Super Smash Quest - Story - Chapter 348: The Fall of the Astral Realm (And Gaslighting Geezer Garrick)
Date: 8:34:41 PM, November 7th to 10:24:38 PM, November 7th, 2006.
Julian Sawyer: "I'll help."
Alexia: "..."
Metal Man (GM): He walks over and picks up the gun.
Trevor: "I take it you wouldn't mind me holding it? All I could do was kill myself."
Metal Man (GM): No.
75 damage if that hits.
Charles' turn
Julian Sawyer Lives!
Metal Man (GM): Charles: He's nearly dead. This is the time to take him down... if ever.
Scott Gibson: "Can't fool me that easy, I have a knack for knowing when AI's are full'a shit."
Charles Magellean: "...This is a facade. It is not time, yet."
Trevor: "Facade? We'll see about that. If by facade you mean my weakness."
Scott Gibson launches at Trevor full bore and delivers a full set of homerun hits.
*EoT*
"Time for a send-off on the Highway to Hell!"
Metal Man (GM): Miss miss hit hit
Aetos' turn
Aetos scribbles on the ground with the magical toothbrush. "Aetos wAs hErE."
He pockets the toothbrush and charges at Trevor as a windish scimitar sprouts from his hand. He ruthlessly slashes at 'im.
Metal Man (GM): Hit miss miss miss miss hit hit hit hit miss miss miss miss miss hit hit
42 damage total
Julian Sawyer rushes the weakened Trevor, aiming to take him down once and for all with a series of well-placed Sunders!
Metal Man (GM): Miss hit miss miss
Alexia chooses a different tactic this time and uses Charm, sending a jolt of energy into Trevor.
Metal Man (GM): Miss
Alexia then flings a Mindblast.
Metal Man (GM): Miss.
Dragoshi appears out of a swirling grey vortex, and just pulls an "Ah, to hell with this" And fires off a charged gout of flame from his machinegun.
Metal Man (GM): Anyway... hit and he's knocked past the critical point. Aetos could probably take him down.
But!
Charles' turn
It is Charles', not Aetos' turn.
Dragoshi: *To Charles*"He's aaaaalll yours." *Can't wait to see Charles rip him a new one.*
Charles Magellean: "To strike now...It would result in failure." *He smirks maliciously, his mouth moving to the left.*
Metal Man (GM): He's pretty much near death. He didn't even take his turn.
Dragoshi: "...Must still be plotting. Eh."
Scott Gibson stares down Trevor and then makes a new attack run on him unleashing a string of strikes.
"Shot... down... in... flames!"
Metal Man (GM): Scott hits him with all of those. He goes for the last, would-be fatal blow, but then is suddenly blasted to the side by a ray of... dark energy?
Alexia: "...What the..."
Dragoshi: "...When did you use DARK energy?"
Julian Sawyer: "...This is new."
Trevor: "..." *Trevor isn't even conscious.*
Aetos looks to Scott's side.
Scott Gibson: "AAHGH!" *Flies back with a hole in his side.*
Metal Man (GM): Then... you see it... dark energy pooling in the side of the room.
Alexia: "SCOTT!"
*She runs over to him.*
Scott Gibson: "Shit!"
Dragoshi follows Alexia.
Julian Sawyer idly wonders if that protection from Darkness from the Grape is still active...
Metal Man (GM): The Void appears, surveying the destruction... and laughs.
Scott Gibson: "What the fuck did he hit me with?! It fuckin' hurts like hell!"
Alexia uses an Ultra Mushroom on Scott, then turns around
"...VOID."
The Void: "Dare not kill him... he has used his massive might to destroy the order of the Astral Realm! It is now one with the X-zone..."
Dragoshi: "...Hello Void. Wait wut?"
Julian Sawyer: "...An' this means we can't kill him why?"
The Void: "Behold!"
Alexia drops into her battle pose again.
Metal Man (GM): Nintendus begins freakin' out.
Dragoshi: "...So, does that means he's now under your control or som-...What. The. Flux?"
Scott Gibson gets up slowly. "Thanks Alexi... What the hell!?"
Julian Sawyer: "...The HELL is goin' on now?"
Scott Gibson looks toward Nintendus.
The Void: "He alone is a flawed vessel... as am I... but he who destroyed those who opposed me. He is what I have been missing!"
Julian Sawyer: "..."
Scott Gibson: "That must have been a bad shroom."
Alexia looks at Nintendus in astonishment
"WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU DONE?!"
The Void: "I did nothing. He did it all!"
Julian Sawyer: "It never fuckin' ends..."
Alexia snarls and fires a shot at the Void.
Julian Sawyer: "What the hell did he DO, exactly?!"
Dragoshi: "...Oy.."
Metal Man (GM): It flies right through The Void.
The Void: "He sent his ships and men, and they blew apart the fabric of the Astral Realm. Then... then! They ripped a hole to my realm... so that the rule of the Phantom Lords would no longer be in effect."
Dragoshi: "...Oh, this is freakin' brilliant. I bet that this not-so-subtle method will at LEAST fuck ONE thing up. JUST ONE. ...At least that takes care of one problem."
Charles Magellean: "He made what Gerald said true...but why?"
Scott Gibson: "Oh, just perfect..."
The Void: "You are free at last from their machinations. Gerald, The Mages Council, all of those fools of recent... are no longer with unfair astral mandate."
Alexia: "Change it back, you monstrosity of nature."
Julian Sawyer: "I was right all-a-fuckin'-LONG!"
Dragoshi: "...So, we're now facing them on somewhat equal ground?"
The Void: "I can't. All I can do... is help allow the new reign on in. The reign... of free will for everyone!"
Dragoshi: "...Just wait a sec. It'll probably restabilize. ...Right, Void?"
Julian Sawyer: "...So what happened? We win? We lose? Everyone loses?"
Trevor: "Ugh... what? No... this can't be... the Astral Realm belongs to me! What... did they do..."
Scott Gibson: "Damn I hope it'll fix."
Charles Magellean looks around, head moving slowly, for the tyrant's sword.
The Void: "You lose, Trevor! You've destroyed the magical control of fate! And now you belong to meeeee!!!!!!"
Scott Gibson: "You lost, asshole. Questers 1 : Dumbass AI 0."
Editor's Note: That should be more like "You lost, asshole! Questers 0.5, The Void: 0.75, Dumbass AI: 0.25."
Metal Man (GM): The Void fires a big ol' beam at Trevor.
Alexia: "Oooh, burn."
Trevor: "Gahhhh!!!!" *Fried.*
Dragoshi: "Oh, nice. Now we have an enemy with dumb luck that's on OUR side. Wahoo!"
Julian Sawyer: *Which is currently in Julian's possession. Lucky you!*
Scott Gibson grins and flips the bird to Trevor one last time before he's gone.
Alexia: "..."
Metal Man (GM): The Void's ethereal countenance floats over and onto Trevor's body, which stands up... now darkened.
Julian Sawyer: "..."
Alexia: "So... what now?"
Scott Gibson: "Finger's still attached, jackass!"
The Void: "At last... a body... I no longer need my name of evil."
Metal Man (GM): The body changes a bit, to what looks nearly human.
Julian Sawyer: "So this means you ain't fused with Metal no more?"
The Void: "I am my own man, now, with the help of Trevor's mind and my soul."
Dragoshi: "...Do we go home and order Dominoes or something? Also, what do we call you now?"
The Void: "Though only two-thirds, as this is merely an artificial body..."
Aetos's eyes shift.
The Void: "I shall get to that in a moment."
Scott Gibson kicks into a song to celebrate, "I Think I Can" (English translation) by the Pillows!
Julian Sawyer: "Hey hey hey, let him speak!"
Metal Man (GM): The dark magic of the X-zone and the white of the Astral Realm glows.
Dragoshi: "..." *Blinks.*
Alexia: "..."
Charles Magellean: "Trevor...at least his treachery has been silenced."
Scott Gibson stops and doesn't continue.
"So we're done here?"
Metal Man (GM): It now appears to be a somewhat fuzzy outline of a man, who has a gray suit and a red-and-black tie.
His blue eyes flash once with energy.
Scott Gibson: "Let's head back to HQ and crack open some brewskies and kick back. My treat guys, I'll crack open my stash."
Julian Sawyer: "He ain't done, Scott."
Dragoshi: "...Yea."
Scott Gibson: "Eh?" *Up to now oblivious.*
Alexia: "Uh-oh. Who is this?"
Julian Sawyer: "...I think."
Scott Gibson: "Oh boy... It never ends..."
Diolize: "I am still the Void, but to fit my new body, I am to be called... Diolize." (Pronounced Dee-oh-leez)
Editor's Note: Also accidentally or not, Diolize is an anagram of... Idolize. Whatever that may mean, I leave up to the reader.
Scott Gibson: .oO(I want out of this gig. They never just roll over and die.)
Diolize: "I shall now reward your efforts."
Julian Sawyer: "...That's a mouthful."
Dragoshi: "...'Kay, Diolize."
Metal Man (GM): He holds out a hand and everyone is healed.
Scott Gibson: "Sweet action!"
Metal Man (GM): He holds out another one and the Kuja ship is repaired.
Dragoshi: "A-thank you."
Julian Sawyer: "Aw yeah! New addition to the fleet!"
Dragoshi: "...Nice. We get to keep our new ship. ...What should call this one?"
Scott Gibson: "Can I name it?"
Diolize: "With the downfall of the Phantom Lords, I shall now act as a mediator for this realm. I wish for no more mindless preferences based on... shady dealings."
Scott Gibson: "C'mon I got a good one!"
Diolize: "Your Dauntless is also back in function."
Julian Sawyer: "We'll vote on it."
Diolize: "Allow me to also undo the damage dealt to the Second Moon."
Dragoshi: "...Sounds like a good idea."
Metal Man (GM): He holds out his hand, and the holes in the Second Moon are fixed.
Scott Gibson: "Third Stage... Like the Boston album. It fits so well, man."
Charles Magellean looks to Diolize. He bows his head, looks to Julian and smiles in a weird fashion.
Julian Sawyer: "...Who?"
Diolize: "This base... I shall strip of its original purpose and make into my place of habitation."
Alexia: "...Thank you, Vo--Diolize."
Metal Man (GM): He nods.
Diolize: "Don't mention it. After you've rested up, though... you will have your hands full."
Charles Magellean: "Ssss--satisfied with the outcome?"
Scott Gibson: "Trust me Julian, if we're gonna be playing any gigs we need a good name for the ship. Boston rocks! I'll let you have a listen back at HQ."
Alexia: "Why?"
Diolize: "The remaining Phantom Lords and their cartel are likely to be gunning for you."
Dragoshi: *Looks at the machinegun*"I should ask someone 'bout the inner workings of this thing. And to get rid of my little... Errr... Problem." *Referring to the fact he still has to deal with being a host to a virus. And a vaccine.*
Julian Sawyer: "'Cause-yeah."
Diolize: "No longer super-powered as before, however the more veteran ones retain a large amount of power. ...I must also warn you that Schnelltott has a curse so hideous, not even I can remove it."
Julian Sawyer: "What's the curse?"
Diolize: "An untimely death."
Julian Sawyer: "I've had plenty a' those."
Dragoshi: "...It's prolly' something inv-...Damn. Hate it when I'm right." >_>
Diolize: "Permanent death."
Scott Gibson: "Cripes, keep that thing away from me."
Julian Sawyer: "...Oh."
Diolize: "Klumsy died the way he did because of it."
Charles Magellean holds out his hand.
Dragoshi: "...Didn't think it'd be PERMANENT, though."
Charles Magellean: "Please return it to me."
Dragoshi: "...I guess that's why Metal suggested locking it inside three safes then..."
Julian Sawyer: "No. You heard Dio, anyone who holds onta this for along period a' times' gonna die. I suggest it goes back right where we found it."
Aetos: "No. Julian."
Diolize: "Or perhaps hidden somewhere safe. You might not trust me, though, so put it wherever you feel it fits best."
Scott Gibson: "Lock it up at least... shit."
Aetos: "We may not return it to Turion."
Julian Sawyer: "An' why not?"
Aetos: "It is not protected there."
Diolize: "I must also add, the X-zone and Astral Realm have fused into what I dub 'Total Chaos.' It is likely to make the old X-zone look tame."
Dragoshi: "...Fun."
Julian Sawyer: "Seemed well enough."
Diolize: "It is accessible, but thanks to my work, will not effect Nintendus any more than what you may see before you."
Dragoshi: "...So am I gonna have to expect stuff being fired out of ham sandwiches if we ever have to enter there?"
Metal Man (GM): He holds out his arms, showing a picture of the Light side of Nintendus... now covered in greenery and good soil.
Dragoshi: "...Holy crap." o_o
Julian Sawyer: "...Huh."
Scott Gibson: "Wow... Talk about a quick fix."
Aetos: "Julian, if you do not intend on returning it to us, then I will be forced to keep it safe without your cooperation."
Diolize: "Expect angry astral beings to launch vorpal ham sandwiches, if you enter there."
Aetos blinks.
Diolize: "Flaming ham sandwiches, too."
Alexia: "Well, guys, we saved the world, Trevor is now Diolize, the Light Side is now a pleasant place to be, and we have a new ship for our fleet."
Scott Gibson: "Toasty."
Alexia: "Our future's looking mighty bright."
Dragoshi: "...I meant if there were gonna be people using ham sandwiches as cannons. But, either way. Eh."
Julian Sawyer: "Like hell it is."
Alexia leans against a wall and grins.
Julian Sawyer: "We still got the Phantom Lords to worry about."
Diolize: "I do wish you good luck." *He waves his hands and a mural of the previous fight appears on it.*
Scott Gibson: "One thing at a time, Julian."
Dragoshi: *After hearing Alexia say that*"...Pfft. What I'd expect to hear from an optimist"
Diolize: "I must add, that move of Trevor's ensured Project Prometheus failed."
Julian Sawyer: "Huh?"
Diolize: "And Kuja couldn't see any further through time than the moment Trevor died. You know. Kuja's plan to destroy Nintendus via Gerald or anyone else who would use his remaining weapons."
Julian Sawyer: "...Whatever."
Dragoshi: "...Wonder if he expected any of us to have one of his weapons."
Alexia: *Finally responding to Julian* "Hey, Julian, we're Questers. We can handle it."
Metal Man (GM): And now... for the traditional ending music! *Looks for it.*
Aetos coughs, and suddenly holds the sphere up.
He then hides it again.
Charles Magellean: "The sword is a gift. Do not cause any future grief by not giving it back."
Julian Sawyer: "...So you're giving it to me? Thanks, I guess."
Scott Gibson whistles to summon Roxy to him. She appears from a corner of the room. Scott didn't need her so she took cover.
Charles Magellean: "...NO!"
Roxy: *Beep!*
Dragoshi: "...The problems of him speaking in half human tongue, half of his native language." @_!
Charles Magellean: "RETURN... IT... FOR... SAKE... OF... NO... GRIEF!"
Dragoshi: "...Which I can't understand."
Julian Sawyer: "Look, you want it so bad, come and take it."
Diolize: "I will not interfere in this affair, as long as the sword is not used to destroy things... too much."
Charles Magellean comes closer to Julian.
Dragoshi: "Knew I should've bought some translation scriptures" >_>
Scott Gibson: "Well, I'm spent. Can we go home now? I got a hankerin' for a beer that could choke a monkey."
Metal Man (GM): This shall do.
Julian Sawyer: "No one aught to have this sword. Not even me. An' I SURE as hell ain't givin' it to you."
Aetos: "Julian, ungrip the sword."
Charles Magellean holds his hand up to Young Ward.
"This is business of mine, only."
Diolize: "I can keep it safe if you want. Or Metal can."
Metal Man walks in.
Scott Gibson: "Yo, Boss!"
Metal Man: "Good work, everyone. Also, it's nice not to have an insane chaos being in my head."
Julian Sawyer: "...Mets, where the hell YOU come from?"
Alexia: "Glad to see you, Metal."
Metal Man: "I was on the ship... I just made sure we didn't explode while you were gone, you know."
Charles Magellean: "If I am to take it by force, then I will do so happily!" *With a quick lunge, he grabs the hand that Schnelltott is being held by.*
Julian Sawyer: "Oh, ri-HEY!" *Julian jerks his hand back in an attempt to get Charles to let go.*
Scott Gibson: "We came, we saw, we kicked major AI ass!"
Dragoshi attempts to help Julian.
Aetos's eye twitches.
Scott Gibson: "In the meantime..." *Scott sits down on Roxy and plays some Rush,*
Charles Magellean: "Aetos gave the tyrant's sword to me! This is part of a Lunarian affair!"
Julian Sawyer: "I don't care about yo' crazy moon culture! The sword shouldn't be owned by ANYONE."
Scott Gibson: .oO(Do they ever quit this bickering?)
Dragoshi: "As I may be curious about your culture, I have to agree with Julian!"
Aetos: .oO(And after I went through all that... I got nothing. The life of me, I'd think.) *Watches them, irritated.*
Editor's Note: More than you'd ever realize at the time, Aetos.
Metal Man (GM): A portal opens up, and Alys appears.
Alexia: "Hi, Alys."
Aetos: "YOU STAY OUT OF THIS!" *Points to Alys.*
Charles Magellean in a fit of maddened frenzy, uses his other hand to grab the hilt of the sword in an attempt to yank it out of his grasp.
Scott Gibson: "Hey, how goes, Alys."
Alys: "Hm. So this is what it's like to see strange people save the world. What sort of messed up insanity's going down NOW?"
Dragoshi: "...What the-?" *Almost loses balance from Alys' surprise appearance.*
Julian Sawyer: "They comin' in from all over the place!" *Julian uses his free hand to Quickdraw out Vendetta and guard the hilt as a deterrent.*
Alys: *Loops to the side* "...Childish bickering. Of course. You just saved the world, and you decide to fight over a POINTY TOOTHPICK."
Alexia notices the Three Stooges over there fighting over Weinerschnitzel or whatever and laughs.
Julian Sawyer: "A pointy toothpick that kills people."
Scott Gibson: "My sentiments exactly..." *To Alys' comment*
Alys: "I've read over the history of it. That really belongs to me, you know. Klumsy was the last one to truly wield it, and he willed me HIS stuff."
"And if I got it, I'd properly put it in three safes away from everybody."
Aetos snarls at Alys.
Scott Gibson: "Thank God someone's got a head on their shoulders."
Dragoshi: *Tries to help Julian by using Paranoia (Dragoshi's scythe) to assist with the deterrent* "A pointy toothpick of ungodly pow-...Dammit. We should REALLY make a friggin' mem-...Fine. Do that. 'Cause as long as no one wields it and it's in safe hands, I really don't care anymore."
Alys: "You can snarl all you want, but Klumsy didn't die just for you to cut yourself and die from having a tug-of-war with it."
Julian Sawyer: "...That's what I've been fuckin' SAYIN'! Charles is the only one here that wants it for himself!"
Aetos: "The ownership was lost when it returned to its ancient civilization under Turion. I called the sword's name and it rightfully belonged to me, Alys. You have no part of this now."
Metal Man: "If you really can't decide who it belongs to, I elect we have a tournament for it."
Alexia casually waits for an opening, then jerks the sword out of their hands with TK.
Julian Sawyer: "...I like the sounda that."
Metal Man: "There's at least five people who want it, and, heck, you're ALREADY fighting over it."
Dragoshi: "...Fun."
Scott Gibson just sits there and plays wordlessly.
Metal Man: "Plus all that expensive loot from the CAL which I mismanaged and accidentally sold to Iv--I mean closed due to unknown complications!"
Alexia: "EEEEENOUUUUUUGH!"
Julian Sawyer's got a firm grip on it. You yank it out, and you probably run Charles through with it too.
Dragoshi: *To Julian and Metal*"...Also, we STILL haven't finished that three-way battle between each other."
Alexia: *That yell'd break a floor tile or two.*
Dragoshi: "...Was that even necessary?"
Charles Magellean stops for a moment. He looks to Alexia, puzzled.
Julian Sawyer: *To Alexia* "Hush. Grown-ups are talkin'."
Scott Gibson ignores the scream.
Alexia: "You're all acting like a bunch of spoiled infants!"
Dragoshi: "Yea." >_>
Scott Gibson: .oO(...Again, haven't I been saying that from the get-go?)
Julian Sawyer: "The only one makin' the mad-grab for the sword is Charles over here."
Dragoshi: *Nods.*
Julian Sawyer: "The majority of us jus' wanna lock it away."
Alexia: "Metal, hurry up and grab Schnelltott before they start fighting again."
Scott Gibson: "Please?"
Julian Sawyer: "How the he-You don't listen well, do you?"
Metal Man: "...I don't want to be cut in two."
Charles Magellean: "You said for me to come get it...so I did."
Dragoshi: "...Does NO ONE FUCKING LISTEN?"
Scott Gibson: .oO(Obviously not.)
Diolize: "Ahhhh! This is what my job is for."
Aetos growls and aims his hand at Schnelltott. "Remove them all from your touch, Schnelltott! Do it already!"
Dragoshi: "...HONESTLY." *Slams his head against the wall.*
Metal Man (GM): He picks up the sword and breaks it in two.
Alexia: "...I give up."
Julian Sawyer: "..."
Alexia: "..."
Julian Sawyer: "Huh."
Dragoshi: "...THERE. THANK YOU, DIOLIZE."
Charles Magellean: "!!"
Scott Gibson: "Thank you!"
Julian Sawyer: *Shrugs* "That works too."
Dragoshi calms down.
Diolize: "It's also a toothpick to me. You may have it back in one piece when one of you wins a tournament to get it rightfully."
Dragoshi: "...Thank you. You saved me from one nasty headache in my future."
Alexia: "Not the solution I had thought of, but ten out of ten for originality."
Diolize: "Aetos isn't any less of a man because it's broken, Charles. If that's how your religion works."
Scott Gibson: "Seriously... Let's just go... Now! We can bitch all we want at base."
Julian Sawyer: "Like I said, I like the tournament idea."
Charles Magellean: "DAAMN IT... DAAMMNNN IT!!"
Dragoshi: "Same."
Julian Sawyer: "Jus' jump out the fuckin' base wit' yo' conclusions, why don't you?"
Aetos walks up to The Void.
Diolize: "Oh. I'll hold onto these shiny pieces to make sure you don't kill one another over one-half of a sword."
Dragoshi: "...Thank you again, Diolize."
Charles Magellean: "...You people and your god damn interference."
Editor's Note: You, Lunarian, and YOUR god damn interference! Half of every summary is me listing the things you did! So it is quite ironic to see you complain so much here, heh.
Julian Sawyer: "...Are me an' Dragoshi watchin' one event, while you all watchin' another? The two don't seem to add up."
Alexia: "Yeah, let's head home. Saving the world tires me out."
Charles Magellean activates the beacon to warp to the Second Moon.
Diolize: "Your religion and people, while respected, do not rule this realm. If you wish no interference, do not interfere with our affairs by going to our planets.."
Julian Sawyer: "Uh... what he said."
Dragoshi: "...Yea. What they said" @_!
Charles Magellean looks to Diolize....
Diolize bows and sticks the pieces in a safe box quietly.
Scott Gibson slings his guitar and taps his foot on the deckplate. "Warp, please."
Aetos: "For that sword... I ventured through Turion, battled and LOST to an infernal being, was revived underground and befriended a lizardman, learned about THIS WHOLE MESS there, Went down FURTHER underground, withstood a melting, half-destroyed facility built by Kuja through the planet's liquid mantle, survived the heat and pressure, avoided burnt-out and annihilated sections, climbed through a HOLE, scaled a treacherous wall and walked over a small space near a haunted fortress, dropped FIVE HUNDRED FEET TO THE GROUND, and battles a MONSTER SO HIDEOUS IT CANNOT BE NAMED.*"
???: *...clap... clap... clap...*
Charles Magellean: "...Questers were responsible for interfering, even when I didn't. Penance, I will have."
???: "A beautiful speech, Aetos..."
Alexia: "...Are you done?"
Charles Magellean activates the beacon again.
Julian Sawyer: "..."
Metal Man (GM): Charles warps to the Second Moon.
Scott Gibson: "Eh?"
Dragoshi: "...Okay. To quote Julian... It never fuckin' ends." *Readies to slam his head against the wall in agitation. Again.*
Garrick Fy`aar: *Slowly stepping out from a nearby corner is a familiar, bulky looking cloaked figure. And who would you have guessed... it's Garrick.*
Scott Gibson: "Garrick!?"
Aetos: "If you STEAL AND DESTROY something that I earned and have right to...--- ...You too?"
Alexia: "Garrick who?"
Garrick Fy'aar: "...aww, I didn't get a chance to say how much of a fucking brat Locos is."
Julian Sawyer: "I keep tellin' yo-...Where the HELL have you been?"
Dragoshi: *Stops* "...'Ello Garrick."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Around. In the corner. Watching."
Julian Sawyer: "...For over a MONTH?"
Alexia: "Uh, I'm guessing a past acquaintance,"
Scott Gibson: "Dude! Missed ya man."
Garrick Fy'aar: "It's a cozy corner."
Aetos turns back to Diowhoeveroid. "GIVE ME JUSTICE."
Diolize: "Uh. You don't exactly know me in this form, but I'm The Void, although now a lot more like my true self."
Scott Gibson jogs up.
Dragoshi: "...Yea, pretty much."
Julian Sawyer: *Facepalm* "Jesus..."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Yeah, I saw that too, Di... Dio... Dio-something."
Diolize: "My justice is to find out who is worthy of the sword. Everyone claims it at once."
Dragoshi: "...Want me to restrain him?" *Points at Aetos.*
Alexia: "...Why didn't you help us beat up mister crazy nutcase computer guy?"
Dragoshi: "Diolize?, you mean."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Yeah, that. And I'm not hear to beat anyone up."
Diolize: "Restrain him? I have the power of Trevor and my own. I could tickle him if he annoyed me."
Aetos gets in Diolize's face. "You are SICK."
Diolize: "Reminds me. E Li Three will be my defense minister."
Garrick Fy'aar: "I'm mainly here to... a moment."
Aetos takes out the teleporter to Turion.
Dragoshi: "...So, you could tickle him into submission? Fun."
Alexia casually pulls Aetos back with TK.
Diolize: "Uh, yeah. That's an astral item."
Alexia: "Now, now, let's not assault anybody in these happy moments."
Diolize: "It doesn't work anymore."
Julian Sawyer: "One twist after another."
Scott Gibson: "So what're you here on, man?"
Garrick steps across the room, weaving in and out of the various Questers, Alys, and up to Aetos. He gently puts his hand on his shoulder.
Diolize: "I would have given you one, but then you called me sick... and I'm feeling too ill to summon another."
Aetos nearly presses the activation.
Diolize: *Coughs.*
Aetos: "Yes, Garrick?"
Julian Sawyer: .oO(This is gonna be interestin'...)
Dragoshi: "...Want me to get you the cough syrup?"
Garrick Fy'aar: "...you're going to run."
Scott Gibson: "?" *Watches.*
Garrick Fy'aar: "I expected a bit more out of you, Aetos."
Aetos: "I'm going to get my OWN justice."
Alexia: "I'll go get it. Got a portal back to Nintendus?"
Aetos: "There are more than these people as witnesses."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Pfft. Witnesses? That's for the Council and so on. From what I heard, the Council isn't going to be bothering anyone. You're a Quester. Solve it the way Questers SHOULD solve things."
"By beating the ever loving snot out of everyone in that tourney."
Alexia snickers at that.
Scott Gibson grins and sits back on Roxy who positions herself near him.
Julian Sawyer nods, if as to say "Now that's what I'm talkin' about."
Scott Gibson: "Sounds fair 'nuff."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Don't go running off to some wild world that doesn't need to be screwed with."
Dragoshi: "Yep."
Diolize: "Mages Council? Their rules are null and void under my administration. Well. They still live, but if they try to enforce their rules on me, I'll hang their heads on my wall. And I have lots of walls."
Garrick Fy'aar: "See? Nothing. Questers don't do words and calm talk and witnesses. Questers walk up to the bad guy and punch him in the mouth. Repeatedly. Until they scream uncle."
Editor's Note: Guess he didn't actually observe the endless agonizing or thinking about what just happened in the last couple logs. Figures though, he always erroneously thought himself the secret true leader of the Questers based on how he went around telling everyone what to do, yet for some strange reason refused to take responsibility for anything he did ICly. Partially why you see him vanish for large stretches of time, only to arrive after the consequences of his latest mistake have blown by to pretend he is the wise one who knows all.
Alexia downright laughs at that.
Dragoshi: "...Actually, there's prolly' now four or five exceptions to that case."
Scott Gibson: "Not that we stop then, mind you."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Right you are, guitar man."
Scott Gibson: "Scott."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Now. Are you going to run to Turion? Or are you going to whip some ass?"
Julian Sawyer claps for the endorsing of his style of doing things.
Scott Gibson crosses his arms leaning back and still grinning.
Aetos pockets the teleporter and goes to the ship.
Alys: "Already I can feel the air of an office. I'm outta here." *She walks onto the ship.*
Garrick Fy'aar: "...right... now. You guys."
*He turns to the others.*
Julian Sawyer: "Beautiful, man. Jus' beautiful."
Scott Gibson: "Gotta hand it to ya, you know how we do things in the real Quester way."
Aetos turns to Alys as she follows him. His finger whipping up to her face. "I don't care who you think you are... You deserve nothing." Turns back and keeps walking somewhere on the ship.
Alys disregards everything Aetos just did, considering his temper tantrum not worthy of a response.
Garrick Fy'aar: "Thank you. Now, I expect the lot of you to watch his ass. Make sure he doesn't do anything particularly stupid. That goes triple like for Locos."
Julian Sawyer: "Already been doin' so."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Well, good. Keep it up."
Scott Gibson: "As always. You stickin' around awhile?"
Garrick Fy'aar: "Remember, this is Nintendus. There is ALWAYS something around the corner."
Julian Sawyer: "...Like the Phantom Lords."
Garrick Fy'aar: "Exactly. And staying? Ehhh... nah, not right now."
Dragoshi: "...Like fat guys in cybersuits flying at high sp-Yea. Those too."
Garrick Fy'aar: "I've got a few more things to take care of."
Scott Gibson: "Aw, man. I was going to crack out some good brews. Maybe next time, eh?"
Dragoshi: "'Kay. G'luck with that"
Alexia: "Okay, well, maybe later."
Garrick Fy'aar: "It's a deal, Scott. And who knows? If ya need me, I'll come running, guns a blazin'. Then again, you seem fine."
Scott Gibson: "Hold up a sec."
Metal Man: "Well, I better warm up this here ship. It's all sorts of fun inside." *Wanders off onto the ship.*
Julian Sawyer: "You always got a room at HQ, Garrick. Literally, we got like 100 rooms that ain't used for nothin'."
Alexia: "Well, I'll let you all catch up on old times."
*She walks back to the ship.*
Garrick Fy'aar: "Wish I could, slick. But like I said, there's a few more beasts in the darkness that need to be spanked. With bullets."
Editor's Note: Now he's actively making a fool of himself with that dialog. What the hell does it mean to spank the beasts in the darkness with bullets?
Scott Gibson goes to Roxy and opens up her small glove compartment and pulls out a small wrist band with AC/DC on it. Then tosses it to Garrick. "That's my favorite band, dude. I want that thing back eventually."
Garrick catches it. He looks at it, then laughs.
Editor's Note: To my recollection, Garrick never returned this wrist band.
Scott Gibson: "Catch ya' later... We'll tie a few on next time." *Goes to the ship.*
Garrick Fy'aar: "For those about to rock, Scott. I salute you."
Scott Gibson: "For those about to rock, man. Keep on rockin'."
Julian Sawyer walks over to Garrick, and offers a hand, just for formality's sake.
Garrick Fy'aar: "...oh, stop it with that."
*He grabs Julian and slaps him on the back in a man hug. *
"Jeez, I'm not an old man. Get outta here, already."
Roxy: *BeeP!*
Julian Sawyer returns the man hug like a... man. "Like I said, you always got a room at HQ. Come back whenever, hear?"
Garrick Fy'aar: "...beep."
Roxy: *Then gleefully motors back to Scott's side as they board the ship.*
Garrick Fy'aar: "Will do. Now get going."
Julian Sawyer: "Righ'. Take care a' yo'self, man." *Julian heads to the ship.*
Scott Gibson stops in the ships doorway and flashes some metal to Garrick then disappears inside.
Garrick Fy'aar: "...heh." *Garrick glances back down at the wristband before smirking and pulling it onto his left wrist. He looks back up, gives a small chuckle, then turns... and vanishes with a small shimmer of light.*
Dragoshi: "...Huh."
Julian Sawyer looks back... "...Hero Boy bein' Hero Boy." *And heads onto the ship, and takes a seat.*
Metal Man (GM): Valhalla is in need of reprogramming. Diolize holds it until Charles can find a way to fix it.
Dragoshi follows Julian, prolly' being the last to enter.
Alexia: "So this is a day in the life. Hard job, but hey, it's never boring."
Julian Sawyer: "It's an exception, not the rule."
Scott Gibson: "Trust me my old job was never this exciting... and I snooped into bases singlehandedly... with Roxy of course."
Dragoshi: "Heh."
Julian Sawyer: "...So we goin' or not Mets? I got a tournament to get ready for."
Scott Gibson: "Well, this gig's done... time for a little R&R. How 'bout it, guys?"
Alexia: "I'm game."
Dragoshi: "And, I..." *Slides out one of the bottles of alcohol he took from Gerald's lab/partial wine storage room*"Have a little something to polish off." *>_>*
Alexia: "No thanks."
Julian Sawyer: "Buncha drunks, all a'ya."
Alexia just reclines in a seat.
Scott Gibson chuckles and waits to get back to base. Deep in his mind he wonders when he'll get to see Garrick again. They only met for a short time after Scott came into the Questers but it was a friendship nonetheless. He looks toward Nindendius and nods muttering to himself..."For those about to rock..."
Dragoshi: "...At least I drink less often than the lot of them" @_@ *Opens the bottle, drinks some of it and puts it away for later.*
Metal Man (GM): Uh, oh, forgot the important part.
SEASON ACCOMPLISHED - +60,000 coins