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FREDERICK, KAI (QUEST - Downhill Omelette) Frederick would join Kai, and the group already there would inform him of the worrying problematics with the Exeggutor. Frederick would be able to see small, clearly Pokemon tracks, alongside a fair amount of tracks that looked like something was rolled on the ground. An untrained eye would hardly notice these as out of the norm, but Frederick would be able to conclude that they're not supposed to be there. The tracks lead east towards the path ravaged by Meggie the last time the group had been there. "So there are Pokemon tracks? Which way do they lead?" "This is a waste of time." "U-uhm...I'll just be here..." [The Quest has begun. The Map has been updated.] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMM, RADOVAN (MISSION) Emm and Radovan and whoever else wishes to join them move towards the woodland. However, what they didn't expect or predict was the rate by which the trees have been sprouting and growing while they were gone. "Hmmm..." Terry sighs, knocking his knuckles against the trees. The echo resounds ominously, sounding more like rock than bark. And indeed they were now closer to stone than anything else. These trees completely obstruct your way forward, intertwining their strong, now almost rock-hard barks with the crystal trees to the side of the road, making an impenetrable wall. Their treetops have started going translucent and emanate a slight glow, akin to the crystalline trees, whilst their leaves began falling out, gathering in rotten piles underneath them. "Maybe we should've asked the guys here first...Your idea was sound, Emmanuel, but the influence of the Nexus seems to have bent the smaller Nexuses that merged with it. I doubt we'll be able to traverse further this road, and the soil beneath us is still rocky. There's also no guarantee the mud had held up, judging by how these trees look." [MISSION DETAILS - requires Explorer Lv1]

KAI (QUEST - ???) As Kai waltzes around, she takes notice of the Exeggutor next to the house. There's a Space Aether Employee standing under it, looking up at its form. Kai would also notice it's swaying slightly. Betani, prompted by Kai's question, joins the scene as well. "We have done all the preparations. Besides, what're you doing, I won't stand for you taking your time doing whatever you want when we're on an important mission." The girl notices the Exeggutor as well. "And what's this all supposed to mean!?" "U-uhm. It looks sad." The Employee joins the conversation. "It started swaying yesterday and hasn't stopped since. It's groaning from now and then too. I wonder what happened..." "Oh, uhm, Kai?" Zeta approaches Kai from behind and tugs at her uniform. "I think it lost something precious to it." She chimes in. [QUEST DETAILS SECRET - Explorer Lv 1 required]

You board the Nexus Drill and it flies you to #08 without much issue. You step out and realize you've landed near where Zeta's house was, except now, Space Aether Employees walk in and out of it, carrying samples of the soil and crystals and water. Music: Suspended Flow Zeta smiles. "Don't worry, miss Lady Haether asked me for permission before doing this~!" The girl hops around and stands in front of you. Terry and Betani wave to the other Employees before addressing you. "Yes we're being hasty but that's only because this Nexus might pose a big problem to Space Aether if left unckecked, Miss...Granazia." Betani had to check in her A-Comm for the girl's name. Terry sighed at this but only crossed his arms without saying anything. "We need to locate its core and neutralize it, and that's what we need Zeta and you for. This'll be a routine mission-all you need to do is find the entrance to the underground. After that, the actual professionals will take it from there." Betani waltzes off towards the way downhill. Terry looks at you. "I'm sorry for her behaviour. I've personally taken my time to read all your files and learn all your names by heart." The man says. "We should, however, follow along. Miss Zeta, would you lead the way? Tell us anything you know?" "Sure! Let's see...Father told me of the underground mines. Apparently they're all made of Star Pieces! But the way down......the crystals are too hard to dig through...and uhm...do you guys have any idea?" The girl turns to you instead, looking for answers. #08 - Floor Zero/The Crystal Forest Red dot - party's position Gold dot - Zeta's house Brown dot - Patrat lair Blue dot - Wishing Well Green Interest Points - can be interacted with [DUNGEON TRAVERSAL - choose an Interest Point to travel to] ! - fights !! - difficult fights ? - ??? X - quests

Ranga was scared. Like, real scared. The most scared she'd ever been in her life. She couldn't grab a hold of a gun and she couldn't get away from the Angels-uhm...Angel. Everyone else seemed to be panicking as well, but in all that disarray she heard Beverly's voice calling out to her-the Little Miss. "Huh?" She listened closely, her Eva stopping. "I'll need to stab it!? B-but I'm not even able to move this-" The Eva was back on its feet, holding Beverly's progressive knife in its hand. Ranga's eyes widened in surprise, but she could feel a new warmth underneath her controls, and she wouldn't let go. She could see the Angel's core. Everyone was trying to busy it so she could stab it. Could she stab it? C-could she move like Asuka in this Eva? Somehow, she felt she could. After all, they needed her now. And so, stepping forward, the ground shook and it cracked. Ranga threw herself into a rabid chase towards the white Angel's core. With the others' attacks distracting and redirecting the monster, she could follow it and cut its path. If it tried to dive into the ground, she wouldn't hesitate to throw Unit 20's body straight at it, no matter how much it hurt. Now it all counted on them. Either way, Ranga's knife would glisten against the new sun's rays, casting a broken mirage of a shadow as the contours within the core-the heart swayed, and she would try her best to stab at it as hard as she could.

Zeta smiled at Kalva, holding her hands together joyfully. She even blushed slightly. "T-thank you! It's a uniform? I-I was wondering about that small white screen you all carry!" She pointed at his A-Comm. "I'll be getting that too! I can't wait!" She turned to Radovan with a slight confusion in her look. "Tag? It's my pouch. I carry Star Pieces in it." She tells it matter-of-factly before sitting next to the boy. "I would love to! Hehe, it's so fun driving around!" The doors of the vehicle close after you enter and Mason starts the car without a word. Music: Fading to White As much as Rob had been talkative, Mason is comparable to a brick wall how little he spoke-which was nothing. The whole journey went without a word and before you knew it, you were ascending the elevator in the HQ, arriving at one of the highers floors where you were welcomed by none other than Betani and her Steenee, as well as a man familiar to Emm and Kalva. Music: Miss B. Pretty "Gosh you're so damn slow. Hurry up already, I wanna get to the bottom of this nonsense." The girl exclaims the moment she sees you. As she does so, she also pushes the larger man away in annoyance, not wasting any time before rushing down the hall and towards the flight deck. Mason nods to the other and leaves without a word. Terrence only sighs and smiles meekly. "She doesn't like me, but I'm still coming with ya'll. My name's Terrence and my Clefairy and I are here to make sure you stay safe. We should get moving to the Drill soon too. I bet ya'll have already heard what the mission is about. We're to find and entrance to the tunnels beneath #08's surface. You guys have already been there and young missy here apparently grew up there. I bet we'll find something." [Betani and Terrence have joined the party as support NPCs] Terrence escorts you to the Nexus Drill, where Betani is already busy buckling herself up. She'd apparently called Nee back to her Aether Ball, because the Steenee is nowhere to be seen. The girl looks at you in frustration. "What are you waiting for. Move over here and get ready to fly."

"A warrior's job..." Herrman's lips momentarily twisted into a soundless cackle at Akane's words, only to loosen once again into her usual half-smiling aloofness. "I wouldn't know..."

Ranga heard Satomi's voice through a haze and shook her head. She couldn't focus on it as she screamed when the Angel turned to face her, only to be driven away by gunfire. Still breathing heavily, chest moving up and down more rapid than ever, she did the only thing she could-started crawling on all fours trying to find a rifle to use somewhere around.

Move to E6

Mommo Mommo found herself feeling rather...well, clumsy was the best word to describe it, but one could also claim it to be nervousness or some form of hesitation. Lack of confidence in any way. Still, mixed together with that, making her head and her world spin around on its axis, was an unextinguishable desire to finally meet Aries, one who she'd been looking to meet for what seemed such a long time now, so there was no way she would let her legs give out from the crumbling weight on them. She was weak, but she had to be strong now. ------------------------------------------------- When she entered the room, nervously peeking through as it creeked open, sliver of the image washing into view, same as a wave of red crashed upon the corners of her face, shore against the sea of emotions. She'd gotten a bit readier for him, going as far as to place a pin in her hair to hold her bangs out of her face, and wearing an actual, albeit casual, dark purple dress instead of her sleeping garments. Instead of socks, her toes wiggled helplessly, suspended only by the sandals she wore, and, of course, around her neck was the special gift Aries had gotten her through Bear. Stepping inside, she held the pillow behind her as she let her eyes fall upon the man, no, god in front of her. And the only thing she could think of was how he looked almost just as positively distraught as her. In response to the realization, her lower lip dropped but an inch in surprise, new strenght welling up, propping her to respond with a slight smile, cheeks blushing at his praise, hand moving upwards to pinch her nose. Thankfully it wasn't a dream. "I love chicken." She replied as she walked over to the table, sitting on her pillow upon the chair. She looked to the sides first, ruffling her dress under the table. "U-uhm..I'm glad you liked my match...I focused on your gift..it helped."

Mason looked at Kai and then Emmanuel. "The boy is right-it's not a matter of choice. You'll all be going, and are to be dispatched immediately. I have no intention of letting you dawdle while our mission fails to progress, and in order to keep an eye on you, I've appointed a senior officer to join you in the mission. They're waiting at the HQ." The man got up from his seat. "And I'll be waiting in the car. You finish up eating, quick, and we'll go." He said before exiting the house. Zeta meanwhile giggled in Kai's lap. "So food's not just one thing!" The girl swung her little feet around in the air. "Thank you for going with me. OH, but I gotta show you something!" The girl picked up the white cloth she'd brought along and revealed that it was in fact a uniform. After being informed not to take all her clothes off in front of everyone, she proceeded to go change in the bathroom and when she emerged, her face was slightly blushed, seemingly uncertain how exactly it fit her. "H-how does it look?" The girl shifted in spot, her hands joined in front of her, fingers fiddling nervously. "Mr. Mason and the lady with the funny hair told me I should wear this...a-and they said they would need to give me one of those things you all have, but later!" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OUTSIDE Once finished eating and preparing for the day, the group would exit the house as well, A-Comms in tow, uniforms on. Mason would be waiting for them, leaned against the car, tapping his foot. "I told you to be quick about it." He coldly informed the crew before opening the front door of the same large vehicle that brought them there, sitting at the driver's seat. "Get in."

ARIES

Mason's face somehow curled inwards at the prospect of the kids offering him breakfast and he gestured with his hand to cut the idea short before all of them started bothering him about it at the same time. "I already ate. Some of us wake up before the break of dawn in accordance to our duties. You shall learn not to waste time in the morning sleeping." He said, following the children and ignoring Sena. "And besides, I'm here in regards to Cadet business, and not to exchange pleasantries." In accordance with that, the man's stomach growled and a slight blush washed over his face. Zeta, as a polar opposite, held her stuff in her hands and walked with Kai, sitting in her lap as a whole bunch of smelly stuff was presented to them. She watched Kai intently as the girl cut the food. ""What're veggies? I don't wanna be short. I wanna be tall like my sisters."" She pouted, picking the food she was being offered in her hand and biting into it. Her eyes widened as she tasted something new! "It's nothing like the ice cream! How are those two the same thing!?" Wonder was apparent in her eyes as she chewed and looked up at Kai. "We've discovered an unknown compound, found in #08's crystalline structures, within Zeta's body that nourished it, therefore she had no need to eat. It has faded when she was brought out of the Nexus, so please do not forget to feed her." In the meantime, apparently while no one was paying attention, Mason had sat at the table as well and pulled a plate that Kalva had left up in front of himself. There was only one roll on it left, and Mason was wiping his face with a handkercheif. "She is perfectly human, though. And also the first human to be discovered in a newly born Nexus. This family of her's is also a mystery. All in all, Lady Haether decided to grant temporary custody over the girl to...uhh...Gina, who then said to bring her over to your group. So from this day forward, Zeta will be staying in this house. Don't forget that she is still under Space Aether's surveillance and we'll be running ocassional tests on and with her." The second roll was gone by now as well and Mason's plate licked clean. He placed it aside, eyes closed, and joined his hands together. "Additionally, we'll be needing her help in further investigation of Nexus #08, so you'll all be dispatched there again later today. Our scans have discovered an array of underground tunnels within the Nexus's dungeon. We've not yet located any entrances, so we'll be placing our hope in Zeta. She insisted she would only leave on a mission with you, so...yes." It was clear from his tone and the way his eyes shifted every once in a while that he wasn't happy with sending new recruits out again. He probably wanted to send some other team to investigate, his plans ruined by a mere child.

Cass glued his face and palms to the bars of the cells when Belros started talking about the truth over his earlier weird behaviour. The man had basically ran out of the back of the cell into the light and smashed himself against the bars, kneeling as he listened expectantly with raised brows. Soon, however, they furrowed under the weight of the story and a soft thud was heard as he sat backwards onto his behind. "So that's why you were acting like an idiot up there."

"You keep getting yourself hurt..." Move to I27, 'Heal' Akane

"Friggen' purple haired chump-!" Something in Cass just snapped when Myrdwyn just kept at it and he got up to his feet in order to smash his chest straight into the metal bars of the cell and start wildly kicking and slamming his fists into it in a maddened tantrumized fit brought forth by the immense pressures on both ends of his body-head and the other thing, grunting in pain with each strike but his determination to crush the wyvern rider barely waning. "Oh you'll be da team's guts when I get ya and friggen' tear them out of ya, argkh-!" He pounced a bit more before hitting his big toe against the metal so hard he yelped and jumped back. "Screw it I'm doing it now I can't keep it with the noise. Goodbye." And so Cass retreated deeper into his cell and stayed there for quite some time, doing god's work.

Ranga fell down and in response to the Angel's assault, raised her arms up, only for them to be easily shrugged aside by the slashing bones, leaving cuts and bruises on the armor, and a throb in the girl's own arms and buttocks, strong enough for her to yelp as she took a bite out of the LCL. Felt easier than to breathe it in large quantities in shock. The arrival of the second Angel shook her up but she couldn't get up, the Evas legs just gave out or maybe it was her that was too afraid to move. "I-I can't move..." She yelped at the screens in panic.

"Shut up!" Cass shrugged the fortune teller's words with immediate fervor. "I ain't an idiot, I know we have that 'ere. Not the first time in this kinda situation, but usually *urp* it was with people I couldna give less of a crap-" He cringed. "-about. There's folks 'ere I'd rather not subject to any more...pleasant odours. This dump already smells bad as is." And yet again. Regardless, she was here to wait for death, eh? Better than not knowing what was going to become of them, in any case. The bard grinned slightly, shining his teeth in the dark. "Heh, I actually quite like that, ya know? People always wanna hear the sweet talk, never the real deal. Gotta be hard having an actual gift in yer kinda profession, I'd s'ppose."

"...ghhhhhhhh..." A low humming grunt sounded from one of the cells. Cross legged within it, what little rays of light there were painted a silhuette of the group's bard stripped of all his bardhood. Arms intertwined together, gripping each other so tightly nails were already piercing the man's skin. Head down and looking at his feet, he only grumbled. One could assume the source of it being the annoyance of them getting caught, and they wouldn't be wrong, yet there was more. Sure, a vein had popped up on his forehead and his face was as red as his hair, but there was deffinitely not only frustration in the subtle voicing. It was also the reason he wasn't up there with Myrdwyn yelling his lungs off and bashing his forehead against the cell. On top of all that, the aforedmentioned wyverns rider has been making one hella noice which really wasn't helping him concentrate. What was Cass trying to concentrate on, you might wonder? Well...it was quite simple...yet also not really... "Try bashing with your head, Myrd. Maybe the cell'll break down that way if yer pumpkin's hard enough." A sentence broke the grumbling as he sighed and looked up. Belros and Emilee seemed to be doing whatever, so he glanced at whoever it was who was imprisoned there with them. "And ye're here for what, eh? False fortunes? Angered the higher ups?" He asked the woman as his stomach churned uncomfortably and he winced to place his hand and push it as hard as he could. "Urk...can't I at least go take a dump somewhere......"

Mason watched the door unyieldingly as Zeta tapped in place, happily holding the man's hand in expectation. As soon as the door started opening, the young girl's face lit up with glee and she threw herself into Kai's arms to be held up. "Kai!!!" She exclaimed happily, head on the other's shoulder while her feet flailed in the air. Mason sighed a bit but remained still for now as the greetings played out before him. Zeta noticed Shelly in the background and waved to her too, as well as Cathode. "Mhm!" The girl nodded, still looking over Kai's shoulder, and extended a hand over it to shake Cathode's. "Nice to meet you too!" Mason remained indifferent to Cathode's greeting. He had to react to Sena, though, and with a raised brow, slight annoyance visible on his face. "Rob? You mean the technician? I'm not Rob. How would you even mix us up?" The man glared Sena down with a deathly stare which threatened to burn through the boy's skull and boil his brains out from the heated intensity and hatred contained within it. "Something smells weird, you guys!" Zeta sniffed the food coming from the inside. Considering she only learned about food yesterday... "Like that ice cream but also nothing like it! What is it? What're you doing there?"

"All right, then." Ray's hologram said as the woman placed her hands on her hips and energetically nodded. "Some of you have already met the real me, at least by voice, so I hope you'll work well together. How do I know that? Your A-Comms have already been connected to the house's system. This way the Space Aether Foundation will be able to monitor you and all your states, providing help when necessary." Holo Ray nods and phases out of existence as the TV shuts itself down. You all start feeling drowzy after the busy day...not only have you had your first unforseen adventure together already but you also met so many new people it was really exhausting. After a bit of mingling in the evening and deciding on your rooms, you all move to bed as the skies above you are drawn with a darkened hue. The barrier was being darkened to provide a nightly atmosphere, shifting from the highest point above the Space Aether HQ and washing over the entirety of the city within minutes. It was a beautiful sight in its own right, the world around you now seeming more akin to a technological version of #08 than the #00 you experienced today. In the distance, the bustling city centre still shone a multicolored neon hue, and you gave it one last glance through the window as you lay down. Beforehand, you made sure there was food stocked up in the fridge for you for breakfast and Kalva found a children's tent he could use to sleep outside if he so wished. Kai moved to the spacious basement while the others went upstairs and arranged the rooms. Shelly still had the keys. Everyone was delivered their belongings, including a magnificent slick piano for Radovan. Cathode could leave Suzie outside if she wished as she had a nice overlook of the backyard from her room's windows. Your rooms automatically locked as you decided to call it a night... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...and ever as swift, the morning arrives as your A-Comm's buzz to signal it is time to wakey wakey [time being shown as 7 AM], along with a doorbell echoing throughout the house. Kalva would probably be the first to arrive since he was already on the main floor level, having slept the night outside, whereas Radovan and Frederick, with their rooms overlooking the driveway, would be able to see first that Mason was in front of the door, holding a small girl's hand-girl who you recognized as Zeta. *ding dong* The bell rang again as Mason pressed it. Zeta meanwhile fiddled in spot, clearly barely holding herself back from busting the door open and entering herself. She seemed excited beyond belief and was carrying in her arms what appeared to be white robes or clothes of some kind. Mason was carrying a teal backpack.

Ranga yelped as she saw the monstrosity's hideous mouth turn towards her, letting go of the controls just in time when Asuka blasted through the Angel's AT field. Unit-20, having been pressed against the AT field, lunged forward and stumbled to the ground before the Angel, a moment's respite before she knew she would need to quickly act again....but where was she supposed to pull the knife out of? Pushing her Eva clumsily onto its knees and then back up to its feet, Ranga pressed herself against the Angel's form, basically hugging its bony protrusions. She couldn't figure out how to manipulate her Eva's hands to try and break them apart but at the very least she was messing with its movement.

Unit 20's head palms and shoulders were pressed hard against the AT field's barrier and the girl didn't know what else to do but to push the joysticks forward and therefore move forward as clumsily as she could. Her right cheek was throbbing as if she was the one pressing it against a wall. "I-I can't get back!" She cried to Satomi, turning to face her screen. "..." She quited down to listen to what Asuka was going to say about breaking through the AT field. Maybe she could do whatever that would be...

Cass grinned at Darius as he picked him up and placed him back down. Heck, it was weird, deal with it. But the moment his feet hit the ground, the man gestured towards the shaman before scooting back over towards where the rest of their forces lingers, guitar in hand, no time to speak, only to play, and to rescue everyone. "..." Move to E9, 'Play' for Clarisse and Myrdwyn

Ranga rushed towards the entry plug, making short but quick strides to outpace the people escorting her. She practically jumped into the plug the moment it was open for her and gripped the strangely few control-looking sticks she could find inside.......but she gripped them with determination, waiting for her Eva to start. It was a bright golden yellow behemoth with rather slick curvature and a triangular head looking akin to a slice of cake with 8 green dots on its front-the cameras or well, eyes. Shoulders protruding by the ala apparently general Eva design and whatnot. Strangely she could already feel moving wouldn't be stiff. And so the plug filled with LCL, Ranga taking a deep breath. If she tried her best maybe she could last like a minute without breathing. In that span she would have to defeat the Angel and save everyone. Could she do it? Of course. With anticipation, the vision presented itself to her through a facade of flashing lights and when she knew she had the ability to move given to her as well, she pushed at the commands forcefully, taking Eva Unit 20 into full throttle. She didn't pick up a rifle, she just ran because she was short on time, and her face was red trying to not breathe the LCL. Her movement was wonky and the Evangelion swayed as heck, but she moved fast pushing its torse forwards just trying to smash herself into the Angel she was fast approaching. And approach it she did, and smash herself into it as well...or more precisely, her Eva came to a ful stop once it hit the Angel's AT field, a term the redheaded Asuka just explained to them. From the impact, the insides of Ranga's Entry Plug shook and she took a massive gulp of LCL all at once suddenly as she breathed in shock. But her grip on the controls didn't loosen as she continued to push herself into the Angel's AT field. Curious to see that the LCL was nothing to be afraid of, Ranga remembered there was still a huge monster in front of her and her eyes opened wide. "A-a-am I breaking through it..?" She asked.

Mommo - Giant v Revenant Her plan wasn't an entire success. Whereas it bought her some time, it was not nearly enough to stop the Revenant's destructive approach. Had she not had Aries with her now, she would've broken as easily as the Giant's armor. But she remained calm and collected, even in face of the onslaught. Even if she died, she knew she wouldn't even blink. There was no need for her to give any time to this person's maddening screeching, the blade's repetitive ramblings tearing through the air, through the metal, through fate itself. But as she broke down, so did the Revenant, and she knew she had it. The impact to the mech's back shook it into the debris falling around. Mommo had dropped the main cannon already, allowing it to be crushed by the rocks. The chainblade cut the armor, but would slip as it struck the main hull of her escape. And by then, a considerable amount of time would've passed already. The lowest layer of her armor was designed exactly against slashing weaponry. Had the Revenant known this, they could've countered it, but as the two outer shells collapsed and the laser was fired, Mommo turned in her cockpit-a black egg of sorts, as she felt the blade slip to the side of the alloy's polished and rounded surface. And as soon as it fell to the side, the remainder of her armor broke apart and she was free. One last look at the other mech's tarnished mad form, she propelled herself backwards using the blasters in her hands and feet, waving farewell to the monster.