Aug 22 14:56:25 <Sandwitches>	----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aug 22 14:56:36 <Sandwitches>	>SELECT A 'NEXUS'<
Aug 22 14:56:53 <Sandwitches>	[Hold for choices]
Aug 22 15:11:48 <Sandwitches>	-A Space Colony built into a massive asteroid where rogues of many species come to live and work.
Aug 22 15:11:48 <Sandwitches>	-A massive, bustling City built into the shattered remains of a planet.
Aug 22 15:11:48 <Sandwitches>	-A Neutral Spaceport just within what is called "Imperial Space"
Aug 22 15:18:23 <Anti-Goth>	[Space Colony]
Aug 22 15:25:31 <Anti-Goth>	*[Space Colony Selected]
Aug 22 15:27:55 <Stealthyboy>	[Spess Colony]
Aug 22 15:28:46 <Sciencegar>	*[Space Colony Selected]
Aug 22 15:28:54 <Sandwitches>	-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Aug 22 15:29:29 <Sandwitches>	-Choose method of entry
Aug 22 15:29:34 <Sandwitches>	>Mech Entry
Aug 22 15:29:42 <Sandwitches>	>Nena's Shuttle
Aug 22 15:30:04 <Sandwitches>	>Uncloaking and Docking the Celestial being
Aug 22 15:30:48 <Stealthyboy>	[Shuttle]
Aug 22 15:31:41 <Stealthyboy>	[Cancel Selection]
Aug 22 15:32:47 <Stealthyboy>	[Mech Entry]
Aug 22 15:35:17 <Sandwitches>	---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aug 22 15:35:57 <Sandwitches>	-Deploy units (as in exit the hangars IC)-
Aug 22 15:38:50 <Anti-Goth>	Nita surveys their surroundings carefully after disembarking from the SIGURD, her usual pilot suit concealed under baggy clothing borrowed from aboard the Celestial Being.  She crosses her arms and waits silently for the others.
Aug 22 15:40:12 <Sciencegar>	Anri is covered in similarly frumpy clothing, and looking around...more optimistically.
Aug 22 15:42:06 <Stealthyboy>	The bright light of the ODIN's thrusters flare as the lightly built machine boosts out of the Celestial Being's hangar, it's pilot grinning predatorally behind the visor of her helmet. On the floor of the cockpit is a ragged brown cloak to disguise her pilot suit later, given that wearing anything over it while piloting the machine would be impossible.
Aug 22 15:43:36 <Anti-Goth>	The younger pilot looks over to Anri. "Do you have any input as to how we shall go about this?"
Aug 22 15:46:31 <Stealthyboy>	The ODIN plants itself next to the other already disembarked mechs and it's hatch opens... after a few seconds of scuffling noises, a voice comes out "Um, guys? I'm stuck again. Halp."
Aug 22 15:47:53 <Anti-Goth>	The corner's of Nita's mouth crease in a frown. "Pull the manual release, Hel..."
Aug 22 15:49:44 <Anti-Goth>	"It should be to your left."
Aug 22 15:50:45 <Stealthyboy>	A bit later an audible clunk can be heard and seconds later, Hel's face pops up out of the cockpit hatch grinning widely, her glasses on slightly wonky. "That worked."
Aug 22 15:53:03 <Stealthyboy>	"You shoulda told me about that one before, Ninito, I've been struggling with those clamps every single time." She says, ducking back inside again to collect the cloak.
Aug 22 16:08:04 <Anti-Goth>	"I thought you would have noticed it."
Aug 22 16:10:36 <Stealthyboy>	"Oh sure, I've seen the lever but I thought it was like an ejector seat or something, the thing's not labelled! And like fuck am I gonna read the instruction manul, that things like 6000 pages long and just drones on and on about psychosymetric links or some technobabble."
Aug 22 16:11:46 <Anti-Goth>	Anita's usually dour expression changes to a full-on grimace. "I had highlighted all of the most important parts for you, Hel."
Aug 22 16:13:58 <Stealthyboy>	Hel waves a cloaked arm disparagingly.
Aug 22 16:22:43 <Sciencegar>	"Hel-san, Anita-san, we s-still have our search to do. Please, maybe we should go on?"
Aug 22 16:24:03 <Stealthyboy>	"Hehehe, sure, sure, Riri." There's that worrying grin on Hel's face again.
Aug 22 16:38:11 <Anti-Goth>	The shortest of the three nods and strides purposefully to the hangar exit, though not before discreetly checking her pistols.
Aug 22 16:38:45 <Sciencegar>	"We must find some sort of information source that won't aks questions about us, but that we can afford to pay from our limited resources...I-it won't be easy, but w-we have to try."
Aug 22 16:39:06 <Anti-Goth>	"There are other manners of persuasion."
Aug 22 16:39:31 <Sciencegar>	"Erm...I-I suppose..."
Aug 22 16:39:43 <Stealthyboy>	Hel cracks her fingers. "Hehehehe, find me a bar and leave it aaaaaall to me, girls."
Aug 22 16:40:28 <Anti-Goth>	"I know better than that."
Aug 22 16:41:03 <Stealthyboy>	Hel sticks her tongue out at the younger girl.
Aug 22 16:53:22 <Sandwitches>	As the three mecha approach the colony, a couple small ships emerge form a small hangar and begin to rapidly approach.*
Aug 22 16:55:16 <Sciencegar>	Anri's Guarlion throttles back, and raises its arms in appeasement. "Erm, we come in peace! We're not a threat, r-really!"Aug 22 17:06:47 <Anti-Goth>	The SIGURD stops behind the Guarlion, Anita's fingers hovering over the less-inocuous controls but not moving to activate any particular systems yet.
Aug 22 17:08:28 <Stealthyboy>	The ODIN boosts forward to be slightly in front of the other two, it's thrusters pivoting forwards and flaring slightly to bring its momentum to a halt.
Aug 22 17:10:53 *	Anti-Goth has quit (Ping timeout: 240 seconds)
Aug 22 17:13:07 <Sandwitches>	The ships manuver towards the mecha and begin to send hailing signals to the mecha.
Aug 22 17:15:15 <Sciencegar>	Anri tries to return the signals.
Aug 22 17:17:03 <Anti-Goth>	Nita stares coolly at the approaching vessels, waiting for the comms to come through.
Aug 22 17:17:45 <Sandwitches>	"-Ey, jsut whattya want?"
Aug 22 17:18:03 <Sandwitches>	a gravelly voice comes across the now-opened line.
Aug 22 17:18:38 <Anti-Goth>	"We are seeking permission to enter," the youngest pilot says calmly.
Aug 22 17:22:04 <Sandwitches>	"...  Seriously?  You Mercs?"
Aug 22 17:25:44 <Sciencegar>	"Yes!" Anri almost seems to vomit the word.
Aug 22 17:26:13 <Stealthyboy>	"Depends on how much someone'd be willing to pay for my services, really." Hel's voice comes confidently over the comms, as the ODIN drags a thumb over it's faceplate. She sounds like she's in her element.
Aug 22 17:26:35 <Sciencegar>	"We're coming off a tough job in Omicrom 67 Sector, nearly 2000 Lightyears from here. We badly need some R&R."
Aug 22 17:28:02 <Sandwitches>	Both ships adjust themselves to face ODIN.  "...  Omicron 67?  And you kids came here in *Mechs*?  Holy FUCK, how'd you manage to keep supplies stocked for something like that?"
Aug 22 17:28:19 <Anti-Goth>	"I am sure these situations are familiar to--"
Aug 22 17:28:52 <Anti-Goth>	"An associate brought us most of the way here," Anita says calmly, not missing a beat after the interruption.
Aug 22 17:29:27 <Stealthyboy>	"Gahahahaha! Yeah, but then we got kicked off cause I drank all of the alcohol on the place!"
Aug 22 17:29:54 <Sandwitches>	"..."
Aug 22 17:30:15 <Sciencegar>	"You're going to pay for that, Hel...vena. You'll be Helvena the Bald once I'm done skinning you for what you cost us!"
Aug 22 17:30:30 <Sciencegar>	My, Anri suddenly seems animated.
Aug 22 17:30:39 <Sandwitches>	"Hahahahahah, Let-um through Phill, I think they'll be right at home here."  A second, much lighter voice comes over the line.
Aug 22 17:31:05 <Anti-Goth>	Anita forces herself to not roll her eyes. "Thank you very much, friends."
Aug 22 17:32:16 <Sciencegar>	Anri goes quiet, her little outburst done for the day.
Aug 22 17:36:18 <Stealthyboy>	"Gahahahaha, Good to hear! Come find me in a bar after the end of your shift and I'll let you buy me a drink or twelve!" Hel bursts, before burning her thrusters again towards the colony.
Aug 22 17:37:42 <Sciencegar>	Anri begins to follow.
Aug 22 18:08:11 <Sandwitches>	the machines head into the hangar the ships exited from earlier and and brought to a small area with a couple dozen mecha.
Aug 22 18:09:57 <Stealthyboy>	[insert wacky scene where Hel gets stuck in harness]
Aug 22 18:11:06 <Sandwitches>	The way out of the hangar leads through several passages.... before opening up into what looks like a town of some sort, designed to replicate a city on a planet.
Aug 22 18:12:10 <Sciencegar>	"A-alright, this isn't so bad...."
Aug 22 18:12:17 <Anti-Goth>	"How quaint," Anita remarks dully, looking around the urban area with a wary gaze.
Aug 22 18:12:32 <Stealthyboy>	Hel's still grinning worryingly.
Aug 22 18:14:14 <Anti-Goth>	"We are not splitting up," the younger girl announces to her companions "we must get a better idea of what sort of place we're dealing with beforehand."
Aug 22 18:14:43 <Sciencegar>	"Yes. We'll stick together."
Aug 22 18:16:06 <Stealthyboy>	"Sure, sure. Though you might stick out a bit at a bar, Nitato."
Aug 22 18:17:18 <Anti-Goth>	"...we're not going to a bar.  This is not Star Wars, Hel."
Aug 22 18:19:10 <Stealthyboy>	"Oh c'mon, you know I can get us some useful info from one." Hel says, pushing up her glasses, still grinning wildly.
Aug 22 18:26:22 <Sciencegar>	"M-maybe someplace more formal would be better. Bars wouldn't h-have rules, you know?"
Aug 22 18:27:13 <Stealthyboy>	"Isn't that good for us though? Someplace with rules, they might start asking questions, checking facts..."
Aug 22 18:28:11 <Anti-Goth>	Anita raises an eyebrow. "We are dealing with mercenaries.  They aren't exactly keen on law and order."
Aug 22 18:31:38 <Stealthyboy>	Hel shrugs. "I dunno, depends on the merc, probably. I still say we'd find good info at a bar."
Aug 22 18:31:44 <Anti-Goth>	Still scanning their surroundings with a critical eye, she seems to catch sight of something off in the distance. "This way," Nita says abruptly, walking onto a path leading to a wide, grassy area farther off.
Aug 22 18:32:36 <Sciencegar>	Anri does not complain, and follows behind Anita.
Aug 22 18:32:58 <Stealthyboy>	Hel's face seriouses up slightly, though it still maintains a hint of a smile on her lips, and follows the other girls swiftly.
Aug 22 18:34:10 <Anti-Goth>	Nita stops at a small kiosk partway there, and picks up something that looks oddly like a newspaper off of the shelf.
Aug 22 18:37:12 <Anti-Goth>	She narrows her eyes and folds the paper back up, tucking it under her arm and continuing to walk the path to the park.
Aug 22 18:39:32 <Sandwitches>	The park turns out to be...  quite a bit bigger than one would expect.  Near the entrance however is a rather large fountain...  and at the fountain ablonde haired boy and a black haired girl both about Anitas age, seem to be engrossed in a conversation as a matching pair of black and white cats watch on.
Aug 22 18:45:02 <Anti-Goth>	Anita watches them carefully, and starts rubbing her face.
Aug 22 18:46:11 <Anti-Goth>	She lets out a breath and steps up to approach them.
Aug 22 18:46:26 <Sciencegar>	Anri watched Anita, enthralled.
Aug 22 18:51:33 <Anti-Goth>	"Hello..." she smiles at the pair shyly "uhm, my friends and I are new here...could you tell us a little about this place?"
Aug 22 18:52:00 <Anti-Goth>	"I'm so sorry to bother you, but we badly need to get our bearings..."
Aug 22 18:53:12 <Stealthyboy>	Hel tries to keep her smile in the "friendly face" category and out of the "I'm going to eat you" category as Anita speaks to the kids.
Aug 22 18:55:18 <Sciencegar>	Anri stays quiet, for now.
Aug 22 18:56:01 <Sandwitches>	Both of the kdis look up to Anita and smile.  "Well, I'd like to help...  but I'm kind of just passing through myself," The boy admits.   "But I think I might be able to help a little.." a grin crosses his lips.
Aug 22 18:56:17 <Sandwitches>	...  Is it jsut me or are those cats starting to look annoyed?
Aug 22 18:56:54 <Anti-Goth>	"You can?  Really?  We've been so worried, with the Radam attacks...we just need a place to stay, somewhere that we know is safe," she tells him earnestly.
Aug 22 18:59:10 <Anti-Goth>	"That massacre...it was just so awful..."
Aug 22 18:59:19 <Sciencegar>	Anri maintains a poker face even while staring at Anita.
Aug 22 19:00:38 <Stealthyboy>	Hel fusses with her glasses slightly.
Aug 22 19:06:10 <Sandwitches>	"... Oh..."  A look of anger flashes across his lips.  "...  You best bet to avoid radam like that, are to get ahold of a fast ship, a grappler ship if you can manage it, and...  just kind of drift.  Stick to the Colonies on the rim of The Empires space." His face softens VERY sligthly. "Beyond that... theres not much you can do."
Aug 22 19:18:22 <Anti-Goth>	Nita nods sadly. "Thanks for the advice...I wish there was something more that could be done about those monsters...but it seems there isn't anyone willing to...well..." she lets her voice trail off, and sighs in resignation.
Aug 22 19:21:43 <Sandwitches>	"Yeah..."  The young man has a bit of a dark look for a moment, before a smile from the girl brings a smile back to his face.
Aug 22 19:26:18 <Anti-Goth>	"What did you mention before, about being able to help us...?"
Aug 22 19:39:20 <Sandwitches>	"Well...  If you don't mind travelling for a while, and have a bit of money...  I know a ship that might be willing to take on a couple passangers."
Aug 22 19:41:13 <Anti-Goth>	The young pilot looks back to Anri and Hel, her face questioning.
Aug 22 19:41:21 <Anti-Goth>	"...what do you think?"
Aug 22 19:49:50 <Sciencegar>	"Wait, where is this ship going? Are we flying off into the unknown regions? Would we be looking for treasure, or hunting space whales? Or just hauling cargo around this system?"
Aug 22 19:51:09 <Sandwitches>	"Genreally we just take whatever work we can."  He shrugs.  The Girl beside him is starting to look a little worried.
Aug 22 19:52:31 <Sciencegar>	"I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to pry..." She looks awfully guilty though.
Aug 22 19:53:59 <Anti-Goth>	Nita tilts her head at the black haired girl, and then looks down at her feet shyly.
Aug 22 19:55:45 <Stealthyboy>	Hel rotates her shoulder underneath the cloak. "Doesn't sound like any worse of a plan than what we have right now at least."
Aug 22 19:57:57 <Sandwitches>	"Don't worry about it.  Why don't you all get your stuff together and meet me over near Dock 5-B in about three hours, and we can talk price."
Aug 22 19:58:01 <Anti-Goth>	"Uhm...there's one thing, though--"
Aug 22 19:58:30 <Anti-Goth>	The youngest of them fidgets, looking embarrassed again.
Aug 22 20:00:12 <Sandwitches>	"Yeah?"
Aug 22 20:00:51 <Anti-Goth>	"Our mechs, would we be able to take them?" she asks, biting her lip "that's really all we have left..."
Aug 22 20:02:17 <Sandwitches>	The boy and girls jaws both drop.  Even the CATS look shocked.  "You have mechs?"
Aug 22 20:03:27 <Anti-Goth>	Anita nods, and bends down to pet one of the cats as if she doesn't notice. "Yeah, it's...it's kind of a long story...but that's how we've been making our living."
Aug 22 20:06:07 <Stealthyboy>	Hel's smile subconscoiusly widens dangerously again. "Hehehe, yeah, that's us. Bigshot mech jockeys."
Aug 22 20:06:27 <Sciencegar>	Anri looks down at her, then bends down to stroke the other cat.
Aug 22 20:07:59 <Anti-Goth>	"Oh, Helvena, I'm not that good..." the brunette says bashfully.
Aug 22 20:15:59 <Sandwitches>	The first cat seems to calm a bit as Anita touches it...  while the one Anri touches looks... dumbfounded?  The girl seems surprised at the reaction from the black cat and looks to Anri in confusion.
Aug 22 20:17:05 <Anti-Goth>	"They're very cute...do they have names?"
Aug 22 20:45:28 <Sandwitches>	"Mata and Kemmi."  The girl answers after a moment.
Aug 22 20:49:45 <Sciencegar>	At the same moment, Anri says 'Kuro and Shiro...."
Aug 23 11:23:51 <Anti-Goth>	Anita looks over at Anri curiously. "...black and white?  Well, yeah..."
Aug 23 11:24:35 <Sciencegar>	Anri seems to blink, realising she spoke out loud. She begins to blush.
Aug 23 11:24:55 <Stealthyboy>	Hel chuckles slightly.
Aug 23 11:26:41 <Sandwitches>	Both cats look...  utterly flabberghausted at the comment, the Girl behind them looking confused.
Aug 23 11:26:49 <Anti-Goth>	The shorter girl scratches behind the white cat's ears. "Those are good names, Miss...?  Oh, I don't think we ever asked for your names," she apologizes to the pair.
Aug 23 11:32:56 <Sandwitches>	The girl shakes her head and blinks.  "... Hanmyo."
Aug 23 11:33:23 <Sandwitches>	The young man jsut grins.  "Jim."
Aug 23 11:34:20 <Anti-Goth>	Nita smiles at them. "A pleasure.  I'm Niri, and these are my friends Helvena and Rinnah."
Aug 23 11:34:44 <Sciencegar>	Anri smiles at them, a little more awkwardly. "H-h-hello! Its nice to meet you."
Aug 23 11:36:31 <Stealthyboy>	"Gahaha, Yeah, that's me. Helvena the Great!" Hel grins worryingly.
Aug 23 11:44:40 <Sandwitches>	"Does your group have a name?"  Jim enquires.
Aug 23 11:45:14 <Anti-Goth>	She blinks and shakes her head. "No..."
Aug 23 11:46:11 <Stealthyboy>	"Well, apart from Helvena the Great's awesome squad of awesomeness featuring Helvena. And those other two."
Aug 23 11:49:50 <Sciencegar>	"Do we need a name? Would it help if we did?"
Aug 23 11:50:08 <Sciencegar>	"We could be, erm, like, The Black Tri-Stars, or something."
Aug 23 11:50:38 <Stealthyboy>	"I call being Ortega then."
Aug 23 11:51:21 <Anti-Goth>	Anita's smile begins to look a little strained at this.
Aug 23 11:56:06 <Anti-Goth>	"We haven't set ourselves up as an actual mercenary group or anything, really..."
Aug 23 11:56:50 <Sandwitches>	"Oh?  Alright then."
Aug 23 11:57:35 <Anti-Goth>	"We've done work, but it's sort of been, uhm...just freelance..." she explains.
Aug 23 12:09:48 <Anti-Goth>	She pats the white cat on the head and stands back up. "So, Jim...does this make things more difficult?  Bringing our machines, that is?" she asks.
Aug 23 12:10:30 <Sandwitches>	"Well...  It'll limit our cargo room.  How big are they/?
Aug 23 12:10:32 <Sandwitches>	"*
Aug 23 12:11:59 <Stealthyboy>	"Mine's about 15 metres or so."
Aug 23 12:12:47 <Anti-Goth>	"I have the largest one, and it's only around 22 metres."
Aug 23 12:13:01 <Sciencegar>	"18.9 meters, 30.4 tons." Anri rattles off her tech specs.
Aug 23 12:19:02 <Sandwitches>	"...  Hmm..  Thats a lot less than I was expecting to be honest.  It'll efect our cago space, but we should still have plenty."
Aug 23 12:19:33 <Anti-Goth>	"Good to hear," Nita says with a nod.
Aug 23 12:22:38 <Sciencegar>	Anri smiles.
Aug 23 12:30:51 <Sandwitches>	"Alright...  I think this could work out pretyt well for all of us."
Aug 23 12:36:41 <Anti-Goth>	"I agree.  What about you, 'vena?"
Aug 23 12:38:16 <Stealthyboy>	"Hehehehe, yeah. Sounds good."
Aug 23 12:41:04 <Sandwitches>	"Meet me at the dock in a three hours and we'll discuss Price, alright?"
Aug 23 12:44:38 <Sciencegar>	"A-alright! That shouldn't be a problem." Anri keeps her straight face about how they didn't really have anything to pay with except their mechs...
Aug 23 12:46:37 <Stealthyboy>	Hel's grin gets really worryingly large and toothy at this point. "Of course it won't be a problem!"
Aug 23 12:47:00 <Anti-Goth>	"We'll be there right on time," Anita agrees.
Aug 23 13:00:57 <Sandwitches>	-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aug 23 13:04:02 <Sandwitches>	Back onboard the Celesital Being, the girls find Vadim and Nena waiting.  "How'd it go?"  The redhead asks with a grin.
Aug 23 13:05:04 <Anti-Goth>	Nita's dour manner has resumed just as if it were never gone. "We have found a shipping crew willing to take us aboard."
Aug 23 13:08:20 <Anti-Goth>	"I believe our chances of locating Yamamoto and Roux will be higher if we use this opportunity to expand our search area," she elaborates.
Aug 23 13:08:54 <Sciencegar>	"Yes, b-but, they mentioned a fee, and I'm not sure how we could pay them." Anri's poker face has melted now that she's on the Celestial Being again.
Aug 23 13:10:04 <Stealthyboy>	"I'm sure I could handle that..." Hel grins again. "Just lemme find a likely mark in the colony..."
Aug 23 13:11:02 <Sandwitches>	"Pff, you're worried about money?"  Nena laughs.  "I've been saving up on the shuttle for when it was time to move on.  I cna probably cover what you need...  but I'd love to see jsut what the little hellion over here could pull off."
Aug 23 13:12:05 <Anti-Goth>	"Please do not encourage her, Ms. Trinity.  That would put our cover identity in danger," Anita says flatly.
Aug 23 13:14:21 <Sandwitches>	Nena looks ready to say something, but Vadim cuts her off.  "Yes.  We'll supply you each witha cred chip, and do our best to track the ship after its left.  We'll have a secured line you cna reach us on as well."
Aug 23 13:14:47 <Anti-Goth>	"Thank you," the young pilot says "However, Ms. Vadim..."
Aug 23 13:15:34 <Anti-Goth>	"You have your own motives for wishing to locate these two, do you not?"
Aug 23 13:18:49 <Sandwitches>	"..."  Vadim stares at the girl for a long moment.  "There are forces at play, that I do not want having the power those two possess.  For a multitude of reasons, including Yamamoto's ability to convert enemies she defeats to her side."
Aug 23 13:20:32 <Anti-Goth>	"My comrades and I appreciate your sponsorship," Anita says, her face emotionless "but placing your hopes on a mere two individuals is foolhardy."
Aug 23 13:22:03 <Anti-Goth>	"Brainwashing abilities or not, seeking a messiah for your time period's woes will only end poorly at best."
Aug 23 13:22:28 <Sciencegar>	"B-but how else are we supposed to have a chance of finding the ship?" Anri steps up to Anita. "Even putting aside how dangerous things might be for them, we need them if we ever want to get everyone and get home."
Aug 23 13:22:57 <Anti-Goth>	"I realize that, Sonohara.  I have every intention of completing our objective."
Aug 23 13:23:26 <Sciencegar>	"I don't know if we can fix things here. It would be great if we could, but we might not have the strength. But we need a first step, and this is all we have."
Aug 23 13:24:10 <Sandwitches>	"You completely misunderstand."  She looks a little amused.  "I don't consider Yamamoto a Messiah.  I view her a a weapon capable of turning entire planets into willing slaves.  And both of the beings that would claim her would USE her to that purpose."
Aug 23 13:26:17 <Anti-Goth>	"Then you have not ever contemplated turning that power against these 'Radam'?" Anita asks coolly.
Aug 23 13:27:45 <Anti-Goth>	"A threat which, apparently, has the power to wipe out entire planetary systems.  In terms of utility, that makes these creatures a larger threat than her."
Aug 23 13:27:55 <Anti-Goth>	*a greater danger
Aug 23 13:28:37 <Sandwitches>	"Even if the Radam were a threat, they wouldn't be suceptible to a psionic attack like that.  Their Tekkamen might, but no one has seen them in years."
Aug 23 13:29:16 <Sandwitches>	Nena steps in here.  "You've already met the Radam.  They're more of less just a cover these days."
Aug 23 13:29:38 <Anti-Goth>	Anita raises an eyebrow at this.
Aug 23 13:29:57 <Sandwitches>	"Remember those things on the planet where I found you?"
Aug 23 13:30:31 <Anti-Goth>	"Yes, of course.  That is all there really is of them, then?"
Aug 23 13:30:56 <Anti-Goth>	*is to them
Aug 23 13:33:20 <Sandwitches>	"Yeah.  Whenever something big needs to go down, small packs are released into the fringes of a system. the event happens, people vanish and the "Radam Invasion Force" is blamed...  and then one of the 'Exterminators' get sent in and get to rack up the public acclaim."
Aug 23 13:34:27 <Anti-Goth>	"Very clever of them.  I assume the current government is behind that conspiracy?"
Aug 23 13:35:47 <Sciencegar>	Anri just looks shocked.
Aug 23 13:40:32 <Sandwitches>	"The Empire yes...  Though I wouldn't put something like this past the Imperium either." Vadim scowls.
Aug 23 13:42:01 <Anti-Goth>	"It is called a false flag operation," Anita says to Anri, before turning back to Vadim "these are two separate entities?"
Aug 23 13:43:56 <Sciencegar>	Anri frowns at Anita, then looks to Vadim as well.
Aug 23 13:46:45 <Sandwitches>	Vadim nods.  "The Imperium was originally created in defienace to the Empire...  It's been the only group thats really managed to survive for any real amount of time against it as far as I've been able to tell, short of the Ctarl-Ctarl..."
Aug 23 13:46:56 <Stealthyboy>	Hel goes slightly crosseyed.
Aug 23 13:47:41 <Anti-Goth>	"I suppose we will need to adjust our alibis accordingly."
Aug 23 13:59:50 <Anti-Goth>	"Is that all we will need to know about this?"
Aug 23 14:00:24 <Sandwitches>	"Yes, it should be."
Aug 23 14:00:46 <Anti-Goth>	"The information is appreciated."
Aug 23 14:05:13 <Anti-Goth>	The youngest of the three pilots turns back to Anri and Hel. "We should prepare to leave soon."
Aug 23 14:07:16 <Stealthyboy>	"Yeah, I guess we'd better get back a bit before the rendezvous time."
Aug 23 14:07:54 <Sciencegar>	"R-right."
Aug 23 14:08:45 <Sciencegar>	"Thank you, Ms Vadim, and Ms Nena. We will stay in touch."