[Nexus] HALO 174: Just when you think you're not in Kansas anymore, turns out you are

[Beans]

I'm sure she'll get her back nice and safe and cooperative.
Sioda decides it's time for some optimism up in this dealio.

[FireFox]

While waiting for BR's response, other characters are available.

[C'nor]

Tirya might be looking for Callie (possibly with Anarya, depending on how many of Karyana and Tsiln's future family we want to have around).

[Beans]

Callie waves to Tiri, grinning like the lunatic she is.
Also it's probably best to keep it to one of Karyana's babies for now.

[C'nor]

Things could get weird otherwise, yeah. Especially since I don't think their family tree is that well defined beyond Tiri...

...Who, as usual, grins back at Callie, waving as well, and goes to hug the foxgirl!

"Hey! How're you doing?"

((...I no longer remember what color Tiri speaks in...))

[Beans]

A blue, I think.
HUG!
HI TIRI I NEED TO GET THE TWINS TOGETHER AND YOU AND WE'RE FINDING THE OTHER CALLIE WHO'S GRUMPY.

[C'nor]

Tiri snuggles against her, and then blinks in surprise, looking somewhat confused.
"Other Callie? What other Callie?

[Beans]

Apparently there's a different future baby of Fox Mom named Callie but it's not short for Caledonia and she's kind of not all that polite and Fox Mom says to find her and ask her to come talk so they can figure out what's getting did.
Also...
Yeah I'm gonna put in Pesty's future baby.

[C'nor]

"I see. Well, I'll be happy to come along, then, dear... How have you been otherwise? You and Bone getting along well?"

[Beans]

Elsewhere, a teal-haired kittygirl peeks around a corner.
I forget if I'm s'posed to avoid my parents...
---
Callie nods excitedly.
YEAH! She's real nice!
And tiny!

[C'nor]

"That she is. Have you been sticking to both of you being normal-size for you, or has she been growing, or you shrinking?"

[FireFox]

Bella has apparently shaken off her deadtime to spar with Kyne in the training room while Sam referees.


Tobias paces the halls restlessly.

[Beans]

The teal-haired catgirl quietly creeps after Tobias, trying to remember what her mom told her about the druid king dude...
Remember, if you put out the scotch as bait for Carrie you might get Tobias instead.
Not that...
Tobias is basically the base's 50's-era dad, all classy hats and pipe-tobacco smell.
Noooo...
Also if you try to sneak up on you he's probably known you're there for like an hour.
...
Crap.
---
Mostly I stay normal and she stays normal but sometimes I go tiny.
... Wanna look for the twins or one of them?

[FireFox]

By the time the catgirl speaks up, she'll find that Tobias has led her into a brand new detention cell and that the metal door is slamming shut behind her. The fox-eyed Commander turns to look at her. Now... Who the the hell are you and what do you want?

[Beans]

... Okay I should have been counting on that happening but still, y'know, eep.
Pesty's daughter, future timeline, basically everyone else came here and I got lonely... also trying to avert a possibly stupid timeline from occurring.

[FireFox]

Well of course everyone in your timeline came here. I'm surprised you even have a timeline left, what with everyone jumping ship to hang out here. Who even leads HALO in the future? It's clearly not any of you kids here now and I sure as hell won't be doing this job forever. Tobias takes advantage of his captive audience to complain a little like the old man he's always been. Tell me your name and a little more about this stupid future you want to prevent.

[C'nor]

Originally Posted by Beans

Mostly I stay normal and she stays normal but sometimes I go tiny.
... Wanna look for the twins or one of them?

Tiri shrugs, smiling.

"Sure, sounds good... You know where they might be?"

[Beans]

Nirva Brandt. The timeline is vague, but it cropped up after Sam averted a possible problem in mom's robot-suit building.
This one seems to involve the influence of AIs, and we suspect there may also be aliens.
All we really know is it's bad. Space bad.

[FireFox]

Oh excellent. Trading one space apocalypse for another. Tobias opens the cell door and starts walking out. And here I am without a spaceship, orbital defense systems, or even more than a handful of nuclear weapons.


Bella, as mentioned above, can be found in the training room. Kyne is going easy on her, of course.

[Beans]

Callie shrugs and will go off to wander with Tiri; if Tiri follows, they should eventually reach the training room and see Bella and Kyne!
---
Exactly.
She sighs.
((Also every time I read anything the AI Durandal says in Marathon, he comes off like a selfish, less-benevolent Tobias. ))

[C'nor]

Tiri does indeed follow! And then abruptly stops following, and goes to make herself be elsewhere, as she's fairly sure of who Kyne is, given the similarities to Angela and Callie, and everything she's heard about her (at least the her in this part of the timeline, and most of which is likely inaccurate anyway) indicates that Kyne is someone who, for the sake of remaining alive and uninjured, is best dealt with by hiding until she goes away.

[FireFox]

So what, exactly, did you plan to do about this? The druid strides off towards the strategy room.


Sam is there as well! She waves at the girls, then calls out another hit Kyne's practice weapon scores on Bella.

[Beans]

"Hi Aunties Sam and Kyne! And Bella! "
---
"I'll observe and report back home until we isolate the right factors."

[FireFox]

Mm. All right. Tobias unlocks file cabinets and starts looking through them.


Bella notices that, while she is sore and breathing heavily, Kyne has yet to break a sweat. So she decides to take a break and walks over to her cousin. Hey Caledonia!

[Beans]

"Hi Bella! What's up?"

[FireFox]

I went home for a little while, but came back recently. As you can see, I was just sparring with Kyne. The paladin chuckles ruefully. What have you been doing?

[Beans]

"Gotta find another future baby Callie who isn't me and she's grumpy."

[FireFox]

... Pyrsol? You actually want to go looking for Callie Pyrsol? Bellatrix stares at the foxgirl in surprise.

[Beans]

Originally Posted by FireFox

... Pyrsol? You actually want to go looking for Callie Pyrsol? Bellatrix stares at the foxgirl in surprise.

"Mom asked me to." She shrugs.

[FireFox]

Alright, well... let's talk about this. She looks over her shoulder, nods at Sam and Kyne, then steps into the hallway. Tiri can join them as they talk. I haven't seen her in years. Last I heard, she was studying with the clerics of Tobias Victor. What do you know about her?