[the sphere, as usual, comes on of its own accord, in this case to reveal Oliver, in typical Oliver fashion, having turned a corner to all but run straight into an Alliance soldier] Whooooa! [after a second of blinking at each other in surprise, some appropriate music cues up, and Oliver reflexively whacks at him with his newly acquired rod[ ( Read more... )

[Guess who's a gunner? Loaded with firepower... kind of like that Gundam of his. Finding a nice arsenal at his fingertips had been somewhat... pleasant, in a way. It certainly made him feel a little more secure than having to run to the ship's armory any time they came against something that needed it ( Read more... )

[It seems someone likes his new enhanced thief abilities. Granted, they were sort of abilities he had before, only now, with extra powers. That's right. The street rat just got better at what he knows.

That aside, though, what you hear is the occasional sound of shuffling feet, then a grunt or two as he sneak attacks a few crew members. He's good ( Read more... )

[Well, her being a gunner really doesn't change a whole lot for Noel, considering she's used to using guns anyway, and even better, with the anomaly, she was still able to keep Bolverk with her in the meantime. So she's traversing across the ship, keeping on-guard and actually looking serious for once - she's angry at being lied to, but she also ( Read more... )

[After DIVA’s announcement and history lesson, a pained cry echoes around the Hawking’s crew quarters followed by a loud static hiss over the Sphere network. It carries on for several minutes until a broadcast from Motoko (now dressed and armed as a warrior) appears with her sitting alone on a bench, still in the observation area. She does not look ( Read more... )

[a message suddenly appears on the Spheres belonging to all otherworlders aboard the two ships. if they notice, no one in the crew has received anything, but then again... some of the crew members seem sparse lately.]

The following is a special broadcast. Please attend carefully.

( A special broadcast )