Seventh Heaven Bar - Main Room
Tifa's Seventh Heaven Bar has a campy feeling to it, primarily constructed of
dark wood with occasional items for decoration. Several worn tables grace the
area near the door, looking beaten up from years of patrons. The bar is more
well kept, stocked with a vast amount of alcoholic beverages and components for
mixed drinks. The room is just a tad dimly lit, feeling cozy and familiar at
the same time. Other areas of interest are the entrance to the kitchen, and a
porch with some comfy chairs. All in all, the Seventh Heaven is a nice tribute
to what someone can put together for a business if they try. A machine for a
game similar to pinball sits on the less used side of the room, sporting an
"Out of Order" sign. Most of the damage that was obvious only a little while
ago is now repaired with more permenant fixes, so the bar once again is back to
it's former self.
[Exits : (B)ack Room, (K)itchen, (U)pstairs, and (O)ut ]
[Players : Belldandy, Vell, Pikachu, and Lyrae ]
[Sleepers: Sanban_Ryu, Nina, Arin, and Faris ]
[Things : None ]
>Pikachu nibbles on the Poketreat, sitting on the bar. 'n.n'
>Ryan steps back in . o O ( What the hell kind of satellite is this..
'inconclusive data' ... feh ) He looks up, nodding to Bell-chan and Lyrae.
>Belldandy looks over and smiles to Ryan, "You're still up and walking? You
should be resting."
>Ryan blinks. "Nah, I'm fine." Wincetwitchwince
>Pikachu pikas, "Pikachu." waving to Ryan 'n.n'
>Belldandy casually says, "Of course you are."
>Ryan takes a seat, sighing a little. "Well, it's darn near impossible to get
any sort of readings on that spaceship..."
>Lev glances at Ryan, making immediate interest. "What type of equipment are
you using?"
>Ryan looks up. "The VLA, the Hubbel..."
>Lev shakes his head. "Never heard of it. What kind of device would it be?"
>Ryan says, "Just doing optical observations now... it's radio silent"
>Rachel has arrived.
>Ryan sits at a table, pouring through some papers. Yeah, he's still bandaged.
>Rachel comes in, with a slight wave to everyone.
>Lev scratches his chin. "Meet me here tomorrow, I'll be around. I'll show you
some of my own utilities."
>Lyrae has disconnected.
>That's a pretty lame pickup line there...
>Ryan nods to lev
>Rachel sits down across from Ryan. Grinning, she asks, "Miss me?"
>Pikachu finishes its Poketreat, standing up on the bar.
>Ryan blinks, saying, "But of course!"
>Rachel's grin fades. "Sorry, trying to keep my mood up."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Well, I tried my best..."
>Belldandy leans on the bar, watching Pikachu, "You know, I'm sure you and my
sister Skuld would get along well. She likes pretty much anything to do with
electricity."
>Rachel sighs. "I've just been riding around, thinking. And trying to keep it
together in the face of all this..."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pikachu?" 'n.n'
>Pikachu likes to be liked.
>Rachel adds, with a bit of irony in her voice, "At least where I'm from the
things in orbit that might kill me belong to other humans."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck, trying to figure out what to say. "..." He
isn't good at reassuring stuff. Gimme a hand, Bell-sama! ;_;
>Lev dabs his forehead. "Curious, I must've come down from the other side of the
planet, because I didn't see anything."
>Ryan blinks, glancing over at Lev. "..."
>Belldandy nods to Pikachu, "If you like, I can introduce you to her sometime."
Hearing the other conversation, she looks over and smiles reassuringly at
Rachel, "Don't worry, nothing serious has happened yet. And I plan to try and
keep it that way."
>Pikachu blinks
>Pikachu points at Belldandy, "Pi PIka pi pikachu?"
>Rachel finds herself oddly comforted in spite of herself by Belldandy's smile,
and her words. Nonetheless, she asks, "Um, if you don't mind my asking, what
can you do about it?"
>Belldandy looks down at Pikachu with a soft smile, "Well, I suppose you could
put it that way."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika pi pikachu." 'n.n'
>Belldandy says, "What can I do about it?" She pauses a moment before shaking
her head, "I'd really not like to think about it unless I have to. Just be
assured that I'm not about to let anyone try and take over this place."
>Belldandy gives Pikachu another warm smile as she pushes some hair away from
her cheek.
>Pikachu pikas?, "Pi pikachu?"
>Rachel looks confused for a moment at Belldandy's non-answer (not knowing ICly
who or what Bell-chan really is ^_-), then shrugs and looks back to Ryan.
>Ryan rubs his nose. It's itchy, you see. "... I hate to say it, but things
always seem to go from worse to worser around here."
>Belldandy reaches out and rubs the tip of her finger between Pikachu's ears
gently, "It's a gift, Pikachu."
>Pikachu pikas, "Chu..." quite liking the rubbing as its ears twitch. 'n.n'
>Bart has arrived.
>Belldandy giggles softly and keeps scritching, "Hmm, I can feel the static just
by doing this. You certainly are an interesting one, Pikachu."
>Bartholomew stops short on entering, almost freezing in his steps...his eye
trailing on the small fuzzy creature o.v; . o O ( Ch-..! Oh...good...it aint.
It's yeller. ) He continues in, as if he hadn't stopped so abruptly.
>Rachel gets up, goes in back and gets herself a cup of coffee (She _does_ work
here, after all), and returns to Ryan's table. "So what's all that you're
looking at?"
>Pikachu pikas, "Pi-ka." as if saying thank you 'n.n'
>Ryan puts the papers down on the table. About half of them are radio scans,
while the other half are optical pictures, both taken of the Metal Demon's ship
>Rachel sees, now. "Oh. Anything useful?"
>Belldandy . o O ( Although Skuld would have to be careful not to get Pikachu
upset. Around her things, that would be a bad idea. )
>Bartholomew surveys the area quickly.. o O (..Woman with a yellow rat-dog. Guy
and a girl looking at papers on a table.. which to spy on? )
>Pikachu pikas, "Pi pikachu?" 'n.n'
>Bartholomew takes a seat by a table, adjascent to Ryan and Rachel's, looking
about as inconspicious and natural as a cyclops can... slouching slightly, and
putting his hands up behind his head, as if he owned the place. u.v
>Belldandy shakes her head, "No, Pikachu, I'm not. Why do you ask?"
>Ryan shakes his head. "Not really... all I've found out is that it's a big
thing."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pi pikachu pika pi pika."
>Rachel manages a grin at that one, reaching across to touch Ryan on the arm.
"Ryan... I think we knew that already."
>Bartholomew tilts his head to the side to listen in better, and be able to see
as best he can the papers spread out on the table..and..of course..can't make
heads or tails of 'em from the distance he's at.
>Belldandy nods, "Aah, I see. Well, I wouldn't mind caring for some smaller
friends. I would not want to force them to do anything though."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Well, duh. I meant, I couldn't find anything else... it's
radio dead, and I can't pick out any fine details from planetside."
>Bartholomew . o O ( Wow...something big..planetside..? could it be..? Someone's
discovered the Yggdrasill? o.v; !! )
>Pikachu pikas?
>Bartholomew . o O ( Yeah..and..further more..Pika pi..pikach..pi..o_o Hey..
how'd that get in there? )
>l bar
Bart
An average sized young man, 18ish, with long blonde hair tied in a pony tail of
sorts that travels down to his mid back. He's got an eyepatch over one eye, and
the other eyes a deap, royal blue. Black leather eyepatch by the way. Left eye.
He's wearing a pair of pants, a blue shirt, and a red leather vest. His skin is
a deap tan, the kind you get from life in the sun. He's wearing a pair of
leather black boots, and black fingerless gloves. Arrrrr.
Carrying:
>Rachel asks, "Radio dead? As in stealth technology of some sort? No radar
return?"
>Ryan shakes his head. "No idea. They might just use different forms of
communication, and a power source in the center of the ship would leave little
traces..."
>Lev idly taps things on the device around his neck. Yawn. No new mail, big
surprise, nothing of importance but for the fact he needs a battery
recharge...very soon.
>Belldandy shakes her head, "Why would I want to do that? Perhaps if it made
them happy, I would, but I don't have the desire to seek out fights."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika pi!"
>Pikachu 'n.n'
>Bartholomew glances over at the woman..now..talking with the electric rat..he
blinks. Squints..rubs his eye, and looks again. o.v; Then leans back once
more.. o O ( ...Must be lonely. I guess they don't have cats here. ^^; )
>Belldandy smiles, "Well, Pikachu, you said you already have a trainer. I'm sure
they're very proud of you. Perhaps if someone needed me to care for a friend of
yours, I would."
>Pikachu smiles as it recieves a compliment, and nods to Belldandy, "Pikachu."
'n.n'
>Pikachu pikas, "Pi pika chu."
>Bartholomew turns back subtly to Ryan and Rachael, watching them from the
corner of his eye. He frowns at the mention of a power source, listening in all
the more so..
>Ryan rubs his chin. Oh, in case Bart hasn't notice, poor Ryan looks like he
went bungee jumping without a bungee cord. Bandaged pretty heavily.
>Bartholomew . o O ( Wow..that guy looks like he went gear jumping without the
Gear... )
>Lev stretches, the brief glimpse of a rifle underneath the trenchcoat evident.
Shiny.
>Belldandy smiles, "Why thank you, Pikachu. I would like to think so. If you
ever find someone who might need my help, I can try."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika!" and nods
>Pikachu blinks at the shiny object, "Chu..." '*_*'
>Ryan focuses on his data. That's probably the only reason why he isn't
wondering how Belldandy is keeping a conversation going with the yellow
electric mouse.
>Pikachu is a smart mouse! *zap!*
>Ryan jumps. "I'd swear you were doing that on purpose." //_=
>Pikachu yawns
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika..."
>Belldandy smiles, "Sleepy?"
>Rachel sits quietly, seemingly lost in thought.
>Pikachu nodnods
>Pikachu pikas, "Pikachu"
>Pikachu stands up on the bar and hops to the floor
>Pikachu wavewaves a hand to Belldandy, "Pika pi!" 'n.n'
>Belldandy waves back, "Good night, Pikachu." =)
>Pikachu walks out of the bar. 'n.n'
>Ryan looks up at Rachel. "Any ideas? I might be able to get my hands on some
better equipment, but it'd take a month, at least."
>Bartholomew picks his feet up, and deposites them on the table, leaning farther
back in his chair... o O ( Uhuh. Something big. Nothing about piracy
yet...maybe it's another ship? ) glances at Pikachu... o O ( ... o.v; How's
she...keeping conversation with that? She musta been REAL bored. )
>Pikachu looks at Bart 'o.o'
>Pikachu pikas, "Pi-ka." 'n.n'
>Pikachu turns and exits.
>Pikachu has left.
>Bartholomew narrows his eye.. -.v; . o ( Strange...I'd swear it was staring at
me..)
>Bartholomew shrugs the feeling off, guessing it must be his overactive paranoid
they're-right-behind-us imagination.
>Rachel says, "The radar on my suit is pretty high-resolution, but it doesn't
have anything like the range to reach orbit."
>Ryan frowns. "This's the best I can do then."
>Belldandy stands up, "I think I could use some rest myself soon. Good night,
Ryan, Rachel."
>Ryan blinks, looking over at Belldandy. "See you later then, I guess. Be
careful." //_^
>Rachel says, "Goodnight, Belldandy."
>Bartholomew watches Belldandy's retreat mindfully.. o O ( Hmm... )
>Belldandy says, "Of course I'll be careful. Remember your own advice, Ryan."
>Belldandy has left.
>Bartholomew smirks to himself, once again turning his full attention to Ryan
and Rach. Well..as best he can without making it look like he is. Leaning
forward, puting his elbows on the table, cuping his chin with both hands.
Examening the table top. Da da da o/~ That kind of thing.
>Ryan saw you ten minutes ago, but since there's nothing useful to SEE...
>Bartholomew grufly rubs his rough chin with a gloved hand... o O ( Hmm.. if
they DID discover the Yggdrasill...I may have found a few extra members to the
Ygg's already depleated crew. )
>Bartholomew . o O ( If I could only get a look at those pictures... )
>Well, they're easy to see. From where you are, though, it looks mostly of
photographs of an asteroid
>Bartholomew squints =.v
>Bartholomew scratches his chin some more...scratch scratch scratch...
>Fei arrives, with Elhaym following behind.
>Ryan sits at a table, pondering over a small stack of papers. Oh, yeah, he's
also doing his impression of a mummy
>Fei pushes the door open slowly, as he lets Elly in beside him. He smiles,
"Well, this seems to be one place where we can get something to eat, at least."
He hasn't noticed Bart _yet_.
>Bartholomew is sitting at table next to Ryan and Rachel's, trying badly to make
it look like he isn't spying on the pictures they have set over their table.
>Elly nods. "Yea...I'm starving." Glancing from side to side, she happens to
catch Bart out of the corner of her eye.."Fei, look, Bart's here too..." With
that, she motions for Fei to follow her, and begins walking over to Bart's
table.
>Ryan smirks to himself. Maybe he'll go spy on them now.
>Bartholomew starts to ease out of his chair, inching up, peeering over at the
papers...then blinks. o.v And looks at the approaching Fei and Elly...
>Fei blinks for a moment, and then notices Bart finally to the side as he looks
over towards him. "Oh, Bart... Didn't notice you here." He approaches alongside
of Elly of course.
>Bartholomew ehehs ^_v; "Umm..Hey! You two! ..How ya doin'? I was
just..er..getting up to leave..!"
>Bartholomew completes the motion, standing up,"There? See?"
>Elly raises an eyebrow, and looks over to the girls' table for a second, then
back to Bart, half-guessing at what he was really doing. "Oh, really.."
>Fei sweatdrops at Barts tone lightly, he knows it far too well, though he
doesn't bother asking. "Uh...Well, we just got here. You allready eaten?"
>Bartholomew folds his hands up behind his head boyishly,"Yeah..just kinda came
in to relaxe...nope, haven't eaten. Food here can't be too good for you, right?
Fast food and all that."
>Elly says, "Fast food?" Cringingly, she pulls out a chair from the table. "We
had that in Solaris.."
>Fei blinks slightly, as he sits in between Bart and Elly on one of the sides,
"Fast food? What is that?"
>Bartholomew sweatdrops at Fei,"...Remember the food they were selling at that
Bazar, back at Fatima?"
>Ryan piles up the papers again, mumbling to himself about a waste of time.
>Fei blinks again, as he looks over towards Bart. "Really? That was fast food?
Hrmm... It wasn't really as good as real food, though. However, I am hungry
nevertheless, and anything is better than docs cooking anyways." He chuckles.
>Bartholomew finishes,"...It's worse."
>Elly o.O (Anything is better than Solarian food rations...) x.x
>Bartholomew . o O ( Acctually, I haven't eaten here before. ^_v; Wonder what
it's like? )
>Fei laughs, "Really? I should get doc to cook for you whenever we find him."
Then, he suddenly gets a serious look upon himself, as he asks Bart, "I
wonder... Did you find doc, anyone, or anything?"
>Bartholomew's eyebrows crease,"Umm.. naw. I saw Chu-Chu the other day, but that
was it.", he continues to shake his head sadly,"Haven't seen anyone else... and
if doc's cooking is as good as all that, I'm safe with me here, and him there."
>Bartholomew laughs a little n.v
>Ryan drinks some water. He listens to the chat, mostly because it's happening
nearby, but he isn't rude enough to interject
>Fei sweatdrops, as he grumbles slightly. . o O ( Of all people.... Chu-Chu. )
He sighs after, as he asks, "Well, then, you found any place to stay? Since
I'm sure we are probably stuck here..."
>Elly leans back, and looks for a menu. "We really do need a place of some
kind..."
>Bartholomew grins slightly,"...Well, I've been staying at hotels for now. And
when not there..", he nods upwards. "..In fact, it's nearbye."
>Eden arrives, with A shadow following behind.
>Fei hrms and nods towards Bart after, "Really?" he smiles again, "Well... I
guess Elly and I will have to move in over there as well. Your treat."
>Eden walks into the bar. Apart from her desc, she still has partly-healed burns
on her right cheek and arm.
>Vell has disconnected.
>Elly smiles, happily, and stretches..."Anything is better than concrete..and at
least the problem of housing is solved." She begins flipping through the
menu.."What shall we have to eat?"
>Ryan sits at a table with Rachel. He looks up as Eden enters, saying, "Oh, Hell-!
Huh? You okay?"
>Bartholomew raises an eyebrow at Fei, quirking his mouth to one side...he
thinks about it...thinks it over.. o O ( ..We're understaffed, anyway. I'll
have to kidnap fewer people.) he grins ^^ "Oh, that'd be great! Just like old
times."
>Rachel looks around at the newcomers, but says nothing.
>Kigou is floating beside Eden, baring the semblance of walking on the ground.
Rachel then spots Eden entering. "Oh, hello, Eden."
>Eden says, "I'm all right, yes. How are you, Ryan? Hello, Rachel."
>Fei sweatdrops at Bart's look after, wondering what hes getting himself into.
Though, he says, "Yeah, of course." He then looks over towards Elly afterwards,
and then the menu. "......" he looks at the next item, "......Uh." . o O ( I
guess not reconizing food names is another part of a new society.... )
>Bartholomew hesitates,"..Um..can either of you cook?"
>Ryan is currently bandaged more or less from head to toe. Musta got in an
accident n.n;
>l eden
Eden
This girl stands off to one side of the gathering, demurely, not
quite timidly. She is young, no more than 17 or 18, and stands some
157cm(5'2"). Her hair, which falls thick and straight down her back
almost to her knees, is light brown and her distant, guarded eyes are
the blue of faded denim. She has a certain presence, an aura almost,
an impression of helplessness and of stricken innocence. She watches
what is happening around her, looks at the people nearby, but she keeps
a distance from it all, whether physical or metaphorical, seeming
always the outsider.
Eden is currently dressed very simply, in a long-sleeved white T-
shirt, dark grey pants, and simple white canvas shoes. The clothes are
loose-fitting, comfortable-looking, but not so much that they
completely obscure her slim but relatively generous figure, or her
precise grace of movement. She seems a young angel, a point of purity
trapped among shadows.
Carrying:
Kigou's Flute, and A slim ivory flute
>Rachel looks at Kigou for a long moent, a little surprised to see him here.
"Hi, Kigou..."
>Kigou smiles at Rachel, nodding. "Evening." He seems more solid today, to
better help to keep up the illusion of life.
>Elly lays the menu out on the table, in front of Fei and herself. o.o "French
fries..hamburger...?"
>Ryan smiles at Eden. "Take a seat, if you'd like."
>Eden nods, and sits at the table. "What happened to you?"
>Bartholomew slouches down un-princely in his seat, folding his hands up behind
his head once more.
>Fei looks over to Elly, and ehehs. "Well...What harm will it do? I'm sure its
good...." he then looks to Bart, and blinks, "I'm not really a cook... I
mostly worked on paintings before I was sort of.... forced out of my home city.
Why do you ask, Bart?"
>Bartholomew says, "Oh ^_^; No reason. No reason at all. Just curious. Ya know,
we really don't know each other =that= well.. I was hoping to learn more 'bout
you two. That's it."
>Elly shakes her head..."I'm a soldier...not a chef..and I think cooking fast
food is different from regular food.."
>Faris has connected.
>Bartholomew . o O ( Damn...still gotta kidnap a frigin' cook -.-; )
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Got on the bad side of a Metal Demon. Not much."
>Fei nods slowly, smiling. "Actually, though, the closest people I was really to
on the Yggdrasil was you, Elly, and doc. But... I don't even know you all
real well, really. Well, except for doc." And, if he finds out what Bart is
planning, hes... not going to be very pleased, no. He looks to Elly after, and
murmurs, "I guess it would be a good idea to learn more of one another... since
we never had much time to because of our battles, and such."
>Cloud has arrived.
>Elly smiles to Fei, slightly, and nods.."Yes..that would be nice."
>Ryan sits at a table with Eden and Rachel. Just to set the scene. //_^
>Faris wanders in the door (really! She was not asleep!) and glances around.
Let's see.. familiar bundle of bandages over there. She waves towards Ryan.
"You look.. er... better."
>Ryan does. Kinda.
>Eden at least looks good next to Ryan. Only a few burns.
>Kigou currently looks like a ninja wrapped in a gray aura, with pupiless gray
eyes. ^_^;
>Fei nods slowly afterwards, and asks Elly in a soft tone, "I'm wondering
though, Elly. If Solaris had followed us to this world... because of... Barts
'accident'. What will you do then? You aren't thinking of returning to them,
are you?" You may sense a bit of 'worry' in his question, but may not.
>Bartholomew grimaces to himself. Not solving anything here. If these two can't
cook, he'll have to find someone else. Turning his one saphire blue eye left to
the table he was original spying on, he glances over the occupance briefly..
bandaged guy..scourched girl...hmm..must be the beat-up section...
>Cloud steps down the stairs, his bruises gone, mostly, as he walks over towards
Ryan. He takes a seat. Yes, another one of the beat-up brigade.
>Eden OOC starts a support group. :)
>Ryan (OOC) Tylenol for everyone!
>Faris is looking unharmed, at least. She swings out of the way to let Cloud
pass, then blinks at the tableful of beaten folks. . o O (....this could be why
I'm here?) She frowns to herself, then shrugs casually and sits. Whatever it
is, it can wait until after her drink.
>Eden looks quietly over a menu. She knows why she's here, at least.
>Cloud says, "... anything new?"
>Bartholomew returns his fleeting attention to Fei and Elly, frowning slightly..
o O ( I gotta do something... it's been at least a month since I've done
something wreckless )
>Bartholomew . o O ( Aw, love birds ^_v )
>Cloud mumbles, "Ryan? What are you looking at?" to Ryan.
>Cloud mumbles, "Ryan .. ..... ..... you looking at .." to Ryan.
>Faris sets a handful of yen on the counter, waiting until the waitress brings
some sake over towards her. She nods her thanks, then leans back to down a slug
of it, turning to look at the rest of the... rather qiet... crowd.
>Ryan looks up, and at Cloud
>You mumble, "Just some data on the Metal Demon's ship... not really useful" to
Cloud.
>Ryan mumbles, "..... ..... ..... ..... the ..... ..... ..... .. .. ..
..... really ....." to Cloud.
>Cloud looks over at the data, then hmmms.
>Bartholomew looks from Elly and Fei to Faris, and her drinking. And hmmmmmms to
himself...
>Eden wonders if anyone seems to be on staff at present?
>Elly looks to Fei, a bit surprised that he asked that question, and shakes her
head. "No. I'm not going back to them...not after what we saw there.." She
shudders, just a little, remembering.
>Bartholomew . o O ( That's..the most descently dressed person I've seen yet.)
he narrows his eye.. ( Maybe... I wonder if that one can cook? Fine addition to
the crew he'd make. ) )
>Rachel OOC: Assume there's someone working behind the bar. Lyrae was here, but
she disconnected.
>Faris lowers the sake, casually wiping her mouth. The hand pauses where it is
as she spots Bart lookig at her, and he sets the container down, blinking at
him.
>Cloud mumbles, "Who are ..... ..... .." to Rachel.
>Bartholomew scratches the base of his chin, in thought. It's very obvious what
he's doing. Sizing her up.
>Rachel shrugs to Cloud. "Customers."
>Eden orders a grilled cheese sandwich and some Coke.
>Faris watches the look for a moment or two, t5hen rolls her eyes upwards,
looking at the celing. . o O (...give me strength). Her attention is quickly
re-settled to her sake after a moment, though.
>Cloud says, "..." at the new people.
>Fei nods thoughtfully towards Elly afterwards, "I was... just wondering if you
may decide to go home, if there was no war going on, is the thing." He smiles
afterwards, "Though, I guess it is a good thing.. I am glad you are here." He
then looks over towards Bart afterwards, blinking at his look. . o O (
.............What is he planning this time? )
>Elly shakes her head, and softly says, "I'm staying with you." She then goes
back to looking over the menu. o.o;
>Rachel refills her coffee from the pot she brought out.
>Ryan leans back in his seat, exhaling. Not much to do now except ogle the women.
>Fei forces himself to look away. He _really_ does not want to know what Bart
is thinking. He _really_ does _not_ want to know. He looks to the menu
himself as well.
>Bartholomew . o O ( Hah, that kid'd probably jump at the chance at joining my
crew ^_v All boys his age love that kind of stuff. So I'll just lead 'm
outside, kidnap 'm, leave him in the brig for the night..then have Sig train
him..! )
>Elly doesn't even look at Bart in the first place, so great is her assurance
that she, as well, _really_ does not want to know what's going on in his head.
o_o
>That...didn't sound right. x.x;
>Bartholomew plays with whips x.x; It's hard to sound 'right'.
>Bartholomew scowls to himself as his thoughts lead to another point. He looks
back at Fei and Elly, composing himself, and sitting up straight.
>Cloud shakes his head, ordering tea...
>Eden, fortunately, does not look like pirate material.
>Faris looks at her sake container after a moment, downing the rest of it, then
setting it to the side. Empty. She leans back, arms draped against the counter,
and gives Bart a look of her own. . o O (....my god. Could he be any more
stereotypical?)
>Bartholomew nods at Fei, keeping a watchfull eye on Faris (He has so few now
adays),"So, Kid, when 're you and..", he nods at Elly suggestively,"..gunna.."
>Bartholomew asks, "..get down to business?"
>Eden quietly eats her meal.
>Kigou watches people eat, sighing to himself in regret.
>Fei blinks, and he looks over towards Bart..Then he...SWEATDROPS..And, blinks
again, "Get down to buisness? What are we we able to do here anyways, Bart? I
mean, we haven't found the Yggdrasil, gears, or anyone else, have we? I don't
even know where to start looking for all of it..."
>You mumble, "Hey, stupid question time... like, why do you wear those skimpy
outfits when you use the mecha? Something to do with the interface?" to Eden
Rachel.
>Ryan mumbles, "..... .. stupid ..... time .. .. .. like .. .....
..... you wear ..... skimpy ..... when ..... ..... the ..... ..
Something ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .." to Eden Rachel.
>Bartholomew erks o_v; "Fei..!!!"
>Bartholomew lowers his tone considerably,"..I thought I already told you..!"
>Cloud looks over at Ryan. "..." . o O ( Skimpy? )
>Eden mumbles, "Yes, they are part of the interface. They also give a small
amount of additional protection." to Ryan Rachel.
>Eden mumbles, "..... .. they ..... ..... of the ..... .. They .....
..... ..... ..... ..... of ..... ..... .." to Ryan Rachel.
Elly sweatdrops at Bart...'
>Faris arches her eyebrows at this interchange, just... listening. Yes, she's
interested. She's keeping an eye on these two.
>Fei blinks. "What? Huh? Told me what?" he sweatdrops, as he raises his
eyebrow, "You didn't tell me anything...." . o O ( .... u.u )
>Ryan nods. "Just wondering."
>Eden mumbles, "Heavier clothes would not fit well, either. And wearing none has
its own problems." to Ryan Rachel.
>Eden mumbles, "Heavier clothes ..... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..
..... wearing ..... has ..... own ..... .." to Ryan Rachel.
>Ryan sweatdrops. "I would imagine."
>Bartholomew clenches his teeth, and leans over the table to hiss at Fei =.v;
Oi. He's being cautious for once. This MUST be important,"...the
Yggdrasill..what did you think we were..borrowing things from people with..??"
>Elly listens intently to Fei and Bart's conversation..o.o;
>Bartholomew says, "...or what the..", he nods up again o.v; "..thing was..!!"
>Rachel sips her coffee, nodding in agreement with Eden.
>Ryan . o O ( Not that I'D complain or anything //_n )
>Fei sweatdrops, as he looks over towards Elly for a moment, and then back
towards Bart, "Uh...What are you talking about?"
>Bartholomew facepalms. x.v;
>Elly o.x, having just been made very confused by Bart. She turns to Fei,
"...What is he talking about?" x.x
>Bartholomew roars out,"The Yggdrassil is HERE, up THERE..!! o_v;; OI!!"
>Fei looks over towards Elly afterwards, and shrugs. "I have no idea... Just
nod your head and smile politly.........." he then blinks, and looks over to
Bart. He nods, and smiles politly.
>Bartholomew sweatdops...
>Eden turns over at the shouting. o.o
>Faris glances upwards as if it's going to answer her question. Nope... notihng
there... *shrug* Not the wierdest thing she's seen,.. really!
>Bartholomew sweatdrops. x.x;
>Elly follows suit...x.x
>Ryan blinks . o O ( I think they got a bit too much to drink //_o )
>Bartholomew eases back into his seat, quieting down considerably. o O ( Oops. )
>Elly o.o; and inches a teeeensy bit closer to Fei. o.o; (Bart is really
starting to scare me...)
>Fei thinks Bart has had too much to drink, but..."Bart...Really.. You are
making no sense. Did you drink much at all?" he looks over towards Fei, and
sighs, "I think... Bart's drunk."
>Fei err..Towards Elly. -.-
>Bartholomew-.v; "..."
>You mumble, "... Were you hurt in that fight Rachel mentioned... with kataki...
er, the winged guy?" to Eden.
>Ryan mumbles, ".. .. .. Were ..... ..... ..... that fight Rachel
mentioned .. .. .. ..... kataki .. .. .. ..... .. ..... ..... guy
.." to Eden.
>Bartholomew leans over the table once more, his voice carefully lowered.
"...You two. Outside. Now."
>Eden says, "Yes."
>Faris finally just shakes her head and gestures towards a seat. "Maybe you
want to sit down... you sound like you need it." . o O (Never saw a pirate who
couldn't hold a drink... it's either serious, or he's a poser...)
>Ryan frowns... nay, scowls... but doesn't press the issue.
>Fei blinks slightly at Bart, as he looks back over towards him slowly
afterwards, "Bart...Your drunk... Shouldn't we let the alchole get out of your
system first?"
>Bartholomew stands up, brushing back his dishelved blonde locks from his face.
Iritated. "...I aint drunk."
>Eden mumbles, "Angel was damaged as well." to Ryan Rachel.
>Eden mumbles, "Angel ..... damaged as well .." to Ryan Rachel.
>Eden frowns at that.
>Ryan scowls. "That isn't good..."
>You mumble, "It can't repair itself, can it?" to Ryan Rachel Eden.
>Ryan mumbles, "It ..... ..... ..... .. can ..... .." to Ryan Rachel Eden.
>Fei looks over towards Elly slowly afterwards, as he gives her a 'Should we?'
type of look.
>Elly inches towards Fei just a little more, warily, whispering, "He's scaring
me slightly, Fei...maybe we should do what he says? What do you think is
best..?"
>Bartholomew rubs his forehead -.v;;
>Faris is, by now, restraining amusement. She just shakes her head, turning back
to order another sake.
>Bartholomew turns around and starts towards the door,"Oi, fine. I'll be
outside, then. You finish whatever it is you need to finish."
>Fei sighs softly, and leans over towards Elly, and whispers, "Don't worry,
you'll be fine. I'll make sure of that. Though, maybe we should... Shall we?"
>Elly nods. "Might as well.."
>Bart has left.
>Eden mumbles, "She can heal the injuries, but some of her weapons are damaged
and will not regenerate." to Rachel Ryan.
>Eden mumbles, "She can heal ..... ..... .. but ..... of her .....
are damaged ..... will not regenerate .." to Rachel Ryan.
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck.
>You mumble, "What type of weapons are they?" to Rachel Ryan Eden.
>Ryan mumbles, "What ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .." to Rachel Ryan Eden.
>Fei stands up slowly afterwards, and nods, "Okay. Ready?" he smiles, as he
says softly, "We can get something to eat after."
>Elly stands up as well, and stretches slightly. "Let's go..." n.n
>Eden mumbles, "It...heats things. I don't know exactly how it works." to Ryan
Rachel.
>Eden mumbles, "..... .. .. .. ..... ..... .. I ..... know exactly
how ..... works .." to Ryan Rachel.
>Fei nods, and walks over towards and out the door along side of Elly. . o O ( I
just need to figure out what each of these foods are.. And... who this 'French
Fries' person is. ) Then, he is gone outside.
>Fei leaves, with Elhaym following behind him.
>You mumble, "Probably a microwave cannon then, or an infrared laser. Hmm... can
you remove it from the mech itself?" to Ryan Rachel Eden.
>Ryan mumbles, "..... a microwave ..... ..... .. ..... ..... infrared
..... .. Hmm .. .. .. ..... you remove ..... ..... ..... mech
itself .." to Ryan Rachel Eden.
>Eden mumbles, "It is designed to be, yes." to Ryan Rachel.
>Eden mumbles, "It ..... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .." to Ryan Rachel.
>Ryan snaps his fingers. Then winces. Owie. "Perfect! I can ship it off to
Brianna... she can fix any weapon."
>Alexander has arrived.
>Eden blinkblinks. "You can?"
>Alex wanders down the stairs, looking to see if the proprietess is about.
>Ryan nods. "It'll probably take a few weeks though. Customs tends to get touchy
over beam weaponry." //_=;
>Eden says, "It sounds expensive, though."
>Alex walks over to the bar, taking a seat...
>Faris recieves her next 'dose' of sake, and starts sipping this one a little
slower than the first, glancing now and then towards the door.
>Ryan shakes his head. "Nah... she owes me one." //_n; . o O ( That, and
she'd LOVE to get her hands on stuff from the future. )
>Eden says, "Oh..."
>Faris finishes off the rest of her drink, wiping her mouth again, then passing
the yen down the counter, standing up and stretching for a moment. A quick
glance at the time, then at the people, and she starts heading out the door. .
o O (....I don't tihnk I'm going to get used to this...)
>Faris has left.
>Ryan looks over at Faris as she walks out. "...?" He shrugs.
>Cloud says, "...what are you talking about, Ryan?"
>Ryan looks up. "Eh...? Just talking about repairs."
>Cloud says, "Before that."
>Alex wanders back upstairs...
>Alexander has left.
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "... Kataki."
>Cloud asks, "... ... ..." before shaking his head. "What happened with him?"
>Ryan pauses. "... Might be better to ask Eden or Rachel."
>Eden says, "He came to get Kigou's flute."
>Cloud looks over at Eden. "Why?"
>Eden says, "I don't know. But I was sure he shouldn't have it."
>Ryan says, "And he won't."
>Cloud says, "... ... ..."
>Eden says, "He tried to get the flute from me, and he tried to hurt me. Angel
stopped him."
>Cloud nods quietly. "But... what happened to the resurrection...?"
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. The left, as the right one is bandaged. "Eh?"
>Eden asks softly, "Resurrection?"
>Cloud nods... "He was wanting to resurrect a goddess, was he not, in
conjunction with Esmerelda...?"
>Eden says, "Oh. I did not know that."
>Ryan bows his head. "Oh. He was successful."
>Cloud says, "... ... ..."
>Ryan asks, "You did hear about how Janus' little trip went, didn't you?"
>Cloud shakes his head.
>Ryan sighs. "Oh. Lets just say it went as well as most of his plans usually go."
>Cloud asks, "... not well?"
>Ryan says, "Bingo."
>Eden listens quietly.
>Cloud says, "... ... ..."
>Cloud waits for Ryan to tell the full tale.
>Ryan sighs. "I'd elaborate, but I really don't have a clue what happened, to be
honest. I got stuck in some sort of void for most of it..."
>Eden blinks.
>Cloud slowly looks at Eden?
>Eden looks back to Cloud, questioningly.
>Ryan hmms. "Well, I'm just glad you didn't get hurt too badly..."
>Cloud says, "... were you there?" towards Eden. Then he looks back at Ryan. "...
yes."
>Eden Shakes her head.
>Tifa has arrived.
>Ryan sits at a table with Eden, Rachel, and Cloud. He's still bandaged //_^;
>Cloud is waiting for an answer from Eden. Maybe Rachel too.
>Tifa walks down the stairs, peering at the group.
>Eden says, "I wasn't there, no."
>Eden is sitting at a table with Rahcel, Ryan, and Cloud. In addition to her
desk, she has partly-healed burns on her right cheek and arm.
>Ryan shakes his head. "Not, it was me, the Sensou's, Derek, and Belldandy. I
don't know who was there at his recent attack besides Eden and rachel,
though..."
>Cloud is looking much better than he did yesterday, thanks to a cure materia on
loan from Lyrae.
>Eden says, "Kigou was there as well."
>Cloud says, "... all right... Kigou?"
>Eden nods.
>Cloud frowns. "WHere is he now?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Well, considering what Kataki was looking
for..."
>Kazuma has arrived.
>Eden says, "He is resting now, I believe. I have his flute with me, though."
>Kazuma says, "Laaaaadies and gentlemen, hello! ^_^ v"
>Eden nods to Kazuma. "Hello."
>Ryan exhales. Finally, someone more obnoxious then him!
>Cloud looks up at Kazuma, and then nods.
>Kazuma stretches. "And how are we on this fine, fine evening?"
>Kazuma puts his hands on the back of his head and leans over to Eden, blinking.
"Hey...what's this?"
>Ryan leans back, to look at kazuma upside-down. Ryan looks like he's been fed
through a wood chipper; he's bandaged from head to toe //.n;
>Kazuma notices the young woman's injuries first, of course. Then he notes,
"Hey...Ryan got hurt too."
>Eden says, "I am all right."
>Ryan says, "Actually... just about everyone here's hurt. Well, except Rachel."
//_n; "Hasn't been a good week..."
>Kazuma asks, "Tell me about it. School trip went sour." He pulls up a chair.
"What'd I miss?"
>Ryan sighs. "You REALLY want to know?"
>Kazuma says, "I could make something up, but it'd probably be innaccurate."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Well... uh... I start with what happened to me. The
short-short version, of course." Inhale.
>Fei arrives, with Elhaym following behind.
>Ryan says, "First off, that bastard Kataki managed to become some sort of magic
god-person... luckily Rachel and Eden here managed to kick his ass a few days
later. As for my current injuries, spikey over there got captured by Harken,
and it was either fight her in his place, or hand over the plans to the city...
which is a bad thing."
>Cloud says, "..."
>Eden blinks.
>Ryan gives the new arrivals an interesting speech. //_n;
>Fei walks back into the bar along side of Elhaym as he then moves over towards
a seat afterwards. He sits down after, looking at the menu once
again..."Hrm...Well, what would you like, maybe?"
>Kazuma says, "Cripes."
>Elly says, "I'll have french fries and soda...^^;"
>Ryan says, "Just a rather average week for me." //_=;
>Fei blinks for a moment, and nods slowly. "Hrmm..Well, I assume you may of had
something like that, so I'll order the same thing to be on the safe side. ^_^;"
>Eden says, "It's good that you survived."
>Fei looks around the room, for anyone that may take their order. Hrm. o.o
>Ryan exclaims, "Well, I still have all you lovely ladies to look at! I can't
just die yet!"
>Elly noddles, and leans back, closing her eyes. x.x
>Cloud says, "..." at Ryan.
>Ryan poses dramatically. But the effect is ruined by his wincing //_x;
>Fei blinks at Elly for a moment, ans asks her, "You allright, Elly?"
>Kazuma says, "Yeah, but with one eye covered...no depth perception."
>Eden says, "Good."
>Ryan sighs at Kazuma's comment. //_;
>Kazuma pats Ryan on the back. "Aw, c'mon...it's a bandage on your
head...nothing crucial was damaged. ^_^"
>Tifa has disconnected.
>Ryan leans back in his seat. "Except that loss of a few pints of blood //.n;"
>Cloud says, "... as if you needed it," dryly.
>Ryan sweatdrops //_=;
>Kazuma says, "Ryan, Ryan, Ryan...chicks dig scars. ^_~"
>Ryan raises an eyebrow. His left one.
>Kazuma ^_^ v "Big time."
>Eden asks softly, "Really?"
>Ryan crosses his arms behind his head. "Aw... but I thought I was fine as-is."
//_;
>Eden asks softly, "You will recover, right?"
>Kazuma winks to Eden. "Oh yeah. It's proof that a guy's a manly man. You don't
get scars being an accountant. You get scars being a man among men!"
>Eden says, "Oh.."
>Kazuma gives the ladies a 'help me out here' look. o.o
>Ryan blinks. "Hmm? Yeah. Except for the broken wrist, it wasn't TOO bad... and
the wrist was healed."
>Elly nods, and smiles, to Fei. "Just tired..."
>Cloud says, "..."
>Ryan looks over his shoulder at Kazuma. Ryan looks normal in comparison.
>Fei smiles, and nods, "Allright. Then, do you want to get something to eat
first, or do you want to just head on to the hotel and get some rest?"
>Fei says, "I don't really know who to order from here anyways. ^_^;"
>Eden gives Kazuma a look as though she has never heard this before, but
believes it easily enough.
>Fei leaves, with Elhaym following behind him.
>Cloud says, "..." as he looks over at Kazuma. ... someone even odder than Ryan.
spoof The horror!
>The horror!
>Eden orders another Coke.
>Ryan asks, "Well... hmm... getting off the talk of scarring injuries, have you
met Harken or the Metal Demons before?"
>Kazuma shakes his head. "Nope."
>Kazuma says, "I'd remember."
>Ryan hmms. "Well... they're the ones behind that large thing in earth orbit."
>Kazuma ahs. ^_^ "Cool."
>Kazuma OOC damns. "I need to go _now_. Will return to this later!"
>Kazuma has left.
>Astrid has arrived.
>Astrid moves no farther than the doorframe, glancing hesitantly about the room.
"...Am I interrupting anything?"
>Eden sits at a table with Ryan and Cloud, drinking a Coke.
>Ryan blinks, leaning backwards to look at Astrid. "Oh. Not really." He's lying,
but... eh.
>Cloud slowly shakes his head. Just Ryan trying to get sympathy.
>//_;
>Astrid nods, somewhat reassured, as he steps toward the table. He addresses
Ryan. "I wanted to speak to you and Cloud, before... before I talk to my kin."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "... Oh? Don't see why not..."
>Cloud slowly looks up at Astrid, before nodding. "... have a seat."
>Astrid pulls up a chair, nodding apologetically to Eden. "I'm sorry. I don't
know who you are."
>Eden bows to Astrid with polite distance, and quietly respons, "I am Eden
Asanuma."
>Astrid replies gravely, "Astrid of Hiades." Politeness satisfied, he addresses
Cloud and Ryan as one. "Foil has already spoken to me, but I would like to hea
from you as well. What are your feelings regarding the metal demons?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Harken's a lot tougher then she looks. And I
kinda have to take offense to her 'kill organic life' policy, being slightly
organic myself."
>Eden says, "I know very little about the metal demons....." she blinks, looking
slightly troubled. "Kill organic life?"
>Pikachu has arrived.
>Cloud says, "... I agree with Ryan. From what I see... some of you are very...
friendly. Some others aren't..."
>Eden says, "It isn't right to kill."
>Pikachu walks into the room, looking around as its ears twitch
>Astrid says, "In defense of my own race, I feel somewhat obligated to let you
know--we are born with the memory of our long history of war with humankind.
Hate us if you will, but I ask you not to blame us. It is..." He winces,
remembering Susano's words, and corrects himself. "I think, perhaps, it is our
nature to fight you. At least, we are ra heavily pressured to do so."
rather, that is.
>Pikachu walks towards Astrid slowly.
>Eden says, "Even so, it is wrong to do so."
>Cloud nods quietly. "But I... do not remember having a war with you..."
>Ryan blinks. "War with humanity?"
>Astrid nods soberly, and bends to give Pikachu a pat as it approaches. "The
demon race battled humankind a thousand years ago, on Filgaia. This will not be
the first time.... if this is truly the beginning of a war, as Foil believes it
to be."
>Pikachu stands beside Astrid, looking up at him.
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Battled humanity on another planet...? Okay,
I'll buy that. Especially after seeing your ship."
>Eden asks softly, "There are humans on other planets?"
>Ryan says, "Apparently. Or were."
>Eden nods...
>Astrid supplies, "Are. We were defeated. Or, rather, they were defeated. I was
not yet born."
>Cloud nods quietly, listening.
>Eden nods...
>Astrid glances aside to Pikachu, who just -fascinates- him. "Hmmmmm?"
>Pikachu is just listening too. 'n.n'
>Ryan sweatdrops. Second person today who's talked to the electric mouse //_o;
>Pikachu gets more conversation than a lot of people here. 'n.n' It's very
weird.
>Astrid raises his eyes again. "I am, perhaps, not as pessimistic as Foil.
Despite what he says, it's possible this isn't the beginning of a full-scale
assault. Yet..." He shakes his head. "...That's neither here nor there. I want
to know--" He glances from Cloud to Ryan and back. "Do you seek to kill my kin?"
>Pikachu's cuter than a lot of people here, too. Coincidence?
>Cloud tilts his head, thinking. "... not truly."
>Pikachu'n.n' v
>Ryan shakes his head. "Nah... I'm all for playing nice, actually, makes things
easier all around. I promise I won't start anything as long as you guys don't
hurt anyone."
>Ryan is WAY cuter then Pikachu. Even bandaged //_=
>Pikachu fries Ryan to an ugly charcoal color 'n.n'
>Ryan becomes Shishio. Join my Kuni-Tori, anyone? //_*
>Cloud (OOC) whaps Pikachu. u.u
>Astrid (OOC) raises a hand. When do we burn Kyoto?
>Ryan (OOC) Next week. But first... cheeseburgers!
>Pikachu oocly says, "Chu." ;.;
>Cloud exclaims, "(OOC) ... ... I haven't even gotten to Shishio! ;_; Hush up so
I can write my RK fanfic in peace!"
>Ryan (OOC) weeps for Cloud, for he hath been deprived! Now IC.
>Astrid considers that, and nods slowly. "...."
>Ryan says, "I mean, I'm sure you guys would happily attack us if we hit you
first. And that'd be bad."
>Astrid answers soberly. "Yes. It would."
>Ryan rubs his chin. "Now, you and Callan seem like relatively nice people,
despite what Foil says, but don't listen to him, he's a bit loopy in his own
way. But he says that Harken, and the other 'elders' really dopn't like humans?"
>Astrid, surprisingly, says, "Foil is justified." He considers Ryan's question.
"My impressions of the Quarter Knights are... few. I believe they have no love
of humankind, however."
>Cloud nods quietly. "... true."
>Pikachu just listens.
>Eden takes the conversation in silently, hands resting in her lap. Even
learning this, she knows too little to coment.
>Ryan hmms. "Well, I can't really speak for them... I've only seen Harken a few
times, and I'm a tad miffed at her just now, as you can guess."
>Astrid offers, "You fought well."
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Eheh... well... not THAT well. Otherwise I wouldn't be
wrapped up like this." //_;
>Eden says, "You lived."
>Astrid shrugs. "For a human to leave combat with a Quarter Knight alive is
achievement enough." He nods to Eden in agreement.
>Ryan says, "Which is rather a good thing, in my book."
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika."
>Cloud looks back towards Ryan. "..." He nods quietly...
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "... Question. Was Harken in perfect condition?
She fought Cloud three days before, and he's no slouch himself..."
>Astrid glances at Cloud. He draws upon his memory carefully before answering.
"I watched the battle on the mountain. She bled from her shoulder--I don't
believe you struck her there. But Cloud did."
>Cloud looks back at Astrid, leaning forward. "... bleed?"
>Astrid gives Cloud a startled glance. Was there something strange about that
remark?
>Ryan frowns. "... I suspected as much." . o O ( I'm damn near the fastest
human alive, and she easily kept pace. )
>Ryan . o O ( If she was in top condition, I'd be... )
>Cloud says, "... metal bleeds?" He looks over at Ryan. Somehow he'd never
thought about it... or noticed.
>Astrid murmurs, "We are not so different from you...."
>Ryan looks over at Cloud. "Yeah... kinda like mercury"
>Eden asks softly, "What are you like?"
>Pikachu cocks its head to one side. It's learning so much today.
>Ryan blinks, wondering who that's directed at
>Eden is looking at Astrid, to clarify.
>Astrid stays silent for so long it seems he will not answer. Finally, he says
quietly, "We are.... like humans. It is only that we are metal, not flesh. We
are born as you are--" He pauses here, remembering something Foil mentioned.
"...although we have only Mother to grant us life. I have no father."
>Eden says, "Oh..."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "If genetics works similar... perhaps silicon
based, that might cause problems in the long run... parthenogenesis doesn't
allow for a lot of genetic variability." //_9
>Ryan hmms. "Of course, if you guys live for a few centuries or something like
that, that'd cut down on the drawbacks."
>Rachel . o O ( This just keeps getting stranger... )
>Ryan sits up. "What's 'Mother' like? Is she a person?"
>Eden says, "Metal, but alive.....that seems strange, but many things here are
stranger."
>Pikachu yawns, sitting down on the floor
>Cloud nods quietly... "Although there seems to be great variety among her
children, Ryan..."
>Astrid smiles, pure adoration in his expression. "Mother is... Mother. She is
indescribable--the epitome of all life"
** I get bumped again **
>Astrid smiles, pure adoration in his expression. "Mother is... Mother. She is
indescribable--the epitome of all life."
>Cloud nods quietly... "Although there seems to be great variety among her
children, Ryan..."
>Ryan hmms. "Well, perhaps they use some sort of genetic engineering or
something... probably within their ability. Of course, if they have long lives,
it's not that big a deal" He looks over at Astrid. "Doesn't give me much to
work with to get a mental image..." //^;
>Pikachu wobbles back and forth, sitting with its eyes closed '-.-'
>Astrid studies Ryan a moment, then answers with another question. "Can you
describe your Guardian of choice?"
>Pikachu evolves into Snorlax. z_z
>Pikachu pikas, "Pika..." '-.-'
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. . o O ( Perhaps 'mother' is more of a
metaphysical construct... )
>Eden stands.
>Cloud has disconnected.
>Ryan shakes his head. "Never mind."
>Pikachu falls over 'z.z'
>Eden turns to the door.
>Rachel asks, "Guardian of choice?"
>Pikachu pikas, "Ka....chu....ka.....chu....." '-.-'
>Ryan says, "I think he means 'God'. Or what have you."
>Astrid asks, "What is 'God'?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Uh... you're asking the wrong person, I don't
got a lot of faith... but kinda like a human 'mother'. But in a more
metaphysical sense." //_9 Ryan isn't as cute when he theorizes.
>Pikachu sleeps on the floor of the bar room. Awww, won't someone pick it up
before it gets stepped on?
>Astrid frowns faintly, and asks, "Then...someone who grants you life, and loves
you, and wishes to protect you from all harm? Someone who is so utterly perfect
that you hardly are look at them, much less touch them?"
>Eden pauses, looking back at the conversation.
>Rachel says, "God, in this context, refers to the being some of us believe in
as creator of the universe."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Something like that. Except we aren't directly
created by God. Well, not anymore at least, depending who you ask." He hmms,
and nods to Rachel. "Yeah, except he's been awfully lax in the watching duty
lately." //_=;
>Pikachu pikas . o O (God is a really really big Pokeball)
>Eden murmurs to herself, "I understand."
>Astrid says, "...Ah. Not the same, then." He nods gratefully to Rachel.
>Ryan . o O ( Perhaps Mother is some sort of massive AI //_9 )
>Eden . o O ( When will I see Him again? )
>Rachel says, "Individually, we each come from a set of parents. A mother and a
father."
>Ryan . o O ( Doesn't seem like he's referring to a deity-type person...
whatever Mother is, the answer lies in the ship, I'm sure. )
>Ryan nods to Rachel. "Yeah, female and male respectively. I could go into more
detail, but seeing how late it is, you could get more off cable TV."
>Astrid nods to Rachel. "Just a Mother, in our case."
>Rachel says, "But in your case, all from the same mother."
>Pikachu rolls onto its back. '-.-'
>Ryan continues, "While every female is a potential mother, for humans."
>Ryan . o O ( Boy, this is one wierd discussion //_O; )
>Astrid stares at Ryan as though he just said Barney was, in fact, this world's
God. "What?"
>Pikachu stays out of these hard topics by only using one word. Now who's the
more intelligent species?
>Ryan peers at Astrid. "Just like I said. Every female can be a mother. But
probably not in the same sense as your mother... only in the... erm... creation
of progeny"
>Astrid looks as though he'd like to add something, but reluctantly closes his
mouth. "... ..... Oh." o O ( Any human female can give birth? But... then how
do they establish hierarchy?! )
>Eden says, "They can reproduce, he means."
>Ryan says, "Erm, yeah"
>Hierarchy is established through collecting Pokemon!
>Pikachu is God. There. Done.
>Eden OOC degausses Pikachu.
>Pikachu is tired. Don't blame it. ';.;'
>Astrid flushes faintly. "I understand the concept."
>Ryan asks, "I'd go into the concept of 'family', but since you seem to have run
straight into culture clash, perhaps we should continue tomorrow, letting this
sink in, eh?"
>Pikachu think it will go to bed now. Nightnight 'n,n' (ooc)
>Astrid nods a bit numbly.
>Ryan stands up. "Sorry to run on you two," directed towards Eden and Rachel,
"but the painkillers are starting to wear off..."
>Rachel says, "Okay, Ryan. Goodnight."
>Eden says, "Good night."
>Ryan nods, and heads for the door, a bit less graceful then usual.
>Pikachu has disconnected.
>o
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