You have just entered room "blandlytitled."
A Rockin SN has entered the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Der DWSage: (<_< >_> I'm innocent, I tells ya!)
Lithaladhwen: (Wow. I'm attracting lurkers. ^_^ )
Arch mage144: (Hah.)
Der DWSage: (So, yeah.)
Lithaladhwen: (Anyway. Everyone okay to go? Recaps or what?)
Der DWSage: (Recap would be good.)
Arch mage144: (I'm cool, I know what happen.
Arch mage144: *)
CGNakibe: (Chaos, Destruction, Blue cheeze)
Lithaladhwen: (Okay. After investigation and discussion with a ghost calling himself High John the Conquerer, as well as talking with a man named Gregor Vincent....)
Lithaladhwen: (The party is aware that the Revival of the Ancients, some cult that's being influenced by one of Zea's childhood ghost friends, has decided that Zea can help them bring back long-dead deities.)
Arch mage144: (They are so wrong.)
Lithaladhwen: (The ceremonies that will accomplish this unbind her aura, and then eventually destroy it. Bad? Possibly. The party has decided that these things aren't good.)
Der DWSage: (Or at the very least, will be harmful to Zea. And that's bad enough.)
CGNakibe: (Nothing like a crazed god to ruin your afternoon.)
CGNakibe: (The cult's not so good either.)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, like Chatturg'ha, or Ulyoth, or something.)
Lithaladhwen: (Indeed. You are both correct.)
Lithaladhwen: (They have gone to Sorune's house for two days to plan what the hell they're going to do in two days when the fundraiser -slash- evening of the second ritual comes around.)
Arch mage144: (*nods*)
Der DWSage: (Sorune:What's wrong with this scroll? All it says is Hastur, Hastur, Hastur, Hastur, Hastur!)
Lithaladhwen: (Needs more pargon.)
Arch mage144: (PARGON PARGON PARGON PARGON)
Lithaladhwen: (People can start up whenever in this time period they like, and come up with whatever plan seems best. It's in your court.)
Lithaladhwen: <RP>
Arch mage144: I'm serious. Poisoned cookies.
Der DWSage: No.
Arch mage144: Why the hell does no one like my plan?
Arch mage144: It's brilliant!
CGNakibe: ... uh huh.
CGNakibe: Brilliant. Right. >.>
Arch mage144: Seriously.
Der DWSage: And what happens when they notice people dropping dead from these cookies?
Arch mage144: They all die. We win.
CGNakibe: *eyeroll*
Arch mage144: We kill the rest of them.
Der DWSage: <_<
CGNakibe: *sighs* Anyway, I think we should work with the SECOND plan. You know, the one that involves getting miss Zea and making sure that nothing ELSE happens.
Arch mage144: I'm as interested in saving her as you are.
Der DWSage: *Ponder, ponder*
Arch mage144: I'm just less squeamish about collateral damage.
Arch mage144: I care about her. Not anyone else. Dig?
CGNakibe: Never said you don't care. Just that your plan isn't... exactly the best-thought-out...
Der DWSage: *Sigh*
CGNakibe: -.- anyway, don't you think we should get going soon?
Der DWSage: Let's see...I can definitely distract their high priest, and possibly take him hostage, making an effective distraction...
Der DWSage: >_> While you two find Zea.
Arch mage144: Alright, so you think taking someone hostage and therefore attracting attention and putting us all in danger is an improvement over killing half the cult before anyone notices anything?
CGNakibe: Hm. You sure you don't need any more help with that? I mean, I've got a good half dozen cards here I could try to use...
Der DWSage: No, I'm saying putting me in danger is better than the rest of that.
Arch mage144: You're foolish and selfish as a result, but I suppose I can let you put yourself in danger if you aren't willing to break a few eggs.
Der DWSage: While I grab attention, you two poison the cookies of whoever's guarding Zea.
Arch mage144: Hah.
Arch mage144: So suddenly poison cookies are a good idea?
Lithaladhwen: (Heh.)
Der DWSage: That was sarcasm.
Der DWSage: Learn it.
CGNakibe: Two? >.>
Arch mage144: Yeah, whatever.
CGNakibe: Heh.
Arch mage144: I can handle whoever the hell stands in my way.
Der DWSage: IM:Hm.
CGNakibe: I can do my part too, of course. Or at least try.
Arch mage144: I'm a master of Gunnir fighting style type V martial.
Der DWSage: *Sigh* This will be...tricky.
Der DWSage: At best.
Arch mage144: No one gets in my way and lives.
Lithaladhwen: (James needs a list of titles.)
Der DWSage: (Sorune:I'd like to add headache-inducer to that list. >_>)
Der DWSage: *Scratches at his chin* Alright. I guess we're set?
CGNakibe: ... as best as I can be.
Arch mage144: (*synths some ibuprofen for Sorune*)
Arch mage144: Always.
Der DWSage: IM:Welp, if I die, at least I'm not losing much by now.
CGNakibe: *w to Sorune* Am I the only one with throbbing temples now?
Der DWSage: *Nods, grabbing his more official-looking staff-one carved in the shape of a rather thin tree-and a hefty cloak! He'll say it's chilly.* Not at all.
Lithaladhwen: (For the record, if you guys want to kill or fight anything, you keep track of your own HP and MP. I really don't care unless you're on the verge of death and I somehow haven't noticed.)
Arch mage144: (Noted; will do.)
Der DWSage: (Kay.)
CGNakibe: (Alright.)
Lithaladhwen: (That said, you're free to fight or kill whatever you want. Free reign.)
Arch mage144: (Noted also.)
Lithaladhwen: (Hell, you can kill every living person on the city block and I don't care. =D )
CGNakibe: (And thus did the trio begin their murderous rampage across Doma...)
Der DWSage: (Sorune:I never knew that mindless murder was an effective headache cure. o.o)
Arch mage144: (It so is)
CGNakibe: (Solis: Depends on who you murder.)
Lithaladhwen: (Quinn: Oh, you have no idea. You'll never hear that excuse from me after a good fight.)
Arch mage144: *so...we go to the bake sale or whatever the fuck*
Lithaladhwen: (For the what who fuck?)
Lithaladhwen: *The party makes their way back over to the same building where Nagesh hired and was killed by Zeke, where they found out what this cult is about, and where Zea is presumably located. It's right where they left it.*
CGNakibe: (That's... comforting.)
Arch mage144: *good to know we're where we want to be*
CGNakibe: So. Once AGAIN the question is where to start.
Der DWSage has left the room.
Der DWSage has entered the room.
CGNakibe: (WB)
Lithaladhwen: (Hey Sage.)
Der DWSage: (I never left. You can't prove a thing.)
Lithaladhwen: (Um...yeah, okay. Anyway. You guys can talk to each other now.)
Lithaladhwen: (You see an elf in front of you.)
Arch mage144: Since you didn't want to do poisoned cookies, I'm at a loss.
CGNakibe: (>talk elf)
Der DWSage: (Hm, what? They're at the fundraiser already?)
Lithaladhwen: (YOU DON'T HAVE COOKIES OR POISON)
Lithaladhwen: (Sage: Yes.)
Der DWSage: (>Tell Elf she has beautiful eyes, and then skewer them.)
Der DWSage: (So, yeah. I musta been D/Ced for that bit. There's an actual elf in front of 'em? >_>)
Lithaladhwen: (no.)
Arch mage144: (No)
Arch mage144: (You are the elf)
Der DWSage: (Oh, well then.)
Der DWSage: Go mingle, have fun, find out where she is, get her out with minimal fuss.
Arch mage144: Fine.
Arch mage144: Your plan is fine.
Arch mage144: We'll do your plan.
Arch mage144: We also have to fix her aura and save her.
Arch mage144: In that order.
Arch mage144: With the magical circle and everything, y'know?
Der DWSage: I'm sure you and Far can take care of that.
CGNakibe: We'll do what we can when we can...
CGNakibe: (Far?)
Der DWSage: Me, I couldn't do a thing like that.
Der DWSage: (Solis, dammit.)
Der DWSage: (>_> YOU SAW NOTHING.)
CGNakibe: Anyways... time to go in.
Der DWSage: *Nods, leading the way!*
Arch mage144: Yes, in.
CGNakibe: *just walks in the door. Hey, he's comfortable, right?*
Der DWSage: *Oh, and he totally looks happy. And chipper.*
Lithaladhwen: *The room's filled with lots of people, some of whom are obviously rather well-off financially. No one takes much notice of the party, assuming that they're probably less generous and therefore less important than themselves.(cont)*
Lithaladhwen: *Very few people are in what could be called "formal attire," but the Revival members seem to have dressed up for the occasion. Most notable?*
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor Vincent in a lovely tux with a blue-haired young woman in a lavender silk dress on his arm.*
Lithaladhwen: *She's just kind of walking around where she's led, not paying attention to, like...anything. She looks nice, though. Long white silk gloves and everything.*
Arch mage144: *looks around briefly*
Arch mage144: *w* this is your show, Sorune.
Arch mage144: *w* We're going a-sneaking.
Der DWSage: IM:That can't be Zea.
CGNakibe: *keeps his eyes on the crowd, looking out for suspicious.... Zea?* O.O;;
Der DWSage: IM:If that's Zea, this entire operation is going belly-up.
Lithaladhwen: *Sure as hell looks like her from where you are.*
Arch mage144: *w* ...waitaminute.
Arch mage144: *w* Zea!?
Arch mage144: *w* That's it, we're totally crashing this party now!
Arch mage144: *how many people are there, anyway?*
Der DWSage: W:Yeah, brilliant...you DUMBASS.
Der DWSage: W:In the middle of the room? Let me at least lure him nearer an exit first.
CGNakibe: *w* Are we even sure that IS miss Zea? o.o
Arch mage144: *w* Do you even know Zea/
Arch mage144: *?
Lithaladhwen: *There are probably a couple dozen pampered rich folk, most of whom are simply chatting with one another. As far as revival members, there are a few serving drinks, there's Gregor, and three just wandering around the room.*
CGNakibe: *w* Yes, but... still...
Der DWSage: W:She looks brainwashed to me.
Arch mage144: *w* Look, I bet you only like four of these guys know how to fight, the rest of them look like pampered aristocrats.
Arch mage144: *w* We can kick all their asses and reclaim the girl.
Der DWSage: W:Ten to one she'll fight for him?
Arch mage144: *w* So I knock her out without hurting her. I can do that.
CGNakibe: *w* Twenty to one James has his numbers wrong and some of these folk are ex-Guard.
Arch mage144: *w* Thirty to one you're wrong.
Der DWSage: W:Gladly take that bet, Solis.
Arch mage144: *w* They look like stupid nobles to me.
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: W:They're supposed to. They're relaxing...and, do me a favor.
Der DWSage: W:Check how many have magical auras, hm? Bet you half of them are mages.
CGNakibe: *does a check himself*
Der DWSage: *I'm assuming they're moving away from the door to keep from appearing conspicuous?*
CGNakibe: *yes, moving away from the door and into the crowd would be good about now*
Lithaladhwen: *The three wandering around mingling are mages, as is Gregor. There's like... one or two among the crowd who could probably like... shove a pen off a table with magic and not much else.*
Lithaladhwen: *Checking to see what they might specialize in? How powerful, etc?*
CGNakibe: *might as well TRY to, yeah.*
CGNakibe: *w* ... three definite mages.
Der DWSage: W:Point 'em out to me?
Lithaladhwen: *Two astralists, a shadow mage, and Gregor. He's more powerful than the others, and looks like he's probably more into shadow magic as well.*
CGNakibe: ... Um. Crap. >.>;;;
Der DWSage: W:We do not say crap. Crap is bad.
CGNakibe: *w* That guy over there? He's... a decently powerful shadow mage. *points to Gregor*
Der DWSage: W:Not surprising at all.
CGNakibe: *w* Two guys who probably are astralists over there.
Arch mage144: *w* So?
CGNakibe: *w* Yeah, but it complicates matters.
Arch mage144: *w* So what do we do?
CGNakibe: *w* Stick to the plan. And bring cookies.
Der DWSage: W:Good question. My plan kinda hinged on Zea, y'know, not being trophy arm candy.
CGNakibe: *w* So we need an excuse to drag her out, then.
CGNakibe: ... not my specialty. >:\
Arch mage144: *w* I don't have cookies, and it's all your fault.
Der DWSage: W:Plenty of cookies around. Buy some.
CGNakibe: *w* I assume you like chocolate chip?
Arch mage144: *w* They aren't poison cookies.
Der DWSage: *Sigh*
CGNakibe: *groans* -.-
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor is currently walking around talking to people, but no one is actually addressing Zea. Sometimes someone will gesture to her as they talk, but they don't talk to her and she doesn't respond to them either.*
Der DWSage: W:Stay back, mingle, if things look like they're going belly-up, go ahead and break things.
Lithaladhwen: *She's just kind of there.*
Arch mage144: *w* Okay, so she's all mind-fucked.
Der DWSage: W:That's what I said a few minutes ago.
Arch mage144: *w* Sorune, go talk to the guy.
Der DWSage: W:That's what I was planning to do. Glad to see you're keeping up with me.
Arch mage144: *w* Be all like, "hey guy! I know you! We totally know each other!"
CGNakibe: *w* Good luck.
Arch mage144: *w* Like, do it now instead of standing around discussing it with us.
CGNakibe: *face + palm*
Arch mage144: *moves to the punch table*
Der DWSage: *Oh, hey, he walks up to Gregor! And throws his arms open, brotherly gesture and all that!* Gregor! There you are...sorry, I was having to talk with a few of my friends about this fundraiser.
CGNakibe: *tries to mingle. Shaking hands and such.... if this keeps up Solis should look into politics.*
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor smiles and raises a hand in greeting. His other arm is currently hooked around Zea's in the old gentlemanly party escort style* Ah! You came!
Lithaladhwen: Have you been here long? I didn't see you when people were arriving.
Lithaladhwen: *Zea doesn't seem to recognize Sorune's presence at all. She's not even looking directly at him.*
CGNakibe: *turns over to James* *w* You know... now that I'm thinking about it...
CGNakibe: *w* Where's that creepy ghost at? o.o
CGNakibe: (Also: Sage, what song is in your mom's head now? >;P)
Der DWSage: Of course I did. And only a minute or two...my friends are rather shy, I'm afraid. Had to drag them...I think I'll let you have the fun of picking them out. Make the look on their faces that much more precious.
Der DWSage: (Coconuts, man.)
Der DWSage: (Coconuts.)
CGNakibe: (^^)
Arch mage144: *w* Dead.
CGNakibe: *w* I meant ASIDE from the obvious.
Arch mage144: *w* Not here.
CGNakibe: ...
Lithaladhwen: I see! Well, we can deal with shy guests. You have no idea what I had to do to persuade my niece to join us tonight. *gestures to Zea* But, we're all here and that's what counts.
CGNakibe: <.<
Der DWSage: IM:Niece?
Arch mage144: IM: What the fuck?
CGNakibe: *decides it'd be better for his head to get some punch and appetizers.*
Arch mage144: IM: Bullshit.
Arch mage144: *downs a cup of punch*
Der DWSage: *Nods* I was wondering who the lovely lady was...she seems rather distracted.
Arch mage144: *grabs a few hors d'ouvres*
Lithaladhwen: She's a little shy. She'll be fine in a while. I don't think she's much used to these events.
Lithaladhwen: Are you planning to stay, or are you just dropping in?
CGNakibe: IM: Hm. At least the food is good.
CGNakibe: IM: And its better cause its not poisoned.... I think....
CGNakibe: >.> *looks nervously at James for a moment*
Der DWSage: *Not a flicker of any emotion but joviality flickers across his face!* Well, we all get used to them eventually...I was thinking of staying for some information, my friend. I'd like to know more about your religion...
CGNakibe: IM: ... okay, HE'S eating the food... I'm safe. I think. o.o;;
Lithaladhwen: *The food looks just fine. Solis can see other people eating it as well. They're still alive.*
CGNakibe: (... or ARE they?)
Arch mage144: *munches olives on crackers with cheddar cheese and silly toothpicks with goofy adornments*
Der DWSage: *Not touching the food himself. None of it looks like it's completely fruit*
Lithaladhwen: Ah, well. The current gods who watch over us are obviously in charge of the well-being of this world. Everyone knows that.
Der DWSage: *Nods* Basic theology.
CGNakibe: *... why DO they put the silly toothpicks in these things anyway?*
Lithaladhwen: Absolutely. However, we believe that they are merely acting as stewards until the return of another pantheon of gods, older gods.
Der DWSage: Hm...
Lithaladhwen: These gods have passed on, as all things do. However, death is not irreversible under the right circumstances.
CGNakibe: *turns to a random person* So.. I was wondering what brought you here today. It seems like a lovelier gathering than I was told by my friend...
Der DWSage: And you're planning to bring these dead gods back to...deityship? Life isn't the right term, I think.
Lithaladhwen: Life would be a tricky term, especially since we usually apply it to more mortal beings.
Lithaladhwen: But yes, we are. We at least intend to... open the lines of communication if possible.
Der DWSage: Interesting. How do you intend to do this?
Arch mage144: IM: To the "ancients?"
Arch mage144: IM: Aren't the ancients totally nonexistent?
Der DWSage: IM:Keep him jolly, jovial, off-guard. If an opportunity arises...
CGNakibe: IM: You know, its kind of sad. This is really not that bad a party.
Lithaladhwen: I, as was our leader before me, am in contact with one such deity who has passed beyond. There is a ritual we intend to perform that will open communication with him more fully. With any luck, he will find his way here.
Lithaladhwen: That's the end goal, of course.
Arch mage144: *munches another cheese and cracker hors d'ouvre*
CGNakibe: IM: Of course its full of people who are trying to get rid of the current gods for something new... or old or somesuch... Too bad.
CGNakibe: *chuckles* IM: Always a single small problem, I guess.
Der DWSage: Hm. I'm...intrigued.
Der DWSage: And this old god, or gods, will depose the current ones? Or take their places amongst them?
Lithaladhwen: That is for him to decide. Personally I think that they have taken good care of this world, but that they have forgotten their place.
Lithaladhwen: It is not their world to rule, only theirs to care for.
Arch mage144: IM: This plan sucks.
Arch mage144: IM: That is, the plan of this fucking cult.
Arch mage144: IM: My plan was awesome, but no one would listne.
Arch mage144: *listen
Der DWSage: (Sorune:No, we listened. We listened and THEN ignored you.)
Lithaladhwen: They keep it in trust until the time comes when the original creators of this world return.
CGNakibe: (Solis: See, it was about the time you suggested the poisoned cookies that it went bad...)
Der DWSage: Hm.
Der DWSage: IM:Wonder if I could knock him out with one good thwack of the cane.
CGNakibe: T2Sorune: Any luck?
Der DWSage: IM:Not yet. Keep an eye on the three stooges...
Arch mage144: *motions to Solis*
Der DWSage: <_< So what's the fundraiser for, again? I know the ritual, but what in specific?
Arch mage144: *w* We can wander around freely since people are distracted, but Zea is here...
Arch mage144: *w* What the hell do we do?
Lithaladhwen: Ah. Well, we recently constructed a rather costly ritual space. Eventually the people who built it are going to want to feed their families. ^^;
Der DWSage: That'd explain it. Though shouldn't you have held the fundraiser first...?
Lithaladhwen: Well, that's the thing about capital campaigns.
Lithaladhwen: We raised enough money for the down payments, but in the meantime have been raising funds as the construction went on.
CGNakibe: *w* Wait.
Der DWSage: Ah.
Lithaladhwen: Will you be here later for the silent auction?
Arch mage144: *w* Waiting.
Lithaladhwen: I'll be taking care of some other business, but I assure you we're offering very interesting antiques and things.
Der DWSage: *Nods* I think I will be.
Der DWSage: IM:I want, I want, I want to bash your face in.
Lithaladhwen: Excellent! I hope you see something you like.
Der DWSage: IM:Solis, you there? Do me a favor, because I didn't think of it.
Der DWSage: IM:Try and see how many people here have weapons.
CGNakibe: T2Sorune: James is probably better at that than I am, but I'll try.
CGNakibe: *w* Sorune needs us to check weapons.
Der DWSage: IM:Have him help you, then.
Arch mage144: *looks around to see if he can evaluate who's armed*
Der DWSage: *Shrugs* I doubt I will...I'm a man of few wants. Aside from the occasional aspirin, I'm quite well off.
Lithaladhwen: *The people in this room don't seem to be, but then mages don't always carry melee weapons.*
Lithaladhwen: *There might be other people around the property, but here at least... no actual weapons as far as James can see.*
Lithaladhwen: *laughs* Well, that's the way to be. If you have few wants, you need less to be happy. Always thought that was a good setup.
Arch mage144: (They have acetylsalicylic acid by the Bayer Germany brand name in Gaera?)
Lithaladhwen: (Willowbark tea, you whore.)
Lithaladhwen: (Brian, you're a whore.)
Lithaladhwen: (You have sex for money.)
Arch mage144: (Oh)
Arch mage144: (You owe me)
Der DWSage: Mm-hm.
A Rockin SN: (Brian zinged you badly there Ash)
CGNakibe: (Sounds like there's some back payments due.)
Lithaladhwen: *One of the mages, an astralist, disappears down a back hallway. Sorune used it a couple days ago to get to the ritual space.*
Arch mage144: *w* Solis.
Der DWSage: *Shrugs, part two!* So, what's your niece's name? She hasn't said a word.
Arch mage144: *point* *w* Follow him.
Arch mage144: *moves after the astralist*
CGNakibe: *follows*
Der DWSage: IM:Want SO badly to just break your skull.
Der DWSage: *All smiles!*
CGNakibe: T: Slim chance we've got a lead.
CGNakibe: T: We're going to follow this one astralist guy.
Der DWSage: IM:Go for it, my good Solis.
Lithaladhwen: Her name is Zea. She's visiting for a while, but she'll probably go back home after the fundraiser.
Lithaladhwen: Other things to do. You know young people. *smiles*
CGNakibe: *w* So, what caught your eye aside from him leaving?
Der DWSage: Of course.
Lithaladhwen: *Zea doesn't seem to register any of this, despite the fact that she's being discussed.*
Der DWSage: IM:DEFINITELY brained out...drugs?
Arch mage144: *w* He's suspicious. Also an astralist. Probably involved in the ritual.
Der DWSage: IM:Solis? You there?
CGNakibe: IM: There goes the whole "Intelligent hunch" bit.
CGNakibe: T: Yeah?
Der DWSage: IM:This guy may be slightly sharper than he lets on. Let the vamp take the astralist...there's always the chance it's a trap.
Lithaladhwen: *They follow the fellow, and he turns the corner way ahead of them. He continues downstairs at a good clip. He looks to be in a bit of a hurry. (cont)*
CGNakibe: T2James: I think he's on to us... I'm ghosting, you go after THAT guy. >.>
Lithaladhwen: *He passes, seemingly without noticing, a very casual-looking John the Conquerer, leaning on a wall. Apparently only James and Solis can see the ghost.*
CGNakibe: .... *stops* >.>
Arch mage144: *looks at John*
CGNakibe: *w* What ARE you DOING here?
Lithaladhwen: *raises a hand in silent greeting*
Arch mage144: *w* Being dead. It gets boring.
Lithaladhwen: *nod to James*
Der DWSage: 9.9 Huh. Kinda reminds me of back home, in a few ways...
CGNakibe: *w* Yeah, but ASIDE from that.
Lithaladhwen: Oh? And how is that?
PapatymisonN has entered the room.
Arch mage144: *w* What else is there to do?
PapatymisonN: (Howdy.)
Lithaladhwen: (Hey.)
Der DWSage: Desperately scrounging for money because of lack of planning, finding out that things are going belly-up in one way or another because person B didn't bring item A, and then having to smile through it all.
Lithaladhwen: *John sweeps a hand in front of him, as if waving them ahead of him where the astralist has gone.*
Der DWSage: Though, it could be worse.
Der DWSage: You don't have Mrs. Rosenson.
Lithaladhwen: *smirks* Should I be grateful?
Arch mage144: *moves his way*
Der DWSage: Oh, by the gods yes. That woman was a terror.
Lithaladhwen: *John vanishes*
Der DWSage: She got things done, usually by threatening the more...impressionable charges with a heavy broom.
CGNakibe: *sighs* T: Our favorite ghost is here too.
Lithaladhwen: *The astralist is down the stairs and is closing a set of double doors behind him by the time the others get down there.*
Der DWSage: Every raffle, every bake sale, every fair, every sort of activity we held...she ended up in charge of it.
Lithaladhwen: *laughs* Oh, I don't know. I think that a little discipline would help keep us all in line.
Der DWSage: And then we realized that she had wormed her way in so well, that we couldn't find a way to function most of those events without her.
Arch mage144: *silent pursuit of his astralist charge*
Lithaladhwen: Have to admit, I'm not the most organized man in the world. I'm an orator, not an accountant!
Der DWSage: Oh, I admit that...I'd far prefer to prepare sermons than bills any day.
CGNakibe: *isn't quite as good at silence as James, but does his best*
Lithaladhwen: Absolutely.
Der DWSage: But then, Mrs. Rosenson...she started trying to take control of the sermons. Wanting to edit out bits she didn't like, that sort of thing.
Lithaladhwen: *tsks a little*
Der DWSage: I swear I put my foot down. The problem is, when you put enough force behind your foot to stomp someone like Mrs. Rosenson...you tend to crash through the floor, too.
Lithaladhwen: *They do all right. The mage closes the door behind him, seemingly unaware of their presence.*
Lithaladhwen: Goodness. I can imagine.
Der DWSage: She left, alright. And it was a regular devil to figure out how to get the various fundraisers and activities running without her.
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune notices another mage heads out of the main room, presumably headed downstairs as well.*
Der DWSage: >.>
Der DWSage: Preperations for the silent auction?
Lithaladhwen: *glances* Oh, yes. Have to get some things ready. I tend to leave things to the last minute. As I said, I never claimed to be the most organized man in the world.
CGNakibe: (We've got the "No Evil" trio right here, among other things...)
Der DWSage: IM:Solis, another mage left the room. He's coming in behind you two, I think.
Lithaladhwen: *If James and Solis want to continue trailing their mage, they'll have to go where he is to do it.*
Arch mage144: *w* Okay.
Der DWSage: *Nods* Can't blame you.
Arch mage144: *w* So we open the door and slaughter him.
Arch mage144: *w* Yeah?
Lithaladhwen: *pulls out a pocketwatch and checks the time* I still have a few minutes before they'll need my help, though.
CGNakibe: *w* Before we work another of your BRILLIANT plans, can you tell me if the guy had anything metal on him that you could se?
Lithaladhwen: Was there anything else you were curious about?
Arch mage144: *w* What?
Arch mage144: *w* I have no idea, I can kill him anyway.
CGNakibe: *w* Just answer the question. >.>
Der DWSage: Hm...oh, yes. What should I expect in the way of bidding on the private auction?
Arch mage144: *w* I don't know the answer.
CGNakibe: *w* .. damn.
Lithaladhwen: Oh, well it's hard to say. Some of the items are trinkets, really. *w* Though don't tell them that. Some of them wouldn't know actual valuables from a hole in the wall.
Der DWSage: *Chuckles*
Lithaladhwen: Some things are actually quite valuable, though.
Der DWSage: Lips are sealed, my friend.
Der DWSage: I'll see if I can't pick out the baubles from the gems myself.
Der DWSage: ^_^ IM:I want to slit your throat, you mother-loving bastard.
CGNakibe: *sighs* *w* Fine then, we'll try YOUR plan. 9.9
Lithaladhwen: Ah. I'm sure you'll be fine.
CGNakibe: IM: ... or maybe.....
Arch mage144: *w* My plan will work.
CGNakibe: *pulls out a card with what looks like a hippie-type on it, rockin out.*
Der DWSage: IM:Actually, hell. I could probably knock him out, take out the other mage, and steal Zea easy...
Der DWSage: IM:Which only makes me think it more of a trap. Surely it's not so simple.
Lithaladhwen: (Shaun, which card is this?)
Der DWSage: *Quick peek around-he see that third mage about?*
CGNakibe: (Heirophant.)
CGNakibe: (Perfect party music... in your mind! >:D)
Der DWSage: *And how many other, normal people are about? Give or take?*
Lithaladhwen: *Still a couple dozen folk. Though there are two fewer mages now.*
Lithaladhwen: *You've still got one wandering shadow mage and Gregor to contend with.*
CGNakibe: *begins dealing with one by starting a chant. Its very... musical* The day is not yet done/till the rising of the sun.. and the little worker elves start rolling throooough...
Lithaladhwen: *He going to enter the room where the first mage went before or after casting?*
Arch mage144: ......
CGNakibe: *Before. Line of sight and such*
Lithaladhwen: (Okay. Good deal.)
CGNakibe: And the little gnomes stay in their homes because no one likes a rolling gnome especially when his home is rolling through....
Lithaladhwen: (What the--- This is an interesting song.)
Der DWSage: *Ponders a bit...and decides to at least stay through this silent auction first. He has enough energy to throw a good spell or two if things go odd...*
Arch mage144: .....
Arch mage144: IM: What the hell?
CGNakibe: (Making it all up on the spot.)
Arch mage144: (Still gets a WTF from James)
CGNakibe: So what do you doOOO when the fair is in the town... and your life is feeling up before the cows start coming dooOOOwn!!
Arch mage144: *w* Solis, are you nuts?
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Der DWSage: <_< Have fun preparing. Perhaps you'll be able to get money from this penny-pincher's hands.
Lithaladhwen: (That's an interesting song.)
CGNakibe: IM: Note to self. Card is loony. Please advise.
Lithaladhwen: Ah, well. We can hope.
Lithaladhwen: I should really be heading out to check on things. Sorry to leave you to the rest of these, but I should be back in a short while.
Der DWSage: Quite alright. I think I'll sample things a while.
Lithaladhwen: *The shadow mage that's still wandering around also heads the way of the others, but is seemingly in no hurry.*
CGNakibe: *still humming the odd little tune, at least.*
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor heads through the crowd, taking a rather roundabout route to the door. Zea... just kind of follows. She's walking just fine, but only seems to do it when Gregor leads her or directs her.*
Der DWSage: *And Sorune mingles! And lets Kai GM the other group!*
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune finds himself left with all the boring people as the mages head downstairs toward the ritual space.*
Der DWSage: IM:Times like this, I wish I were a thief.
Der DWSage: IM:I'd be able to follow fatso then. >_>
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor takes a longer time to get to the back hall, but eventually he and Zea begin to head down as well.*
Arch mage144: *w* So open the door and kill him instead of singing.
Lithaladhwen: (There was a back door. James and Solis killed a guy there.)
Lithaladhwen: (The prison janitor fellow that James chewed on.)
CGNakibe: (Was he tasty?)
Arch mage144: (Yeah him.)
Arch mage144: (James: Yes.)
CGNakibe: *and lets see what's behind door number 1*
Arch mage144: *open!*
Der DWSage: IM:No mages up here now. If fatso shows up with Zea again, I'll just KO him, grab Zea, and make a run for it.
Lithaladhwen: *Solis opens the door to find the the ritual space has been fully furnished and decorated with all sorts of plush black materials, velvety and silk and whatnot. After all, they're welcoming a god. Or, you know. So they think.*
Arch mage144: ......
Lithaladhwen: *There's also a man lighting some oil lamps on the walls with his --oh how convenient-- back to the door. He doesn't turn when the others enter, possibly assuming that the other mages are coming to help. Speaking of whom....*
Lithaladhwen: *Solis and James hear footsteps coming down the stairs. They might want to get in and close the door behind them.*
CGNakibe: *still singing? Yep!*
Lithaladhwen: Mage One (we'll call him Joe): *doesn't turn* What's that song?
CGNakibe: *would say, but, you know, can't*
Lithaladhwen: *The door behind them also has a latch to lock it from the inside.*
Arch mage144: *so ready to blast that guy*
CGNakibe: *turns and does so*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
CGNakibe: (19)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 14
Lithaladhwen: *Joe doesn't seem to be running over to Solis and throwing his arms around him, but he does turn at the click of the latch.* ... Who the hell are you?
Arch mage144: Just this guy, y'know?
CGNakibe: IM: Crap.
Arch mage144: *leaps toward "Joe," drawing both katar in the process, and strikes at him*
CGNakibe: T2James: Okay, NOW you can try your plan. >.>
Lithaladhwen: (Init, boys.)
CGNakibe: (*color*)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 5
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 2
Der DWSage: (Sorune:Funny, I had this horrible feeling of impending doom...)
Arch mage144: (10)
CGNakibe: (12)
Lithaladhwen: (Solis, James, Joe.)
CGNakibe: *begins a different chant... one that's a bit more... violent.* Thunder and lightning, clouds and rain, come to strike down my foes again! GIGRA!
CGNakibe: *a ball of lightning forms in Solis' hands and shoots out towards "Joe"*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
CGNakibe: (.. 31.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage, please.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 3 6
Der DWSage: (*Whistles*)
CGNakibe: (51)
Lithaladhwen: *Solis gives that astralist a pretty damn good frying. Joe isn't dead yet, but he's a fuckton closer than he'd probably like to be. James.*
Der DWSage: (But is he a metric fuckton closer?*)
Arch mage144: *James leaps in, katar drawn, as previously mentioned, and starts attempting to slice his foe to shreds*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Arch mage144: (W/ precise striking)
Lithaladhwen: (Total things up because I don't wanna.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Lithaladhwen: (Well.)
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Arch mage144: (29 and 28 on those)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lithaladhwen: (Roll and total damage, please.)
Der DWSage: (Whee! Evil gets low rolls tonight!)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 3 4
CGNakibe: (Evil Loses!)
Arch mage144: (41 - AC*2)
Der DWSage: (We say that now, of course.
Der DWSage: )*
CGNakibe: (And later it rises up to destroy us all.)
Der DWSage: (Then we find out that Gregor's been siphoning off their good rolls so that he can kick our asses soundly.)
Lithaladhwen: *James literally tears a hole through poor ol' Joe. Seriously. His hand comes out the back of the poor fried and sliced mage. He's dead.*
Lithaladhwen: *However, there's a jiggling of the doorknob, and a knock. At least one person is outside wanting in.*
CGNakibe: ... great timing.
Arch mage144: We've got company!
CGNakibe: Sounds like we've got a party.
Arch mage144: I love parties. I went to Gunnir.
CGNakibe: Yes. I know.
Arch mage144: We can kill them, too.
Lithaladhwen: *The knocking gets a little more insistent.*
CGNakibe: I'm not a fan of crazy angry parties.
Arch mage144: OK, so.
Arch mage144: You open the door and I'll slaughter him.
CGNakibe: And suddenly following that guy seems like a DUMB idea.
Arch mage144: Could be worse.
Arch mage144: We can get them one at a time t his way.
Arch mage144: Strategically speaking, we have a choke point.
CGNakibe: *time to go get the door, yes?
CGNakibe: *Wait. Is the door made of metal?*
Arch mage144: *presses himself against the wall against the door*
Lithaladhwen: *No. Big thick mahogany stuff.*
Arch mage144: *preventing anyone from opening it and seeing him, in theory*
CGNakibe: *probably best if he's ready to cast a spell or something at this point*
CGNakibe: T: Real lovely party down here, Sorune. Wish you were here.
CGNakibe: T: Or not.
Der DWSage: IM:I did warn you.
Der DWSage: IM:Look on the bright side. You're probably doing her a favor like this.
CGNakibe: T: Yeah yeah, but who's going to do ME favors?
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune will note that Gregor has not returned, nor have any of the mages. One is, of course, dead, but hey.*
CGNakibe: T: I mean, James is helping along the best headache I've had in a while down here. >.>;;;
Der DWSage: IM:I'll give you an extra-big bottle of my headache medicine.
Arch mage144: IM: Open the door so I can slaughter you.
Lithaladhwen: (They unlock the door already?)
Der DWSage: >_>
Der DWSage: IM:*Mental check. About how long has it been since mage #2 ran downstairs?*
CGNakibe: T: Make it double and you have a deal.
Lithaladhwen: (A couple minutes.)
Der DWSage: IM:How about unlimited free refills?
Lithaladhwen: (Long enough to have made it there by now.)
CGNakibe: T: NOW you have a deal.
Arch mage144: *w* Sorune, stand aready. When they come through, fry them.
Arch mage144: *Solis
Arch mage144: *w* Ordinarily I wouldn't advocate violence...
Arch mage144: IM: Who am I kidding.
CGNakibe: ... probably the best plan you've had all day. >.>
Lithaladhwen: (PSSSCHT. LIES.)
Arch mage144: *w* Shut up.
CGNakibe: Heck, all WEEK.
Der DWSage: (Sorune:No, the 'let's get plastered!' idea worked pretty well. He was so drunk he didn't talk for eight hours.)
CGNakibe: *unlocks the door*
Lithaladhwen: *The door is immediately opened, and a man we'll call Billy shoves it open to enter the room.*
Arch mage144: *flattens self against wall*
Lithaladhwen: *Billy takes one look at the dead mage on the floor and raises his hands to cast a spell.*
Arch mage144: *is he attacking the darkness?*
CGNakibe: (More roly poly init rolls?)
Lithaladhwen: (Yes, please. I'd appreciate it.)
Arch mage144: *James has a ready action to attack a foo', so he's attempting a spell on he new guy asap*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 1
CGNakibe: (7)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 1
Arch mage144: (14)
Lithaladhwen: (James, Solis, Billy.)
Lithaladhwen: (James would go first anyway, but eh.)
Arch mage144: *raises his hand Vader-style and mutters*
Arch mage144: (Lesser Choke)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
CGNakibe: (Speaking of choke...)
Arch mage144: (21)
Der DWSage: (And thus we learn what happens when vampires try to imitate Darth Vader. :{ )
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Arch mage144: (He's a fucking incubus)
Der DWSage: (Incubus. Vampire. The only difference is where they bite.)
Lithaladhwen: *The spell doesn't seem to be able to penetrate this guy's aura, but at least James isn't turned into anything cute and fuzzy as a side-effect of spell-failure.*
CGNakibe: (I did not need to know about this fucking.)
Lithaladhwen: (I find your lack of distinction disturbing, Sage. >_> )
Lithaladhwen: (Solis.)
CGNakibe: *looky looky. GIGRA again.* >.<;;
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
CGNakibe: (16)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Lithaladhwen: *Solis' spell likewise seems to be dissipated by Billy's aura, giving the astralist his turn to attack.*
Lithaladhwen: *He spreads his hands and targets the easiest person to see....Solis!*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
CGNakibe: (13. Lucky 13.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 3
Lithaladhwen: *Solis can feel his aura being stretched and torn by the astralist as he manipulates what he knows best.... 48 damage to Solis.*
Lithaladhwen: (James)
CGNakibe: GAAH... >.<
Arch mage144: *leaps at "Billy," katar flashing*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 3 7
Arch mage144: (24 and 28)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 5
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage once.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Arch mage144: (15)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage one more time.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Arch mage144: (14)
Lithaladhwen: *James knows from experience that mages aren't always the hardiest folk, physically. He does a rather nice job of slashing this fellow. Solis gets to have his go next.*
CGNakibe: *Solis, for his part doesn't look too pleased. And without much magic left to him, he just starts punching at the guy.*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 10
CGNakibe: (21 and 17)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage twice, please.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
CGNakibe: (15 and 12)
Lithaladhwen: 15-12
Lithaladhwen: (Wut.)
Lithaladhwen: (My AIM is letting windows pop up lately where they shouldn't and I don't have them set to do so. >_> )
Lithaladhwen: *Solis cracks a rib or two with his first punch, aided by the fact that James has already cut Billy open twice.*
Lithaladhwen: *He also lands a nice blow on the back of his neck, killing him as the shadow mage hits the bottom of the stairwell and rushes in the door.*
Arch mage144: Hah!
Lithaladhwen: (I'll say James and Solis go, then....hm....George.)
Arch mage144: Nice shot, Solis!
Arch mage144: This is what you fuckers get for messing with "my girl"!
CGNakibe: Didn't think I'd still remember how to do that. >.<
Lithaladhwen: (*spits* I see!)
Arch mage144: *funnels astral energy into his katar and leaps toward his new antagonist*
CGNakibe: (... I think Zea would take offense to this.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 4
Der DWSage: (Sorune:Funny, I had this sudden feeling that James deserved an ass-kicking...)
Arch mage144: (25 and 22)
Lithaladhwen: (That is a really bizarre claim for James to stake....)
CGNakibe: (Solis: you have that feeling ALL the time.)
Arch mage144: (If first hits I get an matk roll for my spell)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 11 4
Lithaladhwen: (You hit both times. Do the requisite stuff.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
CGNakibe: (James kills a walrus. James now knows how to make the perfect Raspberry flan.)
Arch mage144: (40 astral damage plus...)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
Arch mage144: (16 + 11 damage)
Arch mage144: (Total 40 astral + 27 - AC*2 physical)
Lithaladhwen: *James really lays into this guy. He and Solis are carving right through the little cult army. He doesn't kill George, but it was definitely a satisfactory attack. George looks like he's probably on his last legs right about now.*
Lithaladhwen: (Solis.)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
CGNakibe: *Solis decides that this new guy makes a good punching bag, going for an old strike he hasn't used in ages...*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
CGNakibe: (10. IF it hits, it does increased damage and stuns for this round only.)
Lithaladhwen: (Um....sure. It's been twenty years. Solis gets the benefit of the doubt.)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll the stuff.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
CGNakibe: (19)
Lithaladhwen: *Ordinarily George would have been stunned by a physical attack he's really not trained to deal with... except Solis wasn't counting on just how badly James had torn into him.*
CGNakibe: IM: ... MAN am I out of practice. >.<
Lithaladhwen: *George goes down, and now Solis and James can hear more footsteps coming down the stairs. Sounds like more than one person, but it's hard to tell at this point.*
CGNakibe: *w* Me personally? I'm thinking of leaving now.
Arch mage144: *w* We go where?
CGNakibe: *w* Well we.... okay, THAT'S a good question.
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune once again is free to note that ALL of the mages are gone now.*
Arch mage144: *w* Thank you.
Lithaladhwen: *And they have been for a few minutes now.*
Der DWSage: <_<
Lithaladhwen: *At the bottom of the stairs, one person stops and apparently waits for another. There's a relief. Only two people.*
Der DWSage: IM:You two holding up alright?
CGNakibe: T: ... *sighs* Remind me not to have wild parties. You know, Ever.
Der DWSage: IM:...Should I come down there and help out?
CGNakibe: T: Bit late, but it'd be nice.
Lithaladhwen: *John materializes on the other side of the room, helpful as always.*
CGNakibe: >.>
CGNakibe: IM: I STILL don't trust that ghost.
Der DWSage: *Oh, hey, Sorune would be casually walking down that way...for a while...*
Lithaladhwen: *He puts a finger to his lips and disappears again.*
Arch mage144: IM: John, you are useless.
Lithaladhwen: *The door opens and the first person through pushes it open confidently, simply shoving it aside.*
Der DWSage: *Of course, once he's out of eyeshot of most of the people at the party? dead run.*
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor enters with Zea close behind.*
A Rockin SN: (Sorune: Screw you guys, I'm going home."
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune gets to the top of the stairs as Gregor and Zea enter the room.*
Der DWSage: 6.6
Der DWSage: *Quick, mental run-through. Wooden, stone, and/or woven carpet?*
Lithaladhwen: *Stone stairs, nice carpet runner.*
Der DWSage: *Sorune TOTALLY sucker-stones Gregor in the back of the head*
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Der DWSage: (That's a whopping 51 MATK.)
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune isn't all that close to him...so what's he doing that with?*
CGNakibe: (Love AND PEACE!)
Der DWSage: *Druidic manipulation of the stone in the stairs.*
Lithaladhwen: *Gregor and Zea are off the stairs and in another room at this point.*
Der DWSage: (Never you mind that roll I done made. T'was a misunderstanding.)
Der DWSage: *And now Sorune follows more quietly* IM:Gregor's in the room with you, isn't he.
Lithaladhwen: (S'all good. Sorune can totally head down if he wants, though. Boys in the ritual chamber....roll init. Once again.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
Arch mage144: (13)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 1
Lithaladhwen: (Sage: Roll initiative, and I'll skip him this round. He'll get his place in the order next round.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
CGNakibe: (12)
CGNakibe: T: Well, it aint' the tooth fairy.
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 3
Der DWSage: (13.)
Lithaladhwen: (James, Sorune [starting next round], Solis, Gregor)
Arch mage144: *leaps at Gregor, katar flashing again; he's a pretty crazy guy, and he doesn't like Gregor, so he's all too willing to spill his guts*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 2 3
Arch mage144: (20 and 21)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 3
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage twice.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 6 3 5
Arch mage144: (18 and 18)
CGNakibe: (But James, what about the man's nice and previously NEW carpet? ;_;-)
Arch mage144: (It can get bloody)
Lithaladhwen: *James manages to land a couple of solid hits, but it seems like Gregor has some slightly better protection at his disposal than his lackey-follower-people. He deals a good bit of damage, and leaves the fight open for Solis.*
CGNakibe: *Solis, on the other hand, backs off and begins chanting once again, using the last of his mana* A star rises. The eastern sky shines bright. Hope is now renewed. STAR!
CGNakibe: (Targets James and Solis. Just ups their rolls by 1 for another 5 rounds.)
Lithaladhwen: (Okay. Noted. Gregor's turn!)
Lithaladhwen: *Since Zea's still standing nearby, not really having the initiative to do much on her own, Gregor grabs her hand and swings her off to the side.*
Lithaladhwen: *She stumbles into the center of the ritual circle, the lines of which flare purple very briefly.*
Lithaladhwen: *The glow subsides, and the circle appears to have been completed. James is next.*
Arch mage144: *mutters idly* ASTRAL THROW!
Der DWSage: FUCK!
Arch mage144: *pitches Zea out of the circle and into his arms*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
Arch mage144: (37)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Lithaladhwen: *James does actually move Zea, but he can't seem to pull her past the boundary of the circle. Sorune, however, has made his way to the room and may act should he desire to do things.*
Arch mage144: Get her out of there!
Der DWSage: *Possibility to pull a stone/board from the wall and THWACK Gregor with it?*
Lithaladhwen: (Make a MATK roll.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
Der DWSage: (That's an even 50.)
Der DWSage: (No, wait. 54.)
Lithaladhwen: (I'm rolling damage since you made me roll weird things. >_> )
Der DWSage: (...Kay.)
OnlineHost: Der DWSage rolled 2 8-sided dice: 5 2
Lithaladhwen: (You do your thing since you have a thing.)
Der DWSage: (That's...uh...83 damage. >_> )
Lithaladhwen: *Sorune pitches part of the wall into Gregor, who is crushed against the opposite wall. He looks dead but anyone who can see the astral can see something very weird going on... *
Der DWSage: *Unfortunately, Sorune is more worried with other things* Is Zea alright?
Lithaladhwen: *Some kind of astral entity flies forth from Gregor and makes a beeline right into the ritual circle. It can't be seen on the material plane, though.*
Arch mage144: ...shit.
Arch mage144: *raises his hands*
Lithaladhwen: *John appears, true to his habit of blinking in and out of interesting situations.*
Der DWSage: ...Eh?
Arch mage144: (Spell casting okay, or should I roll init vs. Gregor's...ghost?)
Der DWSage: <_< Oh, don't tell me...
Lithaladhwen: *totally calm* Master James? You're familiar with astral magic, yes?
Arch mage144: Yes.
Lithaladhwen: You may have to assist the others in pinning her aura back down. You can do this, yes?
Arch mage144: I can.
Arch mage144: I will.
Der DWSage: ...
Lithaladhwen: Good. Don't panic. Do it. You can still take the circle.
Arch mage144: *steps into the circle*
Der DWSage: IM:I really wish I could punch ghosts.
Der DWSage: IM:I really do.
Lithaladhwen: *John disappears and reappears at the border to the circle.* Jezreel.....
Lithaladhwen: *He pushes one arm through the barrier of the circle, and light flares from his arm like sparks showering from grinding metal.*
Der DWSage: *Eye-covering!*
Arch mage144: o_O
CGNakibe: IM: Don't panic?!? DON'T PANIC?!? >.<
Lithaladhwen: *The last traces of expression in his face fade as he begins to discorporate from the effort of breaking the circle.*
CGNakibe: IM: Everything's gone crazy and he doesn't want us to PANIC?!?
Der DWSage: ...Right. Pinning her aura down?
CGNakibe: *tries to ready himself to do this... sort of*
Lithaladhwen: *A ball of light shoots past the barrier, through John's arm and body. He discorporates completely and the entity seems to dispel his image like a breeze through smoke.*
Lithaladhwen: *John disappears*
Der DWSage: Been ages since I've done this sort of thing, and even then...
Arch mage144: *begins to channel astral energy in hopes that he can dispel the ritual field*
Arch mage144: *barring that, he's just hoping to drag Zea out of it*
CGNakibe: Okay, that's not good either. *tunes himself into the astral*
Lithaladhwen: *The circle starts to degrade slightly, and all of the lamps in the room burst.*
Lithaladhwen: *The only light seems to be coming from the faintly-glowing circle edge.*
Der DWSage: *Tries to help out himself...after giving Gregor a good kick...and tries to pin down her life with the other two*
Lithaladhwen: (A good kick. Because you have to do that. It's important.)
Der DWSage: (It is.)
Der DWSage: (Gets rid of the bad juju in the room.)
Der DWSage: (That's his damn story and he's sticking to it.)
CGNakibe: (This whole room had a horrible... vibe... to it anyway. Seriously messing with my karma.)
Arch mage144: *James channels energy in hopes of shutting down the circle*
Lithaladhwen: *Solis, checking out the astral, can see two forms writhing in the corner of the room, half in the wall, half in open space. Good guess says one is John and the other is ...whoever that was.*
Lithaladhwen: *The circle's magic begins to degrade even more, and its glow dims. It's beginning to lose Gregor's signature as James channels through more magic.*
CGNakibe: *tries to channel more energy in. What James is doing is WORKING, and he's not about to stop there*
Arch mage144: *the ultimate plan here is to overwhelm whatever Gregor has put in place with his own astral signature before dissipating it*
Arch mage144: *the idea is basically to "steal" the dead wizard's enchantment so that he can bend it to his will*
Der DWSage: *Hell, why not? Dumps in a whole lot of his hippy, life magic in*
Lithaladhwen: *James could probably never do this kind of thing on his own, as it's quite frankly totally absurd. But he has some dedicated and powerful help, so he's making rapid headway.*
Arch mage144: *that's good*
Arch mage144: >_<
Arch mage144: *focus*
Der DWSage: -_- *Channel, channel, life, that good vibrations stuff*
Lithaladhwen: *James can feel the aura switch over, like a glass of water with a single drop of wine in it to change the color.*
CGNakibe: *probably a bad place to pour so much electric and Holy energy into, but what the hey...*
Lithaladhwen: *At first it isn't much, but it starts to feel more and more his, especially with the others channeling so much magic through him to help.*
Arch mage144: *come ON, man!*
Der DWSage: *Hey, this old-timer's giving all he's got*
Lithaladhwen: *Solis can also still see John and his opponent on the other side of the room doing whatever passes for combat when both parties are presumably already dead.*
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: *Fiiinnaaaallly....James can feel the circle essentially turn in his hands. He and Solis and Sorune have it.*
Der DWSage: *Great! So now what do they do?*
Arch mage144: I...I think I have it!
Lithaladhwen: (Now you rebind her aura, chaps.)
CGNakibe: (With duct tape?)
Arch mage144: *attempts to shove Zea back into Zea*
Der DWSage: You're the one leading us here...
Lithaladhwen: (....Yes. Astral duct tape.)
CGNakibe: *tries to remember what Zea's aura was like before, so he can put it back RIGHT.*
Der DWSage: (Nothing in the world that can't be fixed with duct tape and a good kick. And Sorune already administered the good kick.)
Lithaladhwen: *James presses the boundaries of the circle down into Zea's aura and on the astral.... her aura looks like it's beginning to steam.*
Der DWSage: IM:Oh crap. That's not -my- doing, is it?
Lithaladhwen: *As the bizarre astral vapors begin to spread away from her immediate vicinity, they begin to separate into separate whisps. Ten to one says these are dead people that were clinging to her aura.*
Lithaladhwen: *However, they just keep coming out. Eventually they leak beyond the circle and begin filling the room.*
Lithaladhwen: *John and his opponent break away from the corner of the room as this "Jezreel" John had mentioned flees and John races after him in pursuit.*
Der DWSage: IM:...Why do I get the feeling that this could end poorly?
Lithaladhwen: *They go right through Sorune.*
Lithaladhwen: *First Jezreel, bringing with him a wash of fear and anger. John brings something very different. No fear, just greed. They pass through to continue fighting elsewhere.*
Arch mage144: ......
Der DWSage: IM:THAT was not pleasant.
CGNakibe: IM: Hope Sorune's okay... >.>;;;
Der DWSage: *Grimaces, but looks otherwise unharmed*
Lithaladhwen: *The stream of astral nonsense coming from Zea seems to be slowing just a bit. Most of it is out of the circle by now and collecting in corners of the room away from the circle.*
CGNakibe: IM: Heck, I hope Zea is gonna be alright...
Arch mage144: ZEA!
Lithaladhwen: *Spiders begin crawling out of Solis' pockets. Hundreds of them.*
Der DWSage: ...
CGNakibe: ... What THE HELL?!? *starts trying to brush spiders off. With MUCH VIOLENCE*
Der DWSage: *Begins chanting last rites in his home tongue for the spirits, partly on the off-chance it will appease them...partly because it gives him something to focus on besides ghosts*
Lithaladhwen: *The flood stops and the crawl down Solis' legs down to the floor.*
Lithaladhwen: *they
Arch mage144: .....
Lithaladhwen: *Zea opens her mouth and screams, and it sounds like an amphitheater full of harpies screeching and learning to play the violin all at once. Her aura expands wildly beyond its borders and a few last spirits make their way out...*
A Rockin SN: (She's got a very musical soul I see.)
Lithaladhwen: *Before the aura crashes down into her, back where the guys are used to seeing it. She collapses to the floor where she was standing.*
CGNakibe: (That's ONE way of putting it...)
Der DWSage: ...Oh-kay.
Arch mage144: ...
Der DWSage: James, Solis, either of you hurt? Let's get Zea out of here-as well as the three of us out of here-and patch up our wounds later.
Arch mage144: *moves toward Zea*
Arch mage144: Fuck me, I'm fine! My aura will survive!
Arch mage144: Zea! ZEA!
Lithaladhwen: *The circle, having done its job, doesn't seem to keep anyone from doing anything at this point.*
CGNakibe: Miss Zea! Are you okay?!?
Der DWSage: <_<
CGNakibe: *rushes towards Zea*
Der DWSage: IM:Back door, back door, where was the back door...?
Lithaladhwen: *She's....not conscious. In other news, those ghosts in the room are starting to drift off to wherever dead people go who aren't harassing Zea.*
Lithaladhwen: *The back door is out the other door of this room and down a hall. It goes outside to a dark alley.*
Lithaladhwen: *She's breathing and looks more or less okay. Her aura has stabilized, which is always awesome.*
PapatymisonN: *and someone is smiling upon her...*
Der DWSage: *Grabs Zea's legs, motioning for one or the other of them to take her shoulders* Let's get out before people start asking questions...
Arch mage144: *kneels at Zea*
Arch mage144: *Zea's side
Arch mage144: You alright? You consciosu?
CGNakibe: Sorune! Can you heal? I'm... kinda fresh out at the moment. >.<
Der DWSage: I can...well, I can probably manage a one-shot right now.
Lithaladhwen: *Zea has people kneeling around her and things, and seems to stir. She's not much for involved conversation, but her eyes open a little and she looks around with only slightly more direction than before when she was with Gregor.*
Der DWSage: *Leg-droppu*
PapatymisonN: *vhizzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... vhizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...*
A Rockin SN: (Consciosu!)
PapatymisonN: *someone is against the wall, playing with a strange device on a string. You have no clue as to how this person got in...*
Arch mage144: Zea!
Arch mage144: *helps lift her*
Lithaladhwen: *She kind of absently puts an arm out for assistance, since she's aware that she needs it if nothing else.*
Der DWSage: <_<
Der DWSage: Okay, who in the hell are you, and do I need to collapse a wall on you?
Der DWSage: IM:It's this or healing Solis...
Lithaladhwen: *As they lift her, they can see that the floor where she fell is bleached white as ash.*
PapatymisonN: You guys did a HELL of a job... *he's a normal white guy, in a sleeveless white shirt, black pants and ... odd "patterned" shoes, and... he's got a bunch of dreadlocks on his head*
PapatymisonN: *like a mop*
CGNakibe: >.> What the... who are.... o.o
Arch mage144: Who are you? I'm going to blast you if you don't identify yourself.
CGNakibe: Dreadlocks? o.o
A Rockin SN: (It's Bob Marley!)
Arch mage144: *holds up his katar*
CGNakibe: *stares at his hairstyle*
PapatymisonN: Wowsers. Saving my follower like that. Nice job, folks.
CGNakibe: ... how's Ayra doing? o.o
Der DWSage: ...
Lithaladhwen: *totally isn't looking around yet.....until that remark*
Arch mage144: My blades are covered with the blood of those who stand against me!
PapatymisonN: Well.
Lithaladhwen: ...*stares for just a moment before IMMEDIATELY dropping her eyes to the floor*
Der DWSage: Huh. James, I'd put down the swords.
CGNakibe: Eh. Nevermind. I... don't think you have to answer. o.o;;;
PapatymisonN: She's doing her job better than anyone around...
Lithaladhwen: .....
Arch mage144: Not swords, katar. Punching daggers. Learn your weaponry.
PapatymisonN: ... oh, fine, I'll introduce myself.
Der DWSage: Sharp piece of flimy metal.
Arch mage144: Who are you!? If you're here to harm her I'll gut you!
Der DWSage: <_<
PapatymisonN: Reshtaha, God of death. Please to meet you. *bows*
CGNakibe: Um. James?
Arch mage144: .......
CGNakibe: Yeah.
Arch mage144: *drops his weapons on the floor*
PapatymisonN: *Pleased
Der DWSage: IM:I'd pay money to see the fight.
CGNakibe: You... probably want to put those away.
Arch mage144: God...of...death?
PapatymisonN: Yeah.
Lithaladhwen: *Since James is helping Zea stand, he can tell that were he not holding her up....she'd be kneeling on the damned floor right about now.*
Arch mage144: *drops to his knee*
Der DWSage: IM:More correctly, I'd pay money to see the massive ass-kicking.
Lithaladhwen: *And she goes with him. Works for everyone.*
Arch mage144: I am not your follower, but in the presence of another whom you have spared I hold myself in reverence.
Arch mage144: I worship none but myself, and I find you worthy of my honor.
Der DWSage: *Doesn't kneel, but does bow his head*
PapatymisonN: ... oh, for Mom's sake. GET UP. Sheesh. Don't make yourself look lame after putting on that big show, man...
Arch mage144: I give you as you please, sir Lord of All Things Living, that you may not take her from me.
Lithaladhwen: *glances to James and then wicked briefly at Reshtaha before her eyes drop again.*
CGNakibe: I.. would ask you what you're doing here, but... if I might ask what you're visiting us for?
Arch mage144: And should you stand against me, I will fight you, too, Lord of Death, despite my inevitable loss.
Lithaladhwen: *I mean, seriously. This is HER GOD.*
PapatymisonN: It's about her. *points at Zea*
PapatymisonN: ^_^
Arch mage144: *stands upon request*
Der DWSage: I'd guessed as much.
PapatymisonN: We need to chat.
Der DWSage: >.>
CGNakibe: Here? o.o;;
Arch mage144: No man can face death and live.
Lithaladhwen: *gets up with James, since she's pretty much going with him if she wants to go anywhere.*
Arch mage144: ...my father told me that.
PapatymisonN: *to James* ... dude.
PapatymisonN: LIGHTEN UP.
Arch mage144: He told me that he's alive because of you, and so am I.
Der DWSage: Ah...yeah. I'd prefer we not be where people will be looking for where loud noises, crashing, and screams were heard.
Arch mage144: You made a deal with another god, and that's why I'm here.
Arch mage144: I owe you for at least sparing my father, the fool he is.
Der DWSage: *On another note!*
PapatymisonN: Oh, leave him be. He's not horrid.
Lithaladhwen: *watches James for a moment and then actually gets up the nerve to LOOK at Reshtaha*
Der DWSage: *Sorune uses the last of his MP to patch up Solis*
Lithaladhwen: .....
Arch mage144: Not horrid, no.
PapatymisonN: *looks right back at her* Hey little lady. Feelin' OK?
CGNakibe: *Solis feels packed full of ENERGY now...*
Arch mage144: But not really worthy of the praise he recieves.
PapatymisonN: IM: On that one I agree. :P
Lithaladhwen: ...I...*her mouth snaps shut again and she just nods*
CGNakibe: *But he's still hungry... and that didn't do a thing for his headache*
PapatymisonN: ^_^ Good.
Der DWSage: *It feels kinda like he's got bits of ice running into his wounds, and that makes it aaaaalll better*
PapatymisonN: *offers his hand* Take a walk with me?
Lithaladhwen: o_o
Arch mage144: ...walk with death?
Der DWSage: IM:In the pale moonlight?
CGNakibe: *chuckles*
CGNakibe: IM: Least he didn't ask to dance.
Lithaladhwen: *Zea lets go of James and approaches Reshtaha a little unsteadily...she's still not in the best shape ever.*
PapatymisonN: IM: *dreams of the Joker dance in his head* ^_^
Lithaladhwen: ...I will.
Der DWSage: *Hands his staff to Zea* Here. You look like you need this.
Lithaladhwen: Thank you. *takes*
CGNakibe: Anything else you need while we escape and talk? o.o;;
Arch mage144: IM: Zea....be careful.
Lithaladhwen: *She occupies herself just kind of watching Reshtaha for now. This is all still pretty ...overwhelming at the moment.*
Arch mage144: We can't leave yet.
PapatymisonN: *when she takes his hand, she feels instantly... restored*
Arch mage144: We haven't got what we came for.
Arch mage144: (Healed by Death.)
CGNakibe: We came here for Zea, James. <.<
Lithaladhwen: *looks down at his hand, and then back up to his face* ...Thank you.
PapatymisonN: (He takes care of his own.)
PapatymisonN: ^_^ Don't mention it.
Der DWSage: *Pokes a certain corpse with his foot* And he's been taken care of...
PapatymisonN: *starts to lead her to the exit*
Lithaladhwen: *Incidentally, John and Jezreel are nowhere to be found.*
Der DWSage: <_< Poor John.
A Rockin SN: (Brian: Death is the answer to all your problems!)
Der DWSage: He was a nice guy, even if he was an irritating bastard.
Lithaladhwen: *She looks back over her shoulder at the others and then to Reshtaha.* We coming back, my lord?
A Rockin SN: (... =D)
Der DWSage: (Dude.)
PapatymisonN: Of course.
CGNakibe: (That's Death!)
PapatymisonN: ... My Lord. Don't get called that much nowadays. Things at the office are so casual...
Der DWSage: (Zea totally needs to play 'That's Death!' at some...TEACHER TEACHER, SHAUN STOLE MY ANSWER! >O<; )
Lithaladhwen: *swallows and nods....then follows him*
CGNakibe: (HA HA!)
Arch mage144: Cut off the head of an organization and it might still live.
A Rockin SN: (*removes Sage's mouth*)
Arch mage144: Zeke taught us that, no?
Lithaladhwen: (Sage: That's on her playlist. duh.)
CGNakibe: .... true.
Arch mage144: But...
Arch mage144: ...this time, I swear that no one shall take Zea.
PapatymisonN: *once they're out of earshot*
Der DWSage: <_<
PapatymisonN: So I hear you want to be a Reaper...
Der DWSage: You REALLY want to try and destroy this organization now?
PapatymisonN: *vhizzzzzzzzzzzzzz...*
Lithaladhwen: *blink* I.....*nod* Yes.
Arch mage144: This organization wants nothing good, no?
Arch mage144: And my plans go beyond poisoned cookies.
Lithaladhwen: 6_6 If I may ask....what's that?
Arch mage144: Look, Sorune.
PapatymisonN: Oh this? A yoyo. A toy.
Der DWSage: While we're all drained, beaten, don't look too good, and have just murdered four high-ranking members?
Arch mage144: Once upon a time, my father did something for this country that awarded him the role of General.
Arch mage144: Someday, I aspire to the same. But I will be no dog of the military.
PapatymisonN: Cool, huh?
Arch mage144: The world will need saved by someone.
PapatymisonN: Wanna try?
Der DWSage: IM:Hoi.
Arch mage144: And if all I can save his one girl, that is what I will do.
Lithaladhwen: *cracks a little smile* That's all right. Thank you anyway.
Der DWSage: IM:I thought I gave up world-saving twenty years ago.
Arch mage144: She and I bonded. I was dead, I admit.
Arch mage144: But these people want to screw us all, and I can't let that happen.
Arch mage144: But my father would not have called the guard for aid, and neither will I.
PapatymisonN: Now, back to business.
Arch mage144: Everyone who stands between us and the safety of people like Zea must be eliminated.
Arch mage144: In the most brutal fashion possible.
PapatymisonN: ... you're in.
Der DWSage: That's nice. So what will we fight with?
Der DWSage: And against who?
CGNakibe: ... You need a lighter touch than that, James.
Arch mage144: *picks up his katar*
Arch mage144: I will fight whoever stands in my way, Sorune.
Der DWSage: I don't think a brutal slaughter against those people upstairs will mean much.
CGNakibe: Not everything requires killing every enemy in your path, you know.
Lithaladhwen: *Tries to take a breath. Really she does. It just...doesn't succeed for a moment.*
Der DWSage: That would make a martyr of them, not destroy the problem.
CGNakibe: Some things are best left to die quietly.
Arch mage144: I don't think we need to kill a bunch of loaded aristocrats
CGNakibe: That's good.
Arch mage144: But we can't let a cult like this rise to power.
Der DWSage: 6.6
Der DWSage: Let's see.
Lithaladhwen: ...I-- *looks about to say ten thousand different things and can't manage any*
Arch mage144: Zea is free now, is she not?
Der DWSage: Offhand, I'd say we killed the four people who had the most power in this cult.
PapatymisonN: ... try Thank You.
Arch mage144: That's good enough for me. For now.
Der DWSage: Their last leader was killed in cold blood before that.
Arch mage144: By my mentor.
CGNakibe: By Zea's father.
Lithaladhwen: *Takes a successful breath and nods* ....Thank you, my lord. I.... Thank you.
Der DWSage: I don't think anyone will be that eager to take on the big hat of leadership right now.
Arch mage144: I woudln't call it "cold blood."
Arch mage144: I would call it "professional decency."
CGNakibe: It brings bad luck.
Der DWSage: To-ma-to, to-mah-to.
Arch mage144: You're right, Solis.
PapatymisonN: Hey, you deserve it. I've... never seen someone love me more.
Arch mage144: Look.
PapatymisonN: ... it's beautiful... ^_^
PapatymisonN: *obviously touched*
Der DWSage: >_>
Arch mage144: This society wishes to achieve things that are impossible and destroy those who it belives will help achieve this aim, right?
Der DWSage: *Starts heading for that back door* If you'll excuse me, I don't deal well with untended corpses.
Arch mage144: I'm not necessarily in favor of hunting everyone else down one by one.
Lithaladhwen: I-- *totally doesn't cry. Not even a little. But she comes close. She settles for dropping her eyes to the ground again*
Arch mage144: But we have to protect Zea.
Arch mage144: If you won't, I will.
CGNakibe: If I had to make a call, I'd say that this whole thing is all about a ghost wanting to start a cult.
Arch mage144: Then we have to see to his exorcism.
Arch mage144: I'll contact my godfather.
A Rockin SN: (Zea: YAY! I'm going to send people to the afterlife!)
Der DWSage: Likely. And who said I wouldn't be protecting Zea?
Der DWSage: <_<
Arch mage144: I didn't say you wouldn't
Arch mage144: But I will, too.
Lithaladhwen: *very faint voice* No, you don't. Not yet anyway.
CGNakibe: That's good. Make sure you don't.
Der DWSage: Aaaand there's John.
Arch mage144: Get out of this, John.
PapatymisonN: And... you wanted to melt down your axe?
Lithaladhwen: *John doesn't appear to be able to manifest right now....but he's there.*
Der DWSage: I'd say he took care of exorcising the hell out of our problem.
CGNakibe: >.> Hello there, John.
PapatymisonN: *walks the dog*
CGNakibe: Big fight, huh?
Arch mage144: Go to the farplane where you and your kind belong. Take him with you. It will make my job easier.
Lithaladhwen: Though Master James is correct. Jezreel should be eliminated.
Arch mage144: (Walking the dog as a free action?)
PapatymisonN: (Shush, you.)
Lithaladhwen: I cannot destroy him, but I believe that Mister Prentiss can do so.
Lithaladhwen: I.... *nods, still looking down* Yes, I was going to do that.
Der DWSage: Hm.
CGNakibe: For once, I think I agree with James. We SHOULD get rid of this Jezreel.
CGNakibe: If only for wasting our time and energy on this farce.
Lithaladhwen: He is weaker now even than I. *there's a trace of laughter in his voice* She didn't name me Conquerer for nothing.
Der DWSage: Agreed. He does seem like a dangerous ghost.
PapatymisonN: Y'sure? It's a pretty cool axe... Plus, you don't necessarily reap with a scythe...
CGNakibe: And I don't take kindly to people trying to posess my friends.
Arch mage144: My godfather is one hell of an exorcist.
Lithaladhwen: I wish to do so.
Der DWSage: But we need to rest. I'm pooped, magically speaking.
PapatymisonN: Then I respect that.
Arch mage144: I am as well.
Arch mage144: And I need to talk to Darin.
Lithaladhwen: *swallows and nods again*
Arch mage144: It's going to be a pain to reach him.
Lithaladhwen: *She's not so good with the talking at the moment.*
Arch mage144: But I can.
Arch mage144: Do you know him, Solis?
CGNakibe: I don't have enough energy left to me right now to light a candle. -.-
CGNakibe: Who? Darin? Only seen him once or twice. And that hasn't been recent.
Arch mage144: He's still around. As far as I know he's going to be alive for the next three or four decades.
Arch mage144: He's my godfather. Son of the Archangel Christopher.
PapatymisonN: Oh, by the way, love the experiments. Way to stretch your mind.
CGNakibe: Would explain the wings.
Arch mage144: He's a master of enchantment and benedictions.
Arch mage144: If anyone can banish an unwanted spirit, he can.
Lithaladhwen: *delighted smile*
Der DWSage: *Hey! Sorune's headed out the back door. Because, y'know. Bad feng shui, them corpses*
PapatymisonN: One thing, though...
CGNakibe: *follows* Also...
Lithaladhwen: *nod*
Lithaladhwen: (Lost Brian.)
PapatymisonN: (K.)
PapatymisonN: (Eh.)
Lithaladhwen: James: *follows Solis*
PapatymisonN: Now that you'll be in my employ, you'll have access to TONS of corpses, right?
CGNakibe: After this I'm gonna have to start training again. Or find someone to help me with what little my brother taught me.
PapatymisonN: So you won't NEED to make any of your own...
Lithaladhwen: *nod*
Der DWSage: ...Jeridan, maybe.
Der DWSage: If you survive his garden.
PapatymisonN: So... yeah. No more sending people before their time. Let them find me in jail. More fitting that way.
PapatymisonN: Alright?
Arch mage144 has left the room.
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
PapatymisonN: (WB.)
Lithaladhwen: *serious nod* As you wish.
PapatymisonN: Good.
Arch mage144: *correction; following Zea moreso than Solis*
Lithaladhwen: (So they, like....walking around downtown or something?)
Lithaladhwen: If I may ask a question?
Arch mage144: *if their paths diverge, he's following Zea and ye Reshtaha as long as he's followable*
Der DWSage: (Sorune will be making a beeline for home. Aspirin.)
PapatymisonN: (Well, what's past that dark alley out the exit?)
PapatymisonN: Always.
Lithaladhwen: (More streets and things.)
Der DWSage: *Sigh* Yeah...I'll see if I can't get Jeridan to teach you.
Lithaladhwen: *nods* Am I forbidden to kill then? Or only in...some circumstances?
PapatymisonN: (Well that's where they are.)
Der DWSage: ...
Der DWSage: Oh, fuck.
Lithaladhwen: (Heh. And he has a yo yo.)
Der DWSage: o_o What's Zea going to do for a home now?
CGNakibe: ... good question.
PapatymisonN: ... try not to. But forbidden? No.
Der DWSage: I don't think she'd like my home much...
CGNakibe: Don't have much of a home to show others at this point.
PapatymisonN: I'll find her a place. I have followers who own land.
Der DWSage: >_> Perhaps with Zeke?
PapatymisonN: They'll put you up someplace nice, if you like.
Der DWSage: ...Ah. Right. Deity favoring you always helps.
Lithaladhwen: *frowns a little* As you say. I will avoid it when other options are available.
CGNakibe: Indeed.
A Rockin SN: (And thus Zea multiclassed into Favored Soul)
Lithaladhwen: *She abruptly realizes they've been being followed, because believe it or not....there ARE other things in the world besides Reshtaha right now....*
PapatymisonN: *pats her on the back*
Der DWSage: *Puts a hand to his head* Whuf...I think I pushed myself a bit too hard today.
CGNakibe: You too? -.-
CGNakibe: Although I'm pretty sure I had my headache BEFORE I started slinging spells.
Arch mage144: *regardless of his "feelings" he's pursuing Zea + god*
Arch mage144: Hey, Zea.
Lithaladhwen: *blinks* Hi James.
CGNakibe: (*sings* Feelings! Nothing more than... feelings...)
Der DWSage: I'm going to head home, take some medicine, and go to bed...I'd love to stay and talk with you lord Reshtaha, but mortal needs outweigh mortal desires.
Lithaladhwen: *glances to Sorune and to Solis like she's just now noticing them*
PapatymisonN: Sleep like the dead.
Lithaladhwen: (Because meeting your god is DISTRACTING.)
Der DWSage: Only with more breathing.
CGNakibe: (Quite)
Arch mage144: Preferably.
PapatymisonN: *smirk*
CGNakibe: Speaking of which, I should head off myself.
Der DWSage: (Sorune:...*Goes back, kicks Gregor again for stress relief before going to get medicine*)
Der DWSage: *And, hey, he heads off! So does Sage.*
Der DWSage: (G'night all.)
CGNakibe: *mutters* Maybe I should see if I can do something 'bout this headache while I'm at it...
Lithaladhwen: ('kay. Night, Sage. Thanks for playing. I'll post XP in the OOC thread for the record.)
Der DWSage: (Kay-o.)
PapatymisonN: (Tah.(
Der DWSage: (Oh, right. I still need to check Kelne's thread...)
Der DWSage has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: *Looks back to Reshtaha, but just seems content to look at him and not actually talk about anything.*
PapatymisonN: *lets her do just that*
A Rockin SN: (Zea IM: .. His dreadlocks are so sexy...)
Lithaladhwen: (She does not have a crush on Reshtaha, dammit.)
PapatymisonN: (Indeed. And vice versa.)
Arch mage144: Zea.
PapatymisonN: (It's more father/daughter.)
Arch mage144: Are you okay
Arch mage144: *?
Lithaladhwen: *shakes herself mentally* I...yes, I am.
Lithaladhwen: Are you all right? What happened?
Lithaladhwen: (Charles has the right of it.)
Arch mage144: Well...
Arch mage144: Long story.
PapatymisonN: Ooh. I wanna hear too.
PapatymisonN: Let's sit.
Lithaladhwen: ...
Arch mage144: It involves an evil cult leader, Gregor, the ancients, me, Sorune, Solis, and other people whose names start with s.
Arch mage144: It also involves Zeke Mazuo, apparently, who is your father, much to my surprise.
Arch mage144: Why didn't you tell me?
Lithaladhwen: I--- Well... why would I? It, um. Didn't seem relevant at the time. >_>
Lithaladhwen: Anyway, I didn't want to go around declaring my relation to a man I've never met, okay?
Lithaladhwen: *When your god wants to sit, ya sit. They find, like....benches or something.*
Arch mage144: That's fair.
Arch mage144: Do you know who my father is?
Lithaladhwen: I do now. Solis mentioned it.
Arch mage144: Well.
Arch mage144: I have at least as much trouble with it as you do.
Lithaladhwen: *glances back over to Reshtaha because he's like....actually there.*
PapatymisonN: *benches are had!*
PapatymisonN: *and yes. He's still there*
Lithaladhwen: Oh? He was hired to kidnap you because he never knew you existed so he wasn't aware of any of the complications?
Arch mage144: No, not quite that.
Lithaladhwen: Because that's a weird coincedence.
Arch mage144: Look.
Arch mage144: You have some weird issues with your father.
Arch mage144: I have issues with my own.
Lithaladhwen: Uh huh. I'll take your word for it.
Arch mage144: That's not really the point, I guess.
Arch mage144: Look. Do you mind if I'm honest?
Lithaladhwen: No. Of course not.
Arch mage144: Okay then
Arch mage144: A lot of people think I'm some spoiled royal brat. I don't think so. I don't care much about the "human" side of my royal heritage.
Arch mage144: You don't seem to think these things matter. Arguably, you seem to tolerate me a lot better than some people I've known.
Lithaladhwen: (Hideki: *sneezes*)
Lithaladhwen: You're....not so bad. Seriously.
Lithaladhwen: I mean, you and Bulworth didn't exactly handle each other famously, but that happens.
Arch mage144: Zea...Bulworth isn't...I mean...you know...
CGNakibe: (Hideki: e.e *goes back to sharpening his "special" knife*)
Arch mage144: Why did you talk to me when I was dead?
Lithaladhwen: *shrug*Because you were there, and if I didn't you would have had trouble staying.
Arch mage144: Is that all?
PapatymisonN: *kinda staring at Zea too, happily*
Arch mage144: Did you want me to stay?
Lithaladhwen: Oh, well. I mean--- sure.
Lithaladhwen: You wanted to stay, didn't you?
Arch mage144: Only if someone cared.
Arch mage144: I'll be honest with you. I spent a lot of time with the "goth kids" at Gunnir. Idiots, all of them.
Arch mage144: They wanted to summon crazy demons.
Arch mage144: I was like "hey, I'm a demon!"
Lithaladhwen: *smirk*
Arch mage144: And they were like, "uh, so?"
Arch mage144: Look, I've never met another with demonic blood like you. And I've never met another person who really cared whether I lived or died. My father thinks I'm some sort of bizarre prize.
PapatymisonN: Why they want to mess with the children of Kayne is BEYOND me.
Arch mage144: And the princess thinks I'm a dick.
Lithaladhwen: *tilts her head, listening to James* ...so...you.... *blinks again*
Arch mage144: I wanted to make sure they didn't take you.
Arch mage144: Because you, at the very least, didn't want me to leave.
Lithaladhwen: ...oh.
Arch mage144: Do you understand? I'm not good at this, I'll be honest.
Lithaladhwen: I...yeah. I mean, yeah. I think.
PapatymisonN: ^_^ Heh.
Arch mage144: Yeah, uh.
Arch mage144: I'm worried they'll come back for you.
Arch mage144: So I'm going to be your personal bodyguard. Okay?'
Lithaladhwen: *little laugh* The last time I turned that down this happened. I guess I should just say yes.
Lithaladhwen: Okay?
Arch mage144: Okay.
Arch mage144: I'll set up camp outside your place, then, to make sure no one gets in.
Lithaladhwen: *facepalm* Oh, crap. My house.
Arch mage144: They wasted it.
Lithaladhwen: They like...disjoined my floor, didn't they?
Arch mage144: It got a negative energy bath.
Arch mage144: And...yeah.
Lithaladhwen: What did my floor ever do to them....*sigh*
Arch mage144: It had nails.
Arch mage144: Nails are apparently against the religion of the ancients.
Lithaladhwen: *laughs again* Oh. Must be.
Lithaladhwen: ...My plants are all dead, aren't they?
Arch mage144: Your basement has weird shit in it.
Lithaladhwen: Well, maybe the bloodvines aren't. Did you check?
Arch mage144: I'll help you rebuild it.
Arch mage144: I don't know. I'm not a botanist.
PapatymisonN: ... Zea... did you want to stay in your current place?
Lithaladhwen: *smirk* Well, I guess that's my job. Maybe Sorune can help at some point. He liked those.
Lithaladhwen: Do... I don't know, my lord. It's where I live.
Arch mage144: I'll help you repair it.
Lithaladhwen: You don't have to do that. Really. I can find someone to do that.
Arch mage144: You did already
Arch mage144: His name's James.
Lithaladhwen: ...But you-- *bites her lip* Okay.
Lithaladhwen: If you want.
Arch mage144: I will fix your house.
PapatymisonN: Alone? Are you sure, James?
Arch mage144: And live on your doorstep protected only by Wray's Shelter if you so desire.
Lithaladhwen: *sighs* James you are not living on the porch.
Lithaladhwen: I'm putting my foot down. Absolutely not.
Lithaladhwen: You live inside, or you live at home.
Lithaladhwen: *shakes her head*
Arch mage144: I'll be honest and say I'd prefer to live anywhere but at home. My father lives there.
Arch mage144: You barely know yours, but I know mine all too well.
Lithaladhwen: I guess that's fair.
PapatymisonN: You kids play nice...
Arch mage144: ...you're the god of death.
Lithaladhwen: *blink* I---
Lithaladhwen: (One of the fine investigative minds of our time.)
Arch mage144: Are you inviting me to stay with you?
Lithaladhwen: Well, you're kind of inviting yourself. I'm just letting you borrow my roof if you insist on fixing it.
Arch mage144: I can not invite myself.
Arch mage144: I'm not that rude.
Lithaladhwen: *laughs*
Lithaladhwen: Fine, then. You're invited.
Lithaladhwen: If that distinction is so important to yu.
Lithaladhwen: *you
Arch mage144: It is.
Arch mage144: I am of noble birth.
Arch mage144: And we of noble birth have manners.
Lithaladhwen: I see. I am born of barfighters and mercenaries. And we apparently have room in our beatup houses for those of noble birth, should they choose to stay there.
Lithaladhwen: *smirk*
Arch mage144: Your mercenary is the most professional man I have ever known.
Arch mage144: He taught me everything I know about fighting, war, and the way life should be.
Lithaladhwen: I see. Well, I'm glad for that. I guess it's good that he taught somebody something.
Lithaladhwen: Everything I learned was by proxy.
Arch mage144: He taught me a good bit of what I know.
Arch mage144: The rest I learned at Gunnir.
Arch mage144: *swallows* I won't let them hurt you, Zea.
Lithaladhwen: ....James...that's not going to happen.
Arch mage144: Of course it isn't.
Arch mage144: I won't let them.
Lithaladhwen: *tilts her head and inspects him* It's okay. It's going to be fine.
Arch mage144: You thought that before they captured and brainwashed you, didn't you?
Lithaladhwen: ....They didn't brainwash me. I just... was hearing a lot. All at once.
Lithaladhwen: Though you have a point.
Arch mage144: Ghosts, right? Astral spirits?
Lithaladhwen: Yeah.
Arch mage144: Yeah.
Arch mage144: Well, you can have some corporeal company if you prefer.
Lithaladhwen: Kind of easy to get ...a little washed out with all that. Corporeal company is.... much better. *nod*
PapatymisonN: ... anyways, kids, I should blow this joint.
Lithaladhwen: So you guys could see them?
Arch mage144: Yeah, I guess so.
Arch mage144: ...goodbye, Reshtaha?
PapatymisonN: So long.
Lithaladhwen: *turns to Reshtaha and ducks her head in a little respectful nod thingie*
Lithaladhwen: Thank you.
PapatymisonN: *pokes Zea's nose cutely* I'll be watching over you.
Lithaladhwen: *smiles*
PapatymisonN: ... and you, since you'll be around so damn much.
Lithaladhwen: I'm okay with that. *grins at that last remark*
Lithaladhwen: *Now she's just all smiles and things. She likes her god. ^_^ *
PapatymisonN: ... *offers it* Sure you don't want the yoyo?
Lithaladhwen: No thank you. I think you'll get better use out of it. ^_^
PapatymisonN: Alright. Whatever. I'll talk to you later about more business-y stuff.
Lithaladhwen: *emphatic nod* Whenever you want me, I'm here.
PapatymisonN: That's the spirit.
PapatymisonN: ... forgive the pun.
Arch mage144: IM: Business?
Lithaladhwen: *smiles*
Arch mage144: ......
Arch mage144: God of death's your friend, eh?
PapatymisonN: *stands* Night, folks...
PapatymisonN: *walks off, vhizzzzzzzzing away...*
PapatymisonN: *no, no vanishing this time. Deal*
Lithaladhwen: *grinning like a kid who needs ritalin badly...*
PapatymisonN: (G'night, kids!)
Lithaladhwen: (Night! Thanks, Charles!)
PapatymisonN: (My pleasure.)
Arch mage144: ...so I guess I'll follow you home.
Arch mage144: Where shall I sleep when I'm not awake guarding you?
Lithaladhwen: Oh! Um. I have a couch and things. But I don't know what state things are in. I remember them being there before they unbound my aura. They messed everything up, didn't they?
PapatymisonN has left the room.
Arch mage144: Sounds good to me. I can repair your cough.
Arch mage144: *couch
Lithaladhwen: I guess. Whatever works. We'll figure it out.
Lithaladhwen: *facepalms again* My mother is going to freak. And then get all giggly about Zeke. And then freak again.
Arch mage144: I'm flexible.
Arch mage144: ...what about him?
Lithaladhwen: She knows I came up here to find him. *shrug* She'll be glad to know that I did.
Arch mage144: Heh.
Arch mage144: ...who is she again?
Lithaladhwen: Don't think she liked hiding me from him all that time. James! You always forget. Quinn?
Arch mage144: Oh.
Arch mage144: I met her once.
Lithaladhwen: ...What? Define met.
Arch mage144: Saw her, talked briefly. What?
Lithaladhwen: What do you mean, what? *mischievous smirk* You know what I'm asking. You sleep with her or what?
Arch mage144: ...no!
Arch mage144: She was interested in some other guy.
Lithaladhwen: I see. Part of me is glad and part of me feels like I should apologize that she threw you over. o_o
Arch mage144: Yeah, uh.
Arch mage144: ...I see.
Arch mage144: Never "slept with" anyone, to be honest.
Arch mage144: I was into the princess for a while, but she turned out to be uninterested.
Lithaladhwen: o_o -_- o_o
Lithaladhwen: I see.
Lithaladhwen: That's a thing to share.
Arch mage144: Yeah, I doubted you'd mock me for it.
Lithaladhwen: I was just curious as to whether you'd had sex with my mother.
Arch mage144: Oh, uh. No.
Lithaladhwen: 'kay. Well, you're part of a very small crowd. Or something.
Arch mage144: Small?
Lithaladhwen: She... um. Right. Anyway.
Arch mage144: o_o
Arch mage144: Uh huh.
CGNakibe: (BURN!)
Arch mage144: Is a half-succubus.
Lithaladhwen: Exactly. She... takes her stereotype very seriously. Or something.
Arch mage144: Fair.
Arch mage144: I don't know if I take mine so seriously.
Arch mage144: I'ts more difficult for half-incubi on the surface, I think.
Lithaladhwen: *snort* I don't know that I'd have any patience for you if you were actually from the Netherworld, for the record.
Lithaladhwen: I've had bad luck with them.
Arch mage144: Eh?
Lithaladhwen: This whole-- *dismissive hand wave* You know my axe? I got that when I killed this one guy.
Arch mage144: Yeah?
Lithaladhwen: No patience for him. It was this whole....thing.
Arch mage144: ...thing?
Lithaladhwen: Yeah, it was dumb. I was like...I want to say fourteen? Something like that.
Lithaladhwen: Turned out he'd been slipping me love potions for like, two months.
Lithaladhwen: So I killed him.
Arch mage144: o_O Love potions?
Lithaladhwen: Yeah.
Arch mage144: ...what the hell?
Arch mage144: I would never do that.
Lithaladhwen: I've got no patience for it. And I know you wouldn't.
Lithaladhwen: I'm just saying.
Arch mage144: Okay.
Arch mage144: So let's go back to your place, where I'll reconstruct your couch so I can sleep on it.
Lithaladhwen: Heh. Right. That's a good idea.
Lithaladhwen: I haven't slept in days. I think.
Arch mage144: You should.
Lithaladhwen: Well....*gets up* Here's to trying.
Arch mage144: Trying what?
Lithaladhwen: To sleep for the first time since half a dozen mages broke into my house in the middle of the night?
Arch mage144: Ah, yes.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. *heads homeward because that's where she lives*
Arch mage144: *follow*
Lithaladhwen: By the way, you know a good place where I can get a weapon reforged?
Arch mage144: What? Sadly not.
Arch mage144: I'd say my father's father, but he's deceased.
Lithaladhwen: Eh. Thought I'd ask. I'll figure something out.
Lithaladhwen: *grins* Tomorrow I'm melting down my axe.
Arch mage144: What for?
Lithaladhwen: *grins wider* Make a scythe out of it.
Lithaladhwen: ^_^
Arch mage144: Oh, yeah?
Arch mage144: Reshtaha's symbol, right?
Lithaladhwen: Yes.
Lithaladhwen: So! Tomorrow we'll figure something out. Shop for building materials and whatever. Now, though. Sleep is good.
Lithaladhwen: Let's go see about having some. I'm beat.
Arch mage144: I agree
Lithaladhwen: </RP?>
Lithaladhwen: </RP>
Lithaladhwen: *get my font back*
Lithaladhwen: Blandly Titled: Ashley's first RP!