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(3:10:06 PM) CGNakibe has entered the room.
Idran1701 (3:10:18 PM): (Need a refresher on the end of last night's, or are you good?)
CGNakibe (3:10:49 PM): (Walking across the bottom of the giant gear that makes up this city and possibly a large part of this plane?)
Idran1701 (3:11:33 PM): (Definitely a large part of the plane in some sense, since it's one of a seemingly infinite number of all shapes and sizes, stretching off in all directions. Something like being inside an eternal watch. :D)
Idran1701 (3:12:02 PM): (They're all connected, of course, all ticking away for some purpose. Or perhaps for no purpose at all.)
CGNakibe (3:12:39 PM): (*Tick... tock... tick tock*)
CGNakibe (3:12:56 PM): (*A certain pirate can't help but run from the plane, talking nonsense about alligators*)
Idran1701 (3:13:04 PM): (Heh. :D)
Idran1701 (3:14:36 PM): (Well, to pick up where we left off!)
Idran1701 (3:15:19 PM): Indeed, Karinska and Arian stand on the underside of the Delon-Eston Oti gear at the moment. In the center of this side of the gear stands what appears to be a small, pyramidal structure.
Idran1701 (3:15:32 PM): ...I think that might be the outpost, there.
CGNakibe (3:15:52 PM): Its certainly the best option I can see.
Idran1701 (3:17:08 PM): *nods, and starts off* ...What were we talking about before?
CGNakibe (3:17:11 PM): *starts walking* Certainly seems calm enough.
CGNakibe (3:17:21 PM): Beaches, I believe. o.o
Idran1701 (3:17:41 PM): ...*smiles* Oh, right.
Idran1701 (3:17:51 PM): You said something about your grandmother's home, I think.
CGNakibe (3:18:35 PM): I was talking about her summer home.
CGNakibe (3:18:54 PM): Its been... quite a while since I was last there.
Idran1701 (3:19:31 PM): *nods* What was it like there?
CGNakibe (3:19:44 PM): Rather nice, I thought.
CGNakibe (3:19:52 PM): Though damned hot at times.
Idran1701 (3:21:09 PM): Ah. I remember a few patches around Faunel that were like that. "Muggy", I think you'd call it.
CGNakibe (3:21:33 PM): *nods* Indeed.
Idran1701 (3:21:43 PM): Only at times, though? Why was that?
CGNakibe (3:21:58 PM): Mostly depended on the weather.
CGNakibe (3:22:08 PM): Normally it rained every so often in that region.
Idran1701 (3:22:29 PM): ...What made it stop?
CGNakibe (3:22:48 PM): Occasionally it just wouldn't rain. Damned if I know why.
CGNakibe (3:23:06 PM): If it didn't rain for a week straight at that time of year, then things would begin to get rather hot indeed.
CGNakibe (3:23:13 PM): Thank goodness for the water.
Idran1701 (3:24:12 PM): *nod* Strange. I always liked the rain some. I'd sneak away to the rainy part of the forest every so often, just sit there for a spell.
CGNakibe (3:24:37 PM): Mother wouldn't let me do that after the first time.
CGNakibe (3:24:39 PM): Caught a cold.
CGNakibe (3:25:03 PM): Although I was rather glad I did it, even through the coughing and sneezing.
Idran1701 (3:25:10 PM): *chuckles*
Idran1701 (3:25:20 PM): You've always been an adventurous sort, then?
CGNakibe (3:25:29 PM): Only a bit.
CGNakibe (3:25:58 PM): Mother said I took too much after my father.. 9.9
Idran1701 (3:27:27 PM): Oh? What was he like?
CGNakibe (3:28:03 PM): Strong. Cared a lot about me.
CGNakibe (3:28:15 PM): Although... he never has been popular in the social circles.
CGNakibe (3:28:55 PM): *sighs*
Idran1701 (3:29:52 PM): ...*frowns* You must miss your family.
CGNakibe (3:30:36 PM): ... Yes, I miss them ver much. -.-
CGNakibe (3:32:15 PM): I... Honestly don't know if we'll find a way back....
CGNakibe (3:34:50 PM): I mean, I hope we do, but..
CGNakibe (3:34:54 PM): v.v
CGNakibe (3:38:38 PM): (Mew? *poke*)
Idran1701 (3:39:34 PM): (Sorry about that, got pulled away suddenly for groceries. >_>)
CGNakibe (3:40:31 PM): (I know how that is.)
Idran1701 (3:40:49 PM): ...*looks a bit unsure what to do, but lays a hand on his shoulder* I'm sure you'll find something. I mean, Celes got home for a bit the other day, didn't she?
CGNakibe (3:41:26 PM): ... I... suppose.
Idran1701 (3:42:48 PM): *smiles* You'll see everyone you miss again someday, I know it.
CGNakibe (3:43:01 PM): ... Thanks, Karinska.
CGNakibe (3:45:55 PM): I... I suppose we should get to the business at hand now, right?
Idran1701 (3:46:47 PM): ...*takes her hand back, looking a bit embarassed for it* Well, we've still got a bit of a walk ahead of us. I think we could keep talking...maybe just change the subject.
CGNakibe (3:46:58 PM): That works.
Idran1701 (3:47:14 PM): So...how'd you get into your magic?
CGNakibe (3:47:45 PM): Oh, that? Its.. .kind of odd, really. I always seemed fascinated by it.
CGNakibe (3:48:00 PM): It is.... was... forbidden at home.
Idran1701 (3:48:10 PM): ...Forbidden? What?
CGNakibe (3:48:41 PM): Well, in a sense. Magic... or certain uses of it... has severely damaged our world in the past.
Idran1701 (3:49:29 PM): ...That's still...well, it's ridiculous. No offense, Arian.
CGNakibe (3:49:41 PM): *shrugs* None taken.
CGNakibe (3:50:11 PM): Its just...
CGNakibe (3:50:23 PM): People are scared. Scared that what happened before will happen again.
CGNakibe (3:50:42 PM): The few that have magic don't go far in it, lest they repeat the mistakes of our past.
CGNakibe (3:51:36 PM): As for me... I... always had to work hard with swords. With spears. At courtly manners.
Idran1701 (3:52:00 PM): ...*nods, still looking a bit astonished at the earlier fact*
CGNakibe (3:52:19 PM): And this... this was something I could be GOOD at.
Idran1701 (3:52:47 PM): I do have to admit...you're the first mage I've met with any skill in swordplay. I thought it was odd, but just part of your world's culture.
CGNakibe (3:53:24 PM): My mother hoped I would be an outstanding swordsman. *chuckles* That didn't work out so well, in the end.
Idran1701 (3:53:36 PM): What did your father want for you?
CGNakibe (3:54:23 PM): He seemed content to let me study magic.
Idran1701 (3:55:03 PM): *nods*
CGNakibe (3:55:03 PM): He would always say "Do what you love, Arian. What you're good at."
Idran1701 (3:55:40 PM): *smiles* I've always thought it was important to do what you love too, myself.
CGNakibe (3:56:22 PM): Its... still kind of odd to realize that I can... actually find others that enjoy magic here.
Idran1701 (3:57:05 PM): Many others. I have a friend that studied at an academy for it in the Outlands.
Idran1701 (3:58:31 PM): Though myself, I just pick up what I can here and there.
CGNakibe (3:58:36 PM): There's an Academy around here for mages? One that lets them study more than just basics for survival? o.o
Idran1701 (3:59:09 PM): *nods* Well, it's not around here...but there's a number of them out there, yes. I wouldn't be surprised if this plane did have one or two somewhere.
CGNakibe (3:59:19 PM): mmm....
CGNakibe (4:00:41 PM): Its... odd.
Idran1701 (4:01:03 PM): What is?
CGNakibe (4:01:03 PM): Not having to keep up a courtly appearance at all times, I mean.
Idran1701 (4:01:08 PM): Ah. *nod*
Idran1701 (4:01:35 PM): Well, if you'd rather...
CGNakibe (4:01:48 PM): Associating with commonfolk. Its.. .amazing how much more different people seem at a distance.
CGNakibe (4:02:04 PM): And how little that matters up close.
CGNakibe (4:02:31 PM): Its... almost nice at times, really.
Idran1701 (4:03:27 PM): *smirks* Well, I'm glad I'm a bit more than just part of the commonfolk to you. Not sure how much I'd care for this other Arian you're describing.
CGNakibe (4:04:13 PM): *blushes* I hope you realize I mean nothing by any of that. Just...
CGNakibe (4:04:43 PM): *sighs* Father was not a noble by birth, so you know.
Idran1701 (4:04:52 PM): Oh?
CGNakibe (4:05:00 PM): Rather, he was a swordsman. Talented, apparently.
CGNakibe (4:05:22 PM): He saved a friend of the king's life once, and repeatedly did what he could for the kingdom.
Idran1701 (4:05:31 PM): He sounds like a good man.
CGNakibe (4:05:39 PM): *nods*
CGNakibe (4:06:09 PM): He was wed to my mother after he'd had his title a while.
Idran1701 (4:06:33 PM): Wed to her?
Idran1701 (4:07:21 PM): *blinks* Seems like a strange choice of words, Arian.
CGNakibe (4:08:27 PM): Sorry. Just that.. When I look back on it, I'd swear she made it her personal mission to make us more of a noble family.
CGNakibe (4:09:03 PM): She cares, she truly does. Just...
CGNakibe (4:10:29 PM): *chuckles* Perhaps the noble life doesn't suit either myself or my father.
CGNakibe (4:11:42 PM): I suppose that means there's a bright side to all this.
Idran1701 (4:11:58 PM): *chuckles back a bit* I suppose so.
Idran1701 (4:12:36 PM): And personally, I know I like this Arian a fair bit more than the one you've been describing.
CGNakibe (4:13:01 PM): Glad to know you like at least one of me.
Idran1701 (4:14:45 PM): ...I am curious, though...what happened to your world? I mean, I...I just can't think of what could be so horrible as to...
CGNakibe (4:16:03 PM): There is a large part of the main continent... a very large part.
CGNakibe (4:16:09 PM): It used to contain a kingdom.
Idran1701 (4:16:39 PM): *nods*
CGNakibe (4:16:41 PM): The whole area is now so chaotic and wild that no sane person would ever try to live there.
Idran1701 (4:17:04 PM): ...Because of their magic?
CGNakibe (4:17:21 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (4:17:28 PM): And...what happened to them?
CGNakibe (4:17:39 PM): The city that I went to before all this occured...
CGNakibe (4:17:55 PM): The inhabitants all seemed to be stuck in the very moment everything went wrong.
CGNakibe (4:18:39 PM): Some seeming to float in midair as they were busy trying to flee the scene or whatever.
CGNakibe (4:19:12 PM): There was even a whole tower. It seemed to have moved several feet away fro mwhere it should have been... and yet a person in it was still where the tower used to be.
CGNakibe (4:19:38 PM): If you touched the people, they would turn to ashes. Forever lost, presumably.
Idran1701 (4:20:32 PM): *the color seems to drain from her face as she pictures what he says* ...An...an entire kingdom like this?
CGNakibe (4:20:39 PM): Apparently so.
CGNakibe (4:20:56 PM): And by the way we seemed to be affected, staying there would result in a similar fate.
Idran1701 (4:21:11 PM): ...It's a little easier for me to understand where you come from now.
CGNakibe (4:21:30 PM): We.... we don't want that to happen again.
CGNakibe (4:21:45 PM): As such, the higher magics are generally frowned upon or strictly forbidden.
CGNakibe (4:22:09 PM): Although I remember recalling some elves may have claimed that whatever happened was just a huge misunderstanding.
Idran1701 (4:22:38 PM): ...*nods*
CGNakibe (4:22:48 PM): They, of course, aren't very well liked.
Idran1701 (4:22:59 PM): I can imagine not.
Idran1701 (4:23:55 PM): I'm...well, I'm not sure what to think about your homeworld now. But I can see why they'd react that way, at least, even if I disagree.
CGNakibe (4:24:13 PM): In that its much better here, yes.
CGNakibe (4:25:09 PM): Even so.
Idran1701 (4:25:25 PM): ...I hope you keep in mind that here, you don't need to fear anything like that happening. Out here, you can study as far as you wish, Arian.
CGNakibe (4:25:40 PM): *nods* Still. It would be nice to know WHY that happened.
CGNakibe (4:25:46 PM): Maybe we could've prevented it.
CGNakibe (4:25:56 PM): Or perhaps even have found a way to save those people afterward.
Idran1701 (4:26:13 PM): Well...perhaps you can find an answer to that question somewhere out here too.
Idran1701 (4:26:29 PM): If they were that far along magically, some from this kingdom had to have visited the planes themselves.
CGNakibe (4:27:06 PM): *nods* That's true. Perhaps they even left a few gateways to travel back home to as well.
CGNakibe (4:27:11 PM): *through
Idran1701 (4:27:44 PM): *nods, smiling* Maybe if you keep that in mind, it will help keep you heartened.
CGNakibe (4:28:25 PM): *smiles as well* I'll try to remember that.
Idran1701 (4:30:19 PM): *the smile shifts to a smirk as she continues* And while you're out here, I can help keep you busy by introducing you to all sorts of new experiences out here.
Idran1701 (4:30:34 PM): Distract you from feeling too down.
CGNakibe (4:30:44 PM): Again, Thank you Karinska.
Idran1701 (4:31:36 PM): No, it's the...the least I can do for...for you. *ahem*
Idran1701 (4:31:44 PM): *that blushing seems a bit catching, it would appear!*
Idran1701 (4:33:02 PM): ...*glances over* Well, it looks like we're just about there.
CGNakibe (4:33:48 PM): Indeed.
CGNakibe (4:34:12 PM): IM: If nothing else, the walk here was worth the trouble.
CGNakibe (4:34:38 PM): IM: Now with a little luck this issue... whatever it is... can be quickly resolved and we can go back to other things.
Idran1701 (4:34:40 PM): *the structure certainly seems impressive up close; though composed of numerous separate pieces of metal, it forms a smooth surface much like the wall of Delon, creating what must be a near-perfect pyramid at least 20 feet tall*
CGNakibe (4:36:03 PM): 9.9 This is.... wow...
Idran1701 (4:36:29 PM): ...It is.
Idran1701 (4:36:36 PM): ...I guess we just...knock on the door?
CGNakibe (4:36:53 PM): *Looks FOR a door*
Idran1701 (4:38:00 PM): *there seems to be a slight inset in the center of the pyramid here, about 5 feet square*
Idran1701 (4:38:09 PM): *at ground level, but the center along the side*
CGNakibe (4:38:28 PM): ... I... suppose this would be the door? *knock knock*
Idran1701 (4:38:46 PM): I guess so. *stands aside, waiting*
Idran1701 (4:39:40 PM): *and soon enough...the inset slides aside, as Arian is greeted by...another pyramid. Though this one stares at him with a single large eye, its three spidery arms laying flat at its...sides*
Idran1701 (4:40:04 PM): *just under Arian's height, it almost fills the space left by the door*
CGNakibe (4:40:07 PM): GAH! O.o;; *Takes several quick steps back from the pyramid-SPIDER thing*
CGNakibe (4:40:21 PM): *Only to fall flat on his ass* *WHUMP*
Idran1701 (4:40:55 PM): *it continues to stare at him* WHAT PURPOSE DO YOU HAVE HERE?
Idran1701 (4:41:17 PM): *its speech is slightly underscored by a slight clicking from within*
CGNakibe (4:41:21 PM): Ah... Err.... Um.... We were... sent here about an issue... >.>;;
Idran1701 (4:41:56 PM): SPECIFY "ISSUE"?
CGNakibe (4:42:47 PM): We were only told that whatever this issue was required intervention, and that a few of the caravan guards were requested to handle it. We would be those guards...
Idran1701 (4:43:10 PM): "ISSUE" RECOGNIZED
Idran1701 (4:43:34 PM): ENTER TO SPEAK WITH QUADRONE FOR SPECIFICATIONS
CGNakibe (4:44:12 PM): Um... Okay... *finally gets up, regaining a small bit of his dignity*
Idran1701 (4:44:42 PM): *w* ...Are you all right?
CGNakibe (4:45:05 PM): *w* I'm fine... it just surprised me, is all. >.>;;;
Idran1701 (4:45:33 PM): ...*nods, looking more than a little amused at Arian, even snickering a little?*
CGNakibe (4:45:55 PM): Err... anyway.. *enters the pyramid*
Idran1701 (4:46:03 PM): *meanwhile, the pyramidal creature steps aside from the doorway, allowing the two enter*
Idran1701 (4:46:27 PM): *though they have to duck to pass through, inside they find the entire space just about empty...except for the other creatures*
CGNakibe (4:47:24 PM): IM: ... they're NOT spiders... they're NOT spiders... they're NOT spiders... >.<;;;
Idran1701 (4:47:54 PM): *three pyramid things in all occupy this pyramid, along with a few dozen rectangular, prism-like things, and what must be hundreds of small spheres buzzing about overhead*
Idran1701 (4:48:03 PM): *winged, not floating, but still strange*
Idran1701 (4:48:15 PM): *and, of course, the eyes of all are upon the pair*
CGNakibe (4:48:21 PM): o.o;;
CGNakibe (4:48:38 PM): IM: This is like going to the Royal Court and talking to the King.
Idran1701 (4:48:40 PM): ...*glances about, looking uncomfortable at the attention*
Idran1701 (4:48:51 PM): *w* Certainly a...a lot of them.
CGNakibe (4:48:54 PM): IM: They're all watching, too. <.< >.>
CGNakibe (4:49:00 PM): *w* And all of them watching US.
Idran1701 (4:49:24 PM): *the original pyramid speaks up...not that he could tell other than its position, as all of the same type look wholly identical to the pair*
Idran1701 (4:49:40 PM): QUADRONE IS LOCATED IN SECTOR 0
CGNakibe (4:50:02 PM): Sector 0? Where is that? o.o
Idran1701 (4:50:23 PM): PYRAMID FORTRESS 5984B
CGNakibe (4:50:44 PM): *looks at Karinska, already pretty much lost*
Idran1701 (4:51:00 PM): ...Uh...where in the pyramid fortress is sector 0?
Idran1701 (4:51:22 PM): EQUIDISTANT FROM OUTER PERIMETER WALLS
Idran1701 (4:51:39 PM): ...*looks to Arian* ...the center, I guess?
CGNakibe (4:51:50 PM): That certainly soudns right. o.o;;
Idran1701 (4:52:22 PM): *looks* ...I think I can see him...it...
CGNakibe (4:52:41 PM): *looks around... mentally trying to see...*
Idran1701 (4:53:05 PM): *...a four-armed cube-looking creature, this one with two eyes...even a face, perhaps*
Idran1701 (4:53:13 PM): *standing unmoving at the center of the pyramid*
CGNakibe (4:53:38 PM): *Moves cautiously towards the cube-thing* Um.... Hello? Are you Quadrone?
Idran1701 (4:53:57 PM): *Karinska moves along behind Arian, as the eyes of all within track the two*
Idran1701 (4:54:11 PM): I AM A QUADRONE
CGNakibe (4:54:32 PM): IM: "A" Quadrone?
Idran1701 (4:54:44 PM): YOU ARE HERE UPON MY REQUEST AS PER REGULATION 1987, CLAUSE 3B, SECTION 1 OF CONTRACT WITH THE ORGANIZATION "PLANAR TRADE CONSORTIUM"?
Idran1701 (4:54:52 PM): *SENTENCE
CGNakibe (4:55:01 PM): Um. Correct. o.o;
CGNakibe (4:55:09 PM): IM: Even worse than the royal scribes.
Idran1701 (4:55:20 PM): ISSUE OF RELEVANCE:
CGNakibe (4:55:29 PM): IM: Ye GODS they could memories TOO MANY things. >.<
Idran1701 (4:55:56 PM): RECENT APPEARANCE OF METALAVORIC CREATURE UPON GEAR 2984092673927
Idran1701 (4:55:59 PM): REQUEST:
Idran1701 (4:56:15 PM): REMOVE CREATURE FROM PLANE 1 BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY
CGNakibe (4:56:16 PM): Wait. Metalavo... Metal-eating? o.o
Idran1701 (4:56:23 PM): AFFIRMATIVE
CGNakibe (4:56:30 PM): ... I see where that would be a problem.
Idran1701 (4:57:01 PM): UNABLE TO REMOVE; GEAR SPIRITS 1 AND 2 CONSUMED IN INITIAL ATTEMPT
CGNakibe (4:57:20 PM): IM: Well, that would explain why they wanted the guard...
CGNakibe (4:57:23 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (4:57:38 PM): REWARD IS OFFERED IF REQUEST IS COMPLIED WITH
Idran1701 (4:57:54 PM): ACCEPTANCE?
CGNakibe (4:58:22 PM): *looks at Karinska* Well, I don't see where this would be too difficult, depending on the size of the.. .err... creature.
Idran1701 (4:58:43 PM): APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET 4.297 INCHES TALL
Idran1701 (4:59:09 PM): GROWTH DETECTED BY 0.0015 INCHES OVER COURSE OF INITIAL ATTEMPT
Idran1701 (5:00:52 PM): ACCEPTANCE?
CGNakibe (5:01:08 PM): Yes, I believe this can be handled.
Idran1701 (5:01:15 PM): ACCEPTANCE RECORDED
Idran1701 (5:01:38 PM): FAILURE TO ATTEMPT WILL BE REPORTED TO DECATON 43
Idran1701 (5:01:46 PM): FAILURE AT ATTEMPT WILL BE REPORTED TO DECATON 43
Idran1701 (5:02:18 PM): FURTHER INFORMATION REQUIRED?
CGNakibe (5:03:06 PM): Do you happen to have any images of the monster? Perhaps an illusion by someone who was there?
Idran1701 (5:03:55 PM): ILLUSIONS CANNOT BE MANIFESTED WITHIN DIMENSIONAL BOUNDARIES OF PLANE 1
CGNakibe (5:04:16 PM): Oh. I'd forgotten about that.
Idran1701 (5:04:31 PM): IMAGE CAN BE PROVIDED
Idran1701 (5:04:43 PM): *and the creature glances down at the metalwork underfoot*
Idran1701 (5:04:53 PM): *and...begins to scratch at it with his four arms*
CGNakibe (5:05:24 PM): 6.6;;;
Idran1701 (5:06:03 PM): *eventually, a somewhat...geometric-looking representation begins to take shape*
Idran1701 (5:06:11 PM): *the general appearance is of a creature, however*
Idran1701 (5:06:25 PM): ( This thing. :D )
CGNakibe (5:06:48 PM): (Called it. >:P)
Idran1701 (5:06:54 PM): (:D)
Idran1701 (5:07:07 PM): (Now, does Arian recognize it? :O)
CGNakibe (5:07:35 PM): Hm.... Never seen a thing like that before... o.o
Idran1701 (5:07:53 PM): Neither have I.
CGNakibe (5:08:12 PM): (Also: They haven't gotten prettier)
Idran1701 (5:08:33 PM): (Link's a 404 for me. :( )
Idran1701 (5:08:41 PM): (Also I think they're kind of cute. :D)
CGNakibe (5:08:42 PM): (Whoops)
CGNakibe (5:08:48 PM): (Here you go)
CGNakibe (5:08:57 PM): Oh, well.
Idran1701 (5:09:03 PM): (Ah, they ruined it. ;_;)
CGNakibe (5:09:15 PM): (Sadly it ain't cute anymore)
Idran1701 (5:09:25 PM): MOST LIKELY IDENTIFICATION: YOUNG OF CREATURE COMMONLY KNOWN AS "RUST MONSTER"
CGNakibe (5:09:46 PM): It eats metal, right? Hm. Probably should've left this at the inn, then. *points to his swallow*
Idran1701 (5:10:34 PM): CLARIFY
CGNakibe (5:11:04 PM): Just a realization that I probably should have left my weapon at the inn. Too late for that now.
Idran1701 (5:11:36 PM): Maybe you could leave it here?
CGNakibe (5:11:47 PM): Could I leave this here?
Idran1701 (5:12:23 PM): THAT IS A POSSIBLE OUTCOME
CGNakibe (5:12:48 PM): *unstraps said bladed item, and then stops* Um... where would you prefer this to sit for the duration?
Idran1701 (5:13:00 PM): CLARIFY
CGNakibe (5:13:49 PM): Where do I put this? *looks a little annoyed*
Idran1701 (5:14:25 PM): (I'm surprised it took this long. :D)
CGNakibe (5:14:27 PM): (This is going well. At least we aren't trying to figure out pi to the 1 millionth decimal...)
Idran1701 (5:14:44 PM): *stares at the weapon*
Idran1701 (5:14:49 PM): ASSIGNED LOCATION UNKNOWN
CGNakibe (5:15:04 PM): *sighs* e.e
Idran1701 (5:15:21 PM): ...Just set it down, Arian.
CGNakibe (5:15:29 PM): *does so.*
CGNakibe (5:15:42 PM): *w* At this rate I will have a nice headache for later.
Idran1701 (5:15:50 PM): *chuckles* I think "preference" is a bit beyond these Modrons anyway.
CGNakibe (5:15:58 PM): IM: Although one NOT named "Lilium". I suppose that's a small change...
Idran1701 (5:16:21 PM): ...Oh!
Idran1701 (5:16:30 PM): *looks to the quadrone* Where is the creature, anyway?
Idran1701 (5:16:40 PM): GEAR 2984092673927
Idran1701 (5:16:49 PM): ...
CGNakibe (5:16:50 PM): And.. Um... where might that be?
CGNakibe (5:17:01 PM): Directions, please.
Idran1701 (5:17:32 PM): LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO AND ADJACENT TO GEAR 2984092673926, "DELON-ESTON OTI"
Idran1701 (5:18:08 PM): ...*to Arian* The one this one's linked with?
CGNakibe (5:18:17 PM): That's what it sounds like.
CGNakibe (5:18:53 PM): Well, now we at least know WHERE to go...
Idran1701 (5:18:56 PM): *nods* Er...thank you, Quadrone.
Idran1701 (5:19:05 PM): CLARIFY
Idran1701 (5:19:49 PM): ...*w* This is starting to get a little irritating, isn't it?
CGNakibe (5:20:22 PM): *w* Most definitely. e.e
Idran1701 (5:20:47 PM): *w* Let's just leave. I don't think courtesy's something they're that familiar with either.
CGNakibe (5:20:57 PM): *w* Agreed.
Idran1701 (5:21:05 PM): *starts out!*
CGNakibe (5:21:49 PM): *follow follow*
Idran1701 (5:22:11 PM): *ducking through the door, looking around* There's the other gear.
CGNakibe (5:23:20 PM): Think we could walk up it like we've been walking down this one?
Idran1701 (5:23:39 PM): It'd make as much sense as that, I suppose.
CGNakibe (5:23:53 PM): Its something.
Idran1701 (5:24:33 PM): I wonder how this thing got here, though. It has to be recent, or they'd have noticed it before now, wouldn't it?
CGNakibe (5:24:45 PM): Maybe it was accidentally summoned here.
CGNakibe (5:24:57 PM): Or perhaps it walked through a portal.
Idran1701 (5:25:09 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (5:26:07 PM): *they soon arrive at the gear, and indeed, a simple step seems enough to again make the universe rotate around them*
Idran1701 (5:26:11 PM): *seemingly, at least*
CGNakibe (5:27:04 PM): *chuckles* Makes you feel important, doesn't it?
Idran1701 (5:27:23 PM): Almost like a Signer. *smirks*
Idran1701 (5:27:54 PM): ...I think I can just about smell it from here.
CGNakibe (5:28:11 PM): It can't be too far.
Idran1701 (5:28:43 PM): *nods, and starts off* So, have you ever done anything like this? Before you came here, I mean.
CGNakibe (5:28:55 PM): Perhaps not EXACTLY like this.
Idran1701 (5:29:19 PM): What did you used to do at home? When you weren't studying courtly manners, that is.
CGNakibe (5:29:36 PM): I was going to become a knight.
Idran1701 (5:29:56 PM): And what do they do?
CGNakibe (5:30:36 PM): Protect the common folk from bandits, raiders, and such. At least that's what they're supposed to do. Its certainly what Dad does.
Idran1701 (5:31:25 PM): *nods* What they're "supposed" to do? I take it not all of them do?
CGNakibe (5:31:33 PM): Well, they are people.
CGNakibe (5:32:01 PM): You can often tell there's something wrong by whether or not the knights are fat, or so my dad would often say.
Idran1701 (5:32:18 PM): *chuckles* Sounds like a witty man.
CGNakibe (5:32:23 PM): As agents of the King they also collect taxes and own the lands, see.
Idran1701 (5:32:32 PM): Ah.
Idran1701 (5:32:47 PM): And so sometimes those concerns get in the way.
Idran1701 (5:33:56 PM): *as they walk, Arian can pick up a subtle scent...like wet rust, it is*
CGNakibe (5:34:18 PM): ... ugh... I think I smell it.
Idran1701 (5:35:07 PM): *nods, looking a bit sickly; nausea sickly, this time, at least* Not exactly the most pleasant of scents.
Idran1701 (5:35:13 PM): Reminds me of that river again.
CGNakibe (5:35:33 PM): Not a pleasant memory.
Idran1701 (5:36:17 PM): Not at all. *her wings give off another shudder as she checks around*
Idran1701 (5:36:19 PM): (d20 for Arian)
OnlineHost (5:36:28 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 19
CGNakibe (5:36:34 PM): (Well that sucks)
Idran1701 (5:37:22 PM): ...I think that's it. *points off to a very slight lump, just barely visible as a flaw in the flatness of the gear on which they stand*
CGNakibe (5:37:44 PM): Hm. *starts towards the lump*
Idran1701 (5:38:34 PM): *follows after nervously, sticking near him*
Idran1701 (5:38:54 PM): *it seems to be, as the scent slowly grows stronger as they approach; not quite overpowering, but definitely noticable*
CGNakibe (5:40:21 PM): *starts holding his nose*
Idran1701 (5:41:03 PM): *soon enough, they get close enough to really see it, approaching it from behind as it seems to be wiggling its strangely-shaped tail, antennae flailing*
CGNakibe (5:41:24 PM): ... a strange little thing, this is...
Idran1701 (5:41:47 PM): *nods, as it seems to pick up Arian's voice, spinning about awkwardly*
Idran1701 (5:42:14 PM): *a number of rusty patches of metal are visible ahead of it, though none too deeply scored*
CGNakibe (5:42:34 PM): Well, might as well start the work...
Idran1701 (5:43:02 PM): *the creature catches sight of the two, and starts towards them, hobbling a bit...*
CGNakibe (5:43:41 PM): *Begins to chant a bit, heat rapidly leaving his hand as he does...*
Idran1701 (5:43:46 PM): ...Looks like they already took care of it a bit.
Idran1701 (5:44:00 PM): (Burning hands? :O)
CGNakibe (5:44:08 PM): (Chill Touch. But close~!)
Idran1701 (5:44:31 PM): (Ah, right. Had my mages mixed up!)
Idran1701 (5:44:55 PM): (d20 for the touch attack)
OnlineHost (5:45:13 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 12
Idran1701 (5:45:30 PM): *Arian reaches out, making contact easily!*
Idran1701 (5:45:57 PM): *the chill spreads through the creature* (3 damage)
Idran1701 (5:46:09 PM): Squee!!
Idran1701 (5:46:32 PM): *it recoils a bit, as its antennae flail a bit more, brushing against the pair but not having much effect*
Idran1701 (5:46:43 PM): *more of a light feeling gesture than anything*
Idran1701 (5:47:29 PM): *it looks to be trying to back away from the pair in fear at the moment*
Idran1701 (5:47:53 PM): ...I almost feel a little bad about this.
CGNakibe (5:48:52 PM): So do I, but...
CGNakibe (5:48:59 PM): It'd probably eat the plane given the chance. >.>
Idran1701 (5:49:51 PM): ...Reminds me of a wounded wildcat that stumbled into Faunel once.
Idran1701 (5:50:07 PM): (Int check for Arian!)
OnlineHost (5:50:13 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 8
Idran1701 (5:50:14 PM): (Int/Reason, specifically.)
CGNakibe (5:50:35 PM): (Much better than the last)
Idran1701 (5:50:40 PM): (Those rust patches seem to be in just about a line)
Idran1701 (5:51:37 PM): *starts chanting her own spell; Magic Missile, Arian recognizes it as*
CGNakibe (5:52:04 PM): o.o Or maybe...
Idran1701 (5:53:56 PM): *the spell goes off, as a bolt of energy streaks over to the creature, causing it to let off another squeal*
Idran1701 (5:54:04 PM): ...squee...
Idran1701 (5:55:17 PM): ...Eh? What is it?
CGNakibe (5:56:15 PM): The rust... its in a line!
Idran1701 (5:56:37 PM): ...Oh! So it is! So at the other end of it...
CGNakibe (5:56:38 PM): *How close to the edge is all of this about now?*
Idran1701 (5:57:30 PM): (About a ten-minute walk from where the gears meet. The line's crossing across it, though, not towards or away from it.)
CGNakibe (5:58:06 PM): *Chants up another chilling touch*
Idran1701 (5:58:17 PM): ...Wait, Arian...
CGNakibe (5:58:28 PM): *stops* Yes?
Idran1701 (5:58:43 PM): ...If it's in a line, maybe the other end is where ever it came from?
CGNakibe (5:58:56 PM): That's a good point.
Idran1701 (5:59:16 PM): I'll...watch it here, I suppose.
CGNakibe (5:59:39 PM): Just make sure it doesn't eat anything else....
Idran1701 (5:59:47 PM): *nods, and steps up to it*
CGNakibe (5:59:54 PM): *Follows the Rusting Metal Road...*
Idran1701 (6:00:19 PM): *it seems to be a little scared still, but it begins to...sniff her, or whatever you'd call it, with its antennae as Arian heads down the path*
Idran1701 (6:00:45 PM): *it's not too long of a jaunt, and at the other end is...a hole?*
Idran1701 (6:00:57 PM): *it looks like it leads into a tunnel...that's longer than the gear is wide*
CGNakibe (6:01:06 PM): What the.... what's a hole doing HERE?
CGNakibe (6:01:16 PM): *How big IS the hole?*
Idran1701 (6:01:29 PM): *the edge is rimmed with rust, and it's just wide enough for the creature to have crawled through*
Idran1701 (6:02:01 PM): *the inside of the tunnel beyond looks to be fairly rusted iron; solid, but stained here and there with crumbling patches*
CGNakibe (6:02:35 PM): Wait... so it came from INSIDE the gear?
CGNakibe (6:02:38 PM): Dammit.
CGNakibe (6:02:49 PM): This is worse than I thought.
Idran1701 (6:02:59 PM): (Another d20 :O)
OnlineHost (6:03:09 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 11
Idran1701 (6:04:13 PM): (Arian can just make out a rippling along the surface of the hole. It's just barely noticable, but it's like the air above a fire.)
CGNakibe (6:06:36 PM): *considers.... then digs around in his pack for the wine bottle..*
CGNakibe (6:07:23 PM): *and uses it to dip into the weird air-ish thing*
Idran1701 (6:07:46 PM): *he dips it in...and there's a slight bit of resistance, but it passes through*
Idran1701 (6:08:06 PM): *the air-ish thing seems to be responding to its presence, though, rippling a bit more around the bottle*
CGNakibe (6:08:19 PM): Strange...
CGNakibe (6:08:37 PM): Eh. But that rust monster... thing came through here..
CGNakibe (6:09:50 PM): *Considers the foolishness of what he's about to do....*
CGNakibe (6:10:29 PM): (Remind me. Detect Magic is one I can use, right?
Idran1701 (6:10:36 PM): (Yep!)
CGNakibe (6:11:12 PM): *And thusly it is used!*
Idran1701 (6:11:17 PM): *the spell is cast!*
Idran1701 (6:11:25 PM): *...this isn't a hole, it's a _portal_*
Idran1701 (6:11:47 PM): *likely one that was covered up, that the creature just ate its way through*
CGNakibe (6:12:00 PM): Yeah, just what I thought...*
Idran1701 (6:12:05 PM): *looks to be a bit of an unstable one, too, not too strong*
Idran1701 (6:12:16 PM): *a good zap on it, and...poof*
CGNakibe (6:13:46 PM): So this is the problem, eh?
CGNakibe (6:13:51 PM): *Any good zap?*
Idran1701 (6:14:08 PM): *well, any good magic one, at least*
Idran1701 (6:14:18 PM): *stable enough for now to let stuff go back and forth, though*
CGNakibe (6:14:47 PM): .... okay, this is just too tempting.
CGNakibe (6:14:58 PM): *time to peek through the portal!*
Idran1701 (6:15:43 PM): (Crawling through, or just sticking his head in?)
CGNakibe (6:15:54 PM): (Sticking head in, yes)
Idran1701 (6:16:06 PM): *Arian sticks his head through...oh, man, if he thought the one creature's scent was strong...must be a nest of them nearby or something*
CGNakibe (6:16:18 PM): ... Crap. *Back through the portal!*
Idran1701 (6:16:19 PM): *some sort of clanging noise from outside the tunnel, too; its mouth seems to be nearby*
Idran1701 (6:16:41 PM): *he comes back through intact!*
CGNakibe (6:18:01 PM): *Puts hand near the portal and tries to channel his magic towards unravelling it...*
Idran1701 (6:19:30 PM): *a brief burst of energy is all it takes, and the hole...disappears, leaving behind just a small, shallow pit in the surface of the gear*
CGNakibe (6:21:55 PM): Time to see how Karinska is doing...
CGNakibe (6:22:08 PM): *trots back towards where she and the creature were left.
Idran1701 (6:23:02 PM): *a brief jaunt back down the trail, and Karinska's...standing there, chuckling a little, as the front of her clothing's a bit stained with flecks of rust* Arian, it ate my dagger!
CGNakibe (6:23:20 PM): THat's what I was afraid of.
Idran1701 (6:23:31 PM): Oh, no, I'm fine.
Idran1701 (6:23:46 PM): But it sniffed it out, and just grabbed it. I think it likes me, though!
CGNakibe (6:24:12 PM): You or the metal on you?
Idran1701 (6:24:38 PM): Don't have anything else made of metal on me, I don't think.
Idran1701 (6:24:43 PM): Did you find anything?
CGNakibe (6:25:07 PM): A portal.
CGNakibe (6:25:14 PM): That apparently went to a NEST of those things.
CGNakibe (6:25:22 PM): It was unstable so I closed it up.
Idran1701 (6:25:24 PM): ...Oh, wow.
Idran1701 (6:25:43 PM): ...Wait...you closed it? Already?
Idran1701 (6:25:49 PM): ...Before we sent this thing back through?
Idran1701 (6:26:12 PM): (...Whoops! Lost color somehow.)
CGNakibe (6:33:31 PM): Sorry. ^^;; But by the strength of the smell... I wasn't sure how many of the things would come through if it was left alone.
Idran1701 (6:33:55 PM): *looks a bit disappointed* ...no, you're right, that was probably safer.
Idran1701 (6:34:05 PM): I guess we've got to finish this creature off now, though.
CGNakibe (6:36:17 PM): Unfortunately it seems to be the case.
CGNakibe (6:36:20 PM): Sorry, Karinska.
Idran1701 (6:37:43 PM): ...*nods* I don't think it'll be too much more. I still feel bad for it. Seems like it's more confused than anything, not really meaning any harm.
Idran1701 (6:38:50 PM): *scratches it behind the antennae, looking to it* Sorry for this, but we don't really have a choice.
Idran1701 (6:39:13 PM): *and she steps back from it, preparing to cast again*
CGNakibe (6:40:50 PM): Perhaps it doesn't mean any harm.
CGNakibe (6:41:19 PM): -.- But... it disturbs the order here.
Idran1701 (6:41:35 PM): *finishes her casting, letting off another bolt of magic* I know.
Idran1701 (6:42:43 PM): *the creature looks near death; one more spell should do it* ...squee...
CGNakibe (6:43:04 PM): *Another unfortunate chilling hand...*
Idran1701 (6:45:02 PM): *and it collapses before them unmoving, Karinska kneeling down to pat its head* We had to do the same thing for that wildcat. As hurt as it was, it wouldn't survive, but it was still a danger to the city.
CGNakibe (6:45:25 PM): *nods*
CGNakibe (6:45:38 PM): Somehow its still sort of sad...
Idran1701 (6:46:13 PM): *nods, looking a bit sorrowful* That Modron even said it was a young one, didn't it?
CGNakibe (6:46:42 PM): Yes, it did.
CGNakibe (6:46:59 PM): They've probably met these things before in the past.
Idran1701 (6:48:16 PM): ...Nothing to do about it now, I guess.
Idran1701 (6:48:26 PM): Just head back and tell them it's taken care of.
CGNakibe (6:49:04 PM): Yes.
Idran1701 (6:50:16 PM): *she stands up, sighing, and starting off towards the gear* ...Sorry, I'm being too sensitive about this. Barely even met the thing.
CGNakibe (6:52:15 PM): Even so.
CGNakibe (6:52:20 PM): I know how you feel.
Idran1701 (6:53:05 PM): ...*smiling a bit* Thanks.
Idran1701 (6:54:37 PM): *chuckling a bit, though there's a sad tinge to it* I guess I should get a new knife before we leave.
CGNakibe (6:55:53 PM): This sounds like a good idea, yes.
Idran1701 (6:56:36 PM): ...Maybe you should come along. They might have something there to interest you.
CGNakibe (6:58:58 PM): That's actually a good idea. o.o It's been a while since I've looked into anything of the sort.
Idran1701 (6:59:13 PM): *they reach the gear joint, and Karinska steps over* Getting more used to this.
Idran1701 (7:03:00 PM): *seems to be a bit cheered up* Anyway, I'm glad to hear it. We should have time once the caravan leaves.
Idran1701 (7:03:11 PM): ...You are still going back to Sigil here, aren't you?
Idran1701 (7:07:35 PM): (Just about finished here, Shaun. It'll be done with once they get back to the pyramid. :O)
CGNakibe (7:07:51 PM): Yeah, I think so.
Idran1701 (7:08:16 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (7:09:16 PM): And perhaps once we get back, I could show you some of the restaurants I've found there. I think you'd love the food at some of them.
CGNakibe (7:09:34 PM): That would be nice.
Idran1701 (7:10:38 PM): *nods, smiling, and continues on towards the Modron base*
CGNakibe (7:11:23 PM): This is going to be annoying again, isn't it?
Idran1701 (7:11:51 PM): *laughs lightly* Well, let's just keep it short this time.
CGNakibe (7:12:22 PM): Good idea.
Idran1701 (7:12:47 PM): *they eventually arrive back at the pyramid, the door opening for them at their approach*
Idran1701 (7:14:44 PM): *and that pyramid fellow is still there* WHAT PURPOSE DO YOU HAVE HERE?
CGNakibe (7:15:13 PM): We return, with our mission completed.
Idran1701 (7:15:32 PM): NOTED.
Idran1701 (7:15:39 PM): ENTER TO SPEAK WITH QUADRONE FOR SUMMARIZATION
Idran1701 (7:15:51 PM): *and again, it steps aside*
Idran1701 (7:18:51 PM): *nods to it, and ducks through*
CGNakibe (7:19:13 PM): *going in~!*
Idran1701 (7:19:27 PM): *inside is...exactly the same as when they left*
CGNakibe (7:19:51 PM): *All Eyes On Us*
Idran1701 (7:20:05 PM): *seriously, no one's moved a bit except for the fliers above...though their paths haven't changed either, still just circling about the pyramid*
Idran1701 (7:20:20 PM): ...*w* Still creepy.
CGNakibe (7:20:52 PM): *w* Very.
Idran1701 (7:21:04 PM): *ahead still stands that quadrone, watching them*
CGNakibe (7:21:44 PM): Quadrone, we have gotten rid of the rust monster.
CGNakibe (7:22:00 PM): Apparently it came through an unstable portal from another world.
Idran1701 (7:22:17 PM): ...SUMMARY ACKNOWLEDGED
Idran1701 (7:22:20 PM): STATUS OF PORTAL?
CGNakibe (7:22:38 PM): Closed.
Idran1701 (7:24:54 PM): ACKNOWLEDGED
Idran1701 (7:25:02 PM): REWARD OFFERED:
Idran1701 (7:25:24 PM): 1) RUNIC ENGRAVEMENTS OF THAUMATIC KNOWLEDGE
Idran1701 (7:25:48 PM): 2) COMPOUND SPEEDING REPAIR OF INJURY AMONGST ORGANIC BEINGS
CGNakibe (7:26:24 PM): *Blink blink* Scrolls and... Healing potions? o.o
Idran1701 (7:30:15 PM): AFFIRMATIVE
CGNakibe (7:30:24 PM): I'll take the scrolls.
Idran1701 (7:31:13 PM): AFFIRMATIVE
Idran1701 (7:32:14 PM): *a quick burst of clicks issues forth from the quadrone, and one of the rectangular things steps forward*
CGNakibe (7:32:33 PM): <.<;;; *w* They don't really help you anyu with the unsettling, do they?
Idran1701 (7:32:44 PM): *in its hands are two sets of items*
Idran1701 (7:32:53 PM): *in one, a set of engraved, miniature cogs*
Idran1701 (7:33:15 PM): *the other, a larger, thicker cog with six teeth, and what appear to be removable caps upon each*
Idran1701 (7:35:44 PM): *it stands there, staring at Arian while Karinska replies* *w* ...They really don't, no.
CGNakibe (7:36:30 PM): *Gently removes the removable-teethed cog...*
CGNakibe (7:36:36 PM): Thank you.
Idran1701 (7:36:56 PM): *it still stands there, holding the other set*
Idran1701 (7:37:18 PM): *and the quadrone speaks again* POTENTIAL CONFUSION NOTED: NO CHOICE IS NECESSARY
CGNakibe (7:37:51 PM): Ah. I see.
CGNakibe (7:37:59 PM): *takes the other set as well*
Idran1701 (7:38:29 PM): *and lucky it is, for the engravings upon the smaller cogs seem to be magical runes, if oddly formed ones*
Idran1701 (7:39:11 PM): (So, you want to RP out the return to town, or cut it here? I'm happy with either!)
CGNakibe (7:39:47 PM): (I'm actually for cutting it here.)
Idran1701 (7:40:06 PM): (*nod* I'll summarize the results, then, since I'm assuming Arian'd end up Read Magic-ing the scrolls.)
CGNakibe (7:40:18 PM): (He would indeed)
Idran1701 (7:40:48 PM): (I'll start with the potions. The larger cog seems to be an interesting device. Each cap reveals a hollow area the size of the inside of the cog, filled with liquid, but different caps seem to have different areas.)
Idran1701 (7:41:13 PM): (The liquid in half of them is of a different color than the other half, but he's not sure offhand what they do, exactly.)
Idran1701 (7:41:55 PM): (The scrolls he ends up with: Find Familiar, Mending, Hold Portal, Conjure Spell Components (all level 1 spells), Bind, and Flaming Sphere (level 2 spells))
Idran1701 (7:42:25 PM): (And if you'd like, you can go ahead and roll the learn spells chances for any he'd want to copy into his spellbook.)
Idran1701 (7:42:32 PM): (d100 for each he'd want to.)
CGNakibe (7:42:35 PM): (d100?)
CGNakibe (7:42:38 PM): (Ah, thought so.)
CGNakibe (7:42:51 PM): (Find Familiar...)
CGNakibe (7:43:12 PM): (Find Familiar, Mending, Hold Portal, Conjure Spell Components)
OnlineHost (7:43:18 PM): CGNakibe rolled 4 100-sided dice: 43 9 4 63
Idran1701 (7:43:21 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (7:43:27 PM): (He gets MEnding and Hold Portal!)
Idran1701 (7:43:47 PM): (The other two he can't manage to copy (he can try again at his next level), but the scrolls are still usable.)
Idran1701 (7:45:08 PM): (For all of them, in fact, the scrolls are still usable. Copying doesn't destroy them, just trying to cast from them.)
CGNakibe (7:46:11 PM): (Good good. Wanted to know)
Idran1701 (7:46:31 PM): (Want me to send along the text for those spells?)
CGNakibe (7:48:30 PM): (Yes please.)
Idran1701 (7:49:01 PM): (*nod*)
(8:52:47 PM) CGNakibe has left the room.