Session 73: Crash Landing



[DeathStar] Time Chart: July 1st (Evening Now)
[DeathStar] Location: Sigma's Capital Ship
[DeathStar] GM: Dias and MAest aren't here.
* Garland stands there, taking his bandages off
* DeathStar arrives on the bridge and sits down
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Alright, we'll be dropping out of hyperspace in one minute.
[Ariel] Welcome back DS.
[DeathStar] Thanks, Ariel.  *sad smile*
* Snipe stands next to Grave
[Snipe] What do you think about DS, Grave?  
[Snipe] Think he's over reacting/
* Ariel goes over and sits next to DS.
[Ariel] *quietly* Hey, what's wrong?
[DeathStar] Hmmm?  Nothing, I was just thinking about Ebon.  You must be happy to hear he might be back, right?
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Viper, you ready to drop out of Hyperspace?
* Snipe sees Grave has tuned out.
[Snipe] Figures.
* Snipe sits down next to Cheryl.
[Viper-Cipher] PsiComm] [[ ready ]]
* Garland sits next to Snipe, but the row of seats ended with Snipe
[Garland] ACK!
[Gravedigger] What do you mean what do I think of him?
[Ariel] *sighs* Honestly DS, I can't believe he's alive...  if he is... it can't be the REAL Ebon... can it?
* Garland just sits on the floor
[DeathStar] We've all come back from the brink of death before.  And we're the same, aren't we?
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Alright, lets do this.  We'll be stopping at the location of the Hunter Station...or what's left of it.
[Ariel] You were there when he died...  we barely escaped the explosion... how could he have survived?
[Gravedigger] *pipes up* And I was Death there for a little while!
[Ariel] ...and I've alread fought one imposter, I don't need another.
* Garland looks up
[DeathStar] We'll find out, Ariel.  Together.  I promise you.
[Garland] Actually, not all of us are the same..... Most thougH!
[DeathStar] GM: *Sigma's two ships fall out of hyperspace, right at Jupiter's moon*
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[DeathStar] GM: *outside is a few ruins of the once glorious Hunter Station.  But it's computers and systems have been ransacked by the Tsiv*
[Ariel] *smiles* This place brings back memories...
[Snipe] Diamondback: *steps up* I'd like to transfer over to Team B.  Since Andrew and Andrea are over there.
* Garland looks out the window at the remains of the Hunter Mermorial
[DeathStar] Yeah...we sure had fun here, didn't we?
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *voice vibrates* Are you sure they didn't leave any traps behind for us?
[Snipe] Alright, Chris.  We'll move you guys over there.  They'll send someone over to replace you.
[Garland] Dad.... 
* Garland sighs and turns back
[Snipe] Diamondback: *walks off to find a pilot to fly over to the second ship*
[Ariel] For some reason I keep thinking of paint...
[DeathStar] I'm remember all the Hunters who never lived to see it to the end.  Kilath...Darien...Shadow Knight...Preacher...Cold Snap...Lightning Strike...
[Snipe] Excaliber: They're sending over to of the members of Team B to replace Diamondback.  They just docked and are on their way here.
[Snipe] Right.  Who'd they send?
[Gravedigger] Wiendi-Oh, wait, he's alive, that's right...
[Snipe] Excaliber: Wouldn't say.
[Ariel] ... I only knew half of them...  Darien... he was a sweet kid...  precaher was... wierd.
[Ariel] (preacher even)
[DeathStar] Darien...blew the Planet Killer up...gave us all a chance at life.
[DeathStar] And Wiendigo..heh..*smirks* I knew what Wiendigo was up to.
* Garland has remained silent at the mention of his father
[Ariel] I must have screamed awefully loud when Justin's hand was cut off... *frowns*
* Dias comes running into the bridge
[DeathStar] I wasn't there.
[Snipe] Great, they sent Dias.
* Snipe frowns.
[Gravedigger] Wien still has that hand. It's skeletal now, but he still has it!
[Dias] ....*turns to Snipe and gives him a nice healthy middle-finger*
[Ariel] I got a haircut free of charge that time.
[Snipe] Who's the other person they sent?  Sabre?
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *voice vibrates* So what next?
[Garland] .....Wien actually kept those battle suiveneirs?
[DeathStar] Comm: We'll just admire the ruins for now then we'll begin our flight to Earth.  *looks at the screens of the battleships, specks*  Keep on eye on those for me, Cipher.
[Dias] Mae.
[Gravedigger] ...Yeeeeaaahhhhh....*sounds surprised Garland didn't know that*
* Maestro walks onto the bridge rubbing his eyes
* Garland blinks
* Snipe perks up
[Snipe] They sent you over, Maestro?
[Snipe] Why'd they throw you off of Team B?
[Maestro] I don't know... I was sleeping...
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *voice vibrates* Roger on that
[Garland] I thought he got rid of them shortly after..... *goes about his buisness*
[Gravedigger] He probablyy pissed them all off.
[Dias] I know he pissed me off. *sits down next to Cheryl
[Ariel] *sighs* Those were the days back then...
[Maestro] Unlike you grave... I'm not a cynical self destructive...
[DeathStar] The mission was so much easier.
[DeathStar] Even with CorSec, the Mavericks, and The Elder breathing down our necks.
[Gravedigger] Go back to sleep, Bomb Boy.
[SOUND]
* Maestro stands behind some empty seats "What, and miss all the fun?
[Ariel] Million to one odds were a drop in the bucket...
[Dias] Psst Cheryl
[Gravedigger] Yes.
* Garland sits there wondering what "promise" Sigma kept.....
[Snipe] Well, it seems that the battleships haven't noticed us.
[Cheryl] Quoi?
[Dias] So whats happenen between you and Slasher?
[Sigma`] Alright, lets go. All ships, full speed ahead. Try to keep in their blind spot until the last possible movement.
[Sigma`] GM: *the two battleships begin to move, leaving the ruins far behind*
[DeathStar] ...I wonder what useful information they got from ransacking our computers...
[Dias] NRP: *which are burnt up in Jupiters atmosphere*
[Garland] Probably everything from our fighting styles, to our medical record.
* Viper-Cipher activate the gravity lens system (AKA cloaks)
[Gravedigger] Whatever wasn't taken by Wie-uh, I mean, I don't know.
[Ariel] I'm glad I didn't write the important stuff down.
[DeathStar] I'm sure there's something there they wanted.
[DeathStar] And we'll find our sooner or later.
[DeathStar] NRP: dun dun dun dun, future plot!
[Dias] Maybe a recipe for miracle whip?
[Garland] ....I think Dominator kept a close record of my progress and medical things.
* Dias sees Cheryl's ignoring him
* DeathStar smiles, remembering
[DeathStar] I remember your first mission, Ariel and Cheryl.
[Cheryl] ... I wish I didn't...
[Dias] Oh you respond to him but me...nooo
[Ariel] *laughs* Had you guys going for a bit when there was suddenly two of us, didn't we?
[Sigma`] .oO (Keep chattering fools. You'll all be destroyed on Earth by the enemy's forces...no doubt.)
[DeathStar] I remember clearly.  Of course, I was in a bad mood that day.  Probably didn't make a good first impression.
* Garland looks to Snipe, wispering
[Dias] Hey Cheryl
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Alright, I think the enemy might be picking up on us.
[Garland] Snipe.... is there a scar under my eye?
[Snipe] Yes, a slight one.  Why?
* Dias stands up and looks around
[Garland] .....Just asking....
[SOUND]
[Sigma`] Excaliber: The battle ships are moving to cut us off...we're just entering the window DS said existed between the two ships.
* Garland sits there, sizzling at the scar which will take years to heal.
[Cheryl] What do you want Dias?
* DeathStar stands up and grabs comm to all the Hunters
[Dias] Huh? Uhh...nothing, nothing important. Just go back to ignoring me.
[DeathStar] Comm: Alright, all ships, prepare not to get shot.  We have to reach Earth.  ... one of us has to reach EArth.
* Maestro is sleeping in a chair
* Sigma` chuckles
[Sigma`] Shall I sacrifice the other ship to ensure our safe landing?
[DeathStar] GM: *the battleships begin to move in, much faster than predicted.  It begins to close in on both ships of Sigma's*
[Snipe] What?!  No you crazy bastard!  Our teammates are on there as well as your men!
[Sigma`] ...so? If it ensures victory for one team, then it'll be worth it.
* Garland silently decides to rid himself of Sigma's scar later, by either cutting himself with his sword, or having someone else do it.
[Ariel] The ends do not nessisarily justify the means.
[Sigma`] ...you're one to speak. Do you not wish to live?
[Sigma`] GM: *the battle ships open fire, Sigma's ship shaking* 
[Sigma`] We're taking damage!
[DeathStar] Comm: Viper, do you hear me?
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *female voice* Affermative
[Gravedigger] The only way I'd consider blowing up the other ship is if you were on it, Siggy.
[DeathStar] Comm: Can you buy us some time, Viper?
[Garland] Snipe, I have a favor to ask.
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *female voice* I think so
[Snipe] What?
[SOUND]
* Viper-Cipher decloaks
[DeathStar] NRP: An old classic.
[DeathStar] GM: *the battleships detect the new ship; one moves off to attack, the other one attacks the second ship.  Death Star's ship is safe from attack*
[DeathStar] Comm: Thanks Viper.  Don't die.
* Viper-Cipher activates full main drive, activating a energy backwash effect
[Garland] When we get out of the firefights, would you uh...... slash me with your saber right here? *points at the scar* If I have to have a scar, I don't want it to be one made by Sigma.
[Sigma`] ...*studies* Those things are pretty powerful to protect a planet such as this.
[Cheryl] ... you don't have to do THAT...
[DeathStar] GM: *the battleships correct their path to dodge it*
* Dias just stands there waiting
[DeathStar] GM: *the super weapons begin to charge*
[Cheryl] I can get rid of that scar for you if you want.
[Sigma`] Dammit, I didn't see those Hyper Cannons there.
[DeathStar] Say WHAT?  A ship of that size shouldn't be equipped with those.
* Garland WAS wispering...... but....
* Viper-Cipher fires all weapons at one of the super weapons
* Garland looks at Cheryl
[DeathStar] GM: *the one battleship is hit and lags behind; it fires though and hits Sigma's ship, blowing it up*
[Sigma`] What the hell-we're HIT!
[DeathStar] GM: *The entire room begins to shake*
* Ariel holds on tight.
* Dias stumbles around and then grabs a chair and holds on
* Maestro wakes up
[Garland] Thats a kind offer, and I think I'll let you try, but you don't exactly have training in the anatomy of Cheire.
[DeathStar] GM: *the ceiling begins to fall in above Ariel but Death Star leaps over and grabs it, holding it up from crushing her*
[Sigma`] GM: *the other battleship fires at viper*
[Garland] ....We'll worry about it later.
* Ariel rolls out of the way.
[Sigma`] (the super weapon)
* Garland holds his place on the floor, sitting
* DeathStar dives to the side, letting it hit the ground
[Ariel] ...thanks.
[DeathStar] You okay!?
* Viper-Cipher jumps into hyperspace to avoid it
* /sound: no such file 'taw-shuttlecrash.mid'
[SOUND]
[Ariel] I owe you another one DS.
*** Gravedigger has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
* Maestro yawns
[DeathStar] GM: *a computer console explodes and flies at Cheryl*
[DeathStar] GM: *a chair goes flying at Maestro*
* Dias dashes to Cheryl knocking her out of hte way
[Sigma`] Dammit! We're going down.
[Cheryl] Wha!
[DeathStar] GM: *the ship begins to plunge into the atmosphere, catching on fire as it falls*
* Maestro lays down to avoid the chair
[Dias] You ok Cheryl?
[Cheryl] ...just peachy...
[Dias] Good. Don't want Slasher's love to get hurt now.
[DeathStar] GM: *in the sky, the second ship is hit by shots and goes spinning out of control into the atmosphere, out of sight*
[Snipe] RAGH!  Dammit, we lost Team B.
[Maestro] Are you sure, Snipe?
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Looks like our plan to retake Earth failed!
[Snipe] Quite!
* Sound request: can't find 'darkhour.mp3'
* Ariel plays [darkhour.mp3] - 758k - [iČ]
* Viper-Cipher reappears from hyperspace in the Excaliber's trail
* Snipe is thrown into a wall
[Snipe] RAGH!
[Ariel] We're not out yet..
[Maestro] No escape pods?
[Sigma`] Excaliber: *glances at the monitors* Viper's still with us.
[Sigma`] Damaged, human.
[DeathStar] I see that...
[DeathStar] One chance.
* DeathStar stands up and raises both hands and the ship begins to level itself
[SOUND]
* Viper-Cipher creates a energy backwash to try and cover them from further fire
[Snipe] Wha---What the hell?
[Dias] Holy dear god...what the hell?
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* Maestro accidently falls asleep again
* DeathStar keeps hands out and the shuttle's decent is correct some
[Ariel] .oO( Way to go DS... )
* Garland 's eyes widen as he sees DS do this
[DeathStar] ...can't...handle it...much longer...
[DeathStar] Polaris never worked...well...
[DeathStar] GM: *computer hits Maestro*
[Snipe] Polaris!?  What the hell is a Polaris?!
* Snipe checks the computers, all flashing red.
[Garland] One of Death  Star's enhancements...... this is the first time I've seen him use one in a long time.......
* Maestro falls out of his seat and rolls forward
[Snipe] It looks like we're going to crash somewhere in Asia.
* DeathStar levels the ship out more, but it continues to fall
[Garland] .....I could've sworn though.....
[DeathStar] Uh..everyone...buckle up, now..we're going to hit hard.
* Snipe leaps over to his seat and straps in
[Snipe] What about Team B?  They don't have the luxury of a Death Star to help them from crashing.
* Dias leaps into a seat and buckles in
[DeathStar] GM: *another console smashes into MAestro's back*
* Viper-Cipher pulls away from the Excaliber in order to avoid the impact explosion
[Dias] Pray to god they land in something soft?
[Ariel] Hope they didn't get his as bad.
[SOUND]
* DeathStar kneels down, still trying to control the shuttle
* Sigma` grins
[Sigma`] I think your leader is giving out.
* Garland wishes he could help DS in this matter
* Maestro quickly crawls out of the way of the computers going through chairs
[Dias] Why not help him baldie?
[Ariel] Come on DS!  You can do it!
[Sigma`] I'm sorry, but I don't move metal.
[Garland] Shut up Sigma! He's saving your ass from the hell you'll inevitably go to!
* DeathStar grins and the shuttle levels up better
[Sigma`] I'll see you there, Priest.
[Garland] Doubtful.
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Uh, it looks like we'll land in the Wasteland.
[Sigma`] What a place to hit.
[Maestro] Sigma can't die.... remember Garland?
[Snipe] Hi ho, the merry oh.
[Dias] Home sweet home eh Mavie?
* Garland looks at Maestro
* Viper-Cipher flies directly above the Excaliber and activates the gravity drive to soften the crash
[Garland] Who said you have to be dead to be in Hell?
[Ariel] Hmm... Home sweet home...
[DeathStar] GM: *suddenly the shuttle plummets full force again and Death Star sighs*
[DeathStar] Dammit, lost it.
[Ariel] ...or not...
* DeathStar holds out hand and clenches it into a fist and the shuttle levels out, skidding across the sands
[Dias] Why not throw some baggage off? Siggie care to go first?
[DeathStar] I've...never...moved...anything...this big before...
[Sigma`] Battleships a little too big for you?
[Garland] I don't think any one person has.....
[Gravedigger] We might as well be dead...
[Viper-Cipher] Comm] *voice vibrates* You guys OK?
[Maestro] Who need aux engines when we got a fearless leader?
[SOUND]
[DeathStar] GM: *the shuttle keeps crashing along the wastelands; up ahead is canyon*
[DeathStar] ...oh shit!
[Dias] Everyone out?
* Sigma` 's eyes flicker with fear.
[Snipe] We can't at this speed!
[Dias] What's the matter Siggie, scarred shitless?
[Sigma`] Never.
* DeathStar tries to stop the shuttle
[Dias] Why don't I believe you?
[DeathStar] NRP: Battleship
[Gravedigger] What if we speed UP the ship?
[SOUND]
[Dias] We die faster Grave?
[DeathStar] GM: *the battleship slows down*
[Gravedigger] You know, try and jump the canyon?
[DeathStar] ...stop...stop damn you...*opens up his wound from the icepick*
* Viper-Cipher flies over the battleship, trying fire a path curving away from the canyon
[Dias] I think DeathStar's doing a good job
[Cheryl] Sounds like one of my plans...
[Cheryl] We did that with a black hole once...
[Dias] Ya guys did?
[Gravedigger] Did it work?
[DeathStar] GM: *the battleship enters the curving path and rolls over onto it's side, stopping*
[Gravedigger] Ack!
* Dias slams into the cieling which is now the floor
[Sigma`] Excaliber: Oh...shit...we stopped...6 yards from the edge
* Sigma` pulls himself up
* Maestro slams into a chair
[Dias] *CRACK* AHH FU....DAmn that hurt *rubs his head*
* Garland jump onto the wall
* Snipe lands on his back
* DeathStar is to exhausted to do anything and slams into a computer
[Ariel] ...just like old times...
* Garland runs over to DS, helping him up
[DeathStar] We're home, guys
* Ariel pulls herself to her feet and heads over to DS.
[Dias] Or whats left of it. *holds head blood trickling down his forehead*
[Gravedigger] ...Uh, let's makes sure we're not going to ROLL now because of any sudden weight shift, okay?
[DeathStar] How close..are we from the Pacific Ocean?
* Cheryl pulls out her medkit and starts treating wounds.
* Maestro sits under a chair, which is now the on a chair on the roof
[Sigma`] Excaliber: I would think...20 miles or so.
[Garland] Oh, not too far...
[DeathStar] Alright, everyone out of the ship.  We're going to split into two teams.
* Dias wipes the blood off his forehead and punches the wall
[Maestro] Uh... guys?
* Garland looks around
* Gravedigger finds the closest exit and gets out
* DeathStar grabs a wall, pulls out his saber, flips it over to hyper sabre, and slashes a hole clean through it.
[DeathStar] There's a nice exit.
[Maestro] look up, look WAAAAY up!
* DeathStar hops outside
* Snipe glances up
* Ariel hops out and slides down the side of the ship.
* Dias leaps out of the ship, his eyes quickly adjusting to the light.
* Maestro sits on a chair "Planning on leaving me here?"
* DeathStar reaches the bottom of sliding down the side and turns in time to catch Ariel
[DeathStar] Whoa, you okay?
[Garland] ......No.
[Dias] WOHH...Light headed. *stumbles around*
* Garland walks over to Mae, helping him off
* DeathStar sees Dias stumble and over the side
[DeathStar] ...you think he's going to slide into the canyon?
[Dias] AHH CRAP...*slams onto the ground*
* Snipe hops out and slides down the side of the ship and lands next to Dias
* Sigma` teleports
* Cheryl jumps down... and lands up to her waist in sand.
[Sigma`] Excaliber: *teleports*
[Garland] C'mon Mae. *runs to the exit and jumps out*
* Gravedigger dives off from the top of the ship
[Dias] I think I might've suffered a concussion Snipe.
* Viper-Cipher hovers and Cipher leaps out
*** Viper-Cipher is now known as Cipher
[Snipe] Then play it safe.
* Maestro jumps down landing on his ass then follows them out
* Snipe looks up at the red clouds
[Dias] Nah...
[Snipe] At least the enemy can't see us with that cloud line.
[Cipher] Are you guys OK?
* Garland flips and lands in the sand, a small crater forming where he landed
* Gravedigger swan dives, then flips himself around and lands in a crouch, then rises to his feet
[DeathStar] We're fine.
[Dias] ....Snipe, how do you know the enemy hasn't seen us already?
[Snipe] Because we aren't being blown up.
* Cheryl stuggles, and finally pulls herself free.
* Snipe watches the Mavericks marching out of the ship
[Dias] Good point. *stands up and walks over to Cheryl* Cheryl, mind checking my head for any damage?
[Cipher] *sighs* The Reploids had to survive as well, didn't they?
* DeathStar counts them
[Cheryl] It's bleeding.
[DeathStar] 120 Mavericks...joy...
[Dias] It is? I thought this stuff was jam
* DeathStar turns to Ariel
[DeathStar] Are you alright?
[Gravedigger] Careful Cipher, I hear the mutants eat Mark II Reploids.
* Sigma` shouts things at his Mavericks.
[Cheryl] Sit down *pushes Dias down (not hard, just firmly) and goes about taking care of his head wound*
[Ariel] *smiles* Takes more than that to take me out.
[Cipher] As far as I know, there have never been any Mk2 on Earth
[Dias] OUCH!! Hope Slasher wasn't serious about you over doing the medical work.
[DeathStar] Of course.  You managed to survive my leading all these times.
[Gravedigger] Remember that, as far as YOU know.
[Cheryl] Over doing?  Why would I...
* Sigma` marches over to the Hunters.
[Cheryl] *to herself*  That might need stitches...
* Dias glances at Cheryl
[Dias] I don't like the way your looking at my wound. 
[Cipher] And I don't believe you're familar with Earth mutants either
[Sigma`] You said you wanted to divide into two teams, right? Well, you don't want Mavericks near you and I don't want Hunters near you.
* Garland walks over to Cheryl/Dias
[Sigma`] So, I say, my Mavericks will go off and do our things; you guys do your things. We'll be back here at the ship in exactly 24 hours.
[Gravedigger] And I don't believe that you're not just a floating, talking soccer ball.
[Dias] So Cherly, I mean Cheryl sorry. Whats up with you and my old man? Gonna get hitcheD?
[Garland] What was your idea to get rid of this scar, Cheryl?
* Cipher switches to his Giant Mantis mode
*** Cipher is now known as Cipher_Mantis
[Gravedigger] Or just a giant bug.
[DeathStar] Fine.
[Cheryl] Just some minor surgery Garland...
[Garland] ..................
* Sigma` heads back to his group and the Mavericks march away
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[Garland] Snipe! Get over here!
[DeathStar] 120 some odd Mavericks running around the planet.  What a nice thought.
[Cipher_Mantis] And good ridance!
* Snipe walks over to Garland
[Snipe] What?
* DeathStar notices it's getting dark
[Cheryl] Only 120?  That's an all time low...
[DeathStar] It's almost night.
[Dias] So what ya gonna do about my head? 
* Maestro follows the group
[DeathStar] Well, we can't forget, there's probably that many with Team B.
[Gravedigger] 'Least the humans won't fry.
[Garland] Get out your saber, I wanna get this done. If nothing, the one thing I'm scared of is waking up during surgery.
[DeathStar] MAESTRO, GET BACK HERE.'
* Snipe pulls out his saber and flicks it to life
[Snipe] You sure?
* Cheryl pulls out a needle and thread and starts stitching up the wound.
[Garland] Yes.
* Dias wimpers
* Maestro goes back to DS
* Garland closes his eyes and readies himself, dropping his guard
* Snipe pulls back and slashes. At first, it seems like nothing has happened, until the scar on Garland's face begins to bleed
* Cipher_Mantis Viper hovers for a second more and then flies off toward the pacific ocean and very low altitude
[Cheryl] Hmph... Men always ack so strong, but they're such wimps when it comes to treatment...
[Dias] This is why..ouch...Slasher came back with a cast on when he sprained his wrist?
[DeathStar] Comm: Viper, I want you to keep track of the Mavericks for me.
* Garland grabs the area under his eye
[DeathStar] Comm: But don't let them know you're watching.
[Cipher_Mantis] Comm] *female voice* Understood
* Garland yells curses through his clenched jaw
[DeathStar] Comm: Thanks, Viper.  Remind me to do you a favor when we get back.
[Snipe] All done.
* Snipe flicks the saber off and puts it up.
* Garland gets himself undercontrol, holding his hand there
[Garland] Thanks.
* Cipher_Mantis Viper turns around and heads toward the Mavericks cloaking as she does so.
[Dias] Done yet Cheryl?
* Garland walks over to Cheryl
[DeathStar] I hope Team B's doing okay.  Comms aren't working.  Maybe we'll meet up with them if they look for us.  *remember Ripple's vials of hyper and checks to see if they are okay.  They are.*
* Maestro walks around confused
[DeathStar] Okay, well, guys, we'll stay here and rest some, but we got a long hike to the ocean ahead of us.
* Gravedigger takes out his shovel and spins it around, whistling
* DeathStar looks around at the Wastelands
[DeathStar] I didn't really get a chance to look at Earth.  But so far, the only thing noticeable is the blood clouds overhead.
[Garland] When you finish with him, hand me a bandage...... we'll talk about removing this scar later, hopefull it will heal without one. *smiles, having rid himself of Sigma's marks*
[DeathStar] I wonder how much damage the rest of the planet took.
* Cipher_Mantis stands watching the direction the mavericks left
[Ariel] This reminds me of the time... er, never mind...
[Dias] Hey Cheryl. *snaps finger infront of her face*
* Cheryl jumps, putting a stitch in wrong.
[Dias] GACK!!
[Cheryl] ...oh no...
* DeathStar kneels down, facing the direction of the ocean, a little ways off from the others.
[Garland] Uuhh.... just hand me a cold compress, okay Cheryl?
* Gravedigger takes out his cloak and pulls it on, pulling his hood over.
* Snipe stands next to Grave
[Snipe] So, how bad do you think the damage is to the planet?
[Dias] It's..it's ok Cheryl...*stands up slowly*
* Cheryl absently tosses Garland a freezerpack and goes to fix the stitches.
* Garland puts it on his face, and runs over to DS
[Cheryl] Hey!  I'm trying to work! *messes up another stitch when he stands up*
[Garland] Hey, whats up?
[DeathStar] Thinking.
* Maestro speaks out in general "Notice everyone has their little friendships?"
[Dias] GACK!! K. I'm gonna sit down. Don't mess up plz* Sits down real slowly*
[Gravedigger] Let's just say I'm probably going to be living up to my name for a while
[Snipe] ...think we can win this planet back?
[Garland] You do a lot of that, these days....
[DeathStar] Better to have a nice plan instead of rushing in.
[Dias] So Cheryl, wanna talk for awhile?
[Gravedigger] Oh hell yeah.
[DeathStar] Things have already altered greatly.  At this point and time, we're stranded on Earth.
[Snipe] I don't think it was in DS' plans to have our ship blown up, though.
[Garland] I wasn't critisizing you...
[DeathStar] I know.
[Cheryl] If you keep messing it up, yes!
* Gravedigger shrugs
[Snipe] Grave, we're friends right?
[Dias] So, hows life been for ya Cheryl?
[Gravedigger] Course.
[Snipe] Kay.
[Garland] How far away is this artifact, anyway?
[DeathStar] It's in the ocean.
* Cipher_Mantis stops staring at the sky and turns toward the group
[Cheryl] Pretty good...
* DeathStar stands up
[DeathStar] I'm going to grab the weapons from the ship
[Garland] How far offshore?
[Dias] That's good to here. What do you see in Slasher? If you don't mind me asking? Seems Ariel doesn't like him.
[DeathStar] ...it'll be at the very, very bottom of the ocean.
[Maestro] Hey... DS, I thought you said...
* DeathStar heads towards the turned over battleship
* DeathStar glances at Maest
[DeathStar] Huh, what?
[Cheryl] Well... he's charming... intelligent... sorta cute... he can be a real gentleman...
* Snipe glances at Cheryl
[Snipe] You're talking about Slasher?
[Dias] Heh. If only he could hear this. 
[Maestro] Earilier, in a briefing... you said it was near the core, Now I'm not scientist... but unless the oceans have been reformed, the bottom of the sea isn't near the core
[DeathStar] I don't believe I said the core.
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[Cheryl] Of course I am... who else would I be talking to?
[Garland] Mae: He said in a volcano, if I remember correctly, but there are undersea volcanoes.
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[DeathStar] I didn't say volcano either.
[DeathStar] You have to remember this.
[Cheryl] ( to = about )
[Maestro] Yes, you did Deathstar
[Garland] .......I could have sworn....
[DeathStar] The Pacific Ocean no longer exists.
* DeathStar climbs up the side of the ship
[Maestro] I remember you said in a volcano too....
[DeathStar] ...I said the hottest lava in existance.
[Dias] Cheryl, are you and Slasher ever gonna hook up?
[Snipe] Hrm.
[Maestro] ... How can we be sure your the real DeathStar?
[DeathStar] ...
* Garland tilts his head and turns to Mae
* DeathStar looks down at Garland
[DeathStar] You can't.  *Grins*
* DeathStar throws himself up through a hole and climbs in
[Maestro] Stop him!
* Garland looks at DS, as if thats something he wouldn't normally have said
* Snipe smirks at the two.
[Cheryl] Hmmm... maybe some day...
[Dias] Do you think you'ld be happy with him?
* Garland looks at Mae
[Snipe] GM: *a huge crate comes flying out the hole and lands on the ground*
[Gravedigger] NRP: [DS] Okay...you're a dick.
[Garland] I could have sworn he originally said a volcano.
[Cheryl] NRP: LOL!
[DeathStar] NRP: ROFLMAO
[Dias] NRP: *is lost*
[Maestro] NRP: [Mae] Come ON! EVERYONE knows that! What else can you give us!
* DeathStar flips out and lands
* Cipher_Mantis runs over to the crate and looks it over
[Dias] NRP: Oh wait..Got it.
* DeathStar rips the crate open and tons of blaster rifles pour out
* DeathStar shifts through them
[Gravedigger] ...WOO HOO!
* DeathStar removes 1 medpack for everyone
[Maestro] I don't think its safe to follow Deathstar at this moment...
[Garland] Thats a lot of guns....
[Gravedigger] ...BOO! HISS! BOO!
[Cheryl] Hey, extras?
[DeathStar] ...*throws Grave's medpack at him*
[DeathStar] I'll see if there's extra medpacks.
* Gravedigger catches it
[Dias] Cheryl...You think you'ld ever be happy with him?
[Gravedigger] Bring on the guns, man!
[Dias] ..I don't use guns.
[DeathStar] Alright *removes three blaster rifles for everyone*
[DeathStar] Instead of using your normal weapons, you'll use these first.
* Garland catches the gun
[Maestro] Does ANYONE listen to me?
[DeathStar] See, we'll be here a while, and if you run out of your normal attacks, you'll be screwed.
[Maestro] This man could be an imposter!
[DeathStar] So, these are your first line of defense.
* Maestro guestures towards DS
[Gravedigger] ...Bah. I'll use my weapons instead, since I don't have any reall attacks.
* Garland looks at Mae
[DeathStar] Becareful, Grave.  You won't get a recharge.
* Dias catches the rifles and sets them down
[Ariel] Rifles?  I'll stick with my sword.  It doesn't "run out".
[Gravedigger] ...*absorbs the gun and medpacks*
[Garland] I doubt it severely, and even if he were, he'd be stupid to try something. 
[Gravedigger] Demmit.
[DeathStar] True, swords won't run out.  But what about long range attacks.
* Dias catches the medpack and places it in a backpack he brough with
[Garland] Mine won't DS.
[Gravedigger] Easy. We throw rocks.
* DeathStar smirks
* Cipher_Mantis grabs his three blaster rifles and opens his medical kit
[DeathStar] Alright, guys.
[Maestro] These rifles could be bombs...
* DeathStar shoves into Maest's arms
[DeathStar] Boom then.
[DeathStar] NRP: Shoves one
* Garland fires the rifle into the sky
* Dias knocks lightly on Cherlys head
[Garland] .......Nope.
[Garland] Maestro, your paranoid.
* Cipher_Mantis closes his eyes for a moment and then begins working on modifying his guns
* Ariel takes a pair of rifles just in case, and tinkers with one.
[Maestro] Whose more likly to be killed, A prudent man, or a reckless man?
[Gravedigger] ...Both?
[Dias] Cheryl...Ya done yet?
* DeathStar leans against the ship side, his three rifles beside him
[DeathStar] So, Maestro, what shall I answer for you?
[Cheryl] Yep. *ties a bandage on his head, making it look like a turbin*
[Dias] ...cool! Thanks for the hat. I can see why Slasher likes you
[Maestro] Why the hell your information changed suddenly?
[Gravedigger] *takes one look at Dias and bursts out laughing*
[DeathStar] ...it didn't.
[DeathStar] True, there's volcanos where my prize is, but it's not IN a volcano.
[Dias] ...*frowns*
[DeathStar] IT's surrounded by molton hot lava to the hottest degree in the galaxy.
* Cipher_Mantis uses some of the equipment in the medical kit to hook his three rifles together
[Maestro] Oh? You just changed your story... and I'm not to be suspicious
[Ariel] Fun...
* DeathStar rolls eyes at Maestro
[DeathStar] We're on a short time table.  If you're so worried, STAY here.
[Cheryl] I'm sooooo glad I got that dragon armour still...
* Dias stands up slowly and reached hand out to help Cheryl up
[Garland] .....Huh..... Must have some pretty special conditions to be THAT hot.
[Maestro] I can't let you stab the unit in the back...
* Garland puts his hand on Mae's shoulder
[Gravedigger] *leans over to DS* There's a canyon nereby, y'know, we could just 'accidentally' throw him in. No one has to know.
[DeathStar] I don't know why, but it was caused when the Earth was bomed.  The underwater volcanos all became active at once.  I pray what I want isn't melted.
[Garland] He's not, he wouldn't. He's Death Star for crying out loud!
[DeathStar] I'm not going to do that.  I've put yp with more annoying people than him.
* Cipher_Mantis clentches his mandibles as he opens a panel on his right arm
[Maestro] I'm not convinced, How do we know, DS isn't a spy?
* Snipe leans against Maestro
[Snipe] Do you trust me?
[Maestro] ...What?
[Gravedigger] Alright, alright, but don't forget. Canyon. Right over thataway...*points*
* Cheryl is already standing.
* Cipher_Mantis works to set up and interface between his arm and the triple rifle
[Dias] ....*looks up* Damnt. Sorry head rush. *walks over to Garland*
[Snipe] Do you trust me.
* Garland looks at Dias
[Garland] Yea?
[Dias] Hey, mind training me sometime to fight better with my fists and body? 
[Maestro] I suppose, Snipe, You are my REAL leader...
[Garland] .....Sure......?
* Cipher_Mantis finishes his work, closes the connections, and flexes his right arm
[Gravedigger] Hey Mae, your nose's looking pur-ret-y brown right now.
[Snipe] Thanks.  Then believe when I say that's Death Star.  See how he's standing?  That's his famous godlike stance.  That "I'm God, ha ha ha" stance.  He's Death Star.  No one can mimic that stupid stance.
* DeathStar frowns
[DeathStar] What's wrong with my stance?
[Dias] You seem to be the strongest person to fight with there fists here and I thought I could learn something.
* Garland looks at Snipe
* Snipe shrugs
[Snipe] It's true.
[Snipe] Even when that fake DS was around, he didn't match up the real DS' stance.
[Garland] ...... I just don't care for the quote you used.
[Maestro] ...Heh... well snipe, if you think that's DS, I'll tag along too, But...
[Snipe] Don't worry, we outnumber him.
[Snipe] Besides, there's a canyon, right over there.
* Maestro preps his pistol "If he tries anything, pow"
[DeathStar] Okay, if we're all done plotting to shoot me if I twitch wrong, lets go.
[Dias] Hey Snipe, he did take out Siggie by himself, when it took a whole group of us to take him out
[Gravedigger] *leans back over to DS* You SURE you don't want to 'accidentally' push him into that canyon?
* DeathStar begins the walk towards the ocean.
[DeathStar] I'm sure.  But you can trip him, if you really want.
[Ariel] Look people, we got a mission, right?
[Garland] Dias, I don't have time to teach you anything much right now, but I'll tell you this right now.
[Gravedigger] ...Really?
[Dias] What?
[DeathStar] Sure.
[Gravedigger] Cold blooded revenge murder? You'd let me do that?
* Snipe follows DS
[DeathStar] Of course not.
[Gravedigger] ...Gersh dommit.
* Maestro follows Snipe
[Dias] Garland, you were saying?
[DeathStar] But you can still trip him
* Snipe sighs, walking
[Garland] Two things, when hitting something, always aim a few inches behind your target. And *holds up fist* See the knuckles of you index and middle ringer? Thats the 'Ram's Head' you try to hit them with that, not just random parts of your fist.
[Snipe] I think we're going to be walking the better part of the night.
[Gravedigger] What if I 'let' a boulder fall on him?
[DeathStar] If you didn't cause it, I see no problem.
[Garland] And never, NEVER look where your hoping to hit.
[Dias] Behind your target? *walks and talks at the sametime. Yes I know, complicated*
[Maestro] NRP: For Dias, yes
[Garland] Most people try to stop right at their target, but if you keep pushing it, it'll hurt more.
[Dias] NRP: Meh
[Gravedigger] ...Okay, okay, but let's say it's someone who looks EXACTLY like me? But it's not me. What then? Even if, let's say, it's proven to be me and I confess to it?
[Dias] I see. 
* Garland continues walking
[Dias] How bout once we get back to Origin, you give me a lil match? I need to increase my speed so I can be a better mech pilot
[Garland] Of course.
[DeathStar] *sighs* The only reason I'm letting you discuss this is to keep me from being bored.
* Cipher_Mantis walks after the group, getting used to his new balance
* Snipe waves hand around the wastelands and looks at Maest
[Snipe] Feel good to be back home on Earth?
[Gravedigger] Okay, then what if you woke up and found yourself married to ariel? What then?
[Dias] Thanks man. Hope you like my style of fighting. *smirks*
[DeathStar] I'd probably be a happy man.
* Garland sprints up a bit, stopping near DS
* Garland walks backwards, looking at Dias
[Gravedigger] 'Cause we can arrange that. 'Cause...'cause, hey, look, it's Garland, he can help out there!
* DeathStar glances at Garland.
[Garland] Well, I developed my own----- Huh? What, Grave?
* Dias looks at Garland
* Snipe runs up to Grave
[Snipe] Do I hear match making going on?
* Cipher_Mantis walks slowly, trying to take in as much of this first view of earth as he can
[Garland] ......Why's everyone looking at me?
[Gravedigger] Um...nothing. Nothing right now. Maybe later. When people are asleep. Certain people.
[DeathStar] ...*raises eyebrow, slows down, letting them get away, and walks next to Ariel*
[Garland] No, no, what?
[DeathStar] I think those guys are planning something.
* Maestro walks on in a dase
* Snipe glances at Maest
[Dias] NRP: Daze Maestro, Daze
[Snipe] You sure you okay?
[Gravedigger] *leans down and whispers babble into Garland's ear*
* Maestro shakes his head "Yeah, Just alittle tired" *Aka, I'm back*
[Snipe] You took some pretty hard hits to the head.
[Garland] ....?
* Gravedigger flops down onto the ground and crawls along
[Maestro] Hey, As you guys say, "There isn't much to hit", Right?
* Maestro grins
* Snipe smirks
[Garland] .....You guys won't let that go about them, will you!?
* DeathStar walks in stride with Ariel, content
* Gravedigger jumps back up
* Snipe turns to Garland
* Cheryl hums to herself as she walks.
[Snipe] How long do you think we'll be here?
* Dias slows down and walks next to Cheryl
[Dias] Mind takin the turbin off?
[Garland] Uh Snipe, we are here.
* Gravedigger whistles as he walks along, his shovel over his shoulder
[Snipe] I said how LONG do you think we'll BE here.  As in, on Earth.
[Cheryl] You want that wound opening back up?
[Dias] ....damn. 
[Garland] Oh, well.... I dunno. Untill we liberate Earth, and find a way off.
[Garland] ......In other words, about 2 hours. *laughs*
[Snipe] I hope Elayne's okay.
* Cipher_Mantis leans over an munches a bit of the ground
* Garland stops being light-heated
[Garland] God I hope so...... I couldn't bear to loose her......
* Garland looks down
[Ariel] Hey, Sera's there.  She can take care of the 'kids'.
[Maestro] Hey, Snipe, Didn't you say somthing to me earilier...?
[DeathStar] Hey, I came here to get comfort from you, not you get upset.
* DeathStar glances at Maest
[Maestro] I remember gargled noise...
[DeathStar] NRP: Snipe said all that.
* Dias jumps up and down while wlaking
[Snipe] Yeah, I did.  I asked, how did he feel to be back on Earth.
[Garland] ....Your right!
[Maestro] Who feels?
[Snipe] You.
[Cipher_Mantis] You know, I don't see what's so special about this planet
[Gravedigger] AHH! SNAKE! KILL IT! KILL IT!
[DeathStar] You probably wouldn't, Cipher.
[Garland] I need to stop worrying about her, that was my problem!
* Garland puts his arm around Snipe
* Gravedigger smashes the snake with his shovel. "DIE! DIE!"
* Garland looks at Grave
[Snipe] Ignore him.
[Garland] .......What's his problem?
[Ariel] *chuckles* I'm still worried about Strife... does it show?
* DeathStar looks at Ariel
[Garland] .....Riiight....
[DeathStar] Nah.  
* Cipher_Mantis grabs the snake and eats it
* Gravedigger holds up the bludgeoned snake. "Dinner!"
[Maestro] Oh... still want to hear my awnser or is it "old news"?
[Garland] So, John, how easy you think this is gonna be?
[DeathStar] Just think, once we finish this, we can go home, check up on the Fury, and see them all.
[Snipe] Sure, go ahead and tell me.
[Gravedigger] *looks at Ciph* Stupid little flying piece a-
* Gravedigger walks away
[Maestro] Hmp... Thats a new one... somone is telling me to speak...
[Dias] Hey Cheryl, guess what?
* Garland blinks
[Snipe] Why not.
[Garland] .....And I thought I was weird sometimes...
* DeathStar glances, as it's completely night now. The red clouds part, being nighttime, and the stars shine*
[Cheryl] What is it?
* Dias taps her on the shoulder
* DeathStar stares at the stars.
[Dias] YOUR IT!!! HAHAH *runs off ahead of her*
* Garland sighs
[Cheryl] Watch it!  You shouldn't be running after loosing that much blood!
[Maestro] Well..  Nothing... I really feel nothing about "earth" cause this really isn't earth, ya know, the Tsiv deformed it and now its a husk, but you know earth will live on here *taps forehead, emmy drama nomination*
* Dias slides to a halt
[Dias] Your no fun.
* Snipe nods
[Snipe] Nice speech, Maestro.
* DeathStar sees a shooting star
* Garland runs forward, feeling the wind in his hair
[Gravedigger] NRP: *hands Mae an Emmy...then snatches it back real fast and laughs in his face*
[Ariel] ... for once a familiar sky...
[DeathStar] Say, what did you wish for, Ariel?
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* Garland turns arounf, looking at everyone
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[Gravedigger] NRP: ...Now THAT'S a wish!
[Maestro] NRP: I belive its for me
[Ariel] If I told you, it wouldn't come true. *smiles secretively*
* DeathStar grins
[DeathStar] Will I find out oneday?
* Dias leaps onto DS back
* Garland looks at them, seeing them all finally getting along
* DeathStar keeps walking and sighs
[Dias] Hey big shooter
[DeathStar] Yes, Dias?
[Garland] .oO(......Times like this.... I wish they were Hunters....)
[Dias] Wanted a piggy back ride? Cheryl told me I need to be less active. Thought you'ld give me a ride. Nothing compared to lifting a ship
[DeathStar] Oh, sure.  Why not.  *looks glum, not able to carry on a conversation with Ariel with Dias listening in*
* Gravedigger takes out his scythe and runs along, swinging it wildy as he laughs manically
[Cheryl] *innocently* I didn't.
[Dias] ....*whispers into DS's ear* Am I interrupting somethign?
[DeathStar] Oh, noooo, of course not.
[Garland] Hey everyone!
[DeathStar] So, Ariel, you're going to tell me if that wish came true, aren't you?
* Snipe glances at Garland
[Dias] *Whispers* I'm serious here. I'll leave ya know*
* DeathStar glances at Garland, keeping an ear to Ariel for her answer
[Garland] Even if we have to fight through minions of hell to retake Earth, we're gonna do it! HAH AH! *is REAAALY happy to be back on Earth*
[Snipe] ..gee..and he says I'm immature...
[Ariel] *bites her lip, thinking* If it comes true...
* Cipher_Mantis walks up to Death Star
[DeathStar] Alright, if it comes true.
[Dias] ...I'll take that as a yes. *slides off DS's back and leaps onto Cipher's head and sits there*
* Cipher_Mantis changes into ball mode and spins
* Dias clutches onto the Ball
[Dias] WEEEE
* Cipher_Mantis flips upsidedown and bounces on Dias
[Dias] OUCH!!
[Cipher_Mantis] Let go
[Dias] Damn ball.
* Dias lets go and walks
* Cipher_Mantis turns back into Mantis mode and walks back up to Death Star
[Snipe] Don't try it on me, Dias.
[DeathStar] Hey, Ariel, I think we're being stalked by a Giant Mantis.
[Dias] I won't cuz I know you'ld enjoy it too much.
[Snipe] Har har, go to hell
* Garland jumps 20 feet into the air just looking at the scenery
[Dias] Come on, I'm just kidding.
[Snipe] Oh, sure, I am too.  *blinks innocently*
* Dias walks upto Snipe
[Dias] What crawled up your ass? Those crabs bugging you still?
[Maestro] How about we waste this dump after we get what we need... It only harbours painful memories, now
[Cipher_Mantis] DS, are you sure you're a reploid?
[Snipe] I...never...HAD THNEM!
* DeathStar looks at Cipher
[Dias] Sure ya didn't.
* Garland tells down
[DeathStar] ...I'm sure of what I am, but why do you ask?
* DeathStar doesn't directly say he's a reploid
[Garland] You never used that shampoo?! Doesn's your head itch?
* Ariel raises an eyebrow at the question.
[Snipe] ...I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING!
* Garland shrugs
[Maestro] Hey, Snipe, You okay?
[Cipher_Mantis] It just doesn't seem like you act much like one of them...
[Snipe] Sorry, but the others pick on me about a joke X2 started.
[Dias] Geeze Snipe, lighten up man.
[DeathStar] *smiles* Could it be that perhaps you're beginning to like me?  
[Snipe] ...I've had many of lecture by Garland about that shampoo thanks to you guys!
[Ariel] NRP: Er, who was THAT directed to?
[DeathStar] NRP: Cipher.
* Garland speeds along the sand, the sand parting at the wind he's creating.
[DeathStar] NRP: Like as in a friend!
[Ariel] NRP: *snickers*
[Cipher_Mantis] NRP: DS
[Ariel] You wish for anything profound DS?
* Cipher_Mantis shakes his head at DS's idea
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[DeathStar] I wished for the safety of all my team.  *Grins* And I wished for something else, but we'll see how that one does.
[Ariel] Oh great... we're all doomed now...
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[Dias] NRP: No offense, that was kinda cool...they way it lines up at a slant that is
[Gravedigger] NRP: ...That's going to be odd on the log...
[Ariel] NRP: Now I remember why we have this on...
[Garland] NRP: Uh...... Yea?
[DeathStar] NRP: Neato.
* DeathStar smiles slyly as he walks along
-Telephone- [ka%wallx/#taw:]] HELLO?
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* Gravedigger walks along, not really doing much
* Dias walks over to GD
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[Dias] Hey Grave
[Snipe] .oO (I wish...that I can live and have a family some day...)
[Garland] .O(Are they talking about wishes?)
* Cipher_Mantis walks, scanning the horizon for anything of interest
[Gravedigger] NRP: Dunno who ya are, Telephone, but we're having an RPG session right not.
-Telephone- [ka%wallx/#taw:oh..] sorry
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[Gravedigger] NRP: *was going to tell him to go to #tawnrp...*
[Dias] ...*Raises eyebrow* Grave?
[Maestro] .oO (I wish my promotion will come through soon...)
[Gravedigger] What, Dias?
[Dias] Nothing I guess. Just feel like talking. 
[Gravedigger] So talk.
* DeathStar glances at Ariel and smiles, satisfied right now and not needing anything more right now, except the safety of the team.
[Dias] About what?
[Gravedigger] Dunno.
* Snipe glances at Maest, wondering what he's thinking
[Ariel] I wonder how X2 is at taking care of cats...
* Garland stops flying around and rejoins the group
[DeathStar] Oh, probably has some medical officer doing it for him.
* Maestro walks on, gazing into the sky
* DeathStar glances back and tries to guess how many miles they walked.
[Gravedigger] NRP: -Meanwhile, back at Origin- [X2] AHHHH-CHOOO! *X2 covers the cats in huge globs of snot*
[DeathStar] GM: *the stars twinkle and the shapes of battleships can be seen overhead*
[Dias] Why do you fight Grave?
[Gravedigger] Because I don't have anything else to do.
[Maestro] Well, Well, Well, Isn't that an threating sight?
[Ariel] *to herself* Never thought it was possible to enjoy a walk in a barren waste land...
[DeathStar] NRP: -Meanwhile, somewhere on Earth - [Wiendigo and Iceheart] *talk with each other* So, what did you wish for?
[Dias] Your serious?
[Snipe] Not really.  They're probably thinking we're dead.
[Gravedigger] NRP: [Wiendigo] To see you naked, toots.
[Gravedigger] Yep.
[Dias] NRP: IceHeart: ME TOO!! *takes off her armor revealing wires and stuff*
[DeathStar] NRP: [Death Star] Aiii, I'm blind, just thinking about it!  You and Iceheart, AIII!
[Garland] NRP: Wien: HA CHIHUAHUA!
* Snipe has a feeling the team's happy moments are drawing to an end
[Dias] What do you think of the mech Slasher made for ya?
[Garland] NRP: Wien: look at the internal network design on that motherboard! WOOOO!!!!
[Maestro] What could those ships do to us... destroy the planet *just realized what he said and dives for cover
* Snipe looks at Maest
[Gravedigger] It's nice, but I think I want something totally different, design wise...
[Snipe] I doubt they'll do anything THAT drastic just to kill us
[Dias] Toss him the idea, I know he'll do it for ya
* Garland walks not far from Snipe
[Gravedigger] I will.
[Dias] You think were gonna make it out of this mission?
[Snipe] *a-hem* ARE WE THERE YET?
* Garland points off in the distance
[Garland] .........No.
[Maestro] Well... Whenever I suggest somthing bad could happen, God thinks its cruel enough to do it... and usually does!
* Maestro runs back to standing at Snipes shoulder
[Snipe] NRP: *Kevin looks down at Maest* Hmmm...he suggested something.  I think I'll do it.
[Garland] .....Maestro, God doesn't do things to be cruel....
[Cipher_Mantis] It's strange, dispite all this walking, we haven't seen any evidence of life on this planet besides a single snake
[Snipe] NRP: But Kevin does!
[Snipe] ...maybe they were all killed, Cipher.
[Dias] NRP: CURSE THAT EVIL KEVIN!!
[Garland] NRP: I denounce Kevin!
[Maestro] Buddy, I think we aren't talking about the same god...
[Snipe] NRP: OF coursen ot, Maestro was referring to ME!
[Garland] Maestro, there's only one.
[Dias] NRP: *lightning strikes Garland frying him*
[Gravedigger] NRP: Yea! It wasn't me!
* DeathStar glances at Ariel
[DeathStar] It's a nice night.
[DeathStar] I don't think the team's gone for a walk in the history of my running it.
[Gravedigger] Unless you're talking about that reclusive, hardly-ever-mentioned-or-recorded Weirdo God.
[Garland] ........X1?
[Snipe] Huh?  Did you mention something about X1?
[Gravedigger] X1? What? Where? 
[Dias] That cook we tried saving?
[Snipe] Maybe he meant the manager...
[Maestro] Hey, I live on earth, Gar, There is such thing as monotheism
[Garland] I live on Earth too. It's more a home to me than Parnel is.
[Ariel] There was this other time we trudged through the desert... no... I don't want to think about that one.
[DeathStar] Heh.
[Gravedigger] NRP: I worked my title into a session's casual conversation. Damn I'm good.
[Dias] No Garland, you live on the Fury..then on the Origin
[Maestro] and what about Buddah?
* DeathStar a cold, bitter wind blows through
[Garland] What about him?
[Snipe] Brr.
[Maestro] You saying he doesn't exist?
* Gravedigger rubs mae's tummy
[Dias] Tid bit nipply outside, eh Grave
[SOUND]
* Maestro elbows Grave's head
[Gravedigger] Buddah Buddah Buddah Buddah!
[Garland] There once was, yes, but he was misguided.
* Gravedigger deflects Mae's elbow
[Dias] All religions are misguided Garland
* Snipe stumbles
[Gravedigger] Yeah it is, Dias. Which is odd for the drastic weather changes...
[Maestro] How concieted of you, Alien
[DeathStar] NRP: Yes, becuase when in TAW, only Kevin controls you!
[Dias] I know..
[Garland] I'm no more an alien than you are.
[Gravedigger] NRP: *pulls Kevin's strings* Muwhhahahhahahahahaha!
* DeathStar looks down as he walks
[Maestro] NRP *Worships Kevin* *chants in a low tone: Promo promo promo*
[Dias] Hey Grave, I'm thinking of gettin a tatoo on my arm, any suggestions?
[Gravedigger] Other then the fact you were born on another planet. And you can shoot energy out of your hands. And you can teleport.
[Gravedigger] Something...uh...not dumb.
[Garland] And Dias, your right, most are. Simly because I'm a priest doesn't mean I condone a lot of that we've done in the past, the Crusades and the Salem Witch Trials, for example.
[Snipe] A picture of me.
[Ariel] Hey, I can do that too, does that make me an alien?
[Maestro] Yeah, The "Born on another planet" really cuts the definition of not being an alien
[Garland] (Simly- Simply)
[DeathStar] Not to me.
[Gravedigger] ...Yes. Yes it does.
[Dias] Garland, your not part of we. 
[Gravedigger] *nudges DS* Oh c'mon, alien sex is the best kind!
[DeathStar] ...*grabs Grave's arm and twists it behind his back*
[DeathStar] Leave her alone.
[Maestro] Isn't Deathstar an Alien?
* DeathStar lets him go
* Gravedigger absorbs his arm and regenerates it
[Garland] Alien means new and unusual. I'm an extra-terrestial, by Earth standards.
[Dias] Geeze Grave, reploids can't have sex
[Maestro] Hell, Aren't most of you aliens?
[Dias] Cept for you I guess, jello man
[Garland] But I consider myself a citizen of Earth.
[Ariel] *giggles* I'm not sure what planet to call home anymore...
[Gravedigger] Alien can also mean ET. You may be legal, but you were still an alien.
[Maestro] Your still an Alien Garland, Citizen or not
[Snipe] This is called 'The Alien Wars'.  So, aren't we aliens too?  To the other side?
[Garland] I am not an alien!
[Dias] Yes
[Gravedigger] Hey DS, what's that? *points to a stain on DS' chest*
[Dias] Garland accept who you are
* DeathStar keeps walking
* Cipher_Mantis shrugs and sighs
[Garland] I know who I am, Dias..... 
[DeathStar] I think we have more important things to worry about other than "Who's an alien and who's not an alien."
[Garland] Ugh.... *walks on*
[Gravedigger] Oh you're no FUN!
[Maestro] Aliens who think their humans, next time on Rand McCraig
* Gravedigger messes up DS' hair
* DeathStar glances at Grave
* Garland looks at Mae
[DeathStar] Hrm.
[Garland] Your lucky enough to be a human.
[Dias] Hey garland admits to not being human
* Snipe has wandered off to the side on his own.
* Garland keeps walking
[Ariel] *smirks* Who'd want to be human?
* Garland looks at Ariel
[Garland] I would.
[Dias] Me. We get to do nifty things we the opposite sex
[Ariel] ...why?
* DeathStar glances at Dias
[Maestro] Lucky? Buddy, If I was a Tsiv, I'd be alot better off, maybe the fact I'd have a standing military under me, and Oh, I don't know, a reasonable rank
[DeathStar] Don't be so dumb.  Reploids can do anything a human can do.  
[Gravedigger] Yeah, humans have all sorts of problems. Like body order. And taxes. And going to the bathroom.
[Garland] It's a race capable of magnificent things, and terrible things, unfortunately.
[DeathStar] And many alien races can do more things than humans can do in the regard you are thinking.
[Dias] Oh is that so? CAn a reploid have sex?
[DeathStar] Yes, a reploid can have sexc.
[Dias] Aright. How bout can you have sex?
[Gravedigger] We just can't bare live young.
[Garland] ....And I'd like to have more sense of place in my home.
[Maestro] Taxes? Who the HELL are we paying taxes to? The Tsiv? If so I suggest you stop immediatly!
[DeathStar] Are you asking me if I can have sex...?
[Dias] No I'm asking the DeathStar behind you.
* DeathStar stares at Dias
[Garland] NRP: Is Dias comming onto DS?
[DeathStar] I don't go around asking if you can have sex.  You should give me the same respect.
[Dias] Geeze, stare any harder and you'll burn a whole through me
[Dias] NRP: No.
[Gravedigger] Well, people DID pay taxes.
[Dias] Sorry, got bored.
[Gravedigger] Dias? Having sex? *bursts out laughing*
[Snipe] Yes, Death Star can have sex.  I was in his body once, remember?  When we all switched bodies.
[Dias] Grave, having sex with a vertabrea? *starts laughing*
* DeathStar glares at Snipe.
[Maestro] Did pay taxes, But I don't think I ever did?  I wonder if we can find a government office... and see how much I owe?
[Snipe] What, hey, just coming to your defense!
[Gravedigger] Already have, bunky. *flicks Dias*
[Garland] .......How did this converdation get here?
* Dias grabs Graves finger
[Ariel] That must have been... interesting.
[DeathStar] I don't think I want to think about that.
* Gravedigger morphs it out of his grasp
[Garland] NRP: I'm typoish tonight.
* Cipher_Mantis walks, staring forward at the horizon, his eyes dulled
* Dias twists his hand slightly and raises his middle finger
* DeathStar walks a little faster, ahead of the group
* Snipe walks off to the side of the group
* Gravedigger lets loose both middle fingers, morphing them larger than normal
* Garland stays with them
[Garland] .....You people truely are perverted sometimes.
[Dias] Good. Now, shove 'em up your ass and spin on 'em.
[Maestro] I belive I started it indirectly... Hey... I wonder if I iced any of Grave's friend or relatives when in the AF?
[Gravedigger] Right after I shove 'em up your nose and bowl with your head.
[Dias] You can try
* Garland blinks
[Gravedigger] *looks at Mae* What the hell are you talking about?
* Snipe kicks a rock, moving along the sand dunes
[Garland] .oO(This isn't one of those times I think of them as Hunters......)
* Dias continues to walk
[Gravedigger] I'm a Reploid. I don't HAVE relatives. And I didn't have any friends until the SU.
* Cipher_Mantis walks and catches up with DS
[Maestro] While I was shooting down Mavericks on a regular basis, did I kill any of your Friends? What the hell is SU?
[Maestro] Oh, NM
[Maestro] Poor soul, You didn't loose anyone in the bombing....
[Garland] ..... *blinks, and falls back, leaving them behind
[Gravedigger] ...I've been in the frozen wastelands of Canada for 15 years, I have no idea what the hel lyou're going on about.
[Dias] Hey Grave, when..if we make it back, mind giving me a spar in the mechs]
[Cipher_Mantis] DS, how could the Tsivrixsh have done this much damage... wiped out so much life...?
[Gravedigger] Let me get my new one, and I will.
[Maestro] Without a concious?
[DeathStar] You mean, literally, how, or did you mean how could they do something like it?
[Ariel] Cipher... they've done worse... much worse...
[Dias] ..Shouldn't make a difference buddy
[Cipher_Mantis] Literally
[Maestro] Pressing a button...
[Gravedigger] It will. Oh believe me, it will.
[Maestro] Saying... "Launch the bombs!"
[DeathStar] They used their 20 battle ships around the planet and began a constant boming on it.
[Dias] Wanna bet Spunky?
[Gravedigger] You betcha.
[Dias] NRP: Bombing DS, bombing
[DeathStar] By hitting key geographic places, they causes the earth to begin to attack itself in a while.  Earthquakes, volcanos, storms, etc.
[Dias] Aright, then we got ourselves a challenge.
[DeathStar] NRP: I know...
[Maestro] Or just REALLY BIG bombs!
[Dias] ....Is it me or is he a lil too in lov with bombs?
* Garland jumps up, flying 20 feet above everyone, keeping a look out
[Gravedigger] Don't forget about patrol groups. I'm sure the Tsivrixsh sent some out.
[Cipher_Mantis] So, why is this particular area called the wasteland?  Should the entire planet be called that?
* DeathStar notes they've walked 10 miles.
[DeathStar] ...probably, now, it should.  Before, there was a nuclear explosion that went off here 90 years ago.
[DeathStar] It literally wiped everything away and it became a wasteland.
[Maestro] You know, on of my great great great great... etc Grand daddies worked on the Atomic bomb!
[Dias] ...Seems the radiation damage is hereditary
[Ariel] It must have been quite a show...  I was too busy to notice though.
[Cipher_Mantis] Why did that happen?
[Cipher_Mantis] Not literally this time
[Gravedigger] ...Weren't most of the people working on that without kids, and soon died from radiation poisoning?
[DeathStar] ...why did a nuclear bomb go off?  Because two friends fought here.
[Maestro] NRP: Were in Siberia?
[DeathStar] NRP: The general area.
[Dias] How much further? *takes a swig of water
[Cipher_Mantis] Why would friends fight?
[Ariel] ... you know I'm glad I didn't run into Zero then, or I wouldn't be here now...
[DeathStar] It seems that the programming of one's creator was too strong for him to fight.  Perhaps he had to find himself.  I'd like to think that Zero came to his senses before the explosion.
[Cipher_Mantis] Who's Zero?
* Ariel sighs
[DeathStar] Zero...*chuckles* Zero was a mighty Maverick Hunter.  The best, next to X.
[Garland] NRP: Hurt him! Hurt him!
[Gravedigger] Maverickism...yeesh...*shakes his head*
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* Dias leaps infront of Ariel and walks backwards facing her
[Dias] Hey Ariel
[Ariel] What do you want?
[Dias] Why do yuo hate Slasher so much?
[DeathStar] X and Zero...I wonder how the war would go if they were alive still.
[Cipher_Mantis] So, Zero was a reploid like X?
[DeathStar] Yes, Zero was a reploid.
[Cipher_Mantis] That explains it
[Ariel] Slasher?  That moron seems content to make my life miserable.
[DeathStar] Look, Cipher, you shouldn't so hard on reploids.
[Dias] No he doesn't. He actually tries to be nice to you.
[Cipher_Mantis] Why not, they're inferior designs
[DeathStar] Because they are just like you where it counts.  They have a heart and a soul and a will to fight for what they believe in.
[Cipher_Mantis] O, and what about this Zero reploid?
[Dias] Why not try to be nice to him for once? Or is it that your jealous cuz he loves your clone Cheryl?
[DeathStar] You'd have to be Zero to know that, wouldn't you?  Even the best stumble.  
* Maestro pulls out a rangeview (tm) binoculars and looks into the distance looking for the destination
[Ariel] Jealous?  Bah...
[Ariel] I still think Cheryl is the one who needs to see a doctor about that.
[Gravedigger] Ciphy, c'mere. *puts his arm around Cipher* Do you see the humans over there? Now someone like Sigma could say that they're inferior to us. But you know what, they'd be wrong. Just because they're built differently, or don't have internal blasters, or can't compute figures at a billionth of a second, doesn't mean that they're not any worse or better then Reploids.
[Dias] Why? She says she finds him nice, a gentlemen, funny. 
[DeathStar] Well said, Grave.
[Gravedigger] *turns Cipher to Snipe* Then there's Snipe. He's just an oddball. We try not to single him out, but he's a good guy anyway.
[Cipher_Mantis] OF course they're not inferior, they created me.  OK, what about Sigma and the mavericks?
[Gravedigger] But still, he's an oddball.
* Snipe flips Grave off
[Ariel] Cheryl has a... slanted view of reality.
[Dias] Why do you say that? What would you do if Slasher and her god married?
[Gravedigger] Sigma and the Mavs have what you'd call a 'superiority conplex'. They feel they're far superior to humans, and that all Reploid kind should inherit the Earth. Though, of course, if that happened, he'd want to be in control. So he's a closet dictator as well.
[DeathStar] NRP: So, what you're saying is, Slasher is marrying Cheryl's god?
[Dias] NRP: SHUSH! I was confused..
[Ariel] I'd have to suffer through it...  she is my sister after all.
[Garland] NRP: What would Gar say if he knew about this?
[Dias] Are you afraid that you might begin to like him as a friend?
* Garland flies down, rejoining the group
[Ariel] There is no rule saying you have to like your inlaws.
* Maestro continues to walk at Snipe's shoulder
[Dias] Well what if Cheryl hates Deathstar?
[Garland] ......Ariel, aren't we technically inlaws?
[Cipher_Mantis] OK, Gravedigger... what type of design has to completely mess up their design format to simply do what they want?
* Snipe glances at Maest
[Dias] Humans
[Dias] Humans have to struggle to improve there muscle strength, there eating habits, there sleeping habits, there flexibility, everything.
[Ariel] Gar, there's no law saying you have to hate your inlaws.
[Garland] True.
[Cheryl] And I don't like people talking about me behind my back like that.
[Snipe] I don't like being called an oddball
[Maestro] Sir?
[Dias] Sorry Cheryl
[Gravedigger] Again, we go back to the human example. As they're growing up, they're taught how to behave in soceity. Bad things, like taking over the world and ostrichrizing others who're different is a no-no. Yet, there are still people who ignore what they've been taught in favor of their own gain. The same applies to us Reploids. Our design was based off of that of a human's personality and behavior. 
[Snipe] Nothing.
[Gravedigger] So even Reploids can ignore their ethics code to gain their own favor.
[DeathStar] ...just five more miles...
[Gravedigger] *leans on Snipe* Jeeze, c'mon, I was KIDDING. It was a joke. You know jokes, don't you? 
[Cipher_Mantis] Then boom, you're declared a maverick?
[Snipe] ...uh, like, why did the chicken cross the road?
[Gravedigger] If you do somthing that could potentially hurt someone else, yeah.
[Ariel] Five more... How are you enjoying yourself DS?
[Gravedigger] Potentially hurt an innocent person, that is.
[DeathStar] I was enjoying myself much better ten miles back.
[Garland] ..As was I.
[Gravedigger] It's the same if a human breaks the law. They're labeled a 'criminal'.
[Garland] When we  were all light-hearted, not the conversation has turned sour.....
* Dias punches the air while he's walking to occupy himself
* Garland catches Dias's punch
* Garland raises the angle
[Maestro] Sir, May I ask a question?
* Dias glances at Garland as he does so
[Ariel] *sigh* I'm surprised that the Tsiv haven't found us because of their anticts.
[DeathStar] You know, in a few more days, it'll be what the Americans once had...uh, Independence Day I think.
[Snipe] Yes?
* Cipher_Mantis walks on in silence thinking
[Maestro] What do you remember most about earth, Snipe?
[Dias] Yes? *Smiles*
[Snipe] The color.
[Maestro] Eh?
[Snipe] The color of the sky, the trees, the grass, the bushes, the flowers.  The buildings, everything.
[Ariel] Is it the first of July still?  That used to be Canada day...
[Dias] Already critiqueing my fighting style when I'm only shadowboxing?
[Maestro] How very... Poetic of you
[DeathStar] I think it might be July 2nd now.  Hard to ell.
[Snipe] You asked.
[Ariel] We used to have such nice fireworks...
* Garland looks at the sky
[Garland] .....It's the 2nd now.
[Ariel] Not the type we see nowadays...
[Maestro] You consider your self a poet, Snipe?
[Gravedigger] Man...*rubs his head* I just realized that I've mever really known a home. Or at least a country of any sort of allegance...
[Snipe] Nah.
[Ariel] Well... this far East... they would probally have the fireworks about now...
[DeathStar] I barely remember fireworks.
* Maestro looks deep in thought all the sudden
[Dias] Come on Garland, care for a light spar. Something to keep ourselves occuped the last 5 miles? *throws a quick jab at Garlands arm*
* DeathStar smiles
* Garland catches it, and throws Dias, making him land on his back
[DeathStar] Be neat if we could liberate Earth by July 4th.
* Dias flips up onto his feet
[Garland] Then we'll need to work fast.
[Dias] Bah...your no fun.
[DeathStar] No sense in rushing it.
[Garland] .....Okay, you want some fun, Dias?
[Maestro] NRP: You should of done it yeasterday, Foolish American!
[Cipher_Mantis] *mumbles to himself* Of course... Gravedigger is himself a reploid.... that's it...
[DeathStar] NRP: *Whimpers*
[Garland] Try again.
[Maestro] NRP: Canada Day
[Gravedigger] NRP: Yea lazy American work ethic!
* Snipe glances at Cipher
[Gravedigger] *turns to Cipher* Excuse me?
[Snipe] Actually, I agree with Grave, and I'm human.
* Dias gets into streetboxing stance and throws a quick jab up and then a quick right low
* Garland dodges
* Garland grabs his wrist and pushes it forward, Dias's fist hitting his own face
[Garland] Keep your arms low.
[Ariel] So DS... What was the other part of your wish?
* Dias moves jaw back and forth
[Cipher_Mantis] You're a reploid, you would lie to keep me from the truth
[DeathStar] If I tell, it won't come true.
[Gravedigger] ...The truth of WHAT?
[Ariel] Oh right... Heh... *looks a little embarrased since that was her reason for not telling*
* DeathStar grins, since that's why he said tht
[Dias] *smirks* How bout this? *gets into a different stance and kicks to the side of Garland while also thrusting both palms towards Garlands solar plexus
[Maestro] Hey... I wonder how many of you guys will die in this war...
* Garland trips Dias's only foot on the ground
[DeathStar] ...
[Maestro] Its a miracle more of you haven't...
* Snipe slows down
* DeathStar looks at Mae
[Cipher_Mantis] I'm not sure yet... but I'll find out
* Dias lands on his hand and holds himself upside down
* Garland looks at Mae, too.
* Maestro looks absent
[Garland] .....Don't talk like that.
[Ariel] Okay okay, I give...  I'll talk.
* Dias kicks at Garland from the akward position while Garlands looking at Mae
* Garland doesn't budge much
[Maestro] Why would I be sickeningly optimistic, and think no one was going to die in a war
* DeathStar turns back to Ariel
* Dias walks backwards on his hands
[Snipe] We don't think it we won't die, but we don't try to think about that we will die either.
[Garland] Because morale helps immeasuable during a war.
[Gravedigger] Ciph, it's like this: Everything I say is a lie.
[Ariel] You already said you wished for the safety of the team...  If that doesn't come true, we're all dead anyways, right? ^.~
[Maestro] Ariel... that's sick
[DeathStar] I'll see to it that won't happen.
[Cipher_Mantis] No, just enought to confuse me temporaly
[DeathStar] You can count on me on that.  You all won't die on this mission while I'm around.
[Ariel] Sick?  What are you talking about?
[Gravedigger] The truth is reality as long as it's supposrted by trust. No trust, there is no truth.
[DeathStar] Ignore Maest, Ariel.
* Dias flips backwards and lands on his feet and then throws a low sweep kick at Garland
* Garland jumps
[Ariel] So DS, what'd you wish for?
[Cipher_Mantis] Have you ever given me reason to trust you?
[DeathStar] I wished that I could be around you more, if you would let me.  I feel more at peace and calm around you.
[Gravedigger] That's for you to decide.
* Garland blurs, punching Dias lightly in the chest
[Ariel] *smiles ever so slightly* Your a nice guy to have around... *jokingly* and if any villians that I can't take come around, atleast I'd have someone that could.
* Dias flexes and takes the light blow
[DeathStar] Yeah.  I hear that I run off unwanted people.
[Dias] How fast you think you arE?
[Ariel] Hey, aslong as you don't run off the wanted people as well, that's a good trait.
[Garland] Fast enough to give Sigma a fairly good fight.
[Garland] .....Untill he pulled that move..... 
[Dias] Nice...
[Dias] Sorry to hear about that.
[Garland] Don't be. It was earlier toda--- yesterday.
[Ariel] Well... fair is fair...
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[DeathStar] GM: *overhead, the sky grows a little lighter and the clouds begin to roll in*
[Garland] ......I love mornings....
[DeathStar] So, you going to tell em what you wished for?
[Dias] Hey we getta watch the sunrise
[Ariel] I had wished that the war would end and that I'd be able to settle down...  fat chance, eh?
[Garland] .....You guys made wishes?
[DeathStar] No, I think that's a very, very likely chance.
* Snipe sighs, knowing his wish won't come true
[DeathStar] Yes we did, Gar.
[Garland] Oh....
* Garland looks at Snipe
[Ariel] I honestly don't know how I survived the 20 years at a desk job...
[Garland] .oO(I know what I'd wish for....)
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[DeathStar] You were very, very brave?
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[Garland] .oO(I wish John's wish would come true......)
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* Snipe glances at Garland, but has no idea what Garland is thinking, so he looks ahead again
[Ariel] I was very, very bored..
[DeathStar] I would imagine.  
* Garland looks towards the rising sun, smiling
[Gravedigger] NRP: Heeeyyyy...wouldn't this have been a good time for DS to repay Dias (or whoever it was) for wishing him back that one time with that machine?
[DeathStar] NRP: Oh, that's still coming up, don't worry.
[Dias] NRP:....SHUT UP! *clamps GRave's mouth shut*
[Garland] NRP: Huh?
[DeathStar] Well, I doubt you'll be bored with us.
[Dias] NRP: And we agreed that DH was the curse
[Garland] NRP: .......?
[Maestro] We've been walking all night? *yawn*
[Snipe] Yes.
[Garland] .....Not used to all nighters, are ya?
[DeathStar] GM: *The blood red clouds cover the entire sky once more*
[Garland] ...... We probably coulda done it a whole lot faster, I think.... well, the fast members of the group.
[Gravedigger] Shame we don't have any coffee. Well, not X1's coffee...
[Dias] Wow...beautiful blood red clouds..
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[Garland] Eerilly, though.
[Gravedigger] Aww, but then we couldn't have become closer as a group@
[Maestro] No...
[Garland] .....Some points of this bonding I regret.
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[Garland] But others were nice...
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[DeathStar] Well, that's one thing we'll have to deal...the pleasant and the unpleasant points of being a team.  That's kinda why we're more like a family, if you think about it.
* Dias yawns and rubs his chest
[Maestro] If thats your Gene pool... count me out!
[Snipe] He might mean it literally.  Half the team is related.
[DeathStar] ...*Sighs* Why do I try?


[Dominator] Time Chart: Day 147 Still
[Dominator] Time: Afternoon
[Dominator] Location: Wastelands
* Iceheart stumbles over a sanddune
[Booster] So, what is this resistance group doing currently?
* Enforcer walks past still carrying his load
[Wiendigo] *looks at IH* Walk much?
[Iceheart] Funny.
* Siawase is still curled up on IH's head.
* Musashi is now away - *screechs off the runway and starts his D2 run* - Pager on - Messages logged - [iČ]
* Gorgon walks behind Enforcer
* Iceheart adjusts her "mask"
* Dominator looks around
* Booster (NRP) mutters about people not taking the game seriously enough.
[Dominator] We've been walking the better part of the time, I suppose we should rest.
[Wiendigo] Gotta admit, it's an improvement for you. *smirk*
[Iceheart] Keep it up, just keep it up
[Booster] NRP: Any answer to Booster?
* Dominator throws some supplies down and sits
* Dominator turns to Booster
[Dominator] Right now, we're currently surviving.  We were going to try to steal some medical supplies, but that robot stopped us.
[Dominator] Status: Say, you know, we're near the Pacific Ocean.
* Gorgon slows down and stops, sitting down n
[Wiendigo] So?
[Dominator] Status: Just thought you'd be interested.
* Booster sits down...  "I see..."
*** Model_One is now known as Evil_GM
[Wiendigo] Well, we're not. Shut it.
[Dominator] You have any suggestions on what we should be doing?
[Dominator] Status: You can't make me, Wiendigo!
[Enforcer] .... What fun.  
[Wiendigo] Wanna bet? *lunges at Status*
* Dominator holds up his hand
[Dominator] Hey, hey, hey, Wien, it's on my arm!
* Gorgon looks at Wien, Dom, and Status
* Iceheart sits down on a dune and looks at the endless sea of sand.
[Wiendigo] Right. Thanks for informing. Now I'll just rip your arm off and beat that damn thing with it.
[Dominator] Settle down, Wiendigo.  Status didn't mean.  Isn't that right, Status?
[Dominator] Status: Hell yes I meant it.
* Booster glances at Wiendigo, then shakes his head.  "Well, I personally would like to find a safe haven for any children to hide in..."
[Dominator] Children?
* Wiendigo lunges at Status again
* Dominator moves his arm with Status around to safety
[Wiendigo] I'LL TURN YOU INTO A BLOODY POCKET CALCULATOR!
[Enforcer] There is hardly anyone still living anywhere on earth....
[Booster] Yes.  My personal obsession, some might say...  I ran an orphanage for a few years...
[Dominator] Much less a safe haven.
[Gorgon] Chill Wien
[Dominator] I don't think we could provide a safe place for them.  We always seem to be in the thick of things.  If we could liberate Earth..
* Wiendigo spins around and stands face to face with Gorgon
[Wiendigo] What did you just say to me?
[Dominator] Status: What in the---?
[SOUND]
[Booster] ...I only hope the surviving orphans will live to see that day...
[Gorgon] I said chill out. *stands up towering above Wien some*
[Dominator] GM: *a loud sonic boom is heard overhead*
* Booster jumps to his feet.
[Booster] What was that?!
* Enforcer looks up
* Siawase wakes up and looks up, still curled up though.
* Iceheart looks aroun frantically
[Dominator] I don't know.  Status?
[Dominator] Status: There's a space fight going on...
[Gorgon] Maybe our comrade here let one rip?
[Wiendigo] Listen, dead man, you'd better watch that mouth of yours, or I'll have to shut it for you personally. 
[Gorgon] Do us a favor and shove it
[Booster] Space fight?  But who could possibly be up there besides the Tvirixsh?
[Booster] NRP: Or however it's spelled.
[Dominator] GM: *a ship can be seen, far, far away, breaking the cloud line, heading in the opposite direction*
[Enforcer] Someones coming down in a hurry....
[Dominator] GM: *smoke is following it and it's obvious it's about to crash*
[Gorgon] Think we should see who it is?
[Dominator] Status: ... it seems that the ship is about to crash and burn.  They won't survive.
[Wiendigo] *a grin forms on Wien's face as he continues to stand in Gorgon's face* You're going to be much fun to kill.
* Gorgon turns back to Wien 1"How could a gimp be any fun to kill? Why not go kill your lil girlfriend?"
* Booster frowns at Status.  "Pessimistic, aren't you..."
[Wiendigo] Keep it up, dead man, keep it up. It'll make it all that more enjoyable hearing you scream.
[Gorgon] Who says I'll scream?  Asswipe
[Dominator] Status: Just caculating the odds.
* Dominator frowns
[Wiendigo] When you're begging for you life, dipshit.
[Enforcer] Just Shut the hell up both of you.  We have enough problems as is.
* Iceheart studies where the ship went
[Iceheart] Who says it isn't more hostile aliens come to take over Earth?
* Booster notices the heights that the fight is reaching.  "Boys, boys!  We have more important things to fight than each other and more important things to fight for than our own egos!"
[Gorgon] ....*spits to the side* We'll see dirtlicker
[Iceheart] Besides, even if it was good news, there will be more Tsiv. ships in that area and they'll love it all too much to kill us.
[Wiendigo] *points his finger at Enforcer, not bothing to look away from Gorgon* You want to be next, 'Forcer? I can make it happen.
[Dominator] Will you two stop?  We have more important things at hand here.
[Wiendigo] I'll stop when you damn idiots are 6 feet under.
[Gorgon] Only if you go first.
* Iceheart glances at Wien
* Enforcer sighs
[Enforcer] What fun.
[Dominator] Wiendigo.  Either you follow my orders or you leave the group.
[Enforcer] We have a maniac who wants to kill us coming along for the ride.
[Booster] Wiendigo, you might want to try having a little fun once in a while... 
* Iceheart continues to watch Wiendigo, not moving to stop him or help him
[Gorgon] Wien's idea of fun is skinnin us alive.
[Enforcer] *mutters* Or stop being such an asshole...
* Booster chuckles.  "Well, then, perhaps he'd like a duel later..."
[Booster] But I think we have other things to address first, don't we?
[Dominator] Status: Don't we have more important things to worry about?  Like killer robots chasing us?
[Gorgon] I say we search that ship's remains for any supplies
[Wiendigo] How about you kiss my ass, Mr. 'President of Earth'?
[Dominator] The Tsivrixsh will surely raid it before we get there.
* Dominator stands up to Wiendigo
[Booster] I could scout ahead and see if it's safe...
[Gorgon] So? I say we should still head that way
[Dominator] You might not like me, Wiendigo, but if you're going to remain on my team, you'll what I say.  I'm not stopping you from leaving.
* Siawase just sits there listening
[Wiendigo] Let's get facts straight here, Dommy. I'm NOT on your team. I'm here of my own freewill. I do what I want, as I want, how I want, when I want, and so on. 
[Dominator] Then don't bother hanging around us then, Wiendigo.  I won't have you doing whatever you want and endangering the others.
[Gorgon] I saw we keep moving.
[Wiendigo] Wrong. YOU keep them out of MY way and they won't be in danger.
* Booster starts towards the crash site, thinking he might have time to pick up sufficient information before the argument ends...
[Dominator] Listen here, Wiendigo, I won't let *grips the Rune Sword* you do what you pl---*a low whine is heard in the distance*
* Gorgon follows after Booster
[Enforcer] Hey Booster, where ya going?
* Booster stops suddenly at the whine...
[Enforcer] *glances back*... Wait up.
* Gorgon turns towards the low whine
[Dominator] What's that?
* Enforcer follows booster
[Gorgon] Think thats them nailing the ground?
[Wiendigo] You will, otherwise with out me, your precious little soldiers won't make it.
* Iceheart becomes alert.
[Booster] I was going to scout ahead... but it sounds like we may have another problem...
* Siawase perks up.
*** Evil_GM is now known as Model_Two
* Booster 's ears shift around a bit, trying to pick up the source...
* Model_Two looks just like Model One, but a different color
* Model_Two zooms by
[Gorgon] I think we have company
[Dominator] Looks like they found us.
* Booster glances up...  "What?!  Another one?!"
* Enforcer ducks as it flys over
[Model_Two] I am Model Two.  Surrender at once.
[Enforcer] We've got company,.
*** Garland is now known as Model_Three
* Model_Two lands
[Model_Two] You will be cataloged if you resist.
[Model_Three] I am Model Three. Comply with Model Two's command.
* Gorgon pulls out his staff and clenches his fist around it
* Iceheart rolls behind the sand dune
* Dominator draws the Rune Sword
* Model_Three hovers there
[Enforcer] Uhh.... Look over there *poitns behind Model two*
* Model_Two raises his hand at Enforcer
[Booster] Two of them?...  Well, I guess we'd better pull together for now...
[Model_Two] Surrender.
* Siawase remarkably keeps from falling off.
[Enforcer] I tihnk... no?
[Wiendigo] Comply this. *flips off the mechs*
[Enforcer] NRP: arrgh.. think
* Booster 's claws and combat teeth shift into place and coals appear in his tail...
* Enforcer jumps behind a dune
* Model_Two cocks his head at Wiendigo
* Model_Three looks at Wiendigo
[Model_Three] .....Action Recorded.
[Booster] NRP: LOL!
[Enforcer] Where was that ammo... *rummages around in his storage....*
[Dominator] NRP: Heh.
* Dominator leaps at Model Three, swinging
[Enforcer] NRP: Hee hee
* Enforcer pulls out his Slayer plasma pistols with explosive rounds
[Enforcer] Good to go.
* Model_Three bats Dominator out of the air
* Gorgon clicks a button on his staff and two energy scythes erupt out of the ends of his staffs each curving the opposite way
* Iceheart forms an icepick
* Wiendigo takes out his katana in a fancy spin ands starts flipping it around.
* Dominator flips to his feet, using the crystals to increase his speed and strength. He slashes again
* Model_Two advances on Wiendigo
* Booster 's image is distorted by an aura of heat again...
* Enforcer stands and blasts Model two with the round
[Model_Three] .....Cataloging subject.
[Enforcer] Suck it
* Siawase channels energy into IceHeart, boosting her power.
[Dominator] GM: *the clouds begin to part in the sky and the stars can be seen overhead*
[Iceheart] Thanks
* Model_Three fires a gray beam at Dominator
* Iceheart throws an icepick through the air at Model Three's head
* Gorgon leaps towards Model Three spinning the dual scythe at him at an angle
* Model_Two attempts to backflip out of the way
* Wiendigo charges his Energon Katana with dark energy
* Booster spins, hurling hot coals at Model Two...
* Dominator is hit
[Dominator] RAGH!
[Booster] Dominator!
* Model_Three keeps the beam on him untill he falls
[Booster] Oh, not again...
* Model_Two gets hit by the ice pick and coals, falling back
* Enforcer does a football lunge at Model three, taking it to the ground
* Dominator slumps
* Wiendigo blasts M2 with a powerful blast (2,500 AP)
* Model_Two teleports out of the way
* Gorgon slashes at M3 violently while he's blasting Dom
* Model_Three activates Dominator's speed techniques
[Booster] We'd better concentrate on Model Three.
[Model_Two] Model Three, take hostage.
* Model_Three picks up Dominator in his hand
[Enforcer] NRP: Did I connect with football tackle?
* Model_Three backhands Gorgon away
* Wiendigo leaps onto M3's arm and jams his sword into it
* Booster races at Model Three, slashing with his claws once he arrives...
* Gorgon the energy dissipates
* Model_Two blasts Wiendigo, Booster, and Gorgon in the back
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[Model_Two] Ha.  Ha.  Ha.
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[Gorgon] ACK...GRRR!!! *gets up and stomps towards M3*
[Model_Three] Surrender, or Cataloged subject will be destroyed.
[Booster] Yaaagh!
[Wiendigo] RAGH!
* Enforcer drops his pistols into his holsters and pulls out his energy blade, jumping down onto model two's head, jamming the blade as deep as it can go
* Iceheart sneaks around to attack Model Two from behind
*** Wiendigo sets mode: +o Siawase
[Model_Two] ...
* Model_Two sparks
* Model_Three responds to the attacks on him by squezzing Dominator
* Model_Two forms a beam sabre and slashes at Enforcer
* Gorgon taps M3 on the back shoulder
* Wiendigo hurls his sword at M3's face
* Booster tries to figure out a way to get up to Dominator...
* Dominator is lifeless
* Model_Three raises his other arm, firing a gray beam at Gorgon
* Model_Two raises hand and fires a gray ray at Enforcer
* Wiendigo leaps up into M3's face as he's focusing on Gorgon
* Enforcer ducks
[Gorgon] GRRR!!! *tries to resist while hurling his staff at M3's head full force*
[Booster] Ah well, this is as good a way as any...
[Enforcer] Nuh uh
* Enforcer uppercuts M2
[Wiendigo] Eat on THIS! *lets out his Shadow Calws and slashes M3's face*
* Model_Two teleports and appears behind Enforcer, his beam sabre at Enforcer's neck
* Booster tries to climb up Model Three with his claws...
[Model_Two] Surrender or die.
* Iceheart keeps advancing on M2
* Model_Three begins to crush Dominator
[Model_Three] .......Does not compute, subjects display no pitty for leader.
* Gorgon the staff flies towards M3's head
[Model_Two] Destroy leader.
[Enforcer] .... I dont think so. *grabs the blade and wrenches it out of M2's hand8
* Model_Two lets it vanish
* Model_Two hits Enforcer with the gray ray
* Booster races down Model Three's arm to Dominator.  "Let's see now..."
[Model_Two] You will be be cataloged.
* Model_Three crushes Dominator in his hand, letting off the ray on Gorgon, then turning it on Wiendigo
[Enforcer] WHAO
* Booster chomps Model Three's wrist...
* Iceheart throws an ice pick at M2's back, making the ray go wild
[Gorgon] NRP: Well..geeze..hey M3, my staff's been flyin at your head for hte past 5 minutes now ya know?
* Enforcer drops to his knee
[Model_Two] NRP: The ray stops your movements.
* Model_Three grabs Booster, throwing him off
[Gorgon] NRP: Really? Wow.
[Enforcer] NRP: Alright then.. I WOULD have dropped to my knee.
[SOUND]
[Booster] Wha-- whooooaaa!
* Gorgon hurls his staff at M3 full force aiming for his back neck
[Model_Two] NRP: Well, you can do that...
* Booster lands roughly a short distance away.
* Model_Three turns it's free arm ray on Booster
* Model_Two turns the ray off
* Model_Two faces Iceheart
[Model_Two] You will not stop the cataloging.
[Model_Three] Cataloging.
* Siawase finally hops from his spot onto M2.
* Model_Two fires the ray at Iceheart
* Iceheart is hit
* Booster winces as the beam washes over him...
[Iceheart] RAGH!
[Gorgon] nRP: Well now I thre it and it's still flying at him
* Model_Three catalogs Booster
* Siawase release a strong electrical charge into M2
* Model_Two stops the ray, stunned
* Model_Two knocks Siawase off
* Model_Three turns to Siawase, begining to catalog him
* Model_Two fires the gray ray after Siawase
[Booster] NRP: Am I down, or...?
* Model_Three is still crushing Dominator
* Gorgon baseball swings his staff at M3's head
[Model_Two] NRP: ... you're...cataloged!  Meaning, you're like Dom
[Model_Two] Watch out, Model Three.
[Enforcer] NRP:?
[Siawase] NRP: Can I still move?
[Model_Two] NRP: Enforcer's free.
* Booster lies limp where he landed...
[Siawase] NRP: Or am I stuck?
* Model_Three starts evasive maneuvers
[Model_Three] Dodging.
* Model_Two catalogs Siawase
[Siawase] NRP: Never mind.
[Iceheart] Noooo!
* Gorgon spins arond and jams it backwards towards M3
* Model_Two flies up into the sky
* Enforcer slips behind Model three while his attention is elsewhere and slams his blade into the base of its neck (assuming there is one of course)
[Iceheart] NRP: there is.
[Model_Three] Model Two, Assistance.
* Model_Three sparks
[Model_Two] Assisting.
* Model_Two fires down on the group
* Iceheart dodes 2's fire
[Iceheart] Where's Wiendigo!?
* Model_Three turns around moving back and firing hot coals on Gorgon
* Gorgon ignites one end of his staff and the energy curves out. He slashes down at M3 and then brings it up trying to cut him in half
* Enforcer jerks his blade around a bit, throwing off 2's aim
* Model_Two lands
[Model_Two] Surrender or be cataloged.
* Model_Three forms a saber in it's free arm
* Gorgon ignores the pain of the hot coals
[Enforcer] Who are you talking to tin can?
[Model_Three] .....Defeat is definent.
* Enforcer keeps pushing the blade in further
* Gorgon spins around and tries to cut M3's head off
[Model_Two] The being in front of me.  *looks at Enforcer*
[Booster] NRP: ...Spelling is poor.  ;)
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* Model_Three puts Dominator in line of the slash
* Gorgon brings it up and so it passes over him and then kicks at M3's leg
* Model_Two forms a beam sabre and slashes at Enforcer
* Model_Three ueses Dominator's healing to heal itself
[Booster] NRP: Why do I get the feeling this is an Unbeatable Boss?...
* Model_Three catalogs Gorgon
* Iceheart tackles M3
[Gorgon] NRP: That means what again?
[Iceheart] NRP: You're out for the count
* Model_Three buckles, falling over
[Siawase] NRP: M2 should be incompetant in combat after cataloging Siawase ^.~
* Enforcer blocks with his blade
* Gorgon drops to the ground the staff falling next to him
[Model_Two] NRP: I thought about doing that.
* Model_Two slashes again at Enforcer
* Model_Three looks at Iceheart
* Iceheart drives an icepick into M3's head
* Enforcer blocks again, and kicks the Model two
[Model_Two] Ouch.
* Model_Two eyes flare
[Model_Three] Subject wil.....l.......beee.........caaaaattttaaaaa.......*static*
* Model_Two fires a gray ray at him
[Iceheart] Go.  To.  Hell!
* Iceheart drives it in deeper!
[Gorgon] NRP: Am I up yet?
* Model_Three the icepick is shocked from the circutry
* Model_Three 's eyes fade
[Iceheart] NRP: ... no.  M3 has to die.
* Iceheart lets it go
[Gorgon] NRP; Oh..ok
* Iceheart forms another and drives it into his chest
* Enforcer jams M2 into the corpse of M3
[Model_Three] NRP: I said that before you did! 
* Model_Two misses M3
* Model_Two continues to fire the gray ray out, hoping to hit Enforcer
* Iceheart steps back, hand aching
* Enforcer dodges behind M2
[Iceheart] That's for Wiendigo.  Dominator.  Booster.  And Gorgon.
* Model_Two fires a blast at Enforcer
[Siawase] NRP: Hmph...
[Dominator] NRP: Siawase got taken by M3.
[Dominator] NRP: Er, M2.
* Enforcer is still behind M2
[Gorgon] NRP: Ahhhh...*gives Iceheart a hug*
[Wiendigo] NRP: It was just for me! Screw everyone else!
[Dominator] And this.  This is for my pleasure.  *swings another ice pick, taking off M3's head*
[Dominator] NRP: Iceheart said that.
* Iceheart lets the icepick vanish
* Model_Two turns to face Enforcer
[Gorgon] NRP: Now am I up?
* Enforcer as M2 turns, jams his blade into its throat assembly
[Model_Two] No--Ga---No..
* Gorgon gets up slowly
[Enforcer] Eat hot ions.
[Gorgon] Holy shit..what hit me?
* Model_Three sparks, pieces of it exploding untill one large explosion leaves smaller scraps of metal.
* Booster stirs a bit, moaning...
* Model_Two fires the gray ray, sparking, at Enforcer
* Enforcer keeps powering his blade through M2
[Model_Two] Cat-Catalo--Catalog..
* Model_Two explodes
*** Model_Two is now known as GM
* Enforcer gets blown back into the rest of the group, heavily damage
* Wiendigo gets up groggily
[Enforcer] d
*** Model_Three is now known as Garland
* Iceheart dusts herself off
* Enforcer coughs
* Booster gets up slowly...
[Enforcer] I hate when they do that..
[Wiendigo] Sunova...
* Dominator sits up
* Gorgon holds head
* Enforcer looks at his ruined armor, and damaged body
* Wiendigo gets to his feet and stretches out
[Dominator] ...what happened?  Who took out the Models?
[Enforcer] ....little help?
[Enforcer] I took out one..
[Booster] That... that's powerful...  Protecting the orphanage was never this hard...
* Dominator coughs up in pain and looks at his armor, crushed slightly
* Siawase grogily gets to his feet and shakes his head...
[Dominator] We've never seen anything like them before, Booster.
* Iceheart smirks at Wiendigo
[Iceheart] Told ya I didn't need help.
* Enforcer struggles to get to a sitting position
[Wiendigo] No, you need help. *taps his head* You just don't need assistance.
[Iceheart] Ha ha.
* Dominator stands up
* Siawase trys to hop up on IH's head, but misses, and lands across her shoulder instead.
* Booster nods slowly...  "I suppose they decided that the best way to defeat their more powerful enemies was to replicate their winning edge somehow..."
* Iceheart picks Siawase up and drops him onto her head. Then readjusts her face wrap mask thing
[Enforcer] They cant replicate experiance.
[Gorgon] So whats our plan of action?
* Booster nods.  "That's the difference."
[Wiendigo] Or bad ass mo fo's who're bent on violence, death, and destruction.
[Booster] That's why we could win...
[Dominator] Well, staying around here isn't a good idea.  Plus, I don't think it's wise to head for the ship.  It's night now and the clouds have lifted.
* Dominator looks up at the battleships up in the night sky, orbiting the eath.
* Siawase curls up in a ball.
[Gorgon] I still say we should head there
[Wiendigo] It might be a better idea to head to the ship. There could be supplies we can use aboard.
[Dominator] Status: *Boots back online* If anyone's interested, two ships came down.
[Enforcer] Aye.  That and we could see if there actually IS survivors.
[Enforcer] Two?
[Booster] Two?
[Dominator] Alright, I'm outnumber---two, Status?
[Gorgon] And provide some shelter and protection
[Dominator] Status: Yes.  One crashed 20 some odd miles to the west of us.
[Enforcer] What about the other?
[Dominator] Status: The other I couldn't detect if it crashed or not, but it was damaged.
[Dominator] Status: It's to the north.
[Gorgon] NRP: Hell...40 miles to catch up to 'em?
[Enforcer] Distance?
[Dominator] Status: It never came down, so, I couldn't say.  Estimated, probably a good 25 or 40 miles.
[Gorgon] I say...we goto the closer one
[Dominator] But if that other ship is still flying...
[Dominator] ...we could get off Earth.
[Gorgon] We'll never catch em
[Gorgon] They barely got here. How do you expect us to get off?
[Enforcer] Well whats our choice?
[Enforcer] We try to track down one that MIGHT be still moving...
* Booster raises an eyebrow at Dominator.
[Enforcer] Or we go to one that crashed and scavange.
* Iceheart doesn't put in her two cents. She just stares at the stars, sighing
[Gorgon] Iceheart, you got somethign for Star's?
[Booster] I'm for looking at the further ship.  A way off of this planet may prove to be the best step towards saving it.
* Iceheart doesn't reply.
[Wiendigo] We get ourselves fixed up first. Then we worrying about getting airbone.
[Wiendigo] (borne)
[Gorgon] Yoohoo..girl behind the iron mask
[Dominator] Alright, so, we go to the downed ship.
* Iceheart glances at Gorgon
[Iceheart] Lets go.
* Iceheart begins to trudge west
[Gorgon] I'
* Enforcer nods, following Iceheart
[Gorgon] I was kidding Iceheart
* Wiendigo follows
[Dominator] This walk could take all night...*sighs* But it has to be done, I guess
* Dominator starts walking
* Gorgon follows them
* Booster follows the other, glancing north momentarily...
[Dominator] Status: I noted something...
[Wiendigo] That's what you get for opening your trap, Gorgon.
[Booster] NRP: others, even.
[Booster] What's that, Status?
[Gorgon] And she likes you why?
[Dominator] Status: Well, Model One, it just laid there sparking.  Model Two and Model Three, they had blown up.
[Wiendigo] Whoever said she did?
[Gorgon] Good point. 
* Booster blinks.  "So it may come back..."
[Dominator] Or it just didn't take enough damage to blow up.  I doubt Model One's a threat, even if it had lived.
* Booster chuckles.  "Big talk for someone who was downed by it."
[Enforcer] What?
[Wiendigo] ...Dom, think about what you just said.
* Dominator smirks
[Dominator] What about it?
[Enforcer] .... We're toast?
[Enforcer] ... Call it hunter luck.
[Wiendigo] If it did survive, that means we didn't have what it took to stop it the first time. The aliens are smart sons of bitches, that thing could come back twice as strong than before.
[Dominator] ...I didn't think about that.  I suppose you're right.
* Gorgon turns his next to the left and right cracking it
[Dominator] Well, we'll just keep our eyes open.  I'm sure if we work as at team, we can stop it if it returns.
[Dominator] Session Ends