The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 670

Session Start: Sun Aug 20 13:51:30 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session670
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.15
<DeathStar> Location: Under CorSec
<DeathStar> *Asarar has made a make-shift bar to sit at, holding an bottle as she stares at the Corporation leaders faces while Selena muses on what their next plan of action should be*
<DeathStar> *Cloé is slumped next to her armor, depressed*
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<DeathStar> <Selena> Trying to get information on this get together is no easy feat
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We could do some Net scouting. We'd need to jump in away from here to prevent a backtrace to our port though."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Honestly, the Net confounds me
<DeathStar> <Mireille> If you plan to use the Net, the Aquarius can provide a powerful Net code
<Jackieness> <Bella> *thumbs back at Asarar* "Mom taught me everything I know."
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is working on the device that was planted on the Aquarius*
<DeathStar> *Asarar leaves a picture of Chelsea behind and turns to the others* It'll beat sitting around here
<Alicia> * Jikuu sulks, glaring at the corporate heads for going along with outlawing a Suisen Princess
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Problem is we have no idea where the meeting will take place to bring the Corpos together.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Hah! Hmmmm..."
<DeathStar> *Avenir leans over Lana's shoulder to watch Lana work*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "That's why I want to scout on the Net. There has to be a loose data stream somewhere..."
<Alicia> * Akatsuki also looks over the net... but passively
<DeathStar> <Avenir> What you working on?
<DeathStar> *Sen glides over to the group* Shall I send you all into the Net, then? Who all is planning to go?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "They were trying to hack the Aquarius with tech that is twenty years behind the Aquarius' last refit. Sure, its possible to pull it off because the systems ar tehcnically compatible, but this is like a child's toy to me. Anyay, I think I can use this to get into Tech Corporation's system... or at least whatever the other end might be connected to."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "It was my idea, so I'm going."
<DeathStar> *Sabrina arrives somewhere* I cannot seem to pierce the barrier that is surrounding the planets.
<DeathStar> *from
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I tried to send a magical message ou - hopefully someone got it
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Eldritch or time-based?"
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> *muses* The barrier did feel a bit bad
<Jackieness> <Lana> *said offhandedly* "Ahhh... maybe its a quantum reality bubble."
<DeathStar> <<Sen> *prepares the Net*
<DeathStar> <Sen>> Alright, it is ready
<DeathStar> <Selena> You did mention something like that
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "...probably."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If so, then its possible to cause the bubble to collapse by determining the proper interference pattern."
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods and steps over to Sen*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That easy?
<Seraphna> Nell> What would that mean?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh... hard to say. Never had to try it before."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Well, if you can manage it, let me know. *She joins Bella. Cloé stands up and walks over with those going into the Net*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "It's like resonance, right?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That's one way of putting it."
<Seraphna> **Luci and Nell step over**
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "It is only easy if you can produce quantum reality waves, and also discover the correct frequency to interfere."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Like I said, I've never had to try it before."
<DeathStar> *those on the Net porter vanish, leaving those in the base still there*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Should we go with them?"
<DeathStar> <Sabrina> I'll stay here. Who knows if we'll be attacked
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'll be working on this."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I could go, but I am a little high profile. I suppose I shall stay on backup."
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<DeathStar> Location: Net
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<DeathStar> *The blueish underground area of the CorSec base as the team enters the Net, Asarar takes a breath*
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Where are we going to start?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We need to get out to the public Net space first."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I still say we should start with Caesune
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Come on. *She uses the Net's speed to get them up to the surface area*
<Seraphna> Terra> Weird place.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks at Asarar* "Mom?"
<DeathStar> *The empty streets with the city looking like it does in the regular world, but there being an off feeling; however, there seems to be a lot more movement with NetRunners moving around. Asarar frowns*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You have a plan, Bella?
<MobileAri> * Nicolette looks about cautiously... the net always feels off to her, and the number of netrunners doesn't reassure her.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We need to watch the movements oof the corporate Netrunners. They'll probably be congregating at meetign candidate locations, setting taps or makign sure itsn't a trap."
<Seraphna> Luci> **keeps an eye out, more of the smash squad**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> IT is true. If the NetRunners are out, we'll have the regular ones wanting the information; the Corporate ones looking to make trouble as well. And both sides looking to block where the meeting place will be.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets pick Caesune's HQ since many of us are worried and see ifwe can hack her for the meeting site
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its a place to start. Come on."
<DeathStar> *Asarar runs and seems to vanish due to the ability to travel great distances.*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... I hate that
<DeathStar> *She tries to mimic it*
<Seraphna> Terra> **flails**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK, guys... tag yoruself to me and I'll jump for us."
<DeathStar> *Cloe nods*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *jumps them after Asarar once everyone is tagged to her*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive at the Bio Tech Corporation, there is clearly something going on due to the high security*
<DeathStar> *Even in the Net, firewalls are surrounding it*
<Seraphna> Nell> Yikes. It’s like extreme difficulty in Pony Wars.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Security is pretty high."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> It's got to be mom, right?
<DeathStar> <Cloé> How do I drop out.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Its probably because of the meeting."
<DeathStar> *Cloé puffs her cheeks*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> The firewalls are going to make it hard to get into the building
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Besides, you drop out here, you'd be facing down real guns from Biotech security.."
<Seraphna> Terra> Would warping work?
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think the firewall would stop us
<Seraphna> Terra> That mean.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "You have to play by the Net's rules."
<Seraphna> Luci> I mostly operate on the fist to face plane.
<DeathStar> *Asarar drops to the ground and approaches the firewall* One moment. *She tries to touch the firewall with her hand* I need a few minutes
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right. Everyone, keep an eye out just in case we get scoped."
<DeathStar> *while Asarar works, three figures begin to creep up on the group*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Speaking of getting scoped..."
<Seraphna> **Nell starts floating some literal buzz saws in the air**
<DeathStar> *a masked assassin leaps for Nell, trying to stab her*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *does a flyign kick at the first assssin*
<DeathStar> *while a NetRunner fires bullets for Bella, trying to hit her and knock her out of the Net*
<Seraphna> **Nell hold back and flings saws at the other**
<Seraphna> **Luci hurls a shard at the third if she can spot it**
<DeathStar> *assassin is kicked, revealing them to be a familiar Aurit - Chelsea. Cloé blinks and a samauri almost takes her head off when Luci gets them*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *performs a flash step evasion when she is shot at*
<DeathStar> *the NetRunner with the gun is cut and curses as Selena slashes at them, helping Nell drive them off the roof*
<DeathStar> *Chelsea begins to do a Net retreat*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to counter-hack Chelsea to trap her*
<Seraphna> **Terra pops behind her and tries love tapping her head with a rock**
<DeathStar> *Chelsea goes down*
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra saved Chelsea.
<DeathStar> *Cloé makes sure Terra didn't love tap Chelsea too hard while Asarar opens a hole in the barrier*
<DeathStar> <Selena> ... *lets out a breath* This is why I do not like the Net
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Mom, we got Chelsea. Looks like they ran her head through the rinse cycle."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Why did she suddenly attack us?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I suppose it's better than some cases. Make sure none of you are caught
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Bella, try to unscramble her
<Seraphna> **Luci muses and checks Chel over pulling out smelling salts**
<Seraphna> Luci> Would this help?
<Jackieness> <Bella> *thumbs up and starts working on Chelsea*
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Yeah, things... just don't work right here."
<Jackieness> <Bella> "don't wake her up until I've untablged her brain signals."
<Seraphna> Terra> Terra wonders if she not know her own strength. **she sets the comically large rock down**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Yeah, here that rock could be made of rubber. Its how you perceive it that makes it a rock. Data plus interface."
<DeathStar> *Bella would find that Caesune has used the Net to make Chelsea perceive them as enemies*
<DeathStar> *And it needs to be untangled - esily done - before waking her*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Oh, that's cute. Real cute. Easy to fix, but cute."
<Seraphna> Luci> Did she make us all look like delicious morsels?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Not sure exactly what we look like to her, but she thinks we're the bad guys."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *growls*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "OK... now it should be safe to wake her up..."
<DeathStar> *Asarar smacks her face*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets see if this works
<Seraphna> **Luci tries the smelling salts**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If not I'll exit her from the Net for her safety.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> I'll get her back to the base
<Sara> <Chelsea> Owww...
<DeathStar> <Cloé> *leans in* Mom? How I do I look?
<Sara> <Chelsea> What have I been doing...? *she mutters, groaning*
<DeathStar> *Asarar examines her body* The wound has been healed at least. *Helps Chelsea to her feet* Nicolette?
<Seraphna> Luci> Becoming a Ninja Warrior.
<Sara> <Chelsea> I'd rather not be anything like that... *she is a little shaky but stands*
<DeathStar> *Selena leans over the roof, studying something*
<Seraphna> Luci> Well Caesune mind warped you.
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Grandma evil
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Hmm?"
<Seraphna> Terra> Grandmas shoukd be good and rule galaxy.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Can you heal Chelsea up?
<MobileAri> <Nicolette> "Well, let's hope!" She tries to draw upon her maka cards for a healing spell, hoping it still works right in the net.
<DeathStar> *The Net actually seems to super charge it a bit*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I think I see people moving down there. *She points, pointing at what looks to be shadows moving about the building*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Likely we've drawn attention; but I hate to leave after dropping the firewall
<DeathStar> *She moves to walk through the front door* I'll head in
<Sara> * Chelsea looks at the others, both to get her bearings and because Asarar went ahead
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Mom, do you want us to follow or hold position?"
<Seraphna> **Sera Squad follows hearing smash opportunity arises**
<Seraphna> Terra> I think follow.
<DeathStar> *Origin makes worried noises*
<Sara> <Chelsea> I don't fully understand what's going on, but the best I can do is go with all of you.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Come on." *heads in after Asarar*
<Sara> * She follows after Bella
<Sara> * Chelsea
<DeathStar> *as they walk through the front door, Tech Runner guards greet them*
<Seraphna> **Terra gives Chelsea a cat paw shaped fruit**
<DeathStar> <Tech Runner Captain> Don't let them in any further.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Of course it wouldn't be that easy
<Seraphna> **Luci returns the greeting by hurling a shard at his face**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *flash steps right past the guards just to be a smartass*
<DeathStar> *The captain slashes it in half*
<DeathStar> *A fight begins to break out - naturally*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Under CorSec*
<DeathStar> *Yuki fiddles with the Aquarius, slowly opening doors and discovering KOed crew*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Yuuuu~
<DeathStar> <Yuki> This is annoying. *she heads for another part of the ship, using her dragoon strength to open another door* What?
<Seraphna> Cookie> We need more smelling salts and weed.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You're annoying
<Seraphna> Cookie> **pout** Okay just the smelling salts.
<DeathStar> *She tosses an Id ball at Cookie* Use this
<Seraphna> Cookie> Okay. **she puts it away and helps with the next door**
<Seraphna> Cookie> You seem grouchier than normal.
<DeathStar> *Yuki opens another door to the recreational area to find more crew and looks over them to see if Yurica is among them*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You see Yurica anywhere? I don't. The entire point of finding the Aquarius was to find her
<Seraphna> Cookie> She’s here somewhere. No doubt having made herself captain of part of the crew.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Missed you too by the way.
<Dias`> *Id shocks Cookie*
<DeathStar> *Yuki kneels among the crew members here and lifts up Yurica* Here. I need the ball
<Seraphna> Cookie> Ow! The ball has gone feral.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> After this we can use the Aquarius to locate the missing ones
<Dias`> <Id> Adjustments made. I can successfuly set my electrical discharge now.
<DeathStar> *Yuki takes Yurica to Id*
<Seraphna> Cookie> **waves Id at her** Cast your wake spell.
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comm> Yurica is going to be grumpy when she waked.
<Seraphna> Cookie> Prepare to be scolded, Mire. It is our lot in life.
<Dias`> *Id lets out properly adjusted shock to Yurica, making her tingle a bit*
<Seraphna> **Nox on Comm** It’s warm in here.
<DeathStar> *Gwen is studying Jikuu and Akatsuki, squinting*
<Seraphna> **Talia is inspecting Gwen**
<DeathStar> *Yuki helps Yurica up after the shock*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I wonder if I sell those two we could get money for supplies
<Seraphna> Cookie> **braces herself**
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Lana, you need supplies?
<Sara> <Yurica> Nngh...
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?!"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What is up?"
<Seraphna> Talia> Nah. I already sold someone.
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You did?!
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How do you feel? Think you can walk?
<Seraphna> Talia> Well he was napping.
<Dias`> <Id> Any others needed to be awakened by shock therapy?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Gwen does."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Yeah the entire crew
<DeathStar> *Gwen looks shadey at that*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Pepper is fine though. She’s tied up for later.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What exactly was your plan, Gwen?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'm... I'm alright. I can manage."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Well. I was thinking. You know, if we fake sold you, we could pretend to get in the good graces of the bad guys
<DeathStar> *Gwen waves his hands rapidly* And make money
<Seraphna> Talia> The old selling a princess routine.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I am claiming the money."
<DeathStar> *Yuki helps walk Yurica around to get used to it*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Aw
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> Alert!
<Seraphna> Cookie> Id, I think we have been spared.
<Seraphna> Cookie> What is it!?
<Sara> <Yurica> What happened?
<DeathStar> <Mireille on comms> I have detected mother for a brief moment, but then she was gone. <Gwen> Uh, what does that mean?
<Dias`> <Id> Spared?
<DeathStar> *Sen and Tora glance at each other*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We're on Kumen in some sort of psuedo pocket reality in the past
<Seraphna> Cookie> Ummm… Erica?
<Seraphna> Cookie> Maybe she punched through the realities.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Probably."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Come on now, Who could punch through a reality
<Alicia> * Jikuu and Akatsuki look at Sparkling
<Seraphna> Talia> Liana’s grandpa.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Also Dias."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Where did you detect this signature?
<Seraphna> Cookie> I think Wind did that once.
<DeathStar> <Mireille> *brings up on the bridge Macross HQ*
<Seraphna> Nox> Oh she’s in Sin Central.
<DeathStar> <Soren> That's a bad thing
<DeathStar> <Soren> Right?
<Sara> <Yurica> That wretched hive?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<Alicia> <Ceilidh> "Of scum and villainy, yes."
<Seraphna> Nox> Well it’s not as bad as the Cartel Ticketmaster HQ but still pretty evil.
<DeathStar> *Yuki seems to be musing hard*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I think I'll go take a quick look
<DeathStar> *she grabs some gear*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Be careful..."
<DeathStar> *Sen bows* Please be back before dinner
<Seraphna> Nox> Why do people keep trying to solo mission? Yurica, lecture your Mom.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well, who wants to come with me then?
<DeathStar> <Gwen> Uh, I should watch Lana
<Seraphna> Cookie> I’ll go.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I do not mind going, though I am high profile."
<Seraphna> Cookie> To be honest Jikuu right now you’re low profile.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ah?"
<Seraphna> Cookie> No one on Kumen even really knows what the word Suisen means.
<Seraphna> Cookie> At least this far back.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *steps over* "I'll accompany you." *glancs over at Jikuu* "They have never heard of the Suisen Empire in this time period."
<DeathStar> <Gwen> They just know you have a price tag
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... ... ... I also have a bounty."
<DeathStar> *Gwen thumbs up*
<Seraphna> Cookie> So does most of the crew.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Technically we all do
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "It's a really new experience for her."
<Sara> <Yurica> Hmph. Of course there'd be a bounty on ME, but it could never be high enough. I am priceless.
<DeathStar> *Yuki pets her ears*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "That's how Jikuu is too~"
<Seraphna> Nox> I’ll guard Mire. Here in the pod.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Alright lets all sneak out to Macross then. Maybe we'll get some information too
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<DeathStar> Location: Biotect Corporation
<DeathStar> *The NetRunners seem to be trying to lay net traps to trap the group, while others seem to be trying to knock the team out with their attacks*
<DeathStar> *standing behind Nicolette, a familiar spirit can be seen*
<Seraphna> **Terra tosses a giant sticky fruit at some of the runners**
<DeathStar> *Asarar uses her arm to try to knock a NetRunner out by disabling their form*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *uses her flash step move to try outflanking the runners so she can disable them*
<DeathStar> *Selena slashes at a samuari runner, locking blades*
<Seraphna> **Nell sends an EMP pulse at a netrunner**
<DeathStar> *the runenr vanishes*
<DeathStar> *Cloé flails as a Runner manages to appear and grab her*
<DeathStar> *and begins to do somtehing to her form*
<Sara> * Chelsea attacks them... non-lethally
<DeathStar> *The Runner falls down*
<Seraphna> **Terra tosses a pineapple at the Runner**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We need to get out of here or we're going to be exhausted. *she looks around, spotting the elevator in the back and stairs to the right*
<Sara> * Chelsea dodges out of the way of the pineapple
<DeathStar> *Cloé rolls away as the pineapple htis the runner as well, making him vanish*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Elevator has trap written all over it."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Agreed. Everyone, follow me. *She rushes for the stairs when a Runner cuts her off and slashes at her leg*
<Seraphna> Terra> Pineapple, the most spinet fruit! **she tosses two at that runner** Bad!
<Jackieness> <Bella> *flash steps into the path of the runner, trying to punch them out*
<DeathStar> *The Runner is knocked back and rolls. The Captain leaps for Bella and tries to grab her and knock her out of the Net*
<DeathStar> *Asarar limps and knocks the stairs' door open*
<Seraphna> **Luci comes at the Captain with a shield rush**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *turns and aims a kick at the Captain's virtual crotch*
<Sara> <Chelsea> Are you okay, Asarar...? *She runs over and braces her to help her*
<DeathStar> *The captain struggles, leaning on his weapon as Cloe hurries up the stairs*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'll be better. Almost got my entire leg.
<DeathStar> *Selena backs up the stairs while the spirit seems to have taken Nicolette*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *looks up at the stairs*
<Seraphna> **Nell comes at the captain’s side with buzz saws**
<DeathStar> *The Captain swings and parries Nell, relecting and aims at her with a weapon to knock her out of the Net*
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<Seraphna> **Luci forms a shield in the way as Nell brings her saws around from behind**
<DeathStar> *The Captain drops and seems to vanish*
<DeathStar> *Asarar works her way up the stairs, which are eerily quiet*
<Seraphna> **The two begin to join the others**
<DeathStar> <Selena> I suppose with no more Runners, we are the only ones here
<Sara> <Chelsea> This kind of quiet always gives me a bad feeling
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<Jackieness> <Bella> "Since we're already inside the firewalls, we could probably jump."
<DeathStar> <Cloé> Where to? It's a tall building
<Jackieness> <Bella> "To the exec offices or the labs. She'll put in one of those areas, I think."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Feel free to jump us
<Jackieness> <Bella> *nods and tries jumping them up to the exec level*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive at the top level, they find something odd occurring - the meeting room is taking damage before their eyes*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What does that mean?
<DeathStar> *The executive offices across the way seem to explode in the Net*
<DeathStar> *As Nicolette appears before them*
<Sara> <Chelsea> ...Definitely not over there
<DeathStar> *Asarar checks her arm* There seems to be an attack in the real world
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...is it MAx Terran making his move?"
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "It's a trap! We need to get everyone away."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> A trap? *she tries to see who is attacking* IT's Bonnie in the offices.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> It looks like she came looking for Chelsea. And ... a practical army in there
<Jackieness> <Bella> "What? Bonnie?"
<Sara> <Chelsea> Is she being controlled?
<DeathStar> *As Asarar says there, drones begin to appear in the Net*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "The meeting is just bait. The corps are already working together."
<DeathStar> <Selena> Wait, they are?
<DeathStar> *The drones do seem to be a mix of Corporations technology*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Hold that thought. We have incoming!"
<DeathStar> *Selena grabs her weapon* Okay, okay, so what's the plan?
<DeathStar> *she asks as the drones begin to search the rooms*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Evacuate?"
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Mom?"
<DeathStar> *Asarar motions*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Follow me
<Sara> * Chelsea follows
<DeathStar> *she limps under a table*
<DeathStar> *As the drones begin to fly in; Selena and Cloe follow*
<Ari`> * Nicolette sticks close behind
<Jackieness> <Bella> *follows Asarar*
<DeathStar> *the drones begin to fly in, scanning for people using the net code*
<DeathStar> *Selena helping to pull in stragglers in as they do*
<DeathStar> *Asarar then crawls out slowly into the hallway and moves to avoid them toward the hallway*
<DeathStar> *toward the stairs
<Jackieness> <Bella> *crawls out into the hallway*
<DeathStar> *just as they seem to be homefree and Asarar opens the doors, more drones begin to pop up from the real world; a glimpse of the real world can be seen with Bonnie being dragged off by drones and Caesune and another Corporate Leader, Cloud, standing there, before it closes*
<DeathStar> *Asarar gestures to run and moves as quickly as she can down the stairs when the Net begins to dissolve around them - the entire Net being shut off slowly*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What is happening?
<Jackieness> <Bella> "System shutdown." *dashes down the stairs*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> They're turning the Net off in their building
<DeathStar> *Cloé moves as fast as she can, stumbling down the stairs*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...everyone, grab a hold of me!"
<DeathStar> <Selena> And what happens then?!
<DeathStar> *She grabs Bella and Cloé clings to her*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *jumps up on to the stair railing and then jumps down*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We flatline is what happens!"
<DeathStar> *they zoom down rapidly and hit the bottom in seconds*
<DeathStar> <Selena> !?
<Sara> <Chelsea> Aah!?
<DeathStar> *As they reach the lobby and Asarar opens the door, blasts of weapons greet them from drones*
<DeathStar> *one drone trying to snag Cloé by the leg*
<Jackieness> <Bella> *leaps in to try to kic the drone off of Cloe*
<DeathStar> *The drone comedically spins while ASarar rises, her body smoking and she dashes and smashes a drone*
<DeathStar> *Selena sways and hurries and slashes her way for the exit*
<Seraphna> **Lucu throws up a shield
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Luci, rush ahead and protect us
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Everyone follow her
<Seraphna> **Luci uses her full powered Aegis Ave marches ahead quick step**
<Jackieness> <Bella> *grabs a damage drone and starts running with it*
<DeathStar> *Selena keeps behind her as Cloé rushes behind her. As they break out onto the streets and away from the Net shutdown, they escape as they reach the public Net*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm going to jump us a few times and get us back quickly. Then we'll ... see what to do next.
<Jackieness> <Bella> *tries to pull out the tracking code form the damaged drone so she cna hide them from being tracked further*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...give me a moment..."
<Seraphna> Luci> That Cloud lady always seems so familiar.
<DeathStar> *Cloé pants as she eyes the building, the drones not following due to the Net keeping them from doing so*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well we'll look into it when we get back then
<Jackieness> <Bella> *deletes what is left of the drone* "Got it. Let's jump."
<DeathStar> *Asarar nods and jumps them; the group arriving after the others have left for Macross*
<Seraphna> Terra> Pineapple supply is low.
<DeathStar> *Gwen looks up at the team as Asarar collapses, her body twitching8
<DeathStar> <Gwen> You all look like hell
<Seraphna> Nell> Bio Tech was not fun. We got a Chelsea but they seem to have a Bonnie.
<Jackieness> <Bella> "To no surprise, the meeting was a ruse." *flops into a chair*
<DeathStar> <Selena> Did we miss anything?
<Seraphna> Luci> How many Bonnies are there exactly?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> How did you learn it was a ruse, Nicolette?
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Weird enough, Chronos told me."
<DeathStar> *Avenir tilts head at that*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Assuming Chronos is right... then what is this big meeting suppose to be about?
<Seraphna> Terra> Auntie Chro’s actions must still be playing out.
<Seraphna> **Terra hugs Avenir**
<Sara> * Chelsea just frowns and shakes her head
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Well... no. That's the weird part."
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Weird. I'm not sensing momma anymore.
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Yet momma still around. *She muses on that*
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "I think it's the Chronos from the pocket reality."
<DeathStar> *Avenir considers* That might explain
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "But... yeah, it's hard to make sense of."
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Avenir has been thinking about this pocket reality
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Might can do something about if she can get enough power
<Seraphna> Terra> Can you use the temporal field somehow?
<DeathStar> <Avenir> Avenir can with a summoni use Time Break
<DeathStar> <Avenir> But it is a temporary ability.
<Seraphna> Terra> Oh! Use Cookie. Wait where is she?
<DeathStar> <Selena> Hold on
<DeathStar> <Selena> If it's temporary and she needs more power.
<DeathStar> <Selena> We should wait to activate it until the right moment
<Seraphna> Amber> Only a few people are pacted to her I think.
<Seraphna> Nox> My Mom and Cookie are among them.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Where are the others?
<DeathStar> *She looks around for Yuki and Yurica*
<Seraphna> Nox> Went to Macross.
<DeathStar> *Asarar pauses* Dammit
<DeathStar> *Asarar tries to stand*
<Jackieness> <Bella> "...great."
<Seraphna> Nox> Mire detected Erica here. **points it out**
<DeathStar> <Asarar> We need to go warn them
<Jackieness> <Bella> "They don't have any netrunners on the team."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> If all the Corporations are working together, I have an idea of what might be going on; it also explains why Caesune would stab her own daughter, even if she didn't know who she was
<DeathStar> *Avenir moves to find Cookie*
<Seraphna> Luci> Well don’t keep us in suspense.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Maxwell has to have done something to bring them under his control like with Chelsea earlier
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Probably part of his wish."
<Seraphna> Nell> The mind wipe like he did to Mom.
<Seraphna> Luci> No recollection.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> They're probaby about to walk into a major trap. *She grabs a stick to lean on and heads out, Selena following*
<DeathStar> <Gwen> I'll uh, stay here
<Seraphna> **Nell, Luci and Terra move out again**
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Come on." *heads out with Asarar*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Macross
<DeathStar> *Yuki stares at the HQ, a storm coming in despite the dome regularing weather*
<DeathStar> *regulating
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Not a ton of guards
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "That's strange..."
<DeathStar> *Yuki turns to Jikuu and Akatsuki*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You guys have special powers, right?
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Of the hyperspace variety
<Seraphna> Cookie> Hmmm.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Yes." <Akatsuki> "No hyperspace here, but..."
<DeathStar> *Yuki points at the roof* Can you get us to the roof? It'll help avoid the guards below
<Alicia> * Jikuu nods, and teleports the group over there
<DeathStar> *Yuki moves over to the roof entrance, finding it has a ton of sensors and traps*
<Seraphna> Cookie> Many booms.
<Dias`> *Id floats above the group a bit*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I expected that."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> This might be more than I could disarm
<DeathStar> *Yuki reaches into the backpack she put on Yurica*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *looks around the roof*
<DeathStar> *There is a small vent for air*
<DeathStar> *that a fox could enter*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki turns into a fox and sneaks into
<Alicia> * Jikuu keeps in touch from here, using the bond
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki boops and wiggles and bumps through it, and falls onto a meeting table all dirty*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "She is in. No-one is around."
<Dias`> <Id> How is disabling them going for you? *The sphere floats over Yuki*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> A little above my pay grade. *She admits* It'll take me a bit
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks for a way to help the other's in
<Alicia> *others
<Dias`> <Id> I could assist you.
<DeathStar> *Akatsuki finds herself in the upper area executive areas, with people moving around when she is grabbed by someone who lifts her up - coming face to face with Ymir*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Please do
<Dias`> *Id starts to verbally guide her through it all*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> What do we have here?
<DeathStar> *Yuki begins to work more quickly now*
<Sara> * Yurica tries to help
<DeathStar> *Ymir turns to Ylva* It is a wolf fox, I believe.
<DeathStar> *Yuki and Yurica soon disable the traps on the door and Yuki opens it slowly*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Alright, thanks you two. *She slips in and heads down to the upper floors*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *follows Yuki through*
<DeathStar> *Ymir carries Akatsuki like a pet to the labs*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ah... Ymir is not safe, is she?"
<Dias`> <Id> It was my pleasure guiding you two through it.
<Seraphna> Luci> Ymir…
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "... in any case, Akatsuki is... off to the labs..."
<DeathStar> *Ymir puts Akatsuki in a safe spot with a ton of food and water*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> There little one
<DeathStar> <Ymir> We'll make sure to find a nice mate for you
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "GAH! Ymir, no!"
<Alicia> * No-one but Jikuu knows what this means
<DeathStar> *Yuki eyes her*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We... should probably hurry..."
<DeathStar> *Yuki arrives outside the lab with a key card slot*
<DeathStar> *while Ymir moves off further into the lab*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Can you get Akatsuki to open the door?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I hope so!" * Akatsuki tries to do so while no-one is around/looking
<DeathStar> *The door opens and the team can now enter the labs*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki hops into Jikuu's arms and is hugged tightly
<DeathStar> *at first it looks like a normal lab - some real animals, testing on weapons and tech, biotect stuff, etc*
<DeathStar> *but in the back where Ymir went, there seems to be a secondary lab*
<DeathStar> *some scientists are seen taking a caged Bonnie into the back there*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Hm. Everyone becareful
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *moves a hand to her sword*
<DeathStar> *Yuki pulls Yurica behind her as they go into the back*
<Sara> * Yurica grumbles but allows it
<DeathStar> *in the back they find Celes, who seems to not be down on Geyze getting her head cut off, hooked up to stuff, Erica, Liana, Sylph, Ellie, and a few more allies who have helped them both on Geyze and on Kumen like Rain and more*
<Dias`> <Id> There seems to be a lot of people from Geyze here.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Kidnapping?"
<DeathStar> *Ymir hooks Bonnie hooks them up and begins to give her a shot and starts to prepare a vial to force down her mouth*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> I think almost anyone who's helped you is in here.
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *slowly draws her sword*
<DeathStar> *Asarar taps Sasha on the shoulder*
<DeathStar> *standing there with the others who hurried to catch up*
<DeathStar> *Selena looks around, paranoid*
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *glances back and then nods at Asarar* "This may be a brainwashing lab, by the looks of the place."
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "How did they even get them all?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> No doubt; but we should retreat. This has all been one massive trap. Ymir there is likely brainwashed too. But if you all spring this, who knows what will happen. All the corporations are working together and if we do anything, all of them are likely to either attack us, or come with us and attack us at our base
<DeathStar> <Selena> So there is nothing we can do? Can't we just grab them all now and deal with it later?
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Do you all have a mass anti-brainwashing technique?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "If mother was here, we could absolutely de-brainwash Ymir, but I am not as proficient in that..."
<DeathStar> *Yuki muses on Nico's question*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> There has to be some on Geyze helping them
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I suggest we back off for now
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Unless we have a way to cure them all
<Jackieness> <Bella> "We could probably fix them in the Net, but that is a one-at-a-time job.""
<Sara> <Chelsea> There's a lot of them...
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Could we focus on the lynchpins?"
<DeathStar> <Yuki> How so?
<Ari`> <Nicolette> "Lynchpins?"
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Having Ymir on our side will make things a lot easier."
<DeathStar> *Asarar considers* Right. Lets focus on her
<DeathStar> <Asarar> She'd speed up things
<DeathStar> <Asarar> She might could quietly undo the others
<Jackieness> <Bella> "Right. Just need to grab her."
<Sara> <Yurica> A good boss can whip all the lackeys into order after all. *she huffs*
<DeathStar> *Ymir hums, jotting the results of Bonnie down*
<DeathStar> *Then begins to head back to check on Akatsuki when she sees everyone*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> ... .. ..
<DeathStar> *Ymir reaches into her lab coat slowly*
<Sara> * Chelsea tries to slip behind her
<DeathStar> *Ymir pulls out a weapon and aims it at the team*
<Sara> * Chelsea tries to disarm her
<DeathStar> *Ymir blinks in surprise!*
<Alicia> * Jikuu TK-holds Ymir's aim away from the team. "No."
<Jackieness> <Sasha> *double jumps to get behind Ymir and tries to knock her out*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Y-You! *She struggles as she loses her weapon and tries to activate one of the brainwashed when she is KOed*
<Sara> * Chelsea looks around her
<Jackieness> <Sasha> "Do what you need to do to fix this."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Lets hope this works and she isn't willingly going along with daddy
<Sara> Well, I guess we're about to find out

<DeathStar> -TBC/Minis-
<Sara> <Chelsea>*
<DeathStar> *Ymir eyes the group back, tied up in her lab, while Yuki and Id work on finding an anti-brainwashing cure*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Let me slap her
<DeathStar> <Asarar> That worked last time
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<DeathStar> *Yuki mixes chemicals while a wolf cub eyes Akatsuki*
<Seraphna> Luci> She’s cute.
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<DeathStar> <Yuki> Clearly Ymir planned to hook the two up. *she jokes*
<DeathStar> *Yuki works on an antidote*
<DeathStar> *Then pokes Ymir*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Please... don't joke about that."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Sorry. *offers snack*
<Alicia> * Akatsuki munches, placated
<DeathStar> *Yuki studies to see if Ymir has changed; Ymir looks woozy*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Did it work?
<Seraphna> **Luci rubs her head, since she's bonded to Ymir**
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Well?
<DeathStar> *Ymir opens her eyes, peering around, then looks at Akatsuki* The wolf cub is bigger
<Seraphna> LUci> I... think so? **she leans down and looks into Ymir's eyes**
<DeathStar> <Ymir> A fauna?
<DeathStar> *she looks at Luci, peering back*
<Seraphna> Luci> Hey, cutie.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "How are you feeling now?"
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Feeling? *she considers* Tired. *she looks around* What happened?
<DeathStar> *she blinks at the cutie*
<DeathStar> <Ymir> Ah?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Brainwashing... and then apparently science?"
<Seraphna> Luci> I'm not sure what I'm looking for but I sense we have a deep connection.
<DeathStar> <Ymir> I sense you have a silver tongue
<DeathStar> <Yuki> We want you to help our friends
<DeathStar> *Ymir peers at all the pour souls in tubes and Ymir peers at Luci, then at Jikuu and Akatsuki* I need to be untied
<Alicia> * Jikuu ensures the brainwashing is gone before untying her
<DeathStar> *Ymir looks at Jikuu for a long time - almost TOO long, then steps down and wraps her wrists, before moving to the others and begins to work*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Ah, sorry. Just wanted to be certain."
<DeathStar> <Yuki> You did nothing wrong, kiddo
<DeathStar> *She ruffles her hair*
<Seraphna> **Luci follows her, looking deeply interested**
<DeathStar> *Ymir glances at her as she works*
<DeathStar> <Yuki> At least Luci will keep an eye on her incase she isn't really changed
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Yeah, that is all we can really do."
<Seraphna> Nell> Heh, even with their memories still stuck in the past Mom is totally into Ymir.
<DeathStar> <Yuki> Oh?
<DeathStar> *Selena returns, looking a bit pale*
<Seraphna> Nell> Not sure if the bond is just reminding her of affection or if Ymir is just her type.
<Seraphna> Nell> Never experienced the bond myself.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Aww, I'm sure you'll find someone you can be that close to. It doesn't have to be romantic."
<DeathStar> <Selena> I found this girl in another lab. *she shows a fauna* I think she was meant tobe experimented on. Is that normal here?
Session Start: Mon Aug 21 00:00:00 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session670
<Seraphna> Nell> It was in Maxwell's time. Ymir and Ylva stopped this nonsense.
<DeathStar> *The fauna looks scared of them, hiding behind things*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "How barbaric."
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We have seen what Maxwell is like."
<DeathStar> *The young fauna girl looks unsure of what to do*
<DeathStar> <Selena> What should we do with ...her?
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "What is your name?"
<DeathStar> <Fauna> S-Speciman 145
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is not a name... seriously, what were they thinking?"
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Hmm... 1, 4, 5..." *thinks*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "I-shi-ko?"
<DeathStar> *The fauna blinks, as if shocked someone would give her a name* <Fauna> Ah.... i-is that...okay? *fidget* No one has come by today to take samples from me today... *fidget*
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "Why wouldn't it be?"
<Seraphna> **Terra holds up a fruit** Hi I'm Terra!
<DeathStar> *Ishiko takes the fruit carefully, then begins to eat it, looking surprised at how good it is*
<DeathStar> <Selena> I guess I'll take her back with us.
<DeathStar> <Selena> Was this how it was for them?
<DeathStar> *She eyes Ymir, surprised she had such a high rank since she is half fauna*
<Seraphna> *Nell nods quietly**
<DeathStar> <Selena> Well. Contradictions exist in all walks of life
<DeathStar> *Selena muses on something* I want to talk with Avenir on something
<DeathStar> *she eyes Akatsuki and Jikuu*
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Session Close: Mon Aug 21 01:28:26 2023