Log:A Sense of Order, Scene 4

A Sense of Order 2018/02/16 	 Dreamgirl Judith Solomon Gaia Revenant Polaris Cadmus Triumph Anvil Topaz Emi Kanzoutsukamu 4

The student quarter is north and west of the CBSU campus, and is entirely dependent on the university for its flavor, but its flavor is different. Much of it, especially in the back streets, is cheap housing, with students being the main tenants. On the three main roads, though - Courtland Way heading east, Harrisburg lane northwest, and Stardancer Boulevard south - are one or two grander buildings, most notably the stadium on Courtland and hospital on StarDancer. Along these roads, and scattered through the district, are other services such as students attract: fast food establishments, second-hand stores, laundromats, convenience stores, doughnut shops, and a small park.

The average age of people on the street is markedly lower than elsewhere in the city, whether walking, cycling, hoverboarding or just hanging out.

After an inadvertent dimensional shift, the local heroes were shunted to another dimension. One where Order had taken root. When they returned, they were followed a week later by the other dimension's version of SGG, led by Revenant. The alt-SGG wanted to bring in the 'spies' for questioning. When the heroes refused, Revenant started to drain energy off of those in the area to try to take people into custody. A fight ensued.

Current status: Judith has both squeezed Cadmus to unconsciousness and dropped a vehicle onto Revenant, taking them both out of the combat. The problem is...she hasn't calmed down from her rage yet.

Triumph was trying to deal with both Dreamgirl and Solomon, with some help from Polaris. But Polaris has disappeared again.

Emi has teleported several students to safety. Most of them are too tired to sit up at the moment.

Anvil and Topaz were fighting Gaia, with differing degrees of success.

Amelia disappered as well, for a total of 5 seconds, but not in the same manner as Polaris. Instead, she was in a dark...room? Area? With a light around her, like a spotlight. Just outside the circle, a cat walks into view.

Amelia bows respectfully, "My Lord Kanzoutsukamu." she says in greeting. "How may I assist you?"

Kanzoutsukamu(#2854TOn)

This looks like a black longhaired Maine Coon cat, with a couple of abnormalities. Two tails. Three eyes. And more toes on each paw than a normal cat would have.

Kanzoutsukamu waits a few seconds before responding mentally to Amelia, "You will know what to do, if you have a heart of peace." And immediately thereafter, Amelia reappears in the middle of the fight in the Student Quarter.

Amelia shakes her head .oO(Why me?) she muses mentally. But a deeper mental voice answers .oO(Who else?). She sighs.

[NPC]Anvil brings both arms around in an arc, and a metal razor-sharp disc sheers off, heading toward Gaia.

[GAME] 4d6 RKA vs. PD, OCV 8, DCV 5

The blade strikes strongly...and the metal morphs back to liquid, flowing back toward Anvil.

All confidence and no fear has its drawbacks. Gaia doesn't try to defend herself, underestimating the humans. The disc lodges deep in the unprotected part of her torso, almost going right through her. The late teenager's eyes go wide in surprise as the disc nearly chips the cosmic gem inside her. When the disc liquifies and seeps out, there isn't an outpouring of blood. But here is a massive crack in her form that green energy pours out of. More cracks form around the edges as she folds her arms over the wound and doubles over.

Emi has only gotten two of the exhausted students to safety, but is running out of energy herself. Even so, a blue light glows around her as she prepares to warp back to campus.

Emi thinks. o O (Stupid. Why am I doing this, it's not like I can actually make a difference.)

Dreamgirl sighs as Polaris vanishes again. She looks about for her, "happening" to approach a as she does so. And hoping Polaris will attack her again.

More cracks form and more energy seeps out from Gaia. There's no time to fix this and stabilize her manifested form. She staggers back to try and get some distance from Anvil and Topaz, body swaying and hunched over as she retreats.

[NPC]Topaz sees an opportunity here. Perhaps two goals can be met at the same time. She says, "I'd like to stop the fighting. One of your number is severely injured, and two of ours and unconscious. Are you willing to stand down?"

[GAME] Hold full action.

[NPC]Triumph glances back at Topaz, "You have GOT to be kidding." She glares at him in return, and he growls, "Fine!"

[GAME] Hold full action

The Unkillable Brawler has no idea that scrappy street-urchin looking, forest dwelling Goddess has been so grossly injured. He only has eyes for Triumph. So this standdown seems more like a trick than anything.

He turns to look around as he realizes she said one of theirs was gravely injured. "I bet 'gravely injured' to people from yer world is chippin' a nail."

Solomon sees Gaia and his jaw drops. He clenches his fists- and while he makes no aggressive motion, he looks like he's susddenly about to blow his top.

Amelia steps forward addressing Topaz, "You need to return to your own dimension before more are hurt. Already two of your people are down. One of ours is hurt. Which will enrage the dozen of Metas in this city who are undoubtedly hurrying here at their best speed. The intrusion into your dimensaion by us was unintentional. I will accompany you back to your Earth to explain that to your authorities if you return without further conflict."

Judith takes several deep breaths, starting to calm down. She was getting ready to toss another car.

Emi reappears in a flash of light and nearly collapses. "OK... need... a break... Oh... good... people... talking... now."

Polaris reappears next to Topaz. "I can get us back."

Triumph backs up toward the others on his team, and gathers up Cadmus, getting the android to his feet.

Dreamgirl rests leaning on the car. Just in case things kick off again.

Topaz nods to Amelia, "We can get ourselves back. Our leader isn't the most understanding...person." She says the last word with a certain tone that indicates perhaps maybe it's the wrong word entirely. "Explain to me what happened and how you ended up in our dimension."

Gaia isn't sure what's going on, but the fighting has stopped. She keeps her eyes on Anvil and Topaz as she cautiously sinks to the ground onto one knee and one hand. Her other hand tries to keep her leaking energies contained while she attempts to focus on reforming her body.

Solomon grumbles and throws the Alt-SGG members to high-flying birds as he turns and heads for Gaia as quickly as he can. "Awww Kid, what da hell were ya thinkin'?! Yer tough but yer not me... but I guess- yer not bleedin' so dats good." He says as he slides to her side on his knees. "Are you saposta' be glowin' like dat tho'?"

Amelia mentally asks for Lazare's forgiveness for the slight on his abilities. "One of the more powerful mages, an agent of the Higher Powers," she shrugs, "You know, the 'what mortals aren't meant to know' level entities, returned from dimensional travel of his own. There was a backlash that opened a rift of your diemsnion which a half dozen, inclusing myself, fell through. We ended up in your dimension."

Topaz doesn't look convinced, but Polaris turns and nods to her. Only then does Topaz nod in Amelia's direction. "Who was this person that caused the rift?"

Amelia says, "The name I know him by is Lazare. That's almost certainly not his original name. If you know of the ways of wizards and mages, you'll know that true names have power. So many take another name."

Gaia shakes her head slowly as Solomon checks on her, asking if she's supposed to be glowing. "No. Broken," she tries to explain, her voice tired and pained. She rocks a little in her kneeling position, finally setting down entirely on her rear as she tries to reconstitute her form. But she needs to focus to do that.

Anvil walks over and joins the others. He doesn't look remorseful. But then again, perhaps expressiveness isn't a strong suit with his metal form.

"Oh- concentration. Yup. You got it, kid." Solomon says, standing and making sure he's right in between the 'damaged' Gaia and everyone else.

He definitely looks like he still wants to fight.

Polaris opens up a gateway for the others, and they start to file through, back toward their own world.

Anvil and Cadmus go first.

Dreamgirl thinks. o O (Well that was ... pointless.)

Amelia asks Topaz, "Do you need me to accompany you?"

Topaz shakes her head, "No. I have a recording of what went on here. And your statement. This 'Lazare' is not unknown to us, so your story is plausible."

Emi sees that the fighting is over, sighs, and teleports back to where she left the students, in order to bring them back.

Topaz and Triumph head through the gateway, leaving just Polaris.

Polaris makes a point of flipping off Dreamgirl before she heads through the gateway and it closes behind her.

Dreamgirl chuckles at this.

Amelia thinks .oO(You could have started by talking. What a pointless incident.) Nodding she turns and extends an arm toward Gaia. A stream of brightly colored butterflies cross the space between Gaia and Amelia and flutter around the injured Gaia, starting to heal her.

Dreamgirl looks about to make sure Chris is ok.

Chris seems like he's fine, though woozy.

Dreamgirl heads over to Chris, shifting back into his preferred form. "You ok?"

Emi deposits the students back on campus. "Never mention this to anyone!"

The cracks in Gaia's body recede and shrink, starting to knit together and reform her physical body. The glow diminishes as the rift continues closing, until she's back to normal. She looks up at Solomon as he stands guard over her. This was not what she was expecting from the surly human. But now more than ever, he seems more animal than human, which is a plus in her book. "Thank...you," she says, wondering if she's saying it right.

Judith goes over and lifts up the car that Revenant had been under...and there's no one there. There's an outline where a body used to be, but no associated actual corporeal form.

The brutish Solomon Wright turns back to look at Gaia. He says, "Its no big deal. Let's just make sure dis is ova' and we'll go get you looked at... not sure who can fix--OH! Well wouldya look at dat! You are as tough as me." He turns all the way around, putting his back to the others and the results of Judith's search. He then promply rubs Gaia's head the way one might do a kid sister. Not sure that's how anyone else would treat the spirit of the Earth, but its hard to say Solomon knowing that fact would change his attitude or actions.

Emi wanders off towards the physics building to pick up the microsatellite she was here get in the first place.

Dreamgirl looks straight at the peculiar cat. "Um - there's something, or someone, else here, guys."

Kanzoutsukamu cleans its paws slowly as it watches what's happening on the street.

Gaia gets her hair ruffled by Solomon Wright. Just as she was thinking of him as a loyal and protective canine, he ironically treats her like a puppy. She's mildly bewildered by the treatment of a heavy hand on her head. "Not strong like you," she says as she patiently lets her head get rubbed. Afterwards, with a small sound of exertion, she gets back up to her feet. She looks over at Dreamgirl at her announcement, and follows her gaze.

Amelia turns as Dreamgirl draws attention to Kanzoutsukamu. She takes a surprised step back. Recovers a little and bows, "Isn't it against the cosmic rules or something for you to actually turn up in person, My Lord?" she asks.

The cat rolls onto its back and purrs. It...doesn't say anything.

Dreamgirl thinks. o O (A supernatural entity? I hoped I was done with them....)

"Aww- well nobodies perfect." Solomon says with a smile. He takes a step back as she gets to her feet. He reorients himself to stand by her side just incase she's mor einjured than she's putting on.

He too ends up turning his head towards Dreamgirl. "Who is it now? di dthey come with reinforcements?" He asks, almost sounding eager at the prospect.

Gaia regards the cat with a slight tilt of her head. "Wrong land," she says to it. Or about it. It really does seem like she's trying to inform the cat.