Last time, on Planeteers! You guys got your butts kicked. (Except me!) (not half as bad as the plane did, buahaha) (You know why?) Tyler's really not feeling good because she was thrown into a wall. Jose's feeling extra ungood because he was shot in the leg. (Bad mojo for both of them) And Ziegfried's got the teensiest case of whiplash. ( Why am I about to turn on the AC in here? It's OCTOBER! ;_; ) (I had an airbag and aspirin. I'm in decent shape =) But but but... the day was saved thanks to you guys, in part, so you got free medical treatment, the Magic Schoolbus was made so it can at least fly, and Cybele requested your presence back at Hope Island. So that's where you're heading. You're nearly there, in fact. Jose's sleeping or passed out from pain - it's hard to tell. Session Start. (But they never would have gotten free treatment in the GREEDY UNITED STATES blah blah socialismcakes.) (You know it) (Yes.) (Then again, you know they pay for that treatment with their 'net scams. It all balances out.) (Go Gates) * Eui-Tae takes a look at Jose. "I'm pretty glad I wasn't the one who was shot. That's gotta hurt." * Tyler looks dully out the window. Oh look. Ocean. A lot of it. How terribly interesting and not at all blindness-causing, what with all the sun bouncing off it. Ja, if he'd learn to keep his mouth shut, maybe other people wouldn't shut it for him... ( AFK to order some dinner. ) (When come back bring pie!) * Eui-Tae looks off into the ocean. "Man, I need my rig." (/me shoots Zieg with an antaran death ray.) Rig? I think he means his car... You know, my machine, my computer, my link to the web. Aha. Was wondering if you had a hovercar, too. (Your IV.) (You know it Ard.) * Ziegfried shrugs, "I'd rather have my car." Nah, those things are too expensive. * Tyler grins a little despite herself. "But damn fun." Not to mention mantain. ( *returns* I have no pie, you wicked child. I do have fun-size Snickers, however. ) (Bastard.) (Looks like THAT pie lake is empty...) (Go to Bennigin's and get some brownie bottom pie.) (Mmm, pie.) (Okay, enough with the Weeble & Bob, okay?) (Zorba's > Bennigan's... so there) (Welcome to redundancies. ;) ) So, what do you think Earth Girl wants? Ooh. Maybe she thinks we all suck and wants us to go home! * Ziegfried yawns. "If that happens, I keep the ride, ja?" You'd want that wouldn't you. Hell no. One, it's not yours, and two, you fly like crap. Nah, you'd break it first thing. It still flies! Well... sort of. What's that in the distance? Why, it's Hope Island! * Tyler rolls her eyes. * Eui-Tae takes a look at the instruments and makes a few adjustments. (Out of curiousity, what time of day is it? It WAS daylight when we left 10 hours ago, but a different time zone... so I'm confused now =) (It would probably be about the time we left, assuming we flew durring the night. (We're flying with the time zones, so it's probably stayed about whatever time it was.) ) (Time zones hurt my head. So we'll just say it's mid afternoon and not think about it. Ow.) (ok, hehe... thanks =) * Ziegfried adjusts his shades. ( Now, with this great power, let it be afternoon! ) (Had to know if I was wearing the shades or had them on top of my head, that's about all =) (Thank you, Iz-chan! ^^) ( *briefly envisions getting a ring from a floating ball of starts with hands and needs to go lie down* ) (Great idea! *jots that down*) ( Hail, Il Cybele! ) (Excel Excel Excel!) ( This environment is rotten!) ( *snerk* Okay. Interrupting. Sorry. Ahem. ) (Hey, I do it all the time. Usually about WC3 or pie.) Well, are we going to land this crate or what? I though we'd wait until we were OVER the island, rather than could barely make it out in the distance... As soon as he can find the nearest building likely to collapse. Oh, okay. Hrm... I wonder how strong that crystal globe thing is... Or the nearest wall to ram into. * Tyler grins at Eui and goes back to working on tracks on her laptop. * Ziegfried shakes his head. "No, too sturdy." You're getting closer. Not nearly over just yet, but closer. And it's not a crystal globe, thankyouverymuch. Haven't you watched Captain Planet? :P ( It's a thatched hut. Much stronger. ) (Globe? What'cha talkin 'bout Ard?) (You think a little thing like dozens of giant crystal spikes would stop Zieg? ^_-) (No.) (Hell no) (Damn, they're onto me...) *Now* you're nearly on top of the island. (AFK, helping bring in groceries) * Ziegfried begins a sprialling descent toward the islan d * Eui-Tae holds on. "Hey, next time just land vertically, okay?" * Ziegfried sighs. "No one knows how to have a good old fashioned time..." (Yeah, and there's no runway either. :P) ( Damn! *sends the supermodels home* ) * Ziegfried drops vertically. Perhaps a bit faster than Eui had planned, but not beyond what Ziggy considers a "safe" speed. It's not having a good old fashioned time, it's called keeping my lunch in my stoumach. Given that this is such a wreck... Ziggy, give me a piloting roll. (And guys, if you haven't sent me your updated sheets, DO IT. NOW.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ziegfried (2d6-1) and gets 3. Ziggy lands the plane without a problem. It's not the most comfortable landing, but hey. * Eui-Tae winces as they land. "What are you trying to do, break it again?" Hrm? It's not broken. And YOU said you wanted it vertically, ja? * Tyler mutters. "You know, there is a pilot here, but we'll just let Ziggy show off how big a jock strap he needs." Well, yes, vert. was better because there is no runway, but it's not good when you try ramming the plane into the ground. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fatima (2d6-2) and gets 5. * Ziegfried shrugs and cuts the engines, now that the plane is "safely" on the ground. ( I am a bush. Ignore me. ) * Eui-Tae makes sure they're on the ground, then steadily gets out of his seat. * Ziegfried pockets the keys and heads out of the plane. * Eui-Tae takes a look at Jose. (How's he lookin'?) * Tyler glances over to Eui. Guess they're carrying Jose between them. * Ziegfried glances back to Eui, and then Jose. "Ja, I think maybe we should let him sleep. Cybelle will let us know if we need to bring him too." Jose isn't looking so hot. But he's breathing, and they did say he'd be fine. Really. Or maybe we should get him to a bed, instead of letting him bake in the sun under the glass. How about this? * Eui-Tae opens the windows and reclines Jose's seat. Ja, what, you want me to carry him or something? (Well, I guess they're not exactly windows, but they are door-type things.) * Tyler shrugs. Nothing like setting up for a speedy exit if need be, but hey. No, just let him rest here. * Ziegfried nods and starts walking toward the crystal SPIKE * Eui-Tae takes another glance at Jose and heads to the Crystal Chamber. (That is what it's called, isn't it?) (Whatever. ^^) * Tyler does an Olympics-level eyeroll and heads off. ( I have to go offline for a few minutes, need to reboot. I'll be back in a flash. ) (A bot that reboots?) * Dicesuke has quit IRC (Quit: These dice of mine are glowing a burning red! They're telling me to make you crit! THE FINAL ROLL! EXPLODING GOD DICE! SESSION END! ) (It's ND speaking through Dicey) ( Urge to drive an ice pick through his neck... rising... ) (ND? Non-Disclosure?) (No, NinjaDebugger.) (Of course, a ninja. Everyone needs a ninja. Something goes wrong, just "Oh yeah... blame the ninja...") (No, that's Scapegoat... they're two entirely different entities. ;) ) (Except when they aren't) (Hey, back to roleplay, kids. :P) (Oh. Well, now that I look, his name is Ninja, and he's a bugger. Ninja De bugger... like Kramit de frog, only not stoned.) (We're walking to the chamber, now what?) (Definetly not) (In silence? Okay.) (I think we're talking about buggers, or debuggers, or ninjas, or scapegoats, or ninja looting. I'm still trying to figure out which. But I don't think it's silence.) (Or maybe it is.) You get there! And you see Cybele, turned away from you and dangling her feet from her seat on a crystal table (where did she get that thing, anyway?). * Cybele has joined #planet * Tyler leans against the wall and waits for their next Vewy Impowtant Mission. * Eui-Tae enters the chamber. "You wanted to speak to us?" * NinjaDebugger has joined #Planet (Ahh, the man of the hour cometh) ( Dicesuke is experiencing technical difficulties. ) (That's bad mojo.) ( Namely, his computer reboots as soon as it enters winderz. ) (Install Linux =) * Cybele yelps and turns to look at you guys. She blinks. "Oh... oh yeah. C'mon in." * Ziegfried nods and comes on. Um, I was just wondering... I mean... No, that dress is a flattering color. You need pastels. (isn't) * Cybele fidgets. "First, I guess I'd better... thanks for helping me." She looks blankly at Tyler. * Tyler shrugs. Well, that's what she gets for trying to be helpful. * NinjaDebugger has left #Planet Ja, any time. (Well, someone had to say something back...) (Kevin's getting dice for me. Be one moment. ^^) * Dicesuke has joined #Planet ( I have returned. ) (I think I have most of the dice in my closet here...) (And the other half is hidden God-knows-where by now.) (Not here) * Cybele chews on her lip. "And- and, well, I was wondering if you actually wanted to keep doing this. Or if you don't. It's okay if you don't." Do I get to fly the plane if I stay? Like hell. Porbably not, the way you almost made me throw up with that landing, crashed the plane, and almost killed a building full of people. I'll stay if it keeps him out of the pilot's chair. That plane's old, but it doesn't deserve him. It won't be old when I'm done. And me, remember. Got some fixes I want to do, too. I want to figure out more about what's going on anyways, I'll stay, but I need a good excuse for my folks. d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fatima (d6) and gets 3. * Ziegfried shrugs. "Well, I dunno. If it's a part time deal, it would work. Or if the pay's good. But I have to get through either college or boot camp some time soon... * Cybele smiles, looking extremely relieved. "So you'll do it? You'll stay?" * Tyler looks highly, highly uncomfortable as she mutters, "Yeah." * Eui-Tae shrugs "I guess so." * Cybele smiles and bounds off the table to give Tyler a big hug. "Thank you! I don't know what I'd do without you guys. Well, maybe shrivel up and die, which would kinda suck, but you're here, so everything'll be okay!" Okay! That's great! Stop hugging me! * Eui-Tae chuckles. * Cybele blinks and lets go. She blinks again, then peers at Tyler. You're hurt. Better than I was. Bow boy took a bullet to the leg. He WHAT? Ja, he's in the plane. * Cybele facepalms. (I can see it already... "Cure 3!" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fatima (2d6-2) and gets 3. I'm guessing you weren't expecting those Plunder Corp assholes to be waiting for us? Well, it's his own damn fault really. No, I mean yes, I mean... gah. I can't believe he let himself get shot. * Cybele grumbles and spreads one hand towards Tyler. "Let's fix you first." I can't believe what he said earlier, but that's besides the point. * Tyler blinks at Cybele. * Cybele smiles. "Just relax. Tense people are harder to heal." She concentrates, and in an astonishing lack of special effects, the numerous bruises Tyler has starts to fade. Hey, aren't there supposed to be sparkles, or blue lights, or something? (Cure 3!) Uh. Uhhh! ... wait, hey. * Tyler turns around a bit, checking her newly-healed self out. "Hey, cool!" * Ziegfried blinks. You're better with that than telepathy, I can say that much. * Eui-Tae seems to take it all in without a hitch after what they've been through. * Cybele smiles. "Just sped it up a little. I'll get to Jose. A gunshot's going to take forever to fix." So, do you want me to bring him in now? Maybe we should take Cybele to him... moving him might aggrivate his condition. * Cybele waves vaguely. "I'll get to him, and take him to a better spot to rest up." You guys need to stay here. Heart's on her way. (Who said we were gonna move him? =-) Akinyi? I didn't know they had regularly schedualed flights from Nigeria to Hope Island. * Cybele smiles sheepishly. "Um... no. Actually, Akinyi's back in Kenya, and she's staying there." ... Oh... So that's why you needed to speak to us. * Cybele shrugs. I don't wanna force you guys into doing this stuff, even if it *is* to save the world. Anyway, I'd better get to Jose. * Eui-Tae nods, then finds a wall to lean against. So there's someone new? But Akinyi wasn't bad. I liked... well, I didn't know her, but I tolerated her just fine! Heh Well, tell me, do you finally believe we're real? * Cybele smiles a little. "She wants to help, and she's doing it in her own way. She'll be fine." She waves and runs out the door, moving surprisingly fast for a girl that small. I've thought you were real for some time. I'm not convinced I'm not the only sane one on the island, but we'll see how that goes. * Ziegfried barks a quick laugh, then shakes his head. Alright, well... * Eui-Tae pulls out some plans that he had been working on back in Nigeria. "What do you think we should work on first?" * Ziegfried looks down at his stomach. "Dinner" * Tyler looks over them. "The stick's pretty loose. I'd like to tighten up the controls, get it flying level without correction." Ding! Right answer from both of you! Now... where do we get some grub? Hrm? If we can get some ground beef, I can do some burgers... * Tyler shrugs. She's not hungry; of course, it looks like she hardly eats. Ever. "Well, I'm gonna get to work on the plane. Join me when you're ready, Eui." Alright. Oh, don't forget to ask Cybele where we could get some food. Perception, people. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tyler (2d6-2) and gets 2. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ziegfried (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Eui-Tae (2d6-4) and gets 3. You all spot a familiar penguin leading a dark-skinned girl to the enterance. Heya Spanky! Long time no see. Heeey, Spankster! * Eui-Tae takes a look. "Hey, what's been happening, my fine-feathered friend?" And who do ya have with you this time? * Spanky has joined #planet * Fatima is walking behind Spanky, but is walking pretty slowly now that she's in spitting distance of Crystal Lite Tokyo. * Spanky waks cheerfully and loudly towards you all. * Tyler gives the girl a quick once-over. Good. The island's not turning into a testosterone-fest. * Ziegfried nods to Fatima in recognition of her presence. ( Desc: Fatima's maybe 5'6"; she's wearing an off-rose tank top with a white lace caftan over it and tight Sterility Jeans(tm). She has long black hair. ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fatima (2d6-2) and gets 4. * Spanky waddles over to Tyler and blinks up at her. "Wak?" * Tyler scritches him behind the... well... she pats him on the head. * Ziegfried walks up to Fatima, and offers his hand. "Hi, name's Ziegfried" * Spanky seems quite content with this, as it stays right where it is. * Fatima glances around, then ahems and waves with her right hand, which is closed around... something, anyway. She runs through the languages she knows and settles on English. "I am... Fatima. Where am I?" Hell. I mean, Hope Island. * Eui-Tae walks over to Fatima "The penguin didn't give you any trouble, did he?" ( *realizes how stupid that ellipsis actually sounds there* "I am... FATIMA!" *thunderclap* ) (Ha!) (Why do you think I'm trying to cut down?) (*snerk*) (Seemed more like you didn't know yourself who you were. But that works too =) * Fatima looks a little dazed. "No..." She glances around. "I'm sorry, I have been feeling somewhat tired, so please excuse my ignorance. Hope Island?" * Ziegfried glances back at Tyler, and then turns back to Fatima. "Ja, it's called Hope Island. I'm not sure how much Cybelle and Spanky have told you already..." Well, maybe Spanky hasn't said much... We're superheroes. We're going to save the world. Or something. Unless he really isn't a penguin. Yeah, Tyler hit it on the head. We know jack-shit. * Spanky waks at Eui-Tae and tilts its beak into the air. * Fatima smiles pleasantly at Tyler. That makes sense! Clearly, she is a madwoman touched by Allah at birth. "Ah! I see." She opens her hand. "Did you perhaps lose this?" Erm, basically yes. But we get to fly a plane... (*snerk* Fatima and Tyler will get along Just Fine.) Glistening on the palm of Fatima's hand is a very familiar gold and red ring. Well, are you a penguin or a top-sekrit governmental project sent to spy on us as we futilly try to stop the system? * Tyler peers at the ring. "Nope. I got my own. Try it on, and then you'll see how weird this all is." * Tyler shows off her own sparkly sapphire ring. (Top sekrit... brings back memories of Nuklear War...) * Eui-Tae shows his diamond-type ring "Got mine too." (You know it Amad.) (Crap, I haven't a CLUE what gem Ziggy's ring is.) (Some brown-type gem... it's mud!) (It's green. :P) (Green gems. Hmm.) (Green mud, lovely) (Oh, guess it's a kind of emerald then.) (Either way, I don't bother flourishing it, so there =) (Takes too much effort?) (Ja) So, where ya from? (That and I'm still futily holding out my hand toward Fatima in a feeble attempt to introduce meself =) ( Sorry. I'm trying to manage this and nice big dragout screamfight in another window. I'm a bit slow. ) (It's all good =) (Right) * Fatima shakes her head. "Ah, I did try on the ring." And that's not even really a lie. "It was... warm, I think." I am a su... *pause* Illyria. I am from a small nation called Illyria. Must be small. Never heard of it. * Fatima smiles faintly, genuinely pleased for the moment. "We prefer it thus." Hrmm, Illyria, Illyria... Never heard of it. Where's it's approximate location? Oh. Well, then, you're doing a good job. From San Francisco, myself. You know, a cool city with lots of nightlife and fog, as opposed to all this sand and sun. * Ziegfried shrugs. So he's never heard of a country. It hasn't hurt him thus far, can't be too big of a deal. Well, while introductions are in order, I'm Eui-Tae, from South Korea. * Ziegfried nods, "Ja, Germany here" * Fatima breathes in, then out very slowly. "Please forgive my shortness. You all seem like pleasant people. But... why am I here? What is this ring? How can I get home?" She sounds a little frantic now. * Spanky waks a few times, probably in way of its own introduction, but who really knows. * Tyler walks over to Fatima and smiles. Genuinely. It probably looks a bit odd to the two boys. "This could take a while. If it helps, you're doing better than I did." Uhh... perhaps we had best let our host explain. She'll be back, uhh... soon...ish. Well, you're probaly here for the same reason that we are. * Fatima blinks. "To fix a plane? I don't know anything about aviation." Nah, that's not it. Where's Cybele anyways? I'd think she'd be back by now. No. Uh... try on your ring again. (Yeah, neither does Ziggy, but that's never stopped him =) ( Not yet, anyway. "Oh, is that the ground? Ach, how zilly of me!" *BOOM* ) (Not to mention he's too lazy to learn) (Hey, it beats walking.) * Fatima glances at Tyler, then sighs. "Why not? You are at least a human being attempting to make sense." She pauses, then smiles wearily at Spanky. "No offense." She slips on the ring. * Spanky sniffs. "Wak." Okay, now point it at me and say "Heart." Yeah, I know it sounds stupid. Just go with it. * Fatima takes a deep breath. "I am hoping you all will forgive my strangeness when this is all over." She closes her eyes, points her fist at Tyler, and manages to get out: "Heart." Hey, it's okay, we were all freaked when we first got here too. Ja... err... speaking of when we got here, has anyone seen my Warhammer 43k book? ( I... should find my character sheet. *digs for it* ) * Eui-Tae thinks "I bet it's in the plane." The ring glows faintly. * Fatima blinks her eyes open. "I appreciate it." She pauses. "What did he do?' Who, what? * Tyler grins. "See? There ya go. There's what your ring does. And don't ask, it'd take too long." * Eui-Tae blinks. "What?" * Fatima raises an eyebrow. "'My' ring? Oh, I'm sorry, no... I have many responsibilities at home, I cannot accept." (And if you all had Heart rings, you'd also be hearing "They're all crazy, someone save me!") If you try to run, she'll track you down and leave you howling with pain on your kitchen floor. Just warning ya. Yeah, it happened to Tyler, and she was about to go suicidal afterwards. I definetly hope that still isn't the case though. * Cybele appears next to you people, almost out of thin air. "I already said I didn't mean it." * Tyler rolls her eyes. * Fatima looks absolutely horrified. "You are here against your will? How terrible!" She bites her lip. "If I can contact my father... he has clout, he could GAH!" Stupid Cybele. Her timing sucks. * Cybele smiles almost sadly at the new girl. "You must be Fatima." Hah, long as there's a plane... It could be worse. Yeah, you could crash with us all in it. Waaak wak wak! On top of a hundred people. Aw c'mon. Everyone dies, not everyone truely lives..! And this takes less work than joining the army. * Spanky runs over to Cybele, who gently pats it on the head. * Fatima is too stunned to do anything but answer "Yes..." to Cybele and take a nice big healthy step backward. Hey, Cybele, does Spanky like that name? You could ask Fatima. She'd be able to tell you, and 'sides, she needs to learn how to use that ring of hers. * Ziegfried finally notices Cybele is back. * Cybele scratches at the back of her head. "If she's staying, I mean." Oh, hello. How's Jose? He'll be fine. I set him in one of the houses and started the process. He'll be good as new in under an hour. Sleeping it off now. * Tyler nods. Nice. Hey, that's pretty good. Ja, good to hear. * Cybele beams at Fatima. "Anyway, I'm Cybele. Nice to meetcha." * Fatima nods once. She holds out the ring. "I'm sorry, is this yours? It certainly is interesting, but I must be returning home." * Cybele sighs. * Tyler grins at Cybele. You too? I guess I'll need to find another one. And then the world will suffer great torment, blah blah blah, we'll all be pitched into a fiery doom. Well, if you don't want to help save the planet from it's almost certin destruction at the ends of a bunch of ultra-powerful corperations, that's fine with us. Well, it might not be fiery. * Fatima sighs also. "I am sorry... I have not heard your story. It is perhaps the supernatural kidnapping and other bizarre happenings that have confused me and I have not given it due consideration." Ah... um. I haven't really figured out a better way to get people with rings over here just yet. They even fall in the ocean half the time, so you're kinda lucky you're not wet. ^^; * Ziegfried barks a laugh. "Ja, we hear that one all the time. Hey, Eui, let's go get some food while Tyler and Cybelle give her the drill, ja?" Com'on, lighten up. She won't bite. ;) Ah. I can understand it being difficult. Perhaps parcel post? Well, picking who gets the ring isn't really a concious decision, either. It's kinda hard to explain. Yeah... Oh, do you know where we could get some grub Cybele? Preferebly beef? * Cybele chews on her lower lip. "Hm? Oh, I set up the table inside." Yeah. Go feed yourself, boys. Sounds like a plan. See ya in a few. * Eui-Tae looks at the table... "Where's the fried food?" * Ziegfried grabs Eui and all but drags him to the food, willingly or otherwise. * Eui-Tae is dragged. They enter... THE STRUCTURE! (Spike!) Join #planet2, boys. (Chamber!) * Tyler plucks in distaste at the clothes the hospital gave her to replace her singed ones. She's gotta get back into some leather soon. * Fatima waves confusedly at the men. Goodbye! She turns to Cybele and Tyler. "I hope I have not been an ungracious guest but this is a bit much to take." That's okay. They took it lots worse. You have no idea. * Cybele briefly grins at Tyler as she scritches Spanky a bit more. "Anyway, um. You have the Heart Ring. I think you've even used it before I got here." * Fatima nods. "Once. Miss..." she eyes Tyler, then ahems. "She showed me how." I've got the Water Ring. I'd show you it, but then... water everywhere. * Cybele nodnods. "You can communicate with them, and me, with it, too. You can feel emotions. And calm animals and the like." Could she make someone cute fall for her? Because, hey. Bonus. * Cybele grins. "Maybe, if she gets good enough at it. But you've gotta remember that that ring can't make anyone do something that they don't want to do." So if the guy was gonna fall for her anyway... well, maybe. * Tyler smiles at Fatima and gives her a thumbs-up. * Fatima coughs. "I believe the ring is, if you'll pardon my interruption, somewhat secondary to where I am, why I am here, and how I arrived." * Cybele ticks them off on her fingers. "Hope Island, in the Pacific. You're here because I need your help. And you got here by magic." And you're here with me, charming rocker girl who maintains an air of healthy skepticism, Eui-Tae, who's a nerd but nice, Ziggy, whose head is entirely filled with muscle, and Jose, who's asleep. * Cybele grumbles. "It's his fault." * Fatima sighs and sits down on... a rock, a ledge, Spanky, something. "It is a reasonable goal, but..." She looks up at Cybele. "I am prepared to believe in many things, but 'magic'?" Well, yeah. I'm the Spirit of the Earth. You'd better believe in magic if you're gonna stick around. If it helps, I chalked this all up to drugs at first, I thought it was so unbelievable. * Cybele giggles. * Fatima chuckles. "I have not had anything stronger than some aspirin lately." She pauses, then puts a hand to her mouth. "Perhaps the poachers hired a servant to dru... no, I must not jump to too many conclusions." * Cybele puts her hands on her hips. "I am so the Spirit of the Earth. And I'm dying. So I sort of need an answer out of you pretty soon as to whether or not you want to keep that ring." * Fatima furrows her brow. "Why are you dying?" * Tyler blinks. * Eui-Tae walks back to the entrance, seeming much happier than before. "So, how's it going?" 'Cause the world's dying. Everything that happens to it, I feel. Being a spirit sucks. Is this new, or was I just not paying attention? Um... * Cybele turns to Tyler. "Remember when I was talking to you, and then you... kinda got that feedback from me?" * Eui-Tae blinks. "I think we weren't told in the first place.." Oh yes. I really didn't mean for it to happen. I tried to block it, but it kinda leaked through. * Cybele shuffles her feet a little. "That's part of how I felt right then. Nobody should feel like that." ...well, ow. So, yeah. I really am sorry about that. ( *sighs* Sorry for being so randomly slow. This is a little tough. ) (It's okay.) (Yeah, don't worry about it.) (You're being more productive than I am, believe you me =0 (You're just eating) * Fatima looks down. "It is... a worthy goal, I must suppose. But... does it not seem a little... 'vigilante'? Who are we saving the world from?" Please understand me. I am not unsympathetic... but I like to be informed as much as I can, before I make a decision. Well, as far as I can tell, Plunder Industries is one of the main culprits, and they are far from being legal in their meathods. Not to mention that incident that occured in Nigeria. * Cybele winces. "That hurt a lot. More than usual. Not sure why, really." Even if they *did* clear-cut a country... That Plunder guy did seem a little unusual. I'm gonna have to see what I can dig up on him later. * Cybele shrugs. "Anyway, yeah. You'd basically be saving the world from people. Not hurting them! Just... stopping them." People are the world too. Except that guy that shot Jose... Even though Jose deserved it, that kid's gonna get it. * Fatima goes wide-eyed. "Shot?" He'll be better in a little bit, but yeah, he was. Some goon was trying to kill a guy, we intervened, blah blah blah, time for revenge. Yeah, some kid with a gun was threatening the Mayor. * Fatima breathes out slowly. She still looks sort of shocked. "I see." * Cybele frowns. "This kinda stuff shouldn't be happening. It really shouldn't." * Fatima looks at the ring. "Why me?" Because you're the best person for the job. There's more than one 'best person', but you were picked this time around. Lucky you, you won the prize. If you really don't want to help, I guess I can have it go find someone else. * Tyler idly pats Spanky on the head some more. * Spanky waaaaks. If a penguin could purr, it probably would. * Ziegfried returns from inside, with a mostly-eaten orange in his hand. * Eui-Tae looks over. "So, finally finished stuffing your mouth?" Hrm? Naw, needed a quick break though before round two. * Fatima stands up. "I want to help, but... I am not sure I will be able to. And I have responsibilities back home..." * Ziegfried hauls a piece of fruit out of his pocket. "Orange, anyone?" * Ziegfried shrugs, takes the lack of response as a 'no', and eats his other orange. Hell, that's fine, I still have to tell my folks where the heck I've been... Of course, they probably wouldn't notice I'm gone except Jae-Eun... You... do what you have to. Find threats and stop them from doing more damage. And they're doing a *lot* of damage. ( I wish I wasn't seeing Eui turning the camera and glintysmiling after every line. ) (*snicker*) (If you think seeing THAT is a bad thing, wait until you see what I've done to the kitchen... =) (What'd I do?) ( You're Korean. Right? ) * Cybele sighs. "People are neat and all, but they can be so stupid sometimes." ( Well, Eui is. I mean, I know YOu aren't Korean. ) (Correct) ( Kim Kaphwan jokes. Anyhow. ) (Woosh, over my head) (Same here) (*I* got it.) Well, you make your decision, I have some work to do on the plane. Care to join me Tyler? (Me too. Ha!) Sounds good. You do hardware, I'll work on calibration. * Fatima mms faintly. "I... will help. But, I can't make any promises that I will be of use to you." Hey, hey! Before you do that, you'd better get something to eat first. Sure, for now. If ya need help, just ask. Ja, I'm just about ready for seconds. No fainting, and I don't wanna do any forcefeeding either. * Tyler grins at Fatima. "Welcome to the jungle, then." (Boy, I'm all with the song quotes today.) * Cybele grins at Fatima. "Every part's vital. Thanks." * Tyler points at her abdomen. "Little stomach. Not hungry yet. I'll eat later." ( I'm going to go inside and sleep ICly, I think. I have to bow out. ) (Actually, I'm about ready to bow this session out. Go get food!) * Eui-Tae heads to the ride. "Hey, Tyler, think you can move the plane to where we found it? I need some tools, and I bet we have some there. * Ziegfried heads back in, polishing off the rest of his orange. (FOOD!) Sure thing. * Cybele grabs Tyler by the arm. "C'mon, you have to eat *something*. She starts pulling Tyler into the structure and, amazingly enough, makes progress. She's a lot stronger than she looks. Oh, guys, try to decide what color to make the yellow limo. Hey! I've got work to do! * Fatima smiles. "I had eaten lunch before I was... brought here," she says, cheerfully fighting down the word 'kidnapped'. "But something to eat might be nice." Great! And I know, but it can... * Cybele stares. ( Incoming message from the Big Giant Head! ) (Big head, big head, big, FAT head.) (Data feed: opporational. Currently sending at 2.42kb/s) Ziegfried! * Tyler blinks. (Mission plan patched successfully! Please reload Cybele before use) (I assume I can hear from inside the building?) * Fatima also blanks. * Fatima blinks too. Anyone looking at what Cybele's staring at can see the table. Which must have been full of food, but isn't now. VERY MUCH isn't. Fruit's present, as is vegetables, and rice, and a fair amount of bread. But anything resembling meat is gone, which leaves a number of empty platters. And there are a good number of crumbs, too. (And let's not get into the drinks... =) (Yup.) * Tyler shrugs, and goes to get a bowl of rice and a few vegetables. * Ziegfried looks up. "What?" If this were more anime and less Turner, Fatima would sweatbead. As it is, she just looks a little dazed. "Were you robbed?" * Eui-Tae realizes he's out alone, then goes back and looks at the table. "Man, you sure do eat a lot... " * Cybele grumbles. "No, no. Zieg just went and ate half the food here. Almost by himself." * Ziegfried turns back to the important issue at hand, and gets a bowl for the rice. * Tyler scarfs down the food she took, and lets the bowl clatter to the table. "Okay! Work!" Ja, I know. I thought I'd have gotten father before I needed a breather too. Now, where's that soy sauce? "I... see." She walks over and selects a piece of fruit, chewing on it thoughtfully. "Is there somewhere I can rest? I feel a little light-headed." * Cybele sullenly points to the soy sauce. * Eui-Tae grabs a pear and starts munching on it. * Tyler makes a move for the door. * Ziegfried fills the bowl with rice, spews a sickening amount of soy sauce on it, and looks for a fork. And so, you all ate happyfun vegetarian meals, napped, worked, or what have you. Must end session. So I am. Session End. :P