Session Start: Tue May 22 20:00:25 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070522.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 2 days after last episode
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
* Jackieness is now known as Myria
* Seraphna opens her eyes, she sits up straight, her eyes no longer innocent, nor normal, they are once again clouded as she looks around.
<DeathStar> 6* The PAX, heavily damaged by the battle 2 days previously, has been drifting in space since it's last jump. It's clear that the ship will never be battle ready again, unless it undergoes months of repair
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the damaged equipment on the bridge. "We'll never be using this place again."
* Xanatos has his legs propped up on Sera's bed, arms crossed. He notices Sera and sits up, looking at her. "Sera?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias nudges a terminal with his foot
<DeathStar> 6* It falls on said foot.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Tsiv bastards...
* Seraphna grabs a comms unti by the bed. "...Two days?"
<Xanatos> Yes. Two days.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the remains of Cassandra's chair - a piece of fluff.
<Seraphna> "...She took longer to fight it then I thought... tell me... should I really let Serena out again?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> GAH! 6He pulls his foot from under it.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *has one arm in a sling* "...bastard scorched my station."
<Xanatos> Let...Serena...out again?
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Took out my chair...
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes a few breaths. She looks a little ill once again this morning, but is getting color back.
<Seraphna> "...She's unstable, soaked in guilt, and a danger to herself."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Keep the fluff as a reminder of the good times.
* Xanatos eyes Sera, "...what?" He looks a little confused.
* Seraphna pulls some of her blue hair behind her ear. "...I should erase her, she'd be happier, why does she fight me?"
<Xanatos> Sera what the hell are you talking about? Stop talking like that, you're freaking me out.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So, the question is what do we do now?
<Seraphna> "...I'm Seraphna, yes, but not Serena. You can call me Omega."
<Xanatos> Wait...didn't Sera wipe the Omega from her system?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Well, we could always turn it into the biggest strip joint ever.
<Seraphna> "...She remade me, another escape attempt."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... Anyone else but the moron?
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> I don't think so.
<Seraphna> "...You don't think Omega was Alexander's doing do you? I'm simply an aspect of a scared girl."
<Xanatos> ....oh....ok? *he frowns and rubs his face*
<Seraphna> "...She's done wrong, but the foolish child doesn't know when to flee. So I descided before she tried to take back her control to erase her... she's been fighting me."
* Chad`Winters steps out of the back room of the MedBay his face slightly pale.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the blank stares, then plays with a lock of blonde hair. "Alright, so we just drift in space."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Then it's settled, we turn this into the Dias' House of Exotic Girls.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl brings her fist down on Dias' head.
<Xanatos> ....done wrong? Erase her? What the hell are you talking about? Leave her alone, let her live he rown life.
<Seraphna> "...You won't say that soon if I do."
<Myria> You need to rest, Mr. Winters. *wearing a white nurse's outfit*
<Xanatos> Oh? Try me.
<Seraphna> "...Tell me Durran... do you really love her?"
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias' head drops down from the blow, he grits his teeth and pushes up against her fist.
* Xanatos tilts his head, eyeing Sera. "I'm not sure."
<Seraphna> "...Katrina is alive, your heart's already taken."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, if no one has a plan, I'll go get drunk. 6* Cheryl turns and heads for the elevator.
* Chad`Winters looks back at Myria. 1"I don't have time to rest...
<Myria> *whisper* You won't do anyone any good if you drop dead.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6Looks over at Cassandra. 1"You're supposed to bet he captain and you have no plans?
<Xanatos> Yes. I do love Kat. But what does that have to do with this?
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Get the drive system working again. Then we'll deal.
* Chad`Winters waves his hand dismissively at Myria. 1"Less depressing talk."
* Chad`Winters grimaces slightly, his right hand clenching in pain.
<Seraphna> "...I... don't know..." *she rubs her head*
<Ariel> Setsuna> "We need to make sure we have a operational command center."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> The drive system is working just fine. 6She turns, a hand on her hip. "What we need is a destination.
<Myria> ...you're in bas shape...
* Junior leans against the wall, bandaged up a bit.
<Myria> bad
<Junior> A destination?
* Xanatos tilts his head, staring at Sera. "....You confuse the utter piss out of me."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, yeah, where do we plan to go now.
<Chad`Winters> I'm quite fine, thank you. 1He turns, stepping out of the medabay, ignoring Xanatos and Serena completely
<Seraphna> "...Why should she go on? What's the value in it?"
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Good question.
<Seraphna> "...I'm my own person... I hav---"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Oh...A place, well we could goto the Bailoc system.
<Myria> Oh dear...
<Xanatos> The value? She gets to live, what other reason is there to go on but to live? It's the only thing we can do...
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... What's that?
<Seraphna> "...Happiness Durran, we all live in hope of it, it's human to desire happiness."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> A rowdy place where John and I went a couple times with the girls.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Right.....
<Xanatos> And she can't know happiness? Is that what you're suggesting?
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Bailoc system?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl rubs her face, looking frustrated.
* Seraphna holds her head more, "...Not until I---"
<Seraphna> "...No she cannot, she's torn between her desires and everyone elses."
* Chad`Winters moves over to an elevator and steps inside, hitting the bridge. He quickly leans against the wall, taking breathes
<Xanatos> Her desires? *he suddenly narrows his eyes and leans back* Spade.
* Seraphna holds her head and bends over on herself, whimpering mutely.
<Seraphna> "...You're just a part of me... stop it!!!"
* Xanatos watches Sera carefully.
* Junior folds his arms.
* Seraphna suddenly falls back on her back, breathing hard, eyes closed.
<Myria> My diagnosis is that she's nuts.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Warning. Warning. Hanger Shields have been compromised. Repair completed.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Warning. Hanger is taking damage.
* Seraphna taps her comms again, "Correction... batshit crazy... but stable now."
<DeathStar> <Computer> Warning. Intruder Alert.
* Seraphna sits up again, opening her eyes, one normal, the other dim.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances up. "How many fucking warnings is that thing going to give?"
* Xanatos glances up at Myria then Sera. "Sera? You ok?"
* Myria prepares a sedative.
* Chad`Winters looks up, stepping off the bridge. He looks at everyone else. 1"Get the shields back online. I'm guessing Wind just arrived.
* Xanatos glances at Myria. "Leave her alone...go tend to someone else." He waves her off.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> *comm* Power to shields as soon as possible!
<Seraphna> "...I'm fine... now... I blanked out for two days huh?"
* Xanatos glances at Sera and just nods.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Hanger Deck taking damage. Intruder detected.
<Chad`Winters> Computer, bring the cameras online, I want to know who the intruder is for sure.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Warning, Chad Winters, Warning!
<Seraphna> "...Figured, never tried that hard to use my functions before."
* Ariel sits quietly on the observation deck... having a lot to think about.
<DeathStar> 6* The bridge is no working displays to show a camera display.
<DeathStar> *has
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...don't look at me, I'm not checking it out."
<Myria> *comm* Security, are cameras showing anything?
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad, eyeing it
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> *comm* Security, are cameras showing anything?
* Seraphna blinks her eyes one at a time, they remain the same.
<DeathStar> <Security on Comm> UH, some sort of being is laying on the hanger deck. And, melting it.
* Xanatos eyes Sera. "You sure you'r eok?"
<Chad`Winters> Are Hanger shields back online?
* Seraphna nods, though she looks sad.
<Seraphna> "...I know what I have to do now..."
<DeathStar> 6* They are indeed.
<Myria> Do you need a sedative to help calm down?
<Chad`Winters> Cheryl, Dias, check it out with me.
* Chad`Winters steps back onto the elevator, Dias moving in afterwards
<Seraphna> "...I'm calm... just depressed."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Awww, you want me to go check out the potientially dangerous being. I'm so happy!
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl follows Chad.
<Myria> Stimulant then?
* Xanatos glances at Myria, then Sera. "What you have to...do?"
* Chad`Winters grabs onto the railings, using it to keep himself up
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You look like shit, Chad.
<Seraphna> "...Tell the truth."
<Chad`Winters> I was stuck in the same MedBay as Serena.
* Xanatos arches a brow. "Truth?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Yeah. Right.
* Seraphna nods.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks at the two.
<DeathStar> 6* The elevator arrives on the floor with the hanger.
<Seraphna> "...I need to change..." *she gets up from the bed and fixes her shirt*
* Chad`Winters motions to the others to go first.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias turns, stepping off it he begins moving towards the hanger
<Xanatos> Wait? What?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Chad, then walks toward the hanger.
* Seraphna heads out and to her quarters.
* Chad`Winters moves out after the two.
* Xanatos blinks and eyes Sera, the stands up and moves out after her. "Wait a minute, we were kinda talking here."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl and Dias arrive in the hanger, and see Wind in energy form laying sprawled out on the deck, his energy melting adn destroying it
* Seraphna doesn't stop till she's in her room, she gets a change of clothes, taking off her shirt, "...I have to make things right. And I can't lie or hide anymore..."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Huh...He was right...But now what do we do?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Go kick him
<Xanatos> Sera. Just what the hell are you talking about?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Kick him? He's pure energy, I saw what he did to John's hand.
* Seraphna pulls on new clothes slowly, giving him time to absorb her words as she pulls out an Atlean shielding unit and a new, strange device.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That's why I told you to kick him.
* Junior steps up behind the other two.
<Seraphna> "...I'm a weak person, Xanatos... I've always been weak and everyone was always right about me."
<Xanatos> What? How can you say that? You told me things were going to change, why change your mind now?
* Chad`Winters steps in behind the three, wondering how Junior got down he so quickly. 1"He's unconsious, apparently he can't maintain his form when he's this drained.
<Junior> He'll eat straight through the ship, before long.
<Seraphna> "...Things are going to change, I was slow to move with that promise..."
<Chad`Winters> Noted...6He shifts his feet apart.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> You kick him. 6He motions to Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl ignores Dias. "So, what do we do with him?"
<Xanatos> ....will you please just tell me what you are talking about. You're giving me a headache.
<Seraphna> "...I love him Xanatos."
<Xanatos> You just now figuring that out?
<Chad`Winters> ...Wake him up. 6he pulls out his Plasma Pistol and fires a normal shot at Wind's leg.
<DeathStar> 6* The shot seemingly vanishes into the leg.
<Seraphna> "...No... I'm just no longer lying about it."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Wake him up by shooting him? I like it.
<Chad`Winters> Thought so. 6He begins firing shots into Wind.
* Junior glances to Cheryl. "Take pictures, show him them next time he gets smug. Otherwise... well, what can we do? He's pure energy at this point. Either force him to dissapate, or get him off the ship somehow before he eats it apart."
<Seraphna> "...I lied to you, I lied to everyone, and for what? I have no fucking clue."
<DeathStar> 6* The shots hit Wind adn vanish
* Xanatos crosses his arms. "What did you lie about?"
<Seraphna> "...Everything, that happened on Earth."
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad eyeing it as he scans Wind
* Chad`Winters flicks a switch on his pistol and begins firing fully charged shots into Wind
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl crosses her arms
<Xanatos> About being seperated from us...what really happened. *his body stiffens up as he eyes Sera*
* Junior glances at Chad, looking back to Wind.
<Seraphna> "...I didn't black out... I told him I still loved him... I did a lot of things."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stirs, moving. He pushes himself up, his hands eating right through the hole.
<DeathStar> (floor)
<Seraphna> "...He gave me a choice."
* Chad`Winters grunts and fires an overcharged shot for Wind's face
<Xanatos> Did a lot of things? *he eyes her now*
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stands and transform back into his human guise, complete with the suit and sunglasses. "You enjoyed that last one."
<Seraphna> "...He offered to take me away right there, to join him and his side, I know what Xevil is planning and what he needs to do to get what he wants..."
<Xanatos> Then tell me. Or better yet, you need to tell Chad and the others.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind tilts his head toward the four of them.
* Chad`Winters slowly lowers his gun, his legs spreading apart further to support his weight. 1"You're welcome."
<Seraphna> "...I do, but I should tell you first, you deserve that."
* Junior folds his arms.
<Xanatos> What do you mean I deserve it? I haven't done anything to deserve special treatment.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind walks stiffly, laboredly toward them.
<Seraphna> "...I've cheated on you Xan... I gave him my love, I gave him everything."
<Chad`Winters> Such a pleasure to see you still alive. What happened?
* Xanatos clenches his jaw, he grinds his teeth, not saying anything.
<Seraphna> "...You're right to be angry with me."
<DeathStar> <Wind> I was injured. I need time to recharge.
<Seraphna> "...But I cannot hide this from you, it's wrong, as wrong as my actions."
<DeathStar> <Wind> I see you managed to get away with the ship.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Junior to guage his take n it.
<Seraphna> "...Katrina is alive, you two are true loves."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias crosses his arms.
<Chad`Winters> We managedm yes.
<Seraphna> "...So I'm going to get her back for you."
* Xanatos just scoffs now, turning away from her. "Katrina wanted Chad. Not me."
* Seraphna attackes the shield, putting the new device on her belt.
* Junior furrows his brow, looking back to Cheryl. He shakes his head once.
<Seraphna> "...Do you love her?"
<Xanatos> She was my first love Sera. You never forget that.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind leans on a wall. He seems to stop moving altogether
<Seraphna> "...I'm not good enough for you. I don't belong here."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Well, he's boring. Now what do we do about where to go now?
<Chad`Winters> Well with that taken care of...6He looks at Cheryl. 1"Agreed.
<DeathStar> 6* A Tech falls into the human sized hole.
<Junior> I'm at a little bit of a loss about destination. I would say ask God over there, but---! *leaps over, trying to catch the tech's hand as he falls*
<Chad`Winters> We should call a meeting, what we do after this point is something that can't be taken lightly.
<DeathStar> 6* The tech is caught!
* Xanatos turns around and points his finger to Sera. "This is just like you. Things get tough and you run away. Hide behind your Omega, or run to Spade's arms. But damnit Sera, you are a part of this team, and whether you may think so or not, we need your help."
* Seraphna smiles weakly.
* Junior grunts, laboredly pulling the tech up out of the hole.
<Seraphna> "...I'm not running."
<DeathStar> 6* Tech takes deep breaths. "Thanks, man."
<Seraphna> "...I'm considering where to go when this team discards me, or tries to kill me for my crimes."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scratches his butt as he looks at Jr and the tech hold hands
* Junior shakes his head slowly, panting. "Watch your step."
<Seraphna> "...I have a sister drifting in space and someone needs to look out for Michi."
<Xanatos> They may not like to admit it, but they need you more than I do Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* Tech nods his head and scurries off
* Seraphna rubs her should, "Are you sure?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Alright, lets do the meeting thing.
<Chad`Winters> Wind, that includes you. 6He turns, moving back into the hallway, his face grimacing slightly
<DeathStar> 6* Wind doesn't move.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I hope this meeting invovles cake, I'm hungry
<Xanatos> Hmmm. *he rubs his chin* Well, not really but I wont let them throw you out, we do need your help. But you have to do something to show we can trust you.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl uses her datapad to alert everyone to a meeting in the conference room.
<Seraphna> "...Little I can do other then kill Spade for them... and I'm really not sure I can, nor can I do that here."
* Junior walks for the conference room, adjusting his coat as he walks away from the others and Wind.
* Xanatos glances down. "Well it is meeting time. Time to go feed yourself to the lions." He jokes.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope does not attend said meeting, as he's in a coma and on life support
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr arrives in the conference room, selecting a seat.
* Seraphna grimaces a little and fixes on yet another piece of Atlean tech before stepping out, throwing a jacket on.
* Chad`Winters watches Junior pass him. He keeps walking.
* Xanatos sighs and shakes his head, turning to step otu after her.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl walks in step beside Chad, blantantly not saying anything about his condition.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias slides in, and moves over to a table, plopping down on it.
* Seraphna steps in a short while later, looking over Chad and desciding not to state the obvious for his sake.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr studies Chad.
* Xanatos steps in and leans against the wall. "Wow Chad. You look like shit."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> One can always count on Xan to state the obvious
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes her seat.
<Xanatos> Least you can count on me for something, eh?
* Seraphna leans against the wall.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Debateable.
* Chad`Winters moves across the conference room, standing upright against the head of the table. He clenches his fist, shifting his stance, standing like nothings wrong.
<Xanatos> Ouch. Venomous.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Just stating the obviou.
* Seraphna still has a single hazed over eye and a normal one to go with it.
* Ariel shows up late.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Her claws are far more dangerous.
<Xanatos> I'll keep that in mind Dias.
* Chad`Winters looks ahead at everyone, waiting to make sure everyones there.
* Xanatos glances around. "Where's Cassie?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl notes the Captain isn't showing up for the meeting
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Probably mourning her chair. Lets just nominate Chad the leader.
* Myria enters the conference room, taking a seat.
* Junior sits at the conference table, folding his hands.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> enters the conference room, taking a seat.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What about the creepy asian girl.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy rises up behind Dias, holding a large butcher knife
* Xanatos eyes Billy, but says nothing this time.
<Chad`Winters> Dias yawns, swinging his arms behind his back.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy is knocked backwards.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *looks disapprovingly at the choice of knife*
* Myria rises up behind Billy, holding a noose...
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scratchies his head and looks back, confused. He shrugs and looks back forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy yawns and swings back her butcher knife
* Xanatos glances around. "...we're all here." He looks to Chad.
* Myria steps back.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Down to business.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances toward Chad.
* Chad`Winters takes a deep breath. 1"As of now, the PAX is useless to fight any space battles, it'll take a good month to get us in fighting shape.
<Xanatos> Let me state the obvious and say that we probably don't have a month.
<Seraphna> "...We should still be able to jump, the question is where."
<DeathStar> <Wind> You have 2 days at most. Most likely less. 6He steps in.
<Seraphna> "...He's right."
<Chad`Winters> Agreed.
<Seraphna> "...The shatterpoint is coming. And we can't delay it, so you're racing against a clock."
<Junior> Ah, the harbinger of bad news decided to show up anyway.
<DeathStar> <Wind> I was told to attend.
<Seraphna> "...Before you make any plans, I think I should speak."
* Junior thinks to himself for a moment.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Then speak.
<Chad`Winters> Our first plan of action is to get ourselves upto speed.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stands behind Ariel's seat.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Sera.
<Seraphna> "...I am not fit to be on this team."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr eyes Sera, her eyes narrowing a notch
<Chad`Winters> It's seems everyone decides to state the obvious today.
<DeathStar> <Wind> I think this is a first in any reality.
<Seraphna> "...Yes, I've lied, though most of your probably expected it."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias picks his nose, nonchalantly
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rolls her eyes
<Chad`Winters> If this speech of yours is going to consist of you apologizing and telling us we were right, save it. We have more important things to deal with.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'd like to hear it, Chad
* Xanatos rubs his chin, glancing at Chad.
* Chad`Winters glances over at Cheryl, studying her.
<Seraphna> "...No apologies, it won't fix anything. I still love him, as much as I have attempted to deny it."
<Ariel> "...he will not give up his attempt."
<Seraphna> "...I can change him, he regrets what he thinks he has to do."
<Xanatos> Whoa...I kinda doubt that Sera...
* Chad`Winters steps back, leaning against his wall. He just grunts in reponse to Sera.
<Seraphna> "...He brokered this deal because I failed to. My father made a deal with the Tsivrivxsh."
<DeathStar> 6* As Sera talks, she mysterious changes into a dog and barks at the team.
* Xanatos blinks at Sera, glancing around.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Sera, I would like to state that you are exhibiting standard symptoms of an abusive relationship.
<Junior> Self-righteous and over posturing, no matter what incarnation. *shakes his head*
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> ...well...that's...different.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias lowers his finger slowly, looking at the dog.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Whoa.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl blinks.
<Xanatos> What the hell just happened?
* Seraphna blinks in confusion.
* Junior cocks his gun and aims it at Wind from across the table.
<Ariel> "......"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind sighs and waves his hand. "Fine." 6She changes back to normal.
* Junior narrows his eyes, setting the gun down.
* Seraphna blinks again and looks down, breathing a sigh of relief.
<Xanatos> That was Cute...really. *he says to Wind*
* Chad`Winters lowers his head slowly, he glances down at his datapad as it beeps. He taps it with his finger and hooks it back up. He reaches into his tact belt and pulls out two bottles, fishing out two pills. He tosses them back, swallowing.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Woh! 6He turns to look at Wind. 1"I knew it! I knew magic was real!"
<Seraphna> "...To cut it short, I will work with you only if you want me to, I will otherwise seek to stop all this on my own."
<DeathStar> <Wind> To the point. I like that.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Can you make her a kangaroo?
<Seraphna> "...I won't be a danger to this group..."
* Seraphna sighs softly.
* Chad`Winters brings his head back down. 1"Same rhetoric, just a different tone."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So you would save Spade, Sera?
<Seraphna> "...I would attempt to save him, else put him out of his misery."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll kill him no matter what. 6She promises.
* Myria scans Chad...
<Seraphna> "...That is your own choice."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just nods, then turns to Chad for him to continue
<Chad`Winters> So tell me, how do you know he's not just playing his own little game for power. Knowing his ambitions, creating a reality of his own is perfect.
<Seraphna> "...Actually, he wants this reality."
<Junior> That movive sounds oh so familiar.
<Seraphna> "...His deal with Xevil is to keep this one when Xevil makes his own."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind waves his hand again
<Xanatos> Yeah. Keep this one as his own.
<Xanatos> That's a bad thing, Sera.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Spade is no saint.
<Seraphna> "...Likely, hence I intend to change his mind, to give this reality to it's people."
<Chad`Winters> Yeah, words you can trust. 6He nods to Cheryl. 1"We have a choice to make, we either fight or we accept our fates.
<Xanatos> Wait...you aren't actually considering giving up?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ...
<Seraphna> "...Spade may be no saint, but he is at heart still my guardian."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Than I opt we shoot Sera and hope he takes a bullet for her.
<Seraphna> "...Might work."
* Seraphna shrugs, her tone blank.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dias. 6She just says warningly.
* Junior folds his hands, watching the exchanges, studyingly.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind just stays out of it.
* Xanatos just eyes Dias as well.
<Chad`Winters> I plan on fighting. But I also don't plan on dragging any civilians into my battle.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What?
<Seraphna> "...What about Shiva's homeworld?"
<Seraphna> "...Couldn't we bring them there?"
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Didn't the Tsiv already slag it?
<Seraphna> "...I don't know."
<Junior> Dias has a point.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Junior now
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva steps in. 1"We could, but it's already under Tsiv. control."
<Seraphna> "...Not good then. Are any of the worlds safe?"
<Junior> For the operation we have at hand to succeed, Sera is right. She shouldn't be here.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I agree with Dias.
<DeathStar> *and Junior
<Chad`Winters> <Shiva> Just because I said they're under Tsiv control, doesn't mean we can't drop the civilians off there.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> See! They like my plan. It's fool proof.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Sera now.
* Seraphna shrugs, awaiting a descision, she's not arguing any points/
<Seraphna> "...You should call Elayne down, her people are used to hiding large numbers of people."
<Junior> Her words would be tantamount to treason in a more formal setting. Spade has killed, and will kill again. If she is so sympathetic to Spade's cause, she may let her emotions get the better of her and even further jeopardize the PAX's goals.
<Chad`Winters> Our first order of business will be to drop off all civilians off.
* Seraphna nods to Junior.
<Seraphna> "...He's right."
* Xanatos eyes Sera. "Way to fight for your cause."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So, tell us, Sera. When you and Spade went underground, what do you two do and say, exactly?
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stares at her hard, her brown eyes piercing.
* Chad`Winters let's out a sigh and leans back against the wall again
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl rubs her face.
* Xanatos frowns and glances up at the ceiling.
<Seraphna> "...I confessed my feelings, we discussed many of you, and what his intentions were."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> That it? You telling us everything?
<Seraphna> "...I gave myself to him willingly."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind clears his throat.
<Ariel> "......"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Woh! I bet that had to hurt Xan.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr and Cheryl both just stare.
<Myria> *whispers to Billy* Sera needs a hotfoot.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pulls out a lighter.
* Xanatos sighs. "Yeah Dias. It felt great."
* Junior stands, shaking his head at the progression of events and walks out of the room.
<Chad`Winters> Now that Serena's inability to keep her pants on have been discussed
<Seraphna> "...Chad is trying to tell you what you need to do."
<Seraphna> "...Discuss me later or tell me to leave."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks down. "I think Sera should be excluded."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr just stares.
* Seraphna nods.
* Chad`Winters crosses his arms, using the back of the wall to support his weight now
<DeathStar> <Wind> I could erase her... 6He offers.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias just stares in shock and awe.
* Xanatos rubs his face. "...no you wont." He tells Wind.
<Seraphna> "...Call me when you need me, and tell me what you descide. And Chad, sit down, you shouldn't strain."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Could you make her into a giant ball of cotton candy.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Fine. 6Waves his hand dismissively.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Erasing is not necessary. We still have plenty of space in the brig.
* Chad`Winters grunts in response to Serena.
* Seraphna sighs and steps out.
* Xanatos shakes his head. "Wow you people are awesome."
<Chad`Winters> For those that stay behind to fight, we're going to need allies and plenty of them.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just eyes the table.
<Xanatos> Way to just run one of them out. One we could potentionally use to our advantage.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Right. Why don't you go with her, Xanatos.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Clearly her sleeping with Spade will be his undoing.
<Xanatos> Why don't you kiss my fucking ass Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr forms a gun, planting a hand on the table. "I'll shoot it for you."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind turns and steps out
<Chad`Winters> We need to recover Emily off Earth and try to find Hotaru and Terra. Hotaru most likely headed back to her colony, which I'm afraid is no longer...6He narrows his eyes at Xanatos. 1"That's enough."
<Xanatos> If she can distract him for just one fucking moment we can use it to our advantage to kill him. Did you think of that!?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> He's a psionic. He'd know the plan before it occured, dumbass.
<Xanatos> That's why we don't let her know.
<Xanatos> Come'on you people are supposed to be smart.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Right. That's good. Lets use her as bait without her knowing.
* Junior leans against the wall out side the conference room, his eyes closed as he thinks.
<Chad`Winters> I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH. 6He slams the back of his fist into the wall
<Xanatos> Sounded like a good plan to me. *he glances at Chad now*
<DeathStar> 6* Wind leans against the opposite wall
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr sneers at Xan, then looks at Chad i nshock
* Junior glances to Wind, folding his arms tighter.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks at Chad.
<Chad`Winters> We don't have the time to bicker over how we can or cannot use Serena.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> "Let's have some order."
<Xanatos> Oh well if Cassie asks then I must oblige. *he crosses his arms and shuts up*
<DeathStar> 6* Billy serves cookies.
<DeathStar> <Wind> They are a doomed people. 6He says after a moment.
* Seraphna looks at Junior.
<Junior> You and I both know that's not true.
<Seraphna> "...What isn't true?"
* Junior was answering Wind.
<DeathStar> <Wind> If they cannot organize to beat their enemy, then they are not worthy of survival.
* Junior glances at Sera.
<Chad`Winters> I'm gonna put it simple to Cheryl, Zephyr and Ariel. The dragoons, if any, that survived the Tsiv's attack are most likely imprisoned or have been scattered.
<Seraphna> "...No they'll succeed."
* Seraphna looks between them.
* Junior narrows his eyes to Sera. "You don't know what you're talking about. Show a spark of congisance and see the turmoil your affair caused in that room. I'm surprised they let you walk out of there."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I understand.
<Seraphna> "...And now that I'm out of thier picture the turmoil will fade."
<Junior> I fear the ripples of your actions will grow more than you can imagine.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Agreed.
<Seraphna> "...Perhaps, but this group has come out of many dangers with even bigger waves."
<Chad`Winters> I'm not going to lie to any of you. Right now I honestly don't know how to move forward. What I need to see is everythings that's happened since we left, I need to get brought back upto speed.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Not much.
* Junior blinks at Sera. "Using a superlative form of the analogy I used doesn't make you right."
<Seraphna> "...Your father used to fall for it, at least, from his memories."
<DeathStar> <Wind> Low blow.
* Seraphna holds her head a little. "...Forgive me..."
<DeathStar> <Wind> Do you think you deserve forgiveness for any of your actions"?
<Junior> I'm not him. I don't claim to always be right. Nor do I leave my wife and children to sleep with a half-insane delusional disney regect of a dragon-cat thing. So don't you dare pretend that he and I are similar.
<Chad`Winters> So here's what we're going to do. Shiva, use what little pull you have left to get us safe dockage to drop off the civilians. After their off, we'll jump to a the Kilkan Asteroid Belt to plan our next move.
* Seraphna shakes her head, "...That is why I must live to earn that forgiveness."
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> I concur.
<Xanatos> They said we only have 2 days chad. Isn't that cutting it a little close?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> And that was a guestimate.
<Seraphna> "....We have two dats to get Junior and Erevis together."
<Junior> ...
<DeathStar> <Wind> Won't happen.
<Seraphna> "...Else this reality splits again."
<Seraphna> "...It's your choice Junior."
<Junior> Forgiveness isn't earned, Seraphna. It's given. That's your folly.
* Chad`Winters leans his head back. 1"...Get Wind back in here."
* Seraphna closes her eyes and nods. "...Maybe, I have a lot to learn."
* Xanatos leans around the corner and pokes his head out into the hall. "Hey Wind."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind glances at Xanatos
<Xanatos> Chad needs you. *he pulls his head back into the room*
<DeathStar> 6* Wind looks at Sera. "The divergence will occur no matter what happens. The question is who is alive or not alive to take advantage of it." 6He turns and walks back into the cofnerence room
<Chad`Winters> Shiva, get a call to one of your transport ships. Have them meet us half way.
<Chad`Winters> 6Shiva nods and steps out.
<Seraphna> "...Evil hearts have to die..."
<Junior> ...
* Seraphna sighs quietly. "...Tell me something Junior..."
<Chad`Winters> Wind, what needs to be done to stop time from splitting.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind steps up beside Ariel.
<DeathStar> <Wind> It cannot be stopped.
<Chad`Winters> Why?
<Seraphna> "...Why did you destroy the spear and not Wind?"
<DeathStar> <Wind> It cannot be stopped. 6He repeats simply.
<Seraphna> "...You know what he'll do if he's there."
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Then what can be done to keep Xevil and Spade from taking over the processes of creation?
<Chad`Winters> Because then you can't make your reality....
<DeathStar> <Wind> Kill them.
<Junior> It's as simple as this, Wind needs to learn what it's like to be mortal. Killing him doesn't teach him anything.
<Chad`Winters> How long does time have to be split before they can make their own reality?
<Seraphna> "...Like you're learning?"
<DeathStar> <Wind> I do not know.
<Junior> We're all learning. It's called 'living.'
<Seraphna> "...Yes we are... speaking of which..."
<Chad`Winters> ....So if we can't stop time from splitting, our only choice is to kill both of them.
<Seraphna> "...Your last name is Hianule... that's... interesing."
<DeathStar> <Wind> That is correct.
<Xanatos> Hey then Wind can have his own reality and we can keep ours. Right?
<DeathStar> <Wind> Sounds good to me.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stares at Xan
<Junior> ... You just spoke of my father, and now you seem shocked by my last name. You're a real piece of work.
<Chad`Winters> Spade is too dangerous in Katrina's body, but Xevil can't be let running loose like he is...
<Seraphna> "...I'm accessing another's memories to get my information on you... forgive me."
* Xanatos glances at Cheryl. "Is that bad? I mean...it'd get him out of our hair."
<Seraphna> "...But ther eis a Hianule on board."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Wow. Just wow.
<Junior> Really. Who?
<Xanatos> Well you choose. Xevil or Wind. Which bad person would you like controlling a reality?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> How about neither? 6* Wind just lets them debate.
<Chad`Winters> You two done yet?
<Xanatos> If we can do that...that would be good.
<Seraphna> "Her name is Elienhiem, she goes by Elayne though, her quarters are in the Diplomatic area."
<DeathStar> <Wind> I like this one. 6He says of Xan
* Xanatos glances at Chad. "Err.. Sorry."
<Chad`Winters> We'll need to find out where both are if we're going to go after them, and traveling on the PAX is going to be dangerous...
<DeathStar> <Wind> They are in the same location.
<Chad`Winters> You know where?
<Junior> Ah yes, "wanna be" sister. Please, I've been alive this long, and I've never considered her last name anything more than a fallacy. Even if she really was born with it in this reality.
<DeathStar> <Wind> They're at Earth.
* Junior walks away.
* Seraphna closes her eyes, "...In this reality, she was born with the name."
<Seraphna> "...Junior?"
<Chad`Winters> Why Earth?
<DeathStar> <Wind> I do not know. But there's a hidden vessel that Xevil is in.
<Chad`Winters> Hidden as in cloaked?
<DeathStar> <Wind> Yes.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Hmmm...Eaerth was the last surviving world in the last universe...right?
<Xanatos> So that's why those coordinates in the teleporter just pointed to a area of space.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Yes.
<Chad`Winters> ...Then we're heading back to Earth once we drop the civilians off.
<Ariel> *joins the others* "...and the beginning of this one, from what I can tell."
<DeathStar> <Wind> In this thing? You'll die.
<Xanatos> We don't really have many ships to choose from. Unless you could poof one out of thin air.
<Seraphna> "...She's a lonely person... and she needs someone. I don't know why you rejected her in the past... but one should count every bit of family they can get."
<DeathStar> <Wind> .... Don't be an idiot.
<Xanatos> That was sarcasm. Seriously.
<Chad`Winters> I don't trust those coordinates to work anymore...And he's going to have a fleet around him the PAX won't be able to survive long enough for us to find that Cloaked Vessel.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So, what do we do then?
<Chad`Winters> I'm open to suggestions.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I would say we should ask Junior, but he seems to have left.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> We could jsut fly around till we run into it.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... 6Just pages Junior
* Seraphna walks down the hallway.
* Xanatos scratches his chin. "Finding the ship aside. How are we going to retrieve our people on earth. And Hota and Terra for that matter?"
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I would imagine the Tsivrixsh picked them up. Maybe we'll find them on the ship
* Junior shakes his head, stepping back into the conference room.
<Junior> Yes?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Welcome back. WE're done bickering now.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind glances at Junior
* Junior runs his hand through his hair.
<Chad`Winters> We need suggestions on how we can find a Cloaked Vessel before getting blown out of space.
<Junior> Do you have a rough idea of where it is?
<Chad`Winters> Somewhere by Earth
<Junior> That's simple enough.
<Myria> ...ummm...I may be able to help...?
<Junior> If it's orbiting Earth, it still has displacement.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy ties Chad's shoelaces together
* Chad`Winters shifts his foot up and down, stepping on Billy's hand as she goes to tie them
<DeathStar> 6* Billy whimpers
<Junior> The futher out you get from the planet, the less displacement there is, but you would want to look for a measurable vacuum from it's wake. And if it's not in orbit, you would want to scan for engine particles. Outside of the cloak, exhaust would still be detectable.
* Chad`Winters nods. 1"Now what do we do about a different ship.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl nods once. "Nice. What about you, ...is that a nurse outfit, MYria?"
<Xanatos> I think it suits her.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias blinks at Myria, his jaw dropping
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr rolls her eyes
<Junior> A ship?
* Chad`Winters moves over to a chair and sits down in it.
<Myria> Yes, it is.
<Xanatos> We can't do anything in this ship. We need a new one.
<Junior> What's our current location, galactically?
* Chad`Winters pulls out his datapad and tosses it to Junior.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... 6Studies Myria oddly.
* Seraphna steps into the hangar bay, walks to the shuttles, she smiles as she notices the new additions.
* Junior catches it, walking over to Chad and pointing out a planet. "This looks familiar--is it Jarivan?"
* Seraphna does them a favor, quickly looking over the shuttles and pulling the trackers out of one of them, moving to the other.
<Chad`Winters> Yes.
<Junior> Is it still a casino planet?
<Chad`Winters> I'd assume so.
<DeathStar> <Cherly> You want to go gambling, Junior?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Oooh, I'm very good at gambling.
<Junior> Shopping, actually, Cheryl.
<Ariel> "....."
<Chad`Winters> You're suggesting we buy a ship.
* Junior holds up an open hand. "With a five-finger discount."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr studies Ariel.
* Seraphna sits in one, her hands running over the controls, starting up the shuttle with ease. .oO(Good thing dad had me study thier tech...)
<Xanatos> Whoa...you want to STEAL?
<Ariel> "What sort of ship are you expecting to pick up from a civilian establishment?"
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> We have little choice.
<Junior> We can use the word "borrow" if you like.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I never knew you had a pirate streak in you
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> ...I have a pirate streak in me. 6He waves for attention.
<Junior> It's more, a 'whatever it takes' streak.
<Xanatos> No one cares Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr ignores Dias
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias scowls as Zephyr ignores him.
<Ariel> "Do you expect to find a ship there that can stand up to a fleet?"
* Seraphna flies the shuttle out, entering in the coordinates.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Wish we knew where King Red stashed his ship...
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Wouldn't John have known?
* Seraphna sends one final signal, and jumps.
<Xanatos> He may have. But I doubt we can find out from him now.
<DeathStar> 6* Since it's demanded, Sera smashes into an asteroid, dumps some fuel, then jumps away
<Junior> Being a casino planet, I would suspect they have several mercenary ships for 'dept collection'.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Maybe...John isn't with us... ... ...? What? *looks at her datapad* Who authorized a shuttle launch?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> A what?
* Xanatos tenses. "...Sera."
<Chad`Winters> Serena...
<Chad`Winters> This'll work better for us.
* Junior sniffs the air. "Someone just did something stupid."
<DeathStar> <Wind> The girl just left.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> *comm* Security, who was watching the hangar?
<Seraphna> * Xan's datapad beeps.
* Xanatos blinks and eyes his datapad.
<DeathStar> 6* MEanwhile, in security, the sercurity guy has fallen in a hole.
<Chad`Winters> I had Dias plant a tracker on her in the event we ran into Spade and he went with her.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Yep, it was too easy by the way. I want more of a challenge next time.
<Xanatos> Uh...she changed before she left..
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr sighs. "Great. That means we'll still have to deal with Sera when we take on Spade."
* Junior looks to Chad. "You mean under her skin, right?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just rubs her face.
* Chad`Winters grunts in response. 1"We'll meet Shiva's transport half-way to the Jarivan Planet to drop the civilians off. From there we'll drop out of hyperspace several clicks away from Jarivan and take a shuttle.
<Xanatos> We really could have used her help...
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Well, now we have to assume she's our enemy.
* Xanatos scowls about to make a nasty comment but keeps it to himself.
<Ariel> "...if she defends him with her life, then she has forfitted it."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stares at Ariel. "You serious?"
<Junior> It's unfortunate, but those are the rules of engagement, Cheryl.
* Xanatos just shakes his head. "Yeah that's great. Let's run her off and then kill her while we're at it."
* Junior turns to Xanatos.
<Ariel> "The choice was hers to make. She knows how he's used and manipulated her, and yet she runs back to his side again."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind seems to study Ariel behind his glasses
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> Its like the victims in many abusive relationships.
* Chad`Winters stands up again, his hand on the table. He taps his comm and begins talking into it.
<Xanatos> Come'on be serious. Out of everyone of us who is the only one who has actually forgiven her for her mistakeS? Sure as hell wasn't any of us.
<DeathStar> 6* The PAX makes a jump.
<Junior> Look, I don't know how to explain this with words you might understand, but she's a bad-guy now. You understand? Baaaad guy.... *he looks to Dias and shakes his head sadly* It must be hard, dealing with his disability.
<Chad`Winters> Forgiveness isn't something that can be given, it has to be earned.
* Xanatos steps forward getting in Junior's face. "Talk down to me again and i'll rip your throat out."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Very. I usually just pretend I'm throwing a ball and he chases after it.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Wow. Chad is very opposite of you, Junior.
* Junior glances to Wind, then ignores him.
* Ariel gives Xan a look. She's not giving any credit to words like that from someone who'd just sacrifice innocents.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind tilts his head to Ariel. "May we speak privately?"
<Junior> How long until we reach Jarivan?
<Chad`Winters> Things aren't going to be easy from this point out. We have about 6 Hours till we drop out. About 3 hours to transfer...
* Ariel eyes Wind a moment, then nods.
* Xanatos stesp away from Junior, rubbing his mouth.
* Junior nods to Chad.
<Chad`Winters> And another 6 hours to our final destination
<DeathStar> 6* Wind turns and steps out, moving to an empty room.
<Xanatos> Call me when i'm needed. *he turns and steps out*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl gets up and walks off.
* Chad`Winters takes in a deep breathe, running his hand through his hair
* Ariel steps after Wind
* Xanatos rubs his face together then pulls up his datapad.
<Xanatos> NRP: Face...hands.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Well, I'm gonna make one final round through the woman before I go kick some Tsiv ass.
<Chad`Winters> Cassandra, make an announcement to the Civilians on what's going to happen. Tell them they have 6 Hours to get everything packed and ready.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind crosses his arms. "Tell me, Ariel. What is in your heart?"
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps out herself.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps into the bathroom
* Ariel regards Wind flatly, "What are you inquiring?"
* Chad`Winters sits there, his face slightly paler.
* Xanatos slides to a stop and leans against the wall of the hallway, eyeing his datapad now.
<Myria> *comm* All civilians, all civilians. This is the captain speaking. Prepare to disembark from the ship in 6 hours. Pack up everything and get ready.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> *comm* All civilians, all civilians. This is the captain speaking. Prepare to disembark from the ship in 6 hours. Pack up everything and get ready.
* Junior hands the datapad back to Chad, finally.
<DeathStar> <Wind> You plan to kill Serena if she gets in your way. I find this...interesting.
* Chad`Winters takes it, slipping it on his belt
<Junior> You make a good leader.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias hops up and moves out, heading through towards the civlian sector
<Chad`Winters> I make a leader, not a good one.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind regards her back.
<Junior> I think that might be enough, for now.
* Junior nods to him, walking out of the room.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy detonates the paint bomb she put on Dias
* Chad`Winters just sits there with Myria and Cassandra, his eyes closed
* Myria scans Chad again...
* Xanatos frowns once again and then pockets the datapad, turning and moving off to the garden.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias pauses, blinking in disbelief. He then begins swearing.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> DAMN YOU XANATOS!!!!
<Ariel> "...on top of everything else Spade has done, he has taken one of my family from me. And she, knowing everything he has done, has abandoned her friends and family to take up a place at his side. This was her choice."
<Chad`Winters> 6He's still suffering from radiation and the treatment of radiation
<DeathStar> <Wind> Three people reside in that body. Who do you wish most to save?
<Chad`Winters> Dias begins moving ot his room now to change
* Xanatos steps into the garden and moves over to a tree, hopping up into it and sitting on a branch, staring up through the branches at the stars.
* Ariel hesitates, "...I wish no harm to either Kat or Erevis, and I'll do what I can to save both of them." She closes her eyes, "...but... if it was unable to save both, despite everything in my power, Erevis is part of my family. Katrina is a friend."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind nods, reaching up and removing the glasses, and opening his eyes, which appear normal, making him look very much like Darien. "I understand."
* Chad`Winters opens his eyes, finally standing up.
<Myria> ...you're not doing any better...
* Xanatos closes his eyes and holds his hand out, focusing on the plantlife below him, trying his best to bend it to his will.
<Chad`Winters> Of course not, I'm not going to heal overnight. 6He begins moving towards the door
<Ariel> "...don't get me wrong. I intend to save both of them. But I cannot allow Spade to succeed."
<DeathStar> <Wind> I've been told that trying to save everyone, gets you nothing in the end.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps into his room and moves to the shower, turning it on
<Chad`Winters> Computer, Dragoon Zephyr's location.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Dragoon Alpha Zephyr is with Aya in her quarters.
<Ariel> "...and by sacrificing, you become nothing."
<Chad`Winters> Myria, I'll meet you in the medbay during the transfer for the next treatment.
<Myria> Ok...
* Chad`Winters steps out, moving towards Zephyr's room
<DeathStar> <Wind> Tell me. How long will you wait for Darien to come to his senses and come to you? Forever?
* Xanatos keeps his focus, working on learning as much about this gift as he can.
<Ariel> "......"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind crosses his arms.
* Alicia|Away is now known as Red_Fox
<DeathStar> <Wind> No answer?
<Ariel> "...even if I was to give up, everyone that I've cared that strongly for has been taken from me. I will hold on as long as I can."
<DeathStar> <Wind> He doesn't love you. 6He says simply, then puts the glasses back on and walks out.
* Chad`Winters stops ouside of Zephyr's door and moves to knock then stops, moving his hand against the doorway, taking a breathing
<DeathStar> 6* The door opens.
<Ariel> "...says the one who has tried to destroy everything dear to me."
* Chad`Winters stiffens up. 1"Zeph..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Hey, Chad. I was just getting what I had of Aya's together.
<Chad`Winters> That's what I wanted to discuss with you...
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Oh?
<Chad`Winters> She can't come with us obviously...
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits down across from Xan.
* Xanatos blinks, looking up at Cheryl. "Cheryl?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes a breath, letting it out. "Sera is such an unbelieveable idiot."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I know.
* Xanatos frowns, "Yeah...I guess so."
<Chad`Winters> Who's going to watch her?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I don't know. You? You don't look like you're ready for a fight.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> The team might try to kill her for this.
<Chad`Winters> I'm fine. 6He pats his chest.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Sure.
* Xanatos sighs. "Am I as bad as them? So quick to judge at the drop of a pin?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I hate her. 6She confesses. "I really hate her right this moment."
<Chad`Winters> Radiation treatment takes a lot out of a person, Zeph.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Then you should stay with Aya and recover.
<Chad`Winters> But someone has to step upto lead this team....
* Xanatos blinks, looking at Cheryl. "I...well I can't say that i'm head over heels for her...but..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> And why does it have to be you?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> But I don't want her to die stupidly.
<Xanatos> She's not going to die Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just shakes her head.
* Chad`Winters moves inside, shutting the door behind him. He sits down in a chair, slumping, letting his body relax
<Xanatos> She...she isn't going to join Spade...she is going to save Hota and Terra. Then well...I guess she plans on stopping him...i'm not sure. But...she doesn't want him to succeed, I know that much.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Mmm.
<Chad`Winters> Cassandra isn't cut for leading, nobody trusts Wind enough to follow him, Cheryl's too head strong, Dias is to gung-ho, Xanatos doesn't think far enough ahead.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So that leaves just you?
<Xanatos> Would you kill her? If Ariel says do, would you do it?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Do you think I'm some weapon that just follows orders?
<Chad`Winters> I've dealt with Spade enough to frustate him.
* Xanatos blinks, "Of course not. But I know how much you look up to Ariel. She's important to you."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> I think Spade has enough people out to get him that you won't tip the balance that much
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps out of his room, wearing clean clothes
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> So, you think I'd just blindly kill on her orders? And, really, when has Ariel ever ordered anyone to follow her? She's not Sera.
<Chad`Winters> Someone has to be strong enough to lead them Zephyr, someone who they trust, who they won't question.
* Xanatos rubs his face, "Ok...well that wasn't what I had in mind..." He sighs and looks up at Cheryl. "Regardless of anyone's orders. Would you kill her?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Look, Chad. You have a lot of competent people on the team. You don't have to do everything.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr watches Aya play with her toys.
<Xanatos> Well I'm not so sure that I can.
* Chad`Winters leans forward in the chair, his face grimacing slightly.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr puts a hand on his shoulder. "Look at you, Chad. Spade would eat you alive."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> That's a good thing.
* Junior stands infront of a window, looking out at the stars. He coughs hard, blood staining his hand.
<Xanatos> It is? If she is supposed to be my enemy...doesn't that make it bad?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Look. I've been programmed to kill anything in my way. Friend or foe alike. The fact you hestitate means you at least have something of a conscience.
* Chad`Winters turns his head, looking up at her. 1"Thanks for the vote of confidence." He smiles weakly
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You're still an idiot, though
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> You know I'm right, you big lughead.
* Xanatos smiles. "At least that wont ever change."
<Chad`Winters> Name calling? You hoping to weaken me with verbal abuse?
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... 6She lightly punches his shoulder.
* Chad`Winters grimaces, both his hands clenching
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> And I barely put anything in that.
<Xanatos> Cheryl...*he pauses and glances up at the tree* You're a really good person, even though you try to hide it behind that macho, i'm a death dealin machine attitude.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I am a ... 'death dealin machine'.
* Xanatos frowns. "....No. I didn't say that. I was just using an analogy...or whatever..."
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> But it's true.
<Chad`Winters> ....I assure you, I was only pampering your need to feel superior to lull you in a false sense of victory.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Don't lie to me Chad. 6She says, suddenly very serious. "I don't think I can stand you lying to me again."
<Xanatos> No, it's really not. You loved Warren. Machine's don't really have the gift of love.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes him,.
* Chad`Winters blinks, looking at Zephyr, a look of regret appearing on his face.
<Xanatos> Don't look at me like that. It's true and you know it.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> How sweet of you. Is this how you woe all your women?
<DeathStar> (woo)
<Xanatos> Yeah cause i'm just swimming in barrels of them over here.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stares at him, then glances away.
<Chad`Winters> You're right...I wouldn't stand a chance...
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> So you'll stay with Aya and get better?
* Red_Fox wanders the ship, saying goodbye, though she hasn't known it long
<DeathStar> 6* The ship says goodbye back.
<Chad`Winters> I'm not sure yet.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Hmph.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Just..don't die on me. Okay? 6She stands up. "I'll let you get Aya and get her things together." 6She goes to leave.
* Junior leans against the view port, watching a comet go by as he studies the stars, calming down from earlier.
* Xanatos crosses his arms and leans back against the trunk of the tree. "So what are we going to do?"
<Chad`Winters> I'll need help getting her things together. 6He pushes himself up from the chair.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances at him. "If you need that, then you really can't be fighting."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stares out the viewport beside Junior.
* Junior glances down to Billy. "Hey. Didn't notice you showing up."
<DeathStar> <Billy> I am ninja.
<Chad`Winters> Maybe I just wanted the company. 6He moves over to Aya, leaning down to pick her up.
<Junior> I'll give you that one.
* Red_Fox appears behind Billy. "Mmm, really?"
<DeathStar> 6* Fox steps on a mine stolen from the armory. Sadly, it's a dud
* Myria has left #taw
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr smiles a bit, then kneels down to get her things.
<Junior> Heard you from down the hall, Fox.
<Xanatos> ...and I don't mean about us or anything. I mean about Sera. What can we do?
<Red_Fox> "..."
* Junior turns away from the viewport, leaning back against it.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I don't know. She'll most likely die if she fights us. I hope she's smart enough not to fight
* Chad`Winters shifts Aya around and picks up a bag.
* Xanatos frowns at that, "Me too."
<Red_Fox> "... I guess I totally lost it..."
<DeathStar> <Billy> You also smell like you haven't had a bath in months
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Well, I'd say the ood's are good she'll choose not to fight....
* Junior blinks to Fox. "Lost?"
<Red_Fox> "Used to be able to sneak up on just about anyone."
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias leans against the tree below the two.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pinches her nose.
<Junior> Just watch your breathing.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances up
* Junior baps Billy lightly on the head. "Not when they're paying attention."
* Xanatos glances down at Dias. "What makes you think that?"
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Look at her past record.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Your breath smells bad, too. Do you brush?
<Xanatos> You'll have to forgive me, I never really paid any attention to Serena until recently. What about her past record?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Well there was the time she chose not to fight that doppleganger of hers, then when she airlocked Zephyr instead of finding a way to save her.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stares. "Apparantly smelly and brain damaged." 6She kicks Fox in the shin so she'll respond.
* Junior watches the two, blinking
<Red_Fox> "Watch it, bitch."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And then the time she so tried to steal John from Shiva, she just gave up on that....
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stares wide eyed, then tears up like only a 4 year old can
<Xanatos> Well it was Shiva...she's deadly.
<Junior> Looks like you hurt her feelings.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And that dopplegangers of hers wasn't?
<Red_Fox> "I'd feel worse about it if she hadn't just kicked me in the shin."
<Xanatos> I dunno. I completely forgot about the doppleganger.
<Junior> Kids do that, from time to time.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy bawls.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias shrugs. 1"So, that's why I'd say our odd's are great that she'll just step aside.
<Xanatos> Let's hope so. I'd hate to see her make the wrong choice and decide to fight us.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Infact I have a pool going on it. There's 20 to 1 that she actually tries to kill Spade.
<Xanatos> Oh I doubt that'll happen.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's why it's 20 to 1 dumbass.
<Xanatos> I don't gamble.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Funny, since everytime you pilot us, you're gambling with our lives.
<Xanatos> Actually you are gambling by allowing me to fly.
<Xanatos> You know...since you're supposedly so much better.
* Chad`Winters grimaces slightly, setting Aya down as he puts his hand on the counter.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I can't guarantee my passenger's safety when I fly.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr steps up, putting an arm around Chad. "Are you okay?"
<Chad`Winters> Radiation's a bitch...
<Xanatos> Right...
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stops when Fox doesn't answer, then kicks Fox in the chin
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> How bad is it?
<Chad`Winters> Not as bas as the treatment.
* Junior blinks at Billy, noting how limber she is.
<Junior> For a four year old, that's impressive.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Thank you
* Xanatos glances at Cheryl. "By the way Dias. Have you ever been accused of stalking?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's eyes are closed as they talk, hand on her stomach
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Never. why?
<Xanatos> Just curious. *he pauses and tilts his head* You feelin ok Cheryl?
<DeathStar> <Billy> Hmm. Maybe her nerves died from lack of good food
<DeathStar> 6* Billy grabs a cutting tool, poking Fox in the leg.
<Chad`Winters> Dias sniffs the air, looking up at Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> .... You telling me the truth?
<Chad`Winters> Yes. Who'd of thought they'd use radiation to treat radiation poisoning.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl snorts. "Are you sniffing me, Boy?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy looks at Junior, wide eyed. "She can't feel it."
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Something smell's odd....
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...are you saying I smell?
<Junior> Apparently.
<Junior> But I also think the kick knocked her out.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Everyone smells...You just smell...different.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Oh.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... Pardon me?
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> You smell different than normal...
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ....
* Xanatos blinks and eyes Dias, glancing to Cheryl after a moment. "She's smells normal to me Dias..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl punches the tree.
* Xanatos widens his eyes and grabs ahold of it. "Careful, you'll make me fall."
<Chad`Winters> Dias steps back.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Hmph.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> What the hell did the tree do to you?
<Xanatos> ...I can literally hear it weeping in pain.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> No, that's just me weeping after hearing you talk.
<Xanatos> Oh eat shit and die.
<Red_Fox> "... I can feel it, alright..."
<DeathStar> <Billy> Weee!
<Chad`Winters> I just need rest and I'll be fine. Doctor's orders you know.
* Junior blinks between Fox and Billy.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr nods.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> That's disgusting.
<Xanatos> Well you're annoying. So nyeh.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And you couldnt' please your own hand.
<Xanatos> Oh man, that was a good one. You wanna steal something else from John's book on Xan disses?
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias looks up from a book. 1"Hmmm?"
* Xanatos just shakes his head. "You're retarded."
<Red_Fox> "Be careful kid... someday, someone's going to flush you out of an airlock."
<DeathStar> <Billy> ...*stares*
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> And you're gay so nyeh!
* Xanatos laughs. "So gay that I've been with more girls than you can count."
* Red_Fox just eyes the kid seriously
* Chad`Winters looks over at Zephyr. 1"...I hate to ask you this, but can you watch her for me a little longer? I feel like I'm about to pass out."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> Sure. I'll do it. 6She nods, watching Chad, looking very worried.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I'm shocked that you could come up with enough names for each of your fingers.
<Chad`Winters> Thanks...6He smiles to her and then pats Aya on the head, rubbing her hair. He turns moving out.
<Xanatos> It's also pretty sad that your only "score" is Myria and that was because of King Red's fruit juice.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> 6Reaches into his back pocket and pulls out his black book. He begins reading off girls, listing their number, their favorite position, and his rating for them on a 1 to 5 scale
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr picks up Aya.
<Xanatos> Very creative.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> John told me how to take notes wisely
<DeathStar> 6* Billy moves behnid Junior
* Chad`Winters makes his way to his room, stopping several times to place his hand against the wall to rest
* Junior looks down to Billy.
<Xanatos> Well there is obviously dumber people than me on this ship.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Ooh, attacking these innocent people's intelligence. Harsh.
* Chad`Winters steps into his room, he tosses back two pills and moves over to his bed, crashing onto it
<Xanatos> Just stating the truth. *He shrugs and glances at Cheryl* You're being awfully quiet.
* DeathStar changes topic to 'The Alien Wars 4: PAX | Tuesday - 8 EST and Thursday - 8 EST | Season 10 "Wars": 18 of 20 completed | Episode 19: The Alien's War | Overall Session #: 219 | Pick your side, make your stand'
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I find the conversation pointless
<Xanatos> Wait...it was supposed to have a point?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sighs
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Tue May 22 23:19:20 2007

Session Start: Tue May 22 22:03:32 2007
Session Ident: #Earth-Session18
* Now talking in #Earth-Session18
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<DeathStar> 6* The Tsivrixsh Shuttle, after some time, arrives at Earth.
* Seraphna sits back, awaiting a hail. She now understands why her father made her study all of this.
<DeathStar> 6* The battlecruisers take aim
* Seraphna hails instead, in near perfect Tsivirixsh, she says, "This is Lady Cran, I wish to speak to William Spade."
<DeathStar> 6* A long pause ensures.
* Seraphna waits, the shuttle is a formality at this point.
<DeathStar> <Voice> *Tsiv* Dock.
* Seraphna manuvers the shuttle and docks with the ship's hangarbay.
<DeathStar> 6* She's given the coordinates to what appears nothing
* Seraphna moves and heads for the nothingness, suspecting a cloaked ship of course.
<DeathStar> 6* She passes through a barrier into a hanger.
* Seraphna lands, closing her eyes for a moment, before standing and opening the shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* 20 Tsivrixsh stand there.
* Seraphna steps out, barely seeming to pay them mind, her mismatching eyes unblinking as she looks about, as if on inspection.
<DeathStar> 6* They part as another Tsivrixsh approaches. Xevil.
* Seraphna looks up at him, impassively, taking in his image, herself... in a long white coat, bearing Janus marks.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> So the little girl comes seeking her man.
* Seraphna nods.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> And pray tell, why would I not kill you?
* Seraphna turns on something on her belt, it crackles to life. "...Because he would be upset, and my father was your ally, it wouldn't be very honorable to kill his daughter for nothing."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil leans forward. "You would kill Spade to save the others. I am not fooled."
<Seraphna> "...They rejected me because I cannot do so."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Rejection doesn't mean you won't try.
* Seraphna eyes him, still impassive.
<Seraphna> "...As if I would be able to succeed if I did."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Mmmmmm. You think you impress me with your presentation. You do not.
<Seraphna> "...Where is my love?"
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil grabs her by the throat, lifting her up. "You do not question me."
* Seraphna makes no move to stop him, nor struggles.
<Seraphna> "...If you wanted me dead you'd have shot me down."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> That is so .... boring. Shooting your enemy from afar. A real warrior looks his victim in the eyes
<Seraphna> "...A real warrior faces his enemies in combat, but I am not an enemy."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Oh, you are. You just don't realize it yet. 6He lets her go. "This warrior will take you to your woman."
* Seraphna nods and follows the warrior.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Oh, I picked up your sister, by theway.
<Seraphna> "...Did you, is she well?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Not for long.
* Seraphna walks along.
<DeathStar> 6 *Xevil stands behind.
* Seraphna doesn't look back at him.
<DeathStar> 6* Sera is led to a room where Spade is sitting at a desk, working on something
* Seraphna steps in, walking over to her.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade glances up, the green eyes studying Sera. "You came back here?"
* Seraphna nods.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade nods once, brushing a hand through her red hair.
<Seraphna> "...They rejected me. Though you probably knew they would."
* Seraphna takes a seat nearby.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Did all of them reject you?
<Seraphna> "...No, but enough of them did."
<DeathStar> <Spade> I see.
<Seraphna> "...It will probably please you to know Xan didn't take well to me sleeping with you."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Why would I be pleased at him hurting you?
<Seraphna> "...I hurt him."
* Seraphna sighs.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Yes.
<Seraphna> "...Xevil has Hotaru?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> Yes.
<Seraphna> "...I'd very much like it if she wasn't terminated."
<DeathStar> <Spade> I can't stop that. Xevil wants answers. If Hotaru resists answering, I imagine it will end poorly for Hotaru
<Seraphna> "...What does he want to know?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> I think he is searching for Ariel's people.
<Seraphna> "...You know as well as I do she won't know."
<DeathStar> <Spade> She knows. She was there.
<Seraphna> "...They won't be at the colony."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Ariel's original people.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Not the Dragoons.
<Seraphna> "...How would Hotaru have been there?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> She went there during the time you and I were fighting V.I. and Adam.
<DeathStar> <Spade> Zephyr, as well.
* Seraphna blinks, "...But Ariel isn't really from here..."
<DeathStar> 6* Spade just shakes her head.
<Seraphna> "...I also came to make sure she lives. But you know that."
<DeathStar> <Spade> Then you should tell her to answer to Xevil.
<Seraphna> "...I will."
<Seraphna> "...Are you alright?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> I'm good. Just keeping Katrina and Erevis at bay.
* Seraphna looks down. "...I'm sorry."
<DeathStar> <Spade> For what?
<Seraphna> "...For everything. For anything. I want this all to end."
<DeathStar> <Spade> I know. And I don't blame you for anything that comes to pass.
<Seraphna> "...I wasn't lying when I said I still love you."
<DeathStar> 6* Spade glances at her, putting a hand on her cheek. "I know. And I love you."
* Seraphna closes her eyes, then reopens them, looking up with those strangely opposite eyes.
<Seraphna> "...I overcame Omega."
<DeathStar> 6* Spade smiles at her, then pulls her in for a hug
* Seraphna hugs back, she just lets herself start to cry, so much pent up stress and worry.
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<DeathStar> NRP: *eyes you*
<Red_Fox> NRP: Ah, am I alright to be in here? I am within link range, right?
<DeathStar> NRP: You're unconscious
<Red_Fox> NRP: Ah
<DeathStar> NRP: *feels odd groping Sera with an audience*
<Seraphna> NRP: Away! We are busy groping! <><
<DeathStar> 6* Spade holds Sera. "It's okay. Let it out."
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<Seraphna> "...I told them a lot... I can't lie to my friends..."
<DeathStar> <Spade> It's okay. I know.
<Seraphna> "...I can't face them in a fight... or you... I can't... can't..."
* Seraphna cries, clinging to him.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade holds her. "Then don't fight."
<Seraphna> "...Do I just... wait here with you...?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> I will be in the fight to come. Your friends will be coming.
<Seraphna> "...I know... I... I want to keep Hotaru and the others alive... I don't want them to die..."
<DeathStar> <Spade> People will be dying, Sera. You can't stop that from happening.
<Seraphna> "...I want to try."
<DeathStar> 6* Spade just nods once.
<Seraphna> "...She's my sister, the only one I've ever really had, she's taken a leap of faith in me and I can't fail her."
<DeathStar> <Spade> And she will support you when the others come here and die?
<Seraphna> "...I don't want her to fight... I can't stop her... but I can't fight..."
<Seraphna> "...I don't know what to do."
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<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, on the ship, Hotaru awakens strapped to a chair, with torture devices around her
* Seraphna blinks softly, she sighs gently.
<Seraphna> <...Hotaru...?>
<Seraphna> <Look around, is Setsuna with you?>
<DeathStar> NRP: Setsuna is... on the PAX
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <... very funny Sera.>
<Seraphna> NRP: Who was in the shuttle?
<DeathStar> NRP: Terra
<Red_Fox> NRP: Terra
<Seraphna> <...Terra, sorry.>
<Seraphna> <...I'm a bit scrambled, you can feel that.>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <I hope not, considering where I am...> *looks around though*
<DeathStar> 6* No Terra.
<Seraphna> <I'm going to do everything in my power to get you out of there, alive, okay? I came back for you.>
<DeathStar> 6* Spade just watches her, her hand propped up on her chin.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <... thanks. Just... please hurry? I'm going to be tortured soon, it looks like.>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> *tries to escape*
<Seraphna> <I know... he's going to ask you about some home, Ariel's people before us...>
<DeathStar> 6* Hotaru can't.
<Seraphna> <...I can't make you tell him, but please tell him, he'll kill you if you don't cooperate.>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil steps into Hotaru's room. "Ah, you're awake."
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <Tell him what? Ariel didn't tell me anything.>
<Seraphna> <They think you went there.>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil sits in front of Hotaru. "I want to know something. And you will answer."
<Seraphna> <You and Zephyr.>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "What's that?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I want the navigation coordinates of the planet where you located Ariel's people. IF you lie, I will know.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "You think I remember them?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Yes. Alphas have memory banks.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Access them.
<Seraphna> "...Dragoons have memory banks...?"
<DeathStar> 6* Spade rubs his chin. "Yes, in fact. They don't typically access them. It's so Cran could review their battle data."
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "What do you want with it, anyway?"
<Seraphna> "...What does he want with them...?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> That is unimportant. Tell me.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade shakes her head. "I do not know."
<Seraphna> <Not even Spade knows...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "It's not unimportant to me."
<Seraphna> <Don't push him, he'll hurt you... sis...>
<DeathStar> <Xevil> ... 6Pulls out a sort of cutting tool. "I'll ask again."
* Seraphna shivers, she's afraid.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade holds Sera's hand
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Where?
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "If you're just going to kill them, I can't tell you.."
<Seraphna> <I don't think it serves him to kill them...>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil puts the cutting blade over Hotaru's index finger.
<Seraphna> <But it's too short a time to...>
<DeathStar> <Xevil> That your final answer, Alpha?
* Seraphna winces.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "... I was hoping that wasn't it."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> One last chance to give me the coordinates.
<Seraphna> <Sis... please don't get hurt...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <And sacrifice the lives of others for myself...?>
<Seraphna> <I don't want to lose you... sis...>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil seems to get annoyed at Hotaru not answering.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "Do you enjoy this?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Wrong answer. 6He cuts off her index finger
* Seraphna holds her own finger, whimpering in pain, she bolt sup, abut to run out, wanting to save Hota.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "I'm sure Ariel will appreciate that..."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I have 9 more to go now, Alpha. 6* He puts the bloodied blade over another finger. "The coordinates?"
<DeathStar> 6* Spade puts an arm around her. "Tell her to tell him, Sera."
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "You've lost your chance, and you're rapidly losing the chance of anyone else ever telling you."
<Seraphna> <T-Tell him, please sis... please...>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil cuts off finger 2.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil puts the blade over another.
* Seraphna cries out and holds her other finger.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <I won't let him just slaughter them...>
<Seraphna> <I love you big sis...>
* Seraphna tries to move, struggling.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> The coordinates?
<Seraphna> "...W-Would he slaughter them?"
<DeathStar> <Spade> I don't know.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "Are something you'll never know now. You might have been able to get them from Ariel once... but not now."
<Seraphna> <S-Sis...?>
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil nods, moving the blade over her entire left hand. "This time you lose a hand."
<Seraphna> <G-God... sis...>
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You sure you won't talk?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> These won't grow back, you know.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "I don't have any illusions about my own survival past this point."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil brings the blade down, removing her entire left hand
* Seraphna screams our mutely and doubles over, holding her hand.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade holds Sera.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil brings it over to the right hand. "You can still fight with one hand. Talk now."
* Seraphna shakes, holding her limp hand as if she was the one that lost it.
<Seraphna> <PLease sis... tell him anything... just... don't...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <... I... don't think I'm going to live past this anyway...>
<Seraphna> <He won't kill you... if you tell him...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "You mean you'd even let me?"
<Seraphna> <...He'll have some use for you... he doesn't waste, Xevil is like this.>
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<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <As a hostage, perhaps?>
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I would let you live.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I do not enjoy this.
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<Seraphna> <M-Maybe, but we can escape...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "... I only have your word for that."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> My word is my honor.
<Seraphna> <He's honor bound... at least I think.>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "... spare their lives."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> The coordinates.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "You'll spare them?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Give me the coordinates, Hotaru.
<DeathStar> 6* He speaks gently.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "I... can't send people to death for my sake..."
<Seraphna> <Sis...>
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Shhh. It'll be okay. 6His blue hand pats her cheek.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Just tell me.
<Seraphna> "...He needs those coordinates bad...?"
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "If you'll spare them... I'll tell you."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Everything will be fine. Give me the coordinates.
<Seraphna> "...Telling him... will he kill her if she tells...?"
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "I... please... promise me..."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil just smiles, holding the blade ready
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> "Damn you... I can't..."
<Seraphna> "...W-Will...?"
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil sighs, looking almost sad.
<DeathStar> <Spade >No. He would not kill Hotaru if she otld him.
<Seraphna> <Sis... please don't die...>
<Seraphna> "...I can't let him kill her..."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You are a true warrior, Hotaru. I respect that. I will torture you no more. 6He places the blade over her heart.
* Seraphna tries tog et up again.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I will give you death.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade doesn't stop her.
* Seraphna walks to the door, trying tog et a fix on Hota's location.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna can.
* Seraphna heads there fast as she can.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil speaks in Tsivrixsh, a warrior's verse for Hotaru
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> *actually looks somewhat relieved by that, as if awaiting her death*
<Seraphna> "...Xevil! No!" *in Tsiv*
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil ignores Sera.
<Seraphna> "...If you want the information killing her won't get it!"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> It is beyond that now. I shall give her the death she deserves.
<Seraphna> "...No!"
<Seraphna> "...Stop this! Now!"
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil rears back to stab her
<Seraphna> "...This serves nothing!"
* Seraphna rushes forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil stabs forward
* Seraphna grabs at his arm, she pushes at him.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil doesn't budge. The knife enters Hotaru's hear. He then uses his free hand to grab Sera's throat
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Now you die, Lady Cran. For defying me.
<DeathStar> (heart)
<Seraphna> "...No! Stop it! STOP!"
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil squeezes her throat.
* Seraphna grabs at his hand, choking.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Did you think you could beat me?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You have none of her spirit. You are nothing compared to this one
* Seraphna cries, struggling, "...Stop this you murderer!"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You think your way is just? She died for her beliefs.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil slams her into a wall. "You ...you will live forever. Knowing your way was wrong."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil drops Sera and walks out
* Seraphna coughs, she crawls to Hota, desperately hoping she can do something.
<Seraphna> <Sis... god no...>
<DeathStar> 6* It is too late, but Hotaru is barely alive. Just enough time to have last words
<Seraphna> <Big sis... why... I love you...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <Thanks for trying... I just wish I could tell Ariel that you risked your life for me... I... just couldn't have others die in my place...>
<Seraphna> <Sis... Big Sis... I'm sorry...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <All you can do... is live the rest of your life better...>
<Seraphna> <I will... I promise Sis... I'll make you proud...>
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> <Thankyou...>
* Seraphna leans up and kisses her softly.
<DeathStar> 6* Hotaru dies in Sera's arms.
<Red_Fox> <Hotaru> *smiles a little as she dies*
* Seraphna takes off her bonds, holding her as she cries.
<DeathStar> 6* Spade steps into the room behind Sera, putting a hand on Sera's shoulder. "I am sorry."
* Seraphna jsut cries, hodling her sister tight, shaking. <I'll kill him... I swear to god I will kill him.>
<DeathStar> <Spade> I know.
<Seraphna> <I want to put her to rest properly... help me do this...>
<DeathStar> 6* Spade nods. "Of course."
* Seraphna holds her tightly, unable to let go even as she says this.
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Tue May 22 23:36:05 2007