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  1. Jul 07 20:10:33 <zooftop> So after some time to gloat about your victory over the league, the topic of 'moon rides' started to float around. Namely cause Shawyun has those god damn tickets. I'm serious when I say he's got twenty all inclusive trip tickets. And more steak than man was meant to have.
  2. Jul 07 20:11:31 <Chase_Violet> How many freezers did they hijack?
  3. Jul 07 20:11:34 <zooftop> This said, he's been pretty open to the idea of sharing the wealth. And meat. Specially the meat.
  4. Jul 07 20:11:58 <Rosetta> Crescendo is probably happy about that. He has three mouthes to feed!
  5. Jul 07 20:12:10 »» Domovoi is now known as Genevieve
  6. Jul 07 20:12:23 <Chase_Violet> There's certainly a BEHEMOTH who would probably like some steak if nothing else.
  7. Jul 07 20:14:42 <zooftop> He has the leasure of choosing when the trip happens as well, so in this downtime after the last big mission, he's been trying to get a handle on arranging a vacation. And that was when you guys started to hear about this 'Church of Fae' in New Jamestown.
  8. Jul 07 20:16:31 <zooftop> It's starting to crop up in small corners of the news because it finally got recognized as an organized religion, and not a cult. And from some of the stuff you're reading about it, it's very much what you expect. It recognizes a stag-like figure that isn't Arceus as the root of it, and the blessings of his Type - Fairy.
  9. Jul 07 20:17:56 <Chase_Violet> In the meantime, Chase has also mentioned to Rosetta and Gen that Oya is with them now - though one of the conditions of her joining is being exposed to a bunch of fairy energy because reasons! How convenient! But in any case, this church of fae nonsense sounds worrying. Imagine if they became like Scientology.
  10. Jul 07 20:18:27 <Genevieve> "So how does everyone feel about a paramilitary strike against a minority religious group?"
  11. Jul 07 20:18:47 <zooftop> Most the actual stories behind it seem based on bringing structure and liberation to life across the universe, and the 'Banishing' of the chaotic beings that caused ages of unrest and destruction in this very galaxy.
  12. Jul 07 20:18:58 <Rosetta> "Can we just keep calling them terrorists? I liked it when we were calling them terrorists."
  13. Jul 07 20:19:39 <Chase_Violet> "Again? So soon?" he whines a bit. "Man. Seems like we should just keep our eyes out more than anything."
  14. Jul 07 20:20:08 <Chase_Violet> "Explorer's work is never done, I guess, though I'd actually like to enjoy a little of this trip."
  15. Jul 07 20:20:35 <Genevieve> "It's the moon so we probably don't technically have jurisdiction there. We'll just keep an eye out."
  16. Jul 07 20:20:44 <zooftop> The scripture has a quasi Noah's Arcish restructuring of the world built into it, based around the appearance of a 'Star Child.' Most the backers of this religion seem to be, well, the same sorts who would support Scientology. Lots of super left wing types with tons of money to throw around have eaten this shit up.
  17. Jul 07 20:22:01 <zooftop> Oya swears she has nothing to do with this.
  18. Jul 07 20:23:29 <Rosetta> "We might as well check it out. We sorta knew we had to strike at their outer space operation sometime, yeah? And we're gonna need more info for that."
  19. Jul 07 20:26:19 <Chase_Violet> "Fair enough. In the meantime... Gotta think on what the best way to get Oya access to fairy energy is. We have Moggle Mog's crown, but uh... might be a bad idea?"
  20. Jul 07 20:27:04 <Rosetta> "Let's not do something that might turn her into a Primal and do Grant's job for him."
  21. Jul 07 20:27:25 <Genevieve> "It's not immediate. We might find a way to do it on the moon anyway."
  22. Jul 07 20:27:38 <zooftop> In other moon related news, the whole Steel Wing opening that show sorta fell through, so the concert was postponed rather last minute due to a lack of opening act. And Rotostar Food Services's stock is down today for reasons that business analyist can't quite explain. (Spoilers: It's Shawyun's fault.)
  23. Jul 07 20:27:51 <Chase_Violet> "Seemed like they needed some kind of special process for that anyway, but we'll see what happens up there."
  24. Jul 07 20:29:00 <Chase_Violet> "Shit, seems like we're gonna miss the Lady Alvar concert too. Ah, well."
  25. Jul 07 20:30:38 <Chase_Violet> "Who else is going? Did Shawyun make a list?"
  26. Jul 07 20:32:30 <zooftop> He doesn't really got a make a list, it's more like he just gets 20 plane tickets.
  27. Jul 07 20:32:34 <zooftop> Which is to say, no he hasn't.
  28. Jul 07 20:34:23 <Chase_Violet> Anyway, what do we have left to cover before we MOON TRIP?
  29. Jul 07 20:34:25 <Chase_Violet> :D
  30. Jul 07 20:36:05 »» Genevieve just sends out a mass text to all the other Explorers the group knows: [Who wants a Moon Ride?]
  31. Jul 07 20:37:49 <zooftop> That text sounds much more suggestive than intended so replies are very cautious at first. Like, [You're talking about the thing Shawyun won...right?]
  32. Jul 07 20:38:30 <Genevieve> [Obviously.]
  33. Jul 07 20:39:27 »» Rosetta fires off texts to Gabby, Norina, and the others they know who technically aren't part of an Explorer team.
  34. Jul 07 20:40:34 <zooftop> Once the word is out that Gen did not mean, well, whatever people thought that sounded like, there's a good bit of interest. And as Rosetta just hinted at in the OOC Chapter, with the amount of tickets you recieved, it's not really important to make a list.
  35. Jul 07 20:41:41 »» Chase_Violet of course is also curious about Ammy and the Regalia in particular but it's up to Shawyun in the end! Either way he packs his things for the moon. Several different outfits, hygiene products, plenty of booze, his instruments, snacks... oh yeah, and 27300 dollaroos to spend on expensive moon things.
  36. Jul 07 20:41:50 <zooftop> This interest got much more intense once more people started reading about this Church of Fae as well, so more or less Shawyun got pressured to make this a done deal - a metric asston of first class tickets to New Jamestown, spread out over 4-5 different flights over the next few days.
  37. Jul 07 20:42:06 <Chase_Violet> Poor Shawyun
  38. Jul 07 20:42:11 <Chase_Violet> Chase makes sure to thank the poor guy
  39. Jul 07 20:45:12 <zooftop> This said the flight out is funneled through Bravescar, so it ain't like you guys had to go much of anywhere to get ready. Ammy promised the Regalia would be there, Gabriella can't really afford to leave work long enough to make it (But Norina/Ymir can), and you guys got an important message from Shawyun while this was going on.
  40. Jul 07 20:46:21 <zooftop> [They say we can't bring any Pokemon larger than like, a Golurk. Something about worst case scenarios and the horror of a steelix getting released on accident on the shuttle.]
  41. Jul 07 20:47:16 <zooftop> To elaborate on this, the Pokemon storage system can't interface between Earth and the Moon, so the six you bring, are with you while up there. You CAN bring additional as a carry on option, but it's a bit pricey if you want to explore that - 500 per extra Pokemon.
  42. Jul 07 20:47:16 <Chase_Violet> Guess that cuts out Brunhilde and Crescendo
  43. Jul 07 20:48:29 »» Genevieve isn't bringing any Pokemon that big, so she's good to go.
  44. Jul 07 20:50:47 <Chase_Violet> In that case, Chase purchases one extra pokemon slot and brings his usual team - plus Oya. Sousa the Quilladin is given authority to watch over everyone while they're gone.
  45. Jul 07 20:51:48 <zooftop> Anyway, a few days pass before its the night of your flight out. The airport, much like the Frontier, looks a little out of place next to Bravescar's farming land. It's got a very sleek, contemporary look to it with many smooth angles and stark contracting color choices.
  46. Jul 07 20:53:58 <Rosetta> Trilloby, Nocturne, Anima, Fugue, Rhapsody, Aria for Rosetta.
  47. Jul 07 20:54:35 <zooftop> You guys leave those who have to stay behind on the ship in good care, though. Gabriella least promised to check in on them while you're away. And Sousa will try to keep order in the mean time.
  48. Jul 07 20:54:59 <Rosetta> Glissani is in charge of being mother bird.
  49. Jul 07 20:56:44 <zooftop> When you guys get through customs, security and the terminal hallways, you find the correct platform. You can tell its the right one because you can hear Alice ahd Shawyun fighting over who gets the window seat.
  50. Jul 07 20:58:06 »» Chase_Violet strolls on in with a grin on his face from already hearing the ruckus.
  51. Jul 07 20:58:39 <zooftop> "You wouldn't even -be- here if it hadn't been for me!" "IF it wasn't for you we'd be able to eat something different for dinner every once and a while! Besides if -I- sit by the window you can still look out of it. If you do no one's going to see past your plus sized head!"
  52. Jul 07 20:59:25 <zooftop> There's a pause in speech. "Did you just call my head fat?" "...I suppose I did?"
  53. Jul 07 21:00:54 <Genevieve> "You guys know the planes have more than one window, right?"
  54. Jul 07 21:01:22 <Chase_Violet> "Settle down nignogs, there's not enough room for mortal combat on the shuttle." he laughs.
  55. Jul 07 21:05:18 <zooftop> Seems to be just these two here. Both got two carry-on bags with them. "Well yeah but we only got one of em between the five tickets for today! Guess there's always the trip home though. Hey Gen," Shawyun hops up for a quick hug and kiss. "N', Chase, Rosetta. Just us leaving today. Most the others had to tie up loose ends still, I think."
  56. Jul 07 21:06:16 <Rosetta> "Why don't we just draw straws for the window seat then?"
  57. Jul 07 21:06:54 <zooftop> Alice says her hellos as well. "And I've had nothing to do lately anyway! They told me to take an extended leave from working till this whole thing blows over, after all the fuss I caused."
  58. Jul 07 21:07:28 <zooftop> Shawyun is agreeable to your straw suggestion.
  59. Jul 07 21:07:30 <Chase_Violet> "Yo, Shawyun. Thanks again for this, man. This is gonna be a hell of a trip. 'sides, what better way to celebrate than going to the damn moon, huh? Hey, Alice." he grins and nudges her on the shoulder. "Should be fun, right? You were originally coming this way anyway, so I guess this is sort of a make up..."
  60. Jul 07 21:07:57 <Chase_Violet> "I'll pass, I don't mind not getting a window seat."
  61. Jul 07 21:08:51 <Genevieve> "Same. I don't want to get sick before we even get to the moon."
  62. Jul 07 21:09:18 <Rosetta> "You two are no fun."
  63. Jul 07 21:09:25 <zooftop> Okay, then Rosetta, roll 1d3.
  64. Jul 07 21:09:28 <Chase_Violet> "Whaaaat?"
  65. Jul 07 21:09:32 <Rosetta> 1d3
  66. Jul 07 21:09:32 <CritSenpai> 1d3: 2 [1d3=2]
  67. Jul 07 21:09:37 <zooftop> 1d2 Alice
  68. Jul 07 21:09:38 <CritSenpai> Alice: 2 [1d2=2]
  69. Jul 07 21:09:43 <Rosetta> "Better chance for me anyway."
  70. Jul 07 21:09:44 <zooftop> Shawyun gets the window seat after all.
  71. Jul 07 21:09:53 <Rosetta> (tempted to prob control)
  72. Jul 07 21:09:58 <Chase_Violet> (Mean)
  73. Jul 07 21:11:26 <Rosetta> "Oh well."
  74. Jul 07 21:12:21 <zooftop> He doesn't really gloat about the victory as much as seem relieved he got it. Alice grumps a little, crossing her arms and puckering her lips like she ate something sour. "Too bad there's moon cultists that'll surely try to dampen the trip."
  75. Jul 07 21:12:56 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, well, what can you do. I brought my best just in case, plus a little surprise."
  76. Jul 07 21:13:07 <Genevieve> "Maybe. We're not strictly there to get into a fight, though."
  77. Jul 07 21:13:34 <Rosetta> "Yeah, I think we should just check things out for now and play it safe."
  78. Jul 07 21:13:35 <Chase_Violet> "Let's try to enjoy ourselves while we can, at least."
  79. Jul 07 21:14:04 »» Chase_Violet has his seat
  80. Jul 07 21:14:24 <zooftop> "Guess that's true," Shawyun hrms. "I mean unless they are sacrificing Clefaries in the street or something we don't even need to worry about them immediately."
  81. Jul 07 21:14:34 <zooftop> Sure, you get called for boarding :P
  82. Jul 07 21:14:47 <Chase_Violet> Oh, thought we -were- boarding
  83. Jul 07 21:14:48 <Chase_Violet> whoops
  84. Jul 07 21:15:04 <zooftop> Basically the trip gets explained to you as you get on
  85. Jul 07 21:15:50 <zooftop> First leg is on a shuttle-like device designed explicitly for leaving the Earth's atmosphere. It docks at a space station in low orbit. From there you have a short layover till you get on a space fairing vessel that'll take you to the moon base, and then another shuttle to the serface.
  86. Jul 07 21:16:19 <zooftop> This trip sounds like it'll take a big longer than you thought, like a long international flight.
  87. Jul 07 21:17:46 <Chase_Violet> "Anyone got any good stories?" he comments after he hears about the long flight plan.
  88. Jul 07 21:19:03 <zooftop> The first leg of the trip is pretty rough - you're loaded up into the shuttle, it's dragged to a platform where it's stood up vertically, and it launches with way more kick than any airplane you've ever been on has. It only takes about twenty minutes from boarding to departing that one, and the trip was teeth rattling enough that there wasn't much window watchign to be had.
  89. Jul 07 21:20:31 <Rosetta> "Let's hope there something cool to see on the space station to break up the monotony."
  90. Jul 07 21:21:12 <Genevieve> "Why hasn't Chione gotten off her ass and built a space elevator yet?"
  91. Jul 07 21:21:23 <zooftop> The Space Station is more like a giant space airport, but it's got a pretty awesome view of Earth and some really diverse shopping and food options. There's a big enough mall to pick up some travel games while you're there. Before long you're on the second vehicle, which looks more like a normal jet than the previous one did, and the longer, quieter stretch begins.
  92. Jul 07 21:23:38 <Chase_Violet> Chase probably picked up a couple of games while they were stopped there.
  93. Jul 07 21:27:57 <zooftop> After what feels like 24 hours (Shawyun soon realized that the window seat, in space, is sorta boring, and zonked out the whole way), you guys are on the shuttle down to New Jamestown. It's...about what you'd expect. Large, fishbowlish, transluscent domes that house a pretty good sized city, complete with parks and trees and artificial lakes. It looks a lot like some of the larger cities Rosetta would recall from Joh
  94. Jul 07 21:27:57 <zooftop> to.
  95. Jul 07 21:29:39 <Rosetta> "Shiny, looks a bit more green than I thought it'd be."
  96. Jul 07 21:30:53 <zooftop> Once you guys get out of the airport, security and all that, Shawyun yawns. "That wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be. So I think there's a shuttle waiting for us to take us to the hotel..."
  97. Jul 07 21:31:28 <Rosetta> "So what's the plan up here now that the concert's delayed? Fun-wise I mean."
  98. Jul 07 21:31:44 <Rosetta> "I bet moon parkour feels weird."
  99. Jul 07 21:31:48 <Genevieve> "I think the first thing to do is recover from jet lag."
  100. Jul 07 21:32:10 <Chase_Violet> "Nngh. Yeah, talk about long flights. Let's grab some brochures or something though."
  101. Jul 07 21:33:00 <Chase_Violet> "Find out what there is to do around here and start our vacation already."
  102. Jul 07 21:33:08 <zooftop> Let's not even get into time zone fuckery
  103. Jul 07 21:33:20 <zooftop> Funny enough Rosetta, Alice has spent a good bit since landing just hopping around.
  104. Jul 07 21:33:37 <zooftop> Though to be fair a lot of fresh tourists do
  105. Jul 07 21:33:37 »» Chase_Violet watches her. How different is gravity?
  106. Jul 07 21:33:42 <zooftop> It's moon gravity!
  107. Jul 07 21:34:12 »» Rosetta squats down and tries jumping high up too.
  108. Jul 07 21:34:20 <zooftop> In fact, Roll me Medicine EDU or Intuition.
  109. Jul 07 21:34:25 »» Chase_Violet laughs, watching them go.
  110. Jul 07 21:34:30 <Chase_Violet> 6d6+6 okay, sure. Intuition.
  111. Jul 07 21:34:30 <CritSenpai> okay, sure. Intuition.: 33 [6d6=5,3,4,3,6,6]
  112. Jul 07 21:34:31 <zooftop> Rosetta never comes back down.
  113. Jul 07 21:34:48 <zooftop> Okay she does but it takes a lot longer than she's used to, and she 'floats' up a lot higher.
  114. Jul 07 21:35:04 <Rosetta> "Whoa, cool."
  115. Jul 07 21:35:10 <Rosetta> 2d6+1 medicine
  116. Jul 07 21:35:10 <CritSenpai> medicine: 6 [2d6=1,4]
  117. Jul 07 21:35:21 <Rosetta> Actually, moon is a new place.
  118. Jul 07 21:35:36 <Chase_Violet> "I bet dancing routines get crazy up here. Performance arts and what not."
  119. Jul 07 21:35:40 <Rosetta> 6d6+1 Vagabond
  120. Jul 07 21:35:41 <CritSenpai> Vagabond: 22 [6d6=6,3,2,4,1,5]
  121. Jul 07 21:36:15 »» Genevieve finds a window in the airport and takes a picture of Athena with the Earth in the background. #MoonRide
  122. Jul 07 21:37:39 <zooftop> Rosetta can tell from some of the glances in the direction of Alice and Rosetta goofing around, jumping outside the airport, the locals seem to expect this behavior, and find it annoying.
  123. Jul 07 21:37:57 <zooftop> Genevieve's following increases in size yet again.
  124. Jul 07 21:38:13 <Rosetta> "Oh, uh, guess we should try not to look too touristy while we're here."
  125. Jul 07 21:38:19 <zooftop> Chase notices that it's pretty easy to tell who lives up here from tourists. Locals are pretty pale skinned, and very scrawny.
  126. Jul 07 21:38:40 <zooftop> You guys stick out like sore thumbs.
  127. Jul 07 21:38:42 »» Rosetta settles down, though she does pull out her cell phone and look up whether people have organized free-running or parkour groups on the moon.
  128. Jul 07 21:39:20 <zooftop> Course they do, Rosetta. Some explicitly for expats and visitors, too.
  129. Jul 07 21:39:21 <Chase_Violet> "Blending in's gonna be next to impossible." he muses.
  130. Jul 07 21:39:35 »» Genevieve puts her phone away. "We're tourists, no need to blend in. Put on a fanny pack."
  131. Jul 07 21:41:06 <zooftop> While you guys are talking, Shawyun runs off to find your shuttle. He comes back to get you guys once he's found it.
  132. Jul 07 21:41:27 <zooftop> It's not really anything weird, just a van on the moon. I mean, outside of the location of this city, there's nothing super alien about it.
  133. Jul 07 21:42:06 <zooftop> It's got billboards, and busy streets, traffic lights, and all that. Just there's no clouds, the sky is always dark, and the people up here got some weird ass fashion sense.
  134. Jul 07 21:42:50 <zooftop> "That lady is wearing trash bags," Alice remarks as you guys drive by a bar strip.
  135. Jul 07 21:43:27 <Rosetta> "We should go shopping for moon clothes. Even if it's just for the novelty." Rosetta tries not to stare at the locals but does steal glances out of the corner of her eyes.
  136. Jul 07 21:43:30 <Chase_Violet> "What, really?"
  137. Jul 07 21:43:51 <Genevieve> "That sounds culturally insensitive."
  138. Jul 07 21:44:05 »» Chase_Violet doesn't hide looking
  139. Jul 07 21:44:58 <zooftop> It does indeed look like she's wearing a Trubbish, Rosetta.
  140. Jul 07 21:45:32 <Rosetta> "Okay, maybe not that outfit." She remarks more quietly.
  141. Jul 07 21:47:21 <Chase_Violet> "Well, whatever floats their boat, yeah? I'm staying anyway from any neon orange jumpsuits with epaulets, though."
  142. Jul 07 21:47:23 <Chase_Violet> *away
  143. Jul 07 21:47:43 <zooftop> Eventually the van stops at your hotel. It's a...pretty elaborate looking building. Big fancy fountain out front with an elaborate moon stone sculpture of a pack of Clefaires and a Deoxys.
  144. Jul 07 21:48:21 »» Chase_Violet pauses by it, curious.
  145. Jul 07 21:48:30 <zooftop> The name of it seems to just be Mt. Moon.
  146. Jul 07 21:48:49 <Rosetta> "You'd think they could've come up with a more creative name."
  147. Jul 07 21:49:20 »» Genevieve starts nerding out at that. "Do you think we'll see a real Deoxys?"
  148. Jul 07 21:49:39 <Rosetta> "Check their website. That sounds like something they'd advertise."
  149. Jul 07 21:50:06 <zooftop> The inside is equally elaborate, like your travel cloths probably make you look a bit under dressed for the place. You guys are given keys to your suites after a brief check in process - it seems all the top level rooms are under Shawyun's name.
  150. Jul 07 21:50:19 <zooftop> Which is pretty convienent, since it means you guys have a pretty private base of operations.
  151. Jul 07 21:50:23 <zooftop> It's like the 50th floor, too.
  152. Jul 07 21:50:25 <Chase_Violet> "It'd be about all we really needed." he jokes. "As for the name, eh. It's not like other famous places haven't had businesses named after them."
  153. Jul 07 21:51:29 »» Genevieve thinks about that, and then starts looking up any recent Deoxys sightings on the internet.
  154. Jul 07 21:52:19 »» Chase_Violet has a look around the probably cushy suites
  155. Jul 07 21:52:52 <Rosetta> "I wonder if I can hop to any other building tops from the 50th floor with moon gravity." Rosetta ponders aloud.
  156. Jul 07 21:53:32 <zooftop> Oh sure Gen they are out in the farsides of the Moon. Like, you can get special tours out there to try to find wild Space Pokes - it's not garunteed you'll find a Deoxys, but they ARE out there.
  157. Jul 07 21:54:05 <zooftop> They are fairly docile. So it's cool when people see them, but your pictures with Athena have way, way more prestigue to them.
  158. Jul 07 21:54:20 <zooftop> Like, selfies with a Deoxys on the moon aren't THAT rare.
  159. Jul 07 21:54:59 <zooftop> In fact during your hunting you find one of Captain Hendrix and a Deoxys. Seems she was on a tour.
  160. Jul 07 21:55:07 <zooftop> Oh, fun thing about the suites.
  161. Jul 07 21:56:02 <zooftop> So you guys were given your own three bed room one. It's as swank tastic as you'd imagine, specially the view of the city and moon, but the first thing you notice when you walk in is a note on the counter near the kitchenette, and two plates of funnelcakes.
  162. Jul 07 21:57:00 <Chase_Violet> "Expected?" he wonders. He goes for the note.
  163. Jul 07 21:57:50 <Rosetta> "By who?"
  164. Jul 07 21:58:03 <zooftop> "Dear Zodiac Braves, when booking your rooms we noticed you recently collected all the badges in your region. To help celebrate your trip to New Jamestown, please enjoy the complementary snacks. - Mt. Moon Management."
  165. Jul 07 21:58:51 <Genevieve> "Aw, looks like Rose has a fan up here."
  166. Jul 07 21:58:52 <Chase_Violet> "Huh, I thought these rooms were in Shawyun's name."
  167. Jul 07 21:59:04 <Chase_Violet> "Nice enough, I guess."
  168. Jul 07 21:59:15 <zooftop> The alarming thing is, on the table in the dining area, there's two more plates of them.
  169. Jul 07 21:59:26 <zooftop> And then there's ANOTHER two plates on the coffee table in front of the couch.
  170. Jul 07 21:59:35 <Chase_Violet> "...I sense a troll."
  171. Jul 07 21:59:37 «--- Rosetta (~castfromh@seizon.senryaku.shimashouka) has Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
  172. Jul 07 21:59:54 ---» Rosetta (~castfromh@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
  173. Jul 07 21:59:59 <zooftop> And each of these plates has different little side toppings, like fruit flavors, chocolates, caramels, ect.
  174. Jul 07 22:00:41 <Chase_Violet> "I mean this is pretty elaborate but what the fuck."
  175. Jul 07 22:01:03 <Rosetta> "Oh geez." Rosetta hops in place, staring at each plate in turn.
  176. Jul 07 22:01:24 <Chase_Violet> "I guess we have enough anti-ditto ammunition for the trip if nothing else."
  177. Jul 07 22:01:24 «--- Rosetta (~castfromh@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
  178. Jul 07 22:02:56 ---» castfromhp (~castfromh@seizon.senryaku.shimashouka) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
  179. Jul 07 22:03:03 »» castfromhp is now known as Rosetta
  180. Jul 07 22:03:24 <Genevieve> "I guess Rose can eat all she wants up here and still be a ninja."
  181. Jul 07 22:03:40 <Rosetta> "H-hey."
  182. Jul 07 22:04:02 <Rosetta> "Even I'm not gonna eat THIS much at once. Help me out, yeah? They're not as good if you let 'em get soggy."
  183. Jul 07 22:04:29 <Rosetta> "...Well, maybe I might." Rosetta fidgets.
  184. Jul 07 22:04:33 <Chase_Violet> "Sure, I'll eat a few. But you're on your own for most of them."
  185. Jul 07 22:04:47 »» Rosetta lets out Aria.
  186. Jul 07 22:04:55 <zooftop> Well there's Shawyun and Alice up here to help too, but they went to unpack in their own rooms for the moment.
  187. Jul 07 22:05:02 <Chase_Violet> "I kinda wanna see what mischief we can get up to in town, though, or what Alice and Shawyun are gonna get up to."
  188. Jul 07 22:05:12 <Chase_Violet> Speaking of, Chase unpacks in his suite room for a bit, too
  189. Jul 07 22:05:18 <zooftop> Aria, once popping out of her ball, looks out the window and :O's. She's pretty taken back by the view.
  190. Jul 07 22:05:24 <Genevieve> "We should go on a moon safari tour."
  191. Jul 07 22:05:52 »» Rosetta telekinetically tugs a caramel-coated funnel cake her way and munches.
  192. Jul 07 22:06:05 <Chase_Violet> Saxophone, guitar, proper amp, laptop, clothes, the works.
  193. Jul 07 22:06:56 <Chase_Violet> And all of his pokemon get to stretch their legs in the suite, too, Oya included. He lets them hang around while he gets things settled.
  194. Jul 07 22:07:19 »» Rosetta packed light, as usual. Most of her stuff she keeps on her person, but she has clothes and whatnot in her suitcase of course.
  195. Jul 07 22:08:07 <zooftop> Aria's attention wavers once she smells fried doughy goodness. She seems paralyzed with options when she realizes just how many funnel cakes there are.
  196. Jul 07 22:08:36 »» Genevieve unpacks as well and lets Athena and Dessoir play around in low gravity.
  197. Jul 07 22:09:06 <Rosetta> "Just close your eyes, spin around, and eat the one you end up facing!"
  198. Jul 07 22:09:11 »» Chase_Violet also brought a few select kinds of booze that probably wouldn't be found back home. He even brought a bottle of Mac's Genuine Liquid Courage, which I'll be crossing off his money now.
  199. Jul 07 22:10:08 <Rosetta> "Am I really known as the funnel cake girl on the team or something now though?" Rosetta tilts her head.
  200. Jul 07 22:10:08 <zooftop> Dessoir and Athena immediatly begin hopping on Gen's bed, laughing and hollering.
  201. Jul 07 22:10:23 <Rosetta> "I mean, among our friends sure, but fans and the rest of the public."
  202. Jul 07 22:11:04 <zooftop> Aria takes Rosetta's advice and ends up with a blueberry one. She nibbles on it as she prods Rosetta, <Where is this place?>
  203. Jul 07 22:11:37 <Chase_Violet> er
  204. Jul 07 22:11:42 <Rosetta> "We're on the moon!" Rosetta walks around to see if she can find a window with a view of Earth. "And we came from there."
  205. Jul 07 22:11:48 <Chase_Violet> *chase brought booze from back home that wouldn't be found here in the mini-bar
  206. Jul 07 22:11:55 <Genevieve> "Does the moon have a gym?"
  207. Jul 07 22:12:00 <zooftop> You got a pretty awesome view of Earth, yes.
  208. Jul 07 22:14:10 <zooftop> <...What happens if the Moon falls on it?> Aria asks. She has funny thoughts on this.
  209. Jul 07 22:14:25 <Chase_Violet> "Okay so activity list... moon safari... do we want to visit a local gym?" He's neutral on that, not against but not really for either.
  210. Jul 07 22:14:32 <Rosetta> "It won't fall. It spins around it."
  211. Jul 07 22:14:38 <zooftop> The moon, sadly, does not have a proper Gym.
  212. Jul 07 22:14:52 <zooftop> <The moon...doesn't fall?>
  213. Jul 07 22:14:58 <zooftop> This seems baffling to her.
  214. Jul 07 22:15:26 »» Chase_Violet fishes around for a brochure or something if they picked one up, otherwise guess they'll be wandering around the streets looking for fun stuff to do.
  215. Jul 07 22:15:35 <zooftop> Oh sure the hotel had a few.
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  218. Jul 07 22:17:05 <Rosetta> "Yeah, it's kinda complicated to explain how it all works right now, but it works like this." Rosetta picks up two of her poke balls, makes one of them shrink, and leaves the other in its normal size. She telekinetically makes one orbit the other.
  219. Jul 07 22:17:08 <zooftop> So outside of the normal touristy things, like museums and shopping and dining, there's a few things that do stand out. One is the moon safari/tours. Another is related to tours around the business sector of the city - and notes about how this place has a lot of nifty SCIENCE going on, and a third is the contest/concert halls.
  220. Jul 07 22:17:20 <zooftop> It doesn't have a Gym, but it seems Contests are a thing up here.
  221. Jul 07 22:18:03 <zooftop> <But I thought the small one was supposed to explode and a dragon would come out. Huuuuh...> She watches and nodnods as she slowly gets it.
  222. Jul 07 22:18:10 <Genevieve> "There's a better demonstration for that, but it involves a bucket."
  223. Jul 07 22:18:23 <Rosetta> "Wait, what? Where'd you get that idea?" Rosetta tilts her head.
  224. Jul 07 22:18:34 <Rosetta> "And is there anything else you remember like that?"
  225. Jul 07 22:18:43 <Chase_Violet> "She's thinking of Dalamund, huh? Nah, this is Luna."
  226. Jul 07 22:19:10 <Chase_Violet> "Looks like we have a bunch of cool tours we could take... and hey, contests."
  227. Jul 07 22:19:45 <Genevieve> "Lame. Moon safari, lets get some space rocks."
  228. Jul 07 22:20:05 <Rosetta> "I think I'm gonna find a free-running route to go through. It ought to be fun with moon gravity."
  229. Jul 07 22:20:10 <Chase_Violet> "What's wrong with contests? You don't want a chance for Athena to show off? Come to think of it, probably a bad idea."
  230. Jul 07 22:20:34 <Chase_Violet> "For the sake of security I'm gonna suggest we don't split up too much for very long at least."
  231. Jul 07 22:20:34 <zooftop> Aria hrrrms. <I don't know. When you said Moon its what I thought.>
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  233. Jul 07 22:22:32 <Chase_Violet> "But hell yeah, I'm up for a moon safari. We could figure out other things to do later. I kinda wanna do all of this, though."
  234. Jul 07 22:24:20 <Genevieve> "We can see what we can squeeze in."
  235. Jul 07 22:24:40 <Rosetta> "Don't forget we gotta check out that church."
  236. Jul 07 22:25:47 <Chase_Violet> "Maybe we could squeeze that into a tour without being suspicious."
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  238. Jul 07 22:26:21 <Rosetta> "Yeah, probably, but I think we're well known enough they're gonna know who we are scoping it out, yeah?"
  239. Jul 07 22:26:47 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, we could still make it look like it's just part of the tourism, at least."
  240. Jul 07 22:26:50 »» Chase_Violet shrug
  241. Jul 07 22:27:01 <Chase_Violet> "Whatever. You guys ready to go have some fun?"
  242. Jul 07 22:27:10 <Genevieve> "We can plan that tomorrow after real sleep."
  243. Jul 07 22:27:16 <Rosetta> "Sure, what's up first?"
  244. Jul 07 22:28:00 <Genevieve> "Let's go on safari."
  245. Jul 07 22:28:24 <Rosetta> "Alrighty."
  246. Jul 07 22:29:28 <zooftop> So the safari huh? There's countless little companies that advertise these things. How do you guys go about looking into what one to contact or work with?
  247. Jul 07 22:29:58 »» Genevieve calls the front desk to find a tour service that speaks French.
  248. Jul 07 22:30:27 »» Rosetta texts Hendrix and anyone else they know has been on a tour from photos for recommendations.
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  250. Jul 07 22:33:36 »» Chase_Violet looks up reviews
  251. Jul 07 22:34:53 <zooftop> The lady at the front desk helps you get a list of five or so tour groups that meet your criteria, and Hendrix's response was a bit oddly worded at first, like she was cautious to talk about it. [It was the same woman who was key to bringing those new species to the Safari Zone. Do you need a name..? Why are you messaging me this early in the morning, anyway..?]
  252. Jul 07 22:35:59 »» Genevieve writes the names out on a list and shows the others. "Pick one."
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  254. Jul 07 22:36:59 <Rosetta> [Oh, sorry about that! We're on the moon now. Time zones are confusing and all. We're just looking for a tour.]
  255. Jul 07 22:38:21 »» Chase_Violet doesn't really mind, picking one at random if Rose doesn't end up intervening
  256. Jul 07 22:39:12 <zooftop> [Cecilia Cerrano. Her business's name is just "C.C.'s"]
  257. Jul 07 22:39:22 <zooftop> This name's on the list as well, by the way
  258. Jul 07 22:39:29 <zooftop> The reviews are terrible, Chase.
  259. Jul 07 22:39:46 <zooftop> The most upvoted one is "I"m pretty sure this chick has space aspergers."
  260. Jul 07 22:39:57 <Rosetta> "Hendrix went to this one." Rosetta jabs at the name. "She was kinda weird about it."
  261. Jul 07 22:40:11 <Genevieve> "Hendrix is kind of weird. We should check it out."
  262. Jul 07 22:40:33 <Rosetta> [Okay, thanks! What'd you think of it? Or you can go back to sleep sorry about that.]
  263. Jul 07 22:41:33 <Chase_Violet> "Well, whatever's good with me. This might be fun just because of how terrible it looks."
  264. Jul 07 22:41:44 <zooftop> [She's eccentric. I don't think she cares about money. If she doesn't find you interesting she isn't going to do any business with you. So, um, good luck with that. Going back to bed.]
  265. Jul 07 22:43:06 »» Rosetta checks what time it is Visiwa to decide how guilty she should feel.
  266. Jul 07 22:44:02 <zooftop> It's like 4 AM.
  267. Jul 07 22:44:53 »» Genevieve picks up her Pokemon and heads for the door, impatient.
  268. Jul 07 22:45:00 »» Rosetta winces. "Okay, so I sorta woke up Hendrix at 4 AM, and I'm gonna feel bad if we didn't end up using her tip. Soooo."
  269. Jul 07 22:45:32 <Rosetta> "Let's check this out. C'mon Aria, let's grab a funnelcake for the road too." Rosetta floats one off a plate over to herself.
  270. Jul 07 22:45:36 <zooftop> Athena and Dessoir were pooped out from jumping by the time you came to collect them!
  271. Jul 07 22:45:56 <zooftop> Aria takes another cake, but you planning to walk out with her out of her ball?
  272. Jul 07 22:46:33 <Rosetta> If it's a bad idea, Rosetta will probably need Chase or Gen to remind her.
  273. Jul 07 22:47:41 <zooftop> It sorta is.
  274. Jul 07 22:48:15 <Genevieve> "You taking the bird for a moonwalk?" She puts both her Pokemon back in their balls for now.
  275. Jul 07 22:48:35 <Rosetta> "Should I not be?" Rosetta tilts her head.
  276. Jul 07 22:48:50 <Chase_Violet> "Uhhh. Rose."
  277. Jul 07 22:49:19 <Chase_Violet> He auras this one. <Completely unique divine entity in high priority from both groups we hate.>
  278. Jul 07 22:49:42 <Chase_Violet> <Not to mention the goddamn press>
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  281. Jul 07 22:50:37 «--- Rosetta (~castfromh@seizon.senryaku.shimashouka) has Quit (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by castfromhp_)))
  282. Jul 07 22:50:39 »» castfromhp_ is now known as Rosetta
  283. Jul 07 22:51:12 «--- Rosetta (~castfromh@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
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  285. Jul 07 22:52:05 <zooftop> She gobbles the funnelcake down before she gets beamed up.
  286. Jul 07 22:52:24 <Rosetta> "Okay, so, onwards?"
  287. Jul 07 22:52:45 <Genevieve> "Yup. Here we go."
  288. Jul 07 22:54:08 <zooftop> So you guys hit the city! Which is a pretty awesome place, fashion disasters aside. After a bit you start to realize it's structured a little like Castelia City is, and this place...
  289. Jul 07 22:54:56 <zooftop> Well, it's not in a ghetto, but its in a more run down, aged part of town. The buildings here have a rustic feel to them, and were clearly part of the original settlements. It's pretty close to the science labs up here.
  290. Jul 07 22:55:11 <zooftop> It's got a flickering green neon sign above its door. C.C.'s.
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  292. Jul 07 22:56:12 »» Chase_Violet has a look around as he goes up to the door. He lets himself in when they get there.
  293. Jul 07 22:56:34 <Rosetta> "Ooh, it's the old part of the city, huh?"
  294. Jul 07 22:57:44 <zooftop> Inside is a bit of a mess, there's odds and ends, scavenged science apparatuses, and various knicknacks piled everywhere. There's sort of a cleared out walkway, but every now and then you gotta step over something.
  295. Jul 07 22:58:16 <zooftop> At a desk, sits a mid twenty somethings, green haired woman. She's got a box of pizza on the desk, and seems way more interested in it than you guys.
  296. Jul 07 22:58:46 <Rosetta> "Heya!" Rosetta hops around the stuff on the floor.
  297. Jul 07 23:00:17 <Genevieve> "Hello, we'd like a moon ride please."
  298. Jul 07 23:01:05 <zooftop> "Hey," she responds to Rosetta, completely monotone. "Most tourists do." She responds to Genevieve.
  299. Jul 07 23:03:04 »» Chase_Violet glances at the pizza himself.
  300. Jul 07 23:03:31 <zooftop> It's nothing special, just Pizza Hut, plain old pepperoni.
  301. Jul 07 23:04:12 <Rosetta> "I wonder what moon pizza is like. I mean, you worry about elevation and whatnot with dough on earth, so does moon gravity affect that sorta stuff too?" Rosetta says quietly.
  302. Jul 07 23:04:26 <Chase_Violet> "Who says we're most tourists?"
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  304. Jul 07 23:05:40 <zooftop> Hey Rosetta, Iron Will pings, this chick's actively scanning your thoughts.
  305. Jul 07 23:06:12 <Rosetta> "H-hey, please don't do that."
  306. Jul 07 23:06:24 <zooftop> "No one did. And do what?"
  307. Jul 07 23:06:33 <Genevieve> "What is she doing besides being recalcitrant?"
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  310. Jul 07 23:07:03 »» castfromhp_ is now known as Rosetta
  311. Jul 07 23:07:11 <Rosetta> "She's a telepath."
  312. Jul 07 23:08:22 <zooftop> "I don't see the big deal, all you were thinking about is food anyway."
  313. Jul 07 23:08:51 <zooftop> She shrugs and chomps on a slice. "But if you say so, okay."
  314. Jul 07 23:09:11 <Chase_Violet> He shrugs. "Well, if she's not willing to give us a more interesting tour then the rest of the place then I suppose it's no skin off our noses."
  315. Jul 07 23:09:31 »» Rosetta hmphs and imagines something incredibly LEWD before CC leaves her head.
  316. Jul 07 23:10:29 <zooftop> CC gets a mindload of Rosetta and Garcia sunday scoop funtimes. "..."
  317. Jul 07 23:10:55 <Genevieve> "Yeah, we have four other places to check out, might as well just try another."
  318. Jul 07 23:11:24 <zooftop> "You're weird," She says to Rosetta, pointing. "What made you come here anyway?"
  319. Jul 07 23:11:51 <zooftop> Chase, this woman is pretty easy to read in that whatever Rosetta did, it made you guys not boring.
  320. Jul 07 23:12:20 <Genevieve> "We're Visiwan Explorers and Hendrix recommended you."
  321. Jul 07 23:12:40 <Rosetta> "Yeah, we woke her up at 4 AM for this even. Though that was sorta an accident."
  322. Jul 07 23:14:35 <zooftop> "...Oh, the queer pirate girl. I liked her. Never have to pay for pizza again because of her. Were you looking for the same sort of Pokemon that she was?"
  323. Jul 07 23:16:53 »» Chase_Violet briefly wonders if she means strange or homosexual. Could be either with this chick. "The same sort? Depends."
  324. Jul 07 23:18:51 <Genevieve> "I'm looking for Deoxys."
  325. Jul 07 23:19:46 <zooftop> "Okay. What will you offer for this? The full trip is like...four hours. She took longer, wanted lots of the eggs...Just Deoxys? There's one there too, I guess."
  326. Jul 07 23:20:02 <zooftop> She seems to think this is no big deal. Even though from what you could tell, that was not the case at all.
  327. Jul 07 23:21:11 <Genevieve> "Uh, I think money is the usual offer."
  328. Jul 07 23:23:01 <Chase_Violet> Rose mentioned the part where CC wasn't interested much in money, right? He thinks a moment.
  329. Jul 07 23:23:39 <zooftop> She frowns. "I showed her the way for a week's worth of pizza. Something like that would do."
  330. Jul 07 23:24:03 <Genevieve> "We have like a month's worth of steak."
  331. Jul 07 23:24:38 <Rosetta> "I could throw in a case of hand-picked soda I really like?"
  332. Jul 07 23:24:59 »» Chase_Violet then puts down a pair of freshly laundered, smooth as a baby's bottom Diglett skin socks. "I can throw these in, too."
  333. Jul 07 23:25:31 <Rosetta> "Hey Gen, what about that milker? We can milk something for her on the tour."
  334. Jul 07 23:25:54 <Genevieve> "Oh, yeah. We can get milk from anything."
  335. Jul 07 23:26:13 <Rosetta> "It milks -anything-."
  336. Jul 07 23:26:30 <Chase_Violet> "Presumably if it's alive and female."
  337. Jul 07 23:26:34 <Chase_Violet> "...I hope."
  338. Jul 07 23:26:42 <zooftop> She seems most interested in the socks, honestly. Using a napkin and then picking them up, sniffing them. "These have been used. But this plus meat and soda...Can it milk a Vespiquen?"
  339. Jul 07 23:26:50 <Genevieve> "Uh, anything, Chase."
  340. Jul 07 23:27:03 <Rosetta> "Pretty sure Vespiquen falls under 'anything'."
  341. Jul 07 23:28:16 <zooftop> "I'm skeptical of 'anything', but hm." She takes out a Pokeball and thinks. "Okay, I want to try that later then."
  342. Jul 07 23:29:47 <zooftop> She drafts up a hand written reciept. She'll do the trip for a week of steak, a 24 pack of soda, the used socks, and letting her borrow the milker for as long as this trip takes.
  343. Jul 07 23:29:52 <zooftop> In exchange, she'll take you where she took Hendrix.
  344. Jul 07 23:30:04 <Chase_Violet> Sounds good!
  345. Jul 07 23:30:09 <Genevieve> "Sure."
  346. Jul 07 23:30:15 »» Genevieve takes out the milker for her.
  347. Jul 07 23:30:50 <Rosetta> "What kinds of flavors do you like in your sodas?" Rosetta tilts her head as she pulls out a small notepad and pen. Soda is serious business.
  348. Jul 07 23:31:16 <zooftop> "So many things to experiment with..." The odd woman mutters. "Put it over there for now." Presuming you guys were ready to go, she shuffles through the junk, and opens a door to a garage.
  349. Jul 07 23:33:06 <zooftop> "Tomatos. Pineapples. Peppers. Onions..." She basically prattles off pizza toppings as she enters a much better kept garage. In here there's a big wheeled vehicle that's clearly a moon ranger.
  350. Jul 07 23:33:50 <zooftop> There's a collection of space suits in many sizes as well. She points them out for you guys to find ones that fit. They are pretty skintight, and the masks aren't very clunky either.
  351. Jul 07 23:34:04 <Rosetta> Little does CC know, Rosetta is aware of a brand that does pizza-flavored soda.
  352. Jul 07 23:34:06 »» Chase_Violet looks around curiously as he gets in one.
  353. Jul 07 23:34:25 »» Genevieve gets on her space suit, excited. "Moon ride, moon ride~"
  354. Jul 07 23:35:43 »» Rosetta searches through for a suit that fits her and puts it on. "Alright then!"
  355. Jul 07 23:35:58 <zooftop> "Keep your hands in the vehicle at all times..." She starts muttering whatever protcol and legal speach she has to give as she opens the doors to the thing and lets you guys in. She powers it on, checks over the oxygen levels and such before getting ready to roll it on out.
  356. Jul 07 23:38:01 <zooftop> The garage opens up to an area still within the city, but not one for public roadways. It's gravel floored, and inbetween several aged labs. She drives it down into a tunnelway, and eventually hits a pressurized, double sealed entry/exit mechanism. Once past that, you guys are outside the city, and on the moon proper.
  357. Jul 07 23:38:40 <zooftop> There's a few other vehicles out here, and tourists jumping around in their suits. But she just drives on past them...and keeps going, way farther than anyone else does. After all, she said this would be a few hour trip.
  358. Jul 07 23:38:56 <zooftop> It's a very quiet and awkward trip too, as she doesn't start conversation. She does answer questions when asked though.
  359. Jul 07 23:39:53 <zooftop> Though you do drive by the original lunar landing, Unovan flag and all. She points that out at least.
  360. Jul 07 23:40:51 <Rosetta> "Shiny. What's the weirdest thing you've seen out here?"
  361. Jul 07 23:44:00 »» Chase_Violet doesn't really ask questions, instead keeping an eye out!
  362. Jul 07 23:44:51 <zooftop> "...Weird to me?"
  363. Jul 07 23:45:08 <Rosetta> "Or coolest thing. Most interesting. Just something like that."
  364. Jul 07 23:46:40 <zooftop> "...Hm. I saw a Jigglypuff devour a Clefairy whole, once. Not long ago, either. That was interesting."
  365. Jul 07 23:46:49 <zooftop> "Lots of Pokemon Space Ships recently too."
  366. Jul 07 23:47:00 <zooftop> "What you were thinking before we left was very strange too."
  367. Jul 07 23:47:04 <Rosetta> "Space ships? Around where?"
  368. Jul 07 23:47:35 <Rosetta> "Hey, well, that's what you get for poking around."
  369. Jul 07 23:47:35 <zooftop> "Far side. Where people don't like to go. Too far from the city."
  370. Jul 07 23:47:48 <Chase_Violet> 3d6-2 pokemon education
  371. Jul 07 23:47:48 <CritSenpai> pokemon education: 12 [3d6=6,2,6]
  372. Jul 07 23:47:50 <Rosetta> "What do the ships do?"
  373. Jul 07 23:48:19 <Chase_Violet> "Jigglypuff devour... sharp teeth, unhinged jaw by any chance...?" there's a sort of chill that runs down his spine when he thinks of that.
  374. Jul 07 23:48:41 <Genevieve> 6d6+5 is Jigglypuff a predator species
  375. Jul 07 23:48:41 <CritSenpai> is Jigglypuff a predator species: 20 [6d6=5,2,2,2,1,3]
  376. Jul 07 23:48:55 »» Chase_Violet remembers the terrifying Azumarrils
  377. Jul 07 23:49:56 <zooftop> "...Come to think of it, yes, it did have canine teeth. That is odd, I guess. Like girls with penises." Gen, you'd know that Jigglypuffs are herbavores and don't have non-molar teeth. And you're like, 95% sure they need oxygen to survive.
  378. Jul 07 23:50:14 <Chase_Violet> "???"
  379. Jul 07 23:50:58 <Genevieve> "Can you take us to where you found this Jigglypuff?"
  380. Jul 07 23:51:17 <zooftop> "I don't know what the ships do. They...move around? And we already passed it."
  381. Jul 07 23:51:40 <Rosetta> "We'll probably see more stuff like that as we go further out, yeah?"
  382. Jul 07 23:51:50 <zooftop> "It was on this path. I don't think it noticed me. It was when the eggs were falling."
  383. Jul 07 23:52:46 »» Chase_Violet wonders if some source of fairy energy is changing nearby pokemon... another possible link for Oya but also likely very dangerous.. He keeps quiet, though. "Well... let's just keep going then.."
  384. Jul 07 23:53:58 <zooftop> "The eggs fall, the Cleffaires come and get them, and I guess the Jigglypuff didn't like that. I'm technically breaking the promise I made the Captain, but she did send you so, eh."
  385. Jul 07 23:54:09 <Genevieve> "They're probably supplanting native species. As native as any moon species is."
  386. Jul 07 23:55:17 <Chase_Violet> "I wonder if the Clefairies are taking them to places the eggs can hatch in safety... Eh, no sense in theorizing too much I guess."
  387. Jul 07 23:55:48 <Rosetta> "Yeah, let's just keep an eye out for stuff like that." Rosetta scans the surroundings.
  388. Jul 07 23:55:52 <zooftop> "Not exactly," she says as she suddenly stops the vehicle
  389. Jul 07 23:56:02 <zooftop> There's a large cliffside inf ront of you, you guys are at the base of it.
  390. Jul 07 23:57:17 <zooftop> Cecilia starts to scan the cliffs, looking left to right slowly. Your symbolsight starts to dingdingding, Gen
  391. Jul 07 23:58:51 »» Genevieve concentrates and turns her sight on.
  392. Jul 07 23:59:43 <zooftop> The odd, green haired woman's gaze falls in the same direction yours does, as a Deoxys shows itself, coiling out from a crack in the cliff face. It slithers at first, like a deformed Ekans, and then begins to hobble over to your vehicle. "Oh, there he is."
  393. Jul 08 00:00:30 <Chase_Violet> "...whoa." He didn't really expect it to be so friendly, selfies or not.
  394. Jul 08 00:00:34 <Rosetta> "Oh hi." Rosetta waves at it.
  395. Jul 08 00:00:41 <zooftop> "He says he can tell you three are safe to be here. And for us to come on out. Everyone's helmets on tight, oxygen flowing?"
  396. Jul 08 00:01:01 <Rosetta> "I hope so. We're kinda far from the city, yeah?"
  397. Jul 08 00:01:02 »» Chase_Violet double checks. "Yep."
  398. Jul 08 00:01:21 »» Genevieve puts her hands on the side of her helmet. "He's so cute!"
  399. Jul 08 00:01:37 <zooftop> She opens the door and steps on out of the vehicle, and then walks over to the Deoxys.
  400. Jul 08 00:02:17 »» Chase_Violet snaps a picture of Gen in the kawaii pose. He's sending this one to Shawyun.
  401. Jul 08 00:02:31 <Chase_Violet> The phone stays in the vehicle at least.
  402. Jul 08 00:02:43 <zooftop> He's not really tall. Shorter than Rosetta, even. His coiled arms follow behind him, dragging on the ground like oversized sweater arms.
  403. Jul 08 00:03:00 »» Chase_Violet gets out after CC, curious to see this legendary himself.
  404. Jul 08 00:03:08 »» Genevieve flops outs of the ranger and awkwardly moon walks towards the Deoxys.
  405. Jul 08 00:03:22 »» Rosetta follows along with big, slow hops.
  406. Jul 08 00:07:32 <zooftop> He can't really wave easily, but he does use his tendrils to write in the ground here. Which is impressive, cause it's not really super soft soil. "Hello. Cecilia never brings guests she does not find worthy, but I noticed you three were blessed by those of the Eight."
  407. Jul 08 00:07:48 <zooftop> Cecilia reads this as well but doesn't seem to really care or react to it.
  408. Jul 08 00:09:03 <Chase_Violet> "You know about them, then?" He's genuinely impressed. Of course, words don't really carry across a vacuum so it's likely up to mind-reading.
  409. Jul 08 00:09:33 <Rosetta> "Oh hey, you can tell that? Shiny."
  410. Jul 08 00:10:38 »» Genevieve nods. "We are. We're actually here trying to help them out."
  411. Jul 08 00:10:44 <@zoofman> He sweeps a tendril across, erasing what he wrote and flattening the ground. He starts again. "I can't project, but I can see it. And yes, I do know. From helping the Clefaries."
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  413. Jul 08 00:11:24 »» Chase_Violet nods and smiles, waiting to hear more.
  414. Jul 08 00:13:22 <@zoofman> "It'l be easier to show than scribe. Please, follow me." He starts to walk toward the cliff face.
  415. Jul 08 00:13:44 <Chase_Violet> "Of course." he follows the Deoxys over, curious where this is going.
  416. Jul 08 00:13:55 <@zoofman> You're not sure what exactly he does, but he moves his tendrils across the stone in a way that causes a hidden door to slide open, revealing a double sealed entrance to...some sorta facility, huh.
  417. Jul 08 00:14:36 <Chase_Violet> "...The clefairies have their own moon bases." he realizes. "You know, I honestly didn't think about it that hard..."
  418. Jul 08 00:14:45 »» Chase_Violet heads in, a bit awed.
  419. Jul 08 00:15:24 »» Genevieve follows into the fortress. "I really doubt the Clefairies built this."
  420. Jul 08 00:16:23 <Chase_Violet> "A few months ago I doubted bidoofs could wear power armor."
  421. Jul 08 00:16:57 <@zoofman> Once you all enter, the door closes behind you, the chamber pressurizes and oxygen flows in, and then the second set of doors opens.
  422. Jul 08 00:17:02 <Rosetta> "Whoa, this is shiny." Rosetta walks in and takes a good look around.
  423. Jul 08 00:17:23 <@zoofman> There's a little security checkpoint with a Clefairy whose holding an alien blaster. He smiles and gives you a thumbs up. :D
  424. Jul 08 00:17:37 »» Chase_Violet returns the thumbs up!
  425. Jul 08 00:17:42 <@zoofman> The Deoxys and Cecilia continue walking on in, like this is totally normal
  426. Jul 08 00:17:52 <Rosetta> "Aw, I should've thought to bring Minuetta around for this."
  427. Jul 08 00:17:53 »» Chase_Violet is just accepting it.
  428. Jul 08 00:18:34 <Chase_Violet> "Clearly you shoulda."
  429. Jul 08 00:18:42 <Chase_Violet> "Ah, well, what can you do about it?"
  430. Jul 08 00:19:06 <Rosetta> "Make another trip later I guess."
  431. Jul 08 00:21:17 »» Chase_Violet keeps heading in!
  432. Jul 08 00:21:29 <@zoofman> Once you get past the checkpoint, you enter a...large...factory floor. Sort of. There's lots of little cryogenic pods with Pokemon eggs in them, arranged neatly around the room. And countless Clefairies in little labcoats with doctor gear (like stethoscopes and such), wandering around, checking on the machines. A few notice you and start to smile and wave. One runs over to the Deoxys with a pencil and notepad.
  433. Jul 08 00:22:27 <Rosetta> "This is adorable."
  434. Jul 08 00:22:49 <Genevieve> "Why is this not all over the internet?"
  435. Jul 08 00:23:34 <Chase_Violet> "What -is- this place?" he wonders as he looks around.
  436. Jul 08 00:24:30 <@zoofman> The Deoxys scribes for the ClefDoctor. "Welcome, heroes of the eight! You are the second group of earthlings, outside of Cecilia, to see this facility. The first being a nice young lady who wished to bring these orphaned Pokemon to a place where they could grow and prosper, free from The Banishers's grip. How goes the war against the Tyrant of Fae Kind?"
  437. Jul 08 00:24:42 <@zoofman> "I'm Clide, by the way."
  438. Jul 08 00:25:11 <Genevieve> "We're actually here to try to dismantle a facility of his."
  439. Jul 08 00:25:32 <Chase_Violet> "Well, uh, nice to meet you, Clide. It could be going better - we've been kind of distracted lately. We did take down one of his four generals, at least."
  440. Jul 08 00:26:00 <Chase_Violet> "But what Genevieve said is right, too. We're here looking into his presence nearby. I'm Chase, by the way."
  441. Jul 08 00:26:11 <Rosetta> "Nice to meet you. I dunno, I'd say it's gone pretty well so far. I mean, world hasn't ended yet."
  442. Jul 08 00:26:19 <Rosetta> "Rosetta."
  443. Jul 08 00:27:36 <Genevieve> "Genevieve."
  444. Jul 08 00:28:33 <@zoofman> "One down already! Hooray! Ah! I knew you looked familiar, you must be the Sister of She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named! I will admit when I first saw you, I almost soiled yourself. She scares the bejeezus out of us!" :D
  445. Jul 08 00:28:39 <Chase_Violet> "Could you explain all of this a little bit?" he gestures around.
  446. Jul 08 00:29:39 <@zoofman> (myself*)
  447. Jul 08 00:32:15 <@zoofman> "Oh but of course! Come, I'll show you around and explain where we stand as of today." He starts to waddle on into the facility, the Deoxys and Cecilia just tagging along for now.
  448. Jul 08 00:32:33 »» Chase_Violet follows along.
  449. Jul 08 00:32:54 <Rosetta> "I'm glad we chose this tour."
  450. Jul 08 00:33:50 »» zoofman has changed the topic to: +3 TEXP, +96 Funnel Cakes, +1 Critical Silly GM
  451. Jul 08 00:34:07 <@zoofman> Clide shows you around as he begins a little lecture. Which we'll pick up on next week!
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  453. Jul 14 20:08:45 <zooftop> Last we left off our brave, well, Zodiac Braves, had just wandered into a Clefairy ran-and-operated research facility. A Deoxys let them in the front door. Did I mention this was on the moon? Today, we pick up just where we left off. With Cliff the Clefairy waddling through the seemingly endless row of cyrogentically frozen Pokemon eggs and Clefaries staffing this place.
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  455. Jul 14 20:09:34 <zooftop> Scratch that, I'm a zoof.
  456. Jul 14 20:09:52 <zooftop> <zooftop> Last we left off our brave, well, Zodiac Braves, had just wandered into a Clefairy ran-and-operated research facility. A Deoxys let them in the front door. Did I mention this was on the moon? Today, we pick up just where we left off. With Clide the Clefairy waddling through the seemingly endless row of cyrogentically frozen Pokemon eggs and Clefaries staffing this place.
  457. Jul 14 20:11:01 »» Chase_Violet is following along after Clide, not even knowing what the fuck.
  458. Jul 14 20:11:54 <Genevieve> "This is the cutest little research station I've ever seen."
  459. Jul 14 20:13:10 <zooftop> Your Deoxys translator is, more or less, projecting what this Cleffchinned fellow is cleffing about. <The eggs you see here landed on the Moon's surface, after being projected from The Banisher's ship. Given who you were with when you arrived, he imagines you are at least somewhat familiar with this already.>
  460. Jul 14 20:15:14 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, we got that much a little after a friend of ours channeled a Hawlucha. I didn't actually know the Clefairies were rescuing the eggs, though..."
  461. Jul 14 20:17:35 <Rosetta> "What are you doing with all the ones Hendrix didn't bring back to Earth?"
  462. Jul 14 20:18:36 <zooftop> <Neither did we! It was very confusing, at first. The cryogenic incubators falling to the surface.> The Deoxys makes it clear he's not translating and instead adding his own thoughts. <The Clefairies sought out my help to identify what the cause of this was..and that I did. Insurection. The Banisher wished to breed an army during his journey here, and his subjects thwarted it by sacrificing their unborn to the vac
  463. Jul 14 20:18:36 <zooftop> uum of space. It was complete luck they fell where they did.>
  464. Jul 14 20:19:38 <zooftop> And back to translating for Rosetta's question, <They will, in time, ideally -all- be shipped to the good Captain. As was our deal. There's just so many we can sneak down at a time, specially now that The Banisher is aware what is going on. I heard he was veeeeerrry upset when he realized it!>
  465. Jul 14 20:20:08 <Rosetta> "So the Banisher had a mutiny aboard his ship, huh? What's up with that?"
  466. Jul 14 20:22:33 <zooftop> <Can't say! I bet there was a lot of beheadings though! That guy's a jerk! Anyway...what brought you all up here> Clide pauses and turns to you. You've reached a door to another room at this point.
  467. Jul 14 20:23:25 <Genevieve> "We actually came here to maybe deal with a church of the Banisher that's popped up."
  468. Jul 14 20:24:34 <Rosetta> "Yeah, this is, well, it's really unexpected. I should've brought Minuetta along to see all this."
  469. Jul 14 20:25:22 <Chase_Violet> He doesn't exactly want to admit that a major draw of coming up was VACATION TIME, but he shrugs. "Yeah, as far as our main activities go, investigating the Banisher's presence on the moon was high up on our priorities, not that I think we're exactly prepared to launch operations yet. Finding this place? It was actually kind of an accident."
  470. Jul 14 20:28:12 <zooftop> <Less an accident and more good fortion! That church and the Fairies that came with it have been a major pain in the rear for us Cleffolk..! Not that we have the means to stop them, though.> Clide turns to the door, fiddles with an unusually low to the ground wall mechanism, and it slides open.
  471. Jul 14 20:28:20 <zooftop> He walks on in, but you have to duck down to follow him.
  472. Jul 14 20:28:31 »» Chase_Violet ducks on in
  473. Jul 14 20:30:02 <zooftop> Inside looks like an observation room, with several computer displays of satellite footage along one wall, and several Clefairies at desks, working at personal computers. There's a good bit of chatter going on. Most the monitoring is focused on New Jamestown, but there are one or two that are looking at a helic shaped spaceship, and a few scanning various locals in Visiwa.
  474. Jul 14 20:30:37 <Rosetta> "What have they been doing? Aside from ambushing you out on moonwalks. We're not too clear on their activities right now."
  475. Jul 14 20:30:50 <Chase_Violet> "Whoa. You guys have been gathering intelligence, then..."
  476. Jul 14 20:33:02 <Genevieve> "Cleffolk Intelligence Agency."
  477. Jul 14 20:33:36 <zooftop> <Well, the whole thing began a few years ago. We had a feeling there was gonna be a new Type coming around, eventually - we could all sort of feel it affecting us...and we maaaay have done a bit of genetic experimentation to create a Clefairy/human hybrid in hopes she'd be a herald for our new Type's Outer God. That didn't really go as planned, so, uh, we dropped the project.>
  478. Jul 14 20:34:19 <Rosetta> "What."
  479. Jul 14 20:34:20 <zooftop> <It sort of caught The Banisher's attention, though. Might have been what attracted him initially! Who can say. What we can say is the witch whose leading this thing hacked our systems and snagged the data, few years ago. Been going downhill ever since!>
  480. Jul 14 20:35:10 <Chase_Violet> "Wait what."
  481. Jul 14 20:35:19 »» Chase_Violet scratches his head, thinking on that.
  482. Jul 14 20:35:36 <Chase_Violet> "...Wait, that means..."
  483. Jul 14 20:36:07 »» Chase_Violet starts adding points together. "Genesis?"
  484. Jul 14 20:36:14 <Genevieve> "Probably."
  485. Jul 14 20:37:20 <zooftop> <Let's not dwell toooooo much on the past!> :D. Your Deoxys translator interpreter adds his own thoughts, <I would not be assisting them if they were not seeking to correct this mess of theirs.>
  486. Jul 14 20:38:03 <zooftop> <Anyhow, as you can see>, Clide gestures with his stubby little hands at all the images on the screens, <We've been keeping tabs on them, and -do- know a thing or two about what they've been doing here on the Moon!>
  487. Jul 14 20:38:29 <Rosetta> "Well, uh, alright then. Do tell?" Rosetta hops in place, turning to take in each screen.
  488. Jul 14 20:39:26 <Chase_Violet> "No, no, no, I'm not accusing or blaming them for anything. It's just sort of surprising. Let's focus on other things, though."
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  490. Jul 14 20:44:30 <zooftop> <First and foremost, they have been aggressively recruiting new worshippers to their faith! Mostly with fire and brimstone speechs amongst lower class New Jamestownians, along with wooing several high profile investors with promises of pay off after the end times and such!>
  491. Jul 14 20:45:34 <Chase_Violet> "I'd say I can't believe that actually works, but unfortunately it does."
  492. Jul 14 20:45:45 <zooftop> <We suspect most public preachers are Dittos, as it seems one of their key mantras is that sugar free diets are the only thing that's kosher.>
  493. Jul 14 20:45:59 »» Chase_Violet snrks
  494. Jul 14 20:46:13 <Rosetta> "Blasphemy."
  495. Jul 14 20:46:19 <Chase_Violet> "That sort of figures. Luckily it seems the staff at our hotel aren't exactly on the faith."
  496. Jul 14 20:46:43 <zooftop> <We can say little about more up close observations concerning their practices, because, well, we get chomped by space roaming Fairies if we try to get closer!>
  497. Jul 14 20:47:26 <Chase_Violet> "The more terrifyingly affected ones, then. Like the Azumarrils we saw back on Earth." he says, more seriously. "Jigglypuffs, here, was it?"
  498. Jul 14 20:48:31 <Chase_Violet> "I don't want to be rude or anything, but this is a pretty burning question... If you could all feel the changes happening, how exactly has the Fairy type been affecting the Clefairies when it has effects like that on others?"
  499. Jul 14 20:48:47 <zooftop> <Amongst other things! Most the big investors they have won over deal with robotics. As you can probably imagine, there's lots of Science and Tech research and development done up here, and robotics is huge due to, well, not needing oxygen.>
  500. Jul 14 20:49:35 <Chase_Violet> "Yeaaah."
  501. Jul 14 20:49:43 <Genevieve> "What the hell would they need more robots for though."
  502. Jul 14 20:50:15 <zooftop> <A valid question! One I could enlighten you on in a bit, if you wished. But have any of your companions a Ralts or Mawile with them? They haven't necisarily began to act strange just because of these events, no?>
  503. Jul 14 20:50:41 <Rosetta> "Uh, not with us right now, no."
  504. Jul 14 20:51:13 <zooftop> <We'll get back to answering that in a bit, then.> :D
  505. Jul 14 20:51:21 <Chase_Violet> "Alright, then."
  506. Jul 14 20:51:57 <Genevieve> "I don't think so. And Thomas's Mawile has always been sort of strange."
  507. Jul 14 20:52:15 <zooftop> <The robotics are utilized in the automations that they call 'Wanga Dolls', and in the armorments of their Bidoof Shock Troopers, and their Arch Angels.>
  508. Jul 14 20:54:16 <Chase_Violet> "Arch Angels... oh, the Mewtwo things? Probably can expect them to be a bit different from Grant's."
  509. Jul 14 20:55:03 <zooftop> <Speaking of Arch Angels, I can't say for certain if the witch and their 'Star Child' are on sight at the church facilities, but we DO know that the structure has a private space shuttle landing platform. Very expensive to have those, given the limited space. Far as we can tell their shuttle runs directly to The Banisher's vessel.>
  510. Jul 14 20:55:36 <Chase_Violet> "That'd be fun to hijack if we could get away with it. Even though it'd probably be suicide..."
  511. Jul 14 20:55:58 »» Chase_Violet thinks on it a bit.
  512. Jul 14 20:56:13 <Rosetta> "Yeah, let's not do that."
  513. Jul 14 20:56:17 <Rosetta> "At least, not yet."
  514. Jul 14 20:56:26 <Chase_Violet> "We're gonna need to take the fight to him sooner or later at least."
  515. Jul 14 20:57:02 <Genevieve> "I'd rather not have the fight be in deep space."
  516. Jul 14 20:57:34 <zooftop> <Their means to-and-from the planet's surface, and to the moon, are routed through the Mothership. She-who-must-not-be-named has made less frequent trips as of late, but far as we can tell based off observations, she is currently aboard the mothership.>
  517. Jul 14 21:00:11 <Chase_Violet> "And I guess Dandyman has remained on Earth mostly..."
  518. Jul 14 21:00:29 <Chase_Violet> "At least they're split up a bit."
  519. Jul 14 21:01:08 <zooftop> <Based on their actions up until now, we suspect they intend for some fanfare involving their Star Child within the next few weeks - those distractions their ground team is running are quite effective at making it hard to tell which events actually work toward their goal!>
  520. Jul 14 21:01:54 <Rosetta> "So this won't be as easy as what we did to Grant's fireworks then. What are the candidates you know about then?"
  521. Jul 14 21:02:05 <Chase_Violet> "We've heard about a little bit of the chaos they've been sewing." he sighs. "It's not good, in any case."
  522. Jul 14 21:03:32 <zooftop> <We really cannot say, as we cannot easily access to the scripture or sermons they are pushing through the church up here. But we do imagine that building is funneling a good amount of their support, muscle, and following.>
  523. Jul 14 21:04:29 <Chase_Violet> "Infiltrating it is unlikely to be an option with how well they know the faces of us and most of our allies, too..."
  524. Jul 14 21:04:45 <Chase_Violet> "At least, the more subtle kind of infiltrating."
  525. Jul 14 21:06:20 <Rosetta> "Yeah, but if they're doing stuff all over New Jamestown, then they can't have super high security everywhere."
  526. Jul 14 21:06:33 <zooftop> <It might be for you, but it might not be true for your Pokemon allies!>
  527. Jul 14 21:06:59 <Chase_Violet> That gets his attention a little bit.
  528. Jul 14 21:07:02 <Rosetta> "And they're not like the Sons of Grant where they're gonna have Unown plastered everywhere just cause."
  529. Jul 14 21:07:37 <Genevieve> "I'm not sure most of our Pokemon are up to infiltrating a moon cult."
  530. Jul 14 21:08:09 <Chase_Violet> "I kind of want to hear this though."
  531. Jul 14 21:10:14 <zooftop> <Infiltrating? I suppose it is in a manner, but I hardly imagine their security is paying scrutiny to one guest's tagalong Charmander to another.>
  532. Jul 14 21:13:08 <Chase_Violet> "...might have an idea there depending on what we can pull off, but..." he hrms.
  533. Jul 14 21:13:45 <Chase_Violet> "In any case, this has all been pretty helpful. It's good to know we have allies up here."
  534. Jul 14 21:13:52 <zooftop> <That said, as the young miss has mentioned, there are likely holes in their defenses. Dittos and Machines are not without faults, of course.>
  535. Jul 14 21:16:20 <zooftop> <Or shucks I imagine there's ways you could advert their gazes to other distractions and slip in if need be!>
  536. Jul 14 21:16:22 <Chase_Violet> "Can you tell us any more about their mother ship? And... do you guys want some protection up here or something? We might could get some pokebots of our own organized."
  537. Jul 14 21:20:22 <Genevieve> "We can send you all an HM for Meteor Mash or something, protect yourselves."
  538. Jul 14 21:21:39 <zooftop> <The Mothership...is very much like an aircraft carrier is! It is less a warship itself and more a staging platform for smaller vessels during travel. Without the fleet, the majority of its defenses rely on the crew itself. And, well The Banisher himself.>
  539. Jul 14 21:22:43 <zooftop> <Oh! That would be the most generous of gifts. We feel fairly safe within our compound. We're shielded from The Banisher's influence, as he's been unable to locate us. But it would indeed help our scouts in the field to have that extra layer of coverage.>
  540. Jul 14 21:23:22 <Rosetta> "How have you all stayed so well hidden? I mean, if he's sending Jigglypuffs to attack you when gathering eggs, I imagine he's been searching for where you take 'em."
  541. Jul 14 21:24:10 <Genevieve> "Sure thing. We're kind of a big deal in the League now, so I'm sure I can get Chione to cough up the tech for that."
  542. Jul 14 21:27:45 <zooftop> The Deoxys takes over to answer that, Rosetta. <That would be my doing. You could say I've infected them with a benign virus that makes them very dificult for Fairy Types to notice.>
  543. Jul 14 21:28:19 <Rosetta> "Whoa, that's kinda cool I guess. But the whole facility?"
  544. Jul 14 21:30:05 <zooftop> <The Clefairies, yes. The facility is more masked by the metal deposits in the cliffside here. Steel and Poison are very effective countermeasures, as you well know by now.>
  545. Jul 14 21:31:28 <Chase_Violet> "...Haha. Not bad."
  546. Jul 14 21:31:34 <Rosetta> "Wouldn't that make it hard for them to operate in a lot of places on the moon? If metal's a problem, I mean."
  547. Jul 14 21:33:42 <zooftop> <Funny you mention that, as the church is made of Moon Stone. Rather Avante Garde, compared to most architecture up here!> is what Clide adds. <But yes, it makes it dificult for the Fairies themselves to do much around New Jamestown.>
  548. Jul 14 21:34:08 <Genevieve> "Sounds like a gamble."
  549. Jul 14 21:34:12 <Rosetta> "Shiny, that could be helpful for us."
  550. Jul 14 21:36:33 <zooftop> <A gamble? Well, how you utilize this information is up to you. Alas, information is about as much as we CAN offer you, friends!> Clide seems a bit embarrased to admit that. As embarrased as a Clefairy can look, I guess.
  551. Jul 14 21:36:54 <Chase_Violet> "Hey, that's completely fine. It was a lot more than we were expecting!"
  552. Jul 14 21:38:19 <Rosetta> "I think we could probably poke around any robotics-related sectors they're working with up here, if the metal thing is such an issue for 'em." Rosetta tilts her head.
  553. Jul 14 21:38:39 »» Chase_Violet smiles. "We're appreciative of any help we can get in the long run." He thinks on it. "Weren't tours of the more technological sectors of the city being offered?"
  554. Jul 14 21:38:48 <Genevieve> "Could we just fire some kind of weapon into space to deal with the mother ship?"
  555. Jul 14 21:39:19 <Rosetta> "Do we have something that could do enough damage? And which the Banisher might not be able to protect against?"
  556. Jul 14 21:40:02 <Chase_Violet> "As much as it's not optimal... we may have to engage him on his home territory." he grimaces.
  557. Jul 14 21:40:13 <Genevieve> "If space metal is an issue, we can lasso an asteroid and hurl that his way."
  558. Jul 14 21:40:26 <Chase_Violet> "That doesn't sound that simple."
  559. Jul 14 21:40:48 <Genevieve> "It isn't. The point is, how closely can you guys track the ship?"
  560. Jul 14 21:40:54 <Rosetta> "Dragging asteroids near a moon colony doesn't sound too safe."
  561. Jul 14 21:43:47 <zooftop> <Not much closer than we have, to be honest...we're just utilizing satallites that are on their way past Mars and farther. Hasn't caught any suspicion yet, at least. So you're looking to take the fight to The Banisher itself, hrm?>
  562. Jul 14 21:44:09 <Genevieve> "Trying to keep our options open."
  563. Jul 14 21:44:54 <Rosetta> "The other major option is to take out all his lieutenants and fuck up his operations so much he's gotta come down from the ship to deal with us himself, but that's not exactly easy either, yeah?"
  564. Jul 14 21:46:48 <Chase_Violet> "Well, like Clide was saying, the ship doesn't have much defenses itself besides it's crew and Space Deer itself."
  565. Jul 14 21:46:57 <Chase_Violet> "But we'll think about our options..."
  566. Jul 14 21:47:01 <zooftop> <A heroic goal, that is! I wish you luck however you attempt it - because, yes, it's not at all an easy one.> Clide seeems unsure what to recommend here.
  567. Jul 14 21:48:34 <Chase_Violet> "I think the best course of action at the moment is to just keep gathering information on his operations and react as things come to light."
  568. Jul 14 21:50:01 <Chase_Violet> "We can't afford to be super aggressive here, especially since we don't have home territory advantage anymore."
  569. Jul 14 21:51:50 <Rosetta> "Okay, so let's assume we do something poking around ourselves, and then...send our Pokemon into the church?"
  570. Jul 14 21:53:06 <Chase_Violet> "Sounds like it might be good..."
  571. Jul 14 21:53:29 <Chase_Violet> "We'll see if it's viable or not when we get back. Is now a good time to segue back into that topic from earlier?"
  572. Jul 14 21:58:14 <zooftop> <Ah, yes, the affects of The Banisher's influence on Cleffkin?>
  573. Jul 14 21:58:41 »» Chase_Violet nods.
  574. Jul 14 21:58:56 <zooftop> Clide beckons you guys to follow him onto another chamber in this facility. This one is very well lit, much like a doctor's office with all the whites, and little mouthmasks.
  575. Jul 14 21:59:43 »» Rosetta follows along.
  576. Jul 14 22:00:00 <zooftop> He presents you with a plexyglassed off chamber, where a Clefairy that looks...well, possessed is. It's eyes are bloodshot, its teeth sharpened to fangs, and is bearing its jaws at you as it uselessly scratches at the door. It makes a hissing noise.
  577. Jul 14 22:00:08 <zooftop> <This is Cliff. He wasn't so lucky.> :D
  578. Jul 14 22:00:26 <zooftop> <We don't really know what to do with him so yeah, we locked him up.>
  579. Jul 14 22:01:30 <Genevieve> "Do you have a blood sample?"
  580. Jul 14 22:02:19 <zooftop> <Plenty, if you'd desire one.>
  581. Jul 14 22:02:21 <Rosetta> "Geez, can you tell when someone's gonna turn like this? Or how to prevent it?"
  582. Jul 14 22:03:47 <zooftop> <Cliff got bit by a Jigglypuff, but not devoured.>
  583. Jul 14 22:04:15 <zooftop> <Took a few hours for the onset to occur.>
  584. Jul 14 22:04:34 <Rosetta> "So like zombies."
  585. Jul 14 22:04:50 <Chase_Violet> "Almost like a virus of their own..."
  586. Jul 14 22:04:59 <Chase_Violet> "Shit."
  587. Jul 14 22:05:03 <Chase_Violet> "Poor guy."
  588. Jul 14 22:05:09 <zooftop> <Or werezouras, maybe. It's hard to tell, but we suspect it only has affect on Pokemon who are canidates for the Fairy Type.>
  589. Jul 14 22:05:25 <zooftop> <Like Mawiles, us, Ralts, ect.>
  590. Jul 14 22:05:43 <Chase_Violet> "But until... this happens, they're not officially Fairies?"
  591. Jul 14 22:05:57 <Genevieve> "Yeah, I'd like a sample to look over. We might at least be able to get him less bloodthirsty."
  592. Jul 14 22:06:59 <Chase_Violet> "Yeeesh. I was going to ask you guys about safer sources of Fairy type power but it seems like that's probably not going to go too well... I have a friend, Oya, who's interested in the type. At this rate it looks more like we're going to have to dip from Grant's side of the pool for sure."
  593. Jul 14 22:07:04 <zooftop> <Yes, that is correct>, is his answer for Chase. <Oh? That would be quite the relief - if we could somehow lessen or reverse the affects.>
  594. Jul 14 22:08:17 »» Chase_Violet lets out Oya anyway so she can have a look. "Somehow I don't think this is what you were pushing for, Oya."
  595. Jul 14 22:08:25 <Rosetta> "Think it could even be weaponized? Shoot one of the Banisher's troops with a drugged dart, they turn all cuddly and pacifistic?"
  596. Jul 14 22:08:44 <Rosetta> "A cure I mean."
  597. Jul 14 22:09:09 <Genevieve> "Yeah, maybe. We can expose them to Moggle Mog's crown and see if it makes them cute and fluffy again."
  598. Jul 14 22:10:27 <zooftop> Oya comes out asleep, and sprawled out on the ground. She snores for a half second before snapping awake, looking up. <Oh geez, what is this, World War F? Yeah no don't want any of that. Not even vampiric appeal there.>
  599. Jul 14 22:11:00 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, thought not."
  600. Jul 14 22:11:07 <zooftop> She yawns and assesses the surroundings, and the Deoxys with you. The two Legendaries exchange greeting waves.
  601. Jul 14 22:12:08 <zooftop> Clide seems deep in medidation. <Weaponizing...adorable, pacifistic traits...hrrrrm...You know I think you might be onto something!>
  602. Jul 14 22:13:01 <Rosetta> "Really? I dunno what to think of that." Rosetta tilts her head.
  603. Jul 14 22:13:29 <Chase_Violet> "Hey, if it works, it works."
  604. Jul 14 22:13:43 <Genevieve> "I heard the Unovan military researched something like that. A hug bomb."
  605. Jul 14 22:13:51 <Chase_Violet> "We can leave part of that to our resident expert doctor."
  606. Jul 14 22:16:01 <Chase_Violet> "You know, I actually find it pretty funny that Mawiles are candidates too, considering the pokebots we made... Hell, if it weren't for the steel type that wouldn't be a half bad Outer God." He thinks about things for a moment, though.
  607. Jul 14 22:16:28 <Chase_Violet> And theeeere come the thoughts on what would happen if this mooglelogical weapon was applied to Genesis. ...Oh well, thoughts for another time, maybe!
  608. Jul 14 22:17:26 <zooftop> Roll me Intuition, Chase.
  609. Jul 14 22:18:11 <Chase_Violet> 6d6+6
  610. Jul 14 22:18:11 <CritSenpai> 6d6+6: 25 [6d6=5,2,5,3,1,3]
  611. Jul 14 22:18:59 <zooftop> You reckon you already have seen this in action, what happens when the two sides 'mesh', in what Pi could do.
  612. Jul 14 22:20:07 <Chase_Violet> Was that really both sides combined? Then again I guess she did think she was a magical girl.
  613. Jul 14 22:21:10 <Chase_Violet> "Man, we have really got to go find Pi again sometime when we get back to Visiwa." he muses out loud.
  614. Jul 14 22:21:28 <Chase_Violet> "I have a feeling there's a few things we may be missing or could find out..."
  615. Jul 14 22:22:07 <Genevieve> "We can do that."
  616. Jul 14 22:22:24 <Rosetta> "That shouldn't be too hard to do."
  617. Jul 14 22:22:58 <Chase_Violet> "Pi kind of got exposed to Eorzan energy by proxy when she found the venomtalon tome, I think."
  618. Jul 14 22:23:41 <Chase_Violet> "So she might be a living example of what can happen when the Fairies clash."
  619. Jul 14 22:24:30 <Chase_Violet> "Anyway... what are you guys up for doing?"
  620. Jul 14 22:24:50 <Chase_Violet> "We've collected a good bit of information here to sit on..."
  621. Jul 14 22:25:09 <Genevieve> "We can go poke around the church."
  622. Jul 14 22:25:32 <Rosetta> "I thought the conclusion was we couldn't do much to poke around there in person."
  623. Jul 14 22:27:20 <Chase_Violet> "I was thinking we head back and check up on the technlogical sectors of town. Maybe we can see the kind of investors they have in on the Church of Fae."
  624. Jul 14 22:27:47 <Chase_Violet> "And then maybe prep our pokemon..."
  625. Jul 14 22:28:21 <Genevieve> "That's what I mean."
  626. Jul 14 22:29:22 <Rosetta> "Alright, if we've got a while, I can ask the next batch of guys riding up to the moon to take Minuetta up with 'em. I think out of my Pokemon, she'd probably be the best for tagging along in the church."
  627. Jul 14 22:29:49 <Rosetta> "I mean, Elgyem and those kind of Pokemon will blend in on the moon, yeah?"
  628. Jul 14 22:30:21 »» Chase_Violet decides to ask the Deoxys a question. "Do you happen to know if they have methods of detecting Legendary power up here?"
  629. Jul 14 22:31:30 <zooftop> <They would be looking for signitures like those around your neck, not one such as her>, he points at Oya. Whose yawning profusely.
  630. Jul 14 22:31:41 <Chase_Violet> "Gotcha."
  631. Jul 14 22:34:47 <zooftop> <If you are prepared to leave, we could go find your escort> The Deoxys adds.
  632. Jul 14 22:35:09 <zooftop> Clide comes over with a vial of blood for Gen, as requested.
  633. Jul 14 22:35:34 <Chase_Violet> "I feel like we should ask more, but the questions are just escaping me at the moment." he says sort of apologetically.
  634. Jul 14 22:35:36 <Genevieve> "I suppose we should." She takes the sample and puts it somewhere on her spacesuit. "Thanks!"
  635. Jul 14 22:37:32 <Chase_Violet> "If there's anything you guys need from us too, let us know."
  636. Jul 14 22:38:15 <Rosetta> "We can come back to visit, yeah?"
  637. Jul 14 22:38:19 <zooftop> Clide waves. <Don't get killed! I'm following you on Twitter!>
  638. Jul 14 22:38:22 <Rosetta> "So we don't have to settle everything just right now."
  639. Jul 14 22:38:48 <Chase_Violet> "Right."
  640. Jul 14 22:39:01 »» Chase_Violet is actually really surprised to hear they're following social media, but whichever!
  641. Jul 14 22:39:03 <Genevieve> "Theoretically. I don't think we can get Shawyun to poach us free tickets again."
  642. Jul 14 22:39:19 »» Chase_Violet thanks the clefairies as he heads off.
  643. Jul 14 22:39:47 <Genevieve> "Oh, that's a good idea. Would a picture with you break some kind of Clefairy intelligence rules?"
  644. Jul 14 22:39:59 <Chase_Violet> "(We could try getting Rosetta to make portals but honestly I have doubts on how it'd work from here to Visiwa.)"
  645. Jul 14 22:40:01 <Rosetta> "No, but we could probably get the guild to fund us if we really need it, yeah?"
  646. Jul 14 22:40:40 <Rosetta> 4d6+1 occult - would Rosetta know how well that'd work?
  647. Jul 14 22:40:40 <CritSenpai> occult - would Rosetta know how well that'd work?: 15 [4d6=3,6,4,1]
  648. Jul 14 22:41:41 <zooftop> <Not at all!> is the response for Gen.
  649. Jul 14 22:41:52 <Chase_Violet> "At least not without replicating the slingshot to Hydaelyn."
  650. Jul 14 22:42:12 <zooftop> You think you'd need a LOT of Unown to make that work. I mean, the Gran Grimoire more or less does what you're asking, buuuut you're not really sure how it works.
  651. Jul 14 22:42:28 <zooftop> It's not impossible but you wouldn't know exactly where to start.
  652. Jul 14 22:43:02 <Rosetta> "I don't think I personally have enough Unown for that. We'd need a bunch, like the temple on Mirage Island, and then I'd need to figure out how to put it all together. Somehow."
  653. Jul 14 22:44:09 »» Genevieve turns back to the room with all the computers and takes a shot of all the Clefairy working. [The future of outscourcing.]
  654. Jul 14 22:44:52 »» Chase_Violet nods at Rose.
  655. Jul 14 22:45:06 <Chase_Violet> "So let's make our time here count."
  656. Jul 14 22:45:45 <zooftop> Gen's followers break 50,000. The Deoxys helps you find your guide, Cecilia. She's been playing Black Jack with some rather rough looking Cleffs. "Done looking around?"
  657. Jul 14 22:46:03 <Rosetta> "Yup, for now anyway."
  658. Jul 14 22:46:51 <Chase_Violet> "Mhm."
  659. Jul 14 22:46:54 <zooftop> She finishes up the round and waves goodbye to the other players, and before long you guys are back outside with the Deoxys. It offers you guys a final farewell before returning to hiding amongst the cliff face.
  660. Jul 14 22:47:21 <Rosetta> "Nice guys. When'd you first meet 'em?"
  661. Jul 14 22:47:40 »» Rosetta is asking Cecilia, if that isn't clear.
  662. Jul 14 22:47:58 <Genevieve> "How are deep space viruses so cute?"
  663. Jul 14 22:48:35 <zooftop> "When I first moved here, I'd get bored. Wander around. Ran into a few of them." She fires up the moon rover and gets back on the way back to New Jamestown.
  664. Jul 14 22:51:25 <zooftop> A few hours later you're back in her super cluttered store. "I'll be expecting that meat within two weeks," she says as she hangs up her spacewear.
  665. Jul 14 22:53:29 <Rosetta> "Yeah, we can do that. The soda and all too."
  666. Jul 14 22:53:32 <Genevieve> "Sure."
  667. Jul 14 22:53:33 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, no problem. We'll figure a way to get it up here. Convincing them to let some go won't be the problem."
  668. Jul 14 22:54:20 »» Chase_Violet heads out without another word since this chick doesn't really seem like the type to expect thanks or anything.
  669. Jul 14 22:55:18 <zooftop> You leave with her making a very twisted grin as she picks up the milker.
  670. Jul 14 22:56:37 <Rosetta> "...What do you think she's gonna do with that?" Rosetta asks once they're out.
  671. Jul 14 22:57:35 <Genevieve> "Hopefully nothing criminal."
  672. Jul 14 22:57:56 <Chase_Violet> "Some things are better off remaining unknown."
  673. Jul 14 23:00:59 <zooftop> By the time you guys return to your hotel, it's getting pretty late. You guys were gone for a preeeetty long time, after all.
  674. Jul 14 23:01:03 <Rosetta> "Alright, well, what to do first? I guess I should get Minuetta up here..." Rosetta takes out her phone and taps out a text to Annette asking if she could bring Minuetta up as carry-on for her when she and the other Moon Wardens show up.
  675. Jul 14 23:01:13 <zooftop> It's hard to really get a feel for what time of day or night it is, given, well, its always night here
  676. Jul 14 23:01:43 <zooftop> Annette says she can do that for you no problemo!
  677. Jul 14 23:01:44 <Genevieve> "Sleep, first. Look around at the robotics stuff tomorrow."
  678. Jul 14 23:02:23 <Rosetta> "Funnelcakes, then sleep." Rosetta says, telekinetically yoinking another plate to herself as she flops back on a bed.
  679. Jul 14 23:03:19 <Chase_Violet> "Nngh. Okay, yeah. I'm pretty beat, myself. It's been like what, eight hours? Gonna feed everyone then plant my face into a pillow."
  680. Jul 14 23:06:10 <Genevieve> "I'm with you on that. Moon rides are exhausting."
  681. Jul 14 23:08:19 <zooftop> Passage of time is weird up here, but people seem to try to work off earth hours the best they can. You guys end up getting back around 3 at night here, and crashing for as however long as you need. Surprisingly, the funnel cakes are just as crisp as you left them.
  682. Jul 14 23:09:50 <Chase_Violet> The suite's fridge is going to be packed.
  683. Jul 14 23:12:19 »» Chase_Violet probably oversleeps, given how weird shit is here and the fact that he probably forgot to set an alarm.
  684. Jul 14 23:12:26 <zooftop> The following day, the Regalia arrives! And you guys would have plenty of time to look for tours and what not to gather intel.
  685. Jul 14 23:15:15 <Chase_Violet> Though, as soon as he's awake he probably gets ready to go out and see Ammy for a bit, and then TECH TOURS
  686. Jul 14 23:15:17 »» Rosetta lets Aria and her other Pokemon out and eats funnelcake in bed while looking up tech-y tours on the moon.
  687. Jul 14 23:15:52 »» Genevieve has breakfast with her Pokemon and helps set up tours. "I need a portable lab."
  688. Jul 14 23:18:57 <zooftop> There are four major fields with lots of tech investment up here - mining equiptment, robotics and AI, and aeronautics, and bioforming. All for pretty obvious reasons, as you can probably imagine. There's tours aimed at each of these industries
  689. Jul 14 23:19:37 <Chase_Violet> Robotics and AI sounds like the best bet
  690. Jul 14 23:19:38 <Rosetta> "Well, I guess robotics is the obvious choice for us, yeah? You think maybe they'd be looking into aeronautics too though?"
  691. Jul 14 23:19:55 <Chase_Violet> "Could be, but no telling for sure."
  692. Jul 14 23:20:09 <Chase_Violet> "Bioforming is also pretty interesting personally..."
  693. Jul 14 23:21:33 <Genevieve> "They already have a spaceship. My bet is on robotics and bioforming. We don't know how hospitable Earth is to the Banisher."
  694. Jul 14 23:22:51 <Chase_Violet> "Robotics seems like the biggest lead either way."
  695. Jul 14 23:24:44 <Rosetta> "Yep!"
  696. Jul 14 23:25:22 <@zoofman> Gigi and Garcia are being BORING and TIRED, Anna got dragged off by Alice, and Ammy is fine just tagging along with Chase for whatever he decides to do - far as them catching up on stuff is concerned, they figure they'll be a big meeting once the whole skitty kaboodle is up here.
  697. Jul 14 23:25:26 <Chase_Violet> "So probably a robotics and AI tour followed by a look at bioforming? Seems like the most reasonable."
  698. Jul 14 23:25:57 <@zoofman> Shawyun has been on the phone all morning trying to convince Thomas to bring a shit ton of steak up with him to pay some space autist chick.
  699. Jul 14 23:26:32 <Chase_Violet> We are the best protags.
  700. Jul 14 23:27:32 <Chase_Violet> Anyway yeah, Chase is just gonna invite Ammy along for the tours for now and maybe some them time later. He's pretty curious about low gravity dancing venues.
  701. Jul 14 23:27:35 <Genevieve> "Just tell him to bring the steak and I'll convince Chione to go on a date with him."
  702. Jul 14 23:28:04 <Chase_Violet> "Did he and Gigi not work out?"
  703. Jul 14 23:28:22 «--- zooftop (~zoofsama@Rizon-F2F5F76E.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) has Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
  704. Jul 14 23:28:35 <Rosetta> "I feel like with Thomas's luck, he and women just don't tend to work out."
  705. Jul 14 23:28:43 <Genevieve> "I don't actually know. Did they?"
  706. Jul 14 23:30:33 <@zoofman> If you pried you'd find out things got a bit less weird between them when Thomas finally kicked the cured Alice out of his apartment.
  707. Jul 14 23:30:44 <@zoofman> They don't seem to have done much so far though.
  708. Jul 14 23:30:56 <@zoofman> Anyway, sounds like you guys want info on robotics and bioforming, huh?
  709. Jul 14 23:30:56 <Chase_Violet> "Also I hear Zeke's been visiting Chione a lot lately, but I dunno if there's anything like that between them or not."
  710. Jul 14 23:31:00 <Chase_Violet> YEP
  711. Jul 14 23:32:23 <Genevieve> "She's just jealous, she wants the tall men for herself."
  712. Jul 14 23:32:27 <Genevieve> Yeah.
  713. Jul 14 23:34:17 <@zoofman> We'll say you guys go on the Robotics one first. Roll me Tech Edu for how well this sinks in, and if you want to try to pry any additional info out of the tour guides, lemee know what.
  714. Jul 14 23:34:49 <Rosetta> Would dragging along Fugue help any?
  715. Jul 14 23:35:40 <Chase_Violet> 2d6-2 Chase doesn't know a lot about tech to be honest, questions will wait until we get some starting info
  716. Jul 14 23:35:40 <CritSenpai> Chase doesn't know a lot about tech to be honest, questions will wait until we get some starting info: 5 [2d6=5,2]
  717. Jul 14 23:35:46 <Genevieve> 6d6+5
  718. Jul 14 23:35:46 <CritSenpai> 6d6+5: 35 [6d6=6,3,4,5,6,6]
  719. Jul 14 23:36:03 <Rosetta> 3d6+1 tech for Rosetta anyhow
  720. Jul 14 23:36:03 <CritSenpai> tech for Rosetta anyhow: 10 [3d6=3,5,1]
  721. Jul 14 23:36:45 <@zoofman> Well, Gen's got you bumkins covered.
  722. Jul 14 23:39:13 <@zoofman> You get a tour of a few factories up here, and from what you can gather the majority of the roboitcs work done up here is for very specific tasks. Ones that run risks for people and Pokemon due to lack of oxygen in space. This goes from mining, to repair and maitenence work, to exploration and even aeronaughtical navigation. They've made great strides in A.I. to help these robots make intelligent choices on their ow
  723. Jul 14 23:39:13 <@zoofman> n, when communication might be rough or when a person's running out of oxygen and there's just seconds to act.
  724. Jul 14 23:39:40 <@zoofman> One thing Gen picks up on really quick is all these companies seem to have made these big A.I. improvements around the same time...maybe 2-3 years ago.
  725. Jul 14 23:41:22 <Genevieve> "What a surprise, she's got her hands in all of these."
  726. Jul 14 23:42:32 <@zoofman> This said, you don't really notice the machines making fuss out of you being around, Gen. To the point that you think there's actually not any malicious software on these ones.
  727. Jul 14 23:43:26 »» Chase_Violet has bound Aura Guardian in the meantime as they're shown around - he's actually curious if anything they see on this tour is as developed as Cherry Boy.
  728. Jul 14 23:44:21 <Chase_Violet> Or, say, the Unfeeling's robot followers.
  729. Jul 14 23:44:34 <@zoofman> You notice a BUSINESSBOT 3000 in one of the office buildings that seems to be some sorta repurposed mining bot. It is totally out of its element for handling paperwork and has an aura of 'I hate my job' about it.
  730. Jul 14 23:44:48 <Rosetta> If they let Rotoms or Porygons try out or demo robotics stuff, Rosetta would have Fugue jump in some stuff and get an idea of how advanced it is too.
  731. Jul 14 23:44:53 <Chase_Violet> Poor dude. Either way, though. Questions, let's see...
  732. Jul 14 23:46:46 <@zoofman> Yes, they do got some demo Pokebots for Rotoms to interface with to do demons like that, Rosetta. Utilizing Rotoms in Space is something there's some interest in, and it makes for a cool Trainer-Pokemon tour gimmick.
  733. Jul 14 23:47:41 <@zoofman> Working with Chase, Fugue can relay back to you that some of the mining bots feel like they have tech similar to the doofer trooper armor. They don't LOOK similar, but the parts are way, way more sophisticated than a lot of their peer products.
  734. Jul 14 23:49:04 <@zoofman> This robotic company in particular is called Mitsuhama.
  735. Jul 14 23:50:48 <@zoofman> As for the Bioforming sector...
  736. Jul 14 23:51:39 <Chase_Violet> Yeah, I'm kind of stumped on questions Chase might ask. None of them are particularly relevant to the info they're going for, mostly he's curious about how sophisticated AI advances have gotten and things like how 'exploration' robots might be used by entities like the Explorer's Guild to help map or police the wilds back home, but maybe those are dumb questions too.
  737. Jul 14 23:51:46 <Chase_Violet> On to the bioforming!
  738. Jul 14 23:54:51 <@zoofman> Well, this one's a lot more approachable, really. This is a pretty no brainer interest, huh? But it's also a huge undertaking and very complex and long term. It requires expertise from almost all branches of science and engineering, and its largely speculative at the moment. There's one large firm in particular you guys score a tour with. They are heavily based on the idea of trying to expand the moon settlement b
  739. Jul 14 23:54:51 <@zoofman> y forming an atmosphere and natural oxygen sources over the next 50 years. They got a few small proof of concept vacuum chambers where they've like, managed to grow flowers in what started as a vacuum.
  740. Jul 14 23:55:19 <@zoofman> Roll me Perception and Intuition.
  741. Jul 14 23:55:37 <Rosetta> Vagabond count here?
  742. Jul 14 23:55:48 <@zoofman> Yup.
  743. Jul 14 23:55:50 <Rosetta> 2#6d6+1
  744. Jul 14 23:55:50 <CritSenpai> 2#6d6+1: 21 [6d6=3,4,3,1,6,3], 23 [6d6=2,4,1,4,6,5]
  745. Jul 14 23:56:12 <Genevieve> 2d6+5, 2d6+1
  746. Jul 14 23:56:13 <CritSenpai> 2d6+1: 8 [2d6=2,1]
  747. Jul 14 23:56:17 <Genevieve> 2d6+5
  748. Jul 14 23:56:17 <CritSenpai> 2d6+5: 9 [2d6=2,2]
  749. Jul 14 23:57:30 <Chase_Violet> 3d6-2; 6d6+6
  750. Jul 14 23:57:30 <CritSenpai> 3d6-2: 15 [3d6=6,5,6]; 6d6+6: 18 [6d6=3,1,2,1,1,4]
  751. Jul 14 23:57:55 <@zoofman> Rosetta notices that a large part of what this company does is rooted in chemicals. This is something Gen would notice as well due to her Education skills. In fact, when walking through, you notice some interesting Koffings in a room that you suspect, like Newton, don't just spew out fartfumes.
  752. Jul 14 23:58:19 <@zoofman> Rosetta and Chase both notice the employees here are a little -too- generous and nice, like they have been pressured to act that way.
  753. Jul 14 23:59:05 <Rosetta> "Dontcha think they were all acting kinda fake?" Rosetta whispers once they're out of earshot. "Nifty stuff there with the Koffings though - did you see that? But we should probably look a bit deeper into all this, maybe."
  754. Jul 14 23:59:35 <Genevieve> "She stole that from me."
  755. Jul 15 00:00:00 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, I get the same feeling, but not sure what to make of it entirely."
  756. Jul 15 00:01:34 »» Rosetta tilts her head and starts to grin. "Maaaaybe I could do some more in-depth exploration of their environments myself later?"
  757. Jul 15 00:02:07 <@zoofman> Not utilizing any Aura when you notice that, Chase?
  758. Jul 15 00:03:22 <Chase_Violet> Oh, I had kept it bound
  759. Jul 15 00:03:30 <Chase_Violet> Sure, Chase will look closer with Aura.
  760. Jul 15 00:05:15 »» Chase_Violet decides to inspect these employees' auras a bit closer while making nice with the tour guides and whatnot.
  761. Jul 15 00:05:56 <@zoofman> They are overly eager to please because "I must avoid getting another call from our CEO about my performance!"
  762. Jul 15 00:08:17 <Chase_Violet> Does that thought in itself sound genuine, or is it like repeatedly mindlessly through all of them, or what?
  763. Jul 15 00:08:42 <Chase_Violet> *repeated
  764. Jul 15 00:09:02 <@zoofman> It sounds 110% genuine.
  765. Jul 15 00:09:03 <Chase_Violet> The way you worded that just seems suspect :P
  766. Jul 15 00:09:23 <Chase_Violet> Okay then.
  767. Jul 15 00:10:48 <Chase_Violet> <Seems like they're overly eager to please their boss and avoid whoever it is putting their asses to the grindstone.> he aura telepathys to Gen and Rose. <Apparently they're an extra hardass. Not suspicious in itself, but considering EVERYONE is pretty much like this...>
  768. Jul 15 00:12:04 <Genevieve> "I guess that's something to look up later."
  769. Jul 15 00:12:28 <@zoofman> The name of this company, is Saeder-Krupp
  770. Jul 15 00:12:36 »» Rosetta shrugs. "Alright, I guess that's not too high priority for looking into. Could just be weird space coporate culture."
  771. Jul 15 00:13:46 <@zoofman> You leave there getting the sense their business is pretty...genuine? Focused on tomorrow and the future. Lots of diligent work there, and a lot of really advance chemistry at play in their work.
  772. Jul 15 00:16:16 <Genevieve> "It's probably an expensive venture to maintain considering it doesn't produce anything."
  773. Jul 15 00:17:41 <Chase_Violet> "Maybe they get grants."
  774. Jul 15 00:17:54 <Chase_Violet> "Either way... interesting stuff."
  775. Jul 15 00:18:44 <@zoofman> Based on how your tour observations go, here's the basic take away
  776. Jul 15 00:19:19 <@zoofman> anything related to robotics, including aeronautical and mining industries that utilize heavy industry, seems to have had tip offs from a certain girl raised by machines.
  777. Jul 15 00:20:10 <@zoofman> The bioforming side of things relies heavily on chemicals, something Fairies don't work well with.
  778. Jul 15 00:21:06 <@zoofman> Oh, and Ammy dragged Chase to an awesome German restaraunt near Saeder-Krupp's buildings. There's a whole nifty little 'Germantown' down that away.
  779. Jul 15 00:21:13 <Chase_Violet> Awesome.
  780. Jul 15 00:21:50 <@zoofman> This said, unless you guys want to immediately start prying and doing research on these companies or things around the city, I think we're nearing a conclusion for tonight!
  781. Jul 15 00:24:53 <Chase_Violet> Sounds good!
  782. Jul 15 00:25:01 <Rosetta> Yep.
  783. Jul 15 00:26:27 <@zoofman> Okay, </session then!>
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