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  1. Aug 23 12:13:51 <Aori_Radidjiu> Saturday, June 6th, 1 PM. After a good amount of time spent SAILING, the gruop arrives in Hermit. The towering Lighthouse Library was visible for a good while before the rest of the island was visible, its light on through the gathering clouds and then pouring rain. By the time the Mutiny has reached Hermit, there's a downpour, pouring down loudly. Occasionally it is punctuated by a
  2. Aug 23 12:13:51 <Aori_Radidjiu> bolt of lightning and a crash of thunder.
  3. Aug 23 12:16:10 <Knox> Knox doesn't seem all that bothered by the weather, hanging out on deck without an umbrella while waiting for the others.
  4. Aug 23 12:16:15 <Melons> Melanie steps out on deck, non-ironically enjoying the fantastic weather. She's flanked by her two newly-evolved water monsters. She's actually in her human form for once.
  5. Aug 23 12:18:52 * Mackenzie is shirtless and has his hair slicked back from the wetness. His chest is rather shiny, and he is gazing wistfully into the town.
  6. Aug 23 12:19:20 <Melons> "Oh hey, Knox has his own fanclub now."
  7. Aug 23 12:19:29 * Lesieli steps timidly out on deck, but keeps to the overhang by the stairs. She's pretty nervous about coming back home already
  8. Aug 23 12:20:16 <Knox> He gives a wave at Melanie, and then glances at Aidos. He's about to make some sort of comment on the weather before he scrunches his face up. "What?"
  9. Aug 23 12:21:30 <Melons> Mel simply responds with a :3.
  10. Aug 23 12:22:38 <Knox> "..Well, whatever. I told Robin a little before we arrived that we were almost here... and who we could probably be expecting to wait for us. I'm not sure if she's coming along or not..."
  11. Aug 23 12:24:06 <Knox> "The clues seem to be pointing towards the Lighthouse, so I guess as soon as everyone is ready to go..."
  12. Aug 23 12:25:20 * Mackenzie shrugs. "Very well."
  13. Aug 23 12:25:31 <Aori_Radidjiu> Robin gets on deck, fully dressed in her standard gear, hood of her jacket pulled up over her head. She's got Kraven in his ball for once. "I'm...I'm here."
  14. Aug 23 12:25:54 * Melons stares at Robin.
  15. Aug 23 12:26:16 <Lesieli> "Wait a sec, who's waiting for us?" Images of disappointed, scolding parents flash briefly through her mind
  16. Aug 23 12:26:36 <Melons> "Who is she aga- oh, right, got it, okay."
  17. Aug 23 12:26:46 <Knox> He nods at her. "Alright. ..No telling what all's happened in the past year.." he looks over at Lesieli. "I managed to get into contact with one of my old shipmates."
  18. Aug 23 12:28:32 <Knox> "Hacker by the name of Kimi Miyama. Kantonese. Apparently she's come here with another of the crew. Her message didn't have a lot of great things to say about her condition, though, so I'm not sure what to expect."
  19. Aug 23 12:28:55 <Lesieli> "Oh, that's great. Lighthouse is probably the safest place around here too."
  20. Aug 23 12:29:10 * Mayuri emerges from her room with a slightly poofy raincoat, and wanders out onto the deck-- with a lot less hesitation than Lesieli.
  21. Aug 23 12:29:14 * Mayuri waves to people~
  22. Aug 23 12:30:19 <Knox> "All I know is... I wanted to touch base before we returned to Conch, maybe figure out a game plan here."
  23. Aug 23 12:30:44 * Knox nods at Mayuri, surprising. "...alright, let's get going."
  24. Aug 23 12:31:40 <Melons> "Got lots to study in there anyways..."
  25. Aug 23 12:33:52 * Lesieli actually takes a moment to see if Ken's around, we are back home after all. Can't imagine he wouldn't take the chance to at least say hi to people.
  26. Aug 23 12:33:58 * Knox slings his duffle bag over his shoulder and gives Robin a look, nodding, before starting to leave, heading towards the Lighthouse.
  27. Aug 23 12:35:49 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken is in fact around, with an umbrella and Shelley on his shoulder.
  28. Aug 23 12:36:29 * Lesieli 's head is shielded from the rain by a leafy companion who is also probably quite excited to be home. Sheep is actually stowed away for once, wet wool takes forever to dry out and wreaks havoc with all that electricity.
  29. Aug 23 12:37:12 * Mackenzie has Clawdia around, much larger and on Mack's shoulder, with the claw that constitutes most of her mass looking kind of like a third arm mutation.
  30. Aug 23 12:39:05 <Knox> As he walks, a squiggle above Knox's shoulder moves and hops off, bluring into view as Spectrum decides to walk on his own. He's fully rested after that battle with Auriga, though still a bit hurt from that Flare Blitz, jeez.
  31. Aug 23 12:39:27 <Melons> Melanie only plays in a few puddles with her pokemon on their way to the lighthouse. Gotta look professional...kind of.
  32. Aug 23 12:39:37 * Mayuri conspiciously doesn't have any Pokemon poking out of her bag, and instead has it zipped up. Still has a Naomi out though. Grass types like rain, right~?
  33. Aug 23 12:41:02 * Lesieli Sullivan is off to the side teaching his new otouto all the cool fighting moves. No idea where the troublemakers are atm, probably messing up everything with the sableye down below
  34. Aug 23 12:42:21 <Aori_Radidjiu> That they do. The town's big enough that it'd take a while to reach the library on foot, and Lesieli can easily point out one of the bus stops on the way (and the buses drop off almost directly in front of the library) so whether you guys walk dramatically through the rain or take a bus to speed things along, you make it to the library.
  35. Aug 23 12:42:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> MEANWHILE ON THE SHIP
  36. Aug 23 12:43:45 <Aori_Radidjiu> Jennifer finishes eating her breakfast (some bacon and eggs) and stands up to go to her room...and immediately trips over because her shoelaces are tied together
  37. Aug 23 12:44:56 <Aori_Radidjiu> There's a chorus of laughter from the group of Sableye under the table, and one of them high fives Seton's big tailhand.
  38. Aug 23 12:45:54 <Aori_Radidjiu> Back with the group, you all approach the LIGHTHOUSE LIBRARY, a towering building that seems to reach almost up to the clouds.
  39. Aug 23 12:48:28 <Melons> "...I thought it'd be taller."
  40. Aug 23 12:50:03 <Knox> "If you keep low expectations of the world you'll rarely be disappointed." he remarks, even though privately he thinks it's pretty damn tall as is.
  41. Aug 23 12:50:32 <Mayuri> "It's pretty tall for a library, right~?"
  42. Aug 23 12:50:33 <Lesieli> "And I thought you'd be taller. Reality just isn't perfect, is it."
  43. Aug 23 12:51:26 <Melons> "What, why would you...whatever!" Mel barges into the library to go break the number one rule of libraries. And then rules two through six.
  44. Aug 23 12:52:01 * Knox strolls in, a sense of urgency in his step.
  45. Aug 23 12:52:26 <Lesieli> Uh, I really wouldn't be breaking any rules in this library if I were you
  46. Aug 23 12:52:58 <Lesieli> But yeah, back to the library after . . . what, several months? How long has it been?
  47. Aug 23 12:54:24 <Aori_Radidjiu> Entering the building, of course it's a library on the inside, homey and lit with yellowed lights all throughout. The ground is covered in blue carpet, with curved bookshelves in concentric (broken) circles about the the floor. There's about 3 or 4 circles, and the rest of the floor is dedicated to a checkout/return desk, a reading area with brown comfy recliners, and some miscellaneous
  48. Aug 23 12:54:24 <Aori_Radidjiu> things. If you look up...You can see that the above floors all have a gap in the middle of them, so that you can see up to a ceiling god knows how high up, supposedly right before the lighthouse floor.
  49. Aug 23 12:54:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> er
  50. Aug 23 12:54:28 <Aori_Radidjiu> *greenhouse floor
  51. Aug 23 12:54:31 <Aori_Radidjiu> http://listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=0y4ZHf38ANg
  52. Aug 23 12:55:18 <Melons> "Has anyone ever fallen to their death from it? Is there a secret dungeon basement? Are there any book pulling puzzles?"
  53. Aug 23 12:55:41 * Mayuri seems to be staring at Mel. "Uhm... what's she doing?"
  54. Aug 23 12:56:10 * Melons is...still just kind of standing in the entryway?
  55. Aug 23 12:56:51 <Knox> "Does seem like her kind of place." he murmurs, looking around. "...Well, no hurry. She's bound to notice us before we notice her." He then stares blankly over at Mel.
  56. Aug 23 12:57:19 <Melons> "Think it's haunted?"
  57. Aug 23 12:57:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> There's an elevator to the right, and there's also a spiralling staircase along the outside edge, spiraling up the whole damn lighthouse.
  58. Aug 23 12:58:17 <Melons> Melanie goes to find some sort of genre locating...thing.
  59. Aug 23 12:58:19 <Knox> "I doubt it's infested but I wouldn't doubt a ghost or two hangs out in a library this massive."
  60. Aug 23 12:58:41 * Knox would do the same. He doesn't know where to look so a map or listing of what each floor has is probably for the best.
  61. Aug 23 12:58:52 <Aori_Radidjiu> By the helpdesk there's a piece of paper with genres by floor.
  62. Aug 23 12:59:39 * Knox walks over to the help desk then to have a look.
  63. Aug 23 13:00:14 * Lesieli has spent looots of time here in the past, she don't need no guide to find her way around
  64. Aug 23 13:00:46 <Mackenzie> "Let me know if you need my help, I suppose." Mack decides to try to find a floor for informational pokemon books.
  65. Aug 23 13:00:55 <Melons> Eck. Librarians. Melanie gives the help desk attendant suspicious glances as she goes to find out where the occult ritual magic bullshit and the Wakino mythology sections are.
  66. Aug 23 13:02:46 * Mayuri knows exactly where th occult ritual magic is! Too bad Mel's suspicious of everyone.
  67. Aug 23 13:02:48 <Mayuri> the*
  68. Aug 23 13:03:34 <Knox> He's not really looking for a specific floor more as being curious what there is
  69. Aug 23 13:03:51 <Knox> Of course, for a library like that, that could be pretty massive.
  70. Aug 23 13:04:17 * Lesieli Same here, but ah well, her loss. She instead looks around to see if there's anything noticeably different, as well as any signs or something about the going-ons in town
  71. Aug 23 13:12:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> The floor listings say...first floor is for children's books. Second floor is for literary fiction. Third is for general Psychology. Fourth is for classical physics and mechanics. Fifth is for quantum physics and mechanics. Sixth is for Genre Fiction - SciFi and Fantasy. Seventh is for other Genre Fiction (Horror and Mystery being the most prominent). Eighth is for Engineering.
  72. Aug 23 13:12:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> Nineth is for Classical mythology and modern occultism. Tenth is for artistic references. Eleventh is general how-to stuff. Twelth is genetics, biology and sexuality. Thirteenth is general Pokemon research. Fourteenth is Pokemon evolution, non-pokemon evolution, and Mega Evolution (the favorite floor of Mayuri's parents). Fifteenth is the greenhouse and grass gym. Sixteenth is
  73. Aug 23 13:12:14 <Aori_Radidjiu> the observatory and speed gym. The last two floors require checking in at the help desk or scheduling in an appointment to gain access.
  74. Aug 23 13:13:28 <Mayuri> Well, it's definitely not /Mayuri/'s favorite. :T
  75. Aug 23 13:13:32 * Melons disappears to the 9th floor!
  76. Aug 23 13:15:05 <Aori_Radidjiu> Each floor is much taller than a floor in, say, an office building, to accomodate the rather tall bookshelves in each floor and other things. It's the height of a 40 floor office building, if you had to guess.
  77. Aug 23 13:16:42 <Aori_Radidjiu> The railing near the gaps in the middle of each floor is 1.5 meters tall to make it difficult for there to be an accident involving them.
  78. Aug 23 13:16:59 * Mackenzie heads to the 13th floor.
  79. Aug 23 13:17:54 <Knox> He looks over the list for a bit longer than Mel does. He's likely going to hit the sixth and ninth floors before they leave, because he's a closet nerd like that. But really, he isn't sure where to start looking for Kimi, so he figures he'll let her come to him. ...She isn't the person at the help desk, right? Of course not, Aori would have mentioned that. Either way, once Mel runs off,
  80. Aug 23 13:17:54 <Knox> Knox turns to Les and Mayu.
  81. Aug 23 13:18:02 <Knox> "So what do you know about this place, anyway?"
  82. Aug 23 13:19:53 <Lesieli> "Aside from it's big and has lots of books?"
  83. Aug 23 13:20:12 <Aori_Radidjiu> Definitely not the person at the help desk, the help desk lady is definitely a native wakinese, both with darker skin and taller than Kimi would be.
  84. Aug 23 13:22:14 <Mackenzie> Once there, Mack looks for books about the care for, habits of, and preferences of the pokemon he owns, other than the ones he's had for a long time. Just not enough time to keep up on all this stuff when you're saving all the worlds.
  85. Aug 23 13:22:35 <Mayuri> "Uhm... you can find books here about all sorts of weird things?"
  86. Aug 23 13:23:04 <Knox> "Thanks, I would have never figured that out without your help." he says to Mayuri.
  87. Aug 23 13:23:33 <Knox> He doesn't even roll guile, the sarcasm is just thick in his voice when addressing the two's responses.
  88. Aug 23 13:23:45 <Knox> "Yes, aside from that."
  89. Aug 23 13:24:01 <Mayuri> (aory~)
  90. Aug 23 13:24:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> (Lymy~)
  91. Aug 23 13:24:25 <Melons> Melanie focuses primarily on finding a nice big primer of all of the Wakinese gods so she can discover as many gods as possible, and know their domains, rituals, favorite color, favorite food, etc. Aside from that, she looks for anything about ritualistic magic like the murderrituals she did before...just...without the murder.
  92. Aug 23 13:25:05 <Lesieli> "It's obviously the centerpiece of the town, everyone spends a good deal of time here. Especially all the scientists and stuff from the schools. There's probably more info stored here than on the internet."
  93. Aug 23 13:25:07 <Lesieli> "It's pretty safe too, with the gym up on top. Gym Leader's a tough one, she'll tear you apart if you do anything remotely threatening."
  94. Aug 23 13:25:19 <Lesieli> "Oh, but she's usually really nice too~"
  95. Aug 23 13:25:41 <Lesieli> "Hmmm, what else . . ."
  96. Aug 23 13:26:45 * Mackenzie eventually remembers he has a legendary pokemon, which would probably require its own book entirely. Inexplicable sads.
  97. Aug 23 13:27:44 <Melons> After sating her occult thirst, Mel would go to harrass the attendant about how spoopy the lighthouse is and if people have died and where the secret dungeons are.
  98. Aug 23 13:27:46 <Mayuri> "I know a lot of other things, but, I have no idea what'd help you find your friend..." ^.^;
  99. Aug 23 13:29:51 <Knox> "It's fine. Kimi's a smart one. She would have put something more in her message if she expected us to find her."
  100. Aug 23 13:30:43 <Knox> "We play the waiting game now." With that... he goes to browse some books himself. In fact, 'non-pokemon evolution' sounds sort of interesting too.
  101. Aug 23 13:31:21 <Knox> Though he does keep a sharp eye out in the meantime as he browses from floor to floor.
  102. Aug 23 13:31:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> The nearest attendant that Melanie finds is a young man, with messy brown hair and green eyes, dressed in khakis and a button up long sleeved shirt. HIs nametag has "Lighthouse Library staff - Derek" on i- WAIT A MINUTE
  103. Aug 23 13:31:42 <Melons> "OHFUCKACLONE!"
  104. Aug 23 13:32:14 <Aori_Radidjiu> He stares at you, then makes a shushing motion. "You look familiar...did we meet at my old job?"
  105. Aug 23 13:33:24 <Melons> She covers her face with her soaking wet hat. "M-Me? N-Not at all! I-I've never been to w-where you used to work."
  106. Aug 23 13:33:32 <Melons> 5d6+4 I'ma need a good roll to back that shitty lie up
  107. Aug 23 13:33:34 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, I'ma need a good roll to back that shitty lie up: 22 [5d6=4,1,3,5,5]
  108. Aug 23 13:34:50 <Aori_Radidjiu> 6d6+4 Intuition, this guy is all about looking for suspicious things.
  109. Aug 23 13:34:51 <DiceMaid-9001> Aori_Radidjiu, Intuition, this guy is all about looking for suspicious things.: 22 [6d6=4,3,2,1,2,6]
  110. Aug 23 13:34:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Riiiiiight."
  111. Aug 23 13:35:05 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Can I help you?"
  112. Aug 23 13:36:32 <Aori_Radidjiu> Knox, do you use the stairs or the elevator? Or both?
  113. Aug 23 13:36:45 <Melons> "Oh I don't know I mean maybe I mean uh at least your occult selection is much better here than in Co-fuck I mean uh is there anything weird about this lighthouse like secret areas or ghosts or murder or gods or human trafficking or anything?" FUCK.
  114. Aug 23 13:37:23 <Knox> He gets about up to the fourth floor via stairs before he decides 'fuck this' and rides the elevator.
  115. Aug 23 13:38:04 <Aori_Radidjiu> "There's a basement to this place, but it's mostly for staff, for labeling new books or relabeling old ones or repairing books. Does that answer your question? No, I am not a pimp or a cultist, thank you."
  116. Aug 23 13:38:28 <Melons> 1d6-2 I feel he must be hiding something.
  117. Aug 23 13:38:29 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, I feel he must be hiding something.: 0 [1d6=2]
  118. Aug 23 13:39:18 <Melons> "Well when was it built? Ignore the question about gods, I'm pretty sure it's Les's domain come to think of it..."
  119. Aug 23 13:40:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> "It was built as purely a lighthouse almost 200 years ago, and then converted to a library 100 years ago."
  120. Aug 23 13:40:51 <Lesieli> Das right, this library is MY domain. Any, uh, godly presence or references anywhere 'round here?
  121. Aug 23 13:41:13 <Melons> "...and you're trying to tell me there are no SECRET rooms?"
  122. Aug 23 13:41:21 <Lesieli> New Goal Added: Get a statue of Mele built in the center of Hermit Library.
  123. Aug 23 13:41:42 <Aori_Radidjiu> Derek gives you a hard stare. "I've only been here for 2 weeks."
  124. Aug 23 13:42:04 <Melons> "Then get someone that's been here longer!"
  125. Aug 23 13:42:52 <Aori_Radidjiu> He pinches the bridge of his nose. "Miss, if you don't calm down I am going to have to ask you to leave the library, you are making a disturbance by yelling at me so much."
  126. Aug 23 13:43:41 <Melons> She drops her voice to a loud whisper. "Be glad that's all I'm doing."
  127. Aug 23 13:44:02 <Aori_Radidjiu> There are more than a few patrons looking at Melanie, but now that she's quieted down they start looking away, back to what they were doing.
  128. Aug 23 13:44:05 * Mayuri follows along with Knox... possibly dragging Lesieli along!
  129. Aug 23 13:44:17 <Aori_Radidjiu> He rolls his eyes. "Yes. I am glad."
  130. Aug 23 13:44:33 * Lesieli Ok I suppose? I'm just looking around for anything like I previously mentioned
  131. Aug 23 13:44:48 <Aori_Radidjiu> "I could refer you to one of the Hana family if you really want to know everything about this library."
  132. Aug 23 13:45:24 <Melons> "Hold that thought, I almost forgot: where is the archive for news articles and that shit?"
  133. Aug 23 13:46:41 <Aori_Radidjiu> "The third floor has both psychological books and news archives."
  134. Aug 23 13:47:31 <Melons> "...weird." Melanie glides off to try to find some information concerning the deaths of Mirai's parents.
  135. Aug 23 13:49:47 * Mayuri probably doesn't drag Lesi if she found something to do, but!
  136. Aug 23 13:49:56 <Aori_Radidjiu> Cool. Anyway. Knox, Mayuri, Lesieli, Robin, and Ken all go up the stairs, then switch to the elevator at the fourth floor.
  137. Aug 23 13:50:20 <Aori_Radidjiu> On the fourth floor...Knox, Les, Mayuri, roll me perception.
  138. Aug 23 13:50:39 <Mayuri> 2d6+3 Crap, that's not intuition. D:
  139. Aug 23 13:50:40 <DiceMaid-9001> Mayuri, Crap, that's not intuition. D:: 15 [2d6=6,6]
  140. Aug 23 13:50:48 <Lesieli> 4d6+6
  141. Aug 23 13:50:49 <DiceMaid-9001> Lesieli, 4d6+6: 18 [4d6=2,6,1,3]
  142. Aug 23 13:51:50 <Aori_Radidjiu> Knox?
  143. Aug 23 13:52:43 <Knox> Whoops, sorry
  144. Aug 23 13:52:46 <Knox> Let's see.
  145. Aug 23 13:53:27 <Knox> 2d6+1 Let's throw in an AP and... Spectrum is with him, so if he's allowed; 3d6+2
  146. Aug 23 13:53:28 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Let's throw in an AP and... Spectrum is with him, so if he's allowed: 5 [2d6=1,3]; 3d6+2: 13 [3d6=3,4,4]
  147. Aug 23 13:54:25 <Mackenzie> After a time of reading, Mack would get up and begin to wonder where everyone is again, before noticing that he's accumulated a huge pile of discarded books strewn about the seat he's chosen. Worried, he attempts to find a worker or someone who seems like a regular on the floor and ask if he can get help putting these all back.
  148. Aug 23 13:54:38 <Aori_Radidjiu> Nobody notices when a hand reaches out behind a bookshelf and grabs Knox. Knox is caught by surprise, a finger going to his lips as Kimi says "Shhhh."
  149. Aug 23 13:56:02 <Knox> He's taken a bit off guard, but when he realizes what's going on, his eyes widen a sec, then he just nods, staying quiet.
  150. Aug 23 13:58:17 <Aori_Radidjiu> She looks much the same as you remember her, although she's gotten some bags under her eyes and her hair's not quite as well-kept as it used to be. "Did you make sure you weren't followed?"
  151. Aug 23 13:59:54 <Aori_Radidjiu> She's got a "Lighthouse Library - Miyako" nametag on.
  152. Aug 23 14:00:26 <Knox> "Best as I could, but you know I've never been a good spotter." He notes the nametag, then gestures his head at the elevator. "We just letting them wander off?"
  153. Aug 23 14:02:53 <Knox> "You look like you've been through hell." he says after a moment. "..." Kind of hard to find the words but he's glad to see her again.
  154. Aug 23 14:04:49 <Knox> "Red was twitchy enough for the both of us, though, so I'm at least fairly confident we weren't tracked." he switches lanes back to if they were followed.
  155. Aug 23 14:05:39 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Yeah, let them, I can talk to Robin later." She blinks, her eyes turning...red? As she looks past you, then she blinks again, her eyes returning to normal, scowling. "Sir, you put this book back in the wrong place last time you were here..." She picks up a book from the shelf, on particle motion. "Please put them back on the reserved holding shelves so that we can properly-" she
  156. Aug 23 14:05:39 <Aori_Radidjiu> tosses the book at empty space, hitting something that goes technicolor, then reverts to an unconscious Kecleon, not Spectrum. "Robin doesn't have thermal vision."
  157. Aug 23 14:06:25 <Knox> "...fuck me."
  158. Aug 23 14:08:02 <Aori_Radidjiu> She reaches into her eye, pulling out a contact. "Cost me a lot for these, but I'm glad I got them."
  159. Aug 23 14:08:50 <Aori_Radidjiu> Important detail I carelessly left out, she wasn't wearing glasses. Hurr.
  160. Aug 23 14:09:21 <Knox> He scowls at the unfamiliar kecleon and has a look around. "...You always were a wizard with tech." he smirks. "...but this isn't good." He stuffs the kecleon into his duffle bag on the sly.
  161. Aug 23 14:09:40 <Knox> "Is there a safer place?"
  162. Aug 23 14:09:59 <Knox> Actually, scratch that.
  163. Aug 23 14:10:26 <Knox> He doesn't kidnap the Kecleon, he lets out Oscilla. "Wipe its last five minutes, would you?"
  164. Aug 23 14:11:34 <Aori_Radidjiu> She nods. [On it!] Kimi nods in approval. "They usually don't send out more than per group, so we're lucky it stuck with you."
  165. Aug 23 14:12:40 <Melons> It finally occurs to Mel to recall the fire type while in a library...
  166. Aug 23 14:12:59 <Knox> "Get this often? Shit, either I hid better than I thought or they never gave a fuck about me."
  167. Aug 23 14:13:29 <Knox> "Anyway, alright, the others can wait. Let's find a place to talk."
  168. Aug 23 14:15:51 * Mayuri is abandoned by Knox D;
  169. Aug 23 14:17:12 <Knox> He can't really help it! This girl is paranoid.
  170. Aug 23 14:17:20 <Knox> And for good reason, it seems.
  171. Aug 23 14:17:46 <Melons> Hey, Mel abandoned all of you first and didn't even get any credit!
  172. Aug 23 14:18:16 <Lesieli> We expect her to abandon her friends though
  173. Aug 23 14:18:23 <Melons> O-Oh..o-ow...
  174. Aug 23 14:19:25 <Lesieli> Come on, you know we love you~
  175. Aug 23 14:19:53 <Aori_Radidjiu> She picks up the book and puts it back on the shelf. "They've been all over the place in this town for the last three months, I used to be able to catch them with an aura detector but that doesn't work anymore, about a month ago they started stifling their auras somehow, which is why I've been wearing the thermal detector." She looks around, her eyes turning red briefly again. "No
  176. Aug 23 14:19:53 <Aori_Radidjiu> more of those here, but the staff room's too far, might run into another one tailing someone, and it'd be odd to take a non-worker to the staff room..." She pauses a bit, thinking, then rolls her eyes a bit, pulling you into open space, and then pulls your hand onto her chest, expression changing to bashful. "Oh sir, not here~" And then she pulls you over to the men's bathroom, keeping
  177. Aug 23 14:19:54 <Aori_Radidjiu> the lovestruck expression until she closes the door to a stall between you two, pushing you on the toilet seat and sitting on top, her expression seriousing up. "No jokes, please."
  178. Aug 23 14:23:37 <Knox> He goes along with the act until they're in the bathroom, where he seriouses up again. "Nice misdirection. And no, this shit's a bit too serious to start teasing you now. ...can't see them with aura though, huh? Probably because of things like these." he unpockets a pair of aura glasses.
  179. Aug 23 14:26:19 <Knox> "Can't make it too damn easy on us." he sighs. "I'll cut out the 'how have you been' bullshit for later, I guess. What's the situation? Or you don't know yet, I guess?"
  180. Aug 23 14:30:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Those are..." She picks them up and looks them over, putting them on. "Lecia's Aura Glasses. Third revision. Issued only to PIRATES...not bad." She hands them back. "Not sure, the library's been attacked intermittently by pirates, they're after the younger Hana's research, I think...they haven't been able to do it sneakily, though, the security on the greenhouse and observatory
  181. Aug 23 14:30:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> is too tight for them to not notice a Kecleon, so they've had to brute force it by hiring suicide squads. There's this one, Rogers, dresses up in some kind of cosplay, keeps coming back, haven't managed to properly catch him. He's always gone before the police get here. You go to some floors of the place, you can tell some areas have been patched up from the damage."
  182. Aug 23 14:31:13 * Melons hums to herself as she navigates the archives, not entirely certain how she's going to be able to randomly chance upon any useful information given that all she knows is roughly how long ago it happened.
  183. Aug 23 14:32:26 <Knox> He mulls over that for a moment. "What's special about this research?"
  184. Aug 23 14:34:09 <Aori_Radidjiu> "She's making experimental weaponry using evolutionary stones, the results have been...explosive, to say the least. Not sure what they want with it."
  185. Aug 23 14:35:04 <Aori_Radidjiu> "There's probably other bits to it, but I've been mostly seeing the weaponry since she's been blowing up the intruders with it."
  186. Aug 23 14:39:21 <Knox> He responds quietly, "You think this is Aether behind hiring these groups, then? They lost a sizable division recently, I can see why they'd probably want to beef up their arms... but no, three months? This started way before that then." he hrms. "Wish I could say I stole these, but I actually -am- working with PIRATES at the moment, at least until we can get some payback on those fucks
  187. Aug 23 14:39:21 <Knox> who blindsided us. That's the group I was traveling with. ...If there's any chance of dealing with this Rogers guy, we might could handle it."
  188. Aug 23 14:40:58 * Mayuri probably has noticed the Knox poofing by now/
  189. Aug 23 14:41:40 <Aori_Radidjiu> She nods. "Good! We actually had a PIRATES crew helping us out for a while, but they eventually left to pursue some lead, don't know what, so it'd be good to have some help." Then her expression sours. "About Selene..."
  190. Aug 23 14:41:50 <Knox> "Yeah, what happened?"
  191. Aug 23 14:43:10 * Knox has been missing for a few minutes now so it's probably a fair assumption!
  192. Aug 23 14:45:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> "She's been...bipolar lately, to say the least. Lot of the time she locks herself in her room, but then she gets out sometimes and usually gets into some trouble or another, I have to either find her and drag her back or find her in the morning naked in some dumpster. I swear the girl's lost her mind, goes on and on about how August is "definitely alive" and she has to go find him
  193. Aug 23 14:45:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> sometimes, usually to try to convince me to let her out, way she throws herself out there it's like she wants them to catch her, I don't get it."
  194. Aug 23 14:46:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> Robin's noticed too, she stops dead in her tracks after she gets off the elevator and finds a seat and just sits off, eyes wide.
  195. Aug 23 14:47:18 <Knox> "...You might not be far off. She probably misses her brother, maybe so much she'd put herself at risk like that to find out." he takes a deep breath. "...And let's face it, if anyone else made it it was definitely that stubborn, arrogant bastard. He's too obstinate to die."
  196. Aug 23 14:47:39 <Knox> "Speaking of which... I think your sister may be alive, herself."
  197. Aug 23 14:48:01 <Aori_Radidjiu> Her eyes narrow. "Like how?"
  198. Aug 23 14:51:59 <Knox> "Alright, so, when I found Red, Aether had her stuck in some kind of ironclad suit. Didn't recognize her until the helmet busted off. It was outfitted with some sort of tech that scrambled her thinking, suppressed her personality or something, from what Lecia said, and gave some sort of mental suggestions. They were using her as a fucking soldier, Kimi. Anyway, I didn't exactly tell her
  199. Aug 23 14:52:00 <Knox> later, but while Red was still recovering I had Oscilla take a peek. ...I had to know what happened. I saw Red go down with Fujiko, next memory she can recall, she's in line with other aether operatives and there's someone else in one of the same suits. I can't say for sure but the evidence is pretty stacked for it. ...I don't know anything more than that."
  200. Aug 23 14:52:52 <Aori_Radidjiu> She makes a noise kind of like a gag. "Ugh."
  201. Aug 23 14:53:20 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Can't decide fi that's better or worse than being dead. Well, thanks."
  202. Aug 23 14:53:47 <Knox> "It's hell, for sure. But I think Red's going to recover. ...and we'll do what we can to find Fujiko too."
  203. Aug 23 14:54:44 <Knox> "I'm impressed you've managed to stay incognito with all these Kecleons and Selene doing that, though."
  204. Aug 23 14:55:06 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Got it. Okay, we've been in here too long, time to get out." She hops off your lap, cracks open the stall door to check if nobody's there, and then motions to you to follow. "I'm starting to get why some people wear those tinfoil hats."
  205. Aug 23 14:56:26 <Knox> He nods and starts to leave with her, hand on her ass and a smug expression on his face. Gotta keep up those appearances.
  206. Aug 23 14:58:49 <Aori_Radidjiu> She undoes a few buttons on her blouse latches to your arm and does her best "Oh Knoxy~" as you leave the bathroom, then shortly after you're out lets go and gives you a scowl. "Could've given me a warning." It clears up and she shrugs. "Whatever, gotta' do what you gotta' do. Later." Wave.
  207. Aug 23 14:59:35 <Knox> He chuckles a bit to himself and waves, then hurries the hell off to find the group he abandoned.
  208. Aug 23 14:59:36 <Mayuri> "Uhm.... did Knox wander off?"
  209. Aug 23 15:00:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken scratches the back of his neck. "Looks like he did..."
  210. Aug 23 15:00:53 <Mayuri> "... now what?" ^^;
  211. Aug 23 15:01:13 * Knox casually walks out of the elevator on the floor they were going to.
  212. Aug 23 15:01:43 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ding! There's Knox. Robin walks over in a bit of a hurry. "W-why'd you leave?"
  213. Aug 23 15:01:43 <Knox> And of course, approaches the group.
  214. Aug 23 15:03:35 <Knox> "Librarian pulled me over, and with what she had to tell me I couldn't really say no." Knox gives Robin a look that sort of indicates there was more to it than he's letting on, then looks over. "We need to talk, but first I think we should find Melanie and then make an appointment to visit the observatory."
  215. Aug 23 15:04:57 <Knox> er
  216. Aug 23 15:04:59 <Knox> *Greenhouse
  217. Aug 23 15:05:31 <Mayuri> "Oh? Did she tell you where the section where kids aren't supposed to be was or something?"
  218. Aug 23 15:06:03 <Aori_Radidjiu> OKAY, SO, now that I'm done leaving you guys in the dark, Melanie! There's a whole bunch of news stuff from the year that Mirai's parents died, it's sorted by location and then by date, so you've got quite a lot to search. Not particularly encouraging. Mackenzie! You easily find books on all the pokermans you have, even a full book on Meloettas and stuides and myths associated with
  219. Aug 23 15:06:04 <Aori_Radidjiu> them.
  220. Aug 23 15:06:11 <Knox> "Something like that. If you're that curious, I'll tell you when we're upstairs."
  221. Aug 23 15:07:42 * Melons goes to check all the shit she's found out? Or...download a copy of it...however the hell this works.
  222. Aug 23 15:07:45 <Melons> +out
  223. Aug 23 15:07:49 <Melons> ...or...-out...
  224. Aug 23 15:07:55 <Melons> ...I...I don't even know.
  225. Aug 23 15:08:17 <Mackenzie> Nobody does.
  226. Aug 23 15:08:52 <Aori_Radidjiu> The library has little jump drives that they lend out for you to put news archives on, you need to ask at a desk near the newspapers for one, though.
  227. Aug 23 15:09:16 * Melons goes to do that with considerable hesitation.
  228. Aug 23 15:09:31 <Knox> 6d6 Can't let anyone realize he's a liiiittle more on edge than usual.
  229. Aug 23 15:09:31 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, Can't let anyone realize he's a liiiittle more on edge than usual.: 20 [6d6=2,4,4,1,5,4]
  230. Aug 23 15:09:32 * Mayuri shrugs and just follows along with Knox~ Hopefully her parents don't show up randomly.
  231. Aug 23 15:09:50 <Mayuri> 5d6+5 My parents try that all the time, you know. :<
  232. Aug 23 15:09:50 <DiceMaid-9001> Mayuri, My parents try that all the time, you know. :<: 24 [5d6=3,6,4,3,3]
  233. Aug 23 15:10:11 <Aori_Radidjiu> oh right, you guys went to floor 14.
  234. Aug 23 15:10:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> Was that a guile roll or a stealth roll?
  235. Aug 23 15:10:45 <Mayuri> (p.sure hiding your emotions is guile, not stealth.)
  236. Aug 23 15:10:57 <Knox> Yep, that was Guile.
  237. Aug 23 15:11:07 <Aori_Radidjiu> Oh I meant for Mayuri
  238. Aug 23 15:11:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> not for Knox, that was clear
  239. Aug 23 15:11:15 <Mayuri> (Intuition. :P)
  240. Aug 23 15:11:16 <Melons> (Pretty sure that was intuition)
  241. Aug 23 15:11:32 <Aori_Radidjiu> Okay, so
  242. Aug 23 15:11:40 <Knox> Mayu, you notice Knox is a little guarded and his eyes keep sweeping around the area quickly, looking in vain for things he can't see.
  243. Aug 23 15:11:54 * Melons also goes to check out whatever occult books she found. The bookening. Swarms of books. Book infestation. Something.
  244. Aug 23 15:13:04 * Mayuri doesn't say anything for the moment! Hopefully Knox's just on edge about allies...
  245. Aug 23 15:14:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> You guys turn a corner and there's Mayuri's Mom, (not that anyone besides Mayuri would know) a bespectacled woman in her 30s, her skin a lighter color than most wakinese but still obviously of native descent, black hair in a bun (with chopsticks holding it together), wearing a green sweater and jeans looking right at you all. She was holding books but she nearly drops them, stumbling
  246. Aug 23 15:14:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> to catch them all in a pile and finally succeeding. "Mayu, you're home!? Why didn't you tell us you were headed home?" Heading right for you guys.
  247. Aug 23 15:15:14 * Mayuri eeeps! o.o;
  248. Aug 23 15:15:29 <Knox> "...What's this now?"
  249. Aug 23 15:16:00 <Mayuri> "My friends here were going to the grass gym, and dragged me along! Uhm... long story~"
  250. Aug 23 15:17:08 <Aori_Radidjiu> She shoves her books off on a table nearby and nearly tackles Mayuri with a hug. "Ohyou'rebackIwassoworriedI'msuchabadmotherI'msorryareyouheretostaypleasetellmeyouarebutI'llsupportyouevenifyou'renotI'msogladyou'reback!"
  251. Aug 23 15:17:45 <Knox> "...Oh, you live here too, then." He actually didn't seem to know this! "You're Mayuri's mother?"
  252. Aug 23 15:18:41 <Aori_Radidjiu> She lets go suddenly when she's noticed, turning to Knox and standing up, her face a little red, adjusting her glasses which went askew when she nearly smothered her daughter. "Oh, um, yes! Are you her friend?"
  253. Aug 23 15:19:38 * Mayuri o.os, taken aback by her mom's sudden attack! "W-Well... uhm... I'll..." Mayuri seems to be taking time to think over exactly what she wants to say!
  254. Aug 23 15:20:03 * Mackenzie followed the group up from the 13th as he finished claning up. "So, what's new--Oh, I see."
  255. Aug 23 15:20:23 <Knox> "More accurate to say chaperone, but eh. ..Nicholas Knight." He introduces himself. "Your daughter ended up just sort of hitchiking with us from Hermit. We've been looking after her in the meantime."
  256. Aug 23 15:21:57 <Aori_Radidjiu> She grabs one of your hands with both of hers and shakes. "Thank you very much! I know she can take care of herself but I hope it wasn't too much trouble!"
  257. Aug 23 15:22:38 <Mayuri> "I'll be leaving with my friends probably. but... uhm... I mean, it's a little boring staying here all the time, you know~ I promised I'd visit more, right?" I'd sorta have prefered to find her rather than her finding me! She's not supposed to meet Knox! ;.;
  258. Aug 23 15:24:30 * Mayuri gives her mother a quick hug!
  259. Aug 23 15:24:43 <Knox> He's a little umconfortable with the SUDDEN HANDSHAKE but allows it to happen, pulling away after a moment. "...Not really. She's behaved herself and helps out when asked. I could think of worse stowaways. You're just lucky she didn't board ship with a boatload of pirates." he says, tongue in cheek. "Nasty bunch, pirates, never know what could happen... In any case I imagine you two have
  260. Aug 23 15:24:43 <Knox> some catching up to do."
  261. Aug 23 15:25:37 * Melons goes to find out wherever the fuck people are after checking out letter heaps.
  262. Aug 23 15:26:05 <Knox> Melons might spy, way up in the distance, a Knox leaning on the safety rail of the 14th floor.
  263. Aug 23 15:26:14 <Aori_Radidjiu> She blinks briefly after Knox's hand leaves her, then she sort of jumps up wtih a realization. "Oh, um, how rude of me, let me introduce myself to your friends, Mayuri. I'm Doctor Maile Sakurada! If you all would like to stop by later, I can make a cake for you all or something!" Mayuri would know that mom's cakes aren't bad, but she tends to add more sugar and sweetener to them than
  264. Aug 23 15:26:14 <Aori_Radidjiu> necessary.
  265. Aug 23 15:26:39 * Mayuri is a fairy, fairies don't usually mind, right?
  266. Aug 23 15:27:08 <Aori_Radidjiu> Right!
  267. Aug 23 15:27:21 <Knox> 6d6 "We'd be... thrilled."
  268. Aug 23 15:27:22 <DiceMaid-9001> Knox, "We'd be... thrilled.": 18 [6d6=1,3,5,3,5,1]
  269. Aug 23 15:28:10 <Aori_Radidjiu> 3d6+2
  270. Aug 23 15:28:11 <DiceMaid-9001> Aori_Radidjiu, 3d6+2: 11 [3d6=6,1,2]
  271. Aug 23 15:28:45 <Melons> 6d6+4 Melanie takes the unconventional method of ascending floors. Elevators are horrifying, what with being boxes to make you stand next to other people, and stairs are just slow. Climbing up bookcases and railings is what cool kids do.
  272. Aug 23 15:28:47 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, Melanie takes the unconventional method of ascending floors. Elevators are horrifying, what with being boxes to make you stand next to other people, and stairs are just slow. Climbing up bookcases and railings is what cool kids do.: 25 [6d6=3,5,3,2,6,2]
  273. Aug 23 15:28:49 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Good to hear! I'll let my husband know we're getting visitors when I get back, he's a little sick at the moment!"
  274. Aug 23 15:29:12 <Knox> "My condolences."
  275. Aug 23 15:29:13 <Aori_Radidjiu> Melanie, roll me athletics as well
  276. Aug 23 15:29:58 <Mayuri> "I'd love too~ I was hoping to make it a surprise, but... I guess it's better that I didn't, hun~"
  277. Aug 23 15:30:13 <Melons> 2d6+4 Guess I should have transformed first...
  278. Aug 23 15:30:14 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, Guess I should have transformed first...: 11 [2d6=2,5]
  279. Aug 23 15:30:46 <Aori_Radidjiu> You get up three floors before your asthma starts acting up and it's like impossible to breath.
  280. Aug 23 15:32:31 <Melons> Melanie ends up hanging from a railing, caught in a stalemate. "Uh...ah...hm..." Didn't think this one through
  281. Aug 23 15:32:39 <Melons> 4d6+4 Focus to try to TK Inhaler Puff?
  282. Aug 23 15:32:41 <DiceMaid-9001> Melons, Focus to try to TK Inhaler Puff?: 21 [4d6=6,5,1,5]
  283. Aug 23 15:33:34 <Aori_Radidjiu> You manage it, giving yourself a dosage and being able to breathe again.
  284. Aug 23 15:34:22 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Okay! Well, um..." She picks up her books. "I'll go check out and make some preperations, then!"
  285. Aug 23 15:34:39 * Knox was more than willing to give Mayuri some space to catch up with her mom, but either way.
  286. Aug 23 15:34:52 <Mayuri> love to* opps my grammar
  287. Aug 23 15:35:07 <Mayuri> 2d6+4 Notice the Mel about to embarass her?
  288. Aug 23 15:35:08 <DiceMaid-9001> Mayuri, Notice the Mel about to embarass her?: 11 [2d6=6,1]
  289. Aug 23 15:35:32 * Melons is still like 8 floors down or something.
  290. Aug 23 15:35:50 <Melons> Mel pulls herself over the rail while panting and settles for the horror that is the elevator.
  291. Aug 23 15:35:56 <Aori_Radidjiu> She starts to turn around and then JERKS back to facing you guys. "OH RIGHT! Um, do you all need anything from the library? I'm from the Hana family, so I could put in a word to my aunt or niece if you need anything."
  292. Aug 23 15:37:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> "...or I guess she'd technically be a cousin, family lines are weird...she calls me an aunt, that's all that matters!" Mumblemumble
  293. Aug 23 15:39:04 <Melons> Taking another puff as the elevator doors close, Melanie prays to...her...self that no one else tries getting on so she can have a straight shot and not have to awkwardly shuffle to the side and then not stare at them and hope they don't stare at her and thenohgodIneedanotherpuff.
  294. Aug 23 15:39:12 <Knox> "You're related to the Hana's as well?" He finds this interesting. Could actually be benefits in playing nice here. "Well... I personally don't need any specific books... We'd like to go to the greenhouse to talk to some of your family, actually, though we came all the way up and seemed to have forgotten to sign in for an appointment."
  295. Aug 23 15:40:20 * Mayuri nods
  296. Aug 23 15:40:32 <Knox> "If you could spare us another ride down and up the elevator..."
  297. Aug 23 15:40:33 <Mayuri> "Her maiden name is Maile Hana."
  298. Aug 23 15:40:54 <Aori_Radidjiu> She nods. "Sure! Although, just so you know, if you're there for the gym, it's closed on rainy days, so you'll have to wait until tomorrow to do a challenge..."
  299. Aug 23 15:41:28 <Knox> "That's fair enough, it wasn't about the gym. Though we may as well before we leave Hermit."
  300. Aug 23 15:41:31 <Knox> er
  301. Aug 23 15:42:01 <Knox> I just realized Knox said hermit way back, he meant Mayuri joined in Sepia!
  302. Aug 23 15:42:07 <Knox> So correct that.
  303. Aug 23 15:42:13 <Mayuri> "I thought they'd have fancy artifical sunlight or something..."
  304. Aug 23 15:42:15 <Melons> A loud squiddle is heard from the elevators as Melanie finally reaches her destination.
  305. Aug 23 15:42:23 <Aori_Radidjiu> Mayuri knows what her mom meant by aunt, it's her great Aunt, Alana Hana. Not sure who she meant by "niece" or "cousin" though, she's got a few family members who fit that criteria!
  306. Aug 23 15:43:18 <Aori_Radidjiu> Mom nods. "They do, but...well, you'll see when you get there, hun~"
  307. Aug 23 15:43:33 * Melons rejoins her comrades and...who...the hell...
  308. Aug 23 15:44:17 * Mayuri looks back to Mel for a moment, and goes back to facing Maile!
  309. Aug 23 15:44:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Anyway! I'll call Alana up when I'm done checking my things out, I don't think her or her grandaughter are at the library right now, so it'll be a while before they show up..."
  310. Aug 23 15:44:56 <Mayuri> "Well... Mom, nice to see you again~" ^^
  311. Aug 23 15:45:11 * Mayuri seems to be putting deliberate stress on the word "Mom", hoping Mel catches on.
  312. Aug 23 15:45:32 * Mayuri isn't sure it'll work.
  313. Aug 23 15:46:16 <Knox> He nods. "Thanks."
  314. Aug 23 15:46:42 <Knox> He turns and looks when Mel shows up. "We're going up to the greenhouse. Need to talk about a few things."
  315. Aug 23 15:46:44 <Aori_Radidjiu> She goes back to hugging Mayuri, although not as SMOTHERING as last time. "Oh definitely hun, I'm sure your father really misses you too, we'll need to do some catching up later~"
  316. Aug 23 15:46:54 <Melons> Mel stillrecoveringfromasthmagaspwhispers to herself"...oh, runt's mother."
  317. Aug 23 15:47:02 * Mayuri nods!
  318. Aug 23 15:47:27 <Melons> "...greenhouse?"
  319. Aug 23 15:47:39 <Knox> "Floor above this one, where the gym is."
  320. Aug 23 15:47:40 <Melons> But...this is...a light house...what in the hell is he talking about.
  321. Aug 23 15:47:48 <Melons> "...there's a gym here?" Blink.
  322. Aug 23 15:47:59 <Knox> "...Did you stop reading the floor list at 'occult'?"
  323. Aug 23 15:48:06 <Melons> "...n-no, shut up."
  324. Aug 23 15:48:44 <Knox> "Anyway, we're not challenging."
  325. Aug 23 15:48:51 <Knox> "More on when we get up there."
  326. Aug 23 15:49:43 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Anyway...oh, Ken!" She turns to him. "You can get them into the lounge part of that floor, can't you? That way they won't have to wait down here." Ken nods. "Yeah, I can, I'll have to go get my key...and they probably changed the codes on the lockers, I'll have to find out what my new one is..."
  327. Aug 23 15:49:59 <Melons> "...oh, his name is Ken...wait, why does she know it..."
  328. Aug 23 15:50:21 <Mayuri> "... eh? You know him?" :o
  329. Aug 23 15:50:26 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken smirks. "I work here."
  330. Aug 23 15:50:40 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Took leave for a while to help you guys out, you know."
  331. Aug 23 15:50:49 <Melons> "...you've actually been helping us?"
  332. Aug 23 15:51:00 <Mayuri> "For your crush, right~?"
  333. Aug 23 15:51:05 <Melons> Melanie is honestly surprised to hear this, she just assumed he was bumming a ride.
  334. Aug 23 15:51:10 * Mayuri puts stress on crush this time!
  335. Aug 23 15:51:29 <Knox> "...And you work here, too. Guess this is a bit of a homecoming for people on the boat." He finds it suspect that he didn't realize who Mayuri was or called her mom or anything but maybe he just never met the kid. It's possible!
  336. Aug 23 15:51:39 <Knox> "...Anyway, yeah, the lounge sounds perfect."
  337. Aug 23 15:51:47 <Aori_Radidjiu> He straightens his glasses. "Haven't been helping as much as I'd like to, you guys are pretty good at taking care of yourselves."
  338. Aug 23 15:52:15 <Knox> "Whatever, a boat never hurts from having extra hands."
  339. Aug 23 15:52:26 <Mayuri> (It turns out, Mayuri doesn't exactly want to have to explain going with people like Knox and Mel to Mom!)
  340. Aug 23 15:52:40 <Melons> (W-What's that supposed to mean?)
  341. Aug 23 15:53:16 <Mayuri> (U-Uhm... she'll have to carefully leave a lot of things out! And come up with a plausable story of what happened!)
  342. Aug 23 15:53:18 <Melons> Mel would disagree with Knox by virtue of ESPIONAGE, but is paranoid she'll sound paranoid.
  343. Aug 23 15:53:46 <Melons> "It's not going to be time consuming is it? I have so many words to read."
  344. Aug 23 15:54:11 <Knox> "It depends on serendipity."
  345. Aug 23 15:54:29 <Knox> "But no, shouldn't."
  346. Aug 23 15:55:48 <Knox> By the way, it should be mentioned that Spectrum is long recalled by now.
  347. Aug 23 15:56:25 <Melons> Mel probably recalled the croc, worrying he'd eat things out of boredom while she archive hunted.
  348. Aug 23 15:57:01 * Mayuri has a Hanako and Aimi out, surprisingly! Hopefully they get along.
  349. Aug 23 15:57:04 <Aori_Radidjiu> "Anyway, if you'll all wait a bit, I'll go get the keys for that..."
  350. Aug 23 15:57:16 * Mackenzie be leaning against a wall somewhere, big ol crust ocean armor still on his shoulder.
  351. Aug 23 15:57:25 <Aori_Radidjiu> Ken walks off. Maile gives a wave. "Later!" And she walks off too.
  352. Aug 23 15:58:18 * Melons feels the obligatory need to let Kei out alongside his duaghter.
  353. Aug 23 15:58:40 <Aori_Radidjiu> It's not long before he comes back and leads you upstairs, into a small room kind of like a waiting room at a doctors office, with some really nice soft couches and magazines and the like for you guys to use while you wait for the Hanas to show up.
  354. Aug 23 15:58:51 <Aori_Radidjiu> And on that note, while you guys are waiting, we'll call </session>
  355. Aug 23 15:59:23 * Lenore (Revolution@sux-8F9D4661.dsl.sbndin.sbcglobal.net) has joined
  356. Aug 23 15:59:30 * Mackenzie was enjoying feeling like a civilian for a bit, though :(
  357. Aug 23 15:59:32 <Lenore> [15:58:22] * Melons feels the obligatory need to let Kei out alongside his duaghter.
  358. Aug 23 15:59:35 <Lenore> [15:58:43] <~Aori_Radidjiu> It's not long before he comes back and leads you upstairs, into a small room kind of like a waiting room at a doctors office, with some really nice soft couches and magazines and the like for you guys to use while you wait for the Hanas to show up.
  359. Aug 23 15:59:39 <Lenore> [15:58:53] <~Aori_Radidjiu> And on that note, while you guys are waiting, we'll call </session>
  360. Aug 23 15:59:42 <Lenore> [15:59:13] * Disconnected
  361. Aug 23 15:59:51 <Melons> [15:58:51] <Aori_Radidjiu> And on that note, while you guys are waiting, we'll call </session>
  362. Aug 23 15:59:51 <Melons> [15:59:23] * Lenore (Revolution@sux-8F9D4661.dsl.sbndin.sbcglobal.net) has joined
  363. Aug 23 16:00:12 <Lenore> pf
  364. Aug 23 16:00:17 <Lenore> ANYWAY SESSION'S OVER GUYS
  365. Aug 23 16:00:22 <Mackenzie> <~Aori_Radidjiu> And on that note, while you guys are waiting, we'll call </session>
  366. Aug 23 16:00:22 <Mackenzie> * Lenore (Revolution@sux-8F9D4661.dsl.sbndin.sbcglobal.net) has joined #youareapirate
  367. Aug 23 16:01:04 <Knox> Anyway, Fangs probably gets to chill with husbando and daughteru herself.
  368. Aug 23 16:01:15 <Lesieli> And I literally just finished reading the whole thing
  369. Aug 23 16:01:56 * Aori_Radidjiu has quit (Ping timeout)
  370. Aug 23 16:02:41 <Knox> "...Alright, so." Knox defies the </session> tag and has a seat in the lounge. "I gotta catch you guys up."
  371. Aug 23 16:03:20 <Melons> "Mhm." Melanie is completely ignoring him as she glances through various parts of her books.
  372. Aug 23 16:03:38 * Lesieli is still musing over the fact Ken worked here and she never seemed to notice. Huh.
  373. Aug 23 16:03:42 <Knox> "Reason I vanished when everyone took the elevator was because Kimi found me and dragged me off to the side. We discussed a few things, but here's what the point of interest is."
  374. Aug 23 16:04:40 <Melons> "...wait, he vanished?"
  375. Aug 23 16:05:16 <Knox> "Aether seems to have an operation going here. They're trying to steal weapons technology from the Hana's. They have Kecleons all over the goddamn town and library, and the aura glasses we have are worth jack shit to catch them out. Thermal still works, though. Apparently only this floor and the observatory above have the security to keep them out."
  376. Aug 23 16:05:37 <Knox> "We took out one that was following me in as well."
  377. Aug 23 16:06:10 <Mayuri> "... remind me to toss random Swifts around behind us..." >.<
  378. Aug 23 16:06:23 <Knox> "Anyway, you probably noticed some parts of the library are damaged. Fuckers have been hiring pirates to just charge in and attack the place. Including some batshit crazy guy named Rogers."
  379. Aug 23 16:06:32 <Knox> "Whoever he is, they can't catch him."
  380. Aug 23 16:07:20 <Melons> Melanie pulls out her old trust Eggman Goggles and dusts them off a bit before looking surprised again. She...didn't even remotely look at parts of the library that weren't books. "...when you say 'batshit crazy'..."
  381. Aug 23 16:07:23 <Knox> "Only thing they can do, apparently, since their stealthy approach isn't working. Think they're still looking for an opening there."
  382. Aug 23 16:07:32 <Knox> "He dresses in cosplay."
  383. Aug 23 16:07:39 * Melons points at Mayuri.
  384. Aug 23 16:07:47 <Mayuri> "... oh, too bad he's Aether. We might have been friends."
  385. Aug 23 16:07:49 <Knox> "A grown man."
  386. Aug 23 16:08:01 * Mayuri glares at Melons
  387. Aug 23 16:08:02 <Knox> "Doing a serious job."
  388. Aug 23 16:08:07 <Mayuri> 1d6-2 Mayuri's glares are adorable too.
  389. Aug 23 16:08:08 <DiceMaid-9001> Mayuri, Mayuri's glares are adorable too.: 2 [1d6=4]
  390. Aug 23 16:08:13 * Melons points at Mack. "That was literally his job."
  391. Aug 23 16:08:20 <Mayuri> "I-I haven't dressed up as any characters yet!"
  392. Aug 23 16:08:22 <Lesieli> "Oh hey, Rogers, yeah I met that guy once"
  393. Aug 23 16:08:29 <Knox> "...Really."
  394. Aug 23 16:09:15 <Lesieli> "Right before I left for PIRATES. Dr. Hana and I beat him up on the tower stairs."
  395. Aug 23 16:09:25 <Lesieli> ". . . suppose Ken was there too, wasn't he"
  396. Aug 23 16:09:55 <Knox> "Mm, guess that sounds right. Kimi said this had been going on for three months."
  397. Aug 23 16:09:57 <Mackenzie> "...Rogers? You mean Dread Pirate Rogers? But he's just a character in a movie!"
  398. Aug 23 16:10:14 <Knox> "Hence cosplay, I suppose."
  399. Aug 23 16:10:18 <Lesieli> "He seemed pretty real when attacking us."
  400. Aug 23 16:10:18 <Melons> "Whatever you say there, Saxton."
  401. Aug 23 16:10:51 <Mackenzie> 2d6+1 brain do powers
  402. Aug 23 16:10:51 <DiceMaid-9001> Mackenzie, brain do powers: 8 [2d6=2,5]
  403. Aug 23 16:10:55 <Mackenzie> nope
  404. Aug 23 16:11:32 <Lesieli> "After seeing what she did, I definitely wouldn't want to mess with Dr. Hana. No way."
  405. Aug 23 16:11:48 <Melons> "Alright...so...things to do here: read books, crack skulls, beat gyms?"
  406. Aug 23 16:12:00 <Knox> "Anyway. This weapons technology. All Kimi could tell me was that it works on evolution stones? Fuck if I know what they want with it but any boot we can put in their ass sounds fine to me. Besides, we make this place unappealing for Aether to continue operations and we give Kimi some breathing room. ...Which she apparently needs because Selene has been going out of her way to get into
  407. Aug 23 16:12:00 <Knox> trouble and otherwise draw attention, probably on the notion that being captured will lead her to her brother."
  408. Aug 23 16:12:08 <Knox> "Sounds about right."
  409. Aug 23 16:12:11 <Mackenzie> "Weird. I would say he's trying to steal my gimmick, but we aren't like, well known, are we?"
  410. Aug 23 16:12:46 <Mayuri> "Like Lecia and those robot dorks?"
  411. Aug 23 16:12:54 <Mayuri> "Or.. erm... not-Lecia person."
  412. Aug 23 16:13:09 <Mackenzie> "Huh?"
  413. Aug 23 16:14:34 <Melons> "...not a bad plan actually, suppose we get captured while pretending to have this technology that for some reason people have here...get taken to their hideout, bust heads, questionmarkquestionmarkquestionmarkquestionmark, profit?"
  414. Aug 23 16:15:22 * Mayuri stares at Mel
  415. Aug 23 16:15:35 <Mayuri> 5d6+5 Have you gone crazy?
  416. Aug 23 16:15:35 <DiceMaid-9001> Mayuri, Have you gone crazy?: 26 [5d6=6,4,2,3,6]
  417. Aug 23 16:15:43 <Melons> Why, was I not already?
  418. Aug 23 16:16:41 <Mackenzie> "I more orl ess tried this already... But then you guys got discovered and we almost died."
  419. Aug 23 16:17:01 <Knox> "It's actually a pretty dumb idea. One, we'd have to rely on not waking up in mind control suits. Two, we'd have to bust out of captivity and get our things back, -and I doubt they'd just be keeping them in a box next door to our cells - and three, we are not five ninjas versus one thousand ninjas."
  420. Aug 23 16:17:31 <Mackenzie> "I could be a ninja."
  421. Aug 23 16:18:11 <Melons> "Ugh, of course we wouldn't actually give them any of our shit. With illusion, hypnosis, and all kinds of other fun things at our disposal, why would you think I meant literally the shitty movie plot way of getting captured intentionally?"
  422. Aug 23 16:18:17 <Lesieli> "Wait, they don't keep your stuff in a box next to the cell? But that's how it works in all the games"
  423. Aug 23 16:18:43 <Knox> "It's hard to tell, sometimes." he jokes.
  424. Aug 23 16:19:00 <Mackenzie> "I could just convince Aether that I'm one of them, and turn you all in."
  425. Aug 23 16:19:13 <Mayuri> "... illusion? Have you been spying on me?" ;<
  426. Aug 23 16:19:15 <Melons> "We've already learned you're awful at this."
  427. Aug 23 16:19:26 <Melons> "And I have no idea what you're talking about, kid."
  428. Aug 23 16:19:45 <Mackenzie> "That's what was extremely likely to happen at Mermaid Haven, had Med not gone crazy."
  429. Aug 23 16:20:15 <Melons> "Invariably you would start rapping this time now, and spouting other stupid one liners."
  430. Aug 23 16:21:39 <Knox> He points at the eggman goggles. "So those -do- have thermal imaging? Good. Kimi had a pair of contacts for it, but that's one thing I neglected to pick up."
  431. Aug 23 16:22:13 <Melons> "Hm? Oh, yep." She frowns. "...doesn't exactly go with my outfit though..."
  432. Aug 23 16:23:03 <Knox> "Mostly just need to make sure nothing tails us onto our boat or anywhere sensitive outside of the library."
  433. Aug 23 16:23:20 <Knox> "We can speak easy here, at least."
  434. Aug 23 16:23:26 <Melons> "...any pokemon with a good nose should also work...might be able to hide their aura, but smell is harder."
  435. Aug 23 16:24:15 <Knox> "...A tracker. Right, I still need to get one of those."
  436. Aug 23 16:24:24 <Melons> "...though rain would make it more difficult if this keeps up..."
  437. Aug 23 16:25:02 <Mackenzie> "Veronica is a tracker."
  438. Aug 23 16:25:08 <Knox> "Dr. Sakurada seemed to think the weather would let up tomorrow."
  439. Aug 23 16:25:26 <Melons> "...who?"
  440. Aug 23 16:25:32 <Mayuri> "My mom."
  441. Aug 23 16:25:34 <Knox> "Mayuri's mom."
  442. Aug 23 16:25:55 <Melons> "...wait, speaking of which, why did Mayuri not go with her? Isn't she home now and presumably safe or something?"
  443. Aug 23 16:26:22 <Mayuri> "Because I'm taking you with me so we can have cake~"
  444. Aug 23 16:27:26 <Knox> "She's apparently going to try and get away with stowing away for longer."
  445. Aug 23 16:27:51 <Knox> "As long as she keeps contributing and her mom isn't calling the police on us, I can't say I give a fuck anymore."
  446. Aug 23 16:27:56 <Mayuri> "What do you mean 'try to'?"
  447. Aug 23 16:28:10 <Melons> "...wait, why are we not calling the police on her mom? Isn't that like child endangerment?"
  448. Aug 23 16:29:42 <Knox> "Oh, yeah, I'm totally going to call the cops on someone that could help us." he rolls his eyes. "Besides, she's a trainer, there's probably some law for that."
  449. Aug 23 16:30:34 <Mayuri> "Yeah, my parents sent me off hoping I'd stop linking pink if I beat up gym leaders or something~"
  450. Aug 23 16:30:42 <Knox> He looks at Mayuri, though. "Still, you have to know what you're getting into here, kid. This ain't a game. Why -are- you wanting to stick with us?"
  451. Aug 23 16:31:53 <Melons> "You've lucked out so far with things apparently not targetting you, but not everything we fight is going to age discriminate."
  452. Aug 23 16:32:08 <Mayuri> "Uhm... because it's something to do I guess~ Besides that, I don't like the idea of Aether sticking around either..."
  453. Aug 23 16:32:23 <Lesieli> "Man, if I was your age I'd relish the chance to laze around and never leave my room, you could of had it good. Guess does days are over for good"
  454. Aug 23 16:32:38 <Knox> "That's like every day with you, though."
  455. Aug 23 16:32:48 <Melons> "Also I always had the impression that's kind of what most gods do..."
  456. Aug 23 16:33:16 <Lesieli> "Not anymore, don't you see me working plenty hard every day? It's exhausting"
  457. Aug 23 16:33:40 <Mayuri> "Why'd you sit around doing nothing? That's like... the least fun thing ever."
  458. Aug 23 16:34:05 <Knox> "They actually disagree on something." he looks at Melons with a mockserious expression.
  459. Aug 23 16:34:25 <Melons> "There's still hope we could turn the youngling towards the dark side."
  460. Aug 23 16:36:18 <Mayuri> "I mean, I guess you could spend all your time dreaming, and that's sort of doing nothing... but doesn't Les just sit around on dream clouds all night too?" ^.^;
  461. Aug 23 16:37:41 <Melons> "So then...we'll presumably find out why exactly they have these weapons here that Aether wants, then probably shortly afterward for perfect dramatic timing another wave of attacks will happen...we'll thwart that, give chase into the wee hours of the night, defeat NegaMack who will be unreasonably good at fighting for how stupid he sounds, and then return tomorrow for the gym...that sound about right?"
  462. Aug 23 16:37:43 <Lesieli> "No, sometimes we romp around in them too. I think"
  463. Aug 23 16:37:57 <Knox> "She's storing her energy for the next revolution."
  464. Aug 23 16:38:14 <Lesieli> "Sounds like a plan to me"
  465. Aug 23 16:38:24 <Knox> "That was supposed to be a joke."
  466. Aug 23 16:39:16 <Knox> He scowls a little, remembering the bikini contest.
  467. Aug 23 16:39:25 <Melons> "Oh, that reminds me, we'll want to see if any gods roost on Hermit."
  468. Aug 23 16:39:42 <Lesieli> "O-of course it was, I knew that"
  469. Aug 23 16:40:41 <Mayuri> "... like a Snorlax?"
  470. Aug 23 16:40:53 <Knox> "They're not all birds." he points out.
  471. Aug 23 16:40:59 <Melons> "I wasn't being literal."
  472. Aug 23 16:42:46 <Knox> He shrugs and stretches out a bit where he's sitting.
  473. Aug 23 16:42:56 <Melons> "I mean for fuck's sake I'm not a bird."
  474. Aug 23 16:43:05 <Knox> "Are you sure?"
  475. Aug 23 16:43:44 <Melons> Melanie resists the urge to telekinetically grab his tongue, opting instead to shift to HEAVY FORM (Human size of course). "DO I FUCKING LOOK LIKE ONE?!"
  476. Aug 23 16:44:35 <Lesieli> "Well, there are some strange birds out there, you never know"
  477. Aug 23 16:44:58 * Mayuri tosses out a Chiri
  478. Aug 23 16:45:00 <Mayuri> Like this~
  479. Aug 23 16:45:34 <Knox> He resists the urge to laugh at Melanie overreacting to a playful comment, though he actually answers this seriously. "Okay, sure. You've got the whole skeleton thing going on pretty hard but given the unshaped jumble part of you -was- and the potential you have, you probably should be careful. If Kaane is a Moltres because of perceptions, what do you think could happen if mistaken
  480. Aug 23 16:45:34 <Knox> beliefs about you begin to spread?"
  481. Aug 23 16:46:46 <Melons> "I think I might have to crack some skulls. Ululane the Skullcracker has a nice ring to it."
  482. Aug 23 16:47:18 <Mayuri> "Rebirth calls Ho-oh to mind, doesn't it? Might not be so bad~"
  483. Aug 23 16:48:04 <Melons> This bird talk reminds Melanie of the prospect of...laying...eggs...and she shuts up, and goes back to reading books as she waits.
  484. Aug 23 16:48:52 <Knox> He leans back in his seat again. He doesn't have much more to comment on, himself.
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