Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 17 Log Session Start: Sat Apr 27 21:28:56 2002 ============================================================================ Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Selene, Homeboy, Fisherman, Maysic Knights, Plant Manager, Townsperson, Tony, Iria, Weapons Clerk, Waitress DNW as Kodah Lucca as Samantha Nadia Hemady as Yuuwaku (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Yuuwaku) Nicole Peters as Varemi (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Varemi) Rune Lai as Jan Scott Kroush as Galen (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Galen) Seath as Marcus Storen as Chrissy, Dante Tim Peters as Ambush 6000 ============================================================================ ===GAME ON!=== --You are in Larpa, and Yuuwaku some time ago entered one of the sleazier, yet larger, establishments in this town.-- * Galen shake his head. "Someone needs to put a leash on that kid." * Selene nods and sighs. * Kodah looks around somewhat disinterestedly. * Samantha keeps quiet so that she doesn't get hit on... or anything of the perverted sort. ^^ Galen: "I never did like this town." * ~Yuuwaku emerges from the establishment after talking with the Godfather. * ~Yuuwaku appears none the worse for wear. * Jan sighs. * Chrissy is still watching the Ambush like a hawk from the tricky-fingered junk dealers... ^^ Kodah: "So... what's the news?" Galen: "Is anyone else here ready to set off for Rashana?" Homeboy: "We got car stereos here. We got car alarms. And if you act now, we could probably get you the car!" ~Yuuwaku: "Wait! Wait! I learned something interesting..." Marcus: "What? Did the Godfather make your an offer you couldn't refuse?" * Ambush 6000 begins ticking, evidentally in an attempt to impersonate some sort of explosive. ~Yuuwaku: "No, but I did learn about one of the Four Heroes." Galen: "Which one?" Samantha: "... Really, Yuu? Can you tell us more?" Jan: "Hm?" ~Yuuwaku: "Alcippe." Kodah: "?" * Chrissy perks up. "You actually got some info out of that guy?" ~Yuuwaku: "He was nice enough, and he was no fan of Ares." Galen: "What business would a priestess have in a city like this?" Samantha: "... Dipping a bit into the holy reserves, maybe?" ~Yuuwaku: "He said that he was worried Ares could 'crimp his style.'" Galen: "I'm telling you. Shrine maidens these days have no morals what-so-ever." ~Yuuwaku: "She was born here, actually. Her mother was one of the... employees." Kodah: "Employees?" Samantha: "... You're kidding." * Chrissy blinks. Marcus: "Hah!" ~Yuuwaku: "I'm not kidding... She was an illegitimate child." Chrissy: "You're jerking my chain, right?" * ~Yuuwaku shakes his head. Galen: "Hmm..." Samantha: "Well...hmm." * Samantha thinks, "... If Ares used that knowledge to get her to join him... bah." Chrissy: "The great Alcippe...." *starts laughing and holding her gut* "Oh man... that's rich..." Galen: *fake German accent* "Very interesting." ~Yuuwaku: "Apparently, one of the Godfather's more unscrupulous rivals put her to work at a fairly young age... Even the Godfather though that was low." Kodah: "What, is Ares collecting women who don't belong or something? First Eris, then Alci... Acli... what's-her-name." Marcus: "I doubt she'd give into blackmail." Samantha: "Alcippe. Like clipping your nails, Kodah." ^^ ~Yuuwaku: "She never did the work though -- she refused..." Marcus: "Besides, it doesn't matter where one comes from, only where one is going." Kodah: "That's a weird name." * Samantha nods. * Chrissy stops laughing when Marcus says so, and puts her arms behind her head. ~Yuuwaku: "Her 'pimp' was in the process of beating her for not working when Ares first arrived at Larpa..." ~Yuuwaku: "Ares saved her, and, well... apparently she's been loyal to him since..." Samantha: "I see." Galen: *fake German accent* "Very interesting." * Samantha looks at Galen ODDLY. ~Yuuwaku: "Oh... and I almost forgot... She carries one item of value that supposedly has been passed down in her family for many generations." * Marcus looks at Galen, "Stop that! You're being more annoying than usual." Galen: "What kind of item, Yuu?" Kodah: "?" ~Yuuwaku: "It was a small, red, shield-like object. The Godfather thinks it may have belonged to an ancient hero of some sort that she was descended from." Galen: O_o; * Chrissy blinks. Samantha: "A shield..." Galen: "Small, red shield-like object?" Chrissy: "A... crest maybe...?" * Jan feels like his just missed something of significance. ~Yuuwaku: "Yeah, I think it was a crest..." Samantha: "Thing?" * Kodah blinks. Kodah: "I don't get it." Samantha: "... So that means..." ~Yuuwaku: "That's what his description sounded like." Samantha: "... Huh?" ^^ Galen: "Hmm..." * Galen thinks for a moment. Kodah: "So.... what's the big deal about a little red shield?" Marcus: "Anything else?" Chrissy: "Maybe that's how she controlled that big firebird..." Galen: "No, Chrissy." ~Yuuwaku: "I think one of the fairies once told me that the ancient heroes used to have magic crests of some kind..." Galen: "Right..." Kodah: "Oh." Kodah: "So it's a magic thingie-shield then" Chrissy: "Well I'm no expert on crests... but it must be important magic in there if it's been passed down all that time." * Jan shrugs. * ~Yuuwaku nods. "Kinda like the one you have for healing magic, Kodah." * Kodah pulls out the healing crest and looks at it. Galen: "I think I may have heard a story or two to that effect too." Jan: "I've got a crest on me too, but I don't think it's anything significant." Kodah: "You do?" * Ambush 6000 stops ticking, apparently realizing that the conversation is a relatively important one. Samantha: "So do I, actually." Galen: "Of course, it's said, that the red crest had some extremely powerful resurrection spell tied to it." ~Yuuwaku: "Didn't Alcippe use some sort of resurrection spell when we fought her?" * Kodah blinks at Jan and Sam, then shrugs and lets it go. Samantha: "Yes, she resurrected the firebird when we killed it." * ~Yuuwaku nods. Galen: "Then that crest must be the Crest of Compassion." Selene: "Crest of Compassion?" Kodah: "The what of who?" Galen: "Ancient legends dating back to the Nephar war." Galen: "The crest used by former red priestess, Kyoko Ayokawa." Kodah: "Never heard of her." Galen: "Wait a minute..." Chrissy: "That sounds a lot like that woman's name doesn't it?" Galen: "Jan, remember when we fought Penthesillia?" * Ambush 6000 displays a spinning three-dimensional image in front of the group, with the caption "Kyoko Ayokawa" under it in white lettering. * Kodah blinks at the Ambush. Galen: "Remember that barrier she cast?" Jan: "What about it?" Galen: "It was a reflective barrier spell. And a very powerful one, at that." Ambush 6000: *playback* Voice: "Data source: Dr. Sephina Opal, Private Archives." Jan: "And...? We already know she's a powerful mage." Chrissy: "Yeah, I saw it. She ran away under the cover of that too, the coward." :p * Kodah listens to the Ambush's little dissertation. * Chrissy glances at the image... Galen: "Well, no normal person can learn to cast that powerful of a spell. At least not by normal means..." Galen: "What I'm saying is..." Kodah: "What do you mean 'normal means'?" Samantha: "Well, to be honest Galen, why is this such a big surprise? I mean, I don't know much about the legends myself, but I always thought the Heroes of whatever had crests." Galen: "What if the other three heroes also possess the other crests, similar to the one that Alcippe carries?" Samantha: "... Will they be able to summon Captain Swanky or something? What, Galen?" Chrissy: "I suppose if they all are holding them it's just one big tradition then... like a badge of being the heroes to everyone." Jan: "I suppose that's possible, but where did they get them? Ancient crests don't just turn up everyday. I could see them having maybe one or two, but all of them?" * Ambush 6000 de-materializes the recreated image of Kyoko. * Kodah thinks. Kodah: "Is it possible that... hmm..." Galen: "Hmm... that's a good question." Galen: "Maybe we can find out more in Rashana." Marcus: "All of this is fascinating but I think we should get back to the task at hand." Samantha: "Yeah, I agree." Kodah: "Well, Ares conjured up phony dragons. Could he have made phony crests too?" Galen: "Not likely, Kodah." Galen: "Not along with those spells, that is." Samantha: "It's... possible, but if Alcippe HAD hers from the start..." * Chrissy rubs her hand. "Yeah, I'd rather investigate something I know what I'm talking about." She grins. Selene: "What if the others also had theirs from the start?" Galen: "Then it's a good bet they're all descended from the heroes of the Nephar war, Selene." * Kodah proceeds to look profoundly confused. * Selene gulps a bit. Jan: "I suppose that's possible, but the chances of that? If the ancient artifacts were around all this time, why wasn't their existence documented?" ~Yuuwaku: "Family heirlooms aren't always documented. Maybe that's how they went unnoticed?" Galen: "Could be that the information was lost in the sands of time, Jan." Galen: "Anyway, let's get out of this town." * Selene nods in agreement. Chrissy: "A lot's been lost over time... but let's make sure we aren't. This place is getting me a might bit nervous." ^^ Jan: "Yes, please." * Galen turns to leave Larpa, heading toward the Salyan desert town of Rashana. ~Yuuwaku: "Now... Rashana is east of here, right?" Samantha: "I think so." * Kodah lemmings, trying to figure out what just transpired. Galen: "Pretty far east of here..." --It is a beautiful day in the Salyan Desert. Bright, sunny, and hot... Fortunately, there despite the dryness of the air and the soil (this is a desert after all), there are freshwater lakes and streams scattered around to keep you from getting dehydrated.-- * ~Varemi lemmings near Kodah. * Kodah keeps Varemi from wandering off, as usual. * Samantha wipes off her brow and keeps to herself. Galen: "I hope you're all wearing light colors... if not you're going to bake." Samantha: *whisper* "Yes daddy." * Galen puts his hood up over his head. Samantha: *whisper* "Ask me if I wore clean underwear next. Please. " * Ambush 6000 trundles along, but strangely enough, doesn't seem to be leaving any trail in its wake. * Jan just bakes in his dark jacket. Oh well. * Chrissy loosens her flight jacket, getting a bit hot. ^^; --Just over the horizon, you see the shores of the large lake that divides the desert in two.-- * Kodah wipes some sweat from his brow. Galen: "Ah, thank goodness." --You can also see the top of a sailboat mast at the shores of the lake...-- Marcus: "Are we supposed to cross this?" * Chrissy pulls out a paper with a few notes on it, checking a few things as she walks, then looks up at the welcoming lake. Samantha: "Probably." Kodah: "Boat?" Chrissy: "... A boat?" *squints in the hazy air* Galen: "I hope that ain't a mirage." --The boat appears to be a small fishing vessel.-- Marcus: "Oh, i see it now." * Marcus gets closer to the boat. Jan: "Amazing, a boat in the desert." --There is a fisherman on the boat.-- * Marcus clears his throat rather loudly as he approaches the fisherman and his boat. * Fisherman turns towards Marcus. * Chrissy waves a bit. "Ahoy there!" * Ambush 6000 fans the party by spinning its upper body and emitting a gentle gust of cooling air. * Kodah brings Varemi over to the boat. Fisherman: "Why, hello!" * Galen waves. Marcus: "Would you by chance be willing to ferry us over the lake?" * Samantha smiles pleasantly. ^^ * ~Yuuwaku heads over to the boat. Fisherman: "Hmm... Well... I just sold all my catch, and I need to head across the lake anyway, so why not?" Samantha: "Wow, thanks a lot, Sir." :) Kodah: "Thank you." * Jan nods. "Thanks." Galen: "Thanks." Chrissy: "What a lucky break. Looks like we owe you one." Fisherman: "No problem. I'll be heading out across the lake soon, so you land lubbers better get on the boat right away!" * Galen jumps on board. * Selene gets on the little boat. * Kodah lemmings, and thusly Varemi does too. * Marcus gets on. * Samantha hops on. * Fisherman climbs on and makes sure everything is secure on the boat. * Chrissy hops in the boat too, without much hesitation, looking it over. Even if it's a simple fishing vessel, she does this more out of habit than anything. * Ambush 6000 nervously skitters aboard. --The vessel is sea worthy, but, well, it kinda smells a little like fish. :P-- * Samantha can handle fish. She can handle anything!... Okay almost. * Jan finds a seat near the middle where he doesn't seems likely to get sick. * Marcus shakes the boat a little. * Ambush 6000 heads to the bow of the boat. --The boat rocks slightly, but not too much.-- * Kodah takes a spot at the rear of the ship. * Galen finds a spot near the bow. * Selene sits near the bow of the ship. She likes the wind blowing through her flowing blue hair. * Samantha sits near the side, so she glance at the water. * Chrissy relaxes near the aft of the ship. ^^ * Fisherman raises the sails and lifts the anchor, and the boat starts heading across the lake... * Kodah chats with Varemi about strange, yet inane subjects. Galen: "You seem to enjoy the sea, Selene." Chrissy: "Ah, this is sure different than what I'm used to. Pure wind driven..." Selene: "Yeah... I dunno what it is... I never even saw the sea while I was growing up." Samantha: "I'm used to the sea." * Samantha shrugs a little. ^^ * Selene starts singing... * Galen shrugs. "Never saw much of it in Vane, but after I started my journey, I started traveling by sea quite a bit." * Chrissy gets a flashback of the balloon ride, then sweatdrops. ^^; Jan: "The sea is okay... There have been occasions of ghosts and zombies at sea, but undead on the ocean tend to be a rare event." * Samantha leans back and listens to Selene's singing, and the sound of the wind and waves. Galen: "You mean ghost ships, eh?" Selene: o/~ Rejoice! Early morning... a lovely soul, dancing with the earth. o/~ Jan: "Usually, yes, though they aren't always on ships." Selene: o/~ Bursting out... the milk of the earth... the kiss of the sky... the tender rain of joy... o/~ Selene: o/~ The feeling! of the stiff gale of courage. o/~ Selene: o/~ A tiny seed, containing our wishes... Growing, growing, growing... o/~ Selene: o/~ Let us plant a new row, let's set a new course... o/~ Selene: o/~ Celebrate! Harvest a million ears of grain, the ears of grain of destiny... o/~ Selene: o/~ Let us all sing our song... all hear the song of the people o/~ Selene: o/~ A force from the heart, the gate of all our hope... o/~ Galen: "That was great, Selene." * Chrissy looks over to Selene, her mind drifting a bit as she hears the words. Selene: "Thank you, Galen..." * Fisherman gives Selene a round of applause. Chrissy: "I dunno... what is it about your singing... it gives me this fuzzy feeling inside when I hear it. Not like that city rock at all..." * Galen looks ahead toward Rashana, scanning ahead across the physical and astral planes. * Ambush 6000 produces a little display in front of itself with various bits of nautical data. * Samantha is lulled to sleep by the wind and waves. ^^ Selene: "I don't know, Chrissy... I mean, I've just always liked singing since I was young." * Jan doesn't find the boat ride too unsettling. It's easier on larger vessels than this fishing boat. * Galen looks over at Samantha, "Looks like someone's getting used to sea travel." --You can now see the eastern shore of the lake ahead of you. Also within sight is the city of Rashana.-- Chrissy: "Hey, maybe when that Church is off your back, you could cut some massive record deals. It's really really good." * Chrissy sits up a bit more. * Selene giggles and blushes... "Thanks, Chrissy... Maybe..." :) * Chrissy puts a hand to her eyes. "Land ho..." ^_^ Galen: "I don't know what I'll do when the church is off our backs." * Jan watches the land approach. Galen: "Chrissy, please don't say 'ho' after having been through Larpa." :P * Chrissy chuckles. Chrissy: "I saw you looking in there Galen..." :P * Fisherman guides the boat onto the little dock for fishing boats. Galen: "I can't stand that town, Chrissy." * Samantha continues to snooze. ^^ --A little further down the shore from this small dock is a much larger one that's used for cargo ships.-- * Kodah nudges Samantha. * Samantha is nudged, "Mghm?" Galen: "Between the mobsters and the outright gangs, I don't know what's worse?" Kodah: "We're here." * Fisherman drops anchor. * Ambush 6000 ceases its tracking. Samantha: "Oh... thanks Kodah." :) Kodah: "Sure." * Samantha sits up and rubs her eyes. Fisherman: "All ashore that's going ashore!" :) Jan: "Thank you." * Jan heads ashore. Samantha: "Thanks a lot!" * Samantha follows Jan. * Galen goes ashore. Chrissy: "Yeah... all the lovely bootleg parts I couldn't buy." ^_- Kodah: "Thanks for the ride." Fisherman: "You're welcome! Just remember to keep me in mind next time you're around here and wanna buy some fresh fish." :) * Kodah disembarks with Varemi in tow. * Marcus gets off the boat. * Ambush 6000 ambles across the gangplank. --Rashana is still a healthy walk away, but it's not too bad...-- * Selene lemmings. * Chrissy folds her arms. "Hey, maybe I'll pickup some for a friend of mine..." * ~Yuuwaku lemmings. * Chrissy shrugs. "First thing first though... later!" --You're still far from town, too far to explore it. :P-- * Galen starts walking toward Rashana. * Marcus follows. * Samantha walks towards... Larpa! No really, she's heading to Rashana. Where else? * Ambush 6000 shuffles around with the rest of the group, doing its best to avoid the dock workers and other miscellaneous passers-by. Kodah: "... I have sand in my boots." --In the distance, you can see some figures heading in your direction.-- Kodah: "?" Marcus: "Who are they?" * Galen looks ahead. --They are too far away to make out at the moment...-- Samantha: "Hm." * Galen checks for astral presences. * Jan doesn't like the fact there's more than one. * Samantha gets a gut feeling something is off, and has her hand on the hilt of her sword. --As the figures approach you, you notice they are some really tall, scary guys accompanied by some nasty looking dogs...-- * Kodah gets nervous and draws his weapon from out of mid-air. Samantha: "Be careful, guys. Scary people like us." --The figures meet up with you, and they appear to be up for a fight...-- ===COMBAT!=== Marcus: "There's always something getting in the way." Galen: "They have the astral presence of a monster... but they look like desert bandits." Jan: "Great... Why us?" Samantha: "Hey! What are you doing? " * Samantha glares at the ruffians, "We didn't even do anything!" * Chrissy wonders just who these jokers are, and in her traditional style, drops her bag and puts up her dukes! "You want a piece of this action...?" Jan: "What's wrong with you guys? Can't some people travel in peace!" Kodah: "Hmm... four Unholy Bitches in front, four Undertakers in back" Samantha: "... Unholy... Bitches?" * Samantha looks at Kodah. Kodah: "What?" o_o; Galen: "Unholy, eh? I'll show them unholy." * Ambush 6000 plants itself firmly in the ground and does its best to adjust its plumage to fit in with the rest of the nearby flora. Galen: "Samantha, give me time to amplify my power, then prepare your Force Blade." Samantha: "Nothing, Kodah. Good job... and uh... okay Galen?" O-o * Selene prepares some choice songs for this battle... * Samantha pulls out her crest and glares at the opposition. * Jan reaches in his jacket and removes a fistfull of shurikens. * Galen prepares his talismans to cast his amplification spell. Galen: "One thing's for certain. These are not desert bandits." --All these monsters appear quite unholy...-- * Kodah tenses, and bright light fills his eye sockets. This light shoots straight out to either side of him, then splits to form two circular halves, forming a standing ring around his body. This ring begins to spin around him, faster and faster, until it forms a sphere of intense energy around Kodah's body. ~Yuuwaku casts Ebony Barrier! Galen: "We'll see how they can withstand a spell of ultimate destruction." A translucent image of a Black Dragon appears above Yuuwaku, before it shrinks down into a barrier around him... Yuuwaku's Def and MgD up 19. * Chrissy flexes her arms in sequence, preparing something... knowing her it can't be healthy for the enemies. ^^ Kodah casts Mana Breeze! Samantha: . o O ( ... You know... Galen... don't say stuff like 'spells of ultimate destruction' in front of people. O_o ) Kodah's Wind magic ability has been enhanced. Galen: "I'd almost think these guys are about as powerful as a lesser demon." Samantha casts Dopple Dance! Samantha: "Galen, what are you babbli... oh never mind!" * Samantha concentrates, and seems to blur, then steps back away from herself, leaving behind an ethereal clone that stands ready to attack! * Samantha executes Dopple Dance! Jan casts Sharp Shot on Unholy Bitch A! * Kodah lashes out one hand to the side in a summoning gesture, and from far to the east and west, two spirals of wind coverage and dance around him, prepared to obey his commands. * Jan hurls a shuriken at the strange animal. Unholy Bitch A suffers 63 damage. ~Varemi casts Ice Death on Unholy Bitch A! Unholy Bitch suffers 212 damage and is IMPALED by the spike of ice! A is dead. Samantha: "Varemi, awesome!" ^^ Kodah: "Nice shot." o_O Galen: "Must be weak to ice magic..." Unholy Bitch B attacks Samantha! Samantha: "... Agh!" Galen: "Oh great." * Samantha holds up her shield! Chrissy: "Now that's one dog that won't have it's day... here they come!" Samantha is hit for 15 damage. Galen: "Look out, guys!" Samantha: "Ow!" Unholy Bitch C attacks Chrissy! Chrissy is hit for 7 damage. Unholy Bitch D attacks Samantha! Samantha is hit for 15 damage. Galen: "Not again." Kodah: "Leave Samantha alone!" :\ Galen: "Someone'll need to heal Samantha." * Chrissy shrugs off the attack, but waves a hand at the bad dog breath. ^^ Jan: "How are you holding up, Sam?" Samantha: "Agh..." * Samantha staggers a bit... Undertaker A casts Tombstone on Varemi! Samantha: "I'm... I'm okay." Undertaker A picks up Varemi, turns her upside down, and drives her head and neck into the ground as he falls onto his knees. Varemi suffers 15 damage. * Chrissy blinks. Undertaker B pulls out a gun and attacks Chrissy. Chrissy: "Oh, so that's your game huh..." Chrissy is shot for 8 damage. Undertaker C pulls out a gun and attacks Samantha. Samantha: "Agh will you stop!!" Galen: "Oh no... SAM, LOOK OUT!" * Chrissy attempts to dodge, the bullet nicking her... "Sam, watch it... they're packing heat!" Samantha is shot for 14 damage. Galen: "Selene, be ready to heal her." Kodah: "Stop attacking Samantha!" >:\ * Samantha is hit in the shoulder and falls to one knee, using a hand to staunch the blood flow. Undertaker D fires a shot at Yuuwaku. Yuuwaku is hit for 21 damage. Chrissy casts Big Clothesline on the Unholy Bitches! * Chrissy gets a running start then barrels at the front line, sticking her arms out and knocking them over like dominoes! Unholy Bitch B suffers 56 damage. C 49. D 57. Galen casts Enlighten! * Galen surrounds himself in a field of pure power. "ENLIGHTEN!" Ambush 6000: *playback* Random Guy: "..... damn." * Chrissy smirks once at the Undertakers then hops back. * Chrissy points. "You're next, deadheads!" Galen's Wis up 10! Marcus casts PsiRay on the Unholy Bitches! Galen: "Sam, be ready for Force Blade. Selene, heal Sam. " The air in front of the Unholy Bitches starts to become thicker. As it distorts, an unseen force lashes out at the enemies, violently throwing them back. Unholy Bitch B suffers 14 damage. C suffers 13. D suffers 14. Selene casts Healing Song on Yuuwaku (who's worse off than Samantha right now). Galen: "Kodah, you need to heal Sam. I'm preparing a powerful attack spell." Yuuwaku recovers 34HP. ~Varemi: "I can heal Samantha." * Ambush 6000 growls menacingly at Unholy Bitch B, then suddenly pounces onto it and digs in with its titanium leaves! * Samantha would object to all of this, but she hurts too damn much. ^^; Chrissy: "Cover her, I'll keep these goons occupied..." ;) Unholy Bitch B suffers 8 damage. ===ROUND 2=== Kodah: "If Varemi can help Samantha, I'll attack." * Galen concentrates as he is surrounded by an aura of black power. His cloak flaps behind him while he begins the incantation. * Samantha holds up her sword, concentrating. * Ambush 6000 detaches itself and rolls away. * Selene prepares another song. * Chrissy advances, looking to pummel some hellhound skulls right nice... * Galen whispers very quietly, chanting his spell, "Kaizard... aruzard... kisk... kansei... krow... sik." Marcus casts QuickShot on Unholy Bitch B! * Jan seems to have made a decision of some kind and begins casting. First attack... 43 damage. Second attack... 39 damage. ~Yuuwaku attacks Unholy Bitch B! First attack... 27 damage. Second attack... 29 damage. Unholy Bitch B has been exorcized! :P Kodah casts Arc Blaster on the Unholy Bitches! * Kodah shouts, and raises his staff above his head. On command, a boiling disturbance forms in the air in front of him. From this distortion, near-invisible missiles of concussive force lash out and smite the first group of enemies in their dizzying path! Unholy Bitch C suffers 44 damage. D suffers 40. Samantha pauses... ~Varemi casts Violet Breeze on Samantha! Samantha recovers 66 HP. * Samantha breathes out, "Thanks, Varemi." Jan casts Dopple! He gains one extra action per round. * Jan weaves a dark shadow around his body. The cocoon spills to one side and reveals a shimmering likeness of himself. Unholy Bitch C casts Rabid Bite on Galen! Unholy Bitch C drools all sorts of nasty saliva as she bites into Galen's leg... * Chrissy tries to cut off the dogs, but one slips through the cracks after Galen. "Crap..." Galen: "Ow... bad dog!" Galen is hit for 3 damage. Galen is poisoned. Galen: "No matter... these mutts are finished anyway." Unholy Bitch D attacks Yuuwaku! Yuuwaku dodges. Undertaker A fires a shot at Samantha! Samantha: "... I hate you." Galen: "Easy, Sam..." Samantha: "Seriously. Go away!" Critical hit! Samantha is hit for 26 damage. * Samantha flails and gets shot! Chrissy: "Geez, what is with these guys!" Samantha: "Ow!" Galen: "They're as good as dead.... just don't lose your composure." Undertaker B fires a shot at Galen! Chrissy: "Speak for yourself, bird brain." ^^ Galen: "Bird brain? Who're you calling bird brain?" * Samantha laughs! ^^ Kodah: "..?" Samantha: . o O ( Wow, me and Chrissy have GOT to talk... ;) ) Galen is hit for 30 damage. Samantha: . o O ( When we're not bleeding, of course. ) Marcus: "Bloody idiots." Galen: O_o; Galen: "Bloody hell." * Galen drops to one knee... Undertaker C attacks Yuuwaku! Yuuwaku calmly deflects the shot with his katana somehow. :P * Chrissy ducks a bullet heading for the mage, trying to get an opening! Undertaker D attacks Jan! Samantha: "Jan! Incoming!" Jan is hit for 30 damage. Galen: "No matter.... this fight will be over in just a minute." * Jan grimaces and staggers back. Galen: "Spirits of lightning and air... sages of darkness..." Chrissy casts Gatling Punch on Unholy Bitch C! First attack... 44 damage. Second attack... 46 damage. * Chrissy rubs both her wrists once, the motion accompanied by a very audible *click* from something under her heavy gloves. "How about a little fuel injection?" * Chrissy dashes at Unholy Bitch C, throwing a flurry of jabs, uppercuts, and backhand punches with mechanical speed and precision, a thin trail of steam escaping her hands after every hit. "Gatling Punch!" Third attack... 45 damage. Unholy Bitch C is dead! Kodah: . o O (How does she do that anyways?) Fourth attack on Unholy Bitch D... 45 damage. Galen: "Release now thine power and let the gates of hell be thrown open. RAIN DOWN ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION!" Samantha: ".... Gates of ..." Galen casts Harrowing! * Galen gestures toward the battlefield as a globe of pure black power surrounds the enemy force. The heavens part as beams of destructive force shoot down from the skies, pounding into the black power field... and the enemy. "HARROWING!" * Kodah wonders about the wisdom of taking power from hell. Chrissy: "How do you like that? Who's the--" * Samantha wonders in the wisdom of letting Galen cast spells like this, period. ^^ Unholy Bitch D suffers 60 damage and is no more. Undertaker A suffers 59. B 63. C 62. D 65. Marcus: "Hmm, I thought you were supposed to take care of all of them?" Kodah: ".... That's it?" Galen: "If that didn't kill them, then I think Sam and Selene are going to." Kodah: "I was expecting the earth to crack in two or something." * Chrissy blinks, and sweatdrops. ^^; "Ultimate Destruction? I guess that was just a light shower , huh Galen?" Kodah: "Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria and all that." Samantha: "Kodah!" ;) * Samantha snickers. Samantha and Selene combine to cast Sword Blessing (Force Blade + Selene's Song) on Undertaker A! Galen: "I need to gain more power in that spell." Kodah: "What?" o_o; * Samantha lets out a cry, and rushes towards the enemy! She slashes at him with unnatural force, the sword blade gleaming with a holy light! * Selene charges Samantha's blade with her holy lyrics... * Jan watches, a look of amazement on both his face and that of his doppleganger. Undertaker A has critical weakness to holy spells. 340 damage. Undertaker A has been blasted past oblivion! * Chrissy takes a step back when she hears the song and the sword resonating. Kodah: "... Ow." o_o; Samantha: "Take that!" Samantha: "And Kodah, I was laughing because you're funny." ^^ * Selene smiles, quite happy with herself. Kodah: "Oh." Kodah: "Okay." * Ambush 6000 pauses for a little bit while the wake of Samantha's attack dies down, and then fires a barrage of shrapnel at Undertaker B. Chrissy: "You just blew his molecules apart with a destructive frequency! Now that's style!" o_O * Samantha grins, "... So long as it's not bothering us." ^^ "Thank you, Selene." Undertaker B is hit for 10 damage. Galen suffers 2 damage from the poison. Kodah: "Um... so... who needs healing?" Galen: "Me." Samantha: "Galen does." ~Varemi: "I can heal him." DoppleSamantha attacks Undertaker B! Undertaker B is hit for 82 damage. ===ROUND 3=== Kodah: "Okay, anyone else?" * Samantha watches the dopple wallop the hell out of the undertaker. ^^ * Chrissy cracks her knuckles and steps over the beatdown dogs, looking to get her hands around the necks of some certain men in black... * Kodah pulls out his Healing Crest and concentrates on it. Marcus casts Quick Shot on Undertaker B! First attack... 31 damage... Second attack... 34 damage. Undertaker B is history! ~Yuuwaku attacks Undertaker C! First attack... 24 damage. Second attack... 28 damage. Samantha pauses... Kodah casts Heal Litany on Jan! * Kodah claps his hands, then opens them again. A gentle ribbon of wind curls up around Jan and erases any wounds that it touches. Jan: "Thanks Kodah!" * Jan raises his shurikens. Kodah: "Sure." Jan recovers 24 HP. Varemi casts Violet Breeze on Galen! Galen: "Thanks, Varemi." Galen recovers 87 HP. * Galen gathers all the spirit energy he can from the astral plane, and forms a lance from it. Jan casts Sharp Shot on Undertaker C! * Jan hurls a group of shurikens in the Undertaker's direction. Undertaker C suffers 65 damage. Jan's Dopple casts Sharp Shot on Undertaker C! * Jan then reaches in his jacket, fans out some more, and attacks again! Undertaker C suffers 72 damage and is out cold, permanently! Undertaker D fires a shot at Marcus! Marcus is hit for 23 damage. Chrissy attacks Undertaker D! * Chrissy runs at Undertaker D, "This is for Samantha!" She spits in the tall man's eyes, then drives her foot hard into his gut, doubling him over... * Samantha blinks, "..." ^^; First attack... 46 damage... Second attack... 47 damage... * Chrissy then grabs him around the back, flipping him over onto her shoulder upside down in a mockery of his earlier move, driving him head first into the ground! Kodah: o_o; Third attack... 47 damage... Undertaker D has been finished! VICTORY! Chrissy: "Rest in Pieces asshole!" 72 XP, 88 MXP, 4000 S won! Kodah: "Um... yay?" * Kodah lets go of the energy within him, and the sphere of power bursts explosively, sending shock waves and debris flying in all directions! Samantha: "Thanks Chrissy." ^^ * Chrissy dusts off her hands and looks very pleased with herself. * Jan dismisses his dopple and puts away his shurikens. Galen has reached level 7! Jan: "You all right, Samantha? You took a couple hits." Samantha: "I'm okay..." ^^ * Ambush 6000 tumbles over to Samantha and starts panting. Selene: "By the way, Samantha... Nice sword-work there." *giggles* Kodah: "Yeah... what was that?" Samantha: "I don't know... but it was fun." ^^ * Samantha patpats the little Ambush. ^^ Selene: "I'm not sure... I just sang one of my songs, and somehow it made Samantha's attack stronger..." Marcus: "I wonder who sent us this welcoming party." Chrissy: "Well from what I saw, your maneuvers caused some high frequency resonance, and it vaped the guy." ^^; Jan: "It's a strange phenomenon. I remember that happening before." Jan: "Or something like it." Selene: "I guess certain spells are able to combine somehow and enhance each other..." Kodah: "Weird." * Selene nods. Samantha: "Anyway, let's move on, huh?" :) Galen: "Hmm..." Galen: "Though, it does open up a whole range of possibilities for coming battles." Chrissy: "Well if you think of a spell like a piece in a machine, it's perfectly logical. Points to ponder." ^^ "You okay though Sam?" Galen: "Think about it, Jan. Your necromancy and my astral magic has combined before, right?" --You can see the gates to the city of Rashana just up ahead. There is a large rust-colored statue outside them, and there appear to be two armored guards standing beside the gate.-- Samantha: "I'm okay. Really..." Galen: "And then there's Sam and Selene's combo." * Kodah grabs Varemi by the elbow and lemmings. Jan: "I know. That's what I was thinking about." Galen: "Think how many other possibilities there are." * ~Yuuwaku follows. * Selene lemmings. * Samantha touches the rusty statue. Fun! --The rusty statue doesn't do anything... It appears to be what's left of an ancient robot from centuries ago...-- Samantha: "Wow... interesting." * Galen examines the statue. Chrissy: "Hey, that's not a statue." Samantha: "Hey Chrissy, you may wanna look at this." Kodah: "What is it?" * Chrissy walks over, and tries to brush some rust off and get a closer look. Samantha: "Some sorta robot." --The two guards at the gates appear to be some kind of knights.-- * Marcus looks over at the guards. Chrissy: "Yeah... this is ancient no doubt about it... it looks like a humanoid construct. I wonder what it's purpose was..." * Kodah taps the rusty robot. Yuuwaku: "It's rusty." * Ambush 6000 trundles over to the statue. Chrissy: "Well of course it's rusty. It's probably been here for ages." ^^ Marcus: "Shall we head into town?" * Jan examines the statue then figures it's of no interest. * Samantha nods. * Chrissy mumbles about needing a can of WD-40 in the desert... Yuuwaku: "Why'd they leave it here?" Galen: "No idea... but it's here now. Leave it be." Kodah: "Maybe its too heavy to move?" * Galen heads into town. Yuuwaku: "Then how'd it get here in the first place?" --The guards stand at attention at the gates, much like the current-day guards at Buckingham Palace.-- Galen: "Dunno... dun care." * Yuuwaku walks over to the guards. Yuuwaku: "Hello!" :D * Kodah lemmings again, keeping Varemi in tow. Maysic Knight 1: "Hello. What brings you to Rashana?" Yuuwaku: "Tourist!" :D Maysic Knight 2: "Ahh... I hope you enjoy your stay here in Rashana, then." Yuuwaku: "I'm with my friends, but I don't know much about Rashana. Can you tell me about it?" ^_^ * Galen looks around for any sort of library, for information on the city. --There is a library, a tavern, an armor shop, and a weapons shop open at the moment.-- * Chrissy doesn't part from the artifact so quickly, seeing if she can find out anything more about it on her own. "Hmm... definitely reinforced and equipped for heavy combat. I wonder what happened way back to shut it down..." * Kodah glances around town, looking a little lost. Maysic Knight 1: "Well, not much... We're not that much of a tourist trap. We mostly work on producing laconian alloy." Yuuwaku: "Wow. "^_^ Galen: "Well, I'm going to check out the library." * Chrissy scratches her head a few times, then decides to harass the guards when she hears the word "laconia." Yuuwaku: "One of my friends likes laconia." * Yuuwaku gestures at Chrissy. * Samantha heads towards the weapon shops. ^^ Yuuwaku: "I don't know why." ^_^ Maysic Knight 2: "Yeah, and we Maysic Knights are in charge of protecting the law and peace here." Marcus: "I sure we can find some laconian items at the shops." * Marcus follows Samantha. * Galen walks on toward the library. Yuuwaku: "What are the Maysic Knights?" * Chrissy pops up. "That'd be me! Are you bothering the locals without me again honey?" ^_- * Kodah decides it couldn't hurt to do some shopping. Yuuwaku: "Eeheee." ^_^;; Maysic Knight 1: "The Maysic Knights are named for a legendary hero from our town. She was a swordmistress of the highest skill." * Chrissy nudges Yuuwaku. "So this really is where that alloy is produced?" Yuuwaku: "Legendary hero?" :O Maysic Knight 2: "Yes, Cleo Maysic, also known as Callie Leose." * Yuuwaku blinks. Yuuwaku: "Oh." Chrissy: "You don't perhaps have a lovely guided tour do you? I came all this way when I heard the stories to see it!" * Varemi reaches a hand behind her back and fiddles around with her backpack. Maysic Knight 1: "Sorry... We have no tours, and the laconia plant is off limits to unauthorized personnel." Varemi: "... Mmph." * Yuuwaku looks at Chrissy, then looks at the guard. * Galen looks around the library, and sees a picture of a red-haired beast-woman, with a brown-haired, bright-red armored man. "So that's Cleo Maysic," he thinks as he checks out the portrait. Yuuwaku: "Why is it off-limits?" Galen: "But who's that with her? Oh well... mystery for another time, I guess." * Chrissy looks a little crestfallen... Maysic Knight 2: "To keep the formula secret." * Varemi looks at the woman. Yuuwaku: "Hmm..." * Yuuwaku takes Chrissy by the arm. Yuuwaku: "Come on dear, let's just go to the tavern and get drunk or something." ^_^; Maysic Knights: *in unison* "Please, enjoy your stay." * Galen finds a few books and starts thumbing through them. * Ambush 6000 shuffles behind Chrissy. * Chrissy is taken by Yuuwaku, mumbling a few choice words. "... Oh I will..." * Yuuwaku waits till they're out of earshot to whisper something to Chrissy. Yuuwaku: *whisper* "Maybe we can find a way in?" * Galen goes on about his reading, finding many interesting things out about Rashana, and about Cleo Maysic. * Chrissy peers around, whispering back. *whisper* "Of course we can. I've got to see that formula and what it can do..." * Kodah sits down and gets some sand out of his boots. * Jan just follows Samantha around since he has nothing else to do here. Yuuwaku: "We should see if we can figure anything else out first though..." --There is a goddess statue near the tavern, by the way.-- Yuuwaku: "I wonder if we could pay someone off for a tour." :\ * Samantha looks at the weapons, but can't afford any! ;_; Chrissy: "Yeah, let's just act all casual." *whisper* "... and look for security breaches." ^^ Yuuwaku: "Maybe we'll find someone skeezy at the tavern." ^_^; Galen: "Hmm... now this is interesting." --By the way, the office for the laconia plant is open as well...-- Jan: "See something you want to save up for, Samantha?" * Marcus looks over to Samantha, "I think you need to rob a bank just to afford one thing in here." Galen: "Hmm..." * Chrissy pats Yuuwaku's back. "That's an idea, but the office seems open. Info's always good." Yuuwaku: "Good idea!" ^_^ Marcus: "Shall we find the others?" * Galen goes and checks out the books he's reading, then heads to the tavern. * Selene sticks near Samantha for no good reason other than it's convenient. * Jan shrugs. "If you want. I really have no idea what they're up to or why we're wasting our time over here." * Samantha scratches her head, "... We were labeled heretics a while ago. I don't wanna be labeled a thief as well." ^^ * Chrissy tries going there rather determinedly. --There is a woman working in the office.-- * Yuuwaku continues after her. * Kodah sits down on a park bench, feeling hungry. Galen: .oO(This town could prove interesting.... Maybe Enyo, being of beast origin, is descended from Cleo Maysic.) * Chrissy coughs once. "Ah, hey, excuse me..." Marcus: "I was speaking figuratively." Plant Manager: "May I help you?" * Yuuwaku admires the potted plants. Yuuwaku: "My, what a nice shrubbery." :D * Plant Manager sweatdrops. * Galen walks out of the library and finds a random townsperson. "Excuse me." Townsperson: "Hello... Nice weather we're having." * Ambush 6000 blows a puff of air at Yuuwaku. * Varemi is lead around by Kodah and watches him. * Yuuwaku hees and pets the bush. * Varemi sits down on the bench as well. * Kodah looks at Varemi, "Are you hungry at all?" Galen: "Yeah, it is. Anyway, I'm interested in the history of this town. Who knows the most about this place?" Chrissy: "Ehehe... actually I came by here to admire your amazing work... that laconian metal I've heard about sure is fascinating." Townsperson: "Hmm... No one in particular, really... Whatever history we have is stashed in the library." Galen: "Hmm... and I've just checked that out." * Ambush 6000 gently clinks its titanium leaves. Plant Manager: "Why thank you... Still, it's not easy making it, and we're well behind our delivery schedule right now." * Varemi slips off her backpack and flops it on her lap. The animal sits on her lap with a limp, glass-eyed stare. Yuuwaku: "Oh?" Townsperson: "Sorry I couldn't be of more help." Varemi: "... I could eat." Galen: "It's okay." * Yuuwaku comes up behind Chrissy. Chrissy: "Is that right?" Plant Manager: "Yes... I have no idea why they want so much laconia though..." Kodah: "Let head for the tavern and get a snack. I'm hungry." Yuuwaku: "Why who wants so much laconia?" * Galen heads for the tavern, where he finds a corner booth and starts reading again. Plant Manager: "Blue Dragon Technologies... They have an enormous order for it." * Yuuwaku blinks. Yuuwaku: "Hey! Chrissy works there1" :D * Chrissy blinks. .o( BDT? ) --On the opposite side of the tavern from Galen are Tony and Iria, conversing. Iria is still wearing her mask.-- Plant Manger: "Really? Small worlds." Yuuwaku: "But I guess she doesn't know about that. Maybe she is in a different division." :\ * Plant Manager nods. * Varemi unzips it and looks through her stuff as if she expects to find something new. After Kodah's suggestion she closes it and looks over at Kodah. * Chrissy smiles a little nervously. "Actually I'm on a little vacation... I was doing a study to improve my work and I heard about this town. Small world indeed." * Galen decides to listen in on Tony and Iria, using his astral ability, while continuing his reading. * Varemi nods to him and puts her backpack back on. Plant Manager: "Fair enough." Kodah: "What? Did you lose something?" Chrissy: "I wonder... considering you're delivering to my boss, any chance I could find out more about the shipping? Maybe I could even lend you guys a hand making the delivery." :) --Tony and Iria are conversing about a new "job" for Iria. Tony, or rather someone Tony represents, wants to hire her bounty-hunting skills.--" Varemi: "No. I just wanted to see something. It's something to do." Kodah: "Oh, okay." Plant Manager: "Sorry, no can do. Only my supervisor can authorize that, and she's out of town with the last shipment." Yuuwaku: "Chrissy, can you handle this? I want to explore the town a bit more." ^_^; * Kodah stands up and leads Varemi to the tavern. Chrissy: "Sure, hun, don't worry about it." ^^; --As Kodah and Varemi enter the tavern, they can see Galen at one side and Tony and Iria at the other.-- * Yuuwaku frowns as he hears that. * Kodah blinks as he recognizes faces. Chrissy: "That's a shame... must be a nice place to work, this town. With all that demand, it must pay good too." Plant Manager: "None of us can complain about the pay... but it is busy." * Yuuwaku smiles and bows and slips out to find the others. --Across town from the shopping district is a large building with a statue of a beast woman outside it. It is the headquarters of the Maysic Knights.-- * Kodah crosses over to Tony and Iria. Kodah: "What are you two doing here?" Tony: "Hey, long time no see!" Kodah: "Hi." * Yuuwaku looks around, taking note of the headquarters, but heads over to the tavern first. Iria: *sips her green tea* "Agreed. Nice to see you again." * Galen continues reading. * Jan looks around at the weapons and asks, "Would anyone really want to be fighting with something this expensive anyway?" Samantha: "I dunno... They're shiny though." ^^; "But that's about it." Marcus: "Well, I've heard that laconia weapons don't dull." Weapons Clerk: "You'd be surprised... All of the Maysic Knights use my weapons." * Varemi follows after Kodah. Kodah: "Mind if we join you?" *indicates Varemi* * Yuuwaku enters the tavern, happy to see all the people he knows there. Tony and Iria: *together* "Not at all." * ~Galen notices Kodah and Varemi and puts his book away before joining them. Jan: "I guess that's useful..." Chrissy: "Mmm... sure you couldn't show me around the place a little? I'm probably not going to be around here very long..." * Varemi blinks at the unison. * Samantha suddenly gets a wicked grin. Varemi: "..." Samantha: "Hey Jan?" Plant Manager: "Sorry, my shift doesn't end for several hours still." * Kodah offers a seat to Varemi, then plops down in another one. Jan: "Hm?" * Samantha whispers something to him. ^^ Chrissy: "I'm sure I could tell the boys back home about the wonderful work you're doing here for us." :) * Yuuwaku heads over towards the group that's assembled. Yuuwaku: "Hey!" :D Iria: "Yuuwaku-chan!" Yuuwaku: "Ohayou!" ^_^ * Jan's eyes widen. "Are you sure about that?" * Marcus walks over to Jan and Sam, "What are you two up to?" Tony: "Hey there!" * Varemi nods to Kodah and takes her seat smoothly and gratefully. Samantha: "... Heh. Why not?" ;) Samantha: "I really think we NEED one, don't you?" ;) Plant Manager: "Perhaps... but there's really nothing I can do..." Jan: "But... I mean... I don't think they'll be happy about it." Kodah: "Hi Yuu." Jan: "Well, maybe for the bush is no one else..." * Kodah offers a menu to Varemi, and scans his own. Chrissy: "Ah, yeah I know how it is. Any idea when your supervisor might be back?" * Varemi eyes both Tony and Iria. Jan: "Sorry, Marcus...." * Varemi is instantly distracted by the menu. Jan: "Sam just has an idea..." Samantha: "Yes. A wonderful idea." ;) Yuuwaku: "How have you been?" ^_^ * Jan looks at Samantha with a "should we tell him expression?" Marcus: "It's not something stupid is it?" --The menu contains various local dishes, such as filet o' sand shark and pickled Salyan Cactus. It offers many standard dishes as well.-- * Samantha nods, grinning. * Varemi holds it and looks at it even more suspiciously than she did at Tony and Iria, as if it were a menace. * Jan whispers it to Marcus. * Varemi narrows her eyes at the words. She looks over at Kodah. * Kodah looks at Varemi a little, wondering why she's holding the menu like a live snake. Marcus: "What?!" Jan: "So what do you think?" Samantha: "Yes. Isn't it beautiful." ;) Varemi: "... So... " Kodah: "Can you read it?" Varemi: "... What are -you- having?" Varemi: "No." Varemi: "No I can't." Kodah: "Ah." Marcus: "Okay, that's the dumbest idea i ever heard of." * Kodah slides over to Varemi and starts pointing things out. Yuuwaku: "We have to teach Varemi to read." Marcus: "But I will admit, its kind of funny." Samantha: "Oh come on, Marcus! Lighten up a little." ;) Plant Manager: "My supervisor should be back in three days or so." Yuuwaku: "Otherwise, she'll never be able to order at restaurants." Jan: "It's *is* pretty stupid, but it just might be worth it..." Samantha: "I want to see if Galen likes it." ;) "Bwahaha." Varemi: "... Ah... ... Okay..." * Jan can't resist sniggering. * Iria sips from her green tea. * Varemi listens to what's what. * Tony takes a swig from his brewski. :P Marcus: "Oh, well if we're going to give it to Galen, let's do it." * Yuuwaku tries to sit next to Iria. Kodah: "I'm having the pickled cactus special. Its good if you like spicy food." Jan: "Okay." * Samantha nods. * Chrissy doesn't look too encouraged, shaking her head. "Don't worry about it then... I guess I'll see it some other time. Hard to stifle that curiosity, from one techie to another you know?" ;) Varemi: "I don't think I've had many interesting things." Plant Manager: "It's okay, no big deal." * Yuuwaku looks up at her with shinies in his eyes. :D Varemi: "I was given what I needed." Samantha: "So, shall we do it then?" * Iria pats Yuuwaku's head. :P Yuuwaku: ^_^ Varemi: "It wasn't as interesting as waffles." Jan: "Sure. I'm in." Yuuwaku: "I want a green tea too." Chrissy: "If only there was some quick tour or something..." ^^; Kodah: "If you like you can try some of what I order, and then decide if you like it or not." Marcus: "Why not." * Chrissy shrugs/ Samantha: "Excuse me, Mister Weapon Salesman..." ^^; * Samantha talks quietly to him. Weapons Clerk: "Yes?" Varemi: "Alright... If you don't mind." Kodah: "Okay." Yuuwaku: "Oh, thank you for saving us. Both of you." --A waitress approaches the table to ask for your orders.-- * Kodah places and order, then turns back to Tony an Iria. * Yuuwaku is speaking to Tony and Iria. Yuuwaku: "It was a while ago, but I don't think we could have made it out of some tough situations without your help." ^_^ Iria: "You're welcome." * Varemi still holds the menu like a live snake, but like a live snake that she's been told is harmless and tame. * Chrissy fixes her jacket a moment. "Sorry to bother you then, miss. You have a good day." Tony: "Eh, don't mention it." :) Plant Manager: "You too." Kodah: "You can put the menu down now." * Chrissy takes one last look around the office then heads out, trying to be calm about it. .oO( Shot down... ugh... -_-; ) * Samantha grins, "And sir, do you think you could gift wrap it too?" Weapons Clerk: "No problem. Let me take it out back to wrap it." * Samantha continues to smile, "Excellent." * Weapons Clerk heads into the back room and returns with a wrapped item. Samantha: "Thanks a lot!" * Chrissy is walking along, plotting how to go about this, and glances into the weapon shop. Weapons Clerk: "Pleasure doing business with you." * Samantha heads back towards the boys, "Okay, let's book." ^^ * Samantha looks gleeful. ^^ * Jan nods. * Marcus smirks Jan: "We are so evil..." --The waitress returns to the table with everyone's orders.-- Chrissy: "Oh... hey you three." * Samantha nods, "Very." Samantha: "I've been waiting for something like this for so long though." ;) * Chrissy is near the exit of the shop, and she's looking troubled. ^^; * Kodah offers Varemi a spoonful of the cactus surprise. * Iria sips on her fresh cup of green tea. * Samantha heads towards the tavern. ^^ --There is a convenient goddess statue near the tavern.-- Kodah: "So what brings you two out here?" * Samantha idly taps the statue. Everyone's HP/MP/Status restored. Marcus: "I bet they're all inside the tavern." * Samantha nods, "Let's... do this." * Samantha pushes the tavern door open. * Jan grins. * Marcus follows. * Yuuwaku drinks tea... I suppose he was probably given some? * Chrissy taps her foot a few times, wondering what they are up to. "?" * Marcus's face is as expressionless as normal. Yuuwaku: "The tea here is not weak." ^_^ * Varemi takes a taste of the cactus gladly and looks at Kodah with an animal-like expression, a little careful and being sure it's okay for her. Samantha: "Hey! Guys!" * Jan glances around the tavern for the party members, then winds up following Sam who spots them first. Yuuwaku: "Varemi kawaii!" ^_^ * Selene also follows Sam. * Kodah blinks as the rest of the group enters. Kodah: "Hi guys." Samantha: "Galen, can you do me a favor?" * Iria and Tony greet the rest of the party. * ~Galen: "Sure." * Chrissy looks back in the store they came from to see if it has laconian weapons first of course... then eventually follows behind then to the tavern. * Yuuwaku looks up at Samantha. * Samantha plops down a small box in front of Galen, "We got a laconian weapon from the store, but it's pretty valuable. You, being a learned type and fairly responsible, should take care of it, okay?" ~Galen: "Umm, okay..." Samantha: ^^ "I hope it's useful to the group." * ~Galen adds the weapon to his inventory. * Kodah blinks, a lot. * Jan tries his best to keep a straight face. * Yuuwaku blinks at Samantha blankly, having expected her to tell Galen to drop dead or something. Yuuwaku: "I guess Samantha has matured." ^_^ * Samantha grins, "I guess i have." Marcus: "Aren't you going to open it?" * Varemi looks over with a tired expression. Yuuwaku: "It's good that you're starting to take this stuff seriously." :D * Kodah shrugs and takes a bite of food. * Samantha sits down, "He can open it when he wants." * Chrissy comes inside. "Hey, did you just walk out of that store with something?" ~Galen: "I'll open it when we really need it." Marcus: "Okay." * Jan blinks and turns around. "Um... yeah..." Yuuwaku: "I mean, if you're going to be a leader, you have to learn how to work with everyone in the group and try to keep everyone happy and together." ^_^ * Samantha shakes her head at Yuu, "Of... course..." ^^ * Varemi looks at Kodah flummoxed, her eyebrows a little furrowed. Samantha: "But who says I'm a leader type, anyway?" * Iria shrugs her shoulders and goes back to drinking her tea. Chrissy: "Wow... I hope you didn't break the bank for it..." ^^; * Kodah looks back at Varemi, "What?" * Samantha does a weird eye twitch thing at Chrissy. * Varemi looks over and adds helpfully, as if finally understanding. * Varemi points a finger. Varemi: "Well." Marcus: "Oh, it wasn't that expensive." Varemi: "He -is- one of the strongest people in the group." Yuuwaku: "Well you are rather quiet... and you do seem more interested in things other than the problems of this world." ^_^; * Chrissy shakes her head. "Um anyway... Seems the office wasn't too helpful." ^^; Samantha: "Hey... I care!" * Kodah looks absolutely lost and baffled. Samantha: "But yeah, I only talk when I really need to." :) --The waitress returns to the table...-- Samantha: "Is that so bad?" ^^; Waitress: "By the way, who's going to pay for your meals?" Samantha: "Galen will!" ;) * Varemi looks over at Kodah with the same questioning gaze, kind of wondering if what she says answers it at all. ~Galen: "We'll be here for a little while longer, is that okay." Waitress: "No problem." * Waitress walks off to serve other tables. * Chrissy finds a seat. "Hey yo Tony. How's it been?" Tony: "It's been pretty good... Been running errands for a new employer." * Jan sighs and takes a seat at the table. * Kodah finally shrugs, and offers Varemi another spoonful of cactus. Chrissy: "New employer? Not chasing Tianna around on your rig huh?" ;) * Marcus takes a seat. Tony: "I plead the fifth." :P * Iria sighs. Chrissy: "Actually I had a little question for you." Tony: "Sure, shoot." * Ambush 6000 attempts to compact itself under Chrissy's chair. Chrissy: "I picked up one interesting tidbit gabbing with the staffers. seems they are backed up exporting a really large shipment of laconia to... get this... BDT." Samantha: "Really?" Tony: "Hmm... That's interesting." Chrissy: "Yeah, isn't that strange?" * Tony nods. Marcus: "What could they be using it for?" Iria: .oO(I wonder if Mother knows anything about this...) Tony: "Beats me... I'm a biker, not an engineer." * Varemi takes another uncertain taste of the cactus. Chrissy: "Well if it's anything like the amount I'm guessing to hold up an operation this big, it's not some little pickin's..." ^^ * Tony nods in agreement. Varemi: "... This is good. But... it makes my tongue feel funny." * Chrissy sighs. "I just wish i could get a little closer..." Tony: "Try washing it down with some beer... That always works for me, Varemi. Hehehe." * Iria sweatdrops. Kodah: "That's the spice. It's hot without actual heat." * Tony chugs down an entire pint without pause. Varemi: "Hmm." * Chrissy orders some of what Tony's drinking. ^^ * Iria raises an eyebrow at Tony. * Varemi doesn't notice Tony. --The waitress returns with some of "Kyle's Special Brew" for Chrissy.-- * Samantha refrains from beer. ^^; Chrissy: "Guess I need to think on this a little... and what brainstorm would be complete without some brew." ^_^ * Chrissy chugs the beer a bit, though not too fast. * Jan doesn't. He orders a beer. Might as well. Kodah: "Is there someone in BDT we can ask about all that lasinuminum?" --The waitress also brings Jan a mug of "Kyle's Special Brew."-- Jan: "Hope this doesn't kill me." * Jan drinks it. Samantha: "Beer shouldn't." ^^; "It just makes you loopy." Tony: "The only person I know might be Tea--, er, Tianna herself." Chrissy: "Hey not bad... I wonder who this Kyle guy is." :P Marcus: "I'll say the eulogy at your funeral." --The beer is actually quite good.-- Samantha: "Aren't you sweet, Marcus?" ^_- Jan: "With a name like 'Kyle's Special Brew' though? It was probably was distilled in someone's bathtub." Kodah: "Can we call Tianna and ask?" * Marcus smiles at Samantha. Chrissy: "Tony... you er... think you could try to get in touch with her sometime? I'm curious what's up." Tony: "Sorry... I don't have her cell phone number, and I don't know where she is." Kodah: "Oh." * Samantha smiles sarcastically back, and taps her fingers on the table. ^^ * Varemi rests her wrist on the table and lazily stares around. She's still feeling a little strange and her expression reflects that. * Kodah daps a few drops of hot sauce on his next cactus spoonful. * Yuuwaku drinks his tea, enjoying it in silence. Chrissy: "Hmm... izzat so... well there's always the doc, or some other methods, but I'm still not working with much here." *sigh* Tony: "Trust me... I've TRIED to get her number... Heh..." * Chrissy's chest emits a muffled voice signature that's something along the lines of 'beer being bad for your health' but it's hard to hear. ^^ Jan: "I have a purpose, but sometimes I don't know if it's the best one for me. Eventually I'll probably die in the line of duty. I don't think I'll ever see such a thing as retirement." ~Galen: "Well, I think it's time we pay our tab... Anyone else agree?" Marcus: "Go ahead, but remember I didn't have anything." * ~Galen nods. * Samantha nods, "Me neither." ^^ Chrissy: "Yeah, just make sure to pull some cash out of your pocket instead of a rabbit or flaming death or something. Hahaha." ^^ ~Galen: "So, who's got our cash right now? Didn't you take it when you went shopping, Sam?" Samantha: "Uh... yeah." ~Galen: "So, how much do we have left?" * Samantha nods a little, "... How much did we have left Marcus?" * Samantha glances at him. Marcus: "Oh, I was never good at math." Samantha: "Hold on... let me look." * Varemi sighs a little. * Samantha pulls out her money pouch, shakes it, and three silver coins come tumbling out. Samantha: "That much!" ^_^ ~Galen: "You're kidding..." Samantha: "It was all we could afford!" ;_; "But the weapon is really, really good!" Varemi: "Things are strange." * Kodah almost spits out a mouthful of food. o_O; ~Galen: "Just what the heck did you buy!?" * Chrissy blushes a bit, and has some more of her beer, not quite noticing the three coins. * Varemi nods to Kodah. Samantha: "You can look if you want." ^^ Marcus: "Um, it was worth it." * Samantha nods. * ~Galen takes out the small box and unwraps it... * Kodah swallows hard. Samantha: "Besides, we can beat up a few random monsters with ease now for more." --Inside the box is a small laconian toothpick...-- ===SESSION END===