The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 673

Session Start: Mon Aug 28 14:27:15 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session673
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.6
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan
<DeathStar> *After spending the last two days cleaning up the remaining monsters from Gerald's EarthGov base and saving the villages in the surrounding areas, Kane and the others have returned to Andrea's*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> We've finished cleaning up that mess. It was ... not pleasant. *Warren looks sullen*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane places down his pack and looks a bit flustered.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks frustated at them having to waste time on this the past few days*
<Seraphna> **Sephie muses** Sooo many monsters.
<Xanatos> <Kane> At least we can put it behind us and move forward.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, I've been keeping tabs on Spade as best I could
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Lets just watch and see how things play out."
<Seraphna> **Thena flops on Warren’s shoulder in Chibi form**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well that's the thing. He's entered Suisen Territory and shifted over toward your territory, Fox. *She paces in front of a curtain,, where strange energy seems to be flowing*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "... not a good sign..."
<Xanatos> <Kane> I suspect he started to make movements to gain power?
<Seraphna> Libbie> What could he want out there?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Even I am unsure. I thought he would move toward the PAX
<DeathStar> <Warren> Perhaps we should go to the PAX and see what records we can find on Fox's territory.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Would be nice to check in at home.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Well, if we are done here, it can't hurt.
<DeathStar> *Andrea prepares a teleporter for them with the team using her codes*
<DeathStar> *for the team even
<Seraphna> **Libbie hops up, checking on Wade**
<Seraphna> **Sephie grabs their stuff**
<Xanatos> 6* Kane takes a breath and picks up his pack again.
<DeathStar> *Wade stands up, grabbing his and Libbie's stuff* Lets go. Haa
<Xanatos> <Kane> We will see if Erevis has time to meet with you Wade.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "It'll be nice to be back."
<Seraphna> Sephie> We’re giving him tips too.
<DeathStar> *The group arrives in a place for VIPs, skipping the normal security checks*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Huh, we rarely come through here. Though sometimes we leave directly from 1B.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth arrives to greet them* Ah, you're not Andrea. But still a pleasant surprise
<Seraphna> Libbie> Hi Auntie Len.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "It's good to be back."
<Seraphna> Sephie> Mom back from kicking her evil twin’s butt yet?
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<Xanatos> <Kane> Hello Lenneth, are you doing well?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I am well
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> What can I do for you all?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> You are one of the first groups back, I believe
<Xanatos> <Kane> We've come seeking information about Fox's territory. It appears Spade as moved into that quadrant.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Wow really? Hope they’re okay…
<DeathStar> *She motions, having them follow her into an area with a ton of terminals*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "They'd better be..."
<Seraphna> **Libbie peers about curiously**
<Seraphna> **Thena has vanished, probably to go check in on her wives**
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> For those who join us, a ton of information is shifted into our computers over the years - transactions by other races, by the race itself, stories, etc. etc
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Do you want to go through it or have CHIP sort through it to find anything of interest?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It could take us hours to do it ourselves unless we know what we want
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<Seraphna> Sephie> Red seems to have some idea.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Hm. Adeline is correct. CHIP's assistance would be doable but if you have anything we should focus on Red.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> One moment.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I just want to make sure Spade isn't trying anything."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Red the pirate's claim to the territory goes back in his family some generations, though he claims to have won it in a poker game
<DeathStar> <CHIP> What makes it so valuable is the fact of it being the only place where the red fruit grows in the universe, and made the family rich and powerful. Allowing them to make ships and branch out as both pirates and merchants.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Is that the naughty fruit?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Ask Fox.
<Xanatos> <Kane> It is.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "You could say that."
<Dias`> *Cel comes in finally, talking to an Idlet*
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Interesting. I might have found something
<Seraphna> Libbie> Spade wants aphrodisiacs?
<DeathStar> *Lemon coughs out her tea all over Warren's face*
<DeathStar> <Warren> ...
<Seraphna> Sephie> Truly nefarious.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> *walks in, following after Cel and the Idlet*
<DeathStar> *he brings up a portion of Red Fox's territory that lines the Cartel's and EarthGov's* There seems to be a facility that Red loaned out to someone else. But I'd need access to Red Fox's computers.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> To see more about the transactions.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *walks in, following after Cel and the Idlet*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane looks to Red Fox at that.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Fine."
<Dias`> <Cel> What are the odds that the Red Fruit can be used in conjuction with his powers? *She crosses her arms*
<Seraphna> Libbie> H-How would that work?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I have no idea."
<DeathStar> <CHIP> One moment. *he can be heard scanning all her stuff* It looks like back some decades ago, when Red as alive, he gave the facility to Spade for some large some of cash and it was taken off the books, hence wh you didn't see it when going over your properties and what you owned
<Dias`> <Cel> Well, depending on how it's refined, it could be used as a gas to lower the inhibitions of people making it easier to control them.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Sold it to Spade? Was he drunk?"
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Probably."
<Dias`> <Idlet> Or he just wanted to the money.
<Dias`> *-to*
<Xanatos> <Kane> That was my thinking, Id.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I'll mark it on the map. *the area of the Cartel shows it to be where the clone kids that Aya rescued where found*
<Dias`> <Idlet> People of his nature generally don't care about who they get their money from.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Is that a cloning facility?
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses, red eyes glowing* That is what I am wondering
<Dias`> *Cel glances up*
<Xanatos> <Kane> To recap, Spade worked with us to peacefully leave Earth. If we approach him again I suspect he will not be so forgiving, Adaline and Wade would be in danger.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Unless he wants to grow red fruit
<Xanatos> <Kane> If we are to approach and investigate we need to be careful and be certain that is what we want to do.
<Seraphna> Sephie> I don’t want Momma in danger.
<Seraphna> Libbie> Or Wade.
<Dias`> <Idlet> Hmmm.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm curious what he saw in his precog. He seemed to see something coming that I clearly have not. It annoys me
<DeathStar> *it's clear she does not like being outdone*
<Dias`> <Cel> I imagine it has to do with the Eldritch being that revived them.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "It was likely something personal to him."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But we should leave Wade here. *Wade looks annoyed* <Wade> So train, I guess. <Lenneth> I'm sure Ao or someone could help
<Seraphna> Sephie> Could it be whatever the Sins are here to distract us from? He might not really need precog for that being one.
<Seraphna> Libbie> I can stay with Wade and train?
<DeathStar> *Adeline glances at Libbie* Fine
<Dias`> *Cel looks between the two*
<Xanatos> <Kane> Adeline, you genuinely think he was bluffing about being able to take you over?
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I'd be careful, either way."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> No. They designed it to be that way. But I was a kid then. Now - it'd be down to who's will is stornger
<DeathStar> *Stronger
<Seraphna> Sephie> He can’t have Momma.
<Dias`> <Idlet> Or perhaps it's just your pride or ego that wants to believe your stronger than him.
<Dias`> <Idlet> Hopefully that will serve you well.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That is true. He could be much stronger than me. I have no disillusion of that
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Would a psi booster help you?"
<Seraphna> Sephie> Maybe we won’t have to fight him. He must know we would eventually want to know what he was up to.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Certainly
<Xanatos> <Kane> ...why would you risk it? What do you have to prove?
<Dias`> <Idlet> And regards to Chip's comment on the cloned Winter's child and himself, Winters tracked down where they came from the best he could but that led to a dead end, but a hidden cloning facility in Red's territory would explain that.
<DeathStar> *Adeline thinks on it* If you think it smarter, I could remain in the shuttle and listen in. But do you really think it wiser to let him have a facility and not check in on it?
<DeathStar> *She looks displeased, but accept those terms*
<Seraphna> **Sephie hugs her mom’s arm, Libbie hugs the other**
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "We're checking on it either way."
<Xanatos> <Kane> You're an adult and came make you rown decision, but...I worry. IF you want to do this we need to come up with a plan, a psi booster is a good start.
<Dias`> <Cel> I think we should definetly check in on it.
<DeathStar> *Lemon thinks*
<Dias`> <Cel> The idea of him having a cloning facility at his control doesn't sit well with me.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Then let us set off.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Don't worry; I'll play it safe. And you, Sephie, if you come, you play it smart too.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Hopefully this will be just us talking like last time
<Seraphna> **Sephie nods** I can stay with you so we can guard each other’s minds Momma.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth prepares them a shuttle*
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.7
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Erevis goes over all the information she's missed the past few days as those who've been in the altenate Jaime reality have been shifted from Asteroid C onto the PAX to recover from their wounds.*
<DeathStar> *Erevis hands Jaime the information that she just missed Adeline the day before*
<Seraphna> Jaime> At least with this I can go after them. Libbie and Wade stayed though?
<Xanatos> 6* Xan has his legs propped up, sipping a hot tea.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And it appears that is the case. They are with our Ao. And Geyze and Kumen are in some sort of non-existant barrier state. Sorry.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well I can head after Adeline at least.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth joins Xanatos and the others* I'm sorry to say that we lost communication with the others after certain point - jamming. Are you sure you want to try to follow them?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Kane's crew?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Do we have a choice? Without comms someone needs to check.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Yes. We think something or the facility itself doing it
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well if you are going to follow, gather some people then
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods and starts to call up reinforcements, whoever wants to join** I guess full cleansing my hyperspace will have to wait.
<DeathStar> *Ren makes a noise as she's dragged out to follow Jaime to the shuttle*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..." *walks along to the shuttle*
<Alicia> * Charlotte heads to the shuttle too.
<Seraphna> **Jaime moves to get aboard**
<Xanatos> 6* Xan places the tea down and gets up to go too.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Kane always needing bailed out and totally not the other way around.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Have fun, Xanatos~
<Xanatos> 6* Xan blows Erevis a kiss and gives a wink
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Kane's Shuttle
<DeathStar> *Warren grunts as they near the facility, tapping the console*
<Seraphna> **Thena wears a pilot hat, sitting in the copilot seat**
<Dias`> <Cel> What do you long range sensors say?
<Xanatos> <Kane> Scanning now.
<DeathStar> *the sensors pick up the facility up ahead; it appears to be an old looking facility, no doubt meant to be a production type* <Warren> We're being jammed
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Not really surprised."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Certainly.
<Dias`> <Cel> At least we know someones there.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Well he probably wants his privacy.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> To produce fruit
<Xanatos> <Kane> Stronger clones I'm sure.
<DeathStar> *As they get closer, a large landing pad can be seen, meant for cargo ships*
<Seraphna> Thena> Fruit Clones?
<Dias`> <Idlet> Hmmm. Perhaps he's creating a new clone body to replace this one that's under the Eldritch's control.
<Seraphna> Sephie> That was Mom’s backup plan for Momma Jaime.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "As long as that's all he wants, I won't complain."
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Would jumping bodies even work?"
<Dias`> <Idlet> Perhaps, perhaps not. But doesn't hurt to try, no?
<Dias`> *Cel eyes Red Fox* Why do I feel that Spade's going to walk away with everything he wants.
<DeathStar> *Adeline straps her belt with vials on it, then a large coat to hide them*
<Seraphna> Sephie> I mean as long as he doesn’t want Momma. **she huffs**
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Is Spade getting a new body that bad? As long as it's not taken from someone else."
<DeathStar> *then places a gun in her pocket, a psi blade in her other, then leans on her staff that she uses as they land*
<Dias`> <Cel> Someone like Spade unchecked can cause a lot of damage.
<DeathStar> *a red light goes green as they do so* <Warren> He'll no doubt know we're here.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Mom I need cool toys too.
<Seraphna> **Sephie holds up a doll** Got this though.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Your master felt the same way about Cran and he turned out decent, that may not be the case here but if we attack and don't strive for peace are we any better than the butchers we put into the ground?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll see to it. *Lemon quietly gets out with Adeline, who is taking deep breaths, gripping her Yggdrasil staff*
<DeathStar> *A small camera has swivled to eye them*
<Dias`> <Cel> Winter's didn't regard this Cran as anything more than a potential bother.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Looks like its the upfront approach be default."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Mhmm.
<Seraphna> **Sephie sticks close to Adeline**
<Xanatos> 6* Kane steps out, looking at the camera.
<DeathStar> *A side door opens*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> So - trap? Or invitation?
<Seraphna> Sephie> He seems to be letting us in.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Perhaps both. Let us continue. 6* He moves for the open door.
<Dias`> <Cel> Invitation. He's not worried that anyone here will harm him.
<DeathStar> *As they walk in, it's clear the facility has undergone a lot of transformation; granted the equipment here is decades old, it clearly is here for science purposes. Red Fruit can be seen in the corner, growing alng the walls, but in the middle is signs of cloning tubes*
<DeathStar> *all empty right now*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Red fruit AND emoty cloning tubes."
<Dias`> *The Idlet floats along, scanning as it passes by for DNA traces in the tubes*
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Cloning fruit? *She jokes*
<Seraphna> Thena> Red Fruit Clones. The naughtiest kind.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Seems like he was just doing what we thought and trying to get out of the eldritch body?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "LEt's find him and ask him."
<DeathStar> *there's old, old, old traces of DNA as if someone used it long ago as tests, but it's been so long now*
<Xanatos> <Kane> Indeed.
<Dias`> <Idlet> These do not appear to have been used for decades.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane nods to Id.
<Seraphna> Thena> Time shenanigans?
<DeathStar> *Adeline points - Spade can be seen in front of a cloning machine, preparing something, further into the facility*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Or he hasn't used it yet."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Do we approach or...?
<Dias`> <Cel> He already knows we're here so it doesn't matter, I imagine. And you all think he's harmless
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "That's not what I said."
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Just approach. come on." *walks toward Spade*
<DeathStar> <Warren> Well --- lets see how this plays. *he keeps his hand on his gun behind his back*
<Xanatos> <Kane> Spade. Hello.
<DeathStar> *Spade turns* Kane. Everyone.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Hey.
<Dias`> *Cel walks along, her hands resting on the hilts of her blades*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I had to see what you're up to, so close to my home."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Is that what concerned you the most?
<DeathStar> <Spade> I'll turn the facility back over to you when I'm done
<Seraphna> Sephie> Trying to get out of an eldritch body right?
<DeathStar> *Spade pauses at that, glancing at Sephie curiously a moment*
<Dias`> *Idlet floats around, exploring a bit, but not to far away
<Seraphna> Sephie> You could ask for help. It’s clear you don’t wanna be under Her thumb.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Is she on the right track? 6* He watches Spade, trying to detect his subtle changes.
<DeathStar> <Spade> The most I interact with "my targets" in a non-befitting way, the more I draw attention. Is that not how it works.
<DeathStar> <Spade> But yes, I'll get what I want, but it'll also turn against mr
<DeathStar> <Spade> So why play that game
<Seraphna> **Sephie blinks** Trying to outplay the Monkey Paw then. What’re you gonna do?
<DeathStar> <Spade> You are insightful. You tell me.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Do you believe our side will lose to this...other being?
<Seraphna> Sephie> I’d say you were going to try and redirect your misfortune on something or someone else.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Thing would be preferable. Someone would be fine if it was a deserving target.
<Dias`> *Cel glances at Sephie before looking back at Spade*
<DeathStar> <Spade> Hm. *he turns to Kane* These 7 sins? Are merely a distraction a game. Why do you think they're meant to lose in the end. It's a creature of... *he looks for the word* But I also see it being out played. Or it allows itself to be outplayed. I think maybe the latter. And a true sin will arise.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I can't see beyond that
<Seraphna> Sephie> We figured it was something to keep us all busy.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "A true sin?"
<Dias`> <Idlet> It's been obvious that these "sins" everyone has been facing have been nothing more than chess pieces on a board. Probably designed to find weaknesses to create a much stronger threat. So that would make sense.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Often these crisis' are drummed up before a major conflict to keep us from meeting it at our strongest. It's happened so many times in our history.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Though not usually this soon after a major crsis just ended.
<Xanatos> <Kane> You see your other 'siblings' and assuredly they will fall as they were not meant to win. You were not meant to win, merely distract. How do you make it out of this without falling?
<DeathStar> *Adeline seems to be trying to look, but frowns*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "They don't intend to give us time to recover. It makes sense."
<Seraphna> **Sephie follows Adeline’s gaze**
<Dias`> <Cel> And how do you know that everything you've done to avoid being a useful Sin isn't part of it's plan?
<DeathStar> *She seems to be trying to look into the future, but her precog clearly is only able to see a few mins*
<DeathStar> <Spade> Oh, I plan to die
<DeathStar> <Spade> That's my fate isn't it?
<DeathStar> *Spade turns to the device behind him, activating it*
<Dias`> <Cel> Than why gather stuff and come here.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I don't believe you'd just give up like that."
<Seraphna> Sephie> Do… you have to?
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, I am eldritch being. Would you rather I turn my focus on you?
<Seraphna> Sephie> Rather you do some super Spade plan and get free of the curse… I don’t like the idea of people dying.
<Seraphna> **Thena muses thoughtfully**
<DeathStar> <Spade> You have guests arriving. You should see to them. *A shuttle can be heard landing*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane looks at the device being activated and attempts to sus out what it might be for.
<Seraphna> Sephie> I think Momma’s here.
<DeathStar> *Lemon goes out to the hanger*
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'll go guide them here.
<Seraphna> **Thena goes to check but Sephie sticks to Adeline like glue**
<DeathStar> *Warren moves off, while Adeline kneels by the capsule and touches it*
<DeathStar> *perhaps seeing if a person is being grown in there*
<Seraphna> Sephie> Momma, what is it?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *follows after Warren*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane kneels by Adeline and peers at it as well.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I don't feel any thoughts or emotions
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But I could swear this is a cloning tank
<Dias`> *Idlet floats up behind the two and scans it*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "An empty vessel, then?"
<Seraphna> Sephie> I think we should step back from it Momma.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane eyes it and then looks to Spade.
<Xanatos> <Kane> What is this?
<DeathStar> <Spade> As Fox guessed
<Dias`> <Idlet> It is a cloned based off of Spade. But an empty shell so it's not "alive"
<Dias`> <Cel> I imagine that way it'll sit kosher with everyone.
<Seraphna> Sephie> Seems no trouble then.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Did you know that the more you clone yourself, that is what damages your cells. *he touches Adeline's hair, showing the white in it* Or, if you clone a powerful person, it can also cause clone degradation due to the power of the person, hence hair going from it's natural state to white
<DeathStar> <Spade> When you reach that point, you should not do it again or risk clone insanity
<Dias`> <Idlet> Yes. It was what led Cran to becoming more mentally unstable.
<Seraphna> **Sephie eyes Spade’s hand on her Mom’s hair**
<DeathStar> <Spade> Keep that in mind, Adeline. I hear people who will live a long time. You may get the itch to prolong that life just a bit longer. Or maybe you'll be a bit like me and want to push yourself to extend yourself longer. You're already at your limit
<DeathStar> *he turns back to the clone machine*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane watches him closely, face stern at the hand on the hair.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Sephie> Momma’s gonna live a long time. **she nods**
<DeathStar> *Warren and Lemon wait at Xanatos' shuttle*
<DeathStar> *Ren has gone into fox mode to ride Charlotte*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hey you two mind controlled?
<Xanatos> 6* Xan lowers the ramp, looking at them.
<DeathStar> <Warren> No. Though I can tell we're having one of those moral debates
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....with Spade?
<DeathStar> <Warren> Indeed.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...moral dilemma?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Probably whether to kill him or not."
<Seraphna> Jaime> They’re clean.
<Seraphna> Jaime> My wife and kid in there?
<DeathStar> <Warren> Spade is preparing to kill himself and transfer to a empty body to remove the eldritch influence
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ah, plan B.
<DeathStar> <Warren> And has strong precog visions of what is to come.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm? That should not even work... that sort of magic tends to stick to the soul."
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh really? Be real with me, you think his Precog could help us in the upcoming fight?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Right, gonna go check on Adeline.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I think he's too dangerous to live
<Seraphna> **Jaime starts to head in**
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'm in the shoot camp
<Xanatos> <Xan> You and I are on the same page them.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ut! I will put you two in time out.
<DeathStar> *Ren poofs into human form*
<Xanatos> <Xan> Just like old times. 6* He smirks at Warren and then moves to enter.
<DeathStar> *Warren smirks back as they walk along, arriving where Adeline is eyeing her hair with a look*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It annoys me I can't do his future stuff.
<Dias`> *Cel glances back at those arriving*
<DeathStar> *She turns to look at Jaime* Ah, you have arrived.
<Seraphna> **Jaime moves over and wraps around Adeline**
<DeathStar> *Adeline pats her head*
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "And if this shoot first approach falls through, its our fault."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let’s just say my trip was a real soul crusher. Oh and Gnome is in trouble. Terra too.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I suppose you all are going to do a vote now, or will one of you just shoot
<Xanatos> <Xan> Spade you dirty dick, always up to your mind games.
<DeathStar> *Spade dusts himself off, turning to Xanatos* Durran.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh just do your thing and if it makes you into an eldritch mutant we’ll stop you.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Not much I can do if one of them decides to shoot."
<Dias`> <Idlet> And if it doesn't, you could call her your daughter in law.
<Dias`> *to Spade*
<Xanatos> <Kane> Once free of the eldritch influence...would you use your abilities to help us fight this...being who you currently serve?
<Seraphna> Jaime> So win win.
<Seraphna> Sephie> So I keep meaning to ask this. Does this make Spade my Grandpa?
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, before anything happens; I transfer rights back to Fox. *He finishes with the cloning machine, turning to Kane and studies him, then at the cloning device* You sure you trust me enough to help with the 8th Sin?
<DeathStar> <Ren> 8th what now?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Not sure at all, but it's that or just have you out of our hair."
<Dias`> <Idlet> Well, if you try anything, I'm sure someone will come up with a way to end your life quickly.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Dude Xevil is in the PAX currently eating a turkey. I think we can handle a scheming inlaw.
<Xanatos> <Kane> If we fail, it is over for the entire universe. Survival supercedes trust.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It's kinda weird seeing the guy who was the big bad for so long just... chilling on the PAX."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...and my grandmother being alright with it."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "He's completely turned over a new leaf."
<Xanatos> <Xan> I feel like I have to warn everyone that once this Sin bullshit is over, he could easily get up to some shit that would hurts people, manipulates their minds, pits us against each other. If we allow this, that blood is on our hands.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Xanatos is correct
<Xanatos> <Xan> Same as Xevil really but no one listens to me.
<Dias`> <Cel> Indeed.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, this will likely break everyone's new trust too. The 8th Sin is going to be one of you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah but that’s future us’s problem.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane peers from Xanatos to Spade at that, and considers that.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Well, not necessarily one of this group, one of the people that have been taking part of the fight
<Dias`> <Idlet> Oh? I look forward to starting a pool to see who it will be.
<DeathStar> <Ren> *pauses in checking herself out*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Oh shew, better odds then
<Dias`> <Idlet> Ren, you are currently at 40:1 odds.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Personally I am of the mindset that I would take any help we can for the current threat and worry about future issues when and if they arise.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Very well. Someone shoot me in the head
<Xanatos> <Kane> But Adline, I will stand with you on this.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ll try to not be it. Wait what?
<DeathStar> *Adeline shrugs and lifts her gun as does Warren*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Thanks, Dad
<Dias`> <Cel> He's ready to transfer bodies.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I need to get rid of this body
<Seraphna> Thena> I think this is Grandpa’s dream come true.
<DeathStar> <Warren> We sure this isn't Adeline we're about to shoot, right? He did touch her
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'm me.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan considers and eyes the device knowing that destroying that would thwart the transfer.
<Seraphna> **Jaime checks Adeline’s mind to reassure people**
<Seraphna> Jaime> My wife is in the right body.
<Xanatos> <Kane> I am glad you're hear to assure that doubt.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Additional inspection later. **she whispers**
<DeathStar> *Adeline fires into Spade's head at that whisper and drops him*
<DeathStar> *Then boinks Jaime hard*
<Seraphna> **Jaime eeps**
<Xanatos> 6* Kane watches and waits, peering at the device.
<DeathStar> *lights begin to flicker*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm...well...this has all been amusing."
<Seraphna> **Jaime then gently backs Adeline and Sephie up** The bodies like to go boom.
<DeathStar> *And noises stuff follow*
<Dias`> <Idlet> I could hack this device and end this all.
<DeathStar> *Warren nudges the Spade on the floor*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Did I miss something? Other than load bearing body, I guess."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Well. IT's Kane's show. We can end this
<Seraphna> Jaime> Be nice. She’s here to gloat I think.
<DeathStar> <Ren> I Think... we kiled evil Spade and good Spade is being born?
<Seraphna> Jaime> She was when my counterpart died.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "We killed Ex-Spade and Spade is being born. Don't assume that the clone is going to be pure good."
<DeathStar> *a countdown begins - 10 seconds*
<Dias`> <Cel> He still has the same ambitions he had before.
<DeathStar> *8 seconds*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Just let it happen. I could use confirmation on something.
<Xanatos> <Xan> ....Id is there a bomb in here?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Anyway, lets go."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> A shame I didn't have time to mess with the clone body - I could make him a little girl
<Dias`> <Cel> Go where?
<Dias`> <Idlet> You could make him a unich.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Probably a countdown to when Spade is finished cooking."
<Seraphna> Sephie> Would that make her grandma or a sibling?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Oh. Gross.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "We're not leaving?"
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes and taps few things on the machine as it hits 3 seconds*
<Xanatos> <Kane> How does it look?
<Dias`> <Idlet> If there's a bomb, someone will stop it from hurting everyone.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Since it was basically done, not a lot I could do. But he's coming out
<Seraphna> Jaime> Course would we want you to motivate a body jumper to jump?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... the moment of truth then."
<DeathStar> *The capsule opens and a younger Spade - around early 20's - steps out, his hair white due to the cloning seems to have to adjust himself to moving* <Spade> Hm. I see you didn't try to kill me.
<Alicia> * Charlotte keeps her future-sight up, just to ensure she's not caught out by any surprises
<Seraphna> Jaime> Feeling any eldritch urges?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "We did not."
<Dias`> <Idlet> Interesting. Your ability to see the future was blinded for a short bit.
<Xanatos> <Xan> The old me wouldn've blasted your machine in a heartbeat.
<Dias`> <Idlet> I am glad that I gave you slight brain damage then.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I had a plan if you did mess with me
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Ah.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That was why
<Seraphna> Jaime> You are still Spade.
<DeathStar> <Spade> ... step away
<Seraphna> Jaime> Though I love that planning trait in Adeline.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Now
<DeathStar> *Spade TK grabs Adeline and Jaime away from his old body*
<Alicia> * Red Fox and Charlotte both step away
<Seraphna> **Jaime gently tugs Adeline back**
<DeathStar> *The old body begins to jerk and bubble*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yep see here it goes.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Eldritch attack incoming!"
<Xanatos> 6* Kane backs up quickly. Xan pulls his pistol out.
<Dias`> <Idlet> Hmmm. Let me back my self up.
<DeathStar> *The body begins to move toward them as if being pulled by something*
<Alicia> * Red Fox shoots the bubbling body
<DeathStar> <Ren> Not agaiiiin
<DeathStar> *the body begins to splurt from the shots*
<Seraphna> **Thena forms a crystal barrier**
<DeathStar> *Warren fires at it's head*
<DeathStar> *it TK launches itself across the room*
<DeathStar> *hiding among the fruit*
<Dias`> *Cel pulls out her blades as she slides into a defensive stance*
<Seraphna> **Thena blasts the fruit**
<Dias`> <Idlet> Interesting.
<DeathStar> *the fruit explodes, sending fruit everywhere*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Try not to get splashed."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Are you trying to get everyone high?!
<Seraphna> **Jaime creates a rock barrier to guard against the spladhing**
<Seraphna> Thena> Trying to disintegrate it.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "*raises ahand and uses a Dark MAtter ball to try to get al the eldritch fruit muck collapsed*"
<Dias`> *Cel hops around, using Ren as a shield*
<Dias`> *By hiding behind her*
<DeathStar> *Ren makes a noise*
<DeathStar> *the creature rises to it's feet like a zombie and begins to TK launch capsules at people, sending one at Ren*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Son of a *She uses her strength to grab it*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan hums a little to himself and fires towards the creature.
<Dias`> *Cel goes to pick her up then stops as she grabs it*
<Seraphna> **Jaime glows green and pulls a wall down on it**
<DeathStar> *The creature comedically splats from losing pieces, then is smashed, oozing up slowly*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *uses her tendrils to try to grab the capsules and launch them back*
<Xanatos> 6* Kane pulls out some discs, watching the creature.
<DeathStar> *then Noire blows it up with a capsule; half of it slowly burns upward when Spade and Adeline TK combo it with an attack*
<Alicia> * Charlotte uses a mix of TK and dark tendrils to block and return capsules
<DeathStar> *Lemon picks up Jaime and throws her
<Dias`> *Idlet floats up high a bit and watches*
<Seraphna> **Jaime yelps and covers herself in rock armor, adding a TK impact to her fall**
<DeathStar> *The creature, caught in a TK combo, is smshed again and begins to burn away slowly; a small piece rushes for the facility's engines when JAime smashes it*
<DeathStar> *leading toward Jaime and it falling down to the area that keeps the facility stable*
<DeathStar> *Warren leans over to eye the hole* You good?
<Seraphna> **Jaime shadow warps herself out of the stone and back to the others**
<Xanatos> <Kane> We should scuttle this place and leave.
<DeathStar> *the small arm that remains crawls toward the stablizers*
<Xanatos> <Kane> ...unless Red Fox wishes to keep a sex fruit growing cloning facility.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m good. Lucky my staff still lets me teleport.
<Seraphna> **Sephie shoots at the arm**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *pulls one of her guns and shoots at the crawlign arm*
<DeathStar> *the arm begins to slowly break apart and becomes ooze*
<DeathStar> <Warren> We should still retreat for now. To be safe
<DeathStar> <Warren> I'd hate for a piece of it to bring us all down
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... let's go then."
<DeathStar> *Adeline and Spade seem to be precog checking if it's safe*
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I'm all for that."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Home. Rest. Then I kick the butt of whoever put Gnome in danger.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Alright let's go.
<Xanatos> 6* Xan turns to walks out, twirling his pistol.
<DeathStar> *the teams work their ways onto the shuttles*
<DeathStar> <Ren> This is the part of the holovid where the monster is hiding on the shuttle
<DeathStar> *Spade steps on it*
<Dias`> *Cel steps on after*
<Seraphna> **Jaime carries Adeline to the back of one**
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *boards the chuttle and straps hserself in, as does Noire*
<Xanatos> 6* Xan powers his up, while Kane preps his, being in the co-pilot seat.
<Alicia> * Red Fox and Charlotte straps themselves in, Charlotte continuing precog early warning
<DeathStar> <Warren> I guess we'll check how each of the teams are doing and get a full report
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.8.10
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Erevis sits at a table, monitoring everything; Spade sitting at the table in a uniform, getting a few glares from Ao and others*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It appears that the situation with Cran has resolved itself a few hours ago; as has Sunny just a few hours ago as well
<Seraphna> **Jaime eyes the Geyze situation on a Datapad**
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "So, how many sins are left?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That just leaves the situation on Geyze and John's team being MIA in some other reality still
<Seraphna> Jaime> So three.
<Xanatos> <Xan> Not sure how to help John. What's going on with geyze at this point?
<Dias`> <Id> I've been updated on the fallout of the Cran and Sunny one.
<Seraphna> Jaime> This barrier seems to have the planets out of phase. I can’t reach either one so far.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Somehow, I feel like the Kumen one will be more trouble than Geyze."
<Dias`> <Id> While Sunny is no longer running free, she's still causing trouble because of how it ended. Cran is no longer alive but he seems to have made his mark.
<Dias`> *Cel glances at Id*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So we just need to locate John
<Xanatos> <Kane> Did we lose anyone?
<Seraphna> **Sephie yawns a bit**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And hope we can help Geyze and Kumen
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And then it will be over
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Well, unless this 8th sin comes after us."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Just bystanders and Betas
<Dias`> <Idlet> And a PR war.
<Dias`> <Cel> I suppose we could split some of our forces to deal with Geyze and Kumen then.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Kumen will resolve itself soon. We just have to be ready to help them. The sin there can only be defeated by them
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Another vision?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Gnome and Terra better be alright.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I do have good news
<Dias`> <Id> What do you have?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Hit us with it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so which of us will it be? Or... is the real 8th sin paranoia and backstabbing?"
<Dias`> <Id> I have the odds that it's you set at 6:1, Noire.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "..."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> The Universal Group and their Peacekeepers have essentially finished cleaning up after the Serpent War
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> They should be able to provide some aid now
<Dias`> <Id> It may be prudent that we have some of them prepare for what's to come while we handle the remaining sins.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Keep in mind we're still only a few weeks away from Yggdrasil breaking
<DeathStar> <Erevis> As hard as that is to believe
<Dias`> <Id> And is there anything we can do about that?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Feels like months.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I believe we are going to need Fate's help. Has anyone seen her the past few weeks?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Everything happens so quickly, times like these."
<Seraphna> Thena> Only the younger one. Who looks older.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Surely she knows how to help fix Yggdrasil
<Dias`> <Id> Dias was the one that spent the most amoung of time with her. He would probably know how to reach her.
<Xanatos> <Kane> How have we contacted her in the past?
<Xanatos> <Xan> Fate, you sculking about? 6* He looks around, pausing.
<Seraphna> Thena> Faaaaaate! Hello! Bleep boop bing!
<DeathStar> *Spade watches them* What does this Fate look like? *After no one comes*
<Seraphna> **Thena sends him a mental projection**
<Seraphna> Thena> Like that.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Ah. She might be captive.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Captive?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "So, freeing her then."
<DeathStar> <Spade> In my vision, I saw her with that thing
<Dias`> <Cel> Makes sense. *She crosses her arms* Keep Fate from being useful for us.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I guess unless we can deal with it first, we'll just have to find a way to deal with the Yggdrasil problem on our own."
<Xanatos> <Kane> We must determine where that is and rescue her. We need her guidance. But at a minimum she deserves to be free of that thing.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> This thing definitely is playing rougher since the Serpent
<Dias`> <Id> Rescueing her may not be that easy. Odds are we will find her when it makes it's final move.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The first thing we need to do is gather all the teams back together then see where we stand.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Well, it's not like the universe is going to end if we lose now."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Around now Terra would say something like we just need to water the tree.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If that is all it takes, we will send her to the tree
<Dias`> <Id> Erevis is correct. Based on some of the reports I'm seeing, some people maybe comprimised potentially.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Especially if one becomes the last Sin
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...and how are we to tell?"
<Dias`> <Id> Like I stated earlier. Cran's demise had repercussions.
<DeathStar> <Spade> I can't tell you sadly but there is one team that stands out to me
<DeathStar> <Spade> That we will need to keep an eye on
<Dias`> <Id> Well, I should say, his actions before it did.
<DeathStar> *he points at the team that brought in Sunny - alive*
<Dias`> <Id> And I have Taiga looking in to the possibility of Jaime's group resolving their sin.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Why that team?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> She is alive. *he repeats*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "And?"
<Xanatos> <Xan> They're meant to fail and die.
<Xanatos> <Xan> And then explode.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so what happens if they are taken alive?"
<Dias`> <Id> No. We assume they're meant to fail and die.
<Dias`> <Id> It's very possible that any Sin could succeed in one way or another.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Even they're meant to fail and die, that doesn't mean that's always going to happen."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Id could be right - reading your reports, the sin is also I think meant to be tortured a bit when they lose
<DeathStar> <Spade> Maybe there's an unusualness about the Sunny team; or maybe one of them is the unusual factor.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "That they felt sorry for a psycho like Sunny?"
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "Didn't that team have two maka on it?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yes?
<Dias`> <Id> They also felt sorry for Spade, Noire.
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "And Spade is still alive."
<Dias`> <Id> Cran may have well survived also had Cheryl and Chad not been there.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We might need to study Sunny then
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If she endsu p being the only Sin we catch alive. Unless the Geyze group manages it
<Xanatos> <Xan> I would rather not, she was mean.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth pats Xanatos and offers tea and cookies*
<Dias`> <Id> What do you think are the odds that Kumen's Sin will die?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Pretty high
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If I recall, the Peacekeepers eldritch experts are all stuck on Geyze."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So you think it wanted them trapped?
<Alicia> <Red Fox> "I'd have said Kumen's Sin would have had a good chance of survival, but since the barrier went up, all bets are off."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If that's the case, why not lock the PAX the same way
<Dias`> <Id> I can think of several candidates in Sunny's group that could turn in to the 8th Sin. I will have to adjust my odds.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Maybe, maybe not. Either way, we are inconvenienced now... those best equipped to examine Sunny are not available."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well for now lets go about our normal business until the Sunny group and the Cran group can make it here
<Dias`> <Id> Not entirely. I do have some knowledge of it based on one of my splinters time one of those experts.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> And keep apraised on Kumen and Geyze
<Xanatos> <Kane> Understood.
<DeathStar> -TBC next Sun-
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