[20:51] Shigeru... [20:51] * Shigeru looks over at Mei-Yin. "Yeah?" [20:51] I'm sorry for dragging you all into this. [20:51] * Shigeru sighs. [20:52] * Mei-Yin crouches down, using the terrain for cover as best she can. [20:52] It's a wish, right? I was going to take it, too. It'll... probably have a drawback or something that gets us killed, but... [20:52] But we have to try. [20:52] * Shigeru shrugs and does likewise, heading towards Yuan Shao. "Yeah, we have to try. You need a cure, and I've got some mistakes to correct." [20:53] [Mei-Yin and Shig walk out of the blue army's area. They can vaguely see yellow-clad people up ahead.] [20:53] * Shigeru sighs and concentrates. [20:53] They're blue. C'mon. [20:54] * Shigeru keeps moving to Yuan Shao. "He's in the center of them." [20:54] Okay. [20:54] Try to keep low. [20:55] * Shigeru nods. [20:55] [They fins Yuan Shao. They know it's him, because he's riding a white horse and wearing a stupid hat. That, and "Yuan Shao" is floating in the air over his head, in Chinese characters] [20:55] * Shigeru blinks. "Eh?" [20:56] [None of the soldiers are paying any attention to either of you] [20:56] How are we supposed to save him? [20:56] Can we even affect these people? [20:56] I don't know. [20:57] They're not... they should have seen me by now, right? [20:57] I think so... [20:57] Hmmm... [20:57] * Mei-Yin walks in front of a horse. [20:57] * Shigeru closes his eyes. "Okay. Let's experiment." He opens them and walks up to the soldiers. [20:57] Wait. [20:57] Let me try, first. [20:57] Hm? [20:58] * Shigeru nods and backs off. [20:58] * Mei-Yin tries to get the horse's attention. [20:58] [No response from the men] [20:58] [No response from the horse either] [20:58] * Mei-Yin runs her hand along the horse's face. [20:59] [Mei-Yin finds that she can't. Somehow, she can't seem to reach the horse, even though she's right there. It makes no sense, but... Well, it's happening] [20:59] What the hell? [20:59] ...great. [20:59] How are we gonna protect him if we can't touch any of these people? [20:59] * Shigeru tries to touch a soldier on the shoulder. [21:00] ... Do you think that if we can't touch them, they can't touch us? [21:00] [Shig can't either. Same effects.] [21:00] [It seems like you should be able to touch them, but you can't seem to reach, no matter how close you are.] [21:00] Probably. [21:01] Chelsea wasn't accidentally touched when those guys marched past us... [21:01] * Shigeru nods and pulls out his swiss army knife, flicking it open thoughtfully. [21:02] Can you still feel the others? [21:02] Let me see. [21:02] * Shigeru concentrates. [21:03] Yes. They're at the skirmish in the middle. [21:03] So they can hurt these guys? [21:04] * Shigeru nods. "I don't think they would have stopped otherwise." [21:04] Okay, so maybe we can hurt them, but not touch them? [21:05] ... Maybe. Maybe it's intent that matters. [21:05] I don't think we should experiment. We might accidentally do something very, very bad. [21:06] * Shigeru nods. "Yeah. I wonder, though..." He picks out a clump of snow and tries to levitate it. [21:06] [It works!] [21:07] * Shigeru blinks. "Okay, that still works." He tries to make an illusion so it doesn't look like it's there. [21:07] ( Er... What? ) [21:07] ( Since when could you do that? ) [21:08] (Psionics, Brett. Look at the sheet. :P) [21:08] (I could do it since the beginning. ^^;) [21:08] ( You can make others think it's invisible, but you can't actually MAKE the thing invisible. ) [21:08] (Oh, drat. I guess I can't experiment with that. ^^) [21:09] * Shigeru just drops the snow. [21:10] * Shigeru sighs and glances around. "So something is going to happen that makes the yellow stop in its tracks." [21:11] Magic, maybe? [21:11] * Shigeru nods. "Maybe." [21:12] You know, it's weird. I can sense farther than I usually do... up until a wall where it just *stops*. [21:12] ...strange. [21:12] Yeah. No more so than our friend with the kanji, and us being unable to touch anything, but still. [21:13] Maybe it's being blocked by that voice? [21:13] Like he blocked your computer, and probably mine? [21:13] * Mei-Yin gets and idea, and mentally slaps herself for not remembering. [21:14] * Mei-Yin reaches into her bookbag and pulls out her ever-present camera. [21:14] * Shigeru lets his eyes unfocus and he concentrates again. "Yeah, probably." [21:14] * Mei-Yin starts it up, praying that she can get this on tape. [21:14] [Doesn't work. :P] [21:14] They're making it there, but slowly. [21:14] * Mei-Yin pouts. [21:15] [But! [21:15] ] [21:15] [Mei-Yin sees map on the screen!] [21:15] ...the hell? [21:15] Shigeru, look at this. [21:15] Eh? [21:15] [Complete with little red and blue "T"'s, with labels.] [21:15] * Mei-Yin points to the map on the display of her camera. [21:15] * Shigeru snaps out of it and walks over to Mei-Yin, looking over her shoulder. [21:15] We've got a map of the battle. [21:15] What the hell. [21:15] If you can still talk to the others, we can direct them away from trouble. [21:16] * Mei-Yin gazes at the map, trying to tell who's winning the battle. [21:16] * Shigeru blinks. "Hey, I'll give it a shot." He concentrates on them. [21:16] [The T's all have names, and little stars underneath] [21:17] [A voice resounds around the battlefield. "I defeated an officer!" It sounds like Sai's] [21:18] What the hell? [21:18] Okay, I can't get ahold of them. [21:18] Hmmm... [21:18] Is Yuan Shu still alive? [21:19] * Mei-Yin looks for Yuan Shu. [21:19] [Another voice shouts. "We must be triumphant!" Yuan Shao's unit on the screen gains another star] [21:19] Yuan Shu seems to have been destroyed. [21:19] [] [21:20] * Shigeru looks for the unit's placement in relation to our own. [21:20] He's gone. [21:20] That means Bu won. Okay. [21:21] * Shigeru flips the knife shut and puts it in his pocket. [21:21] Hmmmm... [21:21] * Mei-Yin looks for a 'friendly' commander somewhere nearby with room to move. [21:22] [The nearest T is Yuan Shao.] [21:22] * Shigeru peers at the map. "Do you think we can move units?" [21:22] * Mei-Yin walks over next to Yuan Shao himself and says unto him, "Move west." [21:23] [Yuan Shao doesn't respons] [21:23] ( +d ) [21:24] * Shigeru sighs. [21:24] * Mei-Yin SHOUTS "Yuan Shao! Move West!" [21:26] [Yuan Shao doesn't move] [21:26] I'll give it a try. [21:26] Hrm. So much for that. [21:26] * Shigeru shouts, "Yuan Shao! Move west!" [21:26] * Mei-Yin plays around with her map a bit. [21:27] [Yuan Shao still doesn't move] [21:27] * Shigeru shrugs. [21:27] [Mei-Yin spies a green arrow labled "Chelsea" [21:27] ] [21:27] [Listed under her name is "Officers: Eoi, Sai"] [21:28] * Shigeru takes a look at Mei-Yin's map and blinks. [21:28] * Mei-Yin touches Chelsea's name to see if anything happens. [21:28] [There's also another arrow next to Yuan Shao: Shigeru. Officers: Mei-Yin"] [21:29] [Mei-Yin sees "Chelsea's morale: * * * * *"] [21:29] Morale? [21:29] * Shigeru takes a look to see if Chelsea and company are near any red officers. [21:29] How do I direct officers? [21:29] [Accross the battlefield comes Sai's voice: "I defeated an officer!"] [21:30] * Shigeru facepalms. [21:30] [A red T marked "Fan Chou" disappears] [21:30] Try... dragging them. [21:31] * Mei-Yin touches one of the 'friendly' units and tries moving it a short distance. [21:31] [Another voice: "Don't be outdone! Fight harder!"] [21:32] [No effect] [21:32] [The Chelsea unit is moving, though. And it gained another star.] [21:32] They're doing well, I think. [21:32] * Shigeru nods. "Definitely." [21:33] * Shigeru looks in his and Mei's area of the map for any reds coming near. [21:33] * Mei-Yin 'double clicks' a unit to see if it does anything other than bringing up the morale display. [21:33] [The blues seem to be holding off the reds pretty well. [21:33] ] [21:33] [Nothing] [21:35] * Mei-Yin monitors the progress of the Chelsea unit. [21:35] [It's nearing Lu Bu's unit] [21:35] * Shigeru checks his watch for the amount of time left. [21:35] I wish I knew if we could give commands. [21:35] O_O [21:35] Shit! [21:35] What? [21:35] We have to tell them! [21:35] * Shigeru looks. "Oh, shit!" [21:35] They're coming dangerously close to Lu Bu's unit. [21:36] How... how... we have to tell them... [21:36] I can't contact them telepathically! How? [21:36] [They're still a decent distance away] [21:36] * Mei-Yin tries moving the Chelsea unit. [21:36] [No luck] [21:36] ARGH! [21:37] * Shigeru squeezes his eyes shut and tries contacting them again. [21:38] Okay. No luck. [21:38] How do we give orders? [21:38] * Mei-Yin tries pressing different buttons on her camera, to see if they do anything to the display. [21:38] I don't know, that guy just yelled them early on. [21:38] Do you have a mic or something? [21:39] Of course it has a mic, it's a camcorder, too. [21:39] ... [21:39] Turn it on and try yelling into it. [21:40] Who do I try ordering? [21:40] [The display rotates right or left, but that's about it.] [21:40] * Mei-Yin puts her mouth near the microphone and says "Yuan Shao, move west!" [21:42] [No effect] [21:42] ... Try moving someone else. [21:42] Maybe Yuan Shao's stationary. [21:43] * Mei-Yin tries giving the same order to one of the units mear the front. [21:45] *** Brett has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [21:47] *** Brett has joined #YuanShao [21:48] [Unpause] [21:48] [None of the other units seem to respons] [21:48] ( d ) [21:48] * Mei-Yin tries ordering _Chelsea_ to move [21:49] [No effect] [21:49] Great. There's gotta be something we can do about this. [21:50] * Mei-Yin tries her celphone, on the offhand chance that it's halfway useful. [21:51] ( Nope ) [21:52] [Nope, rather] [21:52] Okay, what else can we do? [21:52] You mean besides wait? I don't know. [21:53] * Shigeru looks at the map. Any red guys heading this way? [21:54] [Yes. You see two T's coming from around where you started, towards Yuan Shao] [21:54] [Labled Guo Si and Jia Xiu.] [21:54] Oh no. [21:54] * Shigeru points at the map. "That's what we do. We have to defend him." [21:54] [They weren't there before, so they must've just appeared.] [21:55] How are we gonna save him? [21:55] * Shigeru stands up straight. "I don't know. Sneak attack?" [21:55] I... I'm not a fighter! [21:55] They're... look. [21:55] * Shigeru concentrates. [21:56] They're not thinking. [21:56] This is a game. We're in a god damned game. This is a map, that's why I can't sense further than the edge. [21:57] So how do we give orders to our units? [21:57] * Shigeru throws his hands up in frustration. "I don't know! Maybe we can't. The voice didn't exactly tell us what we can and can't do." [21:57] * Mei-Yin looks around for any useful terrain. [21:58] [Mei Yin sees none in particular] [21:59] [Eoi's voice: "I defeated an officer!"] [21:59] Great, Eoi. [21:59] * Shigeru glances around, his mind racing. [22:00] [Another voice shouts: "Go! Show them our strength!"] [22:00] [Yuan Shao shouts "Don't persue Lu Bu!"] [22:00] Looks like Yuan's giving the orders around here. [22:00] [He continues: "Go around him to the Hu Lao gate!"] [22:01] So how can we alert him to the people coming to kill him? [22:01] [Yuan Shao's force starts moving south!] [22:01] Hell! [22:01] * Shigeru looks at the map. [22:01] * Mei-Yin sticks close to Yuan Shao. [22:02] * Shigeru does the same, natch. [22:02] [Lu Bu is on top of Chelsea] [22:02] Oh fuck. [22:02] (Where are we and Yuan headed?) [22:03] [South. He stops in another camp that looks like it was used. previously] [22:04] [The two reds are coming from behind] [22:04] * Shigeru turns. [22:04] Oh no... [22:05] Yuan Shao, behind you! Look behind you! [22:05] Frozen. They're going to get frozen. [22:05] * Shigeru pulls his knife out of his pocket and flips it open. [22:05] [Chelsea's unit begins pulling away from Lu Bu's. A Blue "Liu Bei" and a "Sun Jian" approach the monster instead. [22:05] ] [22:08] [Some of the guards in the back turn around as purples approach, and they engage] [22:08] * Shigeru watches the skirmish. "Damn it, damn it..." He concentrates on one of the purples. [22:11] The man falls over and stops moving. [22:11] * Shigeru blinks. [22:11] Just once? [22:12] [There are a lot more where he came from, though.] [22:13] * Shigeru bites his lip and frowns. "Well, if just one attack did that..." He tries to concentrate on more than one purple. [22:16] (ND, are you alive?) [22:16] ( Yes. ) [22:16] ( I just have nothing to say. ) [22:16] (Oh, whew. ^^;) [22:17] * Shigeru grits his teeth and keeps trying. [22:20] * Shigeru gasps and starts sweating. "What the hell." [22:20] Are you okay? [22:21] I... can't... [22:21] [A group of guards fall over] [22:21] [There's still a good deal more] [22:22] ...don't hurt yourself, Shigeru... [22:22] * Shigeru collapses to his knees. "Damnit." He put the knife away, then grabs his walking stick. [22:22] We need that wish, Mei. And... we don't know what'll happen if we lose. [22:22] * Shigeru extends the walking stick and uses it to help himself stand. [22:22] * Shigeru takes a good look at the fight. [22:23] C-can you take power from other people? [22:23] * Shigeru blinks. [22:23] I... don't know. I never tried. [22:24] * Shigeru wipes his brow. "'Course, in this place, maybe I can." [22:24] * Shigeru frowns and concentrates. [22:25] * Shigeru shakes his head. "No deal." [22:25] * Mei-Yin frowns. [22:25] We winning, Mei? [22:25] *** Calculus is on IRC [22:25] * Mei-Yin checks the map. [22:26] [They're moving through the Hu Lao gate.] [22:26] Hard to say. They're moving through the Hu Lao gate. [22:26] * Shigeru looks at the battle he was helping with. It winning? [22:27] It looks like they got away from Lu Bu. [22:27] * Shigeru nods. [22:27] Good, that's what Yuan Shao wanted. Baddie's probably on the other side. [22:27] [A soldier falls, and a nikuman appears floating a foot above his body.] [22:27] ( A what? ) [22:27] (A what?) [22:27] ( Ah, a meat bun. ) [22:28] * Mei-Yin runs that way and tries to get the meat bun. [22:28] * Shigeru blinks. [22:28] I bet it's a power restoring item. [22:28] Like a healing item. [22:28] Floating nikuman, now I've- really? [22:28] * Shigeru runs after Mei-Yin. "Hope you're right." [22:29] Wait... you should get it. It might go to the first person who touches it. [22:29] ... [22:29] All right. [22:29] I don't know if it affects the whole unit. [22:29] * Shigeru nods and bites his lip, then tries to pick the nikuman out of the air. [22:29] [Shigeru picks it up.] [22:30] [Shigeru has a nikuman] [22:30] * Shigeru blinks at it, then shrugs. "Don't feel any different. I guess I could try to eat it..." [22:30] Go for it. [22:30] * Mei-Yin checks the map again. [22:30] Yeah, well. If I die from food poisoning, it's your fault. [22:30] * Shigeru sniffs at the bun, then takes a bite. [22:31] [Chelsea's unit is battling Dong Zhuo's unit] [22:31] If you die, I'll kill myself and come after you. I promise. [22:31] [It's tasty! And Shig feels somewhat refreshed] [22:31] * Shigeru blinks. [22:31] * Shigeru laughs. "I'd appreciate the company. But... wow." [22:31] It looks like we've just got to keep Yuan Shao alive long a little longer. The others have found Dong Zhuo. [22:32] Okay, good. I'm feelin' better; least my brain's not on fire anymore. [22:32] * Mei-Yin eyes Shigeru. [22:32] Don't say things like that, please. [22:32] * Mei-Yin shudders. [22:32] * Shigeru blinks at Mei-Yin. [22:32] Um, all right. Sorry. [22:33] * Shigeru looks at the battle they're involved in. [22:34] Okay, here we go again. [22:34] * Shigeru braces himself. [22:34] * Mei-Yin puts her hands on Shigeru's shoulders, holding him steady. [22:34] I might not be able to give you my energy, but I can at least make sure you don't fall down. [22:35] [More purples go down, though fewer than Shig had hoped for.] [22:35] * Shigeru nods. "Thanks." He looks over at another group. [22:35] [More go down] [22:37] God damnit, it doesn't end. [22:37] * Shigeru looks to the back of the wave of purple. [22:38] * Shigeru shakes his head and targets another group of purples. [22:39] [More fall down. A suit of armor appears where one fell] [22:39] Armor? [22:40] I'll get it. You keep going. [22:40] * Shigeru nods and concentrates on the next group of purples. [22:40] * Mei-Yin runs down to where the armor appeared. [22:40] [More go down, and a nikuman appears!] [22:41] * Shigeru grins and runs over to snatch the nikuman. And eat it. Chocolate-restoring goodness. :9 [22:41] [As Mei-Yin touches the armor, it clasps itself around her, covering her entire body except her head.] [22:41] * Shigeru blinks at Mei-Yin. "Wow, that's some armor." [22:41] Wha? [22:41] * Mei-Yin waves her arms around. [22:42] * Shigeru runs over to help Mei keep her balance, should she need it. [22:42] [The armor actually seems to have little weight] [22:42] ... Hey, I bet they can't hurt you with that thing on. Well, not as much. [22:43] Yeah, but I still can't fight. [22:43] * Shigeru considers. [22:43] I wouldn't want to anyway. [22:43] Even if they _are_ just game characters. [22:43] Yeah. Yeah, I know what you mean. [22:44] * Shigeru closes his eyes and sighs, then focuses on the next group of purples. "But I'm not gonna let us die." [22:44] [The troops suddenly start cheering, and the purples vanish.] [22:44] *_* [22:44] * Shigeru blinks. [22:44] Okay, I didn't do that. [22:44] [Allied forces triumphant! appears on the camera] [22:44] * Mei-Yin glomps Shigeru! [22:44] You did it! [22:44] * Shigeru laughs and falls over. "More like Chelsea, Eoi, and Sai. They beat Dong!" [22:45] Yeah, but you kept Yuan Shao alive long enough for them to do it! [22:45] The group finds it self together. Back into the other channel.