Session Start: Thu Sep 20 20:01:34 2007
Session Ident: #Tawny
* Logging #Tawny to 'logs\EsperNet\#Tawny.20070920.log'
* Kit is now known as Lilith`
<DeathStar> Stardate: 4 days later. 10-587.9.21
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan
<DeathStar> 6* Wherever you wish to begin
* Lilith` returns to the scene of the crime! ...In dog mode. Less conspicuous and begins sniffing about the outside of the hotel where she last saw the bloody wolf.
<DeathStar> 6* Most of the area is sealed off by police tape.
<DeathStar> 6* But no one really cares about a mutt
* Lilith` (sheds a tear.)
<Ariel> 6* Spirit follows the dog idly. She didn't make her presence obvious during that incident, so her identity shouldn't be an issue. She's grown even quieter the last few days.
<DeathStar> 6* But no one really cares about a kid, either
<DeathStar> 6* As they walk around, depending on Lilith's senses, she might pick up the trail of four day old blood that belongs to a certain hairy human
<Lilith`> <Found it, ojousama.>
<Ariel> 6* Spirit pats Lilith on the head impassively, and lets her lead the way
* Lilith` nods and leads on, tracking the scent.
<DeathStar> 6* It moves about.
<DeathStar> 6* And around.
<DeathStar> 6* And toward the left.
<DeathStar> 6* And through an alley.
* Lilith` follows about, around and to the left. Through an alley.
<DeathStar> 6* Past an ice cream vendor, where it seems to have paused momentarily before moving on
<Ariel> 6* Spirit keeps pace, seeming indifferent.
* Lilith` frowns at that, but keeps tracking.
<DeathStar> 6* It finally goes to the gates of an old style Japanese home, and apparantly through the gates and inside.
<Lilith`> <... Hm. Ojousama?>
<Ariel> 6* Spirit frowns. She doesn't like this. It doesn't feel right. She goes and knocks on the front door.
* Lilith` blinks slightly at that forward and not very covert action.
<DeathStar> 6* The door opens and Spirit comes face to face with a pale faced five year old, who stares at her with violet eyes. Which narrow in hatred. "You."
<Ariel> Spirit> "We're not here for you. Where are they?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy lifts her hand up. "I'll never let you have them." 6She notes coldly.
* Lilith` poises and growls quietly.
<Ariel> Spirit> "This doesn't involve you."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stands on her tip toes, and attempts to backhand Spirit in the face
* Lilith` sweatdrops.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit catches the hand telekinetically, and lifts Billy up by it.
<Ariel> Spirit> "Where are they?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stares at her coldly. "I'll send you to hell."
* Lilith` shifts. "After them."
<Ariel> Spirit> "I've been generous in letting you live. Some want you dead. Where are they?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy just smiles. "Then kill me, bitch."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit looks at Billy, and then forms the scythe. "Well... if that's your answer."
<Lilith`> "I don't think think that would would make the two very happy."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy hangs there, just staring Spirit head on.
<Lilith`> "I have nothing against them, therefore I should have nothing against those around them."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit stabs Billy in the shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy winces in pain, but keeps smiling. "S-Some killer you are."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit twists the blade. "Should I dismember you first?"
<Lilith`> "I'm an inugami. I merely support ojousama."
* Lilith` steps back to keep a watch.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy winces again. "I'll never tell you..want you want."
<DeathStar> *what
<Lilith`> "That's fine. I can smell them out eventually."
<Ariel> Spirit> "Should I leave her pieces here for them to find, Lilith? Or maybe scatter them around town?"
<Lilith`> "You may do as you wish, ojousama, but I see no advantage in it."
<Lilith`> "Angering them will only prove to make them more difficult. I sincerely doubt this one I feel no spirit from is less inclined to betray ones who harbor her... kind."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy leans forward a bit. "You're a monster ... like me now..." 6She says in huffed breaths to Spirit.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit looks Billy in the eye, then plunging her hand into Billy's chest, and grabbing another soul. "No... not like you. Not at all."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy winces in pain. "Y-Yeah?"
<Ariel> 6* Spirit rips it out painfully. "No... I'm better at it than you are. That's why they want me, instead of you."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy cries out in a terrible scream.
<Ariel> Spirit> "You're just discarded trash."
* Lilith` frowns slightly, crossing her arms.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy's head slumps forehead, and she's broken out in a cold sweat. She seems almost dead.
<DeathStar> *forward
<Ariel> 6* Spirit tosses Billy aside, "Really that weak... well, you can give them a message. You can tell them to come to the scrapyard north of town. Or maybe... I can deal with the rest of your family instead."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy takes labored breaths, holding her chest.
<Lilith`> "...Has her other family ...wronged you as well, ojousama?"
<Ariel> Spirit> "No. But if she wants to hold out..." *starts off*
<Lilith`> "..."
* Lilith` follows obediently, taking a last glance at Billy.
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the ScrapyarD?
* Lilith` guesses so!
<Lilith`> <Do you have a strategy, ojousama?>
<DeathStar> NRP: *lures the two to bIlly's hosue for you*
<Ariel> Spirit> "Wait for them to show. Trap them. Kill them."
<Lilith`> <...I see.>
* Lilith` ambles off, studying the area for what she can and cannot use, both as traps and as weapons.

Session Start: Thu Sep 20 19:35:24 2007
Session Ident: #taw13morons4
* Now talking in #taw13morons4
* Xanatos has joined #taw13morons4
* Chad`Winters has joined #taw13morons4
* Xanatos is now known as Marcus`
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* #taw13morons4 is being logged
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-587.9.21
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan
<DeathStar> 6* Our two heroes, having been defeated in battle four days ago, has recovered.
<DeathStar> 6* And are celebrating this recovery, by doing nothing
<Chad`Winters> 6Dias steps out of the shower to their apartment, water dripping off him.
* Marcus` sits on the couch of their apartment, leg propped up, eyes on the ceiling. "So yeah. I really pissed Billy off." He says, not even glancing at Dias as he steps through the living room to get to his room.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> I see...6His voice doesn't sound surprised at all. 1"I know I'm gonna regret this...but how?"
<Marcus`> I kinda had sex with someone. And Billy found out.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Sex huh...6He rolls his head back, as he fondly remembers what that was like. He quickly snaps out of it. 1"So she's available then."
* Marcus` eyes Dias. "Dude she's like 5." he pauses, as he forgot Dias was nude, so he glances back up.
<Chad`Winters> <Dias> Oh...yeah, that's right. 6He sighs again. 1"So who's you sack?"
<Chad`Winters> NRP: who'd
<Marcus`> Ah, someone. *he says, waving his hand* Get some clothes on. I wanted to go hunting for those girls, maybe we can get the jump on them.
* Chad`Winters is now known as Dias
<Dias> <Dias> Clothes...6He glances up with a sigh, fondly remembering them. He snaps out of it and looks at Marcus. 1"So what about our 4x Earth Gravity training?"
<Marcus`> It's a no go. Sera said that wont do us any good. Said it'll be like 1000 pounds of force pushing down on us. Something that will probably kill us.
<Dias> <Dias> And if it doesn't, we'll be stronger. 6He notes as he moves into his room.
<Marcus`> I'd rather die fighting those girls than to die because of my own stupidity. *he says, standing up, adjusting his fingerless gloves.*
* Dias steps out of his room, wearing a pink hoody and blue jeans. 1"I don't know why you wear clothes anyways. You just tear them up when you get all furry...Hah furry, I bet those freaks would love to get you at one of their parties."
<Marcus`> That's why I pull my shirt and jacket off. My lower body doesn't expand as much, might split the legs of the pants a little, no big deal.
<Dias> <Dias> Well I suppose we can't all not be shy of our bodies. 6He grabs a beer and cracks it open as he moves towards the door
<Marcus`> Oh right, i'm shy of my body because I have common decency. *he shakes his head and moves for the exit*
* Dias grabs the door and opens it, stepping outside. He takes a pull from his beer. 1"Ahhh, beer how I love thee."
<Marcus`> It's about the only thing that'll love you back too. *he notes idley*
<Dias> <Dias> Lies...I've always been loved back, well in some form or another.
<Marcus`> Just because you think that they love you, doesn't mean they do.
<Dias> Atleast I don't break a 5 year old's heart.
<Marcus`> Ah yes. You would break her flower before that.
* Marcus` walks along the sidewalk, keeping his eyes out and his nose to the air. He slides his hand down and sets his datapad to let him know of any breaking news stories.
<Dias> Flower? She has flowers?
<Marcus`> Yeah...you're stupid.
<Dias> They're obviously out to get us...So I just had a crazy idea.
* Marcus` glances at Dias. "Oh?"
<Dias> 6He takes another drag of his beer. 1"Yeah, how about we bring them to us.
<Marcus`> And how do we do that?
<Dias> I could make some calls and try to get a late breaking news story out about two supposed heroes...But than we'd have to hope they were near a Holovid.
* Marcus` scratches a chin. "Well I doubt that would work...but you could try."
<Dias> But on the other hand...6He taps his chin. 1"That's not very hero like.."
<Marcus`> Oh right. Can't forget that mister pink hoodie has to be all heroic in his deeds.
* Dias looks over at Marcus, then glances around, trying to find this mister pink hoodie
* Marcus` just rubs his face. "Stupid." He notes once.
<Dias> Oh I agree, only an idiot would wear pink. 6He pulls out his datapad and hooks up an ear piece to his ear. 1"So any ideas on how to find these two?"
<Marcus`> I was hoping I could get their scent, but I'd gather that they wont allow that to happen.
<Dias> Great idea fido, but what's the range? 40 feet?
<Marcus`> I'm not even sure honestly. Never really attempted to see how far I could be from someone to get their scent.
<Dias> You mean you haven't picked up on their scent yet from the last two times they kicked our ass's?
<Marcus`> I know their scent. I just don't smell it yet.
<Dias> Ohhhh, sucks to be us than. 6He downs his beer. 1"Well, there's nothing on the police broadwaves yet.
<Marcus`> No breaking news stories or any of that either. *he rounds a corner*
<Dias> Maybe they're eating breakfast. You know, even villians have to eat breakfast.
<Marcus`> Let's go check out that one place over on main. That's like the best place to eat in town.
* Dias eyes his stomach. 1"You hear that buddy? It's grub eating time."
* Marcus` moves along. "I have a feeling you just conned me into going to get breakfast."
<Dias> Hero rule #12: Never battle evil on an empty stomach. It's just common sense.
<Marcus`> ...What's Hero Rule #69?
* Dias glances at Dias. 1"You're not ready for the rule yet."
* Marcus` eyes Dias looking at himself. "I asked, retard."
* Dias glances away from the mirror and looks at Marcus. 1"Sorry, I got lost in myself again."
<Marcus`> ....being around you makes me dumb. Congrats.
<Dias> <Dias> Shoulda got a GED than. 6He eyes the restaurant as they approach it.
* Marcus` watches it too, moving along. "Diploma is better." He leaves it at that
<Dias> You see what I see?
<Marcus`> I see the restaurant. *he notes*
<Dias> I see a crime. 6He points at their special. 1"You call that a special price?! HAH!"
<Marcus`> Bah, I see that there is a guy working behind the counter and you can't cheap out you food for free now.
* Dias stares at Marcus. 1"You really are getting dumber.
<Marcus`> I blame you. *he notes simply*
<Dias> I blame giraffes.
<Marcus`> You would. *he steps in*
* Dias steps in after Marcus, he glances around, his eyes checking out the girls naturally.
* Marcus` shifts by an old man and moves over to the register, ordering his food.
* Dias moves up next to Marcus and orders his than grabs his wallet. 1"Crap, Marcus I left my money at home. You gotta cover me."
* Marcus` pays for his food and then slides his wallet inside his coat pocket. "Sorry. I just spent my last credit." He says, taking his food and stepping off to a table.
* Dias scowls at Marcus and pulls out some credits and pays the guy. He grabs his food and sits down next to Marcus.
<Marcus`> Knew you had some cash. *he says, eating his breakfast burrito.*
<Dias> I lifted it of you as you turned away. 6He notes idley as he eyes his pancakes. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out another beer, cracking it open.
<Dias> NRP: off
<Marcus`> Right, because you can reach around me and pull some cash out of my wallet when I put it in my inside coat pocket. You're crafty, but you're not that good.
<Dias> I poked holes in all your condoms without you noticing. It was Angela wasn't it.
<Marcus`> Good thing I didn't use a comdom.
<Marcus`> NRP: condom*
<Dias> ALL of them Marcus, All of them. 6He smiles.
<Marcus`> Even the ones that you've been using?
<Dias> I haven't had s....the need to use them. She does anal.
<Marcus`> ...right. Whatever. And no, it wasn't Angela. I hate that bitch.
<Dias> Doesn't mean you can't stick it in her. Pillow talks for chumps.
<Marcus`> So I've been told. *he finshes his burrito and releases a sigh of relief.
* Dias takes a drink of his beer then sets it on the table, he begins chowing down his food rather quickly.
<Marcus`> You'll get a stomach ache. *he says with another sigh, this one isn't of relief though*
<Dias> You're sack not wanna talk to you Marcus. It's just like you to do such a lack luster job that you can't leave the woman speechless afterwards.
<Dias> Like I keep telling you, if you're gonna do her, leave her speechless that way you don't have to talk to her.
<Marcus`> Wow that was delayed. Losing your touch?
<Dias> Food first, educating you last.
<Marcus`> Bah, only thing you could educate is a rock. And that's only because you know how to speak basic.
<Dias> Nice. 6He points his finger at him as he nods approvingly.
* Marcus` gives Dias a thumbs up, then pauses. "So where do you think they would go?"
<Dias> I don't know, they keep grabbin hostages but always let them go.
<Marcus`> Probably just to pull us out of hiding. *he says with a sigh* I wish I could figure out how to lure them into a trap or something.
<Dias> The thing is, if they really wanted us that badly. They could always just you know. Call us.
<Marcus`> I guess that would be too easy or something. *he dramatically waves his hand* Gotta love the theatrics.
* Dias shifts around, Marcus keen ears could hear the sound of something in his sweatshirt moving about.
<Dias> Stupid emo theater people...
* Marcus` eyes Dias. "What is in your sheatshirt?
<Dias> Weight. You never noticed before?
* Marcus` shakes his head. "I heard something moving around in there."
<Dias> I've been wearing weighted clothes for about a year now. Started...6He glances up as he thinks."Right before we faced Ripple."
* Marcus` stares. "...that's...kinda lame. Like you stole the idea from a tv show or somethin."
<Dias> That's because I did.
* Dias finishes his beer and sets it down. 1"Well, I don't see any evil here."
* Marcus` nods once. "Yeah. They probably are at the park or something, ya know, since they have the maturity of 6 year olds.
<DeathStar> 6* A police report goes through. "We have a report that a ... pale five year old child was stabbed by a large black blade. The child's name is Billy. The address iss..."
* Dias suddenly looks at Marcus, a worried look on his face.
* Marcus` pauses. "What?"
<Dias> They attacked Billy at Cass's place. 6He hops out of his booth and quickly runs out of the restuarant
* Marcus` jumps up and is beside Dias, running at full speed.
<Dias> I'm stealing a car. 6He leaps and slides over a hood of a car and opens the drivers door
* Marcus` slides in the passenger seat, he pauses. "Funny...no one ever locks their cards in this town."
<Marcus`> NRP: cars*
<Dias> Why would they? 6He finishes hotwiring and starts it up. He guns it and takes off down the street.
<Marcus`> Well because this is like the 4th car we have stolen in the name of justice.
<Dias> Eh, they'll understand.
* Dias slides around a turn.
<Marcus`> Or arrest us for stealing.
<DeathStar> 6* A man calls the police, giving them Dias' and Marcus' descriptions
* Dias swerves around a car and passes it.
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the Arakawa residence.
<Dias> Get out Marcus.
* Marcus` jumps out, rolling along the ground, into a standing position.
* Dias slows down slightly as he comes around the turn to the main entrance.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus can smell his enemies!
<DeathStar> 6* But they're gone now
* Dias guns it again, busting through the front gates.
<DeathStar> 6* The gates are destroyed.
* Marcus` narrows his eyes, turning to try and catch the scent. But he assumes they have just ported away.
* Dias jerks the e-brake and spins the wheel, causing the car to spin 360's across the lawn.
<DeathStar> 6* No, they didn't.
<DeathStar> 6* The lawn is destroyed.
* Dias quickly climbs out of the car and kneels down, glancing around.
* Marcus` sighs and steps to the gate entrance. "They fled. I have their scent, come'on." He turns and begins to follow it.
<Dias> Andrea's, can you find Andreas.
* Marcus` pauses and sniffs it out, trying to find it.
<DeathStar> 6* He'd smell blood from the house
* Marcus` eyes the direction of the girls and then turns, rushing into the house.
<Dias> Which way did they go Marcus, I'll keep the busy while you save Andrea.
* Marcus` points in the direction.,
<DeathStar> 6* The house is empty. It seems the blood trail doesn't go anywhere, eitehr
* Dias nods and begins sprinting towards their direction.
* Marcus` pauses and glances around the room, he moves about, searching to see if Billy is hiding.
* Dias takes deep breath as he runs.
<DeathStar> 6* After a thorough search of the house, Mracus finds no Billy
* Marcus` frowns and steps out, trying to pick up the scent.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy's scent cannot be located.
* Dias comes to a stop, he begins looking around.
* Marcus` frowns and rubs his face. "Damnit." he mumbles, then breaks into a run after Dias.
* Dias glances back the way he came.
* Marcus` comes running up. "Billy's scent just dissappeared...I think they may have ported her somewhere."
<Dias> Then they'll use her against us...Lead the way. I can't track them.
<DeathStar> 6* The police arrive, then spot Dias' and Marcus' running away. They give chase.
* Marcus` shakes his head. "I told you we shouldn't have stolen that car." He breaks into a run, moving after their scent.
<Dias> Move quickly...6He sprints after Marcus
<DeathStar> 6* They run across the city to the north. A scrapyard can be seen.
* Dias pants. 1"Need...beer."
* Marcus` narrows his eyes, sniffing it out to see if that is the location.
<Dias> ...I don't like this. They're's too much metal.
<Marcus`> I imagine they'll use their telekenesis to attack us from all directions. Might be good if you flank them.
<Dias> I imagine that gravity chick'll use this place against us.
<Marcus`> Indeed.
<Dias> Can you handle being decoy?
<Marcus`> I'll try not to get my chest exploded, if that's what you mean.
<Dias> Good. I'll flank. 6He nods and begins running along the side of the scrapyard
<Dias> Keep your comm open.
* Marcus` nods once.
* Marcus` slides up to the entrance, sniffing out their potential location, keeping himself concealed.
<DeathStar> 6* They're in there somewhere. Hard to say where
* Marcus` slides to glance around the inside, doing his best to remain concealed.
* Dias moves along the edge and leaps over a fence, quickly dashing to a pile of scraps

<DeathStar> 6* A giant sword swings toward Spirit's back.
* Lilith` fires on it from a hiding spot '-'
<DeathStar> 6* The sword doesn't seem to be slowed by the shots.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit turns around slowly. If Lilith's shot doesn't take it out, the ripple in it's path should drop it safely into a junk pile. I mean... She WAS waiting for them.
<DeathStar> 6* A 12 year old pale black haired girl eyes her with violet eyes. She yanks it back as the ripple effect forms, saving her sword.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Old hat.
<Ariel> Spirit> "You?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy swings her sword back onto her shoulder. "I'll never let you hurt me family."
<Ariel> Spirit> "I don't want your family. I want the idiots."
* Lilith` rests silently against the edge of a tower a far ways off, taking precise aim but will wait for a more defenceless stance to actually fire again.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit smiles, "I didn't make sure you lived, to be nice. I did it to lead them here. Thank you."
<DeathStar> <Billy> I'll kill you. 6She notes without any real concern. And swings again, testing her ripple effect timing
<DeathStar> 6* Spirit would detect the minds of two people at and around the scrapyard entrance and side
<Ariel> 6* Spirit kinetically punts Billy back. "Lilith... make the two idiots welcome."
<Lilith`> <They are here...?>
<DeathStar> 6* Billy slashes her sword, and an energy beam flies at Spirit.
* Lilith` scopes the entrance.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus' head pokes around the side, scoping out the area
<Ariel> 6* Spirit portals the beam towards the enterance of the junkyard
<DeathStar> 6* Billy leaps up, swinging down, sending one down on Spirit.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit sends the second beam towards the side enterance.
* Lilith` ...fires through the entryway gate, aiming for the 'center' of an envisioned body instead of the head.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy swings again and again, always at different angles, always within seconds. Sooner or later, Spirit will exhaust herself.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus is gone, though ihs hand appears around the side, firing randomly.
* Lilith` fires at the hand, since her shot to the wall might be too far away to pierce effectively even with her increased velocity.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit puts a portal in Billy's way, that would put her behind Marcus when she's about to shoot.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stops, resting her sword on her shoulder
* Retrieving #Tawny modes...
* DeathStar sets mode: -i
* Dias has joined #tawny

<DeathStar> 6*A black beam appears and flies at MArcus' face.
* Marcus` slides back. "Damnit."
* Marcus` pulls out a pistol and fires some blind fire potshots towards the estimated area that they are shooting from.
* Dias glances around from his vantage point.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus' hand is shot suddenly, tearing apart a finger off.
* Marcus` slides his hand back, eyeing his hand.
* Dias stays low then dashes across to another pile of scrapyard material
<DeathStar> NRP: *sends Dias into #tawny*
* Marcus` rips his shirt and wraps it around his hand. He growls, fighting back to urge to wolf out.
* Marcus` taps his comm. "They actually got my finger. Can you tell me where they are?"
* Marcus` taps his comm again. "Dias??"
<Dias> 6No answer, probably for a good reason
* Marcus` pauses and slides around to the side, attempting to get a view of them through the fence.
<DeathStar> 6* Junk blocks his view.
* Marcus` purses his lips and slides back over to the entrance, he fishes around in his pockets for something he can use to trick them.
<DeathStar> 6* A tower nearby explodes from a DArk Beam.
* Marcus` fishes around and then pauses, pulling out a compact, he makes an odd face. "..." He assumes Dias placed it in there for a future reference, he pops it open and peers it around the edge to get a look.
* Marcus` curses as that doesn't help either, he just tosses it inside, then slides around to the side, working his way quietly to the back.
* Marcus` attempts to get a look at them now.
<DeathStar> 6* Junk.
* Marcus` nimbly hops over the fence and slides up to the junk pile, slowly trying to glance around it.
* Marcus` slides out a second pistol, ackwardly holding it in his hand, he attempts to get a bead on them, if there is more junk, he would move up to that Pile.
<DeathStar> NRP: #tawny
* Marcus` edges out slowly and takes aim, firing at the back of Lilith's head, then pulls his arms out and fires a shot to the left and another to the right, incase she rolls to either side.
* Marcus` makes a face and slides bakc, attempting to move to a junk pile to their right.
* Marcus` slides back to get view of the two, then fires up at Spirit, who is in the air.

<DeathStar> 6* Two twelve year olds seem to be having a staring contest.
<DeathStar> 6* One is his enemy. The other is black haired with violet eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* But, Marcus' voice suddenly gives away Dias' position near the two
<Ariel> Spirit> "Come on dumb mutt, weapon failure. Come say 'hi'."
* Lilith` shifts position and sweeps her vision across the side entrance after firing at Marcus the two previous times.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy turns.
* Dias suddenly walks out from his spot, his hands above his head.
<Ariel> Spirit> *slashes through a ripple behind Billy, using her scythe*
<DeathStar> 6* Billy ducks and rolls
<DeathStar> 6* Billy dashes forward at Spirit, throwing her sword at her.
<Ariel> Spirit> *knocks the sword away telekinetically, and opens a portal between her and Billy*
<DeathStar> 6* Billy leaps over it, comes down, and punches Spirit in the face before she can stop her.
<DeathStar> 6* Lilith would spot Dias, undoubtedly, out in the open
<Dias> 6Dias begins running towards Spirit and Billy
* Lilith` fires for Dias, a bit forward in his running line.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit is punched and falls back. She jabs Billy in the gut with much more strength than a 12 year old should have.
<Dias> 6The shot finds it spot, but nothing happens. Dark Beam suddenly erupts out of the pile Dias came from and right towards Liliths' spot.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy takes the gut punch. She punches at Spirit's jaw again. She's using increased strenght, too
* Lilith` steps back, crouching into a back corner of the tower, waiting for the beam to pass, even if it destroys the part of the tower she'd been firing from.
<Dias> 6The Dias that was running suddenly wavers out of existance
* Dias comes running out again, making a bee line towards Spirit and Billy again
<Ariel> 6* Spirit stumbles back more, and jabs at Billy with the jagged haft of the scythe
<DeathStar> 6* Billy, oddly enough, despite being bigger and stronger, is slow enough to get hit.
* Dias has 2/3rd's of his body covered in black as he makes a bee line towards Spirit
* Lilith` leans and drops her inukami over the edge, grabs the railing of the remaining bit of tower and backflips over it, dropping from the roost and holding her hand out, forming a well, driving it into the junkpile, causing both increased weight and magnetism of all the objects in it. She then catches her sword and lands.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit pulls the scythe back, sending the blade through a ripple and jabbing towards Billy's back, as she does.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stumbles forward. It seems she was never strong enough for this
<DeathStar> 6* Billy coughs up blood
* Lilith` crouches and aims again, firing off toward the main entrance gates, she can't forget Marcus while trying to prevent demon Dias.
* Dias suddenly picks up speed and and leaps through the air, spin kicking right into Spirit's face.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit throws Billy into Dias' path
<DeathStar> 6* Billy gets kicked.
* Dias lands in a squat and grabs Billy as she falls. He kicks off backwards.
<Dias> Sorry, Andrea.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy just wheezes.
* Dias slides back as he eyes Spirit. 1"Last chance girls."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit shrugs, putting the scyche behind her back, and it disappearing
* Dias sets Billy down and cracks his neck from side to side. 1"So how's bout it?"
<Dias> NRP: To Spirit of course
<Ariel> Spirit> "She's not a part of this. She keeps insisting on interfering."
* Marcus` has joined #tawny
<Dias> Well you did impale her on your scythe. She has a reason to be pissed.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus comes stealthly sneaking around a pile, and can see the others. Billy is done, bleeding. She looks older.
<Ariel> Spirit> "...you really are an idiot."
<DeathStar> *down
<Ariel> 6* The scythe with disappears a little while ago, continues falling at Dias from where it appears, 30' up.
* Lilith` closes her eyes, drawing all the shots she's fired so far a bit closer back to herself, but doesn't do it quickly or make it obvious by bringing them all the way back.
<Dias> Possibly, but you forgot...6He tenses and rolls to the side, firing a dark beam at the ground infront of Spirit
* Lilith` glances around, a bit paranoid about Marcus having probably slipped by. Again.
<DeathStar> 6* While Lilith doesn't see, she can smell him,
<Ariel> 6* Spirit hops back.
* Dias fires a second dark beam through the uprooted smoke to where he thinks Spirit is.
<Dias> NRP: which would be straight.
* Lilith` squints and huffs, feeling inadequate. She doesn't look toward the scent, instead, she floats just a tiny amount off the ground and begins hovering toward Spirit, Dias and Billy, though pausing after a moment.
<DeathStar> 6* a shot flies at Lilith's head.
<DeathStar> 6* Of course, she started hovering, and it misses. Bad timing.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit lobs a rusty bar of jagged metal at Dias, after disappearing into a ripple in the smoke.
* Dias then reaches over and grabs the scythe. He spins and around and hurls it diagonally towards Lilith who he assumes he can see.
<DeathStar> 6* The scythe fries dias, draining life
* Lilith` leans downward and presses her hand to the ground, forming a pale-glowing effect, an inverse well placed in the pile she smelled Marcus at, sending all the metallic junk outward in a burst.
<DeathStar> 6* He never so much as tosses it
* Dias howls.
<Dias> No fair! 6He kicks dirt at it
<Marcus`> *A pair of shots fly up at Spirit from her right.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus is nailed by the metallic junk, having opted to attack.
* Lilith` then stands and claps her hands together, creating an EMP wave, tired of that gun.
<Marcus`> NRP: Dude.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit reaches out, causing the scythe to vanish. The shots catch her off guard though, knocking er to the ground
* Dias twists and kicks off full speed at Spirit as she hits the ground.
* Marcus` grunts sliding away from that spot to find a better hiding spot.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus leaves a blood trail, having metal in him
* Lilith` turns toward Marcus' general location, sighing. She grips the railblade's hilt, not bothering to try and aim more bearings for lancet shots. She doesn't move quite yet to pursue, but then makes a wider circle around some other piles of junk, going for a more flanking position. If he can't use the gun, she's not worried he'll intercept Spirit just yet.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit creates a ripple between her and Dias, to use as a shield more than anything else
<Dias> NRP: How big?
<Marcus`> *Marcus' scent has...split?
* Lilith` pauses, gazing both directions that have blood trails.
<Ariel> 6* Has enough to give herself cover... About half the size of a person, with the distance and her small frame.
<Marcus`> *One is close, to her right. The other is...well left, :D
* Dias kicks off the ground and leaps over it, easily clearing it, he forms a Dark Beam.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit rolls the other way, into the ripple. She's not seen reappearing.
<DeathStar> NRP: *meanwhile, over Vegas, a tin girl falls*
* Lilith` focuses, creating a stronger well right where she stands, gripping enough that even heavier objects within a ten foot radius are pulled, metallic ones up to twenty are attracted, then floats gently forward, turning, gripping her sword.
* Dias lands, his hand clenching as he dissipates the dark beam. He dashes back to Billy, sliding next to her. 1"How you holding up?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy is unconscious. Or dead.
* Dias slides his hand next to her neck.
<Lilith`> "...So troublesome."
<DeathStar> 6* Nothing
<Dias> ...Andrea? 6He puts his hand infront of her nose.
* Marcus` comes dashing across moving towards a junk pile, he fires a burst of shots at lilith.
<DeathStar> 6* As Marcus dashes, gravity gets him
* Marcus` slides to a halt from the gravity. "..." He pauses and attempts to get away.
<Dias> Shit...6He leans over and locks lips, blowing air into her lungs
<Ariel> 6* Spirit stands on top of a pile of junk. She lifts off an engine block, and then drops it from a ripple above Marcus. She's pretty beat up, but she's still determined.
* Dias begins giving Billy CPR while Marcus battles the two evil girls.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus is DOOMED!
* Marcus` oddly very quickly wolfs out, compared to last time, he uses his strength to attempt and break free, and hide behind some junk.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus barely breaks away, now that he's a wolfman
* Lilith` brings her sword up, the alloy providing a good shield, but one bullet grazes her, and the other flat out imbeds in her left arm, causing her teeth to gnash.
* Marcus` breaths heavily, locating the other girl. Two versus One doesn't look good.
* Dias reaches down, checking Billy's pulse
<DeathStar> 6* Nothing
* Marcus` goes to tap his comm but realizes he lost it when he wolfed out.
* Dias goes back to giving her CPR, not willing to risk Cass and Sets' wraith
* Marcus` leaps up, holding a nice sized boulder in his hand, he tosses it with his wolf strength towards Lilith as he moves to get another hidin spot.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy coughs suddenly, choking up some blood.
<Marcus`> NRP: Leaps up, meaning around the pile.
* Dias pulls away, spitting blood.
* Lilith` moves swiftly to her right, just enough that the gravity well would adjust it to barely miss her.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit opens a portal in front of the boulder, sending it away from Lilith.
* Lilith` blinks, looking around for Spirit after that.
<Dias> A thank you would've sufficed. 6He wipes his mouth
<Ariel> 6* Spirit is tired by that action though... standing on top of a junk pile
* Marcus` growls, slamming his foot to down to bring up a cloud of dust.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy weakly tries to stand.
* Dias puts his hand on Billy's shoulder. 1"Catch your strength and leave it to us.
* Lilith` throws her hand out toward the dust cloud, aiming for its center and warping a new gravity well there. This time she closes her eyes and pulls harshly, bringing all her earlier rail shots for it.
* Lilith` lets the well near her die in response.
* Dias turns and let's out a loud whistle.
* Marcus` had used the cloud as a means to escape backward, but the gravity catches him and he tries his best to not be pulled into the death.
* Dias kicks off and runs towards a scrap pile and begins climbing up it rather quickly.
<Lilith`> <Are... you... okay, ...ojous-...sama..?>
* Dias throws himself onto the top and he lands in a crouch. He glances around, quickly looking for Lilith and Spirit
<Ariel> 6* Spirit ignores Lilith.
* Lilith` frowns again.
* Dias grabs a piece of pipe and yanks it out of the pile. He flips it in his hand and hurls it towarsd Spirits head from his vantage point.
* Lilith` holds up her good hand and sets four ball bearings in the air, then she thrusts her hand forward, propelling them under her own power in a spray toward the dustcloud, again, not as dangerous as her railblade but not pleasant.
<Marcus`> *Other than the clatter of her attack, lilith can't hear much.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit tiredly swats at the pipe with telekinesis
* Lilith` retreats afterward, dragging her sword with her good hand, but otherwise seems to be useless with the shot one.
* Lilith` lets the well she planted near Marcus to die, her mind elsewhere.
* Dias smiles cockily at Spirit then he moves along the pile and leaps off, heading down at Lilith. He forms a dark Beam and fires it directly down at her.
* Marcus` comes up behind Spirit, tossing a nice sized rock for her back.
* Lilith` veers to her right, narrowing her eyes at Dias, pausing in her advance.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit is hit by the rock, and sent tumbling down the hill... she's a bit of a mess after that.
* Dias hits the ground, landing in a crouch, causing dust to fly up. His pink hoody standing out
<Lilith`> "...O-ojousama.."
* Marcus` slides to a stop at the top of the pile and picks up two pieces of metal, he tosses one for the back of Spirit's head, the other he swings out for Lilith. Can she beat his speed?
<Dias> SWITCH UP! 6He claps his hands together and thrusts his hands out, firing two dark beams at Lilith.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit starts to get up, only to take a piece of metal to the back, and fall again. Bleeding.
* Lilith` rises up over them, her red eyes glaring downward. She has a limit of ascending and has to bring her legs up to manage to dodge the beams and metal, but afterward, she eyes Dias' feet, concentrating a well behind him and yanks her body left, digging her sword through the earlier tower's support. She'll use the gravity to hold Dias -and- speed the tower's descent.
* Marcus` notes that his injured hand was the one that threw for spirit. He glances up and comes in from Lilith's left, diving up into to the air, chest exposed as he soars towards her.
* Dias goes to move, then looks at his feet, than at the pile above him. He leans over and slams his hands in the ground trying to pull himself free.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit pulls herself to her feet. Slowly. A bloody and beaten 12 year old. She turns to look at the three, her eyes a solid black.
<Dias> Ahh...fuck me this is gonna hurt. 6He disappears as the tower crashes into him.
<Lilith`> "Ojousama..."
* Lilith` might be making a mistake, but cares not for Dias after the tower is falling, heading for Marcus instead.
* Marcus` comes clawing down for Lilith then? Since she was preoccupied with Spirit for a moment?
<Ariel> 6* Spirit covers her mouth as she coughs, then starts to remove her bloodstained gloves.
* Lilith` brings her sword up one-armed as a defense. She wasn't paying enough attention while angry over Spirit.
* Marcus` presses against the sword, pulling his legs up and clawing down towards Lilith's stomach with his very large claws on his feet.
<Marcus`> NRP: Shit. I didn't finish that.
<Lilith`> NRP: Go 'head.
<Dias> 6A shockwave can be felt from the tower that crashed on Dias.
* Marcus` presses against the sword, pulling his legs up and clawing down towards Lilith's stomach with his very large claws on his feet. Pressing off with his hand, attempting to put some distance between the two.
* Lilith` jerks back, taking several gouging wounds to the side of her waist. Distance is made easily since she doesn't have her other arm to react with, poising the sword with one hand, furious at first, but with a breath, she goes deadpan again.
* Marcus` lands on the ground, sliding back on all fours, he snarls, drooling slightly as he stares at Lilith.
<Dias> 6A black creature climbs out of the tower ruins, it's tail moving around behind him.
<Lilith`> "...Hrmph. Ojousama is becoming like you."
<Dias> 6The creatures raises it's hand and a Dark Matter ball forms. It kicks off the tower and hurls it towards Lilith. It flies along the tower making a bee line right for Lilith.
* Lilith` darts backward, closing her eyes. She doesn't have a freehand to direct, so she creates a well right on herself, trying to drag Marcus toward her with most of her remaining strength. She knows it won't affect the dark matter, so if Marcus is pulled toward her as she dodges...
* Marcus` just does his best to keep from being pulled in. However effective.
<Dias> 6The ball suddenly curves, heading towards Lilith again. Meanwhile the dark creatures kicks off the tower and begins moving at a fast pace towards Lilith.
* Lilith` sighs, and stops.
<Lilith`> "I can't fight monsters."
* Lilith` lets her sword fade away. "While serving one."
<Dias> 6The Dark Matter balls flies right by her and begins heading towards Spirit. The creature slides infront of Lilith and hurls a punch towards her gut.
<DeathStar> 6* The gut hits Billy in the face.
<DeathStar> *punch
<Dias> NRP: Billy?
<DeathStar> 6* Billy staggers back, coughing up blood. "Stop."
* Marcus` slides to a stop, sliding from the well, he stares.
* Lilith` widens her red eyes at Billy.
* Marcus` stares. "Billy. What are you doing?" he asks in his deep wolf voice.
* Dias stops staring down at Billy, he holds his hand out, causing the Dark Matter to curve up infront of Spirit.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit eyes the ball of dark matter with glazed black eyes. She crushes the gem on her glove, releasing a sudden surge of dark energy. The Dark matter being negated as soon as it contacts with the spontatiously formed dome.
* Lilith` looks concernedly toward Spirit, relieved that the sphere redirects offward.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy wavers, then falls to her knees. Her twelve year old body shudders. "You need to stop her."
* Lilith` holds up her hand in response to the breaking however, wincing from the odd release.
* Marcus` stares at Spirit, glancing from Lilith to Billy afterwards.
* Dias eyes Billy then pulls his hand down it. It begins falling then heads right into Spirit's shield.
* Dias is now known as DarkHeart
<DeathStar> <Billy> They're using her...
* DarkHeart is now known as DarkHeart`
<Marcus`> Which??
* Marcus` assumes Spirit, but needs to be sure.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy would think that woulud be obvious. WHo else can negate Dark Matter so easily?
* Marcus` eyes Billy's face and just nods once. He does his best to pull himself out of the well.
* DarkHeart` 's waves his tail in anticipation. He suddenly kicks off, causing dirt to kick up. He heads right towards Spirit
* Lilith` then takes her good hand and clutches her chest, eyes clenched tightly. "...Gh.."
<Ariel> 6* The dome of pure dark energy is released in a wave, slamming into anyone who dares get close. At the center, is not a girl. But a monstrously formed dark one.
* Marcus` has been keeping back, well thanks to the well that is.
* DarkHeart` throws his hands up and and he slides back a good bit from the wave.
* Lilith` stares down at ...her heart or thereof.
<Lilith`> "...Pain.."
<DeathStar> <Billy> Yes. 6She coughs. "She's a puppet."
* Lilith` looks upward again, scowling.
<Lilith`> "...So that's what you were."
* DarkHeart` rotates his cuff then kicks off again, taking long strides as he moves in towards Spirit
* Lilith` struggles to remain standing. She feels ...cut off.
<Ariel> 6* The dark one roars, and throws out a wave of ripple energy at Darkheart. Quick moving and erratic, it's no the same as as the portals before.
* DarkHeart` lands and squats, he kicks off, leaping upwards into the sky.
<DarkHeart`> NRP: Air, I should say
* Lilith` moves backward a few steps and falls to a knee.
<Ariel> 6* The waves moves through a junk pile, and then vanishes. The pile crumbles.
* DarkHeart` holds both his hands forward and forms a decent sized Dark Beam. He aims and fires it right down ontop of her.
<Marcus`> D'ya mind?! *he says to Lilith, motioning for the well that is keeping him where he is.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy lays down finally, a bloodied mess.
* Lilith` looks at him with a somber tone. "...It was gone moments ago."
<Lilith`> "...I don't have any strength anymore... without her."
<Ariel> 6* The darkone shudders, and swings at Darkheart with blade like claws.
* Marcus` pauses and eyes Lilith before, kneeling over then breaking into a sprint, moving in closely to Spirit with great speed.
<DarkHeart`> NRP: They extended out to reach him?
* Lilith` narrows her eyes as the manifest of darkness. "..."
<Lilith`> "Ojousama, it isn't worth it."
<Ariel> NRP: I'll rewrite. Misread what you had
<Ariel> 6* The darkone punches through an invisible ripple effect, swiping at Darkheart with blade like claws.
<DarkHeart`> NRP: Which direction?
<Ariel> NRP: Front
* Marcus` seems to be coming in fast for Spirit's side.
* DarkHeart` throws his right arm up to intercept but he still takes the blunt of it, causing him to go careening into the ground, black blood rains down from where he was.
* Lilith` holds her hand out, creating a weak invert well. It won't do as an attack, but she can cushion Dias' fall.
* DarkHeart` shifts around as he hits the cushion, his feet hitting the ground and into a slide. He kicks off and dashes in low along the ground towards Spirit.
* Lilith` lets it disappear as quickly as possible.
<Ariel> 6* The junk littering the ground around the dark one begins to raise into the air as the two charge in.
* DarkHeart` fires off a dark beam through the junk, clearing a path for himself.
* Marcus` slides to a stop and scoops up a handful of rocks and dirt, using the momentum of his run to propel the barrage of nature fly in towards Spirit.
<DarkHeart`> 6Which of course would be at Spirit
<Ariel> 6* The dark one swings a claw, sending the junk flying out in all directions.
* Lilith` holds her hand forward, forming a well before the dark beast's forehead, trying to pull all the shrapnel and waste back for her.
* DarkHeart` leaps and kicks off a piece of junk, he get's nailed and spins with it, he kicks off another one quickly working up high as pieces pelt him on the way up, black blood flinging off him
* Marcus` dashes off to the side, diving behind one of the only piles left, but he is still clipped in the legs, that is, if the attacks on him still went through.
<Lilith`> "Hrmph."
<Lilith`> "This isn't... Ojousama."
* Lilith` gets back to her feet, letting the well die. She coughs, then focuses silently.
* Marcus` slides back out. "Duh." He says, though it sounds odd, coming from him. The wounds on his leg seem to be healed up, after he pulled the debri out. Must be the wolfness. He dashes back in for Spirit.
* DarkHeart` kicks off the last piece and forms a Dark Matter ball. He twists and hurls it tdown at Spirit.
<Ariel> 6* The darkone moves forward, firing a darkbeam at Marcus.
* Marcus` dashes to the left, still going in, he's got some crazy speed.
<DarkHeart`> 6The Dark Matter hits the ground sending out and explodes, leaving a crater.
<Ariel> 6* The darkone is hit by the dark matter ball, and lets out a roar. It's still standing though.
<DarkHeart`> NRP: Or it hits her. Either way!
* Marcus` comes dashing by, slashing out for her side, not stopping.
* Lilith` kneels, forming her inukami. As she pants, she attempts to steady the blade single-handedly with already shaking fingers.
* DarkHeart` hits the ground in a crouch and kicks off, moving in again, this time behind Marcus. He leaps and spin kicks her in the side.
<Ariel> 6* The darkone turns it's focus on DarkHeart, creating a ripple effect in front of him.
* DarkHeart` stands, staring at the Ripple effect infront of him.
* Lilith` aims for the head and fires as the ripple is forming around Dark Heart
<DarkHeart`> NRP: Wait...She created it before he hit?
<DeathStar> NRP: Aiming at Spirit, duh
<DarkHeart`> NRP: ....No Spirit and her ripple effect
<DeathStar> NRP: Why would there be a ripple effect in front of Spirit?
<DeathStar> NRP: There's one in front of you
<DeathStar> NRP: She's attacking while Spirit focuses on you
<DarkHeart`> NRP: Yeah but when did it get created is what I want to know
<DeathStar> NRP: Before your kick was completed.
* DarkHeart` fires off a quick Dark Matter blast below him and uses the resulting explosion to knock himself away from the Ripple effect. He hits the ground rolling, leaving black blood everywhere.
<Ariel> 6* The dark one stumbles from the slash and shot. It releasts a burst of dark energy around it.
* Lilith` rolls backward from the effect. Poor her, she's not a superhuman.
* DarkHeart` pushes himself to a kneel and get's hit by the dark energy, he rolls back from it
* Marcus` jumps back, but gets hit by the dark energy and slams into the fence, he slumps down it and lies there motionless.
* Lilith` leans on her elbow, grinding her teeth. Her sword seems to randomly crack.
* DarkHeart` 's fists clench as he pushes himself up as energy begins gathering around them.
<Ariel> 6* The dark one seems angry as it turns on Marcus, ripples beginning to appear all around him.
* DarkHeart` holds his hands out infront of him and Dark Matter begins to swirl into a ball.
* Lilith` picks the railblade up and fires from prone position, not having the steadiness to aim at anything other than the big creature itself. Nothing specific.
* Marcus` stirs away and blinks, sensing the ripple around him, he shifts on his back and pulls out his pistol, firing into the ripple, seeing if that has an effect.
<DarkHeart`> 6The Dark Matter Orb puslates and increases in size.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus shoots himself in the back
* Marcus` growls, wondering how he shot himself on the back if he shifted to his back.
* DarkHeart` begins taking several steps forward then shoves the ball towards Spirit, it begins to tear up the ground as it heads right towards her.
<Ariel> 6* The Darkone turns to Darkheart while maintaining the ripples, and fires a darkbeam at the dark matter
<DeathStar> 6* The dark beam hits the dark matter, and suddenly it becomes huge. And not even DarkHeart can control it
* Lilith` crawls over to Billy.
* Lilith` uses Billy for a tripod, steading her railblade on her, and fires at the head again!
* Marcus` doesn't move, since he is trapped, he can't do much.
* DarkHeart` narrows his eyes as it heads towards Spirit. He turns and dashes in towards Billy.
<DeathStar> 6* The ball begins to suck DarkHeart into it
* Lilith` lets go of her further cracking weapon and sighs as it disappears.
<DeathStar> 6* And the junk yard. And Lilith. And Billy. And Spirit One. And Marcus, which is bad.
<DeathStar> 6* Since he'll get eaten by ripple effects.
* DarkHeart` glances back and growls. He slams his hands and feet into the ground, trying to dig himself into it.
* Marcus` slams his claws into the ground, trying to keep himself from moving.
* Lilith` holds her palm to the ground and uses the last of her energy to form another gravity well to save... well at least her and Billy.
<Ariel> 6* The Darkone creates a giant sized ripple, and steps through it. Moving away from the Darkmatter. They'd get sucked in before it did. For good or bad, Marcus is released as it teleports.
<Lilith`> "...Not good."
* Marcus` claws to his feet and moves toward Billy, using his strength and speed, he attempts to lift her up and book it out of there.
* DarkHeart` slams his tail into the ground and he shifts around. He holds his hands out towards the Dark Matter bomb he created.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus fails. He cannot escape.
* Marcus` growls, clawing at the ground, trying his best to escape but to no avail.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy is lifted, and is unconscious
* Lilith` just maintains her gravity well. For her, Billy and Marcus, it's likely the best preventative measure, but that's -all- it is.
<Ariel> 6* At the distances, the Darkone feeds more energy into the bomb, with ammusement.
<DeathStar> 6* It gets bigger on DarkHeart
* DarkHeart` blood splurts out of his wounds as his feet dig deeper into the ground, his face tence as it struggles to regain control.
* DarkHeart` begins to pull his hands apart.
* DarkHeart` yanks his tail out and kicks off, diving right into the Dark Matter Bomb.
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark MAtter Bomb eats DarkHeart whole.
<Marcus`> DIAS! *he bellows out*
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Matter breaks into tiny pieces, then suddenly slams into SPirit, ramming her over and over and over and over. A human Dias falls down, smoking and seeminly dead. All this happens in seconds, with no reaction time for anyone. The suckation ends.
* DarkHeart` is now known as Dias
* Dias hits the ground, he lays there motionless
<DeathStar> NPR: Might as well move into #Taw
* Marcus` quickly slides over to Dias, placing Billy beside him as he checks for a pulse.

Session Start: Thu Sep 20 20:13:09 2007
Session Ident: #Taw
* Logging #Taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#Taw.20070920.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-587.9.21 - 4 days after last episode -
<DeathStar> Location: The Remains Of the Old Capital
<DeathStar> 6* The ruined remains from Xevil's strike on Earth, over a year ago, still seems to be in much disarray. However, there have been reports of strange sounds and mysterious deaths surrounding the area for the last few months. Some people think it's haunted.
* Jackieness is now known as Cassandra`
<DeathStar> 6* Pope smokes his cig. It's night already. "Perfect. It's always night when it comes to these cases."
<Cassandra`> Its for dramatic effect.
<Marcus`> *Theron stands there quietly, looking around the scene.
<DeathStar> 6* The old city looks creepy in the moonlight. Ruined remains. And, like they were told, on the outskirts is the chewed bodies of some poor people. Their brains are missing.
<Cassandra`> This is new.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake rubs his chin. "Well, this certainly doesn't look like another werewolf."
<DeathStar> 6* A crow lands on what remains of a wall of some house. IT stares at the team, as if daring them to come into the ruined city.
<Ariel> Em> *loads a shotgun*
<Cassandra`> Wonder if the house made it...
<DeathStar> <Pope> You thinkin' what I thinkin', luv?
* Alicia is now known as Vyssa
<Marcus`> *Theron scratches his chin, watching the crow with interest.
<Ariel> Em> "Got a chainsaw?"
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...we need new help."
<DeathStar> 6* The crowd squwaks.
<DeathStar> <Pope> They wouldn't let me bring one.
<Cassandra`> ...anyway...
<Vyssa> "... I expect zombies. Aren't shotguns supposed to be effective against them?"
<Cassandra`> In the movies...
<DeathStar> 6* Drake eyes the two, then CAssandra. "So, the killers are probably using the city to hide in. It's a literal rat maze these days, I hear."Session Start: Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #Taw
<DeathStar> <Billy> Life energy. Don't have...many souls left...can't replenish my life.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake nods, assuming that means they're in agreement. He waves them to the van
<Ariel> Setsuna> *pauses* "...life energy? Like... how much?"
* Lilith` nods to Spirit, and takes a step, seeing if Spirit will move while holding onto her or what, other than that she frowns at Drake. Unless they drove the van in at some point, there's no 'van' around in vision.
<DeathStar> 6* It's around the corner, yes.
<Vyssa> "Oh, it's over in that direction."
<Vyssa> "... thankyou for co-operating. We really appreciate it."
* Vyssa is quite sincere there
* Lilith` looks to Vyssa. Snorts.
* Lilith` accompanies Spirit to the van! ...Mystery Machine?
<Vyssa> "... what? We do!"
* Marcus` has joined #taw
<Ariel> Spirit> "...w... wait..."
* Lilith` pauses, glancing at Spirit.
<Vyssa> "What's wrong?"
<Ariel> Spirit> "...her..."
* Lilith` looks toward Billy, motioning her head questioningly.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit nods.
<Vyssa> "... I... I don't think she's a bad person..."
* Lilith` nods once.
<DeathStar> <Billy> ... a lot.
* Lilith` sits obediently, allowing Spirit to do as she wishes.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit isn't up to moving on her own at this point. She needs help.
* Marcus` purses his lips. "Do you have to take all of our soul?"
<Vyssa> "Can I help?"
* Lilith` turns and assists her toward Billy then.
* Vyssa shrugs. "I guess not."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy shakes her head.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Not all
<Ariel> 6* Spirit stumbles towards Billy with Lilith's help.
* Marcus` glances down and then nods once. "Take some of mine then."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy glances toward Spirit
<Ariel> Spirit> "...you..." *hits Billy in the chest with an open hand... and falls over*
* Vyssa blinks
* Marcus` tenses as if he is about to attack Spirit, his eyes locked in a glare.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy jerks once, but her wounds heal a bit.
* Lilith` stares solidly at Marcus.
* Marcus` widens his eyes and glances at Billy.
<Marcus`> What...did she do?
<DeathStar> <Pope> Did she grope her and save her life?
* Lilith` sighs. Would explain, but she can't, just shakes her head.
* Lilith` looks like she was hit by a rock.
<Vyssa> "I'm not sure. I'd guess she transferred some of her life force or similar."
<Ariel> Em> "...I don't want to think about how that'd work.
<DeathStar> <Billy> She gave me the extra soul she stole from me. 6Smiles a bit. She then falls asleep, no longer in danger.
<Vyssa> "Ah.."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Souls? ... isn't that..a thing we should be ...stopping?
* Marcus` lightly lifts Billy up in his arms, he glances at Sets, then moves off for the van.
<DeathStar> 6* She also looks 5 years old again
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna taps Marcus on the shoulder.
* Marcus` pauses and glances back at her.
<Vyssa> "There are worse places for them to be."
<Ariel> Setsuna> "I'll take her."
* Lilith` leans down and... bites Spirit at the shoulder for a moment. In just a few seconds she retraces the unnatural runes about her fur.
* Marcus` chews slightly, glancing from Billy to Setsuna. It seems as if he isn't going to hand her over, but then after a while he extends his arms out.
<Vyssa> "I still don't understand what's going on."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Agreed.
* Lilith` switches forms to the one Marcus and Dias and such are more familiar with, the runes along her skin instead, and picks up Spirit in both arms, regardless of the lingering bullet wound.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna narrows her eyes a moment, then looks to Drake after she regains custody of Billy. "Alright. Take the rest of them in. I'm going to take Billy home."
* Lilith` turns, holding Spirit... and sighs.
<Vyssa> "Alright."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake nods, helping Lilith to the van.
<DeathStar> <Drake> So, you're one of those spirits who makes contracts with people? 6He asks her casually in conversation
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Fri Sep 21 00:13:07 2007


Session Start: Thu Sep 20 20:13:09 2007
Session Ident: #Taw
* Logging #Taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#Taw.20070920.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-587.9.21 - 4 days after last episode -
<DeathStar> Location: The Remains Of the Old Capital
<DeathStar> 6* The ruined remains from Xevil's strike on Earth, over a year ago, still seems to be in much disarray. However, there have been reports of strange sounds and mysterious deaths surrounding the area for the last few months. Some people think it's haunted.
* Jackieness is now known as Cassandra`
<DeathStar> 6* Pope smokes his cig. It's night already. "Perfect. It's always night when it comes to these cases."
<Cassandra`> Its for dramatic effect.
<Marcus`> *Theron stands there quietly, looking around the scene.
<DeathStar> 6* The old city looks creepy in the moonlight. Ruined remains. And, like they were told, on the outskirts is the chewed bodies of some poor people. Their brains are missing.
<Cassandra`> This is new.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake rubs his chin. "Well, this certainly doesn't look like another werewolf."
<DeathStar> 6* A crow lands on what remains of a wall of some house. IT stares at the team, as if daring them to come into the ruined city.
<Ariel> Em> *loads a shotgun*
<Cassandra`> Wonder if the house made it...
<DeathStar> <Pope> You thinkin' what I thinkin', luv?
* Alicia is now known as Vyssa
<Marcus`> *Theron scratches his chin, watching the crow with interest.
<Ariel> Em> "Got a chainsaw?"
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...we need new help."
<DeathStar> 6* The crowd squwaks.
<DeathStar> <Pope> They wouldn't let me bring one.
<Cassandra`> ...anyway...
<Vyssa> "... I expect zombies. Aren't shotguns supposed to be effective against them?"
<Cassandra`> In the movies...
<DeathStar> 6* Drake eyes the two, then CAssandra. "So, the killers are probably using the city to hide in. It's a literal rat maze these days, I hear."
<Cassandra`> But really...xzombies don't need their heads anyway.
<Vyssa> "You mean they're not accurate?"
<Vyssa> "That explains a lot."
<Cassandra`> Urban guerilla warfare at its worst. Any ideas?
<Ariel> Em> "Don't need their heads? What sort of zombies are you talking about? How can the remains of the central nervous system control the lifeless corpse, if it's not there?"
<DeathStar> <Pope> It's always the brains, luv.
<Vyssa> "Well, the obvious tactics are to locate the enemy and deal with them there. Alternatively, rig up a perimeter defence and wait it out."
<Marcus`> <Theron> I do not like the idea of zombies. The dead should remain dead.
<DeathStar> <Drake> That's an obvious statement.
<Cassandra`> Maybe its voodoo.
<Cassandra`> Let's move out.
<Vyssa> "Yes. Lets."
<Ariel> Em> "It's too inefficient to try to animate the body like a puppet. There'd be no point in using a body then. You could do the same with rock or metal."
<Ariel> Em> "Duh."
<DeathStar> <Drake> You seriously plan on going inside the city?
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna ignore the zombie talk, and heads inside. Zombies? Bah.
<Vyssa> "Whoever did this obviously isn't looking for pure efficiency."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake puts a hand to his forehead and follows them in.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope tosses the cig away. "Lets move out, Scoobies."
<Cassandra`> You have a better plan? I'm all ears.
<Vyssa> "What else will we do? Blow the entire place up?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...I don't like this. *he hands his head and moves on*
<DeathStar> <Drake> I don't, not really. But this just seems like we'll be in more danger.
<Vyssa> "Of course we will."
<DeathStar> 6* As they begin to move into the ruined city, the crow flaps off.
* Vyssa heads in. "I suppose we could've prepared better."
<Cassandra`> You always are when you act without any intel.
<Vyssa> "I suppose getting some before we continue is out of the question."
<Marcus`> *Theron remains on high alert, his eyes slides from potential hiding spot to potential hiding spot.
* Vyssa watches the area for any signs of... unlife.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake walks along past destroyed buildings. "I think this use to be the suburbs."
<Cassandra`> That's the catch-22...we have no means of information gathering save recon.
<Vyssa> "No satellite imaging? Too bad."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Like we'd have access to that. We're the freaks of the units.
<Cassandra`> Well...since we are not actually associated with the military in any official capacity...
<Vyssa> "They aren't willing to help."
* Vyssa sighs a little, then continues
<Vyssa> "At least, if the movies are to be believed, zombies are slow."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Don't count on that. I find it helps to not always believe old cliches.
<Marcus`> <Theron> I have a feeling they are super fast. *he notes*
<Vyssa> "They'd better not be as fast as that werewolf."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Look out for holes. I'm sure this city has some.
* Vyssa shudders at that
<DeathStar> 6* They begin to reach closer to the main city, as the ruined buildings are more intact. Infact, there's a ruined mall nearby. Pope pauses, considering
<Cassandra`> What is it?
<Vyssa> "..."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Don't zombies love malls?
<Vyssa> "I think so..."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake sighs.
<DeathStar> <Drake> And to believe I'm the youngest here.
<Vyssa> "They don't?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> I vote we just leave. *he says, holding his hand up*
<DeathStar> <Drake> They're just basing all their theories off old movie cliches!
<DeathStar> 6* Pope looks insulted, and lights up a cig.
<Cassandra`> People...focus...
<Vyssa> "Well, if you have any scientific data on zombies, I'd like to see it."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Why the hell would I have scientific data on zombies?
<Marcus`> *Theron just sighs, "Orders, Cass?"
<Vyssa> "You're the one saying how inaccurate our theories are."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake touches his hand to his forehead. "Great. Alien cultures are basing things off HoloVids."
<Cassandra`> First order...enough about zombies. Second order, lets keep moving. It is recon time.
<Vyssa> "In the absence of anything better, yes."
<DeathStar> <Pope> I'm telling you, luv. The mall. It's always the mall. Or a lab.
<Marcus`> <Theron> I would normally move off to scout ahead, but I don't feel safe in this place.
* Vyssa looks to Cass. "Should we examine the mall, then, or look somewhere else?"
<DeathStar> 6* The crow lands and watches them.
<Cassandra`> We'll give it a quick look over.
<Vyssa> "Splitting up did not go well in our last venture."
<DeathStar> 6* Pope looks smug at Drake. Drake sighs.
<Marcus`> <Theron> As long as there are no spider zombies, i'm sure we'll be ok.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope twitches suddenly.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Spider...zombieS?
<Vyssa> "I don't think that's possible."
<DeathStar> 6* Pope looks around.
<Cassandra`> Maybe its an alien thing...
<Marcus`> <Theron> You can never be too careful, though.
<Vyssa> "What is?"
<DeathStar> 6* Drake walks toward them all. He seems quite willing to follow orders, even if he thinks they're strange.
<DeathStar> *mall
<DeathStar> 6* Pope slinks next to Em.
<Marcus`> *Theron's hands slide to his weapons.
* Vyssa keeps her gun readied.
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the entrance of the mall. The last time they were in here, Xevil's people were stalking them
<Ariel> Em> *peeks inside*
<DeathStar> 6* It's dark. Very dark.
<Ariel> Em> *turns on her flashlight*
* Vyssa still watches
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...I wish we had a better idea."
<DeathStar> 6* It's a round beam of light. Very round.
<Vyssa> "I always do."
<DeathStar> <Drake> This seems ominious
<Marcus`> *Theron points. "I believe stake out this door right here."
<Marcus`> NRP: we should*
* Vyssa turns on a flashlight too
<DeathStar> <Pope> Why would we stake out the door?
<Vyssa> "Better visibility outside?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> Because if we go in there, we're probably going to be surrounded.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Bloody 'ell, that's the point.
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...then shouldn't we get going?
<Vyssa> "Wouldn't it be better to find the zombies without being surrounded?"
<Cassandra`> We need workable ideas.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake glances behind them. "Uh, guys?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> I hate to point this out, but...
* Vyssa looks behind
<Marcus`> *Theron slowly glances behind them.
<Cassandra`> We're surrounded?
<DeathStar> 6* An army of the undead has snuck up behind them.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Very surrounded.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Oh. Maybe they were out.
<Marcus`> *Theron points. "We should go inside the mall."
<DeathStar> <Pope> You bloody just said we shouldn't!
* Vyssa just starts firing on the zombies while people are arguing
<Cassandra`> Move in. Force them to funnel through the entry.
<Marcus`> <Theron> I changed my mind!
<DeathStar> 6* Pope moves inside. Drake hurries in as well
<Marcus`> *Theron backs in.
* Cassandra` moves inside, readying her gun...
<DeathStar> 6* The zombies surge forward.
* Vyssa follows Cass in, firing on zombies as she goes
<Ariel> Em> *head inside*
<Ariel> Setsuna> *lays down covering fire, swearing the whole time*
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses and pulls out two pistols. "Ready to fire."
<Cassandra`> Positions, spread out evenly and cut them down in the crossfire.
<Marcus`> *Theron does spread out, waiting before the Zombies get at a decent range before firing.
* Vyssa keeps firing as she moves into position
* Cassandra` fires into the oncoming horde.
<DeathStar> 6* The zombies surge forward and get stuck in the doorway
<Vyssa> "These zombies are a lot more quiet than I thought they would be..."
<DeathStar> <Drake> ...
<Cassandra`> ...
<Vyssa> "... but no smarter."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake glancesb ehind them. The entire mall is infested with zombies.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Uh, guys...
<Marcus`> <THeron> ....*he glances at Drake* Please tell me you're joking.
* Vyssa is already firing on the zombies in the mall. "I know..."
<Ariel> Em> "Told you zombies love malls!"
<Marcus`> *Theron groans. "We should probably move towards the roof."
<DeathStar> 6* Pope fires at zombies. They seem to just keep coming.
<DeathStar> <Drake> How do we reach the roof?
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...I dunno.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Go up?"
* Vyssa looks around for stairs or an elevator
<Cassandra`> ...nice one...
<DeathStar> 6* Stairs that go to the second or third floors, but not one to the roof
<DeathStar> <Drake> I guess we should find an employee entrance.
<Marcus`> <THeron> We might have to look for a maintanence hatch or something.
<DeathStar> <Pope> *keeps shooting, bouncing around and annoying zombies as only a British man can*
<Cassandra`> Move for the service corridor.
<Vyssa> "I'm not well versed on mall layouts... where would that be?"
<DeathStar> 6* Drake backs away, holding his sword ready. He slices at zombies who come in close for a nibble.
<Marcus`> *Theron nimbles slides past a zombie, shooting at it, before resuming firing on another.
* Vyssa just keeps firing, trying to spot a service corridor entrance as she does
* Cassandra` looks for a service door.
<DeathStar> 6* There appears to be one - through 20 zombies
<Vyssa> "Over there..."
<Ariel> Em> *waits for ones to get close, and shoots them with her shotgun*
<DeathStar> 6* Em annihilates the zombie
<Marcus`> *Theron slides back some, to remain with the group, he fires. "Should we all rush at once?"
<DeathStar> 6* Drake slashes around. "This is ridiculous."
<Vyssa> "Of course it is!"
<DeathStar> 6* Pope shoots a zombie in the head, then does a backshot without looking.
* Cassandra` switches to full auto and fires into the 20 zombies.
<DeathStar> 6* The zombies twitch about like they're dnacing from CAssandra's insane force
* Vyssa fires zombies in the head one after another, barely even looking
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...oh, for god's sake."
<Vyssa> NRP: Shoots zombies. Not fires.
<Marcus`> *Theron provides assistance to Cass, shooting two in the head while she mutilates them with full auto.
<DeathStar> 6* They fall over finally.
<Vyssa> "Note to self... get a spread fire weapon."
<Ariel> Em> "Well, duh."
<Vyssa> "In any case, if we're going for the corridor, we'll have to head that way."
<Marcus`> *Theron begins to move forward, shooting any zombies that come his way.
* Cassandra` moves forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake hurries over the bodies.
<Ariel> Em> *moves for the door*
* Vyssa rushes after
<Ariel> Setsuna> *watches behind them
<DeathStar> 6* Pope bounces around, firing at zombiesi n the head. He seems to be having fun
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the service corridor door - and it's locked with a chain.
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses and glances to Cass. "Shoot the lock?"
* Cassandra` turns and shoots it open!
<DeathStar> 6* It opens!
<DeathStar> 6* And can never be closed again
<Marcus`> *Theron eases it open, keeping a pistol raised.
<DeathStar> 6* More zombies begin to surround them
<DeathStar> <Drake> ... 6He rushes into the corridor.
<Vyssa> "... how many of them are there!?"
* Vyssa fires on the zombies, moving into the corridor
<Marcus`> *Theron slides back in. "We should probably wait for some to come in and then kill them, causing a barricade with their corpse's."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Kill the zombies by shooting them in the head they can't eat you if they're dead.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *fires small bursts into the approaching zombies.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope hurries into the corridor.
<Vyssa> "I think we've already got that."
<Ariel> Em> *sticks after Pope*
<Marcus`> *Theron waits for some of the zombies to begin entering whenever he takes precise shots towards their heads.
<DeathStar> 6* They fall over dead. Soon. Theron builds a wall of dead bodies, and ends that threat.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake pants in the corridor. "Well, that's good thinking."
<Vyssa> "... I... really hope we're not trapped though."
<Ariel> Em> *presses forward with flashlight and shotgun
<Cassandra`> These service corridors typically have multiple entry ways.
<Marcus`> *Theron glances behind him. "No way out here."
<Vyssa> "I guess if you lead them down an alley you really can snipe them pretty badly."
<DeathStar> 6* As they move down the corridor, they arrive at some stairs.
* Vyssa looks relieved, starting up the stairs with caution
<DeathStar> 6* There's movement up the stairs.
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses and raises his hand. "Movement." He says in a hushed voice.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake pauses momentarily, then speaks in a hushed tone. "Can you tell what?"
* Vyssa nods, pausing and readying her gun
* Vyssa tries to. Does it sound like zombie?
<Marcus`> *Theron shakes his head once, doing his best to figure out if it is a hostile.
<DeathStar> 6* It sounds like movement
<DeathStar> 6* Pope lights a cig
* Vyssa still attempts to make out what sort, waiting
<DeathStar> 6* The movement stops.
<Marcus`> *Theron shakes his head again. "Can't tell." He says, voice still hushed.
<DeathStar> <Pope> *blows out some smoke.* Guess one of us should go up there, mates.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *heads forward to check, gun ready*
<DeathStar> 6* Setsuna arrives on a dark second floor. Something rushes at her.
* Cassandra` moves in after Setsuna...
* Vyssa follows behind Cass
<Ariel> Setsuna> *Falls back, going to brace her steel reinforced boots against it, so she can line up a shot*
<DeathStar> 6* Something swings at Setsuna's face, but misses as she falls back.
<Marcus`> *Theron slides up the stairs and shines a light on sets and her attacker.
<DeathStar> 6* It's a human, holding a shovel. He pants, his shoulder bloodied.
<Vyssa> "Good, not a zombie."
<Ariel> Setsuna> *aims her gun at his head, just in case*
<DeathStar> <Human> Y-You're alive?!
<Vyssa> "Yes?"
<Cassandra`> And that's my girlfriend you tried to beam on the head.
<Marcus`> <Theron> So hot. *he notes*
<DeathStar> <Human> I thought she was a zombie. The name is Gravedigger. 6He holds out his hand
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...don't make me shoot you."
<DeathStar> <Gravedigger> ...
<Marcus`> <Theron> I think she's talking to me, fella.
<Vyssa> "So, is that a descriptive name?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> Well he has a shovel. *he notes, pointing it out.*
<Ariel> Em> "That, or his parents hated him."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Cliched.
<Vyssa> "I'm never sure here."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake sighs.
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger rests against the wall, his face covered in sweat. "You guys sure scared me.'
<Vyssa> "I can tell."
<Marcus`> <Theron> We should try to get to the roof. Do you know a way? *he asks Grave*
<Ariel> Setsuna> *gets up* "Well, this IS a mall full of zombies."
<DeathStar> <Gravedigger> Yeah, up the stairs.
<Vyssa> "That was easy. And strangely obvious."
<Cassandra`> We'll trade stories later, let's go.
<Vyssa> "Any ideas what we do when we're up there?"
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger nods, shifting his damaged shoulder and moving up the stairs, leading the way. Drake glances behind them, then follows.
<Vyssa> "I don't think we have enough firepower to shoot every zombie, even if they can't retaliate..."
<Marcus`> *Theron eyes his shoulder, glancing at Drake before moving after Grave.
<Marcus`> NRP: GRaves*
<DeathStar> 6* Pope walks up calmly, getting relaxed by his cig.
* Vyssa heads up onto the roof
<Cassandra`> We'll worry about that when we can get a lay of the land.
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the roof finally. The night air is cool
<Marcus`> *Theron shivers lightly. "Hmmm." He slowly walks to the edge of the room, glancing over.
<Marcus`> NRP: roof.
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger leans on his shovel.
* Cassandra` looks to get her bearings...
* Vyssa looks over the area
<Ariel> Setsuna> "I suggest carpet bombing."
<DeathStar> 6* They are on a giant roof. There's nothing much up here. And no way down 'cept the way they came. Oh, and there's zombies all around the mall.
<Marcus`> *Theron shakes his head. "No way out."
<Cassandra`> We don't have any air support.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope leans over. "Hey, gits, up here!"
<Vyssa> "Can we call for reinforcements... or a getaway van?"
<Ariel> Em> "Pope dear, don't taunt the living dead."
<Marcus`> *Theron groans. "Maybe you can call in some of your...friends?" He asks Cass.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "How do you propose we get a fucking VAN in here?"
<Vyssa> "Though, something that flies would be better."
<DeathStar> <Drake> ..
<Vyssa> "We can probably fight our way out of the mall... something that could go through the rest of them would be useful."
<Marcus`> *Theron points. "You don't have any general friends that'll help us out of a tight spot?"
<Ariel> Setsuna> "......"
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...I guess not.
<Cassandra`> Hmmmm... *looks for the tallest building in sight.
<DeathStar> 6* There's none
<Cassandra`> ...nothing to grapple on to.
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...and no one to come save us.
<Vyssa> "Lets at least figure out where we go from here."
<DeathStar> 6* Pope tosses a cig on some.
<DeathStar> <Pope> So, now we're trapped. What now, luv? 6He asks Cassandra.
<Cassandra`> That's a good question...
<Marcus`> *Theron taps his head. "Running around screaming and flailing our arms?" he pauses and glances at Grave.
<DeathStar> 6* Grave is sitting there, his head tilted down, like he's sleeping.
* Vyssa attempts to read Grave's emotional state
<Marcus`> *Theron takes a step back.
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger's tired and hurting
<Cassandra`> ...how did he survive here...?
<Vyssa> "... not sure."
<Vyssa> "Presumably he fought off any zombies that came close."
<Marcus`> <THeron> ...so are we just going to sit up here and starve?
<Cassandra`> Not an option.
<Vyssa> "Then we go back down."
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...but I barricaded the door.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Then why did we come up here?
<Vyssa> "I thought someone had a plan. I was obviously mistaken."
<Cassandra`> Sometimes you just have to act.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake takes a deep breath. "This is why you never go into cities."
<Marcus`> <Theron> Or join teams investigating paranormal phenomena.
<Vyssa> "... I suppose. I did do similar when trying to locate the werewolf."
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the doorway to the roof epxlodes open with zombies. They lurch forward.
<Cassandra`> Noted. *starts shooting*
<DeathStar> 6* Pope starts firing as they lumber out.
<DeathStar> <Pope> We need a bloody Deus Ex Machina
<Cassandra`> Capital idea!
<Marcus`> *Theron begins to fire.
* Vyssa fires on the zombies.
<DeathStar> 6* The zombies fall dead, but more pile out, crawling over their companions
* Marcus` doesn't let up firing. "Jesus...'
<Marcus`> NRP: Theron*
<Marcus`> <Theron> We need a plan. And now.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Cover!" *fires a grenade over their heads, trying to collapse the starway*
<Marcus`> *Theron covers his face.
* Vyssa looks for something to attach a rope to
* Cassandra` backs to the edge and then turns, firing a thermal shot down at the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* The zerg rush stops momentarily
<Vyssa> "... I don't think my rope's long enough. Damn."
* Cassandra` then fires her line into the roof itself and then leaps down on her line. "After me!"
<Vyssa> "That's good enough."
* Vyssa climbs down after Cass
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses and jsut provides cover fire for Cass and the team as the climb down.
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger suddenly grabs Theron from behind.
<Marcus`> *Theron swings his elbow out, assuming it is a zombie, not realizing it is Grave.
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger grunts and falls over.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake climbs down.
<Vyssa> "You hit the wounded guy."
<Marcus`> *Theron eyes Gravedigger. "He grabbed me."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake lands, then eyes them surrounded by zombies. "Uh..."
* Vyssa starts firing again.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake starts slashing again. "We need nuclear weapons.
<Cassandra`> Clear a path! *fires into them*
<Marcus`> *Theron begins to climb down last, firing on Enemies when he lands.
<Ariel> Em> "Nukes don't work on zombies!"
<DeathStar> 6* Gravedigger is left behind on the roof.
<Marcus`> <Theron> What about that Grave guy?
<Vyssa> "Are we just leaving the guy?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> Well...he did attack me.
<DeathStar> 6* They carve a path of dead bodies.
* Vyssa looks to the others
<DeathStar> <Pope> Real heroic of you mate.
<Marcus`> <Theron> I'm no hero. Heroes die.
<Cassandra`> ...he could have had information that we could have used...
<Marcus`> <Theron> Then go get him.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Wow. Superior officers mean nothing here.
<Cassandra`> ...we'll deal with this when we get back to Tokyo. Right now, the mission iis survival.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake nods. "Retreating it is."
<Vyssa> "I don't like this at all..."
<Marcus`> <Theron> *just moves along, firing as he needs too*
<DeathStar> 6* Pope follows, shooting. However, a new problem occurs. Theron and Marcus and Vyssa run out of energy cells
<Marcus`> NRP: Marcus? :D
<DeathStar> NRP: Pope
<Vyssa> "... well, there's no way I can go back for him now..."
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses and holsters his weapons. "I'm out." he pulls out a nice sized blade that was attacked to his back.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Bloody 'ell.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Why do heroes always have limited ammo
<Cassandra`> Keep ahead and we'll do the cover fire then.
<Vyssa> "... because we don't have energy generators on our guns."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake slashes around, using his sword as a protection barrier.
* Vyssa keeps moving
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive at the edge of the city, finally. The zombies d onto follow
<Cassandra`> ...well..that could have gone better.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake pants, falling on his ass.
<Vyssa> "A lot better... I wanted to go back for the guy, but..."
<Vyssa> "Without being able to shoot the zombies, it would've been suicide."
<DeathStar> <Pope> Now what, luvs?
<Marcus`> <Theron> I vote we go to bed.
<DeathStar> <Drake> ....
<Vyssa> "What do we do about the zombies?"
<Cassandra`> Drake...you are in the know...I want your input.
<DeathStar> <Drake> I've never really dealt with zombies before, but I say that city is a lost cause. We should bomb it. Tell the goverment it's a biohazard.
<Vyssa> *reluctantly* "... agreed..."
<Cassandra`> ...I'm inclined to agree. That many zombies...any survivors are already dead.
<Vyssa> "If Theron had brought that man with him, we would've had one survivor..."
<DeathStar> <Drake> I wonder what caused it though? It could happen again, couldn't it?
<Vyssa> "I'm not sure."
<DeathStar> 6* A figure watches them nearby.
<Marcus`> <Theron> Yes. Blame me.
<Marcus`> <THeron> I didn't see you going back.
<Vyssa> "You still had weapons."
<Cassandra`> Things have been weird sinbce Centerpoint...
* Vyssa looks to the figure
<DeathStar> 6* She can't see anything
<Marcus`> <Theron> As did you.
<Ariel> Em> "I wonder what's causing it all.."
<Vyssa> "Because a dead gun is so effective."
<DeathStar> <Pope> A good point. All plots need a dramatic villain behind it.
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...
<DeathStar> 6* The presence watching them fades away from Vyssa's senses.
<Vyssa> "What should I have done? Punched them?"
<Vyssa> "... it's gone..."
<Vyssa> "I could've sworn someone was watching us."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Eh? Why not mention it earlier?
<Vyssa> "... I thought he was coming down..."
<Marcus`> <Theron> Yes. You should punched them, or tailed them or something.
<Ariel> Em> "The mastermind was out there and you didn't TELL us?!"
<DeathStar> 6* Pope smacks his head. "Oy!
<Cassandra`> What?
<DeathStar> <Pope> We just lost the big bad!
<Vyssa> "I tried to spot him, but..."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Where did you spot him?
<Marcus`> <THeron> ...I could went all stealth ninja and found him out.
<Marcus`> NRP: coulda*
<Vyssa> "I didn't... but the feeling came from over there."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake stands up and walks over in the direction.
* Vyssa follows after
<DeathStar> 6* Drake taps his chin, glancing around. For an 18 year old, he seems very professional. But then he eagerly grabs something. "I found a clue!"
* Vyssa looks over the clue
<DeathStar> 6* It's a string of beads
<Marcus`> <Theron> Careful. It could be a trap.
<Vyssa> "Beads.. it means nothing to me right now, but..."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Hmmmm. 6He picks it up, then pauses if hearing another voice.
<Cassandra`> Beads? Prayer beads?
<Vyssa> "Hmm?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> I think it has something to do with voodoo. Do they use prayer beads?
<Cassandra`> From what I know, voodoo is an odd mishmash of Judeo-Christian mysticism with African mysticism.
<Vyssa> "I'll have to look into how they create zombies. I think it has something to do with a root and a fish or something."
<DeathStar> <Drake> A root and fish?
<Vyssa> "Yes."
<DeathStar> <Pope> It's always the fish.
<Cassandra`> Blowfish.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Blowfish?
<Vyssa> "They're poisonous, so... probably."
<Marcus`> <Theron> ....
<Cassandra`> I saw a documentary. Blowfish venom used to put the victim into a near-death state.
<Cassandra`> The bodies were known to swell in their caskets,
<DeathStar> <Pope> So we were fighting blowfish victims?
<Vyssa> "Apparently."
<Cassandra`> Or real zombies.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Blowfish zombies?
<Marcus`> <Theron> Just zombies...
<Vyssa> "As opposed to fake zombies?"
<Vyssa> "... this planet really is weird."
<DeathStar> <Pope> So we're looking for a dealer of blowfish?
<Cassandra`> Who knows? Solar radiation, black magic, dimensional portal leading to a zombie universe...
<Vyssa> "I doubt it was solar radiation."
<Cassandra`> ...Xevil again.
* Cassandra` shrugs.
<DeathStar> <Pope> Xevil deals in blowfish?
<Cassandra`> Take your pick.
<Vyssa> "... I really need to research this 'magic'."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Uh, guys?
<Marcus`> <THeron> ...yeah?
<DeathStar> <Drake> ... we have a problem
<Cassandra`> Yes?
<DeathStar> 6* Zombies have surrounded them
<Vyssa> "Zombies again."
<Cassandra`> ... ... ...I thought these guys didn't leave the city...
<Marcus`> <Theron> ....*he readies his sword*
<DeathStar> <Pope> Everyone needs a vacation.
* Vyssa sighs
<DeathStar> <Drake> Didn't we park the van near here?
<Marcus`> <THeron> Oh no...they zombified the van!
<DeathStar> <Pope> ... What?
<Vyssa> "... why do I stick with you people?"
<Cassandra`> ... ... ...
<DeathStar> 6* They zombies close in. <Pope> I'm sure we'll think of something to get out of this."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan HQ
<DeathStar> <Pope> I told you we'd think of something!
<Marcus`> <THeron> ...you all got the joke about the van...right?
<Vyssa> "... joke?"
<DeathStar> <Pope> We get you're a joke, mate.
<Vyssa> "Obviously I don't get earth humour."
<Marcus`> <Theron> ...says the one that got shot by his own teammate. In the face, mind you.
<DeathStar> <Pope> ....
<DeathStar> 6* Pope goes deathly quiet.
<DeathStar> <Drake> Hey, Miss. Arakawa, you got a message from the police on your answering machine
<Marcus`> *Theron tilts his head. "Touchy subject, i'll keep that in mind."
<DeathStar> 6* Pope walks off into a back room.
<Cassandra`> I need a bath...
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<DeathStar> NRP: She really needed that bath
<Marcus`> <THeron> You might want to take that for her, Setsuna. *he moves off*
<Vyssa> "Hey, Drake... you're the one knowledgable about this weirdness... where can I learn more about it?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> Hmmm. I can't really say. My information comes from a hidden source.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake rubs hsi chin
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<DeathStar> 6* The answer machine blinks
<Vyssa> "There are too many secrets here.."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Sorry. 6He shrugs helplessly.
* Dias is now known as DarkHeart
* DarkHeart is now known as DarkHeart`
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<Vyssa> "It's like you thrive on keeping them so."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Hey, that hurts. 6He looks insulted.
<Vyssa> "I'm sorry... I didn't really mean you personally."
<DeathStar> <Drake> .... Then why did you say you?
<Vyssa> "Humans in general. For all the searching for the truth, it tends not to be given out very much."
<DeathStar> <Drake> That's a generally broad statement. And unfair. Have you talked to all humans?
<Vyssa> "It was a generalisation... but it was unfair. I apologize."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Accepted. 6He says easily.
* Vyssa nods
<Vyssa> "Thank you."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Hmm. Everyone seems to have left.
<Vyssa> "Perhaps they've gone home."
<DeathStar> <Drake> That's too bad. I meant to tell CAssandra someone destroyed her house and took her kid. 6He shrugs and walks off.
<Vyssa> "... that's pretty important."
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<DeathStar> 6* Drake hands CAssandra the message from the police as soon as she returns from the showers.
* Jackieness is now known as Cassandra`
<Cassandra`> Hmmm? *looks at the message*
<DeathStar> 6* Her house was damaged, and her kid was kidnapped. The suspects are suspected to be these two men: Sketches of Dias and Marcus are visible.
<Cassandra`> ... ... ...those idiots...
<Cassandra`> Setsuna!
<DeathStar> <Drake> *pauses* There seems to be another situation. 6He eyes their scanner. "Reports of dark beams and stuff at a scrapyard."
<Vyssa> "What?"
<Vyssa> "... should we investigate that?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> Don't look at me. This isn't your typical supernatural stuff, I think.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna pokes her head in, "What?"
<Vyssa> "It almost seems familiar..."
<Vyssa> "Oh, your house was destroyed, and there's reports of dark beams at a scrapyard."
* Cassandra` holds out the message.
* Vyssa says this with the proper reverence
<DeathStar> <Drake> I think this scrapyard merits investigating.
<Vyssa> "So do I."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake glances at their two leaders.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "..." *grabs a gun* "...I'll go get dressed."
<DeathStar> <Drake> ... 6He pauses awkwardly
<Cassandra`> ...I need info on what happened...my family house...Billy...and the two tweedles...
<DeathStar> <Drake> There are reports of little girls entering the scrapyard. Connection?
<Vyssa> "Sounds like it."
<Cassandra`> ...probably the real reason Billy disappeared. Do the police have Dias and Marcus in custody yet?
<DeathStar> <Drake> Didn't hear anything about that.
<Cassandra`> They might be at the scrapyard already.
<DeathStar> <Drake> This sounds exciting. 6He smacks his fist into an open palm.
<Cassandra`> Suit up people...we're going out again. This time its personal.
* Vyssa prepares
<DeathStar> <Pope> I recognize that line. 6He says, having come back.
<Ariel> Em> Recycled material.
<Cassandra`> ...what?
<DeathStar> 6* Drake heads out for the car. He has no comment.
* Vyssa glances to the building as she leaves. "I'll be back."
<Cassandra`> ...I really don't get it..
<DeathStar> 6* Pope sighs. "Sheesh. What are we? Cliched?"
* Vyssa looks over to Pope. "Well, I definitely intend to return soon."
<DeathStar> 6* The TAW logo spins.
<DeathStar> 6* They arrive outside a scrapyard. Weird shit is going on in there, you can tell
<Vyssa> "I wish I knew what was going on in there."
<DeathStar> 6* A giant dark ball of matter can be seen growing exponetionally
<Cassandra`> ...what the hell is that?
<Vyssa> "... we can't just stand and wait any longer..."
<DeathStar> 6* Dark energy swirls about. Drake holds up his hand
<DeathStar> <Drake> What IS this?
<Cassandra`> I don't know.
<Vyssa> "Seems familiar though."
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, everything in the scrapyard begins to getp ulled into the massive void.
<DeathStar> <Drake> holy.
<Cassandra`> IS that thing a singularity?!
<Vyssa> "It's like a black hole..."
<Vyssa> "... probably."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake moves to the entrance, spotting a kid. "That yours?"
* Cassandra` looks
<DeathStar> 6* She could see a werewolf holding a ... 12 year old, bloodied, and broken Billy?
<DeathStar> 6* And they're near the massive dark ball
* Lilith` sits near the two, maintaining her own black sphere. It's almost... cute in comparison to the giant ball of death.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake can feel the tug of the ball from the entrance. If they go inside, they be doomed.
* Vyssa watches, then
<DeathStar> 6* Vyssa, however, would sense a dark one nearby, out of range of the pull.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems to be making the ball larger.
<Vyssa> "That's why it felt familiar. A dark one."
* Lilith` is a slightly azure-haired woman with dog ears and a tail, red eyes narrowed in annoyance. For those that watch the news, she held a hotel hostage recently.
<DeathStar> <Drake> What. IS. This?
* Lilith` has an ear flick and looks toward Drake.
<Lilith`> "Death."
<DeathStar> 6* Another dark creature, now the one making it bigger, dives into the matter
<Vyssa> "A black hole, a dark one, and... some being I don't recognize."
<DeathStar> 6* The werewolf shouts out "DIAS" to it
<DeathStar> 6* Pope smokes his cig. "So, MArcus and Dias and Billy are in there, playing with a blackhole with a dog woman and a dark one?"
<Ariel> Em> "...looks that way."
<Vyssa> "Make that two dark ones."
<Vyssa> "Yes."
<Lilith`> "Ojousama! Wake up!"
<Vyssa> "... does that make any sense to you?"
<Marcus`> <THeron> I believe Dias is one of the dark ones. *he notes...when did he get there?*
<Vyssa> "He is. He's the one who dived in, I believe."
<Marcus`> <THeron> Shouldn't we attack the one, attacking them?
<DeathStar> 6* The Dark Matter breaks into tiny pieces, then suddenly slams into SPirit, ramming her over and over and over and over. A human Dias falls down, smoking and seeminly dead. All this happens in seconds, with no reaction time for anyone. The suckation ends.
* DarkHeart` is now known as Dias
<Vyssa> "We could.. though the gravitational disturbance will... never mind."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake stares.
* Lilith` blinks. "...O-Ojousama!"
<Vyssa> "So, this is new to you?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> Yeah, this is new.
* Marcus` quickly slides over to Dias, placing Billy beside him as he checks for a pulse.
<Cassandra`> ...situation?!
* Dias hits the ground with a thud, smoke rising off him. He lays there motionless.
* Lilith` seems more concerned with the dark one than Dias.
* Vyssa rushes after, eyeing Lilith for a moment as she does
<DeathStar> 6* Drake aims his sword at the dark one who took matter balls to the face.
<DeathStar> <Drake> I think that thing tried to kill your kid.
* Marcus` quickly reverts hair falling off of him as he kneels there beside Dias, wearing only ragged trousers as he uses his human hand to check for a pulse.
* Lilith` struggles to her feet, glancing at Billy ...apologetically? Then limps off toward the Dark One remaining.
<DeathStar> <Pope> I thought Billy was 5, not 12.
<Ariel> 6* The large Darkone stumbles after being pummeled by fragments of the giant black ball, when it explodes. It wobbles.
<Vyssa> "... I think she can change her age...?"
<Marcus`> *Theron tales aim with his pistols. "Orders to fire?"
* Lilith` has several lacerations from a certain wolf, a gunshot wound in her left arm and doesn't look very stable.
* Vyssa aims for the large dark one, just in case.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Okay. Wounded, get to the van. We don't want casualties to end up fatalities."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy suddenly tries to stand, her black clothing tattered.
* Marcus` rests a hand on Billy. "Please just rest."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy looks up, her face bruised and bloodied. Her chest bloodied. Her back bloodied.
* Lilith` holds her wounded arm and stares at the beast of darkness with callous eyes.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...that includes you Billy."
<Marcus`> *Theron glances at Setsuna, then lowers his pistol and moves into the scrapyard, he kneels down to lift up Billy, should she be able to move.
<Cassandra`> Dias and Marcus too.
* Marcus` still keeps trying to get a pulse on Dias. "Dias! Dias man, wake up!"
<Lilith`> "This is why an inugami tsukai shouldn't fight. Clearly they cannot be trusted to. Giving her your heart to something... else... just for revenge?"
<Dias> 6There's a pusle, but it's barely there.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy repulses Theron, then stumbles toward the dark One.
<Ariel> 6* The Darkone tries to regain it's focus, it's form wavering.
<Vyssa> "What are you talking about?"
<Marcus`> *Theron pauses, then just moves to lift up DIas then, Marcus nods to him once and Theron moves back for the van.
* Lilith` ignores Vyssa, snarling at the wobbling ...dark thing. "Give it up!"
<Lilith`> "You lost! Entirely!"
* Marcus` stands up and turns toward Billy, Lilith, and the Dark One.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy stands beside Lilith. "You care for her...?" 6She whispers.
* Lilith` calms a bit. "...Ojousama is ojousama."
<Lilith`> "As long as she lives, nothing else matters to this inugami."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy pulls out a crystal, holding it almost affectionately.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy then breaks it, and holds up her hand, drawing all the black dark power into her hand.
* Vyssa watches Billy curiously
<DeathStar> <Drake> What in the world?
<Lilith`> "As long as she wanted, I would have hunted whom she wanted-- But the moment she took her heart away from me and fed it to that thing-- She lost. It's not longer revenge for her ideals, but senseless misery for that man's enjoyment."
* Marcus` keeps his eyes locked onto Billy. Hands clenched.
<Vyssa> "I... I'm not sure I can explain."
<Ariel> 6* The darkone tries to resist, fighitng the draw of power.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy strains, shuddering. Suddenly all the dark energy yanks away and forms into a giant black entity. It knocks Billy and Lilith away, as well as Spirit.
<Dias> 6Blood drips off of Dias, oh and he's definetly naked
* Lilith` cries as she strikes the ground, not exactly in the best of shape for playing jax with her body.
* Marcus` flinches. "Billy!!"
<Ariel> 6* A twelve year old with long blonde hair, and wearing a tattered black dress, falls to the ground where the darkone previously stood.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope smokes. He has no comments.
<DeathStar> 6* The dark entity turns, it's own creature, and goes right for Spirit, aiming to engulf her.
<Lilith`> "...O-ojousama... ..."
* Vyssa fires on the dark entity, making sure not to hit Spirit
* Lilith` reaches out toward the entity, ...kind of uselessly.
<DeathStar> 6* Vyssa's shouts veer through it.
<DeathStar> *shots
<Vyssa> "... well, that was useless."
* Marcus` dashes forward suddenly, his body contorting and warping as he moves forward, sprouting hair. He dives forward and claws downward at the beast.
<Vyssa> "How do you fight those things?"
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus enters the dark entity
<Lilith`> "... With a priestess."
<Ariel> Em> *focuses with Telekinesis, trying to rip the dark entity away from the little girl*
<DeathStar> 6* The entity vanishes and Marcus lands in front of Spirit. Open for an attack.
* Vyssa seems uncertain about that
* Lilith` frantically crawls toward Spirit.
* Marcus` just lands, doubled over, not even looking at Spirit.
* Vyssa moves to try to move the girl away from the dark entity
<DeathStar> 6* The dark entity is gone.
* Lilith` recollapses beside Spirit, staring at her from her side.
<Vyssa> "I'll take her back to rest, but... do you mind answering a few questions?"
<Vyssa> "... that is, unless you think she should rest here..."
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<Ariel> Spirit> *tries to pull herself out of Vyssa's grip*
* Lilith` growls at Vyssa. "Stay away."
<DeathStar> <Drake> I have no idea what's going on, and our commander fell asleep.
<Vyssa> "..."
* Vyssa glares at Lilith, but releases Spirit
* Marcus` straitens up, 7 foot tall, until his body begins to shrink and the hair falls off of him, he twists to look at the two on the ground, he stares at them for a moment.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake pulls Vyssa away. "Think of it like the werewolf situation. Never rush in and do things.'
<Marcus`> <THeron> Then you just get in the way. *he says, standing with the group now*
* Lilith` reverts, becoming a rather large Malamute with ember-like red eyes. No longer covered in runes because of severance. She glares right back at Vyssa, sitting beside Spirit and quickly looking between all present.
<Vyssa> "Someone has to do the things."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit manages a step, then falls. She looks up at Marcus, her black eyes back to their normal blue and green.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy lays on the ground. She never got back up again.
* Marcus` kneels down, eyeing the two. "Who do you work for?"
* Lilith` snarls at Marcus.
<Vyssa> "... useless."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit closes her eyes. Indignant at the accusation. "...aren't you going to kill me... like you did my big brother...?"
<Vyssa> "Who?"
* Marcus` tightens his fist. "Ripple was your brother, eh?"
* Lilith` steps in front of Spirit. Connection or not, she's still defensive.
<Marcus`> *THeron glances at Vyssa. "Shush."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake puts a hand to hsi chin, watching Spirit talk to Marcus. He tries to put the pieces together.
* Lilith` is practically as tall as Spirit standing on all fours.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit doesn't answer that. Just laying there... prepared.
* Marcus` reaches out and flicks Lilith's nose. "Down." He says, growling. Before refocusing on Spirit. "We killed ripple because he attacked us mercilessly. Just like you." He notes, his voice low.
* Lilith` snaps at the damn finger. Taking both injury to her nose and pride.
<DeathStar> <Drake> I believe, Vyssa, we are witnessing a family rivalary.
* Marcus` just retracts it, eyeing lilith, he stands up and glances at Setsuna and her party. "Would you kindly arrest these two? I'm sick of all the bloodshed."
<Vyssa> "... sure."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Arrest a twelve year old and her dog?
<DeathStar> 6* Drake looks at Setsuna
* Lilith` paces back and forth. She isn't going to let anyone approach safely.
<Ariel> Setsuna> *rubs her head* "Drag them all in, and let them sort it out at the station."
* Vyssa is already there
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...except Billy. She goes straight to the hospital.
<Marcus`> Or you could let them loose so they can come back to kill us, day after day. *he moves to step past them, kneeling over beside Billy, he checks her vitals*
* Lilith` will wait for Vyssa to make room or ram her with her shoulder. This dog weighs at least 180. '-';
* Vyssa is rammed, and turns and aims at Lilith... but doesn't fire
* Lilith` lowers her head, narrowing her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake sighs, putting his hand to his forehead.
* Marcus` glares at Lilith. "If you don't go quietly, I will put you down." There isn't a hint of joking in his tone.
<Vyssa> "Are you going to let me pick her up, or do we have to shoot you?"
<DeathStar> 6* Billy sits up finally, though it's clear she shouldn't be moving. She stares right at Spirit.
* Lilith` doesn't answer, she's a fucking dog at the moment.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit... starts to cry.
* Lilith` turns her head to Spirit in confusion.
* Marcus` looks back to Billy, his demenor softens slightly. "Billy...you should rest." He glances at Spirit crying.
<DeathStar> 6* Pope glances at Em. "No comments here."
<Ariel> 6* Em nods in agreement.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Please let us end this. 6She asks Spirit.
* Marcus` eyes Billy curiously.
<DeathStar> <Billy> I am fond of my two morons. And you have your brother's soul.
<Vyssa> "Can someone deal with this dog? I'd like to at least check on the kid's health."
<Marcus`> *THeron stands off to the side, holding a rock quietly.
* Vyssa looks... a little uneasy about that method
<Ariel> 6* Spirit curls up, "...he... he only wanted the idiot to come back to us... that's all he wanted... and... and they killed him..."
* Marcus` eyes Spirit, wondering how only wanting Dias to come back to them resulted in attacking them constantly.
* Lilith` turns and leans down, gently nudging Spirit.
<DeathStar> <Billy> He wished to kill them. They defended. End this. Please.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Marcus saved you.
<Marcus`> *Theron glances at the rest of his team. "Am I the only one that feels like we're intruding?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> Well, we are suppose to arrest them.
<Vyssa> "I have no idea any more."
<Ariel> 6* Spirit shakes her head, "...he only did that... because Dias wouldn't wake up... he wouldn't remember where he came from... he just..." 6She latches onto the dog.
<DeathStar> <Billy> He was wrong.
<Marcus`> <THeron> ...but then we would ruin the moment. *he notes, obviously thinking*
<DeathStar> <Drake> I don't think that matters.
<Vyssa> "We can arrest them once this is dealt with."
<DeathStar> <Billy> Dias is who Dias will be. You cannot force change.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Unfortunately.
* Lilith` whines quietly to Spirit.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit burries her face in fur, sobbing.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna checks her watch, tapping her foot.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy doesn't seem sad at all. She just looks tired...as if she ready to sleep.
<Vyssa> "How long 'til we can take them in?"
<DeathStar> <Drake> We could tranq the dog.
* Lilith` turns her head to Setsuna. She stares a moment, then raises her nose to the air, snorting.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake moves to the van to find something
<Vyssa> "Oh good, someone brought a tranquiliser?"
* Marcus` glances at Billy. "You look tired. You need to rest." He notes softly.
<DeathStar> <Billy> I am almost out of energy. 6She notes.
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<Marcus`> We'll bring them in then, until we can figure out what to do with them. Come'on just rest before you exhaust yourself.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit looks to Lilith sadly, "...you... you don't have to stay... you can still get away... I... I lost....."
<DeathStar> 6* Biilly smiles grimly.
* Lilith` sits, snorting at Spirit as well. Apparently this is the dog version of "Hrmph."
<DeathStar> <Billy> Don't suppose I could drain your life, Marcus? 6She asks grimly.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit looks to Lilith, "...I.. I'm not going to... I'm not going to fight them any more... Lilith... I..."
* Lilith` turns, sitting again, but facing the rest. She's more restful now that Spirit's hanging off her neck. One ear flicks back, head tilting at Billy.
* Lilith` just nods once at Spirit.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake returns with the tranq gun.
* Marcus` has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
<DeathStar> 6* Drake hands it over to Setsuna.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Alright everyone. In the van you go."
* Lilith` looks to Spirit.
<Vyssa> "This works a lot better..."
<DeathStar> <Drake> *tilts his head, as if listening to something* Hey, Setsuna, your kid is dying.
<Ariel> Sestuna> *shoves the tranq gun back at Drake, and goes to check on Billy* "You take charge then!"
<Vyssa> "Not just tired?"
<DeathStar> 6* Drake pauses, holding the gun. He aims at the dog. "Uh, to the van pl-please?"
* Lilith` is still looking to Spirit for an answer.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy sits there, looking half-asleep. She doesn't notice Setsuna until she's right there. "Oh, hi mom."
<Ariel> Setsuna> "...hey, Billy." *looks at her* "...mind if I be blunt?"
<Ariel> 6* Spirit nods slowly.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Sure, go'head.
<Ariel> Setsuna> "Your physiology is different than ours, right? What the hell do I need to do to fix you up?"
Session Close: Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 2007
Session Start: Fri Sep 21 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #Taw
<DeathStar> <Billy> Life energy. Don't have...many souls left...can't replenish my life.
<DeathStar> 6* Drake nods, assuming that means they're in agreement. He waves them to the van
<Ariel> Setsuna> *pauses* "...life energy? Like... how much?"
* Lilith` nods to Spirit, and takes a step, seeing if Spirit will move while holding onto her or what, other than that she frowns at Drake. Unless they drove the van in at some point, there's no 'van' around in vision.
<DeathStar> 6* It's around the corner, yes.
<Vyssa> "Oh, it's over in that direction."
<Vyssa> "... thankyou for co-operating. We really appreciate it."
* Vyssa is quite sincere there
* Lilith` looks to Vyssa. Snorts.
* Lilith` accompanies Spirit to the van! ...Mystery Machine?
<Vyssa> "... what? We do!"
* Marcus` has joined #taw
<Ariel> Spirit> "...w... wait..."
* Lilith` pauses, glancing at Spirit.
<Vyssa> "What's wrong?"
<Ariel> Spirit> "...her..."
* Lilith` looks toward Billy, motioning her head questioningly.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit nods.
<Vyssa> "... I... I don't think she's a bad person..."
* Lilith` nods once.
<DeathStar> <Billy> ... a lot.
* Lilith` sits obediently, allowing Spirit to do as she wishes.
<Ariel> 6* Spirit isn't up to moving on her own at this point. She needs help.
* Marcus` purses his lips. "Do you have to take all of our soul?"
<Vyssa> "Can I help?"
* Lilith` turns and assists her toward Billy then.
* Vyssa shrugs. "I guess not."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy shakes her head.
<DeathStar> <Billy> Not all
<Ariel> 6* Spirit stumbles towards Billy with Lilith's help.
* Marcus` glances down and then nods once. "Take some of mine then."
<DeathStar> 6* Billy glances toward Spirit
<Ariel> Spirit> "...you..." *hits Billy in the chest with an open hand... and falls over*
* Vyssa blinks
* Marcus` tenses as if he is about to attack Spirit, his eyes locked in a glare.
<DeathStar> 6* Billy jerks once, but her wounds heal a bit.
* Lilith` stares solidly at Marcus.
* Marcus` widens his eyes and glances at Billy.
<Marcus`> What...did she do?
<DeathStar> <Pope> Did she grope her and save her life?
* Lilith` sighs. Would explain, but she can't, just shakes her head.
* Lilith` looks like she was hit by a rock.
<Vyssa> "I'm not sure. I'd guess she transferred some of her life force or similar."
<Ariel> Em> "...I don't want to think about how that'd work.
<DeathStar> <Billy> She gave me the extra soul she stole from me. 6Smiles a bit. She then falls asleep, no longer in danger.
<Vyssa> "Ah.."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Souls? ... isn't that..a thing we should be ...stopping?
* Marcus` lightly lifts Billy up in his arms, he glances at Sets, then moves off for the van.
<DeathStar> 6* She also looks 5 years old again
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna taps Marcus on the shoulder.
* Marcus` pauses and glances back at her.
<Vyssa> "There are worse places for them to be."
<Ariel> Setsuna> "I'll take her."
* Lilith` leans down and... bites Spirit at the shoulder for a moment. In just a few seconds she retraces the unnatural runes about her fur.
* Marcus` chews slightly, glancing from Billy to Setsuna. It seems as if he isn't going to hand her over, but then after a while he extends his arms out.
<Vyssa> "I still don't understand what's going on."
<DeathStar> <Drake> Agreed.
* Lilith` switches forms to the one Marcus and Dias and such are more familiar with, the runes along her skin instead, and picks up Spirit in both arms, regardless of the lingering bullet wound.
<Ariel> 6* Setsuna narrows her eyes a moment, then looks to Drake after she regains custody of Billy. "Alright. Take the rest of them in. I'm going to take Billy home."
* Lilith` turns, holding Spirit... and sighs.
<Vyssa> "Alright."
<DeathStar> 6* Drake nods, helping Lilith to the van.
<DeathStar> <Drake> So, you're one of those spirits who makes contracts with people? 6He asks her casually in conversation
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Fri Sep 21 00:13:07 2007

Session Start: Mon Sep 24 23:14:39 2007
Session Ident: #taws13afterepisode4torture
* Now talking in #taws13afterepisode4torture
* Xanatos has joined #taws13afterepisode4torture
<Xanatos> Eeeeee!
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* #taws13afterepisode4torture is being logged
<DeathStar> Stardate: 3 days after the big battle
<DeathStar> Location: Tokyo, Japan
* Xanatos steps down the sidewalk, his old boots resound in a dull thud with each step as he moves along, his eye are set ahead as his hands rest inside the pockets of his trench coat.
* Xanatos is now known as Marcus`
<DeathStar> 6* People give him a wide birth
* Marcus` slide his eyes to the people as they do so, but quickly they slide up to a building, which he heads for, pausing at a crosswalk, he glances for traffic before moving for it.
<DeathStar> 6* A car aims right at him
* Marcus` jerks his head left to eye the car coming in at him, he dives forward, rolling then standing up quickly, trying to get a look at the driver.
* Marcus` slowly glances around again, his eyes narrow. He takes a step back, up onto the curb, still looking for something, he pauses after a moment and turns moving for that building now.
* Marcus` slides up to the door and reaches out his hand pausing at the comm for a moment, he sighs and closes his eyes, obviously thinking about something, he then presses a button.
<DeathStar> 6* Long moments of time pass.
* Marcus` tilts his head back, he presses the button again.
<DeathStar> 6* Another long pause, then. "Yes?"
<Marcus`> Seraphna? It's Marcus.
<DeathStar> 6* Another long pause. "Ah, right, Marcus. What do you want?"
<Marcus`> Well I hadn't heard from you in a while, just wanted to see how you were...can I come in?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Sure. Whatever. 6* She buzzes him through
* Marcus` steps in and moves over to the staitcase, he walks trudges up them then steps up to her door and knocks.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna opens the door. Her blonde hair is in a small ponytail, and she's wearing a tank top and shorts, despite the cool weather. After giving him one look, she steps back into the room and sits down on a chair, picking up a datapad.
<Marcus`> Been keeping busy then? *he says as he steps inside, closing the door behind him, he takes his coat off and hangs it up. Marcus walks over toward her, then stops and stands in the doorway, he leans against it. Today he is wearing Blue jeans and a white t-shirt.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Wasting time is a sin. 6She notes.
<Marcus`> Dear lord, I think i'm going to hell then. *he rubs his hand across his cheek, which is as usual it's constant five o'clock shadow, then he pulls the same hand up and brushes a strand of his dirty blond hair back out of his eyes* Anything you need help on?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Nothing you could help me with. 6She notes, then motions into the kitchen. "If you want something to drink, help yourself."
* Marcus` perks his head up and moves off into the kitchen. After a moment he returns with a bottle of beer. "Thanks." He raises the bottle slightly before taking a swig. "So I've got a bit of good news." He steps over, taking a seat on the couch.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> What would that be?
<Marcus`> I took care of my little problem.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> What problem?
<Marcus`> Those two girls that were attacking Dias and I.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Oh, right. The girl and her dog.
<Marcus`> Yeah, apparently they were seeking revenge because the girl is Ripple's sister or something. I dunno. *he just shrugs* I lost a finger in the process though, that was different. *he raises his hand making a motion to flip her off, though only about 1/3 of of his middle finger wiggles at her.*
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Wow. 6She never looks up from her datapad. "You should have it looked at."
<Marcus`> They looked at it. There was some talk about some experimental cellular regrowth tests. But I don't really have the money.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> You should ask Winters.
* Marcus` scoffs. "I can't ask a guy for money, just like that."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Alright.
<Marcus`> I was hoping it would regrow when I wolfed out, but I was sadly mistaken, because it didn't.
Session Close: Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 2007

Session Start: Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 2007
Session Ident: #taws13afterepisode4torture
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Perhaps one day. 6She says, not sounding like she means it. Or cares.
* Marcus` takes another swig, tilting his head, watching her. "You mind me asking what you're working on?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Nothing important. 6* She turns it off and sets it aside, crossing one leg and then crossing her arms.
* Marcus` smiles. "So didja miss me?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I've been too busy to really notice.
<Marcus`> Oh. Well if there's something you need me to punch, I would gladly help you out. It's what friends do after all.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I can handle my own stuff. 6She stares at him, as if sizing him up.
<Marcus`> But...I can punch stuff...*he scratches his chin* Oh wait, I can shoot stuff too. I mean, what if you're fighting two guys and one guy has you in a hold. Then I could come in and punch the other guy.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> ... if this is your attempt at small talk, you can just stop. We can have sex if you want.
* Marcus` holds up both of his hands. "That's not why I came. I came to show you that I wasn't using you before, and it proves that because I don't have any enemies and i'm still here spouting friend."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Uh, sure, whatever. So, you want to or not?
* Marcus` pauses and tilts his head. "Well it amazing last time..." he glances down and then coughs, glancing back up. "But it's alright. Hey, maybe we could go out for a walk or something?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> ... to just walk. 6She notes blandly.
<Marcus`> Well if you're hungry...I wouldn't mind eating something.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Would this make you leave sooner so I can get back to work?
* Marcus` pauses. "Well I don't wanna keep you from work...you sure I can't help you or something? I swear i'm not as stupid as I first come off as."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I'm sure.
* Marcus` scratches his chin. "Well, you're a thin as a bone, so a little food in your system wouldn't hurt, right?" he stands up.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna' eyebrow twitches once and she stands up. "I'll get deressed." 6She steps into bedroom
* Marcus` smiles and stretches out, glancing around her very plain room.
<Marcus`> NRP: livingroom*
<DeathStar> 6* The room stares back.
* Marcus` lightly glances towards her bedroom, is the door open?
<DeathStar> 6* Yes.
* Marcus` perks his head and slides around to see if he can see through it.
<Marcus`> NRP: to see her*
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna is standing there with just underwear on as she sets out an outfit. She glances up. "Changed your mind?"
* Marcus` tilts head, glancing up and down her body. "Mind's starting to change. But my stomach is fighting at it with swords and axes and stuff." He smiles, "I lied, your body is just perfect."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna smiles a bit, moving over, running her hand along his chin. "Is that so?"
<Marcus`> Well, yeah of course.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna presses her chest against Marcus, tilting her head up to kiss his neck. "Sure you don't want to change your mind?"
* Marcus` closes his eyes. "Oh you know I wanna. But I tell you what, I have a plan."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna shrugs, then walks back toward the bed.
* Marcus` follows after, stopping to press his left shoulder against the door frame, leaning in halfway. "How about I order us something?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I thought you had a plan.
<Marcus`> Well that was my plan. We get to enjoy each other and we get to eat, and if after that, you want me to skidaddle. Then I'll be more than ablidged. But if you want some company, longer still. Well I could sit there on that couch, and possibly do a little work of my own.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> No thanks. 6She dismisses that idea.
* Marcus` frowns. "Well i'm not a genius here." He sighs, then snaps his his fingers. "Wait. How about we go on a date? I mean, would you like to go on a date with me?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I'm not really interested in such things. 6She pulls on the shirt.
<Marcus`> Why not? *he seems a bit shocked*
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> It's trivial nonsense, Marcus. 6She pulls on the pants, then slides on her mini jacket.
<Marcus`> It's not trivial. The whole point of a date is for essentially a time for a guy and a girl to get together to know each other, while the girl is pampered damn near every step of the way.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> That sounds pretty trivial to me.
<Marcus`> Well obviously you haven't been on a date then.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna turns to face him, sliding her hands into her jacket.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> If you're looking for a date girl, try Angela.
* Marcus` eyes her seriously, his lips curve into a frown slightly. "We both know my opinions of her." He crosses his arms, fully facing Seraphna now. "So what kind of girl are you then?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> The no ties kind of girl. We going to go eat, or what?
<Marcus`> Sure. But since i'm paying I get the honor of telling you that having no ties at all is pretty stupid.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Then I'll pay my half.
<Marcus`> Oh come'on, just let me bitch.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> No.
* Marcus` eyes her. "Alright, fine." He shakes his head once, turning to walk for the door.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna follows along behind him
* Marcus` picks his coat up off the rack and opens the door, motioning for her to go ahead. The gentleman thing.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna eyes him, but goes ahead.
* Marcus` steps out, closing the door behind him, the swings the coat around and onto himself. "Alright then. Anything you're in a mood for?" he says as he starts down the staircase.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> This is 'your plan'.
<Marcus`> Nooo. My plan involved us being naked right now and potentially eating in 30.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I perfectly well remember you wanting to go out and eating.
<Marcus`> That was before the actual plan, sheesh, get your facts strait.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Whatever.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna turns back around to the apartment
* Marcus` slides in front of her. "Oh come'on. I know a place just down the street."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> .... make up your mind. 6She sounds annoyed.
<Marcus`> Does everything really have to be so strait forward with you?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Yes. 6She says matter of factly. "It does."
<Marcus`> And why is that? Why does it have to be Sera's way or no way?
* Marcus` steps outside, making turning to move towards their destined location.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> .... I am doing what you wanted. 6She stops, holding up her hands. "My way is doing my work. Which I believe I will go do."
* Marcus` pauses, and rubs his forhead. "Ok ok. Sorry, I honestly don't know how I went from strait forward to that. My heads been a bit buzzy lately. I'm sorry."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> This is why I like straight forward, no ties. Now, if we are going to eat, then pick a place and location.
* Marcus` points to a ramen bar up the street. "That's where I was taking you." He sighs once. "I feel like I got bees in my ears or something."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna slides her hands into her jacket and walks toward the ramen bar.
* Marcus` walks along beside her, his hands also embedded into his jacket, his eyes perked onto the ground. "I insist that you let me pay." He says, glancing up to look at Sera.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Why?
<Marcus`> Because I want too?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> ... whatever.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna takes a seat.
* Marcus` shakes his head at her, smiling, then takes a seat.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna eyes the menu, then orders something in fluent Japanese.
* Marcus` pauses, eyeing her, he glances down. "You know Japanese?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Yes.
* Marcus` scratches his head, he orders something, but botches the japanese so he has to point to the menu so the waiter will understand. "Well I obviously don't." He says after the waiter leaves.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I noticed that.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna glances at him.
* Marcus` smiles slightly, then peers at her. "Maybe you could teach me sometime when you aren't busy? Well...aren't extremely busy."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> You can learn from audio tapes.
<Marcus`> Ah I can't learn like that. I need human interaction.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Then I suppose you're in trouble. 6* She gets her food, taking the chop sticks and begins to eat, almost delicately, like she were in a fancy resturant
* Marcus` eats, though it's not unbarably messy, it's not very proper. After a bit of eating he pauses and wipes his mouth clean. "So tell me something."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Like what?
<Marcus`> I dunno. Tell me one thing about yourself that no one else knows.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna takes another bite. "Why?"
<Marcus`> That way i'll know at least one thing about you that no one else will. It'll make me a bit more special in your list of friends.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I don't have friends.
* Marcus` frowns. "I am your friend."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna pretends to ignore it, taking another bite. "Blue."
<Marcus`> Blue? *he tilts his head*
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> My favorite color is blue.
* Marcus` smiles. "It have anything to do with this?" He stretches his hand out to touch the blue streak of her hair.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I'm partial to it. 6She glances up as he touches it
* Marcus` slides his hand back, the smile still present on his face. "One of the things that define who you are." He says with one nod.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Yes. It is an almost unique feature.
<Marcus`> Almost?
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna takes another bite of ramen. "Angela dyes her hair the color."
<Marcus`> Bah. *he waves a hand* She is just a poser.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Heh. 6She smiles a bit.
* Marcus` grins at her slight smile and takes a bite, wiping his mouth afterward again. "So I guess I should probably tell you something about myself. It would only be fair. Unless you don't care enough for me too?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I assumed you would tell me no matter what
* Marcus` rubs his chin, eyeing her. "Well, I could. But I don't wanna divulge something embarrassing if you really don't want me too."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I don't really care either way.
* Marcus` frowns. "Well that's really no fun."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Oh, pardon me. Please, tell me your embarrassing information.
* Marcus` smiles. "You must really hate me." He pauses and glances up, then shrugs. "I like Musicals."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> .... musicals?
<Marcus`> Yeah...you know what Musicals are don't you?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Of course I know what musicals are - I just didn't picture you liking them
<Marcus`> I don't either, but a good singing voice just hits me.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> If you say so. 6She finishes the ramen,
* Marcus` finishes his up a bit later. "Maybe I can get you to come to one with me sometime?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> No. 6She says firmly.
<Marcus`> Oh come'on it would be fun.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I said no.
<Marcus`> Fine fine. Maybe one of these days.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> You clearly don't understand the concept of no
<Marcus`> Oh I do. I just know that if you say please long enough, a person will generally always give up.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I don't. 6She stands up, going for her money and paying her half before Marcus can stop her
<Marcus`> Hey! *he fumbles to get up and pay for hers before she can.*
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna slaps down the money, giving the waiter a look. He takes it, hurrying off.
<Marcus`> ...why did you do that?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Because I have plenty of money.
<Marcus`> I have money too. I hid most of it from Dias. Besides, it's the gentleman thing to do, pay for the ladies meal...
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Whatever.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> This isn't a date.
<Marcus`> ...dates aren't so bad, ya know.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Sure.
<Marcus`> ...your sarcasm is lovely. *he pays for his meal*
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> IF you don't like it, then you're welcome to scram. 6She jabs a thumb back away from her apartment
* Marcus` perks his brow, "Testy, eh? It's kinda hot."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna blushes. "You're annoying."
<Marcus`> I know, but i'm not bad enough that you don't want me around, right?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I do have work to do. 6She points out.
<Marcus`> But when I asked what you were doing...you said nothing important.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> ... ... Using words against a person isn't cute.
<Marcus`> I'm not trying for cute, i'm trying for the whole, rugged handsome thing. It working?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> No.
* Marcus` pauses, looking hurt for real this time. "...you seriously don't think i'm attractive?"
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna pauses awkwardly. "I wouldn't have slept with you if I did not find you appealing."
* Marcus` sighs in relief. "So it's just the facial hair? You don't like it?" he runs a hand along it.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> *just makes a noise*
<Marcus`> ...what? I'm serious.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna just opens the door. "Get inside so we can finish this up and send you on your rugged way."
<Marcus`> Yes ma'am! *he salutes and steps in*
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna gets them into the apartment, then closes the door after them. She pauses, then slams Marcus against the wall, leaning forward and kissing him on the lips, sticking her tongue into his mouth as she reaches up, yanking off his coat.
* Marcus` learned already that she enjoys being in contol. He just works with her, pulling off her hoodie.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna leans back just long enough to get her jacket off and yanks up, taking her shirt off, then kisses him again, biting his lower lip a little as she plays with his pants. "Off. Now."
* Marcus` pops the buttom free with his thumb and drops them.
<DeathStar> 6* Afterwards, Seraphna leans on the wall, then reaches over and tosses Marcus his clothes. "Okay. You can go now."
* Marcus` catches them and eyes them then glances at her. "Hey my underwear aren't here, you're not keeping them as a trophy or somethin are you?"
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Look harder. 6* She runs a hand over her own sweaty body, then stands up and moves for her work chair.
* Marcus` watches her. "I swear to god if you get any hotter i'm going to keep an erection 24/7."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I doubt you could play ball after that. 6She sits down in her chair.
* Marcus` pauses, eyeing her for a moment, then spots his underwear under the couch. "How the hell did they get over here." He moves over to get them.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Mmm.
* Marcus` puts them on and slides his pants on, while fiddling with his belt he stares at her.
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna sits there completely nude on her chair, glancing over at him
<Marcus`> Does it make you feel like i'm using you...us doing this?
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I consider it a mutual benefit. 6She motions at her flushed body
* Marcus` nods his head once, "Just making sure." He pulls his shirt on, which clings to his chest now since he is sweaty. Then he brushes some of the hair from his face and smiles at her. "I'll be around if you happen to need me to hit things, don't forget." He move over to her and leans down to kiss her but pauses. "...err, sorry had a girlfriendish moment." He straitens up and moves towards the door now.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> I'll keep it in mind. 6She picks up the datapad. "You could have kissed me if you wanted."
* Marcus` pauses and twists to look back at her. "Oh really? I didn't want to make you uncomfortable..."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Too late now. 6She adds as she begins to work.
* Marcus` smiles. "I could still slide over and ninja a kiss. But I just like to see you win."
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> You couldn't touch me if I didn't let you.
<Marcus`> Hey I've got some massive speed now, I could do it in a heartbeat. Literally.
<DeathStar> <Seraphna> Whatever.
* Marcus` smiles and slides on his coat. "I'll see you soon darlin."
<DeathStar> 6* Seraphna just does her work
* Marcus` steps out, closing the door behing him. He moves outside.
<DeathStar> 6* No trashcans come flying at him. Oh, that's right. Billy's still weak.
* Marcus` rubs the back of head, heading off down the sidewalk now.
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Tue Sep 25 02:17:33 2007