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 Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:59 pm
*The children and Nana seemed to just be relaxing and enjoying things aswell. There was little reason to hurry, save for making sure their cake didn't melt all over the place. The tastes, smells, and company were welcoming, the setting was lovely, and there wasn't anything that Nana could think of that could make it better. The children seemed to be enjoying themselves, and that was the main reason for all of it. The day was theirs, and they were the main attraction as it were. Perhaps after everyone was done, the after conversation could begin. Who knew what topics might be of interest to the children. They were still too young to know about many things, that might be of interest to the adults*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:02 pm
*While he was eating, Than partially wondered where Proto was and why he wasn't present at this gathering. Still, he didn't openly voice his concern. It was as if he would order Proto to attend or anything. After several more minutes passed, everyone would probably find themselves done with his or her desert, including Sho* ^^ Wow... that was delicious indeed! whee
Slayer: Quite.... I must it is one of the few times I've had such a delicacy, but none the less it was wonderful.
Sho: Whoo! That hit the spot. ^^ Nana, you have one good taste for.... um.... food, I guess xp
*Mastema nodded at the comments and merely patted Nana lightly on the back*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:10 pm
^^;
Ah-- Th-thank you...
*It was a cake that was in Zio's files however, as Nana herself couldn't cook to save her life. Even something as simple as a peanut butter and jam sandwich would be overwhelming, and simply because it was something she wasn't programmed to do. Just one reason the cafeteria was such a blessing in the citadel, Zio could produce just about anything if programmed in the proper setup. But if anything at least Nana had picked out that particular cake, so at least in that Nana could accept the comment from Sho. The children weren't quite done and continued to pick away at the cake one bite at a time, still quite content with it*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:33 pm
Sho: *It hadn't been Nana's ability to cook that concerned Sho: just her choice in what to serve at the party* ^^ Don't mention it 3nodding
Than: *Than was also very satisfied with one of his few ingestions of cake, and his first ice cream cake* Hnn..... that's the first time I've ever had that kind of food.... I can't say I disagree with it ^^ Maybe I should check for the next holiday where we can all do this xp
Sho: I second that xd
Slayer: *Slayer just chuckled, almost in unison with Mastema* Though I am not opposed to any other large gathering for a dinner, I sincerely hope it won't be nearly another year before before I see any given person in this room. *It was both a satire and a statement at the same time. Slayer had no reason to distance himself from Mastema or any of his family members, and he found all of them to be quite amiable*
I agree.... perhaps there should be a little more communication in this citadel....
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:48 pm
*At least everyone seemed to be happy with the festivities, that was good. Slayer and Mastema also brought up a valid point, there was a need for more communication. At least there would be some sort of conference soon, and hopefully all could attend. It was open to all who resided in the citadel, whom ever they may be at the time. Nana hoped to attend, but she needed more rehabilitation first. Mastema would have to call a date for the conference, at least Nana would have a time determined goal to shoot for then. Still, now that the children were made aware of a few others in the citadel, they might try to seek them out for fun*
^_^
Hnn, I'm glad then.
*There were several holidays in many different culters, picking out a few of the major ones would indeed be pleasant for get togethers. A light breakfast or brunch, a fancy dinner, there were many options*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:11 pm
Xol had yet to make much change, and the portals around KB hadn't changed much either. In fact, beyond the blazing rifts his units were forming the needed ranks. First, the marching explosives were aligned. No need to send units against the barrier when KB had a full supply of reactors that he could have go critical at any time. Not to mention the fact that KB wasn't the least bit drained, since the power had been amassed and not drained his actual strength. At this point, he was simply debating how big of a hole he wanted to make. No doubt the occupants of the Citadel would truly understand a tremor when their entire city dropped severel hundred meters. That much earth to move, not a great feat for KB, it would just take time. KB had time, he had oh so much time. They could stay within their walls, feed themselves, guard, but if so he'd simply tear away the soil beneath them. If the weed is too deep, simply dig a hole and pluck it out, then toss it up and torch it. That was KB's mentality. Make everything in the Citadel burn, aside from Eecheb. The boy showed potential, much beyond the simply guard duty and other belittling Than experiments Mastema seemed to constantly obsess over.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:17 pm
Slayer: Well then..... on that subject, Lord Mastema, when were you planning on holding this conference you notified me of?
I am not entirely certain. I still need to notify the other inhabitants, such as Orias and Tyrsais, of the conference. They will probably not be necessary at the meeting, but their input and presence could have an influence. At the moment, I believe the first weekend of the new month, March, should be a reasonable date. I certainly wish to give everyone adequate warning, but time is of the essence and the sooner the meeting is complete, the better. Are we all agreed on that?
Slayer: *Slayer nodded* I shall be ready to attend on that weekend then.
Sho: No problems here..... I'll have lots of time to put into it.
Than: >> Hmm..... Otosan, do you want my attendance at this conference as well.
Hmm? Well I will not mandate it; however, you are the only one other than myself and Zio itself who has knowledge of the citadel mechanisms, and your knowledge of the barrier's capabilities exceeds my own. Your presence could be extremely helpful.
Than: *he nodded* Sure... I'd be glad to attend if you'll have me. I'll try to work on a few ideas which might be useful at the conference
Very well then. *Mastema would also wait to hear input from Nana and the children*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:25 pm
--_--
Hnn...
*If Nana kept up her rehabilitation or stepped it up a bit, then it might be possible to be able to attend by then. If Nana had been human she would require months of recovery time, then again Nana was not human. Would two weeks really be enough time to heal though? If anything Nana would try. The children were unaware of said conference until just then, and even then they didn't know they were allowed to attend. What was a conference anyways? They had never heard the word before, so it's meaning was probably lost on them*
--_o
I shall try to attend if I'm able.
Trilla & Eecheb: >.> | ?
Micha: . . .
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:53 pm
*Mastema nodded at Nana's response. In all likelihood, Mastema expected that Nana would push herself to attend even if she fell a little short of her goal* Of course, dear. If you have the strength to last through these festivities, then I believe that you will be able to attend the conference.
Than: *Like Mastema, Than didn't think there would be any real problems with Nana attending* ^^
*Mastema would also turn to the children, bringing them up to speed on what was being talked about* I would also like for the three of you to be able to attend as well; I feel it would be to your benefit to know what is happening in your own home. None of you have to come, but it would be to your advantage. Essentially what we are discussing is another meeting, where everyone in the citadel will be able to suggest ideas to perhaps improve the citadel's safety and defense measures
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Zeno: Hoi, moron! Did you forget you have me to deal with!? *Zeno came back into ear shot rather quickly. He'd have significant few minutes to formulate possible defense strategies. If what he thought was going to come through those portals did, then KB would be in trouble. For the moment, Zeno's concern was only with KB himself. Still ready to drain energy from KB with his USB 500, Zeno closed the distance between himself and the loose-screw in front of him* First things first buddy.... you're not getting through.
Proto: *Hovering many meters overhead, Proto was slowly descending. Proto also had several counter measures in mind for defense, and he had a very potent weapon at his disposal. Once again, he was scanning KB's resonance structure*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:04 pm
As always, KB was entirely non-chalant about Zeno and Proto. Simply more peons attempting to stand before the avatar of a God. No doubt they may succeed, but such setbacks rarely lasted longer than a few moments. "That's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black don't you think, unless somehow you've managed to surpass your creator?" KB's mechanical voice would chime out, in it's usual spiteful manner. KB didn't mind being called a moron, he'd been called nearly everything, good and bad. "Do tell, resourceful one, what defense have you for things that are beyond your realm of sight?" KB was of course referring to the portals around him, as a couple more sprang to life. The units he had ready were nearly innumerable, however he wanted to use specific measures. That wasn't to say he couldn't change what he had ready.
Proto would find that something odd was blocking his scans. Though, such was a result of something KB employed to hide the interior of his structure as opposed to it's material. In any case, it would effectively repel any attempts short of surgical exploration. Something Xol would no-doubt enjoy attempting.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:09 pm
*Like the children had any ideas on how to make the citadel safer, still it could cause their creativity to buzz. Thinking up things they felt would make the citadel safer, even if impractical at least it would be creative. One would wonder if they would have Nana's creativity, in which case perhaps not all their ideas might be bad. The three would look between eachother, Mastema had given them something to think about now, and something to do. Perhaps Mastema could even guage their current level of intelligence depending on what they came up with, if anything*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:30 pm
*Mastema took the silence as a gesture that they were still in consideration of whether or not to attend* Think about it for as long as you need to, and let myself or your mother know when you decide what to do.
Than: *He smiled encouragingly to his siblings* Don't worry about the people who're going to be there either ^^ I'll be there if anything bothers you, so will Proto. And if you feel uncomfortable, I think you'll be allowed to leave. *Than then turned back to the rest of the table* Hmm... that reminds me.... Tyr-san wanted to talk to me about something earlier. I'll have to catch up with him on that.
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Zeno: *Zeno snorted* I don't need to surpass my creator.... I only need to outwit you. And if your past is any indication.... I think you're screwed.... again. And what's this.... you're asking me to devulge the defenses that'll be your downfall? Good luck on that one, but you're talking to your first pain in the BZZT right now, bub. Besides.... I'd say you've got very little time left before this party gets bigger than you want it to. *Making a suddenly quick movement, Zeno leapt and got between the barrier and a few of the portals, depending on how they were set up* These things again..... piece of cake. *Zeno would cast a glance upwards to Proto, wondering what his partners plan was, before turning back to KB* That explosion was nice, if not a big waste of energy. *Once again, Zeno would toss what looked like a small blue spark at KB. If it made contact, it would open a circuit through which Zeno could begin absorbing energy from KB, which is what he'd attempted to do before KB made his explosion. At the same time, there would be an odd, sonar like sound wave emitting from Zeno*
Proto: *With his scans being blocked, Proto remained at the ready with his SMG on the side*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:41 pm
Trilla & Eecheb: >.> | Ok.
Micha: . . .
*More information would probably be required before they could make their desision. Trilla would be the likely one voted to see Mastema while Eecheb would go to see Nana. Depending on what they both found out, then and only then would they come to a conclusion of some sort. Would they go to the conference or not? Sure they could think about it, but only for a couple of weeks really. Pending nothing too drastic occured between now and the conference, things were looking it. Hopefully Thanatos was right though, if something was the matter and bothered them too greatly then one would hope they would be allowed to go. On the subject of Tysais, he had been meaning to talk to Nana for months now. Maybe the conference would finally allow him that which he saught, pending Nana was well enough to attend. Though Nana tried not to show it, even this simple birthday party was putting some strain on her, but it was for the children so she'd hold up at least this time*
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:42 pm
"Silly Zeno. We're not even playing on your turf, not really." KB chuckled, as his form warped and blurred. As it did so, it'd vanish completely, the bolt passing through the air where he'd been. The portals remained opened, and as KB left Zeno and Proto would together face a blinding onslaught of beams. More portals opened, stacking and forming at what may seem random. Their 2d shapes beguiling their motion to slowly become several large portals. Even still, the onslaught of laser fire continued from beyond the portals, to come into the fields and lay waste to anything and everything. Indeed, they were firing blind, but with the mass of fire even blind they'd hit everything the portals were facing. IF one thought the BG41's were impressive in their firepower, one could only imagine the power of a similar concept that hadn't the need to waste so much space and material on the abilitiy to move. KB was sick of playing with these rats, he'd fire from the safety of his plane, and for those who came into his domain. Well, it'd all depend on if they were that stupid.
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Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:51 pm
Slayer: *Wiping his mouth with a napkin, Slayer would be the first to stand and address the table* Well then... with these lovely festivities all but done, I believe it may be time for me to depart.
Sho: Hmm... I should probably be getting back too ^^ Getting up bright and early to get on with more training.
Slayer: If anyone here should wish for or need my assistance, I will be in my abode at the north tower.
Sho: And everyone knows that I'm just going all over the place if I'm not at the south tower. *If anything, at least the children knew where to seek out these reintroduced neighbors if they ever wanted to*
Than: Hmm..... >> Well it's not like I have anywhere to go at the moment ^^;; I'll stick around a bit more before heading off....
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Zeno: *when KB vanished, it was his cue to move like hell. Luckily he hadn't been stupid enough to stand in range of all the portals. While dodging the laser fire and getting to safety, some of the beams did manage to damage his USB 500 unit, so that wouldn't be an option for him, not that he could have used it given the circumstances. Zeno stood back and let the lasers do battle with the barrier. There was only one technique he had, one copied from Thanatos, which would be immediately useful here* Well then... guess I better set up. *Zeno retracted what was left of his USB 500 device and started gathering up his energy again. The barrier should be able to hold off a simple barrage rather easily*
Proto: With the enemy hiding behind portals, his original tactic wouldn't do much good, and he had few to no weapons which would be any bit effective in this situation. Right now, everything was in Zeno's hands*
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