Log started: 11/22/02 9:14:15 PM Honshu Most of the island is dominated by the sheer bulk of Neo-Tokyo, a city so massive that it has expanded to cover over 75% of the island. In addition, the city has expanded 10 miles east of the original Tokyo, LIterally building on the ocean. Only Mount Fuji remains of the original Tokyo landscape, the sacred mountain clear of the city for a mile around its base and the entirety of its volcanic slope. As for the original site of Tokyo, its buildings have been absorbed into the foundation to the primary Neo-Tokyo Stratoscraper, a building so tall that it can be seen 100 hundred miles away. Though the island is covered by urban landscape, their people have not totally lost touch with their roots. In the outskirts and the occasionally random pocket, the city pauses and a Shinto shrine, or a garden, or someone's ancestral home still stands. In the city, the streets and walkways teem with LIfe, both human and artificial. Contents: Contents: Spaceframe Weather Station Neo Tokyo Harbor : Harbor District - Neo Tokyo Submerge : Underneath Central Pacific East : West Pacific Ocean North : Hokkaido West : Eastern China Up : Sky Above Japan Spaceframe A huge frame, of some sizable ship of some sort. Scattered around it are neatly sorted piles of parts. Hiryu arrives from the Residential District - Neo Tokyo. Hiryu has arrived. At the base of the massive Mt. Fuji, is a figure practicing a kata, going through a dance of sorts, slashing, kicks, and punches. The figure is the one most know as Director K or Special K... but a few knows him as Kain. [Radio: (C) GLobal] Metal Man humms some long forgotton song. "That's supposed to be a cresent double punch, not a back dragon half punch, Kain-kun." remarks a voice from behind the Blue Dragon director. Sitting on a nearby rock, one knee raised with an arm resting on it is Hiryu, his red scarf cascading down his body. His green eyes stare out from underneath an unkempt brown fringe of hair, pericing as always. "I hope you haven't become rusty while asking the UN how high to jump." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man hums along. Kain shrugs in a way, not turning to face the whom he knows has talked. "I haven't gotten some exercise in, lately. I might actually be sloppy. Then again, the latest mess that ended up at our doorstep had most of my attention lately." The Blue Director sighs and faces Hiryu finally. "...and the UN doesn't tell us how high to jump. We're alLIed to them, nothing more, old friend." "If you say so." RepLIes Hiryu curtly, folding his arms over his chest and leaning back against the rock behind him. "Matic seems to think otherwise, but then, he goes so far to LIck Mikage-dono's shoes himself." He pauses before examining Kain for a moment, and then continuing, "Regardless, I didn't come to discuss the Dragons alLIances. You've heard about the return of the Stardroids, I presume? The Blue Dragons network couldn't have fallen that far." "Not with Derek checking them," Kain notes, "Yes, we've heard about them... and I've seen three of them so far. The ones known as Luna, Virgo... and I think one called himself Regulus, but I'm not too sure." And, He sighs as his eyes takes on a grim look, "The thing is that things have been quiet lately. Too quiet." "...I'm actually waiting for the other shoe to drop." "Sheena-chan was right. You do love using sayings." Hiryu said as he stands up in one fluid motion, resting on the balls of his feet. Looking LIke a wolf ready to strike at any moment, a deadly grace, even when not moving. "Do you have any idea what their intentions are here this time? Or of this 'shadow' they keep referring too? I don't know what it takes to frighten a Stardroid, but I'd rather not having it sLInking around in the dark." Kain GLances skywards for a moment, before answering, "They want our help, claiming that 'we' call them here. To earth." He shrugs, "Maybe that's true. At any rate... whatever this shadow is... they need our help in defeating it, since we brought Duo down, we should be able to do the same to this shadow. Even those of us who were busy with other things at that time." "They claim a lot." Is Hiryu's only reply, he shrugs his shoulders sLIghtly, not following Kain's gaze upwards. "They claimed they were invincible, once." He turns to walk away, scarf pulled out to the side by a gust of the wind. "If you want my advice, for old times, be wary. Don't let your sense of justice and honour pull you into this confLIct before you know what you're getting into. This shadow may be more then anyone can handle. You Blues may get themselves killed if you pledge them to fight it." Kain becomes silent for a short moment, before looking away, "I've already given my pledge. The rest of the Blues can step away if they so wish to do so, but I've given my word to Virgo... that I will help them in any way that I can." "You always were a self righteous fool at times." Hiryu pauses and turns around. "If you need me, you know how to reach me. I cannot promise to be there, but Sheena-chan would not have forgiven me if I let you die. I did promise her I'd look after you. But be wary." He says before he goes. "I hear the rustle of Red wings in the dark." And then he is gone, vanishing into the Japanese mist. Kain smiles, "I always do, old friend. I always do." He continues the kata, getting ready... for whatever may strike. When you return home after your RP, you hear a strange whistle...And find a cookie left out for you to find. Wait, wait...That's -Blues-. Wrong scarf! NO WHISTLE! [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Watchout Radioactive Man!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pharaoh Man transmits, "Dare I ask?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Big Bad Sword Man facepalms. "Sir Guts..." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Guts Man transmits, "Up and at them Pharaoh Man!" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Bright Man transmits, "The sun isn't exploding again, is it?" [Radio: (C) GLobal] Pharaoh Man transmits, "....." [Radio: (C) GLobal] Kain transmits, "...*pause*...I am not going to ask...*cLIck*" $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/28 Posted Author A Hole in Space? Fri Nov 22 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's Missy Smiles, whose 'disposition' dial got stuck in the 'sunny' position when she was five. Grinning LIke usual, fingering a LIttle sheaf of papers LIke usual, she addresses the camera in her usual way. "As many of you know by now, the world's observatories and astronomical institutions have been running day in and day out since this most recent affair with the Stardroids began several weeks ago, and once again, are reporting unexplained phenomena in the skies." Missy looks over her papers slowly, then re-reads things, before looking back up to the camera with a furrowed brow. "Er, it would seem that many heavenly bodies, including the planet Pluto and approximately ten percent of the surrounding visible stars, have... disappeared." She GLances over her papers once more. "The ninth planet is completely invisible to even the most powerful of telescopes, when its calculated position in the sky is focused upon. Radio, X-Ray and Gamma-wavelength telescopes report a similar... lack of Pluto." The news view is replaced by a shot of space. You know how it looks... twinkly stars. Except there's a big fat black lack of stars in one particular spot. It's not very big, but the 'gap' is still distinct. "Astrophysicists around the world are at a loss as to the nature of this 'hole' in the sky, as there is none of the telltale radiation and debris that would signify their outright destruction. The best guess that anybody can manage, is that the heavenly bodies are simply... gone." Back to Missy. She offers a helpless shrug and, of course, a smile. "We'll bring you any further details we learn of this mysterious hole in space." Commercials n'stuff. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ IC News $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 14/25 Posted Author United Nations rumor mill... Fri Nov 22 News Report ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some bit in the news. LIke, in the newspaper or something. Yeah. Newspaper. "... rumors have been running rampant about the fate of the UN investigation team, led by Dr. Helmut Haschenkopf, that was operating on Starhaven prior to its evacuation. Dr. Haschenkopf and his associates, who had become a famiLIar sight in GNN stories regarding Starhaven, have all but completely vanished from the pubLIc eye following last Saturday's chaos in orbit. Most rumors suggest that Haschenkopf, Datastream, and other officials responsible for Starhaven explorations are being held accountable for the recent return of the Stardroids, and are facing appropriate discipLInary action, even bordering upon criminal charges of treason and high conspiracy. The United Nations is remaining tight-LIpped about the truth or falsehood of these rumors, stating only that 'Those associated with the events onboard Starhaven, both prior to and including the termination of the expedition on Saturday the 16th, are receiving due compensation for their efforts, regardless of whether they were ultimately for good or ill.' The vague UN press release failed to detail just what this 'compensation' entails." Underneath this story, there's a coupon for twice the milk for half the cost! Oooh! Quick, cut it out, go to the store and get you some milk! Mmm! $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Tartarus $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Message: 15/5 Posted Author RESULTS:Battle of Egos Sat Nov 23 Pharaoh Man ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sting Chameleon's optics squint protecting them from the sand. It doesn't really cause him much trouble by itself but these attacks are starting to add up, and Sting is fast running out of time...oO(If there were any way out)Oo...As he takes the damage, and sLIdes around a bit, Sting lashes out at a pilar with his tongue. Grasping it, he pulls himself from the storm. Snorting, the LIzard squawks, "You are persistant, Master!" Charging up his small laser quickly, he fires round off at Ra, attempting to get him in some vulnerable spot that might make him slow down. Pharaoh Man bLInks out of the way and above Sting Chameleon, " And you, Reploid...are weak. Pathetic. A stripLIng not even worthy to /bow/ before the Pharaoh, or Amun-Wily. Thusly, you shall perish..." The scepter GLows onces more, and a familair wave of superheated air fills the pit... Sting Chameleon turns as the Master finishes his speech, "That Stardroid was right...you cannot recognize true honor when you see it. You call coming here and facing death PATHETIC! YOU KNOW NOTHI..." The Pharaoh Wave smashes across his thin green form, fLInging him across the arena and into a wall. As he strugGLes to open his optics he whispers, "ng..." His hand slumps onto the rubble as he relaxes finally after a very long and very well fought battle. Regardless of the outcome, the chameleon will be quite impressed with himself when he wakes up...if Ra sees it fit to allow that. After all, he beat the spread. Pharaoh Man slowly lowers to the ground, " I know more of death then you shall ever even begin to fathom, reploid..." Ra says rather calmly. He walks over to the fallen Maverick, and eyes the body, before ripping off a toe forcefully, and depositing it inside a storage comparment. Then, he LIfts the Maverick up by the neck, and pulls of the purple sock. Behold, the Masked Reploid revealed. Then, without another word, The Master of Sands bLInks away, not even bothering to return Sting to the ground first. MATCH RESULTS:Pharaoh Man rendered Sting Chameleon Unconcious. Pharaoh Man is the victor. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$