[21:12] [Day: Irrelivant. Time: Nobody's sure, but it's quite dark out.] [21:13] ( /me watches as the meeces try to mate with Chelsea, with gruesome results. ) [21:13] ( /me watches Chelsea slaughter the meeces. ) [21:13] ( To pieces? ) [21:14] ( Damn straight. ^_^ ) [21:14] ( To-... damn ) [21:14] ( Ed Meeces? ) [21:14] ( Finished? ) [21:15] [Yesterday, MC... Thank you, Mei-Yin... went into the land of Moredark after Vlad. And Mei. And Quentin. Well, they found Mei. And they fought Chelsea's grandmother, too, but she got away. Now they're driving along. Oh yeah, Ayane's still out of it, too.] [21:15] *** Kirby is now known as Ayane [21:15] [Session Start] [21:16] * Norii nudgenudges Ayane, [21:16] Think she's okay? [21:16] Huh? [21:17] Oh, she's just been out for a while... [21:17] * Shigeru blinks. "Who?" [21:17] Your mother. [21:17] She has? [21:17] Your mom. [21:18] * Shigeru frowns and concentrates. "I... guess you're right. I think she's just knocked out. Can someone see if she hit her head or something?" [21:18] * Norii looks over the Shigmom. [21:18] * Chelsea drives the coach onward. [21:18] I checked early Shig. [21:18] [Norii finds that she probably hit her head in the same spot Mei-Yin clubbed her earlier.] [21:19] She's fine. Just taking a little nap. [21:19] * Shigeru nods. [21:19] Ew. That's going to bruise. [21:19] *** Demota is now known as DemoPlanescape [21:20] It could be worse. [21:20] [They drive on. And on... How long you planning to drive, Chel?] [21:22] * Chelsea sighs. "Hey, guys." [21:22] *** Tris-chan has joined #besm [21:22] ( I'm just here to watch ^_~ ) [21:22] Hrm? [21:22] Yeah? [21:22] Wasamatta Chel? [21:23] It's kind of late. I don't think we're gonna get there anytime soon. I still hurt from my fight with grandmother, and I think the... things... are getting tired. But I can't be sure. [21:23] Ah. You wanna stop? [21:23] [The 'things' respond with a "WOOT!"] [21:23] Mmm. [21:24] Well, we've got a few days left, don't we? [21:24] Yeah, that sounds like a plan. [21:24] Works for me. We gotta take watches though. [21:24] Yes, I believe we have at least two days lefy. [21:24] ...unless they get there ahead of us, but if the poor, uh, animals are getting worn out... [21:25] * Chelsea wishes she understood ThingSpeak. [21:25] So everyone's fine with taking a rest? [21:25] ( It's simple, really. ) [21:25] I'm fine. Don't like it, but being worn out won't help us any. [21:26] (On the phone. Keep playing, just notifying ya.) [21:26] ( "Hi!" => "WOOT!" "How are you?" => "WOOT?" "Fine, thank you." => "WOOT." ) [21:26] If you don't think you can keep going, then fine. [21:26] Alright. Eoi, you know what to do. I hope. [21:26] * Norii shrugs. [21:27] ( Should be noted that most of you are feeling pretty worn out, or injured, or something. ) [21:27] * Eoi pulls up the meatbun. [21:27] [The animals look around as much as they can for the bun, then stop when they can't find it] [21:28] I'll take first watch if nobody minds. [21:28] Go for it. [21:29] * Chelsea leans back, looking up at the sky (which probably isn't very entertaining here.) [21:29] [Chelsea's quite right. The sky is black and droll.] [21:30] * Norii tries to find a comfortable spot to sleep in. As this is hell, she settles for something less. [21:30] * Mei-Yin sits down in a corner of the coach and curls up into a little ball to sleep. [21:31] * Shigeru yawns and just stays in the coach, too. [21:31] * Sai also stays in the coach. [21:31] * Chelsea lies across the driver's bench and watches the dull sky a bit longer. [21:31] * Chelsea waits for Eoi to get off the bench first, tho, mind. [21:31] * Eoi gets off the bench and walks around a bit, keeping a careful eye on.. well, everything he can. [21:33] [Time passes.] [21:34] [About an hour later, everyone is woken up by a very loud scream.] [21:34] * Shigeru jerks up and looks around, even though it's pointless. [21:34] * Eoi quickly looks for where the scream came from. [21:34] * Mei-Yin jumps to her feet, instinctively calling her sword out from wherever it stays. [21:34] * Sai snaps up to a sitting position. [21:35] * Chelsea practically jumps up, drawing her sword and casting dagger. [21:35] * Norii draws, but stays in a kneeling position. [21:35] [The scream came from Ayane, who managed to open the door to the coach and fall out, backing away from it as fast as she can.] [21:35] Whoa, there. [21:35] What was that? [21:35] * Eoi runs over to Ayane. "What the hell is going on?" [21:36] * Norii scruuies over to the Shigmom. [21:36] It's Shigmom. [21:36] * Ayane points at Mei-Yin. "It's her! It's her! She'll kill us all!" [21:36] * Mei-Yin looks down at Ayane. [21:36] Probably, but she isn't doing it right now. [21:36] That is.. was.. err.. That's Mei-Yin. She is.. was.. whatever.. Shiggy's girlfriend. [21:37] * Chelsea frowns, but doesn't say anything. [21:37] * Mei-Yin flinches. [21:37] * Ayane stares at Eoi. "Sh... what?" [21:37] Yeah. I'm sure Shig can give you the whole story a lot better then I can. [21:37] * Norii nods. [21:38] Trust me. She isn't going to kill anyone. At least I really hope not. [21:38] She tried to kill ME! [21:38] Could.. you put the nice sword away Mei-Yin? I don't think it is helping. [21:38] ...if I was trying to kill you, you would be dead. [21:38] *** Tris-chan has left #besm [21:38] Mom! She won't kill you, I swear. [21:38] Don't take this the wrong way Shigmom, but if she wanted you dead, you'd be dead. [21:39] * Mei-Yin turns around and sits back down in her corner, not putting the sword away. Instead, she balances it across her knees while she tries to get back to sleep while leaning back against the wall. [21:39] Tch. [21:40] * Sai sighs. [21:40] Ok. False alarm. I suppose you can go back to sleep. [21:40] * Norii is not adventurous enough to do anything about it. [21:40] But.... [21:41] Trust me. She won't hurt you. [21:41] * Chelsea does that. z.z [21:41] * Ayane eyes Eoi. [21:41] *** DemoPlanescape has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [21:41] She's a bit.. violent, but I really doubt she would kill Shigeru's mom. Just seems a bit out of character for her. [21:41] * Shigeru 'looks' over at his mother. "She won't hurt you, I promise." [21:41] * Sai tries to get back into a comfortable position, and closes his eyes. [21:42] ...(we hope). [21:42] But she... [21:42] * Ayane shakes her head and leans against the coach, hugging her knees. [21:43] *** Demota has joined #BESM [21:43] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [21:43] Listen, whoever is standing watch will keep an eye on you too, ok? We won't let the big bad Mei-Yin get you. [21:43] As long as you don't get in her way when she's trying to kill someone else, like Quentin or the demons, you'll be alright. [21:43] * Shigeru sighs. "It was an accident, Mom. She didn't know... anything about you." [21:44] Alright. Alright, but... [21:44] * Ayane sighs. [21:45] * Shigeru shakes his head and thinks to this mother, ~It's a long story. I'll tell it to you sometime, okay?~ [21:46] * Ayane nods. She doesn't seem surprised that Shig spoke to her in her mind. [21:47] [Otherwise, the night passed easily enough. Surprisingly, you weren't all killed in your sleep.] [21:47] [And the next "day"...] [21:48] * Norii stretches. [21:49] * Sai opens his eyes and yawns as he sits up. [21:49] Ow. Or something. [21:49] * Shigeru grumbles and rubs at his eyes. [21:49] * Eoi yawns and gets up. "Another lovely day in hell." [21:50] * Sai looks around. "We're still alive. Unexpected, but good." [21:50] * Ayane climbs into the coach, looking like she didn't get much sleep. [21:50] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [21:50] * Chelsea sits up, gets off the carriage, and goes about stretching and such. "Uhg. Must make a note to never sleep on a wooden bench again." [21:50] * Shigeru also looks like that, but that's pretty normal. [21:51] * Eoi climbs back onto the bench. [21:51] ( Runs in the family :P ) [21:51] * Sai gets out of the coach and stretches his legs. [21:51] * Chelsea gets back onto the bench, rubbing her face blearily. "Uhg." [21:52] * Mei-Yin doesn't move from her sitting position. [21:52] * Sai gets back in. [21:53] Hey, Eoi? [21:53] Yes? [21:54] Keep your eye on the road, please. Give a shout if I'm about to run into somethin', or somethin'. [21:54] You awake, Mei? [21:54] * Chelsea lets out a long, long yawns. [21:54] (-s) [21:54] Yes. [21:55] Ookee. [21:55] I'll do my best. ^_^ [21:55] Thash' good. ::yawns again:: [21:56] Oh, and just for the record. This bodes poorly. [21:56] Which part of it? [21:57] The "driver is half asleep" part, the "girl with cursed weapon part". The "we're in hell part.". All those parts. [21:57] * Sai yawns as well. "Don't you always say that?" [21:57] Of course I do. And I'm almost always right. [21:57] I'd get worried if it DIDN'T bode poorly, for once. [21:57] Norii has a cursed gun? [21:57] Usually he does. [21:57] * Chelsea nods. "Yeah, that bodes poorly." She yawns again. [21:57] Or is Chelsea's new sword cursed? [21:58] ... Right. Anyway, shall we be off? [21:58] * Sai resists the urge to sweatdrop. [21:58] I wouldn't be surprised if it was, you can't trust those merchants. [21:58] * Chelsea mutters. "No coffee for miles. This *is* Hell." [21:58] Everyone strapped in? [21:59] More or less? [21:59] Let's hit it. [21:59] ( Chelsea gets attacked by a coffee monsta! ) [21:59] * Eoi moves the meatbun to "drive". [21:59] There are seat belts? [21:59] Sure. [22:00] [The animals "WOOT" and all that, and the group is once again on its merry way. [22:00] ] [22:00] * Chelsea manages to keep the carriage going in a straight line towards Mount Doom. [22:01] [Mount Doom becomes visible. Actually, it looks more like Greyskull than Mount Doom.] [22:01] * Norii sighs as her PDA batteries run dry. [22:02] ( ...the castle? Castle Greyskull? ) [22:02] Hm. [22:02] ( Oh great. Mei-Yin is going to yell "I have.. THE POWER". ) [22:03] *** Demota is now known as DemoPlanescape [22:03] ( That's the one, yup ) [22:03] ... Not really much of a mountain. [22:04] How strange. [22:04] * Shigeru peeks through Eoi's eyes. "You're right. Weird." [22:04] * Chelsea frowns. [22:05] * Mei-Yin grins. [22:05] Maybe mountain means something different in Hellese. Maybe it means "cheesy looking castle." [22:05] [It takes a few hours, but eventually the coach gets close enough so that you can see it IS a castle, built into the mountain. With a big skull.] [22:05] ... Ok. Now that just sucks. I mean, it looked stupid before, but now it just sucks. [22:06] I wonder if it's a real skull. [22:06] You shouldn't mock Castle Greyskull. [22:06] [A voice from the direction of the castle bellows. "DO NOT INSULT THE CASTLE, PUNY HUMANS!"] [22:06] Told you so. [22:06] They're pretty good at being cliche here. [22:06] ... [22:07] *** Kirby2 is now known as Voice [22:07] * Shigeru snickers. [22:07] * Chelsea shakes her head and keeps the things running in that direction. [22:07] lIKE YOU'RE ANY DIFFERENT, HUMAN! [22:07] Oh good. Yet another Magic Voice. [22:07] There's a lot of them out there. [22:07] * Sai raises an eyebrow. "Who the hell are you?" [22:07] * Shigeru sobers up and concentrates. [22:08] *** DemoPlanescape has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [22:08] * Norii flinches. [22:08] ...given our current location, that sounded really stupid. [22:08] YOU NEED TO ASK? [22:09] Actually, yes. [22:10] I can think of a few loud, mildly hostile voices we might encounter here. [22:11] AND I'M PROBABLY ONE OF THEM. FOR YOU HAVE ANGERED ME! [22:11] * Chelsea frowns. [22:11] Right, but which one? [22:12] ( Or am I forgetting plot points again? ) [22:12] .. Oh great. We angered the big evil voice. [22:12] YOU HAD BEST APOLOGIZE, LEST I LOSE MY PATIENCE! [22:12] *** Demota has joined #BESM [22:12] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [22:12] Sorry, sorry. We didn't mean to mock your castle. [22:12] Yes, that skull is fascinating. [22:13] YOU THINK SO? I JUST HAD IT REPAINTED RECENTLY. [22:13] * Shigeru facepalms. [22:13] Mmm. That's not it's natural color? [22:14] * Chelsea smirks. [22:14] * Sai facepalms. [22:14] NO. IT'S NORMALLY WHITE, BUT SO ARE MOST SKULLS. I LIKE TO CHANGE THE COLOR EVERY SO OFTEN. [22:14] ( Norii's a bio major. Deal. ) [22:14] * Chelsea nods. "Makes sense to me." [22:15] [The carriage approaches the castle.] [22:15] [It's a BIG skull.] [22:15] I iomagine it helps preserve it, too. [22:16] INDEED. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD IT IS TO KEEP MAINTENENCE WITH THIS THING. [22:16] No, I've never owned a castle. [22:17] [The carriage is at the castle. And it shows no sign of slowing] [22:17] Brakes, Eoi. [22:18] * Eoi moves the meatbun to "break." [22:19] [The carriage slows to a halt outside the castle. The Skull is open and inviting. In the back is a door to the castle] [22:19] *** DamienRoc is on IRC [22:20] So. We.. go in? [22:20] Of course. [22:20] * Mei-Yin jumps down out of the carriage. [22:20] You want to climb overthe wall? [22:20] * Mei-Yin starts walking toward the door. [22:20] I suppose so. [22:20] * Sai gets out. [22:20] * Shigeru carefully gets out of the carriage. [22:20] DO COME IN! IF YOU SURVIVE TO THE TOP, WE SHALL HAVE TEA AND TALK OF FURNISHINGS. [22:20] * Chelsea hops off the bench and waits for the others to get off before heading for the door. [22:21] * Eoi hops off the bench. [22:21] * Mei-Yin grins evilly. [22:21] * Mei-Yin continues walking to the entrance. [22:21] ... Oh fun. [22:21] * Eoi pulls his Naginata out and heads for the entrance. [22:21] [Chel, make a melee defense at +2] [22:21] * Sai walks towards the entrance. [22:21] Erm, someone... oh, hell. [22:21] ( Ked lags. ) [22:21] Someone what? [22:21] ( er.. ) [22:21] *** Demota has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [22:22] * Shigeru sweatdrops. "Help me out. It's not like I can see wherever I'm supposed to be going. [22:22] ( Make that Mei-Yin. She went first. ) [22:22] * Norii follows the other, back still aching from the long night. [22:22] * Ayane helps Shig out. [22:22] 2d6+2 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6+2) and gets 11. [22:22] * Shigeru smiles. "Thanks, Mom." [22:22] Ooo, furnishings. [22:22] ( hrm. ) [22:22] ( ...no. ) [22:22] 2d6+2 [22:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6+2) and gets 5. [22:22] *** Demota has joined #BESM [22:22] *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Demota [22:23] ( That's better. ) [22:23] ( That's one of my rerolls used. ) [22:24] [Mei-Yin hops back as Cawti swings down from the "nasal cavity", narrowly striking her in the shoulder with a spike on her heel. She swings back up and is gone.] [22:24] Oh, wonderful. [22:24] Oh, it's you! [22:24] * Chelsea draws her sword and casting dagger. "Joy." [22:25] Are you gonna stick around to die this time?! [22:25] ... Oh lord. [22:25] Oh, joy. [22:25] ... Not Cawti again. [22:25] * Norii draws, and tries to figure out what the hell she can do. [22:25] So not only do we venture through a trap-filled castle, we have a elder demon after us. [22:25] Don't we just have the best adventures? [22:26] *** Retrieving #besm info... [22:26] Hey, we don't know it's trap-filled. [22:26] True. It could be monster filled. [22:27] * Mei-Yin switches hands, holding her sword loosely with her left hand on the very end of the hilt. [22:27] Grandmother is enough of a trap on her own, unfortunately. [22:28] Shall we head in? [22:28] Of course. [22:28] * Mei-Yin continues walking forward, ready for another attack. [22:28] Yeah, sure. [22:28] * Eoi starts forward, keeping an eye out for traps and tricks and zombies. [22:28] * Shigeru nods absently. [22:28] * Norii continues to follow, twitching at shadows. [22:29] * Sai moves onward. [22:29] ( And Death Wish comes up on Winamp. This is funny ^^ ) [22:29] *** Demota is now known as DemoPlanescape [22:29] * Sai summons his spirit familiar as he walks. "Scout ahead." [22:29] * Chelsea walks in, trying to keep ready. [22:30] ( That's funny, for me, it's playing "Unstoppable Memory" ) [22:30] * Shigeru goes in with his mother, likely near the back (though she's leading, so it's her call). [22:30] ( Near the back, yup :P ) [22:31] ( "Shining New Day" for me. Damn you Chu. ) [22:32] * Sai 's spirit returns. "Three S-types up ahead." [22:32] * Mei-Yin walks confidently forward, sword still held in that strange grip. [22:32] Really? This should be interesting. [22:32] * Eoi follows right after Mei-Yin, Naginata ready. [22:32] Oh, dear. [22:33] [And they find the S-Types, indeed. Each is armed with a gun, sword, and naginata, respectively] [22:33] [Roll init] [22:34] d6+7 [22:34] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (d6+7) and gets 10. [22:34] d6+6 [22:34] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (d6+6) and gets 9. [22:34] * Chelsea follows, and raises an eyebrow. "Oh my." [22:34] d6+9 [22:34] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (d6+9) and gets 12. [22:34] d6+7 [22:34] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (d6+7) and gets 8. [22:34] d6+6 [22:34] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (d6+6) and gets 7. [22:34] * Norii winks at the cute spirit-thing. [22:34] ( Aw crap. I forgot how many people there were ;_; ) [22:34] [Sai's spirit floats around Norii's head.] [22:34] Uh-huh. [22:35] They're armed. That's a new one. [22:35] [Mei, Eoi, Sai, Chel/S1/S2, Shigeru/S3] [22:35] * Shigeru peeks through Sai's eyes. "They have the fighting abilities Quentin got from us, remember?" [22:35] ( Oh, and Ayane last ) [22:35] They're the new and improved ones, made from our combat data. [22:35] [Mei's turn] [22:35] Oh, right. [22:36] d6+7 [22:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (d6+7) and gets 8. [22:36] ( Eep. ) [22:36] * Mei-Yin drops into the Gatotsu stance, stolen straight from Saito Hajime, and charges forward at the S-type holding the sword. [22:36] 2d6-1 [22:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 8. [22:36] [Mei slashes an S-Type] [22:37] * Mei-Yin retracts her sword and stabs again with not quite amazing speed, still using that left handed technique. "ZERO SHIKI!" [22:37] 2d6-1 [22:37] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 5. [22:38] [Mei hits the clone again; he still seems active, though.] [22:38] [Eoi's turn] [22:38] * Eoi decides to show the Shigclone how to REALLY use a naginata. [22:38] 2d6-6 [22:38] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-6) and gets 2. [22:39] [Eoi shows the clone well, slashing it across the side.] [22:39] [Sai's turn] [22:39] You need skill to use a naginata! Implants are not enough! [22:40] * Sai aims both hands at the gun toting S-type. "Soul burst!" [22:40] 2d6-2 [22:40] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6-2) and gets 7. [22:40] [Sai's blast connects with the clone, but it's still moving] [22:41] [Chel's turn] [22:42] * Chelsea thinks about attacking the sword-weilding clone, but slashes at the S-type with the naginata instead [22:42] 2d6-6 [22:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-6) and gets -1. [22:42] [Chel obliterates it. Well, not literally, but she may as well have.] [22:42] [S1's turn] [22:42] ( W00t! ) [22:43] *** Twoflower has left IRC [22:43] ( What's the literal meaning of obliterate? ) [22:43] [The clone corrects its posture] [22:43] [Shig's turn] [22:43] ( Do I fit in here somewhere? ) [22:44] ( Hm. ) [22:44] ( Look it up Demota. ) [22:44] [Norii's turn, then] [22:45] * Norii decides that one pistol is as many as there ought to be in this scene, and shoots at Shig-gun's head. [22:45] 2d6-2 [22:45] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-2) and gets 6. [22:45] [The Shig falls and stops moving.] [22:46] [Shig's turn] [22:46] * Shigeru steps forward, making sure he's between his mother and the fighting. He focuses on the clone with the sword (mental attack). [22:46] 2d6-3 [22:46] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6-3) and gets 5. [22:46] [Shig succeeds, not that anyone can tell] [22:47] * Ayane does nothing. [22:47] [Mei's turn] [22:48] * Mei-Yin withdraws her katana and it changes, growing shorter, one part splitting off. The part in her right hand forms into a short, daggerlike blade with the hilt of a longsword and a red gem with a black catlike pupil in the hilt, while the other part forms a clawed, catlike gauntlet on her other hand. She thrusts the daggerlike sword forward at the S-type. [22:48] 2d6-1 [22:48] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 10. [22:48] ( Damn. ) [22:48] [Mei misses] [22:48] *** Marguerite is now known as Chamelaeon [22:49] * Mei-Yin follows her thrust with a wicked slash across from the clawed gauntlet. [22:49] 2d6-1 [22:49] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 3. [22:49] [Mei claws the Shig's face, but he's surprisingly still up.] [22:49] [Eoi's turn] [22:50] * Eoi slashes at the S-type. [22:50] 2d6-6 [22:50] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-6) and gets -2. [22:50] ...bad idea. [22:51] [Eoi nearly cuts him in half.] [22:51] I hope you can keep her from killing Eoi, Shigeru. [22:51] * Shigeru blinks. "Wha?" He peeks through his mother's eyes. "Oh, hell." [22:53] * Mei-Yin SCREAMS! [22:53] AAAAAAAARRGH! [22:53] ... uh-oh. [22:53] Eoi, you idiot! [22:53] Mei! [22:53] * Mei-Yin glares at Eoi and brings her sword, now a katana again, to point straight for Eoi. [22:53] * Ayane backs away. [22:53] Uh.. [22:53] The next kill you steal, you replace. [22:53] Mei! [22:53] ... [22:53] * Mei-Yin goes all deadly calm. [22:54] * Shigeru runs forward, blindly. "Mei, stop it!" [22:54] This isn't a contest Mei-Yin. [22:54] * Mei-Yin snaps her sword down to her side, ignoring Shigeru. [22:54] * Mei-Yin starts forward again. [22:54] Eoi, shut up. Do you WANT her to kill you? [22:54] * Ayane halts Shigeru. "No! Don't go near her!" [22:54] * Eoi glares at Mei-Yin, then starts forward again. [22:55] But Mom, she- [22:55] * Shigeru lets his mom stop him anyway. [22:55] * Sai moves on. [22:55] ( You should marry that nice Haruko girl from next door. I bet she'd never go insane and try to kill us all. ) [22:56] (Says you.) [22:56] *** DemoPlanescape is now known as Demota [22:56] * Ayane leads Shig on, but behind the others. [22:56] [It gradually begins to get warmer] [22:57] * Sai hangs back, and walks near Shigeru. "I was thinking..." [22:57] You know, I'd say this bodes poorly, but I think we're all aware of it. [22:57] * Shigeru tilts his head towards Sai. "What?" [22:57] * Chelsea looks around. "Hm." [22:57] Which? [22:57] The sword is supposed to be indestructible, right? But we've got a hell volcano here. [22:58] * Shigeru nods and thinks to Sai, ~Yeah? Just think back to me.~ [22:58] * Sai nods. [22:58] But if it doesn't work... [22:58] I can hear you, you know. [22:59] Plotting my death while I can hear you is a really bad idea. [22:59] ~Say we throw it in. Either it's hot and magical enough to destroy the sword, or it's somewhere where nobody can get it again.~ [22:59] ~We'd hope, anyway. I'd say give it a shot, but there's a couple of problems.~ [22:59] ~Not that I have any idea how to get it away from her.~ [22:59] I don't think they're plotting your death. Sai might, but I don't think Shig would go along with it. [22:59] ~That's one of them. The other is that she heard you.~ [23:00] ~...damn.~ [23:00] * Shigeru smiles slightly. ~And Mei's not stupid, whatever else has happened to her.~ [23:01] ~I know she isn't. But there's got to be some way to get it from her. It's too dangerous.~ [23:01] Yes, well, you can have my sword over your dead bodies. [23:02] Trust us, we don't want it. [23:02] ~Don't you think I know that? But... I don't know how. I wish I did, but I don't.~ [23:03] [The path eventually opens into a large cavern. It spreads out to a nice wide ledge, then there's a long drop into an enormous fire that reaches well above the ledge itself.] [23:03] ~Well, I've probably spoiled any chance to do it, anyway.~ [23:03] Well. This is fancy. [23:03] * Mei-Yin looks up. [23:04] Oh, Eoi? [23:04] * Shigeru looks through Eoi's eyes. "Yup. Wonder what we're supposed to do now." [23:04] If this is the phoenix fire, there doesn't seem to be much of a shortage of it. [23:04] ...nevermind. I'd jinx it. [23:04] * Shigeru thinks back to Sai, ~Maybe. If there's a chance... well.~ [23:04] THIS IS HARDLY THE PHOENIX FIRE! [23:04] ( ... ) [23:04] * Voice says that. [23:04] (Thanks, Mom!) [23:04] ( o_o ) [23:05] ... [23:05] Oh? [23:05] * Chelsea looks up. "Ah. Alright then. Is this the mundane sort of fire, or do you have other specialty fires here as well?" [23:05] Okay. [23:05] THE TRUE PHOENIX FIRE LIES BEYOND! [23:05] Beyond what? [23:05] BEYOND! [23:06] * Mei-Yin looks across the fire. [23:06] * Norii takes in the whole scene. [23:06] BUT YOU MUST SEVER YOUR FINAL TIE TO THIS WORLD BEFORE YOU CAN RETURN TO THE NEXT! [23:06] ... You mean jump into that fire, don't you? [23:07] NO, THAT WOULD JUST BE STUPID! [23:07] Okay, good. [23:07] Oh, that's gotta hurt. [23:07] Oh, good. [23:07] Fine. What's our tie to this world? [23:07] * Chelsea chuckles. [23:07] We have ties to this world? [23:08] OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS SOMEONE FOLLOWING YOU. [23:08] ... Oh lord. Chel's grandma. [23:08] * Mei-Yin smiles widely. It doesn't look very friendly. [23:08] Come out, come out, wherever you are... [23:09] [Melee Defense at +2, Mei] [23:09] 2d6+2 [23:09] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6+2) and gets 11. [23:09] ( ... ) [23:10] [Cawti comes up from the ground, slashing Mei vertically as she rises. "Well, since you asked so nicely..."] [23:10] *** Voice is now known as Cawti [23:10] Oh good. I was wondering when you'd show. [23:10] ( roll init ) [23:10] * Mei-Yin drops back into a fighting stance. [23:10] d6+7 [23:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (d6+7) and gets 8. [23:10] d6+6 [23:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (d6+6) and gets 12. [23:10] d6+9 [23:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (d6+9) and gets 12. [23:10] d6+6 [23:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (d6+6) and gets 10. [23:10] d6+7 [23:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (d6+7) and gets 13. [23:11] ( ::dashes to take care of something:: ) [23:11] *** RDMgryphon has joined #besm [23:11] d6+7 [23:11] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (d6+7) and gets 8. [23:11] [Norii, Cawti/Shig/Mei, Sai, Chel/Eoi, Ayane] [23:11] [Norii's turn] [23:12] ( Me first?!? **;;; ) [23:12] ( Looks that way ) [23:12] ( Yep. Your init roll maxed out ) [23:12] ( You got lucky. -_- ) [23:12] * Norii reacts quickly for a change, and snaps off a shot at Cawti. [23:13] 2d6-3 [23:13] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-3) and gets 3. [23:13] ( Back. ) [23:13] [The bullet glances of Cawti's shoulder. Though a bit of what's presumably blood squirts out, she hardly seems to notice.] [23:13] [Cawti's turn] [23:14] * Cawti chants a spell rapidly, and a wave of purplish energy emits from her. (everyone make a soul roll) [23:14] 2d6 [23:14] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6) and gets 7. [23:14] 2d6 [23:14] 2d6 [23:14] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6) and gets 6. [23:14] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6) and gets 7. [23:14] ( Made it. ) [23:14] 2d6 [23:14] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6) and gets 6. [23:14] 2d6 [23:14] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6) and gets 10. [23:14] ( Crap. c_c ) [23:14] ( Whee. ) [23:15] ( Wait, that's a miss. ) [23:15] (Made it.) [23:15] ( 5 ) [23:15] ( 4 ) [23:15] ( 3 ) [23:15] ( 2 ) [23:15] ( 1 ) [23:16] (?) [23:16] ( Oi. ) [23:16] * Mandoric BLINKS [23:16] ( Check your /msg ) [23:16] 2d6 [23:16] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 11. [23:16] ( ...what the fuck is it with eleven? ) [23:17] ( Dice hates you. ) [23:17] ( Todays defeat at the hands of your enemy is brought to you by... the number 11. ) [23:18] [The energy passes over Eoi, Shig, Sai, and (oddly enough) Ayane harmlessly, but Mei, Chel and Norii feel a searing pain as it touches them. Not only that, but they're left in a state of vertigo and feel weaker as it ends.] [23:18] [Shig's turn] [23:19] * Norii resists puking up breakfast only because she hasn't eaten any in a week or so. [23:19] * Shigeru once again makes sure he gets between the fight and his mother. He concentrates. [23:20] * Chelsea winces and hisses from between clenched teeth. She wobbles to one side a bit. [23:20] [Mei's turn] [23:21] * Brett looks for good boss music on winamp, but can't find any ;_; [23:21] * Mei-Yin wobbles in place, but her fury stabilizes her... relatively speaking, anyway, and she charges forward screaming for blood. [23:21] ( Erm... () around that :P ) [23:22] 2d6-1 [23:22] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 4. [23:23] [Mei manages to get close enough to Cawti to make a worthy attack, catching her on the side.] [23:23] * Mei-Yin whips her sword back around on the backswing, swinging recklessly in her fury. [23:23] 2d6-1 [23:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 5. [23:23] DIEDIEDIE! [23:24] [Mei catches her again, on the leg this time.] [23:24] [Sau's turn] [23:24] ( Good thing he's not here. ) [23:24] ( o/~ Zettai! Unmei! Mokushiroku! o/~ ) [23:24] (Looks like Sai's got evil twins, too.) [23:25] * Sai holds his hands out and chants. A blue glow surrounds him. (Shielding spell) [23:25] [Sau, whoever the heck he is, suddenly dies.] [23:25] [Sai's turn] [23:25] [Chelsea's turn] [23:25] *** Calculus has left IRC [23:25] *** Calculus is on IRC [23:25] * Chelsea waves her dagger in front of her. "My Magic Shield." The air in front of her shimmers briefly. [23:26] [Eoi's turn] [23:26] * Eoi decides to give Crawdad a nice slash. [23:26] 2d6-6 [23:26] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-6) and gets 1. [23:27] [Eoi stabs her in the shoulder.] [23:27] [Since Ayane's not going to do anything aside from trying to go unnoticed anyhow, back to Norii's turn] [23:28] * Norii has no sheilding spell to use! Waaaaah! [23:29] * Norii decides that this is a bad enough situation to warrant switching to the last half-clip of her blessed ammo. [23:29] [Cawti's turn] [23:29] ( so she does so ) [23:30] * Cawti reacts to Eoi's attack by having her fingers grow, darting around the Naginata and heading for her body. [23:30] [That's a ranged defense roll from you, Eoi] [23:30] 2d6-3 [23:30] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-3) and gets 5. [23:30] ( Which I make. ) [23:32] [Eoi avoids the attack. Meanwhile, Cawti turns towards her other major assailant, Mei-Yin, and says an arcane word with a gesture (ranged def from you, too)] [23:32] 2d6 [23:32] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 5. [23:32] ( Which I also make. ) [23:33] ( Actually... You don't. You're still suffering from weakness and vertigo ) [23:33] ( Blargh. ) [23:34] ( That meanst it's at least a +3 penalty. Ugh. ) [23:34] ( He didn't tell you? ) [23:34] ( No? ) [23:35] [A shadow forms under Mei-Yin, and a dark pair of hands dart out and grab her ankles. They drag her into the shadow. A few seconds later, a similar shadow appears above where she was standing, and Mei falls out, slamming into the ground in a great deal of pain.] [23:35] [Shig's turn] [23:35] AAAAAAAH! [23:35] Ow. [23:36] * Shigeru grimaces at Mei's scream and focuses on Cawti, essentially clawing at her mind. [23:36] 2d6-3 [23:36] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Shigeru (2d6-3) and gets 5. [23:36] * Brett slaps Mei-Yin around a bit with a large trout [23:36] ( ... ) [23:36] ( ... ) [23:36] ( ... ) [23:36] ( That wasn't supposed to happen ;_; ) [23:36] (Great. Now Mei'll get upset and kill the GM.) [23:37] [Shig succeeds, but it's like a mosquito trying to suck all the blood from a person] [23:37] *** Sonny has joined #besm [23:37] [Mei's turn] [23:38] * Mei-Yin surges to her feet, throwing herself at Cawti again as the katana in her hands forms itself into a massive warhammer which she swings in a mighty overhead blow. [23:38] 2d6-1 [23:38] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 4. [23:38] ...not a blade...? [23:38] (Yeah, but at least she'll itch! :P) [23:38] ( Woah. I just realized that it's been a little over a year since Animon first started ) [23:39] That's different... [23:39] * Cawti spins out of the way, dodging the hammer as it slams into the ground. [23:39] * Mei-Yin steps toward Cawti, putting the hammer behind her, allowing her to bring it around in a massive sidways swing. [23:39] 2d6-1 [23:39] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 5. [23:40] [This time, Mei catches her, knocking her off her feet. She spins in midair and lands upright, though.] [23:40] [Sai's turn] [23:41] * Sai takes aim at Cawti. "Soul Burst!" [23:41] 2d6-2 [23:41] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6-2) and gets 2. [23:41] [The blast hits Cawti head on, causing her to stagger a bit.] [23:42] [Chel's turn] [23:42] * Chelsea dashes up to Cawti and slashes at her with her sword. [23:42] 2d6-6 [23:42] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-6) and gets -3. [23:43] [Chelsea connects, tearing a good chunk out of Cawti's side] [23:43] [Eoi's turn] [23:43] * Eoi slashes again. Not like there is much else he can do. [23:43] 2d6-6 [23:43] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-6) and gets 0. [23:44] [Eoi connects] [23:44] [Norii's turn] [23:44] * Norii aims carefully, going for the classic center-of-mass gutshot. Don't want to waste thes rounds! [23:44] 2d6-3 [23:44] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-3) and gets 1. [23:45] [Cawti deftly ducks behind Eoi's Naginata blade, and the bullet pings off of that.] [23:45] [Cawti's turn] [23:46] *** Demota sets mode: +v Chelsea [23:47] * Ayane slams her fingers into the ground. They rise up again high, surrounding her like a cage. (Mei, Chelsea and Eoi, make melee def rolls) [23:47] ( ... ) [23:47] 2d6-4 [23:47] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-4) and gets 1. [23:47] * Cawti does that too. And she does a better job. [23:47] 2d6 [23:47] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 10. [23:48] ( Made it. ) [23:48] ( Mei takes it again. ) [23:48] 2d6-4 [23:48] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-4) and gets 2. [23:48] ( Made it. I think. ) [23:49] [Eoi and Chelsea manage to avoid the spikes, but Mei isn't so lucky, and one pierces her stomach.] [23:49] [Shig's turn] [23:51] ( 5 ) [23:51] ( 4 ) [23:51] * Shigeru maintains his position between his mother and Cawti, and does his best to keep up with the fighting. He looks through Eoi's eyes, then screams when he sees what's happened to Mei. His eyes flicker and darken. [23:51] * Mei-Yin jerks a bit on the spike. [23:51] [Mei's turn] [23:52] Shit! Mei! [23:52] * Chelsea frowns. [23:53] ( 5 ) [23:53] ( 4 ) [23:53] ( 3 ) [23:53] ( 2 ) [23:53] ( 1 ) [23:53] * Mei-Yin pulls herself swiftly off the spike, trying to ignore the pain. She stumbles toward Cawti, the hammer in her hands lengthening into a greatsword that she whips around one handed, heedless of its great size. [23:53] ( Oi. ) [23:53] 2d6-1 [23:53] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 4. [23:53] ( Give 'er a chace to type. ) [23:54] ( All these weapon changes take time, no da. ) [23:54] [Mei's attack connects with Cawti, injuring her.] [23:54] * Mei-Yin stumbles a bit, stepping into her swing. She whips the sword around from the other direction, spinning in a full circle, while using her other hand to hold her gut. [23:54] 2d6-1 [23:55] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 4. [23:55] [This time, Cawti is able to push herself out of the way.] [23:55] [Sai's turn] [23:55] * Sai aims at Cawti again. "Soul Burst!" [23:55] 2d6-2 [23:55] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6-2) and gets 5. [23:56] [The blast strikes Cawti, visibly draining her.] [23:56] [Chelsea's turn] [23:56] * Chelsea dashes towards Cawti, thrusting with her sword. [23:56] 2d6-6 [23:56] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-6) and gets -3. [23:57] [Chelsea impales Cawti. She pushes herself off, but is clearly badly injured.] [23:57] [Eoi's turn] [23:58] * Eoi slashes again, not even realizing that getting this kill might be worse then being hit by Crawdad. [23:58] 2d6-6 [23:58] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-6) and gets 1. [23:58] [Lucky Eoi, Cawti dodges his attack and he fails to get the kill] [23:58] [Norii's turn] [23:59] * Norii is insensitive to idiotic non-considerations like that and blasts away. [23:59] 2d6-3 [23:59] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6-3) and gets 3. [00:00] [Norii blasts Cawti, but it is not enough to finish her off.] [00:00] [Cawti's turn] [00:01] * Ayane rapidly chants a spell, and suddenly swipes at Chelsea with her hand. (melee def +1, Chel) [00:01] ( ... ) [00:01] * Cawti does that. ARGH! [00:01] ( ...you keep doing that. ) [00:01] (My mom is evil. ;_;) [00:01] ( yeah. I noticed. ) [00:01] 2d6-3 [00:01] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-3) and gets 4. [00:02] * Cawti claws Chelsea across the stomach, leaving a festering, painful wound bubbling with green stuff. [00:02] ( Erm... ) [00:02] ( *blink* I thought I made that? ) [00:02] ( Actually she doesn't. Forgot about the shield. ) [00:03] ( And there's that too. ;P ) [00:03] ( Normally, you would have, yes. ) [00:03] * Cawti doesn't stop there, and strikes at Eoi with her extending fingers (ranged defense) [00:03] 2d6-3 [00:03] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6-3) and gets 8. [00:03] ( No. ) [00:04] * Cawti catches Eoi, clawing her side. [00:04] [Shig's turn] [00:06] * Shigeru reaches towards Cawti, then stops himself, though his eyes are still black. (holding action) [00:06] [Mei's turn] [00:06] * Mei-Yin abandons all pretenses of defense, taking her hand off her gut as the sword in her hand forms into a long trident with three wickedly barbed prongs, which she thrusts violently at Cawti. [00:06] 2d6-1 [00:06] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-1) and gets 11, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "God hates you, and so do I." [00:06] ( er... reroll, and I used the wrong bonus, anyway. ) [00:06] 2d6-2 [00:06] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6-2) and gets 5. [00:07] [Mei pierces Cawti's leg, but she's still active] [00:07] * Mei-Yin takes a tighter grip on the trident and heaves Cawti out towards the fire. [00:08] ( What would you like me to roll, if anything? ) [00:08] ( Depends on what your plan is. ) [00:08] ( She's got a trident stuck in her. I want to heave her out into the fire. ) [00:09] ( /me thinks about that... ) [00:09] ( Body roll, probably. ) [00:10] 2d6 [00:10] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 8. [00:10] ( RAGH. ) [00:10] ( Can't you cooperate just once, Dice! ) [00:10] [Mei is unable to move Cawti from the spot.] [00:10] [Sai's turn] [00:11] * Sai watches Mei and Cawti intently, but doesn't interfere. (holding action) [00:11] [Chelsea's turn] [00:12] * Chelsea calmly walks up to Cawti and thrusts at her with her sword again. [00:12] 2d6-6 [00:12] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chelsea (2d6-6) and gets 4. [00:12] [Chelsea's attack finally finishes her off, and she slumps limp.] [00:13] Goodbye, grandmother. [00:13] Nice work Chel! [00:13] * Shigeru remains focused on Cawti. [00:13] * Mei-Yin goes into a frenzy as her weapon changes back to its katana form. [00:13] Ohshit. [00:13] NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! [00:13] I shall give your reguards to Nagy-Pa. [00:13] ... Uh. Chel. I'd kinda.. dodge. [00:13] * Mei-Yin starts mutilating the body. [00:13] ... [00:13] * Eoi backs away from Mei-Yin and the body. [00:14] [Mei makes a mess] [00:14] * Chelsea frowns at Mei, turns, and walks away, not caring to see this. [00:14] Maybe...we should toss it into the fire, just to make sure? [00:14] * Norii shrugs and looks back out at the flames. She doesn't put the gun away. [00:14] * Chelsea stops. "Sounds like a plan." [00:14] * Mei-Yin runs out of energy and slumps down to her knees, holding herself upright by using her sword as a makeshift cane. [00:15] Uh... Is there even enough left to toss into the fire? [00:15] Although... excuse me, voice? [00:15] I mean, it's kind of.. bite-sized bits now. [00:15] *** Cawti is now known as Voice [00:15] YEAH? [00:15] Mei could make a shovel... [00:16] Anything special about that fire? [00:16] You try convincing her to do that. I'll stand out of the way. [00:16] IT'S BIG, BUT OTHERWISE... NO. [00:16] * Shigeru faces Mei-Yin, eyes still black, and reaches a hand out towards her. [00:16] So, it's just special effects? [00:17] WELL, THIS IS HELL, YOU KNOW. [00:17] And did that all just, uh, sufficiently sever our tie to "this world"? [00:17] Alright. Hm. [00:17] * Mei-Yin doesn't see what Shigeru is doing, as she is concentrating on holding her guts in. [00:18] * Norii notices, and goes over to see if there's any first aid she can do. [00:18] We need to get going. Mei looks like she's in bad shape over there... [00:18] * Shigeru stays that way for a moment, then jerks his hand towards the fire. [00:19] ( Just a sec, here ) [00:20] 2d6 [00:20] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 8. [00:21] [The sword flies from Mei's hand towards the fire.] [00:21] *** RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Quit: nurf ) [00:21] NOOO! [00:21] Ohshit. [00:21] * Mei-Yin scrambles after the sword. [00:21] ...wha? [00:21] * Eoi tries to stop mei-Yin. [00:21] * Norii tries to keep her from jumping after it. [00:21] * Chelsea runs after Mei-Yin and tries to stop her, too. [00:21] ( Body rolls from the two of you. ) [00:21] 2d6 [00:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eoi (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "God hates you, and so do I." [00:21] 2d6 [00:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mei-Yin (2d6) and gets 4. [00:21] ( ... ) [00:21] ( I knew it. ) [00:21] 2d6 [00:21] * Sai rushes after Mei and tries to grab her. [00:21] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Norii (2d6) and gets 6. [00:22] ( And I make it for once. ) [00:22] [Erm... Eoi collides with Chelsea and Norii, and Mei hops over the pile] [00:22] Shit! [00:22] * Mei-Yin follows the sword. [00:22] Mei! Stop! [00:22] Whoulp! [00:22] GRAB HER SAI! [00:22] * Shigeru runs forward and tries to get between Mei and the sword. [00:23] Ooof. Eoi, you CLUTZ! [00:23] * Chelsea tries to get back on her feet. [00:23] [Shig has difficult doing that, 'cause, you know, he's blind.] [00:23] (Do I roll as well?) [00:23] ( Body roll from Sai ) [00:23] 2d6 [00:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6) and gets 10. [00:23] (Yeah, but he'd know where the sword is, since he threw it that way, and he can sense Mei. I think.) [00:23] (Using DR) [00:23] 2d6 [00:23] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6) and gets 7. [00:23] ( Wanna bet, Shiggy? ) [00:23] ( Yeah ) [00:23] (Okay, so he can't. But he still knows where the sword is. :P) [00:24] (Using DR AGAIN) [00:24] 2d6 [00:24] * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sai (2d6) and gets 9. [00:24] (Damn you, Dice.) [00:25] ( And this proves Dice wants Mei-Yin dead. ) [00:25] * Mei-Yin goes over the edge after the sword. [00:25] DAMMIT!! [00:25] ( I think we should pause for a sec, while Brett figures out what he's doing. ) [00:25] ( Can Shig try one more time to grab her telekinetically? ) [00:25] * Eoi tries to scurry grab Mei before.. well, shit. [00:25] Shig! [00:25] * Chelsea tries to stop Mei again, taking off at a sprint, and stopping as she sees Mei go over the edge. [00:26] ( Don't pause. I got it :P ) [00:26] ( sorry ) [00:26] * Shigeru scrambles as best he can after Mei, probably nearly going over the edge as well. His 'voice' screams in everyone's head. ~Mei!~ [00:27] ( o/~ The hardest part... will be leaving you all... and I'll miss you much more... than words can say...o/~ ) [00:27] [The heat at the edge is very hot; it's difficult to approach] [00:27] * Chelsea goes up to the edge and stands a few feet behind Shig. [00:27] ( Dammit ND, I get *sick* of this. ) [00:28] ( Blargh. ) [00:28] * Sai walks near the edge, as well. [00:28] Why... [00:28] * Norii just sits down hard. [00:29] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [00:29] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] has joined #BESM [00:29] I...I thought it was a good idea... [00:29] * Shigeru reaches around... well, blindly. He completely ignores the heat and gets as close to the edge as he can. ~Mei, are you out there? Please. Mei, I-~ He breaks down, crying. [00:29] * Ayane takes a few steps forwards. [00:29] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] is now known as Eoi [00:29] ... [00:29] I can't believe this. [00:29] ( Wow. Biiiig lagburst. c_c ) [00:30] ( Ked can't believe this either. ) [00:30] * Sai falls to his knees. [00:32] * Chelsea sheathes her sword and rubs at her eyes. [00:32] Another one. We lost another. [00:32] * Shigeru crumples, putting his head in his hands. ~I didn't mean to- I didn't want... I thought that maybe...~ [00:32] * Eoi punches the wall again. [00:33] Fuck. [00:33] * Norii walks over and hugs Shiggy. [00:33] I...I was the one who suggested getting rid of it here, Shigeru. Don't put all the blame on yourself. [00:34] * Chelsea walks up and kneels next to Shigeru. She put a hand on his shoulder. [00:34] ( Mei just died and already Norii advances on Shiggy. ) [00:34] ( You can hear psychic now? ) [00:34] ( /me thwaps Brett. ) [00:34] Shush, Sai. Not now. [00:34] (You all can. :P) [00:34] (I didn't specify who's hearing it, other than in the beginning, in which I said you all could.) [00:35] * Shigeru doesn't look up at Chelsea. ~Go away.~ [00:35] ... [00:35] * Norii crooks a finger at Ayane and gestures for her to get the hell over here. [00:36] * Ayane goes over there, bewildered. [00:36] Dammit...if Suzaku hadn't left it there! [00:37] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] has joined #BESM [00:37] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [00:37] (Robin went boom.) [00:37] *** Robin has joined #besm [00:37] (There we go. [00:37] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] is now known as Eoi [00:37] ( So did Atom ) [00:37] ( Blargh. ) [00:37] ( That's it! As your GM, I order you to stop pinging out! ) [00:37] *** Chelsea has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [00:38] ( ... ) [00:38] (Now is not the time for jokes, Brett.) [00:38] *** Robin is now known as Chelsea [00:39] ( Oh hush. It's a game. ) [00:39] ( Blargh. ) [00:40] ( You know Yon... I wish you could be as at peace with this as I am. I really do. ) [00:40] * Eoi growls and continues to hit the wall. "Fuck. Damn. Shit. Crap." [00:40] ( Ked bites back a particularly caustic response to that. ) [00:40] I... I... [00:40] ( You too, Ked. ) [00:40] * Chelsea opts not to go away. But she doesn't say anything, either. [00:41] ( I wish you could consider how other people feel about your characters when you decide to have them self destruct. ) [00:41] ( I didn't decide to have Mei self destruct. ) [00:41] ( Technically, he didn't decide to. ) [00:41] ( But we can have this discussion later. ) [00:41] ( You can decide what your characters do? ) [00:41] ( Really? ) [00:41] ( Oh, bullshit. ) [00:41] * Shigeru shakes Chelsea's hand off his shoulder and remains huddled as he is. [00:42] * Norii stands by, completely unsure of how to comfort Shig. [00:42] ... [00:43] * Chelsea shakes her head. [00:43] HEY, FOLKES? NOW THAT YOUR TIES HAVE BEEN CUT, YOU'RE FREE TO LEAVE, YOU KNOW. [00:43] ... [00:43] Fuck you, voice! [00:44] Can we have a moment, please? [00:44] SUIT YOURSELF; I'M NOT THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO BE STUCK HERE IF HE TAKES TOO LONG... OR MAYBE I AM, BUT I'M A DEMON, SO I'M SUPPOSED TO. [00:44] ... [00:45] ... [00:45] As much as I hate to say it, Magic Fuckward Voice has a point. [00:45] * Norii reaches down and tries to take one of Shig's hands. [00:45] ... YOU KNOW, I DON'T -HAVE- TO GIVE YOU THE FIRE IF I DON'T WANT TO. [00:45] Come on [00:45] ... [00:45] * Sai growls and pushes himself to his feet. [00:46] * Shigeru jerks his hand away. "Why?" [00:46] Because, the real Mei would want you to. [00:47] * Shigeru doesn't look up. "So? Her soul's destroyed, and I did it." His voice breaks. "Why should I care?" [00:48] Shig...? That isn't true. [00:48] Come back so that you can destroy Suzaku for what he did. [00:48] It's true! She died in Hell! Our soul's all we have! [00:49] * Ayane simply looks at a loss for what to say. [00:50] ... [00:52] * Ayane cries. "I'm a terrible mother! All I ever tried to do was protect you, and I've failed in every respect!" [00:53] ... Shigeru, it's not your fault. You didn't destroy her soul. If it was anything's fault, it was that sword. You were trying to save her. [00:53] You know exactly why you had to try it. [00:53] *** Chelsea has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [00:53] ( grah. ) [00:54] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] has joined #BESM [00:54] ( ARGH. ) [00:54] Tried and... I- I never should have let her pick up that sword in the first place. [00:54] * Shigeru sobs. "I shouldn't." [00:54] *** Chelsea has joined #besm [00:55] ( Blargh! ) [00:55] ( Mind just assuming Eoi is talking until he dies? ) [00:55] ( Wha? ) [00:55] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Write Error: Broken pipe ) [00:55] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] is now known as Eoi [00:55] ( Oh. ) [00:55] This isn't your fault Shigeru. You didn't know it would end this way.. [00:55] ( stupid AOhelL ) [00:56] HMPH. I LIKED THE OTHER GUY BETTER. HE TOOK LIKE 5 MINUTES. [00:56] Don't blame yourself, Shig. Don't. [00:56] ... Other guy? SHIT. [00:56] ...and... ohboy. [00:56] ...Quentin. [00:56] ...I beg your pardon? Oh, right. [00:56] CAME IN HERE, GOT THE FIRE, WENT BACK TO EARTH. NICE AND EASY. DIDN'T TAKE HOURS LIKE YOU FOLK. [00:57] Shigeru, please, please don't take this the wrong way. But Q-man was already here. We have to hurry, or we all stay dead. [00:57] * Shigeru shrugs. "Then go." [00:57] Shigeru. There are still other people who need you. [00:57] *addressing the voice* I'm really sorry to take up your time. We have a little bit of a personal crisis here. [00:57] * Chelsea puts an arm around Shig's shoulders. [00:58] I'm not leaving anyone else behind Shigeru. [00:58] *We're* not leaving anyone else behind. [00:58] * Norii looks to Ayane for support. [00:59] But I'd be leaving her behind. I- I- [00:59] * Shigeru breaks down again. [00:59] * Ayane nods. "You're my son, Shigeru. I need you to come back with me!" [00:59] You'd be leaving her behind by staying. [01:00] You'd destroy your memory of her. [01:00] * Shigeru snaps his head up and stares dully ahead, tears streaming down his cheeks. [01:00] She wanted to protect you, remember? If you die, you've made her fail. [01:01] * Norii tries to take his hand once more. [01:01] *whispered* Come on. [01:02] * Shigeru doesn't move, but doesn't resist, either. [01:02] * Norii pulls gently. [01:02] * Chelsea tries to wrap one of Shig's arms around her shoulders and help Shig up. [01:04] FINALLY. [01:04] ( ... ) [01:04] * Voice says. [01:04] ( ... What a nice mother. ) [01:04] Mrgh. [01:05] * Shigeru lets them drag him up. [01:05] * Norii pokes Eoi. "Ask it what we have to do. NICELY." [01:05] Err, Mr or Mrs Magic Voice, what do we have to do? [01:06] [The flames part, and a stone bridge forms from the ledge your own to one across the fire] [01:06] GO OVER THERE. [01:06] HURRY BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND AND SEND YOU TO ONE OF THE WORST HELLS EVER INSTEAD. [01:06] * Norii goes over there, calmly leading Shiggy along. [01:06] * Eoi nods and starts over the bridge, wiping his eyes every so often. [01:06] * Chelsea starts walking Shig over the bridge. [01:06] * Sai walks across, head down. [01:06] *sniff* [01:06] * Ayane follows. [01:07] * Shigeru moves across the bridge, letting them pull him along. He doesn't seem too interested in what's going on. [01:07] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] has joined #BESM [01:07] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer ) [01:07] ( ARGH! CRUSH AOL! ) [01:07] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] is now known as Eoi [01:08] [On the other side is a small room with a bowl. Green-grey flames flicker up from it.] [01:08] And I'm assuming this is the Fire. [01:08] *** Voice is now known as Oldman [01:08] * Oldman is sitting in a chair next to the flames, smoking a pipe. "Sheesh." [01:09] Yes, yes. This is the fire. [01:09] * Eoi resists the urge to make a nasty comment, cuz damn it, we need that fire. [01:09] How do we do this? [01:09] * Norii sounds very subdued. [01:10] * Oldman points to a scale on the wall opposite of himself. "Stand over there and I'll see how much you need." [01:10] * Eoi shrugs and gets over to the scale. [01:10] * Norii herds Shiggy over, then tries it herself. [01:10] Op. One at a time, please. [01:11] ( Just assume we're doing it that way...? ) [01:11] * Oldman looks Eoi over, and peers at the mechanism. He then takes a ladel, scoops out some fire, and pours it into a cup. "Here you go. Drink up." [01:11] * Eoi peers, shrugs and downs it. [01:12] [Eoi feels like he drank a Jalepenio pepper.] [01:12] Gah! Hot! [01:12] [A few seconds later, he vanishes] [01:12] Ok. Next? [01:12] It's fire. What did he expect? [01:13] * Norii nudges Shigeru onto the scales. [01:14] * Brett repeats the process, handing Shig a drink. "Here you go." [01:14] ( ... ) [01:14] * Oldman does that, dammit. [01:14] ( Don't worry, I had a worse percentage in Zodiak this evening. ) [01:14] * Shigeru is nudged and nearly trips over the scales. He hesitates a moment, then drinks the fire given to him. [01:15] [Same deal. Hot'n'spicy'n'POOF!] [01:15] Next? [01:15] * Norii eyes the fire. [01:15] *** Chelsea has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [01:15] * Norii gets on the scales, since she's right next to them. [01:15] ( Wurgh. ) [01:15] ( And not pinging out. ) [01:15] ( Don't forget Shigmom ) [01:16] ( Eoi's pinged, too. ) [01:16] * Oldman repeats the process. "Enjoy." [01:16] ( Argh ) [01:16] *** Eoi has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [01:16] * Norii enjoys, in a sushi pizza sort of way. [01:16] * Norii go POOF! [01:16] [Same thing happens, yup] [01:16] * Oldman eyes the last three. "Next?" [01:17] *** Chelsea has joined #besm [01:17] * Sai looks at Ayane. "You're up." [01:17] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] has joined #BESM [01:17] ( AAAARGH! ) [01:17] ( AAAAAAARGH. ) [01:17] *** Atom[Sicknsleep] is now known as Eoi [01:17] *** Demota sets mode: +v Eoi [01:17] *** Demota sets mode: +v Chelsea [01:17] * Ayane shakes her head. "No... I'll go last." [01:18] * Sai shrugs. "Fine. Chelsea?" [01:18] * Chelsea steps onto the scale. [01:18] Hmm... You must be the half-demon. [01:19] * Chelsea nods. "That won't be a problem, will it?" [01:19] * Oldman eyes the fire, strokes his beard, and grunts, then looks at the others. "Just a second here. The rest of you, get on, would you?" [01:19] Not all at once, that is. [01:19] Fine. [01:20] * Sai steps up. [01:20] * Chelsea nods and gets off the scale. [01:20] * Oldman frowns and strokes his beards. "Alright..." He looks at Ayane. "And you." [01:20] * Ayane waits for Sai, then timidly steps up. [01:21] * Oldman grumbles. Hnnh... Well, there's some good news and some bad news." [01:21] ...what? [01:22] The good news is, there's just enough Fire left for all of you. [01:22] * Sai sighs in relief. [01:22] But... [01:23] * Oldman looks at Sai. "The bad news is you musta come into Hell funny, because your alignment is screwed up. Meaning you're going to need more fire." [01:24] So...what does this mean? [01:24] * Oldman looks to Chelsea. "And that means unless one of you wants to stay here, there isn't enough fire to get you all back AND cure your demonhood." [01:24] ...dammit. [01:24] * Chelsea frowns. [01:24] * Ayane blinks. [01:25] If I left now... how much longer would it take for enough fire to develop to send me back and cure me? [01:25] So, you all have a choice. [01:25] Hard to say. Assuming nobody else came along... maybe 3 weeks. [01:25] It got an awful lot of use today, you know. [01:26] * Chelsea nods. "How much use do you get, typically?" [01:26] * Ayane looks at Chelsea. "You're turning into a demon?" [01:27] Yes. Vladimir and Cawti are my grandparents. [01:27] * Oldman thinks. "Not much, really. Once you get here, you don't usually get out, you know?" [01:27] But you're not a demon yet? [01:27] No, I'm not. Not fully. Why do you ask? [01:27] * Ayane smiles. "Then... Then we have another option!" [01:28] ...what? [01:28] * Chelsea frowns. "I beg your pardon?" [01:28] The cure I planned for Shigeru, I developed it from the Dairoba formula. [01:29] If you're not fully transformed yet, I could introduce it to your genetic code, and that would reverse the process of your becoming a demon. [01:29] * Chelsea frowns. "I... will consider it. Thank you." [01:30] But for now, let's just get home, shall we? [01:30] Sounds good. [01:30] * Ayane looks at Chelsea in confusion. "Umm... It works, though, I'm sure of it! I already used it once, and the subject was fine after. [01:30] I know it [01:31] 'd work! [01:31] So what's it going to be? [01:31] * Chelsea nods. "I'm not sure I'd like to have it reversed completely, is all. ...and who was the other subject?" [01:31] Mr. Nagawa himself was the test subject. [01:32] * Chelsea frowns. "Quentin? He was a demon?" [01:32] Not a demon, no. [01:32] But he had powers he hated. [01:33] The solution made him immune to these abilities. [01:33] I see. [01:33] A slight Modification, and I'm sure it would cure your, um, demonic traits. [01:33] Interesting. Anyway, lets continue this on Earth, okay? [01:34] * Oldman shrugs and pours three glasses of flame. "Here you go. Enjoy." [01:34] * Chelsea nods. "Quite. Go ahead and take your fire, Ms. Ueda." [01:34] * Sai drinks the fire. [01:34] * Ayane takes the fire and drinks it straight down. [01:35] * Chelsea raises her glass to the old man. "I may see you later, sir. Perhaps we will discuss furniture then." [01:35] [Poof! Sai and Ayane are gone!] [01:35] * Chelsea drinks her fire. [01:35] I'd be delighted. [01:36] [Poof! Everyone arrives in the MC clubroom, where a beautiful, familiar girl is currently going through MC's files.] [01:36] ( Which, beautiful, familiar girl? ) [01:36] Mmm. Spicy. [01:37] Thank you, Chelsea. [01:37] [As everyone arrives in a big Poof!, she quickly trains a gun on you all. "Freeze! Don't move or... Sai?"] [01:37] Hey! Hey! Out of our stuff. [01:37] *** Oldman is now known as Saki [01:37] I was refering to the fire. [01:37] * Norii pulls out her own gun. [01:37] Saki? What are you doing here? [01:37] * Shigeru sits heavily on the floor, completely ignoring the girl. [01:37] ( The Old Man and the Saki! ) [01:37] Looking for answers. [01:38] ( YOU DIE NOW DEMOTA. ) [01:38] Well, you could have asked. [01:38] * Sai turns to Chelsea. "And that wasn't what I was referring to, either." [01:38] Not likely. [01:38] ...and you think you'll find answers in *there*? [01:38] True, but digging through our stuff really isn't the best of choices. [01:38] * Norii laughs, and holsters the gun. [01:38] * Chelsea chuckles. "Right. Don't mention it." [01:38] * Sai turns back to Saki. "So what's happened that you suddenly need out files?" [01:38] * Saki shrugs. "Good of a place as any." [01:39] I mean, if we had a bit more technology. And a funder. And maybe some knowhow, we coulda boobytrapped those. [01:39] * Eoi sighs. [01:39] I've been tracking... [01:39] * Saki shakes her head. "Sai, you remember Ambition?" [01:39] Yes, unfortunately. [01:39] Don't tell me he's showed up again. [01:40] ( /me sharpens a knife. ) [01:40] * Norii looks back at Shig. [01:40] No. I got liscence to destroy him for good, so I did. Happily. [01:40] Can this wait? [01:40] But he left a... Let's call it a scar. [01:40] Okay... [01:41] * Saki turns to Norii. "No. Not unless you don't care about civilian lives." [01:41] We just lost a friend, okay? [01:41] * Chelsea sits down next to Shigeru, but continues listening. [01:41] * Shigeru just sits there, staring blankly ahead. [01:41] We're hardly up to any great feats of heroism. [01:41] So what's this scar, then? [01:42] We always are Norii. We always are. [01:42] * Norii would stalk out, but she's afraid to leave Shiggy alone. [01:42] * Saki ignores Norii. "It's almost like a spawn. A weapon with incredible power that corrupts the user. Just like Ambition did." [01:42] ... [01:42] You're kidding. [01:42] No. [01:43] ... [01:43] ...this can't be a coincidence. [01:43] Well, we've already found that sword I'm betting. If you want it, it's in hell. [01:43] I've been tracking it this past year. It even showed up at the school, briefly, but I lost it there. [01:43] Bullshit. I just saw it on the news half an hour ago. [01:44] What?! [01:44] ... [01:44] Excuse me? [01:44] *blink* [01:44] Was there...a girl with it? [01:44] * Saki nods. [01:44] ... [01:44] Shigeru... [01:44] Where? [01:44] Saki. Where. NOW. [01:44] ...and how, *exactly* did she get out of that? [01:44] *** DamienRoc has left IRC [01:44] Downtown, but it's long gone by now. [01:44] ( Maybe she flew! ) [01:44] ... [01:45] I managed to trace it here, but I lost it again. [01:45] If it's her, she'll come for Shig. [01:45] The sword must have saved her, somehow. If it's spawned from Ambition, it's probably more powerful than we thought. [01:45] I... I wouldn't get my hopes up yet. [01:45] Ok then. Looks like it's a MC sleepover time. No way in hell are we letting Shigeru out of our sight. [01:45] And frankly, if I don't find it, that flaming asshole will show up again and cause more hell. [01:46] Any ideas on how to... get it away from the wielder? [01:46] Not a clue. [01:46] Well, if you want to find it, hang out with us for a bit. [01:46] * Chelsea nods. [01:46] Well, strong language won't work. [01:46] * Norii sits down. [01:46] How did you destroy Ambition, Saki? Will it work on this thing as well? [01:47] Actually, it was Mei who did it. Her and that other magic weapon we had. [01:48] ...and now she's gone. [01:48] * Shigeru blinks. "Mei?" [01:48] Another Mei. [01:48] * Shigeru nods. [01:48] Yeah. I'd rather not do it that way. Assuming, that is, that we find a new shape-changing weapon. [01:49] Can't be too many of those around. [01:49] Forensics are working on it, but I wouldn't get your hopes up. [01:49] ...wait, *another* shape-changing weapon? [01:49] So, we use one cursed weapon to destroy another? I don't see how that can end well. [01:49] * Chelsea looks up sharply. "There's mroe of those damned things?" [01:50] * Saki frowns. "It didn't end well for Mei." [01:50] Yeah. The Blade of Eternity, and Rei. But they were blessed, not cursed. Or something. [01:50] ( ::stabstabstabs the typo demon:: ) [01:50] And I don't know if there's any more. [01:50] Or does she mean the one that's out there isn't? [01:50] Supposedly, one for good, one for evil, and one for balance. [01:51] Ambition was evil, then we had the good one, and later the balanced one. [01:51] * Sai nods. [01:51] ( is this ending soon? ) [01:51] ( Yeah ) [01:51] But all of them were destroyed. [01:52] *** Chamelaeon has quit IRC (Quit: ZZZZTHUNKKABOOM! ) [01:52] The only question is... Did the others leave remnants? [01:52] ( I didn't take enough caffeine to stay up much longer. ^^; ) [01:52] So.. we have to find the magical weapon of Good and/or balance? [01:52] Sounds like a fun idea to me. [01:52] Maybe we could get her to trade up. [01:52] Assuming it exists. [01:52] ( Well, Mei carried the shards of BoE for the rest of TSoaC... ) [01:53] Assuming it exists. [01:53] Hm. [01:53] I hoped there was something here, but now I guess I just have to wait for the lab to get back to me. [01:53] You never know... Shig? [01:54] * Shigeru shakes his head. "If Mei's still alive..." [01:54] You probably know these files better than anyone... [01:54] I'm on it. Somebody want to be my eyes? [01:54] Then we'll find a way to save her Shigeru. [01:54] Assuming it is her. [01:54] Saki, what did this girl look like? Just to be sure. [01:54] * Eoi shrugs. "Why not? Not like I'd be of much use otherwise." [01:54] * Shigeru drags out his computer and opens it, booting it up. "It... has to be her, Norii." [01:55] * Saki comes up with a description that sounds like Mei-Yin, because Brett can't think of what Mei-Yin actually looks like. [01:55] Here, Shig. Use my eyes. [01:55] I want it to be too, but I'm not going to get too hopeful yet. [01:55] * Chelsea puts her hand on Shig's shoulder. [01:55] Sure sounds like her. [01:55] ( "Well, she has two eyes... oh, and a mouth! Right below her nose..." ) [01:56] * Ayane is looking around timidly, in case you forgot about her. [01:56] ( Guess this is a good place to end it. ) [01:56] * Shigeru nods. ~Just keep your eyes on the screen, Chelsea,~ he thinks to her, as he opens the Mystery Club files he took from 'Nakamura' so long ago. [01:56] [Session End]