City Square: Fountain
Nearer to the fountain still, the sound of the softly cascading water overcomes
most any other noise besides the people sitting and chatting. There is a
wrought iron barricade about the actual fountain, though it seems to be more
placed to deter than to prevent climbing in, as anyone of moderate hieght could
easily scale it. The statue of Odin atop the large fountain dwarfs most
everything else in the area..as well the seven trees planted in a circle about
the fountain.
There are benches here as well, though of a marble variety rather than the
wooden ones found farther out in the city square. There also seems to be less
foot traffic here, apparently because of the lack of commerce. All in all, a
serene place to enjoy the evening and perhaps meet with friends for a night on
the town.
[Exits : (C)ity Square ]
[Players : Foil_Riposte, and Kay ]
[Sleepers: Kismet, Rouge, Alyx, Eevee(Pup), Alys, and Cinnamon_Hakuryu ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan, falling through a gaping plot hole, manages to find himself here! What're
the odds!
>The Sword answers, "Gee. I dunno. What CAN you do for a dead guy?"
>The Sword elaborates, "Just some guy, stuck in a sword."
>Kay poses, showing off her figure in a very...provocative manner, "...how much
money you got, honey?"
>Ryan . o O ( They still at it? He's dead. In a sword. Even *I* got that already
O_o )
>The Sword comments to Kay, "Oh, I left my wallet in my shealth..lemmie go get
it.. " then blurts, "I DON'T GOT CASH!"
>Kay never knew Foil before. ^_^;;; And has had bad experiences with magical
artifacts...so she proceeded with caution.
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. Taking the moment to make himself obvious, he quips,
"How much ya need?"
>Kay sighs, "Lighten up, that was a joke. Yeesh, take the pulse away from a guy
and they just lose all thier sense of humor..."
>The Sword comments, "What the.." as he turns his spectral senses over to,
"Ryan.. "
>The Sword is currently stuck in the ground before Kay
>Kay blinks, turns, sees Ryan and grins, "Ohayo, Ryan-san. How much you got?"
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Again, how much do you need?"
>The Sword comments, "C'mon..do your best Tom Cruise impression and 'show her
the money'"
>Kay says, "Tell me how much you have, and I'll tell you what it'll buy you.
^_-"
>Ryan rubs his chin. "Well, I have about 500 pounds of gold sitting in my
apartment." o.=
>Kay asks, "You too?"
>Ryan sweatdrops. That was not the expected response. "Erm... yes."
>The Sword shifts his spectral gaze between the two, "Umm.. Excuse me.. I hate
to interrupt the pimping..but..umm.. about my being dead...uhh.."
>Ryan looks at the sword. "Yeah?"
>Kay nods, "Do you use them for fixing wobbling tables, too?"
>Ryan hmms, looking up. "Hadn't thought of that."
>Kay says, "They make great bookends, too."
>The Sword seems to be directing this question towards Kay, "You did sense me..
so I assume you do know something about Chi.. The question is..REALLY now..
well.. tho I don't really expect you to know but.. Well.." he tries to
formulate this
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. What's that looney demon hunter up to now?
>Kay glances over at the Sword, "Go ahead and ask...I probably know more than
you think..."
>Ryan specializes in Archaeology. And butt-kicking. So he probably won't be much
help.
>The Sword doesn't disbelieve Kay actually, nobody just casually sees sourses of
Chi, ".. I'm trying to learn how to manifest my spirit. So far I've learned
how to possess others and utilize certain techniques..but..otherwise.."
>Ryan hmms, snapping his fingers as he asks, "Can you throw big 'ol wicked
fireballs?"
>Kay asks, "You want to become visible in something resembling your old physical
form, is that it?"
>The Sword comments, "..well.. I can..sorta do it in great sources of
chi..but..I can't do it out of course.." he states, a bit more hopeful as Kay
seems to actually know what she's talking about..
>The Sword would give Ryan this 'puhleaaaaz' look if he had a face.
>Kay says, "I know how to do that...John used to use something similar when he
wanted to get 'out and about' as he put it...usually he just did it when he
felt it would be best to 'protect' me from something...like I wasn't just as
much a master as he was..."
>Kay sighs in remembered exasperation.
>Ryan elaborates, as if this would explain his entire attitude, "I ran into this
ninja guy once who had all sorts of chi stuff... could damn near blow
satellites out of orbit. Damn, I wish I could do that..." He doesn't seem to
notice that nobody is listening to him.
>The ninja formerly known as Galford?
>Hush n.-
>The Sword ignores Ryan's ranting ^_^; "Really?" he asks Kay, "..how did he do
that?"
>Ryan starts practicing his katas in the background o.=; Feel free to ignore
him. . o O ( Maybe more like... this? No... maybe... it was like... this!
No... )
>Kay says, "Well, basically, he took a portion of our ki, concentrated for a few
minutes, then finally stepped out of our body...the technique itself would take
a while to explain, but that was the gist of what went on."
>The Sword comments, "As they say in the movies.. TEACH ME sensei! I need to
learn how to get mobile by myself.. I can't keep mooching off the
transportation of others.."
>Kay says, "Hrm, well, interacting with anything physically is going to be a
continual drain on you...how fast depends on how much you interact..."
>Ryan rouses himself momentarily from his street fighter fantasy world . o O (
Eh...? She mentioned John before... hmm... apparently I'll need to talk to her
later... ) Ryan may be an idiot at times, but he's smarter then he seems
n.-
>The Sword comments, "Just.. ANY research you have on the subject would be..
-VERY- appreciated."
>Kay pulls first one leg up, then the other, crossing them in midair and
apparently floating there where she was standing, "Okay...get comfy, this is
gonna take a bit..."
>Ryan seats himself down on the edge of the fountain, to watch Kay. Perhaps he
could pick something up from observation...
>The Sword dryly comments, "Oh, lemmie get my comforter, beanbag, oooh.. bowl
of popcorn.. and get my bunny slippers on and I'll be all set." as he sticks in
the ground.
>Ryan quips, "Hey, be nice and I'll buy ya a velvet-lined sheath."
>Kay frowns, "That was a figurative comment."
>Kay asks, "You want me to teach you or not?"
>The Sword comments, "Now who's without humor?" he would smile if he could, "Ok
ok.. I'll keep my ever bubbly personality in check.. go for it teach."
>Kay says, "Okay, all I can really do is outline the principles
involved...you'll have to puzzle out how to apply them to your peculiar
situation on your own."
>The Sword comments, "Fire away. I'm all ea..umm.. metal."
>Kay says, "Basically, you've got the first step down, which is investing a
large portion of your ki with what amounts to your 'soul'."
>The Sword aptly states, "Check."
>Ryan listens in. Hey, he might end up as a sword spectre thingy someday, and
this might come in handy. That, and it gives him an excuse to hang around here
and watch the cute girl.
>If only he knew..if only he knew.
>... Knew about the great taste of mentos!
>Kay says, "The next part is going to be much harder if you've had no experience
with it...which is creating an 'image' with your ki...though it's probably
going to be a bit easier than normal since you'll probably want it to look like
the old 'you'. In cases like that, it's easiest if you just concentrate on
what you looked like before you died...equating it in your mind with your
essence and keeping that image tucked away in the back of your mind somewhere."
>The Sword would nod if he could, but instead simply says, "Check." to announce
that he is indeed listening to this...
>Ryan rubs his chin . o O ( Makes sense, I guess. )
>Kay says, "Don't get me wrong, keeping something like that can be harder than
it seems...but with enough practice, it comes a lot easier. Now the next step
is to make yourself"
>Kay says, "...solid, after a fashion."
>The Sword listens very intently to this part...
>Ryan rubs his chin . o O ( Maybe... perhaps if I could get my hands on an
robot body, it might make a suitable shell... hmm... )
>Kay says, "Doing so with just your pure chi is far too draining to do for any
length of time, so I'd advise keeping such exertions to a minimum. Become
physical only when you absolutely HAVE to, and then for as little time as you
can get away with."
>The Sword would nod to that. Understanding the insane amount that would cost.
>Kay says, "Maintaining an image is really easy once you can keep the mental
task going. Point in case is the image I've got running right now."
>Ryan claps his hands, making an audible motion to go with his mental 'eureka'.
"Hah-HAH! It's so simple! Why didn't I see it before...?"
>Kay waves where she's floating, to illustrate her point.
>The Sword answers that, "The fact that your really standing." as apparently he
can see right through it.
>Kay looks over at Ryan a moment before she shimmers out of
visibility...reappearing exactly where she was before...except sitting on the
ground in the same manner as she'd been 'sitting' in the air, "Something like
that..."
>The Sword notices the fact that you are on the ground, "I'll be damned.. you
are good at that.. I could have sworn you really WERE up that high.."
>Kay says, "Lots of practice, dear. Lots."
>Ryan rubs his chin, asking a question to one of the two chi-guys. "Would it be
possible to use a chi manifestation thing to control an artificial device?"
Oddly enough, he doesn't seem concerned about floating ladies.
>The Sword comments, "Since I can't actually see anything.. only chi
eminations.. thats really good." he ammends.
>The Sword comments to Ryan, "Theoretically..but why would you want to?"
>Kay says, "Possibly...but maintaining the link would be rather hard...you might
could only do it for a minute or two at most...if you had enough reserves, that
is."
>The Sword comments, "..trust me.. Chi isn't as ...simple as that. Its not like
electricity where you can get it to jump through hoops that casual like.."
>Kay says, "Interacting with the physical world in any way shape or form in that
kind of state eats energy at a shocking rate...which is VERY dangerous since
that energy is all that there is of you."
>Ryan laughs maniacally. "Just might work. Y'know how Foil there-" he points at
the aptly-named sword "-can possess someone, right? Maybe it might be possible
to possess a robot shell instead? It'd be a protected interface, and the
switching would need very little energy..."
>The Sword adds, "I'm not gunna be stuck in no android thing." he says flatly.
>Ryan hmmphs. "Bull@%!%, we both know you'll happily do it if it gives you an
opportunity to beat the snot out of those metal demons."
>Kay says, "And in a pure energy form, you become incredibly vulnerable to ki
attacks...hrm...the theory is sound save for one flaw...biologicals have thier
own ki that one can hide in...inanimates generally only have the ki that holds
the matter together in them."
>Kay says, "Present company excepted, of course."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Well... just a theory. I ain't an expert at
this chi stuff, so..."
>The Sword again adds to Kay, "Well.. tell me the procedure to solidify.."
Eh-hehs, "Sides... I'll get back at the metal demons on my own terms Ryan."
>Kay says, "No, in some ways, it was a sound idea...but it's impractical for
reasons you weren't aware of."
>Ryan crosses his arms behind his head. He comments to himself, "Thought he'd
have enough sense to keep from running into their space station alone at least.
Sheesh."
>Kay turns back to the sword, "Okay, but just as a further warning, if you get
hit by a sufficently large ki attack while you're in such a state, your essence
will likely be wiped out of existance."
>The Sword warns Ryan, "Drop it pal." then adds to Kay, "Sounds about right."
>Ryan asks, "Like my old 'friends' fireballs? Or something more?"
>Kay says, "I dunno about magic, but most technological energy sources won't
affect you TOO much as long as you're not trying to maintain a physical
interaction with anything."
>The Sword seems kinda impatient for a dead guy, "But.. tell me how to
physically interact.. I'm a bit at a loss in solidifying arcs of force along
the contours of the illusion.."
>Kay nods over to Ryan, "Any ki attack is severely disrupting to a ki
being...one or two weak ones will merely wound severely...but anything
sufficent to, say, blow up a car will probably be lethal."
>Ryan . o O ( Not good, from what I've seen of those demons... )
>Ryan hmms, talking to himself, "Yeah, Galford'd fall into that category..."
>The Sword doesn't seem terribly concerned with that however.
>Kay sighs and launches into a longwinded explaination detailing how it's
generally done...
>Don't forget the new Dr Peachbody. ^_^
>The Sword listens to every word Kay utters..
>Bah, seen Galf- erm, Daishi in #43? Shinku... GADOKEN! Owie
>Ryan ends up looking like those little kids who get dragged along to the DMV by
their parents, and stand around in line, looking really bored, because it's all
WAY over their heads, and this analogy has way too many commas...
>He stole that one from Dan! o.o
>Dan ROCKS, dammit! o.o
>DAN DAN KYAKUU!
>Anyway... after the lecture?
>Kay finally finishes her explaination, letting the sword parse that...
>The Sword seems to be analyzing the information brought forth..immediately
thinking of how to impliment it... digesting the technique, "This is gunna take
work." he admits..
>Ryan smirks, commenting, "Hey, you can handle it. Got all the time in the world
to practice, after all."
>The Sword answers that, "Time..is definitely on my side. as the song goes."
>Kay says, "Don't you dare start up with the Azazel references."
>Ryan coughs. "Anyway... if you don't mind, I'd REALLY like to ask you about
that spaceship, Foil..."
>The Sword comments, "Actually I can do a really good impression of him. Just
touch the sword and watch." he chuckles, "And yes.. I wouldn't call it a
Spaceship.."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Oh? Really?"
>The Sword says, "I didn't get to see much of it..just a huge pit..and the guard
at the gate."
>Ryan hmmphs. "That doesn't offer much hel- gate? How the hell can a goddamned
spaceship have a GATE?"
>Kay asks, "How big is this spaceship?"
>Ryan answers that question. "From ground-based observation, it's apparently
around 100 miles long..."
>The Sword answers, "It isn't a spaceship.. how many times I gotta tell you. as
for big.. dunno. I have a feeling it's one of those 'bigger or smaller' on
the inside deals. Hard to judge. But there was a Demon guarding the entrance
deeper inside."
>The Sword says, "And since he killed me, I gotta tell you, he's a tough cookie."
>Ryan doesn't say what he's thinking. 'It's in space. It's a ship. Thus, it's a
spaceship.'
>The Sword answers, "Its in the upper atmosphere, and it isn't a ship."
>Ryan asks, "Was he one of those Quarter Knight guys, like Harken? Or something
else?"
>Ryan blinks. I hate mind readers.
>Kay whistles, "100 miles? That's even bigger than the Executioner..."
>The Sword says, "It's more like.. a worldlet. And dunno what he was..but he
was -way- WAY tougher than Harken."
>The Sword says, "This guy could eat a dozen Harken's for breakfast."
>Ryan nods. "Well, it seems natural at first observation... like an asteroid.
But it's artifical"
>Kay . o O ( ...Executioner...hrmmm... )
>Ryan frowns at Foil's reply. "Did you get it's name?"
>Kay goes thoughtful for a few moments as gears turn over in her head...
>The Sword answers that, "No. But eitherway..Harken really is just a toy. A
scout. Basically nothing to speak of. Theres ALOT worse up there tan her."
than
>Ryan crosses his arms. "I was suspecting as much..." A short pause, then he
adds, "Don't count her out either, just because I beat her... not only was she
wounded, but she was obviously olding back."
>The Sword answers that, "Actually Ryan.. trust me. I hate to say it bud.. but
I could have rocked her. Not to be an egotist or anything...but I'm slightly
better than you in the demon fighting department..well.. I was anyway. The
fact that you could even hurt Harken THAT much said she isn't that powerful.
This guy..I barely managed to touch him."
>The Sword says, "You would have hard time fighting him..simply because he can
move faster than the time it takes your synapses to fire messages to your
muscles from your brain."
>Ryan hmmphs. "Not a good sign." He rubs his chin. "Of course, if I just wanted
Harken dead, I would've just sniped at her with my blaster, but that's beyond
the point..."
>The Sword comments, "I'm certain Harken's just a smokescreen. SOme little toy
having her fun on Earth."
>The Sword says, "Same with all the other 'children'. I sense there's some kind
of mad orchestrator behind both her, the children, and a few other things."
The Sword says, "I don't think it was the guy I fought either.. someone else
I'm certain."
>Ryan points a finger at Foil. "And I told you not to underestimate me. Seeing
as how you're dead, I have the advantage here." He inhales. "Zeikfried,
Al'hazad, and a few others..."
>The Sword nods at that, "Yeah..Zeikfried, Al'hazad, or one other. One of those
three.. might be Al'hazad, tho I have never met him. And do not count me out
just cuz I'm dead. I'm figgerin stuff out." he states flatly, "But I'll be out
of it for awhile is all."
>Ryan nods. "It has to be Zeikfried... Al'hazad seems to be spending more
time... 'playing' with the humans."
>Kay . o O ( ...the idea is sound enough... )
>Kay . o O ( ...and the design will work with ease... )
>The Sword comments, "Dunno.. have to see. Eitherway.. I can't concern myself
with this now.. I'm busy rehabilitating myself right now.. once I do master my
new situation.. I'll deal with it."
>Kay . o O ( ...but do I *WANT* Hollister Enterprizes' first ships in space to
use the same design as the Empire? )
>Ryan hmmphs. "Well, do me a favor, okay?"
>The Sword asks, "What?"
>Ryan says, "Next time you or me go running into trouble like a bunch of flaming
idiots, go fetch the other one."
>The Sword answers that, "Hey man. You can only die once." he states, "I'm safe
now."
>The Sword says, "You on the other hand..well.. once I figure out how to 'run'
in this form.. I'll be sure to fetch you."
>Kay . o O ( ...though I suppose there's no reason why I'd HAVE to fly TIEs out
of them...the fighter and bomber variants aren't really worth much... )
>Ryan stands up from where here was sitting against the fountain. "I think Kay
would argue with that first part... but its not my problem." He starts walking
away, then turns and looks back at Foil. "And hey, I'm too !^@(! COOL to die
yet, foo'."
>The Sword says, "Thank you Samuel Jackson."
>Ryan smirks, running his hand through his hair as he walks off. "Heh heh heh
heh..."
>c
You walk back to the Midgaard Square.
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