The Alien Wars 6: The Progenitor Wars

Darkness, My Old Friend

Session Start: Mon Oct 21 18:04:07 2024
Session Ident: #PW-Session9
01[19:33] <@DS> 5
01[19:33] <@DS> 3
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01[19:34] <@DS> -0-
01[19:34] <@DS> Date: 10-762.1.30
01[19:35] <@DS> Location: PAX over Risokyo
01[19:36] <@DS> *so far after defeating the Queens and seemingly dealing with the eggs on the other worlds, the group has reached a point of peace - outside the fact many of them are infected still, such as Noire and Jikuu, and some of them are MIA with the Being that seems to be the source of all of this, like Dias, Andrea, and Ren*
01[19:38] <@DS> *Taiga pinches her nose*
[19:38] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Indeed.
01[19:38] <@DS> <Taiga> We need to find a way to track them all
[19:38] <@Seraphna> Jaime> There should be a tracker on Dias.
01[19:39] <@DS> *Cheryl leans against the wall, holding some stress balls while Chii and Freya are hiding in her shadow*
01[19:39] <@DS> <Taiga> Well, bad news, it's not showing up right now
[19:39] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *has focused herself upon doing a meditative purification ritual from her shrine maiden training to de-stress and perhaps even cleanse herself*
01[19:40] <@DS> *X doesn't speak, simply staring at the systems the PAX has*
[19:40] <@ChadWinters> *Chad leans back in his chair, listening* The current question we need to decide on what our next move is going to be.
01[19:41] <@DS> <Taiga> Has Cuddles and Vodka come up with a true cure other than trying to destress the patient? *Jikuu shakes her head*
[19:42] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> So now farther on the angle.
01[19:42] <@DS> <Isis> I believe we have only one option available
[19:42] <@Seraphna> Jaime> The cure will likely be far simpler than we like. That is killing the creeper entity obsessed with Charlotte.
01[19:42] <@DS> <Isis> We need to question this Azora
[19:43] <@ChadWinters> *Chad glances at Cheryl briefly*
01[19:43] <@DS> *she looks at Jaime and Jikuu*
[19:43] <@Seraphna> Jaime> **nods and has security ready her** Let’s do that.
01[19:44] <@DS> <Isis> I would also like a moment to speak with you, Jaime. *she pulls her aside and begins to whisper something, glancing at Jikuu*
[19:45] <@Seraphna> **Jaime listens quietly**
01[19:45] <@DS> *Cheryl hmmms*
01[19:46] <@DS> *Taiga seems to be listening in with her earing, arms on the chair, fingers digging in*
[19:47] <@Seraphna> **Jaime sighs gently and looks to Jikuu** Will you consent to standing down as Empress sis? At least temporarily while you’re infected? I know you need a break.
01[19:47] <@DS> *Jikuu looks at Jaime, then at the rest* I think... you might be right.
01[19:49] <@DS> *Syiean contacts the bridge, serving Ren's role* Azora is ready
[19:49] <@Seraphna> **Jaime nods and motions to the throne** Take a seat and we’ll transfer your position to Isis. I won’t consider breaking the duology.
01[19:49] <@DS> *Jikuu moves slowly to the chair and sits down*
01[19:50] <@DS> *Adeline motions at Chad to follow her*
[19:50] <@Seraphna> **Jaime keys in the code to have Jikuu relinquish her command to Isis**
[19:51] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Well, I suppose we should do this. *He he sits up and moves to join Adeline*
01[19:52] <@DS> *Adeline moves to retrieve Azora, who is still being held by Adeline's invention. Syiean transfers her over to the two and Adeline takes one arm* <Adeline> Lets take her to the meeting room so she cant do anything on the bridge
01[19:53] <@DS> *Jikuu stands up and then moves to the meeting room to listen in what is said*
[19:54] <@Seraphna> **Jaime follows, pulling an arm around Isis to loop her in on things**
01[19:55] <@DS> <Cheryl> Well lets see what your grandmother has to say. *she and the foxes follow her to the room, as does Isis and Taiga, who has begun to grind her nails into her palm. Isis listening closely and commmitting everything to memory*
01[19:56] <@DS> *Adeline and Chad bring a rather calm Azora into the room, slowly glancing at each of them*
01[19:58] <@DS> *Taiga rubs her face* So what the hell are we going to ask or learn from her? *she eyes her notes so far* We know she had a hand on the hybrid project. Used her daughter and Ao as test subjects.
[19:59] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Grandmother. Now is the time for answers. We can now prove there is an entity behind this. It’s not just some disease to eradicate.
[20:00] <@ChadWinters> *Chad shits to the side, resting his harms close to his holster* And it appears to have found a body to inhabit. One that would appear to be the hybrid you worked on.
01[20:01] <@DS> <Azora> Hm. I would think some here would trust little that I have to say, *she glances at Jikuu* and believe I am the source. I am curious why you even wish to question me
[20:03] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Azora, Jikku at the least had the sense to stand down from her position. So I ask you to have the sense to not play games this deeply into the entity’s endgame.
[20:04] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> That'll be us to decide what's true or not. But considering you gain nothing from lying and need to worry more about this thing being stopped.
01[20:04] <@DS> <Azora> Very well. I'll speak on the hybrid as it is likely the entity. So I will go back in time
01[20:06] <@DS> <Axora> The hybrid project as to end the war that both us and the Erusians were badly losing - the Dark Ones were like rabid beasts, taking over worlds and consuming their natural resources, and then exploding more and more of themselves. They were making ships larger than our own, more deadly, and they were single minded in their pursuit of spreading out
01[20:08] <@DS> <Azora> We were working on two types of weapons to stop them - the weapon to kill the star systems with them in it, and the other was the hybred system to try to link ourselves to them and try to change them so they would no longer be so destructive. Due to the fact the Progenitors had lost their emotions outside the royal family, we had to do the tests on the royal family.
01[20:09] <@DS> <Azora> We used those tests to make the hybred - it was born from both our races and was put on one of our ships with my daughter, as it was not waking up like we hoped. But somehow, the ship went missing.
01[20:09] <@DS> <Azora> And we never found them again. So plan B was put into place.
[20:10] <@Seraphna> **Jaime pops up data on the ship crash including the pods**
[20:11] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Hmmmm. So the Hybrid was on that planet this entire time.
01[20:11] <@DS> <Azora> That is the ship, yes. It would have been on that ship. Whatever happened to it, it has clearly changed - it's now acting like it guiding the Dark Ones back to their base states acccording to what you are all saying, not away
[20:12] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> That's most likely because the thing we've been fighting has taken it over and is using it for that purpose.
[20:12] <@Seraphna> Jaime> When we searched it out the pod was already abandoned. And yes it seems to devolve them from the peaceful state they have evolved into.
01[20:12] <@DS> <Azora> And it seems to be seeking certain people for some reason
[20:13] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Charlotte is a… unique entity.
01[20:13] <@DS> <Azora> Whatever the case, it is spreading it's infection
01[20:13] <@DS> <Taiga> I got a question
[20:14] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Ask away.
[20:14] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> From what I've gathered, it's because it can't infect Charlotte for some reason. If I were to make a guess, it has to do with whatever was done to her by Venerator.
01[20:15] <@DS> *she rubs her eyes hard* If it is made up of both races, it should be able to infect Progenitors. Hell, it might be doing it right now through Jikuu - Jaime. you might be next to go down the well
01[20:15] <@DS> *Isis hmmms loudly*
[20:16] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> That would make sense. Anything it can't infect it will ultimately see as a threat.
[20:17] <@Seraphna> Jaime> It seems to go through darkness, my theory is the entity is merely controlling the phenomenon that originally drove the Dark Ones. I do not think myself invulnerable, but my Dual-Element and my having Angela’s powers might be helping me.
[20:17] <@Seraphna> Angela> And my powers do seem to violently repel the infection.
01[20:17] <@DS> <Cheryl> So it wants to grab everything. Charlotte is immune and is chasing her due to it
01[20:18] <@DS> <Taiga> Jikuu might be also on the list due to Erevis
01[20:18] <@DS> <Taiga> A Progenitor who underwent something similiar
[20:18] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> That's my leading theory.
[20:19] <@Seraphna> **Jaime nods**
01[20:19] <@DS> <Isis> Can we think of anyone else that it might become attached to?
[20:20] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Noire.
[20:20] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Noire's infected though.
[20:21] <@Seraphna> Jaime> But actively resisting it better than anyone else. And at one time wrested the control from it.
[20:21] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Is she though?
01[20:22] <@DS> <Erevis AI> We have a ship approaching
[20:22] <@Seraphna> Jaime> You asked who it could get attached to. Immunity is only one reason.
[20:22] <@Seraphna> Jaime> On screen.
[20:22] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> We should look for anyone that doesn't have any signs of infection.
01[20:22] <@DS> *The Iron PAW is limping toward them, holes and smoke seen*
01[20:23] <@DS> <Isis> What has happened here?
[20:23] <@Seraphna> Jaime> That would be my aunt and uncle. Ulieah is going to drain our coffers in repairs…
01[20:23] <@DS> *Paw hails them*
[20:24] <@Seraphna> **Jaime answers it** You are late.
01[20:24] <@DS> <Imugem> We have some trouble coming our way - I need to teleport some people over before they arrive
01[20:24] <@DS> *her face appears, looking tired and smokey*
[20:24] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Do so, then get the ship in the orbital field.
01[20:25] <@DS> <Imugem> Right
01[20:25] <@DS> *she signs off then Erevis AI announces that some people have arrived in security*
01[20:26] <@DS> <Syiean> I will get them
[20:26] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Erevis AI, please maneuver the PAX over the landing structure in case of damage.
01[20:26] <@DS> <Cheryl> I wonder who is coming to crash the party
[20:26] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> It would be nice to have had answers right away.
01[20:27] <@DS> <Erevis AI> .... You have a message from the Cartel and there appears to be another ship arriving
[20:27] <@Seraphna> **Jaime pulls up the Iron Paw’s logs**
[20:27] <@Seraphna> **Jaime also checks the message**
01[20:28] <@DS> *William's face appears* The council is meeting for an emergency - there appears to be a Dark Queen even larger than the rest still alive. the Cartel is preparing to handle it now. It is at the site of our original Jarivan *it ends*
01[20:29] <@DS> *Syiean leads Drasek and Ao onto the bridge, holding a lot of materials in their hands*
[20:29] <@Seraphna> Jaime> The Iron Paw was attacked by Azora’s people. Which simplifies my questions about who is working with her.
01[20:30] <@DS> <Azora> Excuse me?
[20:30] <@Seraphna> Jaime> I will encourage you to ask them to stand down. **she shows the damage logs**
01[20:30] <@DS> *Drasek angerily points at her* Thought to kill us and take what we had that you sent us to get
01[20:31] <@DS> *Azora looks confused* I can do that
[20:31] <@ChadWinters> *Chad glances at them bickering* Are you going to offer the Cartel assistance?
[20:31] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Then please do. **she says as she messages William offering assistance**
01[20:31] <@DS> *Taiga looks at what is placed down* Hopefully something among this can help
[20:32] <@ChadWinters> *Chad glances at what was set down* What did you want them to retrieve?
01[20:34] <@DS> <Azora> Erevis hyperspace markers, akin to DNA. I thought it might be useful in designing a weapon to help with the virus since she was tied to the project. I also sent them to find whatever parts they could locate from the hybrid research materials and planned to see if I could use the PAX to contruct something to counter those infected, especially hearing what Noire did
[20:35] <@Seraphna> Jaime> You know this could have gone so much smoother via actually sharing. Whatever. Make sure Cuddles and Jennifer get the relevant data.
[20:35] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> And you sure that the other Progenitors tried to stop you? *He looks at Drasek*
01[20:36] <@DS> <Drasek> Look at Ulieah and Imugem's ship. <Ao> They followed us to the system. They should be here any momemt if they kept chasing
[20:36] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Then it would appear the others don't agree with your plans. *He looks at Azora*
01[20:36] <@DS> *the sun begins to get blotted out by something; out the window the city begins to look a little dimmer*
01[20:37] <@DS> <Erevis AI> Transmission coming in from unknown ship
[20:37] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Oh good. Let’s hear this one.
[20:37] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> ...Erevis AI, bring up a scan on the sun.
01[20:39] <@DS> *the scan brings up what appears to be a Progenitor outside by the sun. matching wave lengths, and the Destin* <Progenitor> Progenitor vessel. Surrender to us. Turn over the Empress. Abandon the ship. And no harm will come to your world. *their voice sounds a little odd for a Progenitor*
01[20:39] <@DS> <Azora> .... *squints*
01[20:39] <@DS> <Isis> These are our troublemakers?
01[20:40] <@DS> <Taiga> I could try to go get Noire's ship
[20:40] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Something seem's off.
[20:40] <@Seraphna> Jaime> The Empress has words for you. Would you like me to bring her to you?
01[20:40] <@DS> <Progenitor> Yes. Bring the Empress - abandon the ship.
01[20:41] <@DS> <Cheryl> You think that wise?
01[20:42] <@DS> <Jikuu> Jaime..
01[20:42] <@DS> *Drasek takes the materials to medical*
[20:42] <@ChadWinters> *Chad leans in to Cheryl, whispering in her ear*
01[20:42] <@DS> *Cheryl leans over*
[20:43] <@Seraphna> Jaime> We will not be abandoning our ship. You will however listen to your Empress… unless you are compromised.
01[20:43] <@DS> <Isis> I want to point out that the timing of this is quite bad
01[20:43] <@DS> <Isis> Almost suspiciously so
[20:43] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Indeed.
[20:43] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Azora, ask them to stand down.
01[20:43] <@DS> <Isis> A true Dark Queen is about to ravage the universe and we're being held up
01[20:44] <@DS> *Azora nods and leans forward*
01[20:44] <@DS> <Azora> I want you to stand down and wait for further instructions from me
01[20:45] <@DS> *a pause is heard* <Progenitor> Understood. We see that you are being held against your will and that whatever you say cannot be trusted. We will take matters into our own hands now
01[20:45] <@DS> *they close the transmission*
01[20:46] <@DS> <Azora> ... what
[20:46] <@Seraphna> Jaime> If they don’t move to stop the Dark Queen then the last piece of the puzzle is filled in. We can assume they work for the Hybrid now.
[20:46] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> You need to stop them now if you want to save this planet.
[20:46] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Azora, can the system here override the weapon?
01[20:47] <@DS> <Azora> Not at all. Just like they can't interfere with ours
01[20:48] <@DS> <Taiga> So if they want the PAX, they'll have to do an assault - if they don't care they'll blow the sun up
01[20:48] <@DS> <Cheryl> I think either action might say something
[20:49] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Isis? What do you think? Time to destroy that abomination of a weapon?
[20:49] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Azora, how will that ship fair against the PAX?
01[20:49] <@DS> <Isis> I personally would love for it to be gone, but it will mean it won't be there for the Dark Queen. *she looks at everone8 Everyone fine with that?
01[20:50] <@DS> <Azora> It's quick and nimble. All it needs is one shot and it can take the PAX out. But, once that shot is fired, the PAX will be free to hammer on it
[20:51] <@Seraphna> Jaime> We need to give it a different target then.
01[20:52] <@DS> <Chii> Your Squalls?
01[20:52] <@DS> <Taiga> I can pilot Noire's ship too
[20:52] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> This is most likely a stall tactic by that thing to give it's new queen time do what it's mean to do.
01[20:53] <@DS> <Azora> You have one other threat you need to focus on
01[20:53] <@DS> *she points at the lone progenitor outside near the sun*
01[20:53] <@DS> <Azora> This one will try to merge with your star if the Divine fails
[20:53] <@Seraphna> Jaime> One may have to take the blow for us. Minimal crews on the Squalls. Let’s destroy this. I can take a small group to that Progenitor.
01[20:54] <@DS> <Cheryl> I'll go to the meeting and inform them of what's holding us up
01[20:55] <@DS> <Cheryl> Anyone else up to joining me?
[20:55] <@ChadWinters> *Chad nods and moves to join her*
01[20:56] <@DS> *Isis moves to join Chad and Cheryl, so the Suisen has a face*
01[20:56] <@DS> *Adeline eyes Azora lift her arm up to Jaime to be freed, then gives Jaime the code to do so if she wants*
[20:56] <@Seraphna> **Jaime looks to Ao and Drasek, then Azora.** Shall we confront the idiot?
01[20:57] <@DS> <Adeline> I'll be on the bridge of the PAX preparing
01[20:57] <@DS> <Drasek> Might as well. <Ao> You always ask a lot, Princess.
[20:57] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Sam is on standby if needed love.
[20:58] <@Seraphna> **Jaime unlocks Azora**
01[20:58] <@DS> *Azora rubs arm* I will join you
01[20:58] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[20:58] <@DS> Location: Galactic Senate
01[21:00] <@DS> *Isis looks around as William has a hand on Serafilla's head*
01[21:01] <@DS> *on the monitor is a giant queen that is practicaly moving through space, the world of jarivan around it*
01[21:01] <@DS> <Aya> How many ships will this take?
01[21:02] <@DS> *she looks to the Erusian delegate*
[21:03] <@Jackieness> <Arhn> "We will come."
01[21:04] <@DS> <Aya> EarthForce will send as many ships as it can spare
[21:05] <@ChadWinters> *Chad studies the senate with Cheryl, before leaning to her* This is going to be dangerous. That Queen is big.
01[21:05] <@DS> <William> The Cartel appreciates the gesture. *he turns his gaze to Isis* <Isis> The Suisen will arrive as quickly as we can. A situation has arisen
01[21:06] <@DS> *William presses his hands together, as if letting Isis' words flow over him*
01[21:06] <@DS> <Cheryl> I am not sure how we plan to beat it
01[21:06] <@DS> *she murmurs*
01[21:07] <@DS> <Isis> We are being attacked by some rogue factions of the Progenitors, possibily .... infected
01[21:08] <@DS> *William lowers his hands on the table* Hopefully the Suisen will be able to .... sort out its problems
[21:09] <@Jackieness> <Arhn> "The timing of your troubles is suspect."
01[21:10] <@DS> <Isis> I feel the same; As if something is keeping us from Jarivan besides the queen's growth
01[21:11] <@DS> *William leans back and contacts someone in the Cartel, whispering something
[21:11] <@Jackieness> <Arhn> "Has it been determined where the Dark Queen is going?"
01[21:12] <@DS> *then on the screen, the moving dot that is Jarivan becomes a dot on the galactic map* <William> The Cartel's best has guestimated that the Queen might be heading toward... *dots like in a pac-man game streams out toward Risokyo*
[21:13] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Interesting.
01[21:14] <@DS> <Isis> Worse than I thought. *Cheryl tips her hat* Aw fuuuck. <Chii> Do I have time to grab stuff I like on that planet and move it?
[21:14] <@Jackieness> <Arhn> "Certainly not a coincidence."
01[21:15] <@DS> <Isis> I will head to Jarivan with the first wave of troops and ships to see what is going on and what I can do to stop the Dark Queen from consumig my world
[21:15] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Hmm. *He rubs his face a bit*
01[21:15] <@DS> <Cheryl> Guess ah got no choice
01[21:17] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[21:17] <@DS> Location: PAX
01[21:18] <@DS> *alarms are going off, ruining Noire's destress time; Taiga is seated in Noire's ship and making calculations while the Squalls are in place to launch. Erevis AI begins to announce it looks like they are planning to attack the sun*
01[21:18] <@DS> <Cuddles on comm> Jaime.
[21:18] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah?
[21:19] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to drown out the chaos with her meditative chants*
01[21:19] <@DS> <Cuddles comm> Vodka and I have been looking over the stuff. I think we can make one of three things with the materials provided, but do note that once it's used, it's a one time thing because there's not a lot of material here
[21:20] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Lovely.
01[21:21] <@DS> <Cuddles comm> We can probably make a cure and test it on Noire to see if it works. And if it does, we'll manufacture a cure similiar to it with the PAX's system
01[21:21] <@DS> <Cuddles comm> We could also make something to poison/attack this hybrid and weaken it's hold on people
01[21:22] <@DS> <Cuddles comm> And uh, well....the last one.... *she trails off for a second* Since it has Erevis DNA essentially, we could look into cloning maybe.
[21:22] <@Seraphna> Jaime> What does that mean?
01[21:23] <@DS> <Cuddles> We could clone Erevis. The mind wouldn't be the same naturally. We would need to locate some way to fill that or it would just be a clone of her
01[21:24] <@DS> *Jikuu listens in, leaning on a console, then peers at Jaime*
[21:25] <@Seraphna> Jaime> The first or the second are better for all.
01[21:25] <@DS> <Cuddles> Alright, understood
[21:26] <@Seraphna> Jaime> If we can fashion a cute those not entirely lost can resume helping, while the other means people might break free on their own. I’m leaning towards the first and hoping our cured Noire and Charlotte can break him.
01[21:26] <@DS> <Jikuu> *simply nods at Jaime*
01[21:27] <@DS> <Taiga on comm> You ready to attack, Jaime?
01[21:27] <@DS> *Cuddles pages Noire to come to medical*
[21:27] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...my public awaits." *stands and heads to the medbay*
[21:27] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Let’s do this. We need this solved so we can stop the Queen.
01[21:28] <@DS> *The Squalls launch and Taiga goes next*
01[21:28] <@DS> *the Destiny is charging at the sun while the Progenitor back up is near it*
[21:30] <@Seraphna> **Jaime teleports her team to the backup, glowing with power to protect them better**
01[21:31] <@DS> *Drasek blasts and Ao hyperspace slices like an agile fighter. Azora seems to be gathering her power8
01[21:32] <@DS> *Taiga and the Squalls attack the Destiny, as the PAX rises up and begins to fire on it with Adeline at the helm, blasting it hard; it disengages and begins to track the PAX*
[21:32] <@Seraphna> **Jaime reaches out in a field swings a fist, sending a flare of the sun, molten fire and metals after him**
01[21:32] <@DS> *at medical, Noire would see what looks to be a hyperspace infused shot, the canister now drained of whatever was once in there*
01[21:33] <@DS> *The Progenitor reaces out, letting the sun wash over him and begins to be pulled in*
01[21:33] <@DS> <Azora> Keep him far from the sun
01[21:34] <@DS> *she begins to release a major amount of power to bomb him away*
[21:34] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...and this is a cure then?"
[21:35] <@Seraphna> **Jaime nods and twists her working, pulsing gravity at the Progenitor to repulse him from the sun**
01[21:35] <@DS> <Vodka> Da da! It will be making you strong like bear. That or burn your insides out.
01[21:36] <@DS> *The Progenitor slams into Drasek who bear hugs him, the two burning each other*
[21:37] <@Seraphna> **Jaime frowns** Can you not see your Queen fights freely? Who has turned you to the Dark?
01[21:38] <@DS> *The Destiny keeps aimng at the PAX, due to it's large size and fires at a sure shot, when something explodes - but not the PAX; a large group of Squalls got in the way, with Taiga getting among them, each having shields up, and the force of the power causes a huge legion of the ships to poof*
01[21:38] <@DS> *Adeline speaks into the cmm* returning fire
[21:38] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...no need to sugar coat it. I'd ratehr die as myself than give this thing an inch of ground. Let's proceed."
01[21:39] <@DS> <Progenitor> .... *looks at Azora, then at Jaime, reaching back to touch Drasek's face and burn pushes hims away. Ao coming in to punch him as he stands there until she's tossed; finally, the Progenitor seemsto grab his own face and holds his hands there*
01[21:40] <@DS> *Cuddles gives Noire the shot and she'd feel pain all over as her insides to burn, but at the same time her mind becomes clearer*
01[21:40] <@DS> <Vodka> Is she being alive still? If so need to make more
[21:40] <@Seraphna> **Jaime shifts, warping to the Progenitor while he’s holding his face and starts yo cut him off from hyperspace**
[21:40] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "....nnnn....alive, alive!"
01[21:41] <@DS> <Cuddles> That is good. *She gives her some pain medicine*
[21:42] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *swallows the pain meds*
01[21:43] <@DS> *being a pure progenitor it is impossible to do that; unless you mean you want to kill him*
[21:43] <@Seraphna> **For now the intent is just to massively weaken him by taking a great deal of it**
01[21:46] <@DS> *as Jaime tries to sap the energy to herself, she'd feel a strangeness enter her for a moment and her vision wobbles. But that's about it as the progenitor soon grows weaker and floats there. Azora comes over and pulls the hands apart ad forces the progenitor into a human form*
01[21:47] <@DS> *Drasek meanwhile has shifted bcak to his famous form has burns from the two hugging each other*
[21:47] <@Seraphna> Jaime> It… is infection. The entity had them.
01[21:47] <@DS> <Azora> Becareful then. Lets return to the ship
[21:47] <@Seraphna> Jaime> I am glad I chose the cure suddenly.
01[21:48] <@DS> -Jump-
01[21:49] <@DS> *Adeline seems to be heading up the meeting this time, with Taiga MIA*
03[21:49] * Joins: Pache (~Home@pres-24-b2-v4wan-161431-cust1803.vm29.cable.virginm.net)
[21:49] <@Seraphna> **Si hunts wife**
01[21:49] <@DS> <Adeline> The good news is the sun was spared and the Progenitor is in medical to see if we can figure out what the infection is like for them
01[21:50] <@DS> <Azora> If the Progenitors are falling now, then we are in greater danger than ever
01[21:50] <@DS> *Cuddles motions at Moire* The cure worked at least
[21:51] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Which is good. I felt the first signs of it.
01[21:51] <@DS> <Vodka> Bad news being it will take time to make more. *looks at Jaime* If you are being sickly, you are going to be needing to tell us
01[21:51] <@DS> *Adeline monitors Si bringing the damaged Noire ship into the hanger with Taiga*
[21:52] <@Seraphna> Jaime> As soon as I feel more. I will tell you all. I won’t risk anyone out of pride.
[21:52] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm....the Progenitor's fates were likely sealed the moment that it took the hybrid."
[21:52] <@Seraphna> **Si then brings Taiga to medical**
01[21:53] <@DS> <Vodka> I am being needed to work on white haired fox
01[21:53] <@DS> *she moves off*
01[21:53] <@DS> <Adeline> Alright here is why I really called you all in
01[21:53] <@DS> <Adeline> Isis got in touch with me and the Dark Queen is headed this way
01[21:54] <@DS> <Adeline> She, along with the Senate, are engaging it now but Isis wants to also land on the planet itself
01[21:55] <@DS> *Adeline checks the time* We do not have a lot of time left
01[21:56] <@DS> <Azora> Jaime. You and Isis will need to use the full force of the PAX to destroy the Queen you know. With the PAX having destroyed the Destiny
[21:57] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...and Dowager Empress..." *looks at Azora* "...I did say that I would not fall. So there is still hope."
[21:57] <@Seraphna> **Jaime nods** I will imbue Sam with extra energy, she can run the systems.
01[21:58] <@DS> *Azora sudies Moire*
01[21:58] <@DS> <Adeline> I say we get into ambush position then
01[21:58] <@DS> -SHIFT-
03[21:59] * Pache is now known as Alicia
01[21:59] <@DS> Location: EarthGov Ship
01[22:00] <@DS> *X leans forward as the ship is about to exit hyperspace. Isis keeps her hands folded together, still acting calm while Cheryl's pacing looks to irritate both Chii and Freyja*
01[22:00] <@DS> <Aya> Everyonr ready?
[22:00] <@ChadWinters> *Chad sits there, his arms crossed* Cheryl, please take a deep breath*
01[22:00] <@DS> *she and Evette are at the controls*
01[22:01] <@DS> *Cheryl does so, breathing in and out slowly*
01[22:02] <@DS> *the ships begin to exit out surrounding Jarivan as the Dark Queen somehow is moving through space rather quickly. And it looks to be on par with the Tsivrixsh world*
01[22:02] <@DS> <Evette> We have a situation
[22:03] <@ChadWinters> *Chad narrows his eyes as he studies the data coming in*
01[22:04] <@DS> *the data shows the queen erupted on the one side, sort of like Majora's Mask, with the other side being the dead part of the surface left. And on that surface shows the hybrid being, along with dozrns and dozens of influenced people - Dark Ones, people from Earth and he Cartel, and Progenitors. And among them is Ren and Andrea and Dias. the tracker working once again and bleeping out his exact spot*
01[22:04] <@DS> <Isis> If they attack, won't those innocent people be hurt?
[22:06] <@ChadWinters> <CHad> Yes.
01[22:07] <@DS> *indeed attacks are starting to come down on the Queen portion, and the battle has begun*
01[22:07] <@DS> *as they enter the Risokyo, the PAX is nowhere to be seen - yet*
01[22:09] <@DS> *The Queen seems to be purposely shifting it's location on the one side moving along the surface and displacing people to where the Cartel and Earth ships will hit them*
[22:09] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> They want a close range battle.
01[22:10] <@DS> *a dragoon bustah like weapon strikes the planet and does decent chunk out of the queen and the surrounding areas, then the PAX shows and unleashes a huge blast*
01[22:10] <@DS> *Isis wincing at the damage to the surrounding area but at least the Queen looks to have been hurt*
01[22:11] <@DS> <Adeline> We scored a decent hit but is seems to be moving around on the surface with those infected
[22:11] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Pass the information on to the others that they need to be careful where they aim.
01[22:11] <@DS> *she notes on the bridge.
01[22:11] <@DS> *Adeline looks as the info is relayed to them on the situation* We look to have a hostage situation below
01[22:12] <@DS> *Taiga, bangaged up* They want close ranged, since we could kill the Queen easily with full power
[22:13] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Indeed. We will need to extract those captives… or cure them.
01[22:13] <@DS> <Cuddles> I can try to work on a mass cure system
01[22:13] <@DS> <Cuddles> But it will take time
01[22:14] <@DS> <Cuddles> It might be easier if you could kill the source
[22:14] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Noire… think you can take some control of the hostages?
[22:14] <@Seraphna> Jaime> You’re saying it’s finale time? Well… **she stands**
01[22:15] <@DS> *the dark queen begins to charge up a blast to retaliate - aiming at the PAX*
01[22:16] <@DS> <Taiga> I'll head down and see what I can do; I need to find Ren.
[22:16] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Sam. Now. You have time to buy us.
[22:16] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I could try...but its not an easy spell to cast...esecpially with the hybrid in the middle of them."
[22:16] <@Seraphna> Kaelan> I think we need to fight Noire.
[22:16] <@Seraphna> Kaelan> Time to evict that asshole.
01[22:16] <@DS> *Taiga heads for the shuttles*
[22:17] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "...Taiga, I wish to go down. Not only is Ren my friend, but my mother is down ther too." *follows*
01[22:17] <@DS> *the beam is shot at the PAX and Adeline puts all into shields*
[22:17] <@Seraphna> **Kaelan heads there, Sammael unlocks systems and pulls up the grater shielding**
01[22:17] <@DS> <Azora> I will aid in defending the children going
[22:18] <Alicia> * Yoiyami meets the pair on the way, having arrived before the attack. "...what the FUCK did I miss?"
01[22:18] <@DS> *the ship rocks and alarms go off as the shields drop but seems to hold*
01[22:18] <@DS> *Taiga studies Yoiyami, almost suspiciously*
[22:18] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...rescue mission. You need to stay."
[22:18] <Alicia> *as with the previous cameo, she doesn't appear much older*
[22:19] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I mean, fine? Catch me up when you get back, I guess?"
01[22:19] <@DS> <Taiga> It's her mother down there
01[22:19] <@DS> <Taiga> If she wants to come
01[22:19] <@DS> *begins to power the shuttle up with her good arm*
[22:20] <@Seraphna> **Si and Kaelan board**
[22:20] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm....very well...but she can come if she wishes, but she needs to be careful, especially until they can produce more of the treatment that I received." *boards the shuttle*
[22:20] <Alicia> * Yoiyami heads on.
01[22:21] <@DS> *Vodka leans into the shuttle and drops off four vials of the cure* Last one is going to Empress
[22:21] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Which one?"
[22:21] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Jaime was infected."
01[22:22] <@DS> <Vodka> Hm, da da. And Jikuu
[22:22] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "So...both?"
01[22:22] <@DS> <Vodka> But am under orders not to cure her
01[22:22] <@DS> <Vodka> Good luck out there
[22:22] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "I would ask why, but we are lackignt eh luxury of time. Taiga, take us out."
01[22:23] <@DS> *Taiga flies down toward the planet; at the same time, Cheryl and Isis are in their shuttle*
01[22:23] <@DS> *X leaning in the back seat*
01[22:23] <@DS> <Cheryl> If the PAX is going to slug it out, lets see what we can find planet side
01[22:24] <@DS> *Adeline turns to Jaime*
[22:24] <@ChadWinters> *Chad grunts as he checks things on himself*
01[22:24] <@DS> <Adeline> Lets hope my crazu plan works
[22:24] <@Seraphna> **Angela sends Cheryl a thought that she’ll join**
01[22:25] <@DS> <Adeline> Both jikuu and Charlotte are on the PAX - that means our target will want to spare the ship enough so it will come up here to get them
[22:25] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Your craziest plans are still genius ones.
01[22:25] <@DS> <Adeline> If I've played the card wrong, we might all die
01[22:26] <@DS> -SHIFT-
01[22:26] <@DS> Location: Jarivan
[22:26] <@Seraphna> Jaime> That would really sour the day.
01[22:27] <@DS> *the two groups land near each other among the swarms of people*
01[22:27] <@DS> *X climbs out, checking Dias' tracker*
[22:27] <@ChadWinters> *Chad sighs as he looks around*
01[22:27] <@DS> *Taiga and Azora study all the Dark Ones roaming around*
01[22:28] <@DS> <Cheryl> This is hell. <Chii> You're just racist
01[22:28] <@DS> *Freyja prays for Cheryl's eternal soul*
[22:28] <@Seraphna> Angela> We’ve been to hell. It sucks more down there.
[22:28] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...well...even I don't think this is particularly pleasant."
01[22:30] <@DS> <X> This way
01[22:30] <@DS> *as she leads them through the horde, Isis trying to becareful, eventually, they seem to get noticed and a pack of Dark Ones leap up and attempt to smash the team*
[22:31] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *turns and tries raising dark matter barriers to repel the attacks*
[22:31] <@ChadWinters> *Chad unholsters his gun and begins firing stun shots at the ones coming in*
01[22:31] <@DS> *Azora unleashes low grade hyperspace at them to fling them back*
[22:32] <@Seraphna> **Kaelan starts foxholing Dark Ones away from them**
01[22:32] <@DS> *Cheryl with her twin foxes begin to slap charms on approaching Cartel business men who try to touch the groupf from behind*
01[22:33] <@DS> <Isis> No thanks, I do not wish to buy. *she swats them away with a fan as the group gets rid of the Dark Ones*
[22:33] <@Seraphna> **Si uses sweeping flames to cut the group a path**
01[22:33] <@DS> *Taiga keeps Yoi close by*
01[22:33] <@DS> <Taiga> Keep by me
[22:34] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "How far now?"
01[22:35] <@DS> *X follows Si's path as they eventually come across where a Progenitor is standng in the center; he appears to be normal, but they can tell he is the hybrid from last time. Next to him is Ren, Andrea, and Dias*
01[22:35] <@DS> *they seem to be watching the battle occur, as people are getting knocked around, a tendril knocking a few up into space near them right now*
[22:36] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> There.
01[22:36] <@DS> <Isis> How do we wish to approach this?
01[22:37] <@DS> *she studies the cure shot in her hand
[22:37] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "With Dias there, a frontal approach would get annoyign quickly."
[22:37] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Would it work on the Hybrid?
01[22:38] <@DS> <Isis> That is what I am wondering
01[22:38] <@DS> <X> I can snap Dias out of it
01[22:38] <@DS> <X> When we are ready
[22:38] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...prioritize Dias. His strength could be an asset."
[22:39] <@ChadWinters> *Chad glances at X, nodding to her* We want to use it on the Hybrid then?
01[22:39] <@DS> <Cheryl> If we can use one on Ren and Andrea, that would still leave us with 2, right?
[22:39] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "That's my mother there... and I still agree..."
[22:39] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "...if we are smart about it, yes."
[22:39] <@Seraphna> Kaelan> If it worked on the Hybrid it might break the control here.
01[22:39] <@DS> <Taiga> Who has the best shot at injecting it?
[22:40] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...that is difficult to say."
01[22:40] <@DS> <Cheryl> Hm
[22:40] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Isn't not missing shots basically Chad's thing?"
01[22:40] <@DS> *she ponders, looking at Chad*
[22:40] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> With my gun, yes.
01[22:41] <@DS> <Chii> Then hold on
[22:41] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "...oh, it's that specific?"
[22:41] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Always has been.
01[22:41] <@DS> *she takes the shot and tinkers with it a moment, back to them* <Freyja> Cheryl
01[22:41] <@DS> *she takes the shot and tinkers with it a moment, back to them* <Freyja> Cheryl's lock on could be a decent alternative
01[22:42] <@DS> *Chii hands Chad a makeshift dart gun with the shot in the slot of a dart*
[22:42] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Then everyone else will need to clean out our paths. So Ren and Andrea first.
01[22:43] <@DS> <Chii> If that isn
01[22:43] <@DS> <Chii> If that isn't good enough someone else can use it
[22:43] <@Jackieness> <Noire> /noi "Cheryl, Chad... combine your resources, if you can. The rest of us... its time."
[22:43] <@ChadWinters> *Chad takes it, dropping his clip and pulling out a second one quickly working to get the dart to work in it.
01[22:44] <@DS> <Cheryl> That's doable
[22:44] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *flicks back her hair with a hand and then starts a power walk toward the battlefield*
01[22:44] <@DS> *X moves in close to activate Dias*
01[22:44] <@DS> *Taiga moves in close; X then cups her hands*
[22:44] <@Seraphna> **Angela smirks, then pulls two Betas that unfold out of subspace** Let’s get this done.
01[22:45] <@DS> <X> Dias - you are the strongest in the universe!
01[22:45] <@DS> <Isis> ... that is really his mind unlock code?
[22:45] <@ChadWinters> *Chad slides his hand along his belt and pulls out a small tool, filing somethign away on the clip until he can get the dart in. He slides it in and pulls back the slide*
01[22:46] <@DS> *Andrea appears to warp up out of the ground in front of Noire*
[22:46] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm....mother."
01[22:47] <@DS> *then, without real power to it, shadow blasts Noire up into the sky and up and over toward Ren*
01[22:47] <@DS> *Ren kneels like an animal, then another Ren appears, both of them preparing to leap and attack the Betas*
[22:47] <@Seraphna> **The Betas leap first and tackle**
[22:48] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *tries twisting ehrself in the air and then summoning tendrils to grapple the Ren's below*
[22:48] <@ChadWinters> *Chad raises Ebony as his eyes turn gold*
01[22:48] <@DS> *Cheryl and Isis go for the Hybrid to hold him in place*
01[22:49] <@DS> *The Rens are grappled and then tackled by the Betas; Chii flies in and begins to throw dust into Ren
01[22:49] <@DS> *Freyja chants after the dust hits and Ren begins to hack*
[22:49] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *lands nearvy, hold one hand up to keep the Rens grappled and pointing the other hand at Andrea*
[22:50] <@ChadWinters> *Chad pulls the trigger, sending the shot in at the Hybrid now, the dart adjusting as it zooms in at it*
01[22:50] <@DS> *Andrea turns, a little amused*
01[22:51] <@DS> *Cheryl and Isis are thrown off and right as the dart is about to hit the Hybrid, he catches it a few inches from himself(
01[22:51] <@DS> *eyes it in confusion*
[22:52] <@ChadWinters> *Chad strains a bit, as blood starts dripping from his nose*
01[22:52] <@DS> *Ren begins to break free slowly and beginsto look more like a monster fox, opening her jaws to bite into the beta(
[22:52] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *clenches her free hand into a fist and then conjures a Dark Arm, then she sends it to try to slap the hybrid on the butt!*
[22:53] <@Seraphna> **The Beta takes it while the other pins her**
[22:53] <Alicia> * Yoiyami launches a fire spell at the hybrid, mostly as a distraction, careful not to hit anyone or anything but the hybrid
01[22:54] <@DS> *The hybrid pauses and turns looking for Noire as Ren then begins Ren snaps at the Beta, then reality begins to feel altered and she's on top of the Beta, turning and bites at Taiga*
[22:54] <@Seraphna> **Si leaps in front of Taiga and flame kicks that bad puppy snoot**
01[22:54] <@DS> *The Hybrid burns, it's energy rippling; all this time it oddly keeps holding onto the dart shot*
[22:55] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *gestures, using the Dark Arm to try an uppercut to get its attention off of Chad's attack*
01[22:55] <@DS> *then it finally lets go(
01[22:55] <@DS> *Andrea seems to vanish into the groun*
01[22:56] <@DS> *The shot hits the hybrid and it pauses, thenfalls over wile Ren makes a wolf cry*
01[22:56] <@DS> *Taiga jabs a needle into Ren's neck*
01[22:56] <@DS> *making her fall over*
[22:56] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *turns to try to find her mother*
[22:56] <@ChadWinters> *Chad falls to his knees, his eyes turning normal as blood begins dropping from his nose heavily*
01[22:57] <@DS> *Andrea seems to be standing with Isis, holding one of the shots*
01[22:57] <@DS> *Cheryl kneels with Chad, patting his back*
[22:57] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "...mother..." *takes a step forward*
01[22:57] <@DS> <Cheryl> We need to see to that
01[22:57] <@DS> <Andrea> Yes, Noire?
[22:58] <@ChadWinters> *Chad spits out blood as he snorts in* Yeah. And X and Dias?
01[22:58] <@DS> <Cheryl> Shes checking him over to make sure the code word worked
[22:58] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "...are you yourself again?"
[22:58] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Well, he's at least not rampaging.
01[22:58] <@DS> *The hybrid stands up
01[22:58] <@DS> 8
[22:58] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Just as well."
01[22:59] <@DS> <Andrea> I'm still heavily infected. I partioned off a part of my mind until I saw you again - this a cure?
01[23:00] <@DS> <Isis> It's rising again
[23:00] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes, so please stick yourself or hand it back."
01[23:00] <@DS> *Andrea jabs herself and tosses it aside*
[23:00] <@ChadWinters> *Chad pushes himself up to his feet* I see that. *He drops the clip, slipping in a different one that has a purple mark on it*
[23:01] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *turns back toward the hybrid* "...wait a moment...let's see if the tratment had any effect..."
01[23:01] <@DS> <Hybrid> .... *looks around, then at them, then approaches Yoiyami* I need to make ammends to your leaders
01[23:02] <@DS> *he lifts his wrists up to be caged with Adeline's device*
01[23:02] <@DS> *Ren sits up* <Ren> My head
[23:02] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> So where did this thing retreat to?
[23:03] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "...where did the mad puppeteer retreat to?"
01[23:03] <@DS> <Isis> I keep hearing about this entity thing; are we positive there is more than two?
01[23:03] <@DS> <Isis> This hybrid being seems to be the one after Charlotte, after all
[23:04] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> We're not sure about anything.
[23:04] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "That is the question...the primal rage predates the creation of this hybrid being... so where is the original rage entity?"
01[23:04] <@DS> <Hybrid> I may be able to answer questions
[23:05] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "That helps."
01[23:05] <@DS> *He turns to look at all the people; right now the situtaion is looking dire; the Queen looks to be up to someting now tht there isn't anything controlling her8
01[23:05] <@DS> *and seems to be looking to leave the area
01[23:06] <@DS> *the ground is also becoming more unstable, like it's breaking off to fall back down*
01[23:07] <@DS> <isis> *comms Jaime* Jaime
[23:07] <@Seraphna> Kaelan> I’d say it’s time to go.
[23:07] <@Seraphna> Jaime> **comms** Here.
01[23:08] <@DS> <Isis> You need to teleport as many people as you can to a secure location - they might still be infected. And then grab us and bring us to the brig
01[23:08] <@DS> *she pings beacon to the hybrid*
[23:08] <@Seraphna> **Jaime starts the teleports**
[23:08] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Do you have a secure location already?"
01[23:08] <@DS> <Isis> The PAX should have several
01[23:09] <@DS> <Isis> Risokyo wss built with it in mind
01[23:09] <@DS> *the team soon finds themselves at the brig, with the Hybrid on the other side of the bars*
[23:09] <@ChadWinters> *Chad seems to have finally controlled his breathing*
01[23:09] <@DS> *Cheryl calls Vodka to come treat Chad*
[23:10] <@Seraphna> Jennifer> Remember Vodka he suffers from a Grade 4 Excessive Oldness.
01[23:10] <@DS> *The Hybrid begins to act a little oddly now that it's on the PAX* I sense you.
01[23:11] <@DS> *Vodka da da amd begins to treat him while the hybrid switches to a dark one shadow port and begins t try to break out*
01[23:11] <@DS> <Ren> We have a problem
[23:12] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Sorry I didn't cheat my age limit like others. *He eyes the Hybrid trying to break out*
[23:12] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Boost the containment."
01[23:12] <@DS> <Andrea> Dear, I think it's not friendly
[23:12] <@Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to drain off his dark energy to keep it too low for him to shadow port out*
01[23:13] <@DS> *Isis boosts it up and with Noire does that, she would feel something finally; thankfully she still has the cure in her system*
01[23:13] <@DS> *the Hybrid presses against the field, seeing it's stuck*
[23:13] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Did it not work on it?
[23:13] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "What happened to answers, anyway?"
01[23:14] <@DS> *Adeline monitors, as the hybrid then tries to reach out and force Jikuu to it's location then*
[23:14] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Its Dark half is still infected. When its Progenitor side is dominant, it is free of the control."
[23:14] <@Seraphna> Jaime> I think this might be an overlapping issue.
[23:15] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Then it didn't work. *He watches, looking to exhausted to want to act*
01[23:15] <@DS> <*Adeline on comm> I have verified what I wantd to
01[23:15] <@DS> <Adeline on comm> He can call and interact with the infected and ply his will on them. *she jabs Jikuu*
01[23:16] <@DS> <Cheryl> Do we want to keep wasting cures on this asshole?
[23:16] <Alicia> <Jikuu> "...disgusting."
01[23:16] <@DS> *she holds up the last one they have right now*
[23:16] <Alicia> *That was meant to be Yoiyami
[23:16] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> If it didn't work, it's not worth risking a second round on it.
[23:17] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...call in Azora. This is her special project."
01[23:17] <@DS> *The Hybrid sits, looking frustrated* I will make deal. If I tell you, will you bring them to me
01[23:17] <@DS> *Isis contacts and has Azora brought from where she was tending the people who were brought up*
[23:18] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I thought the deal was that you answer questions and we don't kill you."
01[23:18] <@DS> <Azora> It depends on what you hope to achieve . We have a cure, but killing him will stop the infection from contining
01[23:18] <@DS> *The hybrid looks like it doesnt
01[23:19] <@DS> *The hybrid looks like it doesn't get that*
[23:19] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> And it might only be a matter of time before it can work around the cure.
01[23:19] <@DS> <Azora> I agree
[23:20] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "You said that the hybrid was created to help fight the original rage...so explain this then."
[23:20] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> My suggestion is to kill it.
01[23:20] <@DS> <Azora> I would like to know why it went so wrong, but many the PAX's medical bay can tell us after it is dead
[23:20] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> But I have a feeling that won't solve our problem.
01[23:21] <@DS> <Azora> It is true, when we split off from them, it was an ideaology issue. They embraced emotions and we did not
[23:21] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...there is more to it than that, I feel."
01[23:21] <@DS> <Azora> Then sometime later, they began go wild with emotions that seemed to overtake them, ,especially rage
[23:22] <@ChadWinters> *Chad looks at the Hybrid* When did you come to exist?
01[23:22] <@DS> <Isis> I was awakned by a voice, much like yours
01[23:22] <@DS> *Hybrid
[23:23] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Are you this Hybrid or did you exist before it was created?
01[23:23] <@DS> <Hybrid> ? *it tilts head* I only know myself. I woke in a dark ship alone and the world was not real. I was told to explore.
[23:24] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Who told you?"
01[23:24] <@DS> <Hybrid> I do not know. They did not show themselves; I did not even sense them in the ship
[23:24] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Interesting.
[23:24] <@Seraphna> Jaime> In his mind then.
01[23:26] <@DS> <Hybrid> So I explored and as I met more people I began to.....connect with them. And I began to learn I could leave parts of myself there. At first it was fun, but I was lonely. So lonely. And it made me..... upset. Even when the Dark Ones began to fill up this world, and I touched their minds, the angry ones did not fit what If felt
01[23:26] <@DS> *I
[23:26] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Or an AI."
01[23:26] <@DS> *He leans in and touches the force field* Do you think the Charlotte will feel like I do?
[23:27] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> So we may have a 3rd party then.
[23:27] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I mean, from what I heard, that was going to be pretty much guaranteed."
[23:27] <@ChadWinters> *Chad looks at Azora* Who's authority can release him from his stasis?
01[23:27] <@DS> <Hybrid> The angry Jikuu who is almost like me, she could feell ike me. *it moves away mumbling*
01[23:28] <@DS> <Azora> Only mine or Erevis; if someone bypassed it, it would need a tech highre than the Progenitors
[23:29] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> If you head back to the ship, can you access the terminals to find out?
01[23:29] <@DS> <Azora> I can do that
[23:29] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...there are mysteries surrounding Erevis' time after their transport disappeared."
01[23:29] <@DS> <Isis> We should put Ao on her as a body guard
[23:29] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Several should go just in case.
01[23:30] <@DS> <Ren> Question
01[23:30] <@DS> <Ren> What are we planning to do with it?
01[23:30] <@DS> *she motions at the hybrid?
[23:31] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...it almost feel like its a victim of something else."
[23:31] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Probably."
[23:31] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Victim or not, it's using it's ability to rob the will of others.
01[23:31] <@DS> <Ren> It wanting my wife is not reassuring. *she looks at Yoi* And hopefully it doesnt take to you
01[23:32] <@DS> <Isis> We can keep it here with guards until we get more answers
01[23:32] <@DS> <isis> How does that sound?
[23:32] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Either you all need to convince it to return everyone back to normal, we find a way to stop it and cure those with it, or we kill it and hope that fixes it.
[23:33] <@Seraphna> Jaime> Maybe Char can convince him?
[23:33] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I'd love to do the first, but 'Hey, slavery is bad' tends not to work."
[23:34] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...let's wait until Azora find s out who may have revived the hybrid before we proceed further then."
[23:34] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Speaking of... is anyone else bothered by the whole authority deal?"
01[23:35] <@DS> <Adeline> I am bothered by a lot of things
[23:35] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "As am I."
[23:35] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> I'll suggest that you put as many inhibitors on it and make sure to maintain a field around it.
01[23:36] <@DS> *the PAX Shakes*
[23:36] <@Seraphna> Jaime> What now?
01[23:36] <@DS> *Adeline checks in with Sam* It looks like we might have gotten the last bit of the Dark Queen
01[23:37] <@DS> <Adeline> Damage in a few sectors and we will need to check what it was dropping
01[23:38] <@DS> <Isis> We should be sure we got all of it. That Queen was large
01[23:39] <@DS> *Ren holds her head* I want to catch up later, Yoi honey *she staggers off*
[23:42] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "'Emotions that overtook them'... is that an external source, or just unresolved issues...?"
01[23:43] <@DS> <Isis> Hm
01[23:43] <@DS> <Isis> It is possible that the hybrid was alone and being made to connect the two races
[23:44] <@Jackieness> <Noire> "Its a question that we need to answer."
01[23:44] <@DS> <Isis> Began to affect them with it's own twisted emotions
01[23:44] <@DS> <Isis> But someone set it loose
[23:44] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "The answer to that is going to be the most important of the solution."
[23:45] <Alicia> *important part
[23:45] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> It'll only lead us to another thread. Knowing the who and why won't solve the Hybrid's ability or emptiness
01[23:45] <@DS> <Freyja> Well
[23:45] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "The emptiness can only be fixed the old fashioned way."
01[23:45] <@DS> <Freyja> It may be veyy simple but dangerous
01[23:47] <@DS> <Freyja> As I was taught by Chii, a good counselor - especially with psionics - could do the healing session and make it seem like months in days. The danger would then be being stuck with them for that long in their mind
01[23:47] <@DS> <Freyja> Or someone just being willing
[23:51] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "So, we need to find a good counselor who isn't going to get controlled."
01[23:52] <@DS> <Chii> Don't suppose you want to counsel?
01[23:53] <@DS> <Cheryl> We could give you the digial avatar of your mother
02[23:53] * Quits: @Jackieness (~Psy@23-127-47-99.lightspeed.knvltn.sbcglobal.net)
[23:54] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Pass.
01[23:55] <@DS> *Vodka puts on glasses on Chad* These will help with your eyes being in pain
01[23:55] <@DS> <Erevis AI> Jaime to the bridge
01[23:56] <@DS> *Adeline hmmms and gives Jikuu a cookie while checking what the AI wanted
[23:57] <@ChadWinters> *Chad sighs a bit* You've been talking to Aya haven't you.
01[23:58] <@DS> <Vodka> Girl talk is enlighting!
[23:59] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> I'll have to ground her next time. *He notes*
Session Time: Tue Oct 22 00:00:00 2024
01[00:01] <@DS> <Taiga> That might amusing to see. <Cheryl> At a safe distance. *X pulls Dias cheeks* <X> I'll let you record it
[00:03] <@ChadWinters> <Dias> Hwweeeee. Record what now?
01[00:03] <@DS> <X> *whispers*
[00:04] <@ChadWinters> *Dias' face goes bright red*
01[00:06] <@DS> <X> Hah
[00:07] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> The migraine will fade eventually. *He seems to be plotting revenge against Aya*
01[00:08] <@DS> <Cheryl> You know, seeing you two playing together makes me want to play more with my kids
01[00:09] <@DS> *Taiga slowly rises and heads for the exit*
[00:10] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Sometimes it's good to remind them who's the parent. *He shifts back, sitting upright now on the medical bed*
01[00:11] <@DS> *Cuddles and Vodka seem to be working on more cures; Azora seems to be studying something before heading out at medical*
[00:16] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> See how your daughter runs off hiding already? *He notes to Cheryl*
01[00:17] <@DS> <Cheryl> Very depressing
[00:17] <@ChadWinters> *Dias leans against X* I never stopped thinking of you while I was with it.
01[00:18] <@DS> <X> I knew you would and it allowed us to catch the asshole
[00:19] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> You could just threaten to cut her off at christmas. Give her coal.
01[00:19] <@DS> <Cheryl> I just might
[00:20] <@ChadWinters> <Dias> Sorry I couldn't just beat it with my fists this time.
01[00:22] <@DS> <X> You might can now
01[00:22] <@DS> *she eyes it sitting there*
[00:25] <@ChadWinters> <Dias> I wanted to, I was real close to doing it also, but it took more for me to keep it out of full control.
01[00:28] <@DS> <X> Well I doubt many could do what you did without going nuts
01[00:28] <@DS> *Andrea rolls by in a chair, leaning back to eye Yoiyami*
[00:29] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "You doing okay?"
01[00:32] <@DS> <Andrea> I am. Thankfully by doing what I did I could observe the stuff and answer a few questions you might have
[00:32] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I have a lot... but then I just came back to... this."
[00:34] <@ChadWinters> <Dias> Well luckily if it tries anything I'll be ready to beat it up this time.
[00:35] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "What the hell is going on?"
01[00:35] <@DS> <Andrea> Well, the infection from what I saw seemed to grapple on to the darkness in the hearts of people and especially dark powers and tried to infame dark emotions - loneliness, rage, and especially anger. And then it would use that to control the person and have it do what ever the hybrid wanted, or maybe IT was acting to the will of the infection it was spreading. As you all were pondering, the original went to sleep and it was made to combat it but instead it was now using it
01[00:36] <@DS> <X> That's my Dias
01[00:38] <@DS> <Andrea> Essentially, the first Dark Ones were raging monsters for some reason, they stopped when they were being bombed to hell, then this hybrid which was made to be a peaceful tool between the races, begins to use the same rage the original Dark Ones were using
[00:40] <Alicia> * Yoiyami keeps consulting her datapad. "I feel like a lot of this is tied up in 'for some reason'."
01[00:41] <@DS> <Andrea> Well.
[00:41] <@ChadWinters> +
01[00:41] <@DS> <Andra> We could just make our way to the Dark One lands
[00:42] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I guess so."
01[00:44] <@DS> <Andrea> I see two ways to get there - taking Taigas modified Squall ship
01[00:45] <@DS> <Andrea> Or try to flag Fate down
01[00:45] <@DS> <Cheryl> *hits the plus button on Chad's bed*
[00:45] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Thanks. *He grunts at her*
01[00:49] <@DS> <Cheryl> Any time
[00:57] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I was going to say that I've grown from my rushing at the direct problem, but I don't even know how we could here. It's not like we can timetravel back and deal with Patient Zero, after all."
01[00:59] <@DS> <Andrea> This would be more invesigation. I read the reports - your mom only got to check out the Progenitors territory last time. We should grab her and see if there are clues we need to fill in the puzzle
01[01:00] <@DS> <Andrea> Ship though will take days to reach the destination while Fate might can speed it up
[01:00] <Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Is that why she's so important to this?"
01[01:01] <@DS> <Andrea> Strangely, I haven't seen her in a while
01[01:01] <@DS> *she muses on that*
[01:03] <@ChadWinters> <Chad> Let's hope she wasn't infected.
01[01:09] <@DS> <Cheryl> That would be very bad with her powers
01[01:09] <@DS> <Cheryl> She could spread furthre and further
02[01:14] * Quits: @ChadWinters (~Dias@c-98-61-26-116.hsd1.mn.comcast.net) (Remote host closed the connection)
02[14:04] * Disconnected
Session Close: Tue Oct 22 14:04:31 2024