The Alien Wars 6: Into the Unknown

Unknown Epilogue

* Day changed to Thursday, 5. Jun 2025
* Jackieness (~Psy@23-127-47-99.lightspeed.knvltn.sbcglobal.net) joins #TAW-Unknown
<@DeathStar> Okay
<@DeathStar> 5
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<@DeathStar> -0-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-672.10.18 - 1 day later
<@DeathStar> Location: Suisen Empire - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *Isis is sitting at a desk with Athena dressed like Ako and going through Ako's ambassdor files related to the Cartel. Ren, Fate, Cheryl, X, etc. are gathered around the office as Athena sets down the files*
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Even with the Cartel not responding back to normal channels, we at least have one person inside the Cartel that we can reach out to
<@Seraphna> Angela> I’d be nervous about responding when holding an Empress too.
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> They are playing a risky game holding onto Jaime, I agree
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> You can only do the line is so busy for so long
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm...what is their game?"
<@DeathStar> *Lorelei steps into the room with Azora* From what I understand, the fake Azora blasted a hole inside William Spade.
<@Jackieness> noi "So we heard. The question is what the Cartel is going to do now."
<@DeathStar> <Lorelei> Shiva has been calling meetings and what not since then, since he's her #1 choice for successor.
<@DeathStar> <Lorelei> All I can guess is she's waiting for news on if he lives or dies
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "And Jaime?"
<@Seraphna> Si> That’s still a dubious thing to try and hold her on. They have to know she wasn’t even a part of the attack.
<@DeathStar> <Azora> We haven't been able to locate her; also, how do you explain this new enemy that can perfectly replicate a hyperspace attack? What do we even know about this new enemy?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...likely an eldritch outsider."
<@Seraphna> Angela> It can be copied but… hyperspace copy as a power leaves marks.
<@Seraphna> Angela> I held Erevis’ for a while and it made me batty.
<@DeathStar> <Lorelei> We need access to see what sort of damage it did to Spade to know more.
<@DeathStar> <Lorelei> But there's still a lot we don't know - was it actually copied?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Which leads to our current dilemma...the Cartel is not taking our calls."
<@DeathStar> <Lorelei> The way you all describe it affecting your perception, was anything you encountered real?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "When dealing with such things, either the copy is eprfect, or there is no evidence beyond the damage."
<@DeathStar> <Athena> Ah! Right. Ako has a number we can call
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<@Seraphna> Angela> Would be nice if we could get Mem around it. With her perceptions it might not have the same advantages.
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl thinks* <Cheryl> That might not be a bad idea. It was affecting even me, with my becoming even blind as it is, but Mem sees the world differently
<@DeathStar> *Athena grabs her comm and begins to dial the number on Ako's list. A moment later Lenneth's voice is heard in the office*
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> ..... Ako? Are you okay?
<@DeathStar> *Lenneth's face appears on the comm screen in the office*
<@Seraphna> Angela> Oh hey Len.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth comm> I see there is a lot of you present
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<@DeathStar> <Isis> We're trying to wrap up a few loose ends from the attack by this strange new foe. Jaime being held by the Cartel is one of them. We were hoping you might could provide leads to her whereabouts
<@DeathStar> *Lenneth pauses, then nods* <Lenneth comm> I have Jaime with me now at a safehouse. I was going to keep her here until we learned if Spade was going to survive or not, but it might be better if you just come pick her up. I've been monitoring things and it is hard to say which way that will go
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I suggest a small team to extract Jaime."
<@Seraphna> Angela> Last time I had to pick up Jaime from the Cartel for being naughty, Lenneth was Empress.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth comm> Here. *She gives them the address* It's my safe house here
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth comm> Come pick her up.
<@DeathStar> <X> Well then, who wants to be part of the pick up team?
<@DeathStar> *Ren lifts her arm, waving it wildly, then winces*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Ow owo wow ow
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> I guess I’ll be Ren’s emotional and spinal support.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Ren, you need to heal."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> ... this sucks
<@DeathStar> <Isis> I will wait here for you all to bring the Empress back
<@DeathStar> <Isis> And do remind her what she would always tell Jikuu about going off on adventure
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Unmarked Ship
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl pilots them into Cartel space; Adeline monitoring things on the bridge. X paces boredly*
<@DeathStar> *Fate seems to be seated quietly, as if waiting for something to happen, hands folded together*
<@Seraphna> **Libbie sits by Adeline**
<@DeathStar> *Adeline reaches over and puts a tiny hat on Libbie while monitoring - the hat reading "Assistant"*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Do be seated."
<@DeathStar> <X> ... *looks at Noire quietly a moment, then resumes her pacing, glancing around as if looking for stuff*
<@DeathStar> *Andrea sits on Noire's lap* If you insist
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mother..."
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan sits whispering to her tails**
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We are approaching a planet. *she brings up the planet and Lenneth's location on it* Lenneth's place seems to be on a mountain lodge.
<@DeathStar> *Andrea turns to look at Kaelan, then lifts an eyebrow and shifts to a spare seat* Hm hm hm
<@Seraphna> Libbie> Funny, when I pictured this moment I imagined we’d be picking you up Mom.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Oh? Am I always the damsel in distress?
<@DeathStar> *she seems to have a window open, having hacked into the Cartel and seems to be looking for details on Spade*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "To be blunt, Adeline, you were being used as the multiverse's punching bag for a while."
<@Seraphna> Libbie> No I just figured you’d get Spade first.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Funny you should mention the multiverse. Taiga right now is at the Striker HQ.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> She's consuling with the reality probility device, and then deciding if it's a good idea to leave the reality gate running after the enemy we just encountered
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...I see."
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> But then we have fans of Tareh and the Mirror Universe to consider as well
<@Seraphna> Libbie> And Momma Gnome.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> I’d love one of these crisis things to not involve cutting me off from my Tsukiko.
<@Seraphna> Libbie> Oh an my sister in law.
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl brings the ship and lands outside a lodge, where Lenneth has Jaime waiting*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "We don't even know if shutting the gate will do anythign, given the unknown nature of this enemy."
<@Seraphna> **Jaime wears a doo rag and waits**
<@DeathStar> <X> Oh, Taiga won't turn it off. She knows too many of you will get angry. Plus didn't you say the nothing tripped the reality alarms
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> .... why is Jaime wearing that...
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl squints*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...is that her idea of some sort of...disguise?"
<@DeathStar> <Adeline taps a button to use the ship's speakers to talk to Jaime outside*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Jaime, I love you. But we are abandoning you on grounds of that hedious outfit
<@DeathStar> *Adeline motions at Cheryl to take off*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime changes her clothes to a fine dress**
<@Seraphna> Jaime> My prisoner disguise was not liked, Lenneth.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> I suppose saying prison has changed you won't fly with them --- even when it was actually my cabin
<@DeathStar> *Adeline lowers the ramp and Lenneth hugs Jaime* <Lenneth> Be safe
<@Seraphna> **Jaime kisses her cheek** You too. Consider that position.
<@DeathStar> *Adeline on comm* You might want to drag her on board too; seeing as they will not be happy with letting you go
<@Seraphna> **Jaime tosses Lenneth over her shoulder**
<@DeathStar> *Lenneth blinks*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> And in a surprise return, Lenneth made up for her crimes by rescuing me.
<@DeathStar> *As the two board the ship, Cheryl takes off*
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> I hardly think I--
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Keep an eye out for the Cartel."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Savior of Empress Jaime.
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right. We don't want to get ambushed or something.
<@DeathStar> *Lenneth lets out a tired breath*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> We are heading back home; Isis is preparing a meal for everyone. *She pauses, a light flashing* It looks like Taiga has put in an emergency call to come to the Striker HQ
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Or I used my wiles to take advantage of my sister and kidnapped you in the escape. There your options open.
<@DeathStar> *Kaelan's tail shakes, as if encouraging them to go to the food*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Then set a course."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Send the food to Striker HQ?
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You want Isis to send the feast to the Striker HQ?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...priorities..."
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan consults her tails** …Yes.
<@DeathStar> *Adeline quietly hits the comm to send Isis and the food to the Strikers*
<@DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<@DeathStar> Location: Striker HQ
<@DeathStar> *The ship arrives in the hanger and the smell of food hits them right away; as well as Isis fussing about the working conditions of trying to cook a 4 star meal in these conditions*
<@DeathStar> *lights are flickering from power surges that are occurring as Cheryl, Lenneth, Adeline, X, Fate, and Andrea step off the ship and look around. The kitchen level of the station seems to have been commodeered by Isis*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm..." *heads on to meet taiga*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Smells good sis!
<@Seraphna> **Kumiko floats around Isis wearing a chef’s hat**
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Tell Taiga to *her cursing is somehow self-censored due to having children*
<Chaintan> 6*Puffs float around, handing Isis things she needs from spices, ingedients and knives
<@DeathStar> *Iko seems to be following Athena around, almost creepily, while Athena is helping out*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga is in the main area of the station where the reality gate is; it seems to be in a state of flux - on and drawing power, but shimmering on and off*
<@DeathStar> *the lights flickering due to it*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "And what transpires here, Taiga?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, I was looking into our recent problem with that Unknown Enemy and seeing if we could find power that might could stop it. The probablity indicated there was nothing in our reality so I began to see if I should look outside our reality for answers then. I hooked onto a reality and it's gotten alarms going off. So incase something bad was about to come through, I wanted back up
<@DeathStar> *Isis sets down some food and Ren is already in the kitchen somehow, preparing to feast*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Hmm.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> ... how?!
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Very well. I am here to back you up."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Why Ren, this is a surprise alright.
<@DeathStar> *Ren looks cute in her wolfish fox form as Isis picks her up and shakes her around*
<Chaintan> 6*Puffs pop out of the oven, fridge and cupboards to wrap up Ren so she isnt too damaged
<@DeathStar> *Ren wiggles*
<@DeathStar> *Taiga studies the reality that has gripped them* Oh. I'm getting some information I think
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> .... *She looks at Noire* You'll get annoyed.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...what is it, Taiga?"
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> That’s her trick Taiga. She’s always annoyed.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga brings up some some images - most of the girls - Noire, Adeline, Jaime, Kaelan, etc as Maka and part of a heroic team defending the Suisen and Earth for justice*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> The Adeline is the cutest.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga clears her throat* I sort of like Ren as one
<@DeathStar> *Adeline slams her hands down* How did she manage to become one?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ...what?"
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Your science is better dear.
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> For some reason, these uh, Super Heroes have latched onto our reality.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "What? How?"
<@DeathStar> *Taiga quietly screen shots Kitty in her super hero outfit and keeps it as a screen saver*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I haven't been able to determine that yet. The defenses I have set up are keeping them out for now
<@Seraphna> **Si fuuus**
<@DeathStar> *Taiga plays with Si's ears*
<@Seraphna> Si> I remember back when I was a superhero.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *pushes ehr glasses up the nridge of her nose* "We cna't keep this stalemate forever."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I actually still have those pictures. We could go there and find out. Or we could wait for when they break in to find out
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You ... want to go over there? To the super hero world?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...we'll go in. I'd ratehr keep any damage on their side."
<@DeathStar> *Isis comms them* Dinner will be ready soon. ... you will not miss dinner.
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> Sounds like you kids better go make friends quickly then
<@DeathStar> *Taiga nods prepares the wrist bracelet for everyone, then steps through*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *heads through*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline follows, curious about the maka powers.*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime, Kaelan and Si step through**
<@DeathStar> *the reality is colorful and bright it feels like and those who entered are surrounded by almost everyone; the strange thing being their counter parts look to be young still, as if they never aged. And they all appear to be youthful still as if nothing ever has worn them down over these many years.*
<@DeathStar> *the younger versions of them seem surprised at them appearing, and for a moment they seem to be studying them*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...are you going to explain yourselves?"
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I feel old
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ah, back when I was young. **her body shifts back a year** There.
<@Seraphna> Si> We need to encounter a space god to deage. How does she do that?
<@DeathStar> *Noire/Reikana, since it appears she never split in this reality points at Noire* We felt a massive evil coming from your world; threatening to touch our world. As heroes, it is our job to go in and defeat the source of it. *she seems to be eyeing the team, as if they are the source of it*
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> It's called never aging - Erevis style
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...yes...that thing. We defeated its herald, but have been trying to trace it abck to its source."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Probably the evil we were dealing with. Taiga was scanning for a solution.
<@DeathStar> <Super Hero Taiga> Hm. Can you not use your hearts to find the source?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Our...what?"
<@DeathStar> <Maka Adeline> Your feelings. Use that to guide you. *she taps her chest* <Adeline> ...... ... it's not that kind of enemy
<@DeathStar> *their Noire is shaking their head sadly*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I could try I guess. **she attempts to follow the advice**
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You are buying into it?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Let her. She might find soemthing useful in the attempt."
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> You’ve met your wife, 90% of what she does is assuming she can do it.
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> No one call me out.
<@DeathStar> *Jaime would definitely feel something. The younger Jaime nods, encouraging her to keep at it*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime focuses**
<@DeathStar> *Jaime would feel a connection to something powerful*
<@DeathStar> <Maka Adeline> Hm, do you want us to come to your world and see if we can't find it?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I feel it… a connection…
<@DeathStar> *the Jaime Maka nods, putting a hand on Jaime*
<@DeathStar> *Jaime would begin to see something, shadowy*
<@DeathStar> *her brain aching as it tries to connect*
<@DeathStar> *as if it's seering*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ahhh… it hurts… shadowy…
<@DeathStar> <Maka Noire> *Reaches for the portal* Should we go back?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ggghhh…
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Snap her out of it."
<@DeathStar> *Adeline reaches for Jaime to try to do it*
<@DeathStar> *Jaime seeing what looks to be a large instict like being standing there before them*
<@DeathStar> *insect
<@Seraphna> **Jaime steps back and breaks focus** Some… bug?
<Chaintan> 6*a sauce pan whirls past with white ball of fluff on the end to connect with Jaime
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ow!
<@DeathStar> *the sauce pans seem to fly out of nowhere - they certainly didn't fly through the portal*
<@DeathStar> *the youngsters turn to eye the thin air where it came from*
<Chaintan> 6*it squeaks and a small skillet follows, and another sauce pan, and a egg timer all with puffs
<@DeathStar> *more come flying from thin air*
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> What in the world?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I am being attacked by a kitchen!
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "I'd say Isis is annoyed."
<Chaintan> 6*the puffs squeak and brandish their 'weapons' at whatever once had Jaime
<@DeathStar> *the young makas seem to move forward and step through the thin air and vanish; a sheering pain in the group's brain as the reality ripples and they see for a moment they've never left the Striker HQ*
<@DeathStar> *they've bee nstanding before the reality portal*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...Taiga...we've been had."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It was a bug man.
<@DeathStar> *it looks like some bug creature is now chasing the puffs*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> ... But... *she holds her head in pain* Ugh...
<Chaintan> 6*The puffs try to float away and drop their weapons onto the insect
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I wonder what would have happened if we let them in fully
<@DeathStar> *the creature makes a noise that seems to burn into the brains of those close to it*
<Chaintan> 6*an egg timer smacks Cheryl for the idea
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Ponder later. We need to fix this now." *moves to intercept the bug man*
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ow!
<@Seraphna> **Jaime tries to trap it in Crystal**
<@DeathStar> *the bug creature pauses , then seems to rip it's own limb off and begins to fade, making it hard to focus on staring at it*
<@DeathStar> *their brains refusing to lock on*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *sends her tendrils after it*
<Chaintan> 6*the puffs wind up together and chuck the skillet at the fleeing bug
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, seal the station!"
<@Seraphna> **Jaime encases the arm**
<@DeathStar> *the puffs somehow manage to hit it a few more times on the way out. Taiga hurries and begins to lock everything down. Depsite it being invisible to the naked eye, Adeline points to the ground where some fluids from the ripped limb can be seen*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *forms her dark Edge and then leaps at the figure that Adeline indicated, trying to bisect it with her blade*
<@DeathStar> *Noire digs into something*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to keep the pressure on*
<@DeathStar> *and for her efforts, she is stabbed right back into the chest; the creature returns where it can be seen and both of them have pierced the other in the chest*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Nnnnnnnn...someone finish it off while I have it locked down!"
<@DeathStar> *it's limb in Noire, another dug into the ground to drag onward*I
<@Seraphna> **Kaelan shifts and stabs at it with Truth**
<@DeathStar> *Wyrd powers up Truth*
<@DeathStar> *the creature falls apart and begins to dissolve*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *leans back agaisnt a wall, breathing heavily*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime forms her Darkness Blade and comes in for a slash at the dissolve in case it’s a ruse**
<@DeathStar> *Ren rolls, wrapped up, to Noire and poofs into human form* Noire!
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...Taiga....get...readins on that reality...now we know somethign we cna look for..."
<@DeathStar> *Cheryl and X make sure everything is locked down with Taiga*
<@Seraphna> **Jaime checks the arm she sealed**
<@DeathStar> *Adeline looks up from the reality machine* I'm afraid there wasn't a reality loaded up. Taiga just thought she was surfing them
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Perception filter.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I likely felt it because it was here already.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> It was probably working it's way into each of our minds
<@DeathStar> *Andrea meanwhile is quietly preparing somethign and then applys it to Noire's chest*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...do an analysis then...and get me a medic!"
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> For boob art?
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll travel to Geyze and see what I grab from them. Maybe some magic to help nullify stuff to mess with perception
<@DeathStar> *suddenly, the dinner bell goes off*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> A dinner emergency!
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmmm...Cheryl, don't go alone."
<@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I won't.
<@DeathStar> -Shift-
<@DeathStar> Location: Dinner
<@DeathStar> *Noire has been patched up and is now shifted to be made comfortable beside the dinner table*
<@DeathStar> *Andrea preparing her food*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mother, I am not a child anymore."
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> You have been gravely injured.
<@DeathStar> <Andrea> You should just take a moment
<@DeathStar> *Ren wiggles in place at her seat*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...very well."
<@DeathStar> *Adeline and Fate look over all the food while Athena museS* <Athena> I think I will go back into being an idol again. *Iko snorts*
<@DeathStar> *Lenneth eats quietly* Jaime. *Adeline seems to be thinking* <Adeline> I wonder if there is a reality where we are super heroes though
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> If so, I would love to ... acquire those powers
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Yes?
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> You know I am always here to help you out in anyway I can and you can always call upon me, but I probably should stay low for a time. I do not think Jikuu has ever forgiven - or at the very least trusted - me all these years and I would not want to cause rifts in your Empire. And while it appears Spade will recover, I do not want to cause any trouble between you and the Cartel with me being around either until that calms down.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> So I should probably find a place to just stay out of sight
<@Seraphna> Jaime> If that is what you want, though Jikuu is retired at the moment. Isis is co-empress.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> Family is important and Jikuu was once your other half after all.
<@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-672.12.20
<@DeathStar> Location:Suisen Empire - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *Revi studies all the snow and lights set up around the city. And seems ot be staring at it for long periods, so much so it begins to pile up on her head*
<@DeathStar> *Isis studies the snow, holding hot coco* It is that time of year again
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Yes, mother would have liked how we have these white Christmases.
<@DeathStar> *Adeline seems to be playing with some sort of bracelet idlely, wearing a kimono and trying not to go out in the cold when Ren runs past them and leaps into the snow in fox form - and vanishes into the pile*
<@DeathStar> *Athena and Iko seem to be arguing about something; it looks like Iko has opted to become Athena's manager since Athena is working on becoming an idol again*
<@DeathStar> *Ren trots out and poofs into human form*
<@DeathStar> *Revi walks over to Jaime and puts snow on her head*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **is doused with snow because she’s staring at Adeline in her kimono** Hello there.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *appears, wearing a black kimono lined with crimson* "Mmmmmmm..."
<@Seraphna> **Thena pops between Athena and Iko and twirls**
<@DeathStar> *The two peer at Thena*
<@DeathStar> *Ren stretches* Feeling better? *she asks Noire*
<@Seraphna> Thena> Crossover!
<@DeathStar> <Isis> You know. I have a suggestion for you, Jaime
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "As if some mere insect could keep me bedridden for long."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> As you know, I keep telling you I planned to do this only temporarily. I been thinking about opening up a bakery or something along those lines. But you would be done someone to help you run this place, especially with the possibility of an enemy in the background.
<@DeathStar> <Isis> So, I have two possible candidates.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> And who are those?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Lenneth is the one. She's already done the job before. You might get the stink eye from the Cartel but we're already on shakey grounds from them. What would it matter to you.
<@DeathStar> <Lenneth> The other would be one of your daughters, or if you want to be unconventional, Revi. Or very unconventional, choose someone from outside the family
<@DeathStar> *Isis
<@DeathStar> *Ren nods* You are hard to keep down
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Hmm, that would be unconventional.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...indeed."
<@DeathStar> *Ren packs some snow and throws a snowball at Noire*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I have been training Sephie as a successor, but I intended her to succeed myself one day.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren!"
<@DeathStar> *Ren sways innocently* Yes~?
<@DeathStar> <Isis> Then I guess the question is who do you want to work with for the time being; who do you think you would synch well wih
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *moves one finger and shadowportals a snowdrift right on top of Ren*
<@DeathStar> *Ren acks and flails*
<@DeathStar> *after Ren vanishes under the snow, a moment later a foxhole opens up to the side and a huge amount of snow begins to fly out at Noire*
<@DeathStar> *with Ren riding it*
<@DeathStar> *Revi watches the two*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *uses her tendrils to launch herself over Ren's coutnerattack*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It will take some consideration.
<@DeathStar> *Revi adjusts her mask, and TKs snow at both of them*
<@DeathStar> *Ren falling over*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Enough!"
<@DeathStar> <Revi> I won?
<@DeathStar> *she seems to consider that*
<@DeathStar> *Ren lays buried*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Truly the third party ambush is best. **foxholes Ren into her arms**
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Hello, Kael
<@DeathStar> *Taiga steps up to all this, adjusting her glasses like super villain*
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Hello puppy.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I'm even wearing my good kimono."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> And here I was planning to snow bomb the entire area - ho ho ho ho ho
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> a-hem
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I need to consider if some of my friends could take the pressure off ruling an empire.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga joins Jaime and Isis, tilting her head*
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Sorry to interrupt, but I wanted to give you some anaylsis on something. <Isis> You should have faith on their tenacity.
<@DeathStar> *Taiga hands Jaime a report*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Revi> So...
<@DeathStar> <Revi> What do people do in the snow besides throw it?
<@Seraphna> **Jaime looks over the report**
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Admire it."
<@DeathStar> *it seems to be a report on the mask - it seems to be in Taiga's theory that with the ability to hide one's presence and make one less noticable, it also seems to have other capabilities related to the mind and in Taiga's theory she wonders if Xevil made it in response to the Unknown ahead of time. Sadly, it does not seem to be able to replicated in anyway, making it a one of a kind and it seems to respond best to Revi, though it does work for others like Jaime due to them being related. Which means others in the family could use it to a lesser degree to. Taiga theorizes it might could help cancel the brain bursting pain of the beings and help notice them*
<@DeathStar> <Revi> It is pretty...
<@DeathStar> <Ren> I heard that you could eat it
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "If you catch it in a bowl, you cna add flavorings to it. Vanilla extract is popular."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Can we replicate it?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Or rather, why can’t we?
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Well that's the odd thing. You know how Wind and mother used their powers to make stuff? Well, it almost appears as if Xevil used whatever strange powers he attained from, well, *She motions* There to make it
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> It's made of materials I can't identify
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I've jokingly am calling it Xevium
<@DeathStar> *Ren leans in toward Noire* Think it's any good?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm? You could always try soem 'snow cream' if you wish."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Mmmmm. By the way, Noire
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I’m assuming it’s not got a molecular level I can replicate?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> With the holidays going on, did you want to do a club meeting, or keep them canceled with all that has been going on
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> I wouldn't give it a try. If it was doable, CHIP and I would give it a go; my fear is the mask will shatter if we try too hard to keep it's secrets
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...we should schedule one, I think."
<@DeathStar> <Taiga> Best case if we really want more we might have to parlay with you know who
<@Seraphna> **Jaime sends him a message**
<@DeathStar> *Xevil responds that he will meet with her at his planet*
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Date: 10-672.12.21
<@DeathStar> Location: Fumoffu Club - Risokyo
<@DeathStar> *Revi looks around the club room, feeling the pin ball machines*
<@DeathStar> <Revi> What do you all do in this club?
<@DeathStar> *Adeline comes in dressed as a Maka*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "We go on outings to investigate mysteries."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> I feel that vision lit a fire in you darling.
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> Do you like? *She spins, looking younger than ever*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> We also do board game mysteries when that fails
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It makes you happy, therefore I love it.
<@DeathStar> *Ren leans in toward Jaime* Jiiiii. So anything that makes her happy makes you happy?
<@DeathStar> *Fate brings in some food to sit on the couch, eating it*
<@DeathStar> <Revi> Hm, do you solve any mystery or just one particular type of mystery?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...we seem to stumble on a large number of supernatural mysteries."
<@DeathStar> <Revi> Well I have a mystery
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Quite often.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Revi> When walking around your massive palace, I have noticed it has something like 42+ floors, give or take. It is higher or lower in certain areas - there are spires, and it is divided into different buildings and what not. I have done a lot of exploring, you see
<@DeathStar> <Revi> But I noticed in one section of your palace there is no floor 4. It just skips from 3 to 5. The other sections have it, but this one section does not. ... is that not a creepy mystery?
<@DeathStar> *Ren pauses and opens and closes her mouth* I would say that's more of a construction blunder
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It was intentional.
<@DeathStar> <Revi> .... *head tilt*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...in Japan, four is unlucky."
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We use Japanese based architecture. No Japanese building has a fourth floor.
<@DeathStar> <Revi> Oh...
<@Seraphna> Jaime> So mother commanded we do the same. Now if there IS a fourth floor… spooky.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "A word for four is 'shi', which is the same word as 'death'."
<@DeathStar> *Revi quietly marks that off in her diary* <Revi> Well, there is a fourth floor in one section of the palace
<@DeathStar> <Revi> So that is way I thought it not being in the other made it a mystery
<@Seraphna> Jaime> We must destroy it.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Wait, what?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> You wish to go down to the fourth floor and wreck it?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> It is clearly cursed.
<@DeathStar> *Ren munches on food* Why don't we just go and change the numbers?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..let's not do anything without seeing it for ourselves. For all we know, someone put their private retreat there ebcause they knew Jaime would never go there."
<@DeathStar> <Ren> True, could be a floor of clowns hiding from Jaime
<@DeathStar> *Ren heads out*
<@DeathStar> *Adeline, Revi, and Faith follow, taking the elevator; the elevator music being one of Reikana's newest songs*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...my sister..."
<@DeathStar> <Revi> You have a sister? .... Huh
<@DeathStar> *she studies her through the mask, as if trying to picture*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "My twin sister Reikana."
<@DeathStar> <Revi> .... So you like to sing too?
<@Seraphna> Kaelan> Reikana got all the idol singer parts.
<@DeathStar> *Ren thinks on something* You know with everything going on I should check in on Rei and the family. ... God, thinking about that makes me feel old now
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "That is my sister's vocation. Let her have it."
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<@DeathStar> <Ren> Old us we are when we began
<@DeathStar> *the elevator arrives on floor 4 - and opens up to accountants. Bunch of Suisen Accountants*
<@DeathStar> *they all turn to eye them*
<@Seraphna> Jaime> **eyes them back**
<@DeathStar> <Accoutant A> .... here to have your balances done, Empress?
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "...this place is indeed one of misfortune."
<@DeathStar> <Revi> ... *looks lost*
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Ugh, I hate dealing with this place
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Isn’t this supposed to be on another floor?
<@DeathStar> <Account B> Oh, we're on many floors, Empress.
<@DeathStar> *they shift forward, hoping to be the one to work with them*
<@Jackieness> <Noire> *moves to press the button to take the elevator back to where they came from*
<@DeathStar> *the doors close; the sounds of the scratching of the damned can be heard*
<@DeathStar> *As they rise up*
<@DeathStar> <Revi> .... Where they monsters?
<@DeathStar> <Ren> Working for this place maybe
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Worse, CPAs.
<@Jackieness> <Noire> "..let us never speak of this again."
<@DeathStar> *they arrive back on the floor with the Fumoffu Club in the palace*
<@DeathStar> <Revi> I will see if I can find another more suitable mystery for you. .... I have noticed there are some strange water fountains in this place
<@DeathStar> *She nods as she heads back to the club room
<@DeathStar> <Adeline> I don't think Revi understands what we do
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Ren. Schedule a vacation.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> That should do it.
<@DeathStar> <Ren> It is almost Christmas; I'll schedule a Christmas themed one then
<@DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<@DeathStar> Location: Xevil's World
<@DeathStar> *Jaime and Adeline arrive before Xevil's throne, who is leaned back*
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> You wished to ask something of me?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Revi’s mask, how did you make it?
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> The eldritch powers I ... took I poured into the mask. When it became obvious I was going to live forever, I became depressed with life. And sought a means to an end. After making the one you call Revi and granting her abilities, I poured my essence into the mask to help heighten and control her powers. And now I wait for the pay off.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> That may explain it. We see it as a key to stopping this new Eldritch being.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> It is sadly a one of a kind item.
<@Seraphna> Jaime> yes, and it seems to make sense, Eldritch combats even itself.
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> If the enemy does have an eldritch connection, then use the mask as you see fit. Just know the mask's purpose is also meant to surpass Revi until she grows into her power
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> Take it from her to use too long for yourself and you may cause other problems
<@Seraphna> Jaime> Will she grow Eldritch herself?
<@DeathStar> <Xevil> A possibility, if pushed the wrong way. Do you wish to send her home hearing that?
<@Seraphna> Jaime> No.
<@DeathStar> *Xevil nods then waves a hand at one of his people* Then we shall speak of the future and what is to come
<@DeathStar> -TBC-