it was repowered?"
<@DeathStar> *Ymir turns to Celine*
<@DeathStar> <Celine> It appears right now, they're keeping it powered up despite the lack of mana on Kumen. I've been trying to inquire with the President and I've been being brushed off.
<@DeathStar> <Celine> I've been doing subtle detect spells and I'm not detecting any mana flowing to the spire
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Not a surpise. There is a cloud of suspicion around the presidency."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar seems to have been making notes during all this*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. Here's what we're going to do
<@DeathStar> *she stands up* <Asarar> It looks like we're going to take a trip into the Net and do some recon to see what we can find
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<@DeathStar> Location: Geyze - Hapian
<@DeathStar> *Kito and Rain point to a location on the Hapian map before Sasha* This was the spot reported to us by Alita and Qui as having felt a massive magical energy spike, but having explored the location with Soren, there was no sign of any disturbance
<@DeathStar> <Soren> I felt no lingering magical energy in area that could explain a massive disturbance
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "And what if the disturbance were from deep underground?"
<@DeathStar> <Rain> I wondered that, but if that was the case, we do not have the resources to explore it. Lumi is currently down there with her expedition, including Sylph and Gnome. We can recall Sylph here to ask her questions if we want - she is the only member of the expedition that can teleport
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Is there any risk in doing that?"
<@DeathStar> *Soren thinks to herself* There shouldn't be. Sylph has come up now and again to get supplies and help out. If she does not show up, it would be more concerning I would think
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then prepare some additional supplies base donyour estimates and then call her. We'll ask quesiton and then send her back to top of their supplies."
<@DeathStar> *Soren nods and moves off to get it ready. Rain watches her go* <Rain> Also, it looks like Qui and Alita have with them an Andrea - a daemon like Dark One. I only bring it up because I spoke with our counter parts over on the other side of the gate. They already have someone called Andrea over there.
<@DeathStar> *Kito nods softly*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then she must have been left behind after the recent...incidents. Why?"
<@DeathStar> <Kito> We don't know - assuming she was left behind, and is not the Watcher pretending to be this Andrea. <Rain> Either way, in the upcoming days, we need to becareful. *the two look at Sasha* We need to come up with agreed upon code words among our group, especially after what happened with it pretending to be Lumi
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Make the arrangements then. No one stays alone. Everyone moves in pairs."
<@DeathStar> <Kito> I'll get on it.
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<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<@DeathStar> *Asarar has brought the team into the Net after arriving in Kumen City, the strange blue skies showing as the building seem to shift.* <Seniga> So what are we doing in the Net? *Melodie and Aimee seem to be eyeing their hands, like they're tripping, while Cloe goesin circles in her Cat Armor outfit*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> This will allow us to check out a few locations - hopefully undetected
<Jackieness> <Kira> "More importantly, how do we avoid the corpr net security with their fancy suits?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> That one will be a bit harder. *before Asarar moves forward, she looks down at a device on her wrist - a message coming in from Ymir and Celine who she sent to the Magi Tower, having sent them to check it out inside the Net*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ... they state that the Tower appears to be glowing brightly with power even inside the Net, and looks nearly impossible to approach. *she types in her wrist device for them to come back to them*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "This just complicates thigns further."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar moves toward Macross at the center of the city, making her way underground; everything wavering creepily in the tunnels*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> ... So these are the famous Kumen underground tunnels. *she looks around as they enter them - right now, everything seems empty of anyone or anything*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "when I was younger, these tunnels were like a second home to me."
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> You were a sewer rat?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...that's not the way I would have put it."
<@DeathStar> *As they move along, distorted sounds can be heard as they move from the center area toward the outer areas - it almost sounds like blasts occurring, indicating someone is fighting in the Net, which is not super unusual, but it is ballsy to get into a firefight of all things. Asarar kneels, trying to pinpoint, as it almost seems like multiple people fighting*
<@DeathStar> *it also sounds like it is coming from the Fashion Corp zone*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...I'm not as well versed in the Net as my wife or daughter...but a fight beign large enough to he picked up from this far away seems...unusual."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Usually the Net is where espionage occurs, not open fighting. Lets see what we can spy
<@DeathStar> *Asarar creeps along, moving toward the source of the fighting; they soon end up in the tunnels where the group would spot what appears to be a group of "NetRuners", the term being applied loosely only because they clearly have jumped into the Net, having stolen a huge amount of crates from the Fashion Corporation, so many that they are losing them all over the tunnels. It appears they were using some devices to help carry them, but a few of them now appear to be shot up and are smoking. In the distance, Fashion Corporation Forces are firing upon the group, appearing to have followed them into the Net as well, and are outnumbering the thieves, who appear to be teens to be in their mid-twenties.*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Amateurs."
<@DeathStar> *the more professional forces are firing shots, actually using NetRunner like abilities to bounce shots all over the place and doing impossible to make shots, taking the thieves equipment out, blowing it up and forcing them to scatter*
<@DeathStar> *while also picking some of them out with stun like shots - it seems they're going easy on them right now*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Very. No true skill there.
<@DeathStar> *suddenly one of the thieves gets a lucky shot on one of the pros and takes them out and one can tell the atmosphere begins to change*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...and they just made it worse for themselves."
<@DeathStar> *a few of the thieves decide to cut and run, holding what they can in their hands*
<@DeathStar> *the rest seem determined to fight it out for everything*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They should just drop and run. Piles of clothing are not worth it."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> .... *kneels and touches the ground, scanning everything* Most of it is indeed clothes, but one suitcase there, it seems to have a strange outfit, some sort of new clothing? Alloy? It's sealed up. How the hell did they manage to steal that
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...maybe that is what has security so worked up."
<@DeathStar> *by now security seems to have finished up mostly and is sweeping around, looking for anyone left - it appears they have no desire to hunt down the ones who ran*
<@DeathStar> *the rest of security is getting help and aid for the one who was shot, getting him out of the Net and into the real world*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> So even a Fashion Corp is working on strange stuff?
<@DeathStar> *the security indeed seems to take just the one item - the rest of the clothing they seem to not be too worried about*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Evidently. I wasn't planning on looking too hard at fashion Corp because its...Fashion Corp...but now they just became alot more itneresting.""
<@DeathStar> *Asarar nods and backs away* <Asarar> Lets head for the destination I was originally planning to head for. *she navigates away* <Seniga> Should we question those kids? *she notes; with the cops leaving next, a few of them begin to slink back to regrab the clothes that were left behind - to at least make some money*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Tag a couple so we can find them offline if we have to. They likely don't even know what they had their hands on though."
<@DeathStar> *Seniga nods and does so*
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<@DeathStar> Location: Net-Ron
<@DeathStar> *Bella meanwhile is being led around by a manager* So, we are so glad to have you. I just have a good feeling about you.
<@DeathStar> *the woman has a name tag - Miranda - and seems overly bubbly*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its always good to be welcome."
<@DeathStar> *she leads Bella to a small office area with others her age, who all look like they rather be anywhere else* Team, this is Bella. I hope you all get along. *she moves over to her office and the group eyes her*
<@DeathStar> *one of the guys roll over to Bella's desk* You know how to boot up a terminal? *he asks her in a patronizing tone*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Oh, I don't know...booting up terminals is something for office workers. Oh wait, you are an office worker, aren't you?"
<@DeathStar> *the guy glowers, mumbling about Bella definitely being a rich girl, as he boots it up*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *takes a seat at her terminal*
<@DeathStar> <Guy A> All you have to do is look over the reports from the teams who get to do the fun jobs - investigate the Net on site, and essentially make sure the report doesn't have any errors in it. Like, typos or anything major that makes no sense. Can you do that? If it looks good, you click for it to continue. If it seems iffy, click here and someone else can handle it *he asks, as if he doubts she handle basic things like a report* Heaven forbid you do anything too hard
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Seems a trifling."
<@DeathStar> *the man grunts and returns to his own desk*
<@DeathStar> *Bella's datapad beeps and Cloe has sent her a message. Cloe hanging from a tree saying: Hang in there!*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks at her pad and then at the reports, start going through them with. She fakes a disinterested expression while keeping an eye out on anything of real itnerest*
<@DeathStar> *There are indeed some reports that hold some real information - such as locations where it appears Stella's people are locating Net tech from when Tora first built the system, overlaying it onto the spirit world grid long ago. There are also reports of people speculating on if it would not be better to simply return Kumen to the spirit world and simply remove the Net, while others feel the two are too entertwined at this point.*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *notes these details to share with the team later*
<@DeathStar> *there are reports about the new Net system and how they plan to put it into effect the day after the 5th, which would put it right after the big Birthday Party, and they seem to be pushing people hard to try to get the system up and running at least in Kumen City to meet the deadline of the 6th, so that it can be up and running by midnight*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...happy birthday to all of us."
<@DeathStar> *Miranda pokes her head out of her office* Bella~
<@DeathStar> <Miranda> Come see me real quick
<Jackieness> <Bella> *turns in her chair* "Coming." *locks her terminal and moves for Miranda's office*
<@DeathStar> *Miranda's office is extremely pink, with pictures of her cat all over the place. So many cat pictures. And a picture of her and her cat, Mister Mittons, can be seen in big letters on a mug*
<@DeathStar> *And a cat clock, in the face of her cat, is on the wall, watching Bella*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Let me guess...you have a cat."
<@DeathStar> <Miranda> I do! *she looks at the pictures, adoringly* He's so adorable and fluffy! Do you have a pet, cat?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Not exactly."
<@DeathStar> <Miranda> You absolutely should get one! You'll fall in love right away!
<@DeathStar> <Miranda> But, it appears someone wants to meet you for a lunch date. Normally we wouldn't let you interns leave the building, but seeing who it is, I guess we can make an exception. *she giggles, as if letting Bella in on a naughty secret* Maybe one day you'll let me meet your friend. *she gives a sly wink* Oh, I guess I should escort you there
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yes, let's go."
<@DeathStar> *she reaches into her desk and grabs what looks to be a card of sorts, scans it over a computer, then sets it back down* Follow me *she moves to lead Bella out of the office*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *follows Miranda out*
<@DeathStar> *Miranda leads Bella out to meet Isabella, who is peering intently down at her devices. She glances up when Bella comes out* Bella~
<@DeathStar> <Isabella> I heard you were working here.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Mom got me an internship."
<@DeathStar> *Isabella walks with Bella* I admit, I assumed you would just keep working for your mother. I hope I am not interrupting anything by asking for a lunch date
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its fine. I'm pretty sure I'm a trophy employee."
<@DeathStar> *Isabella nods, peering up at the sky* ... Yeah. *her tone heavy with meaning, turning back* So, since your birthday is the same as ours, I thought maybe we could do a little shopping and pick out a few things ahead of time. And grab a few outfits that you might like to wear for the night of the party. Since it will be your party, too. I'm already arranging it with the staff, so if there is anything you like to eat or drink, let me know.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Awesome. Let's do this!"
<@DeathStar> *Isabella nods, leading Bella over to the limo*
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<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen Sewers
<@DeathStar> *Ymir and Celine catch up to the team as Asarar seems to be studying something, having led them to beneath the Star Corps HQ*
<@DeathStar> *it looks as if there are defenses in the Net all over the place, strange wavering walls even down here*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Can you evenc rack into it?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> I could with time. It's just the fact they put so much effort into keeping Runners out from sneaking into their building says something
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> That they don't want you walking right in?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "To be fair, they are a major corp. We just happen to know that they are up to something."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> And it is their HQ. Let us check Tech Corp before I go risking us all trying to bring down firewalls here. *she leads them through the tunnels once more* <Ymir> ... *cranes her head, peering about and looking around. Even Cloe seems to tense up*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...feel something?"
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> Thought I felt someone or something watching us. <Melodie> I am not picking anything up... *Aimee looks around, but shrugs, indicating she is not getting anything right now
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We can't take anythign for granted. Asarar?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Right. It could be a Runner. We'll keep our eyes open. *Seniga nods and looks around as Asarar arrives at TechCorp, which appears to have no Runner defenses*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...open doors...feels like a trap to me."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar thinks* <Ymir> Do we go up then or remain down here?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Give Asarar a moment."
<@DeathStar> *Asarar approaches the lower level of the Corporation, studying it* There is one thing that is a bit of an oddity
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What is it?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Their locks seem to be using spirit-tech. I'd normally say that might would give me trouble, despite the Net's history with the Spirit Realm, due to the fact Runners normally do not use Spirit related abilities
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We have spirits with us."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Right
<@DeathStar> *she turns to the two, who step over to it and reach out. A moment later, the door chimes and opens*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Question is...why such a change in security startegy from tech Corp?"
<@DeathStar> *the lower level of the building appears to be cargo bay of sorts, despite the faded blue look of it. Ymir steps in and studies everything inside it - and all over the place is Spirit-Tech equipment, some of it brought up from Geyze, most of it original equipment it appears to be desined by the Corporation.*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Looking over this, it would appear they are working on Spirit Tech these days, a lot of it. Spirit Tech with the sole purpose of replicating Magi-Tech. Or at the very least, Spirit-Tech that can use Magi-Tech. A symbosis of the two.
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> It appears with mana go, they are turning to Spirit Tech to pull the weight now
<@DeathStar> *gone
<Jackieness> <Kira> "As I recall, the two becoem dangerous when mixed together."
<@DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee nod*
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> But if there is no mana involved, will it?
<@DeathStar> *Seniga muses* They're using one system to replace the other it seems.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Enough musing. We have an in."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> We're here to find a terminal and see what reports we can get our hands on
<@DeathStar> *Asarar avoids the elevators, opting for the stairs*
<@DeathStar> *the stairs appear to be normal enough; Ymir glancing at the floors and leading them to the floor she thinks they should go to; Cloe meanwhile keeps looking around paranoid like, leading to Melodie and Aimee to eye her*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Cloe, breathe."
<@DeathStar> <Cloe> .. right
<@DeathStar> *she shakes herself about inside her kitty armor*
<@DeathStar> *Asarar and Ymir lead them into what appears to be a computer lab, void of people only because they are in the Net. All the screens appear to be on due to people using them currently, so Asarar slides about and finds one that looks powered off*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> .. Here. *she boots it up and gets the terminal on, but it's password locked* Let me hack into it. Looking for *the desk they're at appears to belong to someone who is into Maka, as the desk is full of Maka figureines. There appears to be pictures of Sparkling all over their desk*
<@DeathStar> *Melodie and Aimee eye each other* <Aimee> ... can we burn this place down?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "No."
<@DeathStar> *the two begin to sulk. Asarar finishes hacking in and works on downloading everything they can find*
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> ....... Shit
<Jackieness> <Kira> "What?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> There must be someone else on another level - another Runner maybe. They're purposely doing something that is going to draw attention to what they're doing, which will draw attention to the fact I'm downloading stuff off the server. See, right now, even though you can't see them, we're in a room full of people. So it just looks like maybe some personnel is downloading stuff. But whoever is doing this is basically screaming "hacker" it's going to draw eyes to the fact they have Runners and they'll probably knock us all into the real world
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then we should get out of here."
<@DeathStar> *Ymir looks around as Asarar begins to disconnect* Lets hope I got enough then. *Melodie and Aimee carefully navigate back to the exit*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're not in a posiiton where we can take unnecessary risks right now."
<@DeathStar> <Seniga> I'm guessing then we have some Runner who wants us exposed?
<@DeathStar> *as Asarar leads them back out into the stairs, she begins to hurry back down them; Cloe's ears perk up* <Cloe> Cloe thinks she heard footsteps down below us
<@DeathStar> *Cloe takes off*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably the runner who was shadowing us earlier and the one inside Tech Corp are one and the same."
<@DeathStar> *as they reach the storage floor, everything looks empty. Melodie and Aimee spread out, looking around. Asarar carefully looks about*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> You're probably right. But we should exit the building before they discover and a lock down occurs.
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> Then we'll be having to fight our way out
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Cloe, form back up."
<@DeathStar> *Cloe nods and moves to do so, as Asarar leads them out. The tunnels eerily quiet as she leads them out. As they exit and move away, from the location it appears the lock down does come not too long afterward - probably it was timed to givethe Runner enough time to get away themselves*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They were setting us up for a trap."
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> It means they wanted us to be caught in there, caught, and exposed. <Asarar> They probably have an idea of who we are. If they do, I'm not sure why they haven't gone straight to their masters then.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Mayeb ebcause they cna't risk exposing themselves."
<@DeathStar> <Melodie> You guys play a complicated game.
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, we'll go through everything we got - hopefully there' ssome information on here that will be useful
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<@DeathStar> Location: Geyze
<@DeathStar> *Soren has a huge supply of fruit and other goods for the expedition and uses her spirit abilities to call forth Sylph, the spirit of wind. Kito, Neekito, and Rain wait ... and nothing happens. Soren tries again, but nothing happens*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "This does not bode well."
<@DeathStar> <Soren> This is worrying. I feel a connection to the wind still - Sylph's wind. But for whatever reason, she is definitely not responding
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "I need options."
<@DeathStar> <Rain> We have to go on the assumption something must have happened to Lumi and the others, or at the very least, they are in a position where Sylph feels she cannot respond to the summons
<@DeathStar> <Rain> We can give them time to see if Sylph shows up, or we can prepare another group to go in after them
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Then we must be patient. If soemthing has happened, then we cannot blindly send another group after them."
<@DeathStar> <Soren> Sylph and Gnome make a powerful team
<@DeathStar> <Soren> Together they are rarely beaten, after all
<@DeathStar> <Rain> I will have Kalam keep the Peacemakers on alert for any news in the meantime
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "In the meantime, focus on what we can do."
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<@DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<@DeathStar> *Isabella studies the various outfits, having gone to the Fashion Corporation's largest store; helping serve them personally is Cindy and Mia, the Aurit and Cat Fauna owners of the Corporation*
<@DeathStar> <Cindy> So, do you two have anything in mind that you would like made for your birthday dresses? Or outfits ? Or would you like to forgo a dress and wear something else?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Biggest birthday party of the year. Everyone who is someone will be there. Now work your magic."
<@DeathStar> *Mia seems to be drawing the two, laughing* Oh I am sure we can come up with something, darlings
<Jackieness> <Bella> *T-poses* "Then do your worst."
<@DeathStar> *the two begin to transform Bella and Isabella into various styles and outfits; they seem to lean into Bella's natural style, designing an outfit that seems to reflect her strength while allowing easy movement and style and standing out and being the flashest one on the stage next to Isabella*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Marvellous."
<@DeathStar> *Isabella meanwhile seems to get a beautiful sparkling type dress that makes her shine*
<@DeathStar> <Cindy> You two look simply wonderful~
<@DeathStar> <Mia> *paws in agreement*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Oh, I am happy."
<@DeathStar> <Isabella> You look great, Bella. *she agrees*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So do you."
<@DeathStar> *Isabella takes her hands* I am looking forward to the party, but I must confess only because you will be there. It was going to just be another day for my brother until then. Now it will actually be something to look forward to
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Your berother is probably going to throw a fit when we upstage him."
<@DeathStar> *Isabella laughs* Oh he will. I can see it now. But who cares about what he thinks anyway.
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> -Epilogue 1-
<@DeathStar> Location: Net-Ron
<@DeathStar> *Bella is returned back - late from work, everyone glowering at her except her boss, who seems to be all giddy for her, probably hoping to use this chance to increase her own position* Welcome back, Bella~
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its good to be back."
<@DeathStar> <Miranda> I need to take care of something real quick. *she points at Bella* If you need anything let me know. *she moves out of the room. The others shake their heads and return to their own little desks, paying her no more mind*
<@DeathStar> *something probably tells Bella they do not like her*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *moves back for her terminal and gets back to work*
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> -Epilogue 2-
<@DeathStar> Location: Casino
<@DeathStar> *Asarar goes through the data they managed to get* Well, we semi got lucky
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Find something?"
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> One of the files here goes over the work the Tech Corp has been working with in regards to their work with the Star Corps on one of the relic armors. It goes over their research into the relic armor and it's properties, as well as using their spirit-tech to try to awaken it. .... it looks like they're stumbling onto the idea that Spirits might be the key to activating it, as well.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Our two spirits prove that, but thast still ties into the need for the Draiocht."
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> And believe their spirit-tech might can bypass whatever restrictions are in place, or at least explain to them what the restrictions are exactly. Either way, the locations is listed where this research is occurring. So we have the location of one the sites
<@DeathStar> *Seniga and Ymir ponder to themselves*
<@DeathStar> <Ymir> That research can be a nuisance. <Seniga> When we go there we might want to wipe it
<@DeathStar> <Asarar> Bella will be off work soon. We'll see about it then
* DeathStar changes topic to: Geyze II: Monday 7:30 - 10:45 PM | Act 3: Cermonies | Session 145: The Demonic Knight
<@DeathStar> -TBC
<@DeathStar> -Minis Open-