Session Start: Fri May 16 23:55:01 2003
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20030516.log'
<Ire> Session 59: Infinity - Pauses for Infinity
<Ire> Time Chart: July 18th, 2222 (Several weeks since Infinity's disappearance)
<Ire> Location: Building 38
*** X1` is now known as X1-Sleep
* Ire glances Ayn Lyons case file, her status still labeled MIA. He frowns, wondering just what happened to Infinity during the last 5th Column incident.
*** Kimera is now known as Silouette
<Ire> .oO (It doesn't make sense how she could just vanish from the medical van. Silouette herself put her there.)
* Infinity would not be at the building, but rather in the slums. A church - a hollowed out, empty church. She kneels at the alter, her eyes closed. She whispers, "....I know Lord, I do it like you ask... but I need to know. Who am I?"
* Ire leans back in his seat, eyes closed, trying to piece together the events of the mission. Bit by bit in his head.
* Silouette wanders up into the control room with a cup of tea, and quietly looks over at where Ire is working
* Infinity hears silence, and sighs. She opens her eyes and looks at the cross before, "Why can you tell me?"
Session Close: Sat May 17 00:00:00 2003

Session Start: Sat May 17 00:00:00 2003
Session Ident: #taw
* Ire turns to Silouette, his face blank of emotion, not revealing what's on his mind. Though the open case folder should give it away.
<Silouette> ...I didn't think we had any open cases at the moment.
<Ire> Just two.
* Ire closes the folder.
<Ire> Just two.
* Infinity shakes her head and sighs, "....Mysterious ways indeed."
* Silouette walks over so she can see the file
<Ire> GM: *it's the case file on Ayn Lyons, tied in with the 5th Column case file
* Infinity walks outside the church, shrugging her shoulders. She's wearing torn up jeans and a faded brown blouse with holes in it. Typical for your slummer. She brushes her fingers through greasy hair and steps into the smog filled air.
<Silouette> *shakes her head* "...they still haven't found her yet?"
<Ire> No. I just can't figure out why Senreich would want to take her again. He got her DNA already to make Olga.
* Infinity is thinner than before. Her tummy growls and she shakes her head.....
<Silouette> *pauses to think* ...maybe there was something about her he couldn't replicate with just her DNA?
<Ire> Who knows.
<Silouette> ...I really don't like that man.
<Ire> Hm?
* Ire looks at Silouette.
<Infinity> *mini gm: Outside the church, a large crowd gathers near the local food rations station. The crowd seems to be becoming angry. They want food, there is none to give them. A large man in a cowboy hat throws some rocks at a police officer there for crowd control*
<Silouette> ...Senreich.
* Ire looks to the side, his face flashing a moment with something...something unreadable, yet at the same time dark.
<Ire> Yes, Senreich.
<Infinity> *mini gm: The officer pushes the man, the man pushes him back. There's much posturing before the crowd surges towards the door. The police fire some rubber bullets into the crowd. A woman falls, her leg bleeding*
<Silouette> ...I want to see that horror movie reject dead and burried as much as you do.
* Ire grunts, turning to look at various pictures on the wall from cases. His eyes stop on Tikal's picture, then turns when he hears a coughing sound behind him.
* Infinity watches the crowd, and the forming riot before her. She sighs, and yells halfheartedly, "Stop! Everyone......."
* Ire turns around and sees a young looking man with brown hair in his early twenties, standing there in a private police uniform. He's got a suitcase on the ground and some papers in the other hand. His green eyes studies Ire with a tint of nervousness.
<Ire> ...yes?
*** TAW is now known as Jake`
<Jake`> Private Jake Connor, reporting for duty, Lt. Carmichael, sir.
* Jake` holds out his papers.
* Ire takes the papers, looking them over, nodding slowly.
<Ire> I'll have to find you a room in a bit. For now, just take the last room. *frowns, eyeing the new recruit* I'll have to reassign roommates again.
<Infinity> *mini gm: The police officers call for help.... The crowd is now completely out of control, people are fighting the police, the people in the rations center, and each other. Ayn stands outside of it.*
* Jake` nods, picking up the suitcase and walking down the stairs to his room, leaving Ire and Silouette alone.
<Ire> Another rookie fresh off the training.
* Ire shakes head, throwing Jake's papers to the side when his radio begins to blare news of the riot.
* Infinity sighs, and dashes into the crowd, seeming almost like a streak of light, and hovers over the woman who'd been shot. She looks at the wound, and pulls the bullet out.
<Ire> GM: *a call for all available officers goes out on the radio*
* Ire briefly looks at the radio, as if almost part of him considers his unit to be discluded from such a message.
* Ire slowly stands, grabing his gun and holsters them.
* Infinity picks the woman up, and is about to leap away from the fight, when a police officer clubs her over the head. On instinct, she swing around, and punches him hard in the chest. He gurgles up some blood.
<Silouette> ...you think this is him again?
<Ire> I don't know. The slums have been getting violent lately with foot rations running short.
* Ire begins to head down the stairs to the second floor, bumping into Jake. He nods at Jake to follow him.
* Infinity gasps, and stumbles backwards, unsure where she got such a strength... She turns to bring the woman out of the fray, and in midturn, another police officer attacks her.
<Silouette> *follows after* "...'all avalible officers' is a little much even for a small riot."
<Ire> True.
<Ire> We'll find out, though.
<Jake`> Riot, ma'am?
* Ire steps out and calls in a van. He throws out the driver.
<Silouette> "......what do you think happens when a group of people doesn't get what they want?" *gets in the van*
<Infinity> *mini gm: By now, most of the slums are rioting, or looting. Yeah, it's bad out there. *
* Jake` looks confused.
* Ire steps in and cranks up the van. Jake gets in, sitting next to Silouette. He smiles friendly like at her.
* Ire drives towards the slums.
* Silouette is silent and statuesque the whole while
<Jake`> ....
* Jake` looks uncomfortable.
* Infinity kicks out at the police officer, that instinct kicking in again. He doesn't kak out, but fires another rubber bullet. She winces as it losges in her shoulder.
* Ire arrives near the riot. He stops the van, watching a few people busting up some police vehicles. The police start using tear gas on them.
* Ire steps out of the van, shaking his head.
<Jake`> Gee, this looks bad.
*** Cally-Work is now known as Caladia
<Ire> GM: *the slum people begin to choke on the tear gas and start fleeing*
<Silouette> ...... *surveys the area*
<Ire> GM: *the cops begin to grab whoever they can and arrest them. Sometimes brutally with their nightclubs*
* Jake` watches the scene grimly, a frown on his face.
<Jake`> Not the most pleasant scene of being a police officer.
* Infinity coughs, and looks a bit bewildered as the police try to arrest her. She drops the woman, and tries to shoulder the officer in front of her.
* Silouette nods to Jake
* Ire walks forward, west of Infinity's position. He breaks up a particularly bad fight with a cop and a slum man.
<Ire> GM: *the officer falls back, shouting out for help, towards Silouette and Jake*
* Jake` glances, spotting Infinity.
<Jake`> Seems we still have some fiesty ones.
* Silouette glances over and pauses
* Ire puts up a handkerchief to his face to avoid the tear gas and walks forward towards Infinity's position and the fallen officer.
<Ire> NRP: Jake did that
* Ire breaks up the fight, meanwhile, and turns, looking back at Silouette and Jake, spotting Jake moving off to stop someone else --- who looks like Infinity. He pauses.
* Silouette heads after Jake without taking simular precautions, worried the rookie might get himself killed.
* Infinity glances as the officer falls back. She looks to Jake, and the officers with him. She doesn't cough, but rather spins, and runs off to the west
*** Stark has joined #taw
*** Stark is now known as Garland
<Ire> Infinity?
* Ire steps forward, watching Ayn run by.
<Ire> Ayn!
* Ire spins as she passes.
*** Garland has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (Nick kill enforced)))
* Jake` pauses next to Sil.
*** Stark has joined #taw
<Jake`> Well, guess she didn't want to fight us. *cough*
* Infinity pauses for a moment, as if she knows the name. Her eyes fill with fear, and she runs faster, sprinting away to the north.
<Silouette> *looks to Ire* ...that WAS her... wasn't it?
<Ire> ...yes.
* Ire breaks into a run after Infinity.
*** Stark is now known as Garland
<Jake`> Uh, Lieutenant...? *looks at Sil* Something I should know?
<Silouette> ...don't fight her if you value your life. *goes to catch up with Ire*
* Infinity glances over her shoulder, and gasps as she sees Ire follow her. She looks around frantically, and leaps, yes leaps onto the fire escape of an old building.
<Ire> Wait!
* Ire pauses under the fire escape.
* Jake` follows after Sil.
<Jake`> Why do I have a bad feeling about this one...
* Infinity looks down, "Why should I? I know what you want!" She the spins, and begins climbing the ladder attached, upwards towards the roof.
* Ire kicks off the side of the building and stretches, grabbing the edge of the fire escape. He swings and throws himself up on top of it. He then begins to run up the stairs after her.
<Infinity> shit... *she keeps running, sometimes jumping down hard on the stairs so that they shake*
* Jake` reaches the fire escape and looks at it, wide eyed
<Jake`> How the fuck am I suppose to jump up there?
* Ire grips the edge, frowning. The fire escape groans, threatening to fall down.
<Ire> Ayn LYON!
* Ire keeps working his way up, quick but cautious.
<Silouette> ...try to get around front. *scales the wall*
<Jake`> Right
* Jake` runs around the side.
* Infinity spins around as she reaches the top, "I won't let you take me, ever! I won't let you turn me." She clenches her teeth, and shakes the stairs.
<Ire> What the hell are you talking about?
* Ire grips the edge.
<Ire> Stop this nonsense right now, Ayn.
* Infinity climbs over the ledge, and lands on the roof, "You're from Janus. And you won't get me this time...." Her face is frantic with fear, something Ire's never seen.
<Ire> What?
* Ire reaches the top of the fire escape and leaps off, landing next to her in a slide.
<Ire> The weapon corporation?
<Infinity> Janus. *she blinks, backing away* They.... Yes. They're always trying to get me.... becuase.... *she trails off, as if she's too drugged to remember why*
* Ire stands up slowly, raising both hands.
<Ire> Alright, just calm down.
<Ire> It's me, Ire.
* Infinity shakes her head, "Who? Ire? Are you pissed off or something?"
<Ire> ...
<Ire> Yeah.
*** Stark has joined #taw
*** Garland has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
<Silouette> ...is she sane now?
* Ire glances at Sil, perched behind him on the roof, like a ninja
* Infinity sighs, and for a moment sounds like herself, "You're too handsome and young to be so angry."
* Infinity looks at Sil, and backs away some more.
<Ire> GM: *suddenly, from below a rubber bullet flies by from the cops in the riot*
<Ire> ?!
* Infinity blinks, and narrows her eyes, "You tricked me!" She scowls in deep anger, and leaps at Ire, hoping to tackle him. At this distance, he'd see in her eyes which appear completely normal now, that she's drugged up... her eyes are glazed over.
* Ire stands there, not moving. She nails him in the tackle she planned to, but at the same time he spins backwards on one foot, teetering to fall, he wraps his arms around her.
* Silouette darts to the ledge they're on
* Ire falls backwards, threatening to go over the edge.
* Infinity looks at him, "I'm not afraid to die. I want to die." She pushes him lightly.
* Ire falls with her, still holding her in the embrace. But then he jerks one hand up, gripping the edge and holding onto her with the other.
<Ire> Not today.
* Silouette stops on the edge and looks down at the pair, "...want a hand?"
<Ire> Take her's. Quick.
* Ire lifts Infinity up with one hand, his body trembling with the effort.
* Silouette reaches down and takes Infinity's hand and attempts to pull her back up.
* Infinity smiles as they fall, and then frowns as they stop in midair. She sighs softly, and reaches up, taking sil's hand. She pulls herself up, and takes Ire along with her.
<Ire> GM: *Infinity, being Chiere, feels like she weighs a ton, yet she looks so light. How?*
* Ire lays on the roof, visibly exhausted of all his energy from lifting Infinity up with one hand.
* Jake` opens the door leading to the roof, panting, holding a pistol
<Jake`> I-I'm here for backup, sirs.
* Infinity kneels over him, and looks at him oddly. She blinks a few times, "....Why did you save me?"
* Silouette rotates her shoulder, getting the feeling back in her arm.
<Ire> Because...you're not...too far gone...yet.
* Ire pushes himself up to his feet, looking at her sternly.
<Ire> Now, explain what is going on.
* Infinity frowns slightly, "....I don't know. I.... remember so little, it comes in flashes, and then fades. There was a riot, and they attacked me.... But I know this, I have to hide from Janus...."
* Infinity looks up at him, "Are you an angel?"
<Ire> ...Not likely.
<Ire> You've been drugged, Lyon. Your memory will begin to come back to you as we get the drugs out of your system.
* Ire glances at Silouette.
<Ire> There should be a medpack in the van. If you can do your thing and get to it, bring back some hypo sprays. IT'll help clear her system faster.
* Infinity blinks, and then narrows her eyes, "Drugged?"
* Ire looks back, nodding at her face.
<Ire> I can see it in your eyes.
* Silouette nods and hops off the side of the building.
<Infinity> ....what did you mean, not too far gone?
* Ire looks at her oddly.
<Ire> In life. You're not to far gone to still enjoy your life.
<Ire> Or make something of it.
<Jake`> Inspiring speech, sir?
* Jake` glares at Jake
* Ire GLAREs at Jake
* Infinity looks at him sadly, and then turns to Jake, "And who the fuck are you?"
<Jake`> Private Jake Connor, ma'am.
* Infinity shakes her head and then looks to Ire. She falls against Ire, and closes her eyes, her body sagging against his.
<Silouette> *walks up with the med pack* ...he's the new guy.
* Ire holds her up, his arm wrapped around her.
* Ire looks at her, his gaze softening for just a split second, before going back to his stonic look. He turns to Silouette.
<Ire> Thanks. Inject the hypo-spray in her shoulder.
* Silouette nods and injects the spray as indicated.
<Silouette> ....is she... alright?
<Ire> Exhaustion, probably.
* Infinity stays silent, but still stays pressed against Ire. As she's injected, she tenses, and clenches her teeth, fighting the instinct to fight them all.
<Jake`> Well, uh, now what?
<Ire> We wait until the hypo-spray clears her memory. IT should take effect in a few minutes, then maybe she can tell us a bit more about what happened.
* Infinity blinks, and looks past Ire at Jake. She then pulls away gently, and looks at him with a very soft, kind look - perhaps the kindest she's ever looked at anyone but pope.
* Silouette sits down on the ledge and waits.
* Jake` smiles back at Infinity, waving a bit.
<Infinity> NRP: that was Ire, right?
<Ire> NRP: Jake. Jake's nuts like that.
<Infinity> NRP: nevermind, she was looking softly at Ire.
<Ire> You okay now, Lyon?
* Infinity nods, "....Thank you Ire." Her voice isn't much above a whisper.
<Ire> It was nothing. *he sounds like he means it* Do you remember anything since the fight with Olga?
* Jake` shuffles next to Sil
<Jake`> So, who is she?
<Silouette> ...member of the unit who went MIA a little while back.
* Infinity looks past Ire, at the memories, "Bits. Pieces. There were doctors, and tests." She looks at him, ".... And then there was praying, and the pain of this place, and the riot, and you."
<Jake`> Oh.
<Infinity> It was Janus. It had to have been.
<Ire> Why would the weapon corporation want you?
<Silouette> ....sounds more like something Senreich would do to me, but...
* Infinity snorts, "Ire, have you seen what Olga can do? If you were a weapons corporation, and you could create a weapon like that, wouldn't you do it?"
* Ire frowns, having nothing to counter such an accusation such as that one.
<Silouette> *frowns* ...they couldn't just sell people, could they?
<Ire> No. I don't think the people would go for such a thing.
<Ire> And besides, Junior seemed to be able to handle Olga fairly well. But he's a chiere, also.
* Infinity sighs, and rubs her head, "...I didn't mean you personally. Janus... " She shrugs, "Sil, there's black market buyers where ever you go. And who says a clone is a person?" She sighs, "Morality aside, I'm part of thier r and d now."
* Infinity looks to Ire, "Olga. Yes. I wonder how Senreich did it." She laughs, bitterly, "I'm not much of a chiere."
<Ire> ...
<Ire> Hm
<Jake`> Shouldn't we get back to the building? We're kinda near a riot scene.
<Ire> Lets head back. We'll be safer in the van, anyway.
<Silouette> ...just hope it isn't trashed.
* Infinity smiles to Jake, "You should be part of the world. Bad to hide from this stuff."
<Jake`> Oh? Well...I suppose that's one way of looking at it.
*** Stark is now known as Garland
* Infinity stands and offers Ire her hand.
* Ire accepts it, raising his eyebrow a bit.
* Jake` gestures at the stairway into the building
<Jake`> Shall we go the normal way
* Infinity pulls herself in to hug him. She whispers lightly in his ear, "Ire, you're not too far gone yet. We still have time."
* Ire glances at her momentarily, broken away only when Jake trips over something
* Ire looks at Jake.
* Jake` stands up, looking at a strange device on the ground, broken. It looked like a robotic spider.
* Infinity glances to Jake, and pulls gently away from Ire, "I might get to like him...." She blinks at what he tripped over.
* Silouette pauses and looks over
<Jake`> Odd.
<Silouette> ...what... is that?
<Jake`> I don't know.
<Jake`> A toy?
<Jake`> A spy device?
* Infinity walks over and looks at it.
<Ire> GM: *the crushed bits reveal no clues. Whatever it was, Jake smashed it up good*
<Silouette> ...a reploid reject?
* Ire stands there, arms crossed, frowning.
<Silouette> ...heh... heavy footed rook.
<Jake`> Feh. Reploids. *makes a face*
* Infinity glances to Ire, "We should get back to base."
* Ire nods.
<Ire> Aye.
<Jake`> I second that!
* Silouette nods
<Infinity> --End--
Session Close: Sat May 17 01:22:47 2003