Session Start: Thu Oct 01 20:02:24 2009
Session Ident: #taw
* Logging #taw to 'logs\EsperNet\#taw.20091001.log'
<DeathStar> Reality Day 117
<DeathStar> Location: Beach House
<DeathStar> 6* 3 days have passed since Jennifer ran off with the enemy, and the legendaries have been stolen. It's early morning, the sun just rising over the ocean; outside, Cheryl smashes her fist into a dummy made of thick wood, wearing only underwear since she's on the beach
<Xanatos> 6* Cole sits perched on the banister, eyes closed and arms resting on his knees, he's humming lowly.
<DeathStar> 6* A bottle of whiskey is next to her in the sand - one of many, counting the other 12. She keeps punching, her knuckles raw, but healing due to her abilities, so it becomes an endless game of reopening the wounds
* Dias` steps out onto the porch, a egg sandwich in his hand and wearing his swim trunks.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon works on breakfast in the kitchen, silent
<Kit> 6Chii sits next to her, staring, in kid form as an excuse to wear sukumizu.
<Dias`> What number is this wood dummy? 6He glances at Cole as he takes a bite
<Kit> 6Key hovers around Lemon; curious on how to make something besides burnt bacon
<Xanatos> <Cole> Lost count.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon hands Key some waffle batter
<Dias`> So 5?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl smashes her fist through the dummy's stomach, knocking it over. She looks around, then picks up some bricks and piles them up
* Ariel is now known as Raquel
<Xanatos> 6* Cole shrugs slightly, shifting his balance slightly, going back to his humming.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane moves down the steps, adjusting his tie, he takes a second to peer around the moves into the kitchen, sitting at the tabel.
<Xanatos> NRP: table.
* Dias` rips a part of the sandwich off and holds it out to Cole. 1"Hopefulyl she'll wait until after he tells us something, before she kills him."
<DeathStar> 6* John walks over and sits down at the table, leaning back in his seat, hands behind his head.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl begins to pummel the brick
<Xanatos> <Cole> Then we might have to hold her back for a few minutes. 6He opens a eye slightly and then takes the part of the sandwich, eating it.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon steps over and sets down the waffles that were finished, eggs, and grits, as well as bacon. She moves back to help Key with the second batter
<Dias`> <Dias> You ever try holding her back when she see's red?
<DeathStar> 6* X steps out of her room, arms crossed and moving to stand outside, looking impatient.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl grabs her bottle, finishes it off, then proceeds to smash up the brick more, breaking it apart, and leaving blood behind. She lets her knuckles heal again before getting the next brick ready
* Dias` looks over at X as she steps out and she holds out the rest of his sandwich to her. 1"Morning beautiful."
<Xanatos> <Cole> I'm sure you can do it.
<DeathStar> 6* X eyes it, then him, then it, then looks at Cheryl. "Why aren't we leaving yet?"
<Xanatos> 6* Kane gives Lemon a nod and begins to eat.
<Dias`> We'll leave when Cheryl's ready to leave. 6He glances at the sandwich then goes back to eating it.
<Kit> 6Key peers at Lemon as she returns, her fingers in her mouth as she nibbles on the batter.
<DeathStar> 6* John grabs some bacon, then leans forward. "I saw Lemon leaving your room late last night."
<DeathStar> <X> ... We should go now. Set up a trap for him
<Dias`> He'd expect a trap.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Yes. 6He says once, cutting his waffle.
<Jennifer> dragonire
<DeathStar> <John> Mmmmhm. 6* He gives him a grin
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon lets the next batch get ready, then steps out. "Breakfast is ready."
<Kit> <Chii> Isn't that enough, Cherry?
<Kit> 6Key hops out beside Lemon, her mouth battered and it randomly across her clothes and face as she beams. 1"I hewupped!"
<DeathStar> 6* She moves back inside. Cheryl eyes Chii slowly, looking at her with eyes that show a lack of spirit.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane arches a brow, glancing at John. 1A proper detective does more investigating before making a decision.
<DeathStar> 6* X looks at Key slowly. "Helped...eat it?"
<Kit> <Chii> It's enough.
<Kit> 6Key huffs, putting her hands on her hips. 1"Hewupped mehk et!"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns from the bricks and moves back for the house, grabbing her tactical suit and beginning to get back in it
<Xanatos> 6* Cole shifts and backflips off the banister, stumlbing and hopping back on one foot. 1Whoa, I deinitely stuck that. 6He beams and moves inside.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm going to kill him. 6* Seh mutters, and the berserker in her eyes shows; clearly she's been working to supress it
<DeathStar> <X> Uh huh
<DeathStar> 6* X looks dubious
* Dias` crosses his arms, shifting to let Cheryl by, looking at her eyes
<Xanatos> <Cole> Answers first boss, then killin. 6He notes, taking a chair.
<Kit> 6Chii gets up and moves in quietly, not saying anything as she heads upstairs to change herself.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl moves inside and sits at the couch, eyeing a clock. Lemon sits down to eat with the others, and X moves over to the table to sit
* Raquel steps in to get breakfast, eating silently.
* Dias` moves inside after X, admiring his view
<DeathStar> <John> So, anyone plan to use crystals in case Scott's got an army waiting on us?
<Dias`> Hopefully we won't have to.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Not this guy. 6He thumbs towards himself with both hands.
* Dias` jogs upstairs to put his tact suit on.
<DeathStar> 6* A kitten is sleeping on it
<DeathStar> 6* John nods once to Cole, scarfing down his food. He holds up a piece of bacon to Raquel
<Xanatos> 6* Cole had a plateful of bacon, crunching on it now.
<Dias`> Oooh kitten. 6He grabs it by it's color and sets it on his head. He starts putting his tact suit on
<DeathStar> 6* The kitten sleeps on his head, matching his hair and blending in
* Raquel eyes the bacon, then John
<DeathStar> 6* John wiggles it
<Xanatos> <Kane> If he has an army, all we could do is retreat.
<Raquel> "If you're looking for someone to pounce... I think you have the wrong person."
* Dias` hops down the steps. 1"If he has an army, he'll set it up so we can't leave.
<DeathStar> 6* John wiggles it even more
<Dias`> Plus, I think he's been holding back on how strong he really is.
<DeathStar> 6* X eyes Dias. "You have something growing on your head."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Yes, he has been. I noticed it earlier. 6He comments.
<DeathStar> <X> He looked weak to me
* Raquel attempts to snatch the bacon away from John to stop him from being so silly with it.
<DeathStar> 6* John lets her, giving her a smile
<Dias`> Isn't it cute? 6He beams at X then looks at Kane. 1"That's the idea. Make your opponents think you're not a threat.
<DeathStar> <John> He might have a philosopher stone if he works for Warren
<Kit> <Chii> Not so sure.
<Kit> 6Chii arrives downstairs again, slipping her gloves on with her gauntlets under her arm.
<Xanatos> <Kane> While in the zombie reality he took a blow from one of the more mutated creatures and didn't seem to be phased.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon eats her food quietly.
<Dias`> <Dias> The hardest part is going to be that he knows everybodies skills here. Our weaknesses and our strengths.
<DeathStar> 6* The kitten cleans itself on top of Dias' head
<Kit> <Chii> I'm just not sure it's a crystal or stone. There's other kinds of 'strong' you know... He might just be... different.
<Dias`> <Dias> Which means Warren most likely knows them
<Xanatos> <Cole> Luckily my only weakness is crying at the end of that meteor movie.
<DeathStar> <John> Maybe he's strong like me.
<DeathStar> 6* John flexes.
<Dias`> <Dias> I thought it was after sex for you.
<Kit> <Chii> ...He took to me. But he never tried to use me, really, that I recall.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Man I told your mom to keep quiet.
<Kit> 6Chii rubs her face. 1"...It could be he was just fond of me for some reason."
<DeathStar> <John> Maybe he liked your ears and tail
<Dias`> <Dias> I don't have a mom...6He glances at Chii. 1"Or he just wanted to make you think he cared.
<Xanatos> <Kane> For all we know, everything that was said to us from him was a lie. I expect we'll soon find out, however.
<Kit> <Chii> What's the point? I still wanted to kill him at the time. He never made use of our 'friendship' to get to Cheryl or anything, either. Never once asked me to put in a good word-- I never did.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> He probably figured he could use you - since sometimes you're a loner in the group. 6* She says dully
<Dias`> <Dias> He played that guy. The guy that's in the pictures but nobody really knows who he is. The easilly forgotten, makes it easier to move through and figure things out.
<Kit> <Chii> Not my choice." 6She makes a face, then goes to sit down, quiet again.
<DeathStar> <X> I'm surprised he didn't manipulate Jennifer then; she's gullible.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane doesn't make any more comments as he sits there.
<DeathStar> <John> ... Hope he didn't try to sleep with her. 6* He mumbles, knowing Jennifer's neediness
<Xanatos> <Cole> We all choose our rolls Chiiky. Like how I'm the lovable brute. 6He gestures out.
<Dias`> <Dias> And make himself noticeable? He's too smart for that. What I dont' get it is, why even offer her the chance for salvation.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> He's nice. ... at least he seemed nice. He was never mean to me...
<Kit> 6Chii looks even sourer, but ignores responding to Cole otherwise.
<Dias`> <Dias> He was never really mean to anyone.
<Xanatos> <Kane> He was quite blunt and rude with Jennifer actually. 6he notes.
<Dias`> <Dias> Unless he had a change of heart about us and continued with his plan to keep Warren satisfied.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Doubtful. 6He says simply.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> It's time to go. 6* She says finally, standing up
<Kit> <Chii> No. It was 'just as planned.' Too calculated.
<Raquel> "...I wonder what his reason is."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole shoves a handful of bacon into his mouth and hops up, dusting his hands off.
<DeathStar> <John> It's funny, but he never became invested in the group. I never saw him do any group activities with us
<DeathStar> 6* John gets up
<Kit> <Chii> That's what bothers me. I know nothing about him. You guys can be open books. Very few people hide their emotions completely. I doubt most of you remember that tends to be what I see in people.
<Dias`> 6Dias seals up his tact suit. 1"From the time I've been back with him around, I'd say John's right."
<Kit> <Chii> I can't think of it-- he doesn't even seem like a loyalist, so it makes no sense.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Maybe he kept his distance because he didn't want to become close?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Since he was our enemy.
<Dias`> <Dias> Makes it easier to betray someone
<Kit> <Chii> It's not even that. When he did it-- he woke me up. The whole process was... clinical. There was no sense of pride, no accomplishment... absolutely nothing as he did it. There was probably no joy in victory.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane gets to his feet, wiping his mouth with a napkin.
<Xanatos> <Cole> He needed a witness, you know.
<DeathStar> <John> I wonder why he woke you instead of Lemon or Cheryl.
<Kit> <Chii> ..." 6She just eyes Cole like he's dumb, then peers at John.
<Dias`> <Dias> We can ask him when we find him. 6He glances at Cheryl. 1"Straight in for him or do we want to try to be sneaky?
<DeathStar> 6* X finishes her food and gets ready.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I don't feel like wasting time; he wants to meet, so I'll just walk right up to his face
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon begins to synch them
<Kit> <Chii> He set the meeting place-- there is no 'sneaky.'
<Dias`> <Dias> Whatever reality he's chosen, will definetly be to his advantage.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane adjusts his glasses and then checks his pistol.
<Kit> 6Key sits on the edge of the couch peering at them all with an equally serious expression, but nibbling waffle dough
<DeathStar> <John> It could be he relates to you, Chii. Might want to keep that in mind.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Loner relating to loner, you think?
<Dias`> I just hope you guys didn't show him everything you know.
<Kit> <Chii> Have you been listening? It was what I said originally." 6She twitches in annoyance at John
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I didn't. <X> It's because he didn't require your sex services.
* Dias` eyes X at that.
<Dias`> <Dias> X.
<DeathStar> <John> Just saying, out of everyone here, maybe you can reach out to him.
<DeathStar> 6* X eyes Dias while Lemon peers down
<DeathStar> <Lemon> We are synched.
<Dias`> <Dias> No reason to be rude like that.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane eyes X quietly.
<Kit> <Chii> And what...? I'm not sure if I even want to-- and Cherry is deadset.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Jump us.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Ready when you are Lemonade. 6He gives her a thumbs up.
<DeathStar> <X> Fine
<Kit> <Key> Heehee. Lemonade.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon taps the button and they all appear in a pleasant field; the sky is a nice blue, and the weather feels like a nice spring day. Some ways away a village can be seen, very quaint, probably sometime in the 1700s.
* Dias` peers around at the new area. His hand reaching up and tieing his torn bandana around his head
<Xanatos> <Cole> Cozy.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pauses, then points at the village. "I'm detecting a crystal and matching frequency to our devices there."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl begins to head for the village.
<Kit> <Chii> Is that your game..?" 6She makes a face, then starts to jog ahead.
<Dias`> <Dias> A safe place to put yourself to force us from collateral damage. 6He starts moving after the others
<Kit> <Chii> Not enough; not nearly enough yet..
<Xanatos> 6* Cole plops his hands into his pockets and moves forward.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane takes a second to peer around before moving along.
<Kit> <Key> Whee... sun warm~
<DeathStar> 6* As they approach, they can see the village is near a cliff edge, overlooking the ocean. A single house is near the cliff
<Dias`> Lemon, is there anything keeping us from jumping?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> No
<DeathStar> 6* X and John move along, peering about
<Xanatos> <Cole> That's a good sign, right?
<Dias`> <Dias> Doesn't take long to drop a nuke.
<Kit> 6Chii eyes the solitary house and moves for it, hrmphing.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Glad you could be so jaded. 6He moves after Chii.
<Dias`> <Dias> Hardly jaded.
<DeathStar> 6* People can be seen in the village, in and out of it; some are working in fields nearby the village - they peer up as Chii passes the fields toward the cliff edge.
<Kit> 6Chii doesn't pay them much mind, but Key twirls along the grass and waves cheerfully.
<DeathStar> 6* They wave back, studying them closely. One speaks up, after eyeing their outfits. "Are you with the generous General Carmichael?"
<Xanatos> <Kane> Generous?
<DeathStar> 6* The man nods. "He and his people saved our village a few years ago."
<Kit> <Key> Hm! Carmichael is the debil!" 6She seems to be quoting holovid.
<Dias`> A reality that's been saved by Warren.
<DeathStar> <Man 2> More like 15 years ago
<Xanatos> <Kane> Is that so. That sounds like a very kind thing to do.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl snorts and keeps walking after Chii. Lemon blinks
<DeathStar> <man 1> If you see him, give him our thanks! And tell him to stop by for this year's harvest!
<Dias`> <Dias> How'd he save you?
<Xanatos> 6* Cole and Kane moves along, though Kane gives them a nod.
<DeathStar> <Man 2> There were terrible beasts in this region; his people destroyed them and took the source of their poweer.
<Dias`> <Dias> I see. 6He glances at X as he moves along.
<DeathStar> 6* X frowns dubiously, and John rubs the back of his head thoughtfully
<Kit> <Key> Ah. He take crystal.
<DeathStar> 6* The lone house, like a tiny mansion, looks like hasn't been upkept in a while.
<Kit> 6Chii walks up and pounds on the door
<DeathStar> 6* John and X stop once they reach the house, and Cheryl's eyes narrow when the door opens up and Scott stands there, in the enemy's uniform
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slows to a step, letting out a whistle. 1Dubious.
* Dias` rests his hands behind his head as he studies Scott when he opens the door
<Xanatos> 6* Kane adjusts his sleeve, peering towards Scott.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott glances them over, his eyes stopping on Cheryl, perhaps picking up her killing intent. He steps back and moves inside to let them enter
<Xanatos> 6* Cole moves to step inside first.
<Kit> 6Chii walks in, rubbing her hands together.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane peers at them all, then moves forward.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl moves in, her hands opening and closing with the knuckles popping. Inside are potraits painted - Warren can be seen clearly in them, with a little boy on his lap. One has a portrait of Warren and Cheryl
<Kit> 6Key pokes X as she's going
<DeathStar> <Scott> The General doesn't use this house much anymore, so we'll be left alone here
<DeathStar> 6* X steps in and John enters, leaning against the wall
<Xanatos> <Cole> Creepy pictures.
* Dias` steps in after X, glancing at the paintings. 1"Really creepy."
<Kit> <Key> Want see more of village, baibai!" 6She notes to X.
<DeathStar> <X> ... becareful then.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane steps off to the side, peering Scott over slowly.
* Raquel steps inside silently, glancing around
<Kit> <Chii> The only one who should say pictures of family are creepy is me-- not having been born of one.
<Xanatos> <Cole> ... 6He rolls his eyes.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott steps to a desk where books are piled up on; another room shows a shelf full of books
<Kit> 6Key nods energetically, then hops from the porch and opens her wings, so she can pass by overhead and peer around.
<Kit> <Chii> And that's exactly why I don't bother anymore...
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You betrayed us
<DeathStar> <Scott> Yes.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Robot, Chiiky. 6he motions to himself.
<Dias`> Test tube baby. 6He motions to himself
<Xanatos> <Kane> Ahem. I believe you wanted to see us? 6He addresses Scott.
<Kit> <Chii> You were made intentionally. Both of you. I was just cast out as the unwanted." 6She twitches.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott says nothing at first, letting them, then speaks. "I told Chii to bring anyone who wanted to ask questions here, and that I would provide answers."
<DeathStar> *letting them go at it
<Kit> <Chii> Naturally that's everyone. At the very least they'd want to know why we've been had.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole holds up his arms as if to give Chii a hug, but doesn't since it's probably not the best time.
<Dias`> 6Dias shifts and gives Cole a hug, brother in birth
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's eyes are locked on Scott's eyes. She takes a single step forward, looking more irritated at the talking, looking like she's just going to rip Scott to shreds
<Xanatos> <Kane> I believe the most obvious question is simple. 1Why?
<Kit> <Chii> ...Except Key. She's a 'forget and forgive.' ...I'd say 'forgive and forget' but her attention span...
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses. 1Awkward. 6He nods towards Cheryl, clearing his throat. 1Answers, boss. We need them.
<DeathStar> <Scott> Orders. The General wanted to keep an eye on you to mark your progress and see if you'd come up with some way to beat the corruption.
* Dias` coughs and shifts his hands behind his head again.
<Dias`> <Dias> Huh, he actually gave us some credit.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<Xanatos> <Kane> And since we had not, yet were determined to stop him, you could not sit by any longer?
<Kit> <Chii> Not really. We were cut short.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> You were the reason the enemy kept finding us so fast. <Scott> Yes.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott peers at Kane. "Yes. My orders were to take your crystals whenever you moved against him."
<Xanatos> <Kane> There is no record of you. You are an...enigma of sorts.
<DeathStar> <Scott> I wouldn't make a good spy if McCormick could find me easily
<DeathStar> <John> Hmph
<Dias`> <Dias> It's ok John, I still think you're an ace sleuth
<Xanatos> <Kane> Granted. But it does not make sense, what do you owe Warren?
<DeathStar> <Scott> 'Owe'? 6* He looks at Kane oddly. "I don't owe him anything. I believe in his cause."
<Dias`> <Dias> Thhe whole sacrifice a million to save a trillion.
<DeathStar> <Scott> As a last line of attack against the corruption, yes.
<Dias`> <Dias> You say that as if he has something else planned
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon peers away. "That is a wrong way of thinking."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Had we came up with another way, then what?
<DeathStar> <Scott> We've tried a lot of plans against the corruption; we've even let you try. The General didn't simply skip to such a drastic action easily.
<Kit> <Chii> Whatever. This doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. What I want to know... what's the deal with Jennifer?
<DeathStar> <Scott> There was no point in letting her die.
<Kit> <Chii> That's not what I'm talking about.
<Xanatos> <Cole> You really care if she lives or die, man?
<DeathStar> 6* Scott glances at Cole. "Care is a bit too strong a word. I didn't see the point in letting her die pointlessly so I offered her the chance to save herself."
<Dias`> <Dias> No harm no foul type thing, right?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Hrmph.
<Kit> <Chii> ..The whole reason we started this ridiculous trip... I have to be honest. It wasn't for the reality crystals' benefit. We didn't know as much as we know now back then. ...I came for Ben. Yet you... took Jennifer to be near him and left us cold..?
<Kit> <Chii> Truthfully, I really wouldn't have cared if that reality burnt to ground. I had Cheryl with me... I could have watched it die.
<DeathStar> <Scott> The whole maybe letting her see Ben bit? 6* He notes. "Jennifer claimed that Benjamin was her world, her family, her entire purpose for being here - you others claim to have adopted other reasons for this trip. You yourself claim to want to honor the respect the spirits gave you."
* Dias` eyes Chii at that
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks at Chii, blinknig
<Xanatos> <Kane> Being a spy, is it reasonable to believe Scott is not your name? 6He notes, peering at him curiously.
<DeathStar> <Scott> If it was my name, finding me would be easier.
<Kit> <Chii> Because she's delusional, you're sustaining it? Heh. But maybe you're not.
<Kit> 6Chii rubs her face. 1"I really wouldn't be surprised, either. Are you Benjamin?"
<Xanatos> 6* Kane rubs his chin slowly, musing.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl's eyes shift slightly, eyeing Scott again. Scott tilts his head a bit. <Scott> And if I was?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Wait, what? I thought Ben was a little kid?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> He's 4. <John> Time moves differently in realities.
<Kit> <Chii> Blonde, blue-eyed. Stronger than normal. Think about it.
<Xanatos> <Kane> I did not want to make such an accusation, but the thought crossed my mind as well.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I'm half human, Warren was completely human. There's a chance Benjamin would have no super strength
<Dias`> And Warren wouldn't put a philosphers stone in him till he's older.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl seems to be trying to make herself believe that, still staring at Scott
<Kit> <Chii> There's a chance-- but even I saw oddities in him in the short time we were together.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Yeah, he could just be a normal ol Human.
<Kit> <Chii> I told you-- I didn't sense anything like a crystal or a stone-- and if it's true... he wouldn't need one. Like Cheryl doesn't.
<Kit> <Chii> And I couldn't read him at all.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Would that make him a half dragoon or something?
<DeathStar> <Scott> Let me ask you, Chii. If I AM Benjamin, what then?
<Kit> 6Chii lowers her hand. 1"I don't know. ...You cared, but still..."
<Dias`> Well why not just scan him with your datapad
<DeathStar> <Lemon> His device blocks our devices from getting his reality signature
<Xanatos> <Cole> Not to sound stupid or anything, but is there no chance that there isn't some...other...benjamin?
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... .... Ben...?
<Kit> <Chii> No other 'Ben' would have gave a damn about me.
<Kit> <Chii> It's the only thing that made sense when I thought about it.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl steps back, putting a hand to her face, looking ill. Scott watches Cheryl carefully, ignoring the others.
<Dias`> It'd make sense why Warren kept him a secret.
<Kit> 6Chii blinks a few times, then moves forward to Scott.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole frowns, moving closer to Cheryl. 1...boss.
<Kit> <Chii> Appearance, knowledge, type, scent, off the books, all that time..." 6She moves in closer.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks Scott over, looking confused, then peers at her device. She gasps.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane's eyes jerk towards Lemon.
* Dias` glances at Kane then Lemon then at Scott.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott keeps watching Cheryl. Cheryl closes her eyes, mumbling nononono over and over, shaking her ehad
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks up. "His reality signature matches our reality."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> He must have shut off his blocker.
<Kit> 6Chii brings her hand back, dropping her gauntlet off of it, but clearly not pulling weight at all as she throws it forward aiming to full-on punch him in the face.
<DeathStar> 6* She looks at Scott slowly. "It's...really Ben..."
<Xanatos> <Cole> ...wow.
<DeathStar> 6* Scott's head snaps to the side from the punch, and he steps back once. He shifts his blue eyes toward Chii
<DeathStar> <X> ... the thing the General was looking for was with us the entire time...?
* Dias` clicks his tongue and moves to grab and restrain Chii
<Kit> <Chii> And no trust at all in us?!
<Dias`> Person, X. Her son, not a thing.
<Kit> <Chii> What, did you really take after Jennifer after all!? Listening to orders from some 'dad' that's not even yours!? WHAT THE HELL!?
<DeathStar> 6* Scott straightens up, bringing his hand to his mouth to wipe away some spit. "Warren is my father. It doesn't matter he's from a different reality."
<Xanatos> <Kane> He raised you.
<Kit> 6Chii grinds her teeth. 1"Same thing she said.."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl slams her head against the wall when Scott says this, mumbling
<DeathStar> 6* Scott nods to Kane.
<Kit> <Chii> It's what she was afraid of all along, you moron!!
<DeathStar> <Scott> He told me hte truth about you all when I turned 18. I asked to be assigned to spy on your group and he let me.
<Xanatos> <Cole> C-Cheryl. 6he frowns, looking afraid for her.
* Dias` glance at Cheryl then Scott. 1"And what was his truth?
<Xanatos> <Kane> I'm sure everything Warren said was confirmed once Scott spent time with us. Or Benjamin, I should say.
* Dias` glances at Cheryl again and he shifts Chii over towards her.
<DeathStar> <Ben> That the other Dias took me when I was a child and Warren raised me; he wanted Cheryl to join, but as I told him, he couldn't force her to love him.
<Dias`> <Dias> Yet he forced her to anyways.
<DeathStar> <Ben> Some scars go deep
<Kit> 6Chii starts to spring for him again. 1"AND WHAT KIND DO YOU THINK YOU'RE CREATING!?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl doesn't say anything, her breathing irratic. She digs her fingers into her palm
* Dias` grabs Chii by the collar and pulls her down.
<Xanatos> <Kane> It doesn't exactly excuse the action. 6He notes.
<DeathStar> <Ben> No, it doesn't. But everyone makes mistakes. Look at you all. 6* He notes simply.
<Dias`> <Dias> No matter how deep the scar is, it doesn't make it right.
<DeathStar> 6* Ben looks at them all. "You've all done terrible things, too, just like Dad. No one's perfect in this reality or any other."
<Xanatos> <Kane> Yes. I'm hardly judging. We're no more equipped to save this reality than the next person.
<Kit> <Chii> You just destroyed everything! What do you think she has left, you brat!? Everything was about you!
<DeathStar> <Ben> IT's why she was never equipped to save the multiverse. Setting your goals on one thing, one person, makes you selfish and self-centered. I've lived a good life and I fight a good cause. In her own way, Cheryl was just like Jennifer - focusing on just one thing and ignoring everything else
<Dias`> And that gives you no right to turn your back on her.
<DeathStar> <Ben> I'm here, aren't I, answering questions, telling you the truth you all sought. 6* He notes.
<Kit> <Chii> Yeah, you're here.
<Kit> 6Chii snarls. 1"Just another soldier!"
<Dias`> Yeah, so what? You barely show any care from the women who loved you.
<DeathStar> <Ben> And if you met your father and mother, Dias, after 18 years being apart, would you turn your entire life around just like that? I believe in Warren's cause. You all were about to get in the way of that, and I acted.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Why not reveal yourself sooner? Cheryl would have likely went home, as would Jen, Chii, and Lemon. The rest of us would not have stood a chance, most likely.
<Dias`> <Dias> No, but I'd atleast hope to god I made them proud with what I've become. And if I didn't, I'd do my damnedest to make them proud.
<DeathStar> <Ben> I wanted to learn more about you all; to see if you could do better than Warren's plans. In the end, you failed in that regard
<Kit> <Chii> You're so stupid. How could you grow up so dumb? Completely devoid of any of the things that matter. A life like yours... what's left to save?
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns her back to the wall, peering at Benjamin, her face blank, emotionless. "... He's right." 6* She says and turns, opening the door and steps out of the house
<Dias`> If I taught you anything as a child Ben, it's not the only thing that holds you back, is yourself.
<Kit> <Chii> Sacrificing life to save life is pointless. An endless debt of sorrow..
<Xanatos> <Cole> Whoa boss, where...6He frowns and moves after Cheryl.
<DeathStar> 6* Ben watches Cheryl go, then focuses on Chii. "As we speak, billions die to the corruption every day. As you all lecture, people die. I'd rather be part of a cause that stops that. I came here to give you all resolution to your quest. Because you, Chii, and Cheryl, were my parents.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon opens her mouth, looking sad. "Won't you come...home with us, Benjamin? Help us?"
<Dias`> Yet you turn your back on them both. You can't even hug either of them.
<Kit> <Chii> ..." 6She spits aside.
<Kit> <Chii> Bullshit. You just told me who your 'parent' was.
<Xanatos> <Kane> Warren's methods are not the way, I'm certain there is another way.
<DeathStar> <Ben> You've all had months to find another way. You can all barely fuction together much less work efficently
<DeathStar> 6* Ben looks at Lemon. "So, no, my home with Warren, Lemon."
<Kit> <Chii> Just go die in a foxhole.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl walks away from the house, then kneels and vomits on the grass
<DeathStar> 6* Ben peers at Chii, then nods once, and he turns and moves out of the room to another
<Kit> <Chii> You don't even smile.
* Dias` grabs Chii, spinning her around. 1"Knock it off and go to your wife. She needs you right now."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole kneels and puts a hand on Cheryl's back, but doesn't say anything
<Kit> <Chii> The only Ben I remember smiled when we were together, but I can't remember that jerk smiling even once.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ... He looked happy whenever he helped us...got us food...
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks down
<DeathStar> <John> 18 years, people change, Chii.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane shifts forward slightly and peers into the room. 1Benjamin. If we find another way, what then?
<Dias`> Did you even try to make him smile? Even right now you refuse to, to even show you care or even happy that he's right infront of you
<DeathStar> 6* The room is empty.
<Kit> <Chii> He just stomped on what little remained of his mother's heart. Why should I care anymore?
<Kit> <Chii> Nothing human, half or whole, could ever do that with a heart of its own.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane peers around then glances to Lemon. 1I believe he jumped away.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon just nods once
<Dias`> <Dias> Because you're a better person than that. Because he's still Ben. 18 years may have passed for him, but he still knows what his mothers love feels like.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane moves over and takes Lemon, putting his arms around her, so that she can rest her head against his shoulder. 1I am so sorry.
<Kit> <Chii> I'm not better than that. You'll see. I only have one thing in mind now.
<Kit> 6Chii swats Dias' hands off of her and rushes out after Cheryl.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ... he was a happy kid... 6* She mumbles.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl, after retching until nothing else would come up, kneels on the grass, looking pained and ill; her fist grips some grass tightly
* Dias` eyes her rush off and he looks at Lemon. 1"He was, and it just means we need to remind him what it's like to be with us. We need to prove to him that we'll still beat this corruption.
<Kit> <Chii> Cherry!" 6She calls, angrily, as she approaches.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane rubs her back slowly.
<DeathStar> 6* John watches Chii go, then frowns. "It may come down to we'll have to fight him if we want to stop Warren."
<Xanatos> 6* Cole eyes Chii quietly, still kneeling by Cheryl, frowning.
<Dias`> Then I'll take him on.
<Kit> 6Chii stops and yells soundly. 1"Get up!"
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl doesn't respond.
<Kit> <Chii> GET UP! We have to go!
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... it's over. 6* She says hallowly.
<Kit> <Chii> Hell no!
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon moves finally to step outside, peering at Cheryl and Chii worriedly
<Kit> <Chii> Weren't we aiming for Warren's anyway? It's perfect.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<Kit> <Chii> Get up! Or I'll go myself!!
<Xanatos> 6* Kane pulls his arms behind his back and moves to step out.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ...
<Kit> <Chii> I don't care what the chances are. I'm going to crush it all.
<Dias`> The hardest part is, we can't kill Warren now. Not if we want to get Ben to be with us
<DeathStar> <John> Hm.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Come'on Chii, give her a break.
<DeathStar> <X> We could cut off his legs so he doesn't give us more trouble
<Kit> <Chii> She can have a break when it's over!
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl keeps eyeing the ground
* Dias` eyes X at that. 1"That's not funny."
<Kit> 6Chii brings up her hands. 1"I'll crush everything. Their hopes, their dreams, their ideals. All of it!"
<DeathStar> <X> Who said I was joking? It isn't killing him
<Kit> <Chii> I'll keep breaking it all until there's nothing left. The real truth is not everything goes your way-- but you persevere. No matter how much suffering it takes, if you don't let anything stop you, you'll find a way.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ... 6* She reaches out to touch Chii sympathically.
<Dias`> <Dias> Except it'll only make him hate us. There's other ways to beat opponent.s
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... I'm going back to the beach house. 6* She says, then hits her device, vanishing
<Xanatos> <Cole> ...I think we all should too. We need to regroup.
<Kit> 6Chii grinds her teeth. 1"Any sacrifice that involves involuntary lives is murder. Plain and simple. Their Alabtros is getting its wings clipped." 6She turns, grabbing Lemon. 1"I want the address!"
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I-I don't have it
<Xanatos> <Kane> Chii. If you do not think clearly, you will die, and then where will that leave Cheryl?
<Kit> <Chii> I know that, but you have the base we were at before. Give it to me.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> W-We should talk to Mistress Cheryl first.
<Dias`> <Dias> We need to get those Legendaries back, John
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah. We do
<Kit> <Chii> Don't you get it? The realities move differently. While she's busy moping, they could finish up and do it already. It needs to be broken! Now!
<Xanatos> <Kane> Let's return to the beach reality. John, you can take a group to get information on the reality where they have albatross.
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, Chii, we should work together, plan it out
<Kit> <Chii> I'm through with planning. Look where that gets us.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Going off on your own is a deathtrap Chiiky. You're part of our family now, no matter how disfunctional we are, we stick together.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ... 6* She looks serious. "Mistress Chii. I won't give you the address. I won't let you go off alone. You are all that Mistress Cheryl has left."
<Kit> <Chii> Shut up. You don't know anything about me. As far as most of you are concerned, I should just stay in my child's body and you could all continue treating me without any respect or consideration.
<Kit> <Chii> The truth is, I really do think things through. But I don't want to see through it! Nothing good ever comes out of understanding. It's best to be stupid and just go with your feelings!
<Xanatos> <Kane> Chii, if you go alone, you will die.
<DeathStar> <John> Chii. I know you're hurting, but taking this path will leave Cheryl with nothing. You say Ben was selfish and turned his back, so what are you doing right now?
<DeathStar> <John> Cheryl needs you, if she's ever going to et back to on her feet and fight
<Kit> <Chii> Getting it back the only way I know how.
<Dias`> <Dias> You're just proving him right
<Kit> <Chii> I'll prove him wrong. I'll destroy it. His perfect world without Cheryl.
<Xanatos> <Cole> You're so quick to throw a finger at us, say we shun you, don't respect you, but it's a two way road.
<DeathStar> <X> Let her go. She always wants to things her own way. She doesn't care about her 'wife'. Let her do things her way, I say.
<Kit> <Chii> Says the one who respects her 'boyfriend' as much as a stray mutt.
<DeathStar> <X> I don't go running off and leaving Dias to satisfy my desire to smash things
<Xanatos> <Kane> X is right, we cannot force her to do anything. I do not want to see you do this Chii, I truly don't. But do I really have the power to stop you?
<Kit> <Chii> You're barely starting to understand your own feelings, don't think you know mine.
<Dias`> 6Dias whistles loudly
<DeathStar> <X> At least I have enough concern for others that if Dias was broken, I wouldn't run off to satisfy my own blood thirst like some demon
<Kit> <Chii> Liar.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ...
<DeathStar> <X> Break Dias and find out if I'm lying, then
<Dias`> <Dias> WOH!
<Kit> 6Chii ignores X at that. It's not like there aren't plenty of examples in memory. She eyes Kane, fidgeting.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon mumbles off some numbers.
* Dias` whistles again as Lemon mumbles
<Xanatos> <Kane> THIS is getting us no where! Stop pointing fingers, stop fighting. YOU have a responsibility to your wife. And you have to deal with that however you see fit. But if you decide to join us in the beach reality, that would be nice, we could use your help. 6he enters the reality signature and dissappears.
<DeathStar> 6* X hits her device to go as well, as does John
<Kit> <Chii> What do you expect me to say to her? 'Sorry you've given up on everything and the only thing you cherished in life thinks you're garbage, hurrah hurrah?'
<Dias`> <Dias> No, I expect you to pick her up and convince her that you both can get your Ben back.
<Kit> <Chii> I don't believe that.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole frowns. 1Good luck Chiiky. 6He hits his device to dissappear.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon glances at Dias, then sends the numbers to Chii's device through her own, speaking calmly. "Mistress Chii is her own person, Dias - if she wants to go, then let her. It only means that the family I cherished is gone now - that there isn't anything left of it. Once Mistress Chii goes this path, I'll be alone, as will mistress Cheryl. But it is her choice
<Dias`> <Dias> And that's why it'll never happen. Unlike you Chii. I'm not going to give up on getting Ben back for Cheryl. Unlike you, I'll make her smile again. 6He hits his device and leaves
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks at Chii once more, then hits her device, almost sadly.
<DeathStar> 6* Back at the beach house, it is already night; a day or so has passed it seems, the other reality moving quicker
<Xanatos> 6* Cole peers around, rubbing the side of his face. 1So what now?
<DeathStar> 6* John eyes the moon over the ocean, leaning against a table. "I try to find where Albatros is I guess."
<Xanatos> <Kane> It'll likely be very difficult, you may not even succeed. But we have little options, I wish you luck. 6He bows his head.
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah. We should probably get a small team together. A Rippler would be useful
<Xanatos> <Cole> Where'd that little spooky one go?
<DeathStar> <X> I think we left her behind
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl sits in her bedroom, drinking bottle after bottle as fast as she can
<Xanatos> <Cole> She'll pop up eventually. What about you, X?
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon stands there with the others, frowning like Cheryl might, eyeing a clock
<DeathStar> <X> I'll do it
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I will go, too
<Dias`> <Dias> Count me in.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane arches a brow. 1That small team is growing quite large.
<DeathStar> <John> Well, Dias can distract them with his fists, and Lemon can show thigh
<Kit> 6Chii returns after a moment, heading for the stairs.
<Xanatos> <Cole> It's kinda depressing here, so I'd like to go too.
<DeathStar> 6* X peers at Chii. "Huh, look who showed."
<Dias`> 6Dias glances at Chii then looks at X, shaking his head
<Kit> <Chii> Don't talk to me, hypocrites. I have the address, I can go where I like while you get John killed.
<DeathStar> <John> Sure you do't want to join us?
<DeathStar> <John> Let off some steam?
<Kit> <Chii> Not with that many mouths.
<DeathStar> <John> Fair enough
<Xanatos> <Kane> Good luck. 6He notes once with a bow to them all.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Please watch over Mistress Cheryl. 6* She bows to Kane
<Xanatos> <Kane> I'm not certain I can do anything. But I will certainly try my best.
<Kit> <Chii> Stay away from her.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon peers at Chii, frowning
<Dias`> <Dias> Kane, keep the fort down and make sure to fedd my dolphins.
<Kit> 6Chii looks down from the upstairs balcony. 1"That's what you can do. Just stay away."
<DeathStar> 6* X jerks, then quickly jumps away after hitting her device
<Xanatos> 6* Kane tilts his head and squints. 1I cannot promise anything.
<Dias`> <Dias> Kane, Cheryl needs us all. Just do the right thing.
<DeathStar> <John> Uh, did X just leave?
<Dias`> <Dias> Key's not here.
<DeathStar> 6* X returns with her fingers yanking Key's ears
<Xanatos> <Cole> I KNEW our cute meter was low.
<DeathStar> <X> We're ready.
<Kit> 6Key sobs slightly, her dog ears out and her tail wagging as X pulls on her.
<Kit> <Key> Uwahh.
<DeathStar> 6* John taps in an address for Lemon, who synchs
<Kit> <Key> Key like villagggge... Good food. Warm..
<DeathStar> <X> Their hero is an evil man. The village is bad
<Kit> <Key> Misguided~ Village not bad!
<Dias`> Key's right.
<Kit> 6Key giggles. 1"Like Ben!"
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ...
<Dias`> It's one of those grey line things
<Xanatos> <Cole> Come'on Lemonade, we've got work to do.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> We're synched. ... if anyone wants crystals, now would be the time
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<Dias`> How serious are we about this?
<DeathStar> <John> On 1 to 10? Probably 9, with Albatros' base being a 10
<Kit> <Chii> ..Ungh." 6She turns, entering their room.
<Dias`> Then we're going to want crystals for back up.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane opens his coat, peering at Dias.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl is chugging a bottle of rocket fuel - her 20th. She grabs a 21st.
<DeathStar> <John> Whoa, there, Binary, don't flash the goods
<Dias`> ....6Dias eyes Kane awkwardly. Like as if he's being flashed
<Kit> 6Chii eyes Cheryl, then moves to sit on the bed. 1"What am I supposed to say to someone who doesn't want to listen?
<Xanatos> 6* Kane reaches into his inside coat pocket and pulls otu the few crystals he carries on himself.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl peers at Chii, grabbing her 22nd after the 21st. Her eyes look lifeless and watery. "Ah didn't..even recognize him..."
<Dias`> I say we go 5 each. I'd rather be safe then sorry.
<DeathStar> <X> I'll pass.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Same here.
<Kit> <Chii> Most people are indistinguishable after that long.
<DeathStar> <John> Got a stone
<Dias`> <Dias> Geeze, don't I feel inadequate now.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> He was my son. Ah should have known! ...should have seen..he had mah eyes..his nose...he's...an adult...lived his own life.
<Kit> <Key> Dias' inadequate!
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pats Dias sympathically.
<Dias`> 6Dias hangs his head
<Xanatos> 6* Kane holds them out to Dias with a tilt of his head.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> They have pills for that, MR. Dias
<Kit> <Key> Male enhancement, now for 9.99!" 6She announces after Lemon
<Dias`> <Dias> Now I'm getting burned by Lemon. 6He hangs his head lower
<Kit> <Chii> Just because I couldn't feel his soul or emotions I didn't either, and yet I could still smell him. What's your point? Look at how much he's changed, not just in appearance, how could we know?
<Dias`> 6Dias sniffles. 1"My prides to great now to take any crystals. Let's go."
<Xanatos> 6* Kane pockets them and moves for the stairs, giving John a nod.
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<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... ah failed.
<Kit> <Chii> Did not. We found him.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Too late.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon jumps them, leaving those who didn't go at the beach house; the camera stays with them for now, following Kane
<Kit> <Chii> Nonsense.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane moves up the steps and towards Cheryl and Chii's room. He pulls out a datapad and writes something, sliding it under the door before moving across towards his room.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl guzzles it down, wiping her mouth as it spills, then gestures. "He's big now."
<DeathStar> 6* Kane has a pocket reality in his coat.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl turns to eye herself in the mirror, then tosses a bottle into it, breaking it.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane twirls like Zelda and music plays, not really, he slips into his room and grabs some supplies, then moves downstairs to sit on the couch and start working with them, he presses a button. 1Use this datapad to request food and drink, I will serve your needs. 6he says, his voice speaking out to Cheryl and Chii.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl eyes the datapad slowly
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> ... we should go home... 6* She says finally to Chii
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 6* John's group appears in a room with scanners and weapons aimed at them and a metal door at the far end; nothing happens
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slowly peers around. 1Whoa.
<Dias`> <Dias> I think you set off the metal detector.
<DeathStar> <John> ... odd. I know oru signatures are blocked now, but you'd think something would happen
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon looks around curiously, then steps toward the door slowly, passing a large gun
<DeathStar> 6* X taps a gun, still pinching Key's ear
* Dias` glance at John. 1"You think?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> It's possible this location is abandoned.
<Xanatos> MRP: errr.
<DeathStar> <John> It was one of the more important mid-level bases
<Xanatos> <Cole> It's possible this place is abondeded aint it?
<Dias`> <Dias> No. I mean you think that...
<DeathStar> <John> That?
<Dias`> <Dias> That 6He qoutes with his fingers. 1"Scott. 6He unqoutes. 1"Had something to do with this?"
<DeathStar> <John> I picked this base at random
<Xanatos> <Cole> No way they would actually get the right base.
<DeathStar> <X> Maybe every base you know about was abandoned. <John> Be smarter to have more troops at every base
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon approaches the door and a computerized voice speaks. "Please leave this reality."
<Dias`> <Dias> But if he removed our signatures from the black ball list.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Think their eggs are all in one basket, you know? Albatross is finished and they don't need these other places?
<DeathStar> <John> It's possible.
* Dias` glances at Lemon. 1"We should take advantage of this while we can."
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Are signatures are scrambled, so they wouldn't be identified.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole tilts his head. 1Should we force our way through?
<Dias`> Really? Cool. 6He moves upto the door, eyeing it.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon nods. "Sco--Ben gave us the technology after Kane asked how he scrambled his identification from our devices."
<DeathStar> 6* X taps the door; it sounds thick
<Xanatos> <Cole> Kinda risky to be giving us stuff like that, isn't it?
<Dias`> He gave it to us? 6He rubs his head. 1"interesting."
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, it helped me with my stealth.
<Dias`> Lemon, you think you can hack this thing at all?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I don't see a door panel.
* Dias` glances at X. 1"Ripple?"
<DeathStar> <X> I can try. 6* She opens a ripple, then motions Dias to test it
* Dias` reaches behind his back and pulls out a stick. He inserts it into the ripple
<Kit> <Key> Dias like clown.
<DeathStar> 6* It seems to pass through
* Dias` pulls it out. 1"We should really get like a camera next time.
<Kit> <Key> Wonder if corrupted.
<DeathStar> <John> Corrupted?
<Xanatos> <Cole> This place?
<Dias`> Corruption. Either way it's appears clear
<DeathStar> 6* X steps thorug hher ripple.
<Kit> 6Key shrugs. 1"Yeah."
<DeathStar> <John> The base would be gone if it was
<Kit> <Key> Not finished?
<Xanatos> 6* Cole slides in after X.
* Dias` moves through after her
<Kit> <Key> Albatros threaten corruption; not like!
<DeathStar> 6* They apear on the other side of the door; all the lights are off and they appear to be in a military base lobby area, with elevators at the far end, a desk set up, and doors on either side of the room; a terminal is on the desk
<DeathStar> 6* lemon passes through and peers about quietly in the dark. John pats Key's ass as he follows
* Dias` whistles towards the terminal
<DeathStar> 6* The terminal does not respond to Dias' flirting
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon moves over to it and peers. "There appears to be no power going to it."
<Dias`> Want to try and power the base? Or think you can power that thing up itself?
<Xanatos> <Cole> I could try to act as a generator to see if you can pull any info to it.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon smiles at Cole. "Okay."
<Dias`> Sounds good. 6He peers around the area.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole moves over to it and tilts his head, then kneels trying to find a panel.
<DeathStar> 6* X looks around boredly; the base is rather creepy
<DeathStar> 6* There's one on it's side near the bottom
<Xanatos> 6* Cole shifts to try and pull it off, then would look for a place where he could apply some power to it.
<DeathStar> 6* The terminal lights up; Cypher rises up from Cole's head to doot once
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon touches the terminal, closing her eyes. John leans over and has his fingers move along Key's butt like a spider were crawling on her
<Xanatos> <Cole> It working?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> 000111001110001.
<Kit> 6Key slowly eyes John's hand, but just stares.
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses ,then moves his hand to do the same to Dias' butt
* Dias` scratches his face then coo's slightly, his leg twitching slightly
<Xanatos> <Cole> Lem?
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon lets go, opening her eyes. "I've downloaded a base map. I think I know where we need to go to get to the mainframe. It's on floor 4.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pulls his hand back now, shaking it furiously. 1Man that's tingley.
<DeathStar> 6* John tilts his head and keeps it up curiously
<Dias`> Lead us Lem.
<DeathStar> <X> There's no power to the elevator
<Dias`> 6Dias' leg kicks more
<Kit> <Key> Elevator? What elevator?
<DeathStar> 6* X points at the elevator doors
<Xanatos> <Cole> I'm not going to be the big battery all day!
<Kit> <Key> ... ...That's 'elevator?'
<DeathStar> <X> Yes.
<Dias`> Well Lemon can use the map to figure out distances and X can ripple us, right?
<DeathStar> <X> I'm not going to be the transportation all day! 6* She mimics Cole
<Kit> 6Key pauses. 1"Ooohh..!" 6She brings out her hand, summoning Amaterasu, then leaps up slightly, performing several ridiculously fast slashes into the floor.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pauses, doing the math, then pauses as Key cuts up the floor
<Kit> <Key> Not elevator but?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Uh. Key, what if we have to go up?
<DeathStar> 6* Key cuts a nice hole in the ceiling
<Dias`> <Dias> But now I gotta jump up there.
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses, then leaps on Dias' head and bounces up onto the floor above; the kitten on Dias' head merowls and digs in it's claws
<Dias`> 6Dias howls as the cat digs into his skull
<Kit> 6Key mimics John and leaps up
<DeathStar> <X> ... your hair is attacking you
<Dias`> 6Dias howls again
<DeathStar> 6* The kitten howls again and digs more
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and holds out a hand to Lemon. 1Alley oop.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pauses, taking the hand. "Alley oop?"
<Kit> 6Key continues cutting her way upward to the fourth floor, reaching down to pull John up each time. Then eyes him. 1"...Still believe Key can do anything!?"
<Xanatos> <Cole> You step onto my hands and I toss you up.
<Dias`> 6Dias grumbles slightly and he leaps for Cole's hand and kicks off it
<DeathStar> <JOhn> Sure do
<Xanatos> 6* Cole grunts and frowns. 1...sorta like that.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pauses as Dias' crushes her hand
<DeathStar> <Lemon> ...o-ow..
<Dias`> 6Dias quickly leans down the hole. 1"Sorry Lemon!"
<Kit> 6Key smiles brightly, since she's sure it's true, then holds out her hands, forming a ripple under X that drops her from above a short distance to the floor beside John.
<Dias`> 6He holds a hand down for X
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon's eyes water and she pulls her hand up to mouth to suck on it
<DeathStar> 6* X screams in surprise, then stares at Key; she sulks, since now she's not unique
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pats her shoulder. 1I'll get him back, I promise.
<Kit> 6Key pauses, as if sensing X's thoughts and the ripple wavers. 1"B-But, Key not purple!?"
<Kit> <Key> Single, too.
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon pauses, then hops onto Cole's hand to go up
<DeathStar> <X> True...
<DeathStar> 6* X seems pacified
<Dias`> 6Dias hrmps then looks at Cole. 1" I said Iw as sorry. 6He grabs Lemon and pulls her up the rest of the way
<Kit> 6Key smiles nervously, shaken.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole hoists her up, hanging onto her leg so Dias has to pull him up too.
<Dias`> 6Dias growls and pulls them both up
<Kit> 6Key adjusts the entry to flicker tauntingly on the second floor beside the group.
<DeathStar> 6* John thumbs up to the ceiling. "One more to go."
<Kit> <Key> Key only do it so X not have to... hrmph..
<Xanatos> 6* Cole hoists himself up now, smiling to Dias. 1Told you.
<Dias`> <Dias> You need to lose some weight
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I-I do?
<Xanatos> <Cole> Dude. Harsh.
<Dias`> <Dias> No, Cole does.
<Dias`> <Dias> Oh you guys are good. 6He sticks his tongue out and crouches and leaps up, quickly working his way towards the others
<Kit> <Key> ...This fourth." 6She eyes John.
<Kit> <Key> Key count.
<DeathStar> <John> ... ... 6* He opens his mouth, then closes
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon eyes her flat stomach
<Kit> <Key> Lemon teach count!
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pats her stomach. 1You're fine. 6he promises.
<Kit> <Key> Cypher and Lemonade very good count... ists.
<DeathStar> 6* John peers at Dias and Cole, as if unsure now. He mouths "2 or 4?"
<Kit> 6Key makes up the word, figuring it works.
<DeathStar> <Cypher> Doot.
<Xanatos> <Cole> We're on the second, we just went up one. Unless something happened and I missed it.
<Dias`> 6Dias scratches his head. 1"Four? Oh wait you wanted to know the floor
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon moves off to find the mainframe
<Xanatos> <Cole> Whoa, I'm tripping out or somethign, man. 6He rubs his head, moving after Lemon.
<Dias`> 6Dias looks at X. 1"So now you're all up for rippling?
<DeathStar> <X> Hmph. Can't be outdone by some non-rippling weapon
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon leads them into a room full of terminals that are shut down
<Dias`> <Dias> Well I am very good at non-rippling.
<Kit> 6Key lets X have the credit for the ripple, skipping after Lemon
<Xanatos> <Cole> Where exactly does the power come from, Lem?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> There are extensive power generators in the basement
<DeathStar> <X> You are good for testing ripples, that is true
<Dias`> <Dias> Well when you're as awesome as me. 6He beams. 1"I did appreciate the ass feel tho.
<Xanatos> <Cole> I'll go try to get them powered up for you. 6He whistels and moves back towards the hole.
<DeathStar> <John> Good luck, Robo Man
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon nods, smiling, and waits at a terminal
<Kit> 6Key eyes Dias and X as they approach, getting a catty look at the conversation, sneaking up on them.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole salutes and drops down the hole.
<DeathStar> <X> I didn't touch your butt.
<Dias`> <Dias> You didn't?
<DeathStar> <X> No
<Kit> 6Key arises behind Dias and X, grabbing them both by the butt and wiggling her fingers upward like John did.
<Dias`> <Dias> I wonder who it was then.
<Dias`> 6Dias coo's, his leg twitching
<DeathStar> 6* X jerks and slaps Dias
<Kit> 6Key moves quickly to stand by Lemon innocently.
<DeathStar> 6* John looks amused
<Dias`> 6Dias stands there, his jaw dropped. 1"What was that for?!"
<DeathStar> <X> You touched my butt
<Dias`> <Dias> I wish!
<DeathStar> 6* The lights flicker on and Lemon touches a terminal, closing her eyes
<DeathStar> <X> If you didn't, WHO did?
<Dias`> <Dias> Don't ask me. I'm guessing it wasn't you who touched mine again.
<DeathStar> <Computer> Warning; Self-Destruct Sequence Acivated. Unauthorized persons are attempting to access base 23's mainframe. Self-destrut in 1 minute.
<Dias`> <Dias> ...That's bad right?
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, that's bad
<Dias`> <Dias> Someone synch us up
<DeathStar> 6* The computer counts down emotionlessly; Lemon keeps touching the terminal, not paynig attention
<DeathStar> <John> Only Lemon can do that.
<Dias`> <Dias> You mean nobodies' learned how to do that after all this time?
<DeathStar> <John> Her device is special. 6* He shrugs. "We'll have to jump manually."
<DeathStar> 6* John moves over, inputing the beach reality into Key, X, and Dias' devices
<Dias`> 6Dias hold his device out to X then stops as John sets his up. 1"Thanks toots."
<DeathStar> <Computer 30 seconds.
<Dias`> <Dias> You got Cole?
<DeathStar> <John> I can try to find him, yeah.
<DeathStar> <Computer> 20 seconds.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole hops up through the hole, landing by them. 1I didn't do it I swear!
<Kit> <Key> Should go?
<DeathStar> 6* John pauses, grabbing Cole's device and inputting
<DeathStar> <John> Yeah, we should go
<DeathStar> 6* X jumps after hitting her button
<Kit> <Key> Lemonade..
<DeathStar> <Computer> 10 seconds.
<Xanatos> 6* Cole pauses and gives John a thumbs up, moving to Lemon.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Come'on Lem we have to go! 6he calls out.
<DeathStar> <Computer> 9
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon keeps focusing on her task
<DeathStar> 6* John taps his button
<DeathStar> <Computer> 8
<DeathStar> <Computer> 7
<Dias`> Cole, jump her out at one
<DeathStar> <Computer> 6
* Dias` hits his
<DeathStar> <Computer> 5
<Xanatos> <Cole> ... 6He puts a hand to her shoulder.
<Kit> 6Key frowns, then moves over and slices the terminal in half
<DeathStar> <Computer> 4
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon jerks as the terminal is destroyed, jerking from the feedback
<DeathStar> <Lemon> I-I--
<Xanatos> 6* Cole hits his button now.
<DeathStar> <Computer> 3
<DeathStar> <Computer> 2
<Kit> <Key> Jump, Lemonade!
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon jumped with Cole, since he was touching her
<Kit> 6Key hits her own
<DeathStar> <Computer> 1
<DeathStar> 6* They appear in the beach house
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon's hair is frizzley
<Xanatos> <Cole> ...are you okay? 6he looks Lemon over.
<DeathStar> <Lemon> Y-YeP, F-InE.
<Dias`> 6Dias looks at Lemon. 1"What the hell happened?"
<DeathStar> <X> She looked like you after you put your figure in a socket.
<DeathStar> *finger
<Dias`> <Dias> She does, but not nearly as good looking.
<Xanatos> <Cole> Key destroyed the terminal that she was linked too. 6He says with a tch sound. 1Come'ere and sit down
<Dias`> 6Dias eyes Key at that
<DeathStar> 6* Lemon blinks. "Oh! I have important information on how to find Alabatros!"
<Kit> <Key> Yes! No want Lemon boom cake.
<Xanatos> <Cole> I had her Key. Gotta trust me sometime. 6He peers to Lemon. 1You got something?
<DeathStar> <Lemon> The 15 realities marked to be destroyed; I have all their addresses. Warren's people are evacuating as many as they can
<Dias`> <Dias> Then we lucked out
<Xanatos> <Cole> We go to one of those realities, pose as people needing evacuating?
<DeathStar> <John> Sounds like a plan
<Dias`> <Dias> I like that.
<Xanatos> <Cole> For real? I'm so proud of me right now. 6He beams.
<Xanatos> 6* Kane moves down the steps, peering at them.
<DeathStar> <John> Now we just have to get Cheryl put back together. She needs to lead this if she's ever going to move on
<Xanatos> <Kane> I concur. 6He says simply, peering them over with slight concern.
<DeathStar> 6* John glances at Kane, crossing his arms. "AT least we have some hope now."
<DeathStar> -END-
Session Close: Thu Oct 01 22:51:58 2009