Techna: Breakdown

IC: Nikarra"I never really considered how dull your life must be, Krayzikk." Nikarra commented. There was no sarcasm in her voice; she was being perfectly honest. "But, from that one's thoughts, and your comments, it sounds like Gust's girlfriend has been raised from the dead and posessed by a demonic entity. Oh, joy."

IC: Krayzikk"My thoughts exactly. And Gust wouldn't even let me do my job and kill it."

IC-Aclaraung:The Dragon nodded, folding his wings and bowing his head and neck. "My name is Aclaraung, Flame of the Earth, son of Durlhach." He then raised his serpentine length up again."And I already know your name and title-but not the others'," he suggested.IC-Lak: Lak skimmed through the files, encrypted with a key the robot didn't recognize. It began to skim through it's record of encryption keys, trying to find those which most fit and could be spliced together to obtain what its master wanted.

IC: Desdemona (Bullpen, CHI)"Gust no longer cares for your opinions, mortals," Desdemona called, walking out into the bullpen. "The prophecies must be undone, and he realizes that more than any of you ever could.""She's right," Gust said, following out behind her. "We're keeping her around."NPC: Computer Systems (CHI)Name: DesdemonaSpecies: Great BeingsAffiliation: DarkInformation: [REDACTED]-Teezy-Teezy

OOC: Wait, was the footage shown on the big screen, or just Kal's implant? IC: Lekar (Just outside NMN)Lekar sighed. There was nothing to do. He had no office, had finished his book, really didn't want to face the dragon, and now was just watching the wasteland. "What to do..."Zakaro

OOC: Let's just say it got thrown up on the big screen.-Teezy

IC: KrayzikkKrayzikk let out a mechanical sigh. "Can I at least have a cardboard cut out of her? I'll need a surrogate to shoot. I could take that one of Jade you keep in your apartment Gust.... You haven't used it for a while..."IC: SongSong gestured to Auress. "That's Auress, since she's probably too nervous to answer you directly, and that's Honnak over near the door."

IC: Nikarra"Don't be so hard on him about that! I mean, well, it's kind of understandable. He obviously had strong feelings for her..." Nikarra did her best to cover up her show of emotion. Weakness was not something she could allow others to see in her.IC: Incommodo"I'm Incommodo, ex-detective. I have broken out of a lunatic asylum, a prison, and a creepy person's basement. I also hold the record for the person on Techna hit most times by fast-moving vehicles."

Lak:Lak skimmed through the various information known of Great Beings, trying to find anything of worth, before it disconnected and rolled back to Kal. The small robot tapped Kal's foot, opening and providing him with a small, almost clear, crystalline-matrix like creation. Kal took it, sliding the thing into a small slot and the base of his neck.IC-Kal:The information flashed through Kal's mind in an instant, his expression dropping to nothing. He grabbed his hilt, stowing it on his belt as he had before, and turned over towards Desdemona."Alright," he said in a flat monotone, "I'm willing to work with you for now." He picked up Lak's useless body, the rather simple but useful A.I. of the creation on the small crystalline microdisk Kal had taken from it."So who gets the honour of giving our guest the welcome tour?" he asked, sarcasm dripping from his voice.

IC: Gust (Bullpen, CHI)Gust took a couple steps towards Krayzikk, intent on tearing the robot's head from his shoulders, but Desdemona raised a hand up in warning and he stopped."I'll do it," he said in reply to Kal. "She wants me to guide her through the world we live in. Apparently, things have changed a bit."-Teezy

IC: Krayzikk and Athen"Athen, if you please?"Cheerfully, Athen opened Photoshop on a nearby monitor. A security picture of Desdemona opened.Carefully, Athen started to edit it into the template entitled 'Target Template'.

IC: NikarraNikarra saw what was happening on the monitor. "If you'll excuse me, I think I need some time alone."Emotions were weakness. If she showed emotion, it would make her weak. Still, there was very little stopping her from putting a bullet in the back Krayzikk's head.

IC: Arkrak"Incommodo. What are you up to now?"

IC: Equinox (Bullpen, CHI)Don't make me delete you, Athen. Stop what you're doing.For Esao's sake.-Teezy

IC: AthenAthen sighed, before responding to Equinox in th same fashion. "Fine. Do you want me to go all 'Assuming direct control' on Krayzikk?"Her project vanished from the monitor.IC: AthenAthen sighed, before responding to Equinox in th same fashion. "Fine. Do you want me to go all 'Assuming direct control' on Krayzikk?"Her project vanished from the monitor.

IC-Kal:"She's not Jade anymore, Nikarra," Kal growled, though he thought that Athen and Krayzikk's display was slightly macabre. He then turned over to a technical assistant who had come into the room, slightly awed by all that was happening."I need you to bring me a micro-magnetic repulsor, highly heat-resistant wiring, a miniature power cell that can operate on a transmit-receive loop, and a lot of metal. Drop it off in my office." The assistant hesitantly nodded, then ran off to grab what was needed."Now, if you'll excuse me," Kal said, beginning to leave, "I have a project to work on and numerous paperwork forms to file." He opened the door, then turned back."Where should I file trans-dimensional, all powerful, chaoticly evil, dead-body-possessing beings?" He asked. "Because 'Great Being' just doesn't do it for me."

IC: Equinox (Bullpen, CHI)"Not necessary. Just make sure that he stays quiet until Gust is gone. I can give an explanation then."He nodded at the Toa Techna of Air, who nudged Desdemona shoulder and began to walk her away from the group."And this is CHI," he said. "This is where a lot of the counterterrorist activities of the city are managed from. We--""Where is the room with the entrails of your victims?""We, uhm...we don't have one of those..."As the happy couple moved away, Equinox turned to the remaining group."Well, I suppose you all want a reason behind all of this..."​OOC: Next hour. Current in-game time is 8:00 A.M.-Teezy

IC: Nikarra"With all due respect, Kal, I'm not sure I'm the one you should be worrying about." Nikarra replied, before storming off. It wasn't because of Jade that she was angry. In fact, she had barely even heard of Jade, apart from a few mentions, until today. However, for other reasons, she felt the others were being too hard on Gust. If she were in his shoes... But she wasn't. That was a bad line of thought to go down. What was in the past was in the past. Still, she felt that she could relate to him a little, although he likely suffered much more than she had.Once she thought she was far enough away from the others, she collapsed into a heap and began sobbing quietly to herself.OOC: Feel free to have one of them say they followed her. It would be interesting if someone saw this side of her.

OOC: Challenge accepted, Vorex.IC: Krayzikk and Athen"Yes." Was Krayzikk's only reply.Athen on the other hand, departed, following Nikarra, unseen. When she finally stopped, Athen took control of a nearby computer. Her image appeared on the screen. "Hey, you okay?"Despite the fact she obviously wasn't, Athen chose to ask.IC:Song"You must have sucked at it, then."

IC: NikarraNikarra looked up. "I'm... I'm fine..."Nikarra knew she wasn't fine, as did Athen. However, Nikarra knew that she had to speak to someone, at some point. The computer program might have been a good 'person' to talk to.IC: Incommodo"Believe it or not, I was actually very good at it. But then a lot of stuff went wrong, and several doctors decided I was insane. And then I slowly started going nuts. And, one day, I woke up, lying in the middle of a street on Techna, apparently having just been hit by a taxi, and my whole life went to Karzahni."

IC: AthenAthen paused. She didn't have much practice dealing with people other than Krayzikk."I don't think you are."IC: Song"..." Song sighed. "Well, look at it this way. It could've been worse. You're not dying."

IC-Aclaraung:Aclaraung cocked his head slightly, staring down at Incommodo. "Are we sure that would be worse?" He commented, not caring for the social conventions of these Toa-he'd say what he felt like saying when he felt like saying it.IC-Kal:Kal shrugged, hearing no answer to his question. "I'll figure it out," he said to himself, moving off to his office in the Citadel.

IC: Nikarra"All this stuff, with Jade..." Nikarra sighed. "Look, I've kind of built up a reputation of being heartless, and I'd prefer if you didn't tell this to anyone. At least, not 'til I'm ready. Okay?"IC: Incommodo"Smaug has a point."

IC: Athen"What, just 'cuz I'm the AI I'm a heartless ****?" Athen commented, a smirk on her digital face. "I would've thought non-disclosure was obvious."IC: Song"It's worse." Was Song's only answer, as she shot a warning look at Honnak, as if to say Tell and I kill you.

IC: Daykia (CHI)Eyes full of confusion, Daykia had watched as it all unfolded in front of her. Now, she turned to Equinox speaking as she did. "Sir, an explaination would be helpful."IC: Krash (Krahzia)Krash giggled. Though he had stopped singing, he had discovered something else in his musings. Namely, the name of the city he was in. After staring at a sign that read 'Krahzia' on it for a minute or two, his eyes lit up. Mumbling, he spoke to himself. "Well, they must have misspelled it." Quickly writing with a marker on the sign, he left, continuing on to the next sign, the only thing showing he was there was the sign, which now read 'Kra^shzia,' the 's' having been scribbled in. Zakaro

IC: Equinox (Bullpen, CHI)"Alright. None of you would know this, since you haven't known about the Umbrae for more than sixteen or so hours," said the AI. "But the Umbrae legends speak of the Forsaken, a man who will rise to lead his faction to battle against the Umbrae and overcome their species, subjugating the planet. His son, who is the only being of equal power to him, will be taken and killed upon his birth to prevent the Forsaken's plan from failing."He sighed."After a lot of study of the original text, Gust and I decided this morning that the best possible candidate for the Forsaken is Esao Mandala."-Teezy

IC: KrayzikkKrayzikk holstered his pistols, and turned to leave. "I'm going to go wish I was dead. See ya later."Anger was present in his tone, at least as much as it can be in a monotone.

IC: Equinox (Bullpen, CHI)"You can't run from this, Krayzikk!" yelled the AI. "This is going to end soon, one way or the other. No one will be able to avoid that, and whether Esao's on our side or not, we need to prepare. You're a big part of that preparation."-Teezy

IC: Nikarra"Thanks." Nikarra did her best to smile. When she smiled, it was very unlike her normal appearance, but she seemed to look better. "Well, back while Techna was still floating around, I suffered a serious injury. Doctors thought I wouldn't recover, but I did. Anyhow, I had a friend — a very close friend — back then. I daresay he was my onlly 'true' friend... But, anyhow, a few months back, not long before the big battle, I was told I was going to be let out. But, the battle interrupted everything. I managed to get out not long before it ended, but... my friend had been in the battle. I could have sworn I saw him. But, he got shot by a hacker. Fell to the ground. Something clicked inside me, then. The Hackers were monsters. I ran over, and I killed that one. Grabbed his gun, and killed a few more. But when I got back, the body was gone. They never found it again, after the crash."I lost someone very close to me in that battle. So did Gust. And to see someone disrespecting the memory of such a person sickens me. That day, I swore revenge on the hackers. I wouldn't show them any mercy. And now, look at me. I'm a heartless ***** who everyone hates but works with anyway. And I prefer it that way. One time before, I allowed myself to become close to someone. Never again..."OOC: Obviously, not the whole story. I like my characters' overcomplicated histories. XP

IC: AthenAthen was quiet for a long minute. "Well, your psychological profile makes a little more sense now."Athen crossed her arms. "Well, I can sympathize, to an extent. I can nderstand why you behave the way you do, and why you reacted the way you did." She held up a finger. "But just something to remember. I can't excuse his actions, but Krayzikk does act the way he does for a reason."Like you, he is bitter. You're bitter because you lost someone. Krayzikk is because no matter how hard he tries, it never seems like people think he's done enough.""I think the two of you are more similar than you realize."Athen shrugged. "I personally think both of you should lighten up a little, no disrespect. If you keep on going like this, you'll drive yourself to an early grave.""

IC: Daykia (CHI)She gasped. "T- That's very dis- disconcerting, sir. How positive are you that it's Esao?"IC: Krash (Krahzia)Krash was currently laughing his head off. He had changed most, if not all, of the signs in a 1000 foot radius from 'Krahzia' to 'Kra^shzia'. And he found this very amusing. Zakaro

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, Song's Apartment):Auress had come out from her hiding place, but she stood behind Song, she didn't trust the Dragon (which scared her), and the insane other being that had been thrown into the apartment. She peeked at the beings from behind Song, not entirely sure what to make of them.

IC: Nikarra"I'll keep that in mind."

IC: Athen"If Krayzikk ever gets out of line, feel free to slap him. Even if he tries to retaliate, I'll just take over and make him take a time-out." Athen commented, amused at the thought.She paused. "You feel any better? 'Cuz I suck at this counseling stuff."IC: SongSong glanced at Auress.Relax, kid. I've seen both their minds, and had a conversation with Aclaraung. Everything's fine.

IC: Auress (New Metru Nui, Song's Apartment):The... Uhm, big thing is scary, She thought, and that other one is just creepy...

IC-Aclaraung:The thing that people seemed to forget was that Aclaraung hadn't completely pulled away from Song, only Incommodo. He smiled, looking down at Auress.Don't worry, Little one, he thought to her, I won't bite.

IC: Arkrak"What in the name of Mata Nui is Incommodo up to?"

IC: Nikarra"Yes, I feel better." Nikarra replied, picking herself up and walking back to the bullpen. By the time she reached it, she was back to being the same Nikarra that everyone knew and did their best to tolerate.

IC: KrayzikkKrayzikk walked past Nikarra without a word, without even a glance. A few technicians scampered out of the robot's way. They usually did that, but this time it annoyed Krayzikk. He stalked toward the armory, and by extension, the shooting range.

OOC: ELLO my FRYENDZ. EYE'M BAX, I DUNNO HOW LONG, THOUGH.IC: Honnak (Song's apartment)The Glatorian flashed a grin at Song. If she didn't want people to know, fine, didn't really matter to him. He would keep his mouth shut.Honnak then went back to watching peacefully. No one, besides Song; perhaps, would know that he was carefully studying each being in the room. He tended to do that a lot.