Session Time: Tue Jul 14 00:00:00 2009
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[20:00] <01@DeathStar> Stardate: Not Long After Last Episode
[20:00] <01@DeathStar> Location: Cheryl's Team
04[20:01] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren motions to the people removing Katrina's dead body from the destroyed brig area, while Jennifer is handcuffed and given new restraints, given a nice view of the removal of the body
06[20:01] * 01@Jennifer stares at the body, going a bit pale as she does, she doesn't put up any resistance to being cuffed.
04[20:02] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren turns and begins to speak to Jennifer, but all that comes out, at least to Jennifer's ear, is a foreign language. Warren waits pointedly, his hand on his gun
06[20:03] * 01@Jennifer blinks, looking at him, "I can't understand you..." *she tries to make a motion to indicate where her device was*
04[20:03] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren just stares at her, speaking to someone next to him, then aims at Jennifer's head, pulling the trigger.
[20:03] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[20:03] <01@DeathStar> Location: Alleys
03[20:03] * toolbarmac (trgd1h@212.116.219.102) has joined #taw
[20:03] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl works on putting on her tactical suit, checking to make sure her device is still working properly since Scott's from another reality.
03[20:03] * toolbarmac was kicked by DeathStar (toolbarmac)
03[20:03] * DeathStar sets mode: +b *!*@212.116.219.102
[20:04] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott rotates his neck, peering up at the sky where patrol shuttles are flying about
[20:04] <01Kit> <Chii> Last time went pretty bad. Should we have a strategy meeting this time?
04[20:05] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Translation program Lemon gave me is still running. 6* She notes. "We're probably too far from Jennifer, though, for it to communicate to them."
[20:05] <01@DeathStar> *her to
[20:05] <01Kit> <Chii> What do you mean?
04[20:06] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> What I just said. Lemon usually translates for us, but since we split up, she designed a makeshift program in her device before giving it to me so we could understand the locales. It's range is limited, so right now, Jennifer can't speak to her captors. That may or may not piss them off.
[20:06] <01Kit> <Chii> Likely the latter given how they responded to us.
[20:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl glances at Chii, then at the executive building in the distance. "I really have no strategies. We could pull out and wait for the others, then come back in full force. Try to sneak into the building. Or just attack it in mech form."
[20:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott checks the gun's charge level once, silent
[20:08] <01Kit> 6Chii eyes the patrols in the air. 1"Phoenix or Aether would be handy around now. Since they're not as ridiculous as our Anti-Warren, I could create a diversion at least.
[20:08] <01Kit> <Chii> Or add to a frontal.
[20:08] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> You seem to only be able to use your summons once; you use it as a diversion, we won't have it later.
[20:09] <01Kit> 6Chii rubs her head. 1"Any ideas, Scott?"
[20:09] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> Pulling out and waiting for the others is the most sound tactic
[20:10] <01Kit> 6Chii shrugs to Cheryl. 1"It's also what they'd probably count on us doing. We're in foreign territory with a lack of info, after all."
[20:11] <01Kit> <Chii> It's a Warren we're dealing with-- and if this base is anything worth its salt, every moment they're aware of us wanting something, the beefier it's going to get around it.
04[20:11] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'll be frank - the three of us are not likely to get the crystal back. And I'm not ready to put it all on the line - I have things to do still. Unless you're saying that doing this and getting Jennifer back is the moral thing to do and you want to do it
[20:12] <01Kit> <Chii> So we do the smart thing and deal with the consequences, or do the stupid thing and hope we're strong enough to get away with it. Heh.
[20:13] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Xanatos' shuttle fly in overhead, searching for them
[20:13] <01Kit> <Chii> My moral compass is spinning.
04[20:13] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl leans against the alley wall. "So, what's the call, Chii? You want to risk it for Jennifer?" 6* She asks her seriously.
[20:14] <01Kit> 6Chii twitches a bit, eyeing her. 1"Why're you asking me? Since when am I in charge? When I move first, things go boom, the majority says."
[20:14] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Because I want to hear what you have to say. So quit stalling and answer.
[20:14] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott peers up at the shuttle staying in their general vicinity.
[20:15] <01Kit> <Chii> What I have to say is that she's a goddamn kid. I don't know anything about what deals and agreements you two have, so if it was just me, I'd go get her before I regretted it later.
04[20:15] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Then we'll risk it to get Jennifer back.
[20:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the shuttle overhead. "We'll start with taking that shuttle."
[20:16] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[20:16] <01@DeathStar> Location: Mountain
[20:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* The steep mountain leads them further up into darkness, as night has fallen. Raquel has been eaten by a mountain lion already
[20:17] <01Kit> <Lilith> ...A Weapon was defeated by a servant of mother nature.
[20:17] <01Dias`> So great deity, any idea where the crystal is yet? 6He glances at Lilith
[20:17] <01@DeathStar> 6* Up ahead is a cave, probably where the mountain lion came from before tackling Raquel off into the night to eat her - Drake is currently looking for her
[20:18] <01Kit> <Lilith> Probably the top." 6She eyes Dias.
[20:18] <01@DeathStar> 6* X crosses her arms, not speaking about the loss of Raquel.
06[20:19] * 01Dias` glances up towards the top. 1"What if it's in that cave?"
[20:20] <01@DeathStar> <X> Let us make a decision - we are wasting time
[20:20] <01Dias`> I never learned how to feel them out.
[20:20] <01@DeathStar> 6* X eyes Dias and Lilith, looking annoyed
[20:21] <01Kit> <Lilith> What makes you think I have? Check the cave, Dias." 6She hrmphs.
06[20:21] * 01Dias` eyes her for a moment then claps his hands together and moves for the cave
[20:21] <01@DeathStar> 6* X moves to follow Dias
[20:22] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake returns, dragging a bloodied Raquel who has gnaw marks on her arms and side, as well as scratches on her face
[20:22] <01@DeathStar> <Drake> Found her
[20:22] <01Kit> 6Lilith waits, probably worried about the others, then jerks when Drake returns with the leftovers.
06[20:22] * 01Dias` moves to the edge of the cave, glancing in for a second, letting his eyes adjust for a second. He then moves in
[20:23] <01Ariel> * Raquel mutters incoherantly, definitely not a cat person
[20:23] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake shifts Raquel over to Lilith, peering at Dias and X going into the cave; the cave is dark and damp, and seems to stretch in as far as his eyes can seen
[20:23] <01Dias`> I'm not seeing anything, yet but this cave's pretty big.
[20:24] <01@DeathStar> 6* X eyes the area. "Who would put the crystal at the beginning of the cave if it was inside?"
[20:24] <01Kit> 6Lilith stares at Raquel awkwardly, then pats her on the head before handing her back to Drake. 1"You are right. I should check on the others." 6She turns to quickly enter the cave.
[20:24] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake pauses, shifting to adjust for Raquel, then moves to follow
[20:24] <01Dias`> Well if someone put it someplace. 6He moves further in
[20:25] <01@DeathStar> 6* X steps in after Dias - as he walks in, the ground sinks in a bit and arrows shoot out at him. 4
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[20:25] <01@DeathStar> 6* Dias is impaled by three arrows
[20:25] <01Dias`> <Dias> ....Owww...6He grabs at the arrows, moving to yank them out of his tact suit
[20:25] <01@DeathStar> 6* The arrows are yanked, but don't come out, and Dias injures himself more
03[20:26] * Ariel is now known as Raquel
[20:26] <01@DeathStar> 6* They seem to be made of some pure type of metal
06[20:26] * 01Raquel does her best to stand on her own, "...I... don't think... they like visitors..."
[20:26] <01Dias`> <Dias> Well that just sucks.
[20:26] <01@DeathStar> 6* X jerks, shifting over to Dias, staring
[20:26] <01@DeathStar> <X> I could try to ripple them out.
[20:26] <01Dias`> If you think it's safe.
[20:27] <01@DeathStar> <X> I didn't say that. I'd ripple flesh, too
[20:27] <01Kit> 6Lilith smells blood and quickly zones in on Dias, jerking. 1"Traps..?"
[20:27] <01Raquel> "...ripple... ripple the heads off... then they should slide out..."
[20:27] <01Dias`> Nah, someone left some arrows behind. 6He glances at X. 1"I can heal that."
[20:28] <01@DeathStar> 6* X opens three tiny ripples inside Dias, tearing flesh and some organs, leaving only the arrow heads inside Dias
[20:28] <01Dias`> 6Dias' face tenses as the pain courses over his body
[20:29] <01@DeathStar> 6* X looks Dias over, and Drake makes a face
[20:30] <01@DeathStar> <X> There. Can you continue?
[20:30] <01Dias`> 6Dias let's out a swear word then a breath of air. 1"We'll dig them out later. Yeah, let's go."
[20:30] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[20:30] <01@DeathStar> Location: Tribe
[20:30] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon sits quietly, watching the fire and natives celebrate
[20:31] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane glances to her slightly, then down at the time. 1It's only a matter of time now.
[20:31] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> A matter of time?
[20:32] <01@DeathStar> 6* Some of the natives stop dancing after a bit; the nearby forest is unusually quiet
[20:32] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane tilts his head slightly, peering at the natives, then towards the forst. 1Hmmm.
[20:33] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks at the forest - it's dark, and eerie, almost haunted.
[20:33] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Was the forest like that just a moment ago?
[20:33] <01@DeathStar> 6* As they look, animals come running out of the forest in a panic, fleeing as fast as they can
[20:33] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> No. 6* She gets to her feet, looking worried at the animals, frowning. "The animals are scared."
[20:34] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane slowly pushes himself to his feet. 1I believe that means it is the corruption. It would not make sense for Warren's people to scare them.
[20:34] <01@DeathStar> 6* As Kane says this, figures begin to emerge from the forest, the size of trees. Tsivrixsh shaped figures, made of black. Corruption
[20:35] <01@DeathStar> 6* They head toward the village, their feet killing the grass with each step - the forest itself begins to decay and turn into more Tsivrixsh like beings
[20:35] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane slides his hand into his coat and peers at Lemon slightly. 1How would you like to go about this?
[20:35] <01@DeathStar> 6* The natives begin to panic, moving away. They scream out to the mountain for Lilith's return
[20:36] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> You should go one way... and I another, to see what attracts them.
[20:36] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon taps her device to communicate to the others, but only gets static
[20:36] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Please be safe. 6He peers at her device then her. 1Leave at the first sign of danger.
[20:37] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon nods to Kane. "I can't talk to the others- they may be in danger, too. You should warn thm."
[20:37] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon shifts and begins to move away from the village and the mountain
[20:37] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane gives her a nod and moves towards the mountain now.
[20:38] <01@DeathStar> 6* The corruption shifts, splitting into two paths - one moving through the village toward Kane - people scream as they get touched and morphed into black ooze like the Tsivrixsh monsters; the other half seems to follow Lemon
[20:38] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane makes a face at this, firing shots behind himself as he continues to run.
[20:38] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[20:38] <01@DeathStar> Location: Mountain
[20:39] <01@DeathStar> 6* The group has reached a large open area of the cavern, and upon close inspection, has dozens of tiny holes in the walls and floor and probably ceiling. Which means pressure sensitive ground
06[20:39] * 01Dias` stops as he eyes the tiny holes, then shits his hand behind his back. 1"I smell traps."
[20:40] <01Kit> 6Lilith moves to take point, switching to malamute form so her senses are more acute-- and so she has four points of balance, in other words spreading her mass and weight out so it doesn't break ground or set off traps as easy.
[20:40] <01Raquel> "You... can smell... traps?"
[20:40] <01@DeathStar> 6 *X goes to open a ripple, but it doesn't form properly. She frowns
[20:40] <01@DeathStar> <X> Something in this cave is acting against my ripples.
[20:40] <01Dias`> <Dias> Something like that. 6He pulls out a small bouncy ball. 1"I can toss this sucker and see how many I set off.
[20:41] <01@DeathStar> 6* The mountain shakes suddenly
06[20:41] * 01Dias` peers up. 1"That's a bad sign."
06[20:42] * 01Dias` jerks as Drake gets hit. 1"Damnt."
[20:42] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake stumbles and falls over, bleeding
[20:42] <01Kit> 6Lilith pauses and sees if she can use magnetism to levitate for starters.
[20:42] <01Dias`> 6Dias peers back the way they came then ahead. 1"I don't like that rumbling. I think we need to move faster.
[20:44] <01Kit> 6Lilith stares, then telepathically mentions to X. <Move everyone back into the entry.>
[20:44] <01Dias`> Everyone get ready. I'm gonna toss this ball and hit as many as I can.
[20:44] <01@DeathStar> 6 *X peers at Raquel in surprise, and goes to say something when Kane comes running in
[20:45] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane slides to a halt, peering at them and their injuries. 1The corruption is here. And half of it chased me.
[20:45] <01Dias`> <Dias> ...Great.
[20:45] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> It's eating on the mountain as we speak, we need to leave immediately.
[20:45] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake gets nito a sitting position, his lungs pierced a bit
[20:46] <01Kit> 6Lilith stares more. <I thought he was a genius.> She dashes forward on all fours, having already warned X.
06[20:46] * 01Dias` tenses
06[20:46] * 01Raquel sees Lilith starts to run, and moves for cover
[20:46] <01@DeathStar> 6* Behind Kane, the way out, can be seen slowly vanishing into blackness - as Lilith runs adn the mountain shakes, she unleashes a volley of arrows at the team - and RAquel would find no cover
[20:46] <01@DeathStar> 6* Prepare yourselves
[20:46] <01@DeathStar> 6* Left, Right, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, LEft, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right
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[20:47] <01Dias`> rlldurldurldurldurldurl
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[20:47] <01@Xanatos> rlldurldurldurldurldurl
[20:47] <01Raquel> rlrldurldurldurlrurldurl
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[20:47] <01Kit> rlldurldurldurldu
[20:48] <01@DeathStar> 6* Raquel gets hit by three more arrows, thanks to the traps being set - in her left arm, right lung, and right leg.
[20:48] <01@DeathStar> 6 *Drake is also struck in the throat.
[20:48] <01@DeathStar> 6* Behind them, teh blackness - actually corruption, like a hand, reaches for them.
[20:48] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane shifts over to Drake, kneeling to check his injures, pulling out a first aid kit to start treating his injuries.
[20:48] <01@DeathStar> <X> We need to follow Lilith now! 6* She notes
06[20:48] * 01Dias` quickly moves over to Drake, picking him up and tossing him over his shoulders. 1"Kane, grab Raquel. Everyone follow the path that Lilith took. Now.
[20:49] <01Kit> 6Lilith keeps going, if there's more shit, she'll try to set it off before they're in its aim for now.
[20:49] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane nods and moves over to lift up Raquel, shifting to move after Lilith.
[20:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith keeps going, but up ahead is a hole. 3
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06[20:49] * 01Kit leaps
[20:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith falls in the hole.
06[20:49] * 01Dias` turns and shifts to follow Lilith's path
06[20:49] * 01Raquel attempts to move on her own, but with an arrow in the leg, that's tricky. She lets Kane carry her without protest
[20:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* X follows as well as the hand chases
[20:50] <01@DeathStar> 6* The hole is about 10 feet deep - no spikes thankfully
[20:50] <01@DeathStar> 6* As the team follows, they'd come across the hole. X looks down it
[20:51] <01@DeathStar> 6* A boulder begins to fall from above into the hole.
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06[20:51] * 01Dias` moves to leap over the hole if he can.
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[20:51] <01Kit> 6Lilith crouches and springs back up, since that height isn't even her length
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[20:51] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith makes it barely in time
[20:51] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane shifts to jump over the hole after Dias.
[20:51] <01@DeathStar> 6* X leaps over as well. The tunnel leads them along into a new cavern that dead ends - on a pedastal is the crystal
06[20:52] * 01Dias` slides to a stop, eyeing hte walls quickly
[20:52] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> We should grab it and jump, you all have the coordinates in your devices.
[20:52] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake begins to bleed out, his eyes rolling in his head
[20:52] <01Kit> 6Lilith shifts forms back to human and eyes the crystal. 1"Though I admit my doubts, as all I see is a typical crystal, I can only hope that this is enough to ward the corruption and help the villagers as they hope."
[20:53] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> The village is gone. You cannot help them.
06[20:53] * 01Dias` glances back to see if the corruptions slowed at all
[20:53] <01@DeathStar> 6* It's not in sight yet.
[20:53] <01Dias`> I dont' see it behind us.
[20:53] <01Kit> <Lilith> You want me to abandon people with their hopes in me?" 6She glares at Kane.
06[20:53] * 01Dias` sets Drake down. 1"Kane see what you can do for him
[20:54] <01@DeathStar> <X> ... 6* She forms a holy arrow, aiming it where the corruption will likely come, waiting
[20:54] <01Dias`> 6Dias eyes dart around the walls and floor, looking for anything out of the ordinary
[20:54] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Hope is only such a thing when their are people left alive to hope. 6He sets Raquel down and begins to treat Drake's wounds.
[20:54] <01@Xanatos> NRP: there*
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[20:54] <01Kit> 6Lilith growls slightly, then moves for the platform, placing her hands around the crystal.
[20:54] <01@DeathStar> 6* The crystal seems to be easily lifted off
[20:55] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane checks his pulse, injecting him with some nanos.
06[20:55] * 01Dias` turns to eye the entryway now, his hand held out towards it.
[20:55] <01@DeathStar> 6* His pulse seems erratic
[20:55] <01@DeathStar> <X> Where is it...? 6* She hisses
[20:55] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Most likely it is eating everything around us.
06[20:56] * 01Raquel does her best to treat her own wounds
[20:56] <01Dias`> <Dias> Why? It should know we can beat it.
[20:56] <01Kit> 6Lilith eyes the crystal, studying it.
[20:56] <01@DeathStar> 6* RAquel would find the arrows are not easily removed, just like Dias'.
[20:56] <01Dias`> NRP: Cant
[20:56] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> To trap us. We should jump as soon as possible, we are too injured to put up even a defense.
[20:56] <01@DeathStar> <X> To trap us would indicate it was smart. It came after us because we had crystals, right?
[20:56] <01Dias`> We're already trapped. It should've came running head in at us.
[20:57] <01Dias`> 6Dias tosses the bouncy ball back the way they came
[20:57] <01@DeathStar> 6* It bounces
[20:57] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Is it such a stretch to think that it is?
[20:58] <01@DeathStar> 6* X twitches as nothing seems to be happening. The mountain shakes again, then it feels as if it's...moving.
06[20:58] * 01Dias` 's feet shift apart as the mountain moves. 1"What the hell was that?"
[20:58] <01@DeathStar> 6* Side to side, bouncing, side to side. As if in something
[20:58] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> ... 6He raises his arm and activates his map, checking to see if he can gather anything from it.
[20:58] <01@DeathStar> 6* The map comes up with no data
[20:59] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Hmph. It would seem like we're being moved, but I can't be certain.
[20:59] <01Dias`> Kane, you got a flashlight on you?
[20:59] <01@DeathStar> 6* The moving continues, steadily.
[20:59] <01Kit> 6Lilith takes the crystal in hand and moves back toward the entry, eyeing the walls and path.
[20:59] <01@DeathStar> <X> Could we be inside the corruption and it's walking?
[20:59] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane holds out a small one.
[20:59] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> It seems likely. 6He nods to X.
[20:59] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith, if she steps outside the cavern they're in, would see nothing but black goo
[20:59] <01Raquel> "It didn't... pick up the whole mountain... did it?"
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[20:59] <01@DeathStar> <X> It probably corrupted the entire mountain and we are in it's belly.
[20:59] <01Dias`> If that's the case, then why hasn't it consumed this area or us? 6He grabs it and shines it where they came from
[21:00] <01Kit> <Lilith> Yes." 6She sounds heartbroken
[21:00] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> We should jump jow.
[21:00] <01@Xanatos> NRP: now*
[21:00] <01@DeathStar> 6* X nods, moving to tap her device to jump - but nothing happens. It errors like when Warren jammed them
[21:01] <01Dias`> 6Dias looks at X, tilting his head slightly.
[21:01] <01@DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, the corruption moves in closer by an inch or two
[21:01] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> ... 6 He pales slightly. 1Well. That would explain why it is not attacking.
[21:01] <01Dias`> 6Dias takes a step back, eyeing it now
[21:01] <01Raquel> "...s-so... is that a definite... on intelligent?"
[21:01] <01Kit> 6Lilith brings up her free hand, gathering light energy from X, then closes her hand, setting off a burst where it's encroaching
[21:01] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> X take these crytals so tha tyou may damage it.
[21:02] <01@DeathStar> <X> My ripples won't work
[21:02] <01@DeathStar> <X> I refuse.
[21:02] <01Dias`> <Dias> You were we can even damage it?
[21:02] <01Dias`> NRP Sure
[21:02] <01@DeathStar> 6* The burst from Lilith causes it to wobble back a bit, but it just resumes it's place within seconds
[21:02] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> We have before. We need to punch a hole through so that we can get a ripple out.
[21:03] <01@DeathStar> <X> You are an idiot. If it consumed the mountain, it is impossible to punch 'a hole'.
[21:03] <01@DeathStar> <X> And using the crystals kills the realities.
[21:03] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I see. So we should sit down and cross our legs. Give up.
[21:03] <01@DeathStar> <X> We should find a way out with our own strength
[21:03] <01Dias`> 6Dias takes a deep breath then moves back towards the pedastel.
[21:03] <01Kit> 6Lilith reaches into her own chest and pulls out her old railblade. She turns and aims it outward, channeling energy to her innate element which takes more, but fires off into it.
[21:03] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Very well. I am but a human, show me your strength.
[21:04] <01Raquel> "...do... do you have any ideas?"
[21:04] <01@DeathStar> 6* X peers around the room, looking for clues. "Perhaps you should use your brain and figure out why it hasn't eaten this room. And why my powers of rippling fail here."
[21:04] <01Dias`> <Dias> Something in here's blocking off ripples.
[21:04] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith's attack does nothing
[21:05] <01@DeathStar> 6* X moves over to a wall and forms a holy attack, smashing nito the cavern wall a bit - this only lasts a moment until she hits pure metal like the arrows
[21:05] <01Kit> 6Lilith frowns, then moves back to the pedestal and sets the crystal back on it.
[21:05] <01@DeathStar> 6* The corruption moves in a bit more - only inches.
[21:05] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Hmmm. I wonder what in this metal would block your abilities.
[21:05] <01Dias`> 6Dias looks over at X, then moves towards the metal. 1"Is that? 6He moves over towards the otherside and pulls his hand back, smashing it into the wall
[21:05] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake remains passed out, feverish
[21:05] <01@DeathStar> 6* Dias would nearly break his hand
[21:06] <01Kit> <Lilith> ..." 6She eyes the two messing with the wall, then eyes the metallic gleam. She reaches out her hands, trying to affect it directly with her magnetic abilities.
[21:06] <01@DeathStar> 6* It seems to be much denser than the arrows
[21:06] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane tchs at Draek's condition, his medicine not doing anything.
06[21:06] * 01Raquel pauses, "This... this place seems artificial. Is it a facility... or a ship?"
[21:06] <01Dias`> 6Dias scowls and waves his hand, then forms holy energy with his other hand and blasts into it to remove the rock.
[21:06] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith could probably do something with it, but it's so thick and strong, unless she has a lot more power, she won't be able to affect it
[21:07] <01Kit> <Lilith> ...I have an idea.
[21:07] <01Raquel> "...either way... maybe there's something here we can use..."
[21:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* Dias would uncover more metal under rock
[21:07] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane watches the corruption, trying to see if it can eat through the metal.
[21:07] <01Dias`> <Dias> This entire room must be inside a pocket of the metal
[21:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* It seems to be doing so slowly - considering it's moving in in inches
[21:07] <01Kit> <Lilith> We are going to walk out of this entity.
[21:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* X looks at Lilith
[21:08] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> At the very least it takes longer to eat through this metal.
[21:08] <01Kit> <Lilith> Give me the crystals.
[21:08] <01Dias`> <Dias> It means we've found something that resilient against it.
[21:09] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Any more than 5 will damage you. And you already have 5.
[21:09] <01Kit> <Lilith> Argue and die, or give them to me.
[21:09] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Very well. How many?
[21:09] <01Kit> <Lilith> All of them.
[21:09] <01Dias`> <Dias> It's possible that if X takes five to adjust to the Lilith's draining, she might be able to tape into 10 without have the effects of 10
[21:09] <01Kit> 6Lilith picks up the one from the pedestal again. 1"Five is not enough. It is simply too dense."
[21:10] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> You will surely die. 6He notes, taking out the 8.
[21:10] <01@DeathStar> NRP: It's 7
[21:10] <01@Xanatos> NRP: Right 7.
[21:10] <01Kit> <Lilith> I have more experience channeling energy sources than all of you. But if that is my fate, then so be it. I will gladly do this to allow everyone to live. It was my decision to come here, it need not be condemning to anyone else.
[21:11] <01@DeathStar> <X> But Lilith...
06[21:11] * 01Raquel frowns... she generally trusts Lilith's judgement, but this time...
[21:11] <01@DeathStar> 6* X twitches.
[21:11] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane continues to hold out the 7, watching her.
[21:11] <01Dias`> <Dias> Or we could ignore me possible safer method. That's fine
[21:12] <01Kit> <Lilith> Mistress wants nothing to do with crystals. I do not blame her. It goes against my better dignity in the first place, yet there is little other option.
[21:12] <01@DeathStar> <X> ...
[21:12] <01Kit> 6Lilith moves to take them one by one from Kane.
[21:12] <01Dias`> <Dias> X, there's an exception to every rule.
[21:12] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane kneels once she has them all and pulls out a knife, trying to get a metal fragment by scrapping at the floor.
[21:12] <01Dias`> <Dias> Just this once.
[21:12] <01@DeathStar> <X> Some hero. 6* She tells Dias simply. "I do not approve of this, Lilith, and could order you not to use the crystals."
06[21:13] * 01Raquel isn't worried about metal samples... she has lots of that.
[21:13] <01Kit> <Lilith> Yes. You could.
[21:13] <01@DeathStar> 6* Kane's knife breaks
[21:13] <01@DeathStar> <X> Using those crystals injuries realities.
06[21:13] * 01Dias` eyes X at that.
[21:13] <01Kit> 6Lilith eyes her, then the container they are in. 1"If we die, then only Warren's group is doing anything about all realities."
[21:13] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Indeed. And killing yourself with 12 crystals is like killing 12 realities.
[21:13] <01Kit> <Lilith> I think I understand the term 'lesser evil.'
[21:14] <01@DeathStar> <X> ... I won't order you not to do it.
[21:14] <01@DeathStar> 6* X crosses her arms, frowning
[21:14] <01Kit> 6Lilith frowns. 1"Do not worry. I still despise all evils."
[21:14] <01Dias`> <Dias> X.
[21:14] <01Kit> <Lilith> I am going to create a 'shell.' Like I said. We will walk out of this place.
[21:14] <01@DeathStar> <X> Dias. I advice you be quiet. You claim to be a hero, but heroes do not have exceptions. I have my line. I won't cross it
[21:14] <01@DeathStar> 6* X eyes Dias coldly.
[21:15] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane puts the knife away, then peers out at the corruption.
[21:15] <01Dias`> <Dias> Fine. 6He eyes the entry way now
[21:15] <01Raquel> "...if... we don't get out of here... those crystals will be absorbed by the corruption."
[21:16] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Indeed. It is an impossible situation.
[21:16] <01Kit> <Lilith> My priorities were my life, but in this life, my greatest priority is mistress' well-being, regardless of the cost, and then the lives of friends." 6She brings her hands out, then closes her eyes, gritting her teeth as she tries to alter the shape of the place forcibly into a sphere.
[21:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lilith would begin to drain great energy from the crystals, far more than probably attempted by any of them, and as her body begins to burn in pure agony, she indeed does begin to shape the metal room
[21:18] <01@DeathStar> 6* X bites her lip worriedly as she watches Lilith, not caring about the room or corruption
[21:18] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane watches Lilith with a frown, checking on Drake slightly.
[21:18] <01Kit> 6Lilith keeps at it, not one to show anything, really. She wouldn't break concentration making noise. Her eyes might water, but that's her.
[21:18] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake seems to be dead right now
[21:19] <01@DeathStar> 6* The room is shaped into a sphere finally, but it's still firmly in the center of the corruption mass, which she could feel around them through the crystals
06[21:19] * 01Raquel frowns, wishing she could do something to help... but as it is, she's not linked, and even her essence is poison...
[21:19] <01@DeathStar> 6* A rock lnads on Raquel's head as the room is sphered
[21:20] <01Dias`> It's sealed off.
[21:20] <01Kit> 6Lilith exhales slowly, dropping to her knees, but quickly gets up. 1"...Time ...to move... everyone." 6She starts to walk, holding her hands out still and starts to use magnetism to roll it like a giant hamsterball.
[21:20] <01@DeathStar> 6* The sphere barely moves, and it seems she'll need to draw more energy than shaping it - the corruption mass is that thick
[21:21] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane lifts Drake up so the he can move when the sphere moves.
[21:21] <01Kit> 6Lilith pauses, then makes a face, her expression seriously intent and completely the inugami persona, hissing furiously as she draws. 1"I said... Move!"
[21:22] <01@DeathStar> 6* X focuses on giving Lilith energy, not caring how much she gives to help. As Lilith shouts that, the room shakes and begins to roll rapidly, and Lilith glows brightly, unable to be made out. What happens next is hard to say, but after a moment where everyone would be thrown about, and black out, they would come to, the room tilted on it's side, a small hole in one side. There's no sign of Lilith, only smoke where she once was
[21:22] <01@DeathStar> 6* The crystals are there as well, and 4 look cracked, and dead
06[21:23] * 01Dias` grabs his head as he pushes himself up slowly, his eyes looking around now
[21:23] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane slowly sits up holding his head while making a face.
[21:23] <01@DeathStar> 6* Drake is also gone, the arrows that were in him laying there
[21:23] <01@DeathStar> 6* X weakly pushes herself up, looking like she has nothing left in her
06[21:24] * 01Dias` moves over to X to help her up.
06[21:24] * 01Raquel rubs her eyes, attempting to look around. "...Lilith?"
[21:24] <01Dias`> <Dias> I don't see her anywhere. Or Drake
[21:24] <01@DeathStar> 6* X stumbles, looking like she's barely conscious. She lets out a ragged gasp of pain, then passes out
[21:24] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane slowly takes one of the arrows and places it into a pouch, sliding it into his coat, then gets to his feet, moving over to kneel and inspect the crystals. He seems annoyed as he gather them all up, placing them in a bag.
[21:24] <01Dias`> 6Dias grunts as her dead weight kicks in and he scoops her up into his arms now.
06[21:25] * 01Raquel tries to pull herself to her feel, starting to panic. Standing is harder with arrow wounds. "...Lilith!?"
[21:25] <01Dias`> <Dias> We need to jump now.
[21:25] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> She's gone. 6He moves over to see if he can glance out of the hole.
[21:25] <01@DeathStar> 6* Kane would see a giant Tsivrixsh hand reaching for them
[21:26] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane tenses and pulls out his pistol, firing towards it. 1Dias try to jump now.
06[21:26] * 01Dias` taps his device, holding onto X tightly
[21:26] <01@DeathStar> 6* Dias and X jump
[21:26] <01Raquel> "Where... where's Lilith?!" *unable to accept her just being... gone*
[21:26] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane grabs Raquel and hits his button to jump.
[21:27] <01@DeathStar> 6* The group would appear in the Japanese hotel
[21:27] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane peers about quickly, looking to see if anyone else is there.
06[21:27] * 01Dias` glances around. 1"Kane, get us a place to stay while we wait
[21:28] <01@DeathStar> 6* Some metal fragments seem to have followed them, perhaps broken off in the tumble
[21:28] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane sets Raquel down in her shocked state, moving to get some rooms.
06[21:28] * 01Raquel stares at Kane, "W-why did you do that? L-lilith! She... she's not with us!"
[21:29] <01Dias`> <Dias> No she's not.
[21:29] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Neither is Drake. 6He points out to Raquel as he steps out to get the rooms.
[21:30] <01Raquel> "How... how could..." *chokes on her words, unable to finish*
[21:30] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon bumps into Kane
[21:30] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> You're okay!
[21:30] <01Dias`> She made the ultimate sacrifice, Raquel.
[21:30] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane pauses and nods slightly, frowning. 1I was lucky. Others were not.
[21:30] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> The group was...?
[21:31] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Lilith and subsequently Drake. As well as 4 crystals.
06[21:31] * 01Raquel stares at Dias, trembling
[21:31] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon stares, shocked. Her jaw opens, and it's clear she takes full responsibility by the pain and guilt. "I..shouldn't have let them..."
[21:32] <01@DeathStar> 6* X remains unconscious, but it's clear she's in some sort of pain, judging by her face - and it doesn't seem to be physical
[21:32] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I apologize Lemon, we were trapped, I couldn't come up with an alternative.
06[21:32] * 01Dias` glances down at X's face and frown slightly. 1"Raquel. You're going to need to be strong, X is going to need us both now.
[21:32] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> It is not your fault. It is mine
[21:33] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I would have made the same decision had I been you.
[21:34] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> I should speak...with the others. 6* She sadly moves to find them, not sure what to say
[21:34] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[21:34] <01@DeathStar> Location: ???
[21:34] <01@DeathStar> 6* John, Key, and Colephantus appear on a sandy beach, where a large orange sun hangs in the sky - hot and humid is this reality. John looks about the drying up ocean nearby
[21:35] <01@DeathStar> <John> Ah, here we are.
[21:35] <01@Xanatos> 6* Cole adjusts his bomber and glances around then to John. 1Where are we?
[21:35] <01Kit> 6Key peers around, then starts fanning herself, mumbling.
[21:35] <01@DeathStar> <John> Oh, just some empty reality. Time moves faster here, so we can use it to our advantage while the others do their thing
[21:36] <01@DeathStar> 6* John stretches. "Glad to see my ability to talk to others is working." 6* He notes, referring to the fact he can talk to them
[21:36] <01@DeathStar> <John> I actually got it from a mute, believe it or not
[21:36] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Really? How does that even work?
[21:37] <01Kit> 6Key makes some kind of nonsensical complaint in half-japanese, half-gibberish, then snaps her fingers and twirls, switching to a crab-embroidered two-piece bikini.
[21:37] <01@DeathStar> <John> I'm not really sure. Anyway, before we hit the military installments, I wanted to train you two a bit. Mostly Key here - get her save point abilities sharpened.
[21:37] <01@DeathStar> <John> I was thinking, and we may could use them to reach the origin point of the corruption.
[21:38] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Alright. 6He shifts to pull the bomber. 1That would be sweet.
[21:38] <01@DeathStar> 6* John stares at the bikini, distracted
[21:38] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cypher doots
[21:38] <01Kit> 6Key peers at John mentioning her name, then narrows her eyes at him staring. She forms Amaterasu in her hand.
[21:38] <01Kit> <Key> X warn.
[21:38] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Little lady doesn't like being oogled, eh?
[21:38] <01@Xanatos> 6* Cole holds up his hands to cover his and Cypher's eyes.
[21:39] <01@DeathStar> <John> Hm? Oh, apparantly not. We'll work on that, too. First thing's first, Key. Time to show you the power of belief in yourself. 6* He slaps his fist into his open palm
[21:39] <01Kit> 6Key blinks at Cole, then giggles a bit. 1"Oogle?"
[21:39] <01Kit> 6She totally ignores John for the humor in the weird sound of the 'word.'
[21:39] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> You don't like us boys staring at your body. 6He notes, peering over his hand.
[21:40] <01@DeathStar> <John> I can tell that I need to send Cole off on a spiritual journey before I begin with you, Key.
[21:40] <01Kit> 6Key tilts her head cluelessly, then smiles at Cole. She points at him. 1"Boy!"
[21:40] <01Kit> 6Key dissolves the sword into the air much like Lemon does to put things in pockets and thumbs herself. 1"Girl."
[21:40] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Sorry buddy. I distract the ladies. 6He says with a smirk to John.
[21:40] <01@DeathStar> 6* John moves over to Cole, putting a hand around him, whispers what his training will be, then turns him to face the other way. "Now go, Cole, go and learn to ride the lightning."
[21:41] <01Kit> 6Key eyes John, still thumbing herself. 1"Key."
[21:41] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> I actually can do that. Well. Sorta. 6He nods to John and then throws the bomber over his shoulder as he mvoes forward.
[21:41] <01Kit> 6Key points at John and Cole respective with either hand. 1"John. Cole."
[21:41] <01Kit> 6Key pauses slightly and eyes Cole leaving. She starts to follow.
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> 6* John holds up a hand to stop Key.
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> <John> Key. John. Together. Cole later.
[21:42] <01Kit> 6Key limbos under his hand, then stops, balanced on her toes somehow and stares up at him.
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> <John> And while I train you, I think I'll teach you how to use neat words, to make it seem like we've been gone years when we return
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> Location: Xanatos' Shuttle
[21:42] <01@DeathStar> 6* Xanatos and Dias are in Xanatos' shuttle.
[21:43] <01Dias`> 6Dias peers out the side window. 1"I still don't see them.
[21:43] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> I'm running some scans. Of course you won't see them.
[21:43] <01Dias`> <Dias> Scans are for losers.
[21:44] <01@DeathStar> 6* There's a thump on top of the shuttle, and a sensor alarm bleeps once
[21:44] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> I'll keep that in mind. 6He pauses and glances up. 1Go check it out Dias.
[21:45] <01Dias`> <Dias> Oh so now scans aren't good enough. 6He snorts as he peers up at the ceiling.
[21:45] <01Dias`> <Dias> Just flip the shuttle.
[21:45] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> I just wanted to see you get punched in the face. 6He shifts to the controls to tilt the shuttle to it's side.
[21:45] <01@DeathStar> 6* It tilts.
[21:46] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> Well.
[21:46] <01Dias`> <Dias> All I see is the sky now.
[21:47] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos rights it back to itself and then motions to Dias. 1You can see through the shuttle?
[21:47] <01Dias`> 6Dias motions at the side window
[21:47] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> Here I thought you were becoming useful.
[21:47] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos shifts the shuttle around, peering out at he goes, looking for signs of the team.
[21:47] <01Dias`> <Dias> I wanted to see what it was like to walk a mile in your shoes. 6He gets up now and moves towards the ramp
[21:48] <01@DeathStar> 6* Suddenly, the ceiling explodes downward, sending pieces of metal flying down into the middle part behind them, and Cheryl lands inside
[21:48] <01@DeathStar> 6* Dias sadly walks into it
[21:48] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos jerks, making a face he pulls out his pistol, firing towards Cheryl.
[21:48] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shifts, using her whip to deflect the shots, moving in. Scott aims and fires a stun shot in at Dias to keep him down
[21:49] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos slams the thrusters forward, twisting the shuttle in a barrel roll.
[21:49] <01Dias`> 6Dias is hit, not able to move much after being exploded on
[21:50] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott twists inside the shuttle, hitting a wall in the barrell roll. Cheryl kicks out a foot against a seat to steady herself, waits until the barrell roll is ni progress, then jumps down the center, touching nothing to ruin her sense of balance, and tackles XAnatos
[21:51] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> <Could use some help, Chii>
[21:51] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos urks, losing grip of the controls, sadly that means they're still spinning out of control as he attempts to send his elbow for Cheryl.
[21:51] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl holds up a hand to take the elbow, trying to get at the controls herself s the shuttle spins
[21:52] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos pulls the elbow back, slamming his head forward, all the while trying to get his pistol up to aim at her.
[21:52] <01Kit> 6Chii drops in finally, but bounces around, cursing like a ninja sailor.
[21:52] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shifts her whip on and lets Xanatos ram his head into it, burning above his eye, then sends her foot out to kick at his hand.
[21:53] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> <Get teh controls!>
[21:53] <01@DeathStar> 6 *Scott steadies himself somehow despite the spinning, shifting his balance of gravity
[21:53] <01Kit> <Chii> <I. Fuck. In--OW. Get. You. Goddamnitatata..!>
[21:53] <01@DeathStar> 6* The shuttle slams into the side of a building ,causing it to jerk
[21:53] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos snaps his head back, slamming into the wall, he pulls out a metal disc and throws it out, letting it fly out, it would send out a flash to blind the three.
[21:53] <01Kit> 6Chii succeeds in bouncing some more before using her wire like a rein and lasso on one of the consoles and chairs, shaking her head furiously.
[21:54] <01Kit> <Chii> Oh you fucker! I already used one of those!
[21:54] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott eyes the disc, closing his eyes and turning his head before it goes off; Cheryl howls as it goe soff.
[21:54] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos lifts his pistol to fire shots for Chii and Cheryl.
[21:54] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shifts and dodges the attacks, keeping herself between the shots and Chii as well, using her whip to deflect ,even blind
[21:54] <01Kit> 6Chii jerks to the side as she hears the pistol go off, twisting and launching a shuriken back for the source as well as two kunai.
[21:55] <01@DeathStar> 6* Apparantly she's locked onto Xanatos. <I got him, get the controls before we crash!>
[21:55] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott moves in low and forward, crawling over Dias
[21:55] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos fires to deflect the shots, making an annoyed face, he shifts his aim to fire into the controls now.
[21:56] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl whips out and grabs his hand, jerking it to the side so he shoots some of the lesser important ones.
[21:56] <01Kit> 6Chii yanks on her wire and launches herself in toward Xanatos and Cheryl, twisting again to hit back to back with Cheryl and rolls around her subtly as a pivot point to circumvate Xanatos and hooks a leg on the pilot's seat, reaching for the controls blindly.
[21:56] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos smirks and aims with his second pistol to fire for the controls now.
[21:56] <01@DeathStar> 6* The shuttle begins to fly at another civilian building. <Cheryl >Are you trying to get people killed?!
[21:57] <01@Xanatos> <Xanatos> You're the ones that will get them killed, by resisting.
[21:57] <01@DeathStar> 6 *Scott eyes Xanatos smirk, takes aim, and fires into his head with his gun
[21:57] <01Kit> <Chii> <OH! That's what that sound is.> 6She jerks the controls and aims for a spot opposing gravity, so up, and away from screaming.
[21:57] <01@Xanatos> 6* Xanatos slumps over, dead.
[21:58] <01@DeathStar> 6* Xanatos' shot hits the controls, and causes the shuttle to begin to waver about uncontrollablely for Chii
[21:58] <01Kit> <Chii> I'm still blind-- but I feel. ...Are we just like, completely flying erratically?
[21:58] <01@DeathStar> 6 *Scott gets to his feet, grabs XAnatos, and jerks him out of the way, grabbing his set of controls. Cheryl blindly frowns. "Fly us at the executive building. We'll crash into it."
[21:58] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> I'll handle the flying. We're about to crash thanks to the moron hitting the controls.
[21:58] <01Kit> <Chii> ...Oh wonderful.
[21:59] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott attempts to get the shuttle to move forward. Cheryl curses. <Cheryl> Fucking Xanatos in al lfucking realities and fucking up shuttles.
[21:59] <01Kit> <Chii> That jackass.
[22:00] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I wonder what Cran runs this world. 6* She mutters; Chii's sight begins to return and she'd see the shuttle haphazardly flying about, getting the attention of other shuttles
[22:00] <01Kit> 6Chii sighs. 1"At least I think ours was a goofball. Are all the people here 'surrender or everyone dies' sorts?
[22:01] <01@DeathStar> 6* Meanwhile, in the President's office.
04[22:02] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren walks up, dragging Jennifer and dumping her body in a seat. "Here's the girl. We detected something in her chest that is given off power. Orders?" 6* He peers at Kane
[22:02] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I would like to investigate it. See if it can be removed. What about the others?
[22:02] <01@DeathStar> <Warren> They escaped - Lt. Commander Durran and Lt. Dias are in pursuit.
06[22:02] * 01@Jennifer groans and shakes her head.
[22:03] <01@DeathStar> <Warren> Should I send the girl down to the labatory where the device is at?
04[22:03] <01@DeathStar> 6* As they talk in gibberish, Jennifer slowly begins to understand them again
[22:03] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Yes, I'll have a medical team ready to look into extraction. Get in contact with your men and find them. I will not have criminals running free in my city.
01[22:03] <01@Jennifer> "Extraction...?"
04[22:04] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren nods, then eyes Jennifer. "So you can 'understand' me again."
01[22:04] <01@Jennifer> "Yeah... I-I'm sorry..."
[22:04] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane arches a brow and then leans forward. 1What has changed from then and now?
04[22:04] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren uses his datapad to get a team up there to take Jennifer down, allowing the President time to talk to Jennifer.
01[22:05] <01@Jennifer> "I... I'm not sure..."
[22:05] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Hmm. Do not lie to me.
[22:06] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren peers up and eyes the window, where a shuttle that seems to be wavering and out of control flying at them. "Sir, look out!" 6* He moves forward to grab Kane and pull him away from the window
06[22:06] * 01@Jennifer looks up slowly, shaking her head. "Am I near my device...?"
06[22:06] * 01@Jennifer blinks and looks up slowly. "Huh?"
[22:06] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane jerks and is pulled aside by Warren.
04[22:06] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren pulls Kane away from the window as the shuttles smashes in, sending glass and the desk into Jennifer
06[22:06] * 01@Jennifer tries to get up and move, crying out as she's hit and goes flying.
[22:06] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> What is going on!? 6He calls out, clearly annoyed.
[22:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* The room shakes from the weight of the shuttle impacting and the floor groans. Scott eyes the three through the window, and Cheryl climbs up the hole she made.
[22:07] <01@DeathStar> <Warren> The enemy.
06[22:07] * 01@Jennifer struggles to get up, bleeding and cut from the glass.
[22:07] <01@DeathStar> 6* Warren taps his comm to get more reinforcements - Raquel, SPoC, Marcus.
[22:07] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane hits a button his wrist to activate the alarms, pulling out a pistol. 1It would appear your underlings have failed.
[22:08] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott fires into the shuttle window and shatters it, getting out and aiming at Kane. "Don't mo---" 6 *Warren shoots him in the shoulder.
[22:08] <01Kit> 6Chii crouches atop the shuttle, but starts hurtling shurikens and kunai at Warren's hands and arms.
04[22:08] * 01Raquel hurries to Warren's posistion, wishing he just let her keep Jennifer as bomb-bait
[22:08] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott falls over, rolling with the impact, and takes aim at Warren, firing not at him, but beside him - as Warren goes to dodge, he steps into the shot, going down
[22:08] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane pushes himself to his feet and fires to deflect some of chii's weaponry.
04[22:08] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> The device is downstairs. 6* She hauls Jennifer ot her feet.
[22:09] <01Dias`> 6SPoC rushes alongside Raquel, wearing a smiley faced mask
[22:09] <01@DeathStar> 6* Then snaps her handcuffs
[22:09] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane fires towards Scott.
[22:09] <01Kit> 6Chii eyes that and whips out both of her pistols, switching to burstfire. 1"Deflect this, you shit!" 6And starts firing on him instead.
06[22:09] * 01@Jennifer shakes her head and then nods, "That hurt..." *She shakes her wrists a little.*
[22:09] <01@Xanatos> 6* Marcus moves in along with them, a shotgun in his hand.
[22:09] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott rolls to avoid the shots, letting Chii fire at Kane and keep him busy. He plants a device on the floor
[22:09] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane activates a shield from his wrist, starigna t Chii.
[22:09] <01@Xanatos> NRP: staring at*
[22:09] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> You two should form a gear and smash our way down
[22:10] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Scott, then nods, motioning Chii to her
[22:10] <01Kit> 6Chii holsters both guns and almost instantly forms seals, bringing her palm up. 1"Doton!" 6She doesn't bother trying to burst the shield, instead bringing up earth from the floor and simply trying to smash Kane into the ceiling.
[22:10] <01Kit> <Chii> Got it." 6Regardless of outcome, she leaps down and sprints for Cheryl.
06[22:10] * 01@Jennifer moves a bit away from Cheryl, but keeps her in between herself and the enemy.
[22:10] <01@DeathStar> 6* The floor groans from the attack Chii does, and breaks, sending everyone falling to the next floor
[22:10] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane leaps back, tapping button on his datapad to activate the guns on the ceiling.
06[22:10] * 01Raquel sends a wave of telekinetic force at Cheryl, knowing that she's a threat
[22:11] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane lets out a noise as he falls.
[22:11] <01Dias`> 6SPoC slides to a stop in the entryway as the floor collapses
[22:11] <01@DeathStar> 6* The shuttle falls as well, smashing onto the next floor, causing it to give out. Scott's device goes off, a small bomb, that sends debris at everyone
06[22:11] * 01@Jennifer eeps and groans as she lands, in pain.
[22:11] <01Kit> 6Chii spins in her sprint and draws one gun, rapidly firing burst shots at Raquel as she goes to attack Cheryl, leaping from debris to debris as the floor falls through.
04[22:11] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl stumbles, holding onto Jennifer, and uses her as a shield from the force
[22:11] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> ...ungh. We might not need a gear.
06[22:11] * 01@Jennifer groans in lots more pain.
[22:11] <01@DeathStar> 6* Finally, the falling stops.
[22:11] <01Dias`> 6SPoC leans into the room now and fires down at Chii
[22:11] <01@Xanatos> 6* Marcus peers down at the damage then glances to SPoC. He shrugs slightly and attaches a wire to the wall and begins to scale down.
[22:12] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shifts and rushes forward at Chii even as SPoC fires at her
06[22:12] * 01Raquel shields herself with a dense field of force, on the defensive from Chii's attack
[22:12] <01Kit> 6Chii lands on the new ground and rolls to get behind some of the larger chunks as shielding from SPoC. She lobs a grenade over the debris toward the source of the firing.
[22:12] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane lays there still, seemingly down from that fall.
[22:12] <01Dias`> 6SPoC slides a knife out and hurls it at the grenade in midair
[22:12] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl slides along, snags Chii's tail, and holds on, focusing. As the grenade explodes, she forms their dragoon mech form.
[22:13] <01Dias`> 6SPoC eyes the dragoon mech forming and she loads a grenade into her assault rifle
[22:13] <01Kit> 6Chii leans out with both guns and starts firing on SPoC after she hears the clink of impact on her grenade. She howls as Cheryl grabs her, then peers at the inside of Cheryl's mech.
[22:13] <01Kit> 6Having already been focused on attacking SPoC, she squints at the sight of the grenade loading and leans to send her new 'foot' out to smash her.
[22:14] <01@Xanatos> 6* Marcus peers up on the mech and sighs. 1Fucking great.
[22:14] <01Dias`> 6SPoC simply moves back into the hallway above them all.
[22:14] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott peers up at the others; the dragon mech roars, then shifts the foot down into the floor, firing a beam into it, causing the entire building to shake s the floors give out
04[22:14] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott, Jennifer, and the mech begin to fall away from the others.
[22:14] <01Kit> 6Chii peers around to try and snag Kane while the floor's crumbling.
[22:14] <01@Xanatos> 6* Marcus sighs as he begins to fall, since he scaled down to the floor with them.
06[22:14] * 01@Jennifer cries out in surprise as she falls.
04[22:15] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott rolls, shifting somehow to bounce from debris to debris as he falls, wincing from the impacts; Jennifer just gets pwned.
[22:15] <01Dias`> 6SPoC shifts back out into her opening and leans down, firing the grenade down after the dragoon mech
[22:15] <01Kit> 6Chii growls and whips the tail at it.
[22:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* AS they crash into the lower areas, they'd find themselves in a lab, where two blonde scientists, Eve and Chad, stare. On the table is the device.
06[22:16] * 01Raquel holds onto a piece of the building, so she doesn't fall. "...these people... are INSANE."
04[22:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott finally lands in a crouch in the lab, rolling before debris falls down in above to get him. He grabs Jennifer as well ebfore she impacts
[22:16] <01Dias`> 6SPoC begins to call in reinforcements
[22:16] <01Kit> 6Chii finally rights them and if she found him, clutches Kane in one of the mech hands. 1"Okay, back off or I make Kane juice."
[22:16] <01@DeathStar> 6* Also in the room is a crystal
[22:16] <01Dias`> 6Chad stares at the sight.
06[22:16] * 01@Jennifer grabs onto him in panic as he catches her.
04[22:17] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott shifts Jennifer off of him, moving over and aiming his gun at the scientists, taking the crystal
[22:17] <01Dias`> <Chad> ...That is an expected.
04[22:17] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> Get your device, Jennifer.
[22:17] <01Dias`> NRP: un-expected
[22:17] <01@DeathStar> <Eve> Who are these people?
06[22:17] * 01@Jennifer moves and grabs her device, putting it back on.
[22:17] <01Kit> <Chii> As unexpected as you being my brother-in-law.
[22:17] <01@Xanatos> 6* Marcus slowly reaches for his head, groaning.
01[22:18] <01@Jennifer> "R-Really, really pissed off guests..."
[22:18] <01Dias`> <Chad> I'm assuming the people they found.
[22:18] <01Kit> 6Chii points her other hand up at SPoC, since she's a pain in the ass. 1"Back off, bitch! No more grenades."
[22:18] <01@DeathStar> <Eve> Indeed. What a fascinating machine. IT sounds like a little girl
[22:18] <01Dias`> 6SPoCs long gone
[22:18] <01Kit> <Chii> Who're you calling a little girl!?
[22:18] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl shakes her mech head. "Scott. Jen. Jump."
[22:18] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott nods, tapping his device and vanishing
[22:18] <01Dias`> <Chad> It seems to have an attitude. Artifical Intelligence?
06[22:19] * 01@Jennifer checks her device over. Then taps her device.
[22:19] <01@DeathStar> <Eve> But who would program it in such a way?
[22:19] <01Kit> <Chii> Your intelligence is artificial!
[22:19] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane stirs slightly and opens his eyes, peering around slightly.
[22:19] <01Dias`> <Chad> Perhaps someone with a low IQ
[22:19] <01Kit> 6Chii hrmphs childishly, then peers around, she pauses when Kane starts to wake up.
[22:19] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl splits Chii and herself, shifting to knock Kane from Chii's hand and grabs onto her, tapping her device to jump them.
[22:19] <01@DeathStar> 6* Eve stares as they vanish
[22:19] <01Kit> <Chii> You should really be nicer to your guests, assho--HEY!
[22:20] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> ..... 6He slowly pushes himself to his feet, pulling off his glasses to clean them. 1How much data on the device did you aquire?
[22:20] <01Dias`> <Chad> That was definetly different. I hope our sensors weren't ruined, it'd be nice to know what that happened.
[22:20] <01@DeathStar> <Eve> We managed to download all the data.
[22:20] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Excellent. They will pay for this.
[22:20] <01Dias`> 6Chad looks at Kane. 1"It'll take some time to decipher it all.
[22:21] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Of course. 6He glances around at the rubble and lets out a sigh.
[22:21] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> They will pay indeed. 6He says again with annoyance in his tone.
[22:21] <01@DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
[22:21] <01@DeathStar> Location: Japanese Hotel
[22:22] <01@DeathStar> 6* Many hours have passed for Lemon's group; X remains in a bed, unconscious, when Cheryl's group appears in the hotspring, crash landing
[22:22] <01Kit> <Chii> Son of a brhgrrblblbl..
[22:22] <01@DeathStar> 6 *Scott is already sitting n the edge, watching them
[22:22] <01Kit> 6Chii bursts out of the water, hacking up water.
[22:23] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl surfaces, shaking her braided hair. "I need to go back to my old style.." 6* She mutters
06[22:23] * 01@Jennifer sits near the water, wet and bloody, looking like she doesn't want to move.
06[22:23] * 01Dias` remains by her side.
[22:23] <01Kit> <Chii> What did you do that for, Cherry!?
[22:23] <01@DeathStar> 6* X gasps and sits up finally, peering around with violet eye that are wide and in shock
[22:23] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane peers up from a table, having been waiting there while he did work on his datapad.
06[22:23] * 01Raquel sits quietly in X's room, curled up next to the bed. She hasn't moved in hours.
[22:23] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Because we got what we needed, and staying any longer would be pointless.
[22:23] <01@DeathStar> <X> Lilith?!
[22:23] <01@DeathStar> <X> I can't feel her
[22:23] <01Dias`> 6Dias jerks slightly as she sits up, his hand moves over to grab one hand while another rests on her back. 1"Take a deep breath, X."
[22:24] <01Kit> <Chii> Chad, Eve, Kane?! They had the device, that combination, do you think we're off scott? We should have smashed all we could!
06[22:24] * 01@Jennifer raises her hand and falls over. "Th-Think I need a medic..."
06[22:24] * 01Raquel cringes, not speaking up
[22:24] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll deal with it when we have to.
[22:24] <01@DeathStar> 6* X eyes Dias now, wide eyed.
[22:24] <01@DeathStar> <X> Where is she?
[22:24] <01Kit> 6Chii jerks, then peers away, still a bit mad, but she can't argue with that.
[22:24] <01Dias`> 6Dias frowns slightly. 1"I think she passed away."
[22:25] <01@DeathStar> <X> ... She's an inugami! That is impossible!
[22:25] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> So you all made it safely, I see, you have had better luck than us.
[22:25] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl climbs out of the water, then eyes Kane
01[22:25] <01@Jennifer> "Cheryl... you guys... didn't happen to grab my gear did you?"
[22:25] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Better luck? Something go wrong with your end?
[22:25] <01Kit> <Chii> The hell's that supposed to mean?
06[22:25] * 01@Jennifer blinks and looks over at Kane.
01[22:25] <01@Jennifer> "Huh...?"
[22:25] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Lilith is gone. Drake along with her. As well as 4 reality crystals.
[22:25] <01Dias`> <Dias> I don't know what happened exactly, X. There was a bright light. Then we found ourselves outside that corruption and Lilith and Drake were gone.
[22:25] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> What?! Did the corruption...?
[22:25] <01Kit> 6Chii's eyes widen, gaping.
[22:26] <01@DeathStar> <X> ...
01[22:26] <01@Jennifer> "Oh god..."
[22:26] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I don't believe so, no.
[22:26] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Then what the hell did happen?
[22:26] <01Kit> <Chii> She overdid it, didn't she?
06[22:27] * 01@Jennifer pulls herself up painfully. "Burned herself out... like Lemon almost did..."
[22:27] <01Dias`> <Dias> I'm sorry, X. I wish I knew what exactly happened to her, but this is over my head.
[22:27] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> We were trapped inside the corruption surrounded by this metal. 6He holds up a piece of the fragments. 1She used all of her energy to free us.
[22:27] <01@DeathStar> <X> ... 6* She grips the sheets, then lets out a roar of anguish
[22:27] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I can tell .. this will take time to explain
[22:28] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Take a moment to rest, I will explain when you're ready.
[22:28] <01@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
[22:28] <01@DeathStar> Time: Evening
[22:28] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl drinks her sake, having listened to Kane. Lemon is also present, her face masked in grief and guilt.
[22:28] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott eyes the wall. "It sounds as if she destroyed herself."
[22:29] <01@DeathStar> 6* X remains sitting in her bed, not talking anymore, just staring at nothing for the last few hours
[22:29] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> That is the conclusion I have came to, yes. She saved our lives though.
[22:29] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> And this metal - the corruption couldn't eat through it quickly? But we have no idea what it's made of.
[22:29] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes an arrow.
06[22:29] * 01Raquel has stayed near X, but has been less than talkative herself.
[22:29] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I have been analyzing it. But it doesn't seem to be anything I have ever seen before.
[22:30] <01@DeathStar> <Lemon> I am sorry I failed to protect them
[22:30] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lemon hangs her head
[22:30] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane lets out a breath, he's told Lemon it's not her fault a dozen times by now.
[22:30] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lilith made a choice, Lem - it's not your fault. She also provided us with what could be a weapon in the future
[22:31] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I hope John is having better luck than we are.
04[22:31] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> If we can find other realities with this metal, it could be used as protection. We're running otu of tactical suits now that I've given Scott and Jennifer my last spares.
06[22:31] * 01Dias` sits beside X, having not moved much other than to pee
[22:32] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> No word from him, yet, I take it. We should give them a week in any case.
[22:33] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl presses a finger against her temple. She seems more like herself now that she's in action and has had less time to think. Chii could still feel some dark memories involving Warren that she's purposely kept hidden
[22:33] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> What are we going to do about the two weapon girls?
06[22:33] * 01@Jennifer moves over to join them, bandaged up, looking like she's been resting, her suit shifted to a set of robes that don't mess too much with the bandages. She sits down slowly and looks over them quietly.
[22:33] <01@DeathStar> 6* Scott peers at them
[22:33] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Give them time to heal. If they cannot go on, we will send them home.
[22:34] <01@DeathStar> <Scott> The one ran on ego. She might be a liability now that she's lost her inugami. The other just seems fragile all over.
[22:34] <01Kit> <Chii> ..I don't know..
06[22:35] * 01@Jennifer just nods quietly, looking down.
[22:35] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> We'll come to that when we come to it, I guess.
[22:35] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> At the very least we'll give them till the end of the week before we bring it back up.
[22:35] <01@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
[22:36] <01@DeathStar> Reality Day 52ish. 1st Post Lilith Dead Day
[22:36] <01@DeathStar> 6* X still remains in her bed, despite it being noon, having not eaten. Cheryl sits in the food area, drinking sake as usual, silent and brooding. Lemon remains in her room, and Scott - patrols.
06[22:37] * 01Dias` steps into his and X's room, a tray of fresh food in his hand.
[22:37] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane sits at the table in the hot springs, eating lunch as he goes over the readings on the metal.
06[22:37] * 01@Jennifer is in the food area, she moves over to where CHeryl sits, taking a small bowl of food with her, still healing.
04[22:38] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes Jennifer
[22:38] <01Kit> 6Chii is outside, harassing a tree. She's undone one of her shortsword scabbards from its usual resting place and has it at her side, constantly striking directly from it to a tree, gashing it, but never satisfied, sheathing each time.
06[22:38] * 01Dias` takes a seat beside X. 1"You need to eat something X."
[22:38] <01@DeathStar> <X> ...
06[22:38] * 01@Jennifer looks over at her, she attempts a weak smile.
[22:38] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl just goes back to her sake
[22:39] <01Dias`> She wouldn't be happy if you let yourself waste away. 6He tosses some fruit into his mouth
[22:39] <01@DeathStar> <X> I'm not hungry.
06[22:40] * 01@Jennifer looks at her food, she takes a bite. "Did I do anything wrong back there?"
[22:40] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Like?
[22:40] <01Dias`> When do you think you'll be hungry again?
[22:40] <01@DeathStar> <X> I don't know.
01[22:40] <01@Jennifer> "I gave into the threats, handed them the device... who knows what they learned from it before we got it back. I may have caused us more problems."
[22:40] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> They'd have learned it one way or another, from what I was told.
[22:41] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane takes a piece of the sushi and puts the whole piece in his mouth, chewing slowly as he finally stand up and places the datapad in his pocket. He dusts his hands as he moves for the exit.
01[22:41] <01@Jennifer> "They did have Raquel... remind me to never cross her."
[22:41] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl grunts.
[22:42] <01@DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
[22:42] <01@DeathStar> Reality Day 55ish. 4th Post Lilith Dead Day
[22:42] <01@DeathStar> 6* X eats quietly in her room, saying nothing much
[22:43] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes it raining outside. "Where the hell is John?"
[22:43] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Perhaps they were captured?
[22:44] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
[22:44] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> It's one of many scenarios. 6He notes.
06[22:44] * 01Dias` leans against something as he looks out at the rain. 1"She's eating finally." 6He says to Kane and Cheryl
[22:44] <01@DeathStar> 6* A figure steps in through the rain toward them.
06[22:44] * 01@Jennifer sits nearby, her guitar out, she misses a chord at that note and looks over at Kane.
06[22:44] * 01Raquel quietly sips a cup of sake, sitting outside in the rain.
[22:45] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Oh? Hmm. That is good. 6He peers towards the figure, narrowing his eyes slightly.
[22:45] <01@DeathStar> 6* Lightning flashes and two more figures can be seen behind the first. John steps into view, having a beard now
[22:45] <01@DeathStar> <John> Oh, you guys are here. Didn't make you wait long did I?
[22:45] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> A few days. Did you succeed?
06[22:45] * 01@Jennifer looks up and blinks. "Nice beard."
06[22:45] * 01Raquel says nothing to John, sipping her drink silly
[22:46] <01@DeathStar> <John> We got the data.
[22:46] <01Dias`> Welcome back, John.
06[22:46] * 01Raquel drinks it stilly, not silly
[22:46] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Excellent. 6He nods once.
[22:46] <01@DeathStar> 6* John steps into the room - it seems like he's been gone months, judging by the beard
[22:46] <01@Xanatos> 6* Cole steps into the view, having a bit of a 5 o'clock shadow, but nothign major. 1Of course we got the data. I mean, really.
[22:46] <01@DeathStar> <John> We think we know the origin point of the corruption.
[22:46] <01Kit> 6Key steps in after him, staring back like she's wondering why the lightning was so convenient.
[22:47] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes John now.
[22:47] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane leans forward now, arching a brow. 1Oh?
06[22:47] * 01@Jennifer sets the guitar aside, she sits up a bit.
[22:47] <01Dias`> We think we have a way to deal with it.
[22:47] <01Dias`> Well guard ourselves from it.
[22:47] <01@DeathStar> <John> Warren at least thinks it was one reality - sent in a team, never heard from them again. So he sent in a probe that sent data back rapidly. Got a few images. Problem is you can travel through the corrupted lanes into the reality, you can't exit it - the probe was unable to jump back
[22:47] <01Kit> <Key> Where. X and Lily?
[22:48] <01Kit> 6Key puffs her cheeks. 1"Want crab."
01[22:48] <01@Jennifer> "So it's a one way trip?"
[22:48] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane glances to Key slightly, then peers to John.
[22:48] <01Dias`> X is in her room. Lilith isn't with us.
[22:48] <01Raquel> "...Lily's gone..." *sips drink*
[22:48] <01@DeathStar> <John> Maybe. I think Key might could use crystals to save point us back hre.
[22:48] <01@DeathStar> <John> I've worked with her a bit
[22:48] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> That would require alot of power. But if you think it's possible.
[22:48] <01Kit> 6Key eyes them, tilting her head, then excited heads up the stairs to the rooms.
[22:49] <01@DeathStar> <John> I do. I believe in it, at least.
01[22:49] <01@Jennifer> "That's Sensei for you."
06[22:49] * 01Dias` grabs Key's collar as she moves past.
[22:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl frowns a bit
[22:49] <01Kit> 6Key fights Dias like a toddler, despite being fully-grown
[22:49] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Whoa wait. Where'd Lilith go?
[22:49] <01@DeathStar> <John> The problem is surviving on the other side.
[22:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* John looks at Raquel, then at the others. "I take it she's gone gone."
[22:49] <01Dias`> Key, Lilith is dead. Watch what you say around her.
06[22:49] * 01@Jennifer nods.
[22:49] <01Kit> 6Key bites Dias' hand.
[22:49] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Indeed.
06[22:49] * 01Raquel nods slowly, staring at her cup
[22:49] <01@DeathStar> 6* John sighs a bit. Cheryl crosses her arms.
[22:50] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane holds up one of the arrows, holing it out to John. 1This material is resistant to the corruption.
06[22:50] * 01Dias` shifts his hand away as she goes to bite, eyeing her a bit.
[22:50] <01Kit> 6Chii comes down the stairs. 1"I just can't get it right."
[22:50] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Bummer. 6He frowns, taking a seat.
[22:50] <01@DeathStar> 6* John takes the arrow, eyeing it
[22:50] <01Kit> 6Key glares at Dias, then runs up the stairs, nearly knocking over Chii
[22:51] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> I guess we'll take another day and then we'll see who's up for a possible suicide trip. We've determined the corruption is sentient - it split up to chase Lemon and the others
[22:51] <01@DeathStar> <John> Never seen it before; Wonder if Warren knows about it
[22:52] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl peers at Chii now, as if waiting for what can't get right
[22:52] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane shakes his head slightly. 1It was part of a mountain.
[22:52] <01Dias`> <Dias> If not, we might be able to to use it as collateral next time we run up against him
06[22:52] * 01@Jennifer frowns a bit.
[22:52] <01Kit> 6Chii sighs at her shortsword, then puts it back in the scabbard and sits by Cheryl, slumping.
[22:52] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> Lemon is working on a program to scan for this metal in each reality
[22:52] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Can you guys even mend it?
[22:53] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> It seems to be doable when they're thinner
[22:53] <01@DeathStar> <Cheryl> With a lot of strength
[22:53] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> Luckily I'm nothing but strength. 6He says with a smile.
01[22:53] <01@Jennifer> "Someone made arrows from it... kinda archaic right? What was that reality like?"
[22:53] <01@DeathStar> <John> How did Lilith die? 6 *He asks now, holding out the arrow to Kane
[22:54] <01Dias`> <Dias> She used 9 reality crystals to affect that metal and save us
[22:54] <01@DeathStar> <John> Was there a corpse left?
[22:54] <01Dias`> Nothing at all.
[22:54] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane takes the arrow and shakes his head slightly. 1No.
[22:54] <01@DeathStar> <John> And did the crystals remain?
[22:54] <01Dias`> Yes
[22:54] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> She and Drake simply vanished. But yes, the crystals remained.
[22:54] <01@DeathStar> <John> I see.
[22:54] <01Raquel> "They... broke..."
[22:54] <01Dias`> <Dias> That not how it normally happens?
01[22:54] <01@Jennifer> "That mean anything...?"
[22:54] <01@DeathStar> <John> It's possible she's not dead in the literal sense, then
[22:54] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Unfortunately 4 of them were dead. It was the only way to save the rest of them.
[22:55] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> How can you not be dead in a literal sense?
06[22:55] * 01@Jennifer looks down, frowning with a conflicted look on her face about that.
[22:55] <01@DeathStar> <John> Her spirit, if you believe in it, could have been transferred in the explosion to another life. You said she had a soul sword in her that belonged to Drake. It's possible she was reborn into another Lilith, another life.
[22:56] <01Kit> <Chii> Lily was dead from the start. She was a guardian spirit. A being of karma.
01[22:56] <01@Jennifer> "Karma... that's reincarnation and stuff."
[22:56] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Another life? Do you mean the lilith of that reality? If so that is unfortunate.
[22:56] <01Dias`> <Dias> It's hard to say, all things considering
[22:56] <01@DeathStar> <John> I figure another reality.
[22:56] <01Kit> <Chii> ...Uh. Yeah, Jen. To sum up the balance of all living things and their consequences into three words.
[22:56] <01@DeathStar> <John> And Lilith was an inugami - and they're based on karma. She might finally get to live a real life.
[22:56] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> Hmm. I hope for Xs sake that you're correct.
[22:57] <01@Xanatos> <Cole> If I die, all you need it my memory chips to bring me back. 6He notes with a proud smile.
06[22:57] * 01@Jennifer looks down a bit, embarrased. "Sorry Chii."
[22:57] <01@DeathStar> <John> The stones certainly reacted to the sword, Drake was proof. 6* He looks at Raquel. "You should consider the best outcome for her. That she's getting to live a new life."
[22:57] <01Kit> <Chii> Forget about it. It's not like you're a god or anything. It's stuff over your head.
[22:57] <01@Xanatos> <Kane> I don't believe X will see it that way.
[22:58] <01Dias`> She might.
01[22:58] <01@Jennifer> "I was never very religious..." *she rubs the back of her head*
[22:58] <01@Xanatos> 6* Kane gives Dias a look, then takes a sip from his tea.
06[22:58] * 01Raquel nods slowly. It's hard to tell if she's crying, or just soaked
[22:58] <01Kit> <Chii> I can't really say what happened, I wasn't there. But to me, she was always a strong spiritual presence, not a body and soul like I sense from you guys.
[22:58] <01@DeathStar> <John> How can one not be religious? Life is too big to not be
[22:58] <01Dias`> <Dias> Simple, I never put any thought into it
[22:59] <01@DeathStar> <John> Besides, if Drake was with her, and he's gone, too, they probably took the journey together. This is a multiverse of possibililities. Have faith.
[22:59] <01Kit> <Chii> As an inugami, it was like feeling X in two places, but you could tell the difference." 6She rubs her face. 1"It's complicated."
[22:59] <01@DeathStar> 6* John shifts, moving off for a room
06[22:59] * 01@Jennifer looks away. "Well... I guess I can..."
[22:59] <01@Xanatos> 6* Cole smiles slightly. 1I'll go let Lemon know we made it back. 6He pushes himself to his feet, moving for the rooms.
[22:59] <01Dias`> I should get back to X then. 6He turns, moving for their room
[23:00] <01@DeathStar> 6* Cheryl crosses her arms. "Rest up, then, everyone. We'll be dealing with the source of the corruption tomorrow if John's theory works out."
[23:00] <01@DeathStar> -TO BE CONCLUDED-
03[23:00] * DeathStar changes topic to 'TAW 4: TEP (251-present) | TAW 4: PAX has ended (1-250) | Season 21 (Desires): 19 of 24 complete | Overall Session #430 (1155) | Episode Twenty: Corrupted | 3 of 3 | Sessions occur T/Th at 8 EST | Current Team: Lemon | Final Episodes November 5th and 6th | #Erevis-Jonesenforbooze'