Session Start: Wed Apr 18 19:39:37 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070418.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-585.10.21
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
* Xanatos sits in the garden his eyes closed.
* Seraphna walks out into the Garden, she stops to look around, rarely ever coming out here, her comms off.
* Xanatos has his arm outstretched over a flower, he seems to be practicing with his new talents.
* Chad`Winters steps out of his room, stretching
* Seraphna sits down next to him, watching.
* Xanatos opens his eyes and pulls his hand back, the flower slowly begins to bloom, he glances at Sera. "Not so sure how this is going to help against the dark ones."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias comes running into the garden and trips over his loose shoe laces and crashes onto the flower Xan's jerking off.
* Seraphna shrugs and watches, smiling.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> OOOF!
<DeathStar> 6* The flower sends out a death cry to Xan
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias begins to push himself up, dusting the dirt off his knees.
* Xanatos makes a face, eyeing Dias. "You should be more careful."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands up then looks at Xanatos. 1"Huh?"
<Alicia> <Kyouki> *has been avoiding Xanatos recently. I wonder why.*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sits in his captain's ready room, reading reports.
* Chad`Winters moves down the hallway
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis bounces the basketball, having initiated a game with Michiru, oddly enough.
<Xanatos> You should be more careful. *he repeats*
* Seraphna sighs
<Alicia> <Michiru> *moves to block Erevis*
* Alicia is now known as Michiru
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis, as if anticipating her move, steps to the side. It seems she's read up on the rules.
* Seraphna hugs Xan gently.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Yeah.....Careful...I'll get right on that...6He looks at Xanatos confused.
* Michiru moves to the side too
* Xanatos smiles at Sera before glancing up at Dias. "Plants are alive just like you and me. By stepping on them you're killing them. Try to avoid that, if you don't mind."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *looks for Shiva*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Than you shouldn't sit on the grass...you're suffocating it.
* Xanatos archs a brow and then glances down. "You're exactly right, I never thought about that." He moves to stand and move over to the walkway.
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva sits down in a bench in the civilian sector across from the park.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis lifts the ball and just shoots it over Michiru's head. She's taller.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Carefuly where you walk, you're killing things with your weight.
* Michiru jumps for the ball
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis watches
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks over at Serena. 1"Uh oh...Granny's killing grass too...
* Michiru catches it, barely managing to, and bounces it once she lands
* Xanatos glances at Dias, stepping onto the walkway finally. "So what was your hurry?" He decides to change the subject.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis stares at her blankly.
* Michiru tries to run around Erevis
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns to look at Xanatos. 1"I don't recall that being your business..."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps in front of her.
* Michiru moves to the side, trying to move past
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Shiva?"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis just steps in front of her again
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva glances over at Kyouki, she leans back against the bench. 1"...Yes?"
* Xanatos shrugs. "Just being friendly."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Oh...being nosey is friendly...So you two shagged yet?
* Michiru tries once more, then throws the ball for the basket
<Xanatos> And I don't recall that being any of your business.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis reaches up to stop it, but misses and watches the ball go into the goal. "You win."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Just trying to be friendly. 6He quickly retorts.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "I figured I should try to get to know more people, and... as someone... close to John... and a psychic, I figured you'd be a good person to talk to."
* Seraphna sighs and looks down at the grass.
* Xanatos shrugs. "Fair enough."
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva just blinks at Kyouki, then slightly narrows her eyes, obviously put off already. 1"What does my relationship with John and me being a psychic have to do with anything?"
* Jackieness has joined #taw
* ChanServ sets mode: +o Jackieness
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I'm going to go out on a limb here and say....6He leans in close, sniffing Xan than quickly recoils. "No...You're a wuss."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Well, if John thought so highly of you..."
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> So you're only picking people who John was friends with, huh?
<Xanatos> I'm a wuss? What does me being a wuss have to do with anything?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> So is it true you can't bond? I bet I can bond.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "No! It's not like that! I mean.. do you really think Erevis fits that description?"
<Xanatos> Do you have brain damage?
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> ....What description?
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Someone John was friends with."
* Michiru smiles. "That was really fun."
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> Erevis is obvioulsy a special case with you, since you know, you're obsessed.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Define brain damage.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "And Warren?"
<Xanatos> Does your brain functionally normally?
* Seraphna takes out her comms, musing over turning it on.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps out of the basketball court.
* Michiru follows
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Of course. 6He pulls out an apple, taking a big bite out of it.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Come to think of it, was John really close to Ariel?"
<Seraphna> "...His eyes don't, however."
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> I'm not in the mood for this kid. The guy I was about to marry died. Find someone else to annoy. 6She leans her head back, staring at the cieling.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Don't have to see colors to know how to kick ass, granny.
<Xanatos> He has a point. I'm sure he could bond just fine.
<Seraphna> "...One day that might get you killed, but that's your problem."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Alright." *turns to walk away*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias takes another bite then begins balancing the apple on his finger, his finger waggling about.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> So will failing your friends, which is something I don't do.
* Seraphna looks down
<Seraphna> "...You wouldn't be able to bond."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Bah, how the hell would you know. 6He narrows his eyes at the apple as his hand moves more and more erratically to balance it
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "I'm sorry." *walks off, finally*
* Xanatos arches a brow as he glances at Sera.
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva let's a deep breathe and continues to rest there.
<Seraphna> "...You're talking to the Dragoon to go through the most bonds, I'm a bit intimately familair with it."
<Seraphna> *sounds cold*
<Xanatos> Then how do you know that he couldn't do it?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I like the way he thinks. 6He motions with his other hand at Xan then drops the apple, quickly moving ot grab it again
<Seraphna> "...I told you why before Xan, there's something else required."
<Xanatos> Yes, I remember. BUt he is capable of those things as well. He may be young and immature, but he has a good heart.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And a nice sized penis too. 6He wiggles his eye brows at Sera.
* Jackieness is now known as Cassandra`
* Chad`Winters moves onto the elevator and steps inside
* Xanatos eyes Dias for that one.
<Seraphna> "...John really did rub off on you..." *she faintly grins, though trying to hide it*
<Xanatos> Well all I can think of is if you don't think he can bond, prove it. If you don't want to do that, then just let him think he can and leave it at that.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Think? Pscht, I know I can bond.
* Seraphna blinks a bit.
<Seraphna> "...Bond with Dias?"
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *heads for the garden*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What's so important about this bonding anyways?
* Xanatos shrugs. "You're so stern in believing that he can't bond. If you really think he can't, then you should have nothing to worry about."
<Xanatos> When you bond you can form a dragoon gear. Kinda like what Hotaru and Em do.
* Cassandra` files her report on the incident in the garden between Erevis and the crewman
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Pscht, I gotta fighter.
* Seraphna looks down again.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs his forehead as he tosses down some of Warren's reports, then hits a comm button to summon Cassandra to his office.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Wait...does that mean she turns naked after it's over with?
* Cassandra` heads to Darien's office
<Seraphna> "...Yes."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks at Serena, glancing her up and down.
* Seraphna looks away, trying not to think about what he's doing.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves his hand over, grabbing one of Serena's boobs, testing the cup size
* Xanatos steps forward and slams his fist into the back of Dias' head. "Don't touch."
* Seraphna blinks and looks at Dias, then Dias on the floor.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stumbles forward, then grabs the back of his head, rubbing it furiously. 1"WHAT THE HELL?!"
<Xanatos> I never gave you permission to touch those. I only mentioned bonding, not filling her up.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> YOU COULD'VE SAID THAT BEFORE I TOUCHED THEM YOU ASSHOLE!
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *wanders into the garden, looking to Dias*
<Xanatos> I didn't know you were going to touch them you perv!
* Seraphna is currently beet red in color.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Someone has to, since you obviously don't.
* Cassandra` enters Darien's office.
* Xanatos archs a brow, and glances at Serena. "What we do is out business. If she decides she wants to tell people about it, then I wont object."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> She's blushing, she obvioulsy liked it.
<DeathStar> <Darien> What can you tell me about Phaeton?
* Seraphna looks down, suddenly dropping her comms and reaching over to retrieve it.
<Xanatos> Or she is embarassed?
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *wanders over to the group, a little uneasily*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> But she's obviously not pissed.
<Xanatos> It's Kyouki. *he notes*
* Chad`Winters steps off the elevator and moves towards the bridge
* Seraphna looks up, then sees Kyo, and goes a deeper red, looking at the grass in amazing curiosity now.
<Cassandra`> We have no idea how he boarded the ship or why he stayed 'underground' for so long. He tried to start a mini-revolution on board. We managed to put it down and he is locked up.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Yeah she's got a nice ass too, but what does she have to do with Serena's boobs?
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Am I interrupting something?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Xanatos hit me!
<DeathStar> <Darien> According to Warren's notes, he went to see him 5 times in the three weeks before his death
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Xanatos, is that true?"
<Cassandra`> Five times?
<Xanatos> He deserved it.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "What did he do?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Indeed.
<Xanatos> Touched Serena's breast.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Atleast I didn't leak information on a ongoing investigation. 6He crosses his arms, hmpfing
<Cassandra`> Did he write down why...?
<DeathStar> <Darien> No.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "..."
* Xanatos eyes Dias. "I was tired from investigating! DOn't start on me."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "I wonder how it's going, anyway..."
<Cassandra`> That would have been while I was still off the ship...
<Xanatos> So Kyouki. *he looks to her* Your head clearing up now?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I heard a crewmember attacked Erevis.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. Which means the only person who can tell us would be Phaeton himself.
<Seraphna> "...Poor crewmember."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Apart from having just pissed Shiva off, I'm fine."
<Seraphna> "...That's not a feat."
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Bad blood?"
<Xanatos> Yeah just talk to her and you'll piss her off. Wait...did you say the J word?
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "The J name..."
<Cassandra`> If he wants to open up. Even in that cell, he's still in control.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scowls and hops foward, punching Xan across the side of the head
<DeathStar> <Darien> I know. I'll talk to him personally.
* Xanatos stumbles back. "WHAT WAS THAT FOR!?"
* Chad`Winters steps onto the bridge.
<DeathStar> 6* They are in front of a planet, and running scans
<Cassandra`> Be careful, sir.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Two reasons. One for acting like saying John's name around me's going to trip me off to go emo or something...
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. 6He eyes Phaeton's face. "You don't have to tell me that twice."
* Seraphna catches Dias arm, holding it rather firmly. "...I'll ask you not to hit him again."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias suddenly feigns into Serena's arms.
<Seraphna> "...What the..."
<Cassandra`> Any orders for me in the mean time, sir?
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "... it's that bad?"
* Seraphna blinks./
<Chad`Winters> What's the word, Pilot?
<DeathStar> <Darien> None at this time. I hear a good chunk of the crew has heard about Erevis being a suspect at this time.
<DeathStar> <Tom Pilot> Oh, you know, chilling. Rockin'.
<Chad`Winters> Sounds good. Anything on the planet?
<DeathStar> 6* The officer at the scanners blinks and practically scrambles with excitement. "S-Sir! We got a rune hit."
* Chad`Winters looks up at the officer. 1"Bring up the readings.
* Xanatos grabs Dias by the shirt and picks him up away from Sera. "I wasn't acting like anything around you. Retard."
<DeathStar> 6* The officer brings them up.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias opens his eyes, looking at Xanatos. 1"Takes one to know one."
<Cassandra`> Yes, sir. Xanatos Durran was the leak.
* Chad`Winters studies the readings.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Aye, I know. I'm not surprised, really.
<Xanatos> Then i'm definitely looking at one.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Though it is curious he would put Erevis in danger.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *seems a little hurt, somehow*
<Chad`Winters> This is good....6He taps his comm. 1"Darien, I need you on the bridge.
<Cassandra`> He most likely simply didn't think.
* Xanatos archs a brow and glances at Kyouki. "Why did you just get all sad faced?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at his comm, then steps through the door onto the bridge with Cassandra. "Yes?"
<Chad`Winters> We've located a Master Rune. And by the output, I believe it's the Ice Rune.
* Cassandra` walks on to the bridge with Darien.
<DeathStar> <Darien> The ice rune? That would be the 6th rune, right?
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias slips out of Xan's grip and hops back, punching at the air.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Well... I guess I'm a special case. It's not like it applied to me, right?"
* Seraphna looks down shyly away from all three of them and takes out her datapad, yes, focusing on an inactive screen.
<Chad`Winters> Aye, sir.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Who all is Ice based on this ship?
* Xanatos eyes Sera for a second.
<Chad`Winters> If I figured it out correctly....Shiva Sevintes, Peacemaker...and....Just those two.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Neither is a fighter.
<Chad`Winters> No, but I can use the rune to power the Rune Weapons Systems.
* Seraphna looks down, remembering to turn on her datapad now.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Or we could put it in the Rune Blade that Ariel found.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Alright, we have the elements Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water, correct?
* Chad`Winters pauses, having forgot about the blade. 1"Yes, we could.
<Chad`Winters> Aye.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Give me the best candidates for each element.
<Xanatos> Hmmm. Well we all just got suddenly quiet.
<Chad`Winters> Fire - Me, Water - Serena Cran, Wind - Setsuna, Earth is a toss up between Dias and Zephyr, Lightning Would be Cheryl, but she's in no condition to fight.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Well... I guess."
<Seraphna> "...J-Just looking over reports... yeah lots of maintenance..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps onto the bridge in uniform, her hair ruffled. "Oh yeah?"
<Xanatos> I have an idea. Maybe we could all go out on a double date sometime? *he nudges Kyouki and nods to Dias*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias glances at Serena. 1"Oh someone just playing coy.
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... Cheryl.
* Chad`Winters looks over at Cheryl. 1"I stand corrected. Cheryl is the best candidate for the Lightning Rune. He nods to her.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *snorts* I don't need it.
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... Very well, get all the people you named and have them meet in the hanger.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "... I still need to..." *blinks, moving to rub the back of her neck for a moment, then stopping mid-action, looking a little bothered by the action* "Well, maybe..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> We also need a psionic. Get Kyouki.
<DeathStar> <Darien> If anyone you named can't make it, find the best alternative.
<Chad`Winters> What about the Earth Rune?
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'll leave that decision to you. Cassandra, this is your mission. I'll use this time to take to Phaeton.
<Cassandra`> Yes, sir.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Good luck you two. 6He smiles and steps out.
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, sending out a message to Serena, Setsuna and Dias to meet in the Hanger
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl runs her hand through her hair.
<Chad`Winters> You ready for this Cheryl? 6He crosses his arms.
* Seraphna blinks and looks at her datapad. "...A ground mission...?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm here, aren't I? 6She rolls her eyes and steps out.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "I wonder who they'll pick."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias grabs his datapad eagerly then reads it and quickly darts off
<Seraphna> "...Well it's addressed to me, Setsuna and Dias."
* Chad`Winters taps his comm. 1"Kyouki, you are to meet down in the Hanger for an away mission.
* Xanatos eyes it. "What? Not me!?" he moves out after Dias.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *comm* "Roger that."
* Seraphna stands up and sighs, "...Guess nows not the time to tell em... See you later okay... oh Xan..."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias glances back at Xan. 
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Why are you following me?
* Seraphna walks out after them.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "Well.. I have to go. Seeyou." *heads for the hangar
<Xanatos> Because i'm going to demand that I get sent on this mission.
<Seraphna> "...We're all going it seems hun."
* Chad`Winters smiles at Cheryl then sends a message to the Research Room and moves out.
<Cassandra`> I'm going to go get armored up. I'll meet you in the hanger. *heads to the armory*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> See how far that gets you...6He darts ahead of the two.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps onto the bridge
* Seraphna swings by her area in Engineering and grabs some of her gear, fixing it on and heading down to the hangar.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances at the planet, then at Tom PIlot, who shrugs at her not being picked for the mission. Erevis nods once, then steps out.
* Xanatos keeps moving.
* Chad`Winters runs into the hanger, sliding to a stop by a shuttle. He bounces overjoyedly
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps onto the hanger deck, walking over and lenaing against a shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Cheryl?! 6He perks his head at her.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dias.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *heads into the hangar after Dias*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias smiles and moves over to her, leaping on her and hugging her.
* Seraphna watches Dias like watching a small animal walking into a bear trap.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl blinks, completely thrown off guard. "What the fuck?! Get off of me."
* Cassandra` arrives in the hangar, clad in her armor.
* Chad`Winters steps into the hanger. He moves over to the others, then turns as one of his assistants walks in with a metal case.
* Xanatos steps into the hanger. "Did I hear news there was a mission going on?"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps into the hanger as well, hanging back and watching the others.
* Chad`Winters glances at Xanatos. 1"...And here I thought you were the only one that leaked information.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stops hugging. He puts his hands on his hips and he scowls at Cheryl. 1"I was worried about you!"
<Cassandra`> Is everyone assembled?
<Xanatos> I guess this ship is just full of those kind of people. *he waves his hand*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Whatever. I'm fine.
<Chad`Winters> Setsuna's not here.
<Michiru> <Terra> *looks over from by her fighter, near-caressing her metal hand*
<DeathStar> 6* Pope leans on his fighter.
<Cassandra`> Let's get the shuttle prepped while we wait for her then.
* Xanatos rubs his neck, glancing around.
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, checking his information.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis leans on the wall, her eyes flicking over to Kyouki
* Chad`Winters moves over to the metal case and opens it. 1"Serena, Water Rune. Dias, Earth Rune."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Hell yeah. 6He pumps his fist and moves over to the metal case, eyeing the runes, he moves to grab one when Chad points at the right one. Dias scowls and grabs it, putting it on.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *looks over* "Don't worry... I've recovered."
<Chad`Winters> Arawaka, it appears Setsuna is not available.
* Seraphna takes the water rune, looking at it.
<Seraphna> "...In the hand right? I've never used one before."
* Xanatos tilts his head. "Oh? You'll be needing someone to take her place. I may not be sneaky..."
<Michiru> <Terra> "I don't think it matters."
<Chad`Winters> On the back of the hand. 6He notes offhandedly
* Seraphna puts it on the back of her hand, watching curiously.
<Cassandra`> Alright...
<Chad`Winters> 6It ATTACHES
<Cassandra`> Do we have an alternative Wind user?
<DeathStar> NRP: *Wind walks up in a disguise* Right here.
<Chad`Winters> Darien, Michiru, Arhnya and Xanatos.
<Michiru> NRP: LOL
* Xanatos tilts his head. "Well Arhn is locked in her room and Michi is a minor...."
<Chad`Winters> Than I suggest Darien.
<Xanatos> Oh screw you.
<Cassandra`> Contact him, though he had other plans.
<Chad`Winters> Insubordination is not nice
<Michiru> <Terra> "I'm guessing you don't want anyone else. Shame."
* Xanatos shrugs. "I'd be a big help down there. You know I would be."
<Seraphna> "...So what exactly do these things do anyways?"
<Chad`Winters> Darien won't come along. That leaves Xanatos. You're call Captain.
<Michiru> <Terra> "It's different for each user, I think."
* Chad`Winters glances at Serena and begins to speak with Dias opens his mouth. 1"It gives you a cool move and makes you faster and stronger."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias kicks at the air.
* Chad`Winters looks at Cheryl. 1"Still no rune, right?"
<Cassandra`> Alright...Xanatos...you just got hired on as a meatshield.
<Seraphna> "...A cool move...?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Don't want it.
* Xanatos smiles. "I'll be sure to do my job then." He moves over and tilts his head. "The green one, right?"
<Chad`Winters> Figured so. 6He reaches down at grabs the Fire Rune, attaching it and sliding his glove over it
* Chad`Winters bends down again and grabs the Wind Rune, handing it to Xanatos
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "And we don't have any other lightning users, do we?"
<Cassandra`> Oh...and don't you ever leak classified info again, even if other people are doing it...alright?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis takes a breath, then steps out of the hanger.
* Xanatos takes and nods his head. "Thanks." He looks it over before moving to place it on his hand. He glances at Cassandra. "I have no excuses, it was just another thing to add to my list of stupid mistakes."
<Chad`Winters> Not that I came up with. 6He pulls out a speed rune and a special rune. Handing them to Kyouki. 1"One will increase your speed, the other will grant you a....unique move."
<Seraphna> *Airier steps into the hangar, looking about, yawning a bit.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *looks over to Erevis, or rather, the doorway she left through, worriedly*
<Michiru> <Kyouki> *looks back* ".. oh, thanks." *takes the runes and attaches them*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just gets on the shuttle.
<Cassandra`> There was an ancient saying...loose lips sink ships.
* Chad`Winters motions to his assistant who nods and takes the case away. 1"Let's get going captain."
* Chad`Winters turns and moves onto the shuttle
* Xanatos glances at Kyouki, knowing what she is distracted over. He returns his gaze to the rune. "I'll remember that. Has a nice little rhyme to it." He nods, stepping onto the shoulder.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias runs up the shuttl,e flying by Chad
* Seraphna gets on board.
<Seraphna> *Airier watches them get ready to go, leaning back.
<Michiru> <Kyouki> "I hope Erevis is alright..." *heads onto the shuttle*
* Cassandra` boards.
* Seraphna takes a seat and checks over her equipment.
<Xanatos> She'd be better if I wasn't such an idiot. *he notes to Kyouki, before moving over and taking a seat in the co-pilot's seat.*
* Cassandra` straps herself down.
<Chad`Winters> We'd all be better if you weren't such an idiot.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle sits there
<Chad`Winters> So who's flying this shuttle?
<Xanatos> I don't recall anything I did affecting you mister. *he glances at Dias* I thought he was going too.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands beside Cheryl.
<Michiru> <Terra> *heads on board* "Did I hear someone call for a pilot?"
<Chad`Winters> No. 6Chad blurts out hurriedly.
<Michiru> <Terra> "... fine." *heads off again*
<Chad`Winters> ...I...6He scratches his head. "Xanatos, just fly.
<Seraphna> *Airier stands near the Hangar doors, he looks around and shrugs to himself.
* Xanatos arches a brow, glancing at Chad. "Now that was just weird..." He shrugs and moves over into the pilots seat, he powers up the shuttle and closes the ramp, then lifts it up and flies out of the hanger.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias glances out the viewport at Airier. 1"Did that guy just shrug to himself?
<Seraphna> "...Who?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances out the window at Airier
* Seraphna makes some adjustments to the bracer on her arm.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What a weirdo....
<Chad`Winters> We'll have to move quick on this captain. We got lucky and found the rune first.
* Cassandra` nods.
<Seraphna> "...Least we hope we did."
* Xanatos blasts down toward the planet, following the coordinates to the location of the new rune.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle flies along into the thick atmosphere, making visibility almost zero
* Chad`Winters moves over to the co-pilots seat, taking atmo readings
* Michiru is now known as Kyouki
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, a giant flynig creature can be seen, with only a small window to dodge it! 5
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<DeathStar> 6* Xan rams into it
* Xanatos dodges!
* Chad`Winters grabs the controls as the ship jerks about
<DeathStar> 6* The creatures slams into the window, cracking it, and causing the shuttle to shudder as it begins to plummet.
<Kyouki> "Watch what you're doing!"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias slides around, grabbing onto a seat to steady himself.
<Xanatos> Jesus Christ! *he tries to upright the shuttle*
<DeathStar> 6* Cehryl grinds her teeth, holding onto her seat.
<Chad`Winters> ....Idiot...6He begins working with Xanatos to upright the shuttle
<Xanatos> You'd think I'd have better reflexes...what with always getting shot at and stuff.
<Cassandra`> Just get us there in one piece.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos manages to get the shuttle back in control
* Seraphna seems minorly annoyed, but goes back to tweaking her gear.
* Xanatos shakes his head, nodding his thanks to Chad. He narrows his eyes and fully focus' now. "I think i'm going to hit the sims when I get back."
<DeathStar> 6* As he lowers, suddenly there's a tree below him! He's about to land right into it!
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* Xanatos moves to avoid it.
<DeathStar> 6* Oh no, he's heading for the side of another tree now!
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* Xanatos moves to avoid it too.
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<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos can now land safely.
* Kyouki breathes a sigh of relief
* Xanatos grits his teeth and carefully brings the shuttle down to land.
* Xanatos sighs. "Joking on the job is bad." He repeats to himself.
<Chad`Winters> The air's breatheable. 6He stands up as he lowers the ramp
<Chad`Winters> So is killing your crewmates.
* Cassandra` heads down the ramp "I've got point..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl mumbles something about killing Xanatos and steps out. The ground is soggy.
<Xanatos> Hey I haven't did that. *he stands up*
<Kyouki> "..."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stumbles out after Cheryl, his foot sinking slightly into the ground. He groans.
* Kyouki heads out after Dias
<Chad`Winters> But you're doing a wonder at slaughtering Basic.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl checks her energy whip levels.
<Xanatos> Meh, basic smasic. *he puts the shuttle on hibernate so it will reserve energy and still enable for a quick startup, then turns and steps off after them*
* Chad`Winters steps off after everyone else.
* Seraphna steps out and looks around curiously, she makes sure her comms are off and tucks it away.
<Chad`Winters> God it's frigging hot and wet here...
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl removes her military jacket vest and tosses it onto the shuttle.
* Xanatos glances up and looks around. "Feels like those saunas."
<Cassandra`> Direction?
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, eyeing it. He then points.
<Kyouki> "Lets go, then."
* Cassandra` nods and starts in the indicated direction
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl reaches up and grabs her hair, doing it into a ponytail
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias whistles at Cheryl then pulls his uniform top off, tossing it on the shuttle. He starts walking
* Seraphna already has her own tied back, she glances over at Cheryl and then at Dias, eyeing him, then moves after them.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl ignores him and follows after them. As Cassandra walks, one of her feet sinks into the ground completely...and keeps sinking
* Xanatos pulls of his jacket and tosses it onto the shuttle. "Damn that feels better." He reaches to his pistols and pulls them out of the holster. He moves along after them.
* Kyouki moves to grab Cass
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* Chad`Winters takes rear, walking behind everyone.
* ChanServ sets mode: +o Ariel
* Seraphna doesn't seem bothered by the heat, she moves to help pull Cass out.
<Cassandra`> You dropped us into a swamp.. *climbs out*
<Xanatos> I dropped us where you told me. *he notes, referring to the coordinates that they gave him*
<DeathStar> 6* CAssandra's leg is covered in muck
<Chad`Winters> I'll be sure to find a Master Rune in a more sunny and sandy locale next time.
<Kyouki> "Don't ask me to levitate the shuttle. I'd have trouble levitating a rock."
<Cassandra`> Ok, check the ground under the shuttle before we proceed. I don't want to lose it.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl walks along, seemingly uncaring about the swamp.
<DeathStar> 6* As the group turns back to look at the shuttle, it's already 1/4th under.
* Xanatos widens his eyes. "Oh piss."
<Kyouki> "... we should do something about the shuttle."
<Cassandra`> Get it out of there!
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Nice landing Ace.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks over at Serena and winks at her.
<Xanatos> I'm sure you woulda did much better.
* Seraphna sems equally unbothered by the atmosphere, she eyes the shuttle and takes out her datapad, activating it remotely and ordering it into a hover.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle --- doesn't lift.
* Kyouki seems to be enduring the atmosphere well, but not enjoying it
<DeathStar> 6* But it maintains it's position and sinks no further
* Seraphna signs, "We can blast it out later."
<Chad`Winters> We should move quickly than
* Kyouki nods, as silent as Warren
<Cassandra`> Raises the ramp and engage the seals. The atmosphere should help keep it bouyant.
* Seraphna checks over the power to see how long it can last like this.
* Xanatos archs a brow. "Yeah, very quickly."
* Seraphna does as Cass orders too.
<DeathStar> 6* They have about an hour to do their mission
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...well. SOMEONE sucks at landings."
* Seraphna signs, "One hour."
<Cassandra`> Ok, let's move. Eyes open for more quickasand, etc.
* Xanatos eyes Setsuna.
* Chad`Winters glances at Setsuna then at Xanatos 1"Give her the Wind Rune."
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> *blinks. She didn't expect to see Setsuna down here*
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...blind as a bat too."
* Seraphna eyes Setsuna as well.
<Xanatos> I'd like to see all of you assholes do better. *he takes the wind rune and throws it at her*
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna catches it.
* Seraphna turns to Xan and blinks.
<Chad`Winters> Let's move quickly now.
* Chad`Winters starts moving again, not slowing down for the others.
<Xanatos> Fucking bastards. *he mumbles, moving onward now, using his eye to keep a temprature readout on the ground so he can determine possible sinkholes and quicksands locations*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl, meanwhile, is no where to be seen
* Seraphna moves after Chad, then paces herself to stay with him.
* Seraphna looks around
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves ahead, sniffing the air as he walks.
* Seraphna taps Chad's shoulder.
<Chad`Winters> What? 6He doesn't glance back as he moves quickly
<Xanatos> Cheryl's missing. *he notes to help Sera out*
* Seraphna runs to get in exact pace with him, and signs hurriedly, "Missing."
<Chad`Winters> I know.
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> *scans for Cheryl*
<Cassandra`> Alright...primary objective is still finding the rune.
<Chad`Winters> But she's obviously heading to where we are. 6He quickens his pace, it appears his speed has improved, and not just from the rune
* Seraphna quickens with him.
<Kyouki> "I... can't detect her."
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, Chad and Sera are waist deep in muck
* Kyouki moves to help Sera out, then Chad
<DeathStar> 6* Kyouki can't reach them without getting sucked in
* Chad`Winters sighs as he glances around for something to grab onto.
* Cassandra` launches a grappling line to snare the pair.
<Chad`Winters> Dias breathes heavy as he catches upto the two, stopping
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra ropes them.
* Xanatos slides to a stop, tilting his head. "Oooh your face must be red." He tells Chad.
* Seraphna grabs onto the line and helps my heaving herself up.
<Cassandra`> Xan, keep your eyes on that readout...no one moves ahead...we go single file.
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<Chad`Winters> No...6He pulls himself out. 1"It's actually quite tan. But shouldn't you be the one rescueing your girlfriend?"
<Xanatos> She's real strong. *he nods*
<Chad`Winters> We don't have time for this....6He looks ahead, studying the pathway.
* Xanatos nods to Cass and moves to use his sensors to pick a path around the muck.
* Seraphna pulls herself out and starts caking off the muck.
<DeathStar> 6* It clings to her like rock
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* Xanatos moves onward now, following the safest possible path as he goes along.
* Seraphna is glad she wore pants.
<Chad`Winters> Follow the tree's. 6He moves then eyes the weight of the muck.
<Ari[AWAY]> Setsuna> *treads lightly and carefully, often glancing back at the one with a metal body. Yeah... that doesn't bode well.*
* Seraphna tries tearing a bit off with some effort.
* Chad`Winters flicks his wrist and a blade appears in his hand. He begins trying to scrape the muck off.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias follows behind Xanatos. 1"FASTER FASTER FASTER!"
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> *walks in the footsteps of those ahead of her. Very much like her*
* Ari[AWAY] is now known as Ariel
* ChanServ sets mode: +o Ariel
* Xanatos wipes some sweat off of his brow as he goes. "Calm down, i'm going as fast as possible."
<DeathStar> 6* It'll take a lot of time for Chad to do that
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I'm sure you have to tell Serena that too...Now move! Cheryl's ahead of us! She's going ot get all the action.
<Kyouki> "We don't want to get sucked in and die."
* Xanatos sighs and then moves to quicken his pace, making sure to not fall into any muck.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna eyes the trees... wondering gauging the strength of the branches.
<Ariel> NRP: - wondering
* Chad`Winters flicks his wrist, a flame enveloping his left hand. He moves it down to his right foot and tries to dry the muck out around his foot
<DeathStar> 6* Chad catches on fire and dies
<DeathStar> 6* Just kidding.
* Chad`Winters shakes his head and begins taking his tact suit off.
* Seraphna pulls off her jacket, she loses the pants and ties teh jacket around her hips, making a makeshift skirt, which she secures with her belt and moves on.
<Cassandra`> Distance?
* Chad`Winters stands there in his boxers. 6"Tedious..."
<DeathStar> 6* They reach a temple, half sunk in the muck
<Xanatos> We're there.
<Kyouki> "A temple.. well, that's sure to be safe..."]
* Chad`Winters reaches his hand into the bottom half of his tact suit and pulls out his belt, wrapping ita orund his waist.
* Kyouki 's voice is heavy with sarcasm
* Chad`Winters turns and moves after the others, following their foot steps quickly
* Xanatos glances at Cass. "SHould we move in, then?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> This is just cool...6he moves towards the temple.
<DeathStar> 6* Dias heads straight for a sink hole.
<Cassandra`> Its the usual...just set off no traps this time...
* Xanatos reaches out and grabs Dias' collar. "Careful. Sink hole."
<Kyouki> "Careful."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Why I never...I am not a sink hole, dickhead. 6He crosses his arms
<Xanatos> Sink hole. *he points to the ground in front of Dias*
<Kyouki> "You almost stepped in one."
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* Xanatos moves around it and heads towards the temple.
* Seraphna shakes her head.
* Chad`Winters catches upto the others, wearing only his boxers and his tact belt around his waist. 1"That's the temple...
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Ohhh.....
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* Xanatos steps towards the entrance, looking out for traps.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl kneels on the temple steps, looking out at something on the other side.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Cheryl. 6He points and runs towards her
* Kyouki follows, a little more carefully
<Cassandra`> ...why are you half-naked...?
* Xanatos moves in toward Cheryl, keeping low inscase there are enemies nearby.
<Chad`Winters> ...Half naked? I'm 3/4th's naked....
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances back at them, then just holds up one finger over her lips, then rlls her eyes.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias clamps his mouth shut and sneaks up beside Cheryl, looking over at what she's looking at
* Kyouki remains silent, moving closer
<DeathStar> 6* Dark Ones and Dark Pets are standing at the entrance. Desaeus is among them.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias narrows his eyes and moves forward to go after Desaeus
* Xanatos reaches out and grabs Dias.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns around, glaring at Xanatos
* Xanatos just shakes his head.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl activates her whips.
* Chad`Winters glances at Cheryl and nods
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
* Kyouki stands ready
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You'll never get past them all into the temple. I'll just provide a distraction.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I'm helping.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Suit yourself.
<Chad`Winters> There's no way you two idiots can win.
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna frowns at the situation. "...not sure which would be more dangerous right now. Last time they had some nasty guards inside too."
<Xanatos> You should help them then. *he nods*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl leaps around the corner and hurls herself with a roar at the DArk Ones.
* Seraphna sighs softly. Looking to Chad.
<Chad`Winters> Everyone into the temple when she leads them off.
* Kyouki nods
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna hesitates.
<Cassandra`> Wait for it...
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias growls, wanting to go help.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl dives into the nest of the Dark Ones, throwing out her energy whips at the pets, picking them off first, since she can't beat the DArk Ones easily.
<DeathStar> 6* All of them turn to face Cheryl, their backs to the others and the entrance.
<Xanatos> So we're just going to let her be bait??
<Chad`Winters> Go now.
* Xanatos sighs and stands up, darting towards the entrance.
* Cassandra` moves in!
* Seraphna flicks her wrist and darts for teh entrance.
* Kyouki looks to Cheryl worriedly, then moving for the entrance quickly
* Chad`Winters leaps down after the others and moves for the entrance
<DeathStar> 6* The entrance leads to a straight hallway. As they begin to get near it, Desaeus turns to eye them.
<Xanatos> I think he's on to us. *he notes*
<Chad`Winters> Dias slides down the temple and punches the ground, a giant rock spike erupts out of the ground beneath Desaeus
<Kyouki> "Oh really?"
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus is hit, knocked back a few steps, and silences his cry for his guards to ignore the crazed blonde
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* Xanatos continues moving, deciding he'd be better suited to finding the rune and getting out of there.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus recovers since no one ran in.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves to go after Desaeus when Chad grabs him and pulls him in
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> HEY! I can take him!
* Cassandra` runs inside.
* Seraphna also keeps moving towards the objective.
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<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus snarls. "Stop them!"
* Kyouki rushes in after the others
<DeathStar> 6* He dashes into the temple after the team.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances back, then backflips, knocking her whip against some of the temple blocks and causing them to drop and block the other Dark Ones from getting in.
* Chad`Winters sprints down the hallway, dragging Dias with him
<DeathStar> 6* The hallway breaks off into three seperate tunnels - left, middle, adn right
<Xanatos> I got middle! *he keeps going, his eyes moving about in search of traps as he goes*
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, and wipes the muck off. Eyeing his radar
<Cassandra`> Which way?!
<DeathStar> 6* Chad's radar would indicate to the right
<Chad`Winters> Right. 6He turns sprinting down the right. Dias breaks free and runs with Chad
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos keeps going down the middle.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> She's by herself!
<Chad`Winters> She can handle herself Dias.
* Xanatos slides to a stop hearing Chad say right. He makes a face and turns to catch up with the others. "It's never the middle."
<Kyouki> "And they're coming after us."
<DeathStar> 6* A rock wall blocks Xanatos now.
* Seraphna heads right as well.
* Kyouki heads right
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus heads right
<Cassandra`> He's still after us.
<DeathStar> 6* As Chad runs, an obvious trap can be seen
* Xanatos eyes the wall. "Well this is just great." He turns and moves on down the middle now.
<Chad`Winters> TRAP! 6Chad moves to avoid it.
* Seraphna follows the lead and avoids.
* Cassandra` moves to avoid as well.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves to avoid as well
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus reaches out for Kyouki
<DeathStar> 6* He nabs her.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna keeps pace... idly wondering what was in the left hall
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus rears back a tendril and prepares to impale her head.
* Kyouki flings a hand at Desaeus, energy claws appearing
<DeathStar> 6* Dasaeus is hit and drops Kyouki on the trap. A rock wall appears in front of the others and behind Dasaeus, trapping them all.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos, meanwhile, reaches a circular room with 5 different tunnel exits, including his own.
* Xanatos stares. "Oh I suck at this whole decision making thing...."
* Kyouki takes a deep breath, moving away from the wall
<DeathStar> 6* The walls begin to move toward each other for a team sandwich.
* Chad`Winters glances at the wall. 1"MOVE FASTER!" He leans forward sprinting faster.
* Cassandra` starts at a run!
<DeathStar> 6 * Chad and Cass run int othe wall
<Cassandra`> ...not good...
* Chad`Winters skids to a stop, slamming into the wall.
* Xanatos tries to use his sensor to find the other team, so he can make a decision.
<DeathStar> 6* Xan gets nothing
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* Chad`Winters flicks his left wrist, a flame erupting around his hand. He rears his fist back and slams it forward into the wall
<DeathStar> 6* The wall nullifies the fire. A temple built for a rune that blocks a rune, perhaps?
<DeathStar> <Desaeus> <You are trapped with me now>
* Seraphna motions Chad to stop trying to burn rock.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus walks along.
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* Xanatos pulls out a sword and moves to make a cut in the wall so he'll know where he came from.
* Kyouki looks for another route
<DeathStar> 6* There...isn't?
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus launches a tendril at Kyouki, since she's looking around
* Chad`Winters turns around. His hand fishing into his tact suit. He pulls out a small direciton explosive and slaps it against the wall. He shoves Cass forward and hops forward, activating it
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Belt
* Kyouki ducks under, clawing at the tendril
* Cassandra` goes forward as she is shoved.
<DeathStar> 6* The wall explodes.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus snears, forming a new one and launching it at Kyouki
* Chad`Winters punches the floor, another spike appears out of the floor below Desaeus aiming to spike him into the wall
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
* Xanatos steps towards the upper right tunnel and makes a makr in the wall there, continuing onward down the hall, his eyes searching for traps.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus is hit
* Kyouki claws this one too, then runs for the opening
* Chad`Winters looks behind him to see if the wall is destroyed
<DeathStar> 6* There's a hole in it as it keeps pushing forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus launches five tendrils at Kyouki
<Chad`Winters> Through the hole. 6He climbs through the hole.
<DeathStar> 6* Xanatos ends up in a hallway with a 10 foot gap of spikes in the floor that he would have ot jump over.
* Kyouki ducks through the hole to avoid them
* Seraphna goes through the hole.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias presses his hand against the floor, a thin wall of a rock appearing between Kyouki and Desaeus
<DeathStar> 6* Kyouki, being furthest bac, can't get in the hole yet.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus snarls as Dias stops him
* Kyouki looks to Dias. "Thanks."
* Cassandra` moves through the hole.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias breathes deeply.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus smashes it
<Xanatos> Well I can't jump that far, he turns and moves towards the entrance, moving the sword to cut a line down his other one to remember that was a bad way. He turns and moves into the tunnel to his right from when he first entered.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns and shoves Kyouki through the hole. He quickly scrambles in after her.
* Kyouki moves for the hole, quickly
* Kyouki goes through!
* Kyouki takes deep breaths
* Chad`Winters moves down the hallway.
<DeathStar> 6* The team reaches a circular room with Xan walking off down another hallway.
<Kyouki> "That was exhausting..."
* Chad`Winters blinks, eyeing Xanatos, he then eyes his radar
<Chad`Winters> NRP: datapad
<Cassandra`> Xanatos!
<Xanatos> Whu? *he glances back at the others*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves into the circular room with the others, bending over slightly as he tries to catch his breath
* Seraphna moves into the room, turning to face the way they came.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus keeps walking along toward them.
<Cassandra`> Trouble. Which way?!
<Kyouki> "... no time to rest..."
* Seraphna just shakes her head and looks down the way they came, she tosses a few pods down that hallway, a present for Desaeus.
* Chad`Winters motions to the north exit.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus launches tendrils at them.
* Chad`Winters dashes towards the north wall exit.
* Kyouki quickly runs for the north exit
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands upright and moves after the others
* Xanatos pulls up his pistosl to shoot the tendrils.
* Seraphna shoots down some tendrils and moves after them.
<DeathStar> 6* The north exit leads them to the 10 foot gap of spikes.
<Cassandra`> ...ok...
<Xanatos> Wait! That way has a 10 foot gap of spikes!~
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias eyes the gap.
<Chad`Winters> Dias, create a bridge.
<Seraphna> *Some of the pods, the ones closest to Desaes explode out, plasma explodes, they burn, sticky like fire that would drag down teh tendrils.
<Kyouki> "Can't we put something over... yeah."
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus just has the tendrils vanish
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus continues onward.
* Xanatos hops back after the others, firing at Desaeus to slow him down.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus steps into the circular room, eyeing Xanatos
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I...Ok. 6He plants his hands on the floor and seconds later a 2 foot thick rock bridge erupts out of the side of the floor and across the gap
<Seraphna> *The remaining pods explode and do the same, only directly on him when he gets close enough. Sera heads down the hall with the others.
* Kyouki hurries across the bridge
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus lifts his hand at Xanatos.
<Xanatos> Oh you're scary looking. I forgot just how much. *he turns as the pods explode, hurrying after the others*
<DeathStar> 6* XAnatos can't move.
* Chad`Winters moves quickly across the bridge.
* Xanatos narrows his eyes. "Great."
* Cassandra` crosses!
<DeathStar> 6* A tendril has driven into XAn's shadow.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus approaches.
* Xanatos coughs. "Well then...GUYS!"
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus steps up and guts Xanatos with a tendril, then shoves him over and keeps walking after the others.
* Kyouki just keeps moving
* Xanatos urks and falls over, laying there, bleeding.
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<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus reaches the bridge.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias perks up and turns to see Desaeus. He turns and sprint over the bridge
* Seraphna turns and gasps, best noise she can make, staring in shock.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus launches five tendrils at Dias.
* Chad`Winters leaps forward into a roll, his hands hitting the floor, a small rock erupts out behind him to block the tendrils
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
* Seraphna growls and holds out her hand, tendrils of water bursting out and slicing at Desaeus mercilessly.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus is hit by the water, stepping back toward Xan
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias then punches the ground and a nother rock smashes into the bridge, causing it to crumble.
<Cassandra`> Alright, move move move!
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus eyes the 10 foot gap separating him and Xan from the others.
* Chad`Winters moves down the hallway further.
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<DeathStar> 6* The others would enter a large room with broken pillars. The ceiling here is about 40 feet high.
<Kyouki> "Where's the rune...?"
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus turns toward Xanatos.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias growls loudly and slams his fist into the floor, enough to cause his knuckles to bust open. 3 spikes erupt out towards Desaeus, blockign his way
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus swings a tendril out and shatters them.
* Xanatos holds his stomach and eyes Desaeus. He pulls himself up to his feet.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus grabs Xan's throat, helping him up.
<Cassandra`> Is this it...?
* Chad`Winters glances around and moves towards the center of the room
* Seraphna fires more water into Desaeus' arm.
<DeathStar> 6* If one looks up, high up on the wall, is the rune. Too high to reach by jumping or climbing
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus turns Xan int othe water attack, using him as a shield.
<Kyouki> "I don't suppose anyone can fly?"
* Xanatos growls from the attack.
* Seraphna clenches her fist the water colapsing away before striking Xan.
<DeathStar> <Desaeus> <It seems they left you as a treat for me.>
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias swings his other fist into the ground, a spike erupts below Desaeus, aiming to pierce through his leg at an angle
<Cassandra`> Let
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus glances down. He pierces Xan's leg in return
<Cassandra`> Let's see... *loads her grapple and fires up at the rune.
<Xanatos> Yeah i'm just the meatshield you should know. *he widens his eyes in pain*
* Chad`Winters studies the pillars.
* Seraphna hasn't left, she fires at Desaeus' leg while he has Xan up high.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus is hit in the leg again. He suddenly grabs Xan's leg and tears it off
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stands up, his arms hanging at his sides as blood drops from his knuckles
<Kyouki> "Dias, make some stairs!"
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra's grappling hook reaches the top.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias isn't int he room
<Kyouki> "... or... not?"
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna blasts Desaeus in the back with a blast of nothing. Some days it pays to be unnoticed.
* Cassandra` tries to retrieve the rune herself...
* Xanatos coughs a bit, blood coming up from his mouth, he spits it off to the side.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus stumbles forward. He swings XAn's leg at out at Setsuna
<DeathStar> 6* As Cassandra gets higher up, an arrow launches out at her. A trap that sensed her motions?
* Seraphna uses the distraction to slice into Desaeus arm, the water springing up form under Deseaus.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus's arm is destroyed and he drops XAn. He pauses, staring.
* Cassandra` swings to evade the arrow.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias falls to his knees, breathing heavily as sweat pours off his face
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus begins to reform his arm
* Xanatos lands on his legs and damn near falls from the impact, he falls towards the wall and begins to edge away from Desaeus.
* Seraphna fires a charged blast into Desaeus face.
<DeathStar> <Desaeus> <I'll take your arm now, human>
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus just seems to take it in stride. He reaches for Xan with his good arm.
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra reaches the top.
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna moves out of the way of the leg... not touching that. And gathers 'air'.
<Chad`Winters> Dias takes in a deep breathe, clenching his fist. He leaps up and comes down, slamming his hand into the floor again.
* Xanatos slides away from Desaeus, moving towards the hallway he first came from.
* Cassandra` moves to grab the rune.
* Seraphna growls loudly, looking a bit pale, but she uses what she has to make the water all around and on him slice angrily now.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus is hi by the water/spike attack. He roars in anger and pain
* Chad`Winters collapses to his knees, his eyes distant
* Kyouki sees Cass get the rune, and heads back to help the others
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Dias
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* Chad`Winters turns, moving back towarsd the 10 foot gap hallway
* Seraphna fires two more charged blasts as he weakens, aiming to destroy him, her fury quite apparent.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus begins to recover from the combo attack.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna launches the gathering of air at Desaeus.
<Kyouki> "We need to get out of here..." *pulls out her pistol and fires at Desaeus, more as a distraction than anything*
<DeathStar> 6* And then he gets hit, slamming through the wall with enough impact to bust through it
* Cassandra` then rappels down to the floor with said rune.
* Chad`Winters moves over to Dias, eyeing him nearly unconcious. He eyes the big gap now and picks Dias up.
<DeathStar> 6* As Cassandra lands, a hidden exit opens up.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...never liked him anyways."
<Cassandra`> Hello...what is this...?
<DeathStar> 6* Setsuna and Xan still have to get back over the 10 foot gap of spikes
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra would see it leads back outside
* Seraphna looks to Chad, she looks pretty drained right now.
* Xanatos rips off what is left of his shirt to try and make a makeshift bandage out of it.
<Chad`Winters> Dias is too drained to make another bridge......
<Cassandra`> We have a way out now.
* Xanatos leans against the wall, breathing weakly.
* Chad`Winters glances back at Cassandra. 1"Captain, make a wire bridge for them to climb across."
<Kyouki> "Can we get Cassandra to help them acr-"
<Kyouki> "... yeah, that."
<Ariel> Setsuna> *eyes Xan* "...we need to get him back to the ship..."
* Xanatos moves to rip his other pant leg off so he can wrap up his missing leg. "No kidding.' He says hoarsly, his lips turning white.
* Chad`Winters eyes Xanatos' condition. 1"He's going to go into shock soon. Get him across quickly.
* Chad`Winters reaches through his tact belt, fumbing for something
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus' hand suddenly reaches back through the hole, grabbing Setsuna's throat.
<DeathStar> <Desaeus> <DIE>
* Cassandra` nods, fires off two grapples across the gap.
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<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus yanks Setsuna into the black hole with him
* Seraphna tenses and her arm moves out, blasts at the arm.
* Kyouki would do something to help, but isn't close enough, nor a good enough shot
<Xanatos> Setsuna!
<DeathStar> * Sera's shots miss.
<Kyouki> "Get me across."
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<Ari[AWAY]> Setsuna> *tries to blast Desaeus before she gets pulled down
* Kyouki moves across the line, if it's ready
* Xanatos fumbles over toward the wire and wraps on, using his upper body strength to climb over, using his one leg to keep himself balanced. All in all it is a sad sight.
<DeathStar> 6* Moments later, Setsuna emerges from the black hole.
* Seraphna reaches out and helps pull him over as he gets close enough.
* Chad`Winters tosses Dias over his shoulder. 1"Thank god...Setsuna, move quickly!"
* Xanatos collapses once he gets to the other side, he'll probably be going into shock soon.
* Kyouki helps Setsuna across.. by getting back to the other side, if neccessary
<Ari[AWAY]> Setsuna> *mutters curses under her breath, and starts on the plan 'get the hell out of the evil temple of death'*
<Cassandra`> Cross, quickly!
* Seraphna hits something at her side and gasps a bit, she breathes deep and stands, trying to lift Xan.
* Chad`Winters pulls out a small explosive. Tossing it across the gap and into the room that Sets and Xan were in.
<Xanatos> *Xan's a bit of a fatass in a complete mass times gravity ratio.
* Chad`Winters grabs Setsuna with his free hand as she get's close and pulls her over.
* Seraphna thankfully, is lifting a bit less then usual, and secures him.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus never re-emerges.
<Chad`Winters> Everyone move now. 6He turns, running into the other room and for the hidden exit
* Seraphna follows Chad.
* Kyouki nods, following Chad
<Ari[AWAY]> Setsuna> *idly* "...thanks." *follows Chad*
* Xanatos blinks at Sera. "Oooh...strong..."
* Cassandra` moves for the exit
<DeathStar> 6* Xan leaves a trail of blood.
* Kyouki sticks with Setsuna, making sure she makes it out safely
<Xanatos> Least will know which way we came...*he mouths airily*
<DeathStar> 6* They emerge back outside.
* Seraphna smiles weakly, he can still make jokes, she grabs something from her belt and slaps it gently to his side, an Atlean medpack, it starts to help him not die.
<Kyouki> "I hope Cheryl's alright..."
* Cassandra` takes a look around...
<Chad`Winters> Serena, try and get the shuttle unstuck and to us now.
* Seraphna grabs her datapade and works the controls, calling the shuttle and platting a course as safe as she can, activatig it's shield and weaponry.
* Chad`Winters taps his comm. 1"Cheryl, we've got the rune."
<DeathStar> 6* No response.
<DeathStar> 6* The shuttle appears
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna eyes Xan coldly, before looking to the shuttle.
<Chad`Winters> Not good....1"He types on his datapad, trying to pick up Cheryl's tracker
* Xanatos looks at Setsuna. "I'd kick you ass if I had a leg." He notes suddenly.
<Cassandra`> Prepare to return to the ship...
* Seraphna moves the shuttle to land and target any hostiles.
<Kyouki> "I should've stayed and helped her..."
* Chad`Winters moves over to the shuttle, waiting for the ramp to lower
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Pet rushes them
* Chad`Winters taps his comm. 1"Tom Pilot, do you read."
<Seraphna> *The shuttle takes a shot at the Pet.
<DeathStar> <Tom Pilot on Comm> Yeaaaah.
<Xanatos> Monster! *he coughs up some more blood and spits it out*
<DeathStar> 6* The pet is knocked off it's feet.
<Chad`Winters> Can you locate Dragoon Alpha Cheryl?
<DeathStar> <Tom Pilot on Comm> Dude, I can't locate you 'cept by your comm.
<Chad`Winters> <C> Damn't.
* Seraphna opens the shuttle ramp and nods to Chad.
* Chad`Winters moves up quickly, setting Dias down. He moves to the pilots seat.
<DeathStar> 6* Five more Dark Pets rush at them
* Cassandra` boards!
* Kyouki climbs on board
<Cassandra`> Get us out of here!
<Seraphna> *The shuttle fires to intercept, Sera moves onbaord and secures Xan, going at once to work on his wonds with the first aid kit.
<Ari[AWAY]> 6* Setsuna boards quickly.
<Kyouki> "But... Cheryl may still be alive..."
* Chad`Winters lifts up after everyone gets on. He moves up, scanning for Dragoon signatures
<DeathStar> 6* A Dark Ship begins to approach them.
<Kyouki> "..."
* Seraphna closes ehr eyes and concentrates, seeking out Cheryl.
* Xanatos just lays there wounded, he slowly begins to close his eyes.
* Chad`Winters redirects the shuttle towards the otherside of the temple, searching
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<DeathStar> 6* As Chad flies around, he would see 10 Dark Ones, and 20 Dark Pets standing at the entrance. And Cheryl impaled into the ground by tendrils.
<DeathStar> 6* They look up at the shuttle.
* Seraphna shakes Xan
* Chad`Winters begins opening fire at the dark ones and pets
* Xanatos weakly opens his eyes. "oi."
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> Pilot, if I get a comm signal, can you teleport it?
<DeathStar> 6* They scatter.
<Cassandra`> Keep your eyes peeld for their air support...
<DeathStar> <Tom Pilot on Comm> No, that Dark Ship is blocking our teleports.
<Chad`Winters> Cassandra. Fliy.
<Kyouki> "We'll have to go down for her."
* Chad`Winters moves the shuttle down to Cheryl, moving on auto target. He moves to the ramp.
* Seraphna applies another Atlean medkit, letting the medical nanite do thier work as she keeps her boyfriend awake.
* Kyouki moves to the ramp also
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<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus suddenly busts through the temple walls.
<Chad`Winters> Kyouki, you're staying! 6He moves down the ramp and slides over to Cheryl, moving to pick her up
<DeathStar> 6* Tendrils are driven into her.
* Kyouki rushes down the ramp for Cheryl the moment it opens, going to grab her and bring her inside. "No, I'm not."
* Cassandra` takes the controls!
* Chad`Winters ignites his flames and burns the tendrils
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus leaps out onto the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl opens her eyes, mumbling something. "Idiot..."
* Chad`Winters grabs Cheryl, pulling her up. 1"Hate me later.
* Kyouki helps Chad carry her to the shuttle
<Cassandra`> We got company!
* Chad`Winters moves up the ramp with Cheryl and Kyouki
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus punches a hole into the shuttle.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna scowls,
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl seems to have been punctured over a dozen times.
* Xanatos weakly pulls up his pistol and begins to fire at Desaeus' head.
* Chad`Winters closes the ramp and moves to the co-pilots seat. Taking control
* Seraphna concentrates on keeping Xan alive.
<Chad`Winters> Stabilize Cheryl and hold on. 6He hits the boosters
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus throws something into the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Desaeus leaps off.
* Seraphna looks at the something.
* Kyouki grabs the something, and throws it out
<DeathStar> 6* When Kyouki grabs it, her hand begins ot melt.
* Kyouki lets go quick
* Chad`Winters begins closing the ramp.
<DeathStar> 6* It lands back onto the shuttle, melting it.
* Cassandra` then kicks it through the still open ramp!
<DeathStar> 6* It goes flying out
* Kyouki holds her badly burnt hand for a moment, then goes to stabilize Cheryl
<Chad`Winters> Cassandra, patch up the holes.
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra's foot would be partially damaged.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna gives Cass a bit of a look, then watches for potential visitors.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl coughs up fluids. "You should see...the other guys.."
* Seraphna tosses Cass some quick-patches. Eyeing the somethign still melting a hole in the ship.
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> Pilot, meet us at Vector 2510 Alpha Gamma for a pick up and jump.
* Cassandra` gets the patches into place...
<Seraphna> "....How about the big melty thing?"
* Chad`Winters hits the boosters pulling up and towards space
<Seraphna> "...Neverind."
* Seraphna sees it gone and shakes her head.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias snores.
<DeathStar> 6* The PAX is waiting on them
<Cassandra`> Need this foot replaced...
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl closes her eyes.
* Chad`Winters boosts towards the hanger, hitting the reverse boosters as they come in, coming to a hard stop.
<Kyouki> "Lucky you... you can just get a replacement."
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> We're in. Jump."
* Xanatos slowly goes to close his eyes again, his lips a pale white.
<DeathStar> 6* The PAX jumps.
* Kyouki tries to keep Cheryl alive
<Seraphna> "...Xan can too, that's the magic of cybernetics, tehy're for fixing this stuff..."
<Chad`Winters> <Comm> I need a full medical team downi n the Hanger Bay"
<Kyouki> "I... I'd rather I just got mine healed."
* Chad`Winters stands up. 1"Where would cybernetics be without idiots.
<Xanatos> Nah...*he breathes* I'mma be a one legged...hobo...*he coughs very harshly this time*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien is in the hanger, waiting on them.
* Chad`Winters picks up Dias and steps off the shuttle, looking over at Darien.
* Seraphna looks to Chad.
* Seraphna then looks at Cass, as if wondering when she'll knock Chad's teeth in.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis arrives as well, moving to Xan to check on him.
<Cassandra`> Ok...wounded off first...
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> *heads to the hangar with her medical team*
* Seraphna lifts up Xan and gets him to a stretcher.
<DeathStar> <Darien> What the hell happened?
* Xanatos seems to be delusional.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes Cheryl, then Xan.
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> "Desaeus happened."
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<Seraphna> "...Desaeus happened, sir."
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<DeathStar> <Darien> Is that going to become a catch phrase now?
<Chad`Winters> We met the Dark Ones. Cheryl opted to distract them while we entered.
<Chad`Winters> Desaeus persued and things got messy.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dammit. 6He ruffles his hair, then calls Ariel.
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> "I should've stayed with Cheryl."
* Chad`Winters hands Dias to a medical staff
<Seraphna> "...I'm happy to report we gave him hell though sir... speaking of which..."
* Seraphna falls over.
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<DeathStar> 6* Erevis tries to keep Xan's mind stable.
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<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes Sera.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> *takes the wounded, seeing to Cheryl first, though*
<Chad`Winters> Overall we failed...6He crosses his arms, obvioulsyn ot happy
<DeathStar> <Darien> And here I needed her.
<Ariel> *c* "Yes?"
* Xanatos slowly opens his eyes. "ooooh, your hair is pretty..." he says to Erevis.
<DeathStar> <Darien on Comm> Cheryl has been gravely injured. I'm not sure what her status is.
<Chad`Winters> You're talks didn't go so well.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I thank you for the compliment. However, you are in shock and dying.
<DeathStar> <Darien> No, he will only talk to Serena.
* Seraphna catches herself on her knees and sighs, "...Tired... really tired, Dias used up all his energy... I'm just hyperactive..."
<Xanatos> Pish posh. *he manages to get out*
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias snores loudly, wiping drool from his face
<Seraphna> "...To... me...?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You should save your strength if you have so much to spare.
* Ariel checks for Cheryl's posistion, and hurries to the location.
<DeathStar> <Darien> That's what Phaeton said.
<Xanatos> kay...
<Seraphna> "...Why me? He pissed I shot him...?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Maybe so. But I want to know what Warren was seeing him about and if you're my only way to do it, I'm using you. So get patched up.
<Seraphna> "...Twice..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's condition is irratic, but easy to stablize due to her strength
<Seraphna> "...DO you have a few hours? I have a loved one in critical and I need to recover..."
* Chad`Winters moves to Serena, pulling the rune off her. He moves over to Setsuna and grabs her rune and then to Dias, pulling off his rune
<DeathStar> <Darien> Take your time.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> *stabilizes Cheryl, then moves on to Xan*
<Xanatos> Hi. *he weakly smiles to Peace*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6She steps back for Peace.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "Don't talk.. save your strength." *quickly works to save Xan now*
* Seraphna stumbles her way to medical.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sighs a bit. "War is hell." 6He mutters to Chad.
* Chad`Winters pulls off his rune. 1"Yes it is, sir."
<DeathStar> <Darien> This is just the beginning of the casuality list. If we keep going after them.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna scoffs, "...you could just ask."
<Chad`Winters> From what I've learned. There's two more master runes left. Holy and Darkness.
<Kyouki> "What else can we do...?"
<Chad`Winters> Holy's already in their possession.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Dark is probably, too. Hence their name.
<Chad`Winters> I think we would've run into someone using it by now.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Curious that none of them are using it.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Unless all of them are using it.
<Chad`Winters> It is, when they possessed the Fire Rune, it was stuck in a sort of sack...
<DeathStar> <Darien> We'll figure it out when the time comes.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Why are you in boxers...?
* Ariel enters, and immediately checks on Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl is unconscious, with over a dozen puncture wounds in her.
* Seraphna takes a seat by Xan, looking at him worriedly and tiredly.
<Chad`Winters> I lost a bet. 6He scratches his chin, thinking.
<DeathStar> <Darien> .... .... Right. 6He turns to go
<Chad`Winters> So you couldn't learn anything.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Nope. Phaeton was pretty set on only talking to Serena.
<Chad`Winters> He probably plans on messing with her head.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis watches Seraphna and Xan, then steps out of the medical bay, without glancing at Ariel or Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Darien> He is Wiendigo.
<Chad`Winters> Hmmm?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Nothing. He's just quite hand-y.
<Chad`Winters> ...Handy...Is that some kind of pun?
<Seraphna> "...I wasn't fast enough... I'm sorry Xan..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> If he met Xanatos, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
* Chad`Winters blinks at Darien. 1"I...I'm not following."
* Xanatos seems to be kinda hanging in there.
<DeathStar> <Darien> You wouldn't.
<Kyouki> "Huh...?"
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* Kyouki looks exhausted, but still awake
<Chad`Winters> So what's our next course of action.
* Xanatos is however unconcious, damn blood loss.
<DeathStar> <Darien> You tell me, Rune Expert.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Do we hunt down Holy now?
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<Chad`Winters> Holy is in the hands of a dangerous man named Avalon.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Indeed. Which is why we take his hand.
<Chad`Winters> To get to him, we'll have to deal directly with the Dark ones.
<DeathStar> <Darien> We'll think of something. Right now, lets just get some rest.
* Seraphna looks to Peace, "...He'll be okay right Doc?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias sleeps on a medical bed
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "He'll live... but I don't think he'll be 'okay' any time soon."
<DeathStar> Stardate: Much, Much, Much Later
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits on the medical bed, drowsy from medicine, but awake.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "How are you feeling?"
* Xanatos is in medbay, sleeping peacefully.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm alive... 6She notes, though she doesn't sound thrilled at that.
* Seraphna fuses a bit with Xan's hair, looking over him, having gotten some rest since they got back, color back in her cheeks.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "At least you're not the type to get addicted to the painkillers."
* Ariel has fallen asleep in a chair
* Xanatos is now known as Xan|Gone
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Ariel quietly.
* Seraphna sighs and gets up, heading to Darien's office, in a proepr uniform now, of course.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "She's been here waiting all the time.."
* Seraphna stops, hearing Peace.
* Seraphna peeks her head in on Cheryl.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias yawns, sitting up on his bed
<Kyouki> <Kyouki> *heads in to check on Cheryl herself*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> mm.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl closes her eyes, as if playing dead.
* Seraphna smiles a bit at Cheryl, she looks over at Ariel sleeping.
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<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "Cheryl's asleep right now. Sorry Serena." *lies*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What time is it?"
* Seraphna drags out her comms, her voice low through the device, "...Want me to get Ariel to a proper bed... Cheryl?"
* Seraphna doesn't seem too gullible right now.
* Chad`Winters sits down in the civilian sector at a eating joing.
<Chad`Winters> NRP: Joint
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl opens her eyes, not having even known Sera was there. She glances at Sera.
<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "I guess she woke up."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis sits down across from Chad. "Why was I not chosen for the mission on the planet?" 6She asks flatly.
* Kyouki glances at Peacemaker, but says nothing
* Seraphna looks right at her, concern in her eyes, "...Not good for her to sleep in a chair like that."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Do whatever you want. 6She closes her eyes again.
* Chad`Winters blinks, looking at at Erevis. 1"I would assess it's because Darien does not trust you
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I should have been there.
<Chad`Winters> Agreed
<Kyouki> "Somehow... I think she'd rather be here, with her daughter."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Then why did you not voice your opinion?
* Seraphna looks to Kyo.
* Chad`Winters leans back in his seet. 1"Their rank outweighs mine."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So your opinion means little because of your rank?
<Seraphna> "...Yeah... any spare pillows Peace?"
<Kyouki> "I worry about her, and I'm not even related, so..."
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<Kyouki> <Peacemaker> "Hmm..." *goes to fetch one*
<Chad`Winters> Do you think things would've ended up differently?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes.
<Chad`Winters> Than we agree on two things.
* Seraphna walks over to Cheryl, "...You're braver then I could ever be..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl snorts. "I just did what I was made to do." 6She speaks without opening her eyes
<Kyouki> "If you admire that in her, try and emulate it.."
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<Kyouki> "Or.. maybe that sort of advice would be better coming from someone else."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias hops off his bed and moves over to Cheryl, shoving past Serena. 1"You're alive."
<Seraphna> "...Just be more careful doing it... I... Mom... needs you." *she looks away at the slip*
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> "I"? 6She opens her eyes. "That Omega talk?"
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<Seraphna> "...No."
* Ariel stirs some, opening her eyes.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias's eyes go wide, and he quickly takes a step back, not wanting to get inbetween this fight
<Kyouki> "Hey Ariel.. Cheryl's awake now."
<Chad`Winters> You do understand his stance on this, right?
<Seraphna> "...No Omega talk... just..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If he does not want to trust me, that is fine. I am still useful in battle.
<Seraphna> "...Just Dragoon..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Whatever.
<Chad`Winters> Hmmm...If my loyalty was in question, would you trust the lives of others in my hands?
* Seraphna smiles softly, "...Mom's awake."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> God, all this sappy talks killing me.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would watch you very carefully.
<Chad`Winters> Trust is something that takes time to build but can be broken in mere seconds.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Very well. 6She stands up.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances away from both Sera and Ariel.
<Chad`Winters> If you want Darien to trust you as well as everyone else, than you need to start trusting in him.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No. 6She tosses down her rank and insignia.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns and walks off.
* Ariel sits up, "...did I interrupt something?"
* Chad`Winters eyes the rank and insignia, than Erevis walking off.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No.
<Kyouki> "Sortof.."
<Chad`Winters> Troublesome...6He just sighs.
<Kyouki> "Nothing important, anyway."
<Seraphna> "...No, she's all yours Mom... I've gotta go speak to Darien."
* Seraphna smiles to them both.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias just stares at the Serena, obviously thinking she lost it
* Chad`Winters pockets the rank and insignia
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* Seraphna notices Dias, looking back at him oddly.
* Ariel ignores the previous conversation for now. She looks to Cheryl. "How are you feeling?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias stares back, not blinking
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Perfectly functional.
* Seraphna gently puts her hand on Ariel's shoulder and then steps out.
* Ariel hesitates, "...that's not an answer."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *Shrugs*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Cheryl's fit as a fiddle!
* Ariel looks at Cheryl very seriously, ignoring Dias.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... 6Ignores the look by admiring the ceiling.
* Seraphna heads to the bridge.
<Ariel> "You're evading the question."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I answered it. You just didn't like it.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien is in the Captain's ready room. All ready. And stuff.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scowls, not like being ignored
<Ariel> "......"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ....
* Seraphna step inside.
<DeathStar> <Darien> How's Xanatos?
<Ariel> "I asked how you felt, not your 'condition'."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Just great. I'm fine. See? Happy as a lark.
* Ariel nods. "...that was an answer." Doesn't look like she believes a word of it though.
<Seraphna> "...He'll recover..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> That's good. 6He shifts paperwork.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl doesn't like she meant a word of it, either.
<Seraphna> "...He intends to play with my head, doesn't he."
<DeathStar> <Darien> If he's anything like I expect him, yeah.
<DeathStar> <Darien> The counselor might know more about him than me, though.
<Seraphna> "...He might yes."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias yawns. 1"Well kids, I need a beer.
<Seraphna> "...How do you want to do this?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, he said he wanted to talk to you alone. So, basically, you have to go talk to him. Do whatever it takes to get him to tell you what Warren was seeing him about. It could be related to Warren's murder.
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<Seraphna> "...SO killing him isn't an option, got it."
* Seraphna looks grim.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Wow. Such hostility.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Why?
<Seraphna> "...He hurt my sister."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Your sister?
* Seraphna nods.
<Seraphna> "...Cheryl."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien just stares.
* Seraphna looks at him as if confused.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh, right, you call all the Alphas your sisters.
<Seraphna> "...Her moreso then some, but yes."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Riiiight. By the way.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns to leave
<Seraphna> "...Yes?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> After judging everyone's performances in the last battle, I think we should get all the Dragoons pilots. To increase your odds of survival.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl says nothing as he leaves.
<Seraphna> "...But who...?"
* Seraphna seems to have thought about this a lot.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias walks off
<DeathStar> <Darien> Pick someone you trust.
* Seraphna thinks about that, "...I'll need a bit to sort out just who that is..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Alright. Let me know your choice later.
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<Seraphna> "...And about Cheryl... I'll let you know..."
* Seraphna sighs, "...It's very likely there is a third person alive who carries Alexander Cran's DNA, and she's it."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Really? Interesting...
<DeathStar> 6* Darien leans back.
<Seraphna> "...So as I said, moreso then some."
<Seraphna> "...Even if she'd die before admitting it."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'll be sure to look into it.
<Seraphna> "...Don't go to her about it? Last thing I need is her refocusing on who's a Cran."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I can be subtle.
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<Seraphna> "...Alright... so when do we do this?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> The sooner the better.
* Ariel eventually sighs. "...if you feel like talking, I'm availible. I do worry about you, even if I find you protecting me more often."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... Sure. I'll keep that in mind.
<Seraphna> "...Then let's go now."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Alright. 6He grabs his datapad and stands up, moving out with Sera.
* Seraphna walks with him.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks along, not saying anything.
<Seraphna> "...My comms frequency is 99345. Not sure if he realised that it's going to have to be open for us to talk."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Interesting. I'll listen in.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien arrives at the brig, motioning at the private room that keeps Phaeton from the other prisoners.
<DeathStar> <Darien> He's all yours.
* Seraphna nods and steps in.
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton sits on one side of a table. He looks up at Sera, a cig in his lips. He blows out some smoke. "Lady Cran."
Session Close: Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 2007

Session Start: Thu Apr 19 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Seraphna takes a seat, looking at him.
<Seraphna> "...Phaeton."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> ... 6He stares at her, the room not lit very well. "You want to kill me."
<Seraphna> "...Unless I have a reason not to."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Ah, and what reason would you have to kill me? After all that you forgave William Spade for?
<Seraphna> "...William Spade did his duty, he protected me."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Hmm. And I failed to protect someone?
* Seraphna nods.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Who? 6He asks, his tone bored.
<Seraphna> "...You're fully aware who."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I did what I was instructed to do by your father. I protected and modeled the daughter of Alexander Cran into a battle weapon worthy of being feared.
* Seraphna of course, is an odd conversationalist, he lips unmoving, not looking pleased with the sight of him.
<Seraphna> "...You failed."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Hardly.
* Seraphna looks at him impassively, her face a reflection of her father's that long practiced look of indifference, not having said something that was open to debate.
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton looks bored.
<Seraphna> "...You wanted me here. I'm here."
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton blows out his smoke and flicks the cig away. "Yes, you're here."
* Seraphna sits there, she leans back, crossing her legs.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Tell me. Would you consider yourself an expert on the Dragoons?
<Seraphna> "...As close as we're going to get, seeing as I am one."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> But you're not. 6He smiles a bit. "Well, not completely."
<Seraphna> "...You're right, I'm more human, I'm father's 'perfect result', the Omega. I'm different, yet the same. What
<Seraphna> 's your point?"
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton looks a bit bored. "Tell me. Haven't you ever wondered about your origin? The Alphas? Ariel's?"
<Seraphna> "...You have something to tell me that I don't know already?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Oh, I have everything to tell you that you apparantly have no clue on.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> You see, when I was asked to join this little project, I looked into it.
<Seraphna> "...Alright, indulge me."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I'm surprised William Spade never told you the truth.
<Seraphna> "...Father made me to kill Mother, that was the truth."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Well, lets consider Ariel. A being from another world, unconscious. The first thing your father and Venerator did was study her. Examine her from head to toe.
<Seraphna> "...Naturally..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Now, naturally, one would assume Ariel could reproduce. Being that she wasn't artifically made.
<Seraphna> "...Alright..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Don't you see? The Alphas are really her children.
<Seraphna> "...Not sure I see, that's a lot of kids to have in a short amount of time."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I never said she gave birth to them.
<Seraphna> "...How does this change the fact that they were all made from her? Isn't that a rewording?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Doing it in a machine is a lot faster and you can control the DNA sequencing better. After all, humans do it when they can't have children.
* Seraphna nods
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> But you were different. You grew up from what - the age of 12 to 19 before your aging stopped. After you got sick with a virus, right?
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Last time I checked, the Alphas never really aged.
<Seraphna> "...Okay...?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> There's a reason for that.
<Seraphna> "...Which is?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> When Cheryl and I were on that colony that fateful... 6He waves his hand dismissively. "The mission went wrong. People died. Yadda yadda."
<Seraphna> "...Yes, the one used as a cover for my past, and the place where Warren's mother died, ironic how many connections that event had, go on."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Oh, it wasn't a cover.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Anyway, after the mission, Cran went there to personally oversee it. You see, Cheryl had his DNA. He had great plans for that one. And here she fucked up. While we were moving about, we came across a young girl, near death, crushed...
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I didn't think much of her, but Cran had his team retrieve her. I personally put it out of my mind.
* Seraphna looks up at him. "...Where are you going with this...?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Until a few years later, the same girl has become Alexander Cran's adopted daughter.
<Seraphna> "...What?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> You heard me. You see, Cheryl failed him. Rebelled after that. Spit in his face. So, here he has this girl. More human. What if he could overwrite his DNA- using manipulation - and give her a combination of his DNA and Ariel's.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I figure he felt you were practically dead anyway.
<Seraphna> "...SO you're telling me my real parents did die on that day, and I'm here, a completely altered person."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> You needed a supplement of Cran's DNA to survive the virus, didn't you? DNA remapping usually results in failures. Did you ever have split personalities growing up?
<Seraphna> "...Omega..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Well, that's not the most original name you could come up with.
<Seraphna> "...She called herself that... though at times it was... no... nevermind..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> *leans forward* The fact is Cran wanted kids to carry on his legacy. But can you have kids?
<Seraphna> "...No... unless I went to a splicer and had one made..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> *holds up a finger* But you were human. Funny, that they were taken. Maybe dear ol' daddy was afraid you wouldn't have kids with his remapped DNA.
<Seraphna> "...Are you saying it's simply been locked away with the remapping?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> If I wanted to be thoroughly sure, I'd have taken it from your body completely and cyrofreezed it
<Seraphna> "...So you're saying it's back on Earth... great..."
<Seraphna> "...Who were my parents?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Exactly who Cran said they were.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Not hard to fabricate a lie if you just say the truth is a lie years later.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I mean, did yo uever bother to double check?
<Seraphna> "...True... and it's a strategy he would use... I'm assuming he figured if I went for a direct splicing his line would be preserved..."
<Seraphna> "...I wasn't driven to until we got out here."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Mmm. But Serena, like all good DNA remapping, you need the original source now and again in case things go wrong. How many years has it been now?
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> And Cran's dead to boot.
<Seraphna> "...What do you mean?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I think you're a smart girl. I think you'll figure it out.
<Seraphna> "It took 7 years, it's been about 3, 4? I got some extra time recently, and there are samples preserved. You're saying we took thsoe to keep me from deteriorating."
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton lets her do the talking now, apparantly content after his long revelation.
<Seraphna> "..SO all this was a mission of truth?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Hardly.
<Seraphna> "...It's nice to dream, why are you telling me all this then?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Because there's someone I really would love to see you have a heart to heart with.
<Seraphna> "...And who is that?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> William Spade.
<Seraphna> "...So your aim is to drive me to William."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> William and your father were leading the government to corruption. And Spade has hardly let death get in the way of that.
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> After all, when the second daughter failed to live up to his vision, what did Cran do next? What did Spade do next?
<Seraphna> "...Why don't you tell me?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I don't know. But the fact is - you'll find out, won't you?
<Seraphna> "...Cran is dead. His actions have been done."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Death hardly stops plans set in motion.
<Seraphna> "...The replacemetn was killed, and it was Hodges who pushed that plan, Spade was pushing me back into my role... they both were..."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> You know, I heard the Captain is dead. Shot himself. During the war, I saw a man a compel another man to shoot himself.
<Seraphna> "...Let me guess, William?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> *Shrugs* Maybe.
<Seraphna> "...Do you know what is at stake out here?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Do you?
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> You should have listened to me and gone home while you all could.
<Seraphna> "...Earth, if we don't stop the Darkness."
<Seraphna> "...Going home would stop nothing, they would simply invade and destroy us all."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Time is your enemy, girlie. Just remember. 6He leans back. "I'm done."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Tell Cheryl I said hi.
<Seraphna> "...Was Warren down here to talk about this?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Mmmmm. That's a talk for another day.
<Seraphna> "...Do you want the right thing to happen? You're moving against thier plans, so obviously you're against whatever Cran and SPade set into motion."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Mmm. We're all on our own sides. You have to decide what's your side.
<Seraphna> "...I'm on the side of protecting Earth."
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton just gives a grim smile, and says nothing.
<Seraphna> "...Are you?"
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton still says nothing.
<Seraphna> "...Tell me what Warren was talking to you about."
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton says nohing at all.
<Seraphna> "...What do you want?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> What do you have to offer?
<Seraphna> "...What do you want?"
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> I'll think on that and get back to you.
<Seraphna> "...The question is being asked now. Your games are only goling to cause more problems."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Too bad. I'm done.
<Seraphna> "...You'll get less the longer you make me wait."
<DeathStar> 6* Phaeton eyes the table.
* Seraphna sighs gently.
<Seraphna> "...Then it's a date for next time, Phaeton."
<DeathStar> <Phaeton> Until then.
* Seraphna gets up and steps out.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stands there, tapping his fingers.
* Seraphna looks at him, waiting till they're out of earshot.
<Seraphna> "...I'd rather the whole ship not know everything."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I see. Do you buy anything he told you?
<Seraphna> "...Some of it, which is why I'm glad William was at least kind enough to make me secure samples of my father's DNA."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Guess he didn't want you to get sick again.
<Seraphna> "...One of his missions was to make sure Father's heirs lived on to pass on a new generation, as for the sentiment, I hope so."
<Seraphna> "...This doesn't change too much... from what I know... but..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yeah, but if you were really someone's elses' kids ... 6He shakes his head. "Nothing personal, but Cran was a twisted fuck in any reality."
<Seraphna> "...Darien...
<Seraphna> "Darien, before I went down to the old world, I told Warren Phaeton had pushed the idea that William was still alive on me."
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... now Warren's dead.
<Seraphna> "...And if he is alive, he's the most likely, and more then capable telepath."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Do you think Warren discovered Spade was alive?
<Seraphna> "...If SPade is alive, Warren more then likely already knew."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Personally, if I knew Spade was alive, I would airlock the sonofabitch
* Seraphna looks down.
<DeathStar> <Darien> He's too dangerous, Seraphna.
<Seraphna> "...He was my fiance Darien, I can't simply start thinking of him like that, I'm sure you can understand."
<Seraphna> "...You think Erevis did it for Wind, correct?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yeah, but I didn't know Spade's ghost was on the ship then.
<Seraphna> "...To be sure, I'd check Erevis for something."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Check her for what? Spade?
<Seraphna> "...She's hiding something from you I imagine?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> I know she is. She's working with Wind, that I have no doubt.
<Seraphna> "...Won't tell anyone then, not even Michiru?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> No.
<Seraphna> "...Check to see if she's pregnant."
<DeathStar> <Darien> .... What?
<Seraphna> "...You heard me."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I heard you and you have to be kidding me right
<Seraphna> "...Who sent Michiru back in time?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Uh, I don't know.
* Seraphna rubs her head.
<Seraphna> "...She's able to tap into the full potential of Hyperspace, is she not?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> I would assume that would be from Erevis. ... ... but then Erevis is in a human body.
<Seraphna> "...And not nearly in control as Wind is."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien crosses his arms. He looks as if he believes her.
<DeathStar> <Darien> But he loves Ariel. I can't see...
<Seraphna> "...He dropped Ariel for her down in the Heart."
<Seraphna> "...Pushed her down to her death, took Erevis."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I have to think about this.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs his face. "If you're right, then having Michiru on this ship is far more dangerous than I thought."
<Seraphna> "...You're not getting rid of her."
* Seraphna blinks, that was a quick response, almost instinctual.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Erevis will never consent to a pregnancy test if you're right.
* Seraphna sighs and looks down.
* Seraphna seems to be desciding whether she should give the munipulation away.
<Seraphna> "...She..."
<Seraphna> "...She won't let a baby be harmed."
<Seraphna> "...Needless to say her own."
<DeathStar> <Darien> That would assume she has a mother instinct.
<Seraphna> "...She does."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Then sending Michiru back for Wind to get wasn't very motherly.
<Seraphna> "...You're assuming Erevis sent her back."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hm. Erevis manipulated time once.
<Seraphna> "...And Wind can do it at will it seems."
<DeathStar> <Darien> No, he can't manipulate time, to my knowledge.
<DeathStar> <Darien> If that was the case, he'd have killed us all before we met.
<Seraphna> "...Due to similarities, I have to ask... has Michiru's delemna ever occured in your reality?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Once. Time was manipulated by Erevis at Wind's request. To give rise to this world.
<Seraphna> "...And this world failed."
<DeathStar> <Darien> And so Wind wants to do it again.
<Seraphna> "...So he'd need the event to reoccur."
<DeathStar> <Darien> But if he could do it, he would have been the manipulator the first time.
* Seraphna muses
<DeathStar> <Darien> Which means that Erevis wants it as well.
<DeathStar> <Darien> And that's why she's working with him
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns and walks on
<Seraphna> "...If Erevis isn't the murderer, it has to be asked what she's hiding."
* Seraphna sticks with him.
<Seraphna> "...Lukutus told me Erevis helped wind on the Old World, and that you caught it too."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes, I saw it.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Zephyr's shot hit because he wanted it to hit.
<Seraphna> "...I've hit him with a shot far greater and it never phased him."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I know. He's like a battery. He just recharges himself. And his supply is near limitless.
<Seraphna> "...Nothing is limitless, even time has an end, we've seen it."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Clever. But will we have the time to see it's end before he kills us?
<Seraphna> "...I don't know... sir..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Eh, spare the sir.
<Seraphna> "...But I want to live."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I agree. And if Erevis is working with Wind, then she's our enemy. And your chances of living goes down the longer she's on this ship.
<Seraphna> "...Darien?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> What?
<Seraphna> "...What were you called in the old world?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Ah, *laughs* Oh, yes, that'll make you trust me.
<Seraphna> "...It'll certainly help, and it's only fiar if you keep slipping."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I was the Star of Death. Death Star.
* Seraphna muses a little.
<Seraphna> "...Call me a twisted Cran, but that's encouraging."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes, that is a bit a twisted.
<Seraphna> "...Well, I like the idea of a guy like you on my side."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. Then you'll have to trust me when I say Erevis might be done good, but even the best of intentions pave the way to hell. It might be your undoing.
<DeathStar> nRP: Done good?
<DeathStar> NRP: Wow.
<DeathStar> NRP: might appear to be good
<Seraphna> "...You really should start saying the words 'we', 'us', and 'our'."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Then for our best chance of survival, if Erevis is working for Wind, then we should stop her. Now. But I'll wait until the proof is undeniable.
<Seraphna> "...There's no I in team, and we all, for once, need to be together on things."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hm. Sometimes someone has to be the bad guy for the greater good. 6He pauses, considering thta.
<DeathStar> <Darien> For the greater good. 6He tilts his head.
<Seraphna> "...We do that way too often around here."
<Seraphna> "...But I suppose."
<DeathStar> <Darien> You should get some rest, Serena. I'll put in the request tomorrow. But mark my words, if Erevis is pregnant, she'll never consent.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien heads for his room.
<Seraphna> "...She'll protect her baby..."
* Seraphna waves, "...GOodnight DS."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes, but is she protecting it from us?
<Seraphna> "...Whoever she has to."
<DeathStar> -End-
Session Close: Thu Apr 19 01:26:16 2007