Überwelt 5

[20:54]	`GM	The final bell rings, signaling the end of school and the beginning of the weekend. Kids rush about, eager to enjoy their hard-earned time off. Miaka has run off to the anime clubroom to check their library for more “reference material”, leaving Tiara and Rika to fend for themselves for the time being.
[21:01]	Tiara	begin her long lost routine of waiting in the classroom till everyone leaves. She just don't want to talk to people when she get to the locker. Better wait for it to be deserted first...
[21:11]	Rika	strolls up to her, leaning on the desk. "So. You're one too, huh?" She asks, casually.
[21:15]	Tiara	---!?
[21:15]	Tiara	keep her mouth shuts, her eyebrows knitted. Her face clearly expresses "I am not comfortable with you talking to me" all over it.
[21:18]	Rika	"Hey, hey." Rika says, "We'll be working together later, right?" She says. "So what's wrong with getting to know each other?"
[21:20]	Tiara	I...
[21:21]	Tiara	"...dont intend to work with anyone except my sister", is what she would say. But her sister is not here so she can't actually say that and not expect a bad outcome. She mumble something indecipherable.
[21:25]	Rika	smiles broadly. "Come on, now, speak up." She says. "Let's have a chat."
[21:27]	Tiara	thinks that she can't just shake this person away no matter how hard she try, so the only way out is to just...
[21:27]	Tiara	okay...
[21:27]	Tiara	...get it over with.
[21:33]	Tiara	So... a chat about what?
[21:33]	Rika	"Heeey, there we go!" She grins.
[21:34]	Rika	"Oh, this and that." She waves a hand. "So, you do the same sorta thing as your sister? All 'pew pew pew' and chainsaws?"
[21:35]	Tiara	shakes head.
[21:36]	Tiara	I'm more 'sophisticated'.
[21:36]	Tiara	...yeah right. A metallic tentacles. Sophisticated indeed.
[21:36]	Tiara	I am more of a protector than an aggressor.
[21:40]	Rika	"Oh yeah?" She nods, smiling. "That's a good calling."
[21:40]	Rika	"You fight many of those things yet...?"
[21:42]	Tiara	shakes head.
[21:42]	Tiara	I just know about it yesterday.
[21:43]	Tiara	It's... unsettling, in many sense.
[21:47]	Rika	"Well, hey." She grins, more predatorily. "That's what we're for, right? To...get rid of them."
[21:48]	Tiara	is curious.
[21:48]	Tiara	You know about it, yet you choose to become one?
[21:48]	Tiara	Even when you can get killed in the process?
[21:52]	Rika	waves her hand dismissively.
[21:52]	Rika	"What's life without a little risk?"
[21:53]	Tiara	...a peaceful life?
[21:53]	Tiara	asks, quite confused that her common sense is not very well received.
[21:53]	Rika	"Boring!"
[21:54]	Rika	blissfully ignores her reply.
[21:54]	Tiara	eh?
[21:54]	Tiara	Y-You shouldn't purposely put yourself into dangerous situation for the sake of enjoyment!
[21:54]	Tiara	stands up, a bit furious.
[21:55]	Tiara	realize this, too, and sit back down embarrassed.
[21:55]	Rika	stares at her, mildly confused.
[21:56]	Rika	"...Well, why the hell not?" She shrugs. "I mean, it helps people, too...probably. So it's not like it's just reckless."
[21:55]	`GM	[A male student speed-walks past the classroom, then a few seconds later comes back and sees Tiara there. He calls out to her.]
[21:56]	Rodney	"Oh, hey, Tiara! Umm, welcome back I guess. Have you seen your sister?"
[21:57]	Rodney	"She didn't leave for home already, did she?"
[21:57]	Tiara	Oh.
[21:58]	Rodney	is a little out of breath. He must have been looking for a while.
[21:58]	Tiara	knows Rodney. He's Miaka's acquaintance.
[21:58]	Tiara	I-I haven't seen her yet. I was waiting for her too...
[21:58]	Rodney	slaps his hand against the doorframe.
[21:59]	Rodney	"Ahh crap. I can't find her anywhere; looked in like every classroom and locker hallway, too..."
[22:00]	Rodney	"Anywhere you think she MIGHT be?"
[22:00]	Rodney	taps his foot. He looks like he's in a hurry.
[22:01]	Tiara	Hmmmmm...
[22:01]	Tiara	thinks.
[22:02]	Tiara	...place where she can enjoys her anime?
[22:02]	Tiara	make a wild guess. It's her addicted hobby, so that's the closest deduction.
[22:02]	Rodney	slaps his hand against the frame again.
[22:03]	Rodney	"Might as well be the moon, then... Look, uhh, I know it's awkward, but can you two help me? Just, five minutes?"
[22:04]	Rodney	"Coach Ashton asked me to haul some stuff onto the lacrosse trailer but I can't get a grip on it by myself."
[22:05]	Rodney	"Like, big practice mats and stuff. Please?"
[22:05]	Rika	"So, what, just carrying stuff?"
[22:05]	Rika	claps and straightens.
[22:05]	Rodney	"Yeah, yeah, real simple, just big."
[22:05]	Rika	"Yeah, sure. I got your back."
[22:06]	Rodney	just assumes Tiara is saying yes as well.
[22:06]	Rodney	"Cool, thanks; follow me. I don't have a lot of time; family wanted to go out this afternoon or some crap."
[22:07]	Rodney	walks out of the doorframe but looks back to make sure they're coming.
[22:07]	Tiara	follows. She can't really decline people in need, could she?
[22:07]	Rika	follows along, hands in her pockets.
[22:08]	Rodney	leads the way through the hallways out the back door and to the various sports fields and sheds.
[22:09]	Rodney	"It's just over this way; I can unlock it and show you what we're taking. Dang it, where'd I put the key..."
[22:09]	Rodney	searches his many pockets for the key to the shed.
[22:10]	Rika	looks around absently, mildly bored.
[22:14]	Rodney	[Not too far off, it seems that there’s some commotion over by the football bleachers: an epic battle takes place! A strange hovering robot-type creature is battling a hulking brute in an all-encompassing radiation suit, wielding a glowing green staff of nuclear energy or something!]
[22:14]	Rodney	[Rodney is busy looking for keys and is distracted.]
[22:15]	Rodney	[The combatants are fighting for their lives and could care less about their surroundings! Neither one looks very human, or friendly...]
[22:16]	Rika	pokes Tiara. "...Hey. Hey." She grins. "Let's go crash the party." She whispers.
[22:17]	Rodney	"Aha, got it!"
[22:17]	Rodney	has found his key, but still doesn't notice the battle.
[22:18]	Tiara	nods wordlessly. She pull up her sleeves a bit, indicating that she's in 'SRS BZNS' mode.
[22:18]	Tiara	This is getting more and more bizarre.
[22:19]	Rodney	"Huh? What is?"
[22:19]	Rodney	looks back at them, hearing Tiara's comment.
[22:22]	Rika	"Hm?" Rika looks back at him, slightly surprised. "Oh, right. Don't worry about it."
[22:23]	Rika	waves a hand dismissively
[22:23]	Tiara	turns to Rika, asking;
[22:23]	Tiara	They don't see?
[22:23]	Rodney	"What kinda answer is that?"
[22:24]	Rodney	notices the scuffle in the distance and grimaces.
[22:25]	Rodney	"Woah, what the... Is that guy getting, beat up...?"
[22:25]	Tiara	We have no time to lose.
[22:25]	Tiara	tugs on Rika's arm.
[22:26]	Rodney	turns away, trying to ignore it. It's not his problem; the practice mats are his problem.
[22:26]	Rika	sighs. "Looks like it." She nods to Tiara. "Hey, guy, give me a minute to go break this up, okay?"
[22:26]	Rodney	"I, uhh... Wait, what? Don't, don't get involved! You've got no idea what they're even fighting about!"
[22:27]	Rika	shakes her head.
[22:27]	Rodney	"I mean, I guess we could, get the campus cop or something?"
[22:27]	Rika	"Nah, nah, it doesn't matter." She points vaguely. "Think I recognise that guy. It'll only take a few minutes, no worries."
[22:29]	Tiara	shot a questioning look at Rika.
[22:29]	Tiara	decide to shut up and play along. It's not like she know how to deal with this eithre.
[22:29]	Rodney	[The hover-bot seems to be taking a pretty big beating from Radiation Man. He's got a lot of holes and slashes in him that glow green with GREAT POWER.]
[22:30]	Rodney	"I... You know, I, uhh, I'll just, get the mats myself."
[22:30]	Rika	shrugs.
[22:30]	Rodney	"But seriously, don't do something stupid like that!"
[22:31]	Rodney	"It's none of your business!"
[22:32]	Rika	"Yeah, yeah, sure, sure." She shakes her head. "Fights are my business." She smiles. "'s no good if they think they can just rough anyone up on our turf, guy." She starts to walk towards the combatants. "Have fun with the mats!"
[22:33]	Rodney	shakes his head. Whoever that girl is, she's really weird. He tries to talk sense into Tiara instead.
[22:34]	Rodney	"I, uhh, do you know that girl...? She seems kinda... violent."
[22:34]	Tiara	She is.
[22:34]	Tiara	nods. Wholeheartedly agree.
[22:35]	Rodney	"Maybe you should just let her do whatever she's doing. Just find your sister and go home or something."
[22:35]	Tiara	I don't know her. However, we share something in common and I cannot let her act recklessly.
[22:35]	Tiara	She needs a voice of reason.
[22:35]	Tiara	Mm. Right. Voice of reason.
[22:35]	Tiara	got 'reason to involve herself with Rika' 1EA.
[22:36]	Tiara	Be right back. Talking some sense into her.
[22:36]	Tiara	proceeds.
[22:36]	Rodney	goes uggh and palms his face. Don't, get, involved... He gets started on moving those mats alone.
[22:37]	Rodney	[Hoverbot is no longer hovering; it crawls on the ground trying to shield itself with a mighty robo-arm. It looks like it's all over but the crying, now...]
[22:41]	Rika	transforms, breaking into a run.
[22:42]	Tiara	still hesitates to transform without her sister around...
[22:42]	Tiara	oh whatever!
[22:42]	Tiara	appears in her cyberdemon suit with six mechanical tentacle legs.
[22:42]	Tiara	...
[22:42]	Tiara	*blushes*
[22:44]	`GM	[Radiation Man cares not for sexy Doctor Octopus! It prepares to deliver the finishing blow to Hoverbot!]
[23:02]	Rika	throws herself between the two, smiling widely. "He's out of the fight. I'm your opponent!" She catches the rod with her bardiche, knocking it aside before delivering a hammerblow to the Radiation Man!
[23:03]	`GM	[The suited creature is stunned; this opponent came out of nowhere! No expression can be read from its black viewplate, however]
[23:04]	`GM	[As Rika nears the enemy, hot tingling pulses of energy emanate from it, burning her skin just by coming close!]
[23:20]	Rika	"Gnah, hahah!" Rika laughs. "That stings~!"
[23:25]	Tiara	Step aside!
[23:26]	Tiara	launches herself up with her tentacles, and jam it into the radiator-thing's face. The pulsing energy seeps through her armored plate, giving her a slight burn.
[23:26]	Tiara	Kuh!
[23:28]	`GM	[The Radiator is battered, rumpling its suit but not piercing it.]
[23:39]	`GM	[Hoverbot is down, but not out! It suddenly fires a cluster of taser wires from its arm, striking everyone at once!]
[23:45]	Tiara	Too soft!
[23:45]	`GM	[The Radiator bats the wire away with its nuclear staff, as the staff sends a pulse of radiation down the wire to Hoverbot in rebuke!]
[23:46]	Tiara	shields it using her electromagnetic interference, scattering the taser wire off-target.
[23:49]	Rika	Rika spins, batting away the wires that strayed her way. "...You just stay down." She orders.
[23:56]	Rika	grits her teeth and turns back to the Radiation Man, hefting her bardiche.
[23:57]	`GM	[Radiation Man hefts its glowing staff similarly]
[00:11]	Rika	With a wild grin, she stabs at it with the sharp tip of the weapon.
[00:12]	`GM	[The Radiator is clearly a pro! It whaps the bardiche away successflly, if barely. Rika's proximity to it burns her AGAIN!]
[00:18]	Rika	She snarls, this time, turning the momentum of the bardiche's redirection into a strike with the chain on the haft of the polearm. The metal links elngate and multiply, lashing out to bind the creature's limbs, as the lash at it's form.
[00:20]	Rika	Rika screams as her magic wrests itself from her control, an angry red aura forming briefly around her before it fades, and she stumbles.
[00:21]	`GM	[Radiation Man is wreathed in chains as its mighty staff drops to the ground!]
[00:23]	Miaka	HALT, FOUL XENOS!
[00:24]	Miaka	suddenly makes a heroic entrance from above, wearing a backpack-like apparatus that's almost as large as she is, landing with a thunderous thump that probably registers on the Richter scale, with Dizzy riding alongside, hanging off the side like a badass.
[00:25]	Miaka	drops the backpack, then rushes the Radiation Man, planting her boot in its face while it's down, not happy about seeing Rika in trouble.
[00:26]	Dizzy	jumps off after landing, deftly handling a 3-wood and letting a ball fall from one of her sleeves. It hangs in midair.
[00:27]	Miaka	draws her Chainblade, ready to fight as she puts herself between it and Rika and Tiara
[00:28]	Tiara	Why did you come!
[00:28]	Tiara	's overbearing big sister behavior kicks in again.
[00:28]	Miaka	Because you were in trouble!
[00:29]	Tiara	I choose to be in trouble so that you won't!
[00:46]	Dizzy	quickly gets into a wide stance, focusing intently on the new opponents. She puts some extra force into her swing, firing a luminous ball at them at high velocity by taking a decent swing at it.
[00:48]	`GM	[The Radiator isn't looking so pro now! Holes and rips are forming in its suit; from within, there is only glowing green nuclear...stuff]
[00:53]	`GM	[However, with a mighty surge, the chains around it glow green as well and melt away, freeing Radiation Man, who radiates ANGER! It stabs its nuclear rod like a spear at the artist formerly known as Rika!]
[01:03]	Rika	Rika bats the attack aside with her bardiche, barely noticing the attack at all. She's preoccupied with the runaway magic enveloping her, a sweet-smelling pink aura, which quickly fades.
[01:04]	Tiara	Eiyah!
[01:06]	Tiara	flails her mechanical tentacles around, not really sure how to fight with it. Usually she does well with her rage-inducing accuracy, but this time it grazes the target with a comical 'donk!' effect.
[01:07]	`GM	[Hoverbot may be pretty beat up, but it's not THAT defenseless. The tentacles bounce harmlessly off of it, waking it slightly from a daze of confusion]
[01:09]	`GM	[As it is stirred from a near-death slumber, it sees The Radiator on the ropes! It may yet have a chance to win the battle and defeat its foe!]
[01:10]	`GM	[It raises its arm and fires a mighty ROCKET PUNCH, sending The Radiator to its knees, nearly dead in its own right!]
[01:10]	`GM	[However, as the rocket arm returns to its master, the lingering traces of radiation from the punch seep into its body...]
[01:14]	`GM	[The sounds of gears and electricity in its torso slow down and cease, as its glass eyes goes dead.]
[01:16]	`GM	[Radiation Man clutches its chest area, the nuclear rod hanging limply from its bulky gloved fingers]
[01:17]	Rika	"You...!" Rika, growling, hefts her bardiche in both hands. "You killed it...!" She grinds out from between grit teeth. With a wordless, rage-filled cry, she cleaves through the creature's neck in a single powerful blow.
[01:18]	`GM	[The neck-stump oozes radioactive gas and liquid as the body slumps to the grass, defeated just like its original opponent]
[01:23]	`GM	[The gas fans out across the ground, causing the girls to feel a little queasy]
[01:28]	Dizzy	tries to limit how much she breathes it, but isn't succeeding much.
[01:29]	Miaka	is mostly unaffected, owing much to her power armor
[01:29]	Tiara	covers herself (her nose, mostly). She's less clothed than her sister, so she took a rather big blow of it.
[01:29]	Rika	Rika drops her bardiche, another scream tearing its way from her throat, as she collapses to her knees, a sickly, black aura surrounding her briefly before fading from sight.
[01:31]	Miaka	Rika!
[01:31]	Miaka	stomps over, hoping her comrade is unharmed.
[01:31]	`GM	[Hoverbot has, like all the other creatures in the last week, shrunk down into one of those white orbs, and Radiation man is beginning to shrink himself]
[01:32]	Dizzy	keeps an eye on Rika, but slowly moves towards the defeated creatures as she does so.
[01:33]	Miaka	Rika, are you ok?
[01:33]	`GM	[Radiation Man, however, doesn't just turn into one orb. It turns into three. This hasn't ever happened before...]
[01:33]	Miaka	is kneeling at this point, but is still towering over Rika
[01:34]	Rika	"I..." She shivers.
[01:34]	Rika	"...I'm fine."
[01:35]	Rika	retches.
[01:35]	Miaka	You're not fine. We should get you to the nurse or something.
[01:37]	Rika	"No...!" She shakes her head emphatically, and then steadies herself before she falls over. "...I'm fine." She insists, dragging her bardiche close to her.
[01:38]	Dizzy	I think being stubborn about it isn't going to help you much.
[01:38]	Miaka	Seriously Rika, you need to see a nurse.
[01:39]	Tiara	I don't think there's a... 'magical nurse' around...
[01:39]	Tiara	Oh! What about that thing?
[01:39]	Tiara	the thing that followed us all the time. Maybe it knows something?
[01:42]	Rika	Rika hauls herself to her feet, using the polearm as a makeshift crutch. She takes a step toward the orb left by Hoverbot.
[01:51]	Miaka	is all >:T behind her battle helmet, so no one can see just how >:T she is