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 Tom nods. "... thanks, Kazuma. I can sense her moving away towards the spaceport... she got far in a pretty short amount of time. I think we might need to fly after her."
<Aeros> Tom: kaz wants to go with you, "I can't let you run off on your own."
<Aeros> "Fly? really?" He looks up, the 'skies' above are calm, "That would be fast, but wouldn't two guys, -well, two girls-" He sounds a bit miffed about that, "On a charizard be a little bit suspect?"
<Tom> "... maybe it's better that way."
<Tom> "Even if we do draw their attention, it means that we'll be drawing them away from Ariel."
<Aeros> "You idiot..." He exhales, "You're goin after Freya right? The spaceport...She's probably heading to on ship--it'll be hard enough to infiltrate the spaceport, unless you plan to just bust right in that too."
<Aeros> "It'd be faster than hailing a cab though...or even shelling out dough for a quick-rent car."
<Aeros> He pulls a credit card and flicks it between his fingers, "Your choice, rent and stealth, or fly fast and furious."
<Aeros> "You know my decision, but you are the one going after, I'm just here to bail your ass out of trouble."
<Tom> "She said that the entire ship was emptied out, Kazuma. We might be able to get there BEFORE the military shows up."
<Aeros> "THEIR ship. Granted, it feels like half the colony is here...but what of the rest? they don't just leave a multibillion dollar spaceport unguarded...up to you." he exhales, his pessimistic attitude showing.
<Tom> "As much as I'd like you to follow me on her, I can understand if you think it's too crazy for you."
<Aeros> He puts away the credit card, "I'm just saying I can drive pretty fast. But if you think flying faster will work... I've given up trying to talk you guys out of crazy ideas. I'm just giving you my two cents."
<Tom> "It's a gamble for sure."
 Tom holds out his hand, "All in?"
<Aeros> Kaz takes your hand, shaking it. "Don't suppose we have time to change huh?" He looks back at the chaos of the crowd; your clothes are all the way back in the thick of it.
<Aeros> You could either spend twenty minutes fighting your way back for your clothes, or go into a store for about 5-10 minutes (the time it'd take to get to a store the most of it) and spend 4k on pants and shirts. or you could go right away and continue with the disguises.
<Tom> "Disguise is better."
<Aeros> He sighs again.
 Tom lets out shannon, "You don't have any fliers, do you?"
<Aeros> "Fine. Lets just go. no, not on me."
<Tom> "She can take it. She's done it before, and we've been doing some extra training exercises since then."
<Tom> "You ready, girl?"
<Tom> "You too, Shannon."
 Tom smirks
<Aeros> "You REALLY owe me for this Tom."
<Aeros> Shannon grunts, nodding; she has gotten quite big over the months. She's a little over average charizard size now.
<Tom> "Noted."
<Aeros> He gets on shannon behind you, and you take off.
<Aeros> There are a few other flying pokemon in the air; but you see lots of military police officers in the air as well.
<Aeros> other people on flying pokemon*
<Aeros> They seem to be flagging down every single one.
<Tom> "What do you have on you, Kaz?"
<Aeros> "A couple of my pokemon." He touches the balls on his hips, "And a few other things. Why?"
<Tom> "I have to stick with shannon, if we need it, it'd be nice to know what pokemon you have on hand that could help us."
<Aeros> "Zad, Arael, Israfil, and Sashiel." He names his lucario, blaziken, Kingdra, and sawsbuck.
<Aeros> "I tried to go light...I also have a pistol on me."
<Tom> "I was hoping you'd have Char, but I guess we'll have to make do."
<Aeros> "Tch, I tried to spread out typewise for anything. I really wish I had char as well."
<Tom> "You should have stuffed your breasts with two of your pokeballs."
<Aeros> "I would've had to hollow them out, that takes time. I didn't exactly bring these you know." he grumbles.
<Aeros> A police officer on a speedy pidgeot starts coming close, he's flagging you to slow down,
<Aeros> "Shit." Kazuma mutters, "Stay in cover or gun it?"
 Tom thinks, "We'll let him get close and play it off."
<Aeros> The military police officer comes closer, "LADIES PLEASE LAND IMMEDIATELY; WE HAVE A NO-FLY ZONE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE COLONY."
<Aeros> He gets closer so you don't have to yell.
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 Tom mentions to Kazuma before he gets close, "I'm flying us lower... you can use Arael's jumping to get in a good hit if we need to."
 Tom checks, how close are we?
<Aeros> "Got it..."
<Aeros> with shannon's speed you are probably 2/3rd of the way there already; a quick pulse from Bat definitely tells you she's at the space port
<Tom> "We have orders from the military... we're undercover, see? If you want to see our credentials, we can land and show them to you, but we need to get to the spaceport quickly."
<Tom> -military + rangers*
<Tom> 1d20+16 charisma
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, charisma: 27 [1d20=11]
<Aeros> "That's fine. lets land on that roof there." He says, pointing down to a flat open roof.
<Aeros> {I can feel it through you...his mind is weak.} Bat says in the back of your thoughts.
<Aeros> He's beginning to descend.
<Tom> "Down there? Okay, got it." Tom flies down to a space inbetween the buildings that she 'mistakenly' thought he was pointing to before he can correct her.
<Aeros> "Stop. Up here." He reaches for his gun, he doesn't follow you.
<Aeros> "I said roof."
<Tom> "Huh? But you were pointing over here..." she says innocently, trying to just sound a little confused.
<Tom> 1d20+16
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, 1d20+16: 25 [1d20=9]
<Aeros> "That's fine, but we're up here. The faster I see creditentials, the faster you can go. but on my terms. Ariel's just been shot, possibly killed. Please forgive me if I want to follow by the book."
<Aeros> His face is hard.
 Tom nudges Kazuma, trying to silently hint to him to read his mind, hoping he gets the signal.
<Aeros> Kazuma, <I hear you.>
<Aeros> Yet, you still have Bat mumbling in the background, {We don't have to what we think, we can tell him what TO think...}
<Aeros> We don't have to tell him what we think*
<Tom> (who is she referring to?)
<Aeros> you can't tell, she's not speaking directly at you.
<Aeros> but 'we' is definitely you and her.
<Aeros> He forces you to land on the roof in the open, and dismounts, his pidgeot looks ready to fly. "Okay, your credentials?"
<Aeros> {Just tell him what to think!} Bat says directly at you this time; 'him' is the officer in front of you.
<Tom> (We're definitely in the open enough for the other fliers to see what we do, right?)
<Aeros> Yes.
<Aeros> You are pretty sure that's the idea
 Tom signals to Kazuma, <Dig around and act like you can't find yours to draw his attention.>
<Aeros> Kazuma sighs, and pulls his small handbag off his belt, Starting to dig through it.
<Aeros> {Just tell him. What he wants to be told. You can do it.} Bat almost has a hungry tone in her voice.
 Tom makes his move while his eyes are focused on Kazuma. He swiftly tries to use his pickpocket ability to take this guy's credentials off him while he's distracted.
<Tom> (what should I roll, just an attack/touch roll?)
<Aeros> "Just a, ah, just a second, I know its in here... No that's lipstick...my blush?... that's..ah!" Kaz's face turns red as his hands dig frantically in his purse.
<Aeros> (go ahead)
<Tom> 1d20
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, 1d20: 16 [1d20=16]
<Aeros> you easily swipe his credentials.
<Tom> "Oh, for goodness sake, here..." she flashes the credentials for the guy to see. "That should be enough. Let's both get back to work then, shall we?"
<Aeros> "One second, Again please?"
<Aeros> Tom...roll cha
<Aeros> also wis as a separate roll
<Tom> "By the way, you seem a little on edge. Try to keep cool. Don't let the adrenaline from the situation make you all jittery."
<Tom> 1d20+16 cha
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, cha: 28 [1d20=12]
<Tom> 1d20+6 wis
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, wis: 26 [1d20=20]
<Aeros> welp. you can feel bat trying to take control of you; you could stop her. do you? she just wants your voice.
<Tom> [Bat... you keep calm too. The easiest solution isn't always the right one. If we take whatever we want by force, then we can end up hurting each other... do you understand?]
<Aeros> {But I can do it. please. You can too. Let me show you.}
<Aeros> "Ma'am, one of the best people on this colony was possibly murdered. I'm doing everything in my power to make sure everything is square. Just show me one more time...thank you though, I do need to keep a cool head."
<Tom> [Okay, I'm going to put my trust in you, Bat.]
 Tom lets her have control for a bit.
<Aeros> You can feel her take control, and she holds up the credential sheet. "These are our credentials, we can go now."
<Aeros> As soon as she says it, his eyes glaze over a bit. "Yes, those look right. please, be on your way. good luck."
<Aeros> Kazuma looks at you Tom as you get control back; the man gets back on his pidgeot, gives a wave, and flies back to the skies.
<Tom> "All right, let's go."
 Tom gets on shannon with kazuma, remarking to Bat, [It was like normal... but a lot stronger.]
<Aeros> "Didn't know you could do that..." He quickly puts the lipstick back into the purse, snaps it shut and clasps it back onto the side of his belt.
<Aeros> {Its power, inside hearts.}
<Tom> "It's pretty much what I usually do, isn't it?"
<Aeros> {Not quite like that though...}
<Tom> "Now then..."
<Aeros> ""*
<Tom> "I'm radioing in to everyone, something he said stuck with me."
 Tom opens the transmission, "AEGIS, come in. There's something strange going on."
<Tom> (tell me when that comes in to them, Aeros.)
<Aeros> (see #spoinkstoo)
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<Aeros> Tom, you and Kaz get to the spaceport; close enough that you need to go on foot; its packed with people...thankfully you swiped not only a physical paper, but a id card as well.
<Aeros> Tons of people are watching the news inside on the display screens; apparently Ariel is still missing.
<Aeros> You get a few looks based on what you are wearing.
 Tom keeps moving towards where he feels Freya is...
<Aeros> Tom: the feeling is very vague now; but you know its past where the civilian ships are.
<Aeros> You see several military ships all lined up at one end of the spaceport.
<Tom> "She's on one of these... we need to go deeper."
<Aeros> "We're dressed up like we belong at the lopunny mansion...even with creds, can we get in?"
<Tom> "Right, because you never ended up crossdressing back when we were with the military."
<Tom> "I think I can convince them."
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<Aeros> :I Kazuma stamps his heel, "Fine. Following your lead. again."
<Tom> "Any other ideas?"
<Aeros> "Could we, you know? steal clothes?"
<Tom> "Hmm..."
<Tom> "Use your aura sense to look for a military ship with the least amount of people there. Preferably empty."
<Aeros> He looks around the crowded spaceport; where the military ships are parked is a walled in area; not too many people in there, but plenty of regular civilians around where you currently are.
<Aeros> "Sure." he starts scanning.
<Tom> "If there's an empty one we could steal a couple uniforms, and maybe some extra identification."
<Aeros> "Hrm. alright, one nearby, a small five-ten person ship. no one on there."
<Aeros> "We just need to MAKE it there in these outfits."
<Aeros> Tom: you swipe your card, and you get through the automated checkpoint, from that point on...give me...oh what would be stealth. Dex?
<Tom> (could I haggle you to let me use charisma to walk in there casually like I belong there?)
<Aeros> give me dex; i know the difficulty of what it will be for you.
<Tom> (Yeah, in these costumes that's a bit harder...)
<Tom> (Still, if it's stealth, I could try to at least maximize my chances.)
 Tom uses a barrier blade to invisibly knock something over to make a distraction, then goes for the ship.
<Tom> 1d20 no mod because these are not TRE.
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, no mod because these are not TRE.: 8 [1d20=8]
<Aeros> You make a decent progress just casually flashing the military ID, Kazuma acting embarassed ("Acting") about how he looks helps a bit, but then someone steps in front of you, He has rank Captain on his jacket and hat, he grins, "Hello ladies...what exactly are you doing here?"
<Aeros> you feel like you may have seen him before at some point, but he definitely wasn't on the ocean blue, little blue, or abagoura.
<Aeros> He smirks.
 Tom salutes, "Sir. Ensign (insert name of the dude whose credentials here). I am getting a change of clothes as per my orders before returning to my post. We were given leave, so... I decided to indulge in my hobby, Sir. My colleague as well needs to return to a uniform befitting of an officer to perform our duties properly."
<Tom> 1d20+16
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, 1d20+16: 31 [1d20=15]
<Aeros> He scowls, "What ship are you from ensign? Abagoura?"
<Aeros> "That seems like something THOSE people would be into."
<Tom> "Sir, yes, sir. We were all given permission for shore leave from our commanding officers, Sir.""
<Aeros> Kazuma glances at tom, then the captain.
<Aeros> "Bah, AC scum. get back to your ship; and get ready to face the consequences of your commanding officers' actions." he scowls as he waves you off, turning away. That's where you saw him from; he was at that big conference, he was Admiral Johanson's Captain. You remember he was pretty anti-AC.
<Tom> "Sir, thank you, Sir."
 Tom salutes and goes off.
<Aeros> He pauses in his step, but continues walking.
<Aeros> Kazuma, "We're so screwed...what are we going to do once we get ON the abagoura?"
<Tom> "Find Freya, try to get out."
<Aeros> You both board the abagoura as you are. Kazuma notes however "There are people aboard. I can see them through the walls; not many but..."
<Aeros> "...None of the NTs."
<Aeros> "None powerful enough, save macbeth's aura."
<Tom> "Huh?"
<Aeros> "...and freya's." He nods to Tom, smiling."
 Tom tries to sense Freya...
<Aeros> its just a blur, you can feel Bat trying to point every which way.
<Tom> "Ah. Okay, lead the way. We can avoid as many people as possible."
<Tom> "Find us a route to her."
<Aeros> "I don't remember the layout of this fucking ship..." He looks around, and goes in one direction.
<Aeros> You go down a hallway, then stop; Kaz spins around, "Shit. you know how I said no NTs?" He points down to the wall, and slowly tracks something, "Maria and Kaiser."
<Tom> "How the hell did they get ahead of us? And how do you not remember the layout... just point which way Freya is."
<Aeros> "No, I mean they're BEHIND us. that's OUTSIDE the ship."
<Aeros> "They're coming in."
<Aeros> "Tom. I don't turn off my aura vision. I see the world differently from you now. I can kind of tune it out, but when there are lots of people with big auras running around it can make things confusing."
<Tom> "Okay, okay... let's just hurry up and try to find Freya before they find us."
<Aeros> He begins to go in a direction; the displays are showing local news...apparently now they're talking about 'rogue agents' of a terrorist organization called TRE...
<Aeros> He eventually stops in his tracks. and taps his foot.
<Aeros> "She's ahead... With Kits."
<Aeros> Its kits' office.
 Tom nods
<Tom> "It's never easy."
 Tom creeps up to the door and tries to listen in on what's happening.
<Aeros> give me perception
<Tom> 1d20+6
<DiceMaid-9001> Tom, 1d20+6: 17 [1d20=11]
<Aeros> If they're saying anything, its too faint to make out; they're talking softly, for certain; its nothing aggressive.
 Tom whispers, "Kazuma, can you read her mind?"
<Aeros> "She might know though. and Kits...well, I never could." He tries anyway.
<Aeros> "...She says to come in."
 Tom nods and enters the room.
<Aeros> "And please sir-" Freya is saying, about to gesture to the door.
<Aeros> Kits however, stands and pulls out his pistol, aiming it at Tom, "A charizard costume, you said."
<Tom> "Captain."
<Aeros> "...Roe."
<Aeros> Freya's not wearing her disguise anymore; at least the wig and glasses and the big sweater, they're on the chair next to her, "Please; remember how they warned us?"
<Aeros> "Step into the room Roe. Nakamura." Kits says levelly.
 Tom steps in, but still a bit on his guard.
<Aeros> Kazuma steps in after Tom
<Aeros> "Have you come to surrender?"
<Tom> "I've got nothing to surrender for. I've never stopped doing my duty."
<Tom> "But I've got a few questions for you."
<Tom> "Did you know about the Military's plan to try to assassinate Ariel?"
<Aeros> "I am aware of A plan to assassinate Ariel."
<Tom> "Are they already trying to blame us?"
<Aeros> He stays silent, his gun leveled.
<Aeros> Freya speaks up, "...please. stop, Captain. You know..."
<Tom> "I thought it was a TRE plot. But that didn't make sense."
<Tom> "TRE had tech that can break through our barriers. But this gun didn't."
<Aeros> Kits, "I did, what I did, to protect YOU." He doesn't says this to freya, but to you and kaz tom.
<Tom> "The military is being briefed that she was shot. But anyone watching the concert would know she wasn't. Sam deflected it with her barrier."
<Tom> "So they assumed that she would be shot."
<Tom> "I've always believed in the military... and I never wanted to acknowledge this theory..."
<Tom> "But if this is what's going on, then it's gone too far."
<Aeros> (gonna hold off until the encounter with the others is over)
<Tom> "Ariel wasn't even warned by the military, even though you said, you were aware of a plot to assassinate her?"
<Aeros> "I am aware of it now."
<Aeros> His aim is steady.
<Tom> "Then I think I'm owed an explanation of just what was going on here."
<Tom> "Because right now it's looking like the military has tried to assassinate Ariel. If you'd like to convince me otherwise, this would be a good time."
<Tom> "That is, if you can convince yourself otherwise too."
<Aeros> "...Cain, put the gun down." you hear from behind you.
<Aeros> Its Suzan.
<Aeros> If you turn around, you see Suzan...but more people behind her.
<Aeros> Namely, Lowell...and Macbeth.
<Tom> "I was wondering if I'd get a chance to see you while I was here." he looks at Macbeth.
<Aeros> "Ah, er, Tom?"
<Tom> "Huh?"
<Aeros> "SO YOU WERE THE FUCKING BIMBO BITCH." And you feel yourself slammed against the wall away from the door.
<Aeros> NEXT TIME
<Aeros> ON SPOINKS IN SPACE
<Tom> "GRHK"
<Aeros> an encounter i didn't set up for :<
<Tom> "WHY IS THE DOOR..."