[Day: Wednsday, March 20th. Time: 1:30 p.m.] [Y'all chillin' in the rec. room, as usual.] [Start] (Our guardians are such slackers!) (It's like we never train with our nonexistant TP.) * Luana is doing pushups and watching tv, as she usually does in the rec room. * Jamie is curled up on the couch and simultainiosly watching the TV and fidgeting. Her hands going from folded to playing with her barrets to picking lint off her dress to a hundred other things. * Keiko has finally changed out of her black dress, into a green dress with a yellow, green, and blue ribbon threaded through her hair. Apparently she likes themes. She's drumming her fingers on her thigh as she watches the TV, metal plates floating above her head, seeming a bit fidgety as well. [On the TV is the news. Been a while, huh? Current topic: "Kazahkstan announces formulation of Dragoon units. This new unit functions as an anti-terrorist unit."] [Also on the news: "President Schoener to give speech!" "Dog stuck in a tree!" "Zukunft announces new breakthroughs in genetic modification process!"] * RowynAway has joined #mc4 * RowynAway is now known as Heinrick ( And maybe some other stuff if I can think of it. ) (Rowyn, we're in #MC4-2. Cafeteria.) * Keiko frowns at the TV and, once the headlines are done, clicks it away to something else more interesting, because news is boring. Where's the action? ~Any opinions?~ she tosses at Luana and Jamie. * Jamie starts. ~ Ah? ~ Nope. [Keiko changes the channel to the Castlevania afternoon soap opera.] * Keiko thinks back, ~To watch. Uhf, no.~ Another channel! [Keiko flips to a rerun of the Contra movie.] [Two hours of virtually no dialogue and lots of explosions!] * Jamie shakes her head. [Then you hear the announcement system :"Blue Team, report to the Holoroom. Blue Team, report to the Holoroom."] * Luana pulls up to her feet and stretches a bit before heading out. She's humming the song that was playing during the short clip of Castlevania. * Keiko glances at Jamie again and says, ~Your twitchiness is a little unnerving--aah?~ She frowns a little and stands. ~Team training?~ * Jamie stands up and rubs her arms. "Sorry." * Jamie then hurries out. ( "Dracula, I have something to tell you. It's not your baby, it's Richter's!" "Curse those Belmonts!"] ) (c.c;) * Keiko turns the TV off and follows after as well, plates drifting behind her like options. Luckily, no Gradius movie yet. ( "Dad, I don't want to use a whip! I want to use... an epee and sharpened roses!" "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" ) ( Coming 2083! ) (Clearly, Keiko should take a cue from Jamie and hover guns after her, having them all fire at once.) [When you get to the basement, you run into the Guardians.] * Luana smiles happily up at Togo. "How's your day been, sir?" * Roseli nods to the girls and keeps walking for the holoroom. Ate a burger. Eating a pretzel. Washed my sockets. Not bad *grins; eats pretzel* ( Ewww. ) * Luana holds out her hand. ... did you do your pushups? Of course I did! [Anyhow, you get to the holoroom, where you discover Lydia outside.] * Jamie falls in behind Rose and mostly walks quietly, but her hands are clenching and unclenching. * Keiko frowns slightly at Togo, then shakes her head and walks towards the sim room. ~You two so deserve eachother,~ she thinks at Luana. ~You're both incredibly silly.~ * Togo nods, and tears off half the pretzel for Luana. * Heinrick meets up at the Holoroom and gives a curt nod to Keiko. No words, just nods. * Luana grins and munches on it. ~I don't know, that sounds like a pretty silly thought to me.~ * Roseli glances down at Jamie and asks her quietly, "Is something wrong?" (Actually, it may not be down, since Rose isn't that tall. But you get it.) * Keiko glances to Heinrick with a bare smile. She holds out a hand and the 4 metal plates collect themselves on her hand before then sets her duck atop them as she turns her eyes to Lydia. [Lydia speaks! OMG! "Enjoying the afteroon?"] * Keiko then thinks back to Luana, ~Maybe. Remind him to spare me a gun if we go out.~ * Jamie slows down a bit and opens her mouth once or twice before speaking. "I.. I don't know." (Also totaly move this up beofre Lydia speaking.) ~Sure. I didn't realize you know how to use one.~ * Heinrick looks at Lydia strangely. "In comparison to what?" Yes, thank you Ms Sohn. * Keiko pets her duck and replies mentally, ~Point, pull, don't break your shoulder. I'm not looking for a sniper rifle.~ * Roseli quietly unwraps a stick of gum and pops it in her mouth, somehow juggling a file while she does so. She then offers some to everyone else. ~...Have you ever actually fired a gun before?~ * Keiko smiles slightly to herself. ~A few times.~ Not getting shot always brightens my day. [It must have been a rhetoric question, because Lydia, who's totally not a robot, continues: "You may or may not be aware that a new ward arrived today. Each of your wards is going to fight her to asses her initial ability."] * Jamie takes a piece and unwraps it. * Roseli raises an eyebrow, but she says, "Okay." * Heinrick 's expression remains remarkably impenetrable. "I see." [Lydia nods. "You may begin just as soon as Sebastian finishes." And no sooner does she say that than the door to the holoroom opens, and Sebastian steps out. "Man, what a joke." Hey, he looks a lot taller than he did a few weeks ago! Must be a growth spurt.] * Keiko looks a bit surprised for a moment at Lydia's comment, but then asks slowly, "Is she going to have to bunk with me?" ( It's because he's wearing heels. Luana shattered his masculine identity. ) [Lydia nods. "Naturally."] (Heinrick's approval rating of Luana has increased by 2.) (Maybe he learned to fight on heels. Anime females have been doing it for years!) * Luana nods at Sebastian in a semi-greeting sort of way. * Keiko doesn't even acknowledge Sebastian, a frown slipping onto her face. * Jamie takes a step away from Sebastion and puts the stick of gum in her mouth, while watching Rose. [Sebastian eyes Luana. "Hey, don't lose, ok? I mean, it'd be pretty embarressing with how weak she is." He turns to Lydia. "Am I done here?"] * Heinrick raises an eyebrow at Lydia. "Do you think that decision wise given the circumstances?" [Lydia nods, and Sebastian heads off. "Good. Now I can get back to real training."] Of course. See you. [He waves without looking back. Which is real weird since he's Sebastian.] * Roseli eyes Sebastian, then asks Lydia, "Is she going to be Gabriel's new charge?" [Lydia frowns after him. "I'm going to have to have another talk with Gertrude. She should have been here." She turns her attention to Rose. "That's right. He's overseeing the training in the holoroom."] ["And Dr. Engels, that is the way it is going to be. We have no where else to put her."] * Roseli nods. Understood. * Keiko thinks at Luana, ~It was nice while it lasted.~ ~Maybe you'll get along with her?~ * Keiko thinks back, ~That's... not what I'm worried about,~ then speaks up, asking, "Do you have an order in mind, or what?" ["Well, if there are no further questions..." Lydia gestures to the control room door. "Gabriel has requested Ms. Hall face her last. The rest of you can face her in either order."] * Luana blinks. "Begging your pardon, but did he explain why?" [She shakes her head. "No, but he is in charge of her training, so I'm leaving discretion with him."] * Heinrick straightens up. "I believe that Keiko should probably face her first. After all, if this is going to be her new roommate, she should be informed of who it is first and foremost." * Keiko glances to Heinrick, then shakes her head and holds her hand out to Togo. "Gun." * Togo tilts his head. "Type?" ( A gun that shoots boomerangs! ) ( He has that on backorder. ) * Heinrick nods to Togo. "I'll allow it." Just in case he, y'know, forgot that he's her guardian or anything. * Keiko puts down her metal plates next to the door as she says, "Pistol." Revolver ok? * Keiko shrugs and looks over at him. "Sure, whatever." [Lydia heads off. "I'll be in my office, awaiting your reports."] * Togo pulls out a somewhat ornate looking Colt 1873 Peacemaker revolver and hands it to Keiko. ( Good for killing Injuns. ) * Keiko takes the gun, looking at it before asking slowly, "Any tricks to using it?" (I'm not even sure if it's single or double action!) ( It must be single action because you don't have extra attacks. ) (So fired.) (*googles* Single action. Not surprised.) It's modified to single action, so no. Not much recoil. (Keiko needs a .500 caliber bolt-action rifle) ( Why stop there? Make it a 500 caliber. ) ( Keiko actually has the guns off of the Yamoto. ) (...because Keiko couldn't even lift the *trigger* on something like that) * Keiko nods and thinks at Luana, ~We'll see if I'm any good with it in a moment, huh?~ as she walks in, duck in one hand and gun in the other. ... I think that's only the third time I've seen someone carrying a stuffed animal and a gun at the same time. ( And let's get everyone into #MC4-2 ! ) Did any of the guns fire stuffed animals? Third time or third person? Third person. And no, that would just be silly, Heinrick. *pauses* Unless they were enchanted as wards... that could actually work for someone I know... * Roseli blinks. "Wards? You mean charms?" (So many dual meaning words.) ( Rose, why you leave? :X ) Like the shinto kind. [Well, anyway, Keiko enters the holoroom while the rest of you stand around outside.] (Leave?) ( #MC4-2 ) (OH, sorry.) * Heinrick shrugs amusedly. "I *am* sorry. I forgot who I was speaking with for a moment." Hm. Think I'll watch. * Togo heads in to watch. * Roseli goes to do just that. Because it's not like anyone said she can't. * Jamie moves to the window to get a better view of the goings on, her hands still clenching. * Luana goes to the viewing area. * Roseli asks Jamie as they go, "Why are you clenching your hands?" * Heinrick goes to the viewing area as well. He thought they were already headed there anyways. * Jamie looks down at them in surprise and watches them for a few moments. "I. I don't know. It's.. I'm having trouble remembering to stay still today. I'm sorry." [You go to the viewing area, where you find Gabriel at the controls.] You're doing nothing wrong, Jamie. I just wanted to know if something was bothering you. * Roseli nods to Gabriel. [Gabriel nods back, without looking up. His expression is... well, what expression, really?] [But he does speak into the mike.] * Jamie looks at Rose. "I... I don't know." * Heinrick watches Gabriel's reaction to this situation just as much as what's going on in the room. * Roseli nods to Jamie. Well. Don't worry about it. I want you to study this fight. You'll be up against Pavla next. * Heinrick glances at Gabriel for a moment. "I have a feeling Keiko will start to like her already." * Jamie nods. "O. okay." [Gabriel hits buttons.] ( Incidently, Gabriel doesn't have boobs. ) ( Just thought I'd throw that out there o/~ ) (You would.) (Do the buttons have boobs? You didn't throw *that* out there) ( There is one button that does! When you press it it loads up an onsen. ) [Gabriel rests his elbows on the table and folds his fingers in front of his face. Just like Gendo!] * Heinrick walks slowly to the side, watching Gabriel along the way but staying silent. [He speaks, for the first time in like a couple seconds! "Supposedly, they've improved the genetic modification process from a few months ago."] Oh? And how did you use that? * Heinrick looks squarely at Gabriel. ["It wasn't my decision."] * Jamie glances at Gabriel as he speaks and then returns to the window. * Heinrick nods. "Precious few of us are getting true decisions as of late. I only suspect it to get worse." [He scowls, though. "But apparently, they decided to do a few things they were unable to do with Zarina."] * Heinrick looks at the windows, then looks at Gabriel. "Was training her this soon your decision though?" [He frowns. "If I had my way, she wouldn't even be here today."] I can help out a bit with the gun training if you want. Especially not without any information about the opponents she's facing. [Gabriel nods. "You may not have noticed, Togo, but that shotgun she's using is the same as your model."] Always push the wards too early. * Roseli shakes her head. * Heinrick glances over. "This surprises you?" No. * Roseli watches the fight. * Heinrick smirks. "Good. I was worried for a moment." Not surprised. I use it 'cause it's reliable and for the ease of reloading. It's also useless against Keiko's shield. Well yes. You don't use a shotgun against armored or shielded targets. You use AP or high velocity rounds for the former, and either something really big or something magic for the latter. [Gabriel nods.] ["Her revolver is similar to yours, too. Colt 2055 Peacekeeper."] I could give her a few pointers to help her get more comfortable with them. Just lemme know when. ( Togo has a soft spot for clones, after all. ) * Jamie watches the fight for a bit longer and then heasitantly asks Rose. "Does... Uhm. Does she have any powers?" * Roseli glances at Jamie. "Probably." She looks out the window. "Used to have different powers, but they changed them when they made her a ward." You would really have to ask Gabriel, but I believe he is busy concentrating. ["I'm not at liberty to discuss at this time."] * Jamie shifts a step closer to Rose (And doesn't provoke an Opportunity Attack!). "Oh." [Gabriel watches the fight in which nothing happens.] * Roseli nods. ( Are we gonna do all three fights tonight? ) ( That's the idea. ) (Didn't mean to take so long, but Keiko has lousy direct damage.) (Believe it or not, this was _faster_ than if she'd tried to choke her to death.) (She does.) (No fooling.) (Though could have slammed her against the wall/ceiling too. For fun.) ( From now on, Keiko goes last >:X ) [Gabriel hits buttons. "She doesn't have Zarina's adaptability. She's a poor copy."] ( Keiko's fights are boring. We do her last and off-screen.) Then don't treat her like one. * Roseli didn't say that in an accusatory tone; just guardian to guardian advice, as it were. * Heinrick just watches the monitors. He doesn't respond to the guardian to guardian bickering. ["And she's a whiner. Zarina was far better as a soldier, as well."] * Luana frowns. * Jamie looks nervously at Gabriel. (KEEL HEEM) You certainly have learned a *lot* about your ward after being with her during such a short time. [Gabriel turns his gaze to Jamie. "You're next."] * Roseli nods to Jamie. "You'll be fine." I, uhm. Remember that whatever you do doesn't actually hurt her. All you have to do is win. * Jamie glances at Rose and then Togo. "I don't have anything to hurt her with." [And then to Heinrick. "You're mistaken. Red team was formed months before you arrived, and Zarina became an agent just after Section 2 opened. She was the first."] * Heinrick smiles thinly. "Indeed. But I meant Pavla." * Roseli looks to Gabriel. "I request the setting for next combat be one in which my ward will have at least some access to technological devices." (This will end in coffee makers.) * Heinrick turns to Roseli. "Am I needed further here? I can supervise the tests if it is necessary, but if possible, I would like to speak with my ward in private." * Roseli shakes her head at Heinrick. * Heinrick half glances at Gabriel too for his opinion. [Gabriel gets out of the chair and gestures to Roseli. "Feel free to design it."] [He also shakes his head at Heinrick. "It's not necessary."] * Heinrick nods and exits the viewing room to meet Keiko outside the door. (Are we going to another channel, then, or?) ( #Privatetime ) * Togo moves over next to Luana and speaks softly "When it's your turn, go after her and end it quick. Don't drag it out." ( PLEASE don't drag it out. x.x ) * Roseli makes a faint 'hm' and goes to the control panel. "Jamie, may as well meet Pavla." * Jamie nods and then hurries out after Heinrick. (Drag what out?) (The fight, probably) (Any ideas for a location? I need something good for Jamie but not too advantageous.) (Burned out parking garage? It's enclosed so Jamie can't run far or find too good of cover and it comes with partialy functional cars for her to try and ram with.) (Yeah, I was kind of thinking a moderately busy city street for a similar reason.) (We'll go with your idea, though, Gryph. ^^) ( Unfortunately, the Holoroom malfunctions and you just end up in a room full of Roombas instead. ) * Roseli works on the controls as the girls meet each other. By which we mean blink. [Gabriel watches. "Hmm...."] * Roseli speaks into the microphone: "This is Roseli Tavares, Jamie's guardian. Uploading your scenario now. I expect both of you to do your best." She hits a button. ( I just fell asleep in my chair and almost fell off, so I'm gonna bounce. Togo'll critique Luana's run next time (not like he can see what's happening through the glass, after all =P) ) ( orzzzzzzzzzzzzz ) ( Ok ) ( Night all ) * Togo has quit IRC (Quit: ) (G'night Jesse DENIED) [Meanwhile, Rose and Luana don't have much to say to each other.] * Roseli is looking out the window, thank you very much. If Luana has something to say, she can say it. ;P (I don't even know if WD is paying attention.) (She was awake 6 minutes ago!) [Gabriel folds his arms. "When they were first modifying Zarina, they considered a number of different options in terms of abilities. Pavla is partially a copy of Zarina, partially a combination of unused ideas." He scowls. "Even her body is the same, right down to the mole on her left ankle. Only her head is different."] (*ratches up creepy factor one notch*) (I'm awake! Barely!) * Luana has nothing to say in any case. Hm. Thought they were going to keep her in an unmodded state for looks. Pity. ["I can only assume they needed a relatively similar body structure."] * Roseli nods once. "Take it you didn't want a replacement," she comments. [He shakes his head.] * Roseli watches Pavla flip and dodge cars. "She is quick." Jamie's in trouble. You been training her long? [He shakes his head. "This morning I showed her how to fire her weapons. Everything else she has, she gained from Zukunft."] * Heinrick has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Roseli nods thoughtfully. (I'm trapped with a ghost! Wah!) Much better when it comes to self-preservation. * Roseli sounds fairly pleased. ["Pavla's not even making full use of her abilities."] She's new. Not surprising. * Heinrick has joined #mc4 Probably can't remember what they all are. (I hate to do this, but I'm falling asleep at the computer. I really need to go to bed.) (Sorry I'm taking so long to die.) ( Alright. Want to set up a mini at some point? ) (Yeah, I'm available Sunday and Wednesday night.) (Ah, and I forgot to mention, I won't be here next week. Going to the beach with my family.) ( Sunday works. 10 EST ish? ) (Sure) (Thanks, and sorry) ( Ok ) (Sleep well, dudette. ^^) (G'night) (Night!) (Snerk, thanks) * Luana has quit IRC (Quit: Trillian (http://www.ceruleanstudios.com) (Just be glad I'm not abusing my powers, I could be gaining more HP per round than she's hitting me for.... If I was an emo little bitch. :/) (Heheheh.) ( That's true, but I could also give her an extra level of SS or some massive damage. She's got 5 unspent points. ) ( Or god forbid, more skill. ) (No you couldn't. Gabriel could.) [Gabriel watches. "Pavla is considerably more durable than Zarina. Unfortunatly for her. She's probably going to be enduring the brunt of enemy fire."] If it doesn't get her killed... 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. * Roseli frowns at the window, but she doesn't hesitate in turning off the simulation. ["If it does, I'm sure they'll fix the problem in the next replacement."] * Roseli looks to Gabriel. "Listen," she says, "I don't agree with the idea of replacing Zarina, either. But what's done is done. You're in charge now, so I give you this advice." (GO ROSE GO.) (Pst, Rose! Other chan! BAD STUFF!) [He glances at Roseli. "And if your Jamie is killed? Will you feel this way when they send in your replacement?"] (...does he actually *know* who he's asking?) [Gabriel glances out the window, then hurries to the holoroom.] * Roseli 's lips thin, then she says, "Hotaru 2.5 is down in that holoroom. If I were to have her as Jamie's replacement, I would do as much for her as I have for Jamie." ( You'll get Hotaru 3.0. ) * Roseli glances in the room and sighs, walking after him at a brisk pace.