The Alien Wars 6: The Progenitor Wars

The Alien Wars 6: The Crime of the Reality

A Clone of a Mystery

* #TAW-Pirates created on Tue May 06 18:51:07 2025
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<@DeathStar> Date: Same as last
<@DeathStar> Location: Unknown Reality
<@DeathStar> *Ren walks along the school, eyeing her datapad* It looks like Jaime already bailed from this reality. I thought she really wanted her crap back
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm? Really?"
<@DeathStar> *Isis seems to be holding a school brochure on the military school, Iko, Ako, and Athena behind her* <Isis> Rather expensive place. I can think of a few rabbits I could drop off here.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> She does. She found something though.
<Seraphna> **Thena stretches**
<@DeathStar> *Ren opens some doors, peers through, then closes them*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Wrong room for the principal.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> which ones?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> The message I got was to look to the school faculty to find our stuff.
<@DeathStar> *Isis holds up the brochure and begins to name them, almost in a catty way. Iko eyes her 'twin' with a look*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> we'll look at incident reports when we get home and then discuss
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> most of them have settled the fuck down
<@Chaintan> 6*she rubs her temples
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> The thought is giving me a headache just considering it
<@DeathStar> *Ako drags Athena along the flor behind them*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> The only decent thing about this school is the uniforms
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Ill be the judge of that
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Oh? Why do you like the uniforms, Ren?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm, they could be cut better.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan taps Ren and weaves shadows around her to replicate the uniform**
<@DeathStar> *Ren pauses, then looks over her uniform, then at Noire wearing the uniform with a low skirt*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> ... it suits some people...
<Seraphna> **Kaelan adjusts Ren's uniform a bit to show more**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki squints her eyes with obvious judgement
<@DeathStar> <Ren> ... *glances down at herself, then at Kaelan*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **nods in approval**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki rolls up the catalog and bonks both
<@DeathStar> *Ren ows* <Ren> What did I do!?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Hey! I'm a professional!
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Think its a good uniform
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...you two are drawing attention."
<@DeathStar> *indeed, some of the girls are whispering, wondering how people like Isis, Athena, and Miyuki are students*
<@DeathStar> *Athena eyes them from the floor and paws at them*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> a moment
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki drags her party aside, then returns properly dressed for a school infiltration. She tosses her hair back
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> anything else from the peanut gallery over there
<@DeathStar> *The students shake their head*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> good, now shoo
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...you should have made a better effort to begin with."
<@DeathStar> *Athena rises up from her feet, circles under her eyes behind Miyuki and the students flee from the scary emo looking Athena*
<Seraphna> Thena> Momma in scary mode.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> we were sort of dragged in at the last second
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Athena needs..... a muffin
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki offers a tail to Athena
<@DeathStar> *Ren points at the principal's office* I found what we are looking for. But will they give the device over?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> double check that Shion didnt clear everything out
<Seraphna> **Kaelan sneaks Athena a sweet bun from her Ren supply**
<@DeathStar> *Athena takes it and begins to look, then stuffs a bun in her mouth and holds what looks to be a Shion looking fox in her hand*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah, at least according to the note Jaime sent.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Some of us should cover the windows in case they make a break for it."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Alright then. *She knocks on the door and a shrill sounding voice tells them to come on in. Isis even winces at it*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki winces as well
<@DeathStar> *Shion flails in Athena's hand and tries to get back in the tail*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I see Miyu keeps companions in her tails too.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..." *moves to push open the door and go inside first*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I knew it wasn't weird.
<@DeathStar> *inside is an older woman with graying hair that is only washed once a week, pulled back into a net. Wearing large glasses, and an old looking dress that wouldn't be out of place in the 1800's. She eyes them, holding a stick for whipping students, tapping it in her hand as she looks them ove with dark eyes. Behind her is a large portrait of someone that looks like a human looking Xevil, peering down at them with reddish looking eyes. On a shelf is items taken from students and one of them looks to be a massive device made out of crystal - reality predicting device, along with a few cores beside it*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> ...Now Jaime's note didn't mention they had been confiscated like a cell phone.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I have so many questions
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...naturally these wannabe pirates were delinquent schoolgirls..."
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> it makes....some sense...
<@DeathStar> <Ren> If I run into a pirate in a school uniform, can I give them detention?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> depends on the crime doesnt it?
<@DeathStar> *the woman clears her throat* <Principal> Who are you students? I do not recognize you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ahem... Madam Principal, we were coming to report a theft, but it appears you already aught the thieves and confiscated the pilfered goods."
<@DeathStar> *she looks at the items* <Principal> Students playing with such dangerous items on school grounds is not tolerated.
<@DeathStar> *Ren stares among the shelves and stares at what looks to be a whole shelf of creepy dolls staring back at her*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmmhmm. We're here on behalf of the party those items were taken from.
<@DeathStar> <Principal> Explain
<Seraphna> Kaelan> The four batteries and that crystal device were taken from the Suisen Empire.
<@DeathStar> <Principal> The what now?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> A governing body where we are from.
<@DeathStar> *she presses her hands down on the desk* <Prinicpal> Child. I do not have time for your games
<@DeathStar> *she grabs one of the batteries and shakes it at her; Isis begins to back up*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki also backs up
<Seraphna> **Kaelan sighs** Have you inspected the item you're shaking in your hand haphazardly?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ahem...Kaelan...we shall speak of tact later."
<@DeathStar> <Principal> These toys you children play with as well as your imginations are too much. You need to learn to drop these wild fantasies of Suy-san Empires before someone gets hurt. *at that moment, it comedically explodes on her like something out of a cartoon, the entire office rumbling*
<@DeathStar> *Ren lays flat on her back*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan stares, but also takes the moment to quickly foxhole the others before they chain**
<Seraphna> **Other items**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki peeks over the principal
<Seraphna> Thena> I-Is the old lady alive?
<@DeathStar> *Athena peers around, having Shion on her head now, eyeing at the vaporized area of the office as Kaelan gets the other batteries and device* <Iko> How is she, Miyuki? *the entire desk area appears to be gone in a black soot spot*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki>...she..is taking a sabatical
<Seraphna> Thena> In Heaven?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I suppose there is a small, small chance she could have hyperspaced away to another location. Heaven being the likely one
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> I suppose its an option
<Jackieness> <Noire> *dusts herself off with one hand* "...she was rather negligent about it after claiming she confiscated them for beign dangerous to begin with, mmmmm?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So umm... we should book it I think.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> absolutely
<@DeathStar> *The Xevil picture falls to the floor with a loud clang*
<@DeathStar> *Ren opens the door and eyes the students creeping up to see what happened*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a finger and opens a shadow port back to erevis' dorm room*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Xevil's gonna be upset we ruined his fake portrait.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> grab the knic nacks and lets go
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Through my portal."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan and Thena hop through, Kaelan having the items they came for minus the Principal Exploder 5600.**
<@DeathStar> *The dorm room is empty right now, since Jaime took everything and left; Ren and the rest step into the empty dorm room, but thankfully Taiga is there tinkering on her datapad when they arrive*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki walks in with her party
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves through*
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<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah, some good news Ren.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *also dispels the portal once they are all there*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> What good news is that? *She tugs on her uniform*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think there's still time for the festival.
<@DeathStar> *Ren pauses* <Ren> Oh yeah there is a festival going on back home
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh, Jaime extended the festival for another two weeks
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Oh boy I'm gonna have to order way more stock.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> So we have everything we need
<@DeathStar> *she looks over the reality device and cores*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Minus one core.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> So is it true by the way
<@DeathStar> *she props her fist under her chin* <Isis> Jaime took the Xevil clone home with her?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You know her. It IS an Erevis.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> I guess itd explain why the painting was there
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> she does love to paint
<@DeathStar> <Isis> It is asking for trouble. Why would you make a clone of our departed mother, place her at some school, and then have her accidently get caught up in this pirate mess
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Jaime is playing a dangerous game bringing her into the heart of the Suisen Empire
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki>...an honest answer or a silly one dearest
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...this entire affair has become annoying."
<@DeathStar> *Isis takes Miyuki's hand* We know the honest one
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> then I would say for a silly one, bad writing
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Lets return to the ship and go home. <Ren> I would say nothing else could go wrong
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> well thats still going to jinx us
<@DeathStar> <Ren> But the way you all are talking, the festival might be on fire due to Jaime by the time we get back
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Knowing Jaime, she wants to lay seeds of peace with this Erevis like she did... like, literally every other one we encountered.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And so she acts unilaterally..."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan counts on her hands** Empress, Alternate, Future, Her Grandmother...
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I could challenge her if you like.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> ...I'm upset, there should be more Tsukiyomis.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> But I think it wiser to wait until something tangible happens
<@DeathStar> *Taiga leads them outside the school to the Striker ship; she motions where to put the goods. Cheryl, Chii, and Freyja are all sitting on the bridge where Cheryl seems to be focused on something in her hands*
<Seraphna> **Angela is toying with Chii's ears**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Good... we got back unaccosted, considering we were seen heading to the principal's office before her atoms were scattered."
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl seems to be holding in her hands one of those little toys where you keep the pet alive* <Cheryl> Why does it keep shitting and sleeping
<Seraphna> Angela> That's basically all most pets do love.
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl eyes Angela* That is true - pet.
<Seraphna> Angela> Hey! I said MOST.
<Seraphna> **Angela rubs Chii's ears**
<@DeathStar> *Chii seems to be enjoying it, despite her face being -_-*
<@DeathStar> <Freyja> Maybe you should turn it off. <Cheryl> If I do, it'll shit itself to death
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl shakes the small device in frustration*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> you can also just reset it
<@DeathStar> *Shion and Athena find a spot to eat Shion's food supply*
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Wait, that a fact?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...someone does need to fly us back to our own reality."
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl tosses the device to Noire*
<Seraphna> Angela> Protect the electronic baby with your life. Noire.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> yeah, all you do is take a paper clip and poke the little button on the back
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ..."
<@DeathStar> *the device claims you waited to long to feed it and it has devolved into a crappier version*
<Seraphna> Angela> She will get moody.
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl flies them and she warps them back to their reality, flying over the Suisen Empire*
<@DeathStar> *down below, the festival is continuing, fireworks of foxes in the sky*
<@DeathStar> *Freyja and Chii press their faces against the window*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ah, celebrating the best animal.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> no cats?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Maybe they'll appear later
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl lands the ship at the palace docks where Adeline is waiting with Jaime, along with a foxed masked teenger is standing; she seems to have long red hair*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Considering our current rulers, the festival is probably 80% cats.
<Seraphna> Thena> Kitty Love Superiority.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Let's just get this stuff secured so that we don't have to repeat this fiasco."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I will go get it put into the PAX
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki turns to Isis, Ako, Iko and Athena
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> back to vacation mode for a little while?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Behold, my stuff.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> That sounds lovely. Should we enjoy the festival
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> of course!
<@DeathStar> *Fox Face seems to be putting herself behind Jaime, almost as if to avoid people*
<@DeathStar> *suddenly, a massive pirate ship appears in the sky*
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles** Have fun everyone. Oh... look, plot.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves over to hand the device back to Cheryl*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> aaaaaaaand there goes vacation mode...
<Seraphna> Jaime> Don't we have like, a grid of anti-ship cannons all over? **she looks to Ren**
<@DeathStar> <Ren> .... I did not jinx this. *Cheryl grabs it and looks out as the pirate ship flies toward the palace and large comedically sized hands reach out and grab onto the palace*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> We do. One moment. *She begins to talk to security*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...and it is about to become annoying again." *goes to step outside*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki calls out from a distance1 <Miyuki> Yes you did!
<Seraphna> **Jaime grumbles and warps on top of the Palace and starts blasting into one of those arms**
<Seraphna> Jaime> You're not taking my fucking house.
<@DeathStar> *the Pirate Thena makes a noise from her ship* <Pirate Thena> argh! Now that's just cheating.
<Seraphna> Thena> Bad Pirate me! Bad girl!
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Wait, was her plan to jut really steal the entire palace?
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> thats a stupid plan
<Seraphna> **Thena starts crystalling up the other arm disable it**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a hand and then gestures sharply toward the pirate ship, a stream of dark shards being conjured and sent flying toward her target*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> It works in games
<Seraphna> Thena> Also you owe me a pirate ship!
<@DeathStar> *The pirate ship retreats suddenly* <Pirate Thena> Argh, I would hav etehought I could distract you longer. *she flies off right as the anti-ship targetting begins to fire*
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> And there she goes.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Sigh... Ren keep the grid hot, she gave away a ruse of some sort.
<@DeathStar> *funny enough the two arms are left behind - stuck to the palace*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Taiga, have you been pirated?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime warps back to Erevis and Adeline** Apologies for the interruption.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Who me? I haven't gotten any alarms.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That's double weird when we have an attack. **She dark hops to Taiga**
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm guessing we aren't going to enjoy the festival until we figure out what she meant
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then what game are they playing?"
<@DeathStar> <Ako> Maybe we said that to be a jerk and there is no other plan?
<Seraphna> Thena> Maybe she trying to steal Suisen's greatest treasure... me!
<@DeathStar> *Isis, Iko, Ako, and Athena all turn to her*
<@DeathStar> <Athen> Yes you are my baby
<@DeathStar> *Athena pets her*
<Seraphna> **Thena paws at her momma, backup momma and aunties**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...then why did she ignore you?"
<Seraphna> Thena> A clever ruse.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm ... just going to go install the stuff.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Tell Kitty and Si I'll join her at the festival later
<@DeathStar> *Taiga grabs the stuff and heads to the PAX*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan shrugs and escorts, Jaime has Sammael go to the PAX engineering too**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...I'll remove these stupid pirate arms from the palace before they do something stupid."
<@DeathStar> *Adeline nods to Noire* Thank oyu
<@DeathStar> <Ren> So we are we not going as a group to the festival? If not I'll just head on in to grab some food
<@DeathStar> *she hurries down to the booths*
<@DeathStar> *Fox Face tugs on Jaime's sleeve*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes dear?
<@DeathStar> <Fox Face> If you all are not going to stay as a group, I split off too
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I will join you later." *uses her powers to heads off to the palace*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Most will stay as a group, the rest will meet up later, but you're fine taking time alone if you desire.
<@DeathStar> *Fox Face nods and heads off - away from the crowds. Isis, Iko, Ako, and Athena pull Miyuki along down to the festival*
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles and has CHIP keep track of her, having had ample time to register everything about her in the system**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki is dragged
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Athena wants gold fish
<Seraphna> Thena> Thena wants fish!
<@DeathStar> *Athena points at them in the gold fish scooping*
<@DeathStar> *Athena turns to the others*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> those games are a scam, ill buy you a proper tank of fish
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Yay!
<Seraphna> Thena> Can we have lots of Tuna in ours?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Athena will keep her face glued to the tank now
<@DeathStar> <Ako> If it entertains her
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> I didnt say an aquarium. Go to Auntie Cheryl for that
<Seraphna> **Jennifer scoops up Athena as she appears in a little burst of cold air**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki hisses
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> wheres my legion of children to perform an assult
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Umm... hello to you too Miyu.
<@DeathStar> *up on the palace, despite not existing in the world supposedly, Andrea floats upside down watching Noire work*
<Seraphna> **Thena begins her battle to capture the fish**
<@DeathStar> *Shion lifts a hand up behind Jennifer and lightly chops her head*
<Seraphna> Jennifer> ...I am very confused now.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> dont spook people like that, at least announce yourself to family
<@DeathStar> *she seems to have dressed up in a kimono* <Shion> I was told to perform an assault
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> and thats why youre my favorite
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Oh... I finished my volunteer shift at the first aid station and came to join my wife.
<@DeathStar> *Athena wiggles about*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...so you are still about, mother..."
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I've been Spirit Warping for a while now. Habit I guess. **she nuzzles Athena's ear**
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki ushers her side away
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> alright, lets find carnival foods and maybe the pop gun game
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> Am I suppose to be somewhere else? I am more pleased you have been training enough to sense me
<@DeathStar> *Isis and Iko study the gun and the targets*
<@DeathStar> *as well as the bear prize*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> is the prize worthy?
<@DeathStar> <Iko> We'd like it, if we thought one could actually win it
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I feel like I missed another adventure.
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> Iko, are you suggesting its rigged?
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Athena was hero
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...so what brings you to Risokyo?"
<@DeathStar> <Iko> I would never suggest such a thing.
<Seraphna> Jennifer> As expected from my Athena.
<@Chaintan> *Miyuki fox holes the prize
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> oops
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> Oh, lots of energy here; it always helps rebuild one's reserves
<@DeathStar> *Iko and Isis both hold onto the giant bear, it being so big the two are practically engulfed*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki nods in approval
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm....so I see." *portals the last pirate arm away* "...my friends are expectign me to rejoin them now."
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> now we show it off
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> Go have fun. It may be one of your last chances
<@DeathStar> *Ako points at the rides*
<@DeathStar> <Ako> Who wants to have some fun on the rides, or the haunted house or house of mirrors?
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki eyes any roller coasters
<@DeathStar> *a lot of the roller coasters seem to be the types that make you go upside down; there's ferris wheels, there's the rides that go up high then drop you rapidly*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...do you know somethign that I do not, mother?"
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki>...have I shown you girls Final Destination 3 yet?
<Seraphna> **Si despite getting the message soon looms up behind Taiga**
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> Hm. *she studies things* <Andrea> Having one foot in the spirit realm, I simply know that there is an enemy lingering on the horizon that might be too much. I believe that arrogant Chad spoke of them. Gave them the name the Unknown due to not having any information on them. Well, their reality simply encounters things faster than ours. Let us hope his reality does not fall
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I have not seen that. <Iko> Is it scary?
<@DeathStar> *Taiga wipes forehead, finishing reinstalling everything*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki>...it was memorable...
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> lets do the carousel
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm...so I see."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> That sounds safe enough
<@DeathStar> *Adeline nods to Jaime*
<@DeathStar> *The four join Miyuki on the ride while Taiga turns and screeches at Si*
<Seraphna> **Si eeps and falls over**
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods back and joins them**
<@DeathStar> *Andrea seems to have vanished, leaving Noire to it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...." *snaps her fingers, revturnign to her shrine maiden look before portaling to find Ren*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki then takes the group onto a log ride
<@DeathStar> *Ren seems to be watching a play about all their adventures while eating food*
<@DeathStar> *a person wearing a silly Noire mask and outfit is showing to be eaten a planet, which is actually just a snack*
<@DeathStar> *Shion relaxes as she gets on the ride*
<@DeathStar> *her tails teasing Jennifer and Athena*
<@DeathStar> *at that moment though CHIP begins to red alert Jaime*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...is this what our lives have become? Entertainment for the masses?"
<@DeathStar> <Ren> It seems so. You should see the play about all the foxes. Miyuki's actor is quite popular. *she motions at Miyuki Actor and Isis Actor*
<Seraphna> **Jaime checks the alert**
<@DeathStar> *CHIP shows video feed of the Thena Pirates grabbing Fox Mask and throwing her into a sack and tying it up, then slipping through the dark streets*
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and has him keep a track on them, she alerts the others and then warps those with her along the path the pirates are going**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...the pirates seem to have made their move, Ren."
<@DeathStar> *The pirates jerk at them appearing so quickly, the sack squirming as the Thena Pirate dramatically throws her outfit off in a grand reveal*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Lets go cut them off. *she fox holes into the ground*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *goes with Ren*
<Seraphna> **Jaime sighs and stmps the ground, having parts to the street grab pirates**
<Seraphna> Jaime> On my own fucking soil.
<@DeathStar> *Thena turns her head as the ground grabs pirates* <Thena Pirate> Hey! We're the heroes here
<Seraphna> Jaime> You're literally kidnapping my guest.
<@DeathStar> *she pulls out what looks to be a cutlass* <Thena> And we're taking her back to her father.
<@DeathStar> <Thena Pirate> For MONEY
<Seraphna> Jaime> ...All he has to do is send a request to have me take her to him myself, she's not a prisoner.
<@DeathStar> <Thena Pirate> But then the money part would be cut out
<Seraphna> Jaime> So you're kidnappers holding a ransom, that's villainy.
<Seraphna> Thena> Gasp! You stopped to stealing a fox!?
<Seraphna> Thena> Breaking Pirate Code! **she warps in to grab at the sack**
<@DeathStar> <Thena Pirate> We're protection detail to get a package from A to B!
<@DeathStar> <Thena Pirate> We pirates do not have to explain ourselves
<Seraphna> Thena> Not on the watch of Grand Galactic Pirate Queen Thena!
<@DeathStar> *Thena grabs the sack and brings the heavy object to her*
<Seraphna> **Thena checks it**
<@DeathStar> *it's filled with another Thena*
<Seraphna> Thena> Trickery!
<@DeathStar> <Thena Pirate> Argh, she checked it too soon
<Seraphna> Jaime> CHIP, where is she?
<@DeathStar> *Ren and Noire come up from behind*
<Seraphna> **Thena gets a devious look and puts a collar around this Thena**
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> The target is there. *he highlights the a large pirate, who actually isn't that large, he just appears that way due to hiding something under his jacket*
<Seraphna> Thena> I'm keeping this part of your energy~
<@DeathStar> <Pirate Thena> Argh. *She swings her cutlass at Thena's thigh*
<Seraphna> **Jaime warps over and grabs at the jacket**
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask falls out, bundled up and gagged*
<Seraphna> **Thena quickly creates crystal to block and pulls out her own cutlass**
<@DeathStar> *the gag being over the mask*
<Seraphna> Thena> Duel time! Me Hearty!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *tries to tendril up the Pirate Thena and her cohorts*
<Seraphna> **Jaime helps Erevis up and checks her**
<@DeathStar> *the pirates make noises as Noire begins to do that. Ren rushes in and begins to kcik and swing her body about, rampaging*
<@DeathStar> *Pirate Thena gets into a sword combat with Thena. Up, Down, Right, Left*
<@DeathStar> 5
<Seraphna> dulr
<@DeathStar> *The two lock blades*
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask sits up* <Fox Mask> Thank you
<Seraphna> Thena> Stop being so sexy other me!
<@DeathStar> <Pirate Thena> If you wish, I could steal you over the other girl
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, I'll inform your father about these pirates.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> He might not be happy
<Seraphna> Thena> How about I steal you!
<Seraphna> Jaime> When is he ever happy?
<@DeathStar> *the Pirate Thena leaps and tries to bundle up Thena into the bag*
<Seraphna> **Thea tries to get her in the bag too**
<@DeathStar> *the two end up bundling each other up into the same bag*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> These two really need to get a room.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> .... What do we do now?
<@DeathStar> *she eyes the captured pirates, then the bag*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...Thena is clearly a narcissist."
<Seraphna> Thena> **muffled** Thena has self esteem thank you.
<@DeathStar> *Isis and Iko look at each other*
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I have no idea where she might get it from
<@DeathStar> <Iko> None
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Do we keep them both dear?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...if you did, you would not be play acting being a different Thena then the one you already were."
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Athena is just sad her twin keeps stabbing her whenever she tries to be affectionate.
<Seraphna> Thena> Thena is many Thenas.
<@DeathStar> <Ako> You touch me where you shouldn't and I will scream
<@DeathStar> *Adeline lifts the bag up*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We need to put the pirate one in jail. I mean, she will just keep trying to rob us
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Jaime?
<Seraphna> Jaime> For now at least, we'll have to sort this out.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And before the festival ends."
<Seraphna> Jaime> We have two more weeks of festival.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I wisely anticipated further shenanigans.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...since when have our lives ever been straightforward?"
<Seraphna> JAime> We went decades without problems.
<@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-762.6.10
<@DeathStar> Location: Suisen Empire - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *the festival continues outside and Ren sits with a large hotdog type food, trying to open her mouth and take a bite*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga eyes the crowds, eyeing what looks to be a statue of Jaime in the festival grounds*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Always weird to watch one that I didn't make.
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty waves in distance
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...why do you need to make your own statues?"
<@DeathStar> *Taiga waves at Kitty* Hey Kitty. The celebrations here have been going on non-stop for days
<Seraphna> Jaime> I don't, I mostly make ones of those I love. Hence someone else making this one.
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask eyes the prizes at the gun game and tries to win a prize; after a bit of failing she seems to grow angry and all the prizes are knocked over mysteriously*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> Thank goodness, sorry for that scare with my text. The net decided to crap out before I could ask for a rain check.
<@Chaintan> 6*having texted, 'this isnt going to workout'
<Seraphna> Si> She stopped hyperventilating a little while ago.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Ha ha.... *rubs the back head* Well, you know... *flashback to her telling Si that Kitty hated her*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> I can make up for it with some ice cream?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Ren, let's go back out into the festival."
<@DeathStar> *Ren nods and hops up* Sure
<@DeathStar> *Taiga nods and joins Kitty*
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty links arms with Taiga
<@DeathStar> *Taiga leans against Kitty some* I was looking over some of the rides here. I wonder if I should make a ride for next year.
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> you should, those rollercoasters are all death traps
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads back out to the festival grounds*
<Seraphna> **Si follows the two**
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> why do you think all the passengers in them are stuffed animals? To be cute?
<@DeathStar> *Ren points out a few things* You want to try any of the haunted houses or mirror houses?
<@DeathStar> *Taiga considers*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...after we have been to the real thing, Ren?"
<Seraphna> **Kaelan steps out of Ren's shadow, having been coming ou through her and not Noire lately**
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> True. There are a lot of strict guidelines. I wonder if places like this are less strict, since they are festivals that go around the galaxy.
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> legally they cant have passangers that can under a legal sense, "sustain bodily harm"
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl can be seen up ahead with her two Kitsune, trying to win what looks like an adorable stuffed animal*
<@Chaintan> ^a stuffed elephant flies overhead and bounces off a dipped chesecake stand
<@Chaintan> 6*a stuffed elephant flies overhead and bounces off a dipped chesecake stand
<@DeathStar> *Taiga, Ren, and Cheryl all comedically act in various ways - Cheryl over reacts due to the poor animal being thrown*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga looks over at what death machine tossed it*
<Seraphna> **Angela pats her**
<@DeathStar> *Ren meanwhile is horrorfied for the food*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> so yes, please, do some rideable rollercoasters that wont kill anyone
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Y-Yeah I'll make that my next project. That really reminds me of that old movie series. I almost expect the entire festival to have a massive accident
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty puts a finger on Taiga's lips
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> how about we dont invite that stuff here
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...Ren...fine...lead us to one of these houses..that you might not focus on the culinary abuse out here."
<Seraphna> **Kaelan puts a new giant hot dog in Ren's hand**
<@DeathStar> *Ren holds the food in her hand and leads them to the funhouse*
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl follows after Ren; the funhouse's entrance is a giant clown mouth that looks very familiar*
<@DeathStar> *occassionally heying at them*
<Seraphna> **The clown mouth is disintegrated**
<Seraphna> Jaime> I thought I made my ban clear.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga eyes the funhouse, her ears flatten as the entrance melts away*
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> ... *look shocked at Jaime*
<Seraphna> Jaime> No Clowns. No Turkeys. My rules are very simple.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...such tyranny."
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty stops infront of a ice cream stall
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think of the children.
<@DeathStar> *the vendor smiles at them*
<@DeathStar> <Vendor> Ice cream for the pretty ladies?
<@DeathStar> *the melted clown does a dying hey. The kids run away from Jaime*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> chocolate and vanilla swirl for me, Taiga?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Well, now the children will spread stories of the scary Empress who killed the clown
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...and so the bad optics begin."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let them know the dangers of being a clouwn in my Empire.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> You do know there are some juggling clowns in the festival down the street. And mimics
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Stop with your insecurities. Its beneath your station."
<Seraphna> Jaime> ...Who is screening our entertainment?
<@DeathStar> *Taiga thinks* I think .... the same. That sounds good. si?
<Seraphna> Angela> I'm so jealous of Noire. She never got traumatized by that clown.
<Seraphna> Jennifer> She doesn't know true evil.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Those clowns are hardworking entertainers whom you are disenfranchising because of inability to manage your coulrophobia."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let them get real jobs, like Kabuki Entertainers.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, let us go. This so-called empress is starting to annoy me."
<Seraphna> **Jaime eyes Noire.**
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks deeply hurt and teleports away**
<@DeathStar> *Adeline is at the palace right now doing work*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I think you did some damage there.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> Ah. *She pauses and panicks and hurries off*
<@DeathStar> *The vendor gives them their ice cream*
<Seraphna> **There's a flash and Fox Mask vanishes as Jaime remembers her, then goes to Adeline**
<@DeathStar> *Ren rubs her hands* I mean
<@DeathStar> <Ren> When someone is deathtly afraid of something it's hard to control
<@DeathStar> <Ren> But maybe Adeline can help her when it comes to destruction of property at least.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Then you went directly for the thing she's most proud of after digging on a deep mental trauma. Harsh.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I mean, I got a few that I have hang ups on still. I just don't like to discuss it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Fear can be managed. Instead of managing it, she was using her authority to remove all clowns from the environment of the entire empire."
<@DeathStar> *Ren steps through the burnt clown mouth* <Ren> You sometimes do not know how strong you are, Noire
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm. Ever thinks she focuses on these minor fears like clowns and shit to manage her bigger troubles?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And what if someone had been walking through that door at the moment she freaked and zapped it, mmmm?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh she was watching it a little while.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan
<Seraphna> Kaelan> She'd never actually let harm come to someone over it.
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty gets Si a strawberry cheesecake ice cream and pays
<Seraphna> **Si noms happily**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...fine. Fine. I shall go my own way then. I shall not darken your moods with my presence." *turns and walks anotehr direction*
<@DeathStar> *Ren stares at the mirrors and reflections of the fun house, eyeing a warped reflection of herself*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> ok Taiga, whats the plan now?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm, you seem to look cute even in the weird mirrors.
<@Chaintan> 6*A axolotl plush flies over head
<Seraphna> **Jaime sits by Adeline and frowns**
<Seraphna> **Saga can be seen leaping to save it**
<@Chaintan> 6*its a good save
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, I'm happy just spending time with friends and family - it's just nice to get together even if it's just walking around the place. *she has some ice ceam, looking at the two* We been through so much after all these years, I'm just glad we can still do stuff like this.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You okay? You seem down. *Fox Mask stands off to herself, eyeing Jaime*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> its good to appreciate the little things
<Seraphna> Jaime> **she mumbles about Noire**
<Seraphna> **Sephie takes a seat with them and puts down a tray of snacks, patting the seat beside her to Erevis**
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks at Kaelan* Thanks for the compliment but I don't feel it really. *She moves around the place, staring at herself, as if looking for something in the mirror that might reflect something* They say the mirrors reflect what's there
<Seraphna> Sephie> Someone's antagonizing Mom again. She blew up a sign that looked very much like one of the forbidden images.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You and Noire had a fight? For an Empress, you really should speak up if you want to be understood by others. Maybe write a letter and send it to her
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Depends, is something bothering you Ren?
<@DeathStar> *Taiga claps her hands together*
<Seraphna> Jaime> She said "So Called Empress". **in a tone where she could have said a dozen curse words**
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> We should check out some of the performances and dances taking place here
<Seraphna> Si> THere's a few Gitari dance troupes.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> I see. I cannot confess to understand everything. Is there not a second leader that can be turned to?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yes, Isis shares the seat. I guess what she said hurt my feelings because I've worked my entire life to be a good Empress.
<@DeathStar> *Ren thinks* I'm one of those that hides a lot so they can function and do their job. I try not to think about what is bothering me. Not sure if that is any better than the person who openly shows their fear. So I have no room to talk.
<@DeathStar> *Ren steps out of the fun house*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan walks along with her** Mmm, everyone has hangups. Noire has a ton and she doesn't seem to realize how easily someone could dig on her if they really wanted to.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> Well, if needbe you can always confer with them on matters.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga seeks out some performances; on stage, Isis and Shion seem to be dressed up and performing some dance for everyone together, while off to the side Ako, Athena, and Iko are snacking*
<Seraphna> **Thena sits in Athena's lap**
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods a bit** I'll talk to her about this entertainment screening. I don't feel I ask for much.
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Hm. *She studies Thena, seeing if she is the real one or the pirate who has tried to escape*
<Seraphna> **Thena paws**
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Maybe the clowns are trying to sneak in. *she notes - with her bland tone, it is hard to tell if she is serious or not*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Exactly. It could be another plot.
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> Maybe the CHIP can tell you how many clowns there are working?
<Seraphna> Jaime> CHIP, Clown Report.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Wait we have that a default?
<@DeathStar> *the screen lights up showing a few clowns scattered throughout the city, but many more jugglers. All throughout the festival - there are jugglers and mime types*
<@DeathStar> *also types that make balloon animals*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I suppose my ban did not specify mimes or jugglers.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Isn't the ancient Earth saying a Good Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste?
<@DeathStar> <Fox Mask> So they are not evil?
<@DeathStar> *Ren stretches as she moves through the festival listlessly*
<Seraphna> Jaime> There is... a very evil clown out there, that has attacked my family many times. He did things that gave me nightmares as a child.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan walks with her** Why don't you talk to me about them?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *is seen sweeping up around a Shinto shrine installation on the festival grounds*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Hm. *thinks, then tilt her head back* Maybe one day. Right now I'll get some food I think. *she smiles playfully; the smile would put most people at ease like there's no problems at all going on and she runs ahead and to stand in line for sweet buns*
<@DeathStar> *Shion and Isis finish their routine and step off to give the Gitari their turn*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan walks with her, then rubs her ear**
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well, for now, it'll be alright.
<@DeathStar> *Ren mrrrr's and wiggles in line*
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl, Chii, and Freyja meanwhile have Angela come out wearing a skimpy playgirl bunny outfit*
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright, wear that and see if you can't win the contest that will let me win the plushie prize
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> remember when most pop stuff out there was just Gitari?
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh my, we're going far back now
<@Chaintan> 6*Kitty shrugs
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I won't lie
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Some of the Gitari stuff wasn't bad, just like Athena's old stuff is okay
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> its just funny how things work but yeah there was some good artists
<@DeathStar> *she watches the Gitari pop band being a ton of rabbits singing the latest music, all of them dressed alike*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> You know, Ren thought about at one point turning Fumoffu into a girl band
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Combining singing with defeating the supernatural.
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> I kinda suspected that was what she was gonna do since we had instraments in the club room
<@DeathStar> *Ren pulls her datapad out and looks over something*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Oh my
<@DeathStar> *Ren hands the food to Kaelan and hurries off*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan eats, then sneaks into Ren's shadow**
<@DeathStar> *Taiga takes them to the ferris wheel last, since all festivals end with the ferris wheel and eyes it, as if judging how safe it is*
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> safe enough for me
<@DeathStar> *Ren meanwhile gets on the holonet to look up some supernatural occurrances - colonies vanishing*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga gets onto it with the others*
<@Chaintan> 6* Kitty slimbs in
<@DeathStar> *the ferris wheel takes them up to get a view of the city, lit up due to the festival as Taiga looks out* <Taiga> I had fun tonight. Thanks for coming, Kitty
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> no problem, it was fun, even if we had to evade getting pelted by stuffed toys
<@Chaintan> 6*a griffin stuffy collides into stacked milk bottles
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl gasps and makes Angela even more nude before sending her in to win the prizes*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll have to make a ride that you approve of before the next festival
<@Chaintan> <Kitty>...I dont have to test it do I? Like before the final
<@DeathStar> *Ren complies what colonies are vanishing and their locations, bringing it up on the Fumoffu computers*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll use Mom's plushies
<@Chaintan> <Kitty> only because its legal
<Seraphna> Kaelan> INteresting, vanishing colonies.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Yes. And they seem to be near the Outer Regions, so Erusian and Tsivrixsh territory. What can make whole colonies vanish - not a single soul left behind. It might be a fun Fumoffu case to look into after the festival ends
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-762.6.18
<@DeathStar> Location: Suisen Empire - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *the festival has moved on, leaving machines to clean up the mess in the streats. Pirate Thena, shackled, helps clean it up with her pirates*
<@DeathStar> *Isis casually monitors things from the palace*
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Well, at least things seem to be back to normal. *she turns to eye Fox Mask, who still hides behind Jaime*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki is swamped under fox kits and kittens
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> thats good at least 6*muffled
<@DeathStar> *Iko plays with one and Shion wiggles her fingers at them*
<@DeathStar> <Shion> So cute. Yes you are. Who is the cutest? Yes I am.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, we'll have to return Erevis to her school or father soon. I sent word back when we brought her.
<@DeathStar> <CHIP> Speaking of the clone, a message has been sent from Xevil to ascertain our intentions with her
<@DeathStar> *Shion hangs off Miyuki while playing with them*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> What is our intentions anyway?
<@Chaintan> 6*Momma Miyu, rocks as many as she can with her tails
<@DeathStar> *Fox Mask leans in to peer at Miyuki and all the children; despite wearing a fox mask, one can tell she is fascinated by all the kids*
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> my little legion~
<@DeathStar> *Taiga comes running in, out of breath*
<Seraphna> Jaime> NOthing, we invited her to get to know the family for the festival.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps in after Taiga*
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I will let him know then and see what he says after that.... *she looks at Taiga. Cheryl and Ren even eye Taiga*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> There's a problem
<@DeathStar> *she holds her side due to running over*
<@Chaintan> 6*Miyuki eyes Taiga's grip on her side
<@Chaintan> <Miyuki> that had better be a strained muscle
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...I saw Taiga in a state, and decided to end my self-imposed exile."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> The reality device that ... *lets out a breath* That can show events to come. It activated and showed me something
<@DeathStar> *she flails her arms, indicating thirst*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> It was awful.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...bring Taiga some water."
<@DeathStar> *Isis movesover with something to drink for Taiga and after a few swallows* <Taiga> It showed several of us dying in gruesome ways. I'm not positive on who it may be, because the faces kept changing - it is a probability device, meaning our actions may change who dies. But there will be a death no matter what we do
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> And in the end, it seems to draw us into a war with Xevil.
<@DeathStar> *Isis and Ren both turn to Fox Mask; the Erevis clone eyeing them all before darting off*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...my mother appeared to me. She warned of the threat thaat the Chadwick Winters of the Upper Planes was raving about."
<@DeathStar> <Isis> It seems we will have to become extra vigiliante these next few weeks.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So... let's not do whatever that thing is?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> And if it is Xevil that murders one of us?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then grnadmother is going to have a massive I-told-you-so."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Ugh
<@DeathStar> -TBC-