 Stevimaru heads forward without incident hopefully. :3c
<Happymancer> Indeed
<Happymancer> The rest of the trip back to the gym is uneventful and you arrive as night finally descends
<Happymancer> The trainers welcome you back, "Eyyy there's King Melty." "Prince of Pyromancy." "Crowned of Cryomancy."
<Happymancer> The fire trio jeer at Tom as he walks in grinning, while the ice trainers sit in the snow nearby
<Stevimaru> "Sup."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Tom's cryokinetic?"
<Tristan_Vernon> He asks the ex-sol gits.
<Happymancer> "Nope. Just sounds like a good title though, right?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "Ah.:
<Tristan_Vernon> "
<Stevimaru> "The Slushie Sovereign~"
<Happymancer> "OH, I LIKE THAT ONE."
<Stevimaru> (Hey)
<Stevimaru> (We DID find out those three were ex-Sol right)
<Tristan_Vernon> (Yes.)
<Stevimaru> (In character)
<Tristan_Vernon> "That reminds me..."
<Tristan_Vernon> "I have some questions for you three."
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<Tristan_Vernon> "Why were you ordered to kill or convert Tom?"
<Happymancer> "Because we were terrorists." "Because he's just too big and lovable to live in such a cruel world." "I just followed them, I thought we were heading to a party till he kicked my chimchar out of the cave."
<Happymancer> "No seriously." "Yeah seriously." "We all know it's serious time." "They wanted him out of the picture, he's the biggest threat up here, the towns full of wussies."
<Tristan_Vernon> "I see..."
<Tristan_Vernon> "What do you know about the Sources?"
<Happymancer> "I know that Half Life three still hasn't come out."
<Happymancer> "Fucking Valve."
<Tristan_Vernon> lol
<Happymancer> "Not much I'm afraid, heard that they were important by eavesdropping." "Yeah you were eavesdropping in on my date." "It was a triple date, how did we eavesdrop."
<Stevimaru> "Hey, hey, I got a question!"
<Happymancer> "Well you weren't supposed to hear that part!" "We were sitting at a round table at the base cafeteria..." "What's that supposed to make a difference with?"
<Stevimaru> "You guys know a Sol dude with an eyepatch and a psychotic grin?"
<Happymancer> "They were crazy." "Yeah, in bed!" "That never happened, they literally stabbed me after I made that joke."
<Tristan_Vernon> "..."
<Happymancer> One guy shakes his head, "Seven stitches because they can't take a joke."
<Happymancer> The other two pat him
<Happymancer> One turns to you Steve
<Happymancer> "Hrmmm, Eyepatch and Psycho Grin? Well those two are pretty cool, but they're just pokemon."
<Stevimaru> "Huh?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "Huh?"
<Happymancer> "I loved that duskull and Aipom!"
<Happymancer> "Poor Psycho Grin, may he rest in peace."
<Happymancer> They nod their heads and tip their beers together
<Stevimaru> "Okay, seriously, not pokemon."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Yeah, He's refering to a HUMAN member of Sol."
<Happymancer> "Eyepatch and a grin, well eyepatches were catching on in fashion around there." "Yeah, you know that the human eyeball can't handle liquid nitrogen real well?" "Those guns are nasty."
<Shay|> (Who are these people and why are they so awesome)
<Stevimaru> (Tom's Sol squad)
<Stevimaru> (You guys fought them I think?)
<Happymancer> (indeed)
 Stevimaru describes the guy who fought the Heatran without actually describing that scenario
<Happymancer> They listen carefully, "Not, no." "Sorry, nope." "Yeah, in one of these Hoenn anime I watch there's this guy that... Oh right REAL people."
<Stevimaru> "Alright, thanks anyway."
<Happymancer> "Goddamnit, really? Next you'll buy one of those pillows." "I like my pillow without a face on it, when I drool on faces in my sleep and wake up to them crying it freaks me out." "I feel you brother.""
<Happymancer> ( http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=924262 )
<Stevimaru> "Man I like anime, but that's just freaking weird."
<Happymancer> (SENGOKU, BASARA!)
<Stevimaru> (Is the other guy using katanas as wolverine claws)
<Happymancer> (Yep)
<Stevimaru> (Also kunai and chain I think, that's neat)
<Tristan_Vernon> (lolwut)
<Happymancer> (The chain is attached to the staff, notice)
<Happymancer> (Which he is standing on)
<Stevimaru> (That makes me think of Ronin warriors)
<Stevimaru> (QUAAAAAAAAAAAKE WITH FEAAAAAH)
<Happymancer> ANYWAY
 Stevimaru heads off then
<Tristan_Vernon> "What base did you guys operate out of?"
<Happymancer> "Well we were under Admin Orion, until he bit the dust, but we headed from the base north of the mountain chain to Scarlet, to here, to National Forest, back to here."
<Tristan_Vernon> "I take it Admin Orion is Rudolph?"
<Happymancer> "Nope, Orion got killed at Lilac."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Lilac? What was his real name?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "I don't recall any Sol Admins dying in Lilac when I was there..."
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<Happymancer> "This was way back."
<Happymancer> "Not the recent thing that happened."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Ah."
<Tristan_Vernon> "What happened to Orion?"
<Happymancer> "Attacked a bunch of Luna gits."
<Happymancer> "In one of their night clubs."
<Happymancer> "I think he actually took a few out as well though."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Luna has night clubs in Lilac?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "I know the Dark Syndicate has a major presence there, but I was unaware of Luna being there."
<Happymancer> "Sure, well i mean, not like, LUNA CLUB, PICK UP YOUR CRAZY BITCHES HERE~"
<Happymancer> "But in the background, maybe."
<Happymancer> "Dark deals both sides."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Can't say Im suprised. I feel even less bad about what I did in Lilac then."
<Happymancer> "What'd you do?"
<Happymancer> The three lean in eager to hear a story
<Tristan_Vernon> "Ugh, I don't want to talk about it."
<Happymancer> "Awww, bad at storytelling?" "Do you interrupt others when they ask questions?"
<Happymancer> "I bet he stutters when he gets nervous."
 Tristan_Vernon rolls his eyes.
<Happymancer> "YOU THREE, SHUT IT, I'M TRYING TO ENGRAVE SOVEREIGN OF SLUSHIES ONTO THIS BELT."
<Tristan_Vernon> (lol)
<Stevimaru> (:3)
<Tristan_Vernon> "So, do you know anything about the kidnapping of Joanne Carson?
<Tristan_Vernon> "
<Happymancer> "Who?" "Oh I love her music." "Don't think I do, unless those damned psychics have been meddling in my head again."
<Happymancer> he flicks a little fire around his hands to illustrate the joke
<Tristan_Vernon> "Huh? Music?"
<Happymancer> "No you idiot, that's Jany Canston. Not Joanne Carson."
<Happymancer> "Who are you talking about, I meant Joey Carlton."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Nevermind, forget I asked."
<Happymancer> "Joey Carlton? Wasn't he the animator for those old instructional videos?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "Ok, last question I can think of offhand. Know anything about Admin Nikolai?"
<Happymancer> "In other words, no, those three are dense'r than a sack of bricks thrown at a slowpoke who had too many TMs."
<Happymancer> Gwen says from the sideliens
<Happymancer> lines*
<Happymancer> "Nikolai, huh, yeah met him once or twice."
<Happymancer> "Oh man I loved his cooking, way better than Martin's."
<Happymancer> "You never had his cooking, that was mine."
<Happymancer> "Really?"
<Happymancer> "You dumb cinder, he was still laid up in the ward with his arm when you had that meal."
<Happymancer> "WHY HAVEN'T YOU BEEN COOKING FOR US?!"
<Happymancer> Joey screams out
<Happymancer> Martin sits in a huff, "I love my cooking."
<Tristan_Vernon> "..."
<Happymancer> "I THINK IT'S PRETTY GOOD TOO." Tom yells from the other room
<Tristan_Vernon> "...Ok why would they send you three to take out Tom?"
<Happymancer> "What do you mean?" "Lieutenants, the three of us." "I bet you never met a military man before."
<Tristan_Vernon> "I assumed you were grunts..."
<Happymancer> "Ouch man."
<Happymancer> "Oof, it stings my pride."
<Tristan_Vernon> "They don't tell lieutenants much do they?"
<Happymancer> <They're both lying.>
<Happymancer> The third grins
<Tristan_Vernon> <Oh?>
<Happymancer> "We are not." :I
<Happymancer> "I was totally an admin before i got busted down a peg for being too effective."
<Happymancer> <But I was a Task Leader.>
<Happymancer> "Liar!"
<Happymancer> "Pants on fire!"
<Happymancer> He slips and accidentally lights his pants on fire and hurriedly jumps into the hot springs
<Happymancer> "AHAHA!" "DID YOU SEE HIS FACE!"
<Tristan_Vernon> <So, are you a natural, or an artificial?>
<Happymancer> "We were all Grunts, but Grunts under Task Leader Atria."
<Happymancer> "She was smokin'."
<Happymancer> "She was also the one who stabbed you man." "Yeah, it's not like you really had a chance."
<Happymancer> "Atria, Peacock, and Alhena, those three were... damn."
<Happymancer> He looks up from the pool of hot water reminiscing
<Happymancer> "All the recruits always looked up to us, the grunts that almost got with the Starlit trio." "Almost makes you want to go back, no triplets here." "Yeah, Gwen is mostly man anyway."
<Happymancer> "I HEARD THAT!"
<Happymancer> "We were hiding that?" "I was, I thought I sort of had a chance." "Are you joking, she likes me."
<Happymancer> "I DON'T LIKE ANY OF YOU!"
<Tristan_Vernon> (Does the guy reply to my question?)
<Happymancer> "Natural."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Ah, ok. Know anything more about the artificials?"
<Happymancer> he climbs out of the water and sloshes over, "Nikolai was artificial though. He talked to me a bit."
<Tristan_Vernon> "I'm aware."
<Happymancer> "You are?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "Yes."
<Happymancer> "YEAH, GWEN IS MY GIRL ANYWAY." Joey yells out, "God damnit you four, go pick up some girls in town if you need to." she replies
<Tristan_Vernon> (Four?)
<Happymancer> "Uhh, what about me?" Martin says
<Happymancer> "Oh right uhh, you too Martin."
<Happymancer> He slumps with a frown
<Stevimaru> (The triplets and Joey)
<Tristan_Vernon> (Ah.)
<Tristan_Vernon> (I didnt realise they were triplets. This explains a lot.)
<Tristan_Vernon> (Which one was tele talking to me?)
<Stevimaru> (He said they could be paternal triplets the first time we saw him)
<Happymancer> (It's never been stated either way, but they look similar enough to be)
<Stevimaru> (*them(
<Happymancer> Cris
<Tristan_Vernon> (And Who's Joey?)
<Happymancer> Mantle Corey and Cris
<Happymancer> Joey is YELLING TRAINER UNDER TOM
<Happymancer> Joey Martin and Gwen are the ice trainers
<Tristan_Vernon> ok
<Tristan_Vernon> Gotcha.
<Tristan_Vernon> "I gotta say this is the most cooperative interogation I've ever had. Thank you."
<Stevimaru> (Mantle, core, crust hurr durr)
<Happymancer> (<:3c)
<Happymancer> "Interrogation?" "Oh hey, we going on trial?" "No you idiots he has to read us our rights first."
<Tristan_Vernon> "Anything else you think might be important for me to know?"
<Tristan_Vernon> "Relax, Im not a cop."
<Happymancer> "YOU DON'T HAVE ANY RIGHTS, YOU TRIED TO KILL ME." Tom yells from the other room before walking out and pulling the metal belt up proudly
<Happymancer> SLUSHIE SOVEREIGN
<Happymancer> with a little emblem close to the badge in between the words
<Stevimaru> (Steve is adopting this guy)
<Stevimaru> (As the father he never had)
<Tristan_Vernon> (What ever happened to your dad anyways?)
<Happymancer> (You have yet to meet him)
<Stevimaru> (Steve's dad is a no show)
<Stevimaru> (Possibly a deadbeat, possibly a better ninja that Steve will ever be)
<Stevimaru> (But he ran out on Steve and his mom early on)
<Stevimaru> (As I think Happy and I established)
<Happymancer> (Indeed)
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<Happymancer> (Anything else before we all crash?)
<Happymancer> (We can get gyms done soon enough then, because I thought we were going to be doing Gyms today)
<Tristan_Vernon> (Not that I can think of off-hand, but its definately too late to do gyms tonight.)
<Tristan_Vernon> I just have my PM question for you.
<Stevimaru> 3d10+19
<DiceMaid-9001> Stevimaru, 3d10+19: 32 [3d10=2,4,7]
<Happymancer> http://pastebin.com/pUVPEtQG
<Happymancer> Steve, as you sit looking over the various weapons Klaus scuttles over and looks up at you, clacking his claws
<Happymancer> Stevimaru
<Stevimaru> (Whoops)
<Stevimaru> (Hi)
<Stevimaru> "Hey, buddy. What's up?"
<Happymancer> "Cooooor!"
 Stevimaru flicks the knife in his fingers.
<Happymancer> He slams a claw down onto the ice causing it to nearly shatter
<Stevimaru> =O
<Happymancer> he scuttles back and forth venting his frustration at those damned birds
<Stevimaru> "Whoa, still mad?"
<Happymancer> He tenses up and slams both claws on the ice, then begins glowing
<Stevimaru> ...=O!
<Happymancer> The small corphish begins growing taller, gaining height and leaning back as one pair of legs retract while the back grows larger and stronger
<Happymancer> The two claws expand, the carapace cracking and reshaping as he gives a halting "Coooor"
<Stevimaru> "Oh wow..." he watches with fascination.
<Happymancer> He grows to a height of nearly 5 feet, the star on his head shifting and twisting slightly, the huge creature belting out an angry roar, before stopping and standing up, his full height of about 5' 3", the two hulking claws slowly turning under the observation of the crab
<Happymancer> Lobster*
<Stevimaru> "Holy- ...Y-you got big." He stares in shock, though he's not afraid.
<Stevimaru> (Not as big as the Luna one, but... :3c)
<Happymancer> The secondary set of claws have grown in longer and appear stronger than usual, capable of dealing crabhammer themselves, the star on his head in this shape
<Happymancer> http://www.martialartsgear.com/Ninja_Items/images/10278.jpg
<Happymancer> A slight swirl of red in the middle of the silver star
 Stevimaru =O's and reaches over, feeling the star.
<Stevimaru> "That. Is. Awesome."
<Happymancer> "CRAWDAUNT."
 Stevimaru grins. "Hi five, Klaus!"
<Happymancer> Klaus stomps once and settles down, relaxing his claws before clacking them heavily and slamming one into you nearly throwing you backwards
<Stevimaru> "Or hi... two? Whoops, you don't have fingers."
 Stevimaru attempts to give him a hi five, haha.
 Stevimaru is thrown back a good bit.
<Stevimaru> "Sheez, you're strong now."
<Tristan_Vernon> (Oh our pokemon got EXP from that whole thing?)
<Stevimaru> "Not that you weren't EVER strong."
<Happymancer> His eyes aren't quite as sunken in as they should be, and the crab looks around warily for any birds circling overhead
<Happymancer> (He didn't apply levels from training)
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<Tristan_Vernon> (Oh.)
<Stevimaru> (I suddenly realized HOSHITKLAUSISLEVEL39)
<Tristan_Vernon> (Haha oh wow.)
<Stevimaru> (Crabhammer motherfuckers)
<Happymancer> "Dau dau daunt."
<Tristan_Vernon> That reminds me, Axelle needs to fight something, since I fed her. >_>
<Happymancer> He dances back and forth heavily
 Stevimaru readjusts the Crawdaunt's blue headband for him. :3
<Stevimaru> "Haha, this is awesome."
<Happymancer> It fits snuggly over the blue stripes on his chin
<Happymancer> (Or keep it on his head <:3)
<Stevimaru> (Either way~)
<Tristan_Vernon> (:3)