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Idran1701 (10:56:20 PM): All right. We're starting after another night's rest, so first thing: Any change to spell list, Shaun?
(10:56:32 PM) Kelne2261 has entered the room.
CGNakibe (10:57:09 PM): Nothing I can think of at the moment.
Idran1701 (10:57:29 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (10:57:44 PM): Then if there's nothing else?
CGNakibe (10:58:24 PM): Hm.
Idran1701 (10:58:53 PM): <Then we begin!>
Idran1701 (10:59:37 PM): Another night's rest has passed, with the small hordling remaining well-restrained by Lil's precautions.
CGNakibe (10:59:40 PM): <Man this new cape is creepy>
Idran1701 (11:00:32 PM): She has kept watch over the camp once more over night, and though it still pulls at its restraints as actively as it did before the bedding down, it hasn't yet managed to pull close to free.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:01:43 PM): *Has been staring at it all night. Challenging it to get free.*
Idran1701 (11:01:57 PM): When Arian finally does awake, he finds himself the first one up (Lil aside).
Idran1701 (11:02:09 PM): Karin still sleeps nearby, and...Dafydd seems to have drifted off up against Lil, holding her robe around himself like a blanket as she sits in her leather armor next to him.
CGNakibe (11:02:14 PM): Ah. That damn thing's still here, is it?
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:02:22 PM): Yep.
CGNakibe (11:02:38 PM): ..mmm...
Idran1701 (11:03:29 PM): Giving the occasional growl, it makes its feeble attempts at jumping and pulling against the rope.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:03:42 PM): Sleep well?
CGNakibe (11:04:23 PM): Eh. I've had worse nights.
Idran1701 (11:06:10 PM): It's not long before Karinska begins to wake up, pulling herself up and stretching her wings. Morning...
CGNakibe (11:06:39 PM): Morning.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:06:44 PM): Yo.
Idran1701 (11:07:07 PM): Anything happen last night?
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:07:38 PM): Marauding villians. Fate of the world hanging by a thread. You know the sort.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:07:39 PM): I handled it.
Idran1701 (11:08:04 PM): *chuckles* All without waking Dafydd up?
CGNakibe (11:08:12 PM): Right. And next you'll be telling me that the world was nearly destroyed in the process.
CGNakibe (11:08:15 PM): Or mostly.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:08:18 PM): I'm just that good.
Idran1701 (11:09:11 PM): So, when are we off again?
CGNakibe (11:09:23 PM): Sometime after he wakes up, I suppose.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:09:49 PM): I can carry him, if we need.
Idran1701 (11:11:24 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (11:11:38 PM): I wouldn't mind waiting for him, myself...if you don't, that is.
Idran1701 (11:11:43 PM): Your trip, after all.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:12:39 PM): ..Let's wait, at least a little bit.
CGNakibe (11:12:47 PM): He probably needs the rest anyway.
Idran1701 (11:13:23 PM): *nods* It's been a rough couple of days for him.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:14:03 PM): Yeah..
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:14:16 PM): He's such a sweet kid. He didn't deserve any of that.
Idran1701 (11:15:54 PM): ...*smiles a bit* It's lucky you came along, I suppose.
CGNakibe (11:16:25 PM): In a way, we're lucky HE came along.
Idran1701 (11:17:01 PM): I suppose that's true too.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:17:16 PM): To be fair, I totally told you something was up with that place.
CGNakibe (11:17:18 PM): I'd rather not spend my time being someone else's chair.
Idran1701 (11:18:15 PM): *chuckles* Yes, we should have listened to you, Lilium.
Idran1701 (11:18:36 PM): And I'd be more worried about being someone's bed, myself. *shudders a bit*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:19:55 PM): Like I told him..
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:20:01 PM): ..We'd probably annoy them too much to be kept around.
CGNakibe (11:20:35 PM): Somehow I doubt they'd care, but if you say so.
Idran1701 (11:21:15 PM): *laughs a bit more, as Lil can feel Dafydd starting to stir*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:22:15 PM): *Just waits for him to wake up a bit more*
Idran1701 (11:22:58 PM): ...*yawns* Mornin'.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:23:11 PM): Morning, sleepyhead. Ready to go?
Idran1701 (11:24:34 PM): ...I guess...
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:26:01 PM): Here, I'll carry you until you feel awake enough to keep up.
Idran1701 (11:26:18 PM): ...Really?
Idran1701 (11:26:37 PM): *smiles a bit to her*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:26:44 PM): Would I lie to you?
Idran1701 (11:27:01 PM): I guess not...okay.
CGNakibe (11:27:07 PM): Whenever you're ready.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:27:13 PM): Need to get up.
Idran1701 (11:27:57 PM): *he clambers to his feet a bit slowly, as Karin stands herself, repacking her bedroll*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:30:05 PM): *Stands, and scoops Davey up, making sure her robes are still wrapping him but good*
Idran1701 (11:30:28 PM): *and the group heads out?*
CGNakibe (11:31:20 PM): *strides forth into the unknown.. .after, of course, making sure everything is in order in the packs*
Idran1701 (11:33:13 PM): The journey's soon picked back up. After about an hour, Dave says he's awakened enough to walk, and offers Lil's robes back a bit reluctantly.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:35:13 PM): *Takes them back, as they'll just trip the little guy up.*
Idran1701 (11:35:42 PM): The travel continues, and it's but a few scant hours later before a strange sound begins issuing forth ahead of them.
Idran1701 (11:37:24 PM): (Int/Knowledge checks for Arian and Lil!)
OnlineHost (11:37:28 PM): TheWaiChibiAngel rolled 1 20-sided die: 6
OnlineHost (11:37:40 PM): CGNakibe rolled 1 20-sided die: 16
CGNakibe (11:37:45 PM): (Ow)
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:38:31 PM): *Stops!*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:38:34 PM): *Looks around!*
Idran1701 (11:38:37 PM): It's some sort of cry coming from ahead; Dafydd seems a little on edge, but Karin seems fairly calm about it.
Idran1701 (11:39:38 PM): There's a dart of movement towards the group from the fog!
Idran1701 (11:39:45 PM): It's a dark, small creature!
CGNakibe (11:39:47 PM): ... what now? >.>
CGNakibe (11:39:49 PM): <.<
Idran1701 (11:39:52 PM): Just a bit bigger than the hordling.
CGNakibe (11:40:34 PM): *looks around just to catch a glimpse of... ah...* o.o What's this, now
Idran1701 (11:40:57 PM): It charges forward, crying out, right towards Arian!
CGNakibe (11:41:41 PM): ACK! *backs up, and moves to the side a bit, hoping to get out of its way*
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:41:45 PM): What the?
Idran1701 (11:42:17 PM): Arian tries to back up, but he finds he's too late to avoid it!
Idran1701 (11:42:39 PM): It dashes forward...and the small, black lamb stops when it spots Arian, bleating.
Idran1701 (11:43:11 PM): ...That's what it was!
CGNakibe (11:43:29 PM): ....
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:43:53 PM): ..It's a damn lamb.
CGNakibe (11:43:55 PM): *just finds himself staring at it.* Wh..what? A... lamb?
Idran1701 (11:44:12 PM): ...*laughing a little*
Idran1701 (11:44:38 PM): More can be heard from the fog nearby, as well as a muttering person...a vaguely familiar person...
CGNakibe (11:44:48 PM): .... o.O What the hell...? Why would it just jump at ME like that?
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:44:58 PM): Lambs know evil.
CGNakibe (11:45:28 PM): ... -.-+ Oh? Really?
Idran1701 (11:46:09 PM): *a small herd of a half-dozen leashed lambs come out of the fog, with a robed human in the middle of the mass of bleating* ...Where did you...oh! Lilium!
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:46:25 PM): Heyo.
Idran1701 (11:46:53 PM): *Lil knows that fellow; it's Nicolas! Though it takes a bit to recognize him, he wasn't half that ragged looking back at the Mortuary.*
CGNakibe (11:46:55 PM): Ah, someone who knows what the hell is going on here.... *mutters*
CGNakibe (11:47:08 PM): Why is your lamb suddenly taking an interest in my person? >.>
Idran1701 (11:47:19 PM): *His robes are ill-kept, his face is a bit sallow...he's looking horrible, to be blunt.*
Idran1701 (11:47:43 PM): *Also, he's oddly colorful for the plane; even his robes don't seem that dull, as tattered as they might be.*
Idran1701 (11:47:55 PM): He...he got away from me...sorry about that. He must have smelled you.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:48:09 PM): Don't worry about it.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:48:12 PM): ..You okay?
CGNakibe (11:48:54 PM): *mutters* Hmph. Assailed by a lamb. Absurd. -.-+
Idran1701 (11:49:07 PM): ...Okay...I've been hiding out in the Wastes for...for days...with a herd of sheep...*laughs a bit; even that's strange for him* Okay doesn't quite describe it.
Idran1701 (11:49:22 PM): But you're here! You...you got my message?
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:50:11 PM): Yeah.
Idran1701 (11:50:42 PM): *nods* And the others? I...you're Arian, right? But I don't know you, miss...
Idran1701 (11:50:58 PM): *smiles a bit awkwardly* Karinska.
CGNakibe (11:51:08 PM): Hm. *finally dusts himself off and gets up off the ground, trying to make himself look dignified*
CGNakibe (11:51:27 PM): *.. well, as dignified as a guy that nearly ran from a lamb can manage*
CGNakibe (11:52:48 PM): We've had quite a time getting here, as you can imagine.
Idran1701 (11:53:10 PM): *nods* Oh...oh yes, but your timing's impeccable. The charms I...obtained from the fortress were starting to wear off...I can feel the Wastes starting to creep into my mind. It's been hard warding them off.
Idran1701 (11:54:34 PM): ...Aeaea's not far from here, luckily...I can guess you didn't have much time to research it. *chuckles*
Idran1701 (11:54:59 PM): (As a note, he pronounces it ee-EE-uh, for those curious. :O)
CGNakibe (11:55:29 PM): Not particularly, no.
Idran1701 (11:55:57 PM): *nods* Just...just keep your head together...don't go badmouthing Hecate while you're there, of course.
Idran1701 (11:56:18 PM): This is an...an actual power we'll be dealing with...and the Greeks can be touchy as it is.
Idran1701 (11:56:50 PM): We're going to try to talk with her proxy first...try to smooth things over in advance and all.
TheWaiChibiAngel (11:57:30 PM): *Nod*
Idran1701 (11:58:11 PM): She can be a little...dangerous to work with too...I'd suggest not eating anything while you're there.
CGNakibe (11:58:23 PM): Duly noted.
Idran1701 (11:58:43 PM): *nods, and begins walking* It's this way, just a...a few hundred yards.
Idran1701 (11:59:19 PM): ...*stops to releash the loose lamb, and starts off again*
CGNakibe (11:59:45 PM): IM: Probably best not to bother talking about how decidedly foolish this whole thing seems.
Idran1701 (11:59:50 PM): *w* ...I thought he was a Dustman?
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:00:11 AM): *w* He's not?
Idran1701 (12:00:26 AM): *w* Well...he's the most emotive Dustman I've ever seen.
Idran1701 (12:00:50 AM): *w* That's the first time I've ever seen one so much as snicker.
CGNakibe (12:01:34 AM): *w* First time for everything, maybe?
Idran1701 (12:02:43 AM): *w* I suppose.
Idran1701 (12:03:44 AM): *He leads the group over to what looks to be yet another massive wall of fog, similar to the one that led to this layer, though somehow less substantial. Dafydd hangs back behind Lil, keeping an eye on Nicolas.*
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:04:29 AM): *Smiles to Davey* Don't worry. He's a friend.
Idran1701 (12:05:06 AM): ...*nods*
Idran1701 (12:05:37 AM): Oh! You're probably wondering what these lambs are for, I'd imagine.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:05:51 AM): I figured you were training them to attack the rich.
Idran1701 (12:06:10 AM): No, no...the Greeks are an old-fashioned pantheon.
CGNakibe (12:06:36 AM): Hmph. And how long will I be rich hanging with you, hmm? >.>
Idran1701 (12:06:54 AM): And they love people paying homage to them...it's to help us get in her good graces before we head in...once we're inside...before we talk to her...
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:07:11 AM): Not too much longer.
CGNakibe (12:07:17 AM): Ah. I see.
Idran1701 (12:07:21 AM): *he unsheaths a knife from his belt, taking one of the lambs*
Idran1701 (12:08:41 AM): *ahem* Heacte, we beseech thee...take this offering and allow us safe passage in your realm...allow us to proceed unmolested, by your grace and good will.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:09:05 AM): *Covers Davey's eyes*
Idran1701 (12:09:37 AM): *grimacing, he slits the lamb's throat, silencing its bleatings...Karin looks away wincing as he disembowels the creature*
CGNakibe (12:10:42 AM): *does his best to keep his face impassive at this, but its likely that he's not comfortable with this either.*
Idran1701 (12:11:04 AM): *lighting some incense with a twist of his fingers, he sets it within the entrails, and proceeds to burn them, sending up a cloud of smoke that plays throughout the fog about them*
Idran1701 (12:12:09 AM): ...Ugh...sorry for that...won't be the last, unfortunately.
Idran1701 (12:12:48 AM): *stands, wiping his hands on his robes* She's got an attachment for black lambs.
Idran1701 (12:14:53 AM): Honey too, so it won't all be such a...messy endeavor.
Idran1701 (12:16:19 AM): Well, then...after you?
CGNakibe (12:17:22 AM): Eh?
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:17:26 AM): *Begins walking, picking Davey up again.*
CGNakibe (12:17:33 AM): Which way?
Idran1701 (12:17:40 AM): *gestures to the fog before them*
CGNakibe (12:18:03 AM): *shrugs and starts walking*
Idran1701 (12:18:20 AM): *shaking a little, but reacting impressively calm overall for a kid his age*
Idran1701 (12:18:47 AM): *following after Arian, trying not to look to the lamb carcass*
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:19:06 AM): *w* Shhh. He only did it because he had to.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:19:11 AM): *w* He didn't like doing it either.
Idran1701 (12:19:18 AM): *Nicolas follows after the group, cleaning and resheathing the knife and pulling the lambs along*
Idran1701 (12:19:26 AM): *w* I...I know...
Idran1701 (12:20:18 AM): The group presses through the fog...and as when they passed between layers, there's a brief sensation of being lost forever in the space between.*
Idran1701 (12:20:29 AM): But even more quickly than that time, it passes, and the group emerges...into night.
Idran1701 (12:20:37 AM): A real night, this time, with stars overhead and everything.
Idran1701 (12:22:04 AM): A clear night, too, with barely a cloud in the sky above.
Idran1701 (12:22:26 AM): The full moon hangs overhead; the first moon either Arian or Lilium has seen in a long time.
CGNakibe (12:23:54 AM): IM: Hm. Shades of home.
Idran1701 (12:24:10 AM): It's...*takes out some parchment*...it's this way.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:24:24 AM): *Nods, and follows*
Idran1701 (12:26:59 AM): *Walking down a meandering path, he continues making the occasional glance at his parchment. A wolf howls in the distance, and Nicolas hushes the lambs as they bleat and mill in response.*
Idran1701 (12:28:12 AM): *They soon come to a crossroads, and Nicolas stops for a bit.*
Idran1701 (12:29:12 AM): *slipping it off, he digs into his pack* This won't...won't take long...
Idran1701 (12:30:31 AM): Sorry, I just...I'd rather not take any...any chances here...*looks to Lil*...got my own things to ask too.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:31:02 AM): Yeah.
Idran1701 (12:31:54 AM): *and he takes out a small clay pot, kneeling down and dumping the contents - honey, it appears, as he said before - into the center of the crossing*
Idran1701 (12:33:00 AM): *more burning* Oh Hecate Enodia, allow us to continue on our journey in further safety...continue your watchful gaze over us, and persist in your boundless mercy onto our presence.
Idran1701 (12:34:06 AM): *sighing, he stands once more* Only an hour or so ahead and we should be at the manor.
CGNakibe (12:35:55 AM): Ah. I was wondering..
Idran1701 (12:36:44 AM): *nods*
Idran1701 (12:37:28 AM): *the group presses on, the trail winding down...a few groups of light can be seen in the distance; villages, from the look of it*
Idran1701 (12:38:03 AM): *but they continue on past the settlements, and soon, ahead, a tall stone manorplace can be seen on the horizon*
Idran1701 (12:38:39 AM): *this area seems to have some more fog of its own, but thinner; less pea soup, and more chilly coastal, hardly an impedement to sight here*
Idran1701 (12:40:15 AM): *Dafydd seems to have settled fairly well for now, no longer shaking as the group approaches the massive homestead*
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:40:28 AM): *Puts him back down, unless he seems like he'd rather not.*
Idran1701 (12:41:00 AM): *he doesn't fight it, no*
Idran1701 (12:41:09 AM): *quietly* ...Thanks, Lilium.
CGNakibe (12:42:00 AM): *w to Karin* It seems rather cosy, I must say.
Idran1701 (12:42:30 AM): *w* Yeah...almost homey. A bit elaborate for me, though.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:45:04 AM): *w* 'Course.
Idran1701 (12:45:04 AM): *speaks up* I'll go on ahead. I should make another sacrifice first...I get the feeling you four might feel better if it was out of sight.
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:45:24 AM): *Nods* Yeah.
Idran1701 (12:46:17 AM): You can continue down the path...I'll head to the side and catch up. It should be done by the time you meet her.
Idran1701 (12:49:15 AM): *glancing to Nick, he grabs Lil's hand, though looking a bit embarassed by the action*
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:49:58 AM): *Takes it, giving Davey a reassuring smile*
Idran1701 (12:51:34 AM): *glancing off to Nick herself, Karin begins down the path ahead of Arian*
CGNakibe (12:52:18 AM): Hm. He should be alright.
Idran1701 (12:52:42 AM): ...I'm more thinking about the sheep.
CGNakibe (12:54:01 AM): *frowns*
Idran1701 (12:55:04 AM): ...Another necessary evil, right?
TheWaiChibiAngel (12:55:30 AM): Sort of.
Idran1701 (12:57:00 AM): *nods, and the four near the manorhouse*
CGNakibe (12:57:56 AM): Yes, more or less.
Idran1701 (12:59:03 AM): *before long, they can see a figure emerge to meet them*
Idran1701 (12:59:35 AM): *They can soon make out the details; a human female, olive-skinned and dark-haired, wearing a somewhat filmy dress. She speaks up once they're within reasonable earshot*
Idran1701 (1:00:31 AM): *she speaks with a strange accent to her words, slightly harsh and rolling, but soft-toned* Ah. Welcome to Aeaea, travelers. I've awaited your approach.
CGNakibe (1:02:05 AM): Good evening, m'lady. *bows* I trust we did not keep you waiting overlong?
Idran1701 (1:03:32 AM): *there's a brief frown to Arian that they can all spot, but she soon recovers, giving a small smirk* Not at all. But please, your names?
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:06:41 AM): Lillium Cilestro.
Idran1701 (1:06:52 AM): ...*clears her throat, bowing herself* Karinska, m'lady.
CGNakibe (1:07:06 AM): Arian Renfield, at your service. IM: Hmm...
Idran1701 (1:07:28 AM): ...Dafydd...ma'am.
Idran1701 (1:09:08 AM): *she looks over, smiling to Lil and Karin* A pleasure. I am Circe, daughter of Hecate Kurotrophos. I welcome you to my home with open arms.
Idran1701 (1:09:19 AM): *looks over them
Idran1701 (1:11:08 AM): Please, I bid you enter. The fifth of your group shall return shortly, I am certain. Even his type can stumble along a clear path, after all. *smirks*
CGNakibe (1:14:02 AM): Thank you, m'lady.
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:15:56 AM): Yes, erm..
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:15:57 AM): Thank you.
Idran1701 (1:16:42 AM): *nods to them, and starts back to the manor, turning her back to the group* We shall talk, and we shall feast!
Idran1701 (1:19:47 AM): ...*glances to Arian*
CGNakibe (1:20:49 AM): *raises an eyebrow at this glance, looking just a tad proud of himself*
Idran1701 (1:22:10 AM): *quiet enough to keep from being heard by their hostess, smirking a little* It sounds like you're almost enjoying this, Arian.
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:22:10 AM): IM: ..They havn't eaten today, have they?
CGNakibe (1:22:58 AM): *w* For once my mother's lessons actually manage to be useful to me, rather than just burdensome.
Idran1701 (1:24:35 AM): *a bit amused* Just don't kowtow too much, all right?
CGNakibe (1:25:19 AM): *smirks, just a bit* Certainly.
Idran1701 (1:25:41 AM): *w* ...I don't think she likes me, does she?
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:26:33 AM): *w* Well, that's too bad. Because you're with me.
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:26:44 AM): *w* So if she doesn't like you, she'll have to learn.
Idran1701 (1:27:51 AM): ...*smiles, w* Okay.
Idran1701 (1:29:51 AM): *They enter the manor, and down a short hallway, they find themselves in an impressively-appointed sitting room. Quilted chairs dot the room, and marble sculptures of various scenes fill the spaces between*
Idran1701 (1:31:40 AM): *Both full-body works and busts can be seen, of a variety of sizes. Circe sits at the obvious head of the room, beckoning them in.*
Idran1701 (1:31:57 AM): Sit! I am sure you have traveled long and far to get here, and a rest would be well-appreciated.
Idran1701 (1:34:16 AM): And tell me, why have you graced us with your presence here?
CGNakibe (1:35:23 AM): *sits, as directed, and looks to Lilium*
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:35:30 AM): We..Have questions we were hoping could be answered.
Idran1701 (1:36:55 AM): *Karin and Dafydd take up seats next to their respective compatriots*
Idran1701 (1:37:27 AM): *smirks* Ah, but isn't that the case for all mortals? If one can even call you such any more, Lilium.
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:37:59 AM): That's actually one of the questions.
Idran1701 (1:38:42 AM): I could assume so, yes.
Idran1701 (1:40:18 AM): *and here comes Nicolas, a bit trembling, as he takes a seat* I...I apologize for my lateness, m'lady Circe. I had matters to attend to.
Idran1701 (1:40:51 AM): ...Your matters are well appreciated by my matron. But I...request you not interrupt further.
Idran1701 (1:41:51 AM): Now, then, Lilium, I can assume your questions are not meant for me...yes? After all, I am but a...well, perhaps not a simple sorceress, but not one with knowledge on these matters, I must admit. *smirk*
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:42:26 AM): Er..Well, yeah..
CGNakibe (1:42:55 AM): *sniffs, just a bit...*
Idran1701 (1:44:42 AM): So then, tell me, what are these questions you wish to ask my mother? *seems to slightly emphasize that last word*
CGNakibe (1:46:06 AM): >.o; IM: Now is NOT the time.
Idran1701 (1:46:25 AM): *gives a concerned look to Arian*
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:46:39 AM): Well, mainly..What and why I am. What we need to do to get home and stop..Uh..the guy there..
Idran1701 (1:49:35 AM): Why you are? Yet another question held by so many mortals. Few are honored enough to have an answer to such a pressing matter. Though I suppose if you want one to such a question, this is among the better places to find it.
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:50:05 AM): No no, I don't mean any of that meaning of life crap
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:50:12 AM): I mean..How did THIS happen?
Idran1701 (1:50:45 AM): Ah, I see. A simpler concern, that.
CGNakibe (1:50:47 AM): IM: Thats ONE way to pu... *sniff sniff* o.<;;
Idran1701 (1:52:56 AM): Before I would introduce you, though, I would know more about you. Though perhaps not you to start...
CGNakibe (1:53:33 AM): IM: ..put it.
Idran1701 (1:53:47 AM): *her attention seems drawn by the sniffling* You. Arian. Tell me of yourself. And of your ally.
Idran1701 (1:55:52 AM): *her gaze seems more piercing now, boring into Arian as her smirk falls*
TheWaiChibiAngel (1:56:24 AM): IM: Uh oh..
CGNakibe (1:56:53 AM): Myself, m'lady? Well *sniff* Err, I am merely a minor noble from the Prime, brought to the planes through unfortunate circumstance *nosewiggle* o.<;;;
Idran1701 (1:57:35 AM): Hmph. A minor noble? Hardly someone who sounds worthy of meeting my matron, then.
CGNakibe (2:00:36 AM): As you say, m'lady. *nods a little*
Idran1701 (2:00:54 AM): And what of Lilium?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:02:33 AM): Ah..
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:02:41 AM): ..I'm a Guardian. Or was, at least.
Idran1701 (2:02:46 AM): *ahem*
CGNakibe (2:02:57 AM): It is for her questions *sniff* that I have come, nothing more. >.>;;
Idran1701 (2:03:02 AM): I am not asking you. You shall have your time again, Lilium.
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:03:08 AM): ..Oh, sorry.
Idran1701 (2:03:25 AM): Arian, this tells me nothing. Tell me of Lilium herself.
Idran1701 (2:05:17 AM): *slides a bit closer to Lil, trying to keep out of Circe's gaze*
CGNakibe (2:06:39 AM): I know that she is very competent as a guardian, as she has been able to guard my person quite well so far, and... hm.
CGNakibe (2:07:47 AM): She seems possessed of quite the pride in her work, I must say. Although honestly I have despaired of my family inheritance once or twice, to some amusement.
Idran1701 (2:10:52 AM): *nods, glancing to Lil briefly, before turning her gaze back to Arian* And if she guards you, why do you travel with her on this trip? Some fleeting romantic attachment? *smirks*
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:11:50 AM): IM: What
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:13:32 AM): (..That's kind of funny.)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:13:47 AM): (Arc rolled a 20 for strength and is still not even remotely strong enough to break Balba'ness.)
CGNakibe (2:13:47 AM): *smirks as well* Hardly. I feel some responsibility for her condition, if only because she was in my employ. I do not feel it would be right for me to pay back her service with ignorance.
Idran1701 (2:14:04 AM): (Ha.)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:14:12 AM): (As in, still 14 points short.)
CGNakibe (2:14:20 AM): (Wow.)
CGNakibe (2:14:37 AM): (20 don't go as far as one would like. >:P )
Idran1701 (2:14:44 AM): (And isn't Arc a physical fighter chiefly? :D)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:14:49 AM): (Yes.)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:14:52 AM): (He's THE physical fighter.)
Idran1701 (2:16:10 AM): Hmm. Something of a cold answer, is it not?
CGNakibe (2:17:27 AM): I cannot say I do not care for her, but certainly nothi..aah... *sniff* nothing quite that romantic, m'lady.
Idran1701 (2:19:35 AM): ...Is there a problem, Arian? Surely my home is not too chilly for your constitution?
CGNakibe (2:21:37 AM): No.. not at all, m'lady.
Idran1701 (2:22:06 AM): *nods...frowning a little*
Idran1701 (2:22:40 AM): ...You may speak now, Lilium. Do you have anything to add to your employer's appraisal?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:24:35 AM): Ah..No..I think he got it..
Idran1701 (2:26:27 AM): *nods*
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:26:37 AM): (..)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:26:38 AM): (Wow.)
Idran1701 (2:26:48 AM): ...The boy. Who is he? I would not imagine your son.
Idran1701 (2:26:50 AM): (Hmm?)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:26:59 AM): (So there's a mission in WoW where you dress up like a cultist, and gather information by talking to the other cultists.)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:27:05 AM): (I just got offered a spot in the Cult baseball team.)
CGNakibe (2:27:28 AM): (Just remember not to drink the Gatorade)
Idran1701 (2:27:42 AM): (Heh.)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:27:47 AM): No, he's..He's from the wastes.
Idran1701 (2:27:51 AM): (What position, Shini?)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:27:59 AM): I've taken a free contract for him.
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:28:13 AM): (None mentioned. It's noteworthy that this was a Cultist Executioner.)
Idran1701 (2:28:22 AM): (Oh, even better. :D)
Idran1701 (2:28:37 AM): From the wastes? Do you always pick up stragglers in this fashion?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:28:54 AM): No, ma'am.
Idran1701 (2:29:31 AM): Then why this one?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:30:02 AM): ..He..He needed help. He did not do anything to deserve what had happened to him, and I promised I'd take him home.
Idran1701 (2:30:53 AM): What had happened to him?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:31:29 AM): A stroke of bad luck..Demons took his family, and he was recruited into a..Rather disturbing township.
Idran1701 (2:32:37 AM): *seems intrigued* There are few townships near Aeaea...I believe I know of which you speak.
Idran1701 (2:32:48 AM): You wish to journey with him, return him to his family?
CGNakibe (2:37:31 AM): (Slowing down more than a bit here, I must say)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:37:39 AM): *Nod*
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:37:41 AM): I do.
Idran1701 (2:37:59 AM): (*nod* I'll wrap it up soon, Shaun.)
Idran1701 (2:38:59 AM): Hmm. Yes, family is a powerful force.
Idran1701 (2:39:26 AM): My own son left once, long ago, on a journey to reunite with his father.
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:40:44 AM): Ah..So you know, then.
Idran1701 (2:41:31 AM): *nods, looking off sadly* He found him...though it ended poorly, as their meeting led to my once-lover's death.
Idran1701 (2:42:14 AM): ...But now is not the time for thoughts of such nature. Come, we should feast, to celebrate your arrival!
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:42:25 AM): I..See. I'm sorry to hear that..
Idran1701 (2:42:37 AM): *looks a bit wary*
CGNakibe (2:42:54 AM): *does as well*
Idran1701 (2:43:22 AM): *waves it off* We can discuss such matters after the meal.
Idran1701 (2:43:32 AM): *stands* Please, follow me to the feasting hall.
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:45:06 AM): *Stands*
CGNakibe (2:45:10 AM): Certainly, m'lady. *stands*
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:45:11 AM): *And begins walking!*
Idran1701 (2:45:19 AM): (And cut here? :O)
CGNakibe (2:46:04 AM): (Good enough for government work, I suppose)
Idran1701 (2:46:08 AM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (2:46:52 AM): (XP...250 base, 200 bonus for you both for not ticking off Circe too much.)
Idran1701 (2:47:35 AM): (Also, is it strange that I've been looking forward to this for so long? Might be odd of me, but I've been itching to RP a mythological persona. :D)
CGNakibe (2:47:48 AM): (See? Arian can go more than a few seconds without pissing people off!)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:48:00 AM): (I was really expecting Lil ot say something dumb.)
CGNakibe (2:48:07 AM): (It can be rare, but it DOES happen!)
Idran1701 (2:48:37 AM): (Maybe if/after Hecate herself shows up, Shini. :D)
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:48:42 AM): (This guy only joined the cult because they're paying for his college.)
Idran1701 (2:48:50 AM): (Ha!)
CGNakibe (2:48:59 AM): (Hey, have you SEEN the bills?)
CGNakibe (2:49:05 AM): (And then the loans afterwards. Expensive shit.)
CGNakibe (2:51:29 AM): (Also: Still likely to piss Hecate off by accident)
CGNakibe (2:52:44 AM): (Anyway, must sleep. Sleeeep)
CGNakibe (2:52:46 AM): (Night.)
Idran1701 (2:52:48 AM): (Night, Shaun.)
(2:52:56 AM) CGNakibe has left the room.
Idran1701 (2:54:48 AM): Now that we're done here, Shini, I can pick up the side session for Search whenever you want.
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:56:13 AM): *Whenever you're ready, really. And it's more of a sub-session than a side one. :O*
Idran1701 (2:56:19 AM): *nod*
Idran1701 (2:56:55 AM): Before we start, though, I really would like your honest opinion; what do you think about the whole "folks from myth" thing going on here? Not too hokey, is it?
TheWaiChibiAngel (2:57:51 AM): *While I don't mind it, I don't know how well it fits into the grand scheme of Plainscape. By that I mean: I don't know enough about the setting at large to judge, but you have a good enough reason for it. :O*
Idran1701 (2:58:26 AM): It fits, yeah; pretty much all the mythological settings are canon somewhere in Planescape, what with people that used to RP in campaigns that had Thor or Zeus or stuff.
Idran1701 (2:59:02 AM): Just wanted to see what your thought was on how it felt. Glad it went over well with you!
Idran1701 (3:00:03 AM): Anyway, let me log this, and we can jump to IM for the sub-session.