Mission 197: "Runner's High"

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tengusaur (02:05:21): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_3sSQ6KNgM
tengusaur (02:07:34): Deep in the night, White Chalice suddenly received a message. A desperate call for help.
tengusaur (02:08:47): It came from nowhere else but the main HQ of Orsini Industries. The city where they're located is under attack by an overwhelming force of unknown attackers, and they offer rewards to anyone who would be willing to help them.
tengusaur (02:09:09): A shuttle was dispatched immediately, with whatever units could be scrambled in this late hour.
tengusaur (02:09:22): That was some time ago. You're all on this shuttle now, getting close to the destination.
tengusaur (02:10:01): The weather is dark, horrible and stormy - the thunderbolts flashing from time to time are the only things that make the night brighter.
tengusaur (02:10:17): What's everyone doing?
griefgathering (02:10:37): Neptune is trying her best to keep herself awake.
cubey@aol.pl (02:11:18): "I'm going. I must go." Who let Felicita join the mission? Yet, here she is. This is about Orsini Industries, so who knows what is her motivation for being here, inside her dark cockpit, Deva looking around like a giant human being.
Meraxa (02:12:20): Richard is... well, one, also trying to keep himself awake, given his recent issues sleeping, only mildly improving. The second is... keeping a wary eye on the Deva. There was probably enough for a single deployment, he supposed. But....
VJockey (02:12:27): Ryou's always up for more money. His own cockpit was pretty dark as well as he leaned back in his seat with arms crossed and eyes closed.
aldo salt (02:13:39): Matthew stands by in his Nova, keeping an eye on Felicita, and not saying anything.
griefgathering (02:13:42): Neptune: "Just...five more minutes..."
tengusaur (02:15:23): Dan: "Stay awake, everyone! We're about to reach our destination!"
tengusaur (02:15:35): Indeed, you're getting close to the city already...
tengusaur (02:15:55): A dark city. The attackers must've gotten the power plant.
griefgathering (02:16:14): Neptune: "Neppu!?" Well, that worked.
tengusaur (02:16:28): However, you're approaching roughly from the direction of the Orsini Industries building, so it doesn't take much effort to see smoke coming from that direction.
VJockey (02:16:35): The Raven's eyes open slowly. "Well... looks like its showtime." -]Main System: Engaging Combat Mode[-
cubey@aol.pl (02:16:46): Felicita: "Don't worry, I'm awake." For someone who has nothing but to sit in a bed all day, day and night have no meaning.
tengusaur (02:17:19): Dan: "Oh boy, it's not good... Whoever we're facing, they're using very strong jamming! I can't see anything on scanners at all!"
aldo salt (02:17:31): "All systems nominal." Matthew sets his Nova moving forward.
tengusaur (02:17:35): If you check your own radars, you can see that what Dan is saying is absolutely true.
cubey@aol.pl (02:18:37): "But, we can still see them, right?" Deva looks around the dark city, a certain sense of wariness in its movements.
Meraxa (02:19:05): Richard: If you have lights, I'd say switch them on.
VJockey (02:19:12): "Don't need lights."
VJockey (02:19:22): -]Nightvision Engaged[-
VJockey (02:19:26): Suck it NEXTs
aldo salt (02:19:44): [Light amplication. Engaged.]
aldo salt (02:19:50): You were saying, Ryou?
griefgathering (02:20:13): Neptune: "Aw man...I could use some nightvision goggles...or a flashlight."
tengusaur (02:20:29): Dan: "There should be some flares here if you need them. You could also try to use lightning to your advantage, though that's not very reliable."
cubey@aol.pl (02:20:37): Deva's main camera flashes ominously, like mobile suits tend to do.
tengusaur (02:20:43): Dan: "Anyway, we're close enough to deploy!"
VJockey (02:21:48): "Good enough for me..."
griefgathering (02:21:54): Neptune: "I'll take what I can get!"
Meraxa (02:22:32): Richard: Felicita... Mind if I have a lift? *He asks, looking up at the Deva*
cubey@aol.pl (02:23:21): "I'm going!" Felicita sounds much more emotional than normal when piloting, almost distressed even. But can you blame her, considering what went through? "I want to talk to Orsini Industries' bosses... when it's all over."
cubey@aol.pl (02:23:31): Deva will pick Richard up in its massive hands before moving out.
tengusaur (02:24:03): You deploy on the dark streets, very close to the Orsini Industries building.
tengusaur (02:24:18): The first thing you notice are the burning wrecks of a few Mobile Suits around...
griefgathering (02:24:22): Neptune: "I think most of us'd love to have a word with 'em too."
tengusaur (02:24:40): The second thing you notice is a machine rampaging through the HQ!
tengusaur (02:25:23): The machine looks similar to Felicita's Deva, but with more normal proportions, and a shoulder-mounted cannon. It's exactly as white, however.
tengusaur (02:25:32): Some of you might've seen this before. It's Brahma!
VJockey (02:25:42): "Most of you. Corporate Bosses are all the same."
aldo salt (02:26:00): Matthew's breath catches. "That unit!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:26:06): Felicita: "It's Brahma! Why... why are you here? What's going on?"
Meraxa (02:26:28): Richard: Of all places-?!
tengusaur (02:26:45): The machine doesn't seem to pay attention to you deploying. Maybe because a voice going from a loudspeaker distracts it.
tengusaur (02:26:56): Orsini boss: "You have to understand...!"
VJockey (02:27:35): "And here they go, trying to talk their way out of certain death"
VJockey (02:27:41): "This should be interesting."
tengusaur (02:27:49): Orsini boss: "The Deva project was cancelled for humanitarian reasons! Controlling the machine required too much sacrifice from the pilot!"
tengusaur (02:28:16): Orsini boss: "We couldn't continue with such a prototype when more humane options were available!"
tengusaur (02:28:32): This evokes an enraged yell from the pilot of the Brahma!
tengusaur (02:28:41): Colomba: "ARGH! Bullshit!!"
tengusaur (02:28:51): Colomba: "Stop with your lies!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:11): Deva freezes mid-step.
tengusaur (02:29:14): The Brahma smashes its fist into the building, destroying a large part of it in a single strike!
cubey@aol.pl (02:29:36): Felicita: "M... Mother?!" Her voice is cracking. "Mother... is that you? What's going on?!"
aldo salt (02:29:38): "–YOU." Matthew declares.
griefgathering (02:29:40): Neptune: "Huh? What, what?"
tengusaur (02:29:53): Colomba: "...Felicita?"
tengusaur (02:30:02): Brahma looks over its shoulder, stopping for a moment.
Meraxa (02:30:04): Richard: ...Oh no...
tengusaur (02:30:31): Colomba: "I'm sorry... I had to pretend I'm dead so they would not take the Deva away from you!"
VJockey (02:31:06): "And now you want revenge I assume?"
cubey@aol.pl (02:31:08): Felicita: "Mother..." An audible sniff can be heard. "Why are you in the Brahma?"
tengusaur (02:31:51): Colomba: "I repaired the machine. It will be the vehicle of my vengeance... Vengeance for everything you had to suffer!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:32:57): "Let's... let's go..." Felicita's voice is barely a whisper now, audible only because of audio amplification. "Let's go away from here, let's live together, Mother. There's no... there's no need to kill other people like this."
tengusaur (02:33:09): Colomba: "Felicita..."
tengusaur (02:33:37): Colomba: "These are the people who hurt you so much... They deserve to be punished!"
tengusaur (02:34:35): Judging from her voice, she's on the edge of a breakdown.
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:04): "N... no. No, that's not right." Felicita's voice is getting louder. "Attacking the whole city, that's not right. Mother, you don't have to do this. Please..."
aldo salt (02:35:05): "Richard…" Matthew communicates on the comm line. "Felicita's mother must be operating the Brahma without the stabilizing drugs."
cubey@aol.pl (02:35:35): "This is wrong. You can't kill so many people just because of that..."
tengusaur (02:35:39): Colomba: "Don't you understand...?! This is for you!"
tengusaur (02:35:53): Colomba: "If you're unwilling to listen, I will have to punish you as well, Felicita!"
griefgathering (02:36:08): Neptune: "Hey! That's too much!"
Meraxa (02:36:09): Richard presses his ear, activating a small comm. "I don't doubt it..."
cubey@aol.pl (02:36:11): "No! Mother, I don't want this!" A desperate cry out.
tengusaur (02:36:19): Colomba: "Maybe then you will listen!"
tengusaur (02:36:30): The Brahma turns towards your units and gets ready to attack!
tengusaur (02:36:45): And at the same time, several shots are fired from the city's direction at you!
tengusaur (02:37:05): None of them hit, thanks to darkness, but you can see further bogeys approaching among the empty streets!
Meraxa (02:37:05): Richard: Wha-?!
tengusaur (02:37:42): You can see bipedal walker mecha, as well as larger humanoid ones, armed with rifles, bazookas and glowing laser swords...
tengusaur (02:37:43): Ostrich
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OWL
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VJockey (02:38:00): "...Mirage Corporation MTs"
Meraxa (02:38:10): Richard: What are they doing here?!
VJockey (02:38:16): "Looks like they're up for a hostile takeover"
aldo salt (02:38:18): "Mercs." Matthew snarls.
cubey@aol.pl (02:38:20): Felicita: "What's going on? No, Mother, please stop! Listen to me, please!"
tengusaur (02:38:21): Enemy list: Brahma (Colomba), Ostrich x12, OWL x5

(Initiative order: Matthew, Richard, Neptune, Ryou, Felicita)

tengusaur (02:38:29): (Matthew, Richard, Neptune)
tengusaur (02:38:35): http://www.youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=v31J3arX5Kg
griefgathering (02:39:20): Neptune summons her sheathed katana and draws it from its scabbard. She yells at the new arrivals, even if they can't hear her. "We're in the middle of something important here! Don't get in the way!"
tengusaur (02:39:28): Colomba: "You're lost and confused, Felicita... But don't worry, mom will make it all better!"
tengusaur (02:40:06): Merc pilot: "Target acquired. 3 mecha, 2 on-foot soldiers. This is gonna be easy."
Meraxa (02:40:27): Richard: Felicita... Deal with the others! *Richard yells as he leaps from the Deva's hand, only to scream out Ideigi's name. He disappears, and is soon replaced by Ideigi, towering over the battlefield*
tengusaur (02:40:48): Merc: "...Make that 4 mecha..."
cubey@aol.pl (02:40:52): Felicita: "Don't hurt my Mother! This is... she doesn't talk like that. It's Brahma's fault!"
aldo salt (02:41:04): "Richard…" Matthew says. "Be ready to carve Dr. Arlotti out of her cockpit." *With that, he dashes forward in his Nova, firing a laser shot across the Brahma's bow, missing widely! "Is this what you call motherly love, Colomba Arlotti?"+
aldo salt (02:41:21): "We will not, Felicita. I swear it." Matthew adds.
VJockey (02:41:37): "The OWL units are the ones causing all the ECM interference."
VJockey (02:42:22): "Landing a hit on them in this kind of environment... heh... this is going to be interesting..."
tengusaur (02:42:47): Brahma jumps behind a pile of rubble, avoiding Matthew's laser! And then it emerges on the other side, firing a dozen of beam wires from ports all over its body! (Matthew react)
tengusaur (02:43:37): Colomba: "What do you know about it? You haven't been through anything close to what Felicita had to suffer, when I could only watch! Die!"
Meraxa (02:43:38): Richard: We'll fight her so that you don't have to. *And so Ideigi's fist begins to glow...* SOLAR PUNCH! *And is then thrust forward with a furious might, the energy fist flying... and aimed towards Brahma's feet!+
tengusaur (02:44:44): Brahma tries to avoid this attack as well, but its bright energy at least brushes against its leg armor, damaging it somewhat! But now Colomba fires further beam wires into Richard's direction as well! (react)
tengusaur (02:44:53): (Neptune, Ryou, Felicita)
griefgathering (02:45:17): Neptune: *"Gotcha! I'll help out against these guys!" She starts sprinting forward, in the general direction of the Ostriches and OWLs, but tries her best to use whatever she can find as cover as she does!&
Meraxa (02:45:40): Richard: You weren't the only one's struggling after Second Impact, so don't act as if you're the only one who knows it! *Richard brings Ideigi's shield to the fore, attemping to block the beam wires+
aldo salt (02:46:00): *Matthew triggers his jump-jets, Dom-surfing back and forth, darting between bits of rubble as he dodges. "I know nothing, honestly. I was gestated in an artificial incubator. But from what I've read, mother's do not violently harm their daughters."+
tengusaur (02:46:20): Seeing a tiny human figure approach into their direction, several Ostriches fire their top-mounted cannons into Neptune's direction! The OWLs don't even bother, focusing on bigger targets instead.
tengusaur (02:46:39): Fortunately there's a lot of rubble to provide cover! (Neptune react/continue)
VJockey (02:47:21): *Ryou boosts through the rain slicked streets - manual aiming was a pain... but thankfully he could make up for it with volume, letting loose several rapid bursts from his machineguns at an OWL+
cubey@aol.pl (02:47:43): Felicita: "Go... go away!" *Deva reaches out towards the OWLs, its hand opens and fires a wide yellow beam of destructive energy. Its pilot aims not to hit any buildings, even if it means shooting too high or too low to hit many targets.+
tengusaur (02:48:01): The Nova is cut by the wires in some places, but it mostly fine. Ideigi's shield is cut up severely, but it does a decent job at protecting the giant robot.
tengusaur (02:49:04): Felicita's shot hits an OWL, but it's not a straight hit, because the nimble machine dodges to the side and is only partially burnt. And then it charges forward, slashing with a beam sword! (react)
griefgathering (02:49:13): Neptune: *And while her surroundings are being shot to pieces, she suddenly bursts out of one of the pieces of rubble - glowing purple while trying to slash one of the Ostrich's cannons apart! At the same time... "Henshin!"
griefgathering (02:49:32): If it all works, that should distract the others enough too!+
tengusaur (02:49:56): Neppu avoids the attacks completely, and as she emerges from the rubble, she cuts the cannon straighr off, disarming the Ostrich completely! It can't do crap now.
tengusaur (02:50:32): Ryou's fire rattles against the OWL's armor, damaging it. The OWL brings up its own bazooka, ready to fire...
tengusaur (02:50:39): But then, suddenly...
tengusaur (02:50:45): ???: "An opening!"
VJockey (02:50:57): "..!! That voice-!"
cubey@aol.pl (02:51:17): *Deva draws the beam dagger with its offhand, and as the OWL proceeds with the slash, Felicita slashes back - to parry the attack. "Aaah!" She continues by smacking the OWL with Deva's massive arm, the one that fired the beam this time.+
tengusaur (02:51:32): Another AC leaps out from the darkness, brandishing a laser sword! It cuts into the OWL with it, cleaving the machine in two, and then stands atop its crushed remains!
tengusaur (02:51:35): Oracle
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VJockey (02:51:46): "..."
VJockey (02:51:56): Ryou has always been a consummate professional
VJockey (02:51:58): This...
tengusaur (02:52:05): Evangel: "Ha! Another one down!"
griefgathering (02:52:09): Neptune lands as she completes her transformation into Purple Heart...but she also notices the newcomer. "Another enemy?"
VJockey (02:52:10): "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!?!"
VJockey (02:52:20): Is not one of those times.
tengusaur (02:52:32): Evangel: "Oh look, it's Ryou. What's up? Jealous?"
VJockey (02:52:58): [He was going to take a deep breath. Focus. Focus on the mission.]
griefgathering (02:53:50): Purple Heart: "Freelancer...who is he?"
tengusaur (02:54:04): Evangel: "Yeah, silence. Sounds like you're totally jealous."
tengusaur (02:54:14): Evangel: "What can I say, I'm just better!"
VJockey (02:54:18): "Evangel. Another Raven. He's also a complete idiot."
VJockey (02:54:39): "Looks like he has the same job as we do."
aldo salt (02:54:44): "Is he the one who you fought in the–" Matthew begins to ask.
tengusaur (02:54:50): Evangel: "You say that, but I've done much better job at destroying these guys than you did so far!"
Meraxa (02:55:13): Richard: Matt, keep focused!
VJockey (02:55:34): [Ryou isn't going to answer Matthew's query - but the Merc had a most strained look on his face - like he wanted to strangle the life out of something.]
griefgathering (02:55:46): Purple Heart: "If he's aiding us, I won't complain."
tengusaur (02:55:48): Felicita's desperate attack and response smash the OWL apart, but at the cost of suffering moderate armor damage to Deva from laser sword hitting it in a few places!
VJockey (02:56:07): "Listen to your friend. The mission's all that matters right now."
aldo salt (02:56:49): "Right!" Matthew replies to Richard. "What is our plan? I should be able to snipe the Brahma's arms off cleanly…how do we get her out of the cockpit?"
tengusaur (02:57:00): Evangel: "I'm not here to *help* you, you know. I'm just hired to protect this place, and since our goals are the same... woah!"
aldo salt (02:57:04): This being on a private band, of course.
tengusaur (02:57:25): the conversation is stopped by several Ostriches firing their cannons at Ryou and Evangel, hiding behind obstacles! (react)
tengusaur (02:57:34): (Matthew, Richard, Neptune)
griefgathering (02:57:53): Purple Heart: "Felicita? If you cannot continue...then..." Yes, she sounds pretty worried right now. This is the last thing a suffering girls needs.
Meraxa (02:58:01): Richard: Need to pin her down somehow. With any luck, I can pop the thing open on foot.
VJockey (02:58:27): *Ryou kicks the Nevermore into the air - actually kicking off from building to building as he lets loose with several Napalm Rockets at the Ostriches!&
tengusaur (02:58:48): (no & on reacts, sorry)
cubey@aol.pl (02:59:00): Felicita: "I'm not retreating. I need to... I need to save everyone, Mother too!"
VJockey (02:59:43): +
VJockey (02:59:46): (My bad)
tengusaur (03:00:28): Ryou jumps between buildings like a freakin' superhero, and while the shots still damage his armor lightly, his rockets burn up two of the Ostriches. They give some extra light to the dark fight now!
tengusaur (03:01:04): Evangel dodges on the ground, firing micro-missiles in response and blowing up one Ostrich. He suffers slightly more damage than Ryou, however.
aldo salt (03:01:24): "Well said…Felicita Arlotti!" *Matthew takes aim at one of the Brahma's extended arms. "Nova Burst!" Five lasers lash out at the hand unit, as he attempts to blow it right off!
aldo salt (03:01:25): "Come to your senses, Dr. Arlotti! What is your greatest hope for the future you and your daughter have?"+
griefgathering (03:02:33): Purple Heart: *"Very well." She summons a few swords in the air to provide some light, but they don't stay long as they come crashing down on what remains of the Ostrich team.+
tengusaur (03:03:34): Matthew's laser blasts damage the Brahma's arm pretty heavily, mostly because the machine doesn't try to dodge much. Instead, it braces against the ground, charging up something...
tengusaur (03:04:15): Colomba: "Hope? There is not much hope left... There's only revenge on those who took it away from me!!"
Meraxa (03:04:20): Richard: Now! *And as its stuck still, Richard tries to have Ideigi rush forward, its arm extending to try and push the Brahma to the ground...+
tengusaur (03:04:52): Brahma fires a concentrated beam of bright energy from its chest towards both attackers! (Richard, Matthew react)
tengusaur (03:05:27): Richard manages to smash into the smaller machine, damaging its armor and throwing it off-balance... But not before it fires that beam!
tengusaur (03:05:38): (Ryou, Felicita)
Meraxa (03:06:02): Richard: Shi-! *Yeah Richard hadn't properly expected that. Too close and too much momentum to avoid or block that... Just where had it hit him?!*
aldo salt (03:06:16): *Matthew elects to jump jet straight up to avoid the shot! "Hmmph! And in exchange for revenge, you would forfeit whatever happiness your daughter could experience in the brief time she has left?"+
tengusaur (03:07:10): Two Ostriches are completely destroyed by Purple Heart's swords cutting them apart! Two more decide on another tactic and jump atop buildings, firing homing missiles at her from there! (react)
cubey@aol.pl (03:08:00): *Deva takes off sprinting, running through the empty streets to go around Brahma and approach it from the back. Once it does so, Felicita tries to grapple her mother's unit in a vice-like grip!&
tengusaur (03:08:08): Both Richard and Matthew are severely burned (well, their machines), but all of their systems are still more or less functioning, and Brahma is temporarily on the ground!
VJockey (03:08:23): *The Ostrich units were small fry. Unimportant. The OWLs on the other hand... Ryou tore towards a pair to engage them in close combat - letting loose several bursts of Machinegun fire before tossing the weapons aside to assail them with the intense cutting beam of his Laser Blade!+
cubey@aol.pl (03:08:37): Felicita: "It's not over yet Mother! We can do everything we want to, because... because we're both alive!"
aldo salt (03:09:16): "Geh!" Matthew tumbles a little bit before touching down roughly. "An ambush from behind…you've learned how to use your Deva…Felicita Arlotti." He says to himself.
griefgathering (03:09:27): *Purple Heart opts to use the buildings themselves as cover - she flies between them at high speed and uses her size to her advantage! If there are any that somehow slip past those, then she'll cut them up instead!+
tengusaur (03:10:00): Colomba: "N, no... I mean..."
tengusaur (03:10:05): Colomba: "ARGH...!"
griefgathering (03:10:20): Purple Heart: "Listen to your daughter, Miss Arlotti! There is always hope...!"
Meraxa (03:10:26): Richard: Ha... Ha... I think the system is getting worse!
tengusaur (03:11:41): The Brahma wrestles with Deva, hitting violently with all limbs repeatedly - each strike causes a visible dent in armor! To make it worse, it also fires dozens of beam wires around, hitting nearby buildings and possibly Deva as well! (react)
Meraxa (03:12:03): Richard: ...REALLY getting worse!
aldo salt (03:12:08): #Felicita?
tengusaur (03:12:34): (approved)
tengusaur (03:12:47): Colomba: "The world became hell! I'll burn it all!!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:13:41): "Aah!" *Deva jumps away - Felicita did not expect this kind of resistance. She quickly shoots out finger beam wires of her own, trying to entangle the hostile ones and thus neutralize them.+
tengusaur (03:13:43): Neptune completely avoids the missiles, cutting through the few remaining ones still going into her direction.
tengusaur (03:14:12): Felicita manages to counter a few of the wires, but a few more cut deeper into her machine, damaging it further! And Colomba is free again...
tengusaur (03:14:26): (ah wait)
tengusaur (03:14:34): (waiting to see what defend support does)
tengusaur (03:14:40): (my bad)
cubey@aol.pl (03:15:05): Felicita: "Mother, no! Even if... even if people want to fight and destroy the world, there are does who want to rebuild it too!"
aldo salt (03:15:06): *Matthew charges forward…and catches two of the beam wire in-between his radiator fin blades, holding them! The beam wires begins to heat up his Nova's fins, and then melt them at the edges. "Will you burn your daughter too, Dr. Arlotti! That Deva…her Deva. You built it so she could walk, so she could live a life she never could! Will you destroy that as well?"+
tengusaur (03:15:39): Ryou rushes towards an OWL, showering it with machinegun fire and cutting through it before it can do anything! But he's between the other two now, and one of them fires several accurate bursts of machinegun fire at him, while the other one moves in and tries to cut him in two! (react)
tengusaur (03:16:26): Matthew's defense helps Felicita escape undamaged... But at the cost to even further damage to Nova's armor! It's starting to get pretty bad at this point!
tengusaur (03:16:49): Colomba: "Shut up! Shut up! Stop trying to poison my thoughts!"
tengusaur (03:16:59): (Matthew, Richard, Neptune)
aldo salt (03:17:06): "Grgh!" Matthew grits his teeth as the heat seeps into his cockpit!
Meraxa (03:17:37): Richard: We're trying to save you! *Richard yells at her as Ideigi charges again, trying to pin down the Brahma whilst its busy&
cubey@aol.pl (03:17:49): Felicita: "Mother, you're not like this! What's happening, it's even worse... overdrive mode?!"
VJockey (03:18:17): *He missed one?! Damnit. Nothing for it now. Ryou does his best to tank the gunfire in order to fend off the other OWL's laser blade - attempting to deliver a hard punch into the machine's cockpit and possibly crush the pilot with it+
tengusaur (03:18:29): Colomba: "Brahma's body... It's like my own one now! The instrument of vengeance!"
griefgathering (03:18:39): (Enemy count please?)
tengusaur (03:18:47): Enemy list: Brahma (Colomba), Ostrich x6, OWL x2
cubey@aol.pl (03:19:12): To keep up with Brahma, Deva would have to enter overdrive as well. But it ran dry - if Felicita uses it, she'll go insane, just like her mother... she bites her lip, thinking so hard on what to do that it starts bleeding.
tengusaur (03:19:53): Seeing Ideigi rush into her direction, Colomba turns Brahma's shoulder-mounted gun into its direction!
aldo salt (03:20:02): *But he holds his ground, as the Nova's ablative coating flakes off, surrounding it in a reddish haze! "How can my simple questions be poisoning your thoughts? Unless, deep down, you realize that the Putri system is twisting your mind!" He triggers his jump jets, and tries to lasso-pull the Brahma back and off balance.+
tengusaur (03:20:19): Colomba: "Burn! Hybrid Shell Cannon, fire!"
tengusaur (03:20:53): A large projectile, surrounded by a field very similar to a beam saber's blade, is fired from the canon at Richard with great force! (react/continue)
tengusaur (03:22:02): Matthew catches the Brahma on a lasso... But then it fires further beam wires into his direction, trying to cut through both his snare and Nova itself! (react)
Meraxa (03:22:24): Richard: Guardian Shield! *Richard yells out as he's forced to halt Ideigi in its track, and raise its shield to cast the energy barrier to protect itself+
tengusaur (03:22:49): Tanking the gunfire means Ryou's armor is pretty holey now... His wallet won't like this. But he smashes right into the OWL's cockpit, causing it to slump down!
tengusaur (03:23:10): (Neptune, Ryou, Felicita)
VJockey (03:23:17): [His wallet NEVER likes this. Its a fact of life.]
griefgathering (03:23:21): Purple Heart: *"Your daughter has suffered enough!" She turns to join the others against Brahma too, but not with any attacks for now. Instead, she'll strengthen the others with buffs - it looks like they're gonna need it.+
VJockey (03:23:29): "Last one..."
aldo salt (03:24:24): "Your daughter has smiled aboard the Chalice! She has made friends on the Chalice! She has walked on her own two feet using Kamen Rider suits, fought bravely in combat, saved lives, and made the world better for it! She has found small, shining moments of happiness on the White Chalice, and you could give her more at her side!" Matthew declares.
aldo salt (03:24:25): *He raises his right weapons pod. "Half Nova Lightshow!" He tries to shoot the beam wire node tips out of the air!+
VJockey (03:24:43): *With one more Owl left he swings around to face the other - letting loose a violent Orange-White blade wave before strafing to the left to attack the MT should it dodge!+
cubey@aol.pl (03:25:32): Felicita: "This is not like you, Mother. Even when you were so harsh and cold... you always told me in the end, how you were proud of me. How we will live happily together, ever after. Please say that once again. Please praise me some more!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:26:10): *Deva grabs its dagger again, its surface covered by a beam blade. It rushes in and slashes with the blade, trying to destroy Brahma's shoulder cannon!+
tengusaur (03:27:11): Thanks to Purple Heart's buffs, all those attacks seem pretty damn effective - the beam wires are shot down, and Felicita cuts straight through the cannon, severing it!
tengusaur (03:27:32): Colomba: "Argh! You're a bad girl!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:28:12): Felicita: "Mother... would never call me bad!"
tengusaur (03:28:14): Colomba: "Tell your friends... Tell these voices to be quiet!"
tengusaur (03:28:55): Richard's Guardian Shield takes on the full impact of the fired shot... Which rips the physical shield underneath it from his hands, and sends it flying!
tengusaur (03:29:05): Flying towards the Oracle!
tengusaur (03:29:16): Evangel: "Oh shi-"
tengusaur (03:29:54): The Oracle is hit by the shield, getting smashed up pretty badly!
Meraxa (03:30:09): Richard: Shi-!
tengusaur (03:31:01): Ryou cuts into the last remaining OWL, then cuts into it even more, blowing it up completely! He also notices something unusual before these events occupy his attention...
tengusaur (03:31:18): There's a red machine, skulking in the shadows between the buildings.
tengusaur (03:31:27): It doesn't enter the fight, instead observing from afar.
VJockey (03:31:40): "...Red....... It can't be..."
tengusaur (03:31:47): Other people might notice it too, though it's only Ryou who notices the sign of a "9" on it...
VJockey (03:32:15): [Nineball...]
tengusaur (03:32:25): The remaining Ostriches fire a barrage of missiles and cannon shots at you! (everyone react)
VJockey (03:32:35): "!!"
tengusaur (03:32:47): All of them but one, because this one approaches the fallen Oracle, trying to shoot it up close!
tengusaur (03:33:04): Merc: "Go die in hell, you fu-"
cubey@aol.pl (03:33:18): *Deva jumps around, Felicita trying to foresee where each shot falls and dodging out of the way.+
tengusaur (03:33:46): The Ostrich pilot is interrupted by several grenades hitting his machine from afar, causing it to blow up!
aldo salt (03:34:00): Matthew uses his jump jets to swivel around, placing himself in front of Felicita and Colomba. "Nova Lightshow!" *He tries to shoot down all the incoming missiles!+
tengusaur (03:34:07): ???: "Target eliminated."
Meraxa (03:34:09): Richard: Argh, don't have time for this! *Richard can only try and block with Ideigi's own arms+
tengusaur (03:34:13): A new machine is incoming!
tengusaur (03:34:14): Dual Face
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tengusaur (03:34:33): Evangel: "Whew! Thanks for the save, Zinovie!"
VJockey (03:34:39): *Ryou suffered a lapse in his concentration after spotting the Red AC - doing his best to dodge the incoming fire - massive damage was to be expected-+
VJockey (03:34:46): "The rank one... here?"
tengusaur (03:34:51): Zinovie: "If you can't fight anymore, retreat."
griefgathering (03:35:10): Purple Heart: *"Kh!" Cue a wave of lightning from her sword! Hopefully hitting a few of those incoming shots will cause a chain reaction that will spare her from the rest...or at least minimize the damage...+
tengusaur (03:35:40): Evangel: "In the face of my rival?"
tengusaur (03:35:47): Evangel: "...Tch. It seems I'll have to!"
tengusaur (03:36:37): Defense and dodging attempts are mostly successful, also thanks to focused attempts to shoot down all the missiles! Nobody suffers much more damage, and good because some of you are hit pretty severely now...
tengusaur (03:36:45): Enemy list: Brahma (Colomba), Ostrich x5
tengusaur (03:36:54): (Matthew, Richard, Neptune)
Meraxa (03:38:24): Richard: Matt, got a distraction up your sleeve? *Richard asks, promptly summoning the Paladin Blade as he charges towards the Brahma. He seems to be aiming it in a stabbing motion... albeit down below the cockpit&
VJockey (03:39:41): [Ryou risks a glance at the jet black AC and its unnatural movements... something about it...]
tengusaur (03:40:19): Colomba: "I can see you coming a mile away, and dodge you even more easily!" She fires another huge chest beam at the incoming Richard, rushing away from him - though if he tries, he might still stab into her unit! (react/continue)
tengusaur (03:41:06): Zinovie: "You can look later. Focus on the mission."
VJockey (03:41:20): "...Understood."
tengusaur (03:41:32): Zinovie's voice is almost robotic.
aldo salt (03:41:45): "Richard…please." Matthew says with good humor. *He revvs the throttles, and the Nova leaps forward at full speed, jets roaring as it charges at the Brahma's back. He swings it's left arm back, then forward…driving red-hot radiator fins into one of the Brahma's legs!+
Meraxa (03:41:58): Richard: *And indeed he will try, disregarding even the damage to Ideigi! Why? Because if he manages to stab the machine, he's going to open up Ideigi's cockpit and leap out, sliding down the flat of the blade. On his back would be a familiar sword...+
Meraxa (03:42:29): [Meanwhile, on a table in the Chalice, reads a note: 'Dear Isaac, borrowing your sword...']
tengusaur (03:43:46): Brahma is knocked off-balance by Matthew's maneuver, letting Richard stab into it and run down the giant sword!
tengusaur (03:44:05): Ideigi gets damaged critically, but that's not important right now...
tengusaur (03:44:41): But what *is* important is that three Ostriches are firing their cannons, one aiming at Richard and two at Nova! (react you two)
tengusaur (03:44:46): (Neptune, Ryou, Felicita)
aldo salt (03:44:47): [Isaac is drinking a lovely cup of tea, which his nose gets to taste the moment he spots that note.]
cubey@aol.pl (03:44:51): #Richard
tengusaur (03:44:54): (approved)
VJockey (03:45:04): #Richard as well?
tengusaur (03:45:08): (go for it)
griefgathering (03:45:36): Purple Heart: *"...!" She looks over in the general direction of the Ostriches, and speeds towards them! Someone has to take care of them. There's a dim layer of energy around her blade at the last second as she takes a few hard swings at one of the MTs! "Critical Edge!"+
aldo salt (03:45:37): #Too many supports?
cubey@aol.pl (03:45:40): Felicita: "Watch out!" *What can she do but to position the Deva in front of Ideigi, its arms raised in protection.+
tengusaur (03:46:01): (you can try, but take your own defense in the same action too)
VJockey (03:46:24): (actually, change mine to Matthew)
aldo salt (03:47:00): *Matthew backs up Felicita, Dom-surfing forward and shielding her cockpit with an upflung arm!+
VJockey (03:47:43): *Whether or not Ryou was actually intending to defend Matthew is up for debate, but the Black and Red AC leaps into action and unleashines several volleys of Micromissiles as he faced his free arm to guard from the incoming gunfire.+ "Idiot!"
tengusaur (03:49:33): Nova and Nevermore get a few more holes in their armors, but both Felicita and Richard are safe, and the three Ostriches are completely destroyed!
tengusaur (03:50:32): Only two Ostriches are left, but Zinovie rushes towards them, Dual Face cutting through them with a laser blade with ridiculous precision!
tengusaur (03:50:44): At the same time, Oracle slowly retreats from the battle.
tengusaur (03:51:17): Evangel: "See you later, Ryou... Who knows, maybe we'll see each other in an Arena fight again!"
tengusaur (03:51:28): (Neptune, Ryou, Felicita)
VJockey (03:51:31): "...Tch!"
tengusaur (03:51:53): Evangel: "I know you're looking forward to it!"
VJockey (03:52:11): [Like one would look forward to a heart attack.]
VJockey (03:52:42): "Just the berserk mother left then?"
tengusaur (03:52:58): (ah, wait, scratch that Neppu then)
Meraxa (03:53:11): Richard: Dealing with it!
griefgathering (03:53:18): (Aw. XD )
cubey@aol.pl (03:53:23): Felicita: "We have it... everyone, please be careful!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:54:01): *While Richard is trying to do... something with Brahma, Felicita makes Deva hold its sister unit once again, to prevent it from raising.+
aldo salt (03:54:21): "Felicita!" Matthew declares. "If words cannot reach your mother's heart, then it must be an action, some form of simple deed…a deed of kindness!"
cubey@aol.pl (03:54:22): "Don't worry Mother, it will be alright. Our dream is still alive! We can reach it, even today!"
tengusaur (03:54:50): Colomba: "Argh! Let... go! Felicita! Listen to mom!"
tengusaur (03:55:21): Colomba struggles in Felicita's grip, Brahma slowly overpowering the Deva with its superior strength! If you want to do something, better do it fast!
cubey@aol.pl (03:55:36): Felicita: "N... no! I don't want the world to burn. I live here!"
tengusaur (03:55:48): (Richard might want to @)
Meraxa (03:56:06): @
tengusaur (03:56:34): (approved)
Meraxa (03:57:11): Richard: *And whilst Felicita restrains her mother... Richard draws the blade, putting his training with Sam to good use... as he tries to slice open that cockpit!+
aldo salt (03:57:28): @Felicita too?
tengusaur (03:57:33): (approved)
griefgathering (03:58:10): @Richard if its not too much already
tengusaur (03:58:19): (okay do it)
aldo salt (03:58:49): Matthew moves forward, Nova limping from the damage. *He extends it's arms… and pushes down on the Brahma's arms, adding his strength to the group effort.+
griefgathering (03:59:09): Purple Heart: *"We will do everything we can to make sure that dream is reached..." And she'll land next to the swordsman-in-training to give him a hand with opening up that cockpit.+
VJockey (03:59:20): *Ryou flared his Laser Blade to life and moves towards the Brahma - for a moment it was almost as if he planned to ignore everyone else's efforts to save Columba and just stab the machine... but instead... he makes to cripple it to prevent further struggle!+
aldo salt (03:59:49): "Carefully, Mechwarrior Ryou!"
VJockey (04:00:16): "This coming from the one with all the grace of a concussed elephant"
tengusaur (04:00:29): Brahma's arm is further damaged without hurting anyone else! And both of them are held in place by Nova and Deva, letting the two small people try to cut the cockpit!
tengusaur (04:00:37): Their first strikes leave gashes in the armor...
tengusaur (04:01:23): And then, suddenly, two slots next to the cockpit open, something glowing inside! Richard and Neptune have only a second to react before two beam wires are rushing into their direction! (react)
tengusaur (04:01:45): Colomba: "The Brahma... is like my own body! You're not getting me out of here! Die!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:02:12): Felicita: "Mother, no! Please stop!"
Meraxa (04:02:21): #Nep
tengusaur (04:02:34): (approved)
Meraxa (04:03:28): Richard: SOLAR-! *Richard begins the utterance of his spell... but never finishes it, instead letting the energy coat his arms as he tries to use them to block both beam wires! ...Kinda has to drop the sword though for a bit...+
griefgathering (04:03:29): "...!!" *Purple Heart will at least try to raise her own blade in defense!+
aldo salt (04:04:32): [Isaac suddenly feels a surge of apprehension for some reason.]
tengusaur (04:04:54): The double defense is successful, but both of them are pushed off the Brahma's armor! Someone might want to catch Richard (Neptune can fly on her own at least)...
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:11): (Felicita can)
cubey@aol.pl (04:05:29): (Oh wait, grappling)
griefgathering (04:05:43): (Neptune can, if she can fly there in time)
tengusaur (04:05:50): (go for it)
aldo salt (04:05:59): @Cockpit cutting operation?
tengusaur (04:06:01): Especially since Brahma turns towards them now as best as it can and energy starts to gather on its chest plate, charging another beam!
tengusaur (04:06:19): (it's past that at this point, denied)
tengusaur (04:06:48): But the beam starts to fizzle, and powers down before it can fire!
tengusaur (04:06:57): Colomba: "N... No..."
tengusaur (04:07:10): Colomba: "No, no, no!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:23): Felicita: "Let's not fight anymore! Mother... please!"
griefgathering (04:07:31): *Aaaand, Purple Heart will zoom to Richard and catch him, princess style.+
tengusaur (04:07:34): Colomba: "Brahma failed me! In this case..."
tengusaur (04:07:46): Colomba: "I will take Orsini Industries with me!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:07:58): Felicita: "... Mother?"
tengusaur (04:08:30): Suddenly, steam starts to raise from the Brahma! Its armor starts to heat up, especially near the place where its Mivosky reactor is located!
griefgathering (04:08:36): Purple Heart: "She can't be...!"
VJockey (04:08:42): "She is."
VJockey (04:08:57): [Screw being delicate then.]
Meraxa (04:08:59): Richard: T-Thanks... *Richard lets the magic dissipate... only to have his eyes widen in horror as he sees what begins with the Brahma*
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:12): Felicita; "No, wait! Mother! You'll blow everything up!"
aldo salt (04:09:39): Matthew suddenly has an idea. "Felicita! Your Deva's most powerful attack allows you to pump Minovsky particles from your reactor into a foe using a tube dagger! Can you…reverse that process?"
tengusaur (04:09:56): Colomba: "Run, Felicita! The reactor overload cannot be stopped even if I die! This will be my revenge!!"
cubey@aol.pl (04:09:59): Felicita: "N... no..."
tengusaur (04:10:29): Colomba: "All the bastards who made you suffer... We'll go to hell together! Run!!"
tengusaur (04:11:36): Brahma is quickly getting much hotter! If anyone has any plan, better put it to life right now!
Meraxa (04:12:14): Richard: Shitshitshit-! Neptune, get me back to Ideigi!
griefgathering (04:12:38): Purple Heart: "Right!"
griefgathering (04:13:27): She'll do exactly that, but at the same time, she gets ready to imbue her own weapon with ice...
griefgathering (04:13:36): It may be too straightforward a plan, but...
aldo salt (04:14:35): "Stravag!" Matthew curses. "We will have to cut Colomba out of the cockpit on the double!"
VJockey (04:14:52): "I need a cutting point."
cubey@aol.pl (04:15:16): Felicita: "But... everyone will die. You will die!"
Meraxa (04:15:46): Richard: *Gets himself in, sealing up the machine... this was gonna be crazy* Scan it in infrared. Heat source will be the core. The area is starts to cool even slightly will be around its limit
aldo salt (04:15:46): "I have several!" Matthew says. "Shall I eject a blade for you, or do you trust me to do the carving myself?"
VJockey (04:16:06): "No need."
VJockey (04:17:50): *Ryou's laser blade flares up as he kicks in the infared and starts cutting. A different kind of danger than what he was used to - but he pushes every bit of focus he could into cutting the reactor free from the rest of the suit so they could drag Columba out of there!+
VJockey (04:18:01): "...I don't get paid enough for this..."
Meraxa (04:18:21): Richard: We can talk about a bonus later! Once its out, toss it here!
tengusaur (04:19:42): Ryou starts cutting into the Brahma, but its armor is still rather thick, and making sure he doesn't cut into the reactor takes a lot of focus and precision! And at the same time, the machine is overheating at an extremely worrying rate - much faster than Ryou can cut the reactor out!
tengusaur (04:19:48): At this rate... You won't make it!
aldo salt (04:19:58): @Ryou?
VJockey (04:20:22): "Someone cool it down!"
tengusaur (04:20:27): (approved)
griefgathering (04:20:46): "In that case...!" *Purple Heart will stab the armor with her sword...if she can slow down the overheating via an ice spell, that will do too+
griefgathering (04:21:00): (whoops, do I need an @ for that?)
tengusaur (04:21:08): (not really at this point)
cubey@aol.pl (04:21:40): "Ah... aa... ah..." Felicita is freaking out. She does not run away, at least... rather, Deva holds on to Brahma, the whole mobile suit shaking in terror as its pilot does.
aldo salt (04:22:16): *Matthew grins fiercely. "ALLOW ME!" His Nova takes a step up, and a vent opens right below his cockpit's nose. "Purging all coolant…NOW!" He slams the main purge button, and a flood of green fluid rushes out of the Nova, raining down on the opened chest of the Brahma!+
VJockey (04:22:21): "Calm down."
tengusaur (04:23:00): The combining freezing power of Purple Heart's ice spell and all of Matthew's coolant...
tengusaur (04:23:15): Is not enough to slow this down any longer than a few seconds! Not enough!
tengusaur (04:23:24): Ryou's still nowhere near done!
tengusaur (04:23:34): The Brahma is about to blow up!
cubey@aol.pl (04:24:17): Felicita gulps. "Sorry... I'm calm now." With that, Deva steadies itself... and runs away! But Felicita is not fleeing alone, her mobile suit holding Brahma in its hands.
VJockey (04:24:37): "...!"
Meraxa (04:24:38): Richard: ...Felicita NO!
aldo salt (04:25:02): Matthew stumbles back, alarm blaring in his Nova as Felicita takes off. "Felicita Arlotti!"
Meraxa (04:25:32): Richard: *tries to chase after her, even with the damage to Ideigi...*
cubey@aol.pl (04:25:44): She won't make it unless... she activates overdrive mode, on dry - no drugs. Felicita's eyes widen. She never truly felt that way before. Her and Deva... really are one. "I'm sorry. Everyone... I'm so glad I could meet you all."
aldo salt (04:26:57): Matthew curses under her breath, then slumps in his cockpit "You were a remarkable friend to have." He replies softly, then extends an arm to hold back Richard.
cubey@aol.pl (04:27:00): "Let's go far away, Mother. Let's go somewhere where there's only two of us. We can be happy together... forever and ever." She smiles as tears run down her eyes. Every step Deva takes, every second seems stretched out into infinity. There is nothing that matters now, only the fact of running. Truly, the infirm girl now feels free, for the first time.
tengusaur (04:27:40): Using the Putri system, Felicita is leaving the rest of the group - and the city - very quickly...
tengusaur (04:27:53): Colomba: "A, argh! ...Felicita..."
tengusaur (04:27:59): Her voice starts to return to normal again.
Meraxa (04:28:03): Richard: Felicita...
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:12): Felicita: "Good bye."
tengusaur (04:28:15): Colomba: "I'm so sorry for everything... Please, forgive me..."
VJockey (04:28:29): "....."
cubey@aol.pl (04:28:33): Felicita: "Mother... I love you."
VJockey (04:28:41): "This..."
tengusaur (04:28:53): Colomba: "Felicita... I love you too... More than anything else in the world."
cubey@aol.pl (04:29:11): "I'm... so happy..."
tengusaur (04:29:29): Colomba: "So am... I..."
tengusaur (04:29:41): There's a huge, blinding explosion on the horizon, away from the city.
Meraxa (04:29:45): Richard: ...Guardian Shield. *Having lost his shield, Richard can only use Ideigi's body as the focal point for the barrier spell... but even with all the damage it'll do, it might offer better protection from the blast+
VJockey (04:30:04): [Ryou looks away. Something...]
tengusaur (04:30:17): None of your machines, or the buildings, or the Orsini Industries HQ, are further damaged.
griefgathering (04:30:21): Purple Heart: "...No...!"
tengusaur (04:30:27): But both Deva and Brahma... Are gone.
VJockey (04:30:35): [He felt something stir within him... he didn't know why but...]
VJockey (04:30:43): [Sorrow...]
aldo salt (04:31:05): Matthew switches off night vision, holding a hand between him and the explosion. Not looking away.
griefgathering (04:31:15): The goddess...drops to her knees.
tengusaur (04:31:26): Neither Oracle nor Dual Face are around anymore. Evangel and Zinovie left, not willing to risk getting caught in the explosion.
tengusaur (04:31:40): But for a moment, you can see a glimpse of a red machine watching from the shadows again...
tengusaur (04:31:44): But then it's gone again.
Meraxa (04:31:46): Richard... cannot begin to gasp or sob anything else... simply letting himself slip into unconsciousness as Ideigi fades away. All that remains is the boy on the ground.
tengusaur (04:32:43): Orsini boss: "...Can anyone hear me?"
tengusaur (04:32:49): You can hear the loudspeaker again.
aldo salt (04:33:11): Matthew cracks open the cockpit, letting the cool night air rush through it.
tengusaur (04:33:23): Orsini boss: "Thank you so much for your rescue. We're eternally grateful."
tengusaur (04:33:34): Orsini boss: "It hurts me to say it, but..."
tengusaur (04:34:04): Orsini boss: "It would be best if after all that happened, you left the city. Preferably right now."
VJockey (04:34:19): "...."
tengusaur (04:34:25): Orsini boss: "You will be rewarded as promised, of course. But I hope you understand."
VJockey (04:34:38): "I hope you understand this."
VJockey (04:34:55): "You sentenced a terminally ill girl and her mother to death"
VJockey (04:35:01): "one that could have been avoided"
tengusaur (04:35:34): There's only silence for a moment.
VJockey (04:35:37): [Ryou's tone... was filled with uncharacteristic venom.]
aldo salt (04:35:39): Matthew turns his Nova, moving it slowly to avoid overheating. Facing the main building. "A reasonable request." He says calmly…too calmly.
tengusaur (04:36:01): Orsini boss: "I will take responsibility. Please, leave."
VJockey (04:36:14): "Matthew."
VJockey (04:36:24): "Don't even bother..."
VJockey (04:36:59): "It won't do any good. Someone else will just take over for him. It'll be the same..."
VJockey (04:37:06): "That's just how this world works."
aldo salt (04:37:39): Matthew turns to face Ryou. "Not quite." He replies.
aldo salt (04:37:46): He turns to face the building.
aldo salt (04:37:52): "We shall leave. And you shall cease all development of military hardware, and recalibrate your product lines to produce medical prosthetics for ailing children. That is reasonable, no?"
tengusaur (04:38:59): Orsini boss: "...I will see what I can do."
griefgathering (04:41:28): All Neptune can do is get back up, like she always has, and depart with the others.
tengusaur (04:42:11): Whether this promise is genuine and will really affect the future, or is just empty talk, is hard to say at the moment.
tengusaur (04:42:24): No matter what it is, though, it doesn't change one thing.
tengusaur (04:42:31): It won't bring Felicita, or her mom, back.
tengusaur (04:42:34): MISSION COMPLETE