Session 69: The Forging of the Divine Rapier

Jun 23 20:02:57 <@zoofman>	1d20 how real is tonight gonna get
Jun 23 20:02:58 <CritSenpai>	how real is tonight gonna get: 13 [1d20=13]
Jun 23 20:03:02 <@zoofman>	that's sorta real
Jun 23 20:04:23 <@zoofman>	Rosetta ended up spending a good bit of the weekend at her parent's place, so you guys had a few days, at the least, to chill out and do your own thing.
Jun 23 20:06:07 <@zoofman>	There was a lot on the news that weekend about what happened with Alice in Shiverwing, and she was more than happy to do interviews explaining that what people witnessed was the awakening of The Talespinner.  There was a pretty detailed interview that was aired Monday morning, where Genevieve's earlier presentation was also aired.
Jun 23 20:06:32 »»	Domovoi is now known as Genevieve
Jun 23 20:06:59 <@zoofman>	Needless to say, her twitterfollowing exploded yet again.
Jun 23 20:07:27 <@zoofman>	Father Ruth seems to be helping Alice with her new found attention, the news hounds haven't quite started pounding on your door for Genevieve, though.
Jun 23 20:07:45 »»	Genevieve may have tweeted a pic of Athena watching her online conference for recursive signal boost.
Jun 23 20:09:15 <@zoofman>	There has not been any immediate reaction from your enemies...and what happened to the folks on Mirage Isle is still being assessed by experts.  So we know what Rosetta was doing, and where she was, what about the other two of you?
Jun 23 20:12:55 »»	Genevieve stuck around Shiverwing both to let her Pokemon recuperate and to help dismantle and organize whatever Shizimoto left laying around.
Jun 23 20:13:21 <Chase_Violet>	Chase has been a bit back and forth. Probably been giving Alice a bit of a break, though he does want to spend time with her again sometime and learn about the 'new' her. He's likely been spending some quality time with Ammy, just the two of them, as well. Other side projects included contacting Oya about balling her, to which he got a bit of a surprise -  followed by asking Kent
Jun 23 20:13:21 <Chase_Violet>	Myres if he could have one of the carbuncles that wasn't balled. After that, the only other thing I can think of is asking Yanala if she managed to find anything out more about the situation the ditto she neutralized was in.
Jun 23 20:16:28 <@zoofman>	The facility was just full of ethically questionable lab machines and research, but it was mostly stuff you've seen - augmenting Unowns to things, the Carbuncle research, Mewtwo spawning chambers (None of which were in use at the moment), and other worldly tech.  There's a wealth of information and data as well.
Jun 23 20:17:00 <Rosetta>	During downtime in the weekend when she didn't have to either answer mom-questions or hide from Norina, Rosetta would've sent off a text to Dahlia proposing they figure out some sort of official cover story for the Carbuncles and other monsters from Hydaelyn so they can be seen in public.
Jun 23 20:17:35 <@zoofman>	Ammy was very quick to meet Chase, well, wherever he wished to meet up at.  Though given the amount of, ahem, 'breeding' that probably transpired, those other goals probably took a backseat!
Jun 23 20:17:51 <Rosetta>	And also a text to Gabby with a link to ominous music on Youtube and a quick message saying her family wants to meet her sometime. :V
Jun 23 20:17:55 <@zoofman>	That said Genevieve could easily secure you one of the Carbuncles still at the lab.
Jun 23 20:18:46 <Chase_Violet>	Oh, that works too.
Jun 23 20:19:03 <Chase_Violet>	He'd explain to Gen that Oya wanted to study one as a condition for joining the group.
Jun 23 20:20:13 <@zoofman>	Dahlia's suggestion: [Just stick em in the safari zone! ...Least I think that'd work.]
Jun 23 20:20:20 <Chase_Violet>	But his time with Ammy wasn't just 'breeding' >:V There were probably silly mushy romantic dates and stuff
Jun 23 20:20:39 <@zoofman>	Gabriella's response: [ D: ]
Jun 23 20:21:03 »»	Genevieve gets Chase his Carbuncle, then.
Jun 23 20:21:05 <Rosetta>	[Do we really -want- Chimeras in the Safari Zone? How the hell do I explain the Garuda?]
Jun 23 20:22:17 <@zoofman>	[Okay fine what if they are from space?  Or Grant once he shows his dumb face?]
Jun 23 20:23:22 <Rosetta>	[Okay I guess we can figure something out with that.]
Jun 23 20:23:55 <Chase_Violet>	Chase keeps his carbuncle on the boat for now, until he gets a chance to go to Sandseeker later~
Jun 23 20:24:54 <Rosetta>	And to Gabby [Do you think it would be more or less awkward if Yanala visited at the same time? Also teach Norina to pull her punches pls ;-;]
Jun 23 20:28:05 <@zoofman>	[I'm gonna go with more awkward.  I could clobber her later for you <3]
Jun 23 20:28:19 <@zoofman>	Either way, sometime during the next week, you guys likely DO meet up again, I'd hope
Jun 23 20:30:15 <Chase_Violet>	Yep!
Jun 23 20:30:38 <Genevieve>	Of course.
Jun 23 20:31:28 <Rosetta>	Yep, Rosetta would make her way back after dropping off Corbin...somewhere. Where would he even go at this point?
Jun 23 20:31:45 <Rosetta>	Maybe Corbin can stay on our boat for now.
Jun 23 20:32:51 <@zoofman>	Thomas's grumpy ass showed up at your parent's place Monday morning, accompanied by several rangers, saying they want to keep him at the frontier for the time being.
Jun 23 20:34:31 <@zoofman>	Poor Corbin didn't really get much say in the matter!  "Is that the place where you ate funnel cakes for every meal, Sis?  Hell can't be that bad, beats being held underground."
Jun 23 20:35:08 <Rosetta>	"It wasn't every meal!"
Jun 23 20:36:46 <Chase_Violet>	Chase is back aboard the Pleiades soon enough, ready for some ADVENTURE and a lot of talking with important people.
Jun 23 20:37:07 <@zoofman>	"Uh huh," he laughed it off.  Corbin gathered his things and was escorted to the high security park.  Not the worst fate, all things considered.
Jun 23 20:37:20 »»	Genevieve is sitting on the deck drawing up goofy blueprints for the ship.
Jun 23 20:42:33 »»	Chase_Violet walks over. "Hey, Gen. ...what are you up to here?"
Jun 23 20:42:55 »»	Rosetta drops onto deck after flying in on one of her birds, clutching a Big Gulp sized soda after a weekend of dealing with diet soda at her parents' place.
Jun 23 20:43:19 <Rosetta>	"Heya, I'm back and didn't die."
Jun 23 20:43:33 <Chase_Violet>	"That's always good to hear."
Jun 23 20:43:36 <Genevieve>	"Not much. Considering some kind of automated defense system for the boat, just in case."
Jun 23 20:43:49 <@zoofman>	Ammy was with Chase up until the point you guys got back together, she figured she should round up the troops on her side finally.  She left a plate of cookies for you all in the kitchen of the Pleiades, though.
Jun 23 20:44:53 <Chase_Violet>	"Automated defense... Sounds pretty sweet. What in particular?" he munches a cookie. "Oh, Ammy left some of these downstairs if you two want." he says when his mouth isn't full.
Jun 23 20:45:52 <Genevieve>	"Well, Octavia's dumb ass actually inspired me. She kept a spray can of simple syrup on her for Ditto - we could use water cannons for Mewtwo."
Jun 23 20:47:36 <Rosetta>	"Can we hook up the source for that to install a soda fountain in the kitchen too?"
Jun 23 20:47:42 <Chase_Violet>	"Heh. Well, that doesn't sound like it'd be too hard..."
Jun 23 20:47:58 <Genevieve>	"No."
Jun 23 20:48:00 <Chase_Violet>	"Would be nice to sleep a little easier."
Jun 23 20:48:02 <@zoofman>	Rosetta has her god damn priorities straight.
Jun 23 20:48:08 »»	Rosetta :<
Jun 23 20:48:27 <Genevieve>	"You better hope the Keepers' health insurance covers insulin."
Jun 23 20:48:42 <Chase_Violet>	"What are we gonna do about non-ditto threats, like bidoofs?"
Jun 23 20:49:27 <Rosetta>	"Don't we still have that machine gun?"
Jun 23 20:50:06 <Chase_Violet>	"Never did get it mounted..."
Jun 23 20:50:23 <Genevieve>	"Mawille bots. I need to get the specs from Chione, but I think we can get them airborne."
Jun 23 20:50:27 <@zoofman>	It's literally sitting in a wooden crate, under a tarp
Jun 23 20:50:31 <@zoofman>	on the backside of the ship
Jun 23 20:50:36 <Chase_Violet>	"Oh, awesome."
Jun 23 20:50:40 <Rosetta>	"Maybe I can stamp some Unown on the outside too?"
Jun 23 20:50:45 <Chase_Violet>	"Let's prep for war sometime, then."
Jun 23 20:50:57 <Chase_Violet>	"In the meantime, what we doing? There are some people we need to catch up with, yeah?"
Jun 23 20:51:23 <Rosetta>	"I think we gotta check up on what's going on in Hydaelyn now."
Jun 23 20:51:32 <Genevieve>	"Yeah, we should pay the Writer a visit and see if there's a whole story to get from her, too."
Jun 23 20:51:44 <Genevieve>	"And maybe be nice and let Octavia know she's fine."
Jun 23 20:51:57 <Chase_Violet>	"Hildebrand... and yeah. We could use the Talespinner's shrine as our entry point I suppose."
Jun 23 20:52:58 <Chase_Violet>	"A'ight, where to first?"
Jun 23 20:53:08 <Genevieve>	"Hildebrand first, then. Don't have to go anywhere for that."
Jun 23 20:53:24 <Chase_Violet>	"True enough." He goes to get the book.
Jun 23 20:54:22 <@zoofman>	It's where ever you guys last locked it up or left it!
Jun 23 20:54:54 »»	Chase_Violet sets it up for TRANSPORTING when everyone's ready
Jun 23 20:55:12 »»	Genevieve is ready.
Jun 23 20:55:27 »»	Rosetta is ready too
Jun 23 20:57:07 <@zoofman>	Same as you remember, as you read the words, you're vacuumed in, propelled through time and space, and end up in a desert city - a very different sort of heat compared to the humid temperatures you're used to.
Jun 23 20:57:37 <@zoofman>	Things seem to be going fine over here, no signs that anything disasterous occured last night.
Jun 23 20:58:06 <@zoofman>	Merchants are peddling wears, travelers and adventurers are going about their business, cat girls are holding hands - okay that last one is sorta wrong but for different reasons.
Jun 23 20:58:13 »»	Rosetta darts off to an isolated alley or similar place and releases her Rhapsody, hopping on and riding her back to the rest of the party.
Jun 23 20:58:21 <Rosetta>	*her Chocobo, Rhapsody
Jun 23 20:59:05 <@zoofman>	Rhapsody has been growing pretty fast!  She can easily support Rosetta's weight now.  Which is a feat in its own right.
Jun 23 20:59:26 <Rosetta>	(zoof is so mean ;-;)
Jun 23 20:59:53 <@zoofman>	My bad, HE can support.
Jun 23 21:00:17 <@zoofman>	He chirips a "Kweh!" as he bounds back over to Chase and Gen.
Jun 23 21:00:24 <@zoofman>	As usual, your attire changed when you jumped sides.
Jun 23 21:00:48 <Genevieve>	"That is one big bird."
Jun 23 21:01:12 »»	Chase_Violet stretches a bit and looks around. "Guess we should get going. At least I'm not getting -too- hot in these clothes..." he glances at Rhapsody. "Oh shit, yeah. He's gotten big on you, hasn't he?"
Jun 23 21:01:25 <Rosetta>	"Isn't he?" Rosetta beams. "Alright, let's go find Hildebrand."
Jun 23 21:01:45 <Genevieve>	"Let's head to his house, then."
Jun 23 21:02:56 »»	Chase_Violet pays the fee and heads over!
Jun 23 21:05:56 <@zoofman>	You guys may have taken a wrong turn and get lost a bit, flailing around the lower level of the city, before you find the neighborhood the estate is in again!
Jun 23 21:06:18 »»	Rosetta doesn't care if they get lost a little. She's delighted to be going chocobo riding again.
Jun 23 21:09:15 <@zoofman>	When you knock on the door, it's the white haired elder Manderville who answers, just as undressed as you've always seen him.  He let you guys on in with a grumble about Hildibrand being upstairs in his study.
Jun 23 21:10:03 <Rosetta>	"Thanks." Rosetta hops off Rhapsody and looks for a place to let him chill outside.
Jun 23 21:10:26 <@zoofman>	There's a little stable for guests to tie their Chocobos at.
Jun 23 21:11:07 <Genevieve>	"Hildebrand, we're here~" She calls as she ascends the steps.
Jun 23 21:11:33 »»	Chase_Violet is polite to the elder Manderville as ever
Jun 23 21:12:06 »»	Rosetta gives Rhapsody a little pat after tying him up at the stable, then heads on in.
Jun 23 21:12:29 »»	Chase_Violet follows Gen in, looking around for the study.
Jun 23 21:12:54 <@zoofman>	"My friends!  You have returned!" You can hear him calling from the study, the door's open.  "I take it something significant has transpired in your homeland?"
Jun 23 21:13:08 <Chase_Violet>	"Man, you have no idea."
Jun 23 21:13:17 <Rosetta>	"Huh, I suppose that means nothing of note has happened here? Or nothing you've noticed?"
Jun 23 21:13:41 <Chase_Violet>	"We have good news and bad news, basically."
Jun 23 21:13:49 »»	Chase_Violet heads in.
Jun 23 21:14:00 ---»	Break_ (~Break@Rizon-2A7600D6.lsanca.fios.verizon.net) has Joined #easternislesrhapsody
Jun 23 21:15:56 <@zoofman>	You guys find him reading the a newspaper.  He's standing up and looking over it, while flexing in his unusual manner, pointing both index fingers at his head.  "It is dificult to say what has occured!  Null Industries appears to have been under a lockdown for the last few days.  A pity.  Our attempts to try to secure a foodhold within the facility were successful, but we were to start work yesterday."
Jun 23 21:16:13 <@zoofman>	"That has, I believe, been postponed due to unforseen circumstances."
Jun 23 21:16:38 <Chase_Violet>	"I guess we made things a little harder on you then..."
Jun 23 21:16:45 »»	Chase_Violet shuts the door once everyone inside.
Jun 23 21:16:49 <Chase_Violet>	"Okay, so the bad news first."
Jun 23 21:17:41 »»	Rosetta walks in flipping her Garuda card between her fingers. "Well, at least we know that he didn't cause some catastrophe here to do what he did."
Jun 23 21:17:49 <Chase_Violet>	"Grant successfully brought a primal over to our world. Garuda - by fusing it with a local legendary pokemon... Oshun, the Keeper of the Rivers, who's a Lugia."
Jun 23 21:18:05 <Chase_Violet>	"Furthermore it seems he was able to infuse it with Unown, bringing it at least somewhat under his control."
Jun 23 21:18:54 <Chase_Violet>	"He did this through a portal at his base in the ruins of Dalamund that was connected to a geologically similar location on Earth, Shiverwing."
Jun 23 21:19:27 <@zoofman>	Hildibrand looks up from his reading, sees Rosetta's card, double takes, and makes an exaggerated, frightened expression.  "By the twelve - is that what I think it is?"
Jun 23 21:19:30 <Chase_Violet>	"And he has a number more pokemon captured already, waiting fusion with other Primals. Odin is already there too."
Jun 23 21:19:38 <Chase_Violet>	"The good news is we stopped Garuda!"
Jun 23 21:19:40 <Rosetta>	"We beat it and caught it though."
Jun 23 21:19:51 <Rosetta>	"Well, caught a sliver of its power. Kinda like what summoners do here I think?"
Jun 23 21:20:00 »»	Rosetta taps her Garuda card.
Jun 23 21:20:05 <Rosetta>	"Come out, Aria!"
Jun 23 21:20:31 <Chase_Violet>	Aura Guardian is go once again in case communication is needed.
Jun 23 21:21:21 <@zoofman>	Out she comes, the little mini Garuda she is!  She flutters around, stretches her wings, and stares at the odd man known as Mr. Manderville.
Jun 23 21:23:12 <@zoofman>	"She is...physically, very unlike the avatars a Summoner can bring forth - those vessels lack true sapience and act on instinct and command.  She...however...seems to be very much like a Pokemon, in how she acts, hrm." His concern vanishes, replaced with curiosity.
Jun 23 21:23:19 <Chase_Violet>	"She's pretty friendly, actually."
Jun 23 21:24:09 <Rosetta>	"Yeah!" Rosetta tussles her head feathers in a friendly way.
Jun 23 21:24:20 <Genevieve>	"We didn't really have time to examine if the original Primal had all of the power they do over here, but she was strong enough anyway."
Jun 23 21:25:30 <@zoofman>	She mimics this, tussling Rosetta's hair.  "Hrm.  This, on its own, while clearly not a GOOD thing, at least seems solvable...though I imagine the worst news is that this is just a foreshadowing for his plans to conjure forth Bahamut."
Jun 23 21:26:06 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, prooobably, but the good news there is he needs a suitable vessel for Bahamut on our side to do that."
Jun 23 21:26:09 <Chase_Violet>	"In any case... our actions are probably what caused the lockdown. And yeah, I'm afraid of that too. I'd -like- to rescue the captured legendaries but that's probably not even feasible given how hard we've been pushing."
Jun 23 21:26:34 <Chase_Violet>	"(Pretty sure he has one, Rose, or is working on getting it out, y'know.)"
Jun 23 21:26:37 <Genevieve>	"That's the short term bad news anyway. In the long term, they may have permanently damaged some reincarnation cycles on our side."
Jun 23 21:27:03 <Rosetta>	"Well, we don't know that for sure yet."
Jun 23 21:27:24 <@zoofman>	Hildibrand scratches his chin. "I wonder what this would imply for Garuda's existance on our side."
Jun 23 21:27:55 <@zoofman>	"Only one way to test that, sadly, and I would not like to be the one to push for it."
Jun 23 21:28:04 <Chase_Violet>	"Hard to say... Have you heard anything about Odin here recently? That was apparently Grant's first subject."
Jun 23 21:28:23 <Genevieve>	"Let's not summon her Primal form here. I figure if the universe isn't unraveling, it's good enough."
Jun 23 21:29:22 <@zoofman>	"Odin...is a very unusual Primal.  One that is brought forth by great acts of violence, as oppose to the cryatsl fueled rituals the others are.  So no, not exactly."
Jun 23 21:30:06 »»	Chase_Violet briefly wonders if the battles in visiwa contributed to that any.
Jun 23 21:31:31 <Chase_Violet>	"Oh yeah, by the way..." he reaches into his bard garb and pulls out some notes he wrote down and then stashed in the clothes on his side in anticipation. "You might be interested in this, too."
Jun 23 21:31:39 <Chase_Violet>	It's a summary of the information in http://pastebin.com/h3Av7QJW
Jun 23 21:32:18 <Genevieve>	"I wonder what qualifies as a great act of violence."
Jun 23 21:32:51 <@zoofman>	"If this battle transpired at their gateway, that explains their temporary lockdown of their facilities...hrm.  At this rate, next we meet might be on -your- world, if our infiltration goes well.  For the one thing I do have to report is Null Industries has been investing in maritime vessels, building a small fleet.  And augmenting them with Allagan technology."
Jun 23 21:33:24 <Chase_Violet>	"He's building a naval fleet. Visiwa is mostly an island region."
Jun 23 21:33:32 <Chase_Violet>	"He wants to back up his battleship." he grimaces.
Jun 23 21:33:44 <Rosetta>	"That's just shiny."
Jun 23 21:33:50 <Chase_Violet>	"He's kicking back for the endgame."
Jun 23 21:34:08 <Rosetta>	"If you've got people in place, any chance of sabotaging the construction?"
Jun 23 21:34:26 <Chase_Violet>	Anyway, he leaves the Looker notes on Hildebrand's desk for the man to do with what he will.
Jun 23 21:34:31 <Genevieve>	"Maybe Gabby can call up another storm of the century."
Jun 23 21:34:39 <Chase_Violet>	"Might jeopardize our position..." he says to Rose.
Jun 23 21:34:45 <Chase_Violet>	"This isn't good whatever the case."
Jun 23 21:35:00 <@zoofman>	Hildibrand looks over the notes and photos you hand him.  Every now and then he has an 'ah ha' moment as he recalls something, or furrows his brow as he doubts what he's reading and thinks on it.  By the end of it, he's rubbing his temple "Hrm.  Hrrrrrrmmmm..."
Jun 23 21:37:54 <@zoofman>	He collapses into a chair, putting the papers down.  "My memories are still somewhat fragmented, but this has helped me put them into proper perspective, and reminded me of many new ones.  I...thank you, friends.  This brings me much peace of mind."
Jun 23 21:38:03 <Chase_Violet>	"We -could- ask for Gabriella's help, but keep in mind he's got a Kyogre."
Jun 23 21:38:43 <@zoofman>	"Crowd sourcing...I could very well try to enlist the help of adventurers on this side, to help thwart Grant's plans," he nods.
Jun 23 21:38:44 »»	Chase_Violet nods at the man. "No problem dude."
Jun 23 21:38:45 <Genevieve>	"Oh right."
Jun 23 21:39:52 <Genevieve>	"Tell everyone that Null Industries is trying to summon a Primal on this side. Moggle Mog's Crown -is- still missing, right?"
Jun 23 21:40:47 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, we gotta start working against his PR on this side."
Jun 23 21:41:24 <Rosetta>	"It's too bad we don't have much in the way of proof that it'd be feasible to show."
Jun 23 21:41:24 <@zoofman>	"No Moogles have officially reported the theft...but I did learn something very interesting.  There is indeed a snitch amongst their race."
Jun 23 21:42:03 <Chase_Violet>	"Seems to be a track record that they have trouble keeping secrets... different moogle than the one who revealed their village's location?"
Jun 23 21:43:04 <@zoofman>	He shakes his head.  "If you recall, the runic sentry devices that had been blocked off or tampered with.  It wasn't to hide them, a Moogle had purposely covered them up to block them.  I suspect it's the same individual.  Nashu is currently in Gridania - where we suspect they are hiding."
Jun 23 21:43:42 <@zoofman>	Hildibrand thinks on your question about 'proof.'
Jun 23 21:44:45 <Rosetta>	"Grant's been bringing a lot of adventurers to our side or using them to train his troops. We really need to cut him off from that if we can."
Jun 23 21:45:15 <@zoofman>	"If I had a means of showing people that he has invented tools that allow the capture of Monsters, and that his Pokemon aren't necisarily just phantasms but possibly captive creatures, I...think that would be a start to getting some momentum."
Jun 23 21:45:39 <Rosetta>	"Well, that's pretty easy."
Jun 23 21:45:44 <Chase_Violet>	"It's going to be tough as shit to pin down Grant on this side. Granted, Steel Wing suddenly vanished on her 'out of this world tour'. We successfully sorted her deal out on our side the same night all of this happened. How did his PR handle that yet? Just stalling by saying she's still on tour?"
Jun 23 21:46:10 <@zoofman>	"Do you have any Pokeballs with you?" He doesn't even hesitate to ask.  "Or are they in card form as well?"
Jun 23 21:46:28 <@zoofman>	"Or possibly even a Pokemon you could entrust me with..? Or would that be too much to ask?"
Jun 23 21:46:29 <Rosetta>	"They're cards here, but they'll work just the same."
Jun 23 21:46:40 »»	Chase_Violet puts Brunhilde's card down, along with a few others. Haydn, Elise, Schubert.
Jun 23 21:46:41 »»	Genevieve pulls out some Great Balls. "I always have some."
Jun 23 21:46:55 <Rosetta>	"How about an Unown?"
Jun 23 21:46:59 <Chase_Violet>	"I'm not leaving all of them behind, but..."
Jun 23 21:47:05 <Chase_Violet>	He thinks a moment.
Jun 23 21:47:17 <Genevieve>	"That seems reasonable, Rose."
Jun 23 21:48:34 <Chase_Violet>	"If I leave Elise and Brunhilde behind that should be a reasonable comparison, right? Whatever they could figure about the pokemon, with a Behemoth in a card that brings up even more questions."
Jun 23 21:48:35 <@zoofman>	"If I recall, your Unown had the same...distortion about it to make it seem as if it were a hologram, did it not?  Showing it can be freed from the card might count for something, though."
Jun 23 21:48:45 <Rosetta>	"Right, gimme a second." Rosetta tugs down on her collar and presses a finger to her tattoo. It crackles with electricity, and then she tugs an Unown out with a flash of blue light.
Jun 23 21:49:18 <Chase_Violet>	"Or..." He thinks. "Maybe Strauss instead..."
Jun 23 21:49:37 <@zoofman>	"I wouldn't need to borrow your Behemoth, Chase," Hildibrand gestures to a window.  "Our family has one that I could 'capture'."  Indeed, there's a Behemoth in a giant doghouse out there.
Jun 23 21:49:47 <Chase_Violet>	Oh, he knows that.
Jun 23 21:50:07 <Chase_Violet>	"Just figured it might be a little more convenient. In that case..." he leaves three Great Ball cards with Hildebrand.
Jun 23 21:50:35 <@zoofman>	Rosetta pulls out an Unown!  It's got an odd, videogamey, holographic appearance about it.  What letter is it, Rosetta?
Jun 23 21:50:40 <Chase_Violet>	"This is all I have besides my Master Ball."
Jun 23 21:51:08 <Rosetta>	1d28 alphabet exclamation mark question mark
Jun 23 21:51:08 <CritSenpai>	alphabet exclamation mark question mark: 28 [1d28=28]
Jun 23 21:51:19 <Rosetta>	It's a question mark Unown!
Jun 23 21:51:38 <@zoofman>	It's pretty confused where the fuck it is, so yes, a ? Unown.
Jun 23 21:51:43 <Rosetta>	"Well, what I figured is you could demonstrate capturing something live with a 'wild' Pokemon like this, yeah?"
Jun 23 21:52:03 <Rosetta>	"So leave it uncaptured for now. It'll probably be fine hanging around."
Jun 23 21:52:17 »»	Genevieve looks through her cards. "I sort of brought my A team, I can't really leave any of them here."
Jun 23 21:52:35 »»	Chase_Violet will also leave Strauss behind, rather than Elise.
Jun 23 21:53:56 <Rosetta>	"You sure, Chase? We could stop by the Safari Zone and grab something to bring back."
Jun 23 21:54:19 <@zoofman>	"...That would be a very powerful demonstration." Hildibrand grins, starting to like the idea.  He shakes his head at your offer to leave behind Strauss, though, Chase.  "While I'm honored, I did not imagine for you to entrust me with your closest allies.  This is not something we need see immediately done.  Especially with the ease with which you can visit."
Jun 23 21:54:35 <Chase_Violet>	"Ah, I see."
Jun 23 21:55:16 <@zoofman>	"I will keep an eye on our questionable friend here, though." He nods to the ? Unown.  He borrows two of Chase's Great Balls for now.
Jun 23 21:55:43 <Chase_Violet>	"Alright, then." he takes Strauss back. "I feel like I hadn't been giving him enough spotlight lately... thought maybe helping things aorund here would help that. But if you got enough, you got enough." he grins.
Jun 23 21:56:11 <Chase_Violet>	His sense of humor is not quite bad as Hildibrand's but he found it kind of funny!
Jun 23 21:56:57 <Genevieve>	"Something as simple as catching a Chocobo should be enough to start the questions."
Jun 23 21:57:09 <Chase_Violet>	"I'm surprised we've managed to get this far without Grant realizing we have a backdoor over here."
Jun 23 21:57:18 <Rosetta>	"What kinda Pokemon are popular here anyway? It's Pikachu, isn't it? We could bring back something everyone likes from playing the card games for your demonstration."
Jun 23 21:59:09 <Genevieve>	"This world does seem a little rodent-light."
Jun 23 22:01:01 <@zoofman>	He thinks on that.  "Come to think of it, that's pretty spot on.  I believe PIkachus are quite popular."
Jun 23 22:01:06 <@zoofman>	"How did you guess that?"
Jun 23 22:02:03 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. Just a hunch. Kids like 'em on our side. Some old cartoon or somethin'."
Jun 23 22:02:21 <Genevieve>	"There's a Pikachu themepark in like every country now."
Jun 23 22:04:10 <@zoofman>	"Hrm.  Don't recall this, but dualy noted."
Jun 23 22:04:48 <@zoofman>	"With your help on this I should be able to rile up a free company or two to assist us.  And once -they- 'discover' Null Industry's larger objectives...well, I imagine things will quickly escalate."
Jun 23 22:05:52 <Chase_Violet>	"Thanks for the help, man."
Jun 23 22:06:52 <Genevieve>	"Perfect. That'd be amazing."
Jun 23 22:07:14 <Rosetta>	"Can't wait to hear about it."
Jun 23 22:08:17 <Rosetta>	"Anything else we should grab from our side while we're at it? Maybe debunk some of the 'Allagan' technology he has with stuff from our world?"
Jun 23 22:09:38 <@zoofman>	He frowns, "It might cause more confusion than good.  To the people or Eorzea, both are sufficiently alien enough to be the same origin."
Jun 23 22:10:22 <Chase_Violet>	"I wonder..."
Jun 23 22:10:35 <Rosetta>	"Fair enough, we're already dumping a lot on 'em."
Jun 23 22:11:09 <Chase_Violet>	"What else should we cover, then?" he thinks.
Jun 23 22:11:38 <@zoofman>	There's always selfies.
Jun 23 22:12:07 <Chase_Violet>	Probably shouldn't send -that- one to Octavia in case it's intercepted.
Jun 23 22:12:12 <Genevieve>	Selfies seem like a bad idea.
Jun 23 22:12:58 <Rosetta>	We should take selfies with just us and Grant's dome in the background.
Jun 23 22:14:28 <Genevieve>	"I think that's it. Plenty of time to stop in on the Writer."
Jun 23 22:14:55 <Rosetta>	"Sounds good."
Jun 23 22:15:05 <Chase_Violet>	"Right... Alright, see you on the other side sometime then, Hildibrand. Maybe..."
Jun 23 22:16:30 <@zoofman>	"Indeed, good luck on your own endevours, friends," He sees you to the door and gives you a farewell bow.
Jun 23 22:17:35 »»	Chase_Violet bids him farewell and heads out!
Jun 23 22:17:37 »»	Rosetta recalls Aria so no one outside freaks out, then goes to untie Rhapsody and hops back on.
Jun 23 22:18:26 »»	Genevieve heads on back to the crystal.
Jun 23 22:19:29 <@zoofman>	You guys make your way back to the main Aeritherite of the cite, and back on home!
Jun 23 22:19:42 <@zoofman>	...Which I believe just leads you to another trip to make.
Jun 23 22:20:33 »»	Genevieve pilots towards Mirage Isle.
Jun 23 22:23:14 <@zoofman>	Well, we'll cut the travel shorter than that.  Shark Fighter went out of his way to set up GATES in each of the major cities of the region, we'll say you guys knew who to ask to get access to one, and went on through.
Jun 23 22:24:27 <Chase_Violet>	OFF TO MIRAGE ISLE THEN
Jun 23 22:25:21 <@zoofman>	That said, rather than the isle being submerged when you arrive (as you would expect it would be for this day of the week) it's...clearly above sea level.  The temple is still set up as a camp for Visiwans who have come to assist the natives, with tents and tech set up, but things are a little different.
Jun 23 22:27:02 <@zoofman>	Namely that there aren't any PokePeople.  Just former PokePeople.  At the moment there seems to be a fair number of very pale skinned women being looked over by doctors and nurses.  Mostly just getting vacinnations, getting biometric screenings done, that sorta thing.
Jun 23 22:27:13 <@zoofman>	No one really thinks twice about people showing up out of an Unown Portal here.
Jun 23 22:27:21 <Rosetta>	"Wonder how Junior's doing now." Rosetta says as she steps out of the portal.
Jun 23 22:27:32 »»	Rosetta hops in place and looks all around, taking it all in.
Jun 23 22:27:51 »»	Chase_Violet looks over in the direction of the women, figuring they must have been the captured sirens
Jun 23 22:28:13 <@zoofman>	The main ziggurat of the temple is humming with energy and light.  That emerald and topaz crystal at its base?  It's glow is stretching all over the structure.
Jun 23 22:28:25 <Chase_Violet>	"Wow, this place has really changed.. I bet the language barrier is broken too."
Jun 23 22:28:34 <@zoofman>	There's what appears to be a doorway lit up, halfway up the stairs.
Jun 23 22:28:56 »»	Chase_Violet heads for the temple. "We should do some visiting while we're here, maybe after talking to Tentra."
Jun 23 22:29:23 <Chase_Violet>	"Wonder whatever happened to Pi..."
Jun 23 22:29:39 <Rosetta>	"Sounds like we got a few people to see after we finish with business here then, yeah?"
Jun 23 22:29:52 <Genevieve>	"Sure. I'm curious myself."
Jun 23 22:31:23 <@zoofman>	As you guys ascend the staircase, and approach the door...it seems to react to your necklaces.  They flicker with light a couple of times, as does the door, and then it slides aside.
Jun 23 22:31:37 <@zoofman>	Roll me perception!
Jun 23 22:31:43 <Chase_Violet>	3d6-2+1
Jun 23 22:31:43 <CritSenpai>	3d6-2+1: 13 [3d6=5,3,6]
Jun 23 22:31:52 <Genevieve>	2d6+5
Jun 23 22:31:52 <CritSenpai>	2d6+5: 9 [2d6=3,1]
Jun 23 22:31:55 <Rosetta>	5d6+1
Jun 23 22:31:55 <CritSenpai>	5d6+1: 20 [5d6=5,1,2,6,5]
Jun 23 22:32:14 <Rosetta>	(CritSenpai n-noticed me)
Jun 23 22:34:41 <@zoofman>	Rosetta notices a guard on the palicade watch this happen.  He doesn't really DO anything, but does stare slackjawed as he watches you guys just waltz into this ancient construct.  The Growlithe with him looks equally baffled.
Jun 23 22:35:29 »»	Rosetta waves cheerily on the way in.
Jun 23 22:36:43 <@zoofman>	The interior to this structure doesn't really surprise you guys, it's much like the others are.  Black obsidian walls, that glow with a faint blue due to a wavering column of energy.
Jun 23 22:37:37 »»	Chase_Violet pops his neck as he approaches the column. "Awesome."
Jun 23 22:37:50 <Chase_Violet>	"Alright then, will you do us the honors?"
Jun 23 22:40:30 <Rosetta>	"Sure." Rosetta taps her tattoo as she walks up to the column, then reaches out towards it with both hands.
Jun 23 22:46:01 <@zoofman>	Rosetta steps through, and finds herself in the courtyard.
Jun 23 22:46:18 »»	Chase_Violet follows!
Jun 23 22:46:20 »»	Genevieve hops on through.
Jun 23 22:46:26 »»	Rosetta hops in place until she's facing The Writer's door and then heads on forward.
Jun 23 22:46:36 <@zoofman>	In the past, there was always a direction or two, or more, that was sealed off.  Now, they are all accessible, and lead to their respective lord's dwellings.
Jun 23 22:47:02 »»	Chase_Violet looks towards some of the previously sealed areas on the way to the library, curious
Jun 23 22:47:59 <@zoofman>	There's a building that looks like a monestary in a forest down one direction, Chase.  And a large, snowy mountain down another.
Jun 23 22:48:18 <@zoofman>	Heading toward the library, you find a pretty...weird sight.
Jun 23 22:49:37 <@zoofman>	The library is still there, ramshackled and old as it always looked.  But behind it is a big, elaborate amphitheatre.  It looks based off the one in Sydney, as its lakeside.
Jun 23 22:49:49 <Chase_Violet>	"Aw snap."
Jun 23 22:50:23 <Chase_Violet>	"Guess we found where all the Verve is."
Jun 23 22:50:45 <@zoofman>	So basically this with a shitty ass building behind it. http://abcplanet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/Sydney_Opera_House_Australia.jpg
Jun 23 22:50:46 <Rosetta>	"Shiny. Well, it makes sense. She was just taking care of the place while Shiva was out."
Jun 23 22:51:55 <Chase_Violet>	"I dunno, if Fact and Fiction end up getting a proper god we might see an improvement to the library..."
Jun 23 22:52:21 <@zoofman>	The library door is ajar at the moment.  You can hear people talking inside.
Jun 23 22:52:22 »»	Chase_Violet admires the amphitheater for a moment before heading in to the old building.
Jun 23 22:52:30 <Chase_Violet>	Though he pauses long enough to listen.
Jun 23 22:53:21 <Rosetta>	"Huh, she's got other visitors?" Rosetta says quietly as she approaches.
Jun 23 22:55:21 <@zoofman>	It sounds like an argument, Chase.  "This is so stupid.  How do you expect a mortal - especially a human - to wield something like that?  Even if they could, it's impractal to actually try to strike someone with it."  It sounds like The Deciever..?
Jun 23 22:56:30 <@zoofman>	"Oh, right.  Forgot about that restriction." Another voice says, one with a pretty pronounced drawl.
Jun 23 22:56:44 <Genevieve>	"Maybe they're getting my super weapon together."
Jun 23 22:56:53 »»	Chase_Violet nods at Gen and heads on in, curious.
Jun 23 22:56:59 »»	Genevieve walks into the library with a "Sup nerds?"
Jun 23 22:57:24 <Rosetta>	"Heya." Rosetta follows Gen and Chase in with a wave.
Jun 23 22:57:54 <@zoofman>	Hilarious enough, Gen, The Writer and her old, warscarred Lucario are on the upper level of the Library, where you're entering at, having tea and reading.  The arguments seem to be going on below.
Jun 23 22:59:19 <@zoofman>	She closes her book and looks over as you enter.  "Good day.  Apologies, the library is being used for a meeting place at the moment - I did not expect to have more guests today."
Jun 23 22:59:43 <Rosetta>	"What's the meeting about?"
Jun 23 22:59:46 <Genevieve>	"No worries, we're dropping in unannounced after all. And we should talk to those guys, too."
Jun 23 23:00:28 »»	Chase_Violet peers over the railing to the lower level for a brief moment.
Jun 23 23:00:36 <@zoofman>	"Thank you for help in assisting The Talespinner to finally come home.  She has been kind enough to permit this structure to stay until The Devourer can be safely expelled."  She nods at the balcony, welcoming you to take a look.
Jun 23 23:01:06 <Chase_Violet>	"We actually came to talk to you a little about that..."
Jun 23 23:02:43 »»	Genevieve looks out over the balcony while letting out Athena. "Ask the nice lady before you take any books off the shelf."
Jun 23 23:03:26 <@zoofman>	You see quite a few of the Outer Gods here at the moment, in their avatar forms, sitting around a large table - only one missing is The Voidmind (but there seems to be a clockwork Beldum model placed in front of one of the chairs).  The Deciever is at one end, looking as bored as usual.  The Nameless is sitting between him and a very large, bearded man.  She's got her arms crossed, clearly annoyed.
Jun 23 23:04:28 <@zoofman>	It's pretty safe to say who The Everhungry's Avatar is: http://imgur.com/Sa5k53D
Jun 23 23:05:14 <@zoofman>	At the other end of the table sits the others.  The only two you haven't seen are The Voidmind (Who appears to be an elderly Asian monk), and The Talespinner....who....
Jun 23 23:06:32 <@zoofman>	well to be honest she looks like Alice, with little antenna, Vivillion wings, and an extra set of arms.  She's got her feet kicked up on the table, one pair of arms behind her head, twiddling her thumbs with the other set.  Clearly bored as well.
Jun 23 23:06:35 <Rosetta>	(Did you mean Unfeeling first time you said Voidmind?)
Jun 23 23:06:49 <Rosetta>	(the missing one who has a clockwork Beldum in their stead)
Jun 23 23:07:29 <@zoofman>	(Er, yes, I did, sorry)
Jun 23 23:08:27 <@zoofman>	Athena replies with a <Yes, ma'am>, asks Tentra for permission, then hovers around to explore after he gets it.
Jun 23 23:09:53 <@zoofman>	The Writer laughs quietly, "They are currently discussing creating a weapon to trust someone with to fight our shared enemies.  And how best to approach the inevitable inclusion of a ninth God in a few weeks time."
Jun 23 23:10:11 <@zoofman>	"What was it you wished to inquire about?" She asks Chase.
Jun 23 23:10:26 <Chase_Violet>	"Yeah, those are some pretty important things... can't say it's been off our minds either."
Jun 23 23:10:44 »»	Chase_Violet has a seat at the table, though he'll let Gen go first if she wants.
Jun 23 23:11:26 <Genevieve>	"A few things. First, I should tell you that a girl named Octavia has gotten herself seriously in over her head."
Jun 23 23:12:44 <Genevieve>	"And second, I'd like to know what happened between you, Grant, and the Devourer, if you can explain, please."
Jun 23 23:13:34 »»	Rosetta peers down at the table, straining to hear more about this weapon thing, but returns her attention to The Writer once Gen starts asking questions.
Jun 23 23:15:37 <@zoofman>	"I'm aware." The Writer's expression dampens.  "I know how close she is to the heart of Grant's efforts.  It has made contacting her via my sentries very infeasible.  The last time I tried...well, that was what led you here, Genevieve."
Jun 23 23:16:51 <@zoofman>	"There is little I can do for her, as things are."
Jun 23 23:17:53 <Chase_Violet>	"Maybe not directly..." he muses. "Just knowing you're alright would probably do some wonders. But yeah, about what happened with you and the Devourer..."
Jun 23 23:18:06 <Rosetta>	"I don't 'spose we could bring some message from you to her that'd convince her to be a bit less nuts?"
Jun 23 23:18:31 <Chase_Violet>	"What is exactly the situation here?"
Jun 23 23:21:24 <@zoofman>	She seems like she wants to discuss Octavia some more, but does move on to The Devourer for now.  "Do you mean the history between Grant and myself?  Or just how The Devourer was brought here?  Either way, it starts the same...in my youth, as a traveling scribe, I encountered a deity who took an interest in me.  His name was The Pooka, a lord of dreams, nightmares and memories."
Jun 23 23:22:52 <Chase_Violet>	That must be the Darkrai Shizimoto mentioned. Chase notes that but doesn't say anything.
Jun 23 23:23:07 <@zoofman>	"Much as The Outer Gods sought out servants in you three, he did in me.  Which caused me to become both alienated from the order of Rune Masters which had raised me, and led me to meet others with similar gifts."
Jun 23 23:24:06 <@zoofman>	"My order...had a very ancient, and questionable practice for the elderly and terminally ill.  They were to offer themselves to The Collective, become one with it, and allow it to grow." She nods down to the pit, where the beast slumbers.
Jun 23 23:24:48 <Chase_Violet>	He nods, this part's familiar.
Jun 23 23:27:33 <@zoofman>	"I believe I was around your age the first time I met Grant," She says to Genevieve.  "He had sought me out because I was known as an outsider to my order - 'banished' to live outside the secular temple library.  He claimed to be chosen by The Collective itself, as a prophet for its own agenda."
Jun 23 23:29:42 <@zoofman>	"He was...clearly a troubled man when I first met him.  Taken by a madness he did not fully understand.  He was composed enough to have his own autonomy and self reliance still, but his opinions and world views were beyond misanthropic."
Jun 23 23:31:43 <@zoofman>	"That said, I was very confused how an outsider to our order had learned of its darkest secret.  He knew what The Collective's true form was, and how it grew.  He wanted me to show him where it lay.  What I instead did was directed him to where my order brought...new pupils." There's a distinct distaste in how she phrases that.  "I'd hoped that those there would better educate him and help him deal with his troubles, f
Jun 23 23:31:43 <@zoofman>	ar better than I could."
Jun 23 23:33:55 <@zoofman>	"It was a naive action I would pay for many, many years later.  Physically, he hadn't aged a day, but when he returned, he was a much older, composed, charismatic, and powerful individual."
Jun 23 23:36:14 <Genevieve>	"Accidents happen."
Jun 23 23:36:38 <Chase_Violet>	"Right..." he thinks back to the whole fiasco with Tialoc. "Can't blame yourself for not seeing the future..."
Jun 23 23:36:44 <@zoofman>	This story goes on in a similar way that Octavia described it, Grant showing up with his possee and making some pretty grand claims of what he could do for The Devourer.  "I was the last thing standing between this man who I knew had very disturbing intentions, and the very being that I believed had warped his concious.  Luckily, due to The Pooka's blessings, and my life leading me to become closer to The Broken Lord t
Jun 23 23:36:44 <@zoofman>	han most, I was able to not only put the monster into a great sleep, but also drag it here as a last resort."
Jun 23 23:38:08 <Rosetta>	"And Octavia's been trying to find a way to bring you back. Is that...even possible right now?"
Jun 23 23:38:33 <Chase_Violet>	"Probably not without undoing whatever she's been keeping up to keep it asleep.."
Jun 23 23:39:57 »»	Genevieve looks out over the balcony towards the pit with Devourer. "Theoretically, doesn't that make the Collective just a marginally less evil Pandemonium? If we separated it back into pieces, would it even be a threat anymore?"
Jun 23 23:40:00 <Chase_Violet>	"Hell, asleep probably isn't the right term since the collective seems functional even if its physical form is locked down at the moment."
Jun 23 23:40:55 <Rosetta>	"How exactly would we do that though?"
Jun 23 23:41:48 <@zoofman>	"The poor girl."  She sighs.  "I had no choice but to leave her.  And I knew she would do something foolish to undo my actions.  You are correct in that the only thing keeping it asleep is my presence here.  There is nothing barring me here until the end of time, I just...cannot leave yet."
Jun 23 23:42:35 <@zoofman>	"I told the Outer Gods the same, Genevieve.  I believe this weapon would be just as effective against The Devouerer.  Though fighting it -here- would be very dangerous."
Jun 23 23:42:57 <Genevieve>	"Here the Library or here the Dream World?"
Jun 23 23:43:29 <Chase_Violet>	"Are you aware Grant's trying to bring it back into Visiwa? He's using gods from another world and fusing them into -our- gods to form gestalt creatures under his command. He's already managed to do this with at least Oshun and the Pooka - that's the Darkrai, right?. Octavia is watching over the latter at the moment."
Jun 23 23:43:50 <Chase_Violet>	"I think he plans to do the same thing with this guy."
Jun 23 23:44:02 <@zoofman>	"The Dream World.  Unown are made from the ambient energies all around us.  It would be akin to tossing water on an oil fire."
Jun 23 23:44:27 <Genevieve>	"So we DO need to haul him out of here to a preferably uninhabited part of the real world."
Jun 23 23:44:28 <Chase_Violet>	"Good thing we never tried to launch an attack here, then..."
Jun 23 23:44:55 <Rosetta>	"That sounds risky. We have to make sure it won't immediately ping Grant and let him know where we summoned it to."
Jun 23 23:47:17 <@zoofman>	"My -intention- was that, hopefully, someone would have put an end to Grant's schemes, and that I could bide my time long enough for The Outer Gods to call upon their champions to prepare to put down the monster."
Jun 23 23:47:43 <Genevieve>	"We can probably do that. We can give this weapon a test run on Pandemonium, even."
Jun 23 23:47:57 <Chase_Violet>	"Hah, well... kind of been working on it, but he was clever about setting up his main base unfortunately."
Jun 23 23:48:12 <@zoofman>	She didn't seem to be aware of this, Chase.  And she seems pretty hurt when you tell her that.  "She did...?"
Jun 23 23:51:11 <Chase_Violet>	"If it's any consolation, Octavia watching over it is probably better than just leaving it idle in Grant's hands. Corbin said it was different to what happened to Oshun somehow..."
Jun 23 23:51:35 <Genevieve>	"We haven't seen him ourselves, but we'll be sure to keep you updated."
Jun 23 23:51:37 <Chase_Violet>	"I'm betting it was Grant's idea and Octavia is doing what she can to damage control on your behalf." he offers.
Jun 23 23:51:58 <Chase_Violet>	5d6+12 Charm (Make Girls Not Cry) this is true as far as Chase's knowledge goes :V
Jun 23 23:51:58 <CritSenpai>	Charm (Make Girls Not Cry) this is true as far as Chase's knowledge goes :V: 30 [5d6=2,2,5,5,4]
Jun 23 23:52:45 <Chase_Violet>	"We're also looking into if this stuff can be reversed, so we'll keep you posted if we do find a way."
Jun 23 23:53:02 <Rosetta>	"Do you think there's anything you could put down in a letter to Octavia or something that could make things easier for us? She might just be doing this to figure out how to get you out, but she's nonetheless still one of Grant's lieutenants."
Jun 23 23:54:23 <@zoofman>	The Writer didn't seem on the verge of TEARS, but that certainly DOES help a ton, Chase.  She seems very unsettled, none the less. "I understated earlier, when I said The Pooka simply brought me into his servitude.  It was more than that."  Genevieve, it might seem really obvious to you that your Symbolsight senses would be tingly here, but not the way it is for Chase or Rosetta.  More like when you're actually looking
Jun 23 23:54:23 <@zoofman>	 at a Legendary.
Jun 23 23:54:24 <Chase_Violet>	"She obviously cares about you a hell of a lot. Don't think she'd do anything that'd intentionally upset you... Did... you want to talk about her more?"
Jun 23 23:54:54 »»	Genevieve goes ahead and peers into Symbolspace.
Jun 23 23:55:08 <Chase_Violet>	"..Oh?"
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Jun 23 23:56:24 <@zoofman>	She's got a bloodshot eye hovering above her. VERY similar to the one that was formed in the sky above Mirage Isle.  She ain't human, Gen.  It's like if Junior was part Darkrai or something.
Jun 23 23:56:53 <Genevieve>	"Oh."
Jun 23 23:57:21 <Rosetta>	"What's up?" Rosetta looks to Gen.
Jun 23 23:57:28 <@zoofman>	"He...made us kin.  And he did the same for Octavia."
Jun 23 23:57:49 <Genevieve>	"She's not human. Not 100% anyway."
Jun 23 23:59:20 <Rosetta>	"Oh geez. But then it's interesting you couldn't feel that Grant did...that to the Pooka."
Jun 23 23:59:30 <Chase_Violet>	"She... still very much sees you as family." he remembers Gen translating that 'mom' bit from Octavia's notes and wonders if Tentra should see them. "We may not be on the same sides but we've been in contact, kinda."
Jun 24 00:00:53 <Chase_Violet>	"It happened after Dandyman was going to lure her out by making her think you were back. We found out and warned her."
Jun 24 00:01:40 <Chase_Violet>	"After that though... we didn't really have any kind of idea what her thoughts were until just recently."
Jun 24 00:02:41 <@zoofman>	"I'm afraid what she might have allowed to happen to herself, let alone The Pooka, in order to..." she shakes her head.  "I apologize, it's dificult for me to articulate just what we are, but you seem to have the gist of it.  Yes, I would very much appreciate if you could deliver a message to her on my behalf."
Jun 24 00:03:01 <Rosetta>	"Shiny."
Jun 24 00:03:33 <Rosetta>	"Who wants to take the selfie to show we were here?" Rosetta's already reaching for her phone.
Jun 24 00:03:44 <@zoofman>	She beckons over an Unown, which brings her a fountain pen and some parchment.  She begins to furiously scribe a message.  "Proving the authenticity of it to her might be dificult, though."
Jun 24 00:04:06 <Chase_Violet>	"Is she going to be okay for a picture? That's kind of sudden given what we just told her but - oh yeah, I guess it'd do for proof."
Jun 24 00:04:27 »»	Genevieve waves for the other two to get into frame as she aims a selfie to get Tenta writing.
Jun 24 00:04:38 »»	Chase_Violet gets in the frame.
Jun 24 00:04:42 »»	Rosetta scoots in
Jun 24 00:05:12 <Genevieve>	"Say apocalypse!" She snaps the photo.
Jun 24 00:05:14 »»	Rosetta puts on a cheesy smile and does a super Asian looking pose with her fingers in a V.
Jun 24 00:05:56 <@zoofman>	She looks up from her writing just long enough to get what is going on. Her expression is somewhere between disapointment, concern, and anger.  "Do I really want to know what the joke here is?"
Jun 24 00:06:46 <Genevieve>	"Octavia loves letting everyone know what she's up to with pictures. So we'd figure we'd let her know you're alright."
Jun 24 00:06:54 <Chase_Violet>	"Nah, it's cool. Just... returning a favor, guess you could say."
Jun 24 00:07:00 <Rosetta>	"Octavia's been snapping selfies with our friends and loved ones. We thought it was to show us she could reach them and hurt them, but it turned out she was doing it to show they're still okay. Thought we'd do the same, yeah?"
Jun 24 00:09:38 <Chase_Violet>	"Still don't know why she thought we wouldn't get the wrong impression, but..."
Jun 24 00:10:58 »»	Genevieve saves the picture, then makes sure to get one of Athena reading. "Alright, let's check in with the god squad."
Jun 24 00:12:46 <Rosetta>	"Think I should show 'em Aria? They might have more they could tell us about these Primal-Legendary fusions if they get a look at her maybe?" Rosetta hops up in the air and gets ready to float downstairs.
Jun 24 00:12:58 <@zoofman>	Tentra sighs and mumbles something about 'that foolish daughter of mine' in Kushvan as she continues to write.  "Her perspectives, especially involving people, are a bit warped.  I suppose I should tell you what she is - would it surprise you if I said that at one point, there was a top secret initiative in Russia to selectively breed pscionic supersoldiers?  Most of them ended up child soldiers and met unfortionate fa
Jun 24 00:12:58 <@zoofman>	te.  A few however, were found at an age where they could still be rehabilitated."
Jun 24 00:13:44 <Rosetta>	"That's probably one of the less surprising things you could tell us about Russia."
Jun 24 00:14:10 <Genevieve>	"Nah, she seems the rehabilitated child psychic soldier type."
Jun 24 00:14:34 <Chase_Violet>	"Geez." He actually seems surprised.
Jun 24 00:15:01 <Chase_Violet>	That puts an entirely different spin on Octavia getting along with the symbiants for sure. He keeps his mouth shut this time though.
Jun 24 00:15:09 <Chase_Violet>	"...you'll see her again soon, I'm sure of it."
Jun 24 00:15:33 <@zoofman>	"I was the one that found her and took her in, but some things are very hard to change.  Though at this point it seems unlikely you'll have to directly fight her, Grant will not appreciate you convincing her to defect."
Jun 24 00:16:00 <Chase_Violet>	"Not at all. I hear he's really taken an interest in her."
Jun 24 00:16:46 <Rosetta>	"We've made a habit of really pissing Grant off. This won't be too new."
Jun 24 00:18:34 <Genevieve>	"We might still be convincing Octavia to slack off a little more."
Jun 24 00:18:39 <@zoofman>	"I'm sure you will....it might take me a while to get all my thoughts down, though.  So checking in with their meeting is probably a good idea." She nibbles on the tip of her pen as she reads over what she's written thus far.
Jun 24 00:18:44 »»	Genevieve heads downstairs to the god table.
Jun 24 00:18:49 »»	Chase_Violet nods and heads downstairs.
Jun 24 00:19:35 »»	Rosetta floats on down.
Jun 24 00:20:46 <@zoofman>	You guys walk down just in time to hear The Everhungry say, "I knew I should have brought my knife collection to this meeting."
Jun 24 00:22:30 »»	Genevieve walks over to pat Deceiver on the head. "Look at the boss doing work."
Jun 24 00:22:42 <@zoofman>	The seven Gods look over as you three walk down.  1NO tips his hat, Shiva makes obnoxious waving motions with both sets of arms, The Nameless offers a cool and composed "Good afternoon," and The Deciever raises an eyebrow and says...
Jun 24 00:22:48 <@zoofman>	"What, you didn't bring donuts?"
Jun 24 00:23:18 <Rosetta>	"Heya." Rosetta waves. "Nope, if we brought anything like that, it'd be funnelcakes."
Jun 24 00:24:01 »»	Chase_Violet produces a ziploc bag with the rest of Ammy's cookies in it. "Here, help yourselves."
Jun 24 00:24:25 <@zoofman>	Your actions get the whole table snickering.  "Oh har har.  I'll have you know we've been having this stupid discussion for 72 straight now."
Jun 24 00:24:39 <@zoofman>	He stares in disbelief as the cookies hit the table. "Holy shit someone actually brought snacks."
Jun 24 00:25:06 <Genevieve>	"What, not used to competent champions?"
Jun 24 00:25:24 <Chase_Violet>	"So, what we got so far, guys?"
Jun 24 00:25:44 <Rosetta>	"I've got soda too, as usual." Rosetta reaches in her pockets and pulls out a can in each hand.
Jun 24 00:25:46 <@zoofman>	Shiva and The Flayed One immediately pounce at the bag as the others give another round of light laughter.
Jun 24 00:25:52 »»	Chase_Violet nods at everyone, waving back at Shiva too and grinning.
Jun 24 00:28:16 <@zoofman>	The Deciever huffs, exhaling a puff of smoke and brimstone.  "We've reached a concencus that we can no longer act as singular entities, and must as a group.  This weapon will be our first act toward this."
Jun 24 00:28:50 <@zoofman>	"Bad news is we can't agree on what the damn thing should be," The One And Only adds.
Jun 24 00:29:04 <Genevieve>	"Can't decide on form or on function?"
Jun 24 00:31:16 <@zoofman>	"The form, mostly.  The function will be derived from that," The Nameless says with a sigh.  "It could be a magical pair of women's underwear that allows the user to transform, for all I care."
Jun 24 00:31:33 »»	Genevieve takes out Shadowblade and tosses it on the table.
Jun 24 00:31:42 <Chase_Violet>	"You don't know how dangerous that idea is."
Jun 24 00:31:45 <Genevieve>	"This, but sharper."
Jun 24 00:31:46 <Chase_Violet>	He says to Deceiver.
Jun 24 00:32:23 <Rosetta>	"-I'm- certainly not putting on the magical girl panties."
Jun 24 00:32:41 <Genevieve>	"I have enough magical panties."
Jun 24 00:32:52 <Rosetta>	"Wouldn't a gun be the most practical? Usable at range and easy to teach someone to use?"
Jun 24 00:33:24 <Chase_Violet>	"I think it should be up to the user, in the end."
Jun 24 00:33:28 <Genevieve>	"Does it work like that? Does a magic gun shoot magic bullets?"
Jun 24 00:33:35 <@zoofman>	Funny enough, they've found themselves sticking out of your handbag at this very moment.  Like someone meant to toss them in and half assed it.
Jun 24 00:34:19 <@zoofman>	Well, that certainly gets everyone's attention.  It's the Voidmind who speaks next.  He picks up your blade, and carefully inspects it.  "This is truely a malevolent weapon - the same the host of Pandemonium wields, I presume?"  His voice is...well, creepy.  Very monotone, absolutely no emotion to it.
Jun 24 00:34:33 <Rosetta>	"Yep."
Jun 24 00:35:25 <Genevieve>	"Unfortunately. Trice didn't quite think these through."
Jun 24 00:35:48 <@zoofman>	"It would send a very powerful message to rebirth this blade as an instrument of our will, then.  And in a form recognizable, and usable, by those who would follow our creed." He places it back on the table.
Jun 24 00:36:05 <@zoofman>	Everhungry gives a thumbs up. "Knifes get an okay in my book."
Jun 24 00:36:43 <Rosetta>	"How do you guys ever make a decision on anything without humans around?"
Jun 24 00:37:45 <Genevieve>	"Good. Right now it's a weapon without purpose."
Jun 24 00:38:43 <@zoofman>	"Working together is not something we are not proficient at, Acolyte." The Nameless pats Rosetta's head.
Jun 24 00:39:11 <Rosetta>	"I can't tell if you meant to double negative there or not."
Jun 24 00:39:20 <@zoofman>	(More like I messed up :B)
Jun 24 00:39:36 <@zoofman>	(not something we are very proficient at*)
Jun 24 00:39:48 <Rosetta>	"Thanks for helping out with Binny, by the way. That was a lot easier than the first time."
Jun 24 00:40:50 <Chase_Violet>	He waits to see the rest of the reactions, though he agrees with Rose's sentiment.
Jun 24 00:41:25 <@zoofman>	The Deciever shrugs.  "Well if the damned thing is sitting right in front of us anyway, why not?  I do like the undies idea though."  1NO: "For Once, we agree, ya old fart."
Jun 24 00:42:21 »»	Genevieve pulls out the cursed panties and puts them on Deceiver's head. "There you go."
Jun 24 00:43:01 <@zoofman>	The Flayed One and Shiva just got done fighting over the cookies.  Flayed One takes a look at the blade and nods.  Shiva starts laughing.  "You mean to tell me we're going to reforge the sister blade of the one that -caused- me so much trouble?  Oh, this is rich."
Jun 24 00:43:23 <Genevieve>	"It's karmic."
Jun 24 00:44:06 <@zoofman>	Everyone laughs at The Deciever's misfortion.  He rolls his eyes and takes off the sexy laced crown, tucking them inside his suit for now.
Jun 24 00:45:04 <@zoofman>	The Beldum statue simply emits, [PERMISSIBLE, THOUGH MY MONOLITH DESIGN WAS WITHOUT FAULT.]
Jun 24 00:47:07 <Genevieve>	"I'm glad you guys are doing this, though. Divided pantheons are so four thousand years ago."
Jun 24 00:47:08 <Chase_Violet>	"Looks like everyone's cool with it. Eight Outer Gods, going all in? We got this."
Jun 24 00:48:02 <Rosetta>	"Hey, when you're done with the weapon, can you bless our boat to withstand Kyogre-tier storms and add shiny lasers or something to it?"
Jun 24 00:48:19 <Genevieve>	"We can handle the lasers."
Jun 24 00:48:36 »»	Chase_Violet laughs. "One thing at a time, girl."
Jun 24 00:48:59 <@zoofman>	"Three favors at once...eeeeh?" The Everhungry seems unsure.  "We'll get to it later."
Jun 24 00:49:57 <Genevieve>	"Weapon of sass destruction first. Anything else is gravy."
Jun 24 00:50:03 <Chase_Violet>	"It's like she's on Santa's knee." he grins.
Jun 24 00:50:07 <Rosetta>	"Oh, what kinda plans have y'all made for adding someone else to your bunch? Normal and Fairy, that kinda stuff."
Jun 24 00:50:15 »»	Rosetta :<s at Chase
Jun 24 00:50:33 »»	Chase_Violet nudges Rosetta. "Let'em get to the blessing thing. We can ask questions after."
Jun 24 00:51:15 <Rosetta>	"Oh, I thought it'd take longer, like we leave the weapon with them and come back for it later."
Jun 24 00:51:43 <@zoofman>	The Deciever prattles on, "The function of this blade...the one you're giving us rends Auras, causes flesh to rot like a plauge.  We shall repurpose that enchantment.  It will rend Legendary Auras, and have the power to shatter the bonds of a joint conciousness to bits."
Jun 24 00:52:12 <@zoofman>	They all seem in agreement on that.
Jun 24 00:55:00 <Genevieve>	"Neat. Could have been helpful the other day."
Jun 24 00:55:13 <Rosetta>	"Hey, we managed that well enough."
Jun 24 00:55:13 <@zoofman>	"The matter of the Ninth, we still need to discuss ourselves, hun," says The Nameless.  "I know you are eager, but these matters take time."
Jun 24 00:55:26 <Rosetta>	"Okaaaay."
Jun 24 00:57:04 <@zoofman>	"As for the rebirth of this blade..." The Voidmind picks it back up, and stands himself, "Let us begin."
Jun 24 00:57:50 <@zoofman>	The other six rise as well.  Shiva just picks up the Bedlum statue.  "Guy refuses to change his form and doesn't fit friggen anywhere," Shiva mumbles.
Jun 24 00:59:05 <Chase_Violet>	He snickers. "He could have picked a worse stand-in at least."
Jun 24 01:00:00 <@zoofman>	The seven head upstairs, and out of the Library.  The Writer seems to have finished her letter, and already put it in an envelope and waxed it.
Jun 24 01:00:47 <@zoofman>	She offers the letter to one of you, and she and her Lucario step outside to watch this as well.
Jun 24 01:01:48 <@zoofman>	Each of the seven head to the courtyard, standing in the path leading to their own personal shrine.  The Unfeeling even shows up himself, not constrained to a roof out here.
Jun 24 01:02:08 »»	Chase_Violet follows to have a look.
Jun 24 01:02:19 »»	Genevieve takes the letter and puts it in her bag as she heads out.
Jun 24 01:02:29 »»	Rosetta heads outside to watch.
Jun 24 01:02:51 <@zoofman>	Along the way, The Deciever beckons up, causing a column of earth to rise, forming a platform.  The Voidmind stabs the blade into the earthen mound, and the two take their place.
Jun 24 01:04:13 <@zoofman>	As the eight take their positions, each of them begins to glow - some of them a single color (Such as 1NO being purple), others more than one (Such as Shiva's green and yellow).
Jun 24 01:06:11 <@zoofman>	This glow wavers out from them, like a thin layer of smoke or mist, toward the blade.  As it meets, it begins to swirl, creating a chromatic shell around the pedastle and the blade.
Jun 24 01:09:13 <@zoofman>	"Love, Decay," says The Deciever, "Slumber, Destruction," says his portly neighbor, and on and on as the eight say their parts.  "Freedom, Inconsquence," "Knowledge, Suffering," "CREATION, TERROR," "Truth n' Bliss," "Solitude. Bloodshed." "Verve and Rebellion!~"
Jun 24 01:10:32 <@zoofman>	"United we stand, Divided no longer.  Let he who wishes to severe these ties sundered!"
Jun 24 01:11:35 <@zoofman>	From the sky above, a great, golden eye appears.  <And so it shall be.>  There's a flash of blinding white light, drowning out your vision.
Jun 24 01:13:25 <@zoofman>	When it subsides...the eight are no longer glowing, and where there once was a dagger with a purple glow, rests a full sized blade, glowing with a divine tint.  http://i.imgur.com/nd4Dpqf.jpg
Jun 24 01:14:29 <Chase_Violet>	"Was that...?"
Jun 24 01:14:35 <Chase_Violet>	He's speechless.
Jun 24 01:14:49 <Rosetta>	"Oh, that's shiny."
Jun 24 01:14:50 <Genevieve>	"Neat."
Jun 24 01:14:51 <@zoofman>	Shiva hops in place, facing you guys. "Annnd it's done.  Careful with that thing, yeah?"
Jun 24 01:18:30 <Chase_Violet>	"Totally fucking awesome, guys. I'm sure Gen will put it to good use."
Jun 24 01:18:57 »»	Genevieve walks up there and takes the blade by the hilt.
Jun 24 01:19:42 <@zoofman>	It feels practically weightless, must weigh like a tenth of a pound!
Jun 24 01:20:16 <Genevieve>	"What the heck, is this thing made of air?"
Jun 24 01:21:27 <@zoofman>	"NEGATIVE.  IT IS COMPOSED OF THE SIXTEEN ELEMENTS WE EMBODY." The Unfeeling offers.
Jun 24 01:22:23 »»	Genevieve gives it a few practice swings. "I'm not the best swordarm, but I'll make sure this gets done."
Jun 24 01:24:07 <@zoofman>	"Handin' it to a swordsman wouldn't hurt, but you don't gotta cause a physical wound to do the sorta damage that thing was meant for," The One and Only says.  "Heck, wouldn't swing that thing around your lil' friend."
Jun 24 01:24:09 <Chase_Violet>	"Looks like it'd be just as suitable for stabbing from here." he remarks, having a look at it with aura vision.
Jun 24 01:24:37 <@zoofman>	Athena's watching from a safe distance! :D
Jun 24 01:25:22 <Genevieve>	"Of course not. I'd never play with knives around my baby." She sheathes the blade for now.
Jun 24 01:26:24 <Rosetta>	"So you just gotta stab with that thing near someone to make it work? That's convenient."
Jun 24 01:28:29 <@zoofman>	The Divine Rapier grants the Godslayer Feature to its wielder!
Jun 24 01:29:10 <@zoofman>	With the following caveat - it only requires the AC of a Struggle Attack!
Jun 24 01:29:23 <@zoofman>	And no feedback from failures.  It can be used At Will
Jun 24 01:30:09 <@zoofman>	"That is more or less correct," The Nameless answers Rosetta.
Jun 24 01:31:41 <Genevieve>	"We'll take good care of it."
Jun 24 01:31:54 <Rosetta>	"Definitely."
Jun 24 01:32:03 <Chase_Violet>	"Thanks, everyone..." he beams, especially at Shiva. She seems to be taking to her new form well.
Jun 24 01:32:12 <Genevieve>	"Thank you."
Jun 24 01:34:10 <@zoofman>	"Just remember - whatever you do, don't die and don't let that fall into the wrong hands!" The Deciever calls out.  Shiva and The Writer look like they'll be staying long enough to see you guys off, but the Gods without ties to you guys start to wander back their way.
Jun 24 01:35:13 <@zoofman>	"G'luck down there Chase.  End of this set's gonna be the hardest part, I think," Says the 1NO before he fades off, like the ghost he is.
Jun 24 01:35:45 <Chase_Violet>	"Yeah man, I know. But we've been buildin' up too hard to choke on stage now."
Jun 24 01:35:50 <Chase_Violet>	"Catch you later."
Jun 24 01:37:07 »»	Chase_Violet heads over to Shiva and the Wirter afterward.
Jun 24 01:37:12 <@zoofman>	"I'll let you know when we've more to share on the matters you asked about," The Nameless lets Rosetta know.  "But for now, I believe we'll retire."
Jun 24 01:37:35 <Rosetta>	"Sounds good to me." Rosetta hops to face her and nods.
Jun 24 01:40:00 <Genevieve>	"As if we'd let ourselves get killed."
Jun 24 01:40:21 <@zoofman>	Shiva calls out, "I'll see you guys again before -too- long, not gonna be cooped up in here forever!"
Jun 24 01:41:01 <Chase_Violet>	"Haha. Yeah, figured you wouldn't be the type to just chill here for too long. Man... we've come so far since that awkward as hell night in New Ivyhollow, huh?"
Jun 24 01:42:53 <@zoofman>	The Writer, "I'm sorry that you are having to handle a personal matter on my behalf, and thank you for willing to do so."
Jun 24 01:43:33 <@zoofman>	Shiva laughs, "To think you were hitting on a Goddess, huh?"
Jun 24 01:46:24 <Chase_Violet>	"Yeah, who knew, right?" he laughs it off, too, remembering how derpy he was. "Could have been interesting, if things had gone that way instead of the other. At least things turned out great in the end. So yeah, rock out and enjoy immortality. Like I said before, don't be a stranger! After all this is over we're going to throw the biggest party this region's ever seen. Seeya
Jun 24 01:46:24 <Chase_Violet>	around..." He would have ended it on some note like, 'Seeya around, partner' but unfortunately Alice was never with the Braves long enough to really give that much meaning. He just grins.
Jun 24 01:47:09 »»	Rosetta looks about ready to get going, after Chase finishes up all these goodbyes.
Jun 24 01:47:09 <Genevieve>	"We're happy to help."
Jun 24 01:47:11 <Chase_Violet>	And with a nod to Tentra, he says, "Hey, it's not any problem. You were one of the biggest helps we had early on..."
Jun 24 01:48:30 <Rosetta>	"Yeah, if you ever need anything else, just ring us up. If Octavia sends us a response, we'll get that back to you ASAP."
Jun 24 01:49:19 <Chase_Violet>	"Hell, maybe she can visit sometime, depending on how things work out."
Jun 24 01:49:46 »»	Chase_Violet gets ready to head out.
Jun 24 01:50:14 <Rosetta>	"Let's not jump to that too quickly. We don't know what kinda hooks Grant might have in Octavia without her knowing."
Jun 24 01:51:07 <Chase_Violet>	"Like I said, depending on how it works out."
Jun 24 01:52:47 <Rosetta>	"Alright, let's get going then." Rosetta waves.
Jun 24 01:53:01 »»	Genevieve waves. "Until next time."
Jun 24 01:53:59 <@zoofman>	They wave as you guys make your way back out, to the real world.  You guys emerge in the dark, blue lit room. Athena follows out a second later.  And of course, you still have the brand spankin' new sword instead of the cursed dagger.
Jun 24 01:55:15 »»	Rosetta scratches her nose and thinks. "So, guess hunter and prey are gonna switch for Dandy now, huh?"
Jun 24 01:55:30 <@zoofman>	So today went swimmingly, but what will the future bring?  Least you're better able to handle your foes than you were before!
Jun 24 01:57:39 <@zoofman>	And I think we'll call it there for today, guys