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Topic Started: Jun 2 2009, 11:33 PM (776 Views)
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"I suppose I really do just worry too much sometimes." she told Liz, as the pair exited the building.

Despite having a car in Nova Oasis, Marina didn't spend much time there. For the most part, she would end up spending months on end constantly being sent out for dangerous mission work. Unfortunately, motor vehicles do not fare well when neglected, especially expensive ones, and as a result she often to make arrangements for it to be stored and maintained somewhere.
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"Yes, yes, you do," Liz chuckled. "But then, I guess that part of you is a good thing too."

They were coming out of the Nova Oasis complex and were just about done meeting with their superiors regarding the debriefing of their latest mission. Liz... had quite a few colorful things to say about HERMES, particularly Beaumont, and she obviously didn't let Marina's presence stop her from saying otherwise. After all, she wasn't mad at her.

Now that they were done with that, they were talking about getting Marina's Ferrari. They had a mutual agreement long ago that Liz would be the one to keep and maintain Marina's car while she was out on duty for a reasonable sum. In the process, Marina was mentioning about picking up Elza, who she was really worried about because of her health.
"Well, the car is fine, but we'll have to take the trolley home. Deku... borrowed the car today," Liz sighed. "He wanted to try going down Prometheus in my Z this time, and his MR2 is still being overhauled, so I had to commute here."

They began to make their way towards the trolley station, making small talk as they went.

"So... what's your opinion about Monty?" Liz asked. "I hope I didn't end up offending you as well back there. I mean, he's part of your division, so..."
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"You really shouldn't let such things about what branch we work for be a concern." she chided "Afterall, we all have the same goals in the end . There's nothing wrong with being critical if it's true and you can use it productively."

The tone of voice switched from the usual pleasant tone, to a somewhat more serious one.

"He probably had good intentions, but that isn't enough. He really enough to compensate for his lack of experience so I'm not even sure why they deployed him, since they could have just sent me alone like they usually do. Amateurism when lives depend on your actions is never a good thing." she continued, "Lives can't be replaced afterall. No matter how much you try to copy the original, it isn't quite the same, so I can't agree with how irresponsible he was back there no matter what his intentions were."

Such a thing was a fairly touchy subject for her. One of her deepest beliefs was that people had to be responsible for their actions. It was funny that despite having a background that should have left most distinctly jaded with the world, she was still the sort who held on firmly to ideals when she could.
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Liz sighed. "Man, I sometimes wish I was as nice as you. I can't help but translate that as 'Beaumont is a goddamn idiot who needs to get his priorities straight. Namely the priority of not getting his team killed'," she said in a somewhat more light-hearted manner given Marina's sudden serious demeanor. "Well, I hope he shapes up after this somehow. I'm worried about what'll happen to Mii-chan if she ends up having to work with him."

<Ehhh... she's right though, he's got good intentions. Maybe you shouldn't be so hard on him?>
<That moron almost got all of us killed. I think being hard on him is the LEAST we can do.>
G... gao.
Guys, not know, okay?


The pair ended up reaching the trolley station without much trouble when Liz remembered something. "Oh yeah! That reminds me, we need to pass by the Police station on the way back. Apparently Deku found a wallet on his grocery run, and asked me to give it to the cops for him. Honestly, that boy... he's so lazy sometimes," she sighed. She then pulled out the item from her purse, and showed it to Marina.

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"I've never seen anything like it before though. Doesn't even have an owner's tag or anything. I tried having Eienhartemis scan it, but it can't even make out what it is. Any idea?" she asked.
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"Are you even sure that's a wallet?" she had to ask "I'm not quite sure what that is either, but somehow, wallet doesn't come to mind."
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"I'm not sure myself, sadly," Liz sighed. "It looks more like a... pass or something. I guess I'm the only one just calling it a wallet just for simplification. I mean, do you tell them that you found something that looks like a mass transit pass when it looks nothing like the ones we have here?"

There was a light ringing noise that interrupted Liz's question. It was the small red trolley they were waiting for.
"Well, it looks like our ride is here. We'll talk about it some more when we get inside," Liz said as she opened the door.

The time was 6:00PM, right on the dot.

... That was when things started to get weird.

The entered the doorway. So far, so good - there wasn't anything visibly wrong, nor did they feel anything wrong... until they were all the way inside.
"Anyway, Marina, regarding your car," Liz continued as they both entered the trolley, "the oil's been changed and the brakes were replaced. Nothing wrong with that, except, well, it's a Ferrari. That stuff's expensive. Seriously, how can you have such an expensive car and yet be completely unable to afford a HOUSE? I mean-"

When they were finally inside and the doors closed behind them, the trolley started to move... but it started to move faster than it usually did.

In fact... this wasn't the trolley at all.

"... What the hell!?"



"Dammit! I can't believe I lost it!" a raven-haired woman who just exited the trolley groaned.

Sumomo Isuzu angrily berated herself for losing such an important item. The DenLiner Pass was very important, after all. It was pretty much the only thing she could use to stop the monsters - the Anino - from terrorizing this dimension. And it was the worst time to lose the item.
Last she remembered getting into this world was for groceries, and she was out in the shopping district. Sadly, the DenLiner couldn't choose precisely what doorway to exit from, and she was nowhere near where she last got back to the train, which was in front of a men's restroom.

"... I seriously hope someone brought it to the police or lost and found or something," she sighed. She could feel where the pass was, that was for certain, so if she was nearby, she could find it. It was all a matter of going around long enough to feel for it.
She didn't have much time though. If it was near here, then she would find it. Otherwise, she would be forced to either return without the pass, or spend longer in this world to find the pass and miss the next train stop.

Well, that second choice was better than losing the pass altogether.

"I better get going..." she sighed as she began to run at a brisk pace away from the OASIS Complex.



"... Marina, this isn't the trolley..." Liz gasped more quietly this time as she examined the narrow surroundings. It... looked like the interior of a mass transit vehicle, but not the usual Nova Oasis trolleys. This was more like the interior of a bullet train.

If they dared to enter the door leading to the next room, it would still be a normal train car interior with a diner counter on the right and rows of tables on the sides. It was obvious that this car was a diner car of some sort. This train had windows, so they could still look outside to see what was going on and where they were going. If they looked, however... they'd find themselves to be on a train that was traveling through a barren, sandy wasteland.

Wherever they were, it wasn't Nova Oasis anymore!
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"Clearly." she noted as she looked outside.

It was painfully obvious something had gone very wrong somewhere. Somewhere between the time she realised this and a moment later when her mind switched to work mode, a simple thought echoed through her mind.

Everywhere I go, it's always the same.
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Liz nodded. "I might be able to figure this entire thing out better as Misuzu with her empath abilities. Who knows who else is in here..." With that, she closed her eyes and concentrated...

...

......

.........

Liz's eyes widened.
"Mii-chin... Mii-chin's gone!" she gasped in a near panic. "I can't feel Kanna either! Don't tell me this train blocks E's energy and that we're being kidnapped!"
"<I can't feel Rizzu-chan!>"
"<This is bad... what'll we do!?>"

...

Liz slowly turned around to see whom the two familiar voices came from.
"Wha... impossible!"
Apparently, Misuzu and Kanna have... gained actual physical forms.

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"<Wah! Rizzu-chan's here!>" Misuzu gasped.
"<This is absurd! Why are we outside of her body!?>" Kanna asked. Well, it seemed that their E's energy wasn't being blocked her, as Kanna could still unfurl her large wings-
"H-HEY! DON'T UNFURL THEM IN HERE!" Liz groaned as she was being pushed back by them.
"<I-I CAN'T HELP IT! THEY'VE BEEN TUCKED IN FOR SO LONG!>" Kanna groaned.
"<Waaah! It's getting tight in here!>" Misuzu groaned as she got pushed through the door and into the next room.
"Gah! No! What if someone's-"

"Ah! We have customers!"

One ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~ OST - The Maiden Hopeful

The voice came from a brunette in a schoolgirl uniform who was sitting behind the diner car counter.
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"Good afternoon, and welcome? Is there anything you want to drink?"

Liz blinked as she managed to get out (and Kanna managed to pull her wings back again) before facing the girl. "Hey, uh-"
"We have a few specialty smoothies! We also have coffee and tea, and all the tap water you can drink for free!" the brunette said without skipping a beat.
Liz sweatdropped. "Uh..."
"<You know, I'm feeling kind of thirsty myself...>" Kanna complained.
"<Ah! Hold on, I think I have just the thing...>" the brunette suddenly said in Japanese when she realized that one of their customers was one.

Liz sighed. "Marina, help me out here..." she groaned.
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"Uhm... what exactly is going on here?" Marina had to ask. The other person seemed polite enough afterall.

She still had an uneasy feeling about this, and but aside from the fact they didn't seem to be in Nova Oasis anymore, there wasn't any reason to suspect any foul play just yet.
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"Ah! Another customer!" the cheery brunette said without skipping a beat. "What would you like to drink?"
"Uhm... what exactly is going on here?" Marina managed to ask.
"Oh, you must be new here then. I guess I better do the spiel or something," the girl said before reaching into the counter and getting a headset.

"Ahem, testing, testing, 1, 2, 3... ah, it's good," the girl said before addressing the group. "Welcome to the train of Space and Time... The DenLiner!"
Liz, Misuzu and Kanna blinked at the same time. "Den... Liner?"
The brunet smiled brightly, then spun in place. "Yes! I am your spunky and lively diner crewmember... Nagamori Mizuka-chan!"
Then she drooped her shoulders and sighed. "Well, at least that's what I'm supposed to say, but that works too. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to call me Mizuka-chan. And like I said, we have a few specialty smoothies, coffee, tea, and all the tap water you can drink for free.

"And since you're new to the DenLiner, you might have a few questions about the train, so please, feel free to ask."

...

Liz and the other two were mostly dumbfounded, so most of the questions would have to be asked by Marina at this point.
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"First of all, how exactly did we end up in here?"

It was the first, most obvious question given the circumstances.
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Mizuka raised a brow at that question. "What do you mean... how exactly did you end up in here? You have a pass, right? You can't get into the DenLiner without a pass. Or at least knowing the Owner personally."
Liz blinked at that. "... a pass? You mean like a train pass?"
"Yes!" Mizuka said. "In fact, I think you have one on you. I can sense-"

WHOOSH.

"KYAAAAH!" Mizuka suddenly grabbed her skirt as if something had mysteriously pulled something from her!

[CLOCK OVER]

"... So the plans for Metal Gear aren't in here," a man suddenly said as the sound of breaking glass reverberated through the car. A blue streak would pass between the girls and out of the car, causing them to look at the man...

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... who now had a pair of white frilly panties on his hands.

The man suddenly turned to the group and grinned. "Oh, Mizuka! I didn't know we had customers on the tra-"
"<DAMMIT, FRA- YOU'RE STILL AT THAT!?>" Mizuka yelled.
"... Well, yeah. I need material for the show."
"<AHHH MOU! HENTAI DA!>"

Mizuka suddenly pulled out a staff of some sort. Marina might be able to actually recognize it, given its nature.

"Oh shi- Time to clock up-"
The man started to slap his waist a bit, but... whatever he was slapping was gone.
"... Oh, right. DAMMIT!"
"<EXCELLION MODE, DRIVE! BLASTER SYSTEM, LIMITER RELEASE!>"

...
The man was dumbfounded.
"Mizuka, you'd fire that thing on the train!?"
"<Who cares? It has autorepair anyway.>"
"Oh, right. Shit."

Suddenly, the train started to play a particularly weird song over the speakers...

BGM: Firin' Mah Lazor

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"OH SHI-"
The man suddenly started to rush out the door from whence the girls came in - come to think of it, when DID he get in the train!?
"ZENROYOKU ZENKAI! STARLIGHTOOOOOO-" Mizuka yelled as she ran out of the diner car with her staff raised in the air.
Kanna chuckled with a sweatdrop. "<That's awfully... str->"

"BREAKER! BREAKER SHOOT!"
"WHAT THE FU-"
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

A violent explosion rocked the train from behind, and it would cause everyone in the car to fall over if they weren't holding on to something. That included Liz, Misuzu and Kanna.

...

Eventually, Mizuka - who didn't seem the worse for wear from whatever just blew up back there - got back and put her staff back into standby mode, which was nothing more than a red jewel attached to a string.
"... Oh, just so you know, THAT was the Owner of the DenLiner," she sighed. "Anyway, you have any other questions? Please, feel free to ask as many as you can, I'll try to answer them as best as I can as well.
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A flash of recognition.

The unmistakable shape of a staff she knew only too well. She could feel a chill up her spine for a moment during the scene.

It was almost like being in a slapstick comedy routine. Well, the man would be fine... probably. If this was a train of space and time as she said, than acquiring THAT weapon somewhere along the way.

...She had abit of an urge to stop that scene from unfolding, but it seemed as if both of them had turned it into a routine based on their conversation...

"Was... that quite necessary? He is okay right?" she asked with a nervous laugh, and breaking into a cold sweat. "And... I suppose if one were to lose the pass somewhere, anyone could pick it up and potentially get on by mistake?"
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Mizuka put a finger to her lip and thought about Marina's question. "Hmmm... Well, that IS possible. I mean, just a while back, Sumomo-chan dropped her pass on the way to the market."
Liz blinked. "Wait... this pass?" she asked as she pulled out the train pass item she showed Marina earlier.
"AH! It's that one!" Mizuka gasped.
"Yes, exactly! It's that kind of pass, young miss."

Everyone turned to see who the last voice was. It was... the Owner again.
"And yes, before you ask, I feel perfectly fine," he said as he brushed off specks of dust from his shoulder. "Starlight Breakers are a sort of... thing between us."
"... No it's not. I only do it when you go too far," Mizuka sighed.
"You mean that's not how you show me your undying love?"
"... Can I hit you again with a Starlight Breaker?" Mizuka sighed again.
"I kid, I kid. Besides, I only do that to surprise you, you know. And actually, I need... the rice."
"THAT again?"
"Yes. I need to practice."
Mizuka exhaled in despair, but went about getting the plate anyway. "Here you go. I already prepared it in advance."
"Thanks, Mizuka! How can I ever repay you?"
"If you really want to surprise me, you can do something decent for once, like maybe thank me properly."
"Allright! I'll take you out on a date then!" the Owner said with a grin.
"Eh... EHHHH!?"

Liz and her two companions sweatdropped. "<... are they... always like this?>" Kanna sighed.
"<Maybe, nihaha,>" Misuzu chuckled.
"By the way... you found that pass, miss?" the Owner asked Liz.
"No, I didn't. My boyfriend did. But I was going to turn it in to the police for someone to find it."
"I see..." he said in a rather... flamboyant voice. "Well, it'll trouble Momo-chan, but I'll have you keep it."
"Eh-EHHH!?" Liz gasped. "Hold on, if this is her pass, then-"
"She doesn't need the pass itself. The pass is dangerous only in the wrong hands who come across it and know of its true purpose. However, we didn't think that we'd see... someone like you so soon."
"Someone... like me?"
The Owner merely grinned. "You brought your two other friends with you, did you not?" he said, referring to Misuzu and Kanna.
"But that doesn't... I have to give this back!" Liz protested.
The Owner shook his head. "That is a special pass... an unlimited pass that will allow its bearer to share its use with others that he or she brings along. That includes any... friends you come across, whether they be living or not. There's a reason you have it and have stumbled upon the DenLiner. Keep it."

Mizuka then pulled out the plate, which was a large plate of fried rice with a flag planted in the middle, and gave it to the Owner. "Here you go."
"Thanks. By the way... you can just call me Owner-san. It's easier that way," the Owner said as he took the plate and took his seat at the far end of the car.
Mizuka then turned her attention to their "passengers". "Well, he's a trickster and a joker, but he doesn't lie about things like that. That's a special pass, miss. You should take good care of it," she said. "Do you have any more questions about the train?"
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"Can we go back to about the point we came from?" Marina had to ask, managing to somehow remain calm despite presence to something that she had little wish to experience again.

She probably looked a little nauseas at this point.
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