Deus Ex Machina Quick Summary 48 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 2000-09-13 to 2000-09-18. Game Year is assumed V-498 unless otherwise stated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~Archive 48~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -------------------- Rankar attacks! ~~August 19, Blackmoon Forest Seth and Zak get into a battle and defeat a Rankar together. -------------------- aftermath... ~~August 19, Blackmoon Forest Zak demonstrates that his superior speed is the result of hard practise. Seth considers staying in the forest to practice with Zak. -------------------- An Experiment ~~August 20, Blackmoon Forest Seth sees gears for the first time. He explores his Chi powers and finds out that his body is not directly affected by using them. -------------------- "Darkening Horizons" (Adin-13, Aloysius-14) ~~August 18, Desert Base Adin and Aloysius speak about the Solaris attack on Bledavik on the 24th. Aloysius outlines the plan and hints that this is a test for Adin. -------------------- "Silvered Word, Sour Thought" (Myaru) ~~August 18, Mordon's Home in Etrenank Myaru contacts her agent and receives information on Athena. She sends orders to Alys under a false name assigning soldiers under her command and prepares her trip to the surface. -------------------- Reminiscence of a Soldier (Adin-14) ~~August 18, Desert Base Adin thinks about his brother who disappeared when his parents died. -------------------- Dead man walking ~~August 20, Solaris Lab Jacob finds out that Seth, if exposed to drive and injured, can explode with the equivalent power of a nuclear weapon. He understands why Seth is so important to the Military. -------------------- Caught in the Middle, Part Three ~~July 9-10, Nortune Sewers Alex meets Nails, a demi-human who can help Cali. Together with Mat, they infiltrate a medical facility where it is believed that they do testing on demi-humans. -------------------- [Elly's Comrades] Conflict in Rescue ~~August 20, Bledavik Cassandra, Brynhild, Jason, and Bellerophon talk about busting Athena out of prison. Bellerophon cannot accept the task and leaves. While they are planning, Alyson contacts them and volunteers her assistance. -------------------- ~~END~~