[Yesterday, you took a trip up to Miyako, where you fought the shroomsnail-turned-jellymouse with Dimitri, Naomi's Russian jerk of a replacement. Today, you gather in the clubroom at the same usual time. Dimitri's not around. Is that a good thing? Let's find out!] [Session Start] * Peter is.. (GASP!) reading. * Maria is trying to read over Peter's shoulder again. * Chie walks in the clubroom. "Evenin', all." * Rei isn't dancing or singing this time! She's poking in some metal monstrosity with a screwdriver instead. * Chomei is sitting down, looking and making a few minor adjustments to Maria's suit. It's almost done... Hi Chie! Give me a hand here, will ya? * Chie walks over to the table and peers over Rei's shoulder. "What is it?" * Lazar is sitting on the floor beside Peter's desk, in a vaguely meditative position. ( This time, it's a mixture of Sumarian and Latin! ) * Rei pokes her head out. "EVIL! PURE EEEEEEVIL!" Y'know, Prof, you're gonna have to teach me whatever that language is sometime. Hmm? * Chomei pricks his finger. "Dangit... Could you keep it down Rei?" No. Besides that. * Makoto wanders in, spinning his black-and-white yo-yo in cheerful swoops. This is normal for him. He still has gray eyes and short black hair, and that's normal, too. However, he's about four feet tall and looks to be a big-eyed, innocent-faced version of himself at six years old. Hi everybody! It's the Rei Supaa 2059 Coffee And French Fry Maker! You need to borrow my lenses or... No, really. I mean, it apparently has lots of interesting stuff written it. * Chie looks up. "Oh good lord. Makoto?" * Makoto smiles brightly. * Rei blinks. "Cute!" * Chomei looks up. "Oh no..." Hi Chie! Hi Rei! * Maria blinks and looks up at Rei. "And what maker?" * Peter looks up. ".. That is profoundly disturbing." Coffee and french fries, 'course. * Rei peers at Makoto. "You're Makoto, right? Or are ya his lil' brother or somethin'?" * Lazar opens one eye. "Makoto shrink in wash?" * Chie chuckles. "Good one, Laz." * Maria looks over at Makoto. She says, dryly, "Hey, wow. You look different today, Makoto. New haircut?" * Makoto grins. "Yeah, I forgot to set the temperature to 'cold' in the last load of laundry." * Chomei finishes up with Maria's suit. "Here you go." He hands the suit to Maria. "You might want Rei to look over the circuitry again, other than that though, it's good as new." * Makoto spins his yo-yo back to a normal sleeping position and skips over to to Rei. * Maria hops off the wall where she was perched and accepts the suit. "Thanks, Cho. Rei?" But I'm still me, so mneh. * Rei peers at Makoto some more. That's so cool. Huh? Oh, sure. * Rei reaches for the suit. * Chomei looks at Makoto. "You really should be more careful next time Makoto, I hear decreasing your age is bad for you, you might stay that way." Well, at least I'm not the shortest one around here anymore. * Lazar slowly gets up, patting his chest lightly. "All gone. Good." * Maria hands the suit over. "It's so nice to have talented friends." o/~ * Chie looks over at Lazar. "Yeah? Great!" * Rei takes a look at the suit. Hee. I have trouble staying -any- shape, Chomei. * Chomei shrugs. "You have a point." Golem heal fast. Still no like getting sliced, though. * Chie nods. No pain... tired. Very tired. * Rei hands the suit back and gives Maria a cheery thumbs up. "It'll work good as new! You've got Rei's stamp of A-proval." Sleep in tomorrow. Works for me! You sleep? * Makoto looks WAY up at Lazar. "That's cool that you can heal quickly. I would be worried, seeing as how you're made of rock and all. How does it even work?" Sleep gotcha down? Sugar and caffeine is the ultimate answer! And more sleep. Rei, he can't eat, remember? * Peter looks up again. ".. I think the last thing you need is more sugar and or caffeine." * Maria takes the suit back. "Excellent. 'Scuse me for sec." * Maria runs out of the room! * Makoto snickers at Peter's comment, but because he's so small it sounds more like a giggle. (Awww, chibi-Makoto's so cute! ^_~) Magiks that power golem heal golem. Okay, so he can't eat. That's what IVs are for. * Makoto nods at Lazar. "Makes sense." * Lazar eyes Rei. "And how get needle through stone skin?" So, do we have any assignments today? You try sticking an IV in a rock. * Chie resists the urge to facepalm, much as she loves Rei. Yeah, prof, heard anything? One of these days, I'll do it. Just wait and see. And it won't even be cheese. * Rei plops onto a chair and pokes at the metal thing some more. Plus, have no veins to stick needle into. * Chie leans back and props her elbows on the table. Well, we'd just need to give you one of those, too. * Rei gets big sparkly eyes. "Please, turn me into a real boy!" ... Hey, Lazar! Does your nose grow when you lie? ^_^ ... Right. * Makoto moves away from Rei, to be safe. Please, do not be of mocking my... condition. (Silly Makoto. Nowhere is safe from Rei.) ( Hehe. ^_^ ) Rei, that's insulting. Kindly stop it. (Silly players. Kirby is for Brett.) It's not mockery. Well, not really intended to be. I guess maybe it can be taken that way. But, hell, if people mock me, I think I have a right to mock them back. We should put that in the constitution. The Right to Mock. Right after The Right to Tang and before The Right to Stay Up Past Midnight. We're not in America, and those are not in the constitution. * Lazar frowns. "And when I mock you?" * Maria walks back in, holding a Kirby plush. "Uhm. Anyone drop this in the hallway?" * Chomei leans back in his chair. It seems he didn't hear a word Rei said. Plushie! * Makoto runs for Maria, arms open wide. * Chie chuckles. "Your toy, Mako-chan?" Gimme! * Rei pouts. "Y'call me a... whatever that word was. Starts with an M, ends with an ugh." * Maria smirks. "Ah-ah-ah. What do you say, Makoto-chan?" * Peter blinks. "A.. toy? Be careful. It could be some sort of trap." Pleeeeeeeease? Okay. ^_^ ( a Mugh? :P ) * Maria hands Makoto the Kirby. And ruffles his hair, too. So cute! Mesheggenah. No insult. Just mean you bit... what word... zany. * Chie raises an eyebrow. "A trapped plushie, prof? What, is there a record of that?" * Chomei looks at Makoto again. "Wow, he even acts like a six-year old." There are, in fact, multiple records. * Makoto beams happily, and promptly carries the plushie over to Peter, waving Kirby's arms around as if to make the toy "fly" across the room. Yeah, okay, and how was I supposed to know that? Every other time I've been called 'freak' and 'crazy' it was meant in mockery. [When Makoto does that, there's a click, and a recording starts playing!] * Makoto lands the Kirby on the desk in front of Peter and makes it wave an arm. O_O The legendary "demon dolls" alone could count, but there are also instances of enchanted plushies being used to convey messages. Because I said I no call you freak? ...I think this is one of htem. (them, even) * Makoto holds the Kirby very still when it begins to speak. * Chomei pays close attention to the Kirby. As.. I was saying. * Peter listens. * Rei shrugs. "Ferget it. I didn't figure you liked me, anyway. And I didn't wanna be mean." She looks over at the Kirby. * Maria frowns and listens. * Kirby says, sounding like Scrooge McDuck: "Bless me bagpipes! Did you know that while the spear was being stolen from Skygarden last week, there was someone else stealing an even more important item from another wing?" * Kirby says, sounding like Goofy: "Really? Gawrsh! What'd they take now?" * Lazar mutters under his (lack of) breath. "I just big moving rock to hide behind. No worry about feelings..." ... * Rei giggles. Aww, geez. We're in a cartoon now? * Peter pats Lazar. * Maria blinks. "What kind of crazy people are those supposed to be?" * Chomei shrugs. "Cartoon characters? American one's, I'd guess." Cartoon characters! Scrooge roxxors. Oh. * Makoto turns and puts his finger against his lips to shush people until the recording is finished. Ancient Cartoon characters. * Kirby says, sounding like Sylvester: "Sufferin' succotasch! Some sort of silly spherical stone was taken to Gifu tower!" * Kirby says, sounding like Donald: "Hey! Who are you?" * Rei has her computer out in an instant and starts typing away. What did he say that last time? * Kirby says, sounding like Mickey: "No time for that! I hope someone stops them!" * Maria sweatdrops, and doesn't know why. * Kirby stops after that. Okay, everyone who thinks this is a trap, raise your hand. * Chie raises hers. * Rei raises her hand, keeps typing with the other. * Chomei slowly raises his hand. Do we really need to vote on this? * Maria raises her hand too. We're voting? * Lazar raises his. * Makoto raises Kirby over his head, and makes the plushie raise its arms. S'not a vote, prof. More like an expression of popular opinion. Kirby thinks it's a trap, too. I mean, really. * Kirby has nothing else to say. (Um... Rei's theme song just came on... think she'll get something?) Disturbing that they knew where to send this, though. Gifu Tower... how interesting. Intresting in what way, Prof? "Something we want to investigate" interesting or "Place of our certain doom" interesting? * Rei makes a face. "Weird. Don't like it. Don't like it at all." I don't like it either. It explains why the security was out before us and the other thieves got there, but like I said, it's disturbing that they knew to send this thing here. ( Me neither. What am I thinking? c.c ) * Maria frowns. It's a place where spirits gather. Hey, those other accounts of Kirby's. Where were they usually sent? Huh, really? Wonder why I never heard of it? Great. I'll bet Chie'll love it there. And when I say 'love' I really mean 'hate'. It's not a very well known place. * Chie shudders. "Yeah. They'll all wanna talk to me. I hate it when that happens." The most common place for Kirby Plushie Hints to appear were to the last Mystery Club. They're so happy to see someone who can hear them that they all start telling me their life stories. And their death stories. And their afterlife stories. Well, you're like the new person. They've already told everyone they know, right? * Makoto wanders around the room, making Kirby "fly" along. Joyfun. Dad ranted about that before. Something about 'Kirby spells doom.' Sounds reassuring. Oh boy, does that mean we're gonna get lotsa Kirby 'hints' from now on? * Chie frowns. "I hate gossip from live people. Why should dead people be any more fun?" How would they know that. * Chomei grins Tell them to be quiet or I hit them. Usually work with people. How're you gonna hit spirits, Lazar? Do ya have a spirit fly-swatter? I appreciate the sentiment, Laz, but it isn't gonna work in this case. Can you just ignore them? ( Good grief c.c ) I golem. They never see golem before... how they know I can't hit them? *slight grin* Spirits can be very .. needy, according to all reports. I can try. But it's hard when you have everyone trying to yell in your ear at once. If nothing else, it's distracting. * Makoto snickers, or giggles, or whatever it is he does today. For one who can sense them, ignoring them is like ignoring someone screaming into your ear with a microphone. And sadly, there's no such thing as spiritual earplugs. Then maybe we should make some. * Maria smirks. Gah, I bet Rei might be able to make you a pair though, right? It's been tried. Oh. Most fail. Spirtual "voices" are not heard in the same way. Heh. Yeah, Rei could... it has? Aww, damn. * Lazar shrugs. "Was just suggestion." * Rei blinks a few times at her screen. "Heeeey, now that's just funky. Like chicken. Funky chicken takin' me to funky town." Yeah, well. It hasn't been tried by us. I'm really thinking we don't have time to waste. Maybe a lead helmet. I heard once that lead blocks -everything- Ya got something deep fat frier? * AnotherKirby has joined #besm Pandora hacked into everyone's favorite museum's database, and guess what? Nothing else is listed as stolen! But someone *did* cut a hole over a rosetta stone. Chie, if you don't believe you can handle the spirits, we could ask you to wait outside. They cut a hole but nothing was missing? You could. But let's wait until we get there. ... that sound fishy. Like fish... but stinkier. If nothin' else, I can wear one of my own wards. That usually keeps them away slightly. Zactly, Makoto. Least, nothing's listed as missing. Kinda weird, that. Does it say whether the museum bothered to check if the one they still have is the one they had BEFORE that night? Ward-mail? It sure does. * Rei grins. "Fraud is an art." * Chie nods at Chomei, then turns to Rei. "Yeah, what Makoto said." So, should we take the bait? I mean, it could be a diversion or a false start, but I doubt it. If it's been replaced, they sure as hell don't know. If they did, it woulda been in the paper by now, probably. Or at least here. Although I'd hope that they'd at least check. Then again, common sense is sorely lacking among lots of people. * Rei taps at her computer. * Maria looks at Peter. "Hey, Prof. Rosetta stones are some kinda' special, right?" Very. Alright. What kind of special are they? ... Well, Bruiser--I mean, Dmitri isn't here. It's not like we've got anything else to do. And this Kirby did come to us... * Chomei lifts his eyebrow. "What are- yeah." Hey, you're right. Mr. Sunshine hasn't shown up yet. No Comrade Jerkov. How sad. Yeah, where is the Russian Hotdog? Y'know, screw him. If he wants to skip out on his *job*, then that's his problem. Perhaps he believes he is not needed. * Maria blinks at Chie, then catches the joke and snerks. Very special. Besides their more obvious quality, they are said to be important ingrediants in spells. * Rei typetypes. "Found a picture! It's ovalish. But I guess you could take it as a sphere. Isn't that fun?" 'S funny, tho, what with the lecture he gave us on being here on time an' stuff. * Makoto nods at Peter. "Then he either didn't know about this Kirby, or if he did he thought we could handle it." * Rei grins at Maria. "I call it irony. Can you say 'irony', kids?" Something doesn't seem right about him though... * Maria frowns. "How much would be needed for a spel? Could they just chip a little off and use that?" Ferrite? * Maria snickers at Rei. "'Ai-raw-nii.'" A whole stone is usually needed for the spell. Louder! * Chie frowns. "Rosetta stones... can't say I know anything about them. Nobody's ever given me one to set in a ring or anythin.'" * Maria says, louder. "'AI-RAW-NII." XD * Rei cheers! * Lazar deadpans. "Stealing rocks. Evil people." ... They are! Those rocks deserve a good home. Hey, I work with semi-valuable rocks all the time. Trust me, I'd be pissed if I got robbed. And anyway, anybody who steals a rock to work magic is probably not working friendly magic. Anyway. If they need the whole thing, then why get to it and then leave it? Could the one at the museum be a fake? Or do they just need a certain one, and that wan't it? Well, we have a Kirby that's probably a trap, a clue to where it is which is probably also a trap, and some people without any direction... So let's go stop them! A Rosetta Stone is a translation tablet. * Makoto holds Kirby overhead triumphantly. I bet I bet I bet... the one at the museum is fake. ... I only semi-valuable? *grin* * Rei grins. "The best part, 'course, is that often fakes become more valuable than originals. Can ya dig it? I know I can." I can dig it! * Chie grins back. "Well, I haven't done a formal appraisal yet." It could be a copy. A copy would not have the mystical qualities. Dig what? * Makoto flies Kirby just outside the clubroom, making flying sound effects. Time to gooooooo... To the Tower! And they're takin' it to Gifu-I'm-A-Tourist-Attraction-Tower. Gotcha. * Maria nods at Rei. "So then all we need to do is find out who has a real rosetta stone and we know where the jerks will trike next." Then she realizes what she's saying. "Gee. Shouldn't be too hard." And the museum would not be looking for mystical qualities. We should head 'em off at the pass, pilgrim. * Rei nodnods at Maria. * Chomei nods. "Let's waste them good." We should hurry. No want be late for trap. Sounds like a plan. Right! It's rude to be late for your own death. * Makoto sneaks into the bathroom once he's out of sight, so as to change back to his normal self in private. Driving as a six-year old causes legal problems. (Aww, I wanted to see that!) * Rei closes her computer and sticks it in her backpack, then stands. ( I did too. ;_; ) ( Not this time! ) (Wah. ;_;) Or death of others. * Peter nods. "Let us be off." * Makoto pokes his head around the corner and looks into the clubroom. He's much taller, and his shirt's tight now instead of loose and baggy because it didn't grow with him. Yeah, let's hurry up. Right. * Lazar nods. Let's rock. * Maria heads for... the parking lot! By the way. How far away is this tower? ( To the parking lot! ) * Rei does too! * Chie heads out as well. * Chomei goes to... the parking lot? * Lazar follows'n stuff. Aww, it's a hop, skip, and a jump away, Maria. * Peter heads to his Van and starts it up. Good. ^_^ * Chie heads to her bike. "Anybody ridin' with me this time?" * Maria hops on Rei's motorcycle. She likes living dangerously. * Makoto makes his way down to his "very gray" Subaru and revs the engine. Woot! * Chomei shakes his head rapidly. I'll take a car or a van... no cycles. You guys don't love me anymore. I see. * Chie mock-pouts. * Rei hops onto her motorcycle and hands Maria a helmet. "Time for the chicks of wonder to wonderzoom outta here!" Well, your loss. Don't be so pouty, Chie. ... Race ya! Well, Chie, you could just ride with us, and leave your bike here. ^_^ * Chie hops on her bike and jams her helmet on. "You're on!" * Lazar heads for the van. "Van no like golem. Bike like less." * Rei cackles. "One two three go!" She goes! * Chie revs up and heads out. * Chomei watches them ride off to... the tower! * Makoto waits for Chomei, and then follows everybody to the tower. (The tower!) * Chomei hops into the car. (THE TOWER!) (Wait, that's bad.) (... Reversed?) (The TOWER REVERSED! :p) (El Towerissimo!) (*nods*) (Yum... Asphaltalicious.) ( The.. uh.. Tower of Justice! ) (Hehe.) (For great justice!) ( I HAVE THE TOWERRRRR! ) [And off they go, to Gifu Tower! It takes 40 minutes to drive there, then 10 more minutes to find parking for some godforsaken reason. The tower is ancient Japanese style (circa 1650), and about 4 floors tall. It's surrounded by a wall, but the gate is open. The lock looks destroyed.] * Peter gets his crossbow out. * Chomei summons his longbow. Hey hey hey, did this place close? It's tourist season. Gosh, it's open. How nice of them. * Chie pulls out one of her ward medallions and hangs it around her own neck, then draws her sword. [There is, in fact, a booth and a buncha signs and a gift shop, but since it's very late, nobody's here.] * Makoto walks up to the gate and, upon seeing the lock, digs into a pocket of his shorts (growing a foot and half will do that), and withdraws his heavier combat yo-yo. * Rei pokes at the broken lock. "Er... guys, why're ya gettin' set for battle? You're making me nervous. Not sad, but nervous." * Lazar frowns. "Could have replaced lock before we come. Sloppy." * Chie shudders. "Oh, goody. Lotsa spirits here. Can sense 'em already." [The ten of you prepare for battle.] (Ten?) * Maria pulls on a pair of gloves. Because, Rei, the whole situation is suspicious. We're -already- nervous, why not join us? * Chomei looks back at Rei. "It's better to be ready than not." Comei grins at Rei. If it's that suspicious, I should probably change into my not-body. * Makoto grins crookedly. Wanna stow your fleshy bits in my car, then? * Rei sighs and runs a hand through her ragged hair. "For all the good that'll do. Be riiiiight back. Yeah." * Makoto unlocks and then later re-locks his car at a distance for Rei. * Rei sits in the car and zones out! Like it's that hard to do. ^^ * Rei is now known as SpiritRei * SpiritRei zooms in. ~It's Reeeeei, the friendly ghost! The friendliest ghost around!~ Well, hello there, Rei the friendly Ghost. ^_~ But you're not-- Oh, never mind. [Oh yeah, there's three other people there with you, staring at the tower. One is an extravagently-dressed, beautiful blond woman with a rapier at her side. The others are two men-in-black. One is dark skinned and tall, with an afro and carrying a magnum. The other is a bit shorter and looks European, carrying a rifle.] ( Jeez, you guys like to talk @_@ ) ( Oh dear god. We're fighting the cast of WA3. ) * Kirby is now known as Blond ... we have company. ( yes, we're chatterboxes. ) * AnotherKirby is now known as BlackMiB * Maria eyes the people. ~Don't jump to conclusions, guys. Maybe they don't wanna kill us. Yet.~ * Chomei looks straight at the other group. "No kidding." Yet. Err. Could I ask who you are? * Makoto stows his yo-yo for the time being and walks leisurely toward the trio. You COULD.... But why should I tell you? What makes YOU deserving to know my name? ~Yet is always the operative word! It's like fudge, only not nearly as yummy.~ Because I asked? * Makoto shoots a glance at Peter. * SpiritRei eyes Chie. ~Hey, Chie. What the hell are you wearing? It's all... tingly and stuff.~ Well... really, we were just wondering if you guys had anything to do with the busted lock. ( o/" Jigga! What's my motherclownin' name! o/" ) ( *SNRK* ) * Chie touches the medallion. "This? One of my wards. It's so the spirits won't bug me. Obviously, you weren't intended to be in that group, but I guess you kinda are, inadvertantly." So long as you don't touch it, you should be okay. ( Good grief x.x ) (Hello Charlie.) Well, since you asked so nicely... ~Gotcha. Not buggin' ya. No sir. I would never do a thing like that. Nope nope nope.~ (Mystery Club 2: No, We Don't Shut Up) (There's our session title.) * Chie chuckles. "Didn't think so." ( Hee. ^_^ ) * Chie turns her attention back to the stuck-up blond and her companions. * Peter coughs. Ahem. I was asking, why are you here? * Blond tosses her hair and gestures to herself with a coy smile. "I am Francine Jameson III, slayer of demons, terror of the supernatural, and the most beautiful woman in the world! My skill is unmatched at anything. * Makoto raises an eyebrow as he studies the blond and the three MiBs and commits their appearances to memory. * Blond is now known as Francine ( Frankie the Vampire Slayer? ) * Chomei raises his eyebrow as she says that. A pleasure to meet you, Francine. What about your charming companions? * Chie smirks. "Riiiight." ... Right. * WhiteMiB steps forwards. "And I-" Francine cuts him of. "And these are Roy and Marco, my attendants." * Lazar mutters something in Hungarian. * WhiteMiB is now known as roy * roy is now known as Roy (Roy and Marth?) * BlackMiB is now known as Marco ( Nahhh.... ^_^ ) (Oh, Marco. Sorry. ^_^) * Roy frowns, having not gotten to do his introduction. ( Yes, Marth. Marth Daul. ) * Makoto smiles winningly at the trio, even poor Roy. Nice to meet you all. * Maria waves. "'Lo." Quite. But why are you here? Yes, the pleasure is certainly yours. You guys looked pretty interested in the tower. Is something supernatural going on up there? Naturally! I suspect it heard you were coming, and fears your arrival here. ~Francine? Wow, that chick's full of herself. I wonder if that big head's all air.~ Probably. * Chomei looks up at the tower. "Doesn't look that strange. Other than it's really old and still standing." Fernandez has informed us that some major supernatural event is about to happen. As the greatest hunter in the world, I will, of course, be the one to stop it. ~Francine the Vampire Slayer!~ * Chie chuckles. * SpiritRei runs over to take a closer look at the three. And why would you be here? * Lazar steps behind Peter and mutters again in Hungarian. We... Well, you know... word gets around. * Peter coughs. "We were given a message that.. something is going to happen here." * Makoto nods. Oh. I see. And we figured it would be a great way to see some professionals in action, because SOMEBODY had to stop it. ~Makoto, you brown-nosing suckup! You rock.~ ~Francine's pretty hot, y'know.~ * Chomei nods as Makoto says that. He doesn't want to do it if he doesn't have to. ;) * Francine turns her head and waves a hand in a shoo-ing motion. "Well, now that I'm here, you won't be necessary." * Peter stares at Makoto. "Dear god, don't tell me you're try.. no, I'm not even going to ask." If you would ignore the talking hormone over there, we have come ourselves to solve this situation. * Chie attempts to keep from cracking up. So far, she's barely succeeding. Perhaps we could work together? * SpiritRei stands like a ballerina on Francine's head. (Un)fortunately, only Chie can likely see it. * Chomei looks at Peter, then at Marcine. Yeah, you all can tell where this is going. * Peter mutters to Lazar in Hungarian. * Francine grins. "Of course. You'd just love a chance to work with me, wouldn't you? Who could blame you?" * Maria is grinning outright. She finds this all amusing. * Chie fails and bursts out laughing. "Rei... cut it out!" * Roy looks at Rei. "Milady, there's something, um..." Of course. Couldn't pass it up. Nope. ~Whoops. Sorry 'bout that. I guess I can't do my spinning finale, either?~ She hops down. * Lazar mutters back. * SpiritRei beams at Roy and waves. * Makoto rolls his eyes and lets Professor do the talking again, but... he turns and blinks at Chie. "Is Rei on her head?" * Francine blinks a few times. * Chie wipes her eyes, then nods at Makoto. Milady, it appears there is another here, with them. ~Another what who? Pay noooo attention to the girl behind the curtain.~ That would be Rei. * Chie looks at Roy. "Wait, you sensed something?" * SpiritRei looks around. ~Where the hell is my curtain?~ Back in the car, Rei. Maybe in the trunk. Yes. I have the ab- * SpiritRei pouts. ~But I don' wanna sit in the trunk! It's dark and boring.~ * Francine cuts Roy off. "Roy sees dead people." Good for Roy. * SpiritRei speaks now, in everyone's head. ~I am not dead!~ Um, Rei's anything BUT dead... * Chie gives Francine a quick glare, then looks at Roy. "Really? Wanna swap notes when we're done here?" * Marco is awfully quiet. And you wouldn't know how to exorcise weapons, would you? Um, no, I'm afraid. Aww, damn. Anyhow, we should talk sometime. Into tower? * SpiritRei sings, only in the MC2's head. ~Chie and Roy, sittin' in a tree. o/~ Roy has no time to talk with you. * Peter rubs his head. He's particularly busy attending to my every whim. If we are quite done, we have a situation to attend to. * Chie sticks her tongue out in Rei's general direction. "Quiet, you." * SpiritRei sticks her tongue out right back. Yeah, like stopping whatever is going down? * Peter mutters something none of you can understand. * Chie ignores Francine and winks at Roy. Yes, I do. You can all go along. I'll give you my autograph when I finish here. Right. We shouldn't get in your way. Good luck stopping the event and all. We're just going to go into the tower so we can get a better view of the upcoming spectacle. * Roy blushes and turns his head, before Francine can see it @_@ * Chie grins. * Marco peers at Makoto. * Chomei looks at Makoto. Oh... he's good. Makoto.. * Francine heads on in! "Ta ta!" * Chie walks over to Peter and whispers in his ear. "Shush, prof. Let the man do his work." (Ard's AFK for a bit.) * Roy follows quickly! * Peter shakes his head in exasperation. "I have read about situations like this before. They do NOT end well." Good luck, Francine! See you 'round, Roy and Marco! * Marco follows too, but stopping to peeeeeer at Makoto as he passes. * Makoto smiles as innocently as he can manage at Marco. ... I once saw the Great Wall of China. * Marco follows after Francine. * Makoto opens his mouth and is at a loss for any response. What did he say? Makoto, what on EARTH are you thinking? Sadly, flattery got us nowhere. But I am in awe of your mad BS'ing skills, Makoto. Yeah, that was pretty good. This is not a time for you to try to pick up women. This is a situation that could be of grave concern. What? Look, Professor, in -my- experience you don't go around accosting heavily armed men and women unless you've got the drop on them. We didn't. And at the very least, they won't be surprised to see us up there. * Chie shakes her head at Peter. Prof, prof, prof. I wasn't -trying- to pick up any damned demon hunter, Peter! I only go for normal women. Less likely to kill me. Instead of working together and trying to get information, this will only cause problems. That *was* Makoto trying to get information. Or, at the very least, get on her good side. Geeze man, if they want to get themselves killed, that's their problem. Not if we could help them avoid death. Now we follow them up, right? I mean, we're fans and all. Harmless. Beneath notice. And we'll be spectators for a while. We can figure out whose side we're on before we get involved. * Chie frowns. "I'd rather not see Roy get himself killed. That guy Marco, either. Francine can go take a flying leap, s'far as I'm concerned." And how do you suggest we could have kept miss ultra-cocky from going in? * Lazar frowns. "Fight later. Fight now... wait, that no sound right... you know what I mean." We could not have. On the other hand, we could have gone up together, or at least stayed nearby. Now, we're just as likly to get attacked by accident." What's stopping us from going up now? * Peter sighs and adjusts his glasses. "You would not listen to me anyway. Do whatever you wish." ( x_x ) * Chie sighs. Okay, okay. Sorry I went and tried to do it my way without checking with you first. But don't you think we should go up now? The sooner the better, right? * Chomei shakes his head and puts his hand on it. Yeah, that's probably a good idea. * Maria shrugs. "You guys can take the stairs, I guess." Goin' for the outside route, Maria? If we want to get up there fast enough to help them... if they need it, then let's hurry. * Peter sighs. "Yes, I suppose we should. Let us go." Worry afterwards. Maybe get Peter date. Right now, business. * Maria glances up at the tower. "If I can, yeah." * Chie nods. "Let's go." * Makoto waits for the Professor's approval this time, and when he has it, hurries into the tower with the others. * Lazar heads for the tower. (Back. @_@) * Chomei nods, and heads into the tower. [You hear gunshots!] * Peter heads into the tower. Damn, they didn't take long. Mmm, that's ungood. ... that was quick. *lumbers faster* * Makoto picks up the pace! I don't think guns hurt spirits... let's hurry! * Chie hurries up. * Chomei moves faster. If it's even spirits. Right. * Maria runs for the tower and scrables up the side! Hope not were-worms. Hate were-worms. Is there anything that isn't were where you come from Lazar? * Chie looks at Lazar, opens her mouth, then shuts it. Nope, not gonna ask. * SpiritRei zooms up after Maria. * Cait`Sith has joined #BESM It Transylvania. If it bite, scare, posess, or do evil things, it there. [Inside, you get to a fairly large room, where... There's a bunch of broken puppets and a woman. In order to save time, I'll just tell you she's the woman from here: http://besm.sandwich.net/MC2/art/ali-villains.jpg] * Kirby is now known as Woman ( Oh lord. We're in Devil May Cry! ) (Wow, it's the lame lady!) ( 'Cept I had this pic commissioned before that came out. :P ) ( The lame lady! ) ( I think. ) ( Brett: Sure you did. ) * Woman looks to MC as they enter. "What, more guests? I'm sorry, but we're very busy right now." What happened to the other guests? * Chomei stops as he reaches the room. "Where are the others?" They're already past, unfortunately. Oh well, someone else will deal with them. As for you.... * Woman gestures, and a bunch of puppets appear in a flash of light, armed with crude stone axes. I really must run now. So long! They're past wh... oh. Past the puppets. Well, doesn't this suck. ... why noone ever challenge us to cards? * Woman runs to the stairs. You guys roll init * Chomei readies his bow. [And there's three puppets.] d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (d6+8) and gets 13. * Lazar sighs, and falls into a fighting stance. Curiously, he doesn't drop his illusion this time. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (d6+7) and gets 8. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (d6+6) and gets 9. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (d6+7) and gets 13. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (d6+7) and gets 11. [Chomei, Makoto, Lazar, puppets, Peter, Chie] [Chomei's turn] * Chomei fires a bolt at the nearest puppet. ( Feel free to roll an attack :P ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 6. (oops. :) ) (Made it.) [Chomei hits a puppet with a bolt, but it continues to come.] [Makoto's turn] * Makoto spins his yo-yo laterally and lashes at a puppet's legs, trying to trip the thing. ( By the end of tonight's session, I'll have had a minimum of 5 video game refs :P ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6-2) and gets 5. ( w00t ) [Makoto not only trips it, but it breaks when it hits the ground.] ( Ray! ) [Lazar's turn] * Lazar charges at the nearest of the remaining puppets with a clothesline. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 10, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Death is temporary, only failure is forever. You may have just done both." (Lazar SmAsH?) ( Um. ) ( ... one of those days, eh? ) (Guess not...) (Laz really should've used his fists, not a clothesline.) [Lazar trips on the remains of the first puppet and falls through the wooden floor, landing on the ground about a half foot below.] [puppets!] Laz! You okay? 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-6) and gets -2. Wat-- Nevermind... [The puppets ignore Lazar, since he, y'know, fell through the floor. They attack...] d4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d4) and gets 3. d4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d4) and gets 4. * Lazar grumbles. "Pride hurt. Not much else." Ehh, pride can mend itself. Glad you're not hurt. As am I. [Chomei and Makoto. Chomei needs a defense roll, but Makoto's puppet misses.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6) and gets 9. (That's gonna leave a mark.) [Chomei gets slashed, and, despite it being a rather dull stone axe, it still hurts a fair amount.] [Peter's turn] * Peter aims at a puppet. * Chomei winces as the axe hits him. [Chie's turn] * Chie slashes at the puppet that attacked Chomei. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 5. [Chie hits, taking a good chunk of puppetness out of it, but it doesn't fall.] [Chomei's turn] * Chomei points his bow straight at the puppet and fires. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 8. * Atom has joined #BESM * ChanServ sets mode: +o Atom (Made it... barely.) * Peter has quit IRC (Write Error: Broken pipe ) * Atom is now known as Peter [Chomei's shot knocks the head off the puppet, and the rest crumples.] [Makoto's turn] * Makoto gets his yo-yo spinning quickly again, and lunges low at another puppet, trying to trip it up like the other one. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6-2) and gets 7. ( Yay! ) [Makoto hits it in the leg, but doesn't manage to trip it.] [Lazar's turn] ( Filthy beast! ) (... It's a puppet, from Canada. :) ) * Lazar mutters something unintelligable, and gets up out of the hole. [End turn] [Puppet's turn] [The puppet mindlessly attacks...] d5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d5) and gets 5. [Makoto, who needs to defend!] ( Curses! ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 9. ( Failed! ) [And Makoto gets choppy!] [Peter's turn] Gaahdammit... * Peter fires! 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (2d6-5) and gets 3. ( Hit. ) * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 10. 2d6 [Peter lodges a bolt in it, but it's not quite finished yet.] [And... Chie's turn] (Got dice?) (Rei, wanna reroll before I go?) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6+2) and gets 13. (I'm so doomed. ^^) ( c.c; ) * Chie slashes at the last puppet. (Ard... Dicey hates you.) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 1. [Chie makes it fall.] * Lazar mutters. "Stupid floor." * Chie turns to the rest of the guys. "Chomei, Makoto, you okay?" That was rather painless. Is everyone okay? * Chomei nods as he looks over his wound. "It's nothing much, let's get going." * Makoto nods, wincing. * Chie nods. "Right." She proceeds. I'm not about to die. I think. * Makoto hangs back this time, nevertheless. * Lazar nods. "Tough. I like. Like little fleshy golems!" Heh. * Lazar heads for the stairs or whatever. Yup. * Chomei runs after the Laz one. [The stairs are easy enough to find.] * SpiritRei is now known as Rei * Peter continues. * Makoto brings up the rear, or near enough. [Above, you hear more gunfire. Beind, you hear shrieking.] ( Just another day ^_^ ) * Makoto stops and turns. "Hey, guys, we didn't leave anybody behind, did we?" * Rei runs in, wild eyed and screaming. She's the source of the shrieking, oh yes. ( Is that behind, or beyond? ) * Chie pauses. "Yeah, should we go back and... Rei? What's wrong?" Keep going. I'll head back.. or not. Rei? What are you doing here? * Chomei looks back. "What the heck?" They're everywhere! They won't leave me the fuck alone! What, the spirits? * Rei runs behind Lazar and hides. * Maria comes running in after Rei. "She got eaten by the stone." * Rei blinks at something, screams, and runs out from behind Lazar. Maybe hiding wasn't such a good idea. She *what*?! The... WHAT?! What on earth? Eaten by a rock? ... I don't get it. Rei, what's wrong? On the top floor, there was a bright glowing stone, and she got sucked into it. Uhm, apparently didn't kill her, but... * Lazar growls. "Stay away, spirits, or I... threaten to hurt you..." * Peter walks over to Rei. "Calm down. What happened?" * Chie pulls another medallion out and walks over to Rei. I was thinking, tho. This was supposed to be party central for spirits, right? But Rei didn't say anything about seeing other spirits until just now." Maybe they all got sucked in, too? And... and... aw, fuck. * Chie blinks. * Maria doesn't look at all happy about any of this. ;_; * Chomei looks at Maria. "I think you have a point. Not much time to talk about it now though, there's gunfire up there." Chomei points straight up. This is not good. You know, now that you mention it... I don't sense nearly as many spirits as there were before. * Rei does *not* calm down. She starts crying instead, and keeps backing away from... something. Rei! What are you seeing? * Maria bites her lip. Hard. * Makoto glances at Maria. Anything else? [There's deffinately more gunfire.] .. We have to get her out of here. she's in danger. Don't you see 'em? They've got teeth and they're creepy and WAH! I'll take her. * Rei dodges left, then right, then runs to the other side of the room. * Peter looks at the others. "I'll try to get her out. You should go on ahead." Some puppets, and some guys in the room, but I snuck by those feebs no prob. Rei, hold still! Oh, and the guy that cut me in the museum was in there. But then they'll get me! * Makoto pauses, looks at Peter, and nods. Okay. * Peter shakes his head. "I'm.. rather useless in combat. You will be more effective." * Chie dashes up to Rei and quickly hangs the medallion around her neck. Fuck... You take care of her, we'll waste the guys. * Lazar nods. "We be out soon. Make sure she okay." Right. Thanks, Professor. C'mon, everybody. Let's get up there. * Peter walks over to way and gently taps her shoulder. "Rei, we have to get out of here. Okay?" * Chie then looks at her sword. "Oh, now you speak up?" Guys, my sword doesn't like this. But they'll follow me! Shoot 'em, prof! Neither do I, dammit. Well I don't like it either, but there's not much we can do about it. * Chie taps the medallion around Rei's neck. "Use that." -None- of us like it, Chie. If your sword can't give us anything more than that, tell it to shut up. * Chie looks at her sword. "Makoto says shut up. I agree with him." * Makoto smile grimly at that. Okay, we ready to go up now? Now, come on! We need to get up there and beat some fuckin' answers out of these guys! I.. err.. will shoot them. Later. Come now Rei. * Rei closes her eyes and screams, clawing at the medal. * Makoto heads up, with everybody. * Peter does his very best to guide Rei out, while aiming at.. well, nothing. * Lazar nods, and heads up the stairs. He does not look happy. * Chomei nods and runs up after Laz or Chie... whichever goes first. Get it off DAMN it all! * Chie snatches it back. Sorry! * Chie gives Rei a quick hug. "I'm so sorry. Hold on, we'll be right back. I promise." * Maria winces and goes bounding up the stairs. * Rei whimpers and keeps trying to back away from whatever it is. * Peter guides Rei out as best as he damn well can. "Rei, I promise I won't let them hurt you. But you must come with me." But they'll follow me and they're in Makoto's car too and probably in the van! * Chie looks over her shoulder one last time at Rei, then runs up the stairs. She looks very, very upset. * Maria keeps going until she reaches the crazy blonde and the Pulp Fiction rejects. [Next floor! You find... Destroyed puppets. That's all] Rei, they can not hurt you, but if you stay in here, something that CAN hurt you will probably appear. * Makoto keeps going, right along with the group. * Maria keeps going, as previously noted. * Chomei keeps up behind Lazar. * Chie runs along with the rest. * Rei stares, shaking slightly, then scrambles for the stairs. ( The stairs up? ) They're gonna get me and you and haul ass, prof! All over the place! [Third floor. You find more destroyed puppets and Francine, leaning against the wall catching her breath. Roy and Marco are there, too, not quite so winded.] (Yup.) Rei! Damn it! * Peter runs after her. * Woman is now known as Francine Agh... So... many... puppets. * Kirby2 is now known as Roy * Kirby3 is now known as Marco * Peter grabs Rei as best he can to slow her down. * Lazar mostly ignores her. "Follow us." *heads for the next set of stairs* * Maria doesn't even say hello. She runs right past, and up the next stairs. * Chomei follows Lazar without looking twice at the other group. * Roy steps in front of Lazar. "Not so fast." This victory belongs to milady. * Rei keeps trying to run up the stairs. "Let go of me!" she screams. Then get her up. We can't wait, Roy. * Maria is past Roy with no problems. ^_~_v * Lazar does his best to keep running despite Roy. =P Fine, she won. Let's go. We're not disputing that. But there's something up there that's capturing spirits! ... Let's get moving. [Peter fails to keep hold of Rei, and they all wind up on the third floor.] Don't you feel it? Rei! Calm DOWN. If you don't, you're going to get someone killed! * Makoto follows everybody up. [Meanwhile, Lazar runs over Roy. Ow.] * Chomei runs over Roy after Lazar. ( Poor Roy. ;_; ) (Ha!) But they're gonna eat me and let go, damnit! * Rei keeps trying to run. @_@ * Chie jumps over Roy and follows the others. Rei, they won't harm you. Liar! ( Hopefully he has a level of Slapstick so he'll survive it. ) [Fittingly enough, everyone makes it to the fourth floor.] (Us, too?) * Maria heads t'wards the glow. * Maria gets sneaky again, too. Just in case. ( Yes, even Peter and Rei, 'cause Peter would need to make a LOT of rolls to keep Rei away. ) Why would I lie? * Chomei looks carefully around the room, trying to spot anything unusual other than the glow. * Rei smacks Peter with her other hand, even as she manages to get to the fourth floor. "You just wanna feed me to them! Let go!" ( Or can we see the glow from here? ^_^; ) * Chie clutches her ears. Ohhh... make it stop... [You can faintly see a blue glow behind a rice-door down the far hall.] Rei, I'm your teammate. Why on earth would I want to feed you to them? Chie! Spirits making noise? * Lazar scowls. "Chie, help Peter get Rei out of here. We handle." * Maria heads there, then. She also keeps an eye out for anyone else. The... screaming... Rei, We have to GO. You're going to encounter something that WILL eat you if you don't. But they're down there! I'm not going down there! No way! * Lazar stomps towards the door. * Chomei nods. "You're too distracted anyways, we'll handle it, you get out." Chomei pulls off a Sora grin. * Chie slowly walks back to Peter and Rei, her hands shaking. Prof... * Lazar goes through the door the unsubtle way. * Maria sneaks in around Lazar, and up to the blonde-haired bladesman. * Chomei follows Lazar. It's fun trampling what he's already gone over. It... hurts... Chie? ( What blond-haired bladesman? :P ) What do you mean? The spirits... they're... screaming... * Rei backs away from the door and towards the rice door. "No way, no way, no way!" ( He looked blonde in the picture. :P Or is he not there anymore? ) * Makoto hurries after the combatant group, with one last worried look over his shoulder at Peter, Chie, and Rei. (You mean Mr. Lame?) ( If you'd like, I could try to describe the room BEFORE you actually do stuff x.x ) ( Yeah, Mr. Lame. ^_^ ) ( Bad Yu! No cookie! ) ( Sorry. ;_; Go ahead. ^_^ ) ( Hehe. Some folks have seen it before, is the trouble. -_- ) ( His hair isn't even naturally blonde. He dyes it. With LAME. ) (His posing is lame too.) * Rei tries breaking away from Peter! [Ok, inside is a large chamber. There's five people people: The two from the pic, and three others, gathered around a glowing blue light.] [The first one is a tallish man, clad in a tuxedo and a tophat. He wears a white "comedy" mask, a la Shakespeare, and leans on an expensive-looking cane, his hands clad in white gloves.] ( The Phantom of the Opera! ) ( That's who's behind all this! Andrew Lloyd Webber! ) ( But it's a comedy mask... The Phantom of the Hah-pera? ) (Man, that's lame.) [The second is looks to be in his mid-teens. He's wearing white robes and carrying a single katana, without a sheathe. He's pretty handsome, with chin-length hair.] (It's Satoshi's evil good-looking twin!) [And the third is an older white man, probably over 50. And I mean white, as in pale. And everything else. His suit is white, his shoes are white, he leans on a white cane... he even has white sunglasses.] ( So.. it's nothing like Satoshi at all? ) ( Spooky. ) (We'll, he's the right age and has the right hairstyle. ;p) (Well, even.) [Now....] [They all look over as Lazar bashes the door down. Unpause] Hi. Stop what making spirits scream. * Peter continues to try to hold Rei back. * Chie slumps against the wall, her head clutched between her hands. * Chomei peeks out from behind Lazar. "Please?" The Kid speaks: "Not to worry. It'll be over with, soon." * Rei runrunruns for the opening Lazar left. Bad things the other way. @_@ * Lazar drops his illusion, revealing his golem form, letting the implied threat speak for itself. * Chie whispers because it hurts too much to speak. "Rei... come back..." * Lazar frowns. "No like way you say that." * Peter chases and curses in multiple languages. "Rei!" * Chomei trains his bow on the kid. "Stop it now." * Rei doesn't exactly hear Chie. She manages through the door and blinks, then clutches her head. "Jesus fucking OW." * ManInWhite is now known as Katsu Peter? What doing here? What going on? * Makoto gets shoved aside by Rei, since he was standing in the hole where the door used to be. I can't hold her back. Rei, we must LEAVE. * Katsu gestures behind him. "This tower lies above a demon realm. Didn't you know that?" * Rei isn't running anymore. She's staring, at the stone, and at the boy with chin-length hair. * Peter attempts the dragging again. So why are spirits screaming? What you doing to them? * Rei shakes Peter off, almost absently. "Katsu? What the hell are you doin' here?" And why are you so inter-- Rei, you know this guy? I see the rest of them have arrived. Katsu! Katsu? Rei. * Rei walks forwards, trying to ignore the blue stone. She puts her hands on her hips and glares at the boy who, incidentally, has violet eyes the same shade as hers. * Chie clutches her medallion and whispers a few words. It starts glowing brightly, and the screaming is reduced to a more reasonable level. I'd like to say it's a pleasant surprise. But it's not, really. What the hell's the big idea? Y'know how much that stone fucking *hurts*? * Chie staggers to the door, just in time to watch Rei walk towards the guy. [The tuxedo guy holds out his hand, and the Man in White says. "Stay where you are."] * Lazar blinks, as best a golem can, and looks over at Peter. "... should I be hitting someone?" * Chomei looks at Katsu and lowers his bow a little. * Peter looks at Lazar. "... not yet, but wait just a minute." why, it shouldn't, unless... Oh, I get it. You were here in your astral form, weren't you? * Chie leans on Peter. "...whass goin' on?" YES, I was here in astral form, and I got fucking pulled in! Now I have a headache from hell and I've been running shitless for the past... I don't know how long! * Maria declines to make her presence known just yet. It's a thief thing. * Katsu *tsk*s. "You shouldn't have done that. Not while the stone is eating spirits." * Makoto looks back and forth from one person to the next to the next to the next to the... WHY is the stone eating spirits? And how was I s'posed to *know* the stone would eat spirits? * Chie shakes her head in an attempt to clear it and stands up. You're on the wrong side, I guess. I knew from the beginning. When I took it. * Rei rolls her eyes. "The wrong side? Mind clearing it up for your dear older sister?" The Man in White speaks, "Allow me to explain." * Chie gasps. * Chomei tensly looks at the others and whispers to the group. "When do the fireworks begin?" * Maria narrows her eyes. He takes a step forwards. "I am Mr. E." He then gestures to the rest. "And this is my club." * Makoto doesn't really seem that surprised, for some reason. He just watches the man in white. ... You're kidding. * Chie mutters. "Oh, god. * Rei sweatdrops. "Uh huh." She looks over at Katsu. "He tellin' the truth?" ( Mr. E's club. Haw! ) ... no fighting like family fighting. ( I piddy da foo' who mess wid' E. ) Why wouldn't he be? (I knew you were going to use Mr. E one of these days. KNEW IT!) (Wah! My head hurts!) ( How could I not? c.c ) ( Brett, you are allowed to live until this session is over. ) ( Then, it's over for you. ) ( Hehe. ) ( Damn. We'll have to play until 8 AM ) ( Hah! ) I kind of expected to meet you again. It's surprising that you were at the museum, though. Dude, Katsu, you *know* what I work for. Is it really that much of a surprise. But I guess the distraction we'd set up paid off. * Peter rubs his head. "And what exactly, are you doing?" * Katsu shrugs helplessly. "Well, yes, there is that." * Rei snorts. "Just waaaait'll mom and dad hear about this. 'S curtains for you, mister. Stealing is very very bad." Why? I'm following in mom's footsteps. * Rei frowns. "Whaddaya mean, following?" * Katsu holds up the katana. "See? I've even borrowed her sword." ( Oh GOD we're all doomed. ) * Rei stares at the sword. ( We're ALL going to DIE. ) Ohshit. You *borrowed* her sword? Are you crazy? ... The.. sword.. Oh dear god. Well... Ok, so I stole it. * Chomei whispers to Peter. "What's up with the sword?" ( ...we are double plus doomed. ) Yeah, that's what I want to know, too. What does making a rock eat the local spirits have to do with a demon realm? And what sword are we talking about? Oh, shit. (Times ten even.) You're so screwed, man! Mom and Dad are gonna whup your ass unless you get that thing back there! *That* sword. Hardly. Don't give me that. Do you even know what it did to Mom? There's a reason they don't let anyone touch it. [The MiW talks to Makoto: "With enough spiritual energy, the gate will open. That's our next stop."] I know, but you know what? It's not so bad. * Makoto considers the MiW's words for a while, and turns his attention back to the sibling conversation for a while. There's a few minor details, but that doesn't compare to the power the weapon holds. ( less on for a while... I must be getting tired ) * Rei shakes her head. ... someone please explain what going on? My head hurts. * Chomei peers at the sword. Shitshitshitshit... * Peter says something to Lazar. Katsu, ya never were a power-hungry psycho. It's that sword that's talkin'. Now put it down. C'mon. * Katsu lifts the blade and eyes it greedily. "I never thought I could have so much power." * Lazar mutters back to Peter. * Peter aims his crossbow at Katsu. "Drop the sword." * Makoto looks back to Mr. E. "Why is it so important to get into a demon realm? Doesn't seem like it would be hospitable there." I don't think so. * Peter mutters back to Lazar. Katsu, put down the fucking sword! It's gonna... just put it down! Mr E.: "We have our reasons." Drop sword, or we drop you. * Chomei aims his bow at Katsu's hand. "Drop it... now, unless you want me to make you drop it." Is that a threat? Some might think so. Promise. [Suddenly, the ground shakes! Everyone make a body roll!] * Chie whispers. "I can't do anything... I know what it is... and I can't... fuck it all..." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "My momma always said, you gotta take the good with the bad. Here's some good." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6) and gets 8. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 10. ( I.. don't think I made it. ) ( Made it. ) (I didn't.) (I missed it.) ( Oh come ON! ) ( W00t! Made it supremely. ) 2d6 * Chie blinks. Well, everything may be going to hell (literally) but at least the spirits aren't screaming anymore. [Ok.... The ground shakes, and a hole opens up where the stone was. A hole that leads onto a pale green path, surrounded by pointy, leaveless white trees. Everyone wobbles, but only Rei and Lazar actually fall, 'cause Makoto helps Peter keep his balance. Lazar, luckily, does NOT fall through the floor. He just makes a big dent.] * Katsu closes his eys. "Well... It's time to go." * Lazar curses. "Stupid floor!" Virgil, will you tie things up here? * Rei falls. "Fuck! Katsu, you idiot!" The masked man bows. "My pleasure. Heh." Prof! Stay or chase? [And the other four walk through the portal! Ain't it grand? :P] * Katsu is now known as Virgil * Rei looks up at Virgil with sparkly eyes. "Aww, ya wouldn't hurt Katsu's favoritist sister, wouldja?" Stay! No jump into unknown portals! * Virgil clasps his hands over his cane. "If you leave right now, then I won't hurt you. Right now. Heh!" Damn. * Chomei peers at Virgil. "Shoot to kill?" * Makoto withdraws his heavy yo-yo and gives it a good, sleeping spin. Looks like he'll need it. * Maria curses a blue streak. * Rei gets to her feet, clutching her head. "Bad migraine. Bad bad bad." I am but a simple playwright. Heh. And this promises to be a grand play! Drop silly cane and stupid hat. Now. Stay! We can't go into a unknown portal right now. This is no time for pretend drama! Sure it does. Pretend? Ha! It is not pretend. What is life, if not a very long play? * Lazar loses his temper, and charges. "For you? Life OVER." Life's a fight, not a goddamn play. * Chie grumbles. "I hate these goddamn artsy types." ( Init time ^_^ ) * Chomei aims his bow straight at Virgil's head. "That does it." d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (d6+7) and gets 9. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (d6+7) and gets 9. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (d6+7) and gets 11. d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (d6+8) and gets 10. d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (d6+6) and gets 9. ( Um ) D6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (D6+6) and gets 7. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (d6+7) and gets 13. [Makoto, Virgil, Maria, Chomei, Virgil (again), Lazar, Chie, Rei, Peter] [Makoto's turn] * Makoto rushes to the fore and lashes diagonally at Virgil's arm--the one holding his stupid cane. (disarm) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6-2) and gets 8. ( Curses. ) ( Actually, he's got both hands on it, but... ) [Makoto misses.] ( Again, doesn't matter. Filth. ) * Virgil spins his cane around and strikes at Makoto, the entire thing lighting suddenly with blue fire. ( make a melee def roll ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 6. ( Failed. Yay. ) [Makoto is struck on the back with the cane, and his clothes are ignited!] [Maria's turn] * Maria leaps at Virgil, kicking at his head. 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-5) and gets -1. [Maria kicks Virgil, snapping his head back. But it rebounds forward instantly. His mask appears to be completely undamaged.] [Chomei's turn] * Chomei aims his bow at Virgil's face and lets loose a fire arrow. (Called shot) ( Go ahead and roll :P ) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-1) and gets 3. (Just checkin' with Ard on somethin' ^^;) * Rowyn has joined #besm (Oh, I made it.) [Chomei hits dead on, and meets with much the same results as Maria. The mask seems completely undamaged, and it most certainly does not catch fire.] [Virgil's turn! (again)] * Virgil produces a skull and holds it up. "Alas, poor Lazar, I knew him well." Then he throws it at Lazar. ( Make a ranged def roll. ) ( C'mon, theme from The Rock is on. Gimme some love, Dicey! ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 6. ( ... no love. ) ( ;_; ) (He no love.) [Lazar gets hit by the skull in the chest. The thing floats their and starts to gnaw its way through him.] [Lazar's turn] * Cait`Sith is now known as Jexinet ( o_O ) * Lazar scowls, ignores the skull, and lunges at the masked man with an uppercut to the torso-ish area. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 0, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "Hey, a crit! Remember this next Christmas." ( 'bout time. =P ) ( There's the love. ) ( Err.. did I miss my turn or so.. WoO! ) (No, Virgil just gets two turns. ^^) [Oof. Lazar smacks the man in the torso, and he flies back, colliding against the wall with a "Gurk!"] [Chie's turn] Note to self: Face hard, torso very fleshy. * Lazar mutters. "To be, or not to be... not to be." * Chie looks from Virgil to Lazar, back to Virgil, and then at Lazar. "Laz... hold *really* still." * Chie slashes at the skull that's... um... gnawing on him. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 0. ( Rock. ) (Rock on!) [Chie hits the skull, and it isn't sliced in half so much as shattered.] [Rei's turn] * Chie lets out a breath. * Lazar rubs his chewed-up chest. "Thank you, little one. Was annoying." ( How much of my chest is gone, btw? =P ) You're welcome. That was... really disturbing. * Rei shakes her head, trying to clear that nasty feeling. "That's it. My brother's hangin' with the wrong crowd, and that'd be you. Can't have that." She pulls one hand back and throws nothing at Virgil. "Batter up!" 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-1) and gets 7. ( Not too much. It didn't have time to eat through. ) ( Gwuah. Late! ) [Virgil... starts acting funny] [Peter's turn] * Rei grins. It would be a mad grin, but she's had too much crap happen recently to manage it. * Jexinet is now known as Jex * Peter fires! 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (2d6-3) and gets 6. ( Hit! ) [Peter hits Virgil in the shoulder.] [Makoto's turn] * Makoto stops, drops, and rolls away from the melee and tries to extinguish the flames. [Makoto puts 'em out!] [Virgil's turn] ( Yay! ) * Virgil holds a hand to his chest and raises another to the sky. "What light on yonder window breaks!" (Everyone make a body roll at +2) (Anything apply?) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Peter (2d6+2) and gets 7. ( Nope ) ( Nope! ) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6+2) and gets 11. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6+2) and gets 9. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6+2) and gets 11. < 2d6+ * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+2) and gets 4, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "o/~I love you... you love me... o/~" (Nuh-uh.) ( ...er, no. ) (Haha... I missed.) ( ^_^ ) ( Fuck you too Diceie. ) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6+2) and gets 10. ( @_@ ) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6+2) and gets 9. ( Well, that stinks. ) (I'm guessing Dicey doesn't like Rei too much.) (There! FAILURE!) ( Everybody failed but Lazar? ) ( Looks that way. ) [Ok! There's a bright flash of light, and everyone is momentarily blinded except Lazar, who doesn't even need to avert his eyes.] (Aye.) [Maria's turn] ( attacks are at +4 for this round and the next, unless you have blindfighting ) ( Um, defenses, too, I'm afraid ) ( I have no eyes! HA! ) ( Pretty much anything involving sight ^^; ) * Maria tries to blink the blindness away, and in the meantime kicks for where she kinda' thinks Virgil might still be. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-1) and gets 4. ( Woo! ) [Maria hears an "Oof!" Hopefully that was Virgil. If she asks Lazar, he'll confirm that it was indeed Virgil. And I can say indeed all I want 'cause it's my game :P ] (Wah.) * Mechalink has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) (Yes indeed.) [Chomei's turn] ( Bwahahahaaaa! ) (I kill you! *kills Chomei*) ( Gah. I'm exausted. ) * Chomei curses and tries to hit where... Ah, who am I kidding, he tries to shoot where Virgil was/is/whatever. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6+2) and gets 7. (Made it.) [Chomei pulls off a lucky shot!] ( Almost done, Atom ) [Virgil's turn] Discretion is the better part of valor. * Virgil runs into the portal! Is Lazar going to chase? So, you're running away? ( Lazar's the only one not blind, so he has that option :P ) * Lazar does indeed chase. ( Or, at least, try to tackle him before he gets to the portal. ) [Unarmed attack roll] 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-1) and gets 5. ( Made it. ) * Sonny has joined #besm [Lazar tackles Virgil to the ground. The man quickly struggles to turn himself around in Lazar's grip and says "Sleep thou, and I will wind thee in my arms."] ( Body roll at +2 ) ( Modifyers? ) ( Nothin'. ) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+2) and gets 11. ( Not a chance. =P ) (He's sleepin' like a baby.) ( But I'm still 800 pounds on top of him! =P ) ( Nonono. He's sleepin' like a rock. ) (Ow.) (Point.) [Lazar is sleepin' like a rock.] [Everyone else just hears. "Parting is such sweet sorrow."] And you're a fucking ass! Why the hell can't I see? This sucks. * Rei flails. [A bit later, you can all see!] * Rei blinkblinks. "Oh. Never mind." ( Hey, how'd he get out from under me? =P ) * Maria rubs her eyes, frowning. * Peter grumbles and rubs his eyes. ( Nobody knows, 'cause they couldn't see ^^ ) * Maria looks around. Portal still open? [Everyone sees Lazar, sleeping like a rock. And the portal is there, but dimming.] * Chomei rubs his eyes. "Next time I take the kid's gloves off..." Guuuuuys, portal! * Chie blinks. "Shit. Het got away, didn't he." This is..very bad. * Rei runs over to Lazar and kicks him in the side, trying to get him to wake up. "OW!" Should we go in? Yeah, he did. Prof, go or stay? No. * Rei hops around. "Owowowowow." * Lazar doesn't so much as budge. We stay. We don't know what is through there, and the situation is very bad. [And a few minutes after that, Lazar wakes up.] * DeMGS is now known as Demota * Makoto picks himself up. Gingerly. He's been cut and burned, and is pretty clearly feeling pretty sour. ( Brett: Translation - "I wanted him to get away, but don't wanna explain how."? =P ) * Maria frowns a little more. ( Hey, I would have explained it if you could see! But yeah :P ) * Rei winces and clutches at her head again. "We goin' or not? Lazar's awake. Katsu is *so* screwed." ( Although I would have let you kill him. It just woulda been hard. ) * Lazar regains conciousness. "... what happened? I had hi- I fall asleep? That impossible..." It.. was probably a spell. * Chie sighs. "Some sorta spell, I guess." We're not going. Alright, but tell me what the hell is going on then. Fine, be that way. Someone else deal with the stone. I'm not goin' near that thing. I no sleep in two years... since I became golem... I, for one, would like to go find the biggest tube of Neosporin they sell. It's too dangerous at this point. * Rei staggers over towards the exit. ( Oh, the stone is still here? ) * Chomei looks at the stone. "And how do we deal with that?" (Guess so. ^^) * Chie whispers a word and taps her medallion. It stops glowing, and a minute later, crumbles to tiny bits. How ya' feelin', Laz? * Lazar gets up, visibly shaken. "Want... want I should smash it?" * Maria blinks. "You okay?" I'm not a spirit. I'll just carry the stupid thing. The sooner we get out of here, the better. * Rei leans against the wall, sliding to the floor. "Oh maaaaaan." Am okay. Just memories of when I still human. Not fun. We shouldn't smash it. That would be a.. bad idea. * Makoto shuffles over to the rock and picks it up. * Maria blinks, but doesn't pry. [When Makoto does that, the portal vanishes.] * Chie walks over to Rei and sits down next to her. She gives the other girl's shoulder a squeeze, but doesn't say anything. * Makoto looks blankly at where the portal used to be. Whoops. * Chomei looks at where the portal used to be. "Well, that settles that." * Maria shakes her head. "Great." * Rei smiles weakly at Chie. "It's okay. My head just hurts now." She points at the stone. "Never ever ever ever ever ever ever get sucked into one of those things. Bad idea. Bad." [Francine dashes into the room, flanked by her MiBs. "Where'd they go, huh? Huh?"] I'll try and avoid it. * Lazar shakes his head, and walks over to Chie and Rei. "You okay, little ones?" * Virgil is now known as Francine They left. * Maria walks over to Rei and sits down on the other side of her. A little late, aren't you? Hey, I was busy! I feel like my brain's been torn into itty bitty pieces, I discovered my brother's under the influence of an evil sword and joined a super lame club, and I've been running shitless from a horde of... Have a nice nap? * Rei shivers. Head's a bit sore, and I've just seen something I hoped I'd never see. * Makoto puts it back, experimentally, but stays very close to it. No, not really okay. But better. Now, what happened to all the ghosts? * Sonny is now known as ^_^ * Maria frowns. Are you okay, Laz? * ^_^ is now known as Sonny * Lazar frowns. "Sorry I could not protect you. Will try to do better next time." * Rei says, sadly, "They got sucked into the stone." * Chomei ignores Francine and turns over to Rei. "What's up with the sword anyhow?" Lazar, you did as best as you could. What stone? Hey, don't ignore me! * Chie shakes her head. "Don't worry. There wasn't anything you could've done against the spirits." * Francine stomps her foot. But thanks. * Chomei doesn't hear a foot stomp... nope nope nope. * Makoto sighs and stiffly retrieves the stone again. The sword? Um. Oh, wow. That's a story. Oh. Hi Francine. * Lazar sighs. "I okay. But being asleep remind me of time before I was golem. Not good to remember." What was your question? It *is* a story and a half. If that's the sword Eoi-sensei told me about... and I think it is. * Chie looks puzzled at Lazar's last statment, but decides not to ask him about it. * Rei nods. "Mom used it. It possessed her." * Francine glares, her lips quivering, hands shaking. If she got any angrier, smoke would be coming out her ears. Yep. I was afraid of that. * Maria frowns. * Chomei nods. "So you're bro's possessed?" * Rei looks up at the group who wondered in. "Hi Roy!" * Francine screams "LISTEN TO ME, DAMMIT!" I've only heard reports.. but if they are accurate, we are in deep trouble. Yeah, I think so. Or something close to it. * Maria blinks and looks around. "What the hell?" * Rei frowns. "He acted kinda like Katsu, but kinda... not." Francine, I'd like to answer your question, I really would, but you'll have to ask again. * Lazar stands, and LOOMS over Francine. "Little ones have headaches. Please be quieter." * Chomei looks over to Francine. "Geeze, you don't have to yell!" [Roy cowers at Francine's yell.] * Rei smiles. "Thanks, Lazar. You rock. Like... uh, a rock. Yeah. But you do!" * Francine looks up, and up, at Lazar. "Um... Yes, well... Just... Just don't let it happen again." * Maria smirks. "Lazar kicks ass." Better. *patpats Francine* Now, you had question? * Chomei grins. "Lazar kicks serous ass." That he does. Where did all the spirits go? And those damned puppets? * Lazar steps back so Makoto can deal with Francine. "Nice to not be taken for granite." The spirits were eaten. Dunno 'bout... (You had to work it in somewhere, didn't you... DIDN'T YOU?) * Chie groans, but smiles. "Oh, Laz... that was bad." ... what bad? * Makoto smiles grimly at Lazar and then turns his attention back to Francine. * Peter groans. And the woman behind it all? I was gonna teach her her place! * Maria snickers. "That was terrible, Lazar." I thought he had finally stopped. * Rei facepalms. "Owie." She fled before we got up here, Francine. ... is word granite, or granted? Granted. Granite's a kind of rock. * Francine frowns. "Oh." * Francine then beams. "Oh!" Then that means you didn't get her, either! * Makoto nods. THat's right. * Chomei facepalms. "Duh." * Francine clasps her hands together. "Marvelous!" ... ah. Then I made one of those... what word... puns. Sorry. *scratches back of head* * Maria blinks. "You mean the purple-haired woman?" * Rei grumbles nasty somethings in various languages. S'okay, Laz. * Chie smiles. We wouldn't even think of trying to steal your thunder, Francine. Not that we could succeed even if we tried. But I'm curious... did you see anybody else in here today, besides that woman? * Francine points a finger at MC in general. "Then I'll be the first one to do it! I'll stop her before you! * Francine shakes her head at Makoto. "No. Why?" (Is Francine related to Mei-Fang in any way?) Knock yourself out. ( No. She's Maya Schrodinger! ) Was there anyone else? Maybe one of my adoring fans. * Chomei shrugs. "Go ahead." I have many, you know. ( She's her reincarnation. ) Oh, I know. I guess that's who they were. ...you don't say. ... They slipped out, too. * Peter sighs. * Lazar turns to Peter, and mutters something in Hungarian. * Francine poses glamorously. "With my looks and charm, it's to be expected, naturally." * Peter mutters back to Lazar. Of course, of course. Well, look, we'd be interested to follow up on your encounters with that puppet woman, at least. So we could have stories to tell our friends. ( ...no, she's Vicki. ) You think you could look us up if you find anything more about her? ... ah well. It's good publicity. * Francine laughs into the back of her hand. "I'm sure you would. I'll be sure to let you know all about it, so you can tell all of your friends. They undoubtedly want to hear." You know, I like you, mister. Unlike the rest of these peasants, you understand majesty when you see it, don't you? * Makoto nods earnestly. * Rei snerks despite herself. * Lazar mutters again to Peter. Absolutely. Well, here's a card with my cell number on it. I'd be really honored if you let me keep up with your adventures. * Chie has a combination of amusement and disgust on her face. Hard to do, but she seems to be pulling it off. * Makoto digs into a pocket and produces, and delivers, said card. * Chomei walks a bit further away from the two talkers... He doesn't want to hear this. * Sonny is now known as SonnY|4HClub|Sleep * Maria snarls at the word 'peasants'. * Francine accepts it. "It'd be an honor for you. And I may even give you your very own hand-written autograph when this is over." * Lazar cheerfully LOOMS over Francine again. "You no call us peasants, did you? I must have misheard..." * Makoto smiles brightly. "I'd really appreciate that. But for now, I think my friends really want to go home. They're tired... AREN'T they, Lazar?" * Francine looks up at Lazar. "Er... Yes, yes... We should leave as well." * Maria glares at Francine. * Francine heads out, followed by her attendants. "Ta ta!" * Chomei looks back and chuckles. Bye! * Francine is now known as Kirby * Makoto makes gagging motions when she's gone. * Rei rubs at her forehead. * Maria mutters under her breath. * Lazar waves, ignoring Makoto. "Nice meeting you..." *waits till she's out of earshot* "... blonde were-hyena. Oy." If I weren't so tired, she would have gotten a piece of my mind. Ugh. Dude, Makoto, are you *tryin'* to torture yourself? * Chomei walks back to the rest of the group. I feel like I need to wash my mouth out with soap, after that. Sorry, guys. I thought we'd want... y'know... clues, or something. Man, that lady's almost as bad as Dimitri... almost. I think he's just trying to ask the annoying woman out. * Makoto grits his teeth at the suggestion, but says nothing. I don't have soap. I have rubbing alcohol wipes. Would those help? No, no, cool idea. Rei likes, yes she does. But I dunno if sacrificing your soul was such a good idea. Nah. He couldn't be that stupid. ( Well, she IS especially beautiful :P ) * Rei grins. [Marco pokes his head around the corner.] Why yes, Chie, they would! Where would these fantastic wipes be? * Kirby is now known as Marco ... * Lazar turns back to Peter. "Throwing people like that out window is really crime in Japan?" * Makoto grins at Chie, and then espies Marco. I'm afraid so. * Maria blinks at Marco. ... I had chicken ramen for dinner last night. In my bag... * Marco leaves. Strange country. ... * Marco is now known as Kirby ... That's nice! Chicken ramen's good for you! ... very strange country. ... He's obviously insane. And yummy too? I... agree with Professor. He rocks! * Chie looks up. "Okay... that guy's either totally nuts or giving us very obscure clues." There should be more guys like him. Yeah, I say all of the above. That's it. I need a drink. And so do you, Rei, Chie. I do? But then would I wake up tomorrow with an even worse- oh, wait. It can't really get worse. Ow. * Chie reaches into her bag and fumbles around a bit, finally producing an alcohol wipe. "And yes, a drink would be good. Many drinks would be good." * Lazar eyes the bite marks on his chest. "... skull tried to eat me. Silly skull. Golems no for eating." * Rei takes the alcohol wipe. "Oh Makooooooto... o/~" * Makoto snickers at Rei. Golems aren't for eating, but skulls are definitely for smashing. You sure one's enough? I have more. * Rei tears open the package and pulls out the wipe. She grins madly. "Open wide." * Chomei quietly walks over to Makoto, wisteling while he goes over. I have this axe wound, here, and these burns... I think the latter cauterized the former, though. That's good. [Session End]