[Day: Friday, July 2nd. Time: 9:00 a.m.] [Last night was fun! After (miraculously) passing Hermes' trials, you went to Karditsa to face an Ambitious Victoria. Who should show up but Dracula? And then Lucifer! Betcha don't see that every day.] [Anyhow, after losing consciousness from one of Dracula's nasty attacks, you all wound up in Bob Villa's home. Well, maybe not Bob Villa, but a villa, certainly. And all in the same bed. There's also an angel with a gigantic key there, too.] [Good enough? Action!] ... when this over, really, *really* going need talk with rabbi. Oy. So... you're an angel, and we're in heaven? * Mamei blinks at the angel with the key. Then looks around for a bathroom. * Choria sits down. "So we're in heaven. Any special reason?" I really, really like the wings. Do you get a tail at some point, too? * Kaene is overwhelmed with questions. "Slow down, please!" * Asanjei is sitting as far away from the angel as she can manage, eyes closed, and mumbling to herself. We should raise hands! Like in class. That way, only one person can ask a question at a time. * Reizar reaches over and raises Chisanjya's hand. First of all, you're not in Heaven, you're in Athens, because it was the nearest place I could think of. * Chisanjya has her hand raised. "Oh, well, that answers my question." She lowers it. Okay, that explains that. * Reizar raises his hand! (...I guess they fixed the smog problem >_>) (It's been a good fourty years.) Oh. That's nice. Where's the bathroom? Um... Down the hall, third door on the left. Thanks. * Mamei walks that way. * Reizar keeps his hand raised. "What happened to Dad, Eoi, and Aunt Chelsea?" (Didn't they go drinking? ^_~) (They saved our butts! Now what? Did Kaene port them, too?) ( I wanna kill the badguy. Let's GO, Chelsea. ) (I could see that, yes.) Your father and Mr. Tabushi headed back to Interpol's Headquarters this morning. The Taltos demon couldn't remain on the mortal plane any longer, and returned to her realm. Aww. So much for byes. Yeah. But at least they're okay. * Reizar smiles and lowers his hand. "Good thing they're okay, though. Thanks. We can send them thank you notes and cookies!" You have to understant the urgency of the situation. Kinda wanted to talk to them more, though. All of them. Okay, please explain then. * Lazie rubs his neck. "Very urgent..." * Kaene rubs her head. "Where to start..." Oh. Yeah! We need the cure made, too! * Choria nods. Definitely. * Asanjei opens her eyes, just a little. * Mamei walks back into the room. "Hey, Chomei? I pulled all this orange gook out of your ears? And they work a lot better now." * Mamei nod sagely. * Choria raises an eyebrow. * Reizar doesn't laugh. Really, she doesn't. Oh, who is she kidding. * Reizar cracks up. (::falls over snickering::) * Chisanjya bits her lip and tries desperately *not* to laugh. * Mamei waves a Q-tip. "Can I borrow some of these, nice lady with the key?" ... no you mom ever tell you to wash ears, silly one? * Kaene starts to speak, but then that happens and she sweatdrops instead. "Uh... Sure." Assuming you're talking to me, no. * Mamei pockets the Q-tips. * Reizar gasps, then giggles, then nearly falls over, but that would be bad, so he keeps his balance instead. * Chisanjya finally gives up and buries her face in her hands. Muffled laughter comes out. * Asanjei smiles. Just a little. She's still all the way at the edge of the bed. * Choria sighs. "Alright, so what's so important? And can we get some vampire cure made before Lazar turns into a vampire in Chie's body?" * Grysar is now known as Grydle Good hygeine provide victory. Good. Now about vampyrism cure? *turns to Kaene* Yes, Ms. Jameson is downstairs right now working on that. For that matter, can we get Lazar in Lazar's body, and Chie in Chie's body, and everyone else in their own bodies? She just need Nectar... which we have. *nods* Good. Before they left, Mr. Ueda and Mr. Tabushi gave Ms. Jameson the nectar. (But Chomei had it last week?) * Choria holds out the nectar. "Then what's this?" [Chomei holds up an empty Buddha.] ( Chomei had it last week six hours ago when he was conscious, yes :P ) (Ahh. Well, still cool. ^_^) * Choria eyes the buddah. "Why the fuck didn't they just take the Buddah with them, then?" * Lazie patpats Chomei. "Was still good move grabbing." Definitely! * Kaene shrugs. "Perhaps they felt it would better serve you here?" It's a souvenier! Remember it as the Great Buddha Heist. Not every day you can steal a god. Or something like a god. Or steal in the name of god. * Choria tosses Rei the Buddah. "Maybe you'd like it more then." * Reizar fumbles the catch. "Rocky fingers, rocky fingers!" * Chisanjya reaches over and snags it. Careful with that. * Chisanjya holds it out for Rei to take, if s/he wants it. * Reizar takes it! And puts it carefully in his backpack. * Mamei pats Chomei on the back solemnly. "And you did good with the heisting, too. I'm so proud." But I still want my body back. Something else going on, nice girl with wings what save us? * Choria shrugs. I guess it started two years ago, when Count Dracula rose from the dead again. * Chisanjya shifts so she's sitting cross-legged on the bed and listens. Normally, someone's there to stop him soon after he is revived, but this time someone acted on his behalf. * Choria listens, and stuff. * Lazie mutters. "Right before my people attacked..." * Mamei listens, and wishes she could sit on the cieling. * Kaene puts the key down and leans on it. It stays upright easily. "You see, Dr. Van Helsing discovered that whenever Dracula comes back, his mind is like a child. It's complicated... It's like he remembers everything he knew, but forgets his experience, so he makes mistakes." Like how Lazar was commenting about the whips? Can't remember history, so you're doomed to repeat it. Like die by whip somehow. He usually puts a plan into action right away, but this time he waited. Until had full mind. * Kaene nods. So who made him wait? I don't know. Probably whoever brought him back. So plan no as dumb, so no as easy found out, so people what usually beat with whips no know to come looking in time. That's another thing... The last Belmont to defeat him gained amnesia afterwards. That was in 1999. He only recently recovered his memories, and now he's much to old to do it. Uhm. We prolly know who brought him back. We do? Your people were attacked, Lazar, and also the Morris Foundation of Vampire Slayers suffered an attack around the same time. * Lazie nods. "But my people could have gotten something together to stop, if had known he back... but no did." ... the Morris what? * Kaene nods. "There's been nobody to notice anything was wrong until too late." Well, that's no good. That he had enough force to attack two places at once is really no good. * Asanjei claps her hands over her mouth. * Mamei flushes. "Well, maybe. He's in cahoots with that Loosiefer guy, right?" Morris Foundation. Other vampyre slayers. Work in other areas of world. * Choria nods. "Yeah." * Kaene turns her attention to Asanjei. "The Morris Foundation of Vampire Slayers. Jonathan Harker and his son Quincy started it after Quincy Morris passed away fighting Dracula in the early twentieth century." No know much about, but they do good work. Was going to meet in China when body change happen. * Asanjei hides behind Reizar. * Reizar blinks down at Asanjei. "You okay?" she asks herself quietly. So, basically, most of the people who'd have a chance at stopping him are either too old, or out of commission. * Asanjei hisses "No!" * Kaene nods. So that leaves... So... You, basically. * Chisanjya sighs. "That's exactly what I was afraid of." Can't say I'm surprised, though. * Choria sighs. "Great. Just great." ( So was the rest of the world :P ) Oh, that's good. 'Cause we're obviously overqualified for the job. * Asanjei whispers to Reizar. So we should talk to this last Belmont, get more info from him? * Reizar blinks, makes an 'oh', then awkwardly pats Asanjei on the head. "Kaene's cool. She won't hold it against ya." ... he destroy my people. We stop him. You work for Interpol, and one of your members was a part of the civilization that kept vigilant watch over Dracula for centuries. Why not you? And yes, speaking with him would be a good idea. * Asanjei blinks. "Really?" Alright, so where is Belmont? Okay. First things first, though. We need to get back to our proper bodies. We're a heck of a lot more effective if we're ourselves. * Mamei nodnods. * Reizar smiles and nods. * Choria nods at that. ... if you say so. (Er, that was to Rei.) I do! And I'm always right, so- hey, what's this about us getting our bodies? I can get my body back? I believe the Morris Foundation and Interpol are both looking for him as we speak. Um... I don't think there's anything I can really do for you there, although your father mentioned you had something in mind...? Yes. Once fix vampyrism, there god-like thing what going help us. For price, of course. * Kaene nods. Oh! I think Hermes was gonna get us to someone who can fix it, but we have to cover a charge or something... I dunno. Probably do a favor that involves risking life and limb. Always a price. But once we get that fixed, we'll be back in real fighting form. Of course. Or maybe we'll get lucky and just have to get his groceries at a nice, safe grocery place without evil traps of doom and people that wanna kill us. We have to deliver something to someone who will probably try to kill us. C'mon, Rei. You know grocery stores are filled wtih evil traps of doom. ( Nah, just other shoppers who trample you in an attempt to get all the goods while they're on sale. ) The frozen section, at least. I'm not goin' there. Nuh uh. ... Unless it's near the ice cream. The frozen's section's fun! But only when there's no security guards around. * Lazie turns back to Kaene. "Anything else about Dracula need tell us? Or... know anything about how did attack on my village?" So. Get ourselves back to ourselves, then find the info on this last Belmont. It's a plan, I think. * Reizar rubs at the back of his neck, then stops. "Uh... I could pull some favors. Maybe that spiky-hacker guy knows something." Well... It was organized, for certain, and for someone to have that much control over the supernatural, they must be fairly powerful. But I don't think it was Lucifer. The guy from way back when at the bar? * Reizar nods. Couldnt' hurt. It's not Lucifer's style. I don't think he contacted Dracula until after he came back. But more importantly... Hmm? ... great. So someone else, besides Dracula and Lucifer and stupid cursed sword thing, what can call up army of evil big enough to overrun village filled with evil slayers. Just makes ya feel all warm and fuzzy, doesn't it? * Asanjei coughs. "The Lord of Flies doesn't usually work with people." * Lazie rubs his temples, and looks up. "No making this easy, is you?" As it is now, Lucifer can only appear on the mortal plane with a fraction of his power, and only for a limited amount of time. Dracula is looking for a way to stabalize his position. No matter what the cost, he must not be allowed to do this. Yeah. I'm brimming with confidence, right now, I tell you. Okay, that makes sense. If Dracula and Lucifer combine their powers... God only knows what hell they will bring to earth. And I mean that literally. Well, yeah. You got any suggestions on how to stop that? That's insane! How can he trust someone with "Lies" in his title enough to actually give him a foothold? You don't. Kill Dracula, stop Lucifer. Unless Dracula's got a way to send Lucifer back whenever, he wouldn't bring him here. Unless he's really, really, really REALLY stupid. Kill Dracula? Hey, maybe we'll even get it right this time. Never work without a contract. I agree, actually. On the contract part. Dracula is very smart, but... Well, it doesn't matter who betrays whom. If Lucifer makes it to the mortal plane and joins with Dracula, then humanity is done for, regardless of how much the two trust each other. You must stop this before it happens. ...okay. Okay. How? I think we've proven that we can't take one of them on in combat, so there's gotta be some way to weaken them. ... could drop nuke on Dracula castle. Yeah, how does he handle radiation? I don't know... Talk with the Belmont. He's battled Dracula before; he can give you advice. ... Without massive environmental reprecussions, Lazar. Where would we get a nuke? Are nukes really heavy? Well, it's a stretch but we might find Lucifer's enemies in Hell. That's risky, though. No have same personal touch as driving stake through chest, but probably work. *eyes Rei* It Transylvania. It probably improve environment. Hey, we've already been to hell and back. But it *is* a pretty big risk. I think this would be a very different Hell. Borrow one from the U.S.! They've got lots that they haven't used yet. Give me a month and I could hack- uh, never mind. Okay, well... okay, if we can get them to fight a war on multiple fronts, that'd at least divide their attention. I wouldn't.... * Kaene shakes her head. "I wouldn't try that. One of the whole "buried in excrement" hells... The nuke, or Lucifer enemy thing? * Chisanjya shudders. "Okay. Not going there." Either. Ah. Okie. Belmont it is. So, the Morris Foundation and Interpol are both lookin' for him? ... better no try get me to use little sissy whip. *mutters* * Kaene nods. Okay. That's our contacts, so we can let 'em know we want to talk to him, and maybe even help out in the search. For now, though, we need to get our bodies back. Yes. And get Chie's body cured. * Mamei nods. Very much yes. Agreed. I think I have the place we need to go in my notes somewhere. * Reizar doesn't respond. Processing. The cure'll be easy, tho, if whatserface with the laugh is working on it already. I wonder if she'd know how to switch bodies. [The door bursts open, and Francine saunters in, holding a pot. It's bubbling, and there's a tentacle sticking out the side. "Ta-da! The great Francine has done it again! Rejoice at my success! Ohohohohoo!"] Seriously. It can't hurt to ask. * Reizar waves. "Hi! Did you include octopus?" * Chisanjya then looks over at her. "On second thought, maybe it can." ... okay. So I need drink it? You were saying? Dr... Hmmmm.... No, I think consume is a better word. * Francine holds the pot out to Lazie. "Enjoy!" It seems like the tentacle moved. * Chisanjya eyes the pot. "Well, on the plus side, I think I'm going to have a cast-iron stomach when this is all over. Eat up, Laz." * Lazie takes the pot, and looks over at Rei. "See, this would be where no having senses be GOOD thing." * Reizar huffs. "Why, when I was in my body, I threw up and I LIKED it!" * Lazie eyes the pot, rubs his neck, shrugs, and DIGS IN! * Chisanjya watches in morbid fascination. Eeeew. Ugh, I am glad that's not mine. * Mamei turns away. She *doesn't* like throwing up. Is it tasty? * Choria just... doesn't look. "... Right." 2d6 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Lazie (2d6) and gets 6. ( Just made! Thank you, +1! ) (Yes! It comes through!) (Beautiful.) ... guh. GUH. Please, take away sense of taste. * Lazie shakes his head, and keeps on consuming. * Mamei studies the wall. "This your place, francine?" [Lazie is cured!] Oh, heavens no! This is just a small summer place. So, Laz... aside from the horrible taste, how do you feel? Ah. But it's still yours? * Mamei looks for valuables. I feel... like whatever I eat still alive. Of course. It squiggles all the way down! * Reizar checks for bite marks. * Choria checks Lazie's neck for teeth marks. * Chisanjya looks. "The marks on your neck... my neck... they're gone!" * Lazie slaps his stomach a coupla times. "Stay still!" *looks at Chie* "That too." *grins* * Choria smiles. "Nice." * Reizar looks, then beams. "Wahoo!" He jumps for joy, pumping his fist in the air. Hopefully he doesn't crack the floor. * Francine tosses her hair. "Naturally, my talent at potion making is flawless." Is good. No wanted to find out what felt like to be staked. * Mamei grins. "Yay!" * Chisanjya hugs herself. * Chisanjya then looks over at Francine. "Thank you so much again." Might we ask you one more question? * Lazie turns to Francine. "Very much thank you. You is very good at potions... and very nice hair, too. Shiny." Naturally. * Reizar giggles. You wouldn't happen to know how to switch people back if they're in the wrong bodies, would you? Hmmm... 2d6 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Mamei (2d6) and gets 8. Perhaps if you stood at opposite ends of the room, got a good running start, then headbutted each other. ( You still suck, Dice. ) * Chisanjya blinks. "No, seriously." * Francine shrugs. "It might work." * Chisanjya looks at the group. "Guys?" I'd rather save the concussions for a more joyous occasion. Uhm... Rei and Lazar can't do that, tho. Lazar's body is too... rock. Yeah... True. I'm almost tempted to try it myself, except that would just stick Lazar in here, and wouldn't help the rest of you guys at all. * Mamei sighs dejectedly after looking around some. Okay, I'd break someone. Multiple someones. No dice. * Chisanjya looks at Francine. "And you don't know of any other ideas?" (Rrgh. Typed that right before you said AFK. ^^;) ... we have solution already. All need to do is get Hermes to call other god-type person. Yes. I don't see what we're waiting around here for, already. * Lazie pokes his head out a window. "Hermes! Sorry bother, but could get other god-person what help with body switch to contact us? Thank you!" Well, we did get what we came for, and we have a direction to go in. * Reizar nods. "Well, outside of if Kaene has anything else to tell us?" * Choria snickers. You know, Lazar, you do that all the time, and they never pay attention. Come over someday and give my pentacle a try. Gets better results Well.... * Francine thinks, then snaps her fingers. "We kill you, then put your ghosts in the right bodies and bring you back to life!" Uh, no. How about not. 2d6 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Choria (2d6) and gets 7. * Francine shrugs. "Suit yourselves." I'll pass on that. * Lazie pulls his head back in, and shrugs. "Always figured gods have very good ears." I don't think they give a flying shoggoth. A what? * Choria shrugs. ... don't ask. If you want, I can transport you to anywhere you like, but I must return soon, so it's a one-way deal. * Choria looks around. "Mount Olympus?" One sec. What's a shoggoth? They tasty? * Asanjei goes flipping through her notebook and pulls out the Hermes Contract, and scans it. * Asanjei taps the paper. "Okinawa." And no, they're not. More specifically, Bob's Diner, in Americatown. That's where whoever it is can change us back is? That's where the contract says he, she, or it is. Bob's Diner? I'm hoping it's an animate jukebox, myself. Awesome. Let's go, then. * Mamei shrugs. "I'll assume he's right." So let's go! * Mamei nods. "Right!" * Kaene nods. "Gather around, then." * Choria gathers around! ...it's gonna be another long boring, flight, isn't it? * Mamei blinks and stands next to Kaene. * Chisanjya joins the group. "No, this could be quick." * Kaene smiles. "Actually, I think you'll find it short and interesting." Ou? * Lazie gathers around. "Diner? Maybe can get something to eat. With strong flavor. What kill tentacle in stomach. Blech." Could always use one of my alcohol wipes, Laz. * Asanjei joins the group, reluctantly. "Let's just get this over with." * Reizar gathers around! "If you say so, Kaene. I think I like short more than long, anyway. As long as it doesn't end in death or massive pain." Short trips are better trips, unless you can enjoy the trip. Flying wasn't enjoyable. * Kaene nods and holds the giant key overhead. "Here we go!" There's lots of special effects, and a dark circle surrounds you. And suddenly you're in a parking lot across from Bob's Diner. Only if you don't read English, you have no idea it's Bob's Diner. * Chisanjya blinks. "Hey, that *was* fast. We're here." * Mamei blinks. * Asanjei looks around casually. "This it?" * Mamei turns to Kaene with a grin. "You are the coolest wing-lady ever." * Kaene smiles. "Thanks." * Choria blinks. "That's it?" * Chisanjya smiles at Kaene. "Thanks for saving us, and everything else. It was nice meeting you." Thanks. * Reizar cheers. "Let's hear it for Kaene! She pulls our asses out of the line of fire!" [Most of the other buildings have signs in Japanese, so it's probably Okinawa. Especially since that one place there is Okinawa Embroidery.] Hurrah! Let's just hope we don't need her to do it again any time soon. * Reizar beams. "Thanks a lot, Kaene. It was really great meeting you." * Kaene rubs the back of her head. "You too. Good luck with everything!" * Mamei nodnods. Thanks! Take care! * Choria nods. "See ya." Thank you, angel person what my religion say no exist but obviously exist so I having bit of spiritual crisis. * Kaene waves. "See ya!" She teleports out. So, let's see about getting our bodies back, shall we? * Reizar waves back. * Chisanjya heads for the diner. I'm gonna get my tail back! I'm gonna get my tail back! * Choria heads for the diner too. * Reizar practically skips after Chisanjya. Yes, in Lazar's body. That's nice Rei. * Asanjei follows, twitching said tail. I'm gonna get my speed back! I'm gonna get my speed back! I'm gonna be me again! It's gonna be great! And I won't be a vampire, either! * Mamei traipses towards the diner. ( I'm gonna be me again!... Damn. ) (Hee.) * Lazie mutters as he walks along. "I going be dead again, I going be dead again..." ( Ha! ) Shaddup, Chomei. I want my tail more than you do. NEENER. * Chisanjya grins. "That'd better be true." * WorkDebugger is now known as NinjaDebugger * Choria shrugs. * Lazie sighs. "Will be good to be able to protect little ones again, suppose..." [Just before you are about to cross the street, the light changes to green and the cars speed by, stopping you from crossing!] Geez. It's like a conspiracy or somethin'. * Reizar stops. "Heeeey." And once I get my body back, I'll be able to go building-hopping again. Like? It is! Rei, hack the stoplight. I always knew those traffic lights were out to get me. * Reizar huffs. "Not worth it. Just give it a minute." ( It's the GM buying time to think :P ) ... if in golem body, could chuck car into street, cause huge accident what stop traffic and let us cross. Laz, no. ... But that'd be mean. Dont' even joke about stuff like that. * Lazie rubs his chin. "Is definiate advantages to being back in golem body..." * Choria chuckles. * Reizar facepalms. Thud. * Mamei worries. Geez. No saying I *would*. Just could. I no very useful as big fighter guy trapped in little exorcist body. Be more useful back in golem body. * Mamei nods. "I'm useless like this. Gotta get back." Hey, I can fight! Just... differently from you. * Reizar peeks out between his fingers. "Y'know, Lazar, we could... try to turn you human again sometime, or something." But I'm no slouch out there when I'm me. * Lazie chuckles sadly. "If soul going be stuck, might as well be of some use." * Lazie patpats Chie. "I know. But Lazar skills, style no suited for Chie body." True. I'm me, and you're you. Or we will be, soon. As soon as this damn traffic light changes, that is! *turns to Rei* ... appreciate thought. Really. But I no getting hopes up. Body long dead, in ground. Nothing to turn back to. I just soul in golem. * Reizar shrugs. We could get you a new body? It worked for Rei. Yeah. Can't be that hard. Everyone's doing it. Yeah, don't give up yet. I know a morgue with reasonable rates. It's all the rage! All the cool kids are doing it! And it comes with a complementary slinky and tail! You'll like the slinky! But that only work because stupid evil company have Rei clones laying around. Nobody have Lazar clones. Hey, if that jerk Dracula can come back from the dead a whole lot of times, you can manage it once, right? (...Thank you for the image of Rei towering over Tokyo-3. ) (*cackle*) ( ...hey, that image is BADASS. ) (Which Rei? :P) ( MC Rei in my image. ) (With the cow cape?) (>.>) * Lazie grins weakly. "Appreciate kind words, everyone. Just... no am very much optomist." ( The one that currently in the game. =P ) ( With the cow cape. I can see her being huge and trying to talk Gendo out of sending the Evas after her. ) * Chisanjya grins. "We can work on that." (That is awesome. You will draw that.) [This is one of those stupid lights that stays green for a long time.] ( No, listen. I'm not the sixth and a half angel. I'm a Smorfy. SMOOOOORFY. Get it right! ) (YES.) * Reizar eyes the light. "Maybe I should hack it." Very tempted to float over the road. Go for it. * Choria shrugs. But then I'd mess up traffic for the rest of the day. Not that it's not already messed up, but I would! Aww, you can fix it after you're done, can't you? (Just walk down to the corner and push the button :P) ... Not really? ( And... I suppose I will draw that. :3 ) * Reizar lumbers over to the corner and does push the button, if there's one there. Yay! (Yay!) [Rei pushes the button! Like all traffic buttons, it takes a minute to work.] * Reizar ponders kicking the post, then decides that'd be a really bad idea. [The light changes to red! The street is promptly devoid of any non- parked cars.] * Mamei crosses the street ! * Chisanjya practically runs across the street, though she looks both ways first. * Reizar crosses. WOOT. * Lazie crosses. * Choria runs across! * Asanjei floats over the goddamn street anyhow. (Sadly, this is Frogger, and everyone is run down immediately when they step on the streeet.) ( *cracks up* ) [You arrive at Bob's Diner. It's open, but there's only three people in there: Bob, a coffee drinker and a doughnut eater.] Okay. (No person eating chicken?) ( They're all Greek to me. ) (>Ba-dum ching!<) Plan: We walk in, and we say "Hi, we're the mystery club", and then we see who tries to kill us and we deliver the whateveritis to them. Okay. * Chisanjya laughs. * Reizar waves. "Hi! We're the Mystery Club!" * Choria facepalms. Yeah, just like that. ( Did you actually do that? @_@ ) ( Seems like it. ) (It took Brett a long time to respond. It wasn't understood to him.) (hee heee hee x-x) ( The ways of the Rei are not *known* to him. ) (Mystery Club 2: Nope, No Sanity Here!) (I sure did!) [The peoples eating don't care. Bob says, "That's nice. You gonna order something or just stand there?" Bob is a big man with a roughly shaven face and no hair. He's got an anchor tatooed onto his forearm, wears an eyepatch, and smokes a cigar.] (Rei is subtle...like falling mountain.) That worked well. Cup of coffee, please. * Choria orders a cup as well. Hey, maybe it'll make him psychic again. Oh, hey, I'm not being killed. This is a plus. Make that three. I'll take some juice if you've got any. (JUICE. XD) (JUICE! XD) ( JUICE! XD ) Bob pours a cuppa coffee for Choria and Chisanjya and thumps them down on the counter so hard they almost (but not quite!) spill. Then he gets Mamei some Juice. A sign above reads, "A real American Diner with real American appeal!" ... no suppose you have any vodka? * Reizar snickers despite himself. * Chisanjya walks over to the counter and proceeds to pour vast amounts of sugar and cream into said coffee before finally taking a sip. * Choria drinks it RAW. [Bob looks at Lazie evenly. "ID."] ( What's the drinking age in Japan? =P ) (20. Chie's legal.) [He's deffinately Bob, by the way. He's wearing a nametag: "Hello! My name is Bob!"] ( Doesn't matter. This is America! ) (But we're in Okinawa.) (*snerk*) ( Tell it to Bob. ) * Lazie pulls out Chie's ID from her bag. (True. Not gonna argue with him.) "You're underage, kid." ... I thought drink age in Japan is 20? I 20. No I'm not. Err, she's not. * Chisanjya sips coffee. Yay, caffeine and sugar! * Mamei enjoys her JUICE. XD * Asanjei drinks her coffee. "This is America, bub." * Mamei blinks. "I thought it was Okinawa?" Nice that you understand Japanese. Apparently, in here it's America. * Reizar sort of stands around. Doesn't trust himself to sit on one of those stools. ... okay. Backup plan. Hamburger, please. Nothing on. Just two hamburger on bun. [Bob serves Lazie a hamburger!] * Chisanjya glances around. "So, where's the person we're looking for?" * Reizar shrugs helplessly. He looks around, too. ... thank you. Beef solve all problems. *digs in* [You see: Bob, A coffee drinker, a doughnut eater, and a jukebox.] Jukebox! * Choria looks around and drinks his coffee. * Reizar lumbers over and plays with the jukebox. (Rei have any quarters? :P) What kinda music is there, Rei? (U.S. currency? She might. She's been there before, and stuff keeps at the bottom of her backpack forever.) Um... * Reizar flips through the selection. (GM?) * Asanjei finds a seat, and scribbles in her pad. [There's Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Jefferson Zepplin, Jefferson Helicopter, Jefferson Hanglider, and Kirby Classics.] Hey, Asanjya? Lots of Jefferson stuff and one Kirby album. They have the theme from the Jeffersons? * Reizar flips through. "Sure! You want?" Huh? Why not? Asanjya, your contract say anything about the type of person we're looking for? ( o/~ Movin' on up! MOVIN' on up! o/~ ) * Reizar nodnods and digs through the bottom of his backpack for quarters. He clumsily plucks out two of them and inserts them into the jukebox, selecting the theme from the Jeffersons. No, just the location. We could make veiled references to FTD florists, I guess. Right. How would that help? He's the symbol for them. Y'know, fast delivery and all that. (... ::clubs Ard with a white rabbit::) (x.x) ( That was mean. ) [The theme plays.] (Sorry, I'm a bit of a JA fan ^^;) ( What about JS? Or JZ? Or JHe or JHa? ) I'm tempted to just start asking questions. ( Or KC! ) (Or KFC?) It is tempting. Maybe there's a back room? (KFC! Now I'm hungry. ^^;) ( Or JSA? Or JLA! ) (When they switched to Starship the lost something. :P) [There is a back room. It probably goes to the kitchen.] * Reizar returns from Jukebox Land. "I just want my body back." ( JLA would be boss right about now. They could whup Dracula for us. ) * Lazie swollows some beefy goodness, and looks around the diner. "Sorry to bother, but anyone here know guy named Hermes?" * Choria finishes his coffee. Mmmm, caffeene. [The coffee drinker drinks coffee. The doughnut eater eats doughnuts. Bob says, "Yeah, what about him?"] Yeah, uh, we've got a delivery to make. I think. Nah, that's for someone else. Oh? Alright. He say we supposed to come here, find person what help us with problem. [Bob polishes glasses like a good bartender.] Yeah, this is gonna be awkward. No suppose you know guy we looking for? Basically, we're all in the wrong bodies, we want to be switched back, and we need your help. "Aw man, this again?" * Mamei blinks. "Again?" Wait, again? [Bob sighs, and opens the flip top to the counter. "Come with me."] This happens often? Uhm... okay. * Asanjei finally looks up from her pad. "... uh?" * Mamei goes with Bob. * Lazie shrugs, and follows. * Chisanjya hops off her stool and follows Bob, though not before leaving a tip (in yen, sadly) by her empty mug. * Asanjei hops down and follows. * Reizar beams happily and lumbers after him. ( Yay for the direct approach! ) (^_^_v) * Choria shrugs and follows! [Bob goes around back and enters the meat locker.] * Mamei blinks. * Choria blinks and follows. * Chisanjya stops outside it. Um. Are we sure he's on the level? If he isn't, what's he going to do? * Reizar peeks in. Kinda. Kill us with an axe? If he's not, he's taking it awful well. I can take an axe hit! I think. * Reizar looks at not-Lazar. "Can I take an axe hit?" You think some bartender with an axe can kill us? [There's one Bob and one Choria inside. Oh, and meat.] * Lazie follows. "Of course." * Mamei walks in. Brrcold. Handy! * Chisanjya pulls her cloak tighter around herself and steps in. * Reizar wanders in. * Asanjei goes in. "He knows Hermes, maybe it's a mystical axe." If he does that, then isn't it breaking the contract? [Bob waits until you're all inside, then opens up a secret door in a particularly large slab of meat and goes inside.] * Reizar stares. "Meat door. That's so... so..." * Mamei blinks and follows. ...I didn't see *that* coming. Really. I didn't. COOL! I want one! I'll make one in the back of my fridge! ... I like. * Choria blinks. "... Right." He follows. That's pretty cool, actually. * Reizar follows. We don't have a contract with this guy. Just with Hermes, who agreed to point us to this guy.... that's unusual. * Chisanjya walks on in. * Lazie follows. * Asanjei holds up her pad. "Been working on a contract for this guy." She follows. Yeah, but Hermes didn't say he'd point us to someone who'd kill us with an axe. But he didn't say he wouldn't. Didn't he say he'd point us to someone who'd help? [You're now in the inside of a large room that resembles a planetary observatory, without a telescope.] ( HELL YEAH! ROCK LEE HAS RETURNED! ) * Kaene is now known as Bob Who _could_ help, I believe he changed it to read. Oh. Foo. * Chisanjya looks around the room. "Hey, this is nice!" Hey. Nice place, Bob. * Choria looks around. "Impressive." * Bob nods. "So you're all in the wrong bodies." Yeah. I wanna get out of this body. It's lame. Yep, we are. * Reizar looks around. "Oooh, so this is the other side of the meat locker." * Reizar spins! Wheee! Yup. (Can golems get dizzy?) (Nope! Mwahaha!) (Woo! Bonus!) (Totally.) Well, I could fix that... Thank you! * Asanjei scribbles on the pad. "What's the price?" Seriously? Because we've gotten a lot of false leads so far. No offense. That'd be nice, considering what we need to do next... Yup! We just have to sell our souls to him! No, not really, I don't think he's a demon or something... * Reizar spins faster! No. I do have a small problem with some unusual supernaturals, however. Rei, why are you spinning? Because I'm not getting dizzy- hey, supernaturals! That's, like, our job! Please tell me they're not vampiric cows. (Wrong game.) ( ...you sure? ) (Yup!) What kind? ( They're vampiric canteloupes. ) * Asanjei is scribbling. (The supernatural kind! Duh!) (This game gets were-cows.) ( Ah. Were-cows. ) They resemble dopplegangers, except they never take the form of real people. They appear as fictional characters only. * Reizar stops and blinks at Bob. "We have to fight Darkwing Duck?" ...who? Darkwing Duck! We can't do that! Darkwing's awesome! ...who? (No, you have to fight the RSP cast :P) Daring duck of mystery, champion of right... o/~ Okay, Maria, when we're finished with this, I really have to brush you up on more pop culture. * Bob shrugs. "If you don't want to do it..." (I thought they were real. RSP isn't real? ;_;) . . . * Mamei flushes. "Er, right." Oh, no, we'll do it. Just tell us when and where they appear. And, uh, can we get changed back first? We're a *lot* better at fighting strange supernaturals if we're in the right bodies. * Choria shrugs. "Change us back and we'll do it." Please? They appear at night, in the parking lot across the street. They scare off my night business. Well, that sucks. I will change you back. AFTER you get rid of them. Why is it always after? * Asanjei rips off a piece of paper and hands it to him. "Sign this, then." And, uhm... can you fix us before we do that? We'd do it a lot better. We could do it under contract? * Choria looks over at Asanjei. "I think Asanjya's even writing up a contract for it, right?" It could go either way, change first or change after. * Bob blinks at it. * Mamei nods and says, very seriously, "Yeah. We'd never break a contract." (It is indeed a contract.) * Reizar doesn't giggle. Doesn't even snort. * Bob stares on it, and suddenly his name is on there. "Bob." * Asanjei whips out a pen, and scribbles as representative of the team. * Mamei can say that, because she mostly means it. ( Asanjei scribbles! Now if she'd just sign her name... ) (z_z that's what I meant.) [The signing is done.] Soo... change us back, now? Pleeeeeeeeeeease? After you get rid of them. * Mamei sighs. "This is gonna suck." * Chisanjya sighs. "Fine. We'll go someplace and rest up and get ready for tonight, then." We can do it. * Reizar grins. "And then we'll get our bodies back!" Yes! * Chisanjya powerposes. * Reizar powerposes, too. * Choria rolls his eyes. "Geeze, always us doing things first... Well, we're going to be back at least." * Lazie pointedly does not powerpose. "Yay." * Mamei ehs and waves her hand. It'd be nice if we weren't so much more likely to die because we're in messed up bodies... That way it works, Chomei. Oh, come on. We can do this. * Asanjei flips away the notebook. "We'll manage. Let's go." She nods to Bob. "Thanks." Then she walks out! It'd be nice if I was a billionaire, too. But I ain't. * Chisanjya follows Asanjya out. Yeah. I gotta use a BOW again. Eesh. * Choria heads out. "Whupee." * Mamei shuffles out. ( Yay! Whatever.) * Reizar waves and walks after them! [You head back up! So does Bob!] [Ok. Session End]