Session 63: Spider Times Cont

May 12 20:01:35 <@zoofman>	So last we left off, you guys were speaking with this very old, and wise Mama Spider.  And she spieled for a good while in that pastebin you all read.  We'll start off as she finishes her tale.  She rests paitently, and looks as though she imagines you have a question or two.
May 12 20:02:47 <Genevieve>	"Banisher's domains must be related to bad parenting."
May 12 20:03:33 »»	Rosetta raises her hand. "So wait, I haven't had a chance to ask someone who might know the answer to this until now - what exactly is the extent of this prophecy stuff we've been running into?"
May 12 20:04:43 <Rosetta>	"Is...everything we're ever gonna do already determined, and what we learn from stuff like this," Rosetta gestures around, "just the limited bit you can see? Or is the predestination itself sorta vague and incomplete like the prophecies here? And...has any of it ever -not- come true?"
May 12 20:06:17 <@zoofman>	<The stories fortold are rarely pure fact or fiction.  Much is left to the interpretation of the reader, or clairvoyant.  Most are simply predictions, or possible outcomes.  It is simply that once one sees a possible outcome, they may strive to move toward it, or against it.>
May 12 20:07:01 <@zoofman>	<Much is due simply thanks to The Talespinner's namesake, and the domains of the unclaimed elements - Normal and Fairy, Fact and Fiction.>
May 12 20:08:28 <Rosetta>	"Ohh, so some of it's that self-fulfilling prophecy stuff where you hear a prediction and the way knowing that stuff affects your actions makes the prediction come true?"
May 12 20:09:38 <Genevieve>	"Sort of. Sounds like the webs tell things that could be rather than things that necessarily will be. Fact and fiction can both be subjective."
May 12 20:09:58 <@zoofman>	<More or less.  While some are quite accurate, like that Husk would one day find this place, it is hard to say what else related to him was actually his own doing than an inevitable outcome.>
May 12 20:10:41 <Rosetta>	"Well, it sounds like he's probably the one who's fucking up his own chance to face the Banisher head on." Rosetta tilts her head. "I mean, he's fucked up everything else along the way."
May 12 20:11:52 <Chase>	Chase has been quiet for a few minutes. Finally he just shakes his head. "Damn, just damn. Husk sounds like he's pretty far gone. Wonder if it'll even be possible to salvage Alice's family life after all this."
May 12 20:12:24 <Genevieve>	"Apparently 'head on' to Husk means 'give him an army first'."
May 12 20:12:37 <Rosetta>	"Let's worry about not getting her killed before the family stuff, yeah?"
May 12 20:14:09 <Genevieve>	"Agreed. I'm a chemist, not a therapist."
May 12 20:15:20 <Chase>	"You got a point." he admits. "Though it seems at this point... Husk is quickly sounding like a dangerous third party between Banisher and Grant to deal with. It sounds like he potentially wants to do more than just make Alice blessed now and that worries me."
May 12 20:16:35 <Rosetta>	"Look, with his track record, if he ends up opposing us, he'll probably come bearing gifts and an army for us to lead." Rosetta jokes.
May 12 20:16:36 <Chase>	"Thank you for telling us all of this." he says to the mother spider as he tries to think on what he could possibly ask at this point.
May 12 20:17:00 <Rosetta>	"But yeah, guess we gotta pay more attention to what he's up to, huh?"
May 12 20:17:06 <Genevieve>	"At the very least, we're not going to fall for any half assed bluff from him."
May 12 20:17:22 <Genevieve>	"That seems to be his MO so far."
May 12 20:17:59 <@zoofman>	<Humans have a saying about good intentions gone wrong, do they not?  I would agree however that it is likely too late to sway him away from this path.>
May 12 20:18:37 <Chase>	"How much did Divya know of all of this, if you have an idea?"
May 12 20:18:57 <Rosetta>	"Funny that just about everything we've done so far then is cleaning up Husk's mess, from the sounds of it."
May 12 20:20:47 <@zoofman>	<I imagine if she did not disclose any of this with you, who took care of Alice for a time, then she either knew no more than you did or was unaware of what she does know.>
May 12 20:22:03 <Genevieve>	"Besides his super poor decision making, what exactly is Husk capable of? He seems like the Banisher's supernatural specialist, yeah?"
May 12 20:22:45 <Rosetta>	"He can shut down other supernatural fighters, with that Silencer stuff. It's pretty freaky, like the cube we've got but targeted."
May 12 20:23:30 <Rosetta>	"Roland showed me how it works, and I don't like it at all. It's the same thing Octavia can do too." :<
May 12 20:24:23 <Chase>	He muses. "Probably a good thing I know how to fight with more than just aura..."
May 12 20:26:07 »»	Genevieve pokes the ruby. "I wonder if any of the Silencer stuff would shut down my link with DC."
May 12 20:26:10 <@zoofman>	<Husk was extremely studious in his younger years, though once he grew an interest in the art of the Silencer, that changed.  He is a master of the art, as well as a skilled hunter.>
May 12 20:26:44 <Chase>	He also notes this is the first time he's personally heard the new type directly referred to as 'Fairy'. Something to keep in mind... He seems to have thought of another question to ask once SpiderMom is done with this one.
May 12 20:26:47 <@zoofman>	<He is, in many ways, like a spider.  He lays his web and waits paitently for his prey to be lured in and trapped.>
May 12 20:26:49 <Rosetta>	"I could ask Roland. He'd probably know for sure, and if not, he could test it."
May 12 20:27:37 <Genevieve>	"His name is Husk. He's just an imitiation of a real spider."
May 12 20:28:23 <Chase>	"He might have made some bad decisions, but I don't think that's necessarily a cause to underestimate him now."
May 12 20:28:56 <Chase>	"Imitation or not, we'll need to proceed carefully."
May 12 20:31:01 <Chase>	"In the meantime... this Fairy type." he starts up, looking at Spidermom again. "It seems like Banisher and Grant are trying different things with it... is there any wisdom you have to impart on the subject, ma'am? We've been to Hydaelyn, we've begun to piece some things together, but it seems we're just getting into a deeper mystery."
May 12 20:34:09 <@zoofman>	<The Banisher's take on the domain of Fiction is harsh, cruel and hurtful.  It's evil in nature, nightmarish.  Grant's...vision for it, is more fantastical and whimsical.  Given the choice between the two the choice for most seems rather clear, but sadly that is not Grant's only motivation, is it?>
May 12 20:35:08 <Rosetta>	"Well, what can we do then? Find another substitute that takes Grant's idea and try to steal his thunder?"
May 12 20:36:36 »»	Genevieve crosses her arms and thinks. "We'd also need, like, a blank spark to create a wholly new god without disrupting the current metastructure."
May 12 20:36:50 <Genevieve>	"Something to become Normal and Fairy without taking someone else's seat."
May 12 20:37:30 <Rosetta>	"Weren't some Pokemon the Banisher had already part Fairy that we encountered? Think we can find one of those that's Normal and Fairy and also isn't bloodthirsty?"
May 12 20:37:56 <@zoofman>	<It has been long since the eight have been awoken at once - the indotrination of a ninth would be but a natural occurance at this rate...though you are correct, you need a scion for it.>
May 12 20:38:25 <Genevieve>	"I'm not worried about finding a species. The scion spark is the proverbial needle."
May 12 20:38:46 <@zoofman>	<It amuses me this is a topic both you and Husk shared similar thoughts on, displacing this spark.>
May 12 20:38:54 <Chase>	"Something plain, and whimsical..."
May 12 20:38:57 <@zoofman>	<And he saw to it that a fitting scion would exist.>
May 12 20:39:08 <Genevieve>	6d6+5 probable species
May 12 20:39:14 <Chase>	"Did he?"
May 12 20:39:20 <Chase>	He takes interest in that.
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May 12 20:39:57 <Rosetta>	"So uh, how do these sparks come into existence then?"
May 12 20:40:21 <Genevieve>	6d6+5 species
May 12 20:40:22 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, species: 24 [6d6=3,1,3,5,4,3]
May 12 20:41:00 <@zoofman>	Well, Gen, something like a Clefairy or a Jigglypuff might fit the bill, you think.  Or a Togepi, perhaps.  There's a lot of cute blobby normal types that you can think of that seem 'right.'
May 12 20:41:32 <@zoofman>	<Your youngest sibling>, she says, looking at Genevieve.  <She is not entirely human, you see.>
May 12 20:41:40 <Genevieve>	"Probably something squishy and pink. Clefairy are extraterrestial, too."
May 12 20:41:55 <Genevieve>	"I figured."
May 12 20:42:05 »»	Chase listens, Chase actually hasn't heard much about Genesis.
May 12 20:43:03 <@zoofman>	<I cannot answer a question such as that any more than you could, Child> She's looking at Rosetta.  <I might be the mother of a Goddess, but it is a secret mortals were not meant to know.>
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May 12 20:43:21 <Rosetta>	"Huh, that's...pretty fucked up sounding."
May 12 20:44:42 <Rosetta>	"But okay, we don't know how to get a spark, and we know that...Genesis is set up for this."
May 12 20:44:47 <Genevieve>	"Jenn created her, probably at the Banisher's behest to become -something-. I figure if the Shiva spark gets out of reach, they'll have Banisher subsume Genesis and fully manifest through her."
May 12 20:45:05 <@zoofman>	I think you might be misunderstaning, Rosetta, she's impyling once all the eight are awake it might be something they could act on.
May 12 20:45:13 <@zoofman>	It's not something you gotta 'fetch' or make per say.
May 12 20:45:27 <Rosetta>	Oh okay, nevermind that part of the line then.
May 12 20:46:09 <Genevieve>	"Banisher's already proven he can do some kind of long range possession."
May 12 20:47:26 <Rosetta>	"Maybe we really shoulda tried to hang onto her way back when."
May 12 20:48:10 <@zoofman>	<Her title is The Holymother, after all.  The girl is guarded by Arch Angels, and her namesake is equally appropriate.  Husk has given little if any thought to a child other than his own, but little Genesis is very integral to The Banisher's intentions.>
May 12 20:48:10 <Rosetta>	"Though I guess Dandy wouldn't have let that stand, huh?"
May 12 20:48:21 <Chase>	"I think we would have put too much pressure on ourselves at that point." he says to Rose.
May 12 20:48:29 <Chase>	"Don't really think we could have handled Dandyman."
May 12 20:50:14 <Genevieve>	"It does sound like we need to take care of Jenn and Genesis before the rest of the gods wake up, or we put the ball back in Banisher's court."
May 12 20:50:29 <Genevieve>	"So I'm voting for tabling the Husk issue for the moment."
May 12 20:51:07 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, alright, so what's the plan there? Did you ever finish that anti-Mewtwo genetic weapon?"
May 12 20:52:15 <@zoofman>	<Husk intended to, in the end, subvert The Banisher's influence over Genesis's development to a source more akin to Grant's.>
May 12 20:53:59 <@zoofman>	Well, Gen's work on that was something I do recall chiming in about.  She's created a toxic agent that she believes could nullify any Legendary Auras the Arch Angels have, making them much more approachable in battle.
May 12 20:54:32 <@zoofman>	It's like flash bangs filled with toxic sugardust.
May 12 20:54:52 <Genevieve>	"It hasn't exactly been tested, but it should work. Combined with some sugarwater cannons, we should be able to destabilize them."
May 12 20:55:26 <Genevieve>	"Which, admittedly, is a bit against scientific ethics, but so is building weaponized Mewtwo in the first place."
May 12 20:56:11 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. Not really a way to test it until we need it though, unfortunately."
May 12 20:56:39 <Chase>	"It's probably a mercy to the things at this point."
May 12 20:57:33 <Genevieve>	"Without catching one alive, I don't know if I'd ever be able to safely de-armor and deprogram them."
May 12 20:58:53 <Chase>	"So wait, the issue with the ninth god is one we'll have to avoid waking up the last god - probably the Voidmind, for? As in, the other two groups are waiting for us to wake up all the gods before all the shit goes down?"
May 12 20:59:31 <Genevieve>	"Yeah. They're jockeying for control while we do the legwork."
May 12 20:59:43 <@zoofman>	<I never implied anything about it being something you must hold off on.>
May 12 20:59:58 <Chase>	"Well, that's why I was asking for clarification."
May 12 21:00:19 <Rosetta>	"I mean, is this something where we can wake up all the gods and hold control over the power to designate a new one?"
May 12 21:00:22 <Chase>	He hrms, thinking on this.
May 12 21:02:26 <@zoofman>	<Yes.  It is within the realm of their collective powers to act upon this new Type, though the nature of the resulting spark is still to be determined.  If you wish to influence it, one side must be weakened.  It is incorrect to say both sides are awaiting this before acting.>
May 12 21:03:28 <Genevieve>	"So, we could sneak this through while they're fighting?"
May 12 21:04:07 <Rosetta>	"Then it's still sorta in our interests to get a candidate ready ourselves, weaken one side, and then immediately act before they or the other side can respond, yeah? Or am I still not getting something?"
May 12 21:04:14 <Chase>	"So I think... what Grant wants to do is make the ninth god Good King Moggle Mog as part of his grand plans... hell if I know how that's going to transition into what the moogle said..."
May 12 21:04:46 <Chase>	"Weaken one side, huh? Guess we -are- going for Rapture, then."
May 12 21:05:02 <Chase>	"We've been messing with Grant for a while now, we can probably lay off a bit."
May 12 21:05:21 <Rosetta>	"Well, aren't we gonna weaken Grant a lot too once we resolve that thing with Alice's soul? And the fortress. So, yeah I guess we gotta focus on Rapture for now."
May 12 21:05:45 <@zoofman>	<That is not incorrect, but it is not the end of it.  Grant imagines replacing the Outer Gods with the other realm's Gods, entirely.  The Talespinner would have been an easy target for the beginning of it all.>
May 12 21:05:57 <Chase>	"All of them, huh?"
May 12 21:06:20 <Chase>	"Easy to imagine what he would have wanted to replace Nameless with."
May 12 21:06:47 <Chase>	He frowns.
May 12 21:07:36 <Rosetta>	"Ohhh, so he wants all the Primals to replace all the Outer Gods here. That's...wow."
May 12 21:07:53 <Rosetta>	"I can't even think of how he's gonna accomplish that..."
May 12 21:07:56 <Genevieve>	"I feel like that would damage both world's boundaries pretty badly."
May 12 21:08:06 <Rosetta>	"Isn't that what he wants?"
May 12 21:08:23 <Genevieve>	"I think he wants to combine the two, not disintegrate them."
May 12 21:08:24 <Chase>	"Yeah, seems like. The whole awakening Bahamut thing and possibly a second catastrophe."
May 12 21:09:57 <@zoofman>	<As Husk understands, yes, he sees two worlds becomming connected, and the divinity of both being subverted into a new, combined form.  It is an extreme manifestation of The Banisher's original plans for him.>
May 12 21:10:32 <Chase>	"Plans for Husk? You mean like when Banisher infused Tialoc with power and took control of him?"
May 12 21:12:16 <@zoofman>	<No, his plans for Grant, initially>
May 12 21:13:13 »»	Genevieve rubs her temples. "And I have no idea how any of that would affect Bondye or the Crystal. Probably poorly."
May 12 21:13:35 <Rosetta>	"Maybe we can do something on the Hydaelyn side about this too. Didn't the Guild on their side say something about adventurers hunting Primals? Maybe if we help with that, it'll disrupt Grant's plans?"
May 12 21:14:25 <Chase>	"We've heard a little about Grant's original involvement with the Banisher, how did that all fall apart?" (I can't actually remember if this was already covered elsewhen)
May 12 21:17:22 <@zoofman>	<I am afraid my answer may be insufficient there, as Husk had little insight into it himself.  As Husk envisioned it, Grant was given great vision and power by The Banisher, and after coming in contact with one of the Gran Gromoires, The Collective took interest in him and warped his mind.>
May 12 21:18:04 <Chase>	"Huh, I had figured he had convinced the Collective, not the other way around."
May 12 21:18:31 <@zoofman>	<You may know it by the name The Devourer, but it is the same entity.  A collective concious that feeds on knowledge.>
May 12 21:18:53 <Genevieve>	"Sounds like it ate his brain."
May 12 21:21:30 <Chase>	"At the very least, I'm glad we finally know some of the whys behind his supposed reality warping powers... Oh, hey. Here's something Husk probably knew a lot about. Dandyman. We know about Pandemonium and all of that in general, but I would have bet Husk had some ideas for taking him down after what he did to Alice."
May 12 21:23:08 <@zoofman>	<I wouldn't know.  He avoided the subject of the monster.>
May 12 21:24:09 »»	Genevieve snaps her fingers. "I knew I was forgetting. We do need to get the gods woken up so they can Voltron us up a Dandy countermeasure."
May 12 21:24:10 <Rosetta>	"Maybe we'll find out in the course of dealing with Husk?"
May 12 21:24:32 <Rosetta>	"How's that gonna work?" Rosetta hops in place to face gen.
May 12 21:26:59 <Genevieve>	"The original idea was to channel DC into Decaying the bonds holding Pandemonium together. He suggested getting all the gods to pool in and invoke their own domains - Freedom, Truth, Rebellion, anything that'll make it hit critical mass and fall apart."
May 12 21:27:05 <Chase>	He looks at Gen, a bit interested.
May 12 21:27:23 <Chase>	"Sounds like it could work..."
May 12 21:27:28 <Rosetta>	"Oh, that sounds pretty shiny, actually."
May 12 21:29:00 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, but they need to all be up and ready for it. We'd only get one shot."
May 12 21:29:24 <Rosetta>	"Why's that?"
May 12 21:30:08 <Genevieve>	"Because I'm sure if we try it and fail, Banisher and Dandy both are going to be a little peeved."
May 12 21:30:26 <Chase>	"And then Dandy gets super extra protection once our element of surprise is worn off."
May 12 21:30:31 <Chase>	"Yeaaaah."
May 12 21:30:44 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, I guess you're right there."
May 12 21:30:47 <Genevieve>	"Surprise is the only advantage we ever have."
May 12 21:30:50 <Chase>	"I think the last thing we want to see is that thing morph into a Horseman."
May 12 21:31:09 <Genevieve>	"We don't need Banisher panicking and transforming him before he's weakened."
May 12 21:32:21 »»	Rosetta scratches her head. "It sounds like we got a bunch of plans, but the problem is what order to do them in."
May 12 21:33:42 <@zoofman>	<I do believe, the sooner my daughter has taken her place amongst the others, the easier it will be for you to act against those who would do the world harm.>
May 12 21:34:04 <Genevieve>	"Some are contingent on the others. First order of business is getting Shiva to ascend, then we can go after the Jenns, and then blow up Dandy."
May 12 21:34:11 »»	Genevieve counts them out on her fingers.
May 12 21:35:47 <Chase>	"We have a little over a week before the Con if we're waiting for that... otherwise we gotta improvise something with Steel Wing...." he hrms. "And then there's Voidmind. We know exactly where he is, right?"
May 12 21:36:20 <Genevieve>	"Yeah. We can do that before the con."
May 12 21:37:22 <Rosetta>	"Anything special we need to do to wake him up?"
May 12 21:38:32 »»	Genevieve shrugs.
May 12 21:38:54 <Rosetta>	"Guess we'll find out."
May 12 21:38:57 <@zoofman>	<You may not need to directly, if my daughter's awakening is as boisterous as you imagine it will be.>
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May 12 21:40:21 <Chase>	He hrms. "In that case... Jennifer's probably still shacking up with Dandy, right? And he's in Kalfu's domain? We're going to need to figure out how the hell we're approaching things when we inevitably make a move. Maybe one of the cherubs'll know more."
May 12 21:40:45 <Chase>	"Or Tialoc..."
May 12 21:41:59 <Genevieve>	"Man, it's Kalfu's house. We'll just call up the Devil and have him show us the back way in."
May 12 21:42:27 <Chase>	"Kinda lacks that personal touch if we don't get to meet the Voidmind directly, I guess, but from the sounds of it that'll work out... And I mean, I guess, but with Saryx out of the hood, how we even gonna contact him?"
May 12 21:43:34 <Chase>	"Ah, we'll figure somethin' out."
May 12 21:43:42 <Genevieve>	"Please, people have been calling the Devil without Saryx."
May 12 21:44:22 <zooftop>	Rosetta probably has heard enough from Dahlia by now that if you -really- wanted to talk to him, he could call out to him.
May 12 21:44:28 <zooftop>	him being Roland.
May 12 21:44:38 <Chase>	"1NO probably knows something if no one else. I bet Yvonne won't help us with shit there." he laughs. "Anywayyy, let's see. I'm not thinking of much else to ask..."
May 12 21:45:21 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, I can ask Roland about getting touch with our cute little devil friend."
May 12 21:45:31 <Genevieve>	"Do the webs say who wins?"
May 12 21:45:47 <Rosetta>	"But if we're not acting on the Voidmind now, what are we doing between now and the con?"
May 12 21:46:30 <Chase>	"We should probably be getting back, checking on everything..." he thinks. "Shit, I'm going to think of something when we leave, I know it. Ah, well. Can't be helped I guess." he bows his head to the spider. "Thank you, ma'am, for everything. I'm sorry things fell in with Husk... Both of your daughters are connected so tightly, I can only imagine what it must feel like. ...I only
May 12 21:46:30 <Chase>	got one more question before we go." he expression softens a little. "Is... is there anything you'd like to pass on to her?"
May 12 21:46:52 <Genevieve>	"Sabotaging whatever sabotage they have set up."
May 12 21:47:47 <zooftop>	<They say many things, but despite Husk's failures, the one he constantly worked toward was that by the end of this, Alice was safe from harm.  I fear not for this world's prosperity after I am gone.>
May 12 21:48:50 <Genevieve>	"Well of course, Alice has us."
May 12 21:49:59 <Rosetta>	"If they're just possibilities, it doesn't really matter if they say we'll win or lose, yeah?"
May 12 21:51:22 <zooftop>	<I suppose> There's a chittering sound like a laugh.
May 12 21:56:23 <zooftop>	<I have never met her, and she likely does not think much of us.  We Pokemon are not as sentimental on such things as your kin are.  Though...Tell her that she acted in the most respectful way that a God could act.  She nearly sacrificed herself for a mortal who was near and dear to her.  I wish her the best in her reign.>
May 12 21:57:54 <Chase>	He nods. "I'll make sure to tell her."
May 12 21:59:54 <Rosetta>	"Guess if we've got any more questions later, we can just find our way back here?"
May 12 22:01:26 <Chase>	He smiles a bit warmly. "I hope your last days are merciful on you. The world... really will be losing someone irreplacable.."
May 12 22:02:24 <zooftop>	<Thank you kindly.  And good luck.>
May 12 22:02:31 <Genevieve>	"You've been a great help, thank you."
May 12 22:02:37 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, thanks a ton."
May 12 22:02:59 <Chase>	He thanks her once more.
May 12 22:05:54 <zooftop>	She watches as you three leave the room, then looks like she's about to try to nap as you do leave.  The galvantula from before is waiting for you at the bottom of the stairs.
May 12 22:06:47 <Chase>	"Hey." he nods at the galvantula.
May 12 22:07:44 <zooftop>	It waves its little mandibles back, and then turns to scurry on out of the tree-building.
May 12 22:08:27 <Genevieve>	"So, where to?"
May 12 22:09:15 <Rosetta>	"We could find Jeremiah and ask about Grant's fort."
May 12 22:10:10 <zooftop>	The little village is quiet as you leave.  Though you do see a ton of little Joltiks and Spinnaraks watching you as you leave.
May 12 22:10:45 »»	Rosetta waves to the little spiders as they leave.
May 12 22:10:47 <Genevieve>	"Sure. Is Roland planning to help out with the con?"
May 12 22:11:18 »»	Chase nods at the thousands of spiders as well, feeling like maybe he should have asked more, but let's face it he always has that feeling after these things.
May 12 22:11:19 <Rosetta>	"I...haven't talked to him about it, actually. He's probably gonna give me 'that' look when I tell him what our plan is." Rosetta sighs. "I guess I gotta get it over with."
May 12 22:11:49 <Chase>	"Guess I could talk to Zeke about the Mawile bots sometime too. You had a pretty good point, Gen, those things would be a hit there."
May 12 22:12:05 <zooftop>	Roll me Survival as you guys head back into the wilderness, seeking civilization.
May 12 22:12:25 <Chase>	2d6+4 THREE AP >:C
May 12 22:12:25 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, THREE AP >:C: 13 [2d6=4,5]
May 12 22:12:31 <Genevieve>	1d6+1 as if
May 12 22:12:32 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, as if: 7 [1d6=6]
May 12 22:13:08 <Rosetta>	2d6+5
May 12 22:13:08 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 2d6+5: 11 [2d6=1,5]
May 12 22:14:49 <zooftop>	You avoid pissing off a nest of carnivorous Beautiflies, but along the way a Wurmple does get stuck in Gen's hair and Rosetta trip and fall face first into a pile of sleeping Venonats.
May 12 22:15:25 <zooftop>	...But eventually Chase finds a well worn path, and you wander out of the jungle and back into Venomtalon shortly before night fall.
May 12 22:15:35 »»	Genevieve always packs a brush just for this.
May 12 22:17:38 »»	Chase leads the group on, determined NOT to get lost again after all of this.
May 12 22:17:42 <zooftop>	Annnd from there, well, the world is your cloyster - if there's someone you want to hammer out plans with or talk with, it's only a matter of travel to get there!
May 12 22:18:56 <Rosetta>	Who wants to come with Rosetta to explain to Roland that he's going to have to be at NekoCon with us? :D
May 12 22:19:36 <Chase>	I guess Chase could do that... and what's Jeremiah up to at the moment?
May 12 22:19:47 »»	Genevieve will go with whoever for whatever.
May 12 22:20:13 <zooftop>	Jeramiah's in Bravescar, Roland's at the Fauxicore Estate.
May 12 22:22:18 <zooftop>	A trip to The Fauxicore Estate is pretty convienent given where you guys are, a bit of train travel and trekking on foot later and you're there around the time most people at the estate wake up.  10 PM.
May 12 22:23:21 <zooftop>	Along the way you all get a social media update from Shawyun.  "So I never actually thought of what I was gonna do with these tickets to the moon.  Probably shoulda done that before i won them all."
May 12 22:25:14 <zooftop>	#toomuchsteak #onesmallstepforhorsekind #selfie , it's got some pretty silly tags on it.  Either way Rosetta knows where Roland and the others were at the guest house last she visited.
May 12 22:25:29 »»	Genevieve texts him back. [Maybe we can build a space laser on the moon.]
May 12 22:25:43 »»	Chase replies to Shawyun. "Holy shit, man. You really did win them? Let us know if you got spares, wouldn't mind going to see Lady Alvar."
May 12 22:25:56 »»	Rosetta goes up to the door of the guest house, hesitates, then peeks in a window to make sure the chaos is at least controlled before knocking.
May 12 22:27:07 »»	Chase heads along, following Rose as they go through the 2spooky estate.
May 12 22:27:38 <zooftop>	Roll me Perception, Rosetta.
May 12 22:27:51 <zooftop>	It LOOKS calm, at least.
May 12 22:28:13 <zooftop>	[Moon lasers would be rad.  And you don't understand, I got like 20 of them.  I NEED to give them away.]
May 12 22:29:59 <Chase>	He's tempted to retweet at that rate. Sounds like that's going to be a hell of an awesome field trip later.
May 12 22:30:03 <Rosetta>	5d6+1 percep
May 12 22:30:04 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, percep: 19 [5d6=5,1,5,4,3]
May 12 22:30:52 <zooftop>	You can hear what you presume is Hobbs and Yaretzi squabbling about what will be served for breakfast somewhere in the house.  Other than that it's quiet.
May 12 22:32:39 <Rosetta>	"Okay, it's calmer than usual. I think." Rosetta opens up the door, or knocks if it's locked.
May 12 22:33:41 <Chase>	"Hope so." He wasn't here for the last bit of chaos, but it was pretty bad the first time they came here, right?
May 12 22:33:50 <zooftop>	The door opens on itself, creeking slowly.  All spooky and haunted house like.  Well, aside from the Haunter that opened the door for you.
May 12 22:34:05 <Rosetta>	"Oh, uh, hi! Is Roland here?"
May 12 22:34:58 <zooftop>	It nods and points in the direction of the staircase.
May 12 22:35:07 <Chase>	He shrugs and walks in. "Thanks, bro."
May 12 22:35:45 <Rosetta>	"Shiny." Rosetta starts heading that way. She stops to catch Hobbs's attention with a wave though and flashes the tranq gun. "Hey, thanks for this by the way. It really saved our asses a couple of times." She then continues on up the stairs.
May 12 22:37:50 <zooftop>	When you peek your head in you see Hobbs hoisting a cookie jar in the air, out of Yaretzi's reach - "I don't care how much you bloody loath English Muffins you ain't gettin' into the anti-ditto shurikens for breakfast - Oi, good to hear someone appreciate's the work, Lass.  Lemee know if ya need anythin'."
May 12 22:38:32 <Rosetta>	"Will do!" Rosetta calls down.
May 12 22:38:41 <zooftop>	Yaretzi turns long enough to say hi then returns to her mortal struggle.
May 12 22:39:36 <Chase>	"Sup, Yaretzi." he says his piece, and kind of regrets not bringing any sweets along. Lord knows the Pleiades is probably overstocked.
May 12 22:39:40 <Genevieve>	"Truly the last line of defense for Visiwa."
May 12 22:39:41 »»	Chase heads on up himself.
May 12 22:39:48 <Chase>	"Ain't it great?"
May 12 22:40:12 <zooftop>	Upstairs you poke around for a bit and find Roland in the library office, the hidden door wide open now.  You spoiled its secret so not much point in hiding it any more, it seems.
May 12 22:40:45 <Rosetta>	"Heya Roland." Rosetta walks on in.
May 12 22:40:45 <zooftop>	He puts down the newspaper he's reading as you enter.  "Good evening, Zodiace Braves."
May 12 22:40:56 <Genevieve>	"Sup?"
May 12 22:40:59 <Chase>	"Roland, whassup man."
May 12 22:43:12 <Chase>	"This is gonna be a hella awkward conversation,and you're probably not gonna like a word of what you're gonna hear, but we do kinda need your help on this one."
May 12 22:43:22 <Chase>	He gives Rose the thumbs up.
May 12 22:43:32 <zooftop>	"The Dow Jones, for one.  Also Dr. Vai's popularity ever since that stunt at the grand opening of the Safari Zone.  Tourism in the region as well...and a variety of interesting murder mysteries popping up left and right."
May 12 22:43:43 <zooftop>	He looks up, "hm?"
May 12 22:43:53 <Rosetta>	"Yeahhh, uh, so what would you think if we said we have a plan for uniting Alice's soul again and giving a huge boost to Shiva's belief all at once?"
May 12 22:43:54 <Chase>	"Murder mysteries?"
May 12 22:44:05 <Chase>	"Oh yeah, this first I guess."
May 12 22:44:48 <zooftop>	"Deteriorating corpses being found in homes, many months old, after the person in question goes missing for just a few days.  I believe The Sons are picking off Dittos."
May 12 22:45:34 <Chase>	"Sounds like it..."
May 12 22:45:40 <zooftop>	"It's an interesting plan, I believe Father Ruth mentioned it to me when we met a few weeks ago - using Alice's popularity as a launchpad for something grand."
May 12 22:45:44 <Genevieve>	"Nice, finally doing some real work."
May 12 22:46:00 <zooftop>	"Well, yes, it seems Rapture did something to upset them."
May 12 22:46:02 <Rosetta>	"Oh good, we don't have to explain the whole anime con bit then. Phew."
May 12 22:46:10 <Chase>	He snrks.
May 12 22:46:25 »»	Rosetta is visibly relieved that Father Ruth went through this explanation already.
May 12 22:46:38 <Chase>	"Oh, they might have, but I got a feeling it's more a little misdirection on our part thanks to the brilliant doctor here."
May 12 22:46:50 <zooftop>	"I haven't seen any reports of children bodies being found, or any ties to a Russian group for these murders yet.  I believe whoever is conducting these are trained professional hitmen."
May 12 22:47:02 <Chase>	"Shit."
May 12 22:47:37 <Genevieve>	"Grant is ex-military, right?"
May 12 22:48:09 <Rosetta>	"Could it be their Red Eyes or whatever? I mean, they're supposed to be scary special forces types, yeah?"
May 12 22:48:28 <Chase>	"Oh yeah, I remember seeing some kind of spec ops-looking team when we assaulted the factory."
May 12 22:48:31 <Rosetta>	"Er, anyway, Roland you think you can help us out by being at the con and making sure everything goes smoothly?"
May 12 22:48:51 <zooftop>	"Grant is not exactly of military origin, I believe this is the doing of his Red Eyes Librarian, yes."
May 12 22:49:06 <zooftop>	"Either way your misdirection seems to be working in our favor, weeding out Dittos is never a bad thing."
May 12 22:49:29 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, they think Jenn stole a fancy crown they needed."
May 12 22:49:31 <Chase>	"We kind of seized an important artifact from Grant and blamed it on Jennifer."
May 12 22:49:35 »»	Chase nods at Gen.
May 12 22:49:57 <zooftop>	"Hmhm.  Clever.  They've no way of telling which of you was responsible.  What exactly would you be asking of me?"
May 12 22:50:56 <Genevieve>	"We need to probably kidnap a performer and force her back into Alice's body."
May 12 22:51:19 <Rosetta>	"Well, I'm guessin' someone there working the concert is going to try to set off something supernatural to show off Grant's power, probably using Steel Wing. I dunno, we could always use more security, and if we have someone who can do the scary Silencer stuff to anyone who might set off a ritual during the concert, that'd be helpful too."
May 12 22:51:39 <Chase>	"Long story short, last piece of Alice's soul is more or less going to be performing at the anime con under the moniker Steel Wing."
May 12 22:51:48 <Chase>	"Grant's people are going to be there too."
May 12 22:52:20 <zooftop>	Roland crumples the paper, just ever slightly.  "The convention in Shiverwing."
May 12 22:52:28 <Rosetta>	"YEah, Neko Con."
May 12 22:52:40 <Chase>	"They're planning on making some kind of big reveal there to show off their power. We on the other hand, plan to wake up Little Miss Monstertruck."
May 12 22:53:07 <zooftop>	He takes a deep breath.  "I could imagine it being a choice venue for it's distance and...ease of blending in with costumes..."
May 12 22:54:02 <zooftop>	"Too many familiar faces there will raise suspicions, however.  Especially those not keen to the choice subculture of the event."
May 12 22:54:15 <Chase>	"Right. So we need some subtlety."
May 12 22:54:53 <Rosetta>	"You could always cosplay with a mask."
May 12 22:55:49 <Chase>	"I could easily fit in if I can get my band and Alice arranged to play there,. Might be a bit late to get the schedules changed, though..."
May 12 22:56:15 <Rosetta>	"Given Alice's popularity lately? I think they'd welcome a last minute headliner."
May 12 22:56:35 <zooftop>	He groans and rubs his face.  "Between Valdis and myself, I believe we could have some flexibility with their venue and staffing.  Our word will go a long way with the local organizers."
May 12 22:56:47 <Chase>	"I mean obviously they'd know who I am but I don't think it'd raise suspicions."
May 12 22:57:10 <Chase>	"You seem a bit hesitant, though. Too bold?"
May 12 22:57:20 <Rosetta>	"The rest of us being there to see Alice and Chase wouldn't be too suspicious either. And I could always pull off some sorta cosplay or disguise." Rosetta shrugs.
May 12 22:57:38 <zooftop>	"Do you expect us to neutralize Grant's men during the convention, prior to the show?  Surely there would be resistance."
May 12 22:58:29 <Chase>	"I think if things happen prior to the show they could get tipped off..." he thinks. "But we don't exactly want to cause a fight in the middle of a crowded place either, do we."
May 12 22:59:50 <zooftop>	"This is rather close to his most secure holding in the region, as well."
May 12 22:59:59 <Genevieve>	"Just cover the con in secret police."
May 12 23:00:15 <Rosetta>	"Well, we were gonna talk t Jeremiah about the fort too. Cause we plan on doing something about that as well."
May 12 23:00:21 <Rosetta>	"Not at the same time."
May 12 23:01:46 »»	Rosetta starts looking up info about the con on her phone as they all chat.
May 12 23:02:42 <Chase>	"Yeah... though we did just learn that if we weaken Grant's side too much, the whole battle over Fairy type he and Rapture are having might not go well. It's hard to say what we should do first..."
May 12 23:02:52 <zooftop>	It's main focus is anime and nerd culture in general.  There will be video game booths, a few indie dev companies there, and a room for tabletop and board games.
May 12 23:02:54 <zooftop>	Also movie showings.
May 12 23:03:08 <Rosetta>	(I'm mostly aiming to get the mascot info IC :P)
May 12 23:03:25 <zooftop>	Steel Wing's venue is already planned and scheduled, and will be prior to the rave.
May 12 23:03:37 <zooftop>	http://img.neoseeker.com/mgv/572160/160/90/eeveegijinka_display.png
May 12 23:04:10 <Chase>	"I guess if we have to choose, we should prioritize the safety of the con-goers."
May 12 23:04:55 »»	Rosetta hrms, looking over her phone. "You said you have some pull on the con organizers, yeah? Maybe you could get a full body version of their mascot cosutume for anyone whose identity needs to be hidden. And they would have a reason to be in important places!"
May 12 23:05:01 »»	Rosetta shows her phone.
May 12 23:05:25 <zooftop>	He looks, then squints at Rosetta.
May 12 23:05:43 <zooftop>	"Don't make me Silence you."
May 12 23:05:52 <Chase>	He snickers.
May 12 23:05:56 <Rosetta>	"Please don't." Rosetta :<s.
May 12 23:06:01 <Genevieve>	"Please, I can't walk around there in the open either."
May 12 23:06:04 »»	Rosetta puts away her phone. "It was just a thought!"
May 12 23:06:18 <zooftop>	"This is almost as painful as learning I'm an Uncle was."
May 12 23:06:35 <Chase>	"Good luck with the new brother in law, by the way."
May 12 23:07:11 <Genevieve>	"It's a ruse, right? Yvonne set this up to protect Saryx from Husk?"
May 12 23:07:27 <zooftop>	"Oh I am absolutely thrilled." He sighs and gets back to the main topic.  "I do think this plan has a lot of merit, and you are right, the security of the civilians present is our top priority."
May 12 23:07:53 <Rosetta>	"I can probably find some ninja character to cosplay."
May 12 23:08:13 <zooftop>	"If it were a ruse I would find it much more amusing."
May 12 23:08:45 <Genevieve>	"Maybe it's so secret she hasn't even told you yet."
May 12 23:08:52 <Chase>	"Right... so it seems like neutralizing as many Grant combatants as we can without tipping off the big guy is in order. At least before the fireworks happen."
May 12 23:09:04 <zooftop>	"One can dream."
May 12 23:09:50 <Rosetta>	"You know, if we somehow had Dittos on our side, this would be a lot easier. We could replace thm all. Ah well."
May 12 23:09:55 <Rosetta>	*them
May 12 23:09:56 <Chase>	"We should probably go visit Jeremiah and see what he dug up, but... actually I got a question while I'm here - either to pass your way or through you to Yanala."
May 12 23:10:02 <Chase>	"Girl don't even joke about that."
May 12 23:10:17 <Chase>	"We named our band Panic! at the Ditto and we wouldn't even joke about that."
May 12 23:10:23 <zooftop>	"I doubt, once the soulmending occurs, they would immediately strike.  It would be flirting with death to do so against a fully awakened Outer God."
May 12 23:10:47 <zooftop>	Roland gives Rosetta the look.
May 12 23:10:58 »»	Rosetta shrinks back.
May 12 23:11:41 <Genevieve>	"I haven't tried taming the Dittos. I'm not sure where to start with that."
May 12 23:11:47 <zooftop>	"It's a mystery to me how your results in the field are so productive, you know."
May 12 23:12:42 <Chase>	"It's a combination of incredible luck, outrageous circumstance, and Doc Webb keeping me and Rose in line." he laughs.
May 12 23:13:29 <Genevieve>	"Damn right."
May 12 23:13:58 <Rosetta>	"Hey, some of the craziest ideas have been the best! Like kidnapping Harbinger."
May 12 23:16:21 <zooftop>	"I would view that as a tame idea compared to some of your other ones, but anyway, we should be able to lay the foundations for our actions in Shiverwing quite easily.  Keeping Alice's hand in things a surprise should be little issue."
May 12 23:16:36 <Chase>	"But seriously, we do get some extremely lucky breaks, and it's not like we're all in this alone either. You guys, the other teams... we only got this far because of the support we've been given."
May 12 23:16:43 <Chase>	"Awesome."
May 12 23:17:34 <Genevieve>	"If this culminates in a rap battle between Alice and other Alice."
May 12 23:17:46 <Genevieve>	"I'm just going to move somewhere else."
May 12 23:18:10 <Chase>	"Okay, so next... we kind of need to get in touch with Met Kalfu at some point. He was hiding under Saryx's bed, but... eh you know too well what happened there. Basically, we know at least Dandyman has a base there, and Jennifer might be with him. If we ever plan to act on that front, we'll need someone familiar with his realm."
May 12 23:18:47 <Chase>	"I'm not saying that's going to be an immediate thing but the sooner we have details the more we can plan ahead."
May 12 23:19:10 <zooftop>	Roland's right eye twitches.  "And you're looking to me to lure him out, being both my...sister and my brother in law are absent."
May 12 23:19:25 <Rosetta>	"Well, who else?"
May 12 23:19:37 <Chase>	"Sheez, relax man. If it's that big a deal we can probably wait a bit. Chill." he holds up his hands.
May 12 23:21:18 <Genevieve>	"I mean, your mom can probably do it, too."
May 12 23:21:28 <Chase>	"I think she'd sooner shoot him."
May 12 23:21:32 <Chase>	"Again."
May 12 23:23:21 <zooftop>	"It is not something she can easily do, no.  The 'birth mark' my sister and I have," He taps his eyepatch.  "is a literal mark of his.  He can be rather desperate for attention and assistance, such as now.  It's honestly quite annoying."
May 12 23:23:27 <zooftop>	"She is much more prone to shoot him, yes."
May 12 23:23:55 <zooftop>	"I do understand it is a situation that involves him directly, however, so if we really must...so be it."
May 12 23:24:56 <Rosetta>	"Thanks. I know we're dumping a lot of er, fun ideas on you today."
May 12 23:25:07 <Chase>	"I got one more concern, myself."
May 12 23:25:23 <zooftop>	"Oh it's been the most pleasent of morn - evenings."
May 12 23:25:33 <Chase>	"I'd like to pass a few things on to Yanala. There's someone out there posing as a Rosalind Cabello, and that family name came up when I talked to my sister about the incident that got her stranded on Mirage Island - it was the name of the contractor who hired them. I figure if anyone would be able to help me figure out what's going on, it'd be her."
May 12 23:25:53 <Chase>	"I suspect a ditto's involved at the moment, but there's no hard proof of that at present."
May 12 23:26:13 <Rosetta>	"Oh yeah!" Rosetta snaps her fingers. "That's something we've had on the back burner for a while, huh?"
May 12 23:26:30 <Chase>	"I learned that last bit only recently, but yeah."
May 12 23:26:39 <Chase>	"I've been meaning to get that info to her since I remembered the name."
May 12 23:27:14 <zooftop>	He blinks a few times, not really SURPRISED but it was a change of tone in the conversation.  "I reckon you are unaware her family was killed by Dittos."
May 12 23:27:23 <zooftop>	"So yes it's a very real possibility."
May 12 23:27:28 <Chase>	"I heard something happened, but not that, no."
May 12 23:27:44 <Chase>	"Shit... poor girl."
May 12 23:28:10 <zooftop>	"I could pass the message along to her, if you wish.  Or if you would prefer to tell her this in person, she is currently assisting Jeramiah in Bravescar."
May 12 23:28:22 <Chase>	"Yeah, we'll likely be heading that way anyway. Thanks."
May 12 23:29:08 <zooftop>	"As for 'Little Kalfu' I suppose we should get this over with." He stands and starts for the door, and then the stairs to go to the first floor.
May 12 23:29:59 »»	Rosetta hops and heads over to follow him down.
May 12 23:32:20 <zooftop>	He enters the kitchen, where Hobbs and Yaretzi are still squabbling over breakfast, and heads over to a pantry.  He takes out a bottle of white rum, and then goes to a spice cabinet and takes out an assortment of odd jars and bags.
May 12 23:33:40 <zooftop>	After all this he starts up one of the stove burners, puts a frying pan on it, throws a seemingly random assortment of herbs onto the fire, pours in some rum, and then, with one of the kitchen knives, cuts his finger slightly to drip some blood in.  Hobbs and Yaretzi stop and watch, wondering what the heck is going on.
May 12 23:33:45 <Chase>	"don't understand why they just can't buy a new pack of cookies." he mumbles as he passes and watches him set up the ritual.
May 12 23:34:05 <zooftop>	"Papa Legba ouvre baye pou mwen," he half-heartedly mumbles.  It's the most half assed ritual you've ever seen.
May 12 23:34:17 <Genevieve>	"I totally could have done this."
May 12 23:34:25 <Genevieve>	"With a lot more team spirit."
May 12 23:35:44 <zooftop>	"The blood is the only important part." The stove cuts off suddenly, and the lights go out.  A few pans fly out of cabinets on their own and Hobbs and Yaretzi flail about and yell.
May 12 23:36:16 <zooftop>	A black shadow with red eyes rises from the corner....and as the lights return there's a pint sized demon sitting on the counter.
May 12 23:36:24 <zooftop>	<Hi! Wanna make a pwact!?>
May 12 23:36:26 <Chase>	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYSYJ60ROeA
May 12 23:36:54 <zooftop>	Roland picks up the lizard by the scruff of the neck and shakes it violently. <UUUUUUU!>
May 12 23:37:08 <Chase>	He can't help it, he bursts out laughing.
May 12 23:37:29 <Rosetta>	"It's hard to believe that's Giratina sometimes."
May 12 23:37:32 <zooftop>	He holds it in front of you three, still by the scruff.  The demon sniffles.  "They have questions."
May 12 23:38:08 <Chase>	He waits in case someone else wants to handle this one first~
May 12 23:38:12 <Rosetta>	"Hi! We kinda need a back door into your realm, cause Dandy and Jenn are making their base there. Kinda figure you want them out too, yeah?"
May 12 23:38:28 <Rosetta>	"This isn't a pact or anything though. Just, you know, asking about that."
May 12 23:40:35 <zooftop>	<Oh.  I don't reawwy need much help anymore...They moved out.  Mostly. Pandamonium is still a pwobwem but he's not there at the moment.>
May 12 23:40:43 <Chase>	"They what."
May 12 23:40:49 <Rosetta>	"Huh..."
May 12 23:40:53 <Genevieve>	"Did someone else move in?"
May 12 23:41:15 <Chase>	"...Huh. That seems odd. It seems like it would have been a prime position to keep. Any idea where they -went-?"
May 12 23:41:40 <zooftop>	<N-no.  The denizens of the wealm inform me that they left because The Banisher's fwag ship is cwose enough to Earth now to serve as a base of opewations.>
May 12 23:41:55 <Chase>	"Fucking hell."
May 12 23:41:59 <Genevieve>	"Oh, so they're in space. Problem solved I guess."
May 12 23:42:05 <Genevieve>	"We already have a way to get to space."
May 12 23:42:08 <Chase>	"I suppose there's always the moon."
May 12 23:42:44 <Chase>	"I guess that -was- a smart move. They're consolidating their power so they don't get picked off."
May 12 23:42:52 <Rosetta>	"Makes it harder on us though."
May 12 23:43:20 <Chase>	"Guess they're done underestimating us."
May 12 23:43:32 <zooftop>	"You can see why he keeps getting killed and reincarnated as a munchkin lizard, he's been quite incompetent in the last decade or so," Roland says as an aside.
May 12 23:45:18 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, what's up with that? Get good or let someone else take over."
May 12 23:45:46 <Chase>	"He'll get back into the swing of things in time, I'd guess. Once we take care of Pandemonium anyway he shouldn't have anything to worry about for a bit."
May 12 23:46:05 <zooftop>	<auuuuuu...>
May 12 23:46:50 <Chase>	"Anything else you can tell us that might help us out, while we've got you here?"
May 12 23:47:05 <Rosetta>	"Is this ship something we can see with a telescope? Not the dinky tube ones kids set up in backyards, but like...a big radar dish type."
May 12 23:47:10 <zooftop>	He squirms helplessly.  "In many ways their forces being on the ship is much more approachable anyway.  Sure, they've demonstrated they have ways to touch down almost anywhere, but it's better than arbitrary portals."
May 12 23:47:47 <Chase>	"I guess, we just have to hope they don't have the ability to flush parts of the ship into space when we board."
May 12 23:48:11 <Rosetta>	"Can't we build some nifty space suits out of the Bidoof trooper armor we have?"
May 12 23:48:13 <zooftop>	<Y-you can see it fwom the moon.>
May 12 23:48:24 <Genevieve>	"Probably."
May 12 23:48:32 <Chase>	"Yeah, that doesn't sound like a terrible idea."
May 12 23:49:19 <Chase>	"Maybe I'll try and get it incorporated into my usual set."
May 12 23:49:53 <zooftop>	<All they were doing in my wealm is taking care of the Genesis girl, and the Chewubs used it to get awound easily.  Dandy was almost never thewe.  Just the sisters.>
May 12 23:50:11 <zooftop>	<well...and the Mewtwos.>
May 12 23:50:29 <Chase>	"They were hiding her from us and Grant, mostly."
May 12 23:50:58 <Chase>	"Genesis is probably one of the most important people on their side."
May 12 23:52:23 <Chase>	He explains to Roland about what they learned from Spidermom. "Like, she was created to possibly receive a spark of divinity. Sooner or later, a Ninth Outer God -will- come into existance..."
May 12 23:52:43 <zooftop>	"Hrrrm.  I see.  Well at least your eyes and ears were useful to this operation, Little Kalfu."
May 12 23:53:34 <Chase>	"This makes things both simpler and more complex. I guessss that's it, though."
May 12 23:53:55 <Chase>	"Anyone else have questions for the loa?"
May 12 23:54:24 »»	Rosetta shrugs. "If they've left, then we don't really have any other business with him I guess."
May 12 23:54:38 <Chase>	"Say hi to Saryx for us if you see him, man."
May 12 23:55:27 <zooftop>	"Yes, you could at least do that.  Keep an eye on those two - you owe her plenty as is anyway."  Roland turns to the fridge, opens the freezer, places him in there, and shuts the door.
May 12 23:55:56 <Chase>	"Cold, dude."
May 12 23:55:59 <Chase>	"Just cold."
May 12 23:56:25 <zooftop>	"Oh he'll get out eventually."
May 12 23:56:56 <zooftop>	He opens it to try to prove a point. "See, he's -" still there. Shivering and sniffling.  He closes it and opens it a few times, repeating this until eventually when he opens it the lizard is just gone.
May 12 23:57:08 <Chase>	"Anyway, thanks for the help, Rol. We should probably be on our way to Bravescar..."
May 12 23:58:16 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, we'll keep you up to date on anything new with the Neko Con plan."
May 12 23:58:36 <zooftop>	"Give my reguards to the others - we'll get started on preperations for the convention on our end as well."
May 12 23:59:07 <Chase>	"Sure thing."
May 12 23:59:20 <zooftop>	"We'll wot mate?" Hobbs has no idea what's transpiring.  "Ah bugger it I'll just fry up some chip butties I suppose."
May 12 23:59:27 »»	Chase is starting to think the gods are just as influenced by mortals as vice versa
May 12 23:59:44 <Chase>	"We appreciate it, guys. See you at Neko Con." he says cheekily.
May 12 23:59:51 <Genevieve>	"Have fun."
May 13 00:01:23 <zooftop>	Yaretzi has ran off with the cookie jar by this point, but you guys get pinged with an aura of <Sense you later!> from wherever she's hiding.
May 13 00:01:56 <Rosetta>	"See ya." Rosetta waves as she opens up the door to go.
May 13 00:01:57 <zooftop>	Roland sees you guys out as hobbs cleans up the small mess he made with the frying pan.
May 13 00:01:57 <Chase>	He grins.
May 13 00:03:57 <zooftop>	And before long you guys are on your way back to Bravescar, as the planning for awesomeness that'll be this year's Neko Con kicks off!
May 13 00:04:08 <zooftop>	That's a good stopping point for tonight guys, thanks.