Start of #Magicalgirls buffer: Fri Feb 18 06:23:03 2011 [17:59:55] [A few days have passed since that strange event where you prevented the disappearance of the school.] [18:00:48] [At 8 PM that day, nothing happened, and the newspaper from tomorrow changed.] [18:01:04] [None but you remember that newspaper ever reporting differently.] [18:02:39] [What have you been up to since them?] [18:04:34] * Tetsuko 's gone to her kendo club and was reminded to do some of her homework so her grades are up for the week. [18:05:12] * Maya has been furiously exploring just what her watch does since, in-between reading up on her latest novel and prepping fixin's for some mean curry later on. [18:05:30] * Natsumi attended soccer practice, and has been paying extra closer attention to her fitness. [18:06:51] * Emily 's been spending her time reading, filling out reports, and noodling on her guitar. In her spare moments, she's been investigating the properties of her watch as best she can without risking breaking it. [18:06:54] * Saede carries on much as usual, doing the bare minimum necessary for schoolwork whilst playing sales rep for her dad's operation. She keeps her watch close though, and looks at it on occasion. [18:07:24] * Saede also begins to note the movements of her new acquaintances at school whenever she can. [18:10:07] * Suzu has been experimenting with the watch, occassionally wandering around town and looking at things through the lens, but otherwise carries on as normal. She does seem a bit jumpy, and has been mostly avoiding the other girls. [18:12:47] [Shortly after school, on this day, Suzu's phone rings.] [18:12:52] [Session Start] [18:14:01] * Suzu answers the phone. "Hello?" [18:15:19] * LadyCrystal is now known as Maya [18:15:41] Ah... Hi Suzu... I was wondering. If... well, since you like singing and all... there's a karaoke place, Light Music... I was wondering if you wouldn't mind going... if it's okay, I mean. [18:20:05] * Suzu frowns. "Sorry Mika, I'm busy today." [18:20:32] Oh... okay... maybe next time... [18:21:13] * She hangs up [18:24:12] * Elsewhere, Maya sees Mika hang up her cell phone, looking a little down. [18:25:29] * Suzu pockets her phone, grimacing slightly. [18:25:29] * Maya wanders over, curious. She doesn't turn off her tablet -- looks like she's reading some iffy fantasy nonsense. "Something the matter?" [18:25:56] * Mika looks up. "Oh... I was hoping to see if Suzu might want to go to karaoke after school today, but she's busy today." [18:27:13] Ah... is there anyone else you can ask? [18:28:16] Well, if you're interested... [18:30:28] I... ah... [18:30:44] * Maya makes a face, but seems to not want to let Mika down any more. "I can come, y-yeah..." [18:31:10] * SHe brightens up. "Really?" [18:34:00] Oh, do you know anyone else who might come? [18:34:23] Uh-huh. I need to get out more, anyway... ah... well... maybe some of my friends, but they might be busy... [18:38:15] * Mika nods, but looks hopeful. [18:39:15] * Maya looks to her phone (everyone has one!) and nervously starts dialing the few numbers she has -- she's got to be able to find someone... [18:39:34] * Saede's phone rings. [18:42:07] * Saede blinks. "Ah?" She pulls her phone from her bag and looks at the number. She cocks her head and flips the phone open. "Yo." [18:43:28] Hey, Saede... uh. I was invited to go out for karaoke, and I was wondering if you were interested... [18:44:51] Ohhhh... hmmm... [18:45:34] * Saede smiles slowly, looking up at the ceiling. "Wallflower, right? Sure. Sounds interesting. Sure, I'll go." [18:47:18] Cool, thanks! [18:47:27] * Maya looks to Mika. "Directions?" [18:47:48] * Mika gives directions [18:49:21] * Saede nods. "I know the place. I'll see you there then." [18:49:39] * Saede hangs up. [18:49:50] * Mika looks on hopefully. [18:52:00] Saede said she'd come! [18:52:07] * Maya sounds like she succeeded at something for once! [18:52:53] * Mika smiles! :D [18:53:38] ANyone else? [18:54:57] Uh... [18:56:45] * Maya shoots out an text message to the others, making the offer for karaoke fun! [19:00:44] * Some time later, Maya, Mika, and Saede end up in front of the karaoke club. Tetsuko and Natsumi run by and spot them. [19:00:59] Hey, it's them! The others. And what's her face. [19:01:39] * Tetsuko looks. "It looks like a normal face to me." [19:01:56] Yo [19:02:22] * Saede looks around and cocks her head. "We're missing two." [19:03:20] * Natsumi walks up. "Hey, hey, good to see you." [19:04:13] I did the best I could... which is... rather good, given what I usually do. [19:05:51] * Mika looks pleased. "Thanks for coming." [19:08:08] * She steps towards the building. As she enters, the sign briefly flickers to say "Sound Institute", then back to "Light Music". [19:08:49] * Tetsuko follows. [19:09:27] * Saede squints at the sign a moment before entering, following behind Maya. [19:09:29] * When Tetsuko enters, Mika is nowhere to be seen. [19:10:07] * Tetsuko stops near the door and looks around for the missing girl. [19:10:42] * Maya notes the flicker, and her concern rises. As soon as she's in, she looks around as well. "Uh... Tetsuko?" [19:11:01] Huh [19:11:14] * Tetsuko turns around. "Where did Mika go?" [19:11:59] * The inside looks perfectly normal sa far as karaoke places go [19:12:13] Dunno... did she go further in? [19:12:17] Maybe she booked a room already... ? [19:13:01] One way to find out. [19:13:09] * Saede heads for the desk and asks around. [19:13:58] Ah.. [19:15:46] * The person at the desk shakes her head. "Sorry, I haven't seen her. You're the only people I saw come in." [19:16:05] * Maya sticks with Saede, since she always seens to know what she's doing... but as soon as she hears that, she swallows audibly. [19:16:10] ... wait a moment. [19:17:51] * Saede smirks. She turns to Maya. "Well, that was quicker than even I thought." [19:18:06] No... one second. [19:18:32] * Maya walks back outside, and immediately puts her watch into scanning mode, fiddling with it while focusing the lens on the karaoke joint. [19:18:45] What's going on? [19:19:00] I think I went into the wrong place. [19:19:10] * Tetsuko goes back outside to try and find the right one. [19:19:29] * Saede looks thoughtful. "Well, maybe one of us did..." [19:19:31] * Maya doesn't see anything in particular, but she's noticing that the karaoke place, when viewed through the lens, has a weird red tint to it. [19:20:17] No, I think this is the right one... just.. something's wrong with it. [19:21:30] * Saede looks through her own watch. [19:21:42] * Saede sees the same thing [19:21:49] We should fix it then. I don't want to keep Mika waiting. [19:22:29] Any ideas? [19:23:00] Go in and look around, I guess? [19:23:24] We were just in there. Hold on. [19:23:28] * Saede gestures at Maya. [19:23:31] Try calling her. [19:27:12] Right! [19:27:20] * Maya pulls out her phone and does just that! [19:27:58] We're sorry. The number you have dialed is not available at this time. Plese try again later. [19:28:29] * Saede judges from Maya's face that that was a dead end too. [19:28:38] Hmmm. More and more interesting. [19:30:26] Did her phone get eaten too? [19:32:28] Eaten by what? A cannibal karaoke club? [19:32:54] ... nothing. [19:33:03] * Maya heads back inside, frowning deeply all the while. [19:33:24] Shoot, we gotta let the others know, don't we? [19:33:37] This wasn't my fault, by the way. [19:33:47] * Saede looks from one girl to the next. "You do what you want to. I'm going to go look around." [19:33:58] * Saede slips inside and into one of the halls. [19:34:30] I'm not sure. [19:37:04] * Maya is poking round already, checking to see if she can spot the missing schoolgirl. [19:37:32] * No sign of her. Rooms rae either locked or empty. [19:38:15] * Saede looks at Natsumi. "Alright then. The others. Do you know HOW to let them know?" [19:38:31] Well... uh... did you get Suzu's number? [19:38:44] Maybe with our new magic watches. Didn't we hear them through it last time too? [19:39:02] I dunno how to work that thing! [19:39:14] Still nothing. This has to be an anomaly... thing. [19:39:43] * Saede jerks her head towards Maya. "Ask the Wallflower. It looks like she's been playing with it." [19:40:05] Hey, Maya, you know how to get Suzu? [19:42:45] * The only thing of note seems to be a few vending machines and the occsaional magazines and other reading material in the lobby. [19:46:30] * Saede suddenly remembers. "Wait. I think she gave her number to me for an emergency too." [19:46:42] * Saede pulls her phone out and calls Suzu. [19:47:26] * Suzu's phone rings, assuming she hasn't turned it off or set it to silent [19:47:38] * Tetsuko leafs through the magazines in case they mention people disapearing in karaoki bars. [19:48:09] * They don't mention anything along those lines [19:48:24] * Suzu picks up her phone, eyeing the name that comes up with some curiousity, and then answers. "Hello?" [19:48:50] Yo. Remember me? [19:49:26] I remember. Is there something I can help you with? [19:50:49] Listen. You remember the others too, right? One of their friends are misisng, and it looks like it involves the weird stuff with our watches. We're at a light music karaoke joint. [19:51:08] Think it might be something you could help us with? [19:51:24] * Suzu frowns. "Someone went missing? Do you know who it is?" [19:51:46] Her name was Mika, I think [19:52:20] * Suzu pales. "I...did you say Mika?" [19:52:52] * Saede looks at Maya, eyebrow raised. "I dunno, she's HER friend. Hey, Wallflower. Mika, right?" [19:58:27] Yeah, same gal [19:58:27] * Let's just say Maya nods. [19:58:29] Why? [19:59:21] * Suzu practically yells into the phone "I'll be right there!" before hanging up and taking off at a dead run. [20:00:23] * Before long, but not before Suzu has to call back to actually get directions, Suzu arrives. [20:01:12] * Saede waves at the others with a flourish. "And no one else has disappeared!" [20:01:22] * Saede deadpans. "Now what?" [20:01:28] I don't know. [20:01:39] * Suzu arrives at the karaoke place, gasping for breath, having run full speed the whole way. "Where...what...what happened?" [20:02:40] The karaoke club ate her or something. [20:03:29] * Suzu leans on the wall for support. "Mic-Mika just...vanished?" [20:03:54] * Tetsuko nods. [20:03:56] * Saede shrugs. "Nobody knows where she went and we can't find her. Also..." [20:04:16] Look at the place through your watch. It's this weird red color [20:04:38] * Saede scratches her chin. "And just before all that... the sign changed somehow." [20:04:46] It said one thing. And then it said something else. [20:06:27] * Suzu finally catches her breath. "Emily isn't here yet?" [20:07:28] Well, I guess the watch didn't go off or anything [20:07:34] * Tetsuko shakes her head. [20:07:49] Tch. Foreigner girl? She doesn't look like she'd have a phone, does she? [20:08:01] * Saede looks up. "Or come to places like this." [20:08:20] * Suzu takes hers out and opens it, tapping angrily on the glass. "Hey! Schroedinger! How do I talk through this thing?" [20:09:06] * The cat's face slowly fades into view. "Oh, hello." [20:09:31] Hey! Hurry up, I need to call Emily somehow. [20:09:59] Oh, there's no need to worry. I let her know that you will have had called me to ask her to come. [20:10:15] * The cat does an imitation of a bow. [20:11:17] * Suzu blinks, trying to process that, and then glares. "Thanks." she adds, irritably. [20:11:56] * Emily steps out of an old timey limousine that just pulled up on the curb, all its glass heavily tinted, and smoothes her dress. As soon as she shuts the door, the limousine eases into traffic again. "My apologies, I got caught up in traffic. I understand you were having difficulties?" [20:13:03] * Tetsuko nods. [20:13:19] It...looks like more weird time stuff. We gotta hurry, Mika vanished into there! [20:15:03] * Emily nods, and begins scrolling back through time with her watch, looking for the moment of disappearance. [20:16:12] * Suzu does the same, her knuckles white from how hard she's clenching the watch. [20:17:58] C'mon.... [20:18:18] * Tetsuko watches Suzu and Emily. [20:19:26] * It takes some time, but as you scroll past the fifteen minutes ago mark, the red tint vanishes and returns, a lot like flipping past an out-of-place frame in a flip book [20:20:04] * Emily frowns. "Was she lost fifteen minutes ago?" [20:20:25] Just about [20:20:28] We're looking at a point where it was briefly in phase with our timeline, it seems. [20:20:51] She walked into the wrong door? [20:21:01] She walked into the right door in a different universe. [20:21:44] Barring any sudden revelations from Time Cat about what this means, it seems like our best bet might be to find a way to force it back into phase long enough to mount a rescue operation. [20:22:13] Great. No wonder we couldn't find her. We've been looking in the wrong universe [20:22:17] Or, perhaps, convince that dimension to give us its Mika to restore the balance. [20:22:22] Can you look forward until it's that door again? [20:22:37] For all intents and purposes, it should be a practically identical girl. [20:22:48] * Emily nods, and begins winding her watch forward. [20:23:02] Practically identical? [20:23:09] So she's...trapped in another timeline? Or... *she looks back at the watch* Schroedinger, that's the worst that could happen, right? [20:23:13] * Saede glances at Suzu. "Think that's good enough for her?" [20:23:16] * Suzu sounds sort of desperate. [20:23:44] * Emily frowns. "...Probably not. I suppose we'll have to find this universe's iteration of the girl." [20:25:11] * Saede mmmmmms, a sound not unlike purring. "Just say when." [20:26:03] * Suzu looks up at Emily, her expression inching towards horrified. "We have to save her, not some other girl who's almost the same!" [20:26:52] * Suzu looks away, her voice trailing off. "She's probably so scared right now..." [20:27:11] * Emily frowns and looks away. "I... I was just presenting our options." [20:27:58] If we're lucky, Girly Girl, the way this works, we could find her and take her back before she even knows she was gone. [20:27:59] Very well. We'll retrieve this universe's Mika. [20:28:08] * Saede bites on a finger solemnly. [20:28:10] Maybe. [20:28:11] If we can recover that universe's Mika as well, we can consider it a bonus. [20:29:40] * Maya (Darkheart@fl-67-235-204-88.dhcp.embarqhsd.net) Quit (Quit: Bluh bluh wait I don't read MSPA.) [20:29:51] [Session End] [20:29:54] * Saede (Mads@68-115-25-151.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com) Quit (Quit: ~ Trillian Astra - www.trillian.im ~) [20:30:04] * Suzu is now known as Yon [23:42:25] * Tetsuko (RanDoMs@c-76-103-147-44.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: z) [02:28:44] * Yon is now known as sleepyon [06:10:14] * Emily is now known as Charles [11:08:39] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [11:11:45] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) has joined #MagicalGirls [11:19:00] * sleepyon is now known as Yon [11:23:14] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [11:24:32] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) has joined #MagicalGirls [11:27:42] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) Quit (Ping timeout) [12:03:18] * Yon is now known as yongon [13:56:59] * yongon (Yon@wnpgmb1302w-ad01-199-87.dynamic.mts.net) Quit (Ping timeout) [14:22:09] * yongon (Yon@wnpgmb1308w-ad04-240-174.dynamic.mts.net) has joined #Magicalgirls [14:23:49] * yongon is now known as Yon [17:25:08] * Mads (Mads@68-115-25-151.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com) has joined #Magicalgirls [17:33:30] * Charles (CHBoucher@12.157.99.51) has joined #MagicalGirls [17:52:55] So at what point do we try going without RDM or DH? :( [17:53:17] I'll start 15 after, I guess. [17:53:27] Though 15 minutes isn't much [17:55:34] * WeightofTaki (RanDoMs@c-76-103-147-44.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) has joined #magicalgirls [17:58:38] I contain infinant ammounts of z. [17:59:01] Go ahead and go IC. Feeling better, I hope? :/ [17:59:43] * Charles is now known as Emily [18:00:07] I'm just really out of it. [18:00:08] * Mads is now known as Saede [18:00:11] * WeightofTaki is now known as Tetsuko [18:00:20] * Yon is now known as Suzu [18:00:58] [We resume where we left off, with Emily suggesting that recovering a slightly different Mika might be a bonus.] [18:01:00] [Session Start] [18:02:49] * Suzu stares at Emily. "That'd be awful! What about her friends and family over there?!" [18:03:29] * Emily looks slightly confused. "Well, they'd be able to make another, wouldn't- Oh. Of course." [18:03:33] Pardon my confusion. [18:05:04] * Saede stretches. "So do we jump in, or do we change into something more appropriate first?" [18:06:21] Perhaps it would be best to try and enter as subtly as possible, unless another approach is necessary [18:07:08] * Suzu nods, having managed to calm herself slightly. "We need to figure out how to even get in first, right?" [18:07:18] Quite so. [18:07:34] * Emily continues pressing forward in time looking for another alignment like the one fifteen minutes ago [18:08:57] * Without more information, Emily's unable to find any phenomena of note. [18:09:57] * Saede continues to peer at the club entrance through her watch lens. [18:10:21] * Emily frowns. "I can't find another alignment. There's got to be something I'm missing. Schroedinger! What else might factor into this watch that's relevant to this situation?" [18:11:42] * Schroedinger makes his appearance on the lens. "It seems this one is already more deeply rooted." [18:12:07] And what does that mean for our ability to resolve it? [18:12:09] * Suzu looks over at the entrance. "When exactly did you say she dissappeared again?" [18:13:03] Fifteen minutes ago. Twenty now. [18:14:04] What was she doing? Was it a specific door? [18:15:27] The front door. [18:16:00] It means that the damage has already been done. [18:16:53] The damage? What do you mean? It's already too late?! [18:17:02] You'll have to find the point of divergence. It's had time to hide. [18:17:08] * Suzu is starting to sound panicked again [18:17:47] Suzu, calm yourself. Were we not capable of doing this, Schroedinger would likely have already discarded our timeline and tried again. [18:18:09] Hmm [18:19:05] * Saede uses her watch and looks around the front door. If the thing is hiding, maybe it left a trail... [18:20:05] Are you searching for the point of divergence? [18:20:38] * Tetsuko rubs her chin. "Wasn't that when she walked in the door?" [18:20:57] Yeah [18:21:00] To both [18:21:11] * Suzu takes a deep breath. "Right. Right. Sorry." [18:22:36] No need to apologize. Just remember that there'll be time to panic after the operation. [18:22:58] * Emily flips her watch open and begins going back past the disappearance, trying to find the initial point of infection. [18:25:11] What you saw was not the point of divergence, I'm afraid. [18:25:33] Oh. [18:25:43] Then what was it? [18:25:43] * Saede sniffs. "Hmph." [18:26:49] It was an echo of the original state of existence. Through some interference, that became nearly as impossible as every atom of your body spontaneously flying apart at once. [18:27:43] You're saying that the point of diversion is the origin of the universe? [18:27:57] Exactly how much time do we need to spend winding our watches back, then? [18:29:10] Maybe he just means it went back to what this building used to be. [18:29:30] * Saede looks up at said building. "It's a pretty old building." [18:29:42] The short and impulsive one is correct. [18:29:57] I see. [18:30:50] Then we'll have to learn when the building was created. [18:31:19] * Suzu looks thoughtful. "There was that big redevelopment project a while back." [18:33:11] * Emily nods... [18:33:30] * Emily begins circling the building looking for some kind of dedication. [18:34:07] * Saede bursts through the front door and accosts the desk jockey. "Oi, where's the manager?" [18:34:22] * The desk worker looks up. "Huh? The manager? What's the problem?" [18:35:30] * Saede cocks her head. "Does there need to be a problem for me to talk to the manager? When was the club made in this building? Do you know?" [18:36:04] * After looking around a bit, Emily doesn't really see too much interesting around. [18:36:17] * She scratches her head. [18:36:55] * Emily frowns, and presses a finger against her ear. "Hannibal, patch me through to the home office. I need a touch of research done." [18:37:11] Hmph [18:38:29] Certainly, madam. [18:38:53] * Suzu looks around a bit and decides to follow Saede. "Well is there anyone who WOULD know?" [18:39:36] Wait, it might be in the workers manual... [18:39:44] * Emily gets patched through. [18:40:16] * The worker fishes around under the desk, then digs up a worn-looking, yet barely-touched book. [18:40:46] * Emily waits until she hears the call transferred. "Secundus. I need some research done on the history of renovations in our district in Tokyo. Initial date of opening, date of closing, date of re-opening." [18:40:52] Give it here [18:41:14] * Saede takes it and opens it unceremoniously to the first few pages. [18:43:21] * The worker looks nervously at Suzu. [18:43:45] * Saede glances at Suzu. "Help me look, wouldja." [18:45:16] * Suzu smiles at the worker. "Don't worry, she's just really blunt. It's for a school project." [18:45:48] * Suzu goes to help Saede look. [18:49:49] * Through your combined efforts, you discover that the complex was once a market in the later days of the Meiji period until it collapsed in an earthquake. Reconstruction was quick, and the new buildings attracted new businesses. In the mid-Showa era, a young businessman founded it. He was considering a number of names, but the list vanished and he settled for "Light Music", suggested by his then-girlfriend. [18:52:19] * Founded the karaoke club, specifically [18:53:18] * Suzu frowns. "So he lost a list of names?" [18:53:35] * Saede makes a face and looks at her watch. "Do these things even go back that far." [18:54:25] They can. They're very flexible. [18:56:30] The list might hve been eaten. The phenomenon tends to operate like that. Lists. Playing cards. Brake pads. All things that render any number of possibilities impossible. [18:59:30] * Saede purses her lips and looks at Suzu. "Your friend." [19:00:24] * Suzu looks at Saede. "...what about her?" [19:01:47] Is like a playing card or brake pad. [19:02:23] * Saede fiddles with her watch, trying to capture the past time indicated by the manual. She walks back out as she does so, to look for Emily. [19:03:08] * Suzu looks confused. "Wait, are you saying Mika had something to do with the list being found? Or dissappearing?" [19:03:43] * Emily is holding a finger up to one of her earrings and seems to be having an argument under her breath. When Saede comes out, she looks up and releases her grip. "Any luck?" [19:04:16] I'm saying they both got eaten. Yo, Foreigner girl. We found out when this place was made [19:04:32] * Saede tells her. [19:04:54] * Emily nods. "Wonderful." She begins winding her watch back to the dates, looking through it at each. [19:05:19] In all likelyhood, your friend is fine. This chnage took time to propogate, for some reason. [19:05:57] I'm not letting some time parasite eat Mika. No way. [19:06:21] It's already eaten some eighty-three trillion of her. [19:07:19] Eighty-five trillion. [19:07:23] W-w-w-what?! [19:07:58] When you consider that there are an infinite number of potential timelines, that's still rather good odds. [19:08:36] Still, we'd best not let it be eighty-five trillion and one. [19:08:51] * Emily sets her watch to the date of the initial founding and peers through it [19:08:57] You mean eighty-four trillion and one. [19:09:02] That's a lot of Mikas to put back. [19:09:22] Wait, did we just get back a trillion Mikas? [19:09:29] I'm not going to try to think about it too hard. [19:09:37] For certain values of "we", yes. [19:09:39] Good on us! We're really cleaning up in the alternate timelines. [19:09:57] That means we're losing pace, though. I won't have this timeline be the slow one! [19:10:00] * Emily finds the date, but it's a bothersome process, going through every second of every minute of every hour. [19:11:25] Ugh, this is givng me a headache. [19:13:25] * Emily nods. "Quite so." She continues paging through the seconds, looking for a disturbance [19:18:43] * Saede_ (Mads@68-115-25-151.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com) has joined #Magicalgirls [19:18:55] * After some fiddling, the lens pings red. [19:19:56] * Emily nods. "I think I found the root of the disturbance." She relays the date and time to the others. [19:20:02] * Suzu perks up. "Great!" [19:20:35] * Saede (Mads@68-115-25-151.dhcp.mdsn.wi.charter.com) Quit (Ping timeout) [19:21:08] Ah, good let's get the Mikas back. [19:21:33] * Saede_ nods silently. [19:22:04] But... if we resolve the infection, will we get her back? [19:22:21] Or will we just be stranding her in a parasitic timeline? [19:22:27] * Suzu bites her lip. [19:23:55] Schroedinger? [19:24:08] Oh, you expected an answer in this variation. [19:24:37] Well, it's certainly preferable to finding out via trial and error. [19:25:08] Especially given how Suzu seems to insist on having this Mika. [19:25:33] How surprising. In all likelyhood, the timeline will be reset to its original configuration, and Mika will return to her life as if she never found a Light Music coupon. Though Sound Institute, if it ever existed, would have had one tomorrow. [19:25:40] * Suzu grabs her watch with both hands and holds it up real close to her face, glaring nastily at Schroedinger. "I'm getting really sick of you messing around like this." [19:26:30] Messing around? [19:27:44] She's right you know [19:28:15] * Saede_ cocks her head at the cat. "If this is anything like last time, just tell us what to break." [19:28:40] If her friend is going to be okay, like you said, then there's really no more reason to talk [19:28:51] You're so smug with your "I told you in the future" and all that crap. We're the ones doing your dirty work. [19:30:00] It is annoying to have to answer the same question over and over again. [19:30:02] Smug? ... Oh, I see. I seem to have been neglectful in paying attention to time as you experience. [19:31:21] * Emily frowns. "If you're going to act as our handler, one would expect you'd give consideration to linear time. [19:31:44] * Saede_ is now known as Saede [19:32:22] Not to mention the issues of briefing and drafting a group of untrained teenage girls to counter what appears to be a threat to reality as we know it. I've got some serious logistical reservations. [19:33:25] * The cat pauses for a moment. "Very well. I apologize for my ... past? performance. I will take the... time to consider your state from... now on?" [19:35:44] * Suzu takes a deep, somewhat shaky breath. "Okay. Good enough. Now tell me how to get Mika back." [19:36:34] Fiiirsst, you must prevent the list of names from being destroyed. [19:37:12] Great. More clock winding. [19:39:37] Well, let's get on that, then. [19:40:36] How do we prevent the list from being destroyed? Are we actually going back in time somehow? [19:40:37] * Tetsuko digs out her watch. "When was that again?" [19:41:53] Mid-Showa, I believe. [19:42:46] You may go back, but only for that brief instant of a pivotal point. [19:43:54] Excellent. Then we find the point of divergence, prevent the list's destruction, and then get a step closer to restoring time. Sounds simple enough. [19:44:29] * Emily makes a note of the point of initial digression, and then begins searching for the day the list was lost, if such a thing was mentioned. [19:46:52] * Emily manages to find that day. [19:47:34] * Emily begins clicking through the times, trying to find the exact instant. [19:49:15] * After several minutes, through a sheer brute-force approach, Emily finds a red ping around 3:30 that morning. [19:50:33] * Emily relays that time. "There's got to be a simpler way than brute forcing every second of every day. Regardless, I suppose we should... Travel back in time?" [19:51:13] * Saede shrugs. "Sure." [19:51:30] Let's do it. [19:51:44] Okay. [19:52:21] I would not mind a pointer here, Schroedinger. [19:53:06] Hold the upper button down and speak the activation phrase. [19:53:12] * Saede grins. "Should be easy, yeah? We look at time through a watch, maybe cut out a cancer with a knife. So to travel through time..." [19:53:32] Yeah, I"m about ready to do... something. I can't keep up with this investigation stuff. [19:53:44] * Emily nods. [19:54:00] Very well, then. [20:01:16] * Emily holds the top button of her watch. "I was hoping to run more tests first, but... Kronos. Engage!" Lifted off her feet by an unseen force, she twists in midair as her dress shimmers and reforms into a crisp, black fitted coat over a ruffled shirt held shut with golden buttons and a knee-length skirt. Silver epaulettes rest on her shoulders, and her hair shortens to a shoulder-length cut. At her hip is a silver saber, and on her breast a white ros [20:01:22] I... suppose this will do. [20:01:28] (breast a white ros) [20:01:48] * Saede looks up. "Huh. Neat." [20:03:16] * As Emily says that, time seems to freeze, then Emily vanishes. [20:04:51] When the device is active, you are all removed from that instnat in the timeline and enter a different progression through time. Those who activate it are transported to the desired instant. [20:05:48] Sounds good. [20:05:58] * Tetsuko nods and after a moment asks. "Where do the rest of us go?" [20:07:18] In the normal timeline, you vanish. When you deactivate the device, you return to that instant. Emily has not yet returned, so she would not yet be there for you to witness and interact with. [20:09:35] Is that understandable? [20:10:39] * Tetsuko puts a hand behind her head. "I thought we were all going to go with her." [20:11:16] Did you say the phrase? [20:11:24] I think he means that when we transform... we WILL be with her [20:11:37] Oh. [20:11:44] * Saede holds the top button of her watch. "Cold hour... start." Mist conceals her in a flash, and then vanishes just as quickly revealing the same girl, but now in a brief dress accentuated by a universe of frills and lace. On the skirt tail, seemingly upheld by invisible wires, is a gigantic vertical banner with the kanji for 'Revered Tiger' written on it. [20:12:27] * Saede turns around for a brief instant, and on her bare back, an intricate tattoo of a silver, white and blue tiger can be seen. [20:13:20] * Saede finally arrives at Emily's moment [20:13:50] Good to see you made it. [20:15:20] * Saede shrugs. The mask on her face makes it hard to see whether she is smiling or not. [20:15:54] I don't like waiting [20:16:37] * Tetsuko pushes the button on her watch. "Neither time nor space shall tarry my blade... STRIKE!" Her sword apears in her hands and she cuts a hole in time. Then she steps through mid transformation sequence. [20:18:49] * Tetsuko arrives wearing stylized armor in black and silver and you arn't getting a better discription because I can't think. [20:19:07] * Suzu grabs her watch and thrusts it in front of her. "Amethyst Hurricane, Activate!" A howling wind whips around her, strips of white cloth swirling around her like a tornado. When the wind dies down, she stands revealed in her new costume. [20:20:53] * Natsumi pushes the button and clenches the watch in her fist. "Blaze... IMPACT!" An explosive burst of flame envelopes her, and slowly coalesces into a red and white outfit. [20:22:21] * Emily looks around "We're all here? Let's find that list." [20:22:25] * Everyone makes it to this instnat of time. The world looks... very different, though it's still recognizably modern. [20:23:58] * Saede scans the area for clues as to Mika's whereabouts. [20:24:07] * There's no sign of Mika. [20:24:16] * Tetsuko looks for the list. [20:24:21] * Emily looks around, trying carefully not to disturb anything, and then begins to search for the list, looking through the halls and in rooms. [20:24:54] * It looks like the place is being moved into [20:26:55] * Emily begins to search for unpacked boxes, or anywhere else a list about to go missing might be. [20:27:03] * Some exploration finds that the former karaoke rooms were once offices of some sort. Most seem abandoned, but one has a desk with papers of various sorts on them. [20:27:53] * Tetsuko looks at the papers on the desk. [20:28:42] * They seem to have been disturbed, spread across the desk in a rough line [20:28:56] * Or perhaps the owner found it easier to organize them this way [20:29:28] * Tetsuko looks over the side of the desk to see if the trail keeps going. [20:29:32] * Emily checks them for any evidence of the list. [20:30:26] * Saede wanders about the rooms, seeming to ignore all the papers. [20:30:34] * Saede is listening and looking. [20:30:56] * None of the sheets seem to be the list. [20:31:18] * Somehow, against all reason, the banner on her back neither gets caught on anything nor impedes her movements in any way. [20:31:51] * Saede calls out from down the hall. "It doesn't have to be on paper, you know." [20:32:11] * Saede glances here and there looking for odds and ends; blackboards, tape recorders... [20:32:45] * Strangely, the trail of papers, on closer inspection, seems to be falling off the desk. [20:33:09] * Emily frowns, looking at the papers. "Frozen in time." [20:34:15] * Suzu looks around and pulls out her phone, checking to see if it's working [20:35:22] * Suzu finds that her phone doesn't seem to be on her. [20:35:50] * Suzu sighs. "So much for that idea." [20:37:43] * Tetsuko (RanDoMs@c-76-103-147-44.hsd1.ca.comcast.net) Quit (Quit: infinite z) [20:38:09] * Saede finds that a window across the hall was open. And so was one in the desk room. [20:38:46] * Saede smiles, catlike, notifies her comrades, and then investigates. [20:39:15] * Suzu watches Saede. "What're you doing?" [20:39:36] * Emily heads over to Saede. "Yes, what's happening?" [20:39:59] Look at these windows. They're the only ones open in the place. [20:40:41] You think someone snuck in? [20:41:29] * Saede inspects the window ledges and nearby floor. [20:41:43] If they have, they haven't snuck out yet [20:43:09] Then we just need to find them and secure the note. This shouldn't be difficult. [20:44:06] They couldn't have gone far. If we split up, we can catch them [20:45:05] Time's frozen. If we took a nap and then decided to look around, we could catch them. [20:45:27] Still, I suppose it's better to strike while the iron's hot. [20:45:38] * Emily begins searching for the office invader. [20:45:49] * Saede shrugs. "Sorry." She grins. "Force of habit." [20:46:21] * As you pass by the far window, a chill comes over you. [20:48:08] * Suzu shivers. "Anyone else feel that?" [20:49:41] Mm. [20:49:56] * Suzu looks out the window. [20:50:17] * Emily frowns, and looks out over Suzu [20:50:29] * As Suzu spots out, she sees a dark shape that stands out, even against the strange frozen night sky. [20:52:25] * Saede leans out and looks too. [20:52:38] Well. That's certainly a lot bigger than a crystal. [20:53:18] * Emily frowns. "Might prove harder to stop as well." [20:54:27] Nervous? [20:54:29] She draws her sword and pulls her coat aside to reveal a brace of diamond-chambered pistols. "But if we were going to fail, I'm sure we'd have been told. Let's make this happen." [20:54:34] (Adurr) [20:56:44] (Redoing that in a not-dumb format) [20:56:51] * Emily draws her sword and pulls her coat aside to reveal a brace of diamond-chambered pistols. "But if we were going to fail, I'm sure we'd have been told. Let's make this happen." [20:57:26] * Saede pulls a strip of ribbon from her dress as if it were the most natural thing in the world for her to do. The strip wraps about something invisible, which suddenly resolves into her shrapnel war-pick. "Sounds good." [20:58:31] * The dark shape ripples, and a black crystelline tendril slides out. [20:58:50] * You get the feeling that it looks straight at you. [20:59:40] * Suzu scowls once more about her lack of weapon and eyes the monster, cracking her knuckles. [21:00:35] * Suddenly, the crystal cracks, then explodes as a bizarre machine bursts out of it. Mechanical wings and fans decorate its mass, along with a central camera-looking object near the "head" [21:01:09] * Saede cocks her head. "Huh." [21:01:34] It's... rather beautiful. It's a shame we'll have to dismantle it. [21:02:38] I don't care what it looks like. It took Mika. I'm taking her back. [21:02:44] * It hovers and points its fans full-blast through the window, and the papers start to waver. [21:03:20] Down. Now. [21:03:23] * Saede ducks. [21:03:30] * Emily slams the window and hits the deck. [21:05:32] * Suzu dives out of the way. [21:06:49] * The fans suddenly ramp up speed, screaming to jet engine levels and glowing blue-hot. A high-pitched wail shatters the windows, sending huge shards slicing through the air. [21:06:52] [Session End] End of #Magicalgirls buffer Fri Feb 18 06:23:03 2011