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[Nexus] Outside XXVII
This place is just as it sounds. It's outside.
Want a change of scenery? Go outside.
Always wanted to visit the beach? Come outside.
Looking to have a climatic fight on clifftops? Attempt outside.
Secret meetings being held where there's no cameras? Try outside.
Want an ambush without nasty base defenses? Yep. Outside.
Any and all are welcome here. There are no NPCs unless you bring them in. The major exception is the creepy eyed squirrel. The creepy eyed squirrel does not interfere with anyone. The creepy eyed squirrel is everywhere outside. The creepy eyed squirrel is always watching. The creepy eyed squirrel never sleeps. The creepy eyed squirrel can not be damaged, manipulated, or killed by anyone. The creepy eyed squirrel will eat anyone's very being who attempts to do so. Anyone can god-mode the creepy eyed squirrel. You may pet the creepy eyed squirrel at your own risk.
Other NPCs currently include:
The menacing crabs. These intimidating creatures are usually found by the shore.
The non-existant duck. You'll miss every time you shoot at it.
There is very little you can't do outside. However, like always, please follow the forum rules and general rules of conduct. Private conversations can be held outside. If it seems like a private (secret) conversation, please respect that. Those having such a conversation should do their best to indicate it as such. Otherwise, other characters may stumble upon you. Those desiring to spy in on private conversations should first PM those holding the private conversation, more out of courtesy than anything else.
There are many areas outside, and people can be in multiple places outside. In order to keep areas outside separated so there's no confusion, consider bolding your outside location at the start of each of your posts, like so:
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The Fields
Reinholdt sets up various targets and practices his sharpshooting. All these events recently has made him a bit rusty. To his left, he notes the creepy eyed squirrel. Giving him the heebie-jeebies, Reinholdt decides to head somewhere else.
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The Cliffside
Calublufiok broods over his latest scheme as he flies over the cliffs. The creepy eyed squirrel is watching him again. He finds occasionally landing and telling the creepy eyed squirrel his plans helps him find holes in his plotting.
Note Reinholdt and Calublufiok do not interact because they are in different areas outside. They could interact, if Reinholdt moves to the cliffside. Of course, various things like telepathy help bypass this. Also, please note outside has no major buildings, though minor ones crop up from time to time.
And most importantly, enjoy outside. That's what this is all about. :smallsmile:
Outside now contains various Outside locations! Such as...
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[Dead Pine Lake]
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This lake lies in the middle of the forest. On the eastern shore, woodpeckers feast on the dead pines that give the lake its name. Sometimes one can find Lady Death here, the Aspect of Eve also known as The Grandmother, or Jedwiga.
(Please PM happyturtle if you wish to interact with Jedwiga.)
[The Islands]
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An island cluster forms an archipelago along the coast. Some of the islands are settled, some not, but most are at least occasionally visited by the fishermen who work these waters.
[Gersemi's Island]
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Gersemi the seighkona lives on a small island in the archipelago with a single hut and a few sheep. Inside the hut, there is a single room, and a fireplace. A loom rests in one corner.
(Please PM happyturtle if you wish to interact with Gersemi.)
[Redbrick Falls]
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A mountainous, cliffy region with a prominent waterfall. A large quarry once was worked in these cliffs. Now, only a few scattered villages and solitary dwellings remain.
[Norosa, Great City of the Elves]
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A Lawful Evil city with an incredibly strong military and a very charismatic leader (Archmage Tyrion Lannister). It has a few CG resisters, but, otherwise, it is a city of peace and law, despite its evil nature.
[Brillian's Baneful Bestiary]
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A secret series of caves where a mad scientist lives. A mad scientist who creates mutant attack creatures. These can be purchased for the right price.
[Auxiliary MagCave]
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A relic from the days of the Age of Apocalypse, this abandoned cavern was once used by the infamous cyborg Magtok as a back-up laboratory and underground fortress, should Calublufiok have ever stormed the primary MagCave.
[The Katz Motel]
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Located in the middle of Nowhere, our roadside motel is the only decent place for miles near the Taverna that has a bed. Run by a suave anthropomorphic cat, there is a strict No Dogs policy.
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A bellhop by the name of Bates is always ready to assist in carrying your luggage. Please ignore his constant mutterings about his mother. Other more unsavory employees can occasionally be found. Please try to avoid eye contact with them.
We at the Katz Motel wish to ensure you have a splendid stay. Any inconvenience due to randomly locking doors, giant spiders, secret passages, vampires, creepy paintings, and the occasional possession and subsequent exorcism are incredibly rare. Just look at our complaint cards! Not a single one mentions dying horribly in their sleep or becoming food for the monster in the basement.
And if you get bored, the owner will always be up for a game of sport, old boy.
((The Katz Motel is a horror filled place with the highest casualty rate of any motel in the Nexus area. Checking in is usually pretty easy and pleasant. Checking out is rare. Anyone can play the Motel and the NPCs within, free to invent their own horror. The NPCs within that can die usually only suffer death temporarily, the supernatural force causing the disturbances bringing them back to life for its own nefarious purposes. PCs get no benefit from this.))
[The Troll Cave]
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A cave in a craggy hill. The undergrowth outside is trampled completely flat, and there's not much wildlife. There's a burned patch where a fire is sometimes there. Inside are a few large caves, linked by surprisingly smooth tunnels that look like something big has been regularly pushing through them.
[Blind Cat's Bluff]
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A sheer cliff dropoff that travels straight down into the water, this is a favored point of people who commit suicide, romantics wanting to watch the sunset and anyone looking to get rid of evidence. The drop is pretty far and there are rocks at the bottom that spell almost certain doom, so watch your step.
[North Forest]
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A magical forest with a mythical spring of beauty. A bit like the Weald, but not nearly as dangerous. For starters, you can find your way back out and the pixies aren't cannibals.
PM Reinholdt if you wish to add locations to Outside.
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Re: [Nexus] Outside XXVII
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Rebonack
[Spooky Woods]
Phlemy rough coughs are gross!
But not even the grossest of coughs are going to dissuade Amil from her quest! Completing quests is very important after all. Especially trivial things like delivering medicine or collecting twelve wolf pelts.
"We're not going away," Amil answers. "Not yet anyway. Your brother sent us here with some medicine for your... uuhh... moose bite."
Moose bites are serious business after all.
Can't take things like that lightly.
Amil knocks again.
"So if you could let us in we'll give you the medicine and we'll b on our way."
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Neon Knight
[Spooky Woods]
"You have the moosebane? Quickly, I need it! Oh, but you can't let any moonlight in. Otherwise... no, it's too terrible to think about." The hut appears to be carefully boarded up; how any air or sound is traveling through the tightly barricaded structure is a mystery. It appears the hut is covered with almost a layer of boards secured by nails; someone went to a lot of work to seal off the inside.
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Rebonack
[Obsidian Forest - The Ark]
There's certainly still a scent of explosives in the air. Though Rebo isn't totally sure what kind they would be. No diamond dust though! That smell no doubt follows Affy's creations wherever they go. Silly things.
Seems Magtok is becoming a more and more likely suspect.
But...
Doing something so covertly?
That really doesn't seem like him. If Maggy had blown up Zee no doubt he would have made a speech about it. Or crashed into her head with a zeppelin with his face painted on it. Or something.
There's also a distinct lack of weaponized animal smells. No laser geese have been here.
[Obsidian Forest]
The scanners will no doubt discover the very dense metal slug still lodged in the monster's brain. That's almost certainly what killed it.
"It's a biacky. Umm..." the chimera wrinkles his nose. "Byachee? Something like that. It's really hard to pronounce. They're parasites on Mother. We try to keep them cleared off. But we found this one already dead!"
[Obsidian Forest - The Ark]
Raril wrinkles his nose, snarling a bit at the acrid scent. "Chemical explosives." The drow determines. "Not gunpowder, either." He could recognize that easily enough.
Opening his eyes, Raril decides to give the area one more good look around for anything they might have missed, before heading back up the way they came in.
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Daniel has to pause and recollect himself before he can answer. That was... weird. "Well, not to be a critic, but... assuming you were responsible for that little experience I just had, you started off strong, but fumbled a few essential details. And then things just started getting so weird I had to suspect maybe I wasn't in my right mind, even if this is the Nexus and everything I saw was plausible." He looks around, curious. "The 8 theme is a little bit weird, too. But, um... if you don't mind me asking a question myself, why were you trying to scare me?"
[Mysterious Room]
"Details... details... too strong... too strong..." The voice replies, sounding almost like his own echo.
There is a drawn out pause, the radio starting to play other Beatles songs until final there is a reply. "Out of pure spite. Was that the answer you were looking for?"
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[Mysterious Room]
"Details... details... too strong... too strong..." The voice replies, sounding almost like his own echo.
There is a drawn out pause, the radio starting to play other Beatles songs until final there is a reply. "Out of pure spite. Was that the answer you were looking for?"
"Well, I guess it works. I mean, now I want to ask why you have so much pure spite for me, but it does sort of address my inquiry." The Neon Knight walks over to the radio. "Say, mind if I change the station? I know an awesome alt rock station."
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Neon Knight
[Spooky Woods]
"You have the moosebane? Quickly, I need it! Oh, but you can't let any moonlight in. Otherwise... no, it's too terrible to think about." The hut appears to be carefully boarded up; how any air or sound is traveling through the tightly barricaded structure is a mystery. It appears the hut is covered with almost a layer of boards secured by nails; someone went to a lot of work to seal off the inside.
Spooky Woods
What a difficult situation. This will require careful planning...
Or maybe a dwarven point of view.
"We go under. A tunnel with a curve in it will keep any light from shining though."
He begins to dig into the ground at the wall of the cabin.
"Horrid dirt. Amil, can ye produce a shovel?"
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[Mysterious Room]
"Strange words... why can't you be clear? Ever, ever... just don't change anything! Can't you die or something? Stupid... stupid..." There is another pause, much shorter then the first one before the voice starts up again.
"Ugh, this is hopeless, I can't even scare any of you creatures these days."
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[Mysterious Room]
"Strange words... why can't you be clear? Ever, ever... just don't change anything! Can't you die or something? Stupid... stupid..." There is another pause, much shorter then the first one before the voice starts up again.
"Ugh, this is hopeless, I can't even scare any of you creatures these days."
[Mysterious Room]
"Hey, now, don't be so down on yourself. I'm sure, with some practice, you could downright terrifying." The Knight looked at the radio ruefully. "Why do you need to scare people, though? I mean, do you really just have that much spite for everyone?"
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[Obsidian Forest - The Ark]
Hmm... No, that seems to be about it. Divaonar picks up the weird purple gem and noms the thing! Would be a waste of perfectly good eldritch power otherwise!
"Will you need help getting back to the surface Father?" the chimera inquires.
[Obsidian Forest]
The other unnamed chimera will lead the aliens and woman to a tree of absolutely absurd size. Thousands of feet tall, easily. Strange that one can't seem to see the tree until they get close...
A large archway in the trunk seems to house the entrance to the Ark. Or at least that's what the chimera is indicating.
And laying near the entrance?
Is Zee. She looks very asleep.
[Spooky Forest]
"...I don't think digging a hole in is the best course of action. Though I think I might be able to take another route," Amil replies as she screws her eyes shut and concentrates really hard!
One moment she looks normal.
The next she looks semi-transparent.
The next she looks like little more than an indistinct mist.
And then she's gone.
Poof!
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Spooky Forest
"Amil?"
Darst steps over to where she was.
"Give me a message as soon as you can."
He's not going to panic and break things.
Obsidian Forest
It appears to be a fine young woman.
...
And, as expected, the aliens are scanning and taking notes. How predictable.
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Rebonack
[Obsidian Forest]
The other unnamed chimera will lead the aliens and woman to a tree of absolutely absurd size. Thousands of feet tall, easily. Strange that one can't seem to see the tree until they get close...
A large archway in the trunk seems to house the entrance to the Ark. Or at least that's what the chimera is indicating.
And laying near the entrance?
Is Zee. She looks very asleep.
[Spooky Forest]
"...I don't think digging a hole in is the best course of action. Though I think I might be able to take another route," Amil replies as she screws her eyes shut and concentrates really hard!
One moment she looks normal.
The next she looks semi-transparent.
The next she looks like little more than an indistinct mist.
And then she's gone.
Poof!
A lot of forestry going on there.
[Obsidian Forest]
Cierra blinks. That was odd. She walks over to the apparently sleeping Zee. "She's just... right here? And you can't wake her up?" She lightly shakes the prostrate form on the ground with one hand.
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[Spooky Forest]
If Amil can pass through solid matter with that ability, or slip through the tiniest of cracks, she'll be able to get into the cramped, stuffy, pitch black interior of the hut, where a woman swathed in white cloth like a leper sits.
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[Spooky Forest]
Amil just used Ethereal Jaunt! In doing so she slipped onto the ghostly ethereal plane and simply walked through the wall of the cabin. Once inside she'll peer around for a few moments to make sure she doesn't suddenly begin existing inside a table or something before dropping back into existence on the material plane!
Poof!
"Okay, I'm inside!" she calls out as soon as she has appeared. She'll then smile at the apparently horribly ill woman and offer the bottle to her! "Okay, here you go. And no moonlight, either."
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"You aren't going to turn into a weremoose, are you?"
Had to ask.
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[Spooky Forest]
"Oh!" The woman is very surprised, but takes the herbs promptly and downs them. "Yes, I was, but no-... Wait. Hold on. Who gave you these?"
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Spooky Forest
Nice trick.
"I hear you, Amil. I'll keep watch."
And so he will. The sun is going down, but that will only help him. Deep dwarves have better dark and low-light vision than mountain dwarves, and actually have some trouble in bright light. As the light level lowers, Darst's quality of vision can only increase.
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[Spooky Forest]
"Your brother?" Amil replies, sounding somewhat concerned. Hopefully they hadn't just loused things up... "I said your brother sent us when I was knocking on the door."
She gives a long sigh.
"And now you'll exclaim in horror that you don't have a brother while turning into a weremoose..."
Typical really.
Totally should have seen this coming. Waaay too easy.
"Could... umm... Would you mind proving me wrong? Because it would be great if you didn't turn into a large angry deer."
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[Spooky Forest]
"I'm afraid I can't, dear. I do have a brother though. It turns out he's a murdering, backstabbing prick, though. Probably wants my half of the inheritance." She also gives a long sigh. "This is moonflower. Infused with light from the moon. So... I give you about a minute before weremoose freakout. My apologies."
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[Spooky Forest]
"Right..."
And with that Amil will turn around and poof away again!
For the sake of brevity we'll say a good ten seconds or so pass before she pops back in outside the cabin.
"So it turns out her brother gave us some sort of flower filled with moonlight and now the girl inside is going to turn into a weremoose."
This is very silly!
Whilst explaining this Amil's gun-hand is being replaced by a rather odd looking weapon that looks rather akin to the back-end of a spider. Wonder what that thing is for?
"So our best bet is to try to restrain her. Or knock her out. Or something."
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
Harnel arrives here a short while after leaving the dragon's lair, carrying several of the items Libra asked for. he waits patiently for her to appear.
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[Obsidian Forest - The Ark]
Raril looks up at the cliff above them. "I think I can get up there, but... stay close just in case, okay kiddo?" With that the Drow will levitate up to the edge of the cliff and try to scramble over the edge.
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Spooky Forest
"Bah. Is it a stupid mistake, or treachery? Is killing her an option?"
"Also, what's a weremoose?"
He turns around and faces the door. His pick is ready, and his helmet is lit.
Darst doesn't know about were things. You see, the moon has no meaning so far underground. Were things don't really go so far underground... most transformations are permanent, one-time things.
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[Spooky Forest]
They've got about 40 seconds. "You might want to try and get running. Weremoose are very irritable." The woman calls from the inside, sounding despondent.
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Neon Knight
[Mysterious Room]
"Hey, now, don't be so down on yourself. I'm sure, with some practice, you could downright terrifying." The Knight looked at the radio ruefully. "Why do you need to scare people, though? I mean, do you really just have that much spite for everyone?"
[Mysterious Room]
"Yes! Can't do much else against you, can't do much at all except to see you suffer. That's all I have." The being's speech is somewhat stilted, like it can't speak properly.
"You make me exist so to speak. Existing is suffering. Now you know."
[Libra's Meeting Point]
Libra appears wearing a Harnel mask along with strap on Harnel claws, a tail and wings that all look disturbingly life-like.
"Oh, hi." She pauses. "I mean... Oh, hi." She takes off the mask. "So you got some of the stuff huh?"
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
Harnel looks at the life-like costume pieces based on him with some apprehension. Why exactly was she dressed like this? This wasn't good. He ignores it for now though, "Yeah, the egg, the thing from Magmart, and Dipsnig's autograph."
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[Obsidian Forest]
Shaking Zee does no good!
She remains completely comatose.
The alien's scanners will likely show that she's made of the same sort of stuff that the chimera (and all the trees) are made of. She just looks like a normal human.
She's also asleep.
Or...
Maybe in a coma.
Meanwhile!
Oddly enough when Raril climbs over the edge of the pit he finds himself not inside the Ark but instead at the base of the tree! Weird. He'll also find a pair of aliens, a woman trying to wake Zee up, and a parrot/lemur/python/jaguar chimera. He's very colorful!
[Spooky Woods]
"A were-animal is a person who turns into a half animal half human monster when the moon is full," Amil explains. "And it would be best if we don't kill her. She hasn't done anything wrong. This is a curse and a disease that afflicts otherwise normal people."
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Originally Posted by
Rebonack
[Obsidian Forest]
Shaking Zee does no good!
She remains completely comatose.
The alien's scanners will likely show that she's made of the same sort of stuff that the chimera (and all the trees) are made of. She just looks like a normal human.
She's also asleep.
Or...
Maybe in a coma.
Meanwhile!
Oddly enough when Raril climbs over the edge of the pit he finds himself not inside the Ark but instead at the base of the tree! Weird. He'll also find a pair of aliens, a woman trying to wake Zee up, and a parrot/lemur/python/jaguar chimera. He's very colorful!
Cierra is bent over the unconscious Zee, and does not notice Raril when he appears. "It seems like she's in a coma or something. Maybe we should take her somewhere, maybe to GLoG, see if we can't get some medical help."
[Spooky Woods]
20 seconds left. "I appreciate you nobility, but you should really think of yourselves."
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[Obsidian Forest]
"It's no use." Raril says sadly, as he walks over.
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Shadowcaller
[Mysterious Room]
"Yes! Can't do much else against you, can't do much at all except to see you suffer. That's all I have." The being's speech is somewhat stilted, like it can't speak properly.
"You make me exist so to speak. Existing is suffering. Now you know."
"Well, aren't you cheery." Greg flicks the radio. "So, where am I? Purgatory? Hell? Ringo Starr's bad acid trip?"
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[Obsidian Forest]
"It's no use." Raril says sadly, as he walks over.
Cierra looks up. "Oh! Um, hi. I'm Cierra. I came to help, if I can. Why won't that work?"
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"Great! Just place them... oh you already did, how helpful. You going to return any of this junk?" The oni asks with a raised eyebrow.
[Mysterious Room]
"More strange words! No, you are not in any of those... words. You are here, my realm. I'm eight." It's another of those pauses again. "Say, you know way to make body?"
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Obsidian Forest
Raril will find the female alien waving a scanner at him, and a male speaking to him in some crazy space language. The scanner should take a detailed reading of Raril's anatomy and physiology, down to the exact parameters of every ulcer.
Spooky Woods
"Dun worry, we'll just break your arms and legs and take you to a healer."
Darst intends to use nonlethal force, in that the pick itself should not cause death.
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"Great! Just place them... oh you already did, how helpful. You going to return any of this junk?" The oni asks with a raised eyebrow.
[Mysterious Room]
"More strange words! No, you are not in any of those... words. You are here, my realm. I'm eight." It's another of those pauses again. "Say, you know way to make body?"
"Errr... no, I'm sorry, I'm a bit behind on my anatomy class." Daniel scratches the back of his head. "Though... I'm willing to bet there are other people I could find that could do it."
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Obsidian Forest
Raril will find the female alien waving a scanner at him, and a male speaking to him in some crazy space language. The scanner should take a detailed reading of Raril's anatomy and physiology, down to the exact parameters of every ulcer.
Spooky Woods
"Dun worry, we'll just break your arms and legs and take you to a healer."
Darst intends to use nonlethal force, in that the pick itself should not cause death.
10 seconds. "Any last words I should tell anyone if I ever get cured?"
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"What exactly are you intending to do with the egg first?" Harnel asks. He's only presented Libra with the autograph and the magchete for now
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[Mysterious Room]
"You could? Why?" Eight asks, curiosity coloring it's voice.
[Libra's Meeting Point]
Libra shrugs, "I dunno, eat it? I just wanted you to get it. Since you wanted to become a dragon I got the idea you needed to get a dragon egg and then turn you into that kind of dragon." She nods.
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"I don't like that though. I meant to be the same kind of dragon as my mother; An adult red dragon of the kind from my homeworld."
"Also, don't eat the egg, please. that's just a level of wrong I don't even want to broach." Harnel says, giving Libra a look.
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Shadowcaller
[Mysterious Room]
"You could? Why?" Eight asks, curiosity coloring it's voice.
"Why could I find them? Well, I've got eyes, two limbs that can engage in a form of locomotion called walking, opposable thumbs to open doors... you get the picture." He stretches a bit. "Why would I? Well, you seem to be suffering. Maybe I a physical body would help that. I'm not completely devoid of compassion. And maybe that will let me go, so, you know, I can do stuff I like, like kissing pretty girls and saving the day."
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
There's a slight shakes from the egg. Almost like whatever is inside is moving.
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Spooky forest
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10 seconds. "Any last words I should tell anyone if I ever get cured?"
"If I die, I fully intend to take you with me."
Amil may notice the five bottles hanging from Darst's belt.
She may recognize them as Trog's Dragon Liver Buster. Is he willing to light one of those?
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[Spooky Forest]
((Waiting for Rebo.))
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"Hmph, well you could have stolen your grandmother's egg then and made this much easier. But fine! You become that kind of dragon, but I still like to know what you want to do with the egg, it's all... move-y and stuff. Does it really count as a egg if it's hatched?" Libra asks with an amused smile.
She then appears right next to him and whispers. "Don't worry, it totally does count."
And then she's laying on the ground watching the egg.
"So is this how your baby is going to look like?"
[Mysterious Room]
"What."
Eight pauses as the radio start playing Fur Elise.
"But yes, will you do that? Do that now? Need empty body, empty body of will but not of mind, empty consciousness. You understand?"
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[Obsidian Forest]
"She's trapped on the other side of the veil until we can repair what's been done to her." The drow explains. "My name's Raril, by the way. I'm Zee's husband."
Raril's fairly healthy, considering all he's been through. Magical healing was good for some things. An interesting feature of his physiology would be his ability to see into the infrared spectrum. The scan may pick up on his lycanthropy, as well.
He blinks at the alien when it starts babbling. "I'm betting you don't speak Common, do you?" That was a problem. Raril wondered if the fellow would object to a spell being cast on him.
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[Mysterious Room]
"Air scout's honor, I will find you a body devoid of will, but with a mind. I understand." He raises his arm, swearing an oath.
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Artemis97
[Obsidian Forest]
"She's trapped on the other side of the veil until we can repair what's been done to her." The drow explains. "My name's Raril, by the way. I'm Zee's husband."
Raril's fairly healthy, considering all he's been through. Magical healing was good for some things. An interesting feature of his physiology would be his ability to see into the infrared spectrum. The scan may pick up on his lycanthropy, as well.
He blinks at the alien when it starts babbling. "I'm betting you don't speak Common, do you?" That was a problem. Raril wondered if the fellow would object to a spell being cast on him.
"And how do we do that?" Cierra asks as she stands up, brushing off her knees.
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
Harnel blinks, surprised and near stunned that the egg could hatch now, "I've decided that this is going to be one of the things returned. Would you mind sending the egg back to the nest I got it from before it hatches all the way?"
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Re: [Nexus] Outside XXVII
[Libra's Meeting Point]
The shaking's getting more noticeable now, and something is making a tapping sound inside the egg.
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[Mysterious Room]
"Good, good! Then you may go back, no use of thi-" And before Eight can finish that sentence Neon will find himself waking up yet again. Hopefully for real this time.
[Libra's Meeting Point]
"Hm?" Libra glances up at Harnel. "Oh, I won't return anything. You'll have to do that yourself. So is this like your child is going to be huh?"
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"No, any half-dragon children I have with Cessie will be liveborn. Please Libra? I don't want to screw up the child's psychological development because I'm the first thing it saw. or you were the first thing it say. the baby should see it's mother." Harnel says, starting to get very worried about the egg hatching here.
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[Mysterious Room -> Home on the Range]
Daniel sits up and rubs his eyes. "I have got to stop eating a liter of marshmallow sauce before bed." He looks over to see if Sam is still around.
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
Crack!
A little, clawed hand emerges from the egg through a small hole it made. The scales on it's hand are red with gold along the bottom edge of each scale.
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[Obsidian Forest]
The alien almost certainly doesn't speak common.
And Divaonar almost certainly looks like a little half-drow boy. As a matter of fact, so does the other unnamed chimera! With wide reds eyes lacking whites and dark black skin. His hair is a kalidascope of colors and patterns with a few parrots feathers sticking out of it. Like many of the chimeras he's dressed in a fairly modern outfit.
The two boys are presently conversing whilst the grownups talk.
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Divaonar is sharing several toy cars! He's got plenty to spare.
[Spooky Woods]
Amil forms a shield over her left two arms, settling into a combat ready stance. "I can tell them myself since I plan on living. I'm sure there's someone who will know how to cure you."
She's not about to yield her ground!
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
"Bah! I'm not 'fix-it-all' as I told you before!" She exclaims with a sweeping gesture. "If you got a problem, you need to fix it."
[Mysterious Room -> Home on the Range]
Sam should be there along with his belongings, maybe he really did wake up after all.
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[Spooky Forest]
The hut bursts apart! A towering shape rises, growing and growing until it towers above the trees!
Were-moose!
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Giant kaiju sized were-moose!
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That's disconcerting. A giant hoof comes down and tries to stomp on Amil!
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[Home on the Range]
The Knight hops up and quickly tries to break camp. He's got a quest to get to, after all. If there are no further incidents, he'll head off to seek out the body he promised.
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
Harnel gives Libra a glare, "Yeah, and I would if I wasn't worried about the baby seeing me, but I am. I've asked you politely because I consider you a friend Libra. Friends help each other out and do things for one another."
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[Libra's Meeting Point]
The little hand is withdrawn back into the egg. It starts teetering back and forth a bit as the baby works at widening the hole.
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[Obsidian Forest]
"She's trapped on the other side of the veil until we can repair what's been done to her." The drow explains. "My name's Raril, by the way. I'm Zee's husband."
Raril's fairly healthy, considering all he's been through. Magical healing was good for some things. An interesting feature of his physiology would be his ability to see into the infrared spectrum. The scan may pick up on his lycanthropy, as well.
He blinks at the alien when it starts babbling. "I'm betting you don't speak Common, do you?" That was a problem. Raril wondered if the fellow would object to a spell being cast on him.
Infrared capabilities noted. If that works as heat vision, he may notice the aliens have a slightly lower base body temperature than most living things. Unless the Lycanthropy has some evidence in his normal form, the scanner will not notice. It can't pick up any magic besides "that does not make sense, physics-wise."
The male tries to explain that he can understand common, but some of the details are lost. However, this is not in common, so there is no way to know what is being said...
Unless, of course, Raril does cast a language spell.
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{Caravan}
Caroline continues on, waiting with the Caravan.
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[Spooky Forest]
Wow.
That's a big moose.
Amil deftly leaps to the side, narrowly avoiding getting moose-stomped by the twenty foot tall critter of doom!
She then lines up her tangle-web gun and fires!
The weapon lobs an egg-sack which explodes upon nearing the moose, hurling spider-like crawlies everywhere! The spiders will begin crawling all over and wrapping in silk anything they land on!
In this case the intended target being the moose's legs.
The silk is many times stronger than steel and quite the bugger to break. Thick, too.
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Spooky Forest
Big moose, big stomp. Dasrt is not impressed. He proceeds to display this by attempting to break the moose's leg with his pick. Specifically, he is trying to hit it from the side, possibly putting the knee out of joint.
Is he strong enough to do it?
He is a man among Deep Dwarfs. Too long in the mines, my friend. Far too long in the mines.
"Eat steel, horrid beast!"
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Re: [Nexus] Outside XXVII
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ThirdEmperor
River
"Well...." Jasper smirks, and, with a flourish, pulls the coin out of his ear. Or at least it sure looks like he did. "That space where my brain is supposed to be is good for storing all sorts of things." Of course, he's had the coin in hand since shortly before they teleported. But why tell the truth when he can show off?
Mary raises her eyebrows, then grins. "Neat trick. I almost buy it." The Lady steps closer to Jasper, trying to get a closer look at that coin. "What all can it do, anyways?"
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[Lost]
The lights are coming right at them. Why isn't Adir moving? "Adir." She sounds scared. The lights are getting closer. Sakura pushes the stag, trying to get him to move out of the light's path. "Adir!"
Adir stumbles forward upon the initial shove, then starts really moving. Practically dragging Sakura along. "Crap, crap, cr--" He's cut off by a horrid moan from their left, followed by the flap of membranous wings. Something else decided to move, too.
The thing misses them by mere feet, passing in silence on it's unfathomable journey through the dark. By the time a crash sounds from above, the alien mass has disappeared entirely. Seconds later, the whole landscape around them is revealed in a flash of ghostly light.
Adir and Sakura have somehow made their way back to the plateau, but little familiarity remains. High above, a perpetual lightning strike crosses the sky, like a crack in the void. For miles around, the dry grasses shudder with life, and strange shapes move amidst them. Tall, pale men walk between the scant trees, and strange plodding things cross the fields at a snail's pace. In the distance, a titanic beast crosses the land, sending a shudder through the earth with each step. A city rests upon his back, and lights glint there still, glaring out at the two visitors. It's hard to discern the giant's features, as it's full breadth disappears quickly. Gone forever.
A pipeline the size of a battle tank, rusted and torn, winds away into the horizon ahead of them. Between one of it's ruptured sections rolls another set of orange lights, piercing the dark and giving a low growl. In the fey's direction, particularly.
"I don't think we're supposed to be here."
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River
"It controls unreality. Lets me ignore the laws of physics when they get in my way, simply walk through "real" objects, even pull myself out of reality entirely and re-appear elsewhere. Won it in a card game." Jasper says, his tone unserious, even though he's telling the absolute truth for once. He actually did win it in a card game, as silly as it sounds. "So, basically, it's pure shenanigans in artifact form."
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[Lost]
"Adir." Her voice is a whisper, her eys wide as she takes in the strange sights. This is all too much for Sakura. She's scared, exhausted, and just wants to go home. "We've got to get out of here." She says, her voice growing stronger. Her eyes settle on the lights. "Maybe we can go back the way we came. Wait until it's day." There's a hint of desperation in her voice. But how did they get even this far? Can they even get back?
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River
"Yeah? A card game with who?" Legion says, trying to get a closer look at the coin itself. She rests her hands on Jasper's arms. "Sounds like an Object, sorta. But way cooler."
Lost
"I'm not sure I--" Adir begins, before being cut off again by those strange lights. But they're not the same, this time... instead, they're a set of strangely hexagonal lights. On the front of a dirty old pickup truck.
Gerald the blue-skinned farmer rolls up out of the dark, glaring out one window. His pet growls in the truckbed, watching their visitors. "Get in. Quick."
Adir hesitates a moment before trying to lead Sakura around the side of the truck. Seems wise, considering.