The Alien Wars 6: Reality Strikers

The Fumoffu Striker Special: Puzzling Movie Night

Session Start: Tue Dec 05 13:52:33 2023
Session Ident: #fumoffu
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<DeathStar> Date: 10-654.10.1
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> *taking place in the newly renovated Fumoffu club room after all the recent wars taking place, Taiga has installed a massive holovid and sound system; due to there not being much for Ren to have the group to do out in the real world, Ren has brought the group in with their favorite movies to rip on, leading to tonight's activities to enjoy and riff on them in their company. Naturally, Ren brought a horror movie*
<Chaintan> <Kitty> and youre SURE you want to do this? You never really seemed the type for...well
<Seraphna> **Jaime pops in with Adeline**
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm fine. *She looks around* Where's mom
<Sara> <Kaori> Vanished mysteriously
<Chaintan> 6*Kitty thumbs to cabinets
<Seraphna> **Si sits wearing a GOREFEST!!! T-Shirt** I’m here sweetie.
<Chaintan> <Kitty> being brave in the snack cabinet
<DeathStar> *the screen is showing a man having saws cutting his brain open*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks in, carrying a dish, though still looking sour*
<Sara> <Kaori> Meh, Brainsaw IV: The Dreckening did it better
<Seraphna> Si> Oh come on his brains would splatter way more!
<Chaintan> <Hess> Kaokao? is my blanket over there by you?
<Sara> <Kaori> Last time I looked, yes? *she checks*
<DeathStar> *Ren sets out more snacks and food* Hey, Noire
<Seraphna> **The blanket moves**
<Chaintan> 6*Hess shivers and looks, uncharacteristicly pathetic as she shivers
<Seraphna> Jaime> I wonder if we should bring the girls to these.
<DeathStar> *Ren eyes Taiga's choice of movie* A cartoon?
<Chaintan> <Hess> I dont know whats up but i feel like i need like, five blankets and you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I am here... though lowbrow as your choice in entertainment might be." *sets her dish down*
<Seraphna> Si> **moves to the Cabinet to get Taiga**
<Sara> * Kaori grabs the blanket right off of whatever may be underneath it and brings it over to Hess
<DeathStar> *Taiga clings to the door* Nooooo
<Seraphna> Si> I’ll protect you.
<Chaintan> <Kitty Taiga, im telling you, these movies are ridiculous
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But they're so baaaad
<Chaintan> <Kitty> it will all be worth it when we get to ten
<Seraphna> Si> Gotta watch them all~
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Why is claiming to not be a kiiiiller
<Sara> <Kaori> How bad they are is the best part though, you don't like when they obviously used gummi worms covered in chocolate powder as 'worms'?
<Seraphna> Si> Or you won’t know the meta side plot about the killer’s grandma.
<DeathStar> *she is dragged all the way over*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess reaches for the blanket and Kaori, giving a coo as she takes in the softness and warmth
<Seraphna> **Si cuddles Taiga and feeds her snacks**
<Seraphna> **Jaime tugs Adeline to her lap as she sits**
<DeathStar> *Adeline sits there* I give it a D- minus on the effects. I could make a better movie.
<Chaintan> <Kitty> in all honesty, if you pay attention to the plot, you'll get angry so just, turn your brain off and enjoy it with all of us
<Seraphna> Jaime> Perhaps we should make one.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Hm, we could use real people, too. Do we have any enemies around still?
<Chaintan> <Kitty> that sounds more like a snuff film...
<Seraphna> Jaime> I’m sure we have a few. Some boys on Geyze upset Terra.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm..." *sits down*
<Sara> <Kaori> Boy trouble?
<DeathStar> *Ren glances at Noire's choice*
<Seraphna> Jaime> She thankfully has sense and is marrying two girls.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Jaime is a man hater. *She explains*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> There are a few I approve of. Dad, Jamie, Wade, Kane.
<DeathStar> *Ren pauses, checking her datapad and tilts her head, ears twitching*
<Chaintan> <Hess> Hnn? whats up Ren
<Seraphna> Si> Ren? Planning something?
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... Weird. *She begins to do a search* Some junk mail I think. I got an offer to visit a school. At this time of night. I assume it must be for Yoiyami.
<DeathStar> <Ren> But it doesn't mention her, just is addressed to me and mentions the offer to bring some friends
<Seraphna> **Kaelan peeks over Ren’s shoulder** Oh?
<Chaintan> <Hess> first of all, didnt Kaori and I already calibrate you to not get spam? and second, its a red flag for any invite after work hours
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren... how dense. Obviously the school is haunted and we're going to be its victims."
<DeathStar> *Ren's ears flatten* Well, looking it up, it seems to be a legit school
<Seraphna> Si> Oh no you need a doll for that.
<Seraphna> **Si holds up a creepy doll that looks like Andrea** This doll.
<Sara> <Kaori> Wut
<DeathStar> *She shows them a school outside Mega City since the city proper is still being rebuilt*
<Chaintan> <Hess>...Ren, its always a 'legit' school...I'd do the air quotes but 6*she gives Kaori a little squeeze, clearly optiong for maximum warmth and cuddles
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm.... still this seems just like the set up for another haunted adventure."
<Seraphna> **Si sets the doll down, it judges them**
<Sara> * Kaori holds Hess close
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *She seems focused on the movie, twitching* WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!
<Chaintan> 6*Hess and Kitty jump at Taiga's shout
<Seraphna> Si> The promise of candy dear.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Tell me that person is the killer or the logic falls apart!!!
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Obviously they won't be the killer and will, in fact, die next."
<Sara> <Kaori> You know sometimes it's two killers and that's how the logic works
<Sara> <Kaori> So they can be in two places at once
<Chaintan> <Kitty> well in this franchise its the most twists but Kaori is right
<DeathStar> *Taiga develops a twitch*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Uh, should we finish the movie and move onto the next or so I reply back to the mail?
<Chaintan> <Hess> youre not seriously thinking of going are you
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, doa search for this school beyond just the surface stuff. There must be more to it."
<DeathStar> <Ren> I mean, it might be a good school....
<DeathStar> *Ren nods and sits there, looking into it more*
<Seraphna> Jaime> It’s not Jen and Aya’s old school is it?
<DeathStar> <Ren> What school is that?
<Chaintan> <Kitty> look, Ren, at the very least, call them tomorrow, when its active hours. If they dont answer then its a real big scam
<Seraphna> Jaime> The one Cedarton used to run. There’s a statue of Jen there cuz of how much school days she got the kids off from thanks to Legion destroying it every other week.
<DeathStar> *in the end, suddenly the killer turns out to be the protag himself*
<DeathStar> *Taiga begins to breathe rapidly*
<Chaintan> <Kitty> I told you, its all about the most twists
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I did say this was lowbrow when I came in."
<Seraphna> **Si pets Taiga’s ears**
<DeathStar> <Ren> So who's movie is next?
<DeathStar> *Ren looks up schools with Jennifer statues*
<DeathStar> <Ren> If it was in Mega City proper the school might have blown up
<Jackieness> <Noire> "And make sure it has a solid plot structure lest Taiga have an aneurism."
<Chaintan> 6*Kitty also pets Taiga
<Seraphna> Si> Pony Fighters 5 the movie is mine.
<DeathStar> *Taiga calms down* That was so...so...dumb.
<Chaintan> <Hess>...Si..that doesnt seem like a horror movie
<Seraphna> Si> Th-The villains intro is really scary.
<Sara> * Kaori deadpans
<DeathStar> *Ren puts it in*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess deadpans as well
<Seraphna> Jaime> This is one of those child movies that has an emotionally scarring moment isn’t it?
<DeathStar> *Ren riffs on the ponies*
<Chaintan> <Hess> thats usually in the first movie....not the later installments
<Seraphna> Si> There’s one in every part.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Okay, from what I can tell, legit school, makes sure all their students get into colleges
<Seraphna> Jaime> …Did we ever think of college? **looks to Adeline**
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We self-taught them
<DeathStar> <Adeline> But if they really want to go
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Well then, Ren, I suggest analyzing the message itself."
<Chaintan> <Kitty> ok, supposing this ISNT a giant red flag, what would be part of their program youd be interested in
<DeathStar> <Ren> There iso ne thing though
<Seraphna> Jaime> Well you’re a super genius, so they must be smarter than college now.
<DeathStar> <Ren> The principal might be someone we know
<Chaintan> <Kitty> that being?
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Is it Miyuki?
<DeathStar> *She shows her datapad, and the principal sits back in his desk for the photo, remaining in the shadows, but it looks like a certain Cedarton*
<DeathStar> *Taiga pahs*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Skip it
<Chaintan> <Kitty> first of all, you know Miyuki would never let us not know she was running something
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ah, that’s the one. He’s a Vampire.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... him again?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Isis and Miyuki have been busy lately what with Mega City getting wrecked
<Jackieness> <Noire> "So call one of them and see if they've heard of this place."
<Sara> <Kaori> I'm kind of amused by the fact that there's an ominous principal photo like that. It's a little on the nose
<Chaintan> <Kitty> and putting their literal army of kids to use
<Chaintan> <Hess> you think he had it professionally done?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Looks like Juan the Photographer’s work.
<Chaintan> <Hess> or used like, Niner?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Oh I'm sure all the villains have a certain lighting system rigged
<Sara> <Kaori> So we aren't even pretending this isn't evil, right?
<Chaintan> <Hess> of course not
<Chaintan> <Hess> not with THAT cast shadow
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... but.... the good grades...
<DeathStar> <Ren> .... the good colleges...
<DeathStar> *Taiga deadpans*
* Pache has joined #fumoffu
<Sara> <Kaori> Ren-Ren you're kinda gullible huh
<Seraphna> Si> Isn’t Aka already past college age?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Sorry, Yoi. I can't risk it.
<Seraphna> Jaime> Our children are over 20 now. I want more.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Ren can be super smart, but when she zeros in on something,...
<Chaintan> <Kitty> Taiga...thats more than tunnel vision...
<Seraphna> Si> Well our youngest is getting to the right age.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... Ren, if you do wish to g... I will go with you."
<DeathStar> <Ren> No, you're right, why risk walking into a trap possibly with a vampire
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... *she eyes the screen* Are... these ponies mauling each other?!
<Sara> <Kaori> Oh that's normal
<Chaintan> <Hess> Nature is brutal
<Seraphna> Si> OH NO IT’S THAT MOMENT THE HATE CLOUD GOT THEM! **she hides behind Taiga**
<DeathStar> *Taiga blinks and pets Si's ears* Uh, there there
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... does the hate cloud happen every movie?
<DeathStar> *she eyes them fighting each other*
<Seraphna> Si> …In 3, 5 and the remake.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...how ludicrous."
<Chaintan> <Kitty> they probably had AI write the remake...
<Pache> <Charlotte> "You'd think the AI would be a better writer by now."
<Seraphna> Si> It’s a dark evil cloud that engulfs ponies and makes them mean.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> …A few of mine like this stuff.
<DeathStar> *After the movie ends, Ren grabs Taiga's movie, which is a cartoon* ... how is a cartoon part of the horror theme, mom?
<DeathStar> *She puts it in*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You said to get riff like movies that are scary
<Chaintan> <Kitty> no, i said to get scary movies for us to riff on
<DeathStar> *after a moment, something akin to Foodfight! begins to play*
<DeathStar> *Ren recoils back*
<DeathStar> <Ren> What the fuck is this garbage on my screen
<Pache> <Charlotte> "Now that's horror."
<Chaintan> <Kitty> ok, I know we've been through alot, but who hurt you
* Pache is now known as Alicia
<DeathStar> *Ren quickly tries to find the stop button* Ugh, who's next, Kaori!
<Sara> * Kaori holds out video of Friday the 13th XXXXI
<Seraphna> **Someone in the video screams at her to stop so they can escape, or maybe that was just the scene**
<DeathStar> *Ren switches them out*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Seriously, I have only one question - they've done like how many Final Chapters by now?
<Sara> <Kaori> Seven
<Seraphna> Si> And two remakes.
<Sara> <Kaori> The last "Final Cahpter" was the one where Jason traveled back in time to avoid his mom's death but ended up killing her because she was in the shower
<Sara> Chapter*
<Chaintan> <Hess> Its refreshing its taking place in an actual city and not a camp ground
<Seraphna> Si> Another relic from before they outlawed remakes.
<Sara> <Kaori> It's true that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Remake Remake was kind of weird
<Sara> <Kaori> But I don't think they really had to make a LAW about it
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "What's with all these Final things getting sequels?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "... ... ...enough!"
<Sara> * Kaori's ears stand straight up
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "W-what's up?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> I think she likes this one.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "This was turning into one of those verbal segways that goes no where."
<Sara> <Kaori> It's called lore!
<DeathStar> <Ren> *pulls Noire against her*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I'm beginning to think you could use a night out
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "At least they didn't make a Final Destination 2."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Instead of just movies
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Noire needs an outlet.
<Sara> <Kaori> Why, is her battery running out?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *sniffles* "...I've been bored lately. I always become irritable when bored."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Okay. *She rises* I'll let the rest of you finish the movies. Come with me, Noire
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You need us to come with you? *She turns her head while Jason stalks the female counselor through the apartment*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *stands and follows Ren*
<DeathStar> *Taiga slips out after*
<Sara> * Kaori eyes everyone leaving
<Sara> * Kaori looks at blanketed Hess
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "... I should go too." *heads out*
<Seraphna> **Kaelan sneaks into Noire’s shadow**
<DeathStar> *Taiga motions at Kaori and Hess, motioning at them to enjoy themselves as JAson throws the woman out the window*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll be right back
<Seraphna> **Jaime gets up with Adeline to follow** I do prefer live theater.
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And here I was taking notes for our movie
<DeathStar> *Adeline sets a camera on Kaori*
<DeathStar> *then follows*
<DeathStar> <CHIP> For the record. *he speaks to the two* If I was Jason, I wouldn't walk that slow
<Sara> <Kaori> You don't wanna know how fast he is in the video game
<Sara> * Kaori looks around. "I think everyone left us here by ourselves Hessie"
<Chaintan> <Hess> I noticed...I hope theyre not getting any of those baby ideas towards us...
<DeathStar> <CHIP> If you want, I could make lews ovulating comments
<DeathStar> *lewd
<DeathStar> <CHIP> And suggest positions
<Chaintan> <Hess> and I could test gravity on you by drop kicking you out the window
<Sara> <Kaori> ...They also put a camera on us
<Chaintan> <Hess> dont they all have enough baby making on their own time? why need to watch us...
<Seraphna> **The end of their blanket moves**
<DeathStar> <Adeline comm> Actually, the camera is meant more for the movies
<DeathStar> <Adeline comm> Try to keep it balanced on you
<Chaintan> <Hess> if youre lying
<Sara> <Kaori> Oh well, if you don't wanna follow them I can probably find some more blankets
<Chaintan> 6*Hess kicks at the end of the blankets thats moving
<Seraphna> **Thena in Chibi form rolls out** Finally! Thena was lost!
<Chaintan> <Hess> how about we hang back and come in a bit later to rescue them when they obviously need the assist
<Sara> <Kaori> That sounds about right
<Chaintan> 6*Hess sighs and climbs out of blankets to pick up Thena and right her
<Seraphna> **Thena smiles** Hi! Got lost when a strange net with no holes and girl legs captured me!
<Chaintan> <Hess> that'd be the blankets, and I didnt capture you
<Seraphna> Thena> Who did!?
<Chaintan> 6*Hess shrigs
<Chaintan> ^shrugs
<Sara> * Kaori just shakes her head
<Seraphna> Thena> Detective Thena will solve this mystery.
<Chaintan> 6*Hess gives Thena a pat on the head and moves to pull on a thicker sweater since they'll eventually be heading in after them
<Chaintan> <Hess> so what do you think the motive will be for the clearly-not-evil school
<Seraphna> Thena> School?
<Sara> <Kaori> Tough call... if the guy really is a vampire it's probably just a feeding frenzy
<Seraphna> Thena> Mister Cedarton? Oh no it’s worse.
<Seraphna> Thena> They might get… an education!
<Sara> <Kaori> Wut
<Chaintan> <Hess> ok, just to throw a wild card, he's being forced to use his powers because he was summoned from hell or whereever and because of Genie logic and rules, has to contractually obey the one who summons them. Making him not the true antagonist
<DeathStar> <CHIP> Can I be the bad guy once?
<Sara> <Kaori> Ohhhh, so this is the "goes to Hell" sequel
<Chaintan> 6*Hess beams and nods at Kaori
<Chaintan> <Hess> gods your so smart
<DeathStar> *The movie ends with Jason defeated by being thrown into a hyperspace plant*
<DeathStar> <Adeline comm> What's the next movie?
<Chaintan> <Hess> uhhh
<Chaintan> 6*Hess moves to the pile of movies
<Chaintan> <Hess>...when did Athena do a Elvira-like series
<Chaintan> 6*she holds up a box cover of someone that looks suspiciously like Athena or Isis in a horror movie anthology
<Sara> * Kaori squints at the back of the box
<Sara> <Kaori> It doesn't even say who the lead actually is on the box, that's weird
<Chaintan> 6*No, but it reads that the Hostess with the Mostess, Catreena, Mistress of the Nya-ternal Illustions brings five more tantilizing terrors to you, dear viewer for your ghoulish delight!
<Sara> <Kaori> I guess this is one of those stage name kayfabe kind of situations, huh
<Chaintan> <Hess> I guess but cant be any worse than the others
<Sara> <Kaori> Guess so
<Sara> <Kaori> May as well
<Chaintan> <Hess> its at least self aware
<Chaintan> 6*Hess pops it in
<Seraphna> Thena> Momma made this?
<DeathStar> *Athena looms over them from behind with an evil Mao, wearing an elvira outfit, her breasts much larger*
<DeathStar> <Athena> *paws all creepily*
<Seraphna> Thena> Oh wow.
<Chaintan> 6*After from added in fx pops and 'grit' effects, a Famfrit appears, dressed in a skin tight tattered attire, exaggerated fangs and blown out hair to do a little tease and skit before presenting the first movie, "Undead Afterschool special" where a bunch of school kids decide to do a BFF charm on their last day of school when they get transported to another realm and
<Chaintan> 6 [Wow, how could this all have gone so bad! I got the spell of the internet!]
<DeathStar> *Athena watches what is playing* Oh, Athena remember this.
<DeathStar> <Athena> Athena got a copy of it autographed!
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I remember the costume~
<DeathStar> *Athena cuts her eyes at Jennifer suspiciously*
<Chaintan> <Hess> how the hell did you both get in here
<DeathStar> <Athena> Heard it was movie night!
<Chaintan> <Hess> I guess that tracks
<Seraphna> Thena> Hi Mommas!
<Chaintan> 6*the gang of school friends decide to split up, what could go wrong! Oh and one of them really needs the bathroom and is NOT letting anyone forget this fact. A teacher gets crushed by a tower of binders
<DeathStar> <Athena> Mew. *winces* That ... was a bind
<Chaintan> 6*Hess deadpans
<Seraphna> Thena> The weight of knowledge was too great!
<Chaintan> 6 [Wow! I cant believe the anatomic model seperated our already splintered group, anyway, this fetted pool looks worth investigating, hold my jacket and shoes while I swim into the murky depths. Maybe you can find a button to turn the lights on! Here I go!]
<Chaintan> <Hess> you know...you want to root for them... and then they go and do this
<DeathStar> <Athena> It was a fun movie. To watch. You want to know who played the famfrit? I got pictures.
<DeathStar> *She wiggles*
<Chaintan> <Hess> well its you obviously
<DeathStar> <Athena> Oh? What makes you think it's me?
<Chaintan> 6*Hess holds up the box
<Chaintan> <Hess> thats you in the same get up
<DeathStar> <Athena> I suppose usually Isis does have red hair and Athena has the white hair buuut
<Chaintan> <Hess> shut up, thats not Isis, shes so...shy
<Chaintan> 6*The screen makes a crunch sound as the student gets attacked by the pool cleaner and sucked into the filtration system
<DeathStar> *Athena giggles* Isis also does not have any children already the home anymore. It's just her and Miyuki lots of the time. *She pauses, then shows a back stage picture, with Isis and Athena side by side* Isis is just a tiny bit taller than Athena; that's the only give away
<Chaintan> <Hess> well I guess that answers why she isnt listed, she didnt want anyone to know
<DeathStar> *Athena eyes Jennifer* No sis lusting

Session Start: Tue Dec 05 20:00:36 2023
Session Ident: #Fumoffu-Adventure
<DeathStar> <Ren> That is going to take years to get MC back to what it was. *She takes a look at the suburbs around the city*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... not the first time Mega City has been flattened though."
* Alicia has joined #Fumoffu-Adventure
<Seraphna> Jaime> I remember when I used to feel weirded out on Earth.
<DeathStar> *Ren walks along the suburbs that survived*
<DeathStar> *soon arriving at the a large school for elementary, junior high, and high school*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... interesting. An all grades school."
<DeathStar> *Taiga looks around while Adeline is holding her datapad, following behind watching something*
<Seraphna> Si> Oh so it’s like our school.
<DeathStar> <Ren> ... *she squints* I Think I see some lights on
<DeathStar> *The front entrance, school lights can be seen at the lobby*
<DeathStar> *Ren steps up and grabs the door handle, and pulls, finding the it easily opening*
<Seraphna> Si> I forgot the creepy doll.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... maybe its an evening open house."
<DeathStar> *The students seem divided by floors and wings with the staff being here in the main spot. Ren moves over to the staff room and tries the door*
<DeathStar> <Ren> It's locked
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Ren, check the front desk."
<Seraphna> Si> Well it is a staff room.
<DeathStar> *Adeline examines the desk and feels along it before grabbing what looks to be a spare key*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Security seems lax.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Or planted
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "How much security does a school need?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... plenty. Have you ever met a group of high school seniors?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> …I’m not sure. Mine was inside a military base.
<DeathStar> *Adeline unlocks the door*
<Seraphna> Si> Yeah a lot of us went to the school the oldies made for us so we didn’t get blown up.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Oof."
<Seraphna> Si> Jennifer and Aya’s fault.
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I take it back, I guess, some schools need extra tight security."
<DeathStar> *The next room looks to be a normal room for someone helping the principal, their desk set up, but there's spray paint all over the place like it has been vandalized with random questions about seeing things*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Oh the school is going to be mad at this
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...uhh, this isn't normal."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... look again. This is obviously a crazy wall room."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Graffiti is normally trash talk."
<DeathStar> <Ren> You know, I think this might be jogging a memory, I thought about having us investigate but I dismissed it. Something about someone who trapped people in lame puzzles and called themselves the Puzzeler or some other lame villain name. Tried to make traps for people. They mostly broke. Never caught the guy. Some people did die though. *she says as the room locks behind them*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> . how many ...died?
<Jackieness> <Noire> *eyes Ren* "...you remember this now?"
<DeathStar> <Ren> It was when I was looking for something for us to do
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I hope this isn't relevant."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Who would want to fight some graffiti loser
<DeathStar> *Adeline kneels* We should becareful. There's trip wires around desks - if we open them timers will begin
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Because, of course, there is."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...seriously?"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We should just bypass the room and go for the next room or leave this one
<DeathStar> *Taiga tries the principal's door*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Locked
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... let me." *holds out a finger and lets a strand of darkness slide out to try to move under the door*
<DeathStar> *Ren prepares to charge if it fails*
<DeathStar> *as Noire navigates*
<Alicia> * Charlotte examines the trip wires without touching them
<Jackieness> <Noire> *keeps her eyes closed as she tries to get the door open from the other side*
<DeathStar> *it looks like they're attached to the desk drawer- the further you open them, the taunter they become until it snaps and inside starts the timer for a bomb inside*
<DeathStar> *The bomb looks shoddily made though*
<DeathStar> *D-*
<DeathStar> *the door clicks open and as it swings open, a man begins to speak* I know who you are. *The voice filter sounds awful* Due to your crimes against m-- people, you will not leave this room untested. You will *it sounds like he's checking something* have to find a way to save yourself from being killed by um, seeking out the key hidden here. You will know where it is*
<Seraphna> Jaime<?
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is this an escape room?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Escape room? Like .. a game?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yeah. I guess if you're bored, we could play along."
<Seraphna> Jaime> So no just teleporting out?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... I already unlocked the door."
<DeathStar> *Taiga and Ren peer at the screen, examining it while Ren looks around the room - it's neat, tidy, impecable*
<DeathStar> *everything is in order outside the screen planted on it*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> We should be careful of what this Puzzler might have put in the room
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... so who have we aggravated who is still alive?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Who knows? Haters are everywhere."
<DeathStar> *Ren kneels and looks around the desk and tries to open it, but Charlotte would see that it's starting to go taunt with one of those wires*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Hey, careful!"
<DeathStar> *Ren pauses and looks in as best she can* But this is the only drawer with anything in it. Papers of some sort
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Lets try to figure out what we're even supposed to do before we set off... Wait, really?" *slips in a dark thread to pull out the papers without touching the wire*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... what have you found?"
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I was going to say we should look at the walls, but if there's only anything in this one, the whole thing is pointless."
<DeathStar> *the papers seem to be papers on students; most of them have recommendations for colleges. but one of them is the student being thrown out of high school due to his behavior, playing games with other students against their will that are dangerous, not keeping up his grades, and over all trouble making. The list goes on*
<DeathStar> *on the paper graffiti is written - I'm going to get you*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "...are you kidding me? What is this petty bullshit?"
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... this seems significant."
<Alicia> * Charlotte reads the name, then hands the papers to Noire. "Knock yourself out, I guess."
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks over the paper*
<DeathStar> *the student's name seems to a typical name - Steven*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Unless this is a frame job, we now know who this Puzzler is."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Steven?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But why would Steven, a high school drop out, be puzzling?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Yeah... I'm actually disappointed."
<DeathStar> *Ren begins to go over something* Actually, I'm going over the name and putting it against the previous cases
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Jealousy, most likely."
<DeathStar> <Ren> There is some connection
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Then do enlighten us, Ren."
<DeathStar> <Ren> They are tied to this school - other students mostly, some people in the suburbs close to his house, and a teacher.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm...details, please."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Like I said, this guy mostly is just a lamer. His targets from what I can piece together - someone down the road, middle aged man. The person who lived next door, also did not get him. I don't have access to his puzzles either, but both men said that the Puzzler tried to trap them in their garage and "kill" them with lame puzzle traps afterward claiming they were abusive. Next is a student that did die, the trap had the graffi "bully". A teacher did die, claimed she was "mean".
<DeathStar> <Ren> And now we're here.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I don't think this was meant for us
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Same."
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... so likely a pre-rcorded trap meant for Cedarton."
<DeathStar> <Ren> So where is Cedarton?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> If he did intend a night meeting with you he might be somewhere close by
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Though the set up is suspect."
<Seraphna> Jaime> Hmm.
<DeathStar> *Ren goes to exit the room when the door locks*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> ... *She eyes the bomb in the desk* I believe our Puzzler plans to try to blow us up
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Again?!"
<Jackieness> <Noire> *looks at the paper for Steven's contact info*
<DeathStar> *it's listed on the page*
<DeathStar> *Ren kneels* Can we cut the wires?
<DeathStar> <Ren> It's blue right?
<DeathStar> *She eyes he blue, red, and green*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *pulls out her mobile and tries the contact number*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Can I just encase it in stone?
<DeathStar> <Ren> Try that
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Just... make sure the stone doesn't fragment everywhere."
<DeathStar> *a moment passes and an elderly woman answers* Yeees? Who is this? Are you a pesky sales person?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "No. I am calling for...mmmm...Steven."
<Seraphna> **Jaime muses and forms a solid stonework around the bomb**
<DeathStar> <Woman> Oh, I believe my son is at school doing extra projects...
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... would he happen to have a mobile contatc that I can reach him at?"
<DeathStar> <Woman> Who did you say you were with again, dear?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... the Mega City school board."
<DeathStar> <Woman> Oh, okay. *She gives the number*
<DeathStar> *Ren manages to beak the door lock as JAime does that*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Thank you. Have a good evening, ma'am."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Lets meet up with Hess and Kaori.
<DeathStar> *She moves out to the lobby, Adeline and Taiga following*
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks along after the others*
<Alicia> * Charlotte follows

<DeathStar> *Adeline comms* Sorry for being quiet. We've been dealing with the Puzzler
<DeathStar> <Adeline> It's been quite annoying.
<Jackieness> *Noire in the background* "...emphasis on annoying!"
<DeathStar> *The camera has fallen down a bit to face Kaori's chest*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess adjusts the camera to be at eyelevel
<Chaintan> <Hess> The Puzzler?
<Seraphna> Jennifer> Mmm? I would never.
<DeathStar> <Adeline comm> High schooler that was kicked out - wants revenge. We stumbled in on it as he's trying to kill the Principal and Ren's dreams of Yoi's college education
<Chaintan> <Hess> well there went our theories. So why is the drop out trying to kill the principal?
<Seraphna> Thena> Wait... Thena never went to college!
<DeathStar> <Adeline comm> That I would like to know.
<Chaintan> <Hess> well, do you want us to head over now or hang back?
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Sure, we could use the back up
<Chaintan> <Hess> alright, we'll head out. Athena, we have to stop movies for now
<Seraphna> Thena> Thena has decided she wants college experience.
<DeathStar> <Athena> Stop movies? *grabs a shot gun* I understand. We'll take out New Hollywood for good
<Chaintan> <Hess> this isnt the college--no, Athena, we're pausing watching movies cause we need to rescue the others
<DeathStar> *CHIP grabs Thena from the ceiling and drags her off to take her to college* We'll take ou to Temme college
<DeathStar> <Athena> Oh, okay
<Seraphna> Thena> Ooo? Is that a cool one?
<DeathStar> <CHIP> The Temmies think so
<Chaintan> <Hess> Kaori and I will be back soon with the others
<Seraphna> Thena> Rio! Come we're going to college for a fun spin off series!
<DeathStar> *Rio trudges along, unsure where her master gets these ideas sometimes*
<Chaintan> 6*Hess shakes her head and heads out to follow after the others and not leave them to the Puzzler's devices
<Seraphna> Jennifer> I guess we get the club room to ourselves, Athena.
<DeathStar> *Athena hops onto the couch to take it over*
<Seraphna> **Jennifer joins her**
<DeathStar> -PAUSE BRIEFLY-

<Chaintan> <Hess> I know its stupid, but Im kinda bummed neither of our predictions were right
<DeathStar> *there's sounds down the hallway, like someone is hammering something and making a lot of racket*
<DeathStar> <Ren> .. what IS that?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... probably the next trap..."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... Do we even want to go?
<Sara> <Kaori> Well, another thing to guess next time
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I do have Steven's number, by the way."
<Seraphna> Si> Do we have a choice?
<Seraphna> **Jaime leans on Adeline a bit**
<Chaintan> <Hess> also who the hell is making all that noise, the others would have just called us again
<DeathStar> *Ren slowly begins to move down the hallway where the lights are on, making it easy to see what is happening. Some person, clearly a high student, has a step ladder is struggling to lift what looks to be a swinging blade, make shift as hell, up into the ceiling that they have dismantled all over the floor and made a mess, srraining to lift up with all their might*
<DeathStar> *Adeline comms* Meet us down the left hallway*
<DeathStar> *Ren kneels, staring at the guy*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ...
<Chaintan> <Hess> Ok, definitely not them, left hallway
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...he is going to kill himself with that thing."
<DeathStar> <Ren> How was he sppose to hide that thing in the ceiling...
<DeathStar> <Ren> It's... not...feasible..
<DeathStar> *Taiga begins to twitch like she does with movies*
<Alicia> * Charlotte sighs. "Hey, Stevie, just... stop. That's not going to work, and you're going to get yourself killed trying."
<Jackieness> <Noire> *sends a tendril out to try to grab hold of the blade before he gets startled and kills himself with it*
<DeathStar> *The ex-student jerks at being called out to, drops it right as Noire grabs it, but he still begins to tip over toward it*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Thanks."
<DeathStar> *and falls*
<DeathStar> <Ren> Oh jeeze
<Alicia> * Charlotte grabs the student
<DeathStar> *Steve flails in mid-air*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... careful with startling fools."
<DeathStar> *Adeline turns toward Kaori and Hess*
<DeathStar> <Adeline> Welcome you made it to see the big bad
<Seraphna> Jaime> Is this particularly big?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "More of a vengeful trickster who is in over his head."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "It's almost embarrassing, to be honest."
<DeathStar> <Ren> So is it over? <Steve> S-Shut up. They're all evil. They kicked me out of school, I have no chance to go anywhere in life. They all laughed at me. They all mocked me. They're all ... *The ceiling beginst to groan and suddenly a saw breaks through and lands a foot from Taiga*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> ... how many...are up there...?
<Seraphna> **Si blinks and gently scooches Taiga back**
<Jackieness> <Noire> *walks over to Steven* "...mmm...and then what? What would you do if your amateur traps had succeeded?"
<Seraphna> **Jaime frowns and pushes her hand up, forming a rock barrier over the ceiling**
<DeathStar> <Steve> Well.... Ah.... *he pauses when a chill enters the room and standing behind him is Cedarton*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Oh hey Mr. Cedarton.
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> I see I did not discipline him hard enough.
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmmm... he was expelled, wasn't he?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> DIdn't use the Sword of Education?
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> Some corrections, can only be done by others, Ms Arakawa.
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> In any event. *he glides over to Charlotte and hands her a pamplet* Since your wife forgot to respond to my offer, I did not know you had entered the school until the alarms began to go off like crazy.
<DeathStar> *Ren jerks*
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Ah." *looks it over*
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmmm... Ren just decided to drop in."
<DeathStar> *it's a program for schooling, even remotely if one does not want to come in person, from elementary all the way to high school courses* And we can assist in a college program as well.
<Seraphna> Kaelan> Noire was bored. **She steps out of Noire's shadow**
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> I see. You are the type who seek thrills in the unknown?
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> I've often seen your group in locations with horror and thrill seeking
<Jackieness> <Noire> "I become irritable when bored."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "I guess this was an interesting enough diversion."
<DeathStar> *Cedarton pulls out something, a handful of strange sort of tickets, then hands them out*
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> Here.
<DeathStar> <Ren> This to a circus?
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> It is to a world full of the unknown, full of horror, and sometimes danger. But also sometimes wonder
<Seraphna> Jaime> Ooo, Monster World?
<Jackieness> <Noire> "There you go, Ren. Now you have your club itinerary for the rest of the season."
<DeathStar> <Cedarton> It seems you know about it. Then you know where to lead them and when to use the tickets.
<DeathStar> *Cedarton turns to Charlotte* Let me know if you wish to send your daughter, or daughters, to our school
<DeathStar> *Steve howls at the idea of Charlotte doing that*
<Seraphna> Jaime> Sure. The Suisen recognizes Monster World as an official part of the Sol System.
<DeathStar> <Ren> Wait when did you do that?
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Is that really how solar systems work?"
<Seraphna> Jaime> We did it a while ago. A long while ago.
<DeathStar> -TIME HOP-
<DeathStar> -PAUSE in here-
Session Close: Tue Dec 05 21:48:36 2023

<DeathStar> -Resume
<DeathStar> *the group returns to the club, where Athena is renacting scenes from the movie*
<DeathStar> <Ren> I guess for now I'll put up the tickets.
<Jackieness> <Noire> *stares flatly at Athena*
<DeathStar> *she stores the MW tickets to keep them safe*
<DeathStar> *Athena pauses, staring at Noire*
<Chaintan> <Hess> Athena, why are you under all these folders
<DeathStar> <Athena> Merowl... was being cute~.....
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "So, what's Monster World like?"
<DeathStar> <Adeline> I admit I'm curious too
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It's... full of monsters, from what I remember
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Mmmm... does my sister know about your... hobby?"
<DeathStar> <Athena> Athena is being kinked shamed for renacting movies?!
<Chaintan> <Hess> In fairness, they werent able to watch the movie Athena so they dont have contect
<Chaintan> context^
<DeathStar> *Ren peers at her datapad* Oh dear
<DeathStar> <Ren> It looks like the Puzzler used his blood to write "I'll get those school kids who defeated me and their little girl, too" and wiggled out window, tried to run off like some movie
<DeathStar> <Ren> But the cops body tackled him hard
<Jackieness> <Noire> "...mmm...pathetic."
<DeathStar> <Ren> Anywy
<DeathStar> We'll call movie night a close
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Wow, and I was actually trying to help."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "If only Puzzler could defeat his true enemy. Steve."
<DeathStar> <Adeline> He'll get meds
<DeathStar> <Adeline> And puzzle no more
<Jackieness> <Noire> "Clearly had issues."
<Alicia> <Charlotte> "Good. He needs them."
<DeathStar> -end-