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  1. Aug 30 13:56:02 <Aori_Radidjiu> You all have been waiting up near the top of Lighthouse Library for a while now, in that lounge rooms. There's very little to do besides talk to each other, and read through the magazines they've got lying around. You've all been waiting in there for about an hour when the door to the lounge finally opens, revealing...
  2. Aug 30 13:56:36 * Hissori is now known as Lecia
  3. Aug 30 13:58:35 <Lesieli> Revealing Lecia?
  4. Aug 30 13:58:53 <Aori_Radidjiu> Quite. Not who you all was expecting to show up, but it's something!
  5. Aug 30 13:59:22 * Knox raises an eyebrow as he looks up at the doors. "...Didn't expect to see -you- here."
  6. Aug 30 13:59:55 <Melons> Mel stares a bit before going bright red while saying nothing.
  7. Aug 30 14:00:30 <Lesieli> "Not at all. Dr. Hana not around or something?"
  8. Aug 30 14:00:35 <Lecia> Yes, revealing Lecia! She notices the presence of enough people to count as having found the party on entry. "Finally made it! ...Did anyone tell you I was going to be here? Probably should have let you guys know in advance or something." Whoops!
  9. Aug 30 14:01:23 * Mackenzie looks up from his magazine at Knox's mention, expecting someone bad. "...Oh! Hello, Lecia."
  10. Aug 30 14:01:48 <Knox> "I assume you're more or less here for the same reason we are."
  11. Aug 30 14:05:49 <Lecia> "Not that I don't have other kinds of business here, this IS the biggest library around, and it's not like everything's on the internet! ...So yeah, probably about the same reason. ...And I don't wanna put Mel on the spot but she kinda invited me here!"
  12. Aug 30 14:06:29 * Knox seems a bit surprised for a moment, but hides it again.
  13. Aug 30 14:06:45 <Melons> Dorkface intensifies.
  14. Aug 30 14:08:02 * Mackenzie goes back to his magazine, but he's still listening. "Glad to see you around."
  15. Aug 30 14:11:00 <Lecia> "And then I heard that this place was in a pinch regarding Aether, as well, and I could use a reason to beat people up~"
  16. Aug 30 14:12:02 * Knox taps his fingers against his chair. "Well, welcome to the waiting queue. No one's here to take us, so it seems like we're stuck here a bit longer."
  17. Aug 30 14:13:07 <Knox> "First things first, if you didn't already know, every floor below this one is crawling with aura-cloaked kecleons spying on things."
  18. Aug 30 14:13:08 <Lesieli> "Sounds like they've been under attack pretty much this whole time"
  19. Aug 30 14:14:10 * DiceMaid-9001 (DiceMaid-9@sux-EADD5C74) has joined
  20. Aug 30 14:15:23 <Lecia> "...I should probably start with doing something about that, yeah. ...So they've got no protection against thermal vision?"
  21. Aug 30 14:15:32 <Knox> "Not yet."
  22. Aug 30 14:16:21 <Melons> Mel snaps out of dork mode (kind of) and just holds up her goggles. "Presumably smelling works too."
  23. Aug 30 14:21:13 <Lecia> "Well, let's give them a reason to blow more funds working on a counter to thermal." She gets out a Pokeball, and throws it out to reveal a--...nothing's there! ...Because it's a few meters away, having somehow made it there during the Pokeball's flash. She proceeds to speak to it. "Alright Nirvana, time to show off."
  24. Aug 30 14:23:15 <Lecia> Either way, one wouldn't expect a Mawile to be this fast. "There's a bunch of Kecleon attempting to get information they shouldn't have! They're invisible, but that's no problem." She proceeds to hand it some GOGGLES from her bag, which it wears. "Knock em out, bring em...er, where should she put them? Outside? Inside a room?"
  25. Aug 30 14:24:31 <Melons> "Is there a butcher in the area? Wait, is it illegal to eat Kecleons?"
  26. Aug 30 14:25:28 * Mackenzie lowers his magazine to give Melons that "I hope you realize how dumb that sounded." look.
  27. Aug 30 14:25:49 <Knox> "If you don't have a plan to contain them then I question why you're jumping to action in the first place. Either way, if you dump them outside, they're just going to come back. If you bring them up here, you risk a security breach."
  28. Aug 30 14:26:12 * Melons has no reason to look at Mack's ugly mug. "Is killing them not an option?"
  29. Aug 30 14:26:29 * Lesieli glares at Mel "No, no it's not"
  30. Aug 30 14:27:01 <Melons> Mel groans. Why do they always like needlessly complicating things?
  31. Aug 30 14:27:25 * Knox shrugs. "I memory wiped the one I ran into because I didn't have a better way of disposing of it at the time."
  32. Aug 30 14:28:51 <Lecia> "Well, knocking them out is probably still better than letting them move around, isn't it? The security is already pretty breached, anyway." She shrugs. "Probably not a good idea to kill them all though. I imagine they were just doing what they were told as Pokemon, mass murder doesn't seem like the answer to that!"
  33. Aug 30 14:30:41 <Knox> "I was told the security on these top two floors was enough to keep the Kecleons out."
  34. Aug 30 14:30:50 <Knox> "This place have a basement or something?"
  35. Aug 30 14:30:53 <Mackenzie> "Could we, you know, just tie them up or something and not take them anywhere sensitive?"
  36. Aug 30 14:31:01 <Melons> Melanie gets distracted thinking about whether she could rebirth them or not...how does that even work...would be pretty convenient to kill something and revive it later...
  37. Aug 30 14:32:17 <Knox> "If there is, then stuff them in there or something. In the meantime I guess the rest of us continue insert our thumbs into our asses. Maybe we'll get to the prostate." he says a bit dryly.
  38. Aug 30 14:34:00 <Melons> "W-What?!"
  39. Aug 30 14:34:06 <Melons> Distraction over.
  40. Aug 30 14:34:17 <Lesieli> "B-but I don' have . . ."
  41. Aug 30 14:34:20 * Lesieli blushes a bit
  42. Aug 30 14:36:30 <Lecia> "Yeah, this place has a basement. Alright, Nirvana! Find as much Kecleon as you can, knock em over the head, and bring them to the basement! ...And if you find rope, try tying them up. Godspeed~" And like that, the Mawile is off--or rather, a gust of wind is felt and the Mawile can no longer be seen.
  43. Aug 30 14:37:31 <Knox> He rolls his eyes. "Crissakes, it was an extended metaphor. Dr. Sakurada seemed sure Dr. Hana would get here, but unless she suddenly shows up or something unexpected happens, I don't see much of what we can do right now. Melanie was the only one with much agency against the Kecleons anyway."
  44. Aug 30 14:39:24 <Mackenzie> "Something bothering you?"
  45. Aug 30 14:39:56 <Knox> "I've never liked waiting rooms."
  46. Aug 30 14:40:55 <Knox> "Anyway, Lecia, there was something else."
  47. Aug 30 14:41:37 <Lecia> "Go on~"
  48. Aug 30 14:41:39 <Knox> "I think Tenebrae is ready to undergo that purification routine. That means we have to swing by Conch sometime, right? Kind of curious why it's not more portable."
  49. Aug 30 14:42:14 <Melons> "Cuz she's too busy playing video games..."
  50. Aug 30 14:43:59 <Aori_Radidjiu> The door to the room opens again, revealing an older woman. http://i.imgur.com/Rfuutaf.jpg She looks over. "My, I've kept quite a few people waiting, haven't I? Apologies."
  51. Aug 30 14:44:39 <Melons> Mel only jumps a LITTLE bit as the stranger enters.
  52. Aug 30 14:45:05 <Mackenzie> "I, uh... would like to speak with you as well at--Oh, hello."
  53. Aug 30 14:45:21 <Knox> He looks over at the newcomer as she comes in.
  54. Aug 30 14:45:22 <Lecia> "I play video games to stay sane. ...And it's about as portable as--ah, hi! If you felt any gusts of wind, that's the Kecleon situation being taken care of."
  55. Aug 30 14:45:59 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I meant to bring my granddaughter along, but she's a little tired out and seems to have caught a bit of a cold, so I left her behind. That's why I'm late."
  56. Aug 30 14:46:40 <Knox> "Dr. Hana, then?"
  57. Aug 30 14:47:00 <Aori_Radidjiu> She nods. "Dr. Alana Hana, yes."
  58. Aug 30 14:47:07 <Melons> There's a bit of a snort from Mel; the idea of anyone having a cold in the tropics is amusing.
  59. Aug 30 14:47:50 <Lesieli> "Awww we were hoping to see her again" There's a slightly sad and drooping plantthing on her head at the moment
  60. Aug 30 14:49:06 <Aori_Radidjiu> (Considering where she's from, Melanie would be familiar with the cultural superstition that only idiots don't catch colds)
  61. Aug 30 14:49:36 <Knox> "We're not exactly here for a social call."
  62. Aug 30 14:50:00 <Knox> Liar, that's exactly the reason he came.
  63. Aug 30 14:51:06 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I'm aware." She pulls out some keys and opens the door to the greenhouse. "Would you all like to come in? I imagine you're tired of this room."
  64. Aug 30 14:51:28 * Knox was saying that more to Lesieli than Hana, but either way.
  65. Aug 30 14:51:34 <Melons> "Aw, but I was pretty sure I could actually see dust collecting..."
  66. Aug 30 14:51:48 <Lecia> "I just got here, so...I like this timing~"
  67. Aug 30 14:51:59 <Knox> "Definitely."
  68. Aug 30 14:52:58 <Mackenzie> "Very well."
  69. Aug 30 14:56:45 <Aori_Radidjiu> The door to the greenhouse leads to some stairs, that coil around a little but quickly reach the greenhouse itself. The greenhouse is a veritable jungle, with small paths through the colossal overgrowth throughout the area. There are flowers and trees of all shapes and sizes, and even some Pokemon growing in the planters all over the place. The place has a thick, soothing smell,
  70. Aug 30 14:56:45 <Aori_Radidjiu> although it's slightly muggy. There seems to be two parts of this greenhouse area: The one enclosed area with windows to intensify sunlight all around, and an outside area with a rather tall railing to make sure nothing falls off, that is currently being pelted by rain. The outside part seems to have plants that have higher water requirements, and tends to have denser plants than the
  71. Aug 30 14:56:45 <Aori_Radidjiu> inside part.
  72. Aug 30 14:59:54 <Knox> He just takes in the scenery while following Alana, nodding to himself. He could think of uses for a private garden, but we won't go into detail here.
  73. Aug 30 14:59:59 <Aori_Radidjiu> Towards the center of the inner part of this floor, there's a large circular table, with seats with extravagant embellished patterns and luxurious cushions, and a small stove that uses heated coils rather than actual flames. There's an empty teakettle on top of said stove. "Would you all like some tea?"
  74. Aug 30 15:00:49 <Melons> Strangers offering tea in exotic garden? Poisoned. Mel shakes her head
  75. Aug 30 15:01:02 <Knox> Knox is immune to poisons. He shrugs. "Sure."
  76. Aug 30 15:01:11 * Mackenzie just follows along with his hands in his pockets. He's not apathetic, just quiet. "Sure, I'd love some."
  77. Aug 30 15:01:31 <Lesieli> Strangers? This the beloved and venerable Dr. Hana here. Of course I'd love some tea.
  78. Aug 30 15:02:19 <Lecia> "Sure~" Tea is nice. ...And she could totally take it if it was poisoned, anyway. Not that it would be.
  79. Aug 30 15:05:27 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana starts filling up the teakettle from a nearby sink (with an unattached hose attachment near it) and then starts heating it up on the stove. "Have a seat, will you~?" After setting up the teakettle and cups for everyone who wants tea with some loose tea leaves, she sits down. "Now then, we're here for business, as the young man said, yes?"
  80. Aug 30 15:06:26 * Knox does so.
  81. Aug 30 15:07:33 <Melons> Don't you tell me what to do, lady. Mel remains standing, wandering around the immediate area to look at various whathaveyous and isthisonesupersuperpoisonous?'s.
  82. Aug 30 15:08:17 <Knox> "We understand you have a pirate problem."
  83. Aug 30 15:08:55 <Lecia> Lecia takes her seat, and naturally does not fear poison! "I've taken some measures to make it less of a problem, but I don't imagine they're too long term."
  84. Aug 30 15:09:06 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Correct. ONe of you even experienced it firsthand, right, Lesieli?"
  85. Aug 30 15:09:38 <Lesieli> "Was quite awhile ago, but yeah. He didn't really seem like much of a serious threat at the time though"
  86. Aug 30 15:10:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> "it'd be less of a problem if he were the only one that shows up, but he's merely the most persistent one."
  87. Aug 30 15:10:37 * Chase_Violet (DDK@sux-9FA1ED13.lightspeed.jcsnms.sbcglobal.net) has joined
  88. Aug 30 15:10:48 * Chase_Violet is now known as Knoxy
  89. Aug 30 15:11:25 * Knox has quit (Ping timeout)
  90. Aug 30 15:12:38 <Knoxy> "They really seem to want whatever this weapon of yours is, then. Care to elaborate on it?"
  91. Aug 30 15:13:13 <Lesieli> "Big solar death ray basically. At least from what I saw"
  92. Aug 30 15:15:37 <Aori_Radidjiu> "It's not mine, it's my granddaughter's, so it might be better for her to tell you herself, but Lesieli has the gist of it. My granddaughter has been researching evolutionary stones as energy sources for things, and the most easily applicable use for that sort of thing turned out to be weaponry. There are others, of course...this greenhouse has been around for a while, but plants didn't
  93. Aug 30 15:15:37 <Aori_Radidjiu> flourish quite as much until she set up a special machine with a Leaf Stone to give beneficial radiation to all the plants in this greenhouse. Now some plants that we had trouble growing in here before live here just fine."
  94. Aug 30 15:15:57 <Melons> "Oh, Kaane wouldn't like a solar death ray would he..."
  95. Aug 30 15:17:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> Melanie, wandering about, you find a variety of lovely flowers...and then one of these things http://www.cosmoflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/rafflesia.jpg Whatever it is, it reeks like rotting meat.
  96. Aug 30 15:17:16 <Knoxy> "Pity you can't change the weather with it."
  97. Aug 30 15:17:48 <Knoxy> "I wouldn't mind a few more storms like this more often."
  98. Aug 30 15:18:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> "She's theorized that you might be able to work such a thing with a Water Stone used properly."
  99. Aug 30 15:18:31 <Melons> "W-what's...th..." Melanie dry-heaves a little and absconds to the outer part. Save me from death, rainsmell!
  100. Aug 30 15:19:09 <Knoxy> It's just a vileplume, silly.
  101. Aug 30 15:19:24 <Melons> IT IS DEATH IN SMELL FORM!
  102. Aug 30 15:19:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> The vileplume pops up out of the ground, sad to see he scared the girl away. ;_;
  103. Aug 30 15:20:55 <Knoxy> "Would it be possible to use other things besides evolutionary stones as power sources?"
  104. Aug 30 15:21:04 <Lecia> Lecia is totally taking notes. ...On a small computer, but she is!
  105. Aug 30 15:21:15 * Knoxy sips at his tea.
  106. Aug 30 15:21:58 <Aori_Radidjiu> The tea leaves have just finished infusing~
  107. Aug 30 15:22:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Would you happen to have something in mind, sir?"
  108. Aug 30 15:23:12 <Aori_Radidjiu> When Mel goes outside, she gets pretty PELTED with rain, it's a bit intense, and also a bit cold, but Mel's used to colde.
  109. Aug 30 15:23:40 * Mackenzie has some damn tea like a refined fucking gentleman.
  110. Aug 30 15:23:43 <Aori_Radidjiu> There's a Ludicolo dancing outside, rain sloshing in his hatflower
  111. Aug 30 15:24:52 * Lecia occasionally remembers to sip the tea!
  112. Aug 30 15:26:02 <Melons> Time to experiment: Mel shifts into her legendary form to find out if wet clothing stays wet while it's...wherever...the hell...it goes...
  113. Aug 30 15:26:19 <Melons> And gives the grassduckguin thing a friendly wave.
  114. Aug 30 15:27:10 <Aori_Radidjiu> It motions to you to DANCE with it.
  115. Aug 30 15:27:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> The floor under you makes some straining noises
  116. Aug 30 15:28:06 <Melons> 3d6+4 I-Is anyone else watchi- oh that doesn't sound good...
  117. Aug 30 15:28:07 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, I-Is anyone else watchi- oh that doesn't sound good...: 11 [3d6=1,4,2]
  118. Aug 30 15:28:36 <Aori_Radidjiu> You could always enlarge your bones to make them less dense and not make the floor creak as quickly
  119. Aug 30 15:28:47 <Knoxy> "Nicholas Knight." Enough of leaving this lady hanging as far as introductions go. "Just a curiosity, really. For example, if someone stuck a legendary egg into this thing... It's difficult to say what Aether might want from something like this, whether for its destructive properties or something off the wall like that... I'm pretty certain the people in their tech division could figure
  120. Aug 30 15:28:47 <Knoxy> out a shitton of applications for it we don't want them to have."
  121. Aug 30 15:30:03 <Melons> 6d6+4 If Mel doesn't see anyone else watching, dance with the duck.
  122. Aug 30 15:30:04 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, If Mel doesn't see anyone else watching, dance with the duck.: 23 [6d6=4,4,5,3,2,1]
  123. Aug 30 15:30:14 <Aori_Radidjiu> Her eyes narrow, her voice deepening a little. "A legendary egg...that could be used for this kind of thing, yes...it'd be best we not give them the chance to explore that."
  124. Aug 30 15:30:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> Nobody watching!
  125. Aug 30 15:30:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> Time to dance!
  126. Aug 30 15:34:18 <Mackenzie> "Is there perhaps some sort of particularly powerful evolutionary stone? I can't think of anything in particular. Maybe they could make a perpetual night with a dusk stone? That doesn't seem quite their bag, though."
  127. Aug 30 15:34:23 <Knoxy> "They'd do it, too." He sets his cup down. "Which is why we should be thinking of a permanent, or at least long-lasting solution to this business. They've been devoting about three month's worth of resources into this project, apparently. Capturing Rogers would do a good blow to their willingness to continue this, but I find myself wondering how we convince them this isn't worth further
  128. Aug 30 15:34:23 <Knoxy> investment. If pirates hate anything, it's an unprofitable venture."
  129. Aug 30 15:38:49 <Aori_Radidjiu> She nods. "Hm, so here is my idea, if you all don't mind. Lecia can stay here with me to thwart any attacks on the tower itself, and I want you all to hunt down and capture Rogers, or dissuade him from attacking the library further. Sound like a good idea?"
  130. Aug 30 15:40:09 * Melons wanders back in after dancing with a duck. Weird day.
  131. Aug 30 15:40:30 <Knoxy> "That sounds like a plan." he says. He really just wants to make things easier on Kimi, the softy.
  132. Aug 30 15:40:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> YOu're still pretty wet, Mel.
  133. Aug 30 15:40:52 <Melons> And still pretty godform.
  134. Aug 30 15:40:55 <Knoxy> Lewd.
  135. Aug 30 15:41:09 <Aori_Radidjiu> The floor creaks more
  136. Aug 30 15:41:12 <Mackenzie> "Just one detail."
  137. Aug 30 15:41:20 <Lesieli> ”Ｙｅａｈ，　ｓｏｕｎｄｓ　ｋｉｎｄａ　ｆｕｎ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ”
  138. Aug 30 15:41:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Yes? Mr. Frazier?"
  139. Aug 30 15:41:28 <Lesieli> (Dang it, my bad)
  140. Aug 30 15:41:48 <Melons> (And it should probably be noted that I think this is the first time Lecia would have seen godmel)
  141. Aug 30 15:42:18 <Mackenzie> "I want to try to get to him myself, first. If he thinks he's a character from a movie..."
  142. Aug 30 15:42:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana's reaction to seeing bonemel is to simply sip her tea.
  143. Aug 30 15:42:32 <Aori_Radidjiu> Siiiiip.
  144. Aug 30 15:44:49 <Lecia> Lecia looks up. ...Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip. "Today is a busy day." She puts on her AURA GLASSES, just to see where that's going.
  145. Aug 30 15:45:29 <Melons> "We finally decide to go hit something yet? I'm boooored..."
  146. Aug 30 15:45:52 <Knoxy> "We're going to hunt down Rogers and punch his face in."
  147. Aug 30 15:46:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> She puts her cup down. "If you think that will work, then please try it." Mel's aura is...before her aura was kind of purple and would run away and hide or something, it was like an afterimage, now whenever it moves pixelly chunks of it come off and then reattach themselves later. There's also just random junk pixels in her aura.
  148. Aug 30 15:47:30 <Lecia> ...Is that in comparison to the first time she saw her, or the first time she saw her AFTER that incident? Aiming for the latter comparison, but it sounds like you're doing the former.
  149. Aug 30 15:47:38 <Knoxy> "The question there, of course is where the hell do we start looking? Unless you happen to know the general area he's hiding in, we're going to need a map of the island to start with. Lesieli would know this place so I guess we're relying on her knowledge, too."
  150. Aug 30 15:47:44 <Aori_Radidjiu> Doing the former.
  151. Aug 30 15:47:45 <Knoxy> He's ignoring godmel.
  152. Aug 30 15:47:58 <Lecia> ...Well, in comparison to the latter, then!
  153. Aug 30 15:49:00 <Aori_Radidjiu> The latter...ah, yes, it also had pixellyness. It merely had pixels falling off before, but now there's just...artifacts (like in a jpeg) all over her, in auraness. purple pixelly artifacts
  154. Aug 30 15:49:28 <Melons> "Well, where's he at? Face punching sounds fun."
  155. Aug 30 15:50:52 <Knoxy> "Unfortunately the Jolly Roger doesn't come in neon with strobelights in this day and age."
  156. Aug 30 15:51:31 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana takes another sip, as the floor creaks underneath Mel some more. "Miss, whatever it is you are doing, I would appreciate it if you didn't make the floor collapse." Siiiiip.
  157. Aug 30 15:53:01 <Melons> She makes a bit of a pouty face at Knox before being addressed by the stranger. Good point, it wouldnt' be fun to fall through every floor in the lighthouse. She shifts back into people form. "Well, does he attack from the sea in a ship? Lighthouse should give a decent view of the sea...or are there any coves around here that ominously exist solely to house pirates? Or is he actually a bit more covert and not as stupid as he sou
  158. Aug 30 15:53:01 <Melons> nds?"
  159. Aug 30 15:53:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> "No cove, no ship. He just bursts into the lighthouse with little warning."
  160. Aug 30 15:53:34 <Lesieli> "Last time he charged right up the stairs"
  161. Aug 30 15:53:52 <Knoxy> "He could be hiding in town then."
  162. Aug 30 15:55:00 <Mackenzie> "Well, if he's doing the attacks in disguise, he could come from anywhere."
  163. Aug 30 15:55:03 <Knoxy> "We could take one of the kecleons being rounded up and pretend to have let it get away, see if it panics and tries to return to its comrades. We could track it."
  164. Aug 30 15:55:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> "That's what I think. He has a hideout in town. Anyone we've sent to track him has had problems with losing him in crowds, presumably he's able to switch disguises rather quickly."
  165. Aug 30 15:56:44 <Mackenzie> "Don't you have a Kecleon?"
  166. Aug 30 15:57:07 <Knoxy> "Yeah, but Spectrum doesn't know how to cloak his aura or whatever they're doing. Might be risky."
  167. Aug 30 15:57:20 <Melons> "Can Oscilla not like...read one of their minds to find where they're coming from?
  168. Aug 30 15:57:21 <Melons> "
  169. Aug 30 15:58:04 <Knoxy> "Alternately, I could try to dig something up. If Rogers is the only one being persistent, they're likely looking for able bodies and are getting desperate, a disguise and an interest in a 'job offer' could lead us in."
  170. Aug 30 15:58:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Ah, yes, there's another problem. I don't think Rogers is the one behind these Kecleons, they don't seem his style.
  171. Aug 30 15:58:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> "
  172. Aug 30 15:58:24 <Knoxy> "We could try, but mindlocks are a thing that exist. Mostly on dark types, but if these things can mask their auras..."
  173. Aug 30 15:58:28 <Knoxy> "Ah, shit."
  174. Aug 30 15:58:58 <Knoxy> "Alright, there goes that idea then."
  175. Aug 30 15:59:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Well, that doesn't mean the Kecleons won't lead you somewhere useful...just probably not to Rogers."
  176. Aug 30 15:59:36 <Knoxy> "What can you tell us about this guy, then?"
  177. Aug 30 15:59:45 <Knoxy> "Rogers, what are his mannerisms, from what you've seen?"
  178. Aug 30 16:00:55 <Aori_Radidjiu> She sips her tea, pausing in thought. "Ken's fought him more than I have. Why don't you ask him?" Ken blinks. He's been at the table this whole time, just silent.
  179. Aug 30 16:01:10 * Knoxy looks over at Ken. "You? Really."
  180. Aug 30 16:01:24 <Lesieli> And I was just about to ask him myself
  181. Aug 30 16:03:53 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken looks around, a little nervous, then speaks. "Well, he's definitely got a flair for the dramatic. He always appears suddenly, without warning, but as soon as he shows up he announcs his presence loudly and begins fighting anything in his way. He's never used the elevator of the tower, but that might just be because we could shut it down and trap him in there. Whenever he leaves,
  182. Aug 30 16:03:53 <Aori_Radidjiu> it's as sudden as when he appears, he usually sees that he's losing and runs, losing us at some corner or another, and then we have no sign of him."
  183. Aug 30 16:04:38 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I get the feeling he'd rather succeed on this himself rather than have something remote like a Kecleon sneak in and do the job for him."
  184. Aug 30 16:05:21 <Lesieli> "Well it's not like he's technically hard to find. If we can't track him down, we could always just wait for him here."
  185. Aug 30 16:05:47 <Melons> "...so...why has no one ever just webbed the dick out of him when she shows up? ...I mean...with all these plants...surely there are some spiders..."
  186. Aug 30 16:06:14 <Knoxy> "If he's that showboaty, we may be able to make him come to us."
  187. Aug 30 16:06:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> "It happened once. He had some kind of contingency for breaking out, because he immediately threw it off. Maybe his suit's special?"
  188. Aug 30 16:07:13 <Knoxy> "My net won't work well, then... might try the glue cannon but..."
  189. Aug 30 16:07:48 <Knoxy> "We may have to settle for 'he can't run if he's unconscious'."
  190. Aug 30 16:08:48 <Knoxy> He thinks. "We could fake a transfer of the equipment to a more secure location and see if he bites."
  191. Aug 30 16:09:29 <Knoxy> "Some idiots like that might just come if you call them out in public."
  192. Aug 30 16:10:06 <Melons> "Give him enough of an audience, and he probably won't be able to resist at least making an appearance."
  193. Aug 30 16:11:13 <Knoxy> 2d6 MOVIE KNOWLEDGE to know what Rogers is actually from
  194. Aug 30 16:11:13 <DiceMaid-9001> Knoxy, MOVIE KNOWLEDGE to know what Rogers is actually from: 5 [2d6=2,3]
  195. Aug 30 16:11:20 <Knoxy> Knox don't watch no movies
  196. Aug 30 16:11:33 <Aori_Radidjiu> What's a movie again?
  197. Aug 30 16:12:08 <Knoxy> Those things plebs pay out the ass to go see and spend a fortune on concessions for.
  198. Aug 30 16:12:29 <Mackenzie> MY fortune. Wink, wink.
  199. Aug 30 16:12:42 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Considering that he's pretending to be that character from the movie Mackenzie was in...and that character dueled Mackenzie's character, maybe he'd agree to a duel with Mack..." Ken continues to ponder.
  200. Aug 30 16:13:32 <Mackenzie> "That's what I was thinking. If he is Dread Pirate Rogers, surely Indigo Pokemontoya could draw his attention.
  201. Aug 30 16:13:34 <Mackenzie> "
  202. Aug 30 16:13:43 <Melons> "Ah, we're fighting stupid with stupid."
  203. Aug 30 16:14:10 <Knoxy> "...so are you wanting to fight a legit duel with him or are we doing the smart thing and jumping him midway through?"
  204. Aug 30 16:14:37 <Mackenzie> "It depends on if I'm winning."
  205. Aug 30 16:15:10 * Lesieli shrugs "Why not both?"
  206. Aug 30 16:15:43 <Mackenzie> "If he's going to be so prone to running, I want you to block any escape plan he can come up with."
  207. Aug 30 16:17:23 <Knoxy> "Fair enough then. Sounds like we have a plan to appeal to his sense of drama and then curbstomp it. If we fuck this up, then we'll try taking the fake shipment routine."
  208. Aug 30 16:17:54 <Mackenzie> "Or keep track of his aura and catch him out of his element later on."
  209. Aug 30 16:17:55 <Lesieli> "Fail the first, and he'll probably realize the second plan's a trap"
  210. Aug 30 16:18:06 <Melons> "Don't they have aurafucking stuff?"
  211. Aug 30 16:18:16 <Mackenzie> "He's not iwth the Kecloens."
  212. Aug 30 16:18:16 <Melons> "Or is that just the lizards?"
  213. Aug 30 16:18:33 <Mackenzie> (fingers stop getting jumbled up please)
  214. Aug 30 16:18:49 <Melons> "Technically we don't know he's not with them...could be two Aether agents using different tactics with him as a distraction."
  215. Aug 30 16:19:25 <Knoxy> "Even if he realizes the shipment is a trap, if we're convincing enough then he can't just let it go either, because it -could- be legit."
  216. Aug 30 16:20:10 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken nods. "I think Knox has the right idea."
  217. Aug 30 16:20:10 <Knoxy> "Sometimes you make stupid moves because the alternative is to get outplayed and be in an even worse situation."
  218. Aug 30 16:21:21 <Melons> "No I mean Mack doing one of his dumb hero things is the stupid part. Have you not realized they're all pretty fucking insane?"
  219. Aug 30 16:21:22 <Mackenzie> "Either way, let's cross that bridge when we come to it."
  220. Aug 30 16:22:03 <Knoxy> "If it works, it gets harder to criticize it."
  221. Aug 30 16:22:24 <Knoxy> He says this somewhat begrudgingly.
  222. Aug 30 16:23:47 <Knoxy> "Either way I think this is actually just what we need for this particular situation."
  223. Aug 30 16:27:39 <Melons> "So...how we startin' this then? Mack just dresses up, walks into the middle of town, and yells at nothing in particular?"
  224. Aug 30 16:28:46 <Knoxy> "Well, I assume we make this dramatic."
  225. Aug 30 16:29:02 <Knoxy> "This storm is going to last through the day and night, apparently, so there's point one."
  226. Aug 30 16:29:31 <Knoxy> "Delivering the actual challenge is the tricky part. Just yelling into a crowd isn't going to work."
  227. Aug 30 16:30:51 <Melons> "Well we don't exactly have his address, so if we want to be proactive it's really all we've got."
  228. Aug 30 16:30:55 <Knoxy> "Tell me about some of the places around town." This question is aimed at Alana, Ken or Les, whoever wants to add to it.
  229. Aug 30 16:33:17 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken and Alana think. Ken speaks up first. "Well, there's Sableye Stores out on the west side of town, a mall with all sorts of stuff..." Alana then adds, "There's also Clampearl Commodities, which is the home to a large open air marketplace, more popular with the older folk and those looking for rarer things...."
  230. Aug 30 16:34:14 * Lesieli is kinda ashamed to admit she's never really been anywhere but the school, lighthouse, and shrine
  231. Aug 30 16:34:35 <Aori_Radidjiu> (taaaalk about the shriiiiine)
  232. Aug 30 16:35:32 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana continues. "There's also Crabbe College, the town's university, which has permission to use the Lighthouse for scholastic use..."
  233. Aug 30 16:35:57 <Melons> "...they can't seriously all be alliterative, can they?"
  234. Aug 30 16:37:03 <Knoxy> He's thinking hard. None of these sound like ideal locations just yet.
  235. Aug 30 16:38:13 <Lesieli> "There's the old shrine, though not a lot of people visit too often anymore."
  236. Aug 30 16:38:24 <Lesieli> ". . . don't think they're exactly big fans of me down there either"
  237. Aug 30 16:38:30 <Knoxy> "What kind of shrine?"
  238. Aug 30 16:45:22 <Lesieli> "Uhh, big one, multi-purpose for everything more or less Like everything around here's it basically half-school."
  239. Aug 30 16:46:56 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken perks up. "Oh, one other thing, this sounds more like Rogers's bag. Twinkle Theatre, where there's often involved play productions and also Smart Contests."
  240. Aug 30 16:47:06 <Knoxy> "A multicutural shrine? Blah, that's likely not specific enough."
  241. Aug 30 16:47:11 <Knoxy> "...hm, there we go."
  242. Aug 30 16:47:40 <Melons> "...I already hate this town..."
  243. Aug 30 16:47:50 * Lesieli ;_;
  244. Aug 30 16:48:02 <Knoxy> "Lecia, do you think you could seize control of local TV broadcasts, or at the very least displays in the Sableye Stores?"
  245. Aug 30 16:50:11 <Lecia> She's been quiet, but she's been listening (and sipping tea)! "Yeah, that shouldn't be too hard! ...At least, the displays. Former's a bit harder, but still managable!"
  246. Aug 30 16:50:20 <Knoxy> "Then here's what I propose."
  247. Aug 30 16:53:36 <Knoxy> "We ask Luna to film a commercial for an event that will be taking place tonight at Twinkle Theatre. The duel between Frazier and Roberts, made out as a challenge in-character for all I care. She works her magic on it, Lecia broadcasts it once during a primetime shopping hour or something. Looks significantly less crazy then just shouting to a crowd, but gets the same exposure, or arguably
  248. Aug 30 16:53:36 <Knoxy> more. Mack tweets it on his social media to confirm it's real. We make sure we can secure the theater for use. ...The cunt could be cheeky and not show up, but somehow I think if we pull this off..."
  249. Aug 30 16:53:54 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana thinks a bit. "Oh, and lastly there's Akela Arts, a museum in town. I heard a few works from your friend Rainy are going to show up there, Lecia."
  250. Aug 30 16:54:26 <Melons> "And what do we do when whoever's behind the Kecleons fucks everything up?"
  251. Aug 30 16:55:11 <Lecia> "Ooooh, definitely gonna show up there, then~! ...Oh yeah, what do I do with the Kecleons? There's probably a large pile in the basement by now."
  252. Aug 30 16:55:13 <Knoxy> "Improvise."
  253. Aug 30 16:55:13 <Lesieli> "Beat them up too?"
  254. Aug 30 16:55:21 <Knoxy> He says to Mel.
  255. Aug 30 16:55:53 <Knoxy> To Lecia, he says, "Get a cage or nets or something, goddamn. You don't want to just leave them in the open unconscious."
  256. Aug 30 16:57:40 <Lecia> "Hey, I might have gadgets, but it's not like I brought an entire set of everything just in case. Could at least ask the person in charge!"
  257. Aug 30 16:58:09 <Melons> "...aren't you in charge?"
  258. Aug 30 16:58:27 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana pauses for a moment. "Ah, don't worry Lecia, I can deal with the Kecleons you've captured."
  259. Aug 30 16:58:33 <Knoxy> "Pretty sure she meant Alana."
  260. Aug 30 16:58:36 <Lecia> "Of you guys, maybe."
  261. Aug 30 16:59:55 <Lecia> "Alright, that's a relief~"
  262. Aug 30 17:00:28 * Mackenzie is just quietly smirking periodically and attending his tea.
  263. Aug 30 17:02:29 <Melons> "Well, if there's no specific orders for me, I'm going to go scope out the mall or whatever...make sure we don't set ourselves up for a death trap."
  264. Aug 30 17:02:55 <Knoxy> "I was wondering if you could ask Luna, but whatever, that's good too."
  265. Aug 30 17:03:13 <Melons> "What, it's not like I'm the only one that can talk to her..."
  266. Aug 30 17:03:36 <Knoxy> "Yeah, yeah."
  267. Aug 30 17:04:06 <Melons> Of course, If Mel DID catch Knox talking to Luna in private, she'd immediately assume the worst...
  268. Aug 30 17:04:54 <Knoxy> "Does anyone else have anything to add to this conversation or our actions in general?"
  269. Aug 30 17:09:30 <Melons> "Can I make a snarky remark?"
  270. Aug 30 17:09:50 <Lesieli> "Would it stop you if we said no?"
  271. Aug 30 17:10:07 <Melons> "Well I just did, so..." She sticks her tongue out.
  272. Aug 30 17:10:10 <Knoxy> "Motion to make a snarky remark approved." he says, snarkily.
  273. Aug 30 17:12:40 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alana finishes her tea. "Well, if we're done here, then you should all go out and prepare, yes?"
  274. Aug 30 17:14:07 <Melons> "One of your flowers totally smells like farts by the way."
  275. Aug 30 17:14:17 <Knoxy> "..."
  276. Aug 30 17:14:48 * Knoxy may end up evolving that Gloom just on principle.
  277. Aug 30 17:15:09 <Aori_Radidjiu> "You might want to apologize to my vileplume then, he looks rather hurt." If Mel turns around, it's half-hiding behind another plant, looking out at Mel with teary eyes.
  278. Aug 30 17:15:32 <Melons> Mel stares. "...what, I'm not the one that needs a shower."
  279. Aug 30 17:15:48 <Knoxy> "Smooth."
  280. Aug 30 17:16:19 * Lesieli tries not to facepalm. Only halfway successfully
  281. Aug 30 17:16:20 <Aori_Radidjiu> "You need a change of clothes."
  282. Aug 30 17:16:30 <Aori_Radidjiu> Wetmel is wet
  283. Aug 30 17:16:35 <Melons> "What's wrong with water?"
  284. Aug 30 17:17:00 <Mackenzie> "Oh, ah, yes, one thing. Whoever is going to try to get this stuff organized? Talk to Jennifer. She'll be a big help for this."
  285. Aug 30 17:17:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> "You'll catch a cold. Or maybe not."
  286. Aug 30 17:18:15 <Melons> Mel glaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaares and godforms again. "There, clothes changed."
  287. Aug 30 17:18:31 * Knoxy moves away from Mel.
  288. Aug 30 17:21:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> Siiip. In the ensuing silence you can hear the vileplume whimper.
  289. Aug 30 17:22:04 * Lesieli Isis totally hops off to go comfort and snuggle it ;_;
  290. Aug 30 17:22:08 <Lecia> Siiiiiip. ...Maybe this is why she still has tea left! For sipping during these moments.
  291. Aug 30 17:22:45 <Melons> "W-What, don't try to guilt me, you have a pungent smell, this is fact!"
  292. Aug 30 17:23:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> She of course has poured herself a new cup at this point. Loose tea leaves can be reused.
  293. Aug 30 17:24:02 <Aori_Radidjiu> The Vileplume makes an angry face and then there's an almost sickeningly sweet smell through the room.
  294. Aug 30 17:24:11 <Aori_Radidjiu> Alluring is a pretty versatile capability.
  295. Aug 30 17:24:22 <Melons> "Hey, TWO CAN PLAY AT THAT GAME!" Melanie...does...the same...
  296. Aug 30 17:25:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> "You all can leave now, i fyou want. Or you can keep trying to outsmell each other."
  297. Aug 30 17:26:06 <Melons> Melanie gives the ol' bitch an angry face and a huff and opens her mouth to..."...sorry." Heelturn abscond, go.
  298. Aug 30 17:26:41 <Lecia> "...Yeah, better leave before my nose is fried in the competition. Gotta see how well Nirvana is doing!" And off she goes!
  299. Aug 30 17:28:10 <Aori_Radidjiu> And with that, you all leave, and we can CLOSE for now.
  300. Aug 30 17:28:12 <Aori_Radidjiu> </session>
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