[Last Time, on El WHAT?!: The group split up to check out various places. They gathered clues, and have just gathered in their hotel's restaraunt for food and information swappage.] [Session Start] * Waiter brings drinks to you all. * Cara sips her Dr. Pepper. "So how'd it go for you guys? * Taro drinks Coca Cola. It went well * Daphne sips her water, muttering about being stuck in a nation that's dry in the way that realy hurts. She'd been at the library, and had a bunch of books about Austrailia. ... ah... there's nothing quite like a nice Coca Cola. I've gone a year without caffeine. X_x * Daphne nods. "Makes sense." And that she has a shiny red car. A Convertible She was last seen driving off towards the docks * Ichi nods and sips his water. Nice. * Taro idly flips through an almanac of some sort, trying to find a picture of the Australian flag * Shiho nods. "We've found enough information that indicates she headed to Australia. Probably by boat." She looks to Daphne for confirmation. Uhuh. * Daphne nods. "Yes, by boat. One ship happened to leave for Australia yesterday, and it also happens to be the only boat recently out of port that could carry the weight of the Tower." That must be a pretty impressive boat. ...they have a boat that can handle the weight of the tower? I still can't figure out how she moved it. We'll find out later. * Rocky crawls out of the pack and climbs onto Shiho's lap. He grabs one of the dinner rolls and starts munching. I wish we could confirm the color of her coat and hat... Uh? Wasn't it purple? Just the weight, mind you. Well, he said it might have been purple. * Shiho nods to Cara. "I believe so." Anyway, her car was also described as being very shiny. As if she spent days at a time having it cleaned. Probably not a rental. * Daphne nods. She sounds like the kind of person who'd have a really nice car. Yeah. * Waiter brings out food, five platters held deftly in his hands, and sets them down in front of the correct people. * Shiho eats. * Daphne shrugs and has more *grumble* water. "So, we just need to get to Australia before the ship carrying the tower pieces gets there. Could be doable with a jet, depending on how fast the ship is when loaded down that much." * Taro eats his food. * Daphne starts eating. * Ichi nods and then tries to remember how chopsticks work. * Taro is enjoying the eating VERY MUCH. * Rocky pauses in his bread munching to sniff at the food brought for Shiho. * Cara munches. * Rocky sneaks some food off of Shiho's plate and eats that, too. * Shiho lets Rocky get away with it, 'cause she's nice like that. * Ichi finaly remembers and digs in. * Cara swallows. "So. When're we gonna go?" * Daphne finishes eating. "Aaah. Damn, I've missed real food." Same here. * Daphne shrugs. "'When we get done eating' works for me." * Shiho keeps eating, saying (after she finishes, 'cause she doesn't talk with her mouth full): "We're going after we finish here. The sooner we leave, the longer it'll take for the trail to grow cold. So we were eating fake food all that time? * Rocky pokes at his tummy. Yes, Rocky, we were. Didn't you taste the styrofoam? * Rocky blinks at Daphne. You ate styrofoam before? That explains a lot. Oh, yeah, all the time. It's what gives my hair it's healthy sheen. * Ichi manages not to snarf his rice right up his nose. * Cara giggles. * Daphne grins. * Rocky grins. "Okay! I'll be sure to take any styrofoam I find right to you." * Daphne grins more. "You do that. Or you could eat it yourself, see the wonders it works for your coat." * Taro watches the two. ^_^; Nah. I'm happy with my fur the way it is. You look like you could use more styrofoam, though. * Shiho hides a grin behind her hand. * Cara starts laughing and gets Dr. Pepper up her nose. "Eeyah!" * Taro sweatdrops. o.o * Ichi stops eating and hands Cara a napkin. "Here." * Daphne frowns. "Hm. I think you could use a good head-soaking, Rocky." Heh. I bet you're glad Brian isn't here to get between you and Cara, Ichi. ^_^ Aww, but I took a bath just this morning. * Cara takes the napkin, then boggles at Taro and starts coughing. * Daphne sniffs the air. "Coulda' fooled me." * Ichi quickly looks behind himself and then then blushes a bit. * Cara recovers herself and gives Taro a LOOK. ... O_O o_o * Taro quiets down. ._. * Rocky opens his mouth to respond, then pauses and considers. * Cara goes back to her food, still looking annoyed. * Rocky then goes back to grinning widely. "Nah, I think that's all you." * Daphne takes out one of her flasks and has a swig. * Ichi quitly goes back to his food. * Shiho coughs. "Anyway." * Daphne balls her right fist tight enough to make her knuckles pop. "Nope. Definitely you, Rocko." * Rocky eyes Daphne, glances up at Shiho, and goes back to breadmunching. * Shiho casts a glance towards Daphne, but says nothing. * Daphne has another swig. * Ichi finishes his meal and puts down his chopsticks, "Uhm... where in Australia is the boat going?" * Rocky finishes his meal and grabs the spoon. * Daphne pulls out the list she got earlier and checks to see if it specifies. Mmm. Sydney. Hm. Figures. Maybe we can visit the opera house while we're recovering the tower. That would be nice. That's....the big city with the funny building that looks like a folded napkin right? Yeah. * Rocky polishes the spoon. *_* I wonder if she's going to steal the opera house. Possibly, but it doesn't particularly matter. Hmm... * Daphne shrugs. "We'll just have to get her before she does, is all." * Taro is already going on in his head about all the possible things you could do with the Sydney Opera House and Tokyo Tower. Why, you could host an opera and use the tower as a broadcasting thing, and maybe use the washington monument to make it even higher, and transmit a hypnotic message and take over the world, or blah blah blah blah blah... * Shiho looks around. "Are you all finished eating?" * Rocky finishes polishing the spoon and looks back onto the table, considering the rest of the silverware. Yeah. * Daphne looks around the table. Everyone finished? I am. Yup. Sure. Let's get going. Alright. * Taro checks the time * Daphne gets up and puts her flask away. * Shiho looks for the waiter. * Rocky pouts. * Cara gets to her feet. [20 hours later, the group is coming out of Sydney's main airport, and a hotel room has already been reserved for them. It waits, as hotel rooms are wont to do when not in use, and even when they're in use.] * Taro heads towards the room * Rocky is perched on Shiho's shoulder, glancing around with his not-so-evil raccoon eyes. Welcome to Sydney Royal Hotel. Hi! ^_^ Hi Hello. Can I take your... backpacks? Nope. * Bellboy nods politely. As you like, ma'am. You can check in at the desk just inside. * Daphne checks in at the desk just inside. 'Kay. * Shiho nods, thanks him, and heads in. [A few minutes later, all the dirty money business has been taken care of, and the group has two rooms!] * Daphne checks her room for a wetbar, finds that it has one, and eagerly looks to see what it has to offer. * Ichi walks into his room and makes for the bathroom so he can take a shower. * The bar has lots of really, really expensive liquor, and imported beers, and pretty much everything Daphne could need to keep herself in a drunken stupor for the next week. * Daphne grins. * Daphne just has a little whiskey for now. [Time Check: Just after dark. The city has nearly shut down.] * Shiho looks out the window. "Guess we won't be asking questions tonight." Yeah... * Daphne frowns at a thought, then shrugs. Guess not. Oh well. I'm gonna go take a bath. ^_^ * Cara happily heads to the bathroom. I got next. * Rocky hops off of Shiho's shoulder and onto the bed. * Rocky bounces about five feet straight up as he hits the bed. Whoo! * Rocky jumps again! * Taro watches the bouncing raccoon * Rocky slams into the ceiling and sticks there, hanging by his head, which is embedded into said structure. * Ichi finishes his quick shower, drys off, and puts his clothes on before opening the door for Cara. O_O * Shiho looks in horror, and moves to help Rocky immediately. OW! Getmedown getmedown getmedown! * Daphne enjoys a laugh at Rocky's expense. * Rocky flails his paws, trying to claw himself off the ceiling. * Ichi looks up at Rocky O.o "Wha'td he do? Insult Daphne again?" * Shiho tugs on Rocky and he falls out easily. * Shiho looks Rocky over worriedly. * Daphne grins. "No, this is all his own fault." * Rocky appears to have suffered no permanent harm. The top of his head is a pale white, though, which looks pretty funny. I see... * Shiho sighs in relief. * Rocky tumbles into Shiho's arms and stays still for a bit, then pats at his head. He sniffles. * Daphne snickers. Is he Ok? Yeah * Shiho glares at Daphne, then pats the stuff off his head. Yeah, he is. But he could've been hurt. * Most of the plaster comes off, but the crown of his head is still a lighter shade than the rest of his fur. That *hurt*. * Cara misses this all, since she's enjoying her bath at the moment. Hm. * Cara eventually returns from her bath, looking very relaxed. Ah, that was nice. ^_^ * Cara looks around. What's going on? Nothin. ^_^ * Daphne goes to get a shower in. Rocky got stuck in the ceiling somehow. * Rocky finally tumbles out of Shiho's arms and onto the floor. ...huh? * Rocky lands on his feet, then jumps onto the dresser and looks in the mirror. "Ack." * Cara looks at Rocky. Your head... * Shiho lies on the bed. "People like her are the reason we have alcohol prohibition laws for certain ages." * Cara looks at Shiho. "Aw. Be nice, Shiho." * Rocky smiles sheepishly at Cara and points at the ceiling. * Cara looks at the hole in the ceiling. * Taro looks at the Rocky Hole * There's a knock at the door. * Cara looks back down. "What'd Daphne do?" She thought it was funny that Rocky almost got seriously hurt or even killed. Forgive me if I don't sound pleased. * Shiho gets up and answers the door. ...oh. Room service. ^_^ * Waiter pushes a small cart into the room. There's a small tub with a cover, eight bowls, and an unmistakable set of toppings. He's brought ICE CREAM! Room service? But we didn't order any. * Taro blinks. Complimentary ice cream bar, ma'am. Ooh. * Cara looks at the ice cream, and smiles. * Waiter removes the cover from the tub, revealing neopolitan inside. Mmm, strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla all in one neat little package. :9 Thanks... Oh. Well, in that case... Feel free to help yourselves, housekeeping will collect it in the morning. ^_^ * Waiter bows and leaves, closing the door after him. * Taro does what the man says. Helps himself to the icecream. :9 * Shiho eats ice cream. Hey, it's free. * Rocky snaps himself out of his reflection inspection to notice the tub. "Ooh, ice cream." * Rocky scampers over to Shiho and perches next to her. * Shiho gives Rocky some ice cream * Ichi looks over the flavors and takes a scoop of chocolate, one of vanilla and one of strawberry. * Cara gets herself a bowl of ice cream. :9 * Rocky eats ice cream. :9 * Waiter kicks open the door and is followed in by four other men dressed in the same uniform. You try to stand to fight them off, but all the strength leaves your limbs and you flop around uselessly. Uhn...what the... Grrr... Daphne! * Waiter calls out, "We got 'em, boss." Wha? Waaaaaa! * Cara falls to the ground. * A large, LARGE man walks in the door in response to the call from the waiter. The first thing you notice is that the floor seems to bend a bit beneath him, though he doesn't look fat, just big. The second thing you notice is that he appears to be made of metal, though he's wearing clothes like a normal person. VERY GOOD. YOU HAVE PERFORMED WELL. * Rocky stares at Robocrook. * Shiho stares at Robocrook. Mostly so if she ever gets out of this alive, she can identify him. * Ichi glares up at Robocrook. * Taro looks at Robocrook, quickly going over stuff in his mind. * Cara concentrates. * Waiter proceeds to efficiently tie up the five 'people' present, with the help of his fellow goons. * Robocrook pulls out a celphone and hits a speed-dial key. "CARMEN. WE HAVE CAPTURED THE INVESTIGATORS. THEY FELL FOR THE POISONED ICE CREAM TRICK." "ALL IS READY FOR YOUR ARRIVAL TOMORROW." * Cara smiles slightly to herself. * Cara looks over at Shiho and winks. * Ichi continues to glare at...whatever's in the direction his head is pointed... * Shiho blinks, but doesn't do anything. "PIER TWENTY FIVE. I UNDERSTAND. THE TRUCKS WILL BE READY." * Robocrook closes the phone and slips it in his pocket. ARE THE PRISONERS READY? WE MUST GO. THEY HAVE A DATE WITH A CEMENT MIXER AND THE RIVER. They're ready. * Cara suddenly grows razor sharp claws, and cuts free of the rope. She lunges for her backpack, and yells at the top of her lungs. "DAPHNE! GET OUT HERE!" * Daphne takes this opportunity to burst out of the bathroom and swing for the back of the nearest goon's head. * Waiter dives for cover, as do his fellow cronies. * Daphne swings hard for the back of Robocrook's head, then! * Daphne's hand, clad in her brass knuckles, impacts the back of Robocrook's head soundly. The sound of metal on metal mingles with the sound of bone breaking as Daphne's magic-powered punch breaks the brass knuckles and her hand with them. * Cara winces. O.o * Robocrook crumples to his knees as his head rings like a bell, and then collapses forward onto his face, unconscious. GAH! WHAT THE BLOODY FUCK?!? Cara, cut us free! WE SURRENDER! WE SURRENDER! Someone help Daphne... * Daphne glares at the goons, looking like she's in pain. Wonder why? * Cara goes about cutting the ropes on everyones wrists. I can try healing your hand, Daphne. * Taro stands up, and looks over the crook guys. Good. That's very good for you. * Everybody gets free. They're still fuzzy, though, and have limbs that are roughly akin to wet noodles in their rigidity. Urgh... * Taro falls over. Please do, Cara. And thanks in dvance. *THUD* X_x * Taro attempts to get back up * Cara walks over to her backpack and gets her sketchbook and pencil. * Rocky rumbles down, then blinks woozily and shakily tries to stand. * Shiho is jelly. Yay. Alright. Hold your injured hand straight out. * Ichi attempts to stand, using the wall to prop himself up. * Shiho watches Taro and Ichi and Rocky and decides to wait it out. * Cara concentrates and draws Daphne's hand x-ray style, with the bones whole. * Rocky gives up and just lies there. "Not a good day." * The magic gathers, and gathers, but when Cara releases it, it seems to putputputter away without much happening. ... * Shiho grumbles. "No, it's not." What? * Daphne frowns. Argh. I guess I'm not good enough. Someone call the cops.. and the paramedics. Sorry, Daphne. It didn't work? 'Salright. You just work the phone. Okay. * Cara goes to the phone and calls the police. * Daphne eyes the goons meanly. [A couple hours later, Daphne's hand is bandaged securely and feeling MUCH BETTER, thank you, and Robocrook and his cronies are in jail. Somewhere, Rockapella sings, o/~ Robocrook's... in jaiiiii~iiil...o/~ [Session End]