The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 654

Session Start: Sun Jun 25 14:01:38 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session655
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.1
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes the towering Macross Headquarters, her wounds patched up as she studies the building; it's defenses all geared up to keep people out* <Asarar> He's high up in the President's office. And the building is crawling with camera and defenses.
* Seraphna sets mode: +o Jackieness
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Only if we go in the boring way."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What do you have in mind?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Thinking... if we could get to the roof, we'd be in the presidential penthouse before anyone could react. Trick is getting up there directly without getting shot down."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That is the problem.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *she tilts her head up, eyeing the nearby buildings*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Its the tallest building around. If this were the old days, we could have done something crazy like skydived from the old dome."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I'd definitely expect anti-air defenses."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> True, the buildings don't go nearly as high. But unless you plan to scale this one it might be the best shot we have. We can't count on a distraction right now
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Unless you have a flying dragon - oh wait, we lost ours
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes her side*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "That is going ti bite us."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on. *She heads for the nearest building, then holds up her arm to stop Kira; it looks like Macross' troops have taken it over* Fuck me
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... Is he trying to cause an uprising
<Jackieness> <Kira> "They weren't nearly this proactive in the old days."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *Grips the side of the building* I can't imagine Ymir's troops would so easily follow the old man. I plan to have a troop with her when we get in. *She begins to scale it toward the top*
<DeathStar> *talk
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City - Middle Sector
<DeathStar> *Selena walks along, the middle area of the city being much more relaxed, due to it being a sort of middle class for the sectors; still the team lacks the proper IDs to get up to the upper sectors*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> It looks like they're keeping the elevators fairly protected as well as the maintence tunnels
<DeathStar> *Seniga munches on a bagel she got*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "At least the main accesses, or we would never have gotten this far."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Is there a way to fake the IDs?
<Seraphna> **Nell eats a corndog while Nox peers about**
<DeathStar> <Selena> And simply ride the elevator?
<Seraphna> Nell> Senny is smart enough to make us fakes.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> With the noise we've been making?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You can, but it mgiht not last. Depends on the protocols in place."
<DeathStar> *Seniga leans back in a chair at the shop where she eats a piece of bread* I can try, but as Bella says it's iffy. Especially with those ninjas
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right. They clearly have a good idea of who to look for."
<DeathStar> *Origin tries to peek out of Nicolette's hat to grab at some food*
<Seraphna> Nell> Well me flying us up would be a giveaway.
<Seraphna> Nox> Still not sure how much I can do before I'm discovered... and still can't sense Grandmother.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Alright, if I'm going to try I'll need supplies. Thankfully we're in the middle sector so there should be some without needing to resort to the black market.
<DeathStar> *she jots down on a paper and holds a list of stuff needed*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *takes the list and eyes it*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "We're probably not being followed right now, but... that makes the elevators concerning."
<DeathStar> *it looks like scaple, stuff to try to implant stuff into the hand to make an ID in the hand - it doesn't not sound pleasant*
<DeathStar> *Selena's face tightens* Are you seriously planning to cut our hands up?
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Just a tiny bit
<Seraphna> Nell> It's just a cut.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Man, the ID chips used to just be on card. Now they are doing implants."
<Seraphna> Nell> I think the implants used to be a thing then Ymir got rid of them.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I feel like they made it horrible on purpose. You could totally just make a chip small enough to use a needle."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Well, I probably could do it easier if I had better equipment but I don't.
<Seraphna> Nox> Will an implant even work on me?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I'm lucky to grow up when I did then."
<DeathStar> *Seniga muses* Keep to shadows for now. Spirits might get special exempts; I never heard of parents needing them
<Seraphna> **Nox holds up her hand, concentrating enough that it becomes transparent shadow** Right.
<DeathStar> *Selena moves to grab the supplies, as well as a needle incase Seniga can use it*
<DeathStar> *but it turns out prices have more than doubled*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Bella. Do you have enough credits?
<Seraphna> Nell> Well, I think there's one thing I can do to help build up our strength... but... **She eyes each of them**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe..." *checks*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...assuming they didn't go to ID-based electronic credits."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I think we're okay -- for now
<DeathStar> <Selena> Is that a possibility for the upper levels?
<DeathStar> *As she grabs their stuff*
<Seraphna> Nox> Could be.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...who knows. I'm surprised it isn't that way down here."
<Seraphna> Nell> I've never bonded, which would boost me. But was saving it for the right person.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> The lower level would keep working the way it always has. The Black Market would become the main market
<DeathStar> *She sits down and works on Nell's hand first*
<Seraphna> **Nell looks it over as she does, giving her some insultation from her subspace** Should help against my magnetics.
<DeathStar> *after that she works on Nicolette, then Selena* <Seniga> I'll need someone to do myself
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I can probbaly manage it if you walk me through it."
<DeathStar> *Seniga nods and holds out her hand, doing so; while she does, Origin begins to make loud noises under Nicolette's hat, shaking it about*
<DeathStar> <Selena> *Rubs her hand* Nicolette...
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "...you okay, Origin?"
<Seraphna> Nox> **blinks and frowns, feeling about**
<DeathStar> <Origin> <Elevator!>
<DeathStar> *Nox would feel a spirit at the elevator*
<Seraphna> Nox> A spirit's coming... down the elevator.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *works on implanting Seniga*
<DeathStar> *Selena moves there to check it out, while Seniga works Bella through the finishing touches*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette heads with Selena, rubbing her hand idly. She hasn't drawn a weapon, but she's on guard.
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, the group spots a hooded figure, along with an unconscious Chelsea, a beat up Cloé being dragged, as well as Alicia's people tied up as well, being taken onto the elevator platform to go upward to the top floor*
<DeathStar> *a platoon of ninjas around them*
<Seraphna> Nox> Damnit. We can't let them take them.
<DeathStar> <Selena> *opens and closes her hands, eyeing the cameras and the crowd of people watching*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *frowns* "...totally not what I expected."
<DeathStar> *Seniga finishes with Bella* Lets go
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right." *heads after the others*
<DeathStar> *She grabs her stuff with her good hand*
<DeathStar> <Selena> If we make a scene here though..
<Seraphna> **Nell frowns** Will it be better up above?
<DeathStar> *The elevator platform has begun to move upward slowly*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Fair point
<Seraphna> **Nell muses** I can stop the elevator. Shall I?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Damn.... how did they get captured?"
<Seraphna> **Nox muses** I can do something that will give us an edge and confuse them temporarily.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> And what is that?
<DeathStar> *Origin makes sad noises*
<Seraphna> Nox> Cover the area in darkness only we can see in.
<Seraphna> Nell> Yes or no?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...could try to hop into the Net and disable the elevator. Then they'll have to match to the next set of lifts."
<DeathStar> *she eyes the elevator getting higher*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Try either. We have to do something
<Seraphna> **Nell sighs and starts magnetizing the parts in the elevator to jam it up**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Ok." *pulls the gera from the safehouse out* "...I'm about to go in."
<Seraphna> **Nox conjours darkness, a special kind that she lets only her allies see in**
<DeathStar> *A commotion begins to break out*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *heads into the Net to see what seh can do from that side*
<DeathStar> *Selena zooms up toward the elevator*
<Seraphna> **Nox begins to sneak in via shadows, first going to try and free Sylph**
<Seraphna> **Nell walks up the side of the elevator using her magentism spider girl style**
<DeathStar> *Sylph blinks as she is freed, peering out of the cloak*
<DeathStar> *The ninja swing at Nell, even in the darkness, nearly taking her head off*
<DeathStar> *while another two leap to try to stab and pin Nox*
<DeathStar> *Selena kneels to free AKatsuki and Jikuu*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette calls upon the earth soften the earth under the ninjas, making it hard for them to get good traction
<DeathStar> *Nicolette slows them down from stabbing Selena in the back*
<Seraphna> **Nell slides downa little, then magnetizes their weapon to the wall**
<Alicia> * Akatsuki seems to be mostly free already, having used the darkness to escape her bonds
<Seraphna> **Nox attempts to tendril strike some of the ninjas, going Dark One**
<DeathStar> *Selena rolls back, saved*
<DeathStar> *while Sylph wind flings people off*
<Alicia> * Jikuu uses TK to defend herself and the others, even as Selena frees her
<DeathStar> *more ninjas begin to come out of nowhere*
<DeathStar> <Selena> We should resume moving up to the top floor
<Seraphna> **Nox nods and sends a dark orb at the ninjas as Nell frees the elevator**
<DeathStar> *one of them aims a rocket at the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *pushes herself up, eyeing the rocket* ... F-Fuck.
<Seraphna> **Nox busy with the orb lets it go black hole as it reaches the ninjas**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette attempts to catch the rockcet in chains of magic
<Alicia> * Jikuu blocks the rocket with TK... as it launches
<DeathStar> *The rocket is restrained while the orb deals with others. Sylph uses magic to keep even more flattned. Seniga stares as the ninja suits begin to puff out smoke and they seem to begin to lift themselves up*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Their suits are doing something
<Seraphna> Nox> I was starting to fear this was what they were...
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "They're what?"
<Seraphna> **Nell muses and pulls out two circle saws, then sends them at those flying up to start cutting**
<Seraphna> Nox> I think they're using a form of Spirit Tech.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Pardon?
<Seraphna> Nox> Their movements, the coming from nowhere, and now flight?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Spirit Tech. Technology based on spirit power."
<DeathStar> *the ninja leap and try toclimb up but the elevator has gotten high enough they pass onto the top level*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I am well aware of what it is. It comes from my Kingdom originally
<Seraphna> Nell> Ylva was working on it a lot here.
<Seraphna> Nell> Now that Maxwell is back...
<DeathStar> *Origin leans down, hearing sounds beneath the elevator - indicating then ninjas either leapt up a great distance or indeed flew. Cloé peers down as a sword busts through the floor*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "... you really had me worried for a minute."
<DeathStar> <Selena> ...
<DeathStar> <Selena> We should move onward either way. <Cloé> ... Mom is missing. *She looks around, not seeing Chelsea*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "No, they're not the crystal fakers."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Is anyone else missing? <Sylph> I don't see Bella

Session Start: Sun Jun 25 20:10:12 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session655-Bella
* Now talking in #TAW-Session655-Bella
* ipo.esper.net sets mode: +nt
* Jackieness has joined #TAW-Session655-Bella
<DeathStar> *The Net seems to be empty of people mostly, but suddenlly a sword swings at her from the side*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *darts to the opposite side to evade*
<DeathStar> *Bella bumps into what looks to be a dark spirit that appears to be Shade; She begins to suck Bella into a darkness puddle, as ninjas advance*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to escape from the puddle, tossing virtual blades at the advancing ninjas*
<DeathStar> *Bella stabs them and they fall over as Bella struggles and the Shade like phantom reaches for her*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *turns, tossing blades toward "Shade's" eyes*
<DeathStar> *Shade falls, the puddle vanishing as she holds her eyes*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to jumps back into physical Kumen*
<DeathStar> *Shade unleashes a shadow attack as she leaps*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to evade the spirit attack as she tries to escape*
Session Close: Sun Jun 25 22:58:51 2023

<Seraphna> **Nell muses, then magnetizies the swords coing up to the metal they were coming through**
<Seraphna> Nox> SHe shoulds till be in the Net.
<MobileAri> * Nicolette summons water to attempt to wash ninjas down the shaft.
<DeathStar> *noises can be heard underneath them as Bella appears a moment later, a shadow attack following her*
<Alicia> * Jikuu counters with her own shadow attack
<DeathStar> *for a moment Nox feels something*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *land son the floor of the elevator*
<DeathStar> *The net closes*
<DeathStar> *as Jikuu hits whatever was in there*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...that sucked."
<Seraphna> Nox> ...Mom... was in there?
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks distraught, but helps Bella up*
<Seraphna> **Grandma
<DeathStar> <Cloé> They took mom...
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...Shade, yeah. She's on their side."
<Seraphna> Nox> They have to be controlling her somehow.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Why?"
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Probbaly the same thing they did to Nell's mom."
<DeathStar> <Sylph> I wonder if they planned to control me.
<DeathStar> <Sylph> They were taking us somewhere
<Seraphna> Nox> This is so evil...
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Probably were going to brainwahs you and the sic you on the rest of us."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well, we reached the top level. ... Now what? *She looks around, the usually busy top level looking quite empty.*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *looks droopy*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...this is creepy. Zone is cleared. That is not normal."
<DeathStar> <Selena> We all agreed we can't launch an attack on the bar until a distraction on either Macross HQ or the towers is started, but this place is a ghost city
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "This can't be what it used to be like..."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "They may have cleared the zone around MAcross Tower in case someone tries to hit Maxwell in his nest."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Ironically, getting back to the bar is going to be a pain
<Seraphna> Nell> I think we have a safe house or two up here.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Yeah but the bar is the only one with a hidden teleporter back to Geyze if we need to escape
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I'm thinking we're going to need to relocate it
<Jackieness> <Bella> "How?"
<DeathStar> <Seniga> No idea. I'll think of something once we draw enough ire--- *as she speaks, suddenly Luci's roar can be heard in the distance*
<DeathStar> *complete with a fireball*
<Seraphna> Nell> Like that?
<Seraphna> **Nox shadow jumps them some distance away**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...Nell, your mom sucks."
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen - Sky
<DeathStar> *Asarar clings to Luci with Kira* Where the hell did she come from?!
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I don't know! You'd think we could notice her coming!"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I don't know! You'd think we could notice her coming!"
<DeathStar> *beneath them, the building they were on is missing tons of the floors the ywere on as Luci swooped in and ripped it apart*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I think the building is now even shorter!
<DeathStar> *Asarar crawls along her* ... I got... a plan. *She tries to remain on Luci's back, even as she does rolls to shake them off and tries to use her tail to smash them*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "A singular plan is still an improvement over our current situation!"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Can you control Luci toward the Macross HQ. And land us on the roof!? USe as much pain to encourage/direct her
<DeathStar> *she notes, even as Luci tries to tilt her head to bite Asarar's off*
<Alicia> * Jikuu tries to reach Luci's mind
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Just try to stay alive!" *tries to move on to the back of Luci's head*
<DeathStar> *Kira, as she crawls up the back, would be bounces around roughly*
<DeathStar> *the tail trying to wrap around her*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to avoid the squish while getting to the top*
<DeathStar> *As Kira gets to the top --- prepare yourself*
<DeathStar> Up, Down, left, right, Down, Down, Up, Left, right, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<Jackieness> durluudrludurl
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *The Dragon Vehicle crashes onto the roof*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kumen City
<DeathStar> *The group on the ground watches Luci vanishes out of sight, Jikuu's scan picking up mostly no thoughts from Luci outside white noise*
<DeathStar> <Selena> .. what did we just witness?
<DeathStar> *She looks around at the fires spreading*
<Seraphna> Nell> I dunno... I just hope we can save my Mom somehow.
<DeathStar> *thankfully, emergency services do seem to be working still*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...is it our moms with a crazy plan?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "No thoughts at all?" <Akatsuki> "Like Granny Fox?" <Jikuu> "No."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *watches as fire services drive up to help with the fires*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What should we do then? <Seniga> We could try to join them or go after the spirit towers.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "They crashed into the tower. We don't have a way to get up there."
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Hmmm. *she floats up*
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Sylph could try to fly everyone up
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Do you feel up to it, Sylph?"
<Seraphna> Nell> I can help with that.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks at the others* "Shall we then?"
<DeathStar> <Sylph> Sylph admits not in best shape but if this might can end everything sooner
<Seraphna> **Nell turns into a dragon with tiger stripes and metal plates**
<DeathStar> <Seniga> *pats Dragon Nell*
<Seraphna> **Nell winks, having room at least for the smaller people, Nox turns into a little Chibi Nox and hops on**
<DeathStar> *Cloé rides the dragon*
<DeathStar> *Sylph grabs the rest and zooms up; the cameras and defense system begins to activate as they go up toward the roof*
<DeathStar> *firing at them*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Evasive action!"
<Seraphna> **Nell sends out a wave of magnetism as she flies, hopefully jamming rockets and weapons**
<Seraphna> **Nox sends out dark shards to attack cameras and weapons**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette draws upon the wind to provide mana for Sylph
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Our moms crashing Nell's mom into the roof was actually easier than this!"
<DeathStar> *the entire building seems to attack them, making it a battle of speed, defeanse and offense. Prepare yourself everyone (Especially Sera), to see how far the group goes*
<DeathStar> (note you do not have to complete this, just how far you get)
<DeathStar> Up, Down, Left, Right, Down, Left, Right, Right, Left, Up, Down, Left, Down, Up, Down, Right, Left, Up, Down, Right
<DeathStar> 5
<Alicia> * Jikuu uses spirit powers and TK
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<Alicia> DURLURLLRDURUDULRDUL
<DeathStar> 1
<Seraphna> durlurllrduru
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> *the group manages to decimate a good portion of the cameras and the defenses as they go upward, especially Jikuu*
<DeathStar> *tearing apart the building*
<DeathStar> *As Sylph and Nell get them pretty high up, nearly up to the roof when a stray shot slams into Nell's group and hits them somewhere ito the upper floors and forces Sylph to go through the glass*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Watch out!"
<MobileAri> * Nicolette creates a wind shield to keep the glass shards from cutting up the Sylph group
<Seraphna> **Nell forms a barrier around them as they go in to minimize group damage, growling**
<DeathStar> *Sylp[h shields them as well, flinging them to safe spots as she then flops about roughly to the side*
<Seraphna> **Nox hops out of her shadow and starts giving her one of Terra's special fruits**
<DeathStar> *Cloé rolls and comes to a stop on Nell*
<DeathStar> *below them the building seems to smoke*
<Seraphna> Nell> That suuuucked. But we kicked ass.
<DeathStar> *Selena leans out, eyeing it* Is this place stable?
<DeathStar> *for the most part, it looks quite stable, but without a lot of the cameras and defenses for many floors*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...anyone hurt?"
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Urk... well, if you can walk away..." She checks to see if Sylph is injured, since she took the brunt, and then makes sure Origin and Selena are unharmed.
<DeathStar> *Sylph seems to have turned into her pixie form and curled up into a ball, whatever that means*
<Seraphna> **Nox gives her a second fruit, whispering** Terra infused tghem with energy I think.
<DeathStar> *Origin seems okay, peeking out and Selena is perfectly okay due to the shielding, already standing*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette carefully scoops up Sylph, and tucks her under the hat with Origin
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Where do we go now? *she looks around and this seems to be the sleeping areas*
<DeathStar> *infact, they seem to have crashed in a guest room*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We need to find where Maxwell Terra is holed up."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Well that will be fun. *She opens the door to the hallway, were a night guard is already headed there way*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *flash steps to try to KO the night guard quickly*
<DeathStar> *The guard goes down*
<Seraphna> **Nox muses and feels through the building**
<DeathStar> *The building seems to full of people still, even if it feels a little off*
<Seraphna> **Nell shifts to normal and prepared some weapons**
<Seraphna> Nell> This building is too calm.
<DeathStar> <Selena> So which way should we go? Up or down?
<Seraphna> Nox> Yeah everything feels wrong somehow.
<DeathStar> *Cloé looks at Jikuu*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *checks the guard for a comm, holding it out to Seniga if she finds one*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> What do you feel?
<DeathStar> *Seniga takes it*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Anything you can do with that?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "This entire place feels off."
<DeathStar> *Seniga kneels and fiddles with it*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Give me a moment
<Seraphna> Nox> We never thought how he might be controlling them.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Not a surprise. Somethign weird has to be here with all the brainwashing going on."
<DeathStar> *Selena keeps an eye out*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Roof
<DeathStar> *Kira would wake up with a dragon on her*
<DeathStar> *and sounds of explosions down below*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *tries to pull herself free*
<DeathStar> *Kira strains and strains, popping an arm out of socket as she gets free*
<DeathStar> *Asarar meanwhile is laying there, bleeding out again it looks like; her Biotect systems keeping her alive thankfully*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Nnnnnnn..." *looks around for Asarar*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves over to Asarar's side*
<DeathStar> *Asarar opens her eyes, then tried to sit up, hurking some fluids*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we came down hard...but we're still alive."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... shit. Can't feels my limbs. *she tries to grab a shot to give herself some energy* We did. *She eyes Luci stirring* We need to get in
<Jackieness> <Kira> *grabs Asarar and tries to help her down from the roof with ehr good arm*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I got the important places of interest marked, but Terran might have relocated to new areas of the building. Either way, we can bring the building offline. *she nods to Kira, then gives herself the energy shot, using it to patch her wound up, then helps Kira with her arm*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Then we better go fast."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Right.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Inside
<DeathStar> *Seniga holds up the comm* Okay, I think I've hacked into their transmissions. They seem to be looking for us
<Seraphna> Nell> Well we kinda went on the offensive. Let’s find them first.
<DeathStar> *voices of guards can be heard. And there's another set of transmissions giving off nothing but code names and checks - most likely the ninjas*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I think I have a map we can use
<Seraphna> Nox> Could we interfere with thrur communication?
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Sure, but we'd lose the chance to listen in
<DeathStar> *she looks at Bella and Selena* What do you prefer?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...if we keep listening, we can start to ID the patterns in their communications."
<DeathStar> <Selena> We can do the jamming tactic later
<DeathStar> *Seniga begins to lead the group toward the stairs*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We know they are looking for us, no surprise. LEt's stay on the move."
<Seraphna> Nox> I meant more like send them on wild goose chases.
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I mean, if you think you can pull if off. It could be risky
<Seraphna> Nox> I will listen for a while for voices to mimic.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Maybe you cna figure out their tells while listening to them, too."
<DeathStar> *as they move for the stairs, the guards chatter pretty consistently - they give their positions where they are checking, which seem to be in the area they are at due to where the crashed and are seem to be working in groups of 3 or 4. The ninjas though say little outside little code phrases to each other*
<DeathStar> *which mean little*
<Seraphna> Nell> Whet bugs me is how they got this organized in such a short time.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We can always ask the bad guy when we find him."
<DeathStar> *as they arrive on the floor with Ymir's presidential office, the guards can be seen up ahead, protecting it*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette acts casual, despite being a magician in an evacuated tower
<DeathStar> *for the most part, on this floor, some civilians can still be seen moving about*
<DeathStar> *doing their jobs*
<Seraphna> Nell> **mumbles about how creepy that is**
<DeathStar> <Seniga> Hm?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...they still need to make a living."
<Seraphna> Nell> How are people this chill?
<DeathStar> <Selena> How are you still chill with everything going on?
<DeathStar> *She eyes the President's Door* We need to take the guards down I suppose.
<Seraphna> Nell> I’m terrified.
<DeathStar> *Cloé pets Nell*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *counts the number of guards*
<DeathStar> *it appears to be a group of 4*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Four... I cna cross the distance, but might get just one or two before they react. Could also have ninjas hiding with their stealth suits."
<Seraphna> Nox> I can pop a shadow.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK, how about I hit them first, shake the hive, then you cna use shadows to jump in if I need saving."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I mean, we could walk up and ask to be let in. If we're already here, he might want to see us."
<DeathStar> <Selena> You think that'll work?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...we could also try that."
<DeathStar> *She turns her head back to Nicolette*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I mean, what's the worst that happens? The guards attack us?"
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Just... watch your backs in either case."
<DeathStar> *Selena walks forward toward the guards, who jerk*
<DeathStar> *comming that they have located the intruders who attacked the HQ*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *walks along after Selena*
<DeathStar> *Senia and Cloé creep along behind*
<Seraphna> **Nell walks forward reluctantly, Nox hiding in a shadow**
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> *puts on her most official airs* "We're here to see the president. Please inform him that we're here."
<DeathStar> *oddly there is no sign of Jikuu and Akatsuki, perhaps having been nabbed somewhere along the way; the guards look at each other, then at Nicolette, then speak into their comms, then open the doors* <Guard C> Go on inside
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK. Thank you."
<MobileAri> * Nicolette nods appreciatively, and steps inside.
<Seraphna> **Nell frowns but moves inside**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *walks on in*
<DeathStar> *as they walk inside, they find Ymir there. Selena studies her, then takes a seat. Seniga blinks in surprise as she sits with Cloé*
<Seraphna> **Nell stands, eying Ymir**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I believe we are expected."
<DeathStar> <Ymir> You wished to see me, I believe.
<Seraphna> Nell> What have you done?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Making sure Kumen is protected in this post Serpent world. We have beings of eldrich horrors creating things, Kumen is not ready to drop the barrier. We need to bring back some of the old systems and keep them ready to protect ourselves. *She notes, her tone dull*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I thought I explained this in my transmission.
<Seraphna> Nell> My mother tried to kill me. The spirits are attacking their own family. Maxwell Terran is alive. Don’t feed me this shit. Wake up.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *waises a hand* "...we believe the eldricth being is already on Kumen and you locked us all in WITH it."
<Seraphna> Nell> And that being is Maxwell.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> You think father is the eldrich being?
<Seraphna> Nell> We know he is.
<DeathStar> *Ymir heh's softly*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I will tell you what happened to your mother. She rushed in to save me and kill father. *she looks up* Despite my warnings. And he used technology to deal with her. Because he hates her - maybe more than any other of your group.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...Nell, what did your mom do to this guy?"
<DeathStar> <Ymir> And then he went on to punish the entire group for her actions
<Seraphna> Nell> She loves you. And you side with that abusive piece of shit?
<Seraphna> Nell> Did you forget what he did to you and Ylva?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I have not. I'm doing a lot of this for Ylva.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Anyway. I will make you an offer. Despite your accussations.
<DeathStar> *She looks up* Being retainers of Selena Hapian, I will allow you all to return to Geyze if you so wish and this little attack will be ignored.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I will work at having Luci and the rest also given this offer but only if they stop with their attacks.
<Seraphna> **Nox steps out of a Shadow** And the Spirits you Enslaved? No way grandmother is in the Net willingly.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I have no idea what you're talking about
<Seraphna> Nox> Shade is in the Net. Being used like a guard dog. She may be empowering your ninjas too.
<DeathStar> *Ymir props her head up with her hand, peering at them through her fingers*
<Seraphna> Nox> We got here becayse your people were trying to take Sylph.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "I was there. Totally saw it. She tried to kill me, supported by ninja goons."
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "I mean... the technology those soldiers are using to track and capture spirits didn't come from nowhere. It's not the sort of thing you put together in a garage."
<Seraphna> Nox> They’re actively hunting spirits.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I see. Well, I'll look into it then.
<Seraphna> Nox> No, you won’t.
<Seraphna> Nox> You’re very obviously not in charge.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Also there is the layign waste they did to sectors of the city while trying to catch us."
<Seraphna> Nox> **frowns and feels Ymir out**
<DeathStar> *Ymir lets out a breath, then scoots her chair back* Fair enough. I wanted you all out for a reason - to dial things back. But I can see that won't happen. *she rises; all Nox would get out of Ymir is that she isn't blank static*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I believe the meeting is over. You all should go
<Seraphna> Nox> …You’re not influenced directly…
<Seraphna> Nox> All the others have static but you…
<DeathStar> *Ymir walks for the side room*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks at the others* "...say when."
<Seraphna> Nell> Wait. **she frowns and holds out a hand, the chair moving to scoop Ymir back up**
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I do not like to be manhandled and I told you, you need to go---- *The ninjas suddenyly bust through the door, attacking them; ninja stars strike Cloe down and swords fly at Selena which she parries and more leap at Bella and Nicolette*
<Seraphna> Nell> Sorry, but in light of your possible implication of theft from Geyze as a Peacekeeper I am placing you under arrest. You wanna play this that way we will.
<DeathStar> *Ymir is even knocked down with Nell*
<Seraphna> **Nell grumbles, and even grabs her from their position**
<Seraphna> **Nox goes Dark One and starts shooting out tendrils**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *turns, trying to kick the ninjas away*
<DeathStar> *the ninjas power up with a puff of air and begin to slice at the tendrils and leap forward, kicking Seniga into the wall and throw a charged sword at Bella, trying to pin her*
<DeathStar> *Origin powers up Nicolette to aid her*
<Seraphna> **Nox growls and pops into one’s shadow, stabbing with a blade hand**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *drops down and tries to kick the handle of the sword to flip it into her own hand*
<Seraphna> Nell> Consider… this protective custody. **She straps Ymir to the wall with a metal band and then sends the chair itself at a Nonja**
<MobileAri> * Nicolette draws her cane in mid swing, throwing a bolt of empowered mana straight into an incoming ninja.
<DeathStar> *Ymir closes her eyes, focusing on something*
<Seraphna> **Nell frowns and punches her to knock her out**
<DeathStar> *The ninjas slowly seem to be defeated, but oddly enough they almost seem to allow themselves to be*
<Seraphna> Nox> Despite their ferocious start that became very easy…
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Too easy."
<DeathStar> *Selena helps Cloé up, who is wounded*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *goes to unmask the ninjas*
<Seraphna> Nell> My guess is Terran is willing to make her a scapegoat.
<DeathStar> *Seniga coughs, checking her comm where it looks like Asarar and Kira are nearby*
<DeathStar> *the ninjas appear to be normal people*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Nothing weird under the mask."
<DeathStar> *Asarar rounds the corner and heads into the office,spotting Ymir on the wall*
<Seraphna> **Nell binds up Ymir** I arrested her.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... What?
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...how did the girls beat us here?"
<Seraphna> Nell> We’re peacekeepers. She’s party of a conspiracy to enslave spirits.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And you have proof of this?
<Seraphna> Nell> Been in the Net recently?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Shade was working with these guys. Tried to kill me."
<Seraphna> Nox> I could not detect the same brain washing as I have in others.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... *pinches her nose* Right, fine, just know there's a higher standard of proof when it comes to leaders. It'd be better to just drop her out the window
<Seraphna> Nox> Though her abusive father might have been enough to control her.
<Seraphna> Nell> It’s more an excuse to get her away from Terran.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "H-hey, she said part of a conspiracy, not leading a conspiracy."
<Seraphna> Nell> Mom would forgive her even now…
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...we still need to find him."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> .... Well he's clearly not here in the office.
<Seraphna> Nox> She did say something odd.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Maxwell Terran is dead. Whatever it is running around with his face is not the genuine article."
<Seraphna> Nox> She said she was doing most of this for Ylva.
<Seraphna> Nox> Perhaps Ylva is a hostage?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, now that you arrested her and knocked her out, I doubt you'll get anything from the prisoner
<Seraphna> Nell> No way his ego is that huge that he’s be at the Corp building.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Someone needs to learn some tact. Now Terran is gone and we have no leads."
<DeathStar> *Seniga muses* This is interesting. *She's checking the datapad*
<Seraphna> Nell> What? You think we were gonna get anything out of her before? She was spewing bullshit in monotone.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "We have a big lead. Like the fact they have a massive defensive force in the net."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Spirit Realm could be their target."
<DeathStar> <Seniga> It looks like Kumen has opened a test trade with Geze
<Seraphna> Nell> What’s the trade?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Please tell me they're not trading spirit tech."
<Seraphna> Nox> Mmm… **she examines Ymir more, now looking her over physically**
<Seraphna> Nox> She mentioned Luci is controlled with tech…
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I'd have to hack the cargo manifest. But it looks like they're letting people move between the world, too. If they can prove they were stranded here
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We still ened to find Maxwell Terran, or whoever it really is."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll see what I can find out.
<Seraphna> Nell> There has to be more to this. No way Ymir turns super evil overnight.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We have a few options here. Spirit Realm, the towers. Terran honestly has a few places he can set up
<Seraphna> Nell> And no way she actually picks that fucker over Mom.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ymir owns all the Corporations after all
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I don't know his mind well enough."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Wait
<Seraphna> Nox> We need to draw him out. And now with Ymir in our hands someone needs to speak of outside forces poke.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "She sounded like a woman trying her best to do her best to mitigate a crisis she couldn't control."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I know where he might have moved to
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I'm all ears."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ymir was set up here in the Macross old HQ. *She brings out a map of Kumen*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> She was here in Quad 1 for some reason
<Seraphna> Nell> If we had Mom she could at least dig into Ymir’s mind.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But recently she made a new Macross Building in the center of Kumen where the old CorSec building was. To oversee all the Corporations and the Towers.
<Seraphna> Nox> Of course.
<Seraphna> Nox> A throne for the self made king.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "If we had hit the Spirit Tower control, we probably would have found him."
<Seraphna> Nell> Why did those Ninjas lose on purpose though?
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I don't know. So what's the plan? Do you plan to drag her everywhere?
<DeathStar> *she nods at Ymir*
<Seraphna> Nell> Yep.
<Seraphna> Nell> At least till I can snap her out if her own bullshit.
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "That... isn't reasonable."
<Seraphna> Nell> Leaving her here and killing her aren’t reasonable options either.
<DeathStar> *suddenly, there's a rumbling sound in the building*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "NEll, we can't fight our way to the bad guy and drag her along too."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Merowl?
<Seraphna> Nell> …yeah not leaving her here. Sorry.
<Seraphna> Nox> I think they might be taking out the building.
<DeathStar> *As Nox says that, the building begins to slant as the lower floors begin to blow up*
<DeathStar> <Seniga> I didn't hear a self-destruct or anything?!
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We need an escape now!"
<Seraphna> Nell> She was trying to transmit something when I knocked her out.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Shit. *She opens a net*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Get inside!
<Seraphna> **Nell Carries her in, Nox hops in carrying Sylph**
<DeathStar> *Cloé leaps in and Seniga hurries in.*
<Jackieness> <Bella> and Kira both go through
<DeathStar> *Selena stumbles in as the building begins to crumble around them*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette hurries inside, hoping the civilians can make it out
<Seraphna> **Nox tendrils any slackers**
<DeathStar> *as they make it into the Net, the building is still breaking apart*
<DeathStar> *But the group can move faster*
<DeathStar> *And it feels like things are slower around them, as the data hasn't processed yet*
<Seraphna> Nell> Time to move!
<DeathStar> *Asarar gets them down to the ground*
<Seraphna> **Nox keeps an eye out**
<Seraphna> Nell> Guarantee they claim we did it.
<Seraphna> Nell> …I hope Mom got away…
<Jackieness> <Kira> "No offense, but if she is able to get away, then she is able to try and kill us when we go outside again."
<DeathStar> *As they make it to the ground, the building falls to the ground slowly behind them. However, suddenly a "Shade" appears, moving like something from the Net - moving all data like as she pops up and attacks them with darkness*
<DeathStar> *Cloé flails as she is being swallowed*
<Seraphna> **Nox counters with her own** Grandma stop!
<DeathStar> *"Shade" wobbles with data, pressing against Nox*
<Seraphna> **Nox combines both her dark sources to push back** WAKE UP!
<Jackieness> <Bella> *dashes in to try to free Cloe*
<DeathStar> *Shade transforms into a monster like creature, and begins to swallow Nox up*
<DeathStar> *Cloé climbs up with Bella's help*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> That thing is not very Shade like
<Seraphna> **Nox boasts back with Foxfire and leaps away**
<Seraphna> **blasts
<DeathStar> *The creature chases Nox around the area*
<Seraphna> **Nell muses ahd times a ball of EMP, tossing it at the monster**
<Seraphna> **Nox leaps to avoid another attack** What the fuuuuck!
<DeathStar> *The monster roars and wobbles, turning back to Shadeish; at that moment, someone exits the Net*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette flings a ball of light magic at the creature, trying to stun it
<DeathStar> *The being turns into Shade even more for a moment*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We just had someone jump out!"
<Seraphna> Nox> Grandma what did they do to you…
<DeathStar> *Selena blazes with light energy and stabs Shade a bit, which has her poof away*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I---
<DeathStar> <Selena> I swear I didn't kill her
<Seraphna> **Nox shakes her gead** She warped.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm taking us out
<Seraphna> Nell> Let’s get out of here. Also offense taken, Mom better be alive.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Or it was just a programmer modeled on here. Someone else was here."
<DeathStar> *Asarar exits; where Shade can be felt in the real world now*
<Seraphna> Nox> I feel Grandma out here.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...wait...hey...Nell... you lost Ymir."
<DeathStar> *Ymir seems to have warped out in the commotion*
<Seraphna> **Nell growls**
<Seraphna> Nell> Well she gets to live to be saved again then. The bitch.
<DeathStar> *Seniga's datapad lights up and Terran's face pops up*
<MobileAri> * Nicolette trys to check for Shade, or at least determine how far away she is
<DeathStar> <Terran> I have sad news for all of Kumen. MY daughter was taken today by forces from Geyze, specifically led by the Hapian Dynasty. They crossed over today despite our embargo. *footage from the President's office is shown, along with Ymir being taken*
<Seraphna> **Nell taps something**
<Seraphna> Nell> I wonder if he’s dumb enough to…
<DeathStar> <Terran> Their plan to take her into their custody back to Geyze failed though when an attack on the old Macross HQ ended. We are still unsure of my daughter's status. For the time being, I will take charge until we find out if she is alive. And for the time being, we will seek to remove Kumen from the Alliance if this is how they treat fellow members.
<DeathStar> *the transmission ends*
<Seraphna> Nell> Yesssss~
<DeathStar> *Shade feels like she's somewhere in the center of Kumen*
<Seraphna> Nox> Odd she did not go to him.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "She would have been moving on foot."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hm. So Maxwell taken charge
<Seraphna> Nell> If she’s “dead” then not even Maxwell can force her to do things.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That might be worse
<Seraphna> Nell> Temporarily.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> He phrased that because he can't be sure if he killed her
<Seraphna> Nell> However in his hubris, he just made it possible for us to call in offworld pressure.
<Seraphna> Nell> Since he decided to implicate Geyze the Peacekeepers now have full authority to step in.
<DeathStar> *Asarar eyes Nell, then shakes her head*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "He framed it in a way that made it look lik the Peacekeepers violated Kumen's sovereignty under the Alliance bylaws without cause."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Exactly.
<Seraphna> Nell> Would have been true if he didn’t say Selena did it. She isn’t one.
<DeathStar> <Selena> I was present and have been part of the group
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Urg... politics are a pain."
<Seraphna> Nell> Yes.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "He caught all of you on security camera. Most of you are active PEacekeepers."
<DeathStar> <Selena> For now, we need to get the barrier down so we can gt something like the Universal group involved - but he will keep that tower up no matter what
<Seraphna> Nell> Yet he implicated Hapian.
<Seraphna> Nox> Let’s break our friends out of the towers.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Yes, we will see. For now lets get out of here. And head for the center
<Seraphna> Nox> Regardless of anything, he’s draining them.
<DeathStar> -TBC-
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Session Start: Sun Jun 25 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Minis
<DeathStar> *Ymir creeps up to the ruins of the original HQ*
<DeathStar> *and kneels over Luci, giving her something and makes Luci return to normal - for a time*
<Seraphna> **LUci blinks as she slowly comes to, shaking her head and strarting to claw at her face a little, if their bond is working, she's flashing the trauma**
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I'm not sure how long it'll hold it off. But I can give you something to forget. We're off the grid for a moment. Though that comes with it's own cons.
<Seraphna> Luci> I'll live for now... tell me that was all an act?
<Seraphna> **Luci sits up wearily**
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I did warn you not to come. I didn't want you to get in his grasp. If you hurried you could get on a ship ride to return to Geyze. I think they are trying to get you all to leave now.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> To cement my death
<Seraphna> Luci> If you come with me we can prove he took over. Get help from the outside he'll have no chance of stopping.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Ylva. He has her somewhere, I believe. He's too smart to come out and say it. But he has alluded to it and she's missed her check ins
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I've been trying to find information before my hand was forced
<Seraphna> **Luci sighs** Shit. Well I can't let you just walk into his control again. We have to fight it... **she rubs her head** Is there anywhere here I can get out of his influence?
<DeathStar> *Ymir peers at her, then shakes her head in thought* There might be something in the main HQ. But we'd be stepping right into his view
<Seraphna> Luci> **she rubs her head and frowns** I think that's where the others are heading right now. I've got glimpses on my connection to Nell. ...I scared the living daylights out of that girl.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> You left an impression - enough to have her arrest me.
<Seraphna> Luci> Well she has my stubborn tenacity. And probably aware I'd be mad if you'd been hurt despite all this.
<Seraphna> **Luci peers around** I'm guessing she at least inadvertantly saved your life.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Well, in the end, everything is in play. I can't seek Ylva subtly now and see if there is anything to reverse for you. But father is not stupid. He plans to use all this to his advantage. He doesn't want a battle with Geyze, it's not to his advantage. He wants them gone
<DeathStar> *Ymir walks with Luci*
<Seraphna> **Luci muses** He doesn't know if you're alive or dead right now right?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Not yet. I imagine he'll know when the others come storming
Session Close: Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 2023
Session Start: Mon Jun 26 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Minis
<Seraphna> Luci> We can probably do something about them blabbing. Wanna stay dead so you can work in the shadows?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> It also means he gets leasership if I do
<Seraphna> **LUci muses** This is true... damnit. **She blinks** Of course, no one knows I'm alive.
<Seraphna> Luci> If we can keep me out of his control I might be able to get Ylva for you.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> You are on a countdown... you'll feel your body fighting you and the desire to rampage and attack Asarar and the others. Dad apparently did not appeciate the talk of eating him
<Seraphna> **LUci breathes** He deserves worse. Is there anything we can do...?
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Lets try your plan
<DeathStar> <Ymir> It can't hurt I suppose to reveal myself later
<DeathStar> <Ymir> *she hands luci one shot* It's all I got
<Seraphna> **Luci nods** I might know where we can get more. And where we can lay low. **She pulls an older datapad out of subspace** Time to call Red and see what he's up to.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Red?
<Seraphna> Luci> A friend from the old days, he specializes in getting Fauna and others in abuse out to safety. I believe he keeps the railroad around for times like this when someone might come along to oppress them again.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Right. LEad the way
<Seraphna> **LUci sends him a message, then heads for one of her lesser used escape routes** I've also got a few safehouses I tell none of the kiddos about. Back from my merc days. So we'll have options.
<DeathStar> *the two heads toward the middle sector where they find a nice orphanage*
<Seraphna> **Luci waits, pulling an arm around Ymir**
<DeathStar> *cute fauna girls greet them*
<Seraphna> Luci> Red here? And is anyone a chemist? **She asks them, smiling weakly**
<DeathStar> *The girls whispers, then lead them in - where they find gardens, lots of rooms, beautiful statues of faunas and Red. They soon find Red himself surrounded by Fauna* <Red> Hello, Luci. Is Chelsea and the other beautiful women of your group with you?
<Seraphna> **Luci smiles** THey're getting themnselves into trouble as usual. I brought a cuter one though. **She squeezes Ymir** We... need help.
<DeathStar> <Red> Oh, the President. I hear there's a bounty for her - to find her alive of course, and any who might have taken her
<DeathStar> *he leans forward*
<DeathStar> <Red> You wouldn't have kidnapped her, would you Luci?
<Seraphna> Luci> Mmm, currently, she's saving me. You know about the Dragon rampaging through the city?
<DeathStar> <Ren> I've heard about it. The fearsome dagon from hell
<DeathStar> *Red
<Seraphna> Luci> Yeah... she's currently being sedated by this. **She holds up the vial** Max whammied me. If I don't secure more of this, the dragon's coming back.
<Seraphna> *Maxwell
<DeathStar> *Red studies it* Hm. That looks complicated. Some sort of sedative for dragoons I imagine.
<Seraphna> Luci> I need enough to keep sane till we can break whatever he has controlling me.
<Seraphna> Luci> THen of course I'm gonna break him.
<DeathStar> <Red> Of course. I'll see to it then.
<DeathStar> <Red> What else can I help you with?
<Seraphna> Luci> We need to remain dead for a bit so we can can sneak attack the bastard. We should be safe as long as I get more of that stuff.
<DeathStar> <Red> You sure don't ask for the little stuff
<Seraphna> Luci> I always give big prizes. **She smiles** Besides, it would make OUR Max happy.
<DeathStar> *Red sniffs* Fine. I'll see to it
<Seraphna> **LUci smiles and produces some photos for him, moving them over** Bonus for being such a nice boy.
<DeathStar> *Red pockets them*
<Seraphna> **Luci sits back and pulls Ymir into her lap**
<DeathStar> *Ymir leans against* Feeling okay still?
<Seraphna> Luci> So far. It might be because my partner is with me and likely doesn't want me to rampage. **she grins a little** Bonds are powerful things, if you really use them.
<DeathStar> *Ymir pats her* You are right
<Seraphna> **Luci rubs her ear** When I was young… like over a century ago I bonded with the wrong guy. He… used me for decades as an attack dog.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Sorry to hear that
<DeathStar> *She takes her hand*
<Seraphna> **Luci softly kisses her** I’m sorry I didn’t approach this more carefully. But we’ll save your sister.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> *her ears wiggles* I was rather impressed with your blowing a hole in the wall and leading everyone in to get him, even if he did bring out that attack
<Seraphna> Luci> My lover was in danger.
<DeathStar> *Ymir reddens a bit; Red eyes the two* <Red> Did you two want a place to stay?
<Seraphna> Luci> That would be lovely, Red.
<DeathStar> *the faunas lead them off*
<DeathStar> ---end--
Session Close: Mon Jun 26 04:36:54 2023