OK, we're getting ready here. You all are heading for the Adventure, I presume? (Such irony that it's your owner that's wound up in the toybox, isn't it.) (I like irony. It tastes like blood.) (Actualy Keika's going to take a side trip to Kei's room and steal her safe after they get Hirameku unloaded) (Not only am I heading for the Adventure, I'm heading there asleep and leaning against Araki. I hope someone got my stuff. ._.) keika, as you take out the safe you hear a shot ring out as a bullet buries itself in the wall above your head. ( *rings a bell*) (Uhm.. Why would I bother to get out of my mech to do it? I said steal her safe, not what was in it) (Cut the walls open and reach in) (HA.) (You are a destructive and psychotic lady.) Oops. Then people start shooting at the back of your mech. (It's not like she's expecting the base to still be here when she gets back) * Keika ignores them. (About how big is the safe?) Three feet long, two feet wide, two feet high. Just big enough to fit under the bed. * Hilde either trying to get to her mech or seeking shelter, whichever seems most appropriate ^^; Hilde, you get the the hangar and realize that your mech has been taken aboard the Adventure. * Hilde cusses something fierce * Kiku lies against Araki, stirring slightly again. Kiku, you jeep arrives as the launch site for the Adventure. (Oh, and did anybody remember to take care of the MPs outside of Kei's office?) Hinako, you get to the Adventure without imepediment. (Shouldn't you crazy panicing people alert the media? And by 'media' I mean 'Kula and Nova?' If we're rushing to leave, SOMEONE needs to tell them. MAybe even military personel. ^^;) * Hinako is in the hospital, gathering the remaining medical staff, taking the MPs in, and gathering cooking supplies. * Hilde heads for the Adventure Hinako, you get a phone call. * Hinako answers the phone. "Moshi~" * Kula walks after Hilde uneasily "Satoshi-sensei, it's Kurata. We need to get everyone who's going to the Adventure right now. I understand that elements of the JSDF are on their way, and their intentions are not exactly friendly." Hilde, you get a cell call. Alright then, *rustlerustle* I'll be there in a minute, I was just gathering the remainder of the staff and things to come along with us. * Hilde answers "Moshi~" (You copycat.) "Hilde-san, it's Katsu. Captain Kurata told me to tell you to get to the Adventure immediately. If it takes too long, he says we might not be able to launch." "On my way with Kula now" "Hurry, please." "Gotcha" Katsu turns off his pohne and runs up to the jeep. "How's Kiku-chan?" he asks. "To the Bat Ship, Girl Wonder!!" *takes off running to the ship* * Kiku is still asleep. Araki will have to answer. * Kiku doesn't look burnt or dead, though! * Keika rolls Hirameku onto its back, opens the cockpit hatch and slides the safe in between her feet. "Ahh, I've missed this." She then closes the hatch again and makes her way back to the adventure. * Hinako arrives at the Adventure. "The adventure of a life time, and I get to ride it." (With a capital A!) Araki frowns. "Kiku's coming back from the astral plane. Hopefully she'll be back soon." * Hilde runnnnnnnns to the Adventure Hilde you get to the Avdneture. Kurata smiles. Thanks for hurrying. You have fifteen minutes toi get into your e-suit." * Hilde arrives totally tuckered out * Hilde just gasps and nods before going to change "That goes for all of you. Satohsi-sensei, is there anything you can do to bring Eriko round?" "Now where is Ares?" * Hilde from behind the partition or whatever's there to give her changing privacy "EWWWW!!! You weren't kidding about the diaper!!!" I'm afraid not Kurata-kun. The best that we can do for her now is try and get her as situated as possible. "It's hard to put an e-suit on an uncoscious person, and she really needs to be wearing one if she doesn't want to get hurt from the g-forces of acceleration. katsu, Staoshi, can you drress her?" It's a bit different than hospital gowns, but I'm sure we could do it. * Kula frowns, after having gotten dressed. Katsu nods. "Kiku won't like waking up in an e-suit, but if we have no choice we can do it." Kurata smiles. "The word is given." Nova, where are you? Keiak, you have the safe. What are you doing? * Hilde comes out dressed with an "ugh" look on her face "I feel like an old lady..." Kurata smiles. "Good. Hilde, Kula, check each other's seals." (Points up to where she said what she was doing with both the safe and herself) * Hinako patpats Hilde. "Just don't cry like a baby or I might have to change you too." Do we have to? "I want those suits sealed in case the ship loses pressure." Alright. * Kula looks over HIlde. "Better do as the man says" *does so* Araki brushed Kiku on the cheek. "It's all right, Kiku. You're safe now. Come back to us." * Hinako takes Katsu and gets Kiku dressed. * Nova is fully packed and ready, but still in her room since she's not been informed about the lauch schedule being moved up. Kurata says "You guys suit up after Kiku's dressed. we need to get the hell out of here." * Kiku responds slightly to Araki's touch by leaning further... but then is turned into a giant black sack of potatos to be dressed! Air raid sirens go off in the distance. * Hinako finishes dressing Kiku. "Katsu, why don't you go check her seal while I get myself ready?" (Inn-u-end-o!) "Hai, Satoshi-san." Katsu runs off to get dressed. The seals are OK. * Hinako finishes getting into the suit. "This is rather awkward." * Nova gathers her bags and heads off towards the starship once she hears the attack sirens, since that's wear her mecha is at. (where) (No, you wear your mecha, the ship's... exactly) Nova, you look up and see JSDF fighters approaching the ship. * Nova continues to make way towards it at best possible speed. * Kiku 's ghostly astral form suddenly drifts, floats, really, into Nova's path. She's... wearing a black dress but it turns blue near the top, and her eyes are changing between blue and green. And her skin is shifting tone too. She says in extreme panic, "Nova! Nova! Kei's not dead! World going to explode!" "Holy fuck!! Since when has my life turned into a disaster movie!?!" Keika, hirameku arrives at the launch site in time for you to see ten JSDF fighter approach the Avdnture. Two of them fire missiles. * Nova doesn't slow down, but lets her eyes drift to Kiku as soon as she notices the phantom girl. She replies, "Okay," as if the world blowing up being an everyday occurance. (It is in Tokyo. :)) * Keika vears to try and take a shot one of the missiles. (It is indeed.) The missiles wil reach the Adventure in one round. their aim is dead on. Everyone npotices them now. (Everyone including Nova/Kiku?) (Well, I can take one of them if I don't miss.) Captain, are there any guns mounted on this? (Penalty of any sort?) (everyone notices them.) * Kula pales. "Not on the Adventure. But, if you can get to a mecha...." Who's mechas are available? (No penalty to shoot at the missiles.) I-I-I can't do anything against those! I'm just artillery! (unlikely that someone can get to their mecha and fire a shot in 6 seconds from where they are now =) ) * Keika lines up a shot with her longer gun and.... 2d6-3 * Kiku floats around her and says, continuing to panic, "I don't want to go back to me, Nova... oh no! We're under attack now too! Oh god, Nova." -herring.sandwich.net:@#deathblossoms- Keika invited Dicesuke into channel #deathblossoms. * Dicesuke (NinjaDebug@ip68-13-166-245.om.om.cox.net) has joined #deathblossoms (3,2,1, summon Dicey!) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-3) and gets 2. (except for the person already in her mecha =P ) Keika's mecha is in the air as we speak. (I WIN!) * Nova continues on, "Kiku must fight." The msiilies are destroyed. The planes fire more missiles, some at the Avdneture and some at Hirameko. * Hinako runs to the dock. "Can you guys get Kiku's mech ready for me?" * Nova commendiers the most readily available vehicle and continues on with the faster means of transport. (... Uh boss? Not that I object in anyway to looking cool, but I think lining both missiles up so I could hit them both with a beam attack takes a bit of a penalty.) * Keika shoots takes another shot at the ones heading for the ship. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-3) and gets 4. (would you have missed if you didn't get a -3 bonus?) "We can do even better, Satoshi-sensei. Look." The technician point to where a mecha stands that looks just like your old one. "It came in yesterday. It hasn't been tested yet, but I guess this can be the test." (No.) (But this one would) (Keike, there is a +2 penalty for what you'r about to attempt.) Very well then. *Gets in.* Launch me! (... Lemmie try that again) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-1) and gets 4. * Kiku says, floating backwards and facing Nova, "I know! I know. I have to fight. I have to protect people. But... all the people I took in, they... they're conflicting. I'm conflicting! I don't think I can move if I'm in my body. It's... it's too hard." (I so win, now how many missiles do I have to dodge myself?) "hai!" Your mecha is soon airbore, Hinako. * Nova replies, "Nova does not understand," a she drives towards the launch site. * Kiku really remains, uh, suited near the Adventure. Somewhere. Keika, you shoot down the next set of missiles. The JSDF planes are turning their attention to you now. Keika, think you can keep their missles distracted long enough for me to catch them? * Hilde meanwhile watching over Kiku and trying to keep from losing her cool * Kiku -ghost says worridly, "Of course you don't. Of course. Nobody understands." She looks over at the dogfight and then rushes up besides Nova and whispers, "You have to hurry. I... I can't do things but you can." * Kiku just stirs on the ground, and her head suddenly flops to the side, a small noise escaping her. Looks... sorta like she's having a nightmare. * Keika opens up her radio to talk to the JSF Fighters, Hinako can listen in if she wants. "Children? If you do not wish to die an early death you will cease to attack this ship. If you do not you will die. I will kill you and you will not have time to regret it." (Eat Who wants some wang!) 2d6 Hinako, a message comes into your comm system. "Stand down, Satoshi. On direct orders from the Mayor of the City-State of Tokyo, I am ordering you nopt to interfere. Disobedience of this order is a capital offense!" And... just who do you think you are to tell me that? * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6) and gets 10. Keika, you get a message on the radio. "By interfering wiht our mission, you have committed a capital offense. Our orders are to kill you." (I'm seventy seven seconds back right now @_@) (Sucks.) (Yeah, I just got hit seriously with lag too.) (I'm fine... but that may be a location issue.) * Nova replies, "Nove will fight," and she arrives in short order at the lauch site. She abandons the vehicle, quickly carries her gear to the personelle elevator, and gets in. She presses the button to bring her upto the main hatch. * Keika grins in the dark of her cockpit. "You are welcome to try. You can tell all your friends that you are the one who broght down the Shininagami of the Sea Fangs... If you can." All the planes fire everything they have at you. * Karasu (RanDoMs@dpc6935171138.direcpc.com) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Kiku hovers around Nova for a second, then floats around her body instead. Probably spookking Hinako out more. (I'll resolve it as one attack.) (Yay, just what I wanted, how many do I actualy have to dodge?) 2d6-1 * Nova steps though the main hatch, once the elevator arrives, and enters into the corridors of the ship. She finds someplace nearby to temporarily stow her gear, and heads for the mecha bay where she was informed her mecha would be held. * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2d6-1) and gets 6. Well, look, whoever you are, I'm not going to let you just kill my teammate, so I'm going to suggest you stand down yourselves. (Er, not Hinako. Hilde.) (... and what is Kula doing? @_@) Nova, you mecha is ready. The techs are looking at you oddly ebcause you're the only person in the room who isn't in an e-suit. * Nova quickly works her way to the mecha bays to where her mecha is, throws off her clothing, puts on her streamlined ARES-tech flight-suit, and boards her mecha. (Nova's always been fully conditioned for space flight and her mecha has been space capable from day one) Nova, nobody interferes with you as you launch. (Well, let's hope nobody puts a hole in her mech. ^^) (So, boss, how man attacks do I need to dodge?) * Nova starts up her emergency systems readiness checks and then initiates the launch system. (Kula? Where are you? ^^;) Nova, as your mecha leaves the ship you see Himareko engaged in combat with the JKSDF fighters. (Hirameku) (Gomen) (And Hilde, Nova's ghostly form is floating around herself, for further freakout factor. ^^;) (neat - I had no idea.) (Nova has a ghostly form too now? ;P) (Ha! Sorry.) (Kiku's. Dammit, my brain's going in too many directions at once.) * Nova targets the nearest 5 JSDF fights and fires her gyro-jet array at all five of them. Nova, you get a message over your comm. "Nova Ares, land immediately and report to the Ares Corporation. You have been recalled under Provision 16 of the contract." * Hilde mumbles something to the effect of not wanting to freak out or give into histeria (... Wow. EVERYTHING'S hitting now.) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-2) and gets 5. (Yes, and I'd like to know how many missiles and guns and such I need to dodge) (success) 5 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (5 2d6) and gets 5 6 6 8 8. All five fighters blow up. You need to dodge about a dozen missiles. Easy for you. * Hinako draws her mecha-sword. "Either you guys stop firing at my ship, or I start swinging at you." (... No... actualy I have problems around five actual on target missiles.) (Heh.) "Hinako Satoshi, by order of the Mayor of the City-State of Tokyo you have been placed under sentence of death." 12 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (12 2d6-1) and gets 5 11 5 4 4 8 1 5 10 2 2 5. (Ooh, that crit's going to leave a mark) * Kula just hides somewhere, preferably in a place that's not so loud. (Unless that critfail takes it out for me ;P) (Unless those were at me... in which case I might be screwed.) I'll be mericful. The critailing missile strikes the cirt, destorying both of them. * Kiku continues floating around and looking pancked. She can't hear any of the radio chatter. ^_^; (So, how many hits?) (how many of the enemy forces are left?) Kiku, you see an atral image in front of you. It looks like -- Kei. * Kiku says, "Can't go back. Can't go back in there. Don't want to be there any--" (7, but hold up a sec until Keika catches up.) Seven planes, plus whatever reinforcements they call up. * Kiku stops dead, STARING at Kei. Her form instantly shifts back into the pure blue dress, Japanese skin, blue eyes, with silver bracelets/anklets. "Kei!" "You disobedient little girl. If you had just listened to me and obeyed me from the beginning none of this would have happened. Now everything you love is going to die, and it's all your fault." (How many hits all mighty one?) Four. 3 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (3 2d6-5) and gets 1 2 2. * Hilde fountain cries "I don't wanna die!!!" 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-1) and gets 8. Too bad you are all going to die if you stay here too. (... I am using the right mod on that right?) Hirameko is struck by one missile for 20 point of damage. * Kiku flies up to her and says frantically, "I would have listened! I wanted to listen! I wanted to listen so much... but you never told me anything. You never... and you... took... Araki to replace me!" (It's -2 for each additional I think) (n that case I just made it) * Keika dodges around all the missiles, but that last one nearly clips a wing tip. "You nearly had it kiddies. Care to try your luck again?" "So what if I did? If you truly loved me, you would have followed me anyway. You would never have taken up with a man or gone to war." "But I should be grateful to you. Thanks to you, I am the only human in history to have conquered death. Originally I only wanted to become rich, but thanks to you I have become God. Thank you. Now please die." * Kiku says, still a bit frentic, "I was drugged! You were gone! And you didn't even love me!" She points at her, "And you--you're not God, Mistress!" (Hilde must be very very weirded out, as the spectator to Kei/Kiku.) (All of a sudden everything becomes clear as two ghosts talk to eachother over Kiku's unconscious body.) "I have nothing more to say to you, Kiku Eriko. Earth is finished, as is all its dealings." * Hilde is about this | | close to losing it * Kiku says, "I--I burned you out once! I can do it again!" Her astral form flickers for a second, as she realizes what she just threatened. "Well, I am not going to let you try that again. But I need not lift a finger against you now. This ship will be destroyed. This planet will die. I need do nothing more." And with that kei vanishes. The JSDF fighters scream towards Hirameku. * Kiku 's physical body visibly shudders as the astral Kiku slumps for a second. "... she doesn't, either." 7 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (7 2d6-1) and gets 7 7 7 8 9 6 5. One misisle is on target, keika. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-4) and gets 0. (is that a 0 or an 8) (It's a zero) ( 0 ) The missle flies by. (Dicy lets you know when you critfail) * Kiku just sorta floats there, drifting towards her body. "Kei is immmortal. She used it... and she's immortal. And..." (Still only +2 to try an hit two of them?) * Nova fires another salvo of her Gyro-jet array at the remaining fighters. (+1) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-4) and gets 5. (5 fighters hit) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-2) and gets 4. (And I get two more if they don't dodge) You get them. The fighters are all gone. "Help! Hilde brain go wheeeeeee!" * Hilde just sorta staring off into space * Keika barrel rolls around the one on target missile and then lets off another shot, and makes toast of the last two fighters. Then she calmly radios Kurata. "This is Keika, how much more time do you need? The Slythe might try it themselves next time and they tend to be a wee bit harder to hit." You all hear Kurata make an order over all the comms and the PA. "All ahnds secure! we're launching in sixty seconds! Space escorts, get ready! We are getting the hell out of here!" (GO LAG! Disregard what I just said!) * Hilde hears that and gets on the ship if she hasn't already but sorta out of it as she does (Where's Araki?) Katsu helps Kiku's body into an acceleration couch, starps it down, and climbs into the one next to her. "please, Kiku. Please come back to me. We need you." ( Someone mind explaining to me what the hell is up with Kei? ) (Later.) * Nova protects the airspace around the starship as it goes into it's final launch proceedures. ( Her physical body is dead. Yet she is somehow still alive. This is most likely very confusing to Kula. ^_^;) (Where's Araki?) * Kiku floats in front of Katsu and her body and says quietly, "I don't want to be back in there anymore. I... I don't want to be out of control anymore." (She's like Obi-wan Kenobi but Sith instead of Jedi, right?) Araki is strapped into an acceleration couch. (Something) (We should be so lucky.) (Well we know she's not the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past...From the Future :P) * Keika radios in. "This is Keika, I'm in position. Lead on before re-inforcements get here." Kiku, Suddenly you hear Katsu's voice in the back of your mind. he's not speaking physically, but you can hear him. "Kiku, please. Everyone needs you. If you go away, what will all of this have been for?" Keika, you hear the comm officer of the Adventure. "Ackwoledged. Good luck." * Hilde claps "Kiku, I believe in you! Kiku, I believe in you!" The Avdneture's engines start up and it lifts off the ground. * Kula wonders what's going on. x.x (As do we all, Kula.) * Kiku 's astral form starts and she 'says' quietly, "I..." she trails off and flickers, and then disappears. * Keika follows the Adventure up. Everyone aboard the Avdneutre feels the acceleration. * Hinako also follows the Adventure. * Kiku suddenly becomes tense in the straps as the heavy acceleration hits and lets out a whimpering noise of pain. "Welcome back, Kiku." you hear Katsu say through clecnhed teeth. * Nova 's mecha-ship flies escort, following the Adventure towards teh stratosfere and beyond into the void of space. * Kiku just whimpers, physically. She does reply, though, mentally, ~Never... really gone.~ Nova, you detect missiles from the ground approaching the Adventure. * Hilde just grits her teeth * Nova immedeately fires her Gyro-Jet array at (upto) five of the enemy missiles. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-4) and gets 0. (hit) The missiles explode. * Keika keeps her sensors aimed upwards, trying to find the Slythe. Keika, you detect a flight of ten Slythe mecha approaching the Adventure. ( When's the earth gonna splode? ) * Keika talks to the radio. "I hate to bring bad news but the Slythe sent a welcoming party. Anybody else want to join the fun?" (The Earth's gonna splode? o.o) (Not that Kula knows this, but I think the timeline was around 72 hours.) * Hinako flies up next to you. "As though you had to ask." (The girls need to be filled in on all this, yes. ^_^;) * Keika points with one of Hirameku's fingers. "They are all yours." ( Yeah, being informed is a good thing. Because right now, I was thinking the earth was gonna explode and we had already lost the game. ) Very well then. Nova, you hear the comm officer over your comm. "We're out of the range of the missiles from Earth. Thanks." (Is this gonna involve us finding some hospitable world then having lotsa sex with Araki and Katsu to repopulate the human race? ^^;) (>_>) (Araki's not human.) (Only in Kiku's better dreams) * Hinako pushes the afterburners and runs straight up at the welcoming party. "Say hello to my relatively large friend." (And Araki is female.) (That too.) (Erk. I'm getting my characters mixed up) (Kurata I meant) (Kurata can help repopulate) (It's called "TOO MANY DAGUM K'S" I think...) (Yeah, but do we really need a bunch of blind jerks and crazy psychics?) (An entire race of them.) (I'm normal. T_T) * Nova replies, "Acknowledged," and goes to join the others defending the Adventure from the oncoming Slythe mecha. (Kiku and Keika make me think of a very deranged Puffy AmiYumi) (True. True.) (God in Heaven, NO.) (Ha ha ha ha ha scary.) * Keika lets the other two get a bit ahead of her and then takes starts to move away from the Adventure. She checks the scanners again for the other half of an pincher attack. The Slythe flight of mecha is now in range and splits off into three groups oto engage each of your mecha. On the ship, the acceleration eases and everything starts to feel a lot lighter. Including any people aboard. * Hilde burps * Kiku opens her eyes a little as the accelleration lessens and trembles, saying quietly, "Stuck being me again. At least... " She swallows, then says a little more normally, "What's... what's happening?" "Excuse me" What's going on, Hilde-chan? ;_; "Zero gravity" "This is Captain Kuarat speaking. We have now completed our launch procedure and are now entering microgravity. You may remove the fastenings on your accelration couches now. As we are engaged in combat, please keep you e-suits on until the danger of hull penetration is over." Nova, Keika and Hinako, roll intiaitve. d6+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6+12) and gets 17. * Kiku fails miserably to get her straps undone. Part of the trouble with not being AWAKE when being strapped in. (I'm... behind the others, but whatever) d6+13 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6+13) and gets 14. d6+15 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (d6+15) and gets 21. 1d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (1d6+8) and gets 13. "Are we allowed to scream as if it will effect our chances of survival in this hopelessly looking situation?" "All mecha piltos who are able to do so, launch your mecha. We're going tpo need more of an escotr." * Kiku pouts and says, "If I have to be in my body, you can't scream." She tries to push against her restraints. ( Your explanation when this is over better include how to fix the planet. >.> ) The ones in space hear the comm officer. "There's a lrage Slythe vessel approaching, ladies. Dispose of these enemies as fast as you can." "Oh poopy" (We haven't blown it up yet) * Hilde unbuckles and goes to see if anybody else needs help unbuckling 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6) and gets 8. Intitative: keika, Slythe, Hinako, Nova. * Kiku mumbles harshly, "Let me OUT." And suddenly her straps are pulled open, invisibly. * Keika humms and then radios the ship back. "Ask Araki how likely the Slythe are to surrender, Everybody else try not to scratch that ship up too much." (What range are we at now?) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-3) and gets 6. (On the money) The mecha you targeted sizzles and flies away out of control. 3 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (3 2d6-1) and gets 5 7 8. Three Slythe fire at Keika. 4 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (4 2d6-1) and gets 6 9 6 4. Four mecha fire missiles at Hinako. 4 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (4 2d6-1) and gets 5 2 6 6. And four mecha fire at Nova. * Kiku floats free and spins around, trying to get a hold of something. "Naw. Not that new. Old, really. Really old. Really really old. I used to break lots of stuff. Like glass. And paintings. And..." she pauses and grabs onto a free-floating strap. "Well, all sorts of things." 3 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (3 2d6-5) and gets 2 -1 6. "Really..." * Keika ,as usual, dodges and makes it look good. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6-2) and gets 4. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6+2) and gets 13. (Two hits) Your mecha takes 30 points of damage from two missiles. * Kula looks very, very shaken. She isn't adjusting to microgravity well at ALL. (Go go gadget force field!) * Kiku nods. "Really. I can do all sorts of things." She smiles a little mysteriously, and then she looks off towards Katsu, saying nervously, "The... the mental thing, that's new, though. Very new." The force field absorbs the damage. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (2d6) and gets 11. (And no empathy on Katsu!) * Kiku tears her gaze away and pushes off towards the mecha. "I... we have to go. Go now. Stay focused." * Hilde follows Kiku to get in her own robot As you leave, you hear Katsu saying "Good luck, Kiku! It's not over yet! We're still alive!" "What about meeee?" ;-; * Kiku closes her eyes as she flots and replies, "You're probably alive too." "You can do something too, Hilde. You can fight too." * Hilde sighs (Aww. Does Hilde have a crush on my overly obsessive boyfriend?) (Gimme another few sorties like this and I'll be shooting angst at the enemies instead of lightning bolts) (Ha.) (Whatever works.) (Come, Kula, we fight!) (It is a good day to die!) Nova, make you defnese rolls. Two attacks are on target. ( Arf! I mean Aye!) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-2) and gets 7. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-2) and gets 9. (made 1) 15 damage. * Kula looks uneasy. "I'm just artillery... not sure how well I can do without gravity to arc my shots." (Did you follow?) ( She's just kinda muttering to herself. ) (But not following? ^^;) (Hilde and Kiku sorta floated away. You'd be alone with Katsu. ^^;) (Alone with Katsu :D) (Yes, he is yummy. If dumb.) "Your targeting computers have been adjsuted to comensate, Kula. It'll be just like direct shooting. Now get going. You don't want to miss everythign, do you?" (There are worse fates, give me a minute, I'll come up with one. ;P) A-alright... (Yes there are. :9) (Hey, the Earth is blowing up in what? 72 hours? Might as well git wit da procreating :P) * Kula looks for a nice turret. (... huh?) (There are no weapons on the Adventure) * Kiku continues trying to float to the mecha and is mumbling to herself, "Focus. Focusing. Gotta focus. Hikari won't like me if I'm distracted." She then slips into gibber in Slythe. ( ... ooh. Alright. ) * Kula heads towards the mechs. Hilde and Kula, technicians help each of you into your cockpits. (I just sorta float right in because Hikari loves me? ^^) ("Gundam, moving out!" Yeah I wish) (You were helped in too, Kiku.) (Do we get to go smite things now?) Nova, what happened to you? And Hinako, it's your move. * Kula gets in, and slides on out. She starts mentally trying to calculate wind and atmospheric effects, before realizing they won't be a factor. * Hinako flies up to the group of 4 that attacked me. "I think it's time for you to try a little something I cooked up. Hot steamy sword on your face." (So GFSable.) * Kiku 's mecha, Hikari, starts glowing hazily almost IMMEDIATELY as she climbs in, and she launches that way too. Kula, your targeting computer detects enemy mecha in your range.] 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6-5) and gets 3. * Hilde begins booting up Mjolnir d20+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kula (d20+7) and gets 17. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2d6-1) and gets 2. ( whoops) (very hit) d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kula (d6+7) and gets 9. (Heh. Wrong init.) * Keika radios out. "Hello ladies, welcome to the party, cocktails will be served shortly." (Nothing happened to Nova) (/me watches a tank float out of the adventure. "Ummm Kula-chan...") The mecha you hit attempts to dodge, but you get it anyway. It stops moving. (She took 15 damage, I think, is what he meant.) (just waiting for my turn) Nova, your move. (poofed off of force field AKA nothing) * Kiku says weakly, "Can't drink now. *kzzk* focus." * Nova fires her Gyro-Jet array at the nearest five enemy mecha 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-4) and gets 2. (hit'em) Five enemy mecha go boom, or would be going boom if you could hear them. ( Fun fact. Kula's mecha was made after too much Gunbound. ) (Of course they go boom! In space explosions are louder because there's no air in the way.) (Ha.) (Heh) (Kula, I'd love to play sometime if it worked with SP2... ;_; ) Intitative time, everybody. (Kula, do the names "Metal Slug", "Guntank" and "Bonaparte" mean anything to you? :P) d6+11 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6+11) and gets 13. (Advance Wars) d6+13 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6+13) and gets 16. d6+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (d6+12) and gets 16. d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hilde (d6+10) and gets 15. d6+15 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (d6+15) and gets 21. 1d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (1d6+8) and gets 14. (Kiku: tie) d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6) and gets 3. OK, Keika, Hinako, kiku, Hilde, Nova then the Slythe. ( Yaaase ) (So when do we combine all our robots together into one massive death machine and totally mop the floor with the enemies? :P) * Keika takes another shot at a Slythe mech, with her longer gun this time. (Hah, nm me.) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6-3) and gets 4. (made by two) The target explodes. (When the game breaks down into a giant lesbian orgy. Also known as never. c.c;) (Awwwwwwwww ;-;) (As long as Katsu has has the video camera. ;)) (No secks for you) (Sorry. We're not Combattler V or Voltron or whatever. ^_~) (We need to do a big hentai omake bonus episode when this is done. I mean anybody who's reading the logs is probably waiting for it anyhow :P) (>_>) (j/k) (Hinako's turn. ^^;) Hinako, your move? * Hinako attacks the next mecha that happens to be nextdoor. 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (2d6-5) and gets 2. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2d6-2) and gets 7. (umm...yeah) The Slythe mecha is sliced open. You see the horrifying sight of the pilot floating away into space. (That's be the episode where the Slythe unleash their most insidious weapon yet - the naughty tentacle monsters from Nebula X - dunt dunt duuuuh ; ) ) (Don't you mean "Nebula XXX"? :P) (Only if I can slice it too.) (oh, yeah, good point ; ) ) (Curses, I lose all my defensive twinkery against tentacles! ;_;) (I don't. >_<) (heh) * Kiku rips loose her whip and it flares to life after a second of flickering as she speeds forward to lash at Slythe, completely silent. Kiku, what are you doing? (She's closing to melee) (Yeah.) Hilde? (Anybody too dangerously close to the Adventure?) No, you're all clear. (Okay, I pick......that guy and attack with LIGHTNING!!!) (Random enemy that nobody else is going after, I mean) (anybody dangeroulsy close to the Slythe she's about to deep fry?) (/me raises hand.) Roll. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hilde (2d6-3) and gets 4. The enemy mecha, and nothign else, is surround with sparks for a few seconds before epxloding. Nova? There are few enough left that you can take them all out with a Gyro Blast if you want. * Nova fires her auto-laser system at the nearest mecha. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-2) and gets 3. (hit) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (2d6-1) and gets 9. the mecha blows up. There are four enemy left. They suddenly turn away from their opponents and head towards the Avdneture. They will reach it in two rounds unless stopped. I was wondering when they'd figure that out. (as there were only 10 to begin with, Nova killed 5 last round, and 4 dies this round, there should only be 1 at most in addition to the capital enemy ship unless I missed a line of reenforcements coming in) (And I got one so that's none) Oops. I guess there were some reinforcements. Either that or I counted wrong. (I got two...) (Actualy I got two) (total.) (Stupid reinforcements!) Initative? 1d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (1d6+8) and gets 13. d6+13 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6+13) and gets 14. d6+15 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (d6+15) and gets 20. (/smite dicey) d6+11 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6+11) and gets 13. (... Did Kula go?) ( Didn't get a chance to. ) (Whjere is Kula?) (You didn't roll for init. @_@) Kula, roll for intiative. d6+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kiku (d6+12) and gets 13. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kula (d6+7) and gets 10. Hilde? (Kiku/Enemy: tie) d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (d6) and gets 1. d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hinako (d6) and gets 1. Kiku wins. * Hilde charges another enemy close by and swats with the hammer (Nova tied with them all too.) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hilde (2d6-3) and gets 8. Hilde, roll for intiative first. ook Then you can go in and whack things. d6+10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hilde (d6+10) and gets 11. OK, the order is Keika, Hinako, Nova, Kiku, the Slythe, Hilde, Kula Keiak, what will you do. You also ntoice that the large SLythe shuip will be in range next round. Orders on dealing with the capital ship? "Just stop it from destroying this ship, Satoshi-sensei. Dammit, why didn't they equip us wiht our own weapons? Anyway, do whatever you can to get that damn thing off our backs." * Keika radios the rest of the group. "Everybody but Kiku defend the Adventure. Kiku you're with me... we're either going to convince them to surrender or kill them all. I'm relying on you and Araki to make it the first." You hear Araki's voice on the comm link. "I copy, Keika-san. Kiku, are you up to this?" * Kiku 's voice pops up. "That's... that's not a question I can ask now." A weak amusement slips into her tone. "Ask me later." "If we don't stop the capital ship they're going to keep on laucnhing more mecha, Kiku. Not even you can hold them off forever. We have to stop them or we're all dead. (Can I tell if the ship has shields?) * Kiku replies, "That's *kzzk* can't ask." It has a weak force field, but can guess it also has heavy armor. Hinako, you have caught up to the enemy. (Kula: So, what mobile does your tank look like? Cake-bot?) (As in, I'm at the capital ship?) (No, keika told you to stop the mecha from reaching the Adventure.) (Right...) ( It doesn't look like a Mobile. >.> ) (You're welcome to ignore me if you wish) Kiku, you see something on your monitor screen. it's a set of instructions in Slythe. (Not quite what I had in mind... just an alternative way to stop them from coming.) * Hinako flies to the capital ship. "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." (pass) * Kiku rambles, "You can't ask questions when you have no choices... what? Slythe? Araki, is this you?" She tries to read the screen. Kiku? I won't force you to fight them, I just want you to translate for me. "yes." you ehar Araki say. "Read this carefully. It's the instructions for a mental technique called Klisanta. it broadcasts commands into thousands of minds simultaneously, but ti requires a lot of power to pull off. More than either you ro I have individually." Nova? Your move. (Do the rest of us hear that?) No, Araki had switched to a private channel. * Nova targets the remaining mecha that are vectored towards the Adventure and fires a Gyro-Jet array at them. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Nova (2d6-4) and gets 3. 4 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for DB-GM (4 2d6-1) and gets 11 7 7 7. (hit'em) * Kiku pales, pretty much spending her turn on coasting towards the ship and reading, "W... what? Araki, how can I do this? I... I've been using my powers all day..." (Check) The four mecha all blow up in a beautiful and silent display. Keika, you detect a power surge aboard the Slythe capital ship. * Keika broadcasts to everybody. "DODGE!" * Kula blinks, and prepares to follow the advice. * Hinako veers off to fly above the mech. * Hilde follows command "I can help you, Kiku. Let me lend you my energy." Suddenylt he radio transmission stops and the astral form of Araki appears next to you in Hikari's cockpit. * Keika follows her own adivce. * Kiku sorta does a slightly unsteady spiral, as if her attention is split, because it IS. (It's a BAD dodge.) * Kiku looks over Araki's astral form curiously. Araki's astral form smiles and places its hand on Kiku's forehad. Now think. Thnink about what you want the scre of that ship to do. A simpel thought will do. I'll do the rest." * Kiku whispers quietly, "To do, or to say?" "To do. Just a simple command." * Keika sounds a bit calmer. "Kiku, if you're going to do anything, do it now, or we're only going to have one ship to fly and it's not going to be the Adventure." (/me idles for an unknown amount of time) The power from the Slythe ship's weapon is increasing. It'll fire next round. * Nova extends her Valkrie Mk-I Sniper Cannon out and targets the enemy capital ship. * Keika sighs and rushes in from a different angle. Trying to get close enough to put a Spazz-shot through it's main gun. * Kiku hears Keika, then looks at Araki and whispers, "We've only got one shot. I... can't kill them, Araki." She closes her eyes and whispers, "Please listen," Then thinks her command. "Give up." * Hilde starts trying to push the Adventure out of the way of the gun with her mech...for all it'll do ^^; Suddenly the SLythe ship's weapon powers down and their shield goes down. A message comes over the comm loine. "This is the Captain of the Kallika. We surrender. We stand down to accept a boarding party." And hatches open up on the side of the ship, big enough for any of your mecha to enter. * Keika keeps rushing in, and radios Kiku. "They mean that?" * Kula blinks. Wh-what do we do now? * Hilde headtilts "Did I miss something again?" I'm so confused... "Same here" ( Getting a bit late. I'm gonna have to sleep. Could you NPC me? ) * Kiku responds with a sharp gasp and then, "Yes! Yes they do. We did it... it was amazing. Wow." It's very simple ladies. We need a better ship and the Slythe have just kindly donated one. "This is Captain Hiorshi Kurata of the Avdneture. we will send a boarding party. Stand by." A few moments later a shuttle departs the Avdneture and flies to the Kallika, where it docks without incident." * Kiku 's force field fades and she pulls up into a stop, saying a little worridly, "Araki? Is Araki still conscious?" Beat. "Is Araki still ALIVE?" You hear a voice on the comm unit. "Yes, I'm alive. I just need to rest. Thank you, Kiku." * Demota (demota@c-24-6-131-192.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) has joined #deathblossoms * Kula (demota@c-24-6-131-192.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: ) ( Sleepy now. NPCness should be easy, since Kula doesn't tlak much anyway. ^^; ) * Keika radios Kurata. "Find out how long it will take to move all of them onto the Adventure, and how long moving a minamal ammount of our supplies onto the Kallika will take." A fter a few minutes, you hear a voice on the comm. "We've got the enemy ship secured, Captain. There was no resistance at all, everyone we've met has been handing uis their weapons. I have a hard time believing it." * Kiku replies, 'Thanks yourself", and then flies over the Slythe ship herself. Suddenly an astral image appears that, surprsingly, everyone can see. There, standing in the middle of space, is Kei. Everyone, even non-=psis, can see this. (/me unidles) * Kiku pulls up into a stop at Kei's appearing. * Keika aims Hirameku at the ships main gun, and seems to be ignorning Kei. * Nova retracts her Valkrie Mk-I Sniper Cannon and keeps a vigilant alertness for any new forces that could appear. "What the..." * Hinako lands on the hull of the Kallika. "Not her again." The Mirage fades out of site and radar while most everyone's attention is focused on the Kei manifestation. "So, one last trick I don't know. I shall have to punish Araki for concealing that from me. The Klisanta is all I need to be complete. I will be waiting for you then, on the station at L-5. You will turn Araki over to me there." W-what? No we won't! 2d6+5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keika (2d6+5) and gets 7, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I love you. Do you love me too? Y_ N_" (... HA ha ha ha ha ha ha HAAAA ha ha ha ha.) (ack lagging again!) (I don't know what the hell you did, but that's funny.) (Dicey <3 Keika!) * Keika doesn't burst out laughing at Kei. (That was me giving myself a preforming arts roll at +10 to not laugh in her face... I made it) "There is no point in keeping her from me. To stop the destruction of Earth would require the complete destruction fo the station, a feat of which you are not capable. If you gvie her to me, I will let you leave and find another planet to settle on. If you do not, then you will die at the hands of myself and those I control." "it makes no more sense now to defy me than it would to rebel against the Creator God. I will await your decision on L-5." At that, the astral image disappears. * Keika radios out. "Getting back to the problems at hand: Kiku, Araki: how long are they going to stay surrendered?" You hear Araki on the comm. "No! Kiku, Keika, you can't let her have the Klisanta! If she gets that power, she really will be a god!" * Kiku says over radio, quietly, "Of course not, Araki..." keika, you hear the voice of the Slythe Captain on the intercom. "I saw what just happened. Tell your captain that my crew and ship are at his disposal. We were sent here to defend the galactic order, not to hand over the Universe to a lunatic." * Kiku closes her eyes. "I guess that means 'forever', Keika." * Kiku continues floating to the ship and radios quietly, "I... I have people to meet." "But the station on L-5 is very well-defended and very tough. it can even survive a blast from our main gun." How many blasts from your main gun? Either way, we still don't have much time left. "Three. That's how many blasts we'd be able to land before their guns get their targeting right and obliterate us. Even then, the station would still be there." I am not asking how many shoots you could get off, I'm asking how many shots it would take. Araki's voice is heard on the intercom. "Based on what we found befre, Earth will be destroyed in sixty-four hours. It will take the avdenture forty hours to get to L-5." "No matter how many shots we got off, it wouldn't penetrate the station's armor. it was designed to stand up to a whole fleet of dreadnoughts." * Kiku heads into the Slythe ship. Silently. (And even lands/docks!) Hmm, then we've got fourteen hours to either aquire a fleet or come up with a better plan. "Your only chance is to find a way to get in and cause the power core to go critical." (... Fourty, or 24? 14 has nothing to do with it. ^_~) * Hilde cautiously lands in the Slythe ship (We have to sleep at some point ;P) "Your mechas are just about the right size to get in. There's just one problem." (Pfft.) (Someone hasn't played Majora's Mask. >_> ) (Ha.) And what is this problem? * Nova decloaks her mecha, appearing right beside Kiku's mecha. * Kiku will, um, get out! Since they're all disarmed and stuff. She eeps when Nova decloaks. "Eep! Ah, Nova... don't scare me like that." * Keika stays outside like the cowa... er intelegent woman she is. "Once the reactor is sent into critical mass, it goes off very quickly. Whoever does the final manuver -- is not getting out. It is a literal suicide mission." * Nova exits her cockpit, approaches Kiku, and asks here, "Kiku." (er..says to her) What are the immediate defences around the core like? What prevents a timed charge from being dropped? (Are there any Slythe around?) (reminds me of destroying the Death Star ; ) ) (Except with the whole sacrifice thing!) (First or second?) "Explosives won't do it. It requires a series of commands executed from the station control. It's a deliberate failsafe to protect these stations against capture. The commands have to be enetered physically, and detonation is exactly five seconds later." There are plenty of Slythe around, but none of them are hostile. In fact, they seem quite friendly. (So, Hilde how'd you like to be remembered eternaly as a hero?) (Ha.) * Kiku looks over the Slythe with a slight smile, then to Nova. "Nova..." (Bullshit. I wanna be around to sign autographs and bask in the the fame) * Keika makes knuckle cracking sounds over the radio. "That does make it a bit more difficult, but still survivable." (She's so confident.) (Karasu, I choose you!) * Nova stands beside Kiku looking at her. (She's good like that) * Kiku puts her hand on Nova's shoulder and says quietly, "I'm sorry. I was... I'm still not better. But I'm sorta okay." * Nova replies to Kiku, "Nova wants Kiku to be happy." * Kiku swallows and nods a little, saying quietly, "I know, Nova. I know." She steps forward and embraces her in a simple hug. "But I'm still sorry." * Nova hugs Kiku back. * Kiku holds the hug for a bit, then looks back at Hilde's mech and yells, "Don't worry! They're actually very nice people when they're not angry." * Keika checks her scanners one more time, and, not finding anything that shouldn't be there, heads back to the Adventure. * Hinako_ (Ruri-Ruri@4.27.138.236) has joined #deathblossoms (~_~;;) * Hilde looking out of the hatch in Mjolnir's chest "Uh huh..." (missed everything from the hug on) (thx Nova/Kiku) (sure) * Kiku hugs Nova a little tighter with her one arm and lets her other arm free to wave Hinako over. "Come ON." Captain Kurata meets Keika at the bay. "I've been getting some transmissions from home. it appears that we are now watned fugitives from every govenrment on Earth. the orders seem to be "destroy on sight."" (It's Mind Zombie World - dunt dunt duuuuh!) (Apparently, the Mayor's crazy.) (You mean Hilde? I'm still sitting on the hull outside watching.) (And so is everyone else thanks to him!) (they key figures are just under mind control) (Er, sorry, Hilde, yes.) * Keika is not wearing a space suit. "That doesn't actualy change anything for me. Now if you will give me a hand getting to the suits before I embares myself I will be quite greatful." (I waved Hilde over.) "Of course. I'm just wondering if we'll ever get to see home again." * Hinako_ flies down to the bay to meet the others. "Well, I really like this mech too. But I still miss the original." *Pouts.* We'll save their lives, then we will find out if they're at all greatful. (Which others? The Slythe Ship crew? Or Keika?) (Whoever's in the bay.) (... Okay, there's a group in the Slythe ship's docking area, and there's the ones in the Adventure's docking area. ^_^;) (There are two bays right now) (Slythe ship...) OK, that's good for tonight. I'll be at a meeting next week, so in two weeks we'll get together again.