The Alien Wars 6: Fumoffu

The Alien Wars 6: Reality Strikers

Session 56

Session Start: Fri Aug 05 00:00:00 2022
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> *Ren has snuck some Noire food onto Asteroid C, munching*
<DeathStar> *while Taiga flips through some documents*
<Seraphna> **Thena appears to nom food**
<DeathStar> *Ren holds up a bite*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...if you really need it, just ask. No need to sneak my cooking as though it were contraband."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hm, that's true. Hey, I got an idea for a set of missions
<DeathStar> *Taiga flips through a page while listening*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Go to visit various realities with Noires and see how their cooking stacks up against yours. A Noire cook off.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "....no."
<DeathStar> *Ren said that
<DeathStar> <Ren> B-But... all that cooking. You might be #1
<DeathStar> <Ren> The elite Noire in food
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I enjoy cooking for myself and my friends, but if recent events have taught me anything, I do not like cooking for random crowds of strangers, now will I cook as part of some glorified pissing contest."
<Jackieness> now will == nor will
<DeathStar> <Ren> There goes my evil plans to eat all the foods
<DeathStar> <Ren> So what should we do then while mom does her work. Thena got any ideas?
<DeathStar> *Ren munches on her meal*
<DeathStar> *Taiga scribbles down some notes on the enemy and ideas to track them, drawing up designs*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I guess not. *props her head up* So what have you been working on lately Noire? Still doing some job at Tokyo?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...what?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well before things got crazy I thought you had a job in Tokyo.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I have hobbies, that is all."
<DeathStar> *Taiga jots down a few things* Speaking of hobbies. I might have a reality or two you might want to visit. I'd say Charlotte too but she isn't here
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I'm listening."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> They're newish realities, so they're from actions taken recently. I haven't had time to really look them over but I think it might be a reality that spawned from stuff to do with Tokyo glancing over it. And other events. Might lead to learning more about Dark Ones. If we got a group stealing PAXes, we might need to look into realities with Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll try to chart major events with them - I know there's a reality where they probably won the war for example
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...that would be a dangerous reality to visit..."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes. I'd avoid that one. I have certain #s locked off until I'm positive they're okay.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...and what is the criteria?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Any reality where if you arrive you're not likely to get back safely. Anyway, these should be fine. They're just branches off of recent events with Dark One activity - our Dark Ones. Like I said, stuff that has happened over the past few months. They're fairly new. <Ren> What all has happened the past few months after the Dark War?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes, do tell."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I know Andrea became the Japanese gov. Maybe that is a big event. I wonder if that means something
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *looks aside*
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands Noire the reality # and tools to go if she is interested* Anyway, I'll try to track down other Dark One related realities. Oh. *jots down* One to do with the Homeworld too
<DeathStar> *Noire seems to have 3 realities*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Any more details?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Just alternate paths things could have taken. Going there will probably give more details. If you want to wait, I can send probes. If I do that, I'd wait around here on our world. Have some fun
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Then I can give you more details
<DeathStar> *Ren glances at Noire* Whatcha think ?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...understood." *looks at eahc of the three options*
<DeathStar> *it seems the newer realities are both in Tokyo as their coordinates, dated recently, with the other dated a long back as it's creation, tying it to the Dark Homeworld* <Ren> Do you want to go out and have some fun? *she steals some things from Thena*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We'll try one of these Tokyos first."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Alright. *she pockets what she stole and puts on her Striker Uniform before going to the reality gate where Aurica is located, playing a handheld game*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Alright. I'm ready
<Jackieness> <Noire> *suits up and then nods to Ren*
<DeathStar> *Aurica opens the gate and they step through, arriving at the city where the governor building has been built up into a Dark Tower almost*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ..." *eyes the building*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Stands out
<Jackieness> <Noire> "..yes...most subtle, mother."
<DeathStar> *Ren walks along the streets where Reikana idol figures are being sold in stores. Ren points* Reikana is famous still
<DeathStar> *Ren examines the idol and hmmm's*
<Seraphna> **A tiny Thena peeks out of Ren's pocket**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm-hmmm. She's sitll famous back home, so its not a major change."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm?"
<DeathStar> *Ren turns the idol over toward Noire and taps a button' the idol action figure transforms, revealing a sexy form that shows off her body ala Dark One transformation*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *twitches visibly*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I wonder if Rei does the idol/Dark One thing.
<DeathStar> <Ren> So where should we start you think? The manor or the tower? OR your apartment?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *waves a hand* "The common factor for my family is the Arakawa mansion."
<DeathStar> *Ren nods and walks along toward the manor*
<DeathStar> *Where they find it intact*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *heads around to the entrace for the smaller house where she used to live and pulls out her key*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You know, I got a question
<DeathStar> *while she waits*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "mmmm...yes?" *tries unlocking the door to go inside*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You got the original Arakawa mansion that belongs to your grandparents, than your mother's mansion. How did she ever get the money to make one? I don't really see her do jobs. *As the door unlocks*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "This was orignally built as a guest house by an ancestor and then expanded upon." *steps inside* "Taidama."
<DeathStar> *As they walk in, Ren looks around; there's the sound of what sounds like music playing in a room*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?" *walks toward the music*
<DeathStar> *Noire would find Jubei watching a video with what appears to be Noire on it - professionally made - dancing it appears. She looks up and shuts it off immediately* Ah! N-Noire, I didn't know you would be here today. Does mom know you're back?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm? No...I would assume not."
<Seraphna> Thena> Hmmm. Noire idol.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Huh?
<DeathStar> <Ren> She is?
<DeathStar> <Jubei> *squints at the two* She's not an idol
<DeathStar> <Jubei> Anyway, while you're here. *She moves to the kitchen to get some food* You should stop by and talk to mom later.
<DeathStar> *she moves, appearing more confident than her counter part*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I'm actually going to head to the tower later."
<DeathStar> <Jubei> Right. *She makes some food based on Noire's cooking while Ren seems to be trying to follow all this8
<DeathStar> <Jubei> So is this a meeting of your old club? *she jokes*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *waves a hand* "Mmmm...I ran into Ren in the city."
<DeathStar> *Jubei sets down some food and Ren sits down, nomming*
<DeathStar> <Jubei> Well, I should go practice. The house is yours. If you got any questions you have my number. Good to see again, Noire. *Jubei takes her share of the food and puts her hair up, stepping out*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Come on, we're going to my old room." *starts walking*
<DeathStar> *Ren grabs her food* Right, on my way
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads into her room and then closes the door once Ren and Thena are inside* "...that was very strange."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yep. Looks like you don't spend much time at home.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *checks to see if she has a computer in her room in this reality*
<DeathStar> *she does*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *goes online and checks her status in this reality*
<Seraphna> **Thena bounces on the bed**
<DeathStar> *it looks like Noire is a major dancer, creating dance routines and other such things. She's herald for her wild dances, sometimes pushing the envelope for what she gets away with in her routines, as well as even recently teaching others for holovid shows and movies*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wow. *leans in* You're a dancer and teach others?
<DeathStar> *She munches, watching*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *adjusts her glasses* "My sister has eben trying to get me to do a performance with her. Do not tell her about this." *searches for her mother*
<DeathStar> *it looks like Andrea's name comes up as working with the the Japanese government; when critized about transforming the government building, she stated it needed a back up, but some have noted the strange building material put into it - naturally she has yet to do such a thing in the prime universe*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...yes, certainly my mother's doing."
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<DeathStar> <Ren> I wonder what this Andrea is up to
<DeathStar> <Aurica on comms> I can try to send drones there
<Jackieness> <Noire> *shuts off ther computer and stands up* "No, I want to check something."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Alright. What's the plan? Get some dance moves from your other self?
<DeathStar> *Ren makes Thena dance*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "No..." *steps out of her room and heads for the door to Andrea's lab*
<DeathStar> *As they arrive, the door is MIA as if it never existed*
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<Jackieness> <Noire> "...now this is unexpected."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Is it hidden?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...my suspicion is moved."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I wonder if that Sim person is around or was she moved too?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I don't know...but the most likely place for the door to be is in the tower."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right. So what's the plan?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...are you finished eatting, Ren?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Yep!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We're going downtown."
<DeathStar> *Ren stuffs Thena into pocket*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Right
<DeathStar> -P-
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Session Close: Sat Aug 06 00:00:00 2022
Session Start: Sat Aug 06 00:00:00 2022
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> -R-
<DeathStar> *Ren walks along, flipping through holovid stuff* I wonder if I'm famous
<DeathStar> <Ren> Lets see... *pauses as she eyes stuff, then quietly closes the document*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmmm? Soemthing vexes you?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Nope nope. Totally not famous. So where we going?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *eyes Ren then points* "Government tower"
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes Thena, then the tower* So do we walk in or use Thena?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We're walking in. Thena is for emergencies."
<DeathStar> *As they approach the tower, some government workers eye Noire* Hello, Madame. You can go on in.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...thank you." *goes to the elevator*
<DeathStar> *Ren follows, casually suffocating Thena in her chest*
<DeathStar> *As they take the elevator, it goes from a normal building to slowly becoming a dark tower with the material around them becoming a different building structure*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *adjusts her glasses, clearly a bit agitated*
<DeathStar> <Ren> You okay?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "It this place...its agitating me."
<DeathStar> *As they arrive at the top, the tower office looks normal. Oddly too normal*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *wlaks into the office proper*
<DeathStar> *Ren looks around, tapping her chin and eyes some offices for the workers; a secretary for Andrea is in the center of the area, working on something*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks to the secretary* "Is she in?"
<DeathStar> *she looks up* OH hi Noire. Yes of course. One moment. *She talks on her comm, then after a bit back and forth* You can go on in.
<Seraphna> **Thena rides on Ren's boobs**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads inside the office*
<DeathStar> *the office has pictures of Reikana idol merch pictures and some of Noire's dance routines are laid out to the side. Sitting at her desk is Andrea dressed in a black attire, formal, looking older than she normally appears by quite a few years. Flipping through some documents, Andrea speaks up* Hello, Noire. I thought you were busy working on a new dance routine right now.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I needed...a distraction."
<DeathStar> *She glances up at that, then pauses, studying Noire quietly* I see.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks back at Andrea* "Mmmmmm...are we done dancing about now?"
<DeathStar> *Ren quietly bounces her chest to see how long Thena can take it*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well. You're much more direct. I'll give you that. I would accuse you of being a fake but you're too close to my daughter.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I did not wish to insult your itnelligence as I could plainly see that you could, in turn, see right through me." *gestures to a chair* "May I?"
<DeathStar> *Andrea nods* Very well. *Ren takes a seat* Please.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *sits down* "You know Ren, of course. Thena is about as well."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I am aware; I did think it a little odd you were together at this moment.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...Ren, what does she mean?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> *Ren hangs head and shows her profile on the datapad, where Ren works has been working for Cran still in this reality* Apparently I don't spend a lot of time around you guys. Not very famous.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I see." *looks back at Andrea* "May I still address you as mother? It is my habit."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *motions, observing the two* I don't see why not. *she carefully leans back, as if truly acting her age*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Thank you. As you have guessed, we are visitors from an alternate reality."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I gathered by her words. I don't know what I could offer unless you're looking for something in specific.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We're just here as explorers."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Hm. Well, the world is calm right now. My daughters have taken to finding other paths.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And...what about all this?" *waves around with ehr hand* "My mother did not redecorate the givernment tower so drastically."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Really. *she muses* Do you mind if I ask ... *She seems to be playing with her words* I can tell you're a fighter. Just by the stance you are in. Can I get some information on the state of your world? Our people and her.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm? My mother is the governor, like yourself. Our people are located mostly on our new homeworld."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *nods* The Dark War took a lot out of us. Reikana and Noire aren't exactly fighters - Rei did a bit of fighting through song, but the Dark War took a toll on what Dark Ones we had. Heaven, Tamara. And I used a lot of my power as well. I had to stop short of exhausting all my power reserves. Going into the post war, I set up this place and other leylines to make a defensive place for when something returns and the Dark Ones have a place to fall back to. I didn't have the luxury of being subtle due to my weakened state and drew on more materials of my for my office to draw power from
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I must assume your Andrea is in a better state
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Over the next few years it'll slowly be a place if anything happens, I can draw it to the girls.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Give or take a death and resurrection."
<Seraphna> Thena> Heaven bad ass.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> She did a lot in the war. *she nods to Thena*
<Seraphna> Thena> Also naughty in bed. **nods**
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I take it there's multiple paths that these worlds appear as then. Since i did not die and return
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...and my coutnerpart isn't much of a fighter? Mmmmmm...I personally finished off the Soul Well, devoured a Dark Seeded world...with Charlotte's help....and consumed the cores of most of the Dark Generals."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Charlotte? Yes, we didn't have a Charlotte among our Dark One ranks
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *she muses* I admist I am curious to learn more about these differences. I mainly relied on magiks and brute strength where I could.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...I mostly rely on my physical powers, though I have been studying Dark One sorcery."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I assume you know my origin. Just becareful not to tap into that part of yourself. You'll be stronger but you'll burn yourself out faster
<DeathStar> <Andrea> It's one reason I switched tactics
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I see." *adjusts her glasses* "Tell me...what is the status of you reality's PAX?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> They completely lost one PAX and the other took heavy damage. I think they're looking into ways to try to fix it. These days the PAX isn't doing that much - it's like a stationary figurehead due to it being able to teleport and run the systems, but the ship itself isn't doing that much.
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I wouldn't be shocked if they move some operations to another Suisen ship down the road.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...we have encountered agents of a reality that have been raiding other realities for particular resources. Ships mostly, especially PAXes."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I doubt they'd get much out our PAX right now. Maybe later when it's fixed up
<DeathStar> *Ren has gagged Thena8
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Still...I would suggest being alert."
<DeathStar> *She nods* I will let them know
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So...what is the status of our people here?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Fairly well. Using Dark books and relics, Bobbi and I managed to save a lot and the Dark Homeworld is starting to bloom. I imagine there's mostly overlap between the realities with regards to what exists to books and relics, but if you ever want to see what I have on hand I can show you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I have to ask... Jubei in this reality seems...mmmm...different."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> She has been training to try to pick up after me. She's still ... learning. But she's doing better. She's kind of taking a mix of Elywn's abilities and my own. She'll probably be a bit of a Dark Fox in the end.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...no offense, but this reality is strange to my eyes."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> *considers* I don't know much about realities. But if you take into account possibilities, then I have to imagine if you keep exploring, you'll find many realities of what if's. IF you keep seeking them out, I would enjoy hearing them. *She gets up and fiddles around in a drawer* I might have an idea of some of the reason for some of the paths my family took. Maybe your Andrea had more influence?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm? What are you thinking?"
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I usually was doing various things, preparing for the future - my older self helped raised the girls a lot. Up until the Dark War. *indicating she was around longer in this reality* My Elwyn and I were always gathering stuff, preparing - and being older than me she had a more calming, follow your presence while I've been a more throw yourself into the situation type. Now that I've been a bit more worn down, I suppose there's merit to how she thought.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...I wonder where the deviaion point was then."
<DeathStar> *Ren muses* We'd have to explore more I guess. Or look around our reality
<DeathStar> <Ren> And this one probably
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Well, you are welcome, but you'd probably be recognized here
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm...true. And really, we shouldn't linger either."
<DeathStar> *Andrea nods and muses, then holds up a hand*
<DeathStar> *then moves to open up a door in the middle of nowhere; where she talks to a younger looking version of herself - Similcran (too lazy to look at the spelling) and retrieves an item from the room from her, before returning and holding it out* It's a relic that allows communication with another of it's type. IF there is one in your reality, it might can work with it. Maybe not
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I'll have to ask mother about it." *looks at Ren* "Also I told you the door would be here now."
<DeathStar> <Ren> When you're right, you'r right. I wonder if that means she'll move in our world, too
<DeathStar> *Ren stuffs the relic in her outfit*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "We shall see."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Did you want some of Noire's dance videos while you're here? *She sounds like she's picking on Noire, knowing they're 180*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...ahem....I am clearly a different person from my counterpart."
<DeathStar> <Andrea> I'm aware. If you do return, I'll teach you a spell to help hide your facial appearance so you can explore more
<DeathStar> <Andrea> It helped with spy missions
<DeathStar> *Ren raises and bows as she goes*
<Seraphna> Thena> I want some!
<DeathStar> *Andrea blinks at that*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> Ah....?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *stands and then facepalms at Thena's declaration*
<Seraphna> Thena> Videos.
<DeathStar> *Andrea rolls her chair and hands a copy of one to Thena*
<Seraphna> **Thena smiles and it vanishes**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...why do I have such a feeling of dread?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Try not to think about it
<DeathStar> <Ren> How wild can she be?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *shakes her head* "...let's just go back home."
<DeathStar> -P-
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Session Close: Sun Aug 07 00:00:00 2022