Ostary is like sex: There's arguing, politics, Sips is there

[2015-07-29 22:52:41] <Neon_Prodigy> Let the narrative eye, for once, drift west from Ludal, to the Kingdom of Ostary, celebrating its fifteenth year under its glorious new leader! The capital city of Hochregel has grown by leaps and bounds in that time: The buildings have grown taller, the city expanded, near the very rim of the city, massive, towering airship docks have been built up, with supports and gangways stretching...
[2015-07-29 22:52:41] <Neon_Prodigy> ...back towards the mountain at the center of the city, atop which the palace of the imperial family sits.
[2015-07-29 22:52:53] <Neon_Prodigy> * /me >_>
[2015-07-29 22:53:36] * Neon_Prodigy The narrative eye drifts over the docks on its course towards that palace, breezing past the dropship from the Heisenberg.
[2015-07-29 22:54:05] * Neon_Prodigy Continue on, over reinforced walkways, buildings built on support structures to regulate air traffic, serve as offices, store trade goods... the broad walkway ends in a plaza built into the side of the mountain, yet more of the necessary buildings for such a busy air terminal flanking it on either side. Inside one of these buildings is the office of Garon Mahilo, Lord General of Ostary's...
[2015-07-29 22:54:05] * Neon_Prodigy ...Ground Forces, Head and sole male heir of the Mahilo Family, and Proud Father-to-be.
[2015-07-29 23:02:53] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: *is talking on candlestick phone* ...Yes, well, you aren't technically Lady General until you've introduced yourself to your troops...
[2015-07-29 23:08:10] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: *glances down to several pictures on his desk, smiling gently. One contains a picture of him, a large number of women with the same distinctive red hair, dark skin, and nose you could use as an axehead as him, along with a woman in a white dress, smirking impishly, her hair a bright blonde-red and her skin a vitiligo patchwork of light and dark. Another him again, hand atop the head...
[2015-07-29 23:08:10] <Neon_Prodigy> ...of a small, serious-faced child with long dark hair and a mole under one eye* ...Besides, it's been months since they lost your moth- their commander. No doubt they'll need whipping into shape.
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[2015-07-29 23:22:30] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: *the voice on the other end of the conversation raises dramatically, and whatever they're saying makes him chuckle. A uniformed man rushes into the office, a green hat perched atop his head. Garon holds up a hand, index finger raised, as he keeps talking* That's what I thought. I've got to get going... *he listens to the speaker on the other end again* Yes yes, I'll be sure to give...
[2015-07-29 23:22:30] <Neon_Prodigy> ...her your love. And I'll keep an eye on things here...
[2015-07-29 23:24:35] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: All right. Take care, Kirie- Or rather Lady General Kirie Ikutsuki. *there's a playful tone to his voice, then he rests the earpiece back onto the cradle on the candlestick of the phone itself.* All right Lien, what is i-
[2015-07-29 23:24:57] <Neon_Prodigy> Lien: *is signing and motioning with his hands furiously*
[2015-07-29 23:25:33] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: Slow down, you're-
[2015-07-29 23:26:10] <DreamMondschein> (( Gomez: I CAN'T UNDERSTAND YOU WHEN YOU STUTTER LIKE THAT, THING! ))
[2015-07-29 23:26:57] <Neon_Prodigy> Lien: *slows down his signing, until it's easier to pick up on* OnO
[2015-07-29 23:29:11] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: /What,/ right /now??/ *he frowns and stands, sweeping past Lien who follows him quickly, like a small raft caught up in the wake of a larger boat* If that little /worm/ thinks he can...
[2015-07-29 23:30:13] <DreamMondschein> (( *Starts humming the Ocean theme from Wind Waker* ))
[2015-07-29 23:30:39] <Neon_Prodigy> Lien: *taps Garon on the shoulder, then mimics zipping his lips, and giving an OK sign* OuO
[2015-07-29 23:35:47] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: There's a reason you're my personal aide, yes, and the muteness is only part of it. *his face grows serious again as he throws open the doors to the building his office is in and starts making his way to the large access tunnel at the end of the plaza, into the deeper honeycomb of tunnels, stairwells, and recently elevators within the mountain*
[2015-07-29 23:40:27] * Neon_Prodigy The narrative eye, not bound by time and space except as a means of telling the story, jumps upwards and into the main palace itself. In the King's audience chamber, built almost courtroom style with a single seat raised highest for the king, and several seats tiered below it for various members of the King's council, only two council seats are currently occupied, as Omen stands next to...
[2015-07-29 23:40:28] * Neon_Prodigy ...Joshua Dis and Ava Triglaw before the two...
[2015-07-30 00:07:06] <Neon_Prodigy> Lurien Vasengo: *head of Ostary's central intelligence and homeland defense and security. Fifteen years have not detracted overmuch from his boyish charm* ...And so this council has, after a period of inquiry and investigation, seen fit to judge the degree of culpability of Lieutenant Triglaw and Mr. Dis in the death of the late Lady General Ringa Ikutsuki-
[2015-07-30 00:12:12] <Neon_Prodigy> Nina Belgemir: *the other council member in the room, though her utter disinterest in the proceedings are clear. Technically head of Ostary's navy, she is also in charge of research and technology* I know you could go on all day, Lord General, but kindly jump ahead to the part where I get to pick Mr. Dis' brain.
[2015-07-30 00:12:47] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua Dis: ... *squints* She... she means that figuratively, right?
[2015-07-30 00:13:57] <Neon_Prodigy> Nina: To start with...
[2015-07-30 00:15:56] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: /.../
[2015-07-30 00:22:34] <Neon_Prodigy> Lurien: As I was /saying,/ the Crown has, after due investigation into events, made the decision to-
[2015-07-30 00:24:22] <Neon_Prodigy> King Tsipis: *current king of Ostary after a violent coup* Well I know /I/ sure would like to know what I decided, Batsengo!
[2015-07-30 00:26:18] <Neon_Prodigy> Batsengo: *pauses. To his credit, his only reaction was a small twitching vein at the last word* Vasengo, your Majesty. And I merely wanted to settle a matter that frankly is a waste of your time.
[2015-07-30 00:28:15] * Neon_Prodigy Garon takes a seat opposite of Vasengo's, sweating slightly from rushing up here.
[2015-07-30 00:33:30] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: A waste- a waste of my /time?/ Are you fuckin' kidding me right now with this, Vats of Eggs to Go? *he points at a large painting of a white haired woman, her hair styled into wing shapes* I mean, it's not like we didn't just lose the most /fabulous/ bitch on my side here! My /god,/ nobody could rock those... weird... outfits she dug, while also being terrifying as all hell! /Beneath...
[2015-07-30 00:33:30] <Neon_Prodigy> ...me,/ I can't even believe... *he shakes his head, then sprawls into his seat* Oh yeah, where's what's-her-name with the eyebrows anyway?
[2015-07-30 00:34:31] <DreamMondschein> (( oh my god I can /hear/ Sips. ))
[2015-07-30 00:37:41] <Neon_Prodigy> Vats of Eggs to Go: She was scheduled to officially take her command of the Imperial Air Legion today.
[2015-07-30 00:38:29] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: She sends her regards, your Majesty. She /did/ have quite a personal interest in these proceedings, after all, and wanted to be here. *he looks pointedly at Vasengo*
[2015-07-30 00:41:35] * Neon_Prodigy ~Meanwhile in a fort twenty miles away~
[2015-07-30 00:43:35] * Neon_Prodigy Amidst rows and rows of soldiers, standing at attention, one short, bearded, balding redheaded soldier groans, jostling one leg
[2015-07-30 00:47:03] <Neon_Prodigy> Pvt. Pat: ...Okay, screw this, I gotta take /such a piss/ *he starts to break from the ranks*
[2015-07-30 00:48:11] <Neon_Prodigy> Pvt. Matt: *with a little skull stitched onto his cap* You /know/ as soon as you do this, she's gonna show up...
[2015-07-30 00:51:57] <Neon_Prodigy> Pvt. Pat: Okay but /shut up/ though. I'll be /right back./ *he turns from his buddy, right into a frowning woman with long black hair and thick eyebrows* Oh /come on-/
[2015-07-30 00:54:47] <Neon_Prodigy> Lady General Kirie Ikutsuki: *recently instated commander of Ostary's air force* *jabs the handle of her sheathed katana into the private's stomach, then marches to the front of the waiting soldiers, where a podium awaits. She steps forward, heel striking the surface forcefully*
[2015-07-30 00:54:54] <Neon_Prodigy> (( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSAp991JIVs ))
[2015-07-30 00:55:52] <Neon_Prodigy> Kirie: Fear is Freedom! Subjugation is Liberation! Contradiction is Truth! Those are the facts of this world, and you will all surrender to them... you /pigs in human clothing!/
[2015-07-30 00:57:06] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: *back at Hochregel Palace* Still, it's important she get started familiarizing herself with her troops.
[2015-07-30 01:06:26] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Oh yeah. Y'know, it's good to get to know your subordinates! You don't want them going off and doing something dumb on their own like a big dumb babby. *he doesn't look at Vasengo, but then peers over at Nina* What about you, huh Burglemeyer?
[2015-07-30 01:11:04] <Neon_Prodigy> Burglemeyer: *ignoring the name mix-up better than Vasengo* My only interest in this is the advancement of our country's scientific achievements. Petty squabbles are of no consequence to me, and frankly our time could be /better/ spent. There is so much research to do... *she adjusts her glasses*
[2015-07-30 01:12:33] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: ...Okay, you're /definitely/ picking up the slack on the key Fright Factor we lost with Ringa, so I'll let it slide this time.
[2015-07-30 01:16:00] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Okay, let's get this done with already, I feel like we've been here for /hours,/ and I've got the new city layouts to go over with the Urban Planning department for when we start taking, uh, *he clears his throat* SCREEeeeEEe's territory... Did I pronounce that right? I think it was right. You! *he points to Omen* The heck are you here for?
[2015-07-30 01:19:09] <Neon_Prodigy> Omen: *nods his head, and speaks in his heavily modulated voice* I'm giving my report on our defense mission in Lightpool.
[2015-07-30 01:20:02] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Okay, good, we'll start there and work our way up to any judgments. So! How did it go?
[2015-07-30 01:27:15] <Neon_Prodigy> Omen: My crew and I were able to neutralize roughly an extra 40% of hostile fauna on our own, though any assaults by the large creature protecting the forest ended in stalemates. However, our involvement prevented several critical attacks, leaving the lumber operations in the area relatively defended enough until a... group of Ludal specialists were able to find a way to prevent further attacks.
[2015-07-30 01:28:30] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Okay, bottom line this for me: so you didn't actually /stop/ the attacks, you just helped them hang on until someone /else/ did it.
[2015-07-30 01:28:37] <Neon_Prodigy> Omen: That is correct.
[2015-07-30 01:28:49] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Well /that's/ kinda lame.
[2015-07-30 01:31:49] <Neon_Prodigy> Omen: We fulfilled our goal of defending the town and collection of Essentia resources. I can make no excuses that we failed in those additional goals. *he crosses his hands behind his back*
[2015-07-30 01:33:28] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: You make a fair point. Fine, we're only paying you for what you /did/ do, then.
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[2015-07-30 01:34:02] <Neon_Prodigy> Omen: That is fair. *he then turns his head to Joshua*
[2015-07-30 01:36:41] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: Ah, your Majesty, I'd like to say that Discordant Dynamics has, on behalf of our fair kingdom, made a /sizable/ purchase of Prism Wood logs. Again, thanks to Omen's mercenaries' defense work.
[2015-07-30 01:37:49] <Neon_Prodigy> Lurien: I fail to see how raw Vis Crystals will help us, when we have yet to develop the means of refining them into Essentia.
[2015-07-30 01:38:51] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Don't talk for me, *he looks at one of his hands* ...Varguba. But yeah, what he said!
[2015-07-30 01:43:18] <Neon_Prodigy> Varguba: *'s teeth clench, but he forces himself to calm down*
[2015-07-30 01:44:21] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: *starts moving a hand towards his vest. He pauses, noting Omen's head turn to look from one side of the room, then the other. He changes the action into adjusting his suit vest* Well, during my time in Ludal, I cracked the formula on Vitium
[2015-07-30 01:46:42] <Neon_Prodigy> Nina: *is suddenly very interested* Oh? And you can put the substance into production?
[2015-07-30 01:48:10] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: Within a /week,/ Discordant Dynamics will be able to begin producing Essentia locally for Ostary, rather than importing from Ludal. Once I've made the necessary arrangements to alter some of our facilities, gather the materials, etc.
[2015-07-30 01:50:21] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: We-he-he-hell then! *he pauses* Brewing Beer, Valium, either of you got any /hard/ evidence that Ringa died because of poor Gear design?
[2015-07-30 01:51:30] <Neon_Prodigy> Valium: There /is/ some ambiguity on whether or not some parts were worn or damaged-
[2015-07-30 01:52:03] <Neon_Prodigy> Brewing Beer: No your Majesty, we do not. *there's a certain gleam in her eyes, making Dis shift uncomfortably*
[2015-07-30 01:53:15] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Okay then! Dis, you're off the hook! Get your company working on pumping out all the Essentia you can make with your grubby little hands!
[2015-07-30 01:53:23] <Neon_Prodigy> Nina: You majesty...
[2015-07-30 01:54:57] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Okay, okay... /but/ you're going to also be, eh... collaborating with Lady General Belgemir on future projects. I mean, /I/ personally would never want to go to the Aperture Facility, but that's where she's doing all her best work, and you eggheads can go egghead it up and win us /this/ war, so we can start worrying about the /next/ war!
[2015-07-30 01:55:27] <Neon_Prodigy> Vasengo: *bites his inner cheek. Now he's getting /her/ name right??*
[2015-07-30 01:56:23] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: That... is very fair, your Majesty... Ostary can depend on me and my company.
[2015-07-30 01:58:18] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: We /better!/ Now... *he looks at Ava, who has been silent through the meeting* Lt. Ava Triglaw... you stand accused of, either deliberately or accidentally killing Lady General Ringa Ikutsuki with a stray shot during combat.
[2015-07-30 02:00:33] <Neon_Prodigy> Ava: *stands at attention, her hands tightly balled at her side, as they had been since the King entered the room. Her mask hides her eyes from view* Yes, your Majesty.
[2015-07-30 02:02:51] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Now, Lord General Garon... well, he tells me you were pretty much a model soldier before that. So /here's/ what we're gonna do:
[2015-07-30 02:07:59] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Right now, Ostary is sitting here, /nestled/ in the stinky butt cheeks of what I am going to assume are evil, sexy-demon-worshipping /lizard wizards/ on one side, and a thin line of stuck up eggheads who are /themselves/ in a scuffle with more magical bastards
[2015-07-30 02:08:40] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: We can't afford to be fighting /each other!/
[2015-07-30 02:08:47] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: We've gotta be fighting /everyone else!/
[2015-07-30 02:14:41] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: So I'm gonna ask this /just/ once, and if I don't like the answer, you're done, finito, end of story!
[2015-07-30 02:16:29] <Neon_Prodigy> Ava: *feels a bead of sweat roll down her cheek* Yes, your Majesty? *how many can she take down if it goes wrong... her mind is racing...*
[2015-07-30 02:34:17] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: You're a soldier, so /what/ are you fighting for?
[2015-07-30 02:37:20] <Neon_Prodigy> Ava: *visibly relaxes* That's easy. For Ostary. *For Ostary the way it was then... an Ostary without you in it...*
[2015-07-30 02:38:42] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: /That/ was fast. But you had a lot of conviction in your voice, I respect that. I'd have /also/ accepted any combination of money, women and fun, but fine, good...
[2015-07-30 02:40:44] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: All right, final verdict! Omen! I want to hire your group again to help out with the next big assault on ScreeeeeeeE? *he still seems unsure about how to say it* This is your chance to make up for Lightpool, 'cause you could have done that better, it's gotta be said
[2015-07-30 02:41:18] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Garon, you get ready too, this is gonna be a /real/ big push!
[2015-07-30 02:44:46] <Neon_Prodigy> Garon: *bites back a thought for his expecting wife. He'd been hoping to stay in the capital for a little longer...* Yes, your Majesty...
[2015-07-30 02:44:52] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Disco! You get on the Essentia, then you'll be working closely with Nina to use any resources we capture from this assault to start making us better crap to fight with!
[2015-07-30 02:45:23] <Neon_Prodigy> Joshua: ...Oh, that was directed at me.
[2015-07-30 02:45:35] <Neon_Prodigy> Nina: *chuckles creepily*
[2015-07-30 02:45:45] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Triglaw...
[2015-07-30 02:49:00] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: I don't think you're a secret wizard lizard in disguise. But you /did/ still fire the bullet that cost us my best bitch. We're busting you down... what's a good number of ranks... two ranks! And you'll be transferred to the Aperture Facility as an Essence Gear Test Pilot.
[2015-07-30 02:49:46] <Neon_Prodigy> Ava: ... *she salutes* Sir.
[2015-07-30 02:50:55] <Neon_Prodigy> Tsipis: Great, everything's worked out perfectly. Okay, I'm gonna go design the first city we build in ScreEEEhee to look like a big clown face from the air.