[Nexus] The Nest/Karyana's Forest III:

[Lady Serpentine]

[Motel]

When Jen gets worn out, Talina will stop tickling, and, if allowed, snuggle up to to the Gaunt girl.

[Lake]

"What if it had been alive, or a golem, instead of a machine?"

[Beans]

[Motel]
She yawns and snuggles to sleep.
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[Lake]
I do not yet know.
She blinks.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Motel]

Talina smiles, and holds the sleeping Gaunt close, as she tries to start stroking Nycca's wings.

[Lake]

"Would you be interested in finding out? I could change the dream, if you are..."

[Beans]

[Motel]
She is soon in possession of two sleeping gals then.
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[Lake]
If you wish.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Motel]

She snuggles up to them both, and soon falls asleep herself.

[Lake]

"It's up to you."

[Beans]

[Lake]
I am... content as the situation stands.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Lake]

"Then I'll leave it the way it is."

[Moor]

I belive that Talia was snugling with Aseti, and had just apologized for the water cooling off earlier?

[Beans]

[Moor]
Yep.
She giggles and nuzzles. All is forgiven.
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[Lake]
Pass nods simply.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia offers ear scritches anyway.

[Lake]

Talnissa returns to watching the city; the remaining live trolls have fled, and the bodies are being taken back to the tower that the Cryxians came out of in the first place.

[Beans]

[Moor]
She smiles and nuzzles.
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[Lake]
Pass watches too.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia smiles as well, and returns the nuzzling.

[Lake]

The troll bodies are hauled into the tower, and, except for the wreckage of the Slayer, the scene is almost exactly like it was when they first got here.

[Beans]

[Moor]
She yawns, stretching.
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[Lake]
Pass watches the process.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

"You getting out?"

[Lake]

The Slayers seem to be being quite careful not to damage the bodies further for some reason, but otherwise it's fairly straightforward.

[Beans]

[Moor]
She nods and goes to get out.
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[Lake]
Are they going to use those bodies in making more troops?

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia smiles, and goes to follow her out of the pond.

[Lake]

Talnissa nods.

"Most likely, yes."

[Beans]

[Moor]
She stretches, standing.
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[Lake]
That seems efficient.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

"You stiff, Aseti?"

[Lake]

"It is, generally. Especially since even the mangled ones usually provide bits that can be used for spare parts."

[Beans]

[Moor]
She nods.
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[Lake]
She nods.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

"Do you want me to see if I can help?"

[Lake]

Talnissa thinks for a bit, then says "So, what do you think of here, so far?"

[Beans]

[Moor]
She grins and nods.
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[Lake]
Pass thinks.
It is very interesting.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia smiles, and, if allowed, will go behind the coyote girl, and start to rub her back, trying to get the muscles to loosen.

She's fairly good, as though she's had quite a bit of practice, but no formal training.

[Lake]

"Thank you, I think. I'm glad that I'm reasonably sure you like it."

[Beans]

[Moor]
She sighs happily and smiles.
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[Lake]
Pass nods.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia continues, then.

"I take it it's helping?"

[Lake]

"In that case,thank you for certain. What about it you find interesting, in specific?"

[Beans]

[Moor]
She nods, smiling.
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[Lake]
The use of troops as traps and the conversion of deceased enemy personnel as raw material is interesting.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia grins, and will likely continue the massage for quite a while, eventually spreading to cover the coyote girl's whole body, unless Aseti asks her to stop, or starts to move away.

[Lake]

"In that case, do you want to take a look at where they're converting them?"

[Beans]

[Moor]
She does not object and seems to enjoy herself.
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[Lake]
Pass nods.

[Lady Serpentine]

((Sorry about not getting back when I said I would... Something that was supposed to have been done by 11:00 didn't get finished until 2:00, and at that point I basically fell into bed and slept.

Oh, also, I likely have to deadtime again after this round of posts.))

[Moor]

Eventually, Talia will pause, and start stretching her wrists.

"Are you feeling better?"

[Lake]

Talnissa smiles, and tries to lead her to the tower.

[Beans]

[Moor]
She nods happily.
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[Lake]
She follows her.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

The Nixie smiles, and tries to pull Aseti into a hug.

"Good."

[Lake]

When they enter the green glow, the ghosts begin to descend toward Pass, though they back off at a gesture from Talnissa. However, rather than returning to their normal positions, they hover nearby, watching the golem warily.

[Beans]

[Moor]
She hugs back.
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[Lake]
Pass observes their cautiousness, looking around the tower.