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Arch mage144 has entered the room.
OMG Priam: (beep.)
Lithaladhwen: Everybody tell Priam you love him. NOW. >:-/
CGNakibe: (DESTROY)
Arch mage144: (Computer: *decides it hates changing between windows, or even doing anything, period*)
OMG Priam: (What? I was just sitting here reading issue 4 of Y and downloading NES roms)
Arch mage144: (BRB)
Arch mage144 has left the room.
CGNakibe: (Playing FFT:A again on my "Twink" setup.)
FFFan80: (o_ó)
CGNakibe: (Why DO these white mages insist on attacking my COUNTER-ENABLED warriors?)
FFFan80: (How early can you get that anyway? o_o; )
CGNakibe: (Pretty early if you're a bastard like me.)
CGNakibe: (I don't think I've done more than the first story mission. Was trying to get "Steal Ability")
PapatymisonN has entered the room.
PapatymisonN: (Hi!)
FFFan80: (Aren't there multiple ste.. er *takes to IM*)
FFFan80: (Hey Charles)
PapatymisonN: (Hiya.)
Lithaladhwen: (So we have plenty of people. That's always nice.)
FFFan80: (Just a warning I may have to go AFK at some points)
Lithaladhwen: (That's okay. Just let us know.)
FFFan80: (Don't wanna hold things up, so if need be, have Dan either: 1) Freak out or 2) Faint )
Lithaladhwen: (First of all, did everyone see ....*cracks up*)
FFFan80: (Sorry ^_^; )
Arch mage144 has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Sorry. Anyway. EXP postings. Everyone saw that?)
PapatymisonN: (Yep.)
Arch mage144: (Yeah.)
CGNakibe: (Yo Brian)
FFFan80: (Aye. Haven't added it yet though)
PapatymisonN: (I believe the base amount we all got was 600. I think Dan got that bonus ... 50 was it? so 650?)
FFFan80: (<--drama whore =[ )
OMG Priam: ( http://p068.ezboard.com/frpgww60462frm4.showMessageRange?topicID=2011.t opic&start=21&stop=40 )
FFFan80: (*checking*)
CGNakibe: (*puts it onto Damian's sheet*)
PapatymisonN: (*ready like Freddy*)
Lithaladhwen: (GM font.)
OMG Priam: (Beans)
Arch mage144: (Prepared whenever.)
Lithaladhwen: (Okay.)
CGNakibe: (Beans are good for your heart)
CGNakibe: (The more you eat, the more you fart. </childish>)
Lithaladhwen: *When last we left our heroic menfolk, they'd just spent a rather odd stint in Myrnal's subconscious. There they acquired some kind of ability that would allow them some manner of control over the dreamscape.*
Lithaladhwen: *Myrnal herself claimed that she needed to stay where she was to fend "them" off. Vade Mecum took her friends back to the Hetherington estate on the material plane, which is arguably a safer place for them.*
Lithaladhwen: *Charles, for reasons known only to him, borrowed the gun Myrnal created for her mother's use and took it with him to the material.*
PapatymisonN: *reasons are simple, really.*
Lithaladhwen: *When the party reappeared in the sitting room, Yanette Hetherington approached the group.*
Lithaladhwen: What happened?
Arch mage144: ...we...may have...acquired a small advantage.
PapatymisonN: *when he appears in the material, he lays the gun on Myrnal's lap...*
PapatymisonN: ... indeed.
Arch mage144: We...met with our ally...in the dream world.
CGNakibe: At the cost of having to deal with some rather rowdy memories.
Lithaladhwen: *Myrnal does not seem to notice.*
Lithaladhwen: Memories? *She frowns* Like what?
Lithaladhwen: She and I.... we never talked about any of that.
OMG Priam: And I'm afraid we're not at liberty to divulge.
OMG Priam: Not ours to tell.
Arch mage144: *nods*
FFFan80: Indeed >.>;
CGNakibe: Agreed.
Arch mage144: We...need to go speak with...our other ally now.
OMG Priam: We do....
Lithaladhwen: *deep sigh* I suppose that's fair. But Myrnal is all right?
CGNakibe: For the moment.
OMG Priam: She seems capable of holding her own for a while.
CGNakibe: She's spending a lot of energy fighting him.
Lithaladhwen: I... well... I'll... let you get on with it, then. Sorry to hold you up.
OMG Priam: No trouble at all, madam.
FFFan80: It's no trouble.
OMG Priam: *turns to the group*....
CGNakibe: *w to the others* Here's hoping that we don't have another set of "tests" like that last set.
PapatymisonN: Tassi's a bit... less combat-oriented than Myrnal.
PapatymisonN: Should be less trouble.
Arch mage144: *looks at the King*
FFFan80: Don't be so sure, Charles
CGNakibe: You would think that.
PapatymisonN: I said should.
FFFan80: We all have secrets, after all.
PapatymisonN: That denotes a lack of assurance.
OMG Priam: I...don't suppose any of you have any elixirs of etheric revification? On the off chance that we do experience similar situations, well...my reserves are running a bit low.
OMG Priam: (*revifification)
Arch mage144: You...nevermind.
Lithaladhwen: *Kurt, if he attempts to cast a spell, will notice that Myrnal did him a favor.*
OMG Priam: *He may notice this later, then!*
Lithaladhwen: *The party's injuries are no longer a problem, and the mages were able to enjoy the benefits of being friends with...well, what amounted to God. HP, MP, and TP are restored.*
Lithaladhwen: *So, hakuna matata, kids.*
OMG Priam: I'm having to draw from...wait, that's not right. *stretches his arm out a little*
OMG Priam: Hunh.
PapatymisonN: ... huh. She healed us up.
OMG Priam: Well. Never you mind, then.
PapatymisonN: .... nice of her.
OMG Priam: Quite so, especially considering that was my first time meeting her.
Arch mage144: She...did have absolute dominion over that realm.
Arch mage144: I am...sure that it was...fairly easy for her to do.
OMG Priam: I imagine so.
OMG Priam: .....
CGNakibe: That makes sense.
CGNakibe: Although.
OMG Priam: *deep in thought.*
CGNakibe: When you put it in that perspective those tests of hers were... fair.
Arch mage144: *responseless*
FFFan80: Maybe... she just wanted to see how far we were willing to go?
Arch mage144: *looks idly at Vade Mecum*
OMG Priam: *staring at the gun*
FFFan80: *shrug* I don't know her as well as some of you.
OMG Priam: Ha haha!
PapatymisonN: I think we can all say we know her a bit better now.
Arch mage144: *looks from Vade Mecum to Tassi*
CGNakibe: If only a bit.
OMG Priam: Simply marvelous.
OMG Priam: Well!
OMG Priam: Shall we off, then?
Lithaladhwen: (...)
PapatymisonN: Let's.
CGNakibe: (Mew?)
CGNakibe: Lets get this over with.
CGNakibe: IM: And next time, boss? Huh? Pay no attention to the crazy ninja girl behind the curtain. Heh.
OMG Priam: Talking piece of wood, send us in there good. *points to Tassi*
Lithaladhwen: (*snicker*)
Arch mage144: *facepalms*
FFFan80: >_>; *sighs*
CGNakibe: *frowns slightly* Well, it wasn't high poetry... but if it works... >:P
Lithaladhwen: Your rhymes were better from the first. Lately they seem to be getting....worse.
PapatymisonN: Always seem to.
Lithaladhwen: *Vade Mecum glows!*
OMG Priam: *chuckles*
OMG Priam: I seem to remember hearing something about Nekonian poetry years ago, something about it being based not on rhymes but on syllabic counts. I wonder if Vade would find those appreciable.
OMG Priam: ...if I could remember how many syllables they used, anyway.
Lithaladhwen: *The party spawns in a landscape that seems to be made entirely of glass. There are plains that spread out to rolling hills... all crystalline and glistening.*
FFFan80: Oh, I might have a book back home with some, if you're interested o.o
Lithaladhwen: *The ground they're standing on is like walking on a pane of glass over an ocean of shifting light. It's actually a little disorienting.*
PapatymisonN: ... wow...
FFFan80: ...oh my. 6_<;
Lithaladhwen: *The light is not coming from the sky, but from below them.*
OMG Priam: *cracks knuckles*
PapatymisonN: This is surely a beautiful mind...
OMG Priam: *thrusts hands out, concentrating carefully.*
CGNakibe: I never can recall... if they use seven syllables, or five for them all.
PapatymisonN: 5 for the first and third line, 7 for the second.
FFFan80: o_o
CGNakibe: IM: You're letting your humor show again. Why? Is it staining my jacket?
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
OMG Priam: (31)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
FFFan80: ....what is he doing? o_o;
Arch mage144: *blinks, confused*
CGNakibe: *shrugs* Not exactly my sort of ground, but it has its own sort of beauty to it.
Arch mage144: IM: This is...Tassi's mind?
Arch mage144: IM: Or, at the very least, the dreamscape that represents it?
Arch mage144: IM: It's...strange, and somewhat confusing...but spectacular...
OMG Priam: *On the ground, four yard-across circular objects materialize, and shift abruptly into an upright position on the ground. A metal casing forms between them, and metal rods snap into place through the centers of the wheels.*
Arch mage144: ...what?
FFFan80: .....
FFFan80: What... in the Goddess' name... is that?
PapatymisonN: *are there any structures around? houses? buildings? ... barns? A Garamonde's restaurant?*
OMG Priam: *Four large metal rods jut out from the casing, and jag upwards, criscrossing on each side, as a sort of box comes into being about 5 feet over the ground.*
Lithaladhwen: (I'm going to let Kurt finish making cars.)
OMG Priam: *There is more noise of things coming together for a while, from inside the casing and the higher box, but soon the thing is finished. It gleams with pristine cleanliness.*
CGNakibe: What ARE you doing?
OMG Priam: Our carriage, gents.
Arch mage144: Where are the horses?
CGNakibe: .... An excellent idea.
FFFan80: ...*looks very confused*
OMG Priam: *uses a step on one side of the metal bars to climb into the upper box.* Come on in, there's room for a few more here.
Lithaladhwen: (Hold on a second.)
Lithaladhwen: *It occurs to Kurt that that was not terribly difficult. It costs 15 MP to affect the world here. It didn't cost anything in Myrnal's realm, but perhaps it's because he's working against resistance this time.*
Arch mage144: IM: So, he created that out of the dreamscape...whatever it is...
OMG Priam: (Things like this make me extraordinarily glad to have inventor characters.)
Arch mage144: (Hell yeah! Inventing things is awesome, except for the people that want to steal them from you and are always trying to kill you!)
OMG Priam: (Indeed =D)
Lithaladhwen: *In a dramatic display of blue and gold light, a very tall man appears in white robes with windblown blond hair and great big old wings just like Darin's.*
Arch mage144: (</Chandler>)
Lithaladhwen: *He's got a flail casually slung over one shoulder and he turns to inspect the device Kurt conjured. He pokes it, and then knocks on the side.*
Arch mage144: ...who are you?
Arch mage144: A celestial?
CGNakibe: Hmm.
Arch mage144: ...you must be a friend of Tassi's...she must have mentioned you once before...
FFFan80: o_o ...oh my...
Arch mage144: ...from your choice of armament...and your...hairstyle...
Lithaladhwen: *grins*
FFFan80: -_- *bows politely to it*
Arch mage144: ...Sebastian, I presume?
Arch mage144: *nods politely as well*
CGNakibe: Hmm.
PapatymisonN: *... nods, slightly*
Arch mage144: Or, at least, a dreamscape phantom of you, I would imagine...
OMG Priam: *watches.*
Lithaladhwen: I cannot deny that I am pleased to be recognized, though you must of course assume that I am not actually here.
CGNakibe: *nods as well*
Arch mage144: Yes, I...am aware that you are not. But...you must be relatively important to miss Tassi to be living in her dream world.
PapatymisonN: IM: Competition. Ouch.
Lithaladhwen: Ah, well. You must of course also assume that I am here to assist. *he points to Kurt's invention* She has seen something like this before, has she not?
OMG Priam: She has.
OMG Priam: ...Maybe not this particular revision, but something similar.
Arch mage144: She did spend time as one of your...roommates, as I recall. *looks at Kurt and nods*
Arch mage144: What is this device?
FFFan80: IM: ...I need to get out more apparently o.o;
OMG Priam: It is an autoambulator. Or, to put it simply, it is a...carriage that does not need a horse.
OMG Priam: It moves under its own power.
Arch mage144: Ah, a horseless carriage!
Arch mage144: I think Hakaril may have mentioned something like this once...
Arch mage144: ...it really fascinated him.
PapatymisonN: ... I need one of these.
PapatymisonN: o.o
Lithaladhwen: Ah, I know that name.
OMG Priam: We're working on it, highness.
PapatymisonN: How fast can it go? o.o
CGNakibe: *nods* They probably would be a tad expensive to make at this juncture, Charles.
OMG Priam: We may well find out.
Arch mage144: Sebastian, knowing who you are, I must assume that you are here to help us, as you said...
Arch mage144: ...but this is not like Myrnal's dreamscape. What threatens us here, and what can we hope to learn from exploring it?
FFFan80: o_o
FFFan80: IM: Charles... fooling around with untested technology...
FFFan80: ......
FFFan80: x_x;
Lithaladhwen: Ah, hm. To begin, I would like to tell you that, my own nonexistence here notwithstanding, it is indeed an honor to meet you. I was hoping that you in particular would be able to be present.
CGNakibe: IM: Hey, boss.. Hm? Yeah, I was thinking that this stuff could be suped up a little. Oh no. No no no. That's a BAD idea. But c'mon.
Arch mage144: *glows faintly* I...see.
Lithaladhwen: That said.
CGNakibe: IM: I am NOT building you a racecar. But why NOT?!? Because I SAID not. C'mon, just a small one?
Arch mage144: IM: An old ally of Tassi...she mentioned that they fought a terrible battle together.
CGNakibe: IM: That's how it always starts, isn't it?
Arch mage144: IM: His presence here, although "imaginary," is...reassuring.
Lithaladhwen: You can understand that it is of some importance that her mind be guarded. Try not to see it as a hassle. I am here to protect her just as you are. But just the same...
Lithaladhwen: I do not have to let you pass. You cannot force me. Show me your resolve, and you will have my aid.
CGNakibe: IM: But we may need that speed later and If we NEED it later we can talk about it. Later.
FFFan80: ....
CGNakibe: I've heard this song before.
FFFan80: IM: Does everyone's mind do this? o_o;
Arch mage144: ...if there is any task for which I have resolve, Sebastian...
Arch mage144: ...this...is it.
FFFan80: IM: I wonder what people would fight in mine...
CGNakibe: (Dan's mind probably has Stephan as a gate guard >:P)
Lithaladhwen: *grins again* Good man.
Lithaladhwen: (Anyone who would like to engage in combat ought to roll initiative now.)
OMG Priam: im: I hope this is more like the interrogation at Ka'thalar than the procession of trials in Myrnal's psyche...
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 6
Arch mage144: (9)
PapatymisonN: ... *sigh* I don't have the time to think of an alternate solution, so...
PapatymisonN: *draws his blades*
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
PapatymisonN: (8.)
CGNakibe: (18!)
OMG Priam: im: By the gods, is combat the only way these neanderthals know how to do things?
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 5
Arch mage144: *out comes Darin's scythe...for some reason, this "battle" doesn't seem to disturb him as much as fighting Myrnal's "mother"*
OMG Priam: (12, but I pass on first round)
Lithaladhwen: (Yeah, that's Tassi. You know her. Great big neanderthal.)
Arch mage144: IM: He can take care of himself...and if I have to fight him to prove I am determined...then a fight he will get.
Lithaladhwen: (That everyone? I think we need a Dave.)
Lithaladhwen: (Ah, here's Daniel's init.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
CGNakibe: (We've got speedy covered today, I see)
Arch mage144: (Darin is slow, so he's not contributing =P)
PapatymisonN: (He still beat the king.)
Arch mage144: IM: This will not be easy, if he lives up to his reptuation...this is a celestial bred for combat.
Lithaladhwen: *Damian is first. He may do things if he'd like.*
OMG Priam: im: Why are these tests of resolve never events involving formalized debate or some other similar, less barbaric act?
CGNakibe: *Damian, for his part, says a familiar word as he suddenly becomes blurry and indistinct*
OMG Priam: im: Why am I bothering to question it in the midst of a hazardous situation, when I should be getting out of the Accord?
Arch mage144: (Moderator: The topic for debate today is "Tassi's subconscious is sacrasanct, despite its value to the adventuring party." Sebastian, you take the affirmative, and the party takes the negative.)
CGNakibe: (Same +7 to PA for 7 rounds.)
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel is next, and Dave has instructed me on Things to Do.*
Arch mage144: IM: I wonder what it would be like to be in some of the other dreamscapes created by people I know? Not that I wish to invade their privacy...
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel, with that lovely halberd of his, decides to pitch in. After all, Sebastian doesn't look like he'll really hate you guys for it or anything, and at least it isn't somebody's relative.*
Arch mage144: IM: ...who would try to kill me in Hakaril's mind?
Lithaladhwen: (......)
CGNakibe: (Sirvix? >:P)
Lithaladhwen: (Sirvix.)
Arch mage144: (XD)
CGNakibe: (Ashley and I are in total agreement. *nod nod*)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 2 4
OMG Priam: (Oh, damn)
Arch mage144: (Wow. That sucks.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 8
CGNakibe: (Okay, that sucks lots)
PapatymisonN: (The wife would go all dragon-y in Charles' head.)
Arch mage144: (Is there room in there for a dragon?)
CGNakibe: (Fiiiish!)
PapatymisonN: (The turban is included for space.)
Arch mage144: (Hakaril: *pulls off Charles' skullcap, revealing a sign that says "Space for Rent"*)
Lithaladhwen: *As Daniel throws himself into battle, Sebastian swings his flail down and deflects the blows, leaving them momentarily in one of those great "eye to eye" moments of epic combat before Sebastian shoves him away.*
Lithaladhwen: *Kurt defers this round, yes?*
OMG Priam: *Correct! He is too busy disembarking.*
Arch mage144: (Please stand clear of the doors.)
Lithaladhwen: *Okay. In that case, Sebastian gets to have a go. Wouldn't you know it, he goes right for Darin. He swings that flail around over his head and toward the other angeltype nearby.*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 20 18
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 10 7
PapatymisonN: (...)
Arch mage144: (That's gonna hurt--25 and 22)
Lithaladhwen: (You narrowly avoid any crits. Go you!)
PapatymisonN: (He's... yeah. Sebastian's ... good.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Lithaladhwen: (Damage rolls always LOOK so innocuous, don't they?)
Arch mage144: (Well, I know for a fact that there's no way he took two damage.)
CGNakibe: (Hey, if he did that'd be great)
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian swings that flail and it goes crashing into Darin twice for forty-four damage total. Sebastian screams at him.*
Lithaladhwen: Come on, Prentiss!
Lithaladhwen: You want her back or don't you?!
Lithaladhwen: (Darin's turn.)
PapatymisonN: IM: Ooh, fighting words.
Arch mage144: *Darin doesn't seem to be too concerned about defense at this point*
Arch mage144: *arcane energy gathers around him, and he leaps back away from Sebastian*
CGNakibe: (Somehow I see his wings flaring as he does that, too. Looks cool for a pose)
Arch mage144: Will of the universe, sometimes one life must be ended to save another! Give me the blood and salt of this life to pay the ransom for one I deem more worthy! LESSER DESALINATION!
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
PapatymisonN: (That's my wingman!)
Arch mage144: (40)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Lithaladhwen: (Success. Roll your relevant stuff.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
Arch mage144: (Sebastian takes 16 this round, he's at -4/-4. He'll continue to take 8+2d6 each round until 4 rounds or STA rounds [whichever's less]. At that point he has to make a STA check vs. 14 or fall unconscious.)
Arch mage144: (The penalty sticks around as long as he's still taking damage.)
Lithaladhwen: (Good boy, Darin.)
Arch mage144: *Darin's wings flare up violently as there is the sound of...suction?*
Arch mage144: *Sebastian is pelted with pinpricks of light that apparently did...well, something*
PapatymisonN: (Well, at least he won't be turned to stone anytime soon...)
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian grimaces from what was obviously a very painful attack. His grimace rapidly becomes mixed with an irrepressible grin. The guy loves battle, and he's apparently having a good one now. Charles should go.*
PapatymisonN: IM: I think I like this guy. He's havin' a ball...
PapatymisonN: *Charles' blades turn white, all of a sudden, and flare with energy...*
Arch mage144: IM: *vaguely sense of amazement* It worked? I'm amazed that spell was able to affect a non-humanoid...
Arch mage144: IM: Maybe the dream world allowed it to affect his physiology...? It just seemed...like a good idea at the time...
PapatymisonN: *takes two steps, and leaps at Sebastian, the blades now flaring with light...*
PapatymisonN: (Rend.)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll whatever you need to. I don't have your sheet open.)
PapatymisonN: (16 TP, no roll penalty, does 14+rank*4+2d6 damage, 10% chance of instant kill.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lithaladhwen: (You should roll an a---yeah, there it is.)
PapatymisonN: (That's 18.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 10-sided die: 10
PapatymisonN: (... um...)
Lithaladhwen: (No death effect. Roll damage.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
PapatymisonN: (34 damage.)
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian reaches up, attempting to deflect Charles' blades with the handle of his flail, but flinches even before Charles hits him from the painful aftereffects of Darin's spell.*
PapatymisonN: *leaps back*
PapatymisonN: IM: He's gonna feel that in the morning...
Lithaladhwen: *Charles' attack slashes right across Sebastian's shoulder and into the flesh at the base of his wing. He growls from the pain, but that grin remains.*
Lithaladhwen: (Damian.)
Arch mage144: IM: The way he smiles...it's like he enjoys the fight more than anything else...more than I could possibly imagine...
Arch mage144: IM: ...he and General Silvar should meet.
CGNakibe: IM: Last time holding back was a bad idea... Woo!
CGNakibe: *suddenly lunges forwards, a determined look on his face* Lords of darkness beyond the pale, take this offering I give from the veins of my enemies...
CGNakibe: *And a flurry of attacks results, with the light seeming to dim just a bit at his passing...*
CGNakibe: (Blah blah Drama Blah Tech Stacking Blah Blah)
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh*)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 20-sided dice: 14 11 6
PapatymisonN: (You forgot yakety schmackety.)
Lithaladhwen: (Charles. Don't talk back.)
OMG Priam: (Oh, Cha. That's so 80s.)
CGNakibe: (37, 34, 29)
PapatymisonN: (... 90s.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 20-sided dice: 16 16 18
CGNakibe: (Last one stuns, all do MP damage if connected)
CGNakibe: (As well as normal)
Lithaladhwen: (Hit, hit, miss. Roll damage accordingly, please!)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 3
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 4-sided dice: 3 1
CGNakibe: (38 HP damage, 44 MP damage)
Lithaladhwen: *As Damian carves through Sebastian's flesh, the angel throws his head back and flat-out disappears, leaving a couple of feathers and the blood from his injuries to fall on the ground where he was standing.*
Lithaladhwen: *Darin feels a hand from behind him clap down on his shoulder.*
CGNakibe: ... what the...
Arch mage144: ......
Arch mage144: *turns his head*
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian is standing behind Darin! What a surprise. He looks unharmed and that grin seems to have gotten wider.*
Arch mage144: *whirls around, scythe at the ready*
PapatymisonN: ... I assume this means we passed.
PapatymisonN: *doesn't put his weapons away, however...*
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian ignores Darin's drawn weapon and bows* Apologies for the formalities. But the deeper you go, the more dangerous this may become.
Arch mage144: *frowns, clicking a switch on his weapon, and the handle telescopes into the blade with a SCHWOOOP*
PapatymisonN: *puts his blades away*
PapatymisonN: I'm getting in the carriage...
Arch mage144: *the half-celestial hangs the compact weapon somewhere inside his robe and looks up at Sebastian, he being much taller than Darin*
Lithaladhwen: Allow me to do you a favor. I believe that Tassi would expect it of me.
OMG Priam: *stops to listen before reembarking*
CGNakibe: *Relaxes, and dusts himself off a little* Oh?
PapatymisonN: *looks over...*
Lithaladhwen: *The angel spreads his arms, his wings opening up behind him. He's surrounded by another dancing array of light, and missing HP is restored for the party.*
Lithaladhwen: I can do no less for you, Prentiss. Be careful.
Arch mage144: *Darin's substantial wounds close up...not like he was paying attention to them*
Arch mage144: ...thank you.
Lithaladhwen: Save your thanks for the master of this domain. Near as I can tell, you will find her in town. I am.... unable to be certain.
PapatymisonN: Town? *looks around for it*
CGNakibe: Unable? She isn't letting you know?
Arch mage144: Town...alright.
Lithaladhwen: *Charles, if he looks closely and squints his eyes against the light everywhere, can see that the glassy landscape features a path through the crystalline hills. They're actually standing in a grass-lined road.*
CGNakibe: (Is it yellow-brick?)
PapatymisonN: ... guess we follow the road.
OMG Priam: All right. *climbs back in!*
PapatymisonN: *gets in the car... riage!*
CGNakibe: That seems to be the case.
CGNakibe: *Climbs in as well*
Arch mage144: Yes...follow the road. *gets into the car, looking like he's not quite sure what to expect from this mode of transportation*
Lithaladhwen: *Sebastian heaves himself up off the ground and flies on through the air ahead of them.*
FFFan80: ....9_9
FFFan80: So, uh, I'm kinda curious.
PapatymisonN: Oh, for... get IN, Daniel!
PapatymisonN: You can be curious later.
OMG Priam: Don't worry. I built this.
FFFan80: ...does this have anyone else wondering what might be in their own minds?
OMG Priam: ....I mean, in the real world, too.
FFFan80: *hops in!*
Arch mage144: IM: Probably best to ride in the...vehicle. My flight speed is not quite so rapid.
PapatymisonN: ... probably Aya, at least.
CGNakibe: Only slightly.
PapatymisonN: She can eat intruders.
FFFan80: ...I'll keep that in mind >.>;
OMG Priam: Watch out, fellows. It is a little noisy.
CGNakibe: I'm sure that I'd rather some of my mind's knowledge to be left alone, though.
OMG Priam: Be prepared.
Arch mage144: Yes...perhaps.
OMG Priam: *there exists a large red button by a yoke, both of which are in front of Kurt. He pushes this large red button!*
OMG Priam: *A strong, loud sound comes from the lower portion of the thing, and the cacaphonous rumbling continues on. Pushing the yoke forward, Kurt compels the thing to move forward, and it does so at a slow pace.*
PapatymisonN: o.o Holy-!
FFFan80: WAAAAAAAH!
CGNakibe: (*puts on PSO - The Nearest Place to Heaven*)
PapatymisonN: ... amazing.
FFFan80: *Daniel leaps!... right out of the horseless carriage*
FFFan80: >_X; *...oops?*
OMG Priam: *brings the yoke back.*
OMG Priam: DAN!!
OMG Priam: *waves the 'get the hell back in here' hand*
FFFan80: >_x; ....why yes, sweetie, I'd love a muffin...
PapatymisonN: (You just made me spit on my desk from laughter. I hope you're happy.)
PapatymisonN: ... *sigh*
PapatymisonN: *gets out, and gives Dan a hand*
PapatymisonN: Are you alright?
FFFan80: ...o_o
FFFan80: ...
PapatymisonN: IM: Sometimes so fearsome, and sometimes... such a YUTZ.
FFFan80: *v_@*; ....yes.
OMG Priam: *outside of the thing, the noise is much greater. That upper box does a lot to insulate the sound!*
PapatymisonN: *helps him onto his feet*
FFFan80: *gets up*
FFFan80: S...sorry everyone >_>;
PapatymisonN: *dusts him off* Now, back in.
CGNakibe: No need to apologize, just get back in the car.
PapatymisonN: And stay there.
OMG Priam: *barely audible* GET BACK IN HERE!
FFFan80: Y...yessir >_>;;;;;
CGNakibe: ... *frowns*
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh* And the kitty is back! Noire has grown!)
PapatymisonN: *gets back in himself*
FFFan80: *gets the hell back in* v_v;
CGNakibe: Kurt, did you use anything in particular to get this contraption? o.o
Arch mage144: *sits, motionless, looking like he's afraid to touch anything*
PapatymisonN: (Are there seatbelts?)
OMG Priam: WHAT, HERE?
OMG Priam: (No =D)
CGNakibe: YES, HERE!
OMG Priam: *points to his temple*
Arch mage144: IM: Such a noisy way to travel...
OMG Priam: *pushes that yoke again, and the thing propels itself forward. Slowly.*
OMG Priam: *Seriously, you could walk this fast.*
FFFan80: *looks confused*
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh*)
CGNakibe: IM: So... .tempted...
CGNakibe: COULD YOU HOLD ON A SEC!
OMG Priam: *but as he eases the yoke forward, the thing gets faster.
OMG Priam: *
OMG Priam: *and faster.*
CGNakibe: AH.
OMG Priam: *Before a minute passes by, they are going faster than any horse.*
OMG Priam: *Drives on towards the town on the horizon!*
FFFan80: >_O;;;; *holding onto... whatever the hell is nearby for dear life*
CGNakibe: IM: Well, we ain't cruising the highways... But you ain't getting chicks with it. I dunno, maybe a different paint job....
Arch mage144: *frozen*
PapatymisonN: ... wow.
PapatymisonN: Beats the hell out of chocobos...
FFFan80: IM: GoddessIstharWhoArtOurCreatorMotherOfAll...
CGNakibe: COULD BE A BIT QUIETER, THOUGH.
OMG Priam: MILO USUALLY TAKES CARE OF THAT.
Lithaladhwen: (Brian is playing Earthbound bus music.)
OMG Priam: (Glorious!)
CGNakibe: (Woo! )
Arch mage144: HOW DO YOU MAKE IT QUIETER?
Lithaladhwen: (With your MIND.)
OMG Priam: HE...I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DOES. SOMETHING WITH HIS GROIN.
Lithaladhwen: (......)
FFFan80: ......
CGNakibe: .....
Arch mage144: .......
FFFan80: @_x
FFFan80: *breaks*
CGNakibe: I HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
Arch mage144: *decides not to ask any more questions*
CGNakibe: COULD YOU STOP FOR A SEC JUST IN CASE?
OMG Priam: ARE YOU SURE?
PapatymisonN: (Everyone should make STA checks for carsickness.)
CGNakibe: NO, BUT I'M NOT SURE I HAVE TO BE.
OMG Priam: I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER I SHOULD COUNT THAT AS AN ACTUAL ANSWER.
Lithaladhwen: (BRB loo.)
CGNakibe: *shrugs*
CGNakibe: ITS THE BEST I CAN GIVE, REALLY.
Arch mage144: .......
Arch mage144: IM: This is absolutely absurd. I hope we get there soon.
OMG Priam: *slows down, but does not turn the thing off*
CGNakibe: (This idea has to wait for Ashley, it does)
Lithaladhwen: (I'm here.)
CGNakibe: (Ah, good)
CGNakibe: I WAS THINKING. THIS IS A REALM OF DREAMS, RIGHT?
OMG Priam: *nods*
CGNakibe: IM: Oooh oooh. MAKE ME A JETCAR! A what? Hey, you KNOW you wanted one. Yeah, but...
OMG Priam: (A hoverboard!)
CGNakibe: *picks a piece of landscape and pictures something on it... a strange contraption made of metal. A shiny bright red sleek thing...*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
OMG Priam: (Rosebud...)
Arch mage144: (Or a Corvette.)
CGNakibe: (Brian is closer to the truth.
CGNakibe: (Much much closer. >.>)
Lithaladhwen: (Or a large coke machine.)
Lithaladhwen: (The new ones are quite sleek indeed.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 20
PapatymisonN: (I could go for a frosty beverage...)
PapatymisonN: (... ...)
PapatymisonN: (I think Ashley's paying off one of the dice gods.)
CGNakibe: (Well, we got Priam right here)
OMG Priam: (That's what he gets for exiting the car)
Lithaladhwen: *Damian can't quite seem to enforce his will on the surrounding landscape. He has no reason to believe he can't try again, but this time it didn't work out.*
CGNakibe: Hm.
OMG Priam: FREE YOUR MIND OF DISTRACTIONS!
OMG Priam: (Irony!)
CGNakibe: LIKE THIS LOUD CAR OF YOURS? *snickers*
Arch mage144: IM: Too loud to do that...
OMG Priam: .......
OMG Priam: *kills the engine*
CGNakibe: *tries one more time...*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Arch mage144: IM: Please, please, please, let us get there...what is he doing?
CGNakibe: (That one's 21)
CGNakibe: (BLACKJACK!)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
OMG Priam: im: Did he call it a car? I guess that's not entirely inappropriate a term...
Lithaladhwen: (Oh, for fuck's sake. I don't care.)
Lithaladhwen: (30 MP for a porsche. He's really really into this. CAR GETTO)
CGNakibe: *And speaking of cars, there is a Porsche sitting next to the car Kurt made* ... wow. It worked. o.o
CGNakibe: ... >.o;; Kind of tiring, though.
Arch mage144: ...what is that?
OMG Priam: .....what IS that?
CGNakibe: Lets see if the car works too... *hops out and opens up the driver's side door..*
Lithaladhwen: (If you drive that back to Gaera, you'd better hope somebody in the Barren Desert knows how to refine crude oil.)
CGNakibe: (No intent of doing so. >:P)
CGNakibe: *gets in, and starts up...* Well. That works.
Lithaladhwen: *The car does whatever Damian expected it to do when he made it!*
CGNakibe: Its something from where I come from.
OMG Priam: What the....
CGNakibe: I had only a vague idea of how one worked or how to make one.
CGNakibe: So I wasn't ENTIRELY sure it would work.
OMG Priam: It sounds similar....
CGNakibe: Its only thanks to your idea that I thought of it, really.
Arch mage144: ...it reminds me of this vehicle...only more...aesthetic.
OMG Priam: And quieter.
OMG Priam: o_o
CGNakibe: If you want to, you can get in.
OMG Priam: *half jealous, half fascinated!*
PapatymisonN: ... CAN WE GO NOW?
CGNakibe: Oh, yes yes.
OMG Priam: I....think I'll pass, thanks. Use my own handiwork.
PapatymisonN: Wonderful mechanized carriages.
PapatymisonN: We have a mission to complete.
CGNakibe: *nods* I can understand that.
OMG Priam: Right. On with it!
OMG Priam: *BUTTON*
OMG Priam: *NOISE*
CGNakibe: *movement!*
OMG Priam: *much slower acceleration than a porsche!*
Arch mage144: IM: ...that's very...fast.
CGNakibe: *Keeps at a moderate pace all the same*
CGNakibe: IM: What? No sunglasses? That would be rude.
CGNakibe: IM: And since when have you cared? Since now. Although I wonder...
OMG Priam: *DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE.*
Lithaladhwen: *As the two strangely mismatched vehicles travel down the road, presumably with the porsche in front, they cross through the hills and the translucent mountain landscape gradually turns green and...realistic-looking.*
Arch mage144: ...
Lithaladhwen: *They pass a couple of farmsteads before eventually reaching the borders of what is likely the town Sebastian mentioned. It is the only one, after all. The road they're on seems to turn into the main drag of this little hamlet.*
Lithaladhwen: *They haven't seen anyone up close yet, but there are relatively-normal looking people milling about a good distance ahead. They seem to have their own business unrelated to attacking visitors.*
PapatymisonN: Ah, good.
PapatymisonN: Is there any place to... land these things around here?
CGNakibe: Hmm.... Peaceful enough.
Arch mage144: *Waits for the vehicle to come to a complete stop before exiting, keeping his arms and legs inside the autoambulator*
Lithaladhwen: *In the distance, the party can see the spires of what looks like an ornate temple peeking over the tops of the buildings.*
Arch mage144: IM: What town is this?
OMG Priam: LOOKS LIKE THAT'S OUR MARK.
CGNakibe: *parks*
OMG Priam: *slows gradually, and leaves the thing in the middle of the road, stlil running.*
OMG Priam: WHY ARE WE STOPPING?
PapatymisonN: ... Sebastian said she'd be in town.
CGNakibe: JUST SEEMS RIGHT FOR SOME REASON.
PapatymisonN: This appears to be a town.
PapatymisonN: *by the way, is heard perfectly over the din*
OMG Priam: *kills engine*
OMG Priam: All right.
Arch mage144: *breathes a sigh of relief, now that the noisy device has ceased*
PapatymisonN: *gets out*
CGNakibe: This seems like the place to visit, wouldn't you say?
OMG Priam: *will disembark last*
Lithaladhwen: (How close are they to the town proper?)
PapatymisonN: (I'd say right there on the outskirts.)
OMG Priam: (*looks at Shaun*)
CGNakibe: (Mew? o.o I'd agree.)
Lithaladhwen: (Okay.)
Lithaladhwen: *As the gentlemen get out of their vehicles and look around them to get their bearings, they realize that it wasn't just a trick of distance. Every word on every sign is completely illegible.*
Lithaladhwen: *The letters themselves seem to warp and shift when looked at directly.*
CGNakibe: *scratches head* That's... odd....
PapatymisonN: (Despite the gibberish, is it a recognizable Doman town?)
CGNakibe: I can't read a single one of these signs...
Lithaladhwen: (Charles doesn't recognize it.)
PapatymisonN: (Kay.)
Arch mage144: ...why...this is strange. It isn't as though this is an unrecognizable language...
OMG Priam: I didn't know Tassi was illiterate.
CGNakibe: (Better question: Do we know what's on the signs despite the lack of ability to read them?)
Arch mage144: Tassi is quite literate, thank you very much!
Lithaladhwen: *Some signs are hanging over shops and carts, and some could be street signs.*
CGNakibe: That doesn't explain what these signs are saying to me...
PapatymisonN: ... I wonder...
PapatymisonN: *are there townsfolk nearby?*
Arch mage144: It must be...a function of the dreamscape.
OMG Priam: I guess so....very odd.
Lithaladhwen: *Why, yes, Charles! There's what looks to be an old woman bent over her garden several paces away.*
PapatymisonN: *heads over*
PapatymisonN: Greetings! ^_^
PapatymisonN: *waits for a response...*
Arch mage144: IM: ...if we have to "test our resolve" against a bunch of dream farmers...
CGNakibe: Hmmm...
Lithaladhwen: *The woman turns to face Charles... as it were. When she looks up at him, it's as if she has no face. At all. Instead of facial features, she just looks like skin has been stretched over the bones and muscle that ought to be there.*
Lithaladhwen: *When she speaks, it sounds like she's speaking underwater.*
PapatymisonN: ... I guessed right.
CGNakibe: IM: Interesting place. Strange, too.
Lithaladhwen: Ah'm sorry! Ah didn' even see ya there.
CGNakibe: .... eh?
PapatymisonN: (Oh! Scratch.)
Arch mage144: ........
Lithaladhwen: Can Ah help you boys?
PapatymisonN: (Didn't realize she was still understandable)
Arch mage144: *looks like he's trying very hard not to appear absolutely horrified*
PapatymisonN: Yes. We're looking for a woman named Tassi Wells.
CGNakibe: o.o;;;
PapatymisonN: *trying not to show signs of... disgust.*
Lithaladhwen: *As the GM I rule in Dave's absence that Daniel is freaked out right now.*
OMG Priam: (Dave is absent?)
Lithaladhwen: Ah don' know anybody by that name, hon. Sorry.
CGNakibe: (Taking care of Der Business.)
Lithaladhwen: (Dave is at work, and must lurk a bit during session.)
OMG Priam: (Gotcha.)
OMG Priam: im: Kind of reminds me of Milo's speech. Not nearly as strong, though.
PapatymisonN: Well, she looks like *gives a full physical description of Tassi*
PapatymisonN: Seen anyone around matching that description?
Lithaladhwen: Hm. *tilts her head and...well, there's no facial expression, but she's probably thinking* Ah honestly couldn' say.
Lithaladhwen: Maybe y'all can head into town and see if anyone's seen her.
Arch mage144: ...yes...thank you.
PapatymisonN: We'll do that! Thank you! ^_^
Arch mage144: *looks away, shuddering a little, and walks farther into town*
Lithaladhwen: *Darin doesn't feel much better in town. EVERYONE looks like that.*
PapatymisonN: *motions for Dan to quit being such a baby, and heads there as well!*/
CGNakibe: .... okay, even I must admit that this is... rather unsettling.
PapatymisonN: Just... bear it.
Lithaladhwen: *Every single human being is totally non-distinct in every way.*
OMG Priam: *is not really bothered. Follows the King!*
PapatymisonN: It's worse to be in Gwa'AAG, trust me.
CGNakibe: Wouldn't know. Haven't wandered that way just yet.
Lithaladhwen: *They pass through the streets, walking by illegible signs, garbled voices, and blurred faces of men, women and even little children running around underfoot.*
Arch mage144: IM: Try not to stare at anyone...don't do anything rude...
Arch mage144: IM: Just keep looking...Tassi, at least, will be obvious here...
PapatymisonN: IM: It'd be a nice place, if people had... faces...
CGNakibe: Perhaps she doesn't remember this place as well as she'd like?
Lithaladhwen: *As they continue through the streets, they hear a lot of coughing, but nobody seems to be deathly ill. Probably just a function of the season.*
OMG Priam: im: Interesting to see that details are very articulate in the mind of a trained combatant, but that everyone is a 'face in the crowd' to the career philanthropist.
CGNakibe: (*yells* YOU PEOPLE ALL LOOK ALIKE! ;_; )
Arch mage144: ...perhaps, Damian...
PapatymisonN: *is there a bar?*
FFFan80: <_<;; IM: ...I shouldn't be so freaked out... this isn't how a warrior of the Goddess should be reacting...
Lithaladhwen: *There are a few bars, and they seem fully functional. They could go in if they wanted.*
PapatymisonN: *picks one, and heads in!*
CGNakibe: Charles? Where are you going?
PapatymisonN: Everyone knows that bars are the best places for finding someone.
PapatymisonN: C'mon. Get with the times.
Lithaladhwen: *Inside are several faceless patrons and a faceless bartender. There's a game of cards going on at the nearest table, and the cards are all blank.*
FFFan80: .....
CGNakibe: .....
FFFan80: *sighs and follows him* ~_~;
CGNakibe: *shrugs and follows*
PapatymisonN: *heads to the bar*
PapatymisonN: 'Scuse me, barkeep. Seen a woman by the name of Tassi Wells anywhere around?
PapatymisonN: *gives the physical descrip again*
Lithaladhwen: *The bartender looks up, or at least angles his face to point the space where eyes should be more precisely at Charles*
Arch mage144: *swallows*
CGNakibe: IM: I swear if the whole bar starts to fight us or something like that... Well, wouldn't that be right out of the movies.
Lithaladhwen: Bartender: Sorry, mister. Ah dunno anyone by that name.
OMG Priam: Highness?
Lithaladhwen: *A man sitting further down the bar looks up at Charles with the predictable lack of expression.*
CGNakibe: IM: It'd be all "You talkin' to me, punk" and "Yeah, what if I am" and "HOLY SHIT CALL THE SHERRIFF"
Lithaladhwen: How old is she, mister?
PapatymisonN: Uh... Darin?
OMG Priam: (Hahahaha)
Lithaladhwen: (Nice.)
CGNakibe: IM: That isn't a comforting thought, damn you. No, but it keeps ME amused, right? e.e
Arch mage144: She is...
Arch mage144: 24.
PapatymisonN: ... exactly? o.o
PapatymisonN: ... never mind.
CGNakibe: *raises eyebrow* >.>
PapatymisonN: Don't want to know.
Arch mage144: ...no. She would have to be present for me to know that.
Lithaladhwen: Naw. Sorry. I got nothin'.
PapatymisonN: ... why'd you ask age?
OMG Priam: Highness...?
FFFan80: May I ask you something, sir?
Arch mage144: ...sire, I think...we should check the cathedral.
Lithaladhwen: Because. We gotta a few blonde girls here, and Ah had no way of knowing who y'all wanted.
Lithaladhwen: But Ah don't think Ah can help you.
Lithaladhwen: *the man pushes away from the bar and heads out*
Arch mage144: It seems...more likely than the bars, as much as miss Tassi...enjoys a good drink.
PapatymisonN: ... *nod*
FFFan80: ...or not...
PapatymisonN: Very well.
Lithaladhwen: *he seems to rush right out of there*
PapatymisonN: As good a place as any, I suppos-
Lithaladhwen: Bartender: Can Ah get y'all something else?
PapatymisonN: ... or we can follow him...
PapatymisonN: Thanks, no.
FFFan80: Actually.
CGNakibe: .... Isn't that mildly suspicious?
FFFan80: ...if I may >_>;
PapatymisonN: *starts after mystery face...*
FFFan80: *doing his best not to look totally freaked out in the process*
Arch mage144: *whatever Dan has to say is clearly not important enough to Darin to wait around to hear it, as he's off after the mysterious running man*
PapatymisonN: IM: He said no one by that name...
Lithaladhwen: (Poor Dan.)
CGNakibe: *sighs* *w to Dan* Is the King always like this?
FFFan80: ^_^; I'm curious, we didn't see the sign for your town on the way in... what's the name of this place?
FFFan80: ....
FFFan80: *w* You have no idea >.>;
PapatymisonN: IM: But if Myrnal's any clue, that name could have changed since then...
CGNakibe: *w* I don't envy you your job. Not at all.
Lithaladhwen: Y'all are in Brighton.
FFFan80: o.o
PapatymisonN: (I ask to do two things.)
Lithaladhwen: We're not one of yer big cities, but Ah suggest ya be carefull who ye're harassin'. Understand?
FFFan80: (Geography check? =D; )
Lithaladhwen: (Sure!)
PapatymisonN: (Can I say that the King heard that, AND if so, can I make a World History check?)
FFFan80: (You bolted =[ )
Lithaladhwen: (Yup. Dave gets to roll.)
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
FFFan80: (...meep)
CGNakibe: (Priam, stop screwing with the rolls. >: )
Lithaladhwen: (What's your total?)
FFFan80: ( 9 )
FFFan80: ( 6 ranks in Geography knowledge)
Arch mage144: (Plus WIS*3)
Lithaladhwen: (Correct.)
FFFan80: ( then another 9 )
FFFan80: ( 3 * 3 )
FFFan80: ( Go stats and ranks? o.o; )
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel has some clues at his disposal. One, they talk like Rivans. Two, the guys called it "Brighton." Three, there's a really conspicuous cathedral here.*
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel has heard of a town in Riva that used to have an amazing temple to Ishtar, but he doesn't quite remember what happened to it. The temple's not around anymore, though. Architectural treasure lost, alas.*
PapatymisonN: *How're we doing with the mystery man?*
FFFan80: ...I've heard of this place... but... it doesn't have a church like the one we saw... >_o
Lithaladhwen: *You successfully follow him. He stops at a stand and buys a lot of carrots and potatoes, which he stuffs in a burlap bag and carries over his back.*
FFFan80: At least, not anymore.
PapatymisonN: *will keep it up, just for a little while...*
Arch mage144: *...Darin is not entirely sure why he's following this man now, but decides he'll stick with the King*
Lithaladhwen: *People look at you like you're weird. You're plainly not from here. You're dressed all goobery and you talk funny.*
CGNakibe: What do you think the odds are that we'd find miss Wells in that church?
PapatymisonN: (And we have EYES.)
Arch mage144: Sire...I think...we should investigate the cathedral.
FFFan80: Pretty good.
FFFan80: Though... now I'm curious.
PapatymisonN: ... mm.
FFFan80: Is the church going missing... tied to Tassi somehow? o_o;
PapatymisonN: We're not getting anywhere.
PapatymisonN: Let's go.
PapatymisonN: *heads 'er!*
OMG Priam: *follow!*
FFFan80: *tries to remember how long that cathedral has been missing, if he can*
Lithaladhwen: (Everyone headed that way?)
CGNakibe: It could be.
Lithaladhwen: *Dan recalls.... nearly thirty years? It's been a while.*
CGNakibe: Lets go find out....
FFFan80: *nods and follows*
Arch mage144: *heads to the church*
FFFan80: IM: ...maybe it was still around when she was little?
Lithaladhwen: (I'm going to say that because you're going from the same place to the same place that you meet up.)
FFFan80: IM: I wonder if she witnessed the fall of it... I can't imagine that being a plesant memory... v_v
PapatymisonN: (brb. Gonna get a snack.)
Lithaladhwen: *Further on down the road, the party can see a little more of that temple. It's a prize of gothic architecture, complete with long windows, flying buttresses, and spires. Think vertical. Everything goes up.*
Lithaladhwen: *No wonder Daniel had heard of it.*
Lithaladhwen: *But speaking of remembering things.....*
CGNakibe: Quite the architectural marvel. o.o
FFFan80: ....wow... it's beautiful... 9_9
Arch mage144: It is...*nods*
Arch mage144: It reaches toward the heavens...like all man's aspirations...
Arch mage144: IM: ...as if Ishtar could be reached simply by going up...
CGNakibe: That's quite the apt turn of phrase.
CGNakibe: But then, what greater sign of hope than the sky? What more mysterious and wonderful place would exist there that might not here?
Lithaladhwen: *It occurs to Dan that this is the kind of thing his wife would think was kind of cool. Seeing her here would-- wait. She has...blonde hair, right? Brown? Suddenly Dan can't remember.*
Lithaladhwen: *In fact, everyone is starting to blank on seemingly minor details that they REALLY SHOULD KNOW. Kurt can't remember how he got to Doma. Damian doesn't remember his little brother's name.*
Lithaladhwen: *Charles doesn't remember where Riva is on a map. Darin can't remember whether his mother died before he joined the army or AFTER. That can't be good.*
Arch mage144: ...*frowns suddenly*
FFFan80: .....
OMG Priam: Whoa.
FFFan80: ......>_o;;;
Lithaladhwen: *But hey! A pretty church!*
OMG Priam: *steps back from the church*
Arch mage144: ...something is wrong.
FFFan80: I... I agree.
Lithaladhwen: (I'm going to hold on a moment for Charles.)
Arch mage144: *shakes his head furiously*
PapatymisonN: (Back.)
CGNakibe: IM: This is the sort of thing he'd like, isn't it? He who? .... Um... *thinks*
FFFan80: IM: Her... her name is... Goddess what the hell is going on....?
PapatymisonN: (And I've got 5 ranks in World History. Might I use them?)
CGNakibe: ... There's... Um..
Lithaladhwen: (Sure. Make a roll.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
PapatymisonN: (oop.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
CGNakibe: IM: Why the hell can't I remember his name? Because you're going senile in your young age. e.e
Lithaladhwen: (Naki doesn't know it either. =P )
PapatymisonN: (So... 12... plus 9 equals 21.)
FFFan80: ...maybe we should go back.
Lithaladhwen: (What does Charles want to know?)
CGNakibe: ... I'm.... Um....
CGNakibe: IM: Dammit, don't you remember? Remember what? I know nothing, remember! I'm not playing around here, you know.
PapatymisonN: (Every last drop of info on the events that destroyed this temple.)
CGNakibe: IM: ... well? ... you know, its on the tip of my tongue.. or would be if I HAD a tongue... .... okay, that's far too strange.
Lithaladhwen: *Charles is pretty good at this sort of thing, but he can't rightly remember the destruction of one temple in one town in another country. He...draws a blank. This is becoming a theme.*
CGNakibe: There's something...
CGNakibe: I think there's something wrong here.
PapatymisonN: ... damn... there's... I can't remember.
Arch mage144: ...let's just...go inside...*shakes his head*
PapatymisonN: I'm SURE it's buried deep in one of my old textbooks... *heads in...*
Arch mage144: We can...accomplish nothing...standing on the steps.
PapatymisonN: IM: This is going to bug me all day...
CGNakibe: Are... are you sure?
Arch mage144: IM: Why am I suddenly thinking about...my mother? And why...why is it such a fuzzy memory?
Lithaladhwen: *The interior of the temple is filled with light. There are burning candles in every dark corner and daylight streams in through an enormous rose window on the far wall.*
OMG Priam: *steps back from the temple. Tries to put his old country back together in his mind.*
CGNakibe: IM: I should know his name, dammit. Serran? No.... Sirus? No, not that either. Maybe if you had a phone book handy, Boss.
Lithaladhwen: *The harder Kurt tries, the more he forgets. He can't even quite get names or faces of people he knew.*
Arch mage144: Hello? *calls out*
OMG Priam: Distance isn't helping...
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 10-sided die: 6
OMG Priam: Ugh.
CGNakibe: ... this is wrong. Very wrong...
FFFan80: >_< IM: Why can't I remember?! How the hell can I possibly forget?!
PapatymisonN: Agreed.
OMG Priam: Vade Mecum, you know the story...what is wrong with my memory?
Arch mage144: Is anyone here?
CGNakibe: ... memory?
Arch mage144: IM: Now...isn't the time to think about the past...
Arch mage144: IM: Something...is very wrong...but it's just a distraction...
CGNakibe: IM: ... Something about that.... Huh?
Lithaladhwen: The problem with her memory affects everything here you feel and see.
CGNakibe: HER memory?
CGNakibe: So she can't remember and its affecting us?
PapatymisonN: Sounds like.
Lithaladhwen: *Darin's voice calls someone in cleric's robes from a side door.*
Lithaladhwen: Ah'm sorry. Ah just got lost in mah work. May Ah help you, son?
OMG Priam: *enters into the cathedral as well, then*
CGNakibe: *follows Darin*
Arch mage144: Yes, please...I'm looking for a woman, blonde, about 24 years old...a healer...
Lithaladhwen: Hm. Ah don' think we've got any healers 'round that age. Got lots of volunteers, but Ah couldn' honestly say that matches any.
Arch mage144: ...but...someone said she would be here...
Arch mage144: Her name is Tassi, Tassi Wells...
Lithaladhwen: Look, son. Ah can see that ye're worried 'bout this person, but she ain' here. Ah suggest ya check around. As y'all can see, ye're the only ones here.
Lithaladhwen: *The man gestures around the room, and Darin abruptly realizes that rose window high above them looks damned familiar.*
Arch mage144: *looks up*
PapatymisonN: (If Tassi does not find true love before the last petal falls...)
Lithaladhwen: *Something... the...the pattern... or something? Maybe he's seen something like it. Another glasswork maybe. Hard to say.*
Lithaladhwen: (Charles, hush.)
Arch mage144: ...that looks familiar...very familiar...
FFFan80: *looks*
Arch mage144: IM: It seems like I should know this...
CGNakibe: (Wouldn't that be more suitable for Ferran?)
CGNakibe: Damn. I was certain that we would find her here...
OMG Priam: We still might...
Arch mage144: *places his hands on his head and groans softly*
Arch mage144: Very...frustrating.
OMG Priam: We need to get to that...
OMG Priam: *indicating the rose stained glass*
Arch mage144: ...what?
CGNakibe: Are you sure?
OMG Priam: If you say it's familiar, then....something's different about it.
OMG Priam: We need to find out what that is.
OMG Priam: But...do we destroy it...or get closer to it?
Arch mage144: No, I...I've never seen the window...but the pattern...
Lithaladhwen: Ah can get all ya'll a closer look if ya like. We've got some stairs leadin' up to it. If y'all promise to be careful, Ah'll walk ya up.
PapatymisonN: ... that'd be excellent.
Arch mage144: Please...
OMG Priam: Yes, please.
Lithaladhwen: *The cleric leads them to another side door and through a dark and narrow upward staircase.*
CGNakibe: If it isn't too much trouble.
Arch mage144: *follow*
Lithaladhwen: *They come out on a platform just below the window that is likely used for cleaning and other maintenance.*
Lithaladhwen: *It's reeaaally detailed. Scenes are pictured from some of the texts Daniel read when he was in training in.... well, whatever that place was. Suddenly he can't remember. It had "r's" in it, he knows that much.*
Lithaladhwen: *Definitely dedicated to Ishtar, though.*
Arch mage144: ...*studies the window, not entirely sure what is to be gained from this*
Arch mage144: IM: Sebastian said she would be here...where?
PapatymisonN: IM: My mind has turned to... ... um... that... cheese with holes in it.
Lithaladhwen: *Through some of the clear glass portions, the guys can see the marketplace outside down below.*
Arch mage144: IM: The prospect of losing my memories...is suddenly more terrifying than anything that happened in Myrnal's dreamscape...
Arch mage144: ...nothing here.
CGNakibe: There has to be SOMETHING here.
Lithaladhwen: *Not quite.*
Lithaladhwen: *Outside in the market, Darin sees the faceless man from the bar talking quietly to a woman holding hands with a child. He recognizes the man's green vest and craptastic boots.*
Lithaladhwen: *She looks quite a bit older, at least fortysomething... but he'd know her anywhere. This one person DOES have a face. It's her.*
Arch mage144: ...wait!
CGNakibe: What?
CGNakibe: Did you find something?
PapatymisonN: ... *peer*
Arch mage144: IM: Just a dreamscape...not the real world...there's no time to lose!
PapatymisonN: ... you're joking. o.o
Arch mage144: *draws his scythe and SMASHES the stained glass*
PapatymisonN: ...
CGNakibe: I'd take that as a yes....
Arch mage144: *then proceeds to leap out the window, using his wings to prevent him from crashing to the ground, and lands near the recognizable woman*
PapatymisonN: And for those of us who can't use wings... *heads back down the stairs*
Lithaladhwen: *the cleric starts up the stairs, cursing and yelling at them* Hey! What in all hells do you think you're doing!
Lithaladhwen: *Charles shoves past him*
Lithaladhwen: Hey!
PapatymisonN: *passes him* Sorry!
PapatymisonN: Friend went nuts! I'll pay for it!
PapatymisonN: IM: Not bloody likely.
Arch mage144: Tassi! TASSI!
OMG Priam: *run!*
Lithaladhwen: *The woman Darin recognizes as...probably being Tassi takes several steps back behind the guy from the bar, dragging the kid with her. Hard to tell the kid's age being as he has no face.*
PapatymisonN: *runs outside*
CGNakibe: *Follows the king down the stairs....*
Lithaladhwen: *The guy from the bar draws a sword.* Maria, Ah want you to run. Ah can take care of these.
PapatymisonN: *skrrrrch* Ah, crap...
Arch mage144: *as he hits the ground, his wings flare up--with the scythe at the ready, it's kind of imposing, actually, not that that's necessarily what he's going for*
FFFan80: *bumps into Charles* >.o;
Arch mage144: What? Maria? Who are you? Tassi, what's going on here?
PapatymisonN: ...
Lithaladhwen: *She looks utterly horrifed by Darin and the others.* No, Glen, Ah... *When Darin addresses her she turns on her heel and books it away from them, dragging her son along.*
Arch mage144: Wait, no!
PapatymisonN: *putting it together*
Lithaladhwen: *points the sword at Darin* Ah won' have you botherin' mah wife. State yer business
Arch mage144: Your wife? What are you talking about!?
CGNakibe: We're just looking for Tassi, is all. o.o
Arch mage144: I've been searching for her since I came here, and this is where I was told she could be found! I need to speak with her!
Lithaladhwen: It's mah job to see that she an'--*pauses and coughs into one fist* --she an' mah son are safe. Ah don' know who the hell y'all are, but yer not runnin' after her.
CGNakibe: We just need to talk, that's all.
Arch mage144: I have no time to explain myself to dream-phantoms! Out of my way!
Lithaladhwen: Ah won'. No way. You either go home, or ya go through me.
FFFan80: >.o; IM: That cough doesn't sound good...
Arch mage144: I said out of my way!
Lithaladhwen: (Roll init, friends!)
PapatymisonN: IM: She looks older in the past... she's got a different name...
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 4
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
Arch mage144: (5)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
PapatymisonN: (12.)
CGNakibe: (Still fast, 16)
FFFan80: ( 11 )
PapatymisonN: IM: And she's got no APPARENT memory of Darin...
Lithaladhwen: (Kurt should roll init at some point, too.)
PapatymisonN: IM: This must be... her... former life? Or she was rejuvenated, and lost her memory? ... we'll have to ask.
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
OMG Priam: (Doh, my bad)
OMG Priam: (6)
Lithaladhwen: (Damian goes first, as usual.)
CGNakibe: *eyes the man, and then chants* Blessed darkness, shut one's eyes to the world. Show them nothing of your truest form...
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
CGNakibe: (MATK 16)
CGNakibe: (Sorry, 24. I always forget to add skill. >.<)
CGNakibe: (If it connects then the dream guy sees nothing of Damian)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
Lithaladhwen: *No deal. He seems pretty secure in his ability to know where Damian is.*
Lithaladhwen: (Charles.)
CGNakibe: *frowns*
PapatymisonN: IM: I hate hurting civilians.
PapatymisonN: *after a split second of indecision, dives in and takes a couple of swings at Glen-bo*
PapatymisonN: (Two medium attacks.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 20-sided dice: 19 19
Lithaladhwen: (Roll things!)
Lithaladhwen: (Nice.)
CGNakibe: (I like those numbers)
PapatymisonN: (I believe that's double 28s.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 16
PapatymisonN: (No, wait.)
Lithaladhwen: (*waits*)
PapatymisonN: (I have to subtract for medium attacks, right? What's the modifier?)
Lithaladhwen: (-2)
PapatymisonN: (So 26s.)
Lithaladhwen: (The first one hits. Roll damage.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
PapatymisonN: (So 10+6+11+3=30 damage.)
Lithaladhwen: (Total?)
PapatymisonN: (Da.)
Lithaladhwen: *At Charles' attacks, Glen ducks back through a fast-dispersing crowd and retreats, shouting ahead to his wife as he goes.* MARIA! Get Elias out of here!
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel is next. Since Glen is using his whole turn to run, you'll have to do the same to keep up with him if that's what you want to do.*
FFFan80: *Decides to persue!*
FFFan80: IM: Sorry, but we have to know what's going on here...
Lithaladhwen: (Kurt, Darin, Damian, and Charles in that order. You following?)
PapatymisonN: (Yep!)
CGNakibe: (Follow!)
OMG Priam: *running the other direction!*
Arch mage144: *Darin is following, but it's not quite that simple*
Arch mage144: *Has he got a clear sight of "Maria?"*
Lithaladhwen: (No, he doesn't. She's likely ducked down some alley or something trying to get away from them.)
Lithaladhwen: (Where's Kurt headed?)
OMG Priam: (TO THE BATMOBILE)
Lithaladhwen: (LET'S RIDE)
Arch mage144: *Darin pushes off and takes to the air to get a clearer view*
CGNakibe: (Kurt is The Goddamn Batman?)
Lithaladhwen: *Very suddenly running alongside Kurt is that angel they fought named.... Sam...Sid... something like that. It was longer. More syllables. But it's him, anyway.*
Lithaladhwen: This is the difficult part. If I could help you with it I would, but I am only part of her mind, and even she does not know where she is now. If you wish to take her home, you must find her first.
Lithaladhwen: Do you understand?
CGNakibe: (Gold Roger: My treasure is yours for the taking, but you'll have to find it first...)
Arch mage144: *He's scanning the area from a relatively low altitude, looking around for anywhere she might have gone, peering into alleys and the like...
Arch mage144: *
PapatymisonN: Easy enough concept...
CGNakibe: This is becoming decidedly more frustrating.
Arch mage144: IM: Where did she go!?
OMG Priam: I....sort of.
Lithaladhwen: Good. Because that's all I know. *fwip-vanish*
PapatymisonN: ... you'd think he'd actually HELP US, hmm?
Lithaladhwen: *Darin can see her crouched in the back opening of an alley connecting to the main street. She's got her arms around the boy and she's stroking his hair, presumably trying to calm him down.*
Arch mage144: *only one way into the alley?*
Arch mage144: *okay, nevermind, I understand now*
Arch mage144: *Darin's going to attempt to warp dreamspace to raise a wall on either side of the alley, trapping Tassi in it*
Lithaladhwen: *The others are following Glen, and he's headed that way to make sure that flying bastard doesn't head him off.*
Lithaladhwen: (Darin, MATK roll.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 18
PapatymisonN: (... ow.)
Lithaladhwen: (Yeah, not this time.)
Arch mage144: *Fuck that, he's trying again*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Arch mage144: (Can I apply his use focus tech?)
Lithaladhwen: (Sure.)
Arch mage144: (36)
Lithaladhwen: *Yeah, there's a wall there now. The woman jolts up away from it, holding her son close to the wall so that she's between him and the mouth of the alley.*
Lithaladhwen: *GM illiteracy. There's one on both walls. Everything else is the same. Maria's in a box. So's Elias. Good work.*
Arch mage144: *drops down into the "box"*
Arch mage144: *isn't having the ability to fly handy?*
Arch mage144: Tassi!
Lithaladhwen: (Yeah, it sure is.)
FFFan80: (...what about the rest of the group? >_>; )
Lithaladhwen: *She and her son recoil from him in complete fucking horror.*
PapatymisonN: IM: He hasn't put it together yet...
Arch mage144: (He is not particularly concerned about you)
FFFan80: ( wasn't asking you, but thanks =P )
CGNakibe: *And how close are the rest of us to this wall of walliness?*
PapatymisonN: IM: It must be like with Myrnal. It's a her that isn't her...
Lithaladhwen: *Glen's running in that direction, and when he sees the wall, he pounds his fist on it and screams.* You bastard!
Lithaladhwen: *He seems to have totally forgotten about the others chasing him.*
FFFan80: ....
FFFan80: This... is a problem.
CGNakibe: ... um... Crap.
Lithaladhwen: Ah don' know what you want! Stop callin' me that! That's not mah name!
Arch mage144: *drops his weapon on the ground and raises both hands*
CGNakibe: ...
PapatymisonN: ... let him figure it out.
PapatymisonN: It may take him a while.
CGNakibe: He may need help.
Lithaladhwen: *Glen turns and points his sword at the others.* You call him off. Or Ah'll kill you. Get him away from mah wife.
CGNakibe: IM: Time to try something stupid. For the 30th time today? Hush, you.
Lithaladhwen: *Darin's weapon doesn't seem to be what's scaring her.*
PapatymisonN: He won't hurt her.
Arch mage144: Please, just talk to me!
CGNakibe: .... >.>
PapatymisonN: None of us would dream of it.
PapatymisonN: ... would it freak you out to know we're from the future?
Lithaladhwen: *Glen spits on the ground* Sure. Y'all were chasin' us through the streets 'cuz y'all just wanted a cup of sugah.
Lithaladhwen: Lyin' bastards. Get 'im out of there.
CGNakibe: And you decided to attempt to kill us because we wanted to talk.
PapatymisonN: Got any ideas on that? Cuz I'm stumped.
Lithaladhwen: Ah don't know what you want! Why did you trap me and mah son here!
CGNakibe: Apparently we're not the only ones in the wrong here...
FFFan80: Sir... *steps forward*
Arch mage144: Because you wouldn't stop running away!
Lithaladhwen: Ah don' care. That's mah wife and son. They come first.
Arch mage144: ...do you really have no idea who I am?
CGNakibe: Admirable, but we only needed to talk.
FFFan80: *gestures to the holy symbol for Ishtar on his armor*
CGNakibe: If you hadn't run before, all of this could have been avoided.
Lithaladhwen: *panicked scream* NO! Ah don't!
FFFan80: I swear to you, in Ishtar's name, and as her humble follower, that we mean none of you any harm. You have to believe me.
CGNakibe: As it is, no harm will come to your son or your wife.
Arch mage144: *looks at the ground and sighs heavily*
Lithaladhwen: Ah don' care who you are. But mah wife is trapped with a stranger in some damn brick box.
PapatymisonN: He won't hurt her.
Lithaladhwen: And Ah do not take kindly to that!
Arch mage144: ...this is wrong, somehow...there must be another solution to this...
PapatymisonN: He's... well...
Arch mage144: Please...Maria...
PapatymisonN: *looks to Dan...*
Arch mage144: ...I need to find someone...who evidently looks exactly like you...
FFFan80: *blinks at Charles*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
Lithaladhwen: (Charles, make a parry roll.)
PapatymisonN: *has no idea how to tell someone that there's a guy with wings who's in love with his wife...*
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
PapatymisonN: (28.)
FFFan80: (...yeah that would make things better =[ )
Lithaladhwen: *Glen charges at Charles, apparently tired of hearing about how safe his wife is right now. Fortunately for Charles, he misses with that huge sword of his.*
Lithaladhwen: (Init order is the same.)
Lithaladhwen: (Daniel is next.)
FFFan80: YOUR HIGHNESS
FFFan80: >\/>++
Arch mage144: IM: Is this a great waste of time?
CGNakibe: Can't we have just ONE conversation without someone trying to kill us?
PapatymisonN: Apparently not.
Lithaladhwen: Ah'm sorry! Ah don' know who you are! *puts her face in her hands* Ah can't even see you an' ya want me to.... what? What do you want?
CGNakibe: IM: No. Why do you ask? ...*mental growl*
Arch mage144: ...see me?
Arch mage144: What? You...can't see me? *looks confused*
Lithaladhwen: There's somethin' wrong with you! What are you?
OMG Priam: (Am I there yet? =O)
Arch mage144: I...
Arch mage144: IM: ...I...*flash of realization*
Lithaladhwen: (Yes, Kurt is there. Daniel can go if he wants. Otherwise, Kurt's turn is up.)
PapatymisonN: (Dave? Go ahead and... do something, dude.)
Arch mage144: *drops to his knees*
OMG Priam: *VRRRRRNNNNNN in the distance*
Arch mage144: It's me, Darin...but...I guess...
Arch mage144: ...you...have no way of realizing that...
FFFan80: *Tries to disable the man without killing him*
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 2 20-sided dice: 7 2
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 14 10
FFFan80: ( 17+3, 17-2 )
FFFan80: (20, 15)
Lithaladhwen: (Yeah, he hits. Roll damage.)
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
FFFan80: (38, 36)
PapatymisonN: (... dang.)
Lithaladhwen: *With a groan of pain, Glen goes down. That's a lot of damage, no matter what kind it is.*
Lithaladhwen: GLEN!
Arch mage144: *winces* IM: This...is not going to help my case.
Lithaladhwen: Please, mister. Just let me and mah son outta here. Ah'll come with you. Ah just....
Lithaladhwen: That's mah husband. Please just let us out.
Arch mage144: *sighs* I...have no wish to imprison you...I just need your help.
FFFan80: A...are you alright, Charles?
CGNakibe: *sighs* Dammit...
Arch mage144: And...I could think of no other way to convince you to talk to me.
PapatymisonN: Not a scratch.
Lithaladhwen: Ah just.... *starts crying* Ah know they'll kill him.
Arch mage144: *dismisses the walls*
Lithaladhwen: He just wants to keep us safe.
Arch mage144: They will do no such thing!
CGNakibe: On the one hand I can understand his urge to protect his family.
CGNakibe: On the other hand, DAMMIT I'm tired of people trying to give us more holes than we were born with.
Lithaladhwen: *there's a tiny brief pause before she splits for the end of the alley where her husband is lying*
Lithaladhwen: *still has blood on him from the wounds Charles dealt!*
Arch mage144: *picks up his weapon, collapses it, puts it away, and follows out slowly*
FFFan80: ...ma'am...
FFFan80: ...if you need to be mad at someone, be mad at me. I knocked him out... v.v
Lithaladhwen: Ah don' care about any o'you. *Maria kneels next to her husband, and checks to make sure he's still alive. She lays a hand on his neck to check him... and then backs away.... slowly at first...*
PapatymisonN: o.o
Arch mage144: Please...just...come with us...I promise no one will harm you.
Lithaladhwen: *Then she fucking scrambles away from his still form.*
Lithaladhwen: .... *She whirls to face Darin and she looks like herself again, as he knows her.*
FFFan80: o_o
FFFan80: *tries checking the man himself*
Arch mage144: *blinks, stares*
Lithaladhwen: Oh, Goddess. ......Darin?
Arch mage144: Tassi?
OMG Priam: (I hate to do this at such a pivotal moment, but brb, Nebtime)
CGNakibe: *sighs, and leans against a wall*
PapatymisonN: ... *rolls his eyes*
Lithaladhwen: You're not here. Something's wrong. First I could… I could see them and not you and now every… everything is different, and I can see you instead. I don't… I don't understand.
PapatymisonN: Thank the gods...
Lithaladhwen: (Priam, we can pause for you if you like.)
Lithaladhwen: (Hang tight, peeps.)
PapatymisonN: (Kay.)
Lithaladhwen: (If he doesn't get back in ten minutes, I'm going on without him because Dave only has until midnight.)
PapatymisonN: (*nod*)
FFFan80: (Then I turn back into a turnip)
FFFan80: (I mean)
FFFan80: (Head home, yes)
Lithaladhwen: (How long a commute do you have, Dave?)
FFFan80: (15-20 minutes)
FFFan80: (I can try to stay up, but I've been up since 6:00 >_>; )
Lithaladhwen: (I was trying to compute whether or not it'd be feasible to let you get home and log back on so that we could finish this whole thing clean off.... but if Priam gets back soon, I think we can make it.)
Lithaladhwen: (You've had a long day. I won't ask you to be up for a bazillion hours.)
FFFan80: (Why ask for a bazillion when you could ask for a .... milliion? <.< )
FFFan80: ( *shot* )
Lithaladhwen: (Heh.)
Lithaladhwen: (I think that as long as Priam gets back within the next ten minutes or so we should be fine, time-wise.)
Lithaladhwen: (You've basically got to consult with Tassi, and then go get your bossbattle on. That's all. I think we can handle that in one hour if we try.)
PapatymisonN: (*wait wait...*)
FFFan80: (*deals out cards*)
FFFan80: (Got any 3's?)
CGNakibe: (Go fish)
Lithaladhwen: (Nope. Go fish.)
PapatymisonN: (*puts the link to Dan's sheet in the wiki*)
FFFan80: ( ...why? )
PapatymisonN: (Convenience.)
PapatymisonN: (Done.)
PapatymisonN: (Also I put in a teeny little edit on Kyra's sheet.)
OMG Priam: (back)
PapatymisonN: (Whee!)
PapatymisonN: (Let's go! XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN!)
Lithaladhwen: (Yes.)
PapatymisonN: (... or something.)
Lithaladhwen: (Go!)
Arch mage144: ......
Arch mage144: I...am here, though...
Lithaladhwen: *shakes her head* This makes no sense.
CGNakibe: ...
PapatymisonN: I'll say.
CGNakibe: .... o.o *blinks*
CGNakibe: No.
Arch mage144: ...you...seemed unable to recognize me...and you were speaking with a Rivan accent.
Arch mage144: ...like you do...when you're angry.
CGNakibe: (Can we recall crap now?)
Lithaladhwen: I... I know, I... *frowns* I'm sorry. I knew when I was here, but I... can't seem to remember.
Lithaladhwen: *Was just going to get to that. Yes. You have found God and now you remember stuff that her realm sucked from your mind.*
CGNakibe: Did you say you couldn't remember?
Arch mage144: *raises an eyebrow* This place...where is it? Why is it important to you?
PapatymisonN: ... Elle Cheryl Fiammetta Lina Domanada. Right.
FFFan80: ...Kyra. o.o
Arch mage144: (No wonder he forgot that)
FFFan80: Oh thank the Goddess... -_-;
Lithaladhwen: *looks up* I don't... I swear I could remember everything a moment ago. But I don't know who this man is or... *touches the tears on her cheeks* ....or why he was so important.
Arch mage144: IM: ...my mother died before I joined the military, of course...because they killed her...
CGNakibe: Hmmm....
Arch mage144: ...he was your husband, you said.
Lithaladhwen: ...
CGNakibe: IM: I'm glad I didn't forget Solis...
Lithaladhwen: What?
Arch mage144: Your husband...and you had a child too...and your name was "Maria."
CGNakibe: IM: You say that NOW that you remember....Funny funny.
Lithaladhwen: Maria. *frowns again* Maria?
Lithaladhwen: It...it feels right. It feels like me.
Arch mage144: Yes...
CGNakibe: Strange.
Arch mage144: ...but...aren't you Tassi?
CGNakibe: .... Hm.
FFFan80: Apparently, we're in a version of some town called Brighton. o.o
Lithaladhwen: Yes. Yes, of course I am. And you're Darin, and you're Daniel and you're the king, and Kurt and... well, I'm not sure who you are, sir. Apologies.
CGNakibe: *turns to Kurt* Is it possible for two dream worlds to converge in one place?
CGNakibe: In one particular dream?
Lithaladhwen: Brighton? I know that name. I just... It's on the tip of my...my mind, I guess. I don't know.
Arch mage144: This...from what I understand about dreams, this place must have some significance to you...
CGNakibe: Yes, that's the problem exactly. YOU don't know.
Lithaladhwen: I... I can't see anything now. It looks to me like it always has.
Lithaladhwen: I think this is where I died.
PapatymisonN: ...
FFFan80: o_o
FFFan80: ....What?
CGNakibe: .... Well.
Arch mage144: ...oh...
PapatymisonN: This... this is fascinating...
PapatymisonN: But we need to get to business.
Arch mage144: I...think your past life was dominant in the dream world, Tassi.
CGNakibe: IM: Blows that theory out of the water. So much for your Private Eye license.
Arch mage144: It would explain...quite a lot.
Lithaladhwen: I.....it must have been. And you say you got information about it? You know names.
CGNakibe: Only some.
Arch mage144: Not many. *shakes head* This man's name, Glen...
Lithaladhwen: I've never been able to remember the names or faces or.... or anything really.
Lithaladhwen: Just vague images.
Arch mage144: Elias, the boy...
Lithaladhwen: ....boy?
Arch mage144: Your...son.
PapatymisonN: ... your son.
Lithaladhwen: .....
FFFan80: ....v_v
Lithaladhwen: *stares at the ground......*
Arch mage144: ...could he still be alive, somewhere...?
Lithaladhwen: *is totally broken now....wheee for more information than she had!*
CGNakibe: Hm.
PapatymisonN: Tassil.
Lithaladhwen: I.....
PapatymisonN: *Tassi
Lithaladhwen: I did have a son. But he... Elias?
Lithaladhwen: His name was Elias?
CGNakibe: .Does that sound right?
PapatymisonN: If ever a census was taken, I can check for these names.
Arch mage144: Yes, it would seem so...and you and your husband were willing to do anything to protect him.
CGNakibe: Admirable, really.
PapatymisonN: We can do this AFTER OUR TASK IS DONE.
Arch mage144: You were terrified of me...and I had no idea what to do aside from force you to let me speak with you.
PapatymisonN: I know this is all... very revealing.
Lithaladhwen: I'm.... I'm so sorry Darin.
Arch mage144: This is our task, sire!
Lithaladhwen: What do you need to do? Why are you here?
CGNakibe: Charles, please.
PapatymisonN: ...
Arch mage144: Something in this dream world is important!
PapatymisonN: *looks away*
Arch mage144: And we must figure out what it is!
CGNakibe: This is important to Tassi, thus it is important to the here and now.
Arch mage144: Tassi, we came here in search of a way to defeat the wizard, Memory.
Lithaladhwen: What about Myrnal? Is she still all right? That Rinthron seemed... I don't know. He didn't even seem to care whether I was here or not.
PapatymisonN: She's holding the line.
CGNakibe: Myrnal still seemed to be fighting her battles, yes.
Arch mage144: She granted us a boon, the ability to manipulate the dream world.
Lithaladhwen: She did.... I... well, damn it all.
Lithaladhwen: I see no reason why I can't do the same.
Arch mage144: And...we have the staff, Vade Mecum...the artifact the wizard seeks.
Arch mage144: Tassi, please...I want you to return to the real world as soon as possible...
Arch mage144: ...this place...is very dangerous.
Lithaladhwen: *looks around*
Lithaladhwen: You can do what we can. But I think I can do something else for you.
Lithaladhwen: Give me a moment, please.
Lithaladhwen: *she leads them to an open area behind the buildings, all spacious and grassy*
Arch mage144: *follow*
Lithaladhwen: Come on. I don't have all bloody day.
CGNakibe: *follows*
PapatymisonN: *goes on...*
Lithaladhwen: *stops there and waits until they're all in the same area*
Lithaladhwen: *Tassi backs away from the others with her fingertips against her forehead, hiding her eyes. Bending forward, she wraps her arms around herself and she grimaces with her eyes shut tightly as if she's in pain.*
Lithaladhwen: *Suddenly she seems to uncurl from herself, slowly standing upright. She spreads her arms wide and turns her face up to the sky.*
Lithaladhwen: *As she opens her eyes, white light streams forth from her fingertips, her eyes, her mouth, and even the ends of her hair.*
Lithaladhwen: *She rises about two inches off the ground and for a moment the air around her and her allies is perfectly silent and still; even the noise of the market doesn't penetrate the silence around them.*
Lithaladhwen: *There's a deafening BOOM as an immense wind explodes outward from Tassi, and the party can feel her essence blasting through them.*
Arch mage144: .......
Lithaladhwen: *In the following silence, the sound of the market returns slowly, but for the first few seconds after the blast, every face and every printed word in the market is perfectly clear.*
Lithaladhwen: *Tassi drops down to the ground on her knees and braces herself with one hand against the ground, clearly more than a little winded.*
Arch mage144: *slow blink*
Arch mage144: ...that...are you alright?
CGNakibe: That didn't hurt you somehow, did it?
Lithaladhwen: *nods* I'm... I'll be all right. A little tired, that's all. It's taking a bit to resist this place. But I'm fine.
Lithaladhwen: I don’t know what else I can do to protect you, but as I am now, I can do some small things. He should not be able to use his ability to shape this place on you anymore. I've done all I can.
FFFan80: Thank you, Tassi.
FFFan80: We'll do what we can.
Arch mage144: IM: How appropriate...Miss Myrnal grants us the power to enforce our will on the world, and Miss Tassi protects us from the will of others...
PapatymisonN: In that we'll kill ... Ripcord, or whatever his name was.
Arch mage144: ...Rinthron, sire.
Lithaladhwen: Just... *sits on the ground and looks up at her friends* Well, shoo! On with you! I don't have all bloody day, you know.
PapatymisonN: ... *nod*
Arch mage144: ...I suppose you must stay here for now...
PapatymisonN: We'll see you later, Tassi.
Arch mage144: *kneels next to Tassi* Be careful.
CGNakibe: Stay safe.
Lithaladhwen: *puts her arms around him* You, too.
Arch mage144: *embraces her, wings and all*
OMG Priam: *VRRN the autoambulator pulls up to them.*
PapatymisonN: Have the staff take us to Memory.
Lithaladhwen: *returns the embrace* I promise I'll be all right. Now go. You'll be fine.
Arch mage144: *stands up and brushes himself off, looking forlorn as he turns away and walks toward the horseless carriage*
PapatymisonN: *gets shotgun*
Lithaladhwen: *stands and watches them go*
OMG Priam: *thinks*
CGNakibe: *gets into the auto-ambulator*.
Arch mage144: Staff that tames the dreams which rage, deliver us to the insane mage!
Lithaladhwen: *Yes sir. That staff becomes the great glowing filigree artifact it was back on the open plane and the party is sucked out of Tassi's mind like water through a straw.*
FFFan80: IM: This is it... I have to be strong... not just for myself, but for everyone...
Lithaladhwen: *The party is deposited on the surface of an olympic-sized swimming pool full of uncooked macaroni. The footing is a little unsure, but it's solid enough that they can make it to the purple grass at the pool's edge.*
CGNakibe: IM: After all this, we finally have something to work with. Good. Because I'm getting this hankering for a burger right now... ...and where would you get a burger about now?
Arch mage144: ...
Arch mage144: IM: This is nonsense.
Arch mage144: *trudges through the pasta*
CGNakibe: 6.6 He forgot the cheeze.
PapatymisonN: *hops out, and walks over*
Arch mage144: *muttering* He used it to fill his head.
Lithaladhwen: *A man with blue hair peeks out from behind a giant stuffed crocodile that seems to have been converted into a giant grandfather clock.*
CGNakibe: IM: What's with you and liking stuff with cheeze anyway. I have peculiar tastes, is all. Yeah, where I'm from we call that "WEIRD"
Lithaladhwen: Ah! You!
Lithaladhwen: (Font. *ahem*)
Lithaladhwen: You're here again!
CGNakibe: IM: Is that Tick Tock? And did he manage to eat Captain Hook yet? Don't think so...
Arch mage144: I could hardly tell it was the same place, to be honest.
CGNakibe: Hello!
Lithaladhwen: And THE KING IS STILL HERE! *laughs hysterically*
PapatymisonN: Wouldn't miss this party for the world.
CGNakibe: *drily* Yes folks, the King has entered the dreamscape.
Lithaladhwen: But it just HAD TO BE YOU. How lovely. I wish she could be here so she could see how useless her little disruption was.
Lithaladhwen: I bet I can still kill you!
PapatymisonN: What the hells are you talking about?
Arch mage144: .......
Lithaladhwen: Oh, I've been trying to crack Myrnal's mind for a while now. I want her to see.
Lithaladhwen: She should really be here for this. I'll keep trying! I'll get it yet!
PapatymisonN: No, cuz, we're gonna kill you.
Lithaladhwen: No way! I'm just being petty! I'm pissed at her mom, but her mom isn't here! Clearly, since she and I are the only ones who remember the old bag, we're MEANT TO BE TOGETHER, right? Like SOULMATES we are.
Lithaladhwen: *laugh*
Arch mage144: I have had enough of your nonsense, madman.
Lithaladhwen: No! I have so much MORE NONSENSE STILL!
PapatymisonN: Me too.
Arch mage144: It is time for you to vanish from every plane of existence, this one included.
Lithaladhwen: Then NO ONE WILL KNOW! *cackles*
PapatymisonN: What the hells did her mom do to you, exactly?
Lithaladhwen: Her mother? Ohhhh....that.....
Lithaladhwen: Her MOTHER ran off with my apprentice and broke her deal with me. She was SUPPOSED to get me THE OTHER STAFF and she DIDN'T. I would have helped her! It would have been grand!
Lithaladhwen: But she DESTROYED it instead. So I didn’t help her. And now CHARLES is here! Of ALL PEOPLE! It's like FATE. Like the gods are BLESSING ME to give me my vengeance! They WANT ME to be one of THEM! You see? None of this is by chance!
PapatymisonN: ...
Lithaladhwen: Your HIGHNESS. Do you REALLY think you're here because YOU WANT to be? Ohhh…..no. You've been given direction by fate. This is all over YOU! HAHAHAHAHA! Oh, I slay me.
PapatymisonN: ... Over ME?
Lithaladhwen: *cracks up, leaning on the big goofy clock*
CGNakibe: Lovely.
CGNakibe: IM: Interesting. He's by the clock. Wonder what time it is.
Lithaladhwen: Well, I was going to betray her first and kill BOTH of you because that's what people like us do, but SHE STARTED IT so that means she's wrong.
Lithaladhwen: And now you're still here because she didn't want ME on the throne. Like it matters now that I can ASCEND to GODHOOD! Now I just want to kill you to SPIT IN HER EYE. Her big old dead eye. Ha!
Arch mage144: Sire, I suspect...he is too deranged to know what he is saying.
Lithaladhwen: *laughs* Big old dead eye.
PapatymisonN: ... you're absolutely laughable.
Arch mage144: His sense of humor...is wearing very thin.
Lithaladhwen: I KNOW! Isn't it grand?
CGNakibe: *Sighs* Hilarious.
OMG Priam: Shouldn't we be, say, conjuring something about now?
OMG Priam: Anybody have any good ideas?
CGNakibe: Conjuring?
PapatymisonN: ... oh, right.
Lithaladhwen: Oh, poop. You're no fun!
Lithaladhwen: (Init!)
CGNakibe: Whyever would I do that?
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 1
OMG Priam: (7)
PapatymisonN: (oop.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
CGNakibe: (13)
PapatymisonN: (10.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 3
Arch mage144: (9)
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
FFFan80: ( 11 )
Lithaladhwen: (Damian!)
CGNakibe: *imagines a beehive speeding towards Memory's head from above. Potentially they would be quite angry with him too!*
Lithaladhwen: (MATK roll.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
CGNakibe: (18)
Lithaladhwen: (Ah, sweet.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 17
PapatymisonN: (Not as sweet.)
Lithaladhwen: *The beehive flies through the air, but spins off course and flies right past Memory, having been physically deflected by his mastery of the plane.*
Lithaladhwen: (Daniel!)
FFFan80: -_- IM: I have to fight with my mind, with my will... I have to think of something, someone, I know is powerful enough to help us...
CGNakibe: (... uh oh.)
FFFan80: *the necklace Daniel wears starts to glow a bit*
FFFan80: *A strange shimmering mass starts to move past him, taking on form as it moves on Memory*
FFFan80: *The form is that of a man in dark blue Baronian armor, who looks a lot like Daniel, only with scruffier hair and beard*
FFFan80: *he draws out his weapon, looking eeriely like Daniel's sibling as he tries to strike the man down*
OnlineHost: FFFan80 rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
FFFan80: ( 15 )
Lithaladhwen: (Success. Myrnal did give you a bonus, after all. I don't have to tell you what that is.)
FFFan80: o_O *...looks in completely shock*
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel takes a page out of the Myrnal book of extraplanar defense and summons one badass parental figure. He strikes at Memory!*
Lithaladhwen: (NPC fight!)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
OMG Priam: im: That's a fantastic idea!
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Lithaladhwen: *That sword seems to cut down into Memory like any sword would. Your weapons are liable to have at least as good an effect, but Daniel's method seems to be working, too!*
FFFan80: ó_ò .... IM: I know it's just a dream... but....
Lithaladhwen: *Memory growls in anger from the injury and stomps on the ground. It cracks open wide..... until it gets about a foot from the party.* Damn it!
Lithaladhwen: *He looks like he has a moment of sudden realization.*
Lithaladhwen: *starts cracking up worse than he was before*
Lithaladhwen: I HAVE IT
Arch mage144: IM: This is no longer his domain...he no longer has the power here he once did...because we are protected from him in ways he cannot imagine.
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Lithaladhwen: *He laughs again, and a woman in a long trenchcoat with NO FUCKING FACE steps in front of him and goes after the image of Alex Hyral.*
Lithaladhwen: (Darin's turn.)
Arch mage144: *Darin waves his hands, opting not to play with the plane of dreams for now, and channels arcane energy*
Lithaladhwen: *He has two opponents. Memory, or what....may...or may not be an image of Anira.*
Arch mage144: *Dan, Charles, Damian, and himself begin glowing with a white aura*
Arch mage144: (Align + Share Spell--all four of the people I mentioned have a +4 to their AT for the next four rounds.)
Lithaladhwen: (Sweet. Roll for it.)
Lithaladhwen: (Er, wait. Never mind.)
Lithaladhwen: (I'm still in GURPS mode.)
Lithaladhwen: (BONUS GETTO. Kurt is next.)
OMG Priam: im: Who's the most powerful mage I know....?
OMG Priam: im: ....of course!
Lithaladhwen: (Oh, no.)
OMG Priam: *another figure begins to coalesce...*
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 2-sided die: 1
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
OMG Priam: (19 to manifest General Silvar)
CGNakibe: (hahaha)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
Lithaladhwen: (Oh, Christ. You succeed. Go get his sheet on the wiki. You summon a figment of Hakaril.)
OMG Priam: (hahahaha!)
Arch mage144: ( http://mysidia.org/rpgww/Hakaril_Silvar )
OMG Priam: (Thank you)
Lithaladhwen: (This is so much fun. I love giving you crazy godpowers.)
FFFan80: (Sadly, he wastes the round speculating on his own fictional existance =[ )
Lithaladhwen: (Kurt will have to decide how Hakaril acts, since it's his idea of the mage.)
Arch mage144: ...*looks incredibly confused and amazed at the same time*
Arch mage144: ...General...I mean...Hakaril!?
OMG Priam: At your service! *tips hat in a grandiose gesture*
Lithaladhwen: Ah! Summon as many as you like! *points* I'll have Anira kill you all! See how you like that!
OMG Priam: (Hak! Use your thundershock attack!)
Lithaladhwen: (Haka--Hakaril!)
OMG Priam: (....is it still my turn?)
Lithaladhwen: *The trees at the edge of the landscape start looking a lot more like the woods near Myrnal's hometown. You smell smoke. Hakaril can attack as Kurt's action.*
OMG Priam: Here's one I haven't used in a long time! Let's see what happens!
OMG Priam: *Rampant wild-surge esque effect, akin to a polymorph, at Anira!*
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
OMG Priam: (so 26)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 5
Lithaladhwen: (Success. What did you want to do?)
OMG Priam: (Let me find out =D)
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 1 699-sided die: 456
OMG Priam: *A large pie flies at Anira, and splats against her comically. However, this pie seems to be made of something fairly adhesive, as it seems to more or less ensnare her.*
Lithaladhwen: (....I see.)
OMG Priam: I've never seen it do that before. Fascinating!
OMG Priam: (I'm thinking a -4 AT/PA or something)
CGNakibe: IM: This is getting rather outrageous... So why not add to it? You know, that's actually a good idea.
Lithaladhwen: *Anira's figment attempts to pull it off her face, for whatever reason. Not like she was using her face, anyway. That penalty sounds about right, all things considered.*
Lithaladhwen: *She's pulling Hak Pie from her face. Penalty stands.*
OMG Priam: Please, General! Focus, something more direct!
Lithaladhwen: (Damian is next.)
Lithaladhwen: Anira! What are you doing! Kill them! You're supposed to protect me!
Lithaladhwen: (This roleplaying plot brought to you by.... LSD!)
Lithaladhwen: (=D )
CGNakibe: *thinks up something different.... something more... classical*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 3
CGNakibe: (13)
CGNakibe: IM: You honestly think THAT will work? Why shouldn't it? But c'mon...that's cheezy and you know it. So? HE doesn't know that.
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Lithaladhwen: (Success. Whatcha want?)
CGNakibe: (Bride of Frankenstein)
Lithaladhwen: (wut)
CGNakibe: (Yep!)
Lithaladhwen: (Whatever. Describe away.)
OMG Priam: (wut indeed)
Arch mage144: (WRF)
OMG Priam: (*has room to talk*)
CGNakibe: *uses the powers Myrnal has given him to make a tall, pale looking lady with black-and white hair in an unusual style.*
OMG Priam: (Goddamn, it's hilarious to recall that all Kurt knows about Hak is salmon-coinage and mythril chicken soup)
CGNakibe: *She's more than a tad unsettling. Maybe its the bolts in her neck, though...*
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh*)
Arch mage144: (Heh, makes it hard to know what his signature abilities are XD)
CGNakibe: *She lurches forwards towards Rintharon, her only "thought". if it can be so called, to wring his neck*
Lithaladhwen: (Uh.... okay. Roll d20.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 1
CGNakibe: (Yeah, that'll work)
OMG Priam: (WHOOSH)
Lithaladhwen: *She doesn't seem too good at thinking, but then, Damian apparently assumed she wasn't when he made her. It's Daniel's turn, and that faceless figment covered in Hak Pie is the closest opponent!*
Lithaladhwen: (Dave is still online, but I think he's turbo-busy right now.)
Lithaladhwen: *Two attacks on the crazy faceless broad.*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 13
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 4
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 2 20-sided dice: 9 14
FFFan80: (Gotta go!)
FFFan80 has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Yeah, okay. Success on both counts. He has an effective +8 against her, because Darin upped his AT and Anira has a HakPie-penalty.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Lithaladhwen: *Daniel lays into that freaky faceless fictitious figment with his fearsome halberd of awesome alliteration. He takes her down in one round and she vanishes.*
Lithaladhwen: (Charles? Have you gone?)
PapatymisonN: IM: So many possibilities in front of me... all laid open... but I think this is the right one. And besides, why not have one more member of the court?
PapatymisonN: (No. Just had that in the barrel the whole time.)
Lithaladhwen: (Something looks weird. Uhm. Go now.)
Arch mage144: (If you summon Ash Fanrico, I will kill myself)
Lithaladhwen: (I must have skipped you in the init order. You're there, I swear.)
PapatymisonN: (Summoning the ol' ball and chain.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
Lithaladhwen: (Damn. I'm going to have to make revisions to her sheet as we go. Her sheet is ooooold.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
PapatymisonN: (So 24.)
Lithaladhwen: (Success. Find her sheet and be sure to give me her numbers before you roll so I can do things.)
PapatymisonN: (Oh, just the Breath attack. 52+2d6 damage to all in the area.)
PapatymisonN: *a roar can be heard in the distance...*
Lithaladhwen: (Jesus H. Christ. Link me her sheet.)
PapatymisonN: (There ya go.)
PapatymisonN: *and there lands, behind the king, a seventy foot golden dragon...*
PapatymisonN: Hi sweetie. ^_^
PapatymisonN: (Oh, wait. 4d6.)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll MATK for her.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 9
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
PapatymisonN: (22.)
Lithaladhwen: *Memory crouches behind that clock and throws a hand up in front of him with one eye squinted shut. The cone of insane dragon-rage-energy dissipates around him, scorching that clock a good bit.*
Lithaladhwen: (Damian.)
Lithaladhwen: *The party hears those same kids in the woods screaming like they were before. Remember that question that came up before about dream worlds merging? You might be about to learn the answer to it.*
CGNakibe: *goes after Memory himself* IM: now, with all these extra distractions...
CGNakibe: *As soon as he's within striking distance...* Lords of darkness beyond the pale, take this offering I give from the veins of my enemies...
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 20-sided dice: 16 4 17
CGNakibe: (Stunning Blow on the third, Dextrous Striking, Stance of Darkness, Deceptive Strike, Sneak Attack, Vampiric Touch. Literally every TP he has left)
PapatymisonN: (... critmisses on all! :P)
CGNakibe: (Totals are 31, 19, 25)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 20-sided dice: 11 18 2
CGNakibe: (Memory loses a PA roll due to Deceptive Strike)
Lithaladhwen: (What did we say about making the GM look things up? >:P )
CGNakibe: (Sorry. ^^;; )
Lithaladhwen: (All right. He loses the first PA roll. Damian hits, misses, hits.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 1 6
Lithaladhwen: (Damian would likely have hit on that first one anyway. He just almost critted this time.)
CGNakibe: (48 damage)
Arch mage144: IM: Speaking of merging dream worlds...
Lithaladhwen: *Congrats. Memory is now down to 1/10th of his HP.*
Lithaladhwen: (Precisely 1/10th.)
CGNakibe: (Whoops. I forget my own crap.)
OMG Priam: ( =O )
OMG Priam: (YOU LOSE IT NOW)
Lithaladhwen: (Little more than that. But he's damn close.)
CGNakibe: (Ah, forget it.)
Lithaladhwen: (Charles go!)
PapatymisonN: *has since clambered onto his wife's shoulder*
PapatymisonN: One more time, sweetie. One last time.
PapatymisonN: *the breath attack charges yet again...*
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 20-sided die: 15
Lithaladhwen: (Fucking ryuuzoku laser breath.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 1 20-sided die: 7
PapatymisonN: (28.)
Lithaladhwen: (Roll damage. For novelty's sake.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 5 6 4
PapatymisonN: *70 damage.*
Lithaladhwen: (That's so damn gratuitous.)
PapatymisonN: (That's the idea.)
FFFan80 has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: *Y'know that clock? And the wizard standing behind it? Yeah. That's all vaporized. Go Figment-Aya.*
PapatymisonN: (WB, Dave. You missed NOTHING.)
Arch mage144: ......wow.
PapatymisonN: ... gods I love you. ^_^
PapatymisonN: *hug*
CGNakibe: o.o;;; Glad that wasn't me.
OMG Priam: Ha! Another astounding victory!
Lithaladhwen: *The party hears a near-unbearably loud crunching noise.*
Lithaladhwen: *Those woods that started changing over yonder?*
Lithaladhwen: *The party sees a figure in black running hard from the edge of the woods. The earth and forest and sky and everything behind her seem to be crinkling and self-destructing.*
Arch mage144: ...uh...
Lithaladhwen: FUCK!
Arch mage144: I think we need to leave!
PapatymisonN: ... *comes down*
CGNakibe: Alright folks, its time to go.
OMG Priam: General! Speed us up!
Lithaladhwen: Memory leaves destruction in his wake, for when the dreamer dies, his hold breaks. Let's leave with our lives, leave him to death; leave for home and some well-earned rest.
Arch mage144: IM: ...congratulations, General...you earn a victory in a battle you never even participated in. *internal laughter*
Lithaladhwen: *Myrnal reaches the party just as Vade Mecum begins glowing, and the decay is eating the grass almost from under her feet.*
PapatymisonN: IM: I just hope no one tells Hakaril about this, so he can't add a title...
Lithaladhwen: *There's a blinding flash of light from the staff, and they're back in the Hetheringtons' living room.*
Arch mage144: *rubs his eyes, and as soon as he can see clearly, he rushes over to Tassi*
PapatymisonN: ... *sigh*
Lithaladhwen: *She starts awake, but when she sees Darin she throws her arms around him.*
Lithaladhwen: Oh, you're all right.
OMG Priam: im: ....Drat!! I completely forgot to bring extra materials with me from the dreaming!
PapatymisonN: ... Myrnal?
Arch mage144: ...*glomped*
Arch mage144: Tassi, are you all right as well?
PapatymisonN: *shakes her shoulder just a bit?*
OMG Priam: im: Ah, well. At least everyone is safe. Except for that wizard, I guess.
CGNakibe: ... *sighs* We're safe....
Lithaladhwen: *When Charles touches Myrnal's shoulder, she jolts awake with a gasp and draws a knife almost before her eyes are open.*
Lithaladhwen: ........
Lithaladhwen: Dammara. Scared the shit out of me.
PapatymisonN: Sorry.
PapatymisonN: Good morning.
Lithaladhwen: I'm fine, Darin. I promise.
FFFan80: Er...
Arch mage144: ...now these people can get some well-deserved rest.
OMG Priam: Thank you, both, for your help. It's good to have you back.
FFFan80: Sorry to interrupt the um, reunion. But glad you're ok Tassi. ^_^;
Lithaladhwen: *Yanette takes a few hesitant steps toward the party and their womenfolk, but pauses.* Yes, it is good to have them back. Thank you so much for your help. All of you.
PapatymisonN: You all there?
Lithaladhwen: ¬_¬ *Myrnal stands and nods to the others before walking out the door.*
PapatymisonN: *the gun?*
Lithaladhwen: Don't worry about it Daniel. Thank you for coming.
Lithaladhwen: *The gun is still there.*
PapatymisonN: *he put it on her lap... <.<*
CGNakibe: Myrnal! ... damn.
Lithaladhwen: *Mrs. Hetherington follows Myrnal!*
Lithaladhwen: (Then she has it now. She'd have taken it with her.)
PapatymisonN: *nod*
Arch mage144: ...she seems to be in a hurry to leave.
CGNakibe: Apparently so.
Lithaladhwen: I.... I don't think I will follow her. Though I wish Yanette hadn't gone in her state. *Tassi stands with some effort.*
Lithaladhwen: Heavens. A little stiff after lying there for oh... nearly a day. *cracks her fingers*
PapatymisonN: ... huh. Good day's work dun.
PapatymisonN: *done
PapatymisonN: Dan, good work.
Arch mage144: ...it has been a long day, I have to say.
PapatymisonN: Half-gil raise.
FFFan80: Um... thanks.
Lithaladhwen: As bizarre as it is I'm.... rather tired. Somehow.
Lithaladhwen: Been asleep all damn day, and I'm tired. Go figure.
OMG Priam: You've been working hard.
CGNakibe: You weren't sleeping, just working.
CGNakibe: Now you can actually sleep.
FFFan80: Indeed
Arch mage144: Not the most...restful...sleep, I would imagine...
Lithaladhwen: Yes. I... I suppose.
Lithaladhwen: *Yanette returns to the main room, looking a little sad and worn.* Excuse me.
Lithaladhwen: We're quite grateful for everything you've done and... if there's anything we can do for you, please let us know.
CGNakibe: Are you alright, miss?
Lithaladhwen: *shakes her head* Yes, I'm fine.
PapatymisonN: ... *sigh* Let's get out of here, folks.
PapatymisonN: If anyone needs a reward or anything, I'm all over it.
Lithaladhwen: Your majesty. It was an honor to meet you. Hopefully next time it will.... be under different circumstances.
PapatymisonN: *bows slightly* That would be nice.
Lithaladhwen: *Isaiah tosses the king a little salute*
Lithaladhwen: *He gives Darin the Nod of Manly Respect*
Arch mage144: *blinks*
Arch mage144: *nods in return, not sure what else to do*
Lithaladhwen: As much as I'd rather she, and all of you, could stay a bit... perhaps Myrnal did have the right idea.
Lithaladhwen: I think we all....*sigh* ...need to return to our lives again.
CGNakibe: *nods* Agreed.
PapatymisonN: Good idea.
OMG Priam: *nods*
PapatymisonN: *heads to the door* Again, nice meeting you. Hope to do it again soon.
PapatymisonN: *exit... or... is that... exeunt?*
Lithaladhwen: *With one last nod to Isaiah, Tassi heads out, presumably taking Darin with her.*
CGNakibe: IM: Back to total BOREDOM And what's wrong with that, exactly?
Arch mage144: *follows after, making it, indeed, exeunt*
CGNakibe: (Whoops. Ah, well)
Lithaladhwen: (Exeunt!)
CGNakibe: *heads to the door and to... who knows where!*
FFFan80: *likewise*
Lithaladhwen: (Anyone else have anything they want to do before I call it?)
OMG Priam: *also exits!*
OMG Priam: (fin)
Lithaladhwen: </RP!>
PapatymisonN: (I'm good.)
Lithaladhwen: There.
PapatymisonN: </RP!>
PapatymisonN: That was FUN!
FFFan80: OHNOES
FFFan80: CHUCK BROKE THE RP HTML
CGNakibe: OVERKILL DRAGON LAZARZ.
Arch mage144: Yeah, the whole "let's summon a bunch of crazy people with dream magic powers" was hilarious.
FFFan80: Out of curiousity
FFFan80: What did I miss? =O
Lithaladhwen: Yeah, I know. I'm so glad I gave you crazy godpowers. You were the right people for it.
PapatymisonN: They were fun.
Lithaladhwen: Dave: Memory called a figment of Anira that had the same face-issue as people in Tassi's realm.
CGNakibe: Hey, I'm sorry, but SOMEONE had to cover the Bad Movie Monsters.
Lithaladhwen: The party summoned Aya, Hakaril, and the Bride of Frankenstein.
Lithaladhwen: The plane started to merge with Myrnal's, but she made it to the party before they left Memory's disintegrating realm.
Lithaladhwen: Memory=ded.
PapatymisonN: Vaporised dead.
Lithaladhwen: And yes, I typo'd that on purpose.
PapatymisonN: *ded
Arch mage144: Luckily, Tassi's plane was unaffected.
Lithaladhwen: Memory didn't care about hers. =P
Lithaladhwen: Anyway. Uhm. Session Three: WTF MEMORY
Lithaladhwen: 450 XP for the most creative bossfight I've ever seen.
CGNakibe: BEES.
Lithaladhwen: 100 XP for fighting Sebastian. 75 XP for dealing with Tassi's miscellaneous bullshit.
Arch mage144: Hoorj! Darin levels up.
Lithaladhwen: Kurt gets 50 XP for bringing in his fucking automobile.
OMG Priam: =D
CGNakibe: Kurt wins for the automobile.
Lithaladhwen: Darin gets 50 XP for smashing through a window like the Epic Drama Whore he IS NOT.
Arch mage144: XD
Arch mage144: So that totals...675.
Arch mage144: Yay.
CGNakibe: The mental image of Darin smashing through a stained glass window, wings flaring and all...
CGNakibe: Very classic.
Lithaladhwen: Darin wins the "Bring Me Your Women!" award.
Lithaladhwen: Damian wins the "Bee-Movie" award.
Lithaladhwen: *is shot*
Arch mage144: *thud*
PapatymisonN: *revive*
CGNakibe: Hahaha.
Lithaladhwen: Daniel wins the "I'm Telling My Dad on You!" award.
CGNakibe: Nakibe: Oh look, haven't we seen this crap about a dozen times?
CGNakibe: Does Charles have the "Laser Assisted Ball-and-chain" Award? >:P
Lithaladhwen: Sure.
Lithaladhwen: I'll second that.
OMG Priam: =D
PapatymisonN: If ya gotta have one...
Lithaladhwen: Kurt wins the "Chicks Dig the Ride" award for his fucking car.
FFFan80: Dan: ...I thought it was moving v_v
CGNakibe: Nakibe: Yeah, it moved me alright.
CGNakibe: Naki: *hurk hurk* And I think its moving me again... >.o;;
Lithaladhwen: *snicker*
CGNakibe: Naki: Or maybe that's the bean burritos.
Lithaladhwen: Well, I wanted to thank you guys for playing.
FFFan80: Alex: e_e ...you wanna repeat that? Ah dun think I hear ya right.
Lithaladhwen: And your characters all get 100 XP for being in an emergency session.
OMG Priam: Yay!
FFFan80: I apologise again for the frequent AFK's
PapatymisonN: Neat!
Lithaladhwen: I know that Dave in particular had a hell of a time with it, so I wanted you to know that it was not unappreciated.
FFFan80: I don't think I'll be doing that again ^_^;;;;;
FFFan80: No offense
Lithaladhwen: It's okay. Dan gets XP because you're awesome.
Lithaladhwen: No offense taken.
Lithaladhwen: Thank you all again, and chat is dismissed!
Arch mage144: Excellent. Have to level Darin up later.
PapatymisonN: WHEE! *takes off all his clothes, and streaks out!*
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