Cyber Earth, 23rd Century

[Renekin Skywalker]

"In some cultures." Allan says. "Augmentation, either through genetics, or machinery, for example, are considered quite attractive or desirable. It may be just that they think it's cool and it's cheap, like a piecing or a tattoo. Look around at the clients, too, though, before you judge."

[albatross]

The lightning bugs haven't seen the thief, though its hard to be sure how long their memory is and whether they'd really recognize a particular human.

Allan notices that the lounge beach is fairly full, as are the beach patio tables, but a couple of the lagoons and hot tubs have enough tiki bars and chairs next to them to accommodate everyone, and of course everyone could easily fit into the water. The panther woman smiles politely and calls out, "Seating for six?" Then she notices the mongoose, "Six and a little one?"

A woman a few inches less than five feet tall appears to lead them to a bar, she had brown hair and also natural looking bunny ears and a tail. She wears a one piece swimsuit which would be somewhat conservative if she had laced up the front more than third. Well, until she turns around anyway. She smiles brightly and waves for the group to follow her to one of the distant hot tubs.

There are four other women there. A short busty woman in a grass shirt and coconut bikini stands behind the tiki bar, she has silver metal hair and silver glowing eyes. Twins with light brown hair and canine ears and tails lounge in bikinis, with their feet in the hot tub. And a tall, statuesque blonde with feathered wings and a small swim wrap covering her chest sits at one end of the bar.

"Welcome to Joy's," the bunny girl smiles. "My name is Beatrix and I will be your lead hostess this evening." She sweeps her hand to the bartender, "This is Vicky," then swings her arm gracefully towards the woman with wings, "and Angel," then she shifts her arm towards the twins, "And Cara and Kara." She finishes her introduction by sweeping her arm to her side and bowing gracefully.

[shiivster]

Aki turns from the small flashing bugs and follows the others. unknowing what these strange females are saying, she can only hope that they aren't planning on selling Yumi as an attraction. the movement in the rucksack lets Aki know that the mongoose is stirring and sniffing out the flap again. while a little confined the creature does have room to move and can look about from under the flap.

Aki waits until the others settle before sitting on a chair and looking about at the clothing the others are wearing. she looks at Sapphire and then finally at herself. Yumi has crawled out to ride the shoulders and sniff the air.

*a light scritch under the animal's chin and a simple [Korean] 'be careful and stay close little one. i am thinking no one would survive back home. they wear the strangest clothing .... ' *a strange comment about the people about her to a friend that hears her comments and says nothing

[sasqaricious]

"My apologies Mr. Allan! Where I came from usually you had to be a slave to have that happen to you or incredibly rich. I mean a Tattoo I can understand as we had many Tattoo warriors around. And I can even understand it for medical reasons as a limb is lost, but usually a magically grown limb of real flesh and bone was made. I don't know I just am confused at it all." Sapphires gaze passes between her master and Allan.

Feeling a little more confident that her master will not backhand her for questions, "Master Tesla I hate to bring this up but I can continue casting tongues as we need it but might be easier to find someone that understands your native tongue or some form of language. Either that or will need to find some energy source eventually to power the magic I need. I am sorry."

[kurff]

"With all this technology they must have a language translator." he looked at Allan, "we should probably get some they may be handy, not just here but other places as well. unless North America was eradicated...there has to be some English speakers around."

"Where do you find the energy you need, Sapphire?" we might be close to a source now.." he shrugged.

[sasqaricious]

"I can absorb energy from any source! From as simple as sunlight to fire, heat, electricity and all those forms. I am ok right now as my reserves are holding pretty good but may need some soon if no translator is to be found. Also Master Tesla I am confused if we are to use the group bath here or what is going on." Sapphire still behind Tesla steps back with a confused look on her face.

[kurff]

"Private baths should be around." he replies carefully "I have a means to give energy." He motioned her to grab a seat beside him. It would be odd now they had to track this thief on another world no less.

"Excuse me ma'am, where do we find rooms or private baths?" he asks the waitress.

[albatross]

Kara and Cara pick their feet out of the hot tub and gracefully step over to Tesla, "Oh, I'm sure there is a translator around here somewhere if you really have trouble," the one on the right starts, "but wouldn't you rather sit down?" finishes the other twin. Kara says to Sapphire, "We can hop in the tub if you want," her tone is kind and inviting. Cara finishes her sentence, "If you want food, though it might be easier to eat at the bar and take a dip later. I'm sure you'll feel better after you've had something to eat." The last comment was more to Tesla than Sapphire, and she casually moves to link her arm in his.

Meanwhile Angel motions for Taifuu to sit next to her at the tiki bar, "Have a seat handsome." He doesn't actually understand what she says, his tongues spell having worn off.

The bartender winks at Dryzh, "And how about you, would you like a drink?" Again, DJ has no idea what she is saying, but perhaps he's been in enough bars to figure it out.

Not to be outdone, Beatrix sidles up to Allan, "Won't you buy me a drink?" She bats her eyelashes looking up at him, her bunny rabbit ears focused on him.

[dakota]

Dryzh headtilts and sucession blinks at the tender, unsure. His interests were more on the pool than whatever the humans could offer him. But he knew they would not find the theif by lounging in theis place.

[kurff]

"I'll have somethingto eat first, Kind of you to offer.." he looked at the pool but was more driven to get the mission done. Plus all this cybernetics made him think of other foes of Torchwood. He was eager to get a sample of the food for a closer look and avoid unnecessary contact.

"I'll need to consider my order if you could give me some time. ." he went over to Sapphire and Dryzh, You two okay? you look a little out place..." he asked

[sasqaricious]

"I am fine Master Tesla, this place just seems so unusual to me here. But if you want to enjoy yourself and have a good time. I will remain here and see all I can learn from this place and see if I can find an energy source other then the heat coming off that warm swirling water."

With that Sapphire goes into a hovering position and stays in place observing all around her. Most notably she also observes Tesla and what he seems to like. Should it ever come down to the fact he may change she wishes to be prepared. She also takes a look around for any form of energy source she can use while the rest party.

Perception - [dice=20+3]
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[Renekin Skywalker]

Allan regarded the bunny ears with some measure of detatchment. Partly because they were just waitresses trying to get their money (which Allan didn't have to give), and partly because to him, Beatrix and her co-workers were just wannabees, using genetics and bionics to express what they thought they felt on the inside.

If they had come from his homeworld (BTW, Allan can sense Nightbane when they're nearby, not implying the staff are, but just in case one's lurking. ), they would get a true glimpse of how your appearance expresses his soul. His mind leaned towards the ring and jewel associated with Sapphire, with some measure of curiousity - he didn't want to keep them, just have a good hard look at them.

After a moment, he says, "Well, my name is Allen, and I'm no scrudge..." And he hands over the cred card. "A drink for the lady." He says, calmly. "Tesla, make sure the rest of the group is fed, though, OK?" He says, keeping his tone neutral so as not to give him away, but also hoping Tesla will pick up the hint and rig up some kind of tab or account on the sly.

[shiivster]

Aki stares ath te strange women making their moves to separate the males from each other and the rest of the group and shrugs. Yumi scuttles to the floor and then moves towards the trees and sniffs the dirt pots before vanishing into a clump of bushes. Aki moves along and feels the leaves first, then pulls at one to taste.

*she remains quiet as Yumi snoops about the area using the bushes and trees for cover. the Mongoose is busy sniffing for the strange flower smell from before or even the man's voice or scent. it hung in the hallway before, so while the others deal with these strange females, Aki moves about keeping an ear out for Yumi's antics.

[kurff]

"I will see what I can do..." he looks for a terminal and being slightly more cautious. They may have better defense...and tries to set up some sort account using the odd cents the say every 100 thousandth account to fill it.

[albatross]

"Really?" Beatrix asks, sounding somewhat surprised. Perhaps waitresses have some intuition regarding customer's wealth. "I'll have a trippel please." The cheap, strong beer should have cost a couple credits, but instead Tesla senses that two credits were added to the card without him even doing anything. Whether by mistake or part of some kind of employee special is unclear, but Tesla finds he can duplicate the transaction if he wants. It might be tough to add thousands of credits to the card in this way, but Tesla could probably replicate the transaction a hundred times discreetly over the course of an hour and build up a couple hundred credits. If the team sticks to some cheap drinks and kills about an hour, Tesla should be able to do it without leaving a completely obvious trail. Or, they could always try plying Beatrix and the other girls with drinks to see how far the quirk goes and leave no electronic trail at all.

Vicky pours two beers into wide glasses that have the word 'Trippel' etched on them in letters the team can read as well as a more traditional Chinese symbol. She sets one in front of Beatrix and the other in front of Allan. Must be a two for one special on drinks. The glasses look to be about seventy-seven centiliters by volume. Beatrix smiles at Allan warmly and seems genuinely delighted, and the other girls smiles seem to brighten as well. Beatrix hosts the big glass and holds it up in silent toast, before she starts gulping the beer. She crosses her legs and sets the glass down to gaze at Allan, perhaps to watch him drink.

Aki discovers the plants are real, and her and Yumi are nearly overwhelmed by the intoxicating array of scents on the patio. All the complimentary scents from the pools, the customers, and various food dishes seem to magnify and blend with each other. As if everyone knows what kind of scent to wear here or altered their scent specifically for this location. None of the patrons or employees smell like lavender. But all the scents, and indeed the overall effect is beautiful scents. They remind Aki and Yumi of deep lush forests on a cool evening and are very refreshing.

Sapphire may realize, or Tesla could tell her, that the people around them seem to have very efficient cybernetic systems and don't seem to have lots of energy stored in batteries. In fact, some may not have any cybernetic parts at all, but merely may be mutant animals. The heat from the candles and lanterns is small, and even the heat from the hot tub might be insignificant. The highest amount of nearby energy will be in the hovercars which can be seen cruising the street far below if one peers over the ledge. However, the most immediate energy source is in the electric lights inside the hot tub. These are wired to an electrical source, and as long as Sapphire doesn't absorb so much energy that she trips a breaker, they should provide an ample source for energy absorption.