The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 681

Session Start: Mon Oct 16 13:27:52 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session681
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.15
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *after more than a week of properly finishing the Idol Machine so there is no threat of feed back into the PAX, observing the marked worlds that are cropping up and the watching the civilians at night go on rampages do to night terrors, and finding no sign of Xevil, Lenneth holds another meeting to see where they're at with trying to track him down, having brought Lana in as their resident Eldritch expert*
<DeathStar> *Erevis quietly folds her arms on the table while Cheryl leans back in her seat, looking irritable. Andrea seems to be quietly listening to reports on Earth*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So. What should we make of not seeing Xevil for so long?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Either he’s a distraction or he’s planning something huge. Either way it’s not great.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... his end goal this time around is sitll opaque."
<Seraphna> **Angela leans against Cheryl dozing**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Is that it? It could be he doesn't need to engage us
<Seraphna> Jaime> True, the Galaxy seems to be falling apart with no further effort.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We still never determined where his real body is at. Fate has been spending most of her time at Yggdrasil
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<Seraphna> Jaime> Is there even a real body left to find?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "He signed a deal with the devil... so... ahhh... maybe he is trying to find a way out of it?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> He seems to be relishing it
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well... in the lore, these deals are always one-sided."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Well, so far that hasn't been the case
<Seraphna> Jaime> Unless he like, became the devil.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Granted, we can view Sunny and see the one sidedness.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If he is not suffering repercussions, its because he is still useful to its end goals."
<DeathStar> *Erevis muses* I think - Lana, you are off base for once
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well while the other sins were set up to fail, he got all their powers and benefits. Like it was all ultimately meant for him.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Xevil has gone into this with a burn the universe mentality due to what I did. He is seeking to destroy everything related to what I built and those allied with me. I do not think he even cares if it burns him.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So no deal is a 'bad' deal
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So why hasn't more Suisen territory and the PAX been targetted?
<Seraphna> Angela> Maybe the plan is a bit on a higher level than we’re thinking.
<Seraphna> Angela> Each time we encounter him he seems… strangely dismissive of us and just talks about what we aren’t seeing.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Lana.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> What can you tell us about the eldritch corruption. We have all these worlds marked and to my knowledge not at lot is happening
<DeathStar> *Andrea rises, being unusual and steps out of the room*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...the Crawling Chaos would not want the universe gone... it likes playing with us like toys. Its been doing this since the beginning. Nothing on this scale though. Really, it prefers to manifest so it can see us squirm."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm? Mother?"
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<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Weird?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If I recall
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Did Fate not say that this is technically not a true Crawling Chaos though? That the lower levels of reality are the manifestations of our perceived realities of deities or creatures. Much like how Ama or Tsuki came about here
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well people living out nightmares and going nuts seems to fit that crawly thing.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhhh?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I take it you missed that?
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<Seraphna> Jaime> So what can we go on?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I just got here...
<DeathStar> <Erevis> From what I gather, collective thought can make beings come into existence - for "Gods" on this level, that would be Ama, Tsukiyomi, or even as I keep hearing again and again, Thor
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, if reality worked like a giant quantum computer, that would work."
<Seraphna> Angela> Killed his ass.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So how exact would it be?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Tsuki feels pretty real.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "From that perspective... ahhh... it would be the mass perception of what such an entity would be like."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I'm not really a good measure for what other people would see it as."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Thought that might explain..."
<Dias`> *Chad walks in taking a seat as he looks at reports on his datapad*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What is it?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> That woman felt like a living cancer consuming everything. Xevil feels like a terrorist keeping us all on edge.
<DeathStar> *Andrea returns to the meeting, eyeing her datapad*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Oh. You said it attacks weak points... what did you mean by that?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Speaking of which… what happened to her? Since Xevil started we only have seen visions of her.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm? Mother?"
<DeathStar> *Andrea shows her a message*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I can reach out to her at the tree if you want
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Huh?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> I mean.. N-Creep.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...what? Is this what he wants?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Mmmm? What who wants?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Xevil?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> *stands* "Ahem, mother has shared a communication with me. Xevil will detonate the marks on Earth held worlds unless EarthGov declares war on the Suisen Empire."
<DeathStar> *Lenneth frowns, folding her hands*
<DeathStar> *Andrea keeps her face poker like*
<DeathStar> *Ren coughs on her drink*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ah. He means to break apart the Empire first.
<Dias`> <Chad> It seems some other races have gotten something similiar. I'm seeing reports of emergency government meetings.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Even if we use the PAX's Idol Machine, that's too many
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "How many of the marks have we actually fixed?"
<Seraphna> Angela> Two? Three?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Nnnnn... not enough to stop him from holding the universe hostage."
<Jackieness> Mmmmm
<DeathStar> <Ren> They have a tendancy to explode and leave corruption behind
<Jackieness> <Lana> "...maybe he's on the Crawling Chaos' throne..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Throne?
<DeathStar> *Fate appears behind Lana*
<DeathStar> <Fate> Mmm. *She walks around the table and sits down*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You never explained the deal with weak points!"
<Dias`> *Chad glances at Fate joining* I imagine it'll take under a day for Suisen Members to start leaving officially.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wait... are you leaving?!
<DeathStar> *she eyes Andrea*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "That could be why you can't find him. Why he is able to send eldritch manifesttaions to do his dirty work. He somehow... somehow... is on its home plane..."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Even if you got rid of Earth's mark, that's still a lot of planets
<Seraphna> Angela> She probably has to, even if we’re just breaking up till we kick his ass.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The order is also to turn my weapons on you.
<Dias`> <Chad> And even if it's for a short reprieve. It's the best way forward.
<Seraphna> Angela> Jeebus.
<Seraphna> Angela> So the options are explosions or all out war.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Of course the fleet is still on standby thanks to the Serpent
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... just cleaning up Earth won't be enough. What about other colonies?"
<Seraphna> Angela> There is no right decision here. Except maybe not to play the game.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth thinks*
<Dias`> <Chad> Ultimately, we need to find where his main body is hiding if we want to stop this.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well. There is one way
<Dias`> *Chad glances at Angela* Not playing his game will only cause innocents to suffer. *He looks at Fate* We're all ears.
<Seraphna> Angela> Yeah cuz a galaxy war won’t do that.
<Dias`> <Chad> Technically it would be a one sided slaughter.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Can we just... choose not to?!"
<Seraphna> Jaime> What is it?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Xevil is tapped directly into it's power, hence why he is able to move around to any marked planet. Where his real body is at, I am not sure yet. But...
<DeathStar> <Fate> There is a way to cut off his power
<Seraphna> Jaime> If we can do that we can buy time against his threat no?
<DeathStar> <Fate> And maybe even have him direct focus after you
<DeathStar> <Fate> You need to go to the realm of you know who.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan shivers**
<DeathStar> <Fate> I would not send everyone, since he would still be active up here
<Dias`> <Chad> So go in to the den of the beast. *He rubs his face* How does time process there compared to here?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You’ll need to bring everything you have.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Protection wise.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Minutes there was like an eternity…
<DeathStar> <Fate> They say time moves slower down there - in a bad way. I'll go with you to counter that affect.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I can provide you with everything I know, but... ahhh... I am one of the few people who cna rig up a defense on this side."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So at least I won't get confused about the calendar..."
<Dias`> *Chad taps his fingers on the table* Sounds like that's our best option as of now. Erevis, Lenneth. *He looks at them* You may want to play his game for now. Plan for being attacked and try and fend off as long as you can.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Two hunts it sounds like.
<DeathStar> *Cheryl sits back up* Wouldn't going down there just allow "it" to crush us
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Well… yes and no.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So who do we send? All our heavy hitters? If we do that then we would have no one left for Xevil up here.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I went there. The thing I can say is I never got the sense she actually wanted to crush me. That’s too boring for her.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "If Xevil has somehow managed to shackle it, the threat is from him. He still has the attention span of a mortal, so he either splits his attention or focuses on you,s paring this side."
<Dias`> <Chad> You'll want a mix. A few heavy hitters and some that can heal them.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It will be interesting to see what it has to say.
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> We’ve got like 5 experienced teams. Pick the best ones for each job.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Too boring?"
<DeathStar> *Fate muses* Hm. You might be close to the truth, Lana, but not quite
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ever hear the saying that cats play with their food?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> She prefers a long game of chess.
<DeathStar> <Fate> They are shackled, but not in a way you are thinking. It is why I said his power right now is in the realm with it
<Dias`> <Chad> More like an anchor then?
<DeathStar> <Fate> Yes. Xevil consumed a piece of it. He will become it. It will be reborn.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Either way... you will need to take the fight there."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> So do we cut the chain or add more weight to it and toss it over an eldritch bridge?
<DeathStar> <Fate> It is why they are together in this.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Xevil is giving it his body I believe
<DeathStar> <Fate> So Nyarl's return is sped up
<Dias`> <Chad> So we need to cut that chain that anchors them together. Causing Xevil to have to manifest in one place on this side.
<DeathStar> <Fate> In return, Xevil can run crazy
<Seraphna> Jaime> On the plus side she was creepier as a girl somehow. Maybe because she took the form after we clashed.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Don't worry about it Sparkling, you'll be fine."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would not advertise what forms you find creepy
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... the crawlign Chaos manifested to me as a female before your first clash. I thought it was weird at the time..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mom with my nightmares lately creepy is low key. **she pales**
<Alicia> <Victoire> "That's weird?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Maybe it was some being that it came across?
<Jackieness> <Lana> "In all the lore, it was always male if it assumed a gender at all."
<DeathStar> *Andrea rises* Ren, Charlotte
<Seraphna> Jaime> It was make when I first fought it.
<Seraphna> *male
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I know, we should stick with fighting Xevil."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I've done all the training I can the past year and month. I'll be returning to Earth now
<DeathStar> *referring to Yoiyami*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Noire, you're your own agent
<Dias`> <Chad> Is there a limit to how many we should send into their realm? *He looks at Fate*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I’ll go wherever Lore goes, though I’m not eager to go back to that place.
<DeathStar> <Fate> I can take as many as we want
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... be careful, mother."
<Dias`> <Chad> Just wanted to make sure that if to many went it could make things more complicated
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "You will explain which weak points I'm supposed to protect, right?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Alright lets conclude the meeting for now and get the Hell team ready
<DeathStar> *Fate pats Sparkling*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'll help you to prepare."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Mental weak points, right?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime leans against Adeline**
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks at Jaime* I suppose I'll be more useful with the Xevil team than in hell
<DeathStar> <Fate> I'll go over some things before we prepare
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> *Lenneth is having weapons and armor prepared at the spot this will occur*
<DeathStar> *Cran preps a device*
<Seraphna> **Angela muses and checks over some equipment including a few collapsible Betas**
<DeathStar> *Taiga works beside Cran quietly*
<DeathStar> *X prepares for the Hell team*
<Dias`> *Chad works with Cran and Taiga*
<DeathStar> <Cran> Alright this auto-tuner will allow people who can't sing to sing, if song magic is really this important
<Dias`> *Dias stretches a bit beside X*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **eyes things, helping Adeline at the moment**
<Jackieness> <Lana> *is working doubletime to prepare protective wards and compiled data for the strike team's data pads*
<Seraphna> Angela> Dias will be able to sing. May whatever diety out there that still favors us save us all.
<Dias`> <Dias> Does it work by punching?
<DeathStar> *Taiga puts Athena's song stuff into packs*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "No it does not!" *seems offended by the concept*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You seem more of a Rap kid.
<DeathStar> *Ren bounces, preparing for hell, looking nervous*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...aren't we supposed to fight Xevil?"
<DeathStar> *Erevis adjusts her suit, preparing to go with the hell group*
<Dias`> <Dias> Yeah but I'm pretty tone deaf so....Unless it works by punching. I'll just keep doing that.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "If we find the stolen Dark Energy, we'll need to act to take it away from Xevil without becoming infected ourselves."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Surprised Mom isn’t sticking with the Xevil hunt here. I guess I’ll have to knock his face in for her.
<DeathStar> <Ren> We have so many going after Xevil
<DeathStar> <Ren> That I thought my power will be useful down there
<DeathStar> *Zayne stands there* So am I needed on the away group or after the mad Tsivrixsh?
<Dias`> <Chad> You might be needed more up here.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m staying here because I’m already super marked and without Adeline’s support I might just be a liability down there.
<DeathStar> *Zayne nods*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> What about me?
<Seraphna> Angela> Well I’m helping with Hell I think?
<DeathStar> *Zephyr looks around for Cheryl, who seems to be over by the command staff eyeing maps*
<Seraphna> Angela> That’s my hesitation.
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll be staying here. *He crosses his arms as he eyes data*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well if you go I'll go with you, Angie
<Dias`> <Chad> If you're worried about her safety Angela, then you don't know her that well.
<Seraphna> **Angela smiles** Not the concern. Though I do care about it. Chii has her covered.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh.... after this, I'm going to need to return to Geyze. I have another project regarding corrupted spirits."
<Seraphna> Angela> I guess I’m passing the Epsilon onto the two I picked for emergency use.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Warning
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Eldritch energies touching the shields
<Seraphna> Angela> Already?
<Dias`> <Dias> Looks like it's not happy.
<DeathStar> *Fate looks up and is about to warn the group when all those with marks suddenly are KOed; those with multiple marks have their bodies convulsing*
<Seraphna> Leyaeh> Load the kids staying here into the song things.
<Dias`> *Dias beguns to slump then tenses up*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I'm attempting to increase the shields now
<Seraphna> **Jaime convulses**
<DeathStar> *Adeline kneels and gives Jaime a shot*
<DeathStar> *Ren poofs into fox form*
<Seraphna> Jaime> What… the shit…
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Come on wake up...
<Dias`> <Chad> We need to rush our plan in to action
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...damnation..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Can't say I wasn't expecting that."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "He must have realized that we are up to something."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> He is attempting to remove our fighters
<Seraphna> Angela> **tries to create a holy field to lessen effects** Fuck not now!
<Dias`> <Chad> Most likely watching from their marks*
<DeathStar> *Adeline carries Jaime to one of her labs*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan meanwhile starts chanting and performing the shrine spell her goddess wife uses**
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right. Where's the singers?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Athena has the idol stuff hooked up
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Likely in the Song Mage enclave."
<Dias`> <Chad> And no one thought to keep one around us?
<Seraphna> Jen> **comms** Athena, Song and Saga are marked. You’ll need your use other singers.
<Alicia> * Victoire sings, because she can.
<DeathStar> *Athena turns the intercomm on while Kaelan's shrine stuff slowly helps Dias groggily wake up, minus moving*
<Dias`> *Dias arms start twitching ever so slightly as his eyes slowly start opening up*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to use Dakr One sorcery to shield the group from the eeldricth influence*
<DeathStar> *Athena begins to sing with them, but it's clear her singing isn't quite right anymore. Thankfully Victoire's singing seems to help wake the others up*
<DeathStar> *Adeline meanwhile seems to have done something to Jaime; burning her marks off painfully for the time being with some sort of spiri-tech*
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Libbie have joined in the song**
<Dias`> *Dias stomps his left foot forward as he wakes up*
<Seraphna> **Jaime shudders** Never have I been so relieved to be in agony…
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Is it over?
<DeathStar> *Ren poofs back*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...is everyone back up?"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...oh, so that works too."
<DeathStar> <Fate> It is a temporary thing - burning
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I wouldn’t count on it. It’s testing our defenses.
<DeathStar> <Fate> I would only do it if you are desperate
<Dias`> <Dias> I think that means it's time to break her.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think with how many I had we were beyond desperate…
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Well, yes. Was that in question?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We need to get the team going now."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Alright, we clearly need to get you all out the door
<DeathStar> *Vesper joins them, having been changed temporarily from Dusk by Cuddles*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Truth and I are going it seems. Someone needs to give you a light.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "It's weird. I'm so much more confident fighting... I forget the name... than anything else. Things are really simple when you can just say it's Good vs Evil."
<DeathStar> <Vesper> Since there will be no food in hell
<DeathStar> *She sets a large pack of food down
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Truly, it is hell."
<Dias`> <Dias> It's fine. My Fist will pierce the way.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Ren is coming. Load up the subspace.
<DeathStar> *Ren jerks*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hey now
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You well fed means more power.
<DeathStar> *Ren holds the thing given to her by Cuddles to help with the food*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Same with me~"
<Dias`> *Chad moves to work with Cheryl*
<DeathStar> <Ren> True....
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... just make sure the rest of us have enough to survive on too."
<Dias`> <Dias> My back pocket always has popcorn in it.
<Seraphna> Truth> I do not require much nourishment. A blade does not require food.
<DeathStar> *Fate moves to prepare the transfer to hell*
<DeathStar> <Fate> Everyone ready?
<DeathStar> *X, Zephyr, and Ren joins her*
<DeathStar> *Erevis nods to her family* Be safe and make sure not to do anything I would not.
<Dias`> *Dias joins them, stretching his shoulders*
<Seraphna> **Angela, Kaelan and Truth join them**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... team, get ready to jump!"
<Alicia> * Charlotte, Victoire and Sparkling prepare to jump
<DeathStar> *Ren to Char and Vict* You two don't have to go to hell you know
<DeathStar> *Erevis hands Kyouki something*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Then why are you going?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Uh, well....
<Seraphna> Jaime> Momma, be careful.
<DeathStar> <Ren> W-Well stand behind me if things get dangerous
<Alicia> <Victoire> "You need a song mage, right?"
<DeathStar> *Ren pulls Charlotte close to herself*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks over* "To keep me company"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Noire has to keep the sexy fox close. You know how it goes
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will be
<DeathStar> *Fate then warps them out*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They're in hell now
<DeathStar> <Aya> Not funny
<Dias`> <Chad> ...That was kind of painful
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What a mom joke
<Seraphna> Jaime> Been to our hell before. It wasn’t fun.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "That was a joke?"
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Well, its really 'hell' per se."
<Jackieness> its not really hell
<DeathStar> <LEnneth> Right the lower levels of reality
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> For now, we need to focus on all the other allies breaking it off and preparing to make the Suisen Empire the #1 enemy
<DeathStar> *Lenneth turns to Lana* Geyze and Kumen are thankfully in a gray area
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll try to come up with some options for you to drag this out.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I have a feeling we’re gonna need to pull out a trump card to hold it off sis.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "And that is where I will be needed next."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> The Alliance is allies with the Suisen and Earth both, so you'll likely need to break it off with us, too, but outside a few ships and the Aquarius, you do not have a real fleet to send at us
<Seraphna> Jaime> It would get beneficial for us to give the Aquarius a mission before that happens.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhhh... you may want to hide the PAX for now in case oone or more of your allies decides to give into Xevil's terms..."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I agree. The Eruisans and the Cartel would be trouble to run into
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hope he doesn't decide to use them as examples for other members
<Seraphna> Jaime> Can we go anywhere?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> You do not think Andrea's EarthGov could cause damage if she wanted?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "She could."
<DeathStar> *Lenneth thinks* Well, depending on if our own planets begin to break off, I would say hide somewhere in Suisen territory
<Dias`> <Chad> Our best bet is going to be to get to the edge of one of their territories.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh they could. Umm, Len? If they withdraw we have the teleporters to deal with. Though I have a feeling that was part of the plan.
<Dias`> <Chad> We'll only be able to hide her for so long, but depending on the fleets they send at us, I'll be able to get an idea which way for us to run to
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hmmm… **she frowns** How are our engines these days?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I'll head up to the bridge and plot a location to hide. As for the teleporters, as much as I hate it, I'll do an emergency and lock it so only the teleporters in each area work. That way I do not hurt business
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can only think of two great places to hide, though one is crazy. The other isn’t that amazingly sane either.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Either one of the other galaxies or… Yggdrasil.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> The PAX is in decent shape
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You want to attempt to jump to another galaxy?
<Seraphna> Jaime> That was the less crazy idea.
<Dias`> <Chad> The tree is a bad idea. *He looks at Jaime* I wouldn't push that option unless it was our last bet.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The strain on the Aquarius was huge
<DeathStar> <TAiga> And had three spirits
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So unless you want to go to the Dark One galaxy...
<Dias`> <Chad> And that might be Xevil's ultimate goal.
<Seraphna> Jaime> My only thought on Yggdrasil is anyone would be mad to fire on us.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....but if they are deperate."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well for now
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We have time to plan where we want to hide
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah, I’m not the best strategist. You’ve met me as a conqueror.
<Dias`> <Chad> I'd look at the edges of where there long distance scanners can reach.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well lets look at it like this
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We can hide in our galaxy and try to move toward the outer regions with the Tsivrixsh borders - like Chad said with the long distance scanners. We haven't heard anything from Ka'pla and her people
<Seraphna> Thena> What about the uncharted spaces? Like where Dreams come from and Space Whales?
<Alicia> * Akatsuki looks over the map, and considers, using pirate techniques to assist with hiding
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We could do the tree, but I think everyone knows where to look there
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We could go to another reality if Taiga could get the gates working. Or go to the Dark One galaxy
<Seraphna> Jaime> Could we go to Tareh? It’s sealed from the Eldritch.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "I wonder if I'd have any pull in the Dark One galaxy."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'd need time to get a ship of this size back through the gate.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Also the risk is they could set up a fleet to block our return
<Seraphna> Jaime> Bet Adeline has some thoughts on Galaxy Hopping PAXes. **winks at her**
<DeathStar> *Adeline muses*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Blockade an entire reality with a fleet?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The gate
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Probably just the gate on this side..."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Here's what I think
<Dias`> <Chad> I'd prefer we keep away from Cartel Space. But once we have to make a break. We can stick with outside the known galaxy and jump around the egdes of it to stay within striking shot.
<Seraphna> Jaime> So we would need a way back, a way to travel without a gate or… mm?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We should head to the borers of Unknown Space here. *She points in the Erusian territory along Unknown Space*
<Seraphna> **Leyaeh snorts** Sometimes Chad scares me and reminds me he’s a genius. We’re all thinking locations, everywhere but nowhere.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We can definitely find hiding spots along here and scanners will be hardr to locate us. Only threat will also be Erusians
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If it comes down to it, and they do become hostile, we jump into the Dark Galaxy
<Seraphna> Thena> Will see what we can do about keeping Erusians too busy to find.
<Dias`> <Chad> We should stay away from areas with anomalies
<Seraphna> Thena> Grandpa basically cleanly their intelligence structure.
<Seraphna> **rebuilt
<DeathStar> *The PAX begins to set off*
<Seraphna> Jaime> He’s gonna pay for this bullshit.
<Jackieness> <Lana> "Ahhh... I should return to Geyze, if you don't need me for further consultation...
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I also do not think the Erusians will be the most out to get us race
<DeathStar> *Taiga leads Lana to the teleporters*
<Jackieness> <Lana> "....how much of what happened herecan I share with my peers on Geyze?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> He’ll it’s Xevil making demands. They might choose the explosions instead of do anything he wants.
<Dias`> <Chad> That'll depend on if Xevil starts turning planets to push them into action
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Feel free to speak about what you want. And if you can get more data to us on the eldritch scene let us know. We got marked worlds being held hostage. If you can find something to counter it send it over; I'll be researching it too
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "That is why I suggest we make the choice for them. If they cannot attack us, they cannot choose to attack us."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> If they attack us, can I blow them up?
<DeathStar> *John walks in, eating an apple* Not very heroic
<Dias`> <Zayne> No.
<Dias`> <Chad> No
<DeathStar> <Zayne> We will be outnumbered you know
<Seraphna> Jaime> Save the revenge for Xevil.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm worried that he will when the deadline comes, blow up a world or two to show he means business and force some hands
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "No, you cannot. For one thing, there are too many."
<Jackieness> <Lana> "I'll see if I cna come up with anything... maybe figure out a way to cut off the marks from any eldritch signal that Xevil might send out..."
<Dias`> <Chad> I have no doubt it will happen, Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Right. I'll go through the research and see what I an find too *she stops at the teleporter*
<Dias`> <Chad> I think we can plan on some already making their move
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright everyone, be ready in 24 hours to see what Xevil does next. It will determine how this game is played.
<DeathStar> <Zayne> The Cartel is the race you all fear the most, yes?
<Jackieness> <Lana> *steps on to the teleporter pad* "Good luck on your side."
<DeathStar> <John> I wouldn't say "Fear"
<Dias`> <Chad> I'm worried about some of the tech they have.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> More like their low prices and hidden fees cause irrational behavior
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> You know what I'm worried about?
<Dias`> *Chad glances at Lore*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> If you make this galactic threat that you can back up, will Xevil offer one of them a deal
<Seraphna> Sephie> Hmmm.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> In return for getting rid of us
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh he will. Question is who would take it.
<Dias`> <Chad> It's a thought that I'm factoring.
<Dias`> <Chad> Earthgov.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "What?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Really think Andrea would deal with him?
<Dias`> <Chad> She has to overrule the Senators and Generals below her.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Okay? Isn’t that a thing she can do? Or are you thinking shadow government stuff?
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "You forget, this is Xevil."
<DeathStar> <Zayne> ...*Seems to have her eyes narrowed now* Andrea...
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> "..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well lets hope it's not EarthGov. Stacey, Cass, and her make a good team
<Dias`> <Chad> I'd put the Tsiv and Cartel about the same and Erusians on the lowest. But there's many other races we have to worry about
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Basically, Andrea would not make a deal with Xevil, Zayne."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll run probability checks
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<Seraphna> Jaime> I suppose it would be un-Royal of me to predict who I think would take a deal like that.
<DeathStar> Location: Lower Reality
<DeathStar> *The group would find themselves laying in a pile on what appears to be a street*
<DeathStar> *Ren groans, on the bottom of the pile*
<DeathStar> *Erevis dusts herself off, standing up*
<Seraphna> Angela> Something is poking my ass.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> My gun
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Oh it’s not me.
<DeathStar> <X> My blade
<Dias`> *Dias peers around quickly, taking his area in*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Who am I poking?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why do we keep messing up our arrivals?"
<DeathStar> *it seems to be Mega City, looking to be completely fine and not destroyed*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *sits up* "...mmmm...and here we are again."
<DeathStar> *Fate crawls out of the pile*
<DeathStar> *the teen looking all crumbled*
<Seraphna> Truth> This is old home… but it is not broken.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...so why does the lower reality look nicer than our reality?"
<Dias`> <Dias> We in the right area? He looks over at Fate*
<DeathStar> <Fate> This is just the first level; it is what is closest to yours.
<DeathStar> <Fate> But do not be fooled; the people here are not kind
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... of course. So what is the most expedient route to our destination?"
<DeathStar> *As she says that, a gunshot can be heard down the street*
<Dias`> <Dias> I imagine straight down right? *He lifts his fist up*
<Dias`> *Id floats about* ...Hmmm.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Give me a moment and I will jump us again. It takes a low to navigate up and down a level of reality, compared to side to side
<DeathStar> <Fate> After all, it is what caused me to "Fall" to your level
<Seraphna> Angela> Sounds like Mega City at least.
<DeathStar> *a lot
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Dias, I doubt it is literally below us in a physical sense."
<Dias`> <Dias> ...Well I mean technically it is. When I jump massive distances it's because I punch my body through.
<DeathStar> *As they talk, a group of criminals run carrying what looks to be an old lady's bag, headed their way*
<DeathStar> <X> Heads up - trouble
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...step out of the way and don't get involved."
<Dias`> <Dias> But I could punch them all.
<DeathStar> *Ren shifts to the side and Zephyr does so as well*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What if they are stronger than you here?
<Dias`> *Dias perks up and he eyes them, trying to gauge them*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan tugs Truth aside and Angela sticks to Zeph**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "As Fate said, no one here is a good person."
<Dias`> <Dias> Sigh....I'll save my strength. *He hmpfs as he moves off to the side*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves to the side to let the thugs pass*
<DeathStar> *they seem to be normal. But as he guages them, suddenly another John and Dias land in between them and the criminals. The criminals literally bounce into the two, as John and Dias lift them up and ---- break their backs over their knees, and begin to twist their arms in ways they should not be bent, leaving the criminals on the ground in unspeakable agony. John eyes the bag, pocketing while the other Dias sniffs the air - in the direction of the team*
<DeathStar> <X> ... trouble
<Dias`> *Dias sniffs the air* Yup.
<Seraphna> Angela> Time to go.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...I don't want to just stand idly by... I never have..."
<DeathStar> <Fate> I need...more time,...
<Alicia> * Sparkling doesn't seem to be moving to do anything just yet though
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Then we should grab Fate and run
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to Shadow Port the team away from the pair*
<DeathStar> *The port does indeed work*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "You have some more time until we are discovered again."
<Dias`> <Dias> That'll depend on the me that we just met.
<DeathStar> *Noire takes the team further into the city, where they see the citizens seem to be assholes themselves, or meek and afraid. On the billboard they advertise the military's heroic heroes that protect the citizens, trying to recruit more to the military - the board showing Cheryl's unit*
<DeathStar> *a rather sinister looking unit indeed*
<DeathStar> *X peers down at the street from their vantage point near the billboard*
<Seraphna> Angela> Is she even capable of that grin?
<Dias`> <Dias> How much more time do you need, Fate?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Agh, I want to save people, but we don't have time..."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Remember, Sparkling, these are not real people. They are the eldritch spawn of this place."
<Dias`> <Dias> You sure? They smell like people.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... you're not lying to me, are you?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> 5-10 minutes... *suddenly the other Dias breaks up through the ceiling of the roof they're standing on* <Lower Level Dias> Ooo, an evil copy of me. <LL John> We need to bring him in, Dias. *John climbs up himself* We need to bring you all in. Isn't that right, "X"?
<DeathStar> <Fate> I'm afraid they're not eldritch spawn here
<DeathStar> *Fate breathes slowly* Not at this level
<Dias`> <Dias> Evil?! That's just the dumbest thing I've heard.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Aren't you the evil Dias?"
<Seraphna> Angela> How can I be evil I’m a bunny!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then what are they?! They clearly arne't the real ones!" *starts to form dark matter balls in each hand*
<Dias`> <Dias> He smells real.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Alternate versions."
<DeathStar> <LL Dias> Me? Now that's just insulting. Like that last guy who insulted me. <Fate> Think of it as... as this. It's a lower reality of yourselves... who are darker, with darker tendacies. Who have done nearly the same things. But they don't care what it takes to win. They're like a dark mirror of yourselves who will do whatever it takes, but they're hearts are blacker
<DeathStar> <Fate> The lower we go, it'll keep getting worse. And worse. Until we reach what you're looking for
<DeathStar> <LL John> What the hell are they talking about?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I guess I don't exist here then?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Yeah, not every Dias is evil. Some of are just meaner.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Oh you exist.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "W-what?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... you are probably a makai here."
<Seraphna> Angela> If that’s true… would the ones here he keen to fight real evil?
<Dias`> <Dias> What if the Makai are the good ones and the Maka are the bad ones here.
<DeathStar> *the other John rubs his nose* And what real evil is that?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... she might just be an idiot."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wait are we really recruiting them?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmmm... I don't know how this situation developed."
<Dias`> <Dias> He's one of me. Why not?
<Seraphna> Angela> We’re heading down to Hell to kill a devil.
<DeathStar> <Fate> I'm charged up
<DeathStar> *The two look at each other* <LL Dias> Crazy duplicates?
<DeathStar> <John> We should take them to the boss.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well... we are ready to resume the journey."
<Seraphna> Angela> You could come, but stopping us would be really evil.
<Dias`> <Dias> Not a duplicate. Just you.
<DeathStar> *the other Dias eyes himself, shrugs* Fine. It's getting boring breaking the bones of purse snatchers.
<DeathStar> *Ren groans as Fate takes them lower. The team once again ending up in a pile and hands are on Noire's ass*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...I'd tell you it seems needlessly cruel, but if Zayne won't listen, neither will you."
<Dias`> *Dias busts out of the group and looks around*
<DeathStar> *they seem to be in a wasteland*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Something soft~
<DeathStar> *Erevis TK frees herself*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well this is getting worse
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...remove your hands...whoever that is."
<Dias`> *Dias looks around*
<Seraphna> Angela> Wellwe are going deeper.
<DeathStar> *The other Dias and John retreat and look around; Fate looks weak and sits*
<Dias`> *Dias picks Fate up and tosses her on his shoulder* I'll help ya.
<DeathStar> <X> How long will we continue to see versions of ourselves?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... we need to give time for Fate to recover."
<DeathStar> <Fate> Not long. It will soon begin to become true landscapes of the collective conscious of hell and each will grow worse
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh goodie.
<Dias`> <Id> I find seeing some of these places again so fascinating
<DeathStar> *the wind begins to pick up, blowing what their datapads pick up as some sort of radioactive waste.*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I don't even know how an evil version of me would work..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> This is not good.
<DeathStar> *the other John spits out the dust that is blowing*
<Dias`> <Id> Intesting. I'm picking up trace readings of radiation
<Alicia> <Victoire> "You probably just gave up or something."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "From a post-nuclear version of Earth?"
<DeathStar> *Id would detect a shuttle approaching*
<Dias`> <Id> Warning. Incoming Shuttle
<DeathStar> *The shuttle lands as the winds grow worse and the back of it opens; the pilot wearing a protection suit* Get in
<Dias`> *Dias cups his hands over his eyes as he looks a it*
<DeathStar> <X> We should get in before the food sacks become inedible
<DeathStar> <Ren> No! The food!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We have little choice... come on." *moves for the shuttle*
<Dias`> *Dias leaps on with Fate while Id floats in*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Guess so. **she vanished into Ren’s shadow and Angela moves to get on**
<DeathStar> *Zephyr joins them*
<DeathStar> *the person studies them all as the two others get on as well and Erevis takes a seat*
<Dias`> *Dias looks at the person* So who do thank for picking us all up
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Anyone we know?"
<DeathStar> *They then take off; the person removes their helmet, revealing a Cheryl* <Cheryl> ...*They eye the group, clearly eyeing a few of them* So, you clones?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Course you clones, there's two of you there
<Dias`> <Dias> Not Clone.
<Seraphna> Angela> Hello there~
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I'm not a clone."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... this trip is becoming annoying."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "It's complicated, but I'm not a clone either."
<DeathStar> *Cheryl eyes Noire, then the sack by Ren's feet* That food?
<DeathStar> *Ren slides the sack closer to Charlotte*
<DeathStar> *Cheryl flies them to somewhere up north and into an underground hanger, out of the wind*
<Dias`> <Dias> So tell us about this place.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll tell you about it. It's a sanctuary. *She parks the shuttle, motioning at a detox door* This way.
<DeathStar> *the other John and Dias make a face, about to make a fuss*
<Dias`> *Dias eyes the door and heas for it
<Jackieness> <Noire> *eyes the pair* "...you'll have your chance to prove your non-clone-ness later."
<Alicia> * Sparkling walks through
<DeathStar> *Erevis quietly heads for the door, stepping through and detoxing; on the other side looks to be a place with humans in it*
<DeathStar> *they look to be under fed*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *thens heads through the detox door*
<DeathStar> *as Noire goes through it though, it immediately locks down*
<Dias`> *Dias peers around* OH FOR THE GODS!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Uhhh?"
<DeathStar> *and begins to heat up with some sort of anti-Dark One spores releasing*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "What is the meaning of this?!"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So you were a Dark One. It'll be quick - unlike what your people did to our planet.
<DeathStar> *She leans on the glass*
<Dias`> <Dias> Woh woh woh.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Stop!"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Why should I?
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Because she's done nothing wrong!"
<Seraphna> **Angela forms a Holy shield**
<Dias`> <Dias> This ones a Good Dark One.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> There is no good Dark Ones. You think I don't know the face of one of her kids?
<Seraphna> Angela> We aren’t responsible for the evil in your reality.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...yes."
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to use her Dark powers to blast ehr way out*
<Seraphna> Angela> In our reality Billy defected to our side. She helped crush the Emperor.
<DeathStar> *Noire would find it cut off*
<Seraphna> Angela> I dunno if you had one of me, but would I lie about this?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "..my powers..." *hammers her fists on the door* "Release me!"
<Dias`> <Dias> Ok now you're overloading her with information
<Alicia> * Charlotte tries to pick the lock from the outside
<DeathStar> *Ren charges at the door and slams*
<DeathStar> *As hard as she can while Noire works*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Ah, the betrayal came after that
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... I hate this place."
<Alicia> <SParkling> "What betrayal?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Look, don't make me break that thing open.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> After Andrea had power and enough Dark Ones to bring here and burn the place
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Most of you are dead already. Phantoms
<DeathStar> *Cheryl eyes Dias* Then do it through me
<DeathStar> *Charlotte clicks the door open enough for Noire*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan grumbles and takes form** Please let her go. We aren’t them. If we were I would have killed you already and wouldn’t be asking.
<DeathStar> *Ren straining to pull it open more*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to get out*
<Dias`> *Dias sighs and rotates his right shoulder as he walks towards her* Look, we're only here temporarily.
<DeathStar> *Noire gets out partially, her breasts making it comedically hard*
<DeathStar> *The citizens of the place, seeing Noire, flee*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dammit
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> *circles behind Cheryl and moves to grab her arm and bend it backwards to snap*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Why did you even bring us here if you were just going to kill us, anyway?"
<Dias`> <Dias> Bad Dias! *He moves to grab his wrist.
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> ... You talk too much
<DeathStar> *He rubs his wrist*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> NYa.... To stop her... and get the others of you out after vetting you. And the food.
<DeathStar> *she rubs her arm*
<DeathStar> *Erevis helps Noire away from the door*
<DeathStar> *while X shuts it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...I hate...feeling that...helpess..."
<Dias`> <Dias> Good.
<Jackieness> helpless
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...yeah..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Those spores likely did it - or were trying to kill you
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Interesting, we never found those.
<Dias`> *Dias looks up at Fate* How ya feeling?
<DeathStar> *Cheryl heads to leave, forcing her broken arm back*
<Seraphna> Angela> Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Just a few more moments. It looks like the fight is out of her
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<Seraphna> **Angela holds out a hand and heals her**
<Alicia> * Charlotte death-glares at CHeryl if she's leaving in the same direction
<Seraphna> Angela> Stay safe. Sorry your reality met this shitty end.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And just so you know... my mother is the EarthGov president."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... *Glances at Angela* You might be from another whatever, but yours will meet the same in the end. *eyes Noire* Especially if they have that much power already
<DeathStar> *She storms out a side door to follow her people*
<Dias`> <Dias> Eh, if they go all bad I'll put them in their place.
<Seraphna> Angela> If only you knew how much worse it can get…
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yeah, I get that a lot."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I do not care for this place. Take us from here."
<DeathStar> *Fate rises, looking exhausted, and prepares a jump sooner than she should* Very well
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Hopefully somewhere that doesn't make me feel sick."
<Dias`> <Dias> Woh, Fate. Relax and gather your strength
<Seraphna> Angela> Pace yourself Fate.
<Seraphna> Angela> We have the moment here.
<DeathStar> *The group jumps; for once not landing on each other, due to being scattered*
<Seraphna> Angela> Or do that.
<DeathStar> *Their two extras are MIA, as is Zephyr*
<Seraphna> Angela> Zephyr!?
<DeathStar> *they appear right now at the edge of a beach*
<Alicia> * Sparkling floats down to the ground, expecting to be risking landing on the others
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we are missing heads."
<DeathStar> *The sun being a deep red and large*
<Seraphna> **Angela feels out for her**
<Dias`> *Dias looks around as he pops up*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Evil sun."
<DeathStar> *Fate is unconscious, or asleep*
<Dias`> *Dias trudges over to her and picks her up*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... at least we can use this solitude to allow Fate to recover."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Hm... *she looks around* I see no other people othe than this beach
<Dias`> <Id> Let us hope this place isn't as bad as ther last one
<DeathStar> *Ren sets out some food from the bag*
<Seraphna> **Angela growls angrily** If she got left behind over rushing stupidly… **she closes her eyes and concentrates**
<DeathStar> *something is felt - two Zephyr like signals - much further in land as the beach like sand extends onward and onward*
<DeathStar> *going along the shoreline and further inland*
<DeathStar> *infact, the sandy like ground seems to be all there is*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "...at least I got my wish. A place where I'm not feeling sick."
<Seraphna> **Angela pulls out her first beta, it unfolds slowly into a somewhat medium one** She’s that way, inland… as is… also her.
<DeathStar> <X> I hope there is more to this reality - if not, there is no drinkable water in sight
<DeathStar> <Ren> Good thing we brought some
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Do you need me to teleport you there?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I know how to desalinate water."
<Dias`> <Dias> I suppose we'll find out soon enough. *He starts heading that way, Id scanning about*
<DeathStar> *Ren munches on jerky*
<Seraphna> Angela> It’s that or fly, can you follow the signal in my mind?
<DeathStar> *X walks along with Dias*
<DeathStar> *something shifting in the sand as they go further inland*
<DeathStar> <X> ... *peers down*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...if there are sand worms here..."
<Dias`> <Dias> You feel that, X?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Someone bring Fate with us."
<Alicia> * Victoire feels for Fate, or anyone else, for that matter
<Seraphna> **Kaelan stuffs Fate in her tails**
<Dias`> *Dias is already carring her*
<DeathStar> <X> Yes.... *she ripple cuts into the sand and something with spikey exteriors leaps out, trying to stab at their feet*
<Seraphna> **or not**
<DeathStar> *going back into the sand*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses and Angela hops o the Beta which floats up**
<Dias`> *Dias shifts back* Ho ho ho.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> A spikey... sand creature?
<DeathStar> *she works on locking onto the destination seen in the mind of Angela*
<DeathStar> <Ren> *puts the food away and carries it, walking along when her footsteps draws another one, trying to stab her foot*
<Seraphna> Angela> I’m getting two of her but I guess that’s another her.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to fire Dark Matter balls into the sand*
<DeathStar> *Noire kills a few of them, flopping on the sand*
<DeathStar> <X> Those spikes look poisonous
<Alicia> * Sparkling walks lightly to avoid attention
<Dias`> <Dias> Smell that way.
<DeathStar> *Ren gathers a few*
<Dias`> <Dias> Noire lab a bunch of small ones away from us.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> At least you are Betaing, Angela
<Seraphna> Angela> Yeah, brought a few of the units I made for reality hopping.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raiees her hands and scatters more Dark Matter balls into the path ahead, trying to reveal or kill anymore*
<DeathStar> *Noire reveals --- the entire area is covered in them as she wipes out a ton*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... great
<Jackieness> <Noire> "How annoying."
<DeathStar> <X> This will be fun
<Dias`> *Dias takes a step forward then takes off along the path, in a full sprint*
<DeathStar> *she opens a ripple up and leaps through into another ripple*
<DeathStar> *and goes ahead*
<DeathStar> *Erevis follows*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.16
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Lenneth taps a pen on the desk as 24 hours have passed*
<DeathStar> <John> So... the games have begun?
<Dias`> <Chad> It's been uncharacteriscally quiet.
<Seraphna> Jaime> The annoying bit is this is keeping us from hunting his body.
<DeathStar> <<CHIP> We have hidden outselves as well as can
<DeathStar> <John> I got a question
<DeathStar> <John> With all this going on
<DeathStar> <John> How are we going to begin the search for where he might be at without risking leaving the PAX open for attack?
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Take a ship out on our own.
<Dias`> <Chad> Tabetha's correct. We'll drop ships off every so often
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "So, who goes?"
<Seraphna> Tabetha> The PAX has craft from several societies too. We can blend in.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, I'm imagining that right now Andrea and the others are going to drag their heels as much as they can until Xevil shows he's serious.
<Dias`> <Chad> They'll have made their moves right before the cut off.
<Seraphna> **Thena puts a false mustachio on Jikuu** We will need clever disguises.
<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes her watch* So he's likely to do something sometime over the next 24 hours. If nothing happens, then they're either acting in compliance and looking (or pretending to) or ... one of them made a deal
<Seraphna> **Sephie and Libbie swap bows**
<Dias`> <Chad> Id will let me know if Marks start going off.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Alright I'll get the shuttles ready
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And see if we can find where Xevil might be. Even if we can't find him, we need to bring those marks down
<Dias`> <Chad> Well, the more they send at us the easier it will be for us to do that.
<Seraphna> Jaime> A thought occurs. What worlds haven’t been marked?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hm. Let me check with the galactic map
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Outside some minor moons here and there, all the major planets and moons have been marked. <Cheryl> And the Dark Galaxy?
<DeathStar> *Taiga pauses, then tries to extend the scan*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Ah, um, hm
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah?
<Alicia> * Akatsuki checks if the Red Pirate planet is marked
<DeathStar> *it is*
<Dias`> <Chad> What do you have?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Where we weren’t looking right?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The Dark One Planets are all marked over there, as well as Xevil's draining stuff might be oging on, or was going on; our allies over there also have been marked. Otherwise the worlds have been left alone
<Seraphna> Jaime> Best place to hide is somewhere completely off the enemy radar, like we just did.
<DeathStar> <John> So... we'll be having the powerful assholes over there coming after us?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I'll talk to Lenny and Celeste
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hope we can survive this.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well… Lenneth have we even heard from the Templars lately?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Not since the Serpent battle
<DeathStar> *Ao leans on cane* It seems to me
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hmm. Either Xevil neglected to turn them on us or found no need to.
<DeathStar> <Ao> We should send one of the shuttles out to them to be sure.
<DeathStar> <Ao> As well as a shuttle to each of our allies
<DeathStar> <Ao> To see if he might be lurking
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> If he is in any of the sections we need to know
<Seraphna> **Jaime nods** A pity our guide there went to hell. But we do what we can.
<Dias`> <Chad> Fair enough.
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Lower Levels
<DeathStar> *the group arrives in what used to be structures it appears, but they look weathered by the sun or some other weather element; the sand having creeped up between them and what used to be the streets.*
<DeathStar> *The Zephyr signal, at least one of them, coming from upstairs of a half buried building*
<DeathStar> *so far Fate has remained unconscious all day*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *glances up*
<DeathStar> *why all day, night ahs not come once*
<Dias`> *Dias shifts Fate a bit on his back* This reminds me of Kaleb. *He looks at X*
<Seraphna> Angela> I’m getting and of time vibes like that one we saw before hopping back home. **she frowns and follows the signal**
<Seraphna> **end of time
<DeathStar> <X> I suppose some would see the end of time as hell
<DeathStar> *she nods to Dias as moving into the building*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "... that..."
<DeathStar> *worn posters on the wall indicate this was indeed Earth - once*
<Seraphna> Angela> Zeph?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves inside* "Mmmmm..."
<Dias`> <Dias> Just seems like a never ending sun set. *He moves inside*
<DeathStar> *strangely enough, the posters indicate the time period being close - to their own*
<DeathStar> *as they call out, a noise from upstairs can be heard and soon Zephyr walks downstairs*
<DeathStar> *holding her head*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ughh.... *her clothes look a bit sandy all over*
<Dias`> *Dias looks at Zephyr, sniffing the air*
<Seraphna> **Angela rushes over to check on her**
<DeathStar> <X> It her?
<Seraphna> Angela> Did you pop out in a dune or something?
<Dias`> <Dias> Smells like her.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Ah, it's ...sandy upstairs
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "What happened anyway?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If it is her, then another Zephyr might be here
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm.. thinks that other Dias and John are around here as well?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We should becareful
<Seraphna> **Angela muses and feels their bond** Yes I did feel two… weird I can ping both.
<DeathStar> *The other Zephyr is further west*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I imagine they have to be. We got scatttered but it couldn't have been too far
<Dias`> <Dias> Well, this might be our safest place.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Maybe one's a Biotect?"
<Seraphna> Angela> I’ll have to check that one while we camp out.
<DeathStar> *Ren sets the food out*
<DeathStar> <X> One good thing about it never getting dark is it won't get cold
<DeathStar> <X> But the bad thing is that it'll be hard to sleep
<Seraphna> Angela> We can make shade.
<Dias`> <Dias> If Fate can sleep like this, it'll be a snap for me.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The building here will provide the best shade
<DeathStar> *she sits down, taking some food*
<DeathStar> *Ren offers Victoire some*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm..." *looks around the building*
<Alicia> * Victoire munches, making it obvious she's Ren's daughter
<Seraphna> Angela> The other Zephyr might turn out good too. Even if this world seems bleak.
<Dias`> <Id> I will continue to monitor for dangers.
<Dias`> *Dias moves to set Fate somewhere comfortable. A pile of sand.
<Seraphna> **Angela pulls Zephyr back upstairs** Lemme run some tests on Zephyr to be safe.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Aiee?!
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Becareful
<Seraphna> Angela> We’ll try.
<DeathStar> <X> I might patrol for now
<Dias`> <Id> ...That's creepy.
<Dias`> <Dias> Want help?
<DeathStar> <X> And see if I can locate the two evil knuckleheads and the possible Zephyr
<DeathStar> <X> Sure
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm? She’s like a Dragoon Scientist right? **munched on food**
<DeathStar> <Ren> I just hope the next few levels aren't as bad as the first few were
<DeathStar> <Ren> I know Fate said we were unlikely to keep running into ourselves and it would start to feel like true hells
<Dias`> <Dias> Sweet. *He hops after her.*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Seems so." *pauses, in thought* "I wonder how Nico's doing. I can't imagine how it must be for her. Then again, I'm probably the only maka who's this devoted to being a maka."
<DeathStar> *X steps out with Dias while Ren munches, peering at Sparkling* Well, don't let this place twist you up then

<DeathStar> -TBC/Minis Open-
<Dias`> *Id floats over Fate, scanning and monitoring her*
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<DeathStar> *Fate seems to be gathering energy to pull them further down; she appears to be a little younger perhaps, as if she's eating up her power doing this*
<DeathStar> *or her "Time" in this plane*
<Dias`> *Dias shifts his hands behind his back as he walks*
<DeathStar> *X stomps on their spikey predators in the sand* I can see why the lack of food and water would drive one mad here
<DeathStar> <X> I suppose they eat these things
<Dias`> <Dias> You think these things are edible?
<DeathStar> <X> Probably if you don't eat the spikes
<Dias`> <Dias> Well I've put worse in my mouth to survive.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I could try them, I guess. I've eaten weirder... though I'm not proud of that."
<DeathStar> *X kneels and cuts one up with her ripples*
<DeathStar> *Then puts it on a fire*
<DeathStar> <Ren> We ...really doing this?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Why not?"
<Dias`> <Dias> It would appear so.
<DeathStar> *the hediously looking thing soon cooks an looks even more unpleasant. X hands a piece to everyone*
<Dias`> *Dias takes it and sniffs it*
<DeathStar> *it smells like it can be eaten at least*
<Dias`> *Dias starts gnawing on it*
<Alicia> * Victoire eats, a little cautiously at first
<DeathStar> *it has a rubbery taste, but it's edible*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Needs stalk
<DeathStar> *salt
<Dias`> <Dias> I still kind of wonder where we are.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I bet we could get some."
<DeathStar> *Ren offers Vict some*
<DeathStar> <X> If I had to guess
<DeathStar> <X> Either near the ocean or ... the ocean rose so much it reached a city
<DeathStar> <X> We could explore the buildings to confirm
<Alicia> * Victoire salts the meat
<Dias`> <Dias> May as well.
<DeathStar> *the tast improves*
<DeathStar> *X catches more for Victoire and Ren, who munch*
<DeathStar> *X walks along and peers into buildings; finding an office building*
<Dias`> *Dias peers in after her*
<DeathStar> *the look inside has a Japanese look*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So tell me Sparkling
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What is it that Fate is teaching you?
<Dias`> *Dias sniffs a bit then hops in, looking around*
<DeathStar> *Dias would find himself in what looks to be the 20th floor of some office building - lots of government files. X eyes the stairs going higher*
<Dias`> *Dias grabs on and flips through it* Papers. Lots of them.
<DeathStar> *X eyes them* It seems this was the Earth Command Center of Tokyo
<Dias`> <Dias> Oh that's why I started falling asleep.
<Alicia> * Sparkling explains, actually pretty solid on magic theory, though she seems to be overthinking things a lot.
<Dias`> <Dias> So Earth and in Japan.
<DeathStar> <X> I wonder what the EarthCommand Center is. Sounds military like. But yes
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I've actually started mixing magic techniques, which was Gwen's idea, I think?"
<Dias`> <Dias> I wonder if there's any survivors here. *He starts heading up*
<DeathStar> <Erevis< Not a bad idea. I have noticed that Xevil especially is attempting to cut off powers; he has done it to my hyperspace
<DeathStar> *they reach the top offices of what looks to be an Andrea type office, though it has a darker, colder feel even though no one remains here still. It even feels..demonic. Strange dark figures on scrolls are hung up that look like evil Dark Ones*
<Dias`> <Dias> This place feels familiar.
<DeathStar> <X> Does it? Hm
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "That's rude. How does he even do it? I should find a counter somehow..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It would be nice. I think he is pitting Dark One powers to do it, but I am unsure of how he counters others
<Dias`> <Dias> Some of these look familiar.
<DeathStar> *X holds a demonic Dark One scroll* Yes, I Tihnk I saw a picture of Andrea on the desk over there. It's faded though
<Dias`> <Dias> Explains the feeling I get of those papers
<DeathStar> *X pockets a few things* Noire might be interested in these, or Charlotte
<Dias`> <Dias> I'd becareful with them. They feel....blacker than what they feel like.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I get the feeling I'm missing something important... apart from not even knowing who I'd even be if I wasn't a maka."
<DeathStar> *X grabs a few books* Shame you don't leave books that can be actually read or there might be something here of yours; ritual of a dark Dias who can't tie his shoes
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That is easy - you would be you, would you not?
<Dias`> <Dias> My notes are perfectly legible if you pay attention
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "...would I?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I suppose we will learn what stands behind your power.
<Dias`> <Dias> It
<Dias`> <Dias> It's not my fault you prefer letters and words of pictures.
<Dias`> *over*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> After all, when one begins fresh and builds up once again, they learn about themselves
<DeathStar> *X hah's* I think there is not much to learn about here. Other than sand
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Would you still be you if you weren't a progenitor?"
<Dias`> <Dias> I could try and feel out for more survivors here but I don't know if I want to risk drawing dangerous people in.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Ah, I walke down that path once. *she touches the white streak in her hair*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "WAIT WHAT?!"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> While I had the Progenitor gene still and was a Progenitor in race, the power of the Progenitor was taken from me by the Empress
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "But... is that really the same as not being one?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Well, imagine losing your power and immediately being hit by the fact what kept your age in check being taken away.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Hence the white in the hair as my body was rapidly aging again
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So I had to seek out other ways to fight.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "But... I... wait... this... doesn't have to change how you live your life..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No. My psionics weakened, since my hyperspace boosted them, but I could still use them. I imagine you could still learn magic, if you wished, even if they are weaker now.
<DeathStar> *X thinks*
<DeathStar> <X> What would we do with more?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I learned how to summon to make up for my lack of powers, and still have them
<Dias`> <Dias> Right. More people, less food.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "I mean, I haven't lost my powers yet, but... I was thinking I had to have maka powers to live as a maka. I can just keep going anyway."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes. *bows head* I regained my powers eventually, yes, but it is something I still use sparingly due to what happened
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So you, too, will adjust
<DeathStar> *X muses*
<DeathStar> <X> IF you really want to seek out others
<DeathStar> <X> We could look for those two morons and the other Zeph
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Session Ident: #TAW-Session681
<Dias`> <Dias> Well we should patrol anyways.
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<DeathStar> *Ren feeds Charlotte*

Session Start: Wed Oct 18 00:00:01 2023
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<Dias`> *Dias stops on a hill as they patrol, he peers about as he makes goggles with his hands*
<DeathStar> *He sees himself doing the same thing far away in the sandstorm*
<Dias`> <Dias> I think I found me, X.
<DeathStar> <X> You sure you're not hallucinating?
<Dias`> <Dias> That or my right eye is playing tricks on me.
<DeathStar> *The other Dias pats his bum and points at Dias*
<Dias`> *Dias then looks at X, studying her* Nope. Clearly I see perfectly infront of me.
<DeathStar> <X> Alright then, go get yourself
<Dias`> *He then shifts and hurls his right fist in the direction of what he saw, sending an air bullet in that direction that possibly at the time it hits is like a gust*
<DeathStar> *the other Dias goes down, then hops right back up and leaps and kick drops at Dias*
<Dias`> *Dias is hit and goes kareeming through the sand*
<DeathStar> *The other Dias moves to hit on X*
<DeathStar> *flexing*
<Dias`> *Dias erupts out of the sand* I'm impressed that you could close that gap so quickly!
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> Ah, you live. Impressed
<Dias`> *Dias presses his right hand against his jaw, cracking his neck.* Experience helped. Maybe other Diases...Dias-I....Dias ers......*he gets a struggled look on his face as he tries to process things*
<DeathStar> <X> You broke him
<DeathStar> <X> Great
<DeathStar> *The other Dias poses*
<Dias`> <Dias> I've only ever looked down on a me two times. I don't know how to process this.
<DeathStar> <X> I could but you both in half if you want
<Dias`> *Dias then stretches outwards* Oh well. Mission succesful. We found one of those lost boys.
<DeathStar> <X> I wonder where the other two are
<Dias`> *Dias hops over to X as he looks at the other Dias* Any idea where your caretaker is?
<DeathStar> <X> My caretaker?
<Dias`> <Dias> Not you. Him. *He motions at the other Dias* John.
<Dias`> <Dias> You're a strong independent woman. You don't need no caretaker.
<Dias`> *He looks at X*
<DeathStar> <X> Hah; nice
<DeathStar> *the Other Dias thinks* Caretaker, caretaker. *Thinks, peering at the ground and catching one of the spiking things* No idea.
<Dias`> <Dias> Typical John. *he crosses his arms* He'll show up last second to show off. *He does several squats as he sniffs the air* I think I've got him locked out. I know where the other Zeph is.
<Dias`> <Dias> The problem I'm having is is separating those spike things with other things.
<DeathStar> *X leads them back toward the base* I'll leave Angela to find the other Zeph if she wants. The lower we go the more demented peope get according to Fate
<DeathStar> <X> For all we know this Zeph might be a cannibal
<Dias`> <Dias> If she is, I can break her. *He shrugs as he shifts his hands behind his head following X*
<DeathStar> <X> Of being a cannibal or in general? *She jokes*
<DeathStar> *As they return Zephyr is eating some meat*
<DeathStar> *The other Dias chews on stuff, bored*
<Dias`> <Dias> It's the least I could do.
<Dias`> <Dias> I think I'm starting to feel this place. Probably because we've been her longer.
<DeathStar> <X> Yeah? What are you feeling other than sand?
<Dias`> <Dias
<Dias`> *Dias scrunches his face a bit as he thinks for a moment then looks at X* I....*He rubs the back of his head frustratingly then steps over and places his right hand on her forehead* It's like this....*he then takes it off* Compared to this.
<DeathStar> *X considers and nods* Gotcha. I can see how some might like this place. I won't list names. But it's not for me. Not unless someone wanted training. Which I might do while I wait on Fate.
<DeathStar> *she eyes all the uneaven sand and critters in it*
<Dias`> <Dias> I don't like this place. It's more....a step if that makes sense. *He plops down as he looks at her* The further we go, the more my training with Fate feels more....familiar?
<Dias`> <Dias> Which means the heavier and exhausting it gets.
<DeathStar> <X> Yeah you two did some strange training. *she does running in the sand*
<Dias`> *there's a slight look of concern in his eye as he watches her*
<DeathStar> *now and again slicing the critters that are attacted by the movement*
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> You're going to summon the bigger ones if you keep it up
<Dias`> *He then takes a breath* They'
<Dias`> <dias> They
<Dias`> <Dias> They'll keep to the edges. I'm keeping them away currently. *He sounds strongly confident about that*
<DeathStar> <X> I'm curious how much rest we'll get... *As she works her muscles* The futher below we'll get. Take this place for example. We can still get some sleep here. Imagine a few more levels down
<Dias`> *Dias looks at X* Depends on the weight of "it". *He hmpfs slightly* I think I'll be ok but it'll depend on the a *he draws a rough A in the and and then a Z* Z.
Session Start: Thu Oct 19 00:00:01 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session681
<DeathStar> *The other Dias has aldy begun snoring*
<Dias`> <Dias> Honestly...*He rubs his forehead furiously* I'm still about *He flexes his left arm* about this far.
<DeathStar> <X> Of course you are. Just try not to let that thing touch you and mark you. I'd hate to see you go blind
<Dias`> *Dias looks at her then nods* Worse case...*he flicks his right hand upwards and X would see the area "cut'* Worse case you'll always look the same to me.
<DeathStar> <X>... *smiles softly* Sometimes you do say the right things
<Dias`> *Dias goes to say something then goes red briefly before coughing and then looking at the sand*
<DeathStar> <X> I've seen you destroy all manners of things and you'll do it with this.
<Dias`> *Dias suddenly perks up* I've had lots of support!
<DeathStar> <X> You'lll keep having it
<Dias`> *Dias beams slightly
Session Close: Fri Oct 20 00:00:00 2023