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[zerotodoro]

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(Translated from Keronian)
To: Keron HQ
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From: Lance Corporal Dororo
RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: RE: Planetary Assessment of Pekopon for Keronian Addition

Pekopon is needless to say still an environmentally rich planet, desirability has not change significantly since last report. Many other aliens still view it as a tourist destination and may not respond kindly to a hostile take over - though the space economy is unlikely to be affected by a change over.

There is a phenomenon among the Pekoponjins that they call "Capes", where natives and aliens who display abnormal powers or intellect don strange Sentai-like costumes outfits and act as vigilantes and criminals to constantly rage battle. While normally divided, they all view Pekopon as their home and will put up a fierce response to enemy forces. In my humble assessment of their capabilities, I do not believe typical invasion tactics will work while Capes exist, many are capable of taking down entire fleets by themselves and some are capable of self-propelled space flight.

I will resume my intel gathering to look for potential exploits.

Will send another report at the scheduled time.


[He sighs as he hits send. That should buy Pekopon a few more months peace while his superiors rethink their tactics. Dororo sits back, pouring himself a cup of tea - deep in contemplation]

I hope I can keep this up.


[Public, Venture Park and other places in the city]

[He clicks on his cap, turning on the invisibility barrier before he steps out of the bushes - slowly breathing in the fresh air - nice sunny day, not too dry and not too hot. Perhaps he can keep an eye out on that explosive device, though Dororo doubts a criminal would hide such a thing in a heavily used park.

His thoughts were disrupted by a man shouting - yelling about his camera being stolen as another man ran by the invisible alien who then bolted after the thief]

That isn't yours!

[To observers it looks as if something slammed against the thief from the side, knocking him off balance - the camera flies from his hand and floats away before landing gently on the ground right in front of the owner's feet]

Dishonest living only leads to unfortunate ends.

Toya!

[The Keronian teleports away - chiding himself for carelessly risking exposure, but yet he could not just stand by. But despite this, through out the rest of the day there's been reports of an invisible protector stopping pickpockets and thieves all over the city with objects floating right back to their rightful owners]

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[bigshoulder_lady]

Samus was attempting to do something very odd for her. Just relax. In the park. Relaxing was really close to being boring though. Especially with everything else going on so trying to take time off was more mind numbingly boring. So seeing someone steal a camera made her spring into action. 'cept some alien she was unfamiliar with beat her to it. So instead she was going to talk to him. Except he teleported away. Well, why not investigate.

Samus disappears into the park's shrubs to turn into The HUnter, teleporting her suit onto her around her civvie clothes. She adjusts some. Not the most comfortable, but it would be better than nothing. She headed back to the creatures spot, using her scan visor to see if there was a teleporter residue or forgotten objects in the area.

[zerotodoro]

The scanners could pick up small energy traces from where he teleported - then another set of trace elements on a tree branch about five feet above and to the left of the path, giving a fair idea of where the alien had bolted off to.

And given the amount of energy an invisibility barrier gives off - it shouldn't be too hard to track.

[bigshoulder_lady]

She used her scanner to keep track of the movement of the energy. She was glad it gave off a high amount of energy signature she could track, considering her thermal or x-ray visors were both offline. Or the Dark Visor, but she doubted she'd find the parts for that one. She stuck to less visible areas of the park to follow along, but as long as he kept moving, she wouldn't find him with her scan visor. At least directly.

A big yellow/orange thing following him around with a blue visor probably would attract attention though.

[zerotodoro]

Several minutes later the barrier's energy winked out of sight and all went quiet. Then from above the Hunter was a rustling of leaves - it seems her quarry has noticed he was being tailed.

[bigshoulder_lady]

Her hazard indicator made her swap to her combat visor, helping her create a lock on to the sound. But she didn't lift her gun. He had acted heroically, she just wanted to talk. Not fight. She debated what to say. She wanted to say not to be afraid. But that sounded cliche and unbelievable. So instead she decided to be direct. "I am not here to hurt you. Come out and we can talk," she said, the voice synthesizer on the suit slightly distorting her voice.

[zerotodoro]

There is a moment of quiet hesitation, then the leaves rattled. Whatever the bounty hunter might've expected, it probably wasn't a blue... frog? that's only about a third of her height.

"Very well," He answers calmly, somewhat on edge. If the armored figure wanted to attack him, they would've done so already - but he didn't feel like he could relax quite yet.

[bigshoulder_lady]

"Huh." She took a moment, the green visor changing to blue. He was momentarily scanned, the suit automatically accessing Gfed information on the blue frog to give her some basic details on him. How detailed would depend on their species interaction with the Gfed. Other details were basic biological details and his gear.

The visor flipped back to green before she spoke. "Good work on the petty thief. What interests an alien in Earth?" She seemed somewhat wary of him, though she might calm down if the information registered as something good. Or become more hostile if the information wasn't to her liking.

[zerotodoro]

The information presented was sparse: Keronian, native to the highly humid planet Keron and a member of the Keron Empire - a highly militaristic society, but one that seem to take an unusually high interest in cultures of other civilizations.

Dororo seems to consider her question, then he folds his arms over his chest, arms tucked under - a show that he won't be drawing weapons. "I simply wished to explore this beautiful planet during my leave - I suppose that technically would make me a space tourist."

Not quite the truth, but not an outright fabrication. Much as he loathed his real mission, he knows better then to say it out loud.

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[bigshoulder_lady]

She patted her gun in response to knowing he was from a highly militaristic society, but didn't do anything overtly hostile like pull her gun up at all. "Well, I guess I'm in the same department. Though more of a home coming. Maybe I could help you enjoy the place?" She seemed to be testing his cover story, but not completely dishonest either.

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[zerotodoro]

He gave a brief glance to the gesture then back up at the Hunter - either the armored figure is good at sensing motives or something in the suit tipped her off about him. "Ah - it wouldn't trouble you at all to play tour guide?" The Keronian questioned politely. "I would think you would wish to take time to enjoy being back home, But I suppose if you insist on the offer..."

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[bigshoulder_lady]

"Well, less tour guide and more tourist buddy... I guess," She said. The noise she made afterwards seemed to indicate she was rather awkward putting it that way. "Not too easy for me to just relax anyways, so might help to get some help at the process," she said, a bit more fluidly.

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[zerotodoro]

He nods in understanding. "Ah - it is hard to get away from work isn't it? But one does need to take the occasional break to keep from getting stuck in routine."

"Well, I suppose if we are touring together - then we should exchange names - I am Dororo." The Keronian bowed.

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[bigshoulder_lady]

She took a few moments to consider telling her real name. She takes her abs with her left arm, making a small bow back. "I am Samus Aran." She took a moment to breath deeply before releasing it. "I think it would be easier for me to travel out of my armor. Maybe get myself a bag or something you could travel in."

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[zerotodoro]

Samus Aran... that is definitely a name he should remember. "It is a pleasure to meet you Aran-Dono." Apparently someone had landed in Japan before going over to the states.

"A bag? Not a way I usually travel, but I suppose it would work."

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[bigshoulder_lady]

"I would not imagine," She replied, chuckling some. She does tap her ear piece for a moment though. "Hrmph. I recognize that being an honorific, but my translator must be on the fritz." She took a moment to look around before tapping her gun arm. The suit seemed to convert into bright energy before disappearing, leaving Samus once again in civilian clothes.

"So Dororo, Where would you like to go?"

[knows_your_name]

[The news coverage of an "invisible hero" catches Simon's curiosity. Since one of his passive abilities is to see things that others can't, he figures he might as well make use of it.]

[He decides to mill around downtown to wait and see if he can catch a glimpse of the vigilante in action.]

[zerotodoro]

[While there was no crooks - there however was a cat who somehow managed to get on a ledge several stories above the ground. Dororo was still cloaked, balanced carefully as he lets the nervous feline sniff his hand before gingerly picking it up and delicately working his way to an open window]

[knows_your_name]

[Well, Dororo doesn't quite look like he expected, but he's gotta be the one! Simon's wizard eyes are making the Keronian stand out in eye-searing color.]

[As soon as Dororo is done setting the cat down safely, Simon clears his throat and yells upward.]

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

[He catches a few stares for yelling up at nothing, but even small-scale heroes deserve some recognition!]

[zerotodoro]

Whoa-!

[He starts, pinwheeling - looking as though he was going to fall before he managed to balance himself on the tip of his toes. Dororo starts around, looking for the source of the voice before he pushes off the ledge, somersaulting so that he lands feet-first in a nearby tree - blinking Owlishly in Simon's direction]

[knows_your_name]

[Simon gasps and slaps his mouth shut with as soon as it looks like Dororo is gonna slip. When he lands safely, he lets out a huge sigh and looks up apologetically.]

Sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to frighten you!

[zerotodoro]

[He speaks quietly as the crowd disperses - the interesting show was over in their eyes]

It is fine - I am simply not used to being praised while I am working - do not worry.

[knows_your_name]

You deserve it! Even if other people can't see you, they're still noticing your heroism. You've caused a bit of a stir!

[Despite speaking in a quieter tone to match Dororo's, he's still getting a few passing glances for talking to a tree.]

...Would you mind if we spoke somewhere a little more private?

[zerotodoro]

[He nods in agreement before sitting up - scanning the area, tossing his head in the direction of an alleyway]

I believe that place would be out of public eye - will that suit you?

[knows_your_name]

Perfectly fine by me!

[He ducks into the alley while no one is looking, and is pleased to find that no one else is in there.]

[zerotodoro]

[And Dororo soon follows after, strolling into the alley]

I must confess - I did not expect anyone to see through the barrier like that.

[knows_your_name]

I actually wasn't sure if I would find you! But when I heard that there was someone going around that nobody could see, I figured I should give it a shot... One of my, uh.. "abilities", you could say, is that I can see into the spirit realm.

[And now that he's closer to Dororo, he's noticing some more details. There's a fountain of spiritual energy pouring out of the tiny creature, and floating above him is... an unfinished electrical circuit?]

[zerotodoro]

[there's something about that circuit - it seems like completing it might not be a good thing for Dororo. At the explanation of his abilities, it's clear the alien's curiosity increased]

Ah! Seeing auras? No wonder you were able to sense me.

[And he looks strangely happy about that]

I suppose I was taking too much risks of exposure, but I could not stand by.

[knows_your_name]

I don't blame you. There are some things that are always worth taking risks for!

Oh, but.. Pardon me for asking, but why hide in the first place? The other heroes- and heck, the whole city- would welcome you with open arms, I'm sure!

[zerotodoro]

Well - I was under the impression for all the strange phenomenon on Pekopon that Aliens are still largely unknown - I did not wish to spook the Pekoponjins.

[knows_your_name]

[Blink.]

Uh.. Sorry, peko-what?