Session 48: This was almost a Chase Mini.

Jan 30 20:06:34 <~zoofman>	Alright, we know Saryx will be lagging a bit behind today...Today starts a few hours after the meetings IC.  You guys have done a few things around town, prepped for travel, and discussed what you want to act on in the immediate.
Jan 30 20:08:29 <~zoofman>	Despite the previous night's disaster, things are still pretty busy and rambunctious in Port Goldcloud.  Outside of a lot of your friends and allies being dragged off to various parts of town for further damage control or planning of their own, the streets are still very active with festivities and excitement.
Jan 30 20:11:04 <~zoofman>	What sort of things have you guys been doing to prepare for the last few hours?
Jan 30 20:11:16 ---»	DiceMaid-9001 (DiceMaid-9@sux-EADD5C74) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
Jan 30 20:13:13 »»	Rosetta checks up with Arnaldo again about the people balls thing and how far progress is on either getting a preventative measure up or reverse engineering them!
Jan 30 20:13:20 »»	Chase is hanging out on the ship, after having made sure there were no stowaways still hung over or asleep around. He's been a bit of a worrywart about the whole deal with Ammy-Kali-Rosalind but he's managed to keep himself composed. The human ball issue is a bit more pressing at the moment, anyway.
Jan 30 20:13:50 <Rosetta>	Also checked Gabby's reaction to the whole idea because it's probably funny.
Jan 30 20:14:41 »»	Genevieve actually went to make sure Shawyun was alright, then started on making the Mu egg. And maybe called Jenks to make sure he can babysit sometimes.
Jan 30 20:14:44 <Chase>	He also stopped by the local stores/pirate fences and picked up a few things, some of which are TBD probably.
Jan 30 20:15:14 <~zoofman>	Well, Arnaldo already told you guys much as he can at the moment.  They got Saxton looking at the one that UPROAR shattered.  This was just a few hours ago so there hasn't been immediate turn around yet.
Jan 30 20:16:51 <Chase>	Oh yeah, Chase did at some point visit Uproar and shoot the shit with him, made sure he still felt okay and probably jokingly asked how it felt to be the first human to break out of a pokeball.
Jan 30 20:16:56 <~zoofman>	As for Gabriella she is sufficiently weirded out about the whole proposal and seems caught up on who would 'own' a person's...personal...ball thing.
Jan 30 20:17:15 <~zoofman>	And what happens if that person captures six people
Jan 30 20:18:07 <~zoofman>	Jenks was actually in town!  He arrived a bit late for the excitement and has been doing improv lectures to whoever would listen to him ramble in public, which seems to be quite a few folks.
Jan 30 20:19:42 <Chase>	But all that aside he's probably getting ready to ship out. He's at the moment doing a last minute check over of shit they should be getting done before leaving.
Jan 30 20:20:12 <~zoofman>	Shawyun seemed to get over things really quickly, and doesn't think he's going to fall for that same trick again - one thing he's realized Jennifer couldn't 'copy' was Gen's ruby necklace.  Outside of that he headed off to help The Thundercocks with some damage control - including Lilith's faux-pas from yesterday.
Jan 30 20:22:40 <~zoofman>	As for the Mew process, Gen, you have all the information and materials you would need to do this.  So a personal blood sample and setting things in motion wouldn't even take a Science roll at this point.  As for what Mr. Jenks thought on babysitting, "...Well, given the choice between a fledgling Mew bein' left alone and working remotely...eh sure, but I only accept compensation in the form of plastic or resin moe."
Jan 30 20:23:51 <Genevieve>	"I can do that, just do a better job with the Mew than you did with Saryx."
Jan 30 20:24:28 <~zoofman>	"To be fair I didn't raise the kid, just taught em for two years."
Jan 30 20:26:49 <Genevieve>	"Then I'm not setting the bar very high~"
Jan 30 20:28:36 <~zoofman>	"Good, cause these old legs can't jump the way they used to.  Just let me know when you need a hand with things."
Jan 30 20:30:45 <~zoofman>	Chase, thorough inspection reveals the only stowaway you had was a fat Wingull on the top of the control tower.
Jan 30 20:30:50 »»	Chase reviews his handy dandy notebook in the meantime - oh hey, it's useful. There is in fact one thing Chase wanted to do before they left, though he's probably gonna wait until the others are back before dragging them along.
Jan 30 20:31:00 <~zoofman>	It seems to have eaten too many fried foods from the past few days and passed out on your boat.
Jan 30 20:31:35 »»	Botherrer is now known as Saryx
Jan 30 20:32:10 »»	Genevieve thanks Jenks and gets back to the boat to get ready.
Jan 30 20:32:16 <Chase>	Eh, that's one stowaway that's probably harmless enough. A little paranoia sets in as he wonders if he should ditto-check it, but whatever, he just ends up leaving it alone.
Jan 30 20:32:49 <~zoofman>	Roll intuition
Jan 30 20:33:05 <~zoofman>	For Chase, that is
Jan 30 20:33:31 <Chase>	6d6+6 Of course there's a shitton of sugary food around including Rosetta's soda and all the party food so there's likely nothing to worry about
Jan 30 20:33:32 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, Of course there's a shitton of sugary food around including Rosetta's soda and all the party food so there's likely nothing to worry about: 31 [6d6=3,1,5,4,6,6]
Jan 30 20:34:10 <~zoofman>	Yeah given the powdered sugar on its beak...well if it's a ditto it probably ate itself to death.
Jan 30 20:34:27 <Chase>	Delicious, delicious death.
Jan 30 20:34:59 <Rosetta>	Other than that, seeing as Rosetta had to get to Sandseeker and back to ask her question, she was probably busy with the travel! She goes looking for the others on the boat after grabbing more funnel cakes.
Jan 30 20:35:31 <~zoofman>	Seriously it's like a vollyball with wings.  You think Froslad would use it as a weapon.
Jan 30 20:35:56 <Chase>	When Gen shows up, he starts a conversation, "Hey, you said something about Rex mentioning Alice's new talent, right? I was meaning to ask her about that but I guess we got kinda caught up in everything. Probably still got some time before we ship out - you want to check in with her?"
Jan 30 20:36:35 <Chase>	He picks up the wild wingull and passes it over to Rosetta when she steps on. "Do you have one of these yet? I think you two'd get along well enough."
Jan 30 20:36:45 <~zoofman>	Actually, Rosetta, Jenks can almost directly relay the questions for you in person.  He doesn't really elaborate on -how- but if asked about it, he could provide you with the answer.
Jan 30 20:37:05 <Rosetta>	Oh, that works then. She probably gave Jenks more anime con info while she was at it. :D
Jan 30 20:37:43 <Rosetta>	"A Wingull?" Rosetta tilts her head. "I bet that one can hardly fly!" She says with a pitying look as she walks over to the poor bloated thing.
Jan 30 20:38:00 <~zoofman>	It's like throwing a bowling ball, Chase.  It sorta thunks down into Rosetta's arms.
Jan 30 20:38:33 <Chase>	"One thing's for sure, that nigga gonna need some exercise if you wanna avoid ground types."
Jan 30 20:38:54 <Rosetta>	"Oomph." Rosetta looks down at it. "Hi?"
Jan 30 20:39:04 <Chase>	"I think it's still in a food coma."
Jan 30 20:39:11 <Chase>	"Festivities hit the town pretty hard..."
Jan 30 20:39:17 <~zoofman>	It looks up at you and belchsquawks its greeting.
Jan 30 20:39:36 <~zoofman>	Tastes like strawberry sherbert.
Jan 30 20:40:32 <Rosetta>	"Soda and sweets are great, but you gotta keep in shape if you have a diet like that." Rosetta tosses it up in the air lightly to see if it'll fly any.
Jan 30 20:40:51 <Chase>	"I could just see Gabby's face. 'This is you in two years.'" he puts on a stern, judging expression.
Jan 30 20:41:06 <Rosetta>	"H-hey!" :<
Jan 30 20:41:24 <Chase>	He laughs. "What, you think she wouldn't take the opportunity to tease you?"
Jan 30 20:41:24 <Genevieve>	"That would not fit in a ninja bodysuit."
Jan 30 20:41:36 <Chase>	"Anyway, visiting Alice before we go - who's up for it?"
Jan 30 20:43:17 <~zoofman>	You toss it up and it instinctively flutters in place...and sorta just parachutes down to the ground.
Jan 30 20:43:27 <Chase>	"Then it's off to... where did you say it was? Red Blade?"
Jan 30 20:43:41 <Chase>	"Didn't think things were so close to home."
Jan 30 20:43:52 <Genevieve>	"Might as well talk to her for a bit, yeah."
Jan 30 20:44:47 <Rosetta>	"You poor thing. I'll put you in my room for now, and Cadenza will probably fawn all over you or something." Rosetta takes the Wingull back to her room on the ship before rejoining the others.
Jan 30 20:45:16 <Chase>	"Man, where is Saryx, anyway? Knowing him chances are someone slipped him something too strong and now he's in a rowboat off the coast north of Venomtalon."
Jan 30 20:46:13 <~zoofman>	That, is an excellent question.
Jan 30 20:46:41 <Rosetta>	"I hope not. He might get person balled."
Jan 30 20:47:17 »»	Chase gets out his phone and just dials him, rather than waste energy going down to his room.
Jan 30 20:47:46 <~zoofman>	The wingull doesn't really protest as you carry it to your room. Quite a few of the birds roosting in there stare at it in disbelief.
Jan 30 20:51:01 <Saryx>	However long phones' max durations of ringing is for, Saryx picks up rather close to the end of that. Some really cheery moeshit music's audible in the background, and he sounds pretty 'just woke up' status as he mumbles a near incoherent "... Yeah, Chase?" into the phone.
Jan 30 20:51:41 »»	Genevieve goes to put her blood in the Mu Machine while they're waiting.
Jan 30 20:53:30 <Chase>	"You seriously did oversleep? Well mornin' sunshine. We're not long for leavin' Goldcloud - you missed a bunch of stuff this morning, breakfast included. We're about to take care of something before going - you coming with or not?"
Jan 30 20:55:08 <Saryx>	"... Yeah, I was, uhhh..." Chase hears fumbling about, the ruslting of bed sheets and the like, before the music suddenly stops. "... Doing some research last night! Yeah, that's it!"
Jan 30 20:55:45 <Saryx>	"But yeah... Gimme a couple minutes to wash up and I'll be good to go, okay?"
Jan 30 20:56:55 <Chase>	"Yeah, aite."
Jan 30 20:57:21 <Saryx>	By 'research,' he totally means he was up until 6 AM or something absurd watching animus for those bots. "Alright then... I'll be up soon as I can~"
Jan 30 20:57:38 <Chase>	Chase was totally 'uh-huh' about that.
Jan 30 20:57:54 <Chase>	"Yep. See you in a minute." He hangs up. "Alright, Saryx is on his way."
Jan 30 20:58:29 »»	Chase gets ready to head out, then!
Jan 30 21:01:06 <~zoofman>	Once Saryx does crawl out of bed and upstairs, he probably notices the others look like they've been up and about for a while, and already prepping to head off somewhere!
Jan 30 21:01:51 <Chase>	Is Alice still at the compound/secret naval base/wherever that was?
Jan 30 21:03:29 <Saryx>	". . ." Saryx looks at everyone else. Then pops out his phone, checking the time. "Maaan, did I really sleep in that late?!?"
Jan 30 21:03:39 <~zoofman>	Far as you know she traveled here with The Thundercocks.  Shawyun even mentioned earlier that Thomas was thinking of trying to get back soonish.
Jan 30 21:05:27 <Chase>	"Yeah, man. I'll catch you up on the way." He heads out to wherever the Thundercocks are holed up then - their boat if it's there. What was it, didn't they name it "It's One of Ours, Sir" or something silly like that.
Jan 30 21:06:49 <Chase>	And true enough, Chase begins to use aura to convey everything to Saryx as they go - a relatively surveillance-free way of catching him up in public.
Jan 30 21:07:09 <Chase>	The interrogation, the people ball revelation, all of that.
Jan 30 21:08:43 <~zoofman>	The It's One of Ours, Sir is a pretty...shiny boat.  Looks like it's been heavily reinforced with armor, and seems capable of supporting artillery on deck.  They even docked it close to the other Peacekeeper vessels since it doesn't look very civilianish.
Jan 30 21:10:11 <~zoofman>	You can see Ben standing on top deck, looking down at a Kingler that's wading around the boat.  They appear to be checking for signs of damage.
Jan 30 21:10:49 <Rosetta>	"Heya." Rosetta waves as she approaches. "Alice around?"
Jan 30 21:12:38 <Chase>	"Yo, Ben." he greets him.
Jan 30 21:12:58 <~zoofman>	Ben looks over and waves. "Hey guys - yeah Thomas dragged her back a bit ago.  She -should- still be below deck, unless she got out again somehow."
Jan 30 21:13:06 <Chase>	"Lots of friendly-ish wilds around, but guess not too much got vandalized..." he notes.
Jan 30 21:13:13 <~zoofman>	"Wouldn't put it past her, girl's a handful."
Jan 30 21:13:39 <Chase>	"Haha, yeah. I could barely keep up with her in the park."
Jan 30 21:14:14 <Chase>	"I bet she's been spoiling her new catches and gettin' to know them."
Jan 30 21:14:32 <~zoofman>	"I guess if you can't take the Visiwan out of the wilds...not having any Visiwan in the wilds in the first place works too.  Was more wondering if things got tampered with during that attack last night.  Doesn't seem so though."
Jan 30 21:16:57 <Chase>	"Didn't really notice any damage on our boat either, but then again I guess I didn't look very hard... I'm more worried about the long term, myself.. Man, though, we gotta catch up sometime - we see you the least out of the Cocks I think. Understandable though with how busy you probably been..." he pauses a moment. "Guess we should get a move on, though."
Jan 30 21:19:20 <~zoofman>	Ben laughs. "I've had a lot of other commitments lately, but yeah guess you guys got business with Princess Monstertruck huh?"
Jan 30 21:19:38 <Chase>	"Yeah." he grins. "We'll just check in with her real quick and then we'll be outta your way."
Jan 30 21:19:52 <Genevieve>	"A little bit, yeah."
Jan 30 21:20:12 <Chase>	He goes to head downstairs.
Jan 30 21:22:07 <~zoofman>	Inside you find Thomas sitting in a booth seat with a thermos of warm coffee in front of him.  He looks exhausted, barely even noticing you guys as you enter.
Jan 30 21:23:01 <~zoofman>	And downstairs, you can hear someone thrashing and stomping about.
Jan 30 21:23:23 <Chase>	"Yo, Thom. 'sat one of Alice's pokemon I hear down there?"
Jan 30 21:24:01 <Rosetta>	"Had a long night?" Rosetta asks Thomas as she follows Chase down.
Jan 30 21:25:16 <~zoofman>	"Oh.  You guys." He doesn't really sound annoyed, more just...really tired.  "No...no, that's Princess 'Monstertruck' herself."
Jan 30 21:25:42 <Chase>	"You guys like that nickname, huh. What's up?"
Jan 30 21:26:22 <Rosetta>	"What the hell's she doing in there?"
Jan 30 21:26:51 <~zoofman>	"Big Lil came up with it, sorta stuck.  I dunno what's she's doing.  Last night was something else.  Just waiting for her to pass out so -I- can finally sleep some."
Jan 30 21:30:20 <Chase>	"Alright, well have fun with that. We were coming to see her ourselves so maybe something'll work out."
Jan 30 21:30:34 <Chase>	"I think I'll just leave you to your coffee, mang."
Jan 30 21:31:34 »»	Chase finds the next set of stairs down.
Jan 30 21:33:58 <~zoofman>	Oh it takes pretty much no effort to find her, as she's tumbling around in the hallway, wrestling with a Shuckle.  Maybe.  On closer look, seems its latched onto her face and she's struggling to pull it off, hollering the whole while.
Jan 30 21:34:58 <Rosetta>	"Uhm...what." Rosetta slowly approaches, then tugs at the Shuckle with telekinesis.
Jan 30 21:35:17 <Chase>	3d6 Pokemon education with two AP to know what foods shuckles like :V
Jan 30 21:35:18 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, Pokemon education with two AP to know what foods shuckles like :V: 12 [3d6=4,5,3]
Jan 30 21:35:41 <Chase>	"Wait a second, just trying to force it off might not work so well..."
Jan 30 21:36:32 <~zoofman>	You pull it off as if it were a plunger stuck in a toilet bowl.  Alice gasps for air and slinks against a wall. "Oh! Hi guys!  Thanks for getting him off!  Failed experiment of sorts, hehe!"
Jan 30 21:36:40 <Chase>	"Or I guess it did."
Jan 30 21:36:41 <~zoofman>	The Shuckle, likewise, seems relieved.
Jan 30 21:36:42 <Rosetta>	"Experiment?"
Jan 30 21:37:17 <Rosetta>	"Oh you should make shuckle berry juice soda!"
Jan 30 21:38:08 <Chase>	"Don't tell me you were trying to make bootleg liquor candy and it got a bit rowdy." he laughs.
Jan 30 21:38:51 <~zoofman>	"Yeah I tried to make Sir Wigglewall here MEGA EVOLVE into a helmet, didn't work as planned! ...They can make soda?"
Jan 30 21:39:24 <Chase>	"They make juice, not soda. You could still use it as a mixer, though."
Jan 30 21:39:26 <Genevieve>	"Is that what you decided to call it?"
Jan 30 21:39:36 <Rosetta>	"Well, you've got to carbonate it yourself, but you can use the juice for the syrup."
Jan 30 21:39:40 <Chase>	"Anyway, that's actually what we were curious about. 'Mega evolve', huh..."
Jan 30 21:39:45 <Rosetta>	"Mega Evolve?"
Jan 30 21:40:22 <Chase>	"All I heard was that you turned Thor into a literal hammer, and then Connor got even scarier than usual. Some new trick you've been practicing, right?"
Jan 30 21:41:23 <~zoofman>	"Oooooh...will have to look into that later." She takes Wigglewall the Shuckle back.  "Oh so you guys heard about it huh?  I -toooold- them that they couldn't keep it secret!  It's too awesome!"  She makes shrill, clicking sounds at the Shuckle, and it clamps onto her arm instead.
Jan 30 21:42:00 <Chase>	"I don't think it's exactly public, but yeah there's been a leak here or there."
Jan 30 21:42:21 <Chase>	"It does seem pretty awesome. How does it work?"
Jan 30 21:43:13 <~zoofman>	"Watch this!" Her necklace starts to glow bright, as does the Shuckle - as if it were evolving.  This energy outburst is much more potent than normal evolution.  A few seconds later, the light dims, and there's a shuckleshield scrapped to her arm.
Jan 30 21:43:45 <Chase>	He... pokes the shuckle shield. "Holy shit."
Jan 30 21:43:55 <Rosetta>	"So do Pokemon 'Mega Evolve' into weapons and stuff mainly?" Rosetta tilts her head.
Jan 30 21:44:19 <Rosetta>	"...Could I make my Octillery turn into a gatling gun?"
Jan 30 21:44:52 <~zoofman>	"I've gotten some of mine to do it but doesn't seem like all of them do!  I don't think on it much, just experiment!  As for -how- it works...well..."
Jan 30 21:44:54 <~zoofman>	"..."
Jan 30 21:48:05 <~zoofman>	"...I'm not really sure, either!  Had a lot of dreams involving that Nameless lady where we'd just talk about stuff, and while training I thought of a way to try to apply some of what she talked about - trying to use my abilities."
Jan 30 21:49:37 <Rosetta>	"Uh, alright. Shiny, I guess. What's the necklace gotta do with it?" Rosetta points.
Jan 30 21:49:41 <~zoofman>	"And so I got a few accessories with gemstones like these," she jingles her necklace. "And gave them to my Pokemon...and after a while it just sorta worked?   Did for others too, when I gave them some."
Jan 30 21:50:06 <Chase>	He just nods. "That does seem pretty incredible. I mean, goddamn, girl." he grins. "You just take something and run with it, and it works out. And you -did- figure out how to let it work for other people?" he asks.
Jan 30 21:50:31 <Genevieve>	"Gemstones? What kind?"
Jan 30 21:51:48 <~zoofman>	It should be fairly obvious she doesn't actually -get- what she's doing on a biological OR occult level.  "If you have a strong desire for the Pokemon to mega evolve, and its got a matching accessory...it seems to work?  Mostly been using Topazes."
Jan 30 21:52:48 <Chase>	"And it don't hurt them at all when you do that? Huh. Hell, Alice... you mighta just invented a secret weapon for us to use against all the crazy fucks in the region."
Jan 30 21:53:17 <Chase>	"Do y'think there's any way you could make a few of those for us to try out?"
Jan 30 21:53:29 <~zoofman>	"No one's complained about it at least!  And I did?" :O
Jan 30 21:54:43 <Chase>	"Yeah, think about it. They all got their secret shit. Grant's got his unowns, Dandy and Co have their biotechnovoodoo bullshit, crazy people balls, Banisher's powers, all of that, and so far all we've really had on our side is Alchemizing, which isn't really an exclusive thing."
Jan 30 21:54:46 <~zoofman>	"Welll....I was planning to only give them to people who challenged me.  Thomas and Trice and the others told me to be careful about that though..."
Jan 30 21:56:01 <Chase>	"Because if it gets out then there'll be another media sensation. Right..."
Jan 30 21:56:55 <~zoofman>	Wigglewall 'evolves' back to its normal form, and then wiggles over and clings to Alice's back like a backpack, watching from over her shoulder.  She herself seems pretty conflicted on matters.  "Can you let me think about it?"
Jan 30 21:57:22 <Rosetta>	"What if I help you make that shuckle juice soda?"
Jan 30 21:57:50 <Chase>	He hrms. "Well, if you really want to fight for the right then I guess we'll just have to challenge you, sometime! Don't think we really got time now, though... we were plannin' on headin' to Redblade and plan our next move. There might be somethin' big coming up we could use your help in that's unrelated to all that, but we need to figure out what we're doin' first. Should give
Jan 30 21:57:50 <Chase>	you time to make them anyway."
Jan 30 21:58:20 <Chase>	"And time to think." he nods.
Jan 30 21:59:00 <~zoofman>	"That'd be awesome, but, I mean...I actually had ones in mind for you guys as thank you gifts for helping me in the past anyway.  But figured I'd give them to you when you guys challenged me or something...things sort of got scary last night from what I heard, though."
Jan 30 21:59:36 <Genevieve>	"A little. The good news is that Dandy and Jenn aren't worried about you, so you're actually probably safe for a bit."
Jan 30 22:01:02 <~zoofman>	She seems pretty surprised by this.  "Really?  They kept me over night for nothing then! Oh well...um...do you really think this is something that could help everyone fight these guys..?"
Jan 30 22:01:10 <Chase>	"Yeah, no kidding. Hendrix might have gotten killed, and they tried out some people-ball on Uproar. We interrogated one of the prisoners this morning - they do seem to know about you already, but like Gen said, it doesn't look like they're concerned at the moment."
Jan 30 22:01:34 <Genevieve>	"Let me phrase it more like this..."
Jan 30 22:02:04 <Genevieve>	"They're not worried about you because they don't think you have any control over your powers. I think this qualifies as a secret weapon that way."
Jan 30 22:02:16 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, but that means we gotta be careful."
Jan 30 22:02:27 <Chase>	"Yeah... We may as well wait in any case."
Jan 30 22:02:28 <Rosetta>	"Once they know this is somethin' she can do, she's back on their radar, yeah?"
Jan 30 22:04:10 <~zoofman>	"...Huh, guess grumpy old Thomas might have actually been right..."
Jan 30 22:04:20 <~zoofman>	"I'll...work on some things, try to keep it quiet.  Try, at least."
Jan 30 22:04:28 <Chase>	He looks back at Alice. "I guess it's just something to think about right now, not act on yet. But I'm really impressed with you doin' all that."
Jan 30 22:04:40 <Chase>	"Yeah, alright."
Jan 30 22:06:34 <Chase>	"Just know we appreciate the help either way it goes. We'll probably end up challenging you soon enough anyway with how things've turned out." he grins. "And then we'll see how it goes when we all go all-out."
Jan 30 22:09:20 <Chase>	He gives her a little nudge on the shoulder. "Guess we should probably get goin', then, so we don't arrive at Red Blade too late. You might hear from us again pretty soon."
Jan 30 22:10:35 <~zoofman>	"Okay!" She grins and nods.  "I'll be back at the Frontier soon again myself!"
Jan 30 22:13:06 <Chase>	"From one theme park to another." he laughs. "Oh, and before I forget, I'm gonna give you some contact deets for my bandmates so we can work something out together sometime." he rips out a page from his notebook and scribbles some numbers on it. "Here ya go, and see you later, then."
Jan 30 22:15:01 <~zoofman>	"Hm? Oh! Sweet, thanks!" She folds the note up and tucks it in a pocket.  "Kick ass out there!"
Jan 30 22:15:38 <Rosetta>	"Thanks! We'll see ya soon." Rosetta waves and gets ready to leave.
Jan 30 22:16:03 <Chase>	"You know it. I'll kick a couple of'em for you, too." He heads out after saying goodbye, straight back to the boat and probably immediately off to Red Blade Island~
Jan 30 22:17:19 <~zoofman>	Alice seems unusually reflective on matters as you guys walk back out.  You guys make it back to The Pleiades without issue.
Jan 30 22:20:36 »»	Chase gets the Pleiades off to Red Blade in quick time, then!
Jan 30 22:21:38 <~zoofman>	Alright, unless you guys had anything in mind to do during the ride over, time to fast forward your trip.
Jan 30 22:22:47 <Chase>	Please, by all means
Jan 30 22:23:02 <~zoofman>	Things are calm as you sail to Red Blade Isle.  You arrive at Red Port shortly after dusk, and arrive in the city proper via train just after night fall.  Being a good sized city, it's about as rambunctious as the party you just left, only instead of folks wandering around drunk, they seem more focused on getting home from work.
Jan 30 22:24:33 <Chase>	"We made it right about on time... so what was the address we were looking for?" Chase, as usual, left his car in a garage near the train station. Probably one of those things with paid parking.
Jan 30 22:25:36 <Genevieve>	"Come on, I'll just take you there. It's sort of magicked up."
Jan 30 22:25:59 <Chase>	Well, whoever's car, then! Off they go!
Jan 30 22:26:05 »»	Genevieve leads the way back to Ruth's place.
Jan 30 22:26:16 <~zoofman>	It's not really practical to drive the way Genevieve is going
Jan 30 22:26:29 <Rosetta>	"Magicked up? You mean like supernaturally hidden?" Rosetta :O's
Jan 30 22:26:41 <Chase>	Fair enough. Chase is interested too but just listens as they go.
Jan 30 22:28:47 <~zoofman>	This place seems to be on Oran Street, which is much more pedestrian accessable street wise.  Lot of little cafes and shops and such.  As Genevieve leads you guys through, there's not much for -her- to detect as she knows what the trick is.  Rest of you, roll occult education.
Jan 30 22:28:56 <Genevieve>	"Kind of. Supernaturally made less interesting."
Jan 30 22:29:40 <Rosetta>	4d6+1 pls dicemaid
Jan 30 22:29:40 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, pls dicemaid: 14 [4d6=5,1,1,6]
Jan 30 22:30:17 <Chase>	2d6-2 lol
Jan 30 22:30:18 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, lol: 9 [2d6=6,5]
Jan 30 22:31:33 <~zoofman>	With what Genevieve said in mind, Rosetta sees what she's talking about when you arrive at The Lazing Slaking.  Something about the place...seems off.  It's a very old style wooden building, between a crowded bar and a 24/7 convienence store, and yet no one is paying it any mind.
Jan 30 22:33:01 <Rosetta>	"Huh, yeah, that does look a little funny."
Jan 30 22:33:09 »»	Rosetta hops around in place, looking at everyone passing by.
Jan 30 22:33:15 <Rosetta>	"You'd think someone would go in, but..."
Jan 30 22:33:20 <~zoofman>	Chase didn't even notice it until you guys looked at it.
Jan 30 22:33:34 <Chase>	"Eh, what does...? ...Oh. Oh."
Jan 30 22:33:40 <~zoofman>	Which makes you think it's more than just uninteresting, folks straight up don't notice it.
Jan 30 22:34:06 <Chase>	He blinks a few times. "Uhh, well then. You weren't kidding." he heads for the door in the meantime.
Jan 30 22:34:24 <Rosetta>	"Can you do that sorta thing with -people-? I mean, I guess Dandy's sooorta like that, but it'd be cool to be super sneaky this way."
Jan 30 22:35:48 <~zoofman>	Inside, you find an old timey bar and diner.  There's a couple of pool tables, and a piano in the corner with its own robot pianist, tapping away at the keys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9T17pdMhrY
Jan 30 22:36:30 <~zoofman>	There's a staircase at the far end of the room.  And a flat screen television or two on, showing the news.  The coverage seems to be over the 'publicity stunt' last night.  The muscular man at the bar is shaking his head as he watches the report.
Jan 30 22:36:51 <~zoofman>	He looks over to you guys as you enter.  "The Electric Bungaloo.  Pft.  Who comes up with this crap they feedin' us?"
Jan 30 22:37:25 <~zoofman>	Place is empty aside from the pianist and the bar tender.
Jan 30 22:37:30 <Rosetta>	"Oh, I thought there might be more cool magick-y stuff in here." Rosetta hops around in place and squints, trying to find hidden cool magic things. "The robot pianist is shiny though."
Jan 30 22:37:59 <Genevieve>	"He's probably upstairs." She nods at the staircase.
Jan 30 22:38:27 <Chase>	"Nice place." he approves. He heads over to the bar. "Ah, yeah man. You think at least they coulda come up with a better name."
Jan 30 22:38:57 <Chase>	Though once Gen points, he doesn't seem intent at sticking at the bar too long unless there's some protocol here.
Jan 30 22:39:28 <~zoofman>	The robot pianist isn't like, old timey.  It's like something straight out of Thundercry.  It even stops playing and turns to look at you, Rosetta.  Two pinkish-purple glowy, LED eyes.
Jan 30 22:40:13 <Rosetta>	"Oops, did I interrupt? Sorry, carry on." Rosetta makes a waving gesture as she turns toward the stairs. "Up then?"
Jan 30 22:40:15 <~zoofman>	"All business with you eh? Aye, the Father's upstairs.  Rest of the lot is on the streets at the moment.  Last night had us all on the alert."
Jan 30 22:40:34 <~zoofman>	The robot returns to its song.
Jan 30 22:41:47 <Chase>	He taps his chin a moment, briefly wondering if it's like the robot he got in contact with back at thundercry. He shrugs at the bartender in apology. "Yeah, sorry. I'd love to shoot the shit a bit but we're already running a bit late into the evenin' here."
Jan 30 22:41:48 <~zoofman>	"No one really expected our would be alien oppressor to make the first move in this chess match, after all."
Jan 30 22:41:52 <Chase>	He follows the others.
Jan 30 22:42:42 <Chase>	"More technically I guess we did, just some of our guys didn't really know it..."
Jan 30 22:42:45 <~zoofman>	The robot actually stares at you as you walk by, Chase, pausing its song again as it does so.
Jan 30 22:43:10 <Chase>	He nods at it as he passes.
Jan 30 22:43:54 <~zoofman>	Genevieve knows where upstairs The Father's office is, so after a quick tap on the door, you hear a man call out "Please, enter."
Jan 30 22:45:10 »»	Chase does so!
Jan 30 22:45:57 <Genevieve>	"Hey Ruth, I'm back with the rest of them."
Jan 30 22:48:17 <~zoofman>	Sitting inside a dark office, where the only source of light is an oil lamp and the glow of a tablet that are both sitting on the desk, is Father Ruth.  He taps the tablet screen off and gestures to several chairs in front of the desk.  "We meet again, Doctor Webb, Mr. Violet.  And I believe this is the first we've spoke, Miss Whitacre."
Jan 30 22:48:47 <~zoofman>	"Please, have a seat.  I am sure, given the events that transpired last night, you came here with a topic in mind."
Jan 30 22:48:54 <Rosetta>	"Yep. Think so." Rosetta nods before taking a seat.
Jan 30 22:49:38 <Chase>	"And you, Father Ruth." he plops himself down in one of the chairs. "Sure did. I didn't even know what to think of you for the longest time, man. Even that question at the contest kinda threw me off... you got my attention either way, just guess it wasn't in the way you woulda liked."
Jan 30 22:49:50 <Chase>	"But I guess we should get right down to it, huh..."
Jan 30 22:50:53 <~zoofman>	"I can hardly blame you, given the circumstances.  Husk did much to tarnish my image among certain circles, and damage the integrity of my mission."
Jan 30 22:51:59 <Chase>	"Not to mention your connection to the Stag Lords - who became increasingly suspect over time - especially after we found out what Tialoc was up to. Hell, at one point I thought you mighta been Dandyman, no offense meant."
Jan 30 22:52:19 <Chase>	"Anyway, the Stag Lords are a good deal of what we came to discuss."
Jan 30 22:53:39 <~zoofman>	He laughs.  "Hah.  Yes, I can see how one could make that mistake as well.  As I said, Husk was a rather clever manipulator."
Jan 30 22:54:03 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, did you know Tialoc's got his people making poke balls that catch people? That's uh, kind of our biggest concern right now."
Jan 30 22:54:06 <~zoofman>	"...Given what I understand transpired last night, however, I did not expect The Stag Lords to be what you would inquire about."
Jan 30 22:54:31 <Rosetta>	"What did you expect then?"
Jan 30 22:54:32 <Chase>	"We found out just recently about Tialoc's involvement in the Banisher's circle. That part came from our trip to Sandseeker.  And he's been working on special apricorn balls - like what Rosetta said."
Jan 30 22:55:09 <Chase>	"Yeah, I know. The attack was mostly Dandyman and Jennifer's child, but they were testing out something Tialoc cooked up. Something probably more dangerous than the Cherubs."
Jan 30 22:56:13 <~zoofman>	He frowns.  "Hm. No, I was not aware of this information.  Given what some of our contacts in Goldcloud witnessed, and what the press report mentioned, I assumed Jennifer Webb or the Cherubs would be the topic of choice."
Jan 30 22:56:41 <Chase>	"A type of apricorn ball that sucks people up and does something to their heads, like mind control. We've seen the effects similar balls had on the half-pokemon people of the island south of here."
Jan 30 22:57:12 <~zoofman>	"I have heard nothing regarding this.  They work, then?  Who was taken?"
Jan 30 22:57:17 <Chase>	"Luckily, their little test failed, but... right now that's got us worried."
Jan 30 22:57:24 <Chase>	"They tried it on Uproar, but he broke out."
Jan 30 22:57:25 <Rosetta>	"They didn't quite work."
Jan 30 22:57:55 <Rosetta>	"Well, we dunno if that's just cause he was still healthy and broke out of it like a Pokemon would if they haven't been weakened, or if it didn't work cause the design was faulty."
Jan 30 22:58:20 <~zoofman>	"A small blessing from our lords either way, no doubt," he sighs with relief.
Jan 30 23:00:11 <~zoofman>	"Thank you for informing me that they have a weapon such as this.  What can I and my followers do to assist you, though?"
Jan 30 23:00:23 <Rosetta>	"You know anything about what they might've done to create those outta apricorn balls?"
Jan 30 23:00:30 <Chase>	"Dandyman's attack was aimed at Hendrix because she pissed the Banisher off with the new Safari zone. You probably managed to hear that much. They were probably also trying to poke at us, see how good our defenses and reactions were. It was a test on several fronts. The bastard left a taunting message on a wall for us after the whole thing was done. Their cherubs are pretty strong,
Jan 30 23:00:31 <Chase>	but I think we can handle them. Gen's working on the Mewtwo problem. If we lose our people to the Stag Lords however... well, we're kinda screwed."
Jan 30 23:00:37 <Rosetta>	"I mean, tribal magic or something like that? I dunno."
Jan 30 23:00:48 <Chase>	"Anything you can tell us about them would be appreciated, really."
Jan 30 23:02:25 <Chase>	"Especially about Tialoc. I know a little from what I saw in a vision, but I can't say I know much besides his insecurities."
Jan 30 23:03:12 <~zoofman>	"Hm.  My initial attempts at missionary work with The Stag Lords had rather positive results.  I spoke of Arceus, and the legends and mythos of Unova.  Of how the Pokemon there are not as they are here, and to label them as demonic by default was a fault of judgement."
Jan 30 23:04:35 <~zoofman>	"Some of the youths of the tribe...ones who had not been chosen to become shamans, actually expressed interest in traveling with and studying under me.  They also took interest in the league itself, and were more than successful.  I've learned much about their people's perspective from those youths."
Jan 30 23:04:58 <~zoofman>	"Unfortionately, The Banisher had already got to Tialoc before I arrived.  And with Husk's arrival, my attempts were turned against me."
Jan 30 23:06:06 <~zoofman>	He nods at your comment, Chase.  "Despite not having talked to one of their shamans on the topic, I know of their customs.  There is an old soul among us who was blessed by The Everhungry long ago, and knew of it."
Jan 30 23:06:51 <Genevieve>	"Speaking of which, still need to contact the fish."
Jan 30 23:06:54 <Chase>	"Right. I have a feeling the first modified apricorn balls they made to enslave the Sirens were somewhat intended for Tialoc's wife and kid."
Jan 30 23:07:15 <~zoofman>	"As for their practices...that is more dificult to answer.  I can convey what the young men who came with me knew, but not having supernatural gifts themselves, their perspective may be off."
Jan 30 23:07:17 <Chase>	Chase nods at that. "Right, if there's a follower of the Everhungry here, I wonder if we can follow up on trying to wake him up..."
Jan 30 23:07:37 <Chase>	"I bet you guys have already tried, though."
Jan 30 23:09:42 <~zoofman>	Father Ruth presses his palms together, and folds his fingers over the backs of his hands.  "Hmmm...stag lord rituals...Truth be told we have been unable to try to reach The Everhungry.  We don't exactly have a submarine laying around, and the man's age would make means such as via Pokemon dificult for him."
Jan 30 23:10:35 »»	Rosetta hops to turn to Chase and Gen. 'You think Arnaldo would have a sub lying around? Or maybe General Myres?"
Jan 30 23:11:15 <Genevieve>	"Between them and Chione, we can probably at least find a minisub, maybe a bathysphere."
Jan 30 23:11:19 <Chase>	"Maybe. Failing that..."
Jan 30 23:11:33 <Chase>	He doesn't really follow up on that, thinking.
Jan 30 23:12:41 <~zoofman>	Father Ruth is quiet for a while as he thinks.  "When I told the young men about The Mother Dragon, and her kin, they told me an unusual story."
Jan 30 23:14:13 <~zoofman>	"They recalled a girl of their tribe being held at trial for being 'cursed' by a demonic force by the tribe's Shamans, and her vision had been stolen.  Tialoc in particular seemed distressed with the situation.  They sentenced her to exile in the wilds, assuming she would meet her demise."
Jan 30 23:14:26 <Chase>	"Yaretzi." he recalls.
Jan 30 23:14:55 <~zoofman>	"So she lived?  And you know her?  Hm.  But what was interesting about this tale was how the young men say the Shamans 'bound' her.  They were quite scared of her, for being blind."
Jan 30 23:15:42 <Rosetta>	"What'd they do?"
Jan 30 23:18:19 <~zoofman>	"They force fed her a broth made from apricorn.  None of the youths really knew much about apricorns, but they recall it had a glossy, multicolor tint to it.  Like a light spectrum."
Jan 30 23:19:06 <~zoofman>	"This broth, it seems, caused her to become extremely docile.  And when Tialoc sentenced her to exile, she simply stood and left on her own - no questions asked."
Jan 30 23:19:11 <~zoofman>	"I thought nothing of it at the time, but..."
Jan 30 23:19:45 <Rosetta>	"Oh geez. Mind control soup."
Jan 30 23:20:37 <Chase>	"Wait... do you think she could still be under its effects?"
Jan 30 23:20:47 <Chase>	"Or since it was a soup it was digested or something eventually?"
Jan 30 23:21:06 <~zoofman>	"I never thought much of their apricorn patches while there, either.  I will admit I was very naive when approaching these people.  Can't say I payed much thought to the colors or types of them, or what they used them for."
Jan 30 23:21:22 <~zoofman>	"I cannot say, though it seems you may know her?"
Jan 30 23:21:26 <Chase>	"That -demonic- force they were talking about was the Flayed One, by the way."
Jan 30 23:21:34 <Chase>	"She and him are very close."
Jan 30 23:22:20 <Chase>	"I didn't really notice anything odd about her when I was practicing my aura abilities with her, though..."
Jan 30 23:22:33 <~zoofman>	"Hm. Blindness. Solitude.  Suppose that does add up well."
Jan 30 23:22:50 <Rosetta>	"I'm pretty sure it's worn off by now or else they would've taken advantage of that already."
Jan 30 23:22:59 <Chase>	"It was with her help we woke up the Mother Dragon after tracking down the Flayed One."
Jan 30 23:23:07 <Rosetta>	"I mean, she's around Roland all the time."
Jan 30 23:23:07 <Genevieve>	"So whatever kind of apricorn it is, it's being used for the balls..."
Jan 30 23:23:25 <Chase>	"A multicolored apricorn..."
Jan 30 23:23:36 <Chase>	Banisher's horns, were they active or inert in the Dandy vision?
Jan 30 23:23:44 <~zoofman>	"Indeed, I imagine its effects as a broth were much like a strong spirit."
Jan 30 23:23:51 <~zoofman>	active, of course
Jan 30 23:24:20 <Chase>	"We got a glimpse of the Banisher in a vision, his horns were like a rainbow spectrum."
Jan 30 23:24:33 <Chase>	"Maybe it's some kind of special bullshit they've grown with his power."
Jan 30 23:24:55 <~zoofman>	"Roland...Fauxicore, I presume?  I -do- need to contact this man it seems, then."
Jan 30 23:25:18 <Rosetta>	"Why's that?"
Jan 30 23:25:35 <~zoofman>	"I would very much like to meet this Yaretzi."
Jan 30 23:26:45 <Chase>	"She was pretty hesitant on talking about her past, but I imagined it was because it was painful to recall." He frowns. "...I'm going to err on the side that she's probably not a liability at this point because they probably woulda found a way to use this broth against us long ago if so."
Jan 30 23:27:03 <Chase>	"But we should still make sure."
Jan 30 23:27:10 <~zoofman>	"The Nameless may frown upon her patron, but I cannot turn a blind eye to a follower of our lords, even if she is safe and secure."
Jan 30 23:27:55 <Chase>	"Making a pokeball with the apricorns... is likely a more permanent solution for them."
Jan 30 23:28:00 <Chase>	"That's my theory, anyway."
Jan 30 23:28:35 <~zoofman>	"I can imagine these apricorn balls have caused quite the scare - were there other discoveries that you would be willing to share with me?"
Jan 30 23:28:51 <Chase>	"We did successfully interrogate a captured Cherub."
Jan 30 23:29:14 <Chase>	"Truth has a way of coming out."
Jan 30 23:29:54 <~zoofman>	"And what can we do to assist in these future endeavors - oh, congratulations.  I suppose this means your significant other's probation will soon be dropped, with proof such as that."
Jan 30 23:30:07 <Chase>	"Yeah, I hope so."
Jan 30 23:30:46 <Chase>	"Probably the most pertinent thing we discovered is that Dandyman is preparing his forces to attack Mirage Island. We don't know when, but I have a feeling that he intends to deploy Tialoc's new toys there to conquer it and raise an army in one fell swoop."
Jan 30 23:31:08 <Chase>	"Are you in the know on that place? The island of the poke-people? The Sirens originate from there I think."
Jan 30 23:32:03 <Chase>	"Or they hang around it, anyway."
Jan 30 23:33:10 <Chase>	"What I'm trying to figure out... is if we should mount a defense on the island, focus on crippling Tialoc's apricorn making business, or something else..."
Jan 30 23:33:37 <Chase>	"We assume they're making the apricorns in the Stag Lords' village, so we came to talk with you and get advice."
Jan 30 23:34:25 <Rosetta>	"I think either way at this point they're gonna have enough for the attack. I doubt they keep them all stored in the village when there's an upcoming operation like this. But it'd be good to cut off supplies anyway."
Jan 30 23:35:08 <~zoofman>	"I suppose I should mention that Kali and Seir, I am sure you are familiar with them by now, are also affiliated with myself.  They have been rather dificult to contact in the last 48 hours, however.  But yes, I'm aware of the isle."
Jan 30 23:35:49 <~zoofman>	"What more can you say about this attack?"
Jan 30 23:35:50 <Chase>	"They've got their hands full with what happened to Hendrix, and I also kind of asked Kali to look into something for me..." he admits.
Jan 30 23:36:24 <Chase>	"I don't really know more than that, except that I think they intend to coincide it with luring out and enslaving one of Grant's followers, Octavia."
Jan 30 23:36:48 <Chase>	"She's a rune master, right?" he asks Rosetta. "And the shrine in the center of the isle is a hotbed of Unown."
Jan 30 23:37:05 <~zoofman>	You've actually got no proof she herself is a Rune Master
Jan 30 23:37:34 »»	Rosetta shrugs. "I've got no idea."
Jan 30 23:37:51 <~zoofman>	"Ah, the Sons....hm."
Jan 30 23:37:59 <Rosetta>	"I do know she does this freaky thing Husk figured out where she pokes your pressure points and shit like a kung fu movie and it turns off your supernatural powers."
Jan 30 23:38:21 <~zoofman>	"She's a Silencer? Husk told me of the art."
Jan 30 23:38:35 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, that."
Jan 30 23:38:45 <Chase>	"I honestly don't look forward to that - it's a good thing I built up my other skills, if it ever comes down to it."
Jan 30 23:39:09 <~zoofman>	"A handful of individuals who heard rumors of it, and sought him out from around the world, studied under him.  I believe his wife would know more on that topic than I do."
Jan 30 23:39:30 <Chase>	"We should probably talk with Queen Rhasha anyway after all of this."
Jan 30 23:39:44 <Chase>	"Hrnm, what else might you like to know..."
Jan 30 23:40:00 <Chase>	"Husk is apparently hiding somewhere near Venomtalon."
Jan 30 23:40:07 <~zoofman>	"I will admit, the Sons have been much less a focus for myself.  Outside of their interest in The Young Goddess.  I don't have much insight into why or how they plan to lure this woman out, however..."
Jan 30 23:40:39 <Rosetta>	"They're sorta afraid of what Grant can do. His magic really screws up the Cherubs, for one."
Jan 30 23:40:52 <Chase>	"They're going to spread a rumor that Octavia's old master is in town."
Jan 30 23:41:02 <Chase>	"Some other rune master in her order."
Jan 30 23:41:10 <Chase>	"Other people know more about that than me."
Jan 30 23:41:47 <Chase>	"But apparently that'll be enough to make her risk her neck."
Jan 30 23:42:38 <Chase>	"Oh, and we know who Dandyman is, but that doesn't really help as much as you'd think it would."
Jan 30 23:44:18 <~zoofman>	"...Knowing that The Banisher's followers fear the Sons, I can't help but wonder what they hope to gain in pressing this issue, or what the Sons would do if tipped off about this."
Jan 30 23:44:52 <Chase>	"Unless the trap isn't for the Sons." Chase muses.
Jan 30 23:45:06 <~zoofman>	"That doesn't -entirely- surprise me.  The man is a phantom menace, but saying his name thrice in front of a mirror on halloween won't summon him."
Jan 30 23:45:22 <~zoofman>	"...On second thought, don't test that theory."
Jan 30 23:45:36 <Chase>	He laughs a bit at that.
Jan 30 23:45:55 <Chase>	"We do know he takes the bulk of his powers from a ghost called Pandemonium, however."
Jan 30 23:46:10 <Rosetta>	"His name's John Smith. Seriously. He'd be everywhere if saying his name made him show up."
Jan 30 23:47:02 <~zoofman>	"..."
Jan 30 23:48:08 <Chase>	"It could be that they're pulling some kind of crazy gambit - Maybe dandy expected us to be able to get answers out of his kids and want us on the island, only to lure the Sons there and get us into a fight with them, then strike elsewhere while we're busy."
Jan 30 23:48:16 <Chase>	"Shit I don't even know at this point."
Jan 30 23:48:21 <~zoofman>	Father Ruth seems skeptical of this, like you're kidding, but just sighs and accepts it.  "Pandemonium is not something I have heard of either.  But I digress, given your goals, what do you imagine we could do to assist you with this situation?"
Jan 30 23:50:33 <Chase>	"Honestly, I'm not even sure what kind of skillsets the people here have..."
Jan 30 23:51:14 <~zoofman>	Father Ruth hehs.
Jan 30 23:51:32 <~zoofman>	"I imagine you know my own history.  Did you happen to get the name of the bartender or the pianist downstairs?"
Jan 30 23:51:41 <Chase>	"The help we were looking for was advice, but you're the one asking us what you can do..."
Jan 30 23:51:55 <Rosetta>	"No, we didn't ask."
Jan 30 23:52:08 <Chase>	He shakes his head. "Didn't, but I have a feeling that I know that pianist - or they know someone I know."
Jan 30 23:52:57 <Chase>	"I met with one of the Unfeeling's  followers back in Thundercry, part of what kind of triggered all the meetups I think."
Jan 30 23:53:22 <~zoofman>	"The bartender, his name is Mac the 8th.  His family has been devoute to The Nameless for generations.  This very bar was his long before I came to these isles.  It has always been a bit of a hide away for our kind."
Jan 30 23:53:43 <Chase>	"Pretty impressive job with it, too."
Jan 30 23:53:56 <Rosetta>	"Oh cool. Did it always have the magic hiding thing? Does that work on people?"
Jan 30 23:54:13 <~zoofman>	"The pianist is Zero.  A recently 'born' follower of The Unfeeling.  He spent most of his early weeks combatting our enemies in Thundercry, before finding his way here."
Jan 30 23:54:53 <~zoofman>	"Our kind has been hunted by dittos for centuries.  We do not survive very long without very particular skillsets.  Ones The Outer Gods recognize, and seek out in the ones they bless."
Jan 30 23:55:28 <~zoofman>	"I am very confident in the combative skills of both the Trainers and their Pokemon within our small group."
Jan 30 23:55:48 <Rosetta>	"You should try drinking a lot of soda. Apparently, that's what's been keeping Husk's dittos away from us, and Dandy finds it hilarious." Rosetta nods sagely.
Jan 30 23:55:57 <~zoofman>	"The Nameless herself most likely had something to do with the incantation that maks this place," he answers you, Rosetta.
Jan 30 23:56:22 <Chase>	"Well, ideally sending a team in for a surgical strike against the apricorn farms would be good, but I really don't know the scale I'm looking at here."
Jan 30 23:56:55 <Rosetta>	"Oh maybe I should talk to her sometime after this whole thing then."
Jan 30 23:56:57 <Chase>	"Right, we've already been trading ditto detection techniques between the rest of the Explorers."
Jan 30 23:57:42 <Chase>	"What was it? They don't bleed, they burn from contact with sugar, and they hate kids."
Jan 30 23:58:23 <Genevieve>	"They're also really easy to keep under sedation."
Jan 30 23:58:38 <~zoofman>	He laughs at your soda suggestion.  "If it is something you desire, she will likely find you.  And yes, the Dittos tells are something we are familiar with."
Jan 30 23:59:40 <Chase>	"The problem with the idea of sending a team in though, is capture."
Jan 31 00:00:04 <~zoofman>	"A small scale assault on The Stag Lords...hm.  I believe they could face many hurdles."
Jan 31 00:01:04 <~zoofman>	"The Sirens themselves are simply a stone's throw away, and who can say how quickly The Banisher can deploy reinforcement?  This task would likely, either require excessive force, or stealth."
Jan 31 00:01:24 <Chase>	"About the Sirens..."
Jan 31 00:01:48 <Chase>	"Surely some of them got away, right? And they're likely to be pissed off at what the Stag Lords have done."
Jan 31 00:01:56 <Rosetta>	"I'd be up for another stealth mission. Beats trying that for Grant's fortress right now. I doubt the Stag Lords are as much of a pain in the ass about surveillance as the Sons since they don't have all those Unown everywhere."
Jan 31 00:01:59 <~zoofman>	"If we -could- awaken The Everhungry...well, I do not think he would take well to his devout, who were to be jailors, becoming the jailed."
Jan 31 00:02:06 <Chase>	"I'm wondering if attempting diplomacy with them is out of the question."
Jan 31 00:02:09 <Chase>	"Hmm..."
Jan 31 00:03:22 <Chase>	"Honestly, I'm fucking terrible at stealth. That's kind of why I'm hesitant about going in myself - I think I'd jeopardize our chances. The odds are pretty stacked."
Jan 31 00:03:57 <Chase>	"So, waking up the Everhungry just moved up on our priority list."
Jan 31 00:04:20 <Rosetta>	"What if I went with a few of our sneakier friends and handled that while you guys went and checked out the island? - or that."
Jan 31 00:04:53 <~zoofman>	"Tackling these issues from several directions is always ideal - no one is an expert at everything.  One can still consider what the Sons would have to say on these matters, and The Banisher's plans as well."
Jan 31 00:05:39 <Chase>	"We had been considering possibly leaking Dandy's plan to the Sons at this point..."
Jan 31 00:06:02 <Chase>	"Not that we exactly care for the Sons of Grant, but screw Dandyman's plans."
Jan 31 00:06:14 <Rosetta>	"It -would- be pretty shiny if our enemies would just off each other."
Jan 31 00:06:52 <Chase>	"We could just out and out contact them and maybe call a temporary truce, but I really don't know if that'd work out."
Jan 31 00:07:43 <Chase>	"There's too many damn angles -to- approach from." he frowns.
Jan 31 00:08:01 <Chase>	"It's like solving a twenty-sided rubic's cube."
Jan 31 00:08:19 <Chase>	"If you're not extremely careful there's no telling what you'll mess up without realizing."
Jan 31 00:08:36 <Rosetta>	"We can't let the Sons recover too much from their setbacks either - still gotta get Corbin back, remember?"
Jan 31 00:09:01 <Chase>	"Mhm."
Jan 31 00:09:03 <Rosetta>	"And...damn they've probably got other people brainwashed with the thing they used on Yanala. I bet anyway."
Jan 31 00:09:07 <~zoofman>	"Unfortionately, my insight on some of these matters only goes so far.  I know embarassingly too little on some of the finer details of this region's functions still.  Hence why I originally found myself close to Husk - his knowledge of the divine and occult, and whisperings of his interest in the Young Goddess, before her birth."
Jan 31 00:09:16 <Rosetta>	"Geez, why do all of our enemies gotta do the mind control thing? That's just dirty."
Jan 31 00:09:44 <Chase>	"Mind control is what people use when their cause can't stand firm for itself."
Jan 31 00:10:02 <Genevieve>	"They aren't exactly charismatic."
Jan 31 00:10:08 <~zoofman>	"I -was- delighted to eventually learn he was the leader of a group that has strong ties to the more local deities, but, alas, that fell through."
Jan 31 00:10:12 <Genevieve>	"Fanatic cults of personality notwithstanding."
Jan 31 00:10:41 <Chase>	"Roland is the guy you want to speak to now, then, Father."
Jan 31 00:10:59 <Chase>	"If you were going to get in good with the Keeper's Cult to start with, then you may as well try again."
Jan 31 00:11:43 <Rosetta>	"Hey, hey, don't forget I'm part of that too."
Jan 31 00:11:46 »»	Rosetta pouts.
Jan 31 00:12:14 <Chase>	"Well, yeah, but you're still like... the newbie, right?"
Jan 31 00:12:22 <Chase>	He playfully pushes at her.
Jan 31 00:12:26 <Rosetta>	"S-shut up."
Jan 31 00:12:35 <~zoofman>	"Hm. Dr. Webb mentioned you had close ties to them, but I didn't imagine -that- close."
Jan 31 00:13:10 <~zoofman>	"I suppose I need to meet with this young man, then.  Your good word on my behalf would likely help, Miss Whitacre.  I can only imagine -their- hesitations about me."
Jan 31 00:13:12 <Chase>	"We've been going to ridiculous lengths with them to keep everything tight knit and secretive since we closed down Grant's datamining operation."
Jan 31 00:13:45 <Chase>	"It's almost enough to make me not want to eat breakfast at the Hungry Garchomp ever again. ...Almost."
Jan 31 00:14:17 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, I can do that. Though I think Roland thinks I'm a bit of a birdbrain." :<
Jan 31 00:14:56 <Genevieve>	"Maybe Norbert can get us in contact with Grant's goons."
Jan 31 00:15:19 <Chase>	"Anyway, in the meantime, Father..."
Jan 31 00:16:10 <Chase>	"Somethin' for y'all to do? Well, to be honest we need allies. One N'Only said you had the means, and drawing up some kind of campaign to get followers for the Forgotten Gods seems like something you could pull off."
Jan 31 00:16:17 <Chase>	"Don't forget Chione's new maid."
Jan 31 00:18:11 <~zoofman>	"My plans, in that respect, have more to do with Alice herself.  When the time is right, we must move her to center stage and show the world what has transpired."
Jan 31 00:18:28 <~zoofman>	"Honestly I would prefer to wait until The Young Goddess is free from her, before acting on that."
Jan 31 00:18:35 <Rosetta>	"Oh boy. That's gonna be a thing, huh?"
Jan 31 00:18:55 <Chase>	"I agree. We know where most of her soul is, and the last piece... is more in Grant's domain."
Jan 31 00:19:05 <Chase>	"We're going to have to pull off a rather ballsy rescue mission for that."
Jan 31 00:19:36 <Rosetta>	"I bet if we knew more about that fantasy world thing it might help get us in. Maybe through a 'side door' so to speak?"
Jan 31 00:20:03 <Chase>	"It has something to do with the dream world, right? Maybe ol' professor Spore's gift might help us there."
Jan 31 00:20:53 <Chase>	"I guess one thing we should make you aware of is that Dandy's forces are aware of who Alice is. It seems unlikely Husk told them, but it's hard to tell. Like you said, manipulative guy."
Jan 31 00:20:58 <Rosetta>	"Maaaybe. It definitely has ties to Unown too, and I figure I'd have a better chance working the same angle that Grant probably did since that's my specialty too."
Jan 31 00:22:30 <~zoofman>	"They are aware and do not act.  That actually explains much.  Perhaps Husk's manipulation goes even further than we realize."
Jan 31 00:22:43 <~zoofman>	"I do wonder what he has hidden close to home."
Jan 31 00:23:03 <Chase>	"What seems apparent to me that Husk is playing both sides, but fuck if I know what he's looking for in the end."
Jan 31 00:23:34 <Chase>	"It also really, uh, bugs me that he managed to hide something near Venomtalon considering Rhasha's bond with the wildlife there. Though I guess if anyone would know how to evade her sight it's her husband."
Jan 31 00:24:09 <~zoofman>	"As for Grant's domain...The Mother Dragon has whispered to me that there is a guest in their domain, a woman who resides in the ruins of The Broken Lord's palace, who may know more?  And I believe Seir and Kali mentioned a Kushvan Rune Master amongst the privateers."
Jan 31 00:24:32 <Chase>	"That old lady and Shark Fighter, yeah."
Jan 31 00:24:44 <Rosetta>	"This is gonna be one of those things where we defeat Dandy and Jennifer but it turns out that was part of Husk's plan all along and he hatches his ultimate scheme, isn't it?"
Jan 31 00:25:30 <~zoofman>	"I imagine we only require a small bit more information to fully grasp what Grant has done.  Hrm.  Maybe even this information you leave with them could be used as leverage...but alas, these I leave in your hands."
Jan 31 00:26:58 <Chase>	Chase laughs a bit to himself. "We came here to narrow things down and instead we just got more options. Hrmm..."
Jan 31 00:28:06 <~zoofman>	"Knowledge is power.  The more you aquire, the more opportunities you have."
Jan 31 00:28:16 <Genevieve>	"Of course Husk will reveal the double double cross."
Jan 31 00:29:01 <Chase>	"We'll worry about Husk later."
Jan 31 00:29:14 <Chase>	"At least, how to deal with him."
Jan 31 00:29:38 <Chase>	"Okay, so to recap our options here."
Jan 31 00:30:02 <Chase>	"Rosetta wants to assemble a small team to infiltrate the stag lord village and make sure their apricorns are hit hard."
Jan 31 00:30:18 «---	Genevieve (Domo@sux-B9D9571C.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit (Quit: Leaving)
Jan 31 00:30:54 <Chase>	"There's also the matter of assembling a defense on Mirage Island before the Banisher conquers it. The grass tribe is already his, we have some leverage with the mountain tribe, and the Sirens might be likely if we can wake up the Everhungry."
Jan 31 00:31:34 <Chase>	"There's still the hidden Sons of Grant base in the mountains, but they're not doing much right now."
Jan 31 00:32:08 <Chase>	"We have information that could help the Sons avoid losing one of their number and we may be able to use that as leverage to recover the last shard of Alice's soul - or failing that we break in."
Jan 31 00:32:15 <Rosetta>	"Are we also gonna try to wake up the Everhungry during all this?"
Jan 31 00:32:29 <Chase>	"We could send a scouting party through Venomtalon's wilds to try and find Husk's base."
Jan 31 00:32:31 <Rosetta>	"It seems like a lot to do."
Jan 31 00:32:38 <Chase>	"It is a lot to do."
Jan 31 00:33:27 <Chase>	"Do we even have any idea where the shrine is, Father Ruth?"
Jan 31 00:35:03 <~zoofman>	"The Everhungry's? It's at the bottom of the ocean.  I could introduce you to the man who knows its exact location when the time comes."
Jan 31 00:35:11 <~zoofman>	"The Sirens reside around it, as I understand."
Jan 31 00:35:22 <Rosetta>	"Oh, that's just shiny."
Jan 31 00:35:28 <Chase>	"Unitl we get a submarine, the closest we're getting to the bottom of the ocean is riding Mirage Island down."
Jan 31 00:35:45 <Chase>	"And though the sirens are nearby I'm kind of doubting our ability to get from point A to point B."
Jan 31 00:36:49 <Chase>	"Though come to think of it."
Jan 31 00:37:02 <Chase>	"The Sirens, they do something to keep people able to breathe, right?"
Jan 31 00:37:21 <Chase>	"They kind of have to when they take husbands."
Jan 31 00:37:30 <Chase>	"Maybe we should look into that."
Jan 31 00:37:41 <Chase>	"...or just buy scuba gear."
Jan 31 00:38:01 <Rosetta>	"Isn't it the pressure that screws you up when it's that deep?"
Jan 31 00:38:11 <~zoofman>	Father Ruth shrugs. "I can't say I know how they do it."
Jan 31 00:39:43 <Chase>	He ponders a bit.
Jan 31 00:39:45 <~zoofman>	"It may seem like a daunting amount...however, it need not all be handled at once, or at all.  Perhaps it is best for you four to have some time to discuss these things amongst yourselves, and others?"
Jan 31 00:40:09 <Rosetta>	"I'm pretty set in what I'm doin', but yeah that sounds good."
Jan 31 00:40:51 <Chase>	"Yeah, probably a good idea. And maybe we can get some letters out to try and delegate some of these things."
Jan 31 00:41:35 <Chase>	"It doesn't seem like our friends mind us asking so many favors. We're pretty lucky there."
Jan 31 00:42:13 <Rosetta>	"We're kinda stopping an evil alien overlord. Just a little. That probably factors into their willingness I bet."
Jan 31 00:42:40 <Chase>	"Well yeah, but it's still not like we're the commanders of the Explorer Army or anything."
Jan 31 00:42:49 <~zoofman>	"It's hard to imagine anyone not desiring a stake in this little shadow war."
Jan 31 00:43:27 <Rosetta>	"In any case, if we're gonna do this soon, I should probably go round up whoever'd be up for this stealth mission, yeah?"
Jan 31 00:43:39 <Chase>	"Yeah, I'll leave you to that, Rose."
Jan 31 00:43:51 <Chase>	"It's getting pretty late... Does this place close?" he asks Ruth.
Jan 31 00:46:06 <~zoofman>	"It's a tavern, so not exactly."  Father Ruth finds the question funny for some reason.
Jan 31 00:46:18 <Chase>	"Also, don't forget to tell Roland that Ruth is square." he says to Rosetta.
Jan 31 00:47:05 <Chase>	He hrms. "Might go and talk to Mac a bit, later. Get to know the guy and eventually some of our other friends around here..."
Jan 31 00:47:10 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, I got it."
Jan 31 00:47:58 <Chase>	"I guess that's it then." he says to Ruth. "At least as far as all of this goes. Hopefully some of what we learned is useful to you."
Jan 31 00:49:52 <~zoofman>	"And I pray the same was true for you." He nods.
Jan 31 00:50:09 <Chase>	He nods, and starts to get up, though he pauses, looking Ruth in the eyes.
Jan 31 00:50:35 »»	Rosetta hops up and gets halfway to the door before noticing Chase stopped. She hops around again.
Jan 31 00:50:36 <Chase>	"That question you asked me back at the contest... Why I thought the wild pokemon of Visiwa were hostile - do you have a better idea of why that's true, now?"
Jan 31 00:54:13 <~zoofman>	He chuckles.  "I do have a theory, one that with time only becomes easier to trust.  The supernatural has always been strong in this region, largely due to the fact The Outer Gods were born here.  This causes many positive, and negative energies to flux in the area - emotions, actions, residue from acts of the supernatural..."
Jan 31 00:54:41 <Chase>	He nods. "So about what I had thought..."
Jan 31 00:55:01 <~zoofman>	"The constant conflicts between deities in this land has tilted the scales in a manner that effects the local Pokemon as well.  This needs to change, if the wilds are ever to be peaceful."
Jan 31 00:55:34 <Chase>	"The Outer Gods... originally eight entities banished by the Banisher... He probably won in the end becuase they weren't quite united against him."
Jan 31 00:56:08 <Chase>	"If we're going to win, we're going to have to bring them all into harmony with each other..."
Jan 31 00:56:48 <Chase>	He nods a moment, thinking. "We'll figure it out. We got to."
Jan 31 00:57:01 <~zoofman>	He nods.  "And, on the other hand, we have The Devourer.  Which we know so little about.  We may have many answers, but the questions will persist for a while."
Jan 31 00:57:29 <Chase>	"Indeed..."
Jan 31 00:57:49 <Chase>	"This'll give me a bit to think on. Thanks, and goodnight, Father Ruth."
Jan 31 00:58:05 <Chase>	"Or, Uncle Rex." he laughs. "Whatever you like, man."
Jan 31 00:58:08 <Chase>	He turns to leave.
Jan 31 00:58:09 <Rosetta>	"One step at a time, yeah?" Rosetta seems kinda impatient to get going back to the boat.
Jan 31 00:58:22 <Rosetta>	She has NINJA-ing to organize.
Jan 31 00:59:42 <~zoofman>	You guys go your seperate ways then as today comes to a close
Jan 31 00:59:49 <~zoofman>	</sreepysession>