[glow=red,2,300]Shoi-chan, let's keep this PG. -_-;[/glow]
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Fraze - Introducing Merpo, the most awesome NPC that I never want to meet IRL. Merpo, the walking color-experiment, sketchily offers Hunty a ride to Spacefleet. In a big white van labeled "FREE CANDY."
Kat - "Actually, I can find demons blindfolded and gagged, with my hands tied around my back. And it doesn't take someone with canine senses to spot Merpo either."
Hunty - "Really, what kind of free candy?"
Rider - "Don't do it Cap'n! Don't get in the van! We love you!"
Kat - Kat also goes into "save the cap'n" stance.
Fraze - "I'm warning you, I'm a terrible coward! Take one step closer and I'll cry like a fussy baby!" Merpo used to be a scientist who kidnapped one too many people in his hi-tech sketchy-van and got kicked out of Spacefleet in a great hurry. His sciency notes are still in there, and you can bet they're dangerous and restricted. Because we are terrible at continuity, this turns out to be wrong. Oh, and did I mention Merpo was rich?
Zylaa - Zylaa and Jina arrive at the bathhouse, and more gratuitous fanservice follows.
Hunty - MORE CRUELTY TO CHILDREN AND MERPOS. It's a wonder a warrant hasn't been sent out for our arrest. ... Oh wait. And by the way, the whole pirate crew is going up to Spacefleet. It'll be like a vacation, only with more espionage!
Kat - Skeptical Kat is skeptical.
Speck - Speck's kidnapper accuses her of killing his brother. Oh, and her calls her fern. Lols, Speckles has a girly name. XD The shadowy figure, called Farlap, strikes a deal with Speck. If she goes up to Spacefleet to get something for him, he'll reunite her with her long-lost father. But he's higher on the sketch-o-meter than Merpo. We need to start a white van collection. By the way, don't expect this sub-plot to be resolved, despite it being the most interesting sub-plot in the RP.
Amneiger - Amnei observes Sev returning with the book. Looks like he didn't steal, he only borrowed. With full intention of giving it back.
Rider - "We don't need another fight/torture scene, Kat. There's no reason why we can't be civil."
Fraze - "but auras had always seemed like things that happened to other people" = BEST LINE EVER. Merpo manages to stammer out that he needs a notebook in the restricted section of the library. It's essentially the Cthulu Mythos. But hey, this doesn't sound dangerous at all, right?
Jina - The attendant doesn't think Speck is in there. Jina knows something fishy is going on, and it's not Zylaa's unbathed smell.
Keng - Keng comes back from a mission and hurries to see Cyborg. Sorry hon, you're a couple pages too late.
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Zylaa - Zy dodges attendants in order to bust Speckles out without arousing suspicion. Yeah right, they're pirates in a bathhouse. That's pretty suspicious right there.
Speck - "Zylaa, halp plz."
Hunty - Hunty accepts the offer. YAY FREE CTHULU CANDY! Now to pull Sev back planetside by the tailfeathers.
Goosh - Goosh, having been nonexistant through a couple fight scenes, finally returns and starts off by making the EXACT SAME PUN THAT HUNTY MADE IN THE POST DIRECTLY ABOVE. He then insults the nice rich eccentric to his face. Not that we weren't all secretly thinking Merpo was a killer clown, but... dude, he's paying for our ride.
Keng - Keng is messy, has blood on her clothes, and is still too late. Even if she posts again, she won't be any earlier.
Kat - The triplets are introduced. Turns out the old guy was disguising himself as thier grandfather, who he killed. Demons also killed the boys' parents. I can see why they'd be a bit upset. Insert a lot of NPC backstory here.
Zylaa - Still trying not to arouse suspicion (LOLS) Zy and Jina rescue Speckles from that whole "being tied to a chair" thing.
Speck - "Dude, and you thought your family was screwed up..."
Fraze - Merpo leads us to the Spaceport in the world's sketchiest parade. The award for Most Likely To Be Institutionalized goes to....
Jina - "Dude, never introduce me to your family."
Zylaa - "And moreover, your family owes us a bath."
Speck - "MYOB noob." Also, Farlap is a she. I musta missed that. >.>; Apparently Speck's dad has pointy ears and lives with a demon. He's naturally overjoyed to hear that his daughter is alive, but is quickly shut down by Farlap. "Sorry, you can't see your daughter, we're using her for our evil plans first."
Keng - Still looking for Cyborg. Still not any earlier. He's still just as dead.
Hunty - Hunty calls Sev an ambassador. LOLS. And in another stunning display of irony, Keng storms into the Spaceport that we're in and asks what in tar-nation we're doing here. This isn't tar-nation, this is Tabloid Town, and I'll have you know, the roads are cobblestones, not paved.
Keng - "What the heck are you doing here and where's by Cybie-pie?"
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Omni - Brian goes to report back to Fraze while Ethan and Siber argue about backpack fashion.
Rider - "And by the way, we killed your boyfriend."
Kat - Awkward Kat is awkward. And by the way, the triplets' names are John, Jacob and Jingleheimer. Yeah. Jingleheimer has bombs that jingle like bells. The three boys kick the demon 'til he gives them an "I killed Mufasa" moment.
Zylaa - Zylaa summons a bunch of weasels to help them find Hunty, referring to Hunty as "The shiny crossbow." Like a furry GPS that keeps veering off-course whenever you pass a jewelry store.
Jina - Introducing Anester, the monkey pickpocket. if you'll excuse another Disney reference, the female Abu. She likes the weasel-summoning spoon and she likes it a lot...
Keng - "I think I'm having a bad day." <- SUMS IT UP.
Speck - "Don't worry, if my family kills anyone, they'll kill me."
Zylaa - "Good to hear!"
Jina - Anester tries to pickpocket Speck and pulls out... a lemon bomb. Well, this is ironic...
Speck - "This is why we don't let kids play with bombs. On the bright side, though, whatever remains of them smells citrusy-fresh!"
Zari - Zari gets her tail handed to her by a cleaning bot and is conked out for a week. That still doesn't excuse the haitus, Zari.
Hunty - Rule #1, sticking up for one's crew is always more complicated than it first appears. For example, she modifies "We killed your boyfriend" to "We killed your boyfriend, but now we're bringing him back! It's a good thing, he has a whole 30% chance of surviving THIS time!"
Keng - To Sev: *old-skool AOL voice* You've got mail! And Keng is very curious about why we're bringing him back. And by "curious" I mean "suspicious and venomous."
Kat - The demon tells the triplets that their grandfather was needed for a very special mission but didn't have all the proper... requirements. Then he a plode. No, literally, he bursts into flames, leaving only his gold tooth. Ahh, that plot point's gotta be worth a pretty penny...
Jina - Anester threatens to blow up half the street, kinda forgetting that she'd be blown up too. I call your bluff and raise you 30.
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Rider - Rider prepares for her Spacefleet jet lag by taking an all-expenses-paid guilt-trip! She then proceeds to shamelessly reference Joss Whedon.
Goosh - (mock mock mock mock mock I HAVE A HUGE CRUSH ON STALOR MOON! mock mock mock)
Zari - Zari, a bit late with her meeting with Chikkin the mage ambassador, hurls herself headlong into a wall.
Ikkin - Chikkin is a picky wuss who doesn't eat cafeteria food. She and Sev teleport back down.
Speck - Speck, did I mention that blood-magic is terrifying? No, really, we need to keep you on a leash.
Jina - Anester woozily hands the bomb back.
Hunty - "Oh good, a Sev. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to get us our redshirt back."
Ikkin - Chikkin feels left out of the Sev love-party. And did I mention Sev is a sadistic little bugger? Normally you take people out of the water before you rez them. Otherwise they die again.
Cyborg - Cy is back! And he hates Sev more than ever! *loud Welcome Back party for Cyborg*
Speck - Speck greets everyone like nothing's wrong and a whole lot of awkward isn't happening right now. Also, Joce's got the street-wisdom of your average rock.
Ikkin - Sev: "You've got two choices. You can help us, or you can help us."
Cyborg - Cyborg believes that he's in a position to negotiate. *insert laugh track here*
Ikkin - Did I mention that Sev is a sadistic little bugger?
Keng - "Why does no one ever tell me anything?"
Amneiger - Amnei wants to scientifically analyze phoenix cells. Well, best of luck to you. Those cells come from the most sadistic phoenix this side of anywhere, they might just randomly burst into flame.
Hunty, you are my hero. Toooooo cute.[/glow]
