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  1. Aug 03 16:48:51 <Knox> It's a little bit later, after the hot springs episode, that Knox is chilling with Tenebrae out on deck of the Mutiny. He's probably just escorted Robin back to the ship discreetly. Actually, less chilling and more Knox and Tenebrae are coordinating their training in ways the crew hasn't seen before. He's pushing himself and the bug pretty hard.
  2. Aug 03 16:51:58 * Mackenzie is not on, but near to the boat, thinking about ~things of importance~
  3. Aug 03 16:52:13 <Mackenzie> (Which is a pretty big change of pace)
  4. Aug 03 16:54:31 <Knox> After a while, Knox wraps up the training and has a look out over the side of the boat. "Mackenzie!" he calls over. "You done brooding yet or what? ...Got something I wanna ask you."
  5. Aug 03 16:55:55 * Mackenzie looks up. "What's on your mind?"
  6. Aug 03 16:57:56 * Knox gestures for him to come up. "...I've been too lazy, too complacent, lately. I've just now realized after that fight at the gym how out of touch that year being a normie made me. So I decided to do something about it. ...While I was training, though, I noticed Tenebrae's behavior changing. ..Think he's on the verge of a breakthrough. And I wanted to know if you think you and Via
  7. Aug 03 16:57:56 * Knox Crucis are up for a rematch."
  8. Aug 03 16:59:15 * Mackenzie makes his way up. "A rematch, eh? Same as last time, or... do you want to push the boundaries?"
  9. Aug 03 16:59:42 <Knox> "How so?" he seems intrigued.
  10. Aug 03 17:02:41 <Mackenzie> "This is more about your bond than his fighting ability, right? Then let's make it more about that bond." He taps the hilt of his sheathed sword.
  11. Aug 03 17:03:12 <Knox> He snorts. "Full contact, huh? Yeah, alright. Give me a second."
  12. Aug 03 17:03:40 * Knox walks over to where he has a few things strewn around on deck, and carefully puts his glue cannon back into its case.
  13. Aug 03 17:04:29 * Knox then takes the Kaiser Klaw and straps it to his left hand, sheathing and unsheathing the weapon with a flex of his wrist, before reaching up and swapping out the headband they took from the aether jerk with the one he just won from the gym.
  14. Aug 03 17:04:39 * Knox ties this around his head, taking in a deep breath, and focusing.
  15. Aug 03 17:04:44 <Mackenzie> "That's not all, either. We'll do it on the mountain."
  16. Aug 03 17:04:59 <Knox> "No shit? You're on."
  17. Aug 03 17:05:35 <Mackenzie> "Unless you think you'll be too exhausted by the hike," he remarks as he starts off.
  18. Aug 03 17:06:21 <Knox> "Fuck you. Let's do this." He waves for Tenebrae to follow them. He actually seems to be in a good mood. Wait, which one's in a good mood? Knox or Tenebrae? Yes.
  19. Aug 03 17:06:59 <Knox> Knox starts going for a hike up the volcano!
  20. Aug 03 17:13:14 * Mackenzie sends out Heracross and heads up as well.
  21. Aug 03 17:19:44 <Mackenzie> After a bit, probably 20 minutes or so, they reach somewhat of a flat area on the side of the volcano. One side is punctuated by a cliff, and the other by a sheer rock wall. A few patches of fire, similar to in the fire gym, can be found on the ground, and two or three boulders as well. The temperature is approximately 120 degrees, depending on how close to the fire patches you happen
  22. Aug 03 17:19:44 <Mackenzie> to be.
  23. Aug 03 17:20:19 <Mackenzie> "Well, this certainly seems like as good a place as any," he remarks, wiping a bit of sweat from his brow.
  24. Aug 03 17:21:03 <Knox> Knox certainly isn't complaining. He left his shirt back at the boat, and his chest, slicked with sweat, is dripping. "Perfect."
  25. Aug 03 17:22:50 * Knox flexes a bit, getting used to the heat and crouches to one knee. Tenebrae, on his right, drops to the opposite knee, leaning forward. Both are sharply watching Mack and Via Crucis.
  26. Aug 03 17:24:39 <Knox> "Cross formation." he says quietly to Tenebrae as this happens. "Synchronize movements."
  27. Aug 03 17:24:49 * Mackenzie turns away, crossing his arms and chuckling, before spinning around and casting it off elegantly. "Let's go."
  28. Aug 03 17:25:11 <Knox> The Pinsir seems to react to Knox's orders positively, punching its arms together.
  29. Aug 03 17:25:28 <Knox> Knox 26! Tenebrae 19!
  30. Aug 03 17:26:38 <Mackenzie> Mack 23, Via Crucis 20
  31. Aug 03 17:27:09 <Mackenzie> Couldn't find a good fire song on short notice, so this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyTbDtQSgW4
  32. Aug 03 17:27:26 <Knox> Knox seems to bide his time, waiting for Tenebrae's turn!
  33. Aug 03 17:27:30 <Knox> Mack!
  34. Aug 03 17:27:34 <Knox> Also NOPE
  35. Aug 03 17:27:34 <Knox> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVC1lEKsIs4
  36. Aug 03 17:28:22 * Knox delays for Tenebrae's initiative this round.
  37. Aug 03 17:30:03 <Mackenzie> "Giving me the first strike? Very well then. Let's get started!" Mack is getting pumped! Focus Energy!
  38. Aug 03 17:31:23 <Mackenzie> "Via, give them no time to think. Brick Break!"
  39. Aug 03 17:31:27 <Mackenzie> 1d20 AC2 vs Knox
  40. Aug 03 17:31:27 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, AC2 vs Knox: 13 [1d20=13]
  41. Aug 03 17:31:45 * Knox takes the hit, and then his pores spray a mist into Via Crucis's eyes!
  42. Aug 03 17:31:51 <Knox> Roll damage, but you're getting...
  43. Aug 03 17:31:54 <Knox> 1d6 Effect Spore
  44. Aug 03 17:31:55 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Effect Spore: 3 [1d6=3]
  45. Aug 03 17:32:04 <Mackenzie> 3d8+10+32
  46. Aug 03 17:32:05 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, 3d8+10+32: 56 [3d8=6,1,7]
  47. Aug 03 17:32:07 <Knox> Paralyzed!
  48. Aug 03 17:33:23 * Knox takes the hit in stride. It's a pretty decent one, but he's a fairly tough guy.
  49. Aug 03 17:34:20 <Mackenzie> Via now initiative 10
  50. Aug 03 17:34:27 <Mackenzie> Anyhow, your turns
  51. Aug 03 17:34:36 <Knox> "Came to us, huh? Alright, would hate to disappoint!" Moving around Crucis to flank, Knox flings his foot up at the Heracross!
  52. Aug 03 17:34:38 <Knox> 1d20 Stomp
  53. Aug 03 17:34:39 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Stomp: 4 [1d20=4]
  54. Aug 03 17:34:45 <Knox> +2 due to flank
  55. Aug 03 17:34:49 <Knox> AC 2
  56. Aug 03 17:35:04 <Mackenzie> Barely hits!
  57. Aug 03 17:35:15 <Knox> 2d6+10+24+10
  58. Aug 03 17:35:15 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, 2d6+10+24+10: 52 [2d6=6,2]
  59. Aug 03 17:36:12 <Knox> Tenebrae hisses and takes advantage of the attack, while the rival bug is still reeling from the boot to the face!
  60. Aug 03 17:36:17 <Knox> 1d20+2 Pack Hunt
  61. Aug 03 17:36:17 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Pack Hunt: 5 [1d20=3]
  62. Aug 03 17:36:22 <Knox> AC 5, miss
  63. Aug 03 17:36:40 <Knox> Tenebrae's turn!
  64. Aug 03 17:36:48 <Mackenzie> Via gets snagged by the hit, wincing but not deterred, and then accommodates his movement in time to avoid the follow-up
  65. Aug 03 17:37:09 <Knox> The bug rakes his pincirs at the fightan bug!
  66. Aug 03 17:37:14 <Knox> 1d20+2 X-Scissor
  67. Aug 03 17:37:15 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, X-Scissor: 11 [1d20=9]
  68. Aug 03 17:37:23 <Mackenzie> Also hits!
  69. Aug 03 17:37:48 <Knox> 3d8+10+29 Bug damage!
  70. Aug 03 17:37:49 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Bug damage!: 52 [3d8=4,1,8]
  71. Aug 03 17:38:05 * Knox is the one to follow up this time, slinging his claws at Via Crucis as Tenebrae distracts him!
  72. Aug 03 17:38:08 <Knox> 1d20+2 Pack Hunt
  73. Aug 03 17:38:09 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Pack Hunt: 3 [1d20=1]
  74. Aug 03 17:38:29 <Knox> Top of the round! Knox lets his initiative reset back to default.
  75. Aug 03 17:39:02 <Mackenzie> Via seems a bit fazed by that one.
  76. Aug 03 17:39:20 <Mackenzie> "Come on. Let's make this next one count!"
  77. Aug 03 17:39:24 * Knox unleashes another claw attack with the Kaiser Klaw, this one tracing a bit of poison behind it!
  78. Aug 03 17:39:26 <Knox> 1d20+2 Struggle
  79. Aug 03 17:39:27 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Struggle: 17 [1d20=15]
  80. Aug 03 17:39:55 <Mackenzie> Hits.
  81. Aug 03 17:40:39 <Knox> 1d8+8+39 Poison
  82. Aug 03 17:40:40 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Poison: 48 [1d8=1]
  83. Aug 03 17:40:54 <Knox> Tenebrae follows up with another Pack Hunt!
  84. Aug 03 17:40:56 <Knox> 1d20+2
  85. Aug 03 17:40:57 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, 1d20+2: 5 [1d20=3]
  86. Aug 03 17:40:58 <Knox> Miss
  87. Aug 03 17:41:26 <Mackenzie> Via is still taking the hits! He's beat up, but not out!
  88. Aug 03 17:42:16 <Knox> Knox and Tenebrae move around the Heracross, striking from several directions, though their follow-up attacks have tended to miss!
  89. Aug 03 17:42:23 <Knox> It's the effort and coordination that counts!
  90. Aug 03 17:43:36 * Aori_Radidjiu is now known as Aorisis
  91. Aug 03 17:44:34 <Knox> "It's time to prove just how serious we are... You're not going to let it be over this quick, are you?"
  92. Aug 03 17:44:39 <Knox> "Show us what you two have!"
  93. Aug 03 17:46:47 <Mackenzie> "Alright! Now it's time to turn the tables. Let's see how your teamwork measures up now! Nice of you to group up for me, though."
  94. Aug 03 17:47:04 <Mackenzie> 1d20 Night Slash, AC2, pass through both
  95. Aug 03 17:47:05 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Night Slash, AC2, pass through both: 12 [1d20=12]
  96. Aug 03 17:47:40 <Mackenzie> Do you know what that is? That is a Mack crit.
  97. Aug 03 17:48:25 <Mackenzie> 4d6+20
  98. Aug 03 17:48:26 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, 4d6+20: 34 [4d6=1,5,3,5]
  99. Aug 03 17:48:34 <Mackenzie> +32
  100. Aug 03 17:48:45 <Mackenzie> Forgot his attack~
  101. Aug 03 17:49:32 * Knox is injured! Tenebrae almost so.
  102. Aug 03 17:50:14 <Knox> Tenebrae decides to tear into Mack as he passes through!
  103. Aug 03 17:50:19 <Knox> 1d20 Storm Throw
  104. Aug 03 17:50:20 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Storm Throw: 7 [1d20=7]
  105. Aug 03 17:50:27 <Knox> AC 2
  106. Aug 03 17:51:08 <Mackenzie> The attack does barely tag Mack, but he manages to deflect it iwth his shield! Miss.
  107. Aug 03 17:51:22 <Mackenzie> (Just fluff due ot his evasion by having a shield)
  108. Aug 03 17:51:37 <Knox> Via Crucis!
  109. Aug 03 17:52:32 <Mackenzie> 1d20 paralyze
  110. Aug 03 17:52:32 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, paralyze: 17 [1d20=17]
  111. Aug 03 17:56:14 <Mackenzie> Via Crucis is sick of this shit. Revenge! "Show them the way I taught you." Reliable Performance! 10 vs AC2 @ Knox! 'Let's see if this will draw out that bug's compassion.' Mack thinks.
  112. Aug 03 17:56:32 <Knox> And then, the unthinkable happens.
  113. Aug 03 17:56:34 <Knox> 5d6+3
  114. Aug 03 17:56:34 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, 5d6+3: 28 [5d6=5,5,5,5,5]
  115. Aug 03 17:57:00 <Knox> The Pinsir steps in Via Crucis's way, locking horns with him, and taking the full force of the blow himself.
  116. Aug 03 17:57:05 <Mackenzie> 4d10+15+32 Fighting
  117. Aug 03 17:57:06 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Fighting: 76 [4d10=10,7,10,2]
  118. Aug 03 17:57:33 <Knox> The pinsir remains standing... with a scant 1 HP.
  119. Aug 03 17:57:40 <Knox> "...Thanks, Tenebrae..."
  120. Aug 03 17:58:42 <Knox> He smiles quietly to himself, then dashes forward. "Alright, now!"
  121. Aug 03 17:58:58 <Knox> He hops up, Tenebrae leans down, Knox lands on the bug's horns, and then Tenebrae tosses him straight up!
  122. Aug 03 17:59:21 <Knox> Knox does a few forward flips, before throwing a sudden kick down at Mackenzie!
  123. Aug 03 17:59:32 <Knox> 2#1d20+2 Surprise Mega Kick, motherfucker
  124. Aug 03 17:59:32 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Surprise Mega Kick, motherfucker: 12 [1d20=10], 10 [1d20=8]
  125. Aug 03 17:59:46 <Mackenzie> AC?
  126. Aug 03 17:59:55 <Knox> 6, only one has to hit
  127. Aug 03 18:00:09 <Mackenzie> Darn, barely lands.
  128. Aug 03 18:00:37 <Knox> 3d12+10+24 BOOM
  129. Aug 03 18:00:38 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, BOOM: 49 [3d12=1,11,3]
  130. Aug 03 18:00:43 <Knox> Tenebrae follows up!
  131. Aug 03 18:00:45 <Knox> 1d20+2 Pack Hunt
  132. Aug 03 18:00:46 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Pack Hunt: 16 [1d20=14]
  133. Aug 03 18:00:52 <Mackenzie> Works!
  134. Aug 03 18:01:01 <Knox> Mack gets another 1/10th max HP shaved off!
  135. Aug 03 18:01:11 <Knox> Pack Master activates! Tenebrae has +2 acc and +5 damage against Mack for one turn!
  136. Aug 03 18:01:51 * Knox lands on the other side as he sends Mackenzie skidding away with the ferocious kick.
  137. Aug 03 18:01:56 <Knox> Mack!
  138. Aug 03 18:01:56 <Mackenzie> Mack takes the hit standing up!
  139. Aug 03 18:04:21 <Mackenzie> "What to do, what to do... Ah, here."
  140. Aug 03 18:04:35 <Mackenzie> 1d20 leaf blade, again at both
  141. Aug 03 18:04:36 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, leaf blade, again at both: 3 [1d20=3]
  142. Aug 03 18:04:44 <Mackenzie> Sads.
  143. Aug 03 18:05:02 <Knox> They dodge in tandem!
  144. Aug 03 18:05:19 <Knox> Tenebrae! ...Had his turn with the Intercept. Via Crucis!
  145. Aug 03 18:14:55 <Mackenzie> 1d20 paralyze
  146. Aug 03 18:14:56 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, paralyze: 1 [1d20=1]
  147. Aug 03 18:15:01 <Mackenzie> Via can't move!
  148. Aug 03 18:15:28 * Knox rushes at Mack, his free hand open and bursting with poison power!
  149. Aug 03 18:15:39 <Knox> "Take THIS!"
  150. Aug 03 18:15:45 <Knox> 1d20 Sludge Wave
  151. Aug 03 18:15:46 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Sludge Wave: 17 [1d20=17]
  152. Aug 03 18:16:19 <Knox> 3d12+10+39 and Mackenzie is Slowed!
  153. Aug 03 18:16:20 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, and Mackenzie is Slowed!: 58 [3d12=4,2,3]
  154. Aug 03 18:16:44 * Knox slams his fist into Mack's chest and it erupts into a shower of goop that weighs him down and sticks to his feet!
  155. Aug 03 18:17:23 <Knox> On a side note, he's managed to put himself between Mack and Tenebrae so at least no Pack Hunt was activated.
  156. Aug 03 18:17:46 <Knox> ...not that it would anyway because burst 1 is not melee
  157. Aug 03 18:18:18 <Mackenzie> Mack is injured! Another one like that and he's going down!
  158. Aug 03 18:18:52 <Mackenzie> "Heh. I'm still just getting started!"
  159. Aug 03 18:20:58 <Mackenzie> Since Slowed only affects move speed and not initiative, it's his turn! However, he holds off til Via's turn.
  160. Aug 03 18:22:07 <Knox> Tenebrae goes for all or nothing, preparing with Swords Dance!
  161. Aug 03 18:24:19 <Mackenzie> "Alright Via, it's time to play hard to get!"
  162. Aug 03 18:24:22 <Mackenzie> 1d20 paralyze
  163. Aug 03 18:24:22 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, paralyze: 18 [1d20=18]
  164. Aug 03 18:24:50 <Mackenzie> "Let's start playing dirty!"
  165. Aug 03 18:25:06 <Mackenzie> 1d20 Aerial Ace crit check at Tenebrae
  166. Aug 03 18:25:07 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Aerial Ace crit check at Tenebrae: 9 [1d20=9]
  167. Aug 03 18:25:33 <Knox> You are now aware that Paralysis makes Via Crucis slower than Tenebrae.
  168. Aug 03 18:25:40 <Knox> 1d20 Me First crit check.
  169. Aug 03 18:25:41 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Me First crit check.: 1 [1d20=1]
  170. Aug 03 18:26:01 <Knox> GOOD THING AERIAL ACE CAN'T MISS
  171. Aug 03 18:26:29 <Mackenzie> Via would Parry, but I think Tenebrae has an answer for that :(
  172. Aug 03 18:26:54 <Knox> While Via Crucis rushes forward at Tenebrae, the Pinsirbug does the same, slashing his horns forward, meeting Via's attack head-on!
  173. Aug 03 18:27:16 <Knox> 2d6+8+43
  174. Aug 03 18:27:17 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, 2d6+8+43: 55 [2d6=2,2]
  175. Aug 03 18:28:40 <Knox> And as the two bugs pass through each other, they leave terrific gashes across each other's bodies... Unwilling to go down without a fight, and seemingly, unwilling to go down without allowing his rival the honor of returning in kind, Tenebrae too collapses from the damage of the Heracross's attack.
  176. Aug 03 18:30:58 <Mackenzie> Via Crucis's horn defense proves ineffective against Tenebrae's attack. The two clash mightily, and in the aftermath, the Heracross is very deeply wounded. Not dead, but grave enough that Mack recalls him instantly upon seeing his condition.
  177. Aug 03 18:31:33 <Knox> "..Shit. Maybe he went a little too far there. ..But not on purpose. That's better than I've usually seen."
  178. Aug 03 18:33:03 <Knox> Roll Via Crucis's Aerial Ace, for reference
  179. Aug 03 18:33:19 <Mackenzie> "No problem. Via knows the risks of these kinds of things. We've actually planned out a lot of potential scenarios, and this was one of them."
  180. Aug 03 18:33:41 <Mackenzie> 2d6+8+32
  181. Aug 03 18:33:41 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, 2d6+8+32: 47 [2d6=3,4]
  182. Aug 03 18:34:35 <Knox> "...Heh. Guess you do plan ahead. It's hard to tell sometimes. Alright then, come at me and let's finish this!"
  183. Aug 03 18:35:17 <Mackenzie> "If you really want." Mack shrugs.
  184. Aug 03 18:35:35 <Knox> "Tenebrae and Via might be out but fuck if I'm leaving something like this unfinished."
  185. Aug 03 18:35:49 * Knox gets back into stance.
  186. Aug 03 18:35:52 <Mackenzie> Mack uses his stocked turn!
  187. Aug 03 18:36:00 <Mackenzie> 6d6+2 bullshit
  188. Aug 03 18:36:00 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, bullshit: 24 [6d6=2,3,4,6,5,2]
  189. Aug 03 18:36:21 <Mackenzie> Reliable Performance: Superpower! 10 vs AC2
  190. Aug 03 18:36:37 <Knox> Hits!
  191. Aug 03 18:36:44 <Mackenzie> 3d12+10+32
  192. Aug 03 18:36:45 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, 3d12+10+32: 60 [3d12=6,7,5]
  193. Aug 03 18:37:01 * Knox sways, stepping left, then right...
  194. Aug 03 18:37:24 * Knox then slams his foot down, determined to stay up after the mighty blow! (8 HP left)
  195. Aug 03 18:38:15 * Knox then clenches his fist, and uses his trademark technique of throwing a powerful ball of sludge directly at Mack!
  196. Aug 03 18:38:20 <Knox> 1d20 Sludge Bomb
  197. Aug 03 18:38:20 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Sludge Bomb: 1 [1d20=1]
  198. Aug 03 18:38:52 <Knox> He's clearly disoriented from the blow.
  199. Aug 03 18:39:21 * Mackenzie watches the poison ball fly off into some nearby fire, burning and stinking.
  200. Aug 03 18:40:11 <Mackenzie> 1d20 Meteor Mash! AC4
  201. Aug 03 18:40:11 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Meteor Mash! AC4: 3 [1d20=3]
  202. Aug 03 18:40:22 <Mackenzie> Mack responds in kind, missing horribly!
  203. Aug 03 18:41:54 <Knox> His swerving also sends him cleanly out of the way of the powerful attack. Finally, he just aims a fiery punch Mack's way!
  204. Aug 03 18:41:57 <Knox> 1d20 FIRE PUNCH
  205. Aug 03 18:41:57 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, FIRE PUNCH: 15 [1d20=15]
  206. Aug 03 18:42:24 <Knox> 2d8+10+24+5
  207. Aug 03 18:42:24 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, 2d8+10+24+5: 49 [2d8=6,4]
  208. Aug 03 18:43:02 <Mackenzie> Mack takes the shot, and is STILL standing! 7 HP!
  209. Aug 03 18:43:39 <Mackenzie> "It's getting a bit close, isn't it."
  210. Aug 03 18:44:14 * Knox is breathing in and out hard, grinning, sweating buckets. "Heh... yeah. All it comes down to now... is... who gets the first lucky shot..."
  211. Aug 03 18:44:43 <Mackenzie> 1d20 Leaf Blade
  212. Aug 03 18:44:44 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, Leaf Blade: 13 [1d20=13]
  213. Aug 03 18:44:48 <Mackenzie> Crit.
  214. Aug 03 18:44:52 * Knox raises his fist again as if to strike... and then just stands up, offering his hand. "And that's not exactly a satisfying way to end the-"
  215. Aug 03 18:45:35 * Mackenzie lunges as Knox begins his statement... And then stops himself, his blade right at Knox's chest.
  216. Aug 03 18:45:44 <Knox> "..fight." he smirks.
  217. Aug 03 18:46:22 <Knox> "Let's get out of here, passing out of heat exhaustion on this godforsaken heat trap isn't going to do wonders for our health." he says, amused. "...good fight."
  218. Aug 03 18:46:42 <Mackenzie> "Right, neither of us would want to carry an unconscious man that far."
  219. Aug 03 18:47:32 <Knox> "You fight way damn better than I expected an actor would." he says, finally recalling Tenebrae.
  220. Aug 03 18:48:10 <Mackenzie> He sheathes his blade, and gives a slight bow of respect. "Well, I kind of specialize in beating the snot out of pirates nowadays."
  221. Aug 03 18:48:38 <Knox> "Guess that answers your question on whether you feel like you should be here or not? We both beat the shit out of people."
  222. Aug 03 18:48:48 * Knox starts walking back down.
  223. Aug 03 18:49:48 <Knox> "You come to any conclusions on what you were thinking about?"
  224. Aug 03 18:50:01 * Mackenzie follows, his hands in his pockets, his coat slung over his shoulder.
  225. Aug 03 18:50:31 <Mackenzie> "I guess I'll just take it by ear."
  226. Aug 03 18:50:47 <Knox> "Not a bad way to live your life."
  227. Aug 03 18:50:49 <Mackenzie> "If people think I have the ability, I have no reason not to."
  228. Aug 03 18:51:25 <Knox> "I've always done what felt natural, and it's -mostly- worked out."
  229. Aug 03 18:53:23 <Mackenzie> "Of course, with how structured my life path has been so far, 'taking it by ear' still involves lengthy planning and training."
  230. Aug 03 18:54:01 <Knox> "Well, you're not going to get any fucking better if you don't train. That's kind of what I was getting at back at the boat. The planning doesn't interest me as much."
  231. Aug 03 18:54:44 <Knox> "It's interesting to come up with general guidelines and follow along with them but things can and will turn to shit often, then you're judged on how well you can adapt."
  232. Aug 03 18:55:11 <Knox> "...And most of my old crew couldn't. So keep that in mind, Mack."
  233. Aug 03 18:55:48 <Knox> "Don't ever get complacent, be ready to do whatever you can in the blink of an eye."
  234. Aug 03 18:55:52 <Knox> "Else you might not get the chance."
  235. Aug 03 18:56:26 <Mackenzie> "You talk as if they aren't your crew any more."
  236. Aug 03 18:56:50 <Mackenzie> "You've found some of them, right?"
  237. Aug 03 18:57:56 <Knox> He sighs. "They were. They are. It's just... even if if turns out everyone is still alive, are things going to go back to how they were before? I wonder. Even if we get back together proper, unless we suddenly become well-behaved, law abiding citizens, your own people are going to hunt us down after Aether."
  238. Aug 03 18:58:50 <Knox> "...They're still my crew. My friends. Practically my fucking family. But you guys are my new crew, least for the moment. Gotta differentiate them somehow."
  239. Aug 03 18:59:23 <Knox> "I don't even fucking know what I'm going to do with my pardon, to be honest."
  240. Aug 03 19:01:15 <Knox> "Don't get me wrong. I do owe you all a lot for what's happened so far. And I intend on paying that back. Just don't know what's gonna happen after that."
  241. Aug 03 19:05:21 <Mackenzie> "Cmon, we both know that they're going to be as willing to fight Aether as you are, if not moreso."
  242. Aug 03 19:05:52 <Knox> "Yeah, but after Aether isn't a problem anymore?"
  243. Aug 03 19:06:04 <Knox> "When they go, 'Hey Knox, you've served your dues, here's your pardon.'"
  244. Aug 03 19:07:04 <Knox> "I'm not entirely sure we're just all going to go, "Gee thanks Lecia, we're going to peacefully integrate back into society now, thanks!' ..We were originally going to leave the region, lay low for a while and live off our spoils, but now? Man I don't know."
  245. Aug 03 19:07:30 * Knox sighs.
  246. Aug 03 19:08:10 <Mackenzie> "Do you really think, after going through so much to stop people who are screwing up our world as well as pretty much any other world they wish, that the people you're working for are just going to say 'Well, thanks for that, go fuck off?'"
  247. Aug 03 19:08:39 <Knox> "The people I worked with? You guys? No. Your bosses? Yeah, probably."
  248. Aug 03 19:09:03 <Knox> "I don't think too highly of law enforcement, you may have noticed."
  249. Aug 03 19:10:02 <Knox> "Until they show otherwise I'm going to prepare myself for the eventuality that they'll treat criminals as criminals if they start being criminals again."
  250. Aug 03 19:10:42 <Mackenzie> "Lecia isn't even from here. You know she spends all day watching shows about her world, right? She isn't just a handy genius scientist, she's someone we're helping directly."
  251. Aug 03 19:11:16 <Knox> "Yeah, well, I have a pessimistic view of people, that's probably not going to change very easily."
  252. Aug 03 19:11:43 <Knox> "We'll see what happens, I guess. Speculating is pointless anyhow."
  253. Aug 03 19:12:42 <Knox> "Maybe my opinion will change if I get to know Lecia better, but you know? She seems to be a very 'need to know basis' sort of employer."
  254. Aug 03 19:12:50 <Knox> "I've always hated that sort."
  255. Aug 03 19:13:59 <Knox> "Not that I hate her, exactly? I'm indifferent really, if you're trying to gauge how I feel."
  256. Aug 03 19:15:33 <Knox> "Let's just focus on "Fuck Team Aether" for the moment, alright?"
  257. Aug 03 19:18:19 <Mackenzie> "Sure... There's definitely bigger fish to fry."
  258. Aug 03 19:19:07 <Knox> "I will say this. When I first joined, I thought you lot were a group of idiots and incompetents, and I was this close to just marching back to Lecia and having her transfer me to a different group."
  259. Aug 03 19:19:42 <Knox> "...but I didn't, and I'm glad I did, because I was wrong. You people are ridiculous sometimes, but not idiots... and our work has more than disproven the incompetence, too."
  260. Aug 03 19:20:02 <Knox> "I've started to respect most of you in a way I don't usually bother with, with people."
  261. Aug 03 19:20:05 <Mackenzie> "We are, though. We just have enough bullshit dream and god powers between us to force our way through."
  262. Aug 03 19:20:08 <Knox> "Take that as you will."
  263. Aug 03 19:20:18 <Knox> He snorts.
  264. Aug 03 19:21:52 <Knox> "Yeah, sure, the guy who literally spits poison compliments you and you tell him he's wrong. I wouldn't be saying it if I didn't think it was right."
  265. Aug 03 19:22:00 <Knox> "...In a lot of ways, you all remind me of them."
  266. Aug 03 19:22:06 <Knox> "...Captain Jasmine loved your movies, come to think of it. Reminded her of the kind of pirate life she was interested in living."
  267. Aug 03 19:25:24 <Knox> "Aaaaah fuck it, I am actually starting to sound like a fucking goddamn Lifetime movie."
  268. Aug 03 19:25:35 <Knox> "This conversation did not happen."
  269. Aug 03 19:26:07 <Mackenzie> "What do you mean? It's happening right now. I have no idea what you mean." Dorkface.
  270. Aug 03 19:26:21 <Knox> "I will melt your goddamn eyeballs out of your skull."
  271. Aug 03 19:26:45 * Knox is getting all pouty.
  272. Aug 03 19:27:00 <Mackenzie> "I don't remember being the one at the other one's mercy."
  273. Aug 03 19:27:36 <Knox> "It came down to luck, remember?" he retorts. "...All this fucking ash and sweat and dirt - and I just got out of the damn springs too. Fuck it, I'm going to go take a shower."
  274. Aug 03 19:28:46 * Knox starts to stomp off.
  275. Aug 03 19:29:04 * Mackenzie begins whistling.
  276. Aug 03 19:30:00 <Knox> And with that, Tenebrae gains his final Heart Point!
  277. Aug 03 19:30:05 <Knox> And we can very likely call </mini>
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