The Alien Wars 6: Reality Strikers

Alternate Session 1

Session Start: Tue Nov 15 05:19:21 2022
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> Alt Session 1
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.3.10
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Ren sits on the PAX, going over various command files that need to be filled, head propped up, looking bored lately, fingers drumming on her desk.*
<DeathStar> *pausing as she glances over some documents, Ren eyes it a few times before reaching for her comms and begins to dial up Jaime*
<Seraphna> **Jaime picks up to the sound of... something bubbling** Yes?
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... What ... is that?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh I'm trying a new mud heating method.
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... Right. *She leans back in her seat* I have a question.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Sure. What's up?
<DeathStar> <Ren> I know Noire is in Tokyo. And I can pretty much account for most Dark Ones in my head. But... do you have any files of when Noire was younger on the computer? Well, Reikana. I'm not sure if any files exist after grandmother shut down and I doubt Andrea would give it to me
<Seraphna> Jaime> I mean sure we've got records. Anyone who's ever come to the PAX has a fiel, even if it's just travel data.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hm. Yeah but it's not like we give you kid photo
<Seraphna> Jaime> True, unless you go to school here. They have yearbooks and stuff. And student IDs. **she muses** I can ask Leyaeh what we have on her? You're specifically looking for Noire and Reikana kid pics?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well... *she sends Jaime a photo of someone who looks like a young teen Noire being seen breaking a facility on Earth* We were queried about it just recently due to Noire having Suisen affiliations. Should I call her in?
<DeathStar> <Ren> I imagine if they find something Noire might have people at her door
<Seraphna> Jaime> Huh... umm... sure. Maybe it's her little sister? Haven't seen her in a bit.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Guess we'll see. *Ren reaches for the comm*
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> *Ren, Jaime, Noire, and Charlotte sit at the old Fumoffu club room, with some snacks and drinks out. Ren leaning back, throwing stuff out to Akatsuki who is older now*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...you hve a strange relationship with your child."
<Seraphna> Jaime> She got your appetite and Charlotte's agility.
<DeathStar> <Ren> It's good training - plus it's tasty
<DeathStar> *she throws out a chip*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki catches it, eating it quickly
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...I see."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm. Not as quick as Doll though.
<DeathStar> <Ren> So. *She shows the picture* do they look like you? Or Reikana? When you were younger?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... I see."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks over at Charlotte, seemingly knowing exactly what she's thinking there
<Seraphna> **There is now a doll on the table, surrounded by several chips**
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "What happened with Reikana?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> *Eyes the doll, perhaps used to it since Jaime's kids play with Akatsuki*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tilts her head* "...mmmm...my twin sister is on tour..."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Nothing. We're trying to determine if this person looks like either of them when they were younger.
<Seraphna> Jaime> And still... older right? I get confused sometimes as to what direction people age.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Come on, how many people are like Fate?"
<DeathStar> *Adeline sits down* So far just her.
<Seraphna> **Jaime shrugs, actually looking about a half year younger than she did 2 years ago** Yep.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well..." *adjusts her glasses* "...how old do you think this one is?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> *finger flicks Jaime*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki thinks, having no idea how old people are, other than "old" to her
<DeathStar> <Ren> Pre-teen it would appear. I'm thinking clone.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We wore our hair differently. I didn't really come out back then and Rei's always wore a hoodie in public back then."
<Seraphna> **Jaime grins at Adeline, as Sephie offers Atsuki a cookie**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You really think they're a clone?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Or a Homonculus in your image?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That would greatly annoy me."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The question is who would have the resources to do it right now. The current government seems unlikely here.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "There can be only one?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And I doubt the Cartel or another race would try it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...what about a dimensional incursion?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well I did say if you sleep on it long enough it'll catch up to you.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "A reality that progresses at a different rate?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We could ask Taiga if something has happened.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well, lets check the old Asteroid.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We've seen it plenty of times, Charlotte."
<DeathStar> *Ren steps up and grabs her uniform coat, slinging it on and motions for Akatsuki to hop on into a pocket in cub form*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki eagerly jumps in, riding in Ren's pocket in fox form
<DeathStar> <Ren> Been a while since I've talked to mom, lets hope it goes well
<Jackieness> <Noire> *stands up and smooths out her skirt* "Mmmmm..."
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses** Should we bring the twins along dear? Might still be too young to taste adventure.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, unlike Ren, where would we hide them?
<Seraphna> **Seph peers around, then puts on a large kabuki mask**
<Seraphna> Jaime> ...We need to work on her disguises.
<DeathStar> *Adeline stares a bit, then motions* This is on you if they come, Jaime dear.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "She's still a kid, you know. Give her time."
<Seraphna> **Jaime flashes, a Dog Girl in a maid uniform with her** Take Seph and Doll home will you dear?
<Seraphna> **The Maid nods and starts leading Seph away, carrying Doll**
<Seraphna> **Sephie plots her own adventures**
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, it's set to low lighting. Ren looks around and brings it up, making Taiga grumble from somewhere and step out with her glasses, adjusting them, wearing a nightgown like lab coat*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> .... *she seems to be running a device aimed at the Tareh portal to keep time moving slower there, her hair looking uncombed and she looks like a mad scientist these days*
<DeathStar> *various drones going into the portals looking for trouble*
<Seraphna> **Si follows behind her, in almost nothing, she pauses**
<Seraphna> Si> I think we have guests, dear.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, you look awful."
<DeathStar> *Her long hair looks even longer* <Taiga> Huh? Ah. Well. Gotta monitor. <Adeline> You know I helped set up the system to do most of it by itself
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Best to keep someone here. I go out when Si makes me.
<Seraphna> Si> She seems dead set on hermiting here.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "You don't need to be there all day."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I try. We got into a fight.
<Seraphna> Si> Mmhmm. Cuz you actually do need daylight to survive.
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<DeathStar> <Taiga> Day...light?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Do that still do that?
<Seraphna> Si> Mmhmm. You aren't a vampire yet love.
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks disbelieving, despite being a fox right now
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...no no no. After this investigation ends, we are taking you on a girls' night, Taiga."
<Seraphna> Si> Anyway, what brings you girls? Hopefully something to get Taiga and me out of this groupless funk?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You all came here for a reason. Spit it out. *she uses her Cheryl tone, leaning against a console* What is it? What investigation? *She pauses, shuddering? Girls night? That would mean leaving this place
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yess?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Don't tell me you've become like, afraid of going out over these past few years
<Seraphna> **Si muses, the nods to the others and sets down a comms, picking Taiga up and walking with another one** Keep talking. I'm gonna bring this model out of sleep mode.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, show the security footage."
<Seraphna> **Si holds the datapad so Taiga can see as she carries her back to the living quarters and Taiga's latest rival, the shower**
<DeathStar> *Taiga makes a grumbling sound over the comms* Fine. Adeline, use my systems to check any Dark One related relalities and cross check it with --- <Adeline> I know what to do
<Seraphna> **Jaime looks squeamish but considering she mud bathes and bathes normally almost every day, looking that crusty might trigger her for some reason**
<Seraphna> **Si mounts the datapad by the shower and steps in with Taiga, getting her clean**
<DeathStar> *Adeline steps forward to the console while Taiga is away, Ren leaning over her as Adeline inputs Dark Ones / Noire* Lets see if anyone from another reality might have crossed recently.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hot springs. We're going to have to take her to some Hot Springs."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...that works."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hm, I got a hit rather quickly.
<Seraphna> Jaime> That sounds nice~
<Seraphna> **Comm sounds of Si scrubbing a resigned Taiga**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It looks like someone from the Alternate Reality traveled here recently, using their superior tech to try to hide the ransfer. *Taiga can be heard shoving Si way* <Taiga> What?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... seriously?!"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But why they would want something from one of our bases surprises me
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...excuse me?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> How do we want to proceed?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Did they cross back?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It seems so
<Seraphna> **Si follows Taiga back out brushing her hair**
<DeathStar> *Taiga scrubs her teeth hard*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well, I'm gonna say what I said 2 years ago.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Look, it's been a few years since that Nyarl attack
<Seraphna> Jaime> This is an opportunity to recruit.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, Strikers... we have had an incursion, so this falls into our responsibility to investigate without breaking my policy about unilateral intervention."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Who knows what the place is like since then. I sent an invite after Lenneth wanted allies and they indicated they were thinking about it - that was 2 years ago. Same with Wind's reality.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I would say they thought about it. If they outclassed us.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I thought at least the Alt Reality seemed open to us
<DeathStar> <Ren> We basically saved them
<Seraphna> Jaime> They probably still are. But you can't get people to join a cause you shelved.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...could you stop with the passive-aggressive?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Ah, just like old times
<DeathStar> *Adeline inputs the reality gate coordinates*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Certainly.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Suit up." *goes to do just that*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Should we bring an idol with us, in the event Nyarl is there? I suppose Akatsuki can sing
<DeathStar> *As she suits up*
<DeathStar> *Taiga pauses, eyeing the gate* I think... I'll stay here. And be your navigator.
<Seraphna> **Jaime replicates the suit**
<Seraphna> **Si fuus, then puts her head to Taiga's** You sure...?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Sure. I got everything I need here. *Sits down*
<Seraphna> **Si pats her gently, then suits up**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Let's go then."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, hold on.
<DeathStar> *Adeline finishes putting her suit* Yes?
<Seraphna> **Jaime taps her datapad and shortly thereafter Thena appears wearing some kind of digital one eye mask and a tactical suit** Someone call for Agent Thena, Idol Master?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Just need the idol part.
<Seraphna> Thena> Agent Thena is both.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...what are you wearing?"
<Seraphna> Thena> Agent Thena's super suit.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... who made that?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> It's half her grandfather's fault. At least the mask part.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Warren?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods** Hence "Agent".
<Seraphna> Thena> Agent Thena, super secret idol spy. **she poses**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... I... I have no idea how those work together."
<Seraphna> **Jaime mouths** Just don't say pirates.
<DeathStar> <Ren> He actually gave her a mask?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Of course he did."
<Seraphna> Thena> Agent Thena wears grandpa's mask to fulfill the vow she made to avenge him.
<DeathStar> *Adeline lets out a noise, rubbing forehead and gates out*
<DeathStar> *Ren follows*
<Seraphna> **Jaime follows, Thena follows moving like she's in a stealth game**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves through the gate*
<DeathStar> *They arrive in Alternate Reality where their Mega City has been repaired since Nyarl took over that one man who caused the riots to inflame the people to try to rampage and go after the government building, allowing Adeline 25 and her pirates to attack and steal things*
<DeathStar> *Everything looks much better, their futureistic tech and modern tech combined to make some amazing feats*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...things seem to be well in order here."
<DeathStar> <Ren> So where should we begin our investigation?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Why don't we start with the top?
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> Depends on how much you trust the government - Aya should be in charge
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let's talk to Aya then.
<Seraphna> Si> Mmm, should be an okay idea.
<Seraphna> Thena> Thena will uncover what sinister plots are here.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We shoudl try to find information about the Dakr Ones of this reality."
<DeathStar> *Ren walks along, holding Charlotte's hand*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why didn't we do that before?"
<Seraphna> **Thena inspects Noire with a large magnifying glass**
<DeathStar> *The people of the city seem to be more leaning toward the Illium population compared to before. The human population seems to be less visible or just not as out compared to before as they near the government building, where Illium guards are out and about compared to the normal Arcana Dragoons*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm.. they never presented a direct threat during our previous visits."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Seems this reality is going in that direction now.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hrm
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... *she crosses her arms, musing*
<Seraphna> Jaime> What do you think, brains and beauty?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Well, we're seeing a higher Illium population and Illium guards
<DeathStar> <Adeline> No sign of the Arcana Dragoons we made friends with last time
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That is raising a lot of red flags
<Seraphna> Jaime> True… we should be careful.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so how did their population explode in such little time?"
<DeathStar> <Adleine> I imagine the Illium were all about still - but they've been gathered in the main capital? Or maybe they're feeling more comfortable
<DeathStar> <Ren> So do we still go down to the building and present ourselves?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It's that, or gather information personally."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Let's gather some data first."
<Seraphna> Jaime> May as well. We know one thing, they aren’t dark ones. Which is what we’re tracking right?
<DeathStar> *Ren nods and turns to go back into the city proper* Lets go ask some questions then
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I feel like the two things may be linked though."
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses* I'll monitor the guards while you go do that and see if I can find a way for us to sneak in
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If the Illium went bad again, then the incursion in our reality may have been an attempt to find soemthignt o aid the 'resistance'."
<Seraphna> **A tiny Thena hops on Adeline’s shoulder**
<DeathStar> <Ren> I know that the Illium is something that mom and Erevis fears.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "They made quite a mess last time they dropped into our reality."
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s deeper than that.
<DeathStar> *as they reach the main streets, the Illium with their strange eyes walk the streets, standing more proudly, with the humans working various jobs, eyeing the Illium side eyed. Things feel tense, but it's not out right combative right now. Some Illiums exit a cafe that a human couple run*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I figured it would be. She's not the type to get intimidated easily."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Should I grab one?
<Seraphna> Jaime> If you can tell me why they are called Illium, it explains why.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "No... we don't need to start trouble."
<DeathStar> <Ren> How do you want to gather data then? Should I go fox form and listen in?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I thought you'd know why they're called that."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Their name is an anagram of the successors of Erevis that led to their founding.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "New sources. The 'net."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... they just went and Alucarded their names?"
<DeathStar> *a bat tries to fly off with Charlotte*
<DeathStar> (kidding)
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right, let me see if I can tap into it
<DeathStar> *Ren brings up her datapad and begins to try to enter the holonet*
<DeathStar> <Ren> uh, I'm just getting propoganda?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Not promising. What is the message?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> It looks like Aya quit being the leader uh, a year ago and made someone called Zao the new leader. *she shows a picture of someone who looks a lot like Ao, but male* Ao's son and the male heir to the Illium empire, he became the Emperor and has been working on uniting everyone.
<Alicia> * Akatsuki yawns
<DeathStar> *Ren drops snacks into pocket*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Where can we find Aya?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Good question. It doesn't say.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'll try to dig through the holonet
<DeathStar> <Ren> But I think information is being restricted
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ao’s son huh? **she eyes the picture**
<DeathStar> *very charming*
<DeathStar> *As they talk, a hand grabs Charlotte and pulls her away into the alley*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...in the meantime, let's establish a basecamp to operate from."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right
<Seraphna> Jaime> Okay I’m not attracted to men. This is confirmed.
<Alicia> * Akatsuki noses Ren, noticing immediately
<DeathStar> *Ren deadpans at Jaime*
<Seraphna> Si> **wiggles her ears and looks back**
<DeathStar> *Then blinks at Akatsuki, glancing around, then begins to move into the alley*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...did Charlotte get kidnapped again?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> For a Princess I seem to do a lot of rescuing maidens.
<DeathStar> *Ren spots a door in the alley and rips it off the hinges and steps in*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *follows ren through th door she found*
<DeathStar> *Charlotte is there with Arcana Dragoons surrounding her. One of them grabs Noire and Jaime* <Haruki> There, you're kidnapped too
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...this just became annoying.."
<DeathStar> *they work on putting the door back up, rather than really kidnapping them*
<DeathStar> *after looking around*
<DeathStar> *Ren pulls Charlotte over to her, eyeing the Arcana*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What is this about?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Balance is achieved.
<DeathStar> <Haruki> Wanted you off the streets before you were noticed.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...undertsandable. Now please catch us up."
<Seraphna> Thena> Secret Agent Thena needs 30 seconds for the search warning to go down.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...just ignore her."
<DeathStar> *Haru stares at Thena*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What are the Illium up to?"
<DeathStar> <Haru> Is she well? Should I cut her head open and examine her brain?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Please do not."
<DeathStar> *Haruki shakes head at Haru and sits down; they seem to be missing Unmei, the little Arcana that helped them with the Ressurection Machine last time*
<DeathStar> *just Haruki, Haru, and Gemi are present right now*
<DeathStar> <Haruki> Very well. As you might know, Zao blind sided us over a few months period by gathering power and over throwing Aya with enough of his people to run her out; it was a silent coup
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That it's a coup is new information, but not surprising."
<DeathStar> <Haruki> Thankfully, he has mostly retained the status quo, but he has been bringing more and more of the Illium people to the capital and frictions that were not present before has been rising. People have been "forced" out of their homes, racial hostility has been reoccuring once more, and more.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That explains everything we've seen so far."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... we do have question for you."
<DeathStar> <Haru> Do not get me wrong, not all Illium think like that
<DeathStar> <Haruki> Yes?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Forced out of their homes?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...do I resemble anyone known to you?"
<DeathStar> <Gemi> MAde to give up their home for a Illium family that arrives here from a Illium colony
<DeathStar> *the Arcana share looks* <Haru> Well... before we go into that, I should explain a bit of the second part of what Zao has been up to
<Seraphna> Jaime> Why do they not build new homes? This is senseless.
<DeathStar> <Haru> There has been rumors circulating recently about the connection our realities shared. Or do share.
<DeathStar> <Haru> This reality, the reality made by the Wind, and yours. As well as fourth. It is believed by Zao that a heart is shared among them. And he is seeking it. I do not know what will happen if he finds it. Or what this heart even looks like. I believe he may have made a version of the Arcana Dragoons along with your Dark Ones and made a "Arcana Dark Ones" to seek out the Heart, or information on it.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...how annoying."
<DeathStar> <Ren> You'd think we'd notice a heart.
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> Going through the information on the base that the Homonculus if that is what it was, hit..it looks like it was a base that Cheryl's files was sent to
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Dark Dragoons... anyway, we will keep an eye out for this 'heart'."
<DeathStar> <Taiga on comms> Another base was Repliforce, but it likely picked that base since it had lower defenses
<DeathStar> <Gemi> We plan to try to bring Zao out of power to stop his ambitions, but even if we do, if his agents are traveling to other realities...
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around* "We need a plan. This is sounding like another interdimensional war in the making."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We just got done with the last one..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> You guys know what this heart thing sounds like right?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we
<Jackieness> ll discuss it later, Jaime."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we'll discuss it later, Jaime."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> <Shut up, Jaime. Not in front of the other-worlders.>
<Seraphna> Jaime> <I was going to say a fabricated story IT made up to turn the Trinity against each other.>
<Alicia> <Charlotte> <Good.>
<DeathStar> *Ren muses* <I wonder. We might need to bring others into this to help as we go along.>
<Jackieness> <Noire> "AS for this, we now need to head off this potential war."
<Seraphna> Jaime> <We will.>
<DeathStar> <Haruki> I agree. We're going to try to gather as many people as we can to try to storm the palace. Aya is missing and we need to find her
<DeathStar> <Haru> Right now we're the only ones that can fight the Illium guard
<DeathStar> <Gemi> And we still need to gather more evidence before we go attacking the "Emperor" or else the public might turn against us
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods* "I advise you to hold off on a direct assault, though it is your world."
<DeathStar> <Haruki> No, I agree. We'll travel around and gather more allies and evidence.
<DeathStar> *Adeline steps into the room*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Adeline?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hey dear.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We can probably set up a link with them so we can bypass anything that might be detected. Which I think we might have been with our gate warp. *she hands Haruki somthing*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The guards set a patrol out into the city a few minutes ago
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... understood. We should part ways now."
<DeathStar> *the Arcana bow* Good luck. *Gemi glances up as a siren sounds*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Strikers, let's go and then back to home."
<DeathStar> <Zao on comms> All citizens, the terrorist who killed the Empress Aya are in the city. If you see them, report
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh wow he’s super douchey.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Such a gentleman. *grabs her wrist watch* You think if we warp out here would he detect it?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Undoubtedly. Let's not put our allies into any danger. Sewers."
<DeathStar> *Haruki motions and opens the door* This way
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads through the door*
<Seraphna> **Jaime, Si and Thena follow**
<DeathStar> *The sound of Illiums moving about can be heard; they seem to be moving about with strange movements - not exactly hyperspace, but they move unnaturally fast*
<DeathStar> *As Haruki moves over to a spot, and begins to open it, 3 Illiums appear in front of her as she pulls the grate up. Adeline TK attacks but it does nothing and she is lifted up*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... *punches the stomach, but ends up hurting herself
<Alicia> * Charlotte launches tendrils. If TK won't work, maybe dark powers will.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a hand and forms a dark Matter ball, lobbing it at the group*
<Seraphna> **Jaime Hyper-fists the one grabbing her wife**
<Seraphna> **Thena suddenly dazzles like an idol using her STUNNING charisma**
<DeathStar> *the attacks knock them back, but surprisingly they begin to get up.* <Haruki> They are nearly invincibile. Their eyes are their weak points, but they protect them now. *She points at contacts on their eyes, which they wince at Thena as they begin to stand up slowly. Haruki falls into the sewers
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Thanks. *She hops in with Ren*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Down, now!"
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads in last, throwing a smoke bomb behind her.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads down* "Move!"
<Seraphna> **Sera’s army follows**
<DeathStar> *Haruki looks around as the Illium lumber like Michael Myers in the smoke, swiping at the air*
<DeathStar> <Haruki> Just head that way *She points*
<DeathStar> *she goes the opposite way, making noise*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads down the inidcated direction*
<Seraphna> **Jaime puts a hand to a wall, forming a solid wall behind them**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Once we get clear, we jump back to our home reality."
<DeathStar> *The Illium follow Haruki once down*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I don't like them, nope
<DeathStar> <Ren> But at least you tendril girls can aim for eyes better than me
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh yeah. Almost like we're their weak point."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hm, true. Illiums are future versions of Progenitors, right?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... we need to find the source of their invincibility."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Or just the Suisen Empire in general
<Seraphna> Jaime> They are an amalgam race of the Suisen.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Then it means the Illium are the entire people upgraded
<DeathStar> <Adeline> At some alternate future
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I wonder how it was done
<Seraphna> Jaime> Generations of races marrying each other.
<DeathStar> *Ren pauses, working on her watch to warp out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I imagine there was more to it than that. I will look into the PAX's files to see if I Can learn more
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ready?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "LEt's go."
<DeathStar> *As they warp back to Asteroid C, Taiga is standing there, looking worried*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...that was fun."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, what do you know about the Illium?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I got bad news. *pauses* Ah. I suppose you want to know about them first. *her right ear is twitchiing*
<Seraphna> **Si pounces Taiga**
<DeathStar> *she is pacing, something clearly having happened, when Si pounces and knocks her over, having not tried to avoid*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Bad news?
<Seraphna> **Si helps her up**
<DeathStar> *Taiga flexes her right hand, the flexing looking like it is working better* Which do you want to know first? The Illium or the bad news?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Bad news."
<Seraphna> **Si massages her hand**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Kaori has lost her reality powers.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wait, what?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... so, who did it this time?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> It ran out finally?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She was with Hess when someone who looked like Wind it is believed came in and took it.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And then vanished.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Wait it was stolen!?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes. Otherwise she is fin
<DeathStar> *fine
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Any chance they were from the Alt reality?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> There is no Wind from the Alternate Reality
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Well, at least there's that."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Unless Zao made another knockoff."
<Seraphna> Si> It was one of Wind’s kids, wasn’t it?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> There's only one experienced reality user that could drain Kaori who looks like Wind
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Wind
<Seraphna> Jaime> But why?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I been trying to figure that out myself.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Why train her to take the powers when he has his
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...perhaps an emergency came up."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I mean, me and Yuki barely have anything now
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Same. Going against Wind would be like going against ... well. It'd be bad.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well… now this makes that Heart of Reality thing a bit scarier.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes... Aya has been overthron by Zao, who is obssessed with some heart of all realities."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I reviewed your conversation. This heart thing could be anything. It could be the heart of Yggdrasil, but then I would assume it would be the heart of the multiverse in that case
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...could it be a person?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It could be, Noire.
<Seraphna> Thena> Could it be Thena?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...please don't let it be Thena..."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Something about the three realities - which includes Prime, Alt, and Wind's Reality. The original 3. But now also includes I'm guessing Tareh since it's no longer part of Prime
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll try to gather more information about if it's a person, place, or thing
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm just hoping it's not a weapon.
<Alicia> * Akatsuki transforms back. "It's Reikana!" <Charlotte> "It's not Reikana."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Question. Are we going to chase after Wind once Kaori has recovered.
<DeathStar> *Ren smiles and picks up Akatsuki*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> As for your Illium question. You wanted to know who they were?
<DeathStar> *Taiga rubs her hands* They were a powerful future version of the Suisen Empire. They were versions of them in various realities that tried to wipe out the Alternate Reality and us here in Prime
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Over in Alternate, they did a much better job because they were ... ill prepared.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You're probably asking how did they get so much more advanced than us then
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They entered an alliance to try to hold them off.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Got technology and whatnot. 15 years of peace before things went to hell. But in the end they had to fight them. They joined with us for a massive Reality War the likes of which no one has seen since. Wind's Reality joined as well
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It took all 3 of us to beat them
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I practically died, but then I was 9
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So anything else?
<DeathStar> *Taiga sits down, pouring a drink*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The Illium we fought were apparently enhanced."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Illium were always hard bastards. They could be stopped, but the eyes were always a weakness. If that is even a problem, then other ways to stop them is doable. Blackholes, you can hyperspace them with enough power
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You just have to pour it on
<DeathStar> <Taiga> For now, go rest
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll wait until we're ready then lets check on the Wind lead for Kaori
<DeathStar> -END for Now-
Session Close: Wed Nov 16 00:00:00 2022