We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)
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Alain let out a yell and charged at Eric, swinging his hammer overhead in an attempt to hit around the shield. Whatever it hit, the hammer would deliver the whopping force of an empty plastic bottle, harmlessly bouncing off of whatever it hit.
"Very well, then." Yeul responded to Samus, giving a sall nod.
Caius glanced to Alain when he entered the kitchen, frowning when soon after, Dave began fighting with him, a fight that later involved Eric. Placing a hand on Yeul's shoulder, he began guiding her towards the exit of the kitchen, concerned for Yeul's safety. As the two approached the exit, however, Caius stopped, uncertain if he could guide Yeul past the flailing of hammers and shields without her getting caught in the crossfire.
Closing his eyes for a moment, Caius uttered a soft "Hmph". After this, those in the kitchen that also happened to look to the duo would find they had seemed to move from where they were standing, to the hallway outside the kitchen, instanteneously. Now outside the kitchen, Caius and Yeul began moving further down the hallway.
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A couple of hours after the group left Pakistan, the rubble at the site where they had fought Armstrong began to rumble. Moments after this, a noise resembling the crackling of electricity rang out, before a white portal opened with the sound of a pop. From this portal, eight hovering white drones resembling cones with arms came out, followed by a six-limbed, quaddrupedal figure, their exact features invissible behind a brown and white suit with an grey, opaque visor.
The figure follow their drones further into area, looking around. Eventually, one of the drones began bleeping as it hovered over the corpse of Armstrong, a series of harmless laser beams shining down on the corpses from an emitter at the bottom of the cone. The fire looked the corpse over, then pointed a tubular device that was pulled from a slot on the forearm on the suit at the corspe. "Collect the sample", the figure ordered. The drone bleeped in confirmation, and picked the corpse up with the help of eight other drones, moving it through the portal.
After this, the figure walked around more, until another bleeping drone caught their attention. Approaching this drone, the figure was lead to te body of Sam. Once more, the figure pointed their device at their find, cocking their head once the device did whatever purpose it was brought out for. "Collect the sample", the figure ordered once more after a moment of being quiet.
Once the remaining drones carried Sam's body through the portal, the figure looked the area over a final time, then stepped through the portal themselves, it closing behind them.
Caius glanced to Alain when he entered the kitchen, frowning when soon after, Dave began fighting with him, a fight that later involved Eric. Placing a hand on Yeul's shoulder, he began guiding her towards the exit of the kitchen, concerned for Yeul's safety. As the two approached the exit, however, Caius stopped, uncertain if he could guide Yeul past the flailing of hammers and shields without her getting caught in the crossfire.
Closing his eyes for a moment, Caius uttered a soft "Hmph". After this, those in the kitchen that also happened to look to the duo would find they had seemed to move from where they were standing, to the hallway outside the kitchen, instanteneously. Now outside the kitchen, Caius and Yeul began moving further down the hallway.
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Pakistan, June 10.
A couple of hours after the group left Pakistan, the rubble at the site where they had fought Armstrong began to rumble. Moments after this, a noise resembling the crackling of electricity rang out, before a white portal opened with the sound of a pop. From this portal, eight hovering white drones resembling cones with arms came out, followed by a six-limbed, quaddrupedal figure, their exact features invissible behind a brown and white suit with an grey, opaque visor.
The figure follow their drones further into area, looking around. Eventually, one of the drones began bleeping as it hovered over the corpse of Armstrong, a series of harmless laser beams shining down on the corpses from an emitter at the bottom of the cone. The fire looked the corpse over, then pointed a tubular device that was pulled from a slot on the forearm on the suit at the corspe. "Collect the sample", the figure ordered. The drone bleeped in confirmation, and picked the corpse up with the help of eight other drones, moving it through the portal.
After this, the figure walked around more, until another bleeping drone caught their attention. Approaching this drone, the figure was lead to te body of Sam. Once more, the figure pointed their device at their find, cocking their head once the device did whatever purpose it was brought out for. "Collect the sample", the figure ordered once more after a moment of being quiet.
Once the remaining drones carried Sam's body through the portal, the figure looked the area over a final time, then stepped through the portal themselves, it closing behind them.
Joel was about to respond to EMily, when Gwen arrived. [color=003399]"You mean someone else has shown up here? Maybe we should investigate."[/color] he said.
<color=purple>"Whatever came out of there has moved. I feel like its mass is nearby Hans' ship."
The sisters all turned around at the noise and caught Eric and Alain throwing hits at each other for kicks.
<color=black>"If you're fighting for fun please take it somewhere where you're not banging up the ship."
The sisters all turned around at the noise and caught Eric and Alain throwing hits at each other for kicks.
<color=black>"If you're fighting for fun please take it somewhere where you're not banging up the ship."
Hans quieted, and patted his head, remembering the things he heard a payker could do. "Perhaps that is for the best." he said, leaving it at that.
"So, one other thing that's got me curious. Some of the people that have shown up obviously have never seen a Beastkin before, um... what I am specifically. But from what I could tell you don't seem to mind one way or the other?" She asked him, having wondered this given the lack of response he'd given to her and the negative attitude to otherwise alien things.
"Felinids are a type of human that our military frequently employs. They have cat ears and a tail, much like you and the others. There are variations of Felinids that echo other creatures." Hans explained, examining the heavy bolter screwed next to a side exit on the Valkyrie.
As the week progressed, the weather would clear up and allow the group a bit more free roaming. In that time, Sophia would have finished the figurine, although she hadn't gotten a good chance to present it to Victoria. She'd also started work on another one, moving outside to work while it wasn't raining. Otherwise she would try to spend time with the others, meditating with Samus, cooking and listening to lectures with the Mason sisters, perhaps even having an arm wrestling match with Eric if he was a brave enough knight for it. There wouldn't be too much in the way of violent mishaps other than one disgruntled paperboy, who liked throwing newspapers at people's faces. Needless to say he wasn't working for long.
However as the week started to near its end, Sophia seemed to get a bit more anxious. Most of the feeling stemmed from the 5th day when she seemed to be constantly give off a chocolate smell regardless of her mood. She explained that it was something that happened a lot more commonly when she was first learning magic. She however stayed away from the group on that day, and subsequent days after she'd look a bit tired like she wasn't sleeping well.
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June 18th 10:00ish
It was getting late in the evening when trouble started to brew. By that point supper had already been served and cleared. Sophia was getting ready to turn in early that night when Yeul would feel the comings on of a vision.
(We're also going to say that until Random gets back his guys are on a bus, can't have them standing out near Hans' ship for a week doing nothing)
However as the week started to near its end, Sophia seemed to get a bit more anxious. Most of the feeling stemmed from the 5th day when she seemed to be constantly give off a chocolate smell regardless of her mood. She explained that it was something that happened a lot more commonly when she was first learning magic. She however stayed away from the group on that day, and subsequent days after she'd look a bit tired like she wasn't sleeping well.
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June 18th 10:00ish
It was getting late in the evening when trouble started to brew. By that point supper had already been served and cleared. Sophia was getting ready to turn in early that night when Yeul would feel the comings on of a vision.
(We're also going to say that until Random gets back his guys are on a bus, can't have them standing out near Hans' ship for a week doing nothing)
Over the course of the week, Caius mostly kept to himself, although as always, he never let Yeul out of sight. He wasn't paticularly interested in talking to anyone, having already questioned the majority of the group, and an oppertunity to do so with the few that he hadn't talked to never showed. As per agreement, Caius cooked dinner on the first day of the week, the meal consisting of a vegetable soup for a starter, steak with potatoes, brocoli, and a pepper sauce Caius concocted himself for the main course. For desert, Caius attempted to make a pudding, but due to being unfamiliar with the ingredients, this failed, and the deserted ended up being ice cream bought from a store. When the weather began clearing up - a thing Caius was grateful for - he took Yeul out into town more, mostly to ask locals if they knew anything about extradimensional activity. He heard some rumors of an armour giant skulking about, but didn't investigate on account of a lack of anything solid.
Yeul was more personable out of the duo, occasionally striking up conversation with people, during which she generally showed interest in what was being talked about. On the third day of the week, when she went into town with Caius, Yeul stopped at a flower store, which she visited more frequently during the remainder of the days in the week.
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With a cup of herbal tea in hand, Yeul sat with Caius in the sitting room, having returned after going into town again. She brought the cup to her mouth, but it stopped before it touched her lips. She stared blankly into the distance for a moment. This caught the attention of Caius, who approached her more closely, his usual stoic face showing signs of concern.
Soon after this, golden sigils resembling a tulip bulp appeared over Yeul's pupils, the unmistakable sign she was having a vision.
She saw...
Yeul was more personable out of the duo, occasionally striking up conversation with people, during which she generally showed interest in what was being talked about. On the third day of the week, when she went into town with Caius, Yeul stopped at a flower store, which she visited more frequently during the remainder of the days in the week.
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June 18
With a cup of herbal tea in hand, Yeul sat with Caius in the sitting room, having returned after going into town again. She brought the cup to her mouth, but it stopped before it touched her lips. She stared blankly into the distance for a moment. This caught the attention of Caius, who approached her more closely, his usual stoic face showing signs of concern.
Soon after this, golden sigils resembling a tulip bulp appeared over Yeul's pupils, the unmistakable sign she was having a vision.
She saw...
Victoria spent the week largely being sedentary, never leaving the grounds where Dave's space-craft was parked, and rarely even leaving the laundry room at that. While this probably wouldn't raise any eyebrows for the most part, it being easily assumed she was resting simply to recover, this behavior even continued after she began looking and acting much healthier. Whereas in previous periods of inactivity she would spend almost all her time moving to some degree, mostly either performing exercises or pacing about, she now could hardly be found doing anything other than sitting or laying down. Even the few times she actually left the ship she only ever spent time laying in the grass or on top of the ship itself.
Victoria more-or-less seemed to be doing her best to isolate herself, and as such took very little notice in Sophia's change in behavior.
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June 18th
Victoria would be in what her acquaintances would probably consider to be her usual spot, laying over a quilt in the laundry room. If anyone were to check on her, she wouldn't seem tired or in pain, simply lazing about for lack of caring to do anything else.
Victoria more-or-less seemed to be doing her best to isolate herself, and as such took very little notice in Sophia's change in behavior.
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June 18th
Victoria would be in what her acquaintances would probably consider to be her usual spot, laying over a quilt in the laundry room. If anyone were to check on her, she wouldn't seem tired or in pain, simply lazing about for lack of caring to do anything else.
The sisters left Hans' ship alone for the time being. During the week, the sisters scouted out the local shops for anything that might be of interest. They were also able to establish a link with the world's current internet, so they could procure some information regarding anything that was there at the time. This did include the location of the Royal Botanical Gardens.
EMily and Winona helped explain to Sophia, via demonstration with a bar magnet and a wire, how electricity was generated. As well as the difference between static and moving electricity, and how that is related to the electrons around atoms. This also led to a discussion on the difference between conductors and insulators.
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June 18, 2014
Gwen was outside, looking out at the sky with Graviton. Its handle had transformed to become an eyepiece. And the computer itself had restructured into an optical telescope about half a meter long and 10 cm in diameter. It could reshape its optics to be just as powerful as the telescope on Mount Palomar or the ones at Kitt Peak. The telescope was held with two steady hands. The other two sisters were asleep at this point.
<color=purple>"I've forgotten how much is unobservable with the cities lit up like this with all the light pollution. I'm so glad I lived out in the country where the light is dim." She said to herself.
EMily and Winona helped explain to Sophia, via demonstration with a bar magnet and a wire, how electricity was generated. As well as the difference between static and moving electricity, and how that is related to the electrons around atoms. This also led to a discussion on the difference between conductors and insulators.
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June 18, 2014
Gwen was outside, looking out at the sky with Graviton. Its handle had transformed to become an eyepiece. And the computer itself had restructured into an optical telescope about half a meter long and 10 cm in diameter. It could reshape its optics to be just as powerful as the telescope on Mount Palomar or the ones at Kitt Peak. The telescope was held with two steady hands. The other two sisters were asleep at this point.
<color=purple>"I've forgotten how much is unobservable with the cities lit up like this with all the light pollution. I'm so glad I lived out in the country where the light is dim." She said to herself.
Once the smoke had cleared, in the room 13 knights stood in the room, the studio set trashed significantly. Their armour similar to ones who would think of when talking about knights of the Crusade. One major difference however was a lack of any religious symbolism denoting a line of faith to them. [color=Brog the Kind]"So this is where that monster had skulked away to."[/color] One said under his helmet, his voice dimming as Yeul's vision seemed to slowly recede again, bringing her back to the present.
(Gotta go for supper, but you should be good for the moment)
Samus had spent the next few days meditating and performing maintenance on her suit, with a bit of training when she found a good spot and had some time free. She tried adapting to the group and the world a bit more, though still spent a lot of time quiet or by herself.
June 18th
Samus was sitting in the cargo hold, tinkering a bit with her arm canon. She had gotten into the habit of wearing the long coat she had bought a few days earlier as a disguise over the Zero Suit, and was doing so now. She had rolled up the sleeve to work on her canon, but if she rolled it back down and made sure everything was buttoned up, she would appear to just be wearing a long dark blue raincoat with matching shoes and gloves.
June 18th
Samus was sitting in the cargo hold, tinkering a bit with her arm canon. She had gotten into the habit of wearing the long coat she had bought a few days earlier as a disguise over the Zero Suit, and was doing so now. She had rolled up the sleeve to work on her canon, but if she rolled it back down and made sure everything was buttoned up, she would appear to just be wearing a long dark blue raincoat with matching shoes and gloves.
Hans spent the week in solemn work, repairing his lovely Valkyrie from all the perceived damages it had received during its captivity. He healed himself, his crutch quickly becoming an 'if needed' item on the gunship. On the end of the 5th night, he took a short cruise on the Valk, returning quickly to the group. On the seventh day, he'd taken a longer cruise, testing his piloting skills and putting the craft through its paces. He had returned in a happy state, and had eaten supper with everyone, a large change of pace for him.
Henry, meanwhile, stalked through the streets of Bristol. the police, perplexed but happy, reported a huge decrease in crime over the week. Most criminals seemed to end up with a concussion and a tall tale of a 8 foot tall man wearing a jetpack and fishnet stockings attacking them. The police, of course, didn't entirely dismiss the claim, knowing the group was in town, but accepted this as a bit of help to pay back the town for allowing the group to stay.
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June 18th
Hans at this point would be in the cargo hold, poking around and noting the dimensions of the Cargo Hold. He had taken an interest in the craft after his repairs on the Valkyrie had finished, and was now confirming a few theories he had.
Henry was currently patrolling down the street the group had set up, bored and curious to what had occurred over the week.
Henry, meanwhile, stalked through the streets of Bristol. the police, perplexed but happy, reported a huge decrease in crime over the week. Most criminals seemed to end up with a concussion and a tall tale of a 8 foot tall man wearing a jetpack and fishnet stockings attacking them. The police, of course, didn't entirely dismiss the claim, knowing the group was in town, but accepted this as a bit of help to pay back the town for allowing the group to stay.
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June 18th
Hans at this point would be in the cargo hold, poking around and noting the dimensions of the Cargo Hold. He had taken an interest in the craft after his repairs on the Valkyrie had finished, and was now confirming a few theories he had.
Henry was currently patrolling down the street the group had set up, bored and curious to what had occurred over the week.
As the vison receded, Yeul dropped the cup. alhough Caius managed to catch it before the cup landed on the seat, some of the tea spilled over, spilling over Yeul's legs. She didn't seem to register this, however, and continued staring off into the distance. This continued for a moment longer, then blinking pronouncedly, returning to her senses. Now, she noticed that hot liquid had made contact with her skin, which made her yelp and jumped out of the chair, with a pained expression on her face.
"Yeul? Are you hurt?" Caius asked with concern, setting the cup down on a table.
Yeul rubbed her eyes a little, then shook her head. "Not to an extend that it requires attention..." She stated, absent-mindedly. "This... just took me by suprise."
Caius looked down to Yeul for a moment, then gave a small nod. "I understand." He said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Come. You should have a change in legwear." He added, then began walking to the exit of the sitting area. Yeul nodded, and followed.
"Yeul? Are you hurt?" Caius asked with concern, setting the cup down on a table.
Yeul rubbed her eyes a little, then shook her head. "Not to an extend that it requires attention..." She stated, absent-mindedly. "This... just took me by suprise."
Caius looked down to Yeul for a moment, then gave a small nod. "I understand." He said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder. "Come. You should have a change in legwear." He added, then began walking to the exit of the sitting area. Yeul nodded, and followed.
Roland spent the week mostly to himself, often spending hours at a time doing his spinning bullet trick, losing himself in his own thoughts as he stared at the round dancing across his fingertips. He made one trip into the city to buy tobacco, and payed the shopkeeper with a handful of gold coins.
Meanwhile, Alain went out of his mind with boredom. He talked to anyone that would listen, usually leading the conversation so that the subject was himself. Although most people would quickly tire of his boasting, he would still talk thier ears off. He also spent about an hour working on carving the rock he had been carrying around, but his lack of patience caused him to ruin it and he didn't make much real attempt to find a suitable stone to try again.
June 18th
Alain was sitting on the grass outside of the ships, staring at the sky and looking as if he were about to die of boredom.
Roland sat on a crate in the cargo hold, spinning a bullet around his fingers and staring at it.
Meanwhile, Alain went out of his mind with boredom. He talked to anyone that would listen, usually leading the conversation so that the subject was himself. Although most people would quickly tire of his boasting, he would still talk thier ears off. He also spent about an hour working on carving the rock he had been carrying around, but his lack of patience caused him to ruin it and he didn't make much real attempt to find a suitable stone to try again.
June 18th
Alain was sitting on the grass outside of the ships, staring at the sky and looking as if he were about to die of boredom.
Roland sat on a crate in the cargo hold, spinning a bullet around his fingers and staring at it.
Hearing footsteps approaching, Caius looked over his shoulder towards the source, almost inscinctively reaching for his sword when he saw Samus with her arm cannon raised, expecting there to be conflict, not instigated by her, but possibly nearby. It took a moment for him to lower his hand and assume a more relaxed pose.
Yeul also looked into the direction Samus came from, after Caius reached for his sword. Once Caius relaxed, she looked from him, back to Samus. "What is the matter?" She questioned.
Yeul also looked into the direction Samus came from, after Caius reached for his sword. Once Caius relaxed, she looked from him, back to Samus. "What is the matter?" She questioned.
Samus lowered the canon, sheepishly. "I thought I heard a scream. I was going to investigate."