[NEXUS] WATCHTOWER 14: Now a Family Business.

[Gullara]

[Main Room]

Sakura and Aska enter the room, catching what Wenomir says. "It's okay, Wenomir. She helped us get back here." The dryad looks like she could drop at any moment. "We need to help Harnel somehow. Or at least call Cessie."

[Shadowcaller]

[Main Room]

"Yep, I blew up some gnolls alright." Old Oaks says, chuckling darkly. "And you can call me... Skyrissa. It's one of my older names. Now let's focus on the dragon dude, ok?" She says with a smile.

[Morty]

[Main Room]

Wenomir relaxes, but only slightly. Right, let's. After that, everyone is going to have some questions to answer. Help me carry him. Wenomir will try to pick Harnel up, for which he of course needs help.

[Gullara]

[Main Room]

Sakura sure won't be helping him. Pregant and all. *nodnod*
She will follow anxiously wen they do get moving though, taking Asksa along with her.

[Shadowcaller]

[Main Room]

Skyrissa/Old Oaks suddenly leaves the ground and lays down in the air as if it had been a bed, floating after Wenomir is a very relaxed position. "Sure you don't want me to move him? Where are we going anyway? I'm pretty sure I can get him there instantly."

"Where is the sky?" Aska suddenly asks Sakura, looking a bit worried as she looks up at the ceiling.

[Morty]

[Main Room]

The infirmary, on the second floor. The whole base is dimension locked though, so I don't think instant teleportation is going to work, Wenomir answers. But levitation would help greatly.

[Gullara]

[Main Room]

"It's okay, Aska. It's just like if the trees are too thick to see it." Sakura says as reassuringly as she can manage. She smiles at the burned dryad, despite not really feeling like smiling.

[Shadowcaller]

[Main Room]

"Teleportation? Nah, I'm just moving a lot faster as pure energy. Like lighting!" She explains briefly, suddenly turning into a wisp which seems to be made of pure electric energy and quickly spins around Wenomir about a dozen times before turning back. Skyrissa now floating in front of Wenomir, grinning like a Cheshire cat. "See?" And unless Wenomir decides to protest, Skyrissa will move Harnel and herself into the infirmary the same way.

"...o-okay." Aska replies quietly even though she continues to stare up at the ceiling, looking rather uncomfortable.

[Morty]

[Main Room ==>Infirmary]

Wenomir scowls. More magic tricks. He doesn't protest though and heads to the Infirmary himself, the old-fashioned way.

[Shadowcaller]

[Infirmary]

Wenomir will find Harnel laying on the bed in the infirmary with Skyrissa next to him, looking around curiously. "You got around to harnessing the power of electricity too huh? Good for you I guess but is any of this going to help him?"

Aska follows Sakura along quietly.

[Morty]

[Infirmary]

Wenomir grumbles something. He's known this person for less than five minutes and she's already getting on his nerves.
I hope so, but I'm not the medic here. What sort of "demon stuff" was hit with?

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

An infirmary on the second floor is not accessible for those with mobility impairments. Which includes at least 90% of the patients on their arrival. It should be moved to the ground level.

Observatory

"I met a man named Justin, when I was in the city buying food supplies for the kitchen larder. I've met him a few times since, and he strikes me as the type of person who would be capable of this, and trustworthy," Brand says slowly. He realizes this is basically asking everyone else to trust his own judgement, and he's not entirely sure he trusts it himself.

[Gullara]

[Infirmary]

"We don't know exactly. We just know it's supposed to change him." Sakura looks at Harnel, the evidence of that is clear.

[Shadowcaller]

[Infirmary]

"Demon gunk, it was all over the place. Apparently both him and that ent got hit by it when they got attacked by the gnolls." Skyrissa clarifies as Aska presses herself tightly against Sakura. She seems afraid of Wenomir and regards him cautiously.

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

Hearing the rukus, Darcy is drawn here. "Demons?"

Silver knives emerge from her hand like Wolverine's claws, and she checks to see if they glows.

[Gullara]

[Infirmary]

Those knives most definitely glow. There's at least one demon in this room. Oh dear, this is awkward.

Sakura starts at the sudden appearance, taking a step back with Aska. Random people with knives tend to be bad, despite the fact that Darcy is familiar.

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

"They turned him. The bastards... they turned him." Darcy says. "They made him a demon, like they tried to do with me. I... I don't even know if it can be undone."

[billtodamax]

Dominic materialises - seemingly from thin air - at Harnel's bedside.

We shall see what can be done. Dominic says, responding to Darcy. His voice, as always, booms out, inspiring fear in all who hear it.

The nature of the problem is magical? Do you have any of the material that caused this? Lastly, are any of you mages? Not sorcerors, please. I want knowledge, not intuition. He's definitely going to make the problem worse. There's no way he doesn't want to turn Harnel into his demon slave.

Someone, please, go get Cessie.

[happyturtle]

Infirmary

"Stop it! You're going to make him worse! You're one of them too, aren't you?!" Darcy demands of Dominic, trying to get between him and his patient, as the silver blades emerge again.

[Shadowcaller]

Infirmary

Depending on your definition of sorceress, Cessie is one as well.

"Whoa, let's calm down now. It's not like the end of the world or anything. Just hit him with some other magic gunk and he'll probably be alright. That's how it always work." Skyrissa tells the others as she starts floating above the floor once again.

[Morty]

[Infirmary]

Stop it, all of you! Wenomir barks. It probably doesn't help with Aska's impression of him. This is serious and I want no bickering. Dominic is on our side. For now we need to keep Harnel alive until we can properly figure out what they did to him and how it can be reversed. "Demon gunk" is rather vague.

[Observatory]

Wenomir rubs his chin. He'll be as good as anyone for this purpose. Sending any Watchtower members would risk them being recognized and ruining the whole plan.

[Ashen Lilies]

[Main Room]

Ilpholin takes the form and looks at it.

"You know we're not really... well... it's just that..." She glances at the kid.

"Oh fine, we'll train you. Whatever. Just don't expect to go on any missions until you're thirteen or something. People here are real picky about sending kids into danger. Don't know why myself." Forces them to grow strong! Or die.

"Who's your mom?"

"My mom was the greatest Stormbringer in the entire world."
I'm guessing that tells Ilpholin... absolutely nothing.

Infirmary

An infirmary on the second floor is not accessible for those with mobility impairments. Which includes at least 90% of the patients on their arrival. It should be moved to the ground level.

The Dillinites had magic, and cared more about food and cleanliness than they did about injured people.
Someone can bring it up at the next meeting, anyway.
Speaking of which, KR decides that DC's apparently stuck in some pretty deep deadtime, and decides to go look for Wenomir instead. Which leads her to the...

[Infirmary!]

Seeing that there's a scene going on in here, she leans against the doorframe silently, watching, saying nothing, but ready to step in should anything get horribly out of hand.

[Reinholdt]

[Main Room]

Nope. Nothing at all.
"Right... well let's get you to the arena and see what you can do." Ilpholin says, leading the way up to the arena.

[happyturtle]

Watchtower has meetings?

Infirmary

One of the knives in Darcy's hand flips around, presenting the hilt to Dominic. "If you're innocent, touch the silver." she insists.

Observatory

"Then I will go and ask him, while you assemble your team here," Brand says. "And then we'll wait for Earl to make the Dalachrech thread."

Is Mister Squiggles in this scene? It started so long ago I've forgotten.

[Gullara]

[Infirmary]

Sakura backs herself away a bit more with Aska. All this bickering is just dumb. Harnel's lying right there and he needs help for pete sake. "Come on, Aska. Let's sit down." Sakura says and tries to maneuver her over to sit on the edge of one of the beds.

[Shadowcaller]

[Infirmary]

Skyrissa shrugs, "Don't look at me. I don't know anything about them except they are all really ugly and die slightly slower then most other beings."

Aska don't seem to have anything against to get away from Darcy and Wenomir who she seem to regard with extreme caution and gently sit down with Sakura.

"Why are they screaming all the time?" She asks quietly. "What are they so angry about?"

[Observatory]

"If you really believe he's trustworthy I have nothing against it. I'd like to commend your bravery as well Mr. Applehill before you go." She says with a slight bow before the halfling.

[Halae]

[Infirmary]

Harnel is looking distinctly unlike himself at this point, though still similar to how he is normally. His face has become more handsome and the muscles all over his body more defined. His hands have gnarled into hooks, the claws curving wickedly, and his feet are much the same. his wings seem larger and more flexible, but also slightly ragged along the trailing edge. the alar thumb, which is that little thumb on top of the wing, has the same hooked and crooked bent as the claws on his hands, as do the ends of his wing 'fingers'. The end of his tail hes developed into a spiked ball, much like a morningstar in shape, though the spikes are barbed. This isn't even mentioning the fact that all his red scales have turned black, and the yellow plates along his neck, chest, stomach, and tail have turned blood red, as have his horns, which appear to be more... regal and large?

It is so very clear, even just from appearances, that he's a demon now. He's still asleep however.

[Gullara]

[Infirmary]

"They're just... stressed about all this. Don't worry." Sakura looks toward the door. "We're going to go to my room and find my husband, okay?" Sakura says.

Regardless of the fact that Aska probably never understood half of what she said, Sakura goes to stand and guide her out of the room. The dryad leads Aska toward the staircase. Soon after leaving the infirmary she mentally calls out. Adir. Mentally she sounds just as bone tired as she really is. There's most definitely something wrong.

About halfway to the staircase down, Sakura stumbles. She manages to catch herself, but it's clear her legs don't want to support her any further. She leans heavily against, the wall, letting go of Aska to lower herself to the ground.

[Shadowcaller]

[Infirmary]

The burned drya looks sadly at Sakura, sitting down besides her. "Is something wrong Sakura? Do you want me to help?" She asks worriedly.

[billtodamax]

Infirmary

Dominic reaches out to sieze the knife, and you can almost see him trying to come up with reasons not to kill Darcy - an easy, and very quick process.

Now that this foolishness is done, move. Go get Cessie. He says, presuming that the knife doesn't fly forwards and hit him in the face, or something similar. If he's allowed to move past, he'll see...

[Infirmary]

Harnel is looking distinctly unlike himself at this point, though still similar to how he is normally. His face has become more handsome and the muscles all over his body more defined. His hands have gnarled into hooks, the claws curving wickedly, and his feet are much the same. his wings seem larger and more flexible, but also slightly ragged along the trailing edge. the alar thumb, which is that little thumb on top of the wing, has the same hooked and crooked bent as the claws on his hands, as do the ends of his wing 'fingers'. The end of his tail hes developed into a spiked ball, much like a morningstar in shape, though the spikes are barbed. This isn't even mentioning the fact that all his red scales have turned black, and the yellow plates along his neck, chest, stomach, and tail have turned blood red, as have his horns, which appear to be more... regal and large?

It is so very clear, even just from appearances, that he's a demon now. He's still asleep however.

This is quite severe. He says, as his hand glows a sickly green that just speaks of Eldritchness. He passes it over Harnel several times, his magic reaching forwards from his hand and studying the whole of Harnel's body - looking first for anything internal that would be odd for a half-dragon, then for any poisons in his bloodstream, then for any concentrations of magic, and finally for any alterations at the cellular level.

Meanwhile, his other hand hovers over a collection of jars and syringes ready to disembowel him, probably.