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2012-11-05, 01:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
"If you've got medical experience then sell that," said Talmage. "Everyone has a demand for off the books medical treatment and I can't think of anyone in the courts who's a professional doctor. If you want to be really useful become a specialist in weird magical diseases and injuries. After that then you can sell people insurance - they help you and if they get hurt you help them."
"Favours self regulate, too," said Vorel. "Making a Pledge comes with a curse that applies if you break it. If someone asks you to do something you don't want to you've always got the option of just wearing the curse instead, and a minor curse while uncomfortable won't kill you."
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2012-11-05, 04:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
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"Well that's something at least." Isabelle replied, feeling a bit better about herself. "I'd love to set something like that up, but self-teaching about dangerous magical curses sounds rather risky."
"Ah well" She shrugged, smiling. "I'd say 'no pain no gain' but I doubt that's a phrase most people want to hear from their doctor"
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2012-11-05, 08:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2005
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"I'm going to pay Vickrum another brief visit," Charlene said. "Nothing that I can't handle on my own. Perhaps you could see Pope meanwhile? I don't think I have anything I need to ask him, and you can just give me a summary later if he says anything interesting. Then I was thinking I might return to the university, see what that haunting was about. Maybe someone there knows about the nightmares or shamans too. Seems like as good a place to start as any."
[I'm finding it hard to think of anything to ask here, so I'm ready to move on when you guys are]
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2012-11-05, 09:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- In a cornfield
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Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
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2012-11-06, 12:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
"Sure, I've got nowhere to be today," said Vorel, standing. "If you're up for a long walk, that is - I prefer to jog rather than drive."
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2012-11-06, 12:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- In a cornfield
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2012-11-06, 12:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
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"Well if you don't mind the company, I'd like to come see Pope too. Not much of a jogger though, so feel free to run ahead." Isabelle replied.
[Happy to change scenes now]
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2012-11-06, 01:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
"There's a bicycle you can use if you want to keep up," said Vorel.
It was a two hour long run. Vorel kept a brisk pace but she wasn't as fast as Jon. Once or twice she brazenly cheated by jumping off a cliff and using her wings to give her a tremendous lead - she didn't have true flight but she could make a controlled glide.
Vorel finally stopped outside a set of gates leading up a winding path to a mountainous farmhouse. The dust on the road was thick, adding a choking underline to the heat, as they made their way towards the ramshackle farmhouse.
"I called ahead, so the entire Summer Court's going to be here. We have a meetup like this once a month; we get together and play paintball, have lunch, and talk about stuff," said Vorel. "I'll introduce you - ah, here's Umberto."
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Umberto looked like the worst wizard ever, of all time. He scurried over to Jon and Isabelle, offering his hand to shake and dropping all his juggling pins in the process, which he scrambled to pick back up. "Hello! Hello, new people - I am Umberto," he stood up and flourished, "- the Magnificent! Fear not, for the songs and performing arts of distant Arcadia are alive and well within my living memory. Welcome home!"
His false beard sagged off his chin.
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Meanwhile, Felix drove Charlene back to Vickrum's office. She was let in without interference, and the Winter Prince gave her a somewhat less extreme greeting than last time
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2012-11-06, 04:59 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
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"Hey Umberto." Isabelle replied, waiting until the magician had stuffed his pins under his arm before shaking his hand. "Isabelle. Thanks for the welcome."
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2012-11-06, 08:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2005
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[Huh, apparently photo booths are not common in the US and are mostly for fun. The things you learn by looking up seemingly mundane topics on wikipedia. I assume normally the photo for the ID is taken where the ID is issued, then, but if Vickrum doesn't happen to have a camera I suppose Charlene stopped on the way and got a photo ... or something, whatever works ]
Charlene was feeling much better about talking to Vickrum today. Yesterday really wasn't a good day. "I came about the ID and job, mostly. Yesterday was a little tense, so I thought it was better if I came back today," she said after the greeting.
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2012-11-06, 08:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- In a cornfield
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"Nice to meet you. I'm Jon Swift." Jon held out his hand and tried to both get a good look at the man and simultaneously not stare. He ended up feeling a little uncomfortable as he wondered if he ought to help gather the pins.
Last edited by the_druid_droid; 2012-11-06 at 08:03 PM.
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2012-11-07, 04:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
"S'good, s'good," said Umberto, nodding using his head, neck and upper shoulders in between ducks to gather his juggling pins. "If you ever need an act of sorcery, don't hesitate to call."
"I understand. What do you wish to discuss?" said Vickrum, sitting down and smiling.
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2012-11-07, 06:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2011
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"We'll definitely think about it." replied Isabelle. She waited until Umberto was out of earshot before whispering to Vorel.
"Is he actually any good?"
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2012-11-07, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
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Vorel responded by looking uncomfortable and saying, "Oh look, it's Mr. Topbreaker!"
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Topbreaker was huge. Just because that gorilla of a man was stuffed into that red suit didn't stop it from being a gorilla. Flames crackled around his knuckles.
Topbreaker was actually a pretty big name in this town - a home-grown entrepreneur, he ran the Top Toy Company, which manufactured traditional children's toys and had a big factory in an industrial suburb on the edge of town. He went to a lot of community events and supported local clubs and societies, and it was probable that everyone had seen him either in person or on TV - but while he'd always been big, he'd never seemed this big or this angry.
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2012-11-07, 09:37 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-07, 09:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
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"Correct. It's often just as helpful to see what you were able to discover," said Vickrum. "Very well. If you're taking the job I'm going to need to seal it with a Pledge because I certainly can't risk being fed the wrong information. In addition, a relatively simple first task to see how you do; I'd quite like to know about what's happening to the dean of the university."
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2012-11-07, 09:17 PM (ISO 8601)
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Mr Topbreaker may have been a household name in Oregon, but for someone who was from out of town, didn't watch much TV, and had only been back for three days, the newcomer looked ... well, big and angry really.
"Woah, I take it he breaks things?" Isabelle muttered, watching Mr Topheavy advancing on them. "Any idea why he's so mad today?"
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2012-11-07, 11:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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- In a cornfield
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Jon breathed a very small sigh of relief as Umberto moved away. Something about the man's awkwardness seemed contagious.
When Topbreaker appeared, Jon perked up. He recognized the name and general features from old discussions about clubs and politics with his family and the students back at college. The fact that he was one of them was an interesting revelation.
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2012-11-08, 06:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-08, 09:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-08, 09:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2009
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"Wouldn't be much of a test of skill if I gave you hints, would it?" said Vickrum, sketching out a contract and sliding it across.
[Corporal Pledge (signed contract)
Tasks (Charlene): Alliance, Lesser (+0), Endeavour, Medial [Discover all information relating to the dean's condition] (-2), Forbiddance, Lesser [May not directly lie to Vickrum, though may refuse to answer] (-1)
Tasks (Vickrum): Alliance, Medial (-2), Endeavour, Lesser [Provide Charlene with basic new mortal identity] (-1)
Boons (Charlene): Favour, Medial (+2), Adroitness, Subterfuge (+1)
Boons (Vickrum): Blessing, Greater (+3)
Sanction (Charlene): Flaw, True Tongue [Can't lie] (-2)
Sanction (Vickrum): Curse, Medial (-2)
Duration: Moon (28 days, +2)]
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2012-11-08, 10:53 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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Re: Waiting For Rain IC: Spring Slowly Comes
This Machine Surrounds Hate And Forces It To Surrender
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2012-11-09, 05:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-10, 08:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2005
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"Fair enough. Just to be clear, am I allowed to accept help from others, or am I to do this on my own?" Charlene read over the pledge.
[I assume everything looks good and proper? I only notice that Vickrum's boon is pretty big, but I don't think that would affect Charlene, right? I'm not exactly very good at pledges, so it's probably standard fare]
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2012-11-10, 10:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Topbreaker stomped off in the direction of the farmhouse.
"So, I should probably fill you in on what this is going to be like. There's a case full of paintball gear over there," said Vorel, pointing at a small iron shed. "We're going to suit up and play a round or two. You can use whatever magic you have that influences the environment, but don't hex anyone directly, that's plain rude. Pope's going to be giving the orders and part of the point of this is learning to trust him under fire. It's all of us verses Amy Acre."
[Think of it like an algebraic equation; you can do whatever you want to either side as long as at the end of the day they both equal zero]
"Seeking help is fine, just don't pay more for the help than I'm paying you for the information," Vickrum advised.
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2012-11-10, 11:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-10, 06:23 PM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2011
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"Sounds like fun. I haven't played paintball in... years, I guess." At first, Jon had wondered if the teams weren't skewed, but thinking back to how much Talmage had said about Amy he decided it would instead be a chance to see her in action.
While they waited, he took a look around at the rest of the assembled Court, wondering if he might recognize any more faces.This Machine Surrounds Hate And Forces It To Surrender
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2012-11-10, 07:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-11-10, 09:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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[And +2 duration for +0 total]
"Very well. Just sign at the bottom. Was there anything else I can help you with?"
"Yeah, we're going to get beaten like rented red headed stepmules," said Vorel. "But to make it fair, whenever we get hit we can just go to the fountain, wash the paint off, and try again," said Vorel.
"Reptile being a gloomer again?" came an unpleasant, scratching voice. Turning around would bring the Changelings into contact with a man who had a face made for radio.
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"Caine, Chris Caine," said the pot-bellied, balding man. "Need glamour, now or ever, I'm your guy."
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2012-11-11, 07:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Jun 2005
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Charlene picked up the pen and signed the contract. "Yes, while I am here, what can you tell me about the Winter court here in the area?"