The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 620

Session Start: Sun Feb 19 14:03:01 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session620
* Now talking in #TAW-Session620
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.7.10
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
* ChadWinters` has joined #TAW-Session620
<DeathStar> *Taiga sits in the cafeteria, picking at food* I hear Asarar's team has been going over Kumen looking for signs of Ren, but so far has found nothing yet. *Yuki tosses an orange up and down, there while the Aquarius is at Kumen doing some upgrades* <Yuki> I could talk to Ymir
<Seraphna> Si> I promised a good reward. We should hear something soon.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Reward?
<DeathStar> *Yuki
<Seraphna> Si> Well Asarar’s group are pros. And I have a lot of money.
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<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, if we found Ren before them we wouldn't have to pay anything
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes a map of Kumen City*
<Seraphna> Si> Can’t hurt to try. Plus I have an idea about where to look.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Where's that?
<Seraphna> Si> We should look into areas experiencing food shortages.
<DeathStar> *Taiga and Yuki both deadpan*
<Seraphna> Si> What did you ever look at our monthly food bill?
<Seraphna> Si> Memory or not her metabolism won’t have changed.
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes her schedule* Lenneth is going to tie me up with the Rabbit situation
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If you could go with Yuki and get feet on the ground to begin looking
<Seraphna> Si> Sure. I’m getting tired of losing time helping anyway.
<Seraphna> Si> That hacking trance gives me headaches.
<DeathStar> *Taiga pats her head*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... when are we leaving?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'd say set out now. Lenneth's deadline for the rabbit stuff was today. I'll be tied up today, but I can join tomorrow in the search
<Jackieness> <Noire> *enters the cafe* "Mmmmm... if you are going to look for Ren, then you had best not leave me."
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuu. Sure. We can take the Not-Striker-Anymore-Shuttle.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...see if you can get any more info out of the Rabbit." *looks to Noire* "And we wouldn't dream of leaving you behind."
<DeathStar> *Yuki peers at Noire, studying her*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright we should --- *The PAX shakes a bit and alarms go off* <CHIP> We have an attack from within. *he sends Ao and Leyaeh to the attack point*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What now?
<Seraphna> Si> The heck!?
<DeathStar> *Taiga checks her datapad* It seems to be the Fumoffu room.
<Seraphna> Si> Nothing should be:.. **she gets up to head there**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What?! That is our room!"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Come on.
<DeathStar> *Taiga hurries to beat Ao there*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ye,s let's." *heads that way*
<Alicia> * Charlotte hurries over
<DeathStar> *a storage cabinet of Ren's has been completely demolished as the group arrives; cracked dark dragon eggs left inside and scratch marks can be seen*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ... Care to explain?
<DeathStar> *shells I should say
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I guess they hatched."
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh raises a brow** Was someone hatching Geyze dragons?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *facepalm*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Ah, no. Not quite."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think Ren and Andrea got this from another reality
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Not Geyze..." *sighs* "Someone contact mother."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Why did she stuff this into a cabinet.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Nowing Ren, probably to make room in her tail for food."
<Jackieness> Knowing
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> What kind of eggs ARE they?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Dark dragons... mmmm... basiclaly dark one dragon familiars."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I have to go... um... do rabbit stuff
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What a shame Ren couldn't be here for this..."
<DeathStar> *She bails*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> …
<DeathStar> <Ao> ...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well... that's the big issue. Ren is not here to try to bond with the dragon."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Tell me you can wrangle this Noire.
<DeathStar> *suddenly down the hall, screams can be heard*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I think I hear your dragons
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Maybe if I knew where it was... ....there is where it is."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Well, that makes that part easier." *rushes off*
<DeathStar> *two young dark dragons are moving about residental room hallways, chasing people*
<DeathStar> *as best they can in the tight halls*
<Alicia> * Charlotte tries to wrangle one. "And what do you think you're doing?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps forward* "Behave!"
<DeathStar> *Charlotte begins to wrangle her's while the one Noire yells out turns to face her, then breathes dark fire - a cute puff mostly, at her*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lets tendrils loose to try to wrangle the remaining dragon*
<DeathStar> *the two manage to wrangle their dragons* <Ao> ... what do you two plan to do with large dragons in a ship?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I don't know! I need to contact mother for her advice!"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...this place is big enough for pets, right?"
<DeathStar> <Ao> I'd say
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> How big are they gonna get?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...dragon size."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, they're dragons.
<DeathStar> *Noire receives a message on her datapad*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> With the context that we once met a whale bigger than the PAX.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm?" *checks her data[ad*
<DeathStar> <Message from Andrea> Have our dragons, if you can properly train them, to vanish like your dog
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> *to Leyaeh* "Did you try singing to it?"
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> We made friends.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ah, of course."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki nods
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If we can tame then, then they will be able to vanish and become summonable."
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Is that how we got Kaelan?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Right. You two get on that then. Come on Si. Lets get to Kumen
<Seraphna> Si> Right. Finding Ren.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX Bridge
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> You found a way to defeat the Rabbit without erasing it yet, Myria?
<Jackieness> <Myria> "I have cosntructed... this!" *pulls a tarp off of a Gitari-style android body*
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes it*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> So your plan is to shove it in an artificial body much like Airym.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And that thing can hold all of it's... many systems? *meanwhile Taiga is just staring with a look*
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe plan nuke the rabbit should resume.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So you made a RoboGor?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Can I request it be made female
<DeathStar> <CHIP> For reasons
<Jackieness> <Myria> "I have created a multidimensional holographic storage matrix capable of containing its full code!"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Alright - you have one attempt to transfer it before we destroy the sections of the holonet where it resides. Iko and the others races will tell the people that the lost cat videos were due to a holonet malfuction
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> To quell the rage of the famfrit sex pervs
* Jackieness flails her arms and tries to get everything ready.
<Jackieness> <Myria> flails her arms and tries to get everything ready.
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I believe it may be wise to still nuke those sections incase this Rabbit program doesn't try to leave behind anything just in case it's not Gor and is evil.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I will confer with the others. It wouldn't make me sad to lose the millions of catgirl porn
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huuuuuh...it might try to seek out and seduce Si."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Wait so the real kitten videos are safe?
<ChadWinters`> <Id> I'm sure it will return given time.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> For now
<Seraphna> Jaime> At least nothing valuable is lost then.
<DeathStar> *Taiga reaches her hands out toward Myria's neck*
<Seraphna> **Thena uploads more selfies**
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> *Rubs her brow, feeling a headache coming on*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *Asarar stands on the streets, eyeing a picture of Ren, then eyes fox fauna laying about homeless in the slums*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie looks around, coat on due to the rain falling down into the slums*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm not seeing her; just lots of fox fauna on the streets, doing tricks.
<Seraphna> Luci> We need to start a new shelter.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *lifts her hand up over her eyes due to the rain, Yuki, Si, then the others - Noire, Charlotte, etc*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What brings you to this part of town?
<Seraphna> Si> Joining in the hunt.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *lights a cig, despite the rain* Hunt. That's a word for it
<Seraphna> Si> Have there been any areas experiencing sudden food shortages?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> There's hardly any food in this area.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...mass food thefts?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I'd say theft isn't her style, but tough times..."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Feel free to look into that if you want, but I doubt you'd find it down here. Try upstairs if you're interested in that. *Yuki kneels by one fauna* Hey, I think this one might be dead. *she points at few fauna that seem slumped over and not moving - even some cat fauna and dog fauna like Riki*
<DeathStar> *Bonnie kneels and studies them* <Bonnie> They're dead.
<Seraphna> **Luci leans over to check and sighs**
<DeathStar> *she picks up a needle* Drugs. *She squirts a black liquid out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<DeathStar> *Bonnie rises, holding one of the vials in her hand*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That stuff. Shit.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What is it?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I feel like I've heard about that somewhere."
<Seraphna> Luci> Something that supposedly lets you see alternative lives.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll need to talk to Kira. It's Vision. It gives you a high that lets you see your past life. It's really popular around here - people believe it lets you see a better life.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hmmmmoh... when all my other selves are inferior to me (obeviously) why would I want to do that?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Bad thing is most of them die because there is no past life apparently.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "..."
<Seraphna> Si> Yeah it would only work on people like my Mom.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm....where does this substance come from?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> No idea
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I been hearing it's being imported
<Jackieness> <Noire> "From where?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Again, I have no idea. I haven't been following that lead.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Something about this stuff just feels wrong."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Anyway, you said you wanted to know about food.
<DeathStar> *Asarar jots a name down and holds it out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... yes. Ren has... a considerable apeptite."
<Seraphna> Si> **peers at the name**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> This will let my group look into the slave gang going on lately. See if it has anything to do with Ren
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on, Bonnie.
<DeathStar> *Bonnie finishes calling the authories for the dead girls, and stands up*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Where are we going, Si?
<Seraphna> Si> Quad 6.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets head out
<Seraphna> Luci> Oof, good luck. Quad 6 is jerks.
<DeathStar> *Yuki trots along*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Earth
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sits across from Darien Starr, arms crossed. Ariel is leaning against the wall*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> What have you been up to lately, Darien? <Darien> Just doing what I can here and there with Ariel since I've gotten back and in shape.
<DeathStar> *no and
<Seraphna> Angela> How did that happen anyway?
<DeathStar> <Darien> How did what happen?
<Seraphna> Angela> You going from old man to man about town.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'm still an old man
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'm just no longer a broken one
<DeathStar> <Darien> Thanks to Ariel
<Seraphna> Angela> Well you seem almost younger. **she smiles**
<ChadWinters`> Doing things can help give that illusion.
<Seraphna> Angela> Yet you’re so busy and become grumpier and older by the day.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sets down a vial of Vision* I was wondering if you knew anything that could help us with leads on this
<DeathStar> *Darien takes it, studying it* I heard about the street drug on this.
* ChadWinters` looks at Darien, crossing his arms.
<DeathStar> <Darien> The substance is most likely nothing supernatural, believe it or not, or out of the ordinary. What is odd is that the certain chemicals when combined bring about the ... results
<DeathStar> <Darien> It's why I believe it's now shown back up. *He slides a paper to Cheryl, who opens it, then hands it to Chad* <Cheryl> So a certain chemical combination can bring about these Visions? And trick the brain?
<DeathStar> <Darien> It's what I believe at least.
* ChadWinters` takes it, studying it
* ChadWinters` clicks his tongue. 1"I was worried that this would be you'd find."
<ChadWinters`> *What*
<Seraphna> Angela> Glad it’s just chemicals and not that shit I got doused in.
<DeathStar> *Darien stands* I'll see if I'm wrong and there is something more to Vision. Diluting might save one from a full effect at least. Either that or I've been wrong all this time
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh
<DeathStar> <Darien> One other thing.
<DeathStar> *he pulls out a map* <Darien> Ariel and I have been keeping some tabs on the drug trade. *He sets it down. Cheryl leans over. John steps over with Hotaru to eye it; it looks like the trade definitely has been coming in from the outer regions and a lot of it is now aimed right at Kumen and Geyze*
<ChadWinters`> I've been having Id trying to track down suppliers of these chemicals. Even if it's being diluted and filled with synthetic. Still needs a supplier
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Why is it focusing so much toward Kumen and now toward Geyze?
<Seraphna> Angela> Why the hell is it focused on them?
<ChadWinters`> Probably to pull everyones attention away from somewhere else.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Perhaps so. I planned to head toward Kumen to check it out. I know certain parts of it are pretty bad.
<ChadWinters`> Easiest way to bring drugs in is where no one can see it come in.
<DeathStar> <John> What the hell. I'll check it out.
<DeathStar> <John> I'm not known on Kumen
<DeathStar> *He puts his hands in his pockets and heads for the door*
* ChadWinters` glances at Cheryl.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl shrugs*
<ChadWinters`> Question is, is this a fail safe move or do we have to go head hunting again.
<Seraphna> Angela> We could probably just ask him you know. **she says quietly**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll let John go for now; I want to prepare things here. Hotaru and Tabetha can back him up. *peers at Angela* I feel like this drug trade is weakening things to make moves here
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I want to get ready for that
<Seraphna> **Angela nods**
<ChadWinters`> Let's focus on that aspect than Cheryl.
<DeathStar> *Darien and Ariel move out with John's people*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Quad 6
<DeathStar> *the group has appeared before an area with tons of food to be sold*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...Ren must be here."
<Seraphna> Si> Seek the food and ye shall find the puppy.
<Alicia> * Charlotte looks around for Ren, while Akatsuki seems distracted by all the food
<Jackieness> noi "Mmmm... but how to find ehr in such a large district?"
<Alicia> * Charlotte feels out through the bond, in case that works
<DeathStar> *The people selling all the food seem to be doing so at high prices - though you could just buy cheaper food at booths. Like Blade runnerese chinese food under the rain*
<DeathStar> *Yuki studies the produce and stuff that the market is selling* This is outrageous prices
<Seraphna> **Si sighs and puts a hand to her head, focusing and trying to feel out any nearby dragoons**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... We should check if food has gone missing as well."
<DeathStar> *Si would feel Noire and Charlotte's*
<DeathStar> *Right beside her*
<DeathStar> *studying rabbit*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hm, should we talk to the market people or the booth people?
<Seraphna> Si> …When I ping Dragoons why am I feeling you two?
<DeathStar> *Taiga pops up beside Si, pulling her along* Come on
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is my bond enough to count as a dragoon?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... the dark dragons?"
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuuuu.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> In what way? *She heads the head of the market, Taiga huffing as if in a bad mood*
<Seraphna> Si> What’s wrong love “?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Nothing. *She smacks her fist on the table* Answer their questions. *Turns to Charlotte and Noire* What are we here for?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "To find Ren, what else?"
<DeathStar> *The food market person eyes them, putting away his coins in a pouch* Who?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "To see if any fox faunan have been seen around places where food has gone missing."
<DeathStar> <Market Person> Fox Fauna? Well, I have seen some dirty fauna around here. They're always stealing my food.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... and which way do they escape to?"
<DeathStar> <Market Person> *points toward the alley ways* If you're there to bring them to justice, they've stolen at least 20,000 coins worth of food over the past few years. If they can't cough it up, I'll take 'em to the gangs to recoup my income
<DeathStar> *He sniffs and goes back to selling his stuff*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> ...
<Seraphna> Si> Ick.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... come on." *walsk away* "...what an odious man."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *heads for the dark alleys*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Truly.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...yeah. I actually hope they steal more now."
<DeathStar> *John, Michiru, and Lunar Girl lurk over head with masks on*
<DeathStar> <John> Did I hear someone say they want to steal?!
<Seraphna> Tabetha> **gently hops John**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hey, I'm not the one who'll be stealing!" *under her breath* "says the pirate"
<Seraphna> **bops
<DeathStar> *Taiga uses her foxfire to light up the alley, which is pretty dark*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We are looking for Ren, and these food thieves are the best lead so far."
<DeathStar> <John> *sighs at them all lecturing* Well, we are here for something else. Go forth. *he lets them go on as they have their own mission*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Weirdos
<DeathStar> *as they continue down the alley, they pass eye staring at them*
<DeathStar> *eyes
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... you see this?
<Jackieness> <Noire> /noi *pauses and glances*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...yes."
<Seraphna> Si> Hi! **bunny ear wiggles**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We're being watched
<DeathStar> *more eyes gather to stare*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Are you surprised?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Show the picture."
<DeathStar> *Taiga tries showing the picture in the darkness*
<Seraphna> **Si shines a light on it**
<DeathStar> <Voice> We don't recognize her. *it sounds young*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, the trail went cold..."
<Seraphna> Si> She might look a little blown up.
<DeathStar> *jiiiii* <Voice> Why would she look blown up?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "She'd better not be hurt..."
<Seraphna> Si> She crash landed here. There was a big blast!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We were in the battle over Geyze. I feel to geyze, but she landed here."
<DeathStar> <Voice> Oh. We heard rumors that some of the bad people of Geyze picked the good stuff up when that happened
<DeathStar> *Kumen
<Seraphna> Si> Any idea where we can find them?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...bad people? What bad people?"
<DeathStar> <Voice> The people who run the city. Scary. If lucky, friend has been allowed to heal if hurt before being put to work at some bad business.
<DeathStar> *Yuki squints, shiningSi's light to look at the young fox and cat faunas in the alley*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Hello everyone!"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...do you mean the gangs or coporations?"
<Seraphna> Si> Did we ever inquire with Ymir?
<DeathStar> <Young Cat Fauna> Hello. <Young Fox Fauna> Aren't they same?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That's one way of looking at it..."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... no. At least they are not supposed to be."
<DeathStar> <Young Cat Fauna> You could try the club near this place. They might have friend. They like fox girls. *they hand something to Akatsuki, thenscurry away*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks it over
<DeathStar> *it looks like the match book for a fancy club on the lower floors near the crash site*
<Seraphna> Si> A lead!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We should make haste then."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Lets go!"
<Seraphna> Si> Thanks! You should also move your base as the merchants are onto you.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Lets go then. *Yuki nods and heads out*
<DeathStar> *the alley is suddenly emptied*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> *John kneels over the fauna on the streets*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> This is horrible…
<DeathStar> <John> So many of these people are homeless. *He eyes people picking them up off the streets giving them "Homes", but surprisingly, it's like many of the gangs are no longer interested in fox/cat fauna, as if they are old news*
<DeathStar> <John> It would appear that the death rate is nearly 100% among them but someone is tricking them into taking the drug. *he frowns, thinking on Katrina*
<DeathStar> <John> It makes me think someone is doing a study
<DeathStar> <John> And so someone has to be nearby
<Seraphna> Tabetha> They should be punished.
<DeathStar> *Ymir's people are coming in and handling the situation and getting the word out not to take Vision*
<DeathStar> <John> I guess we need to learn how this got in. Hit the ports?
<DeathStar> *John walks toward them with Tabetha*
<Seraphna> **Tabetha nods**
<DeathStar> *as they go along, Seniga can be seen with spy glasses, having been spying on the situation*
<DeathStar> <John> Who's the kid?
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Perhaps a new young hero.
<DeathStar> <John> Or someone to keep an eye on. *Seniga writes something down, before running off* Alright lets get to the port
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The Bar
<DeathStar> *Seniga enters the bar and looks around, Asarar and company not back yet, before moving over to Cloé and Bella* <Seniga> I think I noticed something bad
<DeathStar> *Cloé chokes on her smoothie8
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What?"
<Seraphna> Nell> What?
<DeathStar> <Seniga> The gangs are no longer taking fauna even when they can. I think the rumor of them wanting to take high value girls are true. I saw a bunch of fox and cat fauna laying around and the gangs were just passing tons of them up outside like the most beautiful ones.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What are high value girls?"
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Like ones they can sell for a massive profit
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I read that somewhere
<Seraphna> Nell> We need to kick their butts.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...but what are in demand is what I mean."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Oh, I have no idea. We'd have to sneak into and take a look
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So where is this place we have to enter?"
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Leave it to me. I'll find it. I spotted one of the suspicious guys and some of his women
<DeathStar> *shows a picture of John with Tabetha and Hotaru*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I'll follow him
<Seraphna> **Nell squints** One of them looks familiar.
<DeathStar> *Cloé is hiding under the stool*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *after a massive surge, everyone stares at the robo-Gitari*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Did it work?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Dunno….
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We shall see."
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Ooooooooo."
<DeathStar> *suddenly an arm lifts up*
<DeathStar> *Then another*
<DeathStar> *Then it's head rises*
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Mr. Gor?"
<DeathStar> <CHIP> It's aliiiive.
<Seraphna> **Jaime puts bunny ears on Myria**
<DeathStar> *the robot Gitari turns to Myria> ... Si. I must find Si. *it stumbles to it's feet, then stumbles out of engineering*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And it left
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh my.
<DeathStar> <Ao> What should we do?
<DeathStar> *Adeline is already destroying the holonet sectors*
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huuuuuh... keep it on the PAX for starters."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That went about how I would expect."
<ChadWinters`> *Id floats over Adeline and Aya.* I will continue searching for any signs of it on the holonet incase we miss something
<DeathStar> *Erevis leans out of a doorway* Jikuu. You should go and escort it about the ship. *She puts rabbit ears on her*
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Fortunately, I did not install any weaponry!"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Understood." *looks to Myria* "I should hope not!"
<DeathStar> *it looks like Erevis is with 5 year old Jikuu, training her in something*
<DeathStar> *the two holding bos*
<Jackieness> <Myria> "I decided against the rapid-fire singularity projectors." *nod nods*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Lord.
<DeathStar> <Aya> I sometimes wonder how this place avoids driving people mad. <Adeline> I believe we all are mad to keep working here
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen
<DeathStar> *the group arrives before a darker version of Asarar's club*
<DeathStar> *with bouncers standing there*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *Goes to step in when the bouncer sizes her up*
<DeathStar> <Bouncer> Kid... scram
<DeathStar> *Taiga jerks and falls over*
<DeathStar> *Yuki peers at the others, her fox ears twitching*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hmmmph." *flips back her hair and then steps forward*
<DeathStar> *bouncer waves her in and the bouncer hands Yuki something as she follows*
<Seraphna> **Si tugs Taiga back, walking up herself**
<DeathStar> *inside the club is fox girls wearing sexy, revealing outfits, as well as fox fauna dancing erotically in cages. Otherwise it's quite normal and people are enjoying the atmosphere. A fox girl is singing on stage a nice song*
<Alicia> * Charlotte follows Noire confidently
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps inside* "...mmm...what do you have there, Yuki?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> An invite to work here
<DeathStar> *bouncer eyes Si*
<Seraphna> **Si tosses her white hair and moves to step in** The cutie is with me~
<DeathStar> <Bouncer> *Shrug*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki shifts to fox form while unobserved and sneaks in
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... spli up and ee if you cna spot Ren."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *eyes the place, nodding at Akatsuki, figuring she can move around the best*
<DeathStar> *Taiga sits at the bar with the bartender*
<DeathStar> *while Yuki moves near the employee's only door*
<DeathStar> *Wondering how to get that open for Akatsuki*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks about, looking at all of the fauna*
<Alicia> * Charlotte feels out for Ren, while Akatsuki sneaks around in fox form
<DeathStar> *They seem to be moving around, looking run down*
<DeathStar> *Charlotte feels Ren, weakly, somewhere in the building*
<DeathStar> *Yuki gets the employee's door open for Akatsuki; when a big man approaches her to ask her when she's doing* <Yuki> Ah. I came here to ask about the job?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "This is the place." *says it subtly enough that it could be taken to just mean 'this place is cool'*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...how...distasteful."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki sneaks in the moment the man's attention is drawn
<DeathStar> <Large Man> *eyes her* Follow me. *Takes her to his office*
<DeathStar> *meanwhile Akatsuki is able to explore the back offices, finding fauna, mostly fox, locked up in rooms as she explores, kept hungry and unable to leave. Guards patrolling*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Definitely has it all. *She nods, eyeing the cameras*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *crosses her arms and waits*
<Seraphna> Si> When do we start the butt kicking?
<DeathStar> *Taiga pauses, eyeing the look from the bartender*
<Seraphna> **Si puts down credits** Something fruity.
<DeathStar> *she preps Si's look and slides it over*
<DeathStar> *drink*
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki comes across one room particular*
<DeathStar> *After a bit*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks around it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..." *moves toward the employee door and watches it for the time being*
<DeathStar> *it seems to have Ren's hand cuffed to the bed; her head bandaged a bit and she looks weak from lack of food for weeks*
<DeathStar> <Ren> UGhhh...
<DeathStar> *her right eye shut and bandaged as well*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki rushes to try to remove the cuffs
<DeathStar> *Yuki seems to be back there still; hopefully she hasn't been forced into employment yet*
<DeathStar> *they clang off and Ren sits up, woozily* <Ren> Aka? *she picks her up onto her lap* What are you doing here? *she asks, her words slurred*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "We came to rescue you!"
<DeathStar> *Ren nods, wincing from a head pain* Right. *She holds her close to her chest and wobbles out into the hallway and for the exit, using Akatsuki as a guide; however, as the two near the employee door, they come across two problems. A guard patrolling, and the large man with Yuki, who has stepped out of his office*
<DeathStar> <Man> *has begun to lead Yuki toward the back when he spots Ren* Hey! What are you doing out of your room. *To the guard* Get her!
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to glow in her one eye and slams the employee door open with a foxfire blast*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That's it
<Jackieness> <Noire> *lashes tndrils out to tear open the employee door*
<Alicia> * Charlotte moves after Noire. "Okay, it's time, lets bust this place wide open."
<DeathStar> *The door goes flying*
<DeathStar> *The large man grabs Yuki by the neck while the guard aims his weapon at Ren*
<DeathStar> *Yuki's hand glows with foxfire, tails swishing, while Ren blinks and wobbles to shield Akatsuki*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "LEt them go or face imminent death."
<DeathStar> <Man> You dare come into my club?!
<Seraphna> **Si follows the commotion**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Do as she says. I don't care which you pick."
<DeathStar> <Man> I healed this fox fauna!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Then we'll let you live once she's free."
<DeathStar> *He ends up letting Yuki though go*
<DeathStar> *Ren creeps past them all holding Akatsuki, and Yuki holds her neck, eyeing him. He eyes them, mumbling*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And if you decide to be stupid, know that we have demolished entire armies."
<Seraphna> Si> Healing someone doesn’t entitle you to keep them as slaves.
<DeathStar> <Man> Just leave my establishment
<DeathStar> <Man> But before you go. *shows the paperwork* Know that due to her life being saving by my club, and now leaving like this, she will owe triple her medical costs. <Taiga> .. come on lets go. We'll pay it later.
<DeathStar> *Taiga walks out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... do you want me to drop a black hole on your club?"
<Seraphna> Si> Mmm.
<DeathStar> <Man> *moves over to the bar and pours himself a drink* I'll also add fees for having my life and establishment threatened
<DeathStar> <Man> And if you act on it
<DeathStar> <Man> But please, go ahead.
<Seraphna> Si> **snaps her fingers and the man would start to feel hot**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I've devoured an entire world." *turns on her heel and walks to the door*
<DeathStar> *Ren leans on Charlotte*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Charlotte.
<DeathStar> <Man> *sweats, downing his drink*
<Seraphna> Si> You take advantage of weak fauna.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I wonder what Ymir would make of all this..."
<DeathStar> <Man> So you wanted me to let her die? I'll keep that in mind
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *leaves with Noire*
<Seraphna> Si> Oh I see. You surely reported her discovery to the local law enforcement right?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... if he had not tried to press his luck..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Ah, we'll report the fauna for you if you're too busy..."
<Seraphna> Si> Because keeping her down here, unreported is kidnapping. No matter if you treated her or not.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "There are a lot of people to report."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Lets return up to out part of town then
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It would be for the best. Lets go
<DeathStar> *she eyes the man eyeing them with a look of ice in his eyes, then walks away*
<Seraphna> **Si muses, but decides to leave him with the heat fever for a bit, following the others**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm...let's get back to the PAX. Ren needs to be in medbay."
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Port
<DeathStar> *John eyes the port logs* I swear I feel like someone is watching me
<DeathStar> *He turns* You see anyone you guys? *peering over Tab and Hotaru*
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "Not right now."
<DeathStar> *Seniga hides nearby, taking notes on John and his pimp ways*
<DeathStar> *Trying to learn more about the gangs*
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Hmmm.. **she feels out for minds**
<DeathStar> *John shows documents*
<DeathStar> <John> I think I got something
<DeathStar> <John> And it doesn't look good.
<Alicia> <Hotaru> "What is it?"
<DeathStar> <John> It looks like someone from deep space, near the Cartel - maybe using them, but I doubt it. This seems too dangerous even for them. I think they're using some of their resources. So we'll have to ask around there. But here's the dangerous thing. The people that back the gangs on Kumen are using them to make Vision here and are pumping it out all over Kumen and down to Geyze on shipments. It's reaching the Academy and it looks like it's being shipped to cities where the Spirits are located. *he looks up* Why those cities?
<DeathStar> <John> Hell, even the Elder Cities up here seem to have the majority of Vision production up here.
<DeathStar> *Elder Spirit Cities up here
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Maybe to weaken the spirits? They source power from their followers.
<DeathStar> <John> Maybe. I'll report this back to Cheryl and trace the Vision shipments
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> *Asarar marks off a few things, Bonnie hiding behind Luci* I don't like something
<Seraphna> Luci> Mmm?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Certain underground bosses have definitely gotten stronger. Which has allowed lower gangs to get stronger. I'm trying to figure out where all this cash flow is coming from
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Making contracts, outright reaching for Familiars and trying to grab them off the street. I feel like there's some new underworld boss.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...or they have found a powerful patron."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Perhaps so. All of this might be connected. The drugs, the change of power. We'll have to have the kids to stay on Geyze for the summer. I don't like where all this is headed.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I think Kumen is about to start becoming like the old days
<DeathStar> *She lights her cig* Lets head back for now.
<Seraphna> Luci> I’ll get Ymir apprised.
<DeathStar> -Epilogue 1-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Ren leans on Charlotte as they return back. When Gor-Bot jumps on Si*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Dammit. They actually made it
<DeathStar> <Ren> *blink blinks while holding Akatsuki*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taidama... ... ...nani?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Rabbit, behave."
<DeathStar> *Gor bot lets go and sits*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> .... I have no words
<DeathStar> <Yuki> That thing listens to you?
<Jackieness> <Myria> "I did it!" *twirls*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *grumble* She did it
<DeathStar> -Epilogue 2-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-647.7.20
<DeathStar> Location: Legion Capital Pyyhric
<DeathStar> *The Vision drug has spread here the past 10 days due to the trade that the Legion has always been a part of. IT's even become an epidemc that Mykel has been trying to figure out what to do and it's spread among Salamander's prietesses* <Salamander> *Studies the drugs, examining it* <Salamander> This makes little sense on how this can be affecting so many people; these chemicals should be be doing damange. *the spirit takes the needle and injects it into herself* I will find out what is in this Vision and find out what is ailing and killing them
<DeathStar> -To Be Continued-
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Session Close: Sun Feb 19 23:09:31 2023