[Nexus] The Nest/Karyana's Forest (And Additional Locales) V:

[The Bushranger]

[Moor]

Talia smiles, still holding her, though the two are now laying on a bed made of water.

"Hey... You feeling better?"

"Lots," Dani says, giggling cheerfully and smiling.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

Velendri grins, and goes to hug Xyta.

"Thanks!"

[Meetup]

Talina grins as well, glancing over to see Nycca's reaction to this, though she's pretty sure the bat-fey will be okay with it, or she wouldn't have done it in the first place.

[Moor]

Talia smiles back at Dani, hugging her tightly.

"Good. I'm glad I could help."

[Beans]

[AP]
She purrs, hugging back.
---
[Meetup]
Nycca is currently in the arms of a few other gals, so she's pretty clearly fine with all this.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

The curtain falls back from the arena, showing a palace, with Aernel as an advisor to the king; over the course of the scene a plan is laid to stop a rebellious section of the invading military, which is revealed in the next to think it's doing the same thing. About halfway through that scene, Velendri gives Aseti and Xyta a final ear scratch, and heads down, as her next cue is coming up.

The next several scenes show various things similar to that, as well as them causing various infighting between noble houses, wiping out much of the invader's forces, at which point the Flamedancers are called into action, striking at weak points, which causes the invaders to retreat back to their own lands.

And the curtain falls over the arena again...

[Meetup]

In that case, Talina goes to kiss Sherry, grinning widely.

[Beans]

[AP]
They keep watching, amazed.
---
[Meetup]
She kisses back; it seems everyone here is happy.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

Again, it stays down for a while; when it comes up again, it's back to the ruined city, which is being rebuilt, and the rest of the act is devoted to the reforging of various alliances and such. Basically, wrapping everything up.

Once the act is over, the curtain drops again, though for considerably less time, and, when it comes back up, the players take their curtain call, the crowd applauds rather heavily, and Velendri comes back up, grinning.

[Meetup]

Talina will hold the kiss for quite a while, though, eventually, it will have to end; when it does, she goes to hug Sherry tightly, siling.

[Beans]

[AP]
Aseti hugs her.
STILL THE BEST THING EVER.
---
[Meetup]
She hugs back, grinning.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

Velendri happily hugs her back.

"Thanks, Aseti! I'm glad you enjoyed it."

[Meetup]

"Do you want to come back with us, once the meetup is done?"

[Beans]

[AP]
Aseti giggles, excited.
---
[Meetup]
Sherry nods, giggling.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

"How about you, Xyta? Did it end well?"

[Meetup]

Talina grins at her.

"Good... Of course, with what happened last time, we might not end up going home tonight, but the invitation will stay open for later even if we don't."

[Beans]

[AP]
She nods, smiling.
---
[Meetup]
She giggles and dedteims.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

The Flamedancer's grin widens, and she goes to pet both of them.

[Meetup]

Talina smiles, holding Sherry close, and occasionally going to kiss her.

[The Bushranger]

[Moor]

Talia smiles back at Dani, hugging her tightly.

"Good. I'm glad I could help."

Dani hugs back just as tightly!
"Thanks. Now we just need to go hug them and it'll be all better!"

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

[Moor]



Dani hugs back just as tightly!
"Thanks. Now we just need to go hug them and it'll be all better!"

"Well... I don't think it'll be quite that simple, but hugging them certainly isn't going to hurt."

[Beans]

[AP]

The Flamedancer's grin widens, and she goes to pet both of them.

[Meetup]

Talina smiles, holding Sherry close, and occasionally going to kiss her.

[AP]
They both enjoy the pets.
---
[Meetup]
She kisses back, grinning.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]
They both enjoy the pets.
---
[Meetup]
She kisses back, grinning.

[AP]

Velendri smiles happily, and goes to sit down between them, still petting both.

[Meetup]

Talina is also grinning, and goes to pick up the elf, if possible, so she can go introduce her to Jen.

[Beans]

[AP]
They relax into the petting.
---
[Meetup]
She is carried, giggling.
---
((I remember we were doing something with a character of mine called Pass and a spirit-in-a-mechanical-body-type character of yours; would you want to continue or reboot that?))

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

"Do you two want to come to the cast party?"
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[Meetup]

Talina, when they arrive, grins at the Gaunt girl.

"Hey, Jen. Have you met Sherry?"

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((Pass and Talnissa, in the Lake of Dreams... I'd been wondering about that one too. Let's go with a timeskip, so that they're back in the actual Nexus.))

[Beans]

[AP]
They nod excitedly.
---
[Meetup]
Jen shakes her head.
Hi!
---
[Wherever They Are Now]
The synth-golema is probably standing, not really having the initiative to sit.

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

The couch, in that case, quickly starts to down to the backstage/Flamedancer's quarters area of the arena, where there's a fairly nice party going on.

[Meetup]

Talina grins.

"You'll like her, I think... I invited her to come back with us tonight. You don't mind, do you?"

[Talnissa's]

The undead robot smiles, sitting down on a couch, and indicating that Pass should feel free to do so as well.

"So, what did you think of Cryx?"

[Beans]

[AP]
Aseti jumps right in, excited!
Xyta is a little more reserved.
---
[Meetup]
Jen and Sherry both grin.
"Good idea."
---
[Talnissa's]
Pass sits down.
It was very interesting and made interesting use of resources.

((Sometime I think trying to redo Temperaments In Tempest would be fun.))

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

Aseti will likely meet plenty of the cast, then, who seem to like her, for the most part, though some of them find her a bit intense.

Velendri sticks with Xyta, so that the catgirl will have some company, though she does chat with some of her friends as they come over, and will try to introduce them to her companion.

[Meetup]

The sorceress goes to pull Jen into a one-armed hug, so that she doesn't have to set Sherry down.

"I'm glad you agree."

[Talnissa's]

"You mean the necrotech labs and the ghosts around the cities?", Talnissa asks, sounding curious. "Or blowing up the warjack to kill the trolls?"

((I'd definitely be up for bringing Alia back, and I'm almost as certain that Psiclone would do the same with Chloe.

We Woke up Dead might be nice to reboot too...))

[The Bushranger]

[Moor]

"Well... I don't think it'll be quite that simple, but hugging them certainly isn't going to hurt."

Dani nods.
"Yeah...it's the least I can do. And also the best..."

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia frowns.

"Don't beat yourself up, Dani... None of this is on your head. And I think it'll help for them to know that their friends are there for them, too, just on its own."

[The Bushranger]

[Moor]

"I know...I just wish there was more I could do to help," Dani says with a sigh, but also a smile.

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Dani, since she's still holding the Nixie, if I remember correctly, may notice that Talia's body is extremely tense, probably nervous about something, or angry.

"So do I...", she replies, frowning, and going to snuggle closer to Dani.

Her voice lets some of her sadness show through, along with the nervousness and anger responsible for her being so tense, though none of the anger is directed at Dani.

((And now I must deadtime.))

[The Bushranger]

[Moor]

"...you OK?" Dani asks after a little while, softly rubbing her friend's back and now looking concerned for her!

[Lady Serpentine]

[Moor]

Talia nods, smiling just a bit, and relaxing somewhat.

"I'll be fine... I'm just worried about them, especially Zwei."

Her voice is a bit more relaxed as well; the Nixie finds it hard to stay angry and nervous when snuggling Dani and having her back rubbed, though the sadness is still present, if masked.

[Beans]

[AP]

Aseti will likely meet plenty of the cast, then, who seem to like her, for the most part, though some of them find her a bit intense.

Velendri sticks with Xyta, so that the catgirl will have some company, though she does chat with some of her friends as they come over, and will try to introduce them to her companion.

[Meetup]

The sorceress goes to pull Jen into a one-armed hug, so that she doesn't have to set Sherry down.

"I'm glad you agree."

[Talnissa's]

"You mean the necrotech labs and the ghosts around the cities?", Talnissa asks, sounding curious. "Or blowing up the warjack to kill the trolls?"

((I'd definitely be up for bringing Alia back, and I'm almost as certain that Psiclone would do the same with Chloe.

We Woke up Dead might be nice to reboot too...))

[AP]
Xyta talks to anyone she's introduced to, while Aseti is... being herself.
---
[Meetup]
Both gals giggle, grinning, and hug back.
---
[Talnissa's]
Yes.
... That is, both of them were very interesting.
---
((Do you want to ask Psiclone and Dorizzit, or should I?))

[Lady Serpentine]

[AP]

Xyta probably ends up talking to a scarred Flamedancer named Merkana, then.

"So... What exactly are you? I don't mean to be rude, and I'm sorry if the question is offensive to you, but we don't get people like you and your friend around here very often."

[Meetup]

"So, how are you liking everyone?", Talina asks, grinning as well, and showing no signs of stopping the hug anytime soon.

[Talnissa's]

"Do you have any questions about them?"

((You should probably do it, since you're the one bringing it back, though I can if you want me to..))