[You're trapped on a desert island without your equipment, and your powers don't work. OST Start] [The ocean is immune to swimming.] (It's the DB OST.) (Yesh) (Almost. @_@) (Does Kiku have her plushy? :P) (Does plushie count as equipment?) (We might need an emergency food source) (It doesn't do anything but be plush.) Arf! ( You guys figure it out. My part in the OST is officially done :P ) (Boo!) ('kay, so now Arsenal's playing.) (One last question Brett, how long we been there?) (And how did we get there?) ( Since 5 seconds ago. ) (Well, I think the 'how' is 'who the hell knows?') ( You took a 3 hour tour. ) * Hilde wakes up on the beach and blinks ( the little dog from Excel Saga. No charsheet, no idea what to do except hide and panic whenever someone mentions food.) [It's one of those small islands with a palm tree in the center.] * Kiku yawns and murmurs as she opens her eyes, then blinks a few times at the very bright brightness of the sun, holding her arm in front of her eyes. "Ow... where the...?" * Hilde climbs to her feet "Oh...my...god" * Menchi sits at the edge of the ocean, howling plaintively * Kiku is an attractive teenager in a blue dress, her left arm clutching a soft plush butterfly-looking-thing of pink and purple. She sits up and takes in the scene in confusion. * Keika lays still on the ground, or at least she did untill the dog started howling. Then she brought her hands up to her ears, "Somebody put that thing out of my... Karasu? Karasu!? Shit." [Her right arm has a Kirby.] ( honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing ) (You're playing the food supply) * Hilde is a young woman in her early 20s of fair complexion in a red dress. She has blond hair tied in back with a pink bow ( what breed was Menchi? A terrier of some type?) (Fluffy and white) (Gasp! A DB char without blue hair OR a K in her name!) * Hilde walks over to the dog "Hello doggie" * Menchi looks up at Hilde, confusion apparent on its face. "arroo?" * Keika takes her hands away from her head and sits up on the ground, slowly and carefully, "Is anybody else here?" * Hilde smiles at Menchi. "How do you get here, little doggie? You're just the cutest little thing" * Menchi starts wagging its tail. (what *gender* was Menchi? Male or female?) (female) * Hilde crouches and attempts to pet Menchi * Menchi sniffs her hand, then licks it, allowing herself to be petted. * Keika turns her head and listens for signs of life other than the dog. [There's a tree.] [It's got 2 coconuts.] "Cute little thing. I wonder how you got here. There doesn't seem to be any boats around. Just me, you, and those two over there" (Brett: Keika's blind. ^_^;) * Ardweden is now known as Ardle * Kiku shakes her head, seeming slightly confused, and says, looking over at Keika... "Keika?" * Hilde sits on the beach next to Menchi and watches the waves * Keika twists her head in the direction of Kiku's voice, "Kiku? That you?" * Kiku 's nods a little, and says, "Yes, Keika..." her eyes widen and she starts to say, with a fearful tone, "Keika... I... I can't... my brain isn't working. I can't... it's all silent!" * Menchi feels an all-too-familiar rumble in her tummy, and lets out a plaintive yowl. "arroooooo...." * Keika smiles and shakes her head, "Do your eyes still work?" "Are you hungry?" "aroo." "I suppose I could go look for something to eat" * Hilde stands up and looks around * Kiku says, "Um... yes, I can see you just fine, it just... I..." she pauses for a second, then looks down. "My psychic... abilities are gone." * Hilde looks at Kiku, Keika, then the tree * Menchi starts to shake, and looks around. Seeing nothing to eat, she yips. I wonder if that means Karasu is around here somewhere and I just can't reach him. * Hilde eyes follow the tree up to the coconuts "Ah ha!" * Hilde goes to try to climb the tree (do I roll or is this diceless?) * Kiku looks down at the Haguro and gives it a squeeze before saying, "I don't see him... all I see is..." she looks around carefully. "... sand, a dog, and... a red woman climbing a tree." Upon further reflection, the coconuts are actually bowling balls painted to look like coconuts.] ( so long as they're not coffee-filled coconuts... ) * Keika is sitting on the ground and wearing a slightly non-standard JSD uniform, IE it fits and she's added a blind fold. She also has shoulder length blue hair and looks to be in her late twenties, "There's more to life than just being the great mind criminal. This place smells like the sea... tell me what you can see." "What the hell!?!" * Keika turns her head twords Hilde, "But before that, who the hell are you?" * Kiku looks out at the sea, and squeezes Haguro again. She still looks a little scared and confused. * Hilde slides down the tree "Bowling balls!?! What kinda stupid island has..." reacts to Keika "I am Brunhilde Kohogan! Heir to the Kohogan fortune and future owner of Asgard Heavy Industries!" "Who, may I ask, are you, miss?" * Menchi walks on over, and sits next to Hilde (give me a sec, reseaching ranks.) (Hmmm. Kiku has a blue dress and Hilde has a red dress. Player 1 and Player 2?) ( *heh* so long as Player 3 doesn't end up dead ) Keika, currently a Lieutenant of the Japanese Self Defence Force. * Kiku is still looking out a little at the water and holding the plush. She's close enough to Keika to be visible to Hilde, no doubt, but... not good at paying attention, this blue-dressed black haired girl. And since my coworker here seems to be in shock over the sudden change in venue, perhaps you could tell me where we are. "First, whose your friend, Keika?" [There's a sign. It's completely blue, save for a red dot in the center and "You are here" written above it.] (Damn it Michael, tell us what our fake IDs are!) (Ha ha.) ( *GROAN* ) "Easy. We're on an island in the middle of the ocean. Population three plus one dog" Hilde of Kohogan, meet Kiku Eriko, formerly the Great Mind Criminal of Tokyo, now a reformed citizen of said. Kiku, Hilde. * Kiku 's head snaps towards Keika like a whipcrack, then over at Hilde, with wide eyes. "Uh... er... I... hello?" Yip! "It's a pleasure. I would say I knew about you but I don't read international news all that much" "Anyone know why the tree has bowling balls for coconuts?" * Kiku stands up quickly and says nervously, "Um... that's OK. I'm... uh..." she sighs slightly before saying a little more evenly... "Just... don't think about that other part. I don't... much... what?" Arooo? Why would you eat a bowling ball? Unfortunatly I do not. The tree has... Nevermind, daddy should have called the coast guard by now so we should be going back to civilization in a few hours anyways" * Hilde puts her hands behind her head and paces the beach * Keika tilts her head back, "I do not think there any boats anywhere near here, but I could be mistaken. Have you seen any trace of a mechanical bird?" Nope. Nothing but us, the tree, and that weird sign * Kiku tries to brush sand off her dress with the plush and otherwise isn't looking at anyone. * Hilde finally sits down crosslegged * Keika 's hand twitchs, "What, praytell, does the sign say?" "You are here" with a big red dot Anyone up for building a sandcastle? Is that all? * Hilde nods * Hilde starts trying to mound sand into a pile * Kiku finishes brushing herself off and takes a few slippered steps towards the sign. "I... I don't think this makes sense." [Probably not. But thems the breaks.] * Hilde continues piling sand into a two foot mound "I'm guessing we're in the tropics somewhere and the sign is a joke set up by the locals" I... but why is everyone's brain quiet? * Keika waits for a reply and then hearing the sounds of sand being scraped, "we are missing something. Could I implore either of you to take a walk around the island and look for anything else?" My current theory is bored Slythe, but since they do seem to enjoy toying with us, there should be clue or three about what it is they wish us to do." * Menchi sniffs around the tree * Hilde stops with her mound * Kiku starts padding around in her slippers slowly. "I... I wonder if they have a giant hat. Maybe that's what they're doing." Hmmmm. We could always try digging. Yip? * Menchi looks at Hilde questioningly Both are possible, they must have something to keep eachother in line. But first, I do wish to know all that can be seen. I mean... There isn't much else here that I see. Perhaps if somebody really is screwing with us, maybe this island is a false top for something ( any scents that are not us? ) (Hilde sure is understanding of all the strange words that Keika and Kiku are throwing around. @_@) (She's a bit of a videogamer) (She should know Slythe since she's DB universe) (She's not DB universe. @_@) (That too) (Oh, I thought you were using your Tank Police char. @_@) (Nope, this is the DB app) * Kiku continues padding around. "Lots of water..." (There's no islands within visible range, is there, Brett?) ( No ) I don't see any other islands at all... how far away are things if you can't see them? Lower on the horizon below the curve of the Earth? * Kiku looks over at Hilde. "But... I don't know how far that is." On the surface? Call it three miles. And I don't know if you do either. Oh. Okay. You thinking we could make a raft out of the tree and the sign and paddle to land? If Karasu were here, it'd be farther, but we have to work with what we've got. Which is bowling balls and a tree. How were the balls attached to the tree? * Menchi looks at Hilde, and blinks cartoonishly. * Kiku bites her lip and turns away from gazing. "But we don't know where land is..." That would pose a problem * Hilde chuckles uncomfortably And I would be interested in knowing what it is you intend to cut the tree down with. I was going to ask you the same question ( Brett: any scents that are not us? ) ( No ) (Could be worse. We could be in a "Cube" like that Sci-fi show of the same name :P) ( Or you could be in Intelligent Cube. ) Allow me to ask again, how were the balls attached to the tree? * Menchi starts digging near the tree. * Kiku mumbles, "It's... it's like the camps, sorta..." and squeezes the plushie. Danged if I know * Hilde notices Menchi. "I think the pup's up to something" [Menchi digs up a treasure chest.] Glue? Rope? Wh... What is it doing? Yip! Yip? What the...? * Menchi tries to drag the chest out of the hole * Hilde goes to help Menchi [It's dragged out.] * Kiku pads over towards the strange reaction people... and their brand new chest! * Keika takes a deep breath and then lets it out slowly, "Hilde, what is the dog doing?" * Hilde laughs It's... um... a giant box. Chest? Chest. This is obviously some kind of puzzle I hate being right. Is there a lock on the chest? * Hilde checks the chest for a lock "And if my hunch is right then..." [No lock.] * Hilde blinks "Okay my hunch wasn't right" * Menchi stands on her hind legs, and opens the chest (...) [The box is empty, save for a note: "The treasure goes in here -- the Cap'N"] ( I've seen enough Excel Saga to know that Menchi is not your average mutt ;) What's in it? * Hilde suddenly looks all around for something but you can't quite tell what * Kiku pads over some more. Arroooo? Alright, they gotta be here somewhere Judging by the sound, you figured out how to open it, what was inside? Ar arr, ar ar aroo... * Kiku peers. "It's... um... a letter. Written by a Cap'N." Okay, where are the hidden cameras!?! And that's... it... * Keika points a finger upward, "What does it say?" I mean this has got be some kind of a joke, right? * Kiku reads it off. "The treasure goes in here." ( They have to have a chest to put the treasure in before they bury it :D ) (Yes they do!) (What treasure? o.O) Is the chest large enough to put Ms Kohogan inside? ( Well, there is no treasure yet. ) ( What would be the point of getting treasure if they didn't have a chest to put it in? XD ) * Hilde goes up the tree again to search it for hidden cameras (Spending it! XD) I don't... think so? ( grab a bowling ball and bury that for 'em.) Given that rewards on both our heads have been canceled, and I doubt the dog is worth much... I would try putting the bowling ball in it. * Kiku peers into the chest more carefully. "It's just... empty. Quiet." * Kiku jumps a little at Keika's mention of the rewards. Um... er... Brunhilde? Aroo? * Hilde inspects the bowling balls carefully then looks toward Kiku "Yes?" Keika thinks we should put the bowling balls in the chest... Right... Just a sec. * Hilde attempts to get one of the bowling balls out of the tree without hurting herself (cue cartoon stunt hijinks! :P) [They come off. Hilde gains +2 bowling balls.] (* RDM snickers, Keika thought you had gotten them down already.) * Menchi sniffs around again, and starts digging in a different spot near the tree * Hilde takes them down and puts them on the beach in front of Keika * Kiku looks over at Hilde for a second and then leans over and says quietly, "She can't see, you know." Oh... I was catching my breath, really Sadly true, and thankyou for getting them down for me. * Hilde puts one of the bowling balls in the chest [The chest now has a bowling ball in it.] * Hilde looks at it as if expecting something to happen [Hilde's got a long wait.] Did anything happen? Nope * Hilde snaps her fingers as if reaching a conclusion then shuts the lid There Close the li... yes. * Ardle is now known as Ardweden [The lid is shut. You can't see the bowling ball anymore.] * Hilde opens the lid again and looks in [Hilde sees a bowling ball.] Hmmmmm * Hilde shrugs and puts in the other bowling ball before closing the lid Did... * Kiku rubs her head in a bit of confusion. * Keika listens for a bit. [The lid is shut. You can't see the bowling balls anymore.] Now normally if this were a computer game, I'd be consulting an FAQ ( It is. It's a King's Quest type game. ) ( A very early modle XD ) Nothing? ... I don't get it. * Hilde opens the lid really fast like someone trying to catch the refrigerator with its light off [Inside the chest are two bowling balls.] ... Take the note out. * Hilde takes the note out * Kiku looks between Keika and Hilde. "What are you two doing?" [You remove the note. Now the Cap'N won't know where to put his treasure.] It's... putting bowling balls in chests shouldn't... do anything... We are passing time untill her father sends somebody to pick us up. Shhhh. We are trying to figure out the secret trick to making the bowling balls do something * Menchi comes back over, and starts dragging the chest back to its hole Well, it is... boring... Mouse-click games usually are. * Kiku runs a finger through her sandied hair. "... huh?" Computer joke. Nevermind It was this or throwing them around, and I doubt they float. So I guess we bury it again and wait for something to happen I suppose * Kiku pouts slightly. "The least we could have if someone's going to make my head blind is a TV." [There's a TV. You didn't notice it before.] Yip yip? Aroo? (At this rate, there could be a boat to get off this island and we "didn't notice it there before" :P) * Kiku sees a TV. Blink. "Hey! A TV!" * Kiku runs over and turns it on. "I wonder if it works." * Hilde blinks [Despite not being plugged in, it does! But the only channel is some Russian infomercial about a potato peeler.] A TV? Yes! A TV!... but it's an infomercial! Aww. * Kiku pouts. "I wanted a movie." [You can pretend it's a movie.] * Hilde looks at it "Actually that _is_ a really good looking potato peeler" * Menchi looks at the TV, and blinks cartoonishly. "Arrooo?" What movie do you want to watch Kiku? * Kiku says cheerily, "Um... Haguro vs Takopi 1! They didn't make a 2, but they numbered it 1 anyway, and I don't know why." * Keika snorts quitly, "I'm sure they'll get around to it. Now I want you to try changing the channel." I tried that! Potato peeler. * Kiku changes the channel again anyway. Try again. [It changes to a Russian infomercial about a potato peeler.] ... potato peeler! * Kiku changes the channel again. Each time the peeler comes up, she says with increasing glee, "Potato peeler!" * Menchi hops up to the TV, and, hoping for news on F City, changes the channel Alright Kiku, you can stop now. I admit I was wrong. [It changes to a Russian infomercial about a potato peeler.] * Kiku changes the channel again after saying, "Potato peeler!" Arf? * Menchi barks at the TV, and changes the channel. (... Why are we BOTH changing the channel?) * Hilde watches to TV ( why not? ) (because you're both insane, and maybe Menchi found the remote) I still say that is a good looking potato peeler ( thankye, I never denied it. ) * Menchi drools at the potatoes. I will take your word for it Hilde, although a program about food is not the best thing to be watching right now. * Hilde just for the heck of it, goes and checks on the bowling balls [They're still in the chest.] It's too bad we only have bowling balls to peel. Rats! Otherwise, we could order a potato peeler. ... if we had a phone. * Kiku frowns at the TV. "You're making me stupid, TV." [The number is in Russian anyhow.] (Russia uses a different numbering system?) ( Beats me. ) Opening the balls would be a silly thing wouldn't it. ( No, they use arabic numbers ) ( same as we do ) Hmmmm. Maybe if we buried the chest with the bowling balls... I don't know.... the chest is silly. And the note... and the coconut balls. Or maybe if we took out the balls and put the TV into the chest It is as good a guess as any other. Hmmm. I'm going to test a theory. arrf? By all means. * Hilde walks to the edge of the beach, kneels down, takes a deep breath and plunges her head into the water to see what's down there * Kiku looks over at Keika and says, "She's dunking her head, Keika... I think the TV made her stupid too. [Hilde sees more water.] I'm glad I can't see it. If she stays down there too long pull her out, and if you can't lead me to her so I can do it. * Menchi tips the chest over, rolling the balls out of it, and climbs in. * Hilde attempts to look under the island [Hilde sees sand.] * Hilde pulls her head out Well that answers that question (Silly question time... salt water?) Yes, this is an actual island and not a giant turtle ( Natch XD ) * Menchi closes the chest from the inside, and curls up into a ball. * Kiku quirks her head lightly. "What question?" * Hilde proceeds to wring out her hair ... Kiku? ... help me put the TV in the chest, it's obviously driving everybody who can see it insane. I was curious as to if this was the back of giant turtle or not * Kiku looks over at the chest, which is now closed and tipped over. (of a) Um... I think someone already did something. * Keika puts both hands on the ground, but stops before she stands up, "Who did?" * Kiku goes over to the chest. "I don't know. Maybe the person who brought the TV." * Kiku opens it up. Where's the doggie? * Menchi licks Kiku's nose What was done? * Kiku squeal-laughs and jumps back. Kiku!? He was in the box! You're a clever dog, aren't you? Well that answers that Yip yip! Ah....ha, even the dog. (How big is the TV?) * Keika stands up, and brushing the ground in front of her lightly with her foot before putting her weight down on it, heads twords the sound of people selling potatos. [The TV is bigger than a breadbox.] ( Hail Ilpallazzo! ) ( ) * Hilde checks her watch to see how long they've been there [What watch?] * Hilde blinks Oh crap! And that was an expensive watch too! (I guess that means the TV won't fit in the chest?) [Nope!] * Keika continues her search for the TV. Uh... Keika? The TV won't fit in the chest, I think. Maybe. There are other ways to silence it. Where is it? Okay, one bowling ball does nothing. Two bowling balls does nothing. * Hilde walks over and attempts to turn off the TV [It works!] There... Now we can think. [You think about potatoes.] Once again. One bowling ball does nothing. Two bowling balls does nothing. One potato, two potato.... AAAUGH!! * Keika stops since the sound she was using for guidance stops, and then she sits down carefully. One bowling ball does nothing... Two bowling ball does nothing... We do not have three bowling balls. * Hilde looks at Menchi * Menchi is in the chest, curled into a ball What else do we have that is treasure? .oO(1 Dog + 1 Bowling Ball = Hmmmm) * Kiku clutches Haguro tightly. I don't know... (curse you having your most prized possession and my not being able to tell!) (Ha ha. I win.) We have the dog... arrf? But the dog went in the box already... Does the dog have a tag? * Hilde looks around then her eyes come to rest on Haguro Hmmmmmmm * Kiku doesn't realize that Hilde's looking at Haguro... right away. Okay, now I'm just thinking crazy ( Everybody! Take off your shoes! *to Kiku* I'll distract her while you knock her out) * Kiku looks down at the TV. "This is still very weird... " You did check to see if there was anything on the back of the note did you not? * Kiku shakes her head. * Keika waits. * Hilde also waits * Menchi goes to sleep in the chest Kiku? Hilde? Oh! Um... I don't know. I didn't read the back... Where'd the note go? (You took it. ^^;) * Hilde reads the note after giving herself an obligatory forehead smack [The note is the same. As is the TV. And there's a dog in the chest.] (But there's nothing on the back?) (nothing on the back?) Nothing. So much for that idea. So...uh...now what? * Kiku licks her lips. "I... don't know." Unless one of us has anything else treasure like in our pockets, I am out of ideas that don't involve calling in an airstrike. * Hilde collapses to her knees and hangs her head How much daylight do we have left? * Hilde looks up [The sun is overhead.] Plenty (has the sun even moved at all in the time they've been there or can we tell?) * Keika streaches out on the sand, "What am I missing?" * Kiku sighs. "I'm missing a lot. I want my... powers to work again. And movies. And... um... people." I'm people, she's people, and the dog's people. You can survive for an afternoon without sex from Katsu, Kiku. Trust me on this one. * Kiku blushes and says, "That's not what I meant!" * Hilde blinks then looks over at Kiku "You have a boyfriend? Lucky..." * Keika smirks and runs her fingers through the sand. * Kiku looks over at Hilde and says, nervously, "Um... yes, I do. He... um... takes care of our mechs. And... yes. A... boyfriend." You have robots too!?! Dad's company is working on one but I'm not allowed within a mile of it, or so he says * Kiku chews her lip and pads over to the giant sign. "Yes..." They are more common than you think... now getting your hands on working ones and keeping them that way, that's the trick. But Katsu does that for me... which is good. 'Cause it's not... really mine. * Kiku traces her finger over the sign. "Blue, blue, blue..." Blue sky, blue water, blue hair, none of it gets us out of here. * Hilde hums Effel 65's Blue * Kiku blinks, and says, "Hilde doesn't have blue hair!" No? * Hilde stops and blinks "Wha?" (Hilde likes 170 year old music. o_o) (I like really old music ._.) Nope. What about my hair? Evedently it is not blue. It's not blue! Keika, Ares-san, and Hinako all have blue hair. Oh? So I am told. Is that some kind of Japanese hair trend? Unless somebody has been sneaking dye into my shampoo ever since I can remember to match with some current trend.... no. I'm supposed to go to study at a university in Tokyo in another year. Father's shipping me out there to learn about the world (Heh. Timeline slip!) Oh. Um... wow... (yup. This puts her at least two years behind DB) (While we are very clearly DB-era people. Heh.) * Keika sits up, "Here's to optimism! May it alway prove fruitfull to the rest of us." (Actually, Kiku wasn't famous two years ago. No wonder Hilde doesn't know her. ^_~) * Keika raises an imaginary glass and sips. * Kiku smiles a little. "I used to go to school..." (so it all falls into place. Yes!) (She might know about Keika, but she wouldn't know who she was.) (Remember, Kiku is teenager-ish looking. Maybe 18, maybe 16. And she's Japanese. Who can tell!) * Kiku pokes at the sign. "Bah. This sign is blue, but it's still boring." There's got to be a way to escape this wretched sand pile! Okay, we've put everthing that fits into the chest and nothing happened, so whatever the game is that's not it, anything on the back of the sign? Could you check please, Kiku? * Kiku nods and looks at the back of the sign! [There's a map of Seattle, and a red dot. Above that "You are not here."] It's a map of a city called ... Seattle. * Hilde fallsover * Kiku thinks for a second. "That's in the United States. Oh! And there's a dot that says where we aren't." Uhgh, horrible place, some computer took over and screwed everthing up. Cheap parts if you can get past the secerity though. * Hilde sits up * Menchi comes back out of the chest, and yowls plaintively. * Menchi wanders over to Hilde, and sits in her lap Too bad we can't just switch the dots and be there. * Kiku doesn't respond to Keika, instead sighing. "At least I have Haguro and Keika and now Brunhilda to keep me company." * Keika freezes. * Hilde pets Menchi "Yeah, too bad we can't..." Say that again? Um? You... have... one of... your Haguro plushies? * Kiku nods a little. "Yeah. The new not-burnt one." I remember Haguro. The cute Mothra, right? * Keika puts far too much cute into her voice when she asks, "Kiku? Could you be a dear and put it in the chest? It doesn't have a lock so you'll be able to open it right back up again." * Kiku looks over at Hilde and beams. "Sorta, yes, but bet--" * Kiku looks over at Keika and STARES, clutching the plush tightly. "But... but...' Aroo? I won't let anything else happen to it. * Menchi looks back and forth between Kiku and Keika Keika, that's just silly. I don't think a pirate would concider a plush treasure I don't think another pirate would rig a tree with bowling balls either, but somebody did. Good point And that is the most valued object here right now. * Kiku grabs it in both hands now and holds it to her chest. "But it's mine!" So, put the note and the plushie in the chest, you don't even have to close the lid. I guess, but if we have to fight off an army of skeletons with cutlasses to get it back... * Keika fails to give Hilde a scathing look, mostly because she has nothing to look at her with. aiee? * Kiku chews her lip and stands near the sign. * Menchi runs at Kiku, leaping up on her. Kiku, we put the dog in the chest. The dog is fine. Haguro is strong enough to surive without your arms around him. And if you are not, do not let go of Haguro once you put him in the chest. * Kiku looks over at Keika and says, hesitantly, "Do you really believe that?" * Menchi leaps up on Kiku, and grabs hold of Haguro. She dangles there, pulling on air to get it loose. Hey! * Keika stands and faces... not quite at where Kiku is standing, "On what little hon... Now what?" Let go of him! * Kiku clutches the plushie tightly and stares at the dog. Almost as if expecting something to happen. Hey doggie! Let go and come back over here! * Menchi pulls, giving a playful growl. * Hilde pats her lap Oh for the love of... Bad Dog! Sit! * Hilde in a cute voice "Here doggy! Come on doggy" (Note that Keika has no levels of animal training, but does have a very high soul stat.) (Hilde has a fairly high soul stat too) ( and I have no stats for Menchi ) (Well, decide what she'd do in this situation) * Menchi hangs on, still tugging. Yet, her tugs are not to tear, rip, or otherwise harm the plushie * Kiku frowns. "Oh, it's not... Let go, darn it!" * Keika lets some real anger into her voice, "Let go dog. Down. Off. Sit. Stay." * Menchi lets go, and runs/bounces over to the chest. She sits on top of it, wagging her tail, and lets out a little yip. * Kiku checks the plush for damage frantically. ( Menchi made sure not to damage the plush ) I think the dog has the right idea * Keika 's voice returns to it's normal tone, "Hilde? Put the note in the chest." * Kiku sighs a little in relief, and looks at Haguro. "I... it won't disappear or anything... that would be silly..." Gotcha * Hilde puts the note in the chest It will not, and I will not let the dog, or anything else, run off with it. * Kiku walks towards the chest slowly. * Menchi gets off the chest and sits nearby, tail wagging a mile a minute * Kiku slowly and carefully places Haguro in the chest. * Keika would watch, but she can't so she just stands still. You stay _right there_. And now we wait. * Keika listens for anything happening. * Kiku takes a half-step back, and then starts tapping her slippered-foot on the sand and has her arms crossed. (* Haguro is eaten by a grue.) [Time passes.] * Menchi closes the chest for the others. * Keika hears the chest close, "I hope that was Kiku...." It was the dog Of course it was. If some magical door back to Tokyo hasn't opened up, open the chest up again before Kiku does something regretable to the dog. * Kiku continues looking twitchy. * Menchi opens the chest, curiously I think you can have Haguro back now, Kiku * Kiku , the second the chest is open, looks in to see if Haguro is okay. [Haguro has turned into Kirby!] ... HAGURO IS GONE! * Kiku wails! * Menchi *HIDES!* He's gone and there's this huge pink puffball in his place! Oh no Then we will get him back. Well this sucks, seriously * Kiku picks up the puffball and shakes it. "WHERE DID HAGURO GO?" [It says, "Hiiiii!"] ... Who said that? It talks! It talks? * Kiku squeezes it. "It had better talk or I'll squeeze it to bits! I saw the police do it! I can do it too!" * Menchi hides behind Hilde, twitching in fear. [It says, "Hiiiii!" again.] (Is it plush?) ( It sure is! ) This is really...weird. What, is it, besides pink and ... puff? That's it. Say something else, you evil plush! It's a round thing with little flipper-like arms and lil feet with red shoes Big enough for Haguro to be inside of? ( *demon voice* I WANT YOUR SOUL!!!) Maybe if it was squished up inside it * Kiku tosses the Kirby at the sign. "Stupid puff-thing!" [Kirby bounces off of the sign.] What do you want, little pink creature...thing!?! [No response!] I don't suppose it has a mouth does it? * Menchi eases out from behind Hilde, and approaches the thing. A big one * Kiku looks back in the box. Maybe Haguro hid. [Nope!] Then the next thing to do would be to look in there. * Hilde asks it if it speaks English or Swedish in the respective languages (Is teh note still in the chest?) ( Yeah ) * Menchi nudges the kirby with her nose. "Ar arr ar ar aroo?" ["Hiiiii!"] * Menchi hops back a foot, then approaches again, batting it in the mouth * Hilde shrugs and checks the note in the chest [Kirby says "Hiiiii!" The note hasn't changed.] * Menchi shakes the kirby [It continues to "Hiiii!"] * Hilde goes back over to the Kirby Hilde? either lead me to the pink thing, or bring it to me. Or the dog could do something I suppose. * Menchi stands it on its head. Hiiii! * Menchi takes the kirby to Keika. "Arf!" * Kiku rubs her arms and hugs herself. * Keika doesn't look down at Menchi, "And what do you want?" That's so not fair.. * Menchi sets the kirby in Keika's lap. (That'd be dificult since Keika is standing, but I'll accept a Kirby to the crotch for being mean to Kiku.) * Hilde helps Keika find the Kirby (>__<) * Kiku continues hugging herself. "Stupid thing..." * Keika winds up with the thing in her hands, and turns it over, feeling it as she goes. (This thing have a real mouth or just a patch of black felt?) ( Black felt XD ) (zipper for getting into where the voice box is?) ( 'Course not :P ) * Keika squeezes the plushie. "Hiiii!" This is not funny anymore * Keika holds it out at arms length and by a foot, "Hilde? put this back in the chest and close the lid, and then open it again. " Right. * Hilde takes it and does so [There's now a Kirby and a Metaknight.] ... * Kiku eyes in there... "You suck, magical treasure chest!" Did anything happen? * Menchi sticks her head in the chest. "Aroo?" There's a little knight one now Shall I shut it and open it again? * Menchi hops in the chest, and pokes the knight Take the knight out and put a ball in. Alright. * Hilde takes out the metaknight and puts a bowling ball in [There's now a Kirby and a bowling ball in the chest.] (and a Menchi) Close the lid, check to see if there's anything in the knight, open the lid see if anything changed... This would be so much easier if I had Karasu here to help. If you don't want to vanish, I'd suggest hopping out, doggy * Menchi climbs out * Hilde closes the lid and goes about inspecting the metaknight [This one doesn't talk.] (anything unique about it? Hidden pockets and such?) [It's got a cool plush sword.] * Hilde opens the chest [Inside is a Kirby plushie and a Dedede plushie] We got a Kirby and a frog king in the chest! (I thought Dedede was a penguin) ( Penguin ) (could have fooled me ^^;) * Kiku pouts. "... if these were good plushies, this would be neat." ... You know their names? (Er, yeeah, Hilde, we don't know he's called Kirby.) * Hilde sets the Metaknight on the ground, takes out the Dedede and sets it on the ground, then closes the lid and opens it again (I mean, okay, if there's a Kirby's Adventure 100000003 in 2160 or so, you might. ^_~) [Inside is a Kirby plushie and a Waddle Dee plushie] (I was gonna say, Super Smash Brothers 3000) * Kiku eyes. "... More plushies." But none of them are your Haguro? No! They're not! I wish that worked right with Haguro. I could have the whole kaiju set! * Hilde takes out the Waddle, closes the chest and opens it again [Inside is a Kirby plushie and a Kracko plushie] (... The cloud version?) (Or the spinny ball version?) Either I'm gonna pull out every friggin critter from that game or the chain's gonna end. Or we're gonna be buried in plushies ( The cloud version. ) With any luck it'll end with a trip home or at least Haguro back. * Kiku nods emphatically. * Hilde closes the lid and opens it again I just got a new one, even, after the last one got scorched! This is so unfair. If I still had my powers... You know... with that credit card of yours... you could probibly order them to build you a life sized one. And they darn well better! * Kiku stamps her foot. [In the chest is a Kirby plushie and a Waddle Doo plushie.] No! * Hilde closes the lid and opens it again [Kirby and Bronto Burt!] Nope! * Hilde does so again Have you been taking the plushies out? [Kirby and Heavy Mole!] Uh no. They just keep changing * Menchi reaches in, and drags out the Kirby Try putting the other ball in along with this time. Its our last ball. Are you sure? Three anything would work, but we only have one dog. Okay. Here goes nothing. (You've got the dedede plushie) * Hilde puts the Kirby and the bowling ball in with the Heavy Mole * Hilde shuts the lid * Hilde holds her breath as she opens it (This had better not be one of those old games where you can get stuck at certain points) (Yes, we are in fact playing an infocon game, and now that we've used up the last bowling ball we're going to have start again from the beginning.) (GIVE ME HAGURO BACK. >_____________<) (You want screwy, I had my PCs run through an MC Escher maze once years ago) [Out of the chest comes a purple-haired trenchcoat wearing bishonen.] * Kiku is glaring at the man... who she looks up to. pauses for a second, then says, "... aah!" * Hilde falls backward on her rear * Hilde goes wide-eyed [He blinks a few times and surveys you all.] What happened? It's a guy! With purple hair! * Menchi hides behind Hilde, and growls. A guy came outta the chest! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! Arf! * Keika gives a slight bow in the wrong direction, "Hello, I am Keika." [He replies. "I'm Matthias. What are you all doing here?"] Putting plushies in a chest and wanting my Haguro back... and to get off this island! "Oh. Is that all." * Keika opens her mouth, and then closes it again. Bluntly, what she said. * Hilde nods [He dials a cell phone. A bus comes across the ocean (it's only a few inches deep on THAT side) and stops next to the island. Matthias gets on. "Coming?"] * Kiku eyes the bus. ... I... that doesn't... where's Haguro? * Hilde laughs maniacally which soons turns into crying and cries onto Keika's shoulder And while we are at it, where is Karasu? [A black haired, black-wearing bishonen with red eyes and shades looks down from the driver's seat. "I'm Karasu. What do you want?" ] ... you look a lot... um... better than Karasu did. Did Karasu get an upgrade, Keika? * Keika concentrates for a bit, "That... is not my Karasu." I know what it is. We've been abducted by aliens and they've got us in some kinda zoo where they're making us do tricks for some unseen audience, right? Nothing else makes sense! I'll agree with the first part and last part of that. Matthias: "Actually, this island belongs to my family. We grow bowling balls here to control the bowling ball monopoly. But whatever."] ... ... Arrooo? (Do not pass go! Do not collect two hundred dollars!) "So, are you coming?" And here I thought they were made by machine. We still need a replacement Haguro. Do you know how to get Haguro back? Cuz if not, I'm taking the chest with us. * Kiku gets in the bus and has a thudding seat. She still seems sulky. "Yes, we do." "I'm afraid the chest won't fit on the bus. You're welcome to carry it, though." "It's only 500 miles to the nearest town." Okay then I won't take the chest * Menchi gets on the bus, and sits near Kiku, licking her hand in consolation. Haguro. Plushie. It was eaten by the chest and we want it back. * Kiku nods. [Matthias shrugs. "Suit yourselves. Bus is leaving." * Hilde takes Keika's hand and leads her onto the bus "Looks like we don't have much of a choice" Then perhaps you should admit that you cannot return it and compensate her for it. * Kiku is on the bus and in the self-hug again. * Keika then starts walking in the direction the Hilde is leading her in. Matthias raises an eyebrow. "That's like the United States asking Hiroshima for compensation for the atomic bomb." That was an act of war, this was an act by three women stranded on your island. [He shrugs. "I'll send you a potato peeler."] [The doors close, the bus goes! OST End!]