--- Session 39: Watchmaker --- Session Start: Sun Sep 09 15:43:45 2001 --SESSION START-- >> The sun abruptly switches places with the moon, as night falls over the Bird in a matter of seconds. «ooc: http://rpgcafe.net/WARPG/files/walking_in_dream.mid » Jeff: So you're saying he just...hrm? «ooc: That's not natural, is it? ;) » «ooc: Generally not » «ooc: But maybe you should roll Mind to realize that. :D » «ooc: are we knoingly going through a warp? » * Neydisa is caught off guard by this at the controls, as the lights suddenly come on around the Bird with the onset of night. "W...what was that?" * Ellena looks out the window, "...What on...?" «ooc: You're too far from KD » Well, he.... What the? «ooc: Gotta be KD » The gateway...? * Hikaru watches the sky with an expression of curiosity. "That was wierd goingson." «ooc: Er, ignore that. » Rayle: We can't'a gotten that close already... Are they using it already? Did we fall through it? * Shane jumps to the window, looking around, trying to get bearing. * Neydisa tries to look around for anything unusual that might be causing this. * Allen blinks. « ooc: I dunno, there's not much to say! » « ooc: Zath shrugs. » « ooc: Zath glares at grue. » * Hikaru shakes his head, pulling out his sword and lightly toying with the blade, checking for any imperfections that would cause it to break or something in battle.. >> The Metal Bird and all its contents evaporate. The group falls about three feet before landing roughly on some sort of invisible barrier hundreds of feet above the dark water. «ooc: Grue stops transcribing this. » * Shane screams. Aaaaaaaaagh! O_o * Ellena freefalls...three feet! * Neydisa flails once as suddenly the helm is no longer there at all and she slumps against the force cushion. "By the Guardians!" * Shane looks panicked. «ooc: By the great dragon gods! » >> Rayle continues to hover where he is, looking down curiously at the party. "Huh." <> * Shane looks down, eyes, saucered. * Hikaru wideeyes and lands on his feet roughly, wincing. "Okay, that is DEFINITELY not natural." T..the Bird... just vanished... «ooc: what dark water? » * Ellena winces a bit, before sitting up, "...Bizzare... :/" «ooc: The water you're over. You left the mainland and were over open ocean » * Shane looks to the Shamans. * Neydisa stares down at the water as she lays suspended midair. Is... Are we in the Dream world? Jeff: *stands slowly* That's putting it mildly. Because reality just seemed to stop... ...The dream world... Rayle: No, this ain't th'spirit world. Ashes... * Shane closes his eyes. * Hikaru readies his sword. "Don't lose your cool now, folks. Whatever it is, we have to be ready for it." Then where are we? This isn't the spirit world, Shane... >> Something creaks in the distance, far overhead. ...What was that? O-o * Shane breaths deeply. * Ellena turns towards the creaking sound. Ancient technology... Indistinguishable from the mystic. * Hikaru casually looks over his shoulder towards the creaking. * Shane looks up. >> With a metallic wrench, the moon rolls loose from the sky. It bounces off a few stars, then falls to the ocean and breaks./ *** Dekar_Zol (someone@lsanca1-ar7-216-076.lsanca1.dsl.gtei.net) has joined #warpg * Neydisa looks on in a mix of awe and horror. Guardians! O_o I don't believe this... ...Did someone drug us before we came here...? I've never...seen anything like this...! * Shane 's voice isn't incredulous. It's just plain dumbfounded. * Hikaru raises his eyebrow and chuckles. "Yep. Definitely either something fucking with our heads or the world going to pot. Either way..." This must be an illusion... .o( Are we too late... is the world going to end? ) ...My physical models do *not* account for that * Hikaru nods to Shane. "Most likely. This 'master' knows we're getting close and is trying to throw us for a loop, I'd think." * Neydisa tries to stand up as best she can. Unless... >> The stars fall, pelting the party clattering against the invisible floor like little ball bearings. ...oh, blast! Rayle: Ow! Izzzis someone's idear of a joke? * Ellena gets pelted on the head by a star, "...Ouch!" «ooc: pelting AND clattering there » How could their bastardly mismade gate be doing this? * Allen pulls out his Crest Graphs. Jeff: I don't think it could. «ooc: If these stars are huge...I guess Ellena is D-E-A-D :D » Neither do I... «ooc: They're like the size of small marbles » * Shane walks to a fallen star. * Shane kicks one, experimentally. * Neydisa catches a star in her hands as she rolls over. «ooc: They're jelly bellies :D » «ooc: The sun is filled with... goodness! » « lol ^^ » >> The stars, on closer examination, look exactly like ball bearings, cold and not at all luminescent. * Hikaru just stands there, tapping his foot impatiently as he gets pelted upside his head. Watcher? ... * Shane puts on his glasses, in investiation. Jeff: I thought you said he vanished. I want to believe this is just a vision... Who knows what he can do. He evaded Death by his Lonesome, and showed amazing powers over timespace... There's no Magic here... Rayle: I think we might be in a sub-realm 'ere... .oO(It is. I can't figure out where...) * Allen frowns, and puts away his crest graphs. nevermind *that*, then... Guys... could you quiet down for a second...? * Neydisa tries again to stand up on the "floor" of sorts. >> Neydisa finds the footing very solid. Jeff: ... * Allen makes an annoyed sound. >> As the group quiets down, a faint approaching sound can be heard. >> yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA * Hikaru closes his eyes and readies his sword once more, turning to face the sound. * Shane blinks. «ooc: Hikaru: Damn! That's the ugliest sound I ever did see! » * Shane pulls his gun. « lol » * Ellena stands up finally, on alert, "..." *** Rasis (jesse@166.102.7.172) has joined #warpg >> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA «ooc: Whoo! » «ooc: It's Rasis! » * Shane looks up, trying to find a target, just in case. * Shane scans with his glasses. * Ellena concentrates... * Neydisa starts shooting her glance around, wondering what else might be in this strange world. * Hikaru opens his eyes, bracing himself for whatever's coming closer. >> A hole opens in the sky and spits out a bedraggled Watcher. >> AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAwhump ...... >> Watcher's top hat rolls around before settling on its side. (flatly) Man. That was a surprise. Rayle: Figures. * Shane cocks his hammer. Hey there. Have fun? Explain, now. Watcher: Nnngh. * Neydisa almost jumps. "...Watcher?" ...Watcher...what are you doing here...? O_o >> Watcher wearily pushes himself to a sitting position, seeming for a minute not to notice the group. «ooc: Timeless Timespiral.mid? » «ooc: if you like. :D » «ooc: url? » * Hikaru points his sword at Watcher. "I do believe the town loon asked you a question." «ooc: http://rpgcafe.net/WARPG/files/timeless_timespiral.mid » >> Hikaru finally gets Watcher's attention. "Uh? Oh, crud." * Shane glares, without moving his eyes. Where is our Ship, watcher? * Ellena begins to look a little irked, crossing her hands over her chest. >:/ Where is the New Moon? «ooc: ...That's actually a cute mental picture. Ellena mad :p » Where are we? * Hikaru looks over his shoulder at Shane. "You think this retard would know? He got fucked over just like the rest of us." >> Wincing, the piebald vagrant stands, rubbing one knee. "Ship? I guess where you left it." *** Rasis is now known as Jeff <> «ooc: Hey...yeah! » * Neydisa picks up his top hat from the floor. "You mean... we're somewhere else?" ...We left it beneath us, last we saw it. ...Above us, Shane. Remember, we -fell-. <> So, it's three feet from where we're standing, Hikaru? I doubt it. «ooc: let's just kill Watcher! » «ooc: :D » *** Gayo changes topic to 'Session 39: Watchmaker | Unspace' Watcher: OK. Um. I guess you aren't getting out of this that easily, then. We can't leave Unspace right now. «ooc: <- bloodrunner. » Shane, your brain's three miles from Adlehyde, I'd take it, but I'm not holding it against you. Whatever's happening, we're a far far way from the bird or anywhere resembling "home". ...Unspace? * Hikaru turns to look at Watcher. "Explain or I'll make sure you're unliving." * Ellena sighs... "Unspace...?" Watcher: *now aware of Hikaru, seems content to ignore him and address the group as a whole* Yeah, it's, uh...(damn that hurt)...a pocket dimension for storing stuff. Hikaru, your insolense in undue... ...like us. «ooc: Wow! John must live here! » Who's dimension is this? * Neydisa offers Watcher's hat back to him. The Master's? Watcher: Nah. The boss's. *dons his hat, straightening it out* I guess he wants us to work something out. Or maybe not. I didn't get a memo or anything. Rayle: 'oo? Who's the boss? The Boss? Boss...? * Ellena narrows her eyes, "The Boss?" «ooc: A really bad sitcom from the 80s. » «ooc: Dan Dariam ;) » «ooc: Boss Battle! Versus...the boss! » «ooc: echo! » First the Master, now... The Boss? Great. When's the Big Cheese coming on the scene? Cheese? Watcher: I can't say the name. It's a long story. He's sort of my employer. ... Is this why you were trying to stop us from leaving? Shane, shut up. I'm the only one who's supposed to be an idiot around here. Watcher: No, no. See...you're trying to do my job. It's MY JOB. And you excel in spades, Hikaru. Believe me. Well, obviously you're not doing it too well either, Watcher. Watcher: Yeah, yeah, quiet. We need to go. The Master is *my* business. >> Watcher grumbles a bit, rubbing the ring finger of his left hand. "You don't know how to deal with this." * Ellena looks at Shane and 'Karu, "Now is not the time to bicker, you two!" * Hikaru rolls his eyes and seathes his sword. "Like you do?" * Shane arches an eyebrow,. Watcher: This is what I do. * Shane fingers his gun, still pointed at Watchers head. *** Heather (Eternal@stj152.nf.sympatico.ca) has left #warpg And what would 'this' be? * Neydisa sighs. "No, I don't. but I have to still try.... the Guardians asked me to do this." Watcher: You guys will just get in the way if you come with. And if you kill me, you...well, you don't want to kill me. Heh. Trust me there. Become trapped in pocket dimensions while madmen use unstable dimensional devices? Watcher: This...this, uh. The whole thing. Ka Dingel is the most unstable place on Filgaia, and it'll only be moreso now. * Hikaru glares at Watcher. "Trust me, if nothing else, we'll be good cannon fodder for whatever you and only you apparently have to do, fuckhead." * Jeff frowns. "Get in the way..? We HAVE to go." Is there any way to make it stable enough for us to travel in? «ooc: Jeff is alive! ALIVE! » Watcher: The last thing I need is more people running in and getting....have to...agh. Look. *I* can get through easily enough. It's what I do. I'm not sure if I can get everyone through. * Ellena silently fumes at all of this. >:/ But if we don't go there to stop the Master, then it could only get much more worse with each minute. <<*Pokes Jeff* He's still raw! Toss him back in!>> Think real hard here, Watcher. Because we're going, and if you need to go, you need to bring us. Because otherwise, neither of us gets what we want. ...Hmm. How many... How many can you take, then? >> Rayle silently ruminates. * Hikaru gets a devious grin. "Tell you what. Take Shane. Get you two both killed. Then we can take on the master in relative peace." «ooc: YOU ARE RUMINATING TO LOUDLY! » «ooc: When more than three people travel through a dimensional vortex it violates the Conservation of Time Theorem! » « lol » Hikaru, has anyone ever told you you're not worth the hassle? Watcher: Frankly, I'm not sure I can deal with any of you. Do you guys have ANY experience with this stuff? Yes, Shane. <> I have a very small modicum. Rayle: I've done a thin' or two. * Hikaru shrugs. "I'm only here because of Ellena anyways. I want nothing to do with this Master." Watcher: Great. Ugh. Um. Okay. «ooc: Jeff: But then how would you transfer the Gate Key back and forth? » * Shane bites back bile and venom. All I know is that the Guardians have blessed this... and I'm here to see it through no matter what. «ooc: have the person with the key go back alone and come back with two others » So, please, watcher, if you're on our side, help us? * Ellena nods slowly at Neydisa's words. >> Watcher stares up at the sky, tapping a foot. "I don't think it works that way. But I'm not sure there's an option. We can't leave this place unless we do it together." You probably understand better than anyone what's at stake here if we all do nothing. ... * Hikaru shrugs and waits, seeming more irritable than usual (obviously!) *** Scott (wkscott@63.16.140.188) has joined #WARPG * Neydisa looks around to everyone, hoping this gets through. :/ Watcher: Look, why can't you guys just let me do this myself, anyhow? You'ren just going to get killed and maybe get me killed too. I can avoid disturbing the field too much, but you guys definitely can't. apparently, it did, Storen. « shush Scott » « ^^; » Sorry. I'm afraid if I don't do this, I won't have much to live for anymore... <> «ooc: Uh, scott O_o Hello? » * Hikaru sighs and shakes his head. "Never mind." Watcher: ...so you're all doing this because the Guardians asked you to? * Hikaru raises his eyebrow at Watcher. "I already told you know. I'm doing this because I have someone to protect." * Jeff nods. "More or less." «ooc: know = no » ...'Karu... Eh, That's why *some* of us are. I'm on different authority. We all have our reasons.. I can't speak for everyone. But we all came here for the same goal. Rayle: Pretty much. ...you're working for one of those things, too? * Shane looks at Watcher, sidelong. Watcher: Me? Not exactly... >> He sighs. ...okay, I'll take you with me on one condition: you have to do exactly what I say. This is serious work. Sure thing. <> *** Scott (wkscott@63.16.140.188) has left #WARPG «ooc: Heheh » Fine. As long as we're going. Any funny business, and you won't have much time in your life to regret the decision, though. * Shane 's voice is ice. Watcher: Guardians know I've had enough of that already. Okay, let's get going. * Allen sighs. >> Watcher lowers his head and chants quietly. * Neydisa looks to Shane, then to Watcher, mumbling something softly to herself. >> The borders of space and time blur...and the group is back in the Bird, exactly as they were before. * Shane blinks. >> Watcher walks into the cockpit. "Hi." Rayle: Whoa...Ney! Eyes front! O_o How did you do that?.... * Neydisa is thrust back into the pilot seat, almost reacting a bit too slow. "....whew." O_O So, this whole thing was to correct our previous and temporary foiling of your plans, then. Watcher: I didn't. * Shane puts his gun in his holster/ ...you Didn't? Watcher: Like I just said. *I* don't have plans. I just do my job. * Neydisa makes sure the controls are firmly in her hands, and breathes easier. Who gives you your bloody job? ...Yeah. Listen, I don't care. So long as we get this done and I can live the rest of my life. Watcher: *nods at Hikaru* He's got the idea. It's not worth explaining. Now, a few notes before we arrive, because when we get there, it's way too late. ...I'm listening. Go on, Watcher... Watcher: As we approach the island, and particularly when we're there, there are going to be flux bubbles. I've fixed them in the past, but they keep reappearing. What the hell are flux bubbles? What exactly are flux bubbles? Some sort of demensional distortion or something? «ooc: Sounds like something you get from basking in the afterglow too long. » «ooc: Sounds like those skull bubbles in Zelda :D » «ooc: No such thang! :D » Watcher: They're bubbles...of flux. Yeah, basically, anyhow. It's important to stay out of those, or you'll wind up getting messed entirely like the cheery guy back at Saint Centour. Zed? Or... Death? Watcher: No, no. You know, the guy in black. What's his face. With the ARMs. Starling? * Neydisa puts the Bird to nigh full throttle, on course directly to Ka Dingel. "...Joseph?" Joseph? Blast. I'd forgotten about that one... «ooc: Starling? » «ooc: HE wore black? » Watcher: *snaps his fingers and points at Ney* That's it. Anyway. When we get near the island, you're gonna have to be extremely careful...it's very hard to approach at these speeds and not hit a bubble. «ooc: He might have. I forget. :D » ...But, what happened to Joseph? * Neydisa nods. "I understand... is there a safe zone we could navigate through?" * Hikaru shrugs. «ooc: Joe was in Death's robes. » « you guys saw him get fluxed » « I was not there. ^^ » «ooc: I did? » Something happened to Joseph...? I just assumed he was a jerk.. ^^; « we'ren't you in that gate malfunction space? » «ooc: He was, he just forgets. ^^ » «ooc: ...Oh yeah! O_o » «ooc: Yeah, but that was about a year ago, real time ^_^; » * Hikaru leans against the wall of the Bird and pulls his hat down over his eyes. Watcher: You know, he got all wonky. Safe zone...most of the area is safe. It's the unsafe zones to watch for. « I rememebr things... Ney's mind doesn't age :D » ...Oh yes...with the gate, right? ...how can we spot the bubbles? «ooc: ...That was Shane ^_^; » «ooc: nah, Joseph tried to walk away after the gate broke » Watcher: They look funny. Like looking through a pitcher of water. Have to keep an eye out, though. * Shane nods. Watcher: Anyhow, that's the easy part. «ooc: PER, don't fail me now! :D » * Neydisa looks a bit perplexed at that answer, and resolves to stay vigilant. "That doesn't tell me much... but I'll do my best." Is there anything else, Watcher? * Shane looks out the cockpit, nervously... Watcher: Oh yeah, that's just the basics. But I don't have time to go over everything, so here's the big thing: if my sources are correct, what's happening is Ka Dingel is getting shifted back into this dimension. Well, that's the simple explanation. The actual explanation is a lot more complicated. But the thing is, it's still another dimension, it'll just be HERE for a bit. .o( Joseph... I wish he was here with us right now... Guardians, keep him safe if we fail. -_- ) A bit? How long? Rayle: I still don't get it. Didn't Ka Dingel get blown up right good? * Hikaru mutters to himself. "Of course not. It was just sent to the next dimension...oi." * Ellena gives 'Karu a sad look at his comment, almost as if she's...dissapointed somehow? «ooc: EAT THAT BITCH >:) » And its being brought.. back? * Ellena turns back to Watcher. Watcher: Until that rustbucket flux gate they have there shuts down. And yeah, ratty, you're quite right there. Ka Dingel no longer exists. However, the force of the explosion that destroyed it left a permanent shadow of it in the elevator dimension. With the misconstructed gate... ...The Elevator Dimension? Shadow? You mean it's not the real Ka Dingle? It's a... Ghost? «ooc: very Sandmany. The ghost of a place :) » Watcher: It's hard to explain. It's not the real Ka Dingel, no...that's in a million pieces. it's sort of like...okay, imagine that I could save your shadow as it is now, and then later make it as real as you. You can climb it, but only while the gate is there. I...think I see... How... intriguing... * Shane ponders this concept. ...Okay, so if the gate goes poof and we're still inside, we all find ourselves several hundred feet up with no ground beneath us then? «ooc: Are you pondering what I'm pondering, Pinky? » Watcher: See, this is where they got me. Once I figured out what they were building, I ignored the possibility of them going to Malduc because the flux corridor can't go that far without lots of power. There was only one machine that ever could, the Dimensional Elevator, which was irretrievably destroyed when Ka Dingel blew up. So they are riding the shadow of the elevator up there.. Watcher: This is a totally tripped out way of getting around it, though. Near as I can tell, they're using the shadow remnant of the Dimensional Elevator in the hopes that it will work like the old one. Yeah! You got it. ...sounds like it. Fascinating... Watcher: Now, I'm not even sure if that will work or not. Can't take the chance. Where's the Gate going to be located, then? Shane... I'm beginning to realize why you've been so careful all this time. Watcher: The shadows aren't perfect, see. The elevator might be wrecked. Watcher: I assume they have the flux corridor set at the base of the tower and aimed vertically. The elevator is at the very top. Neydisa, I was imagining they'd do even scarier things with the Gate... but I have no idea what the Master's true goals are... I was just figuring wanton destruction. Seemed a good place to assume from, and to revise upon later data. So, we should go to the base, then? ...SO can't we just shut down the flux somehow? Yes, we should hurry... We should disable the bad gate. Watcher: Yeah. We can just trash the machine when we get there and it should make the tower disappear, permanently trapping anyone in it in the same dimension as the shadow. Watcher: That's assuming they haven't managed to get to Malduc already, anyhow. What if they have? Is there anyway to tell if they have? Can the.... guardians... tell? And if they have, we manage to destroy our only chance of reaching them, Jeff. Not so! * Ellena closes her eyes at Shane's suggestion. . o O (Guardians...is he right? Do you somehow know? «ooc: er add a ) in there :D » If I can fix the gate, we shut down the shadow, and we can use it to go to the Null Moon! ...That's...more contrived than usual. It elimates both needs... ...It all depends on how messed up their version is... * Neydisa looks out the cockpit, eyes forward. "Well, you do have the instructions don't you? It's the only thing we have to use against this force." Watcher: The guardians have been oddly cloaked here. Some powerful magic is keeping them shrouded. * Neydisa looks to watcher. "So you know about that?" Their version may just need revisions and tweaks... It's obviously already functional... Watcher: Oh yeah. Otherwise, you know, I'd just get someone to ask them for me. * Shane trails off in technical mumblings to himself. . o O ( If they're cloaked...can I be of any help here...? I have to try.... ) We removed the source of the spell partially... that's how I was told that their goal was this island to the south. Watcher: The Guardians aren't as strong as they used to be...it's getting easier and easier to blind them. * Shane stops mumbling, and looks at Watcher. Neydisa, how long until we reach the gate? * Neydisa looks saddened by this truth, like it cuts deep to her core. * Jeff nods slowly. «ooc: Neydisa: Ow! My core! » * Neydisa checks her view for any signs of the Pegucci Empire. "It shouldn't be long now.... 45 minutes at most. I'm going as fast as I can..." Watcher: Damn! That soon? How long was I out? ...Guardians... * Ellena rests her head in her hands. * Shane looks at Ellena. «ooc: ...So angsty! Ooooo » (w) What deeds of the gods and monsters take us? * Hikaru raises his eyebrow and looks at Ellena. * Shane frowns. * Ellena notices the eyes on her, and blushes, putting her hands at her sides. ^^; ...sorry. >> Watcher sighs and rummages through his sack. "I'm gonna head in back to adjust my graphs. If there's anything you guys have to do, do it now." ...don't be... * Shane frowns sympathtically. >> Watcher leaves and closes the door behind them, leaving the party alone again. Rayle: ...that was all kinda unexpected. ...And strange... Well, this is the last chance for the orgy! Tak'm off, folks! «ooc: OOC! :D » * Jeff looks back at the closed door. "Another set of hands can't hurt.. we might need all the help we can get, after all." * Neydisa keeps a careful eye on the power as well, trying not to strain it so it'd cut out mid-ocean. "...I wonder just how close he is with the holy ones..." Jeff, I think the best thing we can do is hang back and let him do what he wants. « brb :) » * Shane decides to follow Watcher to the back, just in case... At least until we get rid of him. Just be careful...We don't know who he works for... I think we can trust him.. Rayle: Looks like we don't 'ave much choice. Never do. «ooc: http://rpgcafe.net/WARPG/files/running_the_gauntlet.mid » >> Shane steps into the back to find Watcher meticulously doodling in a spellbook. Maybe not.. but as long as we stay cautious and give this our best, we can do this. * Neydisa pushes some blue hair out of her eyes, as she grows incerasingly more tense. Always do. ...As long as we do our best...:) * Shane goes over his own crests, and Polishes Raymond. * Hikaru sighs and looks up at the ceiling... «ooc: Raymond is sucha stupid name for a gun ^^ » <> «ooc: Ray Gun! :D » «ooc: It's not as stupid as Clairvotance. :D » « ^^; » «ooc: voyance » «ooc: But that's poopy! So it's way better! » «ooc: But...but...Everybody Loves Raymond! CBS said so! » «ooc: Don't make fun of Ray! :( » «ooc: Is your gun poopy? I think not! » «ooc: He's sensitive! » ..He might be right about the Guardians not being a strong as they once were.. but they're still the Guardians, and they're with us. That's enough for me. Rayle: Good attitude t'ave. Wish I could be so optimistic. * Neydisa smiles some. "That means a lot to hear you say that..." * Ellena nods to Jeff, and smiles a bit. >> Watcher spares a glance at Shane, mumbling quietly through his concentration. "(q)Just...for the record...if I fail because you guys came along...I'll be really pissed." Well... I'm not too concerned about people's feelings right now. Sorry. >> Watcher grunts. * Allen is pouring over his graphs, and is ignoring the current goings on. * Shane shrugs coldly. * Ellena twiddles her thumbs nervously. Emotions are funny things. I don't think I much like them anymore. Better to dream and chase than to wish and waste... * Jeff relaxes, and starts stretching as well as he can while seated in a moving vehicle. >> Watcher places a final careful brustroke and blows on the ink. "Doesn't dreaming require feeling though?" And it seams that the heart is only for wishing. It takes the mind to do anything for real. * Hikaru sighs, pulling his hat back over his eyes. Even if this is a one way trip for the Bird, if we have a little faith, it won't be in the end. Perhaps... but it require feeling depending on only yourself. When another comes into the picture, nothing good comes of it. I would think that you'd understand. You've obviously taken the road of the Lone Wolf. * Ellena sits down, and keeps to herself. * Hikaru looks at Neydisa, mumbling again to himself. "...never is." Watcher: Heh. That...is a long story. I've found that people aren't so bad..they give me food sometimes. >> Rayle settles down on Neydisa's head, staring at the rapidly passing cloudscape. * Neydisa takes a breath, and eturns her senses to her task, just incase those flux bubbles come knocking a bit earlier than expected. * Jeff chuckles a little. * Neydisa peers up ever so slightly. "Nothing phases you does it, Rayle?" I know it's stupid to say, but I wonder what Amelia's reaction would be if we came back successful but the bird got trashed. I imagine she'd be a little irritated. * Shane sighs and shakes his head, looks down ray's cleaned barrel, reloads, and spins the barrel into place. Rayle: I'm the man. «ooc: Amelia! » «ooc: www.ameliaflight.com » «ooc: can't look now. Remind me later. » ...She'd probably be angry, yes. ^^; It's best to depend only on yourself, I think... I'm not going to begin to wonder how much this costs. Perhaps it's really better if I don't find out... * Shane looks through the little round window on the engine room door at Ellena. ...Dreams are better when they don't rely on others. ...I figured you for a Dream Chaser. You're not? >> Watcher looks at Shane a moment, then away. Watcher: Hrm? I'm just a guy. I don't have any dreams left to chase. * Shane , still looking at Ellena: "Torn asunder?" The Bird is really not unlike a ship though... I can feel it cut through the sea of clouds. It's purpose is to journey forever to some destination... just like our lives, one never knows what that final resting place will be. We just have to keep moving until then... * Neydisa sounds like she's talking to herself more than to anyone else. Rayle: Deep. Watcher: Well, you know how it is. You get a job, and it's hard to find time for your hobbies. Still, I have a good time of it when I'm not on the clock. Eat, drink, rest. That's enough for me. * Ellena closes her eyes, ovehearing Neydisa (w) "...Isn't that the truth..." I.. oh, sorry. I guess I was rambling. It's all right, Neydisa... ^^ * Allen reaches into his pocket and pulls out a small flat stone he had picked up at Saint Centour. One side bears "Geo". He studies it for a moment before putting it back in his pocket and rounding up his graphs. * Jeff turns in his seat, cracking his back. "I've never heard of a ship being compared to life before, Neydisa. It's a good metaphor, though." * Allen mumbles something about, "not enough time." * Shane sighs and turns from Ellena-in-the-window. * Neydisa nods carefully. "Well, I come from Timney. The sea is life, in many ways..." Watcher, you're a pretty knowledgable guy... Watcher: Like to think so. ...You ever hear of a thing called 'Kema'? Watcher: Kema. Hrm. >> He frowns, mulling over the name. Watcher: It sounds familiar. A woman, right? From, like, ages ago? * Jeff smiles. "I can understand that." I suppose so... That sounds right. Watcher: I'll try to remember if we pull our asses out of this particular fire. Anyhow...I'm going to see if anyone has anything to eat up front. >> He stands, putting away his spellbook and tools. «ooc: BRB » I suppsoe it really isn't much of a wonder how I learned the things I did. At least I can use them for something valuable at last... * Shane sighs, and follow him, dutifully >> Shane and Watcher step back into the cockpit. * Neydisa returns her gaze to the window ahead, certain the destination should be appearing any moment now. «ooc: Gah, I'm sorry, Gayo » «ooc: I'm falling asleep at the keyboard here, may I be excused? ^^; » «ooc: Uh, hmm. » >> Time passes. «ooc: We talked! I'm fast forwarding. » «ooc: I killed you and humped your cold dead corpse » «ooc: Oh, right. Angst. Should've assumed that. » «ooc: Hikaru, If you killed Shane, he'd explode! :D » «ooc: I'm a Shane-bomb right now >:D » « just like the castle! :) » >> The bird sails along in relative silence save for the roar of the engines and the subdued conversations. >> One wing tilts up abruptly, knocking everyone standing to one side. Neydisa quickly rights the craft. Seatbelts, people. * Neydisa struggles to right it. "Was that turbulence or something else?" Never can have too much safty... <> Watcher: Whoa! I think that might have been a little bubble. * Ellena nods and already hers hers on. Rayle: So there'll be more comin'? Watcher: Probably. We're getting close. * Hikaru slides casually, away from the wall, eating the floor and sitting up. "No thanks, Shane." ...Please sit down, 'Karu... Well, so much for our moment of peace... looks like it's time for action. * Ellena sounds nervous. * Shane mumbles something about being contrary. <> «ooc: OK. » *** Jeff (jesse@166.102.7.172) Quit (Quit: Ugh.) <> * Hikaru dusts himself off, looking at Ellena. "I'll be fine." * Neydisa maintains her altitude, but begins to slow as scan for anything in the way that might fit watcher's description of a flux bubble... * Ellena bites her lip. « er as = and » * Shane sighs inwardly, preparing himself mentally as best he can for what lies ahead. Watcher: Damn, I'm not used to doing this at this speed. I don't think this thing can rise or fall fast enough to get out of the way...you'd better get ready to turn if you see one coming. «ooc: This is the WARPG videogame minigame segmenyt. » I'm as ready as I'll ever be... just give the word as soon as you know... «ooc: Shane makes the discovery Evade! » «ooc: /me makes the Bird evade!! » « * neydisa makes the metal bird evade! :o » «ooc: avoid that distortion! » ...You can do it, Neydisa... « God that ruled. ;_; » Watcher: Hmmm. Can we get some people up front here? We need someone to watch for bubbles. ..always can... * Shane gets up. * Hikaru shakes his head and stands up, striding to the front. "Might as well be some help." * Shane unbuckles himself from the navigators seat, and presses his attention to the glass... * Hikaru takes a seat next to Shane, watching out the windows carefully for any bubble-like distortions... * Neydisa grips the control stick with a grim face and knuckles that are slender and almost white, trying to remain focused and ready to dodge on a dime. «ooc: A quarter's comin' this way! SHIT! » « lol ^^ » Watcher: OK...Hikaru, you keep an eye out to out starboard side. I'll watch the port. Shaney boy, you've got the best eye, I want you to keep an eye on where we're going. Anyone sees a distortion, holler. «ooc: Hah! » «ooc: gheh » * Hikaru nods and takes his place. «ooc: I'd look, but my per still sucks goats ;_; » «ooc: Let's make change. » «ooc: So does mine, Ney! ;) » «ooc: Er, Ell » «ooc: ...cool! :D » « what about allen? ;) » «ooc: Yeah, Allen! Does your peer suck goats too? :D » Rayle: Shaney boy. Heh. You ready, Ney? «ooc: Allen didn't volunteer. Haha. » « ooc: Allen wasn't in the room. » * Neydisa nods. «ooc: ...oh. » «ooc: *wonderfully oblivious* My, this tea is tasty. » «ooc: Zath thnks the Bird's bigger than it is :D » .o( Guardians guide me true... ) «ooc: I expect the bird's the size of a private aircraft, Shane. » «ooc: ...maybe a small one. » «ooc: oof. Zath doesn't want to play. He's going for a walk -_- » *** Allen (timm@208.42.104.244) has left #warpg «ooc: ........ » « hmm.. reasonably I'd think. maybe more like between that and a full blown minijet. ^^ » «ooc: Why is he going for a walk? » « eep :( » * Ellena closes her eyes, hoping she can sense these distortions with some other sense, wanting to be of help. «ooc: He's cranky -_- » «ooc: OK, I'm just gonna get us onto the island and finish then. » «ooc: :( » «ooc: I always figured there were 3 main areas. Cockpit and cabin, with no real door between, and engine room, with a sub-style sealable hatch/ » «ooc: More or less. » «ooc: He said to NPC him. » Allen: LABABABEBELFBSBAa HAHAHA I AM SEXY WOO WOO Allen: ... Allen: ...what? « ^^;;; » «ooc: Zath's fairly tempermental latly :( » «ooc: hrm. » «ooc: ...That was a very Gayo thing to do, Gayo ;p » « I hope he is alright. :/ let's go I guess. » «ooc: Hehe. » «ooc: One sec. » «ooc: OK. » *** Gayo is now known as Hanpan --PAUSE!-- -- The screen fades to black and Hanpan runs out, waving to the players. Hi! Hi! *** Dekar_Zol is now known as Joseph ... * Hikaru bonks Windy with his sword «ooc: Yeah at least I turned into my WA char. ;) » * Windstar kisses Hikaru gently Neydisa has to dodge the dimensional bubbles as she maneuvers her way to land on the island! « No pressure or anything! :) » However, she's busy steering, so she can't look out. «ooc: Wow. This IS a discovery evades thing! » She needs 3 people to watch for her: one center, and one on either side! * Joseph shrugs Watcher is watching to the left, Shane straight ahead, and Hikaru to the right. The lookouts will be rolling Per+Scrutiny to try and sight any upcoming bubbles. ... Meanwhile, Neydisa will be rolling Agi+Vehicle Pilot whenever she wants to move out of the way. * Joseph poofs away *** Joseph is now known as Dekar_Zol ...Glad I invested in Scrutiny. Speed is the most important thing! The faster the lookout spots a bubble, the faster she can move away from it! Because the Metal Bird is moving so fast, it will take structural damage for each bubble it passes through. However, if it only clips the bubble, it will sustain less damage. If it takes too many hits, it will crash! That would be bad. «ooc: Snick ^^ » Also Amelia would be upset. Also we'd all be dead. Here's how it works. * Dekar_Zol idly wonders if the Link beeping sound would happen if its about to crash. And I'd feel like even more of a failure. So be careful okay? ^^ When someone sees a bubble, I'll say the name of the direction (left, right, ahead) If the bubble is to the left or right, you can keep going the same direction you already are without being hurt. However, if it's ahead, you'll need to dodge. Left, Left. Right, right. Body Blow. What? Up, up, down, down, chu chu chu ;p Neydisa can declare that she wants to try and steer left or right at any time. Up down, left right left right select start! No one got my joke. ;_; Guess no one likes Punch Out. I did. Unfortunately. ^_- « tempted to invite you know who in here :) » However, eventually Neydisa has to make a decision even if the lookouts can't tell if there's a bubble yet! What, being a green wire guy is cool. ;) OK! <> Let's start! Happy flights! * Hanpan waves. * Hikaru tries to save the game! «ooc: Fuck you, Hanpan, you helpful sod! ;) » >> The screen fades in. \g Er *** Hanpan is now known as Gayo --RESUME!-- «ooc: I'll be a bit slow here, btw. Deal. :D » «ooc: np » « s'ok :) » *** Bahamut (bahamut@205.200.58.244) has joined #Warpg >> Neydisa tilts the bird down as she approaches the island! «ooc: Whats up Baha? » << Hiyas. ^_^ I dunno. Just following the invite. ^^; >> * Neydisa begins the approach, dipping below the clouds... « I invited him to watch :) » «ooc: /me makes Baha evade! » «ooc: right clear » «ooc: That is, no bubbles » All clear over here.. «ooc: front clear » Nothing... Watcher: There's a bubble to the left of us...just keep going straight and you'll be fine! «ooc: Direction? » «ooc: Z minus 300. ^_- » * Neydisa maintains course dead ahead. « still straight ^^ » «ooc: front clear » nothing... Watcher: I...can't tell. Dammit. «ooc: right unknown » «ooc: direction? » ...I can't either! It's hard to see! «ooc: That sounded whinier than I wanted. » Rayle: We should be OK if we... «ooc: Well if the front is clear, then who cares. » go straight. Aye aye... Rayle: Boy, it's like we're married. * Neydisa holds steady. ...For the love of god, Rayle, keep the honeymoon a secret. Sorry, mousey. I'm not into spirits. Shh, everyone. Let Neydisa concentrate.... * Neydisa whispers. "No, everyone, you have to concentrate... you're my eyes here." *** Windstar (mikemccart@cs242760-103.austin.rr.com) Quit (Quit: ) * Hikaru nods. "Gotcha." «ooc: front unknown » Hrmm... it's hazy now. I can't tell. Watcher: ...I can't...augh. *shakes his head in exasperation* I'm not used to this... «ooc: right clear » We're clear on the right! You should be safe that way! * Shane nods; * Neydisa immediately turns to starboard. « right in toher words :) » >> Neydisa makes a sharp turn, but as she does, she clips a bubble that lay ahead! Bird 29/30 * Neydisa holds on, riding it out. "Just a small scratch... keep alert!" «ooc: Now everyone on the bird should screen while a screenshot of the cockpit vibrates on the TV. » «ooc: Hehehe. » «ooc: Er...scream. » «ooc: front bubble » Bubble ahead! «ooc: Icebuhhg! Dead ahead! » «ooc: right bubble » There's one over here, too! Watch it! «ooc: Just turn left now. Its faster. ;) » * Neydisa leans in, trying to pull out of the nicked one before and glide to port. Watcher: I....whoa! >> Neydisa completely clears the bubble ahead, pulling into clear air. «ooc: Go Neydisa :D » «ooc: right clear » All clear over here, now! «ooc: front clear » No distortions ahead. Watcher: We've got one over here! * Neydisa takes a second to catch her breath, as no damage accompanies the manuever, leveling out before edging right as soon as she can. «ooc: straight? » « right. ^^ » «ooc: Right as in correct or as in the opposite of left? » « sorry if that was ambigous.. just visualizing :) » «ooc: Hehe. » [19:05:04] «ooc: One sec. » [19:06:42] «ooc: OK. » [19:06:44] *** Gayo is now known as Hanpan [19:06:44] --PAUSE!-- [19:06:44] -- The screen fades to black and Hanpan runs out, waving to the players. «ooc: ... » « Okay who kicked the PSX! :o » « ^_^ » Watcher: Damn it...there's another one on this side! «ooc: right clear » «ooc: Wait » «ooc: right BUBBLE » «ooc: not clear >_< » We've got a distortion over here, too! * Neydisa accelerates forward! * Shane squints. «ooc: front was unknown, but...:D » >> Neydisa keeps going ahead! « well come on.. two confirms.. bubble sandwich ^^ » «ooc: It could be a wall of em, Ney » *** Heather (Eternal@stj152.nf.sympatico.ca) has joined #warpg «ooc: what if they were all. You'd need to go up/down. » «ooc: up/down won't completely clear them, but you can try » «ooc: right unknown » « we can't go up or down though. unless that's okay with Gayo as a direction. ^^ » «ooc: He said you could try. » «ooc: It won't work very well, but you can try. » Dammit, now I can't see over here! Watcher: Me neither. Ugh. Gotta pull it together. «ooc: front bubble » Bubble ahead «ooc: And it ate my punctiation too » «ooc: damn it all :D » « ack! » Head... uh... Port. * Neydisa trust her instincts and heads port. «ooc: Shane is Neydisa's instincts? » «ooc: roll 37 12 11 » « he'h.. I had already started typing that ^^ » «ooc: Thats what I'm wondering. » «ooc: roll 37 12 11 » «ooc: Oooh, baby. » «ooc: ...doh » «ooc: Apparently. » «ooc: After all, they're junkie buddies! » «ooc: we're on the same wavelength. » >> Neydisa slams into the edge of the center bubble, but pulls away before taking serious damage! «ooc: God, Ney's a fearful ex pothead. Shane still does freebase if he needs it ;) » Bird: 27/30 «ooc: And Hikaru is just on crack. :S » Rayle: Whoa...! «ooc: Hikaru's got some serious priority issues. ^^ » * Hikaru grunts, keeping a hold of his seat. * Neydisa grits her teeth a bit, keeping her wits about her as the craft shakes. "No time to take that back... keep looking!" I can repair anything within reason. We're still fine... «ooc: You will fear the power of Shane Arturis... Technomage! ;D » «ooc: Huh, Hik is getting good rolls considering. » «ooc: right bubble » « yay Hik. :) » We've got a bubble over here! Watcher: We're fine on my side. * Neydisa continues her veering to port... «ooc: front unknown » I can't be sure... Hard Port. >> Neydisa sails throughn nothing but open air. « A Blow of the Wind is good music here ^^ » «ooc: Summoned Monster Battle, FFX » «ooc: front clear » We're clear to the front. Watcher: I can't tell...better keep going! «ooc: right unknown » "Evil power of the Underworld, FF3j!" * Neydisa steadies and pushes ahead, slightly dropping altitude as they get closer. Same here! Looks like your safest bet is to just go straight! «ooc: Is that his new Duras Drum chant? :D » «ooc: I had a good feeling! » « lol » «ooc: ^^;;; » «ooc: Shize. » >> Neydisa keeps on going straight.; «ooc: I haven't summoned Drum in a bit! :o » «ooc: front clear » Head straight. Clear skies. «ooc: right clear » * Neydisa maintains course. Clear over here, too. « aka ahead ^^ » Is the field clearing up? We might be getting closer. Watcher: We're not out of it yet... Don't relax just yet... I would think it'd get worse closer in... * Neydisa doesn't really look relaxed, considering. * Hikaru is looking for bubbles, not Ney's relaxation. «ooc: But he is lookin' for her sadisfaction! Aww yeah! » «ooc: front bubble » «ooc: right unknown » Distortion dead ahead! I can't tell over here! Watcher: We're...uh...hang on...yeah! It's clear on this side! Ok! * Neydisa heads left immediately. >> The right wing clips the center distortion as Neydisa steers away. Bird: 26/30 «ooc: front clear » Clear ahead./ * Neydisa tries not to think how she could of moved faster last time, but continues to press on forward. «ooc: Actually, you did as well as you possibly could have. The thing was that watcher told you where to go too late. ^^ » « heh :) » «ooc: front unknown » I can't tell. ...blast. Watcher: I...drat, is that one or not? «ooc: right bubble » ...Hells! There's one over here! * Neydisa tries keeping forward, but lowers her altitude more just incase. Rayle: Bleedin...'! >> ...the ship sails on safely. * Shane peels his eyes for the moving edges of a bubble... «ooc: Ack, BRB » « I am a wo-man of the sea! ^_^ » «ooc: ...Jane Eyre sucks ass. » <> «ooc: ^_^ » « Now where have i heard that before. :) » «ooc: Back. » « wb! :) » «ooc: front bubble » Bubble ahead! «ooc: right clear » We're fine over here. * Neydisa leans port. Clear skies to the right! ...But you obviously didn't need to know that. You're doing fine Hikaru... I'm counting on you... >> Neydisa avoids the bubble ahead, pulling hard to the left. «ooc: front bubble » Bubble again! «ooc: right unknown » I can't tell! Dammit, I think this window's fogged up. Watcher: It's...wait...damn, there's one here too. Watcher: I'm too old for this.... * Neydisa tries going right. "Only one way to go!" « I think this is fun if not for all the failrue quotes ^^ » >> The Bird rips through part of the bubble ahead, shaking violntly before clearing it. Bird: 23/30 Ack.. hold on... * Allen drops his graphs and tries to bend down and pick them up without undoing his seatbelt. ;_; « poor Allen ^^ » * Ellena prays... Watcher: Whoa, not this way! «ooc: Too bad the Bird was at level 1. » «ooc: It only had 30 HP! » «ooc: heh. » «ooc: right bubble » * Neydisa tries to maintain her grip on the bird and pass through the bubble, pausing to look up from them ahead. "The island is approaching.. I'm going to be deploying the landing gear.... are we clear enough to make a touchdown somewhere?" Can't tell...can't tell....dammit, there's one over here! * Neydisa drops down forward... Watcher: It's going to be a rough landing! «ooc: front bubble » Bubble ahead! «ooc: right unknown » Watcher: I can't...is that or...damn! Just land us however you have to! I can't tell over here... there's a cloud in the way. -_-; As long as we land in one piece! >> Hikaru is thwarted by a cloud! * Neydisa veers to starboard, and continues to drown down... «ooc: Damn you, Gayo ;) » « er drop ^^ » >> Thwart, thwart. «ooc: "Drown"?! NOT GOOD WORDING » « LOL.. not for me. haha ;) » >> This time Neydisa pulls the bird right into a bubble...it's too late to dodge, and it flies right through it. The ship is shaken to its core, and the instrument panels rattle violently. * Hikaru creams loudly, wincing as he feels something rip through him! «ooc: GAH SCREAMS AUGH O_o; » * Shane pales. «ooc: .........nyahahaha » * Neydisa tries to hold onto the controls and ride it out, aiming for whatever clear ground she can find. >> The ship is momentarily frozen in time - and then lands with a heavy thud. Bird: 18/30 * Ellena cries out! >> Watcher falls over. * Shane picks Watcher up. Watcher: Ugh. Thanks. So...uhm. Here we are. * Hikaru pants heavily as the ship lands, wiping off a small trickle of blood from the side of his mouth. "Okay, this is definitely more real than I expected it to be." * Neydisa puts down uncharactaristically of her normal landings, being jerked forward a lot from the impact. She seems dizzy, but alright. * Ellena holds her head tightly, wincing in pain. *** Blaze (capote824@206.42.103.8) has joined #warpg Jeff: ...well, that could have been worse. *** Blaze (capote824@206.42.103.8) has left #warpg ...we did it. * Shane sighs. We're going to encounter more of those? * Hikaru undoes his seatbelt, stands up and offers Ellena a hand up. "You okay?" * Neydisa catches her breath now, saying a silent prayer of thanks as she lets her grip relax. I'm...fine...Just a little dizzy... * Neydisa looks out the window at where exactly she ended up. Rayle: So...I guess we're 'ere, wot? * Shane tightens the straps on his bag, and heads for the door. Will the device be easy to find? Probably not. Watcher: I guess we'll know when we find it. *wink* >> The door slowly slides open. >> The tower of Ka Dingel, previously hidden by clouds and distortions, is now plainly visible: a pillar piercing the sky, flickering and shifting in the dimensional flux like heat haze. Parts of it have been utterly destroyed, and loose stones and metal plates hang eerily in the air all along its height. At the top, almost too far to see, electricity crackles in the roiling clouds. A storm is brewing. --SESSION END-- Session Close: Sun Sep 09 21:12:31 2001