J-Con Lunch

"Okay, yeah, violently protective, not so much," he defended, raising his arms. "Autonomous, but an extension of me, not someone like… like D.C.," he compared.

At the comparison, a blindfolded Lucario appeared and smacked his trainer's head.

He turned to look at Aurelia, seemingly brought on by the slap's trajectory.

"Well, we're both J-Team, for starters. It comes with the territory, that we've met in passing," he reasoned.

Stormchaser

Owen: I'm sure it's probably fi- This is going forever isn't it.

Fortran: -internal screamong-

Owen: Not to worry, I'll try to interface with ths ship and- AUGH

-Her collapses and clutches his head. From his pocket comes distressed Porygon noises-

Freezington

Cam: -Headtilt-

-Looking at the Best Berry news-

Was wondering what was taking them so damned long to confess... Wait, the timestamp on this is super old, the powers that be must've suppressed it for a way.

Doc: <Maybe we should've tried stealing that CEO's heart too, they have to have a Shadow in Mementos if not a full-blown Palace.>

Crochet: <They're definitely gonna stage a comeback, guys like that always do.>

Yew: <You guys fought some Berry corporation? I should totally steal from them.>

Doppler: <I don't think nanite-infused fruit would be any good...>

Stormchaser

-A terminal shaped like an angry face forms out of the wall as the face of a certain PEFEgon appears on it-

Trojan: You have some nerve thinking you can just walk inside uninvited, especially after what you pulled last year. She doesn't want you here, but wanted to teach you a lesson, so you had better state your business if you don't want to just get booted from the premises. Don't try fighting your way inside, your flesh body will starve long before you see a room.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 2nd 2021 at 11:54:31 AM

Freezington

Channah: -confuzzled- This was that company you guys met in Alola, right? I... assume this heart-stealing isn't metaphorical?

Stormchaser

Jacqueline: "... I was hoping that was some sort of weird optical illusion but seeing as we're really not getting anywhere-"

And then Owen collapses!

"- Oh my- a-are you okay? Interface with the ship?? Do you need me to carry you out-"

Jacqueline jumps at Trojan's sudden appearance.

"???"

Stormchaser

Owen: -to Jacqueline- No, no, it's, it's fine, I- I 'm OK.

-He gets up and sighs-

Great, there are already TWO other A.I.s of some sort on this ship and they're BOTH mad at me.

-His Porygon form pops out of his pocket-

Owen/Oran OS: "Look, I'm sorry about the DDOS thing. I - well, I dunno if saying I was in a bad place really sums it up but you get what I mean. I'll repair any remaining damages, I'm just trying to look for someone. Someone important.>

Fortran: <We're not causing trouble this time, honest!>

Edited by Umbramatic on Aug 2nd 2021 at 11:19:31 AM

Freezington

-To Channah-

Like I said two years ago, it's more of a metaphysical thing Like that time with Swindle messing with my Aspects. than us ripping people's literal hearts out. Still am interested in what the furry inside your heart would be if you managed to manifest a Persona.

The Tower, the Arcana that signifies the flash of insight right before disaster. If your Arcana matches our Confidant, what figure would your heart manifest, Channah? Ye-eun...?

Stormcasher

Trojan: She is not an AI like ourselves, she is something more than flesh or data, but senses no malicious intent coming from you.

-Two chairs up come below Jaqueline and Owen, but the latter's is noticeably less comfortable to sit in. Jacqueline may notice the general atmosphere feeling slightly more hospitable than before-

Who are you searching for? If it's my trainer, you won't find them here today.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 2nd 2021 at 12:28:40 PM

Freezington

Channah: Okay yeah, I kind of remember that. With my luck it would probably be a Stunfisk abomination or -

-someone suddenly materializes from the dark and approaches, in clothing totally unsuitable for winter and covered in snow-

Kamon: -shivering- Hh... H-Hey, it's you two. What a... nice coinc-c-cidence...

Channah: -flatly- Ah. Look what the Delibird dragged in.

Freezington

-To Channah-

Well it matches your mon form so it'd probably either be or evoke the Fletchling li-

-Seeing Kamon let himself in and immediately tabling the conversation-

Do we have to let him inside? Well, it would be wrong for us to leave him to freeze...

-Flatly-

I think this Present is more the explosive than healing kind.

Freezington

Jack: -waves- <Hi, Kamon!>

Kamon: -sounding more provincial than normal- Yeah, li-listen, I just caught a - a... big Pokémon. W-Whatsit. -yawns hugely- And then I didn't know... where t-the fuck, and my team's hurtin, so I... - seem to lose his train of thought- Ummmmm. Oh. Pardon me. Just b-be a mo. -turns away and throws up into a corner-

Channah: Right. Jack, throw him out. Or set him on fire, I don't care.

Jack: <Er, er, now? Can I wait til he's done?> -looks nervously at the blue-tinged man-

Freezington

-Kicking a bucket over to Kamon-

...You're not making any sense, go warm yourself by the fire. Helios?

Helios: -Glows-

Muddy: -To me- <Er, who is this guy?>

A kinda pervy annoyance, and kinda dumb since he just showed up here like it's a balmy summer day, but I'd feel kinda bad if he died.

Muddy: <You know his face looks kinda familiar, but I don't know where from...>

Doc: -Goes to check on him-

Freezington

Channah: -grumbles to herself but subsides, bristling less- He's some celebrity jackass. An actor or whatever.

Jack: -dances over to join Doc- <It's been a long time since I've seen him! Hope he's okay...>

Kamon: -leans heavily against the wall after he recovers somewhat, sighing as Helios' heat reaches him- Oh, you are a scholar and a gentleman. Bug. Gentlebug. Hmm. I'm not in [Norway], am I? Hahahaha... Heh,' cause this feels a lot... like it... Oh my brain...

Channah: Is he high? Or drunk?

Freezington

-To Channah-

He's delirious from hypothermia from what I can tell.

Muddy: -Hearing Channah- <Oh, now I know who he is. I think he played that guy in those wizarding books you liked to read. The main rival?>

-Looking back at Kamon before speaking to Muddy-

Is it really acting then?

j-con lunch

Kal?: I'm not violently protective. I just deal with intruders with as much force as necessary.

Radium flies back over.

Radium: <By that they mean maximum force. Seriously, someday someone's going to get badly hurt because someone else convinced you someone's trying to kill you.>

Kal: Radium please, you're not making this any better. We don't want these j-team people thinking I'll randomly up and try to kill them. Especially after what they seem to have planned for the last person who went against them.

Hammerlocke pokemon center

Loki: <Thanks. I'm gonna go find a nurse.>

Loki flies off towards the counter.

J-con comic shop

Florence: <So, how did you get here?>

Evo: <My trainer and I fell through one of those holes in the sky and bam!>

Florence: <Same thing here.>

Hazel comes over.

Hazel: Comic books? These should be great.

Evo: <Yeah, we should get some. Right. Florence, this is my trainer Hazel. Hazel, this is Florence.>

Florence: Hi! The professor and I go pretty far back.

Hazel: Wait...

Evo: <Right, did I ever tell you about my old job?>

Hazel: You were a scientist?

Evo: <Yeah, I should probably tell you a bit more.>

Silas sighed, "Bishop?"

Bishop nodded, "The ship has detected a large mass of signals at a nearby beacon. They aren't actively hostile but they seem to be some form of... conglomerate. Best I can tell is that it is some form of neutral zone where ships go to meet."

"Which means possible allies," Roxy noted, "But to take that risk, we have to vote on it."

"The Captain's insistence," Bishop said.

Silas sighed, "So, shall we go for it?"

~I say yes,~ Hacks responded, ~It's worth the risk and if we can bump our forces for the final battle. Go for it.~

Jackal rolled his neck a bit, "Yeah that'll be a problem. He has powers similar to us, clearly not as intense seeing as he's some morpeko test subject... I don't think I like the idea that we're not the only ones who influence people."

"Captain we do have sleep powder vials, we can render him unconscious further to prevent him from recognizing us," Bishop noted.

Jackal checked his pockets, "Damn must be in my other coat."

"Well we already have an idea," said Knight, "We can render him unwilling to ever try to return to the metaverse... if you all would like us to."

It's descent continued, Bishop did his best to correct... but there was no stopping the inevitable. The landing was rough, to say the least, the Wing lost several more plates of armor as well as quite the major dent on the paint job.

But it was over, the Wing had landed and come to rest on a sandbar just near the Isle of Armor.

Jackal stumbled into ops, Fox having been improperly braced and sent into a wall, "ow..."

Jackal took a deep sigh and removed his mask, Silas took a deep inhale, and slammed his fist against the wall, "Bishop... we're making upgrades. Find me experts in Rotom systems, we're securing the Wing..."

"Captain... the Wing is a derelict."

Silas slumped, "My home..."

"I will contact Gio, he should be willing to help us get this thing repaired. The Defiant Wing is too foreign to be repaired by Asimov anymore."

Silas frowned a bit, "Alright I guess I'll be playing the smuggler then. The Hades is how we complete our operations, subnautical work."

Queen grinned, "Excellent! And since my dear brother here is more optimized for Voidcraft, I'll be the pilot system for your new Submarine!"

"Weren't you going to Europa to operate the PAVs to break through the ice?" Bishop asked, "It'd take them a few months to get there but you were pretty excited to go."

Queen shot him a look, "The completion of the Persephone set us all back, that's on hold for another few years until we get the funds and resources again, SO! I'll be operating your submarine for now! Bishop here can... do other things!"

Bishop was about to interject when Queen shouted, "DIBS!"

"She did call dibs," Roxy said stifling a laugh, "She's in charge of the Sub's systems now."

Priscilla entered and handed Silas a present, he quirked a brow and opened it up. Inside was an old [Soviet] style uniform, he was about to thank Priscilla when suddenly inspiration struck.

"Pris I could almost kiss you."

Roxy sipped her drink, "Go ahead," she said, staring intently with a grin, "I wanna see that."

Freezington, past

Kamon: -lifts his head, abruptly lucid and staring hard at Tagg- Hey! I worked like a dog for all my roles and I'm not - not - -pitches forward face-first into the carpet; muffled snoring fills the room immediately-

Channah: -short, humorless laugh- Wonder if he broke his nose.

Freezington, today

Martha: -builds a snow-Toshiko-

Edited by Metanoia on Aug 3rd 2021 at 3:14:42 PM

Stormchaser

-The Owen half squirms in his chair a bit. The Oran OS half just floats-

Owen/Oran OS: "Uh... One Alonya Polnoch?>

Fortran: <Uh, about yae tall, long black hair, kind of imposing?>

Stormchaser

Jacqueline hesitates for a moment before sitting in the chair.

Jacqueline: "Huh, so that's why you wanted to talk to the J-team... What's important about this Alonya, anyway?"

Something more than flesh and data? Guess that explains these chairs and the hallway. Though what does that mean, exactly?

Studio Palace

"... Oh so we are going with the kneecaps plan?"

Edited by Daydre on Aug 3rd 2021 at 2:31:51 PM

Freezington, yesterday

-To Channah-

I hope not, that means we'd have to deal with him longer.

Stormchaser, yesterday

-The walls shift into a fairly accurate approximation of Alonya's face-

Trojan: Alonya? The former Iron Elite? There hasn't been anyone of that description on this ship for almost two years now. People come and go as they please.

Freezington, today

-Looking at a certain wooden statue in the village-

Well it fits the description. Tyl, where would we find Calyrex?

Tyl: -Perched atop Schrodinger's Head- <Their Majesty resides at the Crown Shrine, at the top of the highest peak.>

-Shivering briefly-

With how cold it is here it's no wonder my great-grandfather decided to pack up shop and move to [Jamaica].

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 3rd 2021 at 3:12:05 PM

Freezington

Channah: Yeah it's a little inhospitable. But not too bad.

Ianto: -shivering as well- <Dude.>

Channah: Dude yourself. I'm lovin it.

Edited by Metanoia on Aug 3rd 2021 at 3:21:06 PM

Stormchaser

Owen/Oran OS: -to Jacqueline- "She's, uh, she's - It's complicated OK? Point is I need to find her!>

Fortran: <I would tell you but I must not confess my Trainer's private affairs.>

Owen/Oran OS: -to Trojan- "Hey yeah that's her! Wow that's creepy. Wait, two years? That's a while... But she HAS been here right? Do you have any idea where she went?>

Silas stepped on board and took a deep inhale, "So... this is the Wing huh?" he commented.

Roxy looked about, "Whoa, new paneling for the walls and everything."

The Contractors had did a damn good job all things considered, the ship looked like it had never gotten several vines torn through it... hell it looked better than new! Silas ran a hand along the wall paneling and looked to his team, "Well. We're home, it's not the home we know however."

Bishop popped out of a wall, "Captain save the Melodramatics, this is still the Defiant Wing, just better now."

Roxy rolled her eyes, "One with the upgrades you requested from another universe."

"We will discuss that later," Bishop said.

~Okay, so just give us the run down of what's new, okay?~ Hacks requested.

Bishop nodded, "An itemized list of our improved vessel, it has,

1. The Artificial Gravity supplied by Ziltoid.
2. The Cloaking Device and Shields from the Parallel World, shields have been augmented with foxverse technology.
3. Beskar Forge.
4. Workshop.
5. Twin Fusion Reactor.
6. Advanced Sensor Suite used for deep space scans.
7. Advanced Thrusters, quite frankly Captain we could easily start ferrying people back and forth if we wished to break the masquerade. I do not as it causes less questions so we won't.
8. Improved Medbay, based upon Foxverse technology so we can get people fixed up in short order. Side effects include a full body itch, hospital would be also less conspicuous.
9. Improved Server Center, I will be working with a few choice names with Rotoms to ensure no further intrusion, only the Stormchaser will be safer after this.
10. Weapons control has been improved for an increase in accuracy by 30%.
11. Improved cabins for crew, comfort and security all in one.
12. Improved Captain's Quarters, I felt you'd appreciate that.
13. Cargo space has been improved and now we could fit a rover or your mech units if you wished.
14. The Crew Lounge and Kitchenette is fully repaired and now boasts new holoprojectors.
15. Finally, improved weapons lockers for any "marine" contingent we take in the future, with airlock lockers as well, just in case."

Silas stared at Bishop, who smiled and took a bow, "I only wanted the best, and I took into account what could and couldn't be transferred from the Foxverse to here."

Silas grumbled a bit, "So... the Ship is also looking a little different."

"The old frame was too badly damaged, visual changes had to be made regardless. Captain, remember I just want what's best for all of us," Bishop noted, "Your new workshop also has new printers and fabricators, so we can produce what we need. Material is a different story and we'll need to get those."

Silas sat down in a chair, "This is gonna hurt us... in some way, I just know it."

"Captain, the only ship better than us, is the Stormchaser, and that is because as a living thing the ship can grow and change... that and the spacial bending but I refuse to spend more cycles processing that," Bishop stated.

Roxy and Silas just shot him a look.

Stormchaser, yesterday

Trojan: She was here, but after she left, we would have no idea where she went next.

Freezington, today

-To Channah-

Well it helps when you have a guest...

Tyl: -Is indeed perched on Channah's head-

I suppose we have a bit of a climb ahead of us.

Stormchaser

Jacqueline: (To Owen, small smile) "Ohhh okay. I see. I see."

"... Huh. Well that puts a damper on the search. I'm assuming she never mentioned where she was going?"

Edited by Daydre on Aug 3rd 2021 at 5:37:48 AM