Session Start: Thu May 15 20:00:54 2008
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20080515.log'
<DeathStar> Stardate: 10-589.3.1
<DeathStar> Location: The Ship
<DeathStar> 6* Having called for a meeting, the group meets with Paladin in a conference room
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sits back, her face not flushed, indicating she probably did NOT have sex with Marcus
* SPoC sits at a table, her eyes ahead.
<Cassandra`> NRP: AFK... *grumble*
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits silently, withdrawn
<SPoC> 6Dias several chairs down from Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin sits at the head of the table, speaking. "We're about to arrive at the Colony of Titus, but I wanted to go over a few points first."
<Marcus`> * Theron sits there silently.
* Sally`Wolf sits there quietly, awake and fully dressed once more.
* Marcus` sits there quietly, listening to Paladin.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin speaks, glancing at all of them. "While this isn't falling under our typical jurisdiction, we can't be sure what mission perimeters we'll be asked to do. We'll do whatever is required by the other commanders on scene."
<Marcus`> Is it anyone we've worked with before?
<DeathStar> <Paladin> No.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> I'll imagine those of you who fly Gears will be asked to deal with the Ridiarium and Tsivrixsh fleet.
* Marcus` nods once.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> If there seems to be any Dark One infuences, we'll take charge.
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus walks in with packages, setting down two in front of each person as he moves around the table.
* Sally`Wolf looks down at them and blinks a little. "What're these?"
<SPoC> 6Dias eyes the package. 1"Gifts for me? From you?"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> This is an antitoxin to the Xvash that the Tsivirxsh use, in case any of you happen to get poisoned.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina peers as two packets are placed in front of her
<SPoC> What about the other package?
<DeathStar> <Paladin> They're both antitoxins.
<DeathStar> <Caduceus> For those of you who get hit. A lot.
<SPoC> I see. 6She nods and opens the packages.
<SPoC> <Dias> Oh ho ho ho.
* Sally`Wolf nods and gathers hers up, putting them away.
<DeathStar> 6* Opening the packets would just spill it
* SPoC doesn't open them then
* Marcus` smirks, glancing them over.
<Kit> <Chii> What about me? I get hit. A lot. ...More.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes the two packets and puts them into pockets of her suit.
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus eyes her, then dumps ten on her lap
* SPoC slides them into her pockets.
<DeathStar> <Caduceus> If you're short a packet, blame her.
<DeathStar> 6* He walks off.
<Kit> 6Chii jerks, and peers down, her face drawn. 1"H-Hey!?"
<SPoC> 6Dias eyes the packets. 1"So what, we drink them or something?
<Cassandra`> NRP: Back
* Marcus` puts them away, as does Theron.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Yes.
<Kit> <Chii> Truce you're an utter charmer!!
<Kit> 6Chii shakes her fist after his exiting form.
<Marcus`> That's alot better than injecting them. Needles are icky.
<SPoC> <Dias> I hope they taste good. 6He slides them into his pockets
* Sally`Wolf lets out a chuckle.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts away her own.
<SPoC> <Dias> Pussy.
* Marcus` gives a slight shrug, he doesn't deny it.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin glances at his watch. "We'll be arrives in about 20 minutes, so use your time wisely before then. Report to the bridge in 20 mins."
<Kit> 6Chii deposits packets evently throughout her satchels.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin stands and moves out, heading to the bridge to go over last minute details
<Cassandra`> Fun time are here again.
<Kit> 6Chii then shifts her gaze to Cheryl, squinting. 1"...Do we count as a 'gear'?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stand and steps out
<Kit> 6Chii gawks as she's totally dissed.
* Sally`Wolf stands up and looks at the people in the room quietly before stepping out, going to retrieve her equipment.
<Marcus`> * Theron nods his head, then stands. He glances about then exits to make sure his gear is completely ready.
<Kit> 6Dawn rises, filing away the information in a new file for a new mission.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina shifts her neck.
<SPoC> 6Dias looks at Chii. 1"Uh yeah. Unless you don't think your good enough to qualify as one.
<Kit> 6Chii gives Dias the finger, smiling sweetly.
* Marcus` stands up slowly, rubbing his shoulder. "Chii-CHii! That's rude."
<SPoC> <Dias> I find that deeply offensive. And my feelings are hurt.
<Cassandra`> 6<12Myria6> *hops up and goes to check on Madara.
<Kit> <Chii> Oh, right. I'm sorry." 6She raises her other hand, giving him two birds.
* SPoC stands up and grabs her stuff. She turns and moves out.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Chii. "Chii..."
* Marcus` sighs. "If Paladin was here, you would be in a bunch of trouble."
<Kit> 6Chii peers at Katrina, twitching ever-so-slightly, then lowers her hands, crossing her arms and gazing away, sticking her tongue out at Marcus.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina sighs gently, like a tired mother, and moves up and out of the room
<Marcus`> Keep it out and I'll cut it off!
<SPoC> <Dias> And then you can never pleasure a woman properly
<Kit> 6Chii hops up and runs out of the meeting room, knocking Dawn out of her way. He twitches in annoyance, then makes his way out slowly, reviewing files on Ridarium and Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl walks down a hallway toward the bridge
* Sally`Wolf finishes changing from her uniform to a tactical suit and starts strapping on her armor, fitting her hands into the gloves.
<Ariel> 6* Em wanders to the bridge, trying to pick up on possible plot points that might come in handy later.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin sits in the captain's chair, reviewing reports
<Marcus`> Oh nice one. *he says to Dias, moving to step out*
<SPoC> <Dias> I try. 6He moves out finally himself
<Kit> 6Lilith polishes Anubis, leaving the details and formalities to Raquel. She's just a servant!
* Sally`Wolf works on putting all her weapons together and getting them strapped on, before stepping out of her room, putting her goggles on her forehead, and walking towards the bridge.
<Kit> 6Chii storms down the hall ominously. 1"Cheeeryyyllll!"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Chii as she turns around. "What?"
<Marcus`> Well. You think i'll die today?
<SPoC> <Dias> Well with your skills. Yes
<Marcus`> Gee, way to have faith in me, asshole.
<SPoC> <Dias> So I hope you nailed Chii.
<Marcus`> Why's that? *he glances at Dias*
<SPoC> <Dias> Cuz dieing without having sex before it would suck.
<Marcus`> True, so who did you have sex with?
<Ariel> 6* Em speaks idly, "So... commander. Do any of these people we have to take orders from have names, and are we likely to see them face to face?"
<SPoC> <Dias> Well I don't plan on dieing so that doesn't effect me.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Yes.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina steps onto the bridge, politely moving to the corner.
<Marcus`> Oh sure, sure. But what happens if you fuck up and die?
<SPoC> <Dias> Dude, I'm too stupid to die.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Chii doing nothing, then continues on
* Sally`Wolf steps onto the bridge and looks around a bit, she eyes Kat a moment before stepping up and looking out at space instead.
* Marcus` snorts. "Whatever, stupid it or not, I wouldn't leave that possibility out.
* Cassandra` steps on to the bridge...
<DeathStar> 6* The door closes on Cassandra, since she hesitated
<Kit> <Chii> Wh-where do we stand in this?
<Ariel> 6* Em nods, pondering. Trying to gauge survivability.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl has moved on, and doesn't hear Chii
* Sally`Wolf looks back as she hears someone walk into the door, arching an eyebrow.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel heads to the hangar, carrying the packages for her an Lilith.
<Marcus`> * Theron sits there quietly, staring at his gear.
<Kit> 6Chii wouldn't have let Cheryl get away. That's an illogical possibility.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin glances at Cassandra and the door.
<SPoC> <Dias> That's a lame possibility, so it can't exist.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl apparantly ignores Chii then
<Marcus`> Not everything in life is epic, man. I'm prepared for anything, live, die, whatever, I'm ready for it.
<Kit> <Chii> HEY, I'M TALKING TO YOU!
<Kit> 6Chii fumes.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> What? 6* She doesn't bother stopping this time
<SPoC> <Dias> Life's epic if you choose to make it that way.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl enters the elevator, calling the floor for the bridge.
* SPoC steps onto the bridge.
<Marcus`> I see. That must be why you've got those crazy eyes.
<SPoC> <Dias> Crazy eyes?
<Kit> 6Chii leaps in. 1"I want to know what we're doing..."
<Kit> <Chii> Sitting around on the bridge last time was boring.
<Marcus`> * Theron stands and then turns to move to the bridge.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Whatever we're ordered to do
<Kit> 6Dawn slides into the elevator, moving for a corner to be invisible.
* Marcus` motions to his eyes.
<Ariel> Raquel> "...everything running properly?"
<Cassandra`> 6<12Myria6> *hops out of Madara and skips after Theron*
<SPoC> <Dias> Not following.
<Kit> 6Lilith turns, going rigid as if to salute-- but she's floating in front of the head and instead gives a thumbs up.
* Cassandra` steps to one side of the bridge to wait for the others.
<Marcus`> Nevermind, then. *he turns, rounding another corner, heading for the bridge* So you can see colors now, right?
<SPoC> <Dias> Yep.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin eyes Cassandra oddly, but decides not to comment on the door incident.
* Sally`Wolf pats Cassandra's back consolingly.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl crosses her arms, eyes closed
<Marcus`> Wonder what they'll do for my eyes? Maybe I'll be able to shoot beams out of them or something slick like that.
<SPoC> <Dias> Which reminds me. You're even uglier now.
<Kit> <Chii> Hmm, so we'll do what we're told.
<Marcus`> Oh fuck you. That must be why everyone is calling me handsome.
<Kit> 6Chii leans around and squints at Cheryl. 1"...So we're going to be good girls?"
<Cassandra`> ... ... ...what?
<SPoC> <Dias> So you're still listening to those self help tapes, eh?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I do as I'm ordered.
* Sally`Wolf looks at Marcus and Dias talking, listening quietly, it's the most entertaining thing on deck now that Cassandra is still.
<Kit> <Chii> So Cheryl's a good girl?
<Marcus`> They make me feels better about myself, so why would I stop?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Chii. "What are you getting at?
* Cassandra` eyes Paladin and then Sally...
<Ariel> 6* Raquel smiles, "You don't need to work so hard all the time, Lilith."
<DeathStar> 6* A console near CAssandra sparks and zaps her
<SPoC> <Dias> Can't argue that.
<Kit> 6Lilith tilts her head at Raquel, as if not understanding. 1"Very well."
<Cassandra`> ... ... ...right...
<SPoC> <Dias> I just listen to the cheerleading squad in my head tho.
* Cassandra` moves away from the consoles...
<Marcus`> * Theron enters the bridge, glancing around, then moves off to the side.
<DeathStar> 6* Someone bumps into Cassandra and accidently stabs her arm
<DeathStar> <Technician> S-Sorry!
<Kit> <Chii> Cheryl's a good girl!
<DeathStar> 6* He quickly tries to patch her arm
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes her, stepping onto the bridge
<Kit> <Chii> Who'd have known?" 6She muses. 1"I'm always in trouble, so I'm a bad girl."
<Cassandra`> What the hell?!
<Kit> 6Chii rambles, following Cheryl out. Dawn stares in disbelief-- too long. The elevator begins to descend before he has a chance to get off.
* Sally`Wolf stares at Cass, entertained once more.
<Sally`Wolf> "Break a mirror?"
<Cassandra`> 6<12Myria6> *skips in after Theron*
<Cassandra`> ...no...
<Marcus`> * Theron watches Cass.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin eyes the chronometer.
<Sally`Wolf> "Kill any crows or black cats?"
<SPoC> 6Dias steps onto the bridge ahead of Marcus
<Cassandra`> No!
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl moves far from Chii
<Marcus`> Oh look, you win.
<Sally`Wolf> 'Well it must be something you're doing."
<Kit> 6Chii continues following her. 1"Have you ever been spanked?"
<SPoC> <Dias> My cheerleading squad helped. 6He smiles cockilly
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... 6* Twitches.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> No
<Kit> <Chii> Huh. Not even when you don't follow orders?
<Marcus`> You know, if they were naked, I would understand.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl twitches more.
<DeathStar> 6* A beep alerts.
<SPoC> <Dias> Some are.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin shifts in his chair. "We're about to come out of hyperspace."
<Marcus`> Awesome. All I ever see are naked Chii's in my head.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Marcus
<SPoC> <Dias> I tried that once...But they attacked me.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Please cut the unnecessary chatter
<DeathStar> 6* He says to Dias and Marcus
<Kit> <Chii> Because I got spanked when I was bad." 6She blinks, then looks toward Marcus.
<Kit> <Chii> Hey, what'd you say? I heard my name.
<Marcus`> Nothing, nothing. Sorry, Paladin.
<SPoC> <Dias> Unnecessary chatter. Don't worry about it,.
* Sally`Wolf crosses her arms and breathes out, going quiet once more.
<DeathStar> 6* The ship vrooms, then exits hyperspace near an orbitial space station, that runs an elevator down to the planet below. In orbit is about 15 Earth Ships.
* Cassandra` crosses her arms, not happy today...
<DeathStar> 6* Another console sparks and zaps Cassandra
<Kit> 6Dawn arrives as the elevator makes a second arrival, cursing the elevator and noisey foxes.
<DeathStar> 6* The pilot brings the ship to take up a position
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina decides not to take up a position near Cassandra until her bad luck ends.
* Sally`Wolf eyes Cassandra. "Careful, you really gotta be doing something out of line."
* Cassandra` pinches the bridge of her nose...
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin leans forward as they are hailed. An older man's face appears, his hair turning gray and his face wrinkled. "General Paladin, good to see you." <Paladin> Admiral Thomas.
<DeathStar> 6* Another console zaps Cassandra, damaging her leg
<Ariel> 6* Raquel climbs up into her and Lilith's gear, doing redundant preflight checks. She's not sure how else to spend her time.
<Ariel> 6* Em eyes the screen
<Kit> 6Lilith lazes outside the gear near its foot. She was basically ordered to.
<DeathStar> 6* The Admiral speaks. "It's good of you to bring assistance. For now, we're still evacuating the planet. Just stay in orbit and help us by providing cover. If anything changes, we'll give you notice."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Understood, Admiral.
<DeathStar> 6* He taps a button, cutting the screen. They can seen an image of two more evacuation ships coming up from the planet.
<Marcus`> * Theron observes the Admiral, tilting his head.
<Kit> <Chii> Boo.. guard duty...
<Marcus`> * THeron pauses, glancing at the ships now.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Lets hope it stays boring, for those people's sake.
* Sally`Wolf rubs the back of her head. "I agree with kat."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> It'll take several more days to fully evacuate the colony, unfortunately.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl crosses her arms.
<Kit> <Chii> Man, then I'll be really bored...
<Ariel> 6* Raquel looks out at Lilith, and sighs. "...Lilith. Do what you want to do."
<Marcus`> What he is saying is that an attack will most likely occur before then, Chii.
<Kit> <Chii> ... ...Oh.
<Kit> 6Lilith peers back at Raquel and nods.
* Marcus` nods with a frown, peering out at the 15 other ships.
<SPoC> Many innocents will be lost than.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin rubs his chin. "It would appear I called you all to the bridge for nothing."
<Sally`Wolf> "What are people doing down there, packing?"
<Marcus`> It's cool, we know that you just wanted to see our smiling faces.
<Ariel> Em> "It's no problem, sir." *adds under her breath* "...damn filler."
<Kit> <Chii> So Cheryl. You like being a good girl?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ..... ... tch. 6* She glares
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin goes to dismiss then when a communication from one of the evacuation ships can be heard. "W-We need assistance! Captain Abigail has gone nuts! Sh-She's going to cra---"
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly the one ship veers into the other, crashing into the second one, causing both to explode
<Kit> <Chii> The fuck...?
<Sally`Wolf> "...What... the... hell..."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin stares.
* Marcus` widens his eyes. "What's going on? What just happened?"
<Sally`Wolf> "Dark Ones?"
<Kit> 6Dawn frowns after hearing the communication, peering for a view screen.
<SPoC> <Dias> Shapeshifter.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl tenses, snearing
<Kit> <Chii> Shapeshifter suicide mission? Why? They could do it through other means if they weren't spotted.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> ... Oh No. 6* She puts her hand to her face.
<Marcus`> Shapeshifters!? But I thought we killed most of them? Why would they still keep sacrificing themselves?
<SPoC> <Dias> Because they're insane?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin tenses, frowning. He taps his comm, trying to get the Admiral. It appears communication lines are buzzing.
* Sally`Wolf looks at Kat.
<Kit> 6Dawn narrows his eyes and peers toward Katrina.
<Sally`Wolf> "What is it?"
* Marcus` grits his teeth, clenching his fist.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> So many deaths. 6* She closes her eyes
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin finally gets through to the Admiral, and his face appears.
<Ariel> 6* Em nods slowly... glad empathy isn't her thing.
<Marcus`> * Theron's face is drawn into a frown.
<Sally`Wolf> "Well, we know why the fleet was ineffective last time... or at least have a good theory now."
<DeathStar> <Admiral Thomas> It would appear there's been some sort of sabotage. We can't figure out what hpapened.
* Marcus` reaches out to put a hand on Kat's shoulder.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks ill, looking at Marcus weakly.
<DeathStar> 6* The Admiral signs, looking drained. "It would appear this will delay evacuations now. It'll be harder to get people to get on our ships."
<SPoC> <Dias> Couldn't they have asked the PAX to help in evacuations?
<Kit> <Chii> Can't we just blow up the Ridarium thing? That's what we're all worried about, isn't it?
<SPoC> There will still be a fleet Chii.
* Marcus` squeezes her shoulder slightly, since he can't really form words with what he is feeling right now.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin frowns. "We'll lead an investigation into what happened, Admiral. See what happened."
<DeathStar> 6* Admiral Thomas nods. "Alright. I'll leave it to you. We'll try to keep the evacuation going. As far as the PAX goes, they're hesitate to get involved, less they get into war with the Tsivrixsh and Ridiariums as well."
<Sally`Wolf> "How are we transporting them? Isn't there some way we can get the evacuation sped up?"
<Marcus`> <Theron> It is a logical hesitation. *he says with a nod*
<SPoC> <Dias> Cowards.
<DeathStar> <Admiral Thomas> I'd go into details with you, but it would just slow down the process. I'm sorry. Leave that to us. Please just find out what happened.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin nods. "Of course, sir. Leave it to us." 6* He ends the communication
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at the team.
* Marcus` slowly pulls his hand away, glancing over his shoudler to look at Paladin. "It had to be a shapeshifter."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> We need to find out if there's shapeshifters down there, and if that means Dark Ones are involved. I want SPoC to lead a group down to the surface and look into Captain Abigail and people who knew her. Take...
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin begins to list those who will go
* Sally`Wolf crosses her arms.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Take Katrina McCormick, Myria, Theron, Dawn, Em, and Wolf with you.
<Kit> <Chii> Ehhh!?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes those named.
<Kit> 6Dawn gazes over, blinking.
<Marcus`> * Theron tilts his head, curious.
<SPoC> Understood.
<Kit> <Chii> Wh-what do we get to do!?
* Marcus` arches a brow. "Please don't say, sit here."
<Ariel> Em> "Well, that's most of our psychics in one place."
<SPoC> <Dias> We're gear pilots, we'll wait
<DeathStar> <Paladin> If the fleet arrives, you'll be here to use the gears.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> I can't send you down there.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin turns around in his chair. "Go down to the hanger bay immediately."
* SPoC nods and turns, moving to and into the elevator
<Kit> <Chii> D-Damn it..." 6Crosses her arms and turns away, hrmphing.
<Marcus`> * Theron arches a brow, but doesn't argue with orders, he turns and steps out.
* Sally`Wolf follows after SPoC, stepping into the elevator.
<Ariel> 6* Em salutes Paladin, and heads after SPoC.
<Kit> 6Dawn nods, bowing halfway, then turns to enter the elevator.
<Cassandra`> 6<12Myria6> "Theron, aren't we gear pilots too?" *follows Theron*
<Marcus`> <Theron> We have our orders, Miss Myria.
* SPoC reaches to hit the hanger floor button.
<Cassandra`> 6<12Myria6> "Ok..."
<Marcus`> * Theron glances over at SPoC, then looks ahead. Hiding any emotions he may be feeling about not getting to pilot his gear.
<Kit> 6Dawn peers at Em, wondering that if him, Katrina and Em are 'most,' who else is a psychic.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina is silent, just following
* SPoC hits the button
<DeathStar> 6* After a spinning TAW4 logo, the team is strapped in a shuttle
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina checks her energy sword, then makes sure it's secure on her hip
* Sally`Wolf inspects her weapons quietly. Keeping herself occupied.
* SPoC sits quietly. Having already chekd her weapons.
<Marcus`> * Theron sits back and closes his eyes, his katana sitting safely on his lap, his hands placed onto it.
<SPoC> Are we all ready?
<Kit> 6Dawn eyes everyone checking their weapons or acknowledging that, and decides to glance over at his, then shrugs.
* SPoC powers the shuttle up and lifts it up
* Cassandra` is now known as Myria
* SPoC she turns the shuttle and heads out of the hanger and down to the planets surface
<DeathStar> 6* They pass through debris where floating body parts can be seen. Children and women.
<Marcus`> * This is probably the reason Theron had his eyes closed.
* Myria starts to sniffle.
* SPoC flies through it, no emotion on her face.
* Sally`Wolf goes cold faces, pulling her goggles on over her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina doesn't look
<Kit> 6Dawn rises from his seat and moves to the view, touching his hand to pane.
<Marcus`> * Theron shifts a hand to places on Myria's hand, probably to keep her from crying.
<DeathStar> 6* A child's face bounces off a window, as if SPoC is doing it on purpose
<Ariel> 6* Em is content for once, to NOT look out the window.
<Kit> 6Dawn gazes toward SPoC, as if wondering whether she was doing it purposely.
* SPoC is a blank to that, only piloting on her agenda.
<DeathStar> 6* As they pass the debris, they enter the atmosphere of the planet. It's day time where they're going, and the landscape bears scars of a war. Those who know their history, might know what Titus has a connection to
<DeathStar> 6* Off to the west is a port city where their destination will be
* SPoC readjust their heading, flying towards the port city
<Kit> 6Dawn returns to his seat and pulls up information on the planet and port.
* Myria would curl up if she weren't buckled into her seat.
<Marcus`> *Theron opens his eyes. "..."
<DeathStar> 6* The Colony Titus is your typical planet, though it was once attacked by Ridiariums during the Ridiarium War. And fell to them then, too
<Sally`Wolf> "Mmm... history likes to repeat itself... let's hope we can change that."
<DeathStar> 6* Their shuttle alerts them to which port specifically to dock, and a man waits on the shuttle pad for them
<DeathStar> 6* other ports have shuttles already on them, with lines of people, who seem to be not getting on them
* SPoC brings the shuttle down for a landing
<Marcus`> * Theron rises and moves towards the back, lowering the ramp.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina unbuckles, looking ill still, and follows Theron.
<Myria> ...why are they just standing there...?
* Sally`Wolf gets up, holding a rifle among her arsenal in her arms as she follows.
<Marcus`> <Theron> They do not wish to meet the same fate. *he steps down the ramp, peering about*
* SPoC shuts the shuttle down and stands up.
<DeathStar> 6* The man approaches Theron. "Hello." 6* He assumes he's the leader. "My name is Rodney McKay."
<Kit> 6Dawn moves up beside Theron. "1..."
<Marcus`> * Theron bows his head. "Greetings."
<Sally`Wolf> "Pleasure."
<Marcus`> * Theron shifts. "This is Natalie. Our leader." He says, of SPoC.
<DeathStar> <McKay> So, you're like the special ops people for Dark Ones.
<DeathStar> 6* McKay leans forward. "I bet you've seen all sorts of technology."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina eyes the man
<Kit> 6Dawn raises an eyebrow at this McKay.
<Marcus`> * Theron peers at him. "I am not allowed to comment on such things."
<DeathStar> <McKay> Of course. 6* He waves his hand. "So, how is it? Big? Small? Advanced or old?"
<SPoC> You could say that. 6She stops, standing.
<Myria> We did! *pulls out a tube* Like this!
<SPoC> That is not why we are here.
<Marcus`> * Theron turns to eye Myria.
<DeathStar> 6* McKay eyes it with wonder. "What..what is that?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Myria also
<Marcus`> <Theron> Something she should put away immediately. *he notes*
* Myria flicks it on. Flashlight.
<DeathStar> <McKay> ... oh, ha ha. 6* He deadpans.
* Sally`Wolf rolls her eyes.
<Myria> See? Isn't it neat?!
<SPoC> We would like to know as much about Captain Abigaill
<Marcus`> * Theron shifts, looking to McKay. "You are here to assist us?"
<Ariel> Em> "Don't mind her, she's a little... crazy."
<Kit> 6Dawn waves a hand dismissingly at McKay, gesturing to Myria and making a 'loco' motion to his head.
<Marcus`> * Theron pauses, letting SPoC speak instead.
<DeathStar> <McKay> Yeah. Right. Follow me, I'll take you to her place. 6* He begins to motion them to a car. "I'll tell you what I can."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina quietly begins to follow now
* SPoC nods and follows after the man
* Sally`Wolf follows quietly, acting as the bodyguard, not too good with investigations.
* Myria skips along after the others.
<Marcus`> * Theron moves after him, tilts his head to peer at Myria curiously.
<DeathStar> <McKay> To be honest, I have to say Abigail had been acting weird the last few days.
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<SPoC> Is that so. Please explain how.
<Myria> My cosmic annihilator is the other metal tube. *nod nods*
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<Kit> 6Dawn peers back at Myria, wondering why she's still talking. He follows Katrina, looking a bit out of it-- his mind is reaching out for things, possibly he's still working on trying to detect, or otherwise sense things out of the ordinary. Predict.
<DeathStar> <McKay> Well, she'd been ignoring me the last few days, totally overlooking my manly good looks and advances. I mean, come on. Look at me. 6* He gestures at himself egotistically. "Totally suspicious. Who could resist."
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina seems to be keeping her mind open and reviewing herself
<Sally`Wolf> "Anything else?"
<DeathStar> <McKay> Well, other than ramming her ship and killing over 1,000 people?
<Kit> 6Dawn peers toward Katrina, finding that a bit distracting, then McKay as he makes the comment on being irresistable.
<Sally`Wolf> "Yeah."
<Myria> ...mmmmm...brain bug.
<DeathStar> <McKay> People said she'd been moodier lately, more aggressive.
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<DeathStar> 6* McKay gets into the car.
<Sally`Wolf> "Forgetting intimate facts? Cursing more often?"
<Chad-Work> 6SPoC steps into the car, taking the front passenger seat
<DeathStar> <McKay> She did that already, so nothing new.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina does as well
<Kit> 6Dawn frowns, wondering why only one person came to greet them.
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* Sally`Wolf gets into the car and muses to herself.
* Myria climbs into the car as well.
<Theron> * Theron gets into the car.
<DeathStar> <McKay> If you ask me, I bet she was a shapeshifter. I've heard about them on the news.
* Chad-Work is now known as SPoC
<DeathStar> <McKay> You think we'll find the real Abigail in her apartment?
<SPoC> It is most likely that she is dead.
<DeathStar> 6* He begins to drive once everyone is in
<Theron> <Theron> If that is the case, then perhaps.
<Kit> 6Dawn gets in, placing a hand on Katrina. 1<Is he always like this? He's weird. Shouldn't we verify who he is with some sort of authority?>
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina pauses, then looks at SPoC, then leans forward. "Can we see your ID, Mr. McKay?"
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney pauses. "You mind waiting until a red light? Or is this pressing enough you want me to fumble around as I drive?" 6* The streets are rather crowded with people
<Kit> 6Dawn gazes out the window, considering.
<Theron> * Theron reaches over and places his hand on the wheel.
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Oh, that's real safe. 6* He rolls his eyes, and begins to dig around in his pockets, making the car go fast and slow as his foot hits the pedal
* SPoC frowns slightly that she let this slide.
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Driving from the backseat. If we kill anyone, I'm not going to be held accountable.
<Theron> * Theron shifts here and there, keeping the car on the road. "Then we should not kill anyone."
<DeathStar> 6* He pulls out a card with his ID. He appears to be some sort of scientist. "There. Do what you need to verify."
<DeathStar> 6* He hands it to SPoC, then takes the wheel back
<Theron> * Theron sits back after he has the wheel.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina gives Dawn a smile and a shoulder squeeze
* SPoC takes the ID and taps her comm. 1"General. Were you given the identity of the person we were to meet once we landed?"
<DeathStar> <Paladin on Comm> *static-filled, but understandable* No. Hold a moment.
<Kit> 6Dawn glances to Katrina, shrugging his shoulders. 1<Not many details on this play-by-ear stuff, and dealing with shapeshifters we should always be careful whom we let near us.>
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney pulls up outside apartment buildings, one room buildings that are ground level, and comes to a stop, impatiently drumming his fingers on the wheel, assuming they want verification before following him
<DeathStar> <Paladin on Comm> Rodney McKay. He's a scientist that works on the colony.
<Theron> * Theron tilts his head, "You are not a calm person."
<SPoC> <Comm> How long ago was he notified?
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Excuse me if I'd like to get off the planet.
<DeathStar> <Paladin on comm> That'll take a bit of time to get. Hold on longer.
<Sally`Wolf> "I'm sure everyone would, maybe you're all being a little too hard on him."
* SPoC opens the door and steps out.
<Theron> <Theron> Hmm. You do not enjoy the possibility of war coming to this planet?
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney does as well and comes out
* Myria hops out of the car.
<Theron> * Theron slides out, standing up.
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Oh, yes. Yes, I love the possibility of war coming to this planet and being blown up
* Sally`Wolf gets out and walks around the car to join SPoC.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina gets out herself.
<DeathStar> <Paladin on Comm> He was notified right after we got done talking to the Admiral. Apparantly he was the only person they were willing to give us.
<DeathStar> <Paladin on Comm> And he was at the port anyway, waiting for a ride.
<SPoC> <Comm> I see. Thank you General.
<Theron> That is a logical response.
<SPoC> Theron you will watch him carefully.
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Too bad your question was completely stupid
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney moves for the door, apparantly deciding Theron is a moron.
<Theron> * Theron nods, tilting his head at Rodney. "And what are you a scientist of?" he asks, as he steps forward.
* Myria shuffles after the others, looking around.
* SPoC shifts her rifle in her arms and moves after Rodney
<DeathStar> 6* Taking out a key, he unlocks the door. "I research technology. Sorry, classified." 6* He snerks. "Do you want me inside, or outside?"
<SPoC> Inside please.
<Sally`Wolf> "Perhaps you'll detect something unusual."
<Kit> 6Dawn moves forward, pressing Rodney gently, one arm across his back like an old drinking buddy. He gestures in.
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney nods, looking happy, and moves inside, looking around everywhere like a curious bo
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney peers at Dawn oddly.
* Sally`Wolf moves near the doorway and takes up a guarding position.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina follows after them.
* SPoC moves inside, she looks around.
* Theron steps inside, he doesn't peer around, he just watches Rodney.
<DeathStar> 6* They apartment is clean, neat, orderly, and apparantly perfectly normal. Nothing seems removed, as if the Captain didn't bother to pack anything
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney looks at Theron. "Oh, right, look at me for the clues.
* Myria taps on her sleeve and then scans the apartment.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina moves inside, making a slight hmmm sound.
<SPoC> It is odd that her apartment has not been packed.
<Theron> I am following my orders. There are others that search for clues.
<DeathStar> 6* Myria's scan of the living room terms up nothing. There's a kitchen, and a bedroom, still
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney moves to a bookshelf, eyeing the titles. "Hm. Vaguely adequate taste..."
<Myria> Nothing in here... *moves to the kitchen to scan there*
<Theron> You read, I assume? What do you prefer to read?
* SPoC moves moves over to the table, studying the top for dust
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina steps into the bedroom, peering about. While she can't scan like Myria, she still uses her eyes
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Science manuals.
<DeathStar> 6* The kitchen appears clean, too
<DeathStar> 6* The table doesn't have than 4 days worth of dust
<DeathStar> *more
<Myria> Nothing here either. *goes to the bedroom to scan*
<SPoC> How long ago did you say she started to act strange?
* Theron nods once. "I prefer books upon the military."
<DeathStar> 6* The bedroom also has a bathroom
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Last few days.
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney eyes Theron. "Figures." 6* He notes, as if THAT explained everything
<Kit> 6Dawn nods to Rodney, then leaves him, moving to join Katrina, peering around disinterestedly.
<DeathStar> 6* The bedroom detects something - a biodegrading substance on the ceiling and pillow
<SPoC> It would appear this table has not been used for few days.
* Sally`Wolf leans outside the door, looking down the halls.
<DeathStar> <Rodney> For a few days. Do they not teach you military types full sentences?
<Myria> Hmmm. *goes over to the bed and then examines the pillow*
<SPoC> I do not understand. 6She looks at Rodney now
<DeathStar> 6* A slight slimey substance
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney rolls his eyes. "Of course you don't."
<DeathStar> 6* He moves into the bedroom.
<SPoC> Than expain.
* Theron walks after him.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at the pillow. "What did you find?"
* Myria pulls out a container and a glass rod, collecting a sample for analysis.
<Myria> That's what I need to find out.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Can you scan it with your datapad for matches?
<Kit> 6Dawn moves over beside Myria and joins her in examining. He reaches out and touches it with his finger, observing with a tilted head.
<Myria> Mmmm-hmmm! *starts a scan on the sample*
* Myria then reaches out and slaps Dawn's hand.
<DeathStar> 6* The scan begins to run through known substances.
* SPoC moves into the kitchen and opens the fridge, looking inside
<DeathStar> 6* There is food inside.
<Myria> You're contaminating a possible crime scene...and that stuff could be dangerous.
<DeathStar> 6* Something moves behind a milk container
* SPoC raises her rifle into the fridge.
<Kit> 6Dawn scowls at Myria, then goes back to his own examination. Katrina and... well. Em if she were still around, might notice him trying something else.
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney eagerly eyes the datapad. "Is it a shapeshifter?"
* SPoC reaches in with her free hand and moves the milk container
<Myria> No matches yet...
<DeathStar> 6* The scan beeps. The substance was left behind by a slug left behind by a Tsivrixsh bug used to burrow into people's brains and take them over. Suddenly, a slug goes around from the other side as SPoC moves the container, leaping over the rifle and for her face, attaching to it
<Myria> Brain bug!
* SPoC reaches upto grab the slug off her face.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> A brain bug? You mean what went into Warren that one time?
<Myria> Yes!
<DeathStar> 6* The slug holds on, gripping tightly. It tries to go inside her mouth.
* Sally`Wolf ducks inside and holds out her rifle, staring, "Wha... What do we do?"
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney pauses, then looks over his shoulder, as if it might be there.
* Myria adjusts her scanner for the brain bugs and starts a wide area scan.
* SPoC does her best to keep her mouth tight. She grabs her knife and goes to jam it
<DeathStar> 6* None in the room with them.
<Theron> * Theron stares at Rodney.
<Myria> Come on... *heads back to the living room to scan there*
<DeathStar> 6* The bug is jammed, releasing burning juices onto her chin and hand
<DeathStar> 6* But it lets go and falls
<Kit> 6Dawn wipes the slime off his fingers, then rubs his head and peers upward, since there was more up there.
* SPoC flinches in pain, but continues to keep her mouth shut she tries to pry it off with the knife
<DeathStar> 6* It already let go
<Myria> My hypothesis...the residue on the ceiling is from the bug crawling on the ceiling then dropping down on the victim as she slept...thus the spots on the pillow as well...
<DeathStar> 6* Living room is clean
<DeathStar> <Katrina> That makes sense
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina follows along
* Myria walks for the kitchen with her scanner.
* Sally`Wolf follows it with her eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* None in there, 'cept the dead one.
* SPoC guickly moves to the sink and turns the water off, flushing her face clean
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina eyes the burnt SPoC, though she quickly washes her face
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Natalie!?
* Sally`Wolf pulls up her weapon and looks over at SPoC, "You okay?"
<Kit> 6Dawn peers toward Katrina, following them. 1<That means that it was probably not a shapeshifter, but the actual Admiral, however.>
<Myria> ...don't tell anyone how competent I am when I'm nto acting silly...oh...there it is. You found it. *looks at Spoc*
<Sally`Wolf> "So one of thsoe things did it?"
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina rushes over
* SPoC continues washing her face until the burning subsides
<Theron> * Theron waits for Rodney to move.
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney peers about, then does so
<DeathStar> 6* It does after a bit. While her chin is badly burnt, treatments will keep it, and the hand, from scarring
* SPoC reaches up, shutting the water off. 1"I am fine."
* Myria pulls out a mini-first aid pack and holds it out to SPoC
<Kit> 6Dawn stares, then motions to SPoC, reaching for something. He eyes Myria and throws up his hands, frustrated, heading for the apartment's entryway.
<Kit> 6Dawn stops to take pictures of the bug, then exits.
<Sally`Wolf> "Should we report in?"
<SPoC> What is this creature? 6She motions
<DeathStar> <Katrina> We should tell the General, then probably scan the port for more bugs
<Myria> Hmmm...maybe he's used to being a mind reader and being one step ahead of everyone else...
* Theron moves along with Rodney, being his sshadow.
<Myria> Oh well! *pulls out a specimen jar and moves to collect the bug*
<SPoC> Bugs? 6She looks at Katrina.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina tries her comm, but gets nothing but static now
<DeathStar> <Katrina> It's a bug that takes over it's host
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I can't read Paladin
<Sally`Wolf> "Then we should report in person."
<DeathStar> *reach
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Do we have time? We need to find out if more people are infected by bugs
<SPoC> We should use the shuttle scanners.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Can we set them up to do it?
* SPoC looks over at Myria. 1"Is this possible?
<Myria> Mmmm-hmm.
<Myria> Though the problem is...the fleet.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I still say we need to check the evacuation shuttles first.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at SPoC.
<SPoC> I agree. We should move quickly.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina nods.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The Gordon Ship
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin sits in his chair, observing space
* Theron drums his fingers on a console.
* Theron is now known as Marcus`
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin looks at Marcus.
* SPoC is now known as Dias`
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Do you wish to wait in the hanger?
* Myria is now known as Cassandra`
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits in a chair.
<Marcus`> Uh, I don't mind. I'm good here.
<Kit> 6Chii is passed out on the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* An alarm sounds, then suddenly 5 Tsivrixsh War Vessels drop out of hyperspace, and 15 Ridiarium Ships exit as well
<Dias`> <Dias> Holy shit.
<Cassandra`> There's the problem...I've got a piece of metal jammed against a coupling's terminal. No wonder I was getting shock-hell.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks up, and then stands, agitated.
* Marcus` sits up quickly. "Talk about being outnumbered, as usual."
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin jerks in surprise, then begins to issue orders - shields raised, blah blah.
<Kit> 6Chii jerks upward, holding her fox ears. 1"Son of a bitch!"
<Ariel> 6* Raquel was about to head to the bridge, but doubles back to her gear.
<Kit> 6Lilith still sleeps against Anubis' leg.
<DeathStar> 6* The Tsivrixsh War Vessels begin to pound on the left side of the fleet
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium Ships begin to fly for their side.
<Dias`> <Dias> So want us to gear up?
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Yes. Get ready to get to your Gears. 6* He nods. As he speaks, the Ridiarium ships begin to fire rocks through space at the ship. They bypass their ship's shields, easily, and smash through the hull
<Marcus`> Gear...up. *he rubs his face*
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin jerks, falling out of his chair from the harsh shock
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stumbles into a wall
<DeathStar> 6* Alarms wail
* Marcus` falls out of his chair, hitting a rail.
<Dias`> 6Dias is sent into the railing, how howls painfully
<DeathStar> 6* More rocks come flying toward them, slamming into their ship, each one passing the shields.
<Marcus`> What the hell is going on!? *He tries to get up, througout the rumbling.*
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Start manuever procedures. We can't afford to get eaten up.
<Kit> 6Chii steadies herself, cursing. 1"Gragh!"
<DeathStar> 6* Their ship begins to move out of the way
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> We might have a problem. 6* She notes grimly.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> They could be launching Ridiariums through space, and we have them on the ship now.
<Dias`> <Dias> Besides our shields not working?
<DeathStar> 6* As if to add weight to her words, reports begin to come in that Ridiariums are attacking crew members on lower decks
<Kit> <Chii> Oh that's just not cool.
* Marcus` pulls himself up fully now. He pauses and glances at Cheryl. "Rid on this ship?"
<Kit> 6Chii muses. 1"But effective."
<Dias`> Ahhh fuck.
<DeathStar> <Paladin> We need to get them off the ship immediately before we send you all out into space.
<Cassandra`> The thing I hate about space combat...no rail guns inside the ship...they work wonders against rock heads though.
<Marcus`> Maybe we can do that with Dias? Just throw him at them. *he says aloud, though it's more of a passing thought, he turns and moves to get off of the bridge, to go deal with the Ridarium.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stands and moves to follow Marcus
<Dias`> <Dias> Oh har freaking har. 6He moves after Cheryl
<DeathStar> 6* The viewport shows signs of an epic space battle being fought between both sides, though being a small budget TV show, naturally they focus on hand-to-hand fighting inside the ship
<Kit> 6Chii hops to her feet, following as well, gripping her wrists. 1"At least there's something to do..."
<Marcus`> It would be epic. *he calls out, moving through the halls*
<Dias`> Ya damn right,.
<Dias`> If only I could breathe in space.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel shakes Lilith, "...Lilith. Wake up."
<DeathStar> 6* A Ridiarium smashes through a hallway near Marcus, holding two halves of a female crew member, holding her bleeding carcass as her entrails flap about
<DeathStar> <Ridiarium> SMASH!
<Kit> 6Lilith rouses and eyes Raquel.
<Kit> <Chii> Damn. He's a genius.
* Marcus` skids to a stop, frowning. "...I..." His face twists into anger. "I was hitting n her earlier!" He slips out his blades, rushing forward.
<Dias`> Some will probably make their way to the engine roo..m...6He narrows his eyes
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Marcus and the woman, frowning. She begins to move onward to take care of more further in the ship
* Cassandra` heads down the corridor to repel boarders.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium throws the lower half at Marcus. "THEN HAVE HER."
<Kit> <Chii> You know, I always wanted to try something.
<Ariel> Raquel> "...we're under attack."
* Marcus` slides low, under the woman's half.
<DeathStar> 6* A Ridiarium smashes it way into the hanger, smashing things
* Dias` moves alongside Cheryl since Marcus should be able to take this one out
<Kit> 6Chii forms seals, sliding along the ground to touch the Ridarium's foot. 1"Doton!" 6She lets go and slides past, trying to focus the rock in the Ridarium to stretch outward and put two spires into the wall, pinning itself. She continues to follow Cheryl either way.
<DeathStar> 6* Down a hallway, Dias can see another Ridiarium smashing it's way toward crew quarters to kill people
<DeathStar> 6* Chii, sadly, doesn't touch it's foot. It raises it first, then stomps her hand
<Dias`> This one's mine. 6he dashes down the hallway, black black creeping along and into his left knuckle.
* Marcus` pulls himself up and jumps forward, pulling his blades back, activating the ripple one the one as he slashes out with it.
<Marcus`> NRP: on the one*
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium looks up at Marcus, then grabs part of the wall, and swings it at Marcus
<Kit> 6Chii jerks as her slide is halted by being stomped on, she peers up, howling in a rather wounded pain.
<DeathStar> 6* Ridiarium presses down on Chii, pressing about half a ton on her
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' Ridiarium doesn't notice him yet, rampaging forward
<DeathStar> 6* The hanger Ridiarium begins to smash Myria's Gear, tearing up it's leg, unless someone stops it
* Marcus` jerks, throwing his left hand and then hilt of the non-ripple blade around for the wall, his hand glowing with dark energy.
<Dias`> 6Dias kicks off the groudn and picks up speed. He leaps to the side wall and kicks off it, driving the back of his fist into the back of the Ridarium's head. 1%
<Ariel> 6* Raquel climbs into the cockpit of her gear and puts on her bracelet. She's more comfortable with that than a gear.
<DeathStar> 6* The wall absorbs the attack, and then presses against MArcus to repel him
<Kit> 6Lilith peers over at the Ridarium, tilting her head, then floats up to follow Raquel, activating Anubis.
* Marcus` jerks the ripple blade down in an attempt to sever the wall from the ridarium completely.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is hit, pieces of rock chipped off. Dias is suddenly overcome by terrible pain as the lines go along his penis now
<Dias`> 6Dias screams out in pain as he lands on the ground.
<DeathStar> 6* Sadly, Marcus fails to do more than cut the wall, and is repelled.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium turns to face Dias
<DeathStar> 6* The hanger Ridiarium continues to smash Myria's Madara, doing damage to it
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium lifts it's foot off Chii, then lifts a fist down at her head
<Kit> 6Chii brings up her other hand and lets out a small length of wire, focusing plasma into it utterly angry, swiping the monofilament into the 'ankle' joint.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel attempts to tackle the Ridiarium in spirit form, and starts draining it's energy.
<DeathStar> 6* While Chii is free to attack, it'll result in her getting hit, too
<Kit> 6Chii rolls as she does so '-';
* Dias` lies there, his entire body curled up in pain
<Cassandra`> Over here, ugly! *fires a gun into the hangar Ridarium's back*
* Marcus` is repelled and knocked back, he slides along the ground. He pulls his hands upward quickly and fires a 2% beam for the leg pinning Chii, so she can infact get away.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium punches the floor and knocks himself up out of the way of the wire
<DeathStar> 6* 6* Sadly, Marcus' beam misses, since he already lifted his leg
<DeathStar> 6* Raquel would find that there's no noticeable energy to drain from the Ridiarium
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium punches at dias' head
<Kit> 6Chii eyes her mauled hand, quivering, then leaps up and begins savagely swinging the laced wire at it.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is shot by Cassandra, turning as it's back smokes
<Dias`> 6Dias rolls backwards, albeit painfully.
* Marcus` grits his teeth. "Motherfucker." He starts to run in again, putting away the blade that isn't ripple-rific and pulling up the shotgun, letting it charge, thenfiring a condensed blast for the Rid.
<Kit> 6Lilith shifts Anubis and reaches back, activating one arm's blade and driving it for the Ridarium that was shot.
* Cassandra` follows up with another shot to the front.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel starts to wonder if she needs to upgrade her abilities some how. She returns to her body. Gear it is.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is hit by Chii and Marcus, but doesn't seem phased
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium leaps to dodge Lilith and Cassandra's attacks, letting them damage Madara
<DeathStar> 6* Or the area around it
* Marcus` shifts his body back from the shot of the shotgun and slams his other arm forward, attempting to stab the ripple blade into the head of the Ridarium.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium forms a rock in it's hand throws it at Dias' face
<Kit> 6Lilith shakes her head, halting the attack. 1"Lady Raquel, create a ripple to the outside space."
* Cassandra` dashes across the hangar, taking shots at the Ridarium.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium charges at Cassandra
<DeathStar> 6* It stomps roughly like a giant, some shots hitting, some missing
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium punches at Marcus to cut off his stab
<Dias`> 6Dias rolls to the side, letting the rock slam into the floor, sadly the pain his crotch is keeping him from getting up
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium gets irritated and tries to stomp on Dias. The crotch pain begins to fade
* Cassandra` fires from an underslung launcher on her assault rifle, launching a freezing charge.
* Marcus` gets one of those action lines through his head and he has to pull the stab off, trying to redirect it to impact into the Ridarium's fist.
<Kit> 6Chii backs off, already getting irritated and considering using Asmodeus. She retracts the wire and draws her blades, activating them-- figuring gunshots wouldn't be particularly useful.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus stabs his fist, but the fist continues, smashing into him
<Kit> 6Chii stares blankly at Marcus' act.
* Marcus` umphs, getting knocked back, he lands on the ground and slides along it.
* Dias` kicks off the ground, to avoid the stomp, his labored breathing slowing down.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium rips up a floot plate and lets it take the shot
<DeathStar> *floor
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium throws a fist at Cassandra
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium throws a punch at Dias
<Ariel> 6* Raquel forms a ripple, watching it cautiously to make sure there's no unwanted sideeffects
<Kit> 6Lilith hrmphs, putting the blade away and allowing Cassandra to toe with it, waiting for an opportunity that the Ridarium's not paying attention to Anubis.
* Dias` pushes off the ground and into the air, his hands pressing against the punch to use it's momentum to give him more space.
* Cassandra` darts to the side, then fires a shaped charge into the Ridarium's side while its still following through with its punch.
<DeathStar> 6* Well, opening a ripple into space, would create a suckation into space.
<Kit> 6Lilith nods, having been counting on the ripple doing that, and creates a gravity well directly behind Cassandra to save her-- and not the Ridarium.
<DeathStar> 6* It works, but the Ridiarium leaps at Cassandra, tackling her
* Marcus` lifts himself up slowly, his face is already starting to bruise. He narrows his, er, eye, at the Ridarium. He shifts and starts to run in again, his body shifting into that of the werwolf.
<DeathStar> 6* IT seems not even suckation into space works
* Cassandra` ducks and rolls back, using an aikido move to shift the mass of the Ridarium away from her.
<Kit> 6Chii leaps forward and slashes with both energy blades into the elbow joint of the arm that struck Marcus while it's open.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium doesn't budge
<DeathStar> 6* It grips Cassandra in a bear hug, tightening
<Kit> <Lilith> Ineffective.
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' push against the punch, doesn't owrk. It throws him back.
<DeathStar> 6* Chii slashes it, damaging it
* Dias` gets' what he wanted and he tumbles in the air landing very awkwardly
<DeathStar> 6* It turns to eye her, stoned mad
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridarium swings it's damaged arm at Chii
<Kit> 6Chii leaps away quickly, not wanting to get caught in one spot. She draws on Asmodeus, faintly gaining the dark aura, mostly to fix her hand, but pissed off and slightly shifting it to alter herself, striking for an ankle as she ducks the attack.
* Cassandra` twists her arms, pressing the barrel of a gun into the Ridarium and pulling a trigger and fires a multi-stage, tunneling charge into the Ridarium's hide.
* Marcus` leaps forward, slashing out for the 'neck' of the Ridarium with glow of the corruption power eminating from the claws.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium turns and runs for the ripple with Cassandra
<DeathStar> 6* Since she's shooting it
<Kit> <Lilith> ..." 6Eyes this event, hoping Cassandra can manage an escape.
* Cassandra` counts down then detonates the tunneling charge.
* Dias` regains his footing and he winces, still feeling some pain
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus and Chii combo the RIdiarium, causing it to crack and break. Sadly, Marcus is wracked with pain and reverts to human, as lines appear in his chest
* Marcus` growls, stumbling back.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium leaps through the ripple
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium fighting Marcus and Chii dies
<Kit> 6Chii eyes it, then spits on it, losing her aura the second she notices it not moving. 1"Bastard." 6She looks at her hand, wincing.
* Marcus` falls back, landing on his ass, then slumping back down to lay on his back, his body then jerks in pain.
<DeathStar> 6* Marcus' chest burns in agony. Ah, corruption reaching certain numbers.
<DeathStar> 6* The RIdiarium charges Dias
<Kit> 6Chii turns, glaring at Marcus, more snarling than concerned. 1"Are you okay!?"
* Dias` stands upright and clenches his left fist again, gathering dark energy into it, giving it that lovely black color
<DeathStar> 6* Since CAssandra blew up the charge, she's caught up in the effect, torn by rocks slamming into body and tearing into it
<DeathStar> 6* And left floating through space
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium throws a punch at Dias
* Marcus` can't really speak through clenched teeth, but Chii might notice the tattoos on his leg when his pants raise slightly from the moving. Yes, legs, not the chest since that already happened.
<DeathStar> 6* The pain resides for Marcus
<Kit> 6Lilith turns Anubis, drawing closer to the hangar exit to get a better look and using scanners to locate her precisely, then focuses, trying to draw her by magnetic attraction back through the ripple.
<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, more things in the hanger are being sucked out the ripple
<DeathStar> 6* Tools, benches, chairs fly out through the ripple, banging into Cassandra. Ah, her teammates.
<Kit> <Lilith> Close it once she is through.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel moves the ripple closer to Cassandra so she can get her in sooner, and close the portal.
* Marcus` collapses fully, laying there breathing heavily. Then with that, he lifts himself up, albeit slowly. "Yeah...super..."
<Kit> 6Chii twitches slightly, looking guilty, then frowns, just looking pissed and runs down the hall.
<Dias`> 6Dias kicks upward and and over the fist, twisting down to drive his fist for the Ridariums face this time. 1"SPIRALING FIST!" 6He slams it towards the Rid's face. 3%
<DeathStar> 6* Chii can sense Cheryl is in a battle mode somewhere further ahead
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' smashes his first into the face of a Ridiarium, cracking it. The RIdiarium howls. "PAIN. PUNY HUMAN HURT."
<DeathStar> 6* Cassandra is saved!
<Kit> 6Chii leans down and runs faster, grinding her teeth, a lousy mood the only thing coming from her.
* Marcus` retrieves his weapons, then turns to move in search of anymore ridarium.
* Dias` reaches his right hand into his pocket and pulls out a small bouncy ball. He shoves it into the crack and kicks off.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium swings it's fists around for Dias
<DeathStar> <Ridiarium> SMASH YOU!
<Dias`> 6Dias get's smashed, you since it's probably bigger than he is faster, but atleast the explosive ball goes off
<DeathStar> 6* Once it does, the Ridiarium falls backwards.
<DeathStar> 6* As Chii arrives at the far end of the hallway that Cheryl is out, she can see Cheryl has beaten a Ridiarium, however, as Cheryl turns to face her, a feral grin appears on her face. "You're late." 6* And at that moment, another Ridiarium ball hits the ship, smashing through the wall and hitting Cheryl, catching her up in it, carrying her on. As the hull is breached, walls are slammed down to stop people from being sucked out
<DeathStar> 6* The impact, however, is so fast and speedy, it carries the Ridiarium, gripping Cheryl, and Cheryl herself, straight out of the ship and into space at high speeds
* Kit twitches in annoyance as she slides to a halt, then jerks her head to the side, probably hearing the impacts a bit before it happens, holding out a hand just in the moment it happens. 1"Cheryl!" 6She never manages 'move'
<DeathStar> 6* Pain flares through the bond, then a deadly silence
<Dias`> 6Dias lies motionless in his hallway. Ahh Ridarium smashes
* Marcus` kicks Dias.
<Kit> 6Chii pounds on one of the airlock walls, then glances around for another hall, panicked.
<Dias`> 6Diasn't respond.
* Marcus` kicks again. "Get up. There might be more."
<DeathStar> <Paladin on Comm> Everyone report in. What's the situation?
<Kit> <Chii> CHERYL!" 6She runs back up the hall a bit, looking for a crossover.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Decent damage internally, they did a real number, but so far there are two down for sure. I don't know how the others have fared.
<Ariel> Raquel> <Comm> "Hangar is secure."
<DeathStar> 6* Unfortunately, as Chii would discover, there is no crossover point - all hallways were sealed for breaches.
* Cassandra` effectively out of commision after that one.
<DeathStar> 6* In that sector.
* Dias` still doesn't respond. Something probably having to do with getting smashed
* Marcus` sighs and lifts up Dias. Speaking into the comm, he grunts in pain before he can speak, since Dias is heavy and he's still not 100% after that. "Yeah, Dias is unconcious."
<DeathStar> <Paladin in Comm> I see. Bring him to the hanger.
<Kit> 6Chii stops at a wall panel, scouring it for the location she estimates, then beats on it for the comm. 1"Paladin! I need to get--" 6She exasperatedly lists the locale.
* Marcus` makes his way towards the hanger after that.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin responds to Chii. "I don't understand, Chii. Please calm down and explain."
<Kit> <Chii> I need to get there right now, goddamn it!
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus arrives in the hanger with medical kits. He eyes Cassandra, then zaps her with a charge to see if it revives her
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin pauses. "You can't get in there, there's no atmosphere."
<Kit> <Chii> She just went through seven walls with a Ridarium! I DON'T HAVE TIME to calm DOWN! FUCK ATMOSPHERE!"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Who did?
* Marcus` flops Dias down in front of Duce, sitting down himself.
<Cassandra`> ...I've had better days.
<Kit> 6Chii snarls across the comm. 1"CHERYL DID!"
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin seems to be reviewing data. He then speaks calmly. "Chii, there's no one alive in that sector. That last Ridiarium went clean through the ship."
<Kit> 6Chii jerks away from the panel a moment, then snaps. 1"SHUT UP!"
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus examines Dias, then gives him a nanoshot, then another to wake him up
* Dias` slowly opens his eyes than howls in pain
* Marcus` motions at his face, which is already starting to swell too. "Something to bring this down doc?"
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus tapes his mouth shut
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus gives Marcus a shot as well
* Marcus` makes a face, hating shots.
<DeathStar> 6* Chii then feels something through the bond. Twitching, then pain
<DeathStar> 6* But far away, and getting further
<Kit> <Chii> ...Sh-She's alive! I NEED TO GET THERE NOW! NOW!
<DeathStar> <Paladin> There's no one in there, Chii.
<DeathStar> 6* He says plainly.
<Dias`> 6Dias growls painfully and yanks the tape off.
<Kit> 6Chii smashes her hand on the panel again. 1"Shut up! You don't know anything!"
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Listen to me. There is no one in there.
<Kit> <Chii> Outside the ship, you fuck! She'll be lost!
<DeathStar> <Paladin> Even if that was the case, you couldn't reach her without a Gear.
<Kit> <Chii> Then why am I talking to you?!
<Kit> 6Chii shifts and begins barreling down the hall.
<Dias`> 6Dias pushes himself up painfully.
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin lets impatience creep into his tone. "Listen, Chii. I'm tired of your impatience little bitching. Use your fucking head."
<Kit> 6Chii has left!
<DeathStar> <PAladin> Get to the goddamn hanger instead of being an argumentive, stupid bitch.
<DeathStar> * Paladin is using all intercomms
* Marcus` hears that, then?
<DeathStar> 6* Caduceus looks up, eyeing the hanger intercomm
* Dias` glances up.
<Cassandra`> Well...someone's in trouble...I'd say Chii, given the description at the end.
* Marcus` coughs. "Or you know, her name being used.
<DeathStar> <Caduceus> I think this is my favorite day.
* Marcus` stands up, wondering what is going on.
<Kit> 6Chii approaches the hangar-- and whomever that entails.
* Dias` starts moving towards his gear, ignoring the pain
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin speaks into the hanger. "Apparantly Cheryl has fallen outside the ship."
<DeathStar> <Paladin> I think she was hit by a Ridiarium that was shot through it
* Dias` eyes go wide in fear and he hops forward, moving to his gear faster. He climbs up it and climbs inside, powering it up
* Marcus` widens his eyes and moves towards his gear quickly. <Comm> What was her last known location?
<DeathStar> 6* Paladin listens the last known trajectory of the Ridiarium that passed through
<DeathStar> <Paladin> It puts it on a course for the planet.
* Marcus` gets into his gear and powers it up as well, getting impatient now.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel listens, and moves into launch posistion
* Dias` grabs his controls, wincing in pain. 1"I'm going out now." 6He takes several steps forward and boosts out.
<Marcus`> <Comm> If she reaches the atmosphere she'll be burnt up. I hope we can get there in time. *he shifts his gear to boost out after Dias*
<Kit> 6Chii grinds her teeth at the sight of someone leaving, and leaps up onto the closest one remaining once she enters.
<DeathStar> 6* The ship shakes again from another hit. Outside, the battle continues to rage on
* Dias` slams the controls forward, his boosters hitting maximum
<Marcus`> <Comm> You heard him Dias. Towards the planet, we can't afford to mess this up. *he slams the boosters on as well*
<DeathStar> 6* Once outside into space, they would find their world surrounded by flying rocks
<Dias`> <Comm> Yeah , I heard.
* Marcus` makes a face. "These rocks are not making this easy!"
<Kit> 6Chii beats on Anubis' face, growling in loud insults in japanese.
* Dias` flies his gear around the rocks. 1"No, no they're not.
<Kit> 6Lilith, understanding most of them, peers back at Raquel, unhappy.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel launches as well, keeping her mind open as she flys. "...keep an eye on the sensors, Lilith."
<DeathStar> 6* One of the rocks suddenly hurls a rock at Dias
* Dias` barrel rolls to the side and opens fire at it
<Kit> 6Chii hops off, actually bothering to shoot Anubis. She'll get that little brat.
<Kit> 6Chii then eyes the hangar, for any gears left behind.
<DeathStar> 6* Madara sits there, as well as theron's, and Em's.
<DeathStar> 6* The rock is shot and sent spinning away
<Kit> <Lilith> Very well, Lady.
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the dozens and dozens of rocks in space begin to fire more tiny rocks at the gears, making it a deadly rockstorm
* Marcus` growls. "Fuck me. Fuck me. Fuck me."
<Kit> 6Lilith scours the sensors, reacting to the rockstorm by unfolding their wings and breaking them into shielding units.
* Dias` pushes onwards, apparently not afraid
* Marcus` hisses and blasts out after Dias. Fucker.
<DeathStar> 6* PREPARE YOURSELVES, GEARS
<Kit> 6Chii approaches Madara. She's seen it teleport.
<DeathStar> 6* Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Up, Right, Up, Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Up, Down, Right
<DeathStar> 5
<DeathStar> 4
<DeathStar> 3
<Dias`> rldurdldrlldurdul
<DeathStar> 2
<Marcus`> rldurdldrlldurdul
<DeathStar> 1
<Kit> rldurdldrlldurdul
<DeathStar> -0-
<Ariel> RLDURDLDRLLDURDUL
<DeathStar> 6* All Gears dodge like leafs in the wind
* Dias` continues pushing onwards, his attention focused for once
<DeathStar> 6* Up ahead, a Ridiarium can be seen approaching the atmopshere, staring to glow. It holds Cheryl in it's grip, and she's pounding on it, pissed.
* Marcus` grips his controls, moving forward after Dias. "Dias, do you see?"
<Dias`> <Comm> Yeah but I can't get a clear shot.
* Dias` tries to lock onto it.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Raquel, ripple that thing closer to us, to keep it from getting caught into the atmosphere.
<Kit> 6Chii attempts to ninja break-in to Madara.
<Ariel> Raquel> <c> "Understood." *looks to Lilith* "...get us closer."
<DeathStar> 6* Sadly, Madara only responds to Myria's Erusian DNA. It doesn't even come to life once broken into
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl silently curses in space
<Kit> 6Lilith focuses on the Ridarium and begins forming trails of smaller gravity wells to slow its progress, --she's heading for the target anyway.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel tries to ripple Cheryl and the rock closer as soon as she can get them in range
<Kit> 6Chii growls and hops out, leaving Madara open-- and heads for Theron's.
<DeathStar> 6* They pass through the ripple
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium grips Cheryl tightly.
* Dias` quickly looks at his view screens trying to find where they reappeared
<DeathStar> 6* The RIdiarium is confused, and looks around
<Kit> 6Lilith attempts to grapple with the Ridarium, grasping at its arms to try and pull them away from one another.
<DeathStar> 6* As Lilith comes in, the Ridiarium spins out of the way
* Marcus` shifts around, coming back in for Cheryl and the Ridarium.
* Dias` jerks the controls backwards, his body tensing up fro the change in direction as he arcs up and around back for Cheryl and the gear
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium tightens it's grip on Cheryl in a bear hug
<Kit> 6Lilith narrows her eyes, spreading out the wing sections to act as a barrier-- or cage fo rit.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Careful, it doesn't look like he wants to let her go. This is why we all need eye beams.
<Kit> <Lilith> <C> Contained, but difficult to extrapolate Alpha Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* As Lilith gets close, the RIdiarium begins to look like it'll it break apart and crush Cheryl with it
<DeathStar> 6* If Lilith doesn't back off, bad things might happen
<Kit> <Lilith> <C> ...Target is committing homocidal suicide.
<Kit> 6Lilith moves back and manipulates the shielding units between her and the Ridarium.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Back off, it's most likely using her as a hostage.
<Dias`> <Comm> Raquel, can you form a ripple and force half of it through it to seperate the two?
<Marcus`> <Comm> More preferably only a section of the Rid.
<DeathStar> 6* The RIdiarium grips grips Cheryl closely to itself.
<DeathStar> 6* And since it's moving still...
* Marcus` circles around it, sighing, since he has no idea how to seperate the two without hurting Cheryl.
<Ariel> Raquel> <c> "...that's... it'd be risky..."
<DeathStar> 6* Sadly, since there was three dots, Cheryl gets zapped
<Kit> 6Chii tries to operate Theron's gear next.
<Dias`> <Comm> JUST DO IT
<DeathStar> 6* Being an Earth Gear, it operates fine
<Marcus`> <Comm> Yeah it is, but we don't have a choice. Just be careful.
<Dias`> <Comm> Even cut half the ridarium up
<Kit> 6Chii operates it rather amateur-like, moving to try and do something on her own.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel attempts to open a small portal ahead of the two, and times it to close so it'd only injure the Ridarium
<Kit> <Lilith> It is better than the alternatives, Lady.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium eyes it approaching, and moves Cheryl so she'll go with him
<Marcus`> <Comm> Whoa don't close it!
* Chad-Work has joined #taw
<DeathStar> 6* The Gear obeys the amateu Chii
* Chad-Work is now known as Dias
<DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, enemy ships approach the group
<Kit> 6Chii moves it around, having to pay a lot of attention to her actions, heading for the others angrily.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel carefully watches the timing... even if Cheryl passes through first, there needs to be a point where only the Ridarium is in the ripple.
* Dias` has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
<DeathStar> 6* The RIdiarium is stupid enough not to have a part of Cheryl not pass when it doesn't pass.
<DeathStar> *isn't
<Marcus`> <Comm> Fuck. Fuck. We've got incoming too.
<Kit> <Lilith> Alpha Cheryl is smaller, perhaps you could position a ripple for the enemy's head alone. That is an effective manner of disabling an enemy permanently.
<Ariel> 6* Raquel boggles as the Ridarium's grasp of geometry as it pulls off something she didn't think was physically possible. And then moves the ripple to a different angle.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Enough. The ripple isn't working. I'm just going to spray and pray.
<Dias> <Comm> Ripple the entire thing right infront of me.
* Dias comes to a stop and raises his gears hand
<Ariel> 6* Raquel does as Dias directs, since she's not having any luck
* Dias snaps his gears hand down to grabs the Ridariums head the second it pops out.
<Kit> 6Chii barrels toward the group in a sidekick gear.
<DeathStar> 6* As the Ridiarium goes through the ripple toward Dias, and quickly jerks Cheryl up for his grab, so he'll smash her head instead
<DeathStar> 6* Hey, he'll lose his hostage, but what the hell;
* Dias obvously doesn't squeeze for her head then.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium aims at Dias' gear and fires a rock for it
<Kit> 6Chii eyes the gear's controls with annoyance. 1"Weapons, weapons, where the fuck's the weapons!?"
* Dias is hit since he's probably really really close, his gear jerks from the hit.
* Marcus` takes a breath and aim from an angle that shouldn't hit anyone else and fires a shot for the Rid's head, hoping Dias will have him distracted.
<Kit> <Lilith> Remove its lower half, Lady. He is unguarded with Cheryl above.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is nailed in the head, obviously not knowing everyone's positions
<Ariel> 6* Raquel closes the portal around the Ridiarium's waist, since Cheryl is well away from that now
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is, in fact, cut in half, since he can't dodge ripples, he was moving Cheryl.
* Dias regains his balance and he grabs Cheryl and the top half of the Ridarium. He starts boosting back towards their ship.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Good work, let's get back before we're overrun. *he boosts out after Dias*
<Ariel> Raquel> "...let's get back to the ship."
<Kit> 6Lilith turns and begins moving along with them, tilting her head at an erratically flying gear fumbling about itself.
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium suddenly grabs Dias' Gear
<DeathStar> 6* It begins to tighten its grip
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns, eyeing it
* Dias checks his sensors to see if it's even doing any real damage
<DeathStar> 6* Dias' arm is being crushed slowly
* Dias grabs for it with his other hand
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl lets go before she's crushed
* Marcus` comes up onto Dias' side. <Comm> Need help?
<Kit> 6Chii throws her hands up, pissed. 1"F-Fuck it!" 6She forms a seal, her hand outstretching, focusing on the Ridarium. 1"Hyoton!" 6And brings cooled air down on it, attempting to freeze an arm of it without hitting Dias or Cheryl.
* Marcus` spins around Dias, attempting to relieve him of Cheryl so he can deal with the Rid.
<Kit> <Chii> <C> That should do it-- get rid of the fucker.
* Dias just swings his hand holding onto the stupid ridarium to hurl it
<DeathStar> 6* The Ridiarium is frozen and thrown out into space. Sorry for the delay.
<DeathStar> 6* It spins away, vowing revenge
* Marcus` shakes his gear, moving ahead still, glancing at his sensors. "Well. Does she look like she's ok?"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl looks pissed
<Dias> <Comm> She looks pissed. So yes.
<Marcus`> <Comm> Good. Let's get her back to the hanger so Duce can give her the what what.
<Kit> <Chii> <C> ...How do I turnt his thing around?
<DeathStar> 6* The enemy ships finally arrive
<DeathStar> 6* They begin to fire at them
<Kit> 6Chii stares... then begins moving by desperation. 1"How do I shoot!?"
* Marcus` hisses, trying to evade. "Why the fuck did you get in a gear if you didn't know how to use it!?"
<DeathStar> 6* the Tsivrixsh shout names at Chii and her tactics
* Dias takes several shots and pulls Cheryl in close. He begins evasive maneuvers as he blasts towards their ship
<Kit> <Chii> <C> I WANTED TO SAVE CHERYL YOU FUCK! I'VE NEVER USED A NORMAL GEAR!
<Marcus`> <Comm> Dias, get Cheryl into the hanger, I'll try to cover you. *he shifts around his back to Dias's gear, firing at a ship*
<DeathStar> 6* The enemy ships fire at Anubis
<Kit> 6Lilith is glad she pulled back her shield units much earlier. 1"..."
<DeathStar> 6* And some more begin to catch up to Dias, but they fire at Marcus first, since he's playng hero
<Kit> 6Lilith continues moving for the ship, trying to avoid some.
<DeathStar> 6* In the distance, they can see Tsivrixsh drop ships arriving on the planet
* Marcus` attempts to launch his shield up, to keep himself from getting owned, returning fire.
<Kit> 6Chii adapts to the controls enough to begin a pitiful retreat. 1"I hope you're good, Marcus, I can't create that much ninpo."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The Planet
<DeathStar> 6* The team works on trying to get the shuttle to do the scans, but so far it keeps messing up, like it rejects them
* Cassandra` is now known as Myria
<DeathStar> <Rodney> I thought you said you could make this work
<Marcus`> * Theron stands there silently with a frown.
<Kit> 6Dawn sighs, finally moving over and examining the system himself-- having been avoiding it because Myria's wonder girl.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks up at the sky, then frowns. "We have problems." 6* Shadows begin to cover areas of the ground
<Myria> WEll...the scanners are a human design, so the adjustable band is a bit different.
<DeathStar> 6* Rodney pauses, then looks out and up.
<Sally`Wolf> "Can't we just kick it or something? I hate machines..."
* Dias is now known as SPoC
<DeathStar> 6* People look up and begin to panic and scream
<Marcus`> * Theron steps back, peering up, his frown suddenly goes to a tense narrowing of his eyes.
<Sally`Wolf> "Wha...?"
<SPoC> It would appear the enemy have broken the front lines.
<DeathStar> 6* Tsivrixsh drop ships can be seen coming down
<Kit> 6Dawn pauses and moves out, seeing for himself. He undoes the strap on his rifle and peers through the scope to the closest one.
<Marcus`> <Theron> Wolf.
<Myria> Trouble...
<Marcus`> <Theron> We need a large weapon rodney, something to shoot those ships out of the sky. Do you know of anything like that?
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Oh, yeah, sure, let me pull something out of my pants.
<SPoC> Did the fleet not place anti-air artillery?
<Marcus`> <Theron> This is not a time for jokes. This will mean the different between life and death.
<Marcus`> NRP: difference*
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Hate to break it to you, but I'm a scientist, I don't know about any super weapons. You'd have to find a military guy. 6* He looks over as the drop ship lands
<DeathStar> <Rodney> Hope you can find someone
<DeathStar> -TO BE CONTINUED-
Session Close: Thu May 15 23:30:22 2008