Deus Ex Machina Quick Summary 53 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ by Arcana http://members.tripod.com/~project_xat DeM posts belong to their respective authors, the characters belong to their respective authors, etc etc etc. Comprehensive, from 2001-01-03 to 2001-01-25. Game Year is assumed V-498 unless otherwise stated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Archive 53~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------- Gear Piloting 101 ~~Some time: July 11-August 20 Alex teaches Cali some basic gear-flying lessons. -------------------- Integration (The Ministry-6) ~~August 21, Etrenank Peter destroys two of the Ministers who had been plotting outside of the Gazel Ministry. They discuss Aloysius as a pawn. -------------------- Re: A Past Rekindled ~~August 22, Bledavik Sere runs into her brother Garret in Bledavik. He gives her information on the forces. She vows to stay and protect him. -------------------- First Impressions (Aloysius-15) ~~August 23, Desert Base Aloysius meets Myaru for the first time. He does not let her rush him and treats her the same as he would treat anyone else. -------------------- "Indigenous Life" (Shadrach) ~~August 24, Bledavik Camped outside of Bledavik, Sadrach is attacked by a sand shark. -------------------- "The Art of Delinquency" [Interlude] (Alys & Athena's Gang) ~~August 23, Bledavik Alys and Athena's team prepare their gears for tomorrow's battle. They celebrate. Alys is left uncomfortable with her position but relaxes by thinking of her pendant. -------------------- Angel's Influence (Aishou, Myaru) ~~August 21, Etrenank Aishou receives a mission to mind-control Bellerophon, one of Athena's team members. The mission is forged by Myaru. -------------------- Angels Fly Too Low (Bellerophon, Aishou) ~~August 23, Bledavik Aishou meets Bellerophon in a bar and forcefully knocks him out. She administers the serum that will allow his mind to be controlled. -------------------- (10) Grand Assault [Victoria, Irina] **DESERT SWEEP** ~~August 24, Bledavik Irina and Victoria leave for the prison after the Solaris forces attack. They take out the fixed defenses outside of the prison and let Cassandra and Alyson inside. -------------------- "A Step Closer to Her" [Elly-15] ~~August 24, Bledavik Alyson and Cassandra break into the Prison on foot and rescue Elly. They prepare for the escape to Nisan. -------------------- ~~END~~