We Are Our Avatars XI (Open)

[Kirke]

Ella nodded, and then her radio buzzed as her superior informed her of Dalahar's reappearance. With the ETR squad still in the air, she was the only XPOL officer in the city. She looked up at the committee and said; "With your permission, I'd like respond to this call. The ETR squad won't land for another half an hour, and they have only had a few hours rest, if that."

 

[ShindoL Shill]

XPOL Oversight Committee Office, March 5th

"Go ahead." the committee members told Ella, as they stood up.

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[hr]

Outside Hotel, Morning

The cops moved aside, keeping their eyes on Dalahar.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

March 5th
"I'm afraid a lady must keep some things to herself." Candace told Red.

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Hotel -
After Midnight​

[color=e50000]"Fair enough."[/color] Red said. [color=e50000]"By the way, my name is Dala. I doubt I should call myself 'Red' anymore, now that the circle was broken. What's your name?"[/color] She sipped on the tea again after saying this, like a proper lady would do it - as far as it was possible with a foot, that is.

 

[Slenn]

"Yes. They are. They are great rings tens of meters across that orbit around planets."

"Now for this next part, how resistant to radiation are you?"

 

[Gearhead mk2]

March 5th, Hotel, after midnight
Candace almost laughed at the incongruity of drinking properly without hands, but decided it would be rude to do so to someone who seemed to be of noble birth. "I am Lady Candace Ayers, of the house of Ayers." She did a short bow, apparently oblivious to the fact she was in her nightgown.

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Hotel -
After Midnight​

[color=e50000]"A pleasure to meet you, Lady Candace."[/color] Dala said, nodding slowly, slightly imitating a similar bow, and thinking about how she had thought of Candace as a servant at first. [color=e50000]"Well, you seem to have just woken up from the fighting outside, so I don't want to hold up your sleep for longer than necessary. We can talk more tomorrow. And I would need to talk to someone called 'Lambda', do you know how to reach her?"[/color]

 

[Chungus]

Basketball Court, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Afternoon. March 4th​

"It depends. For high accumulative doses, I could repair or reset any cellular damage. High acute doses, however, will probably still hurt me"

, Kuki answered.

"Why?"

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Portal room, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Early Morning. March 5th​

The Forefront representative didn't answer Blue's first question, staying on point. "It has come to our attention that your party has interest in the removal of extradimensional elements from Earth. Our organisation is interested in the acquisition of objects of interest of this nature. Regrettably, this has lead to a confrontation between our parties.

It was resolved without further incident, and we hereby apologize for any offence it may have caused. This brings me to the following: We believe both our parties could benefit from cooperation, to further our individual interests, and avoid misunderstandings, in the future."

Staying this, the representative paused. "As a sign of good will, we have information we would be willing to share."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

March 5th, Hotel, after Midnight
"Perhaps, yes... We shall resume out talk then. I must say, it's a joy to meet another blue blood." Candace smiled as she left, back to bed, sipping her tea.

 

[Vakra jal]

Dalahar grunted as he passed. He was glad he didn't ha e to fight them. He hoped he would make good time towards the river before he was intercepted

 

[Kirke]

Ella left, and sprinted back towards the old hotel. Without the weight of her armour she was a quick runner with good stamina, but it still took her fifteen minutes to get to the cops. Panting, she showed her tattoo to the cop and asked where Dalahar had gone.

 

[Slenn]

"If I want to show you the fusion burst, you must take great caution. Standing close to the path of the beam can cause radiation burns. Creating a fusion burst for propulsion or mining operations will require the same procedure. Only this time the sleeves will be apart by around 2 cm while their magnets hold in the plasma. I will then angle my hands such that the palms will face outwards. They will create another chemical combustion reaction to fire the ring of plasma at a target."

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Hotel -
After Midnight​

Dala would stay in the hotel lobby and wait until Ella woke up again, then follow her and the others to the alternative hotel. She did not need a room herself, she said.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

She was eating breakfast, later, when Ella was dealing with the commitee, waiting on Candace, and, likely, on Lambda, who she had contacted through Ella.

[hr]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Portal Station -
Early Morning​

"So?" Blue asked, seemingly intrigued. "Our original plan was to bring people back to their worlds. That is, the circle's plan. Right now I'm not speaking for the circle. But our interests might still align.

We will, of course, reserve the right to any hostile action, should we be wronged. But otherwise, let's hear it. What information do you have?"

 

[ShindoL Shill]

Outside Hotel, Morning

The officers would point Ella in the direction Dalahar had headed.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

March 6th, Alternate Hotel
Candace went to meet the others, fully dressed this time in a long decorated navy blue coat, a light blue blouse, black riding trousers and boots, and a feathered tricorne hat. Her sword and pistol were at her hip, and in her hand was what looked like an old but expensive leather bound journal, which she was writing in as she stepped into the lobby.

 

[Drakmorg]

[color=ef5000]Alright, if third time ain't the charm, I'm just giving up on this...[/color]
A small green flame burst into existance on the chain of Vyse's handcuffs. Unless the chain was magically reinforced against fire, the flame would quickly burn through it.

If Vyse was able to get her hands free, she would conjure a large ball of flame in the palm of her right hand, and, after backing up, would toss it at the door to her cell. Assuming the cell door wasn't supernaturally resilient, it would start to quickly burn and be reduced to ash as if it were wood.

 

[Vakra jal]

Dalahar arrives at the river front, gazing down at the water before him. He stood for awhile. A red silhouette against a skyline of brown

 

[Chungus]

Basketball Court, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Afternoon. March 4th​

"Understood"

, Kuki responded, standing up. They weren't sure how much a centimetre was, but decided this wasn't important enough to ask, as it would soon be demonstrated.

"Am I at a safe distance, here?"

If the answer was in the negative, Kuki would move to a spot deemed safe.
[hr]

Portal room, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Early Morning. March 5th​

Assuming the circle was the colourful bunch that had been seen entering Earth through the portal, the representative raised an eyebrow on hearing Blue was said not to be a part of it, leading him to wonder who was with what. With caution already being the name of the game, however, he didn't deem a change in plan to be in order.

"We have reason to believe one of your people has defected", the representative stated, their voice not betraying any thoughts. "Female, ginger, lacking arms, was seen using fire magic. We have evidence of her abandoning a battle, and later consorting with the those your people were fighting."
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2nd hotel, dining room, Pointe Saint-Charles, Montreal. Morning. March 5th​

After Shana woke up, Kuki greeted her, gingerly apologised for what happened to her bag, asked for her to turn the shower on, so they could wash themselves. When moving to the new hotel after preparing, Kuki kept their eyes closed when moving through the urban warzone, to avoid passing out, again. Although the smells still disturbed them.

Once the group arrived at the new hotel, Kuki had their breakfast, although they didn't eat much, finding themselves low in spirits, and lacking in appetite.

 

[Silence]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Alternative Hotel -
Morning​

Dala inspected Candace as she came down. [color=e50000]"Hey."[/color] she called. [color=e50000]"Now you definitely look more like the noblewoman you introduced yourself as. What are you writing?"[/color]

[hr]

Montreal, Quebec, Canada. March 5th, 2025
- Portal Station -
Early Morning​

"Well, that's useless information." Blue stated. "I know this already. I mean, I was in her head until she stopped the connection. With pretty clear words. 'I am not part of this'.

Do you also have useful information? Like, something concerning this world?"

 

[Slenn]

"I will target that black pebble over there." She said, pointing. "Stand at least 3 meters from the target to avoid collateral damage." It sounded like she was repeating her safety/training instructor from back at home.

She separated her arm sleeves with the edges being 2 cm apart from each other. A loud 'bang' could be heard as the ring of plasma formed between the sleeves. It glowed a hot white blue, indicating that the air around the plasma was being heated to several thousand degrees Kelvin. Although the actual temperature inside the plasma was most likely much hotter by several orders of magnitude.

"I should probably also mention that this reaction is nearly instantaneous. There is little time between the next bang and the target getting hit. This is very much like a gunshot." She directed her eyes towards a black pebble about 5 meters away from her.

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Shana forgave Kuki for what had happened, also commenting that she didn't blame it for doing so.

She washed herself and her bag. And she dried it off with a hairdryer.

Once they got to the new hotel she sat down to eat breakfast. Not much meat this time, but she did have bacon and hashbrowns with milk. She greeted Candace.
"Hello there, Candace. What have you been up to? Can you help explain what went on?"