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Rosie & Rider /You go an show 'em, Rider./ Rosie said. It was too early to stress himself with worrying too much about Red's safety. She was a strong Servant and so long as she wasn't calling him to come pick her up, he was sure she was more than capable of handling the situation on her own. Seeing no one particularly suspicious on the way, he proceeded to fasten his pace. The rain provided a perfect cover for such behaviour, after all. ----------------------------------------------------------- Saber & Nadia Nadia was such a perfect Master for her-Tessa would've thought had she not been herself. Perhaps bedridden or somesuch, she might've come to that or a similar conclusion. Regardless, she could be glad that they weren't yet pulling any tricks up on Nadia and that she could also feel free to reveal herself to them. Unwilling to admit that she was quite taken aback by the amount and precision of the information she'd been provided with, Tessa simply jumped up with all her strength, landing next to Nadia with a soft resounding thud of rubber soles against the concrete, soaked dress falling in surprisingly graceful layers around her thin form. Her eyes were focused on the man with a cigar, while her other senses searched for the Assassin's whereabouts, yet she let her arms drag above her as she descended, and relax joined behind her back, away from the hilt of her prized blade. She didn't come here to fight, and she showed it to them by allowing a soft smile to dance across her lips, countering the focus shown in her eyes' relentless gaze. "And I'm Saber. Pleased to meet you as well." She said, following Nadia's step. /Peculiar indeed. Is this the man that cares not for the grail? If he's truly as indifferent, we could use him and his Servant without worrying about repercussions later on in the War. What bothers me is alleged Berserker's Master and, by extension, Berserker themself. If the Master is here, dying, then they will be here soon as well. Well...unless they've gone completely feral and care not for such trifles as a consisten source of Mana without which their very existence will cease. In other news, I'm done observing Assassin's Master. If he tries to pull anything, I'll slice his fingers off along with that gun's barrel./

SPACE AETHER CADET HQ #00 RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE *+Mason, Zeta* Mason pulled out his own A-Comm and started typing on it absentmindedly as Emmanuel spoke. It was clear he was less than interested in what the boy had to say. When he speaks, it's in an bemused tone. "The unusual Pokemon you saw were due to the merging of the Nexus. You should've realized as much. The energy was type energy. It's not unusual for a good conductor such as the entirety of Nexus 08 to be brimming with it, released from the Cores. Elementary. About the Wailord...we'll be confiscating the egg. You might get it later, or not." He raises his eyebrows at Emmanuel, averting his eyes from the A-Comm to look at Emm for the first time since the start of the report. "An Absol, you say. That's quite interesting. You say it led you? The only interesting piece of information. Was it predicting a catastrophe? Of course, any manner of precognition is merely speculative, even if it's a special ability of a Pokemon's, but perhaps it was sensing some impending disaster indeed. The question is whether it's limited to #08 or applies to the entirety of Anti-Space." He looks at Radovan and Cathode, his eyes stopping at Zeta momentarily, unreadable. "The readings suggest the cores were unstable as they merged. You presumably caused a surge of Dark energy when you destroyed the half of the Core that kept it balanced with Fairy type energy. You were probably lucky to have beaten it down immediately. And you, miss, we are well aware of the water's properties, but we will need to see how the stabilization of the two Cores will affect its properties. Presumably, if they remain healing, it will be utilized as medicine. For now it's considered a dangerous compound as larger quantities were seen to lead to petrification in subjects." He ends, putting down his A-Comm. "You've provided me with uninteresting data we were already privy to over your A-Comms' readings. But regardless, it had to be done. We will analyze your data and reference it to the other Cadets on scene. Miss Tri will be interrogated as well. You may go home now if you wish. Find your friends and go. You've done well. For beginners." "Except you, miss Granazia. You may have had your fun times in the wilderness but you still have the engineering to attend to. Let's not forget the benevolence I'd shown you. I could've just thrown you out when you failed to attend the graduation ceremony." [Cathode must, from now on, attend Engineering. Information will be listed in Discord at #Mission_Status. On days when it's listed as a Quest or Mission, she will be able to meet some of the NPCs there, interact with them, progress the sidestories or progress the story itself. Today it's merely a fluff tool to allow for the revelation of her assignments to the rest of the crew, so no events will be triggered there. Enjoy.] [Also if anyone wants to ask Mason anything, he seems to be wanting to leave as soon as possible...so shoot?] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 HALL KALVA *+Betani?* The Aether Employee scratches the back of their head. "Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, I saw some hooded people but they're from security. They were transporting someone on a medical bed. They went that way but they seemed in a hurry." Were Kalva to follow the path, he'd run into Ray. And by run into, literally run into. "Yowza-" She exclaims. "You had me nearly spilling my coffee." She says, holding the cup up above Kalva's head so he wouldn't bump into it more. She was hardly taller than Kalva though and she had an earplug in one of her ears. Would it be a good idea to ask her for directions? Or ask another random Aether Employee? [Will Kalva ask Ray or some rando?] Ray/random Aether Employee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 CAFETERIA SENA *+Rob?* The man doesn't react at first. After a couple moments though, he sighs and continues eating. "I ain't Rob, go awayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy." His voice conveys such pure annoyance that it's nearly melodic. If it ain't Rob then who?

Unit 20 kept clinging despite the burst of energy, presumably Asuka's AT field, though Ranga could not have guessed at the moment of shock. She saw everyone else scattered through the air while she herself kept motionless in her mech. However, as she wasn't paying attention, she hadn't taken immediate notice one of Unit 02's legs had escaped her grasp and was now launching towards her... And the rest was beyond her. For a moment, Asuka's foot would feel a bit of resistance as a desperate momentary field formed itself at the point of impact, but she would be able to easily break through the poor barrier, smashing all the air out of Ranga's lungs as some gore splattered the left side of her EVA's vision. She was largely blinded by the pain at that point, probably for the better to avoid having to witness the crunchy pieces of bone flying around, at the same time feeling as though they were her's. Even at such a relatively low sync rate, it was all enough to leave her laying motionless under the pile of rubble that was presumably the building Asuka had kicked her into, and as a quiet sobbing resounded through the LCL, the girl curled up within the entry plug, unable and unwilling to cut the sync completely.

Ranga was wholeheartedly surprised that they managed to take EVA 02 to the ground. Her move played a very unexpectedly important role in taking the giant down but now they were all dogpiled together. Ranga still held to EVA 02's legs with all her might and wouldn't let go even as she felt sore all over from the weight of the other EVAs on her own. "I-I'm holding-"

Saber & Nadia /Oh, why that sounds like a marvelous opportunity./ Tessa's voice echoed in Nadia's head, carrying with the telepathic message a hint of sarcasm and doubt. /Shall I remain hidden then or should I make myself known to our potential allies? If it's an Assassin I might have an issue engaging them unless I confirm visual during combat./ She asked as she rapidly approached, staying at the perimeter from where she wouldn't be able to be sensed yet, waiting for her Master's command. After all, Nadia was the one handling the situation over there. Tessa had no clue what was even going on or what she was planning. ------------------------------------------------ Rosie & Rider Rosie whistled as he circled around the block where Red went. There were a couple of people here and there but no one suspicious, He did, however, use this time to pull out a small digital camera and start taking pictures all over the place like the tourist he was. So long he wasn't receiving any new messages from Red, he was sure she was all right.

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE *+Jenny, Zeta* "Oh well, maybe you're not that much younger than meeee...but let's not talk about that anymore. I'm 19. Youngest among my sisters, that's me." She gestures as if saluting with a shy awkward smile on her face. Looking at Cathode, she nods barely noticeably. "T-thank you." She stutters. [Jenny's Bond grew to ☆☆] -new info unlocked- "So has any boy talked like that to you, Cathode?" Zeta asks eagerly as the crew starts moving through the HQ again, leaving Jenny to clean the ice cream stand. They move to the elevator and proceed down towards the Cadet base at the bottom of the building. [The scene has shifted] SPACE AETHER CADET HQ #00 RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE *+Mason, Zeta* "I've been expecting you. Don't keep me waiting for too long. I've already had to shoo away someone like you today." Music: Vice-Prez's Clutches The man greets you at the very entrance as soon as you exit the elevator. He seems mildly annoyed, so something had probably happened earlier that ticked him off. It smelled a bit like manure around here actually. Mason looks you over. "There's only three of you." He says. "Not that it matters. I just need a report from someone who knows how to report. The data has already been collected from your A-Comms so we've confirmed your elimination of the threat of #08's core. However, protocol dictates you still report personally. As chief of security and acting head of the Cadets, I cannot just ignore the protocol. So tell me, what did you see." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 MEDBAY KALVA *+Terry* Music: No need to play tough "B-but can't you just grab it over your A-Comm?" Terry pleads for the Mechamon, but Kalva had already gone over to typing something over to the other Cadets, so Terry sighed and kept quiet, sitting down on the floor cross-legged and cross-armed, but with a slight blush above his moustache. He seemed to be glancing down at Kalva every once in a while to check whether the boy was done typing. As Kalva gets up and thanks him, Terry's expression is that of surprise. "S-sure, you just keep good care of your Ralts for a few days now. She should be ok." He says as he pushes himself to his two feet. "Errr, and I'll be counting on you to show me the Mechamon some other day then..." He adds, scratching the back of his head. [Terry's Bond grew to ☆☆] -Grounded unlocked- [The scene has shifted for Kalva] SPACE AETHER HQ #00 HALL KALVA *+Betani?* Music: Chase (???) Kalva starts running through the halls. However, he can't be fully sure where the mysterious envoy has gone as the halls spread out. If he wanted to, he could ask a random passerby Space Aether Employee for directions? [Ask for directions?] y/n ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 ELEVATOR SENA *+???* "Ohoho, have I just been shot down by a kid?" The woman, placing a hand over her mouth, gives a short laugh to escort Sena out of the elevator. "Well I have a feeling we'll be in touch, so it doesn't matter. Come see me at my concerts if you want~ I'll give you free pass for not letting anyone know I was here. Bye now ~<3" [The scene has shifted for Sena] SPACE AETHER HQ #00 CAFETERIA SENA *+Rob?* The elevator closes behind Sena and he's left alone at the cafeteria. Or so he'd think, but as he enters, he sees Rob sitting there having lunch, facing away from him. Sena can't make out the man's face but from behind it certainly looks soft and plushy like their mechanic. [Get lunch and approach Rob?] y/n

Saber & Nadia /Ah yes, the makeshift canyon carved into the buildings, I've taken notice of it. If it's a Berserker, worry not, Master. I've fought beasts in my own time. I can handle a big burly mindless husk./ Saber said. /Still, falsely assuming it's a Berserker could be devastating to the strategy and approach. After all, most combatants here are most likely capable of wreaking such havoc. Perhaps there's a chase going on, so I will chase after the tracks and witness for myself if you'd allow./ Tessa's direction shifted slightly as she proceeded to follow the tracks. She'd halt if her Master said no, but for now she was gonna follow. --------------------------------------------------------------- Rosie & Rider /Hooo?/ Rosie said both out loud and through the mental connection. /Well have fun then. I believe you can handle that so I'll circle around and look for the Master. If they're an idiot like me, they're prolly nearby./

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN, EMMANUEL & CATHODE *+Jenny, Zeta* Jenny's face now turned bright red and the Cadets surely felt a sudden increase in temperature permeate the room... Hopefully it wouldn't melt the ice cream even more. Either way, Jenny seems speechless at Radovan's remark. She's opening and closing her mouth but no words are coming out. Regarding Cathode and Zeta, it was already too late for that, as Zeta's eyes sparkled and she clapped her hands together in awe. "But Cathode, Radovan is so nice to miss Jenny. She seems happy too so is it really bad?" "Mmmmmmmm............" Jenny mumbles, clapping her cheeks a couple times to get her shit together. "Ok Radovan you do realize I'm too old for you...I think?" She shrugs and smiles. "But thanks though. You guys should really be going now. I'll take care of stuff here. You go do your Cadet business." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 MEDBAY KALVA *+Terry* "No clue." Terry answers. He watches over how Kalva takes care of Quina and nods contently. "But Betani really got a high position over at Security. That means she's working directly under the Vice Prez and P-AZ." "Speaking of P-AZ...you guys do still have the Mechamon, right?"

As Kyou drew closer, so did Ranga. Somehow, it seemed Asuka hadn't noticed her yet. G-good, then she wouldn't hurt her for now, but she'd still hurt the others... So the most the girl could do was fight as well. Unit 20 threw itself forcefully at Unit 02 from the side opposite to where Kyou was coming from. It grabbed 02's legs, holding them tightly together which was sure to lose Asuka's balance, while holding the progressive knife tightly and slamming it into the power cable. Ranga would keep holding Asuka's legs together no matter what.

Ranga circled around the buildings as the others fought Asuka straight on. Already she was missing a gun, and having thoughts about missing a gun... But with a knife all she could do was try and get closer, which was impossible, and, considering how everyone else was losing badly, what could she even do? The way she positioned herself was on the opposite side of Asuka from where Kyou was readying her sucker punch. She positioned herself diagonally to EVA 02's back, several tens of meters away...but she was still scared. It felt like Asuka could jump at her any moment now even though she seemed mostly focused on handling Ahmed and Beverly. It sent shivers down the girl's spine. "..." She gulped down and slowly started creeping her way through the buildings over to Asuka's side while she was hopefully busy. She didn't know much of what to do after their plan had failed almost instantly, b-but she really couldn't think straight.

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN & CATHODE *+Jenny* "I thumbled the ice cream machine over..." Jenny tells Emmanuel. She blushed a bit at Radovan's comment. Well, more like, blushed a lot. "N-no one's ever told me that." She responds shily, looking away. Her gaze turns thoughtful as she grows silent, leaving Zeta's giggle to resound freely over Cathode's reaction at Radovan patting her. "I'll have your ice cream be on the house next time you come here." Jenny turns back to the crew and gives them a feeble smile. "I'll try my best. You just go do your thing." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 MEDBAY KALVA *+Terry* Terry looks at his A-Comm intently for a moment, then back at Kalva, pulling his hand away. "You could've just gone to any of the terminals, you know." He says before looking away. "..." "But I guess I could take a look." He pulls out an Aether Ball and throws it in the air. A Chansey pops out with a bright flash. He prepares some cloth to be a makeshift bed for Quina on the floor. "Come on, call her out." He waits until Kalva does so, and, once Quina's out, he pulls his A-Comm and starts scanning her. "I see. This wasn't normal damage she took. That'd be too easy to heal. This was a direct drain of her type energy." Kalva recognizes the term. Type energy determines the type of the Pokemon. Every type gathers and uses different branches of this energy. That's how types are differentiated without error. "Oh, in layman's terms, it's just life energy, I suppose. You're no layman though." Terry shrugs, extending a hand to Chansey, who pulls an egg out of her pooch, which is immediately replaced by a new identical egg popping up from the pouch. The egg glows and cracks, showering Quina in a soft glow. She opens her eyes weakly and takes a look around. She's too week to stand yet. Terry hands the egg to Kalva. It's filled with a golden liquid. "Feed the insides to her. It should stabilize her for now. She'll need to rest and regain the energy on her own. The same happened to that girl they took away. Humans don't have that much type energy to begin with...and she was already sick anyways..." He clenches his fists. "What do they even need from her? She might die." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 ELEVATOR SENA *+???* The woman seems taken aback by the question of who she was. Her mouth slightly agape in surprise, slowly forms into a smile and she starts laughing earnestly. "Hahaha, so you don't know me. That's a new one." She says. The bodyguards start turning to peek what's going on. "I won't tell you who I am then. It's better not to have everyone in the worlds knowing about me. Makes it easier to live." "I'll give you an autograph though. Don't sell it for too little if you're not interested." She extends a hand and one of the guards places a small paper tissue on it. Another one hands her a pen. She scribbles a small Tsareena chibi on the bottom right corner of the paper and hands it to Sena. [Sena received 'Tsareena's Autograph' key item] -try using it on a Tsareena-!- The door opens at that point and it's the cafeteria level. "Feel free to go eat~" The woman steps to the side, allowing Sena to leave if he wanted. "Well then~? Or do you like me that much!" [Will Sena leave or stay?]

Rosie and Rider /Just use as much of my mana as ya want./ Rosie answered. He'd gone over East as she went North. He would roundabout around the perimeter she'd broadcast her presence in. So long as he remained undetected while she fought, he could gather info. Maybe play a dumb passerby tourist too. The sweater he had was from one of the city's tourist shops. It was perfect. /If you need me, just say./ He added as he continued walking. /And tell me if ya're about to make a commotion so I can be ready to play tourist, hehe./

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN & CATHODE *+Jenny* "A-ah, g-guysss..." Jenny blushes as everyone gathers to help take care of the mess. She remains silent until they're done. "T-thanks..." Her demeanor is shy as she says so. "B-but I can't be a police woman... I'm too much of a mess for that. There're many ice creams stands aside from mine so me making people happy with ice cream doesn't really count for much..." Letting out a sigh, she slumps her shoulders. "Hey Cathode, what's a police woman?" Zeta asks all of a sudden, finger on her chin. She'd gotten her outfit a bit soiled with handling the ice cream mess they'd cleaned up as best they could. Just like a little kid. Right about that moment, Emm runs over to the crew. [Emmanuel has joined the scene] ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 KALVA *+Terry* Terry lets out a sigh as Kalva approaches him. A bit too close. He steps back, almost as if he's uncomfortable with the proximity. "N-nothing you need to know or worry about." He stutters, looking up at the ceiling. He continues talking seemingly more to himself than to Kalva. "I'd better go hand over my equipment. I'll be grounded for a while and it's my fault. Wonder what Gina will say...I just hope it won't reflect on her too." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 SENA *+???* Sena enters the elevator and it starts going down towards the closest building restaurant. Several floors down, the doors open and, to the young man's surprise, a woman enters, followed by an entourage of men dressed up almost like security. The woman seems busy twirling through the papers she's holding, with a big smile on her face. Her long emerald hair falls freely down her back, nearly smacking Sena's nose as she turns around to the door, facing away from him. She herself is dressed rather casually, in a one-piece bordeaux jumper suit. Music: I am the one "So that's my next few public appearances cleared to go. So long as I can keep getting permission to appear publically with Empress at my side, everything will go well just like we'd planned~" She starts talking to herself. As the elevator starts descending again, she stops talking all of a sudden and turns to take note of Sena as his stomach growls. His head is nearly level with her...attributes as they both stand. "Oh, hungry much? Sorry I didn't notice you. You must be a Cadet here, no? Don't tell people you saw me, all righty~ Some guys get crazy when I'm around." She giggles, one of her entourages handing her a beret she gladly puts on to cast a shade over her face. She also takes a pair of sunglasses off another one's face with a playful gesture. "I'll give you an autograph in return if you don't tell on me~"

Saber and Nadia Tessa was quite content listening to her Master's talk of swordfighting. Truly, a swift blade was the winning one. Yet it wasn't speed of one's run that could shift the tide of battle, rather it was the swiftness of their reflexes and wits. Thankfully, of course, she had both those qualities in her Noble Phantasm. /Since I'm not keen on sitting around here doing nothing, Master, I'll proceed north as you say. I'll check around our base's perimeters in case while I wait./ She replied, springing back into a northwards run. -------------------------------------------------- Rosie and Rider Rosie stretched before starting to rummage through a traveling backpack in search of a shirt that wasn't as blatantly eye catching as the one he wore...or didn't wear, when he summoned Red. As he pulled a dark colored sweater out and put it on, he turned towards Red again with a big smile on his face. "You gotta check out some other, even better beds here in this world then. I'll take ya to a mattress store or something. See, there's somethin' for you to see here after all, heheh-!" He said, waiting for her to turn around. "Aight, now that I understand your abilities, let's spring into action. I wasn't plannin' on just yet this evenin', but we both got some rest so it's k. We'll split up when we go outside. I don't wanna have any enemies pinpointin' me as a Master this early on. Oh right nearly forgot-" Back to the backpack, he pulled out a gun and stuck it back into his pants underneath the sweater. Considering it was a rather thickish sweater, it was nigh invisible. Afterwards, he packed a small army knife and tied it to his left forearm, once again, underneath the sweater. Ultimately, he pulled a metallic flat box out as well. "Gotta hide my command seals." He grinned as he started applying the makeup powder inside. "Want an umbrella, btw?" --- Rosie led Red outside the hotel again. He'd have given her an old but usable umbrella of his to use if she wanted. He didn't quite need it, but if she wasn't gonna take it, he'd have taken it instead. /Can ya fight without animals or is that the only way? I ain't opposed if ya go hunting while I start scouring the city. I'll try ta avoid any fight cause that'd be like exposing myself. Besides if things get ugly, I can just use my magic or call ya over. You can go where ya want now, but keep in touch./

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 EMM & SENA *+Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam* Abra and Kadabra nod at the boys' responses. "It seems as though you understand the results." "But have you considered the causation?" "What else have you found in that Nexus?" "We know it all." "The girl whose name seals the tongue." "How did she live in that world? There is no telling that." The two snap their fingers and the room is cast into darkness again. "Just food for thought." "And one other thing before you depart. You've garnered new potential within yourselves. We'll bring it out for you, but you'll need a catalyst for the world's power. Else what you've gained is moot." "You'll be speaking with the girl either way, so why not ask her to lend you a Star Piece?" "Next time we meet, we'll tell you all you wi-huh?" The room flashes back to light, throwing Abra and Kadabra into disarray. "A new legend has surfaced." "But the HQ had not warned us...they should've let us know they wanted us to deliver it so early!" "Leave them be, Abra, you speak too much. And you two." The Abravators start arguing until Kadabra interrupts the exchange to look at Emm and Sena. "Which came first, the Pidgey or the egg? The Land or the Sea?" "A...woman thrown between the two. But who is she?" "Things are starting to change. Goodbye now. And be careful. We must be on our way as well..." A slight touch to the back.... and Emm and Sena are back into the Space Aether building's lobby. The Abravator's door are tightly shut behind them but the image is ingrained in their minds. A woman or an egg? Which is it? And land and the sea... At least last time they had Zeta's input on the Tree of Life. Maybe someone could tell them something? Who to ask though? Oh, right, they still had to go see Mason too. ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN & CATHODE *+Jenny* "W-what's happened!" Zeta jumps in concern at Jenny's predicament. She seems worried. Jenny, on the other hand, seems completely defeated. As she slams a clenched fist against the ice cream stand's surface, a tear rolls down her cheek which she promptly wipes away. Cathode's comment only stings her as she turns towards the girl with a frown plastered on her blushed face and teary eyes. "It's a pity that I have to work at a place like this-!" She practically screams. Thankfully there don't seem to be many people here as per usual. Jenny's ice cream stand was set on a floor that never got many visitors. Zeta hides behind Radovan after Jenny shouts. Jenny looks to the floor, ashamed. "S-sorry..I didn't mean to yell." "My sisters are all important people in the city. I'm the only one who's accomplished nothing. And I'm this close to getting fired...actually, now that I've done this..I'm probably gonna get fired for sure... That's what I meant, Radovan..." "A-aah...the atmosphere is ruined now too. All my fault..." She says as she drops to the floor and start wiping the ice cream away. "I-I'll give you that ice cream for free....j-just sit somewhere else so you don't have to look at me-!" "..." Zeta peeks from behind Radovan, slowly stepping out towards Jenny. "Miss ice cream lady-Cathode and I'll help you. A-and Radovan too-!" ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 KALVA *+Terry* Music: ??? The medbay slowly peers around from behind the corner as Kalva quickens his pace towards the voices. As he enters the hallway and the waiting room, mostly empty, he sees Terry arguing with some people dressed as Cadets, gathered around one of those moveable beds that were used for carrying sick people. Of course, this was one floating because duh it's the future. Something feels wrong though. The people Terry is arguing with, their faces, half covered by hoods...plastered with satisfied smiles. They seemed to have Terry under their thumb, even as another nurse official stood by him and tried to persuade them to listen to him. "Like I said, you can't take her away, it's too dange-" One of the women among the people raises her hand up to cut Terry short. A bead of sweat rolls down the large man's face. "We're doing this on orders from the head of the Space Aether Foundation herself." "But still-" Terry's retort is useless. The woman shakes her head. "Then I'll just..." Terry grabs something from his belt. Kalva soon realizes it's an Aether Ball. And Terry seems different too. Being cornered like this, his expressions says it all. He's hardly controlling himself. Kalva could assume Uno was on the bed, but he can't see for sure. However, the woman shakes her head again. "Ugh...so that's why you went here with me. You got a promotion..." He says. "But I won't let you put a patient into danger. You don't know how that feels..." The Aether Ball, however, starts flashing red as he presses the button to release his Pokemon. Wide eyed, he looks at it and then back at the woman. "You..." "Yup. As of now, you're officially suspended. You can't leave for any missions. You can't call out your Pokemon. We'll see if we'll even let you leave this city. A trial will await you soon enough as well. After all, we can't let a dangerous person such as yourself walk freely among us. This act of yours just proved that your past is still with you. What a sorry excuse for a man and a doctor. Now farewell. Unoppiae will be in our care from now on. After absorbing that blow, her state might be a danger to the security of Space Aether. We need to run examinations. We'll try our best not to let her die, of course. Don't you worry. Besides, after being hit by that attack, she should've been dead by now anyways. So either way it's fine." The group turns around and starts walking in Kalva's direction. As they pass, Kalva notices a glance of emerald beneath the woman's hood. And on the bed, the blue haired woman from the Nexus lay. Terry is left alone. The nurse'd already left, probably not wanting to stay too long. After all, Terrence was a liability. Not even a coworker anymore. Maybe a criminal even. He surely was just about to attack them in the middle of the medical facility. That was an overexaggerated display of aggression. Even now, he clenches the Aether Ball tight, white knuckled. And turns around towards Kalva as well. "K-Kalva, I didn't..know you were here." He says in a slightly deeper tone. He avoids eye contact with Kalva. What will you do?

SPACE AETHER HQ #00 EMM & SENA *+Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam* Music: Legends Long Forgotten Abra merely smiles at Sena. "There is no need." She says as she steps through the open door and into the dark room beyond. "All shall realize the truth no matter when and how. That is how this goes." Kadabra remarks, bowing before he follows her as well. Were the boys to hesitate, they'd feel a gentle touch to their backs, after which their vision would go blurry and, opening their eyes, they'd find themselves standing next to Abra and Kadabra, inside the strange room. "Thank you, Alakazam." Abra says as the doors close behind the boys. ... Nothing happens in the dark at first, but as the boys' eyes grow accustomed to the darkness, images start flickering in front of their eyes, the very tiles making up the walls spinning, revealing new hidden truths. Before the two know it, the room is brightened to the point it stings their eyes abruptly. "Welcome to the Abravator Society." The hosts speak together, taking a bow. The walls bear the same symbols as before. The symbols appearing the same as the beast that came from the Tree of Life. "Legends speak of the bringer of Death and the perpetrator of Life. Two opposing forces joined within a natural cycle, unable to escape one another. Forever." "When one overtakes the other, a world is thrown into discord. Such an event may bring forth development...or instigate an inescapable state of damnation." "Tell us, what have you deduced of the relationship these legends have to the concepts of the Core of Stagnation?" "How do Life and Death affect one another?" "How did they affect the flora and fauna of the world?" "Tell us." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN & CATHODE *+Jenny* "I don't know what any of these are but ok!" Zeta smiles and grabs onto Radovan's hand as he runs it over her head. "How come you never do it to Cathode? She's only a bit bigger than me~" "One Nanu Cocoa and two special combos for you coming right up-!" Jenny exclaims as she starts working on the ice cream orders. She shifts her eye to glance at Cathode as she makes a remark on her wellbeing, but says nothing. She says nothing else as she prepares the ice cream, eventually placing the two cups onto the table. "I'm just a bit out of it. Nothing to be bothered with, but thanks for asking, I appreciate the concern." As Jenny walks away from the table, she returns to the stand and starts cleaning the surfaces. A couple minutes later, a loud metallic sound echoes as she knocks the ice cream cones and the holder to the floor. "Oh geez...I can't do this..." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 KALVA *+Terry* As Kalva proceeds towards the medbay, he hears yelling coming from the hall leading towards it. It sounds like Terry's voice. "Hey you can't take her away she's not been examined yet! What the hell are you doing with her-!?!?"

Ranga nodded at Satomi and was about to start circling around Asuka when Asuka ran towards them at blinding speed, causing the young girl to halt her step and turn around. She'd be rattled from the moment she learned Asuka would be their opponent. Somehow, she'd found herself readier to face an angel than what was just an ordinary ginger girl in a big robot. It came as a shock and was already causing her to stumble in her EVA's shoes. AT field...AT field... She just had to imagine it, right? And then she could use it against Asuka's own AT field. But there were so many EVAs around that she couldn't gather herself, making looking for an opening much more of a chore than she could've imagined...

Ranga wondered how they'd practice in their EVAs and whether they had an EVA-sized gym built somewhere around the camp, but her questions were answered shortly thereafter as simulators were mentioned. Of course, before that, Ranga had to change into her very own plug suit. A bright sunny yellow one. It accentuated both her darker skin-tone and her bright green eyes. She twirled around in her suit, turning her head to take a good look of her form and trying to get a feel for it, as it felt slightly uncomfortable to move in at the start, but she slowly grew more used to it. A smile crept on her face as she turned to the others who were all having fun about things she hardly understood yet. "Kyou don't worry you look great. We can always ask Asuka about why we gotta wear the suits."

Rosie and Rider Rosie nodded at Red's first remark. "What does it have to d-" So that's what she'd been hiding. It didn't take long for her to reveal the secret, to be honest, and place her request. "So that potential doggy would've just gotten eaten by you." He sighed and got up. "Just keep staring through the window while I put some pants back on." He needed some time to reflect on what she'd said. And what she'd asked. He already knew what he was going to say, but now that the cards were on the table, he could better plan for future possibilities... Future being the key word here. "Rider, we won't be doin' that." He said calmly. "There's no need to do that now. I hope it doesn't come to that in the future either, but...I can't risk being that naively optimistic. Thanks for tellin me either way." Rosie remained quiet for a moment, only sound in the room coming from the belt he buckled. "Y,see, I was a dumb kid even tho I was all grown up already. Some stuff went real bad. I lost a lot. So I won't just let things end here. I just don't want to resort to killin random people now when I still don't have to." He chuckled wrily. "So why've you had to sleep? Do ya Servants do that often or just when ya can't go spirit form? Am I gonna have to sleep on the floor with ya here? Don't worry though, this place is warded. I did my best even though my best ain't all that great. Tell me then, this Wolf...she summoned with you? How exactly do ya assimilate animals? Like, parts of 'em? Take their strength or somethin'?"

Ranga shily peeked out from behind Alma and went over to Asuka. "We need to train so none of us dies. So let's just..." She looked down. It was obvious all the bickering about and what Hashimoto said last really got to her. She didn't want to be taken away from the Doc now that she got so accustomed to her. It was fun living like that. Of course, piloting the Evas again was a scary thought but well...she was gonna get taken away if she doesn't pilot it, no? And then what would she do? Leaving Canaan was a scary thought too. Staying just as much so. All her options were equally scary so she just picked the one that had the most good to it. Smiling, Ranga turned to Asuka. ""I wonder what you're gonna teach us."

Saber and Nadia Tessa scoured the Commercial District in silence after giving an affirmative /Roger./ to her Master after what she'd said she'd do. Nadia was less trackable than Saber herself so it would be better for her to remain at a move. Tessa would merely continue mapping the areas around the city as she moved. She remained detached from the cityscape she observed. It was nice, true, but her mission and goal was mere mapping. Remembering where to best strike from, where to easily seize victory over her unassuming foes. ... She didn't want to think too much about what she was doing here. No need to dwell on unnecessary thoughts. She merely had to map. And win. Her Master had to win too. It shouldn't be too hard...after all, Nadia'd already beaten her down, that was for sure... /Master, I've reached the Mall. Where do you suggest I move from here?/ ------------------------------------------------- Rosie and Rider Rosie kind of gave the girl a confused glance when she answered she liked dogs. That was...err...oddly...useless, first off. But also really out of the blue. She could've said she liked doing something or whatever. But dogs? Dogs were specific. And not an action. He couldn't get her a dog since she was gonna disappear anyways eventually, so he really couldn't do anything with the answer. Other than deduce a couple of things. Dogs probably was meant as a broader term. If she was Red Riding Hood, then she'd have a connection to the wolf in the story as well. This only posed further questions since chances were she meant exactly that-the wolf. In a snarky condescending kind of way, maybe? Or something else. "Dogs, eh? Like wolves too?" Rosie gave a laugh. "Ya gotta admit that sounds odd. Ya messin' with me?" He said with a wide grin. --- After showering, Rosie walked back into the room expecting Red to be doing something. Maybe watch the TV out of boredom or whatever. But she lay there on the bed, sleeping. Which meant any and all plans for the night involving her were now moot. And he was pretty much grounded too. He didn't even know Servants had to sleep. Wellllllllllllll, not like she was gonna be well enough to fight until a couple hours in, as she said, so whatever, but it was still a big inconvenience. Her face though, why did she keep it obscured by the cape? The cape seemed to be a necessity for her, not just a fashion statement, seeing as she couldn't even risk going into spirit form. They'd most likely have to split up during their daily activities at this pace. He could technically leave her wherever she wanted to be while he went to investigate. They could speak telepathically no matter what so it was their best shot. But dang...he had so much work in front of himself. He needed to locate that person and see what he could do about the situation. If that didn't work, then well..he'd try his best killing every other contender in this war. Staying on top of all of them was what he needed to do. Investigate. Stay one step ahead. Letting out a sigh, Rosie dugs his palms into his eyes to rub them. "Ughhh. But I'm two steps behind right now." Grabbing a chair and placing it with the back facing the foot of the bed, he leaned against to observe his Servant, lazily resting his chin against the back of his crossed hands, arching the chair's shape. He could hardly sit still but he could hardly do much else. She was gonna be here for a while, draining him even more than he'd kept draining himself these last months. She was gonna drain him physically. He was gonna drain himself emotionally. --- A loud thud of the chair falling on its side and Rosie on top of it crashing face first into the floor shook the room awake. "Cow, dang." The man said groggily as he rubbed his nose and forehead, laying lazily on the floor. He stood up to check on Red. An hour or so had elapsed by then.

#00 SPACE AETHER HQ BUILDING NAT *+ Vice Prez Mason* Music: Vice Prez's Clutches "...get out. Get out now and don't return. You're fired." Mason's shocked silence turns into a shout after he clears his throat. He loosens his collar and closes his eyes to try and calm down. "I won't have you among the Cadets. That is no Pokeymon. And no Pokemon either. Retrieve your Eevee from the A-Comm at once or I'll really fire you-!" ----------------------------------------------------------------- SPACE AETHER HQ #00 KALVA *+Gina* Music: No need to play tough "It's confusing, yes. You'll have to learn to cope with it, because Quina didn't do anything she didn't want to do. She tried her best and so must you." As Gina finishes signing at Kalva, she rests her hand gently on his head. She closes her eyes as Kalva ends his response. As she opens them again, her gaze seems even more piercing. Determined. "I can help you get stronger. You and Quina will have a harder time than the others as you cannot give her direct orders. You both need to be more self-reliant. I know you're physically strong and have a keen sense of your surroundings. If you train in those two skills, you'll surely be able to find a way to help." "Terry and I need to find a new place to build a new training camp. When it's done, you and your friends will get to come practice your skills." [Gina and Terry's training Camp] -raise your Special Skill levels by expending Skill Points (SP)- -unavailable for now-

#00 SPACE AETHER HQ BUILDING NAT *+ Vice Prez Mason* Music: Vice Prez's Clutches Mason stares down at the nonschalant response the girl gave as she leaned upon the stick. He looks at the stick as well for a moment. "Where's your A-Comm. And why do you carry a stick? What do you even think you'll gain by acting cocky?" He asks a series of questions. There were way too many problems with the new Cadets... ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 EMM & SENA *+Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam* Music: Legends Long Forgotten Emmanuel remembers where they'd met the Abravators the last time and proceeds to the mysterious door. He and Sena find the door open, with Abra and Kadabra standing by the sides, ready to greet them whilst still wearing their masks, obscuring their visages. "Welcome, Young Masters Emmanuel and Sena, we've been expecting you." The two speak in tandem, perfect intonations. The room beyond them is pitch black. Only two piercing black alien eyes stare back at the two young Cadets from the darkness, reflecting the light from outside. "You've defeated the core and brought balance to the natural cycle of life and death just as was foretold. The first step has been set." "You've done well." Abra smiles, breaking the monologue, as she cocks her head to the side, offering a hand to Sena. Kadabra bows and offers a hand to Emmanuel. "Won't you come with us? We need to talk." ------------------------------------------------------------------ SPACE AETHER HQ #00 RADOVAN & CATHODE *+Jenny* "I'm coming with you for the ice creammmmm-!" Zeta ran after Radovan and Cathode. "I'll be going to check on Uno." Betani leaves in the direction of the medbay. Music: The World Jenny lives in Radovan and Cathode find Jenny leaning against the ice cream stand with her face in her hands, groaning in displeasure. She notices them approaching and quickly straightens her posture with a perky smile and a wave. "Oh, ah, good day, customers-huh? It's you, I know you-! You're the new Cadets!" She seems to relax. Zeta smiles happily and stands next to Radovan, holding his arm by the sleeve. Every once in a while she glances over at Cathode excitedly as well, though she seems a bit tired too... "I bet ya came in for some ice cream after a busy mission. So what'll it be~?" "Uhm, what was it I had last time? Cathode, you pick for me-!" ----------------------------------------------------------------- SPACE AETHER HQ #00 KALVA *+Gina* The two of them left alone at the landing side, Gina looks at Kalva directly in the eyes. "We've had a similar talk some time ago." She signs back at him. Music: No need to play tough She gently takes the Aether Ball from his grasp and releases the unconcious Quina. The Ralts lay there, snoring softly, and Gina returns her gaze to Kalva. "Being strong can mean accepting that your partner will have to get hurt at times." She signs. "Nobody does things they don't want to do." Her gaze quivers to the side momentarily. "No matter how difficult."

See dudes Yash left this so now there's 2 spots open, lol

"Oi what's goin' on in the distance?" It was kinda..err...was there even a right word for whatever twisted mixture of dread, pity and some perverse amount of suppressed laughing ((supressed purely by the other two)) he was feeling right there and then as he watched Bel get smacked down twice like some pathetic sack. Either way, Cass rushed to Selia and Rayne. "That over there is pretty sad. Go end it please-!" Move to H12, Play for Selia and Rayne