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14:13:57	Rumia looks upon the small gathering in the corner with saddened eyes, Illebra next to her.
14:14:27	AndrewofDoom is still sitting in a corner all sad.
14:14:38	Rumia: "Do you think, he'll be alright...?"
14:15:24	Rumia: The gynoids have arronged themselves around him, trying to comfort him. Even Talia is energetically trying to cheer him up with her constant assurances.
14:16:09	AndrewofDoom: "Yeah...I keep screwing up. I'm not even much of a leader. A lot of people idling around when they should all be in the fray or doing some sort of support."
14:17:33	Rumia: Kara surprises all of them, when her hand lashes out to smack him, before pulling him up by the front of his suit, her eyes locking with his own.
14:17:58	AndrewofDoom is shocked.
14:20:18	Rumia: Kara speaks in a calm manner, hiding the hurt she is feeling. "Andrew. You cannot blame yourself for being defeated by a superior opponent. All of us were caught off guard. No one... No one wanted this to happen, but it did. We cannot look back on this and wonder 'what if'... I realize this may be cruel, and it hurts me to say so... But all the safety measures in the world..." She stops at
14:20:18	Rumia: that, looking like she'll tear up even if she is incapable of doing so.
14:26:24	AndrewofDoom closes his eyes. "Even if you say that...there are so many things that could have been done to stop him. Namely, me being a leader. Right now people just treat me casually as just another dude. The four of you are the only ones who treat me like one and follow me."
14:27:08	AndrewofDoom: "And me, too, I need to learn to lead myself. I scoffed at Zetta all the time for his terrible leadership but I'm really no better am I?"
14:27:34	Rumia looks upward, Noel relaying her success to her.
14:28:44	Rumia: Kara pulls him into a hug. "Do not think less of yourself Andrew... We wi-" The Gynoids suddenly stiffen as one, a familiar presence now back on the network.
14:29:03	Rumia: "Well would you look at that..."
14:29:57	Rumia: Noel reappears in the middle of the room, Cylybi's limp form in her arms. "Mission successful. Lucretia was taken in by Cipher."
14:31:29	AndrewofDoom looks towards Noel, and while normally would be happy right now, he just keeps a straight face on. "This is a time to reflect on what we did wrong and improve on it."
14:32:48	Rumia: Noel nods in agreement, then freezes. "Where has the second witch gone?"
14:33:11	Rumia and Illebra look about as well, Faust is nowhere to be seen within the basement.
14:34:20	AndrewofDoom: "You tell me. I've been in a slump all this time, even right now."
14:35:01	Rumia: "I didn't see her leave... I didn't even feel her do so."
14:35:41	Rumia: Illebra frowns. "She shouldn't be far... if anything she's upstairs guarding the main entrance. Don't start scaring people like that."
14:41:55	AndrewofDoom: Illebra blinks, remembering a time in the past when 'she' had comforted Andrew when he was in elementary school. He was crying over how people wouldn't be friends with him. 'She' told him to stop being all shy and open up. The next day he came back home with a friend from school.
14:43:15	Rumia: Illebra groans, holding her head, gathering the attention of the others, just as Faust comes downstairs. "Did I... miss anything?"
14:47:36	Rumia: Noel ignores her as she makes her way over to Andrew. "I can confirm there are no remains of Lucretia within Cylybi... She will be a bit of pain for a while however."
14:50:10	AndrewofDoom: "Very well. Assemble EVERYONE here. I need to talk to everyone about this."
14:50:22	AndrewofDoom: "Even that Garo guy."
14:50:52	Rumia grins, going to gather everyone as asked.
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14:56:46	Zetta is sitting outside at the cathedral steps, looking around.
14:57:16	Rumia pops out behind Zetta.
14:57:27	Garo: Akomi seems to be sitting down outside, and Garo is doing his training swings as usual.
14:57:31	Rumia: "Oi, cyber angel, you're needed inside."
14:58:38	Rumia then disappears, only to appear within the sight of both Akomi and Garo.
14:58:56	Rumia: "Puppet! Angel brat! Inside! Both of you!"
14:59:56	Garo looks at Rumia, "What's the rush?" he asked, putting his blade back to the scabbard. Akomi blinked, and got up on her feet, "Well... Okay, then?"
15:00:12	Rumia: "Don't question it, just do it."
15:00:16	Zetta signs, getting up and walking in.
15:00:20	Zetta: sighs*
15:00:55	Garo: "Fine, fine." he said, and did as she said. The angel girl seemed to follow him as well.
15:01:35	Rumia disappears at that, seeking out Kayneth and Rembrant.
15:03:43	Kayneth is already inside the cathedral, he is just catching up on sleep.
15:04:28	Rumia: Rembrant is next to him, reading through her tome, small motes of light float around her in a orbiting pattern.
15:04:46	Rumia comes out of the shadows, before sighing.
15:05:09	Rumia: "Oi, wake up the priest, we have a meeting to attend to downstairs."
15:05:28	Rumia: Rembrant nods in agreement, shaking Kayneth's shoulder as Rumia disappears.
15:05:43	Kayneth grumbles as he gets up to go downstairs.
15:08:13	AndrewofDoom: Elisha is wondering around, wondering where every went.
15:09:22	*** Anceril joined #syrias Anceril@C942DEE9.65FF947A.E554B6F2.IP
15:09:22	+++ Bot has given admin to Anceril
15:09:22	+++ Bot has given op to Anceril
15:09:36	AndrewofDoom bumps into Anceril by accident.
15:09:38	AndrewofDoom: Woops
15:09:45	AndrewofDoom: Elisha bumps into Anceril by accident
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15:10:57	Anceril had been flying back to the city, actually.
15:11:46	Rumia: Sakurano's flaming form launches into the cathedral, drawn by Faust's message to her. The massive flaming tiger passes by Elisha at high speed, leaving no visible damage to the areas she steps on.
15:12:10	_Elisha jumps back. "Eeeeek!"
15:12:13	Anceril lands in front of the cathedral.
15:13:26	_Elisha looks to see where they're going and sees the group forming up.
15:13:41	_Elisha runs toward and glomps Kara.
15:14:15	Zetta: "So what's the meeting for?"
15:16:02	AndrewofDoom: "I have to talk about our performance as a group. It's...terrible to say the least. There's no organization to say the least. People are just idling than there are fighting. This isn't a spectator sport. This...is my fault that it's this way."
15:16:22	Rumia appears out of Andrew's shadow, looking strangly serious.
15:16:39	Garo: "Is it? Don't blame it all to yourself."
15:17:14	Rumia: Talia nods in agreement. "Yeah! It's not all your fault, we just don't have much experience working with others..."
15:17:58	Rumia: Fanax sighs. "Talia. We were made to be a unit ourselves. Remember?"
15:18:15	Rumia: Talia blinks, before chuckling nervously. "O-oh right. Eh heh..."
15:19:22	AndrewofDoom: "It kinda is, there's fault in pretty much all of us, but the key is there was no one to organize everyone together."
15:20:19	Zetta: "No offense, but you spent most of that time raging and sulking."
15:20:44	AndrewofDoom: "Uh huh. I know that. I'm trying to fix that right now by doing this."
15:21:13	AndrewofDoom: "Time I stop being a wimp and actually take it in stride."
15:22:16	Rumia: Rembrant looks to Kayneth, before looking to Andrew. "So um... what would you suggest? I work well with Kayneth... not so much with anyone else..."
15:23:13	Kayneth: "We generally work together, on orders that is."
15:23:18	Kayneth: "Otherwise I go solo."
15:23:48	AndrewofDoom: "That's what I'm trying to figure out now. How do I organize everyone. I need to learn how everyone plays and what their strengths and weaknesses are."
15:24:17	AndrewofDoom: "A big problem I'm seriously seeing a lot of people come from a past of soloing things."
15:24:52	Kayneth: "Well, we certainly don't have the time to be practicing teamwork as it is right now."
15:25:05	AndrewofDoom: "I know, but at the same time we kinda need to."
15:25:38	AndrewofDoom: "Because Mr. Dietrich has those...cronies who are stupidly powerful. We're not gonna be able to do it in a 1on1 with any."
15:25:47	Rumia: "So then, we all need a bit of time for practice... and to get used to working together... right?~"
15:26:52	Rumia 's mischievous smile returns.
15:27:48	Anceril: "We can have the time we want, but we need Luvia's time globe."
15:28:03	Rumia snorts.
15:28:12	Rumia: "I hardly need something like that."
15:28:14	AndrewofDoom: "If only this were a movie. We could do it all in a montage and be awesome. But alas, not the case."
15:28:20	AndrewofDoom shakes his head.
15:28:34	Rumia pokes the back of Andrew's neck.
15:28:41	AndrewofDoom: "What?"
15:28:46	Rumia: "Mah, have you forgotten already?"
15:29:25	AndrewofDoom: "I know, I know. I just have no clue how to go about this. My level of teamwork in the past has been with just me and another person."
15:29:47	Rumia places a hand on the wall behind her, darkness slowly creeping through the stone.
15:30:03	Rumia: "Give me a few minutes, and we'll have all the time we need."
15:31:06	Rumia: "I also apologize in advance for what's the word... desecrating a 'holy' site to fit me own needs."
15:31:56	AndrewofDoom: "I guess a good start would be to know what people are good at. I know Zetta good enough. Electric user. Loves burying his fists in people's faces. Isn't that right Zetta?"
15:32:02	Garo: "What'cha got on your mind, Rumia?"
15:32:09	Rumia 's darkness quickly spreads throughout the stonework of the building as she flares her infernal aura, only for everything around them to invert.
15:32:48	Rumia dusts her hands off, grinning.
15:33:39	Garo: "Oh, that." He chuckled, scratching the back of his head.
15:33:49	Rumia: "There. My personal bounded field. Want time to speed up or slow down outside of it? I can do that, easy."
15:34:46	Rumia: "Of course, those with a 'holy' connection will find their powers stunted. But eh. Beggers can't be choosers, can you?"
15:36:48	Anceril: "That very point makes it kinda hard."
15:37:16	AndrewofDoom pokes Rumia. "Yep."
15:37:34	Anceril: "Whereas that dome doesn't restrict us at all."
15:40:23	Rumia: "Hmph. I said stunted, not gone."
15:40:41	Rumia: "I can make exceptions in my field you know."
15:42:49	AndrewofDoom: "Right, Garo, Akomi, what are you two good at in fighting?"
15:44:41	Garo: "I can slice through metal with my wind blades, for example. I'm good with most white weapons." Gero replied, Akomi poked her fingers together as she looked at Andrew, "Well, um, I suppose you could say I'm a manipulator of light and whatnot..."
15:46:01	AndrewofDoom: "That makes a lot of light users...which will be a pain if the enemy is a light user. Right? I mean I know little to nothing about this magic stuff."
15:47:23	Anceril: "That depends whose light magic is stronger."
15:48:47	AndrewofDoom: "Well I got an idea. I'll make it simpler on me and pair people up. I know Zetta and Talia pair well together since they're both electric users so you two are a pair then."
15:51:37	AndrewofDoom: "Might as well keep Rembrant and Kayneth together."
15:51:57	Zetta: "Should be worth mentioning that me, Anceril, and Akomi have the ability to absorb magic and energy and that like and use it as our own."
15:52:17	Anceril: "Mostly our own spells."
15:52:23	AndrewofDoom: "That would be nice to know."
15:52:26	Anceril: "Other people's spells is harder."
15:53:00	Rumia: Faust and Sakurano look to each other, before looking to Andrew.
15:53:02	AndrewofDoom: "Faust, Sakurano are a pair."
15:53:21	Rumia: The two witches nod.
15:53:48	Rumia: Noel looks Andrew, then Rumia and Illebra in turn.
15:54:07	AndrewofDoom: "Uh, let's see. Kara and Fanax. Illebra and myself are a pair. Noel and Rumia."
15:55:02	Rumia: Lybria grins. "Looks like I'm protecting the brain then."
15:55:25	AndrewofDoom: "That uh leaves Lybria, Anceril, Cylybi, Garo, and Akomi. One odd one out."
15:55:43	AndrewofDoom: "Oh, I believe Anceril and Akomi know each other, so they can be a pair."
15:56:02	Rumia: "Buuuuuuuuu- you just paired Garo and Akomi up~"
15:56:22	Garo: "Eh? I barely know this girl."
15:56:27	AndrewofDoom: "No?"
15:56:31	AndrewofDoom: "I didn't."
15:56:53	Rumia grins. "Of course you didn't."
15:57:16	AndrewofDoom: "So that leaves Lybria and Garo to be together. Cylybi...I don't know.'
15:58:07	Rumia: "She's not much of a fighter anyway..."
15:58:39	Zetta: "She isn't, but the problem is the Puppeteer might go after her if he knows she's linked to Lucretia in a way."
15:59:54	Rumia: "So... what do you suggest?~"
16:01:21	Rumia: Xanmos' voice comes through the radio of all of those present. "Actually, I may have a solution, to both keeping her safe, and keeping that vile witch out of her."
16:02:09	_Elisha: "Hey...I left you back at base. And you totally shouldn't be able to do that with that body."
16:02:13	_Elisha: Woops
16:02:19	AndrewofDoom: "Hey...I left you back at base. And you totally shouldn't be able to do that with that body."
16:03:14	Garo: "Lybria, huh." he stroked his chin in wonder.
16:03:21	Rumia: Xanmos snickers come over the radio. "My boy, it may not have come with that feature, but using a body like this, it's very easy to modify."
16:08:13	Rumia: Xanmos continues. "Anyway. Talia, Kara, and Lybria should be reciving it now. A small, I guess, helpful present for Cylybi, since she cannot be altered herself."
16:11:02	AndrewofDoom: "What do you mean?"
16:11:18	AndrewofDoom: "Isn't this dome blocking all outside communication?"
16:11:51	Rumia: "Ah... about that..."
16:12:01	Rumia: "I didn't think I'd really need to?"
16:12:21	Anceril: "I still prefer that other dome."
16:14:18	Rumia: Xanmos chuckles. "What I mean is, Cylybi's cyborg body cannot be altered, however, the nanobots that make up the others can easily be altered into other states. Their number can also increase past what is needed to keep them in their normal form, if you remember."
16:15:13	AndrewofDoom: "So you're saying I should multiply them?"
16:18:19	Rumia: Xanmos snorts. "No no. They should have gotten it by now. Though that is a posibility, I'd suggest not doing that at the moment. The copies would pretty much be blank slates, able to follow simple orders, but not complex enough to think like the originals."
16:19:10	AndrewofDoom: "Okay..."
16:19:42	AndrewofDoom: "You know, sometimes I do miss having a little AI in my suit that did all the thinking for me. Damn it mom."
16:20:14	AndrewofDoom: "She's hunting you down probably for special research right?"
16:20:59	Rumia: Xanmos' shiver can be felt over the radio. "Don't even joke like that. That woman is scary. At least I'm at the correct age now."
16:21:10	AndrewofDoom: "Wait, what?"
16:22:45	Rumia: Xanmos chuckles. "Don't worry too much about it. Ta ta for now."
16:23:11	Rumia: Kara, Talia and Lybria look to each other, before sighing.
16:24:01	AndrewofDoom: "AHEM. I'm getting sidetracked here. Now that we got our pairs, I need to figure out how this will all work out. We need to play off of each other. Okay, give your pairs names."
16:24:11	AndrewofDoom: "You can make it whatever you want."
16:24:36	Rumia: Talia speaks up first. "TEAM LIGHTNING!"
16:24:42	AndrewofDoom: "OH! I totally forgot. Elisha and Cylybi can be a pair."
16:24:49	Zetta: "...Uh."
16:24:51	Rumia: The other gynoids groan.
16:24:52	_Elisha pouts.
16:25:23	_Elisha walks over to Cylybi and thinks of something.
16:25:24	Anceril thinks to herself.
16:26:13	Rumia: Talia then points to Anceril and Akomi. "They can be Team Angel, it's fitting!"
16:26:52	Rumia winces as the excitable gynoid turns to her and Noel. "Team Demon!"
16:27:00	Zetta: "Just let them think of their own na-"
16:27:00	Rumia: "But that's so... plain."
16:27:10	Zetta: "I was thinking Team Clones."
16:27:27	Rumia and Noel look to each other, before grinning.
16:27:42	Rumia: Both: Team clones it is.
16:27:57	Rumia: "Though I was personally thinking of naming us Noctus."
16:29:03	Rumia: Sakurano looks to open her mouth, before Faust slaps her hand over it. "No. We're not going to be anything perverted, like Passionate Witches or something."
16:29:16	Rumia: Sakurano pouts at that.
16:29:19	Anceril: "How about Halcyon for me and Akomi?"
16:29:34	_Elisha: "K. Team Clones. Team Demons. Super simple for me to remember"
16:29:47	AndrewofDoom: "K. Team Clones. Team Demons. Super simple for me to remember"
16:30:35	AndrewofDoom: "Well, if Akomi is okay with Halcyon. I can..remember that."
16:30:51	Zetta: "By clones I was referring to Rumia's team."
16:30:57	Zetta: "I have no objections to Team Lightning."
16:31:01	AndrewofDoom: "Oh
16:31:02	Zetta: "As cheesy as it sounds."
16:31:10	AndrewofDoom: "Then Team Lightning."
16:31:27	AndrewofDoom: "Zap. zap. zap."
16:32:05	Rumia: Talia cheers at that.
16:32:35	AndrewofDoom: "Rumia and Noel are Team Clones."
16:33:07	AndrewofDoom: Elisha smiles up. "How about Team Kara for us!"
16:33:43	Garo: Akomi tilts her head, "Halcyon?"
16:33:51	Kayneth: "Hm, can you think of a name, Rembrant?"
16:34:35	AndrewofDoom: "Team Rev."
16:34:48	Rumia: Rembrant winces. "Um... no."
16:35:04	Rumia: Rembrant then brightens. "How about Enforcers?"
16:35:40	Kayneth: "Hmm, that works."
16:35:48	AndrewofDoom: "K. Enforcers it is."
16:37:27	Rumia: Faust speaks up. "We'll just be The Witches. Easy to remember."
16:37:30	Anceril: "The team name, you can give your ideas if you have any."
16:37:42	Rumia: Sakurano whines. "But that's so boring!"
16:37:42	AndrewofDoom: "Witches works."
16:37:56	AndrewofDoom: "Better than Bitches right?"
16:38:10	Garo: Akomi nods, "Halcyon is okay in my opinion."
16:38:16	AndrewofDoom: "Okay Halcyon."
16:38:35	AndrewofDoom: "Come up with a different name, Elisha."
16:39:06	AndrewofDoom: "Kara, Fanax, Lybria, Garo. All of you as well. And then myself and Illebra."
16:40:37	Rumia: Kara and Fanax look to each other. "Rangers."
16:41:13	AndrewofDoom: "Rangers works."16:41:16	Rumia: Kara nods. "I'm mid to long range, with a few short range ways to attack, while she's long range."
16:41:43	Rumia: Lybria looks to Garo, seemingly thinking a bit. "Well, um, Blade and Gun?"
16:41:45	Garo strokes his chin, "Swift and Vicious?"
16:41:59	AndrewofDoom: "Tenno."
16:42:36	AndrewofDoom: "Nah."
16:42:39	Rumia: Cylybi stirs awake, rubbing her head.
16:43:07	AndrewofDoom: Elisha pouts. "Why am I stuck with her?"
16:43:24	Rumia: Illebra pokes Andrew's forehead. "We'll just go without a callsign, You're our leader anyway, so they'll refer to you as such anyway."
16:43:37	AndrewofDoom: "Command Unit."
16:45:39	Rumia: Illebra nods. "Acceptable. By the way, remind me to show you a few runes later. While we can't use magic produced by ourselves, the planet has plenty that just floats about."
16:45:53	AndrewofDoom: "Very well."
16:46:06	Garo: "Aight, Blade 'n Guns sounds better to me."
16:46:23	Rumia: Lybria nods. "Very well, I look forward to working with you."
16:46:51	AndrewofDoom: "I wanted to say Blade and Fun."
16:47:02	Rumia: Cylybi looks at those gathered around her, before pushing herself up into a seated position. "Where..."
16:49:00	AndrewofDoom walks up to Cylybi and kneels down. "I was told Cipher had saved you."
16:49:29	Rumia: Cylybi's eyes widen, before she hugs him to her, breaking down into sobs.
16:50:01	AndrewofDoom holds Cylybi in her hands. "Yeah...it's inspired me to do better as a leader."
16:53:34	AndrewofDoom: "We're all splitting up into teams. You're with Elisha." He points towards Elisha who's next to them.
16:54:17	Rumia: Cylybi looks, before turning to look at him. "I can't be on a team with you?"
16:54:30	AndrewofDoom: "Uh, we're in pairs. I have Illebra."
16:54:55	Rumia: Cylybi glares at said woman, before sighing. "Alright..."
16:55:59	AndrewofDoom: "You two come up with a name for your team."
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16:58:12	Rumia: Cylybi sighs. "He can come up with a name."
16:58:39	_Elisha folds his arms. "If Mr. Andrew says it's that way, then it is that way. I wish the General didn't make me come along now. Oh wait I came on my own."
16:59:31	Rumia giggles.
16:59:42	Rumia: "He probably wishes he was on Kara's team."
17:00:02	_Elisha weeps fake tears. "Big sister Kara..."
17:00:36	Rumia: Kara makes a small grimace at that, before sighing and holding an arm out to him, inviting him to hug her. "Big baby..."
17:00:55	_Elisha hugs Kara.
17:01:25	Rumia: Fanax snorts in amusement. "Right. So how long do we have in here to properly train with each other?"
17:01:32	_Elisha thinks. "Team name...team name. Robots?"
17:01:42	AndrewofDoom looks at Cylybi.
17:02:03	Rumia: Cylybi makes a face. "I'm a cyborg... so that'd be... misleading?"
17:02:56	Rumia: "Weeeell... it depends. Currently every hour in here, is a second out there. But I can adjust that if needed."
17:03:09	AndrewofDoom: "You guys will probably be doing information gathering. So think of it that way."
17:03:28	Rumia: Cylybi nods. "Then maybe... scouts?"
17:03:39	_Elisha: "Yeah, Scouts!"
17:03:43	AndrewofDoom: "Okay, Scouts."
17:04:41	AndrewofDoom: "There, finally. So that means Team Lightning, The Witches, Rangers, Command Unit, Blade and Gun, Scouts, Halcyon, Enforcers, and Noctus."
17:05:19	AndrewofDoom: "So, question, do we have anyone around here that has support abilities?"
17:05:38	AndrewofDoom: "Or are we all about dealing damage?"
17:07:26	Rumia: Rembrant raises her hand. "I'm pretty handy with healing wounds, on both human and angelic beings. Demons, not so much, but I can try."
17:07:37	Rumia: "Oh that's so reassuring..."
17:08:01	AndrewofDoom: "And I know Anceril has healing abilities herself. Soooo what about boosting people in other ways?"
17:08:14	Rumia: Illebra grins. "I do, of course."
17:09:02	Rumia: Illebra continues. "Even without my magic, my knowledge of runes and runic circles to boost the ability of myself and others is unmatched."
17:09:11	Rumia: Faust and Sakurano grumble at that.
17:11:17	AndrewofDoom puts a hand on Illebra's shoulder. "Good to know, just don't be so aggressive."
17:11:28	Rumia: Faust then speaks up. "Of course, those runes take time to make, and most are written in blood, aren't they?"
17:11:40	AndrewofDoom gulps. "Blood?"
17:12:18	Rumia: Illebra sighs. "Yes... though many can be done without blood, it makes them slightly weaker then normal..."
17:14:07	AndrewofDoom: "I rather do it without blood." He shivers. "Stuff's valuable to me and I am not a depressing person. At least that's what I want to believe I am."
17:15:19	Rumia: Sakurano speaks up, frowning. "Of course, you'd also need the blood of something that has actual magic... well in a low magic enviornment anyway."
17:18:36	Rumia: Illebra brings out her TAWS, switching it to rifle mode to show off the interlinking runes about the gun barrel. "For example..."
17:20:30	AndrewofDoom: "You sure are enjoying guns all of a sudden now."
17:21:15	Rumia: Illebra blushes, looking away. "They've... grown on me."