Session Start: Sat Oct 18 15:18:07 2003
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20031018.log'
<Katrina`> Session 107: Ghosts
<Katrina`> Time Chart: October 31st, 11:05 PM
<Katrina`> Location: Aquarius
<Katrina`> GM: *the entire ship has been freed of duties and a big party is being held in the cafeteria. A costume part, in fact. It is to begin in just a few more minutes as various crew members crowd in with their latest guises, laughing and joking with one another*
* Sardis stands on the bridge, in uniform.
<Katrina`> Captain Drake: *glances around his chair from his paperwork* Sardis...why are you still here?
* Sardis turns to Drake.
<Sardis> Halloween is not... my thing.
<Katrina`> Sardis: I wasn't aware that the people of your world had ever celebrated Halloween.
<Katrina`> Drake:
<Sardis> I wasn't raised on the homeworld.
<Sardis> You get exposed to things when living in a multicultural galaxy.
<Katrina`> Drake: Hmmm, I see your point. Well, if you want to keep me company up here, you may. Though I assure you that you'd be missing a lot of fun below.
<Sardis> Hm. Fun.
<Katrina`> Drake: What's that, Sardis?
<Sardis> I don't understand this holiday at all. It's about ghosts and monsters, aren't those supposed to be frightening?
<Katrina`> Drake: Well, Halloween was originally believed to be the day that the realm between this world and the other weakened, allowing ghosts and monsters to come through. Or, worse, your own ghosts - those from your past - would come back to haunt you. However, it's just make-believe and over time, it became something for people to dress up as something, scary or not, and have fun. A social event.
*** Dias is now known as Shiva
* Sardis furrows his brow.
* Shiva sits down in the Hanger Bay, throwing a ball into the air and catching it
<Sardis> It doesn't sound entertaining to think monsters are coming after you.
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<Katrina`> NRP: LOL
<Sardis> NRP: LOL
<Katrina`> NRP: oooh, God, that was rich
<Sardis> NRP: He needs to stop playing DeathBall.
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*** Dias-Away is now known as Shiva`
<Katrina`> Drake: Halloween means different things for different people, I assure you.
<Sardis> Hm.
*** Kim[AWAY] is now known as Kimera
* Shiva` tosses the ball into the air again, watching it hang up there then falls back into her hand
<Sardis> Perhaps I should go down there, if only for relation's sake.
<Katrina`> Drake: 11:10. Everyone should be in the cafeteria. Well, everyone but us and others who are like us.
<Sardis> Hrm.
<Sardis> I will go make an appearance, at least.
* Sardis walks to the elevator.
<Katrina`> Drake: No costume?
* Sardis stops.
<Sardis> Should I?
<Katrina`> Drake: *Shrugs* It's not necessary, I suppose.
* Sardis hrms and heads to his room first.
<Katrina`> Drake: Well, I guess I have the bridge to myself now. *smiles*
* Sardis heads to the cafeteria a few moments later, wearing a sheet with eyes cut out.
<Katrina`> NRP: *plays Thriller*
<Katrina`> GM: *The cafeteria is crowded with ghosts, goblins, monsters, fairy tale characters, and other odd looking people. One person is dressed up as a giant catgon, terrorizing people*
* Shiva` holds the ball infront of her face and looks at it, contimplating to herself
* Sardis looks around, unimpressed.
<Katrina`> GM: *Ex-President Dominator walks past Sardis, holding a cup of punch. Seems there's a food table nearby*
* Sardis shrugs his shoulders and walks over to get a cup.
<Kimera> Azul: *hanging out at the food table, trying to look cool*
<Katrina`> GM: *Standing by the table is a young woman with red hair, hanging just past shoulder length, with two black cat ears on her head, a black costume, and a tail hanging down. She seems to be getting some punch*
* Sardis looks around for anyone he knows, taking a sip of the punch.
* Sardis then realizes he's wearing a sheet and has just colored it red.
* Shiva` bends her arm back and throws the ball at a wall, seconds later it hits and bounces back to her
<Kimera> Azul: A bloody ghost? Well, that's a new one. *looks to the girl* Cute costume.
* Sardis looks to Azul.
<Sardis> I er, planned it.
* Katrina` turns her head as Azul speaks. She smiles at him.
<Katrina`> Thanks.
* Sardis turns to Kat.
<Sardis> So, this is halloween.
<Katrina`> Ex-President Dominator: *begins to do some new-funky dance, drawing a crowd.*
<Katrina`> Sardis, is that you? Nice touch with the red.
* Shiva` catches the ball and lets out a sigh, she spins around to her terminal and begins accessing the Holo-net
<Kimera> Azul: *offers Sardis the candycorn bowl* Try some candy?
<Katrina`> Shirt-Ninja Ensign: *sneaks past Azul and snatches some of the candy corn, moving on*
<Kimera> Azul: *whistles for Cardboardtube-Samurai Ensign's attention, and points after the Shirt-Ninja ensign*
<Sardis> Ah er..
<Katrina`> GM: *an epic battle breaks out between the two. One that will not be told this day*
* Sardis looks around and then back to Kat.
<Sardis> I'm going to go get a bloody mary. You want one?
* Katrina` giggles.
* Shiva` drums her fingers and yawns
<Katrina`> Okay.
<Sardis> .oO(Smooth, Sardis... smooth.)
* Sardis turns and walks over to the bar, ordering two.
<Katrina`> So how have you been lately? Security treating you well? *she asks Azul*
* Sardis rejoins Kat and hands her the drink.
<Kimera> Azul: It's been kinda boring. Well, besides having to find a missing cat of a person that doesn't have a cat.
<Katrina`> Thanks. *takes a tentative sip, looking around. Music begins to play and people move over to a section designated for dancing. Ex-President Dominator - if that's really him, his hair looks a bit off-color, begins to dance with multiple guys*
* Katrina` blinks, glancing between Sardis and Azul
<Katrina`> You guys look for cats?
<Sardis> Eh?
* Sardis looks to Azul.
<Sardis> No, we don't do anything like that.
<Kimera> Azul: ...okay, Joe is sooooooooo dead.
* Shiva` slides back a little and tosses her feet onto her table, she turns her head to entrance/exit port and looks at the stars.
<Katrina`> GM: *Ensign Nobody walks up, getting some food. He's not in costume at all it seems*
* Sardis looks to Nobody.
<Kimera> Azul: *looks to Sardis* Why didn't you call off the cat chase if we don't go after missing cats?
* Katrina` finishes her bloody Mary, nodding a bit to the music that's playing. It's about 11:30 now.
<Sardis> ... What are you talking about?
<Sardis> We've never chased cats.
<Katrina`> Nobody: *looks over* Heh heh, are you talking about that cat that the guy didn't own? Heh heh, that was great. Joe told some poor sap there was this missing cat and he got a bunch of security people to look for it.
<Sardis> ..
<Kimera> Azul: ......
<Katrina`> Nobody: ... oh, wait, is that you Strife? ... uh ... my name is Nobody. Remember that. NObody.
<Kimera> Azul: *coughs* I wonder if Joe likes playing bad cop, worse cop.
<Katrina`> Nobody: *begins to scramble away*
<Kimera> Azul: His day will come... Oh yes, his day WILL come...
<Katrina`> ... I'm confused.
<Katrina`> Giant Catgon: *walks up, making weird noises. It steals the bowl of candycorn and runs off, knocking a few goblins over to escape down the hallway*
<Kimera> Azul: ...well, I think I now understand the reason for catgon's acting so weird. Too much candycorn.
<Sardis> Well, this has been fun and all...
<Katrina`> I actually think it's in their genes. Somewhere along the radiation mutated it.
* Katrina` seems to be leaving out keywords now.
<Kimera> Azul: Candycorn can do that too you know.
* Sardis hands Kat another bloody mary.
<Katrina`> GM: *another song ends and people applaud Ex-President Dominator and his partner, some dragon guy. It seems there's a dancing contest going on to see who is the best couple dancers are*
* Katrina` takes it, smiling at Sardis and sips it.
* Shiva` stares out a twinkling star
<Kimera> Azul: *eyes Sardis suspiciously, and takes a handful of ships*
<Kimera> NRP: Chips! I mean chips!
* Katrina` laughs a bit, pointing at the dance floor
<Katrina`> You two should try to win.
* Sardis glances to Kat.
<Sardis> Enter with me.
* Katrina` pauses, holding her drink. She looks at Sardis, blinking
<Katrina`> I--don't know how to dance.
<Kimera> Azul: *about to say one thing, then stops. Starts to say another, then stops*
<Sardis> Well, neither do I.
* Katrina` laughs
<Katrina`> Why not. Maybe they have an award for the worst dancers. *she laughs at her joke, even if it isn't funny*
<Katrina`> GM: *it seems you talk to the DJ about what song you want to dance to*
<Kimera> Azul: *pats Katrina on the shoulder* Good luck with that.
* Sardis laughs once and enters himself and Kat.
<Sardis> What song, Kat?
* Katrina` takes a big swallow of her drink, to work up the courage to do this. Then she sets her cup down and follows Sardis, glad for the buzz so she won't feel stupid.
<Katrina`> You can decide.
* Sardis looks at the list, thinking.
<Sardis> This one looks like it'd be well-paced and easy to go with.
<Katrina`> Ex-President Dominator: *runs over and gets a drink for himself and his partner. He doesn't seem to recognize Strife -- if it IS Dominator*
<Katrina`> Sounds like our song then.
* Sardis points at "Love Hina - Sakurasaku"
* Shiva` throws the ball at the forcefield and watches it kazap and fall down
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* Sardis steps out onto the dance floor.
<Katrina`> DJ: That's the song you want? Gotcha. *Begins to play it*
* Katrina` steps out beside Sardis.
<Kimera> Azul: *waves* Hey Drunk-Dom.
* Sardis 's eyes widen as the song starts.
<Katrina`> Ex-Dominator: *grabsh is head and twists and lifts it up. It's really a blonde girl* Hi.
* Katrina` stares in horror as the song plays.
* Sardis glances at Kat a moment.
<Katrina`> This...is well-paced?
<Sardis> ... Well, with "love" in the title...!
<Kimera> Azul: *stunned* Amazing costume.
* Katrina` eyes everyone just staring at them as the Japanese song just rolls through its lyrics in a horribly fast manner.
<Katrina`> Girl: Thanks! *waves as she goes back to her boyfriend*
* Katrina` coughs, moving her arms back and forth.
* Sardis gulps hard and grabs Kat, spinning her out to the side and back in.
<Kimera> Azul: *half waves, still just staring*
* Katrina` spins in, stumbling but in the stumbling, manages to spin and catch herself, like she would in combat.
* Sardis moves his feet all over the freakin' place, like he's fighting, just to keep up with the beat.
* Katrina` laughs, then begins to go through the motions of a practice session. She handsprings and lands next to him, moving in like she would attack, but doesn't actually throw a punch
* Sardis flips back and into a bow.
* Sardis spins towards her.
<Katrina`> GM: *some people stare at the two like they've gone mad*
* Katrina` gracefully manuevers out of Sardis' way, working her way around to his other side, grabbing his hand in the process and tugging him back toward her.
<Kimera> Azul: .oO( They've gone mad... )
* Sardis reverses it and spins her into his arms.
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* Katrina` smiles and flips herself over while in his arms, landing back on her feet in one fluid motion, spreading her hands out.
* Sardis then flips her over his head and rolls forward
* Katrina` backflips after Sardis.
<Katrina`> GM: *the music begins to finish up, the crowd just staring*
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* Sardis takes her hand and dips her at the music stops.
<Katrina`> GM: *everyone claps. Of course, it's evident on their faces they don't know what the hell they were just a witness to. The next couple begin to set up their song*
<Katrina`> GM: *Midnight finally comes around. Of course, the party is scheduled to last another good 2 hours*
<Kimera> Azul: *downs a glass of punch after watching that*
* Sardis coughs once, looking at Kat.
<Katrina`> My head is spinning now...*straightens herself up*
<Katrina`> GM: *Shiva's ball rolls a little, moving away from the forcefield*
* Sardis smiles once.
<Katrina`> GM: *it suddenly gets knocked again. Then again. It's like something is there on the ground, knocking it back and forth*
<Sardis> It was fun, albeit we 'impressed' the watchers.
* Shiva` eyes quirk up and eyes the ball
<Katrina`> I think so, too. Lets go back to the table and watch from there. *waves him over and rejoins Azul*
* Sardis goes to the table.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball just keeps getting knocked back and forth. The sound of faint purring can be heard*
<Kimera> Azul: That was... Unique. *on another glass of punch*
* Katrina` beams.
<Katrina`> You liked it?
* Sardis gets himself and Kat more drinks.
<Shiva`> What the...
<Katrina`> Thanks. *takes her drink from Sardis, drinking it. She worked up a sweat from that dance*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball continues this interesting pattern, oblivious to Shiva watching*
<Shiva`> *stands up from her chair and begins walking over to the ball, her steps the only real noise besides the ball rolling
<Kimera> Azul: *smiles* If they have an award for 'most innovative dance', you're a shoe in.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball suddenly stops moving all together as Shiva approaches. It just rests there, as if it never moved in the first place. The purring sound is gone, too.*
* Shiva` stops and blinks, she runs her hand through her hair
* Sardis looks around.
<Sardis> It's getting a little late, but oh well...
<Katrina`> It is a little past Midnight. *glances at the time* We're in the "bewitching" hour now.
<Shiva`> Computer, scan the Hanger Bay for any anomoalies.
<Kimera> Azul: Oooh, now is the time the REAL ghosts come out...
<Katrina`> Computer: Anomalies negative.
* Katrina` giggles.
<Katrina`> There's no such thing as ghosts.
<Katrina`> GM: *cue eerie music. It came from the dance music*
* Sardis looks to Kat
<Sardis> I'd say I'm pretty real.
<Sardis> Boo.
<Shiva`> ...*kneels over and picks up the ball*
* Katrina` pokes him hard in the side.
<Katrina`> You feel solid to me.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball has a slight coolish feeling. Almost cold to touch*
<Kimera> NRP: <Emily> *sneezes*
* Sardis oofs a bit.
<Shiva`> Strange...
<Shiva`> *throw the ball to the side*
<Katrina`> GM: *it rolls along, then comes to a stop*
<Katrina`> GM: *The voting begins on the best dance couple*
<Kimera> Azul: I think it's just the sheet that's been mortally wounded.
<Katrina`> GM: *the girl with the Dominator costume and her dragon boyfriend win.*
<Sardis> I think it's rigged.
<Kimera> Azul: I don't think the world is ready for dancing quite like yours.
* Sardis looks at Azul.
* Katrina` finishes her next drink.
<Shiva`> ...*scratches her head*
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* Sardis lookt to Kat.
<Shiva`> ...*hits her comm* Kat...
* Katrina` blinks, looking around for her comm. She pulls it out from who knows where and clicks it. She has an obvious slur to her speech now.
<Katrina`> Yes?
<Shiva`> Comm: Somethign strange just happened down in the hanger bay...
<Katrina`> Comm: Strange?
<Shiva`> Comm: Yeah...it's just...hard to explain.
* Katrina` looks at Sardis
<Katrina`> Comm: I have Sardis with me. Want me to send him down to check it out?
* Sardis stands.
<Shiva`> Comm: Might as well send Strife down too.
* Sardis pulls of the sheet and heads for the elevator.
<Katrina`> Comm: Oka...*blinks* How did you know Strife was here?
<Shiva`> Comm: Women's intuition.
<Katrina`> ... Comm: Roger.
* Katrina` puts up her comm and runs after Sardis to catch up. She's curious now.
<Kimera> Azul: *shrugs* There's drinks! *hurries after*
* Shiva` looks over at the ball resting where it stopped
<Katrina`> GM: *time jump. The group arrives at Shiva's part of the hanger*
* Katrina` looks around, trying to act more sober than she is.
* Sardis heads to teh elevator.
<Katrina`> NRP: I just said they arrived.
* Sardis opens it and waits for Kat.
<Sardis> NRP:Ut!
* Shiva` looks over at Sardis staring at the elevator
<Kimera> Azul: ...someone can't handle their drinks.
<Sardis> I'm fine, it was just very cold on there for some reason.
* Shiva` looks over at where the ball used to be
* Sardis approaches Shiva
<Sardis> At any rate, what's going on down here?
<Shiva`> It's hard to believe...hell I don't even believe it.
* Sardis crosses his arms.
<Sardis> Then why report it?
<Kimera> Azul: So what's the problem? It better not be another non-existing cat...
<Shiva`> I was sitting down here tossing a ball around when it came to a rest over there. *points over near the forcefield* When it suddely started to roll from side to side.
<Shiva`> NRP: Shiva: To progress the story?
<Katrina`> NRP: Sardis: Why report it? Shiva: God told me to.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball is still on the ground. It doesn't look like it's planning on moving, either*
<Kimera> Azul: *pokes the ball*
<Katrina`> GM: *it barely moves*
<Shiva`> I watched it for awhile when I suddenly heard a purring noise so I walked over to it to investigate when it stopped. I picked it up and it was cold...too cold.
<Sardis> Hrm.
<Katrina`> Purring noise? *covers her mouth, glancing at Azul*
<Sardis> Now, what would you say was moving the ball?
<Shiva`> It wasn't an air duct that's for sure.
<Kimera> Azul: *jumps* I told you not to tell me it wasn't a non-existant cat!
<Shiva`> *turns her head to Azul* I never said it was.
<Katrina`> Are you sure you didn't fall asleep, Miss Shiva?
<Katrina`> It could have been a dream.
<Shiva`> ....No...I know my dreams and that wasn't one of them
<Sardis> Okay, but what do you think it was?
<Shiva`> I'm not the security guard here, you tell me what you think was moving it.
<Sardis> I sugest we split up and look for clues, gang.
<Shiva`> Already had the computer scan the hanger. Didn't find anything.
<Katrina`> Split up and look for clues?
<Sardis> Shiva, you and Strife look around old storage area. Kat and I will ask around.
<Shiva`> I'm not looking around for anything.
<Kimera> Azul: *kneels by the ball* Heeeeere kitty kitty kitty kitty...
<Shiva`> .oO(How does Azul know it was a cat...)
<Sardis> I've solved the mystery.
* Sardis pulls off Azul's mask
* Katrina` stares.
<Sardis> It was Strife with the whole cat thing again.
* Shiva` looks at Sardis
<Katrina`> NRP: LOL
<Kimera> Azul: *isn't wearing a mask*
<Shiva`> Sardis, he wasn't even down here. How could he make the friggin ball move around?
* Shiva` walks over to the ball and picks it up.
<Sardis> An intricate system of pullies and leavers.
<Sardis> And inside the ball are tiny magnets set to react.
* Katrina` just keeps staring at Sardis.
<Sardis> It makes perfect sense, and Strife planned to smuggle diamonds in the underside of the hangar. So he wanted to scare people to keep them out.
<Kimera> Azul: .....
* Shiva` throws the ball against the forcefield again
<Katrina`> GM: *kaplat. It falls*
<Sardis> And the ball being cold? It's cold because of the polarity of the forcefield.
<Katrina`> ...well. He does seem to have all his bases...covered...*she says politely*
* Sardis nods, knowingly.
<Kimera> Except you forgot one little thing.
<Kimera> Azul: *said that*
<Sardis> And what's that?
<Katrina`> NRP: Azul: You forgot about ...Red Harry!
<Kimera> Azul: I forgot it too, but it proves my innocence!
<Sardis> ...
<Katrina`> ...
<Shiva`> *eyes the ball*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball just calmly sits there*
<Sardis> Now that we've all had our fun. I'm hungry. Let's like, go find a sandwich.
<Kimera> Azul: With a cat?
<Sardis> I'll have you thrown in the brig.
<Sherinmir> NRP: Yes, a sandwich with a cat. Kitty sandwich!
* Katrina` moves off for the elevator, deciding this investigation is over.
* Sardis follows Kat.
<Katrina`> GM: *as they walk off, they fail to notice one important detail on the ball. One tiny claw mark*
* Shiva` runs her hand through her hair and shakes her head, she walks over to her chair
<Kimera> Azul: *heads after them, he doesn't care if it was actually a cat or not, he'll still think it's one!*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball rolls a little*
* Shiva` stops and slowly turns her head, the sound of a ball moving grabbing her attention
<Katrina`> GM: *it gets knocked the other way again*
* Katrina` steps into the elevator.
<Sardis> NRP: No one thinks it's wierd that we have a ghost on a fairly new ship, much less one in space?
* Sardis steps on after Kat.
<Katrina`> NRP: This ship is actually one of the OLDEST ships in the fleet.
<Katrina`> NRP: It was remodeled, barely, for the team.
<Shiva`> ...*taps her comm*
<Katrina`> NRP: Wasn't that a big detail, Sher, in the beginning? About them getting a bucket of bolts?
* Katrina` looks at the buttons, then hits the one for the cafeteria.
* Katrina` looks down at her comm, realizing its on as if a signal is being sent to her. With no sound.
<Katrina`> That's odd.
<Sardis> Shiva probably left the button pressed.
* Shiva` kneels down slowly and looks over at the ball
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator doors slowly begin to close, just as Kat looks up and spots something moving past. Sardis, sadly, sees nothing, but might feel a chill*
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<Katrina`> Did you see that...?
* Sardis shivers slightly.
<Sardis> I saw nothing.
<Katrina`> GM: *The elevator begins to move up, the numbers blinking away as they rise.*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball rapidly begins to get knocked back and forth*
* Shiva` slides her scanner over her left eye and begins scanning around the ball for any abnormalties, temperature, etc.*
<Sardis> NRP: *the ball kills Shiva*
<Katrina`> GM: *there's a very cold drop in temp at the ball, plus a sign of high electricity*
<Katrina`> NRP: Interference. Not actual electricity.
<Shiva`> *Grabs her head and her face contorts*
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator is half-way to the cafeteria now*
<Shiva`> *reaches down to her comm and taps it* Kat... I need you to get off the elevator now.
* Katrina` looks down as Shiva's voice speaks out, then looks up at Sardis
<Shiva`> Comm: All of you hurry!
<Katrina`> GM: *the numbers begin to get scramble on the counter, as if inteference is messing with the display*
<Kimera> Azul: That isn't normal, is it?
* Shiva` begins adjusting her scanner in an attempt to clear up the interference
* Sardis hits the "stop" button on the elevator.
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator jerks to a stop*
<Sardis> I sense evil.
* Shiva` holds her hand out and slowly begins to lower the temperature around the ball
<Katrina`> GM: *the faint outline of a kitten can be seen. A kitten with half it's skull missing*
<Shiva`> Oh dear god...
<Katrina`> Maybe we should exit the elevator.
<Kimera> Azul: Yes. Exit elevator. Elevator evil.
<Shiva`> Computer, record image of the ball.
* Shiva` maintains the cold tempereature around the ball
<Sardis> Maybe we should.
<Katrina`> Computer: Recording.
<Katrina`> GM: *The elevator slightly jerks, as if it's being toyed with from above*
* Shiva` drops her hand and shakes her head
* Katrina` begins to hit the door open button, but it won't respond.
<Kimera> Azul: *turns his arms into prybars and pulls the doors open*
<Katrina`> GM: *the doors are forcefully jerked opened*
<Kimera> Azul: *reverts to 'normal
<Kimera> Azul: .oO( I've always wanted to do that. )
<Shiva`> *taps her comm* Kat, are you guys out of the elevator yet?!
* Katrina` moves through the openign into the hallway. She immediately gasps.
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator jerks again, twisting. The insides begin to crunch, as if an invisible hand is grasping it*
<Kimera> Azul: *steps out and looks around*
* Sardis steps out behind Kat.
<Katrina`> GM: *the hallway looks perfectly normal. Yet Kat is looking horrorfied*
<Sardis> Eek.
<Kimera> Azul: Um... Kat? What is it?
* Sardis taps her on the shoulder.
<Katrina`> You...guys don't see the burn marks? Like some fire burnt the...entire hallw..ay?
<Sardis> No, I don't.
* Katrina` shakes her head, rubbing her eyes. She looks up again, blinking
<Katrina`> I...guess it was the alcohol.
<Shiva`> *taps her comm again* Are you ok Kat?
* Katrina` idly grabs her comm.
<Katrina`> We're fine...Shiva, thanks...
<Shiva`> Comm: Where exactly are you guys?
<Katrina`> Comm: I don't know what floor we got off on, Shiva. *looks around* I think it's some resident hall for the lower crew men.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball keeps getting knocked back and forth. When...it just suddenly stops*
* Katrina` looks at Sardis
<Katrina`> What do we do now?
<Shiva`> ....*stiffens up, and slowly turns around*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball just lays there. ... movement to the right, though, approaching Shiva*
<Shiva`> *looks to her right, her scanner desperately tryign to lock onto whatever's moving*
<Katrina`> GM: *nothing there, it claims. Just some faint interference*
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<Shiva`> *holds her hand out and lets out a rush of freezing air to her right*
<Katrina`> GM: *the air moves roughly, as if something passed through it quickly*
<Sardis> We head upstairs and have maintinence look at the elevators.
<Shiva`> Chesk Ni'ak....
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* Shiva` begins to back up towards the hallway
<Katrina`> Alright. Lets find the stairs.
* Katrina` begins to walk forward.
* Sardis walks.
<Katrina`> GM: *one of the crew men's doors is open, oddly, the lights off inside*
<Katrina`> GM: *something furry brushes against Shiva's leg*
<Kimera> Azul: *follows, puzzled... or just drunk. Either or*
* Shiva` pulls her leg back in-reaction and looks down to see what it was
* Katrina` passes the door, glancing in. She immediately recoils into Sardis, gesturing wildly and trying to turn away.
<Kimera> Azul: *peeks in*
<Katrina`> GM: *it's just a messy room*
<Shiva`> What the hell...
<Katrina`> GM: *nothing there.*
<Shiva`> ...I don't like this one bit...*turns around and begins to walk quickly towards the hallway*
<Katrina`> God...*buries her face into Sardis' chest, acting as if the messy room was the most horrible thing ever*
* Sardis looks down at her.
<Sardis> What... was it?
<Katrina`> Y-You don't se..? *turns and shakes her head* It's gone now...
<Kimera> Azul: Kat, you used to keep your room messier than that at one point...
* Shiva` steps into the hallway and leans against the wall
* Katrina` pulls herself away from Sardis, trying to look dignified in her kitty costume
*** Gatsu has left #TAW
<Sardis> What did you see?
<Katrina`> Burnt bodies...like they were caught in some horrible fire while trying to get away.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball rolls into the hallway that Shiva is in*
* Sardis walks over into the doorway and looks into the room.
* Shiva` looks over at the ball, a look of shock appears on her face
<Katrina`> GM: *nothing of the sort in there. Just a normal, messy crews quarters. T hough it's kind of cold in here*
<Kimera> Azul: ...burnt? Like you saw the halls?
<Sardis> ...
* Katrina` nods.
<Katrina`> GM: *soft padded sounds approach Shiva*
<Katrina`> GM: *some ways down the hallway is the stair exit*
<Shiva`> NRP: Shiva: MY GOD! Who would tie bags onto a cats feet?!
* Shiva` begins walking backwards, keeping an eye on the ball
<Katrina`> GM: *it rolls after Shiva*
<Katrina`> GM: *a clock in the messy room reveals to Sardis the time is almost 1.*
<Sardis> Look, Kat, even if there are ghosts, it's past midnight.
<Shiva`> *stops and kicks the ball down the hallway*
<Sardis> It's not halloween anymore.
<Katrina`> According to...legend, the bewitching could last anywhere from an hour after midnight or until 2.
<Katrina`> Or until sunrise...
* Katrina` swallows hard.
<Katrina`> But there is no sunrise in space.
<Kimera> Azul: ....okay, now you're creeping ME out.
<Shiva`> *stands there watching the ball soar through the air*
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball comes to a stop when gravity takes a hold of it*
<Shiva`> *watches the ball, waiting*
<Sardis> Hrm.
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball suddenly soars right back at Shiva and slams into her stomach with the force of a heavy punch*
* Katrina` rubs her face, trying not to be unnerved.
* Shiva` bends over from the hit and coughs sveral times
<Katrina`> Ball: *tries to uppercut into her face*
* Sardis hugs Kat tightly.
<Sardis> It's ok.
* Katrina` nods
<Katrina`> Thank you.
<Kimera> Azul: If you find a nice planet to orbit, you get a sunrise still, right?
* Shiva` head snaps back from the ball slamming into her underchin
<Katrina`> You're right, Strife.
<Katrina`> Ball: *rolls back and then tries to slobberknock her in the face*
* Shiva` throws her hand up and sends out an iceblast right at the ball
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball is now an iced block of ball...moving to slobberknock her in the face*
<Katrina`> GM: *further down from Shiva is the Exit door for the stairs. The same is true for Sardis, Kat, and Azul*
* Shiva` shoves off the wall and slides to the side, letting the ball fly by her
<Katrina`> GM: *the ball slams into the wall and falls down*
<Shiva`> ...*breathes heavily then runs towards the exit door*
* Sardis looks around.
<Kimera> Azul: You think that we might be in danger...? Like those thousands of horror movies tell us we will?
<Katrina`> I...don't know.
* Sardis shakes his head.
<Sardis> I'm going to go for help.
<Sardis> If I'm not back in 15 minutes...
<Katrina`> ...Lets ALL go for help.
*** Kimera has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
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* Katrina` walks to the exit sign and opens the door, stepping into the stairway. She looks up at the stairs, seeing they look safe.
* Sardis keeps with Kat
<Kim[AWAY]> Azul: *sticks with them, because, he doesn't want to die*
* Shiva` slams through the exit door and into the stairwell
*** Kim[AWAY] is now known as Kimera
* Katrina` jogs up the stairs, hearing a slamming sound down below.
<Katrina`> Did you hear that?
<Sardis> No.
<Kimera> Azul: Angry ghosts? ._.
* Katrina` leans over the railing and sees someone very far down
<Katrina`> Someone's in the stairway below us.
* Shiva` leans against the door, breathing heavily.
<Katrina`> GM: *ragged breathing sounds echo throughout the stairway back to the three above*
* Sardis reaches for his axe.
<Sardis> You all head on, I'll investigate.
<Katrina`> But...you could get hurt.
<Sardis> I'm a security officer, I have to investigate it.
<Katrina`> ...alright. Becareful...*moves up the stairs* Come on, Strife, lets go to the bridge.
<Kimera> Azul: Right.
* Sardis stands his ground.
* Katrina` jogs up the stairs.
* Shiva` pushes herself away from the door and takes several steps back
<Katrina`> GM: *the door jerks, as if it's trying to open. Shiva should move up, quickly!*
<Kimera> Azul: ...I hope the ghosts don't kill him. .oO( I wonder if I'd get a promotion if they do... )
<Katrina`> ...don't say that!
<Shiva`> *turns and begins running up the stairs*
<Kimera> Azul: What?! Do you WANT him to get hurt?
<Katrina`> GM: *The door slams open*
<Katrina`> Of course not! But I don't believe in ghosts! There is no ghosts! He'll be fine, okay?
* Shiva` sprints upthe stairs as fast as she can
<Katrina`> GM: *something is running up the stairs towards Sardis...very fast*
<Kimera> Azul: I'm sure he'll be fine. He'll kick ass and takes names if he has to ... but do you really believe that other bit?
<Katrina`> ... *doesn't answer*
* Sardis tightens his grip on the axe.
<Katrina`> GM: *something moves up the stairs after Shiva*
* Shiva` continues running, not taking the time to look back
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis seems a blur coming around the corner at him.*
<Katrina`> GM: *Shiva sees something blocking her way*
* Sardis rears back his axe. "HALT!"
* Shiva` leaps up onto the hand rail and pushes off it, intent on leaping over the thing in her way
<Katrina`> GM: *Shiva would have succeeded, if he didn't rear back the axe. She collides with it*
<Kimera> Azul: Well... if they ARE ghosts, we know we'll be safe at sunrise, right? Aliens, crazy holograms, and other things... they would be trickier to deal with.
<Sardis> NRP: Wait, isn't that like getting racked with the axe?
<Katrina`> NRP: I figure at the angle, she didn't hit the sharp side.
<Katrina`> But we're not near a planet right now...
* Shiva` rams into something and trips over, landing behind the thing
* Katrina` takes deep breaths.
<Katrina`> We're almost there.
<Sardis> NRP: Only because you don't want'er filleted. :P
<Kimera> Azul: I'll take point.
<Katrina`> GM: *Shiva and Sardis have a good moment to look at each other now*
* Sardis turns to Shiva.
* Shiva` looks at him
<Sardis> Never were one to listen to orders. Makes me glad I didn't have my gun or I would have shot.
<Shiva`> ...Run...
<Sardis> Was anything following you?
<Katrina`> GM: *BANG. Right behind Sardis.*
* Shiva` pushes herself up
<Sardis> !
* Sardis spins.
<Katrina`> GM: *nothing there.*
<Sardis> Show yourself!
* Sardis holds his axe.
<Kimera> Azul: *takes the lead towards the bridge*
<Shiva`> RUN NOW! *turns and begins sprinting up*
<Katrina`> GM: *suddenly part of the railing is ripped off and floats in mid air*
* Katrina` follows after Azul.
<Katrina`> GM: *K and A arrive at the floor right under the bridge, which is the Aux. Bridg.e*
<Katrina`> We have to go through here to get to the bridge.
<Shiva`> NRP: TAW:MIB!
<Katrina`> GM: *the pipe tries to thwack Sardis upside the head*
<Kimera> NRP: Too many "S"s
<Kimera> Azul: *nods* Right. *moves ahead carefuly, being cautious*
* Katrina` steps in behind Azul. The Aux. Bridge is dark, no lights being on in here. The air is especially chilly in here.*
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis gets pimp slapped by the pipe right in the head*
<Kimera> Azul: Did someone cut the heater in here or something? *shivers slightly*
<Katrina`> GM: *the pipe rears back to come slamming down over his back*
<Katrina`> I don't know ... the ladder should be near the door...if we can find the door.
* Sardis staggers, and growls.
* Shiva` stops and turns aroudn to see Sardis not behind her
* Sardis chops forward.
<Katrina`> GM: *the pipe is chopped in half and drops to the ground*
<Shiva`> SARDIS!
<Kimera> Azul: *trys the lightswitch*
<Katrina`> GM: *the lights flicker up, dimmly lighting the area. The door is easily spotted now*
<Kimera> Azul: I think I found the door. *sticks his tongue out*
* Katrina` sticks her own tongue back out, walking over to the door and tapping the key pad. The door opens to the elevator shaft, but there's a ladder positioned right there.
<Katrina`> There it is.
<Katrina`> GM: *an invisible hand grabs Sardis' throat*
<Kimera> Azul: *heads in first, just incase there's something dangerous*
* Sardis struggles against it.
<Katrina`> GM: *the hand lets go*
* Shiva` reaches over her the railing and looks down
<Sardis> Gh..ahah. This is not entertaining, cease these games!
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator shaft looks spookily quiet. But door for the Bridge is just 10 feet up the ladder*
<Kimera> Azul: *starts climbing*
<Katrina`> GM: *everything gets deathly cold in the stairway now...as if something big is coming*
* Katrina` slides out and climbs up after Azul.
<Shiva`> SARDIS ARE YOU OK?!
* Shiva` lets out a breath of air and notices that she can see it
* Sardis looks around, and turns to Shiva.
<Katrina`> GM: *Azul reaches the keypad to open the bridge door*
<Sardis> I'm fine, but...
<Shiva`> NRP: *is several floors above Sardis*
<Sardis> NRP: So I turned to look up?
<Katrina`> GM: *a fog begins to move up the stairway, just 4 floors below Sardis.*
* Sardis starts up the stairs.
<Kimera> Azul: Ah... shoot... um... Kat, you remember the passcode, right?
* Shiva` turns and begins running up
* Katrina` gives him the emergency override code.
<Kimera> Azul: *inputs the code*
<Katrina`> GM: *the bridge door opens*
<Katrina`> GM: *the fog begins too move faster, passing the spot Sardis was just at*
<Kimera> Azul: *steps inside, and scans the area*
<Katrina`> GM: *the bridge is empty, except for Captain Drake, asleep in his chair*
<Kimera> Azul: *looks back* Everything looks normal up here.
<Katrina`> GM: *the fog suddenly rides up behind Sardis, moving fast enough that it nips at his heels, figuratively*
<Katrina`> GM: *Shiva reaches the Aux Bridge after a nice long run*
* Sardis hurries.
* Katrina` pulls herself up into the bridge.
* Shiva` slides into the aux.bridge, her breaths long and deep
<Katrina`> GM: *the fog begins to encompass Sardis, slowly. It's passing him!*
* Katrina` moves over to navigation, trying to bring up the location of the nearest planet
<Sardis> .oO(Shit.)
* Shiva` sees the open door and runs for it
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis arrives at the Aux. Bridge floor*
<Katrina`> Alright, I got the nav. Lets hope I did it right. *hits a button, sending them into hyperspace*
<Kimera> Azul: *checks the security station for any signs of intruders*
<Katrina`> GM: *The ship is clean of all intruders*
* Shiva` climbs up the stairs to the main bridge
<Kimera> Azul: You know... *laughs a little* It'd be funny if all this went away when the clock hit 2...
<Katrina`> NRP: Ladder, not stairs.
<Shiva`> NRP: Meant that!
* Sardis shakes his head.
<Kimera> Azul: *heads someone on the ladder and forms a sword in hand*
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis is beginning to feel sluggish. He better hurry out of that fog*
<Sardis> Considering Kat's idea of myths, I wish it were 2 already...
* Sardis jogs, hurrying on.
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis jogs around the Aux. Bridge now*
<Shiva`> NRP: How the hell does Sardis know what Azul was saying
<Kimera> NRP: Um... How did Sardis hear something Strife said?
<Shiva`> NRP: EXACTLY!
<Sardis> NRP: I wasn't even reading the buffer.
<Sardis> NRP: I was talking to myself, seriously.
<Shiva`> NRP: LIES!
<Sardis> NRP: What? I'm saying I wasn't paying attention!
<Katrina`> GM: *As Sardis jogs around in circles, he might notice the open door leading to the elevator shaft.*
* Shiva` throws her hand onto the opening above her and slowly pulls herself up
* Sardis might use that shaft.
<Kimera> Azul: *has a sword pointed at Shiva*
<Katrina`> GM: *if he does, he'll find a ladder. Above him he can see Shiva's feet vanishing as she pulls herself up into the real Bridge*
<Kimera> Azul: ...you're alive, right?
* Sardis follows these vanishing feet.
* Katrina` looks at Drake, then jerks back, covering her face.
<Shiva`> *looks surprised to see a sword pointed to her face* Do you always welcome everyone like this?
<Shiva`> And yes, I'm alive.
<Kimera> Azul: Okay, you can come in then. This is an alive people only club.
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis come barrelling up next, rejoined with the group. No more fog is around him*
<Kimera> Azul: *notices Kat's reaction as he heads back to the station to check the sec cameras* ...what is it Kat?
<Katrina`> ...When I looked at Drake, for a moment, I thought I saw evil...but then it was gone.
<Katrina`> Drake: *snoozes peacefully*
<Shiva`> There is something evil down there...*points back down the hole she came out of*
<Katrina`> GM: *Sardis pops up as Shiva says this, having arrived at the top*
<Kimera> Azul: *frowns, and checks the computer for Captain Drake's location*
<Katrina`> GM: *He's never left the room*
<Katrina`> GM: *a cold chill rises up out of the elevator shaft*
<Kimera> Azul: *pauses* ...did anyone else feel that?
<Sardis> ...
* Katrina` turns slowly, then looks around the bridge.
<Sardis> Why isn't Drake awake?
<Katrina`> Everything...it looks burnt...destroyed...like it was under some attack...
<Katrina`> GM: *the bridge sparkles with cleanliness*
<Shiva`> Kat...are you drunk?
<Katrina`> GM: *then, at that moment, everything wavers. Things begin to darken, as if burnt...and it continues around the bridge as a fog begins to lift out of the elevator shaft*
<Kimera> Azul: ...if she is, I am too.
<Katrina`> GM: *the chair wavers, becoming a blackened mass and Drake wavers, replaced by the burnt remains of the previous Captain*
* Shiva` turns around, taking in the oncoming effect of everything changing
<Katrina`> GM: *the fog fully lifts out of the elevator shaft now*
* Katrina` bumps against a burnt console.
* Shiva` vision comes upon the fog, causing her to leap back*
<Katrina`> We have...another 10 minutes until 2...
<Kimera> Azul: *points his sword at the fog... yeah, it's not the brightest, but it's his only idea right now*
<Katrina`> GM: *The fog begins to form a strange, deformed creature that aseems to be made of several different people and body parts...he hovers there, a face with no eyes, no nose, and no mouth.*
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* Shiva` quickly slides into a fighting stance
<Kimera> Azul: *waves his sword* Back! Back! Go back to where you came!
* Sardis looks at the figure.
* Sardis draws his axe.
* Deathwatch hovers towards them.
<Kimera> Azul: *stays between the beast and the girls... Sardis can deal on his own, he's tough*
* Deathwatch is just paces from Azul now.
* Shiva` raises one of her hands and points her palm out at DeathWatch, a could chill begins to form around her hand
<Kimera> Azul: I said BACK! *swings again*
<Deathwatch> disturbed..dead...rest...vengeance...dead...of
* Deathwatch passes through the sword.
<Sardis> Mad mojo...
* Deathwatch reaches out to Azul.
* Sardis takes a step back, eyeing Deathwatch
<Katrina`> Any ideas...anyone...? *leans as far back as she can*
<Kimera> Azul: *goes wide eyed and takes a few steps back* Ummm...
* Deathwatch hovers in place, moving closer to Azul
* Shiva` fires off a blast of chilled air towards DeathWatch
<Kimera> Azul: *circles around the edge of the room, seeing if it follows*
* Deathwatch flickers and moves on. This time towards Shiva.
<Katrina`> I recommend we don't touch it... *she says matter of factly, but just kind of squeaks*
<Sardis> Simple, we wait a few minutes...
* Shiva` holds her other hand out and begins to fire two ice beams at it
* Deathwatch flickers more. It reaches out to touch Shiva, just 4 feet away.
* Shiva` leaps to the side and fires begins to chill the air around DeathWatch
<Kimera> Azul: *slashes deathwatch, just with a graze though, not wanting to get too close before hoping back*
* Deathwatch turns, hovering towards Azul.
<Sardis> Kat, time!?
* Shiva` looks over at Sardis
<Katrina`> 2:56.
<Shiva`> Hey Security Guard Sardis, why not do something about this...
<Katrina`> 1:56
<Kimera> Azul: *sticks his tongue out at the beast and steps back towards the elevator*
* Deathwatch hovers closer, reaching out towards Azul. He has him cornered now!
<Katrina`> Strife!
* Sardis chops at DW
* Deathwatch tilts his faceless head to Sardis.
* Shiva` fires off another ice blast at DeathWatch
<Kimera> Azul: *looks around, teetering on the edge of the elevator shaft*
* Deathwatch titls his head completely around to face Shiva. Like the Excorist*
* Katrina` keeps floating towards Azul, just 3 feet away from grabbing him with his hands.
<Katrina`> NRP: DW did that
* Shiva` slams her hands together and creates an iceball, she throws it at DeathWatch's head
<Kimera> Azul: *waits another foot before acting*
<Katrina`> 1:58
* Deathwatch tries to grab Azul
<Kimera> Azul: *hops back... oh shit, no ground there* Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
<Kimera> Azul: *falls out of sight*
* Deathwatch falls after him, moving fast to grab him in mid-air. They both vanish from sight
* Sardis blinks.
* Katrina` runs to the elevator shaft entrance
<Katrina`> STRIFE!!!
* Shiva` runs over to the elevator shaft and looks down
<Katrina`> GM: *the bridge wavers, returning to normal, as does Drake. The watch reads 1:59. Looks like Kat's watch was a bit off*
*** Deathwatch has left #taw
<Katrina`> ....no...Strife...
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator even reforms normally where ever they last left it*
<Katrina`> Drake: *stretches and stands* I can't believe I fell asleep.
<Sardis> Hrm.
* Katrina` turns away, looking devastated.
<Kimera> <Strife's voice> *coming from waaaaaaaaaaaay down the shaft* ......help?
* Katrina` turns back around
<Katrina`> Strife?!
<Katrina`> GM: *the elevator rides upwards towards them Strife on the top of it.*
<Shiva`> Hah...the runt's still alive.
* Katrina` smiles, wiping at her eyes
<Katrina`> He's like that.
* Sardis looks at Kat.
<Sardis> And I was telling Drake I don't like Halloween.
<Katrina`> Drake: But Halloween is over now, Sardis!
* Katrina` turns, looking at Drake and remembers what she saw. She dismisses it as part of the Halloween evil and looks back at Strife.
<Katrina`> GM: *The elevator stops when it arrives, punting Strife onto the deck of the bridge*
<Kimera> <Strife> "Whew, that was some ride..." *pauses* "You all okay?"
<Katrina`> I see you dropped your Azul disguise.
* Katrina` gives Strife a hug
<Kimera> <Strife> *hugs back* "Well, Halloween's over, right?"
<Katrina`> Right
<Katrina`> Session Ends
Session Close: Sat Oct 18 19:17:58 2003