[21:33] [Day: Monday. Time: 5:00 P.M] [21:35] [Last night Mc tried to access Nakamura's files to find information on the changing weapon, only to find he had none. They decided to get some rest, and meet again in the clubroom in the evening. Did I mention all the time in Hell only amounted to skipping Sunday?] [21:35] [Session Start] [21:35] * Eoi idly drums his fingers on a desk. [21:36] * Shigeru sits at his usual desk and stares ahead, his eyes slightly glazed over. [21:37] * Norii taps at her PDA angrily. [21:37] * Sai is his usual tired looking self. He stares at the ground. [21:37] * Chelsea sits on a windowsil, gazing out and watching the passers-by. [21:37] I've...had an idea, but it might be a horrible one. [21:38] [Chelsea sees a few people, but they're like dots, since you're on the tenth floor and all] [21:38] (AFK for a bit.) [21:38] * Chelsea watches anyway. "What's this horrible idea, Sai? Not like we have any good ones." [21:39] Well...Suzaku knows more about the sword than anyone. But we can't just track him down. [21:39] You're right. It's a horrible idea. [21:39] But...we CAN track down someone who can track down two of the other gods. [21:40] I agree. Horrible idea. [21:40] * Sai sighs. "Thought so." [21:41] Ouch. [21:41] Still, do you have any that are better? [21:41] We could go searching around randomly. [21:42] Which would take forever and probably not turn up anything. [21:42] Yep. [21:42] If you guys think it's too risky, I'm willing to go by myself. [21:42] I'm desparate, here. [21:43] Your choice Sai. It's abo-su-fucking-lutly suicidal, but your choice. [21:43] I think going alone is the only thing that could possibly make the idea more horrible, Sai. [21:43] Hell. We've got a better chance for success by yelling "Hey, anyone seen a cursed sword?" out the window. [21:44] If Shigeru's mother can set up a meeting at a neutral location... [21:44] Sai, it won't work. [21:44] * Chelsea frowns. [21:45] We'll either end up stuck in a trap, dead, or they'll give us useless information and go after it themselves. [21:46] Or all of the above. Either way, that is about the most insane plan we could get. Other then attacking them with hummus. [21:46] If they go after it, we could follow them. If they didn't kill us or stick us in a trap. But I still don't like the idea. [21:47] I... [21:47] * Norii puts the PDA down. [21:48] * Chelsea looks at Norii. "Go ahead?" [21:48] * Sai shrugs. "They're after something else. We don't have anything to gain by preventing them from stopping some evil entity that'll destroy us all, or something. If we can take another threat out of the way for them, what do they have to lose?" [21:48] I want to do something. And I have no ideas... but this is folly. [21:48] You want to try it Sai, you go by yourself. I'm not suicidal. [21:50] * Eoi shrugs. "Well. Other then Suicidal Plan A, and Random Searching plan B, we appear to be low on ideas." [21:50] I'm not afraid of dying. It doesn't matter much to me if they kill me. [21:50] *** Mu-Tsu is now known as Darkheart [21:51] * Chelsea shakes her head. [21:51] * Eoi sighs and shakes his head. "Maybe it doesn't matter to you, but I don't want an ally dying." [21:52] If we're going to do something suicidal, we all do it together. Although I'd prever some reasonable alternative. [21:53] I'm really voting against the suicidal thing. [21:53] Becuase, y'know. We won't help anyone dead. [21:53] * Shigeru speaks up, "So you're saying choose the lesser of two evils, Sai?" [21:53] * Chelsea looks at Shigeru. [21:53] * Sai looks at Shigeru. "Yeah." [21:54] You know what Quentin would want in return. He'd know a desperate move if he saw it. [21:54] * Chelsea frowns. [21:54] And then where does that leave us? [21:54] Screwed. [21:55] ...on the other hand, how is Quentin doing these days? [21:55] Less so then if we try to deal with Q-man and the gods. [21:55] His little excusion to Hell can't have gone off the way he planned. [21:55] No, I don't know what he'd want. [21:55] ...that's a good question, Norii. [21:56] He's probably a very pissed off little man. [21:56] Which is yet another reason we SHOULD NOT be talking to him. [21:56] * Chelsea swivles to face the room more fully. "Actually, that's a very good question. I would dearly love to know the answer. Without having to ask him, of course." [21:56] Fine, fine. [21:57] The only other thing that occurs to me is asking Shigeru's mother about those two objects we got from that scientist guy. [21:57] What, the amnesia gunk? [21:58] The gunk and the device. [21:58] That little circular thing. [21:59] That's going out on a limb. [21:59] And as nice as it would be to ask, I don't see how it helps our present situation. [22:00] Has she gone back to Quentin, or is she still around, Shig? [22:00] Well. We could always go to our backup plan. [22:01] WHAT backup plan? [22:01] We have a backup plan? [22:01] * Shigeru responds quietly, "She said she was going home." [22:01] Of course we do. We go out for pizza. [22:01] ... [22:01] That is our "When we don't have any better ideas" plan. [22:02] ( ... ) [22:02] ...well, that has worked before. [22:03] ...if we have to go out for food, we go to the Rats and watch the TV. Somehow, that thing miraculously has told us what to do before. I swear it's magical. [22:03] So, unless anyone has any better ideas, I vote that we go for pizza. [22:04] *** Calculus has left IRC [22:04] Well then, it's settled. We go to the Rats and watch the mystical TV of hints. [22:04] ( ... ) [22:05] It's a stupid idea. [22:05] You have a better one? [22:05] * Shigeru shrugs. "Call Saki." [22:05] I still think my idea has a better chance of success. [22:05] * Eoi peers at Shigeru. "Or we could call Saki. See, we need to let Shigeru come up with more plans. He always has such good ideas." [22:05] .. anyone have her number? [22:05] We just TALKED to Saki. [22:06] She was going to check on more things. If she got something, good. If not, we don't lose anything. [22:06] Fine, fine. Give me the phone. [22:06] Yes, it's stupid. But even when nothing turns up, we'll get more space to think about it in. [22:07] * Eoi points to the phone. "There you go." [22:07] * Sai takes the phone and dials Saki's number. [22:08] Hi Saki. It's Sai. They want me to ask you if you've found anything since we talked. [22:09] *** Darkheart has quit IRC (Quit: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ) [22:09] ( Aw, SHIT. I just checked my personal mail, and the boss is drafting me to work tomorrow. ) [22:09] ( c.c; ) [22:09] ( ...they can do that? ) [22:09] ( .... o.o ) [22:09] ( Evil. ) [22:09] ( On this short a notice? ) [22:10] ( Burn your timecards in protest! ) [22:10] ( Effectively, yes. Ah, well. That just puts a time limit on. No more than three more hours guys. That's a hard number. ) [22:10] ( Meep ) [22:11] You sure? [22:11] ( He was sort of gambling, but yeah. I bet my pager is beeping, or it would be if I had it turned on. ) [22:13] Not really. Best I can think of is trying to cut a deal with Quentin, but that's been shot down. [22:14] Oh, damn. We never told you about him. [22:16] I know. [22:16] But this guy has contact with two of Suzaku's brethren. [22:17] He's working with...Genbu and Byakko, if I remember correctly. I think Seiryuu's the one that's gone rogue. [22:18] * Shigeru 's eyes are still glazed over, but he thinks to Sai, ~Working against Byakko.~ [22:19] * Sai blinks at Shigeru. "Who is?" [22:19] ~Genbu's working against Byakko. So's Quentin. You got it mixed up.~ [22:20] Sorry. Byakko is the one who's the enemy, and I don't know what the hell Seiryuu is doing. [22:21] Right. Anyway, what was that about something coming to mind about Mei-Yin? [22:22] Shock her emotionally? Not sure. Rejection from Shigeru is the best thing I can think of. [22:23] * Shigeru twitches at that. [22:23] Then I have no idea. [22:24] I hardly know her at all, other than that she's his girlfriend or something. [22:24] ... [22:24] Well, you want to ask him for ideas? [22:24] * Chelsea holds her head in her hands. [22:25] Okay. Give me a second. [22:26] * Sai covers the mouthpiece of the phone. "Shigeru. Do you have any idea of something that would emotionally shock Mei-Yin?" [22:27] * Shigeru actually blinks. "Shock her?" [22:27] Yeah. [22:27] Um. I kind of tried that already. I think... [22:28] ...did you *really* try? [22:28] ... No, not really. [22:28] Try telling her that she's fat. I hear that works well. [22:28] It seemed like it was just, you know, brinksmanship. [22:28] ( Hah! ) [22:28] Nothing that has to do with you or the sword, because those are her obsessions from the curse. [22:29] I thought that if she had it any more... look at her! I had to do something! [22:29] ...you could ignore her. [22:29] * Shigeru runs his hand through his hair and his eyes snap into focus. "Nothing to do with me or the sword... um..." [22:29] I mean completely. [22:29] I can't do that. [22:29] I know. I was the one who suggested the volcano, anyway. [22:30] As if her curse is still there, only now it affects you. [22:30] It might work, but- but I can't do that to her. [22:30] Even if it's the only way to bring her back? [22:30] * Eoi shrugs. "You could try kissing Chelsea right in front of her." [22:30] That might work. [22:30] Might kill Chelsea. [22:31] True. [22:31] Although I really doubt that you are THAT bad of a kisser Shigeru. ^_^ [22:31] Or you could kiss me. That would confuse her, at least. [22:31] ( Kiss Eoi! She'd never see it coming! ) [22:31] You could kiss Eoi. [22:32] Now we're just getting silly. Bleah. [22:32] * Shigeru snorts. "Never kissed anybody, Eoi. And I'm not gonna make you my first." [22:32] (Oh dear. I'm thinking like the GM now.) [22:32] * Chelsea grins. "Kiss Eoi? Sounds like a winner to me." [22:32] _ [22:32] No. [22:32] Just.. no. [22:32] * Chelsea snickers to herself. [22:32] In fact, I think that idea justifys a HELL no. [22:33] But...anyway. Saki recommends against anything that involves Shigeru. [22:33] There's got to be something else. [22:33] .. [22:33] Uh.. [22:33] A shock that... [22:33] ... Chelsea could insult the sword? [22:33] No. That wouldn't work. [22:33] Her relatives. [22:34] I doubt that'd get a favorable response, Eoi. [22:34] They wouldn't recognize her, Norii. [22:34] Her relatives? [22:34] Or would they? [22:34] No. They'd notice her, but not recognize her. [22:34] ( Do I remember all our old adventures with Mei, now, or just since she got "uncursed"? ) [22:35] ( Just since :P ) [22:35] ...would they have any photographs? [22:35] * Eoi ponders. [22:35] Well. Sai could pledge his undying love to Mei. That'd shock her real good. [22:36] Couldn't connect the photograph to the face. Now, it'd kind of be like someone walking in with a baby picture and pointing at it and saying it's them. [22:36] * Sai removes his hand from the phone. "We're going over ideas, but nothing seems very good." [22:36] You just take their word for it. [22:37] Right, but... [22:37] They do know they have a daughter. [22:37] Right. Later. [22:37] Who never writes and never comes home. [22:37] * Sai hangs up. [22:38] And with the curse non-functional, they would *notice* that something's wrong, ie she never writes or comes home. [22:38] I still say one of us should pledge our undying love to Mei. If that doesn't shock her, nothing would. [22:38] No, they would notice that there's this stranger saying she's their daughter. [22:38] I don't think that's the right kind of shock. [22:40] But if you want to try, I'm sure she'd be surprised if a girl declared their undying love for her. [22:40] ...the shock isn't for them, it's for her. If they can be persuaded that yes, this is her, then if they approached her and recognized and expressed it, then that's a severe emotional shock. [22:40] I.. really don't see it working Norii. Good idea, but just too many flaws. [22:41] I think Norii's on the right track...but I don't know how you'd get them to recognize her. [22:41] You won't. [22:41] But I think that's the kind of shock we need. [22:42] * Shigeru sounds oddly sad. "Maybe, but you won't get the parents to do it. The cure doesn't work in the past, just the present." [22:43] Dammit. We don't even know how to FIND her, let alone help her. [22:43] Maybe we just wait for a news report about someone cause mass carnage. [22:44] By then, Suzaku will have noticed her, if I understand correctly. [22:47] Well, then we're screwed. [22:49] Nothing fits, guys. [22:49] [RobedGuy walks in the door. "You know, maybe we should take her to see Kirby! Everyone likes Kirby."] [22:49] If we have to shock her, it might need- [22:49] *** Kirby is now known as RobedGuy [22:49] ... [22:49] * Shigeru sighs. "Go away." [22:49] ...you. [22:49] Go away Xelloss. We don't need you and your mysterious hints right now. [22:49] * RobedGuy turns his hooded head towards Chelsea. "Isn't that right, my love?" [22:49] * Chelsea looks at RobedGuy. "Eh?" [22:49] Oh. [22:50] Well, shucks. [22:50] ...Kirby. Really. [22:50] Ok. See ya! [22:50] * RobedGuy leaves. [22:50] *** RobedGuy is now known as Kirby [22:50] * Chelsea blinks. "What just happened?" [22:50] ... [22:50] * Norii twitches, struggling not to just blow the guy's brains out all over the floor. [22:50] (Okay, that was mildly amusing. ^^) [22:50] Y'know, HE might have had an idea, seeing as he seems to know so much. [22:50] ( ^^ ) [22:51] * Norii stomps off afte the robed one. [22:51] We don't need his kind of help. [22:51] It always ends badly. [22:51] HEY! [22:51] * Sai follows Norii. [22:51] [Norii gets out into the hall, but can't find him.] [22:51] ... [22:51] Fuck. [22:51] He's gone? [22:51] Dammit. [22:51] Indeed. [22:52] Chel, where's your' Kirby? [22:52] Chelsea's the only one that might be able to find him. [22:52] Like I was saying, though, it might need to involve me. [22:52] You know, the one *he* gave you? [22:52] * Chelsea reaches into her backpack and pulls out the Oracle of the Clairaudient Kirby. "Y'mean this one?" [22:53] Indeed. [22:53] (ARGH! Knock it off, Norii! *twitch*) [22:53] ...you carry it with you? O_o [22:53] It must be love. [22:53] Or at least lust. [22:53] * Shigeru says that with a perfectly straight face. [22:53] ( What? ) [22:53] (The I-word. ;_;) [22:53] * Sai holds his head. [22:53] ( Huh? ) [22:54] Not really, Shig. [22:54] (... You saw me at ACen and you still don't get it. :P) [22:54] (I still don't get what's wrong with 'indeed'. ^^;; ) [22:54] ( No, I don't. It's a word, I use it a lot. ) [22:54] (*twitch* It's the overuse of that word. And people overuse it all the time, thank you.) [22:54] And yes, I take it with me. It makes a delightful projectile, should I ever run out of daggers. [22:54] (I had a period of about three months where I was saturated with it, and I'd love to tell it to you, but not here. :P) [22:55] ( Deal. ) [22:55] * Chelsea gives the Kirby a squeeze. [22:55] Hiiii! [22:56] * Chelsea squeezes it again, just in case. [22:57] ( Probably asking for trouble, but hey. ) [22:57] This is a song I wrote for a special girl of mine... [22:57] ... [22:57] This bodes poorly. [22:57] *** Sonny has joined #besm [22:58] ( Shit. Thunderstorm coming. I may vanish suddenly. ) [22:58] *** Shadra has joined #besm [22:58] ...well, it's worth a try. [22:58] But if it's that bad, I'll buy you pizza. [22:58] Deal. [22:59] * Chelsea squeezes the Kirby again, and makes the sort of face one makes when they're sure something bad is about to happen. [22:59] Do it. [22:59] o/~ Chelseaaaaaa! Yodelahi Yodelahi Yodelahihooooo! o/~ [23:00] ... [23:00] Burn it. [23:00] *wince* [23:00] Do it again. [23:01] You can't be serious, Sai. You just can't. [23:01] I'm dead serious. [23:01] I say keep squeezing until he starts to loop. [23:01] ... [23:01] You squeeze it Sai. [23:01] If I have to, I will. [23:01] I'm three seconds from going to look for Mei-Yin myself. We don't have time for Xelloss's stupidity. [23:02] Look, it's a possibility. We're wasting time by arguing about it. [23:02] Then squeeze the fucking Kirby. [23:03] ( ... ) [23:03] *** Shadra has left #besm [23:03] * Sai reaches over and squeezes the kirby. [23:03] ... [23:03] You're not Chelsea! You're a Kung Fu Monster on the Rampage! 2! [23:03] ... [23:03] * Chelsea twitches. [23:03] ...you squeeze it, Chelsea. [23:03] Ok. Fuck this. If the next squeeze doesn't give us anything useful, I'm going to look for Mei-Yin myself. [23:04] ( Gah. Thunder getting closer. ) [23:04] Okay, I'll squeesze it again. But this is the last damned time, unless it starts spewing forth useful information. [23:04] * Chelsea squeezes it. [23:04] How'd the next part go? I forgot. Curse you, forgetfulness! You keep me from my love! [23:04] *** MLINK_AFK is now known as Mechalink [23:04] ... [23:04] ... [23:05] ...damn it. Come ON. Try again! [23:05] Well. That's it. [23:05] * Shigeru stands up, extends his walking stick, and walks out. [23:05] * Eoi walks out. [23:05] ( Come on, lucky sevens... ) [23:05] * Chelsea stuffs it back in her backpack, gets up, and walks out the door. [23:05] Have some patience! [23:05] *** ChAnime is now known as Chamelaeon [23:05] Damn you people. [23:06] Eh. [23:06] * Sai gets up and follows. [23:06] * Shigeru heads towards the class he and Mei shared. [23:06] ( Geez. Can't believe the MC's risking lives just because they're annoyed. ) [23:06] There's a limit. To how much of that we can take. [23:06] * Eoi heads for his motorcycle and starts it up. "Chelsea, Shigeru? You want a ride somewhere?" [23:07] (Don't talk to Shigeru about risking lives. :P) [23:07] ( Not just annoyed. They're *really* annoyed. ) [23:07] No thanks, Eoi. [23:07] * Shigeru keeps walking. [23:07] ( We don't have any idea what to do. Remeber the last time that happened? ) [23:07] ( We got pizza. ) [23:08] ( More then likely, the GM and his trusty NPCs told you :P ) [23:08] ( Uh.. Thunder is really close. ) [23:08] * Norii heads out as well. [23:08] Not really. I'm heading back to my apartment, I'll hve some wine, and I shall paint a bloodied Kirby, I think. [23:08] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [23:08] (But nobody wants to listen to the trusty NPC this time, just because he's annoying.) [23:09] (And how many times has he nearly gotten us killed? :P) [23:09] You want the pizza delivered? [23:09] ( Funny how that works. ) [23:09] ( *blink* was Norii talking to Chel? ) [23:09] (Doesn't hurt to at least LISTEN to him.) [23:09] ( Yeah. ) [23:09] (I know that, Sai. :P) [23:10] * Chelsea turns to Norii. "Sure, I guess. You coming?" [23:10] ( The last four times we've listened to him, it's almosty gotten us killed. ) [23:10] If you want some company, sure. [23:10] ( We ALWAYS almost get killed when we advance the plot. ) [23:10] ( That's for sure :P ) [23:11] * Chelsea shrugs. "Couldn't hurt. Come on, then." [23:11] ( Perhaps, but these were deliberate setups. ) [23:11] * Norii walks off with Chelsea. [23:12] * Chelsea walks off with Norii. [23:12] Godammit. [23:12] Toss me that Kirby. [23:13] * Chelsea fishes the Kirby back out and hands it to Norii. "Here you are." [23:14] Plug your ears, if you wish. [23:14] * Norii repeatedly squeezes the Kirby doll. [23:15] *** Eoi has joined #BESM [23:15] *** Eoi is now known as Atom [23:15] * Norii doesn't *really* expect to get anything out of it, but it's worth a few minutes of unpleasantness. [23:15] *** Jex has joined #BESM [23:15] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Atom [23:15] *** Atom is now known as Eoi [23:16] * Kirby repeats many times in various comical ways that Norii is most deffinately not Chelsea. [23:16] *blink* [23:16] * Norii tosses it back. [23:16] Sorry, Chel. [23:17] * Chelsea catches it. "I guess I'll give it a few desperate tries, too." [23:17] * Chelsea squeezes the Kirby. [23:18] If you ever need to contact me, Chelsea, just call 1-800-ROB- DGUY [23:18] ... [23:18] ... [23:19] Maybe later. [23:19] * Eoi idly drives his motorcycle to various places, looking for a sign of Mei. Places like the movie theater, the pizza place and Rats. [23:19] After a couple of glasses of wine. [23:19] * Sai stalks off, heading for the old Ricky Rats he used to hang out at. [23:20] Yes. A wondrous plan. [23:20] 2d6 [23:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6) and gets 8. [23:20] ( Good grief, everyone's splitting up ;_; ) [23:20] [Well, Eoi and Sai meet at #Rats . Get in there :P] [23:21] ( That's the other thing that happens... ) [23:22] 2d6 [23:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6) and gets 7. [23:23] * Norii orders over the cell as they walk back. [23:24] *** Jex has quit IRC (Quit: Imma fine! Just let me nuke that Super Bombad Racing by crahsing a Death Star on the track, please! ) [23:26] * Eoi stops at the Pizza Place, and fails to find Mei-Yin yet again. [23:26] * Chelsea opens the bottom door to the stairwell when they reach the warehouse her home is in, and holds it open for Norii. [23:27] * Norii nods thanks. [23:27] * Eoi heads for the movie theater and fails to find Mei-Yin yet again. [23:28] * Eoi gets idly upset and checks out the college. [23:28] * Chelsea locks the door closed behind her and Norii, and proceeds up the stairwell. She unlocks and opens the upper door to the apartment itself, and holds it as well. [23:28] * Sai wanders back to the university. [23:28] So what do you think? [23:29] ( As for the apartment, you know the drill. Huge, spacious, expensively and comfortable furnished, bookshelves, yadda. There are many paintings on easels on the far side of the main room, most of them of things witnessed by the MC. ) [23:29] *** Demota has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [23:29] * Eoi runs out of ideas, and goes to check with his grandfather. Maybe he has some ideas Eoi can borrow. [23:30] * Sai returns to the club room, once he gets there. [23:30] What do I think? Hm. I think we're in trouble. [23:30] The sad thing is, "we" aren't. [23:30] ( Agh. ) [23:31] ( Why can't you all just stay in one place? ;_; ) [23:31] ( Because you didn't give us any ideas. ) [23:31] * Chelsea chuckles. "Care to elucidate?" [23:31] I mean, if we all just backed away from the whole mess, it would all pretty much disappear. [23:31] (Because we don't have any reason to?) [23:31] *** Demota has joined #BESM [23:31] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [23:31] *** Eoi sets mode: -o Demota [23:31] Mei... well, I don't know that I really give a shit about Mei. [23:32] *shrug* I don't know her. The times I can remember meeting her, she's rubbed me the wrong way. [23:33] The only bad thing, the only real consequence, would be that Shig would... [23:33] * Norii shakes her head. [23:33] * Chelsea thinks about that and nods. "You might be right. Frankly, I don't care much for her, either." She reaches the wine rack. "Is there anything in praticular you'd like?" [23:33] *** Samantha has joined #BESM [23:33] ( Hiya. ) [23:33] Mmm. Just a Zinfandel - I don't want to get too pissed. [23:33] (Kiss kiss) [23:33] ( 'lo Sam. There is a game going on right now. ) [23:34] (Whoops.) [23:34] ( You don't have to leave. ) [23:34] ( Not a problem. ) [23:34] * Sai storms into the club room, and slams the door. [23:34] (Danke.) [23:34] * Chelsea nods and picks out a Zinfandel and carries the bottle and two glasses to the coffee table, which is faced by two chairs and a sofa. She sits on the sofa. [23:35] Please, have a seat. [23:35] Shiggy... it's not like I'm in love with him, but damn it, he's dealt with enough shit in his life. [23:35] * Sai collapses into a handy chair, and stares at the phone. [23:35] *** Kirby has left #besm [23:36] And it really hurts to see this happen to him. [23:36] GODAMMIT! [23:36] I... I didn't join this stupid club to save the world. [23:38] I wanted some help understanding myself, that's all. But then they had me come along on a hunt or two, and it was dangerous, so I got myself a gun. [23:38] * Chelsea pours two glasses and hands one to Norii. "Neither did I. Admittedly, I have my own goals in this." [23:38] * Sai breaks down and cries. [23:38] ( Ummm... ) [23:38] ( Sai and Shig, join #Club for my sanity, please ;_; ) [23:38] (Seperate channels, *please*. Thanks.) [23:39] ...and unexpectedly, I got good at it. And I got pulled fully into this little game that is Mystery Club. [23:39] * Chelsea nods. "A tragic story." [23:40] * Norii sips, and nearly spittakes. [23:40] * Chelsea has a sip from her glass, holding it by the bowl rather than the stem. [23:40] *gasp* Yeah. Very tragic story. [23:40] * Chelsea blinks. "Are you alright? Sorry if that sounded wrong." [23:41] * Norii wipes tears away. "Yeah, just struck me funny." [23:41] * Chelsea chuckles. "Well, that's what I said it for. Although I wasn't expecting it to be *that* funny." [23:42] Here, let me get some paper towels. [23:42] No, don't worry. It's not on anything. [23:42] Eh. Enough self-pity. [23:43] * Chelsea sets her glass down and goes to the kitchen, coming back with paper towels. "Yes, but it'll get there eventually." [23:43] * Chelsea grins. [23:43] I guess I'm just pissed off at being snookered by "Naka-sensei" for two whole years. [23:44] That is easily understandable. Very easily. [23:44] * Chelsea has more wine. [23:45] Mmm. One more glass. I really don't want to get tooo soused. [23:45] To return to where we began, I have reasons for helping Mei- Yin, although they aren't my own, tragically. [23:45] * Chelsea finishes about half her glass and looks thoughtful. [23:47] * Chelsea apparently comes to a conclusion, and nods to herself. [23:48] I wish we hadn't chased Robey off... but how many times has he misled us before? [23:48] One more glass, hm? [23:48] Yeah, I think so. [23:49] Several times. Four, I think. More if you include my attempts to get information out of him. [23:49] * Chelsea pours for Norii. [23:49] All the wheels within wheels make my head hurt. [23:50] One of the best pieces of information we have is that conversation the Kirby let us in on... but the doll was provided by someone we have every reason to distrust. [23:50] Mmm. There are times when I think I can understand it clearly. Then life goes and proves me wrong. [23:51] But if that conversation was a deliberate fake, then just about everything I think I know makes no sense at all. [23:52] * Chelsea nods. [23:52] Which makes Robey... what? An enemy? A friend that we can't trust? Just another pawn, maybe? [23:53] Any of the above. Speaking of which, shall we give him a call? [23:53] * Norii shudders. [23:53] Yes, that is a good point. [23:54] We have to know. We have to find out what he stopped by for. [23:54] * Chelsea nods. [23:54] Well, I'm here for moral support. ^^_v [23:54] * Chelsea pulls out her cel phone and flips it open, dialing the number the Kirby so helpfully spouted before. [23:55] * Chelsea grins. "That is fortunate." [23:55] ( BRB! ::dashes:: ) [23:55] *** RobedGuy has joined #besm [23:56] * RobedGuy pops in through the door. "Chelsea! I knew you would call, my love!" [23:57] * Chelsea blinks and turns. [23:57] * Norii *really* spittakes this time. [23:57] Uhm. H'lo. [23:57] ( It's a teleportphone! ) [23:57] Ohmigod, Chel, I'm sorry. [23:57] * Norii gets the paper towels this time. [23:58] * Chelsea hands the roll to Norii. "Don't worry about it." [23:58] * Norii sops up wine, sheepishly. [23:58] Hello, Robey. [23:59] * RobedGuy waves. [23:59] And how are you, this fine afternoon? Please, come in. Wine?" [00:01] Sure! [00:01] Yeah, make yourself at home. Can I take your robe? [00:02] * Chelsea gets up and gets another glass. "I hope you don't mind Zinfandel." [00:02] Mmm... No. [00:03] * Norii snaps her fingers. "Nuts." [00:04] * Chelsea turns back, and you can see her working to keep the smirk off her face. She brings another glass to the coffee table, fills it, and hands it to RobedGuy. "Here you are." [00:05] ( Have we ever really seen Robey's face? Ever? ) [00:05] ( Nope :P ) [00:06] ( Nope. And he can probably sip his wine without us seeing it, too. ) [00:06] * RobedGuy holds his head up and pours it down the hood of his robe. "Mmmm! Good schtuff!" [00:06] ... [00:07] So why'd you stop by this afternoon, anyway? [00:07] * Chelsea only barely manages to contain her horror. [00:08] To profess my love for Chelsea, of course! [00:09] * Eoi parks his bike in front of Chelsea's apartment and rings the bell. [00:09] If that was all, surely you wouldn't have let Eoi chase you away... [00:09] ... [00:09] Ah. Well, I... I'll go get that. [00:09] Please pardon me. [00:10] * Chelsea walks calmly to the apartment door, closes it behind her, and RUNS down the stairs to the outer door. [00:10] ...so tell me. Are you cute under that thing? [00:10] * Chelsea unlocks and opens the outer door. [00:11] That's a secret! [00:11] Chelsea! I figured it out! [00:11] ...of course. [00:11] You couldn't just let me have a peek? [00:11] * Norii turns on the cuteness, such as she can... [00:12] * Chelsea blinks. "Eoi? *You* figured it out? What'd you figure out?" [00:12] How we can get the sword away from Mei-Yin. Well, I've got two ideas actually. [00:12] * Chelsea blinks. "I suppose it couldn't hurt to hear it. Come on up." [00:12] Mmm... No! My face is reserved for Chelsea! [00:12] * Eoi nods and comes on up. [00:13] I suppose that's fair. But I could give her a good recommendation... [00:13] * Chelsea leads Eoi up, not bothering to lock the doors since they don't ever seem to keep anybody out anyway. [00:13] Nah, you don't need to recommend her to me. [00:13] Hi Norii. Hi Xelloss. [00:14] I meant the other way around. She still hasn't made her mind up about you... [00:14] Eh. Oh, well. [00:14] Hey, Eoi, feeling better? [00:14] Much. I've figured it out! [00:14] So, Eoi. Care to tell us these famous ideas? [00:14] Well, one is rather simple and I feel stupid for not thinking of it before. [00:15] I try to excorcise Mei-Yin. [00:15] Wooooooo. [00:15] Worst comes to worst, we can "hold" her long enough for me to try my second plan. [00:15] * Norii thinks for a second. [00:15] I'm sure we will too. Go ahe... hm? [00:15] Are you powerful enough? [00:15] Remember that amnesia liquid? [00:15] Oh, wow. [00:16] ...but man, if it doesn't work, we'd about have to kill her. [00:16] My grandfather told me a story about a friend of his who loved a naginata. He eventually sold it though, because he had alzheimers and forgot how much he loved it. [00:16] If we can get Mei-Yin to forget how much she loves the sword, we can get it away from her. [00:17] Or she would slaughter us. [00:17] Or she would slaughter us. [00:17] Or she'd try. I have no intention of of letting myself be slaughtered. [00:17] Which leads me to plan three. Norii kisses Mei. While she's shocked, we grab the sword and run. [00:17] Nope! You have to live to marry me! [00:17] I really hope we don't have to try plan three. [00:18] ...ME?!? [00:18] ...HER?!? [00:18] Of course. You're the one she would least suspect. [00:18] * Eoi nodnods sagely. [00:18] Now we just need to find her. [00:18] Which shouldn't be too hard. OK Xelloss, where the hell is she? [00:18] * Norii would spittake once more, had she not forgotten her glass of wine. [00:19] Mmm... I don't know ((_^ [00:19] ...I'm sure plan one or two will work fine. [00:19] Don't give us that shit. You seem to know about everything. [00:20] * Chelsea looks at RobedGuy. "Do you think you could find out?" [00:20] Do I? [00:20] It would be ever so helpful, and I'm sure Chelsea would really appreciate it. [00:20] Welllll.... [00:20] * Norii looks down and sees her glass. The wine suddenly looks more attractive. [00:21] * Norii sips and waits. [00:21] There might be something I can do. ((_^ [00:21] Get to it then Xelloss. [00:21] But it's a secret. [00:21] Just... something? [00:21] * RobedGuy heads out the door. "Yep. G'bye!" [00:21] *** RobedGuy is now known as Kirby [00:21] Ok. Norii, can you go and get that Amnesia Liquid? [00:21] ...damn. I wanted to ask him something before he left. [00:22] Sure... [00:22] Right. We need the amnesia liquid, and we should probably find Shig, and maybe Sai. [00:22] Good. Chelsea, you need to find Shigeru. We're going to need him. [00:22] Either of you need a ride? [00:22] * Norii grimaces. Well, it'll at least be heroic. [00:22] Fine. I'll go find Sai. [00:22] Hey, guys? [00:22] Yes, Norii? [00:22] What's up Norii? [00:23] We're just going to trust Robey? Just like that? [00:23] We don't have a choice. [00:23] I trust him about as far as I can throw him. [00:23] Which is why we need Shigeru. [00:23] Of course not. [00:23] Yeah, but Shiggy's never been able to read him before. [00:24] This gets him out of our hair, and if his facts turn out to be accurate, all the better. [00:24] Shigeru we need to find Mei. If she wants to hide, he is the only one that can find her. [00:24] If he does something that helps us, so much the... what... Eoi... said. [00:24] [The phone rings.] [00:24] Really, I just- [00:24] .. should I get that? [00:24] No, it's Chelsea's place. [00:25] Ok then. All yours Chel. [00:25] ( NO! If someone other than Eoi answers the phone... ) [00:25] ( Chelsea, join #Club ) [00:25] * Chelsea goes to get the phone. [00:26] * Chelsea picks up the phone. "Chelsea Taltos speaking." [00:27] * Chelsea blinks. "Oh, hey Shig. What's up?" [00:28] "Alright. What'd she have to allow?" [00:29] "...I see." [00:29] "I don't much like that thought." [00:30] * Chelsea curses in three languages. "Yes, that fits with that we heard yesterday." [00:31] * Eoi frowns. [00:31] "Damn. Double damn. So. It comes down to where we want to be when she comes after you." [00:32] "Well, then if we're all in the same place, we make it that much easier for her, don't we?" [00:33] * Eoi frowns more. [00:33] "Right. So she'll look to do it in some cliche'd, overly dramatic manner?" [00:33] "Hm. Well, I know a thing or two about drama." [00:33] ( Bah. With you guys, cliche'd is if she uses anything short of a waffle iron to do it. ) [00:34] (*laughs*) [00:34] ( Heh ) [00:35] ( ...she could, you know. :P ) [00:35] ( Well, for one round, anyway. ) [00:35] ( * Mei-Yin squashes Eoi in a giant waffle iron. e_e ) [00:37] "We need a place... hm. Well, if nothing else we could set it up where most of us are guarding you. Although by the laws of drama, that has about a 50% chance of making us fodder." [00:37] Why not bring him here? [00:38] * Chelsea turns to Eoi. "That's my plan, actually." [00:38] ( Wait for her in that church where you fought Vicki's dad! That's cliche! ) [00:38] "Yes, it would be anticlimactic. And we wouldn't want that." [00:38] ( Tokyo Tower! ) [00:39] "Hm. Shall we lure her here? Or shall we go to a more cliche location somewhere?" [00:39] ( Wow, the height of cliche. ) [00:39] Unless you have a factory with machines that shoot fire for no good reason, I think this is the most cliched. [00:40] ( We need to install a flame factory on top of Tokyo Tower. ) [00:40] Anyway, you want me to go pick up Shigeru Chel? [00:41] " ...Tokyo Tower? That must be some exclusively Japanese cliche' that I'm not aware of, right?" [00:42] We are not going to Tokyo Tower. It'll get destroyed. [00:42] * Chelsea gives a questioning look to Eoi and Norii. [00:42] * Norii simply shakes her head. [00:42] Tokyo Tower gets destroyed in every anime known to man at some point or another. [00:42] It's a gathering point of magical energy or something, because tons of climatic showdowns happen there. [00:42] "Norii and Eoi are against the Tower idea, Shig." [00:43] * Eoi shrugs. "It could work." [00:43] * Chelsea sighs. "Yes, she would be waiting for us there. Damn." [00:43] ( I like it. ^_^ ) [00:43] I just think it's a little.. public. [00:43] "Eoi raises a good point. Although there'd be fewer people there if we did at, say, the toll of midnight." [00:44] *** Samantha has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving ) [00:44] Yes, but then we're just asking to be killed. [00:44] At Chelhouse, we have the home field advantage. [00:44] * Chelsea shrugs. [00:45] "So. Here or there, Shig? Either way, we can be along to pick you up soon." [00:45] "Oh. Well, since you've made up your mind, I guess we're going there, too." [00:45] "Or I am, anyway." [00:46] ( Shall I end it? ) [00:46] * Chelsea looks at Eoi and Norii again. "Oh, and Eoi has some solutions for helping Mei, but for one of them we'll need to pick something up on the way. Where are you now?" [00:46] * Chelsea smirks. "Hey, don't mention it, Shig." [00:47] (Eh. Sure, I guess.) [00:47] ( Please. ) [00:47] [Session End]