Catching a Tiger in a Mouse Trap

[Dracos]

Apr 19 19:49:15 <Jin_>   OOC: Here's what I think is going on: Noriko is doing her tracking thing, and the other two have volunteered to come to the Bunkou compound to watch/assist in the interrogation.
Apr 19 19:49:21 <Jin_>   OOC: Am I right?
Apr 19 19:49:55 <Noriko>   Noriko will indeed spend some time searching for mention of unusual electrical incidents!
Apr 19 19:51:41 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay. Noriko in #evildunes, the rest of you in here.
Apr 19 19:51:41 <Kotono>   ---
Apr 19 19:52:13 <Kotono>   Jin meets Enro and Aisutori at the front door. It's after school now, wounds and energy having had a chance to recover. He knows that the assassin is being held securely in the back, awaiting questioning. OOC: Go ahead you three
Apr 19 19:52:14 <Kotono>   .
Apr 19 19:52:45 *   Jin_ silently welcomes the two in.
Apr 19 19:53:15 *   Enro absently waves one hand at Jin, glancing around the room.
Apr 19 19:53:44 <Jin_>   "If you have weak stomachs, I really don't recommend coming with me. The Bunkou are descended from samurai. I've never been in an interrogation session myself, but I'm sure it will be...brutally efficient."
Apr 19 19:55:24 <Enro>   "If it gets out of hand, I'll leave. Don't worry about it.
Apr 19 19:55:26 <Enro>   "
Apr 19 19:55:47 *   Jin_ nods and eyes Aisutori. "Ai-chan? What about you?"
Apr 19 19:58:26 <Aisutori>   "Ah...I didn't think you guys really did that stuff.  Isn't it kind of medieval?" Aisutori eyed flatly.
Apr 19 20:01:38 *   Jin_ shrugs. "Like I said, I don't know the details. I've never really been interested in it before." Jin replies stoically. "Of course, an organization of assassins haven't been out for my blood and that of my family before. We'll do what it takes."
Apr 19 20:02:34 *   Jin_ closes the door behind the two and leads them through his home, taking them to the secure area behind and slightly below the family compound."
Apr 19 20:05:31 <Kotono>   Downstairs is a basement. Here the assassin lies, tied securely to a cot. She looks to be awake, if dazed and groggy.
Apr 19 20:06:20 <Enro>   "So, this is one of them, eh?"
Apr 19 20:06:32 *   Enro gazes at her curiously.
Apr 19 20:06:36 *   Jin_ looks around the room for any signs of his grandfather, his father, or even his brother. Heck, even one of the elders should be around here somewhere.
Apr 19 20:06:43 <Enro>   "Hmm.. Not much to them, is there?"
Apr 19 20:07:36 *   Jin_ walks up to the cot and crouches down, looking the woman in the eye. "They're tougher than they look." Jin's voice is cold and brittle.
Apr 19 20:08:14 <Aisutori>   "Enro-san, surely you know looks can be deceiving," She gazed at him.
Apr 19 20:08:26 *   Enro raises an eyebrow.
Apr 19 20:08:33 *   Enro shrugs.
Apr 19 20:08:48 <Enro>   "I'm just a normal guy, you know. At least, I was trying to be."
Apr 19 20:10:23 <Kotono>   This is the first assassin, the martial artist girl.She looks up at them and Jin particular, dazed but meeting his gaze.
Apr 19 20:11:31 <Jin_>   "You're with us now, Enro. No need to deny that you're different...special from the majority of the human race." Jin leans in closer, not breaking his gaze with the assassin. He lets his eyes fill with onyx, giving them what he hoped was a menacing appearance. "Has anyone been in here to question you yet?"
Apr 19 20:13:26 <Kotono>   "Yeah," she says, "The old guy."
Apr 19 20:14:30 *   Enro shrugs.
Apr 19 20:15:09 *   Jin_ leans backwards slightly. "I see. And what did my grandfather have to say? I'm surprised that you seem to be of...sound health and mind."
Apr 19 20:16:12 *   Aisutori glances at Jin, a bit surprised how casually he said that.
Apr 19 20:17:32 <Kotono>   "I said I'd talk," She smiles sweetly at Jin, "What, do you think I'm going to give you a reason to have your way with me while I'm helpless?"
Apr 19 20:19:22 <Jin_>   "And why should we believe anything that you say? Assassins are trained to have a high tolerance to pain. I was under the impression that most captured assassins would rather die than betray their employer." Jin glances at the door behind him, as if willing an elder to step through the door at any moment.
Apr 19 20:20:24 <Kotono>   "Because you have me at mercy?" The assassin retorts, "That's why."
Apr 19 20:21:30 *   Enro leans towards Ai and whispers to her, "Is she just having a smart mouth with him or... is she actually flirting with him?"
Apr 19 20:21:42 *   Jin_ studies the woman, his face carefully blank. "What's your name?"
Apr 19 20:22:13 <Aisutori>   "I think she's just having a smart mouth..." Aisutori frowned, not understanding why they couldn't listen.
Apr 19 20:23:55 <Kotono>   "Misa," she answers right back, smiling ever so sweetly to Jin.
Apr 19 20:25:48 <Aisutori>   "Misa-san, what happens to you now that you've failed to kill Jin?"  Aisutori wondered.
Apr 19 20:26:48 <Kotono>   "Sneerkt," A wet sound follows, "You know how it is with assasins," she sighs deeply, giving Jin a long look, "A scowl and a cut, and that's th eend of that."
Apr 19 20:27:06 <Jin_>   "My name is Jin. You and your associates have murdered many of my family's friends. It's only by the grace of some deity that the Bunkou remain untouched." Jin pauses. "If there is anything that you haven't told my grandfather, I suggest you tell me now. If a Bunkou were to die, I don't doubt that my family would gear up for war. And we're *very* good at that."
Apr 19 20:27:07 *   Enro nods.
Apr 19 20:27:21 <Enro>   "That's about what I've heard of their group."
Apr 19 20:28:32 <Kotono>   "Well..." She smiles up to Jin, "I'll tell you about them, but I'm so thirsty. Can I get some water first?"
Apr 19 20:29:04 <Kotono>   Meanwhile Grandfather enters, Noriko in tow. He nods, "Jin, your friend has arrived. How is the prisoner cooperating?"
Apr 19 20:29:51 <Aisutori>   "She's been cooperative...Misa-san, how many do you think will be sent after us anyway?"
Apr 19 20:30:07 *   Noriko takes up a position next to the table, just in case the assassin tries something. You can't be too careful with someone who tried to kill your mother! Or at least beat her up and stole her clothes.
Apr 19 20:31:35 *   Enro gathers a little bit of energy for a teleport, just in case of an emergency, and a little bit of blue/white light sparks and arcs over his skin like static every so often.
Apr 19 20:31:40 *   Jin_ looks over his shoulder briefly. "Well enough, grandfather. She says she'll talk." Jin stands up and walks over to his grandfather, nodding at Noriko as he passes her. "I think we can trust her. Her life is forfeit for failing. She has nothing to lose." He whispers to his grandfather. "Maybe kindness would work better with her than harshness."
Apr 19 20:33:25 <Kotono>   Grandfather nods slightly, "I'll leave it in your hands for now."
Apr 19 20:33:48 <Kotono>   "A lot more. This is a big contract from what I heard, biggest one in a long time!" Misa says, giving Aisutori a pleasant smile. "It goes all the way up."
Apr 19 20:33:57 <Enro>   "Or she could be stalling for time until backup shows up. It happened once already, who knows how they're able to track their members."
Apr 19 20:34:28 *   Jin_ raises his eyebrows, surprised. "Well. Ahem. I take it you and the others are handling the master? If so, I'll try my best to get what information out of her that I can."
Apr 19 20:35:00 <Aisutori>   "Is it on all of us?"  She wondered.
Apr 19 20:36:09 <Kotono>   "You three," Nodding along, "On a lot of 'troublemakers'," She looks to each in turn.
Apr 19 20:38:04 <Aisutori>   "Is Kawazam one of yours?"
Apr 19 20:39:17 <Kotono>   Snickering at that, "Noooot quite. Guess who hired us!" With a cheery smile, "Just guess!"
Apr 19 20:39:49 *   Enro whispers to Ai, "Apparently I did, right?"
Apr 19 20:39:51 *   Enro grins.
Apr 19 20:40:08 <Kotono>   Grandfather nods, "Yes, we're doing exactly that."
Apr 19 20:41:01 *   Jin_ inclines his head. "You got it, gramps." Jin glances around the room for a sink and maybe a cup. Wouldn't hurt to give Misa a drink. She's been fairly cooperative so far.
Apr 19 20:41:25 <Kotono>   There's a few bottles of water on a table, easily fetched.
Apr 19 20:43:26 *   Jin_ strides over to the table and picks one up, twisting the cap off. "Hmm. Would Leviathan have anything to do with this, Misa?" Jin crouches down, holding the water bottle in front of her, only willing to give her a drink when she answers.
Apr 19 20:44:20 <Kotono>   "Don't know," she admits, "It's not like my bosses tell us every little secret. I do know he's rich and very powerful, though. He has some real pull, the masters all respected him."
Apr 19 20:45:16 *   Aisutori frowns, "Kawazam hired you guys?"
Apr 19 20:45:25 *   Jin_ frowns as he gently holds the bottle to Misa's lips and tips it back slowly. "Not Leviathan directly, then. Perhaps one of his Voices. Or toadies."
Apr 19 20:47:26 <Kotono>   She drinks as much as she can, "That's right, girl."
Apr 19 20:49:04 <Jin_>   "A Voice then." Jin pulls the bottle away, screwing the cap back on. "I need names, Misa. I need locations, safe houses, the works. The only way you'll survive is if we wipe them all out in one stroke."
Apr 19 20:51:18 <Kotono>   "We had a safehouse on the other side of town - it'll be abandoned now, standard procedure." She shakes her head, "Decentralized execution. You can't get us that way."
Apr 19 20:51:40 *   Merc-school is now known as Merc
Apr 19 20:52:35 <Aisutori>   "It's not much different than normal is it?" Aisutori wondered a moment, "Sure they're focused on us instead of others, but they're still using their talents to try and hurt people."
Apr 19 20:53:07 <Noriko>   "Tell us that address regardless," Noriko says. "It is not impossible that they might have left behind something of use to us."
Apr 19 20:53:32 *   Jin_ sighs. "Can you tell me anything? There has to be a movement pattern, communication lines, *something* to help pinpoint however many of your people are in Japan. Don't tell me that you don't have a way to contact your immediate superior."
Apr 19 20:55:00 <Kotono>   "200 Seawind Lane," she answers, "My immediate supervisor...well, I think we all know how that went. But..." she smiles winsomely, "If you can get Kawazam to call off the contract, we all go away."
Apr 19 20:56:03 <Noriko>   "In regards to Kawazam," Noriko says for her comrades' benefit, "I have found a possible lead on his location. We should pursue this once we are finished here."
Apr 19 20:56:16 *   Jin_ narrows his eyes. "Just like that? I find it hard to believe that your organization isn't in league with Leviathan itself. Kawazam only seems like a middle man. He might be a Voice, but that's all he is at the end of the day."
Apr 19 20:57:52 <Kotono>   "All that I don't know about. I'm just a grunt," Misa smiles as sweet as sugar, "Sorry."
Apr 19 20:59:01 *   Jin_ sits back on his heels, thinking. He turns to the others. "Do any of you have any other questions?"
Apr 19 21:00:14 *   Noriko shakes her head.
Apr 19 21:03:49 *   Aisutori shrugs slightly, leaning back behind the others.
Apr 19 21:05:12 <Enro>   "I do."
Apr 19 21:05:21 *   Enro steps up and leans over Misa.
Apr 19 21:05:50 <Enro>   "What's your group's interest in me? I didn't do anything overt to catch your attention. What, exactly, do you know about me?"
Apr 19 21:06:20 <Kotono>   "Oh wait, who are you..." she blinks a moment, "Oh Enro, right?"
Apr 19 21:07:01 *   Enro simply nods.
Apr 19 21:07:58 <Kotono>   "You were...oh yeah." She smiles and giggles, "We had information were you a unique power, so why not see if we can get you and them to fight?"
Apr 19 21:09:13 *   Enro raises an eyebrow.
Apr 19 21:09:28 *   Jin_ sighs. "Are all Crimson Wind operatives so...bloodthirsty?"
Apr 19 21:09:43 <Enro>   "That's it? Seems kinda.. sloppy.. for an organization like yours to go after someone out of idle curiosity."
Apr 19 21:10:07 <Kotono>   "Well hell," She shrugs, "If you guys kill each other off, and quite frankly, you were proving to be hard to kill. It sounded like a good idea at the time."
Apr 19 21:10:51 <Enro>   ".. It seemed like a good idea to pit two groups against each other when you didn't understand one and couldn't beat the other?"
Apr 19 21:10:55 *   Enro looks confused.
Apr 19 21:11:01 <Enro>   "..You logic escapes me."
Apr 19 21:12:12 <Noriko>   "Information gathering simultaneous with the possible elimination of threats," Noriko speculates. "Obviously the attempt was a failure as you are now working with us."
Apr 19 21:12:51 <Jin_>   "Misa, here's the deal. I can't promise you anything for sure right now, but here's what I'd like to offer you: In exchange for protection until Crimson Wind is permanently dealt with, I would like to secure your services as a spy, a family retainer of sorts. I'm not sure if the elders will go for it, but at the very least, your life will be safe."
Apr 19 21:13:09 *   Aisutori blinks, "You want to work with her?"
Apr 19 21:13:20 <Kotono>   "Well, let me see...I get tortured and probably killed or I turn and have a chance of living?" Misa considers, "Gee, I wonder which I should choose?"
Apr 19 21:14:56 <Noriko>   "I recommend great care in trusting her with anything of importance," Noriko says, "at least until her employers have been dealt with. If the Crimson Wind are such odious employers as she claims, it makes one wonder why anyone would work for them."
Apr 19 21:14:59 *   Jin_ looks Misa square in the eye, attempting to gauge her trustworthyness. "She is an asset that we may be able to use to our advantage, Ai-chan. She knows more about the movements of our enemies than we do. And she can act as a scout for us. If the Bunkou decide that we can trust her."
Apr 19 21:15:30 <Enro>   "She can also lead us into traps and misinformation."
Apr 19 21:16:10 <Jin_>   "I will leave this decision up to the elders, but I believe that Misa values her life enough not to mislead us, don't you, Misa?"
Apr 19 21:16:55 <Enro>   "Have their assassins ever shown anything besides absolute loyalty to their group before?"
Apr 19 21:17:34 <Jin_>   "There's a first time for everything, Enro. Most of them have been killed before we could question them."
Apr 19 21:17:47 *   Enro shrugs.
Apr 19 21:18:05 <Enro>   "Something to keep in mind, Jin.
Apr 19 21:18:06 <Enro>   "
Apr 19 21:19:06 <Noriko>   "Keep her restrained and closely monitored," Noriko suggests. "It is unwise to trust her with anything until we know for certain that her old organization no longer has anything to offer her."
Apr 19 21:21:31 <Aisutori>   "That sounds more reasonable," Aisutori nodded, "There's always other options.  She can be safe here and we can focus on Kawazam."
Apr 19 21:23:59 <Kotono>   Thereafter you head to the street Noriko worked down - Grove Apple Lane. It's lots of medium level houses, compact but pleasant. It's built on flatland, people coming and going about. A few children play in the streets, running about in childish games.
Apr 19 21:25:09 *   Noriko scans passersby by for any unusual behavior, not certain what else to look for immediately.
Apr 19 21:26:01 <Kotono>   You notice the passersby look happy enough. Nothing immediately awry there at all.
Apr 19 21:26:22 *   Jin_ mutters, "Well, this ought to be easy. Shall we start going door to door?" Jin scuffs the ground in annoyance. "Maybe he's lurking in the local transformers?"
Apr 19 21:26:57 <Enro>   "Hmm.. Wherever he is, wouldn't there be a greater power drain on the grid? If he's trying to recharge?"
Apr 19 21:27:40 <Noriko>   "Perhaps. We are not thoroughly informed on the nature of his abilities. We can ask the residents if anyone suffers electrical problems still and search their house?"
Apr 19 21:28:52 <Aisutori>   "He could just be hiding.  He might be able to recharge normally and most houses wouldn't notice a little extra electricity right?  They only get their monthly bill?"
Apr 19 21:29:34 <Jin_>   "Going door to door could take hours. I suggest we walk the streets and see if any houses are suffering power outages or some such thing. Enro's idea is probably the best we have. If he's recharging normally, it'll be hell to find him. But it's all we have at the moment."
Apr 19 21:36:33 <Aisutori>   "Really?" Aisutori shook her head, "Noriko-chan, why don't you call the police and the power company.  See if we can get their help to isolate him here?  There's got to be a way to make it so he can't get away if we find him.  Otherwise we'll just keep running after him!" 
Apr 19 21:39:35 *   Noriko dutifully phones the power company to notify them of the superpowered villain lurking in the local electrical grid!
Apr 19 21:40:39 <Kotono>   OOC: Uh....make a mind check, I guess.
Apr 19 21:41:03 <Noriko>   roll 2d6 vs 7 THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR 2CHAN NORIKO
Apr 19 21:41:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Noriko rolls 2d6 vs 7 THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR 2CHAN NORIKO and gets 8." [2d6=4, 4]
Apr 19 21:42:47 <Kotono>   Noriko raises her phone up...what's this, an inernet capable smartphone? Oh, Mother was kind! What's this, it's loading...why is that pink computer rubbing serial ports with that other pink computer?! What's going on?! What is this madness?!?! During this oddity, you also call the power company. You rreply is a short laugh and a dial tone. Funny that.
Apr 19 21:43:25 <Aisutori>   "Noriko?  Did you get through?"
Apr 19 21:44:48 *   Enro pokes Noriko in the shoulder.
Apr 19 21:44:56 <Enro>   "You okay there?"
Apr 19 21:44:57 *   Noriko puts her phone away.
Apr 19 21:44:57 <Noriko>   "No."
Apr 19 21:45:44 <Enro>   ".. O..kay.. So, is there any way we can just shut the grid down in this area? If it's down, he can't go anywhere, right?"
Apr 19 21:45:50 <Noriko>   "Someone else should make an attempt. My phone is corrupted by an unfathomable presence."
Apr 19 21:46:19 <Enro>   "Here, let me give it a shot."
Apr 19 21:46:51 *   Enro takes out a far simpler phone and calls the police in an effort to get them to isolate the neighborhood.
Apr 19 21:47:13 <Kotono>   OOC: Okay, make a mind cehck fo your own tos ee if you can talk the police into it.
Apr 19 21:47:20 <Enro>   roll 2d6 vs. 11
Apr 19 21:47:21 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Enro rolls 2d6 vs. 11 and gets 3." [2d6=2, 1]
Apr 19 21:48:20 <Kotono>   With some sweeet talking you're able to convince the police that yes, you are part of Clear Skies and yes, a bad guy is here. They promise to isolate the neighborhood on request.
Apr 19 21:48:43 *   Enro puts his phone away.
Apr 19 21:49:06 <Enro>   "Alright, they agreed. We just have to wait for them to do their part, then."
Apr 19 21:51:21 *   Aisutori nods.  "We have to be careful, he might try to take hostages again if he knows he's trapped."
Apr 19 21:51:22 <Jin_>   "Wonderful. Shall we split up and go to different parts of the neighborhood? Or stay in groups of two, at least? We don't want to risk him dashing off."
Apr 19 21:52:24 <Kotono>   Soone nough as the party waits, the neighborhood's power blinks off and down!
Apr 19 21:52:53 <Noriko>   "We risk being overwhelmed individually if we split up," Noriko observes. "We are more tactically effective together."
Apr 19 21:53:55 *   Noriko watches the houses for any villainous figures fleeing the premises!
Apr 19 21:54:13 <Jin_>   "I agree. But I simply don't wish to see him get away." Jin blinks. "And there it is! Not a moment to waste!" Jin trots off, anxiously scanning the streets for any mysterious figures.
Apr 19 21:54:34 <Kotono>   There's no immediate sign of any fleeing. However, a door a few houses down opens. A yawning middle aged man comes out, peering about. "Clear Skies?" he tries calling out.
Apr 19 21:54:47 <Enro>   "Don't get too far from me. If he starts running, I can get us to him faster than any of you can on your own.
Apr 19 21:56:01 <Noriko>   "Yes?" Noriko says, approaching the man.
Apr 19 21:56:17 <Aisutori>   "He was way too strong for any of us to challenge him alone," Aisutori agreed, "let's stick together," She nodded.
Apr 19 21:57:06 *   Jin_ pauses at the man's shout. He waits for Noriko to chat with him, still scanning the street.
Apr 19 21:57:30 <Kotono>   "Ah!" Perking up as Noriko approaches, "Kawazam will see you inside."
Apr 19 21:58:15 <Jin_>   Jin's eyebrows try to crawl off his face, so great was his surprise. "Really now?"
Apr 19 21:58:47 *   Aisutori blinks, having truly not been expecting that.
Apr 19 21:58:55 *   Noriko is wary of a trap, but really, do they have other leads? Unless anyone else has objections...
Apr 19 21:59:09 *   Enro shrugs.
Apr 19 21:59:16 <Enro>   "Just stay close to me."
Apr 19 22:01:23 <Kotono>   Heading inside, for a moment ou feel dizziness. Ahead is a simple enough house. You are lead to the back. Here on the back porch Kawazam sits. He is dressed immaculately, as if his suit wasn't damaged in battle. He drinks tea, watching a beautiful Japanese style garden. A koi jumps in a small pond, reflecting the late afternoon sun off the spray of water. As he savors his tea, "I thought you
Apr 19 22:01:23 <Kotono>   might try to shut off the power. It's what I'd do with based on what I did."
Apr 19 22:02:53 <Jin_>   "Aren't you a little relaxed for a man about to get the crap beaten out of him?" Jin, taps his bokken idly on the ground, his eyes slowly bleeding to black.
Apr 19 22:03:10 <Noriko>   "It is apparent you feel you have something to say," Noriko observes. "Dispense with this message before we commence hostilities."
Apr 19 22:03:34 *   Enro raises an eyebrow at his companions. Violent lot, aren't they?
Apr 19 22:04:43 <Kotono>   "Well, you have two choices," His grin starts to return, "One, youc an fight me and I stop playing around like I did last time. You all die horribly. Just for extra fun, I drag each of your souls back to Leviathan." He sips again, watching the waters, "Two, you can sit down, have some tea and listen to what I have to tell you."
Apr 19 22:06:27 <Noriko>   "Your reduction of reality into binary possibilities is unrealistic," Noriko says. "I consider it more likely we will finish what we started and eliminate you. But I see little harm in listening before we do so."
Apr 19 22:07:24 <Aisutori>   "If you were playing...why did you lose?"  She sat down in one of the chairs, wondering.  "And why did you spoil a stage show?  Everyone was so happy to see you."
Apr 19 22:08:48 <Kotono>   AS he continues to savor his tea, "It's like this. You're the last hope of the losing side. Neptune has far more power than any of you and she couldn't stop Leviathan. You have a thousand times less hope than that." Chuckling again at that, "On the other hand, you're strong enough that Leviathan can use you." He pauses a moment, "They should have been. I simply showed them a little bit of what
Apr 19 22:08:48 <Kotono>   humans hide from and refuse to see. Just a tiny taste, I barely began before I was interrupted."
Apr 19 22:09:52 *   Jin_ glances at the others before slipping into a surprisingly graceful seiza position, bokken at his side. His eyes were still black. "Let me guess, Kazoo, or whatever your name is. You're going to offer us a chance to join you and Leviathan will fulfill our deepest, fondest wish or some crap like that."
Apr 19 22:10:34 <Noriko>   "It is against my programming to succumb to avarice," Noriko declares.
Apr 19 22:11:11 <Enro>   "I don't really think there's much you can offer me, either."
Apr 19 22:11:46 <Kotono>   "Exactly. You're humans, but useful and unusual humans....well, almost. You're a curiosity," A long look at Noriko, grinning all the while. His teeth show as he does, each one a razor sharp fang. "I offer you life and the ability to grow to see the universe as it really is. Humans, you see nothing. You fancy yourselfs the height of evolution, and you go gibbering mad at the merest revelation!"
Apr 19 22:12:36 *   Wayland has quit (Ping timeout)
Apr 19 22:14:25 *   Aisutori quirks her head, "I don't think that I would."  She said simply.  "Leviathan is really scary.  And you're pretty strong.  But so are lots of people.  They just don't go around causing trouble."
Apr 19 22:14:47 <Jin_>   "You know nothing of true power, Kazaap." Jin replies quietly. "There are forces that are beyond even your understanding, despite your insinuation that you and your kind are the pinnacle of evolution. The Bunkou beat Leviathan once before with such power." Jin's eyes trail murky black smoke. "We can do it again."
Apr 19 22:14:55 <Noriko>   "I already possess the capacity for self-actualization," Noriko says. "It was part of my design. I do not require your assistance to grow."
Apr 19 22:15:51 <Enro>   "I'm not sure what any of this really has to do with me, but I can't see you stopping me from doing anything, either."
Apr 19 22:19:36 <Kotono>   "It's your lives." Rising up and turning to face them, you see his smile splits his face. It's a mad, bestial smile of puer mocking mirth, "Well then, shall we begin?"
Apr 19 22:19:51 <Noriko>   "Yes."
Apr 19 22:20:10 <Kotono>   OOC: Init here since talking went nowhere.
Apr 19 22:20:17 <Jin_>   "Quite."
Apr 19 22:20:21 <Noriko>   roll 2d6+7
Apr 19 22:20:22 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Noriko rolls 2d6+7 and gets 12." [2d6=4, 1]
Apr 19 22:20:24 <Kotono>   roll 2d6+8
Apr 19 22:20:25 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+8 and gets 15." [2d6=5, 2]
Apr 19 22:20:28 <Enro>   roll 2d6+7
Apr 19 22:20:28 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Enro rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13." [2d6=2, 4]
Apr 19 22:20:29 <Jin_>   roll 2d6+7
Apr 19 22:20:29 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jin_ rolls 2d6+7 and gets 15." [2d6=6, 2]
Apr 19 22:20:55 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Kawazam=Jin(15)Enro(13)>Noriko(12)
Apr 19 22:21:02 <Aisutori>   roll 2d6+7
Apr 19 22:21:04 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Aisutori rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13." [2d6=1, 5]
Apr 19 22:21:13 *   Kotono has changed the topic to: Kawazam=Jin(15)Enro=Aisutori(13)>Noriko(12)
Apr 19 22:21:21 <Kotono>   OOC: Go ahead and open, Jin.
Apr 19 22:23:18 *   Jin_ rolls forward in a haze of black smoke, uncoiling the whip from around his waist, he snaps his wrist, sending the whip screaming towards the enemy's throat! Special Attack: Tentacle Binding. Choke on that, bitch!
Apr 19 22:23:26 <Jin_>   roll 2d6 vs 7
Apr 19 22:23:27 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jin_ rolls 2d6 vs 7 and gets 7." [2d6=5, 2]
Apr 19 22:23:48 <Jin_>   OOC: Need me to copy paste the attack rules, Dune?
Apr 19 22:24:25 <Kotono>   OOC: In PM, sure.
Apr 19 22:25:23 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 6
Apr 19 22:25:24 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 6 and gets 5." [2d6=4, 1]
Apr 19 22:28:28 <Kotono>   Jin whips out, but Kawazam leaps back! He lands amid the koi pond, water splashing out around him! "I'm done playing," he says, body starting to swell! His skin turns green, his arms exploding out and growing dozens of feet long! His body rises and rises, becoming wet and green, his suit ripping apart! He loom sabove you now, easily fourty feet tall! His green, fishscaled body is heavily muscled,
Apr 19 22:28:29 <Kotono>   his face little more than a mass of crawling, writhing tentacles! From it a horrible voice comes forth, as maddening terror seeps into your veins, "Now scream in terror as I drag each of you down into madness!" OOC: Enro and Aisutori are up.
Apr 19 22:34:22 *   Enro gathers his energy, sparks and crackles of blue/white energy in the air around him as he teleports behind Kawazam and then again to his left, then above him, fist coming straight down for his head!
Apr 19 22:34:57 <Enro>   roll 2d6-2 vs 8 (2 teleports -16 EP)
Apr 19 22:34:58 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Enro rolls 2d6-2 vs 8 (2 teleports -16 EP) and gets 9." [2d6=6, 5]
Apr 19 22:34:58 *   Aisutori stares, caught a bit in sheer shock at the sight.  She really hadn't expected such a horrifically ugly creature.  Nor such a giant one.  "But...this is ridiculous..."  She tensed, focusing as she didn't want to get squished right out from under it.  First things first...An ice spear went flying toward one of his eyes as she fled backwards to get room.
Apr 19 22:35:05 <Aisutori>   roll 2d6 vs 7
Apr 19 22:35:06 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Aisutori rolls 2d6 vs 7 and gets 4." [2d6=3, 1]
Apr 19 22:35:31 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 6
Apr 19 22:35:32 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 6 and gets 5." [2d6=4, 1]
Apr 19 22:36:09 <Kotono>   Enro teleports around, but the beast ignores thes hot as it misses him! It raises it's hand up, icicle crumbling against it's palm, utterly ruined! OOC: Noriko.
Apr 19 22:37:20 *   Noriko charges at the monster, putting all her cybernetic power towards making a flying leap at what passes for its face!
Apr 19 22:37:31 <Noriko>   roll 2d6 vs 8 Noriko PUNCH
Apr 19 22:37:33 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Noriko rolls 2d6 vs 8 Noriko PUNCH and gets 8." [2d6=2, 6]
Apr 19 22:37:57 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 6
Apr 19 22:37:58 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 6 and gets 7." [2d6=2, 5]
Apr 19 22:38:03 <Kotono>   OOC: Damage?
Apr 19 22:38:14 <Noriko>   OOC: 16
Apr 19 22:39:09 <Kotono>   Noriko leaps high into the air, bouncing off it's extended palm for more height! Se goes right up and sends a massive robotic blow into it's tentacle-face! The entire thing rocks back with the force, crunching the ground and garden below!  OOC: Go ahead and go, Jin.
Apr 19 22:40:28 *   Jin_ concentrates and black smoke envelopes his bokken, turning it into a daunting weapon! He dashes forth in a burst of speed and leaps, intending to disembowel the hideous creature!
Apr 19 22:40:35 <Jin_>   roll 2d6 vs 7
Apr 19 22:40:36 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jin_ rolls 2d6 vs 7 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 5]
Apr 19 22:41:16 <Kotono>   Jin leaps up and slashes at the creature, letting out a massive warshout...but his blow is too early, missing as it raises it's hand up! A huge blow comes racing down at Noriko, as if to crush the daring robotgirl for her arrogance!
Apr 19 22:41:20 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 8
Apr 19 22:41:21 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 8 and gets 5." [2d6=2, 3]
Apr 19 22:41:25 <Kotono>   OOC: DCV
Apr 19 22:41:48 <Jin_>   OOC: 5
Apr 19 22:42:29 <Jin_>   OOC: Strike Jin's stupidity
Apr 19 22:42:33 <Noriko>   roll 2d6 vs 5
Apr 19 22:42:34 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Noriko rolls 2d6 vs 5 and gets 6." [2d6=2, 4]
Apr 19 22:45:14 <Kotono>   WHAM! THe fist clocks Noriko hard, slamming her down so fast that it feels like the ground rushed up to meet her! A robo-girl hole is now in theg round, Noriko a good foot in! OOC: 24 damage; more.
Apr 19 22:45:33 <Kotono>   A split second later, Kawazam focuses his strange 'gaze' on Aisutori!
Apr 19 22:45:38 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 8
Apr 19 22:45:39 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 8 and gets 6." [2d6=2, 4]
Apr 19 22:45:45 <Kotono>   OOC: DCV, Aisu.
Apr 19 22:45:46 <Aisutori>   roll 2d6 v 5
Apr 19 22:45:48 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Aisutori rolls 2d6 v 5 and gets 9." [2d6=3, 6]
Apr 19 22:46:17 <Kotono>   The gaze makes utter madness and horror flare up in her, spirit screaming at this hideous visage that violates nature! OOC: 16 poitns of EP damage. Enro and Aisutori are up, go.
Apr 19 22:48:15 *   Enro once more tries to bounce around Kawazam with teleports, hopping four times this go around to try and throw him off!
Apr 19 22:48:41 <Enro>   roll 2d6-3 vs 8 (-25 EP)
Apr 19 22:48:42 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Enro rolls 2d6-3 vs 8 (-25 EP) and gets 8." [2d6=6, 5]
Apr 19 22:49:53 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 6
Apr 19 22:49:54 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 6 and gets 7." [2d6=5, 2]
Apr 19 22:50:56 <Enro>   OOC: Damage is 24.
Apr 19 22:52:21 <Kotono>   WHAM! Enro teleports all around, diving down into it's back! His blow is enough to rock it forward, arms flailing about! This slams into the house behind you, causing it to collapselike kindling! "Hah, is that it!" In the aftermath the abomination before you mockingly laughs, "You have no chance!" OOC: Aisu.
Apr 19 22:56:54 <Aisutori>   "We might be better off running," Aisutori sounded quite nervous as she sent a solid rain of spears at his face this time, the air around her gathering in a white mist as she looked more and more like her ancestral heritage.
Apr 19 22:56:57 <Aisutori>   roll 2d6 v 7
Apr 19 22:57:01 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Aisutori rolls 2d6 v 7 and gets 8." [2d6=3, 5]
Apr 19 22:57:42 <Kotono>   Aisutori draws on her heritage, sending spears of ice flying about! Yet some of them bounce off it's hide, whilst others miss entirely! OOC: Noriko, go.
Apr 19 22:59:15 <Noriko>   Noriko climbs out of the hole in the ground and then powers up! Overflowing with electricity, which she channels into the pond Kawazam inhabits. Let's see him dodge *that*.
Apr 19 22:59:52 <Kotono>   OOC: Make an ACV check? There's not huge odds of him dodging electricity through water, but it's possible you could botch...or crit.
Apr 19 23:00:02 <Noriko>   roll 2d6 vs 8
Apr 19 23:00:03 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Noriko rolls 2d6 vs 8 and gets 6." [2d6=2, 4]
Apr 19 23:00:14 <Kotono>   roll 2d6+4 vs 6
Apr 19 23:00:15 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6+4 vs 6 and gets 6." [2d6=1, 1]
Apr 19 23:01:28 <Kotono>   Noriko sendsl ightning crackling through the water...yet somehow it rises up and around him! It fizzles out as the giant horror laughs and laughs, as if tis is too much for it to bear! OOC: Jin.
Apr 19 23:02:11 *   Jin_ growls and dashes forward once more, intending to inflict pain on the huge frog thing!
Apr 19 23:02:20 <Jin_>   roll 2d6 vs 7
Apr 19 23:02:21 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Jin_ rolls 2d6 vs 7 and gets 5." [2d6=4, 1]
Apr 19 23:03:19 <Kotono>   roll 2d6 vs 6
Apr 19 23:03:20 <Hatbot>   
ACTION --> "Kotono rolls 2d6 vs 6 and gets 7." [2d6=1, 6]
Apr 19 23:03:24 <Kotono>   OOC:Damage?
Apr 19 23:04:31 <Jin_>   OOC: 14