Session Start: Tue Dec 19 19:59:59 2006
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\Espernet\#taw.20061219.log'
<DeathStar> Episode 13 -8:00 PM
<DeathStar> 6* John walks into the base finally, taking a seat near Hotaru and Sera. Meanwhile, on a cold, frozen pond, stands none other than Xanatos and Erevis
* Dias is now known as Chad`Winters
* Chad`Winters steps upto the bike with Warren. 1"Rehab or the base?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> The base. 6He growls simply.
* Seraphna sips her coffee, putting together the device, humming as she keeps her mind in two places at once. "You know John... I don't blame you. I don't think any of us do."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... <Xanatos> What is it, Erevis? Are you so surprised to see me that you're shocked speechless?
<DeathStar> <John> Hunh? 6He glances up finally.
* Chad`Winters helps Warren onto the bike then get's on himself and starts it up then takes off, heading towards the base.
<Seraphna> "The Bomb."
<DeathStar> 6* John lowers his gaze.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You are not Xanatos. 6She says finally. "You are surpressing his thoughts."
* Seraphna doesn't look up as she continues to attach a strange looking scope on a handle to a readout panel.
<Seraphna> "You're the leader here. Be strong."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps into the base a little bit after John.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos stares at her, then laughs. "You're as good as he remembers. Excellent. Bravo." 6He has his gun aimed at her, having stood out of range of an attack.
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva stands outside, talking to someone with her comm.
<DeathStar> 6* John sits there, rubbing his chin. He nods. "Right. Thanks, Sera. I'll try."
* Alicia is now known as Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru
<DeathStar> 6 *Erevis stands there, balancing on the skates, eyeing Xanatos. She raises a hand suddenly to knock him away, when nothing happens.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stops, eyeing John strangely. "Did...Did you just thank her?"
* Seraphna taps a few keys, smiling in delight. "Okay, the reader works... now for the isotope guage..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Are you feeling alright?"
<DeathStar> <Xanatos> I'm afraid your powers aren't going to work. I have something on me to stop that. And since that's your only way to fight, it's over. Just accept your death. 6He aims the gun right at her forehead.
<DeathStar> <John> ... ... 6He sighs. "I need to go pee." 6He gets up and hurries down a hall.
* Seraphna yawns a little. "The paths we walk..."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... something's wrong with John... maybe it's just stress, but..."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Or maybe he's jsut gotta pee?
<Seraphna> "He blames himself."
<Seraphna> "He needs time to get over it."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis pauses, then suddenly aims her hand down underneath herself, adn suddenly the ice breaks. She flals through right as he fires.
* Seraphna doesn't take her eyes off her work as she fiddles with a guage.
<DeathStar> 6* The ice begins to crack toward the surprised Xanatos, who falls through next.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I... understand that..."
* Chad`Winters weaves past a slow moving vehicle and inbetween an oncoming one and the one he's passing
<Seraphna> "My sisters could offer him some warm comfort, but they're both so shy." *she says as if talking to someone else, adjusting the scope*
<DeathStar> 6* Snow begins to fall dow.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Are you feeling alright, Sera?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Psst.....Hotaru, I think she's talking to you.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly a hand emerges on top of ice that isn't broken. Xanatos lifts himself out of the water, dripping wet, and obviously freezing.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Dias..."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Yes? 6He looks at her inquisitively*
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos stands there, eyeing the falling snow. He hurries off.
<Seraphna> "Very fine." *she takes out a small device, tightening some screws with it* "A little busy is all."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Oh, alright.."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias just stares at Hotaru then looks over at Serena. "Is this Dragoon the one that got dropped?
<Seraphna> "Yeah, I'm the little black sheep."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru sighs.
* Seraphna attaches another handle with a trigger on it to the side of the device.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Makes sense.
<DeathStar> 6* John returns finally, sitting down.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Welcome back, John."
<DeathStar> <John> Uh, thanks, Hotaru.
<Seraphna> "It's funny that, destinies and all. I was expected to be ruling over the Alphas and here I am, exiled and culled." *she giggles a little, setting a power pack into place*
<DeathStar> <John> ... Culled?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You're not culled."
<DeathStar> <JOhn> What's culled?
<DeathStar> <John> Stop using big words.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ...Yeah...What is Culled?
<Seraphna> "It means to be rejected, let go of."
<DeathStar> <John> Awww, is Sera rejected? I can uncul you if want
* Seraphna adds another sight scope on top of the large one. "I'd rather earn my place."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru smiles a little. "Well, a little more acceptance wouldn't hurt."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> John's got an awfully big bed.
<DeathStar> <John> Perfect for unculling
* Seraphna looks down for a moment, hiding a blush
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru pauses, then laughs a little
* Seraphna feigns looking for a tool she doesn't use as she sets about tightening some more screws.
<DeathStar> 6* John whistles.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I never thought I'd say this, but... I'm glad you said that. It shows that you're still the same John."
<DeathStar> <John> Yep. I'm me. 6He fiddles with a pen, clearly hiding something.
<Seraphna> "An odd thought crosses my mind as to how much is really known about Alphas and Omegas..." *she says, changing the subject* "I was told I'd lose something with every bonding, in capability, yet every new bonding, I've attained a higher form of transformation..."
* Seraphna sighs and turns the device over, adding the device she created about 30 minutes ago into the circutry.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ...What the hell is she talking about?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "I'm... really sorry. I expected too much of you... and then got frustrated whenever..." *trails off, and changes subject* "Really? I didn't know that was so strange."
<DeathStar> 6* John glances up.
<DeathStar> <John> Bond with her Dias and maybe you'll go clolor blind.
<DeathStar> (she'll)
<Seraphna> "Hmm? I don't think I've ever gained faults from a bonding yet, that'd be new."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6Looks at her. "If we bond, does that mean I get ot have sex with you?
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... I don't think she means getting physical traits.."
<Seraphna> "...Dias that's just a little too wierd."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru looks between Dias and Sera.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> .oO(Probably)
<DeathStar> <John> Supposedly he's well endowered, Sera.
<Seraphna> "You're like my brother or nephew or something."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That'd require some sort of blood relation.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "He's definitely someone special."
* Seraphna checks over some systems.
<DeathStar> <John> Incest is hot. I bet Cheryl's macked out with some of your male Dragoons.
<Seraphna> "There's DNA relations, I think."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru says special as 'special' though
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Knowing Cheryl..."
<Seraphna> "You were from a similar batch to Chad, who's a clone of Alexander Cran..."
<DeathStar> <John> So, Hotaru. I bet you macked up with Cheryl. Fess up. One drunken night of debaucery.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... unlikely."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Actually from what Chad told me, I was in the same project development. He said we weren't related, which means we can have sex.
* Seraphna grimaces at the sound of Cheryl's name and starts up the device.
<Seraphna> "Still wierd... don't you call him Dad?"
<DeathStar> 6* John rolls over to Sera, eyeing the device. "That going to work?"
<Seraphna> "It'll have a low range... for now."
<DeathStar> <John> Why for now?
<Seraphna> "We'll have to to low flying sweeps of the city."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> If I feel like getting something from him.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Later improvements, I'm guessing."
<Seraphna> "The bombs are dirty, as they get closer to boom time... they'll start leaking radiation."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Sneaky. I didn't know you had it in... I guess you do."
<DeathStar> <John> Genius
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... Sera, we shouldn't wait..."
<DeathStar> <John> Agreed. I'll get us a shuttle ready on the runway.
<DeathStar> <John> You guys just wait right here.
<Seraphna> "I'd get teams ready for disposal."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Right."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6blinks at Hotaru. "You're kidding, right? I just......Nevermind"
<Seraphna> "Unless you wanna try cutting more wires."
<DeathStar> 6* John hops up and hurries out, nodding to Sera as he goes.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... please... don't mention that around John."
* Chad`Winters pulls into the base entrance and drives towards the others.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren holds Chad tightly.
* Chad`Winters pulls to a stop and shuts the bike off.
* Seraphna picks up the device, extra packs, and pulls out a strange interface device and plugs it in.
<Seraphna> "Whoa... damn it works."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren slides off the bike, stumbling as he hops on one leg painfully. He leans on the bike
* Seraphna grins to herself and puts the thing on a shoulder strap.
<Chad`Winters> Let's hope Serena got that device done.
<DeathStar> <Warren> She'll pull through. 6He grunts. He motions to Chad to help him to the base door
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scratches his head looking outside. "I think someone just pulled up."
* Seraphna heads outside as well.
* Chad`Winters tosses Warren's arm around his shoulder and helps him towards the base door.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren eyes Sera as he's helped toward her. "Did you finish the device?"
<Chad`Winters> It's what's probably on her back. What's its range?
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru heads out after Sera
<DeathStar> 6* A camera shot of Xevil sitting calming in the conference room can be seen
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias watches the other's head out then scratches his head.
<Seraphna> "About 1000 Yards, not Far in Terms of scanning, we need to sweep."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Chad, Warren. Good to see you two."
<Chad`Winters> Sweeping's going to take time. We need to narrow our search area down. 6He just nods at Hotaru.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Right. You need to get started now. 6He winces. "We need to get more people to help with the search. I'll coordinate your efforts from here and get whoever I can find in the city to help your search."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "John's getting a shuttle ready."
<Seraphna> "Well narrow it and get me on comm."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren stinks and is bloody. How odd.
<Seraphna> "We need to start doing something."
<Chad`Winters> Then why are you standing around talking to us?
<Seraphna> "The good news is in about two hours, I can scan half the city in one sweep."
<DeathStar> 6* A shuttle pulls down toward them.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Because... the shuttle hasn't landed yet."
<Seraphna> "The bad news is by then, people are going to get cancer."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Also, Chad mentioned some files. Are they inside the base.
<Chad`Winters> I'd rather them have cancer then be dead.
<Seraphna> "Be happy you're mostly human then, you'll get Cancer."
* Seraphna gets on the shuttle as soon as it touches down.
<Seraphna> "They're inside and decoding."
<Seraphna> "I've gotten enough to detemine how the bombs work."
<DeathStar> <Warren> Right. I'll be in medical, then I'll be on comm. Chad ,go with them.
<Seraphna> "But not how to disarm them."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren motions to a soldier to help him into the base.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "There's also some crazy psychic woman we captured, but she doesn't seem to know anything about the bombs. Too bad."
<Seraphna> "As soon as that comes up, feed it to the teams disarming bombs, not us."
* Chad`Winters reaches into his belt and pulls out his staff extending it. He then hands it to Warren.
<DeathStar> 6* John glances back at Sera, then hi switches.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru gets onto the shuttle
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias comes running out towards the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren eyes the staff, then snatches it. He uses it, waving the soldier away.
* Seraphna gets into the shuttle, moving towards the side door. "All aboard?"
<Chad`Winters> Don't forget to run that search for bionic eyes.
* Chad`Winters moves onto the shuttle, Dias leaping on afterwards.
<DeathStar> <Warren> I won't. 6He steps inside.
<Seraphna> "Bionic eyes?" *looks at Chad*
<DeathStar> <John> 3 and a half hours left. This is going to be close.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Looks like it."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Oh, we have a clue now?"
<DeathStar> 6* John grabs the controls and begins to taxi down the runway.
<Chad`Winters> Our serial killer most likely has one or two mechanical eyes. Warren figured it out while he was being attacked in the sewers.
* Seraphna gets strapped into the seat by the side door, ready to open it for sweeps.
<Seraphna> "Durran had a bionic eye."
<Chad`Winters> Durran's also dead.
* Seraphna yawns softly and fixes her device.
<DeathStar> <John> Durran blew up. 6He notes, frowning. "In my ship."
<Seraphna> "I know."
<Seraphna> "Just saying."
* Chad`Winters moves into the co-pilots seat.
<DeathStar> 6* John lifts the shuttle into the air.
<Chad`Winters> Yeah, and I noted that your an idiot.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Dead people..." *shakes her head* "Dead people don't come back..."
<Seraphna> "Dad died too, remember."
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru eyes Seraphna
<DeathStar> 6* John frowns a bit, tightening his grip on the controls. Dead people don't come back gets him
<Chad`Winters> And Cran is dead.
<Seraphna> "A second time."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "..."
<Seraphna> "We tend to presume so much with what we percieve as fact."
<DeathStar> <John> Beginning a city sweep now. 6He begins to fly low.
* Seraphna starts scanning.
<Chad`Winters> And I'm percieving that you're still an idiot. 6He pulls a screen out of his datapad and begins typing on it.
<DeathStar> <John> This is going to be a long flight.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... damn it Garland..."
* Seraphna yawns boredly. "At least I'm a cute idiot."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Such hostile tensions, I love family reunions.
<DeathStar> <John> This is why I don't mary.
* Chad`Winters grunts in response, not argueing the latter fact.
* Seraphna looks over the scans for any blips.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru seems a little brighter at that. "Family reunions?"
<Seraphna> "Yeha, the big angry guy is my brother."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias smacks his forehead. "God, I feel like I'm getting stupider around her..."
<DeathStar> <John> Just think. In 3 hours and 20 mins, you won't have to hear her anymore.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Don't worry, Dias, you're not."
<Seraphna> "It's that superior intellect of mine, it humbles."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Don't tease me with freedom like that John.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru just looks speechless
* Seraphna watches for the blips.
<DeathStar> 6* John sighs. "And all I wanted to do was watch naked girls today."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Thanks John, I wouldn't have been able to deal with stuff like this if it hadn't been for you... and... I just wanted to relax at home."
<Seraphna> "Tell yah what, if we all get through this, you'll get at least one."
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva taps her comm off then moves back into the mansion and towards the room.
<DeathStar> 6* John turns around to eye Sera, a big building getting closer. "Really? Score."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hey John, I think she just offered to show you her body.
<DeathStar> 6* 10 seconds until doom.
* Seraphna grins and looks over the scanner, "You should watch where you're flying."
<DeathStar> 6* John jerks them away.
<DeathStar> <John> JESUS!
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru ... was just about to grab them
<Chad`Winters> John, naked girls later, fly now.
<DeathStar> <John> Right. Right. Sure. Got it.
* Seraphna giggles and conitnues to check the scanner, constantly fine tuning it.
<Chad`Winters> John, head towards this mall. 6He points to a stop on the map.
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes the mall. "Who attacks a mall?" 6He begins to adjust the shuttle to fly toward the area.
<Seraphna> "Someone who wants to kill a lot of people."
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva opens the door and steps in, shutting it behind her. She then moves towards the table and sits down.
<DeathStar> <John> Got to be easier ways to kill tons of people than a mall.
<Chad`Winters> I'm more interested in what's in it's pathways.
<Seraphna> "Stadiums."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil cups his hands together. "Welcome back. Are you ready?"
* Seraphna keeps checking her scanner.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "VI is just getting sick."
<DeathStar> <John> At least we've been one step ahead of them so far today.
<Chad`Winters> Like the overcrowded hospital, the subway station.
<DeathStar> <John> Jesus, would they blow up the hospital?
<Seraphna> "Yes. They would."
<Seraphna> "Only I'm not so sure this is entirely VI. Anyways... keep sweeping."
<DeathStar> <John> Well, good thing we don't have anyone important there today.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... Why the hell would they just want to kill people?"
<Seraphna> "They wanted to destroy the universe. Let's think carefully on this one."
<DeathStar> <John> Well, the first bomb wasn't really mean to kill anyone, just take out the base, right?
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> Yes, they've reached a general consensus that we will meet your terms if you stop your onsault until we reach an agreement.
<Seraphna> "Maybe."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Very well. 6He turns toward Ceres. "This group is in agreement then. I shall have my government send you the info on our diplomat."
<Chad`Winters> ....6Glances at John. "It was also a major hub for a joint Janus project.
<DeathStar> <John> So they hate Janus?
<Seraphna> Ceres> "Very well, Earth looks forward to the information. When can we expect her arrival?"
<Chad`Winters> VI has shown an interest in Janus yes.
<Seraphna> "Mainly in it's technology."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> 11 hours. Then we will seal our agreement.
<Seraphna> "And side projects."
<DeathStar> 6* John flies over the mall.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... Who would...? Garland. DAMN YOU GARLAND!"
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes Hotaru
<Chad`Winters> They made an attempt to take out most of the key figures while doing so.
<DeathStar> 6* John can't help but wonder why so many females yell today
<Seraphna> "Hotaru? What's up? And who's this Garlic?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Thomas Garland. Remember I said I lost my pilot, and he went bad? He went so bad, he started killing people for some 'divine mission' or some crap."
* Seraphna keeps checking the scanner as it sweeps the mall.
<DeathStar> <John> Question. Didn't we kill V.I.'s command structure? I read over the reports. Fury, a doctor, McCabe, Ven, and some other guy
<Seraphna> "Funny, you also said you were sure he was dead."
<Seraphna> "No, we killed 5."
<Chad`Winters> There's 6.
<Seraphna> "We missed on."
<DeathStar> <John> How can you be sure?
<Seraphna> *one
* Seraphna shrugs
<Seraphna> "I'd ask the person leading that little project."
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "He seemed to be... and Cran 'came back', so... I'm no longer sure..."
<Chad`Winters> This current assault is too complex for a dissorganized group to perform.
<DeathStar> <John> Cran wasn't really killed, though. You were cleared, weren't you, Sera?
<Seraphna> "Yep..."
<DeathStar> <John> Face it. Dead is dead. Cran just didn't die. Your pilot didn't die. Without bodies, there is no proof.
<Seraphna> "VI is good at making people die then work for them."
<Seraphna> "So is Xanatos Durran dead?"
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "... not that good."
<Chad`Winters> Head towards this building. It's one of the biggest.
<DeathStar> <John> He was vaporized.
<DeathStar> 6* John turns the shuttle.
<Seraphna> "No body eh?"
<DeathStar> <John> Hard to find a body vaporized.
<Seraphna> "I'm only playing on your own words here Johnny Boy."
<DeathStar> <John> Well, let's just assume CEil and Kane are alive then. 6He snaps suddenly.
* Seraphna shrugs and goes back to scanning. "Not your fault."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Uh oh...6Slides towards the back of the shuttle, knowing this tone all too well.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "You didn't know that the bomb was going to go off anyway..."
<DeathStar> 6* John says nothing
<Seraphna> "Anyways, dramatic instances aside. Does anyone have any proof besides an assumption? We know the shuttle hit. We don't know he was actually inside it. I'm just playing devil's advocate here."
<Chad`Winters> ...Take your time around her John, there some sub-stations that can amplify the damage if exploded.
<DeathStar> <John> If that's the case, I would have to fly ground level almost to get her scanner to work
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Here
<Chad`Winters> Do it.
<DeathStar> 6* John takes a breath, then lowers the shuttle down.
<DeathStar> 6* The comm. crackles. "This is Warren. I'm assigning some off duty personnel to you. Can you give me general locations for yourselves?"
* Seraphna levels her scanner with the shuttles movements.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru gives Warren the location
<DeathStar> <Warren> Alright. I'm sending her your way. 6He clicks off.
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> .oO(Her?)
<DeathStar> <John> I wonder if it's bionic woman. She has a huge rack.
<Seraphna> "Nothing so far."
<Chad`Winters> I'd prefer it if you'd focus on flying instead of the next big rack.
<DeathStar> 6* John sighs and drops the shuttle another 10 meters.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Further proof you like your woman with meat on their bones.
<DeathStar> 6* Scanner blips very briefly. Almost missiable if Sera didn't say "Scanner" every 5 seconds
<DeathStar> 6* John keeps flying, getting some distance now
* Chad`Winters eyes the time, then the map.
<DeathStar> <John> Well, I think we passed your place. New location?
<Seraphna> "Got one."
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses. "Now? There's nothing here."
<Seraphna> "No wait, go back.":
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses, then eyes Chad. He begins to lift the shuttle up to make a proper turn.
* Chad`Winters just mouths, yeah.
<Seraphna> "It was very dim... but my log is showing it... yes I'm double checking."
<DeathStar> 6* John flies back along now. "Alright, let me know exactly when you get it."
* Seraphna focuses on the scanner.
* Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru watches John, smiling a bit.
<DeathStar> 6* Blip
<Seraphna> "Got it!"
<DeathStar> 6* John jerks the shuttle to a stop
<Dragoon_Alpha_Hotaru> "Great! Where is it?"
<Seraphna> "Okay..."
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes the ground. "Under it, I think. We're over a street."
* Seraphna focuses the scope, trying to get a better direction.
* Chad`Winters narrows his eyes, then types something on his datapad then circles the area of damage, including splash damage.
<DeathStar> <John> Which means we have to go under to verify....