Ok,everyone who left the hotel is back in. keika's been telling me what she's doing. what about the rest of you? Last I recall was Nova changing clothing. A few hours have passed sinc ethen. Kiku went to take a nap until dinner, after the whole Keika debacle. OK. Time has passed, and Katsu gently j\nudges you awake. "psst, Kiku-chan, it's dinnertime." what have you been doing all this time, Hinako? (Ruri^2's AFK and doesn't know when will be back) Maybe we should hold until Hinako comes back. (Maybe. ^^;) (It's up to you, we could have some sort of medical emergency happen while she was at the pool.) (Well, right now we're getting prepped. Clearly, she has to be here for the dinner.) Kiku, what are you doing? * Kiku wakes up, and smiles at Katsu, and then gets her get prepared for dinner on! Dress, Kiku, Dress! Which dress? (Well, unless she knows that Kei's showing up, she's going to go with one of her many blue numbers.) (Uh... *looks it up* U cut, sleeves down to her wrists.) Katsu rertreats to the bathroom while you change. Nova, do you want to examine the packet more closely? (Only if noone else is in the room at the time) Nobody else is. * Kiku smoothes her dress against her, and looks at a mirror in the room with a faint smile. It's almost wistful. "is it OK to come out now?" says Katsu from the bathroom. (I need to kick my router, back in a bit.) * Kiku looks back at the bathroom and nods as she walks over towards it. "Yes, Katsu." Jatsu steps out and whistels. "Wow, kiku, that;s even ohtter than the last dress!" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6) and gets 9. (Ha! No empathy. Good start. ^_~) "Shall we dine, milady?" Katsu syas, bowing. * Kiku blushes faintly and replies, "They're all good dresses." She then giggles at his little play and nods. Katsu offers you his arm to lead you to the restaurant. keika, you make it back to your room after completing your errands and notice it;s about dinnertime. And Nova, you;re starting to ntoice yourself getting hungry. * Hinako returns from swimming and gets dressed. * Keika changes into her new dress and heads back to the elevators. Still in the room, Nova? * Kiku takes his arm and goes! Woo for food. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-2) and gets 9. (... Wow. Kiku cannot BUY an empathy check today.) Hardly neccesary in this case, the way katsu is beaming with pride as you walk down the hall.' * Nova is still in the room unless the agreed upon dinner time has drawn near. It's almost here. * Nova waits for the others to come get her. ( Look at this, everyone! Mine, all mine! Bwahahaha. ...) Hinako, you ntoice it's almost dinnertime. There;s nothing wrong with a big, heavy meal AFTER swimming..... (Of course not.) (Snicker.) Alas, I think I shall indeed head to dinner. (*Hinako cramps up and drowns, Keika sells her mech on the black market.) (You only wish that could happen...) (A woman can dream can't she?) keika, do you ahve enough money left for a nice dinner? (She didn't invest _all_ of it, just most of it, some left over so she doesn't have to mug people for pocket change. So yes, she's got enough for a few meals out of the mess.) OK. It's almost dinnertime. * Nova responds to Hinako, "Okay," and follows along after her. Kiku, unless you iknterurpt katsu you go unimpeded to the restaurant. You are greeted by the host. "Can I help you?" (I wasn't planning on interrupting him. I get to bask. ^^;) * Keika walks out of the elevator on the floor of the hotel with the restraunt on it. (and if anybodies down there paying attention will describe new dress.) You hear a couple of whistles from men you pass as you walk by. (Which You? ^^;) Keika. (Go Keika!) (Or punch them in the face. Your call. ^_~) * Hinako walks down the stairs. One of the soldiers snaps to attention upon seeing you, Hinako. * Nova follows along with Hinako. At ease, soldier. "yes, ma'am." * Kiku lets Katsu answer the host-person. "table for two please", katsu says, and the host leads you straight to a really good table. (Ah, we aren't going to all eat together?) (Yeah?) The host gets back to his position in time to greet keika. (Guess Katsu had a more privite dinner in mind ; ) ) (We'll see about that. ^_~) * Keika walks past the whistler without so much as turning her head twords them. Her black and silver sleavless dress seems to have been inspired both by chinese and victorian sources; it's mostly smooth silk, but with silver ruffles. She's wearing matching black gloves, shoes and of course a blindfold. (Impressive.) * Karasu is carried along and is balanceing on her wright wrist instead of her shoulder as usual. And being metalic he's accessorising nicly. (right) * Hinako walks in just behind Keika. * Kiku has a seat, not having seen Keika and the others yet. * Keika stops when she reaches the host, "I belive there is a reservation for us." "Name please?" (No, you can't have my anime.) Kiku., a waitress comes up to your rable and hands you menus. Katsu orders a beer and asks what you want. I am here for the piolets dinner. As Katsu was in charge of the arrangements, it may be under his name. (and what's his last name? It should be printed on his uniform) (I know, but that was the next thing that came to mind.) * Kiku looks at the menu, looks up at the woman, and says, "Uh... um..." a curious look crosses her face, then she just says, "Um... Water." "very good." the waitress goes off and says "Oh! here comes the rest of your party. I;d better stick around." Katsu looks flushed. "Sorry, darling. I fo\rgot that everything had been pre-arranged. Frogive me?" I think we're with them sir. *Goes over to Katsu and Kiku.* * Kiku looks over at Keika and then gets a slight look of nervousness on her face. She says, without looking at Katsu. "Um, it's okay... we can just go to another table?" * Keika followed behind Hinako and the waitress, "if the two of them want to spend some time talking tonight, let them." * Nova follows Hinako along. The waitress smiles benevolently. "We do have other tables, if the three of you would prefer to be seated elsewhere." I don't mind sitting elsewhere if they would like to be alone. * Keika raises her right wrist slightly, "Four, if you would bring a high-chair. I promise he won't make as much noise as their usual occupants." Katsu turns to Kiku. "Sorry for the mebarssament. I'll leave it to you. Would you ratehr they join us, or do you want us to have this table to ourselves?" Katsu, you can tell, is very embarassed. Yoiu can tell that even without an Empathy roll. * Kiku looks over at Katsu and then over at the others, and then back to Katsu and she starts to twirl her hair around her finger. "I... I want to eat with the others." Katsu smiles. "then that's settled. Join us, ladies?" * Keika turns to face the waitress, "Table for six." ( But with another highchair for Kiku. ;_;) (No, we're going to put Hinako in it.) "I'll bring that high chair over here and then take your drink orders. The special tonight is the Royal Sushi Plate Deluxe." Good. (Are we moving tables? 2 person table != 6 person table. @_@) The host had seated you at a large enough table. (... I'd have a word with him... he's either a pre-cog or incompetent.) (*snickers*) * Kiku waves a little at everyone. "Hi, everybody." Katsu smiles at all of you. "I'm having a beer; they serve a good brand here." * Karasu bobs its head at Kiku. Good evening Kiku. Thanks for letting us join you two. *Faint smile.* * Nova is quiet, but nods to everyone politely. (Waiting for chairs! Woo.) The chairs arrive, including the high chair for Kurasu. After you have your seats the waitress asks you what you want to drink. * Kiku blushes fron embarassment very slightly at Hinako's jab, then looks over everyone's dresses and says cheerily, "Everyone looks really good tonight..." (I didn't mean it that way...) There are some advantages to civilization, but it has yet to live up to it's reputation. (It was a joke, Hinako, I know, but it was also a jab. ^_~) (Calmate.) * Karasu twists its head around to look at the waitress. * Kiku takes this opportunity to look over the menu! What would you reccomend to go along with the special. "We have a nice sake brought in from Kyushu." the waitress says. The waitress gulps as she notices Kurasu looking at her. * Keika nods ever so slightly, "It will do, bring the bottle." "Certainly. You two young ladies?" She's looking at Nova and Hinako as she says this. Tea please. * Nova copies Hinako's request, "Tea please." "very good; a beer, abottle of sake, two teas and a water. be right back." The waitres leaves for a few minutes to get your drinks., * Karasu shakes its head and looks out across the table. * Nova seems to be observing everyone, watching what they do and how they act. * Kiku is still looking at the menu, and laughs to herself a little. "What looks good to you?" Katsu asks Kiku. You nltice a good variety of traditional Japanese dishes as well as some Western ones. * Keika is sitting quite stiffly and propperly instead of her usual slouch, and has not touched the menue that was placed before her. * Hinako stands up. "If she comes back to take our orders before I'm back, I'll have the special." Of course. (And here my lack of japanese food knowlege hits me in the face. *chuckle*) (Wham?) (And my lack of a decent connection to look it up.) (I just happen to like sushi. ) :P (No, I mean me. >_>) (I know that, but I also happen to know a bit about food too.) * Kiku looks up at Katsu and replies, "Oh, um... the salmon dinner. I think... yes." (Sakana!) (*snickers* Sakana.) (Funny in ways you will never understand.) The waitress comes back and distributes your drinks, depositong a whopping huge bottle of sake in front of keika. * Kiku puts down the menu... then her eyes widen at the bottle. "Are you gonna drink all that, Keika?" 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-4) and gets 1. (Huge!) (... Do you ever NOT use an acting roll, lovely?) (Often, like everything up till now when she had no idea what she was doing, but this would have caught her by surprise) * Nova sips at her drink. * Keika doesn't seemed phased by the size of the bottle in the least, "No, I do not, and I will assume that an appropriate cup will also be provided." There ois a standard set for the serving of sake that has been placed beside the bottle. Oh. * Hinako comes back and sits back down. You ahve akettle of tea and a cup in frpont of you., and Keika is wrtestlign with a huge bottle fo sake. * Keika gestures at the bottle with her hand, "It will do, you may pour." (Keika isn't going to break char to touch that bottle. In a different setting and without that dress? Sure, it'd be funny, but not here and now.) The watiress purs some sake into the smaller bottle for you, and then offers to take your dinner orders. (Haw.) I'll have the special. * Karasu looks at the waitress again. I will alos be having the special. (also) * Nova follows suit with, "I'll have the special." * Kiku has had her head quirked at Keika, then she looks over at the waitress and says, "I want the salmon dinner." "Beef curry dinner for me please>", Katsu says. "And tea. I think I'll limit myself to oen beer." (I should have gotten the udon. >_>;; ) The waitress takes your orders, bows, and heads off. * Kiku take a drink of water carefully. A moment later the major rushes into the rstuarnt and is directed to your table. "ladies, I hate to interrupt your meal, but there's a problem. the base! it;s under attack!" So, um... I... don't actually know all-- * Kiku looks over at the major like he's CRACKED. (Of course it is - it's always under attack) (Is he wearing the hat?) * Karasu eyes Keika's bottles of saki for a moment and then whips its head around to look at the major. Yes, he is wearing "the hat." Of course it is, they only pick the most inconvienient times. (Did the Mirage get fully repaired?) Oh, and I was so sure that we would actually get three days off. "We've spotted a formation fo mecha apporoaching from the south. If we reutrn now we may be in time to fight them off." * Hinako pulls out Tashite. "I'm already on my way major." * Kiku looks shocked, then tightens her grip on the glass and looks... actually slightly annoyed. The glass sahatgters in your hand. * Hinako takes the elevator up to the roof. * Keika pours a small ammout of saki from the smaller bottle into the cup, "Do try not to make a mess." (Shatters?) * Nova gets up and readies to be escorted back to the base. (MY glass shatters.) (The one in my hand.) Katsu looks at you concernedly. "Are you all right, Kiku?" Inari, the top of the hotel we were in. * Kiku winces slightly at the shattering, and the glass embedded in her hand, as she says in a quiet tone, "I... just wanted... I wish they'd stop. We don't want them." Perhaps they will learn tonight, perhaps they will not. Either way I am not going to let them interupt my meal a second time today. (Is my mech there yet? I don't think we're that far from base are we?) (Did the Mirage get fully repaired?) Your mech has landed on the roof, which amazingly has no trouble supporting its weight. You've managed to summon it to the helipad. Yes, Nova, mirage is fully functional. * Kiku stands slowly, and bleeds. "I... I should go." * Hinako hops in. "Alright, lets go save us some base!" "let me bind up your hand first", Katsu syas, and offers his handkershipef as a bandage. "You;re bleeding." * Nova gets in the designating transport and waits to be taken to her mecha. Have somebody take care of that hand before you get there. (I would have if she had shattered the glass before I left.) * Kiku looks down at the bandaging. She looks... very odd. Almost... determined. "Tyhere," Katsu says as he finishes. "Get ti checked out when you get back from the battle, and don;t forget ypour tetanus shot." (Whee, horray for summonable mech that go real fast.) The major says "My helicopeter will get you to the base in two minutes, and then you can go straight to yoru mecha." * Kiku looks at Katsu, then Keika, and says quietly, "Okay. I... I'll be right back." Do not wait for me, I intend to finish this. * Kiku nods a little, then follows the major (and Nova) to the helicopter. She starts to clutch the bandaged hand in her other hand. (Combat... dicey has it out for me tonight.) "You're not going to fight, keika-=san?" katsu asks. Hirameku can take care of this herself. As I said, I am not going to let them interupt two meals in a single day. (Keika, you are awesome.) "I see. Well, they;'re going to need me after the battle. I'll see you later, keika-san. I;ve got to go with them." and Katsu leaves you alone. Kiku and Nova, your mecha are waiting for you when you get to the base. Farewell for now. And katsu is accompanying you to the base, kiku. * Nova suits up, gets in the cockpit, powers it up, does an emergency systems check, and then walks it out of the hanger before taking to the air. (Can you actually get in the mechs without changing?) "I;ve got the bandits on dteectors<' katsu syas in all of your comm systems. "They're going to be on top of us in five minutes. We're detecting fifteen, type unknown." * Keika 's mecha is already up there and waiting for them with it's arms crossed. keika's mecha is airborne, waiting for you when you get there. (^^;;) (Heh.) (GM: Can I get in the mech without changing?) Yes you can, although the ground crew gives you odd looks. (They can bite me.) * Hinako has been attempting to find the enemy type. (MMmmmm. kiku tastes like chicken) (Fish.) * Kiku gets in her mech, bandage and dress and all, and gets Hikari going. Upon seeing Keika's mech, she says, "Um... Keika? I thought you were gonna eat." (...I need a fourth connection o.O) * Keika 's mech doesn't respond, it just floats there. (Bah) You detect air-to-=ground missiles approaching the base! Impact in three rounds! (actualy) * Kiku pulls out the whip and lashes it in the air angrily. Will you do anything about the missivles? (I don't really have an AMS. Are they large/close enough to hit at long range?) Yes, they are. (... ?_?) (AI get!) * Hirameku rotates in the air, and the flies twords the missiles at high speed. Inari, can you determine how many missles are inbound? Hinako, your mecha is now on the scene and has detected the missiles. "Twenty." Very well then. Let's go. And right behidn them are about fifteen mecha. Flying types. * Kiku starts to fly towards the hostiles slowly, as Hikari gestures with its free hand and causes two blasts of light to seperate from the body, and fly off towards the missiles.s make a ranged Combat roll. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-3) and gets 2. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-3) and gets 2. 2d6 2d6 (Well, the combat rolls make it by 4 each...) (Michael 2 2d6) You egt 12 of the missiles. Eight more are sitll apporaching. 2 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2 2d6) and gets 11 9. (... Wow. Mind's Mirror has got it going on.) (In range for medium weapons yet?) (I'm going to attack since I'm in range with short weapons of the missles.) Go ahead and attack. (Calcing shot mods) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6-2) and gets 1. * Hirameku fires it's longer gun at one of the missiles. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (2d6-2) and gets 1. (...) (That's 5 machine gun hits.... 30 dmg) The missile explodes with a satisfying boom. So do the five missiles Hinako hits. Two more to go! (Ares-mon, I choose you!) And two rounds to impact. Can you guys take care of the remaining two missles? I'll go after the mechs if you can. * Nova , once in range, shoots at five of the missiles with her Gyro-Jet Array. (Damn it Jim, I'm a can-opener, not a shotgun.) (heh) (Nova, only two left!) (well, then two missiles and three mecha ; ) ) The mecha are a round away from being in range. 2 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2 2d6-4) and gets 4 2. 3 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (3 2d6-4) and gets 1 -2 3. The misiles are gone. Boom! (hit hit hit hit hit) (Er, the mechs, sadly, he said, were out of range? Becaue one of those is a crit. ;_;) (Well, okay then - too bad then - hates wasting a good crit =/ ) * Kiku closes with the mechas, and Hikari begins to glow brightly. "No more interruptions! It's not fair." (And unless they're in long, all she can do is get closer!) One mecha pilot is very surprised as an out-of--contbrol gyro round obliterates him mecha from a seemingly impossible range. 8^) (Assuming you can actually get one with dicey around, which is odd because I actually got a good roll for once.) (Ha!) (Go crit!) (Go NOVA!) (Heh Heh! Yay! =D) (Crit'd!!) Forutgeen eenmy mecha are now in long range. Rol for intiative. d6+12 d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (d6+12) and gets 13. * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6+10) and gets 14. d6+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (d6+14) and gets 17. 1d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (1d6+8) and gets 10. Hinako? d6+9 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6+9) and gets 15. (I can't remember my own values today....) >_< (Wah. I got dicescrewed on my init.) The order is Hirameku, Hinako, Kiku, the enemy, Nova. Hirameku, your move? (S'why I've got a cheetsheet) * Hirameku takes an EMP shot at the closest Slythe! 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (2d6-3) and gets 3. (I'd so like to do that eventually.... I need time... :S) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2d6-2) and gets 6. (and makes by 3) The enemy mecha takes the \full impact of the EMp weapon. It shorts out, plummets to the ground, and explodes. Hianko? * Hirameku isn't flying quite as smoothly as it does when Keika is inside, but it doesn't seem to have changed much. (Machine gun again) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6-2) and gets 8. (Miss.) Kiku> * Kiku 's mech lets off two more bursts of light that seem to seperate from the glowing shield that now surrounds her, then streak towards two of the enemies. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-3) and gets 6. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-3) and gets 3. (And I continue to avoid the unreliable check. Hit on the nose, hit by 3.) 2 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2 2d6-2) and gets 3 4. The enemy doidges both attacks. Two of the enemy mecha fall back out of range. The other eleven target your mecha and fire energy beams. 3 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (3 2d6-3) and gets -1 1 7. (As a reminder, I'm in short combat range.) Hirameku, you are hit twice for 32 damage apiece unoless you dodge one or both. 4 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (4 2d6-3) and gets 1 4 3 6. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (2d6-4) and gets 1. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (2d6-4) and gets 4. Himanko, you are hit three times. 2 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2 2d6) and gets 3 9. Kiku, you are hit once 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6-3) and gets 0. (I think I can safely call them dodged) (... Nice and dodged.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6+2) and gets 10. 2d6+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6+4) and gets 13. I take two of them. How many did you dodge? You take 64 damage. Your mecha takes the damage, not you. * Kiku shifts out of the way of the oncoming shot and flies on! * Hirameku rolls out of the way of two of the shots, the third not even coming close. It then tries to bypass the 11 to get in range of the two. * Hinako tries to dodge, but fails to do so miserably. Nova, your move. Damage report Inari? Minimal. * Nova works towards closing range with the enemy. Roll for intitative. d6+9 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6+9) and gets 11. d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6+10) and gets 12. d6+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hirameku (d6+14) and gets 20. d6+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (d6+12) and gets 14. (That seems really low for my mech.) Nova? 1d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (1d6+8) and gets 13. The order is Hiarmeku, Kiku, Nova, the enemy, Hinako. Unless Hinako figured out wrong and wnats to re-roll. (Can I take a shot at one of the two hanging back?) They're backing away to remain out of your range. (No, that's right.) (In that case I take a pass on attacking and chase them down.) OK, no attack. Kiku? (Er, I have two rounds left.) (Sorry, got pulled.) * Kiku lets off two more streaks of light, and your sound systems hear a sharp crackle over the comm-line. 2 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2 2d6-3) and gets 8 6. (... Okay, I take it back. That was an unreliable fail.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6) and gets 9. (And she failed the mindcheck. The second shot doesn't go off, because Kiku is stunned.) OK, Kiku is stunned, Nova? (How many mecha within medium range of Nova?) (The lession here is: Don't gloat untill after you've cut their hearts out.) eight. * Kiku 's glowing shield starts to flicker and she begins to lose altitude slowly. * Nova fires her Gyro-Jet array at the nearest five of them them while weaving about. 5 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (5 2d6-4) and gets 3 3 1 8 1. 4 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (4 2d6-2) and gets 2 6 8 5. (...Speaking of crits) (hit hit hit miss hit) Three enemy mecha are hit. how much damage do your gyrohjets do? OIncluding your ACV. OK, three mecha go boom. The surviving mecha turn away and accelerate out of range. The two mecha Hirameku are chasing also turn around and accelerate away at full speed. (Can we tell where they're going? and are they faster than we are?) They're heading the way they came, due south and they are faster than you are and accelrating even faster. (Can I get my recovery mind roll?) Inari, scan with sensors. Yes you can. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6) and gets 7. (Yay!) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Inari (2d6) and gets 6. You recover from beign stunned. * Kiku 's mech recovers its shielding and sorta stops in midair. "Wh... what happened?" (200km scan.) The enemy is rapidly heading out of scanner range, but they're going straight as the crow flies all the way. Can we pursue? Where'd they go? * Hirameku stops chasing them as soon as the leave its sensor range, and instead flies back to the base at top speed. The major goes on over the coommlink and orders you to reutrn to base. "You've done enougnh for tonight -- time to go home." When you get back to the base the major offers to fly you back to the hotel to resume your leave. Roger, sir. * Hinako flies straight back to the hotel. "Inari, go ahead and fly back home." Yes, Ma'am. And with that we'll wrap upo for the night. one skill point for each of you.