Mission 064 - Heaven's Day

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cubey@aol.pl (16:00:16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozhWvge8os
Aero (16:01:40): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4_Z84-rRE
cubey@aol.pl (16:01:41): It's Christmas! Or as Paradigm City calls it, Heaven's Day. Apparently from their perspective it's when the city was founded.
cubey@aol.pl (16:02:21): Anyway, it looks like Roger has had a bit of a fruitless investigation going.
cubey@aol.pl (16:02:25): But what is everyone else up to?
cubey@aol.pl (16:02:46): Are you trying to help him, or are you just enjoying yourselves in the city?
Wyverncakes (16:02:59): Flit is... actually doing a little bit of shopping for himself!
VJockey (16:03:23): [Volya... honestly has no idea what to do.]
Meraxa (16:03:34): Ataru is shopping! He's got at least four presents to find before the day is over, having left things perhaps a tad too late.
Wyverncakes (16:03:35): Well, actually it's shopping for Largan and Captain Grodek and the other people from Nora who're still helping out the Unity Group.
tengusaur (16:03:37): Roger keeps on looking fruitlessly for the terrorist, wondering is the whole thing just a big waste of time. Heaven's Day doesn't help with his mood. He doesn't like Heaven's Day.
Wyverncakes (16:03:46): He's also looking for something to get Yurin. Just in case, and all.
VJockey (16:04:00): [He's just wandering around, kinda lost. He isn't shopping cause he doesn't exactly have any money to shop with.]
Aero (16:04:00): Astara (Who totally joined the Unity Group but didn't get that post up yet) has found someone to go shopping with her.
Peter Kampschroeder (16:04:18): Oh, Paradigm. You can't even smell the poverty.
VJockey (16:05:09): [Honestly he just hopes that people will be alright with flowers for christmas.]
cubey@aol.pl (16:05:51): In the letter Alex Rosewater received, it was said that Paradigm will be reborn in seven days. That was a week ago.
cubey@aol.pl (16:06:04): And soon enough you will discover the meaning of this letter with your own eyes!
cubey@aol.pl (16:06:36): As not too far away, a certain sax musician (see Roger's thread for details) continues his mostly fruitless playing when suddenly, a weird gem in his back pocket cracks.
cubey@aol.pl (16:07:02): Oliver: "Ehh?"
cubey@aol.pl (16:07:18): People around him start running away as vines quickly sprout and start to grow at an amazing rate!
cubey@aol.pl (16:07:23): They abduct him too by the way.
cubey@aol.pl (16:07:40): Everyone!
cubey@aol.pl (16:07:52): You can see some kind of giant viney plant quickly growing in Paradigm City.
Wyverncakes (16:07:57): Flit'd just about decided on a nice hair ribbon for Yurin when suddenly-
Wyverncakes (16:08:01): "What the..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:08:04): It already starts to engulf nearby buildings.
Wyverncakes (16:08:10): "... That's not Interitus, is it?"
tengusaur (16:08:53): Roger: "...That's what the card mentioned!" He quickly runs into a side alley where nobody will see him summoning Big O!
cubey@aol.pl (16:08:58): The more observant of you may notice a small human figure clinging to one of the vines/roots/tentacles with all his strength.
cubey@aol.pl (16:09:13): At least before he notices that his saxophone is being taken away by another of the vines, that is.
cubey@aol.pl (16:09:18): Oliver: "Oh no, I won't let you take that!"
VJockey (16:09:33): "..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:09:44): And he leaps at it, trying to grab the musical instrument back.
VJockey (16:09:48): "No. Its not her."
cubey@aol.pl (16:09:53): He is successful, even. But loses balance and starts to fall!
Meraxa (16:09:55): Ataru: What in the...? *Ataru peaks out from behind a small pile of boxes. No, no, of all the times...!*
tengusaur (16:10:00): #
cubey@aol.pl (16:10:05): Roger approved
tengusaur (16:10:40): * Suddenly, a gigantic black hand appears and catches the falling musician! Then it sets him down on the ground gently. +
tengusaur (16:11:13): The hand belongs to Big O, which emerges from behind a street corner.
cubey@aol.pl (16:11:39): Rescue successful! But now Big O stands in front of a giant vine monster whose tentacles move around threateningly.
griefgathering (16:11:48): That 'someone to go shopping with her' that Astara mentioned is none other than Tsubasa. And now, despite the sudden chaos, she's kinda relieved. Nothing more awkward than being dragged on a trip like this by someone you barely know.
cubey@aol.pl (16:11:49): And lash out, ready to grab at the Megadeus as well!
cubey@aol.pl (16:12:07): Enemies list: Daemonseed Megadeus
Wyverncakes (16:12:25): Flit just stares for a moment, before realizing he needs to get back to the AGE-1!
cubey@aol.pl (16:12:25): At the same time, Unity Group members who are around have enough time to get into their machines.
Wyverncakes (16:12:38): And that's exactly what Flit's going to do!
tengusaur (16:12:47): Roger: "I won't let you have your way with the city, monster."
cubey@aol.pl (16:13:00): As a matter of fact, Roger's butler already had them prepared in his mansion. Very convenient, that.
cubey@aol.pl (16:13:02): Roger, Flit, go now!
cubey@aol.pl (16:16:16): Initiative: Roger, Flit, Ataru, Astara, Volya, Tsubasa
cubey@aol.pl (16:16:19): Roger, Flit, go now!
Aero (16:16:33): "Come on you, we need to get moving!"
Meraxa (16:16:40): Ataru: Mind the cake, mind the cake! *Of everything, there was no way he was losing the one thing that might knock sense into Kei's sense of taste!*
Aero (16:17:05): She starts dragging Tsubasa along with her by the wrist.
tengusaur (16:17:27): Roger starts to move into melee! But before he strikes...
griefgathering (16:17:38): Tsubasa: "I can move on my own."
griefgathering (16:18:06): Now she's just thinking: 'is this girl for real?'
tengusaur (16:18:07): Roger: "Norman? I know this is sudden, but could you pick up the coat I ordered for Dorothy?"
Wyverncakes (16:18:12): Once he's got what Ataru would let go of safely stored in the AGE-1, Flit launches!
Aero (16:18:17): Astara: "With how slow you were moving so far I didn't think you could!"
Wyverncakes (16:18:31): "AGE-1 Sparrow, engaging the target!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:18:35): Norman (Roger's butler): "Of course, master Roger."
Wyverncakes (16:19:23): And it forms up next to big O, staring up at the huge plant monster. "Mr. Smith, do you have any idea what this is?"
tengusaur (16:19:46): * Roger: "Great. Watch out, things are about to get a little heated around here!" Big O raises its hands in a vertical pose, and fires two lasers from its eyes at the incoming vines, trying to cut through them. +
tengusaur (16:20:16): Roger: "Other than a plant, I don't know. But I'm sure this is what the card was talking about!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:20:55): Big O easily cuts through some of the vines - but the rest lash out in its direction and try to entangle its arms! React!
Wyverncakes (16:21:04): * For his part, Flit just fires a number of knee-dles into the gigantic stem as well! "-Card?"+
Aero (16:21:05): #
cubey@aol.pl (16:21:11): Also, the cut vines are already starting to regrow. These are not vines, they look more like... roots?
cubey@aol.pl (16:21:12): Approved.
Meraxa (16:21:24): Ataru: That or we're getting a whole lot of trouble! On Christmas too
tengusaur (16:22:18): * Roger: "I'll explain later!" He's trying to punch the incoming large vines out of the way, while grabbing and pulling hard at the weaker-looking ones to rip them out instead. +
cubey@aol.pl (16:22:27): Flit will find that piercing weapons are rather ineffective against the mass of plant matter. However, the tendrils leak some green juice - and one of them tries to entangle itself around AGE's leg and throw the mobile suit around!
cubey@aol.pl (16:22:29): React as well.
Meraxa (16:22:40): #Flit
cubey@aol.pl (16:22:44): Approved.
Aero (16:23:22): *Astara, after letting go of Tsubasa, dashes through the rooftops of Paradigm to get to the Black Megadeus. The moment she spots the vines flames ignite from both of her hands, forming two large swords as she climbs onto the machine itself and begins to cleave and burn through the vines tying up Big O. +
Meraxa (16:23:48): Ataru: There! *Ataru tries to shoot through the vine, some charged particle shots likely to fry the overgrown plant!+
Wyverncakes (16:23:58): * Even if it doesn't bring much to the table for ranged combat, Sparrow still have other strenghts, like flipping up into the air and back. "Focus..." And not to mention the X-Rounder sense of timing, to let Flit slash at the vine as he retreats!+
cubey@aol.pl (16:24:27): The vines are cut off, courtesy of flaming blades - and energy weapons!
cubey@aol.pl (16:24:43): There is plenty more to take care of, but unless someone decides to be a nuisance and interfere, it shouldn't be too bad.
cubey@aol.pl (16:24:50): ???: "Wait, wait, wait this instant!"
tengusaur (16:25:31): Roger: "It's very feisty for a plant. But I think we should do it as long as-"
cubey@aol.pl (16:25:33): Suddenly a voice calls out. Roger recognizes it all too well.
tengusaur (16:25:36): Roger: "...You."
cubey@aol.pl (16:26:03): ???: "Heaven's Day is wonderful. So many precious items and people with wallets full of cash walking around! Hand it all over and no one gets hurt!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:26:12): ???: "Or else you will face the wrath of..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:26:23): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17yZAqMoKy0
cubey@aol.pl (16:26:40): Suddenly, from one side street, a (garishly painted) construction crane drives in.
cubey@aol.pl (16:26:48): And from another, a cargo truck!
cubey@aol.pl (16:27:10): Finally, a race car jumps from a ramp!
cubey@aol.pl (16:27:16): Wait, what a ramp was doing here anyway?
cubey@aol.pl (16:27:27): Regardless, the three vehicles quickly combine into...
cubey@aol.pl (16:27:37): Beck: "Beck the Great! RX3!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:27:38): http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130920045639/bigo/images/b/ba/Beck_the_Great_RX3.jpg
Aero (16:27:52): Astara starts clapping.
cubey@aol.pl (16:28:00): (Beck and goons: http://i.ytimg.com/vi/M_Cs-sNmIq8/maxresdefault.jpg)
tengusaur (16:28:04): Roger: "Is that really your master plan, Beck? How the mighty have fallen."
Aero (16:28:08): "Wow, what a combination."
tengusaur (16:28:18): Roger: "And that's a tacky-looking robot."
Aero (16:28:32): Astara: "It's the effort that counts!"
Meraxa (16:28:37): Ataru: ...Y-You're trying to ransom an entire city?!
cubey@aol.pl (16:28:44): Beck: "Plan? What are you talking about? I just saw this oversized plant appear and decided to..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:28:51): Beck: "I mean! Of course it was my plan all along!"
Wyverncakes (16:28:52): Flit: "Then you're-"
Aero (16:28:52): Astara: "I can't approve of you trying to mug people though!"
Wyverncakes (16:28:59): ... Oh. Guess not.
Meraxa (16:28:59): Ataru: ...
cubey@aol.pl (16:29:07): Beck: "Now give me all the money or my monster will destroy the city!"
Wyverncakes (16:29:14): "But Mr. Beck, this is Christmas!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:29:20): Some of the tentacles swing at Beck the Great, making it stumble around off-balance.
Wyverncakes (16:29:28): "And there won't be any money at all if the plant destroys everything!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:29:31): Beck: "Uwahaha!"
Wyverncakes (16:29:31): # Beck?
cubey@aol.pl (16:29:37): (No need)
cubey@aol.pl (16:29:48): Beck: "Christmas? No, this is Heaven's Day! And I am stealing it!"
Peter Kampschroeder (16:29:57): From the middle of a street, two women look up at the rapidly unfolding disaster.
"Hmm. I wonder, should we do something about this?"
"I would imagine that to be rather self-evident, mistress."
VJockey (16:30:10): "...I don't have anything to give anyone."
cubey@aol.pl (16:30:14): Beck :"Get them boys!"
VJockey (16:30:24): "But Heaven's Day or Christmas..."
VJockey (16:30:29): "I'm not letting you take it!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:30:31): From nearby buildings (that look suspiciously fresh), new enemies spring up.
tengusaur (16:30:37): Roger: "You're not stealing anything, Beck, and this monster is blatantly not yours. You'll have to spend Heaven's Day in a cozy cell, where you belong."
cubey@aol.pl (16:30:43): http://www.paradigm-city.com/images/archetyperobot.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (16:30:57): The Archetypes! The same you met in Paradigm's underground, but these seem a bit different somehow.
cubey@aol.pl (16:31:16): They look broken but stitched back together in an improvised fashion.
cubey@aol.pl (16:31:27): They are also painted in garish colors, matching Beck the Great RX3's scheme.
cubey@aol.pl (16:31:54): Anyway it looks like it's time to deal with more nuisances.
cubey@aol.pl (16:32:04): Ataru, Astara, go.
cubey@aol.pl (16:32:12): Also, a certain Christmas cameo, go.
cubey@aol.pl (16:32:31): New enemies: Beck the Great RX3 (Beck), Archetype Beck Custom x5
Peter Kampschroeder (16:32:40): "Oh, but this tree demon monster...thing, is somewhat beautiful, don't you think? Is it not deserving of love and protection as well? Its stupid-colored friends, too."
"Be that as it may, they will ruin christmas. Not to mention the potential casualties and property damage..." The second woman trails off into a sigh.
"Yes, that is so...Well, I'll be going then."
Meraxa (16:32:52): Ataru: ..You know, dumb as he seems, you have to realise they got these robots together somehow. *Ataru remarks as he falls back behind a building, and already tries to line up a headshot on one of the Archetypes.+
griefgathering (16:33:13): "..." Tsubasa is glad enough that Astara's gone ahead. Normally she'd be doing the same if there was a situation with Noise, but the Unity Group is on duty now, so she's in no rush.
cubey@aol.pl (16:33:53): The Archetype looks like it's going to shoot lightning at Ataru and Gold Four!
tengusaur (16:33:55): Roger: "Beck has Memories that let him scavenge and construct robots with great skill. Unfortunately for him, his brilliance ends at that!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:34:01): It takes a headshot though, and quickly falls apart.
cubey@aol.pl (16:34:13): Beck: "Why you! Do you have any idea how much effort it took to repair that?!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:34:23): Well that was anticlimactic.
Aero (16:34:25): Astara: "12 days?"
Meraxa (16:34:27): Ataru: Probably not as much as you should have put in.
tengusaur (16:34:31): Roger: "And 'great' was perhaps an overstimation."
Peter Kampschroeder (16:34:32): *Soon, small bolts fly out towards an Archetype and the Beck The Great RX3, aiming for joints and critical parts.
Peter Kampschroeder (16:34:37): (+)
Wyverncakes (16:34:41): Flit: "But... if he can do that he shouldn't need to resort to crime!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:34:58): But suddenly, a red alert lights up in Suruga's cockpit!
cubey@aol.pl (16:35:05): Plasma bolts fly through the air at your position!
cubey@aol.pl (16:35:06): React!
Peter Kampschroeder (16:35:27): mysterious visitor theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGypt9C0YP0
Meraxa (16:36:01): Ataru: Flit, do you really thi- Wha?! *Ataru sees the warning with only a second or two's notice, and tries to fall back from the attack... Only to then hop several times as he tries to keep his unit upright. As if he's got something in there that can't be allowed to fall over+
VJockey (16:36:08): #Ataru?
cubey@aol.pl (16:36:11): Approved.
cubey@aol.pl (16:36:53): The Archetype is damaged, and Beck the Great stumbles around awkwardly some more!
cubey@aol.pl (16:37:04): Beck: "Who's this? Who's attacking?!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:37:28): Despite having taken damage, the Archetype detects its enemy - and fires back an electric shock from its skeleton-like eye sockets. React!
VJockey (16:37:37): *The ground nearby Ataru, thankfully clear of people bulges outwards then collapses as SOMETHING tears out of it like a bat out of hell, massive wings spreading to absorb the energy from the Plasma Bolts!+
Aero (16:37:38): *Astara combines her swords by the hilt, forming a dual-ended sword as she leaps off of the Black Megadeus and rushes towards the demon tree. The air around the weapon starts to swirl before she unleashes several razor sharp blades of wind at the overgrown plant.+
VJockey (16:37:55): [Its Interitus! In its humongous monster plant dragon form!]
VJockey (16:38:06): [Dressed up as the world's craziest christmas tree...]
VJockey (16:38:45): [We can only blame her and Ren for this. There's even a star pasted onto the front of her snout.]
cubey@aol.pl (16:39:23): These plasma bolts are quite powerful, and it isn't easy to absorb one. Still, Interitus weakened the barrage enough for Suruga to avoid it.
cubey@aol.pl (16:39:33): The plasma bolts came from the direction of...
cubey@aol.pl (16:39:37): http://www.paradigm-city.com/images/osrailfog.jpg
Wyverncakes (16:39:40): Flit: "Volya...!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:39:41): A ghost.
Peter Kampschroeder (16:39:45): *A wicked laugh echoes through the air. "Why, of course, it is none other than the sexy and cool-" The woman's introduction is cut off, as she forces her Crusader into sudden evasive manuevers to dodge the lightning beams. "H-Hey! Watch where you're shooting those! Interrupting a woman's introductory speech is not cool!"+
cubey@aol.pl (16:39:57): Or to be more precise, a trio of ghosts, surrounded by a fog-like aura.
Meraxa (16:40:27): Ataru: ...T-Thanks for the assist! But I heard a voice!
cubey@aol.pl (16:40:50): Beck: "It's the ghosts of Heaven's Day past, present and future! Aren't you terrified?"
cubey@aol.pl (16:41:02): Beck: "I have the power to command them, too! Fear me and pay up, quickly!"
tengusaur (16:41:07): Roger: "I'm shaking in my boots."
cubey@aol.pl (16:41:09): Everyone ignores Kanae.
cubey@aol.pl (16:41:15): Though on the other hand she manages to dodge.
Peter Kampschroeder (16:41:24): Kanae is severely wounded!
Peter Kampschroeder (16:41:27): (Emotionally)
VJockey (16:41:44): "...Thhhbtttthhhht."
tengusaur (16:41:48): Roger: "A new face appears. Who are you?"
tengusaur (16:41:51): That's to Kanae.
VJockey (16:41:54): "Thhbtthhhht!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:42:10): The roots back off from Astara's direction. Some of them wanted to grab at her, but changed their mind because, you know, wind. Not to be underestimated.
VJockey (16:42:12): "...Interitus. Really?"
tengusaur (16:42:18): Roger: "Apologies for Beck being so rude. He's a very unprofessional criminal."
cubey@aol.pl (16:42:24): Anyway the wounded plant monster decides to change the direction of its growth!
cubey@aol.pl (16:42:26): Up!
VJockey (16:42:28): "They don't even look that scary!"
Aero (16:42:41): Astara: "H-hey get back here!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:42:59): Dorothy!
Peter Kampschroeder (16:43:14): Kanae makes a huffing noise. "Lt. Oootori Kanae, GHQ Yamato division."
cubey@aol.pl (16:43:31): You were in Oliver and Laura's apartment, talking to the latter about things that will remain a mystery for now.
cubey@aol.pl (16:43:38): When suddenly, the whole place starts shaking.
cubey@aol.pl (16:43:58): And you notice something growing at the distance, under Paradigm City's dome.
cubey@aol.pl (16:44:06): It looks like... a giant holiday tree.
cubey@aol.pl (16:44:23): Laura: "... Oliver. Oh no!"
Meraxa (16:44:44): Ataru: ...Its her! Its really her! Aha, its been a while.
Aero (16:44:58): Astara: "Mr.Roger, is this city always..."
Aero (16:45:10): Astara: "What's the word I'm looking for..."
cubey@aol.pl (16:45:11): She grabs her walking stick and starts walking out of the apartment. She's neither very fast nor steady, being blind at all.
cubey@aol.pl (16:45:15): What do you do?
cubey@aol.pl (16:45:21): Back in action - Volya and Tsubasa, go!
tengusaur (16:45:28): Roger: "This day is crazy even by Paradigm standards. I blame Heaven's Day, personally."
cubey@aol.pl (16:45:54): Enemies: Evil Christmas Tree (wounded), Beck the Great RX3 (minor damage), Archetype Beck Custom x4 (1 damaged), Heaven's Day Ghost x3
Aero (16:48:47): Astara: "I see. It's just like Christmas back at the Foundation..."
VJockey (16:49:21): *Well if Beck commands these 'ghosts' then if Volya figures dealing with him would have Interitus stop whinging and being jumpy about the darned things! Beck the Great RX3 has a giant Plant Dragon of CHRISTMAS swooping at it!+
frifreeman (16:49:29): Without saying anything, Dorothy lifts Laura up effortlessly and start running in superhuman speed toward the chaos.
cubey@aol.pl (16:49:46): Laura: "Ah!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:50:08): Grab successful. Dorothy moves towards the action at the speed of robot.
griefgathering (16:50:26): Tsubasa: "Imyuteus Ame no Habakiri tron..." *Taking that tree growing upwards as an indication that things aren't perfectly under control, Tsubasa finally decides to jump in. As her song begins, a storm of energy swords are sent at the damaged Custom Archetype!+
cubey@aol.pl (16:50:55): Beck: "Oh no you don't! There is place for only one plant monster in my plans for Heaven's Day!"
Aero (16:50:56): @Tsubasa
cubey@aol.pl (16:51:00): Approved, Astara!
cubey@aol.pl (16:51:28): Beck: "Boomerang Cutter! Assemble! Cut! Cut! CUT!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:16): As Interitus jumps at Beck the Great, the latter poses heroically. It moves its arm in a half-circle and starts deploying the boomerangs from its shoulders, to link them into a single deadly blade!
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:19): ...
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:21): The boomerangs are stuck!
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:24): Beck: "Ah, jeez!"
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:31): He tries to quickly punch Interitus instead.
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:31): React.
tengusaur (16:52:41): #
cubey@aol.pl (16:52:44): Approved.
Wyverncakes (16:52:55): Flit'd actually been halfways moving to intercept that boomerang... but...
Peter Kampschroeder (16:53:03): Kanae: "Psht, he can't even do the boomerang blade move..."
Wyverncakes (16:53:08): "Maybe he's not a genius..."
Aero (16:53:13): *As the energy swords fly out Astara raises her hand and focuses on the swords. Somehow she is able to ignite the air around all of them, turning the barrage into a storm of flaming energy swords+
tengusaur (16:53:27): *Roger: "Perhaps you should've tested this weapon before using it, Beck!" Big O moves in to block the punch with its armored forearms. +
cubey@aol.pl (16:54:46): Tsubasa's blades are both many and on fire. It does not take a lot to take out the damaged Archetype out of commission.
cubey@aol.pl (16:54:58): In fact you can easily destroy another one with that much firepower.
Meraxa (16:55:17): Ataru: Well, they say there's a difference between wisdom, and intelligence
cubey@aol.pl (16:55:30): But the Heaven's Day Ghosts are shimmering ominously. Another plasma barrage coming right up! React, Tsubasa!
Wyverncakes (16:56:23): Flit: "I wouldn't even mind it as much if he at least would look after someone other than himself!"
VJockey (16:57:05): *And since Roger managed to cover for the world's most eccentric Christmas Tree, she proceeds to assist. Those wings? Spreading wide and glowing bright - energy dancing like christmas lights and reflecting off the tinsel that was somehow wrapped around them. A barrage of crazy accurate lasers sprays out to do to the RX3 what Star Platinum did to Steely Dan's face for 20 seconds!+
VJockey (16:57:15): (Or a whole bunch of pages)
griefgathering (16:57:49): *Tsubasa doesn't visibly move in response. She probably doesn't even have the time to. But what does move, from above, is a large, color-matching, mecha sized sword that embeds itself straight into the ground...between her and the plasma barrage!+
cubey@aol.pl (16:58:56): The punch is easily intercepted by Big O's massive forearm. Which allows Interitus to go back on offensive.
cubey@aol.pl (16:59:24): Lasers burn Beck the Great RX3, reflecting and striking from all directions!
cubey@aol.pl (16:59:51): Beck: "No, not Beck the Great RX3! You overgrown shrubbery!"
VJockey (17:00:06): "Thhhbtthhhht!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:00:07): He tries to retreat into a better position and extinguish his Megadeus' burning bottom at once.
VJockey (17:00:16): [Hey!]
VJockey (17:00:23): [That hurt her feelings!]
cubey@aol.pl (17:00:40): The plasma bolts hit against the giant sword out of nowhere.
cubey@aol.pl (17:00:51): The blade overcomes them, and Tsubasa notices something interesting.
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:14): The bolts' trajectory was weird. There's no way they came from the ghosts.
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:20): Rather, from something behind them! But what?
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:28): Roger, Flit, Ataru, go now.
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:31): At the same time...
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:55): In Roger's mansion.
cubey@aol.pl (17:01:58): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52BcC9Qzl-Q
cubey@aol.pl (17:02:03): Norman: "Here I go, master Roger."
cubey@aol.pl (17:02:16): He stoically puts on driving goggles and drives out on his bike.
Wyverncakes (17:02:43): Flit meanwhile has Sparrow focus down on an Archetype in the meantime! It might be bigger and fast... but the Sparrow's no slowpoke either and when its repairs were so patchwork...
Wyverncakes (17:03:33): * Sparrow's thrusters flare up and it blasts towards the machine, spinning around like a whirling tornado to cut it limb from flimb!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:04:17): The first slash actually takes out an arm. In retaliation, the Archetype jumps up and tries to land on the Gundam, its one remaining hand flailing like a rabid monkey's! React, Flit.
Meraxa (17:04:38): Ataru: So, Miss Ootori, where have you been? *Ataru asks as he tries to pick off some more of the archetypes, attempting a repeat of his earlier success with the headshot.* And would you consider being here lucky or unlucky?
Meraxa (17:04:41): +
griefgathering (17:05:40): Tsubasa affords a curious glance in the direction the plasma bolts came from. "Hm..."
tengusaur (17:05:46): Roger: "These ghosts are being a nuisance. Let's get rid of them." He fires a Moby Dick Anchor at the closest spirit, trying to draw it in. &
Peter Kampschroeder (17:06:04): Kanae: "Oh, you know, around...And christmas is always a happy time!"
Wyverncakes (17:06:05): * The Archtype might be trying to get the jump on him, but Flit senses something! "The pressure again...!" Sparrow springs back and opens fire with its knee cannons to tear apart the mech as it falls!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:07:58): Roger finds that the anchor... passes through the ghost without any resistance!
cubey@aol.pl (17:08:04): They are really not out of this world!
cubey@aol.pl (17:08:18): The ghost's eyes flash momentarily, and a few seconds later - another plasma bolt! React/continue, Roger!
cubey@aol.pl (17:09:02): The Archetype that attacked Flit... gets headshotted by Ataru. Then the knee cannons make it fall into pieces!
cubey@aol.pl (17:09:08): That's another one down.
tengusaur (17:09:29): Roger: "A real ghost? No... It's something else." While blocking the incoming blast with Big O's shielded arms, he activates the radar scan! &
tengusaur (17:09:34): (sorry for a three part attack)
Meraxa (17:10:12): Ataru: Well, aside of when some crazy person tries to ruin it with plant monsters and giant robots. But I suppose thats what your big guns are for, right? *Ataru continues his conversation with Kanae, though his eyes narrow at the 'ghosts'. There's gotta be something about those things...*
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:12): The plasma bolt starts melting through Big O's arms. It is a quite powerful attack, better not take too many of them like that!
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:26): Beck: "Ready to concede to the master of supernatural, you black crow?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:43): Roger detects something! In the far distance, on the outskirts of Paradigm City!
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:46): There is another Megadeus!
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:53): http://www.paradigm-city.com/images/osrailrobot2.jpg
cubey@aol.pl (17:10:58): Continue.
cubey@aol.pl (17:11:32): While the fight rages on around you, suddenly Norman's bike enters the battlefield.
Peter Kampschroeder (17:12:00): Kanae: "Oh? I was under the impression that I have only one gun...Unless, of course, you mean something else...?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:12:08): Not losing cold blood, the elderly butler navigates around fighting robots and drives right into a nearby tailor's shop, surprisingly not destroyed by the evil tree.
cubey@aol.pl (17:12:37): A few seconds later the bike emerges from the other side, Roger's package - and the seamstress who prepared it herself, in the bike's sidecar.
cubey@aol.pl (17:13:08): Norman: "Master Roger, I picked up the coat."
tengusaur (17:13:41): Roger: "There's nothing paranormal going on here. It's just another trick!" Big O raises its arms, starting to gather energy around its head, and then lowers them, swinging the elbows and connecting the fists together. A huge blast emerges from its forehead, towards the newly discovered Megadeus! But Roger aims high, to make sure no buildings get caught in the way of the beam. +
cubey@aol.pl (17:13:43): While Roger does his continue thing, Astara and Kanae can move.
tengusaur (17:13:53): Roger: "Excellent, Norman."
tengusaur (17:14:27): Roger: "Everyone, look over there! The ghosts are just holograms used by that robot!"
VJockey (17:14:39): "...Thhbthhht"
cubey@aol.pl (17:14:57): The Osrail Megadeus is hit by the beam! And not just that... its side pretty much melts.
Meraxa (17:14:59): Ataru: E-Eh? Well, maybe I mistook how well armed you were. *Ataru turns his head at Roger's subsequent declaration, and turns his sights to follow...* ...Why that! He's right!
VJockey (17:15:00): "...Just smash the robots and the ghosts will go away Teritus..."
cubey@aol.pl (17:15:02): One of the ghosts disappears!
VJockey (17:15:04): [Facepalm.]
cubey@aol.pl (17:15:17): Beck: "Oh no! The ghost of Heaven's Day past, how will we unlock precious Memories now!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:15:32): Beck: "Look what are you doing, you damn Negotiator!"
Wyverncakes (17:15:37): Flit: "You weren't usin it for that in the first place!"
Wyverncakes (17:15:42): ^using
tengusaur (17:15:46): Roger: "If you want to live in this city in peace, it's better to leave Memories where they lie."
Wyverncakes (17:15:48): But could it even really?
cubey@aol.pl (17:16:36): Dorothy (and Laura) arrives on the scene.
cubey@aol.pl (17:16:50): The scene which is full of lice, not the smallest of which being Big O and its pilot.
cubey@aol.pl (17:17:19): The giant tree has grown even bigger in the meantime. It dwarfs surrounding buildings, and sways threateningly all by itself.
Peter Kampschroeder (17:17:21): Kanae, being a jolly sort of person, proceeds to open fire on Beck with her shield-railgun. Each shot turns and jukes of its own will, aiming towards the unarmored portions of the Beck The Great RX3.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:17:24): It's not just the roots now.
Aero (17:17:43): Astara: "Guys, I think we really need to do something about this tree!"
tengusaur (17:18:08): Roger: "I have to agree. It's still growing!"
VJockey (17:18:22): "Well what do you think we can do? We don't even know how it works!"
VJockey (17:18:35): "Its not like I can have Interitus try draining it or something!"
Wyverncakes (17:18:46): Flit's starting to give up the Beam Rolling Lancer.
Aero (17:18:49): Astara: "Just standing here focusing on threats that won't completely destroy the city isn't helping!"
Peter Kampschroeder (17:18:52): Kanae: "Maybe we should shoot it until it dies?"
Wyverncakes (17:18:53): Nothing like a laser weedwhacker for a giant tree.
cubey@aol.pl (17:18:59): Beck: "Ha ha!" Beck the Great actually manages to get the boomerang un-stuck. Quickly combining the blades, Beck uses them to parry!
Wyverncakes (17:19:01): ^starting to regret
cubey@aol.pl (17:19:12): Beck: "Ha! Hii-yaah! Oww! Ow ow ow!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:19:20): He is not entirely successful as several shots go through anyway.
Meraxa (17:19:34): Ataru: Well... could Interitus talk to it maybe?
VJockey (17:20:20): "Thbttthhht!"
Aero (17:20:23): Astara: "My only plan is to create the world's first Heaven's Day effigy. So if you want to do that you might want to do it quickly."
VJockey (17:20:36): "CHRISTMAS IS NOT A LANGUAGE 'TERITUS!"
VJockey (17:20:43): "Thbthhhhht"
tengusaur (17:21:02): Roger just listens to this with a lineface.
Meraxa (17:21:07): Ataru: ...I'm going to assume that's a no...?
VJockey (17:21:34): "Ugh... We'll try it"
VJockey (17:21:39): "I don't think it'll work."
VJockey (17:21:47): "Thhhbthhht."
griefgathering (17:21:57): Tsubasa gives herself a facepalm that's almost on Picard's tier.
VJockey (17:22:03): "I'm not grumpy that I didn't think of it first! I'm grumpy cause its dumb!"
VJockey (17:22:44): [And with that Interitus is going to fly over to the tree and try persuade it.]
Meraxa (17:22:50): Ataru: If Beck can fix up giant robots, you can talk to a giant tree!
VJockey (17:22:55): "Thhbthhhht!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:01): Trying to talk to the tree?
VJockey (17:23:01): "Thbbbthhhtht!"
Aero (17:23:02): Astara follows in extremely likely case that this goes terribly wrong.
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:09): Interitus feels no hostile intent from it!
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:19): In fact...
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:54): You sense no intent at all. It does not have a mind of its own. It is a plant - and one that follows strict programming, doing only what it was made to do.
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:56): Do what, though?
cubey@aol.pl (17:23:58): That is the question.
VJockey (17:24:10): "..."
cubey@aol.pl (17:24:11): Astara, Tsubasa, Volya (unless that counted as an action), can go.
VJockey (17:24:18): "Yeah.. I thought that was the case..."
VJockey (17:24:20): [Volya sighs.]
Wyverncakes (17:24:37): Flit: "What's the case?"
VJockey (17:24:46): "Its just a plant!"
VJockey (17:24:56): "Thhhbthht."
tengusaur (17:25:00): Roger: "I thought that's evident."
Aero (17:25:42): Astara: "I think we figured that out from the moment we saw it"
Meraxa (17:26:09): Ataru: Well... can you assert dominance then? I mean, if its got nothing to resist with!
VJockey (17:26:18): "...."
VJockey (17:26:29): "Assert dominance. Over a tree."
VJockey (17:26:46): "This is my life."
Meraxa (17:26:48): Ataru: Its consuming a city, we no longer need to operate by normal rules!
VJockey (17:26:50): "Why is this my life."
Aero (17:26:56): Astara: "It could be worse."
Aero (17:27:02): Astara: "Trust me on that."
cubey@aol.pl (17:27:40): Beck: "... Just what the heck are you people doing?"
VJockey (17:28:44): *Interitus is going to fly up to the tree and grab it with its hands. It is now attempting to commune with it like plants do with each other and assert its authority as the bigger and more powerful plant and thus deserves more sun and root space! In other words. Plant bitchslap and telling the tree to know its place. Oh and probably going to try reverse the growth. Interitus can cause crazy plant growth, it can possibly do the opposite... probably...+
griefgathering (17:29:14): "..." *Tsubasa's had enough of this tree thing. She'll leave that to the rest of the group. Instead of going that way, she's going to make sure that those 'ghosts' don't interfere anymore, and she does this by transforming her katana into a broadsword, which she swings - sending a giant blue energy wave towards the direction she noted earlier!+
Meraxa (17:29:56): Ataru: Trying to save this city!
Peter Kampschroeder (17:33:44): Kanae: "...Perhaps...they are trying to create...a christmas miracle?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:33:55): The enemy is really far away. Still, after a few seconds' of wait, Tsubasa's attacks hit her target. The Megadeus cannot defend at all - it fires a plasma round but it goes widely astray as it's hit. Another spirit disappears from damage taken - only one ghost remains!
cubey@aol.pl (17:34:07): As for Interitus...
cubey@aol.pl (17:34:20): Getting close results in the tree shooting out a lot of tendrils at you.
cubey@aol.pl (17:34:39): Not just the roots now, the whole Megadeus (is it alright to even call it one?) tries to grab you!
Aero (17:34:40): #
cubey@aol.pl (17:34:40): React.
cubey@aol.pl (17:34:42): Approved.
Aero (17:36:24): * "Maxwell!" Astara calls for her craft and a mere second later the blazing machine makes it's appearance. Her own sword has scaled up along with Maxwell appearing and she quickly sends the blade whirling out towards the tendrils firing at Inheritus. +
Meraxa (17:36:40): Ataru: ...Okay, we may need a different approach.
VJockey (17:36:46): "WELL THAT PLAN DIDN'T WORK!!!"
VJockey (17:36:59): [Volya is yelling now. Very loudly.]
VJockey (17:37:09): "YOU'RE LIKE KEN! ONLY WITH IDEAS!"
Aero (17:37:22): Astara: "Should we go with my plan then?"
Wyverncakes (17:37:52): Flit: "But we can't!"
VJockey (17:38:05): *Yeah huge dragon not gonna be able to dodge that well so it blocks as best as it can, or otherwise tries to claw off anything that grabs it.+
Wyverncakes (17:38:10): "The fire would get too big, it'd do even more damage than the plant!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:38:40): Between Astara cutting the tendrils and Interitus trying to claw at everything that comes its way, you manage to avoid most of them.
cubey@aol.pl (17:38:42): But not all!
cubey@aol.pl (17:38:57): Several limbs of the tree are entangling themselves around Interitus and the plant monster is partially immobilized!
cubey@aol.pl (17:39:03): Roger, Flit, Astara, go.
Meraxa (17:39:22): Ataru: ...Ken? I've never even met that crazy ninja! Are you comparing me to him?!
Aero (17:40:21): Astara: "I'll have perfect control over the flames."
Aero (17:41:20): Astara closes her eyes to think for a moment. "If you're that worried about it though I might have another idea."
Wyverncakes (17:41:42): Still though... Flit doesn't want to run that risk!
tengusaur (17:41:53): Roger: "That's enough for you, Beck." He launches a Moby Dick anchor at the colorful machine, trying to grab it and pull it forward. Big O already prepares its arm for a strike, the piston inside it moving back to gather energy! But Roger has a special plan here... &
VJockey (17:41:58): "YES!"
Wyverncakes (17:42:22): * Instead, AGE-1 charges at the the humongous plant to stab into it... and then fire all its thrusters up so it can cut up the length of the daemontree!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:43:03): Beck: "You half-boiled Negotiator! Supreme strike - cut!" As it flies towards Big O, Beck the Great slashes with the cutter - or rather, the cutter flies off its hand forward, like a boomerang. Possibly by accident.
cubey@aol.pl (17:43:14): Beck: "I mean, supreme throw! Take this, you black bastard!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:43:16): React/continue
cubey@aol.pl (17:44:37): Cutting a huge tree in one go is an almost impossible task, Flit. You are making progress, if it's more of a gash than anything else... and then the roots lunge at you from under the crushed pavement!
cubey@aol.pl (17:44:38): React
Peter Kampschroeder (17:45:05): #flit?
cubey@aol.pl (17:45:55): Approved.
tengusaur (17:46:26): * Roger takes a step to the side, to avoid the incoming boomerang blade - and the stop also has another purpose, because Big O turns around while doing it, sending Beck spinning - and crashing into the tree! Only then Roger attacks, hitting the enemy Megadeus with Sudden Impact, the released force from the piston striking at both Beck's machine and the tree it's pinned to! +
Aero (17:46:26): *And Astara follows up after the AGE-1. Maxwell's mouth plate lowers and the machine begins to roar loudly as the Craft charges at the tree and tries to rip into the gash Flit made and widen it as much as it could. &
Peter Kampschroeder (17:46:32): *Those same roots will find themselves quickly pierced by a half-dozen railgun bolts!+
tengusaur (17:47:29): Roger: "You've been enough of a bother, Beck! We still have this tree monster to deal with!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:47:36): The tree is starting to sway from the damage... with higher limbs crashing down on Astara and the Maxwell! React/continue
Wyverncakes (17:48:01): Flit: "Aah...!"
Wyverncakes (17:48:17): * AGE-1 kicks off from the tree to hopefully get away in time!+
cubey@aol.pl (17:49:04): One of the roots entangles itself around AGE-1's leg as it threatened to before... but it and others are penetrated by Kanae's shots. Flit, you are safe - for now.
Aero (17:49:45): * "That's right, come right at me." She grabs a hold of the nearest roots and begins to drastically lower the temperature around her. The very air itself seems to freeze and Astara does not plan on stopping any time soon. She's going to turn this entire tree into one big ice sculpture.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:49:59): The boomerang flies past Big O and crashes somewhere unimportant. Roger sends Beck the Great flying!
cubey@aol.pl (17:50:23): And then comes the Sudden Impact!
cubey@aol.pl (17:50:38): The tree shakes under the force of the piston punch. As for Beck the Great, well...
cubey@aol.pl (17:50:56): Beck: "Ahh! My Megadeus, so much for the contract!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:51:11): Beck: "Beck the Great RX3, evacuate!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:51:17): The unit explodes!
cubey@aol.pl (17:51:36): And from the explosion, a sports car flies off into the air, lands less than gracefully, and tries to ride away.
cubey@aol.pl (17:51:48): In the car you can see Beck and his henchmen, in a partially singed state.
tengusaur (17:52:13): Roger: "Norman, can you let Dastun know about these three?"
cubey@aol.pl (17:52:28): Astara manages to half-freeze the tree!
cubey@aol.pl (17:52:43): It immediately stops moving as icicles form on its limbs.
cubey@aol.pl (17:52:51): Looks like it is not a threat, for now at least.
cubey@aol.pl (17:53:05): But some enemies still remain even as Beck tries to flee for his life!
cubey@aol.pl (17:53:11): Ataru, Kanae, Volya, Tsubasa, go.
cubey@aol.pl (17:53:26): Norman: "Of course. Should I give chase, master Roger?"
tengusaur (17:53:46): Roger: "That'd be a good idea. I'm afraid I'm a bit too busy here to do the same!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:54:04): Enemies remaining: Frozen Christmas Tree, Archetype Beck Custom x2, Osrail (heavily damaged)
cubey@aol.pl (17:54:13): Also Beck's sports car
cubey@aol.pl (17:54:18): A terrifying foe.
Meraxa (17:55:23): Ataru: Well, whilst you guys handle the tree, I'll try and finish off the fake ghosts! *Can Ataru go for a trifecta of headshots as he ignores the nuisance he's caused Volya? He'll try as he sets up a long range shot on the Osrail... and fires!+
Wyverncakes (17:55:27): Belated Flit: "That's... a much better alternative than just burning it, Astara!"
VJockey (17:55:41): *Interitus lets out an intimidating.... 'Thhhbthhhht' before sections of ground seem to distort! Surprise! Its more plants! Unlike the Evil Christmas Tree though these are on our side and attempt to entangle the Archetypes in a wall of vines.... which incidentally may or may not have sprung up right under Beck's car....+
Peter Kampschroeder (17:57:29): *Hey, Osrail, there's a present for you-a bolt! A bolt that has a thirst for weakpoints. And Beck's tires, judging from where the other four streak off to.+
cubey@aol.pl (17:57:39): One of the Archetypes is entangled! The other leaps into the air and lunges at Interitus with deadly intent, though.
cubey@aol.pl (17:57:40): React.
cubey@aol.pl (17:57:48): Also.
griefgathering (17:57:52): #Volya
griefgathering (17:58:02): (also action, if approved)
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:12): Beck: "Ha ha ha, this is why a genius always has an escape plan!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:15): Approved.
cubey@aol.pl (17:58:29): Beck: "Hey, what gives! A flat tire?!"
cubey@aol.pl (17:59:02): The rest is various shrieks of panic as Beck finds it hard to drive on punctured tires, and crashes into Interitus' vine wall.
cubey@aol.pl (17:59:06): He's not going anywhere anymore.
Peter Kampschroeder (17:59:09): Kanae laughs.
Peter Kampschroeder (17:59:18): Her emotional wounds are healed!
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:00): Osrail takes a shot to the head... or a head-like shoulder pad, it's hard to judge at the distance.
griefgathering (18:00:07): *This day just wouldn't be complete without it. That Archetype will meet an enormous sword, much like the one Tsubasa used to protect herself earlier. Only this one is descending at an angle, has boosters on the blade near its hilt, and is further propelled by a thruster-powered divekick from the Symphogear user herself!+
VJockey (18:00:19): *Interitus lets out a massive blast of something at the incoming Archetype! Its... a cloud? A cloud that seems to be crackling with energy it seems! Not exactly lethal but more of a stunning thing!+
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:41): The last ghost shimmers out of existence as the Megadeus starts to tumble down... then Kanae's bolt flies, the final nail in the coffin.
cubey@aol.pl (18:00:53): The Megadeus explodes! Good thing it was away from people or buildings.
VJockey (18:01:17): [And then of course Tsubasa just dived into it....]
VJockey (18:01:23): "!! LOOK OUT-!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:45): The Archetype is temporarily slowed by confusion - not stopped, but hesitating, not that it can do much since it's still mid air!
cubey@aol.pl (18:01:47): However.
cubey@aol.pl (18:02:00): Without paying attention to circumstances, Tsubasa just slices through it.
cubey@aol.pl (18:02:23): Passes through the stunning cloud as well, but she was in it for only a brief moment. Compared to what she's been through... this is nothing.
cubey@aol.pl (18:02:48): The last colorful Archetype shuts off in Interitus' grasp.
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:01): Looks like all the bad guys are beaten and Heaven's Day is safe!
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:04): Or is it?
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:14): Suddenly, with a cracking noise, the tree grows even larger!
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:34): It shakes off ice and its tendrils reach out at everyone present!
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:39): Beck: "Aaah! Save me!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:03:42): Including Beck's car!
Wyverncakes (18:03:53): Flit: "Even the ice-!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:04): It is so large that its top punctures the dome over Paradigm City, even!
Peter Kampschroeder (18:04:10): Kanae: "Ah! I don't want to star in this kind of story!"
Meraxa (18:04:34): Ataru: ...What kind of story is that?
tengusaur (18:04:42): Roger: "Tch! We need to destroy it fast!"
VJockey (18:04:54): "....Ewewewewewew"
cubey@aol.pl (18:04:56): Beck: "It's crushing my ride! It really is!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:02): Beck: "... Eeh?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:05): Suddenly...
VJockey (18:05:06): [Volya's brain went into an unpleasant place.]
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:07): The movement stops.
Aero (18:05:09): Astara: "I'm going with plan A!"
tengusaur (18:05:14): Roger: "...Huh?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:17): The tree grows perfectly still.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:21): Something starts falling down.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:32): From the hole caused by the growing tree.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:42): Snow is lightly falling down on the otherwise dome-covered city.
cubey@aol.pl (18:05:50): And the tree neither grows nor moves anymore.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:23): In seven days, Paradigm would be reborn.
cubey@aol.pl (18:06:30): Is this what the letters meant?
Wyverncakes (18:06:54): Flit: "Mr. Smith... is it safe now?"
Meraxa (18:07:03): Ataru: ...I don't believe it...
cubey@aol.pl (18:07:07): Seeing that the battle is over, people start to gather around the giant tree.
Wyverncakes (18:07:08): "You talked about a message before."
tengusaur (18:07:13): Roger: "Looks like it. But why did it stop moving?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:07:13): Now that it stopped moving, it really looks rather festive.
Peter Kampschroeder (18:07:38): Kanae: "It's a christmas miracle..."
VJockey (18:07:47): [Interitus is going to fly over to it and carefully poke the tree.]
griefgathering (18:07:49): Tsubasa lands just in time to see this, despite that slight injury.
VJockey (18:07:59): "Thhhbthhht?"
cubey@aol.pl (18:08:06): Interitus senses that the tree is no longer alive.
frifreeman (18:08:12): Dorothy arrives with Laura. "It was designed intentionally to only live this long..."
cubey@aol.pl (18:08:15): It was made to live only long enough, and grow large enough.
cubey@aol.pl (18:08:18): And now its time has passed.
tengusaur (18:08:42): While this is going on, Big O starts to descend into the ground, no longer needed.
VJockey (18:08:51): [Interitus lets out a loud whining noise. Even if it was trying to kill everything it felt sorry for it.]
Aero (18:08:55): Astara dismisses Maxwell and jumps down from the tree.
cubey@aol.pl (18:08:57): Dorothy's entrance does not go unnoticed.
cubey@aol.pl (18:09:00): Oliver: "Laura!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:09:09): The street musician runs up to the robot and his girlfriend.
cubey@aol.pl (18:09:28): Oliver: "I'm sorry... I couldn't give you any present for Heaven's Day."
cubey@aol.pl (18:09:40): Laura: "It's alright. It's alright, as long as I have you!"
cubey@aol.pl (18:09:52): On the side of this scene, Norman coughs politely.
cubey@aol.pl (18:10:02): He has something in his hands. Something he picked up for Roger.
tengusaur (18:10:25): Roger emerges from a side alley nonchalantly as if nothing happened, next to Norman. He takes a package from his hands.
tengusaur (18:10:53): While passing by, Roger pats Oliver on the shoulder. "I'm about to do something out of character. Could you set the mood and play something?"
tengusaur (18:11:13): Coincidentally...
cubey@aol.pl (18:11:21): The musician nods. "Alright!"
tengusaur (18:11:29): While doing that, Roger slips some cash into his pocket. The kid earned it.
Wyverncakes (18:11:41): By now, Flit's gotten out of the AGE-1 and is doing a quick check to make sure none of the presents were damaged.
VJockey (18:11:47): [What does Interitus do while Roger does his thing? Start passing on her decorations onto the massive tree. She can get more for herself later.]
frifreeman (18:12:04): While the music plays, Dorothy shows a package to Roger.
VJockey (18:12:07): [Volya just sighs and shakes his head. He may as well go along with it.]
frifreeman (18:12:17): "Here. Here's your heaven's day presents, Roger."
tengusaur (18:12:18): Roger approaches Dorothy, holding a large gift behind his back.
tengusaur (18:12:32): Roger: "Dorothy. I heard your birthday happens to be on Heaven's Day, so..."
frifreeman (18:12:55): Dorothy: "My birthday is the same as the real Dorothy's birthday. It's not in a few months."
tengusaur (18:13:07): Roger: "Norman!" He realizes he's been had.
cubey@aol.pl (18:13:08): Norman looks away with an innocent look on his face.
tengusaur (18:13:14): But too late to back off now.
tengusaur (18:13:28): Roger: "Well then... Here's your Heaven's Day gift, Dorothy. From me."
tengusaur (18:13:39): He gives her the large box, and takes her smaller one in exchange.
cubey@aol.pl (18:13:59): The presents consist of...
cubey@aol.pl (18:14:08): For Roger, a tie. Black, of course. Like he wears any other color.
cubey@aol.pl (18:14:18): For Dorothy, a winter dress. Black, of course.
cubey@aol.pl (18:14:21): Because it's from Roger.
tengusaur (18:14:41): Roger: "Want to try it on?"
frifreeman (18:20:31): *Dorothy put the winter dress on.*
frifreeman (18:21:00): *And then she starts to dance as the music plays in the background.*
cubey@aol.pl (18:21:30): The dance consists of Dorothy spinning around, more like.
cubey@aol.pl (18:21:34): Still, it's the thought that counts.
cubey@aol.pl (18:21:53): As around you, the snow begins to fall.
cubey@aol.pl (18:21:57): And the music plays.
cubey@aol.pl (18:21:58): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgJud5vwXek
cubey@aol.pl (18:22:11): MISSION SUCCESSFUL
cubey@aol.pl (18:22:13): Or should I say
cubey@aol.pl (18:22:17): MERRY CHRISTMAS