Session 16: Through the smarphone glass

May 27 20:02:31 <~zoofman>	Alright! So, I think we're fine w/ one channel today even if you guys are still split at the moment.
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May 27 20:04:17 <~zoofman>	Over in Venomtalon, the guys, Connor, and Alice have just returned to the small farming town!  It's about 8 PM, and most folks are asleep by now, but there's light coming from her family's home still.
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May 27 20:04:45 <~zoofman>	On the other side of the region, in Thundercry, the girls, I believe, were heading to the train station to get back to their ship!
May 27 20:05:25 <Genevieve>	(With the empty Mewtwo tank in tow, yes?)
May 27 20:05:47 <Rosetta>	(Not suspicious at all!)
May 27 20:06:10 <~zoofman>	You obviously made a stop at Home Depot and bought card board boxes for everything, duh!
May 27 20:06:21 <Rosetta>	Excellent.
May 27 20:06:46 <~zoofman>	But yes, it took a bit of time to get it all packed up and moved over, but had little issue getting out of the city after that.
May 27 20:09:32 »»	Chase is heading towards Alice's place~
May 27 20:10:34 <~zoofman>	The girls found the ship docked where they left it, so we'll begin there for you two as you finally arrive back at a safe location.
May 27 20:11:10 <Saryx>	Saryx looks around at the town as he, Alice, and the rest of the guys head... Were we going back to Alice's? "Wow, the town's pretty much empty right now, and it's not even all that late here!"
May 27 20:12:01 <Rosetta>	"We all set to leave?" Rosetta hops aboard the ship and gently sets down one of the cardboard boxes of shit.
May 27 20:12:20 <~zoofman>	Alice: "That's because everyone here sucks and gets up at 4 in the morning to work in the fields or other dumb stuff all day!"
May 27 20:12:27 <Chase>	"Early to bed, early to rise, huh."
May 27 20:12:44 <Chase>	"Yeah, I prefer places with a bit more night life, myself..."
May 27 20:12:48 <Genevieve>	"Just need to load everything back up and then we can head out. We should probably let the boys know we're on the way and that we're not dead yet."
May 27 20:14:18 <Rosetta>	"Gotcha." Rosetta taps out a message on her phone to Chase and Saryx: [Heading to Venomtalon. ETA X* hours. We'll do some catchup when we meet.] *X is however long Rosetta would estimate the trip is
May 27 20:15:21 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Yup!  Not that I have seen much of it though..." She asks Chase as you guys enter the large, double door, still left ajar.  "Every time I get to a city it's not long before I get caught and sent back here."
May 27 20:16:30 <Chase>	"Yeah, that... brings up a few of the questions I had, but they can probably wait a sec..."
May 27 20:16:36 <~zoofman>	There's a few low lit oil lamps hanging about the garden, but it's still, quiet aside from that.
May 27 20:17:03 »»	Chase looks around. "Wonder if she got tired of waiting."
May 27 20:17:54 »»	Genevieve finishs loading the tank and its parts into her on-ship lab, then pulls the boat out of the harbor and sets sail for Darkfeather.
May 27 20:19:39 <~zoofman>	Over on the ship, these boxes contain everything you had in the ruins, including more normal outlets and solar powered ones.  Seems it's been cleaned too!  After setting up, you make your way out to sea again on the fairly easy trip over.  It's a still night at sea, very easy waves.
May 27 20:20:51 »»	Rosetta lets her pokemon out on deck as they set sail.
May 27 20:21:57 <~zoofman>	Alice gives you two a quick tour of the place, walking along the border of square garden.  "On the left side is where mom and dad's rooms were, next to the rest rooms as well.  My side was next to the guest rooms...in the back there's a big dojo, along with the kitchen and such!"
May 27 20:24:30 <~zoofman>	The deck is suddenly covered in birds!  Or at least briefly, as a few of them swoop around the ship as you slowly tug along to Darkfeather.  Cadenza, Clavier, andGlissani try their luck at swooping down and trying to catch fish near the surface, but not with much luck.
May 27 20:24:52 <~zoofman>	Dolore has taken quite a liking to just pushing Trilloby off whatever he's sitting on, over and over.
May 27 20:25:56 »»	Genevieve also lets her Pokemon relax on the deck, because cho kawaii~
May 27 20:26:03 »»	Chase nods, walking along. "You have a lot of guests?"
May 27 20:27:34 <Rosetta>	"Now what?" Rosetta asks, hopping up on the railing. "We don't have much of a direction to go in now, do we?"
May 27 20:28:00 <~zoofman>	Wheeler and Dessoir join in in 'push the birdy.'  Audubon joins the other birds after a bit, sticking closer to Cadenza then the others at first.  Hopkins actually heads on in the kitchen area, where it's a bit warmer, to rest.  Lorenz just wraps up at your feet as Newton plops down next to you on the control console.
May 27 20:29:02 <Rosetta>	"Hey hey, Trilloby's not just a push toy, yeah?" Rosetta shrugs, watching her pokemon.
May 27 20:29:47 <Genevieve>	"He's a weird guy, though, maybe he enjoys it."
May 27 20:29:48 <~zoofman>	Alice: "When I was younger, yeah.  We'd have challengers show up at odd hours and they'd spend the night.  I guess that's sorta true now as well, but not like I'd be around to know most the time!"
May 27 20:30:23 <~zoofman>	Trilloby doesn't really seem to mind it.  Though the ghosts give up at your request and head down below deck as a group.
May 27 20:30:35 <~zoofman>	Once they leave he just rests in your lap, or head, whatever's easiest.
May 27 20:30:47 <Rosetta>	Probably on Rosetta's head.
May 27 20:30:57 <~zoofman>	Zodiac just stares off to the water himself.
May 27 20:31:04 <Rosetta>	"Yeah I dunno what he's thinkin half the time."
May 27 20:31:09 <Rosetta>	"Or, well, most of the time."
May 27 20:31:24 <~zoofman>	Saryx, Chase, roll me perception.
May 27 20:31:32 »»	Chase glances around for Queen Rhasha. If she's gone to bed then no point in really waiting on the questions he supposes.
May 27 20:31:34 <Chase>	2d6-2
May 27 20:31:35 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, 2d6-2: 5 [2d6=4,3]
May 27 20:32:02 <Saryx>	3d6+1
May 27 20:32:03 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, 3d6+1: 15 [3d6=6,4,4]
May 27 20:33:00 <Genevieve>	"He's just ~mysterious~, it's part of his appeal, yeah? Not a hundred percent sure we should let the ghosts roam as an unsupervised pack, hopefully they won't break anything."
May 27 20:33:37 <Rosetta>	"Maybe we oughtta give them things -to- break. Keep em occupied, yeah?"
May 27 20:34:27 <~zoofman>	Saryx notices Connor has sorta slinked off from you guys; you're sure he's around here, but you can't see him.  More interesting, though...you coulda sworn a shadow flickered as you guys walked by the rear end, near a rather large wooden structure you'd assume is the dojo.
May 27 20:35:48 <Genevieve>	"That's a thought. Although, Dessoir seemed to like whittling with Saryx, so not-destruction might work too."
May 27 20:35:52 <~zoofman>	Alice slides a door open along the wall leading to a hallway.  "I don't think we have any at the moment though, I'm sure mom wouldn't mind you guys staying!  Can I get you anything?  Soda? Coffee?  Uh...dunno if there's booze around!"
May 27 20:36:44 <Chase>	"Sure, soda sounds great." he grins.
May 27 20:37:10 <Rosetta>	"I dunno if Dolore is really the creative type. Haven't seen him make fancy masks or anything like that at least. Maybe I'll bring him along for some urban exploring, see how he likes that."
May 27 20:37:14 <Saryx>	"Your mom actually said something about that, Alice, 'bout you starting to take off once you became the Gym Leader." Saryx turns to do a doubletake on that shadow flickering. "... Does Connor always like to lurk around in the shadows? Think he's following us around like that again, and it's kiiind of bothering me, Alice... Coffee sounds nice, though~"
May 27 20:37:22 <Rosetta>	"....Maybe he'll like graffiti, but maybe that's a bad idea too."
May 27 20:37:45 <Genevieve>	"Just call it street art!"
May 27 20:38:44 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, you try explaining it that way to the cops. Yeesh, doesn't go over well."
May 27 20:39:21 <~zoofman>	Alice takes you guys down the hallway and swings a door open.  It's got two fluffy twin beds, dressors, a tv even.  More homey feeling than a hotel though!  Some neat decorations on the wall made from what looks like shedded bug exoskeletons, and some hand painted scrolls of natural scenes.
May 27 20:39:22 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Oh, she's probably just planning to ambush me, no big deal!  And yeah Connor doesn't really like being seen.  I'll be right back with those things!"
May 27 20:39:28 <~zoofman>	She zooms off
May 27 20:39:35 <Chase>	"...hm."
May 27 20:39:48 <Genevieve>	"Obviously, you don't get caught, that's the first step."
May 27 20:40:24 <Genevieve>	"Thanks with the ranger today, though. I didn't want him getting involved."
May 27 20:41:26 <~zoofman>	The girls eventually catch sight of land.  A cobblestone city by the ocean side of Light Isle, faint lights, and as they approach, commotion of night life!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpMhl1W9-o
May 27 20:41:34 »»	Rosetta scratches her head, seeming a bit conflicted. "I dunno, I said I'd talk to him about the case, at least the bit with Corbin. They were besties in high school and into college until...you know. I thought he'd wanna know, but yeah I didn't want him knowing where that tunnel was either."
May 27 20:41:36 <Saryx>	"Something the matter, Chase?" Saryx turns to him, though still looking back occasionally for Connor.
May 27 20:42:44 <Genevieve>	"He just gave me a weird vibe. This guy with ties to Corbin and, by extension, to Dandy, happens to show up when we're investigating something Dandy probably wants found? I didn't like it."
May 27 20:43:47 <Rosetta>	"Hell yeah, Darkfeather!" Rosetta hops off the railing, then hops in place to face Gen. "Yeah, I guess that's a point. I'll be sure to be careful, but let's worry 'bout that later." And with that she hops again to face the front of the ship and trots up, leaning over the railing to look at the city.
May 27 20:44:46 <Genevieve>	"Have you ever been to Darkfeather? Being the magical bird girl you are."
May 27 20:44:56 <Chase>	"Just... thinking about this whole deal with Alice and her mom. It don't seem to make any sense..."
May 27 20:45:08 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, didn't I tell ya?" Rosetta hops around again, then leans back on the railing.
May 27 20:45:16 <Chase>	"Well, I'll see about asking her when she gets back."
May 27 20:45:25 <Genevieve>	"Not that I remember, I only heard about the Johto trip."
May 27 20:45:27 <Rosetta>	"I worked as a maid at Annette's place for a year. S'how I met her."
May 27 20:45:34 <~zoofman>	The girls have little issue getting docked.  Plenty of ships coming in and out at this hour, many of them with small little parties on them, the more traditional style rather than a younger dance scene.  Lot of candle light, and for that matter, Litwicks as well twirling about, lighting the city.
May 27 20:46:01 <Genevieve>	"Oh, right, she lives out here doesn't she? Totally forgot." She chuckles, remembering her last arena outing.
May 27 20:46:35 <Rosetta>	"Man, litwicks are just shiny, aren't they? I should've picked one up back at the cloister."
May 27 20:47:38 <Genevieve>	"You could probably pick one up now, these ones are probably wild. As wild as anything that lives in a city can be." Gen jerks her thumb at Lorenz as she docks the ship and recalls the rest of her Pokemon.
May 27 20:47:41 <~zoofman>	The town has a pleasant old towny feel to it, a lot like parts of New Ivyhollow do, just without college kids being, well, college kids all over it.  Most the folks around here even dress the part for this section of town.
May 27 20:47:55 »»	Rosetta squints. DO they look wild?
May 27 20:48:43 <~zoofman>	The ones you see seem to belong to people, following ships around, loitering by streetside cafes, following couples on their nights.  So not entirely, no.
May 27 20:49:11 <~zoofman>	Though there's so many you could probably figure most of them are purchased through a breeder.
May 27 20:49:32 »»	Rosetta tilts her head like an owl.
May 27 20:49:46 <~zoofman>	On the way out of the docks, by the way, you guys pass another docked ship, The Fifth Element.
May 27 20:49:47 <Rosetta>	"Let's catch up with the guys first, then I'll 'bout that sorta thing, yeah?"
May 27 20:50:40 <Genevieve>	"Sure thing." She points at the Fifth Element. "Think that's the Regalia's?"
May 27 20:51:08 <Rosetta>	"I thnk so."
May 27 20:51:24 <Rosetta>	[You all on Light Isle?] Rosetta taps a text to Garcia.
May 27 20:52:19 <~zoofman>	[Uh huh!  In the woods at the moment.  It sucks.  Bugs everywhere UGH.]
May 27 20:52:58 <Saryx>	"What's got you bothered about Alice, then, Chase?" Saryx starts wiping his glasses clean while waiting on the girl to return.
May 27 20:53:13 <~zoofman>	You guys slowly head through the town's cobblestone streets to reach a more modern part, with paved roads and folks in more modern attire.  A bit after that, the monument and the train station are fairly easy to locate.
May 27 20:53:54 <Rosetta>	[Huh whatcha up to with bug biz?] Tap tap. Rosetta is one of those terrible people who texts while walking, and probably does a teleport or two to avoid running into people as she strolls down the street.
May 27 20:54:16 »»	Chase just waves his hands. "Nah, don't worry about it. I'll just ask her."
May 27 20:54:39 <Chase>	"...Well, it's just the things we went over with Queen Rhasha and everything."
May 27 20:56:27 <Genevieve>	"Just a short train ride to being elbow deep in insects and jungle."
May 27 20:56:30 <~zoofman>	[We're looking for a place we were camped at like a year ago or something I dunno I'm just following.]
May 27 20:57:04 <Saryx>	"You think that all falls in line any with what we've gotten ourselves wrapped up in, Chase?"
May 27 20:57:15 <Rosetta>	"Yeah I kinda wish we had more time for the city."
May 27 20:57:31 <Saryx>	"Or is it something else that's got you thinking?"
May 27 20:57:37 <Chase>	"Huh?"
May 27 20:58:15 <Genevieve>	"Hopefully we get some breathing room in averting the apocalypse, then we can spend some time here."
May 27 20:58:37 »»	Chase is confused by Saryx's line of questioning. "I just think it's a bit odd, what are you talking about, man?"
May 27 20:59:03 <Rosetta>	"Fat chance, I think. Just goin by how our job's been so far."
May 27 20:59:09 <~zoofman>	Alice: "What's odd?" :D
May 27 20:59:24 <Chase>	"Oh, hey." he looks over.
May 27 20:59:56 <~zoofman>	She's got a bunch of soda cans under one arm and a thermos of coffee, sweeteners and cream in the other.
May 27 21:00:06 <Genevieve>	"Ideally, we'll get Dandy and Grant to kill each other while we keep the Joltik safe."
May 27 21:00:58 <Rosetta>	"What do you think it'd take to kill Dandy? Shit, you ever find out what happened to that guy you cut with your knife?"
May 27 21:01:17 <Rosetta>	"If he's using weapons like -that- then we should probably get a good understanding of how they work and how to treat those wounds."
May 27 21:02:27 <Saryx>	Saryx puts his glasses back on once Alice arrives. Then sees just how much she's got on her. "Whoa! You should've asked one of us for help with that! I doubt it's all too heavy, but for how much you got there it looks unwieldy some!" He moves to offer to relieve Alice of her belongings some.
May 27 21:02:33 <Genevieve>	"I don't know what it'll take. We really need to figure out what, exactly he is first." She gives a pointed look to the ruby and shakes it.
May 27 21:02:48 »»	Rosetta nods. "Yeah..."
May 27 21:02:58 <~zoofman>	You guys eventually get situated on a late night train to Ventomtalon as you guys talk this over, presumably.  Rosetta gets another text. [So whaddya up to on your end?].  Genevieve gets one too from Chione, [Sweet robotic baby jesus where did you even find this many of these friggen things I'll be busy all week just cleaning them.]
May 27 21:03:10 <Rosetta>	"But no, really, check in on the hospital on that one. If there's a treatment for those wounds we should know."
May 27 21:04:23 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Well I was thinking of just bringing the soda when the coffee was being brewed but it might of got burnt and - oh thanks!" you relieve her of half the stuff she's holding.  "So.  Um."
May 27 21:04:25 <Rosetta>	[Just checkin on the guys and the mission in VT. Girls night out in TC got cut short sadly.] Rosetta taps back.
May 27 21:04:27 <Chase>	"Thanks, Alice." he says as he reaches for one of the sodas and cracks it. "Yeah, we talked with your mom a bit before we all left to look for you? Just was wondering a few things. So you're the gym leader, right? But you don't hang around for challenges? But if you don't like it, you could just stop being a gym leader too... and then that whole thing with you saying your mom
May 27 21:04:27 <Chase>	would be fine with you heading out if you had a partner? What's up? You just... challenging challengers to come find you?" he wonders.
May 27 21:04:36 <Genevieve>	[Possibly an original layer of the city inhabited by a little clone girl bonded to half-mewtwo cyborgs. There's more, those are just the ones I could rescue without a fight. If they have any GPS or broadcast, you should probably jam it before you do anything else.]
May 27 21:05:18 <Chase>	"Man, that question was a mess."
May 27 21:07:06 <~zoofman>	Alice pauses a bit: "Um.  Well.  I thought that would be cool so I tried it, having people try to catch me...but...yeah.  She doesn't really like that."
May 27 21:08:48 »»	Chase shrugs. "I actually thought that'd be a cool idea myself." he sips from his soda.
May 27 21:09:14 <~zoofman>	"I got other stuff I'm trying to do!  Like, was trying to find my necklace, but you guys brought it back!" :D  she sips from a soda herself as she slides open the door to her bed room.  It's...sort of a mess, clothes everywhere, an old acoustic guitar in the corner, a desk with a laptop, posters...
May 27 21:09:46 <~zoofman>	She kicks some clothes around and eventually uncovers a small table with some seat cushions, and plops down.  "C'mon don't just stand there!"
May 27 21:10:19 <Chase>	"It pretty damn serendipitous that happened, actually, but glad things worked out." he grins and sets his soda down, hopping onto a cushion.
May 27 21:10:27 <~zoofman>	Garcia's reply: [Aw.  I dunno what sucks worse, going there or having to leave early.]
May 27 21:10:31 »»	Chase has a look around at the posters and the guitar.
May 27 21:10:49 <Saryx>	"Can you blame her all that much? The wilds around here in Venomtalon aren't all too much like the ones elsewhere. They're a whole lot more violent than anything you'd come across around here in the wilds, I'm guessing. ... Well, 'sides from that giant spider we ran across." Saryx is quick to take up Alice's offer to sit down, with an appreciative nod following. "Where'd you come
May 27 21:10:49 <Saryx>	across that necklace anyways, Alice?"
May 27 21:11:02 <~zoofman>	Chione's: [These are like friggen dells with legs.  I'm amazed they even function still.  But yeah I'll let ya know what I do learn about em.]
May 27 21:13:07 <~zoofman>	Alice: "My dad gave it to me on my birthday a long while ago!  I'd...just lost it on that one night.  Didn't remember where I left it...I guess I gave it to you or something? Haha!"
May 27 21:13:30 <Rosetta>	[Maybe we'll make up for it with a night out in Darkfeather. Hope we don't gotta leave here early too, but hey that's just how it goes sometimes.] Rosetta texts back.
May 27 21:13:39 <Genevieve>	[Thank you, you're the best <3]
May 27 21:16:16 <~zoofman>	Garcia: [Well there's always the League Ball if all else fails.] Chione: [You're so paying my yearly dues for the bad girls for this.]
May 27 21:16:55 <Chase>	"Your dad, huh?" he smiles a bit, looking over at the necklace. "He knows how to give one hell of a gift, that's for sure. So what was up with the 'needing a partner' thing then? She didn't like your idea, but was willing to go with it as long as you had someone with you she could count on?"
May 27 21:17:52 <Genevieve>	[If I live that long, consider it paid for. And I'll buy you that thing you want.]
May 27 21:17:54 <Rosetta>	[League Ball? Tell me more.]
May 27 21:18:48 <Saryx>	"You think your mom would know more about that necklace? Or if your dad's around, we could talk to them about it later? 'cause yeah, that necklace is real pretty, but it's also kiiind of important, I think." Saryx messes around with the coffee some to get it to his liking before taking a sip of it.
May 27 21:20:09 <~zoofman>	She brought so many creamers.  So many.  It'd pretty much be impossible to not get it the way you wanted.  Also, a voice comes from the doorway to Alice's room.  "She is far too naive to be left to her own devices without someone else with her."
May 27 21:20:23 »»	Chase looks over at the door.
May 27 21:21:04 <~zoofman>	Chione [Which thing are you thinking?] Garcia [It's in early April in Darkfeather, big event~]
May 27 21:22:15 <~zoofman>	In the doorway stands 'Queen' Rhasha, Alice immediately grumpifies.  "I'm happy to see you all returned safely.  Don't mean to interrupt you, but will you two be staying the night?"
May 27 21:22:32 »»	DiceMaid-9001 is now known as RichterBelmont
May 27 21:22:33 <Genevieve>	[Name it and I'll see if I can do it.] Gen gets train tickets for her and Rose so they can shuttle out to Venomtalon if they haven't left already.
May 27 21:22:37 »»	RichterBelmont is now known as DiceMaid-9001
May 27 21:22:47 <Rosetta>	(I think we're on the train by this point)
May 27 21:23:13 <Chase>	"If that's alright with you, ma'am, could we? We're expecting our teammates sometime, too..." he checks his phone. "Yeah, I bet they're at Darkfeather at least by now..."
May 27 21:23:22 <Rosetta>	[Yeah but gimme the details. What kinda event is it and all?]
May 27 21:23:47 <~zoofman>	(Yeah you guys are on the ride over~)
May 27 21:24:37 <~zoofman>	Chione [Oh made it sound like you had something in mind already.  Just tricksy mind games uh huhhhh.  I'll think on it.]
May 27 21:24:49 »»	Chase sends a text to Rose and Gen telling them they're at Queen Rhasha's place at the moment.
May 27 21:25:25 <~zoofman>	Garcia [It's a masquerade.  Like everyone's gonna be there, they save all the important announcements for it too~]
May 27 21:26:12 <Rosetta>	[Shiny. I'll mark it on my calendar. Gotta go costume shopping then...]
May 27 21:26:15 <Genevieve>	[Well, I -do- have a working copy of Porygon source now...]
May 27 21:27:44 <~zoofman>	Divya: "Oh? More on the way.  I'll prepare another room then.  If you don't mind, however, I'd like to speak with all of you later.  Except Alice.  You're grounded." Alice: "Grrrrrr screw you too mom!"  'Queen' Rhasha simply laughs and walks away.
May 27 21:28:27 <Chase>	"Geez. I practically saw the lightning bolts between you two for a moment."
May 27 21:29:31 <~zoofman>	Chione [Ooooooh.  I'll ask ya more when I got a better grip on just what the hell is going on in TC, sorta my job to be on the ball with that.  K?]
May 27 21:30:19 »»	Saryx blink blink. "Wow... That was..." Saryx sadfaces some. "Yeah, it doesn't seem like you and your mom get along all too well..."
May 27 21:31:03 <Chase>	"I dunno how she expects you to learn more about the world if she doesn't let you get out there..."
May 27 21:31:38 <~zoofman>	Alice calms down a bit after Divya leaves, finishing off her drink, slamming it down and getting a new soda.  "Every time I leave the house, if I'm not back within like two hours, I got a giant bug tracking me down!  I can't -do- anything here.  It...sucks, really."
May 27 21:31:43 <Genevieve>	[K. If you see little voodoo dolls, destroy them. Actually, try to reprogram the city bots to do that.]
May 27 21:32:26 <~zoofman>	Garcia [Or just make one~]
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May 27 21:32:56 <Rosetta>	[I'm no good at that sorta thing. :( ]
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May 27 21:33:23 <Chase>	"Yeah, I... really don't envy you. You're stuck in a really bad spot. Cabin fever in a town full of traditionalists with a very protective mom and a big responsibility."
May 27 21:34:16 <~zoofman>	The train dings announcing you guys are about thirty minutes out!  Well, you being all like, 5 passengers, who are all glued to their phones.
May 27 21:36:01 <Chase>	"You know, I -did- offer before to talk with my team and see if they and your mom would be alright with you hanging out with us, but given your mom just grounded you..."
May 27 21:36:18 <~zoofman>	Chione [I got an even better idea.  Next time you're in town you'll see. Gwhahahaha]!  Garcia [Well doesn't hurt to try...much.]
May 27 21:36:54 <Rosetta>	[With this little time? Nahhh I'll buy a costume. Unless you wanna make one for me. :) ]
May 27 21:36:59 <Genevieve>	[I'm excited already. And I'm coming for that badge, so you better get the skin grafts ready for your incoming sick burns.]
May 27 21:39:12 <~zoofman>	Alice slinks down, resting her head on the table. "Auuuuu...I sorta remember that but guess it's no good, huh." She's actually looking toward Saryx when she says this, though.
May 27 21:41:26 <~zoofman>	Garcia [I'll think about it.]  Chione [Bitch there ain't an anti virus for what I'll slap ya with!  That'll be fun though either way!]
May 27 21:41:38 <Saryx>	"Yeah, I... Don't think that's all too likely to happen if being grounded actually means something when your mom does it, Alice..." He takes a pause to sip at his coffee some more, and looking back at Alice. Anything in particular he'd get out of her from the way she's looking at him?
May 27 21:42:56 <~zoofman>	It's a mix of curiosity and SADNESS. "Every Bug Pokemon in a five mile radius will be keeping an eye on me, including your own."
May 27 21:43:48 »»	Genevieve puts her phone down to look at the window at the evening landscape. "Shouldn't be too much longer."
May 27 21:43:54 <Chase>	He sees how she slumps down, and decides to try something else. "..Y'know what? Different subject while we wait. I got a sweet new guitar recently, Alice." he gets the Metarift out of its case. "You said you play, right?" He holds it out, offering.
May 27 21:44:00 <Saryx>	"Ours, too? Really?" Now he's curious. Pop goes the PokeBall, and Vegr the Sewaddle joins the Venipede on the other side of his arm.
May 27 21:44:03 <Rosetta>	[Lemme know if you want some inspiration.]
May 27 21:44:20 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, it's been good to rest up some."
May 27 21:44:33 <Saryx>	Err, Swadloon.
May 27 21:46:05 <~zoofman>	Garcia [I'm all ears~]  .  And yes, it's not much longer at all before the jungle gets left behind, and you find yourselves traveling through the farm fields of Venomtalon Retreat.  The train stops in the center of...what you can sort of call a town.  The doors open for you to step off.
May 27 21:46:39 <~zoofman>	Rather than new passengers, seems there are some locals loading cargo onto the train at the moment.
May 27 21:47:00 <~zoofman>	Vegr glares at Alice.  "Pheromones."
May 27 21:47:09 <~zoofman>	"She's just gotta think it and all of them will do it."
May 27 21:48:01 »»	Rosetta hops off the train. "Finally. Alright, Chase said they'd be at..." Rosetta starts using google maps on the place.
May 27 21:48:08 <~zoofman>	There's really not much to this town, just a few general stores, rather large houses, two bars, a diner...
May 27 21:48:20 <~zoofman>	but everything's closed at the moment, very few lights on.
May 27 21:48:49 <Genevieve>	"This is it? This is Venomtalon?" She gets off the train with Lorenz padding next to her. "Are we in Sinnoh or something?"
May 27 21:49:07 <~zoofman>	Alice looks over to Chase, "I do!  Not really good though...no one here to really learn from other than old country junk!"
May 27 21:50:05 <Rosetta>	"Small, quiet place, huh? And nothing's open. Geez, must be boring here."
May 27 21:50:11 <~zoofman>	She gets all shinyeyed when she sees this thing, though.  "Wooooow it's so cool!  Where'd you get it?"
May 27 21:50:20 <Saryx>	"Oh, wow! That's... That sure is something else..." He patpats Vegr, and tries to, like... Get her a little unnerved. Or at least doing something other than glaring viciously at Alice. Maybe knitting something up?
May 27 21:50:32 <~zoofman>	While you get a map, Rosetta...it's fairly obvious.  It's the most well lit building in the town at the moment.
May 27 21:51:05 <~zoofman>	It's architecture reminds you a lot of what you saw a lot of in Johto, funny enough.  Doesn't really fit in well with the rest here, which are just rather standard houses.
May 27 21:51:14 <Chase>	"Heh. I wouldn't mind teaching you if there was time. Any requests, then? Oh, it was a gift from Gabriella, the gym leader over in Veilbeak. It's pretty fucking awesome. My old guitar's back on the boat or we could have a bit of practice right now."
May 27 21:51:33 <~zoofman>	Vegr begins to knit while staring Alice down.  It's even more unsettling than it already was.
May 27 21:51:50 <Rosetta>	"Straight oughtta Johto, isn't it? C'mon Gen, the guys are this way." Rosetta starts off in the direction of the inn, hands in her pockets.
May 27 21:51:51 <Genevieve>	"I've just never been anywhere so...rustic? Does it even count as rural if you're in the middle of a jungle?"
May 27 21:51:57 »»	Chase is a bit unnerved by the whole bug-pheremone thing. "Actually kind of glad I don't have any bug pokemon."
May 27 21:52:03 <Rosetta>	"I dunno. How do they keep the pokemon out?"
May 27 21:52:04 »»	Genevieve follows after Rosetta.
May 27 21:52:31 <Genevieve>	"Probably some kind of bug magic."
May 27 21:53:41 <Rosetta>	"What would that even be?"
May 27 21:53:49 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Uh. Uh. Uh..." She seems a bit overwhelmed at the moment.  "Can you just play something for now I guess?"
May 27 21:55:00 <Genevieve>	"I don't know, you're the magic expert aren't you?"
May 27 21:55:02 <~zoofman>	The wooden double door, still ajar, leads Rosetta into a court yard with a few smaller buildings, and a garden at the center.  Lightly lit oil lamps line a wooden walkway around the garden.
May 27 21:55:11 <Genevieve>	2d6+3 Occult anyway
May 27 21:55:12 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, Occult anyway: 12 [2d6=4,5]
May 27 21:56:28 <Rosetta>	"Psionics. Sorta different."
May 27 21:56:38 <Rosetta>	"Or you mean the unown stuff? Yeah that's all its own."
May 27 21:56:46 <~zoofman>	You've heard snippets in the past before about how the Venomtalons, in ancient times, were nomadic hunter-gatherers.  They managed to survive that way by somehow getting the wilds to do what they wanted, or joining their way of life on its own merits.  It's hard to say if the facts of how that happened were more based on science or mysticism, however.
May 27 21:57:28 <Rosetta>	[We're at the place, Chase. Which room?] Tap tap texting.
May 27 21:57:45 »»	Chase starts to get his guitar in place, but his cell phone going off interrupts him.
May 27 21:57:49 <Genevieve>	"Whatever they do, they don't need to keep them out. They also apparently all go to bed early."
May 27 21:58:10 <Chase>	"Huh, lessee..." he checks the phone. "...Whoa, Rose and Gen are here already. Guess I'm gonna have to put that on hold, Alice."
May 27 21:58:19 <~zoofman>	As the girls enter, you see a middle aged woman carrying a few comforters from one building to another.
May 27 21:58:54 <~zoofman>	She looks over to you.  "Oh.  Hello.  You must be the other two boys mentioned."
May 27 21:59:06 <Chase>	[Over at Alice's room.] He gives a short set of directions.
May 27 21:59:59 <Rosetta>	"Huh?" Rosetta hops around to face the women. "Oh, Chase and Saryx?"
May 27 22:00:08 <Rosetta>	*woman
May 27 22:01:04 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, that's us."
May 27 22:01:14 <~zoofman>	"Mhm.  I'm Divya Rhasha.  I'd offer to shake your hands, but..." She nods to the comforters.  "Come along, I'll show you where they are at.  Setting up your rooms for the night."
May 27 22:01:27 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Awwww....who?"
May 27 22:01:45 <Saryx>	"Oh, they're here already, Chase?" Saryx can't help but loose a little sigh.
May 27 22:02:26 <Rosetta>	"Thanks!"
May 27 22:02:49 <Genevieve>	"Yes, thank you~"
May 27 22:04:09 <Chase>	"Yeah, looks like it. Rosetta Whitacre and Genevieve Webb, Alice, our teammates in the Zodiac Braves."
May 27 22:04:17 <~zoofman>	Divya leads you down the hall, and nods to the guest room she's setting up as she walks by Alice's room, where you find Chase and Saryx, along with this other chick.
May 27 22:04:40 »»	Chase looks up at the door opens. "Speak of the devils. Hey, girls."
May 27 22:04:49 <~zoofman>	Divya: "Now, if you'll excuse me..." she gets back to what she was working on.
May 27 22:04:50 »»	Rosetta pulls out her phone and flips through some pages. "Oh, you're the cinnam-" She stops herself. "I mean hi!"
May 27 22:06:09 <~zoofman>	This room looks like a bomb went off, mind you.  Alice: "Uh.  Hi.  Cinnawah?"
May 27 22:06:19 <~zoofman>	"...Wanna soda?" She slides a few over.
May 27 22:06:29 <Rosetta>	:O
May 27 22:06:43 <Rosetta>	"Do I ever." Rosetta snatches one up. "Thanks."
May 27 22:06:47 <Genevieve>	"Hey, I'm Genevieve, nice to meet you."
May 27 22:07:00 <Rosetta>	"Name's Rosetta, teammate of these two here."
May 27 22:07:13 <Saryx>	<Bondye protect,> he thinks to himself as his head slowly sinks down into an open.palm. Venipede gets to hear the inner thoughts. "... Hey there, Gen... Razor..." He only looks back at the first of the two girls.
May 27 22:07:32 <Genevieve>	"Did you guys figure out if she's actually cinnamon girl, though?"
May 27 22:07:36 <Chase>	"Hey, y'all. This is Alice."
May 27 22:08:02 <Rosetta>	"Judging from Saryx's reaction, I'd say so." Rosetta tilts her head.
May 27 22:08:08 <Chase>	"Well, yeah, actually. That necklace Saryx had was definitely hers."
May 27 22:08:25 <~zoofman>	if the Venipede is out, it took is eyes locked on Alice. Glaaarrrreee.
May 27 22:09:18 <~zoofman>	Alice: "How do you all already know me..."
May 27 22:09:32 <~zoofman>	She tilts her head as well, looking to Chase and Saryx for help on this.
May 27 22:10:19 <Saryx>	<Fuck. Everything.> Saryx pulls his head back so he can facepalm once more, this time with vigor!
May 27 22:11:28 <~zoofman>	Come to think of it the room sorts DOES smell like cinnamon perfume.
May 27 22:13:11 <Genevieve>	"Oh, well, we sort of heard about you from Saryx when we first met him. And then we heard a little more after you and Chase met at that mingle. All good things, they both think you're pretty cool."
May 27 22:13:35 <Chase>	"Yeah, that, basically."
May 27 22:14:19 »»	Rosetta nod nods.
May 27 22:16:28 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Oh! Okay!  I'm Alice Rhasha, the Venomtalon Gym Leader..! Sorta!  Though I think you guys were sorta...here to talk to my mom more than me about something?"
May 27 22:16:44 <Rosetta>	"Gym leader? Shiny."
May 27 22:17:38 <Genevieve>	"I don't know, were we? Did you guys go bug hunting today?"
May 27 22:17:58 <Chase>	"Well, we're looking for someone else at the moment, but it doesn't have much to do with y'all, I think. We kind of exhausted one lead going after that Galvantula... The other reason was coming to see you, so nah, we weren't here to speak with Queen Rhasha at first."
May 27 22:18:24 »»	Chase looks over. "There was a huge-ass Galvantula terrorizing a local section of wilds but other than that, nope. Worse news, though."
May 27 22:18:38 <Rosetta>	What kind of soda is here, by the way? :D
May 27 22:18:59 <~zoofman>	"That was sorta my fault!"
May 27 22:19:02 <Chase>	"They weren't tattooed with unknowns, but a group of idiots with Firefoots drove a truck plastered with "Grant's Goons" drove through looking for a joltik, just like we were."
May 27 22:19:15 <~zoofman>	"I was gonna take care of her but you guys got there first..."
May 27 22:19:21 <Chase>	-second drove
May 27 22:19:30 <Rosetta>	"...You sure they weren't trying to frame the Sons? That sounds too dumb for them."
May 27 22:19:40 <Chase>	"...Your fault? How could that huge-ass galvantula been your fault?"
May 27 22:19:42 <Rosetta>	"I mean, who goes around with 'Grant's Goons' on their truck?"
May 27 22:19:43 <Genevieve>	"That feels kind of...obvious? Like we know Grant is -crazy-, but is he that dumb?"
May 27 22:20:25 <Chase>	*unowns
May 27 22:20:51 <~zoofman>	"Whose Grant?  Oh.  Cuz it's my fault the forest guardian's not there at the moment." She puts a master ball on the table.  "She's sorta cranky about it and just hiding in there!"
May 27 22:21:05 <~zoofman>	"So...I think the giant spider just sorta moved in cause it could."
May 27 22:21:48 <Rosetta>	"The forest guardian?"
May 27 22:22:23 <Genevieve>	"Grant is this cultist leader who's trying to destroy reality via a complicated scheme that involves killing a baby god. Who is the forest guardian?"
May 27 22:22:41 <~zoofman>	"The Keeper of the Hunt! Skadi!"
May 27 22:23:19 <Chase>	"...Right, that's who was mentioned before." he looks down at the ball.
May 27 22:23:20 <Genevieve>	"Alright, maybe that's a good thing. Don't need any more divinities getting iced."
May 27 22:24:27 <~zoofman>	Roll me intuition, everyone
May 27 22:24:30 <Chase>	"...Is th at a -master ball-?"
May 27 22:24:41 <Chase>	4d6+6
May 27 22:24:41 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, 4d6+6: 22 [4d6=5,2,3,6]
May 27 22:24:49 <Rosetta>	1d6-1
May 27 22:24:49 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 1d6-1: 3 [1d6=4]
May 27 22:24:54 <Genevieve>	2d6+1
May 27 22:24:54 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, 2d6+1: 9 [2d6=5,3]
May 27 22:25:08 <Saryx>	"Yeah, the... Venipede we got brought something up about that guy earlier. ... I wouldn't blame him being all grumpy for getting sucked into one of those, though." He takes a look at the Master Ball. "... How'd you even get him in there?!?"
May 27 22:25:09 <Saryx>	3d6+1
May 27 22:25:10 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, 3d6+1: 9 [3d6=2,3,3]
May 27 22:25:45 <~zoofman>	Alice juggles the ball around a bit between her hands, back and forth.  "Yeah!  I saved my allowance for a reaaaaaaaalllllly long time, bought a bunch and kept trying to find her!  Fought her a few times...she kept wupping my butt but eventually Thor and I wore her down and it worked!  And...yeah I'm sorta afraid to let her out now."
May 27 22:26:31 <Chase>	"...y'don't think just keeping her cooped up in the ball and not using her won't just make her madder?"
May 27 22:26:40 <Genevieve>	"Thor like cute nickname Thor or Thor like 'Loki's dead brother' Thor?"
May 27 22:26:55 <Rosetta>	"You bought 'a bunch' of those with your allowance? How much do you get?"
May 27 22:26:58 <Saryx>	"I mean, I know they're Master Balls, but--. . ." Saryx blink blink. ". . . What kind of allowance lets you buy a bunch of Master Balls?"
May 27 22:27:10 <Saryx>	He's so jelly :<
May 27 22:27:15 <Chase>	"Thor's got a pretty sweet outfit either way."
May 27 22:27:17 <~zoofman>	Rosetta is the only one not to notice Alice seems a bit...frazzled after you popped the explanation of what Grant's cult is doing.
May 27 22:27:33 »»	Rosetta birdbrain :D
May 27 22:27:45 <~zoofman>	Alice looks to Genevieve. "Sometimes I wonder...I'm not sure though."
May 27 22:27:52 <~zoofman>	"He ran off somewhere when we got home."
May 27 22:28:03 <~zoofman>	She looks around, tosses a few skirts aside, nope, no Pikachu.
May 27 22:28:27 <Chase>	"...Thor wasn't a pikachu though, was he? Eh, whatevs."
May 27 22:28:34 <~zoofman>	"And. Uh. I get a discount on em."
May 27 22:28:35 <Genevieve>	"Keeping Skadi locked in a ball aside, what's up, girl? You seem tense."
May 27 22:28:40 <~zoofman>	"Gym Leader dealie. Hehe..."
May 27 22:29:51 <Genevieve>	"I should become a gym leader, sounds like a good deal."
May 27 22:30:14 <Rosetta>	"I dunno, you gotta be locked down in one city then, yeah?"
May 27 22:30:36 <Rosetta>	"Unless you get an airship gym or something. That'd be rad."
May 27 22:30:46 <Chase>	"You call this a city? At this rate, the Wilds themselves might as well be her city."
May 27 22:30:55 »»	Genevieve cackles. "I'll just become the roving secret gym leader, like an extra boss."
May 27 22:31:26 <Chase>	"You see how the city don't have any walls? The people here are just integrated with the local wilds, like a hive system. There's pheremone stuff going on, too."
May 27 22:31:30 <~zoofman>	She gets rather withdrawn and cautious, putting the Masterball away and cowering a bit, and mouths a few times silently.  Someone knocks on the wall outside the room.  "Ahem.  Excuse me, I mentioned to Saryx and Chase earlier but could we talk in private?"
May 27 22:31:50 <Chase>	"Hm? That must be miss Rhasha."
May 27 22:31:59 <~zoofman>	Indeed, she's standing in the doorway.
May 27 22:32:46 »»	Chase nods. "Right, then... Guess we should go for a bit. We'll be back, Alice, I'll think of something to play when I get the chance."
May 27 22:32:55 »»	Chase gets up.
May 27 22:33:37 <Rosetta>	"What's up?" Rosetta gets up as well, looking a bit confused.
May 27 22:34:45 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Uh huh...okay." she backs out of the way for you guys to leave the room.
May 27 22:35:15 »»	Genevieve gives Alice a little questioning look before seeing Rhasha. "Alright, we can talk later. Maybe in the morning."
May 27 22:36:07 <~zoofman>	Divya: "I have a matter to discuss with you that Chase brought to my attention earlier, is all."
May 27 22:36:33 <Chase>	"..hm?" He scratches his head as he goes to leave the room.
May 27 22:36:50 <Genevieve>	"Let's do it, then."
May 27 22:36:53 <Saryx>	"Oh, you want to talk with us now, Miss Rhasha?" Saryx starts getting up, approaching Alice some. "... Thanks for the coffee, Alice~" He takes one more sip of the thing real quick. "... You gonna be alright by yourself, Alice?" He asks quiet, least so as to not tip her mom off to anything being wrong with Alice's... State.
May 27 22:37:08 <Rosetta>	"Well okay." Rosetta shoves her hands in her pockets and gets ready to follow the others. "See ya, Alice."
May 27 22:38:11 <~zoofman>	Alice: "Huh?  Oh it was no problem! N' I'll be fine!"
May 27 22:40:15 <Saryx>	"... Alright, then, Alice. We'll probably be back not too long then, okay?" If Alice has a response he waits on that before following after the rest of them.
May 27 22:40:35 »»	Chase heads along then~
May 27 22:41:41 <~zoofman>	"I'll...probably just go to bed I think.   But I'll see you tomorrow! Not like I'm going anywhere..."
May 27 22:42:10 <~zoofman>	As you guys shuffle out, you pass two glowy red eyes at the end of the hallway, sitting in the shadows.  Saryx and Chase would realize this is Connor, but not the girls.
May 27 22:42:29 »»	Chase looks over but doesn't pay the heracross any mind.
May 27 22:43:19 <~zoofman>	Divya leads the rest of you guys to the larger hut, a dojo with wooden flooring, large sliding doors inward.  She has some more seat cushions lined up, along with some small tables, a cast iron tea kettle, some cups, and some light snacks like crackers and cheeses.
May 27 22:43:51 <Genevieve>	"Food! Perfect."
May 27 22:43:55 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. Your place reminds me a lot of Johto, you know." Rosetta is glancing all around. "I like the style."
May 27 22:44:56 <Chase>	Oh, and if it matters, Chase left his guitar in Alice's room.
May 27 22:45:46 <Chase>	"It's definitely got style to it..." he decides not to have any tea, having gotten some soda earlier, and sits down.
May 27 22:46:30 <Saryx>	Okay, that's just saddening. He's sending Lysa back to keep Alice company for the night once he's made it out of eyesight. Connor still unnerves the hell out of him, but not like he can do much about it. "Yeah, Miss Rhasha... Your place really is nice!"
May 27 22:46:33 <~zoofman>	"It's light, but I figured this late you wouldn't really want something heavy.  That could wait for the morning." She sits across from you guys, and starts pouring tea.  "This structure was inspired by Johto and Kanto's architectural choices, yes.  It's a little story in itself how that came to be, but we have other things to discuss I believe."
May 27 22:47:19 <Rosetta>	"We do? I've no idea what Chase and Saryx set up here, but I 'spose it must be important." Rosetta glances their way. "So -did- you find any leads on the joltik?"
May 27 22:47:21 <Genevieve>	"Sure. What did the boys bring up?" She grabs herself some cheese and crackers.
May 27 22:47:55 <Chase>	"Yeah, I'm wondering which part of our conversation this is about."
May 27 22:49:05 <~zoofman>	"Saryx, Chase, I aplogize." She says as she finishes serving tea.  "I was not entirely honest with you earlier on a few matters.  I needed to observe you for a bit to guage your true intentions."
May 27 22:49:16 »»	You are now known as Queen_Rhasha
May 27 22:49:35 <Chase>	"Eh?"
May 27 22:50:58 »»	Rosetta tilts her head, confused even more now.
May 27 22:53:09 <Saryx>	"Not honest about what, Miss Rhasha?" Sssssip, from the coffee thermos.
May 27 22:54:25 »»	Rosetta took a second soda from Alice's room and is drinking that now.
May 27 22:54:37 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"I suppose I should start from the beginning." She sips from a tea cup.  "A year and a half ago, Alice, on a sudden whim, snuck away from home to attend a festival in Shiverwing City.  Connor returned her to us, days later, bloodied and in a coma."
May 27 22:54:46 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Roll perception as well, you guys.
May 27 22:54:56 <Genevieve>	2d6+3
May 27 22:54:57 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, 2d6+3: 7 [2d6=1,3]
May 27 22:54:57 <Rosetta>	2d6+1
May 27 22:54:57 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 2d6+1: 9 [2d6=4,4]
May 27 22:55:04 <Saryx>	3d6+2
May 27 22:55:04 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, 3d6+2: 11 [3d6=3,3,3]
May 27 22:55:06 <Chase>	2d6 Let's use two AP
May 27 22:55:06 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, Let's use two AP: 8 [2d6=3,5]
May 27 22:55:10 »»	Rosetta turns to Saryx. "The hell?"
May 27 22:55:36 <~Queen_Rhasha>	There's a series of pictures along the wall in this room, family pictures.
May 27 22:55:51 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Alice in various ages, usually with a Joltik or a Pikachu, or both.
May 27 22:55:52 »»	Chase raises an eyebrow.
May 27 22:55:57 <Genevieve>	"He went through DS, he may not have been involved."
May 27 22:56:49 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Saryx notices a full family one that...seems a bit odd to him for some reason.  But an important note here is Alice, in these pictures, is always in formal attire or martial arts wear.
May 27 22:56:50 <Rosetta>	"That might've been what brought him to different space though is what I'm thinking."
May 27 22:56:52 <Saryx>	"From the festival in Shiverwing?!?" He's legit surprised by this, too. "But... Well, we confirmed it was Alice that I was with that night, but... Maaan, is that what she tried to throw me down on the ground for?!?" He starts bapping himself in the forehead repeatedly.
May 27 22:57:03 <Chase>	"What?"
May 27 22:57:10 »»	Chase squints at Saryx.
May 27 22:57:19 <Chase>	"What are you even on, let her finish, dude."
May 27 22:58:31 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"While she had her Pikachu, Thor, with her, he had...well...he wasn't always like he is now."  She looks to Saryx. "You were there?  Interesting.  That would explain her necklace returning suddenly, but yes..."
May 27 22:59:08 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"A year passed, and her condition showed little sign of improving.  Until suddenly, six months ago, she...awoke."
May 27 23:00:02 <Genevieve>	"Saryx, this thing she tried to protect you from, would you describe it as, I don't know, thunderous?"
May 27 23:00:30 <Chase>	"Six months ago?"
May 27 23:00:35 <Chase>	That strikes him a bit odd...
May 27 23:00:59 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"We knew something was off almost at once with her behavior.  She was always mild mannered, shy, soft spoken.  What awoke, frankly, was a bit of a hell raiser."
May 27 23:01:15 <Rosetta>	"So she had a personality change after a coma?"
May 27 23:01:43 <Rosetta>	"That isn't unheard of, is it? I mean, just from mundane medical reasons." Rosetta turns to Gen.
May 27 23:02:42 <Genevieve>	"Serious trauma can cause personality changes, yeah. It's rare but not unusual."
May 27 23:03:06 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"We believed that was the case at first...but then my husband realized what had become of her.  He left at once, seeking a way to undo it.  I've tried my best to conceal her and protect her, but I do not have the means to do that much longer as things are."
May 27 23:03:29 <Rosetta>	"Protect her from what?"
May 27 23:03:53 <Chase>	"...What had happened to Alice?"
May 27 23:04:02 <Saryx>	"Yeah, I was... I was with her that night... And I told you last time I tried explaining any of this, Gen... All I remember is a flash of light and a huge shockwave that threw me off. Dad told me an aurora formed in the sky some time during the night, but that's all I remembered myself... Least, until that thing I saw back in Veilbeak. Nothing else related to that, though..."
May 27 23:05:06 <Genevieve>	5d6+3 science auroras and lightning
May 27 23:05:06 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, science auroras and lightning: 21 [5d6=4,5,4,3,2]
May 27 23:05:57 <Saryx>	"Alice had dropped that necklace of hers, and I'd picked it up, following after her when she went off to look for something out in the forests around Shiverwing, but... What she was looking for out there, I don't have any clue. I only remember that from the flashback those Unown made me have..."
May 27 23:06:33 <Rosetta>	"You think then, these unown might know more? if they were able to give you a flashback. Or maybe it was repressed memories?" Rosetta scratches her head.
May 27 23:06:49 <~Queen_Rhasha>	She takes another sip of the tea. "You see, my daughter's Joltik, Shiva, never returned that night.  We simply thought it had perished until we delved deep into her aura...well, I cannot say if their conciousnesses merged, if my daughter speaks through it as a filter, or if my daughter perished long ago and it wears her as a shell, but I am very confident the young goddess you seek is whatever is sitting in that roo
May 27 23:06:49 <~Queen_Rhasha>	m you were just in."
May 27 23:07:23 <Chase>	"...What?"
May 27 23:07:29 »»	Genevieve nods.
May 27 23:07:29 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Thiiiis doesn't really add up SCIENCE wise to you, Genevieve.  You're not sure this was an entirely natural occurance.  Hell, you're pretty positive it wasn't.
May 27 23:07:31 »»	Chase looks back towards Alice's room, a moment.
May 27 23:08:19 <Genevieve>	"Chase, have you given her an aura reading?"
May 27 23:08:32 <Chase>	"...Yeah, her aura is huge, and bright. So is Thor's."
May 27 23:08:43 <Rosetta>	"...What."
May 27 23:08:45 <Rosetta>	"Wait."
May 27 23:08:46 <Rosetta>	"What."
May 27 23:08:47 <Chase>	"Looking at both of them at the same time is..."
May 27 23:08:52 <Genevieve>	"On par with Loki or Agwe?"
May 27 23:09:18 <Chase>	"...I dunno, I wasn't paying much attention to theirs." he says, honestly.
May 27 23:09:26 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"Thor is another oddity."
May 27 23:10:16 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"Though I suppose it would be best for you to ask him yourself.  He is very secreative about these matters."
May 27 23:10:24 <Saryx>	"... This whole mess we've all gotten ourselves dragged into just keeps making less and less sense with every new thing we find out." Saryx shakes his head.
May 27 23:10:55 <Genevieve>	"This actually makes perfect sense. From Shiva's standpoint, hiding in a human body is ingenious."
May 27 23:11:04 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"My husband was of the opinion that our daughter perished that night, and the thing is a parasite.  He left seeking a manner to remove it, as I said.  Personally, I do not believe it means harm or offense.  And in my observations I do not believe it fully comprehends what it is."
May 27 23:11:10 <Rosetta>	"So you don't even know if that even -is- your daughter anymore. How horrible." Rosetta slumps down a little. "I'm sorry."
May 27 23:12:05 <Chase>	"Neither of you... really see her as your daughter then?" he asks quietly, looking at the floor.
May 27 23:12:48 <Chase>	"I'm sorry, that's a really rude question."
May 27 23:12:49 <Chase>	"Nevermind."
May 27 23:14:11 <Genevieve>	"This may explain her keeping Skadi under house arrest. She may just be drawn to lesser divinities given that she called Thor, too."
May 27 23:14:23 »»	~Queen_Rhasha shakes her head.  "You are right.  I don't know what exactly it is I am talking to.  But...from observing for the better half of a year, I get a distinct feeling it feels as though it's presense is the only thing keeping my daughter alive."
May 27 23:15:01 <Chase>	"If Shiva was the goddess we were looking for... if Alice got really hurt that night, then... Maybe she was trying to save her?"
May 27 23:15:37 <Rosetta>	"But what does that mean for when Shiva has to join the pantheon properly?"
May 27 23:16:20 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"But being as it seems no one who was there that night recalls what occured...who can say?  I would agree with your view, Chase.  It is a matter my husband are harshly divided over."
May 27 23:16:34 <Genevieve>	"She'd have to separate from Alice. The elemental alignment pretty much demands it. Doing otherwise would basically give Grant what he wants eventually anyway."
May 27 23:17:07 <Rosetta>	"If she -is- keeping Alice alive though, that means we'd have to find another way of keeping her alive before that point."
May 27 23:17:10 <Chase>	"Hey, the gods have presence here, I don't think that's strictly necessary, is it?" he looks between Gen and Rose.
May 27 23:17:29 <Rosetta>	"Uh...I dunno...lemme think..."
May 27 23:17:33 <Chase>	"Alice doesn't... have to die for that to happen, right? No way."
May 27 23:17:34 <Rosetta>	3d6+1 occult?
May 27 23:17:34 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, occult?: 10 [3d6=3,4,2]
May 27 23:18:14 <~Queen_Rhasha>	This is a bit over your head to even begin to consider, Rosetta.
May 27 23:18:33 <Chase>	"...but sheez, to think we actually found her..."
May 27 23:18:34 »»	Genevieve gives Chase a little shrug and eats a few crackers. "Without knowing the precise level and kind of damage she suffered, I can't possibly give you an answer to that."
May 27 23:18:51 »»	Rosetta shrugs. "Even with Unown stuff I'm not really up to snuff like I should be. And there's nothing analgous to this situation I can pull from to make a guess."
May 27 23:19:00 »»	Chase looks up at Rhasha.
May 27 23:19:02 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"There are many uncertainties on this.  Unfortionately, I have limited resources to both investigate and protect her."
May 27 23:19:03 <Chase>	"How much does she know?"
May 27 23:19:21 <Rosetta>	"Does anyone else know? have you had to protect her from attacks?"
May 27 23:19:53 <Genevieve>	"Although..." she hums and looks down at the table, then starts tracing out some numbers with her fingertip.
May 27 23:19:58 <Chase>	"Even if she hasn't, -someone's- been here looking for her. ...I'm not sure she's safe here anymore, especially if miss Rhasha thinks she can't."
May 27 23:20:13 »»	Chase bites his lip, though.
May 27 23:20:21 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"I don't believe it fully comprehends what it is.  It sees itself as simply protecting a friend.  No one has come yet, I have been careful of that with Connor.  But it's only a matter of time before someone does."
May 27 23:20:47 <Rosetta>	"We could...take her to the Guild? Get her a set of guards?"
May 27 23:20:53 <Rosetta>	"But that'd appear obvious too..."
May 27 23:21:23 <Chase>	"It'd be a lot less obvious if she were to join an explorer group, and start accepting challenges on the go, right?"
May 27 23:21:24 <Genevieve>	"We shouldn't do anything to draw attention to her."
May 27 23:21:46 <Genevieve>	"If she were to do that, she should resign as leader."
May 27 23:22:01 <Chase>	"Iiii don't think she wants to, though."
May 27 23:22:21 <Chase>	"Queen Rhasha... what do you think would be best?"
May 27 23:22:27 <Rosetta>	"I don't suppose we could explain the situation to her plainly."
May 27 23:22:37 <Genevieve>	"We could try."
May 27 23:24:13 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"It could be arranged, her taking a lapse from this Gym Leader facade.  I have told it for a while if she wishes to travel for whatever agenda she has in mind, she requires capable allies."
May 27 23:25:48 <Rosetta>	"The Elemental Regalia are also on the Isle. So at least for the time being there's a pretty sizeable Explorer presence around here in case anything happens."
May 27 23:26:08 <Chase>	(Eh? They came to THIS isle?)
May 27 23:26:10 <Chase>	(When)
May 27 23:26:12 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"She has her own agenda, but she sees me as a prison warden and does not fully trust me to explain it."
May 27 23:26:16 <Rosetta>	"Do you think we should bring 'em in on this too? If someone even imitating the Sons are here..."
May 27 23:26:24 <~Queen_Rhasha>	(I went over that earlier this session silly :p)
May 27 23:26:27 <Rosetta>	(yeah, their boat was at Darkfeather)
May 27 23:26:30 <Chase>	(Oop)
May 27 23:26:32 <Rosetta>	(and Rosetta has been texting Garcia all session)
May 27 23:27:05 <Genevieve>	"No. The Regalia are all great but...this sounds awfully egoistic, but we were chosen for this. Pretty literally."
May 27 23:27:13 <Chase>	"I could try asking the One N'Only's advice on a few of these issues, too... if there's a way to safely seperate them... or if we even need to."
May 27 23:27:25 »»	Chase thinks on that.
May 27 23:27:26 <Genevieve>	"Tell them the Sons might be lurking around, don't tell them we found a goddess."
May 27 23:27:50 <Chase>	"The only problem with this is that our path is likely to cross with the very people trying to kill her, a few times."
May 27 23:27:53 <Rosetta>	"Uh, if the Sons do attack, and with Mewtwos, I'd be more comfortable with some more allies."
May 27 23:28:02 <Chase>	"But... we'll do everything we can, right?"
May 27 23:28:03 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"I believe it might be best for you to consult her yourselves.  I have been waiting for individuals such as yourselves to appear, ones deeply involved in this who I could trust."
May 27 23:28:07 <Rosetta>	"Remember what happened to the Moon Wardens, yeah?"
May 27 23:28:17 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"You have connections with these beings?" She looks to Chase.
May 27 23:29:38 <Genevieve>	"Sure, and have them do what? Form a huge explorer posse to escort her around? We have allies, but it's not feasible to stay -hidden- and constantly joined at the hip with them."
May 27 23:30:20 <Rosetta>	"No, no, I mean...have 'em on alert while they're here. We know the Sons might be around - might as well let our allies know their possible target if it really is them."
May 27 23:30:40 <Rosetta>	"What were the goons in the truck looking for? What happened to them?"
May 27 23:31:28 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"Enviable.  Not even the Keeper's Cult can boast such things so easily.  At least, according to my husband."
May 27 23:31:52 <Chase>	"Yeah." he nods simply to Rhasha.
May 27 23:31:58 <Saryx>	"They were... They were looking for the Joltik, too, Razor. But they got attacked by the same thing that we fought. ... Far as we know, none of them survived."
May 27 23:32:28 »»	Rosetta winces. "Well, terrible as it is, I'm glad there are less of 'em around then."
May 27 23:32:44 <Rosetta>	"But yeah, that definitely sounds dangerous for Alice here then..."
May 27 23:33:15 <Rosetta>	"Uh, you think Alice is gonna try to sneak away again soon? Given you just grounded her..."
May 27 23:33:34 <Chase>	"I'll need to let'im know we found her, anyway... any advice he can offer to us to help protect her would be great. By the way, who's your husband, miss Rhasha?"
May 27 23:34:32 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"She knows she cannot outrun Connor.  That Pokemon's breed was bred for very specific purposes, ones she does not quite know how to handle."
May 27 23:34:54 <Rosetta>	"But she tries anyway and she made it all the way to the other isles before..."
May 27 23:35:12 <Chase>	"Connor's also able to mask auras, I think..."
May 27 23:35:14 <Genevieve>	"She's not likely to run with you two guys waiting to talk to her."
May 27 23:35:42 <~Queen_Rhasha>	She stands, walks over to the family picture, and returns, showing it to you.  'Queen' Rhasha to the right, Alice in the middle, and....to the left. http://i.imgur.com/WgkJ6.jpg "Husk Rhasha."
May 27 23:35:52 »»	Chase gets up and has a look.
May 27 23:35:57 <Rosetta>	"...Oh."
May 27 23:36:18 <Rosetta>	"...Do you know where your husband is now?"
May 27 23:36:19 »»	Genevieve tilts her head to Rosetta.
May 27 23:38:23 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"I do not.  We have not spoken since he left on his quest to find a method to remove the being from our daughter's body."
May 27 23:38:50 <Genevieve>	"I bet a certain boogeyman would be more than happy to pull a soul out of a body."
May 27 23:39:14 <Rosetta>	"Oh Bondye, this just gets better, huh?" Rosetta sighs and slumps a bit more.
May 27 23:39:35 <Rosetta>	"Did Alice happen to have wounds that would not heal?"
May 27 23:39:43 <Rosetta>	"When she was found after the Shiverwing thing."
May 27 23:39:51 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"Considering how he views this matter...I could see deicide crossing his mind, yes."
May 27 23:40:01 »»	~Queen_Rhasha shakes her head.
May 27 23:40:14 <Rosetta>	"Deicide..."
May 27 23:40:50 <Rosetta>	"Funny what lengths people go to for family, huh?"
May 27 23:41:31 <Genevieve>	"Killing gods and locking little girls in ghost towns? Yeah, family is great." Gen stands up. "Time to talk to Alice."
May 27 23:41:48 <Rosetta>	"Now?"
May 27 23:41:55 <Chase>	"...What are we telling her?" he asks, half in a daze.
May 27 23:41:59 <Rosetta>	"Let's save it for the morning. Give us some time to stew it over."
May 27 23:42:12 <Chase>	"I don't exactly want to lie to her but I dunno if dumping all of this at once is the best thing."
May 27 23:43:11 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"It would not be the first time I tried to explain matters to her.  But I believe you all have more context than I could offer."
May 27 23:43:19 <Chase>	"Well... alright."
May 27 23:43:36 <Genevieve>	"Fine, we'll talk to her in the morning. And we're not going to lie. But I need to get out and, I don't know, catch something, get away from all this for a bit."
May 27 23:43:42 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"And..." She looks to Saryx, Chase. "I won't ask what transpired on the nights you two met her, but she seems to trust you two much more than myself."
May 27 23:43:43 <Rosetta>	"We should still save it for the morning. I wouldn't wanna send Alice to bed with troubled thoughts."
May 27 23:44:18 <Rosetta>	"I'm with you Gen. I'm still aching from the damned...mewtwo thing whatever the hell that was, but I need to get out." Rosetta hops up.
May 27 23:44:28 <Rosetta>	"...Oh, and we've gotta catch Chase and Saryx up."
May 27 23:44:29 <Chase>	"We're friends now, that's what matters." he says to Rhasha. "And I'll guard her like she was my own sister, I promise you. Not just because of what she is, either."
May 27 23:44:38 <Rosetta>	"Nighttime team walk?"
May 27 23:45:22 <Genevieve>	"Maybe. I feel like maybe I should call Shawyun and explain a few things so he can properly worry."
May 27 23:45:37 <Rosetta>	"Horrible."
May 27 23:46:08 <Chase>	"Could you do me a favor and not tell Shawyun about Alice? I mean, the guy's alright but I wouldn't trust him with a secret to save my life."
May 27 23:46:08 <Rosetta>	"Let's not send anyone else to bed with worries tonight, yeah? We'll do a team catch-up and deal with biz in the morning."
May 27 23:46:38 <Genevieve>	"Sure, but he should probably know about my psychotic clone."
May 27 23:46:42 »»	Chase nods.
May 27 23:46:45 »»	~Queen_Rhasha sits and thinks for a bit.  "I'm not sure what else I can say to shine more light on this situation than I have.   Most of what i knew was from my husband's expertise on these subjects, and my own observations of her."
May 27 23:46:58 »»	Chase looks over to Rhasha.
May 27 23:47:40 <Genevieve>	"You've given us more than anyone else, thank you. We'll figure out how to separate them or at least find you some closure to all this."
May 27 23:47:44 »»	~Queen_Rhasha looks a bit confused about the whole evil clone business, but doesn't pry.
May 27 23:47:45 <Chase>	"You've helped a ton already. And don't worry. We'll protect your daughter."
May 27 23:48:17 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, we'll find something. I think though, we need a bit of time to think and just...yeah. Long day. You know how it is?"
May 27 23:48:39 <Chase>	"Anyway, I'm beat myself, but we might as well catch each other up."
May 27 23:48:58 <~Queen_Rhasha>	"You say you have had contact with these beings before?  I've no suggestion on how to call upon them, they are known as forgotten for a reason by today's world, but those of the cult...should have more insight."
May 27 23:49:49 <Chase>	"Well, 1NO gave me the power of aura, I was hoping I could just... reach out and contact him. But push comes to shove I'll find a way. The keeper's cult, huh? I'll keep that in mind, thanks."
May 27 23:49:59 <Genevieve>	"Contact, yeah. Not a perfect line of communication."
May 27 23:51:37 »»	Chase thinks back to the demon sisters and yeah, guess communication isn't that easy after all.
May 27 23:51:54 <Rosetta>	[Hey Roland. <what follows after that is a stream of breakfast food talk but it roughly conveys having found the joltik but there being complications and a request to speak personally about it when possible.>] Rosetta fires off a text.
May 27 23:51:56 <~Queen_Rhasha>	She sighs.  "Huge relief to have others to confide in with this matter," she stands to slowly start clearing things away as you all start to get antsy yourselves.
May 27 23:52:03 <Rosetta>	BREAKFAST CANT
May 27 23:52:28 <Genevieve>	"Not like we can dial up One N' or know what Flayed is doing. And the one we CAN call doesn't pick up or get off his lazy butt."
May 27 23:55:15 <Chase>	"I don't think I want to know what the Flayed One is up to."
May 27 23:55:26 »»	Chase goes to leave the dojo. "...Thanks, miss Rhasha."
May 27 23:55:32 <~Queen_Rhasha>	It takes a few minutes to get a reply.  [Lost the menu.  We'll be at the Waffle House near Xipe-Totec's place.  Put in an order for a doubled egg and three strips of bacon when you get there for me.]
May 27 23:56:48 <~Queen_Rhasha>	[Oh and the chicken waffles.]
May 27 23:57:00 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Which translates to, "Seek the temple of xipe-totec.  it will be a three day trip from most places but some are more dangerous than others.  Ghede will show you the way."
May 27 23:58:58 »»	Genevieve gives a last nod and a good night to Rhasha, then walks out of the room while weighing her phone and the ruby in her hands as if figuring out which one is more urgent.
May 27 23:59:26 <Rosetta>	'Night." Rosetta waves to Rhasha and starts walking away.
May 27 23:59:46 <~Queen_Rhasha>	She gives a polite bow in return as you make your exit.
May 27 23:59:54 <Rosetta>	Once they're a good distance away, she says to Chase quietly. "I've gotten in touch with the Cult 'bout it. Gonna talk to them sometime."
May 28 00:00:13 »»	Chase nods. "Arright, sounds good."
May 28 00:00:44 <Chase>	"I appreciate it, Rosetta."
May 28 00:00:53 <Chase>	If they're not doing the catch-up tonight, then he probably heads back to Alice's room to play Freebird for her or something like he promised. :D
May 28 00:01:34 »»	Rosetta really wants to do the catch-up and catching late night walk.
May 28 00:02:14 <Rosetta>	"So everyone, quick stroll in the forest? See if there's anything worth catching, and uh...we've gotta tell our half, yeah?" She nods to Gen.
May 28 00:02:54 »»	Genevieve  decides on the ruby. "Hey, jerk, can you relay a message to One N' Only or is it a my side, your side situation over there?"
May 28 00:03:03 <Genevieve>	"Sure, we can do that."
May 28 00:03:41 <~Queen_Rhasha>	When Chase gets there, you find she really did sorta...pass out.  Lysa is resting beside her, and the guitar beside her bed.  You figure she tried but got exhausted and just gave up.
May 28 00:07:13 »»	Chase just nods and shuts the door quietly, then quickly heads to catch up with Rosetta and Gen.
May 28 00:07:36 »»	Genevieve stares into the crystal, momentarily fixated.
May 28 00:07:38 <Rosetta>	"Saryx, you awake enough for this?"
May 28 00:09:59 <Saryx>	"Oh, hunh? ... Ummm... Yeah, Razor... Just gimme a sec to grab my fishing rod and stuff, okay?!?" It won't take Saryx all too long to rally up the stuff he needs for a catching hunt and get back to the rest of the group.
May 28 00:10:35 <Chase>	Oh, whoops, they're going out that far then Chase grabbed his guitar before heading out~
May 28 00:13:03 »»	Genevieve eventually snaps back to reality as the group assembles. "We ready?"
May 28 00:14:15 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, let's head out."
May 28 00:15:08 <~Queen_Rhasha>	You guys head off into the wilderness beyond the farm lands to blow off some steam and catch up some!
May 28 00:15:20 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Roll me 3d100 each!
May 28 00:15:28 <Genevieve>	3d100
May 28 00:15:29 <DiceMaid-9001>	Genevieve, 3d100: 210 [3d100=100,15,95]
May 28 00:15:47 <Rosetta>	I'm using my bait. Does that give a modifier?
May 28 00:15:56 <Rosetta>	(>100, 95)
May 28 00:16:00 <Rosetta>	(whelp)
May 28 00:16:02 <Saryx>	3d100
May 28 00:16:03 <DiceMaid-9001>	Saryx, 3d100: 112 [3d100=20,21,71]
May 28 00:16:48 <~Queen_Rhasha>	http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=5KsUqgU9BC4
May 28 00:16:58 <Genevieve>	"So, Thundercry. We dug where I thought we should and we found a service tunnel to the lower-lower level of the city. Pretty much what I saw in the vision - ghost town full of robots who immediately started worshipping me."
May 28 00:17:04 <~Queen_Rhasha>	(I recall saying bait was just -20 from one of the rolls in the past)
May 28 00:17:15 <Rosetta>	1d100-20;2d100
May 28 00:17:16 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 1d100-20: 66 [1d100=86]; 2d100: 147 [2d100=57,90]
May 28 00:17:36 <Rosetta>	"Not -you- you."
May 28 00:17:45 <Rosetta>	"They just couldn't tell the difference between you and your clone, yeah?"
May 28 00:17:51 <Genevieve>	"Bad news is that the rest of the vision was accurate. Little girl partial clone of me was down there, name is Genesis. She's surrounded by half-mechanized Mewtwo."
May 28 00:18:06 <Chase>	3d100
May 28 00:18:07 <DiceMaid-9001>	Chase, 3d100: 270 [3d100=88,83,99]
May 28 00:18:20 <~Queen_Rhasha>	You guys quickly find a large surplus of CATERPIES, WEEDLES, and WURMPLES darting around the jungle every which way.
May 28 00:18:25 <Genevieve>	"They had trouble with it, yeah. I'll have to update their facial recognition."
May 28 00:18:43 <~Queen_Rhasha>	also BURMIES.
May 28 00:19:06 <~Queen_Rhasha>	and KRICKETOTS.  God so many common bugs here what the heck is going on.
May 28 00:19:16 <Chase>	"Shit, you guys really did just drill down into the city, huh?"
May 28 00:19:24 <Rosetta>	"Yeahhh."
May 28 00:19:28 <Chase>	"So what after that, were you spotted?"
May 28 00:19:45 <Rosetta>	"I made my way into the tower - that's how we found Genesis."
May 28 00:19:59 <Genevieve>	"Anyway, we temporarily stole the girl back up the surface, interrogated her, and found out about the bigger clone, who seems to want to use Mewtwos and their bonded to create some kind of new world order. And kill me, the Doppelganger. When we went to put her back, Dandy had some wangas and a modified sewer bot waiting for us."
May 28 00:20:20 <~Queen_Rhasha>	You spot a Ledian and a Spinarak wrestling on a branch over head.  Sort of a silly sight.
May 28 00:20:47 <Rosetta>	"I thought having the cube," Rosetta flashes it. "would block Dandy's power, but I guess it worked anyway. At least it stops the dolls from activating though."
May 28 00:21:02 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, that's a good thing to know."
May 28 00:21:22 <~Queen_Rhasha>	A tree full of Pinecos sways in the distance as they snore rather loudly.
May 28 00:21:57 <Genevieve>	"All in all, we didn't -learn- a great deal, but I'm getting the feeling that other Jenn might try to emerge as a third force."
May 28 00:22:13 <Chase>	"Waiwaiwait, what"
May 28 00:22:24 <Chase>	"You did what."
May 28 00:22:46 »»	Chase just kind of stops walking.
May 28 00:23:10 <Rosetta>	"I tried to put Gen on vidchat when I got to the tower. Genesis was gonna scream and alert all the Mewtwos around, so I had Dolore put her to sleep, and we took her somewhere else to chat."
May 28 00:23:35 <Rosetta>	"Cause she thought Gen was a doppelganger sent to kill her, yadda yadda."
May 28 00:23:41 <Rosetta>	"We took her home right after."
May 28 00:23:54 <Genevieve>	"Oh, please, Chase. We didn't kidnap her, we brought her somewhere that her guardian angels wouldn't rip us apart as soon as they saw us."
May 28 00:23:54 »»	Saryx blink blink. "... So you guys... Went and kidnapped a little girl?!?"
May 28 00:23:56 <~Queen_Rhasha>	You do eventually spot Nincadas hopping about, nomming grass and hopping off again for more grass.  Also a Larvesta nuzzled up in a nest on a low hanging branch, snoozing quietly.
May 28 00:24:11 <Rosetta>	:O Larvestra AND Nincada?
May 28 00:24:13 <Rosetta>	*Larvesta
May 28 00:24:29 <~Queen_Rhasha>	A Skorupi is snipping fruits off a bush.
May 28 00:25:02 »»	Genevieve looks at Rose. "I feel like they are fixating on the minor similarities to kidnapping and not that we found out about a psycho-bitch who wants to kill us."
May 28 00:25:08 <~Queen_Rhasha>	A yanma buzzes past you over head, with a Dwebble riding it.
May 28 00:25:08 <Saryx>	"That sounds really bad without context."
May 28 00:25:23 <Rosetta>	"I also feel like they aren't focusing on the fact we thought she was being kept there against her will til we talked to her."
May 28 00:25:26 <Chase>	"You still just kind of lit yourselves up like goddamn christmas trees to our biggest, probably most powerful enemy. And that aside... yeah, that's... you two must have -really- been desperate. The hell you even approach a tower surrounded by Mewtwos for? With all of this, you two could have gotten yourselves killed! That's at least five times as reckless as us taking on a galvantula
May 28 00:25:26 <Chase>	the size of a frickin' wailord."
May 28 00:26:37 »»	Rosetta goes up and baps the Larvesta with a ball.
May 28 00:26:38 <Chase>	"Is there a beedrill nest around here? You could probably kick it and be better off than that."
May 28 00:26:42 <Rosetta>	Does this need to be rolled?
May 28 00:26:55 <~Queen_Rhasha>	not accuracy, but the d100 does!
May 28 00:27:02 <Rosetta>	1d100-14
May 28 00:27:03 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 1d100-14: -8 [1d100=6]
May 28 00:27:06 <~Queen_Rhasha>	welp.
May 28 00:27:13 <~Queen_Rhasha>	VWOOP. it vanishes from your hands.
May 28 00:27:30 »»	Genevieve crosses her arms. "Yeah, it was stupid, is that what you want to hear?"
May 28 00:27:30 »»	Rosetta then hops around to consider how to handle the nincada.
May 28 00:27:51 <Rosetta>	"We know what we did, and what the implications are. But we -did it-. We can't change that. Whatcha want from us?"
May 28 00:28:58 <Chase>	"Tch... just be more careful from now on, alright? Missions like that, we should take on together, as a team. At least you got some useful info out of it, though."
May 28 00:29:12 <Genevieve>	"I didn't even stick around long enough to figure out if my parents are involved in the whole 'I have evil clones' thing and I've pretty much dragged my best friend into what is collectively our mess. So forgive me for being a little -reckless-."
May 28 00:29:25 <Rosetta>	"What was important to me in the moment was wonderin whether she was being experimented on, whether she was kept there against her will, whether she was happy. We didn't know any of that til we had a chat."
May 28 00:29:49 <Rosetta>	"So yeah, call it kidnapping, but if things had turned out differently, we might be callin it 'rescue' now, yeah?"
May 28 00:30:13 <Chase>	"It wasn't even really the kidnapping, I mean I can see your thought process there."
May 28 00:30:18 »»	Genevieve huffs and stomps further into the woods, releasing Dessoir so she doesn't go in totally blind.
May 28 00:30:51 <Chase>	"...Man."
May 28 00:31:06 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Dessoir raspberries at Chase and follows after Genevieve~
May 28 00:31:58 <Chase>	He looks over to Rosetta. "I wasn't trying to be insensitive to her, I mean, I know I'd flip if I found out something this... creepy was going on."
May 28 00:32:28 <Rosetta>	"We both had a long day to think about the fact we might've just set Dandy on our trails. She didn't need a reminder."
May 28 00:32:34 <Chase>	"I just wish you guys had gone about it in a safer way. I don't want to see any of you hurt or worse..."
May 28 00:32:56 <Rosetta>	"I know more now 'bout the limits of the cube now though, so that's good. No use though if all my fighting's still reliant on my powers though."
May 28 00:33:44 <Rosetta>	"I was plenty safe up until I was taking Genesis out. Leaving the tower alone there was no way anyone woulda seen me. Just a calculated risk. Poorly calculated, I guess, but we made it."
May 28 00:34:23 <Rosetta>	"Anyhow, lemme see my second mark here..." Rosetta tries to approach a nincada in a friendly manner.
May 28 00:34:25 <Chase>	"Speaking of not getting hurt, let's catch up to Gen before we get separated."
May 28 00:34:34 <Chase>	"...Alright."
May 28 00:34:53 »»	Chase jogs after Genevieve.
May 28 00:34:55 <Rosetta>	"You do that. I'll catch up." Rosetta taps her goggles. "I'll be fine."
May 28 00:34:58 <Rosetta>	"Hey Chase!"
May 28 00:35:03 <Chase>	"Eh?" he looks over.
May 28 00:35:03 »»	Rosetta tosses down a pokeball, releasing Glissani.
May 28 00:35:10 <Rosetta>	"Birds-eye view, might help."
May 28 00:35:18 <Rosetta>	"I've got another ride myself."
May 28 00:35:24 <Chase>	"Thanks." he gives a thumbs up, then tries to climb up, Skarmory willing.
May 28 00:35:48 <Chase>	He lets out  Brahms, his only flier, too. "Brahms, Glissani, let's try to find Genevieve, arright?"
May 28 00:36:09 »»	Genevieve finds a tree to sit under and pulls Dessoir into her lap, giving him a pat on the head.
May 28 00:36:11 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Glissani lets you guys on as she flutters up and follows after Genevieve, Brahms brings up the rear!
May 28 00:36:17 <~Queen_Rhasha>	...Saryx...is...where?
May 28 00:36:36 <Chase>	>guys?
May 28 00:36:46 <Chase>	(Rose is gonna catch up in a minute, she said)
May 28 00:37:01 <~Queen_Rhasha>	(oh sorry oops <;3c)
May 28 00:37:46 <Saryx>	Saryx be sticking with Chase, sorry. No interest in these bugs, really.
May 28 00:38:04 <Rosetta>	Yeah, Rosetta is approaching a nincada first, trying to be friendly about it. Uh, how does the Nincada --> Ninjask/Shedinja split work in Visiwa? Does it evolve to both like in the vidya, or does it choose just one and do you have to find a Nincada predisposed to one or the other to influence that?
May 28 00:39:23 <~Queen_Rhasha>	(I'd just let you pick the one you want)
May 28 00:39:31 <~Queen_Rhasha>	(Two-for-one deal is sorta cheap :P)
May 28 00:39:40 <Rosetta>	(okay cool that's easy then)
May 28 00:39:53 <Rosetta>	(should I roll charm?)
May 28 00:40:06 <~Queen_Rhasha>	The nincadas are passive enough.  They look up to you curiously as you approach.
May 28 00:40:14 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Sure, go ahead.
May 28 00:40:19 <Rosetta>	2d6-1
May 28 00:40:20 <DiceMaid-9001>	Rosetta, 2d6-1: 5 [2d6=1,5]
May 28 00:40:42 »»	Genevieve takes a breath and sends a quick text to Shawyun: [How many childish and rash things am I allowed to do in one day?]
May 28 00:41:09 <~Queen_Rhasha>	They are a bit skittish about your smell.  Oily and salty from the city and ocean.
May 28 00:41:37 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Shawyun replies: [Twice as many as me.  But That might be over legal limits...hrrrrm...]
May 28 00:42:07 »»	Rosetta reaches for her pokeballs, then stops. "...Right, all I've got on me is birds. And Dolore and Zodiac. Not gonna be making friends so easily here, huh?"
May 28 00:42:28 <~Queen_Rhasha>	[Good news by the way, I caught a flying pony.  Bad news, wrestling it was a bad idea and now I'm stuck on a couch with a sore back :D]
May 28 00:42:28 »»	Chase looks around for Gen.
May 28 00:43:19 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Assuming you followed after her she shouldn't be that hard to find, Chase.
May 28 00:43:31 <Genevieve>	[I briefly kidnapped my own clone and now I'm hiding from my team in a dark jungle. Fair warning for what you've signed up for. If I was there, I'd fix you up~]
May 28 00:43:51 »»	Chase directs the skarmory down once he spots her.
May 28 00:44:48 »»	Rosetta pulls out her phone and tries to find a youtube video of peaceful nincada sounds to play as she lowers her other arm gingerly to the ground near one of the bugs..
May 28 00:45:04 <Chase>	"Gen. ...Genevieve." he calls down, softly, not wanting to SHOUT in a forestjungle in the middle of the night in the wilds. The skarmory lands nearby and he slides off.
May 28 00:45:46 »»	Chase sighs. "...Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rub it in. I'm sure what you've been through today's been rough on you."
May 28 00:46:16 <~Queen_Rhasha>	[...Yeah you got me beat.  Are you safe?  Need help?  Just someone to talk to?  I'd offer to order you delivery of some sort but you're stuck in a jungle.  And I'd appreciate it but I think I'll be okay!]
May 28 00:47:16 <~Queen_Rhasha>	The Nincada seems rather puzzled, and slowly crawls over to investigate, Rosetta.
May 28 00:47:29 <Genevieve>	[I'm not far out of town and I've got a full roster, the talking is nice though. Just tired.]
May 28 00:47:57 <Rosetta>	Oh why not, Rosetta cracks open one of her sodas and pours onto a blade of grass or a leaf or something else that can hold a few drops of liquid, then offers it.
May 28 00:48:54 »»	Genevieve looks up from her phone. "Apology accepted, now go away. This isn't really a talk I want to have with you."
May 28 00:49:48 <~Queen_Rhasha>	It perks up a bit.  Sugar is nice.  It creeps over and nibbles on the leaf you're holding.
May 28 00:50:09 <Rosetta>	"You wanna come along? I've got soooo much soda."
May 28 00:52:37 <Chase>	"Excuse me? Fine, but fuck your attitude. I came to try and be supportive to you and this is what I get, huh." he scowls and starts to walk off. "Figures."
May 28 00:53:25 <~Queen_Rhasha>	[I don't really know how to relate to the whole, well, clone thing, but I think you should least try to rest and take it easy ? If not now, when ya can at least...]
May 28 00:53:56 <~Queen_Rhasha>	The Nincada hops onto your arm and sorta latches there.
May 28 00:54:36 <Rosetta>	"Aw. Cute." Rosetta reaches for a pokeball and holds it up in an offering sort of way.
May 28 00:55:37 <Saryx>	Saryx, uhh... Well, he bites down on his lip some and inhales sharply. "You, ummm... You in need of some alone time yourself, Chase?" He calls over to him as he starts walking off.
May 28 00:55:38 »»	Chase just finds a tree somewhere nearby to lean against, watching the area for dangerous predators for now.
May 28 00:55:39 <~Queen_Rhasha>	It's not quite sure what to do at first, but figures it out eventually by prodding it, getting sucked in.
May 28 00:56:00 <Chase>	"Not really. I'm frustrated, but not spiteful, Saryx."
May 28 00:56:17 <Rosetta>	"Shiny." Rosetta smiles. "Well, that's a bright spot for the day at least."
May 28 00:56:59 »»	Rosetta backs up and releases Cadenza. She first walks up and strokes her plume. "You've grown a lot real quick. I'm proud."
May 28 00:57:13 »»	Chase gestures over for Saryx to join him if he wants.
May 28 00:57:35 <Saryx>	Then he's... Gonna do just that.
May 28 00:58:36 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Cadenza is still a bit skittish around others but has warmed up to you a lot.  She nuzzles against your arm and coos quietly.
May 28 00:59:18 <Rosetta>	"Mind giving me a lift? It's dark, and I'll find the others more easily. 'Sides, I don't think any of them have seen you all grown up like this!"
May 28 01:00:19 <Chase>	"It's been a hell of a day, hasn't it, Saryx?" he asks.
May 28 01:00:21 »»	Genevieve looks at Dessoir and bites the side of her finger to try to keep from saying anything. She puts her head down to hide. [That's all I want right now.]
May 28 01:02:04 <Saryx>	"It really has been a long day. It started out looking like it coulda been real nice, but... Just snowballed real fast. ... Maaaybe I should've pushed harder for staying in Darkfeather 'til tomorrow morning..."
May 28 01:02:16 <~Queen_Rhasha>	[Let me know when you do get a chance and we'll see what we can do to make this not suck so much alright?]
May 28 01:02:40 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Dessoir looks up to you, then patpats your shoulder.
May 28 01:02:54 »»	Rosetta rides Cadenza to look for the others, if she's willing.
May 28 01:03:02 <~Queen_Rhasha>	Cadenza nods, lowering her neck and body to let you on, then swoops over to the others.
May 28 01:03:12 <~Queen_Rhasha>	You find Glissani and everyone else being pleasently awkward.
May 28 01:03:54 <Rosetta>	"...What'd I miss here?" Rosetta sighs as she hops off toward Chase and Saryx. "Also, meet Cadenza. She's grown a lot since I caught her at the arena!"
May 28 01:04:55 »»	Chase looks over at the fearow. "One of the ones that buried underground? Yeah, those were interesting."
May 28 01:07:11 <Rosetta>	"Yup."
May 28 01:07:27 <Chase>	"And... nothing much is happening over here, aside from me getting frustrated that Gen pushed me away like I took a shit on her pancakes. And yeah, I was in the wrong for focusing on the wrong thing, but you'd think she'd at least get it in her head that we're supposed to be a team here, and support each other." He keeps his voice down, not wanting to cause much of a scene.
May 28 01:08:46 <Rosetta>	"...I'm no good with this stuff, so I dunno what to say. Sorry?" Rosetta just continues to pet Cadenza. "So uh. Awkward evening then. Wish this outing had turned out better."
May 28 01:08:53 <Chase>	"...tch. Probably best not to focus on it right now."
May 28 01:09:06 <Chase>	"...I just remembered, actually, something else came up, Rose."
May 28 01:09:16 <Chase>	"So why don't we switch to a different subject."
May 28 01:09:46 <Rosetta>	"Sure." She shrugs.
May 28 01:09:49 <Chase>	"I should have mentioned the night of or the next morning, but I guess it slipped my mind. I saw someone that looked like Yanala at the contest I took Ammy to."
May 28 01:10:11 <Rosetta>	"Huh."
May 28 01:10:41 <Chase>	"Her name was Rosalind Cabello, and she was in the Rangers."
May 28 01:10:49 <Chase>	"Apparently a previous New Ivyhollow student."
May 28 01:10:54 <Rosetta>	"Oh! Mikhail's gf."
May 28 01:11:10 <Chase>	"You know her?"
May 28 01:11:18 <Chase>	"Think they're related or something? Sisters?"
May 28 01:11:27 »»	Rosetta nods. "She and Mikhail were biffles with Corbin."
May 28 01:11:38 <Rosetta>	"Nuhh, I dun think so. Corbin would've realized."
May 28 01:11:57 <Chase>	"She looked just like the girl from the videos, though."
May 28 01:12:04 <Rosetta>	"Or maybe not. He was funny about girls."
May 28 01:12:18 <Rosetta>	"But hey, I hadn't heard from her in a while...She seem like she's doing well?"
May 28 01:15:21 <Chase>	"She came in last place, so I dunno about her morale..."
May 28 01:15:32 <Chase>	"But yeah, she seemed fine."
May 28 01:15:58 <Genevieve>	"You guys can go back, I just want to be alone out here awhile."
May 28 01:16:10 «---	Break (Break@sux-9553473D.lsanca.fios.verizon.net) has Quit (Quit: *poof*)
May 28 01:16:20 »»	Queen_Rhasha has changed the topic to: +3 Trainer Exp! Next week begins Chapter 2! :3
May 28 01:16:22 »»	Chase looks back at where Gen is.
May 28 01:16:26 <Rosetta>	"That's good." Rosetta nodnods. "She and Mikhail sorta just...left about the time of Corbin's murder. So I'm glad they're okay."
May 28 01:18:23 <Chase>	"...At least take the camping set. It's not as dangerous out here on the outskirts I think, thanks to Rhasha's influence, but you need -something- if you're going to stay out here. If you need some time to yourself, alright then. I'll respect that." he gets up and fishes out the ball with the camping set, and tosses it over.
May 28 01:19:00 <Genevieve>	"Thanks."
May 28 01:19:41 <Chase>	"Stay safe, alright?" he turns to head back.
May 28 01:20:45 <Chase>	"Rosetta, are you absolutely sure Rosalind isn't Yanala or related to her? It doesn't make sense for Yanala to show her face in public, but... Well, who's this Mikhail guy again?"
May 28 01:21:26 <Rosetta>	"He's another ranger. Was in the match against the Regalia, remember?"
May 28 01:21:32 <Chase>	"Oh, THAT guy?"
May 28 01:21:37 <Rosetta>	"We actually ran into him in Thundercry."
May 28 01:21:44 <Chase>	"Small world..."
May 28 01:21:55 <Rosetta>	"He and Corbin were like this." Rosetta raises a hand and crosses two fingers together.
May 28 01:22:13 <Rosetta>	"In a sort of prankster-victim way, but still real good friends. You know, sorta like Norina and I?"
May 28 01:23:23 <Chase>	"Dunno if I could be good friends with someone who routinely clocked me."
May 28 01:23:36 <Chase>	"But family goes deeper than that I guess."
May 28 01:24:24 <Rosetta>	"Well, we used to spar a lot too. (She always beat me...) So I guess in that context, getting hit a few extra times outside of that wasn't a big deal?"
May 28 01:25:25 <Rosetta>	"I dunno bout family precisely. I'm glad we didn't run into my folks in New Ivyhollow, cause that'd be one hell of an awkward meeting. Norina would be my friend, cousin or not."
May 28 01:27:01 <Rosetta>	"Anyway."
May 28 01:27:04 <Rosetta>	"Time to head back?"
May 28 01:27:10 <Chase>	"Yep... let's go."
May 28 01:27:13 »»	Chase heads on~
May 28 01:27:27 <Rosetta>	"Take care, Gen. See ya in the morning?"
May 28 01:29:17 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, good night."
May 28 01:31:01 <~Queen_Rhasha>	and </session> I believe