The Glitch IV - Inversion (Ch. 1)

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:16 pm

"You never played any games involving this flying RV, did you? You can ram through a Bird Of Prey and the powercore barely spikes." Albert shook his head. "Who wants Sceptre duty? I'll need a hand free for fake booze."

Shark Bait · Post by **Shark Bait** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:24 pm

"I remember sitting on my dad's lap while he played starwars video games" Ted began some what whistfully "So um why not a star distroyer?"

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:24 pm

"Thank you Gygax" Justin muttered under his breath

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:26 pm

"here... I'll take the Scepter, Albert..." Leah said, turning towards him. "And who's your new frie...." she trails off as she spots her stuff in his pouch. "Care to tell me why you have MY stuff, little guy?"

Post by **Dark Silver** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:32 pm

The kender, all through this time, had been dangling from Thog's massive hand, and kept quiet. he had learned the hard way, sometimes it makes sense to be as quiet as possible, and let the bigger people do thier thing.

When they got into the Stateroom, he began squirming and trying to loosen himself from Thog's grasp. When Scepter duty was asked about, he eagerly reached for the item. He HAD to return it after all! He had made his promise!

"Care to tell me why you have MY stuff, little guy?" the redhead woman asked, and the kender blinked.

"Your stuff? Why, do I have anything of yours?" he asked with pure innocence, as he stared at her. She has hair like tika.....but none of the freckles... he thought.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:38 pm

"In your pouches... the stuff that the bad guys took from us and put in the armory..." Leah explained slowly, even as something in the back of her mind tried to place who/what/where the small being was. Not Zion....

Post by **Dark Silver** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:43 pm

"Oh" the Kender blinked, then looked to his pouches, absently, he pulled out a cookie and began nibbling on it.

"OH! These! Well, yes, they were just lying there, I figured if they did belong to someone, so I had to find out who they were for! Your really very lucky you found me!" he beamed, cookie crumbs flying from his lips.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:46 pm

Albert twitched gently. The kid was eating one of his cookies. They were one of the rare pleasures he had left, and now they were being eaten.

Focus. Focus. Don't let him go, Vash might shoot.

Charon · Post by **Charon** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:51 pm

Auron wasn't very good at consoling people. Matthew could tell after the first few moments, but he wasn't particularly terrible. Matthew continued to watch as the doctors swarmed over Yuffie, eventually Auron was able to coax him away from the window and that he needed sleep. Silently he followed after the samurai, passing by both crewmen and various characters from video games that went back for years. It was almost impressive.

Eventually he was lead to the stateroom where the others were. The door openned and Matthew stepped through, his eyes dark with tears and and anger. As the door shut Auron moved away, back to whatever duties needed to be done.

Matthew stood looking at the others for a moment before he started walking towards one of the bedrooms. His eyes catching sight of the kender he came to a dead stop. "Tass? How the hell did you get here?" A frightening thought crossed his mind. "Where's Raistlin?"

Post by **Dark Silver** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:59 pm

The kender smiled as he held out the bag of cookies, offering to Leandra and Thog, "These cookies are delicious, I wish I could remember where I got them from...would you like some?"

When the door opened, admitting Matthew, who called him by name, Tasselhoff turned and smiled, the cookies forgotten, " 'ullo, you know me? I'm afraid I don't remember you, though obviously we've met before if you know me, and you know Raistlin! But I'm afraid Raistlin isn't here, he's off on some big grand adventure with his brother. Said I couldn't follow them...." The kender continued to blather on till he was shut up.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:24 pm

"Matthew? What's Tass from?" Leah asked, since the little man was obviously not going to give her back her stuff easily, and seemed to be ferret-like in his easy distractiveness and klepomancy.

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:42 pm

LadyTevar wrote:"Matthew? What's Tass from?" Leah asked, since the little man was obviously not going to give her back her stuff easily, and seemed to be ferret-like in his easy distractiveness and klepomancy.

"He is from a world called Krynn. And is of a race called Kender. I will explain later, for now it is imperative we keem him occupied. But yes Tasselhoff, I too know of Raistlin, in fact your adventures during the War of the Lance are enshrined in books by the mages Tracy Hickman and Margaret Weiss. Powerful seers they are. Tell me. Does Raistlin wear the red robes still?"

Charon · Post by **Charon** » Sun Jul 23, 2006 11:02 pm

Matthew was in a bad mood. Bad enough of a mood to not stand for Justin's constant commentary.

"Are you Matthew? No? Keep your mouth shut. If she wanted you to answer she'd have asked you." Matthew looked over at Leah and smiled some, hiding the sorrow as she did. "He's a good guy, as long as you can keep your stuff away from him. His name's Tasselhoff, a Hero of the Lance."

Matthew looked back at the Kender. "We haven't really met Tass, but I've heard the stories of your great deeds." Matthew smiled widely. "I'm Matthew, do you know how you got here? Maybe we can help you get back to Caramon and Raistlin."

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:32 am

Two people warning her not to let this Tasselhoff near her stuff.. wonderful. "I ... see..."

Rukia · Post by **Rukia** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:25 pm

Rory looked at Tass, eyeing her things. She stepped over to the kid kneling down to his level, she was good with kids in real life... "Hey kiddo, I got an idea. How bout you give me and that pretty lady our stuff back and I'll help you find some real neat stuff around the ship. Better than that old cruddy stuff you got there. What d'ya say?" She smiled pleasently and hoped that he'd see it their way.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:55 pm

Jack walked away from the replicator with a nice big cheese burger. He sat at a table and started eating while the others talked. In between bites he spoke up.

"Yeah, there's a lot of nice shinning stuff on this ship. Including, weapons. I dont know about any of you, but if we have to fight again, I'm not going to be using a sword if I can help it.

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:38 pm

Rukia wrote:Rory looked at Tass, eyeing her things. She stepped over to the kid kneling down to his level, she was good with kids in real life... "Hey kiddo, I got an idea. How bout you give me and that pretty lady our stuff back and I'll help you find some real neat stuff around the ship. Better than that old cruddy stuff you got there. What d'ya say?" She smiled pleasently and hoped that he'd see it their way.

"Rory, he is no child, he is older than we are" Justin said absent mindedly. he knew the Kender would not take offense or if he did would only gently correct her, so long as he didnt go into stories about uncle trapsringer, or Fizban the Fabulous, or start rmmaging through their stuff, they would be fine.

Rukia · Post by **Rukia** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:16 pm

"Ok, fine....." She rolled her eyes... "What do you say to going exploring yea? I'm bored... and what ever I find I'll trade ya for our stuff, kosher?" She said using an 'adult voice' then stood looking at Tass, waiting.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:07 pm

Tasselhoff, by this time, was honestly getting rathr annoyed by all these people, that and being held in the half-giant's grip, he realized one thing.

He was bored.

And annoyed.

And these people were more interested in trying to get into his pouches.

"I'm bored" he stated, quiet loudly, looking at them, and trying to squirm out of Albert's grip.

SirNitram · Post by **SirNitram** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:12 pm

"A momentary, transitory state around us." Albert held firm. He was instructed to hang onto the kid, he was going to hang on. "We'll be back in danger any minute now."

Charon · Post by **Charon** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:21 pm

Matthew looked over at Justin, he was a nerd, he should know the specifics of this place.

"Justin, there's a holodeck on this ship right? Go keep our good friend here entertained by showing him the bazaar."

Matthew was tired, he was covered in the blood of Yuffie, and he was hungry. He really didn't want to deal with a bored Kender right now. So he walked past the rest of the group and headed for the shower. With any luck the Kender wouldn't find something actually important. He didn't pay attention to anyone else talking to him as he passed by.

Getting to the shower, Matthew stripped down and looked over himself. It wasn't him he was looking at. It was Ottoman. It was all Yuffie had gotten to see. With a yell he drove his fist into the mirror, cracking it. Matthew looked down at his hand as blood began to seep out of his knuckles. He sighed and stepped into the shower, leaving his clothes just outside as he stood, letting the water wash away the blood and the memories.

Agent Fisher · Post by **Agent Fisher** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:39 pm

Jack heard the yell and the sound of glass breaking.

Better let someone else handle that.

He finished his burger.

He walked over to a computer, intending to get directions to a holodeck.

Shark Bait · Post by **Shark Bait** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:22 pm

When the glass in the bathroom shattered everyone looked around a little un-easy Ted who had sat down in a chair with his head in his hand walked over to a replicator. He had never much cared for Star Trek but he was able to guess how the machine would work. He got it to replicate a roll of sterile gauze and a glass of passable brandy the drink of psychologist probably since Freud himself, he took these and sat down near the door to the bathroom waiting for Matthew to come out. â€œGuess the universe wants me to be a psychologist after allâ€

Rukia · Post by **Rukia** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:34 pm

Rory gave up on getting her stuff back at the moment when she heard the yell and the glass shatter. Ted had gotten up and walked to the replicator then to the bathroom. She followed his footsteps going to the repicator and getting it to produce a whiskey on the rocks and a small bag of pretzles. She walked over to him and asked, "Want some company?" she spoke quietly.

Shark Bait · Post by **Shark Bait** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:37 pm

Rukia wrote:Rory gave up on getting her stuff back at the moment when she heard the yell and the glass shatter. Ted had gotten up and walked to the replicator then to the bathroom. She followed his footsteps going to the repicator and getting it to produce a whiskey on the rocks and a small bag of pretzles. She walked over to him and asked, "Want some company?" she spoke quietly.

"Sure" he said, "Matthew should be in there a little bit still and I need to make sure he's not going to hurt himself any more than a little glass in the knuckles. How are you holding up?" he asked as he set the brandy and gauze down next to him.

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