[20:41] [Day: Sunday. Time: Beats you. A few hours after you got here] [20:43] [After a fun day of shoping at the bazaare, MC meets in Julian's "Throne room", to discuss plans 'n' stuff.] [20:43] [Session Start] [20:43] * Shigeru leans against a wall and stares into space. He looks like he's staring into space, anyway. [20:44] * Mei-Yin stands near Shigeru, looking around warily. [20:44] So...you guys didn't get anything, did you? [20:44] * Mei-Yin flinches. [20:44] * Shigeru shrugs, not looking at Sai. "Mei got what we hope is a cure." [20:45] * Chelsea sits against a pillar, staring blankly ahead at nothing, apparently. She's unusually still and silent. [20:45] [The Kirby plushie starts to glow.] [20:45] * Mei-Yin glares suspiciously at the plushie. [20:45] A cure? For...what? [20:45] [When the glow ends, Kimiko (or Eoi, rather) is standing where it was.] [20:45] ... Woah. Trippy. [20:45] For her condition. You wouldn't remember, but that's the problem. [20:46] A...ha. But...what did it cost you? [20:46] * Shigeru blinks. "Hey Eoi. Welcome back to the land of the non-plush." [20:46] * Eoi looks around. "Where the hell are we?" [20:46] Hell. [20:46] Ah. [20:46] * Mei-Yin eyes Eoi, waiting for him to make a wrong move. [20:46] * Sai turns around. "Oh...hi, Eoi." [20:47] So.. uh.. what'd I miss? [20:48] * Sai turns back to Shigeru. "What did you pay for this...cure?" [20:48] Well, it looks like we're mostly dead, Chelsea's relatives are attacking along with S-types and possibly Quentin, and we went shopping just a little while ago. [20:48] * Chelsea doesn't seem to register Eoi's existence. [20:48] Oh. Fun. [20:48] * Eoi peers around. "... Uh. What the heck is wrong with everyone?" [20:49] * Shigeru turns towards Sai's voice. "Make a guess as to why, exactly, I'm not wearing glasses anymore." [20:49] * Mei-Yin flinches again. [20:49] ...you gave them your sight?! [20:49] *** Demota has joined #BESM [20:49] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [20:49] * Chelsea seems to find that question important, for some reason; she frowns, just a little. [20:49] Well, yeah. [20:50] But...why? [20:50] Shigeru gave WHO his sight? [20:50] * Shigeru frowns and runs his hand through his hair. "Because a cure was more important than me being able to see for a few more years," he sighs. [20:50] A merchant. And he did it for me. [20:50] * Chelsea says, impassively, "That was a very stupid thing to do, Shigeru." She doesn't sound terribly reproachful, tho. [20:51] 'Course it was, Chel. ... Is something wrong? [20:51] *** Nun has joined #besm [20:51] *** Nun is now known as Norii [20:51] * Sai blinks at Chelsea. "What's wrong?" [20:51] *** Ked has left #besm [20:52] ( Norii the Nun? Scary. ) [20:52] ( Don't. Ask. ) [20:54] * Chelsea looks up, blinking in confusion. After a while, she nods to herself. "Oh. I sold all my hatred." She almost sounds sad about it. [20:54] * Eoi frowns. "Well, I sure missed a lot." [20:54] You sold your whatnow? [20:55] * Shigeru blinks. "You sold *what*?" [20:55] Your hatred? ...why're you so zoned out, then? [20:56] I sold my hatred. There was an awful lot of it, see, so I figured it'd make the best weapon. [20:56] * Norii comes in on that note. "Wha?" [20:56] Right. So you have a hell-forged weapon of pure hatred? [20:56] Am I the only person who sees the bad side of that? [20:56] But you- that's- Chel, if you got rid of that, you're gonna have a hard time just getting out of bed in the morning! [20:56] ...oh, boy. [20:57] ...you had that much hate? [20:57] * Sai looks at Shigeru. "You're serious?" [20:57] * Shigeru grumbles and concentrates. [20:57] Chelsea...you hated that much? [20:58] * Chelsea lets her head droop to one side. "Yes, that's true. It was kind of important to me. But it'd also make the best weapon. The best weapon by far. That seemed rather important, somehow." [20:58] I don't know whether to be happy for her or not... [20:58] Uh.. damn. [20:58] Be happy for her. [20:59] She... she did what she thought was necessary. It may have been, we don't know yet. [20:59] Uh, yeah, hatred is bad? But gee, you are who you are, and to reduce that... [21:00] * Shigeru curses under his breath. "Great. There's a gaping emotional hole in ya, Chelsea. I hope you did the right thing." [21:00] * Norii shivers. [21:00] * Sai scratches his head. "I'm trying to deal with the whole 'driven by hatred' thing here. I...I never realized." [21:00] I can't imagine any part I could bear to give up. [21:01] Let's see it, Chelsea. [21:02] * Eoi looks generally confused. This being Eoi, that isn't too different. [21:02] See what? [21:02] Your weapon. [21:02] Let's see if it was really worth your hate. [21:03] * Sai looks at Norii. "Please tell me you didn't go and buy anything, too." [21:03] I did, but it was cheap in comparison. [21:04] Nothing of myself - just some of my ammo. [21:04] Whew. [21:04] * Eoi grins at Sai. "What'd YOU get?" [21:04] * Norii brandishes the upgraded weapon. [21:04] ( Does it look any different? ) [21:04] Nothing. Didn't find anything interesting. [21:04] Y'shoulda sold your angst. That could have given you a weapon with the power of a tactical nuke. [21:04] ... [21:05] * Chelsea stands up, looking rather like a marionet being pulled to it's feet. She pulls a rapier from her side; the guard is simpler than her old rapier's, and the blade is slightly longer, as well as being solid black, with no trace of light playing off it's surface. Once out of it's scabbard, you get an unpleasant sensation in the back of your mind. Chelsea reguards it with disinterest. [21:05] Somehow, I don't think that angst would make a very good weapon. [21:05] [Norii's gun has a big metal block near the end now, but otherwise doesn't look much different. [21:05] * Mei-Yin narrows her eyes. [21:05] ( A bigger hammer, huh? **; ) [21:05] ( yup ^^ ) [21:05] * Shigeru fidgets. [21:06] I take it back. Angst _can_ make a good weapon. [21:06] But hatred is better. [21:06] * Sai steps back from Chelsea as she draws the sword. [21:06] * Mei-Yin reaches out to the side and pulls her katana from nowhere. [21:06] ( Hee! Big Metal block fun ) [21:06] * Sai gulps nervously at the sight of Mei's sword. [21:07] Ok, if you're all done showing off your magical weapons, what are we waiting around for? [21:07] So what did you get, Mei? [21:07] * Norii puts the pistol away. [21:07] Not the best weapon... but a good weapon. [21:08] I'm not sure if I should be dissappointed or relieved that I didn't get anything... [21:08] Heh. None of them are Naginatas. Y'shoulda gotten a Hatred-Hell- Forged Naginata Chel. Much better weapon. [21:08] * Shigeru facepalms. [21:09] ...this isn't a good time for jokes, Eoi. [21:09] I don't see a better time. [21:09] ( Joke? Who's joking? ) [21:10] * Chelsea puts her sword away. [21:10] * Mei-Yin relaxes a little and makes her katana vanish whence it came. [21:11] * Sai lets out a sigh of relief as the weapons are put away. [21:11] So, besides the random selling of various parts of your personage, what the heck is going on? [21:11] So... what's next? Check out this "training" or whatever? [21:12] Yes. [21:12] Yeah. And get information on the phoenix fire. I don't think any of us actually want to stay dead. [21:12] Quite. [21:12] Phoenix fire? training? [21:12] What? [21:13] I guess training would be a good idea. If you guys all got upgrades, I don't want to be left in the dust. [21:13] * Mei-Yin leans over and whispers something in Shigeru's ear. [21:13] * Shigeru blinks. [21:13] ( If you're feeling weak, Sai, you could always sell your soul :P ) [21:14] ( Sell his ANGST. His ANGST. That would have to be worth a power boost. ) [21:14] ( Brett: Sorry, I'm attempting to REDEEM myself here, not damn myself. :P ) [21:14] (I still say that Shig and Sai should both sell their angst, blow stuff up, and finally discover whose is stronger. ;P) [21:14] ( Hee ) [21:14] * Shigeru scowls. [21:17] So. [21:18] Where do we go? Back to the... castle? [21:18] Last I checked, we're in the castle. [21:19] ( Eep. ^^ ) [21:20] We could ask my ...brother. [21:21] Isn't he busy planning his strategy? Or something? [21:21] Okay. Let's go find him. [21:22] Ah. That's true. Shouldn't disturb him when he's planning the war. The war is important. [21:22] We're his guests - and it won't take too much of his time. Or we could ask one of the soldiers... [21:23] Or the other staff. [21:23] You could ask that phone thing you're carrying around, Chel. [21:23] * Chelsea blinks. "That's right, I could." She pulls the phone out, and looks curiously at it. [21:24] *** Kirby is now known as Phone [21:24] * Norii wrinkles her nose. "Gah, that's disturbing." [21:24] * Chelsea looks at the phone. "Where can we find training?" [21:24] Hey, same to you, pal! [21:25] ... What the heck is that thing? [21:25] Down the left, around the corner, first door on the left. [21:25] That's where the training room is. [21:25] I'm a communication device. What's it look like?! [21:26] ... [21:26] Is that what her brother was referring to? [21:26] [The phone looks like a phone, except with an ear and a mouth.] [21:26] Beats me. I'm a communication device, not a guide! [21:27] * Chelsea stuffs the phone back into her pocket. "Let's go." [21:28] Alright. [21:28] * Norii heads out. [21:28] * Chelsea walks out of the room, following the directions the phone gave. [21:28] * Sai walks after Norii. [21:29] * Shigeru stops leaning against the wall and pulls out his walking staff. He extends it with a small grin. [21:29] (staff -> stick) [21:29] * Eoi shrugs and follows the others. [21:29] * Mei-Yin walks just behind and to the right of Shigeru, looking around protectively. [21:29] [The phone leads the group to a training room not unlike those in Dungeon Keeper. A buncha demons are already there practicing. A burly green- skinned one with a ring in his nose looks *down* at you when you approach.] [21:29] * Shigeru heads off after the others, tapping the stick on the ground. [21:30] *** Phone is now known as BigGreen [21:30] * Sai looks up at the demon. [21:30] What's this? Lost souls? [21:31] Not quite. [21:32] It doesn't matter. We're here to train, just like you guys. [21:32] * Chelsea looks around disinterestedly. [21:32] * Shigeru just listens. [21:32] Mmm. [21:32] The Earth it doesn't! Your kind don't belong here. [21:33] * Norii looks around harder. (Not all of us have played DK. [21:33] [The room has a bunch of training equipment, primarily moving targets and wooden-block opponents.] [21:34] Hmm. [21:34] Uh.. [21:34] Chel? [21:34] * Chelsea frowns at BigGreen. "I am here to train. You will not stop me from doing that, nor will your stop my... my friends." [21:34] Human, we may have laws protecting your kind, but this is a demon training room for demons. [21:35] I am Julian's sister. Does that mean anything to you? [21:36] * BigGreen grins. "Oh, you're those humans! You should have just said so!" [21:36] * Shigeru sighs. [21:36] ...like there would be any other humans just showing up here. [21:37] I'm Kaliforna. The boss told me you might stop by. [21:37] * BigGreen shrugs. "Never know." [21:37] *** BigGreen is now known as Kaliforna [21:37] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [21:37] Cute name. [21:37] ... Isn't that...? [21:37] * Chelsea frowns. "Kalifornia?... odd. You seemed different on television." [21:38] * Sai scratches his head. "Television? Am I missing something? Again?" [21:38] * Kaliforna scratches his head. "Television? I've never seen it." [21:38] It is unimportant. Will you be training us? [21:39] * Kaliforna nods. "Yup!" [21:39] That's what the boss told me to do. [21:39] How, exactly? [21:39] * Chelsea nods. "Very well." [21:40] * Kaliforna shrugs. "Boss told me you were going to Mount Doom, so I guess I can do something with that." [21:40] ... Mount Doom? [21:41] * Shigeru snickers despite himself. [21:41] You don't want to know. [21:41] Mount Doom? I mean, COME ON. Could you get more cliched? [21:41] What's cliche about Mount Doom? [21:41] So let's get started. [21:41] Possibly. [21:41] Yes, you could. [21:41] And don't tempt fate, Eoi. [21:42] We could be required to carry a ring there. [21:42] It sounds like an English name...how is it cliche? [21:42] Mount Doom. I mean, you might as well call it "Mount Evil." or "Mount Bad." [21:42] Nah. Mount Bad makes it sound like it's not a very good mountain. [21:42] ( Mount Bad. Nice name ) [21:43] ( I haven't seen numbers, but I would imagine LotR will do extremely well in Japanese theaters. ) [21:43] (That's something Hemmingway would use. Mount Nice and Mount Bad.) [21:43] ( Argh! Hemmingway! X.x ) [21:43] ( Could be Mount Jackson. ) [21:43] ( you know it's bad. ) [21:43] ( Yeah, but it's an old movie by now. Sai never saw it. :P ) [21:43] (*smacks Mei* That was terrible!) [21:44] ( Ouch. ;_; ) [21:44] Can we start training? [21:44] ( I agree. That *was* terrible. ) [21:44] I need to get better. Fast. [21:44] * Mei-Yin glances to the side at Shigeru. [21:44] * Shigeru doesn't seem to notice Mei glancing at him. Wonder why. [21:44] Sure. [21:45] ( K, since I'm incredibly lazy and want to bypass this whole thing rather than describe it, tell me how long you're gonna train for. :P ) [21:45] ( We said three or four days of training. ) [21:45] Um. I'm not a physical fighter, is this gonna do me any good? [21:45] ( Once we start, does it feel like it's doing any good? ) [21:45] _everybody_ can use physical training. [21:46] Well, I suppose. [21:46] ( You mean like... 5 minutes after? No :P ) [21:46] ( I mean like after a day. ) [21:46] ( Is it gonna be 3 or 4 days? :P ) [21:47] ( 4 I guess. ) [21:47] ( 4. ) [21:47] (Four works, yes.) [21:47] ( 4. ) [21:47] ( Let's say four. ) [21:47] ( Sure.) [21:47] ( Ok... ) [21:47] 4d50 [21:47] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (4d50) and gets 89. [21:47] ( Well that's an unusual number of sides. ) [21:47] ( Hm ) [21:47] 4 1d50 [21:47] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (4 1d50) and gets 37 34 7 39. [21:47] ( Better. ) [21:48] [After some rigerous training, everyone feels slightly better. In other words, you all get a CP :P] [21:49] *** Mechalink has joined #besm [21:49] ( Wow ) [21:49] ( Aw. Just one? -_^ ) [21:49] (Keen. ^_^) [21:49] ( Yup ) [21:49] (Limits on what we can spend it on?) [21:49] [Four days later...] [21:50] ( No, but if anyone tries to go too high in combat areas, you'll regret it :P ) [21:52] ( Would a level of Focused Damage for Norii be considered beyond the pale? ) [21:52] [MC is in the throne room, 4 days later. They are tiredish and such. They have 10 days left] [21:52] (Can we spend them now? ) [21:52] ( Spend them after the session so my head doesn't hurt. ) [21:52] (Kay.) [21:52] Okay. [21:52] ( 10 days left until WHAT? ) [21:53] (We die. Permanently.) [21:53] ( Oh, they didn't tell you about THAT, did they? ^^; ) [21:53] ( No, they didn't. ) [21:53] ( Thanks guys. I woulda said three days then, because. Y'know. DEATH IS BAD. ) [21:55] * Shigeru yawns. [21:55] * Eoi wanders back and forth, because he knows nothing about the time limit. Silly Eoi. [21:55] * Chelsea leans against a pillar. She seems more normal, now. Except she's smiling. [21:56] Are we ready to go? [21:56] Well, do we know exactly what we need to do? [21:56] Maybe. [21:56] * Mei-Yin stands confidently at Shigeru's side. [21:56] Go where? [21:57] *** Kaliforna is now known as Phone [21:57] * Phone mumbles from in Chelsea's pocket, "Mrfshrmlfrmlfmp." [21:57] Well, let's not head out on a "maybe". [21:57] Help them out against the Logrus Clan and S-types, and then go to *cringe* Mount Doom and get that Phoenix Fire. [21:57] Haven't you been listening, Eoi? We're going to go fight in a war, and then we're going to go get some phoenix fire so we don't stay dead permanently. [21:57] ( Harry Potter and the Phoenix Fire. ) [21:58] * Shigeru nods in Chelsea's direction.) [21:58] ( ... ) [21:58] (*facepalm*) [21:58] * Chelsea pulls the phone out of her pocket and frowns at it. "And what do you want?" [21:58] ( C'mong. It'd be a good book! ((_^ ) [21:58] ( ...damn you, Atom. ) [21:58] ( Harry Potter's dead in this world, 'cause I'm bitter like that :P ) [21:59] ( It was a fad that people quickly lost interest in in... oh, 2003 :P ) [22:00] ( Poor Harry. :P ) [22:00] Julian said you should contact him when you decide what to do. Oh, and don't forget it'll take at least two days to get to Mount Doom and convince Sarumon to give you the Phoenix Fire. [22:00] ( You should see what happened to Austin Powers :P ) [22:00] Well, let's ask him what we could do for him that's only going to eat a few days. [22:01] Shouldn't we try to get the Phoenix Fire FIRST? [22:01] So, you know, if things end up taking longer, we don't end up getting stuck here permanently? [22:01] It probably has a shelf life. [22:01] I don't know... does it keep? [22:02] Ask Julian when you call 'im. [22:02] That's NOT what I mean. [22:02] It's supposed to only take two days to get there, then two to get back. What if we run into complications? [22:02] I don't think we should try to cut it closer than we already are. [22:03] What if we can use the Phoenix Fire immediately? I say call Julian and ask him. He would have a better idea than any of us. [22:03] But are we even coming back from there? [22:03] I suppose. [22:04] Well, let's ASK. [22:04] * Chelsea looks at the phone. "Put me in contact with Julian, please." [22:04] Sure thing, toots. [22:04] * Phone makes a sound much like a modem. [22:04] ( Or rather... ) [22:05] * Phone makes a sound much like a modem, if the modem noises were being imitated by a person. [22:05] ... [22:05] And refrain from calling me 'toots'. [22:06] * Eoi continues to wander back and forth. [22:06] Beeeeeep.... BeepbeepboopbeebBEEPBEEPboopbeep. Eeeeeee- Errrrr. ksssssshhhhh-KSSSSHHH... [22:06] "Julian. What is it?" [22:07] It's Chelsea. [22:07] Heard you wanted us to call when we were ready to go do stuff? [22:07] "Ah. Yes. Have you decided what to do?" [22:08] Actually, we were currently discussing it. We has some questions about Phoenix Fire, if you don't mind answering them? [22:08] "Alright." [22:09] First off, what does the use of Phoenix Fire involve? Do we just hop into it, or do we get a jarful, or something? [22:09] "Actually, I'm told you drink it." [22:10] "There's a limited supply, though. The flames regenerate, but it takes a while." [22:11] Can it be stored? Or do we have to... consume it straight from the source? [22:11] Is there enough for all of us? [22:11] (Can Julian hear them asking that? ^_^; ) [22:12] ( I'm assume so, consider you're not doing it in /msg like EVERY other phone conversation. ) [22:12] "It doesn't last long, but yes, it can be stored. And I think there's enough for all of you. I hope so, at least. [22:12] * Phone said that :P [22:13] *** Demota is now known as Demotafk [22:13] ( And yes, you can hear each other. The phone's got heightened senses - hearing :P ) [22:13] So if we go get it, then come back and try to help you out, will it keep for a week? Or is that too much of a risk? [22:14] *** Retrieving #besm info... [22:14] "It's possible, but difficult... Phoenix Fire acts like quick- burning fire. [22:15] "If you could find enough fuel, and if you were cautious enough, you could probably keep it going for a while. But I wouldn't count on it." [22:15] * Norii grimaces. [22:16] Sounds like it's our last stop, then. [22:16] Yup. [22:16] Figured. [22:16] Damn. [22:17] This is far too risky. [22:17] "You don't have to help us, you know. It's more important that you get back to the surface. That way, at least if we fall, someone will be left to defeat the Taltosh clan when they return to the mortal world." [22:17] When they do what? [22:17] If we go back, we can take the S-types off your back, at least. [22:18] Hmm? [22:18] Return to the mortal world. Vladimir and Cawti have been living there more than here for most of the past few centuries. I don't doubt that they'll return after they defeat us." [22:18] How does us going back take pressure off of him? [22:18] * Mei-Yin thinks for a moment. [22:19] * Shigeru puts his hand to his forehead and shuts his eyes. [22:19] I was going to say that we'd kill the S-types, but I can see how that might not help. [22:19] * Eoi just looks confused. [22:19] Is it that hopelesss for you? You've been a good host and I hate to see another one of our own have more family tragedy. [22:20] * Chelsea frowns. "Hm." [22:20] "Hopeless? ... Well, I don't want to think of it that way, but we certainly are outmatched. If our strategies fail, we'll deffinately lose." [22:21] * Sai sees the confused look on Eoi's face and sighs. "Another demon clan is fighting this one. They apparently have Quentin's support." [22:22] * Chelsea looks at the others. "Well? Shall we help out?" [22:22] Right. I got that much. [22:22] Chelsea's relatives, actually. And yes. [22:22] Is there anything you think we can help you with? [22:22] Uh.. I guess we gotta help.. even if they are demons... because uh.. they're Chelsea's relatives. [22:22] Kill Quentin, maybe? [22:23] All the world's problems can be solved by killing the right long haired prettyboy, you know. [22:23] Of course. [22:23] "Undoubtedly. But I don't want you to do it if you don't think you'll be able to get to Mount Doom in time. [22:23] * Shigeru snerks. "At least a lot of them." [22:23] You just KNOW he isn't going to fight until he has to. The annoying long-haired bastard. [22:23] * Chelsea snickers at Mei's comment. [22:23] Well, if it takes twoish days to get there, let's double that. [22:24] Triple it. [22:24] Okay, triple it. That leaves what, three or so days? [22:24] Hang on. When we drink the Phoenix Fire, will we be sent back to earth right away? [22:24] "Yes." [22:24] Okay, good. [22:25] I guess I'm alright with taking three days to help out. [22:25] I think, Julian, that we'll be able to do what we need to and still have time to get to Mount Doom. I particularly want to have a chat with dear Nagy-Pa before heading home. [22:26] "If you're sure about this." [22:26] Only fools are sure. [22:26] Hey, I kinda like this place. I wanna be sure it's still around when I die. [22:26] * Shigeru grins. [22:26] * Eoi continues to look confused, and decides not to say anything. [22:27] * Sai gives Shigeru a look. "What, you plan on going to hell when you die? Pretty pessimistic, even for you." [22:27] * Shigeru snorts. "I have no illusions about where I'm gonna go, Sai." [22:27] * Chelsea shakes her head at Mei's comment, and speaks into the phone. "So, Julian, what's the disposition of their army? Any idea where the big targets are?" [22:28] ...you already made up for the soul destroying thing. You're not evil. [22:28] Hrm... Could you come to the conference room? It's on the second floor, first room to the right of the left stairwell." [22:29] Okay. [22:30] I haven't. I don't think it's possible for me to ever really make up for it within my lifetime, Sai. And I can and have tried to do it again. Whether I'm evil or not isn't really the issue. [22:30] * Chelsea nods. "Be there in a bit, then." She looks for some way to hang up. [22:30] Shit. And they call ME gloomy. [22:31] "Click." [22:31] Well, if you're coming here, I'm coming with you. [22:31] * Chelsea nods. That'll do. [22:31] So I'll have to figure out something to get myself sent to hell. [22:31] Well, let's go. [22:31] * Chelsea heads for the conference room. o/~ [22:31] * Sai holds his head. [22:32] ( Unfortunately, Sai was right, so Shig actually went to Heaven and Mei went to Hell. Oh well. ) [22:32] * Chelsea hums to herself as she walks. It's a cheerful tune. [22:32] * Shigeru snickers. "You prolly don't want to do that. Erm... someone mind leading me to wherever it is we're going?" [22:32] * Eoi follows Chelsea. Thankfully, his denseness prevents all this from hurting his head like poor Sai. [22:32] * Mei-Yin walks along beside Shigeru, ever watchful for danger. [22:32] * Sai follows Chelsea. "You seem like you're doing better." [22:33] That's probably because I am. And I'll give you a hand, Shig. [22:34] [MC finds the conference room easily enough. Julian's inside, along with two others: A horned demon in dark armor with two mouths filled with big spikey teeth, and a robed man whose head is nothing more than a giant eyeball.] [22:34] You know, I don't think my life can get any more surreal then this. [22:34] *** Phone is now known as Julian [22:34] I mean, back when we were in the book, I know I said that. [22:34] But I think this beats it. [22:34] * Chelsea says "Good day, gentlemen," as she enters. [22:35] Should I be glad I can't see a thing? [22:35] Probably. [22:35] * Shigeru rubs at his cheek. ~Hey, Mei, I'm gonna try looking through your eyes,~ he thinks to her. [22:36] * Chelsea doesn't answer Shig's question, out of politeness. [22:36] * Mei-Yin nods. ~Go ahead.~ [22:36] [The room itself is small. Marble, like the rest of the palace, with a fireplace on the far end. The windows are too high to see out of, but they let light in from the reddish sky. There's 6 chairs in the room, surrounding a table. The demons are sitting in three of them.] [22:36] * Shigeru tries to peek through Mei's eyes. [22:36] * Mei-Yin holds Shigeru's hand, just in case it makes things easier. [22:36] * Shigeru grins. ~Good, it worked.~ [22:37] ~And damn, those are some weird looking demons.~ [22:37] ( ^_^_v ) [22:37] * Mei-Yin leans her head on Shigeru's shoulder. [22:37] [Shig's vision tilts.] [22:37] ( Talk about motion sickness. ) [22:38] * Julian nods as you enter. [22:38] * Shigeru shuts his eyes, then rememebers to, you know, cut off the vision. He does that. [22:38] [The eye looks at you all. ] [22:38] (I find that much funnier than I should, Brett. ^^;) [22:38] ( /me gets flashbacks. "Chop!" ) [22:38] * Chelsea looks back at the eye, and raises an eyebrow. [22:39] ( Use Blind on the eye. Bonus EXP. ) [22:39] * Sai blinks at the demons. [22:40] * Julian explains. "This is my main general, and my main advisor." To the demons, "These are the humans: my sister and her associates." [22:40] * Eoi peers around, oddly able to deal with this. [22:40] Good day. [22:40] 'lo. [22:40] * Chelsea bows gracefully. "It is a pleasure to meet you both." [22:41] * Mei-Yin bows politely. [22:41] * Shigeru nods in towards Julian's voice. [22:41] (-in) [22:41] [The general grunts a greeting. The eye blinks politely. Not having a mouth, you wonder if it can actually talk.] [22:44] My advisor had an idea, when you were telling us you'd help. But I'm not so sure it's a good one. [22:44] * Chelsea approaches the table and has a seat, smiling the whole time. "What idea would this be?" [22:45] [The eye points to a map and explains. Apparently, it can talk after all. Not that you can figure out how.] [22:45] ( Chelsea... smiling... brain... overloading... ) [22:46] * Chelsea has an impish smile. It looks like she's plotting something. ^_^ [22:46] ( Or she's just turning into an imp ) [22:47] ( She'll be brown, spiny and shot fireballs? ) [22:47] "It's quite simple, really. Vladimir controls the realm through power. If he is defeated, his forces will fall apart and turn on each other. >From there, we can take over easily." [22:47] ( No. She'll mine gold and claim land :P ) [22:47] So...you want us to challenge him? [22:47] Ah. Well, I'll just have to defeat him, then. [22:48] "The problem comes from these mind-readers that the humans brought." [22:48] Doesn't sound.. that bad.. [22:48] If it were that easy... [22:48] [The general stands, folds his arms behind his back, and paces. "You humans know of these... things, better than we could. You would be ideal for the mission."] [22:49] So.. we gotta get through an army of S-types to fight a major demon? [22:49] * Chelsea nods in agreement, her smile toned down to a smirk. "Yes, we've delt with them before." [22:50] * Shigeru nods. [22:50] [The eye speaks. "Maybe not. Not if we can seperate them."] [22:50] "Another advantage to defeating Vladimir: The humans are the first things his army will go for."] [22:51] Heh. [22:51] Mm.. [22:51] * Chelsea nods. "True. Do you suppose we can contrive to make them go after the right humans?" [22:51] ... [22:52] "That's the idea. If the plan works, the mindreaders won't be around when Vladimir is defeated. They'll be off with his troops, battling us." [22:53] If the plan works. [22:53] "You should be long gone by then." [22:53] * Julian nods. "Right. Too much of this hinges on what Vladimir's tactics are." [22:54] And how long is this all going to take? [22:54] "Ideally, you could get in, accomplish your mission, and get out in one day." [22:55] * Chelsea hums once and goes back to grining impishly. "Do you know where his troops are positioned right now? How long would it take to get there?" [22:56] * Julian nods and points to the map. With your expert military skills (ok, with your memory of Tokugawa's map), you're able to realize that the red T's are the enemy forces and the blue T's are the friendlies. There's a good deal more red than blue. [22:57] Well. That doesn't exactly bode well. [22:58] * Julian nods. [22:58] * Chelsea looks for a good place for the command to be. [22:58] So...what's this strategy that you think gives you a chance, not counting on our help? [22:59] * Julian chuckles. "The same thing, but instead with a group who doesn't know what they'll be dealing with." [22:59] Oh. [23:00] So we're talking maybe two days or so? [23:00] * Chelsea chuckles also. "I think I like our chances better." [23:01] * Shigeru snerks and thinks to Chelsea, ~Yup, you and Julian are definitely related.~ [23:01] Possibly. If nothing goes wrong. [23:02] And how bad is Mount Doom going to be, really? [23:02] It's called Mount Doom. [23:02] I'm going to guess it's not covered with pretty flowers and soft bunnies. [23:02] * Chelsea snickers. ~Aww, shucks. Y'really think so, huh?~ [23:02] ~Yeah. You even laugh alike.~ [23:03] Moredark is a dangerous place. [23:03] Uninhabited by the civilized demons of this plane. [23:03] Excepting for Sarumon, that is. [23:03] ( Moredark? YOU DIE. ) [23:04] What about the uncivilized demons? [23:04] No better than wild animals. Except for the fact that they're more dangerous. [23:05] Fun. [23:05] Of course. [23:06] * Chelsea nods. "Naturally." [23:07] But you're thinking two days for the trip. Is that with or without the demons interfering? [23:08] Without, but assuming you stop to rest. [23:09] (::idles for water::) [23:10] Do you think we really have a decent chance against this Vladimir? [23:10] Honestly? I don't know. [23:11] *** Demotafk is now known as Demota [23:11] Well, we've survived this long. Might as well try our best. [23:11] General: "He didn't get where he was through diplomacy, for certain." [23:13] Hm. [23:14] He's an ancient demon who's who knows how powerful. It won't be easy. [23:15] * Chelsea hums and thinks, then grins some more. "I think we can take him." [23:15] Well, if he doesn't have one of those amulets, we might have a chance. [23:15] Heh. [23:16] And even if he does, we've had our moments. [23:16] We can do it. [23:16] If you're sure about this... [23:16] Hey, if anything can do it, Chelsea's sword can. [23:17] * Chelsea grins wider at Sai's comment but doesn't way anything. [23:17] Feh. [23:18] Her sword is completely unnecessary. It might not even hurt this demon. [23:18] What about my Naginata. Or Mei-Yin's nifty randomweapon. [23:18] Never trust weapons. [23:19] But yeah, let's do it. [23:19] * Shigeru stretches his arms behind his back and nods. [23:19] Mei, it was *made* to hurt this demon. It really has little other purpose. [23:20] * Mei-Yin snorts. [23:20] [The advisor points out a path that should let you bypass the enemy force and get to the castle, where Vlad is.] [23:21] It's unnecessary and inferior. [23:21] * Shigeru sighs quietly. ~Mei,~ he thinks to her, ~We need all the help we can get.~ [23:22] ... inferior? [23:22] * Sai blinks at Mei. "What's wrong?" [23:22] * Chelsea grins. "If it helps you get to sleep at night, Mei, you just keep thinking that." [23:22] * Mei-Yin glares at Chelsea. [23:23] I'm sure they each have their worthwhile features. You were saying? [23:24] If you think you're so superior, we can go test this, right now. [23:24] Hey! Chill out! [23:24] * Shigeru frowns. [23:24] Both of you! [23:24] Knock it off, Mei. You're being childish. [23:24] * Mei-Yin bristles. [23:24] You can compare your big pointy objects later. [23:25] This really isn't the time or the place. [23:25] * Eoi frowns. "This is not the time or the place." [23:25] ( /me EYES Julian. ) [23:25] If you want some, I've got more than enough for you, Eoi. [23:26] No, I don't want it. [23:26] You've got a very big nasty weapon, and could probably use it to slice me twenty ways from sunday. I understand that. [23:26] We don't have time for this. [23:26] From what I understand, we're on a time limit. If we want to help, we can't afford to have either one of you hurt. [23:27] You two are probably the people who can kick the most ass in our group, and we need you. So stop the damn fighting. [23:27] * Sai nods at Eoi. [23:27] It won't take any time at all. [23:27] It'll be a very short fight. [23:27] And if one of you gets hurt? What then? [23:27] Yeah. We can't afford it. So knock it off. [23:28] Damn it. Why the hell do you need to fight. You've both got nice big weapons that can kick lots of ass. [23:28] What does it matters who's is better? [23:28] * Mei-Yin twitches. [23:28] It DOES matter. [23:28] * Chelsea smirks again. [23:28] Look, stop trying to turn this into a pissing contest. [23:28] I can't believe I watching this,. [23:29] You know what Mei. If you want to kick someone's ass, kick mine. You can afford to lose me. Otherwise, shut up. [23:29] * Norii stalks out. [23:29] We need all the help we can get, and we can not afford to have you two arguing over your phallic weapons. [23:29] Oh, so now you think I have penis envy? [23:30] You can prove who is better by seeing who kicks Vladamir's ass better. [23:30] Damn it. We don't have time for this. [23:30] Why don't you do that? Whoever lands the killing blow on the demon has the better weapon. [23:31] Sai, don't encourage this. [23:31] * Shigeru scowls and his 'voice' is heard by everyone in the room. ~Knock. It. Off.~ [23:31] * Chelsea turns to Sai, and isn't grinning anymore. "No. Nagy-pa is *mine*. It's *personal*." [23:31] So you think I'm not _good_ enough to strike him down? [23:31] * Sai eeps at Chelsea. [23:31] ... [23:32] ~Fuck it. I'll be out with Norii. Let me know when you're done making faces, Mei.~ [23:32] * Shigeru grabs his walking stick and makes his way out of the room. [23:32] [The demons are talking quietly amongst themselves.] [23:32] Damn it Mei, Chelsea. [23:32] This is NOT HELPING. [23:33] We're on a time limit here. [23:33] * Sai walks out after Shigeru. [23:33] What the hell is wrong with you two? [23:33] * Mei-Yin turns and deflates a bit as she watches Shigeru leave. [23:34] Are you done? [23:34] * Chelsea stands. "What isn't helping?" She walks towards the door. "I'll be in touch, Julian." [23:34] * Julian nods. [23:34] Good luck. [23:35] We'll need need. [23:35] * Mei-Yin runs ahead of Chelsea. [23:35] ( -need +it. ) [23:35] * Eoi frowns at the two of them and follows. [23:35] * Eoi mumbles under his breath. "Oh lord. We're in deep trouble." [23:36] * Chelsea walks out the door, and is grinning again. "Who's up for a snack?" [23:37] *** Julian is now known as Kirby [23:37] Snacks? In Hell? [23:37] Something feels wrong about that. [23:37] * Mei-Yin runs out the door, finds Shigeru, and latches onto his arm. ~I'm sorry!~ [23:37] * Shigeru just 'looks' ahead. ~What's gotten into you, Mei?~ [23:38] ~She said I was useless! That I couldn't protect you!~ [23:39] Oh, come now Eoi. You haven't lived until you've had blood-of- the-damned cake. ^_~ [23:39] ( Devil's Food, baby! ) [23:39] ~... No she didn't, Mei. She really didn't.~ [23:39] ~That's what she meant!~ [23:39] Oh, I think I'll stick to regular cake. [23:39] It may be have more sugar, but less evil. [23:40] * Shigeru shakes his head. ~No, it wasn't. And what would it matter if she said that, anyway?~ [23:40] ~I _can_ protect you! I WILL!~ [23:41] * Shigeru laughs weakly. ~Okay, okay. I believe you.~ [23:41] So... what now? [23:42] * Norii stalks back. [23:42] Are we done with the pissing contest yet? [23:42] * Mei-Yin eyes Norii. [23:42] * Norii doesn't wait for an answer. [23:42] * Chelsea shrugs. "I dunno. We might want to see about stocking supplies for the trip." [23:42] Let's go. [23:42] (Do we even need to eat while we're here? ^_^; ) [23:43] [Actually, now that you think about it, you haven't been hungry while you were here.] [23:43] [You did need to sleep, though.] [23:44] Or do you all want to sleep on it? [23:44] I think it'd be good to stick around just a bit longer. I think I still need to work some details out with Julian. [23:44] What kind of supplies do we need, anyway? [23:45] *** RDMgryphon has joined #besm [23:45] Well, uh.. [23:45] We've got weapons.. donno. Maybe they can supply some armor or something? That might be handy. [23:45] I mean, I haven't eaten anything since I got here. [23:46] I haven't been hungry. And traditionally eating in the underworld is a BAD thing if you want to get out. [23:47] We'll need something to sleep on. Bedrolls, or maybe cots. [23:47] That's true. [23:48] Pillows? Bedrolls? [23:48] They have those in Hell? [23:48] Damn. I almost wonder if I should go back to that market and find something... [23:49] I always figured everyone had to sleep on rocks or something. [23:49] No. [23:49] Let's not go back to the market. [23:49] Hm. There might be things that would be good to have there. Torches or lanterns, maybe, if Mount Doom is as gloomy as it sounds. [23:49] Okay. [23:49] * Eoi patpats Sai. "Don't worry about it. You're still more powerful then me. ^_^" [23:49] Uh. I should still have my flashlight.. [23:49] ( Hah! ) [23:49] * Brett slaps CharleSleep around a bit with a large trout [23:49] ( ... ) [23:49] ( ... ) [23:49] (...) [23:50] ( What the hell? ;_; ) [23:50] ( /me idly watches a strange man slap a sleeping man with a trout. ) [23:50] ( How funky is THAT? ) [23:50] * Sai looks at Eoi. "I dunno about that. You're awfully tough. And I can't do anything if they have one of those amulets. You can." [23:50] ( That's it. We ARE hallucinating. ) [23:51] Yeah, I have my flashlight too. [23:52] * Chelsea nods. "Alright then. Can anyone think of anything else?" She chuckles. "Maybe we can pick up some demon-beast repellant at the bazaar." [23:52] You mean spray bottles of holy water? [23:52] I've got my wards.. fat lot of good they'll do. [23:52] Maybe, Mei. Hm. [23:53] * Chelsea ponders. "Wonder if I can get an honor guard for the battle." [23:53] Bodyguards? [23:54] *** Capfox is on IRC [23:54] ( /me desperately holds Mei back from the obvious comment. ) [23:55] Something like that. In theory, they'd be there to keep other demon warriors off while we do what we're there for. No, nevermind. That'll be uneccessary. [23:55] Well.. uh.. how long do you need to get the stuff Chel? [23:55] No idea. Do you guys want to move out today or tomorrow? [23:56] Today. [23:56] Today I think, unless Sai wants to visit that bazaar. [23:56] Today. [23:56] Today, even if Sai visits the bazaar. [23:56] * Shigeru nods. [23:56] Like I said. He can sell his angst and get a powerup. [23:56] Today is best. [23:57] ..I'm not selling any emotions. And selling my sadness would just be a cop out. [23:57] * Chelsea nods. "Alright. We should be able to get what we need fairly quickly, then." [23:57] Maybe you can sell bad dreams or something. [23:58] ... [23:58] * Shigeru leans against a wall and listens to them talk. [23:58] Wait. Bad idea. [23:58] Anyway. Today I think. [00:00] ( Should I end it? ) [00:00] I won't go back to the bazaar. Norii seems to think it's a bad idea, so I'll trust her. [00:00] ( I guess... ) [00:00] (Sure.) [00:01] (Fine with me.) [00:01] [Session End]