The Alien Wars 5: Trinity

Anniversary Special 17: Session 1 - Scattered Shards

Session Time: Thu Nov 06 00:00:00 2014
<DeathStar> 1
<DeathStar> -0-
<DeathStar> Time: 10-615 (Year 7)
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C - Reality Striker HQ (intro to follow)
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga moves from her terminal in her main office, adjusting her red hair that is down to her ankles, with some auburn in it and a little blonde making it a pretty mixture in places. She moves to the board as she talks to Airym who is running scenarios, glancing at all the pictures with X's through them. (cont)
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Even though we all know this by heart now, lets go over it one more time before they all come up for the meeting. I found new information, so I want to get it all right in my head. 6* She clicks her tongue, studying all the faces with X's.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I am listening."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You have been for the shards for six years before the 'incident' occurred last year. But we failed to find even one.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Affirmative. I theorize that the shards themselves spawned new realities, increasing the territory to search."
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga paces, hand on her chin. "Then one landed in the middle of PAX City. Which resulted in the break and the deaths on the board." 6* She turns back to face Iceheart, her children, Pio, JM, Katrina, Jem, Miyuki, Kasha, Athena, her sisters, all the gods, and more
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Of course we got lucky and some of the offspring made it to safe zones
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga taps spots, like Iku
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It took time, but I realize now what happened. It wasn't just what happened to the shard.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga plays with her red hair, thoughtfully
<Jackieness> <Airym> "What is your conclusion?"
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga checks her watch, then resists the urge to turn on the holovid with her mother serving as a lackey with the president
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It was who died. I did a trace and it was who accidently died that day. I think the shard being broken made it irreversible and cemented. Here, let me walk you through it before the others arrive and I tell you what I learned.
<DeathStar> -TIME BACK-
<DeathStar> 10-614 (Year 6)
<DeathStar> 6* The warm July air makes Taiga squint as she walks along the street
<DeathStar> 6* She walks up to the meeting place with the others to do some shopping, having time off from college
* Nyaomi_ has joined #TAW-Shards
* Nyaomi_ is now known as Myaomi
<DeathStar> 6* Banners up everywhere saying Vote for John McCormick
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko stretch, arriving to meet with Taiga, shaking off themselves
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel is with them
<DeathStar> <Ako> *counts some credits she just made*
<DeathStar> *Selling Ako as AThena merch*
<kalonZombie> <Tel> How did you make those?
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga tilts her head at the three, since this is a RS reunion meeting shopping
<DeathStar> <Ako> Ako sold Ako as Athena merch. *She holds up a shirt with Ako in cute outfits*
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel nods in approval
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor arrives, having gotten his moms to look over the flufflings
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hello, Gor.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I look forward to experiencing more shopping, Taiga."
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga looks at Airym, and nods
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You have to get out of that station now and again. Well, I guess this is all of us
<kalonZombie> <Gor> Hey Taiga.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *grabs some bags and moves along down the street* So how is life treating you, Gor?
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko prance along
<kalonZombie> <Gor> Kids are a handful. Especially when you have three at once.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Then having three at once is unadvisable."
<Chain> 6*Kitty is taking care of helping with her father's campaign
<kalonZombie> <Gor> I love 'em though. Suzu and Mitsu should be here shortly. I think they're a bit overwhelmed at the freedom.
<Chain> 6*Suzu and Mitsu slo-mo run past, BOOOOOOOOOOOOORN FREEEEEEE AS FREEE AS THE WIND BLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWS~
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga nods, smiling, and moves to a nice big store to grab beautiful outfits
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'm sure Ouka will be here in the next 3 minutes or she will be not seen again
<DeathStar> <Taiga> School and all
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor nods
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko run forward to grab beautiful lingere while Taiga looks at summerwear
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hmmm... *She also looks at teacher outfits for six months from now*
<Aqua> *Jade walks up and smiles, waving
<Jackieness> <Airym> *explores the clothing, having a bit of a blunted fashion sense*
<Aqua> Jade> Kitty couldn't make it, she's helping with the campaign
<kalonZombie> <Xander> It sucks, but hey, it's her dad so I can't complain. 6*He came with Jade
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, it's nice to see you again
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko follow Airym
<Chain> 6*Suzu snuggles onto Gor
<DeathStar> <Ako> Where you going? *they hold sexy lingere*
<Aqua> *Jade nods "Mhmm, it's harder with everything going on"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *gives Suzu a hug*
<Chain> <Suzu> hey you
<DeathStar> 6* John sets up a podium outside the store in a nice park area to give a speech
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I am exploring the avaialble options."
<DeathStar> <Iko> Ohhhh.
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel looks over at John, then hmmms
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Perhaps you could assist me."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So how is married life?
<DeathStar> <Ako> Will do! *She picks out slinky, sexy outfits that show off Airym's body*
<Chain> <Suzu> well depends what part of it we're talking about
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, I meant overall. *She smirksI*
<Chain> <Suzu> the sex and stuff is still great~
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi sits in the store, having followed everyone.
<kalonZombie> <Gor> You're still welcome to a free subscription to the site by the way. <Xander> What about- <Gor> Not you.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga flusters, putting outfits into bags
<Aqua> *Jade blinks at Lumi
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, I guess Ouka isn't coming and is stuck in school forever.
<Myaomi> <Ouka> I brought food, you ungrateful whelp
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So I can ask you for all the sorrid details about marriage life since I plan to propose to her---
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga jerks and turns
<kalonZombie> 6*Somehow a pair of panties lands on John's head perfectly to look like a mask. Tel walks back over all innocent.
<Myaomi> * Ouka shoves a riceball into her mouth
<Jackieness> <Airym> *lets Ako and Iko lead her around now*
<DeathStar> 6* John pulls them off, adjusting his suit and turns to Key, shrugging
<Myaomi> <Key> You look great, dear!
<DeathStar> 6* He plays with his five year old daughter as they get the sound set up
<Chain> 6*Suzu snickers at Taiga
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel skips after Ako, Iko, and Arym
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga chews softly
<Aqua> *Jade moves over and smiles "Hi Lumi"
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi smiles and waves
<Aqua> *Jade waves as well "Did you follow Taiga?"
<DeathStar> <John> Thanks. It's fun being back in PAX City and my old haunts. Even with fan girls throwing their panties at me
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi nods
<DeathStar> <John> Reconnecting with the public and learning about their needs is important
<Aqua> *Jade nods "Want to go shopping with us?"
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga goes to speak up that she reserved a resturant when there's a sudden explosion
<kalonZombie> 6*The gitari demographic demands Topless Tuesdays
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi yelps and pops into dog form
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor yelps and moves to cover Suzu and Mitsu bravely
<DeathStar> 6* The podium John is out becomes a crater
<Chain> 6*Suzu and Mitsu turn torwards the explosion
<DeathStar> 6* And the store front collapses due to the damage
<Aqua> *Jade reels and covers Lumi, forming guns
<Jackieness> <Airym> *turns her head* "An incident is in progress. Take cover."
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga turns back, coughing at the dust and debris kicked up
<kalonZombie> 6*Ti reels, wondering if she gave John explosive panties
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko are knocked forward into the pantiess they bought
<kalonZombie> 6*She rushes to help them up
<Chain> <Suzu> is everyone Ok?
<DeathStar> 6* The police and guards on hand protecting the candidate stand up, when suddenly from the crater a giant hedious looking structure begins to grow from the ground, looking like a hellish structure. Taiga, still trapped in the store with the others, nods
<Jackieness> <Airym> *steps forward, sensors on active to detect wounded or hostiles*
<DeathStar> 6* She rushes to the collapsed front of the store, trying to peer out the window, and spots what is forming
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The hell? *She looks around and heads to the back to get out the back exits, the people in the store screaming*
<Aqua> *Jade checks Lumi
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Certainly what it looks like
<kalonZombie> 6*Xander tries to use his TK to clear some rubble from the entrance
<DeathStar> 6* Airym would begin to pick up high levels of nuclear, old fashion radiation, frrom the prison as desert sand rushes out of the prison structure and reploids begin to pour out
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi is hiding in a clothes rack
<DeathStar> 6* It is very heavy, but moves
<Chain> 6*Suzu moves over to where Taiga is to look
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I am detecting elevated radiation levels."
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga uses the emergency exit and exits into the alley of the store to come around
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Radiation...!?
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko wait on Xander
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Taiga, we should...
<Aqua> *Jade scoops her and moves out the back
<kalonZombie> 6*Xander keeps going until he clears it
<kalonZombie> <Xander> C'mon you three
<DeathStar> 6* The reploids stare at the humans and rush forward, knocking them down and try to take their weapons, beating them if they have to.
<kalonZombie> 6*Ti wiggles through
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko rush and slide out. John pulls Key away from the prison, b loodied and panting, holding Locke
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi hides in Jade's clothing, peering out.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga comes up the front; a reploid with blue hair steps out along the sand, while one leaps out and kills a guard, peeling his face off and wearing it.
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor moves to another exit, but staying close to Suzu and Mitsu
<DeathStar> <Taiga> .... god...
<Chain> 6*Suzu and Mitsu hurry after them
<Aqua> *Jade attempts to use her bond with Kitty
<DeathStar> 6* The blue haired reploid eyes the other in disgust
<Jackieness> <Airym> *moves to exit out of the store and goes to regroup with Taiga and the others*
<DeathStar> 6* By now, Peter's team is moving in
<Chain> <Kitty><what happened?
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga spots the blue haired and notices she looks a bit like their Iceheart.
<Aqua> Jade> <Reploids attacked, not sure how>
<DeathStar> 6* The crazy reploid turns to Ako and Iko and Tel and rushes forward with his chains and bloodied fingers
<Aqua> *Jade reels and burst for them with her super speed
<Chain> <Kitty><on my way>
<DeathStar> 6* Ako and Iko flail, forming crystal. He leaps up into the air to dodge and grabs the side of the damagetd store
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga turns to Ouka
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Readhy?
<kalonZombie> 6*Xander tries to slam him back into the ground
<DeathStar> 6* Human inmates pour of the Hellish prison
<DeathStar> 6* And many sneer at the reploids
<DeathStar> 6* They take to picking the guards of weapons as well
<DeathStar> 6* The reploid oufs and hits the ground
<Chain> 6*Kitty ripples near by
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel stays behind Ako and Iko, not able to fight
<Jackieness> <Airym> *adjusts her sensors and then scans for reality disturbances*
<DeathStar> 6* Airym would sense it everywhere - the radiation, the reploids and humans, the building, the sand
<DeathStar> 6* The blue one tries to discreetly go, along with another familiar looking one; as they move along, Peter's team arrives and sees humans and reploids attacking others and begins to fire. The blue haired reploid that looks like Iceheart is blown away, then the other familiar one is hit - since neither have armor, they are taken down immediately and hit the ground
<DeathStar> 6* The crazy reploid flips up and claws at Xander's eyes
<Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "Alert, this is an extra-dimensional incursion."
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga leaps forward and uses her fire ninpo to burn the crazy back
<kalonZombie> 6*Xander tries to push him back
<Aqua> *Jade fires rapidly at the attacking reploid
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor mind-leaps into him in an attempt to turn him off
<Chain> 6*Kitty hurries over to pull Xander away
<DeathStar> 6* Peter marches forward, ordering his men to use non-lethal fire chidingly after the first two go down, and they switch to stun
<DeathStar> 6* As Gor enters, he would be subjected to the most horrible of insane minds, seeing chilling things that would begin to drive him mad
<DeathStar> 6* It does slow him down though for Jade to shoot the crazy, and attacking reploids
<kalonZombie> 6*He tries to force him into a comatose-like state as fast as he can
<DeathStar> 6* The crazy reploid mentally laughs, even as he bleeds, and begins to trap Gor in his mind
<DeathStar> 6* Caging him
<DeathStar> <Reploid> Think you can trap Wiendigo?
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor attempts to pull out
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga comms Airym
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You think it is what I think it is?
<Chain> 6*Kitty tries to ripple the reploid in half to help Gor
<Jackieness> <Airym> *scans for a shard* "Scannign now, Taiga."
* Myaomi has left #TAW-Shards
<DeathStar> 6* Wiendigo holds onto Gor in his mind, reaching to mentally claw him like Kruger, when Kitty takes him out, since Wiendigo is armorless
* Myaomi has joined #TAW-Shards
<Aqua> *Jade attempts to try and move off civilians
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash, when not on call on the RS, is on Peter's team, spear dives into Wiendigo's back
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor pants, looking freaked out, but moves along again
<Chain> 6*Suzu and Mitsu hug onto Gor
<Myaomi> * Ouka makes a face, despite practice to wield the blade continuing, pulling one out of subspace is a different story… she finally fanagles her nodachi from it.
<DeathStar> 6* Wiendigo, still functioning, is destroyed by the spear. At that moment, right as Airym detects it, near the prison, one of Peter's new soldiers steps on the large football sized crystal and cracks it. Taiga, meanwhile, is kneeling, eyeing the dead Death Star and Iceheart reploids
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Is this… another reality attack, Taiga?
<DeathStar> 6* At that moment, as the crystal breaks, everything vanishes, but then reality statics. Lumi vanishes inside Jade's vest, then Taiga howls, feeling like her insides are being torn apart.
<DeathStar> 6* Kitty statics and vanishes, then Suzu and Mitsu begin to warp
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor leaps for them "NO!"
<Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "Taiga, I have pinpointed the shard. It has been damaged. It will go critical.:
<Aqua> *Jade reels "KITTY"
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *eyes her blonde hair turning red* What the hell is going on? *John meanwhile eyes Key and his daughter vanish and is shouting. At that moment all of reality shifts*
<Chain> 6*they both reach for Gor
<Aqua> *Jade dashes to try and het Suzu and Mitsu clear with her speed
<kalonZombie> <Xander> Kitty?!
<DeathStar> -TIME FORWARD-
<DeathStar> 4.5.10-615
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid CD
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga leans back
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The crystal being cracked and damaged meant we could not fix it. Lord knows you tried
<DeathStar> 6* She eyes it in the stasis chamber, along with three others that are fine
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But it was Death Star's death that day. I been doing lineage traces. That stray soldier's shot.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It all came down to him. Everything that happened afterward. Katrina not being there anymore, and everything that happened with Erevis and the Erusians. And so many others.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Since every crystal it seems from Centerpoint was encoded with all the Prime Reality's data. We weren't being invaded that day, as we learned
<DeathStar> <Taiga> What opened up was the ... "Classic" reality's data when they were trapped in the Wasteland. I went through mom's data here since this place was unaffected by the reality change.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You take out key people from that data, and reality shifted. *She points at the other three they recoverd since that date* Those three hold other dates as we read later.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "The result has been paradox. Reality attempts to correct, but the variables have changed."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yeah. But now something worse. Okay, meeting time
<DeathStar> 6* She waits for those who are on call, except Mem who is with Lorelei's team
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash appears
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga leans back, hands crossed, waiting on Ouka, Iku, and Alt James
<Chain> 6*Iku enters, ears pointed back
<Aqua> *Jade comes in, fixing his hair
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Taiga… hungry?
<Aqua> (James)
<Myaomi> * She smiles sheepishly
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga shakes her head. Oui, on the station to protect her from the reality erasure that got Ouka and Oui's parents, is spying
<Myaomi> * Ouka nods and sits, not eating herself, quiet and retreated in her mind, gazing at the table.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *She quietly turns the holovid on and mutes it, President Cran on and talking about the latest plans to expand EarthGov and it's reach, as well as what people will do with the Erusians now that they are beaten after the long war. Cheryl with her long red hair stands behind her, and Chii quietly behind her*
<Chain> 6*Iku mutters something softly in gitari as she sits
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright, before I go into what I learned, I figured I should explain a few things. We can trace the reality change to the death of Death Star during that incident a year ago. Second, ... at first things between this new "reality" and our original used to go back and forth.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> At first, after the incident, things switched back after two weeks and stayed in our original for months before they switched back, them stayed in the alternate for months, and so on, but we're staying more and more in this new reality each time the switch occurs. Airym's calculations are this
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The new reality is setting in permenantly. Sooner or later we won't switch back at all. And it's clear from what each of us know the others do not know they are vanishing each time the switch occurs. Mom clearly does not know she is becoming this. *She points up* Or that X is now a Weapon Assassin and hence Kitty was never born.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But I have good news and bad news.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> First, I will explain the good news. The next time we switch, I think we can keep a select few in this reality when we come back to this one
<kalonZombie> <Ash> And the bad?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> My blood. It should have enough particles of reality. So that we don't have to hide on this station each time. If Airym can concentrate it enough and we do blood transfusions, whoever takes a blood sample should remain unaffected. So if we gave it to a few others, they won't vanish
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Well I'm obviously out. I don't have blood.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> This will likely take all my particles out compleletely. We might need to make an effort to find my clone later. She likely has a higher concentration of reality powers we can tap
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Hopefully, Lorelei will come to the same conclusion I did
<Chain> <Iku> why not take a bone marrow sample and replicate from that?
<Chain> <Iku> since thats what actually creates new blood
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We can try, but the reality powers are not being recreated, what
<DeathStar> s there is there, hence why I can't do what I used to
<Chain> 6*Iku nods
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Likely I'm a facet that is dripping and the drip is almost out
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Centerpoint was the source. It is gone now."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The second bit of news is this. Using Airym's computer, I found the true source of what Centerpoint was made to do
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Oh?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Since we are stuck here so much and we can only explore other realities for shards so often when Airym detects one, I was looking into the shards we found. We know that the shard that broke last year held the data of the old Classic reality, specifically the data of a specific timeframe. And that it came alive as if it was actually happening. And that when the people there died, it affected ours.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Both the old reality and ours were once Prime Realities.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And we know that the Progenitors made Centerpoint to regulate and watch the multiverse. So I was looking into them. Centerpoint's true purpose was to take the Progenitor's power and reproduce the multiverse. It was what was creating new realities. It stored the data in all those crystals we saw, and made new scenarios and realities
<Aqua> *James listens quietly
<DeathStar> <Taiga> To see if my theory was right, I used this station to scan realities and I saw something disturbing
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The multiverse is not making new realities. In fact, it's sped up into entropy. All the realities are coming to an end at a huge speed. They are living their years way faster than we are. Thousands of years in days for us
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Weird.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> The multiverse is self-destructing for good without Centerpoint. Which means if we do not 1) Find all those shards and they are in other realities, we will lose more shards which will mean more reality distruction
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I am unable to compute exactly how long we have."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And 2) Where Centerpoint was located between the Earth and moon, a reality blackhole is forming. And it is going to destroy our linked trinity of realities. It is already disabilizing are connections. I do not know how long we have before the trinity is broken and we are spun out of the barrier and then our years are sped up.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We need to fill that blackhole with something, and I think it's the shards
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It might even fix the damage we have incurred, but that's just a hope. We need more data.
<Myaomi> * Ouka eyes Taiga worriedly.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *She looks at James specifically* It might come down to only one reality surviving as a the Prime. Even if the other two get spun out, they will live natural life cycles as far as they are concerned.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I have formulated an additional hypothesis."
<Aqua> *James nods
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga looks at Airym and nods for her to go on
<DeathStar> 6* On the holovid, President Cran finishes his speech to applause and steps away.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "This reality hole may also be forming in other realities. It is possible they emanate from the same point. If so, all realities may collapse back together and then... reboot."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Possible. Next time we look for a shard you can scan for it
<Jackieness> <Airym> "I do not know what the implications of such an event may be."
<Aqua> *Jade looks in and sits quietly
<DeathStar> <Taiga> For now, I'm going to get my blood into vials and then mixed so you can all get samples, or to loved ones. Hopefully the next shift will be soon. *she eyes her mother next to Cran* After all, the Erusian-EarthGov War was devastating from what I understand. Since Erevis did not have Katrina's body to take.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I just wonder how Mem is taking it, if Lorelei gets her to retain her memories
<DeathStar> 6* She rises and moves to a test chamber to hook herself up and get drained
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> Location: Cran Presidental Manor
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl walks along, her hair red strangely like her daughter's. She has Chii, her wife, next to her. Cran's unit consisting of Josephine, Hale, Delano, and others if you would like. The base being above ground. Cran walks along, looking youthful
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *she reads a report* So far there have been no reports on the location of Erevis' location. It is believed she has hooked up with a strange being lately. <Cran> And this is after she attacked my yard? <Cheryl> It cannot be said. All we know is that we examined the spot she attacked a few years ago and found a chamber that looked like you had designed.
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale walks along, listening
<DeathStar> 6* Cran stops, and peers back at the others, musing. "I designed? Funny, I do not recall every building anything in my yard." <Cheryl> It looked like it held two beings. *She looks at her datapad* Also lately there have been power surges and drainage in the manor, as if something has been taking a great deal of power
<DeathStar> <Cran> I see. Find the source of the drainage. Also, find your missing two daughters. 6* He turns to glance at Aurica, who is uniform, listening.
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl nods and moves off with Chii and others in the unit
<Aqua> *Del follows, looking like a nameless mook almost
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Delano, Hale, I want you to see if you can trace the power surges back to it's source. Also, see if you can find out where Lorelei and Taiga went. They only vanished in the last year and started behaving strangelyh.
<Myaomi> <Chii> Seems forgetful for someone so young
<Aqua> Del> Yes mam.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Dad does not forget anything. Something else is going on
<Myaomi> <Chii> Think so?
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale nods, moving off to do so
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl takes Chii's hand and moves up to their room after giving command off to Del and Hale
<Myaomi> <Chii> I think it's weird he's still around, for some reason.
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> I know so.
<Aqua> *Del follows
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Also, you know he uses his bodies to stay young. *She notes as she walks along, adjusting her red hair*
<Myaomi> <Chii> Ah yeah, the clones.
<Myaomi> <Chii> I ever tell you I love your hair?
<Myaomi> * She flashes a grin. "Keep pulling me along..."
<DeathStar> 6* Cheryl smirks and pulls Chii's hair a little roughly
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> Will do
<Myaomi> <Chii> Oi, oi, watch the ears!
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei waits for Delano, Josephine, and Hale to walk by, and waits in the shadows for Mem to pass, then grabs her and pulols her into the big boobied statue
<Myaomi> <Chii> And your 'daddy' always says I'm a bad influence.
<DeathStar> 6* And injects her in the neck with blood
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei hits the elevatyor button, the statue closing
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale blinks, turns around, and juuuust misses it closing. He shrugs and keeps looking
<Myaomi> * Mem jerks, clearly about to break a bitch's arms-- then makes a face and gasps, writhing
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Did you feel something?"
<DeathStar> <Cheryl> *grins* Well, I might be daddy's girl, but I like to play rough. *she smirks and throws Chii onto the bed and leaps on
<Aqua> Del> Must be hearing things
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei leaps back in the elevator, waiting for the blood to run through Mem and restore her true memories in this alternate reality
<DeathStar> 6* Her uniform all grimey
<Myaomi> <Mem> G-… ga---… … unh.." She grabs her head and snarls
<DeathStar> 6* It dings in a base that has been gotten up and running with tools and locks onto power sources, most of the base barely lit and cobwebbed
<Myaomi> <Mem> Damn it… damn it…!! … L-Lorelei?
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei backs away.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Hey, Aunt.
<Myaomi> <Mem> … Lore… What's… going on..?" She pants, wincing again, tears in her eyes.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Glad to have you back. I'm going to neend you to bring the others in my unit to my side when the next switch occurs in a week. I'll explain everything. We also need to make sure to pump Katrina while we can
<DeathStar> 6* She hugs her
<DeathStar> -TIME JUMP-
<DeathStar> 10-615.4.12
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga stands there, musing, 10 vials of blood all they managed, when alarms go off. Signalling they are about to go back into their normal reality.
<Aqua> *Jade blinks
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *She lets out a breath* How long will we stay in it this time? First it was 4 months, then 2 months, then 1 month, then 2 weeks.
<Chain> 6*Iku blinks
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Welp. Here we goooooo.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Airym, keep searching for shards.
<Jackieness> <Airym> "Affirmative."
<DeathStar> 6* Outside the station things shift and Taiga's hair turns blonde again, the only sign of change.
<Aqua> James> Probably one week
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Take the blood vials to those who you want, or take it yourself.
<Chain> 6*Iku takes hers
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Ouka, we need to find my clone if we are going to make more.
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash takes one to give to someone else, since he lacks blood
<Aqua> *Jade takes hers
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She was in your writing class and going to become a writer, we have to see where she went.
<Myaomi> <Ouka> You… want to use her for that?
<Myaomi> <Ouka> She might now… want to..
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes. We have to tell her everything.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Or we can lie and say we need her blood
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You decide when we find her
<Myaomi> <Ouka> … Very well...
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga pulls on her coat.
<Myaomi> * Ouka smiles to Taiga.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Either way, it seems no one believes us easily when we tell them about the shift because they cant' feel it
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So jam the needle into their neck if you have to
<DeathStar> 6* She tells the others, motioning at the remaining ones
<Aqua> Jade> Question
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Yes?
<Aqua> Jade> Del and X both had them used on them would that make Kitty come back?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She should be back now
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We're back in our normal reality
<DeathStar> <Taiga> She'll just vanish again when we switch unless she gets a shot too
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Would you come with me, Jade?
<Myaomi> <Ouka> I'm going to… Kitty.
<Aqua> *Jade nods and takes two, rushing off
<Aqua> Jade> I dont need help.
<Myaomi> <Ouka> … I see
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *heads for a teleporter, frowning and musing*
<Myaomi> * Ouka lets her go-- then heads that way anyway. Kitty knows where Vanessa is, and like the clone at this point too.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash heads for a teleporter since using his own at that distance would shut him down for hours
<DeathStar> Location: Mansion Base: Lorelei's Team
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei has shots ready, sitting with Mem. Katrina studies them as she has called a meeting
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I know it sounds crazy, but reality is shifting and you all forget it. *She looks at Umi*
<Myaomi> <Mem> Kat… how could I forget...
<Chain> 6*Umi wags
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Forget what?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Shifting into what?"
<Myaomi> <Mem> You..
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Let me explain it, because I think our own sense of reality is under attack too
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei stands up. "Something happened a year ago - Taiga told me a little before she had to go to her Striker Station. One of the Centerpoint shards landed in town and was damaged. During the presidential campaign. Likely if you all try to remember, none of you can recall who won.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts a finger to her lips. "I do... it was.... John...? Delano...?"
<kalonZombie> <Hale> I voted for... ... ...
<kalonZombie> <Hale> ... Shit, who's the president? I'm sure I voted for the other guy...
<Chain> 6*Umi barks cutely who she voted for
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> It was because we were shifted. Yet in office right now we have someone. 6* She turns on the holovid, showing a handsome looking young man with white hair
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...who is that?"
<kalonZombie> <Hale> I didn't vote for that guy.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> His name is C. I do not know more than that. whenever you hear his name, it doesn't quite register.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> And then you forget about him in minutes - you all will forget about him in minutes if you do not take this shot with my blood. Basically, reality was shattered - another reality has formed with Cran as President and many of us not alive, or changed. Katrina, for example, is not alive or existing
<DeathStar> <Katrina> That is ludicrious.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Is it? We faced such situations before.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> That is why I have Mem here and grabbed her out of that. Plus I think agents from that reality is already on this side, and among us
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale takes it and injects himself
<kalonZombie> <Hale> I trust Lore.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina looks at Mem and slowly takes it, injecting herself after reading Mem
<DeathStar> 6* Em takes her's
<DeathStar> <Em> I have to trust the hubby
<Myaomi> * Mem holds Katrina tenderly, crying softly.
<Chain> 6*Umi waits to get the shot from Lore
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "What are these agents doing? What do they want?" *reaches for her injection*
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei gently gives Umi the shot
<Chain> 6*Umi wags more
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I have no idea. I haven't had my team. That's what we are going to find out.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> After all, we are the unit no one knows about
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina hugs Mem, nuzzling
<Myaomi> <Mem> When I'm odne with them, no one will know about them either." She growls in her throat.
<Aqua> *Kay takes his
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I want to investigate the President first.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> And then see who seems to notice us noticing
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Since no one pays attention to him, that will be our first clue
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *injects herself* "The people who don't act like they belong."
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yep! *Tail wag, and hugs Umi, then breaks down crying*
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I-It's been so hard alone...
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> All of you working for Cran
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *twitches visibly at that*
<DeathStar> 6* Sadly, there are no more vials for Cheryl or the others above*
<Chain> 6*Umi whines and nuzzles Lore more
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei leaps on Umi and lays on
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi trots down, having a needle in her butt
<Chain> 6*Umi gets nice and big so she can rest comfortably
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Woof
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei pets Lumi, having given her a shot since she was close by and she had an extra
<Chain> 6*Umi picks up Lumi
<Myaomi> <Mem> Lore
<DeathStar> 6* Lumi nuzzles Umi
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yes?
<Myaomi> <Mem> What about Cher? Z? … Jem and Lenneth?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I do not have the blood particles with reality powers anymore. We have to fix this. You could get Jem to go to the station which is a free zone. But Cheryl, momma... she might be an agent
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...and if she is? What do we do?"
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Being Cran's daughter, and the reality changed, she would have who knows what - even on that station she might be immune to the safety of it and could disable the field.
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale nods
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We need to, Josephine, fix this - Taiga will work her angle, we will work ours and stop the other agents.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright, lets armor and gear up. We'll be going at night. *she lays down the blueprints*
<Myaomi> <Mem> … I can go against Cher if I need to but… surely there's something we can do about the kids?
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> *She nods to Mem* After we study the layout, get anyone you think is safe and have Airym beam them up
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> The station will protect them.
<DeathStar> <Lumi> Woof!
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: The School
<DeathStar> 6* As Taiga, Jade, and Ouka arrive at the school, they find it looking a little rough, as if months of neglect occur strangely yet no one notices. A blind spot.
<DeathStar> 6* Also it seems sections look a lot like Cran would run it.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Bleed over is occurring
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga heads for Kitty's office
<Aqua> *Jade does as well
<Chain> 6*Kitty's office looks almost barren, save for a large trashed desk and a leather chair that has stuffing coming out
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga passes students coming into class and teachers, who all ignore the state
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Kitty?
<Aqua> *Jade makes a face and feels out in the bond
<Myaomi> <Ouka> … " She feels out for spirit
<Chain> 6*Kitty blinks and turns, broom in hand
<Aqua> *Jade beams and tackles her
<Chain> 6*Kitty yelps and is knocked back
<DeathStar> 6* X meanwhile eyes her saloon being a wreck and takes it out on Delano in his red, white and blue outfit for the Presidential office - sexually
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Kittysan, why are you… brooming?
<Chain> <Kitty> I have to clean this storeroom
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga reels
<Aqua> *Jade is hugging Kitty tightly
<Chain> 6*Kitty blinks at Jade and wiggles a little
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga hugs both
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Kitty...
<Chain> <Kitty> w-why is everyone hugging me ;A;
<Chain> <Kitty> i'm an underclassman
<Myaomi> * Even Ouka within seconds is hugging Kitty
<Myaomi> <Ouka> No, you're the meanie principle.
<Aqua> *Jade blinks
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Now that is very strange
<Chain> <Kitty> I dont know the first thing about organizing a group of people
<DeathStar> <Taiga> VERY strange. She should be back to normal
<DeathStar> 6* She leans forward.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Unless being in the Cran section is messing with her
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We need to give her the shot
<Chain> 6*Kitty sinks back a bit uncomfortably as Taiga gets closer
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga casually hugs her from behind
<Aqua> *Jade uses her superspeed and injects rapidly
<Chain> 6*Kitty yelps...then mellows
<Chain> <Kitty>....what happened to my office
<Aqua> *Jade cries and hugs tighter
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Kitty's back ;A;
<Chain> 6*Kitty blinks and holds Jade close and nuzzles
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *gropes her rear* Yep, she's back, and bigger than ever
<Aqua> *Jade explains rapidly in the bond
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga lets go and hugs Ouka
<Chain> 6*Kitty eyes Ouka
<Chain> <Kitty> keep away you creep
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *she nuzzles Ouka and kisses her*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Some greeting after a year away. ;a;
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Shut up, you big-assed bigot =A=
<Chain> <Kitty> the hell did you say you flat assed
<Aqua> *Jade turns sliwly and eyes Ouka
<Chain> 6*Kitty enters her usual tirade
<Aqua> Jade> What did you call my Kitty
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga hugs Jade
<DeathStar> <Taiga> It's their usual friendship greeting
<Myaomi> <Ouka> A big-assed bigot!
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Let them have fun
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga looks happy
<Chain> 6*Kitty roundhouses Ouka
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga beams
<DeathStar> -BREAK 1-
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Could have left the bitch oblivious, but I want her to be happy and she greets me with that bullshit! I lost both my pare-- OOF
<DeathStar> (Alright here we go)
<DeathStar> -RESUME 1-
<DeathStar> 6* After telling Kitty what has been going on...
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga sits on her desk, arms crossed
<Myaomi> * Ouka sits on the floor, rubbing her swollen cheek, back to looking sullen
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga rubs her foot along Ouka's breasts.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> So Ouka wanted to find Vanessa
<Chain> <Kitty> and since she cant find her
<Myaomi> <Ouka> You also know where the clone is.
<Chain> <Kitty> normally I would tell you I wouldnt do anything for Ouka
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Then don't
<Chain> <Kitty> but the gravity of the situation does make it a moot point
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *makes a face*
<Chain> 6*Kitty rises
<Myaomi> <Ouka> .. If you'll excuse me.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga hops to her feet
<Myaomi> * Ouka does as well, and steps to leave.
<Chain> <Kitty> we'll check where I last saw them
<DeathStar> <Taiga> You can tell Jade and she can get what we need; Ouka and I will head up to the station to do scans
<Aqua> Jade> <Kitty, try to be a little nicer...>
<DeathStar> <Taiga> *She follows after OUka*
<Aqua> Jade> Ouka lost both of her parents, she's been having a rough time.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <If you want to get your mothers onto the station now would be the time, Ouka. We likely have little time>
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <Once the shift occurs, they will be gone again>
<Chain> <Kitty><I'll try, but I hate going to Vanessa and Tora over these things when I always promise I wouldnt again. It makes it so they cant trust me to keep my word>
<Aqua> Jade> It's something of a special circumstance.
<Chain> 6*Kitty looks to see if they left any shots just in case
<Aqua> Jade> It's this or they don't exist and the universe is destroyed *Jade has one
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga walks along, contacting Airym
<Chain> 6*Kitty nods
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Can we spare the space?
<Chain> <Kitty> I'll give Ouka a hug when we meet back up
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <Do you have anything on sensors?>
<DeathStar> <Taiga It's a big station
<Aqua> Jade> And an apology.
<Myaomi> <Ouka> As time goes by, it won't be so big anymore.
<Jackieness> <Airym> *comm* "I have detcted a possible shard."
<Chain> 6*Kitty takes Jade's hand and moves to where she last saw Vanessa
<Myaomi> <Ouka> But… thank you… Taiga. I'll go to them now.
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I'll deal with it as it goes
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright. Get them. I'll head up and meet with Airym. And get the exploration team together
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga kisses Ouka, and holds her, then taps her wrist and teleports
<Myaomi> * Ouka turns and leans in for a kiss
<Myaomi> * She turns and trots off
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Time: Night
<DeathStar> Location: Executive Building
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei sits with Lorelei, waiting on the others to arrive after they finish what they wanted/needed to do. Mem, to get Jem and the kids, like Z's up on the station without Z realizing since Z might be a problem. Miyuki's kids, if Miyuki would allow it since Miyuki like others would not believe it
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina arrives, ahving gotten Pio and her grandkid onboard
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I had to use all my negotiations to get them to close up the resturant
<DeathStar> 6* She adjusts her body armor
<DeathStar> <Katrina> People do not want to believe easy. You have to use their faith in you
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale gets Mal and Cheria up.
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei nods
<Chain> 6*the Nue clan is there
<Aqua> *Kay waitd
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei checks the blueprints on her datapad once more
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *arrives* "I'm starting to see the oddities."
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei nods at Josephine, then leans on Umi and points at a grate.
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Someone get out their tools, we need to go down through here into a tunnel
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> It'll take us into a sub-basement
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash does so
<Aqua> *Kay helps
<DeathStar> 6* A newspaper blows by, the words on it talking about a new base being built in the Vatican City insteads of PAX City.
<DeathStar> 6* After a few minutes, the grate comes off and Lorelei looks around and drops down
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina swings in
<kalonZombie> 6*Ash follows suit, with style
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *heads down below*
<Aqua> *Kay drops in
* Aqua has quit IRC (Quit: Fuck T-Mobile.)
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei turns on her glow light, keeping it on a dim setting and moves forward in a crouch to reduce sounds
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Umi, keep your scents forward, Mem, cover our backs.
* Aqua has joined #TAW-Shards
<DeathStar> 6* They move down the tunnel, which looks like a sub-basement power tunnel, judging by the wires and whatnot on the walls, and single bulbs hanging every 15 feet exactly
<Chain> 6*Umi nods and sniffs as she moves forward
<Myaomi> <Mem> Understood,
<DeathStar> 6* Following her map, Lorelei leads them, with no one else in the tunnel so far, to a juncture box and motions at her expert in messing with boxes forward at it to rewire it to make something go off elsewhere and to bring the elevator down to the sub-basement, while she and the others crawl ahead down the right to wait on it
<DeathStar> 6* Pausing at the locked elevator doors, Lorelei waits, checking the layout, the elevator at most will take them to second level of the Executive Building
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina tests her sabre and uses it to pry open the box
<Aqua> *Kay messes with the fuse box, getting out a tool kit
<DeathStar> 6* Em looks around, playing with her spear
<DeathStar> <Em> Hale, you got a bad feeling yet?
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Something's hinkey about this entire thing.
<DeathStar> 6* Kay sees a green, red, and blue light flash, the blue light the right one
<DeathStar> 6* To clip
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Everything is off."
<Aqua> *Kay clips the blue one
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei hugs on Umi, and reads the news, the PAX no longer crashed in PAX City these days, the bleed through showing up more and more
<DeathStar> 6* It being in orbit around Earth again
<DeathStar> 6* The elevator begins to come down
<DeathStar> 6* As it dings, Lorelei slides in with Umi and Katrina and Em enter
<Aqua> *Kay moves over "Never thought my electrician training would be this handy" *He moves in
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale enters
<Jackieness> <Josephine> 8enters*
<DeathStar> 6* As they all get in, Lorelei hits the second floor and they begin to rise. They can almost feel like someone is watching them, a flash of blue like when reality was altered a year ago not that any of them remember but Lorelei who's tail fluffs up
<DeathStar> 6* Umi almost can smell a faint scent she does not know then it's gone, colors normal
<Myaomi> <Mem> Umi..
<Chain> 6*Umi perks
<DeathStar> 6* The elevator dings and they are in the engineering room on the second floor. Lorelei steps out, eyeing the outfits and pulls one on in her size
<Aqua> *Kay does as well
<Chain> 6*Umi sniffs about more intensely
<DeathStar> 6* Just normal human scents from the staff that was in here earlier
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale steps out, looking about
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *takes a cue from Lore and grabs an outfit to pull on*
<DeathStar> 6* Em grabs a worker's uniform, making a face at the smell and slides the helmet on
<Chain> 6*Umi whines and moves to Lore
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina studies the screens and work stations in the room, while Lorelei pets Umi
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I feel it too, my love
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale puts a workers outfit on
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei puts a leash on Umi, making her a helper dog
<DeathStar> 6* Her own taiol curled about her cramped up in the suit
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina puts her's on and finds a floor that Kay set the alarm, up high, and they set out
<Chain> 6*Umi stays close to Lore
<Aqua> *Kay follows
<DeathStar> 6* As they walk out, the floor looks empty of people, perhaps it is the time of night, then the blue light and people are chatting and talking to each in their seats, as if they were just out of sight.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina makes a face as she walks along and Em looks jumpy. She hurries for the stairwell and opens the door and enters
<Myaomi> * Mem follows Katrina's lead, making faces, sensing something amiss
<DeathStar> <Katrina> <Weird>
<Aqua> *Kay follows rapidly
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale moves with them, on edge
<Jackieness> <Josephine> 8pretends not to notice anything out of place and continues on*
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei steps into the stairwell as well, and Em hops in.
<DeathStar> 6* As the stairwell door slowly swings shut, Katrina peers out and she blinks, X walking along the main floor to the elevator, then the blue light cuts out and she seems to vanish at the same time the door shuts
<Chain> 6*Umi tenses
<DeathStar> <Katrina> ... *she cracks it back open, seeing no sign of X but the people remain*
<DeathStar> 6* Em moves up the stairs and Lorelei hisses like an angry fox, following*
<DeathStar> <Katrina> <Mem my love, I think I am going insane>
<Aqua> *Kay follows
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale follows Em
<Myaomi> <Mem> <Why?>
<DeathStar> <Katrina> <*She shows her what she saw*>
<DeathStar> 6* Then follows
<Chain> 6*Umi stays even closer to Lore
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei uses her datapad, eyeing camera placements so they can avoid it as they move upward
<Myaomi> <Mem> <She's not stalking us, is she?>
<DeathStar> 6* So far no one seems to pay them any mind
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina makes a mental shrug, but remembering what Lorelei said of agents, makes a note of X and follows along the path Lorelei takes
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Asteroid C
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga leans forward on the desk, eyeing the scan Airym found
<DeathStar> <Taiga> That is definitely a shard, three of them in three realities at once. Finding so many at once....coincence I wonder
<DeathStar> 6* She moves to the ship, Ouka still out getting her parents
<Aqua> *James is waiting nearby, having stayed in case of something like this
<DeathStar> 6* And sits down in it, tapping a button to open a small portal with the ship to contact the exploration team, letting them know she might need them in a bit
<Jackieness> <Airym> "It is possible that an intelligence is at work."
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Possibilely. With the other realities starting to speed up time wise, we need to move. Soon the other Prime Realities might be affected too.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga notes Teddy is in Alt's reality now, locking onto him, likely since Classic was screwed up after DS and Ice's deaths
<Aqua> James> We could split up?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Only the one ship
<DeathStar> <Taiga> But I could drop us off in each reality
<DeathStar> <Taiga> If people are willing to take the risk
<Aqua> James> I will. I won't speak for others.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga rises. "Everyone here, get prepared. I will let Kitty and Jade have time to arrive before we go."
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: PAX in Orbit (intro to folloow)
<DeathStar> 6* Isis walks along with Miyuki, taking place after the Nue Family is on the station. Kasha and Hi are with her. Having been summoned by Erevis, who has been a little strange lately, but has been coherant today. As they arrive at 1B, the beautiful home and structure of Erevis, where the home grid of the Zhenmeis, along with the others who live there in their various homes, she finds Lenneth and Athena are there as well
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis steps out, smiling beautifully, along with Megumi and Ama
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Welcome. 6* She gestures toward the pond, where Ako and Iko are waiting
<Chain> <Miyuki> hello Momma E
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I wished to talk to all my daughters.
<DeathStar> 6* Iro is with AKo and Iko
<kalonZombie> 6*Hi smiles and follows
<DeathStar> 6* Isis and Athena nod, and Lenneth's eyes widen in understanding. They all walk toward the garden. Meanwhile, Justice is playing with Rin - naked, when Ouka arrives
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel is between Ako and Iko
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis sits on a swing and turns to her daughters
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I am ready to retire finally as Empress of the Suisen Empire. 6* Isis' eyes widen and Lenneth smiles a little. Athena and Ako peer at each other and Iko reels back and hits the grass
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Mommas...
<Chain> 6*Iro picks her up
<Myaomi> <Megumi> It's a miracle.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I know that some of you wish to become Empress more than anything, while some of you wish to play and have fun, while the rest of you do not wish to become Empress. However, I have been watching all of you for a long time.
<kalonZombie> 6*Tel picks up Iko
<DeathStar> 6* Justice turns to Ouka
<DeathStar> 6* Iko blinks and paws
<Myaomi> * Jem nudges Lenneth encouragingly.
<Chain> 6*Miyuki rubs Isis's back
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Lenneth, you will make a great Empress one day. You have come a great way. You are nearly ready. Your heart has opened wide, especially after adopting Chae. But you are not quite ready yet. You need to work closely under a new Empress, one of your sisters. 6* Lenneth blinks
<kalonZombie> 6*Hi blinks as well
<Myaomi> * Jem jerks as well.
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Ako and Iko, you are too young and are too full of energy. You would do a lot of good for the Empire, working under Lenneth who wants it. I hope you will devote yourselves to working with her and giving her different viewpoints when she is ready for it.
<DeathStar> 6* The two blink and look at each other
<DeathStar> <Erevis> *She looks at Athena and Isis* So that leaves you two; Athena, you have run it before, and wonderfully, but you do not like leadership. Isis, I wish you to be the next Empress, for as long as you want it, until you are ready to give it over to Lenneth. I want you to work with your sister Athena while you are Empress, and I think you two can accomplish great and wonderful things
<Myaomi> * Jem winces and hugs Lenneth
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Even if it be one, or two years, or five, when you turn it over to her, I know and Lenneth will know, she is ready and will be a great, possibilely one of the greatest Empresses our Suisen will have
<DeathStar> 6* Lenneth looks stunned and then thinks about it, hugging Jem back a little and looks at Isis and Athena, then nods, accepting and smiling, hugging her sisters
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Congratulatins
<DeathStar> 6* Isis, for her part, looks floored
<DeathStar> <Isis> Me? I-I cannot be Empress. I am too busy at home and have to clean this and do that---
<Chain> <Miyuki> I have faith in you Kitten
<DeathStar> <Erevis> I hoipe you all will move in here, my darling girl. And what you cannot do, Athena will do and help you with. Plus you have three wonderful wives
<DeathStar> 6* Isis looks at her wives, Miyu, Kasha, and Hi
<DeathStar> 6* Lenneth leans against Iro, hugging him
<DeathStar> 6* Justice pets Ouka
<DeathStar> <Justice> You look sad
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Mothers, won't you come with me?
<DeathStar> 6* Athena hugs Isis and topples her over, then trolls with her
<kalonZombie> <Hi'Saa> I believe in you, Isis.
<DeathStar> 6* She then hugs Lenneth and cheek rubs
<DeathStar> <Isis> I-IF you three d-do not mind moving up here
<kalonZombie> 6*Then leaps into Isis with Athena
<Chain> 6*Miyuki picks up Isis and Athena and hugs them
<Myaomi> <Kasha> Oneesama!
<Myaomi> <Kasha> I'm a princess again!
<DeathStar> 6* Athena hugs them both
<DeathStar> 6* Isis giggles nad laughs
<DeathStar> 6* Erevis smiles at her children and rises, giving Lenneth and Iro a hug
<Chain> <Miyuki> dont worry Isis,as Empress you can make all the kids live under one rood
<Chain> roof^
<DeathStar> <Erevis> Your time will come soon, work under Isis and learn
<Chain> 6*Iro kisses Lenneth, Chae babbles cutely
<DeathStar> <Isis> True - this is a big place. 6* She looks at the housing structure, and how Erevis has given a house to each of the fmaily and friends that is their own place, yet connected
<DeathStar> <Isis> I do adore that momma lets everyone live seperately yet connected
<DeathStar> <Isis> You can lock the doors, yet they are there
<DeathStar> l6* Justice looks confused
<DeathStar> <Justice> Come with you where?
<DeathStar> 6* Lenneth picks up Chae
<DeathStar> <Lenenth> It will give me more time with you
<DeathStar> <Lenneth> Yes it will - you will be old enough to help momma
<Chain> 6*Chae churls and claps her hands
<DeathStar> <Justice> Well, if it means spending more time with my Ouka!
<DeathStar> 6* She pulls Rin along, both naked, and follows Ouka
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Inner City Bad Blocks
<DeathStar> 6* Jade and Kitty, at night, arrive at the run down inner city blocks where Vanessa works as a lawyer helping and consulting in her consulting office Kitty set up. However, the place looks way worse off than it did a year ago that Kitty remembers. In fact, it looks like it saw a war
<DeathStar> 6* A war that trashed this city
<DeathStar> 6* People are huddled around trash cans of fire, looking dazed and there are even Erusians that are being kept on leashes as sex companions
<Chain> 6*Kitty makes a face and hurries in
<Chain> <Kitty> Vanessa?
<Aqua> *Jade frowns "The universes are bleeding more..."
<DeathStar> 6* Vanessa looks up, her office looking normal
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> Hi Kitty. Working late. Sorry.
<Chain> <Kitty> I need you to come with me
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> Oh. Okay. 6* She eyes her office empty and rises.
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> I guess I can spare a few hours.
<Chain> <Kitty> thanks Vanessa
<Chain> 6*Kitty moves with her to rejoin Jade
<Aqua> *Jade is waiting, rubbing her head
<DeathStar> 6* Vanessa looks around, not noticing the strange differences
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> So is something wrong with the clinic?
<Chain> <Kitty> its...more dire than that
<Aqua> Jade> There's an emergency and we needed to get you to safety
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> Me? But I'm no one important. I mean, my father hasn't done anything since that ARcana situation
<DeathStar> 6* She looks confused, not knowing they want Tora
<Aqua> Jade> We needed Tora too.
<Aqua> Jade> It's something that is going to effect everyone.
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> Hm. I haven't seen her in a while. But...I know her mother Cuddles and Tora were helping me out while Tora wrote about the situations here. 6* She opens her datapad up and gives the address
<DeathStar> <Vanessa> Here. 6* She gives an address in a better part of the city nearby
<Aqua> Jade> Thank you Vanessa.
<DeathStar> 6* She nods
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Executive Building
<DeathStar> 6* Arriving at the top floors with no problems, Lorelei steps out tentatively
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Alright, find a terminal and download what we can, then we move into the president's office and go through the paperwork. We might have to do this again in the other reality but I want to know about the C President while we are here
<DeathStar> 6* Em nods and sits down at a secretary's terminal and plugs in a port and begins to download what she can; the offices up here are dark with no one in this time of night
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina walks around, trying to pick up psionic fingerprints.
<Aqua> *Kay nods and moves to go through paperwork
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale nods
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *looks around*
<DeathStar> 6* As Josephine looks around, the area shifts blue a little and she sees what looks like someone from Cassandra's past, Adam, standing next to John McCormick, both of them shifting through paperwork together, trying to find something, with Cassandra behind them, standing guard, before the blue light shifts awayt
<DeathStar> 6* Kay would see various orders that have gone out just recently, with the Presidential seal on it, but the name on it is blurred out, as if one cannot look at it directly
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...did anyone catch that?"
<DeathStar> 6* Em finishes up and looks over
<DeathStar> <Em> Catch what?
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Nope.
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina kneels and looks around
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Reality shift, I think. Saw John McCormick and a couple others doing what we are doing."
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I definitely can feel this is a nexus of ... realities. If we had Airym here she might can tell something
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Yeah, it feels... off here.
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei slowly moves into the PResident's office and looks around. On one wall is Delano's picture, but then when one looks at it more closely, it's John's picture
<DeathStar> 6* Em studies, and keeps leaning left then right to eye the picture of the President
<DeathStar> <Em> Freaky
<DeathStar> <Em> Is C just a combination of John and Delano? <Katrina> I don't see how. Delano doesn't make white hair with red.
<Aqua> *Kay puts papers into his bag before moving to Lore and handing her a loose one
<Aqua> Kay> Politicians go prematurely grey, but the C doesnt really make sense
<kalonZombie> <Hale> So some Del, some John, and some of someone else?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Maybe C is intentionally messign with rfeality somehow."
<DeathStar> 6* Lore takes it and studies it, pocketing it. Katrina looks over the President's desk, and Em hooks into it, a red light flashing as a silent alarm is tripped. She makes a face and tries to download fast. Katrina tries to open a drawer
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Locked.
<Aqua> *Kay kneels to pick it
<DeathStar> 6* She steps back
<DeathStar> 6* Suddenly the elevator dings on their floor and someone begins to move along it, in their direction
<DeathStar> <Em> Uh oh
<DeathStar> 6* Kay pops it open
<Aqua> *Kay looks in
<Chain> 6*Umi runs to the footsteps to cause a distraction
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Kay, hurry.
<Myaomi> * Mem strongarms it with Kat
<DeathStar> 6* Inside is a photo of C, and some sealed documents, as well as a keycard to a base "Vatica"
<DeathStar> 6* X turns to look at Umi, her eyes glossy looking as if she is not all there, but she forms her holy arrow and fires it at Umi
<Aqua> *Kay hands it to Lore
<Chain> 6*Umi gives a loud painful cry
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "*looks and then pulls back* "Its X and she's hostile."
<DeathStar> 6* Rippling and appearing above Umi, forming her daggers, acting more like an assassin than she ever has before as hse comes flying down
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei takes it and jerks at her lover's cry
<Chain> 6*Umi windbarks
<DeathStar> 6* Em finishes and unplugs
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We're getting out of here
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Break the windows. *She points* And prepare a way down from the 40th floor now
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Awesome. Good. Great.
<DeathStar> 6* X is knocked away and ripples
<DeathStar> 6* Appearing behind a desk and flings it at Umi
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale moves over and starts to smash them with the butt of his gun
<Aqua> *Kay eyes it and attempts to use a desk as a battering ram
<Chain> 6*Umi tries to hurry to the others but gets tosses with the desk
<DeathStar> 6* The window takes the hit, then the desk smashes it with Hale's hit, the desk falling
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei leaps at X, using her fire to burn X
<DeathStar> 6* X makes a yelp, rippling through the wall
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei throws Umi over her shoulders, hurrying back into the office
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina keeps her sabre ready
<Aqua> *Kay holds on from the wind
<Chain> 6*Umi whines and looks back to see if X is appearing
<DeathStar> 6* The things in the office fly out and wind blows hard
<Aqua> *Kay starts to prepare rappel points
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "I recommend evac now."
<DeathStar> 6* Em spears the ground
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale helps Kay
<DeathStar> 6* X ripples through the floor
<kalonZombie> <Hale> We're working on it, Josephine.
<DeathStar> 6* And slashes at Katrina's throat
<DeathStar> 6* Kay and Haler prepare the rapple points
<Myaomi> * Mem puts her hand in front of the slash
<Chain> 6*Umi barks at X
<DeathStar> 6* Mem's hand is slashed, losing a finger, and her palm bloodied awfully
<DeathStar> 6* X is then barked out the window
<DeathStar> 6* Falling rapidly
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale catches her
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina reels, picking the finger up
<kalonZombie> 6*Wait no
<DeathStar> 6* Em peers out
<DeathStar> <Em> Kitty is going to kill us
<DeathStar> 6* X turns and ripples right before she hits a car
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Or not.
<Aqua> Kay> We don't have long
<DeathStar> 6* There's a boom on the roof
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Do you think that really killed her?! We need to go."
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei climbs down the rapple
<Aqua> *Kay straps in and begins to rappel down
<DeathStar> 6* HAving to work her way down the 40 floors, along the glass windows
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale rappels down after strapping in as well
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina saves the finger and kisses Mem, strapping her in and helping her down, then follows
<DeathStar> 6* Em leaps down witout a rapple, using her spear to slide down
<Myaomi> <Mem> Are you okay, Kat..?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *starts rappeling down as well*
<DeathStar> 6* X leaps off the roof, flying down at those on the rapples
<DeathStar> 6* She fires five holy arrows, one at each
<DeathStar> 6* Then as she begins to come into close range, pulls out her daggers
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei looks up and uses her ninpo, throwing wind up at her arrow and Josephines
<Aqua> *Kay attempts to dodge, jumping sideways
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale swings wildly to avoid being hit
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Yes. Look out!
<DeathStar> 6* She swings to the side
<DeathStar> 6* Everyone so far has dodged
<Myaomi> * Mem forms knives and hurtles them into the bolt
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei then spins, breaking out of her clothing to knock Umi's away
<DeathStar> 6* X, now in close range, swings her knives at Josephine
<DeathStar> 6* going for her rapple
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale swings to kick her out of the way
<Myaomi> * Mem slashes her safety harness away and goes to tackle X
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *draws a pistol with one hand and fires at X
<DeathStar> 6* X ooufs, stun kicked, then is tackled by Mem, spinning in mid-air and Em looks up as she falls toward her. X is shot, dead weight
<DeathStar> 6* Em lets go at floor 20 and falls into the fountain
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei finishes grappling down and unstraps and Katrina does the same
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale rappels down faster
<kalonZombie> 6*Then runs for Em
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Em?
<DeathStar> 6* Em sits up, wet and wincing in pain
<DeathStar> <Em> Ow ow ow..
<DeathStar> 6* Her right arm seems out of socket
<DeathStar> 6* X meanwhile has been pile drived into a car with MEm
<kalonZombie> 6*He moves over and lays her down
<Aqua> *Kay disconnects and looks around for X or a stain
<kalonZombie> <Hale> This is going to hurt a lot.
<DeathStar> 6* X nods
<Myaomi> * Mem groans atop X
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *makes it down and unhooks from the line*
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale pops Em's arm back into place
<DeathStar> 6* X lays there, blood seeping out of her mouth and her neck looks awkward, twitching. She then opens her eyes, clearly in a lot of pain
<DeathStar> <X> Where's....my saloon...?
<DeathStar> 6* People have come out by now, aimed at X and Mem and some are aiming their datapads to take a picture
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei moves to hide in the dark to hide her grou's identityy
<DeathStar> 6* Em yells
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale holds her close, trying to comfort her
<DeathStar> <Em> I'm good. W-We need to move before we get caught on the phone
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei carries Umi out of sight
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *moves for cover*
<Aqua> *Kay hides
<Myaomi> * Mem snarls loudly, trying to emit an electronic pulse using her core-- to disable surveilance/cameras in a short range so she can crawl animalistically to the alleys
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina meets Mem and pulls her in
<kalonZombie> 6*Hale nods, helping her up and moving
<DeathStar> 6* Then grabs X and pulls her with, eyeing her broke neck and confused state
<Myaomi> <Mem> X… came to her senses...
<DeathStar> <Katrina> Good job with the pulse
<DeathStar> <Katrina> We don't need the possible future PResident's wife caught doing a head dive into a car
<Myaomi> <Mem> I'm going to shutdown… not… made to do that..
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina kisses her and nods
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> 4.13.10-615
<DeathStar> Location: Cuddles' House (early morning)
<DeathStar> 6* Kitty and Jade arrive around 5 AM right as the sun is beginning to arrive. Cuddles' answers the door, peering at them in surprise
<DeathStar> 6* Having moved into the Inner City after Tora finished college
<Aqua> Jade> Hello mam
<DeathStar> <Cuddles> Cuddles. Mam makes me feel old
<DeathStar> 6* She notes, not looking much older than 25.
<DeathStar> 6* She motions them inside, wearing only a robe, adjusting her brown hair and opens a pack of cigs
<DeathStar> <Cuddles> What do you two need?
<Aqua> *Jade moves in "There's an incident happening and we need Tora's help
<DeathStar> 6* Cuddles makes a face at mentioning Taiga's clone, Tora, who she went out of her way to save and wipe her memory she was Taiga's clone, and change her name and looks
<DeathStar> <Cuddles> Tora has a new life.
<DeathStar> 6* Cuddles begins to close the door after JAde and Kitty enter when a bloodied hand stops it. She looks and Lorelei and Josephine are there, holding X who is on a cart, her neck looking slightly broken and blood on her clothes
<Chain> <Kitty> Mom!
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> We need you to heal her, Cuddles. She has a broken neck we think
<DeathStar> 6* She has the rest of her unit back at the base, looking over the data they got
<Aqua> *Jade reels "X?!"
<DeathStar> <X> Hello...kiddo...where is my saloon...?
<Chain> 6*Kitty is tearing up, and holds her hand
<DeathStar> 6* Tora steps out, naked, and blinks at everyone in the living room
<Chain> <Kitty> its fine mom, dont worry
<DeathStar> 6* Cuddles kneels and begins to touch her wounded spots
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Sorry Kitty. I didn't know you would be here. I thought Cuddles would be a safe spot to bring her after what happened.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "Its a long story and things got messy."
<DeathStar> 6* Tora has black hair, no trace of blonde, though she looks like Taiga still, and has dark eyes
<Aqua> *Jade waves to Tora
<DeathStar> 6* Cuddles' hands glow as she uses her manifestation to fix the broken neck and looks exhausted after it's done, X's bones mended and whatnot; all that's left is the blood on her clothes. X tests her neck and lays back while Cuddles look thin and exhausted, her years of healing taking it's toll
<DeathStar> <Tora> *waves awkwardly, not remembering Jade that well due to her memory wipe as the clone*
<DeathStar> <Tora> So what is going on?
<Chain> 6*Kitty hugs on tightly to X
<DeathStar> *X hugs Kitty back*
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei nods to Josephine that they should get going*
<Aqua> Jade> An emergency, two apparently.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> *nods back to Lore and heads for the door*
<Chain> 6*Kitty looks at Tora
<Chain> <Kitty> we need your help
<DeathStar> 6* As they step out, they see John on a motorcycle studying them, wearing a coat like the old John McCormick used to do before his death in TAW4 in Session 200, not like the new one from the other reality that took his place. He studies them and then drives off
<DeathStar> <Tora> My help?
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei watches John go off, not knowing the difference in clothing styles or attitude/stance
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> I wonder why John was here
<Aqua> *Jade nods "You're special Tora, it's for the sake of the universes.
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "...remember the danger of agents."
<DeathStar> 6* X rests, asleep, but looks healthy again
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> Yeah. *She nods* We will need to follow up on him. He was also at the center of the crater of the first shard
<DeathStar> <Tora> I'm....special? <Cuddles> *makes a face, but is too weak to argue*
<DeathStar> <Tora> Well... what do you need me to do exactly?
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "And I saw a version of him briefly at the exec building."
<Aqua> Jade> We need you to come with us.
<DeathStar> 6* Tora blinks, surprised, and glances at her mother, Cuddles.
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: ASteroid C
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga nods to Jade and Kitty
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We'll get samples of her blood taken and made. But right now we're getting everyone outfitted and ready to go on this mission. We'll have her mother do it since she came too
<Chain> 6*Kitty carries her mom
<Aqua> *Jade nods, having gathered Winston on the way back
<DeathStar> 6* She looks at the ship, having gathered everyone she could - Denise, and all extra who would come, taking Alt James up on his idea of dropping them off at all 3 locations
* Aqua has quit IRC (Remote host closed the connection)
* Aqua has joined #TAW-Shards
<DeathStar> <Taiga> We're going to try to do all 3 locations at once since taime is speeding up in realities.
<DeathStar> 6* Justice plays with Oui
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga heads up the ramp of the ship. X smiles at Kitty, then rests
<Aqua> Jade> Well thankfully we have more people now.
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga sits in the Captain's chair, letting Airym have the navigation
<Chain> <Kitty> we'll be able to do more....
<Aqua> *Winston looks about before settling by some tech and looking it over
<Chain> 6*she kisses her mom's forehead and sighs as she lets her down
<Chain> <Kitty> I better find Ouka and give her that apology
<Jackieness> <Airym> *assumes control of the helm*
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga waits on Ouka to join her
<Myaomi> * Ouka is napping in arms with Rin since she brought them to the station
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <Ouka>
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga invites Jem to join the mission
<Aqua> *Winston looks about and eyes the Nue children and searches for Kon
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Alright, based on what you have scanned, we have one shard in a reality where everything said is the opposite of our own, one shard in a reality of the gods
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And finally, the last Shard is in the Alt Reality
<Aqua> *Teddy is seated, wearing a tie and playing with younger children
<Myaomi> <Jem> [Lenneth?]
<DeathStar> 6* Lenneth cannot be reached this far away
<Myaomi> <Ouka> <Taiga?> *sleepily*
<Myaomi> (Jem's responding to Taiga asking about Lenneth)
<Chain> 6*Kon waves at Winston as Kitty goes up to Ouka
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <We do not have time to get her. You can get her next time. Your mother wanted you on the station>
<Aqua> Winston> Have you prepared me a room?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> <I'm going in the next 4 minutes>
<DeathStar> 6* She tells Ouka
<Chain> <Kon> I did the best I coul
<Myaomi> <Jem> <… Then please. Next time, then. I won't leave Lenneth.>
<Chain> could^
<Aqua> *Winston looks shockingly shaken up
<Chain> 6*Kon shows him to his private room
<DeathStar> 6* Hope eyes Lumi, both kids sitting there. the other 3 of Lorelei's kids sitting around
<Myaomi> * Something clings to Koneko's leg
<DeathStar> 6* Oui, strangely, joins the mission to show she can do better than Ouka. She has tons of fire power in guns and rockets, tilting over a bit due to her 7 year old age
<Aqua> *Teddy rolls around by kids, trying to cheer the younger ones up a bit
<Chain> 6*he keeps walking
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Oui!! Wh-What is that all!!
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga powers up the engines and looks at TEddy and James
<Chain> 6*the Nue kids smile and clap before hugging onto Teddy
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I take it you, James, will take your reality?
<Myaomi> * Kiichigo rides Koneko's leg to the room
<Aqua> James> Yeah.
<DeathStar> <Oui> This is for kicking ass
<DeathStar> <Oui> And bringing back baddies
<Aqua> *Winston turns and eyes Kii
<DeathStar> 6* Oui cocks a shotgun
<Myaomi> <Jem> [Take care, Taiga. We'll await you.]
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga looks at Airym
<Jackieness> <Airym> "We are ready."
<Myaomi> <Ouka> The only ass that will be kicked is yours if you don't relieve those dangerous things this instant, little sister!!
<DeathStar> <Taiga> Well, close the ramp
<Aqua> James> I'll take that one, she's in thw right mind *He points to Oui
<Jackieness> <Airym> *raises the ramp*
<DeathStar> 6* Oui smirks and steps behind James
<Myaomi> <Ouka> Oui!!
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga lifts the controls and begins to leave the hanger
<DeathStar> <TAiga> Too late now, Ouka. Sorry.
<Myaomi> <Ouka> If you die, I'll kill you! YOU HEAR ME!?
<DeathStar> <Taiga> And since we do not have enough people for three realities, we have to do two at a time and all three ato nce. *she does a head count*
<DeathStar> <Taiga> I couldn't convince others to join
<DeathStar> 6* Taiga pulls a lever. And they reality jump
<DeathStar> 6* AS they go, X's right eye glows a little
<DeathStar> -SCENE SHIFT-
<DeathStar> Location: Lorelei's Base
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei stands there, having a scanner run along the picture
<DeathStar> 6* It runs a composite scan of C, trying to identify him, while Lorelei tries to figure out what the Vatica Base is - no such base being registered
<DeathStar> 6* John's face comes up, then Del's, then finally Cran's. IT flashes and recombines them to make C's
* Myaomi has left #TAW-Shards
<DeathStar> 6* Then finally Vatica Base is revealed, according to the notes, to have been built 10 years ago and finished recently in Vatican City, in response to the Erusian-Earth War.
<DeathStar> 6* Lorelei frowns, peering back at the others
<DeathStar> <Lorelei> ... what?
<kalonZombie> <Hale> Uhhhhh
<DeathStar> 6* Katrina finishes reattaching MEm's finger with the technology they have, glancing
<Jackieness> <Josephine> "What?"
<DeathStar> <Katrina> I think we have to go to this other reality to investigate.
<DeathStar> <Katrina> As for C. That.... I do not understand
<DeathStar> <Katrina> How can C even exist?!
<DeathStar> -To Be Continued-
Session Time: Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 2014

<Aqua> *Teddy plays with children, wearing a tie with little bear faces on it
<Chain> 6*they coo and tackle Teddy while Audrey, sits with Horus
<Aqua> Horus> I guess I am aren't I.
<Chain> 6*she giggles
<kalonZombie> <Gor> Suzu, you've been a princess for less than 24 hours and it's already gone to your head.
<Chain> <Audrey> well if we all live the way you explained, maybe your moms will finally let us be normal sized again
<Chain> <Suzu> dont judge me
<Chain> 6*draping herself with grapes
<Aqua> Horus> Oh please gods.
<kalonZombie> <Gor> You called Mal a peasant.
<Chain> <Suzu> hey, I dont make the rules
<Aqua> Winston> That's because he is a peasant.
<kalonZombie> <Mal> I'm right here, you know.
<Chain> <Suzu> also,Your dad is getting a new title
<Chain> <Suzu> does that make Winston a Duke-ling....or an Earlette?
<Chain> 6*Koneko adjusts Winston's outfit, totally Ciel
<Aqua> Winston> Since I'm his younger heir I'd be a Lord.
<Chain> <Suzu> lessie...that'd make Kitty....
<Aqua> Winston> A lady, he doesn't have subsidiary titles
<Chain> 6*Koneko then applies his hat
<Chain> <Suzu> Ko, stop being his underling
<Chain> <Ko>...a little late for that
<Aqua> Winston> Considerably late.
<kalonZombie> <Shu> Yeah, you're my underling.
<kalonZombie> 6*Shu drags Ko off
<Chain> <Ko>I'll be back
<kalonZombie> <Shu> No he won't.
<Chain> 6*Suzu watches Ko get dragged away
<Chain> <Suzu> you know she is also training him to keep you warm on those nights you dont have a woman
<Chain> 6*Mitsu chokes
<Aqua> *Winston deadpans hard
<Chain> <Suzu> youre young, your opinion will change when your a little older and Ko's feminine charms will show through
<Aqua> Winston> Doubtful.
<Chain> <Suzu> we'll check on that in a few years
<Aqua> *Winston huffs and sits
<Chain> 6*Kitty picks up Winston
<Chain> <Kitty> dont mess with his head like that, theyre just best friends
<Chain> <Suzu> awww come on Kitty, just a little
<Aqua> *Winston blinks and puffs his cheeks at being picked up
<Chain> 6*Kitty looks down at Winston and kisses his forehead before putting him down
<Aqua> *Winston fixes his coat and clears his throat
<Chain> <Kitty> anyway, Mal cant be a peasant, he is the brother to my girlfriend, it'd imply she's lesser
<Aqua> Winston> Titles don't work that way
<Chain> <Kitty> no, but we still need to be respectful
<Chain> <Kitty> we dont need Guillotines to come back in style
<Aqua> *Winston thinks on that
<kalonZombie> <Xander> Does this make me a concubine?
<Chain> <Kitty> Titles mean little if there is no one who will listen, and dead men tell no tales.
<Chain> 6*Kitty blushes at that
<Chain> <Suzu> all in favor of Xander being called a concubine?
<Aqua> *Winston raises his hand
<Chain> 6*Suzu does as well
<kalonZombie> 6*Gor
<Chain> <Suzu> those who oppose
<Chain> 6*Kitty raises hers
<kalonZombie> <Gor> Motion passes.
<Aqua> Winston> Xander is now a Concubine
<Chain> 6*Kitty deadpans
<Aqua> Winston> It's only appropriate
<Chain> 6*Suzu pats Xander
<Chain> <Suzu> the title does fit you
<kalonZombie> <Xander> Thanks.
<Chain> <Kitty> you realize no one can complain if Xander goes off with Jade and I
<Aqua> Winston> I can always complain.
<Chain> <Suzu> it is in the sibling bilaws
<Chain> <Kitty> what bilaws!
<Chain> <Suzu> sorry, I dont make the rules, merely enforce them
<kalonZombie> <Gor> You've made a couple, don't lie.
<Chain> 6*Suzu pinches his rear
<Aqua> Winston> You haven't read the bylaws?
<Chain> 6*Kitty deadpans harder
<Chain> <Suzu> those laws are for us~ they dont apply to the sibling relationship Kitty has
<Chain> <Kitty> gross
<Aqua> Winston> Disgusting
<kalonZombie> <Gor> Please, don't know what you're missing.
<Chain> <Kitty> No I think we're ok with that
<Aqua> Winston> Perfectly fine
<Chain> 6*Suzu pulls Gor close and kisses him
<Chain> 6*Kitty makes a face and covers Winston's eyes and leads him away
<Chain> <Kitty> come on, lets find some tea
<Aqua> *Winston nods
<Chain> 6*Audrey peeks out and deadpans
<Chain> <Audrey> you were right, your older siblings are at it in the open
<Aqua> Horus> They always are
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<Chain> <Audrey> how do they get so much energy
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<Aqua> Horus> Rabbit
<Chain> <Audrey> but your sisters are 100% fox
<Aqua> Horus> Not from how much the do with Gor.
<Chain> 6*she blinks and shrugs sitting in his lap and looks over the fudas they still have
<Chain> <Audrey> since they arent here, wanna go full size?
<Aqua> *Horus nods
<Chain> 6*Audrey applies his to his chest before applying hers
<Aqua> *Horus stretches and smiles
<Chain> 6*Audrey undresses as she grows out
<Chain> <Audrey> I almost always forget to change before applying the fuda
<Aqua> *Horus forms clothes for them both
<Chain> 6*Audrey coos and leans over kissing him
<Aqua> *Horus returns the kiss
<Chain> <Audrey> want to go for a walk then?
<Chain> <Audrey> your siblings are only getting louder
<Aqua> *Horus nods and rises
<Chain> 6*she takes his hand and smiles as they head out
<Chain> <Audrey> still...being on an asteroid is also....unexpected
<Aqua> Horus> Yeah, it's a surprise
<Chain> 6*Audrey looks out and smiles at what they can probably see of space
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<Chain> 6*Kitty blows on her tea
<Aqua> *Winston sips his
<Chain> <Kitty> it will have to do I suppose
<Chain> 6*she sips at it deeply
<Aqua> Winston> It's.... herbal *Winston grimaces a bit
<Chain> <Kitty> who ever said camomile tea was good needs to be drawn and quartered
<Aqua> Winston> Agreed
<Chain> 6*Audrey waves at them as she gets the kettle ready for their tea, holding some sachets of tea in silk bags, clearly black
<Aqua> *Winston blinks and scrambles over
<Chain> <Kitty> where did you...<Audrey> Horus always keeps some
<Chain> 6*Audrey blinks and offers him one
<Aqua> *Winston beams
<Aqua> Winston> Thank god, real tea
<Chain> 6*Audrey smiles and heats more water
<Chain> 6*Kitty keeps drinking the herbal tea
<Aqua> *Winston set's his aside
<Chain> 6*Audrey pours hot water into Winston's new cup and it brews with a nice fragrance

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<Chain> 6*Kitty does squats
<Aqua> *Jade does crunches
<Chain> <Kitty> I wonder how much longer we'll be out here
<Aqua> Kitty> Who knows. *She sighs
<Chain> 6*Kitty pulls her onto her lap and kisses
<Chain> <Kitty> Winnie's been following Horus and Audrey about now
<Aqua> *Jade relaxes "Oh?"
<Chain> <Kitty> they seems to have real tea
<Chain> seem^
<Aqua> Jade> Ah, he's probably plotting their downfall
<Chain> <Kitty>I-
<Aqua> Jade> Kidding *She smiles a bit
<Aqua> Jade> Your mom still sleeping?
<Chain> <Kitty> um I think so
<Chain> <Kitty> want to see if she's up
<Aqua> Jade> Sure
<Chain> 6*Kitty takes her hand and looks for X
<Aqua> *Jade follows
<Chain> <Kitty> momma?
<Aqua> Jade> Miss Giblin?
<Chain> 6*Kitty makes a face then thinks
<DeathStar> <X> *Seems to be asleep, scanners scanning her*
<Chain> <Kitty> Gee, since mom isnt around maybe we should try that penis thing Xander was telling us to put in our parts
<Chain> 6*thick in sarcasm
<Aqua> Jade> Yes. Maybe we should. And then drink alcohol even though we are underage.
<Chain> <Kitty> maybe we could even become pregant too, it would be nice to have matching baby bellies
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Would anyone like to try these drugs I stole? Illegal drugs?
<DeathStar> 6* The scans show her brain scan is not happyh and stressed.
<DeathStar> 6* Despite being under
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<DeathStar> 6* Likely, somewhere, Xander is on her hit list in her mind
<Aqua> Jade> I don't think it's working Kitty.
<DeathStar> 6 *And Ash
<Chain> <Kitty> I guess she's probably sleeping
<Aqua> *Jade nods
<kalonZombie> <Ash> ...I think that blip right there means she wants to murder someone.
<kalonZombie> <Ash> Possibly multiple someones.
<kalonZombie> <Ash> ...Male multiple someonIgottago
<Chain> <Kitty> probably the royal concubine
<DeathStar> 6* Right now with all the IVs and stuff in her, it's hard to tell if she is being kept under or drugged under
<Aqua> *Jade sits
<Chain> 6*Kitty settles beside her and leans against her
<kalonZombie> 6*Xander walks in "She doing any better?
<Aqua> *Jade rubs her back
<Chain> <Kitty> no she's still out I guess
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<kalonZombie> 6*Xander nods and rubs her back as well
<Chain> <Kitty> we even tried the baby bump method
<Aqua> Jade> Nothing
<kalonZombie> <Xander> ...She's going to kill me when she wakes up, isn't she?
<Chain> <Kitty> most likely
<kalonZombie> <Xander> Might as well go get my last will and testament ready.
<Aqua> Jade> Dibs on you computer
<kalonZombie> <Xander> Ros already called it.
<Aqua> *Jade deadpans
<Chain> <Ros> his laptop is free though
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<Chain> <Ros> his laptop is free though
<Koala> *Jade deadpans more