Session Start: Thu Aug 16 22:02:35 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070816.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: Immediately Thereafter
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan
* Terra is now known as Red_Fox
* Shiva` is now known as Dias
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple clutches Angela's throat as the bone breaking is heard. He pauses, glancing as Adam stands, growning new limbs and body parts.
* Theron is now known as Marcus`
<DeathStar> 6* Adam turns as more bones snapping and reforming are heard.
<Dias> 6Chad switches clip and reaims, firing a shot right into Angela's shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* The shot flies through Angela's shoulder into Ripple's chest. He pauses, dropping Angela.
* Angela cries out in pain.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple grabs his chest as the bullet pierces his tactical suit.
* Red_Fox moves forward to retrieve Angela, firing on Ripple as she does
* Dias begins moving towards Ripple, his feet kicking up dirt as he moves.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple effects appear, the shots vanish, then appear behind Fox, hitting her in the back.
* Red_Fox spins to evade
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna fires at Ripple. He's hit in the throat, gurgling.
* Angela shivers and clutches her shoulder, first time she's felt this much pain since she's changed, and her body isn't handling it as well.
* Dias suddenly begins moving in quicker now.
* Red_Fox glares, and moves in faster now
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple eyes them all, then sneers.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple throws Angela toward Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple removes a warp blade and sears his own throat, sealing the wound.
<Dias> You're mine Ripple...6He sneers as he grabs Angela, spinning and setting her down.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple then removes his second warp blade.
* Angela gasps and cries out as she goes flying. She blinks a moment, going back to holding her shoulder as she's set down.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna takes aim again.
* Marcus` aims and fires one shot for Ripple's head.
* Dias suddenly rolls forward.
<DeathStar> 6* The shot vanishes and flies at Dias' face - but he ducks and it avoids.
* Red_Fox zigzags towards Ripple, firing shots at him
* Marcus` arches a brow. "That's not how I planned that..."
* Dias hops up, he leaps to the side, rolling again.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple blocks with his warp blades.
<DeathStar> 6* Adam moves to the corner, standing in darkness.
<DeathStar> <Ripple> You want to know how Zephyr died? Screaming.
<Dias> 6Chad begins running along a support beam, his gun trained on Ripple.
* Marcus` growls and fires again at Ripple. "DIE."
<Dias> 6Chad narrows his eyes as he slides to a stop. 1"Dias, he's just egging you on."
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple knocks it away without looking.
* Red_Fox jumps at Ripple, firing shots as she moves her beam saber to attack
* Dias clenches his fists in anger, he stands up, staring at Ripple.
<Dias> Than I'll make sure you scream just as loud.,
<DeathStar> 6* Fox loses an arm as she jumps through a warp effect that was invisible.
<DeathStar> <Ripple> Whoops.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple holds his warp blades ready.
* Dias grabs another ball and smashes it into the ground, a smoke erupting out of it again.
* Angela reaches for her side arm, eyes cold, forgetting her pain as she hears what he's saying about Zephyr.
* Red_Fox stabs at Ripple with her sword arm
<DeathStar> 6* That's the arm Fox left, sadly.
<DeathStar> *lost
* Red_Fox shoots RIpple instead then
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple leaps back. H e's surrounded by ripple effects again.
* Dias pulls out another small ball and hurls it at the ground at the edge of the ripple field, aiming to bounce between two gaps.
<Marcus`> Foxie, you're injured. Stand down.
<DeathStar> 6* With tiny 1 foot holes.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple turns, as does the effects. The ball vanishes.
<Red_Fox> "Not this time."
<DeathStar> 6* It appears next to Chad.
<Marcus`> STAND DOWN! *his face is serious* We don't need another death.
<Red_Fox> "No."
<Dias> 6Chad leaps to the side, rolling along the rafter, his scanner picking it up. It explodes, damaging the rafter.
<Dias> Stella, trust me on this. He's mien.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple smiles at Fox. "Rush me."
<Angela> "F-Fox... S-Stand... down..."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren leans out the shuttle. "Em, can you tell where in that building Ripple is?"
<Marcus`> Then be a moron and die. *he says coldly, he aims and fires a shot for Ripple, then fires another after it, redirecting to shoot where he believes a free spot will be if Ripple moves.*
* Angela looks a little pale, losing blood.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple movres, and is hit in the side.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple turns toward MArcus.
* Marcus` stands there, he tilts his head. "Man that was lucky."
* Dias slidesh is hands along his back and pulls out two balls, he clencehs one and hurls it, it bouncing before the field. It suddenly explodes right outside the field.
<Red_Fox> "Rush you with a gun.." *fires on Ripple instead*
<DeathStar> 6* The explosion hits the effects. Ripple moves, letting the shots go into his effects.
<Ariel> Em> *thinks a moment... then shivers* "URg... that's quite an aura he has. But... That way." *points in Ripple's general direction*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren pulls out a rail gun.
<DeathStar> <Warren> Remind me to thank Cassandra.
<DeathStar> 6* warren taps his comm. "Chad, have everyone move from the target."
* Dias hangs from the rafter. He taps his ear piece.
<Dias> *Chad*
<DeathStar> 6* Warren takes aim at the part of the building Em indicated, charging the rail gun.
<Dias> <Chad> EVERYONE CLEAR ROOM!
<DeathStar> 6* RIpple pauses, glancing at Chad.
* Red_Fox keeps a distance away, still firing
* Ariel covers her ears.
* Marcus` takes his aim, standing far away from Ripple. "Ok let's see if I get lucky twice." he fires four shots, only 2 intended to hit.
<Dias> 6Chad begins aiming his gun, a small green ball appearing.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren fires
<Dias> 6Dias leaps backwards, sliding.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple begins to dodge rapidly, trying to avoid attacks.
* Angela gets up and runs back.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly a beam blast slams from the ceiling into RIpple, engulfing him.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren stumbles back from the recoil and falls off the shuttle.
* Marcus` pauses, his gun smoking he stares. "Dude did I do that!?"
<DeathStar> <Warren> .oO (Non metal body..my enemy)
* Dias slides to a stop. He stares at the smoke, his eyes darting around, his nostrils flaring as he tries to find Ripple
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple stands there, stumbling a bit. His effects saved his life yet again, but he's pissed.
<Dias> 6Chad fires the green orb at Ripple, then fires another shot in behind it. It nails it causing the orb to splinter off into tiny energy shots towards Ripple
* Angela sees Warren falling and hits a button on her armband, a Beta bursts out of he shuttle and heads for Warren.
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple is hit by some of the green shots, roaring in pain.
* Marcus` takes this chance to fire 3 shots for actual openings.
<Ariel> Em> *catches Warren telekinetically, mentally straining to get him back to safe ground
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple stumbles around.
<Angela> * The Beta moves to catch the slowing Warren.
* Dias begins circling Ripple.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren is completely relaxed. As always.
<Dias> 6Chad shifts his aim, firing several ricochet shots from the floor towards Ripple
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple leaps back. "Well, it would seem, Dias, you have survived another day.'
* Marcus` scratches his chin with his other hand. "Hot damn, Chad that was the coolest thing i've ever seen. I wish I could do that." He says that more to himself than Chad though.
<Marcus`> Don't run you coward!
<Dias> Running away already?! 6He snarls at him.
<Ariel> Em> *flops back, about to have a nervous breakdown*
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple steps backwards into a ripple effect. "I'll be back. For all of you. I'll kill you all."
<DeathStar> 6* Ripple vanishes.
* Red_Fox fires something at Ripple as he leaves
<Angela> * The Beta lands, settign Warren down. Montana looks at Warren, almost as if alive.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren stands.
* Angela falls over, bleedin profusely. Breathign hard.
* Marcus` snarls. "DAMNIT!" he kicks at nothing and makes a face. "That coward!"
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna lands on the ground
<Dias> 6Chad narrows his eyes and he holsters his gun. He slides his hand along his belt and pulls a wire out and attaches it to the rafter. He than drops down, using it to slow himself.
<DeathStar> 6* Adam returns, dragging an angry, gagged Zephyr. "Found somethin'."
* Dias suddenly yells out and slams his hand into the ground.
<DeathStar> <Adam> Okay, okay, I'll take it back
<DeathStar> 6* Adam turns around and walks off, dragging Zephyr
* Marcus` widens his eyes and slides over to Zephyr, removing the bonds.
<Dias> <Chad> Put her down Adam.
<DeathStar> 6* Adam holds up his hands. "oh, right, I'm the bad guy.
* Angela looks over at Zephyr and smiles weakly. "...Sh-She's okay..."
<Red_Fox> "Great... my.. what's left of my arm hurts..."
<Dias> 6Chad begins moving over towards Zephyr.
<DeathStar> 6* Adam turns and moves out through a hole in the wall.
* Marcus` manages to get the gag out of her mouth.
* Dias crouches there, his hand contiunously punching into the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr is freed, spitting. "Where's that son of a bitch?! Let me at him!"
<Red_Fox> "I fired a tracker, but I doubt I hit him."
<DeathStar> 6* seraphna eyes Angela. "You should not have come. You endangered everyone."
<Dias> You're safe Zephyr, that's all that matters. 6He stops infront of her.
<Marcus`> He's gone Zeph. *he works on getting the bonds off that are restraining her*
* Angela looks back at her, "I had... to come..."
<Dias> nRP: Dias
<Marcus`> NRP: Dias??
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Pathetic. You could have gotten everyone killed. 6She turns and walks away.
<Dias> NRP: Chad...
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr stands up, rubbing her wrists. "Thanks, guys. ... was that Adam who saved me?"
* Angela lays back, shivering from the pain, "BUt... my sister..."
<Red_Fox> "Yes."
* Dias stands up fully now, blood dripping from his bloodied knuckle.
<Dias> Actually it was Dias that came for you.
* Dias is now known as Chad`Winters
<Marcus`> And me. I came too.
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr smiles a bit. "Thanks guys."
<Red_Fox> "I came along too, obviously."
<Marcus`> Hey Chad, you'd see me actually hit Ripple? How awesome was I?
* Chad`Winters moves over, hugging Zephyr
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances at Chad oddly.
* Angela waves from her laying position. "...Good to see you okay..."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna crosses her arms.
* Angela slowly stands up, holding her shoulder.
* Marcus` eyes Chad, his fists tighten slightly.
<Red_Fox> "... anyway, I think I have a plan now."
* Chad`Winters steps back. 1"I'd hate to have to tell Aya she doesn't have a mom...again.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren calls the medical teams.
* Red_Fox does her best to bandage her... arm? whatever...
<DeathStar> 6* Her stump.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves over to Zephyr. 1"You ok?"
* Angela looks at Fox. "Looks... like I have to build youa new arm..."
<Red_Fox> "Yeah, I'll need a replacement, but it's okay."
* Chad`Winters glances at Angela. 1"You're bleeding profusely.
<Marcus`> ...wow talk about a long hug...
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr studies Angela.
* Marcus` pauses. "It was like 20 seconds man.
<Ariel> Em> *takes out her comm from where she lays on the shuttle floor* "Everything alright now?"
* Chad`Winters glances at Marcus, staring him down.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren grabs his comm. "Everything is fine. You did good."
<Angela> "I'm... lightheaded..."
* Marcus` just tilts his head, staring back. "Something on my face?"
<Red_Fox> "... you will be."
* Angela looks at Zephyr, eyes unfocused. "...You're safe..."
<DeathStar> <Zephyr> ... Yeah..
<Ariel> Em> *comm* "Sounds good... no more skydiving, okay?"
<DeathStar> 6* Warren pauses, eyeing the news on the datapad. "....."
* Marcus` sighs and rips his shirt off, moving over to Sera to start wrapping up her wound. "Yes let's just bleed everywhere, that's the way to do it."
* Chad`Winters grunts in response and looks over at Seraphna than Angela. 1"We told you to stay out of this Serena. But because you didn't listen. Red Fox lost an arm and you became a hostage with something broken.
<Angela> * Angela smiles weakly, and falls to a knee, unable to stand now.
<Angela> "I couldn't..."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy finally comes home eating ice cream. She eyes Aya oddly.
<Chad`Winters> Don't give me that crap. Next time you'll mind our warnings.
<Angela> "I wanted to protect her..."
<Red_Fox> "I would've lost an arm whether she'd come or not."
<DeathStar> 6* Warren sldies his datapad into his pocket. "Well, damn."
<Myria> ...and that is how you strip clean an AK-47.
<DeathStar> 6* Aya stares with acute interest
* Chad`Winters goes to say something to Angela than stops, eyeing Warren. 1"What?"
<Marcus`> He's right Angie. You were only a burden. *he straitens up, finished with patching her to the best of his abilities.*
<DeathStar> 6* Billy glances at Cassandra with Aya.
* Angela looks down.
<Myria> 6<14Cassandra6> ...and that is how you strip clean an AK-47.
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias moves up to Zephyr's side and he hugs her, hanging there.
<DeathStar> <Warren> The fleet destroyed a Tsivrixsh shipyard after some ships attacked them. We're offically at war.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Ah, life leasons..."
<DeathStar> 6* Zephyr glances at WArren sharply.
* Angela looks up at Warren.
<Angela> "...No... no damnit..."
* Marcus` glances at Dias now. Before slowly looking to Warren.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pulls out her knife.
<DeathStar> 6* Warren glances up at the sky.
<DeathStar> -Scene Shift-
<Angela> "But I made those... I made those ships... to defend..."
<DeathStar> Location: The Planet
<DeathStar> 6* The mountain stops falling with 4 feet to spare.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav crouches.
<Myria> ...uggggh...
<Megumi> "Shi-- Shi-- Sheep!"
* Megumi focuses intently, but after a moment, leans in and just stares at Darien's expression, her nearer ear pressed against the subjecting rock. She's using her hearing more than sight since she can't see the depth anyway.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks at her blankly.
<Megumi> "Did I ever tell you I was raised by wolves?"
<Megumi> "Or was it rabbits? Yeah. Rabbits."
<DeathStar> <Darien> That explains...a lot. 6He laughs painfully.
<Marcus`> *Theron just stares.
<DeathStar> 6* The ceiling is about to go any minute now. Shretrav resigns herself to her fate.
* Megumi slides the short blade through rock, much like driving a steel pane into sand. Occasionally she see-saws, removing rubble from the cutting point.
<Myria> ...can't...hold it...much...longer!
<Megumi> "I'd appreciate knowing where the comm is, Mister Darien..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> My pocket.
* Marcus` closes his eyes. "Please try Miss Myria. Just please try."
<Megumi> "Oh!"
* Marcus` is now known as Theron
<DeathStar> 6* Less than a minute before death falls on them.
* Megumi drives the dagger straight into the rock, likely prodding just a quarter inch into Darien's thigh. "..G-gah! Sorry!" But then quickly makes a circle, then a wider one. She snatches the outer layer off, then clutches the cylinder she's cut with her fingers.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien saysn othing about his pain.
<Theron> Quickly...quickly.
* Megumi yanks the cylinder of rock out, dropping it on the floor and has just enough room to reach her arm down the new funnel. "G-gh... Call Katrina!"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Activate it...and yell into it..
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well, there's a destroyed shuttle.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina leans back. "I can't believe they're dead.
* Chad`Winters is now known as Shiva`
* Theron is now known as Xanatos
<Shiva`> That means that someone else came here Kat.
* Xanatos hangs his head, his hands clenched tight. "They are alive....they have to be..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rakes her fingers through her hair, when suddenly MEgumi's voice can be heard on the shuttle comm system
* Red_Fox is now known as Terra
* Xanatos widens his eyes. "I KNEW IT!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina glances up.
<Terra> "Just because the shuttle crashed doesn't mean... hey, see! They're alive!"
<Megumi> "Hey! Hey! Hey! We seriously need help!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina whirls in her seat. "Someone get the teleport Darien installed and beam them up one at a time!"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...This is good news! Let us save the day!..."
* Shiva` eyes Kaltar then runs her hand through her hair as she leans on a chair.
* Xanatos jumps up and moves over to it. "Uhh, Shiva. Can you help me??"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...You have progenitor technology?..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Darien loves his toys.
<Angela> * Kaltar yanks Xan away and moves in.
<Megumi> "We only have a freaking minute or less! Please get a move on!"
* Xanatos eyes Kaltar. "I...you'd better not bring them up combined or something. And HURRY."
* Shiva` begins to move than stops, she just crosses her arms.
<Terra> "We're working on it."
<Angela> * Kaltar begins installing it, <...Yes... very primative adaptation... here we go!...>
<Angela> * Kaltar activates the teleporter, making a pelased sound as it powers up. <...Give me the fleshlings coordinates...."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina begins to read them out.
<Xanatos> One at a time. *he warns.*
<Megumi> "Son of a... How deep are we? It's snapping my glaives."
<Angela> * Kaltar munipulate the keys, teleporting Darien up first.
<Terra> "I was going to say to bring up Megumi first, but..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien appears, crawling out of the way.
<Angela> * Kaltar then teleports Megumi up, she lands upside down. "...Mmmm... I see, the axis here is... yes...."
<Terra> "Axis? What are you talking about?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stands, his right side bloodied.
* Xanatos focuses on what Kaltar is doing, trying to figure out out from just observing. "Please hurry Kaltar."
<Angela> * Kaltar then teleports the rest up one a t a time.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav hurries to the side.
<Terra> "Someone check on the wounded?"
* Megumi quickly rolls to her feet, shifting back and forth in a rather peculiar fighting stance.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Where's Ariel? 6He quickly asks.
* Megumi recovers, dusts herself off and coughs some dust. "M-man..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses. "She's not with you?"
<Shiva`> Ariel?
<Xanatos> *Theron slides himself to the side, sitting back and leaning against the shuttle.
<Xanatos> And Erevis? Where is she?
<Terra> "We got all the teleport signals..."
<Angela> Kalrar> "...That is everyone I was given coordinates for... the Dragon was not with you the Starr?..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks pale. He moves to the ship controls, moving Terra aside. He begins to do something
* Xanatos moves over to Darien's side. He watches him, providing assistant if he can.
<Megumi> "M-mister Darien? Wh-where's Ariel?"
<Shiva`> How can't she be with you?
<Megumi> "She went to ...intercept a ship."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien types something. "Okay, I planted a trace on her. Lets find it..."
* Megumi stills seems taken aback by the whole thing, but holds her sides nervously, going to Darien's other side.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien winces as his right hand locks up
* Myria finally materializes, collapsing from exhaustion...
<Xanatos> You traced her? *he moves to push the button for Darien*
<Terra> "Are you alright?"
<Angela> * Kaltar floats about, her suit beeping happily.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. I'm paranoid, okay?
<Xanatos> Good thing. *he notes*
<DeathStar> <Darien> There she is .... oh no.
* Megumi frowns at the screen, even if she doesn't know any of it anyway. "As you should be.. w-wait, what?"
<Terra> "Fair enough. What?"
<Shiva`> What do you mean oh no?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes energy interference around the bloop.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hyperspace energy.
* Xanatos stares. "...oh...no..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien grabs the controls, turning the ship around.
<Terra> "Wind?"
<Megumi> "What!?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Myria, tell everyone what we discovered.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav crosses her arms, taking a seat in the back.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shoves them forward. "Come on baby, purr for me."
<Myria> ...prophecy...warning... ... ...Theron...attend me...
<Megumi> "What's your god have to do with anything? Where's Ariel!?"
* Shiva` looks at Myria. 1"Intersting field trip
<DeathStar> <Darien> Ariel use to be that God's lover in another life.
<Xanatos> *Theron pulls himself up and slides over to Myria's side, attending where he can.
<Terra> "Wind isn't a god."
<DeathStar> 6* The ship zooms forward.
<Megumi> "Used to be?"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Isn't Wind the energy being?..."
* Megumi gestures with her hands.
<Terra> "Yeah, pretty much."
* Xanatos would get in the co-pilot's seat if Terra isn't there.
* Terra , however, is
<Angela> Kaltar> "...He is a danger to all..."
<Terra> "We've noticed, thanks."
<DeathStar> <Darien> He's more dangerous than you think.
<Xanatos> <Theron> Wind and Erevis are...of the proginator race. *he says for the weakened Myria.*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Huh? what?
<Myria> ...so the record would...suggest...
<Shiva`> You're starting to sound like Kieran. So just spit it out
<Terra> "... wow... that must hurt..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> It would seem that the parents must have left behind one spoiled brat.
<Shiva`> ...6Shakes her hand and places her hand on Darien's head.
<Shiva`> Nrp; dead
<Shiva`> NRP:....head
<Xanatos> ...i'm lost.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Nothing new. Tell us what they mean, Shiva.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien bites his lip, worry all over his face.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...He is a Progenitor... what am I missing... the Starr?..."
* Megumi crouches and hits Darien in the leg. "I don't get what any of you are saying, damn it. Are miss knight and Erevis... in trouble?"
<Shiva`> Apparently Darien and Erevis are Progneitors.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Big trouble.
<Terra> "Darien is too?"
<Xanatos> <Theron> We said Wind.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I am?
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Yes... we have known for some time..."
* Xanatos eyes Shiva. "See, i'm not the only oen confused."
<Megumi> "What kind of trouble?"
<Shiva`> NRP: I meant wind.
<Xanatos> NRP: TOUGH!
<DeathStar> <Darien> Big trouble.
<Shiva`> There's a prophecy that says when the Dark Ones are wiped out, the Progneitors will restore order.
<Terra> "What sort? ...oh shit."
<Terra> "So, now we need to beat up a race of Winds?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> You forgot that part where the Dark Ones will seed chaos by appearing to be people we know.
<Shiva`> That too. 6She motions
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shakes his head. "This is getting too insane. You would think this was a novel."
* Xanatos tilts his head back slightly, his eyes widen. "Kinda like Billy?"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...The reason we attacked the one called Erevis... on the Original PAX was because we detected her Progenitor Signature..."
<Shiva`> Or some bored guy's idea of a fun time.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes, nice try, KAltar.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina crosses her arms.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...What am I trying?... This is what the Brood Father told me..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks at Myria.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Do the Progenitors have any weaknesses?
<Xanatos> *Theron glances up from Myria, but this he cannot answer, he glances towards her.
<Xanatos> I'd say that Disorders miffs them pretty well. We could rearrange Wind's sock drawer.
<Myria> ...the Erus serve the Progenitors...we are the soldiers of light... ...would your gods tell you their weaknesses...?
<Shiva`> And here I thought the Vapaads attacked her because she was of the darkness...
<DeathStar> <Darien> Your gods are insane!
<Angela> Kaltar> "...We were attempting a psionic duel with her on the Old PAX... it is our theory that as physical attacks are worthless against an energy being, attacking thier mental processes would be best..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stands back, not getting in the way.
<Myria> ...this...contradicts our histories...
<Terra> "Well, of course!"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks ahead. "God help us all, what else could go wrong?"
<Terra> "Ever heard of propaganda?"
<Shiva`> Yeah I'm sure that's exactly what you were doing there. 6She waves her hand in dismayal
<Xanatos> ...oh don't say that.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav looks up from her datapad gravely. "MY people are at war with Earth."
<Terra> *jokingly* "Kyouki could come back to life and say... oh shit."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses, glancing behind him at Shretrav.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Shiva Creature... does it not occur to you that Master Kieran told me these things before I just heard this news...?"
* Xanatos widens his eyes and glances at Shretrav.
* Shiva` slowly looks over at Shretrav. 1"Huh...If that doesn't put the cherry on the cake.
* Shiva` just waves Kaltar off.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sighs, putting a hand to her face.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis lays on the floor, probably unconscious for some time. Xevil paces, dressed again, holding a sword. "You know, I really wanted to do this on your homeworld, where I would have the advantage, but there are otehr ways."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil turns toward her now, his black veins throbbing. "But before I do, I want you to tell you something that I will make you despair even more."
<DeathStar> *that I know
<Ariel> "...please. I'm all ears. You know how I long for your droning monologues."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil taps his veins. "You know what I'm dying from, Ariel?"
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil sucks some of Erevis' blood from his fingers next, pacing again.
<Ariel> "Something slow and painful?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Yes. Origin explosure. Quite toxic.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I guess since I drank it first, the effects hit me sooner.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil sneers. "You know who else took it, don't you, dear?"
<Ariel> "...no. I share your mental capacity. I can't figure it out."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil swings the sword around, then jams it into Ariel's shoulder to cause her pain. "Your lover. Darien."
<DeathStar> <Darien> He drank it all up. Yum yum.
<DeathStar> *Xevil
* Ariel winces, "...that's for the stabbing. I wouldn't figure it out without that."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil twists. "Oh, no, I'm causing you pain for another reason. You won't take me to him, I'll bring him to you."
<Ariel> "Take you to WHO?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Wind, my dear. Who do you think dealt with your race so suspendedly?
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Since my future self wasn't dying from Origin exposure, I must assume that reality powers can cure me. I'll kill you, and erase Wind, and take his powers. And cure myself.
* Ariel scowls, "Why would WIND have anything to do with MY people?"
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You really don't remember anything. I'd give you origin, but...eh."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind pulls out the sword and stabs her in the stomach.
* Ariel cringes, "...next... time... you want him... send a memo."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> He would travel over hell for you.
<DeathStar> 6* The alarms begin to go off. Xevil glances up. "Right on time. He feels you dying."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil yanks out the sword, letting her blood drip off of it.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> You can soon join your pilot in hell.
<Ariel> "...save a spot for me..."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil sneers as the ship shudders
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sits there, eyeing the tracer beacon getting closer.
* Xanatos stands behind Darien, arms crossed.
<Myria> ...Theron...I do not know....what to think...
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits in a seat, looking a bit pale, despite her tanner skin
<Xanatos> <Theron> Rest your mind m'lady. You've used up much of your energy.
* Shiva` sits beside her, her hand massaging her back.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I can't remember why, but the idea of facing this Wind again makes me sick inside,.
<Terra> "It just makes me scared."
<Shiva`> Well in all honesty, I don't think we'll be able to win since we don't have the Runes to help us.
* Myria nods...then pulls off her mask...
<Terra> "Do we need them?"
* Megumi remains quiet for the most part. She's clueless.
<Myria> ...I need...a delicious Omega Coke...
<Xanatos> <Theron> ...i'll buy you a case when we get back.
<Shiva`> How much further Darien?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien reaches for some pain killers, then stops.
<Angela> * Myria sees a Vappad feeler fly in front of her face, holding an Omega coke.
<DeathStar> <Darien> A few more minutes.
<Megumi> "Mister Darien, can you tell me something..?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yeah?
<Angela> * Kaltar suddenly make an odd noise.
<Myria> ...get that for me...I can't even lift my arm...
<Megumi> "You have the ability to locate and message the Famfrit homeworld, right?"
<Xanatos> *Theron gets it and hands it to Myria.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...The... The Light Creature... Wind... I feel a Hyperspace Being Nearby...'
<DeathStar> <Darien> I suppose it is possible, yes.
<Megumi> "So if I wasn't around anymore, you could leave a message for my parents?"
* Myria drinks the Omega Coke...
<DeathStar> <Katrina> ... facnig the Dark Ones, then the Progenitors? We're nuts.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes.
<Megumi> "That's fine... That's not really what I wanted to know."
<Xanatos> If we don't, who will?
<Megumi> "Who's ...deadlier? You or Ariel?"
<Terra> "..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... ....
<Terra> "This is madness."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien smiles. "Ariel, of course." 6He says in a light tone.
* Megumi doesn't reply, silently thinking she has her own answer.
<Shiva`> Would you want it any other way? 6She brushes a strand of hair out of Kat's face
* Megumi holds her knees and rocks back and forth. "I understand then... Let's... get Ariel.."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> No. Lets get our friends back.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien narrows his eyes. "Today, none of us are dying." 6He vows. up ahead, a giant Tsvirixsh battle cruiser.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems to be shaking as if being knocked around.
<Terra> "What about them?"
* Shiva` looks back at Shretrav. 1"Do you recognize this one?"
<DeathStar> <DArien> Lots of them are dying today.
<Terra> "... I think we've found Wind."
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> It is..one of Xevil's vessels.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> That snake.
<Shiva`> Apparently he still has allies amongst your people Shretrav.
<Terra> "Hey, if Wind is going after Xevil, do we need to do anything?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shoves the controls forward, hitting the boosters. "We'll use Wind as our distraction."
* Megumi holds up her hand, clenching her fingers tightly, drawing blood with her fingernails. She stares at a drop forming at her palm, then licks it and turns to look.
<Terra> "Sounds good to me."
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> He stole 30 ships. I would say he has sizeable power.
* Xanatos tightens his grip on the back of a seat. "..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien flies them closer. So far, no shots are fired.
<Shiva`> Wind most likely has them far too distracted.
* Megumi squeezes the back of Darien's seat, pulling herself to her feet. "How do we find her?"
<Xanatos> *Theron checks to see if Myria is going to be alright then stands.
<DeathStar> <Darien> We knock.
<Terra> "Doesn't Wind have a thing for Ariel?"
<Xanatos> With big guns, I hope.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien flips a switch and hidden weapons appear.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Angie, I owe you one.
<Terra> "Heh, Janus does good?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina buckles herself in.
<Terra> "I never thought I'd say that."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at his beacon, then at the ship, then at the beacon. He makes some mental calculations. "Say, Xanatos."
* Xanatos sits down and does the same as Katrina.
* Xanatos pauses before sitting.
<Xanatos> Yo?
* Shiva` quickly buckles herself up
<DeathStar> <DArien> Ever heard of a ship our size flying successfull through a Tsivrixsh battlecruiser?
* Terra buckles up
<Xanatos> Can't say that I have. *he tilts his head* That'd be suicide.
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> Are you mad?
<Megumi> "I'd increase the odds, but..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yeah. But don't tell me the odds.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien zooms forward, firing at the hull with all his weapons.
* Megumi clenches the seat even tighter. "I have something else I want to do with what I have left."
<Megumi> "So, use your own faith, Darien."
* Xanatos smiles. "This is going to be interesting." he sits down now.
<Xanatos> *Theron pulls Myria into a seat and straps her in, then does the same for himself.
* Shiva` looks at Kat. 1"I think Darien's going to kill us before this is through."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh God.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...We must have faith in the Starr..."
<Terra> "Darien won't kill us."
<Terra> "Now, Wind or the Tsiv..."
* Xanatos straps himself in. "Have faith. It's all we got, you know."
<Shiva`> You're right, Darien won't. It'll be the crash that does it.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien flies forward, right through the hole in the hull into the a hallway. He smashes into a few walls, then adjusts, smashing around, then once he's lined up, flies throgh a hallway.
<Terra> "Nice crashlanding."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks up as she hears a terrible scratching sound.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> We're too big!
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yeah, I know.
<Terra> "We're all mad here."
<Megumi> "I haven't even begun to lose my mind."
* Megumi smiles broadly.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien fires more weapons, then flies through a hole into a lower hallway. the shuttle groans.
* Xanatos makes a face.
<Terra> "If you weren't mad, you wouldn't be here."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Thank god they make their hallways insanely big. Or this would just be stupid.
* Terra grins
* Shiva` scowls as they fly along.
<Terra> "Deeper into the rabbithole we go!"
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav resigns herself to a fate of death.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien keeps flying along, dropping down every few minutes.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Darien, if you kill MYria, we'll be at war with Erusia.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Mmm. 6He shoots out a wall, inching through it.
<Xanatos> It's a shame you're messing up your nice paint job. *he notes*
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'll make Ariel repaint it.
<Myria> ...my people will not go to war over just one life...
<DeathStar> 6* Darien suddenly comes to a stop. "This is where we stop. Any further, we risk hurting Ariel."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien points at Kat. "Stay here and guard my ship."
* Terra unbuckles
* Xanatos unbuckles and stands up.
<Terra> "... wait, I didn't bring a weapon."
<Megumi> "Hey, Mister Darien..."
<Terra> "Oh. Yes I did."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes?
* Terra pets her metal hand
* Megumi yanks her fingers out of the divets she's created clawing into Darien's seat for support.
<Xanatos> *Theron remains sitting. "I must remain with my Ambassador."
<Megumi> "Could you... carry me?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien reaches over and picks up Megumi. He grabs a spare energy sword from under the seat. "Alright, lets go."
<Angela> * kaltar floats to the shuttle's ramp. "...I will gladly die in service of the Starr..."
* Shiva` eyes Kat. 1"I'm staying with you."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Alright, Shiva.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits at the weapon console.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks up to Kaltar, eyeing the hallway. He hops onto the hallway.
* Shiva` sits in the co-pilots spot
<Myria> ...good journey...
* Terra follows after Darien
* Xanatos steps out after Darien.
<Angela> * Kaltar floats after Darien.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien uses his free hand to spin his sword, then rushes forward down the hallway.
<Megumi> "So... I really don't understand what's going on besides Ariel's here, Erevis is here, and they're ...in big trouble. I've already expelled enought that I've actually been augmenting myself to continue to be able to stand, but I'm not done yet."
<Megumi> "Do me another favor, Darien. I'm used to being a dog, so... If we run into actual trouble, tell me who to sic."
* Xanatos pulls out both of his pistols and dashes after him.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hurt anyone that hurts Ariel.
<DeathStar> <Darien> That's what I'll be doing.
<Terra> "... yeah. Same."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rushes forward, running along. His right side, despite being fucked up, doesn't seem to slow him down.
<Terra> "Other than that, keep yourself alive."
<Megumi> "It's not that simple for me. I can... help a little. If your weapons break or something, but... for me to fight... again..."
* Terra sticks with Darien
<DeathStar> 6* A pack of six Tsivrixsh slide out, taking aim at the group. Darien activates the sword, parrying shots away as they open fire.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits there, worried.
<Megumi> "I'll have to... lose myself, so to speak. Peace is hard to come by. I'd rather I don't... do that somewhere where I could likely harm us more than them."
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Protocol 1-8-9-3, Under the distress of an allies sake, Elder Powers will be allowed in combat..."
* Xanatos slides to the left of Darien and begins releasing charged shots towards them, through Darien's sword.
<Angela> * Kalter's eyes glow, and she begins to psionically assault the Tsivrixsh.
<DeathStar> 6* The Tsivrixsh are hit by the shots, then violated mentally.
<Terra> "Do what you have to."
<Angela> * Kaltar humms as she severs thier minds.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rusn and rushes past the Tsivrixsh down another hallway.
<Shiva`> Take deep breaths Kat...
<Angela> * kaltar floats along behind Darien.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh, I'm fine. I just got this bad feeling.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps around the corner, slicing in half a Tsivrixsh warrior. He glances around, then notices the hairs on his arm are standing. "energy..."
<Shiva`> How couldn't have have a bad feeling right now...6She motions to where they are.
* Xanatos glances at Darien. "What?"
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> We're all in a bad spot. Xevil should not be underestimated.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Wind is nearby.
<Terra> "That might be good... or not."
<DeathStar> 6* DArien moves forward again.
<DeathStar> 6* Up ahead, the team would see a being of pure energy walking through walls, sizzling them with holes shaped like it
<Angela> * kaltar keeps an active mental sweep, going into and destroying the minds of any Tsiv who get too close. The eyes on her unit glow red.
* Megumi is otherwise calmly toted along, her eyes are half-closed, as if she were tired or something. She rarely responds to actual input, such as Darien fighting.
* Terra stays quiet
* Xanatos arches a brow. "I'd say."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rushes forward into the hole after him.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Fascinating... he ignores physical mater my undoing it..."
* Xanatos grits his teeth and mvoes on.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses as they reach a room with Xevil standing with a sword next to a bloody ARiel, and a bloodied, half-nude Erevis on the floor nearby. Wind turns back into a humanoid form, looking like Darien, with sunglasses and a suit on
<DeathStar> <Xevil> The guest of honor is here, Ariel? See?
* Terra sticks close
* Megumi jerks. "A-Ariel..!?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses, analyzing the situation.
<Angela> * Kaltar floats in.
<DeathStar> <Wind> I should have erased you when I had the chance, Xevil. I'm glad you provided me it.
* Xanatos widens his eyes, his sight stuck on Erevis. "What did you do...WHAT DID YOU DO!?"
<Terra> *q* "Keep it down, Xan."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eyes the horrible face of Xevil, staring at the veins. He shifts to the side, trying not to be noticed by Xevil or Wind.
* Xanatos begins charging his pistols up, his face dark, his eyes set.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Well, before we all act hasitly, there's something I want to say.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil turns and drives the sword through Ariel's heart for an instant-death blow. "Goodbye, Wind."
<DeathStar> <Darien> ARIEL!
<DeathStar> <Wind> NO!
<Terra> "...!"
* Megumi mouths the same thing as Darien, but no sound emits.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil laughs.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stumbles suddenly.
<Terra> "Oh, to hell with that, Xevil's going down."
<DeathStar> <Xevil> I wouldn't be so fast, Terra. I just attained ultimate power.
<Terra> "Just like the last time we beat you?"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind falls to one knee. "You sick bastard. All of this world...is a disease..."
<Angela> * Kaltar makes a sounds that could only equivalte to rage, eyes going a deep red.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Yes, but with the power to erase you, I'll be glad to see you try. 6He waves his hand to erase Terra. Nothing happens.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> ... ?
<DeathStar> 6* Wind actually starts laughing.
* Megumi leaps down from Darien, running to where Ariel is, otherwise ignoring what's going on. "A-Ariel...!?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien slides over, eyeing her bloodied chest.
<DeathStar> <Darien> God no, no no no no.
<DeathStar> <Xevil> Your life was tied to her. Why aren't you dead?!
<DeathStar> 6* Wind stands, shrugging. "Oh, I just removed that little feature and put it where it belongs. Oh, and I erased your sword before it pierced her heart.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind laughs harder, almost insanely.
<Xanatos> Can I kill him now? *he says in a dark tone to Wind*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien feels for ap ulse, finding one.
<DeathStar> <Wind> Do it. Wipe him out.
<Angela> * Kaltar blasts at Xevil psionically.
* Megumi 's ears twitch.
* Ariel coughs, "... a little help..."
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil is knocked backwards into a wall.
<Megumi> "M-Mister Darien... ...I c-can...?"
* Xanatos raises his guns and fires two charged shots, one for his head, the other for his heart.
<DeathStar> <Darien> We have to get her to the shuttle.
* Terra rushes Xevil, punchstabbing at him
<Angela> * Kaltar makes very odd, angry noises as she helps Xan by frying Xevil's mind.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil is hit, but littie damage is done. "None of you can kill me. My body is made of pure power." 6He slaps Terra away.
<DeathStar> 6* Xevil hits something on his wrist and he teleports away.
* Xanatos growls and steps forward. "COME BACK HERE!!!
<Terra> "I hate it when they do that."
<Angela> * Kaltar goes blue in the eyes and looks about... "...Coward..."
* Megumi turns and points at Wind.
<Megumi> "You're who Darien keeps talking about... all that talk about erasing and change..."
* Xanatos holsters the pistols and slides over to Erevis. "Oh god...Erevis...Erevis speak to me."
<DeathStar> 6* Wind clenches his fist and the ship begins to shake as it begin to erase.
* Megumi points to where Xevil used to be.
<DeathStar> <Wind> I see now I was right. This universe is too dark to be allowed to exist.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis doesn't move
<Megumi> "I want to -HURT- that ...thing!"
<Megumi> "You can make it happen, right?!"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...We are still on the vessel..."
<DeathStar> <Wind> Oh, I will.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind promises darkly, his voice venom
<Ariel> "...get... Erevis..."
<DeathStar> <Wind> I'll make all evil pay. All of it.
<DeathStar> 6* DArien unties Ariel and throws her arm around his shoulder. "Xanatos has her,lets go before we're erased."
<Megumi> "No one person ever knows what 'evil' is!"
<Megumi> "But that -thing-! That!"
<DeathStar> <Wind> I know. I know perfectly. Every Tsivrixsh on this ship dies now.
<DeathStar> 6* The ship shudders and the screams of the damned can be heard.
<Xanatos> Erevis. *he says, tears sliding down his face, he lifts her up* I'll save you. You can't leave me. *he turns and rushes back towards their ship*
<Terra> "Don't judge everyone by that monster."
<Megumi> "Shretnav had nothing to do with it!"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind turns and begins to walk away.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...What is evil..." * Kaltar moves out, eyes red again, stopping anyone that tries to stop them.
<Terra> "Shretav came to save Ariel..."
* Megumi stomps. "HEY!"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind moves for their ship.
* Terra hurries back to the ship. QUICKLY.
* Megumi if that's the case, chases after Wind.
<DeathStar> 6* wind walks along, not leaving his human form.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien carries Ariel along. "You look like hell, dear."
<Angela> * Kaltar helps any along that are slowed.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina glances around their ship. "I think the battlecruiser isb eing destroyed.
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> But there are 100,000 on board!
<Shiva`> Wind...
<Megumi> "Mister second Darien!"
<Megumi> "Hey!"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind eyes the team's ship in view now, walking for it.
<Shiva`> All who appear to be only loyal to Xevil.
<Megumi> "I don't want him to just die!"
<DeathStar> 6* DArien hurries past Darien carrying Ariel, running up the ramp.
<DeathStar> *wind
* Xanatos climbs up the ramp and places Erevis on a seat, he takes his coat off and places it over her.
<Megumi> "Did you see miss Erevis and Ariel? He deserves the same!"
* Xanatos checks for a pulse.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis seems to be pretty bad. Chunks missing.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind steps onto their ramp. Darien turns, activating his energy sword.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav turns to face Wind.
* Myria has left #taw
* Shiva` looks back, seeing Wind. She glances over at Kat
<DeathStar> 6* Wind lifts his hand up suddenly Shretrav begins screaming.
<Xanatos> Damnit why isn't Peace here. *he does his best to apply first aid to all wounds*
<Xanatos> *Theron stands, eyeing Wind.
<Terra> "Leave her alone!"
* Megumi stomps and growls. "Why does everyone ignore me unless I'm going to kill them!?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> You son of a bitch. He slashes down at him, but Wind uses a free hand to grab Darien's arm.
<Angela> * Kaltar looks at Shiva oddly.
* Shiva` looks over at Shretrav then suddenly stands, her gun aiming towards Wind. 1"Leave her alone!"
<DeathStar> <Wind> She's as a guilty as everyone. You stand against me, I'll erase you all, too
<Ariel> "...Wind... stop..."
<Shiva`> Than you're no better than us.
<DeathStar> 6* Wind pauses and Shretrav stops screaming.
<Megumi> "I only stand against hypocrites and those who use others!"
<DeathStar> <Wind> Says a being tainted with darkness. 6He tells Shiva.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien grabs Megumi, pulling her up onto their ship. "Terra, get us out of here." 6He whispers before Wind changes his mind.
<Shiva`> And you're no better? 6She motions to the wounded. 1"You preach about darkness but I see you doing nothing to prove your above them.
* Terra hurries to the pilot seat
<Ariel> "...she came to help... she doesn't deserve to die for it..."
<Megumi> "Hey! Let me go!"
<DeathStar> <Wind> I'll make this universe right again. I was wrong to step back and let you all take matters into your own hands. You're all about to start a galactic war that will kill millions. You dance with Dark Ones.
* Megumi furiously yells at Wind. "Her personality may suck, but unlike that freak back there she hasn't done anything to hurt anyone I know! To condemn someone without any reason is no better than common murder!"
<DeathStar> 6* Wind turns to face MEgumi, as if committing her face to memory.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...And you will kill and judge? How does this make you better...?"
<Shiva`> So we've learned from some old prophecy.
<DeathStar> <Wind> I created this universe, and I can judge it. Go. 6He turns and walks away.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien grabs the ramp lever, closing it.
* Xanatos just ignores what is going on, he's too focused on keeping Erevis alive, and alleviating some of her pain.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...You are as my Brood Father feared..."
* Terra flies off once the ramp is closed
<Megumi> "You arrogant son of a bi--" (ram closes)
<DeathStar> 6* As their ship leaves, the Tsivrixsh battlecruiser vanishes; all souls aboard lost.
<Terra> "Once more, Wind is an enemy..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> ....
<Angela> * Kaltar makes an odd noise of resignation and floats over to a place to secure herself. "...He was always an enemy... none of you ever saw it it seems... perhaps the Starr..."
* Megumi slams her fist into the ramp and yanks away from Darien.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...That is why we revere him, he is the Crusader..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stands there, letting MEgumi gone. His face is strange full of resigned anger.
<Shiva`> Drop it already Vapaad. 6She growls almost as she moves over to Kat, putting a hand to her shoulder.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> ... I think things got even more complicated, Shiva.
<Terra> "He wasn't always around to be one."
<Xanatos> *Theron just watches everyone with a frown on his face.
<Shiva`> Very much so. 6She looks over at Xanatos. 1"What's her conditions?"
<Shiva`> NRP: -s
* Megumi wanders over to the two retrieved and glances between them looking possessed. Her eyes close and she breathes out a long sigh. "I'm... I-I'm sorry Ariel..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien kneels beside Ariel.
<Xanatos> She's alive...but...*he voice breaks*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien lays his head on her arm.
* Ariel offers a small smile, "...glad to see you're alright... both of you..."
<Terra> *sadly* "Wounded. Badly."
<Shiva`> Terra, get us into Hyperspace/
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav breathes heavily.
* Terra hurries back, via Hyperspace
<Megumi> "I can't help you both, miss knight, and miss Erevis..."
* Shiva` glances over to Shretrav. 1"Shretrav, and you?"
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> Thank you for saving my life. 6She bows her head to them all
<Angela> * Kaltar floats over to Erevis. "...We were wrong about her though... this one has different goals..." *She pulls out another feeler with an odd device, scanning Erevis.
<Shiva`> We have work to do Shretrav, and we can't do it if you're dead.
* Xanatos grabs the feeler. "Fuck off."
<Terra> "Is anyone not 'tainted' to Wind?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'd imagine Ariel so far. He left when she asked him to stop.
<Angela> Kaltar> "...Officer Xanatos, please do not break my medical scanner..."
<Shiva`> NRP: *Chad beams proudly*
<Ariel> "...if you can do anything... help Erevis. She suffered the worst..."
* Xanatos eyes Kaltar. "Leave her alone. NOW."
* Megumi bites her lip. "D-Darien, you'll carry me again, right?"
<Angela> Kaltar> "...You wish her to die then...?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Yes. I'll carry you. All of you. 6He whispers.
* Shiva` glances at Darien.
* Xanatos eyes Kaltar for a moment, then lets go.
* Megumi stares at Darien in alarm for a moment, then shakes her head and knees by Xanatos. "You won't kill me if I try to... fix things, Xanatoast?"
<Angela> * Kaltar pulls out another feeler, this one with an odd looking attachment, it goes down to one of her wounds, and slowly begins to work on repairing her flesh. "...I have descided to help the Creature Erevis..."
* Xanatos eyes Megumi. "Let Kaltar do it. You rest Megumi." His voice is oddly soft.
<Terra> "You did good."
<Megumi> "But the things... missing? That thing can..?"
<Shiva`> So how did this all happen Ariel? 6She motions to Erevis.
<Xanatos> Just let Kaltar do her thing. You rest.
* Megumi frowns and shuffles over to Ariel. "I'm already worthless, might as well do -something-..."
* Xanatos kneels by Erevis, worry all over his face.
<DeathStar> 6* KAtrina studies her friends quietly.
<Terra> "You're not worthless."
<Xanatos> *Theron also just watches everyone quietly. "..."
<Angela> * Kaltar continues to work. "...I will heal what wounds I can and stabilize her, she will still need a proper medical facility..."
<Ariel> "...Xevil wanted Wind..."
<Shiva`> And he did this to her to get him? 6She crosses her arms as she studies Ariel.
* Megumi places her hands on one of Ariel's and squeezes firmly.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Shiva, let's not press the issue. They're both hurt.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien looks up at Shiva dangerously, still beside Ariel.
<Terra> "... he'd do anything for what he wants."
* Shiva` looks at Kat, then just nods, sitting down.
<Xanatos> Let's just...go home. *he says, his voice weak*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes. Hoem.
<Terra> "... yeah."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stands in an emergency council meeting.
<DeathStar> 6* Shretrav sits there, as does the Ridiarium.
<Xanatos> *Theron stands behind his Lady.
* Shiva` sits there, Loki beside her
* Terra is now known as Vyssa
* Megumi reluctantly attends her position with the Famfrit.
* Vyssa stands in, in her first council meeting.
<DeathStar> <Darien> As you all know, the Earth Alliance and the Tsivrixsh Empire are at war. 6He addresses the council. "This is one of those moments where peace as failed."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis is in a healing tank, still unconscious
* Vyssa nods sadly
* Xanatos is beside it, eyes locked on the ground.
<Angela> * Elayne sits next to the Ridarium.
<Angela> * Kieran looks at the table, for once, not staring at anyone at random, all of the Vapaad have become reclusive and quiet.
<DeathStar> <Darien> However, this station will continue to stand for peace. 6He says suddenly, vowing it to them all, glancing from face to face. "This is neutral space, despite being an Earth facility, and I say that nothing here will change. We will continue to fight for peace here. Because, if we can't set an example to the galaxy, who will?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Every race is safe here. Every race can continue to bridge the gaps here. And I wiill not let the change. War, or not.
<Xanatos> <Theron> Well said, General. *he bows his head*
* Shiva` claps her hands together.
<Angela> * Elayne smiles, "Will the Tsivrixsh Ambassador remain here then?" *she souds hopeful*
<Vyssa> "Congratulations. You said it perfectly."
<DeathStar> <Shretrav> I will.
<Vyssa> "I am glad to hear it."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'm glad. 6He nods. "Because this is something we will all have to do together."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I know, in the upcoming months, things will be strained. But I think peace is worth it.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien opens and closes his right hand. "The world may change around us, but we shouldn't let the basics change. Ever. Thank you." 6He bows, turning and walking out.
<DeathStar> <Ridiarum> I am hungry. 6He notes, wishing he had rocks.
Session Close: Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 2007
Session Start: Fri Aug 17 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #taw
<Angela> * Elayne pulls out a stone seemingly from out of nowhere and hands it to him.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks along the hallway, opening and closing his fist until he stops at Ariel's door. He knocks on it with his left hand.
<Xanatos> *Theron glances towards Myria.
<Angela> Kieran> "...The Vapaad Elders have declared they will punish any government that attacks this station..." *he speaks plainly, for the first time ever, then turns to leave*
* Megumi begins to tread there, but upon seeing Darien, slips behind a corner and peeks out at him.
* Shiva` slowly rises and turns moving out. Loki saunters out behind her.
<Ariel> "...come in."
<Xanatos> *Theron and Myria step out as well.
<Vyssa> "The Syin are officially allied with this station."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps through the door, moving right toward Ariel. Before she can speak again, he suddenly grabs her, pulling her closer to him and presses his mouth against her's for a kiss, tongue and all. He holds her tight, pressing her against him.
* Megumi dashes over lightfooted and presses her ear to the door.
* Ariel is... stunned.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pulls back finally, catching his breath. "I .. just had to do that."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis finally wakes up and is slid out of the energy talk. Wounds still are apparant, as more healing sessions will need to be done. She stares up at the ceiling with one eye.
* Xanatos kneels beside her, "Erevis..." he brushes the hair back out of her one eye.
<Angela> * Kieran floats outside Ariel's room, waiting. The nromal blue of his eyes presently an odd green color.
* Ariel nods slowly, still staring
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns to look at Xanatos, then suddenly grabs him into a tight hug.
* Megumi blinks and stares up at Kieran who has come across her eavesdropping.
<Megumi> "..."
* Xanatos holds her close. "Oh my god I was so worried." he says in a hushed voice.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stares at her. "When I thought I lost you, I snapped inside. I thought I loved someone else. That I couldn't afford someone in my life because I had to stop Wind so badly, even if I died. Maybe I still think that, but I... wanted you to know. I love you."
<Angela> * Kieran turns a single eye to look at her.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis cries into his shoulder, clinging to him like he were a lifeline.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Only you.
* Megumi covers her mouth, alarmed.
* Xanatos doesn't let go, he himself is crying now. "...I'll never let you go...never again."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Knowing everything I do now, I don't regret for a second asking you to dance with me that day. I want to dance again, Ariel.
* Ariel hugs Darien, a sad look in her eyes, "I... I didn't think I was going to make it through that one... I'm just glad to see you again..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien hugs her back, holding her. "I'm glad you're safe. I'm so glad." 6He rocks back and forth holding her
<DeathStar> SESSION ENDS
Session Close: Fri Aug 17 00:09:32 2007
Session Start: Fri Aug 17 00:59:42 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070817.log'
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina watches Megumi
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Pretending that's Wind?
* Megumi leaps freaking ten feet in the air.
<Megumi> "G-God! How... do you people keep doing that!?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Sorry! I didn't mean to do that.
* Megumi clings to the top of one of the crystal spires like a cat stuck in a tree.
* Megumi slides down to the floor and sighs.
<Megumi> "Is it that obvious?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I just heard a commotion and came to check. Guess I felt like hitting some things, too
<Megumi> "Well, he pisses me off!"
* Megumi slams her other hand into the ground, pouting. "I know he could have brought me to that guy, or brought him back to us..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits cross legged on the floor.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Maybe he didn't know where Xevil went.
<Megumi> "I just wanted to tear him limb from limb, but instead he... he did that to the whole ship and started turning on everyone else... It doesn't make sense..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Anger clouds people's judgements. He probably took it out on them, since they were there.
<Megumi> "I know but... I made it clear to him about that."
<Megumi> "Now I... I get a bad feeling he's condemning me for doing so."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rakes her fingers through her hair.
<Megumi> "At the time I didn't care! I wanted to punch him in the face!"
* Megumi frowns and tugs on her ears. "But now... I'm not so sure I was very bright. Everyone acts like he's invincible or something."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> He can erase people from existence.
* Megumi flails. "S-So!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Some people find that intimidating.
<Megumi> "And if that's the case.. what the h-hell do I do about it!?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I don't know, Megumi. I don't know if anyone knows.
<Megumi> "Ariel didn't seem bothered by him..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> She's a very strong woman.
<Megumi> "Darien mentioned they were involved or something. But I don't want to bug her about him. She's... had enough for the moment."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> And Wind did save her life. So maybe he's not completely evil.
* Megumi repeatedly smacks her fist into the ground. "Stupid, stupid, stupid! He's not evil, he's stupid!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I can agree.
<Megumi> "Why does a brat like that have such power?!"
<Megumi> "It's like giving Dias the keys to this station or something."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well. I guess you would need to ask DArien or Erevis.
* Megumi squints. "No, that's still not coming close."
* Megumi sulks. "Miss Erevis is ...not well."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I know.
<Megumi> "Why does everyone call it 'erasing' anyway?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Because it's like you never existed.
<Megumi> "That's not true."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I guess not.
<Megumi> "You remember everyone that was there, right? Maybe not personally, but we're aware that ship and everything on it existed."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You're right
<Megumi> "If it were truly erased, wouldn't... we be unaware of that?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> When you put it that way, I guess you are right.
<Megumi> "Maybe I'm being skeptical and picky, but I can't accept that this Wind person is everything he's made out to be, if not just because of that."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well, he did create this entire universe
<Megumi> "Sure... He's ridiculous. But it's just like how legends are built... Exaggerations without attention to recording the true facts..."
* Megumi purses her lips and crosses her arms. "Hrmph."
<Megumi> "I don't care what Darien or any scanner says. I'm sixteen and I have the memories of my whole life. There's history in my homeworld, my family. Our memories... I don't care if someone tells me they're fake..."
<Megumi> "I'm fake..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I agree with you. That's why people stand against Wind. The memories are ours. No matter how we got them. Don't you agree?
* Megumi holds her sides and shakes a little. "H-hrmph... I've been looking for my own place to die all along, but I won't let someone like -him- make it for me."
<Megumi> "Even if it's just to annoy him, I'll show him how real I am."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina gives her a smile.
<Megumi> "I'll smack that blank expression off his face. If I disappear, the stinging will remind him I was there."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina laughs for a quick second.
* Megumi points at nothing in particular.
<Megumi> "Make sure you take a picture, Darien! Humiliation's good for humility!"
* Megumi leans back on her palms and shrugs at Katrina.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I think I find you inspiring, Megumi.
<Megumi> "Besides, it doesn't matter if he created this ...'world.'"
<Megumi> "He had to have something to base it on. Recreations are nothing but a scar of the real thing."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You are right. Darien and Erevis remember the other one.
* Megumi blushes slightly and hides behind her hand by rubbing her nose. "I-inspi... m-me? No way... I'm just a dog..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You're no dog.
<Megumi> "But even dogs have feelings. He stepped on mine."
* Megumi throws her hands up, frowning. "A woman scorned! ...Or whatever."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina laughs again.
* Megumi rubs behind one of her ears, raising an eyebrow at Katrina. "I thought you found me annoying..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You inspire many different emotions.
* Megumi rubs her head, trying to hide her embarassment by looking away. "...H-hrmph..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles, sensing her emotions anyway.
<Megumi> "You don't feel like hitting anything anymore, I guess?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> No, I don't. I think you helped me.
* Megumi holds up her hand and snaps, all the spires shattering simultaneously, the flakes and shards dissolving in the air like frost.
<Megumi> "Mm..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stands up.
* Megumi blinks and glances up toward her.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> How about you?
* Megumi shakes her head. "I think the same goes for you. I just... had my thoughts welled up."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Sometimes, we all need perspective. It would help people like Wind.
<Megumi> "I'm sure whatever is below this room probably hates me from all the banging and dents."
<Megumi> "Oh, and that hole the one time."
<DeathStar> 6* The Computer narrows it's eyes
* Megumi raises to her feet, stretching. "...I'm hungry again."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Lets get some food then. My treayt.
<Megumi> "E-eh!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh, don't worry about it. I'm hungry, too
* Megumi gapes, like this is an event equivalent to the world reshaping.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What?
<Megumi> "N-nothing!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Is it really that surprising?
<Megumi> "Maybe miss Katrina and miss Erevis do have some things in common..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina frowns a bit. "Don't be so rude."
* Megumi waves her hands. "Good things!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sighs a bit. "I'm really much more cool."
<Megumi> "We can talk, that's relieving."
* Megumi rubs the back of her head and walks over to Katrina. "It's really hard to get Erevis to express anything."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I know. 6She nods in agreement. "Statue, that one."
* Megumi keels over, sulking. "Damn she's scary in volleyball."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Really? Erevis played...volleyball?
<Megumi> "Yeah! I'm glad... I was on her team. If she'd paired with Ariel I think I might have died."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I guess she takes games about as seriously as combat then
<Megumi> "A-Ariel's no better!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well, Ariel is very serious
* Megumi smacks her forehead. "When push comes to shove."
<Megumi> "Oh, right. Note for the future. Never try to block a spike from someone with a METAL ARM!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You sure know how to pick teams, Megumi. 6She teases.
<Megumi> "It's. Not. Worth it."
* Megumi peers at Katrina, oblivious.
<Megumi> "You should play next time! And that... mean lady."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh, Shiva?
<Megumi> "Yeah, that."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina laughs.
<Megumi> "Three on three might be fun."
* Megumi suddenly mumbles. "With no crabs."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Crabs?
<Megumi> "Where would youlike to eat, anyway?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I don't have a preference. What about you?
<Megumi> "Anywhere with something spicey or pasta... or both!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Alright. I think there's a place with that. C'mon.
* Megumi nodnods. "Hey, uh..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes?
* Ariel has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
* Megumi follows her closely, a bit diagonal behind. "If... I... W-well..."
<Megumi> "Ariel's not very good with advice. Nor is Erevis..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> *laughs* I suppose that's true
<Megumi> "...I think she knows how dangerous I ...might be, though."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh?
<Megumi> "Yet she hasn't pushed me away, yet... It's... different."
<Megumi> "I've been thinking..."
<Megumi> "I-if I could... s-somehow tell the ambassador t-to... shove off..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina studies her as she talks.
* Megumi squints depressed. "I... wasn't much use before, but I... couldn't stand just being here while all of this is going on around me... And if I really did piss Wind off..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses, turning to face Megumi.
<Megumi> "Do you think the others would include me? For real, not just because I bribe Darien with some ridiculous addictive thing?"
* Megumi jerks a little, stopping before bumping into Katrina.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina kneels down. "I think everyone would be glad to have you. Not everyone is perfect, Megumi. And a way, all of us have our own demons. But, as long as we all have something that binds us as a group, that doesn't matter. So, that's why I know the others will accept you. As you are.
* Megumi stares, then stammers, "B-but... Th-they act like I'm a nuissance and... and... my... strongest power is chaos... I... in th-the future I might be as dangerous to this place and us as I am to those we're really f-fighting..."
* Ariel has joined #taw
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts her hand on Megumi's shoulders. "Believe in yourself and your friends, Megumi. And they'll believe in you."
* Megumi places a palm on her forehead and sulks. "I ...kn-know but... I'm really not exaggerating... I r-really mean what I say..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I know you do. I can feel your conviction, Megumi.
* Megumi blinks and stumbles. "H-huh?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I feel emotions. And like I said, you're full of emotions, Megumi.
* Megumi blushes furiously, laughing. "O-oh! A-ahaha... e-everyone here h-has something, h-huh? H-heheh..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You can say that.
* Megumi stares at the ceiling. "Th-then I guess you know I really meant what I said..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I do.
<Megumi> "I w-was looking for a place to die... If it comes to it, I won't be able to control myself, especially if my life is in danger..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You should try to find a plaec to live, first.
<Megumi> "Was being selfish before... I thought Ariel was my chance at that, but..."
<Megumi> "Now I wouldn't want to hurt her like that. Before she didn't seem to care, but since then we've ...talked more."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina listens.
* Megumi smiles sheepishly. "I was actually more angry with Wind screwing up a second opportunity than anything else, at first..."
<Megumi> "No one I've met here deserves some stupid kid's deathwish, though, I've come to think."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles.
* Ariel has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<Megumi> "Frankly I think I would go nuts if all I did was serve people in the bar, though."
<Megumi> "So if I really told the ambassador off..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Then I'm sure Darien will take you in.
* Megumi jerks again! "Wh-wha!?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes. I think, between you and me, Darien likes you.
<Megumi> "Th-that's not the point!"/
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina laughs. "My point is, you have a place here, Megumi."
* Megumi pouts and stamps. "Wh-who would want him to look after me!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> And Darien will give you a job doing the good fight.
* Megumi frowns with pursed lips. "..."
<DeathStar> <KAtrina> If that's what you want if you tell your ambassador off.
* Megumi rubs her head. "..."
<Megumi> "I'm not sure, yet... I'm almost certain they haven't even told my parents I'm still alive..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks shocked.
<Megumi> "This is the first place in which they haven't been able to keep control over me entirely... They don't own this place, so I've been able to sneak away as I do."
<Megumi> "After all, if I were held here, it would be suspicious if I were to suddenly disappear for a while..."
<DeathStar> <KAtrina> Perhaps we should try to get word to your parents.
* Megumi toes at the ground. "That's... why I started a ruckus with Ariel when I arrived. The fact that she turned out so strong... that shocked me as well. It was a bonus I had thought."
<Megumi> "But it enabled me to be known... to exist here. They couldn't do anything about it after that."
* Megumi clenches her hands tightly, growling. "Ever since I was plucked off Kilek and they found out how my abilities have developed they've been treating me like some houseguarding pet, with the the threat of military confinement if I didn't listen."
<Megumi> "It's a military-related envoy, after all."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina listens, her face showing she doesn't like the idea of how Megumi has been treated. Not one bit.
<Megumi> "If I ask about anything, it's classified or not cleared. I'm civilian rank. This whole... 'honor guard' thing. They were just taking advantage of what they had at hand."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I think you should definitely get away from these people, Megumi.
<Megumi> "I was transferred to the ambassador's craft from a cargo shuttle doing some scientific research on Kilek's atmospheric compounds."
<Megumi> "Now that I can, I've definitely thought about it, but I'm pushing my luck avoiding them as much as I have already..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well, I know this. I won't let them hurt you. What they're doing is unforgiveable.
* Megumi rubs her forehead furiously. "It's been almost a year and a half since I've seen or spoken to any of my family. I don't know... if they're alright... Or if they have or will do something to them if I leave."
* Megumi blinks.
<Megumi> "Technically I could be screwed for having told you this."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks absolutely furious. "We won't let that happen."
<Megumi> "It's just odd, though... it's not like I ever said I wouldn't help them understand my own development or accept a position in the military. I always wanted to explore anyway..."
<Megumi> "I think something's up with the Famfrit themselves, I just... don't know what."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> We should tell DArien everything.
<Megumi> "They could have sent me back right away, but instead I was taken along for the ride. Maybe this ambassador isn't supposed to be here for some reason..?"
<Megumi> "Or the fact that we've sent one isn't common knowledge... I don't kn-- A-ah! No!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at her. "He could help."
<Megumi> "Mister Darien's already... t-too busy... I mean... with all that's going on and... W-Wind..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Megumi...
* Megumi shakes her head furiously. "I-It's my problem... The things... going on are... m-much more important and pressing. Even I ...kn-know that."
<Megumi> "H-heheh! ...Th-thanks, though..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Megumi. At least let me help you. You can't do everything alone, right? That's why we need to look out for each other.
<Megumi> "I don't... know what to do..."
<Megumi> "War is... happening. If it keeps up, regardless of what I do, the Famfrit troupe might decide to withdraw or leave and then I'm stuck..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Things never are easy, are they?
<Megumi> "I don't know where I'll end up, then."
<Megumi> "B-but... there's that damn fairy tale I read in the store the other day!"
<Megumi> "I'm sick of the evil stepmothers, you know?!"
* Megumi seems serious!
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I understand. 6She nods, understanding Megumi
<Megumi> "...I feel guilty re-inquiring about that food now. Can we still...?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Oh, right, lets go do that. 6She nods, moving along again.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses, spotting the Itallian restuarant, and moves inside, getting them a table.
* Megumi 's ears lift. "O-oh!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits down, ordering herself a glass of wine and breadsticks.
* Megumi sits crosslegged on her chair, hands fidgeting happily.
<DeathStar> 6* Opens the menu, glancing it over, then orders some chicken and pasta
* Megumi peruses for a while, seemingly undecided on several.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sips her wine
* Megumi finally throws her hands upward. "T-tortelini!"
<DeathStar> 6* The waiter throws his hands upward also in celebration of the choice.
<DeathStar> 6* The waiter returns with their food, and throws his hands up
* Megumi mimics. "Yay!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina eats a breadstick. "Enjoy."
<Megumi> "Thank you, miss Katrina!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina beams. "No problem."
* Megumi , probably unexpectedly, eats quite civilized. She still eats a god-awful amount, but slowly and demurely with little mess or agitating motion or habits.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina eats slowly, but definitely more than Erevis would. "Mmm, this is good."
<Megumi> "Mmhmmm!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'll have to do a lot of exercises to work off the calories
* Megumi clutches a breadstick, soaking up the remaining cheese sauce, nibbling.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina finishes eating her meal and gets out the credits to pay.
<Megumi> "Really...? I just... do what I always do..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What's that?
<Megumi> "I mean, my everyday routine..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina finishes paying up.
<Megumi> "Um... bathe, stretch, usually see how far I can take my metaphysics without exhausting myself, then... whatever I feel like!"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina laughs. "I will have to give that a try, then."
<DeathStar> -End for Now-
Session Close: Fri Aug 17 03:10:37 2007
Session Start: Sat Aug 18 00:34:52 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070818.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-587.8.12
<DeathStar> Location: PAX
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina studies crew reports in Terra's bar, her legs crossed.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien knocks on Ariel's door.
<Xanatos> *Theron sits in the bar, at a table for once, instead of the bar itself, he is eating a meal.
* Megumi washes glasses. Something probably more fitting for Terra, but she suddenly feels like she needs to keep distance between her and Katrina-- Still unsettled over what to do with her future actions.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina glances up once, smiling at Megumi, then glances back down.
* Megumi jerks, senting a stein twirling through the air. She freaks and begins a juggling display to catch it.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Am I making you that nervous, Megumi? 6She asks, glancing up at the display.
<Megumi> "Aw hell, I forgot you can--..."
* Megumi holds the glass up and clocks herself atop the head with its base." ..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> It's okay. I can go to my office if you want. ... Are you okay?
* Megumi squints slightly. "E-Eh... w-well... I don't want you to leave I just..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> It's okay, really. 6She smiles, gathering her belongings.
* Xanatos steps up to Erevis' door and knocks.
<DeathStar> 6* The door slides open to a darkish room.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien whistles a bit, then knocks again.
* Xanatos steps inside, he is holding something, he stops as the door closes behind him, pausing as he allows his eyes to adjust to the dark of the room.
* Megumi leans over the counter and whines. "Noooo... don't... I..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses as she picks up the documents, glancing up.
<Megumi> "I just... don't know what I can do right now so... I-I'm worried you'll do something and... e-eh..."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis is laying on her bed, wearing an eyepatch while things are set up for a new eye. She is under the sheets, with only her head visible, hair messed up enough to fall over her face to cover the eyepatch mostly.
<Gabriella> * Kieran floats up towards Darien.
<Ariel> "...yes? It's unlocked."
<Gabriella> Kieran> "...Starr... we must talk..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien opens it, moving inside swiftly and closing the door on Kieran. He sighs in relief.
<Xanatos> Feelin alright? *he says, stepping over to sit down on the edge of her bed, he appears to be holding a container*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I promise I won't do anything until you're ready.
<Gabriella> * Kieran waits.
* Megumi folds her hands over her head and sighs. "I might never be ready..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps over, pulling out some flowers from behind him, holding them out to Ariel. "Here."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Well, when you think you are, I'll be here, okay.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> The pain medication does an adequate job.
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* Ariel smiles softly, taking the flowers. "Flowers? That's very kind of you." She gets up, going to get something to put them in. "You looked a little... rushed. Is something wrong?"
* Xanatos smiles lightly, extending his hands with the container. "I brought you soup, incase you were hungry,"
<DeathStar> <Darien> The Vapaad is outside your door. 6He says in a hushed tone.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> That is very kind of you. I will eat some soon. 6She shifts in the bed, sitting up slowly. She wears a simple t-shirt.
<Gabriella> Kieran> *eyes change toa green color* <Darien Starr... it is important.>
* Megumi is silent for a while, then takes a long sigh. "...Do you need anything, miss Katrina?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Just enjoying the atmosphere while I work.
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* Megumi nods and lapses the towel she was using over the counter and steps out from behind it. "If... you don't mind I think I'll take a break and... talk to Ariel."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Of course.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns and sits on Ariel's bed. "So, busy?"
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<Xan|Gonetwice> *Xan places the soup on her nightstand and shifts to glance back at her. "It's tomato. I couldn't remember if you liked it or not."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I cannot, either.
<Ariel> "Well... as much as letting my body recover from... that."
<Xan|Gonetwice> Then we'll both be surprised. *he says with a smile*
<DeathStar> <Darien> Of course.
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* Gabriella is now known as Elayne
<DeathStar> 6* Darien quietly watches her.
* Elayne steps out of her quarters and walks down the hallway.
* Megumi bows to Katrina and exits the bar, folding her hands behind her head and making her way slowly down the halls for Ariel's.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis nods once.
* Elayne passes by Megumi, looking at her.
* Megumi turns her head to Elayne and continues doing so until she passes, but having not spent much time around her besides the creepy time trying to adbuct her for medical attention... winces and keeps walking. She's still not perfect from having rocks dropped on her but...
* Megumi unlike a lot of others, seems to naturally regenerate much better.
* Xanatos shifts to place his hand on hers. "Do perhaps feel up to taking a walk?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I .. do not think so.
<Elayne> * Kieran floats.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shudders
<Ariel> "You alright?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> I just have this creepy feeling. 6He waves his hand as if to dismiss it. "So, when you get better, I was thinking we should go on a date."
* Megumi eventually comes upon the door. She hears voices inside and comes upon the realization Darien is inside and sort of... scowls... but looks up at Kieran and sighs. "Jeez, population here always..."
* Ariel cuts the flowers and places them in a vase, placing that on her table. "I... would like that very much. Particularly if it was off of the station for a little while."
<Elayne> * Kieran doesn't respond.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I can understand that. You realize that there are two of them out there, dont you?
* Megumi raises her voice a little. "Is that a problem!?"
* Megumi squints at Kieran. "What are -you- here, for, anyway?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shrugs as it that is proof.
* Xanatos nods his head. "I understand." He tilts his head and glances down. "You know, with the two of us together we have a full pair of eyes."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns, her one eye partially visible under her hair. "You still see more than I do."
* Xanatos glances up at her. "You'll see just better than me soon."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'll leave so she can talk with you. 6He stands up, walking up behind Ariel and wrapping his arms around her waist from behind. "Let me know when she's done." 6He whispers in her ear.
* Ariel sighs a little, "When did my room get so popular..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes, I know.
<Elayne> Kieran> "...I am here for Darien Starr..."
<Megumi> "Oh." Said suddenly rather glum. "You can have him."
* Megumi sounds exceptionally cruel after speaking with Katrina regarding Darien!
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<DeathStar> 6* Erevis finally uses her right hand to brush back her hair, revealing the eye patch. All her scars are gone now, except for one black line that is just below her hair line on her forehead.
* Xanatos stares at her, his right hand clenches up. "If only I had gotten there sooner..." He says in a hushed voice.
<Elayne> Kieran> "...Do you hate Darien Starr...?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There was nothing that could be done by you.
* Megumi leaps back a foot, fingers tensing. Then spins after puffing her cheeks. "N-no..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tilts his head to the side, then unwraps his arms around Ariel's waste, walking over and opening the door.
* Xanatos frowns. "You never know. I coulda been your knight in shining armor."
<Elayne> * kieran is standing in the doorframe.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I know.
<Elayne> Kieran> "...Darien Starr... we must talk..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien runs his hand through his hair, which has been cut short again. His eyes are on Megumi.
* Megumi spins back. "Yes! Darien Starrrrrrr you must talk to... that."
* Megumi recoils upon realizing -she- is the one being stared at. "..."
* Ariel looks worried for Darien
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps past them both. "Alrght, Kieran, lets talk." 6He notes calmly, his tone not sound jovial like it typically does.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks along, moving for his office.
* Megumi shivers. "Creepy."
<Elayne> Kieran> "...I must do as I am ordered... the Elder Council has asked me to show you something... you must come with me to the Vapaad rooms..."
* Megumi pokes her head in the doorway.
<Elayne> * Kieran is being scarily direct.
* Xanatos goes quiet for a moment, his eyes locked on Erevis' face.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses. "Very well." 6He nods.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... What? 6She shifts, as if uncomfortable.
<Elayne> * Kieran floats towards the Vapaad area.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien walks along, all business.
<Elayne> * Kieran uses a feeler to shove a breather into his hands, "...Place this on..."
<Xanatos> I'm just lookin at you. *he says simply*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pulls it over his mouth
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... Why?
<Megumi> "...M-miss Knight..?"
<Ariel> "Hello, Megumi. Come on in."
* Megumi is hesitant, then darts in, allowing the door to close and just... huddles there.
<Xanatos> I dunno, just wanted too. I like to look at you every now and then. *he says, winking, smiling*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I fear I am not much to look at currently.
<Xanatos> You'll always be beautiful to me. Bumps and bruises wont ever change that.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ...
* Megumi continually fiddles with her fingers, but says nothing!
* Xanatos points to her chest. "That's where you shine to me. Your heart, your personality."
* Ariel moves over to Megumi, "Everything okay?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> My personality is not in my heart. It is the brain.
<Xanatos> Oh. *he redirects his finger* Better?
* Megumi frays. "No.. I mean yes! Y-yes, everything's... fine.. U-um.."
* Megumi raises her arms, "A-ah! H-how are you? Your shoulder? I tried to fix it but I... passed out.."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Anatomically better.
* Xanatos smiles. "You learn me, well." He says, reverting to his southern roots on purpose.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I ... learn you...?
* Ariel smiles, "Much better than it used to be. Thank you."
<Xanatos> You teach me things. *he says simply*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6She just shakes her head a bit.
* Megumi balls her hands before her and motions deteminedly. "Let me fix it completely, alright?"
<Megumi> "I... w-want to talk anyway."
* Xanatos tilts his head. "Something wrong?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Nothing is wrong.
* Ariel considers, and nods. "Alrght. But you don't have to fix anything if you just want to talk."
<Xanatos> But...you shook your head at me.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis has a faint smile. "Yes."
<Elayne> * kieran nods, apparently having been waiting for something, the doors open and he glides into the airlock.
<Xanatos> ...then you shook your head for a reeeeaaason.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien wakes up and moves along.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Only because you continually confuse me.
* Megumi shakes her head. "Lie down and... show me."
<Megumi> "There's no reason for me not to help if I can..."
<Megumi> "At least I can do this... with sanity."
<Elayne> * Kieran steps into the red lit chamber, they've brought out a lot of odd mahcines and objects, the Vapaads seem hard at work, Kaltar's armos lays in the corner, empty and dead looking.
<Xanatos> Well that I can't help. I'm just a confusin fella.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances around.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes. I know.
<Elayne> Kieran> "...Darien Starr... you have been chosen to meet us outside of our encounter armor..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses. "Why?"
<Xanatos> I guess it doesn't help that I used a southern dialect...
<DeathStar> <Erevis> .... 6She just lets him talk.
* Ariel nods and lays down on her bed, taking off her shirt so Megumi can see her wounds. "They're not the worst, however..."
<Elayne> Kieran> "...The prophecy..."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I don't see what the prophecy has to do with me or you.
* Xanatos pauses. "There anything you need me to do for you? I feel like I should be attending to your every movement."
<Elayne> Kieran> "...You are not the only one with prophecies, Darien Starr..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> There is nothing you can do for me, Xanatos.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs the back of his head. "Yeah, okay."
<Elayne> * Kieran turns to face him, and his suit lowers down, the eyes turning off as the suit slowly opens, the curtain that is his cloak moving away.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stiffens a bit.
* Xanatos nods his head once. "I guess I could g-Hey wait a minute. You just called me by my first name only."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes. I did. 6She shifts on a the bed, gripping the sheets as she looks down at it.
* Megumi kneels beside the bed and kneeds her knuckles around the original torn puncture wound. "It may... hurt a bit.."
* Megumi after a moment, clutches at her, not a pleasant feeling, and begins focusing on an imagery in her head of the tasks at hand, manipulating the structural duties of the appropriate cells to reverse the damage. "...I talked to miss Katrina the other night."
* Ariel nods, "...not as much as it did getting it. I promise you."
<Elayne> * Out of the suit, a small, gray creature crawls out, thin, not very strong looking at all, with large almond shaped eyes, black as the night, it could best be described as a Grey, the 'Roswell' form of alien.
<Elayne> Kieran> "This is our true form, Darien Starr."
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... ... do you guys like cows?
<Elayne> Kieran> "...No."
<Xanatos> Took you long enough. *he says, then takes his hand and gently tilts her head up to look at him, he smiles* It sounded nice.
<Elayne> Kieran> "We have beenw atching your planet for some time. I'm afraid we may seem familiar to you."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shrugs. "In some universes, yes."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis nods once, perhaps too embarrassed to actually speak.
<Elayne> Kieran> "You may take off the mask, I apologise for the desception but we are capable of breathing your atmosphere."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pauses, then pulls it down.
<Elayne> * Darien doesn't die!
<DeathStar> 6* That's a first
* Megumi receives no response so eventually chimes...
<Megumi> "About how I ended up here."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien studies them. "Well. Are you called the grays?"
<Ariel> "Oh...?"
<Megumi> "I'm not sure I want to say... You... all have too much to deal with as is. My matter is small in comparison.."
<Elayne> Kieran> "Vapaad is our true name."
<Megumi> "But, suffice to say I'm... contending with a decision that might ultimately entrap me one way or another and I'm ...not sure what to do."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien nods, then rubs his goattee. "I see. And why reveal yourself to me?"
* Xanatos takes his right hand up and rubs his neck. "Would it be alright if I just...sat with you? I know that's what i'm already doing, but well...I don't want to be a nuisance or anything while you rest."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shifts so he can sit on the bed.
<Ariel> "What sort of decision?"
<Elayne> Kieran> "...It is our belief that you will stop the one known as Wind."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Last time I tried such a thing, I was shot in the head and died.
<Elayne> Kieran> "Understandable, but the prophecy says a Shining Star will save us from the merciless Wind of Fate."
* Xanatos pulls himself up on the bed fully, and then shifts so that he is beside her, his back rests against the headboard and the wall.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I see.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis then shifts, sliding onto his lap and wrapping her arms around him, leaning her head against his chest.
<Elayne> Kieran> "You and the Third Mind were the only ones to see him truely as the destroyer he is."
* Xanatos wraps his arms around her and holds her close. For once in a while, he remains quiet.
<DeathStar> <Darien> ...
<Megumi> "Um... well.."
* Megumi clutches a bit tighter, making sure not to stray in her thoughts so much to disfigure her metabolic functions. "...An important one."
<Elayne> Kieran> "...What is it?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Nothing. 6He shakes his head.
<Megumi> "...The k-kind that determines whether I see home again or not... And... p-perhaps something worse still."
<Elayne> Kieran> "You had a thought, I descided not to pry it... what is it Starr?"
<Ariel> "...that sounds important."
<DeathStar> <Darien> My thoughts are my own, Kieran. I'm glad you think I'm a key figure in your prophecy, and I promise you, if I get a chance to kill Wind, I will take it.
* Xanatos takes his left hand and gently runs it through her hair.
<Elayne> Kieran> "The Third Mind thought so too."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shifts, crossing his arms as he listens
* Megumi begins rebuilding the nerves in the damaged portions of Ariel's system. This is the painful part, if anything in comparison. "..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am glad you are here with me. 6She confesses to him quietly.
<Xanatos> I'd rather be here than anywhere else, darlin.
* Ariel clenches her jaw, and keeps quiet. Doesn't want to risk biting off her tongue.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis takes a deep breath, then leans back and kisses him gently on the lips; the first time ever she initiates it.
* Xanatos returns the kiss simply, and as she pulls back, the edge of his lips crack into a smile.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... What? 6She demands to know suddenly.
* Megumi suddenly stops what she's doing, a mystery seconds long before she slumps aside the bedframe and her head slowly lands on the covering.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns, as if to go.
<Xanatos> It's nothing.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis' frowns even more.
* Xanatos shakes his head. "I'm just happy, that's all."
<Ariel> "...hey, you still with me?"
* Megumi 's ears twitch and she jolts upright. "A-Ah!"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis relaxes noticeably, then leans her head back against his chest
<Megumi> "S-sorry!"
<Elayne> * Kieran looks up at him, "We wish to forge a new relationship with those who follow Darien Starr."
* Xanatos brushes her hair back again.
* Megumi continues, though was finished with the nerves at least. After a couple of minutes, she removes her hands from Ariel and nods. "...Th-that should do it, actually."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Uh, no one follows me. 6He glances at Kieran.
* Ariel smiles softly, "Thank you, Megumi." She lays back again, "So what is this that you're considering doing?"
<Megumi> "...Severing relations with the diplomats from my homeworld."
* Xanatos gently kisses her forehead.
<Elayne> Kieran> "We no longer have the need, we will call on you when we need you."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shifts more than normal so she can see him with her eye.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Uh, right. Sure.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pulls on the breath mask again.
<Ariel> "And what would you do then?"
<Megumi> "That is what I am unsure of."
* Xanatos looks into her eye. "Next time you have to go on some trip. I'm definitely coming with you." he notes.
* Megumi holds her head. "M-miss Ariel I'm... not sure if my family is still well. I haven't spoken to them in... nearing t-two years."
<Elayne> Kieran> "One more thing."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... Okay. 6She notes, instead of arguing.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances over his shoulder.
<Elayne> * Kaltar, much smaller and oddly enough, a oft blue hue in her skin, walks out, holding up something to Darien.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien tilts his blue eyes toward the object.
* Xanatos blinks. "Really? No Arguements?"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shakes her head.
* Xanatos eyes her for a moment. "You're not trying to trick me or anything are you?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... I would not trick you. 6She notes sharply.
<Xanatos> I know I know. *he says quickly* I'm just not used to you agreeing with me, is all.
<Elayne> * It appears to be an arm band.
<DeathStar> <Darien> An arm band?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... I thought you wanted me to agree with you.
<Xanatos> Only if you do. *he says simply*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I would not agree if I did not wish to d oso.
<Elayne> Kaltar> "It will help you."
<DeathStar> <Darien> How so?
* Ariel pauses, "Why don't you contact them? We have facilities here."
<Megumi> "My family isn't from the more populated regions... And I've been gone a year with no reprieve as is, they were probably informed of me missing and think me dead."
<Megumi> "So as it is, if I tried to contact them it would get routed through higher ups first..."
<Xanatos> I know. And I am glad you do. Cause i'd be coming along regardless of if you wanted me too or not.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ...
<Megumi> "I've been gone a year longer because I was... placed with the ambassadorial troupe... But that's... not right. Being a civilian and missing persons, I should have been sent back but..."
* Xanatos smiles and just kisses her. "I'd be all sneaky and hide in the storage or something." He says after pulling back.
<Elayne> Kaltar> "It will protect you."
* Megumi holds her sides slightly. "They... observed my knack and started asking questions, and... Have been acting strange. They rarely communicate with anyone besides private channels I think that..."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis nods.
<Megumi> "That perhaps this ...ambassador isn't supposed to be here or... Isn't here with the blessing of all of the Famfrit."
<Ariel> "Well... that would complicate things."
<Megumi> "Do you see? Why I'm not sure what to do?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> How will it protect me?
<Megumi> "If I cause problems it might be... problematic for my family. In addition... I'm not sure what to do about the diplomats themselves... If I'm wrong and raise unnecessary suspicions my own homeworld could be in question..."
<Elayne> Kaltar> "...It is progenitor."
<Elayne> * Kieran looks at Darien as if enjoying this.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh, great. You want me to put on something that Wind's people made? 6He puts it into his pocket.
<Elayne> Kaltar> "Fight fire with fire."
<DeathStar> <Darien> And you get an inferno.
<Ariel> "Well... your choices are your own. There's no right or wrong answer."
<Elayne> Kaltar> "If Wind burns, we are fine with that."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Let me ask you. What do you plan to do about Erevis?
* Xanatos smiles at her and brushes a strand of hair out of her face. "God I love every minute i'm with you. Even if i'm at a lost for words."
<Elayne> Kieran> "Is she also a destroyer?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Wind didn't start off a destroyer, either.
<DeathStar> <Darien> But he did go insane.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis ducks her head a bit, leaning against his chest.
<Elayne> Kieran> "Are you a destroyer?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien considers this, then smiles in a charming manner. "Sometimes it takes a destroyer to kill a destroyer." 6He goes to exit.
<Megumi> "Was afraid you would say that."
* Megumi buries her face in the bed, sighing.
<Ariel> "I'm sorry... I don't have any advice in this situation, besides to do what feels right."
<Ariel> "I don't have much knoweldge about tour people or your world."
* Xanatos holds her. "...I could hold you for all eternity."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not believe we last an eternity.
<Xanatos> That is true. But if it were possible. I don't believe I would get bored. *he says this like it is a very big deal*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... If you say so.
* Xanatos frowns. "I'm sorry, i've talking too much again, aren't I?"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shakes her head no. "No."
* Xanatos smiles, and seems to be relieved. "Good. I know I do that sometimes. And kinda ruin our nice and quiet moments."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I enjoy the sound of your voice.
* Xanatos keeps that smile. "I'm glad. You what I enjoy?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> What?
<Xanatos> Those rare moments when you smile.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis pauses awkwardly.
* Megumi looks up, tearing up rather pitiful for the little amount said. "It's not that, damn it."
<Megumi> "I don't give a damn about how relations fall apart! But that doesn't mean I should disregard the consequences of what I do-- I'm acccountable for it! Responsible, don't you understand that? If it were just me I'd have probably crushed that worm's head a long time ago!"
* Xanatos just glances down at her, her head is still on his chest.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis slunks a bit on his lap instead of answering.
* Megumi clenches at the blankets. "But that's besides the point..."
<Xanatos> Did I...say the wrong thing?
<Megumi> "If I cut off from them... I could do something about my family, but I don't want to go back to Famfrit... But... I don't have anywhere else to go in the meantime... I can't... deal with everything at once. I can't ignore what's going on here...!"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I ... do not how to respond to such comments.
* Ariel nods slowly, considering.
<Xanatos> You could do what most everyne else does. Just ignore me. Though I may get a little sad faced if you do."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ....
<Xanatos> Aww you're not really supposed to ignore me!
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shifts, a little tensely. "I am apologize. I will be right back." 6She slides off his lap and moves to the bathroom
<Megumi> "I know I haven't been around very long. But... That face you make at times like these... Jeez. This is why I..."
* Megumi looks off and glares at a wall, imagining it's Katrina momentarily, but then again, that calms her down as well.
<Xanatos> Alright...*he pulls his arms behind his head and closes his eyes*
* Xanatos suddenly opens his eyes and glances towards the door. "Erevis...you alright??"
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis opens the door after a moment. "I am here."
<Xanatos> You're not sick or anything...are you?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis responds by taking his bowl of soup. "I will have some of your soup." 6She says to him.
<DeathStar> 6* Though it takes her a moment to readjust her aim.
* Xanatos looks concerned. "Having trouble without depth perception?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes.
* Xanatos nods his head. "It was horrible for me, trying to fire without depth perception...it's why I broke down and got my eye replaced."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Why did you not get a cloned eye?
<Xanatos> I originally didn't want an eye period. But I just couldn't perform my duties well enough in the time needed. So I got a cheap replacement eye because that's all I could afford.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis makes herself eat some of the soup. "Why did you not want an eye?"
<Xanatos> Hmmm. I'm not sure. I guess with a cybernetic eye, it gives me features to help in my duties. I can now pick up thermal readings, night vision, and things of that nature. Overall i'm a better soldier.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You said you did not want an eye "period".
<Xanatos> I lost mine because of a rash decision. I guess I felt that I didn't deserve a new one. At the time I really wasn't used to losing. So I guess I felt missing my eye would be a reminder that I was not the immortal warrior that I believed myself to be.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis considers this.
<Xanatos> But, I felt a cybernetic eye would be well enough to aid me in my quest to be a good soldier, and yet still be a reminder.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis eats some more soup, keeping her grimace well hidden. Tomato soup. Not her thing.
<Xanatos> Is it cold?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No, it is not cold.
<Xanatos> Is it alright tasting? I kinda was in a hurry when I made it...
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... ... 6She just swallows another bite.
* Xanatos smiles. "If you don't like it, then don't force yourself to eat it. I can make you more."
<Xanatos> And by more, I mean another type.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis sets it aside as politely as she can manage.
* Xanatos hops off of her bed and moves towards her kitchen. "Do you have anything in here I could cook?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> No.
<Xanatos> Really? *he pauses and glances at her* Don't you ever cook for yourself?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes.
<Xanatos> Just haven't restocked your supplies then?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis nods her head.
* Xanatos pauses and then moves over to his coat on her chair, did he take it off or was it left there? Regardless, he pulls a bar of chocolate out of it. "I've got some good ol fashion sugary sweets, if you want some energy?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I will pass.
<Xanatos> You...don't like chocolate?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> It is not healthy.
<Xanatos> Actually chocolate can help fend off heart disease.
* Ariel sighs, "What do you mean, 'that face'?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... I do not have heart problems currently.
<Xanatos> I said fend off. Not cure. No better time to start than the present.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... ... 6She tries to think of some other excuse.
<Megumi> "...You don't react... the way I...
<Xanatos> Uh oh. I think you've ran out of excuses. *he smiles, extending the chocolate out towards her*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not...want it? 6She tries.
* Megumi refrains from saying the way she 'wants' because that's... not respectably unquaint.
<Megumi> "I won't have anywhere to go, M-miss Ariel I... ugh..."
* Megumi gets up and makes for the door.
<Xanatos> Oh come'on, have you even ate chocolate before??
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes. You have many times made me eat chocolate.
<Xanatos> I have? *he pauses and tries to remember*
<DeathStar> 6* A montage of flashbacks occur.
<Elayne> * Stan Bush music plays
* Xanatos blinks and shakes his head. "Wow. I guess I have. Oh well. All mine." he takes a bite.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis looks slightly relieved.
<Xanatos> You serious don't like chocolate though??
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Not when I feel ill.
* Megumi turns and folds her hands, bowing at the waist. "Forgive me for bothering you, miss knight! I'll deal with my own problems!"
<Xanatos> Oh. Perhaps I should go get you some chicken noodle soup.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shakes her head. "That is not necessary."
<Xanatos> But..chicken noodle soup always made me feel better when I was sick...what about some orange juice or some sherbert??
<Ariel> "Megumi... you don't need to leave the station."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis sighs a bit. "Very well."
<Xanatos> Which one? All three?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Whichever you think will be best.
<Megumi> "I have no friends or relatives and I would no longer be a diplomat, if only in name while I'm a leashed dog."
* Megumi clenches at her shirt-tails. "I would have no reason to stay except to interfere with you people. And now that I've met Wind, and counting on having made him angry... I would just bring further problems."
* Megumi smacks the wall and leaves in a hurry.
* Xanatos pauses and thinks. "Soup and a citrus soda for lunch. And sherbet for dessert. Does that sound ok?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> If you think it best.
<Xanatos> I'll be right back then. *he smiles and slides forward to kiss her forward before moving towards the door*
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You are...leaving? 6She says, her tone rising slightly.
* Megumi begins heading for the bar again.
* Xanatos stops, his hand outstretched. He glances back, "I...well to get your food..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6She shifts slightly, clearly uncomfortable. "I do not want you to go."
<Ariel> "Me..." *sighs, as the girl is already gone. She'll have to talk to her about it later*
<Xanatos> I...ok...just wanted to get some nutritious yummies in your system.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis shifts as she sits on the bed.
* Xanatos moves over and sits beside her. "So what are we gonna do?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not know.
<Xanatos> We could play 'eye spy'.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis turns toward him, an icy glare.
* Xanatos pauses and slaps his face. "I...didn't mean that..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You can go get the food now. 6She says icily.
* Xanatos slumps his shoulder. "It's a game where you say you see something of a certain color and another person guesses what it is...I didn't mean...too.." he frowns.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis just lays back down, putting a hand over her face, covering both eyes.
<Xanatos> Erevis i'm sorry, I really didn't mean it like that...
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis says nothing.
* Xanatos frowns and stands, moving for the door.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis rolls onto her side, putting her back to the door, facing the wall.
* Xanatos steps out and moves down the hallways, cursing himself out under his breath.
* Megumi reenters Terra's, looking for Katrina.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina has since left, it seems.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien is there, though, drinking something alcoholic.
* Megumi asks him where Katrina might be.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien says he doesn't know.
* Megumi calls him a ...no
<DeathStar> * Darien raises a brow.
<Megumi> "I'm curious about something. What would happen if a ...largescale disruption occured in a specific section of this station?"
* Xanatos moves into his room, and is gone from sight.
<DeathStar> <Darien> What sort of disruption?
<Megumi> "A very destructive, concentrated disruption."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I guess there would need be an investigation by Xanatos.
* Megumi shakes her head.
<Megumi> "Not a momentary kind, the living kind."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien turns to look at her, his icy eyes piercing. "What are you planning?"
<Megumi> "Investigations are fine once it's over but..."
* Xanatos steps out, holding a tub of sherbert and some cans and a bottle of soda, he moves back towards Erevis'.
* Megumi gulps. "Um... n-nothing, of course..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien studies her, then drinks from his glass.
<Megumi> "But I mean... What kind of countermeasures would this place have for something like that?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Classified.
* Xanatos knocks on her door gently with his foot.
* Megumi pouts. "But there is -something-, right?"
<DeathStar> 6* The door takes 30 long seconds to open
<DeathStar> <Darien> Classified.
* Megumi has tentatively made up her mind, but is concerned about the aftermath.
<Megumi> "Darien! Tell me it can be dealt with!"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Not until you tell me what largescale disruption you plan on causing
<Megumi> "I don't care if it's -you- damn it!"
* Xanatos steps in, again pausing to let his eyes adjust. He says nothing as he moves into her kitchen to prepare the meal for her, sliding the ice cream in the freezer.
* Megumi smiles widely, with ever furious eyes. "No! I'm not that stupid. Suspicion isn't grounds, but if I tell you there really is something you can stop me... I ...can't have that."
<DeathStar> 6* DArien smiles widely as well, his eyes calm and deadly. "We'll see."
<Megumi> "It's none of your damn business. Those with so much crap to deal with can just look the other way."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien throws back the rest of his drink, then stands up, paying the bartender on duty.
* Megumi grabs at Darien's shirt, not intending to shred it like SOME PEOPLE, but demanding momentary attention. "One thing, though..."
* Xanatos steps over and kneels in front of Erevis' face as he waits for her soup to cook. "You know I love you, right? You know I wouldn't intentionally hurt you feelings...right?"
<Megumi> "Expect some empty seats at the next meeting."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at her. "Megumi. If you do something illegal, I will put you down hard. Even if I do like you."
* Megumi turns to leave. "Thanks! I'm counting on it!"
* Megumi can ask the computer, though she wanted to avoid that.
<DeathStar> <Darien> By giving you to your planet to deal with.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien adjusts his shirt, turning and moving away.
* Megumi waves over her shoulder. "Haven't spoke to them in two years, but that's fine!"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien watches her, then grabs his comm, contacting Xanatos, once he's out of earshot of Megumi's god ears.
* Megumi stops. "It's worth it." Then rounds a corridor, asking the computer about Katrina.
* Xanatos pauses and frowns, pulling up his comm and sliding away from Erevis. "Durran."
<DeathStar> <Computer> Katrina is in her office.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I want security officers protecting the Famfrit Deligation.
* Megumi asks for guidance, trembling.
<DeathStar> 6* The computer gives her the long way, yet again.
<Xanatos> Problem?
<DeathStar> <Darien> I think Megumi is going to do something to them. That or she plans to whack off some other Ambassadors.
<Xanatos> Understood. I'll have a crew go there this moment. Should we inform them as to why we are protecting them?
<DeathStar> <Darien> ... No. Jsut tell them there we want to take every precaution.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis sits up, listening to the voices. H er hair is once again covering her eyes mostly.
<Xanatos> Alright. I'll relay the orders now. And i'll have them keep me posted every hour or so on the current situation. Just incase. But i'm sure we'll all know if something does.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Don't mess this one up, Xan. 6He clicks off, pocketing the comm.
* Xanatos pauses and eyes the comm for a moment, he hesitates them comms his staff and begins relaying the orders.
* Xanatos lowers his comm and pockets it, rubbing the back of his head. Suddenly the soup begins boiling over. "Damnit damnit damnit." He rushes over to it to salvage as much as possible, getting burnt in the process which causes some more curses.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis watches him quietly.
* Xanatos manages to get the soup into a bowl and places the pot in a sink, running water over his burn. He stands there for a moment, just seemingly gathering himself.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps up from behind him, putting an arm around him. "You are troubled."
* Megumi knocks on Katrina's office door after... a... long... freaking time...
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina glances up from her paperwork. "Come in."
<Megumi> "I've made up my mind."
<Xanatos> I...i'll be alright. *he says, eyeing the water flow over his hand*
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts down her pen. "What have you decided?"
<Megumi> "That it was nice knowing you."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis leans her head against his back.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina blinks once.
* Megumi grins. "I'll deal with it my way, I guess."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> And what was is that?
<DeathStar> *way
<Megumi> "Well, I ran into Darien and tried to reassure myself it would be fine."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Does he know about your situation?
* Megumi taps her lip. "Of course not. So I'm sure he's done something to prevent me from succeeding."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rakes her fingers through her hair. "And you want that?"
<Megumi> "If all he did is tell Xanatos to deal with it, I'm sure I can handle it, though."
* Xanatos pulls his left hand up, the un-burnt one, and rests it on Erevis' arm. "Everything just kinda hit me all at once. I feel horrible and I feel like i've not been doing my job as well as I thought I had."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ...
<Megumi> "I've never known what I want, but I no longer care if I can get rid of one less problem for others to deal with."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina leans back. "What are you planning, Megumi?"
<Megumi> "I'll wipe the slate clean."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You're being as cryptic as a Vapaad.
<Megumi> "Instead of using Ariel, I'll use them. It's only fitting since they've used me."
* Xanatos finally turns the water off and dries his hand off, wincing only slightly before shifting to face Erevis. "But moreso, I'm afraid that my sleight of mind has hurt your feelings and that eats at me more than my job ever has."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina closes her eyes.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ... 6She tilts her head downward. "You did not mean it."
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<DeathStar> <Katrina> Megumi...
<Xanatos> But still, I didn't think. I never think. I'm tired of that excuse and i'm tired of slipping up. Why can't I be normal? Then I could make you truly happy.
<Megumi> "They wanted to see how effective my perversion of our innate talent is..."
* Megumi clenches her fist, grinding her teeth horribly. "I'll return every favor they've done to me in kind, I'll show them exactly what they want."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> And what will violence accomplish?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> ...
<Megumi> "A macabre peace! This place will continue to work for whatever it wants, covering it up or using it as an example, I don't care!"
* Xanatos suddenly pauses and then grabs the bowl of soup and a spoon, extending it out towards Erevis. "Eat."
* Megumi throws her hands outward. "The Famfrit will send someone else. If anything this will help them more than harm!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> ....
<Megumi> "And I'll at least feel like I accomplished something-- Even if it is just laying my soul to rest in pieces."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stands up, moves over to Megumi, and slaps her across the cheek.
* Megumi staggers slightly, but doesn't waiver in the least, glaring just as much as before being struck. Her mind is quite elsewhere.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> And what makes you different than Wind, Megumi? 6She demands to know. "You seek a place to die, while accomplishing some ideal of good. He seeks to create his own ideal version of good, too. The fact is you have to live to truly change the world around you. You have to live and count on others around you. But clearly you're both deluded in your own ways."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis pauses, then accepts the soup, putting it into her mouth and swallowing.
<Xanatos> Better than the tomato?
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Yes.
* Megumi snarls. "The difference!?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina just opens her door for Megumi.
<Megumi> "I'm staying within my own reason. I'm dealing with myself and a problem my people have let slide beyond their eyes... I'm not trying to decide right and wrong at every turn!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Then go find a lonely place to die, Megumi.
* Xanatos smile softly. "Good." He sits down in a chair and just rubs his face.
* Megumi kicks at nothing in particular. "Tch, I see what creating attachments, does."
<Megumi> "I have one thing I feel responsible for... In the morning I'll deal with the rest..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You aren't creating attachments, Megumi. You're destroying them. You just think about dying. Where does that leave the people who knew you? Nowhere. You don't want our help, then I won't give you help.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Go do what your heart tells you to do.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina holds the door open for her.
* Megumi hops right out. "My heart's still alone, that's what it says. I haven't been here long enough to make any impression saying otherwise. Ariel made that apparent."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis eats the soup slowly, tiredly.
* Megumi brings impending doom Xanatos and Erevis' way >_>;
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes. Well, I cared about what happens to you. I guess I was just being dumb.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina shuts the door.
* Xanatos eyes his datapad and then looks towards Erevis. "Do not make a sound. Do not answer the door."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I do not understand.
<Xanatos> Just trust me. *he says simply, falling silent*
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits back in her seat, staring at some trinkets. She just knocks them off and sits back, reaching into a drawerer and pulling out a tiny bottle. She unscrews it and drinks from it.
* Megumi slides to a halt, but instead of knocking immediately, stands quietly and breathes deeply for a few moments. Calming her nerves in such a state is difficult, but she doesn't feel like showing any such emotional fit to Erevis.
* Xanatos just remains quiet, his eyes fixed on the door.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances toward the door, then appears a little ... nervous? She sets the bowl down. "It is Megumi." 6She notes.
* Xanatos frowns and tilts his head up at the ceiling. "I know." He says simply.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis plays with a stand of hair, staring at nothing with her one eye.,
* Megumi doesn't seem to mind the comments, she knocks just once. Perhaps that's a sign that she knows they're aware, regardless, it seemed all that was necessary. A light knock signifying she's ready to speak, at least, nothing rash or hyper, nothing of grand demure.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis ducks her head down, hiding her face in the darkness of the room.
<Megumi> "I've just come to impart a farewell gift."
* Xanatos stands and moves over, he answeres the door but stands there, not letting Megumi in.
<Xanatos> Can you come back another time?
<Megumi> "Not really, didn't you hear me?"
<Xanatos> Look, I don't know what's going on with you, and I honestly don't care. But now isn't a good time. If you could be patient with whatever is it your planning, you can return another day when Erevis is feeling better.
<Megumi> "I won't be returning, and it is Erevis I wish to see."
<Megumi> "I imagine you have plenty of reasons for turning me away, some from the past, some from this evening."
<Xanatos> Actually I only have one. Erevis does not wish to see people until she is feeling better. Not everything is about you young one.
<Megumi> "Please don't be conceited."
* Xanatos stares. "Conceited? I'm conceited?"
<Megumi> "I understand you have to protect her. That's fine. I'm not going to harm her."
<Xanatos> ...she doesn't want to see you. Do I have to spell it out for you? I'm not making it up, i'm telling you the truth. Not until she is better, alright?
<Megumi> "It's for that very reason I'm here."
* Megumi closes her eyes. "You're not the only one with responsibilities, and I'm here to own up to my own words I made carelessly."
<Xanatos> And what words were those?
<Megumi> "That I'd protect her. Something you should be familiar with."
* Xanatos just hmphs. "You cannot protect everyone. Focus on keeping Ariel or Darien safe. They need you to protect them more than Erevis does."
* Megumi shrugs slightly with upturned palms. "I can't fathom the sort of regrets you might have about that and I can't change what I was unable to do in the first place. What I can do is fix what I am capable of fixing."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis finally steps up, wearing clothing now - a robe. She bows her head in greeting, carefully keeping out of the light of the hallway. "Hello, Megumi."
<DeathStar> 6* She seems pale, from what little light does touch her skin.
* Megumi bows at the waist. "Miss Erevis."
* Xanatos clenches his jaw but doesn't move.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis stands there, as if waiting for Megumi's reason.
* Megumi holds a hand up and coughs. "Well, as I was saying on the ship at the time.."
<Megumi> "...Neither of you would know, since neither of you have ever seen me fight."
* Xanatos coughs. He has.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis remembers the fight with Ariel
<Megumi> "Or you didn't understand it, I guess."
* Megumi is still herself, even when forward and serious.
* Xanatos just eyes Megumi. She's an alien, what's to understand?
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis listens quietly.
<Megumi> "I'm not like Miss Erevis. I fight by manipulating what exists, not by creating or disturbing things purely by focus."
<Megumi> "Famfrit are innately gifted with molecular manipulation. I've focused on something we normally don't do, which is metabolic tampering."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis leans against Xanatos' back as she listens.
<Megumi> "I said I'd watch over you and I couldn't, so I feel responsible for what you've lost. The fact I couldn't do anything then remains, but here and now I can give you those back at least."
* Xanatos just listens, he glances at Erevis once before looking back to Megumi.
<Megumi> "The real fact is, that it would make everyone happier the sooner that you're healthy. Even especially if it is attached at the hip to this one here."
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis just looks confused at the last part, glancing at her hip.
* Xanatos narrows his eyes.
* Megumi squints slightly. "Eh, the hip connection wasn't literal, Miss Erevis..."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I see.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis glances back up.
<Megumi> "It's within my abilities since it's nothing that interferes with things vital."
<Megumi> "And thus, it's the least I can do in return."
* Xanatos just sighs.
<Xanatos> She wants to repair your eye. *he finally says, since Megumi is beating around the bush*
* Megumi blinks. She didn't think she had to say it that plainly.
<Megumi> "Well, the other injuries, as well."
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Oh. I see. ... 6She is quiet a moment. "I must decline repairing my eye."
<Megumi> "My memory is close to photographic... I remember many more than that... Noteably the tendons of the wrist and her sto-- wh-what..!?"
* Megumi staggers slightly. "Wh-why?"
<DeathStar> <Erevis> So I will not forget. 6She notes softly.
* Megumi stares disdainfully, before looking at Xanatos unhappily. This must be his doing.
* Xanatos just eyes Megumi, he tilts his head.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis uses her right hand to brush her hair aside softly. All the damage is gone, it seems, except for a black line like vein. "The doctors have repaired my body already."
* Xanatos tilts his head. "Anything else, Megumi? Or are you just going to stand there and glare?"
* Megumi is speechless for moments, then steps backward, reaching for her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis studies her quietly.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> You do not approve?
* Megumi turns and flicks her hands away. "I... I... I have... I-it has nothing to do with me anymore, it seems. I'm..." she sobs slightly. "Sorry to bother you. Anyone!"
* Megumi leaves. She's bothering Xanatos.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis looks confused.
* Xanatos tilts his head at Erevis and then steps out into the hallways. "Megumi." he calls out to get her to stop.
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis puts a head to her head, turning and moving inside her room.
* Megumi is freakin' gone.
* Megumi runs fast, of course, when she wants to and the computer navigation isn't involved.
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Sat Aug 18 05:14:26 2007
Session Start: Mon Aug 20 00:53:59 2007
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20070820.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-586.8.13 - 4 days after the last episode-
<DeathStar> Location: PAXaramahama
<Seraphna> * Kaltar stares through lenses at Megumi.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sits in Terra's bar, avoiding being the chosen one for another day.
* Megumi groans and slowly sits up, having passed out in the training room amid rampant destruction. She has refrained from puncturing more holes in the floor, though. Most of the destruction is bits and pieces of crystal, which melt away as she awakens, and the innards of test dummies.
<Seraphna> * Elayne takes a seat nearby Darien, ordering up a drink.
<Seraphna> * Kaltar prods Megumi.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien eats his sandwich, chewing slowly.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Ambassador.
<Seraphna> * Elayne takes a sip, "Darien Starr, how are you?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well enough. 6He takes another bite, and chews.
* Megumi twitches oddly, then sits up entirely and blinks a few times, wincing at the light. Eventually she turns her head and glances at Kaltar, before freaking and hiding behind the remains of a dummy.
<Megumi> "Th-heck are you doing here!?"
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "Studying the Megumi-Creature."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "That's good... enjoying being the revered hero of the Vapaad?"
<Megumi> "I'm not a Megumi-creature..." Squint.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Enthralled by the notion. I just hope it does not go to my head.
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...Then what are you?"
<Megumi> "My -name- is Megumi Zhenmei. I'm from Famfrit."
* Megumi hops to her feet and stretches.
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...Megumi Zhenmei of the Famfrits, recorded."
* Megumi squints in irritation. "You sound like the Computer." She starts marching out.
<Seraphna> * Kaltar glides in front of her, "...How old are you?"
* Megumi pauses and twitches. "Don't you know that's rude to ask of a lady?"
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...I am also female."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien finishes his sandwich, and washes it down with a glass of Omega Coke
* Megumi steps around Kaltar. "Then I won't ask yours."
<Seraphna> *Kaltar follows her motions.
<Seraphna> ELayne> "Didn't Angela say there's something wrong with those things?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Maybe. I can't remember. Want some?
* Megumi heads for Katrina's office, decidedly groggy and sore.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I'll pass."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien shrugs.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Fifty credits a bottle... amazing."
<Seraphna> * Kaltar floats along with her.
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...I feel that you are tired and somewhat broken, should you not see Miss Peacemaker?"
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pushes the plate and cup away. "It tastes good."
<Megumi> "I'll be fine... I regenerate, to put it simply."
<Megumi> "I want to see miss Katrina more than anyone else, at the moment."
* Megumi pauses and gazes upward, then starts walking again. "Well, almost anyone. ...Maybe. I don't know."
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...Who else were you just thinking about?"
<Seraphna> ELayne> "...Right, but worth 50 credits?"
* Megumi flushes. "That's none of your business, you busy-body squid!"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Of course.
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...I am not a squid."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Alright then... and what's on the Agenda today?"
<Seraphna> Elayne> *looks up at the TV showing the latest Earth propaganda*
<DeathStar> <Darien> The polls are in full support of the war.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Everyone on Earth seems happy.
* Megumi takes the really long way to Katrina's office. It's the only one she's gotten used to...
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Not everyone. You talked to Angie lately? She seems somewhere between pissed off and depressed."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, even Angela has her duties.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Don't we all... she just gets to create weapons that move a war forward."
* Megumi knocks on Katrina's office door, trying to ignore Kaltar.
<DeathStar> <Darien> She can always resign.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina works on some papers, her hair pulled back in a pony tail. "Enter."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "That is why I'm upset with her."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Won't even tell me why she can't. And yes, she said can't, not won't."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Hm.
* Megumi turns and points accusingly at Kaltar after opening the door. "Doctor-Patient confidentiality, get lost..!"
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Not any of your doing is it? That girl will follow a belief way past it getting too far."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks up at Megumi, quietly studying her.
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...Hello Miss Katrina!"
<DeathStar> <Darien> I told her long ago that she would have to stick where she swore her loyalities. If she doesn't resign, it's nothing I would want.
* Megumi tenses and fumes, entering Katrina's office. "Make it go awaaaay!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Kaltar. 6She looks at Megumi, then back at Kaltar. "I seem to have an appointment. We'll speak again later."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "So she's probably doing as you told her..."
<Seraphna> Kaltar> "...Please do! I have a surprise for you later."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Then she should get use to the idea of supporting EarthGov.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles. "Of course." 6She closes the door with a button, then looks at Megumi. "I thought by now you would have made your move."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Tell me, just between you and I, would you rather her there or here?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> She'll be happier there.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Depends on your definitions of happiness. The kid never stops asking about you. Why she keeps contact me though..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at Elayne. "She needs a family. Her family is on Earth."
* Megumi has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Is it?" *she looks back at him appraisingly*
* Megumi has joined #taw
<DeathStar> <Darien> Cheryl. Ben. Warren. Even Zephyr.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "And you and her mother are here."
<DeathStar> <Darien> But we won't judge her actions, will we?
<Seraphna> * Elayne sits back, smiling, "Children often would rather be with those who never challenge them."
* Megumi sighs in relief as Kaltar is shut out and drops her otherwise stilted attitude.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances up at the HoloVids, discussing the victories Earth has been achieving.
* Megumi 's ears raise, and she turns to Katrina, wincing ever so slightly, eyes downcast. "..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina studies, then relents and relaxes. "Why don't you sit?"
<Megumi> "H-Huh?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> The seat. Why don't you sit?
<Seraphna> Elayne> "GOtta admit, thsoe weapons she makes have proven more then effective."
* Megumi looks around for a chair or something, that having not been on her mind at all. "...I had a change of heart."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Partially. But we do have the combined might of Warren, Cheryl, Zephyr, and Cassandra leading that army.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Even the Vertex are growing interested in Earth Technology."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What changed your mind?
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Five minds to conquer the galaxy... sends shivers through the spine."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "But then I have to remember my own people are on some of those ships."
* Megumi sits, bringing her feet and knees up, hugging them. She buries half her face behind them. "...Xanatos, I think."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina stares blankly; half in confusion, half in disbelief. "Xanatos?"
<Megumi> "...Yeah. I don't believe it either."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'm just wondering how long before our ideals clash with theirs.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> How did ... ... Xanatos .... change your mind? 6She asks, forcing the name out
<Seraphna> Elayne> "And as the sneaky diplomat, I wonder when the ideals of people we know so well are going to clash with Earth."
<DeathStar> <Darien> There's already stipulation that the Ridiariums will join the Tsivrixsh in the war.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Yes there is... he's grown ever more passionate with anger."
<Seraphna> * Elayne grins.
<Megumi> "..The thing I had to do was keep up some responsibility I had to Erevis. I wanted to give her back what she lost but... She refused. Something Xanatos had said to her, probably."
<DeathStar> <Darien> He might try to bedtalk you into joining the Tsivrixsh war effort.
* Megumi shakes her head. "But it was more that... She seemed more receptive than before. It wasn't that she refused help so much as I could see... change."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Change in Erevis? 6She manages to 100% hide the strain in her voice.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Vertex has the stance of remaining nuetral, we are healers and wardens, not warmakers."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I imagine sex will get sour soon, then.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Doubtful..." *she looks distant a moment*
<DeathStar> 6* Darien gets a glass of water, sipping it.
<Megumi> "...Yeah.."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> How did change in Erevis, due to Xanatos, change your mind?
<Seraphna> Elayne> "...At any rate, he's already tried the bed talking... there is one thing that will drive Vertex to the Tsiv side."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Oh?
* Megumi stares past Katrina, a smile escaping her somber expression for a moment. There's silence, then her ears twitch and she blinks at Katrina. "..? A-ah! Well u-um..."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "An attack on this station."
<DeathStar> <Darien> I imagine so.
<Seraphna> * Elayne sips her drink.
<DeathStar> <Darien> But I do not see an attack on the station occuring. It is an Earth facility.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "He seems content with that... we have... other reasons for alliances."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "You don't?"
<Seraphna> ELayne> "Are you not 'housing the enemy'?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> Diplomats aren't considered the enemy, according to the EarthGov officals.
<Seraphna> * Elayne grins, "And the Earth Fleet was considered a defense force."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Things change."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Perhaps. I guess that depends on if I change with the times, then.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina leans back, waiting.,
* Megumi draws herself closer, almost perfecting the armadillo social defense.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I hope you don't... your choice to make this nuetral territory inspired many of us."
<Megumi> "P-Promise you won't tell anyone?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I promise. What is discussed stays between us.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sips his water quietly, shifting in his EarthGov uniform.
<Megumi> "..I want to be friends with Ariel. Like I said before, I changed my mind after we'd talked a little more and now... If Erevis of all people I've met can open up a little then...?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Then maybe Ariel can open up, too? 6She guesses
<Seraphna> Elayne> "The uniform looks nice on you Darien."
<DeathStar> <Darien> In another life, this uniform was everything.
* Megumi leans up, her hands gripping the air and her face red. "Of course!"
<Seraphna> ELayne> "What is it now?"
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'd tell you, but yo're a sneaky diplomat.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina nods her head with understanding. "I can understand where you're coming from."
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I'm also an evil rebel you know, the whole Altean incident."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Words carry great weight with them. I'm not ready to throw around my weight just yet
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I'll eagerly await the show then." *she finishes her drink, sighing, at this time it could be noted, the drink was non-alchoholic*
* Megumi frownds suddenly, sitting sideways and less hidden now. "There's a problem with that, though."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien sips more of his water, looking more closed off than he did before the whole Xevil incident.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What's that?
<Megumi> "Darien!"
* Megumi smacks her palm. "Darien Starr!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What about Darien?
<Megumi> "Don't you know? He's basically eloped since that Wind incident!"
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Oh yes..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> With Ariel?
* Megumi nodnodnods, furiously.
<Seraphna> * Elayne fishes about in the folds of her shawl.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'm guessing you don't like that?
* Megumi shakes her head equally energetic.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> People have been waiting on those two to finish their wavering feelings for over 3 years now. I think some people won a lot of betting money.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "My reasons for even bringing this up..." *she takes out a disk* "Her exact words were... tell DS if he doesn't answer this time, I'll be forced to pout, big time."
<Seraphna> * ELayne slides the disk over to him.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances at the disk.
* Megumi blinks. "Huh? What's that have to do with... ..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Maybe Darien will make Ariel more ... opened? Like XAnatos has with .. ... Er... Erevis.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I assure you I haven't watched it... it's some encoding that we can't crack."
* Megumi sulks entirely. "That doesn't help me..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles a bit.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I'll be sure to watch it. 6He takes the disk, sliding it into his pocket.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "She
* Megumi crosses her arms and purses her lips, staring darkly at the desk.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "She's always been a bit obsessive about her pilots, hasn't she."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> So, what do you want to see happen?
<DeathStar> <Darien> Well, they either go evil or die.
<DeathStar> <Darien> Or both.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "Try not to do either, I think we'll need you soon."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Of course. The prophecy.
<DeathStar> <Darien> I would be curious what the Vapaads would do if I died before actually doing anything. Or if I'm not the one who beats Wind.
<Seraphna> * Elayne stands, taking her time, "Oh... and I will need a closed session with Peacemaker, I've arranged a formal request the meeting not be recorded by EarthGOV."
* Megumi softens and sighs. "I d-don't know... I... just feel as if he's in the way somehow. She won't look at me at all if she's busy with... that thing."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Why don't you talk to Darien about how you feel?
* Megumi flails. "Wh-what!? Why in the w-world would I do that?!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Simple. If you keep having these feelings, Darien will pick up on it, and become resentful of you. Ariel will become resentful, because she likes Darien. And you don't want that.
<Seraphna> * Elayne looks over at him, leaving credits on the bar.
* Megumi almost bursts out crying, but instead leans over and clutches at the desk. "And what's telling him accomplish!?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Because he might understand? Give you more time alone with Ariel?
<DeathStar> 6* Darien finishes his water.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien stands up, moving to go into his office to watch the disk.
<Seraphna> Elayne> "I'll take that as an okay."
<Seraphna> * Elayne heads out as well.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien glances back. "I would never stand in the way of a doctor and her patient."
* Megumi has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<Seraphna> * Elayne smiles softly and walks off.
* Megumi has joined #taw
<DeathStar> 6* Darien steps into his office, sitting down and inserting the disk
* Megumi leans back and shivers. "I d-doubt it. He just finished proclaiming how he'd never come to terms with it before, there's no reason for him to set it aside now... and he shouldn't have to."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Then I suppose you have to accept that Darien is part of Ariel's life, and make peace with him being there.
* Megumi says flatly. "Whatever..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sighs a bit.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Sharing isn't in your nature?
<Seraphna> * Angie's face pops up on the screen, stepping back as she finishes starting the recording, sitting down on her bed. The view of her ever so clean apartment is small, but it looks far more used then it usually is. "Hey Darien."
* Megumi stares away stubbornly. "Never had anything to share..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina studies her sympathically.
<Seraphna> Angela> "It's been days, I've been hearing so many rumors! Is it true you and Mom are finally doing it?" *she gets comfoterable, her arm in a sling, a bandage over her shoulder* "Come on DS, you know I love talking live."
<DeathStar> <Darien> Finally 'doing' it? Such a kid.
<Seraphna> Angela> "...As you can see, I got shot, hopefully Chad got what he needed to out of his system..." *she looks away a little, anger in her eyes*
* Megumi finally turns to Katrina again, blushing. "Q-quit sta-- N-never mind that!"
<Megumi> "Do me a favor and tell Xanatos something for me, will you?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina winces.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Sure.
<Seraphna> "Though I suppose he saved my life... I tried helping when Zephyr got kidnapped... I was... pretty useless. I couldn't react or fight at any of my old levels... and that damn Faux..."
<Megumi> "I don't care if it's over comm... It just concerns his job."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> What about his job?
* Megumi closes her eyes and stands a little more proudly. "Tell him to do his bloody homework for once. I checked the 'preparations' he made; All he did was set up some sentries."
<Megumi> "Are you kidding me!?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles a bit. "Well, I can safely say he didn't get his job for his brain."
* Megumi clenches her hands outward. "All I would have had to do is cut the lights to the area and dash past! Famfrit can see in the dark!"
<Seraphna> Angela> "Anyways, they've had me stay out of the base more and more, I still get the same work done, but they've actally descided Janus is less safe then this place." *she shrugs and winces a little* "Owwww... gotta stop doing that... it's really hard getting used to not healing from wounds as fast..."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien rubs his goatee as he listens
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'll be sure to pass that onto him.
* Megumi nods assuredly. "What a joke. I know we're not exactly old news around here, but come on. If you're going to defend against something, at least know the basics."
<Seraphna> Angela> "Anyways... enough of my usual venting. How's everythign up there...? I'm a bit freaked out. It's hard to believe my designs are being used to conquer... they promised me they were only to defend Earth..."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina nods.
<Megumi> "Our homeworld is the farthest orbit from our star. We have little to no light and pretty barren atmosphere. So... Naturally our race adjusted."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Do the lights on the station bother you?
<Seraphna> Angela> "...God, it's frustrating, and here I am just making more and more things for them to use. But it's my duty, I swore an oath... right? To defend the principles and freedom of Earth."
* Megumi rubs her head and stares downward. "Well, a little. But it's not as bad as true sunlight. I imagine it has more to do with the types of radiation emitted."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Interesting.
<Seraphna> Angela> "It's all in the code, to protect the people and ensure peace throughout the Galaxy."
<Megumi> "But it's partially why I rely on my hearing more than my sight, especially when fighting around here."
<Seraphna> * Angela sits back, grabbing a remote in her good hand. "I... hope to hear back from you... I need a friendly face. Missing you tons... Angie." *it ends*
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina listens, almost like she were hearing the most fascinating details for a science paper.
<DeathStar> 6* Darien pops out the disk, putting it into a secure drawer.
* Megumi holds her hands up and giggles softly. "Should have seen Darien's face on that landfall. I had to cut a divet so I could reach the comm in his pocket. I did it with my eyes closed."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'm just glad you were all safe.
* Megumi glances away cheshirely. "Don't tell him, but I jabbed him in the leg on purpose."
<DeathStar> 6* Darien gets out an Omega Coke and drinks it.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You're bad. 6She says with amusement
* Megumi sticks her tongue out. "Have to maintain some level of incompetence so people continue to underestimate you."
<Megumi> "Besides. I was annoyed. He'd been bugging Ariel a lot."
* Megumi might be funny like that. Anytime Darien is involved, it's pestering and bugging, anytime it's her, she's just visiting.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> You should be nicer. 6She chides, without putting any real sterness to it
<Megumi> "Tch. He's in charge of this place, if he can't handle me, who can?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Darien's ... got a lot on his plate.
* Megumi points at Katrina suddenly. "Ah-hah!"
<DeathStar> <KAtrina> What?
<Megumi> "See! I told you that before but you wanted me to talk to him about the Famfrit ambassador and Ariel!"
* Megumi turns away, stamping lightly. "Hrmph!"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> So how does being bad and making him deal with you any better? 6She notes dryly.
<Megumi> "He doesn't. He puts it off on others."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina leans back in her seat.
* Megumi toes at the ground. "...I'll try not to cause any trouble."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I'm glad to hear that.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Megumi ... I'm glad you changed your mind. Really.
* Megumi turns and stares at Katrina, tilting her head off to the side.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses, then glances at her schedule. "But, I have some appointments that will be coming in soon. Talk again later?"
<Megumi> "...E-eh but I want to kno--..."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Hm?
<Megumi> "...N-nothing.."
* Megumi squints slightly, then bows. "...Sorry to trouble you."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina smiles a bit. "You were no trouble."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I enjoyed talking.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> So, please, come again.
* Megumi nods, and turns to leave quietly, checking for the floating squid.
* Megumi dashes away, heading for the bar before it returns!
<DeathStar> -END-BEND-
Session Close: Mon Aug 20 02:35:52 2007