Wayfare Session 4: Crippled Nation Army, GO

Agidius has connected.
Kujo has connected.
Kujo:
on TUESDAY I had a lot of EGG

Sylina:
why

Sylina:
eggs are gross
Kujo:
PROTIEN
Kujo:
PROTEIN?
Kujo:
PROTEAN
Emergency has connected.
Tokens dropped onto map 'Nimae' by player Emergency (Player)
Agidius:
*closes out of Netflix*
Agidius:
*closes out of finals*

Yunao 220:
becomes the clones
Agidius:
*opens up a beer*
Agidius:
except not really, drinking's for losers
Agidius: (( literally zero reason to've done that. ))

Sang:
i made some things invisible, made more than I needed to, didn't bother fixing it bc I didn't need to at the time

Sang:
anyway enough of this pedantic tomfoolery
Agidius: (( Need a battle theme? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_CV6Nv617I ))

Sang:
LAST TIME ON MEIDO BALL Z, Chitin Clan warrior women assaulted the city of Nimae, and you fought them off!

Sang:
Or well you blinded one of them and tossed another into a pit of spikes

Sang:
Either way you fucked em up

Sylina:
Do not question our methods

Sang:
AND you helped the little folk repel the shitty attackers too, so good on you

Sang:
Unfortunately you noticed that you'd heard literally nothing from the other side of the radio since the battle started and went to investigate the third floor meeting room

Caped Crusader V2:
And you found this bitch standing over the bodies of pretty much everyone you'd talked to

Sylina:
It was at that point we realized

Sylina:
we fucked up

Yunao 220:
I'm quite sure I can't Theif the guy off of the baddie

Caped Crusader V2:
you def can't theif him

Yunao 220:
Surely it'd work

Caped Crusader V2:
likely not thief either

Caped Crusader V2:
And the battle theme is the same as it was previously

Caped Crusader V2:
NOW PLAYING OC Remix - TTYD Shadow Queen Battle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERqZUC1Iug
Sylina: (( I preferred mine ))
Yunao 220:
welp my edits
Sylina: (( thanks for making everything invisible again ))
Sylina: (( this helps us ))
Porsche:
rip
Thrice:
did you have the token open at the time
Yunao 220:
yes i did
Thrice:
if so then shit sorry
Yunao 220:
its fine
Yunao 220:
carry on
Porsche:
why is there just a random ass Devils Never Cry sample in this song
Thrice:
the new map is visible
Thrice:
there are many samples

Sylina:
Kinda doubt we needed a new map for a curbstomp

Porsche:
Not like u needed me to tell u I'm still pointing my gun and hoping all goes ok
Thrice:
oh god what the hell

Sylina:
Sylina holds her lance in an attempt to pose a threat
Sylina: (( I don't recall how the conversation ended last ))
Yunao: (( I attacked her ))
Yunao: (( Meta level I put one of her turns at the end of the line ))

Caped Crusader V2 1:
Caped Crusader V2: "You're going to attack me? And risk hurting your friend? Do you know who I am? Hyayaya... you've heard of my brother, Sanjit?"
Porsche: (( idk did i ))

Caped Crusader V2:
Yunao: "No and I don't give a fuck." DUUUUUH

Caped Crusader V2:
Caped Crusader V2: She whips her hair out of her eyes, "I am Cahya Surendra... And I really wish you would simply leave this alone."

Caped Crusader V2:
and that was how the last session ended
Sylina: (( Name: Sanjit Surendra Age: ??? Gender: M RR: S+++ ))
Sylina: (( I see ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( you asked if they looked like a member of the blackguard ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( they do not. ))
Yunao has received initiative.
Yunao: (( I did my turn already ))
Yunao: (( Last session ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( was waiting for everyone to finish levelign up ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( bc I am 100% sure nobody did ))

Sylina:
"We have a duty to this land and its people! While you would yet threaten their way of life, we cannot let you stand!"
Sylina: (( I did 5 times. ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( for the record, this is the same Scene as the previous one ))

Caped Crusader V2:
fight that is
Caped Crusader V2: (( Okay cool it's not glitching out ))
Porsche: (( wait did we level up last session ))

Caped Crusader V2:
yes
Porsche: (( thats a weird fukn place to level up ))
Porsche: (( to level 10 rightg ))
Sylina: (( it was just at the end of a sesh ))
Yunao: (( It's not like your stats refresh or anything ))
Yunao: (( we're still beat up and stuff ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( basically I'm throwing levels at you contantly bc I'm tired of low-level games ))
Porsche: (( yeah but we're still in the middle of a situation ))
Sylina: (( it won't affect anything ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( eh it's never mattered before ))
Sylina: (( I can guarantee that ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( we leveled up mid-SESSION in all previous games ))
Caped Crusader V2: (( least I ain't doin that here ))

Sylina:
"Even so..." Sylina is hesitant to engage, and stalls for time. "What is it you intend to do with Lord Hyeon-Woo?"
« 1d20 = 10 »

Caped Crusader V2:
The woman steps forward with Hyeon-Woo draped over her shoulder, then jumps off her foothold toward Sylina, "The other two are promising...but you're wholly uninteresting." She shakes back her sleeve and reaches out with a hand like black leather, tipped with fiery red claws, and makes a grab at SYlina's facehead!

Sylina:
Oh no! My facehead!

Cahya Surendra:
« 1d20-2 = 9 - 2 = 7 »

Cahya Surendra:
Damage: « rollDam+critDam+statDam+bonusDam+bonusDam*bonusCrit = 16 + 0 + 25 + 10 + 10 * 0 = 51 », Physical

Cahya Surendra:
oh I swear to god I turned those off

Yunao:
>insert agi complaining about >tooltips

Sylina:
^^^
You have disconnected.
Server started; please wait for map to refresh.
Emergency has connected.
Agidius has connected.

Yunao:
not sure if we're supposed to know that the person is cahya
Agidius: (( she said her name ))
Yunao: (( Oh right ))
Agidius: (( but we don't know her IC afaik ))
Yunao: (( she did my mistake ))

Cahya Surendra:
57

Cahya Surendra:
Neutral damage
Agidius:
physical? Special?
Kujo has connected.

Cahya Surendra:
Physical

Sylina:
Sylina took 47 damage.

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Defense stat!

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Speed stat!

Sylina:
"Gaaah!" Sylina collapses in a heap

Cahya Surendra:
The woman's hand flares up with black flame when it touches Sylina's face, leaving it smoking

Yunao:
Yunao grits his teeth, "Sylina!"
Cahya Surendra: (( but no it was not a fire attack ))
Cahya Surendra: (( or if it was, it was neutral anyway ))
Sylina: (( what a biiitch ))
Sylina: (( at least it gives me an excuse to bathroom ))

Porsche:
"Gah!" Porsche holds up a hand. "Hold on, hold on. Who said you were allowed to strike back with physical force?"
Sylina has received initiative.
Porsche has received initiative.
Porsche has received initiative.

Cahya Surendra:
"Ahyayaya...not bad, but no affinity at all...would never work. You two, on the other hand! You'd be perfect! You're strong, and almost as high-quality as this boy. You even seem a little familiar! Perhaps we could get along?"

Porsche:
"Now let's be honest here. I'm a trained professional. You're just a...really scary lookin' person. I think it's clear I'm way out of your league. So how about you just let this all go and you walk out of here and we can pretend this all never happened, okay?"

Cahya Surendra:
"Ohya? Ja ne...Don't ruin your chance here, aha! You could become so much more than you are!"

Fen:
AND YOU'RE ALREADY QUITE A LOT

Porsche:
Porsche walks up slowly and does that nose-flick thing. "Listen here, do you have a family? I mean, yeah you probably do, I might know a thing or two about them, but I mean, let's clear our minds here. You have a family, right? What would they think if they saw you right now, huh?"

Cahya Surendra:
"Have you no intuition? Can you not tell? You will lose if we fight..."

Sylina:
probably something like "wew she stronk"

Yunao:
"Oh goddammit Porsche." Yunao glues his hands to his face and wishes he could just step back and almost watch the danger that will fold before him.

Cahya Surendra:
She raises her eyebrows, "Oh, I do have a family. And they are despicable. I threw them away! We will make our own, now. Bonds made by choice are stronger than those of blood!"

Porsche:
Porsche stretches her arms. "Well, really, that's not an entirely fair assesment. Even if you DO beat me here, there's no real way you can tell that you're particularly stronger." Porsche begins tapping her hand on her hip.

Porsche:
"After all, we DID just get back from a particularly grueling mission. Listen, if you REALLY had any honor or humanity left, you'd fight us proper on equal ground, right?"

Cahya Surendra:
"I'm extending the offer to you, if you'd like? It's not often I ask!"

Porsche:
"I'll uh...think about it. Will you hand over the wimp if I do?" Not like she really plans on keeping whatever promises are made here

Cahya Surendra:
"Humanity? Ahyayaha! Where I hail, the more of your humanity you can dispose of, the better! Quite literally..."

Cahya Surendra:
"Haya? Oh, no. He is even higher grade than you are! I know not how, but he will be very useful indeed... The maid girl is not bad, either, and strong already to boot!"

Cahya Surendra:
"Just like you and the... familiar green-haired boy. It's strange! I expected only one good find today!"

Cahya Surendra:
"If you come with me, you could be with him, however!"

Porsche:
"Well I'm sorry, but we really can't allow you to leave if you insist on violating the peace here..." Porsche crosses her arms and grumbles a little. "So I suppose I have a good idea where you're from...." And I'm just gonna keep diplomacing Cahya for the rest of my turn

Porsche:
But not before I Iron Defense

Cahya Surendra:
"So...you will not come? That is too bad! I cannot carry more than one or two and still escape..."

Yunao:
"What will you do with him? Twist him into those disgusting monstrosities?" Yunao glares on. "Why does everyone recognize me?"

Cahya Surendra:
"Oh, it's not deep. I only feel as if I've seen you before."
Sylina: (( for the record I'm still reading ))

Porsche:
"Well then tell me, are you familiar with this other boy, we met earlier in the woods? He looked like a (okay I really can't remember what his token looked like particularly so just pretend I did and I'm describing it here.)"

Cahya Surendra:
"This girl here...she is certainly of the Chitin Clan. Never seen her, but it's obvious."

Porsche:
Porsche crosses her arms again and her eye twitches. "I guess there really is no hiding blood ties, huh?"

Cahya Surendra:
"Oh, yes! I fear he's chasing me as well! And carrying too many...I wouldn't outpace him. Ah, speaking of which, I feel as if we've talked too long."

Yunao:
"Wait, say that again."

Cahya Surendra:
"I feel as if we've talked too long?"

Yunao:
Yunao shifts his eyes toward Porsche in a very cautious way.

Cahya Surendra:
"..is that arequest to get to the point?" She raises her leathery clawed hand, and shakes the other back to reveal a furry one, with long black claws, "Well...I won't kill you! Can't waste potential! I can always grab you later."

Yunao:
"The part about Porsche being Shitin."

Porsche:
I'm still just crossing my arms in a disgruntled fashion.

Cahya Surendra:
"One last chance! You wish to know my plans...I will resurrect the Chitin Clan, abandon the turmoil it is in, and recreate it...and I need members galore to aid me."

Cahya Surendra:
"Will you not participate in this endeavor? Do you,. too, not despise the clan as it is, weak-willed and self-combative?"

Porsche:
"All right, all right, I think you've done quite enough damage here. And I really don't give a shit about whatever you plan to do with the Chitin Clan, really, I don't. Haven't you people done enough to soil the reputation of those of us who just want to live better lives than this?"

Yunao:
"I despise you all, weak cowardice pieces of shit." Yunao spaces himself away from the Chitin bloodlines.

Cahya Surendra:
"Ahahya...your tone will change in time. By your will, or mine. But today I really must go!"

Porsche:
Porsche just starts angrily stomping her foot. "I can't tell you how many gigs I needed to pass up just because SOMEONE can somehow detect my bloodline and go 'Oh my god! It's a girl from the Chitin Clan! What a weirdo! She's gonna turn me into a monster!' Or something."

Porsche:
"If you REALLY wanted to make a change, couldn't you do things in a more peaceful matter? That doesn't require spilling all this blood?"

Sylina:
hay thar Fen, how goes bleeding out

Sylina:
I'm getting used to it, it's not the worst

Cahya Surendra:
"I could. But this is more efficient."

Cahya Surendra:
"Most of the populace have no tolerance...I see no reason to bother with them in my endeavors."

Cahya Surendra:
"Anyway! Goodnight, and goodbye!"

Porsche:
The big lady puffs up angrily, about ready to go all Arthur Fist Meme on this bitch but holds back "I'm going to disable my special glare on you, I guess, but just keep that in mind. I really stand no chance as it is, but there's other, better ways to do this, my honorary sister."

Cahya Surendra:
oh right

Cahya Surendra:
sylina

Cahya Surendra:
that attacked inflicts an injury

Cahya Surendra:
so have another

Sylina:
The injury lowered the Special Defense stat!

Sylina:
o-ow

Cahya Surendra:
Her leathery hand flares up red this time, and this is boutta hurt

Cahya Surendra:
2

Cahya Surendra:
Her hand winds out of range for a moment, but snakes back into place! And no that's not a cop-out that is legit

Cahya Surendra:
8
Yunao: (( jk i can't do anything since it isnt my turn ))
Cahya Surendra: (( you could try to intercet ))

Cahya Surendra:
p
Cahya Surendra: (( IDK if you'd wanna ))

Cahya Surendra:
but you could try

Yunao:
Probably not unless it was going for Sylina

Porsche:
Do I have any wine left bc I'm just gonna angrily drink it while staring disapprovingly at Cahya as she flies away

Cahya Surendra:
Damage: 61, Physical

Cahya Surendra:
Physical

Cahya Surendra:
fire-type

Sylina:
at who

Cahya Surendra:
porsche

Sylina:
m.

Cahya Surendra:
She grabs Porsche by the neck with her leathery hand, then ignites her entire body!

Cahya Surendra:
unless you've got some way to get out of it

Cahya Surendra:
Protect was used this Scene

Porsche:
wait she's actually gonna attack me

Cahya Surendra:
she is

Sylina:
You're doubly weak to that, for the record

Cahya Surendra:
She said she can't have people following her

Porsche:
In that case I just use Protect

Yunao:
you can't
Cahya Surendra: (( Didn't you use that in the last fight ))

Porsche:
yea so
Sylina: (( he did ))
Yunao: (( ^ ))
Cahya Surendra: (( this is the same Scene ))
Porsche: (( are different fights not a scene ))
Cahya Surendra: (( Scenes often last a while, not one combat ))
Cahya Surendra: (( a Scene can be equivalent to an entire day at times ))
Sylina: (( Scenes last as long as the GM wants em to basically ))
Cahya Surendra: (( it's p flexible ))
Porsche: (( we're in a new map that's basically a scene ))
Yunao: (( Thrice even clarified it earlier ))
Sylina: (( nah it's a perfectly believable same-scene situation ))
Cahya Surendra: (( basically, they last until you're in a completely different situation or have downtime ))
Cahya Surendra: (( trust me at higher levels you have so many Scene abilities it's basically impossible to use them all in one fight ))
Cahya Surendra: (( exploring a city and taking out five gangs of thugs, for instance, would be one scene ))
Porsche: (( well i got no other intercept moves besides that so i dont really got a choice ))
Sylina: (( eh it might not even kill you ))
Sylina: (( you're at like +5 defense. ))
Porsche: (( tho if i had 2 combat stages of defense before last battle does that mean I can just stack 2 more after that last iron defense ))
Sylina: (( yeah, add 2 to wherever you were before ))
Porsche: (( w/e I'll take it ))
Cahya Surendra: (( yeah, combat stages do not go away between combats ))
Cahya Surendra: (( you just can't use theboosting moves outside combat ))
Cahya Surendra: (( they go away at the end of the Scene ))

Porsche:
Porsche took 86 damage. It's super effective!
Porsche: (( wait thats not right ))
Cahya Surendra: (( It should be x2 I think? Or 2.5 ))
Cahya Surendra: (( I do not recall ))
Sylina: (( I think you made it x1.5 and x2. ))
Porsche: (( wait yes it is ))
Porsche: (( i used x2 ))
Cahya Surendra: (( it was already thjat way apparently ))
Cahya Surendra: (( so I didn't change anything ))
Sylina: (( If you're actually at +5 Defense with I assume 20 defense ))
Cahya Surendra: (( she currently has 1`8 ))
Sylina: (( that's 40 DR, of 61 damage, for 42 damage in total ))
Cahya Surendra: (( I have no idea if she upped it at all ))
Sylina: (( so probably 50 then I ain't redoing that math ))

Porsche:
Porsche is healed and gains 86 hit points.
Cahya Surendra: (( nobody but you keeps track of their level ups ))
Sylina: (( whatever she's dead ))
Cahya Surendra: (( I legit have no way to know if they're doing it correctly or not ))
Sylina: (( Merge did that actually ))
Sylina: (( I like it ))
Yunao: (( I always have ))

Porsche:
Porsche took 50 damage. It's super effective!
Sylina: (( oshit I was right ))
Sylina: (( fuck ye ))

Yunao:
"Go. I have no further buisness with you." Yunao turns his face away after the blast of damage done to Porsche. Arthur fist meme ala tirk style

Cahya Surendra:
"I am sorry! I must defeat you as well, fast, ratty one!" Her hand glows red-hot once more as she slashes toward Yunao! 0

Cahya Surendra:
aw shit son

Cahya Surendra:
she missed
Porsche has received initiative.
Yunao has received initiative.

Yunao:
wow whats my thing where I can punch her if she misses

Yunao:
counter stance

Yunao:
being used

Cahya Surendra:
counter stance

Yunao:
w o w

Cahya Surendra:
it's a struggle attack but yeh
Cahya Surendra: (( I mean yeah it'll be used ))
Cahya Surendra: (( it happens whenever you're missed in melee range which is often ))

Yunao:
11 i thinks its ac4
Cahya Surendra: (( AC4 without Expert combat(or for you, a Rogue Skill), AC3 with ))
Cahya Surendra: (( DB4 without, DB5 with ))

Yunao:
struggling @cahya Dark | Physical 1d8+6 | 28
COUNTER STANCE?

Cahya Surendra:
Cahya Surendra took negigible damage!

Yunao:
Yuano drops a Smoke Ball!

Cahya Surendra:
The needle clinks off her exoskeleton, "Ah! Fast indeed! But a very weak attack..."

Cahya Surendra:
Fair enough, anything else

Yunao:
I guess I can move outta the way

Yunao:
or just disengage I guess

Cahya Surendra:
She stares at you for a moment, "...yes...I do think it would be worth it."

Sylina:
oh.

Sylina:
welp.

Sylina:
Enjoy being bugnapped.
21

Cahya Surendra:
You feel a sharp pain in your head, behind your eyes, but only for a moment, "Sweet dreams, now!"
1

Cahya Surendra:
She makes to grab Yunao by the forehead with a flaming hand once more!

Cahya Surendra:
13 Smokescreen is -3 I believe

Yunao:
Yes that's correct but doesn't prevent me from getting flamefaced

Cahya Surendra:
Yunao is grabbed by the face and slammed against the wall!

Cahya Surendra:
Damage: 56, Physical

Yunao:
Yunao took 51 damage.

Yunao:
The injury lowered the Defense stat!

Yunao:
The injury lowered the Attack stat!
Sylina: (( Oh, shit, was there an AoE? ))

Cahya Surendra:
The red flames burn a mark on his forehead as well, but other than a bad burning sensation, it doesn't seem to do much. "Oh...well, that was unintentional...but may prove helpful."
Cahya Surendra: (( no ))
Cahya Surendra: (( oh ))
Cahya Surendra: (( he used a smoke ball ))
Sylina: (( AH. ))

Yunao:
"Graaah!" He crumples to the floor with much less pain than antipated but still rendered unconscious

Yunao:
anticipated*

Cahya Surendra:
In your last moments before you pass out, Cahya hops back, waves goodbye, then grabs the maid and, with Sang and Hyeon-Woo in two, leaps out of the window.

Cahya Surendra:
and breaks a leg bc it's the third floor

Sylina:
Quick! Send for the townsfolk!
Sylina: (( srsly we didn't need a map for that ))
Sylina: (( Heading to Nimae ))
Cahya Surendra: (( okay but it didn't take any extra time at all ))
Cahya Surendra: (( or wouldn't have had I not erased merge's token ))
Cahya Surendra: (( oh right tirk ))
Cahya Surendra: (( disable your mic on evolve ))

Porsche:
The injury lowered the Speed stat!

Porsche:
The injury lowered the Speed stat!
Porsche: (( already did ))
Porsche: (( are we still rip ))
Thrice:
You're not about to be
Thrice:
Porsche is the first to wake, lying in what can be presumed to be the hospital wing of the tower. Yunao and Sylina are in the beds next to her, but still unconscious. There's someone in another bed further down but you can't make out who it is, and on a chair sits Rei, reading a small book.
Porsche:
Porsche jolts up. "Fuck! That bitch! Who does she think she is, just attacking me out of the blue like that!? I swear to (insert whatever deity is popular here) the next time I see that #*$%& she's gonna need to graft on a new face!"

Porsche:
^That's me!

Sylina:
rangrage

Rei:
"...I see you're awake. Or hear..." Rei rubs her ear while grimacing, "Keep shouting like that and I won't be doing much more hearing."

Sylina:
heey she's alive

Sylina:
mostly

Rei:
"What happened to you...? That butler came running in saying the meeting room had been attacked. And now there's no sign of that Patron boy, or the maid."

Porsche:
Porsche pouts and does that under-boob arm cross again. "Some...individual came in here and took the kid. I tried warning her against it, but it seems like she replaced her brain with that of a fruit fly."

Rei:
"Well, Fen is freaking out, to put it lightly. Or was...I think she's settled down now."

Rei:
"Ever had to hold a mayor down? It's a...tricky situation. Too little force and she might have escaped. Too much and she might've had me beheaded."

Sylina:
Read as: high as balls

Porsche:
"Anyway, glad to see you're all right. It was hell trying to bring you back from your little field trip there. Really, you owe us one for that, because we might not be so lucky next time."

Rei:
"Mm...that was my fault. I was prepared for an ambush, but...I never felt anyone near me."

Porsche:
"It's probably no secret anymore that the ones responsible for this mess are...scattered segments of the Chitin clan. And I'd hate to generalize but they're really going ape as of late."

Porsche:
"*Sigh* There's a part of me that just wants to let them do what they want until they're finally satisfied but I've been waiting for that day since I was a little one."

Rei:
"And that's strange. The Chitin Clan had acted very reclusively since their scuffle with the Splintered Crown."

Rei:
"Until now...I have to wonder if this was planned, or spur of the moment."

Rei:
"I think we need to forcibly wake the others up. Unfortunately, we...may not have much time to wait."

Rei:
It's been an hour, and you were bandaged up, so you've healed some...but not enough to matter except for Sylina

Porsche:
"Hrmm...yeah..." Porsche just nods in agreement a few times. "Wait, are the others not awake yet? I guess I must have gotten off easy."

Rei:
So be at 50% bc revival Herbs

Sylina:
I cannot

Rei:
then be at your max

Rei:
of like

Rei:
30%?

Rei:
20%?

Sylina:
20%

Yunao:
Yunao is healed and gains 35 hit points.

Yunao:
Yunao is healed and gains 31 hit points.
Thrice: (( you'd be at 50% of your HP, since revival hr--yeah ))

Sylina:
"Lady Rei... A pleasure to see you well."

Yin:
The bed from down the lane pipes up, "Ahahaha...I saw you when they brought you in! Who did that that ya?"

Yin:
to*

Yunao:
Yunao still groggy doesn't really respond much and tries to recollect the events that had transpired.

Rei:
In general: u got FUKKED UP

Porsche:
Porsche is healed and gains 26 hit points.

Porsche:
Porsche is healed and gains 36 hit points.

Rei:
"Ah, now that you're awake..." Rei steps up to Sylina's bed, "Sylina! What the hell happened to you? You're covered in bruises and cuts...I'm sure you've got broken bones. How's your head? Can you speak?"

Sylina:
Sylina instinctively cringes when she hears Yin's voice. "We failed, didn't we?"

Yin:
"Well I wouldn't know but it sure looked like it from here."

Rei:
"...we did drive the Chitin Clan out. That is a success. Unfortunately, we've...certainly failed in other, more grave areas."

Porsche:
"Can we really call it failed when we really didn't have much of a chance to begin with under these circumstances? Really, I consider it more of a moral victory..."

Porsche:
"And good to see you're okay you little shrimp. What did I tell you about wandering in random places where you don't belong?"

Sylina:
"...given time, and aid, I will recover. Their forces did a number on us all." @Rei

Yunao:
Yunao finally breaks from some intense thinking after hearing Porsche's voice, "What's going on now?"

Sylina:
's thing from before rly

Yin:
"Hey, I didn't WANDER in here, you carried me here! I just hope my nose sets back right..."

Yin:
my tiny, tiny nose

Sylina:
be thankful that you have one

Porsche:
"Well yeah, I had to since you insisted on holding your ground during a dangerous situation. My next step here is to find your parents, because believe me, you are in a whole HEAP of trouble once this is all over."

Sylina:
"Why does she continue to treat our enemy like a lost child?"

Yunao:
Yunao concentrates and regains 6 AP.

Yin:
"My...par--wha--who do you think you are?! I wouldn't complain about you returning me to my EMPLOYER, but like you could track---er.. Anyway! I'm DEFINITELY not a child! I'm taller than shorty titstack over there!"

Yunao:
Yunao turns to Porsche, with a weapon in hand and points it at her. "It's been dawning on me for a long time that she might be foiling our missions."

Sylina:
"By a fair number of inches, yes. I maintain the bust advantage."

Haneul:
At this time, the butler walks in, nursing an injured arm. When he sees that you're awake, he nods, then turns right back around and leaves

Porsche:
"I mean gosh, my teamma- Wait, hold on, not a child?" Porsche just laughs to herself. "How -old- are you exactly? Because 13 is still considered a child in most areas."

Porsche:
(Give or take a couple hundred years for a variety of other races involved)

Yin:
"I'm FIFTEEN! And three quarters!"

Rei:
"You're awfully good at digging that hole deeper."

Porsche:
Porsche just mumbles to herself. "Alright, alright, older than I expected, but that only means you should really know better."

Sylina:
"...Yunao, you realize the severity of an accusation like that."

Rei:
Rei turns away from the little girl for a second, then does a double-take, "Yunao! What do you think you're doing?"

Porsche:
"Also please stop pointing that thing at me, I know how you feel, but I can explain things better without this kind of nonsense." Porsche just tells flatly to Yunao with no expression

Yunao:
0 (Thief) - "I refuse. Why do consistently not take the threats of our enemies seriously?"

Yunao:
Oh boy I guess that misses

Yunao:
Works either way for RPing, neato

Yunao:
The blade misses her head and into the wall behind her.

Porsche:
wow u stink at this

Yunao:
u bet i do

Sylina:
"H-hey! Don't be throwing things around in a medical ward!"

Porsche:
Porsche just pulls her head back. "If you take things too seriously, you're only bound to give them more power over you, you see?"

Rei:
Rei zips over to Yunao's bed and grabs his arm, glaring into his eyes, "Don't point your weapons at your allies, Yunao."

Yunao:
"Grah! Let go of me Rei!" Yuano struggles to loosen himself from her grip. "She didn't do shit against that Cahya bitch! She just stood there and made stupid gestures the entire time doing nothing to stop her!"

Rei:
"And were you any more effective in the long run?"

Rei:
Rei tightens her grip, but it's not very strong, and you can tell she's struggling just to hold on, "Ngh..." Actually she's kinda shaking, probably bc she's floating and has no ground grip

Yunao:
"Frankly no, but that happened with the green wtich over there too, and the siege before we found the meeting room in a bloody mess."

Yunao:
"She had no intentions of fighting to save you or fend the foes before us! She's of Shitin blood and I refuse to not see her as a foe as she could be allied with them and jepordizing our missions!"

Porsche:
Big porsche lady would like to respond but knows it's a bit of a fruitless endeavor knowing the hothead kung fu man here. Still, she tries her best anyway. "I think you're a little too used to talking with your fists there. You really need to learn when you're just outmatched. I mean, I guess I need to learn too, since there's little diplomacy to be had with a bug-brain like that..."

Porsche:
Porsche just leans back and chuckles to herself "You can believe whatever you want hothead, I've gotten used to these kinds of complaints for years now. I realized a long time ago I really tend to not get along with people who can track down my bloodline, no matter how hard I try to obscure it from people."

Fen:
It seems Hanuel returned at an inopportune time, a minute or two ago, with the High matron herself, "Mmm...are you quite done arguing with yourselves?"

Sylina:
"If Porsche's alliegance had truly lied with the Chitin clan, I doubt she'd have brought me back to my feet when we were fighting them off on the streets."

Sylina:
"High Matron!" Sylina bows her head, cracking the rest of her bones

Porsche:
She cracks her neck a little. "Truth is my blood relation to the Chitin is really only just that. I have next to nothing else to do with them, and while I'd LIKE it if we could all settle together peacefully so that this doesn't need to keep happening, I realize that this is much easier said than done."

Fen:
The Matron limps into the middle of the room, "No, please, don't overexert yourself...and you, bluehaired girl. A member of the Chitin Clan...?"

Yunao:
Yunao snaps his arm back from Rei and scowls at Porsche, and keeps to himself.

Porsche:
"Yeah, you probably wouldn't have guessed it what with me being all not-slender-creepy-bug-looking, but here i am anyway."

Porsche:
"Really, I'm just as wholesome as anyone else here, it's not like I asked to be born with the kind of baggage I was priviledged enough to be born with all those years ago."

Fen:
"...mm. I...am conflicted... However, my son seemed to have trust in the Chitin Clan...I understand why, but... No matter. On his behalf, I will trust you."

Fen:
"Now, tell me...what do you know of the attackers? All of them...We captured one."

Fen:
"Two, if we count this girl."

Yin:
"Erk..hey, I didn't attack the place! Didn't even know they were gonna..."

Porsche:
"Two? Oh right, I guess we did bring in Bug Armor Lady from before, didn't I?"

Porsche:
"How is she, or...whoever we brought in, holding up?"

Sylina:
"Surendrah. -ruh. The w... urgh..." Sylina motions to Yunao to take over speaking

Fen:
"She is in the holding rooms. Do not think bad of me...Every castle needs a 'dungeon', and ours is far less cruel than most."

Rei:
"Sur...repeat that! Either of you!"
Rei: (( gonna grab a drink ))

Yunao:
"Pretty much we encountered a number of bugs, and two individuals, one which went completely ignored and was defeated by mere crossfire, and another one that had a name that felt so similar to the word surrender, but I was put out before and sadly can't remember."

Porsche:
"It's an unfortunate name either way. Is it okay if I go visit them, whatever they're doing right now? I feel like I'm good enough to walk around now."

Yunao:
Yunao stresses his brow, "After the threats were taken care of outside we came back to the tower and given there wasn't a reply from the walkie we came to the meeting room to encounter a Shitin clansman by the name of Cahya who took the low matron and maid away."

Yunao:
"I fear they may be experimented on."

Sylina:
Sylina nods. "Cahya Surendra. A sister."

Rei:
"...Surendra... I have never heard of Cahya, but Sanjit Surendra..."

Rei:
"You might think the name is humorous, but the Chitin Clan are not born with their names. They're named many times throughout life, depending on their actions, taking from all languages."

Rei:
"Surendra means lord of gods. Sanjit, victory...or invincibility. It is no misnomer."

Fen:
The high matron at least acknowledges you, "Visit whom?"
Sylina: (( ftr I don't know -shit- about her wanting to refound the clan ))

Porsche:
"I'm well aware of that. Doesn't mean it wasn't poorly thought out anyway. And I simply mean to visit that other person you captured. She could have some valuable information if they're still willing to talk."
Sylina: (( I was knocked the fuck out ))

Porsche:
"I feel like we could have a better understanding of the situation overall if we just start talking to whoever is closest to the source."

Fen:
The High Matron's eyes linger on Porsche for a moment, "....then you may go, if you think yourself able. Haneul, escort her, so that she does not get lost." The High Matron then turns to Yunao, "So, it was this Cahya who took my son and servant?"

Yunao:
"If she wasn't lying about her name and intentions, than yes."

Yin:
Yin starts to panic, "E-er...before you start torturing ME, let me just tell you I've never met this lady! I was just supposed to put a sleeping agent in the water, that's all!"

Haneul:
Haneul motions for you to follow him, and walks out the door.

Porsche:
"Thank you very much. And don't worry, I feel like I should be able to mentally knock some sense into them now."

Sylina:
Sylina narrows her eyes at Yin. "Did you?"

Yunao:
"She was blabbing on about reborning the clan from its current state or something like that."

Porsche:
"YOU though...I'll be getting to you later..." Porsche glares at the sassy child with an unsetting force.

Yin:
"Well, no. You kind of snuffed that one."

Yin:
"H-hey, no! I'm not lying! Don't think I'm helpless! I'll fight you!" i cannot do shit to porsche

Yunao:
"That reminds me. Sylina, your arm."

Sylina:
which piece of it

Yunao:
marked arm

Sylina:
I think I left that part in the other room

Rei:
"...reviving the Chitin Clan? Then whose orders is she under..."

Sylina:
"It's still intact."

Yunao:
"You got that weird mark thing after we defeated the witch, she's here now, why don't you ask about it?"

Porsche:
"Ah ah yes! It's you! Just as I remembered it! So uh...how are you feeling right now?"

Sylina:
"If you insist..." Sylina pulls back her sleeve to expose the twisting tattoo to Yin. "Surely not a simple gift."

Baiza:
She was apparently sleeping, propped up against the wall of her cell-room. It has a bed but I guess she's too much of a rebel. "Oh GAWD. Why are you here, blood-traitor? Is this the start of the torture?"

Yin:
"Hueh? Oh...that mark! Now I don't remember doing...Wait, why should I tell you?"

Yin:
"That guy broke my nose! I don't owe you a thing!"

Yunao:
"I can break it again."

Porsche:
Porsche lovingly spreads out her arms. "Well, no, but now that you've reminded me, I haven't really used my specialized HUGS and LOVING EMBRACE torture for a while now!"

Porsche:
"...I'm just joking, no need to crawl on the ceiling like that. Anyway, I need some answers here."

Sylina:
"There's no need. Please, we can do this later..."

Yin:
"IT'S STILL BROKEN!"

Sylina:
@ High Matron: "There was one clansman who seemed... uncommitted."

Baiza:
"Ksshhh...why would I tell you anything?"

Sylina:
"Asked why we fought. Did not appear to have a strong reason of their own."

Baiza:
"In case you haven't noticed, I am your enemy!"

Baiza:
"The lady Cahya will be here soon, no matter, and you'll be dead. Maybe I can get some rest after that."

Porsche:
"I mean, all things considered, we are technically long-removed sisters in a way, so I think it would only be polite. Besides, just how much stock do you -really- have with the Chitin as they exist right now?"

Rei:
"It makese sense. Even hardened mercenaries have problems with attackign civilians, if there's any good in their hearts."

Porsche:
"Oh uh, Cahya? She already stopped by, took a whole mess of people down and took some with her for good measure. Didn't really die from that yet, but I guess there's nothing ruling out another future attack!"

Fen:
"Perhaps. But is now truly the time to sympathize with our enemies?

Fen:
"We did not catch any more than the heavy, armored one. Whether or not she may have helped us is not of any consequence."

Yunao:
"Especially with one among us." He sneaks in under his breath.

Porsche:
"Poor you though, I guess our other sister Cahya just didn't care about you enough to find you worth rescuing from this dump. Really, I'm not sure what you see in that girl."

Sylina:
"If her conviction is weak, it is likely to remain weak the next time."

Baiza:
"...hah? She's gone?! And she left you alive? But...why...ah, curse these people! She wouldn't have known where the dungeons were...if you can CALL This a dungeon...it's your fault for hiding me away down here!"

Haneul:
Haneul points to the open door, labeled HOLDING CELL WARD

Rei:
"Yunao, quiet. This girl, the red-haired one, is certainly your enemy, but she is not a member of the Chitin Clan, that I can tell. Do you value her as an ally over Porsche just because of her bloodline?"

Porsche:
Porsche rubs her face. "Uh, well, I'd hate ot break it to you, but you weren't really in confinement by the time she arrived. You were just kinda...there. Lookin a little silly with your face (if you could call it that) on the ground."

Yunao:
"I'm deeply considering it. I'd value you Porsche if she'd actually present actual efforts and resolve. My mistake for not noticing it earlier." He digs through his bag and pulls out a staff.

Porsche:
"I mean gosh, we were like the only people here who weren't drowning in their own blood when we saw our sis doing what she does best. It was really a mess the whole thing was."

Yunao:
-you*
Yunao: (( Man I gotta shape this up to something I like because man this is out of my expertise in personality ))

Yin:
"Oh, I'm sure you go around breaking your allies' faces." She puts her hand up to her chin for a second, "Actually, you tried to do that a little while ago, didn't you..."

Sylina:
"Yes, he did."

Baiza:
"I am not your sister! And neither is lady Cahya! You are nothing but a traitor, fighting against us! Do you want our clan to remain lethargic as it is? It will never recover this way!"

Sylina:
"While Porsche's effectiveness may be at question, I have no qualms about her loyalty, Yunao."

Sylina:
"If we are to work as a team, we must have faith in each other."

Yin:
"...wait a second! That...you have my staff! Give it back!"

Yunao:
Yunao deeply sighs, "I have some real big trusting issues here. It's how I grew up, and my hate for the clan is my life." He pulls the staff back behind his back and starts using it to scratch himself.

Sylina:
pfft

Yin:
"S-stop that! I made that myself! You're defiling the mark of the forest!"

Sylina:
"Is that what this is?" Sylina motions to the tattoo again

Yunao:
"As is the mark that is doing the same to the arm of my ally."

Porsche:
"Listen, listen, I know what your concerns are, but I'm serious, look at you. That armor, is it just completely grafted to you now? Is this really what you're willing to put yourself through, just for the sanctity of our clan? For a plan that probably won't even work? You're being used, sis, just like your teammates back there, all blended up into an unrecognizable pile of disembodied limbs just for the sake of the false words of violence-mongering pigs. Don't you have any soul left beneath that exoskeleton of yours?"

Yin:
"Er...Well, yeah...It's also the mark of my family, so I'd appreciate it if you stopped abusing it!"

Porsche:
"....you know what, I don't expect a sensible answer to that. I've tried this same song and dance before. Oh how i tried. All your actions are doing is degrading our clan further and further, to the point where our numbers are diminishing and those unfortunate enough to share our blood are suffering the consequences that come with being associated with chaotic violence like this."

Sylina:
Yunao: *scratches more vigorously*

Baiza:
"You know nothing...I am a true member of the Chitin Clan! Have you any idea where I got this 'armor'? It was my pet's, my friend's! I value it more than my life itself! And I will not see the potential of our clan wasted! It is in turmoil, there is no redeeming it! The only option is to restart! You ought to know that!"

Yunao:
"Explain the mark and we'll have an exchange." Yunao continues scratcing his back. "It's kinda nice I'll give it that." Ooo..."

Baiza:
actually u probably ought not since you have literally never been there past age like 1 afaik
Sylina: (( I assumed 6 or so, maybe a bit younger ))
Sylina: (( enough to get a -gist- of the culture ))

Porsche:
"I mean...if you want to make your clan great again, sure, I'm all for it. Just, like...why don't you ever try to go about it differently? Do you really need to start murdering and kidnapping unrelated 3rd parties like this just for the sake of revolution? Shouldn't you be focusing all your efforts on defeating the clan's old guard? And why this town, in particular?"

Yin:
Yin narrows her eyes, clenching what little jaw she's got, "...that mark signifies a member of our clan, usually...the beasts in the forest, they won't attack us. Moreover, they'll help us. The trees will speak...I did not mean to engrave that on you. It's...kind of a disservice to my family, in fact. It's a way to induct non-clansmen into the tribe...though it also gives a measure of control and knowing over them."

Sylina:
Sylina's eyes narrow at the mention of 'control and knowing.' "Elaborate."

Sylina:
"Apart from the last part, that actually sounds like something of a blessing."

Baiza:
"How could we? No one will help the Chitin Clan. Not since that dynasty soiled our name... Not since we lost everyone who could have been our leader...Lady Cahya should have inherited it once Sanjit left, but they would not allow her!"

Yin:
"Hahaha! It lets me know where you are, as the brander. And if you have any notably powerful emotions - anger, fear - I can tell. Or...that's how it should work..."

Yunao:
Yunao pulls himself off the bed and heads toward the green smol girl. Before handing the staff to Sylina and walking past both of them to the sink to wash his face.

Porsche:
Porsche is mentally takin notes. "Uh huh...and can you tell me why she wasn't qualified, for the record?"

Baiza:
"Because she was a woman. What more to it is there, for the Chitin Clan?"

Baiza:
"They even looked to that branch traitor Aruna before her! And even when HE left, they didn't consider it!"

Baiza:
"If he ever showed up again, I'm sure they'd beg him to take over...so I've got to kill him first."

Sylina:
"So, if you are not a member of the clan..." Sylina, uh, allows the staff to lay on the bed next to her, I guess, "Why work for Chitin at all?"  (I guess I'm dumping the whole RPing "being in speech-compromising-pain" bit to facilitate things)

Yunao:
1 Do I see a mirror here at the sink

Yin:
She looks away, "I wouldn't work for those savages...not directly, anyway. I took a job from someone else. It was an anonymous request, don't ask me who it was!"

Yin:
"I worked WITH them, unfortunately...I figured they were just mere mercenaries from the clan out to make money."

Porsche:
Porsche does that arm cross thing again. "Ah yes, yes, so I hear. I mean, I guess our views aren't too different, it's just that I really question your methods of getting your point across. Once again, tell me, why was ransacking this village part of the equation here? These people have nothing to do with anything happening in the Chitin Clan!"

Porsche:
"It just seems like senseless blood being spilled for no reason at all."

Yin:
"Putting the town to sleep...what's the harm? I don't give a damn about this place or its treasures."

Sylina:
"What's the harm? Any number of things!"

Baiza:
"...Hmph...most of our clansmen are pathetic...they willingly blind themselves to the problems tearing them apart. So...we need more members. We came to find them."

Baiza:
"Cahya, she is gifted...she is of royal lineage, after all. She can deduce one's compability with the clan's techniques. Like, ZAM, she knows whether they can take or if it'll kill em. So she's looking for people with high tolerance...those who left the clan, are descended from it, or are simply what others would call freaks of nature."

Sylina:
"What if a child had fallen asleep in a bathtub and drowned?"

Yin:
"They sid they were gonna steal the castle's treasure, and split it with us! That's a lotta money! And it was ingested poison, not contact. If they're inhaling water in the bathtub, they're not that bright."

Sylina:
so it's okay to murder stupid children, gotcha

Yunao:
Yunao splashes up some water in his face and examines his damages in the what may or may not exist mirror.

Yin:
hey man they're already drowning

Yin:
now they'lll just drown asleep

Yin:
painlessly

Porsche:
"Compatible huh...that certainly sounds...wait, so seriously, you're just straight up capturing people like this just to turn them into artificial members? So does brainwashing factor into this too? Because I highly doubt most people would be willing to go through with this mess, even after you start throwing animal parts onto them."

Yin:
"And it's not instant anyway. Sleeping medicine doesn't work tha--er...well, some do, but they don't last very long...shock would wake them up."

Yin:
instant sleep powder

Baiza:
"How the hell would I know? They should be HONOURED to join our clan! Lady Cahya could convince them!"

Yunao:
i dont need an instant sleep powder i need a sleep powder that can hit its targets

Yin:
"I didn't know they planned to kidnap people...I'm guessing that was on purpose."

Fen:
"...if you are satisfied now, I have a request?"

Sylina:
oh thank god she started talking again

Fen:
She has been silently judging you

Fen:
while her son slips further and further away

Sylina:
I tried to change the topic away from this

Sylina:
it didn't take

Sylina:
either way like hell I'm going after him rn with 8 injuries

Fen:
"I wish for you to follow after them....where they are most likely to have gone, to Yuda."

Porsche:
"Yeah that sounds uuuh...not really the brightest are you? *Sign* Well, I suppose thinking things over isn't your strong point, but at least I now know that we're running on borrowed time here...." Porsche mumbles to herself. "Freakin'....just gonna pray this all works out, huh..."

Sylina:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjIs6kMyd5U

Porsche:
"If you're seriously still adamant on this paper-thin 'plan' then I suppose I'm done talking to you, sis. Whatever happens to you from here on out I'm leaving to fate. But just keep in mind, it didn't have to be like this at all."

Baiza:
"Hah...insult me if you want, porky. I'll leave the details to Lady Cahya. My job is simply to capture."

Yunao:
"If it's just Cahya alone, I'm not sure we could take her with just us as the thr- four of us."

Yunao:
"Assuming she is not alone, it may prove difficult."

Baiza:
"It does for those of us who wish the best for our clan. I trust Lady Cahya to know what she is doing."

Sylina:
"To Yuda..." 15 Mind check I gues unless that's on the COUNTRIES N GROUPS paste
Rei: (( it is ))
Rei: (( it's the neighboring continent, or well the closts one ))
Rei: (( it's where the Chitin Clan has their base ))

Rei:
"...you want us to attack the sister of the most dangerous person on the world? I realize this is...extremely personal to you..."

Porsche:
Porsche thus leaves the premises, a little more than disappointed that one of her "sisters" is nothing more than a husk carrying out blind orders. She then just goes back to the usual premises where everyone else is.

Fen:
"Attack, no. I only want my son back. I want you to get him...in thievery, you avoid combat, in most cases..."

Fen:
"Even in that airship of yours, it should take days. Surely, you have a sickbay?"

Yunao:
"With those modifications, I'm very doubtul that they won't know we're there. Annoying bugs."

Rei:
"It isn't designed to accomodate more than two people...we could make it work, but I am not confident about this. Look at what this woman did to my men...and you're asking them to confront her directly?"

Sylina:
I don't feel like stealth is our strong suit.

Sylina:
and like'

Sylina:
Yunao HAS Thief

Sylina:
but we've already established that wouldn't work

Yunao:
We already explained it wouldn't work yeah
Fen: (( he could not attack a castle wall with Thief and steal Hyeon-Woo from inside it no ))

Sylina:
he should be able to tbh

Porsche:
The Pork returns. "All right, that whole escapade was a load of crap, but at least I now know a bit more about what we're dealing with here."
Yunao: (( I couldn't even steal a brick from the acstle ))
Sylina: (( We could bring a chisel., ))
Yunao: (( couldn't even Thief the pebbles ))

Fen:
"I am not asking you to go it alone...I have contacts in Yuda, and they are not helpless."

Fen:
"I will make use of all means I have to recover my son."

Fen:
and the maid too I guess

Sylina:
she was ok

Sylina:
actually I kinda liked her IC so yeh

Sylina:
"We shall strive also to retrieve Sang!"

Fen:
"...I wouldn't object to that. She was a fine servant."

Porsche:
"So as I last left off, the Karate Kid here was still angry at the situation of my birth, and we needed to formulate a plan before a bunch of innocent people get turned into horrible mutants. So did I miss anything else?"

Rei:
"Guys, I'm really not feeling this... Saving innocents is a noble endeavor indeed, and I'm glad you feel this way, but...do you really think you're ready?"

Yunao:
"This stick is a pretty good backscratcher." He points to the staff.

Yin:
"...you're not going to give that back, are you? You promised!"

Yin:
"It would take me ages to make another of those!"

Porsche:
"I mean, if I'm to be honest? No, no we aren't. But we can't really afford to waste any time training when actual lives are on the line here."

Fen:
"There are others, and I shall hire them as well...but I trust you. You may have failed in saving my son, but you did save my country. You risked your lives for it...And I ask you to again."

Fen:
"I will fund all your efforts. You will not want for food or lodging in Yuda, I will see to that."

Yunao:
"I'm not against rescuing your son, and infiltrating the Shitin lands might give us some more information for stopping them later."

Sylina:
"I would not see Nimae fall into a state of mourning on our behalf." Sylina nods. "We may need some time to prepare, and... improved coordination, but we can do this!"

Porsche:
"MMmm....well, at least I won't go starving again for as long as I care about. Porsche just nods before turning her attention to the sassy child. "So YOOOUUU....what's your deal now? If you're still adamant on not returning home, what are you gonna do from here?"

Porsche:
*put a " after that about u know the deal

Sylina:
"Thankfully, this Cahya does not seem to be officially supported by the main Chitin clan... I can only imagine the sort of resistance we'd face if she were."

Fen:
"Thank you....from myself and my country. But...I must ask you to leave now, not later. I know of a place in Yuda where you can rest, the abbey of the Shinda Shrine."

Yunao:
"I say we bring the shrimp with us."

Yin:
"Phah! I'm a prisoner of war now. You think they'll just let me go?"

Yin:
"I'm sure they only put me in here instead of the cells because of my age."

Porsche:
"So you know about Cahya not -really- being backed by the Chitin, eh?" Porsche begins looking a little annoyed and mumbles to herself "I guess it seems all that info I extracted is just common knowledge then? Damn, exoskeleton there just can't do anything right, can she?" She regains her composure and turns her attention to the sassy child. "That's a bit of a feat, becoming a POW at your age. But I hear you're capable of...some things. Though I'd hate to put children on the battle lines..."
Yin: (( actually I think they just assumed that ))
Yin: (( or thought they'd heard it or something ))
Yunao: (( I've refrained from saying anything since all we've done on this end is talk about the mark thinger and a bit more about Yin ))
Sylina: (( She did talk about starting the clan anew or something ))
Sylina: (( But uh ))
Sylina: (( I was unconscious for that ))
Yin: (( mip ))
Sylina: (( so I fukked up ))
Sylina: (( but whatever ))

Yunao:
"You wanted some money from this place didn't you? You could get a hefty amount here if you want or be locked up I guess."

Yin:
"Okay, I'll admit, I've never been captured before, but is this really how it works? You want them to pay me for trying to steal their treasure from them?"
Yin: (( my monitor has a dead pixel and it's pissing me off ))

Yunao:
"It's actually a lot worse in a lot of places if you want the truth, and you did get nursed back to life." He picks up the staff and tosses it back to its owner. "Must be nice to still have a tribe."

Yunao:
"What you'd technically be paid for is coming along and getting the son back, maybe other stuff too. Who knows."

Fen:
"Not typically. I am desperate, however... Moreso than I have ever been."

Yunao:
"I have more questions for you later but if we must leave now away from Nimae, we better start preparing."

Sylina:
she hasn't had a hit in minutes

Sylina:
MINUTES

Yin:
She tries to catch the staff, but is completely surprised and bonked in the face, "ARGH!" She glares at Yunao as the staff slides slowly off her face, "I almost want to go just to get you back for all the times you've hit me in the face... How much does it pay? And are you even willing to pay me for this?"

Yunao:
"Dunno, I'm being hired too."

Fen:
"I will what I can, if you are successful. And do not betray me, of course..."

Porsche:
"If you're really that desperate, well...I guess we are the only people around willing to do this. So I can't really say no. Besides, I feel like slapping some much-needed shit into the clan after conversing with what i guess is now the Model Chitin."

Yin:
"Hmm...I do kind of want to get back at them, too... They tricked me...And the pay is good..."

Yunao:
"Porsche. I need to apologize for letting my hatred leak onto you. I'm sorry for grouping you up like them." Yunao clenches his fist again, "It's not fair."

Yin:
"at least it better be good I'm working for a country here"

Rei:
"And that's one more for Rei's Fantastic Flying Daycare...of jarringly injured children."

Yunao:
"You'll have to find a bench instead of a chair to see them when we're eating."

Sylina:
I'm probably going to be eating through an IV

Porsche:
"Oh!" Porsche clasps her fingers together while making a :o face. "So I see you've changed your tune then? Well that's good, because I've met plenty of other folks like you and...well, let's say their cycle of forgiveness is much more glacial, I'll tell you that."

Yin:
"My tune's the same as it ever was!" She pauses for a second, then looks down at her staff, "Ah-hah! So that's it! Er...wait, shouldn't we be gone by now?"

Sylina:
"As quickly as someone else's legs can carry me."

Rei:
"Good luck with that." Rei continues floating, her legs dangling uselessly

Yunao:
"I have no family to return to because of those gross Shitins. I don't even have friends or anyone who remembers me of my own people."

Yunao:
Yunao goes forth to Sylina and offers her his shoulder. "Do you need me to squat?"

Rei:
"You can bear a grudge all you want, but exercise it on those who deserve it."

Sylina:
"I was being literal. I cannot use my own legs."

Rei:
"And neither can I, your point?"

Yunao:
"I'd rather lift you than you know..." He positions himself so he can carry Sylina on his back.

Sylina:
I was talking to Yunao

Rei:
"I'm sure we can get you a wheelchair."

Sylina:
"Oh."

Sylina:
"What a time to be alive."

Porsche:
"It's okay Kung Fu Kid. If it makes you feel any better, at least what family you had isn't still constantly haunting you and your future endeavors like this."

Yunao:
"Touche."

Porsche:
"For all intents and purposes, you guys are my family now, and I'm just gonna have to get used to that."

Yunao:
"I may as well stop mourning for mine and get used to the life I have now in the present. Well said."

Haneul:
Remember this guy? He goes to fetch you a wheelchair. An automatic one.

Haneul:
Because you can't reach the fuckign wheels.

Sylina:
YES I GODDAMN CAN.

Sylina:
I AM NOT 12 INCHES TALL.

Yunao:
might as well be

Haneul:
Your arms aren't 12 inches long.
Porsche: (( I can't believe Agi is playing Gekkogahara ))

Sylina:
but yeah ON TO ADVENTURE

Sylina:
AND DEATH

Rei:
"Great. I guess I'm the mom, by virtue of I own any property?"

Rei:
let's go crippled nation army

Yin:
i can be the annoying younger sister

Porsche:
Next time on- WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN ITS ONLY 12:19 WHAT THE SHIT

Yunao:
we dont even get paid for defending the castle

Yunao:
because we lost the objective anyway
Thrice:
And so you make your way to your airship, wheelchair and abducted-15-year-old in tow

Sylina:
hooray
Thrice:
She paid Rei
Thrice:
the actual leaderwoman
Thrice:
also I just noticed these trees have stone roots
Thrice:
She's also funding your entire journey

Yunao:
woo
Thrice:
BUT HOLD ON A SECOND, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF YOUR AIRMACHINE.. They seem to be arguing, until one of them points over the other's shoulder to you, and siad other turns around, jumping up and down and waving like some kind of weird hipster jumping jacks

Sylina:
GO AWAY PLORF

Yunao:
oh god

Yunao:
its flip you off man isn't it

That One Fucking Girl:
it is and I'm just puttin em here bc I'm lazy

Yunao:
"Man where were you guys? I was looking for you hours ago."

Porsche:
Porsche waves weirdly back. "I almost forgot about you guys...what did you want exactly?"

That One Fucking Girl:
"Hours ago? We were probably looking for our pilot! You know, Zach? He left us here! Well, we think he did. The airship's gone, anyway!"

Sylina:
well that's too bad gbye now

Yunao:
"That's a shame."

Yunao:
our airship won't even get air

Porsche:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rddRQyBmBkw

That One Fucking Girl:
"You said it! Look, can we ride with you? We can pay, this guy - he's loaded!"

That One Fucking Guy:
Plorf looks at her like "Bitch that's my fucking money not yours fuck off"

Sylina:
"Absolutely not. We have an extremely dangerous, critical mission to get to, and can't run the risk of taking any civilians!"

That One Fucking Girl:
"Hey, hey, we're mercenaries too! We have a job in the SCD, but...well, I guess that's not happening anymore."

Porsche:
"Do you regularly just try hitching rides all willy nilly like this? Because it's a rather dangerous practice these days."

That One Fucking Girl:
"Not saying we'll help you out, but, uh...I mean we could? If you'd give us a ride?"

Yunao:
"I haven't ridden a bus in ages. Guess I get to refresh how that feels."

Porsche:
"I mean, I guess I won't object to more people in this operation, but just keep in mind your safety isn't our responsibility."

That One Fucking Girl:
"Oh, come on! That's Reidunn! She's famous! Or she was...kinda fell outta sight..."

That One Fucking Girl:
"It's not like we're asking some random people here."

Sylina:
who's Reidunn nowwwwwoh you mean Rei.

Yunao:
"Well Rei, it's ultimately up to you."

That One Fucking Girl:
"You don't even know? Come on now!"

Sylina:
"I am opposed. Time is of the essence."

Rei:
"Er...I guess it's possible. The ship's definitely big enough. My company used to be much larger, after all... For the record, we're not making any pit stops for you. We're on a one-way trip to Yuda."

That One Fucking Guy:
Plorf shrugs, and motions around town with a disdainful eye.

That One Fucking Girl:
"Yuda's, technically, closer to where we're going...It's better than nothing."

Yunao:
"Well that's that. Let's get going."

That One Fucking Girl:
"Thank you thank you thank you! Trust me, we'll pay you back!"

Sylina:
and so we took rowdy teens hostage.

That One Fucking Guy:
If they get one cent from YOU I will eat my headphones

Porsche:
I guess soooo

That One Fucking Girl:
"Oh, uh...my name's Alte. And this guy's...The Ron?"

Sylina:
"The?"

Porsche:
"Hi there The Ron! Is that (fantasy french)?"

Yunao:
"I suppose a piece of paper and pen could clear this up." He gestures toward The Ron if he wants to clarify.

That One Fucking Guy:
He looks at Alte, and then Porsche like they tryna eat soup with a fork, takes out a notepad to scribble on, and holds it up, with the name "Theron" scrawled on there

Yunao:
"I bet you go through this routine quite often then."
Sylina: (( I knew a kid named Theron growing up ))
Sylina: (( he was 6 years younger than me and his primary talent was reciting 59 digits of pi ))
Sylina: (( I was like 12 ))
Sylina: (( I stole that talent ))
Yunao: (( monster ))
Yunao: (( that was a good RP session ))
Sylina: (( so Thrice ))

Sylina:
remind me how in the HELL we're supposed to recruit MT now?

Sylina:
Unless he takes over Yin?

Porsche:
We find the nearest bush
Thrice:
in Yuda presumably

Yunao:
I forgot MT existed

Sylina:
or Plorf?

Yunao:
or will exist

Porsche:
and then he'll come out

Porsche:
with a boombox
Thrice:
you're a mercenary group

Yunao:
ITS CHEF 69 TIME
Thrice:
you will not all be doing the same missions at the same time

Yunao:
>insert memetastic OWgremlin headcanons
Thrice:
even when you are you'll probably be tackling different aspects of them
Thrice:
like one group being the distractor while the other group steals shit

Sylina:
Oh right, Merge, I meant to ask
Thrice:
Like, in a guild or free company, not everyone in that guild/company is always together
Thrice:
and doing shit

Sylina:
Sylina has low Stealth, what's that about? Noisy armor, tendency to bump into things?

Yunao:
She can crawl in the vents