Idran1701 (2:15:18 PM): Hey, morning Shaun. :D
CGNakibe (2:15:42 PM): Except its not morning.... is it?!?
Idran1701 (2:15:48 PM): It is somewhere!
CGNakibe (2:15:50 PM): Eh I guess its not.
CGNakibe (2:16:06 PM): Well, yeah, if you wanna complicate everything.
Idran1701 (2:16:12 PM): :D
Idran1701 (2:21:36 PM): Anyway, wanted to see if you were up for picking the sidequest back up. :D
Idran1701 (2:29:58 PM): Shaun?
CGNakibe (2:58:37 PM): Mew.
CGNakibe (2:58:45 PM): Lunch + Laundry. I return and am ready!
CGNakibe (2:58:48 PM): For ACTION.
CGNakibe (2:58:55 PM): And Peach Cobbler, but eh.
Idran1701 (2:59:03 PM): Heh.
Idran1701 (2:59:19 PM): Isn't it a little late for lunch? Seems closer to dinner for you. :D
CGNakibe (2:59:25 PM): True.
CGNakibe (2:59:34 PM): But I haven't really eaten much of anything BEFORE that.
Idran1701 (3:00:40 PM): Aha.
Idran1701 (3:00:46 PM): So it's breakfast, then. :D
CGNakibe (3:01:04 PM): Well, I did have some sausage before that.
CGNakibe (3:01:11 PM): That's what I'm counting as breakfast.
Idran1701 (3:01:17 PM): You seem to keep changing your story, Shaun!
Idran1701 (3:01:28 PM): How do I know you're telling the truth this time? >:
CGNakibe (3:01:47 PM): Because Epic Potato Chip.
Idran1701 (3:01:53 PM): ...What?
CGNakibe (3:02:15 PM): EPIC. POTATO CHIP
CGNakibe (3:02:28 PM): ... actually I don't know what that has to do with anything. Aside from being amusing.
Idran1701 (3:06:53 PM): ...Aha.
Idran1701 (3:07:11 PM): Anyway, you good to start? :D
CGNakibe (3:07:30 PM): Yeah.
CGNakibe (3:07:38 PM): As long as there are chips.
Idran1701 (3:07:57 PM): No chips, sorry. :(
CGNakibe (3:08:09 PM): Awww. ._.
Idran1701 (3:08:42 PM): Perhaps crackers.
Idran1701 (3:11:03 PM): <We start!>
CGNakibe (3:11:17 PM): <Mew>
Idran1701 (3:11:21 PM): (So, how long would Arian have slept for? A full 8 hours, or just a short nap?)
CGNakibe (3:11:27 PM): (Short nap.)
Idran1701 (3:11:35 PM): *nod*
Idran1701 (3:11:38 PM): *()
Idran1701 (3:12:32 PM): *Time passes! And eventually, Arian drifts back awake in the dark. In an unfamiliar bed, he can just barely see the room around him from the glow of the light through the door.*
CGNakibe (3:13:03 PM): Wh... where am... Oh.
CGNakibe (3:13:31 PM): *blinks* Karinska? *slowly gets up and heads towards the door*
Idran1701 (3:15:00 PM): *He gets up, feeling the since-dried mud flake off his clothing as he moves around. Opening the door, he spots her at the table, legs pulled under herself as she works on an illusory sculpture. She doesn't seem to have noticed him yet, engrossed in her work as she is.*
CGNakibe (3:15:16 PM): Karinska?
CGNakibe (3:15:22 PM): Ah, there you are.
Idran1701 (3:15:46 PM): ...Hmm? *she looks over, smiling* Oh, you're awake. Feeling better?
CGNakibe (3:16:15 PM): Yes, I can actually stand on my own two feet now *chuckles*
Idran1701 (3:17:25 PM): *chuckling as well, she turns back to her work* How'd you sleep?
CGNakibe (3:18:06 PM): Pretty well, actually.
CGNakibe (3:18:10 PM): What's happened while I was out?
Idran1701 (3:19:53 PM): Oh, not much. You weren't asleep for too long, so I thought I'd just do some work while I waited.

Go get changed, and I can show you what I've done with the research so far, all right?
CGNakibe (3:20:19 PM): Alright. *insert changing scenes here*
CGNakibe (3:20:27 PM): *No, not a magical girl transformation sequence >:{ *
Idran1701 (3:21:28 PM): (Says you.)
Idran1701 (3:25:07 PM): *Soon enough he comes back out, where Karin's pulled her own spellbook out, dispelling the sculpture for now. For the next hour or two, they discuss the finer points of their shared spell, as evening falls.*

...so I think we could finish this by tomorrow, probably.
CGNakibe (3:26:02 PM): Now that we've worked out that last kink or two. I guess that that last word really WAS important to the structure.
Idran1701 (3:27:05 PM): *nods* It seems like it was, yeah.

...Oh, wow, it's gotten pretty late, hasn't it?
CGNakibe (3:27:26 PM): ... Huh. So it is.
Idran1701 (3:30:05 PM): Maybe we should pick things up tomorrow?

...You're staying at the Hall of Speakers tonight, right?
CGNakibe (3:30:40 PM): *nods* Yes. And I probably should gather some more information on these... Keepers, while I can.
Idran1701 (3:31:59 PM): *nods* That sounds like a good idea. I'll try to do the same thing...I'm not sure how successful I'd be, but I'll look, at least. You can leave your clothes here, I'll have them washed with mine.
Idran1701 (3:36:35 PM): I guess I'll see you tomorrow, then?
CGNakibe (3:37:09 PM): Tomorrow then. *hugs*
Idran1701 (3:38:38 PM): *she hugs him back, kissing him before leaning back* But if you start to feel dizzy again, I want you to find a cleric, all right?
Idran1701 (3:47:22 PM): (Shaun? :O)
CGNakibe (3:49:08 PM): ALright. I will.
CGNakibe (3:49:17 PM): Don't worry, I'm pretty sure I'm fine now.
Idran1701 (3:49:57 PM): ...*gives him another squeeze before letting go* All right, if you say so. Tomorrow, then.
CGNakibe (3:50:38 PM): *nods* Tomorrow. Love you.
CGNakibe (3:50:46 PM): (This isn't nearly sappy enough anyway. >:{{{ )
Idran1701 (3:50:50 PM): (:D)
Idran1701 (3:50:58 PM): *smiles* Love you too.
Idran1701 (3:51:54 PM): *and he heads out?*
CGNakibe (3:52:08 PM): *He heads out indeed*
Idran1701 (3:53:52 PM): *Heading through the Festhall, Arian makes his way back to the streets. As he passes through the entrance hall, however, he hears a voice at his side.*

Mind if I walk with you?
Idran1701 (3:54:40 PM): *The voice sounds vaguely familiar...*
CGNakibe (3:55:18 PM): Eh? *looks over*
Idran1701 (3:56:00 PM): *It's Marina, Karin's friend. She's looking at Arian with an appraising glance, but she's offering a friendly smile.*
CGNakibe (3:56:20 PM): Ah, Not a problem, Marina. No problem at all. ^^
Idran1701 (3:58:01 PM): *The two head out, into the streets of Sigil, the light from surrounding buildings keeping the shadows at bay.*

*a very slight tone of suspicion, with a general sound of curiosity* So, I noticed the two of you come in earlier. You weren't looking exactly...steady. What was that about?
CGNakibe (3:59:37 PM): A bad incident with some group or another earlier. *waves it off as if he's unconcerned.*
CGNakibe (4:01:32 PM): Apparently they thought it was wise to spray me with some odd substance.
CGNakibe (4:01:41 PM): Had me feeling unsteady for a while afterwards.
Idran1701 (4:02:01 PM): ...Ah.

...And the change of clothes?
CGNakibe (4:02:51 PM): I fell on the way back. IM: Odd line of... Oh. OH. Eheh. Just ignore it...
CGNakibe (4:03:05 PM): IM: Maybe she'll leave that idea alone.
Idran1701 (4:03:28 PM): I see. *smirks*
Idran1701 (4:04:07 PM): Where're you headed, anyway?
CGNakibe (4:04:52 PM): To the Hall of Speakers, actually.
Idran1701 (4:05:22 PM): Ah, right, Kary told me you joined the Signers. Taking up kip there now?
CGNakibe (4:06:35 PM): Yeah. *nods*
Idran1701 (4:07:59 PM): *nods* Odd choice, but if it's what you're drawn to. You don't sound like the typical Signer, at least. *chuckles*
CGNakibe (4:08:34 PM): What DOES the typical Signer sound like anyway? *curious curious*
Idran1701 (4:09:33 PM): *grins* Self-centered, condescending know-it-alls that think they're above it all, and let you know it with every tone of their voice.
CGNakibe (4:10:06 PM): *chuckles* No no, that was before I met Karinska.
Idran1701 (4:11:02 PM): *laughs* So it's out of nostalgia, then?
CGNakibe (4:12:29 PM): Not entirely. I won't say I've changed much, but certainly I have. I'm still not sure why them and not a couple of the other factions.
Idran1701 (4:13:47 PM): *nods* Well, sometimes that'll happen. You'll feel drawn to one, and you can't say why just yet, but you know it feels right. Kary was like that with the Sensates at first.
Idran1701 (4:15:19 PM): If it feels right to you, there's not much arguing with that.
Idran1701 (4:17:19 PM): Me, I thought the Sensates just made the most sense out of all of them.
Idran1701 (4:19:59 PM): What'd you used to do, anyway? She says you were a noble; I know what that means here, not so sure what it means on the Prime.
CGNakibe (4:26:55 PM): I guess its sort of unusual for me. My dad wasn't nobility, but he became a knight due t o service. My mother, on the other hand, is very old nobility. So I grew up being taught to continue in my father's footsteps. To learn combat and to compose myself honorably.
Idran1701 (4:27:40 PM): What's that mean, compose yourself honorably?
CGNakibe (4:28:10 PM): Lots of little things, and some big ones, I would say.
CGNakibe (4:29:59 PM): It means, for instance, that I generally am not supposed to associate with the lower classes or their usual professions. *thinks thinks*
CGNakibe (4:32:18 PM): Show courage and dedication to the land in times of danger.
Idran1701 (4:36:07 PM): Mix of the good and the bad, then, eh?
Idran1701 (4:36:35 PM): Sounds about half like the nobles here. Nothing about protecting the land, but certainly not mixing with their lessers.
CGNakibe (4:37:09 PM): Even at home not every noble took seriously our mandate to protect the people.
CGNakibe (4:37:40 PM): .... *shrugs* Dad did, at least. But I suppose he's an odd exception.
Idran1701 (4:39:02 PM): Well, you don't sound like any of those assholes from the Lady's Ward. That what you meant about that?
CGNakibe (4:41:04 PM): Trust me, strange things have happened in the past few... weeks. It is weeks, isn't it? 9.9;;
CGNakibe (4:41:23 PM): Funny how a couple of bad days and a couple of good ones can change a person.
Idran1701 (4:42:43 PM): *chuckles, smiling as she puts a hand on Arian's shoulder* Is, isn't it?

Seems t'have helped Kary some too, honestly.
CGNakibe (4:45:15 PM): *nods* It has been a busy few weeks.
CGNakibe (4:45:51 PM): *chuckles* But then, from my perspective, a few weeks ago I'd have probably found the idea that one of my friends would be a talking wolf rather insane.
Idran1701 (4:46:16 PM): *chuckles* The Planes'll do that, yeah.
Idran1701 (4:46:56 PM): It's good to see she's found someone this good for her, though. Especially after Daniel and all.
CGNakibe (4:47:54 PM): *nods* I'm just glad I haven't gotten her too angry at me yet, heh.
Idran1701 (4:50:44 PM): Oh, you don't have to worry about that. She's talked with me about you plenty.

That's part of why I came out to talk to you myself tonight, actually. She talked the same way about him back then...I was a little worried she was going down the same path.
Idran1701 (4:50:50 PM): Doesn't seem like it, though.
CGNakibe (4:51:15 PM): *nods* Ah, I see.
Idran1701 (4:52:17 PM): Hey, if I ask you something, can you give me an honest answer?
CGNakibe (4:52:51 PM): Certainly.
Idran1701 (4:53:48 PM): What do you think about my staying friends with her? I know she's told you by now that we used to be together.
CGNakibe (4:55:01 PM): *thinks* Hmm...
CGNakibe (4:55:24 PM): (BRB. Must. Have. PEACH COBBLER. @.@)
Idran1701 (4:56:09 PM): (Haha, you're so southern. :D)
CGNakibe (4:59:59 PM): (You're just jealous of my peach cobbler. >: )
Idran1701 (5:00:04 PM): (I am!)
Idran1701 (5:00:10 PM): (But you're still so southern. :D)
CGNakibe (5:00:19 PM): (Yankee! >:{{ )
CGNakibe (5:00:34 PM): It... makes me a little jealous, admittedly.
CGNakibe (5:00:49 PM): ..... and I'm not sure it would be a good idea for me.
CGNakibe (5:00:55 PM): .. .but... you're her friend.
Idran1701 (5:01:31 PM): ...Huh.

...I have to admit, I wasn't expecting that answer.
CGNakibe (5:01:57 PM): *nods*
Idran1701 (5:02:30 PM): I figured either way, you'd tell me it didn't bother you, all that stuff.
Idran1701 (5:02:44 PM): Jealous? Really? Why? You know she's the one that ended it, right?
CGNakibe (5:03:13 PM): I know that, she told me.
CGNakibe (5:03:37 PM): It doesn't make sense, but....that IS how I feel.
Idran1701 (5:05:28 PM): *chuckles* Well, at least you're honest about it. But you don't have to worry about me, Arian. *she holds up a hand, showing her engagement band with a smirk*
CGNakibe (5:05:45 PM): Ah. That does change things a bit, doesn't it?
CGNakibe (5:08:05 PM): ... makes me think I should probably work on that myself. -.-
Idran1701 (5:08:38 PM): ...Already? It hasn't even been two months, has it? How fast do folks move on the Prime? *chuckles*
CGNakibe (5:08:59 PM): *chuckles* That's a point.
Idran1701 (5:10:28 PM): I didn't propose until...oh, 7 months? Around that.

You two barely know each other. You should focus on the fun for now. *grins*
CGNakibe (5:10:58 PM): *chuckles* Perhaps you're right.
Idran1701 (5:12:26 PM): And don't be so nervous about things. She likes you and you like her, so what's there to be scared of?
CGNakibe (5:15:10 PM): I guess its because this is the first really serious relationship for me, you know? ^^;;
Idran1701 (5:17:00 PM): Oh, I know the feeling. And...well, don't tell her I told you this, but that's why she hasn't pushed about it. She doesn't want to scare you off.
CGNakibe (5:17:36 PM): *nods* That sounds just like her, it does.
Idran1701 (5:20:47 PM): *chuckles* I know. And I've tried to talk her into pushing, because if it did scare you off, you probably weren't that close in the first place. Don't know if she's listened to me, though. *shrugs*
Idran1701 (5:26:18 PM): Anyway, don't worry. She's not going to think bad of you if you're not the perfect boyfriend.

She even likes teaching you, you know. *grins*
CGNakibe (5:26:39 PM): Good to know.
Idran1701 (5:27:56 PM): *chuckles* She is a great woman...I'll admit, even I've still got some feelings for her. But you really do seem good for her. You should have seen her before you came along...
Idran1701 (5:31:07 PM): After Daniel, she was throwing herself into...whatever experiences she could find, without really any sake for herself. Some of us do that, sure, but it was obvious it was just her trying to keep her mind occupied.
CGNakibe (5:31:24 PM): Trying to keep her mind off him. e.e
Idran1701 (5:32:07 PM): More trying to keep her mind off the anger, betrayal, all that. But pretty much, yeah.
Idran1701 (5:34:53 PM): I don't know how many times she came back from a trip out with...I don't know, a broken arm, bruised ribs...pretty much any sort of injury you could imagine.

Not doing anything to hurt herself directly, nothing that crazy. Just from the sort of things she was doing for the sake of the faction.
Idran1701 (5:36:27 PM): It's part of why she agreed to get those wings, I'd bet.
CGNakibe (5:36:58 PM): Honestly I'm surprised we came out of that wings bit better than we should have.
Idran1701 (5:37:29 PM): Oh? She never really told me the details of what happened there.
Idran1701 (5:39:38 PM): Do you mind filling me in on that?
CGNakibe (5:41:37 PM): I'm surprised Karin hasn't told you yet herself.
CGNakibe (5:41:47 PM): But then, I'm not sure she's exactly proud of that either...
Idran1701 (5:42:11 PM): I tried to get her to, but she wouldn't say anything besides it was to help out that friend of yours...Lilium?
Idran1701 (5:42:21 PM): Not proud of it? What happened?
CGNakibe (5:44:19 PM): Well, she got the wings while we were in the demonic planes. She had apparently made a deal with one of the demons there to get the wings.
CGNakibe (5:44:26 PM): There were other strings attached.
Idran1701 (5:44:50 PM): ...What sort of strings?
CGNakibe (5:45:11 PM): An illness that would have killed her a week later.
Idran1701 (5:46:10 PM): ...What? She never even...I can't believe she never told me!
CGNakibe (5:46:42 PM): We found out about it through a combination of things.
CGNakibe (5:46:53 PM): And managed to kick sand in the demon's eye in the process.
CGNakibe (5:48:38 PM): Half of that was in finding out about the illness in the first place.
Idran1701 (5:48:41 PM): *frowning, glaring down the street*

...How could she not tell me that?
CGNakibe (5:49:36 PM): She didn't tell any of us this till after the fact, really. Lilium managed to find it out.
Idran1701 (5:51:38 PM): *still frowning* She always does this. She hates telling people when something happens to her that'd make them worry if she can avoid it. It...*sighs*
Idran1701 (5:52:40 PM): ...*short dry chuckle* Does she do it to you too, or is it just her friends?
CGNakibe (5:53:24 PM): Not sure yet. Unless I've missed something with all the OTHER things going on.
CGNakibe (5:53:34 PM): Quite possible, admittedly.
Idran1701 (5:54:26 PM): Well, she's probably not going to be too happy about you telling me, you know.
CGNakibe (5:59:18 PM): Probably not, heh.
Idran1701 (5:59:48 PM): *shakes her head* Are there any other near-deaths for her I should know about?
CGNakibe (6:00:06 PM): None that I can recall at the moment.
Idran1701 (6:03:07 PM): Well, I'll grill her about them myself, then.

Anyway, I'll get back to the Festhall. It was good speaking with you, though. We should double some time, I think; Bren's a painter too, I think you two'd get along pretty well.
CGNakibe (6:03:34 PM): *nods* Alright then. Sounds like I've probably got myself in trouble for a while, though. ^^;;;
Idran1701 (6:04:01 PM): *chuckles* Ah, don't worry, she doesn't stay mad long.
Idran1701 (6:06:28 PM): In fact...*grabbing the pack off her back, she rummages around, before pulling a small rolled sheet of canvas out, handing it to him* Here, take a look. Amazing, isn't it? No offense to Kary, but she's the most creative artist I know.
CGNakibe (6:06:46 PM): ... Oooh. Impressive.
Idran1701 (6:07:11 PM): (You don't even know what it's a painting of yet. :P)
CGNakibe (6:07:47 PM): (Scratch that, then)
Idran1701 (6:08:23 PM): *On the canvas is...

...well...nothing.*
Idran1701 (6:08:59 PM): *...No, that's not right. It's covered with white paint.*
CGNakibe (6:09:02 PM): Um... that's... interesting...
CGNakibe (6:09:17 PM): (Sad polar bear in snowstorm)
Idran1701 (6:09:32 PM): *chuckles, stopping under a brighter part of the street* Look at it closely.
CGNakibe (6:10:08 PM): Huh. There IS paint on it... so... Hm.... but the whole scene is.... *stares*
Idran1701 (6:11:53 PM): *Arian studies it more carefully...before noticing there's numerous shades of white paint on it. It's almost possible to distinguish it at first, but the more he looks over it, the more he can slowly make out the scene...it's a landscape, in the depths of a forest, with birds flitting about, a few squirrels scampering through snow...after a few minutes' observation, he can't believe he didn't see it originally.*
Idran1701 (6:11:59 PM): (Now you can say it. :D)
CGNakibe (6:12:36 PM): ..... *chuckles* Wow.
CGNakibe (6:12:44 PM): Its a whole landscape in a snowstorm.
Idran1701 (6:14:02 PM): I know. It's beautiful.

Bren's a Xaositect. She prefers her art to be the sort that doesn't seem to make sense at first, but once you learn the trick to taking it in, it all becomes clear.
Idran1701 (6:16:14 PM): I should show you one of her murals some day. It's all the same stone grey colored paint, but each can had its own tiny enchantment placed on it. So if you can see magic, it all jumps out at you.
CGNakibe (6:16:46 PM): Heheh. Quite the sense of humor she's got. *grins*
Idran1701 (6:17:14 PM): *grins back* Oh, yes. It's a bit much at first, but you learn to love it quick enough.
Idran1701 (6:19:51 PM): You can keep that, by the way. She loves it when her artwork's in the hands of someone that can truly appreciate it.
Idran1701 (6:34:39 PM): (Be back in a bit; I'm going to step out to grab dinner. :O)
Idran1701 (7:11:27 PM): (Back!)
CGNakibe (7:11:41 PM): (GO AWAY, THE COBBLER IS MIIINE @.@)
Idran1701 (7:11:55 PM): (BUT DO YOU HAVE VANILLA ICE CREAM TO GO WITH IT?)
CGNakibe (7:12:10 PM): (HAR HAR YES!)
Idran1701 (7:12:15 PM): (SO DO I!)
Idran1701 (7:13:24 PM): (Anyway you're up. :D)
CGNakibe (7:13:39 PM): Ah. Thank you. o.o
Idran1701 (7:14:31 PM): *waves him off* It's nothing, really. Well, suppose I'll see you around the Festhall? Maybe we can meet up and trade gossip about Kary some time. *grins*
CGNakibe (7:16:55 PM): This sounds like an excellent plan to me.
Idran1701 (7:19:03 PM): *Assuming she's not stopped, she gives him a small, friendly hug* Well, see you around, Arian. And don't worry so much about Kary, eh?
CGNakibe (7:21:58 PM): I'll try not to, heh. See you again soon, Marina
Idran1701 (7:23:35 PM): *and she's off!*
Idran1701 (7:23:56 PM): *Arian returns to the Hall soon enough; is he doing anything but getting to sleep?*
CGNakibe (7:24:19 PM): *We must do reeesearch*
Idran1701 (7:27:33 PM): *Well, the Hall of Speakers doesn't have the extensive libraries of some faction headquarters, so just checking there doesn't give him much to go on.

Then again, the Sign of One has more options than just books to discover information.*
Idran1701 (7:28:05 PM): (If you're including access to divination, what spells would he take advantage of to check into them? :O)
CGNakibe (7:28:14 PM): *hesitates to actually ask anyone... but eventually asks around*
CGNakibe (7:28:42 PM): (Does he have much divination? BecauseI'm honestly not sure. I haven't paid as much attention to Divination spells as I could)
Idran1701 (7:29:31 PM): (He does not! But he can imagine his way into them. Or ask other factioners to help him imagine his way into them.)
CGNakibe (7:32:56 PM): *Arian will likely try imagining his way into divination spells*
Idran1701 (7:33:12 PM): (What specifically is he trying to do? :O)
Idran1701 (7:36:35 PM): (Find out any information about the Keepers, right?)
Idran1701 (7:43:42 PM): (Shaun?)
Idran1701 (7:51:00 PM): (Shaun ;_;)
CGNakibe (7:51:34 PM): (Oh, sorry. And yeah, find out any information about the Keepers)
CGNakibe (7:51:36 PM): (Darn Wikispirals)
Idran1701 (7:51:41 PM): (Hmm?)
CGNakibe (7:52:11 PM): (Been hooked on TV Tropes for a while)
Idran1701 (7:52:25 PM): (Aha. :D)
Idran1701 (7:52:43 PM): (Well, then! d20.)
CGNakibe (7:55:06 PM): (8)
Idran1701 (8:01:12 PM): *Focusing his mind, Arian attempts to adjust his view of reality, shifting things so as to reveal to him secrets of the Keepers. Nothing's coming to him, though...he doesn't think he's yet skilled enough to get a result. But he does remember a note he took during his earlier research at the library, the name of another Signer that may be able to help.

...Did he take it? It's in his pocket, in his handwriting...but oddly, he can't remember actually writing it down.*
CGNakibe (8:01:36 PM): IM: WHat was that name? >.<
Idran1701 (8:01:36 PM): (Sorry, but there just doesn't seem to be a divination spell low enough level for him. :D)
CGNakibe (8:01:46 PM): ( Didn't figure there was)
Idran1701 (8:01:52 PM): (Also, I think you missed the "it's in his pocket, in his handwriting" part.)
Idran1701 (8:02:13 PM): (...Bah, brb.)
CGNakibe (8:02:14 PM): Eh *checks his pockets)
CGNakibe (8:02:17 PM): (K)
Idran1701 (8:09:45 PM): (Back)
CGNakibe (8:09:59 PM): (That's nice, go away. >:{{ )
Idran1701 (8:10:04 PM): (FINE)
Idran1701 (8:10:36 PM): (*Arian becomes a pup, is given to a not-too-kind show trainer >:*)
CGNakibe (8:10:51 PM): ( ;_; I'll be good)
Idran1701 (8:11:27 PM): *...There's the note, in his pocket after all.*
CGNakibe (8:13:17 PM): *But what does it say?*
Idran1701 (8:14:42 PM): *It's a name, and a room number for the Hall*
CGNakibe (8:21:37 PM): *time to visit*
Idran1701 (8:22:12 PM): *Heading up to the third floor, Arian soon stands outside the door*
CGNakibe (8:23:39 PM): *knock knock knock*
Idran1701 (8:25:25 PM): *as his hand hovers over the door, just before knocking:* I'll be right there!
Idran1701 (8:32:00 PM): *and after a short delay, it opens, showing an elf not too much equivalently-older than Arian, looking him over* ...Hello?
Idran1701 (8:37:55 PM): (More cobbler? :D)
CGNakibe (8:39:24 PM): (Naah, this time still in the toxic meme game. I should stop reading.)
CGNakibe (8:39:34 PM): (Although... http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k307/Animus000/motivator619542.jpg)
Idran1701 (8:40:35 PM): (...Who did that editting?)
CGNakibe (8:40:42 PM): (Dunno)
Idran1701 (8:40:49 PM): (It kinda sucks.

Funny, though.)
Idran1701 (8:46:24 PM): (Anyway, it's on you, Shaun. :D)
CGNakibe (8:47:35 PM): Um, hello. I was just looking for some help with something.
CGNakibe (8:47:42 PM): Do you have any information on the Keepers?
Idran1701 (8:48:08 PM): ...The what? Who?
Idran1701 (8:50:27 PM): No, no, just come in and sit down and we'll talk.
CGNakibe (8:50:39 PM): Ah, thank you. o.o;
Idran1701 (8:51:39 PM): *he steps in* You like stew?
CGNakibe (8:52:04 PM): Its pretty good when cooked right, yes...
Idran1701 (8:53:55 PM): Go ahead and have some, then. There's enough for two.
Idran1701 (8:59:35 PM): *The two head inside, where there's dinner sitting out; it looks like he was just about to sit down. The yet-nameless elf heads to a chair across from Shaun, sitting down and giving him a look* Now, what was it you said you wanted, again?
Idran1701 (9:03:02 PM): (Poking you again. :D)
CGNakibe (9:03:19 PM): I wanted to know about an organization known as the Keepers.
Idran1701 (9:04:38 PM): The Keepers? What can you tell me about them?
CGNakibe (9:05:12 PM): *blinks* Nothing of any real value, really. I was hoping that you would know more...
Idran1701 (9:05:29 PM): *chuckles* Well, I need something to start from.
CGNakibe (9:07:59 PM): Umm... *thinks* (How much did Arian know about the Keepers anyway? Because it never struck me as much)
Idran1701 (9:08:28 PM): (Just what he learned from the fight. Their general appearance, and that they want to know something about the "Auraform" from Karl.)
Idran1701 (9:15:51 PM): (*poke*)
CGNakibe (9:16:19 PM): (So paaale! ._. )
Idran1701 (9:16:25 PM): (?)
CGNakibe (9:17:21 PM): (I can't remember what the Keepers looked like, and I KNOW that Arian doesn't want to mention Auraform)
Idran1701 (9:18:07 PM): (Identical-looking bald creatures with slightly pointed ears, dressed all in black, with goggles. Odd lack of musculature, and apparently no bones.)
CGNakibe (9:18:33 PM): I was told that they were bald creatures with pointed ears and weird goggles on their eyes.
Idran1701 (9:22:37 PM): ...Well...that's somewhat vague. And what did you need to know about them?
Idran1701 (9:25:37 PM): (*pokity*)
CGNakibe (9:26:02 PM): Basically everything else. *chuckles nervously*
Idran1701 (9:28:25 PM): ...Hmm. Well, I can try to help you with this, But I'm going to want some help in return.
Idran1701 (9:28:29 PM): *.
Idran1701 (9:29:03 PM): You are a fellow factioneer, yes?
CGNakibe (9:31:35 PM): Yes, I am.
Idran1701 (9:34:16 PM): Well, you can owe me a favor. It won't be much, but I'm going to ask there be no questions, all right?
CGNakibe (9:35:28 PM): Alright then.
CGNakibe (9:35:34 PM): (Uh oh. Fetch Quest!)
Idran1701 (9:35:39 PM): (Possibly!)
Idran1701 (9:37:14 PM): Well...let's see what I can remember...*closing his eyes, he leans back*
Idran1701 (9:37:31 PM): *and while his eyes are closed* ...Seriously, have a bite. Hungry, aren't you?
CGNakibe (9:37:56 PM): Perhaps just a little...
CGNakibe (9:38:32 PM): *imagines a curious little baked item that he's only had once or twice...* (Lasagna for my character!)
Idran1701 (9:39:11 PM): *as Arian thinks, the elf chuckles* Well, if mine's not good enough for you.

(d20!)
CGNakibe (9:39:38 PM): (19)
Idran1701 (9:40:02 PM): *...He can't seem to muster the necessary imagination at the moment to conjure it up.*
Idran1701 (9:40:24 PM): (He trying again? :O)
CGNakibe (9:41:03 PM): (Yes, definitely)
Idran1701 (9:41:10 PM): (Another roll.)
CGNakibe (9:41:15 PM): (15)
Idran1701 (9:41:42 PM): *The minutes pass, and still nothing. Perhaps he's just too tired from the late hour right now.*
Idran1701 (9:44:00 PM): *But despite Arian's own failures, soon the elf speaks up* ...You know, I believe I have seen them before.
Idran1701 (9:44:17 PM): Strange beings, not exactly right?
CGNakibe (9:44:28 PM): *nods* That's about right.
Idran1701 (9:44:58 PM): ...It's funny. I got the...most familiar feeling off of them.
Idran1701 (9:46:15 PM): They're...they've got something to do with the Guvners. But in a strange way...
CGNakibe (9:46:37 PM): es?
Idran1701 (9:46:42 PM): ...It feels...off.
Idran1701 (9:47:05 PM): There's two paths. The way things were, and the way they are.
Idran1701 (9:47:39 PM): A change.
CGNakibe (9:47:55 PM): A split of some sort?
Idran1701 (9:48:39 PM): ...I don't know. I remember meeting one now, as I said. But the memory's even odder than most I introduce to myself.
Idran1701 (9:48:58 PM): It's less...there than most.
CGNakibe (9:49:16 PM): I see.
Idran1701 (9:49:36 PM): ...It's almost as it is when one of our brothers shifts things.
Idran1701 (9:50:16 PM): But not exactly. I can barely notice this change. It's of a different sort.
CGNakibe (9:50:31 PM): Hm.
Idran1701 (9:54:00 PM): Hm?
CGNakibe (9:56:44 PM): Strange circumstances at work here, then.
Idran1701 (9:57:01 PM): I suppose so. I wish I could give you more...
CGNakibe (9:57:11 PM): THat's alright. Its more than I actually had.
Idran1701 (9:58:08 PM): Well, I'll track you down when I need that favor done.

...I don't think I've gotten your name yet.
CGNakibe (9:58:21 PM): Arian Renfield.
Idran1701 (9:59:34 PM): Faelon Galaden.
CGNakibe (9:59:46 PM): Pleased to meet you.
Idran1701 (9:59:58 PM): And you.
Idran1701 (10:00:08 PM): I'll see you around, then.
CGNakibe (10:04:17 PM): You as well.
Idran1701 (10:05:12 PM): (And assuming there's nothing left, we can skip along to next morning, when he's meeting back with a somewhat angry Karin.

A section which wouldn't exist if not for you, by the way. :D)
CGNakibe (10:05:29 PM): (I REGRET NOTHING!)
Idran1701 (10:05:41 PM): (Anything before then? He doing anything but sleep?)
CGNakibe (10:06:40 PM): (Eat. Breathe)
CGNakibe (10:06:48 PM): (No, nothing else important)
Idran1701 (10:06:49 PM): (Roll d20.)
CGNakibe (10:07:03 PM): (6)
Idran1701 (10:07:12 PM): (Sorry, he fails his breathing check. :( )
CGNakibe (10:07:19 PM): ( ;_; )
Idran1701 (10:07:24 PM): (Anyway!)
Idran1701 (10:08:33 PM): *The hours pass by, mostly as Arian sleeps in his room. A quaint place, but the first such he's ever been able to call wholly his own.*
Idran1701 (10:09:03 PM): *Eventually, though, he awakens. And after his morning preparations, he leaves the Hall, making his way back to the Festhall to meet with Karin.*
CGNakibe (10:10:05 PM): (Also: If he fails his breathing check it means he likely never met up with Angry Karinska! HAH! HAHAHA)
Idran1701 (10:10:25 PM): (No, it was for after she hits his solar plexus.)
CGNakibe (10:10:37 PM): ( ;_; )
CGNakibe (10:11:12 PM): IM: Well, I wish I had more on the Keepers, but certainly what I know now is more than I knew before...
CGNakibe (10:11:19 PM): IM: ... why do I get the feeling I'm forgetting something?
Idran1701 (10:11:43 PM): *He is at her door!*
CGNakibe (10:12:02 PM): *knock knock* Karinska, its me!
Idran1701 (10:12:50 PM): *there's no response from inside, but he can hear her walking to the door*
CGNakibe (10:13:20 PM): IM: ... eh. It probably isn't too important if I forgot it...
Idran1701 (10:14:41 PM): *And the door opens! Karin stands there in a robe, her arms crossed, looking at Arian with a slight glare.*
CGNakibe (10:15:05 PM): Er.... o.o;;
CGNakibe (10:15:09 PM): IM: OH. Oh. Oh crap.
Idran1701 (10:15:33 PM): I can't believe you told her!
CGNakibe (10:15:33 PM): (Needs more Death Star)
CGNakibe (10:16:09 PM): Er... Um, Hi... eheh. I... guess it just slipped out? Sort of? Well, maybe not EXACTLY but...
Idran1701 (10:17:25 PM): Just slipped out? How could you tell Marina I almost died?
CGNakibe (10:18:31 PM): Well, err, I suppose that I should've asked you about this first... ^^;;
Idran1701 (10:20:26 PM): *turning, she steps back into her room* She was here for an hour last night after you left, because she was worried about something that happened weeks ago!
CGNakibe (10:21:25 PM): Er, yes... IM: DAMN.
Idran1701 (10:22:34 PM): That's why I didn't say anything, it was over and done with! And then...*sighs, she drops onto her chaise, looking back to Arian* Oh, come in here and close the door, unless you want people listening in on this.
CGNakibe (10:25:16 PM): Um, yes, of course... *heads into the Lair of his own doom...* *and remembers to close the door*
Idran1701 (10:25:55 PM): *as he comes over* Why did you tell her that?
CGNakibe (10:28:50 PM): I'm... not entirely sure myself, I mean, I started to tell her just to ask you, but... you didn't really want her to know either, did you? o.o
Idran1701 (10:29:14 PM): Of course I didn't want her to know! It'd just worry her about nothing!
CGNakibe (10:30:52 PM): *nods* I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told her, but somehow I had the stupid idea that she should know. And I didn't realize it was a bad idea until AFTER the words had left my mouth.
Idran1701 (10:34:04 PM): ...*sighs* So you know it's a bad idea too? Then tell me why, Arian.
Idran1701 (10:34:32 PM): Why is it bad?
CGNakibe (10:35:02 PM): Because it makes her worry just as much as I did when I was there, only its over and done with. Long over, and thankfully without much harm.
Idran1701 (10:38:10 PM): ...Right. Okay. And so you're not even going to defend yourself?
CGNakibe (10:41:39 PM): I've come to realize that my reasons for telling her were... misguided. That, and I'm pretty sure now that I would be angry as well.
Idran1701 (10:43:36 PM): ...*rubbing her brow, she takes a breath* Okay. All right, okay.
Idran1701 (10:43:53 PM): It's just...gods, Arian.
CGNakibe (10:46:19 PM): (You're right. This drama IS my fault.)
Idran1701 (10:46:23 PM): (:D)
CGNakibe (10:46:29 PM): (And yet... DRAMA!)
Idran1701 (10:50:37 PM): It's not even this any more, it's just...I love you, Arian, but you're just so passive for...for almost everything with the two of us. I know why, I know you've never been with someone before, it's just so...I don't even know what to say about it. It's not even annoying, really, that's even too strong a word.
Idran1701 (11:04:16 PM): (:O?)
CGNakibe (11:04:45 PM): (o.o;)
Idran1701 (11:05:00 PM): (More wikispirals? :D)
CGNakibe (11:05:09 PM): (Okay, now THIS time I honestly thought she was going to say more)
Idran1701 (11:05:17 PM): (Aha. Heh.)
Idran1701 (11:05:25 PM): (Nope, that's it for now, until he replies.)
CGNakibe (11:05:35 PM): (Although I'm doing wikispirals in the background)
CGNakibe (11:05:50 PM): (Currently on the trope "Draco in Leather Pants")
CGNakibe (11:06:29 PM): (Basically the trope about how X character "Is just misunderstood", despite ALL evidence to the contrary)
CGNakibe (11:07:15 PM): (Well, just misunderstood, and should recieve your love and goodwill)
Idran1701 (11:07:32 PM): (Heh.)
Idran1701 (11:07:47 PM): (That is an awesome site, so I can understand your engrossment.)
CGNakibe (11:08:03 PM): ( I swear I didn't start this wikispiralling intentionally.)
CGNakibe (11:08:08 PM): (But I've been at it since 11 AM.)
CGNakibe (11:08:24 PM): (The worst part is that I KNEW I would still be at it after the first link)
Idran1701 (11:09:16 PM): (Haha.)
CGNakibe (11:09:51 PM): (Started because of a Death Note reference)
CGNakibe (11:10:15 PM): (Simply summarized: Some people can make ANYTHING epic and dramatic. Even eating potato chips)
Idran1701 (11:10:33 PM): (:D)
CGNakibe (11:11:13 PM): (If you care to see...)
Idran1701 (11:11:24 PM): (You already showed me, actually. :D)
CGNakibe (11:11:36 PM): (Ah, I thought I'd been showing Epic Potato Chips around)
CGNakibe (11:12:03 PM): (And yes, that actually DOES deserve dramatic music for that anime. The fact that the main character gets to kill people while right under his main rival's nose is pretty huge)
Idran1701 (11:12:30 PM): (*nod*)
Idran1701 (11:12:44 PM): (Anyway! Does Arian have a response to her comment? :D)
CGNakibe (11:15:27 PM): I'm.. not even sure what I can say to that. I'm not even sure what's too passive and what's too demanding, either but... I just... I don't want you to hate me, either.
Idran1701 (11:17:37 PM): ...*softly chuckles, glancing out the window* Arian, I can't imagine you doing anything to make me hate you. *she looks back to him* Not anything you could do and still be you, at least.
CGNakibe (11:19:29 PM): (If this was the comics, then you just forshadowed a Clone plotline there. >:P)
CGNakibe (11:19:37 PM): (But haven't we done that already this plotline?)
Idran1701 (11:19:40 PM): (Heh.)
Idran1701 (11:19:47 PM): (Not that I remember!)
CGNakibe (11:25:02 PM): Well, that's certainly good to know, but I can't help worrying. I just... do.
Idran1701 (11:26:32 PM): I know. And that's part of it. I mean...I just want to figure out how to get you to realize you don't need to worry. I worried about us at first too, but...
Idran1701 (11:29:45 PM): ...Arian, if you know how I feel about you, then why worry? There's nothing you would ever do that would be horrible enough to make me want to leave you.
CGNakibe (11:40:45 PM): ... I'm... I don't know. I mean, I know that. I can tell myself that, but I still find myself... wondering. I realize that I've actually changed a lot in the past few weeks and.... I'm not sure how much of that will last.
Idran1701 (11:41:50 PM): ...I know you want it to last. And that's enough for me to trust that it will.
Idran1701 (11:42:02 PM): You like yourself better this way, don't you?
CGNakibe (11:46:03 PM): I do, yes. Dear GODS I do.
Idran1701 (11:47:17 PM): ...*with a small smile, she pats the seat next to her*
CGNakibe (11:47:37 PM): *sits down where indicated*
Idran1701 (11:51:43 PM): *looking into his eyes, she continues to smile, putting her hand on his* When someone changes this much...it can be scary. I went through the same thing. But you're not going to change back, Arian. I promise you that.
Idran1701 (11:51:50 PM): *small chuckle* I wouldn't let you, anyway.
Idran1701 (11:57:00 PM): (:O?)
CGNakibe (12:01:19 AM): ... Thank you, Karinska.
Idran1701 (12:07:49 AM): All I want is just...is for you to be not so scared all the time, Arian. I know why you are, and I can understand completely. You've never had something like this before, and it's all new to you. But it will be fine, Arian.

And I know that you might worry about making me hate you, but you won't. Even if you say no to me, even if sometimes you don't want to do something...I'll understand. We can't always agree on everything, and I don't want you to always give in to me either.
CGNakibe (12:12:28 AM): (Getting a bit sleepy here. That and the Drama level is over 9000 again. >:P)
Idran1701 (12:12:41 AM): (You have an odd definition of drama. :D)
CGNakibe (12:12:42 AM): (And I'm not entirely sure what he should say.)
CGNakibe (12:12:48 AM): (True. But I'm just odd)
Idran1701 (12:12:53 AM): (Heh.)
Idran1701 (12:13:12 AM): (Anyway, all right. Pick up later? :O)
CGNakibe (12:14:44 AM): (Pick up later. *nod nod*)
CGNakibe signed off at 12:27:19 AM.