The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 438 (2300)

Session Start: Mon Feb 03 13:06:50 2020
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-640.11.25
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> 6* The group has been relaxing on the PAX for several months now, with little going on recently. Taiga has been working on the ship and has it up date to repel Dark Ones and hopefully Templars
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei calls the team together finally
<Jackieness> <Moira> *shows up* "So what's up?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga is there, with ... Taiga?*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan steps in, having kept up the Kimonos and Kitsune aesthetic, she seems a bit less dark these days and in control of herself. She waves to the two Taigas, then slowly double takes.**
<DeathStar> *both of them glowering at each other. The other Taiga is leaning on a cane, her brownish blonde hair more of a pale color and has maid behind her*
<Seraphna> **Thena appears and looks a the two Taigas like this is a puzzle, then becomes two Thenas** There! One of me for each of you!
<Xanatos> 6* Valen stands there just watching the two Taigas. Kellin walks in whistling then pauses, shrugs and continues to whistle as he moves for a seat and sits down.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> I know I'm not drunk so....You must be...6He snaps his fingers a bit. 1"Tori, right?"
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans in a seat, studying each of them as she sips some tea*
<Seraphna> **Cookie sets out a large plate of suspicious brownies**
<DeathStar> *The pale haired Taiga looks to be in her late 20's at best, while Taiga is 17ish*
<Seraphna> **Si fuus and looks between the two, then hides behind the younger Taiga**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Tori. Heh.
<DeathStar> *Taiga cackles*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Okay, so I'm not seeing things.
<Jackieness> <Moira> *whisper* "Tori is totally a vALLEY GIRL NAME."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> ...*shrugs* Eh.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Tori it is then. 6He nods to himself. 1"So what's up Lore?
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Tori makes it sound like you're tweeting. To-ri-ri. To-ri-ri."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Are they twins. <Tora> My name is Tora. *she turns to eye all of them* Anyway. I'm here because I was asked by Queen Celes.
<DeathStar> *Tora moves over in the hanger and touches the Aquarius, running her hand along it with reverence and the maid follows her, the two glancing at it, then eyes Taiga* <Tora> What the hell have you been doing my ship?
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Using it as a shield to keep us from blowing up.
<Seraphna> Si> Taiga made a new super engine! Zoom!
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *jerks* I improved it! <Tora> You been ruining it.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> To be fair, the Templars practically rebuilt it.
<DeathStar> <Tora> And I imagine I'll have to get rid of their crap, too.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I would start there. **clearly no trust for the Templars still**
<Jackieness> <Airym> *descending from the ship* "We should at least study their engineering first."
<Xanatos> <Pepper> Who's talking bad about this ship!? Oh, hey Tora. 6* She says, looking up from the other side of the landing gear where she was fiddling with some cables.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> I imagine they didn't use any tech they'd want us to get our hands on.
<DeathStar> <Tora> *Waves her hand* Anyway. I'll be using the Aquarius back where it belongs - Geyze and Kumen
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Oh?
<Seraphna> Cookie> What're we doing?
<Xanatos> <Pepper> ...eh? We're not that far from them.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hey now. We need it. *Taiga walks over, itching for a fight*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Ooh. We might get to see a sibling fight
<Seraphna> Thena> Auntie Tori, make me a Super Aquarius! For Cam'dee and me.
<Jackieness> <Airym> *tilts her ehad to the side* "Perhaps if we had the Aquarius' original specs, we could construct an upgraded design."
<Seraphna> Thena> We will call it the PAX Angelic **in a smaller voice** Thena Class ship.
<DeathStar> <Tora> *studies the ship, then lets out a breath* It'll take me a while to go over the ship and understand everything done to it
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The most logical name for a secodn Aquarius would be Gemini, as it is a modified twin."
<DeathStar> <Tora> Before I'll be willing to okay it for what the other tema needs for it. *she motions at Nicolette*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Wrong Airym. It would be Aquarii
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Perhaps if you two got along and worked together it would go faster. 6* He says of Tora and Taiga.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Just don't call it the Titanic.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Your statement is not logical."
<DeathStar> <Tora> Maybe. *she notes of Taiga* I'll keep it under advisementr
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "...all this ship stuff is a bit over my head. Didn't get much technical education back home."
<ChadWinters> 6Durt sighs at Airym.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **pouts** I miss Shippy...
<DeathStar> *at that moment Lorelei checks something*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Hm. Well, it might be a problem for another day. *Tora and Taiga glance at her* I got a message from the Erusians
<Seraphna> Thena> Oh?
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Oh? What kind of problem would the Erusians need you and us for?"
<Xanatos> <Valen> You get messages from the Erusians? Are you that important?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei stares at Valen slowly*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *then checks his forehead*
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *steps forward* "The Majestrix is ready to act."
<Xanatos> <Valen> ....I was joking! 6* He says sheepishly.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yes. I think she is ready to deal with the shapeshifters and take back what is her's.
<DeathStar> *To Yuki* So can we use the Aquarius or not?
<DeathStar> *Tora lets out a click of her tongue*
<ChadWinters> 6Durt looks over at Xeres. 1"Huh. Well, I suppose that was something we needed to deal with."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I do not mind. *she walks up the ramp. Sabrina turns to Nicolette*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Um. Did you want to come along to learn more about other races?
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Well, let's get to it. 6* He rotates his right arm then steps up the ramp after Yuki.
<Jackieness> <Moira> *looks at Rachael and nods as she boars the ship*
<Xanatos> <Valen> Sorry about my crappy joke. 6* He shouts out at Lorelei, then runs for the ship.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "You will have our gratitude." *turns to board*
<ChadWinters> 6Durt laughs a bit at Valen and taps datapad before moving on the ship. Cel coming in later and moving up it
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks up the ramp and Taiga ruffles her hair and moves off to find stuff on the PAX*
<Seraphna> **Sera's people get on board**
<Xanatos> 6* Pepper pauses, then finishes tightening something on the landing gear then heads inside.
<Jackieness> <Airym> *boards to prepare for launch*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Well, never hurts to learn more."
<DeathStar> *Tora steps on to check the ship on while Yuki gets in the Captain's seat, flicking switches and powering the Aquarius up*
<DeathStar> *Sabrina walks with Nicolette onto the PAX while people get on board. Lorelei finds herself a seat and Tora moves to engineering to check things out*
<Jackieness> <Airym> *goes through the pre-flight*
<Xanatos> <Pepper> I tightened up that fluid pipe on the landing gear Airym, so it should stop hitching. 6* She says as she passes and moves for her station.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *studies Pepper, then puls out a secret board and makes a note*
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Everythign does seem in order."
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius takes off and jumps to hyperspace*
<Xanatos> 6* Pepper points at Cookie and nods with wide eyes.
<Xanatos> <Pepper> I did a good thing. Reward please.
<DeathStar> *Sabrina pulls out a paper she did on Erusians and hands it to Nicolette* Here. *it shows drawings on them and a childish report on them*
<ChadWinters> 6Durt plops down in a seat, throwing his legs up on a console. 1"So Xerx. Should we be expecting to punch/stab and or shoot our way through your problem at all?
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "Alternatively, one could ask the Erusian who is on the ship."
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "And that is for the Majestrix to explain."
<Alicia> * Celeste walks in, without any fanfare
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Well call them up. I dont' want my kids running in to a death trap without some prep.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "We will meet with them. Communication channels are not safe."
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Well let's hope thats not the start of some giant trap.
<Xanatos> <Pepper> Why're you being weird? 6* She says, glancing over her shoulder at Durt.
<DeathStar> *Yuki quietly leans back, trying to get comfy in Erica's chair* Well, whatever we fly into, we'll be ready
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I'll spend the next few days educating Nicolette!
<ChadWinters> <Durt> It involves shapeshifters.
<Alicia> <Celeste> Would you mind if I sat in on the lecture?
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "Lecture?"
<Seraphna> **Thena spends this time telling some story about how she and a Dread Pirate Erus battled over a box of kittens.**
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Sure!
<DeathStar> *she puts on glasses and begins to teach Celeste and Nicolette*
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-640.11.22
<Jackieness> 6* The place... agrarian world Suelon
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius flies toward it. Yuki leans forward* <Yuki> Wow. I never knew about this world
<ChadWinters> <Durt> If this world intrigues you, you'll be surprised by all the others.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "It looks a nice place."
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "It is neither a political center nor one of commerce."
<Seraphna> Thena> Is it a super Karate planet?
<DeathStar> *Sabrina nods* <Lorelei> We know there are only a handful of enemy Shapeshifters left.
<Xanatos> <Valen> Durt IS being weird, someone make sure he's not a shapeshifter.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> And we removed some on that Outpost world
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pokes Durt**
<Xanatos> <Valen> I bet he's an evil shapeshifter and we should call him Burt now.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So far not feeling any sense that he should serve me beyond the usual so I think we're good.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Burt. Hah!
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Wow... I'd off myself from shame if I had that name."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We determined that there are 10 Shapeshifters in Ascendency
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Be gentle, Kaelan.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So don't probe you? **tendrils arc upward around Durt**
<Xanatos> <Kellin> 10? Scattered about or focusing their efforts?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> And we took some of those 10 down, didn't we?
<Alicia> <Celeste> *eyes the tendrils* "Umm... is that normal? Because that doesn't look normal."
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "It is close enough to the core worlds to use as a staging area, but has little population and infrastructure."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Well, when talking to those good Shapeshifters, she said there were 30 enemy Shapeshifters.
<DeathStar> *40
<ChadWinters> <Durt> I wouldn't suggest it.
<DeathStar> (no 30 is right)
<Xanatos> <Kellin> So wait. 10 or 30? Or there WERE 30 and we busted heads and I forgot about it?
<Seraphna> Thena> Why they not want to retire to their own planet with cake and candy?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We guessed that 10 would be staged with each power. 10 with the Ascendency. 10 with the Tsivrixsh. And 10 with the Serpents. But we did take down a few of the enemy Shapeshifters here last time.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So there are probably 6 enemy Shapeshifters left in the Ascendency.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "That one that Valen tried to charm."
<Xanatos> <Valen> I tried to charm a shapeshifter? That doesn't sound like me. I don't make mistakes like that.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "We didn't know she was a shapeshifter at the time."
<Alicia> <Celeste> "That's shapeshifters for you. Hidden."
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius lands finally*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well lets meet the Erusians. They are said to be a weird race
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "Excuse me?"
<DeathStar> *Yuki motions at Xeres* You are weird, right?
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I wonder if there are any Erusian Makas?
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "No, you are the weird one."
<Alicia> <Celeste> "You can't just call people weird like tha- oh god, I hope not."
<Xanatos> <Kellin> She has a point, we all are very weird.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Don't Erusians have a mating season?
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Unless that Sparkling girl is one. She's weird enough."
<DeathStar> *Sabrina peers at Nicolette* Have you heard of one?
<Xanatos> <Valen> Idon'ttrytocharmIjusttrytomakefriends. 6* He mumbles to himself.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "A mating cycle."
<Xanatos> <Pepper> Wait, really?
<Seraphna> Thena> Girls only get horny every like... 7 years?
<Xanatos> 6* Pepper mouths 'weird' to Cookie when Xeres isn't looking.
<Seraphna> Thena> Very upset boys.
<Seraphna> Cookie> **nods**
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "Barring chemical stimulants, that is a crude way of stating it..."
<DeathStar> *Sabrina covers Nicolette's ears*
<Seraphna> Thena> Makes it easier to understand!
<Alicia> <Celeste> "... this is a lot of culture shock."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks down the ramp. They pass Tora talking to Mireille, examining her*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> I don't know enough about the whole rules for Maka's but I imagine some races have things to instantly go...Nope. Can't be one
<DeathStar> <Tora> Stick your tongue out. Mmmhm. Now eat this pill.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Bleh. It tash bad...
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Okay, I... what is even going on?"
<DeathStar> *Tora nods, taking notes*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "What is going on?"
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> *shrugs at Nicolette*
<DeathStar> <Tora> I am seeing how well Mireille is doing. Do not mind me. *she drags Mireille off*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> So back to our laser focus. Where we supposed to be this person?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> ... Let us proceed. *she opens the ramp door and steps outside* I am not sure
<Xanatos> 6* Valen whistles, hands in his pockets as he glances around.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Poor Mireille. No one likes doctor visits.
<Seraphna> Thena> Be careful, you never know when Auntie Myria will turn up for plot based reasons.
<Jackieness> 6* Suelon has fields of reddish-purple grass and trees with reddish-purple leaves. There are a few automated farms in the distances with the spires of a modest city in the distance.
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks around the place* We're on farm lands?
<Alicia> <Celeste> "You know this isn't a novel, right?"
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "This is an agrarian world."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> ... *flies over to a nearby farm and lands, seeing what they grow*
<ChadWinters> 6Durt walks along, Cel following in the back as she studies the land
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Are there... livestock?
<Jackieness> 6* Reddish-purple stalks most resembling a cross between bamboo and sugar cane are being harvested by machines.
<DeathStar> *Sabrina pulls one out and brings it back to Nicolette*
<Xanatos> <Valen> What's a garyian?
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Do you think this is tasty?
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Agrarian. It means farmland."
<Xanatos> <Valen> Shhh, I know I'm messing with her. 6* He says quickly to Celeste.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I could agrarian some fresh food right now.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "I cna kill you with my brain."
<Xanatos> 6* Valen jerks, wide eyed.
<Xanatos> <Valen> ...well no need for that...
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "It... maybe?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Can you make him act like a chicken?
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "What is a chicken?"
<Seraphna> Thena> This reminds me of the time I saved a farming village from maurading space ghost pirates.
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "I... didn't exactly grow up in the most planty place."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> A poultry animal that goes cluck!
<DeathStar> *Sabrina offers half to Nicollette*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks along the path toward the coordinates*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Did that really happen?"
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *stares at Kaelan and then looks away*
<Seraphna> Thena> ...Some might have been ninjas.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> This place seems ...peaceful
<ChadWinters> <Durt> It's strangely peaceful here....6He nods to Zegretta
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Yeah it does.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes pictures of the landscape*
<Xanatos> <Valen> Look at these peaceful twins over here.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Huh?" *looks down at her own chest then looks back up* "...oh... wait... what twins?"
<Xanatos> 6* Valen snorts and laughs.
<Ari`> * Nicolette cautiously tastes the plant, figuring they wouldn't be harvesting flat out poison
<Alicia> * Celeste pauses. "Is it okay to do that?"
<Alicia> <Celeste> "I don't want to steal, after all."
<Jackieness> <Xeres> "I do not think it will react negatively to your physiology."
<DeathStar> *as they walk along, it feels like their group has grown*
<DeathStar> *just as they reach their contact*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan peers around a little**
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin has tensed slightly, but otherwise says nothing.
<Xanatos> 6* Valen is oblivious, he stops to pick up a cool looking rock.
<Jackieness> 6* A figure steps out in a full tactical infiltrator suit complete with helmet.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Can I help you?"
<Seraphna> Thena> Hello Tactical Person.
<Jackieness> 6* Then she taps the side of her neck and then helmet breaks away and collapses into the neckpiece, revealing the Majestrix Yasha.
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "You have come. Good."
<Xanatos> <Valen> Oh hey, I know you.
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Well you did call
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hm
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *kneels before Yasha*
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "Rise. We do not have the luxury of fromality."
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Things have got worse?
<DeathStar> *Sabrina turns to look at Nicolette* Hey, Nicolett...e...
<DeathStar> *she blinks*
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "My loyalists are ready to move to flush out the imposters, but this will require both speeed and delicacy."
<ChadWinters> 6Durt eyes Valen then Yasha. 1"Speed we can do delicacy..."
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Hmm?"
<DeathStar> *Sabrina points* There's another Nicolette.
<DeathStar> *Nicolette is standing beside herself, both Nicolettes standing there casually*
<Alicia> * Celeste sighs. "Of course."
<Ari`> * Nicolette doubletakes, and eyes the sugarcaney looking plant.
<DeathStar> *the other Nicolette doubletakes, just as much, holding a sugarcane*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... <Rachael> ... Whoa
<ChadWinters> 6Durt glances over at the two. 1"Swiss army knife Thena. Can't you use your hyperspace clones to figure out which one is fake?"
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "...and so it begins."
<Seraphna> Thena> Hey! That's my thing! I demand copyright payments.
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> Stab them both and see which one bleeds magic?
<Ari`> * Nicolette pulls a tarot 'fool' card out of thin air, and presses it against the other Nicolette's forehead. It sticks.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I think a Shapeshifter was listening in on your plans
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "Only the high level. No details, but still... you must deal with this situation."
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin forms a pistol and watches the two Nicolette
<DeathStar> *The other Nicolette goes to mimic the gesture, pausing as they push a card like object against Nicolette's foreahead - sadly it does not stick*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan blinks and feels out for which one might be a shifter** Hold on...
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *moves to circle around both Nicolettes*
<Xanatos> 6* Valen tilts his head.
<Xanatos> <Valen> Do the cards mean something?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I should be able to sense this now as a Dark One right?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...I hate this shapeshifter, BS..."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> *puts on glasses* Well, the cards mean... *she begins to lecture*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Doubtful Kale. Dias never seemed to home in on them.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "... interesting."
<ChadWinters> 6Durt eyes the one with the card that stuck to their forehead and moves over to them.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "WEll... Dias isn't exactly the most aware guy around though."
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Cards mean lots of things... but one can't simply immitate experience and training."
<ChadWinters> <Durt> You'd be remiss to believe that.
<ChadWinters> 6Durt nods to Nicolette and pulls his right arm back and swings for the other Nicolette's face
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Anyways, cards don't lie." She flicks another card out of no wheres, and sticks the 'Magician' to her forehead.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "... I'd ask if you're always this violent, but given what my superiors have done... I don't think it'd be fair."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Is it sticking to the shifter or to Nicolette...?"
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Well, there's a card on both of them now."
<DeathStar> *The other Nicolette dahses into the ground and shapeshifters, pehaps trying to become someone else*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Um, get her? It?
<DeathStar> *shapeshifts
<Xanatos> 6* Valen jerks and pulls out his sword and shield, activating them.
<ChadWinters> 6Durt swings and misses as it disappears in to the ground. 1"Well I guessed right then."
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *forms her warp blade adn slashsd won at the shifting one*
<DeathStar> *A frog with a card bounces away from the group*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Uh. There!
<Seraphna> **Kaelan whips a tendril at it**
<ChadWinters> <Cel> Were you just punching at a random one, Durt? 6She eyes the frog and pulls out a blade, throwing it towards it
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin slowly tracks, using his hypersense to track the energy patterns. Then when Rachael spots the frog he fires a shot for it.
<Jackieness> <Xeres> *turns and reache sout to grab it telekinetically*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Stay together and stay alert!" *draws her own blade
<ChadWinters> <Durt> I had a 50% chance I was right.
<DeathStar> *The frog is hit and fried, the hyperspace doing double damage. And it's carried back. It turns into a giant, breaking free. Turning to look at the team, a Ridiarum - a rock monster*
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> ... any bright ideas now?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I hate these guys..." *draws her sword*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Hit it harder. 6He backs up several steps
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls out her sword and forms tendrils all about**
<ChadWinters> <Cel> Take out it's legs
<Seraphna> Thena> **forms hyperspace nodes**
<Alicia> * Celeste charges at the beast, slicing at its legs with her laser sword
<Ari`> * Nicolette rocks on her heels, watching the shapeshifter, but being notably passive.
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Does your card do something to it? *she whispers*
<DeathStar> *the shape shifter laughs as it's rock hide seems to take the hits*
<Seraphna> **Thena fires the hyperspace in a concentrated beam for it's center core** Let's see how you like this! Bad Shifter!
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "That one? Nope. Just lets it know what I think of it."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Ohhhh.
<DeathStar> *the Ridiarium Shifter teeters on one foot*
<Alicia> * Celeste swings at the foot
<Xanatos> 6* Valen rahs and moves with Celeste, also attacking at the foot.
<Ari`> * Nicolette casually removes the card from her forehead with two fingers... and then throws it at the shapeshifter. The flashpaper card igniting before the shifter's eyes.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Special tehnique... Twin Heavens" *steps forward, resting one hand on her sword and then flashes into multiple afterimages, slashing at the Ridarium on both sides before meeting on the other side*
<DeathStar> *the creature is blinded as the two hit it's foot and it falls backwards, losing it's form back to a dark humanoid creature. At that moment Moira's attacks destroys it and it dissolves*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> So that leaves 9?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Like I said, we took out some at the Outpost
<Seraphna> Thena> They could be posing as corn husks.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So probably 5 or 6
<Jackieness> <Moira> *poses dramatically as turns back toward the others, skirt fluttering in the wind*
<Seraphna> **Thena eyes the corn, looking for vibrating corn**
<ChadWinters> <Durt> That's far more manageable
<Xanatos> <Valen> I almost forgot it was a dark one and expected a Ridarium to fall on you.
<DeathStar> *Sabrina pats Nicolette*
<Xanatos> 6* Valen tells Moira, letting out a sigh of relief.
<Xanatos> 6* Kellin glances around, but his hyperspace only extends 30ft so it's pretty limited.
<Xanatos> (hypersense)
<DeathStar> *it seems they are clear
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Do you need to call your attacks?"
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses** So weird...
<DeathStar> *Lorelei pats them on the heads and nods to Nicolette* I can see why they value you so much
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Yes!
<Seraphna> Thena> It gives them more power!
<Seraphna> Thena> *holds out her hand to high five Sabrina** Gimme paw!
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Really? I've never heard of this. Is this some sort of weird magic thing?"
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Its cooler." *pushes her skirt down as she's done enough dramatic panty flashing for the session*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Really? I feel a bit out of place often enough."
<Seraphna> Thena> Is well known fact. **She nods**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well. I still feel out of place.
<Xanatos> <Valen> It's only cooler if you have cool names.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I use magik. I'm not meant for space
<DeathStar> *Lorelei turns to Yasha* Lead the way. And explain your plan for taking back your throne, or whatever it is you have
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Thatwas my 'Twin Heavens' technique. I've been workin on it for a while."
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "Yes, let us move. And be alert for more." *turns, reforming her fully-enclosed helmet as she starts moving forward*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Hmm.. I've been mostly working on my basics."
<DeathStar> *after a bit, they arrive at Yasha's base of operations, hidden among the Erusian corn. They are now children of the corn*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Magic, magic, and the beginnings of sorcery, for me."
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks around as they arrive ans tries to find a place to sit*
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Nicolette will become the legendary Great Maka!
<DeathStar> *she nods*
<DeathStar> *she looks for snacks around the base*
<Jackieness> <Yasha> *enters a bunker*
<Xanatos> <Kellin> All things considered this is a pretty nice secret base, and believe me I've seen my fair share. 6* He says after looking around.
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Eheh... we'll see about that. My magic is better than my Magic, I think."
<Seraphna> Thena> Mmm...
<Xanatos> 6* Valen eyes the ceiling after his stomach roara a might grumble.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "What is the difference between magic and sorcery, or magic and magic, anyway?"
<DeathStar> *Rachael eyes the other Erusians, wondering who might be a shapeshifter*
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Never been in one that's hidden in a farming field
<DeathStar> <Zegretta> I guess not many would look for us out here
<DeathStar> *Yuki sits down and leans back, brushing her hair out of her eyes*
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "Now then." *collapses her helmet again* "The objectives are simpler said than done." *projects a star map from a wrist projector* "The Erus Ascendancy has two capital worlds. We must secure both."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> That sounds troublesome. Who has two homeworlds?
<Xanatos> <Kellin> Do we have two armies?
<Seraphna> Thena> Well they say the human males are from Mars and human women are from Venus....
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Erica can punch planets back into orbit
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We don't need armies
<Alicia> <Celeste> "... that's... something..."
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Sorcery is... well, spell casting. Conjuring fireballs, or talking to mirrors. Magic is the innate powers of the maka, where your soul can create great miracles in the opposition of evil. And magic is what I'm best at... which is wonderous feats achievable by long hours of practicing simple acts."
<ChadWinters> <Cel> Hitting both at the exact same time won't be easy. Unless you plan on using your forces to take one while we take the other
<DeathStar> *Lorelei studies the planets*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "That bit with the shapeshifter? That was magic. Not Magic, or sorcery."
<Alicia> <Celeste> "...does that make swordsmanship magic, too?" * She obviously doesn't know how to react to this
<DeathStar> <Rachael> You'd have to ask someone from Geyze about that
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I channel foxfire into my sword and shield... so maybe that's magic?
<Xanatos> 6* Valen seems absolutely confused and he uses magik.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So like Cel said. Both at once or one at a time?
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "The legislative body is on Erusia." *focuses on one of the planets* "My own throne world is Madara Prime." *focuses on the other* "we do not need a frontal assault. we need to penetrate both worlds and draw out the remaining shapeshifters. Then they must be neutralized in detail."
<Alicia> <Celeste> "It feels like... the borders are a lot fuzzier than I always thought."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> That won't be easy. They will be in places of power. The legislative body and the Throne Room probably
<Seraphna> Kaelan> See, that's why I get away from the Templars so easy. They never really looked too hard at poor prospectors or street urchins. If they were SMART that's where they'd hide.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "This feels... familiar."
<ChadWinters> <Cel> And if we're wrong on which ones are shapeshifters or they decide to not show themselves?
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "I know my palace intimately. I will personally lead a force there. The bulk of our forces will have to make multi-pronged, precision movements against targets on Erusia."
<Xanatos> <Valen> But...how do we draw the shapeshifters out?
<Xanatos> <Valen> The maka types can sense them can't you?
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Well, generally, 'wonderous' means 'seemingly impossible and against the natural laws of the universe'. Swordmanship is a definite art, but people can generally tell what you're doing, even if they could never do it themselves."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I'll help Nicolette sense the shapeshifters
<Alicia> <Celeste> "So... that pretty much rules out anything I can do."
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> The Hunters are hard to sense
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> But I think together we can do it
<Alicia> <Celeste> "I'm sorry I can't be more help."
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Then we'll need to split up the Maka
<Seraphna> Thena> I thought there was a scan for that.
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> Well apart I'm not sure how well we can do it then
<Seraphna> Thena> Can't we turn Thomas upside down till he tells us how to detect them?
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Then the other forces will be going in blind
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> The Hunters it seems are harder to detect than normal shapeshifters. Which is what remains
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> But if Celeste and Thomas can do something to help it would be useful
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I wonder if Ruun could see them...
<Seraphna> Kaelan> She might be physically blind but she sees energies.
<Xanatos> <Kellin> I suggest Nicolette and Sabrina go with the Legislative team. Lady Yasha should have an easier time drawing out the shapeshifter in the throne room.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Hm. We'll take Celeste to the Throne room then. And this Ruun
<Jackieness> <Yasha> "The most logical person to pose as would be myself."
<Xanatos> <Valen> Dibs on throne room team!
<Xanatos> <Kellin> ...I'll legislate.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Why do you want to go to the throne room?"
<ChadWinters> <Cel> I can go Legislate
<ChadWinters> <Durt> Works for me. I prefer keeping an eye on the rugrats
<Xanatos> <Valen> It sounds way more entertaining that boring politics.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei nods as the teams split up; Yuki will handle the ship for now*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "I can see if the cards can divine anything useful."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> All of you, get some rest. It sounds like tomorrow, we'll be attacking two homeworlds at once.
<DeathStar> -END-
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<DeathStar> Meeeeeeeeeeew
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Session Close: Mon Feb 03 22:44:17 2020