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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe looked to the doctor at this point. "Should we be concerned about transmission via non-contact? So far the only instances we have of us being affected was when we came into physical contact with these crew. Your warning, late as it was, would suggest you have some knowledge or understanding of the phenomena."
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Ten "That information is classified," chirps NINA, "even to me. Reason reads as follows: Detrimental to the effectiveness of our fighting staff. Sealed by 01. Countersigned by 02 through 07." Captain Yang "It spreads through information. Or so we think." The Captain stares at something a thousand yards away. "Which makes fighting it impossible." Hunter "Real Name: Classified. Alias: Francine Natra. Previous affiliation: HJS. Age: Classified. Weight: Classified. Eye Color: Classified." The file continues in this vein for some time. "Reason for redaction: Protection of identity of subject. Sealed by 01. Countersigned by 02 through 06. 07 dissenting." Aft Lounge The newcomer makes a disgusted noise once Akari finishes yelling. "Oh. You must be the mechjockeys." He settles in a chair. "I'm Commander Gou. Technically, I'm the pilot of this ship." Akari senses that Gou is Bored Out of His Mind.
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 "Truly an honor," Akari executes the perfect bow for the situation - hands clasped in the lap, back straight, bending at the waist at a 50° angle to denote slightly more respect than Francine due to his rank and the unique nature of his job, held for exactly 2.5 seconds. The Empire's ten-hour etiquette drills are paying off. "But enough small talk. Maybe the two of you would care to join me? I came seeking somewhere to train my skills... behold!" Akari's hands are in the secret, possibly extradimensional pockets of her magical girl clothes. They're designed to contain the usual things the Empire gives to its magical girls - magical girl wands, a few technological gizmos, suicide pills and Empire propaganda, mostly. Akari has discarded most of it for not being the true tools of a warrior, leaving plenty of room for... "Video games!" Akari strikes a dangerous pose, arms crossed and games held between her fingers like knives. In a just world she'd have a halo of fire and wind blowing her hair up dramatically right now. "Games of combat and competition, each one more complex than the last! The perfect way for young warriors like us to hone their reflexes and strengthen their bonds! Simply name your challenge and I will accept it!" "Or if you want to watch a vid show or something I guess that's cool." Trying to befriend this guy by Flashily creating the advantage Magic Girl Solid: Boredom Eater. I hope he likes video games! <Krysmbot> Ettin, ///++3 = 4
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe frowned, considering what he had found when he had investigated the machines that the Imperial forces had been piloting. "But your suits use direct neural feedback technology. How widespread is the use of this technology? Hacking it would render the pilots vulnerable to psi-attacks." Admittedly hacking it would be difficult, but not impossible to do for a technologically advanced civilisation.
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Francine Natra -- FP: 3 "Pilot? This ship as an AI, why would it need a human helming it?" Francine asks with an inquisitive tone. Yes, this man looks highly suspicious. If he's a spy, then it's up to her to apprehend him, with force if necessary! Although the stupid oriental girl keeps interrupting her. A terrifying thought dawns on Francine as the reason Akari is here, though. Good Jesus, is she going to watch her depraved pornography on this room? Thankfully it's not the case as she only shows silly video games. Pah, the only ones she used back on her training were military simulators for all kinds of combat. "I came here to meditate for the next mission, not to waste my time with childish things."
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Ten - 3 FP "I lack permissions to get any information from the main computer, this doesn't seem right. It must have something useful, but it might explain the mysterious nature of the disease." Ten says examining the only expert they had access to on psi tech.
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe frowned. "What were you looking for? You know security is tight and the superiors value privacy."
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Ten - 3 FP "Understandable, but it is obvious that this psionic infection might be related to piggybacking off neural implants, but we have no idea if it can jump into other neural systems or perhaps effects that it might have on AI." Ten says motioning to the nearest terminal. "If there was some weapons development on it, we might be able to understand the capabilities of our enemies and what we can expect from them when we fight them."
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Captain Yang "Even words..." mutters the captain, as he drifts back into blessedly peaceful sleep. "words have power. words on a page..." Aft Lounge "Childish. Yeah." Gou sits and idly grabs a controller. "But there's not much else for me. You're right, the ship is NINA's purview, but the higher-ups were worried about what would happen if she was subverted or went rogue. My job is to seize the helm if such an event occurs. Since that obviously hasn't happened yet, here I am. Playing video games with teenagers and explaining myself to someone with a sequoia lodged in their rectum." Gou begins to relax!
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points He sighed and considered the information presented to him. Despite what the captain thought, words could not carry infection in the way he described. Words were triggers, things that made parts of the brain that had been prior conditioned work in a specific way. This meant that there must be some kind of indoctrination occurring at some point. A further check of the imperial mechs was in order, but he was currently beginning to feel fatigued and wanted to rest before he did so. "Well...keep up the good work here doc." Wolfe says with a straight and cheerful voice, which ran slightly contrary to the fact the doctor had already goofed and allowed quarantines to be broken...if they had ever been set up in the first place. Assuming no one stopped him immediately Wolfe would make his way to the hydroponics. Plants were simple, they didn't think in the way people did. They responded to stimuli in the environment, but were otherwise straight forward and most importantly quiet. The constant buzz and background noise died down when he was alone with his plants. That he could be productive was an added bonus to the calming atmosphere.
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 Akari does the magic version of her de-transformation as she flops onto the couch. She's a civilian dork with awful hair by the time she lands. "Hey, I'm almost 20. That's, like, retirement years." Akari yawns. "My parts are already wearing down. I hope IG can do cyborg repairs..." "Well, Commander, if there's ever anything this ronin can do for you, let me know." Cleverly discovering more of this guy's deal through casual conversation: <Krysmbot> Ettin, -/+++2 = 3
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Ten There was a nod and then he looked down the hall, back and forth before continuing along his way around the ship. It looked like quiet solace, but in fact his mind was racing as it went over the possibilities that could be causing it. His path seemed erratic as he made his way toward the group of people. Ten's head down as his eye went over possible scenarios.
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Wolfe "Are you ok, Mr... Actually, I don't recall your name," says a soft, pleasant voice from behind Wolfe. Gou "Man, if I could have retired at 20.." mutters Gou. "I could be at home, with my wife, right now. Never would have found out about any of this. Maybe that would have been better." Man, is this guy Bitter about something. Ten Where are you, exactly?
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points "Arhawk, although Wolfe is fine. Sometimes it is too noisy around the others. I have learned to handle it, you cannot ensure you'll have time to yourself after all. But plants are simple and quiet, and I can grow food to help make meals more interesting or flowers for their scent or colour. It is a hobby that is both relaxing and useful." He said simply, continuing to work as he talked. The thing most people would expect would be for him to turn around to face the speaker, those that knew of his power might expect him to use it. In this case he did neither, the most unexpected thing to do. "How about yourself? If this is our first meeting I don't know your name either." He said with a friendly enough manner.
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Francine Natra -- FP: 3 Francine just starts tapping on her own forehead, clearly distressed by the whole situation. She does subside a bit and grabs a controller, though. "Since you two won't leave this place... I might as well join in."
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 "You miss your wife?" Akari thinks. Most of what she knew about romance came from culture lessons and her video games, and she wasn't sure what a normal relationship looked like. Was a wife like a yojimbo? She nods in understanding. "It must be difficult, not having her blade watching your back. Could she get a posting here or will her lord not allow it?"
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Gou Gou blinks at Akari for about 5 solid seconds. On screen, his kart plummets off Rainbow Road. "I thought the masked lady was going to be the crazy one," he mutters. Then Ten walks in and he goes for his gun almost without thinking. "CYBO- oh. Crap. It's another one of you idiot pilots, innit?" Wolfe "Oh, so you're the dolt who has been feeding the begonias with the food meant for the tulips," says the voice. There's a hint of laughter in it that prevents it from being insulting. "I suppose that's fair, but you're really supposed to ask me first."  "I'm Áine Malar, staff botanist and the only person who's really supposed to be touching stuff in this room. Though it wouldn't be the first time someone's given someone access without permission, I supposed. The geeks who designed this thing always considered the thing that lets people breathe an afterthought..."
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 "Oh, did I say something—" Akari starts as Ten comes in. Dammit, how many of these people are going to see her looking like a pasty nerd instead of a magical girl? It's fine. Just play it cool. She blinks at him a few times before leaping to her feet. "HELLO, fellow warrior! It is I, Akari! Would you care to join us for some rejuvenating downtime in our civilian forms?"
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Francine Natra -- FP: 3 Oh drat it, another one. "Do not lose your concentration." Francine says as her kart shoots a red shell at Akari's, bumping it off the road.
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe smiled and turned around. "You'll have to forgive me Miss Malar, or is it Mrs? Perhaps then you would be willing to teach me some more? It is by my request that some of the more interesting fruits, vegetables and flowers are here. I would say that it would be a fair means of thanks?" He didn't think that had been the case, but he supposed that in a closed environment like this the required soil nutrients were different to a terrestrial environment. In case it is relevant, Arhawke's special thing to bring on board was his botany collection and it makes sense for this to be where it ended up. If I had a Fate Point I could even make a declaration!
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Ten FP:3 For a brief moment his attention is elsewhere, "Oh, yes. I am the new pilot as well. I was figuring on what we found today." He says ignoring the grammar correction that appeared on his view finder for once. "Yes, recreation would be a good idea." He said rather stoically, toward them. "What is this... game." His eye watching it over and figuring it out like it was a enemy or a target, to be honest Ten needed some downtime and was going to enact on it.
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Gou Gou appears to be trying to distract the others from his embarrassing outburst (that nobody actually cared about) by talking. "So, they've told you you're heading into Xiamen next, right? ...poo poo, I guess not. Well, gently caress it-" he materializes a bottle of booze from somewhere. "-don't tell 'em I did this, but do you want a pre-mission briefing? They're trying to keep this need to know but man, gently caress that." NINA materializes, mouth open to protest, but Gou snaps off a series of nonsense words and she shuts down. "Override for privacy. I came down here in the first place because we got the sat photos for the place and..." he looks at the bottle in his hands. "It's bad. Really bad." On screen, Luigi plummets into a hole again. Wolfe "Of course. And it's Miss, thanks for asking." Áine deftly plucks a dead leaf from a begonia. "So you're the one who got all the interesting plants? I'm in your debt, then. For all the other stuff I'd just be poking them with sticks every few days and leaving it, which is a waste of my time and my degree. I mean, I understand why they have a staff botanist..." Áine looks at Wolfe with a questioning look. "Do you?"
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points The pilot frowned for a moment in thought, giving a moment of consideration before answering. It was both to appear not to brash or know it all, and also to save a bit of face should he answer incorrectly or incompletely. "Well I know that the ship can operate in a sealed environment, which means that there needs to be air filtration to cycle breathable air. Although some of the pollinating plans I would expect would be kept isolated from the circulation if that is so, to prevent allergen issues? Aside from that plants can also be used as a source of food. While algae might be able to suffice for that and the respiration, it is kind of tasteless which is bad for morale. Some plants can also be used to create basic medicine in emergencies...beyond those however I'm unsure. Did I miss something, or maybe I'm on the wrong track?" He asked pleasantly, being actually engaged in the discussion. He didn't need to feign interest, because he was genuinely interested for his own personal pleasure.
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Ten "Protection of the innocent is essential. Without them, we are nothing. No matter the enemy, it must be confronted and overcome, there is nothing else to do when harm can come to those innocent." Ten says oddly emotionalessly for all the determination in his words. To Ten, he is but a tool and a tool to protect himself and his own family, his robot and all his sacrifices to his humanity were for but one purpose. It is something he did without question or even effort. "Have heart, always. As long as we breathe we can fight. And we can win."
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Gou Gou gestures, and a picture replaces the now ceded game of karts. "This is Xiamen a week ago." The pictures shows a bustling port town, perhaps more bustling than usual in preparation for the royal visit. People teem around the streets, visible as dots amongst brightly lit buildings." Gou flips a hand to the right. "This is Xiamen today." Perhaps the Patriots were steeled for devastation. That was something understandable, a consequence of war. What is shown on screen... is empty. The buildings are dark. There are no people in the streets. There's no people at all, as far as can be told. Cars lie abandoned in the road. Visible, just barely, is the Princess' convoy, as abandoned as the rest. Gou looks at you, eyes grave. "That's why I'm saying it's bad. It's not that we can see anything terrible, because that would be almost reassuring. We don't have a clue what happened there. We don't have a clue what you'll have to face. We have no loving clue at ALL!" He buries his face in his hands. "They hired me because I'd seen too much, but I've no idea what I'm seeing here. That scares me." Áine "Those are the mundane reasons, Mr. Arhawk." She snips a dying bud with a deft motion. "I was told you saw deeper than that, but I suppose even brainwaves can't tell you everything." She brushes some dirt off Wolfe's shirt in an absentminded way, and faces away from him. "I'm here because we're confronting an unknown. Pilots are the least of what the IG has employed and gathered, Mr. Arhawke. There are a million people willing to just get themselves killed." A snip. A bud. "We face something that we do not know a thing about. That's why I'm here. My specialty is xenobotany." Snip. "Useless, everyone says. Guessing at something that doesn't exist. Well, now it does, and I am-" -snip- "suddenly scared to death."
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Francine Natra -- FP: 3 Despite her steely resolve, the scenes of the deserted city are quite chilling for Francine. "A plague outbreak... A mass deportation? No, there was no way that those could happen without word coming to the outside world." The knight bites her lip, although fortunately the helmet helps conceal her distress.
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe nodded at the last comment. "While I can see deeper than that it is a courtesy not to." He smiled gently next. "If it helps, you sort of get used to the fear. If you're here then you're prepared to give your life, but unless you're a soldier or a fighter I doubt you're used to it." He was appreciative of the fact that if she had something specific set up, then it would be best not to tamper with it. On the other hand Wolfe had this stuff, or at least some of the plants, brought over for his personal use. "Well Miss Malar, I don't wish to get in your way but I hope you will understand when I say that I will still come here to relax from time to time. However perhaps we could come to an arrangement? I would certainly be prepared to leave most of these plants to your professional care...but perhaps we could organise for a few of them that I could take care of myself? Something harmless and pretty, so that if I do accidentally kill it no one will starve or suffocate?" He suggested to the botanist and xenobotanist.
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Ten 3 FP "This seems impossible, no refugees, no hold outs, no signs of battle, there has to be something either biological, or psi." He said rubbing his chin slowly, his eye scanning the image for animals and birds. Ten as always a bit stoic in his observation, but no less concerned than the others. "There isn't much... defense against such a thing."
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 Akari nods, arms folded. "Ah, I understand now. The unknown is a dangerous enemy." "But we must strike at its weakness! The only way is to move forward and push back the curtain." Wind starts gently blowing Akari's hair. "I will travel to Xiamen and discover the cause, while this ship remains at a safe distance. I will lay down my life, if necessary." She stands there with a confident smile on her face before noticing Ten and Francine. "You guys can come too if you want."
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Ten - 3 FP "It would be best if I did. We might encounter a unified threat. Perhaps where all those people are." He said seriously, there had to be a reason for them to need all that manpower. He didn't think they were dead, but whatever project this was, it was massive.
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Gou "No need to volunteer, you're going to get sent there as soon as the scouting report comes back, if it comes back," snaps Gou. "Don't be so quick to offer your lives. That rarely turns out the way you'd like." Unconsciously, he grasps an arm, as if in pain. "Not the way you'd like at all." After an awkward pause he continues. "There is a recon team trying to put feet on the ground right now. Your forward team. You'll meet them if they survive. Now, if you were to ask me, they're a bunch of-" NINA suddenly buzzes back to life. "Override canceled. Commander Gou to the rear Communications Room. Priority One Message." "drat. I bet I know what that is..." He looks at his watch. "You should all get some sleep. You won't like the morning." He stalks out of the room, forgetting to dismiss the image on screen. Empty. Áine "Hm. I think I can arrange that." She waves a hand at him dismissively. "Shoo for now, though. I've got to prune half the place or I'll never get any sleep. A thing you should also do, Mr. Arhawke..." She returns to her work, and only Wolfe's perceptive eyes can see the slight quiver of fear in her shoulders. Everyone, post the framework of a dream- something your character would be seeing as they sleep after today. I'll... interrupt each with something more interesting. Also, SESSION CHANGE: Refresh triggers and all stresses fade.. for now.
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Wolfe Arhawk 0 Fate Points Wolfe felt a little sympathetic to the woman, fear never got easier to deal with...you just grew used to it. He thought about the crew of NINA, another possible point of weakness. Those leading the Ideal Guardians seemed to have things in hand enough that Wolfe trusted them to be prepared for them to crack under pressure, but it would do to remind the other pilots at least that they had civilians on board. Francine would understand, as would Ten. As for Hunter and Akari...well they were civilians themselves. He sighed inwardly and checked the chronometer. It wasn't late by any estimates, but they couldn't rely on the enemy to only attack during daylight hours so he decided to take botanist's (unneeded) advice for the time being. His dream was confused and chaotic. Wolfe's mind was more structured because of his psychic powers but tonight was different. He was more aware of what was happening, but he was more disturbed by the events in the englishman's mind than he would admit to others. Fears and doubts he had at least managed to quash, if not deal with, years ago had begun to rise ago. Like a kind of home movie he watched memories from his life, starting from childhood to adulthood. Revelations of how he was different, questions asked about who his parents really were, grappling with trying to decide if he would find out the answers from his parents minds or not...and eventually deciding to trust them and to respect their privacy. He struggled to try and gain some clarity and distance from it, but his subconscious was running on pure emotion and his logical faculties were struggling to establish dominance and order over his own mind. When dreaming the deeper and older parts of the brain, those dealing with emotion and instinct tended to remain active while those involved with logic and conceptual reasoning were diminished.
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 Akari just makes a confused face. "Who'd sacrifice their life because they'd like doing it?"
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 2 "Oh, yes," Akari nods. "But that is because it must be done. If it's the only possible option and it doesn't work, so be it." "Hah!" Wind keeps teasing her hair. In civilian mode it just makes her bed hair worse. "But it rarely is. People like us can reach towards the impossible and pull it toward us! Kick reason to the curb! When tomorrow dawns, we will..." yaaawwwn "... wake up and do stuff. G'night."
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Akari Sakuramori FP: 3 Akari dreams! . . . The Empire of Heaven never got dream therapy to work right. Her dreams were supposed to reinforce the messages they drilled into her, but instead she dreamed about whatever she felt like. When she did have the "therapeutic" dreams, she slept poorly. She slept well tonight, though. Tonight was buddy cops. Akari tore up the streets of Neo-Tokyo 3 in her sweet Police Car. There were criminals up ahead, and though she couldn't make out the details at this distance, they were trying to get away. She pressed down on the accelerator. "We're breaking the speed limit!" her straight-laced partner complained. Every magical girl had been given a magically- and cybernetically-enhanced animal companion, both to fit the magical girl archetype better and to help guide their development. Akari's had been a huge tiger named Toratora; tonight, he was squeezed into the passenger seat and wearing a policeman's jacket and hat like some lame cartoon character. "Limits are made to be broken, Toratora!" Akari shouts. The streets are emptier than they should be, but Akari doesn't notice. She's too busy speeding. There's a construction site up ahead. The criminals knock over a stack of drums as they speed past, forcing her towards a ramp-shaped pile of dirt... "But we'll make the wrong impression with today's youth," Toratora persisted. "No we won't!" Akari reached for the gear stick and pushed it into "YES". "We're teaching them... ABOUT JUSTICE!!" She aims for the ramp, and...
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