The Alien Wars 6: Reality Strikers

The Fumoffu Striker Special: Change the Channel

Session Start: Tue Jul 11 00:00:01 2023
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.7.30
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> *Taking place before the team sets out into Tareh, Taiga has up in the corner monitoring realities while the team is stationed waiting to set off. Ren is tossing Kaori a ball, bored*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps off the teleporter pad* "Mmmmmmmm...?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "The waiting is the worst part."
<DeathStar> *Ren tries to throw the ball for a little six year old* Here, catch. Someone, anyone catch the ball~!
<Alicia> * Said kid catches it, being distracted away from trying to play with any of the machinery by ball
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You know, you guys are kind of... sad. That this entertain you. *She watches Ren toss the ball onto Noire's chest*
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "So, what are we waiting for?" *grabs for the ball anyway*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks down as the ball lodges in the front of her blouse*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Just making sure everything is set for the trip to Tareh. We'll likely jump in the next day or two... *She adjusts her glasses when something beeps on her reality sensors* One moment.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We might have a situation in another reality. And we're down our normal crews thanks to the sin situation.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... what is the situation."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm detecting what seems to be a sort of .. you know what, I'm not sure what to describe it. I've been sending probes out into the multiverse for years. And this probe in this particular one has begun to send all sorts of nonsensical data back to me. I believe it might be compromised and that could lead to them knowing our location. I'd like to go retrieve it. *She eyes the group*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... then continue this a Striker mission. Who do we have?"
<Jackieness> consider
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Can you bring it back automatically?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga taps the button* No. It's denying me. As for help. Ren here. You. Charlotte. *She peers at Kaori* I'm not sure if she's awake
<Sara> * Kaori stares
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She's awake. Kaori, you think we can contact Hess?
<Sara> <Kaori> I'll send her a message now
<DeathStar> <Ren> Tell her to bring me entertainment. I've played through all your games
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then suit up, team."
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Yeah, I'm bored."
<DeathStar> *Ren lays on Kaori with Yoi, giving cute eyes*
<Chaintan> 6*Kaori would recieve an animated gif in reply of 'OMW' and a cat sliding in and out of frame in a toy car
<Sara> <Kaori> She's driving here now *she jokes*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I..hm. .. Hmmm. *She peers out the space window, as if considering the possibility*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Kitty might have left a shuttle for the two...
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What's up?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> Ignore mom. She's taking things literal again.
<Chaintan> 6*Which Hess deadpans to when she finally arrives, pack and all
<DeathStar> <Ren> I think she's becoming a little distant lately.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hey, Hess
<Chaintan> <Hess> If i was driving up i would be blaring 'Running in the 90s' to prove its me
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "You brought games?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> *steps up, back in her old Striker uniform, complete with low zipper cleavage*
<Alicia> * Charlotte nods approvingly
<Chaintan> 6*Hess nods and pats the over sized backpack she brought
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *leans back, adjusting her glasses* Oh, you arrived. Teleporter, of course. *she nods, as if that makes more sense. She taps her wrist and her uniform appears*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hess, did you overpack?"
<Chaintan> <Hess> nah, most of the bulk is snacks and drinks
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands Hess a Striker uniform* Here
<Sara> <Kaori> Besides, it's just the backpack we got last time we got new ones
<Chaintan> 6*Hess sets down the pack and goes to change
<Sara> * Kaori holds up her pink backpack that for some reason gives the impression that it could hold A LOT of fish
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...you do know that Ren is coming too, right?"
<Alicia> * Yoiyami goes right for the pack, looking for the games.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Why am I being singled out?! *She jerks*
<DeathStar> *As she changes with Hess*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Because your appetite is legendary."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "And Kaori's isn't?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is is a power unmatched.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You know, I had thoughts on her appetite and I think I know what caused it
<Chaintan> <Hess> ok, allow me to rephrase. they are for KaoKao and myself
<DeathStar> *Taiga muses suddenly*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...well, okay."
<DeathStar> *Taiga hands Yoiyami a video game with puzzles*
<Chaintan> *there would be a reasonable variety of games ranging in genre and length as well as some physical games as well.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Ren's hunger activated and remained after she became pregnant with Akatsuki
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And why did it remain?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Something in her chemistry changed. She could see Cuddles probably as Ren glares.*
<Seraphna> Si> My theory is she has a black hole in there.
<DeathStar> *as Ren glares at her*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright, everyone ready?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yeah."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Are we ever truly ready for a weird reality?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... then do make an appintment to see Cuddles, Ren. Now then... Strikers, move out!"
<Chaintan> <Hess> not really but we go our best
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Guess it has to wait anyway."
<DeathStar> *Taiga activates the gate and Ren leads the way through. Taiga follows on through*
<Seraphna> **Si hops through**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yoiyami... you stay here with Taiga." *Yoiyami does not look impressed*
<Seraphna> **Jaime mumbles abut and hops through**
<Chaintan> 6*Hess offers hand to Kaori
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks through the gate*
<DeathStar> *Taiga secretly smuggles Yoiyami in her tails, winking*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Charlotte, you do realize that you told Yoiymi to stay with taiga... who is comign with us, right?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...oh shit."
<Sara> * Kaori walks through hand-in-hand with Hess
<Alicia> * Charlotte gets a deer in headlights look
<DeathStar> *The group arrives in the back yard of what looks to be the suburbs of an Earth show seen in something from Miyuki's time before she was found by Cheryl*
<DeathStar> *fences all around and a house in front of them. Taiga and Ren look around, squinting at the strange shade of olden day color*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...is this...sepia tone?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> I -what?
<Chaintan> <Hess> im half expecting a tumble weed to rolll through...
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why is this this colour?"
<DeathStar> *coming from the house is Warren's voice, yelling at what appears to be Arhn's voice*
<Sara> <Kaori> Any moment now we'll be told that "this town ain't big enough for the both of us"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, what is the air quality here?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga checks* It's fine. Breathable. ... It's..what?
<DeathStar> *her head jerks up*
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuu?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Do we dare look through the window?
<Chaintan> 6*Hess looks to Kaori
<Chaintan> <Hess> dare me to?
<Alicia> * Charlotte dares, though surreptitiously
<Seraphna> Jaime> That way leads to Thenas.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, do you have a fix on your probe?"
<Sara> <Kaori> Welp, we were beaten to it
<Chaintan> 6*Hess shrugs
<DeathStar> *Charlotte would see an overweight, slightly balding Warren, dressed in fashion from probably the 60's waving his hands at Arhn, while Jennifer hangs on a man with a goofy mushtache and looks like a hippy. He seems to be arguing about something that can't be heard while Arhn looks like some sort of wallflower*
<Chaintan> <Hess> we offered
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Ah, right. *She checks* It seems to be further into this...town
<DeathStar> *the man pauses, as if sensing Charlotte and begins to move toward the window to peek back out -- at them*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then let's not spend too much time here."
<Alicia> * Charlotte has already ducked away
<DeathStar> <Warren> Eh? Who's out there? Is it you kids again? Trying to take my newspaper?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Charlotte, get back here!"
<Alicia> * Charlotte returns to the group, in a direction that isn't directly from the window
<DeathStar> *The man peers through the window, looking around the back yard*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think we need to go
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Agreed. Come on." *heads for the street*
<DeathStar> *his voice can be heard telling Arhn to grab something
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I guess so." *seems nonchalant so as to not attract suspicion*
<DeathStar> *hops over the fence and onto the streets*
<Chaintan> <Hess> uhhh yeah lets not find out what theyre yelling for
<Chaintan> *Hess carries Kaori to safety
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What's with them anyway?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> *moves out on to the street, look around, then switches her suit to a late 50s look, complete with poodle skirt*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Suit up to the times, ladies."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... oh no."
<DeathStar> *Taiga looks around and follows; it definitely looks like a typical neighborhood. But what's odd, is further down the street, is a black and white area, and further up is a more modern looking area* <Taiga> ... *She eyes her datapad* I... *she looks around the neighborhood, eyeing the neighbors looking at them, as Ren taps her suit to match the clothing of the place*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Can you explain this?
<Chaintan> 6*Hess makes a face at the outfit
<Alicia> * Charlotte goes to blend in, trying not to look too outlandish
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...when in Rome, Hess."
<Seraphna> **Jaime’s outfit shifts to adapt ss she looks around** This is reminding me of ancient Earth sitcoms.
<Sara> <Kaori> I, uh... Yeah, I guess.
<Chaintan> 6*Hess groans and changes
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *seems troubled* A what?
<Sara> * Kaori changes
<Seraphna> Jaime> Holovid shows before holovid.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Sam and Drasek are obsessed with them.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Early Earth video entertainment."
<Chaintan> <Hess> the stuff where they had the sound of people laughing even if something wasnt funny?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why couldn't Ceilidh be here, she's the big history nerd."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Bt this place didn't detect as an ODdverse
<Seraphna> Jaime> We theorize that ancient humans had to be instructed like sheep.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Its irrelevant sicne this isn't real history."
<Sara> <Kaori> Like they had to be told when to laugh?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Culture isn't part of history?"
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Ancient humans were stupid."
<Chaintan> <Hess> something like that I guess?
<DeathStar> *as they move along they begin to get into a more modern area where they pass what looks to be Dias and Marcus, at a store called Dias and Marcus Salvage. They seem to outside the store, Dias lifting up large salvage and showing off while Marcus is wiping his foreahead and holding his chest while mimicing*
<Seraphna> Jaime> This pack of color is depressing. There should be more browns and greens.
<DeathStar> <Ren> What?
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "More red."
<Sara> <Kaori> Did we come back to our world? This seems normal.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I have no idea, but I do think we're closer. *the group passes a bar.* God I want a drink
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Marcus is acting like a grouchy old man."
<Seraphna> Si> Change the channel.
<Chaintan> 6*Hess blinks and considers, lifting datapad
<DeathStar> <Ren> Whatcha doing?
<Sara> * Kaori smirks
<Chaintan> <Hess> testing a theory
<Alicia> <CHarlotte> "You don't think we can really change the channel, do you?"
<Chaintan> 6*Hess punches in a more modern channel for the hell of it
<Jackieness> <Noire> *loooks around then dials her clothing up to early 80s fashion*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "God, that looks so gawdy." *changes too*
<DeathStar> *As Hess does that, suddenly someone taps Noire and Kaori* What are you two doing out here?
<Sara> * Kaori turns around
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmmm?" *turns around*
<DeathStar> *John is standing there* We need you inside. It's a busy night. Come on. *He begins to drag them into the bar*
<DeathStar> *right as Hess seems to vanish*
<Sara> <Kaori> Ahh! Hessie!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hah?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> That man is kidnapping our fox and dark one.
<Seraphna> Si> She vanished!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> *looks to Ren* "But we're still here."
<DeathStar> *Ren tries to dial Hess, but gets a strange stand by song*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... what?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...n..nani?!"
<DeathStar> *Noire and Kaori are taken to a Cheers like bar, where everyone knows them - especially since it's all the people they know*
<DeathStar> *Taiga follows along, then facepalms, eyeing Andrea there, plus other Dark Ones*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...I think Hess went to the modern channel."
<DeathStar> <Ren> If she can dial there, surely she can dial back. Or we can dial forward. Or something
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...wh...what is going on?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Where is this, Katrina's bar or something?"
<DeathStar> <John> What? *He begins to work* <Taiga> *To Kaori and Noire* Lets try what she did. Unless you want to work here. Forever.
<DeathStar> *Andrea slides an empty mud over*
<DeathStar> <Andrea> More.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *nods and pulls out her pad, dialing forward*
<Seraphna> **Jaime and Si try it too**
<Sara> * Kaori tries to do what Hess did
<DeathStar> *TAiga and Ren mimic, with Taiga holding onto Yoiyami; the entire group appear before a court*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess is upside down on a lady of justice statue, hanging by her pack
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You okay there, Hess? *she turns to Kaori, and helps her up to Hess*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...oh boy."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...you really didn't need all that food..."
<Chaintan> <Hess> No, I wasnt expecting to not be in the same spot I was and have my datapad slide away from me
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "Yes we do."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Crime drama?
<Chaintan> <Hess> while technically correct Noire, if i had just opened the pack, i risked the games breaking
<Chaintan> <Hess> Cop Procedural, so yeah Crime Drama more or less
<Sara> * Kaori moves over to assist
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "See? I'm right."
<Chaintan> 6*Hess smooches Kaori as she is righted and set down
<Sara> <Kaori> Now you AND the games are safe! And I don't have to be a waitress!
<Chaintan> <Hess> a waitress?
<Sara> * Kaori makes a face
<Sara> <Kaori> I got pulled into a weird bar...
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Lets hope you're not under arrest for being so darned cute."
<DeathStar> *Taiga turns down the street, then jerks at what looks to be a hospital sitcom with two guys with their bro-love; the stars being Darien and Chad*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *She leans over the steps and pukes* W-What is this?!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, cna you get a lock on the probe after this sudden jump in set?"
<Chaintan> <Hess> if we get back there, I'll punch their teeth in for you
<Seraphna> Jaime> I feel several miscastings have taken place.
<Chaintan> <Hess> ok this is just weirder than simply a 'TV universe'
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Darien has more taste than that, yes."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Right lets focus. *She leads them forward*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And no more channel jumping unless we run into real trouble. We keep having to start over each time."
<DeathStar> *The group begins to what looks to be a city, where they pass an area that looks like reality TV. It looks dark and evil*
<DeathStar> *the section of the city having constant storms*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well that's cheeful
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...the people seem to do nothing but fight and have sex... how lowbrow."
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... I think I see Kaelan in there.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That tracks. Anyway, we can't stay here."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Hah!"
<Seraphna> Jaime> **tilts her head**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan shadow steps over to Noire** Really you need to cut loose.
<DeathStar> *Ren screams*
<DeathStar> *and fox leaps onto Kaori's head*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "We're fine thanks."
<Sara> <Kaori> Gah! Ren, what's wrong!
<DeathStar> <Ren> <Yip yip - it was the real Kaelan!>
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Not you, you clearly get laid.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Noire~ c’mere~
<DeathStar> *As they continue, they see another oddity - living cartoons/anime. Infact, one is Kitty*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...excuse me?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *leans forward, staring at the anime Kitty on the street*
<Chaintan> <Hess> mom?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Why are we on Maka?"
<Seraphna> Si> Whooo! Anime street!
<DeathStar> *Anime Kitty looks at Hess and studies her* Hello! *She speaks with that dubbed english sound*
<Sara> <Kaori> ...What.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> **tendrils peek around Noire**
<Chaintan> <Hess> oh gods im getting a headache, her audio isnt balanced either
<Sara> <Kaori> It's okay, it's not real, it can't hurt you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Kaelan, enough."
<Chaintan> <Hess> why would they do her this bad
<DeathStar> *Taiga falls to her knees* Noo
<DeathStar> <Taiga> My poor Kitty
<DeathStar> *Anime Kitty nods sadly*
<Seraphna> **Si pats Taiga**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan grins** Fiiiine.
<DeathStar> <Ren> If Kaelan is here, did anyone else come?
<DeathStar> *she poofs back*
<DeathStar> *Anime Kitty takes Hess' hand and decides to lead them along*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess sighs and follows
<Alicia> * Victoire appears in full idol gear. "Kaelan, why are you here?"
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I was curious.
<DeathStar> *passing what looks to be an anime with all the anime girls like Sunny, Sparkling, Nicolette, Sabrina and even Zayne, all the way up to a show about gods with Ama, Erevis, Jaime, etc. to talking who the mother is until they finally reach a show about spies and stuff*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The device is in this show
<Jackieness> <Noire> "A spy show?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It would be. The hardest one to grab a random device from."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "A plot device?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...a McGuffin."
<Chaintan> <Hess> please, this hurts me so much
<Alicia> <Victoire> "For everyone but us."
<DeathStar> *it looks like it is in an office building, more than a spy building, with a bunch of cops outside for protection*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess turns to Anime Kitty
<DeathStar> <Ren> It looks unusual for so many shows to be in one spot isn't it?
<Chaintan> <Hess> Ok, mom? do you know where this...thing is?
<Chaintan> <Hess> like specificly
<DeathStar> *The Anime Kitty muses, then shows where in the office building it is - it looks like it's in Cheryl's office*
<Chaintan> <Hess> thanks mom
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga... was this reality always like this?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm wondering. IT might have been an oddverse that got transformed somewhat. *She eyes the cops, looking like it's some comedy cop show, as they stand around protecting the place and is made up of Charlotte, Ren herself, and Jikuu*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Alright how we going to beat ourselves?
<Sara> <Kaori> Can't be that hard, I accidentally beat myself up all the time
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Give them Hess' snack stash. That will distract them."
<Chaintan> <Hess> that...probably will work yeah
<Sara> <Kaori> Aww. If we must...
<Alicia> * Victoire heads forwards to chat with Jikuu, trying to seem like she's part of the show.
<Chaintan> 6*Hess opens the pack and offers Kaori first grab
<Chaintan> <Hess> so i dont throw away something you really want
<Sara> * Kaori takes one
<DeathStar> *Victoire and Jikuu chat and seem to get along while on duty; Jikuu looking like she's high strung officer that wants to do a good job for her boss*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Well that's one down
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Well, she'd know how to deal with Jikuu."
<Chaintan> 6*Once Kaori made her choice, Hess chucks out the snacks
<DeathStar> *The snacks land and Ren is immediately on them - both of them*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *deadpans*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Whelp
<Jackieness> <Noire> "..let's just go and get the probe... we'll rescue Ren later."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "The power of Hostess snack cakes."
<DeathStar> *The other Charlotte joins in as well; all the commotion suddenly leads to their boss coming out. Adeline*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> What is this nonsense. *She puts her hands on her hips, displeased.*
<DeathStar> *Both Ren's rise, with cupcakes in their mouths*
<Seraphna> Jaime> She’s sexy when in charge.
<Chaintan> 6*Hess hurries along, mourning the loss of perfectly good snacks
<Jackieness> <Noire> *tries to get around to the building*
<Sara> * Kaori follows along
<Alicia> * Charlotte likewise sneaks around
<Alicia> * also changing her outfit to a police uniform once no-one's looking
<DeathStar> *As they get into the office complex while thoseo utside get reamed*
<DeathStar> *The team finds themselves in an office of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, where bored employees sit around*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess deadpans
<Chaintan> <Hess> ok, theyre not gonna care what we do, just make it for the break room
<DeathStar> *Zephyr eyes them coming in and Hotaru is making paper planes*
<DeathStar> <Hotaru> Oh look, new employee prospects
<DeathStar> <Aya> You here to fix the printer?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *sets her outfit to 'office lady'.*
<Seraphna> **Jaime joins them carrying the Adeline**
<DeathStar> *She tosses her ball up and down*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> And I thought I was possessive. **looks at a “camera”**
<DeathStar> *well, by grabbing Officer Adeline, she has noticed the team*
<DeathStar> *And has handcuffed Jaime*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yeah, they're good workerrrrrrs."
<Alicia> * Charlotte trails off as Jaime ruins her plan
<Seraphna> **Jaime so far has seen no downside**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> All of you. Citizens arrest. Now. *Their Ren hurries in now, with extra snacks*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ...does she have a brain?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I-- I have no idea
<Seraphna> Jaime> If you are an officer why would you make a citizens arrest, Number 3?
<Chaintan> <Hess> you should know better than anyone Taiga!
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuu.
<DeathStar> *The workers look at each other, as if debating if they reaally want to. *at the same moment camera person comes out of Cheryl's office, having been recording her talking about nonsense*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> And so that's why we like to you know...what?
<DeathStar> *She turns to eye the stuff going on and the camera turns to record them now*
<Chaintan> <Hess> ..... thats what she said?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Kaori. Foxhole everyone into that office and we'll lock the door
<Jackieness> <Noire> *facepalms*
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Wait if we’re taking waifus can I keep this Cheryl, I have science reasons.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... quickly
<Chaintan> <Hess> No or we're taking you to HR
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ...Taiga...how far now...?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It's claiming it's in her office
<Sara> * Kaori foxholes
<Seraphna> Kaelan> I’m on a first name basis with HR.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "..move..." *tries to get aroudn the chaos and slip into Cheryl's office*
<DeathStar> *Taiga jumps in*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess hurries in
<DeathStar> *Ren hurries in and Cheryl blinks* <Cheryl> Wait, hey! That's my office. My name's on the door
<Alicia> * Victoire arrives via a different foxhole
<DeathStar> *Ren shuts it and locks it, the camera zooming in on them*
<Seraphna> **Si hops in, Jaime following still holding the Adeline**
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Where?" *looks around*
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes Jaime* You are all going to jail!
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I thought this was a spy show?"
<DeathStar> *The office is empty of probes as Taiga goes to the corner*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hot.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ...Jaime, why did you grab this reality's Adeline?!"
<Seraphna> Jaime> For mine to meet and get uniform measurements.
<DeathStar> *She begins to rip up the floor and Cheryl can be heard yelling outside* <Cheryl> Not my carpet! Think of the decour! You see these monsters?!
<DeathStar> *Adeline growls, adjusting her police hat* You're getting life for this!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...you're a moron..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Can't you home in on the exact location?"
<DeathStar> *Taiga reveals what looks to be a hidden hatch* <Cheryl> Huh. That's new. *She turns to the camera man* You ever seen that before?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> There, somewhere down there.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "And congratulations, Noire, you figured it out."
<DeathStar> *Ren shares her snack with her daughter*
<DeathStar> <Ren> So what does it mean that a hidden trap is in this show?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *shakes her head and goes to help Taiga retrieve the probe*
<DeathStar> *Taiga moves her grandchild back to Charlotte and goes down*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *heads down after taiga*
<DeathStar> *beneath the office is what looks to be a glitchy area*
<DeathStar> *as if looking at tape that was run through magnets*
<DeathStar> *or something not yet created*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... it means this place isn't supposed to be like this."
<DeathStar> *sitting in the middle is the probe, hooked up to something, but that something isn't defined in the walls
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm a bit wary to approach and grab it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...this seeems suspect."
<DeathStar> *She eyes the floor under them, being all barely formed*
<Alicia> * Charlotte uses future vision to judge whether it's safe to remove, removing it if it is
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...oh no."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Hm?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "The moment we unhook that thing, all hell is going to break loose."
<Sara> <Kaori> Even more?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Could you be more specific?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yes, even more."
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses** I suppose a moron would unlock it.
<Seraphna> **Jaime starts to move forward**
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If that's the case I can try to remotely turn it off
<DeathStar> *the Adeline strugglesa and curses, giving her trouble*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Jaime, stay away from it!"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Please. Before Jaime makes the TV worlds spread throughout the cosmos."
<DeathStar> *As she nears, the device seems to react to Adeline, zapping at her*
<DeathStar> *And trying to eat her*
<Alicia> * Charlotte checks if that will work
<Seraphna> Jaime> But I'm a moron who would do that. **she teleports her and that Adeline back a little**
<Seraphna> Jaime> Correct?
<DeathStar> *Adeline eyes her form, now a bit warpy like the room*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> What happened to me?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Now or before?
<DeathStar> <Ren> You got a problem Jaime?
<DeathStar> *She glances at her*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Obviously.
<DeathStar> *Ren walks over to her and flicks her forehead* Then we'll talk about it afterward but for now focus
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Who would even make a reality bomb out of our probe?!"
<DeathStar> *Taiga kneels and begins to remotely turn it off* Okay here we go
<Seraphna> Jaime> I am. **she now takes the time to check if it is an alternate Adeline or not, perhaps having actually taken precaution when Kaelan popped up out of nowhere**
<Chaintan> <Hess> with the sheer number of 'realities' here, could be literally anyone
<DeathStar> *right now Adeline's figure is all warpy like the room, making scans come up strange*
<DeathStar> *The probe shuts odwn finally*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Mmm, yeah you must be native here I think... **she frowns** Still I'll try to get you out of this.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Are we secure?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Someone's watching, but..."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> While we keep our eyes open, I'll go over two theories
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We have around 70 something realities - probably more know thanks to the Serpent War likely making more. And we have Oddverses, which are little realities of silly things. I would have said this is an Oddverse, but this entire time I have not once detected an Oddverse signature
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So someone made this place like this."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Right perhaps in a new reality born from the Serpent War perhaps and made made it an Oddverse type deal.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That's my theory
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Could an Oddverse have turned into a standard reality?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Possible.
<DeathStar> *As they talk, the strange warpness of the room begins to take the probe, like hands moving it*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...soemthing is happening."
<Alicia> * Charlotte TK pulls it over. "Nope."
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... we should be leaving..."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hrm... Victoire.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Try to excersize control of the room.
<DeathStar> *The probe rolls over and in the warping room, a face can be seen. IT looks a lot like an alagamation of many people - Kaori, Hess, Noire, Taiga, Ren, Jaime, etc*
<Sara> * Kaori jerks
<Sara> <Kaori> What in the seven hells
<Alicia> * Victoire tries to do so, looking to Kaori for help
<Chaintan> _Hess tries to Bad Luck it
<Seraphna> Jaime> If each reality has a control, I think we're in it.
<DeathStar> *it blinks, several eyes* <Kaori Voice> Why, Hess?
<Alicia> <Victoire> "You know, this situation warrants reality powers..."
<Chaintan> <Hess> cause youre kinda being a creep
<Chaintan> 6*she turns to her Kaori
<Chaintan> <Hess> no offence
<DeathStar> *The room begins to swallow them*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I think this entire room might be it
<DeathStar> <Taiga Voice> It. Is. All. Me.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Yep.
<Chaintan> <Hess> THIS ISNT HELPING YOU KNOW
<Seraphna> Si> Booo! THis show isn't entertaining!
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Kaori, please."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I imagine this has all of our worst personality attributes!"
<Sara> <Kaori> They're really going all "I am... all of me" like Shadow the Edgefrog
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I think we have two choices. Run back to Asteroid C with the probe.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oh god, kill it quick."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Or try to kill it.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Noire, you want me to open the gate?!
<Seraphna> Jaime> Where exactly do I blast?
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'd say everywhere!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Yes, get us out of ehre!"
<DeathStar> *Taiga opens the gate quickly*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Strikers, move!" *moves trough the gate*
<DeathStar> *it's head rises behind them*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess grabs Kaori and books it
<Alicia> * Charlotte grabs the probe and jumps through
<DeathStar> *trying to eat Taiga*
<Seraphna> **Jaime huffs and moves eyes the Adeline, sighing as she walks through**
<Seraphna> **Kaelan darts through** I did like your adult entertainment!
<Alicia> * Victoire likewise jumps through quickly, grabbing Kaori
<DeathStar> *Adeline's warbled form steps between them, taking the bite*
<Seraphna> **Si tosses a card at the room and goes through**
<Alicia> * Oh, Kaori is already grabbed, okay
<DeathStar> *Taiga and Ren leap, the entire team landing in Asteroid C. Aurica looks up from the conrols*
<DeathStar> <Aurica> I have warning alarms going off that something is trying to follow you
<Seraphna> **Si fuuus and lands smothering Taiga**
<DeathStar> *Taiga twitches comedically*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> *checks everyone's through hurriedly* "Shut the gate!"
<DeathStar> *Aurica nods and powers it down*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Reality user breach. Seal it.
<DeathStar> <Aurica> Sealing the gate. *a seal appears*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "That was... not good..."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Taiga, what was that thing?!"
<Seraphna> Si> I hope he eats that terrible review I left him. 1 Star.
<DeathStar> *Taiga sits up*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I have no idea. It seemed to be some sort of creature that was part of all of us. Being connected to that ... what was it.. sitcom orld
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I wonder if the two were connected.
<Seraphna> Jaime> It was genuinely hard to tell who was real at some points, which is why I snagged Adeline.
<Seraphna> Jaime> She took that final blow for us too...
<DeathStar> *Taiga puts her glasses on and moves to the reality generator* I think I might have some ideas. With the probe's data, it looks like..
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Do go on."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> A new world formed from the death of the Serpent - two of them. This might have been a reality where the serpent won. Something happened with the probe and the reality was transformed. Why a sitcom world, I have no idea. But it transformed the people of it. Perhaps to try to learn more about us? To lure us in? It was using our probe.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And planned to come here
<DeathStar> <Ren> You know what I think? We should just go to the hotsprings
<Jackieness> <Noire> *holds up a hand* "...is there still a threat?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh yes
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That thing is still out there
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Just trapped on that world right now
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hot springs, not beach. I don't want a beach episode..."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Why not a beach episode? We can get Noire and Hess and Kaori together too
<DeathStar> <Ren> Water melon... jump the shark..
<DeathStar> *Taiga quietly lists that reality as too dangerous to re-visit*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...we may have to deal with it in the future, Taiga."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I could use a bath either way.
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Thankyou... I don't want to deal with fiction at all right now..."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I know. *she leans on the console* It will try to free itself. I'll see about getting all the info I can on it and locate a weak point
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Hotsprings
<DeathStar> *Ren has set up a holovid with shows playing, including ancient sitcoms*
<DeathStar> <Ren> So this is what people used to watch?
<DeathStar> *Ren relaxes in the waters, staring at the screen*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "Why would you do this..."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Relax, it's not real."
<DeathStar> *Taiga floats on a floating cat plushie*
<DeathStar> *Ren changes channels to Cheers, but something odd happens - the group sees Kaori and Noire as part of the main cast*
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... *looks at them*
<Alicia> * Victoire goes pale
<DeathStar> <Ren> This thing was filmed years ago...
<DeathStar> <Ren> How is this possible
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...what?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime sips some tea quietly and leans back in the water**
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Did they take us back to the past?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> Perhaps while the portal was open it pushed some influence.
<Alicia> <Yoiyami> "This game is shitty and sucks ass."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...that is where we were...when John grabbed us, he pulled us on to that set."
<DeathStar> *Ren switches to another ancient show, All in the Family, where an overweight Warren is arguing with Jennifer's husband*
<DeathStar> *talking about stuff in that time period.*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Who'd even watch that?"
<DeathStar> *Warren passionately puts him down and gets cheers from the set*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Does this mean there's an anime Kitty too? *Taiga perks up* <Taiga> Can I get her merch?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Reminds me that Jennifer used to date men.
<Seraphna> Si> Fuuuuu.
<DeathStar> *Ren changes and they see Kitty has become a vtuber anime girl*
<DeathStar> *and Ceilidh is on the History channel*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "... She's an idol now?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> I believe...we'll have to make sure none of this gets out or things will just get confusing
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'll ask CHIP To try to bury it
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, where is this stream coming from?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "That's right, it might've been tampered with."
<DeathStar> *Ren sends the archieved link of when Anime Kitty "Streamed" it years ago*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I wonder if I could be a holonet tuber. You guys want to join me in doing that after all this? *She looks at everyone in the baths*
<Alicia> <Victoire> "I pretty much already am."
<DeathStar> <>Ren> True I guess.
<DeathStar> *Ren leans on Charlotte and Noire*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I Guess for now
<DeathStar> <Ren> We all need to becareful
<DeathStar> *she turns to Jaime* You going to be okay?
<Seraphna> Jaime> I guess. I wish people did not feel the need to insult.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Fair enough - insult me
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...hmmmph."
<Seraphna> Jaime> I don’t do that. At least intentionally.
<DeathStar> <Ren> *she holds up Yoiyami* Very well, you may pet Yoi and receive blessings
<Seraphna> **Jaime smiles and pets her**