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Session 76: Back to Visiwoo - Electric Bungaloo

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  1. Aug 18 20:03:36 <@zoofman> So last week had a bit of bloo, a bit of hoo, and a lot of awkward in some minis. This week, we began with our heroes finally returning to Visiwa. The trip back was a welcome excuse to hibernate for a while, and you return home well and rested, if a bit stiff from the not-exactly-ideal sleeping posture.
  2. Aug 18 20:05:20 <@zoofman> The good news is you don't return back to Visiwa at a weird hour. It's around noon by the time you and your travel group is back through customs, and heading to baggage claim.
  3. Aug 18 20:07:19 <@zoofman> Most the television monitors that aren't displaying flight information are turned to the news coverage for that object that landed at the royal palace. It more or less concaved a quarter of the historical building, and there still hasn't been an official announcement reguarding what it was or collatoral damage. Just speculation at the moment.
  4. Aug 18 20:08:18 <Chase_Violet> He's been following this news with a bit of concern, somehow he doubts this is Lowfyr's 'gift'.
  5. Aug 18 20:09:07 <@zoofman> There's a bit of a cloudy forecast today, but at the moment, the sky is just starting to get cloudy - still pretty sunny up here on the plateau.
  6. Aug 18 20:09:56 <Chase_Violet> "Some vacation, huh. And we're probably not going to get much time to hang around here in Bravescar either..."
  7. Aug 18 20:11:08 <Genevieve> "Looks like it. Any word from the Breakfast Club about the palace thing?"
  8. Aug 18 20:11:25 <@zoofman> Ammy's checking her phone while walking beside Chase. "I haven't been contacted by anyone about this yet...I'm not sure if we should be relieved or worried about that."
  9. Aug 18 20:11:28 <Rosetta> "I kinda figure we'll get called up for a briefing, yeah?"
  10. Aug 18 20:13:38 <@zoofman> When you guys get to the baggage convayer, you have to wait a few minutes before it starts rotating with bags popping up. Shawyun seems a bit bummed, as there was one item amongst the baggage that was a bit more complicated to get transported - the Rocket Hammer.
  11. Aug 18 20:13:50 <@zoofman> Well, that and he had to miss the concert.
  12. Aug 18 20:14:15 <Genevieve> "Do you think we can get the government to pay for shipping all that steak to the moon?"
  13. Aug 18 20:15:54 <Rosetta> "Uh, I hope so. That can't be cheap."
  14. Aug 18 20:16:37 <@zoofman> Later, you would learn that that weird tour guide would actually PAY the shipping for the meat. It made no sense to you, but whatever.
  15. Aug 18 20:18:59 <Chase_Violet> "Guess we just keep our eyes, ears and phones open until more develops. Wonder how ruffled Shango's feathers were."
  16. Aug 18 20:19:03 ---» CritSenpai (~CritSenpa@Rizon-F2F5F76E.hsd1.nj.comcast.net) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
  17. Aug 18 20:19:24 <@zoofman> Eventually your bags slide up and you guys are on your way out toward the busses and other transports - roll me Perception.
  18. Aug 18 20:19:32 <Chase_Violet> 3d6-2+1 AP
  19. Aug 18 20:19:32 <CritSenpai> AP: 10 [3d6=3,6,2]
  20. Aug 18 20:19:33 <Genevieve> 2d6+5
  21. Aug 18 20:19:33 <CritSenpai> 2d6+5: 9 [2d6=2,2]
  22. Aug 18 20:20:25 <Rosetta> 5d6+1
  23. Aug 18 20:20:25 <CritSenpai> 5d6+1: 15 [5d6=3,3,5,1,2]
  24. Aug 18 20:22:12 <@zoofman> You know how there's always those guys in suits with the signs to pick up travelers who arranged for private limos and such when you are on your way out of an airport?
  25. Aug 18 20:22:25 <@zoofman> Well, when Rosetta's idly looking over those, she notices one of them says 'ZODIAC BRAVES.'
  26. Aug 18 20:22:47 <Rosetta> "Hey guys," She says to Chase and Gen, before nodding that direction.
  27. Aug 18 20:23:06 <Genevieve> "Sweet, a limo. Finally."
  28. Aug 18 20:23:21 <Chase_Violet> "Huh?" he has a look. "..Hey, not bad. ...but who ordered a limo?"
  29. Aug 18 20:23:59 <@zoofman> Following the sign up, you see a man who looks a bit nervous and out of place. A bit TOO formally dressed, even for this sorta line of work. Or to put it another way, his suit seems a bit...old school? And then you realize you know this person, you just would have never expected to see them here. http://i.imgur.com/SxKAZK2.png
  30. Aug 18 20:24:34 <Chase_Violet> "...oh what the fuck."
  31. Aug 18 20:24:38 <Genevieve> "How?"
  32. Aug 18 20:24:49 <Rosetta> "What."
  33. Aug 18 20:24:55 <Chase_Violet> "That brilliant bastard. Hey, Ammy, Shawyun, we'll catch you guys later."
  34. Aug 18 20:25:24 <Chase_Violet> "Looks like a friend wants to have a word with us."
  35. Aug 18 20:25:32 <@zoofman> By this point, half your group has just walked on by. Ammy and Shawyun, who were with you, seem pretty confused. "Who the hell is that goofball?" Shawyun asks.
  36. Aug 18 20:25:55 <Chase_Violet> "Oh, well, uh." Who DID they tell about Hydaelyn? I forget.
  37. Aug 18 20:27:18 <@zoofman> "...Huh, guess you three DO have a briefing on some matter?" Ammy mentions to Chase with a quick hug and kiss. "Take care - we'll meet up later."
  38. Aug 18 20:27:25 <@zoofman> You didn't really tell anyone but Gabriella.
  39. Aug 18 20:27:29 <Genevieve> "If I say 'detective from another universe', how much explaining do you need right now?"
  40. Aug 18 20:27:29 <Rosetta> "He's just one of our contacts when we were looking into Grant's biz earlier."
  41. Aug 18 20:28:40 »» Chase_Violet hugs her back. "Yeah, I'll tell you all about this later."
  42. Aug 18 20:29:28 <Chase_Violet> "He's a former interpol agent, rest later."
  43. Aug 18 20:29:53 <Chase_Violet> "You guys take care, alright?"
  44. Aug 18 20:32:03 <Chase_Violet> He gives a reassuring smile and heads on over to Hildebrand and the limo.
  45. Aug 18 20:32:16 <@zoofman> "HE'S Interpol? Shit, I know what my next job is gonna be..." Gen gets a squeez and kiss as well before Shawyun hurries to the busses with the others. "Catch ya later, guys!"
  46. Aug 18 20:35:31 <@zoofman> He takes notice of you as you approach him, Chase. "Ah, Mr. Violet! You're a bit earlier than we expected."
  47. Aug 18 20:37:12 <Rosetta> "Heya." Rosetta waves as she follows Chase up toward the car.
  48. Aug 18 20:37:15 <Chase_Violet> "Really? How long were you planning on standing out here?" he laughs, teasing the man. "It was a bit of a short trip..."
  49. Aug 18 20:37:50 <Chase_Violet> He looks around, not really suring how much cover he should be keeping with Hildibrand at the moment.
  50. Aug 18 20:37:55 <Chase_Violet> *sure
  51. Aug 18 20:39:00 <@zoofman> The vehicle...isn't really a limo
  52. Aug 18 20:39:09 <@zoofman> it's more a Jeep or something, a 4-wheel-drive vehicle
  53. Aug 18 20:39:15 <@zoofman> That said, it IS black with tinted windows.
  54. Aug 18 20:39:42 <Chase_Violet> "...Oh, must have been looking at the wrong car..."
  55. Aug 18 20:40:20 <Chase_Violet> (Or ignore that)
  56. Aug 18 20:41:07 <Genevieve> "What are you even doing here?"
  57. Aug 18 20:41:07 <Rosetta> "Huh, weird choice of vehicle for this, but alright."
  58. Aug 18 20:41:17 <Rosetta> "And yeah, what's going on?"
  59. Aug 18 20:41:29 <Chase_Violet> "...and how much can we -say- right here exactly."
  60. Aug 18 20:42:01 <@zoofman> "Oh...how ever long it took. Could have been a few days, really. Miss Ilyushin wasn't sure what flight you would take back."
  61. Aug 18 20:42:17 <@zoofman> "Which might answer a few other questions you would have. Our infiltration worked. A bit -too- well?"
  62. Aug 18 20:42:53 »» Chase_Violet looks at Hildibrand in amazement. This nigga was really gonna stand out here a few days.
  63. Aug 18 20:43:05 <@zoofman> "I could elaborate more lat-" HONK.
  64. Aug 18 20:43:22 <Genevieve> "We need to get you a smart phone. The airport has an app for times."
  65. Aug 18 20:43:29 <Chase_Violet> "Looks like we got an impatient driver..." He's a bit curious about this whole thing.
  66. Aug 18 20:44:11 <Chase_Violet> "Well, no time to dick around, I guess." he heads over to get in.
  67. Aug 18 20:44:24 <Rosetta> "Let's just see what's going on, and we can chat about this later, yeah?"
  68. Aug 18 20:44:27 <@zoofman> He jumps in shock and makes an exaggerated, stretched pose as he stares at the driver seat, smiling nervously. "One way to put it. I'll just store your luggage for you while you take your seats." He leans back over to open the back door.
  69. Aug 18 20:45:01 <@zoofman> There's leather upholstery, a stocked mini bar and fancy glasses, and a fresh car smell.
  70. Aug 18 20:45:19 <Chase_Violet> "Might as well be a fuckin' limo."
  71. Aug 18 20:45:55 <Chase_Violet> He pops his neck and stretches out, though he doesn't take a drink yet. He knows that whatever this is, it's gonna be apparent after they start driving.
  72. Aug 18 20:46:12 <Chase_Violet> *whatever this business is
  73. Aug 18 20:47:24 <Genevieve> "And you're sure you can drive?"
  74. Aug 18 20:47:27 <@zoofman> The guy in the driver's seat is wearing a more contemporary suit - you can see his reflection in the rear view. Shaved head and face, dark sunglasses, and broad shoulders.
  75. Aug 18 20:47:49 <@zoofman> There's a little Lilligant-shaped air freshener hanging from the rear view, and some fuzzy dice.
  76. Aug 18 20:48:00 »» Rosetta hops in and looks around the car.
  77. Aug 18 20:48:58 <@zoofman> The bald man snrks at Genevieve's remark. "Ja."
  78. Aug 18 20:49:26 <Genevieve> "I guess if we survived the moon ride, we'll be fine."
  79. Aug 18 20:49:34 <@zoofman> Hildibrand packs your bags up in a hurry and practically hops into the front passenger seat, clearly intimidated by this guy.
  80. Aug 18 20:50:45 <@zoofman> Chase - you notice this guy's tie is a bit silly. It's got bananas on it with a white background. And little banana stickers here and there on it.
  81. Aug 18 20:52:43 »» Chase_Violet narrows his eyes. Though he keeps quiet, he has a pretty good idea where this is going.
  82. Aug 18 20:53:02 <Chase_Violet> He snrks just a little bit and relaxes a bit more, though.
  83. Aug 18 20:53:42 <Rosetta> "Where are we headed?" Rosetta glances out the window and looks around.
  84. Aug 18 20:53:48 <@zoofman> He starts the engine, and begins to cruise away. But as he goes down the road for passenger vehicles leaving the airport, he diverges off to the side, where there's maitenence work being done. A guy in a Peacekeeper uniform standing guard out here (And eating a banana) nods as you guys go on past, off the road, and out into the wilds of the plateau. Just that easy, no one would have even batted an eye at it.
  85. Aug 18 20:55:16 <@zoofman> "Mees Ilyooshun invite you to speak at most secure location," says the driver in a burley voice.
  86. Aug 18 20:55:44 <Chase_Violet> "I figured that's what this was."
  87. Aug 18 20:55:46 <@zoofman> "Enjoy the water, ja? Long Drive."
  88. Aug 18 20:57:31 <Genevieve> "I guess she got the message."
  89. Aug 18 20:59:59 <@zoofman> The guy wasn't lieing, as it does prove to be a pretty long trip - you'd say at least two hours. Just you guys...driving across this arid plateau and grasslands. It's a bit of a quiet and awkward trip, though you do learn at one point this guy's apparantly got a taste for K-Pop (Which is basically J-Pop, I know it's confusing but REGION NAMES) when he finally turns on the radio.
  90. Aug 18 21:00:17 <Chase_Violet> Clearly the Korea region starts with a J.
  91. Aug 18 21:01:01 »» Rosetta passes the time by playing dumb games on her phone and checking up on social media.
  92. Aug 18 21:03:36 <Chase_Violet> He glances over the various bottles in the mini-bar, but seriously, he doesn't want to arrive drunk or anything.
  93. Aug 18 21:03:52 <Chase_Violet> Mostly just taking note in the taste.
  94. Aug 18 21:04:11 <@zoofman> The big thing you're noticing, social media wise, is no one's really sure what the heck is going on at the castle still. There's some 9-11 tier theories going out at the moment, with people saying Peyote did this, or maybe a Deoxys just landed, or it was an attack from mars. Probably the weirdest theory you see is 'It was Chaos.'
  95. Aug 18 21:05:16 <@zoofman> Looker blamed the Bidoofs. Which caused some alarm cause his social media stuff has been quiet for a pretty long while.
  96. Aug 18 21:06:17 »» Genevieve posts a quick tweet: "Aliens. #VisiwaPalace"
  97. Aug 18 21:06:45 <@zoofman> This stuff is all top of the line stuff, Chase. Easily 100 bucks a bottle, at the least.
  98. Aug 18 21:07:15 <Chase_Violet> He lets out a low whistle looking at some of this stuff.
  99. Aug 18 21:07:46 <@zoofman> Genevieve's followers start to retweet like crazy as you guys start to approach what you assume is the 'Most Secure Location.'
  100. Aug 18 21:08:04 <@zoofman> It's...on a cliff face, looking over a stretch of jungle, and ocean in the distance.
  101. Aug 18 21:08:14 <@zoofman> You'd say you're about 2 miles from the shore.
  102. Aug 18 21:08:33 <Chase_Violet> He glances out the window. No facility, no nothing?
  103. Aug 18 21:09:02 <Rosetta> "So, where's the secret entrance?"
  104. Aug 18 21:09:46 <@zoofman> No, there is. On the edge of the cliff is a walled off compound, complete with gun turrets, floating Unown sentries, and other worldly eye monsters also keeping watch (Ahrimans).
  105. Aug 18 21:10:07 <Rosetta> (Nevermind Rosetta's line then, whoops)
  106. Aug 18 21:11:32 <@zoofman> As your group approaches the gate, the driver stops the vehicle and unbuckles his seat belt. "Step outside, please."
  107. Aug 18 21:11:47 <Chase_Violet> Something about this makes Chase's stomach twist a little. He thinks they can trust Octavia but this does look like a decent seat for Grant's power
  108. Aug 18 21:12:00 »» Chase_Violet gets out of the jeep, though.
  109. Aug 18 21:12:13 <Genevieve> "Well, time for just about the stupidest thing we've ever done." She hops out of the car as well.
  110. Aug 18 21:12:22 »» Rosetta shrugs and hops out too.
  111. Aug 18 21:12:25 <@zoofman> Hildibrand rushes around the back and opens a cooler in the back of the vehicle to retrieve some cans of soda. He hands one to each of you guys.
  112. Aug 18 21:12:35 <@zoofman> On top of the palicade are guards, Pokemon, and monsters watching.
  113. Aug 18 21:13:05 <@zoofman> The muscular, shades guy, as well as Hildibrand, cracks open their cans and start to chug.
  114. Aug 18 21:14:05 <Chase_Violet> He gives an odd eye at the soda, but sure. He trusts Hildibrand for certain.
  115. Aug 18 21:14:10 <Genevieve> "Really? Bondye." Gen pops open a can and drinks about half of it, then offers the rest to someone else.
  116. Aug 18 21:14:10 »» Chase_Violet pops it and drinks.
  117. Aug 18 21:14:32 <Rosetta> "Shiny!" Rosetta examines the soda carefully though. She's not falling for stealth diet soda again.
  118. Aug 18 21:14:37 <@zoofman> "Ugh, why Dr. Pelliper - " Hildibrand complains after a gulp. "Nyet!" interrupts Shades. Hildibrand sighs and finishes the rest of it.
  119. Aug 18 21:14:50 <Chase_Violet> "Ditto test?"
  120. Aug 18 21:14:59 <@zoofman> "Ja." Says Shad.es
  121. Aug 18 21:15:02 <@zoofman> Shades*
  122. Aug 18 21:15:33 <Rosetta> "Oh good, I was gonna gag if this was diet." Rosetta cracks open the can and chugs down the soda.
  123. Aug 18 21:16:01 <Chase_Violet> "I swear I've probably drank more soda over the past few months than I did during all of high school and college." he finishes his can off.
  124. Aug 18 21:16:44 <@zoofman> Once all of you have demonstrated that soda doesn't make you melt, the guards ease up, and the gate opens. Hildibrand hurries on ahead. "Come along, friends - I imagine you're sick of traveling by this point as well!"
  125. Aug 18 21:17:54 <Rosetta> "Alrighty." Rosetta follows Hildebrand.
  126. Aug 18 21:18:24 »» Chase_Violet hurries down after him.
  127. Aug 18 21:19:22 »» Genevieve follows as well.
  128. Aug 18 21:22:37 <@zoofman> Inside the compound, you see quite a few of these high end vehicles parked. There's countless tents and bustle here as well. On one side, you can see a bunch of shirtless guys and women with tube tops hanging around a guy with a tattoo kit. This isn't just humans, mind you, Eorzeans as well. Seems like an elven guy is getting ink done at the moment. On another end, you see a cooking tent where they appear to be ma
  129. Aug 18 21:22:37 <@zoofman> king pasta with the help of a few Lickitounges. Even farther in are some folks cleaning up weapons and sparring with Pokemon and monsters alike.
  130. Aug 18 21:23:55 <@zoofman> They don't really seem to pay you much mind. It's not really like the other sub groups of Grant's you've seen. This one seems a bit more...reserved? Behaved? Its like comparing a gang of random thugs to a mafia family.
  131. Aug 18 21:24:03 <@zoofman> One thing's for certain though, you have never seen this many banana stickers.
  132. Aug 18 21:25:19 <@zoofman> Hildibrand sticks out a lot here, not because of how he dresses or looks, but the fact he doesn't have any. "I will say, outside of that gentlemen's demeanor, this is much more civilized than i expected," he says as he leads you through the tents.
  133. Aug 18 21:26:11 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah... lot different from the rest we've seen."
  134. Aug 18 21:26:30 <Chase_Violet> "One group we ran into were literal psychopaths hopped up on drugs..."
  135. Aug 18 21:28:01 <Chase_Violet> "Octavia's division seems a good bit more organized."
  136. Aug 18 21:28:16 <Genevieve> "More docile at least."
  137. Aug 18 21:28:40 <Rosetta> "I really don't get the banana sticker obsession though."
  138. Aug 18 21:29:02 <@zoofman> "We were a quite alarmed when we first were recruited, to learn we would be working under the Red Eyes. I will say it's been a pleasent surprise - this ragtag mix of adventurers, Russian militants, and occultist extremists and their non-human friends, has -"
  139. Aug 18 21:29:06 <@zoofman> How loud does Rosetta say that?
  140. Aug 18 21:29:27 <Rosetta> She's not trying to be super quiet or anything, but it's just directed to Chase and Gen.
  141. Aug 18 21:29:53 <@zoofman> Well, Hidlibrand trips up as you say that, at least.
  142. Aug 18 21:31:12 <@zoofman> "A-ahem, left us quite puzzled. The Red Eyes operate on a different level of autonomy from what we imagine most of Grant's followers did. Though, I suppose it really is just two groups - hers and his."
  143. Aug 18 21:31:35 <@zoofman> He stops in front of a larger tent, and holds open the flap for you three to enter.
  144. Aug 18 21:31:54 »» Chase_Violet nods at Hildibrand and just heads on in.
  145. Aug 18 21:33:31 »» Rosetta ducks into the tent too.
  146. Aug 18 21:35:17 »» Genevieve enters. "Helloooo."
  147. Aug 18 21:35:28 <@zoofman> This tent's interior is a bit odd because it's propped up against the wall - and the far side of the wall here is actually an observation deck. So the opposite side from you is basically a balcony overlooking the jungle and sea. There's a desk in here, and a large table with a map of the region and a lot of flags and wooden figures scattered around.
  148. Aug 18 21:36:33 <@zoofman> At the desk sits Hildibrand's trusty assistant, Nashu, filing paperwork. There's also a bowl of candy on the desk. Octavia, wearing her commisar's get up, is looking over the balcony at the moment.
  149. Aug 18 21:36:45 <Chase_Violet> Last time he saw a map that belonged to the Sons of Grant that had flags on it, it was marking locations of Keepers that Grant wanted to conver into Primals, if memory serves. His eyes glance over the map and figures for a moment, but then he looks up at Nashu, then over at Octavia.
  150. Aug 18 21:40:45 <Rosetta> "Hi." Rosetta strolls in and glances over the map as well.
  151. Aug 18 21:41:00 »» Chase_Violet clears his throat. "So, looks like we've made it. Interesting little operation you have out here..."
  152. Aug 18 21:41:06 <@zoofman> Hildibrand enters and clears his throat. "Miss Ilyushin, your guests have arrived," He bows as he speaks.
  153. Aug 18 21:43:09 <@zoofman> She turns to face you three - she's chewing on a candy cigar. "Huh. That was swift. Excellent work, Comrad Manderville." She reaches into her jacket and flings a card his way. Hildibrand struggles to catch it, looks over it, and grins like an idiot.
  154. Aug 18 21:45:12 «--- castfromphone` (~AndChat42@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
  155. Aug 18 21:45:21 ---» castfromphone (~AndChat42@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
  156. Aug 18 21:45:36 »» Chase_Violet can't help but raise an eyebrow.
  157. Aug 18 21:45:54 «--- castfromphone (~AndChat42@Rizon-B6DAB899.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit ()
  158. Aug 18 21:46:15 <@zoofman> She's shorter than you might have imagined. About four inches taller than Rosetta. "Welcome to my bastion, Zodiac Braves. Hopefully you find it more amenable than the fortress near Shiverwing was."
  159. Aug 18 21:47:45 <Rosetta> "No creepy lab equipment or Mewtwo kids is a plus."
  160. Aug 18 21:47:58 <Rosetta> "So why'd ya call us here?"
  161. Aug 18 21:48:05 <Chase_Violet> "It's definitely a bit further out in the middle of nowhere..." Are there any keeper temples out here, by the by? "Not to mention the defense seems to be taken a bit more seriously."
  162. Aug 18 21:49:14 <Chase_Violet> "Pretty comparatively secure..."
  163. Aug 18 21:49:32 <@zoofman> The closest one would be the first one you visited, but you aren't really SURE where you are in relation to that one.
  164. Aug 18 21:50:35 <@zoofman> "But of course, we are, after all, the ones that have done most the foot work to keep this shadow war in the shadows."
  165. Aug 18 21:52:07 <Chase_Violet> "I understand we have a few things to thank you for - but... yeah let's get to the heart of this, I suppose."
  166. Aug 18 21:52:20 <Genevieve> "Yeah, what do you want now?"
  167. Aug 18 21:54:18 <@zoofman> She approaches the table with the map, running a hand over it. "I invited you here to personally thank you for returning my belongings, and delivering the message and photograph from The Writer. Needless to say, she had plenty of harsh words for me and my actions, most of which I cannot take back. I do have to ask, did you only deliver those things to me because she asked you to?"
  168. Aug 18 21:55:45 <Chase_Violet> "Gen translated the letter you left in your purse, and, well... we decided to approach the Writer ourselves about it."
  169. Aug 18 21:56:18 <Chase_Violet> "I figured if you were being truthful about what all the photographs you were taking -were- the least we could do was return the favor."
  170. Aug 18 21:57:03 <Genevieve> "That's why we're the good guys, if you haven't figured that out yet."
  171. Aug 18 21:57:58 <Chase_Violet> "Kinda figured it'd be nice for you to hear from her... even with the criticisms that probably followed."
  172. Aug 18 21:58:22 <Rosetta> "Yeah, it was us who had the idea to go to the Writer for this after we found your purse, not like we were just following instructions."
  173. Aug 18 22:03:21 <@zoofman> She finds Gen's spin on it pretty funny, and chuckles. "Indeed, its twice now you've shown me good will despite the blurred lines between our causes. So I will be as foreward with this as I can, to return that good will - we suspect the debris that fell from the heavens to be a ploy of The Banishers's. I'm not entirely certain what you did in New Jamestown, but we fear we've entered his end game."
  174. Aug 18 22:05:06 <Chase_Violet> "Sending something directly into the royal palace seems like a bit much. Knowing him, some kind of plot against Shango, or even some crazy fey mind control shit? We haven't heard back from over there, so -something- might be up..."
  175. Aug 18 22:06:16 <@zoofman> "Look, I know this was not us, because Grant is just as puzzled as your own leadership is." She starts to move some pieces around on the map. "I'
  176. Aug 18 22:06:46 <Genevieve> "We have a guy on the moon who said he was sending us a gift, so theoretically it could be him."
  177. Aug 18 22:06:55 <@zoofman> "I'm making this assumption based on the fact that for the longest time, we have kept tabs on the sects of Cherubs in the region, and they appear to be slowly making their way to Red Blade."
  178. Aug 18 22:07:00 <Rosetta> "Well, we definitely pissed off the Banisher enough for him to want to chuck space rocks at us. I don't think a meteor into the palace is very gift-like."
  179. Aug 18 22:07:09 <Rosetta> "Oh, well, that's just shiny."
  180. Aug 18 22:07:38 <Chase_Violet> "Dandyman's likely on his way there too, then."
  181. Aug 18 22:08:37 <@zoofman> "Very likely. And I fear if he does make his presense known, Grant will likewise enact his final gambit."
  182. Aug 18 22:09:24 <Chase_Violet> "Hooo boy. So this is about to get pretty ugly between space deer and Bahamut and whatever Husk has planned."
  183. Aug 18 22:10:00 <Genevieve> "Yeah, Grant does realize there's a whole nother general after Dandy, right? He can't blow his load too early here."
  184. Aug 18 22:10:18 <Chase_Violet> "I'm not entirely sure we can count Husk to be acting in the interest of the Banisher for much longer."
  185. Aug 18 22:10:57 <Rosetta> "From what we know, Husk has been opposed to the Banisher in principle the whole time, but he hasn't exactly done a great job of...well, anything he aimed for, yeah?"
  186. Aug 18 22:11:20 <Rosetta> "I guess that just makes his influence here even more unpredictable."
  187. Aug 18 22:11:21 <Genevieve> "He's basically useless."
  188. Aug 18 22:11:27 <Chase_Violet> "Least he got to see his daughter be healed."
  189. Aug 18 22:11:56 <Chase_Violet> "But no, I wouldn't count him out just yet."
  190. Aug 18 22:15:43 <@zoofman> Hildibrand and Nashu, who are more or less just listening to this, exchange looks of fright. "I've not a clue what the man is up to either, but that is not my concern. If you did look through my belongings, as I'm sure you did, you would know what my stake is in this, yes?"
  191. Aug 18 22:17:12 <Chase_Violet> "We have our own plans to take care of Dandyman if we can get to him, but considering what's at stake here, I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess that the Banisher is going to consolidate all of his forces into the heart of visiwa for a strike at the capital. He may even be sending his 'star child' there. Our government is there, it's the most populous city in the region...
  192. Aug 18 22:17:13 <Chase_Violet> Shango's a pretty powerful symbol if nothing else, too... if he wants to cause an all-out panic in visiwa..." he considers. "...but yeah, we know your bit in this, Octavia."
  193. Aug 18 22:19:36 »» Chase_Violet considers for a moment about the possibility of Dandy eating Shango.
  194. Aug 18 22:19:41 »» Chase_Violet doesn't really like it.
  195. Aug 18 22:20:50 <Rosetta> "So Grant might press his freak-out button when this starts going down. What are -you- personally gonna do if the Banisher does end up launching a big attack here?" Rosetta hops to face Octavia.
  196. Aug 18 22:21:49 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, considering what we know... what are you going to do from here?"
  197. Aug 18 22:22:53 <@zoofman> "I can't lie, I have a large stake in wishing that Grant does manage to rip The Devourer from its slumber - but I have no interest in his vision to bridge the gaps between the Primals of their home world," he gestures to Hildibrand, "And our Legendaries. The Devourer could very effectively assert control over our world in the same way The Banisher would."
  198. Aug 18 22:24:25 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, we've seen the start of it."
  199. Aug 18 22:24:35 <@zoofman> "This is also true of most of those here - I was very careful with who I brought under my control, including these two questionable sleuths. While they obviously don't want that monster to awaken, none of us are keen on his vision either."
  200. Aug 18 22:25:56 <Chase_Violet> "Honestly I don't see much of an alternative to the Devourer waking up. If we attacked it in the realm that it slumbers in now I think it'd be paramount to suicide."
  201. Aug 18 22:26:34 <@zoofman> "Yes - that's also true. Trying to slay it where it rests would be chatastrophic...I can't make my intentions clear to Grant - at least not yet, but how can I assist you in dealing with The Banisher in your homeland's capital?"
  202. Aug 18 22:26:35 <Chase_Violet> *tantamount
  203. Aug 18 22:27:00 <@zoofman> Hildibrand and Nashu finally realize that she called them out on their spying. "Oh fiddlesticks," mumbles Nashu.
  204. Aug 18 22:27:17 »» Rosetta scratches her head. "This is a really risky game you're playing, when you lay it all out like that. But at least you're better at it than Husk has been so far."
  205. Aug 18 22:28:22 <Genevieve> "Well, if there really are Banisher goons, we don't have the manpower to stall them long enough in the case of an actual battle."
  206. Aug 18 22:28:29 <Rosetta> "Given Grant doesn't want the Banisher to win either, doesn't that give you some room to act against him there too? If the space goat manages to make a big deal of his Star Child there, it's bad news for everyone."
  207. Aug 18 22:28:39 <Chase_Violet> "Hey, you guys did pretty good." he says to Hildibrand and Nashu. "You managed to get over here, right? Honestly we'd have been lost long ago without your help."He turns back to Octavia, though. "But let's see... Keep tracking Cherub movements for one... we'll try and continue to get information about the meteor but we may need assistance there, too..."
  208. Aug 18 22:30:38 <@zoofman> "Well...Here's the problem." She starts to arrange things on the map.
  209. Aug 18 22:30:42 <Chase_Violet> "We need to get in touch with Kent, if it's not too late I think... "
  210. Aug 18 22:30:45 <Chase_Violet> He has a look.
  211. Aug 18 22:31:19 <@zoofman> She sticks a huge pile of plastic markers in the region for Red Blade City. "Let's say things do escalate here. I fear Grant would act immediately, even if I were amongst the responders. Because..."
  212. Aug 18 22:34:02 <@zoofman> She starts to move a bunch of ships near the port for Red Blade."His end game also included sieging the capital, with his Primal-Pokemon hybrids. He lost the chance to use The Talespinner as a spark to call upon The Devourer, so he intends to force a new one by presenting a force that would require divine intervention to defend against."
  213. Aug 18 22:34:26 <Chase_Violet> "This is where he teleports in all the battleships he's been building, then."
  214. Aug 18 22:34:38 <Chase_Violet> "And then the primals he's been working on converting from our own legendaries."
  215. Aug 18 22:35:44 <Chase_Violet> "And there -will- be a clusterfuck of divine power in the area when all this shit goes down, no mistaking."
  216. Aug 18 22:36:24 <Chase_Violet> "He's got a goddamn Kyogre, too." he murmurs.
  217. Aug 18 22:36:59 <Rosetta> "You know, you gotta wonder at this point why we haven't dragged more of the world into this to help us."
  218. Aug 18 22:39:40 <@zoofman> "Well, I would like to offer our own might to this cause, if you would permit us."
  219. Aug 18 22:39:56 <Chase_Violet> "We'd really appreciate the help, yes."
  220. Aug 18 22:40:50 <Chase_Violet> "It's just... shit, this is going to be a pretty massive fight. We got civillians to worry about too."
  221. Aug 18 22:42:49 <Chase_Violet> "At this point I think we can just say we need to go out and get all the help we can get, damn the idea of preventing Grant from summoning the Devourer because it's bound to happen either way, just try and prevent him from binding it to Earth. We need to pit Grant and the Banisher against each other as much as possible, too."
  222. Aug 18 22:44:10 <Genevieve> "That shouldn't be hard."
  223. Aug 18 22:44:10 <Chase_Violet> "But we need to reduce the collateral damage as much as possible..." he hrms. "We'll definitely be thankful for your help, Octavia, however this goes down."
  224. Aug 18 22:44:44 <Rosetta> "I think what we wanna do is get them to turn someplace other than Redblade into their battlefield too. If there's some way to do that, maybe lure Banisher into fighting Grant's forces at sea?"
  225. Aug 18 22:45:01 <Chase_Violet> "How easy is -that- gonna be?"
  226. Aug 18 22:45:08 <Rosetta> "Not at all."
  227. Aug 18 22:46:24 <Rosetta> "Look, I'm just saying, a bunch of people are gonna die. We could evacuate everyone in the city starting ASAP, but that kinda fear and panic is probably just gonna symbolically feed Banisher's power or whatever he's doing with the Star Child, yeah? Just a guess there."
  228. Aug 18 22:46:45 <Rosetta> "So if there's some way we move the fight..." Rosetta trails off with a shrug.
  229. Aug 18 22:47:29 <@zoofman> "He couldn't just be heading that way to scale the largest building and beat his chest like King Slakong, there is an objective to this, yes."
  230. Aug 18 22:48:18 <@zoofman> "It could be wonton murder and destruction, though," she shrugs.
  231. Aug 18 22:48:29 <Chase_Violet> "I'm kind of afraid what happened to Lady Yemaja might end up happening to Shango if we're not careful, though I don't really know Dandymonium's capabilities there."
  232. Aug 18 22:48:39 <Chase_Violet> "And yeah, I'm kind of afraid collateral damage and chaos is part of his plan."
  233. Aug 18 22:49:26 <Chase_Violet> "Right now, time might be of the essence."
  234. Aug 18 22:49:29 <Rosetta> "We don't know enough here, I think."
  235. Aug 18 22:51:16 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, and while we're theorycrafting, shit might already be going down." he draws a deep breath. "I might just need to take a drink or two on the way back."
  236. Aug 18 22:51:19 <Rosetta> "And who knows? Maybe the 'gift' we're getting might be the sorta serendipitous deliverywe need to get through this mess."
  237. Aug 18 22:52:37 <@zoofman> "It would take time for our people to mobilize, even if we had permissions to approach Red Blade. So any hasty reactions, we would be reliant on you for as well," Octavia says as she studies her map.
  238. Aug 18 22:53:21 <Chase_Violet> "Alright, so first things first, we need to assess the current situation. Then we need to start gathering information and help."
  239. Aug 18 22:54:04 <Rosetta> "Well, before even that, we need a way to keep in touch that's secure and hidden, if we're gonna coordinate anything here."
  240. Aug 18 22:55:01 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, that too."
  241. Aug 18 22:55:20 <Chase_Violet> "No matter how soon this is gonna start though, if we panic, if we rush into this without being prepared... a shitton of people are going to die."
  242. Aug 18 22:56:21 <Chase_Violet> "What do you think on this, Gen? We've been kind of going back and forth without giving you much of a chance for input."
  243. Aug 18 22:56:45 <@zoofman> "Would my Looker handle work? Or is it too...prolific?" Hildibrand asks.
  244. Aug 18 22:56:53 <Genevieve> "Couldn't we just start evacuating Red Blade now? Get a few portals set up and we can have the city refugeeing it up somewhere else pretty quick."
  245. Aug 18 22:57:04 <Chase_Violet> "I was thinking about that." he mentions to Hildibrand.
  246. Aug 18 22:58:18 <Chase_Violet> "Though it is a pretty high profile thing..." Private messages exist, yeah?
  247. Aug 18 22:59:23 <Chase_Violet> To Gen he says, "Maybe... though it'll likely tip off Banisher. ..Not like this move wasn't kind of obvious of him, though. Think we should try the situation assessment thing first."
  248. Aug 18 23:00:11 <Rosetta> "If we portal anything to start, can it be whatever that meteor was? If Banisher wants it in the capital, I wager we'd be pretty happy tossing it in the ocean ASAP."
  249. Aug 18 23:00:16 <@zoofman> Octavia seems to be mentally digesting what Hildibrand just said (It seems she didn't know EVERYTHING after all), "Well, my thought process was...why would either side suspect Looker's involvement?"
  250. Aug 18 23:00:32 <@zoofman> "I would trust your judgement on this more than my own, though."
  251. Aug 18 23:01:09 <Chase_Violet> "No, I think you're right."
  252. Aug 18 23:01:21 <Genevieve> "That's pollution, Rose."
  253. Aug 18 23:01:42 <Chase_Violet> "...What if the Banisher sent HIMSELF in the meteor?"
  254. Aug 18 23:01:51 <Chase_Violet> "Would he do something that risky?"
  255. Aug 18 23:02:10 <Chase_Violet> "...nah ignore that he'd probably show up in his ship."
  256. Aug 18 23:02:28 <Rosetta> "It could be Genesis in the meteor."
  257. Aug 18 23:02:36 <Chase_Violet> "Poor girl."
  258. Aug 18 23:03:10 <Chase_Violet> "Alright, so with Sir Hildibrand's help as Looker we have a good communication line going, I think."
  259. Aug 18 23:03:20 <Rosetta> "Either way, I think tossing it in the ocean is a good plan. It's worth the littering fine."
  260. Aug 18 23:03:49 <Genevieve> "We can talk to Kent and at least make sure evacuation plans are in place. With Grant coming in by boat, portals are really the only safe route out in a pinch."
  261. Aug 18 23:03:57 <@zoofman> Octavia has gotten out her own phone, and is standing next to Hildibrand, comparisong pictures.
  262. Aug 18 23:04:16 <@zoofman> "I'll be damned. I expect an explanation for this, Manderville." And then selfie.
  263. Aug 18 23:04:35 <Chase_Violet> "Did he bring the popup books?"
  264. Aug 18 23:05:15 <@zoofman> "I actually did pack them just in case of an emergancy like this," Nashu mentions.
  265. Aug 18 23:06:38 <Chase_Violet> "Okay, cool. Most people are gonna think you're crazy but I think 'tavia here can suspend her disbelief a little. ..shit what else do we need to cover."
  266. Aug 18 23:07:26 <@zoofman> Once Octavia's finished with that, she turns her attention back to you guys. "Unfortionately, most my personel are operatives. I do also have four Mewtwos and their Symbiants on hand, but between the Rune Masters, Adventurers, and militants here, crises handling is not our speciality."
  267. Aug 18 23:07:52 <Rosetta> "It's a long trip back, unless we're gonna think with portals. We can chat more on the way home, but for now we probably should get going, yeah?"
  268. Aug 18 23:09:06 <Chase_Violet> He thinks. "Well, I think we can get other people on things like evacuations and whatnot but... operatives are probably going to be in very high demand soon. We'll keep in touch."
  269. Aug 18 23:09:33 <Chase_Violet> "We'll probably have a better idea of what needs to be tackled soon, anyway."
  270. Aug 18 23:09:55 <Genevieve> "We better head straight there then."
  271. Aug 18 23:10:19 <Chase_Violet> "There is one thing I'd like to ask before we go though, and this is probably going to sound a bit unrelated, but bear with me here."
  272. Aug 18 23:10:44 <Chase_Violet> "Do you know what progress Grant made with the Fairy type? Because I'm pretty certain the Banisher's lost or losing that little game."
  273. Aug 18 23:11:41 <@zoofman> "Funny story, really."
  274. Aug 18 23:14:53 <@zoofman> "As we understand, a team of those loyal to The Banisher must have found a way to Eorzea - perhaps Husk had a Gran Grimoire we didn't know about. They stole an artifact that more or less was infused with Fae energies. The Moogles were quite upset about it - I'm assuming you do know what a Moogle is by this point - but admitted that them stealing it would backfire."
  275. Aug 18 23:15:57 »» Genevieve nervously looks at Rose and Chase.
  276. Aug 18 23:16:18 »» Chase_Violet almost looks a bit amused.
  277. Aug 18 23:16:26 <Chase_Violet> He waits to see if Octavia's done though.
  278. Aug 18 23:16:26 <@zoofman> "They believed it if was brought to Earth, it would give off enough ambient Fae energies - not unlike a radiation - that would overpower anything The banisher could exert."
  279. Aug 18 23:16:53 <@zoofman> "So if, say, a Fairy Type Plate did exist, it'd be skewed toward Grant's image of the Fae."
  280. Aug 18 23:16:59 <Chase_Violet> "Any other nasty effects, then?"
  281. Aug 18 23:17:03 <@zoofman> Nashu and Hildibrand also exhange glances with you.
  282. Aug 18 23:17:35 <Rosetta> "So some of the Banisher's goons might be getty fairy cancer right now?" Rosetta tilts her head. She tries to keep a curious but unrevealing expression on her face.
  283. Aug 18 23:18:06 <Chase_Violet> <I'm not sure there's any harm in admitting it to her.> he auras to Rose and Gen.
  284. Aug 18 23:18:16 <@zoofman> "If you consider looking like a Mighty Moe Meguka Ranger a nasty side effect, tons of them. Grant's take on the Fairy Type is alarmingly cutesy, compared to his end goal. Not really sure why, myself."
  285. Aug 18 23:18:34 <Chase_Violet> He gives them a look to gauge their thoughts.
  286. Aug 18 23:18:51 <@zoofman> 6d6+4
  287. Aug 18 23:18:51 <CritSenpai> 6d6+4: 15 [6d6=1,3,1,2,1,3]
  288. Aug 18 23:19:12 <@zoofman> Octavia, for some freakish reason, doesn't realize your faces admit your guilt.
  289. Aug 18 23:19:37 <Rosetta> "So meguca cancer." Hey, Rosetta has high Guile at least!
  290. Aug 18 23:19:51 <@zoofman> Humor me by rolling it.
  291. Aug 18 23:19:57 <Rosetta> 6d6+1
  292. Aug 18 23:19:57 <CritSenpai> 6d6+1: 15 [6d6=1,3,3,2,2,3]
  293. Aug 18 23:20:05 <Chase_Violet> I'm loling.
  294. Aug 18 23:20:25 <@zoofman> "...Yes, exactly." She seems a bit disapointed by Rosetta's conclusion, but goes with it.
  295. Aug 18 23:20:54 <Genevieve> "It's cause Grant is an otaku."
  296. Aug 18 23:21:17 <Genevieve> "Also, we have Mog's Crown, it was us."
  297. Aug 18 23:21:26 <@zoofman> "...Ah."
  298. Aug 18 23:21:38 <@zoofman> "..."
  299. Aug 18 23:21:40 <Chase_Violet> "...Yeah, this is silly. We're the ones who made our way to Hydaelyn and took off with Moggle Mog's crown. We shouldn't be hiding secrets from allies at a time like this."
  300. Aug 18 23:21:43 <@zoofman> "Wait, what."
  301. Aug 18 23:21:56 <@zoofman> She takes off her commisar hat, scratches her head.
  302. Aug 18 23:22:12 <Genevieve> "Yeah, we framed Jenn and them to fuck with you before it was obvious that you weren't 100% evil."
  303. Aug 18 23:22:15 <Chase_Violet> "We stumbled on one of those Gran Grimoires and ended up in Ul'Dah."
  304. Aug 18 23:22:17 <Rosetta> "Oh okay, Meowth's out of the bag then. Well, Gen had a stroke of genius and pretended to be Jenn while we were escaping with the crown."
  305. Aug 18 23:22:39 <Genevieve> "Because turnabout is fair play with clones."
  306. Aug 18 23:22:41 <Chase_Violet> "We've been investigating the Sons of Grant, with Sir Hildibrand and Ms. Nashu's help, for ages now."
  307. Aug 18 23:23:03 <Chase_Violet> "And it was the entire reason we pulled off the thing with Steel Wing and the Talespinner."
  308. Aug 18 23:23:41 <@zoofman> "That was YOUR doing? Do you have any idea how much pressure we had from Grant to crack down on the regional Ditto activities and supress the Cherubs because of that? Or how many resources went into tracking Husk's activities because of that?"
  309. Aug 18 23:23:48 <Chase_Violet> He grins.
  310. Aug 18 23:23:57 <Chase_Violet> "Hey, it did a lot of good, didn't it?"
  311. Aug 18 23:24:19 <Chase_Violet> "We're very thankful, if that helps."
  312. Aug 18 23:24:21 <@zoofman> "...I want to hate you right now, but can't."
  313. Aug 18 23:24:29 <Genevieve> "Oh wow we got you to actually do your job."
  314. Aug 18 23:24:31 <Rosetta> "It sounds like it did just what we wanted it to do."
  315. Aug 18 23:24:43 <Chase_Violet> "But seriously, thank you."
  316. Aug 18 23:24:52 <@zoofman> She looks like a mix of pissed off and on the verge of hysterical laughter.
  317. Aug 18 23:26:03 <Chase_Violet> "I guess we should have been a teensy bit more careful before taking the crown to Earth? Kinda my fault there... but it didn't end up making the world turn into tang at least."
  318. Aug 18 23:26:04 <Rosetta> "So uh, I guess now there's the question of what we should -do- with the crown..."
  319. Aug 18 23:26:18 »» zoofman has changed the topic to: The Zodiac Braves have defeated Octavia! +1 Banana Sticker Each.
  320. Aug 18 23:27:12 <@zoofman> Octavia reaches into her coat, takes out a little card, peels a sticker off it, and pushes it onto Rosetta's forehead. She'd of gone for Gen, but she's a bit too short to do it in the same sorta way.
  321. Aug 18 23:27:32 <Rosetta> "H-hey!"
  322. Aug 18 23:27:34 <@zoofman> She also Silences Teleport.
  323. Aug 18 23:27:35 <Genevieve> "I don't think we need to do anything. The fairy plate already exists and has been warped."
  324. Aug 18 23:27:42 <Chase_Violet> "We did however find that Fairy Plate too, so yeah. Confirmation on things being skewed. Even as far off as the moon."
  325. Aug 18 23:28:47 <Chase_Violet> "The Banisher is in a desperate state for sure."
  326. Aug 18 23:30:18 <@zoofman> Chase and Gen also recieve stickers for this deed. "That explains a lot. The Banisher needs to act immediately, or he's lost. Hmmm."
  327. Aug 18 23:31:38 <Chase_Violet> "..Do you want the rest of that sticker page back, by the way?"
  328. Aug 18 23:31:52 <Chase_Violet> He's joking a bit, considering priorities.
  329. Aug 18 23:32:19 <@zoofman> "I need think on the ramifications of this. Thank you for enlightening me about the truth of what transpired there. As for your trip back, the man who drove you here should be waiting to take you back when you are ready. What sticker page?"
  330. Aug 18 23:33:23 <Chase_Violet> "The one you knew I took from Thundercry? Hell we even discussed it over the video call- ah nevermind, priorities...let's get on out of here. We need to start rattling the chain of command a bit."
  331. Aug 18 23:34:22 <Chase_Violet> "Thanks, Octavia."
  332. Aug 18 23:34:36 <Genevieve> "Yeah, thanks. I'm sure we'll be in touch."
  333. Aug 18 23:34:40 <Chase_Violet> And to Hildibrand and Nashu. "Thank you two as well."
  334. Aug 18 23:35:08 <Chase_Violet> "I doubt we'd gotten this far without you."
  335. Aug 18 23:35:19 <Rosetta> "Yeah, let's get back and see how this mess is turning out. Thanks everyone."
  336. Aug 18 23:38:47 <@zoofman> Octavia snaps a 'see you later selfie' with you three, and returns to work. Hildibrand and Nashu see you off, walking back to the vehicles with you. "Good luck! I don't envy the burdon you guys got!" Nashu says.
  337. Aug 18 23:39:18 <@zoofman> "I'll be sure to master this 'Breakfast Cant' of yours to help ease commuication," Hildibrand adds.
  338. Aug 18 23:39:28 <Chase_Violet> "That should be something to see."
  339. Aug 18 23:39:40 »» Chase_Violet waves as he gets back in the car!
  340. Aug 18 23:39:59 <Genevieve> "You can only really master it by eating all the foods it uses."
  341. Aug 18 23:42:16 <@zoofman> Hildibrand seems to take this advice entirely too seriously as the clean shaven mafia guy appears (Causing both Nashu and Hildibrand to flee). He pulls the jeep up, and makes the return trip back to Bravescar.
  342. Aug 18 23:43:53 <@zoofman> He drops you guys off at the entrance to the Frontier, along with your luggage, just as its reaching 6 PM.
  343. Aug 18 23:43:59 »» Chase_Violet knocks back something that'll take the edge off a bit from his stress from the bar as they head back. Not TOO much edge.
  344. Aug 18 23:51:42 <@zoofman> The gift hasn't actually arrived yet - that was gonna happen next week, sorry!
  345. Aug 18 23:53:19 <@zoofman> That said, as you guys ARRIVE and the Jeep pulls off, you see Alice bumbling out of the frontier with a packed to the rim messenger bag, and Thor carrying an extra bag over his shoulder.
  346. Aug 18 23:53:28 <@zoofman> "Oh! Hey guys? Did the others leave already?"
  347. Aug 18 23:53:45 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah, they went on ahead while we took of a bit of a detour to talk with some people."
  348. Aug 18 23:54:38 <Chase_Violet> "Turns out some biiiig shit is going to go down." he keeps his voice down, looking around. "We might be legit seeing a battle in the middle of Red Blade."
  349. Aug 18 23:54:57 <@zoofman> "What! Baaaah gonna noogie the hell out of Anna for this one! They all left in a rush for the train station so they could get to Ivyhollow!"
  350. Aug 18 23:55:14 <@zoofman> Chase - you misunderstood her, and she misunderstood you :P
  351. Aug 18 23:55:48 <Chase_Violet> "Huh? Wait wait wait, not Anna, I didn't see Anna. It was Ammy and Shawyun that went on ahead."
  352. Aug 18 23:55:59 <Genevieve> "Ivyhollow? Why?"
  353. Aug 18 23:56:00 <Chase_Violet> "What's the big rush to Ivyhollow for?"
  354. Aug 18 23:56:08 <Rosetta> "Wait, has any news come in the past couple hours?"
  355. Aug 18 23:57:50 <Chase_Violet> He gets them moving to the trainstation in the meantime.
  356. Aug 19 00:01:04 <Chase_Violet> "Wait."
  357. Aug 19 00:01:14 <Chase_Violet> "Alice, they all left on the buses like hours ago."
  358. Aug 19 00:01:47 <Chase_Violet> ALRIGHT APPARENTLY ZOOF IS GETTING FRUSTRATED WITH ME HERE
  359. Aug 19 00:01:48 <Chase_Violet> Let's back up
  360. Aug 19 00:05:02 <Chase_Violet> ALRIGHT LESS CONFUSION HERE
  361. Aug 19 00:05:42 <Chase_Violet> "Uh, we just got back from a side trip, we haven't seen everyone yet. Everyone was in a big hurry to leave? Think we should probably try to catch up, here..."
  362. Aug 19 00:05:46 <@zoofman> "Well, Thomas, Jeramiah and us Gym Leaders got a really confidential call from Peyote that we need to get to Ivyhollow ASAP, and if we run into anyone we trust, bring em with us."
  363. Aug 19 00:05:56 <@zoofman> "They didn't want us calling people about this or sending messages."
  364. Aug 19 00:06:11 <Rosetta> "Okay, so I guess that's where we're headed now."
  365. Aug 19 00:06:15 <Chase_Violet> "Alright, well let's get going then."
  366. Aug 19 00:06:16 <@zoofman> "So...surprise?"
  367. Aug 19 00:07:01 <@zoofman> "It's about what's happening in Red Blade. We're meeting at the old Guild Headquarters - Dr. Spore's place."
  368. Aug 19 00:07:14 <Chase_Violet> "Yeah... I somehow knew it'd be about this."
  369. Aug 19 00:07:27 <Chase_Violet> "Let's hurry over, I've already had a pretty bad feeling..."
  370. Aug 19 00:07:28 <Genevieve> "We should be there too, then."
  371. Aug 19 00:08:01 »» Chase_Violet heads on to the trainstation!
  372. Aug 19 00:09:54 <@zoofman> Right on, we'll skip ahead a little. You guys rush over to find a small gathering of Gym Leaders, Adventurers, un-guilded Trainers, and people you just don't know gathered in the green house garden. Back where Rosetta began her quest. Peyote's here as well, and quite frankly he seems pretty distrought.
  373. Aug 19 00:11:01 <@zoofman> Peyote finds a chair to stand on and gets up, fiddling with a microphone briefly. "Aite, here's the deal, Visiwans...we got a major crises in Red Blade that we've been hush hush on for the past couple hours."
  374. Aug 19 00:11:47 <@zoofman> "We don't know what crashed into the palace yet. We've tried sending folks in, and everyone that's entered? Lost contact with em."
  375. Aug 19 00:13:26 <@zoofman> "Gets worse than that. When the thing hit? Parliament was having a big hoity toity ball there. Lost contact, all of em. Shango? Well, we've contacted a Trainer bound to em," he looks to Rosetta knowingly. "He can't ping em either - that guy's on his way still."
  376. Aug 19 00:13:42 <Chase_Violet> "Shit."
  377. Aug 19 00:14:19 <Rosetta> "Well, uh, fuck."
  378. Aug 19 00:14:56 <Rosetta> "What happens right before you lose contact? You send anyone in with video cameras rolling?"
  379. Aug 19 00:15:15 <@zoofman> "This thing is contained for now, but we gotta get in there and handle it somehow. Father Ruth's been on sight since this started, keeping the public calmed down best he can. But we gotta get there fast."
  380. Aug 19 00:15:16 »» Chase_Violet is quiet, waiting to see if Peyote has more to say still.
  381. Aug 19 00:16:06 <@zoofman> There's a lot of nodding at Rosetta's question, folks wanna know the answer to that. "Well, I was gettin' to that. Cause it's really freaky. emergency respondants entered, everything was normal, then they just turned off their transcievers."
  382. Aug 19 00:16:54 <Rosetta> "Hold on, they turned them off themselves and you could tell that? Or some sorta interference stopped you receiving data?"
  383. Aug 19 00:17:35 <@zoofman> "Well its turned em off, or everyone's batteries died. It ain't interference."
  384. Aug 19 00:17:40 »» Chase_Violet is taking some deep breaths. He's gonna have to speak up soon, but he doesn't much like what he has to say.
  385. Aug 19 00:19:07 <Genevieve> "So, Grant's going to invade the city as soon as he thinks Banisher or Dandy are on the ground. How quickly can we get the city emptied out?"
  386. Aug 19 00:19:53 <Chase_Violet> "The object that crashed into the palace is likely linked with the Banisher. It wasn't long after our moon operation that it happened. In addition to that... We've established inside contacts within the Sons of Grant, including an Interpol agent. And according to our sources the Sons are just as confused about this as we are. ..In addition to that they've been tracking the movements
  387. Aug 19 00:19:53 <Chase_Violet> of Dandyman's cherubs, and they're closing in on Red Blade."
  388. Aug 19 00:21:00 »» Rosetta has her own comments and questions, but she waits silently so as to give some time to answer Gen and Chase.
  389. Aug 19 00:21:18 <Chase_Violet> "All of this is likely part of the Banisher's endgame, both from our victory and the fact that it seems he's lost control over the power of the Fairy type. ...I hate to say it, but if the people you sent in turned their transceivers off, I suspect the Banisher's fairy magic is at play. The part that hypnotizes or mind controls people?"
  390. Aug 19 00:22:03 <@zoofman> Peyote loses his cool at that collection of news. "They goin' do what? You wan do what? Aw hell naw! Nigga why you gotta say that before I even brief the people who haven't been neck deep in this since they goin' hung a body double of Corbin Whitacre from the flagpool over thur?"
  391. Aug 19 00:22:55 <Chase_Violet> "Aw, geez, sorry man. I thought you were done."
  392. Aug 19 00:23:28 <@zoofman> He takes a deep breath. "Aite, it cool. Someone just get a damn projector or a Rotom or somethin. Catch yall up to speed with this." And we'll say that happens next, cause there's a lot of people that aren't in the loop here and need to get caught up. While that's happening, you guys can gather your questions or thoughts up :P
  393. Aug 19 00:23:59 »» Rosetta floats Fugue's Poke Ball over to Peyote.
  394. Aug 19 00:24:39 <@zoofman> Peyote fist bumps Rosetta as he gets Fugue to help him set up his presentation for all the Rangers, Peacekeepers, normal civilian Trainers, and Adeventures who have NO IDEA what you just said.
  395. Aug 19 00:25:23 »» Chase_Violet didn't realize that many people out of the loop were gathered up - it was described as a small gathering and no rangers were mentioned D:
  396. Aug 19 00:25:51 <Rosetta> "You send by anyone with aura vision or symbolsight to the area? If there's some big reality or mind warping effect goin' on, there's gotta be something to see that signifies it, yeah?"
  397. Aug 19 00:25:54 <Chase_Violet> That said, Chase wants to know if anyone they know was sent in or present at the party when the meteor struck
  398. Aug 19 00:26:02 <Chase_Violet> Big names, here
  399. Aug 19 00:29:08 <@zoofman> "I've shared with you what I know so far, if there was an Aura User on sight, I don't have that information with me at the moment."
  400. Aug 19 00:30:56 <Rosetta> "Hey, Chase, can you let Oya out for a sec?"
  401. Aug 19 00:30:58 <Chase_Violet> "What's the plan for the people currently gathered?"
  402. Aug 19 00:31:01 <Chase_Violet> "Sure."
  403. Aug 19 00:31:05 »» Chase_Violet does just that.
  404. Aug 19 00:31:49 <@zoofman> "Back to tha evacuation question...man, depends on how we do it, and how quietly we wanna do it. Could take anywhere from hours to days."
  405. Aug 19 00:32:43 <Genevieve> "The hours option is probably better, with as little nautical movement as possible. I'm recommending putting Shark Fighter on portal duty for mass transit."
  406. Aug 19 00:32:45 <Rosetta> "Heya Oya." Rosetta waves. "Gotta question for ya. Can you divine or scry or see with your third eye or however it works what's going on in Red Blade where a meteor just caved in the palace?"
  407. Aug 19 00:32:55 <@zoofman> "This same sorta meetin' be happenin' in Darkfeather and Goldcloud. After we get as many folks as we can to show up, we start movin' out through the gates Shark Fighter set up."
  408. Aug 19 00:33:05 <Rosetta> "I can help with the portals too!" Rosetta pipes up from the side.
  409. Aug 19 00:35:21 <Chase_Violet> "We might want to be quiet, but it really depends on how long we have here."
  410. Aug 19 00:35:29 <Chase_Violet> "We got a shiiiitton to talk about."
  411. Aug 19 00:35:30 <@zoofman> Oya pops out looking like her normal Pokemon form. <Hello~. I've...heard things already about that in my dreams. Let me investigate it further, for you.>
  412. Aug 19 00:35:47 <@zoofman> She flops over and begins to snore, while levitating.
  413. Aug 19 00:35:49 <Rosetta> "Thankies!"
  414. Aug 19 00:36:23 <Genevieve> "Well that just seems like cheating."
  415. Aug 19 00:36:25 <Chase_Violet> "Oh and Peyote, you know where Mr. Jenks currently is?"
  416. Aug 19 00:36:44 <Chase_Violet> "Hey, it's pretty convenient if she can manage it... Rosetta's been saving on to that question forever."
  417. Aug 19 00:38:16 <@zoofman> Peyote answers, "Gold Cloud, I reckon."
  418. Aug 19 00:39:08 <Chase_Violet> "I might want to hop a portal when we have a moment and ask him something... but I'll wait til we got our heads on straight first."
  419. Aug 19 00:43:21 <@zoofman> There's a good bit of panic and concern amongst your friends and strangers alike. And yes, people are frantically getting to planning and sending out couriers to fetch others. There any concluding statements you guys would want to make before we resolve for the night?
  420. Aug 19 00:43:48 <Rosetta> nah, I think everything left can be part of planning during the week!
  421. Aug 19 00:44:32 <Chase_Violet> I'm good.
  422. Aug 19 00:44:45 <@zoofman> Alright, </session> then
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