The Duality Wars: The Alien Wars 6
Session 161
Session Start: Sun Jul 16 22:17:16 2017
Session Ident: #DualSession161
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Session Time: Mon Jul 17 00:00:00 2017
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<Luci> I
<Luci> AM
<Luci> SERA!
* Jackieness runs and knocks sera over!
* Luci sniffles
<Jackieness> Fufufuuuuuu!
<DeathStar> Alright that seems to be all of us
* DeathStar sets a cookie down
<DeathStar> This will be a slow paced one
* Luci is the cookie
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* Luci is the Cookie!
* Luci IS COOKIE!
<Jackieness> c.c
<DeathStar> Alright 2 of you seem to be here
* Jackieness steals cookie
<Sara> Mewl
<DeathStar> Okay, lets do it
<Sara> I refuse to eat a Gabby-cookie
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<Luci> It's true, she never does.
<Luci> ;A;
<DeathStar> Well, we all know you'll crumble sooner or later
<Luci> Shush Dan Rather in a DS mask!
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<DeathStar> 9.1.5991
<DeathStar> -1 month later after the Ruler Convention-
<DeathStar> Location: The Bar
<DeathStar> 6* Since the opening between Geyze and Kumen, things have slowly been changing, with trade between the two planets reopening and more so than the old days. Also, the broken down corporations now have new leaders, though they are mostly pawns of the ones that won before, and business is slowly becoming like beforem though with greenery slowly blooming, it is still only in about 40% of Kumen these days
<DeathStar> 6* Trees and seeds are still being brought in, but the demand of Kumen technology is wanted in Geyze to. Uncertain days lay ahead
<Luci> * Luci sits at the bar with her decidedly nonalchohlic drink. Eyeing the news.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar flips through paperwork at the bar, it mostly empty for once since jobs are needed these days
<DeathStar> 6* With laborers and rebuilding areas
<Stretch`cell> * Jelly keeps tinkering with his backpack...though with fewer puffs of smoke and sparks than usual*
<DeathStar> 6* The news mostly talks about building projects these days and working on rebuilding areas in the slums, hence the laborers
<Stretch`cell> Jelly> Boss, you sure you don't want to call up the Pup-in-Chief and reconsider the offer of revenue?
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher walks in, wiping at her mouth with a cloth and sits at the bar
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I typically let Kira handle the bulding aspect of the business. We're in 50/50
<DeathStar> *she flips a folder* I find the jobs
<Luci> * Luci huffs a bit. "Why did Kira turn them down again? I miss my Baby Bestie."
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly sniffs in Cyphers direction, but he already knows what he'll smell*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *is currently upstairs, working the business office instead of the bar*
<DeathStar> <Cypher> I should not have tried that questionable sub place outside
<DeathStar> *she flops over the bar*
<Luci> Luci> "Here..." *she hands Cypher a queasy pill*
<DeathStar> <Cypher> I think it had dog meat. *She takes it*
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly sniffs again to confirm then shakes his head with a small smirk*
<Luci> Luci> "Not always terrible. Musta not been fresh."
<Stretch`cell> Jelly> Wouldn't the new President find that offensive? Eating dog-meat?
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Don't let Chelsea hear you tried cat meat
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright. I think I got a job with a lot of payout. You can ask Kira when she comes down.
<DeathStar> *Asarar slaps a folder down*
<DeathStar> *Asarar his a button to alert the office*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *comm* "Coming."
<Luci> Luci> "I was born on the streets. When you're living like that you eat whatever you can. And Dragons are mostly carnivores."
<DeathStar> *Bonnie walks by in cat form and hisses*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps off the elevator*
<DeathStar> <Cypher> *she leans back and eyes the news, sipping a drink, humming* So what is this job?
<Sara> <Chelsea> She keeps hissing lately *arrives on the scene staring at Bonnie*
<Luci> Luci> "Kiiiira. Why did you turn down our puppy-girl?"
<DeathStar> *Bonnie paws at Luci, indicating she eats cats*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "We're not in the politics business."
<Luci> Luci> "Hey, I haven't eaten cat in decades."
<Luci> Luci> "But we're also not in the money business? They'd have paid out the rear for the space."
<Luci> Luci> "...And half our friends wouldn't be gone."
<DeathStar> 6* Ymir sits in the booth instead of running the company, playing with her steak burger
<Jackieness> <Kira> "This building isn't set up to protect those types of VIPs. They need to stick to the presidential tower."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> And there's that. Alright, here's the job
<Luci> * Luci huffs. But she's a preggers lady so she's allowed to be moody.
<DeathStar> *She spreads out the sheet* With all the need for supplies, the corporations are having to turn to smaller businesses. Who are having to turn less questionable sources sometimes. They get it to the small businesses, who are keeping the corporations supplied, to keep making the bigger devices
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Following me?
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<Luci> Luci> "Business is trickling down to the lesser companies because the big ones can't keep up with their own demand."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Right. Well, jobs are going out to the Tech-Runners to protect these Couriers who are moving the supplies to the small businesses.
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly nods* Yeah, had some supply issues like that at the company I was at before joining you boss.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I'm not sure why they need such but they are willing to pay big
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Probably reached the point where they are startign to raid the goods for each other."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Apparantly. There's a representative at one of the small business from the Corporation that will fill us in. So, take the job?
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher props her head up, peering at Chelsea
<DeathStar> <Cypher> I'm fine with it
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Its straightforward work."
<Luci> * Luci nods. "Sounds fine."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, lets go to the van. *She stands up and walks out. Cypher yawns and leans back in her seat*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar climbs in and powers it up
<Jackieness> <Kira> *climbs into the van*
<DeathStar> *Asarar hands Kira some datachips as she begins to drive them; after getting to the mid level of the city, she soon parks at a reasonably large building the size of Wal-Mart
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So what do we have here?"
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar climbs out, peering up at the heat slowly starting to get a little less wicked
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Let's find out and talk to the representative inside from the corporation that is using this business. 6* She adjusts her short hair, walking inside
<Jackieness> <Kira> *steps out and then heads inside*
<Luci> * Luci follows the two out.
<DeathStar> 6 Asarar peers back at Luci, surprised at pregnant woman moving so silent, then walks into the store. It seems to be a large assembly business, with lots of machines and parts that assembles stuff. A man in a suit nervously sits on a stool, watching employees beneath his station. The owner of the business ignoring him as he orders his own people
<Luci> * Luci fixes her coat, the little people always move quietly. Fufu. She peers over and arond the room looking at the man a moment.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> A-hem
<DeathStar> *The man leaps off the stool and turns*
<Luci> * Luci rubs her head. "Not that different than Dad's place."
<DeathStar> 6* The stool hitting the floor with a loud clatter, everyone in the place turns
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Hrm. Too nervous. 6* She notes
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Mmm-hmmmmm."
<Luci> Luci> "Umm... hello there?"
<DeathStar> <Suit> A-Are you the, um, Techers?
<Luci> * Luci looks to Fearless Leader 1 and Fearless Leader 2.
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly yawns boredly in response*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "That depends. Are you the one with our paycheck?"
<Stretch`cell> Jelly> Not here for the scenery.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *jerks at Jelly yawning behind her* What is with this team. *she mumbles, yanking him into her sight
<DeathStar> <Suit> Y-Yes. That's me. *he shows his card unccessarily to Kira* I work for CEO Twilight Ron'qu. She is most unpleas. Most
<Jackieness> <Kira> *raises a brow* "Then we are your Tech-Runners."
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly yawns again, guided wherever by Asarar*
<DeathStar> <Suit> People think she is harmless looking 12 but you should see her true form. *he mumbles, fiddling with his glasses, then looks up with pleased* Oh, that is good. That is good. *he shakes her hand so hard as to make Kira bob up and down*
<Luci> * Luci raises a brow. "Twily, unpleasent?"
<DeathStar> <Suit> Oh, she can be nice. Just when she is mad like now, she can be... well, it doesn't matter. Lets move on
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I need my hand back now."
<Stretch`cell> Jelly> Why mad?
<DeathStar> <Suit> *he lets go* We have a problem. A big problem. As you know, Miss Twilight works on items from Geyze for the people that use magik here on Kumen. To provide a service. And she also makes needs machines to further the research and stuff. Well, with the recent alliance and all, she wants to give them the machines to see if they don't have to use their spirits like machines anymore
<DeathStar> <Suit> Since some would like to see them freed
<DeathStar> <Suit> Well, the problem is it's a big undertaking so we need supplies from other locations like businesses like this and they are out sourcing
<Luci> * Luci nods a bit. "Know the sort well."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "So why, dpecifically, do you require our services?"
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly lifts an eyebrow and looks over towards some of what is being worked on here, expecting spirit fossils and the like*
<DeathStar> <Suit> But the couriers are traveling a long and someone is sabotaging the materials. Either enroute, or at the location. Either the magic shards we need are blowing up killing the couriers, or the metals we need are so useless, it is costing us money. Sometimes it is in the small businesses it blows up once it almost reaced The Corporation buesses
<DeathStar> *it seems this is the work for the machines to hose the fossels and crystals*
<Luci> Luci> "So we're investigating corporate espionage?"
<DeathStar> <Suit> If you could follow our couriers and see what is happening
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher snoozes in the van, figuring she'd get an update
<Stretch`cell> Jelly> Sounds like someone is replacing your goods with scraps...easy to do if you know when security is the most lax.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Recon only or should we intervene if we spot the saboteurs?"
<Sara> * Chelsea pulls a cover over Cypher for warmth
<DeathStar> <Suit> If you can stop the ring that is doing it, we'll give a bonus, certainly. Other than protecting the couriers
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly yawns again* I need to stop pulling all-night coding sprees...
<DeathStar> *Suit hands Kira the chip with the coins*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Thank you. When is your next shipment?"
<DeathStar> <Suit> Right now. We were waiting. *he snaps fingers and 2 men and a woman walk up with large cases that glow to hold the materials* Just follow them to their locations and make sure nothing goes wrong please. Good luck. *he practically retreats*
<Jackieness> <Kira> *looks at asarar and then nods*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> You don't think they'd be dumb enough to put a faulty magik crystal in the cases in front of us?
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly checks over the cases quickly with his datareader*
<DeathStar> 6* It has special casing and scan materials to protect from scans from other corporations
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar taps on the van and Cypher jerks awake, then rubs Chelsea for the blanket as Asarar motions the couriers in
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Just give us directions. Better than on foot
<Jackieness> <Kira> "If the materials blow without beign tampered with from this point on, then the saboteur must be working on the inside."
<Sara> * Chelsea's ears twitch as she peers out
<Luci> * Luci nods, getting in and sitting in a position she can shield the van.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Scan the van and make sure no one left us any surprises while it was parked."
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly scans the cases onboard computers to make sure they're locked*
<Stretch`cell> *While scanning them, Jelly also tries to insert his own coding to alert him in the event the cases are opened at any time*
<DeathStar> 6* They are indeed locked. And the van seems to be clean. Cypher sits up
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Are we going to get more food?
<Jackieness> <Kira> *climbs into the van* "We're on the clock."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> ... sigh. *she drives toward the slums*
<Luci> Luci> "If someone attacks the van we can eat them."
<Sara> <Chelsea> Food? That's what's on your mind, Cy?
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Alright. *she peers out as she eyes all the Riki posters up promising change*
<DeathStar> <Cypher> That sub left a bad taste in my mouth
<Stretch`cell> *Jelly trudges along and joins them in the van before it rolls off, curling up in the back to nap*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I find it interesting we were picked by Ylva's girlfriend to suss out her problem
<Luci> Luci> "Mmm? Why? Sounds like a referral."
<DeathStar> *Asarar picks in a chinatown area that looks a bit cleaner than it used to, but Riki has a long time. A few trees are growning, being near their Quad after all
<DeathStar> *parks
<Luci> Luci> "So far so good."
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Jelly, how are we looking on the surrounding area?"
<DeathStar> *Jelly for some reason won't wake up, in a sleep coma due to his player*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...and he is out."
<DeathStar> *The three couriers get up* We usually split up to three locations to make sure we get different materials, but since you're with us we'll try the major seller in the slums when the wells dry up top
<DeathStar> *They walk along and Asarar and Cypher follow. They peer around as they enter the black market area
<Jackieness> <Kira> *moves along too*
<Luci> * Luci follows along as well being the unassuming teenage girl as per usual. If possibly teen pregnant.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> You're going to get too big to come along on missions soon. You have to be like, what, 4-5 months now?
<DeathStar> *Cypher has an arm around Chelsea, but still remains observant*
<Sara> <Chelsea> We'll replace her with a Luci robot. It will be programmed only to use defensive abilities and flirt.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Ha ha ha
<Luci> Luci> "...Slightly more, I seem to be really late in showing."
<Luci> * Luci shrugs. "I assume that's a Dragoon thing since Nell was born without issue even after that super long pregnancy after being froze."
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Uh, okay? *She says not having future memories*
<Luci> Luci> "Umm... long story. Tell you later Cypher."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar looks around as they step into a shop that can be barely seen, with a decor that looks a bit like a chinese resturant, but no food can be seen. An old man stands behind the counter, watching a holovid resting above a shelf. The three couriers walk up
<Luci> * Luci keeps a look out.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "I remember going to places like this all the time..."
<DeathStar> *The couriers describe the code word, then describe the quality, type, and number, likely a fortune for a seller of this. The old man goes into the back and the three couriers examine a few of the mana crystals, and some fodssils, too many to examine each one, running a scanner of them
<Sara> * Chelsea glances at Kira, showing some sign of recognition; probably having been aware of Kira going to such places back then, even though they hadn't met yet
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Seems legit so far
<DeathStar> <Cypher> When I was thrown off the middle level into the slums and hit head I had to steal from these places to survive. *Asarar nods*
<Sara> * Chelsea looks down, remembering her days as a well-known cat burglar
<Luci> Luci> "I picked pockets. Thankfully I got picked up by my folks before I had to resort to more." *she frowns a bit, shaking her head to not go distant and get distracted*
<DeathStar> *Cypher hugs Chelsea*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Fate can be funny. *the couriers nod and begin to unlock their cases, an alarm for Jelly since he apparantly had one for opening it, don't know why, that comes from the van. Which makes everyone turn their way
<DeathStar> *an annoying beep beep beep*
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...back to business."
<DeathStar> <Courier> W-What is that? Is it an attack?
<Luci> Luci> "Nah, just a warning in case the cases were opened."
<Luci> Luci> "Someone make Jelly turn it off."
<DeathStar> 6* Cypher goes out to do it
<DeathStar> *The couriers slowly put the foods in the cases and hand over the datachip to the old man.
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Alright, lets go back to the van and go back.
<Luci> * Luci nods, moving behind the others to keep the eye out still.
<DeathStar> 6* The couriers move along and there is a light rain falling. The van door is ajar, perhaps from Cypher, and the couriers get in. Jelly is sound asleep
<Luci> * Luci frowns. "Scan the van."
<Jackieness> <Kira> *heads back and then stops* "That's strange..."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar climbs inside, then pauses and scans the van
<DeathStar> 6* The vans are okay, but there is a strange scan that seems to be hitting their briefcases and bypassing it. The van's scans picking up the scan from nearby.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "...we have eyes on us."
<DeathStar> <Asarar> They must have gotten past the shielding when they opened it
<Luci> Luci> "DId we get marked somehow? Lemme try..." *she holds out her hands and forms a shield around them and the van to see if it disrupts the scanning*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> But I would think they have to be close
<DeathStar> 6* It does
<DeathStar> 6* the couriers cower. So far there's no sign of Cypher either
<Luci> LUci> "Whew, okay. I can probably maintain this for a bit. Where's Cypher anyway?"
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Asarar... where is Cypher?"
<DeathStar> <Asarar> She came out here to silent the alarm. And it is off. *She checks the van inside*
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar shakes her head no
<Jackieness> <Kira> "Just great... we've been made."
<Luci> LUci> "Well now we need to find her and beat the crap out of whoever thought it was smart to take her."
<DeathStar> 6* The area is mostly a back alley that opens to the street, and goes high up with an apartment building that looks down and balcony, with lights that string across, and garbage at the end of the street. There's also a backdoor to the store they were in. There's also a fence one could try to climb up ten feet
<DeathStar> 6* The van is currently blocking the back alley
<DeathStar> <Asarar> I still say they have to be close
<DeathStar> <Asarar> To break a Corporate block even close
<Luci> Luci> "Agreed."
<DeathStar> *Asarar steps out onto the wet cement*
<Luci> * Luci forms a shard blade in her hand and maintains her shield.
<Jackieness> <Kira> *gestures to the couriers to get into the van*
<DeathStar> *The couriers nod, remaining huddled in it.*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> *she jogs to the main street and peers down it, looking left and right, seeing a stream of people walking, but sees no one watching, then ashakes her head*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Either they ran, or the target is with us near the van
<Jackieness> <Kira> *pulls out a pistol and climbs in with them, closing and locking the doors*
<Sara> * Chelsea frowns
<Luci> * Luci guards the van since she needs to keep the shield up to keep the scanners off, sword in hand to make muggers regret approaching.
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar walks along and checks under the van since it's close, then spots a body and reaches under
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Ungh...getting... *her clothes begin to get wet as she leans under*
<DeathStar> <Asarar> Fat. *she yanks Cypher out*
<Luci> Luci> "Check for a scanner."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar pauses then checks her out, shaking her head,
<DeathStar> <Asarar> What she had on. We can run for it now if we want
<Luci> * LUci nods and gets in the van, reshaping the shield to surround the van after people get in.
<Jackieness> <Kira> "LEt's roll."
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar drags Cypher in and pulls Chelsea in
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar hits the gas and backs out of the alley then goes straight. A figure emerges from the garbage and watches them go
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: The Bar
<DeathStar> 6* Asarar leans back, relaxing while Cypher grumbles about her head
<Luci> * Luci uses a sleeping husband as a seat cushion as she has a large steak meal without him.
<DeathStar> *Cypher wolfs down a sandwich, rolling credits into minis-
<DeathStar> -END-
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Session Close: Mon Jul 17 21:20:02 2017