Session 73: Infiltration of the Church

Jul 28 20:16:40 <@zoofman>	OKAY.
Jul 28 20:17:58 <@zoofman>	So today, our heroes plan to infiltrate the Church or Fae.  Or perhaps have some of their friends do it for them.  Either way, we begin today the morning after Rosetta did her little spygirl act.
Jul 28 20:18:12 »»	castfromhp is now known as Rosetta
Jul 28 20:19:42 »»	Domovoi is now known as Genevieve
Jul 28 20:20:24 <@zoofman>	During the last twenty four hours, The Moon Wardens (minus UPROAR) arrived.  Far as you know they've been sleeping off their jet lag since arriving.
Jul 28 20:20:54 »»	Rosetta yawns and stretches as she sits up in bed. "I don't 'spose the hotel's delivered us fresh funnelcake for the morning?" She says as she rubs the sleep out of her eyes.
Jul 28 20:21:56 <@zoofman>	Unfortionately, your stay did not include an all-you-can-cake bonus.
Jul 28 20:22:28 <Genevieve>	"No. I guess you'll have to eat real people food."
Jul 28 20:23:14 »»	Rosetta crosses her arms. "Maybe we can find a place selling mooncakes." She tilts her head.
Jul 28 20:23:20 <Kain>	"No, and fortunately because I have to admit I'm kind of getting burned out on sweets." He's got some coffee going.
Jul 28 20:24:51 »»	Kain is now known as Chase_Violet
Jul 28 20:24:58 <@zoofman>	The more common pastry up here on the moon is Donphan Ears.  It's basically the same thing, but flat.  That said I think Rosetta has more she could talk about than pastries.
Jul 28 20:25:28 <Rosetta>	She'll talk about it when she's got breakfast off her mind!
Jul 28 20:25:54 <Chase_Violet>	Assuming they don't have continental breakfast then you niggas just getting eggs, toast and hashbrowns.
Jul 28 20:26:04 <Chase_Violet>	With maybe some fruit on the side.
Jul 28 20:26:36 »»	Rosetta opens up her phone and starts tapping through a list of moon pastry shops, making small comments like "nope, too pricy", "nah these reviews look bad", and the like before settling on a place. "Oh hey, here's a nice looking place!"
Jul 28 20:26:45 <@zoofman>	Well, a hotel this nice has complementary breakfast anyway
Jul 28 20:26:57 <Rosetta>	"Oh yeah, I did some snooping around too. Either of you got a laptop or something else with a bigger screen than this?" Rosetta waves her phone.
Jul 28 20:28:19 »»	Genevieve takes out her laptop and opens it up. "Sure thing."
Jul 28 20:29:28 <Rosetta>	"Shiny." Rosetta hops off the bed and goes to her bag, grabbing Fugue's Poke Ball. She taps it open. "Heya Fugue, can you put all that data you snagged on Gen's computer for me? Thanks!"
Jul 28 20:30:29 »»	Rosetta then takes out the cold steel dagger and arrowhead and lays them out on the table. "You'll wanna see these too - anti-Fairy weapons."
Jul 28 20:30:34 <@zoofman>	Fugue zaps on in, and gets to it.  Rosetta collected a wealth of information while at Saeder-Krupp - from their manufacturing of an anti-Fae metallic compound, to researching different toxic compounds to combat them, to anti-virus measures for an operating system they call 'Puck OS'...roll me either Occult Education or Science Education for this last bit.
Jul 28 20:31:04 <Rosetta>	4d6+1 occult
Jul 28 20:31:04 <CritSenpai>	occult: 20 [4d6=6,3,4,6]
Jul 28 20:31:07 <Genevieve>	7d+6 Occult
Jul 28 20:31:14 <Genevieve>	7d6+5 anyway
Jul 28 20:31:14 <CritSenpai>	anyway: 26 [7d6=1,5,3,2,1,6,3]
Jul 28 20:32:20 <Chase_Violet>	2d6-2 lol
Jul 28 20:32:20 <CritSenpai>	lol: 8 [2d6=4,6]
Jul 28 20:32:42 <Rosetta>	"Their CEO's a real mysterious guy, doing a lot of this stuff behind the scenes. You think it's Grant behind this? Or someone else who's in on what Banisher's doin' and fighting on their own?"
Jul 28 20:33:03 <@zoofman>	This last big research topic, being able to seal a precision struck target in a vacuum, seems like a counter measure to Eorzean Primals.  It took a bit of reading over to get the gist of it, but between Gen and Rosetta's take on it, it's very targeted at beings that have bodies composed of raw elemental energy.
Jul 28 20:33:17 <@zoofman>	Genevieve gets a feeling this could work on The Outer Gods, or even something like The Banisher, as well.
Jul 28 20:33:30 <Chase_Violet>	"I'm not sure what to believe, honestly. You think we might have heard about this before. And if this -was- Grant's work, wouldn't this be just as easily used against him?"
Jul 28 20:34:18 <Rosetta>	"Sure, but it'd kinda be like the a-bomb, yeah? Whoever invents it first has the advantage - as long as the other side doesn't have it too."
Jul 28 20:34:24 »»	Chase_Violet has no idea about the implications of all this, just intuition.
Jul 28 20:35:24 <Rosetta>	"But yeah, this could be used on a Primal, on an Outer God, hell on the Banisher himself."
Jul 28 20:36:26 <Genevieve>	"I don't think it's Grant. Nothing in here is even close to Unown-powered, right? The Collective would never authorize a weapon that works on them that isn't controlled by them."
Jul 28 20:36:27 <Chase_Violet>	"Did you find out -anything- about this CEO of theirs?"
Jul 28 20:36:32 <@zoofman>	Rosetta, I'll give you another freebie - that guy who was staying late for that phone conference was speaking Kalossian.
Jul 28 20:37:40 <Rosetta>	"I didn't want to risk a raid on the CEO's office. I mean, it's one thing when it's sneaking into a place we know is run by Grant, like that factory we ended up hitting. But we're out of jurisdiction here, and we don't actually have confirmation about any affiliations here."
Jul 28 20:38:16 <Rosetta>	"They've at least got dealings with Kalos or connections there - one dude was working late and talking on the phone in the language."
Jul 28 20:41:22 «---	Genevieve (~Domo@Rizon-69EBB0C2.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Quit (*.net *.split)
Jul 28 20:48:41 ---»	Domovoi (~Domo@Rizon-69EBB0C2.hsd1.il.comcast.net) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
Jul 28 20:48:49 »»	Domovoi is now known as Genevieve
Jul 28 20:50:25 <Rosetta>	"All I've got on the guy is he's named Lofwyr, and he talks to most of his employees one on one to assess their performance at some point while they work at his company. Which is why everyone was all super worried about their performance and stuff when we visited, I guess."
Jul 28 20:50:47 <Rosetta>	"He might be a Pokemon?"
Jul 28 20:50:48 <Genevieve>	6d6+5 what kind of name is Lofwyr
Jul 28 20:50:48 <CritSenpai>	what kind of name is Lofwyr: 19 [6d6=3,1,3,3,3,1]
Jul 28 20:51:31 <@zoofman>	Aside from a 'dumb one', it's sorta Germantic?  Not really surprising given the name of the company.  This said, doesn't really ring a bell as a name you'd know.
Jul 28 20:52:35 <Genevieve>	"Why don't we just call them?"
Jul 28 20:53:41 <Rosetta>	"I got the impression he wasn't a very public guy. And if he -is- one of our enemies, it'd be kinda tipping off that we know what's up with his company, yeah?"
Jul 28 20:56:41 <Chase_Violet>	He thinks on it. "We could ask someone to contact them, representing us. Someone like Father Ruth might be able to get a good thing going without looking too suspicious."
Jul 28 20:58:10 <Genevieve>	"Maybe we should table it for a bit, then. Whatever they're up to, it looks to be anti-Banisher first, so we might as well let it keep going."
Jul 28 20:59:45 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, I guess."
Jul 28 21:01:37 <Chase_Violet>	"You guys sure we shouldn't ask Ruth..? Ah, well. Okay. So, what about the church?"
Jul 28 21:01:51 <Rosetta>	"I mean, go ahead, shoot him a message."
Jul 28 21:02:10 <Rosetta>	"It's just we can't really do much more right now, yeah?"
Jul 28 21:02:23 <Rosetta>	"By the way, anyone else want the dagger?" Rosetta picks it up and waves it back and forth.
Jul 28 21:05:06 <Genevieve>	"No, I think I'm good on magic blades."
Jul 28 21:05:37 <Chase_Violet>	"You'd be a lot better with things like that, right? I'm kind of a distance guy, not really a shank the fuck out of you type of guy."
Jul 28 21:06:01 »»	Rosetta looks at the dagger. "Guess it'd be kinda small for Haydn to use too, huh? Alright, I'll hold onto it."
Jul 28 21:06:11 <@zoofman>	Sadly, Rosetta, none of you guys are really experts on this sorta thing in the same way Saryx woulda been...but if you do wanna learn more about the metal, you could gift it to someone who could look into it more.  Like Thomas.  That dork rabus metals.
Jul 28 21:07:37 <Chase_Violet>	"Well... Nah, he IS shorter than five feet. It's not much compared to his tombstones but it might still help... thing is he already uses a flame kooshball."
Jul 28 21:07:48 <Chase_Violet>	"Wouldn't really be a problem swapping it out."
Jul 28 21:08:02 <Chase_Violet>	"Either way."
Jul 28 21:08:11 <Rosetta>	"I've got a small collection of weapons going already, so we'll just decide on a situation by situation basis, yeah? Now, that church..."
Jul 28 21:10:07 <@zoofman>	To recap what you guys know - the location of the church and its private shuttle (two seperate locations), that Fairy Types are on sight, and so is Jennifer.  Most the devout are either dirt poor, or very affluent.
Jul 28 21:10:07 <Genevieve>	"How do we want to get in?"
Jul 28 21:11:48 <Chase_Violet>	"I am shit at sneaking and literally can't tell lies, so I'm just going to send a pokemon or two along, whatever's decided. We're not going for the brazen charge act this time, right?"
Jul 28 21:13:33 <Chase_Violet>	"Now, with Oya right out... Three of my pokemon are pretty easily recognizable - Haydn, Elise and Brahms, because of their type changes. Schubert is likely to stand out too since he's a fucking Aggron. Which leaves either Strauss or Sibelius, I guess... so I'd probably opt for Sib."
Jul 28 21:14:02 <Chase_Violet>	"The question is, what are -you- guys doing?"
Jul 28 21:15:48 <Genevieve>	"I can't really set foot on the premises since everyone's going to know Jenn. Athena might be able to transform his way through."
Jul 28 21:15:54 <Chase_Violet>	"We could -all- send in pokemon in, like I suggested before, and we could send a mole in to escort them."
Jul 28 21:16:04 <Chase_Violet>	"Maybe not one of us three... anyone got ideas?"
Jul 28 21:16:12 <Chase_Violet>	"Athena, hm..."
Jul 28 21:16:46 <Rosetta>	"Who else is up here with us again? They're pretty much our only options, so we're best going with whoever's had the least media presence."
Jul 28 21:16:53 <Rosetta>	"...that kinda rules out all of the Regalia though, doesn't it?"
Jul 28 21:17:06 <Chase_Violet>	"Yeah, definitely. And probably the Thundercocks."
Jul 28 21:17:14 <@zoofman>	Your Clefairy allies did inform you that they likely wouldn't be looking for your 'normal' Legendaries, and instead more unusual ones.  So yes, it's something Athena could very possibly pull off.
Jul 28 21:18:16 <Chase_Violet>	"...Hey, the Moon Wardens recently got here, right? Miracle Eye appears on TV, but the other three... Uproar's a bit too recognizable, so either Dahlia or Annette maybe?"
Jul 28 21:19:09 <Chase_Violet>	"..don't think Uproar came with them anyway."
Jul 28 21:19:15 <Rosetta>	"Oh, I bet Annette could pull it off. She looks pretty unassuming."
Jul 28 21:19:49 <Genevieve>	"We'd just have to convince her to stroll on in."
Jul 28 21:20:47 <Rosetta>	"I can do that if you want." Rosetta takes out her phone.
Jul 28 21:22:27 <Genevieve>	"Sure. We can have all three of them over to talk strategy."
Jul 28 21:22:58 <Chase_Violet>	"...wonder if Mir would be interested in the Saeder-Krupp business herself."
Jul 28 21:23:18 »»	Rosetta dials up Annette, tapping her fingers on the table as she waits.
Jul 28 21:24:56 <@zoofman>	Annette picks up after two sets of ringing. "Hello?  Rosetta..? Aren't you like two doors down from us?" You can hear her yawn, but doesn't sound like you woke her up.
Jul 28 21:25:43 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, but this was faster! Y'all awake enough to do some planning? We've got an idea for checking out the church up here, but we need some help cause we can't exactly stroll in ourselves."
Jul 28 21:26:35 <@zoofman>	"You mean the Fairy one..?  I guess I am...should I just come over there?"
Jul 28 21:27:07 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, or we could walk over I guess. Bring Minuetta if you come over."
Jul 28 21:28:26 <@zoofman>	"Okay," there's a knock at your door like a minute later.  Annette's standing outside in an oversided jacket, sweat pants and striped socks.  She's got Teddy following behind her, as well as Minuetta.
Jul 28 21:28:50 <Rosetta>	"Heya." Rosetta waves.
Jul 28 21:28:59 <Genevieve>	"Good morning."
Jul 28 21:30:31 <@zoofman>	"Good morning...? I think?  Time is weird here."  She strolls on in with the bear, and Minuetta.  The former offers a greeting as well. <Hello.>
Jul 28 21:31:16 <Genevieve>	"How do you feel about undercover investigations?"
Jul 28 21:31:20 <Rosetta>	"We were thinking of having some of our Pokemon poke around the church since we can't really do much if we appear publicly ourselves."
Jul 28 21:32:35 <Chase_Violet>	"Sup."
Jul 28 21:33:28 <Chase_Violet>	"Man, it kind of has been a while, and we just call you up for something like this. Have a seat, girl, make yourself at home. You want some coffee or something?"
Jul 28 21:35:04 <@zoofman>	She furrows her brow and tilts her head, clearly confused for the moment.  "Why would you need me to - oh, it's because they wouldn't recognize me, isn't it?" She frowns and sits down.  "Is there any juice instead...?"
Jul 28 21:35:05 <Rosetta>	"We're going out for donphan ears after this too. Or I am anyway."
Jul 28 21:35:09 <@zoofman>	Teddy climbs into her lap.
Jul 28 21:35:21 <Rosetta>	"Uh, I brought soda!"
Jul 28 21:36:45 <@zoofman>	"I guess that would do, too..." She doesn't seem quite sold on your Donphan Ear suggestion.  "I guess...given who came with us up here...I am the least known, huh."
Jul 28 21:38:05 <Chase_Violet>	"Aw, geez, when you put it like that it makes us sound so shitty."
Jul 28 21:38:28 <@zoofman>	"...Not sure if I should be annoyed or thankful for that.  So you'd basically want me to show your Pokemon around take pictures of things they point out?"
Jul 28 21:38:57 <Rosetta>	"Let's see..." Rosetta goes over to the fridge and swings it open, fumbling through the cans of soda. "Okay, these say they've got...16% juice. Close enough, yeah? Blood Oran or Razz Berry?"
Jul 28 21:39:24 <Chase_Violet>	"That could work, yeah." he thinks on it.
Jul 28 21:39:30 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, basically. See what's going on."
Jul 28 21:40:17 <Rosetta>	"And sorry, Annette, we're not trying to be mean or poke at that or whatever." :< Rosetta returns with the two cans of soda, holding them out.
Jul 28 21:43:15 <@zoofman>	"Razz Berry, please" She reaches out for that one.  "It's just funny that not being recognizable or successful is actually pretty important here.  Not really mad about it." She pops the soda open. "...Okay, maybe a little, but I'd still like to help with this."
Jul 28 21:45:08 »»	Rosetta opens up the Blood Oran and takes a gulp.
Jul 28 21:45:10 <Chase_Violet>	"It's pretty true that limelight's a double-edged sword... you ever check out the Regalia back near the start of all this, around when they broadcasted that fight against that team from Asteri? Anna was sleeping at their desk... Anyway, try to think of this as your opportunity to shine. The three of us have been spotlight hogs for how long now? And now you get to do some kind of
Jul 28 21:45:10 <Chase_Violet>	crazy infiltration even Rosetta can't do?"
Jul 28 21:46:18 <Rosetta>	"I did enough crazy last night."
Jul 28 21:46:18 <Chase_Violet>	"Anyway, that's good! The Church of Fae's definitely on the lookout for people like us, or servants of the Forgotten Gods, so we definitely need your help. Just be careful, there are Fairy types there, and if you're unlucky you might run into Jennifer."
Jul 28 21:47:10 <Rosetta>	"You should bring some candy and an extra soda. In case of dittos." Rosetta nods with a serious expression.
Jul 28 21:47:25 <Chase_Violet>	"Actually, be careful with that."
Jul 28 21:47:26 <Genevieve>	"I'm only famous because of an evil clone, so at least you don't have that going on."
Jul 28 21:47:33 <Chase_Violet>	"Their doctrines prohibit sugary diets."
Jul 28 21:47:54 <Chase_Violet>	"Specifically -because- of the ditto thing, but you could probably get trouble for bringing sweets in."
Jul 28 21:48:12 <Chase_Violet>	"Kind of like carrying raw bacon in your pockets to a bar mitzvah."
Jul 28 21:49:10 <@zoofman>	Annette glances between Rosetta and Chase, "I think I'll have to go with the no sweets option, then." She puts the soda down on the table.
Jul 28 21:49:18 <Rosetta>	"You think they'd check if it was just a water bottle of simple syrup or something?"
Jul 28 21:50:07 <Chase_Violet>	"Or swap out a pack of gum into a pack that says sugar free or something."
Jul 28 21:50:10 <Chase_Violet>	"Either way."
Jul 28 21:51:22 <@zoofman>	"I really don't know what to expect - I've yet to see any of these Fairies in the flesh!" She shrugs. "So should I head out soon..?"
Jul 28 21:52:05 »»	Chase_Violet looks at Teddy a moment. "You'll... probably be okay."
Jul 28 21:53:19 <Genevieve>	"If you get into trouble, poison or steel. Or candy."
Jul 28 21:53:29 <Chase_Violet>	"If that's good for you? I mean, again sorry for just springing this on you not long after you got here, but."
Jul 28 21:55:06 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, we can hang out a while first if you'd like. You didn't seem too keen on pastries and sweets though..." :<
Jul 28 21:55:13 <@zoofman>	"That can't really be helped, it's really important that someone, probably us, deals with it soon."  She hrms about the Type suggestions.  "I think I'd be fine if things went sour.  Though we'll see how true that is when we get there."
Jul 28 21:57:51 »»	Chase_Violet nods. "Okay, I'll be sending Sibelius with you." He lets the Alakazam out and relieves him of any alcohol that he might have sneaked into his ball - and the banjo too. He'll give it back afterward but he quickly explains things.
Jul 28 21:58:41 <Rosetta>	"Hey Minuetta, you okay with going along?"
Jul 28 21:59:18 <Rosetta>	"There's a neato secret moon base thing I wanna show you later too. Wonder if we can arrange another trip out there..."
Jul 28 21:59:30 »»	Genevieve lets out Athena to give him a briefing, too. "How do you feel about secret agents?"
Jul 28 22:00:39 <@zoofman>	Sibelius is a bit buzzed, but once he realizes what you're asking him to do, he wanders over to the kitchenette and gets some water to sober up.  Minuetta replies with, <I most certainly am.  I would consider myself an ideal canidate for this task.>
Jul 28 22:00:49 <Rosetta>	"Shiny."
Jul 28 22:02:02 <@zoofman>	Athena raises a paw to his mouth, pondersand replies with, <Stopping bad guys before they act is really cool!>
Jul 28 22:04:32 <@zoofman>	Annette hurries out to get dressed in something more presentable, while you guys prep your little spies for action.
Jul 28 22:04:36 <Genevieve>	"Alright, but you have to use a clever disguise and be really careful."
Jul 28 22:05:04 »»	Genevieve starts Googling stock photos so Athena can get a proper transform fodder.
Jul 28 22:06:45 <@zoofman>	Any ideas in particular that you'd suggest to him, Gen?  If not he wants to go a totally unassuming route, and transforms into a Caterpie.
Jul 28 22:08:33 <Genevieve>	Acceptable.
Jul 28 22:09:50 »»	Chase_Violet preps Sib by simply instructing him to play it cool and try not to mindread the wrong people. His experience with Rosetta at CC's tells him th ey can detect that sometimes.
Jul 28 22:11:08 »»	Rosetta mostly spends the time googling pastry shops and any place that might sell special moon soda, but she also gives Minuetta a rundown of what they're looking for and asks that she stay safe and hide if any sort of fight breaks out.
Jul 28 22:12:10 <@zoofman>	Alright, when Annette comes back she's got on a pretty innocent looking outfit, including a pair of glasses (If asked, she borrowed them from Ammy as a little diguise prop).  She collects the Pokeballs for your buddies, and gets on her merry way to the church.  Annette's brought Teddy and her Aggron along, in the event of an escape being needed.  Walls wouldn't matter that much.
Jul 28 22:13:11 <Genevieve>	"They grow up so fast."
Jul 28 22:14:34 <@zoofman>	She makes her way down to the church itself.  Which...well, looks about what you'd expect it to look like.  It's made of cobbled moon stone, has a tower with an ornament at the top (A rainbow colored pair of horns), and stained glass windows.
Jul 28 22:15:24 <@zoofman>	Out front, sits a Jigglypuff that's greeting visitors.  It doesn't seem super busy, honestly.  Most people just walk past it.  Those who do approach it are rather well dressed, or very poorly dressed.
Jul 28 22:17:06 <@zoofman>	She approaches, gives a friendly hello to the Jigglypuff, and enters without issue.  Once inside, she finds herself in a stone foyer with three hallways, and several other mingling guests.
Jul 28 22:17:19 <@zoofman>	She lets Sibelius, Athena, and Minuetta out.
Jul 28 22:18:09 <@zoofman>	"Okay, you guys!  Let's see what we have here..." She starts to look over the signs on the walls to guage what all is here.
Jul 28 22:18:17 »»	Chase_Violet is now known as Sibelius
Jul 28 22:18:49 »»	Genevieve is now known as Athena-chan
Jul 28 22:18:56 »»	Rosetta is now known as Minuetta
Jul 28 22:22:12 »»	Sibelius has sobered up quite a bit, not that he's exactly enthused to be here - he's honestly surprised he was picked for this. He's always been a supporting role in Chase's band, not really a lead guy. He squints around a bit, looking at the signs himself.
Jul 28 22:22:31 <@zoofman>	You three emerge from your Pokeballs to find a room with stone walls and floor, and some people who might just be homeless mingling off to the side.  Also in this room, is a Pokemon that...well, you three aren't sure what it is.  It's overly poofy, and has a crooked nose with big red eyes.
Jul 28 22:22:39 <@zoofman>	http://img.pokemondb.net/artwork/aromatisse.jpg
Jul 28 22:23:16 <Minuetta>	<That must be one of their new Fairy Pokemon.>
Jul 28 22:23:29 <@zoofman>	It looks over your way, and then turns its attention back to the homeless people.  Clearly not interested in you three.
Jul 28 22:24:07 »»	Athena-chan wriggles around. <Looks like we're blending in!>
Jul 28 22:25:06 <@zoofman>	Annette reads the sign options out loud, but you three can read them as well.  It's got a few languages listed as well.  "Okay, so to our right is a little history tour about the Church.  The left is...a public bath?  To the center is the Cathedral."
Jul 28 22:25:28 <@zoofman>	The left option actually reads 'Cleansing Room.'  Annette's guessing at what that means.
Jul 28 22:26:04 <Minuetta>	<The left actually sounds like a ceremonial or ritual room for their religion. It may be insightful to visit?>
Jul 28 22:26:28 <@zoofman>	"I think you three are more familiar with what would be interesting here than I am, so I'll let you guys pick," she whispers.
Jul 28 22:26:32 <Sibelius>	<Between the stained glass and the bright pink pokemon I'm glad I'm not still hungover. Too many colors/ No offense, kid.>
Jul 28 22:28:40 <Athena-chan>	<We already know the history, don't we?>
Jul 28 22:30:46 <@zoofman>	<Oooooh right, you three are all Psychic Types>, she thinks, realizing the three of you can communicate with her.  She takes a few casual photos of the entrance - noting what's behind each of the windows.  <If you three think the other parts would be more interesting, we'll go there.  Which one first, though?>
Jul 28 22:30:47 <Sibelius>	He just nods at Annette and tries to keep what Chase said in mind as he looks over things. <What, where they bathe?> he responds to Minuetta. <...eh, maybe.> to Athena he responds, <Not how they'd tell it, right? Anyway, I guess I'd rather hear what they have to say about themselves first, then see if Minny's right about this ritual nonsense.>
Jul 28 22:32:01 <Sibelius>	<I'm fine with whatever, though.>
Jul 28 22:33:17 <Minuetta>	<I am not sure what we would learn by listening to how they want to tell their history, but perhaps it is best to start with the basics here. It would appear less odd as visitors to begin with that part of the tour.>
Jul 28 22:34:34 <Athena-chan>	<I guess it would help us blend in. Looks less like we're casing them. Let's take the tour.>
Jul 28 22:34:39 <@zoofman>	<Okay, we'll do that, then?>  She seems unsure at first, then nods.  <I guess it would be odd for a first time visitor to go to the other areas.> She starts down the right hallway, picking up Athena and sitting him on her shoulder.
Jul 28 22:35:24 »»	Sibelius follows along behind Annette, trying his best to look like he's always been with her.
Jul 28 22:37:00 <@zoofman>	As this hallway bends around, you find a purple, curtained off section and a odd looking, pudgy Pokemon standing out front of it.  It has an intoxinatingly sweet scent to it. http://pokemondb.net/pokedex/slurpuff
Jul 28 22:37:25 <@zoofman>	It gives your group a scrutinizing gaze, then fakes a grin and waves you on through.
Jul 28 22:37:29 »»	Minuetta floats behind at the back of the group.
Jul 28 22:38:40 <@zoofman>	Annette sniffs as she walks by, smiling at the odd looking thing. <Huh, thought they didn't allow sweets in here.>
Jul 28 22:39:10 <Athena-chan>	<Maybe he's made out of Splenda.>
Jul 28 22:39:46 <@zoofman>	Annette snickers as she looks around.  The lighting inside this section is noticably dampened.  There's several glassed off, museum-like exhibits along the wall.  Each one of them has a little tablet in front of it, with prompts for different language choices on the screens.
Jul 28 22:40:12 <@zoofman>	There's a sign in here okaying photography.  So she gets her camera ready.  Roll me Perception, you three!
Jul 28 22:40:35 <Minuetta>	3d6+1
Jul 28 22:40:35 <CritSenpai>	3d6+1: 9 [3d6=1,3,4]
Jul 28 22:40:40 <Athena-chan>	4d6
Jul 28 22:40:40 <CritSenpai>	4d6: 20 [4d6=6,6,4,4]
Jul 28 22:40:45 <Sibelius>	Sibelius is definitely weirded out and annoyed by the slurpuff but lets it go. He has a closer look.
Jul 28 22:41:02 <Sibelius>	4d6+2
Jul 28 22:41:02 <CritSenpai>	4d6+2: 18 [4d6=6,6,3,1]
Jul 28 22:42:26 <@zoofman>	Athena and Sibelius notice that when you enter, the Slurpuff closed the curtains.  Seems only one party of guests is allowed in here at a time?  You certainly don't notice anyone...well, scratch that, there's another 'mind' at the exit, but that's around a corner.
Jul 28 22:44:24 <@zoofman>	Annette decides to just start tapping on the displays. They trigger some robotics and lighting behind the glass to play out little scenes, and an audio message plays as the scene is acted out.
Jul 28 22:44:32 <Sibelius>	He observes this a little curiously, but lets it go, going on ahead and- oh, Annette got the displays.
Jul 28 22:44:39 <@zoofman>	Athena immediately realizes that all these voices sound exactly like Mommy's.
Jul 28 22:45:04 »»	Minuetta floats closer to take a look at the display Annette is poking at.
Jul 28 22:46:06 <@zoofman>	The first few are pretty much what you'd expect.  They showcase that in the beginning, the universe was in a state of chaos and The Banisher brought order to it, dispelling the chaos across the galaxy.  He brought order, justice, all that spin.  Eventually he became aware that the chaos he'd banished had released itself on a poor, unfortionate planet.  Earth.
Jul 28 22:47:08 <@zoofman>	They get a little...weirder after that.
Jul 28 22:48:39 »»	Sibelius is a bit skeptical.
Jul 28 22:51:04 <@zoofman>	They showcase that as The Banisher approached Earth, he began to call out to its inhabitants.  And through those people, he began to spread his teachings.  "To walk in the light of The Banisher is to walk free from one's past hardships and pains.  To be empowered by the things that brought us to our lowest.  It is the duty of his devout to help the others bleed, and wash away their past anguishes," says Not-Gen in a re
Jul 28 22:51:04 <@zoofman>	cording.
Jul 28 22:51:57 <@zoofman>	The display to go with this one is the back side of a nude woman, bleeding via stigmata.  She's waist deep in a pool of water.
Jul 28 22:52:33 <Athena-chan>	"Oh, that's what the cleaning room is for."
Jul 28 22:53:08 <@zoofman>	Annette seems a bit pale, and uncertain she really wants to go in there now.  She takes a picture as she moves on...
Jul 28 22:54:03 <Sibelius>	<This is some weird shit mang. What the fuck even.> He moves on too.
Jul 28 22:55:22 <Minuetta>	<Yet it has been very effective, as we have seen.> She floats on behind everyone again.
Jul 28 22:57:24 <@zoofman>	The next one is equally disturbing.  "To herald his arrival to Earth, The Banisher will bless us with a child - born of his own flesh, and that of the Holy Mother.  The Star Child, and its Guardian Angels, shall sweep across the land, cleansing Earth of the chaos that has engulfed it, transforming it into a pure, and tranquil paradise."
Jul 28 22:57:41 <@zoofman>	This one Evangelion tier creepy, with a meteorite falling, and Earth being coated red.
Jul 28 23:00:21 <@zoofman>	"Even now, this transformation have begun.  Some of you have maybe even noticed changes in your own Pokemon.  Take this Sylveon, for example..." The lights in the room focus on an unusual Pokemon, curled in a chair by the exit.  "A new form of Eevee, born from the Love of our Lord.  Will you be amongst the first to be freed of your burdons, before the Star Child's arrival?"
Jul 28 23:00:59 <Athena-chan>	<Sounds more like being freed of our blood.>
Jul 28 23:02:09 »»	Minuetta gives the Sylveon a curious look, though keeps her distance.
Jul 28 23:02:12 <@zoofman>	It's a bit of an abrupt end to things, as the lights get brighter again and the curtains open with a clear path to the Cleansing Room side of things.  The implication seems pretty clear, and Annette shivers a bit as the Sylveon looks her way.
Jul 28 23:03:18 <@zoofman>	It hops down and heads down the path that just opened.  <S-so what do we do?  Keep going or try to get out of here?>
Jul 28 23:03:58 <Sibelius>	<..>
Jul 28 23:04:08 <Athena-chan>	<You don't need to go through any ritual. They can't expect every tourist to convert."
Jul 28 23:04:37 <Minuetta>	<We did come to see what goes on here. It should be safe to observe without participating, if they allow it.>
Jul 28 23:04:44 <Sibelius>	<Yeaaah, let's skip the freaky bloodletting.>
Jul 28 23:05:17 <Sibelius>	<Cathedral, though, if they don't want us to do that shit first.>
Jul 28 23:05:38 <Sibelius>	He prods the Sylveon's mind as quietly as he can on their way out though.
Jul 28 23:05:47 <@zoofman>	Annette nods, and heads down the only visible exit.  <I guess it has to loop back around...>
Jul 28 23:07:37 »»	Sibelius follows after!
Jul 28 23:07:44 <@zoofman>	And that indeed, it does.  It makes a T intersection, with one hallway clearly leading back to the foyer, and the other where the Sylveon is sitting.  There's two doorways here, one for men, and one for women.  The Sylveon mewls and makes an alluring pose as Annette looks over to it.  Roll me Perception, you three.
Jul 28 23:07:56 <Athena-chan>	4d6
Jul 28 23:07:56 <CritSenpai>	4d6: 12 [4d6=2,3,3,4]
Jul 28 23:07:57 <Minuetta>	3d6+1
Jul 28 23:07:57 <CritSenpai>	3d6+1: 9 [3d6=5,1,2]
Jul 28 23:08:03 <Sibelius>	4d6+2
Jul 28 23:08:03 <CritSenpai>	4d6+2: 14 [4d6=2,1,3,6]
Jul 28 23:10:51 <@zoofman>	Annette tries to turn to leave, but Sibelius notices that she goes sickly pale and gasps as she does so.  She looks completely shocked, looking at the foyer.
Jul 28 23:12:07 <Sibelius>	<..What's wrong?> he tries reading her thoughts if she can't answer.
Jul 28 23:12:41 »»	Minuetta turns to look at Annette upon hearing Sibelius's mind voice.
Jul 28 23:13:01 <@zoofman>	<WhyIsSheHereShesComingThisWayWhatDoIDoSheWillRecognizeMeUuuuuuuuuuhUuuuuuuuuh>
Jul 28 23:13:09 <@zoofman>	Girl's freaking out.
Jul 28 23:13:36 <@zoofman>	Minuetta, you see a...somewhat familiar face?  You don't know all the humans that Rosetta does that well, but she does strike you as familiar.
Jul 28 23:14:16 <@zoofman>	Or I guess He, it's hard to tell with that one.
Jul 28 23:14:27 <Minuetta>	<Who is it? They are familiar, but I do not know them.>
Jul 28 23:14:36 »»	Sibelius takes a look out, himself!
Jul 28 23:15:19 »»	Athena-chan wiggles about to look.
Jul 28 23:15:22 <@zoofman>	Sibelius probably has a better idea, yes.  He sees Garcia, wearing pretty gender neutral clothing, entering and turning to head to the Cleansing Rooms.
Jul 28 23:15:30 <Minuetta>	<Sibelius, can you move to shield her from view? We can move to the side of the foyer and try to avert any undue attention.>
Jul 28 23:17:33 <@zoofman>	I mean, not to be racist and all humans look sorta similar to you guys, but you do think that these two might recognize each other if they did cross paths.
Jul 28 23:17:35 <Sibelius>	<...Right. That's one of... shit, what's her name. The one that used to grind on people. Chase's girlfriend's friend.>
Jul 28 23:17:53 <Sibelius>	<What the hell is she doing here?>
Jul 28 23:18:10 »»	Sibelius looks around for a path to sneak Annette around.
Jul 28 23:18:21 <Athena-chan>	<Maybe she's a mole. She's been Digletting around this whole time.>
Jul 28 23:18:23 <Minuetta>	<I do not know, but we cannot let her see that Annette is here.>
Jul 28 23:18:48 <Sibelius>	<Right. Let's get the girl out of view and then figure out what's going on.>
Jul 28 23:18:51 <Minuetta>	<One of us should see what she is thinking.>
Jul 28 23:19:45 <Athena-chan>	<I'm on it!>
Jul 28 23:19:52 <Athena-chan>	6d6 mind scan
Jul 28 23:19:52 <CritSenpai>	mind scan: 30 [6d6=6,2,6,6,6,4]
Jul 28 23:20:10 »»	Sibelius takes Annette by the hand and leads her away from Garcia, on a round-about path that utilizes other humans as cover.
Jul 28 23:20:56 <@zoofman>	Well, you're in an awkward place to be standing, really.  Garcia will walk right by you where you are. You could nudge Annette into the changing rooms (Or at least that's what you guess they are), or try to drag her back into the hallway some, or try to do something to fudge with Garcia's perception.
Jul 28 23:21:40 »»	Sibelius nudges her into the changing rooms, then. He doesn't have dick to play around with Garcia's sight with.
Jul 28 23:21:54 <@zoofman>	Damn Athena just went SOOM AND ENCHANCE on this person.
Jul 28 23:25:32 <@zoofman>	As Sibelius nudges Annette in, here's what Athena picks up.  <Everyday I've come here, things have gotten better.  I guess the first day was the most dramatic...but there really wasn't much that could top that.  I wish I had done this sooner - the voice could not have been more wrong.  I feel...complete.>
Jul 28 23:26:28 <@zoofman>	Basically inside here is a changing room with a few rows of stone shelves and woven baskets for clothes.  You shoved Annette in here, and Garcia followed, but it would be trivial to make it so their paths didn't merge.
Jul 28 23:26:42 <@zoofman>	There's another set of doors after this room, with some steam leaking from under the door frame.
Jul 28 23:26:51 <Athena-chan>	<She's totally bought into this place.>
Jul 28 23:27:53 <Sibelius>	<Shit shit shiiiiit, we need to tell the others.>
Jul 28 23:27:58 <Minuetta>	<That cannot be good. We'll have to tell her teammates when we get back.>
Jul 28 23:28:33 <@zoofman>	Annette calms down a bit, trying to act natural in here.  There's a few other women changing as well.  It's not terribly long before Garcia disrobes and enters the women's side of the Cleansing Rooms - anyone actively watching her?
Jul 28 23:29:16 <Athena-chan>	No, that would be rude.
Jul 28 23:29:28 <@zoofman>	Athena-chan is so well mannered.
Jul 28 23:29:43 <Sibelius>	<Go on, follow her.> he nudges Minuetta, the ONLY WOMAN HERE.
Jul 28 23:29:49 <Sibelius>	...besides Annette.
Jul 28 23:30:09 <@zoofman>	<W-what should I do?  I don't have to go in there do I???> Annette asks.
Jul 28 23:31:01 <Minuetta>	<Would that not be suspicious? I do not think we should leave Annette's side to begin following people around here.>
Jul 28 23:31:34 <Athena-chan>	<All we need to know is that she's here. We should get Annette and ourselves out.>
Jul 28 23:31:34 <Sibelius>	<Aaaaagh, if you're not going to do it I guess I'm going to have to pull the peeping tom routine. ...on a human. Bondye why.>
Jul 28 23:31:51 <Sibelius>	<Fine, you guys get the girl out of here. I'll join you shortly.>
Jul 28 23:31:59 »»	Sibelius follows Garcia.
Jul 28 23:32:04 <Minuetta>	<Athena would be better off, being able to transform and all.>
Jul 28 23:33:53 <@zoofman>	Garcia just picks a basket near the entrance to the steamy door, and starts taking clothes off.  You notice she has bruises on her wrists, ankles, and one upon her navel.
Jul 28 23:33:58 <@zoofman>	Roll me Perception, Sibelius
Jul 28 23:34:21 <Sibelius>	4d6+2 can I spend AP here? If so I spend like one or two
Jul 28 23:34:21 <CritSenpai>	can I spend AP here? If so I spend like one or two: 23 [4d6=6,6,5,4]
Jul 28 23:34:34 <@zoofman>	Well, that's way above what you'd need for this
Jul 28 23:34:48 <@zoofman>	You notice, looking at other disrobing women, that the mark on the stomache isn't a thing for anyone else.
Jul 28 23:35:09 <@zoofman>	And then you hear a discomforting <Kyaaaaaa!>, to your left.
Jul 28 23:36:09 <Sibelius>	He jumps in all of the comical surprise of who's got caught peeping, looking for the noise.
Jul 28 23:37:09 <@zoofman>	Athena, Minuetta, if you nudge Annette back out, she mentions as you pass by the Sylveon, "...I don't think that Donphan Ear agreed with my stomache."  It makes a sadface and patpats her from the chair its sitting on.
Jul 28 23:38:03 <@zoofman>	To your left is some rich looking lady's Gardevoir, quite mortified <W-W-W-hat are you doing in here?!>  She's hiding herself behind a towel.
Jul 28 23:39:04 <Sibelius>	<Hey baby. Looking real nice. Shame it's mostly humans in there, wouldn't mind with seeing more like you> he says, tongue in cheek. <Guess that's my ticket to leave, though!> And OFF HE TELEPORTS.
Jul 28 23:39:25 »»	Minuetta flashes her hand lights in a reassuring manner. <We can find a place to sit down.> She looks around for a bench.
Jul 28 23:40:42 <Athena-chan>	<Somewhere away from the Church, though.>
Jul 28 23:40:57 <@zoofman>	There's another kyaaaa of embarassment, this one audible and not just telepathic, as Sibelius makes his way out as well.  There's a bench in the foyer...and you can also see some pews down the center path.
Jul 28 23:41:08 <@zoofman>	Or you could just leave! :P
Jul 28 23:41:20 <Sibelius>	Sibelius seems in a pretty big hurry to leave!
Jul 28 23:41:43 »»	Minuetta telekinetically tugs Annette toward the exit too and starts looking for a coffee shop or other place where they'd be able to take a breather.
Jul 28 23:43:11 <@zoofman>	1d100
Jul 28 23:43:11 <CritSenpai>	1d100: 39 [1d100=39]
Jul 28 23:44:50 <@zoofman>	Hrm, Athena, roll me Focus.
Jul 28 23:45:48 <Athena-chan>	6d6
Jul 28 23:45:48 <CritSenpai>	6d6: 20 [6d6=4,5,6,1,1,3]
Jul 28 23:48:26 <@zoofman>	So finding a place to rest after getting out of here would be no big deal at all.  As you three open the front doors to exit, someone walks by you, into the church.  Annette, Minuetta and Sibelius, you see Genevieve walking by you.  Athena, you see someone that looks JUST like her, and even moves like her, but...something's not right.
Jul 28 23:48:41 <@zoofman>	The other big context clue for Athena is that limo that's pulling away from the sidewalk.
Jul 28 23:49:13 »»	zoofman has changed the topic to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdAoYar8Y0c
Jul 28 23:50:04 »»	zoofman has changed the topic to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zs474lPgO54
Jul 28 23:50:22 <Sibelius>	"...?" Sibelius stops for a moment, if only to look for a brief bit at the passing CELEBRITY person.
Jul 28 23:50:38 »»	Minuetta stops when Sibelius does as well.
Jul 28 23:50:48 <Athena-chan>	<It's the other one! Evil Auntie!>
Jul 28 23:51:08 <@zoofman>	The woman looks over your way, and says in a voice that 100% mirrors Genevieve's, "Thank you for holding the door for me, little lamb."
Jul 28 23:51:24 <@zoofman>	She makes her way into the church, heading straight to the main cathedral.
Jul 28 23:51:46 <Sibelius>	He watches her go and shivers when Athena speaks up. <...she really does look a shitton like her.>
Jul 28 23:51:54 <Sibelius>	<...Let's continue getting the hell out.>
Jul 28 23:53:14 <Sibelius>	<Curious as I am to see what bad boss lady is up to, we have information we need to get back and the longer we wait here, the bigger chance for Garcon to spot Annie here.>
Jul 28 23:53:31 <Sibelius>	<And I could use a drink.>
Jul 28 23:54:10 <Sibelius>	<Screw margaritas though, am I right?>
Jul 28 23:54:17 <Sibelius>	<...let's just go.>
Jul 28 23:54:24 <@zoofman>	<Garcon...?> Annette makes it like, two blocks before losing her shit, taking out her phone and blowing up Rosetta's [Omg omg omg omg omg omg where r u sweets right meow.  I feel like I need to be detox'd with sugar.]
Jul 28 23:54:35 <Sibelius>	<Whatever her name is.>
Jul 28 23:55:13 <Minuetta>	Rosetta texts back [whoa whoa what happened? okay just let me know the nearest intersection and I'll bring some funnelcake and soda.]
Jul 28 23:57:46 <@zoofman>	Okay, so Rosetta picks a place and you guys meet up with your Trainers.  I think it'd be funny to hear what your takes on these events are and how you'd relay them to your Trainers, though.
Jul 29 00:00:45 <Sibelius>	<Okay, long story short these people are crazy and they're making your friend crazy too with culty brainwash shit. Your other friend, Gracy or whatever. You niggas got a lot of work to do. She was with a bunch of other ladies about to cut herself in the bath and she got a bruise on her stomach the others ain't got. Have fun with that, where is my whiskey?>
Jul 29 00:01:47 <Athena-chan>	<They have a Cleaning Room where they give people Stigmata and Evil Auntie was there and they had a Pokemon made out of Splenda.>
Jul 29 00:01:49 <Sibelius>	Sibelius, scarred from the weird imagery and having to ogle naked humans, goes straight for his bottle once he's back.
Jul 29 00:03:03 <Minuetta>	<Your friend named Garcia appears to have been fully taken in by the Banisher's religion. It is troubling, but I cannot erase memories of all of her visits. Outside of that, the church appears to be attempting to sway others over by bloodletting and bringing an apocalypse to your world.> Minuetta takes one of Rosetta's sodas. <...Why is this so effective? It sounds so unpleasant.>
Jul 29 00:03:39 »»	Sibelius waves his arms around. <Brainwashing!>
Jul 29 00:04:02 <@zoofman>	And to clarify, if Rosetta pried, Sibelius would be able to confirm that Garcia was indeed, female.
Jul 29 00:04:08 »»	Sibelius takes a pull from his bottle. <They gonna get inside your head and make you think like them!>
Jul 29 00:04:16 »»	Sibelius even sends images to Rosetta if she wants
Jul 29 00:05:19 <Minuetta>	Rosetta raises an eyebrow as she gulps down soda. "Fuck, they've got magical sex changes now? ...Did it have big scary teeth? All the other Fairy things Banisher did had sharp chompers."
Jul 29 00:05:44 <Sibelius>	<I've had enough adventure for one day-night-moontime so I'm gonna kick back with my banjo and play the everliving hell out of some Foggy Mountain Breakdown.>
Jul 29 00:05:57 »»	Sibelius sends another mind-image of the slurpuff and Sylveon to Rose.
Jul 29 00:06:21 <@zoofman>	Annette isn't sure of the context of what you just said, but she D:'s none the less.
Jul 29 00:06:25 <@zoofman>	"R-Rosetta!"
Jul 29 00:06:41 <Sibelius>	Chase: "...What the flying fuck."
Jul 29 00:07:27 <Sibelius>	Chase: "Alright, I'll send word off to Ammy, ask her what she knows about this. I bet Garcia's been keeping this private though, just wandering off..."
Jul 29 00:07:40 <Sibelius>	Chase: "Shit..."
Jul 29 00:07:50 <Sibelius>	Chase wanders off too, with Sibelius.
Jul 29 00:08:05 <Athena-chan>	Gen: "How did she wander all the way to the moon? Or did this start this week?"
Jul 29 00:08:56 <Minuetta>	"It's a pattern, okay?!" Rosetta says quietly but with a bit of energy nonetheless. "Azumarills with rows of shark-like teeth, Jigglypuff unhinging their jaws and eating Clefairies whole, it's -possible- that...You know what, nevermind." Rosetta hops up and goes to order some dessert from wherever they are.
Jul 29 00:09:16 <@zoofman>	The implication from Athena would be that she first visited that place this week, but something was influencing her before that.
Jul 29 00:09:49 <@zoofman>	That said...unless there are more closing comments...I think Rosetta just ended the conversation.