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Some time ago the Gate Crasher's Union and allies had rescued two dark elves by defeating a powerful Seal. With the ripped humanoid seal behind them and some time has passed? The Dark Elves have made use of the smart devices that Staren has given them. Turning what might have been months of scouting into a few weeks of work.

Thus they have come to the island of Hokkaido. Once there they started to build a fort on the hillside of one of the mountains of the island.

The new game zone caused by this was expanding and the elves worked fast felling trees and building fort in the foothills of the region's mountains. A tip-off came about this from some of the former hunters of the Dark Lady one Bolt Vanderhuge.

At this point the local police have attempted to do their best to cordon off the area, and the Dark Elves haven't taken well to it but not hostility on their log fort's battlements one would see archers at rest and there's a rather tense standoff.

Tomoe is already here on one side of the police lines, likely due to Bolt's tip-off to her about this mess as he'd been operating on the island taking quests. On the elf side of this standoff are the two dark elves who were rescued by the party last time. One of which is messing about on the mobile device that Staren gave him, he seems to be checking something meanwhile there is a woman that Kirito would know in a second. The commander of the entire Dark Elf force one Lady Kizmel.

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On top of Bolt's tipoff? The local government did post a notice to the Syndicate and noted so far the 'invaders' had not engaged in any aggressive acts. Yet show no signs of moving and Lady Kizmel has her arms folded as she looks over the police lines and those who are gathering.
Staren     Staren just walks up to the line (what are the police gonna do, try to stop him? Surely people know who he is by now.) "Tomoe." She gets a friendly nod and a smile, and then he turns to Kizmel. "Good to see you again!" If she's close enoughy to offer a handshake, he'll do so.

    "I'm glad to see you're adapting to technology well. And uh... to the situation of this world. However, uh... if you did your research, surely you know this territory is already claimed? I could help you find a place that's unclaimed elsewhere in the Multiverse if you wish to expand, I'm sure..."
Rebecca Chambers Rebecca's not big on video games and things like that. Sure she might enjoy Dr. Mario now and then or maybe an online game of chess, but she's not what you might call a 'diehard' video game player. Fortunately, it seems that being a video game person isn't exactly required here, which is a relief to Rebecca. Nevertheless, she does choose to create a username for herself, since she wants to see what it's like to have one. "Let's see, what kind of name should I use?" She thinks to herself.

After a moment of pondering, Rebecca goes with 'Lianne,' as a variation of her middle name. "Guess LeAnne isn't such a bad middle name after all," Rebecca says to herself with a slight smile.

Nevertheless, Rebecca sticks with her real life name for the time being when she arrives to meet up at Hokkaido with Tomoe. She's glad that she's wearing a uniform that identifies her as a member of law enforcement, which means she's less likely to get suspicious looks as she approaches the police line. If anyone does get close, she'll show them her badge identifying her as a member of S.T.A.R.S. to keep them from getting suspicious. When she meets up with Tomoe, Rebecca salutes her and says, "I came as quickly as I could." She then looks to Kizmel and says, "Hi, I'm Officer Rebecca Chambers," She says with a slight smile.
Alexis Alexis ambles up to the police line with hands in the pockets of her longcoat, stopping not far from where Tomoe is with the police line. Though her gaze is already on the fort across the way. The tomboy whistles softly. "Either they work rediculously fast, or there's been enough merging that they can use in-game crafting and construction commands." It really looks like it might be a combination of both.

The rectangular grub sitting on her shoulder chitters something. "Eh, it's built out of wood. I suppose it does look tasty to you. But let's not be rude company." The Charjabug clicks his vertical mandibles a few more times.
Majima Goro Three Hours Ago                            
                      Kamurocho Hills - Kamurocho                      

"Eh, Nishida?" A man in a construction hat, heavily tattooed, wearing black leather pants and steel-toed shoes adjusts his eyepatch.
    "Yes, boss?"
"Yeah, I'm goin' off to go play some video games."
    "Oh, uh, right, boss."

               Two Hours Ago - Kamurocho: Theatre Square                

A man confusedly enters an arcade, proudly labelled SEGA in big letters, looking nervously around. "...Boss? ...You don't usually go out to THIS arcade, do you?" He adjusts his hardhat, turning around to find three men in pompadours. "Hey. You look like a jackass. Gimme your money." One says threateningly.
                          Fifteen Minutes Ago                          

Haggard, but still hearty, Nishida walks calmly into the second arcade in Kamurocho. Schoolchildren stare at him baffledly. One invites him to play a game about scantily clad girls wearing bug costumes. Noone in this arcade is Majima Goro, president of Majima Construction.

                   Hokkaido - Japan: This Very Moment                  

"Neehehaaaaaaaaah! It's me, GorogorogoChan!" A man with an eyepatch is wearing a silver, shiny suit, a glaring orange headband, and rollerskates. Sure, there's a police line, but Majima's not really a 'stand around and talk to the police' type. So, instead, he's just literally skating right on by.

And singing.
"Sunao ni I Love you~"
"Todokeyou kitto You Love Me~"

Does he know what's past the police line? No. Is that going to stop him? No.
Sarracenia      Since Tomoe is one of Princess Sarracenia's ladies-in-waiting (whether Tomoe realizes it or not), the princess makes it her business to know when Tomoe or her world need help. So, when she heard about the standoff the princess made her way here.

     It probably doesn't make the situation any less tense when a wooden airship some 200 feet long comes flying in to hover over the police lines. It has obvious mounting for dozens of cannons, but none of them have been extended. The airship lowers a rope ladder, and on the end of that ladder is the regal figure of Princess Sarracenia in her usual brilliant red dress.

     She is let down to the ground right beside Staren and Tomoe, and gives her hair a little toss before smirking lightly. "So, just what is the problem here? And how can the great Pri-" She is stopped by presumably someone talking to her via earpiece. She rolls her eyes and sighs softly. "...Primrose be of assistance?"

     She looks over at Tomoe and Staren, giving a light curtsey in greeting, then...stares at the big man with the eye patch who is skating and singing through a police line. "...who is that?"
Kirito     To say that Kirito's full of anxiety and uncertainy about this whole mess is the understatement of the year. Nothing has made bloody sense since the Multiverse turned his world topsy-turvy a SECOND time.

    But today he'll have an opportunity to learn something, in addition to perhaps meeting an old friend. Or, maybe, meeting her again for the first time. It's complicated.

    But this situation goes way beyond that. One of Kirito's greatest fears has just been answered - not only can the plot system of Cardinal cause Big Troubles, but a lot of low-level (relatively speaking) problems will crop up.. and become more and more troublesome.

    Kirito has chosen to actually travel in full visibility mode today. He's not skulking around.

    No. He swoops down from the skies, carried along by fairy wings of glittering black. Down, down, down he goes, crossing the police lines, heading straight for the elven fort... but keeping well clear of the walls. He's equipped only a single sword, his typical black blade, Vox Unitas. it rests across his back in a black scabbard bearing Lizbeth's white wyvern insignia... not that the elves on their walls are likely to see this.

    The young man's of course seen that others haave responded to the crisis. He can only hope that those here keep ccool heads and don't jump to conclusions...

    "You and yours are an awfully long way from the Floating Castle, Lady Kizmel."
Rean Schwarzer Rean ducks under the police line to meet up with Tomoe and the others.  

There's some discussion on the radio about Majima's whereabouts just as he shows up and skates past the police line. "...Majima?"  Rean says, blinking. What the heck was he doing? After some fumbling with his tablet/phone/bracelet, he eventually takes an image of Majima and sends it over the radio to Nishida. He then looks over at Majima. He'll /probably/ be fine, right?

...Wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on him, though, just in case.

"So, uh...What's going on here?" Rean asks.
Tomoe Tomoe has been talking to Kizmel for a while, now she seems not to be hostile but it's clear from the tension in the air she's not being willing to budge on this fort at all. That is when Staren arrives and greets Tomoe.

"So this is one of your companion who rescued my scouts?"

Kizmel aks and Tomoe nods.

"Yes, that is Staren he's one of the hands of the Concord."

While the other two elves lool to Staren for a moment.

Kizmel

"My orders were very clear on this matter I sought an unused unpopulated area."

She notes to Staren as the others start to file in now.

Tomoe would be also sending out party invites to any of the arrivals just about at the time Rebecca arrives. Tomoe takes note of Rebecca's arrival with a nod and Kizmel seems to be sizing her up.

"I see Officer Chambers."

The Dark Elf Notes, this was one big mess sure, she clearly was acting like one would expect a person might. Her two companions were maybe slightly off but clearly, something was going on there.

Goro just goes on past the surprised police so outrageous so insane looking they think for half a moment Goro is part of the /game zone/. Some Dark Elves will just move to intercept but do not have weapons out ad one goes.

"Halt state your name and business human!"

Meanwhile the cops are now just only clicking Goro is not part of the game zone.

Tomoe has clicked she's in for the long haul with Sarracenia. Whom would get her answer soon enough as the dark elf replies.

"I am Lady Kizmel, I am glad the people of the land of man seem willing to speak. I had my orders from the ruler of the Dark Elves to explore the lands of Man and so here we are. We sought out what seemed to be land that would not cause an issue for our base camp which has not gone as expected."

Then Kirito shows up and there's a smile on the so far dour elf's face.

"Kirito the Black Swordsman. It's is good to see you again my friend. I hope you and your wife are well? Aye, I am quite far from home not only were we tasked with that mission but there is another we're to hunt down a weapon of the war with the light elves as well, and some of our scouts pointed to it being upon this island here. Though I admit when did you learn to fly? Its much as your companion is now a fae."

Tomoe mutters something about being poked with cold iron earlier.

Alexis would have a very good point with her line of thought it could be very well where it was going and Tomoe nods.

"Lot of actual castles were made from wood, don't let your friend turn it into a buffet, Alexis."

With Rean tracking Goro, given he's with the Paladins? He'll have no issue in getting past the police lines, he'd just need to flash his ID to get past it. He would also see that some elves are intercepting Goro or trying to to get his business.

One of the officers looks to Rean.

"This place turned into a game zone and these elves showed up starting to claim territory."

He makes gesturing to the small wooden castle the elves have built seemingly in a very short time.
Majima Goro 'Party Invitation'? Sure. Majima likes parties. He just absentmindedly hits yes on the weird window that pops up, practically ignoring the elves. "..Ehn? Oh. Majima Goro, president of Majima Construction, eh? Though ya look like ya don't need construction," He says, reaching forward to pat each Dark Elf on the shoulder before passing right by them. He's going to that castle.
..He's not entirely sure why he's going to the castle, to be honest, but it looks interesting, and every video game he ever played in the eighties, the objective was /always/ about getting from Point A to Point B. Why would it be any different in the modern age?

That's right, it wouldn't. That'd be crazy.

So unless the elves pull weapons, he's just going to keep going. After all, what's the worst case scenario---they attack first?
Alexis Alexis turns her head at hearing a familiar voice but it using an unusual name, and squints at 'Primrose' for a moment. "What, are we using made-up names now?", she jokes at Sarracina. Shakes her head a little, then shrugs at Tomoe. "Guess I shouldn't be surprised, with how much the real and virtual worlds have been blending together around here." Alexis rubs her chin thoughtfully. "Though it begs the question if it's because they're here that the game side is becoming more prominent.... Couldn't really blame the locals to be concerned about that." A glance is given towards some of the police officers.

Then she pats the bug on the head lightly. "Hear that Polarity? Stick to your bioelectric charge for now."
Rebecca Chambers Rebecca isn't entirely here to make friends or be social, so she's not too concerned about the simple nod from Tomoe and the simple response from Kizmel. She gives a nod to Tomoe as well and then proceeds to listen intently to make sure she hasn't missed any details about anything at all. The bit about things turning into a Game Zone seems to go over Rebecca's head a little, but she figures with time she'll get to understand it better, so she simply nods a little. The medic makes sure that she's got her first aid supplies ready and her weapons loaded, as is her standard protocol to make sure she's always ready, willing, and able. OK, so the last two are always the case, but it's always important to make sure that you're ready.

On the outside, the medic looks as ready as ever, but on the inside there's a slight sense of uneasiness. Something about her just isn't sitting right with her. It could just be the fact she's undertaking something like this in terms of reality being 'blurred' (as she would put it,) but who knows?
Staren     Majima is certainly... eye-catching. Also ear-catching. Staren ignores him for a moment to listen to Lady Kizel. He nods. "Well, I'm Staren Wiremu, Hand of the Concord, but I don't represent the nation of Japan. However, it is my understanding that on most Earths like this one, all of the surface -- at least, that of the Land of Man as you put it -- is claimed by one human nation or another. Even Antarctica is technically divided up amongst them." He may have had to just Google that.

    "To actually claim territory, you'd have to get a country to cede it to you, or win it by conquest." Staren taps his chin. "There might be some places you'd run better, but conquering a human land, even a poorly-run one, would anger all the humans. However, there's probably some kind of agreement you can come to to keep using some of this land. If it has any sense Japan will jump at the chance to be the first nation with some kind of official and ambassadorial connection to the other species now inhabiting this planet! Or maybe you could work out some way to make this town part of Japan. But that's a talk to be had with politicians and lawyers. The Concord will be happy to provide advice."

    "The second matter you mention, though, perhaps that we can resolve. Can you describe this weapon?"
Sarracenia      Sarracenia smiles brightly and waves to Kirito as he arrives. He's a real hero after all! "Hello Kirito! It is good to see you again~" she says, curtseying to him specifically. She listens to all the conversations after that, though as she does she quietly speaks to Alexis. "Yes, this game zone thing asks for a moniker, and I have used Primrose in the past." she says, then laughs a bit as someone notes that many castles are made of wood. "Only the cheapest and most hastily created castles are made of wood. A -proper- castle is made of stone or even metal." she says, her tone quite haughty.

     She considers for a moment after that. "So...this police response is merely because of a territorial dispute?" she asks. "Well, as the princess of the Sundew Kingdom, I might be able to help. Perhaps I could offer to purchase this plot of land from the local authorities and make it a protectorate of the Sundew Kingdom." she says, then looks at Kizmel. "But, it should be noted that just because an area is apparently unused and unpopulated does not mean just anyone is allowed to use it. What would your queen have done if humans had built such an outpost in her lands without seeking her permission?"
Kirito     The moment Kizmel mentions Kirito's 'wife', the Black Swordsman's face briefly goes pale with the kind of pragmatic deep thoughts and realizations that Kirito's been well-known for throughout his entire time in Aincrad.

    Some people might brush off the implications of small events. Not this swordsman, though. He pays attention to these things. He thinks about it. Perhaps... far too much, sometimes.

    He recovers quickly though, face warming and manner loosening with it. "Asuna's doing great! We've been pretty out and about in this crazy new world. But as for flying... it's... something kind of like reincarnating. I'm who I was, but I'm also a Spriggan. And Asuna's an Undine." Yeah, we'll go with reincarnation.

    He does step out after landing now though, and his wings vanish. He walks up to stand equally close as Staren. "That about sums up the current situation. The police are just not sure what to make of this, since nobody ever came out here before. We'll just have to wait for some ambassadors... but in the short term, glad to see you're out and about! We might be able to help with the Light Elf problem if you can tell us about it. The less crazy things happening in Japan the happier I'll be."
Alexis Alexis ohs. "Well, it does fit." Being another kind of plant and all that. Alexis is mostly just observing at this point, being one that doesn't have to concern with representing certain factional ideals. "Lost weapons, huh? Now that could be an issue. Especially if it's magical. Or cursed... it's not cursed, is it?" She urfs softly, leaning over a little as her Charjabug crawls from her shoulder onto her head to try and see what's going on around them better. "Charja." "No, no electronetting anyone unless they get out of line. We don't need any accidental taser fire incidents."
Rean Schwarzer Rean nods. "I see."  Made sense, in a way. If people could become their game characters, game characters could become real anywhere, not just in designated spaces in the middle of nowhere like the GGO island. "I'll gladly help with the weapon thing, if you explain. Then maybe we can-" He stops, noticing Majima continuing to go through the gate. "Majima, wait! " Rean says, running after the former gangster. He stops by the guards, and says, "Don't shoot him, He's..." Drunk? Not totally aware that getting shot here still hurts? Thinking this is more game than reality? "I don't /think/ he's here to invade, at least. He's lost, probably."
Tomoe The elves are just as gobsmacked a the police are from Goro for a moment "Construction? That might be..."

The elf pauses as Goro then gives them pats on he shoulder and keeps ongoing or the castle whom gates are open at the moment, given Lady Kizmel just came out to speak? The elves are however chasing after Goro.

"Sir halt! Come back here!"

Alexis meanwhile for a moment and she tilts her head a bit at Alexis and then smirks a bit at her until the bomb about the implications about Kizmel's memory.

"Yes, it has become a part of everyone's life now, with no real way to get away from it save to leave the world behind. So most have sought out how to live with it."

Rebeca is taken note of as some of the elves with Kizmel are talking softly, something along the line so that's what a human healer looks like?

Staren's status in the multiverse seems to get Kizmel's attention.

She pauses for a moment "That is quite the feat to hold an entire world, even if it is by many kingdoms."
E She notes but it's clear she's listening. Staren's word seem sane and the idea of someone who knows man's ways better who could help prevent fighting would appeal to her, she's caught in the middle of this mess and she knows it.

"If you can arrange such a meeting with the rulers of this land I would be thankful. I do not seek a war with the race of man if it can be avoided."

Then comes the question about just what the weapon was.

"A powerful monster controlled by magic, yet some time ago the controls shattered and it vanished, only for traces of it to be found in the lands of man. It was a floor guardian, a massive red wyrm named Sunfall."

Kirito would recall that the boss of the 22nd floor as would Tomoe even if she'd only heard of it.

"Wait wait Sunfall?!"

Staren has offered legal and political support to this situation then Sarracenia offering money to help buy the land? That gets the elf thinking.

"It seems we have the basis of a proposal and the means to witch contact the rulers of this land with. We will need to refine. I would also be willing to offer my soldiers aid against the local monster population as well."

Kizmel does take not of something with Kirito's response.

"It is good the gods were kind to you both go give you all such a gift."

She nods "With the war over it was the Light Elf King who warned us of the dragon slipping its leash but after the war, the light elves forces would be hard-pressed to do more than track the beast."

Tomoe thinks about Kiritos word in a way the day she got her aguma really was a sort of reincarnation.

"There is no curse save that the control has been broken over the beast."

Meanwhile Rean is chasing after Majima who is heading for the castle-like he's a certain plumber.

The elves heed Rean's warning and one says

"Then come human let us keep him out of trouble."

the elves keep sprinting along with Rean trying to catch up to Goro, also the guard at the gate is now trying to close the doors and head this problem off at the pass.

"The man is drunk! Do not slay him!"

The soldier calls out.
Majima Goro The good news is, Rean's insistence that Majima's actions are alcohol-fuelled was the correct lie to tell.
Mostly on account of it only being very slightly incorrect. Majima made this plan /before/ getting drunk.

He's got a bottle of sake in his hand, not even bothering to try to slow down as he cracks it open to swig it. See? The objective /has/ to be to get in the castle, or the guards wouldn't be chasing him nor trying to close the gate ahead of him.

Majima is /good at video games/. All he has to do now is rollerskate ahead fast enough to slip through the gate, without either spilling this bottle of sake, or tripping over his own feet.

Then he'll figure out what he's even doing inside a crazy Dark Elf castle, but that very much seems like a Majima-In-Five-Minutes problem.
Alexis Alexis notably perks up when it's explained that the 'weapon' is actually a monster that has managed to escape what use to be the 'game' and now might be roaming around the rest of the area. Red wyrm? Some cultures use that as another term for dragons, or a different variation of dragons, or... actually, dragon lore in general tends to be a jumbled mess. Doesn't help that Pokemon has Dragons that are slugs and cotton birds and very obvious dragons that aren't DRAGON to farther muddle things.

"Sounds like you need some help from a professional monster hunter." Then Tomoe chimes in that she reconizes the name, and by her reaction she can gauge it was a fairly formidable boss creature. "If you guys have any information on this thing, now is the time to spill it. You don't have a 'dex I can just cross-reference things in."
Staren     Staren scratches his head at it being 'quite a feat to hold an entire world'. "Well, theirs wasn't inhabited by any monsters worse than a tiger until a few years ago, and their wars amongst themselves have resulted in ever-better ranged weapons. ...Also there were no other intelligent races around since..." There's a brief pause, "...tens of thousands of years ago."

    "A monster?" Staren looks a little surprised, concerned, and curious, and looks at Kirito and Tomoe for recognition. Then he looks back to Kizmel.

    "Do you seek to recover this dragon, or only to see it dead?"

    One ear turns towards Majima and the people shouting about him, but it seems like the problem is now being handled.
Rebecca Chambers You might say that Rebecca is a healer. The truth of the matter is that she was recruited for S.T.A.R.S. with the purpose of being given her own biological research facility once she completed some field work. She was assigned the role of field medic because there was no real member in that role, and she had the skills for it. It's turned out to be a life saver in many ways. But now is not the time for talking about trivia about her history. This is a time to deal with...

"What the?!"

When Majima runs in the way he does, Rebecca can only roll her eyes and then facepalm, before looking back again. Majima's not part of her faction, and she's not here to bust drunks either. Listening to what Staren is saying to Kizmel, Rebecca adds, "Whatever needs to be done with this dragon, I'm sure we can help you."
Sarracenia      Sarracenia blinks at the talk of dragons and how this particular dragon seems to be well known to those native to this world. "Hmm..." She looks over at Alexis. "Planning to catch it?" she asks with a light smirk. "An old friend of mine once captured a Kaiju, as I recall. Perhaps you could capture this very rare dragon and add it to your collection? It would be quite a feat." she says, her tone suggesting it is a friendly challenge. Nevermind that this isn't a pokemon and they don't even know if it would be capturable. But, Sarracenia figures if one person could do it, surely another could.

     She also watches Majima and Rean, a bemused sort of smirk on her face. "What kind of man dresses like that and then roller skates into a castle?" she asks, then blinks as she realizes something that Kizmel said. "W-wife?!" she exclaims a bit too loudly, then blinks again and blushes a bit before coughing into a fist and muttering something that sounds like 'of course...'. Her amicable mood so far sours a bit at this news about Kirito.
Kirito     Kirito frowns. Sunfall was the boss of Floor 22. It had only taken the Clearers about 3 days to deal with it. He doesn't remember the boss being such a huge deal, and yet the name matches up...

    Perhaps there'd been some special reason it had been so easy for everyone to breeze past floor 22. It was such an idyllic floor, after all... why were there no Field Bosses? Why was it so easy-going? Perhaps there's more to it lore-wise than he knows....

    "I remember Floor 22 was startlingly idyllic compared to the rest of Aincrad's perils." In fact, it was so idyllic, Asuna and he bought a house there...

    "Is it anywhere NEARBY?!"
Rean Schwarzer Rean continues running after Majima, who is downing a bottle of sake. This particular fact is totally and utterly surprising. Definitely. Rean sighs, and breaks into a sprint. At least the guards are cooperating with him, though. Once he catches up to Majima, he tries to grab Majima's shirt to slow him down, maybe.
Tomoe Kizmel takes note of this getting the idea the humans are very good, oh so very good at fighting from a distance. Given how powerful those who fought up close was? She can only guess about their ranged weapons. She will very much keep that in mind as the talk shifts to the monster.

"It was a weapon for a war that is no longer an issue. Either whatever is the most expedient."

Though maybes there could be gains to be had with recovering it from the light elves.

Alexis question gets a response "It was before I was one of the clearers. However? I think Kirito was there to fight it so you'd have to ask him."

The saga of Super Goro continues as he's making for the castle, he's able to slip past the gate and could make a beeline for the central keep now there's a number of confused elf soldiers and support personnel who just kind of stare for half a second, Rean has enough time to get through gate with the soldier if he pushes it.

"Sir you are drunk please come with me we mean you no harm!"

Rebecca just does not get involved with the saga of Majima for better or worse and keeps listening.

"Another sword would be welcome given the calibre of those who sought the top of the floating castle would be welcome."

Tomoe meanwhile is listening and get at first a confused look then an amused look on her face as Saracenia brings up they want to try to capture it.

"It sounds like we will have to find this dragon and deal with it."

Kizmel pauses

"My scouts have found signs of it further in the mountains also a shattered orc encampment which I presume Sunfall devoured them all. So it has fed recently which will buy us some time. I would also wish to contact the rulers of this nation of Japan, for I would rather cooperate in the hunting of the dragon and I will give my word we shall expand no farther than we have."

Tomoe just moves to set a hand on Sarracenia's shoulder as the topic of Kirito's wife comes up. Did Kizmel? Just mention Orcs, yes she did. Tomoe meanwhile thinks.

"I am willing to offer my sword to help with this."

The Police Captain who has been listening wisely has his phone out and has been recording all of this, as he's going to have one hell of a report to give out when this is over.
Staren     So it can be recovered dead or alive then. Staren nods. At the mention of an orc encampment, he gives a surprised look to Kirito and Tomoe again, wondering if they've heard of this.

    He looks back to Kizmel. "I don't think anyone will object to you helping hunt the dragon, however, until an agreement is reached with Japan, it would probably be best if you only do so in the company of an augma-user or another Multiversal elite."

    Staren rubs his chin. "Really, though... if you just tell the Syndicate there's a dragon loose, you'll have warriors tripping over eachother to hunt it just for the challenge. That guy" Staren nods in Majima's direction "once stabbed a lizard larger than a building -- the buildings in the Land of Men -- in the eye."

    Staren considers, "Is there anything else you'd like to talk about, stuff I can clear up about the Multiverse? It seems like your research may have missed a few things."
Alexis Alexis snorts softly, because she knows exactly who Sarracenia is talking about. "Trust me, I know. And I've got non-pokemon before... but it often turns out they're better off in their own world with whatever manner of training they use there." She laughs a little, but shakes her head. "If anything it'd only be to return it to where it belongs..." She makes a face as orcs and a potential fate due to the monster are mentioned. "Though if it's roaming around eating things it shouldn't..." "Charja ja." "Yeah, we'll see how it looks when the time comes."

There's a pause, and while she doesn't say anything she gives Sarracenia another sidelong look at the princess reacts to hearing Kirito is already taken. She rolls her eyes briefly, but then gives her friend a light nudge in the arm. "Oh don't you start. You've got me for your heroic needs!" "Charja!
Majima Goro     Rean's attempts to grab Majima, at the very least, get his attention. He turns around...but he's still skating. He hasn't stopped skating or anything. That's still a thing. The sake bottle has vanished at some point.
"Ehhhh?! Rean? Whatcha want? ...Can't ya see a guy's busy? ..."
The hand on his jacket is met with one of Majima's. Rean can, at least, keep up with Majima's backwards pace.
A beat.
And then Majima puts his skates together, and pirouettes. His silvery jacket flutters off his body, leaving Rean holding the most stylish disco outfit 1988 Japan ever produced. His tattoos practically glimmer in the light, the Hannya demon on his back rippling with his movements as he spins back around.

Wait. That flagpole. Right! He remembers how this crap goes! He's pretty sure he played this game a couple times! You gotta...right, he remembers how this works.

He leaps towards the flagpole in a full jump, the now shirtless man spinning around it by his legs, using his arms to finally spin himself around and pull--until he's finally clinging to the top of it.

Somehow, hastily, he applies a Majima Construction recruitment sign over the Dark Elves's ^ own flag, before sliding back down the pole. Right. That's how this works. He's pretty sure he's absolutely nailed this video game thing.
Rebecca Chambers "Wanted, dead or alive, one dragon," Rebecca mutters to herself, slightly smirking. "Imagine seeing that in the Wild West." She chuckles, but then remembers she's here on official business, and she gets back to reality. "All right, so barring any further interruptions," She comments, looking towards Majima again with a slight scowl, "We need to recover the dragon." She sighs. "Not that I've really ever dealt with a dragon per se, but I suppose there's a first time for everything."
Sarracenia      Sarracenia...is left staring once again at Majima's antics. And she feels like this is vaguely familiar for some reason. "...should we...try to stop him?" she asks aloud. "I mean, no one has been hurt so far, but a drunken elite going into a castle seems like it could be trouble."

     When Alexis snorts Sarra smirks and giggles just a bit. But, when Alexis points out how non-pokemon usually respond to being captured, Sarra hmms before nodding slightly. "I see. Well, I supposed when there are things like Giratina in your world there is no need to capture non-pokemon dragons other than as trophies."

     Kizmel relays the information that a settlement of orcs has been devoured by a dragon, and Sarracenia pales a bit. "That is terrible!" she exclaims, apparently having no problem with orcs. "We must stop this monster immediately!"
Kirito     With all the chaos going on here, Kirito's remaining surprisingly focused on Kizmel. He periodically glances this way and that to see how others are taking things... he sees the chaos that Majima's causing, but apart from a moment where his whole face twitches in a show of seeing something -CRAZY- going on there... a reference he probably recognizes...

    Well, yeah. Harmless. Weird, but harmless.

    Only Sarracenia's apparent shock at the w-word has him baffled. He glances her way. The fact is, it's very complicated in some ways... and in other ways, not so complicated at all. "You haven't met Asuna yet, huh? She's been working on some other things."

    Though the main matter is this darned DRAGON. "... There's ORCS in the mountains here?!" This is news to him. It's probably news to the police. It is, in fact, very worrisome to Kirito. Those things are nothing to sneeze at... he's killed plenty of them. He knows.

    "Better than Lizardmen or Skeletons..." He murmurs. It's a small comfort, at best.
Rean Schwarzer "You can't just charge into their castle, we're trying to help them deal with the humans in this area!" Rean shouts, pulling on Majima's jacket harder. Majima then does a goddamn pirouette, leaving his jacket in Rean's hands as he then starts climbing a nearby flagpole to slap his company's logo on the Dark Elves' flag. Rean looks between the former gangster and the jacket and facepalms. "What are you even doing!? Get down from there!" Rean shouts. "Do I have to call Nishida?!"
Tomoe Tomoe seems to be surprised at the mention of Orcs

"Orcs here? Oh,/great/."

Tomoe has just found out by the sound of it she looks very concerned at this revelation and thinks she's going one have to hit up the rest of the GU who live locally in Japan or some of their old allies. While most are not on the stage of the multiverse anymore they are active here at home and they should know.

Kizmel seem to be listening intently

"If he is a man of such skills we should recruit him for the hunt. I do have many questions perhaps best asked over food. I will also take note of that if the Lady Tomoe would be to kind to assist with that?"

Tomoe has caught on to who Sarra was talking about and she is about to say something when Kizmel's asks for her help getting local help. She likely guesses its to keep their patrols going.

"I would be glad to help with that."

Goro gets past several startled elves as the solider keeps up with Rean as they go after him. Naught can stop him as the shirtless man gets the flag and applies his own on top of it before he smiles back down the poll. When the solider and presumably Rean catches up the elf just looks at Goro and ahems "You have had your fun sir if you might follow me out of the castle?"

He's trying to just guide Goro out, no one is dead, or even hurt. So he's going to just take it at that it seems.

Kizmel says "Yes there are, I have had my scouts mapping their camps, I am willing to share."

Tomoe looks to Sarracenia

"The only orcs I have seen on this world have been monsters it may just be the dragon doesn't like them either but if it got to one of the nearby ... towns?"

She pales a bit it could be bad, very bad. She also looks to Kirito nodding.

"Yes, orc are far less trouble than either of those were in the death game."

Kizmel looks to Rebecca for a moment nodding

"It seems this has been a fruitful day and I would ask you all to come in and let me offer you all something to eat as I have more questions but its as I said to Sir Staren."

She also looks to Princess Sarracenia for a moment

" I would speak to you also about the possibility of relations between my people and you own."

It seems Kizmel has keyed in fast her people can not hide in the tower being ignorant of thing, and somehow one of if the cops filmed most of Goro's own antic and it will be on the multiversal internet before morning.
Majima Goro ....
Majima looks to the elves. Then to Rean. "...Eh? 'sat all there is to this? ...Huh." He shrugs a little, sliding back down the flagpole and landing with a thump.
"..ya know, they told me this whole 'real life video game' thing was excitin' and crap. Frankly, I think Fantasy Zone was better." He grabs his jacket back out of Rean's hands, slipping it back on. "...On that note, yeah. I'mma go find an actual arcade. Screw this crap. Ain't even any combat. What's the point?" He looks at Rean with a confused shrug, before making his way out of the outpost entirely.
SUBSTORY END.
Alexis "Charja!" "See, you just had to be patient and you'll get something to eat." Though Alexis finally plucks the bug-mon from atop her head, letting him hang in the crook of her arm instead. With the other hand she gives Sarracenia a light tug. "Com'n. You can do your princessly politics duty inside; and I wanna find out more about this Sunfall before we go hunting it."

Alexis may enjoy a challenge but she'd rather it -not- be through careless lack of preperation. Right now she's thinking if the wyrm is a semi-active hunter, that can be used to draw it out somewhere on their terms.
Rebecca Chambers Rebecca thinks for a moment before nodding a little. "I could use something to eat. Maybe a snack or something." She stretches her arms over her head. "I haven't eaten much today I admit, but being on duty does that to you." She blushes a little and smiles.
Staren     Staren nods. He'll tell Majima later but he's reasonably sure the man will be up for dragon-fighting.

    "If you share the settlement locations with us, we can have drones check which ones are still inhabited, and then..." Staren looks to Kirito and Tomoe. "Orcs are intelligent, right? I guess we offer them a chance to negotiate, but if they attack... I know it's a problem when a kaiju shows up or something, but are orcs really going to be a threat against an army with guns?"

    He looks back to Lady Kizmel. "I'd be happy to come to lunch, but feel free to ask me questions any time. I'd like for the adaptation to... the new state of this planet to go well, for both sides."
Rean Schwarzer Rean just stares as Majima just walks away muttering about real life video games and such. He sighs, rubbing the back of his neck. "I...I guess he's done now. Sorry about that. " he says to the Elves. Everyone else seems to be going inside, though so he goes off to join the others for food.
Sarracenia      Sarracenia nods politely to Kizmel. "Of course. I can have the documents drawn up for a temporary alliance until formal relations have been established." she says with a smile. She is soon escorted inside the castle by Alexis. On the way in she shakes her head to Kirito. "Well, we have not really talked before, and our first meeting was at the ends of each others' weapons." she says, referring to her ignorance about Asuna. And she gives Tomoe a small smile at the reassuring hand on her shoulder.
Kirito     Kirito turns to look very, very intensely at Staren. "You do know this Japan -doesn't- have Super Robots and and plasma weapons, right? Unless someone imports them from SBC Glocken...." That's... not a bad idea, it looks like Kirito wants to say as the thought flickers through his mind. He'll leave it at that though.

    "I don't know how intelligent they might be. I've found that varies a lot. Most of the time, the monsters are still pretty monstrous. If you can negotiate with them, though? That'd rock."
Tomoe Majima is a very harsh critic when all is said an done though the elves wouldn't get it, though had Tomoe heard it she might just get flustered about it. She'll look over to Staren as those who took up Kizmel's offer head to the castle.

"No not like people but dangerous, cunning enough to ambush sometimes. The Japanee military can't be everywhere at once. We'll have to see how it goes, right?"

Kizmel nods in turn to Sarracenia as she seems glad to be planning to talk this is going better than she hoped and seems happy, after all, a very old friend has turned up and that.

Tomoe looks back to the rest "Maybe we'll have to see after all the Dark Lady didn't have to kill any of the heroes in the end now did she?"