The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 409

Session Start: Sun Oct 06 16:54:08 2019
Session Ident: #TAW-Session409
[16:54] * Now talking in #TAW-Session409
[16:54] * Topic is 'I have won the danish race here'
[16:54] * Set by DeathStar!~Mysteriou@206.180.133.8 on Mon Sep 30 19:11:33 2019
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[18:47] <DeathStar> oooops
[18:48] <DeathStar> I need my danish
[18:48] <kalonZombee> I'm trying to give you your danish
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[18:49] <DeathStar> *sad face to Kalon, pawing*
[18:50] * kalonZombee sets mode: +o DeathStar
[18:50] <kalonZombee> Your danis, good sir
[18:50] <kalonZombee> Danish, even
[18:51] <DeathStar> I will remember this good danish man
[18:52] <kalonZombee> Like a Telltale Games NPC
[19:02] <3Sara> Meow
[19:07] <DeathStar> Okay
[19:07] <DeathStar> We'll begin in 3 mins
[19:07] <DeathStar> And I'll let you all be free 20 mins early
[19:10] <DeathStar> Okay
[19:10] <DeathStar> 4
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[19:10] <DeathStar> -0-
[19:11] <DeathStar> Date: 10-640.7.13
[19:11] <DeathStar> Location: PAX
[19:12] <DeathStar> * The team has been gathered in the hanger and even Cheryl is around to help out in a few final tune ups on the EarthGov Ship. Ymir, Kito, and Neekito stand around and even Zegretta is around, having signed up for the assignment for once due to it being Kaelan related.
[19:14] <Seraphna> **Thena bounces about eagerly while Angela is present helping with the ship**
[19:14] <DeathStar> *Taiga is checking over a few more final readings on the ship when Yuki walks up with Mireille next to her*
[19:15] <Seraphna> **Cookie peers around and looks at the controls**
[19:15] <DeathStar> <Rachael> So, odds on us blowing up
[19:15] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Well everything seems okay. Who wants the honor of slaming something against the hull before we go inside
[19:16] <Xanatos> <Valen> Bout...half?
[19:16] <kalonZombee> *Mi'Na is with Angela, giving her spiritual support.
[19:16] <Seraphna> Thena> Gonna do good!
[19:16] <Seraphna> **Thena hands Taiga a bottle shaped like a lady** Use this!
[19:17] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi walks up, wearing her robes and radiating godly powers. The Moon Goddess seems to be there as well; Taiga eyes the bottle and slams it against the hull and vibrates awkwardly* <Taiga> F-F-Forget this. Alright. *she lowers the side door* Come on.
[19:18] <Seraphna> **Thena bounces in**
[19:18] <kalonZombee> *Thara walks with Tsuki, dressed in a loose kimono
[19:18] <Xanatos> * Pepper carries a bag onto the ship. Valen glances around.
[19:18] <DeathStar> *Yuki and Mireille step in, with Ymir and her people taking up positions on the bridge. Sabrina hurries in on the EarthGov Bridge; the ancient ship shows it's age. The ship's tech is much less impressive compared to Erica's ship but seats have been set up for her and Yuki for this mission to mimic the Aquarius. Rachael takes a set in the back*
[19:18] <Seraphna> **Ulieah nods to Tsuki, looking hopeful**
[19:19] <3Sara> * Erica eyes the bridge; well, presumably she is here with Yuki and Mirei anyway
[19:19] <Xanatos> <Valen> I would comment on the age but we lived on a tree so what do I know.
[19:20] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Airym seems to be hooked up and all AIy. *Yuki kisses Erica as she takes her seat, the seat creaking with age. Mireille pouts at her having nothing to do on this ship, so she sits down normally*
[19:20] <DeathStar> <
[19:20] <Seraphna> **Cookie gives Mirei a slice of cake**
[19:20] <3Sara> * Erica notices Mireille's pouting and reassures her that: "It's nice to know you don't need to push yourself hard on a mission for once."
[19:20] <DeathStar> <Taiga> This ship is older than I am, but we retrofitted it to be the best can it can be.
[19:22] <Xanatos> * Pepper glances over the consoles on the bridge.
[19:22] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Fun fact, Erica. Did you know what the ship's name was?
[19:23] <3Sara> * Erica deadpans
[19:24] <DeathStar> <Taiga> The Aquarius. Apparantly there was an Aquarius in this universe, too. Used by John McCormick and his people until EarthGov took it back and it's name registry was changed
[19:24] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Maybe it's fate.
[19:24] <3Sara> <Erica> Or someone who existed in both universes just really liked the name.
[19:25] <Seraphna> **Cookie hums and taps the controls**
[19:26] <DeathStar> *Taiga sits at her console, working at monitoring the engine* Maybe. Hopefully we won't have to get into a fire fight. This ship can't handle too much combat. It's outdated. All we need is to test the engine's abilities, for you to fly around in the Unknown Regions, and to come back. Before we leave though, I thought I should update some things for members not native to this
[19:26] <DeathStar> universe
[19:26] <Xanatos> <Valen> So we're going to name this one 'The Chode' right?
[19:27] <DeathStar> *Taiga brings up Star Charts*
[19:27] <3Sara> * Erica deadpans; it's not her place to say how dumb she thinks that is.
[19:27] <Seraphna> **Thena appears on Valen's lap**
[19:28] <Xanatos> <Valen> I said stop doing that! * He gives Thena to Rachael.
[19:28] <DeathStar> <Taiga> This area of space here is essentially called EarthGov Space, or Terran Space.
[19:28] <Seraphna> **Thena pouts**
[19:28] <DeathStar> *she draws a smallish circle, that includes Geyze and Kumen*
[19:28] <DeathStar> *Rachel eyes Thena*
[19:29] <Seraphna> **Thena paws at Rachael** Your brother is mean.
[19:29] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Terran Space is the smallest power of Space so far.
[19:30] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Next is your favorite Cartel Territory. *she draws the Cartel touching Earth and is medium sized and seems to be in the middle of the star charts* They have placed themselved right in the middle
[19:31] <DeathStar> <Taiga> After that is the Suisen Empire. *The Suisen Empire seems unothordox and their area of space covers all around Earth, the Cartel, and seems to be swallowing them and like a monster*
[19:31] <DeathStar> <Taiga> The Suisen Empire has made a habit of getting all the smaller races to join them and making alliances with all the major powers
[19:31] <Seraphna> Thena> Is the best Empire.
[19:33] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Finally is the Erusians and the Tsiv,. *the last two races are semi large and are at the end of the star charts, both the same size and both at the edge of them, like they are two giants protecting something, and both touching the Cartel*
[19:33] <DeathStar> <Taiga> The two oldest races, so they both claim. And beyond them is the Unknown Regions. *she taps the area beyond them*
[19:34] <DeathStar> <Taiga> We are essentially going to try to jump from here. *she taps Earth* All the way past all the known Space Charts
[19:34] <Seraphna> Cookie> The Podunk Region of space.
[19:34] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I just wanted to make sure you all know what you're getting into
[19:35] <Xanatos> <Valen> So we gotta go through all those other regions or we're going to try to cut right through with this engine thing?
[19:35] <DeathStar> <Taiga> This engine is basically going to teleport us in a way
[19:35] <Seraphna> Angela> Literally that part of the map they normally cover in clouds and say, "Beyond Which There Be Dragons", only in this case it's Famfrit and Dark Ones, that we know about.
[19:36] <DeathStar> <Yuki> Erica can handle irt
[19:36] <Seraphna> Ulieah> Our people do come from there, many ages ago.
[19:36] <DeathStar> <Mirelle> Momma can handle anything
[19:36] <DeathStar> <Zegretta> *looks at Erica hopefully*
[19:36] <Seraphna> Ulieah> In fact, if I'm guessing right, Kaelan will likely have tried to get her bearings by going to our origin worlds.
[19:36] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright then. When Erica gives the order, we'll jump.
[19:36] <3Sara> <Erica> No time like the present then.
[19:37] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll try to program in locations people have traveled before.
[19:37] <DeathStar> <Taiga> But no promises. They punched holes in reality, we're doing nothing so crude
[19:39] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi closes her eyes, waiting to feel out Kaelan. Taiga warms up the engine and a devive rises up for Erica to control, a keyboard - with arrow keys, stop, go, etc.* <Taiga> Go
[19:39] <3Sara> * Erica presses go
[19:39] <Seraphna> Cookie> Wheeee!
[19:39] <DeathStar> *The ship jumps and all around them space and time seems to bend, with people seeing lights and bend in on themselves*
[19:40] <DeathStar> *with multiple versions of themselves sending behind and in front of themselves*
[19:40] <DeathStar> <Rachael> .... did I eat a brownie? *her voice eachos*
[19:40] <Seraphna> Cookie> Is it raaaaiiing... is it poooouring...
[19:41] <Xanatos> <Pepper> We got a bad batch!
[19:41] <Xanatos> <Valen> I.....hate.....this.
[19:41] <Seraphna> Cookie> This feels like I FORGOT to eat the brownies!
[19:41] <DeathStar> *Mirielle wiggles in slow motions with her other selves, as in front of them they see other ships behin to appear, then more versions, then more*
[19:41] <DeathStar> <Yuki> I think I am getting dizzy*
[19:42] <Seraphna> Ulieah> There's so many of me!
[19:42] <Seraphna> **They check each other's hair**
[19:43] <DeathStar> <Sabrina> Ooo. *Tsukiyomi and Ymir study as the ships ahead begin to blow up*
[19:43] <Seraphna> Cookie> Oooo boy... those are potentialities!
[19:43] <DeathStar> *Rachael eyes an extra Valen implode*
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[19:43] <DeathStar> <Rachael> G-Great a Valen just implode
[19:44] <Seraphna> Thena> He should have had a good luck kitten on his lap. You are protected by my being awesome. **she checks to make sure their Valen is still there, though**
[19:44] <Xanatos> <Valen> ...fucking if only, am I right? * He jokes, but frowns.
[19:44] <DeathStar> *it seems one by one versions of them implode, much like the ships*
[19:45] <Xanatos> <Pepper> Is that our future?!
[19:45] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I wouldn't say that
[19:45] <Seraphna> Cookie> Potentialities! Futures that could be.
[19:45] <Seraphna> Cookie> Or more like presents?
[19:46] <DeathStar> <Taiga> The engine is probably working over time and one bad exit point or if we remain too long maybe could be tha
[19:46] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll fix that for 2.0
[19:47] <DeathStar> *by now all the extra ships and people are gone and their ship is rattling hard*
[19:47] <Seraphna> Cookie> We're alone now! And the ship is protesting!
[19:48] <DeathStar> <Mirelle> It is why you need a Mireille
[19:48] <3Sara> * Erica reaches for the stop key, unsure
[19:48] <Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "I am attempting to compensate... its... tingly."
[19:49] <DeathStar> *Yuki pats Erica and nods* I am sure you will know when to push it
[19:49] <Seraphna> Ulieah> We're coming Kaely...
[19:50] <DeathStar> *Erica's console gives her various read outs, and it shows her the ship is reaching it's max pressure and it can't take more than 20 more seconds, the engine likely can't take more than 15 more seconds, and the distance it seems to be traveling is quite far - not too bad for a test*
[19:50] <3Sara> * Erica presses the stop key
[19:51] <DeathStar> *The ship comes out and floats near a planet, the ship smoking and some cracks in the hull*
[19:51] <DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Hm. *nods* Not bad not baed
[19:51] <Seraphna> Angela> Well, still in one piece!
[19:51] <DeathStar> *She checks to see a few things and Tsukiyomi does her thing*
[19:52] <DeathStar> <Taiga> While we're here you can do your Captain thing. We're no where near anything the others came out at
[19:52] <3Sara> * Erica deadpans
[19:52] <3Sara> <Erica> Well, clearly we are going to have to repair this old bucket of a ship before we can try to go back
[19:52] <Seraphna> **Ulieah looks to the Kitsune goddess curiously, and with a bit of hope in her eyes**
[19:52] <DeathStar> <Yuki> *laughs and gets on her lap*
[19:53] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Well. I think I have some good news
[19:53] <Xanatos> * Pepper glances at the star charts and tries to see if she they made it to unknown space or if they're still in known space.
[19:53] <DeathStar> *unknown*
[19:53] <DeathStar> *Taiga brings up where they were atI*
[19:54] <Seraphna> Angela> Hmm?
[19:54] <Xanatos> <Pepper> Unknown space. We did it.
[19:54] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I mentioned we were near Geyze and Kumen.
[19:54] <DeathStar> <Taiga> It takes week to reach Erusian's homeworld even by hyperspace from Earth.
[19:55] <Jackieness> <Xeres> *finally speaks up* "Either homeworld, though is closer than the other."
[19:56] <DeathStar> *she draws a line.* If I had to guess, we probably traveled...
[19:57] <DeathStar> *she draws a line a months into Unknown Space* <Taiga> Since I have a few signals from Erusian outer posts in the Unknown Regions
[19:57] <DeathStar> *a few
[19:57] <DeathStar> <Taiga> In a day
[19:58] <Seraphna> Cookie> Not bad for a few heart stopping minutes.
[19:58] <Xanatos> <Pepper> A few years off my life
[19:58] <DeathStar> *Tskiyomi opens her eyes* She is still very far away, sadly
[19:58] <3Sara> <Erica> That's how it feels, ain't it? So damn stressful.
[19:58] <Seraphna> Ulieah> Can you feel her any better though? How is she?
[19:59] <Jackieness> <Moira> "Soooo.. like... what now?"
[19:59] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Well this was just a test to make sure it won't blow up. With your permission, I'll install it on the Aquarius next. And make a more powerful and less stressful version
[19:59] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I've already been working on it. And we can move further and faster
[20:00] <3Sara> <Erica> I... guess... but Jesus fuck, the jump itself is so unpleasant even when it works, *she admits*
[20:00] <DeathStar> <Yuki> Try to fix the side effects, please
[20:00] <DeathStar> <Yuki> We'll try. I'll talk to Mireille
[20:00] <Seraphna> Cookie> I bet with Mirelle guiding it it'll run way better.
[20:00] <DeathStar> *Taiga
[20:00] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Airym and Mireille together can compensate that.
[20:00] <Xanatos> <Valen> This is what I get for not paying attention, I thought this was the mission, like it's time to go fight and stuff.
[20:01] <Seraphna> **Ulieah peers out into the dark of space, and hugs Zegretta**
[20:01] <DeathStar> *Zegretta peers out while Tsukiyomi muses*
[20:01] <3Sara> * Erica deadpans
[20:01] <Jackieness> <Moira> "Because going on a mission in a flying bomb is always a good idea."
[20:01] <DeathStar> <Tsukiyomi> Determination maybe
[20:01] <3Sara> <Erica> Too many people getting into Cookie's... stash... *she shakes her head*
[20:01] <Xanatos> <Valen> We've done dumber stuff!
[20:01] <DeathStar> *at that moment, a signal can be felt from the planet*
[20:01] <Seraphna> Ulieah> That's Kaelan... she's probably doing everything she can to get home.
[20:01] <DeathStar> *coming over the comm as a high pitch screech*
[20:02] <Seraphna> **Cookie blinks and taps the comms*
[20:02] <Xanatos> * Pepper blinks and lowers the volume till it's barely audible and glances around the console.
[20:02] <DeathStar> *Taiga and Yuki rub their ears*
[20:02] <Xanatos> <Pepper> Maybe it screwed up our communicators?
[20:02] <3Sara> * Erica meanwhile checks visual of the planet
[20:03] <Seraphna> **Cookie muses and works on unscrambling the audio**
[20:03] <DeathStar> *the planet has hardly any life forms but other than it is blocking a lot of scans; it has buildings on it from what she can scan*
[20:03] <Seraphna> Thena> Or really bad music.
[20:03] <DeathStar> <Taiga> That was unpleasant. *she checks the engine, seeing when it is ready to que back up*
[20:03] <Xanatos> <Valen> Sounds like my singing.
[20:04] <3Sara> <Erica> Ah, one of these. There's probably a lot more on the planet than we're being allowed to see. Or... some sort of *she takes a jokingly cartoony tone* UUUUULTIMATE EEEEVIL.
[20:05] <Xanatos> <Pepper> Bet you could hide some nasty nasties far out in space like this. * She says as she catches on to what Cookie is doing and tries to help.
[20:05] <DeathStar> <Rachael> Then we should totally ignore them
[20:05] <Seraphna> Cookie> Usually there's a reason scans are blocked beyond them just not working... maybe something's jamming things... as for this signal... **she keeps working on it**
[20:05] <DeathStar> *Cookie and Pepper manage to uncode what seems to be a warning to stay away from the planet and the sector*
[20:05] <Seraphna> Cookie> It's a keep out sign.
[20:05] <DeathStar> *it repeats, warning them to stay away and avoid the enemy*
[20:05] <Seraphna> Cookie> Interesting...
[20:06] <Xanatos> <Pepper> Who's the enemy?
[20:06] <Jackieness> <Moira> "Keep out sign? Enemy?"
[20:06] <Seraphna> **Angela frowns**
[20:06] <Xanatos> <Valen> We're going to be totally brave and go home, right?
[20:06] <Seraphna> Angela> It just calls the threat "The Enemy" huh?
[20:06] <DeathStar> <Taiga> Well it would be the smart thing - get the Aquarius ready
[20:06] <Seraphna> **Angela gives Cheryl a look**
[20:06] <3Sara> * Erica has her hand on her chin, looking in thought
[20:07] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> The enemy might just be how the translators calls it
[20:07] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Do your scans reveal any biological or radiation hazards on the surface?"
[20:07] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Could be unnamable
[20:07] <Xanatos> * Pepper pauses and scans the area for any signs of wreckage or a former battle.
[20:07] <Seraphna> **Angela nods** Could be...
[20:07] <3Sara> <Erica> Sorry, but frankly I'd rather go down and see. If something bad happened here we may be the only ones who can pick up the pieces.
[20:08] <DeathStar> *whatever is blocking the scans blocks that unless you mean in space*
[20:08] <Xanatos> (In space, yeah)
[20:08] <DeathStar> <Taiga> You're the Captain
[20:08] <DeathStar> *nothing like that in Space*
[20:09] <3Sara> <Erica> Test or no test, I've made a career out of that sort of heroism. Take us in.
[20:09] <Seraphna> **Angela frowns more at that** I think we should catch you up on some of the things out here first.
[20:09] <DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll work with Mirelle while you all do that
[20:09] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Entering an unknown situation is unwise. This could be a trap."
[20:09] <3Sara> * Erica turns around, looking at each of the complaints she's receiving
[20:10] <DeathStar> <Yuki> Uneasy lies the Captain's crown
[20:10] <DeathStar> *she jokes*
[20:10] <DeathStar> *Ymir looks interested and nods Erica to do it*
[20:10] <3Sara> <Erica> What are you guys, salarymen? We've saved the goddamn universe more than once already.
[20:10] <3Sara> * She notes as she does
[20:11] <DeathStar> *as they begin to go down, the air's thick and dark, hard to see like something out of Alien. The lights on the EarthGov ship has to come on to help light the way*
[20:11] <Seraphna> Angela> I've been out here before. Just saying.
[20:11] <3Sara> <Erica> I cannot overlook the chance that someone is in trouble. It saddens me to know that any of you would.
[20:11] <DeathStar> *As they go further down and reveal a temple, likely the source of the signal*
[20:12] <DeathStar> <Rachael> Aye Aye, Captain. <Zegretta> She is right.
[20:12] <Xanatos> * Pepper tries scans again once they get closer to the surface.
[20:12] <Seraphna> Angela> Okay, now I'm getting the world's worst Deja Vu.
[20:12] <3Sara> <Erica> Judging by the air, I presume we should use hazardous environment suits going out there.
[20:13] <DeathStar> *The scans reveals mostly animals and creatures so far. There seems to be tech in the temple. Cheryl leans forward in thought*
[20:13] <DeathStar> *Taiga pauses in what she is doing with Mireille as they land outside*
[20:13] <Seraphna> Angela> See what I mean sis?
[20:13] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Probably an ancient warning
[20:14] <3Sara> <Erica> If so, then turning it off is the least we can do in that case. *she notes, deadpan*
[20:14] <3Sara> <Erica> But maybe we'll learn what happened here.
[20:14] <Seraphna> Angela> Or leaving it on might be best, depending on what we find.
[20:14] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> They were probably all killed at that time
[20:14] <3Sara> <Erica> Either way, we have to at least look first, wouldn't you agree?
[20:14] <Seraphna> Angela> People rarely put up do not enter signs for no good reason.
[20:14] <Xanatos> * Pepper now tries environmental scans to see what sort of air they're working with.
[20:15] <3Sara> <Erica> Besides, in unknown space one of our duties is to chart it, expand what's "known".
[20:15] <DeathStar> *the air has a dark stifling element and as the ship lands, some dark sludge ison the ground*
[20:15] <3Sara> <Erica> So, I'm going to investigate. Who's with me?
[20:15] <DeathStar> *the sludge attaching to the landing gear*
[20:16] <Xanatos> <Valen> Hey uh, Sabrina. You feel any like, evil dark one stuff around here?
[20:16] <Seraphna> **Angela forms her armor and frowns, sighing as she eyes the sludge**
[20:16] <DeathStar> *Sabrina looks a little ill* Hugh?
[20:16] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "The Maka is not reacting well to this place."
[20:16] <DeathStar> *Cheryl goes to get ready and Rachael follows*
[20:17] <3Sara> * Erica makes sure everyone gets some sort of suit rather than going out there unprotected
[20:17] <Xanatos> * Valen gets his sword and shield ready, Pepper grabs her SMG and goes to see if she can remove the sludge from the landing gear.
[20:17] <Jackieness> <Moira> *gets her sword and nods before suiting up*
[20:17] <Seraphna> **Cookie frowns herself, suiting up**
[20:18] <DeathStar> *Cheryl steps out and Rachael, Zegretta and company follow; Yuki peers about awkwardly*
[20:18] <Xanatos> * Pepper and Valen both suit up.
[20:18] <Seraphna> Angela> So, who wants to hear the story about how we found the first Elemental Rune?
[20:18] <3Sara> <Erica> You can tell it while we move.
[20:18] <Seraphna> **Ulieah and Thena suit up, joining, Thena looking a little too happy**
[20:18] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> YAdda yadda, do we really need to go over a race that Dias killed off?
[20:19] <Xanatos> <Valen> Oh some story from a million years ago, yeaaaah that'll be fuuuuunnn.
[20:19] <3Sara> <Erica> A race that Dias killed? Man, and I kinda liked that guy...
[20:19] <Seraphna> **Angela snickers** Well I could go over how you lost your clothes on that one.
[20:19] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi floats behind them*
[20:19] <Jackieness> <Xeres> *suits up and checks her gauntlets before heading out with the others as well*
[20:19] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> *snarls* Oh yeah, ande how you all used me as the virgin to open that temple
[20:19] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> I remember that, too
[20:20] <Jackieness> <Moira> "This is something that happened a while back, isn't it?"
[20:20] <Xanatos> <Valen> Ha. Virgin. * He looks off to the side.
[20:20] <Seraphna> **Angela smiles** It was actually kind of cute how hesitant she was to admit it.
[20:20] <DeathStar> <Rachael> Valen is so going to unleash an ancient evil
[20:20] <Seraphna> Angela> Yes... in short, this is almost exactly how we found the Dark Ones originally.
[20:20] <3Sara> <Erica> So what, you have possibly literally been here before?
[20:21] <Seraphna> Angela> I mean the signal, the temple, the darkness infused sludge, all of it.
[20:21] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> No this temple is different
[20:21] <Seraphna> **Angela nods** Same story, different temple.
[20:21] <Jackieness> <Moira> "How is it different?"
[20:21] <3Sara> * Erica leads the way over toward the temple as everyone is talking
[20:21] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ic ould never forget that temple
[20:21] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> That temple you had to be a virgin to get that damned elemental rune
[20:21] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> And everyone else on that team was so raunchy only I could do it!!
[20:22] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Why was such a thing a requirement?"
[20:22] <Seraphna> Angela> Hey. I'd been with that ONE jerk of an engineer.
[20:22] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> I guess it was a purity thing
[20:23] <3Sara> <Erica> Well unless I need to arrest someone we have at least one virgin with us on this trip in form of our young Maka companion
[20:23] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "That seems a primitive notion of 'purity'."
[20:23] <DeathStar> *as they walk up the temple steps, they see some weird alien on in it, looking insect like, covered in lack goo*
[20:23] <3Sara> * Erica notes dryly
[20:23] <Xanatos> * Pepper meanwhile is trying to laser the sludge off the landing gear without damaging it.
[20:23] <DeathStar> *and behind it is a temple door leading deeper in*
[20:23] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Sabrina stayed with the ship. This place was making her ill."
[20:23] <Xanatos> <Valen> Yep. Just one.
[20:24] <3Sara> <Erica> Oh I know. I just mean in the worst case scenario.
[20:24] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> The Dark Ones were things out of nightmares. The ones you see today are .. neuterd versions
[20:24] <3Sara> * Erica waves to the insect-looking creature, just in case it's actually sentient. "Greetings."
[20:24] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Billy was ... I guess a female version that never became like the others
[20:24] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Most Dark Ones today are her kids
[20:24] <Seraphna> **Thena peers around** It could be the heavy presence of a Dark element. And the females are naturally less agressive than the males.
[20:24] <Jackieness> <Moira> "More like tamed... maybe they would be scarier if they were cut loose."
[20:25] <Seraphna> Angela> There's been a single male Dark One on our end in the last few decades and he's kind creepy.
[20:26] <DeathStar> *Cheryl examines the statue and scans* I think your recording is coming from the statue
[20:26] <Seraphna> Thena> Jason not creepy, just... umm...
[20:26] <3Sara> * Erica nods and leads them on after the alien isn't responsive; possibly even dead in that awful goo for all she can tell...
[20:27] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Have a care.. the substance may be deadly or even sentient AND deadly."
[20:27] <3Sara> <Erica> Yeah...
[20:27] <DeathStar> *Rachael pokes the insect and the recording shows an image*(
[20:27] <Seraphna> **Angela frowns a bit and carefully collects a sample, running a scan over it**
[20:27] <Xanatos> * Valen looks around, letting out a sigh.
[20:28] <DeathStar> *it begins to show of spidery like black vessels desending, dropping off dark eggs*
[20:28] <Seraphna> **Angela eyes it and shudders**
[20:28] <Seraphna> Angela> ...We need to go.
[20:28] <DeathStar> *and terraformingt heir planet, attacking and making the planet their own, the vessels screeching in a way each character can feel it in their head*
[20:28] <Jackieness> <Moira> "What is it?"
[20:28] <Xanatos> <Valen> I don't think I've seen Dark Ones doing that before.
[20:29] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> .... It could be old..
[20:29] <3Sara> <Erica> Looks like the planet was invaded without a care...
[20:29] <Xanatos> <Valen> Ugh god, that shriek.
[20:29] <Seraphna> Angela> I have. At the heart of their engines.
[20:29] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Some sort of bio-weapon."
[20:29] <DeathStar> *Yuki whimpers*
[20:29] <Seraphna> **Cookie looks especially disturbed**
[20:29] <DeathStar> <Tsukiyomi> .... they are .. evil
[20:29] <Seraphna> Cookie> There are words in those screams.
[20:29] <Xanatos> <Valen> Leave the warning up, no one should come here.
[20:29] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Though I do have to admit....
[20:30] <3Sara> <Erica> Arguably, creatures that act without care may not be evil so much as having no understanding of morality. *she pauses* That doesn't make them BETTER, mind you.
[20:30] <Jackieness> <Moira> "I don't think we're going to find anyone here... anyone friendly anyway."
[20:30] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> If any Dark Ones survived their homeworld being blow up and were out here on another planet
[20:30] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> They could have ...
[20:30] <Seraphna> Angela> Rebuilt.
[20:30] <Seraphna> Angela> Those eggs. They seeded worlds with their children.
[20:31] <3Sara> <Erica> So the rebirth of a horrible evil race. Got it. Well, we're in over our heads on saving this planet but we may be able to make sure that it -will- be.
[20:31] <Xanatos> <Valen> WAIT, are they here!?
[20:31] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "They are likely the sludge."
[20:31] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> *peers about* Could be
[20:31] <Seraphna> Angela> That's a recording of here. We can only pray they hatched and left already.
[20:31] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> .... Scan for a Dark One maybe?
[20:31] <3Sara> <Erica> I authorize it. Scan away.
[20:31] <Seraphna> **Angela mumbles but runs the scan**
[20:32] <DeathStar> *traces of it, long ago*
[20:32] <DeathStar> *near the temple*
[20:32] <Seraphna> Angela> They were here, but they're gone now.
[20:32] <3Sara> <Erica> Still, as best we can tell, it killed whatever race existed here, huh...
[20:32] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Where did they go?"
[20:32] <Seraphna> Angela> ...Sort of.
[20:33] <Seraphna> Angela> They're Dark Ones, they consume and adapt whatever living things they find and add it to their collective being. Then they leave to do the same to the next world.
[20:33] <Seraphna> Angela> They've tried to do it to Earth twice now.
[20:33] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "They are the perversion of the Progenitors."
[20:34] <Seraphna> Thena> Offshoot, result of a conflict between two sides of Progenitors.
[20:34] <Xanatos> <Valen> ... * He look uneasy, but takes a breath to steel himself and begins to move around a bit to explore some more.
[20:35] <Jackieness> <Moira> "so what's the call?"
[20:35] <DeathStar> <Rachael> So...
[20:35] <DeathStar> <Rachael> As long as we're out here we'll have to deal with them?
[20:35] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> .... I guess so. Until we get Kaelan. Up to Erica if she wants to do a round 2 with them
[20:35] <Seraphna> Angela> Yes... also... **she looks to Ulieah**
[20:35] <3Sara> <Erica> Seems so. If there's nothing in the temple we can leave the planet be. If there's any signs of sentient life lingering over we'll have to arrange some sort of clean-up crew to help the planet.
[20:36] <3Sara> <Erica> I don't think we've got what it takes at the moment to do much about this situation, but at least we learned something.
[20:36] <DeathStar> *Valen would find a dark egg thing, around 10 feet tall*
[20:36] <Seraphna> **Ulieah nods, realizing that means that Kaelan likely, stuck out here, has to deal with them too**
[20:36] <Xanatos> <Valen> I found an egg thing! * He shouts out, checking to see if it's hatched already.
[20:36] <DeathStar> <Zegretta> She will be fine. I believe in her. *Tsukiyomi muses and Yuki pats Eriva*
[20:37] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "Leave it or destroy it. Its a threat."
[20:37] <Seraphna> **Angela goes white** Tell me it's hatched.
[20:37] <DeathStar> <Yuki> I've heard horror stories about them. Just becareful
[20:37] <DeathStar> *it's hatched.*
[20:37] <DeathStar> *probably a male*
[20:37] <Xanatos> <Valen> Hatched. You want samples?
[20:38] <Seraphna> Angela> I guess it can't hurt to get to know them better.
[20:38] <3Sara> <Erica> Something small, yeah. We want proof when we send people out here.
[20:38] <Xanatos> * Valen activates his sword to harvest some pieces of it.
[20:38] <Seraphna> Angela> More important, we should make some effort to warn the Tsiv and the Erusians what they're up against.
[20:38] <3Sara> <Erica> Agreed. We've, after all, gotta make sure we're not the only ones who know.
[20:39] <Seraphna> Angela> Judging from how long ago this all was... who knows how many could already be back.
[20:39] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> I guess we also need to look into those rune things again
[20:39] <Seraphna> Thena> Grandma has them!
[20:39] <DeathStar> *Valen gains samples*
[20:39] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lets head back if Erica is done unless she wants to do the temple
[20:40] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> And get the Aquarius geared up
[20:40] <3Sara> <Erica> Let's just take a quick peek inside and then we can go.
[20:40] <3Sara> * Erica she gestures, leading the others over
[20:40] <Xanatos> * Valen presents the samples to Angela, not wanting to keep them.
[20:41] <Seraphna> **Angela puts it with the sludge sample**
[20:41] <Seraphna> Thena> Heaven's gonna be interested to hear all of this~
[20:41] <DeathStar> *the inside of the temple shows drawings and stuff - crude. It seems to show a crude drawing of a powerful being rising from a stone and battling an army*
[20:41] <3Sara> <Erica> A... golem?
[20:41] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Having flash backs to that temple
[20:42] <Seraphna> Angela> You're no virgin anymore sis, you're safe.
[20:42] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> Oh right.
[20:42] <3Sara> * Erica takes pictures
[20:43] <3Sara> <Erica> As expected, there doesn't seem to be anyone here. We can go unless anyone found anything interesting.
[20:43] <DeathStar> <Rachael> Only Valen can save us then
[20:43] <Jackieness> <Xeres> "This place didn't save its builders."
[20:44] <DeathStar> <Zegretta> Hm. *she studies the images* <Tsukyomi> I am sure that will be an important clue one day if we can figure it out
[20:44] <Xanatos> <Valen> BECAUSE I'M REALLY STRONG
[20:44] <Seraphna> **Thena picks up Valen and holds him like a shield**
[20:44] <3Sara> <Erica> If so, then I'll be glad we've taken these photographs
[20:44] <Seraphna> Thena> Thena protected.
[20:44] <3Sara> <Erica> Well guys, let's go home
[20:44] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi nods and pats Erica*
[20:44] <Seraphna> Thena> I will name this new weapon of mine, Balen.
[20:44] <DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[20:45] <DeathStar> Location: PAX
[20:45] <DeathStar> *Returning to the PAX, Lorelei lets the kids have their time off while Taiga and her crew of Chelsea, Ymir, and others begin to work on the Aquarius, getting to work in the engine room
[20:45] <DeathStar> *Cheryl sits and muses, nursing a drink*
[20:46] <Jackieness> <Airym> *also assits in the preparation of the Aquarius*
[20:46] <Seraphna> **Angela is straight up drinking Cheryl's rocket fuel**
[20:47] <DeathStar> *Yuki leans back in her seat* I'm kind of excited to see new things
[20:47] <DeathStar> <Yuki> Does that make me bad?
[20:47] <Seraphna> **Thena shows Balen off to Rachael** See? I can attack enemies with this virgin weapon now.
[20:47] <3Sara> * Chelsea has secretly added a "Sweet Engineering" logo in the depths of the engineworks where she presumes no one will ever see
[20:47] <DeathStar> <Rachael> Poor Valen
[20:47] <Jackieness> <Moira> "...no, you can't claim Valen as your personal weapon."
[20:47] <3Sara> <Erica> No, it makes you bored and longing for the life we used to have. That's normal.
[20:48] <Seraphna> Thena> Why not?
[20:48] <DeathStar> *Ymir hehs, working on her part, adding Macross somewhere too*
[20:48] <Xanatos> <Valen> ....
[20:48] <3Sara> * Chelsea's logo includes a cat based on Bonnie
[20:48] <Jackieness> <Moira> "ecause he's got his own life."
[20:48] <Xanatos> <Valen> I will cut you, Thena.
[20:48] <DeathStar> *Ymir sticks tongue out*
[20:48] <Seraphna> Thena> Gasp! What kind of hero threatens a Princess?
[20:48] <Jackieness> <Moira> "Also he a dick."
[20:49] <DeathStar> *Heaven brings her hand down on Thena*
[20:49] <DeathStar> <Heaven> Behave
[20:49] <Seraphna> Thena> That part is true... eeep!
[20:49] <DeathStar> *she walks off and gives Valen her number incase Thena gets out of hand*
[20:49] <Jackieness> <Xeres> *has found a place to go through a dance-like training routine*
[20:49] <Seraphna> Thena> Mewwww!
[20:49] <Xanatos> <Valen> Thaaaanks. * He calls after Heaven.
[20:50] <Xanatos> <Valen> Wait, who you calling a dick!? * He rounds on Moira.
[20:50] <Seraphna> Thena> My own wife against me. **sniffles**
[20:50] <Jackieness> <Moira> "You."
[20:50] <Xanatos> * Pepper walks around the outside of the ship, working on making sure there's no secret sludge.
[20:50] <DeathStar> *Zegretta muses as the Aquarius is shaped up rather quickly*
[20:50] <Seraphna> **Sia and Lia climb up and hang on Valen's arms**
[20:50] <Xanatos> <Valen> Well that's not nice.
[20:50] <DeathStar> *Pepper would find none, warding off evil GMs*
[20:51] <Jackieness> <Moira> "I was trying to convince her you weren't worth keeping."
[20:51] <DeathStar> *Taiga walks over to Eriva* I think in a week the Aquarius will be ready with the new engine
[20:51] <Seraphna> Sia> Valen grouchy.
[20:51] <Seraphna> Lia> Want us cheer up?
[20:51] <Xanatos> <Valen> Oh...OH. A not nice thing with a nice intention. I take back being offended.
[20:52] <Seraphna> **Thena pouts and teleports away**
[20:52] <Xanatos> * Valen sneers at the two since they're mischevous and shake shis arms.
[20:53] <Seraphna> **They giggle and hold on** Wheee!
[20:53] <3Sara> <Erica> I'm just taking things one step at a time in the meanwhile. Trying to make sure the word gets out about the possibility of a new Dark One threat.
[20:54] <DeathStar> <Taiga> If you need help let me know
[20:54] <DeathStar> *Rio pets Thena*
[20:54] <DeathStar> <Rio> Rio will be your weaon
[20:54] <Seraphna> **Thena purrs and hugs her** Rio best!
[20:55] <Xanatos> * Pepper finishers her rounds of the ship and, satisfied, and goes to wash up.
[20:55] <Jackieness> <Moira> "Want to grab something to eat?"
[20:55] <DeathStar> *Rio beams* Rio was busy watching holovid. What did Thena do?
[20:55] <DeathStar> *Rachael raises brow at Moira and Valen*
[20:56] <Seraphna> Thena> **describes her fantastic and harrowing journey where she piloted the ship out to deep space and discovered naughty Dark Ones that she single handedly fought with minor help from the others**
[20:56] <Jackieness> <Moira> "I mean inclusive. You too, Rachel."
[20:56] <DeathStar> *Rio gasps and nods* Thena is the best
[20:56] <Seraphna> LIa> Fish!
[20:56] <Xanatos> <Valen> Yeah, okay.
[20:56] <Seraphna> Sia> Fish salad!
[20:56] <DeathStar> <Rachael> I'm good. You two should go on a date. With the twins, *she nods*
[20:57] <Seraphna> **Thena nods and pulls Rio close** Thena tries hard.
[20:57] <DeathStar> *Yuki gets on Erica's lap and hugs her close*
[20:57] <DeathStar> <Yuki> So what do you make of all this?
[20:57] <Jackieness> <Moira> "...date?!"
[20:58] <Seraphna> Lia> Date!? I get Moira!
[20:58] <Seraphna> Sia> Okay, I get Valen then.
[20:58] <Xanatos> <Valen> ..... * His cheeks go red
[20:58] <Jackieness> <Moira> "FFFFFFFF"
[20:58] <Seraphna> **Lia paws at Moira, Sia does the same to Valen**
[20:59] <DeathStar> *Rachael heads off to do her own thing, stepping into her room and lighting some candles*
[21:00] <Xanatos> * Valen turns the twins to face each other.
[21:00] <Seraphna> **They blink in confusion** We can't date each other, we're sisters!
[21:00] <Seraphna> Sia> Yep, so easiest solution is we date you.
[21:00] <Seraphna> Lia> Moira is pretty~
[21:01] <Jackieness> <Moira> "I can't disagree there."
[21:01] <Xanatos> <Valen> I-I need to go do my taxes. * He turns and runs off.
[21:02] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi floats by and muses, handing Valen a moon pamplet and why he should worship the moon*
[21:02] <DeathStar> *as he runs by*
[21:02] <Jackieness> <Moira> "...Valen pays taxes?"
[21:02] <DeathStar> *then hands it to Moira and Sia and Lia*
[21:02] <Seraphna> Lia> Sorry Sia, Valen abandoned you.
[21:02] <Seraphna> Sia> Share Moira?
[21:02] <Seraphna> Lia> Okay!
[21:03] <DeathStar> *Yuki watchess all the chaos and takes Erica's hand, leading her to their room to see Yurica to have some alone time*
[21:03] <DeathStar> <Yuki> I guess we will be bringing Yurica along to see sights no kid has seen before
[21:03] <Jackieness> <Moira> "...lucky me."
[21:03] <Seraphna> **They nod, she is lucky!**
[21:04] <Seraphna> **Sia and Lia hug onto her arms** Let's go!
[21:04] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi then hands Rio and Thena moon pamplets*
[21:05] <DeathStar> *Tsuki nods - surely this will help her gain more power before the hunt for Kaelan*
[21:05] <Seraphna> **Thena smiles** Thank you Tsu-Goddess-Momma.
[21:05] <Jackieness> <Moira> *lets out a breath and carries them off to get food*
[21:06] <DeathStar> *Tsukiyomi nods - the pamplets showing why one should worship her and the benefits and moon parties. The moon goddess is the fun goddess!*
[21:06] <DeathStar> *Cheryl deadpans and chugs her beer down* So. do you really thinik they're back?
[21:07] <Seraphna> **Angela nods** I'm never going to be able to forget them. They had half my soul once, remember.
[21:07] <DeathStar> <Cheryl> ..... *pops a pill like Chad* Fuck
[21:07] <DeathStar> -END-
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