The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 436

Session Start: Sun Feb 02 19:09:26 2020
Session Ident: #TAW-Session436
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<DeathStar> You two get the secret words
<DeathStar> Meow and *paws*
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<DeathStar> Date: 11.15.5999
<DeathStar> Location: The Academy
<DeathStar> 6* Following the events with Asarar
<DeathStar> 6* Following the events with Asarar's team at the Spirit Portal, the group has been back at the manor, musing on what they have learned
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses. While cuddling Gnome in her lap**
<DeathStar> *Celes has her hands folded together as she sits in front of the table, snow falling outside as winter begins to set in. She reaches over to take a warm cup of tea*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan has a bag full of peanut-like things and is slowly eating them as he sits in a chair with his legs propped up.
<Seraphna> **Talia lays curled by the fire, purring to herself**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is in her lab, working to advance her magic*
<Xanatos> 6* Simon is flipping through a book, Bix is off doing security work around the academy.
<ChadWinters> 6SPoC sits off to the side, drawing in a small pad.
<DeathStar> <Celes> So the question is. Now what? A few days has passed and we have made little progress
<Seraphna> Jaime> Not sure... **she huffs, for once not even making one of her oddball suggestions**
<Xanatos> <Xan> You saw in Asarar's version of 'The Net' a portal to the spirit world that was active but had a bunch of...monsters? What exactly were they?
<DeathStar> <Selena> I do not think anyone knows. Just a lot of people thinking the worst.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> They did not seem friendly.
<DeathStar> <Selena> *she notes, eyeing Gwen with dishelved hair*
<Seraphna> **Talia trots over and curls in Gwen's lap and demands attention by purring loudly**
<Xanatos> <Xan> We need to know what it is, so we can figure out if we can fight them.
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Could we not hit the time limit that Asasar mentioned to draw something that's in the net out instead of opening the gate again?
<DeathStar> <Selena> We would need Asarar's team to do that.
<DeathStar> <Selena> And I doubt she would wish to do it
<Jackieness> <Lana> *leaves her lab and heads up the stairs* "I have attained grater power." *her hair is sticking out like a ginger bride of frankenstein*
<ChadWinters> <SPoC> Then I imagine we are in a bind on how to proceed further
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think we should do what Dad says and get the logistics, if we know what we're fighting we can better deal with it.
<DeathStar> *Celes nods* We are left with more questions than answers now
<Seraphna> Jaime> True, but often that's how things go when you're on the right path.
<ChadWinters> 6Id floats in from outside.
<DeathStar> <Celes> But if the Spirit Realm exists in our old universe, we will have to know more. I just do not know how we can go about discovering more
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If that is really your old universe
<DeathStar> *Celes spreads her hands, as if saying exactly*
<Xanatos> <Simon> There was certainly a familiarity there. A...twisted...familiarity.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *tries to brush her hair back to normal* "Oh! Talking aboutmy hypothesis."
<DeathStar> *Celes looks up* I feel like I have only one idea, even if it is not a great one.
<ChadWinters> <Id> And what is that?
<DeathStar> <Celes> The old ruler of Kumen perhaps. She created the designs of the Aquarius. She seemed to know a lot of things and designed the Aquarius with many black boxes, and had foresight into problems. And had a knack for this type of problem
<ChadWinters> <Id> And why is this not a great idea?
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses** I mean, we could ask her. That gives me an idea too...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Oh, she hasn't disappeared to become a hermit has she?"
<DeathStar> <Celes> I believe she might be dead. *she museS*
<DeathStar> <Celes> But her wife, Sen, is alive.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "This just got real."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Either way I think they are on Earth
<ChadWinters> <Id> Would Sen not know?
<DeathStar> <Celes> We can only hope.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, yeah... **she seems deep in thought**
<DeathStar> *Gnome peers at Jame and Selena tilts head* Problem?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Probing into things that a dead spouse did can be...hard. Are we sure we want to do that?
<Seraphna> Jaime> I haven't brought this up for some time... but my twin brother was basically the architect behind many aspects of the old reality.
<Seraphna> Jaime> He's been quiet and recovering... but maybe he can help shed some light on all this, if he remembers.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> From what I understand, he is still not quite there yet. Are we sure we wish to throw him into the deep end - of monsters and ghouls?
<Seraphna> **Jaime shakes her head** No... but I might be able to help him start to try and remember some of the things that happen. Maybe he can give us some insight from a distance.
<Seraphna> *happened
<ChadWinters> <Id> Perhaps Kaori can solve this.
<DeathStar> *Erevis bows her head* I will not stop you. He is on the PAX.
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods** Better me than others... we're linked somehow, I just don't know how.
<DeathStar> <Celes> I am sure Kaori could answer a lot. I have petitioned she could speak to us about the "copying" thing to make sure some of us are put at ease. *she motions at Gwen*
<Seraphna> **Talia noms on Gwen** You is Gwen. I taste the Gwen-ness of Gwen on you.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Or is it... Gwen-lite?!
<Jackieness> <Lana> *gives Talia a look*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I don't think anyone is a 'Gwen-lite'."
<Seraphna> Talia> Nope, if anything there is more Gwen here than usual.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'm not even Gwen lite?!
<ChadWinters> <Id> If this Sen can help us then we should talk to them
<Seraphna> Talia> You're Gwen-Prime.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "You're the full Gwen, not Diet Gwen."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Oh. Okay
<DeathStar> *He grabs some tea and drinks it*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ....
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahem!"
<Seraphna> Talia> Trust Tali, I know these things.
<DeathStar> <Celes> *she rises* Well, let us go to Earth. Only those of us with no lessons on the docket though. *referring to Asha and Sparkling Justice* Do you have any classes today?
<DeathStar> *Selena moves to get ready*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll stay here since I got lessons to teach
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Nope!" <Asha> "None here either."
<DeathStar> *Erevis rises and walks off to prepare*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hops to his feet and moves after Erevis.
<DeathStar> *Celes to Xanatos* I am counting on you to fly us to Earth
<Seraphna> Talia> And Talia is Gwen's sexy teacher's assistant. **she puts on a fake pair of glasses**
<Xanatos> <Xan> Of course, I'll get it ready. 6* He says as he steps out
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can check in on bro after this. **she hops up, holding Gnome**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...you are not a sexy teaching assistant..."
<DeathStar> *Gnome is carried along - a Spirit Doll*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Do you want to help me teach sword classes?
<Seraphna> Talia> Wh-What? Lana not think Talia sexy!?
<Seraphna> **Talia forms her oversized Familiar Sword**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...whatever... I'm going to get ready to go."
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Hmm... I don't think the sword makes you any more attractive."
<DeathStar> *Gwen rubs the back of his head and slumps* Aw
<Seraphna> **Talia sniffs, looking wounded** It's for teaching sword!
<Jackieness> <Lana> *leaves the room*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> *puts on coat and heads out for his lessons*
<Seraphna> Talia> Everyone say Tali no sexy. I sad now... **She pouts and mewls**
<Xanatos> <Simon> I have classes to teach. 6* He rises and moves to step out.
<DeathStar> -Spinning TAW Logo-
<DeathStar> *Selena sits in Xan's shuttle, in her princess attire for some reason despite the cold. Celes is also dressed up. Erevis sits, all kimonoed up, musing* <Erevis> I suppose to find Sen's location we should stop by Lemon's location. They might have data on them.
<Xanatos> <Xan> They still hanging around under Cheryl's old mansion?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Do they ever leave?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Fair point.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> While I have gone all over the world, and gotten my own space ship, they play soldier under that mansion still
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I haven't been to Earth much."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm. **she is wearing her mud armor, glamoured as a dress, but wearing leather boots due to the cold ground**
<Alicia> <Asha> "Hmm..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I remember that short while the PAX was resting on top of Italy. It was nice having everyone together.
<ChadWinters> <Id> You speak as if they is a bad thing.
<ChadWinters> *they=that*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You've been to Italy?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That was an error when the ship was crashed on Earth. But we eventually got it back in space. *to Sparkling* The PAX was knocked down to Earth for a time, but since it was whole we got it back in space after a few years
<Seraphna> Jaime> Everyone in our circle of friends was living there at the time too. So I got to see everyone when I was still little...
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well, wherever the PAX is, it will be the center of the universe
<DeathStar> *she muses, peering out as they fly to Earth*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Wow, it's that important? No wonder I like it so much."
<Xanatos> <Xan> I dunno, them staying on earth and doing work seems about the same as this group staying on Geyze and focusing on that. When it's your home...
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles softly at that**
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Though one could argue that the Yggdrasil is the center of the universe."
<DeathStar> <Celes> Hm. *She peers at them, lost a little; Erevis huffs at Lana*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "... you've grown."
<DeathStar> *soon the shuttle lands on Cheryl's yawn, covered in a light snow compard to Geyze. A shuttle pad rises up for them to land on and the shuttle is taken down into the base underground*
<DeathStar> *yawn lawn
<Jackieness> <Lana> "What? Political hubs versus the axis of reality?"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Yeah, I'm gonna say that Yggdrasil is the center."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Momma means politically of course.
<DeathStar> *as the shuttle soon is place, lights come on all around them and they see people moving about the place, some glancing at the shuttle; Wyrd giving them a look and Vesta curious*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Busy as ever.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane approaches the shuttle with his arms pulled behind his back.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan powers down the shuttle engines and hits the ramp button.
<DeathStar> *the base seems much emptier these days, with Marcus in and out of the base to do his undercover work, and Cole off on the Reploid Base a lot of the time, so most of these people seem to be NPCs helping to keep the base going*
<ChadWinters> 6Id floats down the ramp
<Alicia> * Asha heads down, Sparkling hurrying after as if trying to get down first
<DeathStar> *Celes and Selena follow and bow politely, and Erevis steps off, mimicing the bow*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane walks down the ramp and gives Kane a hug, patting him on the back. Awkwardly Kane returns a pat or two before glancing to the group.
<Xanatos> <Kane> I assume a party this size means Xanatos is not bringing technology for me to fix.
<Xanatos> (Xan walks down)
<Seraphna> Jaime> I keep trying to get him to let me do tech support.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks around as she disembarks* "Am I allowed down here?"
<DeathStar> *on the monitors, show the other Kane and Ceildah, monitoring their political nonsense and the chaos that has been kicked up. It seems Lemon is watching this with a frown and seems more Cheryl like than Lemon*
<Alicia> * Kyouki looks amused at this
* ChadWinters watches it beside Lemon, his arms crossed.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha waves at them**
<Alicia> * Asha looks between Kane and Kane. "Same face."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Kane needs to reveal he is the true President
<Xanatos> <Xan> Ah, I use it as an excuse to visit.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Not this other Kane
<ChadWinters> You're going to need to force him to.
<Xanatos> <Kane> ...I've already said that I am not the true president though.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You could be, though?"
<DeathStar> <Lemon> And you want this shady Kane out of nowhere to become President. Or for heaven sake, Dias again?
* ChadWinters glances over at Kane. 1"And we keep telling you that's not the point."
<DeathStar> <Celes> I take it we have arrived at a bad time
<Xanatos> <Kane> I am vastly more concerned that this may be futhur shapeshifter shenanigans.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Like... draaamaaaaaa."
<DeathStar> *Celes notes politely, as they walk over to the wall of monitors*
<Alicia> <Asha> "Haaa?"
<ChadWinters> And if it is, doing nothing is just as bad
<Alicia> * Asha pauses, then realises. "Oh, the other one!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> There was a time a year or so ago when people who could shapeshift were mimicing people
<Seraphna> Jaime> And you're sure this Kane isn't a shapeshifter?
<Xanatos> 6* Kane just gives Jaime a look
<DeathStar> <Lemon> *she zooms in on the Kane and Celiedah, their bodies looking a little damaged, though they seem to be getting more and more repaired somehow each day. The bodies having some mechanical cyborg prats*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ah... Robo-Kane somehow makes sense.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Robot doubles..."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Maybe. I want to get my hands on one to find out
<ChadWinters> I take it your not here because of this. 6He motions at the monitors. "So what brings you?"
<ChadWinters> 6Id floats about, taking in the area a bit
<Xanatos> <Kane> We have worked so hard to get on the right side of the law. To get our hands on one of them would surely throw that away, would it not?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Uh. We're looking for...Sen? Yeah, Sen.
<Alicia> * Asha looks like she'd speak up if she knew what to say.
<DeathStar> *Lemon lets out a breath* I suppose that is true. But they are definitely tying up the laws. *she turns* Who?
<ChadWinters> And if you claim they're not the real deal, it'll force them to have to prove it.
<Xanatos> <Kane> I cannot prove that I am the real deal. I am not from this world. IF he truly is the original, he has a right to this.
<Alicia> <Asha> "Wait, you're from the other world too?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Kane is from my sister in law's reality.
<DeathStar> *Lemon frowns, puffing her cheeks, clearly not agreeing to this. Since this Kane was long dead before the President Kane thing, and it's clear she thinks there was some reality hijinks where done to Kane there as well - something she has argued*
<DeathStar> *Lemon begins to look up Sen's name in their database*
* ChadWinters pinches the bridge of his nose, looking annoyed for once. 1"You need to stop being so damn passive and hoping the best will come out of this."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "The crossover episode.." * Asha stares at her as if she's talking nonsense.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I mean, I want to know how Ceildah and that Kane are alive. I'm pretty sure a nuclear bomb killed them before I was born
<Xanatos> <Xan> It wasn't nuclear. But it was a big bomb.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Oh. Okay.
<Seraphna> **Jaime thinks back to history lessons** Yeah... back when VI planted a bunch of nukes around Mega City. It took decades to make this place viable again.
<Xanatos> <Xan> They should definitely be dead, but look around this room, how many of us have died and came back?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Wait...it's not just me, is it?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "That's a name I haven't heard in a long time... oh, rub it in, why don't you?"
<DeathStar> *Lemon shkaes her head* I'm pretty sure I haven't died?
<ChadWinters> I haven't. Technically. 6He notes to Xan
<Xanatos> <Xan> If only. 6* He says wistfully.
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses** Well... Angela, Zephyr and Cheryl aren't here Dad, so the Zombie Club isn't fully represented here except for Kane.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Do I need to stick around here and help you out with this situation? 6* He motions at the monitor.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Maybe I should go talk to them.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Wow...so... anyone else here bounce back from 'dead'?"
<ChadWinters> <Id> As long as my core programming survives, I will outlive all of you.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane sighs.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I have it.
<Alicia> <Asha> "What do you have?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mom, Dad wants to go meet with the Borg and talk to them. If he does, make sure he's not more robot when he gets back than he already is.
<DeathStar> *she brings up a face that looks like Taiga, only paler hair, and a picture of a stern maid - Sen*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Sen and her wife, Tora. They live not too far from here with their kid
<Xanatos> <Kane> Alright, I am working on a plan. It is more subtle than...'getting ahold of one' or jumping on a stage and declaring fraud.
<Alicia> <Asha> "That's good!"
<DeathStar> <Celes> So Tora is alive...
<ChadWinters> <Id> I am still curious as to why you thought she would be dead.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> It seems that during the clone degradation incident, Megumi managed to keep her alive. Barely. It was painful and many didn't think she would survive
<Xanatos> <Kane> I do not keep personal information on anything that could be considered a network. After years of hacking, anyone would recognize how ignorant that is. So my first plan is to determine their living quarters, their security, their schedule, and finally gain access to that data. It would reveal much, I hope. Though I am sure you will strike and 'take on' anyway. 6* He says, eyeing
<Xanatos> 6Chad.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Something that I have no backstory on, by the way."
<Alicia> <Asha> "That's pretty deep study..."
<DeathStar> <Celes> *To Kane and the others* Do you ... need help with these two?
<DeathStar> *she motions at Kane and Ceildah, on a talk show*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah I could go make contact, pretend like I didn't know they were back until today...which is actually true, I think.
<ChadWinters> When would I ever go so bluntly. You know I prefer the subtle method
<DeathStar> <Lemon> *thinks* We might consider that.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> For now go talk to the person you want to talk to
<DeathStar> *she hands them the address*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> **tilts her head and watches**
<Xanatos> <Xan> Dope, thanks.
<DeathStar> *Wyrd stands nearby, watching all of them. Especially Sparkling. The lolitaish girl giving off a death aura*
<DeathStar> <Wyrd> ... you're too bright and annoying
<Xanatos> <Kane> We have to take it somewhat slow...because we need proof of foul play.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha muses** Your mood is down Wyrd, I shall call your sister.
<DeathStar> *Wyrd jerks*
<DeathStar> <Wyrd> S-She's fine1
<DeathStar> *Wyrd scowls*
<DeathStar> *MORE*
<DeathStar> <Vesta> Man, you can be mean Tabetha.
<DeathStar> *Vesta plays with fire in her hands*
<Jackieness> <Lana> *looks over at Wyrd* "And I thought I was doing the pseudo-Goth thing."
<Seraphna> Tabetha> As if she doesn't secretly like having her around.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha taps her head**
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...am I annoying?"
<ChadWinters> <Id> I imagine to some people, yes.
<DeathStar> *Wyrd narrows her eyes; Selena pats Sparkling*
<DeathStar> <Selena> That one is trying to give off a dark mood.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Just ignore her
<DeathStar> *Erevis pats Xanatos* Well let us go find this Tora
<Xanatos> <Xan> Always something going on. 6* He muses, moving to get his shuttle ready to depart.
<DeathStar> *Vesta studies Asha, giving her a smile*
<Alicia> * Asha smiles back. "Another fire mage?"
<DeathStar> <Vesta> No. I don't use magik
<DeathStar> <Vesta> I'm a dragoon
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Dragoon Power. **she nods**
<Xanatos> <Xan> There's no magic here.
<DeathStar> <Vesta> *Her body lights on fire* Maybe one day you can show me what you can do. *Lemon taps Vesta on the head* Let them go
<DeathStar> <Vesta> S-Sorry
<Alicia> * Asha looks to Xan "... huh?"
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Come Vesta, baking time.
<Seraphna> **Tabetha floats Vesta into the air and walks towards the kitchens**
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Maybe 1% of the population here could use magik.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> If that.
<Alicia> <Asha> "...wow, I feel special now." <Sparkling> "Having magic does that."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I'm still kind of amused that no one found Jennifer using magic to be strange. Though it's really a form of Spirit Magik.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "We're awesome!"
<DeathStar> *Celes bows to the team as they get in the shuttle*
* ChadWinters rubs his face a bit before going back to watching the monitors
<ChadWinters> <Id> I have learned to not find anybody using some new ability strange.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Jennifer is from another relaity, though, yes?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Kane's, yeah... I guess I assume it was like ours.
<Seraphna> Jaime> The big difference to that one was the Pegasus Incident.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane glances up slightly from his datapad with a glint in his eye before looking back down.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Jaime I'm going to leave you. 6* He calls out.
<Seraphna> **Jaime squeaks and runs after the rest**
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Abandoning your family. Shame on you." * She says jokingly
<Jackieness> <Lana> *heads out*
<DeathStar> <ERevis> I am sure she will do fine.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The wolves will not eat too much of her
<Xanatos> 6* Once they're all inside Xan would transmit the ready signal to be risen up out of the base and would take off towards the address given.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Moooommmm.
<Xanatos> <Xan> I wonder if wolves like the taste of mud.
<DeathStar> *Selena stares, then laughs softly*
<Seraphna> Jaime> I don't taste like mud... much...
<Alicia> <Asha> "I doubt it."
<Seraphna> **Jaime pouts and leans against Erevis**
<DeathStar> *they soon arrive in front of a Japanese styled home, not too far from the Nues and the others, but partially hidden as well to be isolated. Landing they would find the house has lots of things planted*
<DeathStar> *despite the snow, this has trees, a garden and other things to be self-sustained*
<DeathStar> <Celes> Interesting. *on the outside of the house is a devie that wakes up and scans their ship*
<DeathStar> *device
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I like this place already."
<Seraphna> Jaime> It's like our Tokyo house.
<Xanatos> <Xan> This just makes me want to do one of those 'off grid' homes, again.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Maybe you could take that Off Grid, Dad?
<DeathStar> *a stern voice speaks from the ground* "Who goes there"?
<DeathStar> *yet there is no sign of a comm system*
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...Hm. 6* He considers that to himself as he walks to the edge of the ramp, peering around as he steps down it.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I am Sparkling Justice, guardian of the moon, here to... talk about things."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yo, we're looking for Sen and Tora.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Princess Jaime Zhenmei of the Suisen Empire? **since Sparkling started the title thing**
<DeathStar> *devices rise up from the ground - looking like a defense system but when Celes and Selena and the others begin to come down, it seems they lower, perhaps the people inside finally seeing deciding they are not a threat*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Hm.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Beefy security.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I'm impressed!"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Paranoid much?"
<Alicia> * Asha looks like she'd be more impressed if she knew what they were, but is still impressed enough by the rising and falling metal boxes
<DeathStar> *the door to the building opens and a woman in a maid outfit steps out, with dark hair and dark, serious eyes. She looks at them all, then she bows* <Maid> Empress Erevis Zhenmei, Princess Jaime Zhenmei, Consort Xanatos Durran.
<Xanatos> <Xan> ...consort?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *snrrrrk* "Consort."
<DeathStar> *she then bows to Sparkling* Sparkling Justice
<ChadWinters> <Id> Or overbearing, Lana
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "You don't want to be?"
<DeathStar> <Sen> I was not aware you had a title?
<DeathStar> <Sen> Unless you are not married to the Empress anymore.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think Consort is it, that's Jennifer's title too.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Are we married? Did you make an honest girl out of me?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We have been married many decades to my knowlege
<Seraphna> Jaime> Gasp, Daddy, you are not living in sin are you!?
<DeathStar> *Sen then bows to Celes* Empress Celes Hapian, Princess Selena Hapian.
<Alicia> * Kyouki eyes Xanatos. "Something you're not telling me?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes. Splash water on Xanatos.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Don't do that it's cold.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Does that mean Kyo will also be a consort when my shipping comes to pass?
<ChadWinters> <Id> Sen, we're sorry to bother you but we would like to talk to Tora.
<Alicia> * Kyouki starts looking around for nearby water before being distracted by the shipping talk and forgetting to
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh yeah sorry, the ball is right. We're trying to find out more information about the original Geyze and Kumen.
<DeathStar> *whispers to Xanatos* <Erevis> Our daughter really wishes me to bed Kyouki lately. And now it seems she wishes me to marry her. I leave it to you to handle her hormones. *she pats Kyouki's head though, fondly*
<Seraphna> **Jaime passes Kyo a sketch**
<Alicia> * Kyouki looks at it
<Seraphna> **It is a picture of Chibi Kyo and Chibi Erevis smooching**
<Alicia> * Kyouki blushes slightly
<DeathStar> *Sen shows them inside; DS people moves inside*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I was not aware you were intending to be an artist, Jaime
<Xanatos> 6* Xan just stares at Jaime with a squint.
<Alicia> * Sparkling heads in, moving in front of Asha deliberately
<ChadWinters> 6Id just floats in like usual
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles** I must get the talent from my mother.
<DeathStar> *The house has a lot of inventions, with stuff in the corner like machines half built, strange little things, mini ships that are floating around, and weapon parts laying on tables*
<DeathStar> *there are things on the walls monitoring things and more*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Wow..."
<DeathStar> *Sen leads them to a guest room with a comfortable couch to sit and she exits, soon returning with cakes and drinks* Sit here; I shall return with her. *leaving them. As they wait, a cute little kid walks up and stares at them.*
<ChadWinters> <Id> It would appear she keeps herself busy.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Hi!"
<DeathStar> *the kid, probably around the age of the other kids, waves shyly*
<Seraphna> **Jaime waves** Hey cutie.
<DeathStar> <Girl> Hi. Seniga. *she points at herself*
<ChadWinters> 6Id moves about the room, studying everything as he passes by.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I'm Sparkling Justice, I'm a magical girl."
<DeathStar> *since at this point, Sparkling and Asha haven't been to the club, they probably wouldn't recognize the person that walks in unless there has been a session where they run into her (if so feel free to react). It looks like Taiga walks in, only her tail is more of a paleish brown and she has 4 tails instead of 6. She leans on a cane as well*
<DeathStar> *Taiga? studies them all* <Taiga?> I see there are many new faces now on Geyze.
<Alicia> <Asha> "Well, I'm new to the academy..."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'm actually from Mars."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I'm from Luna!"
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods and waves** Things have really... evolved there.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan muses then reaches into his coat pocket to pull out a lollipop to offer to Seniga.
<ChadWinters> <Id> On Geyze?
<Seraphna> Jaime> I'm married to Gnome now, so I can firmly state Geyze is a home.
<DeathStar> *Seniga takes it and smiles to Xan*
<DeathStar> <Taiga?> Oh my.
<DeathStar> *she takes in all the answers and sits down* <Taiga?> I'm Tora.
<DeathStar> *Erevis muses to herself and Selena looks curious at Tora, having heard she ran Kumen for ages and ages*
<DeathStar> <Celes> We were hoping that you might could return to Geyze and Kumen. We could use your knowledge. <Tora> Oh? How so?
<Xanatos> <Xan> You want the long or the short of it?
<DeathStar> <Tora> Whatever works. <Celes> We know there are rumors that said you lived on Kumen for generations and helped shaped things. So we believe you know more than you might let on
<DeathStar> *Seniga climbs onto the couch to eat some of the snacks. Selena slowly sips the tea*
<Xanatos> <Xan> And now that Geyze and Kumen are on this world...well we're trying to sort out a few things. Namely 'The Net', and the spirit realm.
<ChadWinters> <Id> We would like to access the Spirit Realm but are struggling with a way to do so. We are confident in still exists but is out of alignment from the dialing device
<DeathStar> <Celes> *she explains what the team saw, as well as the hopes the Aquarius could help them* We also know you invented the Artifical Spirits. Successfully
<DeathStar> *Tora listens to them, her fox ears twitching. There are definitely similiarties to Taiga, but she seems to hold herself like someone who is older, and more serious* Hm. I do not mind coming along to help. Before I do, allow me to tell you a little about the past. If you do not mind
<Alicia> <Asha> "Feel free."
<DeathStar> <Tora> As you know, I am a clone of Taiga. It was believed she was dead at the time. It is complicated and that story is not important. After Taiga returned, I was not really needed, with two of us around. So I wandered around for a good long time.
<Jackieness> <Lana> *sips tea and has some biscuits*
<DeathStar> <Tora> Sen and I homed our skills in various ways, with Sen being with me all the way, bless her heart. I devoted myself into invention, since I felt I had nothing left to excel at. I wanted to be the best at something. When Centerpoint broke, we were flung into Kumen's past - not all the way, but decently far
<Alicia> * Kyouki nods in understanding at wanting to be the best at something
<DeathStar> <Tora> It took us a bit of time to understand that time worked differently. And understand the connection of this world to the universe we left. So Sen and I slowly worked on reaching the top of Kumen. The 7 Corporations were corrupt as could be and it made it easy to make a central base that oversaw everything
<DeathStar> <Tora> I did what I could but you could only control so much corruption in a place like that, if it makes sense.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Complete sense."
<DeathStar> <Tora> From that, I spent the decades learning about Kumen and Geyze. And building what I thought was necessary. The first was learning about the Net, the second was making Spirits, and the third was the Aquarius
<DeathStar> <Tora> The Net, from what little I could understand, was made in the early days of Kumen. It was a complicated device made to tap into Kumen's connection with the Spirit Realm. Hm. Maybe it is something more.
<DeathStar> <Tora> I know Asarar's team managed to eventually tear it down, or help break it enough for the Spirit Realm to work on that planet. Some insane person tapped into it?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah, Asarar.
<Alicia> <Asha> "What about the... other world we saw?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "My hypothesis is that its whatever is left of your original universe."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Or...Oh you don't mean right now. You mean back then.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Yes, back then.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Also interestly, if you look at Geyze and Kumen, they are like mirror opposites of each other with the land masses. With the Spirit Realm the middle piece. It was quite odd.
<DeathStar> <Tora> As for the Artifical Spirits, I managed to get some Spirit energy to study them over the years. It is a complicated process but I learned I could - if I gave a Spirit a task, or an element not used up already - they could stablize over the years in an egg of spirit energy to help them grow
<Seraphna> Jaime> Kinda feels like a parallel of Earth and Luna with Centerpoint in between.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Egg contains spirit energy pooled in to help their body to absorb it. The first two I made, I made a little mistakes, so the first perfect one was Mireille.
<DeathStar> <Tora> The ship was the task, and from there she was ready
<DeathStar> *Selena wonders who the other two Spirits were that were off*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... but they turned out okay, right?"
<DeathStar> <Tora> I left them in egg form. Until a time I could figure out how to perfect them. But then everything went to hell and the building got hit
<DeathStar> <Tora> I'm not sure what happened to them
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Well, I think they're fine."
<DeathStar> *Tora raises a brow*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Wait... is it those two with the blunt objects?"
<DeathStar> <Tora> And finally the Aquarius. The Aquarius' was given the assignment of exploration. But it is meant to do much more than that
<Alicia> <Asha> "... Melodie and Aimee?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Yeah, those little psychos."
<DeathStar> <Tora> *peers at Asha and Lana* Did someone find those two and give them names?
<Seraphna> Jaime> She means Cam'dee and Mireille.
<DeathStar> <Tora> No. Not Cam'dee.
<DeathStar> <Tora> Cam'dee is a special case in many ways
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Huh... well Thena is currently caring for her.
<DeathStar> <Tora> I am glad. But I wish to know more about this Melodie and Aimee.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I think so? If they're the same spirits?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "The pair that are always trying to flatten each other with mallets."
<DeathStar> *she turns to the others* The Aquarius was designed to be able to do special jumps
<ChadWinters> <Id> Define special jumps
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I think I've seen this."
<DeathStar> <Tora> It does have the ability to jump universes. But I think it has only done it once or twice. Coming from the alternate future
<DeathStar> <Tora> I would have to unlock more black boxes on it
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "...okay, that is new."
<DeathStar> <Tora> That is what you want, yes?
<ChadWinters> <Id> Hmmm. It is possible to use that to get to the Spirit Realm.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "OK... explain the black boxes then."
<DeathStar> <Tora> The ship was designed to give it's secrets bit by bit as the Captain and the Spirit became more used to each other.
<DeathStar> <Tora> And when I felt the Captain was trustworthy
<DeathStar> <Tora> But if the Aquarius is not capable I could perhaps set another ship up with the ability to jump into another universe. <Selena> Well the Spirit Portal is smaller than the Aquarius
<Xanatos> <Xan> A ship being able to make that jump would make sure that we don't accidentally let loose whatever those things were on the other side.
<Alicia> <Asha> "That's important, yes."
<ChadWinters> <Id> In theory, yes.
<DeathStar> *Celes muses* Well, at least we have options now. <Tora> I will take a look at the Aquarius, then the Net, then the Spirit Portal. And tell you what I think is the best course
<DeathStar> *Tora stands up, using her cane to do so* Give me a little time to move what I need to Geyze. Is that acceptable?
<ChadWinters> <Id> Yes.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Yeah we might need to help out with a thing here, otherwise you can meet us at the Academy. I think the Aquarius has been hanging around the PAX lately.
<DeathStar> *Seniga waves goodbye to them as the team as Tora nods. Sen moves to escort then to the exit*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hmmmm...food for thought!"
<DeathStar> <Sen> Thank you for coming. *she doesn't sound like she means it*
<ChadWinters> <Id> It would seem coming here was the correct option
<DeathStar> <Celes> It seems so.
<DeathStar> <Celes> Let's go back and resume daily life for now.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Sorry. 6* He says seriously to Sen before moving for the shuttle.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Did someone bad touch that maid?"
<DeathStar> <Selena> Maids are just like that. *she notes as they go*
<DeathStar> -END-
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Session Close: Sun Feb 02 23:27:27 2020