Author Topic: Just Another Face in the Crowd (Read 6776 times)

Queen Bright · « **Reply #25 on:** February 08, 2012, 06:17:59 AM »

"So I take it that means the Anrufe are still around?" Hikaru quite lterally poked Celso on the shoulder while questioning his former statement. It wasn't exactly the type of information she was keeping an ear out for, but all the less, it was still interesting. "Just how powerful are they now? And who if I may ask is their leader as of this time?"

Zero · « **Reply #26 on:** February 08, 2012, 09:28:04 AM »

"They've from what I've read in records kept by my people now have something similar to an embodiment with chaos....or at least skilled at manipulating it, one from the planet Elmora according to what Zane told me....and they also seem to be in possession of an AI that can control tech and is using Grunder Industries stuff or worse as well. So it seems they are pretty powerful, given that they just looted an entire home-world. "

Celso was at the end of his proverbial rope. The Neo Narrikians were crying out for vengeance and he would soon have to oblige their wishes. Before he would say any of that he would turn towards the person who had talked to him. "As for the leader, I assume it would not be Assassin....but who could it be? I don't really know much about the Anrufe yet."

Queen Bright · « **Reply #27 on:** February 08, 2012, 02:47:37 PM »

"Hm.. so you don't know who the leader is?" Hikaru looked somewhat annoyed at that fact. Was it still her father? Or was it that idiot KiaB again? "Well, I guess that's fine." She glanced to Celso. He didn't look like all that much, and he was definitely weak, that part was obvious. But maybe she could use him...

"What if I told you I knew of a group that once went head to head with the Anrufe?"

Zero · « **Reply #28 on:** February 08, 2012, 02:52:02 PM »

"Well I would most certainly like to meet with the leader of the group, and would fund him/her putting the group back together...to take them down."

Celso would too since he did not have the power needed to do the job himself. The Anrufe needed to be stopped, and he was only one person. It meant that he could not do as much as he would like against the Anrufe...given that the Neo Narrikian Empire presently had no homeworld. This was a problem he planned to remedy and cause a solution to be made for. So as he looked at Hikaru he said. "I would also pay said person quite a bit to hunt and kill the Anrufe without mercy."

Queen Bright · « **Reply #29 on:** February 08, 2012, 02:58:36 PM »

Hikaru silently smirked. All too easy.

"Well you see," she muttered casually. "The groups leader is currently without a a place to use as a base, or hell, even a meeting point. That leader owns no land and has very few ways to get such land. They would very much love to assist you and rebuild that group. But without any land it's near hopeless to converse in private... Now if you wanted to remedy that..." Hikaru trailed her words off slowly.

"I may have a plan to help you and that leader. You first would need a way to draw the Anrufe to you. "

Zero · « **Reply #30 on:** February 08, 2012, 03:00:32 PM »

"Well I am working on a way to eliminate their spatial superiority with the fact they have too many ships...but that is the work in the long run. How would I contact you when I put the plans into action to draw them to me?" asked Celso, noticing his watch beep. It told him that the stuff he had ordered scientists to make was finished, and he would need to be there to sign forms to authorize it's use by the people.

Queen Bright · « **Reply #31 on:** February 08, 2012, 03:06:23 PM »

"Spike your magic signature up in signal;" Hikaru replied. "After that tell them you want to join them. Make up any random story of defeat and surrender if you must. Then when you're made a member, and have access to one of their bases, spike it once more. I'll alert that leader and we'll join you in taking over that base."

Zero · « **Reply #32 on:** February 08, 2012, 03:10:20 PM »

"Very well....."

With that, Celso would teleport away. For now he had a way to even up the score...and take the Anrufe down a peg or two.

Queen Bright · « **Reply #33 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:05:16 PM »

When Celso had left, Hikaru returned to wandering around the crowds. She had sensed a familiar magic signature back when that scientist had been talking to her. Too preoccupied with trading for her katana back at the time, she had ignored it. But now... just who had it been? It was familiar to her, but at the same time, she couldn't recall just who it was. With all the magic signatures she'd been around throughout the years, the strength of this one was no different from a mere commoner mage's signature. This made it difficult to trace.

Admiral Regis Hermitage · « **Reply #34 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:33:33 PM »

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The man looking into the horizon snapped out of it, and shook his head. He looked around to get a feel for his surroundings. "Alright... Now where to start?" He muttered to himself.

Zero · « **Reply #35 on:** February 08, 2012, 11:46:19 PM »

Celso would appear back here, and begin looking for the person that had met him earlier. The plan had been a flop. The DAIS were something that would need to be dealt with if he was to join.

Queen Bright · « **Reply #36 on:** February 09, 2012, 05:20:20 PM »

By the time Celso would have returned, Hikaru had grown bored of the wait and had strayed over to a cafe of sorts. Taking a seat at one of the tables she waited for the signal from Celso while keeping an ear out to anything said at the tables around her.

Zero · « **Reply #37 on:** February 11, 2012, 06:45:03 PM »

Celso would appear, and as instructed flare his signature. Not that he wanted to mind you, but it was the way she had said to reach her. The plan had flopped due to the DAIS Fleet being a problem. If those idiots had not got involved, the plan could have worked. Tired of waiting for the person, he would simply create a clone of himself and leave that behind and then teleport away.

Queen Bright · « **Reply #38 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:01:47 PM »

With a snap of her fingers, Celso had been teleported to the seat across from Hikaru, as Hikaru say aimlessly skimming a menu. "You called?" She glanced to Celso. "That was rather fast. Care to join me for lunch?" Hikaru motioned to the table with a short laugh before rolling her eyes.

Zero · « **Reply #39 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:03:40 PM »

"The DAIS were able to thwart the plan..."

Celso's wrist watch would beep. But since he was sitting, he would ignore it. Picking up the other menu, Celso would tell her. "I'll accept the offer for lunch."

"The Dais happen to be a tech oriented group of the Anrufe, as far as I can tell...they are led by an AI of some sort..calls himself Delta."

Queen Bright · « **Reply #40 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:12:10 PM »

"Delta is it? And by AI I assume you mean technological?" Hikaru read the menu as she questioned, "He shouldn't be too much of a problem then. Tell me... Has anything popped up to stop something known as Spirit Energy in say... the last eight years?" Her eyes glanced to Celso with somewhat of a curious look as she awaited an answer.

Zero · « **Reply #41 on:** February 12, 2012, 06:14:45 PM »

"Not sure what the energy is, but I would assume the answer would be no. I would hazard a guess that the Anrufe likely have something though in the works."

Due to past encounters, Celso was weary of the Anrufe to an extreme degree. Getting a message on his PDA which he pulled out and looked at, Celso scowled. Allen was dead and that meant more trouble. Now he would have to go through all the trouble of finding a new trusted advisor later on. Putting the PDA back in his pocket Celso would look over at Hikaru. "Also the AI seems to take a habit to destroying Narrikians like myself."

Queen Bright · « **Reply #42 on:** February 12, 2012, 11:02:04 PM »

"Would you believe it ...?" Hikaru muttered continuing to glance at the menu as she completely ignored Celso's last statement. "The last time I ate, had to at least have been a thousand years. I believe the last instance was.... Well, before a certain tournament. The Excel Tournament to be exact. "

Hikaru laid down the menu and awaited for someone to take their order. "Just another difference between humans and...." Cutting her statement short, Hikaru quickly changed the topic, "Well that's unimportant... Anyways. If there's no defense against such it'll be a simple walk in the park to take down the Anrufe. You just need the proper training. The group I had spoken of had such training."

Zero · « **Reply #43 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:12:38 AM »

"I could definitely use the training."

Indeed Celso would enjoy the training as it would push him to all new heights. Plus there was other matters...if he could use this unique energy she was talking about wiping the floor with the Anrufe would be a piece of cake. A cake walk actually. When a waiter arrived, he took the orders of Celso and Hikaru. Once that had been done the PDA would beep again and Celso would pull it out. "New planet in the works...hmm. I'll send a clone to oversee that. " With that Celso would generate a clone which would teleport away immediately to do his bidding and would dissolve after seeing to the task.

K2 · « **Reply #44 on:** February 13, 2012, 05:18:51 PM »

Chaos, upon finishing up his business with Addler, decided it was time to catch some lunch. He had heard an... Interesting conversation a few tables over in the cafe. Maybe he was crazy, but he had sworn he heard his daughter's voice. He had a hologram taking care of the briefing going on at Ground Island, so there was no harm in... Investigating. Besides, he was craving a hamburger. Taking a seat where he'd clearly be visible to the robed person, he awaited their reaction as he gave the waitress his order.

Queen Bright · « **Reply #45 on:** February 14, 2012, 03:39:08 AM »

"Well if you want that training, I suggest you accomplish that task I gave you." Hikaru gave the waiter her order and set the menu down promptly. "The leader of that group doesn't quite like weaklings. Consider it your initiation."

Though Hikaru saw Chaos, she gave no other reaction than to change her voice ever so slighty enough that it wouldn't be noticeable but at the same time would disguise her actual tone. "Unless you have a better suggestion to prove yourself." Hikaru scoffed beneath her breath.

Zero · « **Reply #46 on:** February 15, 2012, 04:54:45 PM »

Celso began to think up ideas in his head. Scenarios began to run in his mind. If he were to meet the leader of that group and learn that technique which could protect against AM possibly, but he was not sure...the odds might turn in their favor. So for now he would have to play by the rules of this benefactor and do as she said, for now but that did not mean he was her puppet. "Getting in without the DAIS intervening....wait. I have an idea of how I could do so."

Queen Bright · « **Reply #47 on:** February 16, 2012, 04:16:24 PM »

"Then do so." Hikaru rolled her eyes and muttered.

Minutes later their food had arrived. For Hikaru, what looked like a common double cheese burger was placed in front of her. However where normally one would just pick up the burger to eat. Hikaru instead used her knife and fork to cut into smaller pieces and eat it like one would eat a steak, an obvious sign she was no mere commoner to anyone who cared to notice.

"And if you fail this time, we may as well find someone else." She speared a french fry on the end of her fork and ate it in such a formal way she stood out.

Zero · « **Reply #48 on:** February 16, 2012, 04:20:40 PM »

"The way we could get in would require putting their leader in some sort of danger."

As Celso would listen to her words, he would think. If he did indeed mess this plan of hers up it would be a sensible decision and a wise one at that to find someone else to use. Something he would do if the roles were reversed. So when his chicken milano arrived, Celso would slowly eat some of it and think of what to say next.

"And then out of the blue I show up, save the leader of the Anrufe and thus they let me join. You think that plan would work?"

K2 · « **Reply #49 on:** February 16, 2012, 04:40:48 PM »

As Chaos listened in on their conversation, he noted her obvious attempts to disguise herself, which seemed to fail. He knew his daughter, she was his own flesh and blood... But could this possibly be her? Chaos still was not entirely sure, but he kept watching. Kept listening. Hik- this person seemed to be... Different. Interesting.