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 : Astrid(Pup), and Marlene(Pup) ]
[Sleepers: Hanpen(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Ryan walks in from the street, carrying his blaster rifle, yet again.
>Rachel has arrived.
>Astrid watches the newcomers quietly from a table near the door.
>Rachel comes down the stairs and looks around. Spotting Ryan, she heads in his
direction.
>Ryan blinks as he spots Astrid . o O ( Him again...? )
>Rachel asks Ryan, "Hi. What's up?"
>Ryan crosses his arms. "Apparently... there's another one of those demon ra-"
He blinks, and glances at Astrid, then continues, "Not much."
>Something unnamed flickers in Astrid's expression. He asks Ryan calmly, "I
should leave, so you can talk. Am I correct?"
>Rachel raises an eyebrow at what Ryan started to say, but lets it go for now.
"Seen Tifa? Or Cloud?"
>The bar has some unwashed glasses here and there.. Tifa usually has it spotless.
>Ryan blinks, glancing over at Astrid. "Actually... you might want to stay." As
Rachel speaks, he comments, "Not since yesterday..."
>Astrid raises an eyebrow.
>Rachel mumbles, "She almost burned the place down. Would have, if I hadn't
stopped her." to Ryan.
>Rachel mumbles, "She ..... burned the place down .. ..... ..... have
.. ..... I hadn't ..... her .." to Ryan.
>Ryan nods to Rachel. "I picked THAT little detail up... I can almost understand
her motivation, but..."
>Rachel says, "But nothing."
>Ryan crosses his arms. "..."
>Rachel says, "I thought she was stronger than that. Guess I was wrong."
>Ryan looks at Rachel. "You know what happened... hell..."
>Rachel says, "But, I guess everyone has their breaking point. I hope I never
find out mine."
>Ryan nods to Rachel. "Was a tad stressful..."
>Rachel asks, "How're _you_ doing?"
>Ryan blinks? "Me...? Healthy. A bit stressed after last night." He grumbles
something about some freaky ninja-wannabe metal demon. "And today I found out
there's another one of those mutant demon rat things running around."
>Tifa arrives, with Cloud following behind.
>Astrid . o O ( ?? )
>Tifa walks in with Cloud.. There's a surprising sight. She looks like she's
slept somewhere on a parkbench, too. (She did.)
>Rachel looks toward the door, and her face takes on an uncertain expression.
>Ryan blinks as Cloud and Tifa enter, whatever discussion he was holding brought
to an abrupt halt. "...?"
>Cloud walks in with a wild lumberjack-ette, which is pretty much how Tifa looks
now. He hangs his head somewhat as soon as he sees a few familiar faces.
>Tifa says, "....Kombanwa, minna-san."
>Tifa pats Cloud's back reassuringly, glancing around the bar.
>Rachel asks, "Tifa? How are you...?"
>Cloud looks up, sighing, and looks at everyone else. "Hello, everyone."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Dang you two... how's... um... stuff?"
>Tifa grins exhaustedly. "Oh, much better." She announces to Rachel. She looks
like she's going to fall over, but hey.
>Rachel goes toward Tifa, offering a hug.
>Cloud answers Ryan. "... we'll be fine." He doesn't sound TOO enthused, but
he's going to try and avoid hurting Tifa, which probably means bending over
backward for her whenever possible, which means he's going to be a total wuss
for a while. >.<
>Ryan (OOC) snickers
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck s'more. "Well... um... get some sleep you two,
you look AWFUL..." He pauses, then continues, "Sorry I tried to kill ya there,
Spikey..."
>Tifa hugs rachel gratefully.. Her clothes are slightly damp, did she sleep in
the rain? o.o Well, she's going to try not ticking off Cloud for a while.. That
was a horrible experience. Which means, she's going to not take advantage of
Cloud's apparent lack of backbone for the time being.
>Astrid listens silently, taking in as much as he can.
>Thank god, that means no fear about being an Altar Boy for the Goddess Tifa. u.u
>Cloud says, "... it's all right, Ryan. I... I'm sorry about what happened. I...
think maybe Marller was right about needing... help."
>Rachel says to Tifa, smiling, "Sorry if I was a little rough on you last night.
You know what they say, 'Once a cop...'"
>Tifa nods.. "Hai.. ...Thank you for doing it."
>Tifa smiles warmly n.n
>Ryan sweatdrops. "Well, if it's any consolation, I haven't been that beat up
since Harken."
>Cloud acknowledges that with a slight nod. "... Me either."
>Rachel laughs a little. "Well, I live here, too. Didn't feel like being
homeless."
>Tifa sits down on a stool, looking relieved to be back in the warmth. "...I
wasn't thinking very straight at the moment. Bad childhood memories.." She
looks knowingly at Cloud.
>Ryan smirks at Rachel. "Hey, you could always move in with me." Of course, he
only has a single room apartment with one bed. Hrmm. At Tifa's comment, he
looks over. "Cloud's mentioned... a few things before."
>Tifa nods.. "...I didn't even remember anyone else lived here @.@;"
>Cloud looks back at Tifa at those words. His lips sets in a line before he
turns back to Ryan...
>Tifa falls asleep where she sits. z.z
>Tifa has disconnected.
>Marlene falls asleep.
>Cloud takes a seat at Ryan's table. Or at the bar.
>Ryan is standing, actually. But he sits down as soon as Cloud does.
>Cloud leans over, taking note of Astrid. In a quiet whisper, he asks Ryan if
he's considered asking Astrid about the tail.
>You mumble, "I'm not worried about the tail anymore... another, living, one was
spotted. I haven't had a chance to ask him yet..." to Cloud.
>Ryan mumbles, "..... ..... ..... ..... ..... tail anymore .. .. ..
..... .. ..... .. ..... was spotted .. I ..... ..... a ..... to
..... him ..... .. .. .." to Cloud.
>Cloud straightens up, blinking. Another one? He tries not to look at Astrid
immediately, and instead ends up trying to cover it up by looking at Rachel
instead.
>Astrid shifts uncomfortably, and glances speculatively toward the door.
>Ryan glances at Astrid, then Rachel. "Hey, why don't you two join us?"
>Astrid looks distinctly startled. "Are you quite sure?"
>Rachel says, "All right."
>Cloud (OOC) glomps Ryan. n.n Thank you for saying what Cloud couldn't. n.n
>Ryan nods. "Of course! Wouldn't ask otherwise, eh?"
>Cloud (OOC) erms, and glomps in a manly way, you know. No sense giving the girl
and the metal demon the wrong idea. u.u
>Rachel spins a chair around and sits straddling it, leaning forward against its
back.
>Cloud slowly nods at Astrid, moving aside to indicate a chair. Sit up.
>Ryan (OOC) still thinks that huge claymore is a phallic symbol, Spikey.
Overcompensating? =.-
>Cloud (OOC) doesn't have a sword at the moment. n.n
>Astrid nods after another moment, and switches tables, sitting down silently.
>Cait_Sith has arrived.
>Lina_Inverse has arrived.
>Cloud (OOC) Besides, if you wanna talk about phallic symbols, look at those
big-ass swordsmen from Kenshin. u.u
>Lina (OOC) c.c
>Ryan (OOC) Zanbatou...
>Derek has arrived.
>Cloud (OOC) ...................
>Cait Sith's Mog waddles in...to an OOCly eye-opening quote...
>Ryan is sitting at a table with Cloud, Rachel, and Astrid
>Lina (OOC) agrees with Cait
>Chibi-Derek (OOC) missed it! >_<
>Cloud is unsure how to broach the subject with Astrid, so he'll look towards
Ryan, which leads him to note the new arrivals. He slowly lifts a hand in
greetings toward them.
>Ryan rubs his chin. "Where were we...?" Nobody is on duty, apparently, however.
"Oh yes, talking about giant killer space rats."
>Cait Sith waves to Cloud. "Hiya! Lina here tells me you're looking for materia
=^^= "
>Cloud blinks, then nods towards Cait. He looks at Ryan, as if asking if they
can join at the table too. This might get a bit crowded, though.
>Rachel says, "Oh, that reminds me..."
>Cait Sith's Mog waddles near the table, but sits on its haunches to one side of
it...if need be, the cat could just hop on the table...
>Gourry has arrived.
>Ryan blinks and shrugs at Cloud. Hey, if we run out of chairs, Rachel can sit
in my lap or something n.-
>Gourry stomps on in. ^_^ He waves!
>Astrid says, "(OOC) As long as -Astrid- doesn't have to sit on his lap."
>Ryan (OOC) nods o.o;
>Rachel says, "Just what is 'materia', anyway? Tifa asked me if I knew how to
use it, and then Lyrae asked me last night if Tifa had any 'fire materia',
whatever that is..."
>Cait Sith smiles. "I can answer that, if I may =^^= "
>Ryan shrugs at the Cat guy. "Please do, I've seen 'em tossed around a few
times..."
>Cloud was about to answer. However, it's far more easier to let Cait answer.
>Ryan doesn't think we'll ever actually get to discuss those demon rats c.c;
>Astrid speaks up. "If I may..."
>Gourry strolls over by Lina. ^_^
>Ryan turns to Astrid. "Hmm?"
>Lina moved to follow Cait over so she could listen to him talk to Cloud, but
she happened to glance over her shoulder when the next person came in. She
grins widely and loops an arm through one of Gourry's to tug him over to a
different table. "Where've you been all day? ^_^"
>Astrid says, "As they say, I believe--anything you say can and... not will, but
may--be used against you, if I'm around." He winces sheepishly.
>Cait Sith hops onto the table with a pouch...he opens it, and it is full of
little 'marbles' of green, yellow, blue, purple, and some red ones too...
"These are materia...they're solidified pieces of the planet's life
force...depending on the circumstances under which the planet 'sweats' them
out, they have different properties =^^= "
>Ryan hmms, rubbing his chin. "Well, if you insist, I can pick up where I left
of-" Well, Cait answers him anyway. Never mind.
>Gourry gets tugged to a different table, "Oh, out searching the woods for
brigands and monsters to break the monotony, just like you told me to. ^_^"
>Cloud quietly grimaces, having forgotten that Cait probably doesnt know a thing
about metal demons.
>Astrid shrugs, and settles back into his seat a little uncomfortably.
>Chibi-Derek heads over to an empty chair and sits quietly..
>Cait Sith sits with his sack of materia... "So, Cloud...what kind of materia
were you looking for?"
>Lina ahs. Well at least he hasn't been beating up on Ryouga. Whew. She takes a
seat at the table and motions for him to take one next to her. Like he always
does anyhow. "I was thinking.. You see him.." She points over to Cait who is
busy peddling his materia. "Well he's got these weird magic stones that let
people use magic. All the time." The 'all the time' bit seems to please her to
no end. "Just think of all the things we could do then, if I could use magic
all the time! Why, we'd never have to stop when searching for treasure!" *_*
>Ryan hmms, rubbing his chin as he looks at Cait. "How much you want for one of
those thingies, anyway?" Not that Ryan can use 'em, seeing as how he has no
chi/MP c.c;
>Cait Sith hmmms. "Depends on the kind you want...do you know how to use them?"
>Cloud says, "What do you have, Cait?" Too late to do anything about Astrid,
especially since Astrid is likely to report that Cait is a walking warehouse of
these things.
>Gourry sits beside Lina, as expected. "Yeah. ^_^ Say, you think I could use 'em
too?"
>Cloud will, however, have to pull Cait aside and warn him about the possible
danger.
>Lina shrugs. "Who knows. Maybe. Would you want to though?" And would she want
you to. Hrm. c.c
>Sorry Gourry, only sentient creatures can use them.
>Lina (OOC) ROFL
>Cloud (OOC) ROTFL.
>Cait Sith OOC heehees!
>Ryan shrugs at Cait. "How hard can it be?" ^_^ Famous last words.
>Chibi-Derek (OOC) hmms, Ryan reminds him of Guy from the Lufia games. All brawn
and little brains..
>Cloud (OOC) !comments.
>Cait Sith hmmms to Ryan... "Well...you have to picture and summon the planet's
power clearly and send it into the materia before you can even tell what it
does...I have at least one of just about every kind, Cloud! =^^= What's your
poison?"
>Gourry says, "I dunno. O.o It'd be neat if I could throw fireballs and stuff.
n.n;"
>Ryan (OOC) is WAY better looking then that guy! And I do have brains, I just
choose not to use 'em!
>Ryan noddles. "Of course!" n.n . o O ( Come again? )
>Cloud says, "... Water, fire, earth, lightning." Same as his usual group. Oh,
and... "Restore." He pauses. Yeah, that'll do it. He lost all those materia to
the metal demons last time.
>And *oh*, do they find them intriguing....
>Lina crosses her arms over her chest with a 'hrmph' "You just want to get back
at me for tossing them at you. c.c"
>Ryan blinks. "Oh! Yeah! Hey Cloud, that freaky Asellus girl left your new sword
with me." Pause. "Well, actually, I kinda tossed it at that ninja demon to shut
him up, it's probably lying at the bottom of the gorge."
>Cait Sith raises an eyebrow... "And once you can do that, it requires intense
concentration to evoke the materias' powers...plus you must have it securely
set in weapons, armor, or jewelry...he looks to Cloud...Water materia? You mean
Underwater? Don't have that...I do have an Enemy Skill materia armed with
Aqualung somewhere though...I got all the others though =^^= "
>Ryan sweatdrops n.n;
>Cloud (OOC) slaps his head. I meant ICE, not water. Damn Lufia. x.x
>Gourry ehs? O.o "What? No, you've got the wrong idea, Lina! I'd never use a
fireball on YOU...." . o O ( *Images of Ryouga, roasted to perfection with an
apple in his mouth.* )
>Cait Sith ohs! "I got ice too =^^= "
>Ryan waves dismissively to Cait. "I can concentrate! Easy!" Except when women
or gold are around.
>Cloud pauses. "Enemy Skill? Hmmmm. I'll take that as well." That'd definitely
be useful if Harken pulls out more moves on him.
>Cait Sith sweatdrops... "Well...we'll talk later, OK Ryan?...Oh, you want the
Enemy Skill one? That'll cost you plenty, even at my preferred customer
discount! =^-= "
>Ryan smirks. "Whenever, eh?"
>Lina ohs and shrugs. "Well, I guess we could look at getting you some too if
you want. But I'm definately going to get a fire one for me, for..er.." *cough*
"Well it'll come in handy at times. n.n;"
>Cloud nods. He'll have to... hit Ryan for a loan.
>Ryan has reasonable rates n.-
>Two choices Ryan, hand over the money, or sing soprano for the last five
minutes of your life.
>Oh hush. I didn't take any gold from the Wutai adventure. Cough that up.
>Gourry nods. o.o "Cooking.."
>Asrial has arrived.
>Lina blinks. "Well yeah that too."
>Cait Sith flattens his ears as Asrial enters...
>Ryan is sitting at a table with Rachel, Cloud, and Astrid, with Cait standing
to the side.
>Cloud asks, "... How much will they all be, Cait?"
>Cloud doesn't really notice Asrial's entrance until Cait's ears go flat.
>Cait Sith gets out a calculator... "I'll have that info in a moment, ol' buddy!"
>Asrial walks inside...or at least halfway. Her rifle snags on the doorframe,
jerking her back before she gets it untangled with a muttered curse. -_- She's
quick to reach a level of non-annoyedness though, first looking a bit more
comfortable, then outright smiling and waving as she notices Ryan, waving and
shouting as she walks in that direction. ^_^ "Hey!"
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Hmmm, I wonder if I could use materia again...since
Belldandy took my sword away -_-; )
>Ryan sits up, glancing towards the door at the shout. "Hmm? How, hiyah again."
>Astrid studies Asrial with unabashed curiosity.
>Eden has arrived.
>Eden walks in, as she usually does, in graceful silence.
>Cloud looks over at Eden. "Hello, Eden." Then he LOOKS at Derek at her
entrance. Hey, Lina said Derek's been going out with a girl with a D in her
name. -.o
>Cait Sith mutters to himself as he calculates... . o O ( There's the four eared
love doll that tried to hurt Lyrae...
>Ryan (OOC) Four-eared love doll? O.=
>Cloud (OOC) spittakes at the way Asrial is dressed. Cait's got a point.
>Chibi-Derek glances at Asrial..and certainly seems to get more than a glance
*o_o*
>l asr
Asrial
Long, golden-blonde hair swings to and fro 'cross the back of the girl
your eyes have settled upon; the soft-looking tresses curving slightly as
they drift over her forehead, staying just above her eyes. Atop her head,
the blonde uniformity is broken up by a pair of lightly-furred ears, black
and white, almost catlike in appearance, in addition to regular, 'human'
ears in the normal placement. Wide, expressive blue eyes join gentle lips
on her unpainted face, her skin soft with a light tan, giving every
exposed bit of her short, well-rounded form an extremely healthy tone.
And quite a bit of it is shown, at that. Over her shoulders cross the
narrow straps of a small, loose-fitting tanktop, leaving her shoulders and
arms qute bare, displaying smooth, slim muscularity down to a pair of
dark-violet gloves over her small hands. Dark-pink with narrow black
stripes, the top really doesn't do much so far as concealment goes; the
front and sides very low-cut, revealing more then a little of her healthily
generous bosom. Ending just above her belly, a short expanse of bare skin
gives way to a close-fitting pair of dark red shorts, buttoned and zipped
tightly, with the legs rolled up a little on her upper thighs, bringing
the white underside to contrast with the red. Her long, slender legs are
likewise bared, all the way down to a bulky pair of light-grey socks, and
the black & white tennis shoes on her feet.
A rather large and nasty-looking rifle, nearly as big as she is, seems
to be slung across her back. Neither its size, or probable weight
appear to be posing her any problems though.
Carrying:
>Asrial frowns as she passes Cait Sith when she nears the table, though it looks
more of a 'How long is he gonna be mad about that...' expression, then any
returned grudge. She makes room at the table for herself as neccesary. ^_^
"So is this where you water up when you're not spending time airborne?"
>Cloud slowly looks at Asrial, then back at Ryan. "Airbourne?"
>Ryan peers at Asrial. "Among other places, yeah." Ryan got @malleted by Kay,
for those in the dark. "Hey... have you seen any giant demon rats running
around town?"
>Cait Sith hmms, and nods. "OK, Cloud, all the normal materia together I've
discounted down to 88...no one's put a price on Enemy Skill materia, but since
you're a pal I'll let you have everything for an even 100..."
>Rachel ponders. "They're some sort of magic weirdness, then."
>Astrid starts. That's the second or third time they've been mentioned.
>Eden settles into a chair, looking curiously to Asrial for a moment before
nodding over to those she knows better.
>Cait Sith fishes through his sack for the materia, taking a while to find the
Enemy Skill...
>Cloud nods at Cait, reaching into his inventory to get 100 plushies, paying off
Cait.
>Asrial nods to Cloud, friendly enough. "It seems like he spends as much time
hit into the air as he does on the ground. Nothing special. ^_^" She mmns,
thinking about that..."Noo....but I've spent most of my time trying to figure
out where I was, not looking at wildlife. ^_^"
>Cloud looks back at Ryan, trying to keep track of the conversation while doing
business.
>Ryan nods to Rachel. Figures he might as well elaborate for those who don't
know. "Some giant rats... of all things... have attacked a few people I know.
Vincent for one. Vinnie managed to finish one of them off, but another one was
sighted earlier today."
>Ryan doesn't mention the likely metal demon connection, as he doesn't want to
explain THAT too c.c
>Eden says, "I haven't seen any giant rats."
>Ryan shrugs. "No biggie if you haven't... just call for backup if you do,
they're supposedly got skin like steel."
>Chibi-Derek sighs and leans his head down on the table he's sitting at..
>Astrid gives Ryan a sharp glance, one with an unspoken question in it.
>Cait Sith hands over four green materia, and one yellow one to Cloud. Cloud now
has five handy plot changers! =^^=
>Ryan glances back, not getting the question o.o
>Asrial asks, "Ok." She smiles brightly. "So who're your friends? Introduce
me, ne?"
>Cloud (OOC) shakes a fist at Harken up in the sky. "If I lose this materia
because of you, I'm coming up there and tearing down the ship around your ears!
It cost me 1/7 of my fortune! ;_;"
>Cait Sith ohs! "If you want, Cloud, hand me back the Enemy Skill and I'll sense
what's in it..."
>Cloud nods, handing the yellow one back to Cait, still listening to the rat
race conversation.
>Astrid sighs. "Do you have any certain proof they're from us, Ryan?"
>Rachel watches Cloud and Cait, utterly lost.
>Cait Sith attaches the yellow materia to his megaphone and concentrates...
Lina said he was hanging out with a girl with a D in her name, because her
idiot player couldn't remember Eden's name. ^^; But..anyhow..
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck as Astrid questions him. "There's... a lot in
common. And they certainly weren't aren't native... or at least, were
signifigantly altered."
>Eden says softly to Rachel, "Those marbles are magical."
>Astrid says, "Forgive me, but that seems a bit inconclusive."
>Gourry hrms. o.o
>Rachel says, "I understood that much, Eden..."
>Ryan looks at the ceiling. "All life on earth is organic, but these things
were... metallic based. And you guys are the closest match. Of course, you can
always offer a blood sample for comparison if you object."
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( I wonder if Lyrae still has the ones I gave her? I'll have
to ask her next time I see her.. )
>Cait Sith hmmms. "This one has four...Aqualung...Trine...Beta...and Magic
Breath...but they'll all wear you out a bit, so only use them in a pinch..."
>Cloud nods at Cait. "Thank you."
>Cait Sith hands the materia back to Cloud... "Sure! =^^= "
>Rachel . o O ( Wish I had any idea what he was talking about. )
>Ryan will explain it to ya later, babe. Not that he'll be much help, seeing as
how he doesn't know how they work.
>Lina glances over at Gourry, probably interupting thoughts of lost-boy
murder.."Gettin a bit crowded in here. Hey, maybe that uptight waitress won't
notice we're here this time." ^_^
>Cait Sith taps his cheek. "You know what all those attacks do, right, Cloud?"
>Cloud hmms, shaking his head at Cait.
>Gourry nodnods. n.n "But... is that a good thing? I mean, without a waitress...
how can we order food? o.o"
>Asrial coughs, politely, into a fist. Probably all the warning that's going to
be forthcoming before she forces the aformentioned idea of introductions onto
Ryan's attention queue. ^_^
>Cait Sith nods. "I'll review...they're all pretty simple...Aqualung attacks
multiple targets by encasing them in water bubbles...Beta, in heavy
fire...Trine, with electricity...and Magic Breath for ice, fire, and lightning
all one after the other...watch out for that one though...it's a real strength
sapper..."
>Cloud gathers up the materia, placing them into his armor, seeing as he has no
sword at the moment.
>Lina opens her mouth to comment, then hrms. He's perfectly right. "You have a
point.. But still. Ah well. Can't have it all I guess"
>Ryan blinks, glancing over at Asrial. "Hmm? Friends?" He blinks. "Oh, these
guys!"
>Gourry nods. n.n
>The Nameless Bartender comes on duty, hurrying out of the back. ;)
>Cloud nods. Perfect for using against Harken.
>Woody grins sheepishly, and looks around for customers.
>Astrid after a long moment, says as an afterthought, "I'm afraid I can't, Ryan."
>Asrial smiles and nods. "Hai. Before I get impatient. ^_^"
>Norm has arrived.
>Gourry hrms... then nudges Lina, "Hey, how much do you think those magic rocks
cost, anyhow?"
>Ryan starts by pointing at Rachel. "This's Rachel... the spikey-haired fellow
is Cloud... he's... um... A-something, I think. As... Astrid! Yeah." As Astrid
speaks, he turns to comment, "I was expecting as much. No biggie."
>Cliff has arrived.
>Cait Sith sits on the table. "The other skills are about half that
strength...use 'em in moderation, and I'm sure you'll be OK! Of course, you're
enough of a swordswinger to hold your own without it for a while, I'll bet =^^="
>Lina shrugs, glancing over at Cait. "I dunno really. Probably a good amount.."
>Rachel looks vaguely dubious.
>Cloud nods at Cait.
>Astrid shrugs uncomfortably, nonetheless. "Excuse me." He stands. "I should go."
>Cloud looks at Astrid, nodding. Go ahead. Tell Harken what's going on.
>Cait Sith looks around, and leans closer to Cloud. "Guess what I found by the
sea near Costa del Sol on my vacation..."
>Astrid figures everybody thinks he's going to tattle. Fiiiine.
>Astrid heads out the front door.
>Cloud says, "... What?"
>Asrial starts to stand up, catches her rifle on her seat, growls, and
unshoulders the thing to rest somewhere more convinent for her, before she
finally -does- rise, and offers her hand across the table, first to Rachel.
"I'm Asrial. Princess of the Salusian conglomorate. ^_^"
>Rachel shakes. "Rachel Quinn."
>Cait Sith . o O ( She's a *princess*?!? Her subjects must fear her! )
>Chibi-Derek lifts his head up . o O ( Princess? o_o; )
>Ryan glances at Asrial with a 'isn't THAT special' kind of glance. But only for
a second. She is several times stronger then him, after all ^_^;
>Cloud (OOC) BAPSBAPSBAPSBAPS Ryan. Thanks lots. Now the metal demons have BOTH
of my swords. :P
>Rachel just lets Asrial's self-description go by.
>Ryan (OOC) ows! How's I supposed to know Zed'd keep it after I bonked him with
it!? ;.; Besides, just find a propellor and make a new one!
>Ryan comments in agreement with Asrial, "She isn't making this stuff up." He
appends after a moment, "I think."
>Gourry hrmmms.. o.o
>Chibi-Derek (OOC) goes and steals Cloud a Hardedge.. >_>
>Cait Sith OOC impresses Heidegger to earn the Force Stealer!
>Asrial shakes Rachel's hand firmly, then moves it to Cloud's direction,
sweeping carelessly across the range of whatever bottles or other things might
be resting on the table.
>Cloud just... looks at Asrial. "... your highness."
>Cait Sith ducks Asrial's hand and mutters, straightening his crown...
>Lina stands and makes her way toward the door, finding it just a -bit- stuffy
in here. And she's not too fond of princesses, no offense. c.c
>Cait Sith wiggles an ear and sees Lina leaving. "Bye, Lina! =^^= "
>Gourry gets up and follows Lina. ^^;
>Cait Sith almost forgets. "Oh, Cloud...it was..." He looks around and leans
closer...
>Cloud is actually a bit unsure whether to shake it or kiss it.
>Cloud nods towards Lina. "Thank you for bringing Cait here!"
>Ryan, luckily, has nothing on the table.
>Asrial blinks, looks down at her unshaken hand, and looks about to move it
again, before noticing the third person mention isn't here anymore. Instead,
she just shakes her head. "Just Asrial. You're not Salusian, no need to be
formal in a place like this. ^_^"
>Cloud politely kisses Asrial's hand, assuming that's what's supposed to be done
for royalty.
>Lina grins and waves over at Cloud, "No prob." Then she ducks out.. Reaching a
hand back in a moment later to grab the front of Gourry's shirt and tug him
after.
>Eden orders a Coke from Woody.
>Lina_Inverse heads out the front door.
>Cloud straightens, then blinks at Cait's whisper.
>Gourry heads out the front door.
>Ryan seems to know Asrial, at least casually c.c
>Cait Sith nods. "I hid it at home...could come in quite handy...of course, I
already have some individual summons, but..."
>Asrial smiles brightly and draws her hand back after Cloud kisses it, the good
impression made. ^_^
>Ryan peers at Cait. What's he talking about? Ryan has an idea, but...
>Cloud nods at Cait. In a low voice, he whispers, "I would be interested, but
you better keep it." (This, of course, will be done after Asrial moves on by.)
>Cait Sith nods. "I sure will..." He sits on the table. "But even without that,
you wouldn't believe the things that happened last week...all sorts of demons
and monsters making random attacks when I happened to be there...I ended up
summoning Alexander four times over four days! So much strain from the magic
required, I think I slept a full day..."
>Chibi-Derek pulls his book up and drops it lightly on the table
*thumpwobblewobble* Keeping his ears open to what's going on, he flips it open
to a page . o O ( Hmm, more crystals.. )
>Asrial looks about the table, purses her lips thoughtfully, then catches the
attention of the Faceless Barminion and orders something.
>Ryan smirks. "Yeah, wandering monster encounter rates seem to be high around
here." He coughs.
>Asrial mns? "Monster problems?" She blinkblinks innocently, like she didn't
just -cause- one yesterday. ^_^
>Ryan nods. "Well, more or less. Not too common, though."
>Cloud slowly nods at Cait. He looks back at the others.
>Asrial nods. "Mmn. Not giant ones, right?"
>Cloud (OOC) has to be sleeping. Anyway, night!
>Cloud has disconnected.
>Ryan says, "Well, except for the rats."
>Rachel keeps reminding herself that all this talk of magic and monsters and
curses and so on is real, and not kid's stories or something. The fact that
one of the people she's sitting with is a _cat_ helps some. ;)
>On a giant moogle. Don't forget that part.
>Cait Sith =^^= v
>Asrial frowns a bit. Rats remind her of Feeple. "Well...at least they're not
destroying the city, it looks like..."
>Ryan sighs. "Not yet, at least. But we don't know how many of them there are."
He rubs his chin. "Hey... wait a minute. You've seen that thing in orbit,
right?"
>Asrial mns? "Noo...I haven't been looking for things in orbit, and I haven't
been in space for awhile. What thing?"
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "Kinda hard to miss... it's kinda like an
asteroid, but on closer observation it seems artificial. And, from certain
reports..." He glances at Cloud "... it's inhabitied."
>Rachel ahs. Something she can deal with, at least relatively speaking. "I
spoke with one of them, a while ago, now."
>Asrial ohs? "That's bad...why hasn't the EDL removed it? If something like
that fell out of orbit, it could kill a lot of people and make a big mess."
>Ryan sweatdrops again. "Budget cuts."
>Ryan turns to Rachel. "Hmm?"
>Rachel says, "She seemed shocked by the idea that women can have children."
>Asrial turns around to receive her drink from the Faceless Barminion, then
turns again to face Rachel over her glass as she talks about this.
>Eden says, "His kind seems to be more colonial, by his description."
>Chibi-Derek looks up and towards Rachel for a moment >_>
>Rachel says, "She then started being very... _deferential_ to me."
>Ryan hmms. "Who was it? Uriel? They don't seem to have identical biology, from
what I've seen. At least internally..." 9.9;
>Ryan says, "Yeah, a real hive-type system c.c"
>Rachel says, "I don't think I got her name."
>Ryan asks, "Got a description at least?"
>Rachel says, "Nothing that stuck in my mind, sorry."
>Ryan shrugs. "Can't've been Uriel then. She's... rather easy to remember." o.=
>Rachel says, "(OOC) It was three weeks to a month ago. Don't OOCly remember
who it was at all. Might not be getting the gender right, even."
>Ryan (OOC) snickers. No biggie n.n;
>Asrial takes a gulp off her drink, then blinks to herself, and asks, "Ne, Ryan.
Do you know where I can get a place to stay here? I uh...think I'm going to
be staying awhile. ^_^;"
>Ryan responds to Asrial's question, "Well, if you're just staying for a bit,
there's a hotel south of Town Square."
>Cait Sith . o O ( Oh, great, now she can live next door to me and open a
walk-in clinic for knocking people out! =oo=; )
>Ryan thumbs towards the south. "Or, if you're here more permanently, there's an
apartment complex a few blocks away."
>Asrial looks down into her glass and blushes, very faintly. "Well, uh...I
think I'm going to be staying longer then just a bit...I lost my equipment last
time." She looks up at that and nods, smiling. "Ok. I hope they're roomy."
>Ryan blinks. "Eh?" o.o He was hoping to use your spaceship to get to Nova
Pandemonium c.c;
>Asrial looks back down. "I was in a hurry. So I had everything I was
carrying, but the other stuff is sitting in the middle of a rice field a few
dimensions away."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "No biggie, really." Though lots of hardware
would come in awfully handy c.c;
>Mmmmm, hardware...
>D'oh! Whaddya mean you -lost- it?
>Asrial nods, raising her head again. "Still. The nerve of some
interdimensional creatures. -_- Do you think I might be able to get a job at
a garage here, too? Jeremy's mother helped me get the last one, and I need
spare parts. ^_^"
>Ryan shrugs. "Dunno, haven't looked to see if anyone's hiring."
>Eden blinks.
>Asrial, of course, could build an atmosphere sealed mecha suit of out an old
semi, so if you want tech from her, it's in your best interests to help her. ^_-
>Chibi-Derek (OOC) thinks Asrial and the girls will get along nicely if they
discover this shared interest ^^
>Asrial nods again, and mnns. "I'll find something. ^_^," she says, cheerfully
enough.
>Chibi-Derek looks up from his reading, quietly mentioning, "I think there was a
place going in at the mall nearby.. Perhaps if you checked there..?"
>Ryan (OOC) Aw, anyone from our series can do that
>Ryan (OOC) Asrial, Steamhead, Gina, Penny, Peachbody, to name five off my head
c.c
>Ryan nods to Derek. "That might be an option."
>Eden finishes her Coke.
>Asrial OOCly grins. "Find one of them then. ^_^"
>Ryan (OOC) Fair enough -.-;
>Asrial mns? "They have garages in the malls here?" She blinks. "This place
-must- be far off. I thought earthers didn't like driving their cars
indoors..."
>Chibi-Derek says, "Well, no..not a garage. The name of the place sounded
mechanical, though.."
>Eden asks softly, "What was the name?"
>Chibi-Derek says, "(OOC) This is the last time I try and help out.. Sheesh..now
I gotta make something up.."
>Asrial OOCly laughs, and patpats. ^_^
>Eden OOC sorries, thought you meant a real place.
>Ryan snaps his fingers. "He must mean that Sears Auto Shop out front." He rubs
his chin. "Wouldn't recommend it, looks kinda cramped."
>Eden nods.
>Asrial mmns...holding her drink in both hands as she drains a little bit more
of it. "I'll give it a look. If there's enough room to work on a good sized
truck, and the owner's friendly, it should be fine. ^_^"
>Ryan shrugs, and nods.
>Rydia has arrived.
>l rydi
Rydia
A wealth of bright green hair is the first thing you notice. The
back long and loose, the front wavy and seemingly with a mind of
its own, it sweeps to one side of a delicate face of youth and
innocence. Then you note the solemnity in this young woman's deep
green eyes, and an odd glimmer deep within them.
Only 160cm tall, and slight of build, Rydia is not an imposing
figure but still is quite noticable. Her petite figure is wrapped in
flowing green robes of a material that looks similar to, but not
exactly like silk. A matching shawl covers her shoulders, but not
too closely to conceal the fine white lines of old scars on her
left shoulder, faint enough to be barely visible against her smooth
skin. On her left hand are four rings seemingly made of, as opposed
to set with, glass or gemstone, one each green, blue, red, and clear.
Rydia glances about uncertainly, looking at moments almost as
though she simply wished she could find somewhere to hide. Her eyes,
meet your for a moment, holding caution, curiousity, and simple
weariness in equal measure.
Carrying:
>Asrial looks up at the new arrival disinterestedly, looks down, blinks, look
back up again with a scowl. "There are *Zardons* here too?"
>Cait Sith . o O ( Zardons? )
>Ryan blinks. "Uh, I don't think so." . o O ( Whassa Zardon? )
>Rydia steps in the front door, looking confused, tired, and faintly...saying
'green' would be redundant, unless one noted that just her face...oh, never
mind. 'Ill' is a good word.
>Asrial gestures her head to Rydia. "Well, what's she then? Earth people don't
come with green hair. -_-"
>Cait Sith looks to Rydia... "Hey, miss, you all right?"
>Eden looks over to the newcomer, for a moment.
>Ryan blinks. "Eh? A few do. Clothes are kinda odd though." He shrugs. At the
moment, most of the people present are sitting at the same table.
>Chibi-Derek looks over and blinks . o O ( Wait..nah, it couldn't be.. ) He
looks down at his book and starts turning pages, several at a time.. 6_6
>Rydia blinks at Cait Sith, then bows slightly, before answering. "I am well. I
simply am ajusting to this strange place." Her Japanese is stiff, seeming
formal or old-fashioned in feel, but not really a normal mode, and her accent
is soft and not readily recognizable.
>Asrial frowns, and considers that. Then stands up. One way to find out.
"Hey, you!," she shouts in Rydia's direction. "Are you from the Zardon empire?"
>Ryan facepalms. "..."
>Chibi-Derek . o O ( Gee, that was nice of her.. >_>; )
>Cait Sith nods, and flattens his ears at Asrial's outburst...
>Asrial's simplistic and blunt. Could be worse. Some people would've
restrained her to a table and performed an on-the-spot vivasection to find out.
^_-
>Rydia looks up to Asrial, and frowns faintly as she looks her over.. "What is
the Zardon empire?"
>Asrial mutters.."Guess not," She shakes her head, and says louder, "Never
mind. Sorry, thought you might be someone else," then sits back down.
>Cait Sith hops back on his Mog and decides to amble over near Derek. "Whatcha
readin'? Is this the book you told me about?"
>Rydia makes her way over to a chair, then stands leaning with one hand on its
back for a moment before sitting.
>Ryan notes that the faceless NPC guy is on duty
>Rydia OOC scribbles a face onto the NPC.
>Chibi-Derek looks at Cait and nods, "Yeah, I was trying to find something I had
glanced over before.." . o O ( Something about a person with green hair.. )
>Cait Sith ohs! "Wow...what exactly does it say about Alexander in there? =^^= "
>Chibi-Derek stops flipping, "Alexander? Uhm...wait, where was that part at?" He
starts flipping again, getting closer to the beginning of the book, "I know
it's up here.."
>Rydia orders just a glass of water for now, and looks around the room at the
others, seeming lost.
>Cait Sith nods, looking...
>Eden rises, and walks for the foor.
>Eden says, "Good night."
>Cait Sith waves =^^=
>Ryan nods to Eden
>Eden heads out the front door.
>Rydia says, quietly, "Excuse me?"
>Ryan hmms?
>Cait Sith wiggles an ear?
>Rydia asks, "Where is this?"
>Derek has left.
>Cait Sith hms. "You're in the city of Midgard, at Tifa's 7th Heaven... =^^= "
>Ryan looks around. "A bar?"
>Rydia nods. "So I see..."
>Asrial mns, and quickly makes short work of what's left in her glass, reaching
down to fish around, with difficulty due to tightness, in her shorts pocket for
money.
>Rydia asks, "What is this world?"
>Ryan replies, "Earth."
>Ryan . o O ( More out of towners. Sheesh. )
>Rydia Sits up again, looking suprised, and shakes her head. "This does not look
like Earth."
>Ryan blinks. "Well, it is. Last I checked. Things change pretty quick around
here." Sweatdrop.
>Cait Sith scratches his head, and nods. "Sometimes, you wonder...but it is..."
>Asrial finds something close enough to local currency, sets it down beneath her
glass on the table, and pats Ryan on the shoulder. "I'll see you later. Going
to get a place to stay before I have to spend another night outdoors." She
picks up her rifle, shoulders and adjusts it, then walks over to Cait Sith.
>Cait Sith doesn't notice Asrial approaching him...
>Rydia says, ""This cannot be Earth, I am from there.
>Ryan nods to Asrial. "No problem. I can lend you some cash too, if ya need it."
>Ryan turns to Rydia. "Hmm, probably an alternate dimension."
>Rydia thinks for a moment, and nods...."It is true, then."
>Cait Sith rubs the back of his head. "I do believe so..."
>Asrial smiles back at Ryan. "I'll let you know next time I see you. ^_^" She
taptaps Cait's mog on the back of it's shoulder.
>Rydia shivers slightly, and sips slowly at her water.
>Cait Sith turns around, and blinks as he sees Asrial... "..."
>Ryan nods. "Well, nothing to worry about, I'd say a good 60% of the people in
this town are from alternate dimensions. Freaky, really."
>Rydia's eyes widen at that. "So many? In such a city as this?"
>Asrial folds her arms over her chest and straightens out her expression into
something more serious. "I know you don't like me very much because of what
happened. But I didn't know you were going to do it for her herself, or I
wouldn't have tried it the way I did. I didn't want to -hurt- her. So I
wanted to tell you that I'm sorry."
>Ryan nods to Rydia. "Ayup. Remind me to tell you my theories sometime." He
keeps one eye on the Asrial-Cait chat.
>Rydia asks, "Are you a native of this world?"
>Cait Sith wiggles an ear, and sighs, never one to stay mad... "Well...all
right...just, next time, think about the other person...I know I don't like
being beaten...but, consider yourself forgiven..."
>Ryan scratches his temple. "Ayup. I think."
>Asrial opens her mouth as if to say something about that, stops herself, then
nods, and smiles again, offering her hand. "Friends?"
>Rydia nods slowly.
>Cait Sith extends his little paw, and shakes Asrial's hand with a little smile.
"Friends..."
>Asrial shakes, then ulps, quickly supporting her rifle before it slips off her
shoulder, straightening herself(and it) up again. "Thanks. Good night. ^_^"
>Cait Sith waves =^^=
>Asrial heads for the door, pauses in front of it, and steps out sideways so her
rifle doesn't get caught this time around.
>Asrial heads out the front door.
>Rydia says, "This place is...."
>Ryan asks, "... Very stressful?"
>Rydia says, "Yes, it is that as well. I have never seen its like."
>Ryan smirks.
>Rydia leans forward, resting her forehead on her hand.
>Ryan . o O ( Well, at least she seems friendly enough, compared to some. )
>Cait Sith tilts his head at Rydia. "You sure you'll be OK?"
>Rydia says, "I will. I am unaccustomed to being removed from my own world, but
this will pass. Thank you, cat."
>Cait Sith nods. "All right...and you can call me Cait Sith! =^^= "
>Rydia looks up again to bow slightly in her same odd way to Cait Sith, then
Ryan. "I am Rydia of Mist."
>Cait Sith smiles. "Rydia it is =^^= "
>Ryan holds his hand up. "Ryan Tabbot."
>Rydia says, "It is good to meet you, Cait Sith and Ryan Tabbot."
>Cait Sith smiles. "Same here =^^= "
>Ryan gives some sort of noncomittal nod in reply. Seems friendly enough, though.
>Rydia sips again at her water, leaning back in her chair this time. She looks a
little better, at least.
>Cait Sith wiggles an ear. "So what brings you out our way? Simple circumstance?
=^^= "
>Rydia says, "I was sent to live here for a time."
>Cait Sith ohs? "By whom?"
>Rydia says, "By the Genjuu."
>Cait Sith blinks. "Genjuu?"
>Rydia says, "They are the spirits that comprise my world."
>Cait Sith . o O ( Hmm...why does that sound familiar? )
>Cait Sith ahs. "You must be from quite a fantastic place =^^= "
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. He'd say he isn't familiar with 'em, but that'd
be rude
>Rydia asks, "It is what I know. I find this place to be....fantastical, you
said?"
>Cait Sith nods. "Right...I guess it's all a matter of what you're used to...so
what is your home like?"
>Ryan nods to Rydia, right before yawning. Not trying to be rude, mind you, he's
just tired. While standing up, he comments, "I think I'll be heading home..."
>Rydia nods. "Good night, Ryan."
>Cait Sith waves! =^^=
>Ryan nods, and departs
>o
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