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You Wouldn't Pirate a Mackager

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  1. Sep 08 20:53:18 * Mackenzie has organized a meeting with his manager after exiting the lighthouse. Upon doing so, he verily doth return to the boat to speak with her.
  2. Sep 08 20:54:08 * Mackenzie knocks twice on her door.
  3. Sep 08 20:55:34 <Aori_Radidjiu> It's mid-afternoon when you come to visit her. It's still raining outside, but its gone down considerably, to a small drizzle that you can hear soothingly pattering upon the deck. There's a "Just a sec" from behind the door after Mack knocks, and then Jennifer pops open the door. She's gone for a slightly more traditional lady's business outfit today, a white blouse and a grey skirt,
  4. Sep 08 20:55:34 <Aori_Radidjiu> her hair in a bun as usual. "So, something you needed?"
  5. Sep 08 20:57:31 <Mackenzie> "We've made plans for a battle tomorrow. Curiously, it may benefit for us to drum up some publicity about it, due to its unorthadox nature."
  6. Sep 08 20:58:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> She pushes her glasses up by one of the side hinges. "I heard something about it while listening in from your glasses. Something about your opponent being showy?"
  7. Sep 08 21:02:53 <Mackenzie> "Apparently, the opponent has been bumrushing the lighthouse under the guise of Dread Pirate Rogers. As such, my plan is to challenge him to a duel under the guise of Indigo Pokemontoya, so that we can draw him to a specific place on our own terms. The duel is to be on a stage, and I would like for there to be an audience." He raises a finger. "Most importantly, since he is an Aether
  8. Sep 08 21:02:53 <Mackenzie> agent, we want things to be organized such that escape is impossible, even though it is quite likely there wil be enemy backup present."
  9. Sep 08 21:06:36 <Aori_Radidjiu> She picks up her notepad and starts scribbling. "Mmmhmmm, got it. So. Do you happen to have your old costume here for that? For filming...that Luna girl should be sufficient, I'd think. I believe I overheard you all wanted to have Lecia overwrite local broadcasts to push it out? In that case, the only worry on my end is getting the Theatre to cooperate, which hopefully shouldn't
  10. Sep 08 21:06:36 <Aori_Radidjiu> be too difficult, this is technically government business and I can leverage that in getting it through..."
  11. Sep 08 21:07:52 <Mackenzie> "Something strikes me as odd about the whole thing, but I'm not sure what. I just have this feeling that you should be there for it."
  12. Sep 08 21:09:45 <Aori_Radidjiu> "For the fight itself? Hrm...actually, that reminds me..."
  13. Sep 08 21:10:22 <Aori_Radidjiu> She leans in a bit, putting her hand near her mouth and whispering to you. "The man who played Rogers in that film...he's been missing for a year now."
  14. Sep 08 21:11:39 <Mackenzie> 2d6+2 Who was it again?
  15. Sep 08 21:11:40 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Who was it again?: 13 [2d6=6,5]
  16. Sep 08 21:16:38 <Aori_Radidjiu> Casey Lanison. He'd been an up and coming star when that movie came out, but he's been fading into obscurity lately. He hasn't had a live action role in a while, if you recall correctly most of hte work he's been getting lately has been voice acting. At least, until last year.
  17. Sep 08 21:19:00 <Mackenzie> "Casey, eh. As the current exchange rate of absurdity, what would you say the odds are it's him out there?"
  18. Sep 08 21:19:27 <Aori_Radidjiu> She sighs. "Higher than I'd like."
  19. Sep 08 21:23:22 <Mackenzie> "Who knows, maybe we'll get to have a reunion with Rick one day. ...And yes, I do still have the outfit."
  20. Sep 08 21:25:37 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I can't believe how ridiculous this is all getting..."
  21. Sep 08 21:30:44 <Mackenzie> "Getting?"
  22. Sep 08 21:31:21 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Well, it's already more ridiculous than I'd have imagined, and it's just getting more and more so! How does it even keep escalating?" Siiiigh. "So. You have any ideas what's going on here?"
  23. Sep 08 21:34:00 <Aori_Radidjiu> She rubs her temples. "If Casey and Rick really were taken by them, why?"
  24. Sep 08 21:34:47 <Mackenzie> "Well, you said Rick was claiming to have acquired powers similar to the ones I've gotten around when you... did whatever you did to him, who's to say it's not such a limited occurrence?"
  25. Sep 08 21:35:16 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I didn't do anything, he was already gone. And you don't want to know what I intended to do..."
  26. Sep 08 21:35:29 <Mackenzie> "Gaining powers through the dream world is directly up Aether's alley."
  27. Sep 08 21:35:59 <Aori_Radidjiu> She hugs the notepad to her chest. "So would you say they were...setting up the conditions for people like you?"
  28. Sep 08 21:36:56 <Mackenzie> "Maybe they wanted me too, and PIRATES attempting to recruit me was a pre-empt to that. Or simply dumb luck."
  29. Sep 08 21:37:58 <Aori_Radidjiu> "We'll just have to ask Rogers...if we can actually catch him."
  30. Sep 08 21:42:46 <Aori_Radidjiu> "...well, anyway. I'll get to working things out with the theatre, if there's nothing else to discuss here."
  31. Sep 08 21:43:22 <Mackenzie> "...Nothing for the moment."
  32. Sep 08 21:45:17 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Well, then, off I go! Be sure to talk to Luna and Lecia about how to arrange this, and I'll be sure to let you know when I arrange something with the theatre.
  33. Sep 08 21:45:19 <Aori_Radidjiu> "
  34. Sep 08 21:46:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> She takes a step back, and starts closing the door.
  35. Sep 08 21:46:28 <Mackenzie> "Alright... Thank you."
  36. Sep 08 21:46:41 <Aori_Radidjiu> "No problem." Shut.
  37. Sep 08 21:47:39 <Mackenzie> "I guess I have a couple more people to seek out, then. Very well."
  38. Sep 08 21:49:12 <Aori_Radidjiu> What'll it be Mackers?
  39. Sep 08 21:50:33 * You are now known as Melons
  40. Sep 08 21:50:53 * Mackenzie contemplates his options, and dials the Melons. Surely she would know where Luna is!
  41. Sep 08 21:51:18 * Mackenzie dials M for Melons
  42. Sep 08 21:52:12 <Melons> Presumably having not yet begun her own post-lighthouse adventures, the phone is answered with a huff. "What?"
  43. Sep 08 21:52:43 <Mackenzie> "Hello, Melanie? Do you know where Luna is? I need to discuss things for tomorrow."
  44. Sep 08 21:53:01 <Aori_Radidjiu> Naw, I'd say this would be...after Mel had left with Luna, but before they'd reached the arcade. SORRY FOR NOT SAYING THAT RIGHT AWAY
  45. Sep 08 21:53:53 <Melons> (Mack and Jennifer are incredibly slow talkers then apparently)
  46. Sep 08 21:54:09 <Mackenzie> (He probably took his time getting to the boat)
  47. Sep 08 21:54:36 <Aori_Radidjiu> (^ was how I'd imagined it. Mack never seems like the type to hurry unless it's actually urgent)
  48. Sep 08 21:56:31 <Melons> In that case, the greeting is undeniably Melanie's voice though...it sounds...almost pleasant. Impossible. "Greetings, Sir Frazier! Luna? I'm not quite sure where she may be, one second." She turns her head slightly to actually look at Luna. "Luna, where are you at the moment?"
  49. Sep 08 21:57:32 <Aori_Radidjiu> "With you~! Or, to be more accurate, downtown, walking to the mall."
  50. Sep 08 21:58:10 <Melons> "Did you hear all of that, sir?~"
  51. Sep 08 21:59:35 <Mackenzie> "...Sure...? I'll be over." Click. Must have called an alternate dimension. He heads out to unspecific downtown-toward-the-mall regardless.
  52. Sep 08 22:01:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> Mack manages to catch up with you guys before you reach the arcade.
  53. Sep 08 22:02:27 <Aori_Radidjiu> You guys weren't all that far out, after all
  54. Sep 08 22:05:14 * Mackenzie heads over to them. "Hello, Luna?"
  55. Sep 08 22:06:50 <Melons> Sharing an umbrella with Luna is a girl Mack might mistake for Mel if he was mostly drunk, was crying, and also had irritated eyes. The height and general shape seem about right, but everything else is just wrong. For reference: http://i.imgur.com/LVkRXo8.jpg
  56. Sep 08 22:09:38 <Aori_Radidjiu> She turns to face you. "Hello Mackenzie~. Is this about the commercial?"
  57. Sep 08 22:09:43 <Knox> Knox took a bit of a detour at this point to grab a snack.
  58. Sep 08 22:11:47 <Mackenzie> "If you have the time. I'd also like to ask you to record the event itself, for various reasons."
  59. Sep 08 22:12:07 <Melons> 5d6+4+1 "Ah, the great Mackenzie Frazier! I have heard so much about you!" Guilactin'
  60. Sep 08 22:12:07 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, "Ah, the great Mackenzie Frazier! I have heard so much about you!" Guilactin': 17 [5d6=2,4,4,1,1]
  61. Sep 08 22:12:29 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I'm on a bit of business with a friend of mine here, but after it concludes I'd be delighted~"
  62. Sep 08 22:14:49 <Mackenzie> "Alright. Where should we meet, then?"
  63. Sep 08 22:16:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I was thinking the lighthouse, up top by the greenhouse, with a view over the city so that he can see you can reach there, but if you have a particularly dramatic or useful spot for it in mind, I'll go wherever you ask~"
  64. Sep 08 22:16:52 <Mackenzie> "That'll do fine. And how long do you think you'll be, here?"
  65. Sep 08 22:17:22 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Two hours? Maybe? I'll find Melanie, wherever she went off to, and have her notify you when I'm ready."
  66. Sep 08 22:17:57 <Melons> "Sir, is it true you once ad libbed an entire movie because you had misplaced your script and were too embarrassed to request a new copy?"
  67. Sep 08 22:19:01 <Mackenzie> "Alright, thanks..." He turns to the strange person addressing him. "...Ah, yes.
  68. Sep 08 22:19:11 <Mackenzie> (oops)
  69. Sep 08 22:20:02 <Aori_Radidjiu> "My friend here is quite a fan of yours! I hope you don't mind if she asks a few things."
  70. Sep 08 22:20:47 <Mackenzie> That was... Hm, I wasn't even sure that made it to theaters. But I knew it well enough from studying that I just took my own twist on it. The original seemed pretty overly generic, so I decided to add a bit of spice."
  71. Sep 08 22:22:46 <Melons> "Ever the quick-thinker! To think that there would be any other men to compare to your skill in all the world~!" She gives a broad smile. There's something...a little familiar about it.
  72. Sep 08 22:25:09 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Maybe you should ask him for an autograph~"
  73. Sep 08 22:26:11 <Aori_Radidjiu> "...actually, do you even have something for him to sign? Maybe later then, before the shoot~"
  74. Sep 08 22:26:37 <Melons> "Please, dear, the man is much too bu- yes, before the shoot!"
  75. Sep 08 22:27:36 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Anyway, Mackenzie, if that's all, I'll catch you later!" Luna gives you a nod.
  76. Sep 08 22:28:26 <Mackenzie> I must have met a hundred women, just this year... She must have been someone I've spoken to once before. "Well, thank you. It's always a pleasure meeting a fan. Aaaand I'll see you then, Luna." Returned Final Fantasy nod.
  77. Sep 08 22:28:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Bye~" Wave, then she turns around with her friend and sets off.
  78. Sep 08 22:29:32 <Melons> "Adios, Sir Frazier!"
  79. Sep 08 22:32:45 <Mackenzie> 1d2
  80. Sep 08 22:32:45 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, 1d2: 1 [1d2=1]
  81. Sep 08 22:33:22 * Mackenzie begins wandering back the direction he came, returning the wave after facing away, and then texts Lecia. 'Hey Lecia, I want to talk some plans about tomorrow. Where are you right now?'
  82. Sep 08 22:33:30 * You are now known as Kraken
  83. Sep 08 22:33:30 -NickServ- This nickname is registered and protected. If it is your
  84. Sep 08 22:33:30 -NickServ- nick, type /msg NickServ IDENTIFY password. Otherwise,
  85. Sep 08 22:33:30 -NickServ- please choose a different nick.
  86. Sep 08 22:33:34 -NickServ- Password accepted - you are now recognized.
  87. Sep 08 22:38:07 <Lecia> The reply is swift! 'Still in the library! Nnow that I'm pretty sure I've taken care of all the Kecleon in here, I'm making sure no more can sneak in. It's not too demanding though, so you can drop by~'
  88. Sep 08 22:39:52 <Mackenzie> "So it's come full circle..." Mack doth say as he departs again for the library.
  89. Sep 08 22:45:33 <Lecia> Lecia can be found on...the first floor! Maybe she was here from the start, or maybe she came down when she knew Mackers was coming. Either way, she's examining some sort of mechanical looking do-dad on a wall!
  90. Sep 08 22:49:57 * Mackenzie heads over and greets her. "Hello, Lecia. I just wanted to run some things over about tomorrow."
  91. Sep 08 22:53:46 <Lecia> "Hello~" She stops paying attention to the do-dad! "Alright, go on." Totally ready for the rundown!
  92. Sep 08 22:58:28 <Mackenzie> "So, basically you were going to get the publicity running by putting a commercial--which I'll be putting together in a little while--on TV over local broadcasts, or something? That's what I'd made out about it, anyway. But either way, I wanted you to hit movie channels, drama shows, and reality shows extra hard. Now that i have a good hunch on who exactly the person involved is, I'm
  93. Sep 08 22:58:29 <Mackenzie> pretty sure he'll be watching one of those if anything. I would have targeted the wrestling event too, but he's not the type to do stunts. In fact, he's faded into voice acting for a good while before he vanished about a year ago. Probably explains why his tactics are so... tactless."
  94. Sep 08 22:59:04 <Mackenzie> Mack is pacing a bit and making hand gestures as he goes on.
  95. Sep 08 23:00:47 <Mackenzie> "The other thing I wanted to ask about is if you can handle the mechanical security during the event itself. Anything that can be put on lockdown, put it on lockdown once the fight starts. He is not getting away."
  96. Sep 08 23:04:54 <Mackenzie> "I'm also operating on the assumption that he's going to have Aether backup in there, so if you could like, scramble transmissions or whatever, that would be beneficial too."
  97. Sep 08 23:09:57 <Mackenzie> "And... Once we eventually do return to base again, I've become increasingly more interested in that whole dream-world-see-your-true-self whatever thing. I wanted to just go on without knowing, but... It's becoming harder to deny my curiosity."
  98. Sep 08 23:11:01 <Lecia> "Yep, that's about right! You sound like you know more than his role, now, so I'll make absolutely sure the watchers of that stuff know what's going on! ...And I'll even make sure to install some of the same security that's being installed in here, just in case the one behind the Kecleon decides to bail him out of a trap that's pretty obvious to someone that does Kecleon subterfuge."
  99. Sep 08 23:12:21 <Lecia> "And once you do that...now that you mention it, I wonder if you knowing that other fellow that just so happens to be Aether affiliated is a coincidence. Crazier things have happened, after all. That said, I'll make sure it's ready for when you do!"
  100. Sep 08 23:18:50 <Mackenzie> "At the rate things are going, he may not be the only actor-turned-Aether-agent. I'd actually put some money on this guy not being the last... But we'll tackle that object when we come to it. Anyway, thanks a lot for all your help with this. It's a real relief."
  101. Sep 08 23:26:11 <Lecia> "Anytime! You guys are doing a lot, and Aether is a pretty serious problem, so I'm more than happy to help~"
  102. Sep 08 23:27:49 <Lecia> "...And it's hard finding reasons to show off without the higher ups giving me weird looks, so there's that too~"
  103. Sep 08 23:38:25 <Mackenzie> "Well, I suppose I'll be hanging around in here til it's time for the shoot. Let me know if anything happens in the meantime."
  104. Sep 08 23:43:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> Mackenzie waits in the library, mentally preparing himself for the upcoming shoot and battle. </session>
  105. Sep 08 23:44:03 * Mackenzie finds a place in the lobby or a low floor to relax, hopefully a comfy chair, even though it wouldn't hold a flame to his own comfy chair.
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