The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 657

Session Start: Sun Jul 02 12:47:41 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session657
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<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.3
<DeathStar> Location: Luna
<DeathStar> *Lorelei sits in Christina Alder's apartment, going through a stack of paperwork on Sunny, trying to figure out what her next move will be after killing the Governor*
<DeathStar> *Rachael leans back in a seat, fanning herself with some papers* How are we meant to trackdown a psycho like this? The cop and the maka are already bailed tracking down their own leads
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia are building a crime board with yarn connecting things all over**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I think Lore is trying to get into said psychos head to figure out the where and the what."
<Seraphna> **Lia clips a line to Moira’s shirt**
<Seraphna> **Michelle muses, leaning back with her legs crossed**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> The problem is I think we're going to have to expand our search; since the Governor's death, there's been nothing on Luna to indicate Sunny and Zayne have done anything. After Sunny left our operation, there was a brief window she was out and about doing stuff throughout the galaxy.
<Seraphna> Sia> We sent Durt and Valen out to get snacks.
<Seraphna> Lia> We expect they will have many exciting spin-off adventures.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Luna was her greatest hits, but we encountered while hunting the Gods in the Cartel space and a few others.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "So where would she go? If she's trying to clena up corruption... maybe the Cartel?"
<Alicia> <Asha> "So, what does this mean for the case?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Means we need a space board.
<Seraphna> **Lia starts setting one up**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Maybe. She was active there. *she brings up the holovid and begins to search galactic information* Lets, see what sort of terms should I input...
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well, back in the old days she loved blowing shit up
<DeathStar> *Lorelei inputs explosions* Anything else?
<Seraphna> **Sia puts a picture of dynamite on the board**
<Seraphna> Lia> She had that cult and the smile motif.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei inputs cults and smiles*
<Seraphna> Michelle> How did she get around anyway? Especially with all those explosives.
<DeathStar> <Ako> Maybe she's a secret dragoon and pulls them out of sub-space
<DeathStar> *Lorelei leans back as the holospace begins to bring up images*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "She could have stockpiled the explisves after she had already settled on her target world. Can get them at construction sites, mix them up with chemicals, etc."
<Seraphna> Michelle> I mean I carry all sorts of shit in my subspace.
<DeathStar> *images begin to come up in Cartel space of smiles showing up spray-painted on various Cartel worlds, and then a building destroyed shows up in news footage being chalked up to an accident*
<DeathStar> *just the other night*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> What building was that?
<Alicia> <Asha> "Looks like we found them."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I sure called that one."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> It looks like a factory. *She brings it up* Right now it's being blamed on a factory accident - to the public at least. *it seems to be a factory that was used recently to help build things for the wars the Cartel involving energy.* <Lorelei> It wouldn't be hard to overload energy to blow up a factory.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Question is why blow up such a factory?
<Alicia> <Asha> "Why blow up a weapons factory?"
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Radical pacifism?"
<Seraphna> Sia> She seems weird.
<Alicia> <Asha> "Oh?"
<DeathStar> <Ako> Peace in the galaxy through blowing it up
<Seraphna> Lia> Maybe not know which way to feel?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "That's my best guess."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei stands up* Either way
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Lets pack up and go to the Cartel
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'll leave a note for the others
<DeathStar> <Ako> finally - this cop's apartment has nothing but a couch and ramen to eat
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Cartel, here we come. Again."
<Alicia> <Asha> "Try not to spend too much."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Do you have coin to spend, Asha?
<Alicia> <Asha> "A bit."
<Seraphna> Sia> We have funds.
<Seraphna> Lia> Plenty enough.
<DeathStar> <Rachal> We can sell those gauntlets if needed
<Seraphna> Sia and Lia> **hiss**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Rachel.. the last thing we need are anima circulating aorund the cartel."
<Seraphna> **They start taking pictures of Rachael**
<Alicia> <Asha> "We are *not* selling the Anima."
<Seraphna> Sia> We sell Rachael on bid site.
<Seraphna> Lia> Have to note mean to poor Animas.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "We're not selling Rachel either!"
<Alicia> <Asha> "We're not selling anyone!"
<Seraphna> Michelle> Girls~ we’re fine.
<DeathStar> *Rachael huffs at Sia and Lia*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Can't take a joke
<Seraphna> Sia> We joke back.
<Seraphna> Lia> Eveyone knows people sell better in black market.
<Seraphna> Michelle> Why do YOU know that?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei rubs eyes* Alright, pack up while I write the note
<Jackieness> <Moira> "For real."
<Seraphna> **Innocent catgirl pawing**
<DeathStar> *Lenny moves over to Celeste to help her pack up*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.5
<DeathStar> Location: Cartel World Steluamonuey
<DeathStar> *The team arrives in the shuttle port where they are hit by tiny little fines every bit of the way to get into the planet proper*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I feel like we had more credits to begin with
<Alicia> <Asha> "I kind of want to leave them to their fate now."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "..I don't remember it being this bad."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Must be the wars
<Seraphna> Michelle> All for waiting till the evil consumes the Cartel?
<DeathStar> <Ako> It might allow them to live
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Not only is saving them the right thing to do, we might just end up with an evil Cartel if we do nothing."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks along* Alright, we need to find a place to stay. *She eyes the prices of the hotels* What sort of place do you all want?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Or at least one that tries to screw concessions out of EarthGov because Sunny is an Earth problem."
<Seraphna> Sia> Needs hot spring.
<Seraphna> Lia> We need to meet fan quota.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> You know they're going to nickle and dime us
<Alicia> <Celeste> "One that doesn't drain our funds."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> That's an old earth saying
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What Rachel said."
<Seraphna> Michelle> Pretty sure that’s all of them. They’re even charging for cardboard boxes over there in that alley.
<Seraphna> Sia> Late stage capitalism.
<Seraphna> Lia> Evil.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei raises eyebrows, then locates the cheapest hotel with outside baths, walking into the hotel* <Hotel Owner> Ah, welcome, my most welcome guests. *he begins to talk to Lorelei, showing her the contract which has tons of fine Cartel print*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *eyes the contract and how far the paper goes and sighs, signing it* Fine whatever
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia take pictures of it to read over**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...make sure there isn't any fine print about hidden cameras."
<Alicia> * Celeste goes over the contract carefully, sighing loudly
<DeathStar> *thankfully it looks like there isn't*
<DeathStar> *just the longer they stay, the more the intererest doubles*
<DeathStar> *interest
<Seraphna> Sia> Why is there interest?
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Yes, why."
<Seraphna> Lia> Pay up front.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "We're paying cash, not taking a loan!"
<DeathStar> *the hotel clears his throat* MY bad
<DeathStar> *he sorts it out*
<DeathStar> <Hotel Owner> But speaking of interest, could I interest you in a hotel card?
<DeathStar> *he shows it off* <Lorelei> Come on guys...room now
<DeathStar> *she marches upstairs*
<Seraphna> **The Sera Girls follow**
<Alicia> <Asha> "I hate this place."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei finds a seat, crossing her arms. Rachael looks out back at the water while Ako leans back; Lenny muses* <Lenny> Should I slay him?
<Jackieness> <Moira> *heads upstairs* "...Jarivan wasn't this bad."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> No, we should go investigate the site. See what we can learn
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia plop in Lore’s lap**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Leave your stuff and I'll lock the door. <Ako> I'll stay behind too.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei peers down* Yes, you two?
<Alicia> <Asha> "Someone guarding our stuff is good."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> True, I'd hate to have someone break in and steal our money
<DeathStar> *Lorelei gathers some tools and picks the two catgirls up* Ready?
<Seraphna> **They seem pleased and nod**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "You're spoiling them."
<Seraphna> Michelle> I’ll wait too. Yah think we forgot something?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> If I make them walk they'll be cranky
<Seraphna> **They nod, cat faced**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I hope not. *To Michelle, then she leads the others out the door and into the streets. It's clear this particular Cartel planet is full of business, with lots of resturants and places to gather coin from locals and other races*
<DeathStar> *There's tourist stuff and lots of eyecatching things; as they walk, Lenny is even drawn in, eyeing a toy sword that she shows to Celeste*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "That looks tacky..."
<DeathStar> *the food and toys cost about 3x what they should though*
<Seraphna> **The twins peer about and point out things that interest them**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Remember... no one fall for anything."
<DeathStar> *Celeste pauses, having bought the sword for Celeste*
<DeathStar> *Lenny
<DeathStar> *Lorelei has thrown them over her shoulders as she walks; the group soon entering the business district, moving away from the areas meant to draw the eyes of the local shopper. It soon becomes more drab looking with tall buildings and the locals seem to be busy moving about and doing work*
<DeathStar> *The group even drawing some eyes as they walk along the streets, probably due to them standing out a bit; as they walk along, cleaners are removing a smile on the wall of one of the businesses*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...yeah... they've been here."
<DeathStar> *The team stops before the destroyed factory; some clean up crews are working, surprisingly not in hazmat suits despite it being an 'energy explosion', working getting the building remains cleaned up. One is even resting on some equipment and smoking*
<DeathStar> *A large crater remains where it was at*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well damn.
<Seraphna> Lia> High yield to leave a crater.
<DeathStar> *Lorelei sets the two down*
<Seraphna> Sia> Energy must be non-toxic.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> We still don't know why she blew this place up and not the building down the street
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Should w ebe worried you know that much about explosives?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> All I could gleam
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Was that they made energy for all sorts of things, including ships to shoot -especially the military. And the energy was used in other cases to power shields supposedly, which I don't know how that works. And in certain energy compatibility in other machines
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Basically energy weapon supposedly.
<Alicia> <Asha> "What's so confusing about it?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Well, what throws me is it's small time.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> And not with her M.O so fra
<Alicia> <Asha> "So, what's different? Maybe that's the key."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What if its one of her cultists taking some initiative."
<Seraphna> Sia> Hmmm.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei. It's possible.
<Seraphna> Lia> Mystery.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well, lets try to find out more about the factory.
<DeathStar> *Rachael uses the holonet to bring up information on who runs the company*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia consult dark and evil websites. All probably hosted here,**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> It looks like it was started by some ...surprisingly ex-EarthGov military personnsel, two of them, who came to the Cartel to make it big. *She brings up their names* A Sgt. McDonnald and Lt. Lenz
<DeathStar> *Lorelei eyes Sia and Lia*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Pardon me?
<Seraphna> Sia> Nothing on the DarkOne Web.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "This is what happens when you coddle them."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Why are you looking at fake porn of Andrea?
<Seraphna> Lia> Or Thena’s Pirate page.
<Seraphna> Sia> Isn’t the Dark Web where all the info is?
<Seraphna> Lia> Andrea dark one and evil. Says so in her profile.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> They might not be off
<DeathStar> <Rachael> If we want to get information, we're in the Cartel
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Why not pay for information on the factory and the these two men?
<Alicia> <Asha> "I wonder what the deal is with McDonnalds"
<Seraphna> Sia> I think I have been bamboozled sis.
<Seraphna> Lia> Not even actually Andrea?
<Seraphna> Sia> I don’t suppose these social profiles of those two men count either.
<Seraphna> Lia> Seems like a trap.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Moira
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> What are these two even talking about
<Seraphna> Sia> **searches info on the two men**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...they lost me long ago."
<Seraphna> **Lia reports the porn site to Andrea for a reward**
<Alicia> <Asha> "THey're looking at porn."
<Seraphna> Sia> It’s okay Momma. We’re just talking in our new generational lingo.
<DeathStar> *The information on the two men is surprisingly little, almost as if they purposely keep sites swept on them - it goes into their factory, contracts with them, info on how they came to the Cartel, but there's abig hole there and it's clear data has been deleted*
<Seraphna> Lia> Besides Kaelan’s site has more porn.
<DeathStar> *outside the factory itself, it's like someone purposely has tried to keep an eye off of them*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Kaelan said they were for fashion purposes!"
<Seraphna> Sia> They’re ghosts outside the factory info.
<Alicia> <Asha> "There's a lot of overlap."
<Seraphna> Lia> Someone writing them out… or the identities are false.
<DeathStar> *But they do seem to have dealings with a company down at the space port*
<Seraphna> Lia> A clue!
<Seraphna> Sia> That’s a lead sis.
<Seraphna> Lia> A lead!
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I'll ... ask around here to see if people noticed anything.
<DeathStar> *eyes the two dubiously*
<Seraphna> Sia> Company down by the space port tied to themX
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Only other palce to go is an info broker if we don't find anything."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright lets try this company
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> You going to be okay Rachael? <Rachael> I'm just asking questions
<Seraphna> **Sia shows Lore pictures of Moira on Kaelan’s site**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei peers at the pictures* <Lorelei> I see.... I didn't know you were into such risque things...
<Alicia> <Asha> "I won't judge."
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Can we focus on the case?"
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...pl..please!"
<DeathStar> *Lenny holds Celeste's hand* Would you like it if I wore that? Not that there is really anything to wear
<Alicia> <Celeste> "...do you want to?"
<DeathStar> *Lenny muses* It might be fun once and a while
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia climb Lore**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei begins to head back to the space port while Rachael pats Moira*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Hang in there.
<DeathStar> *She goes to question the worker*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...be careful." *heads to the spaceport*
<DeathStar> *as they arrive back at the busy spaceport, Lorelei looks around at all the people coming and going* <Lenny> How is a company suppose to be here? <Lorelei> I imagine it must be tied to the port itself.
<Seraphna> Lia> Could be.
<Seraphna> Sia> Space ports need an office.
<Seraphna> Lia> And control center!
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Alot of these places have businesses running out of the hangars."
<Seraphna> Sia> And Janitors.
<Alicia> <Asha> "I have a bad feeling about this."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> So you're saying...
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Look everywhere
<DeathStar> *Lorelei looks up the name - the twins gave.* It's called Outreach or something.
<Seraphna> **Sia checks Lore’s tails**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei right now is in human form, like she usually is*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Check for a business directory."
<Seraphna> **Sia checks her hair**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Can I Help you?
<DeathStar> *as she begins to search the directory*
<Seraphna> Sia> Lenny said check everywhere.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'm going to have you two checked for what is it called - ADHD? - when we get back to the PAX
<Seraphna> Sia> We do get distracted easily.
<Seraphna> Lia> Huh? **looks up**
<Alicia> <Asha> "You absolutely do. There's training for that though."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> There. I think I have the location. *She copies the location with her datapad*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Let's go."
<Seraphna> Sia> Momma smart.
<Seraphna> Lia> Huh? **looks up again**
<DeathStar> *the team is led by Lorelei toward a rather strange looking part of the hanger, where even by Cartel standards it looks shady*
<DeathStar> *You can tell the Cartel authories likely have their eyes on them*
<DeathStar> *The Outreach workers seem to be looking legit, but under the surface something seems off, even with their posters of happy starships and families on them. A worker is behind the counter, looking bored, a light flashing and giving it a bit of a darkness look*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "So how do we do this?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Sus.
<Seraphna> Lia> Sus.
<Alicia> <Asha> "I don't know, but going by vibes, this is probably not a good place."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> I could march up and demand answers
<Jackieness> <Moira> "I don't know... with this being the Cartel, maybe they are guilty of giving money to charity."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei muses*
<Alicia> <Asha> "What sort of charity?"
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Or Moira could wear that outfit from the pictures and seduce them
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...I was modeling!"
<Alicia> <Asha> "And that makes it less seductive?"
<DeathStar> *Lorelei walks over to the counter*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "L...look! Lore is makign a move anyway!"
<Seraphna> Lia> Moira looked pretty in those pictures.
<Seraphna> Sia> Moira very pretty.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Excuse me. *The employee looks up* I was wondering about the Outreach program and if you could tell me more about it. I glanced at your site briefly and it said your company is one that reaches out a go-between and delivers to other companies what they need to finish the job. What exactly does that mean?
<DeathStar> *The employee seems to evaluate her, then leans back, clearly about to give them the company spiel, or being a bored 20 something that's all they know* Our company helps connect others so they can fulfill deals. You got a problem, we see to it that you can get it done with little hassel. We take it on for you.
<DeathStar> *As the group groups, Moira's datapad beeps*
<DeathStar> *Group talks
<Jackieness> <Moira> *checks her pad*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> So, I might have some vital information. How are you guys doing?
<DeathStar> *Lorelei turns back to the others, listening in*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Corporate marketing spiel from the front desk."
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia post stickers on the group chat**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Alright here's the story from what I got
<DeathStar> <Rachael> The night of the explosion, there's two figures that went into the building - according to eye reports, and got a lot of smaller figures out of the building. A bit later, the building explodes. Rumor has it these smaller figures might have been kid - well teen labor force to work on the highly dangerous energy. Speculation mind you. Turns out this place might not have had the best safety reputation but with everything going on it flew under.
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia post scared kitty stickers**
<DeathStar> <Rachael> But I got no proof and no sign of the kids.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Just some bum
<Seraphna> Sia> Bum?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Probably a homeless person."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> My eyewitness
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright, I got so many questions.
<Seraphna> Lia> Got a bio on this Bum Eyewitness.
<Seraphna> ?
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I-- no. He's....
<Alicia> <Asha> "I think he's just some guy."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright, lets entertain Rachael's eyewitness.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Sunny and Zayne blew the factory up after removing the children
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Where does that lead us and what not?
<Jackieness> <Moira> "It fits their previous MO. Hey... these two guys were former Earth, right? Maybe we could find smethign from that angle. See if there is a connection to the late lunar governor too."
<Seraphna> Sia> **starts to check**
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright. Also, Sia. Lia. Does this connect to this Outreach?
<Seraphna> **Lia sends Michelle a message to get them EarthGov info on the two**
<Seraphna> Lia> Hmm.. we’ll if they were involved in this business…
<DeathStar> <Lenny> I imagine this Outreach is some sort of middle man?
<Seraphna> Sia> Could use similar practices.
<Seraphna> Sia> Maybe finds them the kids?
<Seraphna> Lia> Trafficking?
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Perhaps. Should I raid the hanger for kids?
<Seraphna> Lia> Should scout it.
<Seraphna> Sia> Low profile.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Be quiet about it. For all we know, we could screw up a Cartel security forces sting op... ... ...again."
<Alicia> <Asha> "...I really don't like this."
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Asha
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Distract the man at the counter. Show your... chest
<DeathStar> <Lenny> I will try to get into the back with Celeste,.
<Alicia> <Asha> "... alright." *goes off to*
<DeathStar> *The bored counter man eyes Asha*
<Alicia> * Asha makes small talk about things, asking a few small questions about what sort of things the company does, in between just... chatting.
<Seraphna> Sia> Looks like the two were in the military during Sunny’s first incident.
<Seraphna> Lia> Hmmm. Maybe important?
<DeathStar> *The counter dude gives the company line, but he does seem to enjoy chatting with Asha, slowly opening up to her while Lenny creeps along, keeping low as she goes and into the back with Celeste, nodding to Moira to join if she wants*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Maybe. Were they stationed at any point>?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Near her
<Seraphna> **The two check**
<DeathStar> *it doesn't seem so; they appear to have never met*
<DeathStar> *meanwhile in the back, Celeste would find all sorts of various things - a large ship, workers moving about in there, crates and other stuff*
<Seraphna> Sia> Nope.
<Seraphna> Lia> Seem to have never met.
<DeathStar> *Lenny keeps low, trying to avoid the workers - it looks like there's all sorts of stuff, as they try to work as a middle man and do sketchy deals for groups and leave no evidence to bust either of them. As they walk around, Celeste would hear a worker talking further in about the explosion of their client* <Worker> Did you hear...? *unfortunately she'll have to risk getting closer and out in the open to listen*
<Alicia> * Celeste does move closer, but tries to stay hidden
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I guess not everything fits neatly in a box
<Alicia> * Celeste also has her datapad record things
<DeathStar> *As she does, she'd see the worker talking to another* <Worker 2> Hear what? <Worker> That energy factory client got his factory blown up by the Smiles freaks. The one we had to get kid labor because he was so damn cheap no one wanted to work for him. I wouldn't be shocked if nothing worked properly at that place even before they blew it up. <Worker 2> Seriously. I hated having to get--- *There's a clanging sound in the hanger* You hear that?
<DeathStar> *They pause, looking around, scanning and Lenny pulls Celeste back a bit*
<Alicia> * Celeste ducks behind a box, staying very quiet.
<DeathStar> *suddenly there's a magical blast and the hanger practically blows up in the back, knocking Celeste and Lenny back; the two workers vanishing*
<DeathStar> *Alarms go off and the emplyoee gabbing with Asha blinks*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> ... dammit, what did they do?
<Alicia> <Asha> "What's going on?"
<DeathStar> <Employee> Explosion. *he flees*
<DeathStar> *smoke coming from the back*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...I don't think they would screw up this bad...what if its another Sunny bombing?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Dammit. *She hurries to the back, even as Cartel agents are beginning to appear*
<DeathStar> *Zayne can be seen moving with Sunny, urging the children onto the Outreach ship*
<DeathStar> <Lenny> There she is
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia blink, but see no real immediate problem to stop with kids needing saving**
<Jackieness> <Moira> *runs with Lore*
<DeathStar> *Lorelei steps into the back, eyeing the flames and Zayne eyeing them as they get the kids up the ramp. Sunny ignoring them as they do*
<DeathStar> *Zayne then hurries on up to pilot it*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia follow, then start to try and put out the fire with water magic**
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...Sunny bombing..."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yeah, with a bunch of kids
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Same MO as before. They are rescuing the children."
<Alicia> <Asha> "So, this place is probably going to xplode soon."
<DeathStar> *Sunny, as if hearing her name said, turns her head with a strange smile that doesn't reach her eyes, grabbing the edge of the ramp and twirls*
<Seraphna> **Sia blinks** Cold eyes.
<Seraphna> Lia> Strange.
<DeathStar> *And as a Cartel agent busts through, reaches up and pulls up her gun and fires, blasting his head off before they jump the team, since they're standing there, dropping the agent*
<DeathStar> *she then blows the smoke off and twirls right into the ship*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Shit shit
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...geeze. We need to ge tout of here!"
<Alicia> * Asha is already leaving
<DeathStar> *Lenny pulls Celeste along*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *starts walking off of the scene*
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia fill the room with most and kidnap Lore out of yhere**
<Seraphna> *mist
<DeathStar> *they head back they way they went, more Cartel Agents appearing*
<DeathStar> *The mist making it a bit easier to vanish in*
<DeathStar> *At taht moment, the ship takes off and the hanger explodes behind them*
<DeathStar> *As they exit the space port, alarms are going off all the place*
<Alicia> <Asha> "Called it."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Right now we're in trouble
<Seraphna> Sia> We go?
<Seraphna> Lia> Bath time.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "This is just liek the last time we had to mess with Sunny!"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Exactly. I only see a few paths before us.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We run, the Cartel is going to pin our asses - they're going to pin our asses either way with how this played out
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Or we send in a report to them immediately
<Alicia> <Asha> "What's the downside of the report?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Report.
<Seraphna> Lia> Flag a friend too.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Sending in the report means they're going to pin our asses with how this went down. But who would have thought while just looking around she'd have blown up more stuff
<DeathStar> *Lorelei contacts the Cartel through the Universal channels*
<Seraphna> Lia> Pin what they want.
<Seraphna> Sia> They can’t actually tie us to it.
<DeathStar> *Rachael arrives, out of breath*
<Alicia> <Asha> "I wasn't doing anything bad."
<DeathStar> *suddenly all their datapads beep*
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Also what were their secutiy agents doing while Sunny was blowing crap up? We were on the other side of the hangar!"
<Seraphna> **The girls look**
<DeathStar> *it looks to be old Cheryl EarthGov codes*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "What are these?"
<Seraphna> Sia> Mom it’s grandma codes.
<Seraphna> Lia> **runs a decoder**
<DeathStar> *Lorelei studies* Those are old codes. Mom recycles these codes every few years incase they get cracked
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I think the last time those codes were good was...
<Seraphna> Sia> Before the beginning of time!?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> 10-636 or so.
<Seraphna> Lia> Ancient history.
<Alicia> <Celeste> "So why tell us now?"
<DeathStar> *it looks a message from a datapad*
<DeathStar> *once the codes are accepted*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Do we hit yes?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> .... Lets do it
<Alicia> <Celeste> "I guess."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What do we have to lose, at this point?"
<DeathStar> *Lorelei taps her button and the group is greeted by an upside down video from inside a shuttle, with Sunny looking at them. She silently looks at them, cupping the datpad, hence cupping them almost, staring before smiling oddly, then brings out a galactic map from Zayne's chest pocket slowly, taking her time and shows it ot the group. It shows a Erusian planet circled and another Cartel planet circled and Sunny makes a tick tock sound, before disconnecting*
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Who sent this?"
<Seraphna> Sia> I think she might be brain damaged.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I think she might be baiting us
<Seraphna> Lia> Sniffing all those bomb chemicals.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> No, I doubt she's brain damaged
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> She sent that with a multi-purpose
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We're forced to wait here for the Cartel to explain why we were here. Less we incur their wrath. But she sent us two possible targets. To hurry us up after her
<Jackieness> <Moira> "What is she going to do? Wait until we show up before hitting her next target just to play with us?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Good question; I don't know enough about Sunny
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> If she waits for us, then we're safe to remain here and talk to the Cartel
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> If not, we're on a ticking clock
<Jackieness> <Moira> "We don't know..."
<Alicia> <Asha> "Does anyone here know her, or even her MO?"
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Well, her MO toward the end changed a lot due to Zayne
<DeathStar> <Rachael> On Luna she began to punish the evil and began to kill all the evil and corrupt people
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Holding mock trials and killing people by hanging
<DeathStar> <Rachael> And she loved bombs.
<Alicia> <Asha> "I don't see any trials."
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Right, and if she wanetd to fight corruption, I said she would hit the Cartel. And she did."
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Right; so lets assume the Erusians are not her target. Unless they are and she believes they're corrupt somehow?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I think she's probably sending out her feelers right now. She's just come back to life. I'm going with Moira. The Cartel will be her target again
<Alicia> <Asha> "Agreed."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> In which case, we need them on our side sadly
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So, lets get to the hotel and rest
<Jackieness> <Moira> "...we should totally charge them for services rendered, sheesh."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We can gather information on the next planet from there.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> I can do that!
<DeathStar> -END for now-
<DeathStar> -Minis are Open-
<DeathStar> *Back at the hotel, Lorelei has dropped a large file on Sunny and Zayne on Asha and Celest's laps*
<DeathStar> *while RAchael floats in the pool*
<DeathStar> <Rachael> So
<DeathStar> <Rachael> We killing Zayne?
<Alicia> * Celeste reads
<DeathStar> *it goes over how Zayne and Sunny ruled Luna, crime went down, but the people of Luna were also fearful. Zayne was pregnant with Sunny Jr. when the raid occurred with the team, Sunny died, and Zayne fled after a battle with the group. She returned with the baby to give her a better life and due to the kid she acted almost normal, perhaps for the kid*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Part of me is hoping she's doing this to get close to Sunny
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> But I somehow doubt it
<Alicia> <Celeste> "It's possible... or to keep her under control."
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<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'd hate to see a Sunny that's out of control
<Alicia> <Celeste> "That's why she'd be doing it."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> What files I had before the two met, I believe the two influenced each other. Sunny didn't seem to care that much about righteousness and helping the innocent that much. I believe Zayne gave her that path
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> So you might be right
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> She worked for mom and had a bit more of a crazed merc feel.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> But in the end you still have two crazy people who direct their blood lust toward killing for 'innocents'
<Alicia> <Asha> "At least it's directed... but yeah."
<DeathStar> *Lorelei muses* <Rachael> Alright so do we seperate the two?
<Alicia> <Celeste> "Only if it keeps Sunny down."
<DeathStar> *Lenny fumbles with something in the background*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We'll have to, next battle, work on getting the two apart long enough to try to talk to Zayne. I've noticed Sunny has not uttered one word yet
<Alicia> <Asha> "Are we sure it's even fully her?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Maybe not. *muses as Lenny comes out in the Moira outfit*
<DeathStar> <Lenny> Kaelan is as bad as the Cartel
<Seraphna> Lia> Look pretty.
<Seraphna> Sia> Very pretty.
Session Close: Mon Jul 03 00:00:00 2023