[20:51] [Day: Saturday. Time: 8:30 P.M] [20:52] [After a (not particularly) climactic final battle with Dilazar in the slums of Tokyo, MC emerged triumphant (victory music, please). They now head onward to... the basketball court. Oooo....] [20:52] ( I still think the Super Globetrotters are after us. ) [20:53] [Session Start, man] [20:53] Are you guys okay? Zombie bites are a bad thing. [20:53] I'll live. I think. [20:53] * Shigeru checks where the zombies gnawed at him. "Yeah, I think I'm okay." [20:54] Good. [20:54] You sure, Shig? [20:54] I don't know what I'd do if you died. [20:54] * Mei-Yin wraps her arm protectively around Shigeru's shoulders. [20:54] * Eoi shrugs and continues walking along. [20:54] * Shigeru blinks at Mei, then has the good sense to blush. [20:55] Sure I'm sure, Chel. [20:55] * Norii eyes Mei. "You're sure good in a fight. Stop by and help any time." [20:55] ( Chel? ) [20:56] (Chel.) [20:56] I'll be here every time, Norii. You won't know me, but I'll be here. [20:56] (She's had that nickname for a while. :P) [20:56] Everyone ready to head out again? [20:56] * Norii blinks. Right. [20:56] I guess so. [20:57] Sure. [20:57] ... I'm sensing something. [20:57] Sensing? [20:57] There is a spirit up ahead. [20:57] * Norii reloads her pistol, then tucks it away. The leaves her hand on it. [20:57] Huh. [20:57] Not surprising. Let's go. [20:58] * Chelsea heads that way, looking for a basketball court, or else someone she knows. [20:58] * Mei-Yin leans her head on Shigeru's shoulder as she walks alongside him after the others. [20:58] * Eoi continues walking along. [20:58] ( We're walking, we're walking... ) [20:58] * Shigeru sighs. Why fight it. He puts his arm around Mei as he walks after Chelsea. [20:58] [You catch sight of the spirit for just an instant. Then it becomes invisible.] [20:59] * Mei-Yin smiles a little and sighs happily. [20:59] * Eoi frowns. [20:59] * Shigeru blinks. [20:59] *blink* [20:59] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. [20:59] [Chelsea, make a soul roll.] [20:59] ( Oh great. Where is a camera when we need one? ) [20:59] 2d6 [20:59] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6) and gets 8. [20:59] ( Mei's got one, why? ) [20:59] (Urk. Borderline. c_c) [21:00] *** DemoPhone is now known as Demota [21:01] [The spirit appears just in front of Chelsea, moaning as it tries to grab at her. Fortunately, Chelsea stumbles back, narrowly avoiding the attack.] [21:01] * Chelsea stumbles back, narrowly avoiding the attack, and frowns. "Okay, so this wasn't what I was expecting." [21:02] You all right? [21:02] [Might wanna roll init] [21:02] * Eoi focuses on the spirit. [21:02] That was odd. [21:02] d6+7 [21:02] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (d6+7) and gets 11. [21:02] d6+9 [21:02] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (d6+9) and gets 13. [21:02] d6+6 [21:02] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (d6+6) and gets 11. [21:02] d6+7 [21:02] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (d6+7) and gets 10. [21:02] d6+7 [21:02] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (d6+7) and gets 10. [21:02] ( Aw damn. ) [21:03] [Mei's turn] [21:04] * Mei-Yin reaches out to nowhere and pulls that same supposedly cursed katana from thin air, brandishing it at nothing. [21:05] [Norii's turn] [21:05] * Norii changes clips hastily, and calls out, "Who are you?" [21:05] [No response] [21:05] [Shig's turn] [21:05] * Shigeru looks around, his eyes unfocusing. [21:06] * Shigeru blinks and starts cursing under his breath. [21:07] [Spirit's turn. The spirit claws at Eoi this time, but doesn't even come close] [21:07] [Eoi's turn] [21:07] * Eoi holds his Naginata in front of him and focuses on the spirit [21:07] 2d6-3 [21:07] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-3) and gets 6. [21:08] [The spirit appears, shrieking as it's surrounded by a pentagram. It seems to evaporate into nothing] [21:08] Huh. [21:08] ( ... End Combat? ) [21:08] ( Yup ) [21:08] Wow. [21:08] What was that? [21:08] Wow. That worked better then I expected. [21:08] ... [21:08] ( Wai! I banish thee to the afterlife, where you will rest and stuff! ) [21:08] Exorcism. I AM a priest-in-training after all. [21:09] Do you know, I really hope my guess is wrong. [21:09] No, what *was* that? [21:09] Ghost. Spirit. Take your pick. [21:09] What's your guess Chel? [21:09] Was that what we were supposed to see here? [21:09] Just J. Random Ghost. Huh. [21:09] I don't know. There's lots of weird shit going on tonight, looks like. But we're not at the court yet, so I don't *think* so. [21:10] My guess is that might have been family. You should hope my guess is wrong, too, Eoi. [21:10] Feels like an obstical course. [21:10] * Chelsea resumes walking down the street, looking for a basketball court again. [21:10] * Eoi continues walking. [21:10] * Mei-Yin looks vaguely dissapointed and banishes the sword back to wherever it goes. [21:10] * Norii edges along behind her. [21:11] * Mei-Yin walks along beside Shigeru again. [21:11] * Shigeru walks, yup. [21:12] You wanna tell us what you think is out here, Chel? [21:13] *shrug* Or not. [21:13] I'm not really sure anymore, to tell the truth. My first thought was that it might be a brother of mine, but I don't know why he wouldn't simply come to the apartment or clubroom. Although there are possible explanations for that. [21:14] [Turning down a small alley, the group spots up ahead what's probably a basketball court. It's a bit difficult to tell, with the area as run down as it is, but since there's people there looking like they're playing basketball...] [21:14] ( I knew it. It IS the super globetrotters. ) [21:14] Now there's a sport I'm no good at. [21:14] (Don't give him ideas.) [21:15] You're not the only one. [21:15] * Chelsea walks over to the court, looking around for anyone she recognizes. [21:15] I don't know if I'm good or not. [21:15] Nobody would ever pass to me. [21:15] [As Chelsea approaches, two skeletons leap at her from a nearby garbage pile (two unarmed defense rolls)] [21:15] ( [...] ) [21:16] * Chelsea grins. "I'm alright at it. But I'm not dressed for basketball r--uh?" [21:16] 2d6 [21:16] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6) and gets 4. [21:16] 2d6 [21:16] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6) and gets 8. [21:16] (Made one of 'em. Barely. c.c) [21:17] [Chelsea avoids the first, but the second manages to bite her.] [21:17] * Eoi stares. "... God damn it, this is getting annoying." [21:17] Chelsea! [21:17] What's with the biting tonight? [21:17] * Norii draws. [21:17] They're hungry? [21:17] * Shigeru grumbles. "What is this, Undead Day?" [21:17] * Eoi gets into a fighting stance. [21:17] [Just use same init form last time :P] [21:17] [Mei's turn] [21:18] * Chelsea curses in Hungarian and reaches to draw her sword. [21:18] * Mei-Yin thrusts her hand angrily out to her side, cursing the fact that she put it away in the first place, and the sword reappears from wherever it stays. [21:19] [Shig's turn] [21:19] * Shigeru does the sensible thing and gets out of their way. [21:19] ( What about me? ) [21:19] [Norii's turn] [21:20] * Norii blasts at the one that missed Chel. [21:20] BLAM! [21:20] 2d6-3 [21:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-3) and gets 4. [21:20] ( Ked: Does Norii actually say Blam? ) [21:21] ( No, but her gun does! ) [21:21] [Norii shoot's its head off] [21:21] [Eoi's turn] [21:21] * Eoi slashes at one of the skeletons, trying to remove it's head. [21:22] 2d6-5 [21:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-5) and gets 0. [21:22] [Eoi gets the other one] [21:22] ( Oh, sure. NOW dice decides to be nice. ) [21:23] ( Demota, start this and I will get very upset. ) [21:23] ( Enough with the dice complaints, Dem ) [21:23] [Combat is over] [21:23] ( Sorry. ^^; ) [21:23] ... [21:23] ( I was just joking around. ) [21:23] Ok. So far we've had Dil Pickles, Ghosts, Zombies and Skeletons. [21:23] * Shigeru looks at one of the piles of bones uneasily. "What's going on tonight?" [21:24] Who wants to bet what comes next? [21:24] * Chelsea looks to the court again. [21:24] Not guessing. Better not to think about it. [21:24] *** Charles has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [21:24] * Shigeru shrugs and tries to get a better look at the people playing basketball. [21:24] * Norii blinks. Did the basketball players even notice? [21:24] * Mei-Yin growls and slashes at the air in front of her. [21:24] * Eoi continues forward. [21:25] * Shigeru looks over at Mei. "Something wrong?" [21:25] * Chelsea continues on to the court, a looks for someone she recognizes. [21:25] They keep dying before I can kill them. [21:25] GRRRRRR! [21:25] ... But that's a good thing, Mei. Faster they die, the better it is for us. [21:25] [Now that there's nothing trying to kill her, Chelsea gets a better view of the thing. There's 5 people there. And none of them are Japanese] [21:25] Yeah, don't knock it. [21:26] * Eoi eyes Mei-Yin. "Is she always this uh.. violent?" [21:26] ( If this turns out to be the Super Globetrotters, so help me Jebus.. ) [21:26] * Shigeru looks uneasily at Mei, then goes back to walking to the court. He catches up with Eoi easily enough. "No, she isn't. I think it's the sword," he sighs. [21:26] * Chelsea runs a hand through her hair and brushes the other on her left pantsleg. [21:27] The sword? What, is it cursed? ... It's cursed, isn't it? [21:27] [And by that, I mean they're all black] [21:27] * Mei-Yin keeps the katana in her hand as she walks forward next to Shigeru. [21:27] * Mei-Yin ignores Shigeru's little comment. [21:27] * Shigeru glances at Mei, then shrugs. ~Bet it is,~ he thinks to Eoi. [21:27] * Norii scans the area for more wild and crazy undead. [21:27] ( Oh damn. Multiman, Basketball Head and Afro-Man are going to kill us. ) [21:27] [They do seem to notice you, glancing your way from time to time, but they're having more fun playing basketball.] [21:28] * Eoi frowns and walks forward a bit more, looking around. [21:29] * Chelsea continues forward, and watches them play a bit. [21:29] * Mei-Yin stays next to Shigeru, looking around suspiciously. [21:29] [As MC gets closer, they stop playing basketball and look your direction] [21:29] * Shigeru bites his lip and glances around. [21:29] *whispered* It's your show, Chel. [21:30] * Shigeru 's eyes widen. ~The shadow. Behind them.~ [21:30] What? [21:30] * Eoi glances. [21:31] * Mei-Yin snaps her head around to look at the shadows. [21:31] * Chelsea frowns and looks at the shadow. [21:31] [One of them calls out. "You want something?" [21:31] ] [21:31] What is it, Shigeru? [21:31] * Shigeru looks past the players and to the shadow. "Trying to find out. Better entertain those people." [21:32] * Chelsea speaks back to the one who called out. "Hey, yeah. We came here to meet with someone who can help me with a problem I have." [21:32] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [21:32] (AFK for a moment. ^^;) [21:33] [Pause] [21:33] ( Me afk too ) [21:33] *** Eoi has joined #BESM [21:33] ( Curses, foiled again. ) [21:33] (BRB.) [21:34] ( Re ) [21:36] (Back. Ow.) [21:37] ( Back ) [21:37] ( Re ) [21:38] ( /me waits for Yu. ) [21:38] (Back.) [21:38] [Unpause] [21:38] ~It's waiting for our next move.~ [21:39] ( Oh, by the way... ) [21:39] ( These guys are speaking English ) [21:39] ( Which means nothing, since everyone except Eoi speaks English, but... ) [21:39] ( We get it. They're the Super Globetrotters. They're going to transform into their Super Globetrotter forms and attack us. ) [21:39] ( Yes, because Eoi sucks. ) [21:40] ( One second ) [21:40] *** Eoi is now known as Atom [21:40] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Atom [21:40] *** Atom is now known as Eoi [21:40] ( Thanks. ) [21:41] ( Are they just ignoreing Chelsea? ) [21:41] [The Globetrotters exchange glances, then speak back to Chelsea in English: "You the crazy chick with the demon problem?"] [21:41] ( No. The GM is typing. ) [21:41] * Shigeru coughs. [21:41] ( He needs to do that some times. ) [21:42] ( ... ) [21:42] * Mei-Yin coughs. [21:42] * Norii doesn't blink. [21:42] * Eoi stares. "Uh. What's going on? What did he say?" [21:42] * Chelsea smirks and responds in English. "I prefer 'Unordinary' to 'Crazy', but yes, I am." [21:43] ( Aw. Guess I'm too late. ) [21:43] [He shrugs and calls over his shoulder. "Hey boss, the crazy demon chick's here."] [21:43] * Mei-Yin twitches. [21:43] How can you stand them talking about you like that? [21:44] Rigid self-control, Mei. [21:44] [A familiar figure emerges from the shadow. "Hmm. I didn't think you'd actually show. I'm surprised."] [21:44] *** Justice is now known as Althor [21:44] ( al'Thor? ^_~ ) [21:44] * Shigeru looks over at Eoi and says, in Japanese, "'What do you want', then 'To see someone to help me with a problem', then 'Are you the girl with a demon problem', then 'Yes.', then they called out their boss." [21:45] * Althor is the wolfman from the tournament, in case you forgot :P [21:45] [A foot comes out of the sky and kicks Mei-Yin.] [21:45] Ah. Thanks Shigeru. [21:45] *** Althor has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [21:45] That loses something in translation, but yeah. [21:45] ( ,,, ) [21:45] * Shigeru shrugs. "Translation does that." [21:45] *** Althor has joined #besm [21:45] (...) [21:45] ( ... ) [21:45] ( Odd ) [21:45] ( Gah. ) [21:45] ( The foots aim is off. ) [21:45] * Shigeru looks over at the wolfman. "Oh, it's him again." [21:46] [Unfortunately, nobody was looking that direction at the time, so nobody noticed Mei get kicked :P] [21:47] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "Well, you're not who I was expecting." [21:47] It's always the one you least expcet. [21:47] ( expect, too :P ) [21:48] * Eoi peers at Shigeru. "Uh. What'd he say?" [21:48] * Althor spreads his arms. "Well, then. Welcome to Harlem." [21:48] (Is Althor speaking in English, too? :P) [21:48] ( Yup ) [21:48] Wait whoa one second here. Harlem? Did he say Harlem? [21:48] Yes, he did. [21:48] Uh. I think so. [21:48] ... Why? Are we going to Harlem? [21:48] * Norii has no clue what to make of any of this. [21:48] No, he just said we're *in* Harlem. [21:49] .... The hell? [21:49] So.. Harlem has lots of ghosts and skeletons and stuff? Wacky. [21:49] Maybe that's why everyone's speaking English. ... Though Harlem wasn't run over by dead things, last I checked. [21:49] * Chelsea smirks. "Well, thank you. What, pray tell, is your reason for bringing us here?" [21:49] Maybe it's a new thing. Trying to make the nightlife more interesting. [21:50] You don't know Harlem very well, then. It's a center for evil. [21:50] And... It's mine. [21:50] Harlem is a layer of Hell? [21:50] Now he's saying that Harlem's a center for evil, and that it's his. [21:50] * Althor laughs. [21:50] Harlem IS Hell! One of them, anyhow. [21:51] ... [21:51] News to me. You really think someone would do something about a center of evil like this. [21:51] And apparently, it's Hell, too. [21:51] Really? A lot nicer then I expected. [21:51] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow and decides not to say anything. [21:51] * Shigeru shrugs. "Well, Heaven was a lot more puffy than I expected." [21:51] * Mei-Yin blinks. [21:51] Quite. [21:51] Heaven? [21:51] What, you think there's just one Heaven and Hell? [21:51] I didn't get to see Heaven. That upsets me. [21:52] I'll tell you about it sometime, Mei. [21:52] I sure hope so. [21:52] We don't really know. I'm sure it depends on definitions. [21:53] ( For the record, I'm not trying to insult Harlem, or be racist, so don't sue me :P ) [21:53] (*gets off the phone with her lawyers* Hmm? ^^) [21:53] ( Actually, Philadelphia always seemed more like hell to me. ) [21:53] ( .... If you do, there won't be a sequel :P ) [21:54] ( dude! Philly rocks! ) [21:54] ( But it has no good arcades. ((_; ) [21:54] (Philly's okay. :P) [21:54] So, here we are in your little hell. What's new, Althor? [21:54] You ought to know. You're the one who came to see me, after all. [21:55] * Eoi sighs. "I wish I could understand what everyone is saying." [21:55] She's trying to make small talk, he shot her down. [21:55] Ah. [21:55] I heard that. [21:56] Ah, that... Althor, do you mind speaking in Japanese so that poor slow Eoi can understand us? If you're more comfortable in English, I understand. [21:56] * Shigeru looks over at Althor. "I know," he says in Japanese. [21:56] ( Poor slow Eoi! Oh, he can only speak ONE language!" ) [21:56] * Althor shrugs and switches to Japanese. "Whatever." [21:56] (Two. He's got sign, right? :P) [21:56] ( Two. ) [21:56] ( He can't speak it! ) [21:57] (No, now Braille is a difficult language to speak.) [21:57] * Chelsea nods and continues in Japanese. "Of course. So, you're the one who summoned me here. I got word that you had a cure for a condition I've developed. Is that so?" [21:57] ( ..'.'.'''.'.'.'. Not too hard at all. ) [21:57] ( @_@ ) [21:57] (*thwaps Eoi*) [21:57] I don't know who told you that. [21:57] ( Ow. ) [21:58] I brought you hear because Julian wishes to speak with you. [21:58] ( here, too! ) [21:58] * Mei-Yin twitches. [21:58] I think he tricked us again Chel. [21:58] ( I'm just full of typoes tonight :P ) [21:58] Probably. [21:58] You really should smack that guy next time you see him. [21:58] * Shigeru looks over at Mei. [21:58] So many middle men. [21:59] So little time? [21:59] * Shigeru thwaps Eoi. [21:59] Ow! [21:59] ...joy. [21:59] Julian, eh? I don't suppose he's going to show up himself? [21:59] Seriously, now, we have to stop listening to Robe Dude. [22:00] Why do we trust Xelloss anyway? [22:00] * Mei-Yin twitches and eyes Eoi. [22:00] We don't. [22:00] Ah yes. That explains it. [22:00] Of course not. If he could, he wouldn't need me to speak to you for him. [22:00] * Eoi backs away from Mei-Yin, as so she doesn't stab his face off. [22:00] * Shigeru keeps his eyes on Althor. [22:01] I hope you're not implying anything about me, Eoi. [22:01] * Mei-Yin twitches again. [22:01] Julian has very little power on the mortal world. It takes tremendous effort for him just to show up here. Odd, considering he's more human than most of us. [22:01] You're not, right? [22:01] I wasn't trying to. Really. [22:01] Honestly. [22:01] Good. [22:01] Please don't hurt me. [22:01] * Mei-Yin turns away from Eoi and back to Althor. [22:01] * Eoi sighs in relief. "Scary.." [22:02] * Chelsea nods. "Yes, he did mention that. So, you're here to deliver a message, then? Or something else entirely?" [22:02] Something else, I suppose. [22:03] Care to tell me what? [22:04] * Althor pulls three blue-greenish shards from his pocket. "Combined, these form the keys to Julian's realm." [22:04] To put it simply, he wants you to visit him. [22:04] Why should we? [22:04] Interesting. [22:04] * Althor shrugs. "I dunno. Or care, really. It's none of my business." [22:04] Because I said so, Eoi. [22:05] * Eoi shrugs. "Well, as long as we have a reason then." [22:05] * Shigeru shakes his head. [22:05] * Chelsea holds out her hand. "Well, I thank you for doing this for us, Althor." [22:06] * Althor pulls the shards back and wags a claw in remonstration. "Ah, but it isn't that simple." [22:06] Here's the catch. [22:06] * Norii raises an eyebrow. [22:06] * Chelsea sighs. "Of course it isn't." [22:06] Always a catch. [22:06] I can't just give you the shards, after all. [22:07] Of COURSE not. [22:07] I can't play basketball. [22:07] * Shigeru snickers. [22:08] *** Demota has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [22:08] * Chelsea almost smirks briefly at Norii's comment. [22:08] Are you sure about that? [22:08] You're kidding. [22:08] (-almost) [22:09] Fair enough. I am. [22:09] It's going to be Rock, Paper, Scissors. [22:09] ~And so we have proven that demons have a sense of humor.~ [22:10] ... Rock, Paper, Scissors? [22:10] * Chelsea snickers. "I'd rather go for basketball, myself." [22:10] That's right. [22:10] You promise not to cheat? [22:11] I do. But do YOU? [22:11] I'm lousy at sports. But if the rest of you really would prefer? [22:11] I won't cheat. I'm probably not going to be the one playing, but hey. [22:11] *** Demota has joined #BESM [22:11] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [22:11] Why do we need to do this again? [22:11] *** Demota sets mode: -o Demota [22:12] Because nothing can be easy for us Shigeru. [22:13] Really. It's one of the rules of the universe. Right after "Kirby is the best.". [22:13] * Shigeru mutters. [22:13] * Mei-Yin twitches. [22:13] You're doing it because I have something you want, and I'm bored. [22:14] *shrug* [22:14] Is it worth it, Chel? [22:14] This fails to surprise me. [22:14] * Mei-Yin sidles a little closer to Shigeru, still looking around suspiciously. [22:14] What happens if we lose?| [22:14] *** ChAnime is now known as Chamelaeon [22:14] * Althor shrugs. "I keep the shard, obviously. [22:14] Good enough for me. [22:14] I believe it is, Norii. I'll explain why afterwards, I suppose. [22:14] Anything else? [22:15] Uh.. do we all get a chance, or .. what? [22:15] Best two out of three, three out of five, or what? [22:15] Yes, there is. If that mind reader of yours dares to cheat, you'll regret it. [22:15] Three out of five. [22:15] Ok Shig. No cheating. [22:15] * Shigeru blinks. [22:16] ( Yeah. Look into the mind of a demon lord. Please. ) [22:16] ( You see... Kirby! ) [22:16] (I've been doing it this entire time! :P) [22:16] ( Do we really need an OOC chan? ) [22:16] ( No. ) [22:16] (Nope. ^^) [22:16] ( Nah ) [22:16] ( But the rest of us are tired of c/ping comments to each other. ) [22:17] *** MLINK_AFK is now known as Mechalink [22:18] When you're ready. [22:18] * Chelsea presents fist and open palm to signify that she is, indeed, ready. (How we gonna do this, Brett?) [22:18] Good luck Chelsea! We're cheering for you! [22:18] Is this what you guys want? If you really want to play basketball instead... [22:19] ( roll a 1d3. 1 = rock. 2 = paper. 3 = scissors. ) [22:19] Do you think we can really beat those guys at basketball, Norii? [22:19] Not really. [22:20] * Chelsea shrugs. "One-on-one might be some fun, but if Althor's the demon prince of Harlem, I'm not too sure of my chances." [22:20] There we go. [22:20] * Althor does likewise. "One, two, three, shoot." [22:20] 1d3 [22:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 1. [22:20] 1d3 [22:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 1. [22:20] Woo. Tie! [22:20] But maybe one of you is has mad basketball skillz... [22:20] Again. One, two, three, shoot! [22:20] 1d3 [22:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 1. [22:20] * Chelsea blinks. "That's... creepy." [22:20] 1d3 [22:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 3. [22:20] You didn't know Norii? Shigeru is a god at basketball. [22:20] (Damn!) [22:20] That's one for me. [22:20] * Shigeru cracks up despite himself. [22:20] * Chelsea frowns. "Poo." [22:20] One, two, three, shoot! [22:21] 1d3 [22:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 1. [22:21] 1d3 [22:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 3. [22:21] ( o_o ) [22:21] (...) [22:21] That seems unlikely. [22:21] That's two [22:21] ([...]) [22:21] ( Althor always picks rock :P ) [22:21] ... [22:21] One, two, three, shoot. [22:21] 1d3 [22:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 3. [22:21] ( Nothing beats rock! ) [22:21] 1d3 [22:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 3. [22:21] (...) [22:21] ( ~Good old rock. Nothing beats Rock.~ ) [22:21] ( Hee. I love that scene ) [22:22] ( See? He changed and look what happened :P ) [22:22] One, two, three, shoot. [22:22] 1d3 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 1. [22:22] ( Rock, rock rock. ) [22:22] 1d3 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 1. [22:22] One, two, three, shoot. [22:22] 1d3 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 1. [22:22] 1d3 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 2. [22:23] (... She beat Rock!) [22:23] That's one for you, two for me. [22:23] One, two, three, shoot. [22:23] 1d3 [22:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 3. [22:23] ( Man, Althor REALLY likes Rock. ) [22:23] 1d3 [22:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 3. [22:23] One, two, three, shoot. [22:23] 1d3 [22:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Althor (1d3) and gets 3. [22:23] ( This is probably the dumbest thing I've done the entire run of MC :P ) [22:23] 1d3 [22:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (1d3) and gets 2. [22:24] (I agree wholeheartedly.) [22:24] ( No, I think the talking slinkee was the dumbest. ) [22:24] ( Yeah. ^^; ) [22:24] And that's that. [22:24] (The talking Slinky took the cake.) [22:24] ( Mwah. Slinky rocks ) [22:24] Well. That was oddly anticlimatic. [22:24] Huh. [22:24] * Chelsea sighs. "Well, shit." [22:24] ( You could have a neutral intermediary take both declarations and make sure that nobody changes his. ) [22:24] Oh well. Let's go get some pizza. I wonder if they have pizza in Harlemhell. [22:24] * Shigeru shrugs. "What now, Chel?" [22:24] Sorry, Chel. [22:24] ( That's how I'd do it. ) [22:25] * Althor nods to Eoi. "Antonio's has good pizza. Try the brains and bone toppings." [22:25] * Shigeru looks a bit sick. [22:25] That's even beyond my tastes. [22:25] ... [22:25] I think I'll just get the plain flesh-covered pizza. [22:25] Suit yourself. [22:26] The flesh of your slain enemies? [22:26] I bet all they have to drink is Dr. Pibb. [22:26] ( No period, Eoi. ) [22:26] Hey, don't knock Dr. Pibb! [22:26] (Isn't Althor the guy who swore he'd get Norii later?) [22:26] Dr Pibb is great stuff. [22:26] It also is evil. [22:26] ( Uh, no? ) [22:26] Yeah, but sometimes evil is good. [22:26] (I don't remember. Okay. :P) [22:27] * Chelsea pouts. "I don't suppose you'll be nice and gimme the shards anyway?" [22:27] ( He sword he'd remember :P ) [22:27] Why don't you rap for it? [22:27] * Althor scratches his snout. "Mmmm.... Maybe. What'll you give me in return?" [22:27] [The basketball players groan as Eoi mentions that] [22:27] ( Hee ) [22:27] ( I thought it was some monstrous tentacle thing? ) [22:28] ( Nope. ) [22:28] ( Nope ) [22:28] ( Oh goddess, not japanese rap. ) [22:28] * Eoi checks through his stuff to see if he has anything Althor might want. [22:28] ( I guess that's just Norii fixating. ) [22:28] ( Japanese rap is creepy ) [22:28] * Chelsea smirks. "I'll scratch behind your ears?" [22:29] ... Funny. Sorry, but I'm not interested. [22:29] * Eoi reaches into his pack and pulls out a small Kirby plushie. "How about this?" [22:29] Dare I ask what you're interested in? [22:29] This is no place for plushies, girl. [22:30] * Mei-Yin snickers. [22:30] ( Atom: The Kirby entered in MC 1, and it's going to stay until the final MC. :P ) [22:30] * Eoi glares at Althor. "I'm not a girl. And this is a Kirby plushie. Every place is a place for Kirby Plushies." [22:30] ( No, I gave that plushie away a while ago Dem. ) [22:30] * Chelsea chuckles and then looks thoughtful. [22:30] * Shigeru facepalms. [22:30] * Eoi puts the plushie back in his pack and sighs. "Well, the same trick can't work twice I guess." [22:30] ( Oh yeah. To Miyuki? ) [22:30] ( Er, no. ) [22:31] * Althor eyes Eoi, then turns to the others. "Did she get hit on the head?" [22:31] Or something. [22:31] Damn it! I'm a guy! I'm just trapped in this body. [22:31] Note to self. Find Kimiko SOON. [22:31] Lots of times, really. [22:31] It was the vampire's fault. [22:31] Ah yes. I remember now. You're the chick who got pounded into the ground. [22:32] * Mei-Yin snickers again. [22:32] * Eoi twitches. "The universe must hate me." [22:32] * Chelsea says in English, "Many, many, many times. There was the match with Ratrisk which was especially delightful. But it was broken before that anyway." [22:32] * Eoi eyes Chelsea. "I don't know what she said, but I bet it was about me. Wasn't it?" [22:32] Yes, Eoi, it was. [22:32] You don't want to know. [22:34] * Eoi sighs. [22:34] * Chelsea looks thoughtful. "anything in particular you're looking for?" [22:34] Well. Can we leave now, or do you want to bash me a few more times? [22:35] Not in particular. I accept sacrifices. Virgin or non. [22:35] Hm. Not blood? [22:35] The first person to suggest sacrificing me get Naginata in the eye. [22:35] * Althor shakes his head. "We have many undead here, but no vampires." [22:36] * Shigeru leans back against the fence and grins at Eoi. "We wouldn't do that. You know how upset Kimiko would get if we got rid of her body." [22:36] We're not sacrificing anybody. [22:36] * Chelsea nods. "Well. Hm..." [22:36] Can't we just give you a plushie? All evil lords secretly love plushies. [22:37] Not this evil lord. [22:37] Give it up, Eoi. [22:37] If they secretly love plushies, Eoi, then they won't publically accept one. [22:37] * Eoi shrugs. "It worked before, and Sa..omebody was scarier then this guy." [22:37] I'm afraid I don't have much of use to a demon lord. I suppose I could owe you a favor, but I don't know how much value you'd put on that. [22:38] Or how unpleasant the favor would end up being. [22:38] There is that, too. [22:38] Owing favors to demons is a bad bad idea. [22:39] We're not all that bad. [22:39] ( ... ) [22:39] Nothing personal Alth. [22:39] * Althor says. [22:39] ( It's the truth! ) [22:39] Unfortunately, I don't collect souls, or I'd suggest that. [22:39] * Shigeru winces. [22:40] * Mei-Yin twitches. [22:40] No taking souls. Straight out. [22:40] You like sacrifices, but not souls? That seems... odd. [22:40] But then, what do I know about demons? [22:40] * Eoi eyes Norii. "Hush." [22:40] * Althor breaks out a pair of nunchaku does a short kata. "Actually, I collect weapons." [22:40] ( I like swords! ) [22:41] Oh? Have any good naginatas? [22:41] A couple. [22:41] Cool. [22:41] I have a few weapons, but I doubt any would interest you. Do you have a spare naginata, Eoi? [22:41] Uh. Yeah, I do. [22:41] *shrug* All I have is a moderately used Glock. [22:42] I collect all kinds. [22:42] * Eoi reaches into his backpack and pulls out a metal bar with a naginata blade on the end. He presses the button and the bar extends into a full Naginata. "Uh.. do I have to give it to him?" [22:42] See if he likes it, first. [22:43] * Althor peers at it. "I'll accept it." [22:43] That's not the one you normally use, is it Eoi? [22:43] * Chelsea nods. "You don't mind, do you, Eoi?" [22:43] I don't think I've ever seen that one before. Nifty. Odd, but nifty. [22:43] * Eoi frowns and looks at his Extendo-Naginata. "... I guess not. Maybe I can get a new one sometime. It wasn't that expensive." [22:44] Just.. ...;_; [22:44] * Eoi hands over the Extendo-Naginata, tears in his eyes. [22:45] I know. I'd hate to give mine up. *pats her holster protectively* [22:45] * Althor takes it and hands over the shards. "Deal." [22:46] * Chelsea accepts the shards. "Nice doing buisness with you." [22:46] * Althor nods. "Mind the undead on your way out." [22:46] * Eoi clutches his other naginata close to him. [22:46] Will these shards work from here? [22:47] They'll work from anywhere, but only at midnight (because the GM is skeptical about being able to finish the next bit in one session). [22:48] * Chelsea nods. (What time is it now?) [22:48] * Shigeru walks over to Eoi and puts his hand on Eoi's shoulder. "Hey, it's not like he took both of them." [22:48] ( In this session, rather ) [22:48] ( Bah. Just take 2 shards and call Althor in the morning. ) [22:48] ( Uh, tennish, isn't it? ) [22:48] [Time: 9:00 P.M.] [22:48] Yes but.. it was so expensive.. and cool.. [22:48] I'll get you another one, Eoi. Don't worry about it. [22:48] Now, let's go. G'night, Althor. [22:49] (Are you guys going back home now?) [22:49] Good night. And good luck. [22:49] Take good care of it! [22:49] (I think so, yeah.) [22:49] Thanks. [22:49] * Mei-Yin rolls her neck, working the cricks out. [23:00] [MC leaves Harlem and finds itself back in Tokyo. They head to the club. Woot! Time: 10:00 P.M.] [23:00] *** Yonjuuni is now known as Sai [23:00] Oh, hey, Sai. [23:00] *** Truth has quit IRC (Quit: ) [23:00] Doing better? [23:00] *** Althor is now known as ProllyUnneededKirby [23:00] * Sai is waiting in the club room. [23:00] Sleeping well, Sai? [23:00] * Shigeru blinks. "Hey Sai." [23:00] 'lo Sai. [23:01] 'Lo, Sai. We're going on an adventure, wanna come? [23:01] * Mei-Yin enters beside Shigeru, clinging to his arm. The sword is gone, replaced in otherspace when the club got back to Tokyo. [23:01] * Sai blinks at the arrivals. "Oh, you guys DID show up. Yeah, I'm doing better. What's up?" [23:01] I had to trade my lovely Naginata for crystals to hell. [23:01] I'm just about to explain it to everybody. [23:02] Oh, okay. [23:02] And we're about to go! Isn't that neat? Why are we doing this? [23:02] ((_^ [23:02] That's part of what I'm about to explain. [23:03] Uh, okay. I'll listen. [23:03] * Chelsea sits spread-eagle on top of a desk. "So... where to start, where to start. Hm." [23:03] Yes... explain. [23:04] I never quite did get the whole thing straight about your relation or lack thereof to the demons after that tournament. [23:04] * Sai sits back down in one of the chairs. [23:04] I suppose I'll start at the tournament. As good a place as any. [23:04] * Shigeru helps Mei to a seat, then has one himself. [23:04] * Eoi sits and waits. [23:05] I guess this tournament was before I met you guys? [23:05] I really don't remember much about that. I got beaten into the ground, but not much after that. [23:05] Yup. [23:05] Wasn't that just before I met you guys? [23:06] * Shigeru nods. "We were just leaving the tournament when we first ran across you, Mei." [23:06] Yep. I remember that because my motorcycle died there. [23:06] * Chelsea begins to speak, but sighs and waits for you guys to stop talking first. [23:06] * Mei-Yin sighs happily and rests her head on Shigeru's shoulder. [23:07] ( Dude. What about Andrew? :P ) [23:07] ( Dude. We don't want to remember him. ) [23:07] ( Nobody scares about Andrew. ) [23:07] ( Oh. Okie. ) [23:07] ( Nobody CARES either. ) [23:08] (Andrew died. That was right before the tournament. And if you bring that up, Shigeru will get depressed again, so shut yo mouth!) [23:08] ( Chel? ) [23:09] (brb) [23:09] ( Pause ) [23:09] ( Wow. The shroomsnail was 10 episodes ago already. ) [23:10] (Back.) [23:10] ( Brett, you have like the longest running RP around these parts. ) [23:10] ( Good old shroomsnail [23:10] ( Time flys when you're dying horribly. ) [23:11] * Chelsea pulls out a throwing knife and flips it idly. "So. The tournament. The tournament was held once every hundred years in honor of a famous Demon named Arakus, and bore his name. We managed to get into the tournament, mostly due to this," here she holds up her right palm. On it is tatooed an odd design that seems to bend in upon itself. [23:12] ( The sign of the plotdevice. ) [23:12] * Sai peers at it. [23:13] This design is called the Logrus. It was tatooed on me by my grandparents, who did it the old-fashioned way. That is, they cut it into my palm with a knife and poured ink into the wound. [23:13] ( That sign is hot! Hot with Destiny! ) [23:13] ( Wai! Hot with destiny! ) [23:13] Ouch. [23:13] (*snerk*) [23:13] ...nasty. [23:13] Well, that must have been painful. [23:13] * Shigeru nods. [23:14] A bit, yes. Anyway. Not only did this sign gain me entry, but it made the others then present a team, and me one of the three judges. [23:14] I remember this part.. [23:15] Mmm hmm. [23:15] Now, as a judge at this demonic tournament, I learned a few things. One was that the Logrus represents the Logrus Clan, who are a very powerful, and even feared, family amongst demons. [23:16] I also learned that I had a brother I had never known, who was a full-fledged demon. [23:18] Interesting. So what does that make you? [23:18] A succubus? [23:18] * Mei-Yin winks at Chelsea. [23:18] * Chelsea smirks. "This brother of mine paid a visit at my apartment once, when Shig was over and we were chatting. I learned lots of other things, then, one of the more important details being that I am slowly becoming a demon myself, and that once the transformation completes [23:18] ( Urge. To smack. Rising... ) [23:19] (...bad enter key!) [23:19] itself, I will be a slave to the clan. [23:19] Well. That sucks. [23:19] ...damn. So how can you stop it? [23:19] That is, a slave to the Logrus clan. Naturally, this isn't a notion that pleases me. [23:20] ... [23:20] Geez. Some days I feel like the only normal person around here. [23:20] Hey, I'm normal. [23:21] * Mei-Yin snickers. [23:21] * Shigeru laughs. [23:21] Eh. *eyes the girl* [23:21] * Eoi peers. "What?" [23:21] * Mei-Yin gives up trying to restrain herself and starts laughing. [23:21] ... [23:22] Go on. Slavery is bad. [23:22] * Sai scratches his head. "What's so fun...oh, yeah. That's right. I have a hard time remembering that, sometimes." [23:22] Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry if "Everyone Forgets Me Girl" doesn't find me normal. [23:22] * Eoi frowns and looks back at Chelsea. [23:22] ... [23:22] Oh, and being stuck in Kimiko's body is? [23:22] * Mei-Yin stops laughing. [23:22] * Chelsea shakes her head, smiling. "Anyway." [23:22] Not my fault. Doesn't give me any special powers. [23:23] * Shigeru glances at Mei. "Some of us would rather not have our special powers, Eoi." [23:23] Besides, people get sex changes all the times. Usually they want them, and I imagine they don't quit work like this... but hey. Still kinda normal. [23:23] * Mei-Yin twitches. [23:23] ( quite rather. ) [23:23] You're reaching. [23:24] True. [23:25] Uh, maybe we should let Chelsea finish. ^^; [23:25] * Chelsea runs her free hand through her hair, continuing to flip her dagger with the other. "Anyway. As for getting out of this, my ultimate plan is to take over the clan for myself and rule all of Hell with an iron fist, and then expand and conquer Earth." She chuckles. "Then I'd meet some guys, I'll bet." [23:25] Sounds like a plan. [23:25] ... [23:26] But since that isn't an entirely realistic goal, I've been looking into alternatives. [23:26] Aww, you mean you're giving up on taking over Hell? [23:26] * Norii nods. "Think local, act global. Right." [23:26] Start small. Try Harlem. [23:26] * Chelsea smirks. "Of course not, Shiggy. I'm just putting it on the back-burner for now." [23:27] So...what're the alternatives you're looking into? [23:28] I should note that looking for alternatives hasn't turned up reassuring results thus far. I've asked a few people about it. However, my dear, mysterious, estranged brother Julian said that he'd be looking for a cure, since he didn't want me to end up like him. [23:29] So, now I get a means to go meet this brother of mine, and it has been said to me that the matter had to do with a cure for my, ah, family condition. [23:29] Or it could be a trap. [23:29] Of course it could be a trap, Norii. That should be obvious. [23:29] Pardon my paranoia. [23:30] *** Capfox is on IRC [23:30] But, like most things... if there might be a way to stop Chel from becoming a demon over there, we should probably take a look. [23:30] * Chelsea nods. "Thank you, Shig." [23:30] Sounds like a plan to me. [23:31] It still kind of spooks me that Robe Dude was the contact on this. [23:31] Frankly, I more than half expect this to be a trap, but I'm going anyway because I'm hoping it to be legitimate. [23:31] * Shigeru frowns and folds his arms. "Yeah, that's the thing. And he dropped hints about Quentin, too." [23:31] Hmm. [23:33] Well, it'd hardly be the first trap we've walked right into. [23:33] Anyway. I'm going, and I hope that you'll all come with me, although I won't force you to by any means. [23:33] Yeah, but sooner or later one is going to get us. [23:33] *sigh* Sure. One more time. And maybe we'll get a happy ending for a change. [23:34] * Chelsea nods. "That would be nice, yes." [23:34] Yeah... [23:34] I'll go with you, sure. [23:34] *** Chelsea has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [23:35] ( pause ) [23:39] [unpause [23:39] ] [23:39] ( We may be wrapping, anyway. ) [23:39] (Uh, can Sai have a chance to speak when Chelsea's done, please?) [23:40] Anyway. You all in? [23:40] *** ProllyUnneededKirby has quit IRC (Quit: ) [23:40] * Shigeru grins. "Didn't I just say I'm in?" [23:40] Sure. [23:40] * Chelsea smirks and nods. [23:40] If Shigeru's in, I'm in. [23:40] We're Mystery Club. How could we turn down an opportunity to storm Hell? [23:40] Of course I'm in. What would you do without your friendly neighborhood priest? [23:41] So when do we start? [23:41] * Chelsea grins. "Thanks, guys. And we start at midnight, unless you want a day to prepare or something." [23:41] I'm as prepared as I'll ever be. [23:42] I wonder what my chances are of bringing back video of hell. [23:42] We'll get our chance to find out, looks like. [23:43] * Chelsea looks at the classroom clock. (time?) [23:43] [Time: 10:30 P.M.] [23:43] Okay. I got something that I need to tell all of you before we go, though. [23:44] * Chelsea nods. "Go ahead, Sai." [23:44] * Shigeru looks over at Sai. "Hrm?" [23:44] * Chelsea stops flipping her dagger in the air and puts it away. [23:44] ( Geez. You're acting like you might not come back alive, and this isn't even the final battle c.c ) [23:44] * Eoi eyes Sai. "Ok. What dark secret do YOU have to tell?" [23:44] (We are? :P) [23:44] Thanks. Shigeru has already heard this, but I think the rest of you deserve an explanation. [23:45] * Chelsea looks at Shigeru with a raised eyebrow, then turns back to Sai. [23:45] * Shigeru blinks, then nods, leans back, and waits. [23:45] I was gonna tell you last time I was with you guys, but that flaming jerk kinda interrupted. [23:45] ( We're just paranoid, not fatalist. But it does seem like a deeper hole than usual if it's a trap. ) [23:45] ( Feh. It's only hell. ) [23:46] (And only a small corner of it, even.) [23:46] Anyway. You guys all know about how I used to hang around with Saki when I was still in high school. [23:46] ( MC is NOT the Forgotten Realms. Hell is a BIG DEAL. ) [23:46] Mmmmhmm. [23:46] ( compared to what you WILL be facing? :P ) [23:47] ( What, four gods? ) [23:47] ( _And_ their boss? ) [23:47] ( Worse than that :P ) [23:47] ( Not to mention your poor kids :P ) [23:47] ( ... Richard Simmons? ) [23:47] (*smacks Eoi* Don't give the GM ideas!) [23:48] Me, her, and two other guys, Jake and Mei, got into some deep trouble, a little more than a year ago, now. [23:49] We found this magic sword, and all sorts of weird crap happened to us. I was kinda flaky and wasn't always around to help them out. [23:49] ( Damn straight. And an evil clone of you almost killed Mei. ) [23:50] Anyway, one time when I wasn't there, they ran into a vampire. [23:50] (Hey, I'm the one with evil clones here. <.< >.>) [23:50] Mei and Saki were turned, but they managed to get away. [23:51] ( We almost done? I need to idle soon. ) [23:51] So we started looking for a way to cure them. Our first good chance was when we ended up in one of that game guy's contests. [23:51] We won, and we were gonna use the wish to wish one of them back to being human... [23:52] But Jake went and blew the wish. Wished for ultimate psychic power, and started ranting about conquering the world. [23:52] * Sai shudders. "While he was carrying on...Saki shot him. Right in the head. I got bits of Jake all over me." [23:52] ( Dem crazy psychics. ) [23:53] ( JakeBits actually drain CP. S'why he is lower powered now. ) [23:53] ( Hey! ) [23:53] ( * Yoji and Karen come and beat on Brett. ) [23:53] But...that wasn't all. [23:53] ( * Brett has his gods kill them off :P ) [23:54] After that, they went after the vampire who turned them. If they could kill him, they'd be free. [23:54] ( /me sends his gods to kill Brett's gods. ) [23:54] ( * Brett's gods utterly destroy Yon's, because this is his game ^_^_v ) [23:55] And I wasn't there to help them. Mei...she died. I never got to find out what happened. I can only imagine it, because even Saki won't talk about it. [23:55] ( And nobody gives a damn about Vak, because he sucks. ) [23:55] (Sai didn't even KNOW Vak. :P ) [23:56] ( Or Rich. Nobody cares about Rich :P ) [23:56] *** RDMgryphon has joined #besm [23:56] ( Or Rei. ) [23:56] I've...been a mess since then. That's when the nightmares started. [23:56] ( Rei... was not the best idea I've ever had. ) [23:56] ( Mind assuming Eoi is rather quiet, because I've gotta idle for 10 minutes. ) [23:56] ( K ) [23:57] I've been trying to make up for it since then, somehow. That's why Saki sent me to you guys. [23:57] * Shigeru taps his finger on his desk and glances at the others. [23:57] *** YUNAgryphon has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [23:57] But...I haven't been going about things right. [23:57] * Chelsea looks at Shig. [23:58] * Shigeru looks back at Chelsea and shrugs. [23:58] * Chelsea nods. [23:58] I considered all of your lives meaningless, as long as we succeeded. That's the kind of person I've become. And I'm sorry for it. It's horrible. [23:59] I don't want to be this way, and I'm gonna do my best to change. So...can you guys forgive me? [00:00] Forgive you for what? [00:00] ( Forgive the thoughtcrime, of course. ) [00:00] ...for trying to kill Shigeru, for one thing. Even if it was a pathetic attempt. [00:00] (*rips Demo's head apart* :P) [00:00] ( Wah! ) [00:00] ...you tried to kill Shigeru? [00:01] * Mei-Yin twitches. [00:01] * Shigeru looks at Mei with concern. [00:01] ( Dem, choose your moments a little better. ) [00:01] Yeah. When we were in that sewer. I attacked him, to keep him from doing what they wanted... [00:01] * Mei-Yin twitches. [00:01] * Chelsea takes the throwing dagger back out and begins flipping it again. [00:01] * Sai looks at the ground. [00:01] Mei, it's over now. [00:02] * Mei-Yin growls deep in her throat. [00:03] * Sai looks up, with a very worried look on his face. "Uhh..." [00:03] He did what he thought was best, and it might have been... Mei, calm down. [00:04] Now is not the time, Mei. [00:04] * Mei-Yin stands up abruptly, pushing her chair violently backwards with the back of her knees. [00:05] ... [00:05] * Sai eyes Mei nervously, but stays seated. [00:05] * Chelsea sighs, puts the throwing knife away, and pulls out her casting dagger. [00:06] * Norii raises an eyebrow. [00:06] If you hate me for this, it's alright. I understand. [00:06] * Mei-Yin runs out of the room. [00:06] * Shigeru blinks. "Oh hell." [00:06] * Shigeru gets to his feet and runs after Mei. [00:07] * Chelsea shakes her head and looks at the clock. (Time?) [00:07] * Sai sighs and looks at the ground again. "Damn, that went poorly." [00:07] [Time: 11:00] [00:07] Some things are just better left unsaid. [00:07] I do not believe it was entirely your fault, Sai. ...I'll be back before midnight. [00:08] I...didn't realize she'd react like that. And I figured everyone knew already... [00:08] * Chelsea gets up and jogs out of the room, looking to see if she can still see Mei or Shig. [00:08] Anyway, that was as much Shiggy's fault as yours. He gave up too quickly. Just about everyone gave up too quickly that night. [00:08] *** RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Quit: ... ) [00:09] ( Mei, Shig, Chel, join #Boing! ) [00:09] Doesn't give me any excuse for what I did. [00:10] Hmm? Oh, if I had thought it could have come to them getting Shig's ability, I might have helped. [00:11] That...doesn't exactly make me feel any better. [00:11] I think my point is that we get results around here through unreasonable optimism. [00:12] * Sai nods... [00:12] It surely doesn't always make sense... but given the shit we've seen, it's a lot better than the alternative. [00:13] Yeah. [00:13] I used to be pretty optimistic...but, like I said... [00:14] Like tonight. I think we squeaked out of one trap already, and are about to step into another. But there's hope. There's possibility. And if we suceeed... well. Heh. [00:15] * Sai nods. "If there's even a small chance of success, it's worth risking, right?" [00:17] It's worth investigating. It's worth striving for. I believe in cutting risks when I can, but of late that's been hard. [00:18] Anyway, I think this Saki was right. This could well be a good place for you to relearn some things. [00:18] Yeah, I think you're right. [00:18] Just be careful with the others' psyches. You're not the only one with problems. [00:19] Don't I know it. [00:20] * Chelsea walks back in. "So." [00:20] So. [00:21] * Sai looks up at Chelsea. "What happened?" [00:22] * Chelsea shrugs. "Mei appears to be having some sort of episode. I have my theories as to why." [00:22] Where did that sword come from? [00:22] I don't know. But I don't like it one bit. [00:23] ...you're not talking about THAT sword, are you? [00:23] ( Which "THAT" sword? ) [00:23] Depends on what you mean by 'THAT sword'. It's a katana... most of the time. [00:24] Well, there was that weird cursed sword...but I can't remember what happened to it. [00:24] I like having another fighter around... but control is a good thing too. [00:24] 'Weird cursed sword'... keep talking, Sai. [00:26] Well, when we went to my school, that kid who Suzaku killed had this cursed sword that got left behind. But I don't have a clue what happened to it. None of us wanted anything to do with the thing, since it supposedly made the kid go crazy. [00:26] * Chelsea frowns. "I really don't like the sound of that." [00:27] Weren't either of you guys there that time? [00:27] * Chelsea shakes her head. "I know I wasn't. Norii? Eoi?" [00:27] I think I was, but I don't remember it. [00:27] That is, I don't remember seeing a sword. [00:28] Pretty sure Eoi and Shigeru were their. Dunno about that other girl, though. [00:28] But...if she's the one who ended up with the sword...that could be bad. [00:29] Hm. From what Shig said, Mei could have been there and nobody would remember. [00:29] Really? That's odd... [00:30] Mei is odd. I think. [00:30] ( And this session is dying. ) [00:31] Huh. [00:32] * Mei-Yin walks back through the door, holding tightly to Shigeru's arm. She's definitely been crying. [00:33] * Shigeru looks at the others with a worried expression. [00:34] * Sai looks at Shigeru. [00:34] * Chelsea frowns. [00:35] ( Shall I end it? ) [00:35] Shigeru, do you remember what happened to that cursed sword when we went to my school? [00:35] * Shigeru blinks, and he glances at Mei. "Yes." [00:36] * Chelsea frowns deeper. [00:36] * Sai sideglances at Mei. "Did what I think happen to it?" [00:37] * Shigeru allows himself a small smile and concentrates on Sai. (What does he think happened to it? :P) [00:37] ( Bad question to ask Shigeru. ) [00:37] * Mei-Yin eyes Sai. [00:37] (It is. ^_^) [00:38] ( Hee. ) [00:38] Yes. [00:39] * Sai blanches. "Oh. Great." [00:40] It's her choice. I'm worried, too... but I think she can speak for herself. [00:41] * Sai nods. "I'll trust you guys to handle it." [00:42] * Mei-Yin nods. [00:42] You're damn right I can speak for myself. [00:42] Just don't let things get out of control. [00:42] And I'll handle it. [00:43] * Shigeru smiles slightly and shakes his head. He looks over at Chelsea. "You wanted to talk to me?" [00:43] * Chelsea raises an eyebrow. "Hm? Ah. I think it can wait." She checks the time again. [00:45] [Time: 11:30] [00:45] ( Shall I call it now? ) [00:45] ( Please. ) [00:45] * Chelsea sighs. "Well. Looks like we have a half hour to kill before we go to hell." [00:46] [Session End]