The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 643

Session Start: Mon May 08 13:12:53 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session643
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.3.5
<DeathStar> Location: The Aquarius
<DeathStar> *the ship is currently on a type of standby due from any detail; Cloé and Cherie are back from their adventures on Geyze the past few weeks, with Cloé at the cafe, though she isn't working as a maid. Yuki currently is reading through Taiga's files she's sending them on the bridge*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *walks into the cafe, raising a hand to Cloe* "Yo."
<Seraphna> **Cookie sets a brownie and milk down next to Yuki**
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Hi Bella. *she waves* Sorry I was gone so long. *She sips what looks to be a milkshake*
<Sara> * Erica eyes the brownie VERY suspiciously
<Jackieness> <Bella> *sits next to Cloe* "...soooooo...?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> It's clean, though I have relaxers if you want.
<DeathStar> *Yuki reaches without thinking for the brownie and takes a bite, then the milk*
<Seraphna> Cookie> **Pats her cousin's head and moves to her chair**
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I'm doing better I think. It was a little crazy there for a time. I went there because of what happened to mom, then everything with Geyze went crazy for a time.
<DeathStar> *she doesn't go into people eating familiars probably shows the mental state of Geyze right now*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...yeah...we heard some stuff."
<Sara> * Erica jerks
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm not sure if I like the idea of trying to drag this fight into the void. I don't think mom likes it either.
<DeathStar> *She sets the paperwork down*
<DeathStar> *Yuki glances at Erica*
<Sara> <Erica> You probably just ate some pot or worse.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hm? I did?
<DeathStar> *She eyes at the crumbs*
<Seraphna> Cookie> **narrows her eyes as being accused of lying**
<DeathStar> *Cloé hands Bella something she brought back from Geyze, wrapped up*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "A gift?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Mmmhm. I figured you'd like this better than my trophy I got.
<DeathStar> *Yuki gives Cookie a kiss on the cheek*
<Seraphna> **Cookie's wrath is calmed, she nibbles a cookie**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "you got a trophy?" *starts unwrapping*
<Seraphna> **Nox hangs out around Mire**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Anyway, her fear is that if we took the fleet over to the Mirror Universe, it's be torn to shreds by the Anti Spirits. And if we went alone, we wouldn't be enough to defeat it. She'll continue to examine the tree and try to come up with a plan
<DeathStar> <Yuki> See if there's something we can do to quell the Anti Spirits.
<DeathStar> *Yuki's ears twitch at a sound from Mirelle's spirit chamber* What was that?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Mm? I don't have your ears.
<Sara> <Erica> Eh? *she turns in that direction*
<DeathStar> *Bella seems to have gotten Riki's famous cookies while Cloé shows a giant's ear to Bella*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Can you open the chamber, Erica?
<Sara> * Erica moves over to do so
<DeathStar> *Mireille and Nox rise up, having been in said chamber, doing who knwos what, even though both are clothed*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *just stares at the ear* "..what?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Got it during the Daemon Legion attack from a giant Daemon.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Tried to crush
<Sara> <Erica> ...
<Seraphna> **Nox yawns a bit** Mmm?
<Sara> * Erica deadpan stares
<DeathStar> *Mireille peers back at Erica and Yuki, blinking at them*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "...do anti-spirits react badly to spirits?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> They try to kill them by eating their cores
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Or absorbing it
<Sara> <Erica> You shouldn't do anything weird in that chamber. You might get stuck in there. Forever.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We never waited around to find out
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "So, we're... really not the best choice to go."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> True, but we're also the only ones with a connection to the one Anti-Spirit who knows us. Samson
<DeathStar> *Mireille blinks and puts Nox out of the chamber*
<Seraphna> **Nox shrugs** Were we doing anything weird?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Bet it got a surprise."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I don't like this at all."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> MMhm. Seemed offended to be beaten by me. Didn't want ear back
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Not like it could just reattach it."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe it wil think twice about trying to crush you again."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I don't think so, but momma knows best
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Maybe we can do that with the antispirits?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How so?
<Seraphna> Nox> You're right, we can cuddle in my room then.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I'm not sure, but I don't want them trying to take Jikuu or Nox. Or Mireille, I forgot she was a spirit too."
<Sara> <Erica> You forgot?
<DeathStar> *Mireille hangs head, the ship lights dimming*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I just wasn't thinking about Mireille."
<DeathStar> *They dim more*
<Sara> <Erica> Yo... think before you speak.
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks around* I suppose we might be having engine trouble. *Somewhere Seniga can be heard cursing as she does work*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "But..." *seems pained* "It's really hard to remember everyone all the time..."
<Seraphna> **Nox gives Mire a hug**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "This happens alot on this ship."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "There's a lot of people here and it's tough."
<DeathStar> <Mireille> I understand. *the lights light up a bit more* Lets go play Nox. *she skips off with her* <Yuki> I think Mireille has gotten more emotionally connected with the ship; I'll talk to Seniga
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Just to be sure, I don't want the anti-spirits taking anyone, whether I mention them or not."
<Sara> * Erica rubs her temples
<DeathStar> <Yuki> It's not your fault, Akatsuki. It could be a few things; Mireille is the ship's spirit, but her emotional state shouldn't affect things to this degree - usually.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Emotions are important, though."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> They are, but you don't want it turning off power when she's upset either
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "... I get that."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So, you going to be alright?"
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "If Mireille is, so am I."
<DeathStar> *Cloé muses* I think things are slowly going to get better
<DeathStar> *Ben turns to look* We got mission call
<Seraphna> **Cookie muses**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Really?"
<DeathStar> *Cloé nods while Ben moves over to Erica and hands it to her*
<Sara> * Erica checks it
<Sara> * Well, answers it, I guess
<DeathStar> *the mission from the Universal Group is to go pick up Kaori and take her to the Idol Group where they are to help protect the tests Adeline will perform with the two on the mark. It seems they fear sabotage might occur due to if the mark is removed, that means those with it won't become insane by the time the Serpent rises in a few months*
<Sara> <Erica> Well, looks like we have another escort mission.
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<DeathStar> *Yuki sits down* Alright
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Well, this seems like a reasonably easy, fun and yet super-important mission."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Assuming no Hunters or anyone else sabotages this
<DeathStar> <Ben> I'll take us to Earth to pick up Kaori first
<Sara> <Erica> Yep. Make it so.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Preventing that from happening is most of the difficulty."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> *wandering in* "It would be... what is the term? A milk run? If not for that."
<DeathStar> *Cloé ears perk up, feeling the ship moving, and uses this as an excuse to rise* I suppose a mission is about to begin
<DeathStar> *Yuki drinks the rest of her milk*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Hope its not something stupid."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I wouldn't mind stupid right about now... *She murmurs*
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius hyperspace jumps and arrives at:
<DeathStar> Location: Earth
<DeathStar> <Ben> I believe Hess and Kaori's place is somewhere near or about Mega City. Cookie, can you bring us in about here
<DeathStar> *He sends her the spot*
<DeathStar> *Cloé takes Bella to the bridge*
<Seraphna> **Cookie nods and takes them to the spot**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *goes with Cloe*
<DeathStar> *As they fly down to Mega City, they find that the city is slowly being deserted by Repliforce these days*
<DeathStar> *making it a ghost town*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What's going on around here?"
<Sara> <Erica> Eerie. Wasn't this one of THE cities before?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yep. Due to the preparations though most people are moving to the other side of the planet.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Something big happened here."
<DeathStar> <Ben> It was the previous capital just a few years back
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "It just shows how much of a mess the serpent is already causing by merely existing."
<DeathStar> *The Aquarius arrives outside near where X and Hess and all them still live*
<DeathStar> *The AQuarius extending a large ramp into the street*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Not like we're getting in anyone's way. Surprised Del hasn't moved the family yet though.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I imagine that may happen soon."
<DeathStar> <Ben> I believe Del has been MIA for sometime, leaving X the head of the family
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Lets go pick up whoever is down there
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Surprised X has not moved the family yet though."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Maybe they're waiting for Del?"
<Seraphna> **Cookie and Nox get ready**
<DeathStar> *Cloé walks down onto the street.* <Cloé> Are we going toward Hess' property, or toward X's?
<Jackieness> <Bella> *walks down to street level* "Whichever one the mission is at."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Lets try Hess first?"
<DeathStar> *Cloé heads out toward Hess house, where they see a beautiful house, off on it's own so no one else can really bother them.*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What a lovely place"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Until a giant snake eats it
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cheery."
<DeathStar> *Seniga hangs upside down, wearing goggles* Could poison the land to try to make it choke
<DeathStar> *she seems to be floating on a device, having followed*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hear me out. We distract the serpent awake from Earth with a moon sized chocolate cake.
<DeathStar> *As the group nears the front porch, they suddenly follow through the ground and land right back on the street*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...and where do we get that much cake mix?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "The idea is that we do not allow any snakes to eat it."
<DeathStar> *Cloé oww's*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *flips and land son her feet* "Cute."
<DeathStar> *Cloé hops up and eyes the ground, squinting* I think it looks rippley.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So...someone's cute idea of a defense?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> Violation! Negative fifty raid points Hess!
<Seraphna> Nox> I thought this was my thing.
<DeathStar> *Cloé picks Nox up and tosses her at the front porch to see if she lands by them*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... Hess, that was not required. You could have just spoken to us."
<Seraphna> Nox> This is not how you use spiriiiiits!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "So...anyone have their phone number?"
<DeathStar> *Nox, indeed, lands beside them*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Hm, one moment
<Alicia> * Akatsuki attempts to find it and ring
<DeathStar> *They would hear it ringing inside where Kaori is at*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "So, wait for them to pick up?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> We could try to leap for the door!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...unless you got a better idea."
<DeathStar> *Cloé wiggles like a cat, tensing*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Let us wait a little." *waits*
<Seraphna> **Cookie sighs, feeling for minds inside**
<Alicia> * Akatsuki does similar, as Jikuu gets increasingly tired of waiting
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Alright, I am done." *teleports straight to the door*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...she could do that all this time?"
<DeathStar> *Cloé leaps and slams against the porch edge, hanging on and pulling herself up*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Progenitors."
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki gets the answering machine*
<Alicia> * Jikuu pauses... then rings the door bell. Or knocks.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Is anyone even inside?" *feels for minds, or maybe hearts inside*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Call up this X's house just to make sure they arne;'t over there and we are trolling ourselves here."
<DeathStar> *There seems to be two people inside*
<DeathStar> *all right*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "They're inside..."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Could be emergency. One moment
<Alicia> * Jikuu hears that and teleports inside the house
<DeathStar> *Jikuu hears video game music somewhere in the living room. Cloé turns into animal form and scoots under the door*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki turns into a fox and does similar
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Are you alright in there?!"
<DeathStar> *Cloé unlocks the door for the rest and as Jikuu calls out, she'd hear a noise around in the living room*
<DeathStar> *sounded like two people crashing to the floor*
<Alicia> * Jikuu hurries over, worried
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries making it through now*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki provides foxholes to help the others make it over
<DeathStar> *there, those who hurried in, finds Hess and Kaori naked, tangled up together playing some sort of holonet game* <Hess> What the hell?!
<DeathStar> *She tosses what snacks she has out at them, beaning Cloé in the head*
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh my.
<Alicia> * Jikuu innocently helps unentangle the two from the cables
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Ah... sorry, sorry."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Ah... when you're done..."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...we're here, and... .. ...what?"
<DeathStar> *it seems to have been a ryhthem dance dance type of game*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> My face...
<DeathStar> *Cloé rubs her nose*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Well, these kind of games are easier to play naked." *says this as a true daughter of Erevis*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> ... is... this a common thing?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "We were worried when you wouldn't pick up." *keeps her gaze averted*
<DeathStar> *Hess gets Kaori dressed before either of them come out*
<DeathStar> *meanwhile, a dark presence can be felt approaching - Yurica*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "How is that easier to play naked?!"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I have ...bad feeling...
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Clothes get in the way."
<Seraphna> Nox> Umm... so shall we get them dressed and going?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Sounds good."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Bad feeling?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> We're here to take you to Athena's.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I don't feel anything bad."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Just Yurica."
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks paranoid, then jerks when Akatsuki says that name*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Easy, Cloe...easy..."
<DeathStar> <Hess> Fine. Come on, Kaori. *takes her hand*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "What happened between you?"
<Sara> <Yurica> *marching in* Hey! You have all taken ENTIRELY too long! Come on, now. Let's go. Move it!
<Sara> * Kaori jerks
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *slowly slinks out, like a cat being yelled out - which is what is going on*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...that is what happened."
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "My apologies, but we took as long as it took."
<Seraphna> **Nox nods and covers the two in dark cloaks and warps them to the ship**
<Sara> <Yurica> Well, it took me all of five seconds. Come on! We're leaving.
<Seraphna> Nox> **comms** I took them to Yurica's chamber of decency.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes note of them arriving* Looks like sending Yurica was the right call
<DeathStar> *Cloé slinks onto the bridge*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I wonder if it would have only taken five seconds if we had not prepared the situation..."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "The delay was due to our guests. We were ready to leave when Yurica showed up, so techniclaly listening to her added an extra minute to our return time."
<DeathStar> <Ben> Alright, lets prepare the trip to the Idol Ship now. *as they all board it, the ramp begins to rise up*
<Seraphna> **Cookie boards, having grabbed some stuff for Hess and Kaori to entertain themselves with**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> From here on out, our duty will be to make sure nothing happens while they perform. Lets hope it goes well.
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Idol Ship
<DeathStar> *Yurica leads those onto the ship where they meet Athena's Idols, as well as Adeline and Jaime, who is setting up equipment off to the side of a massive tower in the middle of the ship*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> This tower... how did Athena build something like this.. the readings I'm getting make no sense
<Alicia> <Victoire> "In what way?"
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<DeathStar> <Adeline> I can't even tell what she used to make this thing. And it's suppose to heighten your songs into emotional wave lengths that damage enemies. Thus making Song Magic?
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *sitting to the side, tuning a guitar* "...its magic."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki sits nearby, starry-eyed
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... *She eyes Reikana* ... Right. Usign the Geyze material.
<DeathStar> *Hess leads Kaori over to Victoire where Athena meets with them* Alright, we'll get these two set up near the tower to perform their duet.
<DeathStar> <Hess> Good luck
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Don't say that."
<DeathStar> <Athena> You two - remember, put your hearts into it. It doesn't matter unless you do that.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "What are you supposed to say instead? 'Break a leg'?"
<DeathStar> <Cloé> S-Should we break someone's leg?
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "Yep."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Of course I'm going to."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Don't break any legs, Cloe."
<Seraphna> **Saga bounces up and down setting things up**
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "No, you shouldn't break anyone's legs. It's a saying."
<Sara> <Kaori> It's okay, we just have to sing Do You Remember Love. It worked in anime.
<Seraphna> **Thena, one of her at least, seems to be leading other Song Mages around setting up**
<DeathStar> <Ako> *throws her bangs up* Okay, I'll go look for anything suspicious while the two sing. *She wanders off*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> This place is a big ship. Where should we focus our attention? The stage?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Someone has to. Someone should also look around to make sure nothing suspect is happening."
<Seraphna> **Thena carries a ladder by them**
<Seraphna> **Thena carries the other end of the ladder by them a short bit later**
<DeathStar> *Athena gets Kaori and Victoire ready to sing Do You Remember Love, getting everything ready*
<DeathStar> *the giant tower glowing and Adeline's station preparing to use their song. Jaime is set up like some sort of test subject*
<Seraphna> Jaime> This reminds me of some of our earliest dates.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hah
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Cloe, watch the stage. I'll check around."
<Alicia> * Jikuu patrols
<DeathStar> *Athena waves her hands to signal to the two to begin*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads off to check for sus stuff*
<DeathStar> *Cloé leans in intently*
<Seraphna> **Pirate Thena keeps watch while Agent Thena roams looking for assassins**
<Alicia> * Victoire starts with Kaori, letting Kaori's first note be her starting gun
<Seraphna> **Cookie seems to be focuses into the future a bit as a warning system**
<Seraphna> **Nox keeps peeking out of random shadows**
<DeathStar> *Mireille peeks out with her*
<DeathStar> *Yuki leans back in the ship, monitoring things*
<DeathStar> *so far, everything seems quite mundane, with all the Song Mages following a Thena, the others moving about, Ako studying the tower, the patrols, the duet going on*
<Sara> <Erica> Man, something about all this feels strangely familiar. Maybe it's just me.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How so?
<Sara> * Erica shrugs
<DeathStar> *Athena quietly begins to tap more into the Tower, drawing more power into the two's song to bring out more Song magic for Kaori and Victoire; their vocals drawing forth what appears to be magic*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "This is way beyond what I can do..."
<DeathStar> *Adeline works on her system* Okay, you two. *She speaks out, not loud enough to distract their song.* Put the smallest amount of your reality power into the song magic you're forming and aim it at Jaime. Don't worry about harming her.
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "Do you want to sing?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Give it to her!
<Alicia> * Victoire does so, a mere mote of reality power injected into her song, but it's still reality power.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I absolutely want to sing."
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...you're in the right place."
<DeathStar> *Jaime is hit with the song magic from Victoire*
<DeathStar> *As Adeline studies the results*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I think we're going to be able to do the experiment without any attacks
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I hope so, but don't drop your guard."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hm. *She studies the results, keeping a perfect poker face*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Alright, you two can stop singing. *Athena paws at the two*
<Alicia> * Victoire stops, waiting for the results
<DeathStar> *Hess rejoins Kaori*
<Seraphna> **Jaime peers down** No tentacles I assume?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...don't jinx it..."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Show your mark.
<Seraphna> **Jaime pulls her skirt up to show it**
<DeathStar> *it has indeed regressed, but not quite to the level that was probably hoped*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "It worked."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> What more do I need...
<DeathStar> *she frowns, looks annoyed, pounding her computer* Reality? Song Magic?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Singers?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It definitely helped.
<Seraphna> Thena> More love!
<Seraphna> Saga> More Passion!
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "Hate to say it, but Thena is right. You're singing mechanically, but not really vibing."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ...
<DeathStar> <Hess> I'd sing with Kaori, but I don't have those powers
<Seraphna> Thena> Can do a Trio.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I need to collab better." *nods*
<Seraphna> Saga> Love comes in all kinds!
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Annoying. *She mumbles*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So many factors out of my grasp
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *tunes her guitar again* "Time for a training montage."
<DeathStar> *the Song Mages around begin to act a little strange, moving stiffly and moving to gather around the tower*
<DeathStar> <Athena> Merowl?
<Alicia> * Jikuu goes to check on the Song Mages
<Seraphna> **Cookie muses and starts to scan their minds**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Wake up, team. Something is going down."
<DeathStar> *They seem to have a clouded darkness, their link to the tower being corrupted suddenly; and it's spreading out to all of the song mages, including Thena, Reikana, Victoire, etc*
<DeathStar> *The Song Mages begin to touch the tower*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> What's going on?
<Alicia> * Jikuu moves to prevent this
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "OH NO YOU DO NOT."
<DeathStar> *they struggle with Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *Cloé tries to keep them off of it*
<Seraphna> **The mages shadows reach up and start pulling at them against the ground**
<Seraphna> **Nox rises up taking them**
<DeathStar> <Athena> ... *moves to check somthing*
<Alicia> * Victoire fights back against the clouded darkness, using her song to fight it
<DeathStar> *The Song Mages struggle against them all, but being singers, they're not that strong physically*
<DeathStar> *Victoire banishes the corruptive darkness for now*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Someone do something!"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> This is wrong... ... *She eyes her scans*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "What is?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I think the test on the mark caused it's corruptive nature to reach out to the tower. It's trying to use it's influence on the singers.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> You're all linked by it
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Then we *break* the mark."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Be gentle.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> How do we break it?
<DeathStar> *she eyes Jaime*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Well... I think it's down to Victoire and Kaori."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah, nothing else seems to do a thing.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You two need to sing again to purify the tower and save the song mages!"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We already determined their synch level isn't that high.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Unless we want to pour more reality power into it
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Kaori, are you up to this?"
<Sara> <Kaori> I-I'll do my best!
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Alright, lets try it again
<Alicia> <Victoire> "That was our first time before."
<DeathStar> *She hooks up Jaime once more for the two*
<Seraphna> Thena> Hess, sing with them too! Hot three is love song!
<DeathStar> *Athena meanwhile has opened up the back of the Tower's control panel, setting some things; the top of it is glowing, as if in battle mode*
<Alicia> * Victoire tries to sync up with Kaori and Hess, using empath powers to assist
<DeathStar> *Hess makes a face, then joins their song* <Hess> If I screw this up. *She grabs a mic*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I believe in you!"
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...if that thing fires while it ahs the corruption in it, its over..."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I hope whoever put it into battle mode knows what they are doing..
<Alicia> * Jikuu moves to check on and assist Athena
<DeathStar> *The three begin to sing the song once more; Athena seems to have put it into battle mode since the song output is increased*
<DeathStar> *Trying to give the singers song a better synch rate and power rate*
<DeathStar> *Mireille rushes into the bridge* Mommas!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> What now?
<Alicia> * Victoire focuses on assisting Hess and Kaori. She knows she can handle the actual singing, but that's all for nothing if she can't synch up.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Shields. *She slides into her chamber suddenly* *Yuki blinks*
<Seraphna> **Cookie frowns and shifts to activate the Singer Base defenses**
<DeathStar> *the Aquarius' radio turns on with music of all things*
<Sara> <Erica> Oh boy. What now...
<Seraphna> Cookie> ...It's on.
<DeathStar> <Ben> .... *The Aquarius' systems begin to act up; thankfully they do not seem to be progressing too far*
<Sara> <Erica> Great. This is fucked up.
<DeathStar> <Ben> This music is quite dark
<Alicia> * Jikuu glances at the back of Athena's neck as she does
<Seraphna> Cookie> **comms** Play something upbeat up there!
<DeathStar> *Athena has a lot of hair; she'd have to lift it up to check. And it'd be obvious*
<DeathStar> *Wll Jikuu do it?*
<Alicia> * Jikuu checks
<DeathStar> *Athena blinks* MErowl? *it looks clear*
<Alicia> *using TK to lift the hair*
<DeathStar> *Athena glances back at Jikuu*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Sorry, just needed to make sure."
<DeathStar> <Athena> Have you kept an eye on everyone? It's been chaotic.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You are rather important right now."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I have tried."
<DeathStar> <Athena> *nods* We'll see if any guards have gone missing later
<DeathStar> *The trio's song reaches it's crescendo and forms a song magic that they can use - will they aim it at Jaime and the mark, or the tower? (Which could cause damage to it, even if it purified it)
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Do not forget to add reality
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Before throwing it
<Seraphna> **Thena and Saga start singing to reinforce the tower, so at least they can feel more free to help Jaime**
<Alicia> * Victoire goes with whichever Kaori goes with
<Alicia> * Victoire also uses more reality than last time, but lets Kaori decide on just how much, being the more experienced reality power user
<Sara> * Kaori aims at Jaime, I guess
<Alicia> * Victoire does the same then!
<DeathStar> *Jaime is blown back*
<DeathStar> *it must be satisfying*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "...wow."
<DeathStar> *Hess whacks her good too*
<DeathStar> *The Tower slowly begins to stop acting up. The Aquarius is saved seconds before the fireshields are eaten away and Seniga falls over*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ooof.... roughtrest healing ever.
<DeathStar> *Adeline checks the mark and finds it has vanished*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... it seems to have gone away. But we need more tests. It might still be there
<Seraphna> Jaime> Y-Yeah.
<DeathStar> *Athena is examining the tower, then makes a face, changing away from battle mode; it seems she doesn't like what she sees at least*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Well, get some rest, at least. After-concert self-care is important."
<DeathStar> *hurrying down to grouns level*
<Seraphna> **Saga and Thena keep up a melody**
<DeathStar> *Athena pats the two as she looks over the Spirit Tech* Well, Athena has bad news and good news. Who wants what first?
<DeathStar> *The Song Mages seem to slowly get up, looking a little out of it*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I want the bad first, I have to actually work around that one."
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *strums her guitar* "Yeah, you saved everyone. Good, great, congrats."
<DeathStar> <Athena> That thing left what looks to be a corruptive virus in the system; it'll probably affect some of our mages in the coming weeks or already has. *She bites her thumb* I don't have time to try to make a new tower before the serpent
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "So, until it is fixed, we have no tower."
<DeathStar> <Athena> That's the good news
<Seraphna> **Saga and Thena pout**
<DeathStar> <Athena> The tower itself is okay; it'll work like normal.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "...then what does the virus do?"
<DeathStar> <Athena> I'll need to get better computer experts, but it seems to hide itself and affects people who's mental states when tied to the tower drop. So we should keep singers who are too sad/unhappy/unstable from attempting to use song magic right now.
<DeathStar> <Athena> Which with how things are going with the dark feelings going on, might be a few of our song mages
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Enforced hiatus... that sucks."
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "Sounds like you need to get some shrinks on staff to monitor us."
<DeathStar> *Athena nods and runs her hands along her clothes, as if seeking a pen, then runs off*
<DeathStar> <Hess> That thing going to be safe to use?
<DeathStar> *she eyes the Tower, pulling Kaori closer to hr*
<Sara> <Kaori> Not sure...
<DeathStar> *Adeline meanwhile has Jaime sitting up and examining her*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Tell me Doc, has the Florence Nightingale syndrome kicked in~?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> *finishes checking out the ship* Alright Yurica, around up everyone and get them back on the ship
<Alicia> * Akatsuki and Victoire have their best cat grin face
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We'll see after I strip you and probe you
<DeathStar> **Adeline pulls out a giant probe to check for Darkness*
<DeathStar> *Cloé blinks, then cat grins back*
<Sara> <Yurica> They'll all be back before you know it. *she salutes and goes*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Come on, Cloe. Before they send captain Bligh out to get us."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Will you be alright without our assistance now?"
<DeathStar> *Ako returns and hurries up the ramp*
<Seraphna> Jaime> That one's bigger than the last one.
<DeathStar> *passing Yurica*
<DeathStar> *Cloé nods and follows Bella, slinkng back*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I'll have to leave you for now, but I'm sure I'll be back."
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads back up to the Aquarius*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki waves and walks back with Jikuu
<DeathStar> *everyone meets Yurica on the ramp as she is coming out*
<DeathStar> *Cloé bowing her head as she hurries on in*
<DeathStar> *Yuki makes sure to gather everyone on the bridge as the Aquarius leaves*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> All right, next time stop will be to take Hess and Kaori back home. But after that, we're going to do some more missions to get you all ready again
<Seraphna> **Cookie passes out restorative conchas**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I'm going to see with Erica and Airym about doing a mission with you all crewing the ship and us being more hands off. <Ben> *Glances at Yurica, knowing that means she'll be Captain for this test mission*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> For now, Yurica?
<Sara> <Yurica> Sure, let's go.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Captain Akatsuki is ready!" *says this jokingly, knowing she's not going to be captain*
<DeathStar> *Yuki nods and has her take the Captain seat* Take us back to Earth to drop these two off
<DeathStar> *Yuki motions, letting her take the co-captain seat* Go ahead, Akatsuki
<DeathStar> *Cloé creeps behind Bella, watching these two take command*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Really? Okay then."
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nudges Cloe and moves for the door off of the bridge*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> *goes through the procedures seriously, but in a more laid back way than Yurica likely does*
<DeathStar> *Cloé follows while Yuki rests on the back of the chair watching* Not bad, now just order your helsman, Cookie, to warp us to Earth, or do it yourself.
<DeathStar> *Cloé stops at the cafe and orders fishsticks to eat*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Cookie, get ready to warp."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...don't like this."
<Sara> <Yurica> Engage!
<Seraphna> **Cookie warps them**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "This is a good crew." *nods approvingly*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *offers fishstick as they jump, flying through hyperspace*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Good job. We'll be there pretty soon, then we'll drop them off. Here you can stay in your chair, like me and Erica do, or you can walk about the ship
<Jackieness> <Bella> *noms one*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Just keep the time in mind until we arrive
<DeathStar> *it seems it'll be 30 mins*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Good luck. *She drags Erica off to have fun*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Bella. Want to. *Whisper whisper*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Hmmmmm?" *listens*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Sure."
<DeathStar> *Cloé beams and shares her food with Bella*
<DeathStar> -END-
<DeathStar> -Minis-
<DeathStar> *Mireille finds another spot to hang out with Nox - engineering*
<Seraphna> **Nox shares a fruit soda**
<DeathStar> *Mireille drinks it and shares giant pretzel*
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<Seraphna> Nox> **grins and sets up a datapad to show cartoons** Your Mommas sure are protective.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> Love me and Yurica
<DeathStar> *nod*
<Seraphna> Nox> Mine are too they’re just sneaky about it.
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Session Close: Mon May 08 23:44:22 2023