[Day: Sunday, June 22nd. Time: 3:40 p.m.] [You're on a shore near Dunkirk, confronted by an white-haired fairy man. Most of you have met him before, 'cept Rose. What's going to happen??? O:] ( Beats me. ) [Start] [The elf guy looks you all over. "My... aren't you sights for sore eyes?"] * Keiko looks up from her reverie regarding Eileen and her eyes narrow. "Why... are you here? Haven't... hasn't enough happened to me today?" ["Evidently not. I'm here, good sir -- or lady, or.... whatever -- to remind you of our bargain. You know, for saving your lives."] * Jamie manages to focus enough to point her gun in what might be the right direction. [He rolls his eyes at Jamie. "Please."] * Roseli still has her gun pointed at the dude as well. Can we maybe do this after we clean off the whale spit, stop bleeding, and get something to eat? Since when has *anything* ever waited for us? * Keiko rolls her eyes and mutters, "Saved our lives." She lowers her head and leans against Luana more. "You lie like everyone." * Togo shrugs at Togo. "He's fae. They live a good long time. Figure he can afford to wait a bit." ["Fae don't lie. Didn't you know that? I thought everyone knew that."] (TOGO AT TOGO AT TOGO) You didn't save our lives. So if you don't lie, stop lying. ["But I did. Without my help, you would have been trapped in the Neitherlands indeffinately."] But not dead. (er, at Heinrick) ["But most certainly unable to return to your old life."] * Roseli looks at Heinrick. "Do you owe him?" * Keiko groans quietly. "What life? Are you stupid?" * Jamie simply stands, somewhat bewildered and tired. The only reason I left was because that place... made me different. [He nods to Rose, grinning. "Oh yes. Yes, they do. All of them, in fact. And I mean to collect."] * Roseli ignores him and waits for Heinrick to answer. * Heinrick sighs and folds his arms. "Not exactly true." * Roseli pulls her gun back from pointing at the fae and switches clips as she says, "Go on." It was an apparent contract of coercion. ["Not at all. You didn't have to accept. You could have chosen to rot instead."] ["But I digress. The fact is, now I want something from you."] ["So I'll get straight to the point. Someone is opening a gate to a Hell on your world, and it's messing things up in the Neitherlands. I want this stopped."] * Heinrick smiles. "False choices do not detract from coersion. Someone holding you at gun point still gives you the option of blowing their brains out. As I am certain Ms. Tavares can attest to. * Jamie follows Rose's lead by way of lowering her gun. ... those fucking idiots. * Heinrick raises an eyebrow "*A* hell?" ["Well, yeah. You didn't think there was just one, did you? Common misconception, that. There's literally thousands."] * Togo rubs his forehead. "Lemme guess... old friends of mine, right?" ["Could be. I don't keep up with your acquaintances."] Mitsuji? * Keiko closes her eyes and thinks at Togo, ~Don't tell him you'd do it for free.~ * Heinrick smirks. "Honestly, I was not certain there was any. But I am certain it does not bode well." He sighs. "So why come to us? Don't tell me this is simply a result of the 'contract'" ["Oh, well, you know, I was thinking of maybe risking my life to try to stop them."] * Togo thinks back at Keiko. ~Dumb. Not *that* dumb.~ * Luana is still holding onto Keiko, eyes closed. She doesn't react to anything that's going on. [He taps his chin. "But then I thought, HEY! I can get you guys to do it for me! And here we are."] Oh no, please. If you still wish to risk your life, by all means. * Togo turns his attention back to the fae. "Didn't answer my question." ["Tempting, but... no. You can do it."] * Keiko smiles weakly and touches Luana's hair lightly, pulling her more against her. ~I can't be sure.~ * Roseli rubs at her forehead, then snaps, "Busy saving the world. A different way. It happens." [He shrugs at Togo. "I haven't met the people. How would I know?"] Okay. What's the timeframe? ["Midnight, tonight. Although... The way it works, it's only the big nasties that can't get through til midnight. You know, Lix Tetrax, Arakis... Lucifer... those guys."] * Heinrick throws his hands up. "It would be so much easier if those who were planning to make our lives difficult would coordinate so they wouldn't overlap so much." * Roseli makes an annoyed sound, but she goes about checking on Jamie's injuries. It's been a long fucking day. ["I should also mention that the ritual is being conducted in the Black Forest." he checks his watch -- he didn't have one a second ago -- and winces. "Oooh. It's a seven hour drive from here. Better get moving!"] * Heinrick looks at the fae. "You do realize if you are concerned, most of us are in no condition to effectively eliminate this threat at current. So your seeking help is for naught." * Jamie tired and has several holes in her from the rail gun. [Jamie is somewhat rather very hurt.] ["Hey! I can help with that!"] ["If you'd like, I can heal you up with a snap of my fingers."] [He glances at Rose. "Most of you."] * Roseli places a hand on Jamie's shoulder, then glances at the fae. * Jamie looks up at Rose. [His eyes sparkle.] * Roseli turns back to Jamie and tells her, lowly, "You did a good job today. Rest for now, okay?" Kay. * Jamie promptly collapses down onto her knees. * Keiko groans again, then murmurs, "If you're going to heal us, heal us. If you aren't, stop talking. We had best find a car." Any idea who they're summoning, or are they just opening a door? ["Couldn't tell ya." He ignores Keiko.] [There's probably a Blitzkrieg van that you'd have driven here that morning.] (Oh, we got delivered back exactly to the staging area?) (Score.) * Roseli looks like she's about to say something, then holds her tongue. Because really, she doesn't know this guy AT ALL. (Then take out that car finding thing!) * Keiko starts to float herself and Luana towards the van, then, the door opening once they get close. Heal us up, and we'll get going. ["Okay." He snaps his fingers, and all your wounds close. Plus you don't feel so tired anymore! Except Rose.] * Roseli is still tired as fuck, and cranky too. * Jamie sits up straighter. * Luana yawns and opens her eyes. "...How long was I asleep?" she asks, looking down at her lack of wounds. * Heinrick smirks slightly. "Heh. I do so wish I had my needle at this point to draw a sample for further analysis. But that shall have to be for a later time..." * Togo flexes his arm. "Right then. Are we all square when we get this done?" * Keiko laughs weakly and says back quietly, as she floats Luana into a seat, "A few moments. Don't worry about it." [He grins at Togo. "Well, now that that's over..." He nods to Rose. "I'd like you to get Tyrfing from her and give it to me, please."] How was it- I'm healed, though. For what purpose? * Keiko nods slightly and says quietly, "Yes." * Roseli turned to slump over to the van - upon hearing that, though, she looks to the fae with narrowed eyes. [He shrugs. "All the cool cats have a magic sword. I want one, too. Besides, it's not like it does much good in your world. All you can use it for is killing each other."] And you? * Luana groans and flops her head back down on Keiko's shoulder. "I give up. I'm going back to sleep." Could come in handy for what we're doing. Could we maybe discuss this afterwards? ["I want to swing it around and pretend I'm killing dragons."] ["Nope. Sorry, I want it now."] * Keiko strokes her hair and says quietly, "You do that, Lu." Well I'm afraid you have your choice in what you wish for the bargain. I'll... be here. We might have to fight people when you wake up. * Jamie stands up again. * Roseli snorts. "Clearly don't want the portal closed that much." Kay... [He blinks at Heinrick. "Not at all. One favor for transporting you from the Neitherlands to Earth --- that's closing the portal -- and one for healing you. That's the magic sword."] (Freaking fae.) Ah, but you never made that an agreement. (Srsly.) I believe Togo said, and I quote, "Heal us and we'll get going." There was no mention of a sword in the bargain. ["Doesn't have to be. I did what was asked, and now I'm owed."] [He sighs and shakes his head. "Really, all this talk of contracts, you'd think you were bargaining with a demon, not a fae!"] (* Togo points at Jamie. "We'll give you her crazy instead.") It was not bargaining at all, I'm afraid. * Keiko moves Luana into the van more, gets in, and then leans her up against herself before looking out towards the adults. [He checks his watch. "Time's a-wasting."] * Togo looks over at Rose. "Your call." * Heinrick has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Roseli eyes Togo, then mutters something in Portuguese. She turns to the fae. I need two promises, fae, if you want me to give you this sword. I owe you nothing. ["Of course. I didn't ask you for the sword." He nods to Togo. " I told him to get it from you and give it to me."] * Roseli nods. "But to make it more likely for your portal to close, it would be nice if he were alive to do it, right?" Don't think I wouldn't kill him. She would. She's ornery. [He shrugs. "Got the other four for that."] Really ornery. * Roseli makes a mental note to punch Togo later. "Regardless. If what you say is true, then you should have no problems with this:" * Jamie checks to make sure the safty on her gun's off. I want you to promise to keep this sword in your possession for as long as you can. And I want you to promise to never use it to kill anyone or anything. ["Fair enough. It'll still be a bragging piece."] A very nice one, too. * Roseli unbuckles Tyrfing and walks over to the fae. She hands it, still sheathed, to him. "Now get this thing off our plane." [He snatches it with a "Yoink!" and disappears.] * Roseli sighs heavily, turns to Togo, and snaps, "You fucking *owe* me." * Roseli NOW slumps off to the van. She's too old for this bullshit. ["You owe Rose a new magic sword.] * Jamie starts to say something wne somebody else talks instead. (What, I thought he disappeared! :D) (Who's talking?) * Heinrick has joined #mc4 I think I have a magic butter knife laying around back home somewhere. (I don't know. Who is talking?) ( Nobody. That was ooc :P ) (Oh.) * Togo heads to the van, pulling out his phone to start making some calls. (It was confusing, being in the square brackets with the quote there.) * Jamie asks her question then. "How do we get to the netherlands?" ( I'm sleepy :X ) (Neither even) (Netherlands is just going northwest o/~) * Keiko looks off at Roseli through the open door and, as she gets close, says lowly, "I had been preparing for this, but I... can't help you be made whole, Roseli." Her left hand idly twirls a bit of Luana's hair. * Roseli shakes her head and says, irritably, "Used to it. Been that way for years." She climbs into the van and slumps in a chair - and not the driver's chair, since she's way too out of it for that. ( /me boggles. Dunkirk is in France >.> I didn't know that. ) * Keiko smiles wanly, then says, "I mean physically too." ( Well, in 2082 it's in Germany. ) * Roseli nods. Tired. [And you start on your way to the Black Forest! It's a longass drive. Coincidentally, the GM has to AFK for a bit.] (Intermission!) * Heinrick heads towards the van as well. "The artificial strands of self-recovery are still left wanting. I did not realize we would be doing this twice in one night." * Roseli falls asleep before long. She's tired, she's cranky, her husband died, and she can't even use the uber sword to get revenge. What a shitty day. (Let's all go to the loooobby, let's all go to the looooby, let's all go to the loooby and get ourselves a treat.) * Keiko smiles thinly. "You, I can fix, Heinrick, if you'll let me." * Jamie watches over Rose from the safty of one of the back seats. * Keiko 's smirk then fades though as she closes her eyes. Once everyone's in, she asks Togo, "Is this what Mitsuji... wanted Cyra for?" * Heinrick nods slightly, and half closes his eyes. "Your self-improvement is impressive but nevertheless, we should save it for a more dire instance." If it's them, yeah. He and a few of his friends tried something like this twenty years back. My friends and I slapped them around until... well, they never really acknowledged it was dumb, but they stopped it. The dumb has returned. * Keiko narrows her eyes, then she replies, "Are you contageous?" Welcome to human kind as a whole, Togo. Hey, I hadn't met them when they had the bright idea to summon Lucifer to Earth to kill him so they could bring back their dead teammate. Well, briefly met, but it was a body swap thing, so that hardly counts. (Come to think of it, have we seen a naginata yet in this game?) * Keiko groans slightly, and then closes her eyes and says quietly, "It... doesn't matter. Cyra is not something to be used by him. We... are not toys." * Roseli leans her head against the window and continues sleeping. And bleeding, but at least she's bandaged herself at some point! * Keiko actually, in the process of the ride, breaks down into crying into Luana's shoulder... a lot. It's not very dignified, but what're you gonna do? * Jamie isn't doing very much at all during this trip, she's boring and introverted like that. * Luana wakes up during the crying and holds Keiko, rubbing her back quietly. * Heinrick half has his eyes open as he looks over at Keiko, but despite losing the fatigue, he still looks tired * Keiko thinks to Luana, as she comforts her, ~I'll never feel her again. She... she gave me everything and I will never... feel any of it again.~ * Togo is spending the trip checking all his weapons and reloading magazines he used up. ~It's okay. We'll keep going, we'll be alright.~ * Togo also pulls out partially used bandoliers of grenades and sets about filling them back up. * Jamie passes Togo the gun he lent her. * Keiko shakes her head slightly. ~If we're gonna be free, I don't just want to be 'alright'. I want to be free like real people sometimes get to be, and feel... like I used to, when I was... almost normal people.~ * Togo nods at Jamie, and passes back a Badass Bar(TM). "Down payment on the cookie." * Jamie nibbles on it, but doesn't say anything. ( Teh GM returns ) (Road trip is a good place for minispace, IMO!) (Seven hours means rest stops for food and bathroom, too.) ( Want to FF? ) (Agreed) (I'd actually prefer to end the session early so characters can talk in minis over the week. There's lots of time for it, and A LOT happened to process.) (Yes.) (And they can talk here. But not fast forward like that, you know?) ( Hokay. ) [End]