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Post by Vaelaria on Dec 30, 2020 4:32:29 GMT
CAPSULE CORP MAIN STORE SOUTH CITY [Vae's power level: 70] "Excuse me, but do you have any graphing compasses? In addition, do you have any...plumb bobs? Plummets? Plumb Lines? Or was it just plumbs.... Ah... The little weighted metal things that are used to be made of lead and are used with an inclinometer to determine the vertical angle of a far away object!"The girl asking this question to a store worker barely seemed like she was able to be out of the house alone, much less go the a Capsule Corporation store with a shopping bag full of what seemed to be survival equipment, sugary snack foods, and scientific instruments. Add on that she's in a colorful outfit that seems closer to a Halloween costume and a backpack that was almost bigger than she was... Vaelaria kind of stuck out like a sore thumb. "... Oh heck right. Earth preconceived notions of age and maturity. Where did I put that card that Dr. Williams gave me..." Vae starts to ruffle through her pockets, probably managing to attract even more attention.
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Post by Ayami on Dec 31, 2020 4:14:15 GMT
[Ayami's Power level: 230]
[Babystep Weights Applied!] Ah, working at Capsule Corp...It truly was the aquatic elfen's dream come true! But even her passion gave way to the need for corporate mandated lunch breaks. Ayami would ABSOLUTELY be down to work nonstop! But...Gemini protested for the sake of the younger girl's personal safety. So! What did the bright eyed inventor do on her lunchbreaks? She sat in the lobby sipping a coffee of course. She watched as visitors of all shapes and sizes walked through the doors of this prestegious company HQ.At least...That was the general idea up until she saw a massive backpack hefted by a small girl casually walk through the doors and head right for the store. The elfen paused half way through a sip, staring in amazement."This...Requires further inquiry!!!"Ayami sprang excitedly from her seat, pulling her goggles down over her eyes and rushing into the shop!!! Meanwhile the poor employee tasked with manning the shop just...Stared in disbelief."Ma'am this is a capsule store. I don't-"The clerk was immediately interrupted by a perky voice bursting with energy!"Do you perhaps mean a sextant?"It took little time before that voice was followed up by a begoggled girl crouching down and getting face to face with the Fae scientist!"HELLO!"... Ayami had little in the way of manners or personal space, but she balanced that out with a bright encouraging personality!
... The shop keep seemed to think otherwise, as he silently gestured for Vae to "run. As quickly as possible.". ... Ayami had a reputation at this company.--- Vaelaria Zeni
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Post by Zeni on Dec 31, 2020 18:21:28 GMT
[Zeni's Power Level: 202] [Cannot be sensed via any means other than a Scouter.] Haha, silly clerk. Running away was never an option. That is probably what most people thought as Zeni strode through the front doors, and soon spotted the odd sight of that huge backpack, and the girl under it... And the fact that Ayami had already taken a keen interest in what was going on! The Android immediately begins to close in." Are we talking about Science and exchanging greetings?!" Zeni couldn't help but ask in her most excited and chipper tone with a bright smile that seemed to rival Ayami's very own. One thing was for sure, Vaelaria was going to have her hands full for awhile. And should the Fae ever look over to the source of the OTHER excited voice, Zeni would simply give a small wave in response." Hi! I'm Zeni!" ... Not a lot of people were ready to come into Capsule Corp and be greeted by this infamous duo. The silverlining being that they never meant any harm. They were just very enthusiastic! It also made them a bit of a hit with some people. But that was neither here nor there. Right now, the clerk was trying to just make themselves appear smaller, and stay very still; the Fae was going to be the sacrifice here so that their job could hopefully remain quiet and uninterrupted... Vaelaria Ayami
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Post by Vaelaria on Dec 31, 2020 19:43:26 GMT
"A sextant would be perfect actually! I almost forgot about those since you have to buy them!" Vae grins, and tries to stand on her tip-toes so that Ayami doesn't have to lean down as much. Zeni approaching catches her attention, and her manic grin probably matches the other two. The store clerk may want to make their leave now. And flee for their life. There are now three of them, and all of them are mad science. "Hello and salutations to you both then! Wait... there was mention of science?!? I'm Vaelaria, a fae scientist! Fae are native to Hegemon, and while we physically may seem young, we're actually fully grown!" She gestures to herself proudly, looking at the two of them. She has pulled out a card that was sometimes given to alien species with characteristics that would be concerning to normal humans. The fact that Vae seemed to be a child on her own and potentially handling dangerous chemicals was concerning, so an 'alien id card' was given. Though... looking at the two in front of her, there was something a little familiar feeling about the girl with pink hair, and the girl with orange- "Woah! Where is your bio-signature?!? I'm not even getting microbial grade readings in some places!" She's blatantly staring at Zeni, a look of awe on her face. Run for your life poor store clerk. This may be your only chance. Ayami Zeni
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Post by Ayami on Jan 5, 2021 4:41:44 GMT
Buy? Well now that just wasn't neccesary at all! The water elfen wasn't about to let someone go off and spend their money on something she considered so vital! She reached into a pants pocket and shuffled around in it for a second before pulling out a brass sextant. It was collapsible, so with a flick of her wrist, it popped open!"You can just have this one. No need to buy one! I've got a bunch of these in my workshop! I buy old beat up ones and fix 'em up ya see!"Ayami wasted no time extended the weathered but solid sextant towards Vae. Sure for most just giving someone something when you've only just met them might seem odd, but to the inventor she was simply extending a helping hand where she saw a need. To her it wasn't some noble cause or an oddity. It was just...Normal."I'm Ayami! Genius Inventor and martial arts hopeful! It's nice to meet you!"She grinned brightly, pointing a thumb at herself as the inventor gave her own introduction. It was flashy, it was loud! It was boistrous! She liked to make a show of everything! She gave an excited nod as Zeni entered the scene, waving to her mechanical friend! As Vae introduced herself and explained about her species the mechanic brought a hand to her chin, listening intently."Wow! Pocket-sized people!"Ayami gave an excited chuckle as Vae expressed surprise over Zeni's lack of a signature"Nyehehe~ That's cuz Zeni's an android! A gynoid to be more specific! Pretty cool right?!"Ayami took note of all that gear Vae was carrying around...It wasn't particularly normal for people to carry a room's worth of stuff with them.all day, so it certainly prompted curiosity from the inventor!"So where ya heading with this much gear? Some kinda expedition? Is it research?!"--- Zeni Vaelaria
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Post by Zeni on Jan 5, 2021 5:00:11 GMT
"Oh dear lord there are three of them". That was the only thing the clerk could think as the situation unfolded. Inevitably, they chose the safest action they could. Remaining very still... Very quiet. Just blending into the background so that they would hopefully target all of their energy on each other, and their quiet job could continue to BE quiet.
It seems that may have been the right choice, as the three energetic girls seem perfectly preoccupied with exchanging information, greetings, and an endless array of questions. When Vae shouts about the bio-signature, Ayami hits the nail right on the head by explaining that Zeni is an Android. That prompts the orange haired girl to point some finger guns at the Elfen. " Exactly right!" But now, Ayami's curiosity only sparked Zeni's in turn. " Oh, oh! A research expedition!? That sounds like fun! We should all go together!" The lobby hadn't been quite this chaotic in a long time. Fortunately, most people were following the example set by the Clerk. Don't draw attention, let things play out... And if someone was noticed, they would have to be an unfortunate sacrifice." I'm equipped to handle all kinds of things! Even exploring out in the wild and studying long lost artifacts!" , Zeni happily explains as she places her hands on her hips with a big grin. Ayami Vaelaria
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Post by Vaelaria on Jan 5, 2021 16:53:50 GMT
"Thank you!" Vae takes the sextant and looks it over. Then she looks up at both Zeni and Ayami, trying to take in every detail she can about the two. Though, the gesture that Zeni made confused her? She blinks, and tries to fingergun at both of them, the movements rather awkward. She will have to practice this Earth sign of friendship! Though at the question of what she was preparing for, she starts to almost visibly vibrate from excitement. "Actually yes! It might be rather strange to explain without seeing it firsthand, but in a small percentage of the Fae Population, they have the ability to bridge a dimensional gap to the plane that was originally native to Fae. While there is no known population of Fae in the plane at present, this could be to lack of data! As far as I know, there have been no records of Fae attempting to access the alternative plane from Earth! I realize that for a true scientific report, we will have to give a proper name to the locale, but most Fae simply call it 'Old Home'." Her hands are moving as she speaks, trying to convey the intensity of the emotion and excitement she was feeling. She adjusts the pack on her back. "Due to the unknown variables we may encounter in the parallel plane, I have tried to prepare for any potential outcome! Would you both like to join me?" I am now wondering who will pay for the therapy that the traumatized clerk and bystanders may need. Zeni Ayami
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Post by Ayami on Jan 8, 2021 3:48:04 GMT
Ayami grins as she watches both of them shoot finger guns her way. She returned the favor with a bright smile!"Don't mention it. Everyone needs tools of the trade! Besides...It sounds like you're gonna need it."Still...Zeni proposed an interesting suggestion. The pair joining Vae on a scientific expedition of discovery? Why it was EXACTLY what the elfen was hoping for! She gave an enthusiastic nod at Zeni and listened with a hand on her chin as Vae explained all the intricate details in full. All she really needed to hear was "Dimensional gap" and her eyes lit up like a thousand stars!!! She wasted no time in responding when Vae offered to let them come along."ABSOLUTELY!!!"Ayami gripped one of Zeni's shoulders and shook it violently in all the excitement!!"Yeah Zeni is equipped for all kindsa things!!! And me? I'm a top class inventor! I've made all kinds of gear for long trips like this! Just leave it t'me!"... Ayami was now silently giggling like a maniac. And the store clerk slowly shuffled their way along the outer wall, trying to head for the exit... Zeni Vaelaria
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Post by Zeni on Jan 9, 2021 5:44:32 GMT
Zeni couldn't help but get even more excited as she saw Vae vibrating from excitement. It was like the Fae could barely contain herself as she explained just what it was she was about to do! " Wow! We can potentially learn so much about another race, and another dimension?!" The Android said. She hadn't gotten quite to the point of exploding with excitement yet, but she was getting close. " And we can learn about a dimensional gap too! There's too many breakthroughs for science. The only real answer is..." As if it had been rehearsed, and right in time with Ayami..." ABSOLUTELY!!!" While the Elfen was shaking Zeni's shoulder out of pure excitement, the Android was practically bouncing up and down with her arms held up just in front of her chest in a way that indicated pure eagerness!" Yeah, I can survive any kind of environment! If you need me to go into an area too dangerous for anyone else, I can do it!" And then, it clicked. " Guys!! Let's get everything ready and go right away!" The clerk was almost to safety! Just a bit more...! Vaelaria Ayami
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Post by Vaelaria on Jan 9, 2021 16:39:38 GMT
Vae was surprised at the synchronized agreement, but it only made her more excited for what was to come rather than afraid of how in sync the two were. The clerk was of a very different mindset though. "Alrighty! I have everything I might need personally on hand, but I want to make sure the two of you are prepared? It would essentially be an expedition into unknown territory with potentially hostile native organisms! While I don't personally know where we will end up, I have hopes that we should be able to adapt to any circumstance! I have preformed a few tests to ensure that the area past the dimensional gap is inhabitable, and has no potentially hazardous long term effects!"
"If you're both ready right now, then take my hands!" She will offer each of them a hand, having to stand on her tip toes so that the other two wouldn't have to reach down. When both Zeni and Ayami grabbed her hands, they would seemingly disappear in a flash of purple-hued light. Once they were gone... the clerk was finally free, tears streaming down their face. They were free....
The world that Vae brought the two science enthusiasts was... odd to say the least. While West City was described as a concrete jungle by some, this seemed to be a 'jungle' of a different sort. Stretching even beyond where some of the highest skyscrapers could reach, trees with silvery bark stood as beacons around them. Shelf mushrooms grew from their sides, each of them large and hefty enough to support a few people. From strange golden barked trees, branches and vines draped off of them like a weeping willow. Jewel toned flowers bloomed on their branches. Vae seemed to be staring at none of this though. Instead, she was focused on a rather plain seeming tree nearby? It was large, but nowhere near the height of some of the others. The only thing interesting about it was the clear, glass-like leaves it had. "... I recognize this species of tree." A massive grin spread across her face. Ayami Zeni
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Post by Ayami on Jan 13, 2021 8:06:56 GMT
The fae asked speficially if the two of them were prepared to leave immeddiately. Well, on such short notice? It would be difficult. Maybe even trecharous! With Ayami being human and all there was no telling-"I'm Expedition Ready!"... And it seems Ayami already had a small backpack filled with essential survival supplies! She also slipped her sandwich from lunch in there and a thermos of coffee. YOU KNOW, just in case!"Zeni you're ready too right?! Better not get left behind! There's a whole unknown territory begging to be explored!!!"Ayami wasted no time grabbing onto Vae's left hand. It was as if the elfen were almost TOO excited for this...But could anyone really blame her? She was setting off to explore a place that was potentially untouched by her race! To recieve an honor like that was like.. Being the first to open a lomg lost tomb, or finding and documenting a new species of animal before anyone else!... And speaking of "New species"...The flora here were all incredibly alien ti the elfen inventor."Whoa...You seeing this Zen?"Though she was almost too busy taking in the sight of the massive forest, Vae's words pulled the elfen out of her stupor and she quickly hurried over to the Fae to get a glimpse of what Vae had found."Wow! That tree is beautiful! What is it?!" Zeni Vaelaria
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Post by Zeni on Jan 22, 2021 15:59:00 GMT
Zeni grins as Vae and Ayami both express their concerns over the Android being ready. " Don't worry! Mother was really attentive to detail on every kind of possible environment I can survive in! You name it, I can take it!" And on that note, it flows rather nicely to her next point, she turns to show the humble backpack, gesturing towards it with a hand raised up and a thumb pointing down towards it. " And everything we could possibly need is packed in here and ready to go, you'll see it if we need it!" With all that said and decided, the Android turns to face the pair, and then grabs Vae's offered hand as instructed! " Let's do it!" , fortunately for everyone in the lobby, the excitable trio disappeared in that purple-hued flash of light... And no one else was dragged along for the ride! Nothing else, either. This raised the question of exactly where they went.
Most people were just a little relieved that nothing went wrong, and so went about their day. They're the boring part of the story now so we are SWIFTLY MOVING ON.
The trio arrives in a decidedly alien environment; at least for Zeni and Ayami. Vae had the potential to be more familiar with all of this. But in either case... The Android was already recording everything for later research. Her eyes were working an overtime that most might not realize; zooming in, switching to various scan modes, taking in incredible amounts of details on the fly.
While full analysis on sight alone was impossible, she could still glean a lot of information. The Elfen asks if the Android is seeing all of this, and there was only one response to that! " Yeah... It's crazy! So many new things to sift and sort through later! We'll need so many samples -- It's a scientific gold mine!" But all of this wonder would soon be called to a singular location as Vae utters the magical words. Zeni immediately zips over to investigate, just as Ayami did." Whoa... I've never seen anything like it before." , Zeni couldn't help but state the obvious; but at the same time it proved just how eager she was to learn about this too. Vaelaria Ayami
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Post by Vaelaria on Jan 23, 2021 21:42:29 GMT
Oh no. Don't leave the coffee unattended if Vae is around. It can only end really well, or really badly, and I as the writer am scared to find out. Vae seems to practically be bouncing on her heels as Ayami and Zeni approach the strange tree with her. "I know that this tree is!!! This is a tree I've seen in the other world connected to Hegemon! I call it a Jub Jub tree! The resin from the tree is really clear, and holds dye well? Plus it only really reflects infra-red light!! Which is really useful in combination with glass since that only really reflects ultra-violet light! Its pretty durable too, but can't really stand up to high amounts of heat. The Jub Jub may have other properties but if so I haven't personally discovered them? But its here! Somehow a Jub Jub is here on this place connected to Earth, and this is really cool!"Vae instantly takes a notebook and starts to write rapid fire in it, mumbling to herself. "Three possible explinations: 1) Either the jub jub tree developed seemingly exactly the same way in two completely different locations; 2) At some point a species of jub jub was able to travel from the Hegemon 'home' to the Earth 'home', whether from their own means or manually transported; 3) Somehow Hegemon and Earth are connected to the same plane. Note to self, try to find a better name to call this place rather than 'Home'... Hey guys! Fae just really call this place 'Home', but we might need a better name for this place? Any suggestions?"Vae looks up at the two of them. Though... something seems to be going on in the background behind Vae while she is distracted by writing. A small bush seems to be twitching slightly, and moving ever so slowly across the ground. Its hard to see the base of the shrub due to the long grass at their feet, but it definitely doesn't seem to be a 'shrub'. Zeni Ayami
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Post by Ayami on Jan 28, 2021 16:35:40 GMT
This place was incredible... Vae wasn't the only one taking notes! As the fae described the Jubjub tree in great detail Ayami procured a notebook of her own from her pouch and began to write down the noted properties of the tree's resin, making a note to test that resin to it's absolute limits later...With a small sketch of the tree completed and the notes taken down, the notebook was stashed away as the elfen approached the tree and ran her hands along it's surface."... Hey Zeni? I'm gonna need some help collecting a sample of that resin. I gotta stress test this stuff!"Although the elfen inventor was grateful that the android was ALREADY in the same mindset as her! This place was somewhere no human or machine had likely ever been before. Still, setting all of that aside Vae was taking a lot of notes herself...And wanted a naming suggestion! There were a few thoughts that ran through the water elfen's mind as the questioned was posed to her, and each one was pretty good in Ayami's mind, but one in particular stood out..."My Gramma used to tell me fairytales about this place that was completely untouched. It was called "Avalon"...How's that sound?!"This was exhilarating! Not only was she pioneering for her people in this place, but the elfen inventor was being given the opportunity to assist in naming it?! Such a thing was almost unheard of in the modern era. Ayami's eyes glowed brightly as she was all too happy to assist in this endeavor! She was-Wait...What's that? Ayami peers around the fae scientist, looking at the bush that was moving...Were her eyes playing tricks on her? No, no she was fully awake! The girl crept ever closer to the "shrub"...And then reached into her pack, taking out a piece of her leftover lunch."Don't move...An inch..."Was the only thing the elfen uttered to the other two as she carefully tossed the piece of food out, hoping to bait this creature out of hiding! Zeni Vaelaria
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Post by Zeni on Jan 28, 2021 19:23:29 GMT
Much like the Elfen, the Android started constructing a database on this "Jub Jub Tree", and all of the associated properties with it and anything made from it. Surprisingly enough she was even able to keep up with the mumbling that Vae was going through in the latter part. But there was one very important thing that needed to be done in the name of science, and that was... Exactly what Ayami just said!
A sample has to be collected! Zeni started about doing just that, carefully collecting samples from the tree without damaging it; while it was pretty different from anything on Earth, the usual rules regarding flora applied. It was however an opportunity to see just how advanced the Android really was; she might as well be a mobile field lab, able to make a surgical extraction and securing of the sample all without really leaving a trace or any permanent damage." And done! That's a good bit of samples to work with." , she comments proudly.
It doesn't take long before the discussion then comes up of exactly what to call this place other than 'Home', which was a bit of a misnomer for anyone that wasn't Fae. Fortunately, Ayami was on the ball and suggested the name of a mythical place that would fit pretty well for here too. Zeni gives an approving nod. " Avalon... I like that." In the end, the Android couldn't think up any names that sounded better, and it wasn't the first time that legendary and mythological things were used to give meaning to a new discovery and the importance it held. In the process she assumed that Vae wouldn't mind it either, but before further thought could be given to that -- the group is interrupted and Ayami is the first to catch onto what is apparently going on.
The Elfen started acting, trying to draw the creature out of hiding very carefully. The Android remained still, but watched very intently... If there was any danger, then she would spring into action. But otherwise, she trusted Ayami to come out of this just fine. She was strong! Vaelaria Ayami
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