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SpaceAge Meeting at the Alaki Reservoir; For DragonierMan's mission
Topic Started: Jun 18 2018, 02:48 AM (96 Views)
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DragonierMan's return to the Alaki Reservoir would reveal that Power and ReservoirMan must have decided to both abandon the operation altogether: the dam was broken into pieces, with the water on the reservoir side much lower and the river running more freely. The batteries from earlier were gone and it looked like rubble had mostly finished settling where it was going to go sit. Despite the ruin, it looked peaceful.

... Except for the giant ninja standing over by the lake, in an area where she'd cleared away the brush to set down what looked like a giant, silver egg, circled by a green, floating ring. On closer inspection, it appeared to be floating slightly above the sand. The size and spectacle of the oblong vessel would be more impressive if it wasn't dwarfed by Kama, now clad in a black ninja garb that covered her head from toe, allowing only her eyes and horns to peak through.

It would be a short walk down to where Kama was waiting, or a quicker flight if he felt like heading down that way. Once he got closer, he'd see that Dee and Survey were already standing with their backs towards the dam, the former with her hands on her hips, the latter hunched slightly and adjusting the lens of her goggles. Small, camera-equipped drones, an unassuming gray color with lenses extending off the front like Survey's goggles lens, were floating around the vessel, scanning it with thin, green beams. It looked like a picture out of a sci-fi movie. Survey was dressed in her usual gray cape, under which she wore a gray navisuit, gray gloves, and gray boots, with silver hair sticking out from around her heavy goggles in unkempt strands.

Dee, on the other hand, had chosen something more appropriate for the area. Rather than her usual dress, she was dressed in a sporty blue tube-top and black, close-fitting exercise shorts. The outfit wasn't wasted on her, making her curves pop even more than usual on the lower body, but it could also be said that it showed her body wasn't quite as athletic as those of the other Neo-Shogun generals. Her hair was also done into a ponytail, held up from the back of her head with a blue scrunchy, fading from white to black in its usual style but held away from the bangs. She wore black-and-blue colored tennis shoes with white athletic socks, going just to the ankles. "Well, Survey? Found a way to crack this egg?" Dee asked, bringing a blue, oriental fan out from thin air and flapping it with an urgency that showed she was legitimately trying to get cool, rather than just being fashionable.

"SpaceAge is only waiting for DragonierMan to arrive. We let her know that we intended to enter as three, one of those being male, and..." the thinner girl responded, then paused, as if she'd noticed something especially interesting on the ship and needed to zoom in harder. "... I'm sure she is merely honoring those wishes."

"I apologize... if I was my normal size, I could join you," Kama pointed out; she might bow, but if she did, she'd change the shadow over the whole area and make the trees shake, so she abstained.

"Ho ho ho... I think there are plenty of us already for a friendly visit," Dee smiled.
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DragonierMan, Magistrate, Suzume, and Aya appeared in a flash of light in the sky. They circled for a bit above the wreckage of the dam before noticing where the meetup point clearly was, with Kama, Dee, and Survey standing near a giant, silver egg-shaped UFO with a floating green ring around it. It didn't take long before they began to descend from the clouds like a flock of birds toward the clearing that Kama had made. As they were the muscle for this mission, they were fully outfitted for battle in heavy plate, and carrying a variety of sharp and pointed weapons. Magistrate even carried a wicked barbed poleaxe slung across her back. Due to the fact that probably none of the Neo-Shogun members have met her uncloaked, Magistrate hid her head under the same billowing white robe that Dee had seen when they met long ago. Although this time there were holes cut into the back for her new wings.

Drago was not fully looking forward to the meeting with Dee. Trepidation gnawed at him. They had not seen each other in a very long time, and so she must have learned all about the messy incident with the attempted coup (which was revealed to be BrainMan's influence), to the varied questionable interactions with other NS officers (such as his trist with Vee aboard a blimp). What would her reaction be upon seeing him again? Would she be disgusted at him? Was he even disgusted by his actions? He had never really looked that deep within himself for the answer.

Though he did give Dee a long look as he flew towards her. She was not in her usual low-cut dress, but in a very sporty outfit instead. Though to be fair, she was far more exposed in that outfit. He growled inwardly at the temptation to sweep her off her feet and kiss her once more. Though he kicked himself almost immediately at the thoughts. This was neither the time nor the place. And worst of all, she might not be receptive to the attention from him due to the aforementioned list of potential screw ups.

The four dragoniers overheard the tail-end of a conversation the three women were having as they got close. It seemed like Dee was in high spirits, so that was a good start. It also looked like Kama was continuing to try to be helpful, but was inhibited once more by her giant size. Although her size had helped them with the previous mission at the dam, as well as the current one as she extracted the UFO from under the water, Drago still hadn't helped her get back to her original size yet. At some point he would really need to find Trik and TrollMan again. Survey was still pretty new to him. He had talked to her briefly once or twice, but never in any meaningful way before moving on from one mission to the next. Perhaps he would learn more about her from this mission. She seemed to be taking a good scan of the UFO as they landed nearby. I wonder how much she had learned from her drones.

Suzume waved as she ran up to Dee with a smile on her face. "Hey-oh, woo-hoo! We're here now," she announced as she rushed up to grab Dee's hands. With a little catty smirk and a wink she dropped her voice so only Dee could hear, "I'm sorry we didn't bring any cake out here, but maybe later to celebrate?" she asked. Her voice returned to normal octave as she continued, releasing Dee's hands and backing up a few feet, her hands reaching up to wrap behind her head as she kicked her foot up playfully. "So... how are you? We haven't seen or heard from you in a loooong while now. I bet you have lots of stories to share," she said, making polite conversation as Drago lurked in the background with hooded Magistrate.

Aya, meanwhile, floated next to Kama's head. "Good day Kama. You look much more like a ninja now," she began politely. "And if you were wondering, no, we have not forgotten our promise to you to change you back to normal," she continued. "To be honest, I had assumed that Trik would have offered to change you back by now. I vaguely remember there being a deal between her and the NS on this regard. Though perhaps I am remembering it wrong, or it wasn't the time for it yet." Aya stroked her chin. "Well regardless, I thank you for all the help you have given us so far. I hope we can continue to work together as friends regardless of what may come in the future," she finished with a short bow. "Such as guarding the area while our ambassadors take a look inside that UFO," Aya said as she motioned over her shoulder at the UFO behind her.

Suzume motioned for Magistrate to approach. "Oh, you met each other a loooong while ago too, but this is Magistrate." Magistrate reached up and removed her hood, letting her prim, yet stony expression play out on her face. "Charmed to meet you again," Magi said as she pulled off her gauntlet and extended her well manicured hand. Suzume rolled her eyes and pouted. "Oh, c'mon! Smile a little. You haven't seen your friend in a long time after all." Magi looked questioningly at Suzume at the mention of being 'friends' with Dee. "We are acquainted," she said matter-of-factly with emphasis, trying to set the record straight. But she did try to smile a little, if only to get Suzume off her back. Unfortunately, it turned into more of a grimace than a smile.

Drago continued to lurk in the background, pacing a little nervously and muttering to himself. Clearly he was going over scenarios in his head and practicing what he would say and do to each thing he thought Dee would say and do. His wings were half-unfolded, sinews twitching, as his body didn't even know whether he was going to suddenly fly away or collapse to the ground in a fit.


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Kama was the first to notice DragonierMan and crew, being the right height to spot them above. Rather than announce them, she let them approach and announce themselves.

If Dee had any misgivings about DragonierMan's misgivings, she had a good poker face about them; she didn't glare or frown, instead wearing her usual self-assured smirk as she fanned herself. "Well, well! I knew you were spending a lot of time with other women, Drago, but I didn't know you had your own air squad like MachMan does!" the sorceress joked, taking an early chance on the suspicion that Magistrate was also a woman.

"They look like they're armed for a war..." Survey noted, with a suspicious smirk of her own. Something about her face made her perpetually seem as though she was scheming something, but perhaps that was just because she was a stranger for now.

"Oh, darling, I could go on and on," Dee sighed, but didn't speak to any past adventures, despite her claim. "I haven't been up to anything that's any wilder than the fun we've gotten up to in the past, Drago. A lot of training under First General Sourpuss's commands. I'm hoping this one will be a nice change of pace from... that," she chuckled. "I'm going to have to try extra hard with all the competition these days... What are you sulking around for back there, anyway? That's no way to greet me... How about a hug or a nice pat on the back, like old chums?"

Kama gave a short bow in response to Aya... very short, so as not to disturb the forest. Her red face seemed to grow a little pinker at the note on her clothing. "I'm just happy to finally be presentable for once," she whispered. "Our circumstances in the previous mission were... not flattering." She listened a bit longer, then nodded. "Do not worry; i'm committed to using this form to help until I return to my original. Guarding this area will be important... I understand that there were others trying to access this craft."

Dee smiled at Magistrate sweetly, raising her eyebrows and accepting the handshake. Once it was over, however, she shook her head and gave a "tsk, tsk." She rested her cheek upon one fist and inspected Magistrate again. "This one reminds me of someone else I know. Don't worry; I won't hold that against you, dear," she sighed. "Oh, I hope you know, it's a right of initiation that when you do a mission with Drago and me, you have to either wear either tiny bikini armor or a backless apron. Do you have one under your armor?"

Clearing her throat, Survey stepped forward and introduced herself. "Greetings... I'm Survey. Good to meet you in person," she addressed Magistrate. "I'm not wearing an apron and you don't have to either... however, we should get a couple of other appearance details squared away. For starters, SpaceAge agreed to meet with just DragonierMan and two girls... we'll be testing her if we all go in. For another thing, if you do go in, that halberd has got to go. I know you're the backup here but walking into a meeting like this with such visible weaponry is a bad idea."

"Pish tosh, if this SpaceAge is anyone worth meeting she'll be willing to accommodate my friends," Dee set aside Survey's worry. "Four-Eyes is probably right about that nasty weapon, though. Maybe something a little more discrete?"

Kama opened her mouth to offer a weapon loan, then realized the problem with giving a normal-sized person one of her weapons and closed her lips shur, with an overly audible intake of air.

"Let's start with what little intel we have," Survey began, crossing her arms and turning back to the craft with a swish of her cape. "All we know of SpaceAge is what we've gained from a women's voice, which speaks to us only on unpredictable occasions. We are unclear if that voice is a navi inside the ship, possibly the ship itself, or something else. She answers questions sometimes or even engages conversation, but there is no telling what she'll answer... we've found no theme in that sense. Thankfully, she did at least tell us how to access the ship and when she would like to meet. There is a hatch hidden; we are standing right in front of it. Pushing in on one side will rotate the panel and allow entry. It's a bit of a tight fit, so prepare to bring your wings in..."

"As for the ship, we haven't tried to pierce it but we know that at some point ReservoirMan must have attempted to do so, based on his notes. Despite that, there isn't a scratch on it. We also know that SpaceAge has remained functional despite spending many weeks underwater in this ship. Additionally, we suspect that she hasn't left the ship since it landed here, or else ReservoirMan probably would have noticed and kept a log of it. We know that SpaceAge can hear through the shell. It is well lit on the inside... a little muggy, though. According to Kama, the ship feels hollow and very light. Finally, we haven't been able to determine how the ship flies or whether it has any weapons."

"Huh... why was ReservoirMan so interested in this thing, anyway?" Dee asked, fanning herself idly.

"It crashed down one night and he immediately went to investigate. He was already here on his power generation mission at the time. Maybe he was bored?" Survey postured with a smirk. "Anyway, I think anybody would be interested in a ship with a completely impenetrable hull."

"Ho ho ho... I'll bet Drago here is more interested in who's inside of it. He's probably hoping for a futuristic beauty," Dee teased. "But I'm afraid first contact won't leave her feeling flattered, if I'm on the other side from her."

"... Be that as it may, let's wrap up here and get started. Any questions? Do you all want to post some guards out here, or leave it to Kama? And do you want to go in dressed like that? It is, as I said... a little muggy," she reiterated, pulling on the hem of her cape self-consciously.
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If Dee had any misgivings about DragonierMan's actions between when they last saw each other, she didn't show it. She even asked for a hug. Drago, though still weary in mind, took up the offer, and even tried to pick her up and spin her around a little. "I'm sorry... for a lot of things," he said as he tried to put on a smile, having gotten it off his chest. "But we can have a long talk about that later," he offered.

Magistrate arched one eyebrow as Dee laid out her 'right of initiation'. "I cannot say that I have either," Magi stated. "Though I do not remember hearing about you asking Aya or Suzume to wear something like that in the past." Her eyes snapped over to Drago for a moment before returning to Dee. She also wore a mischievous grin, which was something she didn't do often. "Though I fear that if I did, you might finally have some competition. No, I think it is best if I stay covered so as not to embarrass," she said cattily.

Magi turned to Survey as she approached. They said their piece about who was expected at the meeting, and Drago's ear twitched when Survey admitted to not having an apron, which meant that she might have the tiny bikini. "You do not need to worry about us," Magi stated with a raised hand indicating 'stop, no need to continue'. "We were already briefed on that aspect of the mission. Aya, Suzume, and I will be out here securing the perimeter with Kama." Aya was already looking at the treeline and sky near her and Kama's position. Suzume gave a thumb's up signal if anyone looked her way. "As you can see already. Now run along you three, daylight is burning," she said as she clapped her hands twice to indicate that the conversation was over, followed by some shooing motions.

Survey and Dee continued to exposit about what they knew about the mission as Drago came to stand with them near the hidden hatch. At the mention of 'a little muggy', and the furturistic setting, a lightbulb went off in Drago's head. "I got just the thing for this. All the sci-fi stuff I have seen and been involved in lately was the basis for a new wardrobe option. Observe!" he explained before he activated his TechSoldier.GMO. His body glittered as Drago's medieval-style, scaled, plate armour suddenly became sleeker, rounder, and more futuristic looking. The seams and trim of his armour also began to glow with a silvery-white light, as if clear fiber optic cables weaved themselves through his armor, flowing with energy. His helmet collapses into a torc around his neck. When commanded, it looks like it would unfold itself from the torc in the same way it collapsed, to form around his head in a similar sleek and futuristic draconic-style helmet. His tabard and cloak morph into holographic representations of themselves, and project out of generators on his torso and back. Several other circular, glowing generators adorn his armour at key points, such as shoulders, elbows, and kneecaps.

He wipes a hand through his dark gray hair. "It even has built-in air conditioning, or heating, depending on the environment. It should serve me well here," he said as he turned around slowly, showing it off. After he finished letting people fawn over him, he clapped his hands in a similar matter to Magi. "Shall we?" he said as he waited for Survey to open the hatch. "I bet Dee could get you an apron if you asked," he remarked behind Survey, a little teasingly. He then turned to Dee. "You think that this SpaceAge will be one of those futuristic beauties that show up on TV all the time?" he asked.


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Survey backed off a bit to let to allow DragonierMan and Dee an embrace and a twirl, which set the sorceress into a giggle. "Ho ho! The dragon's out of the cave now!" Dee laughed, clutching tight to his arms. "Oh please, I've been listening to sorry this and sorry that from everybody for what feels like ages now. Enough long talks and sorries, let's live in the moment for a while," she finished, getting back down onto her feet and rubbing down her hair to remove the strands that had gotten displaced during her swing.

She looked over her shoulder, noticing Magistrate again, and gave a vacant smile. "Well, maybe they should. It's never too late for a second honeymoon," she joked, before she quieted down and listed closer. Her eyes flashed with excitement and a grin spread across her face. "Ho ho ho! I judged you too early, it seems. I'm sure fortune will find us a chance to compare down the road, darling. And when it does, perhaps Drago here will be our judge," she smiled, eyeing the other lady up and down as though trying to figure out what she might be hiding underneath the armor.

She'd have to keep thinking on it, because Magistrate resumed her business-face and head out with the other girls to start perimeter patrol. "Huh. It'd be nice if certain others could turn it off and on like that," Dee remarked, rolling her eyes. She listened to DragonierMan and raised her eyebrow as he teased some new wardrobe, then unveiled it, causing her to chuckle again. "Well now I really feel under-dressed," she snarked.

"A very good idea, though," Survey pointed out, breaking quiet for the first time in a while. "Moving on is also a good idea. Let's go," she encouraged the others, pushing her cape out of the way of her arms as though it was now bothering her.

"Does it have a space-man diaper built into it too?" Dee asked, grinning big. With her, you had to take the good humor with the insulting.

"... No aprons, no diapers. Let's focus a little," Survey responded, smiling but with a bit of impatience in her voice.

"Oh, I'm sure her bosom is just bursting out of her air-conditioned space suit, Drago," Dee continued ribbing, heedless of Survey's attitude. "Don't worry... I'm well prepared to compete with any number of women."

Survey didn't say anything else as she pushed in on the panel they'd mentioned earlier, causing a rectangular crevice to appear in the wall of the spaceship; the panel retracted about an inch, then slid noiselessly into the right side of the wall, revealing a somewhat ominous, dark passageway into the interior of the ship. The passageway couldn't go very far... after all, the ship wasn't that large from the outside. That said, it was clear the hall split into three directions, distinguishable only by the gently thrumming red lights coming up from the floor. "I'll lead the way," she insisted, either because she was better equipped to see in the dark or perhaps because her earlier scan had given her some insight she hadn't seen fit to share. It could even be the case that she didn't want to break up Drago's reunion with Dee, although that didn't seem likely, as her tone had let on she was about fed up with the jokes.

"By the way, you two... obviously, both of you outrank me, Dee my rank and DragonierMan by seniority. So you two can feel free to make the decisions for the course of this mission," she notified them both, although it didn't appear there was much to do now but simply follow her slim figure down the middle pathway she was slowly walking down.

The three of them had nearly finished moving down the middle passage, where a somewhat annoyingly small, round-topped door was standing at the end, when a voice came over the ship's intercom. The voice didn't sound like a beautiful woman's; it seemed to be fluctuating between different tones, inflections, and even genders randomly as it spoke. "STRANGER ONE BOOT-UP REINITILAIZED. STRANGER TWO THREE BOOT-UP. RUN SUBROUTINE 'H A.' DATA ALTERED. DATA ALTERED. DATA ALTERED. DATA ALTERED. STRANGER ONE MEMORY CHECK. SEARCHING... DATA ALTERED. DATA ALTERED. END SEARCH. SPACE-AGE REINITIALIZING," the voice droned at length.

"... That's new," Survey murmured, sounding oddly disinterested. Perhaps it was just a given that things weren't going to go as any of them expected. "Didn't get anything like that the last time we communicated with her. It sounds like there could be trouble. Keep your guard up as we continue."

Noticing a red, circular panel on the wall next to the door, she first attempted to press it with one finger, then corrected herself to press her palm to it. The door opened quickly and noiselessly, revealing what looked like a cockpit. No one seemed to be inside and, like the rest of the ship, it was rather poorly lit with red lights. It looked like there were at least three black, leather chairs in this room, rooted to the floor by silver bases. "Please, have a seat," a voice encouraged them over the intercom. This one did sound like a chipper lady's voice; a pleasant person to be around, if not a sultry seductress like Dee. "I'd like to exchange greetings in the customs of your time. I've studied them a bit. Let me know if anything's a little off, but... I think you'll be pleased," the voice chuckled.

It wasn't quite clear what the voice was talking about, at least until they got seated. A flat, black console was stationed near each of the chairs, along with a simple keyboard interface. On the screen was blinking, red text that seemed a little hard to read and honestly not particularly futuristic... it looked almost like an interface you'd see with a computer in a very, very old movie. The text, however, was more interesting...

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Greetings STRANGER TWO!

Please enter your name.

My name is SpaceAge! It's super sweet to meet you.

Hey, I've noticed something. I noticed people in your time get more engaged when they exchange greetings like these. Which of these sounds the most special to you?

1) I will give you high-powered batteries, one-hundred filled per hour, for a period that we will negotiate.

2) I will give you a hug and spin you around.

3) I will give you a bingo card.

4) I will put all of the girls into bikinis for you.

Please pick one. Ordinarily I'd offer you more... you seem great... but I [][][]t [][][][]te [][][][][][]in[] [][][][][]. Don't worry. It's going to be a fu[] time.


"... Er... Are you seeing this? It almost seems like it's broken," Dee murmured from the seat opposite the DragonierMan's. "Maybe we shouldn't be snooping around here after all. I think it's fairly safe to say that this 'SpaceAge' is a program that's part of the ship? And it sounds like she's a little bit on the fritz..."

"Ha ha! That's a funny joke, Stranger One. By the way... if you'll enter your name, I think it would help us get a little closer. Getting closer to people of your time is a big goal for me; I'd really appreciate it," the sweet voice spoke, just a little bit monotone, to encourage Dee. "My name's SpaceAge, by the way. It's super sweet to meet you all."

"I, for one, say we go along with it. If something is the matter, we may be able to do something to fix it," Survey posited, already busily typing away on the keyboard interface, despite her earlier statement that she'd yield to whatever the other two decided.
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DragonierMan was relieved at the 'live in the moment' attitude of Dee. Clearly she had heard enough apologies from Yasu and the like to get sick of it. His grin widened as he assumed he understood that Dee wasn't going to hold him to his errors at the present moment, and that he could continue his flirtatious manner with her for now.

Suzume, who was close enough to overhear the conversation between Dee and Magistrate, quirked an eyebrow at Dee's mention of a 'second honeymoon'. What did Dee consider the 'first honeymoon'? Did she thought there was some sort of steamy relationship between the twins and Drago?

Drago shook his head at Dee's mention of diapers. "I don't feel like there is a diaper in here," he remarked. "Although it might have some sort of recycle system. I don't plan on testing that today though. Besides, I don't think this suit was made with the idea of spending a long time within it. Also, unlike Real World astronauts, we can take a quick trip back to the PET if we need to."

"You know, I'll let you lead on this mission if the General doesn't mind. If nothing else than allowing others in the NS to share the spotlight from time to time. It helps build up our leadership," Drago said to Survey when she started talking about rank, while walking within the spaceship. "Besides, my mission here is to be more like your guardian than your commander." His smile betrayed a kind of flirtation when she looked back at him. "So, don't feel afraid to command me if the urge hits you. Just ask the General, I can be very accommodating."



Survey said to go along with it as he sat down in one of the chairs and began to look over the console. "Huh, ok. So I just type here..." Drago muttered out loud as he began to input his name. He tapped daintily so as not to send his fist through the console.

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Greetings STRANGER TWO!

Please enter your name. DRAGONIERMAN...

It seemed to be giving Drago options similar to when he was here last with Sparks. "What options is it giving for you two?" he asked as his finger accidentally struck the '4' key.

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> 4) I will put all of the girls into bikinis for you.

"Huh? Oops." Well, if Survey didn't have a bikini, she might now. Though it wasn't like the spaceship had that kind of power... right?



Suzume touched down near Kama as Aya took off on her patrol. Magistrate was on the exact opposite side of the clearing from Kama and Aya, doing a sweep over the treetops there. "Hey 'Big K' what's shake'n?" Suzume asked the large ninja. "Any news from home? We've been kinda out of the loop for a while. What with the whole BrainMan thing... and the Utopia thing... really just a bunch of things that have kept us away." Suzume said as she counted on her fingers.

"How's Yasu doing? Did you guys manage to talk? I bet you did. You guys must have had a lot to talk about, being from the same village and all," she asked after putting her fingers away. "How are the others doing? Have they all managed to come together after that whole BrainMan mess? And has there been any new recruits joining us recently that you know of?"


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"Ah, yes, well. If there is a recycling system, I don't need to know about it, nor do I particularly give a crap if you, he he, tend to 'give a crap,'" Dee chuckled dryly as they made their way inside the ship.

"Well... If that's what you want. I suppose I have already scoped it out," Survey agreed; Dee shrugged along. "Just know that I'm the kind of boss that keeps an eye on people..." It sounded like an attempt at a joke, but she didn't have much in the way of delivery skills.

Soon enough, they were seated up and using the latest and greatest alien interface to talk to SpaceAge. DragonierMan looked out of place, with his large, gloved fingers hesitantly pushing keys to type his name in. Survey continued to watch the screen, while Dee answered his inquiry. "Hm, it's asking me to type my name in. Hopefully we can at least be closer than strangers," she chuckled, giving a very few clicks to type in her notably short name. There were only three presses, so presumably, she was going with "Dee" rather than "Myst."

"Nothing to note so far," Survey answered. It seemed odd to think that none of them would be remarking upon such unusual questions, if they were receiving the same follow-up question that DragonierMan had. For now, his console was giving him further

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DRAGONIERMAN? That's good. I'll call you DRAGONIERMAN from now on.

You feel most comfortable when people around you are dressed in bikinis, right? I see. I've noticed people in your time seem to be happiest talking to girls in bikinis. That's in line with what I was thinking. Don't worry; I have the technology to make sure that all the girls here wear bikinis.


Once the message finished popping out, a humming noise began to come from the walls surrounding them, sounding so close that it emphasized again the smallness of this bridge area. The lights that had been red began to brighten up to a more inviting green color, as those, along with a soft, green light, began to illuminate the room. With the lights on, it was apparent that, past the consoles, there was another large monitor at the front of the room, along with a bit of standing space and two doors, one to the left and another to the right. A large table was also placed in front of the monitor, although it was empty.

Green particles swirled mid-air, accompanied by an inviting, musical whistle, as a silver-skinned navi began to materialize in the middle of the room, behind each of their backs. If DragonierMan didn't see it, Survey would speak up to notify him where to look. The woman who'd appeared was a good bit smaller than Dee, with a height and stature like a young girl. Luminescent green hair, shaped very round, perfectly smooth, and short-cut, covered her head, although she had no eyebrows to match. It might look like more metal, if it weren't for one curl that escaped, forming a conspicuous short "C" shape at her forehead. Her eyes were completely bright green, like the ship's lights, and when her mouth opened, the same color seemed to be coming from in front of her. Unless her silver skin was armor of some kind, she appeared to be naked, although there were none of the explicit features you might imagine you'd see on a naked girl.

"Hello everyone. I'm SpaceAge," she introduced herself. "Sorry I couldn't greet you all in person earlier. I had to get my introductions in order. On that note..." she began, speaking in the same voice the ship had been using earlier: a nice, if someone sterile, young girl's voice. With a pleasant smile, she clapped her hands as if she planned to activate a light dimmer. Instead, green sparkles swirled around every girl in the room (including herself) for a moment, before their clothes net-magically vanished, replaced by bikinis. The bikinis would look pretty familiar to DragonierMan... they looked very similar to Lee's own sporty, revealing bikini, although Dee's was blue and Survey's was gray. She even wore a similar one herself, bright green in color... Ironically that change had made her more clothed rather than last. "What do you think?"

Dee looked down for a moment, then guffawed. "Ho ho ho! What sort of a silly AI is this? Is this her idea of proper bridge-wear?" she laughed, more amused than she was curious how the navi had summoned such abilities. As usual, she seemed very comfortable in a bikini, and her curvy body was always worth appreciating.

Survey looked less amused; although Dee had kept her hair-tie, Survey had not kept her goggles, meaning that DragonierMan now saw her eyes: they looked a little like glass, with short, green beams pointing out from both of them. "DragonierMan, did you touch something?" she asked, skeptical. Her body was very slender, perhaps too much so, with slightly protruding ribs and not much in the way of breasts. Seeing her in a bikini was a little surreal after only knowing her as a slouching camera-watcher for so long.

"Touch? Is touching supposed to be involved with introductions?" SpaceAge asked. Survey quickly shook her head, indicating that wouldn't be necessary. "Ah. Well, I know you all must be a little confused. You came here to meet me and to exchange information, right? I'd like to do that literally," she continued. "Dee, DragonierMan, and Survey... you'll see a prompt on the screen at the front of the room. I've brought up information I believe you'll be interested in, all recorded within my logs. For every question of mine you answer on the consoles there, I'll exchange with you another piece of information. That way, each of us get a fair deal," she spoke with a calm, measured tone. "All you have to do is tell me which you want to hear about.

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"Ugh... Blessers are involved in this. I know you said to lead here, but I think it's better if you keep it, DragonierMan. You've had more experience with those guys than I have," Survey murmured, surprisingly unwilling to keep the command. She crossed her legs uncomfortably, then asked, "Can I put back on my regular clothes now?"

"Oh, no. I'm taking measures to make sure all girls are currently in bikinis, so that we'll all be properly introduced," she explained, gesturing to her own swimwear. "For now, pick two topics, since you all answered both your names and proper introduction techniques. Then, while I exchange information with you, you'll see another question from me on your console you can answer."

"... Did we answer proper introduction techniques?" Dee asked, leaning her cheek against her fist. "I don't remember seeing a question like that."

Whenever DragonierMan was ready, he could also type in a response to the next part of the prompt.

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Hey again. There's something on my mind. Maybe you can help me out with another answer.

I was hoping my introduction would go over a little better, but the other seem pretty skeptical. I want to make everyone comfortable. Maybe I should hear a little more about the things you like. I've noticed the woman you speak with are very different from one another. We all have very different bust sizes. Which bust size makes you the happiest to see on girls, though?

1) Flat, like Sake
2) Firm like Lee
3) Soft like Dee
4) Huge like my mom's
5) Giant like Kama's
6) Covered up, like Magistrate's

Take your time answering. I'm [][][][]g a lot o[] [][][]c[][][][]n[] [][][][][] but you know, I've been alone on this ship for so long, I [][]n'[] [][]g[][][] it [][] [][][].


As DragonierMan read the last line, the ship's lights momentarily flickered red again in an unhealthy way; if he looked back to SpaceAge, he'd see that even if hair and eye color was changing along with the ship's lights. Thankfully, it didn't last long before the green color came back.

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Kama watched the other navis begin their patrol with a stoic expression; it was possible she envied their ability to move around as they pleased without disturbing the environment or causing the ground to shake. She looked down to Suzume with momentary surprise, perhaps taking a second to process that she was "Big K," before responding in a subdued whisper. "Well, I was accepted into the Empire. It was a bit of a process. Yasu and I have some history, being from the same village, but she wasn't easy to convince of my loyalty, since I've been with the Alexis for so long... As for other events, I'm afraid I'm not really up on changes considering I'm still meeting everyone myself. I did hear about Utopia, though, and how she tricked DragonierMan. It sounds like she was very powerful... we're lucky she was a relatively well-meaning person."

"I really don't know much about the BrainMan episode. I know it had something to do with the ROT and the Shogun made some policy changes related to it, but you must remember, I am very new to your organization; I only have the vaguest knowledge of it," she reiterated. "As for others who've joined recently, I know Wasteland is undergoing a recruitment mission along with Escort to formalize her entry into the Empire. I think that, in general, morale is good. It seems like many new people are showing up to express interest, although how many are being made subordinates, I couldn't say. I do know that there's been some concern over how often the Empire is being targeted these days... Yasu's put all of her generals on training regiments while they're not on missions. Oh... on that note, Yasu has been spending a fair amount of time away from the camp herself lately, unless she's supervising missions. Despite our history, we em... are a little estranged. I don't know what she could be doing," Kama mused, crossing her arms and lowering her head slightly. "I don't know if she'll ever really trust me. I abandoned her for the Alexis when the village was attacked. If I'd joined her in the Empire then instead of letting myself be subjugated by Alex... my life would have been very different."

Once Kama was done answering, she returned to a silence so oppressive that it was almost violent; she didn't really seem to be the social type. Or perhaps it was just very hard to carry on gossip when the best you can manage is a booming whisper. Suzume would have to keep at it if she wanted to get Kama out of her shell and break down the wall between them.
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From the responses of Dee and Survey as they typed in their names, it seemed like DragonierMan was the only one receiving special attention from SpaceAge in the form of extra questions. The room brightened as red lights turned to green and a girl appeared behind them. By the way it appeared and the way it moved, it looked like a hologram. She introduced herself as SpaceAge, so clearly SpaceAge was the ship. And from her follow-up it appeared she was with the Blessers. Great.

And she showed off those unnatural Blesser powers by putting everyone except him in bikinis. It always impressed him how much wasted power these Blessers had. They could seemingly do anything they wanted, but they were always mentally unsound, and thus were never tapping into their full potential. They also seemed to be easily manipulated if you play into whatever bizarre quirk they had. Well, not all the time. Drago had way more trouble with MarriageMan than Suzume had with Utopia. He wondered where they all came from. Where was their home base?

Dee seemed fine with the sudden bikini change, but Survey did not. Drago saw something interesting though as Survey's goggles disappeared, her eyes were like glass and were projecting beams where her pupils would be. It was the first time he met a navi with such strange-looking eyes. He turned away from her as she asked her question about him touching things and didn't answer right away. But before she could press further, she was interrupted by SpaceAge's question about touching things, of which Survey deflected. SpaceAge continued with the purpose of the meeting, an exchange of information. She directed the group to the main screen over a table. It displayed a long list of questions that they could ask her, in exchange for the same amount of questions asked back. Drago scanned the list and noted quite a few things he would like to know, as Dee gave an exasperated groan as she also learned that Blessers were involved in this. Both her and Survey basically gave the floor to Drago as the one most qualified to handle this interaction.

Drago noticed that SpaceAge flickered from green to red to green again. It seemed like she wasn't fully stable. Did that mean that they were limited by some sort of clock before SpaceAge degraded to a point where they might be in danger? How much information could he extract from her before then? He looked back at his console to note the next question. A tiny bit of redness creeped into his cheeks and his ears burned a little from the escalation of it all. He did note, however, that it stated that SpaceAge had a 'mom'. That was something he would have to ask about later.

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> 2) Firm like Lee


Out of all the options presented to him, he thought that, that was the safest bet. He never heard of a girl who would complain about being firm and youthful. And at least this way he wouldn't end up with either woman mad at him. He looked up after pressing the button on the console. "Technically I want to know all of these," he began. He turned to Dee and Survey. "She asked me on my console about 'proper introduction techniques'," he admitted. "The 'bikini option' seemed the safest bet from the other options she presented me with," he lied.

"Hey, did either of you two get a question a moment ago?" he asked, trying to deflect away from comments made about his earlier selection. "I just got another one answered, so we should get three topics," he looked at the hologram of SpaceAge. "Do to the flickering of lights, and the relative state of your vessel, it seems like you are probably damaged. Perhaps you could answer 2c, 2b, and 2d of the Craft's status, operation, and emergency procedures. I would like to continue this conversation for a while longer, but I don't want you 'dying' on me." He then turned to Survey. "You seem technically inclined, with your drones and all. If we find out all we can about this vessel, do you think you could repair it enough to stabilize it? This treasure trove of knowledge is probably worth quite a lot to us."



Suzume pointed to herself. "Actually, Drago never interacted with Utopia. That was all me baby," she gloated. "And I wouldn't say she tricked me specifically, just the people who wanted to join but had loyalties outside the NS. So in a way she kind of protected us, in her own strange way," she added.

She frowned as Kama continued to tell her about what's been going on in the organization. Suzume was concerned about Yasu's activities away from camp. It was possible that she was trying to go it alone again as some sort of penance for her actions during the whole BrainMan debacle. "Hey," she began, a little more seriously so that Kama would note the difference in tone. "Could you keep an eye on her for us?" she asked. "I'm concerned she is going off on her own in acts of penance for her earlier actions. She'll probably get herself into trouble again going off half-cocked like that."

"See at some point in the past, she was taken over by BrainMan, the leader of ROT. He somehow installed a mechanical eye into her that controlled her actions," she said, indicating Yasu's eye-patched eye by covering her own eye where Yasu kept her eyepatch. "Through her, and some of the soldiers he enslaved, he tried to take out ShogunMan and install his puppets into the leadership positions. We, unwittingly, helped him in that plan and he almost succeeded. If it wasn't for MachMan coming back to stop us..." she trailed off, leaving the rest of the monumental potential consequences unsaid.

A few moments of oppressive silence later, Suzume continued. "Anyways, it seems like everything is proceeding well enough." She then pointed to her right ear, followed by cupping it. She tried to send a message directly to Kama.

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If you feel like your voice is too loud, then we can talk like this. Don't worry about being the new girl, you'll grow into it before long. Have you made any more friends since joining besides us? I bet Rodeo or Escort would stick to you before long. They both like girls you know. Rodeo in particular seemed to enjoy the size that Drago could be when he turns into his giant dragon form. I wouldn't be surprised if she had asked to 'ride' you, hehe.~

Escort is like you, big and quiet. I bet you'd both get along really well. Maybe you can even meditate together, or whatever it is you do with your free time. I also heard she has a girlfriend right now, so you'd probably not get hit on as much as with Rodeo. But who knows, hehe.~



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The other two turned from their consoles to face DragonierMan as he spoke up; Survey was still sitting slouched forward, while Dee had crossed her legs and begun fanning herself once again. "A history lesson sounds fascinating, but why do I get the feeling the recess bell is going to ring before we hear it all?" Dee chuckled, making light of a potentially grim situation.

Survey lowered her eyebrows, considering what he had said. "Well, if you're going to do anything worse than putting me in a bikini, let me know first," she requested. That said, DragonierMan knew he might find it much easier to progress if he shot first and asked questions later, so to speak; they didn't appear to have a lot of time to discuss whether the terms were okay or not, given SpaceAge's failing state.

Dee shook her head in response to the question question. "Not I. I guess it's you she is most curious about? I wonder why?" the general teased, watching SpaceAge over her fan.

"I couldn't say. Sorry I can't be more help there. I can answer your other questions, though," she encouraged them, as DragonierMan provided a priority list of his first three topics of greatest concern. "Good choices," she smiled, delivering empty praise. "Let's take them one at a time."

The main screen adopted a soft green glow, before fading to black with light green text overplayed, appearing a piece at a time as though being typed.
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As these answers were coming up, provided one wasn't too distracted by those and spared a glance towards SpaceAge, they would see green sparkles shimmer for a moment around her bikini top, followed by a slight reduction in her breast size, as though someone had modified a slider in a video game. Interestingly, this one didn't affect the other navis: Survey didn't get any additional breast size and Dee didn't lose any.

"What the heck? It sounds like if we stop talking to this thing, it starts purging," Survey noted.

"So needy," Dee joked.

"I hope you found this information useful. I don't like to read about emergency procedures but... you never know when you'll need them," their hostess spoke softly, as though she wasn't in the middle of a power failure at this very moment. "Oh, a useful tip... the L designations are on the right of the ship, R on the right, and M in the middle. Although, I would prefer it you stayed here and participated in the information exchange, of course."

"I'm not sure that's an option... I think DragonierMan's right, you need some repairs. Something's screwy," Survey responded, shaking her head. "You two, stay here. I'm going to go investigate the left side of the ship and try to find what's been messed up. I'll leave one of my drones here to watch out for you two." With that, she rose to go. DragonierMan could either agree with her decision or keep her here if he had some need to.

DragonierMan would have some new messages on his console, if he cared to continue going:

Console
 
Thanks for being willing to participate in the information exchange. I'm learning a whole lot. Your responses indicate you prefer answering three queries at a time. I'll oblige as well as I can.

First off, I noticed a bit of a reaction when I complied to your previous request. To be honest, i'm very interested in that type of response. To help me out, what would you consider the best indicator of your satistaction?

1) Elevated heart rate
2) Smiling
3) An erection

Do the people around you make you happy? What are some things I and others could do, in terms of our behavior, to make you happy?

1) Be assertive / adopt a leadership role.
2) Read into what you say and think critically.
3) Be spontaneous / unpredictable.
4) Be abusive / contradictory.
5) Do just what you ask for / be predictable.

Finally, I admit I'm also very interested in familiar forms of physical contact. Please demonstrate the kind of physical contact that you and DEE both enjoy the most, with DEE's assistance. I'll monitor your happiness so I can learn what effect it has. Once you're finished, feel free to pick three more topics.


If Dee was aware she was supposed to be fondly touching DragonierMan, she didn't show it. She was still seated, reading the screen and glancing over her shoulder from time to time, either at the silent figure of SpaceAge or at DragonierMan.

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"Hm. An interesting story. Taking the lead during a mission like that must have been a valuable experience for you. Hopefully, I'll have a chance to do likewise soon," Kama nodded politely, after learning more about Suzume's exploits. At the mention of Yasu's behavior, she adopted a more serious (whispering) tone. "I plan to keep a close eye on her. Although I wish I could do so more discretely... hiding is not easy when you have size like mine."

She lowered her eyebrows and narrower her eyes slightly, realizing she had received a message. From there on, she responded likewise.

Kama
 
Thank you, honestly I feel like I have a bit in common with Guillotine. We both came from abusive employers with evil agendas. Although... I was rescued from mine. I must sometimes question whether she quit hers for anything more than sticking it to her employer. Do you ever worry that she hasn't fully rid herself of her bias as an ROT operative?

As for other friends, I think there may be some misunderstanding. I understand those two seem amiable enough and are probably good people to make friends with, but my intention isn't to look for that sort of relationship with anyone. My intentions are purely professional.

I would like to become better acquainted with Vee and others specializing in stealth missions; those will be my forte, whenever I regain my usual size.

I do like to meditate. If you'd like to join me, the other side of the dam forms a natural waterfall that is quite useful for the practice. Although, it may be better to stay here with the ship. I would hate to move it again while the others are on board and possibly not strapped in.

Do you feel as though this is the calm before some kind of storm? Perhaps i'm just paranoid.


For now, things were indeed calm. The patrols weren't finding anything and the dam seemed devoid of any visitors besides themselves and the otherworldly silver egg SpaceAge inhabited.
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Survey volunteered to do repairs while DragonierMan and Dee continued to converse with SpaceAge. "Ok, I'll keep the comm line open so you can listen in and you can report anything back to us," Drago said as Survey got up to go. "SpaceAge, if you could display a map for Survey of the internals of the ship and guide her to L4, I would appreciate it," he added. "Oh, and while you're at it. Could you further clarify some points of the previous questions? Specifically on what rules you currently have set on which functions are available to use and what each do. You didn't fully explain what those functions are."

He then turned back to the console and read the next section.

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> Elevated heart rate


"Hey Dee, come over here a second. I want you to see what she is asking me and give me some advice," he explained after selecting for the first of the three new questions asked, then waited until Dee got up to look over his shoulder. He tried to rotate his chair slightly so she could lean in better and pointed to the last two questions.

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Do the people around you make you happy? What are some things I and others could do, in terms of our behavior, to make you happy?

1) Be assertive / adopt a leadership role.
2) Read into what you say and think critically.
3) Be spontaneous / unpredictable.
4) Be abusive / contradictory.
5) Do just what you ask for / be predictable.


"I don't see an option here that is more passive. All of these are pretty assertive one way or another. Either it is them being over me, me being over them, or chaos. To be honest, I only really see Option Two as being the most neutral option. But I am not sure I want to answer this one. These Blessers have the power of altering our very sense of self. I am not sure what would happen to you and Survey should I choose the wrong option... Do you think I should ask her for a sixth option?" Drago asked Dee.

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Finally, I admit I'm also very interested in familiar forms of physical contact. Please demonstrate the kind of physical contact that you and DEE both enjoy the most, with DEE's assistance. I'll monitor your happiness so I can learn what effect it has. Once you're finished, feel free to pick three more topics.


"Then there is the elephant in the room, so to speak," Drago said as he pointed to the third question. He then turned his head toward hers with a smirk. "Now, I am not one to turn away physical contact. But perhaps I should let you lead on this one,~" he said with a widening grin. "Just know that we would be giving a show to at least two other people in this ship," he said, aware that this conversation was being broadcasted to Survey through their internal link. He then tried to follow whatever Dee wanted from him.



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No one ever completely rids themselves from their past, you just learn to live with it, mistakes and all.


Aya's voice cut into the internal communication between Suzume and Kama. She seemed to be piggybacking off her sister's signal. It seemed like the twins had a psychic link between them that allowed one to monitor the other. Quite handy, but also quite invasive. One wonders if Magistrate was also listening in. However, she had remained silent in her corner of the patrols.

Suzume
 
Hello sister, nice of you to join us. And I also agree, to a point. With what little time was spent with her in that Watchtower mission, she seemed at least adamant about confronting her own problems with the organization, regardless of what we did. At the moment we are more of a temporary ally to be used to bolster her own little war. That is to be expected from someone who was not too long ago our enemy and I don't fault her for it. One could even say the same for us, as you were once our enemy in a previous life. Give it time and she may come around.


Suzume said while patting her huge foot, trying to calm Kama's fears and doubts about Guillotine. Aya then chimed in to Kama's next major question.

Aya
 
I always expect a storm. A little paranoia is healthy. Although at the present moment I have my doubts that anyone will show up to harass us soon. This place has been fully abandoned and the Shogunate is likely to be attacked at their bases, rather than our little group out here in the middle of nowhere. Assuming no one knows about the ship.

But anyways, we can meditate when we aren't guarding.


Aya offered to join Kama. It seemed like she would probably enjoy the quiet more.



Assuming he had done enough to answer upwards of three questions, Drago pointed out the three packets of information he wanted to SpaceAge, in the order he won them in:

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> 3b) SpaceAge (Navi): Status
> 5a) Ship log: Blesser's Court
> 6a) SpaceAge Journal: Notes on the Blessers



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