Session Start: Thu Nov 11 19:13:37 2004
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20041111.log'
<Snipe> Session 225: Fallout
<Nicolai|TOS> NRP: where am i?
<Snipe> Time Chart: November 19th
<Snipe> Location: McCabe's Manor; Earth
<Snipe> Narrator: After the death of Eve and the Alliance being dismissed, chances of winning the war were almost over. McCabe won the election for President of Earth, replacing Slasher, but even that was a bad sign. The man could not be trusted..
<Snipe> GM: *McCabe's manor is currently full of people celebrating the election of McCabe, but the team has been set aside in a quiet room to discuss plans*
* Snipe stands around, his glasses slid down his nose. He looks out the window at the falling snow.
* Katrina` sits in a seat, looking quiet and unrested.
* Slasher leans over a table, looking down at several documents and charts
* Kio sits quietly in his seat, not really caring for the election, in his opinion..both of them sucked
* Wind` leans against a wall, his arms crossed, glancing down at the floor.
* Dias stands infront of the window, leaning against it and staring deeply at the falling snow
* Colephantus is standing beside slasher, also Observing items. :)
<Snipe> We can't win this war anymore.
<Kio> 14"I hear that tsirvish empire place or whatever it is called nice at this time of the year.."
<Slasher> There's always a faint sliver of hope in the dark horizon John. You just need to look for it.
<Colephantus> Its not like we can just sit down anyway.
<Snipe> Save me the trite speeches of morale, Slasher.
<Slasher> And what do you have us do John? Sit idly by while they roll over us?
<Snipe> No. But we should be realistic. We can't beat them in a war now.
<Colephantus> So what do you plan to do?
<Snipe> I don't know, but in a few days things are going to get nasty. Way nastier than anything we've seen so far.
* Katrina` looks at Snipe silently.
<Wind`> ...
<Slasher> And what has you come to this conclusion?
<Snipe> We're the enemy within, Slasher. Or haven't you figured that out?
<Slasher> But according to you, we're benign.
* Snipe shakes his head, pointing at Slasher.
<Snipe> You and I ARE the enemies.
* Colephantus looks between the two, obviously confused.
* Slasher looks at him
* Colephantus then remember what Snipe trained him for.
<Colephantus> You mean..Slasher is...too?
<Snipe> Yes. Ariel. Dias. Me. Slasher. Any psionics.
<Katrina`> But...we need all of you...
<Colephantus> So. What the hell is going to happen?
<Snipe> I'm guessing we'll get a repeat of what happened to Diamondback. On a massive scale.
<Dias> They want revenge...
<Kio> 14"Good thing i'm not a psionic.."
<Colephantus> ....And how am I supposed to kill all of you when i'll have enough trouble trying to stop one of you?
<Snipe> I wanted myself removed from this conflict, but it's obvious I have no choice but to fight.
* Colephantus looks around the room at everyone.
<Colephantus> Well then. What is your plan Slasher?
* Katrina` looks to Slasher.
<Slasher> Well obviously I'm not in command on the Alliance, that's Jr.'s sting. I can muster up about 15 Various Cruisers, and about 40 Gears and Fighters to help in the fight. So that gives us about 45 Cruisers plus the Tsiv's unknown amount of WarCruisers.
<Snipe> That might be useful if we knew where Junior was.
* Slasher nods to Snipe
<Colephantus> He probavlt fleed to an unknown planet.
<Colephantus> NRP: *probably
<Katrina`> Junior would do no such thing!
<Slasher> I would assume that the Chiere planet should have about...5-10 of their own cruisers by now and if Jr. is willing to utilize them for something besides protecting only his own planet we'd have them.
* Colephantus glances at Kat.
<Kio> 14"How about a drink of positivity please.." 2Kio raises a brow slightly..not really enjoying the rather..negative forces in the room
* Wind` looks up
<Colephantus> You would be surprised how fast people flee when things look grim.
<Katrina`> Junior would never abandon his friends.
<Slasher> There's no doubt the situation is very grim. But we've one greater fights with less.
* Colephantus continues to look at her, studying her.
<Colephantus> You know him more I guess.
<Snipe> Oh, right, remind me the last time we've won a galactic war with a small fleet? Oh, wait, we managed it one time.
<Slasher> I've have a couple of new weapons that might come in handy if I can get the bugs out.
<Colephantus> Well let us know if any of can help.
* Dias runs his finger across the cold window
* Katrina` looks at the table, letting out a pent up breath of air.
* Slasher turns his head to Kat
* Snipe pushes up his glasses, obviously thinking hard.
<Slasher> There's always the slim chance that if we can show the previous Alliance Members that we can win, they may rejoin us one by one.
* kaos` has joined #taw
<Wind`> Don't hold out on it. The Alliance was a failed attempt. It's every world for itself now.
* Wind` speaks finally.
<Colephantus> But you helped make the Alliance.
<Wind`> I know.
* Colephantus arches a brow at Wind.
<Slasher> Different Alliance back then.
<Katrina`> But if everyone doesn't come together, can we win?
<Colephantus> Yeah, the Alliance I knew, the most recent Alliance, was a bunch of Egotistical Jerkoffs.
* Slasher scratches his chin not wanting to answer Kat's question.
<Kio> 14"Divided we fall, united we stand. I'm guessing no.."
<Snipe> We can't win a war, but there is one tactic that works. We did it last time.
* Slasher turns his head to Snipe
<Snipe> Find their base of operations or homeworld, and blow it up to hell I say.
<Snipe> Sardis had three planet killers.
<Colephantus> Which leads me to my next question.
<Colephantus> What happens after the motenk are gone?
<Dias> Those aren't Motenks...
<Colephantus> Would the Tsiv see their chance and take over to fleeting ALliance worlds?
* Snipe looks at Dias
* Dias turns slowly around, facing the group
<Katrina`> They aren't?
* Colephantus arches a brow.
* Ari[AWAY] is now known as Ariel
<Snipe> NRP: *Dias takes an ultra long time for dramatic nature*
<Dias> No...The real Motenks were killed off by those Reptile creatures. They didn't even allow them to rest in peace either, they stole their souls and fused them into machines and weapons to power their ships.
<Colephantus> Thats interesting.
* Katrina` pauses, already calculating the possibilities if this is true
<Colephantus> So what are those Reptile things?
* Kio leans over on the table closing his eyes.
<Dias> They Motenks believed they were the Voice of God and felt they were about to usher in a new Golden Age when they were taken out...
* Snipe stands there, listening.
<Ariel> ..their technology is advanced enough to substain such a belief.
* Colephantus studies Dias as he is telling this, wondering if he is himself.
* Snipe looks over at Ariel
<Snipe> When did you get in here?
<Dias> All they want now is revenge, they're filled with endless Rage and little compassion, and I can't blame them, being stuck in an endless limbo and being used against their own will.
<Kio> 14"Let them have their revenge then..and just aim it at the reptiles"
<Katrina`> We should try to free them.
* Dias looks at Kio
<Colephantus> If we free them, is there a chance they will become peaceful?
* Katrina` clasps her hands together, closing her eyes
<Dias> I don't want to be in their path or anyone else to be in their path either.
<Katrina`> I keep seeing these terrible visions of these people in pain...I wonder..
<Colephantus> Atfer the reptiles are dead mind you?
<Snipe> It's nothing something I want to risk.
* Slasher looks at Dias, studying what he all says
<Kio> 14"I say we put all the psionics in a ship, and throw them at a lizard fleet..then release the motenks.." 2He chuckles
<Slasher> Duely noted, you never want to get between a man and his pie.
<Snipe> The question is are the Motenks even sane enough to realize who their enemy is?
<Snipe> If I recall, Diamondback seemed ready to blast us all.
<Slasher> Revenge clouds a person's judgement.
* Garland has joined #taw
<Snipe> Exactly. We can't free the Motenks.
<Katrina`> But...they're in terrible pain. We can't leave them like that.
<Slasher> So...How did you come across this information Dias?
<Kio> 14"But ook at what he did to the lizards, he crushed them..but he didn't do the same to us"
* Dias looks up at Slasher
<Slasher> He would've if Snipe didn't nullify his power.
<Dias> Remember that pillar of energy I was thrown into?
<Slasher> Quite well.
<Kio> 14"Pft i get thrown into the shitty future..and he gets all the answers in the universe, aint that a bitch"
<Snipe> It's risky, Kio, to use the Motenks as a weapon against the Lizards. If we aren't careful, it could backfire and get us, too.
* Slasher loosk to Snipe
<Slasher> I think they've been used enough, we wouldn't be any better than the Lizards.
<Snipe> I agree.
<Colephantus> So what do we do?
<Kio> 14"Bend over and get raped"
<Dias> When I entered it I was basically...taken out of time I believe...And I was seperated from the...thin...person that's been inside me.
<Ariel> Even if we successfuly used them against the lizards, they would be free, and they probally wouldn't be happy with us using them like that...
<Dias> I tried to offer our help but...he believed we couldn't do anything to stop them.
* Katrina` looks at Kio, horrified.
* Wind` studies Dias quietly.
<Snipe> We can't exactly trust anything that thing in you says, Dias.
<Dias> I do...the sound of his voice...
* Colephantus sighs and looks up at the ceiling.
<Snipe> We can't trust them, Dias.
<Dias> Then you can't trust me either I guess...
* Dias turns back to the window and stares outside
* Snipe looks at the others.
<Slasher> This is good news in some ways, but sadly it doesn't help us in any way but to understand our enemy more.
<Snipe> They're crazy and insane.
<Slasher> Methodical and deadly intelligent.
* Snipe shakes his head.
<Snipe> Delusional and dangerous.
* Slasher shakes his head
<Slasher> Vicious and Sinical.
<Katrina`> Would you both STOP? *she snaps*
* Slasher looks at Snipe then turns to Kat
<Snipe> ...
* Ariel smirks a little, surprised that she wasn't the first one to break.
* Wind` moves from the wall, heading to the door.
<Ariel> These true Montenks... they're powerful, angry, and pretty much unknown to us.
<Snipe> Pretty much.
<Ariel> But... we're running short on options these days.
<Colephantus> Where you going?
* Wind` exits the room quietly.
<Slasher> A 3rd variable that can cause too much trouble.
<Ariel> If an opertunity arises, we need to atleast investigate it.
* Colephantus looks as DS leaves.
<Colephantus> .....
<Snipe> We need to hard evidence about what the Motenks were.
<Snipe> And what exactly they did to get themselves killed.
<Katrina`> ...I wonder how their souls power the machines...
* Ariel nods slowly
<Dias> Maybe it was jealousy. When you believe that you're the hand or voice of god, many look down upon that.
<Dias> And what if God told them to punish a certain race?
<Snipe> We need to keep the Motenks contained.
<Kio> 2Kio thinks for a second, then glances at slasher 14"Hey your a mechanic type person right..likes machines?"
<Ariel> Contained... *ponders* That might be the wrong way to look at it.
* Slasher turns to Kio, astonished that he even would talk to him with some decency
<Slasher> Possibly yes.
<Snipe> We can't unleash the Motenks. And I don't see a way to destroy their souls.
<Kio> 14"You have a data pad on you?"
<Dias> I think we need to free them from their prison so they can move on.
<Ariel> But we don't want them to add us to their shit list.
<Colephantus> Myabe they wont if we free them?
<Slasher> Always.
* Slasher pulls out his datapad
* Snipe taps the side of his face, looking uneasy, as if he knows something.
<Kio> 14"Let me see it..?" 2He holds out his hand, while pulling out his own
<Ariel> I think we need to find a way to try to... pacify them, until we can find more on the matter.
* Slasher catches Snipe's gesture in the corner of his eye
* kaos` has quit IRC (Quit: )
<Slasher> Something pop in your head John?
* Slasher holds out his datapad to Kio
<Snipe> Narrator: Could I say what was on my mind?
<Snipe> .... No.
* Garland is now known as Junior
<Slasher> I hope you'll share it someday.
* Slasher turns back to Kio
<Slasher> And why am I holding my Datapad out to you?!
<Kio> 2Grabs it, and quickly attaches to his own datapad. Then goes to typing rapidly into slashers datapad 14"Because..you'll see"
<Slasher> ...*reaches over and unlocks his datapad* Now try.
<Junior> Comm: Snipe.
* Snipe pauses, then grabs his comm.
* Slasher looks over to the comm
<Slasher> Ahhh our joyous Savior has returned.
<Snipe> Comm: Well, so did you run away to some unknown planet?
<Junior> Comm: Hardly.
* Katrina` looks over at Snipe.
<Kio> 2Well..he begins to download information, blueprints on his own datapad to slasher. After he is done, he slides the pad back torward slasher 14"It's the blueprints torward one of the future gears i piloted it down to the engine..it proved effective against the ark, might help some"
<Junior> Comm: I've been tied up with other matters--don't ask. I've been working with Sardis mostly and taking care of something.
* Ariel frowns at Kio, not seeming to happy about this.
<Snipe> Comm: I see.
<Snipe> Comm: The verdict on the Tsivrixsh end?
* Colephantus is now known as Chris|Hospital
<Slasher> Oooh...*looks joyous* But you do know that messing with the future is dangerous.
<Kio> 14"I already screwed up the future by going there..it can't get worse"
<Slasher> Not if it was meant to be.
<Kio> 14"Then maybe this was meant to be?"
<Slasher> We can only hope so.
<Junior> Comm: Those planet killers are... well, planet killers. I've been rallying what little of the alliance I can.
<Dias> I thought they called them Planet Killers because of how much pollution they shot into space.
<Snipe> Comm: Understood.
* Snipe clicks his comm. on speaker so Junior can hear when he talks to everyone else.
<Snipe> So, what's the plan everyone? We've been talking for ages.
<Slasher> I personally plan on continueing this fight one way or another.
* Slasher pockets his DataPad
<Junior> The Tsivrixsh are itching to use their new toys, but neither they nor we can find a target.
<Snipe> So, it's settled. We need to find a target.
* Slasher looks at Snipe
<Katrina`> But we don't even know where they are coming from.
* Slasher reaches down and types on a console, seconds later a flat map of the cosmos appears above the console
* Snipe eyes the occupied worlds.
* Slasher begins typing information in it, planets begin to change color as they become occupied
* Kio glares at the map himself, he has been trying for days to find a pattern using the aquarious's maps..but has been unable too.
<Junior> I do know that I need Slasher here.
<Snipe> Where?
<Junior> The Tsivrixsh homeworld.
<Slasher> And why is that Jr?
* Katrina` looks at the map.
<Junior> You're the only engineer I know that's mixed technologies from other planets.
<Slasher> And what shall I be doing? Since I have several projects already occupieing my time?
<Junior> You don't have to come. *hesitates* I shouldn't have mentioned it. *can be heard yelling at someone as construction sounds take over for a moment*
* Slasher crosses his arms
<Slasher> Drop the act Jr. Do you want my help or not?
* Wind` stands outside in the snow.
* Dias looks out the window at Wind
<Junior> I already asked you for help. If you've got your own master plans in action I won't get in the way. Look, this war needs to be fought as effectively as possible. If you've got a project in mind, then that's important.
* Slasher shakes his head
* Snipe looks at Kio, since the others are busy
<Slasher> You underestimate my ability to multi-task Jr.
<Snipe> Well, we could just sneak onboard a Motenk ship and try to download information.
* Kio yawns and continues to glance at the map. The patterns been random at best, so he can only stare. 14"Hah wouldn't it be ironic if the lizards base of operations was on this planet?"
* Junior hesitates, holding back a retort about what he'd just said.
* Katrina` pauses, considering something Kio said.
* Slasher look over at Kio
<Slasher> They was a strange likeness to our reptiles DNA and the Lizards DNA...
<Slasher> So what will I be doing their Jr.?
<Kio> 14"We still havn't explored all of this planet..like the water"
<Junior> Helping build the unified force's flagship.
* Snipe considers, then brings up the data on the occupied planets.
<Slasher> Kio, everything in the Ocean was boiled over in the Tsiv. attack.
<Kio> 14"They are lizards man.."
<Snipe> A Tsivrixsh ship survived the lava.
<Slasher> That is true...
<Snipe> In fact, so did DS out there.
* Slasher types something on his computer, highlighting planets that have like-Earth conditions
<Kio> 14"I fired an incindiery grenade right into their gut..they didn't even feel it. heh"
<Slasher> Jr, what technologies will I be merging?
<Junior> Tsivrixsh, Alliance, and Chiere.
<Slasher> What's wrong with the Aquarius' design?
<Junior> It's not big enough to be a flagship.
* Katrina` looks down at her personal computer, typing some things.
<Kio> 2He decides to bring up a map, one of earth..and pinpoints the location of each "motenk" attack and forms it into a triangle. He points his finger to the center location, see where its at.
<Snipe> GM: *the center location was the point of the last battle with the Motenks 3 days ago - where they had to face the purple pillar of light. It is located in the Middle Eastern area*
<Kio> 14"Well...its not the ocean.."
* Slasher scratches his chin
<Kio> 14"Maybe they live at like..the earths mantel where lava is.." 2Kio chuckles
<Kio> *mantle*
<Snipe> Speculation isn't my game. It's action.
<Slasher> Jr., will I have access to every piece of information that I ask for?
* Snipe grabs his brown trench coat, putting it on.
<Junior> I thought that'd be a given.
* Dias turns to Snipe
<Katrina`> What are you going to do, John?
<Slasher> One would think that Jr., but they way you've been keeping certain things out of my hands I had to make sure.
<Junior> You'll get everything you need unless you give us a reason not to.
<Snipe> I'm going to go do some real detective work in the style of bashing in heads.
<Slasher> There goes my chance of getting the Chiere recipie for a good Goulash...
<Dias> You think they're still some around herE?
<Snipe> Nah. I'm heading to them.
* Dias quirks his eyebrows
<Katrina`> What?!
<Dias> I could barely take on two Snipe.
<Snipe> Mmm. Then you just aren't as cool as you use to be.
<Dias> That's quite possible.
<Snipe> The point is, we're running out of time. The Tsivrixsh Empire is the only major force left to fight the Lizards.
* Kio looks at snipe, considering what he said earlier 14"Do you really plan on boarding a motenk ship?"
<Snipe> Indeed I do.
<Dias> I'm in.
<Katrina`> ...This is crazy, but I'm in.
<Slasher> Jr, there will be certain things that I will feel needs to be protected from other's eyes, will you be ok with that?
<Junior> We'll discuss that on a case by case basis.
<Slasher> Hmmm...*scratches his chin some more*
<Kio> 14"How do you plan on breaking into a ship..? dress up as a lizard?"
* Snipe gives Kio a goofy grin
<Slasher> It sounds like quite an undertaking Jr.
<Kio> 14"..your serious arnt you?"
<Snipe> This is my serious smile.
<Ariel> I would have called it your "I'm insane" smile.
<Snipe> Hey, Ariel, aren't you getting too old for this shit?
* Katrina` crosses her arms
<Katrina`> She isn't THAT old.
<Dias> I'd be happy he's smilling at all.
<Ariel> *smiles a little* For my race, I'm still a young lady. How 'bout you Snipe?
<Snipe> I'm over the hill, Ariel.
* Slasher looks to Ariel
<Slasher> If that's what you look like young, I'd hate to see you when you get old.
* Snipe glances at Kio
<Snipe> I'll be counting on you big time.
<Slasher> Jr...I'm willing to do it.
<Kio> 14"What good will i be on such a mission?"
<Snipe> You're the only person that isn't likely to go insane and kill everyone.
<Dias> Besides as a Target.
* Snipe keeps his smile, but it's tigther now.
<Dias> NRP: Snipe: *smiles to tightly, his face tears*
* Ariel refrains herself from smacking Slasher... for about 5 seconds.
* Slasher rubs the back of his head
<Snipe> I'll be using the Aquarius for this. No objections? Good. *he walks out the door*
<Slasher> God your race get's cranky with old age.
<Slasher> Snipe!
<Kio> 2Narrows his eyes at dias 14"Your one to talk..but i wasn't the one who got captured on our last stealth mission.." 2He chuckles 14"I guess i'm going on this mission?"
* Katrina` watches Snipe go
<Katrina`> He seems worried...
* Dias looks at Kio
<Junior> I'll be waiting for you at the Tsivrixsh capital.
<Slasher> I'll get there as soon as I can.
* Snipe walks past Wind as he heads for a shuttle.
<Slasher> Kat...*waves her over*
<Wind`> ... You're walking down a dark path, John.
<Snipe> Save it!
* Snipe waves his hand at him, stopping next to the shuttle.
<Dias> Not worth the time...*runs out the door and to the outside*
* Katrina` walks over to Slasher
<Katrina`> Yes?
* Kio walks behind snipe smirking 14"You owe me for this..if i manage to live of course"
<Snipe> I'll get you a present.
<Slasher> I've run into a problem with my Motenk Engine...
* Snipe drums his fingers on the shuttle, seeing Em and Hotaru are gone again on one of their secret missions.
<Katrina`> What do you mean?
<Slasher> I'm lacking a power source.
<Snipe> ... Lets go. *he sighs, getting into the shuttle. He begins to power it up*
* Dias comes running out and into the shuttle
<Katrina`> Well, if Dias is right, you need a soul to power the engine.
* Wind` watches them entering the shuttle, shaking his head.
<Slasher> Only problem is...I'd need a soul that was willing to do it.
* Dias slides into the shuttle and lets out a breath of air
<Katrina`> I.. don't know how to help you there. *she says, glancing at the shuttle outside*
* Kio steps onto the shuttle also, shaking his head
<Slasher> Well I think it has to be either a Motenk one or one that shares their DNA...
<Snipe> So, it's up to us three to save the universe.
<Katrina`> That would be probably be the correct assumption, yes.
<Kio> 14"I thought katrina was coming?"
<Snipe> I thought so, too.
<Slasher> If you can think of anyway to get one to willingly help us, let me know. Oh and one more thing Kat, how are you coming along with that algorithms?
<Katrina`> I haven't had a chance to work on it, I'm sorry.
* Ariel glances outside at the shuttle, then glances to Kat.
<Katrina`> I can't focus well anymore. Look, I gotta go...bye! *she waves, rushing out the door*
<Slasher> I was afraid of that. But you have your life. *looks at her* I think Iv'e detained you long enough.
* Wind` watches Kat run by
<Wind`> Stay safe, Katrina.
* Snipe pauses, looks at DS, then nods, hopping onto the shuttle.
<Snipe> NRP: You know who
<Kio> 14"Dammit..i'm not about to go on a mission with 2 psionics..you'll both go psycho and try to kill me if i'm by myself
<Slasher> NRP: I don't!
* Ariel heads after Kat, then hesitates, seeing 'Wind' there.
* Wind` glances at Ariel.
* Dias looks at Kio
<Dias> Who's a psionic?
* Snipe looks at Kio
<Snipe> I'm anti-psionic.
<Katrina`> I'm not even psionic.
<Kio> 14"You still might get possessed and go nuts.."
* Katrina` sits down next to Kio
<Dias> He's kind of like an Anti-Christ.
<Ariel> I'll help keep her safe. *hugs Wind, then heads to the shuttle*
<Dias> But to psionics...Plus he can turn into a catgon.
* Snipe lifts the shuttle up, aiming it at the sky.
<Snipe> Lets boogey.
* Snipe zooms away.
<Snipe> Narrator: It's odd, but as I was leaving, I wondered if I would ever see Em and Hotaru again. But there was no time for such thoughts. Time was indeed running out ... I just didn't know how fast.
<Snipe> Session Ends
Session Close: Thu Nov 11 20:55:33 2004