[20:46] [Day: Monday. Time: 7:00pm, Tokyo Standard] [20:47] * Miyu is ready. wai. [20:47] *** Kirby is now known as Kimiko [20:47] *** SoreWaKirbyDesu is now known as Kaira [20:48] *** RDMenchi is now known as RDMgryphon [20:49] [After an uneventful (or eventful, depending on how you look at it) day of restaurant hopping, MC arrived at the bar where 100 children are supposedly being held at 7:00pm, where they spied a blue glow coming from beneath the door.] [20:49] *** Minaku has joined #besm [20:49] ( Oh shit - I have a log to read. ) [20:49] (Door.) [20:49] *** Minaku has left #besm [20:50] ( Session start yet? ^^; ) [20:50] [... beneath the door. Norii got their message (which they thoughtfully left, lucky her :P ) and arrived just in time to see Eoi open the door.] [20:50] ( No :P ) [20:50] ( Did anything get cut off? ) [20:50] ( Nope. ) [20:50] ( L. ) [20:50] ( ... K ) [20:51] [Session Start] [20:51] ( M! ) [20:51] ........ looks like we'll have to go through that door... [20:51] * Eoi opens the door. Wee. [20:51] * Miyu looks through the doorway, and sees... [20:51] Astonishing deduction, Miyu. [20:51] ( Eoi explodes. ) [20:51] ... [20:51] It's more dramatic if you state the obvious. Haven't you ever seen Star Wars? [20:52] "That's no moon! That's a space station!" [20:52] ... [20:52] [Eoi opens the door, revealing an auditorium that never should've been able to fit in the building, but it's there anyhow. Inside are hundreds, maybe thousands, of demons, who all turn around in an instant.] [20:52] ... [20:52] @_@ [20:52] ...... [20:52] ... [20:52] Well. Shit. [20:52] * Shigeru blinks. "Um." [20:52] Oh sweet Jesus. [20:52] * Eoi quickly CLOSES the door. [20:52] [The demons murmer to each other.] [20:52] Well, that's different. [20:52] ...uh-oh. [20:52] ...................... jts like the stormtrooper scene. [20:53] Check please. [20:53] Do you remember how Han handled running into the room with the 50 or so stormtroopers? [20:53] ... Well, this bodes poorly. [20:53] I don't suppose we could go in and politely ask them to turn over their abductees? [20:53] H-h-how did they get so many in one place? [20:53] You want to try it Chel? [20:53] [The door opens, and several demons march through.] [20:53] ( Are you saying this IC, Dem? ) [20:53] Uh. Didn't Han get frozen in carbonite, Miyu? [20:53] ... Uh. Hello. [20:53] ( Yes ) [20:53] * Shigeru takes an involuntary step back. [20:53] Yeah, but that was later. [20:53] ... [20:54] * Chelsea waves cheerfully. "Good evening, gents." [20:54] [One demon in particular, a blueskinned guy with spectacles, approaches the group. "Now see here, what's the meaning of this?"] [20:54] *** FourScoreAndSevenKirbyAgo is now known as BlueskinnedDemon [20:54] I don't know, I just got here. [20:54] *** Kirby has joined #besm [20:55] * Shigeru runs a hand through his hair and concentrates on the blue- skinned guy. [20:55] ( If I ping out, it's 'cause of all these Kirbies :P ) [20:55] Uh, We wanted a drink? It says Happy Hour on the door. [20:55] ( Don't suppose Kaira will be doign anything while another NPC's talking? ^^; ) [20:55] ( Heh ) [20:55] ... [20:55] ... [20:55] * BlueskinnedDemon peers at the group through his specs, especially at Andrew. [20:56] * Hikaru just sits there gaping. [20:56] ( Aw crap. ) [20:56] ( Oh yeah. Demon hunter ) [20:56] You are hunters? [20:56] I am. [20:56] Leave the rest. [20:56] Leave. All of you. [20:56] ... [20:56] What are you saying, Andrew? [20:56] ...we can't keep doing this. [20:56] ... You honestly thing we'd leave you here alone Andrew? [20:56] No, I don't. [20:56] ( think. ) [20:57] but this is obviously a set up. [20:57] I want all of you to survive. [20:57] *** Mandoric has left #besm [20:57] Explain yourself. Why has a hunter come to our tournament? [20:57] * Chelsea nods. "You're probably right, Andrew." [20:57] .. Tournament? [20:57] * Eoi raises an eyebrow. [20:57] Tournament? What tournament? [20:57] * Shigeru blinks. "Tournament?" [20:57] * Chelsea quirks an eyebrow in question. [20:57] Are you honestly hoping to take all of our heads? [20:57] I'll certainly try. [20:57] Yeah! Why are we here? [20:58] * Miyu blinks. [20:58] Hold on... [20:58] Uh, we were looking for some kids. [20:58] What's this about a tournament? [20:58] * BlueskinnedDemon nods. "That's right. The 17th Arakus tournament. Held every 100 years." [20:58] ... [20:58] Arrakis? Like in Dune? [20:58] A tournament. Like a fighting tournament? [20:58] ... [20:58] [Some of the other demons in the background murmer amongst themselves and point at Andrew] [20:59] Among other things, yes, there is a fighting portion. [20:59] And the Prize? It's the kids, isn't it? [21:00] Why yes, first prize is 100 human children, to do what you please with. [21:00] Ah. [21:00] Second prize is... a secret. [21:00] Don't suppose you take any last minute entries? [21:00] ... You wouldn't happen to be Xelloss in disguise, would you? [21:00] * Chelsea chews her lip. [21:00] * Shigeru flicks his eyes from his friends to the demon. [21:00] * BlueskinnedDemon blinks. "I beg your pardon?" [21:00] Nevermind. [21:01] I'll be entering, assuming it's not against the rules. [21:01] I'm guessing we just can convince you nice kids to give us the kids... [21:01] HOw many people are competing? [21:01] ( that was nicely incoherent, Eoi. ) [21:01] ... Preposterous! A hunter? In the tournament?! [21:01] If he can enter, I will too. [21:01] (I'm so proud. ^^) [21:01] ( Yes, it was. I didn't get any sleep last night. Gimme a break. ((_^; ) [21:02] Not up to the challenge, infernal spawn of evil? [21:02] [Another demon pushes his way to the front of the crowd.] [21:02] *** Kirby is now known as Demon2 [21:02] * Shigeru frowns at Demon2. [21:02] Only twenty years old, and already a room full of demons cowers in fear of me entering their tournament. [21:02] I never participate myself. I have to judge. [21:02] Mom would be so proud. [21:02] Ah. [21:02] ... [21:02] But I appreciate the compliments ^_^ [21:02] * Eoi snerks. [21:03] Mind giving us a rundown on the basics and history of the tournament? [21:03] I don't want you entering this, Eoi. None of you. [21:03] Especially not you though, Eoi. [21:03] Why not me? [21:03] Don't be ridiculous, Andrew... [21:03] * Demon2 looks very much human, aside from the pale skin. Actually, he's black lips and many earrings make him look like a goth. [21:04] Because if you die, so does Kimiko. [21:04] ( Good God people! ) [21:04] ( I need time to do this X.x ) [21:04] ( What? ) [21:04] I sorry Andrew, but this is somethinng I've got to do. [21:04] ...someone cares about Kimiko?!? [21:04] (Let the man do his work, folks. ^.~) [21:04] Shut up, Eoi. [21:04] * Chelsea chuckles. [21:04] It's not right of you to kill her because you think you have to do something. [21:04] ... oh yeah. Kimiko's in there. [21:04] Okay, Andew. We'll be your coaches, then. How's that? [21:05] Unless she wants to risk herself too [21:05] Forbes, what's going on. Why is there a demon hunter here? [21:05] I'm here to enter the tournament. [21:05] *** BlueskinnedDemon is now known as Forbes [21:05] * Eoi shakes his head. "Sorry, but with one hundered lives against two, one hundred wins every time" [21:05] * Shigeru sighs. "Why doesn't someone tell us what the rules of this tournament *are*?" [21:05] Geez, this sounds familiar. [21:06] I'd also like to know how many of us can enter... [21:06] * Forbes nods. "These mortals want to enter the tournament, Julian." [21:06] *** Demon2 is now known as Julian [21:06] I agreed to let Kimiko enter my body, but I also agreed to do my job. [21:06] * Norii pulls on her hair, wishing she'd studied her Demonology more. [21:06] Kimiko's bro is going to be soooooooooooooo pissed. [21:07] * Julian frowns. "There will be no demon hunters in this gathering, ever." [21:07] Let him be. This is a hundred kids Miyu. [21:07] Ha! I knew it! [21:07] (BRB. Somethings tearing up the garage.) [21:07] ... eh? [21:07] A room full of demons, all scared to death of me! [21:07] ... [21:07] ( Oro? ) [21:07] * Shigeru blinks, then starts snickering. [21:07] I've got to tell mom! [21:07] ... [21:07] Well, I can agree with you there... [21:08] * Eoi snickers. [21:08] Man, this guy has an ego the size of Tokyo. [21:08] [Some of the demons in the back murmer angrily.] [21:08] ... They seem to be more interested in slaying us than participating. [21:08] Nah, we're interested in getting the kids back. [21:08] That's all that matters. [21:08] We just want to get the kids back. [21:08] I'd say we're most interested in the children. [21:09] * Shigeru nods. [21:09] Yeah. [21:09] I can kill y'all some other time. [21:09] If this isn't a fight to the death type tournament, Andrew won't kill anyone. [21:09] ... he better not, anyway. [21:09] (Back. Damn, biggest possum I ever saw. c.c;) [21:09] Hmm... Well, technically, there's nothing in the rules against mortals participating... [21:09] But he keeps his promises [21:09] ( .... how big? ) [21:10] ( Bite your head off. ) [21:10] * Forbes points at Andrew. "But, I don't believe we should allow that one to participate." [21:10] * Julian nods. "Agreed." [21:10] ... This bodes. Poorly. [21:10] * Chelsea taps her chin thoughtfully. [21:10] Okay, you guys fight, and I'll go rescue the kids while you're providing a distraction. [21:10] Why? [21:10] What is this tournament? Just fighting? Or is there something more? [21:11] * Miyu facepalms [21:11] ...don't say that out loud, idiot. [21:11] (Big enough. I'm glad my cat's inside. c.c) [21:11] Sounds like a plan, Andrew. [21:11] Please tell us about this tournament. More about it anyway. [21:11] * Shigeru stretches. [21:11] [There's a very annoyed gasp from the demons.] [21:11] Andrew, there's no way we're going to take down all of them. [21:11] ... You know, Andrew is going to get us all killed. [21:11] * Chelsea represses a smirk. [21:11] I told you guys to leave. [21:11] .. I'm sorry, but I must ask you to leave. This is a fairly prestegious event, and it won't do to have uncouth mortal louts ruining it. [21:12] We don't want you to get killed either. [21:12] If you don't, well... I'll do my best to protect you, but there's only so much I can do. [21:12] Sir, we've come to rescue those children. We'll tie Andrew up or something. [21:12] And in any case, I'm not leaving without the kids. [21:12] [Someone in the back shouts. "Kill the hunter!"] [21:12] ( ... alright. Andrew's actions are seeming REAAALLY familiar now. @_@ ) [21:13] * Forbes looks back at Julian, and they converse in hushed tones a bit. [21:13] Hey, buddy! [21:13] We've got a saying where I come from! [21:13] Don't sing it, BRING IT! [21:13] * Norii starts wondering how this family ever lives long enough to breed. [21:13] ... [21:13] * Miyu facepalms... [21:13] Stop trying to be heroic and let the rest of us handle it. _ [21:13] Damn it Andy, SHUT UP! [21:13] Can someone take Andrew outside please? [21:13] ...no. [21:14] * Shigeru rolls his eyes. [21:14] ... [21:14] Will you just calm down, then? [21:14] He. Will. NOT. be allowed in here. [21:14] I'm as calm as I ever have been. [21:14] He's just act like a total idiot. [21:14] Stop trying to provoke them. [21:14] * Shigeru thinks to the rest of the Mystery Club, ~He's perfectly calm. He's just trying to goad them into letting him participate. And you know, they *are* afraid of him.~ [21:15] Hmm... [21:15] The hunter, oh no! [21:15] ... [21:15] * Andrew makes like a scared little girl. [21:15] * Eoi frown. "Why do I have trouble believe this." [21:15] [Andrew succeeds in getting 8 demons to rush out the door at him.] [21:15] [Make 8 defense rolls] [21:15] Urk. [21:15] ( Yay. I've been cheesed. ) [21:16] ( Oh wait. ) [21:16] * Andrew falls over dead. [21:16] ( I do that. ) [21:16] *** Andrew is now known as NinjaDebugger [21:16] ( Andrew is going to have a SHORT lifespan. ) [21:16] ( You frigging asked for it. ) [21:16] ( ...... ) [21:16] ..... [21:16] * Chelsea blinks. "That was fast." [21:16] ... [21:16] [The demons pile on Andy and beat him until he's unconscious.] [21:16] * Shigeru sighs. [21:16] ... well, now we don't have to worry about him being out of control. [21:17] ...he had that coming. [21:17] Now that he's taken care of, can you tell us about this tournament? [21:17] Hmm... [21:17] Indeed. You're very lucky that today's the tournament, or he'd be dead. [21:17] And he still might be anyhow. [21:17] ... Well shit. [21:17] That's very... civilized of you, I guess. All things considered. No offense, of course. [21:18] * Forbes looks at Julian. "A hunter would make a better prize than that Gamebox64, don't you think?" [21:18] *** NinjaDebugger has left #BESM [21:18] ( pause a sec. ) [21:18] ( Alrighty ) [21:18] ( Great. Now we gotta win first and whatever the heck Andrew's is. ) [21:20] [Unpause] [21:21] * Hikaru places a hand on Shigeru's shoulder. ~Why don't we just WATCH the tournament, then take out the winner?~ [21:21] * Kaira takes a closer look at Andrew. "Hm. Looks like he's dead after all. Oh well." [21:21] ( ... ) [21:21] ( ... ) [21:21] * Forbes does that X.x [21:21] .... [21:21] ... [21:21] *sigh* [21:21] He's.. whatnow? [21:21] ( ND has informed me that he's not interested in the game anymore. ) [21:21] That's a shame. [21:21] WHAT?! [21:21] ( Fair enough. His character didn't stand a CHANCE anyway. ) [21:22] ( Yep. ) [21:22] ( If he only wants to play idiots, that's fine with me. ) [21:22] ... Dead. Okay. [21:22] ... [21:22] ... Well shit. [21:22] Sorry about that. Violence really should be confined to the ring. [21:23] * Shigeru mutters a few choice curses. [21:23] ... [21:23] * Eoi sighs. "Well, this sucks." [21:23] ... the rules of the tournament, please? [21:23] * Chelsea spits. "Yeah, sure. Speaking of which..." [21:23] And how many entries? [21:23] I suppose we're outraged in some sort of general sense. [21:23] * Julian stares at Chelsea. [21:23] Kids to save. We've got kids to save. [21:23] ( And now we drop the discussion completly! ) [21:24] Well, I'm still not sure if... [21:24] Kids. Gotta save 'em. [21:24] * Shigeru nods. [21:24] You wouldn't want the evening marred by more extracirricular unpleasantness, would we? [21:24] * Julian grabs Chelsea's arm, and studies her palm intently. [21:25] * Chelsea decides not to resist. "Find somehting interesting?" [21:25] * Julian looks at Forbes. "They can join." [21:25] Hm? But... [21:25] * Julian turns Chelsea's hand to show Forbes the mark on the palm. [21:25] * Eoi blinks at the odd going-ons. [21:26] * Miyu blinks. [21:26] * Chelsea smiles prettily. ^_^ [21:26] * Forbes stops in mid sentence. "Oh. I see..." [21:26] What's that mark on her palm? [21:26] ...did that just appear? [21:26] This one shall be their representative judge. Byuni house hasn't shown up, right? That leaves an opening. [21:27] ... Ok, what's going on here? [21:27] * Forbes nods. "And there's five more. Just enough for a team." [21:27] * Shigeru lets his eyes unfocus for a moment, then blinks. [21:27] I'll explain later, guys. [21:27] Isn't fate grand? [21:28] * Norii rolls her eyes. [21:28] ( We're in Yu Yu Hakusho for real now! ) [21:28] Yeah, Chelsea. You do that. [21:28] * Forbes turns to Eoi and thumbs his suspenders. "M'boy, you and your team have just joined the tournament. Congratulations." [21:28] ... Well. Groovy. [21:28] Can you tell us a bit about the rules? [21:28] *** NinjaDebugger has joined #BESM [21:28] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o NinjaDebugger [21:28] Certainly, follow me. [21:28] * Chelsea nods. "Yes. We'll need to be filled on a few things before we start." [21:29] *** Miyu has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [21:29] * Eoi follows after Forbes [21:29] ( pause ) [21:29] ( Welcome back ND, S'long Miyu! ) [21:29] (*snicker*) [21:29] *** NinjaDebugger sets mode: -o NinjaDebugger [21:29] *** Brett sets mode: +v Shigeru [21:30] *** Brett sets mode: +o Julian [21:30] ( You didn't need to push Miyu out the window coming in you know. It's fine if you WANT to, but you didn't have to. ) [21:30] * Norii tosses a boomerang after Dem. [21:30] ( ... ) [21:30] ( Wai! Boomerang! ) [21:30] ( I refuse to be angry. It's my own fault. I'm the only one to blame. ) [21:30] *** Miyu has joined #BESM [21:30] ( unpause ) [21:30] ( LAst I saw was something about "Byuni House" ) [21:30] * Forbes makes his way back, the crowd parting to let him pass. [21:30] * Chelsea nods, and waves for the others to follow. [21:30] ( Fill me in on what I missed, then let me react or whatever [21:31] c Someone fill him in :P [21:31] ( ... ) [21:31] ( We're in the tourny ) [21:31] ( That's it. ) [21:31] (Thanks to a mark on Chelsea's palm; she said she'll explain later.) [21:31] Wai! I hope this is fun! ^_^ [21:31] ( We're abo7ut to find out what it is. ) [21:31] * Kaira follows along with the rest of everyone. Silent enough. [21:31] * Shigeru laughs nervously. "Something like that, Kimiko." He glances back the way they came. [21:31] Fun? The odds on that one are slim. [21:31] (Hopefully, she can explain to everyone before the tournament proper begins.) [21:32] You see, every hundred years, we hold this tournament to honor Duke Arakus, who defeated Malachai in a duel to the death. [21:32] ( Is Eoi male or female tonight? ) [21:32] * Chelsea nods. [21:32] Malachai was being too nice to his subjects. [21:32] Anyhow. [21:33] ( ... ) [21:33] Riiiight. [21:33] ( Nice reference job. ) [21:33] How terrible of the fellow. [21:33] Can't have that, can we? [21:33] There's several events in the tournament. [21:33] ( So, who will be first to spount the "I will not fear" speech? ) [21:34] (You mean the thing about fear being the mind-killer? Or is this another one? ^_^) [21:34] (No, *I'm* the mind-killer around here. ;P) [21:34] ( What does Bene Gesserit silliness have to do with MC? ) [21:34] (That's true. "Shig is the mind-killer." Has a nice ring to it.) [21:34] ( Though I walk through the valley in the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I am the baddest mother fucker in the valley. ) [21:35] ( Hell yes. ^_^ ) [21:35] In each event, a certain number of members from each team participates. The exact number depends on the event, but no more than 5 are ever necessary. [21:35] "I will not fear Shiggy. Shiggy is the mind killer. Shiggy is the little-death brings total obliteration" [21:35] And as I see I've miscounted, you'll have to decide amonst yourselves who will be on the team before we begin. [21:35] ( +c ) [21:35] ( Sorry, ment to be ( ) ) [21:35] * Norii smacks Eoi. [21:35] Huh? Too many? [21:36] What do you mean? [21:36] Me, Eoi, you, HIkaru, Norii, and Shigeru. And Kaira. [21:36] Is he counting Kimiko? [21:36] Oh yeah. Kaira. [21:36] There's a maximum of 5 allowed on a team. You have six. [21:36] That's 7, total [21:36] * Chelsea nods. [21:36] *** NinjaDebugger is now known as ReadDebugger [21:36] * Chelsea ponders. [21:36] Alright. So we have to choose five people? [21:36] Okay. [21:36] For each event, Eoi. [21:37] I don't count, do I? [21:37] Can you describe each of the events? [21:37] I know. ^_^; [21:37] Let's hear what the events are, first. [21:37] I want to be in the tournament ;_; [21:37] No, you choose your team before hand. [21:37] ... Oh dear. [21:37] * Shigeru blinks. "What?" [21:37] ... Can you tell us what the events are at least? [21:37] Before we choose? [21:37] And then you chose members from the team to participate in the events. [21:37] Or are the events different every year? [21:37] You will have a few minutes before each event to decide. [21:38] And yes, they change each tournament. [21:38] Eoi, we definitely need... [21:38] Will we know the events beforehand, or will they be told to us right before the event? [21:38] * Shigeru groans. "Great. Just great." [21:38] .... Shigeru doesn't stand a chance. [21:38] Hmm... [21:38] We might need Shiggy Miyu. [21:38] * Eoi tries to think.. [21:38] The judges are myself, Julian, and usually a member from the Byuni house, but they elected not to attend this time. [21:39] Any idea why? [21:39] * Shigeru shifts his laptop. [21:39] If it's all fighting, Shig wouldn't stand a chance. [21:39] But what if his psi helps in an event? [21:39] * Forbes points at Chelsea. "So this one is taking their place." [21:39] But it's NOT all fighting. He told us that earlier. [21:39] So we can't choose just for fighting. [21:39] Oh, there's always at least one event that revolves around combat. [21:39] * Chelsea nods. [21:39] * Norii hops up and down. "I'm the smartest! And the prettiest! [21:39] Tradition, you know. [21:39] But not all of them, and that is what we have to be prepared for. [21:39] Yeah... [21:40] Hmm... [21:40] ... [21:40] Personally.. I'd say Shiggy, who's smart and has those nifty powers... [21:40] Kaira, who's tough and can fly... [21:40] Yeah... [21:40] I wanna be in ;_; [21:40] I'd like to enter, because my powers might be useful. And because Kimiko wants to be in. [21:40] * Chelsea thinks. "Do any of you have healing abilities? I forget." [21:40] Alright... that's 3... [21:40] ... I have some healing. [21:40] ... I do. [21:40] Miyu does. [21:40] Yay! [21:41] Although Kaira's mastered it to a far greater degree... [21:41] And Kaira. Yeah. [21:41] Hikaru's special abilitys may come in handy. [21:41] Not hardly. [21:41] And... [21:41] * Eoi frowns. [21:41] I've spent most of my life learning how to fight. I had no time for healing. [21:41] You're a lot better at it than I am... [21:41] Miyu could protect us.. and healing is useful.. but Norii has her gun, and that might come in handy.. [21:42] ...I guess I would have suggested leaving Hikaru off. [21:42] * Eoi frowns.. [21:42] Hikaru's abilitys might save us in the end. [21:42] Hmm... [21:42] I'll sit out, if necessary. [21:42] ( Don't want the prettyboy to lose? :P ) [21:42] I'd rather take a nice mix, rather then leave off someone with useful abilitys. [21:42] Norii, what abilities do you have outside of fighting? [21:42] I guess I don't really understand what his abilities are. [21:42] * Chelsea thinks. "It might be handy to have a healer on the sidelines to take care of people who get injured between events." [21:42] * Shigeru coughs. "I'd take Norii. Miyu can help us recuperate. Yeah." [21:42] All I can really do is fight. *shrugs* [21:42] ... I'll be the dedicated healer, then. [21:42] [Many of the demons murmer to each other as you walk by.] [21:43] * Chelsea beams happily at them. [21:43] I'm smart. Really. And I have some nifty astral projection skills, but they don't work while I'm awake. [21:43] I just need a good source of energy, and time. [21:43] Try not to get hurt too badly out there. I can only heal someone by so much in a day. [21:43] ... oh, and does anything happen to the losers of an event, aside from just not getting the prize? [21:43] Yeah. That's a good question. [21:44] Oh yes. The losers get the loser prize. [21:44] Let me guess. Death? [21:44] It's a surprise every tournament! [21:44] ... But trust me, you don't want to win it. [21:44] * Shigeru deadpans, "Pies to the face." [21:44] * Eoi snerks at Shiggy. [21:44] ( Woot! ) [21:44] PLease tell me it isn't a copy of Weekend at Bernie's 2.... [21:44] * Chelsea chuckles. [21:44] Oh, and the individual who scores the most points wins a prize. [21:44] So...what do you think, Eoi? Who's the team? [21:45] No, it's Tekken the Movie. [21:45] * Shigeru smiles quirkily at Eoi. [21:45] As well as the one who score the least. [21:45] Which again, you don't want. [21:45] The team... [21:45] * Eoi thinks it over.. [21:45] Alright. Norii is a goos choice to have on there, as is Eoi. Kaira, if you're willing to be on the team, we'd love to have you with us. [21:45] I'll do it for the children's sake. [21:45] * Chelsea nods. "Thanks." [21:45] ( Think of the children! Think of the children! :P ) [21:46] ( Heh ) [21:46] Ok. I'd say Kaira, if she'll join us, Me, Shiggy, Norii and Miyu. Nothing personal Hikaru, but Norii's gun might come in handy. [21:46] That's fine. I can cheer you on. ^_^ [21:46] Team Smorfy! [21:46] * Miyu blinks. [21:46] I'd say Team Mystery myself. ^_^ [21:46] So no healer? [21:47] ( I said Miyu. ((_^; ) [21:47] * Forbes nods. "Very well. Team Smorfy it is." [21:47] I dunno, Eoi. I think Miyu as a dedicated healer has some merit. [21:47] ...two, actually. [21:47] Mystery Clu-... d'oh [21:47] * Shigeru snickers. [21:47] ( Do I have to point out Miyu to everyone? ) [21:47] I just hope this isn't like the tournament in that old anime, where the spectators get killed. ^_^;; [21:47] * Forbes scribbles it down on a paper, along with the names of the teams. [21:47] Not usually, no. [21:47] ( .... geez. So I've been yanked into participation. Whee. @_@ ) [21:47] ( Damn straight you have. ) [21:47] Then again, I don't know how durable you mortals are. [21:48] (Way to go, Eoi. _) [21:48] * Hikaru shrugs. "I'm pretty durable." [21:48] ( If you reallllly don't, she should speak up. ) [21:48] .... I still think I should be a dedicated healer. Me, or Kaira. [21:48] But Kaira's better at fighting. [21:48] ( Hikaru has lotsa hp ^_^ ) [21:48] I agree with Miyu. Wow, I actually said that, didn't I? [21:49] The question is.. [21:49] * Eoi turns to Forbes. "If Miyu didn't compete, would she be allowed to heal us?" [21:49] * Forbes finally stops walking at a small table in front of a large colleseum-ish ring below. [21:49] It wouldn't really be necessary. [21:49] We have people on hand to refresh participants between events. [21:49] * Miyu blinks. [21:50] ... Really? [21:50] Ah. [21:50] Assuming you need to be in the first place, yes. [21:50] I was thinking more about Miyu's forcefield actually. [21:50] Ah. Well, that's convenient. [21:50] ... oh yes. The force field. [21:50] Alright. Miyu, if you wanna be on the team, go for it. ^_^ [21:50] I have a feel THAT could come in handy. Just my opinion, but... [21:50] * Shigeru nods. [21:50] Does Kaira have one? [21:50] And who sits out? [21:51] * Forbes sits down in a chair. "Well, you've got about 30 minutes before the tournament ends. Your preparation zone is... (tells you where :P)" [21:51] I'm sitting out. [21:51] * Kaira shrugs. "Don't really care." [21:51] Alright... [21:51] * Shigeru sighs. "This is going to be a long night. C'mon." He heads to the preperation zone. [21:51] One of us sits out. I'm a little scared to compete... but I won't say no. [21:51] * Miyu stretches, then goes to prep zone. [21:52] This is way too important. [21:52] * Eoi walks over to Hikaru and whispers in his ear. (While we are fighting, see if you can find some way for us to get the kids out of here if we lose) [21:52] * Julian follows the group. [21:52] * Eoi follows after Shiggy. [21:52] * Chelsea grabs Shigeru by the shoulder. "Whoa, there." ~Hey, Shig. When you're not in the middle of an event, I'd like you to help coach the others. And please, be careful.~ [21:52] Oh yes, outside support is not permitted during the events. Just so you know. [21:52] * Shigeru blinks, then allows himself a small grin. ~Aren't I always?~ [21:53] I'd just like to let you guys know that I can't take much damage myself... [21:53] This includes telepathic instructions. [21:53] * Chelsea grins and gives Shigeru a semi-hug. "Good luck. I go now to be the East German Judge." [21:53] * Forbes winks at Shig [21:53] * Shigeru laughs. [21:53] * Chelsea smirks at Forbes. "Well, darn." [21:53] How many events are there again? [21:53] Sure, Forbes. [21:53] Oh dear. [21:54] Ah, well. [21:54] ... you guys had better keep to your word. If we're disqualified... [21:54] I... don't always notice the best things, anyway. [21:54] *** ReadDebugger is now known as NinjaDebugger [21:54] Between 3 and 7. [21:54] It varies per year. [21:54] Ah [21:54] * Eoi frowns. Alright then. [21:54] ... by the way... [21:55] Is it okay if I hang out in their prep area? [21:55] ... have you ever known anyone by the name of Byakko? [21:55] * Forbes nods to Hikaru. "Certainly." [21:55] Hm. Name rings a bell. Can't place it though... [21:56] Wrong side, Dem. I think. [21:56] Lemme know if you remember later on [21:56] Forbes, by outside support, you meant no telepathic instructions if I'm not involved in the event, correct? [21:56] Well, evne if they aren't on the same side, any info on the guy would be useful. [21:56] I don't trust him... [21:56] * Forbes nods to Shigeru [21:57] Inside the event is fine, but you are not permitted to sabatoge other teams. [21:57] Understood. [21:57] Any other major rules we should know about? [21:57] Not until the events start, I don't think... [21:58] Alright. [21:58] Thanks Forbes. [21:58] A pleasure [21:59] Alright. good luck, guys. [21:59] Well, we should head for our area now. [21:59] * Miyu is already walking along. [21:59] * Norii walks. [21:59] * Shigeru nods and waves to Chelsea before walking off. [21:59] * Hikaru follows Team Smorfy. ^_^ [21:59] Bye Chel. See you after we win. or lose horribly. Whichever happens first. [21:59] * Eoi walks along. [21:59] * Chelsea waves back. [22:00] * Chelsea nods to Forbes and goes to sit at the judges' table. [22:01] [The designated area is a small room with lockers on either side, and a corridor leading to the colluseum. Julian follows along to explain things] [22:01] Hey, Chel! [22:01] What's that... [22:01] ...never mind. [22:01] * Chelsea waits a bit. "Yeah?" [22:01] What's that mark, anyway? [22:01] * Julian taps his foot impatiently. [22:02] Or do we not have time. [22:02] * Chelsea licks her lips. "Ask me after the tournament, I'll tell you all about it." [22:02] Alright... [22:02] Oh, well. [22:02] [Team Smorfy goes to the above-mentioned room] [22:02] * Chelsea once again heads to the judge's table, or stand, or wherever she's supposed to sit. [22:02] ( Table :P ) [22:03] * Eoi looks around the nice room. [22:03] First thing's first. [22:04] * Julian points to Hikaru. "With the exception of him, none of you are allowed to leave this room, except for the events, until the tournament ends." [22:04] Alright. *Nodnod* [22:05] Hai [22:05] * Shigeru nods. [22:05] Any special equipment you might need for the events will be found in the lockers, as well as healing items, should they be necessary. [22:05] Okie. [22:05] ( Rations? A USP? ) [22:05] ( Sweet! Can we stuff dead bodies in the lockers too? ) [22:06] ( Only your own. ) [22:06] Alright. [22:06] ( Crap. Cna't remember what USP stands for ) [22:06] Anything else? [22:07] * Julian points to a small screen near the door. "And this gizmo will tell you what event is coming up and what the rules are." [22:07] Fancy. [22:08] [Just as Julian finishes that, the screen lights up.] [22:08] * Eoi looks at the screen. [22:08] Nifty. [22:08] And that would be the first event. You have about 20 minutes to prepare. [22:08] What's first? [22:08] * Julian leaves the room. [22:08] Hai [22:08] * Eoi is looking at the screen to find out. ((_^; [22:08] * Shigeru looks over at the screen. [22:08] Screen: First event: "Beauty contest!" [22:09] ....... [22:09] ... [22:09] Where is Vicki when you need her? [22:09] ( Am I Kimiko or Eoi? ) [22:09] (Damn. You guys are sunk.) [22:09] ( Body-wise at least. ((_^; ) [22:09] ( Kimiko ^_^ ) [22:09] ... [22:09] I hate these people. [22:09] ( I was hoping Vicki would be here. Oh well :D ) [22:09] * Miyu looks around... [22:09] In fact, someone must die. Right now. I'm not wearing a Bikini. [22:10] Maybe it's in th elockers [22:10] * Shigeru snickers and starts to read the rules for the contest. [22:10] He mentioned speceial equipment [22:10] * Eoi reads the rules and sighs. [22:10] Screen: 3 members from each team will participate in a beauty contest. Points will be awarded for grace, beauty, fashion sense, and the like. [22:10] Hmm. [22:10] Screen: Participants, clothing can be found in the lockers. Good luck! [22:10] Well, I'm cute! [22:10] * Norii preens. [22:10] * Eoi sighs again, walks over to a locker and looks. [22:11] Kimiko, me, Kaira, Norii... [22:11] THREE members Miyu. [22:11] I know. [22:11] [The screen goes blank, replaced with a clock: "Time left = 15 minutes"] [22:11] ... I guess that leave me out. [22:11] (Phone.) [22:11] ... I refuse to do something so stupid. [22:11] I don't look particularly beautiful at all. [22:11] ... it's for the children, Kaira [22:11] .. Ok, Kimiko. You take care of all these. [22:11] I'm just going to sit here and close my eyes. [22:11] Are you here to save those kids? [22:12] And aren't you? [22:12] Yeah, but one of us has to sit out. [22:12] Okie! [22:12] Sure. [22:12] * Hikaru looks at Kaira. (Is she attractive? I don't remember. ) [22:12] * Eoi closes his eyes and let's Kimiko take care of this. ^_^; [22:12] ( How attractive is Kaira? ) [22:12] ( She looks a lot more attractive than Miyu does ) [22:12] [Eoi giggles and runs into a locker, literally.] [22:12] Ow! I can't see! [22:13] * Norii starts digging in the lockers. [22:13] * Hikaru facepalms. [22:13] Look. Kaira. 100 lives are riding on this... [22:13] (She's very attractive, if I remember right.) [22:13] * Eoi opens his eyes. [22:13] And you've got plenty of people capable of handling it. [22:13] Shigeru's cute too... it's not just female beauty, right? [22:13] * Miyu checks the lockers to see if there's male clothing. [22:13] ( She's not distractingly attractive :P ) [22:13] The rules didn't say so, no. [22:14] I... have very little chance of winning. [22:14] Ok. You deal with this and I'll be thinking of... Kirby. [22:14] ( There's all sorts of clothing. ) [22:14] ( ANy male stuff? ) [22:14] Okie! [22:14] ... Just to be safe, We should send a male out too. [22:14] * Kimiko begins searching through lockers. [22:14] ( Who's the best looking guy here? ) [22:14] (I'm on the PHONE. With my dad. About school.) [22:14] ( Ack ) [22:14] (... should we pause? ) [22:14] Yeah. That's Shiggy. [22:15] ( Poor Ard. ) [22:15] ( Um, Shigeru is the ONLY guy on the team. :P ) [22:15] ( pause ) [22:15] ( we should, probably. ) [22:15] ( HEY! I'm insulted by that remark! ) [22:17] (Oy. I thought you knew; I mentioned phone in OOC. ^^;; *scrolls up*) [22:17] ( yeah, though it wasn't clear you needed to stop. ) [22:18] (.... say................ ) [22:18] ( I missed it :P ) [22:18] ( *is very busy with 4 NPCs and 2 channels. ) [22:18] ( Is Shigeru bishounen? If we can get a bikini on him, we just might be able to pass him off as a girl ) [22:18] (It's okay. ^^; Normally I can talk on the phone and play, but that was about school, so.) [22:18] (... He is not bishounen, no. And let me get his reaction in.) [22:18] ( We'll be able to combine the mandatory fanservice episode with the mandatory dress-up-a-guy-as-a-girl ep! ) [22:18] ( aww... ) [22:19] * Shigeru blushes furiously as he raises his hands in front of him, backing away from Miyu and Norii. "No way! I've got no grace, or poise or... any of that fashion stuff!" [22:19] ( Unpause :P ) [22:20] Is there any male clothes in the lockers? [22:20] Well.. err.. [22:20] I'm busy thinking about Kirby. Ask Kimiko. o/~ First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes... o/~ [22:20] * Hikaru mutters. "Now I'm REALLY glad I'm not on the team." [22:20] Maybe, but Eoi's right. One male would be a good idea for balance. [22:21] If it's females only, though... [22:21] * Kimiko is pulling lots of clothes out of the locker. More than should fit. [22:21] * Miyu looks at the clothes [22:21] ( Any guy's stuff in there? ) [22:21] The rules said nothing about that. [22:21] * Shigeru takes a few deep breaths. "I'll go out if I absolutely have to, but I'm telling you guys..." He runs his hand through his hair. [22:21] ( Not in the locker you look in :P ) [22:21] * Norii is looking for something that looks vaguely professional-cute. [22:21] Ah well. Maybe they'll give us points for comedy. [22:21] * Miyu steps towards Shigeru, holding up a gown... [22:21] It's too bad Vicki isn't here. [22:21] ( *Snerk* ) [22:21] * Hikaru sweatdrops. [22:21] ( Do it Shiggy! ) [22:22] ( You find darn near anything in the lockers. ) [22:22] ( Who's the best looking in there, from worst to best? ) [22:22] ( Make up a description :P ) [22:22] * Shigeru 's eyes are wide as he backs away, holding his laptop in front of him. "Get that thing away from me." [22:22] * Miyu walks towards Shigeru, holding a gown that's a bit showy, with lots and lots of sparklies, and a hair ribbon.... [22:23] Well, fi you don't want to wear this, help find guy's clothes! [22:23] Why doesn't Kaira go? She can go, right? She's prettier than me. [22:23] * Kimiko hides behind a locker. "I'm gonna change. Nobody peek!" [22:23] * Shigeru looks at Kaira pleadingly. [22:23] I think Kaira should go, too... [22:23] I agree with them. We need a male out there. [22:23] ... You're heartless. [22:24] * Miyu picks up a pair of... swim trunks! [22:24] * Miyu tosses it to Shigeru [22:24] ... [22:24] * Shigeru doesn't catch them. [22:24] [Kimiko comes out wearing a leather skirt and a matching leather halter, with a spiked collar.] [22:24] ... [22:24] Remember to pose with your arm doing that one thing on that one anime. [22:24] Ok! I'm all set! [22:24] Please shoot me now. [22:24] If you catch the light just right, maybe you'll sparkle [22:24] I'd love to, but I don't have a gun. Norii might, though. [22:25] * Shigeru glares evil death at Kaira. [22:25] Surely Norii's better suited to the task than I. [22:25] Guys, leave poor Shiggy alone. If he doesn't want to, he doesn't have to.. We can always dress one of you up like a man. [22:25] * Norii finds a very narrow black gown. It has a relatively conservative neckline, barely showing any cleavage. It has a matching mini-jacket top. [22:25] And she doesn't have a tail. They might not like tails, yes... [22:25] Oooh. I like this. [22:26] Remember to play up to the crowd... [22:26] She shimmies out of her clothes and into the dress. [22:26] * Shigeru covers his eyes. [22:26] * Norii does that. [22:26] That's okay, Shiggy, you can look. [22:26] ....... we need a third. [22:26] * Eoi does the same. [22:26] * Norii winks. [22:26] Kaira, or Shigeru. [22:26] One of you... [22:27] * Hikaru turns red and looks away just in time. [22:27] ( (Covers his eyes that is) ) [22:27] * Kaira points at Shigeru. "Him." [22:27] * Norii lets her hair down, and practices looking innocent. [22:27] * Shigeru blushes and points at where he knows Kaira is. "Her." [22:27] Whaa! Hey! [22:27] Please........... the children. [22:27] Put on the swimming trunks, Shigeru. [22:27] ( Get in your bathing suit, Shiji. ) [22:28] ( Heh ) [22:28] ( D-Type! Wai! ) [22:28] * Shigeru scowls and folds his arms. "I'm a geek. Grade A geek. I can't even get my hair in any sense of order." [22:28] But fine, if Kaira's too scared to go out there... [22:28] Yeah, but you're a cuuuuute geek. [22:28] * Miyu tosses a comb to Shigeru. [22:28] Folks, time is running out... [22:28] Yeah. Now get in the trunks. [22:28] * Shigeru grumbles a string of colorful curses. [22:29] One of you make a choice, please. ^_^; [22:29] Something *other* than trunks? Please? [22:29] Hurry up and find something. [22:29] I might be a cute geek, but I promise I think the moon's on fire every time I see the sun. [22:29] We don't have enough time................. [22:29] Just... please. [22:29] And who here can style hair? [22:29] * Miyu is attempting. [22:29] * Shigeru blinks at Norii. "You do it, or I'm going out in this." He points at the jeans and t-shirt. "I'm not kidding when I say I have no fashion sense." [22:29] In case I fail at this... [22:29] [Time: 8 minutes] [22:30] * Eoi looks at the screen. [22:30] Folks. Time. [22:30] [Eoi is dragged to a sink, where he busily begins dying his hair.] [22:30] (Kimiko's a punk, yup.) [22:30] ( Bwaaahaha aha haha ) [22:30] NO! [22:30] * Eoi stops [22:30] * Miyu looks for a can of Bishounen Sparkles(TM) [22:30] No! My hair! [22:30] Eoi, this is a matter of life or death. [22:31] Hey! [22:31] I'm not risking this effecting MY hair. [22:31] Don't ruin it! [22:31] * Shigeru sighs and walks over to Norii, speaking quietly to her. "Please, you've got to help me. Miyu'd dress me up like a girl, and I don't want to wear a fucking bathing suit." [22:31] It's only temporary, I think, and it'll look cool! [22:31] [Eoi continues.] [22:31] * Eoi stops again [22:31] No way. [22:31] I'm not going around with... [22:31] ...Wah! [22:31] Waaaaah! Eoi's gonna make me lose! ;_; [22:31] * Eoi looks at the bottle to see what color it is. [22:31] * Kimiko cries. [22:32] [Pinkish-red] [22:32] * Shigeru gives Norii the violet puppy dog eye look. [22:32] Eoi. PLease. [22:32] I don't know that mucj about fashion! [22:32] Died hair looks tacky anyway. [22:32] You know more than me! [22:32] Not if you do it right! [22:32] Pinkish-red is not right, [22:32] [Eoi resumes] [22:32] * Eoi stops again [22:32] * Norii tries to find something that looks good on Shigeru. [22:32] ........ I swear, I'll give you whatever money Miyuki may have earned if we save the children. [22:32] please..... [22:32] Eoi... [22:33] Why does it have to be pink? Why can't it be blue? [22:33] * Kimiko sniffs. "No fair! I'm gonna lose because of you!" [22:33] * Norii pulls out an expensive-looking suit. "Hurry!" [22:33] At least make it blue, ok Kimiko? [22:33] Fine ;_; [22:33] * Shigeru snatches it and runs off to a corner, where he changes quickly. [22:33] [Eoi grabs blue dye and starts dying.] [22:33] Let's see, let's see... what color tie is in this year? [22:33] * Shigeru looks down. "Whoo. Tuxedo Shigeru." [22:34] * Eoi sighs. [22:34] This BETTER be go away. [22:34] * Miyu continues the search for Supernatural Accessories, like BishounenSparkle(TM). [22:34] [Eoi finishes, with a single blue stripe down the center of his hair.] [22:34] ( Don't suppose there is any? ) [22:34] PERFECT! *_* [22:34] * Norii pulls out a grayish-red, slightly metallic tie from the Regis Colletion. [22:35] * Shigeru blinks at the tie a couple of times. "Um... I don't know how to put one of those things on." [22:35] [Eoi bounds over to the others.] [22:35] You think this works? Or is it too executive-looking? [22:35] How do I look? [22:35] * Shigeru shrugs. [22:35] * Miyu pulls out... a short skirt sailor fuku. [22:35] * Norii grabs Shiggy and ties the tie. [22:35] ... [22:35] ... well, these guys ARE demons after all. [22:35] * Kaira eyes Miyu. [22:35] Someone get Miyu away from the clothes. [22:35] NOW. [22:35] * Shigeru blushes slightly. "Ah... done?" [22:35] ( Pink hair with a blue streak? Kimiko is a Sailor Moon villain! ) [22:35] Demons like seifuku... [22:35] ( @_@ ) [22:36] ... Miyu, you scare me. [22:36] * Hikaru STARES at Miyu. [22:36] ( Hikaru's still here, isn't he? ) [22:36] Well, if nobody wants to wear it. [22:36] ( Yes. ) [22:36] ( Dem! We've finally warped your mind! ) [22:36] * Miyu puts it back. [22:36] Put it back NOW Miyu. [22:36] ( That's Miyu ) [22:36] ( Thought so. I keep missing lotsa info @_@ ) [22:37] [Time = 4 minutes] [22:37] * Eoi waits for the things to start. [22:37] ( I am separate from Miyu. Miyu watches tons of TV so she knows how to best deal with aliens and the like ) [22:37] * Shigeru takes his laptop off from his shoulder and hands it to Hikaru. [22:37] Here, hold onto this for safekeeping, okay? [22:37] ( Miyu watch hentai movies? ) [22:37] Wai! I'm so excited! They'll just die when they see how cute I am! [22:37] * Miyu takes out a can of bishounen sparkles and sprinkles it on Shigeru if he finds any [22:37] ( No. ) [22:37] Uh, okay. [22:37] ( No ) [22:37] * Hikaru takes the lap top. [22:37] ( That stuff happens on any anime ) [22:38] * Norii grabs Shigeru by the tie as she finishes with it and pulls him towards her long enought ot plant a quick kiss on his forehead. [22:38] [Miyu finds some glitter and sprinkles it on Shigeru] [22:38] ( Since when? ) [22:38] ( Don't they usually try to, oh, KILL the Sailor-Suited warriors of Love and Justice? ) [22:38] ( The heavily armed guys in uniforms and the girls in seifuku are always the first to die ) [22:38] ... [22:38] * Norii lets go. "Where's the makeup!" [22:38] ( DOes it make Shigeru look any better? ^^; ) [22:38] * Shigeru blushes furiously. [22:38] Wah! I forgot! [22:38] ( Not really. ) [22:38] No. [22:38] You look fine without Makeup Kimiko. [22:38] Gak! Miyu, what're you doing? [22:38] [Eoi runs around frantically, and finds the locker with makeup in it. [22:38] * Norii finds some lipstick and delicately applies it. [22:38] ] [22:38] No Makeup. [22:38] * Miyu removes the glitter from Shigeru [22:38] No I don't! [22:38] * Eoi pulls away from the Makeup locker. [22:38] Yes you do! [22:39] NO MAKEUP! [22:39] Help! Eoi's being uncooperative ;_; [22:39] * Shigeru wipes glitter off of his suit and out of his hair, getting a bit rumpled in the process (which really doesn't look much more different from normal). [22:39] ............ [22:39] * Hikaru snickers. "Let her do it, Eoi." [22:39] * Miyu fixes Shigeru back up. [22:39] [Eoi struggles with himself] [22:39] Eoi... who would you say knows more about women's fashion? [22:39] You, or Kimiko? [22:39] [Miyu tosses more glitter onto Shigeru] [22:39] (......... ) [22:39] * Norii puts on some light mascara and eyeliner, just enough to make her eyes look even bigger. [22:39] Don't care. [22:39] Just think, it's not you, it's Kimiko. [22:39] ( No. I meant fixing his hair. -_- ) [22:39] Not wearing Makeup. [22:40] I've got SOME pride left thanks. [22:40] What about the kids? [22:40] * Miyu removes the glitter, then FIXES THE HAIR AND DOES NOT USE GLITTER. [22:40] With or without glasses, guys? [22:40] * Norii poses both ways. [22:40] It's not really your body, remember? [22:40] Without. Shig has them. [22:40] * Shigeru pushes his glasses up his nose. "You look fine either way, Norii." [22:40] [Eoi continues struggling with himself. [22:40] ] [22:40] Don't care. Kimiko looks fine without makeup. And I have the feeling.. [22:41] That If I wear Makeup, it's going to be there if I change back. Like this blue streak. [22:41] At least let me get some lipstick! [22:41] It's not really the beauty thing to wear them, but they do sort of accentuate the innocent-cute look... [22:41] No way! [22:41] ... the lives of the children, Eoi. [22:41] Are you willing to sacrifice their lives? [22:41] Yeah Eoi. The children. [22:41] * Kaira grins. [22:41] * Shigeru grins at Norii. "Then wear 'em." [22:41] Miyu, unless you plan to enter this contest.. [22:41] Eoi. Let it go. We're out of time. [22:41] Exactly! [22:41] ....................... please, Eoi. [22:41] [Time = 2 mins] [22:42] * Miyu looks utterly desperate. [22:42] * Hikaru smiles at Eoi. "Let her do it, or we'll hold you down so Norii can do your makeup." [22:42] ... [22:42] [Outside, you can hear Forbes beginning the welcoming speech] [22:42] WHY THE HELL IS MAKEUP SO IMPORTANT? [22:43] BECAUSE IT COMPLETES THE IMAGE. [22:43] Wai! Thanks Hikaru! [22:43] ... [22:43] * Shigeru walks over to the enterance and listens to the speech. [22:43] Dammit, Eoi. We all have to sacrifice things.... [22:43] * Hikaru goes over to the entrance, too. [22:43] * Norii gets in Eoi's face. "SHUT UP AND STOP WASTING TIME!" [22:43] You're not sacrificing SQUAT, and Hikaru isn't even part of this! [22:43] ( "Welcome to the 17th Arakus Tournament, yadda yadda yadda ) [22:43] * Eoi sighs. "I'm so sick of having this woman in my body." [22:43] * Norii pushes him into a chair and reaches for some lipstick. [22:44] ... Eoi. [22:44] It's not like I asked for it ;_; [22:44] Fine. If ANYONE makes a single comment, you are getting the buisness end of my Naginata. [22:44] Understand? [22:44] Wai! Get the dark blue one. Goes with the hair! ^_^ [22:44] Alright. [22:44] * Norii gets busy. [22:44] And don't forget to make the face pale, Kimiko. [22:44] No. [22:44] * Eoi GLARES at Miyu. [22:44] ( I don't know how Kimiko looks, so just assume I do the basics. ) [22:44] ( Yup :P ) [22:45] [Time = 0 mins] [22:45] ........... [22:45] Well. Let's get started. [22:45] * Shigeru takes a deep breath. [22:45] ... good lucl. [22:45] * Eoi gulps. [22:45] Going to need it. [22:45] [Forbes finishes with "And now the tournament begins with the first event: Beauty contest!"] [22:45] [The door to the colluseum opens.] [22:45] Good luck, guys. [22:45] Just let Kimiko do everything. You can't look like you're struggling, and she'd know how to act. [22:46] * Eoi sighs. [22:46] Let's get this over with. [22:46] * Shigeru shakes his head and mutters, "Gonna get you for this, Kaira" before he steps out. [22:46] * Kaira doesn't say anything. ^_^ [22:46] ... well, Hikaru? What do you think their chances are? [22:46] * Kimiko martches out waving to the crowds. [22:46] I'll be getting her sister for this. (mutter mutter) [22:46] (If she did, she'd be a dead woman. ;P) [22:46] * Hikaru shrugs. "I dunno. Don't know what Demons like." [22:47] * Shigeru walks out, trying not to look too nervous. [22:47] * Norii walks out, trying to look young and cute and innocent as all heck, but also making sure to wiggle a little too. [22:48] * Miyu looks at them, and looks at the competition... [22:48] [The crowd cheers as the teams step out into the circular forum. There are 4 teams total, including yourselves.] [22:48] please... please let them win.... [22:48] * Shigeru blinks. ~Four?~ he thinks to Norii and Eoi/Kimiko, ~I thought there were only supposed to be three.~ [22:48] [The first opponents are a tribe of red-skinned, horned demons.] [22:48] * Eoi would shrug if it wouldn't look odd. [22:49] * Miyu watches the audience... [22:49] * Hikaru watches. [22:49] ... maybe the fact that these guys are human will hold an exotic attraction for them... [22:49] [The second group are the tentacle demons. [22:49] * Norii waves shyly to the crowd and thinks back. ~Where did you hear that? I thought there would be six.~ [22:49] ] [22:49] Or maybe they'll wonder why they don't have any horns. [22:50] * Hikaru shudders at the next group. "Or tentacles." [22:50] [The third are insectile or animal-like] [22:50] ~Six? Eh... never mind, must've been the judging.~ [22:50] * Norii looks at the tentacle oni in awe and quivery anticipation. [22:50] * Shigeru eyes Norii and edges oh so slightly away. [22:50] * Eoi would do the same, except the same as before. [22:50] ( Norii scares me. ) [22:51] * Norii thinks to Shiggy, ~Just acting the part. Don't worry, I wouldn't... probably.~ [22:51] * Forbes announces "The first person in each team shall walk forwards a bit and show off their costume, then return. Then the second members, and then the third.] [22:52] ( Stupid bracket. ) [22:52] ~Probably? *That's* comforting.~ [22:52] ~Well, not for my... never mind.~ [22:53] First up, Marcus from team Juni. [22:53] * Shigeru clears his throat and thinks to the group, ~Kimiko, why don't you go first? Then... Norii, do you want to go next, or should I?~ [22:53] *** Capfox is on IRC [22:53] ~Do you think Kimiko or I is more beautiful?~ [22:54] [A spotlight falls on the first demon in the redskinned group. He's huge, with bulging muscles, and is wearing little more than a platemail loincloth. [22:54] ] [22:54] ~You're in the middle, regardless. The best looking should go last.~ [22:54] *** RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Quit: -.- ) [22:54] * Shigeru sweatdrops. [22:54] ( Ouch. ) [22:54] [He stomps forwards, flexes his muscles several times, then stomps back.] [22:56] Next, Oo'ogh. From team Oog. [22:56] ( PING ) [22:56] (Pong.) [22:57] ( P'tah! ) [22:57] ~Ah... well, if Kimiko goes first, we have less time to wait for Eoi to mysteriously change back. Which would suck. So you go last, Norii.~ [22:57] [The spotlight falls on the first tentacle monster, which is entirely tentacles. It waves to the crowd, then heads back] [22:57] * Norii pouts mentally. ~Wimp.~ [22:57] ( /me notes that the next events must be easier to manage @_@ ) [22:57] * Shigeru glances at Norii and adds to her, privately, ~'Sides, I don't like leather all that much.~ [22:58] ( Heh ) [22:58] ( Hey, you're doing good. ) [22:58] ( But I got 7 more to do X.x ) [22:58] ~I'll remember that, Shigster.~ [22:59] Next, Mantic, from team Mantis God. [22:59] Chelsea... [22:59] [A giant preying mantis in a necktie walks up, waves its claws, and heads back.] [23:00] And next, Eoi from team Smorfy. [23:00] * Chelsea (does not hear Miyu, being rather far away. 'Sides, she's focused on her judge duties.) [23:00] ( MIyu was just saying Chelsea's name. ^^; ) [23:00] * Kimiko bounces up and poses for the crowd. Woot. [23:00] .... Eoi's on! Hikaru! Kaira! Look! [23:01] (It's like watching TV! :P) [23:01] * Hikaru looks up. [23:01] * Kaira looks. "... Yeah. I'm glad I'm not the one out there." [23:01] * Norii claps in polite, mindless appreciation. [23:01] * Forbes saves Brett some trouble and announces the next 3 participants, none of which are incredibly noteworthy. [23:02] Yeah.. [23:02] ( Heh ) [23:02] And next is Shigeru, from team Smorfy. [23:02] Go, Shiggy! Yaaaaaay! [23:02] Shigeru's on now. [23:02] * Norii bounces. [23:02] * Shigeru walks forward and bows, smiles quirkily at the judges, and walks back. [23:03] I wonder how Chelsea's doing... [23:03] Aw, you can look more manly than that~ [23:03] ! [23:03] Dunno. [23:03] * Shigeru whispers back to Norii, "Turn's up. You concentrate on being manly, if you want." He grins. [23:03] And the final group. First, Talia from team Juni [23:04] [A rather attractive red-skinned woman in a leather bikini walks up and poses for the crowd, earning a number of "ooohs" [23:04] ] [23:04] ...................... [23:04] Dammit... [23:04] Next, Ooogyboog from team Oog. [23:05] [Another ball of tentacles. They're all the same, really :P] [23:05] ( Can you tell this was poorly planned? X.x ) [23:05] ( Stereotyping! :P ) [23:05] Norii, it's all up to you now. [23:07] Next, Althor from team Mantic. [23:07] (Thanks, Brett. ^^) [23:08] ( pay closer attention, Ked. :P ) [23:08] A grey-ish wolf with bat wings and claws walks up. He's wearing shades, a leather jacket, and jeans. He cooly poses for the crowd, then heads back.] [23:09] Finally, Norii from team Smorfy. [23:09] ( Get my job, Dem, and see how awake you are Friday midnight. ) [23:09] ( Let's try this again. ) [23:09] * Norii walks out to the judges... or shuffles, really, as the dress is rather tight. She flutters her eyelashes delicately, clasping her hands behind her back and trying to look as innocently sexy as possible. [23:10] * Norii waits a few seconds for effect before bouncing back to the line. [23:10] Alright. Now the judges shall make their decision. [23:10] * Forbes converses with the other judges. [23:12] * Miyu turns to the others. [23:12] THink we have a chance? [23:12] I hope so... [23:13] Vicki would have really been useful here... [23:13] ( Yup ^_^ ) [23:13] Vicki-san... [23:14] * Shigeru sighs and pushes his glasses up his nose. [23:15] Let's hope Chelsea can sway the vote up there [23:16] [The judges are conversing. Woot.] [23:18] [It's a very thoughtful process (pokes Chelsea)] [23:19] ( ........ Chelsea wasn't doing anything? ) [23:20] ( Oi. Yu. ) [23:21] (Gah. Went AFK, forgot to mark it. ^^;) [23:21] ( x.x ) [23:23] ( Alright. So judging now? ^^; ) [23:23] ( STOP. JUDGE. ) [23:23] * Forbes stands up. [23:24] The results are decided. The winning team for the Beauty contest is... [23:24] Team Juni! [23:24] ... [23:24] ( ... ) [23:24] ( Well damn. ) [23:24] [The crowd cheers, and the Juni team waves] [23:24] ( What did you expect? ) [23:24] You mean I went through this shit for nothing? [23:24] * Eoi growls. [23:24] ..... it was worth a try... [23:24] Eh. They were better prepared. [23:25] And the most attractive team member is... [23:25] Eoi! [23:25] ........ woah. [23:25] Wai! [23:25] I won! [23:25] * Shigeru grins madly. [23:25] * Miyu blinks. [23:25] Well... at least it wasn't a TOTAL loss. [23:25] * Norii fistpumps. [23:25] Well, that's something, at least. ^_^ [23:25] [Eoi bounces and waves to the crowd.] [23:25] ... [23:25] ( (deadpan) I feel pretty. Oh so pretty. ) [23:25] * Miyu looks to see how Kaira's reacting [23:25] There shall be a 10 minute recess between events. [23:26] [The doors open up.] [23:26] * Norii scrambles back to the locker room. [23:26] * Miyu gets Eoi's old clothes ready. [23:26] * Kaira isn't, really :P [23:26] * Eoi RUNS back into the room, then quickly goes to change into his clothes and wash his face. [23:26] ( She isn't laughing at Eoi or anything? ) [23:26] Wai! They liked me! They... wah! [23:26] Mou... I looked so pretty ;_; [23:26] * Shigeru walks back into the locker room and snatches his clothes, moving to a secluded corner and changing back into his jeans, t-shirt, sneakers, and jacket. [23:27] What's the next even!?! What's next!?! [23:27] You can feel pretty later. [23:27] Thank GOD that's over. [23:27] * Eoi sighs, happy to have all that off. [23:27] You took the words right out of my mouth Shiggy. [23:27] Screen: Next event: Cooking contest! [23:27] ... You know, these are very un-demonlike contests. [23:27] Oh, shit. [23:27] Alrighty... who's fairly good at cooking? [23:27] * Hikaru blinks. "Anyone know how to cook?" [23:27] So, can anyone here cook worth a damn? [23:27] How would we know what demons are like? [23:27] * Miyu turns to Kaira. [23:27] Screen: All 5 members will participate, each working on an individual aspect of the meal. [23:28] ...I have no cooking skill. [23:28] * Shigeru jerks his thumb at Kaira. "She might be able to. You have to care for how many kids?" [23:28] Well, we've fought quite a few of them. [23:28] Don't suppose you'd know anything about feeding people? [23:28] Don't look at me. [23:28] * Eoi frowns. [23:28] I just get food from the restaurant. [23:28] Okay, we're screwed. [23:28] Ok. This event is going to go badly. [23:28] ... [23:28] ( No Iron Chef Smorfy? ) [23:28] Kimiko? [23:28] Can you cook? [23:28] Well, cooking is a fairly logical process... [23:29] Screen: The winning team will be the one which prepares the best meal, with the top member being the one that prepares the best aspect about that meal. [23:29] Umm... No [23:29] ... Son of a kirby. [23:29] ...I do have some simple recipies on my PDA... [23:29] I don't need to, remember? I just drink blood. [23:29] We need someone intelligent... [23:29] Or used to... [23:29] * Miyu blinks. [23:29] Norii? [23:29] What kinds? [23:29] * Shigeru sighs and sits down, pulling out his laptop and attempting to access the 'net. [23:29] ... and does the prize go to best team, or top member? [23:29] A couple of desserts, some main dishes. Nothing fancy. Easy things. [23:29] [The screen goes blank. Replaced with Time = 10 minutes] [23:30] ( Gah, idle for a minute. Assume I'm trying to think up an idea. ) [23:30] Hmm.... [23:30] * Shigeru looks up. "Sounds good to me." He shuts the laptop. "Whatcha got?" [23:30] Who here thinks they're fairly good with cooking? [23:30] [Shigeru can't access the net from here] [23:30] A bunch of imitation American dishes, really. [23:30] .... got any sites stored on your cache, Shigeru? [23:30] * Shigeru snickers. "Figures." [23:30] I can microwave stuff real good! [23:31] (Perfect! American food is high in fat!) [23:31] I can make a grilled cheese sandwich and instant ramen, but that's it. [23:31] ( Found a hobo in my room! ) [23:31] ( It's princess Leia, the ultimate yodel! ) [23:31] (Although anything chocolate would be best.) [23:31] ... I can boil water. [23:31] ( Stole my sweater and I lost my guitar! ) [23:31] * Shigeru shrugs. "I'm not awful with instructions, though." He shoves the laptop into its case. [23:31] I guess I'll go too. [23:31] You know, I'm not even sure what to expect with these people. [23:31] Give me a recipie and I can follow it real well, but I don't know a thing about creative cooking. [23:31] (You have to, Miyu. It's all five. :P) [23:32] ( Back. ) [23:32] Hmm... [23:32] Well, let's pull up a recipe, then. [23:32] Let's try a meat dish of some kind... [23:32] * Miyu checks the lockers [23:32] I can make some real basic stuff... nothing that could win a contest.. [23:32] [Miyu finds all sortsa stuff in the lockers] [23:32] Does each of us make an individual meal? [23:32] [None is pre-prepared, though] [23:32] Or do all of us work on one? [23:33] I think we all work on one... Trying to compliment each other. [23:33] We all work on one. [23:33] * Shigeru nods. [23:33] Ah. [23:33] Alright... [23:33] This makes things easier! [23:33] * Norii pulls up her shrimp fettucini faux alfredo recipe and beams it to Shigeru's laptop. [23:33] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [23:33] We don't need one single good chef. We just try to cover for each other's faults! [23:33] * Miyu cracks her knuckles. [23:33] WHo's good with knives? [23:33] Any kind of blade... [23:33] We should do two or three things, probably. [23:33] * Shigeru pulls out the laptop and opens it, finds the new file, and clicks. [23:33] We need a well carved-looking meat dish. [23:34] Maybe with an onion flower around it... [23:34] ( I get the feeling this is going to be a two-parter @_@ ) [23:34] Hmm... [23:34] ( This session, I mean. ) [23:34] Do you think curried tomatoes would go over well? [23:34] ( Heh ) [23:34] * Shigeru tries memorizing the directions. [23:34] Yeah. [23:34] Hmm... [23:34] Green peppers to balance out the red in the meal... [23:34] Heavy on the curry, I bet demons like their food spicy. [23:34] Heh. [23:34] Yeah, they probably do. [23:34] ( I wanna see a demon Kaga. ) [23:35] Hmm... [23:35] We need an appetizer, a main course, and a desert. [23:35] Choice of appetizer, guys? [23:35] Give me something simple to do. [23:35] And I have this stupid Bluberry Angelfood Whipped Cream dessert thingie... but that probably WOULDN'T go over well. [23:36] I have an idea for the dessert already... [23:36] A giant fried ice cream, with strawberry frosting.... maybe some candy oval eyes.... [23:36] Hmm... but what to use for the Great Big Smile... [23:36] ... [23:36] ........ no. Better idea. [23:36] Fernandez. [23:36] Do you think that fettucine would make a good main dish, Shiggy? [23:37] And who exactly is going to MAKE this fried treat Miyu? [23:37] It looks good for me. And we're pressed for time, so we can't be too picky. [23:37] Hmm... good point. [23:37] ... I'll try to mix up wines into some sort of drink. [23:37] Hmm... I'll make them small, then. [23:37] It's a little strange with the mayo, but the white wine balances it out. [23:37] * Shigeru nods at Kaira. "Good idea." [23:38] * Kaira heads to a locker, and grabs a bunch of liquors and glasses. [23:38] * Eoi has no ideas.. ((_^; [23:38] Not that I know what I'm doing.... [23:38] * Miyu gets ingredients for ice cream, and various color dyes. [23:38] * Shigeru stands up and starts gathering all the ingredients needed for the alfredo. "Well, practice before you go out there! ... Just don't get drunk." [23:38] The only fancy dish I can make is pizza.. [23:38] Hmm.... might wanna go with straight out normal wine, then... [23:38] I'll do these curried tomatoes as a first course/appetizer. Eoi, why don't you help Shigeru. [23:38] I'll try my best, but.. [23:39] Sure. [23:39] * Eoi helps Shiggy get the ingredients. [23:39] Eoi, the instructions are on the laptop. Memorize them as best you can, 'kay? [23:39] Just follow directions, it will turn out good and fattening. [23:39] * Shigeru nods. [23:39] * Miyu also gets some crumbly cookie whatever bits and frosting. [23:39] I you sure you can make fried ice cream, Miyu? [23:39] ... I'm going with normal ice cream. [23:39] ...oh. [23:39] Fried... it's too risky. [23:39] And some people hate it. [23:39] I'll have them with me on my PDA when we go out. [23:39] Unless someone can help me remember how to get the fried bit shaped ccorrectly. [23:40] I know it's not actually FRIED ice cream. [23:40] [Time = 5 min.] [23:40] It's just a fried shell, then they put the ice cream inside it [23:40] Try fried. Plain is too... plain. [23:40] * Shigeru finishes gathering ingredients and goes back to memorizing. [23:40] Alrighty. [23:40] * Miyu gets ingredients for frying stuff. [23:41] Will they provide cooking tools? [23:41] * Norii gets tomatoes, curry, breading, parmesan cheese, butter, some bowls, a couple of knives, and some other minor seasonings. [23:41] Or do we have to take them out from inside here? [23:41] ...this is gonna be a disaster. [23:41] We have to try.... [23:41] It sure is. But hey... [23:41] Hm.... [23:41] I love that fettucine. [23:42] ( /me is reminded of the very first ChibiRPG session. ^_^;; ) [23:42] * Miyu checks the locker for a deep fat fryer or something [23:42] ( Heh ) [23:42] [Time = 2 minutes] [23:42] * Norii picks up some green peppers for visual contrast. [23:42] * Miyu takes out whatever cooking things she's going to need [23:42] This is going to be awful. But we've gotta try, yeah Eoi? [23:42] And remember... while we're cooking out there, be sure to try making a production of it. [23:42] Can't hurt. [23:42] *** NinjaDebugger is now known as LiveStudioAudience [23:42] * Miyu grabs a chef's outfit from the locker and quickly dons it [23:43] Don't worry, Shig. I got that recipe right the first time I tried it. [23:43] Like I said, I can try a pizza.. and ramen. I doubt eather would be good enough. [23:43] Good to hear. [23:43] [Time = 0 minutes] [23:43] Let's roll. [23:43] Here we go folks.. [23:43] * Shigeru grabs his laptop and a bunch of ingredients. [23:43] * Forbes announces the teams, and the doors open. [23:43] (Get the rest, Eoi! ^^) [23:43] We'll present them in order of serving. [23:43] American food is so easy - there's no knife work or presentation involved. It's all about making it taste good and have lots of calories. [23:43] * Miyu steps outside with all her items. [23:43] *** LiveStudioAudience is now known as NinjaDebugger [23:44] ... Stupid Americans. [23:44] * Shigeru steps out. [23:44] * Norii steps out with her basket of stuff. [23:44] [The 4 teams come together before the judges.] [23:44] We have fettucini and ice cream... anything else? [23:44] * Eoi follows after Shiggy. [23:44] I'm doing the tomatoes. You'll see. [23:45] ( and I've got the stuff. ) [23:45] The rules are simple. You have one hour to prepare your meals. Everyone on the team must create a part of the meal themselves. [23:45] The meals may not be leathal. [23:45] * Shigeru nods. [23:45] Begin. [23:45] * Hikaru goes out to watch. [23:45] * Miyu whips out her ice cream maker, and deep fat whatever, and flour, and butter, and salt, and........ [23:45] * Shigeru moves over to their section and puts his laptop in a safe spot, opening it and accessing the recipe. He thinks to Eoi, ~Okay, no improvising. Let's just follow these directions as closely as we can.~ [23:46] * Hikaru sighs. "I wonder if Vicki-san knows how to cook..." [23:46] * Norii gets the oven going, then starts with the breading mixture. [23:46] * Eoi nods. [23:46] ~You work on making the noodles; I'll get the shrimp and sauce.~ [23:46] * Kaira pours some wine into a glass. [23:46] * Miyu proceeds to fry up a few decently sized fried shells. [23:46] * Kaira then pours some different wine in. [23:46] ( Kaira got the easy part. ;_; ) [23:46] * Kaira continues doing this. [23:46] * Eoi nods and begins working on the noodles as best as he can. [23:46] Alrighty... [23:46] (Not necessarily. ;P) [23:46] ( She doesn't know what the hell she's doing :P ) [23:47] * Shigeru starts his portion of the meal, paying *very* close attention to the directions. [23:47] * Norii adds more curry than she usually would, but not more than she can tolerate when she samples the breading. [23:47] * Miyu creates ice cream and places them into the shells. Wai. Choco ice cream in one, vanilla in the other, and strawberry in the third. Repeating until all shells are used up. [23:48] * Eoi tries to follow the instructions as well as he can.. [23:48] * Miyu frosts all the choco ones over with black-dyed frosting. [23:48] * Norii breads the tomatoes, butters them, and broils them to a nice golden brown. [23:48] * Miyu creates little wings and eyes for them..... [23:48] ( I'm drooling. I need to make this recipe again soon. ) [23:48] * Miyu finally creates a mouth, with candy teeth. [23:48] ... Fernandez... [23:49] ( Once you're ready, I'll cut to the chase. ) [23:49] You're not naming your ice cream balls, are you? [23:49] * Miyu finishes up making it look like Fernandez. All of these are in the normal standing position. [23:49] ( Just tell me who made what. ) [23:49] * Miyu proceeds to do similarly with the strawberry ones. [23:49] Hmmm... [23:50] * Shigeru finishes cooking the shrimp and the sauce, making sure it's not burned. He looks back at the recipe. "How's the noodles comin', Eoi?" [23:50] ( I did the curried breaded tomatoes, Eoi and Shig did fettucine, Miyu did fried ice cream, Kaira did drinks. ) [23:50] * Miyu puts this one in the "Roaring" position of Fernandez, with strawberry ice cream sticking out a little like a monstrous tongue. [23:50] .... now, for vanilla..... [23:50] Err, I think they are coming well.. [23:50] ( Ok, once you're done RPing this, I'll cut ) [23:50] Hmm... [23:51] Should I make some Kirbies also? [23:51] ?ooc I'm pretty much done. [23:51] ( Same here. ) [23:51] * Miyu proceeds to make one of them a Kirby, and makes the Fernandez in the victory 1 position. [23:52] (Cut, yeah.) [23:52] * Miyu makes one extra one to make up for the missing Fernandez. [23:52] * Miyu puts them into formation. Wai. [23:52] [And the hour passes on... team Smorfy makes a very... Not pretty meal.] [23:52] Alrighty... I think I'm done. [23:52] (.................... it's not pretty? ) [23:52] [Though the tomatoes look lovely. [23:52] ] [23:52] * Norii decorates the platter with the green peppers. [23:52] * Miyu sets a table, and whatever decorations and nice chairs or whatever. [23:53] Time's up. [23:53] Alrighty.. [23:53] * Eoi gulps. [23:53] First, team Juni. [23:53] ( ... ) [23:53] * Forbes says that. [23:53] ( Does he? Really? ) [23:54] [Team Juni announces their meal "Grey Lumps with Brown Sauce." The meal floats up to the judges table.] [23:55] ... [23:55] [The judges dig in.] [23:55] Next, team Oog. [23:56] ( I would have guessed Juni would do better. ) [23:56] [Team Oog announces their meal "Tentacled Surprise with French Fries." and it floats to the judges] [23:56] [The judges then eat some of it :P] [23:57] ( just some? :P ) [23:57] ( Gotta save room for the other teams :P ) [23:57] ( Heh ) [23:57] ( HOw many judges, anyway? ) [23:58] ( 3 ) [23:58] ( Ah. So I made just enough, then. ^_^;;; ) [23:58] ( A Kirby for everyone! ) [23:59] ( Why didn't you do demonic shapes? ((_; ) [23:59] ( Fernandez is Demonic ) [23:59] Next, team Mantic. [23:59] ( ... ) [23:59] * Shigeru thinks to the group, ~Wait, what do we call our meal?~ [23:59] ( *SMACKS Norii* ) [00:00] Mystery Meat. [00:00] ^_^ [00:00] * Shigeru bites his lip to keep from cracking up. [00:00] This... is Fried Fernandez. [00:00] I have it. Not a title, just a description. [00:00] * Shigeru nods. [00:00] Kaira? [00:00] [Team Mantic announces their meal "Hamburger with Cheese", and it floats to the judges] [00:00] ...... [00:00] Hmm? [00:00] * Miyu facepalms [00:01] Is the drink getting a name, or no? [00:01] (I don't think Mantic's wining this one.) [00:01] (Just call it 'booze'.) [00:01] I guess Demon's don't cook very well. [00:01] I don't see why... [00:02] Just something to call it. [00:02] Finally, team Smorfy. [00:02] Our meal starts with a curried tomatoes appetizer and wine appertif. The main course is a nice shrimp fettucini alfredo, and we finished with fried ice cream in various fanciful shapes. [00:02] [The food floats to the judges.] [00:02] Ice cream ala Fernandez, with a side of Kirby. [00:02] * Norii exercises her vocabulary a little bit. [00:03] I still think Mystery Meat would have been a good name. ^_^ [00:04] * Shigeru snickers. [00:04] There was no mystery meat here. There was no meat except for the shrimp, and that wasn't a mystery. [00:04] [The judges sample the meal, then converse with each other to vote.] [00:07] ( Gah. Bad mp3. ) [00:08] ( What, Akane's Happy Cooking Song? ) [00:08] ( It's something from SoM. ) [00:08] ( Too bad y'all didn't have Chizuru, her cooking would probably have won you this one automatically. ) [00:08] ( Heh ) [00:08] ( I mean, creating a demon from food? ) [00:08] *** NovaSeaker has joined #BESM [00:09] ( Heh... ) [00:09] (*chuckles*) [00:10] ( Yeah, I'll have to revive that one sometime. But run it in a more organized way. @_@ ) [00:10] * Forbes stands up. [00:11] The winner is... [00:11] If demon standards of cooking are anything like human standards, I think we stand a fairly good chance of winning... [00:11] team Juni, for its Grey Lumps and Brown Sauce! [00:11] Don't count your cupcakes before they're baked. [00:11] Damn. [00:11] And the overall winner is... [00:11] ... [00:11] ... [00:12] In a UNANIMOUS decision, Chef Kaga for his delectable Brown Sauce!! [00:12] ... [00:12] .... [00:12] ( We had to face Kaga! You BASTARD! ) [00:12] [The crowd cheers. Yaaaaaay!] [00:12] ( *facefault* ) [00:12] ( of course. ) [00:12] ...... [00:12] again... [00:12] They won again... [00:12] * Shigeru sighs. "Juni two, us nothing." [00:12] Kaga? He's still alive? [00:12] ( Wait. Kaga isn't a cook! ) [00:12] ... how are we supposed to beat them... [00:12] ( He is here :P ) [00:13] We'll find a way. C'mon. [00:13] There will be a 10 minute recess between events. [00:13] * Shigeru grabs his laptop and heads back to the prep room. [00:13] ( Break point? ) [00:14] ( Please? ) [00:14] * Miyu heads back to prep room. [00:14] * Kaira follows the others back. [00:14] ( Aww. ) [00:14] ( I want to keep playing! ) [00:14] ( What's everyone say? ) [00:14] * Hikaru sighs and walks back to the room. [00:14] ( End now? ) [00:14] ( I'm having fun! ) [00:14] (Well, I want to keep going. ^_^;) [00:14] ( I'm alright either way. ) [00:14] ( If we do the next block it'll be at least an hour. ) [00:14] ( I'm fine with that. I really want to keep playing! ) [00:14] ( Seems like a good stop point to me, but if everyone else wants to keep going...) [00:15] ( That'll make it two here, and I need sleep, dammit. ) [00:15] ( Won't say that for sure, but... It might. ) [00:15] ( I suppose we'll stop, then ) [00:15] ( Fuck. ) [00:15] ( It's up to you guys... ) [00:15] ( I've casted my vote. ) [00:15] ( Norii can just sit the next one out, alternatively... ) [00:15] ( Sorry to stop things. I wish we could start earlier. ) [00:16] ( Zodaik is running until 9 usually ) [00:16] (I'm for continuing. ^_^) [00:16] ( Yeah, but will it be one she *should* sit out? I don't want to spoil things for the team. ) [00:17] ( I've gotta leave in about an hour... ) [00:17] ( If it takes that long, I'll have to say no, but otherwise, I'm fine ) [00:17] ( I dunno yet ^^ ) [00:17] ( Anyhow, I need a decision. ) [00:18] ( Do we keep going and have Norii sit out the next event, or do we break? ) [00:18] ( I'll stop. ) [00:18] ( I'm for continuing. ) [00:18] (I say we keep going. But if Ked *really* wants to stop now...) [00:18] (Bah. The night is still in it's middle years!) [00:18] ( I've got SATs tomorrow ) [00:18] ( I just can't keep going. ) [00:19] ...We're stopping. [00:19] ( ... You've go.. Dammit Demota, GO TO SLEEP. ) [00:19] ( Is there any way both Miyu and Norii could sit out the next event?| ) [00:19] ( Yeah. Only need 3 people. ) [00:19] ( Ok then. You two head off, we'll do the next event. ) [00:20] ( I don't want to risk missing out on it if Miyu is needed ) [00:20] ( Afk a sec. ) [00:20] ( Miyu, we've got Karia. ) [00:20] ( Gotta deal with some drunken assholes. ) [00:20] ( Use the Force Brett! The Baseball bat! ) [00:20] Go easy on them, Brett. The team, not the drunks. [00:21] ( Dammit. The other people in this appartment shouldn't have to deal with them X.x ) [00:21] ( Anyhow, I guess we're continuing, then. ) [00:22] Dem, go to bed. Regardless of how this turns out, your SATs are more important. [00:22] ( Night Ked, Dem. ) [00:22] *** Norii has quit IRC (Quit: Sorry, guys. ) [00:22] [The screen turns on] [00:23] *** Demotafk has joined #BESM [00:23] *** Miyu has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [00:23] ( Gah. ) [00:23] *** Demotafk is now known as Miyu [00:23] Screen: Next event: Soapbox derby racing. [00:23] ( Oi Dem. Go to bed. ) [00:23] ( ... ) [00:23] * Shigeru blinks. "Soapbox... derby racing?" [00:23] You've got to be kidding. [00:23] ... [00:23] These demons SUCk. [00:24] Screen: 3 members from each team will participate. 2 will build a vehicle, and the third will drive it. [00:24] ... I'll drive it. [00:24] ( I'm going to sleep in about... 15 minutes ) [00:24] (...TELL me one of you is studying engineering.) [00:25] .. Well, If we can make some kind of motorcycle. [00:25] Building devices harmful to other vehicles is permitted, but they must be attached to the vehicle and not operated by the driver. [00:25] * Shigeru frowns slightly. [00:26] Damnit, I don't have any connection from here. [00:26] * Eoi frowns. [00:26] The screen turns off. [00:26] Time = 10 minutes [00:26] ... Huh. [00:26] Ten minutes? Oh hell. [00:26] ( This bodes. Poorly. ) [00:26] ( ........ crap ) [00:27] * Shigeru starts looking through the lockers and pulling out anything he finds useful. [00:27] ( Not to build the car :P ) [00:27] ( Well, since I'm not driving, I guess I could help for the next 10 or so minutes ) [00:27] ( Until the next event. ) [00:27] * Eoi looks through the lockers for anything useful. [00:27] * Miyu helps look for stuff also. [00:27] ( You don't start building until you get out there. ) [00:27] ( Yeah, but books and such could be useful. ) [00:27] Eoi, you know a lot about motorcycles, right? That should help. [00:27] ( Yeah, but we need plans. ^_^;; ) [00:27] [Eoi finds lots of wooden and metal bits. Nothing is finished already.] [00:27] Hm... [00:27] Yeah. If we can build some kind of Soap-Box Motorcycle.. [00:27] But Eoi's driving, so he can't build, can he? [00:28] * Shigeru looks for any manuals or *anything* that could help them with designing. :P [00:28] * Eoi ponderponders. [00:28] Weapon... weapon.... [00:28] ( Shig doesn't find them. ) [00:28] I'm only driving if we make some kind of Motorcycle.. [00:28] Motorcycle? Wouldn't be very sturdy under assault. [00:28] * Shigeru sighs and goes back to looking for parts that are useful. "Do you know anything about making these things, Kaira? And can you drive?" [00:29] You've got some driving knowledge, Eoi. At least some could transfer over to cars... [00:29] I... can drive... Sort of... [00:29] Uh-oh. I'm not driving any of THOSE deathtraps. [00:29] Sort of? [00:29] Damn, this sucks. [00:30] * Kaira counts off her driving experiences... "Cross-Country U.S.A., Off Road Challenge, Grand Turismo 2 and 3..." [00:30] Well, if we can design a control system like a video game's... [00:30] ( Heh. Figures. ) [00:31] Hmmm.... [00:31] * Shigeru snickers. "I can probably pull that off." [00:31] * Shigeru looks for parts that'd help him do that. [00:31] ... you have ideas, Kimiko? [00:31] Nope! Not a clue ^_^ [00:31] Hmm... [00:31] Weapons... weapons... [00:31] (Great, we just went from Iron Chef to Junkyard Wars. :P) [00:31] Well, there's always the classic spiked hubcaps [00:31] I'll help build the thing I guess. [00:32] [Shigeru finds lotsa electrical things that MIGHT work, if he manages to figure out how to put them together] [00:32] Okay. And yeah, we'd better go with spiked hubcaps. [00:32] ( Next up is battlebots. ) [00:32] * Shigeru eyes them and snatches. [00:32] Don't forget conventional driving things in case that fails [00:32] Okay, what else... um... there's the body, and wheels, and... oh hell, I don't know any *mechanical* stuff. [00:33] ... is there anything any of us can do to succeed in any contest? [00:33] Pray? [00:33] So says the priest. [00:33] * Shigeru grins. [00:33] Well, yeah. ^_^ [00:33] Hmm.... [00:34] * Miyu grabs some items. [00:34] Use these... [00:34] Get the car to leave behind a large trail of oil as it drives. [00:34] ( Rations! Cardboard Box! ) [00:34] * Shigeru looks for something that might make a decent body, structure, yadda yadda. [00:34] [Time = 5 min] [00:34] It's not driver-triggered, and it can easily be avoided... [00:34] But it'll do something if you manage to get ahead of everyone. [00:35] Shig finds metal and wood bits. Which is better? Hmmm... [00:35] Use mostly wood, but make sure that if the wood is damaged, the metal can survive on its own [00:36] Hmm... we have side and back covered... [00:36] *** NinjaDebugger is now known as ReneDescartes [00:36] I suppose we could spike the front. [00:36] You know anyhting that could help, Kimiko? [00:36] *** ReneDescartes is now known as NinjaDebugger [00:37] Um, no? [00:37] Hmm... [00:37] * Miyu gets a cattle prod or something that electrocutes stuff if it's pressed against them. [00:37] Maybe put these on the front... [00:38] Does anyone know anyhting about the track? [00:38] (o/~And Rene Descartes was a drunken fart, 'I drink, therefore I am.'o/~) [00:38] ( Ther'es nothing Neitzche couldn't tell you 'bout the raising of the wrist... ) [00:39] ( o/~ Socrates himself was permanently pissed... o/~ ) [00:39] [Miyu finds the pieces. Can she figure out to put them together?] [00:40] ( I REALLY wish I could stay up long enough to help put this thing together...... x.x ) [00:40] ( well, only 2 people can do it anyhow. ) [00:40] [Time: 2 minutes] [00:40] ( Yeah, but who else can help put it together? :/ ) [00:40] (Man, I love that song.) [00:41] ( Eoi, Shig, and Kaira are left. I think Kaira's driving. ) [00:41] (Yup.) [00:41] ( Which means Eoi and Shig are building ) [00:41] Eoi... you know motorcycles a bit. You at least know a bit about how they're put together, rgith? [00:41] * Eoi nods. [00:41] Some. I'm no grease monkey, but I keep mine running pretty well.. [00:41] [Time = 0 minutes. The doors open and the teams are called out] [00:42] ... Shigeru, Eoi, Kaira... [00:42] * Eoi walks out [00:42] ... good luck. [00:42] * Shigeru sighs and gathers all the parts he can, then heads out. "Thanks, Miyu." [00:42] * Kaira finds a helmet. [00:42] We'll do our best Miyu. [00:42] *** Miyu is now known as Demota [00:43] Don't worry. I held all the records in Crosstown racing. [00:43] Good luck, guys. [00:43] * Kaira walks out. [00:43] *** Demota has quit IRC (Quit: ) [00:44] * Forbes greets the teams once they walk out to the colleseum, which has somehow gotten much bigger, with a long hill falling to a finishline far below. [00:44] ( And now I should get some sleep, since Hikaru isn't needed. ) [00:44] The rules for this event are as follows: [00:45] (Night Yon.) [00:45] ( Night Yon. Sorry about that. ) [00:45] (Night, Yon.) [00:45] ( No problem. ) [00:45] *** Hikaru has quit IRC (Quit: ) [00:45] Two "engineers" will have two hours to build a vehicle. [00:45] ( ... ) [00:45] * Forbes says that. [00:46] Weapons are allowed, but cannot be operated by the driver; only attachments to the vehicle are permitted. [00:46] *** Calli has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [00:47] Drivers may not turn around to finish off a fallen opponent. [00:47] The winner is the first one to cross the finish line, or the last one standing, which ever comes first. [00:47] You may begin. [00:48] * Eoi looks over the supplys. "I really wish Calvin was still here.." [00:48] ... [00:48] * Shigeru immediately beins putting together a steering device that looks like a video game controller. [00:48] Well, I'll start trying to build the body then. [00:48] Me too, but he's not. Yeah. [00:48] ( I hope they supplied some tools.. ) [00:48] * Kaira sits down and watches. [00:48] (beins -> begins. And I bet they did. :P) [00:48] * Eoi assumes they did and gets to work. [00:49] Hey, Kaira! Joystick or rocker switch? [00:50] Hmmm... You can't just have a makeshift wheel? [00:50] * Shigeru blinks. "Hrm, sure." [00:51] * Shigeru looks for a wheel, snatches it, and moves over to where the car-in-making is. "How's it going?" [00:52] * Eoi looks at his work so far. "Looking good so far.." [00:53] * Shigeru nods and looks to attach the wheel. [00:53] * Shigeru gets to work on that. :P [00:55] * Shigeru finishes attaching the steering wheels and starts adding the actual wheels to the car. "I think we're going to need something to slow it down, if it needs to." [00:55] (Steering wheel. Singular. Oy. ^_^) [00:56] If you work on that, I'll see what I can do about weapons. [00:56] * Shigeru nods. [00:56] * Shigeru attaches all the wheels and tests the car, twisting the steering wheel back and forth. [00:56] * Eoi looks for something he could use as spiked hubcaps. [00:57] ( Eoi finds it. Woot. ) [00:58] * Shigeru blinks and stops the steering wheel. He sweatdrops, then tightens it a bit. [00:58] * Shigeru tests it again. ^^; [00:58] * Eoi attaches said thing. [00:59] * Eoi looks for something that could make a good spike to stick on the back of the car. [00:59] [The steering wheel works this time.] [00:59] * Shigeru grins. [01:00] [Eoi finds a few knife blades and spikes and things. And there's those electrobe things Miyu found, but they need to be assembled.] [01:00] * Shigeru hrms. "Brakes, brakes... but no motors." He frowns slightly and looks up at Kaira. "Any ideas?" [01:01] (Gravity is your motor. ^_^_v) [01:01] * Eoi sticks a few spikes on the back of the car as best he can, and a few on the front as best he can. [01:01] They didn't say motors weren't allowed... But I'm not sure if they're necessary. [01:01] * Eoi looks at the electrobe things in confusion. [01:01] Uh, Shiggy. What do I do with these? [01:01] ( /me gives Kaira a loan so she can buy a clue. ) [01:02] Personally, I think it's silly that I can't help design the car I'm going to ride in. [01:02] ... Then help design it! Please! [01:03] She can't remember? [01:03] I can't. I'm not allowed to. [01:03] * Shigeru blinks at the electrobe things and grabs them. He starts attempting to put 'em together. [01:03] At least, not physically. [01:03] [Shig manages to figure it out!] [01:03] No, not physically. But you *can* give us advice. [01:03] * Shigeru grins. [01:03] You go Shig! [01:04] * Shigeru bows. "Yeah, software and electronics, that's me. Where do you want to put 'em?" [01:04] Hmm.. [01:04] * Eoi tries to find the best place TO put them. [01:05] Hmmm.... How about the sides? Aside from the wheel-spikes, there's not much there... [01:05] Works for em. [01:05] ( Me. ) [01:05] * Eoi sticks 'em on the sides. [01:06] * Shigeru sighs. "Okay, still need something for breaks. And something to help speed up, if needed." He rubs the back of his head. [01:06] (Oars!) [01:06] Hmm.. [01:07] * Eoi thinks.. [01:07] ( Mind not working right. Can't come up with anything. ((_; ) [01:07] (Neither can I. ^^;;;) [01:07] Hmmm... [01:08] Can't say I'd know. When I want to go faster, I just step on the gas pedal. [01:09] * Shigeru considers this. [01:09] I never used brakes much, either. When I need to slow down for a corner, I take my foot off the gas. [01:09] ... But I don't know if it works the same way in the real world. [01:10] Okay. Can you do the reverse, then? I think we can install wings that'll flap out if you press the break pedal; that'd *definitely* slow the car down. [01:11] Yeah.. [01:11] But how about speeding up? [01:11] I guess I could try it. I'm just not in the habit of using brakes, because there was never any need. [01:13] * Shigeru shrugs. "I don't know. Don't use breaks if you don't have to, Kaira. [01:13] [Time passes...] [01:13] * Shigeru starts looking for a break pedal and some light pieces of wood to use as 'wings' that he can attach to the sides, below the electric thingies. [01:14] ( Shig finds them, but can he successfully attach them to work properly? ) [01:14] ( Why yes, he can. ) [01:15] [Time passes, drawing the start ever near.] [01:15] * Shigeru tests 'em. [01:15] ( They seem to work fine. ) [01:15] * Shigeru grins despite himself. "Okay, anything else?" [01:15] I've got a bad feeling about this.. [01:16] Is it durable enough? [01:16] So do I. But we have to do this, anyway. [01:16] How about some jacks, a twin chainsaws and a homing bird-robot? [01:16] * Shigeru blinks at Eoi. [01:16] A homing *what*? [01:16] I don't know, Kaira. [01:16] Bird-robot. Littl.. nevermind, reference to a show I used to watch [01:17] ... Right. [01:17] * Shigeru kicks the car lightly in the side. [01:17] ( What's the body made out of? ) [01:17] ( Metal or wood? ) [01:18] ( Wood I guess. ) [01:19] [The car doesn't smash from Shig's kick, just jostles a bit. [01:19] ] [01:19] * Shigeru hmms. "Wood?" [01:20] Don't really have the stuff to work metal here. [01:20] * Eoi checks how much time we have left. [01:21] * Shigeru nods. [01:21] [10 minutes left] [01:21] * Shigeru checks the car over, making sure everything works. [01:21] Well, we can try to put some Metal on if you want, as armor.. doubt that'll work well. [01:23] Guess not. Wood is probably lighter and faster anyhow. [01:24] * Forbes stands up. "Time. Drivers, to your positions." [01:24] Yup. Good luck, Kaira. [01:24] Good luck Kaira. [01:24] * Kaira nods and puts on the helmet, then pushes the car to the starting line, like the other demons. [01:24] * Kaira then hops in. Woot. [01:26] [The other opponents consist of: Marcus, the muscle-bound one from the Juni team, squatting on an incredibly small board with wheels and a steering wheel.] [01:27] [Glorkle, from team Oog, with a large vehicle and many spiked chains automatically lashing out at random on their own.] [01:27] * Eoi waves a makeshift flag. "Go Kaira." [01:28] * Shigeru bites his lip. [01:28] [And Mantic, from team Mantis God, with a simplistic design: Aerodynamical bullet-shape, with spiked wheels. [01:28] ] [01:28] Ready... [01:28] 3. [01:28] 2. [01:28] 1. [01:28] Begin! [01:30] [The cars start rolling down the long hill, the Juni in the lead by far. Kaira is tied with Mantic, and Glorkle is somewhere in the back (he attempted to defeat opponents right after the start and failed)] [01:31] [The Juni just zooms down the hill as Mantic crashes into Kaira, the spikes on their vehicles connecting. [01:31] ] [01:33] * Shigeru watches intently. [01:33] * Eoi prays [01:33] The electrobes do a good job of keeping Mantic at bay, but as they continue the race, Kaira pulls slightly ahead of Mantic, which leaves him with just the right opportunity to shred her left rear wheel. [01:34] [As he pulls in for the kill, Kaira reaches back, using her own hand to shield it.] [01:34] * Shigeru winces. [01:35] [She then begins to pull ahead, leaving a trail of blood behind.] [01:35] (o.o) [01:36] [Meanwhile, Marcus hits a bump in the road, which causes the car to bounce a bit, which makes him fly a fraction off his seat. When he lands, his incredible weight crushes the puny car, sending him tumbling.] [01:36] * Eoi bites his lip.. [01:37] [Meanwhile, Glorkle finally begins to catch up with Mantic, and one of the spiked chains shatters him. (yes, him, not the vehicle). [01:37] ] [01:37] (c.c) [01:38] [And Kaira zooms passed the fallen Juni to the finish line.] [01:38] ... [01:38] * Eoi stands up and cheers! [01:38] * Shigeru cheers! [01:39] [The judges confer with each other. [01:39] ] [01:44] * Forbes stands up. "The winner: Team Smorfy!" [01:44] And the overall champion: With a unanimous agreement, Kaira. [01:44] * Shigeru grins. [01:45] [The crowd cheers. Whether this is for you or for the bloodshed. Who knows.] [01:45] * Eoi smiles. [01:45] There will be a ten minute break between events. [01:45] * Kaira makes her way back to the group, clutching her hand. [01:46] Good job, Kaira. It's not looking so impossible now. [01:46] Let's get you something for that hand. [01:46] Gotta start somewhere... [01:46] [Session End]