Start of #MagicalGirls buffer: Thu Feb 10 21:20:11 2011 [18:02:21] [The rest of the school day passes by uneventfully, but the strange occurance sticks with you. Before long, classes let out for the day.] [18:02:33] [In front of the school gates...] [18:02:37] [SEssion Start] [18:02:54] * Awayheart is now known as Maya [18:05:20] [Perhaps this would be a good opportunity to discuss what was seen. [18:05:46] * Maya still has that vaguely haunted look to her, and no amount of otherwise normal school life has shaken it. She's been looking at the watch on her wrist all day long, if only intermittely. [18:07:33] * Tetsuko has arrived at school on time, and doesn't seem at all preturbed by the fact that the world is going to end... and that she's forgotten her homework. [18:07:41] * Saede notices the glances the other girl gives the watch, and looks at her own. It doesn't perturb her as it seems to the others; to be honest, she is more interested in their reactions to what they all saw than what they all saw itself. [18:07:48] * Suzu hurries out the school gates, waving to her friends as she heads home, her smile looking a little forced. [18:08:41] * Saede turns to whomever is left. [18:08:50] So. What do you think that was all about [18:09:31] I... well, I don't know. I'd blog about it, but everyone would think I was crazy? [18:09:41] * Natsumi hangs around, sloppily messing with her school gear. "Huh? What was what?" [18:10:29] I mean, you know [18:10:59] Talking cats. End of the world stuff like in the movies. It's not normal like [18:11:09] * Saede looks at her watch again, eying it critically. [18:11:15] How much do you think this is worth? [18:11:28] * Suzu glances over and sees the group of girls she met earlier talking, swallows hard, and starts walking faster. [18:11:47] * Natsumi looks at the others, then back to Saede. "Uh... No offense or anything, but I don't remember you being there." [18:12:22] I'd... have to agree, but you're here. So you know *something*... [18:12:33] * Maya leans over to watch-peek. She does not topple over. [18:12:48] * Saede eyes Natsumi. Her look never changes; sleepy and distracted, but somehow with just the faintest gleam of amusement in the eyes, like she's mocking someone... [18:13:16] You don't, do you? I guess that makes things a little more troublesome, but oh well [18:13:41] She's the cat? [18:14:04] I do not know. Likely not. The cat didn't have a watch, right? [18:14:30] I'm... pretty sure she's not the cat. The cat sounded different. [18:15:04] * Tetsuko thinks about that for a moment. "Then I don't remember her either." [18:15:18] * Saede shrugs. "I've been called worse things than cat." [18:15:38] Anyway, ah... [18:15:44] But I got a watch. Does that mean I can be in your little club? It really makes no difference to me [18:16:11] * Maya offers a hand, and her glasses decide to nearly fall off. "Maya. I guess we are, huh?" It takes a moment of fumbling for her to replace them. [18:17:13] * Saede Saede looks at the hand a moment, and then at the face of the girl offering. She smiles and takes the hand without strength. [18:17:31] Saede. [18:17:52] * Saede cocks her head at the others. [18:18:06] But she wasn't there. [18:18:16] * Natsumi scratches her head. [18:18:51] * Saede yawns and stretches. "Well, whatever you remember..." [18:19:02] * Maya looks kind of... average? Messy brown hair, mousy looks, glasses, and this feeling like she's struggling against gravity itself to just not pitch over onto her face. She's not top-heavy, so it's not that. [18:19:03] i may not have been there then, but I sure am gonna be here later [18:20:16] * Demota is an athletic-looking girl with short, messy red hair. [18:21:00] * Tetsuko points at her face. "Tetsuko." "She's tall, skinny, with short curly hair, and looks like she should be wearing the boys uniform insted of the girls. [18:21:53] ( Dammit, that was for Natsumi [18:21:57] * Saede Saede is skinny as a rail, and though her uniform is ordinary in every way, they give the impression of being ill-fitting. Her otherwise unremarkable, boy-short black hair is streaked at the temples by a startlingly yellow bleached patch. [18:22:05] * Natsumi is an athletic-looking girl with short, messy red hair. [18:22:27] Anyway... yeah. The watches. And all that... yeah. It's like some crazy fanfic that someone wrote while sleep-deprived and wired on caffeine. [18:22:45] * Maya pauses. "... no, if that were the case, there'd be catgirls from space." [18:22:56] Read that once, absolutely horrible grammar. [18:23:40] So it isn't a crazy fanfic. [18:24:57] Well, it is! [18:25:03] * Maya raises a finger. "Just not *that* one." [18:25:15] Oh. [18:25:34] * Saede listens to the back and forth. She scratches herself lazily. [18:25:40] Ok. So who's writing it then? [18:25:55] Someone who eats planets? The cat? I... don't know. Us? [18:26:15] * Saede grins. [18:26:30] * Meanwhile... as Suzu makes her way home, everyones' pocketwatches chime briefly. [18:26:51] * Maya twitches, looking to hers. [18:26:52] * Saede looks down at hers, blinking slowly. [18:27:16] * Tetsuko looks at her watch in confusion as she never figured out how to set an alarm on it [18:27:25] * Saede holds it up over her head at an awkward angle, looking it over as it glints against the light. [18:27:28] * Emily looks away from her paperwork, flipping open the lid with some curiousity. [18:28:46] * Suzu jumps a bit, and looks around nervously for a bit. Once she's satisfied nobody is looking, she digs into her bag and opens the watch, not removing it all the way just to be safe. [18:32:00] Huh. Weird. [18:32:03] * Emily frowns, and goes to get her street clothes on, then heads out into the city. She's a tall, statueqsue noirette with western features, dressed in stylized Victorian clothes. Her hair is pinned up, and she's decked out in brass and crystal jewelry. She moves through the crowds with a level of note entirely too low for her bizarre appearance. [18:33:05] You're telling me. [18:33:17] * Saede looks at the others. "Do you think it means we have to do something?" [18:33:36] * The lid flips open. Strangely, when the lid is viewed from the inside, it seems to be clear as glass. A few seconds later, an image of the cat appears. [18:33:41] Maybe? [18:33:48] Oh, hello [18:34:00] Good afternoon. [18:34:41] * Suzu scowls. "You've got to be kidding me." [18:35:57] Oh, hello. I understood that on this day's morning, a number of you were reading a slightly displaced newspaper. Yes? [18:36:31] That's correct. [18:37:04] ...I heard about that. So? [18:37:22] Ah... hi. Yes. Ah... I think? [18:37:50] * Suzu keeps her voice at an irritated whisper [18:38:25] * Saede yawns. "I saw that. I forgot to look at who would win the races." [18:38:40] That might have earned me something good [18:39:23] Now that you'll remember divergences... keep a closer eye on that. [18:40:18] I don't know, Cat. You might get me even more than some paper [18:40:31] I didn't notice... [18:40:32] * Saede cocks her head in the odd way that is becoming characteristic of her. [18:40:41] So do we call you anything, Cat? Or is it just Cat? [18:40:55] Well, we'll... see? I mean, all we can do is keep an eye out. [18:41:04] * Emily frowns. "So, Time Cat. The school disappears today. Was that part of your recruitment, or will I need to deal with that tonight?" [18:41:37] * Suzu rolls her eyes. "Right, sure. I'll keep an eye out for mysterious newspapers." [18:42:52] Oh, a name. Hm. ... oh, yes. I think I will select Schroedinger. You found that suitably amusing for some reason and assigned that name after fifteen minutes of deliberation. This will save you the effort. [18:43:25] * Tetsuko blinks. "Okay." [18:43:35] * Saede grins. [18:44:13] As for the matter concerning the school. I'm afraid that is something that will need to be dealt with. [18:44:40] I... we did? You mean... wait? It's going to happen again?! [18:44:45] * Emily smirks slightly. "Cute. Though you seem rather cavalier about telling us what we have been will be doing." [18:45:12] * Emily begins heading towards the school. "I suppose it's a rather high-priority situation, then?" [18:45:23] * Saede looks at Maya. "It's already happening again. We're talking to a cat that calls itself Schroedinger." [18:47:11] Oh, I hope you don't mind, but I took the liberty of selecting an additional agent. Since you percieve time differently than before, you likely did not remember. [18:47:35] Well, if it's Schroedinger, it may or may not exist. Well, it exists NOW, but when we look away... does he exist? And---ah, Saede, right? [18:47:45] ... I have a headache. [18:48:07] Yeah. Maya, right? [18:48:08] I wonder where my memories of the history when Saede was chosen went. [18:49:17] Yep. Maya Nogawa. [18:49:23] * Saede looks at Tetsuko and back at the others. She shrugs. [18:49:34] If it bothers you guys that much, I can just write something down [18:50:12] * Tetsuko shakes her head. "I'd just forget it again." [18:50:29] * Saede looks back at her own watch. She cocks her head. "So what do you want from us, then, Cat?" [18:52:48] Well, the school will disappear, won't it? Then the timeline where the school was built was eliminated. [18:53:01] Or perhaps it was demolished some time ago. [18:53:36] Then we have to prevent that from happening. [18:53:48] And how should we do that? [18:55:34] Well... that... thing appears, right? We have to stop it, I figure... [18:55:36] Find the point when the school's impossibility took root. Then cut it out. [18:56:04] Riiiiiight. How, exactly? [18:56:21] * Tetsuko raises her hand. "I don't remember the part when you expained how to do that." [18:56:49] What do you mean? My instructions will be perfectly clear. [18:57:10] * Saede listens closely, but as much to the others as to Schroedinger. She keeps silent for the nonce. [18:57:26] * Suzu 's scowl deepens. "Oh, very funny." [18:57:47] It... I'm trying to understand what you mean. [18:57:53] Could you tell me again, please? [19:00:30] * Suzu glances around again, and then puts her cellphone to her ear, pretending to be talking into that instead of a watch. [19:00:41] Very well. I will repeat myself. Discover what the threat to the possibility is. Maybe there was some sort of threat that destroyed it. In that case, discover when the threat to the possibility happened. Perhaps you could research it. As time passes, other tools may become available to you. When you have discovered the point of divergence, view it through the lens. [19:01:04] Ohhh, so that's what this is. [19:01:19] * Emily frowns. "Very well, cat. I suppose that will do for now." She closes her watch and picks up her pace, heading to the school [19:01:21] * Saede holds her watch up and pans it about, as if looking at everything through it. [19:01:23] Adjust the hands on the clock faces accordingly. [19:01:58] And how, exactly, do we research something from some time that didn't happen [19:01:59] ? [19:02:03] * Saede finds that it looks like glass, but it seems to zoom in on whatever she's focusing on. [19:02:20] Huh. Neat [19:02:40] * Maya hurms, then mimics Saede. "I... see. Well." [19:02:42] * Tetsuko nods. "I didn't remember any of this." [19:03:03] We should be looking for oddities through this... like the newspapers? [19:03:24] * Saede looks up, as if at a thought. [19:03:30] Did any of you bring one? [19:03:33] As for problems of research... the newspaper may be useful. [19:09:19] * Tetsuko shakes her head. [19:09:29] * Suzu shrugs. "I never even saw the paper myself. Just heard about it. [19:10:34] * Saede talks to no one in particular. "So. You guys wanna go look for it?" [19:10:42] Unless you have anything better to do [19:10:44] I guess we should. [19:11:47] Newspapers... would be at a newspaper stand? [19:12:10] Well, yeah, or around the school, I guess... [19:12:46] * Saede walks through the group and brushes past them without a word. She appears to be heading somewhere specific... like the library, or 'Education Resource Center' as they wanted to label it. [19:14:01] ... she's confident. [19:14:09] * Maya ambles along behind her. She has yet to trip. [19:14:21] Maybe she knows where one is. [19:14:25] * Suzu sighs and jams the watch back into her bag and pockets her phone as she turns and heads back towards the school. [19:15:15] * Saede can find one easily. [19:15:43] * Tetsuko follows along. [19:15:46] * Saede strides purposefully towards their destination and stops before an unimposing doorway. She cocks her head at it, and then pushes her way inside. [19:16:31] She heads towards a corner of the room where shelves of periodicals are arranged. They seem neglected compared to the computer terminals across the room. [19:17:02] * Natsumi follows along, scratching her head. "I dunno about this researchy stuff." [19:17:26] * Not long after, Suzu and Emily run into each other shortly outside the school [19:17:58] * Saede snorts with satisfaction. "I thought this was where I saw it." She picks up a sheaf lying in the most unnoticeable niche. [19:18:13] * Suzu was just starting to dial a number on her phone as she got to the gates and stops short. "Oh. It's you." [19:18:35] * Emily brushes past Suzu. "Quite so." [19:18:47] * Maya looks around Saede. "... wow. How'd you know that?" [19:19:49] * Saede looks at Maya. "Oh, you know. I look for coupons and stuff." [19:20:19] * Saede opens the newspaper and lets the others look in. "But I guess they don't let you use the ones marked for sales that haven't happened yet." [19:21:07] Wild. [19:21:13] * Emily heads to the school courtyard, briefly checking up on her wards, and then begins flipping through her copy of the next day's paper, trying to find the article on the school's disappearance. [19:21:15] * Maya looks at the paper, holding her watch up to it. [19:21:31] * Suzu scowls as she watches Emily and dials a number quickly. "Hi, Aya? It's Suzu. I was just kinda curious, where did you say they found that newspaper again?" [19:24:45] * Suzu is told that the newsbox is on a street on the way to school, between the pharmacy and the arcade. [19:25:46] * Saede looks over Maya's shoulder. [19:25:57] See anything? [19:26:15] Not... yet... [19:26:23] * Suzu briefly considers following Emily, then shakes her head and runs off to find her own copy. [19:27:58] * Those looking at the newspaper right now find that according to one witness, the entire school simply vanished into thin air at 8 PM "last night", which would be tonight. An investigation was going to be undertaken [19:29:06] * Saede grins sleepily. "I guess... we're staying over then?" [19:30:25] Looks like we are. Should see about getting something to snack on. [19:30:40] * Emily nods, folding her newspaper under an arm, and begins pacing the edges of the school grounds, looking through the lens of her watch. [19:31:06] * With the current settings, Emily doesn't spot anything too different. [19:31:42] What happens after we look at the school through the watch tonight? [19:32:20] Dunno. Let's try it [19:33:00] * Suzu wanders back to the school, reading the article as she goes [19:33:08] * Emily shakes her head and begins fiddling with the hands of the watch. [19:33:36] * Tetsuko follows, and holds the door to the library open for a bit, only to discover that she was the last one out. [19:34:03] * As she fiddles with the hands, the image on the lens starts to blur, becoming more smudged the further it's set. [19:34:29] * Natsumi scratches her hed. "So it just... vanishes? Why?" [19:34:29] Fascinating. Schroedinger, what is happening? [19:34:58] * Maya closes the paper up. "Still, we have our mission, I... guess. But how in the world do we fight school-vanishy things?' [19:35:04] * Emily furrows her brow. "Answer my summons, Time Cat!" [19:35:12] * The cat's image appears on the lens. [19:35:21] Oh, good day. [19:35:40] * Saede looks at Natsumi. "I dunno. But maybe someone does." [19:35:52] * Saede looks pointedly at a strange figure on the school grounds. [19:37:09] * Suzu finally returns to the school gate and looks around. [19:37:47] Previously, you instructed us to manipulate the watch's hands. However, you failed to explain what that does. Time Cat, I request clarification. [19:38:31] * Suzu opens up her watch to check the lens but stops when she hears Emily talking to Schroedinger. She snickers quietly. [19:40:04] Oh, I see. Setting the hands on the large face allows you to select the time you believe the point of divergence lies. [19:40:14] * Maya frownies. Yes, frownies. "Well. You might be onto something." [19:40:59] * Saede nudges with an elbow. "Well, you wanna look at her through your watch?" [19:41:00] * Suzu sets the watch to 8 pm and looks at the school. [19:41:38] I see. Only within this day, or will I have to go to the planning office and find when they built the school? [19:42:01] * Emily sets her watch to 8 PM as well, and resumes her search pattern. [19:42:26] By default, today. It seems today is the point of divergence, though... [19:42:34] * Maya presents watch and looksees, because... what the hell. It's a cool watch. [19:43:36] * Emily nods. "Thank you very much, Schroedinger. If I have any other technical support needs with regard to my watch, I will be sure to contact you." [19:43:53] * Emily looks through the lens, trying to find out exactly what happens at 8. [19:45:13] Hey, you guys [19:45:24] Yes? [19:45:37] I think she's looking at her watch set at 8 o'clock tonight. [19:45:43] Think we should do that too? [19:45:49] ... oooooh. *OH*. [19:46:00] * Maya messes with. Missing the forest for the trees.. [19:46:52] * Saede purses her lips and fiddles with her own watch. [19:47:03] * Tetsuko tilts her head. "Maybe?" [19:47:09] Oh wow! It does something. [19:47:31] * After some time spent searching with the watch's time set to 8 PM, you notice a small red dot hovering over the roof of the school. [19:47:45] * After a bit of fine-tuning, of course [19:47:52] Huh. Neat [19:48:18] * Tetsuko pulls her black and silver watch out. "Did you find it?" [19:48:28] * Emily makes her way to the roof of the school, her boots clacking as she walks briskly through the halls. [19:49:45] * Saede grins widely. "I knew it. She knows something." [19:49:48] Yyyyeah, that's not good. [19:49:52] * Saede moves to follow. [19:50:03] * Maya tags along! Once again, she does not trip. [19:52:55] * Tetsuko is quite good at not tripping, but she's also not racing to get there. [19:52:57] * Natsumi makes it up to the roof. "Uh... I guess the watch makes it look like spooky and red?" [19:55:18] * Suzu doesn't go to the roof immediately, she tries moving the watch a few minutes later first. [19:56:52] Hey, hey, you. Foreigner girl [19:57:26] * As she adjusts the watch to a later time, the red dot shrinks, then vanishes. By four minutes past 8, there's no sign of the red dot. The rest of the image is smudged and dark. [19:57:38] * Emily turns. "Oh, another one of you. Jolly good." [19:58:15] * Saede cocks her head at the new girl, noting the accent in the back of her head. "Nice watch," is all she says. [19:58:29] * Maya waves from behind Saede. [19:59:25] * Suzu frowns and heads up to the roof. [20:00:10] * Emily turns back. "We can compare accessories another time. I have a cancer to excise." She opens a satchel at her side and produces a scalpel, then flips her watch open with the other hand. "Time Cat, I'm beginning the operation." [20:01:05] * Saede chuckles under her breath. "Heh, Time Cat." [20:01:19] * Suzu makes it up to the roof. "So, four minutes until the red dot is gone, and everything goes dark." [20:01:31] * Emily turns. "Pardon?" [20:01:45] You call him Time Cat. That's great [20:02:22] * Saede glances behind her and back at the new girl. "The wallflower is Maya. This is Natsumi and Tetsuko. We can see him too." [20:03:26] * Emily nods. "Dame Emily Chamberlain. I'd say it's a pleasure, but I'd say it's a little too early to say for sure." She turns to Suzu. "What was that about everything going dark?" [20:04:16] * Suzu blinks, turning to Emily. "I advanced the watch by a few minutes past eight. The further I got, the smaller the dot was. It dissappeared at four minutes and the image went dark and blurry." [20:04:55] Ah... operation? Well, we should probably do something to... wait, can we help? [20:05:25] Do you know what caused that? [20:06:05] We know where, but not what or why. Time Cat suggested we cut it out, but that may be irresponsible. [20:06:28] * Saede laughs. [20:06:42] If we cut away a timeline, it might cause further instability. Or cascade. Or end time immediately. Really, there's myriad ways this could go horribly wrong. [20:07:26] Cut it out. You're going to cut time with a knife [20:07:53] I'm monitoring time with a watch. [20:08:00] Metaphor seems to be the order of the day. [20:08:09] * Saede smiles and shrugs. "Fair enough." [20:08:15] * Saede looks into her watch. [20:08:16] You can indeed "cut it out". This one doesn't seem like it will be any trouble at all. It hasn't taken any time to integrate itself with the timeline. It would be like removing a rock that was thrown through an open window. [20:08:22] Hey, Schroe-chan. I want a bigger knife. [20:08:38] Then: Who threw it? [20:09:18] Someone who wanted to make us go away? [20:09:28] Someone who doesn't like school. [20:09:29] * Maya shrugs. "Although you'd have to be, like, boring and evil to want that." [20:11:09] Hell if I know what's causing it... [20:11:21] * Suzu tries to find the exact spot the red dot was at. [20:12:14] * It's simple enough to find. It hovers about a couple meters above the rooftop. [20:12:34] * Suzu points her watch at it and slowly moves the time back from 8. [20:12:51] * Tetsuko looks up. "That's hard to reach with knife." [20:14:00] I dunno. You look like you can jump at least that high. [20:14:11] * Saede looks at it through her own lens doubtfully though. [20:14:26] * On Suzu's lens, the red dot vanishes and the image grows a little more clear. [20:14:31] Still... uh... I sure can't. [20:14:46] Most jumping attacks are coming down on targets, not for hitting high up ones. [20:14:57] * Saede smirks. [20:15:21] * Saede cocks her head at Suzu, calling out. "Hey, Girly-Girl. What do you see?" [20:18:21] * Suzu turns and eyes Saede coldly. "My name is Suzu Yoshida, not girly-girl. And the dot dissappears and the image clears after a few minutes." [20:19:50] * Suzu looks back at the watch. "So, you said that in the future you'd told us what to do. Is that now?" [20:20:32] * Emily blinks. "Yoshida..." She pauses. "Ms. Yoshida, I'd wager that you're relatively light. Were I to give you my knife, would you climb onto my shoulders and stab the anamoly?" [20:21:10] Would that... make it angry? [20:21:24] * Suzu blinks. "I suppose I could do that." [20:22:55] * Saede , already somewhat slovenly in her carriage, appears to wilt onto the ground as she sits on her haunches and watches the other girls. [20:23:04] This could... get interesting. [20:23:41] That seems to be the case. This one will offer little to no resistance. Ensure the correct time is selected, speak the activation phrase, and destroy it. [20:23:51] I have a wooden sword, but I don't know if it's any good for attacking invisable things [20:24:18] ...what activation phrase? [20:24:30] Seconded. Time cat, what activation phrase? [20:29:10] [We'll find out next week!] [20:29:14] [Session End!] [20:40:07] [Actually, time cut] [20:40:28] * After speaking the phrase, you find yourselves in different outfits. [20:41:32] Oh, weird! [20:41:37] * Suzu looks down at herself, disbelieving. "Well, I knew this was coming but somehow I still don't believe it." [20:42:05] * Emily blinks. "That looks as though it would feel strange." [20:42:10] * Saede looks at the others, and then at herself. "Huh. Neat." [20:42:51] I... uh... wha? [20:43:11] * Maya looks down at herself. "I... this is the gaudiest thing." [20:43:31] * Tetsuko looks at her new sword and draws it out. [20:43:44] Hm. Everyone gets a knife except me [20:43:46] * Suzu reddens a bit. "This is so embarassing." [20:44:04] * Saede looks around and spots a part of the roof where some construction was abandoned. [20:44:18] * Natsumi punches at the air a bit. [20:44:47] * Saede picks up a long piece of metal that tapers into wicked points. [20:44:57] So, uh, what now, Schroedinger? Do I stab the thing with that knife or do I get a plastic wand or something? [20:45:09] * Emily looks back at Suzu. "You'd think, given the terribly practical and necessary nature of what we're doing, the uniforms would be less... fetching." [20:45:37] * Saede smirks as the thing sparkles and sprouts a ribbon that ties itself around where the hilt would be. [20:45:39] Neat, [20:45:55] * Up in the air, you spot a bizarre rip in space. It hurts your head just trying to look at it and understand it. An obsidian crystal seems to be stuck through it, holding it open. [20:46:36] As you can see, it hasn't managed to really blend in. Simply smash it, and this task will be complete. [20:47:07] * Tetsuko looks at the crystal. "There must be a rule against that, but I don't know what it is." [20:48:04] Now, bigger knife. I can reach this. [20:48:08] * Saede swings for it. [20:48:56] * Maya seems to not have a sword or a knife, but a needlessly large ironbound tome on a chain shackled to her right wrist. "Saede, do you know what you're doing?!" [20:49:13] No. [20:49:17] * Saede swings for it again. [20:49:52] * The obsidian clatters to the ground as the strange weapon strikes it. It cracks a bit. [20:50:12] * Suzu reddens further, and checks herself for some sort of weapon. "Oh come on, she gets a sword and all I get is a frilly skirt?" [20:50:54] ... wow. [20:51:01] I'm beginning to doubt the logistical competancy of Time Cat. [20:51:25] * Natsumi punches at the air a few more times. A small burst of flame erupts where she stops her fists. "Hey, neat! Check this out!" [20:51:43] * Tetsuko looks. "It would be easier to hit if it wasn't so high up." [20:51:45] * Saede walks over to where the crystal fell and nudges it with her foot. [20:52:10] (Gah, I fail at scrolling!) [20:52:26] * Saede stands over it and uses the sharp end of the hilt to bash at it some more. [20:52:30] Hard sucker [20:52:43] May I? [20:52:49] * It rolls over, slightly. For an instant, Saede sees some kind of image on its surface. [20:52:58] Hey, I wanna break it! [20:53:15] * Unfortunately, Tetsuko and Natsumi are too slow, and Saede smashes the crystal. [20:53:18] * Saede blinks, as if suddenly unsure. She looks again . [20:53:21] \Uh, sure [20:53:23] Go ahead [20:53:49] * A crack appears, then spreads, fracturing into an impossibly large number of pieces, then crumbling to dust. [20:54:07] Ah. [20:54:12] Fascinating. [20:54:14] Aww. [20:54:17] * Tetsuko puts her sword away. [20:54:29] * Natsumi punches the air again. "It's just not the same. [20:54:34] Well done. [20:54:56] * Emily kneels next to the dust, producing a test tube from her satchel and carefully scraping some inside. [20:55:03] * Saede picks up her watch. "You. I saw something." [20:55:11] That was... simple enough. [20:55:41] * Maya looks at her mega-sized book. "... I don't like to read *this* much. Do I?" [20:56:05] You saw, but I assume you didn't comprehend it. [20:56:24] * Saede still looks almost sleepy, eyes half-lidded and hazy, but there is a tension in her shoulders as she holds her watch up. [20:56:32] Maybe it's like a tessen. It's not for reading, but hitting people with. [20:56:47] Talk to me, Fuzzy. Before I decide I don't like this anymore [20:57:32] * Suzu grumbles a bit. "Why do I even care that I don't have anything cool, this whole thing is dumb." She looks herself over again. "At least the outfit isn't quite as embarassing as I was expecting." [20:58:30] The phenomenon makes timelines into impossibilities and absorbing them into its mass. [20:59:06] So it... eats maybes? [20:59:07] * Saede looks at the watch and then at Emily. [20:59:10] Huh? [20:59:17] And turns them into never-weres? [20:59:32] In a matter of speaking, I suppose. [20:59:39] Ugh. [20:59:50] * Saede looks at Maya. "You know what he's talking about then?" [21:00:18] * Emily looks at Saede. "Hm?" [21:01:05] Vaguely. It's... this. Our daily whatever. That thing smashes it all up and basically vacuums them up. [21:01:16] * Maya points. "Well, it did until you wrecked it. [21:01:58] * Saede looks at her weapon, almost guiltily, before looking bored again. "Well, he told us to. Now what?" [21:02:29] I guess we wait for the next one? I mean, the outfits are okay, but... [21:02:58] There's a small switch you can use to return to exactly where you were before and re-enter the normal flow of time. [21:03:20] * Suzu folds her arms, looking a bit awkward. "So are we destroying possibilities or was that crystal doing it?" [21:03:58] The phenomenon was doing so. [21:05:10] Fully absorbing a timeline seems as though it would add a terrible amount of mass. [21:05:50] * Saede sniffs through her new outfit's mask. "Hard suckers." [21:05:52] It's larger than it looks. [21:06:17] You can only view three of its dimensions, after all. [21:06:30] Ah. [21:06:39] Well, we punched it good anyway. [21:06:52] ... okay, now my head hurts. [21:07:20] Alright, Ears. Now it comes down to the nitty gritty [21:07:33] What do we get for doing your work for you? [21:07:46] I guess that...kind of makes sense. [21:08:18] I'm not sure why we need the big show and special effects just to break a stone though. [21:08:39] * Saede looks at Suzu and smirks. [21:08:45] As an immediate reward, your timeline continues to exist. [21:08:52] No goofy looking monster gonna pop out of that while we're not looking? [21:09:02] You think this is over? Oh, no. I think Furry here is just getting started with us. [21:09:12] I just wanna know why I'd want to keep playing [21:09:23] Not to mention, it breaks up the day a bit, doesn't it? I know all I had to do was a bit of work for the family. [21:09:38] Well, it's better than not existing... [21:09:44] * Maya looks for the switch on her watch. [21:10:13] * Maya finds one easily [21:10:43] You DID say this one wasn't going to defend itself or something, didn't you. [21:10:49] So that's not normal? [21:11:20] * Saede looks at Maya, shrugs and follows suit. [21:11:24] * Maya pauses, takes a deep breath, and gives it a flick. [21:11:31] This one has only arrived recently. It hasn't yet had a chance to gorge itself. [21:11:44] * Emily frowns. [21:11:47] Wait. [21:11:59] * Tetsuko nods like that makes sense. [21:12:27] * Saede pauses and looks up. [21:12:29] * Emily pulls a marker from her bag, and draws a crystal. She then draws a platform the crystal is resting on and a set of spindly legs. [21:12:32] Like that? [21:13:42] Similar, yes. [21:14:17] So, it's some kind of time-parasite? [21:14:33] Perhaps. Or... More accurately, a virus. [21:15:09] It appears our timeline is the sick old man of the multiverse. [21:15:55] Great. And we get to play doctor [21:16:09] * Saede fiddles with her mask. "Huh." [21:16:11] So we're uh...antibodies? Is that what you call them? [21:16:12] It's important to take care of your elders. [21:16:40] I hate old people [21:16:46] Unless you would prefer to be broken down and converted into its body, then yes, you would get to play 'doctor' [21:17:45] * Saede (Mads@68-115-25-151.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com) Quit (Quit: ~ Trillian Astra - www.trillian.im ~) [21:17:57] [Session End] End of #MagicalGirls buffer Thu Feb 10 21:20:11 2011