<> <> (W4lkx0red?) <> (*cracks Kat over the head with a bat*) (I'm outside! You can't hit me!) (*cracks Kat's brane over the head with a brain bat*) <> <> (Roch is a cat!) (Because we love pointing it out!) * Threnody has some salmon. * Rochelle crouches like a good kitty and quietly eats her tilapia. Come to think of it, have you ever heard a housecat noisily eat? (Obviously you've never had cats.) (I have. Oh lord.) (Eew.) (Q sometimes sounds like he's inhaling Jello.) (Not as noisy as dogs, but.) * Leopoldo is being, um, lazy. He needs a heatlamp, badly. * Leopoldo 's lizard self does, anyways. * Vera watches TV. Or whatever the equivalent is. * Rochelle finishes and gets back to her full, massive height. She stretches, pads around the kitchen once, then heads over to her spot on the couch. Which Vera took. So she takes the spot next to it. * Leopoldo watches Rochelle jump on him. (Lucky for him, cats have fur and are warm.) (Yes. This is good.) <> * Rochelle vaguely realizes she ended up on Leo's lap, but eh, who cares. She doesn't. She curls up and watches the television. * Leopoldo doesn't seem to care either. * Leopoldo scritches Rochelle behind the ears. Does she care? * Rochelle doesn't *seem* to care. She stays right where she is. Ooh, cooking show. * Leopoldo looks over at Fitzroy. "Hey, Roy, you got the readout on what we need to do yet?" * Threnody glances at Leo, then nods once and lets his gaze wander Royward. * Fitzroy has just come out from the hallway. "A-wow.. Oh, not sure what we need to do to get out of here, but I've got a good idea about what 'we' are about." Do tell. You wouldn't _believe_ what this TVnet is like though! (Yes please god someone speak before I go insane.) It's rediculous. You can hardly tell it's not reality.. except for things that defy physics. I've been listening to it 24/7. (sorry, had to catch up a bit.) * Rochelle flicks one ear. She turns her gaze to Roy, but she doesn't move enough for Leo to work at scritching. You can see and feel data, as if it were a physical object. A whole other reality! * Fitzroy flails his arms around waving toward nothingness now and then. He seems pretty excited. Yeah? (*SNERKS at telepathy* Oh man.) (Cats are funny.) (Cats are awesome. ^^) Whooppie. It's.. you'd have to.. I mean, holy TSM. * Fitzroy spaces out for a sec. * Rochelle idly ponders going over to claw Roy. She has claws. Oh! So, I found these dossiers. You are aparently all my employees. So, what's up boss? * Threnody tilts his head at Roy, then, seeing as nobody else is having any and it'll go to waste otherwise, he has more salmon. We're what's called INU troubleshooters. (This is my electronics-controlling genius cat, Mughi.) (Meow.) (SHAAAAAR!) ( Er, I shoulda said this earlier. ) INU stands for... (o_o) (right then..) The INU is the Independant Net Users organization.. * Threnody attempts to reproduce 'hacker' in sign language, fails by basically doing something like using a saw, and then manages %% Hackers? %% to everyone before wincing in pain. Sounds like it. * Leopoldo glances at Fitzroy for confirmation. It's a group that believes in the free flow of information. Yeah. Basicly hackers. * Vera glances at Thren. "What's wrong? Cat got your tongue?" (*punches Vera in the face*) Alright, so we hack stuff. * Threnody raises an eyebrow, but says nothing. What's with the getup? But, in this world the INU is a 'super-union' type of group. They're not all hackers, in fact. * Katherine opens the door slowly and slips in mostly quietly. Not that most of the ninja in the room won't notice her anyway. * Threnody makes what could arguably be called a dog pawing motion, then seems to giggle. Without sound. They expose Corporations' errors and violations. Technically they're classified as a terrorist group, but most people don't try to stop them. Awesome. Except the terrorist part. They're seen as a kind of Robin Hood too the public though. That's why they can get away with so much. Ah, gotcha. * Katherine looks at Roy from over near the door, then just closes her eyes. Her nonexistant ears twitch. * Katherine speaks up. "Who's the Robin Hood, now, Roy?" She opens her eyes. * Threnody looks at Kat, then points at everyone once. I think he meant us in general. Yes, because I doubt we could be considered Merry Men, anyways. * Fitzroy 's stomach grumbles and you can hear it if you're close. "We are!.. Man I'm starving. Anyone want to go eat? Looks like we usually eat at a place called the 1007 Club." Hell, tis is awesome. I wonder what the catch is. For one, Roch is a cat. Second, Thren doesn't seem to be able to talk. Yeah, we're all with the INU, and they're the Robin Hoods. Hey, Roy, we're all called what we think we're called, right? * Katherine shakes her head and says quietly, "Welcome to 2089 in an alternate universe." Yeah, our names are the same. Good. I'm up for a bite to eat. * Vera shrugs. "Well, I'm up for some food." * Leopoldo glances down at the Rochelle on his lap. "Roche, could you get off?" * Threnody looks at the plate of salmon, then shrugs noncomittally and pushes it away. Then he sneaks one last bite with a guilty expression. * Rochelle blinks up at Leo, then jumps down to the floor. * Leopoldo gets up and stretches. "Let's get goin' then. Where is it?" * Katherine steps aside slightly and checks her suit for someplace that she might be storing money. * Threnody glances at Kat, then produces a credstick and points at it. * Vera hops up. <> * Katherine continues checking, and says to Thren with a faint smile, after staring at the credstick for a second, "Is that a 'I'll pay for your food, Kat', offer?" * Katherine finally finds her own credstick. * Leopoldo apparently has an endless credit card. Cool. * Threnody shakes his head, the points at hers and nods in satisfaction before putting his away. * Fitzroy heads out the door, "I'll lead the way. I know where it is." * Vera follows Roy * Threnody looks for the cat, and once he's sure she's tagging along, heads out also. * Katherine pockets the credstick and follows Thren and Roch out. * Leopoldo heads out too. Mmmm, badass in a can. (When Roch decides to leave, that is. ^_~) * Threnody stops just outside the door, frowns, then shakes his head and turns to go back inside. * Rochelle pads out after, then stops and looks back at Thren. * Katherine gets out of Thren's way! * Threnody smiles and waves, glances at Roch and then at Kat, and then heads back inside. (And now everyone thinks Thren's crazy. Thanks, Cham. >_<) <> * Rochelle pads out after the rest of you. Cat. * Katherine watches Thren with a slight frown, then turns and looks down at Roch, saying, as she starts to move, "Do you really want to walk it?" ("Because I could hold you close to my breasts instead if you'd like. In this world, they're FIFTY PERCENT LARGER.") (Haw.) (*cracks up*) (*dies*) (Well, if Cham ever starts up the quotes file again...) (As soon as that load in the washer goes in the dryer, I'm out. Sorry. Sick, busy tomorrow, sleepy.) * Rochelle blinks up at Kat. She steps a little closer, then stops, looking up at her. * Katherine looks back at Roch, then crouches down and reaches out her arms. "This is your only chance for a ride, girl, they're ditching us." <> * Rochelle jumps easily into it. Free ride! Less work! Yay lazy! (Remember, Squall, press the down arrow to trigger the elevator.) (Yay lazy!) (*snerk*) * Leopoldo hits the down arrow to trigger the elevator. <> * Katherine scoops up Roch and rejoins the group at the elevator. And if she's going to be lazy, then yes, Roch IS going to end up near her breasts. (I don't think Roche will mind, really.) (KatCatBreasts.) (It's lazier.) * Leopoldo steps into the elevator when the doors open, making sure to make room for people getting off. <> (<.<) (Let's go!) * Katherine steps on the elevator with the RochCat. She idly pets Roch with her left hand! (roch.cat.she) (Roch.cat.she()) Was there anything about what our current, uh, assignment, I guess, was, Roy? < downward faster than 32.2 f/s^2.>> We don't have one actually. We're on a break. That's nice. * Katherine chuckles, and mms to herself. "Yeah." <> Bet that will change. (We didn't! Ground Floor is accelerating with us! Yay!) * Leopoldo steps out without missing a beat. Maybe space travel makes that kind of natural for you. "Lead the way Roy." <> ( WHOHO!) * Katherine doesn't seem disturbed by this either, and gives Roy the chance to actually lead. She continues to pet Roch in a sorta idle casual manner. * Rochelle yawns. Cat yawn. * Fitzroy glances around for a sec and says "This way." and goes. * Leopoldo follows and, um, looks badass or something. Yeah. <> <> (Night!) * Vera looks up. And up. And up. She whistles. <> Wow, I feel like I stepped into the Matrix 20.0. <> * Katherine doesn't look up. She licks her lips and doesn't really take her eyes off of street level and the numerous possible threats. Guess it's clear which group we're in. * Leopoldo keeps gauging the area as well, although not so much as threat but pure interest. I did a fly-though when I was in the net. This place is seven blocks north of here. (Fitz is walking, right?) ( He's actually cartwheeling. ) (Well, as opposed to not moving.) <> * Fitzroy is/was walking. * Katherine looks over the club, and mms, murmuring, "Not much flash. Not much flash anywhere." Big surprise. <> <> Yeah. Kinda dull, really. It ain't bad. Hope they have a jazz club or something, though. * Katherine looks over the bouncer while carrying the cat and approaching. Who will hopefully not bounce us. * Rochelle is carried. CARRY ME. I like the lack of holotech. Makes the place bearable with my eyes. <> "Ladies. Sir. Cat. Your regular table's waiting." * Leopoldo raises an eyebrow at the bouncer. * Katherine just nods. Regular table? She can groove and sway with that. * Fitzroy nods also, "Thanks" <> * Rochelle gets mentioned. This place is classy. * Leopoldo steps in, following the lead. ( It's because Roch is the last cat in the world. ) * Vera follows (! You know my secret. I must kill you.) * Katherine follows too! Let's zoom! <> * Fitzroy shrugs and whispers "We DO eat here a lot." * Leopoldo nods and whispers back. "We tip generously too, apparently." <> * Katherine joins in in a similar level of loudness, "Well, who the hell wants to eat in that apartment? Nothing but cans of crap, dust, and nanopaste." She goes to her table! * Leopoldo goes to the table too! Whoho! <> "Your usuals, or something new tonight?" Usual. <> Oh.. The usual for me also. * Katherine mms, and says, "I'll go with my usual." She snickers, then looks down at Roch, saying to her, "One meow for usual, two for attempting to figure out how to order as a cat." * Rochelle meows lazily and makes herself comfortable. * Katherine looks up and says to the waiter with a slight smile, "You heard her. Usual." <> ('kay, that's disturbing.) ( I will soon enough.) <> <> * Rochelle sniffs at her drink curiously, then laps it a couple times. <> * Katherine isn't put off by purple! She'll take a drink. * Leopoldo sips it. <> * Vera gives it a try. Mmm, Purple. * Leopoldo likes purple. * Katherine then frowns slightly to herself, and looks at the menu. "Those wafers were totally not enough for me." She says to the waiter, "I'd like some... uh, Buphalo Wings." <> * Rochelle blinks, then curls up, watching the purple. What, do you expect her to talk? * Leopoldo doesn't feel particularly hungry right now. Mmm, drink. * Fitzroy looks around also and says to the waiter, "I think we're good for now. Thanks." He smiles. <> * Katherine waits for the waiter to go off and get her blasted food, then asks, "Did you find anything else on us, Roy? Besides all being such nice, charitable people?" Ha! Yeah, I found a lot. Let's see.. You, for starters, are an assasin. You've got cybered razor hair, but you probably guessed that. You should be able to control it also. * Katherine nods slightly, and then takes another deep, quick drink, before saying, "Yeah, I... figured that one out." <> You've also got a regeneration nanofactory. * Katherine mms and nods slightly, before holding up the completely healed hands that she cut earlier. "Figured that too." * Leopoldo nods. "Okay, what's up with all the black on me, then?" * Katherine chuckles to herself, "Well, either that, or I got someone elsse's 24 powers, but I'd put money on a no on that." * Fitzroy looks to Leo, "You've got some SERIOUS cyber on you." You also use the Tsukitomi sword style. * Vera leans back. "Better Serious than sarcastic, eh?" Mmm. Yeah, I knew it was too good to be natural. * Katherine coughs and sputters, "Leo uses the Tsukitomi sword style? Jesus!" * Rochelle looks at Katherine. She might be amused. Yeah! Odd, hmm? Yes, it is. Odd's nothing. Who'd he LEARN it from? I don't know. I certainly don't know it *now*. Some guy named Tsukitomi, apparently. Not Thren. It's not his here. Relative of his, then? Could be. I haven't looked into it. * Katherine shakes her head. "That's just plain warped." Alternate reality, remember. * Imza is now known as Robin * Fitzroy nods, "Oh, Kat, you've got a codename: Razorkat" * Leopoldo snickers. * Vera laughs. * Katherine frowns at Leo, then suddenly snickers. "Well, I guess it's self descriptive. I've heard worse." * Fitzroy smiles "Leo's is not as descriptive. It's JC" * Leopoldo does a tough guy impersonation, and actually pulls it off rather well. "Watch out, JC is in town." ( Our mission is to kill Bob Page :P ) * Katherine smiles slightly, then gives it a twist. "The lizard in black thing just doesn't do it for you, Leo, sorry." (But I'm *not* a lizard right now, am I?) (You look like one to them.) (You look like yourself. Quantum Leap effect. ^_^;) (Aaaaah.) No LIB, eh? Alright, we know all about ourselves... I really want to know what's up with Roche, though. * Fitzroy looks over at Vera, "You actually have no cyber. You're good with a gun though." Your codename is Angel Eyes. (Oh, man, Cham's fanboying it up this world. I love it.) (Hell yes.) Roch is interesting. She's got cyber! She has a headcomputer. (Hehe!) Hmm... Not bad. What's with the poncho though? * Rochelle nibbles on a wafer. (Fanboi to the max.) * Fitzroy shrugs "You like ponchos? Your guess is as good as mine." Maybe it's a poncho of... badass? Or forgetfulness. Roch is actually owned by Thren. Her codename is Potatocat. * Leopoldo snerks. * Rochelle rowls. She sounds annoyed. First Priscilla, now Potatocat? * Vera chuckles. "Potatocat, huh? It suits her." * Katherine looks over at Roch and shakes her head. "Roch, you have to work on getting a better name." * Rochelle mews. Like she can *talk*. So Roche has a computer in her head. Anything else? ( She also has a computer in her left foot. ) ( It's only function is to continually fully calculate PI. ) * Fitzroy hmms, "Nope." (Wow, that's pretty badass. We can get a *really* smooth circle.) * Katherine takes another burning drink, then says, "So what's Thren's gig? Besides being unable to speak. And dark skinned." Yeah. Afro. (I thought he had dreadlocks.) (So did I.) I am an ace hacker and the INU representative for our group. My codename's KnightBlood. ( He should have an afro! ) Not bad, Roy. Not bad. Impressive. * Katherine opens her mouth with a smirk, then closes it and says, "... KB." KB? Reminds me of toys for some reason... (I was honestly going to joke, "Well, it's better than KB." Then I realized, wait a minute...) Mmm, you've got a point. * Fitzroy raises an eyebrow. * Chamelaeon (Chamelaeon@dhcp024-160-206-136.ma.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout) * Katherine looks at Roy. "You said your nickname was KB, god knows how long ago. I was gonna joke that at least KnightBlood is better than KB, but... damn, they're the same name, aren't they?" * Chamelaeon (Chamelaeon@dhcp024-160-206-136.ma.rr.com) has joined #atc2 * ChanServ sets mode: +o Chamelaeon heh, pretty much. * Katherine chuckles and takes a drink. "Guess some things make it across the dimensions after all." Let's see. Thren is also an assassin. He's a member of a clan of them that cut out thier voiceboxes. * Katherine stares at Roy for a second, then murmurs, "Thank you, me, for not performing any more self mutilation than necessary." That... sucks. Ew. * Fitzroy nods. "Keeps them from revealing things under torture though." Or speaking in surprise. The tattoos are also from the clan. * Katherine chuckles. "Dedicated in any universe. What a guy." She finishes off her drink and frowns. <> * Katherine is pleased! "Thank ya, and can I have another one?" She taps the glass I'll just have the usual. (...) Miss, that is the usual. (+"") Er, right. Another one I mean. And a taco, too. <> "Yes, miss." <> * Katherine digs into her buphalo wings, complete with beeph. Or something. "And Deme? Besides looking like Leo's female clone?" Yeah, what's up with that? * Fitzroy is busy shoveling food into his mouth. He holds up a finger. (... are you stealing my food? >_<) * Vera folds her arms. "Hmm... Wonder what happens if we wind up in a reality where one of us is dead." (You didn't order anything. ;_;) That'd suck. (Oh. I didn't see "for kat".. I did too order.) Maybe those of us who are dead just don't show up. <> * Katherine looks over at Roch, then says, "I think we already had the question answered." She points at Roch. * Fitzroy shovels his food when it gets there then.. He swallows a big bite and answers, "Deme turns out to be your sister, Leo." * Vera eats her taco. "Mmm... Suddenly I have a craving for Mexican. Wonder why?" She focuses on defense with point-defense forcefields. (She stole it from Macross. Don't tell anyone.) Interesting. (Vera's codename is now The Poncho.) * Fitzroy hmms, "Ian. He's also a hacker, but he's more like my apprentice." (AND GAY LOVER.) * Katherine exhales noisily, and says semi-quietly, "So we're basically a team of assassins. I suddenly feel much less benevolent." She pauses for a second, and then adds, "Much more like normal." * Fitzroy chuckles, "Yep.. Oh, Ian's codename is Spazz, by the way." Thren's is Shaft and Deme's is PD. Strangely appropriate. * Vera laughs. "That's fitting too." (PD for Point Defense. JC for Just 'Cause.) * Katherine mms at the names, and then smiles faintly. * Katherine look down at her drink for a second, seeming to think, then says, "Any notes on personal life or psych, or are we just going to have to hope nobody notices we're acting weird?" Nope. Nothing on that end, that I saw. * Katherine nods slightly, and does a bit more eating/drinking. (Woo. Wind it down, folks. I am teh z.) * Leopoldo does more drinking. Yay, purple! * Vera eats her taco. * Fitzroy polishes off his food pretty quickly. That's about all that was in the dossiers. * Katherine looks out at the dance floor, smiling slightly. She nods absently. "Well, I guess we'll just have to survive on our own until something comes our way, one way or the other." Yup. Which, hopefully, shouldn't be too hard. Yeah. Sounds fun. <> <>