The Alien Wars 6: Da Capo

Session 682

Session Start: Mon Oct 23 13:36:02 2023
Session Ident: #TAW-Session682
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.17
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *The Suisen allies have either been stalling out due to Xevil's threat against them, or have indeed seemingly been breaking off their alliances to protect their marked worlds. Lenneth's network of "spies" have indicated the massive ships that were brought forth by each of the major powers have begun to move, but it's hard to tell if they are seeking them out yet (Cont)
<DeathStar> *and what's worse, some of their own Suisen partners have begun to break off inside the Suisen, turning against them. The Peacekeepers, the military fleet that all the powers formed together, so far has seemingly kept out of this, thankfully, being a fleet unto itself at the moment*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> The Gitari have declared themselves broken away. ... Thankfully they do not have the means to strike at us
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> ... *She eyes at all the worlds turning red on her list* I'm personally believing the Cartel will strike first. The Erusians' fleet will likely put a show on hunting us, but I'm dubious of them actually taking a true shot.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And Earth, I'm still not sure what Andrea will do
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "You do not trust her?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> It's not a matter of trust, but her hand being forced.
<Seraphna> Jaime> She has some kind of plan. Goodness knows what it is.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> It's like Red Fox's hand; she'll have to decide what she will do with her fleet
<Seraphna> Thena> Pirates never bow to space demons.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> It seems also that Geyze and Kumen had an Alliance meeting today and likely the topic today came up what to do with us. Judging by the fact that Lumi messaged me that the Alliance is considering breaking up
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "She would be a fool to believe that Xevil would keep his promise there."
<DeathStar> *Andrea muses* So I'm taking it some of them might be wanting to deal with us to protect their world and others might see differently?
<Seraphna> Jaime> I have a feeling I have to give some thoughts.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Well, it would seem that the Aquarius left with all the spirits and the Hapian Alliance leader. So we'll see.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah, I’m starting to understand you on a worrying mother level, sis.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Pardon?
<XanTop> <Xan> Do we have any plans on how we could...get people back on our side?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Lenny, Terra.
<DeathStar> *Adeline studies the star map, hands folded* The fact of the matter is, until we know more, Xevil can probaly blow up any of the marked worlds
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I don't doubt his threat.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So we have to decide, how MANY of our allies will come after us to protect their worlds
<Seraphna> Jaime> He’s bent on revenge. We’re counting stars till we find his body.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And which ONES.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I expect the only reason he has not already is that he can use them right now."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> He's seeding chaos right now and we're at the point of his time limit. So, right now, either our allies' worlds are exploding
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Or they've made their decisions
<DeathStar> *Ao steps into the meeting* I got news.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth takes a piece of paper from Ao*
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<DeathStar> <Lenneth> ... Hm. The Maka are requesting are seeking to ally with us to defeat the evil Xevil. But first need help in removing the mark
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That's quite risking. They're putting a ticking clock as Xevil will know right away
<DeathStar> *risky
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s a powerful ally to choose, I imagine we’re only going to get one or two shots max on removing an ally from the threat.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The Maka are one of the few that are likely capable of aiding the Song Mages as well
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We should assist the Maka."
<XanTop> <Xan> Once he realizes we're trying to help remove the mark couldn't he just blow the planet immediately/
<DeathStar> *Zayne quietly plays with her weapon*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Yes. With all of us on it
<Seraphna> Jaime> Like the Dark Ones and the Guardians they only have one mark to worry about.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I believe this is why we only get one or two shots max."
<Dias`> *Chad walks in* Depends on how much time it takes for it to build-up.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But with all the Maka living there...
<Seraphna> Jaime> If it goes very few Maka will remain.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I see two ways of handling this. We jump the PAX there to utilize the Athena's Song Engine with the PAX's power to quickly handle the mark along with a planet full of Maka
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "All the more reason to hurry."
<Seraphna> Jaime> And to make it simple, they already pulled the trigger.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Or we send a squad of Song Mages
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "We cannot do both?"
<Dias`> *Chad rubs his face as he sits down* Problem with option one. Other's may anticipate that and could be ready to jump in and attack.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ll escort them if so. Not letting Song or Saga get hurt again.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The Mages would be up here if we do the PAX route
<DeathStar> *indicating the singing*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Chad is right
<Seraphna> Jaime> Plus my voice isn’t that bad.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The PAX option would risk us all
<Seraphna> Thena> **pats Jaime** Sure.
<Dias`> <Chad> Any member that has one planet marked will be on watch. So the moment they find out, it'll be a race against the clock for everyone gunning for it.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth rubs her face* So one option would be faster and quicker with the mark, the other would be riskier and harder to do
<Dias`> <Chad> And there's no guarantee that Xevil won't set off a few in retaliation.
<XanTop> <Xan> Is there anything we could do to distract Xevil?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We're an army of one right now
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Until the Hell squad reaches you know who..
<Seraphna> Jaime> There’s no guarantee he won’t set some off out of boredom. I think we just need to act. He wants us paralyzed.
<Dias`> <Chad> Well, and this still puts the PAX at risk, but if we split up the song mages to the Dark Ones and the Maka and have the PAX appear elsewhere, we'll pull all the attention on it
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "He absolutely will the moment they stop being useful."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Why would we send the Mages to the Dark Ones?
<Seraphna> Jaime> So… send the song mages in and Skip Jump the PAX about to draw attention?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah we cleaned that mark.
<Dias`> <Chad> Right. A lot on my plate.
<Dias`> <Chad> But yeah. Our best bet is to give a show to Xevil.
<Dias`> <Chad> If we hide too long, he'll use the Marks to force the PAX out of hiding.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Jist thinking of the PAX appeared along a few borders, jumping about. It could distract and keep it out of danger. Takes time to mobilize fleets.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth seems to be thinking* The fact is, if we jump to other worlds, we're just spreading ourselves thin too
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And if we try to cleanse another world, who's to say that world might not be planning something against us?
<Dias`> <Chad> Than focus on the Maka with the Song Mages while the PAX gives the show that Xevil wants.
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "How much do we need the PAX to utilise the Song Engine?"
<Seraphna> Thena> We hooked it into the PAX cuz the old ship went squishy.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The PAX itself along with our singers could and their MAka could practically finish it off, but it looks like we're going to be on distraction duty. So grab your song packs
<DeathStar> *it sounds like she disagrees with this tactic*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I guess there is no alternate power source available?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Love, got any other ideas? We’ve got the moment to decide.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It depends on what you're seeking to do
<Seraphna> Jaime> Save the Maka, in my own thoughts.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Then either risk the PAX or use the PAX, which could risk it too, to distract
<DeathStar> *Lenneth claps her hands* We've wasted enough time
<DeathStar> *She riseS*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> The Maka sent out their request and Xevil would likely know it
<DeathStar> *Lenneth leans over and whispers to Xanatos*
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I believe that saving the Maka is accepted as the current path."
<XanTop> <Xan> I think speed is necessary, if our distraction fails then we lose important people and a whole planet.
<XanTop> We should try to do it as quickly as possible.
<XanTop> (Xan)
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "Xanatos is correct."
<Seraphna> Jaime> All in then.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> We will go with Adeline's plan. Prepare to take us to the Maka homeworld. Get our singers to Athena
<XanTop> <Xan> Good luck everyone, let's try to be as quick as we can.
<DeathStar> *Zayne hops up from the table*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Usually my choice too. **she smirks**
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Earth
<DeathStar> *Andrea paces around a table where Blue eyeballs her. Alouette yawns*
<DeathStar> <Emeralda> So.... What is the plan? <Vodka> Da, most of our teams are on the PAX.
<Seraphna> Angel> We could tell the bastard to eat it, but we need to stop our mark somehow if so.
<XanTop> <Cole> Like being between a rock and a harder rock.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I've asked Reikana to join us but I somehow doubt she will
<DeathStar> <Andrea> She can be stubborn like Noire
<Seraphna> Peter> Vodka usually gets our kids to behave. She has the power.
<DeathStar> *Vodka nods*
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "They used to be the same granddaughter. Of course they share traits."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> In any event, Earth has too many worlds to risk being destroyed. If for say Luna was taken out, the destruction rained down on Earth would be too high to count, so I've arranged for our fleet to go on red alert.
<XanTop> <Cole> There no chance we could....kill Xevil?
<Seraphna> Angel> Need a body to burn.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The problem is Xevil has made himself ... scarce
<XanTop> <Cole> Ohhh yeah I heard about that.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Xevil would likely kill us anyway once he got what he wanted. Earth is personal to him."
<Seraphna> Angel> And this whole fuckshow has left us too busy to look.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> And even if we destroy him, while that thing is alive down in it's hell, Xevil will draw on it's power and live
<DeathStar> <Andrea> It's a situation of he will persist and have eyes everywhere
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Is that where Noire has gone then?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> ... Yes
<DeathStar> <Blue> Someone willingly went to hell?
<XanTop> <Cole> Wait what?
<Seraphna> Angel> And here I thought Hell was a dry county with no theaters.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> It's not hard to go where they went, I could use my abilities to take people there
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "So... we could still beat Xevil... if we can buy enough time."
<XanTop> <Cole> I'm a robot man who can digitize my atoms and move them elsewhere and all of this is so overwhelming.
<Seraphna> Angel> It’s something if we could send reinforcements, but dimensionally speaking couldn’t they literally be anywhere?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> My plan is this while our fleet is busy
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Work on slowly undermining the mark - but the problem is this. Even if using the Dark Tomes, I could destroy the mark, the second I did it, Xevil would destroy all the other Earth worlds. So I'll have to undermine all the marks on all our Earth worlds
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The amount of time and power that would take...
<XanTop> <Cole> Sounds immense.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> IT might be impossible
<XanTop> <Cole> Is there any way we could assist to like...juice you up?
<DeathStar> <Blue> What, soak her in dark energy?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Xevil must have a way to command them. Could you disrupt his pwoer over them, even if you don't banish the marks entirely?"
<Seraphna> Angel> I don’t suppose we have cats of blood laying around.
<DeathStar> *Vodka considers*
<Seraphna> *vats
<Seraphna> Anyata> Like… signal interference?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> If we go the disrupt route, it would immediately get his attention and he would seek to re-esblish control
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I cannot imagine the disupt would last too long
<DeathStar> *she taps her foot, thinking*
<DeathStar> <Alouette> So we have to use it at the right time?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Though more achievable at once. If we knew what the other groups were doing and could time our attempt to match their's... we could grab his focus and let them cut out his heart."
<Seraphna> Anyata> Like when Alouette wants to— umm… get snacks. Yes.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well lets see if we can even attempt it first
<XanTop> <Cole> Is there like a good god we could make a deal with to get enough power to disrupt Xevil?
<DeathStar> *She hands out the tomes to everyone to read first* As far as powering me up
<Seraphna> Angel> Yeah, why had the higher plane been so shittily abstinent here?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Why not call your Fate and ask? *She seems to have an idea* Or I could just tell my theory
<XanTop> 6* Cole blinks and starts to look through the tome.
<Seraphna> Angel> You’d think they have a stake in hell getting closer. Theory first though.
<XanTop> <Cole> Hit us with the theory.
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea, go ahead."
<DeathStar> *they are written in ancient Dark One, but in the margins translation notes by Andrea can be seen*
<DeathStar> *the tome Andrea opens is an Eldritch home though*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> They are the other side of the coin
<DeathStar> *Cran steps inside with what looks to be military grade shielding for the Tokyo Tower*
<DeathStar> <Cran> This should keep the citizens out when they dream
<Seraphna> Angel> Excellent~
<DeathStar> <Blue> The other side of the coin of what?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Of it
<XanTop> <Cole> ...it?
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Andrea, explain the concepts for Cole, please."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I try not to give it a name, since names give power. Geyze has that rule, you know. It is interesting that link. And it's interesting that thing down below has it too. I've not had the time to look into the connection. But your eldritch being below giving Xevil it's power. It's name gives it power
<DeathStar> <Andrea> But the opposite of it would be the higher plane beings.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> An interesting link, too, saying Fate's name draws your attention to her, too
<XanTop> <Cole> Could we...figure out the anti-eldritch god's name and try and make a deal?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, the closest would be Fate right now
<DeathStar> <Andrea> The rest don't care
<XanTop> <Cole> Why does the good one not have any power in comparison?
<DeathStar> *Andrea leans in* Mmmm, Who knows.
<DeathStar> *Andrea works on translating her book*
<XanTop> 6* Cole shrugs and starts reading again.
<Seraphna> Angel> Starting to wonder if Gnosticism had a point.
<DeathStar> <Blue> Shame we aren't all allies right now and we could learn more about this Fate. Since I know shit
<Jackieness> <Cassandra> "Maybe because they don't fill our popular culture. We don't even know what to call them in a general sense."
<DeathStar> <Blue> Right. We should question the others when we beat Xevil
<Seraphna> Angel> Wait all you need is higher being names?
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Maybe
<DeathStar> <Cran> ... I sense Angel is about to try something
<DeathStar> *he sits down warily*
<DeathStar> *Andrea hands Angel a book on Geyze and The Concept of Real Names*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> What actually matters is a real name, not just a name
<Seraphna> Angel> Elohim. El Shaddai. Yahweh. Jehovah Tsidkenu. Adonai. El Elyon. Tetragrammaton. Allah. Emmanuel. El Olam…
<DeathStar> *Alouette snacks as Angel lists names*
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *the PAX arrives at the Maka Homeworld*
<DeathStar> *Lenneth leans back in her seat while Athena has the Song Tower charged up for the Song Mages*
<DeathStar> <CHIP> I am detecting unusual activity inside the planet
<DeathStar> <Syiean> We are being hailed.
<XanTop> <Xan> On screen.
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *is with Athena, getting ready to perform*
<DeathStar> *A plump cookie themed Maka appears* <Cookie Maka> Welcome! Um, the Mark has begun to act weird and the planet is shaking. We could use some help.
<Alicia> <Akatsuki> *has joined up with the others, ready to sing*
<DeathStar> *CHIP brings up on screen the mark building up massive corruption inside the planet*
<XanTop> <Xan> We're going to do everything we can.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> The planet is preparing to tear itself apart in the next few minutes. I think the Maka is the only reason it has not
<XanTop> <Xan> Please get everyone you can to back up our song.
<DeathStar> *Athena turns to the girls* I am opening up things
<DeathStar> *Athena opens up the tower into space, ala Macross, the tower extending with a platform for all to see, while Ao flies them into the atmosphere*
<Dias`> <Chad> Keeping an eye on long range sensors for hyperspace activity.
<DeathStar> <Syiean> I am
<DeathStar> <Ao> Who do you think will go for us? Cartel or Earth?
<Seraphna> **Saga and Song are prepared to sing, the Independand Thena helping**
<Jackieness> <Reikana> "...and here... we go." *holds up her mic* "Listen to our song!"
<DeathStar> *as they near the giant mark on the planet, a legion of MAka are blasting it with their magics*
<DeathStar> *Athena joins in the singing, for the first time; Kiseki sings back up*
<DeathStar> *Adeline monitors things from her station*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The PAX is slowly rising up to the yellow due to how much power we're using
<DeathStar> <Adeline> However the mark is being wiped out
<XanTop> <Xan> Can we get our Progen people to give us some more juice?
<DeathStar> *Ao rises and moves to engineering*
<Alicia> * Jikuu hurries off to do so
<DeathStar> <Syiean> I'm detecting something
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Hyperspace signals
<DeathStar> *Lenneth shifts a monitor to take a look. Adeline remains focused on the mark removal* Half-way done
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The corruption shaking is dying down
<Dias`> <Chad> Chip's correct. I'm working on trying to determine how many and who they might be.
<Seraphna> **Jaime joins in powering things**
<DeathStar> *Ao shows Jikuu how what to touch and to slowly bring things back to gren*
<XanTop> 6* Drasek comes to help juice up the pax
<DeathStar> *A fleet of space pirates pop up*
<DeathStar> <Syiean> Space pirates?
<Seraphna> Thena> I am
<Seraphna> Thena> Somehow proud.
<Dias`> <Chad> Yes. Most likely the Cartel.
<DeathStar> <Syiean> You're proud of them attacking us?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And here I thought it was Thena
<Seraphna> Thena> They went with pirates!
<Dias`> <Chad> Which means the Cartel fleet will start to move in.
<XanTop> <Xan> Fighters and gears get ready to buy us time. 6* he starts sending out the orders.
<Seraphna> Jaime> They probably hired the pirates so they can deny it in the future.
<DeathStar> *John grabs his wives*
<DeathStar> <John> Gear me babies
<Dias`> <Chad> Most likely they used them as scouts on a hunch.
<Seraphna> Tabetha> Okay~
<DeathStar> *John forms into a tri-dragoon gear*
<Seraphna> Thena> Also this lets me do this! **she taps a message to bring in more pirates on their side** AVAST! GET THEM SCALLYWAGS!
<Dias`> <Chad> Make sure they refrain from killing anyone. *He notes to Xan*
<DeathStar> *Rachael looks for one of the glove mechs*
<XanTop> <Xan> Easier said than done.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> Wheare are you..
<XanTop> 6* Valen looks with Rachael.
<XanTop> <Valen> Maybe those twins hid them.
<Seraphna> **Sia and Lia hand them each one.**
<DeathStar> *The PAX's shields flicker from attacks*
<Seraphna> Sia> Be good to them.
<DeathStar> <Rachael> ... you have them all?
<Seraphna> Lia> D go!
<Seraphna> **They scurry off with D**
<Jackieness> <Moira> *walks in after Rchel and Valen, with her own anima gauntlet* "I'm in."
<Dias`> <Chad> If we can't stop this small group without killing them, we won't stand a chance with big fleets.
<DeathStar> *Rachael takes the Anima Gauntlet and heads out T*
<XanTop> 6* Valen's player is pretty sure Valen used L so we heads out in that.
<XanTop> (he)
<Jackieness> <Moira> *goes to get E ready for launch*
<DeathStar> *Rachael uses wind magic to try to disorent the fleet before her*
<XanTop> 6* Xan sends the order out to disable not kill, so focus on weapons systems.
<DeathStar> *while John zooms around and attempts to break engines without killing*
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Shields are holding from the attacks
<Jackieness> <Moira> *draws both of E's swords and tries to carve up gun turrets while the others handle engines*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Their fleet is clearly no match for us - it's a scouting fleet to test us I imagine until their main arrives
<Dias`> *The Space Pirate breaks off and begins focusing on wearing down the gears.*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> We need to hurry
<DeathStar> <Rachael> We drew their aggro I see
<Seraphna> **Si goes out and starts applying heat to the enemies.**
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hope they don't warn Earthgov and the others.
<Seraphna> **As do a small squad of Betas**
<DeathStar> *Rachael pushes them back with a wind blast while John blasts at their weapons*
<XanTop> 6* Valen in L focuses on weapon systems and engines.
<Jackieness> <Moira> "Let's go for evasive maneuvers team. Try to get them to hit each other." *maneuvers between the pirate ships at high speed*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> If they did, EarthGov shouldn't be near
<DeathStar> *she thinks* I hope.
<DeathStar> *She does the math calculations to jump and come to Maka*
<Dias`> *More Space Pirates begin arriving as reinforcement, some starting to get bigger*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Let’s finish this and book out as soon as we can.
<DeathStar> *it seems a tiny part of the mark refuses to go away*
<DeathStar> *And that part has begun to flash rapidly*
<Alicia> * Meanwhile, Red's Pirates have been harassing the Cartel worlds, trying to disrupt the attack without making it obvious that that is the goal
<DeathStar> <Kiseki> W-What is it doing?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s now or never! **she glows and pours more power in**
<Alicia> * Akatsuki sings harder, pushing to remove the remaining mark
<Jackieness> <Reikana> *gets a second wind and starts singing more*
<DeathStar> *The Maka try to pour all their magic into that last bit*
<Seraphna> **Song and Saga burn Charisma to go all out**
<DeathStar> <Syiean> We have larger targets appearing
<DeathStar> *John goes after the larger ones, firing at their engines*
<DeathStar> *Trying to keep them from the PAX*
<XanTop> 6* Valen joins Johns, firing.
<DeathStar> <CHIP> The last bit is trying to overload and explode
<Seraphna> **Tabetha adds psionic waves to their attacks to disrupt crews**
<XanTop> <Xan> Anything we can do to stop the overload?
<Dias`> *A lot of them tend to go down some what easy, they are just space pirates*
<DeathStar> <Athena> Let me try one final thing
<DeathStar> *Athena taps in more power from the PAX, the shield dropping*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *comm*" "Team, we are getting incoming pings."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ..... .... Wait what?
<XanTop> <Xan> What's going on?
<Seraphna> **Si flies back to the PAX and unleashes the Epsilon’s Betas to form a perimeter shield**
<Seraphna> Jaime> Massive overdraw. We should get ready to jump soon as she’s done.
<DeathStar> *The PAX super charges the song, allowing them to get 4 extra tries until the last of the mark is removed*
<DeathStar> *leaving the planet a bit cracked up, but removed of corruption*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We're in the yellow again on power and shieldless
<Dias`> *As for Red's Pirates being in Cartel territory, the planets they "attack" would deal with their respective planets defenses as the majority of the fleet would be focused on the bigger target*
<Seraphna> Si> I can buy a couple minutes. Charge fast!
<DeathStar> *Rachael attempts to protect the PAX until it's ready to go*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *comm* "PAX, are the teleporters on the Maka homeworld still working?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I turned off all teleporters
<XanTop> 6* Valen begins to back up close to the pax goin gon the defnesive too.
<Dias`> *A slim smaller Cartel ship drops out of hyperspace, familiar to those that snuck in to the Cartel's Homeworld*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> *comm* Return to the ship, we're jumping
<Dias`> *IT seems to stay out of range, waiting*
<Jackieness> <Moira> *comm* "...ok... was going to suggest leaving us if you needed to make an emergency jump. I'm spotting inbound Cartel."
<XanTop> <Valen> *c* Pulling back. 6* He moves for the hanger.
<Jackieness> <Moira> *tries to get back to the hangar*
<Seraphna> **Sammael hooks into the shields to jump them as Tabby takes her gang back**
<DeathStar> *Taiga begins to prepare their jump engine*
<Dias`> *The remaining space pirates begin to assault the gears retreating*
<Seraphna> **D flies back in after sending a huge ore chunk for the Cartel jump point**
<DeathStar> *the PAX fires their guns fo the first time - warning shots*
<DeathStar> *at the pirates coming near them as they go into the hanger*
<Dias`> *The Cartel ship begins to advance now, moving to dodge, as it begins to power something up*
<Seraphna> **The Betas close in on the PAX while support firing for the other gears**
<Dias`> *The Pirates break off, not wanting to be lose their precious ships*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Permission to deal with the Cartel ship?
<Seraphna> Jaime> We don’t wanna see that thing fire.
<DeathStar> *to Xanatos*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I need a few more minutes to get the jump ready
<XanTop> <Xan> We need to get out of here then.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Unless you want a blind one
<Dias`> <Chad> I'm getting hyperspace drive from them
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah, we don’t wanna see it go off.
<XanTop> <Xan> Quick blind jump and then we can prep to go elsewhere.
<DeathStar> *Taiga jumps them blinde*
<DeathStar> *the group gets lucky, getting a 1 out of 5, and the PAX arrives at the borders, smoking*
<DeathStar> *some faint alarms going off*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> No major damage from the jump - we came out fine
<Dias`> *Chad eyes the data*
<Seraphna> **Si flops on Taiga** How does Mom do this all the time?
<XanTop> <Xan> SO can anyone elaborate on what that ship was going to do?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Let me go over the data
<Seraphna> Jaime> I have two guesses and both would have been real bad.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... IT would have been real bad
<Dias`> <Chad> And what are those Jaime?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But I doubt they could have done it to us
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses*
<Jackieness> <Myria> *comm* "This is Myria in engineering. The engines need time to cycle down, so don't do that again."
<Seraphna> Jaime> A hyperspace ram was my first thought.
<XanTop> <Xan> *c* We'll try not too Myria.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They'd need ... *counts on her hand* This many
<Dias`> *Chad rubs his jaw a bit as he eyes the data* They would've done that right away. No, they waited too long. They didn't make their move until the PAX started to jump.
<DeathStar> *she holds a number on her hand* To pull it off
<Seraphna> Jaime> Maybe it was so they looked serious?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh no they were trying
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But I think it was data gathering
<Dias`> *Chad nods a bit then looks at Taiga* I think I'm on the same page as you. It was minor but it looked like we for a split second slowed down.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I dunno why I’m giving them so much benefit of the doubt.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Ah... do you think they were trying to track us?"
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> What were they doing?
<Seraphna> Jaime> A disruptor?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Trying to keep us from jumping
<Jackieness> <Myria> *comm* "Huh... I'm hearing stuff... maybe they were trying to collapse our hyperspace tunnel."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Was that a hyperspace disruptor?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Our sheer size would be too much for one ship though
<Seraphna> Jaime> Could have hurt still.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And the Tiger Engine also makes things tricky
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Hmm.. I'm assuming it wasn't some kind of supership."
<Dias`> <Chad> So in theory, it would mean a data gathering attempt.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes,
<DeathStar> *Lenneth rubs face* Fuck me
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’ve been yanked out of a jump before. Shit’s like slamming into a wall.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> How many do they need?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Depends on the jump, but...
<Seraphna> Jaime> A few at least right?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> To be safe, 4+
<Dias`> <Chad> It'll depend on the size of whatever they have to does it. But of that size ship. Yes
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Safe for us or them?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Or 3 arranged around us
<Seraphna> Jaime> So if we see them again obliterate with prejudice.
<DeathStar> *Xevil's words speak up from those who are marked*
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "In any case, we probably can't rely on Red's Pirates for further help, if that even helped. They're claiming neutrality, for one, and took quite a bit of damage to their fleet."
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll have Id comb over the energy signature from it see if he can find a way to find it specifically if it powers up.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> It would seem as if two of you have thrown your lot in with the Suisen Empire. You believe you are beyond my watchful eyes, but you are not
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Who knows if they mean it."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Blah blah blah, honorless scumbag.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> This is the punishment for those who believe you can defy me. First. I will punish directly the one who has aided them. *There is a pause* Your world is no more. And the ships that were caught by the pull out from your enemy's hyperspace drive are not their's
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "...what does that last bit even mean?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> I dunno, we only sent out fighters.
<Dias`> *Chad quickly pulls up the holonet and begins scanning for news of any destroyed planets*
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Secondly, as punish to those who believe they escaped my wrath due to the aid of the Suisen, your punishment will just be delivered until others. All but those who are following the rules. One planet each.
<DeathStar> *he then quiets down*
<Seraphna> Jaime> What a piece of shit.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So which world of ours did he destroy, I'm guessing
<Dias`> <Chad> ...A planet that Red's Pirates claimed is no longer in communication.
<Dias`> *Chad then brings up a list of planets that are no longer communicating*
<DeathStar> *a popular Suisen planet is not gone*
<DeathStar> *now
<XanTop> <Xan> ...we really need to find a way to get that coward a body.
<Seraphna> Jaime> **Sits and grumbles** And soon so I can punch it. A lot.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth scans the worlds* I wonder if the Templars were hit - they've been quiet during all this. I have to imagine they were, to push them after us with their firepower
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "So, how come that guy keeps coming back?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> If the Templars come after us, it will be dangerous
<Dias`> <Chad> They'll take the longest to get to us.
<Dias`> <Chad> And if them, they why not the Dark Ones left overt.
<Seraphna> Jaime> That one's easy.
<Seraphna> Jaime> If their current state is to be believed, they don't have the intelligence left to mobilize.
<Seraphna> Jaime> He's essentially herding very angry cats.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Lets keep remaining low and hope the hell team manages to do what we sent them to do
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Lower Reality
<DeathStar> *Zephyr spies through her rifle a figure out in the sands by what looks to be a massive tree full of fruit* I found actual food
<DeathStar> *The other Dias sniffs the air* Doesn't look poisoned
<DeathStar> <X> .. Hm. *she squints at the other John sitting by the tree, not moving*
<Seraphna> Angela> Could be evil fruit.
<Dias`> <Dias> Hmmmm.
<DeathStar> <Ren> .... Hm. *She eyes their supplies* It'd be nice to add to them
<Dias`> *Dias looks around for a small rock*
<DeathStar> *Erevis shifts, her long hair in a ponytail*
<DeathStar> *X hands Dias one of the spikey creatures*
<Seraphna> Angela> I guess scan for toxins. We'll have to resist the evil.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Mmm, evil forbidden fruit sounds like my diet.
<Dias`> *Dias takes it as he eyes something then takes a step forward and hurls it at a high speed to go right past other John's face*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I could try to use my Dark One sorcery... hopefully this won't be a repeat of th tale of Persephone."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I thought there was meant to be no food down here?"
<DeathStar> *the other John falls over due to how fast it flies, not moving*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Tell me we still have plenty of food storages
<Dias`> <Chad> He might be dead.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would hate to have to send Fate back up
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Come on. LEt's go take a look."
<Seraphna> Angela> We're still pretty good. I packed a supply too.
<DeathStar> *as they set out, X lifts a groggy Fate who has woken up*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I considered packing a 5 star chef in my tails but someone needed to watch the kids.
<DeathStar> *earlier telking to someone else besides them*
<Dias`> <Dias> I'll take her. *He grAbs Fate, putting her on his shoulder*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Is this fruit safe, Fate?"
<Dias`> *Id begins to float ahead of the group, scanning the air as they get closer to the tree*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You sure she's okay? She was talking to people who weren't here like Selena
<Seraphna> Angela> She's fine, one of the other groups must have called to her.
<DeathStar> <Fate> The fruit is deadly, despite scent
<Seraphna> Angela> It's probably why she was a passed out too. A few minutes up there could be hours for us.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Also, we are being aimed at
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Oh. Wait, what?"
<Seraphna> Angela> THe other Zephyr I assume?
<DeathStar> *Erevis looks around. There is sand as far as the eye can see*
<Seraphna> **Angela muses and looks about, then Omega Pings her**
<DeathStar> *there's a ping west of them*
<Seraphna> Angela> To the west.
<Dias`> *Dias slows down somewhat as he listens*
<DeathStar> *Zephyr glances to the west, where a sand dune is built up*
<DeathStar> *and something is peeking out at them like a sniper*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks around* "Then it looks like the other John died from ingesting this deadly fruit. I'd have preferred to keep him around, maybe even return him to where he belongs."
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> He died as he lived - or something. *he holds up his hand*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Find cover everyone!"
<Dias`> <Dias> You ok with him dieing that way?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Should we bail and go lower? *She dives into the sand*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *raises a hand and tries opening a shadow port between them and the would be sniper*
<Dias`> *Id scans the other John to see if he's alive*
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> I'll avenge him by chopping the tree down
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh, lets just ressurect him then. What do you mean 'ok with'?"
<DeathStar> *The port opens up as a shot flies into the port*
<DeathStar> *the other John is quite dead*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *opens the other end above the sand dune*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> We are being shot at
<DeathStar> *The sand dune explodes*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... Not sure how I feel
<Dias`> <Dias> Wonder if it was reactionary. *He glances at the explosion*
<Alicia> * Charlotte has already snuck into cover, Victoire joining her soon
<Seraphna> Angela> How... wait how did she explode?
<Seraphna> **Angela looks at noire then puts it together**
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh... umm... tactical I guess.
<Dias`> *Id floats back towards the others* He's dead.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Exploding bullet, obviously. You're welcome, by the way."
<Seraphna> Angela> Sad I didn't get to try and recruit her. Zephyr is always a good thing.
<DeathStar> *Zephyr deadpans*
<Seraphna> Angela> Well let's go.
<Dias`> <Dias> ...Something tells me that wouldn't kill her.
<DeathStar> *a red sot appears on Noire's head*
<DeathStar> 3
<DeathStar> 2
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> *a shot fires*
<Seraphna> Angela> **forms a holy barrier in the way**
<DeathStar> *The holy barrier explodes*
<Seraphna> Angela> Enough playing!
<DeathStar> <Ren> *From the sand dune* I repeat we should go lower!
<Dias`> *Dias leaps back from the explosion, sliding backwards a bit* Hold on tight Fate.
<DeathStar> *Fate nods*
<Alicia> * Charlotte helps burrow
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Thannk you, Angela. Now then... get a bead on her. This is getting annoying."
<Seraphna> **Angela tosses something from her subspace out onto the sand**
<DeathStar> *an injured Zephyr runs to another hidden point to hide*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There she goes
<Seraphna> Angela> Feel free to take that after we go.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I see her." *tries to shadow port the other Zephyr into the middle fo he group*
<DeathStar> *the other Zephyr pauses and X cuts out with her rippe blade*
<Seraphna> Angela> Can't we... oh dear.
<DeathStar> *The other Zephyr drops*
<Dias`> <Dias> She's got sharp instincts.
<Seraphna> **Angela sighs and examines her**
<DeathStar> *Ren peeks out; it looks the other Zephyr was taking food and water from people*
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> Thief
<Seraphna> Angela> Survival.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well, we can't really trust anyone we encounter on this plane anyway."
<Dias`> <Dias> And it'll only get tougher the farther down we go.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I didn't think you'd be that offended by theft."
<Seraphna> **Angela shrugs, healing her up if she's not dead, and if so setting some of the food and water by her**
<DeathStar> <Fate> I will.. bring us to the next level
<Dias`> <Dias> You should you're ready?
<Seraphna> Angela> Leave her be there.
<Dias`> *Sure*
<DeathStar> *Fate nods*
<DeathStar> <Fate> I got plenty of rest
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Are we really just leaving the food there?"
<Dias`> *Dias sets her down so she can work but stays close*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yeah...
<DeathStar> <Ren> I mean....food...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "At least put her in some shelter."
<DeathStar> *She eyes the food by the body*
<Seraphna> Angela> Yes, we're leaving her food.
<Seraphna> Angela> I suspect she's not just feeding herself.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...Ah, I guess."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Okay. Lets leave some behind
<DeathStar> *Zephyr helps move the body and the food so it'll stand out*
<Seraphna> **Angela leaves a note too and sighs** Help someone you help everyone. Just because this reality is evil doesn't mean we have to be.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... *pats Angela's back*
<DeathStar> <Other Dias> Evil? It's just sandy to me
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I want to say that we help everyone by succeeding at our mission, but that's one of those things too easily corrupted."
<DeathStar> *Fate warps them downward. They at first arrive in an area where structures can be seen, making it appear almost normal at first. Then the heat hits them. And it's almost unbearable, but not overbearing. Sweat would breakout and clothes would stick; it's dark overhead and around them you could see what appears to be lava and volcanos all around. Structures tipping into the lava, the air hard to breathe, lungs hurting*
<DeathStar> *Ren immediately breaks out into coughing as Fate looks exhausted from the jump downward*
<Seraphna> Angela> Ren, you can choose not to breathe.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... this place sucks."
<Dias`> *Dias puts an arm around Fate to support her, his shirt already off as he shifts her onto his back*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... It's not my natural state.
<DeathStar> *she slowly begins to not breathe*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *spreads her arms out, and tries cocooning the team in a Dakr Matter shell*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "It's hard to breathe, and I kind of have to if I want to be useful."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **puts a shadow silk across her face to block out soot and sulfur**
<DeathStar> *Erevis quietly looks around*
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, this is actually hell?"
<DeathStar> <X> ... What in the hell happened here? *She asks while the other Dias makes comical flails until he stops and looks alright*
<DeathStar> <Fate> We are still a ways away from our destination
<Dias`> *Dias peers about, sweat already beading off him and his breathing controlled*
<DeathStar> <Fate> But we are getting closer to what you would consider classic hell
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...this will protect us from the worst of the heat... for a time... until my stamina runs out."
<Seraphna> Angela> Mmm, well depends on how close to our time this is. Could be the Earth having gravitated to the sun or a hellmouth opening. Dias could have had a spicy breakfast.
<Dias`> <Dias> How much farther do we have to go?
<DeathStar> *Fate pauses, tilting her head to nowhere, looking distracted*
<DeathStar> <Fate> .. Sorry. I heard my name
<Seraphna> Angela> Signs we need to hurry, but we can't wear you down completely.
<Dias`> <Dias> Is it something you need to respond to?
<Seraphna> Angela> Any way to help revitalize you?
<Alicia> * Sparkling tries to heal Fatre
<DeathStar> <Fate> No, they are simply debating my ... allies in the upper layers
<DeathStar> <Fate> As far as the time, it will depend on the path we take. Which is randomized.
<Seraphna> Angela> Deadline must be approaching then.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...Xevil must be making moves."
<DeathStar> <Fate> But I am locked onto you know who, so our destination remains
<Dias`> <Dias> Recover while you can.
<DeathStar> <Male Voice> What are you all doing out in the open? Come this way? *a figure gestures in the dark by a structure*
<Seraphna> Angela> Who are you?
<Seraphna> **Kaelan muses, tendrils peeking around in the darkness quietly**
<DeathStar> *Ren squints with her fox eyes* ...
<DeathStar> <Ren> Oh. It's ... Dawn?
<Dias`> *Dias glances over at the Male voice*
<Seraphna> Angela> Wow we really must be in hell now.
<Seraphna> Angela> MAybe this is the floor he got trapped on.
<DeathStar> *Dawn eyes them out in the open with a look*
<DeathStar> <Dawn> Whatever. You all get hit by lava, it's on you
<Seraphna> Angela> Coming, babe. **she walks over** Don't be a grump.
<Dias`> <Id> Hmmm. I thought his soul was gone forever. *Id floats over scanning him*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then move!" *drops ehr shell and tries to get over by Dawn*
<Seraphna> Angela> Gone in the sense it was stuck in hell right? Like... where we are?
<Dias`> *Dias heads that way*
<DeathStar> *Ren, X, and Erevis hurry over to him. Dawn keeping the door open*
<Dias`> <Id> No, gone as in those that went after it couldn't recover it*
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Interesting. *She walks into what looks to be a safehouse of sorts*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pops up by Dawn** I didn't know boys could actually look somewhat attractive.
<Seraphna> Angela> That's because he looks like a girl and you're a devout lesbian.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So is this actually his soul? If so, we found a loophole."
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Because we weren't going after it?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> We ran into Dawn's spirit
<DeathStar> <Ren> When we came here last time
<DeathStar> *She whispers*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well... what is this layer?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> But they went up to the upper layer, why are they here?
<Dias`> <Id> Perhaps Dawn here can answer that.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Perhaps another Dawn, or...a piece of Dawn remained here. Or this is another Dawn
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "Lets go ask!"
<DeathStar> *Dawn seems to have equipment here studying the lava and atmosphere that is now harmful to breathe in*
<Dias`> *Id floats about the Dawn, scanning him and take different readings*
<Seraphna> Angela> So Dawn... how's hell treating you?
<DeathStar> <Dawn> *looks at Kaelan* Thank you?
<DeathStar> *he has his hair styled like a girl, like always*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> You're welcome it's the highest honor I give a male.
<Dias`> <Id> Hmmm.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *just eyes Kaelan* "...anyway...we're here on some business."
<DeathStar> <Dawn> How is hell treating me? *He looks confused* I suppose this is hellish
<DeathStar> <Dawn> But that's due to what happened here
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is this the hell you were stuck in before?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Which was?"
<DeathStar> *Dawn looks confused* It's... because one day... the environemnt got bad... *He begins to launch into how somehow the Earth became like this due to environmental stuff - but it sounds outlandish*
<DeathStar> <Dawn> Most people are dead now
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Mmm."
<Dias`> <Dias> Surprised you managed to survive here.
<Seraphna> Angela> Ah, a world that went the other way on that climate issue, badly I guess.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I wonder how many are alive then
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Dragoons would live
<Seraphna> Angela> In many we encounter the earth is covered in water, not fire.
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "So, wait, are all these worlds basically Earths that failed?"
<DeathStar> <Fate> It is mainly that way only to you all
<DeathStar> <Fate> Due to your connection to Earth.
<Seraphna> Angela> To everyone else this is a tuesday.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so the hell based on the common denominator of our group?"
<Alicia> <Sparkling> "How is the world becoming like this not it failing?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I've only ever been to Earth to hang with Mistress and make out with her clone.
<DeathStar> <Fate> Yes. There will be a few with other worlds due to who is here. *referring to Noire's connection with the Dark World, or Sparkling's affinity to mybe Luna or Maka*
<DeathStar> <Fate> But the majority of you have affection to Earth
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Right... so we are passing through our own semi-personal hells."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I guess there was that short time we lived in LA too.
<DeathStar> *Dawn looks at them like they are mad* Are you... afflicted with madness?
<DeathStar> *he eyes the door*
<Seraphna> Angela> Not at present.
<DeathStar> <X> I wonder
<Dias`> <Id> I do not believe this is the Dawn that some of us are familiar with.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I assure you, I'm completely sane."
<DeathStar> <Fate> IT might be this world has affeceted his memory
<Seraphna> Angela> It's not, he's fun to freak out in any reality though.
<DeathStar> <Fate> And none of you can snap him out of it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then we just camp down until we are ready to move on again."
<Seraphna> Angela> Oh, that could be it too. Then it's more fun.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Since this place is safe lets do that
<Dias`> <Id> Hmmm...*Id forms a hologram of Aya infront of Dawn*
<DeathStar> *Dawn eyes the woman in front of him, staring*
<Seraphna> Angela> Know her?
<DeathStar> *Dawn's eyes change for a moment, then he looks about* I'll provide some safe food
<DeathStar> *He steps into a side room*
<Dias`> *Dias sets Fate down* Rest.
<Seraphna> Angela> That was definitely recognition...
<DeathStar> *Fate nods* I will. I could take us lower whenever you want
<DeathStar> <Ren> Last time you did that, you KOed yourself
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **peeks into her tails, checking for passengers**
<Dias`> <Dias> I'm not ready to rush us yet. If we have some more to go, I don't want us to jump and you out for emergency
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What are you looking for?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Seeing if anyone besides Su is in my tails.
<Dias`> *Id floats after Dawn*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "The only time constraint we have is what may be going on back home."
<Seraphna> Kaelan> THere's like a 50% chance of Nocturns or one of my kids. They like to do that.
<DeathStar> *Dawn seems to be preparing food in thought*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see. Well, have fun searching
<Dias`> *Dias eyes Noire* I'm not gonna rush us if it puts Fate and then us in danger.
<DeathStar> <Fate> While we wait, do any of you have questions?
<Dias`> <Id> You seemed to recognize the person I showed you, Dawn.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls out Truth after a bit and the both sit**
<DeathStar> <Dawn> ... *glances at Id* Ah? You are one of Chad's creations
<DeathStar> *eyes peer from the tail*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so you do have a view beyond the reach of your fist. Then I do owe you an apology, former-president Dias."
<DeathStar> <Older Dias> We are smart
<DeathStar> *Other
<Dias`> <Id> Yes. With the help of these two. *He shows a hologram of Evette and Fiona*
<DeathStar> *Dawn eyes them, preparing tea and coffee with stale snacks* They've grown up
<Dias`> <Dias> You'd be surprised at how far I see beyond my fists.
<Seraphna> **Kaelan pulls Erevis into the sit down for tea**
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see you are clingy for anyone
<Dias`> <Id> Indeed.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I enjoy company. Might is in your allies, not just the self.
<Seraphna> **Truth nods**
<DeathStar> <Dawn> Good. *he serves the food*
<DeathStar> *the eyes eye Erevis*
<DeathStar> <Dawn> As long as everyone is happy, then all is good
<Dias`> <Id> I can tell you everything you'd like to know about them
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..."
<Alicia> * A small dark figure slips out of the shadows and sits herself down, revealing herself as a familiar young dark kitsune while eating snacks.
<DeathStar> *Dawn considers* I suppose if you are going to remain while, then I will listen
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yoi!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yoiyami, why? How?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> I knew the food was going down too fast!
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Did she come in my tails too? Su you really need to watch them.
<DeathStar> <Su> I refuse to gatekeep. You have a party in here at any given time
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Such a wise little puff of darkness~
<Dias`> <Dias> ...Why's a child here?
<DeathStar> *Ren rubs her face* I guess Andrea training her gave her a big head
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Keeping tradition alive I think.
<Dias`> *Id begins to tell him aobut what they've been up to*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "I'm here for the feast... are we far from it?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "This is no place for a child."
<DeathStar> <Fate> Well, it is too late for her to go back.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> We are in hell, little vixen.
<DeathStar> <Fate> She is going to have to face it now
<DeathStar> <Fate> I suggest during our off time, we train her as best we can
<Jackieness> <Noire> "There is no feast here. We will slowly go hungry unless we can defeat our enemy first."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hooo.
<DeathStar> *Dawn offers Yoi stale cookies*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Wait, we have to fight Xevil to get at the dark energy?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Assuming its down here."
<DeathStar> <Fate> Allow me to explain everything. It will give me energy
<DeathStar> -SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.9.18
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *Adeline walks onto the bridge*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The Maka teleporter has been restored
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Myria and I have reconnected so we can ally with them during all this
<DeathStar> *Zayne makes a face*
<Seraphna> Jaime> **sighs** Well let's hope this was all worth it.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We lost a few planets and the Reds got hurt, so I hope so
<Dias`> <Chad> Let's hope it was worth the trade-off.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Reports say that EarthGov and the Cartel have linked up
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Especially along their border
<DeathStar> *Lenneth eyes the Galactic Map*
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So the entire EarthGov and Cartel space is danger
<XanTop> <Xan> Linked up in what way?
<Dias`> <Chad> Seem's like they want to push us a certain way.
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh..." *rocks on he rheels*
<XanTop> <Xan> Oh the bad for us way
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And areas of our space have been defecting
<DeathStar> <Ao> Oddly, the Tsivrixsh and the Erusians have been the most silent
<Dias`> <Chad> That worried me.
<Dias`> *worries*
<DeathStar> <Ao> They have massive fleets and reports say they are patrolling for us in their territories, but their territory is so expansive....And they're not linking up with the other two
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well, Xevil is probably actively pissing off the Tsiv with what he's doing.
<Seraphna> Jaime> This current act is pretty much against every warrior code of honor they have.
<Dias`> <Chad> They're biding their time. *He leans back* The bigger problem with the Tsiv is what about those that are Xevil loyalists.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Even they are probably feeling shame, he used to command them from a position where he held the highest honors he was a conquerer.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth muses on all that* So right now we just need to avoid Earth and the Cartel
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...I was going to say that's stupid, but he's never been a major threat to the Tsiv themselves until recently."
<DeathStar> *Char is in hell
<Seraphna> Jaime> He also threatened to explode their homeworld and WE saved it, so that's gonna push their codes into territories they don't know how to process.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "How's mom?"
<DeathStar> *Char is in hell
<Alicia> * Shit
<XanTop> <Xan> Where do we go now though? Risk dealing with the Templar if we retreat to the unknown space.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We need to be finding that body...
<Seraphna> Jaime> If the others cut him off and we still don't have his prime location...
<Alicia> <Jikuu> "I just know Charlotte would be making comments about all this if she was here."
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Ahhhh... do you remember when the PAX went into dark space above the galactic plane?"
<Dias`> <Chad> Odds are we won't find his prime body until they cut him off.
<DeathStar> *Adeline looks at a update* Ah no. No
<Seraphna> JAime> I'm still convinced he's in the unknown regions just before the end of the Galaxy into Darkspace. It seems the most... what's wrong love?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It looks like the Geyze Alliance just broke apart.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> That's another group that is likely to send ships after us
<Seraphna> Jaime> **breathes** I may have to go over thre and slap some heads together.
<Dias`> *Chad clicks his tongue*
<XanTop> <Xan> WOn't that lead to war on their planet?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Temporarily.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I heard rumors that a few of the Kingdoms were interested in deals with the Cartel
<Seraphna> Jaime> THis is likely only happening becaues the Spirits aren't there to tell them all to stop.
<Seraphna> Jaime> And it's embarrassingly Kingdoms we thought we could trust more.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Essentially, from what I heard from Lumi, the Alliance wanted to make deals with other Kingdoms seperately - meaning the Drk Lands could deal with the Cartel one on one. But that meant the Alliance was useless then
<DeathStar> <Adeline> The argument being the Ents with Terra was super connected with the Suisen already
<Seraphna> Jaime> Which is a dumb argument, there's only one Spirit NOT involved with us now.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I think this entire Xevil thing just spurred it further on
<Seraphna> Jaime> And that's the one famously not involved with anyone.
<Seraphna> Jaime> I'm going to have a lot of cleaning up to do.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> You hve a lot cleaning up to do?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> But is that from a Suisen standpoint?
<XanTop> <Xan> She's going to go yell at them I assume.
<Seraphna> Jaime> It's from a Mother of the Earth Spirit position.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Very well
<Seraphna> Jaime> I may need to wait till the Spirits return though.
<Dias`> <Chad> So which way do you guys want to run. Tsiv territory and into Erusian to unknown or try and break through Cartel into Erusian and then unknown?
<Seraphna> Jaime> THeir resolve to be stupid tends to crumble when they have to explain themselves to their Spirits.
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huuuuuh... I was trying to say.. why are we thinking two dimensonally?"
<XanTop> <Xan> What do you mean
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yeah... the star map seems hard to navigate on a flat plane by there's plenty of up and down to use.
<Dias`> <Chad> I'm looking at it that way. We also need to stay close no matter what direction we head in.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Even if we went up and down, our allies have sensors and whatnot to look out for us
<Dias`> *Chad pauses as he presses his hand against his neck* Shit.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Heart attack?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So what is your idea Myria?
<Dias`> <Chad> Shut up for a second...*He begins typing on his terminal and brings up a map* I'm hearing signs of Templar ships in this area.
<DeathStar> *Lenneth pauses*
<Seraphna> **Jaime rubs her head**
<Dias`> *He highlights the ares on the edge of Cartel Territory*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> So they're coming. Either to help or hinder. Who is in charge now?
<Jackieness> <Myria> "We made the trip before out of the galactic plane before. We found creepy stuff out there."
<XanTop> <Xan> We need to pick a direction and move, right?
<XanTop> <Xan> Or do we wait and see if they attack?
<Dias`> <Chad> It'll depend on if they start attacking Cartel ships. Regardless, we can't stray too far.
<Seraphna> Jaime> They'll catch up eithr way.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Right now, I wouldn't suggest crazy jumps.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They always take a lot out of the ship
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We could easily go to the Dark One galaxy. Hell, if you want to risk breaking the ship, we could try to go to the third galaxy
<Dias`> <Chad> I think that's a bad move.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But my suggest - just remain here and avoid
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We could find an asteroid field and hide
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh.... maybe I could minimize the PAX's sensor signature."
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Do you think hiding in an asteroid field and powering down would work?
<DeathStar> *referring to Myria*
<Seraphna> Jaime> It worked for ages with Asteroid C.
<Dias`> <Chad> If that's the plan, why not head into a space anomaly and use that to hide in.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Plus in an asteroid field you have another adavantage. Me.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> What type?
<DeathStar> *Spade opens his eyes and listens to them*
<Dias`> <Chad> We've come across a few haven't we?
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh... an asteroid field would work if we covered in asteroid."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I can arrange that with effort.
<DeathStar> <Spade> The problem is that we're going to be found no matter what
<DeathStar> <Spade> The question is how long can you delay that
<Seraphna> Jaime> Any of those rimelines one where we get found by friends?
<XanTop> <Xan> We need to delay it as long as we can, so hiding in asteroids for now seems like the way to go.
<Jackieness> <Myria> "But the PAX is fairly big. We would need to power practiclaly everything down."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Your marks will always lead you to the enemy. If you wnt friends to join in the battle, that is your call.
<Dias`> <Chad> And once we're found, leaving won't be easy.
<DeathStar> *he seems to be leaving something out*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Buuuut?
<DeathStar> <Spade> If you bring friends in, you will be punished
<Seraphna> Jaime> Solo then...
<Dias`> <Chad> Or they will be.
<Seraphna> Jaime> With Asteroids I can hide us and use them against attackers.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> So this is meant to be Xevil crushing us with our friends.
<Dias`> <Chad> Long distance attacks would counter that Jaime.
<Seraphna> Jaime> True... there's another thing.
<Dias`> <Chad> And even than, how long can you hold up before you're burnt out.
<Seraphna> Jaime> HOw many marks do we have left?
<Seraphna> Jaime> What can we do to mute that?
<Seraphna> Jaime> It feels like the only reason we can't win right now is the bastard is watching us.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> What, on our crew?
<Seraphna> Jaime> IF we can poke him in the eye we might have a better chance, no?
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I'll do a headcount and see how many are marked
<DeathStar> <Spade> You could always throw the marked off
<Seraphna> Jaime> We have other solutions.
<Seraphna> Jaime> At least temporary ones.
<Seraphna> Jaime> And even a small time blind will give us an edge we don't have.
<Jackieness> <Myria> "Huh... could we use the marks to find him?"
<Seraphna> Thena> It should work in reverse, theoretically.
<Dias`> <Chad> In theory, possibly.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> I'll plot our location while you do that
<Seraphna> Thena> But you will no doubt endanger the marked.
<DeathStar> <Spade> You probably can
<DeathStar> <Spade> But you'd need a powerful Dark One
<Dias`> <Chad> And they'd most likely get far more marked or need to be fully marked.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Or something like it
<Seraphna> Jaime> ...We have a couple still on board.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Though not sure who we can risk.
<Dias`> <Chad> I'm suprised we've kept them here, knowing they're a risk regardless
<Seraphna> Jaime> Some of them are family.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "As opposed to what, Chad?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Alright. Sounds like we might have a plan.
<DeathStar> *she notes as the PAX gets ready to move*
<Dias`> <Chad> Leaving them off PAX
<XanTop> <Xan> I would have to leave.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Dark Ones and Marked are two different issues anyway.
<Alicia> <Kyouki> "Was anyone stating otherwise?"
<Dias`> <Chad> Jaime's probably our best bet in trying to use the mark to find him.
<Seraphna> Jaime> We burnt mine off, for now, I don't wish it on anyone by Adeline did provide us a solution. If we had some sort of way to just block his signal though...
<Seraphna> **Jaime notes her clear skin**
<XanTop> <Xan> I'm dogshit at anything more than shooting a gun so I doubt I'd be able to use the mark effectively.
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Even if it's "gone" don't count if being gone
<DeathStar> 8it
<Seraphna> Jaime> True. Though I'm not emitting his voice or falling over spasming for now.
<Dias`> <Chad> Talk to Lorelei. Maybe her knowledge on her Mark could help with this.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I'll get a headcount, including you, Jaime, and when we reach our destinatinaton we'll work on hiding the PAX

<DeathStar> -TBC-
<DeathStar> -Minis Open-
<Dias`> *Chad eyes the galactic map, his arms crossed*
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<DeathStar> *Taiga eyes with him*
<Dias`> <Chad> I hope they don't try and close a net in on us.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well if you consider the Templars power, Earth, and the Cartel, they could do it
<Dias`> <Chad> And add in that...ship that the Cartel have.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If the Templars and the Cartel can do it, we'll be in trouble. Do we have a powerful Dark One that can reverse engineering a Mark?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Reikana doesn't seem to be it?
<Dias`> <Chad> Noire is clearly out. And I don't know if Andrea can or is willing to do it. Lorelei may be able to help us crack it, potentially.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I can try to see about getting Andrea but yeah...
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She'd be risking a lot
<DeathStar> *Lenneth slumps over her desk*
<Dias`> <Chad> Someone here with a mark may have to risk fully infecting themselves to try and overpower it
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> And while we do it, Xevil will likely know and go after who knows what worlds
<Dias`> <Chad> I'll be honest, we're not going to escape this unscathed.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You're right
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It'd be nice if we could try to sneakily do a look through the mark without a full take over
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And see where he was
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Without alerting him
<Dias`> <Chad> No matter how I look at this from every angle. I can't come up with a strategy that doesn't cause someone pain. At the most I can see a plan to prolong. *He rubs his face as he looks at Taiga* The problem with that is we haven't studied it enough to see if it's possible.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah, people are going to be hurt - they already have
<Dias`> <Chad> The best we can do right now is play his game until we can find a way. *He glances at Spade* That or we can rely on him to help the PAX last longer.
<DeathStar> <Spade> If you don't trust me I can leave and join the Cartel. .. That was a joke
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes Spade*
<Dias`> <Chad> You could. In fact, somethings tells me that if you saw that as a path of survival, you would've taken that route.
<DeathStar> <Spade> What can I say, ther's something making me root for you all. *He eyes Adeline*
<Dias`> <Chad> Well, let's hope you manage to survive long enough to reward that. *He states in a neutral tone as he points at some asteroid clusters to Taiga*
<DeathStar> *Taiga charts out where Jaime can do her thing* Lets hope this fools them long enough. The Templar tech is still one I am unfamiliar with
Session Close: Mon Oct 23 23:40:14 2023